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i
BAPTIST MAGAZINE,
1849.
tltC FBOrlTS AKISIHO FBOM THE SALE or TBIS WORK AUE OITEH TO THE WIDOWS
or BAPTIST MIiriBTEBS, AT THE HXCOHKEflDAItOll 0¥ THE COKTUBItlOKS.
VOLUME XL I.
(series IV., VOL. Xll.)
"SpMllDg tbe trulb Id lino."— Efhk
LONDON :
PUBLISHED BY HOULSTON AND STONEMAN.
W, FATERNOSTEB ROW.
1940.
F. VAtyotfK, ruimtt, cutie raitGBT, finiburt.
PREFACE.
Hatinq stood on the watch-tower and obsen-cd attentively the
couTBe of eTents> some of which it has been our daty to record,
perhaps we shall not be thought presumptuona should we now
endeavour to interpret the voice of the departing year. If we
mistake not, its language is to this effect : —
" Let the friends of the Redeemer prepare for the fionl conflict.
The hour is rapiclly approaching, and the battle-field will be the
world. Italy may probably be the central point, but let not
England, America, or the remotest colony expect exemption.
^e opposing forces are preparing for the assault. A universal
movement is taking place among them, and with determined
enei^ ihey will wage general and 'unrelenting war against vital
Christianity. Let every believer gird himself and watch. All
carnal weapons must be resolutely cast away. The counsels of
flesh and blood must be discarded. Firmness, geotleness, and
futh, can alone secure the victory. Suffering must be patiently
cndarcd. The preservation of life or of poBsessions must no longer
be regarded as the great object Every candidate for the unfading
garland must hold himself in readiness for painful sacrifices, and
keep his eye steadily fixed on Ins Almighty Leader. To Him
success is certain : ' for He is Lord of lords, and King of kings ;
and the^ that are with Him are called, and choBen, and fiutbful.' "
Happy are they who understand and obey the admonitions of
God'a word and providence I
In writing the ket sentence of this volume, it devolves on the
Editor once again to acknowledge hts responsibility, and to express
his hope that his beloved brethren in the ministry will continue to
afford him their cordial and disinterested co-operation.
WILLIAM GROSEB.
11, Smith Street, Ckdita,
Jfovtmitr mk, 1849.
!A.'.i,\;'i3
BAPTIST MAGAZINE.
JANCIARY, 1849.
SCENES IS THE LIFE OF ROQBE WILLIAUS,
POUXDXR or CHB OOLOXI OP SBODl ULAHD.
Ik the «arlr port of the Buteenth
oentDiy, th« celebrated Sir Edward
Coke it Md to have obaeired, in a place
of pnUic voTBhip, an mteresting looking
boj taUI^; notes of the sennon. His
eotioaitj was excited ; and he requested
the youth to ahow him what he had
wiittcoi. The evidenoe of talent which
the nMnoflcript exhibited, impreeeod the
learned attomej-general so &Tourablj,
that he requested the boy's parents, who
wereinhnmbleoiroumstanoea, to entrust
their aon to his care. They did so ; and
Roger Williams was, in consequence,
sent to the univernty of Oxford, where
he attained oonaidenble proficiency in
logic and the cUssics. He afterwards
ooDunenoed the study of the law under
the guidance of his generous patron,
who naturally desired to train his pupil
to the profcMion which he himself
adonted. Thus was he led to an ac-
quaintanoe with the principles of law
and i^oTenunent, and prepared by pro-
Tideotial oocoRttioea, the issue of which
ndther be nor his benefactor antid-
pated, for the important and peculiar
work to which Qod had destined him.
His early history is generally shrouded
in darkness. The oonrse of a diligent
student is not usually fraught with
eveats whioh attract the attention even
of contempoTaries. His own pen, how-
ever, recorded, late in life, one hot of
great importance. " The truth is," he
says, "from my childhood, now abore
threescore years, the Father of lights
and mercies touched my bouI with a
love to himself to his only begotten, the
trae Iiord Jesus, and to his holy scrip-
tures."
In February, 1 63 1, two persooB
traced their feet, for the first time, on
the American soil, at Nantasket, near
Boston. One, whose oowitenanoe beam-
with energy and candour, a man of
thirty-two years of age, who haviog re-
ceived in England what were called
SCENES IN TUK LIFE OF ROGER WILLIAMl^.
'' holy orders," and Buatiuned the minia-
teiial office as a clergyman of the
establishment, had been couatrained by
the tjrannj of archbishop Laud and
king Charles the firet, to seek for that
Ubert; of (»iucience which m his native
oountr; was denied. It was Soger
Williams, who, accompaaied bj his
affectionate wife, had abandoned the
comforts and prospects of former dajs,
oroBsed the ooeau, and, after a tempes-
tuous TOjage, landed in an unknown
r^on in the depth of winter. Freedom
to serre God according to the directions
of his word, and to profess the truth
unrestrictedly, was, however, bo neces-
oarj to i)ieir happiaeBs, and so pleasant
to theii hope, that for the sake of this
thej had willingly follow ed others who
had Buffered froni the same despotism
M themselves, and had formed a settle-
ment in the wilderness. Eagerly, there-
fore, they turned their steps to Boston,
antidpating a cordial welcome from
theii congregational brethren. But
these brethren had made arrangements
ft few months before of which the new
oomers were not aware. On the 23rd
of the previous August, on board the
ship AiabeUa, the men who were fleeiilg
£rom persecution at home, and seeking
tor religious advantages in the new
world, held the first meeting of what
was called the Court of Assistanta.
" The first question propounded was,
Ifo\p thall tAt mmitter* bt maintained i
It was ordered, that houses be built for
them with convenient speed, at the
publio charge, and their salaries
catabUshed. This," says David Bene-
dict, " was the viper in embrjo ; here
was an iinpmtation and establishment
in Ute ontaet of the settlement, of the
o^ous doctrine of church and state,
which had thrown Europe into confu-
non, had caused rivers of blood to he
■hed, had crowded prisons with inno-
ont victims, and had driven the pil-
pimi thoDselTM, who were now engaged
in this mistaken legislation, from all
that was dear in their native homes.
From theBC resolutions, on board this
Boating vessel, which by subsequent
acts became a permanent law, subjecting
every citizen, whatever was his religious
belief, to support the ministry of the
established church, and to pay all the
taxes which the dominant party might
impose, for their houses of worship,
their ordinations, and all their ecclesi-
astical affairs, proceeded the great mis-
take of the puritan fathers. And from
the i?nme incipient measure grew all the
unrighteous tithes and taxes, the vexa-
tious and ruinous lawsuits, the imprison-
ments and stripes of the multitudes
who refused to support a system of
worship which they did not approve.
. . . . " The provident foresight and
pious care of the puritan fathers, to
provide by law for the support of reli-
gion, that their ministers should not be
left to the uncertain donations of their
flocks, have been the subject of com-
mendation and eulogy by many of their
descendants. The plan was indeed
specious in appearance, but could they
have foreseen all the evils which fol-
lowed it through all the colonies — conltl
they have had a fiill view in their early
movements, of all the distress to indi-
viduals and families, which their li^al
policy for man; generations occasioned,
and of the frightful extremities to which
it soon conducted them, they must have
shuddered at the prospect, and faltered
in their course." These being the
principles and establiihed practices of
the community, when Williams and hia
wife arrived, it was at once apparent to
them that the freedom from ecclesiastt-
cal tyranny which they had croflted die
AtlanHc to obtun, waa not to be found
at Boston, The church waa wielding
the sceptre of civil power, and beard
with astonishment and indignation the
statement of the new comer, that in
hUjiidgmeittr" civil govenunMtli. briim
SCENES IN THE LIFE OF ROQEB WILLIAMS.
OMutitated 011I7 for civil and tecnUr
tndi, the nugutrate bad ao right to
intjifera in tbe atfiurt of conscieace."
"Ha Mama at that time," aaya Mr.
Knowin, "to hare fiiUj matured the
tnth, that a church eetablisbsd bj civil
lav, cannot be, aa to its outward order,
atrae cliareb erf Chriit ; that so &r as
dril anthoritr eoforeee religious duties,
ID &r the charch which allows it be-
eonwi a kingdom of this world, and not
tlM qiritual empire of which Jesus
Christ is the oidj soTersigu."
Poar 7«am and nme mouQu after the
siriTi] of Soger Williams at Naotasket,
all lbs miaiaters of Hasiachuaette Bay
vers nmmoowl to meet at Salem. The
piitor of tbe independent chnroh at
GaioB was to he tried before the civil
tithwities of the whole district, and
tbs daigee ngainat him were of such a
Batare that it was requisite th»t the
ginisttrs should be presMit. That
Aardi had ezoited tiie suspicion of the
nling powers at its formation in 162H,
at tbe governor of Plymouth and other
■embers of the ebnroh there, who had
IWB invited to attend tbe ceremonr,
Vers not permitted to give the right
band ot feUowehip to tbe new church,
till an explicit deolamtion bod been
isade, that this service was not meant
U indicate any right of interference or
oontnd. This ofaurch at Salem had also
pnn offeniMa tew weefcsafier Williams's
inival in New England, by inviting
hin lo faeeune assistant to their aged
pastor. The avil authorities bad then
iBtsrCsredtinaooordanoewithaprinciple
yriudi wM«ft«rwards laid downformally,
Aa^ " If any ehuiob, one or more,
idun grow aehismotioal, reading itself
from the oommunion of other churches,
or shall walk incorrigibly and obsti-
nalely in any corrupt way of their own,
(»Dtisry to tbe role of the word, in
•aeh ease the magietrete is to pat forth
his coercive power, as the matter shal}
require," Willtaras had conseqiieatly
been obliged to leave Salem, and ha4
continued about two years at Plymouth ;
but tbe "ruling elder" of the church
there disliked his opinions, and feared
that be would be successful in difliising
them in that oeigbbonrbood. Ho
alarmed tbe church by expressing his
fears that Williams would run the saino
conise of rigid separation and onobap-
tietry which John Smith had run at
Amsterdam. Williams was not then a
baptist ; but then aa now, a UiuUney to
anobaptism might be discerned by acute
obserrers, even where the climax of
onabaptistical heterodoxy had not been
reached. " Anabaptism," nys Seno-
diet, " was a spectre which haunted the
imaginations of the early settlen. The
word possessed a mysterious power of
inspiring terror, and creating odium.
It has, perhaps, been sometimes en>-
ployed to jasUf; measures which might
else have wanted the appearance of Jus-
tice and humanity." Tbe ruling elder
of the duirch at Plymouth prevailed on
the church to dismiss Williams, and the
churoh at Salem inviting him to return
to them, he went thither, aooompanied
bf some of his friends at Plymontlb
80 strong, however, was the feeling td
the secular authorities against him, that
the town at Salem presenting a petition
soon afterwards olaiming some land in
Marblehead, as belonging to the town,
the petition was refused a hearing, oa
the ground that tbe churoh of Salem
had chosen Mr, Williams her teacher,
and by such choice had oSeied con-
tempt to the magistrates. Now, ha was
cited to meet charges made against him,
all the ministers of tbe district being
convened to assist in the solemn ^pto-
oeedings, — those ministers having al-
ready determined at a previous hearing,
that "he wlu asserted that tbe civil
magistrate ought not to interfere in cose
of heresy, apostacy, &c., ought to be
eCEHES IN THE LIFE OF BOOER WILLIAMS.
removed; uid that oUiot chnrchee
ou{^t to request the magistrate
remove him."
There ituids the uctued. Whateril
hai he donel He his broaohed opinioiu
that must not be tolerated. Junea the
first, king of England, bad made to the
settlerB a grant of lands belonging to
the Indians of a oertain r^on, witbont
the oonsant of Qioee Indians. ~
colonists bad taken posseasioa of
landsjand in virtue of them had claimed
civil and religions antbority over all
that dwelt in the district Williams
r^arded the whole proceeding as nnjnst,
and the anthori^ exerdsed as a usorp-
ation. "The rin of the patents," sajs
Benedict, " to nse the language of
times, or in otiier words, of the dootrine
that kings could dispose <d the lands of
the natives, without their oonsmt, was
one of the most offensive positions
vuuntained by Mr. WilliamB. Bat the
most obnoxiaas position, and indeed the
beresj of all otben the most daogovns
and peetilentiBi, in the eetimation of
the puritan fathers, wai^ that the magis-
trate had no ri^t to punish breaches of
the first table ; or, to vary the ezpies-
sion, to legislate in matters of eonsoienoe
uid religion. OUier oompUnts of
minor importance were bronght against
him ; but these two formed the sab-
stanoe of his indictment, and were the
nuun points at issue before a tribunal,
lecolar in name, but in reality entirely
under the inflomce of the ministers of
religion, and swayed by the dictations
of the dhuroh."
The accused made hie defsnce ; but
it was not deemed satis&otory. " Hr.
Hooker," says the historian, "was ap-
pointed to dispntc with him ; but Mr.
Hooker's logio, seconded as it was by
the whole mnl and eoolenastical power
of Hassaohusetts, ooold not force him
to Teo(%niie the right of the dvil
magistrate to punish heresy, or to admit
that tlie king's patent ooold |^ve a just
title to the lands of the Indiana."
Sentence was pronounced the follow-
ing morning. He was to depart within
six weeks out of the jurisdiotion of
Massaohnsetta.
January arrived, and he was not
gone. He had received pomiasion to
renuun till spring, on condition that he
did not attempt to draw others to bis
opinions. Some of bis friends bad r»*
sorted to him, and he had oonveraed on
the topics which were most intneeting
to him and to them. The governor and
assistants, therefore, met in Boetmi to
oonaideT his case ; "for," says Winthorp,
" they were credibly informed, that he,
notwithstanding Uie it^onotion laid
upon him (upon liberty granted him to
stsy until spring) not to go about to
draw others to his opinions, did use to
entertiin company in his house, and to
preach to them, even of suoh points as
he had been sentenced for ; and it was
agreed to send him into England by a
ship then ready to depart. The reason
was, he had drawn about twenty per-
sons to his ojunions, and tbey were
intending to erect a plantation abont
the Harraganset Bay, frmn whence the
infection woold easily spread into theae
churches ; the people bein^ many of
them, much taken with an apprdmisioa
of his godliness. Whereupon, a warrant
was Bent to him to come presently to
Boston to be shipped. He returned for
answer, and divers of Balem came wttb
it, that he could no^ witiioat baiard of
his lib. Whereupon, a pinnace was
sent, with ccmmMon to captain Undar-
Mll, to apprehend Mm, ^i^ carry Itim
on board the ship which then nde at
Hantaaket. But when Omj came to hia
house, they found he had been gone
three days, but whither they could not
learn."
Other soenee in the life of this extnr
ordinary man will be presented to tlie
reader's view next month : the info^
THB STATE OF RELIGION. 5
lutiiHi from which the preceding have [ other parta of the world, hy David
been ak«t«hed, baa been derived prinoi- Benedict, " an enlarged edition of
pall; from " A Gteneral HistOT; of the which waa published laat year in New
' ~ ' 1 AmericA and i York.
THE STATE OP BBLIGION.
Te Ot Editor of the B<^titt Jfagamu.
9tl,~I hne Icen &vinind to md the Baptiit M*|[ume from iU cunrntDccnMnl, aad ilu
tht Baptbt Krister iriiidi preceded it. Bat my eontribatloni to Ibdrpagei, femriaBinuo>M>
vVA I faifaeu to ipedfy, hn* li«ii ibort uid tew. Por NNna lime put it bu pteuad tbi great
■Bd wfaa Hod of Qw dmreli to U7 ma uidt fiani all public labcmr, and ta confaie me to tlw
riaaiWr of pain aod waatnaw. In tUi atata I hara baan emplajinf my pen on diSemit nb>
jteia eaoDectad with panooal godlinaaa, and tba praaparit? of tba ehareh of am balored Ijoi,
Soow papBi in jtnt lata Magaiinci ban induced me to trwucriba aad tend tha labaeqaeot
iilwiiatiiaia which ue at joni aenlea fot tnaertian.
JAKES LISTEB.
SA PaOaer Strut, Linrpeal, iKtmhr SI, 1848.
The state of trae religion in tha pre-
•ent daj maj be viewed under two
aapect^ the &ToarabIe ojmptoma, and
the nnbvmiTalde.
Many an of opinitai that peraonal
and vital nli^oaia not only not deoUii--
ing, hot ia m the increaae ; and refer
to the fidlowiag and ■■"'{i" evideuoea.
lat. Tb« Britiah and Foreign Bible
Boeittji ; tha operations ot which riiow
thtt aztoot and power of religioua prin-
iii[ilii^ and ftirnwh that great iaatroment
br iriiiah the Spirit efibcta the oonver-
■oa and salvation of men. What an
amoont of (SiriBtian love and'energy ia
Icoo^t into action by ita agente,
niTJliaTim, aModationi, oontribntora,
irtiiidi spread over so maaj portions of
Christendom t
2nd. The London Traot Society stands
next to it as an engine for the advance-
OMBtt of diristisnitj.
3rd. Aboveall are Christian missuma,
whi^like the two former, are of reoent
otig^ in onr land, bnt are now found,
I beUere, in every department of the
Qmatiandmrsh. Lookat theirnnmber,
their sapportera, their agents, their
s, on the continent of Europe,
Africa, in Ada, and in various islands
of the ocean. Their beneficial working
at home, in cor now many totm
misnons and rural itinerancies, must
not be overlooked.
4tiL What can be more dieeriog than
cut Sunday aehools, covering all parts
of out country, and soaroely wanting in
any looaUty, or absent team any place
of worsliip 1
Sth. Barely true religion most be on
the advanoe, say many, if proof can be
afforded by the rapid increase of
chntches, chapels, and meeting houses
f6r public worship.
Ah. Does not the literature of the
day bear testimony also to the fact 1
Within these few years a great change
has occurred in the publications of every
class and order. Formerly there was,
at least, a wuit of gospel truth sad
Christian spirit in some leading peri-
odicals, while too many popular works
were constructed on prindplea which
were a grief to pious minds.
7th. Infidelity, before the dose of the
last century and at the beginning of
this, was, at least, in a different poeitiMi
from its present. TAtn, the hi^er and
THE STATE OF BELiaiON.
middle oUsmb, knd even rojal penun-
Bgat, were to be found fttnoDg its d«-
fcnden, and patroni of its defenders.
For some time it hu lost luch uoend-
M107, and seemB to have made its waj
more among tlie lover and lowest
oUacea. And does not Bnch a change
manifest the piogreH and power of
gospel truth ?
8tb. A new and widdy extending
oiganiztttion, founded on the great
prinoiplea of vital Chmtiaoity, " The
Hv^ngniing] Alliaooe," to unite Chii*-
tiant in love and reeiprooal avowal, and
in oo-operatioa for tits ocwunon oauae,
ia, perhapi wiUi manj, a moet aatisfiu;-
tory fruit and test of the progress and
power of true godlineea in the present
day.
A oonaideratioB of them and siinilar
rlmrin^ tjmpUmu leads nianf to AU
nmmlndnM And it would be nngtadoiu
to mbmit these ajTuptoma to a aevere
and barah examination, influeneed by a
censorious or desponding spirit. Let
them have their ftiil weight They did,
and oonld only, originate, I am pet^
loaded, in true <%ri>tian and i^ulan-
thropio prinoiples, and can only be
Gvried on or extended by them.
B>it bt na iotA to the symptomi of a
lit. Amidst the machinery at opera-
tion, examine the teaults in eonversiona,
BO &r as they oome before m in aooes-
aioni to the obnrebea. Stadstios of
diffwent denominations hare, and in
America, Indk, and Ada, have been
pabliahed ; and all eoncnr in the de-
pnasing fiust of decrease, at least not of
inereaae. For some jaara past these
ftuthentie statements have been gradu-
■Uj approadiing (witit exoaptiona) to
this painful oonoloaUin.
2nd. Let spiritual experimental oon-
verae among profesaing Christians be
viewed as anotlwr teat. Talking about
bodu, sohooli, misaioDa, ministen, oan-
net be ineluded in meh oomannion as
: indicates the state of the ^s«t towards
Christ and Qod.
3rd. The real slate of Sunday sohool
teachers. Can we fluriy eMimata ell of
them as having first devoted themselves
to the Saviour ? Far be it from me,
Mr, Editor, to put this down as a quali-
fieation neoeaaary to admit one to the
offioe. Churohes and friends must often
do as they ou. But we cannot expect
the conversion of children when their
teachers are unrenewed.
4th. Candidates for the ministry. It
ia very evident that in the pieaent stats
of ftritiah society, as impngnated widely
with talents, and ednoation, and sdeno^
among all orders, that candidates f<a
the sacred office should be generally
men eminent for gifts, piety, se»I, be-
nevolenoe, and exemplary haluts and
condnot, from every rank of the Chris-
tiaa profieasion. Is soeh a jnst expects
tam warranted by bctst This ia a
very tender subject, and details oonld
do no good. But &ots cannot be set
aaide. Is our ministry what it ahoold
be i There are pastors thHiughoiit the
huul, each in his own ohargs, wboee
heart aad powers are widi Chriat ( who
read, atody, qteak, vlait, and preach, for
Christ i whose aU of time, and of what
flea be apared of their inoome, ia oona»-
arated to Ohriat and to bis eauas.
Would that all were aiudi ! " The Lwd
of the harveat send forth labourers into
hit harvest t"
fith. Examine the management of
aecnlar bosinaaa with professors. Few
of the highest ranks are called. Many
of the lowest ranks are abandoned to
indifferanee and inoredulity. ^m
strength of the churobes generally ooo-
BUts of the Intermediate links of tiie
Booal (diain. Herohanta, tradaaman,
sh^keepers, proftaaional men, artists,
workmsn of all descriptions, are found
in our andieneea, and among our oom-
munioaota. Compare tiieir tralEo and
liualuiss with those ofmerelyworldly men.
A NKW VBAR'tt ADDRBWl TO TUK ALMOST CHRISTIAN.
Stn I miut pause. Tb« oompMUon,
I fear, wonld prore of do honour to
Chrictisiutj. Eagemen after gain,
■peenktioD to exocM, utntngBUce of
•zpBiditui^ or mean boarding, i^jiu-
tlce, iiiiliiillifiiliiiai, emploTniant of the
wbrie time and all the mergiM of the
■iad and body to bnEtnen, exdarive of
Quilt's aerrice, will be found. And
not a few wortdljmen will appear lu-
pcrior to Oiriatian profeMon in iH the
exeellenciea of hononrable trading and
the wbrtantiala of morally.
Sth. Of one matter where exertdona
ue jodged to be great, and nbere lo-
eietiei are brought into oompariMn, i. e.,
the amount of inoome for miMionary
porpoeea, lei ■ candid enrTey be taken.
Ibi Bible Soaety, the Church Miseion-
uy Sootetjr, and othen, hare ^E 100,000,
more or leae, annnallj. And, donbtleae,
contribationi from the poor to the
tBziliariea and aaaociatione for theae in-
ititations, are a Bacrifiee to them, and
bonmir thcdr profeaaion. Bat what is
^100,000 a year from tboucaudi who
are we^ihj I If CMitribntions be the
teat of OUT Chriatian love and se«l, love
wd leal are Uot.
Tth. Another feature in our day ia
the little amoont of working by pro-
fenota in doing good. Few who are
above want rebse to fpve money for
a benevolent porpoee, but time and
kboor are moetly withheld, and coittri-
botiiMU from sndi motivei are no laeri-
fioe. By tki* te«t many profeeson, it i«
feared, would be put in & low part of
tbe scale.
6th. I must not enter on anotbOT
branch of what appean to me a aymp-
tom of decline in spirituBlity. Tbe
great interest taken in politics by pro-
feaeore, and by professors eminent for
obaraoter and for influence in the chuioh
of Qod. I cannot reconcile this warm
part in all political matters which ie
taken and openly defended, with the
•pirit of Christ's kingdom, which is not
of this WMld, nor with the tme posiiioa
of Clhriatians as stnngen and pilgrims
on earth. Nor have I ever seen one
example in which devotedneas to poUr
tics did not ii^nre the s^Mritnality and
piety of tbe individoaL And tbia
Btatemeat is the frait of observation
and experience during a life of oon-
siderable length. If there be a deden-
eion of true religion, the question may
be put, what is the remedy I What it
to be done ? It is a question affecting
each of us. And the question, if we
be in earnest, will lead to this inquiry,
Am I oonverted 1 Am I a Christian,
and a new creature 1 This is the be-
ginning, the gate into the narrow way,
fur which there ts no substitute in mere
knowledge, or morality, or profesdon.
"Bioept ye be converted, ye cannot
enter the kingdom of heaven." Matt.
ZTi)i3.
What i$ WMwmcn/ deterwt a terunu
replf.
A HBW YEAR'S ADDRESS TO THE ALMOST CHBISTIAH.
BT TRB BEV. CORRBLIUB I
TsAf was a remaikal:^ concession to
the faithfulness and verity of Paul's
prceehiiig, when bis roya) hearer ei-
ehiipedt "Almoet ibon persuadest me
to be A Ohriitian," Aeta xxvi SB.
'Almoet!" not qaiul 0 fatal inde-
ciaioal A noble vessel was driven by
the fury of the storm Sigainst a rock,
and, ribbed and barred as it was with
oak and iron, it was oradied like ftirat-
A HEW YBAK'S ADDRESS TO THB ALMOST CHRISTIAIT.
BhelL Oh, it vru an awful night ; the
ugnalfl of distress were hoisted, utd a
lifs-boat was launched apon the foamj
UllowB. It r«aabed the wreck, and one
after another stepped into it and
saved. But one poor sailor, lingering
behind the rest to get something ftom
the shattered Teesel,the boat had pat
off for the shore, and although he made
an effort to reach it, aikd actuatlj got
one hand upon it, and was almoit saved,
jet losing his hold, ha plunged into the
briny deep, and was lost I And nianj
of jtM who have constantly assemUed
witti the people of Qod during tbe past
jear, are in the tame state of indeoision
as jou were at itsoommenoement, still
lingering between tlie wreak and the
lifeboat — the world and OhrisL
All the year long hare Christian
nUniaters and friends been regarding
joa with intense and prajrerfol anxiety.
Uany of you are amiable in your out-
ward conduct, estimable for your natural
kindness, your constant attendance on
the ministry of the word, your oo-ope-
ration with the people of God in Sunday
schools, distributing tracts, and
tribnting to the cause of Christ. Tet
you have not given your hearts to him.
It is recorded of Bedwald, king of the
Bast Saxons, that in the same churoh
he had different apartments, in which
there was one altar for the Christian
religion, and another for the heathens.
And thus, we fear, you would Mn divide
the rooms of your hearts, so as to have
an altar of Christ, if you might also
have a shrine for mammon. But all for
oil is a righteous rule, and all or none
is the requirement of Qod, " Son, give
me tlune heart." And oh, that yon
would say at once, —
" Hm'i mT hiut, O Uka ud Hal U,
SmI II frsm Ibf toorta ■bgra.".
Some of yon have so much that
tesemblea religion, that while you per-
plex ns with alternate hopes aad tetn,
we tremble to think you may also de-
ceive yoursdvee. You have compunc-
tions of oonsoienoe, tender emotions,
kindly feelings, and have observed
extonal religions duties ; and, we fear,
that this sort of psoodo-religious expe-
rience may help you to evade tlie point
and edge of the most discriminating
ministry. For example, when we insist
npon the absolute necessity of repent-
anoe, you revert to your natural oon-
victions, which, although they have
never led you as weeing penitents to
the croes, you set down for the " fruit
of the Spirit."
If the inward conflict of the bdievet
is described, because you cannot sin so
cheap as others who have no li^t, and
slavish fear sometimes disturbs your
self-oomplaoenoy, althouf^ it never leads
you to " wiesUe against flesh and Uood,"
like the true soldiers of Jesus Christ,
there is danger of yonr dasung your-
self among thnn.
Or, if we urge the necessity of love
to the saints, as an evidence of gnce^
then, because you have a feeling of ra-
Bpeot and esteem for the " exodlent (^
the earth,"youniiEtake this for spiritual
affection. Oh, the innumerable coils of
the heart's deception, who shall unroll
them, and show the rottenness at the
1 Oh, ye borderers on Immanuel'a
land, your repentance is not " unto
life ;" you may have to struggle with
your convictions, but you know nothing
of the "holy war." You may buoy
yon love tlie peo^e of Qod, but you ate
quite as happy with the men of the
world ; you seem Christians in the com-
pany of Christians, and are equally
agreeable companions in the society at
the worldly. You resemble those of
whom the prophet complained, who
spake half in the speech of Ashdod,
and could not speak in the Jews' lan-
guage, but aooording to the language of
eaoh peo^^" Neb. xiiL 24. You may
possess many j
THB nAPPINEBS OF TUE MERCIFUL.
dien u "one thing" joulaok, and tluit
'a, npreiw Uve to Chriit; you h«VB not
ocrdtkllj exclaimed, —
HjtU. ud ill UMfa bIbb.'
It nuj be tne, then, that you ue
not eweareri^ or dronlcardi, or pene-
catoi^ or ofea nbbath breaker* or
adulterer*, bat jva are not lovtn ^
(Arim, and thai eeali yonr oharaoter,
■■d mil aeal your doom, for it is
written, " If any nian loTe not the Lord
Jeeus Chriirt, let him be aootirsed," 1
Cor. xvi. 22. Oh that at the beginning
of thi* new year you would choose " the
good part which shall not be taken away
from yon." Thoonnds, like you, haTo
tampered with religion, and trifled with
ealvation, till yean have slipped imper-
oeptibly away, and the end of their
tdmoil (^rutianky has been eternal
death ! " Oh that men were wise, that
they nnderatood thi% that they would
oonrider their latter md."
THB HAPPINESS OP THK MBBCIPUL.
VT TBI UiT. lOBK lOaSXH DATin.
•■ BlMMd V* tbe nndfnL"
Tos meiRisfiil »n happy. Apart fin»n
^ framise which is giT«a to them,
ml wbidi wiU assuredly be fulfilled,
tbey an blessed in themselves ; the
fispodtian wbidi they cherish ii a
pcnnnial spring of felidty, a sooroe of
de^ tranqoilfity and holy joy.
nut Jesus eboold pronounoe the
modfiil happy, will not appear strange
to ns if we have listened to hie words
in the former part of this disoooise, for
we ^TC already heard him pronounoe
"the poor in spirit," and "those who
Boani," and "those who hunger and
thicst after righteousness," happy ; and
many who woold think such assertions
strange and paradozioal, not nn&e-
qnendj admire and eommend the
bsnerolent and philanthropic. The
eniMiiiciiif expressed by onr Lord in
tbese words is, nererthelesa, not in
Booordaaoe with the practice or with
the lasgui^ta of the worid. Those who
iMttn to the dictates of mercy, who not
aa th^ are prompted by a spirit of true
benenJeaoe, must disr^ai^ that lore
«( woahh and power, and tiiat taste for
splendour and for pleasure which seem to
divide between them the empire of the
world. Hen are lar more ready, also,
for the most part, to listen to the Tt»ce
of pasdoo, and to obey the dictates of
rereng^ than they are to subdue their
angry (telings, and to yield to the indu-
ence of mercy. But Jcsui always
taught the way of Qod in truth : the
merdM are blessed.
This is true of merey to the guilty
and the injurious. If some have said
that " revenge is tweet," they have said
it ignoTsntly, and under the influence
of a guilty and wretched infatuation.
It may appear sweet for a moment, but
afterwards it is bitter as gall, and veno-
mous a* the serpent's sting. Unerring
wisdom has decided that he who "mieth
his spirit is better," in every respect
better and happier, "than he that
taketh a city." Anger, envy, hatred,
malice, revenge, all the feelings and
pasdons which are opposed to a merciful
spirit, are exoessively cruel, and nccei-
sarily destructive of the peaoe and
happiness of him who indulges t)i'.*'n ;
THE HAPFIKES8 OF THB M£BCIFUL.
Iw is ftt onoe thui bUtc and ikax vic-
tim, But bleaaed are the meroiful ; u
thej' diffuM peace arooDd them, they
eqJDj holy tTanq.uillit7 ia theii own
breut«, The voioe of mercy is ever
Bweet, and the mflueDce which she
exert* ia always healthf uL
How alyect and how wretched aie
they who are ewily and always orer-
oome of evil t How great, oa the other
baad, is their moral worth, thsir real
dignity and felidty, who can overcome
evil with good ! Their happiness is
not dependent on the state of things
around them, their peace is not de-
stroyed, no^ aie their spirits agitated by
every wind that blows ; cultivating a
meroiful spirit, they dwell perpetually
in an element of tranquOlity and en-
joyment. He who when reviled reviles
not again, when suffering from injustice
or malignity seeks not to avenge him-
self, but thinks of the greatness of Itis
own uns, and of the abundant mercy
to which he owes all his happiness and
all his hopes, and thus finds every angry
and resentful feeling subdued, and a
spirit of clemency gain the ssoendency
over him, uid shed abroad her benignuil
influenw on bis heart, so that he returns
not evil for evil, but blesses those who
curse him, and prays for those who
dee{HtefuUy use him and persecute him.
He must possess within his own breast
a source of peace and eiyoyment which
the world oonact give, and wiiich it
cannot take away. Oh! happy the
man who does not attempt to avenge
himself, but gives ^oce unto wiatb,
knowing who hath said, " Vengeance is
mine, I will repay, loith the Lord."
H^py h^ who does good to those who
wish him and who do him evil ; who
when his enemy hungers gives him
bread, when he thirsts gives him drink,
and thus heaps coals of fire on his head,
and m^ts down the enmity of his mind.
In such a man there is something god-
like; he is truly a partaker of the
divine nature ; " to forgive is divine ;"
and with the divine spirit of forg^v^
nesB is ever sssooiated the divine
blessedness. He who is merciful, lives
above the regions of noise and strife.
He has a shield against the moet ax-
venomed darts of those who seek liis
hurt, they cannot really harm him.
Those ii^nries which disturb the repose
and embitter the enjoyments of others,
and make them truly wretched for
Buooeasive days and nights, scarcely
move him. He takes them to the cioes^
he looks to Him who, in the moments
of his greatest agony, prayed 'for his
murderers, saying, " Father, forgive
them, for they know not what th^do,"
and recollects who bos said, that Jeous
"went before, leaving us an example that
ffo should fallow his steps," and that " if
any man have not the Spirit of Christ
he is none of his." He takes them to
the mercy-sea^ and as he prays for for-
givmeet^ he prays also for grace to
forgive ; as he seeks mercy for himaelj',
he shows mercy to others. Sltutd
indeed are they who ore thus merci&iL
The Father of mttoiea is also the Ood
of all comfort. He who is love aad
who delighteth in mercy is the Bltteed
God. He, (m the other hood, who
allows the sun to go down on his wroth,
gives plooe to tba devil ; he permits the
eaemy of all good, the destroyer of all
peaoe, the murderer of souls, to get th«
advantage over him, and to iiyure him.
The some ia true of mercy to the
dependent and the wretched. The
mertsy which prompts you to weep with
those that weep, to counsel and tQ
succour the afflioied, and to sympathise
with those whom you cannot comfort ;
the mercy which prompts you to seek
out the real distress that pines away in
secret, and to contribute to the utmost
of your ability to relieve the destitute
and to cheer the disconsolste ; the
mercy which brinp you to the chamber
of affliction, to the £oucb of the nek
THE HAPPINMB OF THE MERCIFUL
It
wd Xha Ajing, and to the hooM of
mowiuag — to weep and to iaetruct, to
ranfort wid to pnj ; the tnercjwhioh
prompts Ttmr ftrioiiB efforts to teaoh
tbc young, to awaken the earelcM, to
MmTiaee the impenitent, to reclaim the
windenr, to heal the rick, to fced the
fanDgrf, to olothe the naked, aa yon
have opportunity t« "do good to all
■en, eapeebJlr to thoae who are of the
booaebtdd of fidth." TUi meroy la a
■eoroa ttf the pnreet enjoyment to those
who yield to its banign Influence. What
mnality, of InxariouB ease and Indo-
loM^ of proaperity and sptendonr, of
aathoiity and powOT, oompared with
the real ntiaftetion eiyoyed by him who
ia of a merdfal spirit ! The happinese
tt Ood himadf la the hapi^Mt of pare
and active benevolence; it ia the happi-
MR of unbounded mercy inooEBantly
eierciaed. " My Father teeriteti hither-
(«." He wyrit constantly, without the
■lightest interruption, and he always
««nb (food. " His tender merdes are
ever all his works."
Blessed, then, art the merciful. They
input much happiness to others, but
thej realise still more tftenuelves ; for
"it is more blessed to give than to re-
ee(v&" This is the blessedness which
Ood tBjvyt, the ble«ednes> of giving,
net (rf receiving. He reouves from
■nw, he give* to all, and yet the bless-
edness enjoyed by a oniverae of intdli-
gant and htHj beinga is aa nothing
coniparad with the infinite fulness, the
n of felidty in whiah he
D QoD !
say that it may be
g to indulge in anoh
reprwewtatifina — tnt wbm m^r Uw
ftalitjr be lean t It ii ooe thing to ad-
Bira amereiM ipirit, and qoite anotiier
thing to bear mercy speak, and to see
mavf move and act amongat the {diil-
dien td men. Were these represent*-
IMM nsr reaUMd 1 Was this mwdM
disposition ever found In enr world f
Tes, verily. It was foand in Jndea
when Jesus was there, who went abont
doing good ; an angel of mercy, the
Ood of love incamnte I Preaching the
gospel, pardoning the guilty, eoraforting
the af&ioted, healing the sick, raising
the dead, bestowing all blessingB both
tOr time and for eternity. It was foond
in Judea and Oalilee, multiplied exoeeA-
ingly, when the twelve apoetlea, and
afterwards the seventy dticlples, were
Knt forth on the same embassy of
mercy— to heal the dak, to cleanse the
lepers, to raise the dead, to oast oat
devils, and to preach, saying, "The
kingdom of heaven is at hand." It waa
found in the land of Uz when Job waa
there; henoe ho says, "When the ev
heard me, then it blessed me ; and when
Um eye saw me, it gave witness to ma :
beoause I delivered the poor that cried,
and the fatherless, and him that had
none to help him. The bleadng of him
that was ready to perish came npon me ;
and I caused the widow's heart to sing
for joy. I put on righteousness, and it
clothed me : my judgment was as a
robe and a dindem. I was eyes to the
blind, and feet was I to the lame. I
was a father to the poOT i and the cause
which I knew not I searched out" It
was found in Jericho when Zaccheus
was there, who said to Jesus, " Behold,
Lord, the half of my goods I give to
the poor ; and if 1 have taken anything
from any man by fidse aoonsation, I
restore him fourfold." It was found in
Jerusalem when "the multitude of
than that believed were of one heart
and of one soul : neither said any of
them that aught of the things whit^ he
Msed was his own; but they hadall
poommon. Nratberwasthareany
among them that lacked ; for as many
'ere possessOTS of lands or houses
sold them, and bnnght the piicea of
the things that wwe sold, and laid them
down at the apostles' foet ; end distri.
IS
THE S.^OW ON THU BABTEl.
bution wu made to enrj nua Moording
uhefaadaeed." It waa foundinJopp&
nhen Poioas wu there, who " wu full
of gaud trorks and alma-deeds whioh
■he did." It was foimd la Cnsarek
when CoroeliuB waa there, who wia " a
devout man, and one that feared Ood
with all hia houBC^ which gave mnoh
alma to the people, and prayed to God
alwa;*" It was found in Borne and in
Ephesua when Onenphoma was there,
who often refreshed Paul in hia bonda,
and waa not ashamed of hia chain. How
afiectionatelj, and how muoh in the
spirit of our Lord's words, does the
apoatle apeak of his oosduotl "The
Lord give meroy unto the house of
Onesiphonis ; for he oft refreshed me,
and was not ashamed of mj chain ; but
when he was in Home, he sought me out
▼err diligentlj, and found me. The
Lord gtant unto him that he may find
mercy of the Lord in that day : and in
how many thinga he ministered unto me
at Ephenia, thon knoweat mrj wall"
It is found wherever the spirit of the
"good Samaritan" obtains, who, when
he saw the poor man who had Ulen
amongst tiuene, in his nakedness, his
wounds, and hia wrrtchedneas, "had
oompasdon upon him, and went to Um,
and bound up hia wounds, pouting in
oil and wine, and set him on hia owa
beast, and brought him to an inn, and
took care of him ; and on the morrow,
when he departed, took out twopence,
and gave them to the host, and said
unto him. Take care of him, and what-
soever thou apendett more, when I
come again, I will repay thee." Kay,
this merciful dispodtimi is found wher-
ever the gospel becomes the power of
Ood unto talvation; wherever that
"charity" which ia "the end of the
oommandment ;" tiiat " love " whioh ia
"the flilfilUng of the law," prevails.
Oh 1 yee ; it is tlie spirit of the goapd
of our salvation. Happy they who
live under its influenoe I
THE SNOW ON THE EABTB.
■■ H* nith to &» mow, B« tbon on the tuth.'^-^ob auTil. t.
This passage is very similar in style
to that in Qeneais which has been ad-
mired t^ eminent writers in all ages as
truly euli^me, " Ood said. Let there be
light, and there was light." We may
consider the snow being on the earth a
proof of the almighty power of God.
Philosophers may account for it as pro-
duced through the medium of natnral
causes, but it ia not lees the finger of
QoA. He is the great artificer, and
those things whioh we term causes are
the instruments to aooomplish his de-
signs.
If we inquire into the effects pro-
duced by the snow b^ng on the eortti,
we are at onoo reminded that it, in
many instances, impedes labour, and
stops the progress of industry, it inter-
rupts oommOTce, and, in many ways,
frustrates the designs of men, thus
proving bow weak and powerieii man
Is before that Almi^ty Bdng who
worketh alt thinga after the counsel of
his own will, and who has all reaourooa
at hia command.
But how wonderfully is the goodness
of God manifested by the lying of the
snow on the earth. Snow ia actually
given like wool, not'only as rc^iards its
whiteness but its warmth. By it the
face of the earth is protected, and the
springing com is shielded, from that
intense cold whivh might destroy it;
THB SNOW ON THE BARTH.
13
ini wUk it pTotsote it fertiliiM, it nip-
|ilki k inoiMurs to the groimd vhioh
pnt TigDor to the pluit, uid it haa
bcttt Kanuked, ttutt % wamj winter ii
ihMMt alwa;! fiidlowed hj ta ftbandknt
Ibe now maj ba oonridered u an
■■blan of Qod'i dealing with bia p«o-
ple. In hia infinite wiadom he iome-
tiiMa ^weada » oovering over that
wiiiA has been acoostomed to afford ui
cDB&tt and aupport, but hj it he in-
tada to EHrtUiae oar hearts. Let ua not
then naoraanr and repine as if the day
ot trouble ahoold never end. Who ia
and an infidel aa to refiue to bdieve
Aat tttt anow ifaall, after a aeaaon, be
fiaaolnd t Who ii ao ignorant or un-
nbaenant aa not to be satisfied of that
t^ aiperienoB 1 Bat equally blind and
i^unnt ia that eon ot affliction who
tadaim^Hyaomwaaan nererbe dried
np ; latlia' let him aay, " Weeping may
endne for a nif^t, but joy owneth in
thenMvninffi"
Let every sorrow, every diapensation,
be eonsdered with re&renoe to the
dotica whidL it enbroea npon na. If,
in oonaeqnenoe of the snow, our usual
kvooatioiia are interrupted, let us view
ouMlTea as called upon to eontider.
Let the interval of labour be employed
b fTi"?i''ing oureelvea, in aaoertaining
whether this almigUy Qod is our fatiker
and oar friend, and if he be, in seeking
Bwn intiniate oommunion with him.
If it is a season of privation to many,
kt tbe ennfixU with whiob we are sur-
roonded excite oar gratitude. If many
arc prwcoted by the indemenoy of the
acaMofrom attepdtng in the honae of
Ood, Jet those whoas privileges are not
&ia abridged be oonoemcd diligently
le improve the meani of grace. 8aah
a iiaauii pecnliariy calls to benevolence.
If the Boow on the earth atopa the pn>-
greaa of industry, it muat, in many
oasea, create dittrets in addition to that
oooasioned by the ooIdneBB of the at-
mosphere. Let thoae who hare it in
their power feel it a privilege to relieve
rants of the neoeaaitous.
ir mindamay be profitably oocapied
in meditating on those things which
' ia employed ia scriptnre to illn^
trate. It ia freqoently uaed at an em-
blem of parity ; thos it is implied in
repreaentationt of the I>ivine Majesty.
It is also uaed to ezpreaa forgiveneaa.
It was onstomary in some nations for
criminals who had been pardoned, to
t^peat clothed in a white rob^ and this
illostrated by Bev. vii. 14, " These
are tiiey which came out of great tribu-
lation, and have washed thor robes, and
made them white in the blood of the
lAmb." In lauah L 18, Qod says,
" Come now, and let ua resson togethm :
though yont rint be as aosriet, they
shall be as white as snow ; though they
be red like orinuon, they ahall be as
wooL" This eqtreases the perfect
purity of the man whose iniquity ia
pardoned, and whose aina are blotted
out. Heavenly glory, likewise, ia repre>
aented by white robea; "and white robes
were givot onto every one of them,"
Rev. vj. 11.
As the snow will quickly psss away,
ao let OS realise the fieeting nature of
all terrestrial objeots ; and let uirejoice
that the word of the Lord ahideth for
ever, that as tbe nun cometh down, and
the anow &om heaven, and retumeth
not thither, and maketh it bring forth
and bud, so ihall the w<»d of Ood be
that goeth forth out of his mouth, it
ahsll accomplish the moat important
porpoees. Thus may we oonoder the
mow as a pledge for tbe fulfilment of
the divine word.
C0H80LATI0K FOB THE CHRISTIAN WrVAIID.
" Thmkb are manj ttUeriaUont to kt-
row," WM a faffsrer'i answer to the
question, "Do jon not find tbo time
long and weariMmel"
Whether the nimibw of penona who
oan redcoa the duroUoti of their iiiffer-
inp bj jean, 1b greater now tban
fonnerlj, we will not stop to inquire ;
bnt, undonhtedlj, there are many that
do tfaij. Tarioue, howerer, are the
motiTM which may be a^ed on the be-
lievar for patient endaranee^ even under
the moit protracted niSering ; thoagh,
■ometimes, the feeling of the muI to
thoaa who would present relief ia,
"MiseralileoomfortertaTeTeaU." Isnot
the goepel luffioiant to afford Itelp 1 and
ai lufferingB abound, ma; not consola-
tione often abound alw} Moet oertainly.
No woe ie n heavj but the loTing arm
of Jesiu underneath can lighten it.
But, first, it muat be inquired) Uai the
individual, by the power of the Spirit,
been led, M a gaUtj^nner,toresteolel7
on Christ M an all-(niffioient Saviour 1
Without this ground-work the super-
■trnoture of true peaoe and eubstantial
joj will be looked for in vain. Still
thern may be some, who can say from
the heart, Jssut ia my hope, and are yet
test down by the long-oontinued pres-
■ute of pain and weakness. Many
tiiinga may prevent even the real Chrie-
tian from realising an abiding appre-
hension of the oomfbrting tnitbi of the
gospel. Listen, then, while we try to
find the eause of this disquietude, and
may he who is emphatioolly " the Com-
forter " remove it.
The wHfW of affliction may not be
r^htly nndehtood. Wereit not fbrtbe
word of Ood, who would have ventured
to say, that love ia inscribed on every
rod with which our Fnther who ia in
heaven chastens hia children 1 Oh \
oould this one troth become a living
prindple in the heart, bow It wonM
tighten sorrow ! Behold, the Oreat
Sufferer ! Whence auoh agony aa hia 1
" Qod ao loved the worid," is the only
reply that oan be given ; and the aorip'
tore wuTaats us to believe that the
trials of every member of Ohtlit'a bedy
emanate from the same aource.
Again, do we see tiie ntetutty of tri'
hulation t Dare yon say, 0 believer !
such and fuoh a oross b not needflil fbr
me ? Bow far would your heart hhn
wandered from God, had not ttiat m^
throned idol been oast down 1 Where
would the subtle inrinnationa of error
have stopped, had not humbling trials
kept you as a little child at the Savionr's
feet, willing to leam of him 1 The
world, also, with its nnneroos fascina-
tions, has beguiled many a thonghtleaa
one ; but eufi^ng luu nnlltted yon f o
enjoy it, that the superior bleesednces
of heavenly peace may be your portion.
Let an, then, give thanks to God that
his love is to great, that all needftil
diadpllne will be need to train his chil'
dren for their inheiitanoe. Many thingn,
lawful in themselves, may engross so
muoh of our attention, as that Qod'a
glory may be forgotten, — luek aa the
use of means for reoovery, the peeuliar
■ymptoms of the ease, the kindnees or
unkindnesa of those around us, nay,
even the veriest trifle, which we Bbould
heeitate to mention to our dearest
friend, may inaidioualy lead the heart
from Qod, if ^ere be a want of wstoh-
fulnete and care. Never let there be s
burden which Is not brought to the
fympathidng " Man of aorrowe."
Beloved oompanion in sorrow, are you
«*tU^ that the Spirit of God should
enable yon to r^oiee in tribntations
also, and make you oontent with such
things ae you have 1 Strange as it may
appew, there oftea exiets an nnwiUing-
THK COTBSAST WITH ABRAHAM.
15
mm to be as ^Mppy as Qod woald have
OS lie. We are often nnwilUng, too,
that all onr happiness should cone
direct from the fountain of all good
itadC Misj a painftil leeson do we
nqoire, and, alaa I how frequently do
we forget what the Lord has conde-
Kended to teach tu by his ohastise-
mcntB ! Hercdiu], long-enfierlng, and
gradooa, is the oharaoter of him wHh
whom we have to do ; therefora, let us
mtne boldlj to his throne for grace,
that we may be found patieat in tribu-
htioD, njesoiiig in hope, eontinaing
inst»nt in prayer.
Serersl things of a secondary nature
may be sofgeeted as helps t« the pre-
rention of that waariaomanese iriif<di
many imagine to be inseparable from
protaBoted weaknees and suflfaring-
First, there are few so constantly debi-
litated, but that Bometimee tiiay may
find an eooopatioB which will ool prove
injoriona to them. CiroUmetances,
tsetea, habits, and powers of mind and
body, must, liowever, all be taken into
account in tba dunoa of a pursuit ; and
the deaite of the soul should ever be.
"Lord, what wooldst tiou have me to
do r' Again, though we would by no
means intimate that tales of woe are
the best and only subjects for conversa-
tion in the chamber of affliction, yet
would we recommend that some measure
of interest should be taken in the wants
and sufferings of others, that bleaainga
poBsesBed by us may shine the more
conspicuously. When the heart ia
attuned to praise, afflicted Mend, try to
count up youi mercies, and you will find
them more than you oan express.
Finally, as each revolving hour mcoeeda
the past, the Christian has no more to
suffer than his heavenly Father sees jut
then to be needful for him. The suffer-
ings of years, or months, or days,
through which he has passed, need only
to be remembered for the sake of &o
lessons they have taught, and the profit
derived, or aa inoentives to obey that
gracious command, "Take so thought
for the morrow." Oh ! that every
exercised believer may be able to "walk
worthy of the vocation wherewith he is
called," in all his tribulations " looking
unto Jesua." 0. T. K.
THB COVEHANT WITH ABRAHAM.
BK TBI MMV. 1.
Timul is CM vstjr important matter
which is nwra fiiUy illustratsd in the
Epistle to the Oalatians than in any
utber put of the New Testament,
namely, the covenant with Abraham.
Here we are taught that, when we read
of the pnmiBea mde to Abraham and
his aeed, we are not to understand his
posterity, but <%rist, who was to spring
from him. Acooidiugly, we find that
the carnal or ertenal aeoomjdiriiment
uf the pvpiiisis was confined to that
brand) of Abraham's hmily from which
Christ was to spriug. His other seven
(•ma had no more interest in the promiEe*
than the rest of tb» world. They
might become the children <^ Ah>»lnii^
by Uth, but their carnal rdatton to him
gave them no pre-eminenoe over the
Gentiles, to whidi class, although Abra-
ham's children, tbey aotsally belonged.
In exact correspondence with this, the
spiritual accomplishment of the pro-
mises, adoption into Qod'e family, and
the heavenly inheritanee, are oon&ied to
those in whose heart Christ dwells by
fiuth, who an one with him, members
of hisbody, of hisfiesh, andof his bouM,
and likewise one Spirit irith bim. —
ExpowUion of tht EjritUt «* th« ff^Mfinu
BVEKLASTINO LOTE.
Ln otbtn M U*li pllut will
Ttadi MMiUd nloRuUim tn« ;
I mB*t m/ wbolt alntlBii itUl
Bafn« mj biBit hid ftnmd nllsf
Upon Ua mlmu light of itj ;
Babn (Im ^BaKhlm ipnk mi Hnok
To uiliuU m^ plutlt sUr 1
Bli ligtoiu OS BriUaDU'i Ida ;
To Ha tbali baaatoeu taapl* rlw ;
Batoia Iba man •>! SUui triad
To niH thali Babal to tba iklai ;
Btbn the (UuU trad till aarth,
Oi ilii lud suiaad tha M>1 floed ;
Dafcn tha flnl o[ hamu birth
Hid ihed bla bolj bnthafa Mood :
aabn tb) tanptlBf fri
Bdn* th* ronl aoDptati thiUlad
With J07 tha bliat primanl fiii ;
Bafora tba trvaa or flowan dlatUUd
AmfaroHil ftigranaa on tba air ;
Id ehH* tha daihiaaa o( tba iil|li( 1
Bafora tba aoUr njw mn bada
To jlald tha ^itam haat asd Ilahl 1
Babn tha llmlHitjr vvlM hul aald
" IlHt atom* Into woridi AoBld Jar 1"
Balora tha anri nslt waa ifnad,
Ori^oa raealTad Iba SnI-bBlll atari
Bafon duMlon'a vast pTofomda
Whiali naaon'i Una tan narar r«
Baton tha an bi berond
Im^liiiUan'i atmaat atnlcli ',
na Qra«t Btaml Rxad hli km
Hwted madlf at bla iHmd Ibnu 1
Ha aa« nj rilanan, aaw nj follt,
(Hov halooBi scna bat bacu tdl n
Yai aUll Bsah aUooi UMIob t«t
iM ButAad BM from tha daapMt baU I
Hla wncal(> hud luaribtd m; urn*
to hli own book a< lUa and paaaa :
Tbm pra mf aonl (o Ohtlit tha lamh.
Who lULSad tha act o( gnoa !
iai vhan Iba daatlnad tlnia bad nUad
Tha SaTlov latt tha mrid oi hlfb,
(0 lora onpanUalMI. antald,)
Whieh dm ma torn tba dnad abfs^
And win to andlaaa ^0x7 laad :^
O whan WH arai loTa Ilka tUi F
Boaallmaa thla lora ay haart aartaliia
And drlTaa aaah linl mm bll aa
Alai, mn ad ID, how bifrala li
Tat mldat thaaa wudatliifi, tHo and baa^
JHt lora baa ■» matUioa kiuvB :
The Btnam of hLe nnflilllBf gnoa
StlU roll!, and iTar will roll on I
Thoogh other rlran oaaM to nu.
And oaHB-a eiTaniB aU ba diT;
thaogh aarlh maj ta bar eanin groas.
And llglilnlaff rand tha antra akj;
To Sll anoaeaalTelj thla Bphtia,
Though eouDllui worlda maj jet ba bioagb
Xa«h roll Ita gmt ■ppolBlod jaar,—
llVfaalhai
StHiia] agea 1
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Lake i. 26-36.
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Moon «t% IB m. put 2, rnomrng.
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Lnkeil 1-20.
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Luke d. 21-39.
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Luk. iL 40-62.
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Lnk. iii. i-air
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Moon kU, 48 in. put T. morning.
Frmtenul meeting of MiniMen at 4.
Loke iiL 21-88.
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London B«p. Af»., New Park St., (1 3.
Lnk. It. 1-33.
Moon liiet, 35 tn, put B, ewning.
11
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JobTi.,Tii.
Moon leti, 17 m. put 9, morning.
' 4 12
LBk« ir. 33-44, T. 1-n.
Moon riu., 4fl m. put 7, ereniog.
12
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JobTlii.
Moon Kti, 47 m. put 9, morning.
Moon riKi, 9, erening.
4 14
Lpk. T. 13-39.
13
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Jobi*.,.
1689, -WiUiun III. uetnded the throne.
415
Lnkeri. 1_».
Mood rim, 7 m. put 10, night
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Fitlmi.
SondtT School Union Lmhhx,
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1798, the Pope Expelled from Rome.
4 18
Lnke,L 30-49.
Moon riui, mt midnifht.
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Biptiit Mame Miuion Committee U 6.
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Job ™i 17—28, liT.
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Qaerterl, Meeting of ll.ptiit MW Com.
' 4 21
Luke Tii. 24-50.
18
Th 7 S8
Job XT.
423
Luke liii. 1-31.
Moon Kti, 18 m. put 13, noon.
19
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Jobxri.,xTiu
Lnko tUI. 93—40.
Moon riM, 36 m. put 3, morning.
4S4
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Sundaj School Unini Lenons,
Luke ii. 25-38, 1 SimuelU. 1-19.
428
Fulmi.
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430
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Moon Mta, 3, Bflernoon.
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Job»i.
Moon riio, 53 m. put 6. moraiog.
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leaOi Duke of Ken die*.
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Ne» Moon, 3 m. put 10, morning.
Lecture by Iter. J. Aldie it Miwon lions
4 33
Luke ix. 46-62.
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Job im , »ir.
Moon ii», IS m. put 8. moraing.
435
Luko X. 1-34.
26
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JAlXT.,XXTi.,XXTli.
Moon lisci, 12 m. put 8, morning.
495
Lake X. 35-42.
Moon Mte, 14 m. poet 7, erening.
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Moon riee., 7 m. put 9, morning.
438
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Mooneete.24m.put8, erening.
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Sunday School Union Leuane.
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Moon eeti, 50 m. paet 10, erening.
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44S
Lnkcxii.S2-'8.
Moon'i tint ODirter, 43 m. put 4, aftemoOM .
REVIEWS.
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Soenet Jrtm Origin^ Draunngi, or from
Auihentia Engramngt; and the tubjeclt nf
Natural Hielorf, Cottume, arid AntiquUiei,
frim the beet learee*. To which are
added Original tfelet, M^ ejcplanalorf,
tn eonueaien with Ihe Engnmngi, oj rach
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graphy, JVoAiral JlUlery, Lileralure, and
Antiyailiii 'qf the Saered Seriplurei at
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It is with great pleuoie that we Bee
tbcM works completed, to which the
attention of our readers hu been re-
peatedly directed, u BuooessiTe portions
have appeared. They are, however, of
sufficient valne to deserve now a more
formal notice.
Respecting the Hctorial Bible, we are
almost inolined to think that one sen-
tence m^ht suffice. It is a decided
exception to the nle that no oonfidenoe
on^t to be placed in title-pages. The
title-page is a dagnerraotTpe miniatore
of the work. For the sake of tome
leaden it may be deaiiable, however, to
add a &w words respecting the history
of the pabUoatioB.
!rhe Notorial Bible, in its otigiitsl
form, differed materially in ita design
from almost all popular expoaitiona
which had preceded it. Thur object
had been to inculcate what the authors
belicTOd to be the true meaning of the
sacred oracles, by showing that the text
of scripture taught oertain doctrines,
and led to certain conclumons. The
dedgn of the Pictorial Bible wss to stop
short of this, and merely to fumiBh the
reader with each aasiBtaiioe as might
[e him to deduce the instruction
for himself which the test was int^kded
to jdeld, and to form his own unbianed
concluBons. An attempt was made to
place the European in such drcum-
stances as would enable him to diacem
what an oriental would see intniliTely ;
a man of the nineteenth centurj
to see things as they would naturaOy
appear to a contemporary of the inspir-
ed writers ; to furnish all the light
which could be imparted by an acquaint-
ance with &cts, custom^ places, and
other things known to men of general
information to whom the scriptures were
oiiginall; addressed ; but to exclude all
the comments which philosophy or the-
ology, whether true or false, had super-
added. " It was earnestly desired,"
says Dr. Kitto in the prefiwe to the
edition before us, "that the v<»rk should
be rendered acceptable to all denominar
tions of Christians ; and this important
object has been sucoeaftilly realised by
limiting its scope to those illustrative
matters which are of equal interest to
them all, and by abstaining from the
doctrinal interpretation and theological
exposition with which the pablio was
already abundantly [sovided in many
excellent oommentaiieswbich are among
the cbief gkniea tA cor literaton."
THE PICTORIAL AND PAaAORAPH BrBLSB.
10
It WM « nluaUe rapodtory of infor-
mation wtuoh wu preaented to the
paUia under the name of The Piotorial
Bible, tan jtmn ago ; and we deemed it
oar datj to endeaTonr to promote its
dionlation. It ia an improred edition
of the aame woit, the lut Monthlj
Put of vbkh now lies before us. We
AaH giTe the moat ntiffaotory aooount
<tf the altentitns effiaoted, bj oopTing, a
pntion €it the editor's i^eboe.
which fa
' nctaii*! Bihla' fint iffttni,
~ actiTitj b— baen nunifcited,
iinti; uidXktrtMid, in uplaring
* tf kmoirledgt contribatoc]' to
I of the hiiAorj, gMgnpby,
r, botu;, ethnogr^hj, utiqniliu, tnd
entieiam of tiw ■■end toIiu
TilrniiiM-nt ■ud elnddalian of Uu eoitomi ud
Bmnen, Bod the pahUc tai ■ocwliDititntioiu,
rf Ibc Hebnw people uid of the otber nitioaa
wkoni lU In^nd fgtt bring befbra ui . All
tUa hi* been nteiwd motl ohaerrutl; bj lh<
(£t«r, who hH caDStutlr, in tlw conne of the
UtaTeniBf jmii noted down whilenr he*
fallMe nadar hk notiee. ot^hu been inggeeted
b|r U^ own lefleetioa^ ■* tending ia laj d^ree
7 tW ooeiectioB of hie Gmner newt,
tke edition of Bi
to keep the wiwk op to the rcqiuienieDle of tbe
ffteeit dij, — 1« bring it men neiflj '
' :li thoee oo vbma reat tba re-
■litiee of tlM anderteking might with to
to be, •
BOle.-
- Altboogh ■ work of Ibii kind dekla ehieflj
milk whet the Qtnana wovld call Thing-
Knowledge nther thu with what they ^Mki-
gnfe u Wecd-Kainrledga, it !■ hut light to
«■!■ thai the ' Fictcwi^l Bible ' ii not wanting
in aad oritial laneike *■ nWf tend to dereldp
lbs mnaing t£ the ■acted wrilen, or to ilsd.
date what oe uaillf i^arded ae 'the herd
teita' tt Kriptan. It ii eleo often foaod
aaaatij to examine the woide of the origioBl
teati el the oatiet of menj of the notea, aa the
gnssdmric of (he cooclnnotu on material
iBbjecti which theae nolee ainbodj. To tbeae
oallcn, iaoeeeed ettcDUan bee been gi*ea In
tbi new (ditieu ; and, teken altogether, ■ large
hodj of critidun end exegeaia bee tlioa been
■Isaet ineenaitdj fonned, wliich will, il la
k*fa^ ttaiMt tbe work an acceptable help to
withoBt in any defiree
nan popnlar elementa
hich b«Te eecnred for tbe ' Pictorial Bible ' a
Tcrj Urge meeaiin of the public faToor.
There ia no depariment of faiblicel litera-
I in which nun adTaaee haa, of late jeare,
been made, or on wbich more poblicaUooa hava
ipjfeared, than in that noet intonating one
leToted to the eumination of the literary hle-
tory ud diaUagniahing drcnnutucea ef the
eereral booke which compoee tbeeacrEdTdnme.
1 the prceent edition of the ' Pietocial Bible,'
ilarged conaideretion haa been, therelbn, ^Tea
to thia department ; and tTCry book will be
fomi^ed with a new end man copione intro-
dactiaa, eifcndlng, eo br ae the plan of the
work allowa, the reenlte of the beat infmnatioa
with refennce to it, which lb* meat eanfal r»-
■earch haa been eUe to euppi;,
" The reanlti of the reaearch and labour ex-
pended npon this new ediUoa will be ihown in
a om^deiabte bodj of freah matter, eibiUted
in aome thoamuda of new notee, and in addl-
liona to, and impronmenta o^ a large namber
of (be Dotea contaiaed in the oeipnal work.
Space for thia haa been proiided, by as ectnal
Increaee of tbe letter-prcH ; by tbe omlidan of
one daea of woodcnta ; by the eaivfnl eaebtoa
from tbe oiginal work of aaeb matten ea might,
it waa judged, he ipared not only witbont loaii
bnt with adTantage ; and by the pnuung and
without eaaential elteratian. Theeffecteof all
thia may be aeen in the tad, that In the Pen-
tateuch alone, beaidea introdnctiDna oocupyiaf
aeieral pagea, between foor hnndred and Sto
hondred new note* haie been intmdneed, with-
out tbe aacrlSce of any valnable matter con-
tained m the original work, and with tba addi-
tioa of a large number of really QlnatiatiTa
angraTinga, which did not appaar >a that pnbU-
Allaaon ii made in the preceding
extrmot to the omisdon tX one dUea of
woodcnta. The referenoe ia to the
copies of hiatorical piotures bj the great
mMtera of the art of painting, which,
however admirable aa displaja of akiU
were adapted to counteract the general
tendency of the work, which wu to
conrej correct Tiewa of the fiicts and
inatinctions of the bible, respecting the
introdaction of which we expressed our
regret ia 1838. The present edition ia
relieved from this incumbrBnoe. Dr.
Kitto speaks <^ "these historioal wood-
20
THE PICTORIAL AND PARAGaAPH BIBLES.
cilia, adnuTftble, no doubt, w norka of
ut, bat imperfect u Tepreeeatations of
nuumerB and costume." He observes
that, " In an edition of the bible nhich
aimed at the accurate illustratioD of
such particulaTB, this class of engrav-
inga was considered bj muxy otgection-
able," and that their place is supplied
" by a targe addition of real landscapes,
and oltjects of natural histoij and
antiquities.**
For &milf use, we know of no expo-
sition or commentorj that we should
so cordially recommend as the Standard
Edition of the Picbirial Bible ; and, in
preparing for the pulpit, wo know of
none that we should be inclined more
frequently to ccmsult. For intelligent
young people, sabbath school teachers,
and public instructors of every class, it
is invaluable. We trust that the persons
on whom it devolves to select books as
presents for ministers, will never forget
it; and we heartily wish that every
emigrant to a distant land could carry
with him a copy.
The new Par^raph Bible, though a
work of very different character from
the Pictorial, b one for the publication
of which it is probable that many
thousands of readers will have cause to
be thaakfuL It would not be fair,
however, to speak of its excellencies
without adverting to a fact which will
tender its use impossible to soma
The gttitlemen engaged in its produc-
tion have evidently sought the accom-
plishment of two purposes : one, to
cause it to comprehend a large amount
of iurtmotion ; the other, to make it
very convenient for the pocket. Both
objects have been attained. It is of
■mall weight, and small bulk, very easy
to be carried from place to place ; but
it was impracticable, even with the
Uaokest ink and the thinnest paper, to
eomprise so much in a book of its
dimen^DB without using a type which
could be available only to those whose
sight was neither naturally defective,
nor deprived of its pristine vigour by
long continued exertion. There was a
time when some would have delighted
in it for the very qualities which now,
alas I will cause them to turn from it
with a sigh, or to ask, Did the Commit-
tee of die Bdigious Tract Society intend
it as a delicate admonition to persons of
a certain standing — a hint that, how-
ever little they might have suspected
it, old age was beginning its operations
upon them, and it behoved them to
renounce the fcncy that they were still
in the full possession of their powers ?
There is, however, a. very large class — a
class which if it is losing some of its
members is always being replenished by
the accession of others, to whom it wiU
be highly acceptable. The following
extract from the Preface describes cor-
rectly the peculiarities of the work.
« It only nmuiu to point oat lbs dvtia-
IpuitiiiiR ftitani of tbii editioa of the Holy
Scriptum. While it U ■ conoet reprint of (be
■atlurind mmm, it diffcn in the amuigeinnit
of the text from the commim edition* in two
perticnUn !-l. Like other booki, it ii dirUed
into putgr^bi, sccording to the cbugei in the
•abject or paasei in the nuntire ; the chapters
ud verK* bung metfccd in Itw mir^n for
ftcUity of rcferance, B. The poetical pxrti,
nch u the Book of Job* the n>lmi, end the
gnttti put of the prophraei, ue printed,
■ceording to the attunl order cf the nrtginel,
in FualleUiBu ; by wbicb the raeuijng ia oflen
more perfectly Mcerttiaed, and the epirit and
beaoty of thia dirine poetry mart (blly eihi-
Uted. KHee theGenenlFie&cetatliePoetieta
Book! at page! 361, 3S3.} It it well known
that the dhifloni into chapter! and Ttnet are
no part of the original torn in which the eciip.
tsree were giten. The preient diiiiion into
chapten *raa made by cardinal Hngo abont the
yeu 12S0; and the preaenl airangemeut of
Teifei originated wilh Robert .Slepheni, a cele-
brated pinter of Fati% who thai divided an
editioa of the New Teitanient printed by him,
A.D. 1591 : bat he placed the fignrea in the
mainin, «i in the prcaml edition, wilhsat
formbg every rerae uto > diatinct paragraph.
The method now commonly in nae wie flrat
THB PICTORIAL AND PARAGRAPH BIBLES.
SI
ahiUMd in tl« Ocncn Englkli BSHe, printed
iboBt the jeu 1560.
*" It win wImo tw obaerredr tbftt chaDgn in tht
VfmoRit, Bad in the licuB or place oT the
umtiTC, an nui^td ij tbe fint votd of ths
' TUi edition ii rarther dutingaiiliid bj tn
tiliRlj nair iclcctian ef Rcfenncu to PuaUel
ud lUuitntiTe Pmaago. Such nrcrcnco an
</ fnnt OK to all wbo dnirii (a itudy the
■uiyluts >ccoiatcly and derply ; making
KiiftUB ill own inlcqint*r ; Btqnentljr Ihnnr-
ing a — 1^'*'— '—J li|bl spoD tba mtaning of
bpotcd pfg'n i and, in nuij caict, bring-
bg out, in a mtpriaing mioncr, itrikiog coin-
cUmcci. Experience bu (hotrn how mach
[■ufaiiiii J ma]' be nude in tbat kncmltd^
vhiA maka iiiae vato MlntiDD dmplf by a
fnjtrfiil stndj of Ibe tcriptnrei in thii man-
Btr, Bithoiit anj> other cammentuj than what
tbc diffi-iY&t parti of the lacr^ volume mnCu-
allj fnmi^ In the pmrnt work, while
Bcnlj *aW UlnilimtiDn baa not been ueglece-
cd, Iba princtpal aim bu been In gin thoie
irfenncta vbich eibibit tioiilaritj in kok,
and wbicb, bv eonapariaon, tend to iUnjtrate the
tnth of the text.
■* Aa a f BTther aid to tlie reader, the Hargtnal
Btitingi and tiwulationi of man; of Ibe
Bib** Bainai,wfaidi feroied pirtof the arigini]
work of onr Engliil) (lautlaton, bare b«tn
JMcrted : — rach of tliera m appear to conrej- a
HatcriaUjr tmprtiTtd rendering, or to illaitrate
tbc poMge, being incorporatnl within bracketi
ia tb* teat, aa ai (o meet Ibe mdet") tjc in the
beiag intTudaocd among ibe Rfcrencei and note!
M the foot of the page.
" Tb* Short Notea inteiqieniid throBgbont
the nbaat, thoogh occapying no verj ecu eider-
■Ue bulk, ban not been cmoidled witbont
grtal isre and labour. Thtir gcnenl abject
hat been, ao {iu *• the ipace wonld allow, to
giti impnned rtDderingi in many inatancea
wher* lb* aatboriacd Tcriian b concnred to be
MictiTe, to elucidate diSealt panagei, and in
ethtrwaya to a£R»d expIanatiaD and illuttnlion.
Tb*)' *3I be Ibnad ta be mon nDiueroua and
III) will apoB the New Tntament, eipccia:!]'
tbc ^iMlc*, tlHU npou tbe OM.
"Tb* PRfaeci la tbe ntptcliTa booki bare
kten fciigiii il to fnroitb brief but cooiprehcn-
dn intndnetiani, embisciDg a ihort analyiii
•f each boob: in preparing which, one aim,
iBDBgit othrri, hai been to attain the ohjtcl*
dwjUied bf birikop Ftitj in the preface to bii
•Icj to tbe New Tealament t' — ' A clear
bundnetor; ilinatielion o[ the aemal booki,
ibomaf tbe dengn of their writni, tbc nalorc
rf Ibetr cootenli, and whataocrer df« !■ pre-
Tionily nccenaij to their being read with
nndcntanding, ii a work tbat, if well eiccntedi
mnat prove tbe beat of eommentaiiei, and fre-
quentlj aupcrwdc tbe want of aoj. like aa
intelligent guide, it direda the tcader ti^l at
kit £nt letting ont ; and tiierebj nrei him the
trouble of mnch after iuqnlij : or, like a map
of a oonntijr tbnnigh which be i* to tratel, if
conaulled bcfonband, it gi«« bim a general
riew of the joumcy, and prerenta bil being
afterward! loet and bewildered.' "
The divuion of the sacred text into
cbftptera and verses, as in our common
bibles, often intcmiptB the reoder'a view
of the connexion, and conduces to tbe
baneful practice of contemplating Uie
dictates of inspiTation in small brokea
fragments, vrithout regard to the scope
of the passage in which thej occur.
The Tract Sociutj published an edition,
a little more than ten jea,TB ago, giving
the version in coiuman use vithout U17
other alteration than the division of the
text into paragraphs only, the figures
denoting the chapters and verses being
dismissed to the margin, and the print-
ing of the metrical parts id parallelism^
according to the originiiL To that
edition we gave, at the time, our cordial
recommendation ; but it does not poBsess
the accompanimente which impart to
this work its peculiar value. The plan
sketched above appears to have been
executed ;with great care and sound
judgment. The labour bestowed upon
it must have been immense. The Pre-
faces to the various books of scripture,
especially, will be found valuable ; aa
will also the oocaaioaal notes, the chro-
nolc^cal tables, and the mape.
Tin Bhudg Tentnl of Peiieculutnfor Caiiit
<^ ConteXeatt Ditcauedt and Mr. CotUm'»
LtUtT Examimd and Ananered. By
ROOEB WlLLlAHS. Edtlgd fof l/ts Maf
urd KmIIj/i Satiitf, bg Edward Bea»
UndtrltilL London: Pijnted for tbe
Society. 1643. Oro., pp. 439.
Tnenon this work is not to be pur-
chased separately, yet aa it and another
THE BLOUDY TENENT OF PERSECUTION.
of the ume nza maj be obtained hj
the pftyment of one jeat'e nibecriptioi
to the eodet^ — & sum not larger thai
that uBuall/ oharged for one octavo
volume — and ae we deeirfl foi it an
teniiTe drcoUtion, it seems to us quite
consistent with the design of this de-
pttrtment of the Magazine to introduce
ft here to the attention of out readers.
We have thought, however, that nothing
we could say In Its commendation would
be so oalcnl&ted to promote a desire fat
its perusal as to exhibit its anthor to
view in the soenee described in our first
artide this month, and in those which
we hq>e will appear in February.
IHm Hanserd EnollTS Sodety has, b
this eas^ interposed to save from ex-
tinolion [rfeoes which obtuned
limited oiroulation two hundred years
ago, but of which it is believed that
there are but three ooiuee in this ooun try,
and but three others in America. The
first was published in 1644 ; It is en-
titled, " The Koudy Tenent of Persecu-
tion for Oanse <^ Conscience, discussed,
in a Conference between Truth and
Peaoe ; who, in all tender affection,
present to the High Court of Parlia-
ment (as the result of their disconrse),
these (amongst other passages) of high-
est oonsIderatioD." The leading princi-
ples it was intended to establish are
these : — " That the blood of so manj
hundred thousand souls of protesUnts
and papists, spilt in the wars of present
and former ages, (br their respective
conscienoes, is not required or accepted
by Jesus Christ the Prince of peaoe ;" —
that " all civil states, with th^ officers
of justice, in their respective constitu-
tions and administrations," being
essentially oivil, "are not judges,
governors, or defenders, of the spiritual,
or Christian, state and worship ;" — that
"it is the will and command of Qod,
that since the coming of his Son, the
Lord Jesus, a permission of the most
pagaailh, JewWi, Turkitb, or anti-
ohristian conscienoes and worships^ be
granted to ail men in alt nations and
countries, and they arc only to be fought
against with that sword which is only,
in soul matters, able to oonqoar, to wit,
the sword of Clod's Spirit, the word of
God ;" — that " the state of the land of
Israel, the kings and people thereof, in
peaoe and war, is figumtive and cere-
monial, and no pattern or precedent for
any kingdom or civil state in the world
to follow ;" and that " Qod reqnireth
not a uniformity of religion to be
enacted and enforced in any civil states"
but that "enforoed tmifbrmi^, soonor
or later, is the greatest occasion of dvil
war, ravishing of oonsdenoe, persecu-
tion of Christ JesuB in his servants, and
of the hypocrisy and destruction of
millions of souls."
Ur. John Cotton, an independent
minister of ability and influence at
Boston, endeavoured to oonfut« the
doctrine of unrestricted and univtnal
liberty in religion for which WilliamB
pleaded, confining the toleration which
he advocated, as did most of his brethren
in England at that time, to those who
were "sound in fundamentals." His
language was, "Wc readily grant you
liberty of conscience is to be granted to
men that fear Qod indeed, as knowing
they will not persist in heresy or tur-
bulent schism, when they are convinced
in conscience of the sinfulness thereof.
But the question is, whether an heretic,
after once or twice admonition, and so
after conviction, or anyother scandalous
and heinous offender, may be tolerated,
either in the church without ezcommu-
nioation, or in the oommonwealth with-
out such pnnislunent as may preserve
others from dangerous and damnable
infection."
The arguments of Mr. Cottonln bvour
of this doctrine and its OMkoomitaot^
Williams, respeetfkilly and kindly, bu4^
aa it appears to ne, most triumphantlj
refutee. He introduoesinto the diaGii»-
BRIEF HOTIOBS.
ion of "A Model
of <3hitc1i and (XtU Power, oompoGed
by Hr. Cotton tad the Ministen of New
IhglaBd," in which the^ m tin tain,
•iDoiigDilieTproporatioiui,thatthemagis-
tnt« ** baih power to forbid all idola-
troofl and eormpt aMembUee, who ottbi
to pat themeelTeenndertheir patronage,
and aluUl attempt to join thenuelrea ijito
a c^nrdi-eBtBte, and if they shall not
heathen, to force them therefrom bj the
power of the eword ; for," they add,
"our tolerating manj religioos in a
(tate in aeTerel chtnchea, besides the
prorokiiw of Ood, maj in time not only
Hxrapt, leaven, divide, and m> dectroj'
the peace of the churches, but also dia-
scjye the continuity of the state, eepe-
oall/ oars, whose walla are made of the
Jtones of the chnrchee, it being, alio,
cgntnuj to the end of our planting in
tUi part of the world, which was not
onlj to enjoj tb« pore ordinances, but
to cfgo7 them in all purity," All thii^
with many kindred opinions, aooh w
" the power of the magistrate to oompd
all men within his grant to hear the
word," and "to reform things In the
worship of God in a ohuroh ooirapted,
and to establish the pnre worship of God,
defending the same by the power of the
sword against all those who shall attempt
to corrupt it," is answered by WiUianu
In a masterly style. We are delisted
to find so mnch consistency in hie viewi^
and Bach developments of noble prin^
pies, to which at the present time a
large portion of mankind is beginning
to show a willingness to hearken, and
with which it becomes all who de-
Bre to be bene&ctors to their generatim
to make thenuelvea fiuniliar.
We cordially thank the editor for hit
Ubonrs,and renew our advice toall who
can afford it, if they have not done so
already, to enrol Utemselves among the
supporters of the usefiil sodety ftom
whioh this publication e;
BRIEF NOTICES.
7k fToy ■>/ FaUhi or Oit Abridgid Biblt.
iiiatBiBiiMI SeheMn* fitm all tiie Both of
Hbly Writ. By Dr. H. BoDiKOEB; tnat-
Jkudftom (Ac Fiflk Gtnum E^Hm bg
DnadAilar. SpteiaUi/ KacHmtd bg "^
Set. Dr. AUer, Chirf BabK of tlu Unittd
Cmanga^iomt of At Brilah Empirt. In-
laJid for tb* um of Japuk StieoU and
FmmiKn. LanAn : B. Bi«>tci snd Soot.
Bto.,pp. ITU., 374.
l%t oBpOw aC lUs work oksoTM tbM ttw
bsm tht MCTcd TclunB it isSiaeDt. WHh
tktm vitvj he bu coinpiled ta epiloue of iBered
UMorr, bt the mast part In tlia vordi oT Ktip-
•__ I_i b_ itu _^ I I -r k;^_ ._j
morali, jodidoiulf utcotcd. It hu bt«n
tnnilaltd Into lb* EsgUdi )Mata^» at lie *g^
geation of the blgfaeat Mckwiilkal andunl^
■moDB ibe Jtw* of tbif coDiiUy, and, 1«qIii|[
&om tha prca nnder bii unction, may be i«-
nrdrd u ■ concmrion to Ibe ijiSrit at tbe aga.
But wbat itrikct □■ m nort mniikabla In it
1^ tbat we cannot find in II a Bag]* MDttsca
baying refiRDce to " Ihe Hope of laraeL"
Neitber in Ibe tut nor in tbe note* da we find
urlhins to eidte or rtierljb the eipcctatioa nf
■ Mtaaiah. There an aome xutencei which Wa
iDterpcet it banng nftienee to Urn and bli
kineoom, bnt at tbey an beia iDtrodncad Ibay
wo^ not hare anggnled Ibe Ibongbt of a Di-
liTcnr bud we not jireTioni]; mlirlainad it.
The hope to long cbeHibed bj the deaeandantt
of Abnbam aniean to bava &d«d away.
There it aometblng melancholy hi the Ihowbt;
and jct. pobapa, the renoudatioB of the deln-
liie expceUtioai tbat have exitted tatj prepan
Ebe waj for tbe recognition of bini whom uej
biTe ^eiced and pcneteilngly rejected, bat
BRIEF NOTICES.
CniiMka ef Anmal Lift ; wAA Oe ncal
Dittmtria of Vit STii.-meBpe. LoadoD :
R. T. 8. Ifimo., pp. 1S3. Cloth.
Mid; rcnurLtble porlioni of nitunl butory
arc deieloped nnit eipliincd in thta Tolume,
whieb, thongb illuttnted by tht nnnerona
woodcnti, ii Dot m, bc»k for mere childmit bat
Tor JDUDC pcnODi of foattccn jean old ind op-
wudt. It tmu of lh« PhcDomtaa of IMe,
SpODgei. Conllino, Anemonici, Cormli, Ptm-
litHj And Animilrnlft of Tanoiu kiodfit bring-
ing Id Ti«w, in th*Diiiinl« workaof lbs Cmlor,
wonderful tokena of bii power, wUdom, uid
goodneu.
Mntbtj StnttT pp.'l
The icent elenlion of tbia nin'i nephew
to the office of Fmideot of the Fnncb Bepnb-
lic> iDTeiti the emperor bimielf with renewed
intemt. Thit pnbliC4tion ii, tberefon, Kuon-
abte. It i> written wilb candour, and it girei
in ■ unall compu*, a comprebenain Tiew of
the wairioi'* ebacaetet and ichieniMDla.
TitAmtdl-.aMagaziiuforthtFtimte. Vol.
I. July lo DteembT, li*S. Leedi : 12mo.
pp. 7S. Price 44.
■t the price of
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and i> creditable to their good acni
lence, and Cbriattan tcniinieDt. It
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A plain and iatereating eabilntion of the
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A cheap edition of a work which waa enm-
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Olirer Cromwell from aipmioDa by which the
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INTELLIGENCE.
sjux OF tomm wonbv.
We take the following from The Chnstinn
VitchiDBQ nod Re6ect(iT, pnbliihed at Bo*-
lon, NoTember 2, 184B.
"New YoTi, Oct. 27, 1848.
" The papers of lart Moaday moming an-
noqneol that a puKic meeting would be held
I. .u : ( jdg Broadway Tabernacle,
ohmt, where their condition would be
erm than that of alarerj. Tbe anno
RWDt drew a crowd to the Tabernacle. The
two goda in queation, with four brothen^ were
of that party of ilaTea who attempted to ea-
eipe from the District of Columbia, in the
•cbooDcr Pearl. They are daughten of aa
old mao by the name of Bdmonaon, are mem-
ben of the methodiit epiacopal church, hare
■ttractiTenuuinenaadpenani,aadare valued
al 3-250 doUua.
"RcT.Hen.W.BeecheiiOfBrooklyn.arDtc,
and with no little emotion addiaoed the at-
tentiie audience in ■ moat fordble and el^ .
laent ipeech which woa raceiTed with thun- I
den of applaiue. It uenu acme objected to
■■iMiiitl Iheae girti becan» Ihey had alteoipt-
ed to Mcape from their owner. Mr.B.replied
to tlw objectioD in Ihii way : ' Suppow that
I had a aoD. He adienturei the tea, ia
wrecked, eoilated. Suppose that 1 hear from
kim, that he pinea in hia chaiaa, that he ii
>di at heart, that hia cheelci become hollow
with giief, that life ii a burden. 0, then, with
aj bther^ feeling ahall I not bewail hia
captirity, ihall I not luffec eren more than
U? Bat nippoae lome one should inform
nt that he was contented and happy, that he
frew bt upon it, that be aaid he bod leaa
woA to do there than at home, with ptenlf
la nt and drink. What should I as a father
n;) <Whr, that he wai changed in hi« cradle.
He ia no son of mine.'
" It had been wggealed that this case would
he a precedent, and that we should ha con-
Uantly railed oa to buy slarea. Mr. B. con-
KitnA thia a peculiar ease ; he had not heard
rf a OBulBr, and doobtcd if a parallel wnuld
oAen occur. A sale by human fleah dealers of
Ctiristiaa girls I I lore to repeat the ejiilhet
CbriMian girl^ Christian slaves. After consi-
dsring oSaB preliminaiy questions, he cnme
U (he case before his audience ; and said he,
" Fdlow-ciUiens, do you know that all that
I goes to make a man, except his dcathUaa lore
of liberty, goea to make him a better alare.
I The strength of limb, the roundneat of muscle,
I mind, tender alFecliorLS, sympathy, all this is
so much fet laid upon ibe ribs of slareiy.
Here, at the uorth, to be of comely pieaenM
18 considered a bleaaing ; there, at tbe aouth,
so much taaoej ii made of it in the market.
A alaic will bring all the more for being such
a fine-looking num. I droop to think what
abominable use is made of such a reconi'
mendation, if the slare chances to be a woman.
That which excites among us the profouadeat
respect goes there to augment her value — not
OS a wife, not as a slater — but for purpose*
from the bare idea of which the virtaou* soul
revoltf. In the alave girl, beauty, reGne-
ment, is not matter of respect, but of OToflt.
And suppose you add thrift, skill, intelli-
geni«. Here, at the north, we t^e all tbii
as so much added to the man ; but there, the
there is of thrift, of skill, of intelli-
gence, of enterprise, the higher price in the
markeL And then, if in addition to all, he ii
only docile; if he will be a planning machine,
and not a running-away machlae, he is the
very perfection of a slave. There are great
I adraatages in slavery, but nimble legs we a
great drawback upon its proGtableQest. Ifa
I slave has all these excellent properties and no
lore of liberty, there is nothing else to be
desired. Yes, there is. What is it t What
else can you desire 1 — When you bring him
on the stand, he goes up to 600 dollars. Yon
describe his phyucal perfections, he tonehes
£50 dollam. He ia intelligent, skilful, docile;
he goes up to 700 dollan. Then add, he isa
pious member of the methodist episcopal
church in good and regular standing, and 800,
900, 1,000 dollars is bid.
" In the course of his address, Mr. B. in-
troduced the letter of Bruin and Hill, the
slave dealers, io which they agree to detain
(he girls a certain number of days for a cer-
tain sum of money paid in hand. After com-
menting on the letter, Mr. B. sa^s ; 'Would
to Qod Sbskspeare were still bring t Two
words of such a letter would have luggeated
to him the most powerful drama ever written.
This Bruin isn man. Satan has entrapped
him — not entrapped, such as he walk wiUtng-
ly into his toils — he has been beguiled to say,
and put it in wiiting, that he hoa purchased
a man's dnugblera and refuses to let their own
&ther hove them.'
In concluding hit appeal Hi. Beechei
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AMERICAN INTELLIQENCE.
that DO piiceleM than three thousand doUan
would parcbaM them : suppoae all thu, and
act OB fou vould tbcD. Irixik at thu poor
old man. Hii wnt nn long ago told ai
BlaTci to lab«iu OD the loutbeni plantations.
His daughten, unlcai we can do something tu
detain them, miist go loo, to a wane hte.
But I tniU in God, and 1 trust in jou, that it
■hall not be heard ftom New Yorlt that an
appeal like this was made in TSJn, and that
joa will make it heard that thne girls must
not, shall not b« slaves— that thej shall be
" Other penons besides Mr. B. spoke on
Ihia taleneliag and exciting oceaaan. The
Maott was that the desired sum was raited,
and the two girls are nor enjoying their
fteedom. It is eTldent that oecunences like
thii are doing rerj much to open the ejea of
thil community to the horrora of alaTerj, par-
ticutarl; those horrors connected with that
flue to which these beautiful inuUttoea would
btvebeenconrfgned. The lightCTconplaiion
of th» female oApring of thcae girls would
bars beeo lure to entiiil on them a like dea-
Uny."
The Cathollo Hetald makes the fbllowlng
ligoiBaiat acknowledgment with respect to
the prMpect< of obtahiing American youth,
bom and educated undei fit* influence of free
Inititutions, to enter uptm the priesthood in
that church : —
" We haTemanjf colleges scattered throu;:h
the land, at which hundreds of youth annuallj
finish their education ; but how very few of
them embrace the ecclesiastical state I Our
ecclesiasticBl seminaries generally contain not
more than ten or twelve itudenta. And of
this small number, very few, we believe, be-
long to lamiliea long resident in this country.
If early all of them ore young men, who have
been led by charilT and leal, (worthy of all
praise,) to leave their land and theii kindred
for the misuonary life of our country. But
where are the young men of American birth,
Ot at least of American education ? They
•re not to bo found, (with but few eicep-
tioni^) among those who have devot«d them-
MlTaa to the eectasinstical ataK."
URtR CRITBOH OkMHt,
It affiirds us pleasure to sse in the Chris-
tian Watchman the following Item from a
wtrespondent at Philadelphia : —
"The subject of church discipline ii un-
differiog conaidetably from the other ; so that
it is difficult to act on them, nnd a growing
number of brethren are resolved on setting
both aside and persaading the churchea with
more devotional (are to study the New Testa-
" Somewhat mora than forty yean afo, a
baptist minister in New Jersey wsa com-
pelled, by the failure of health, to remove hu
re«dence to the vicinity of thi^ city. De-
voted to hii Matter's cause, and enjaying
high spirits and loving activity, he looked
around him, nnd bcgnn to preach in school-
housea and cottages. Onecnnvenian happily
succeeded another, till a doien baptiied b»-
lievers were constituted into a church ; a
beautifnl house, some sixty feet square, waa
erected, and the now healthy minister again
resumed the nffioa of a Christiiin bishop. Like
Goldsmith's village panon,
'B* ua'w bas shsagid, nor wlihsd la ehange
"The little church has grown to number
some two hundred and fifty members, the
house has become well filled with an intelli-
gent and wealthy congrc;^lion, and several
hundred children every Lord's day meet in
its Sunday-schools. It would be difficult to
■ay whether the pastor or the flock bear the
most affection to the other. But to the scene
we wish to describe.
" On lut Lord's day morning, the congre-
gation assembled as usual, and even a, stranger
might have seen that something more tlian
usual was !n progren. At length entered •
venerable old gentleman, resting on a long,
strong Staff, wearing a largo blue cloak, and
having on his head a silk cap. He slowly
walked up the aisle, and presented himself to
the people, feeble, attenuated, and having
the remains of a fearful wound on his right
temple and over his eye. As he quietly
seated himself on the sob under the pulpit,
lite whole congregation wtu bathed in ttars ;
and well they might be, for this worthy old
man was none other than their beloved pas-
tor. Seven weeks had he been detained from
the sanctuary. So long ago was he wounded
while travelling in the service of his Master,
by a kick from a horse, one hundred and Rltj
milea fi«m home. The loss of blood, six
days' deprivation of reason, and powerful
medicines bad made sad havoc on his tnmt ;
hut by the tender mercy of God, he bad *o
far recovered as once more to niMl the holy
flock. A few moments passed in deep, so-
lemn ■itence, when a fine, gentlemanly, white-
headed old man, who hmiself had pasicil
through ughty-two yeon^ and who had joM
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cordidlf ihoolc the old bithop bj the hani],
Uond Bf, and icad, with aireet anil camsat
toui, the b jmn :
' Ood OWTM la ■ mrMarlou nj.'
«hi<h baring been luiif;, the vcneralilc (!e:icon
kuth don and aoleimilf returned thunka lo
Uod that he h«d once more bteit tbcm with
the H^ht of theii beloved paelnr. lie rose,
and again deep ailetice preraili^. every eye
m fixed on Lbe wortlif paitor of the flock.
He looked amuud htm, and in tender Iremu-
toiu lonea, which, ahu ! could not half fill the
hoiue, eipreaaed fail gistitude to God, who
had once more pcimittcd hint lo look upon
l1i«D, declared hia inability to addree* them,
ud ipoke of the probability of hIa no more
ipeakii^ ' the woldi of thia life.* He doaed
tn- tnlrodudng to tbem the preaulier (or the
* The aervice proceeded, and at the doae
of the lait prayer, the venerable tnan again
n»e lo announce the preacher of the neil
nbbatb, and to bespeak for him a lai^e and
■Ucnlive wiimiegation. The benediction was
pnmtiuuced ; and now wa beheld a accne
aiiich no languago can daacribe. Hen,
werncn, and children flocked around him,
■Ddiog and weeping, to ihake him by the
Uad, to fEJoica in hia return, anil to prsjf for
ha perlact iscorery. Never did age, youlb,
and childhood iDora heartily unite in any
dftst tlan in tbU. Here waa the venen^le
Ifacbar of three aiccoaive generation!; noi
amid one fonn an idea who loved him
nuit, the gnndaire who recollected the
■tractiona of ibrty yean ago, or t' ~
irudioa juat able to utter the .
Notie but an affectionate piutor, nf
lading, could have excited
lOne but a church well-rooted
d (raiuiSed in holy inrtructiooi, imparted
throuf^ life, could have felt ai tliay did.
Hay the vMetsbLa Harstio G. Jane* yet
kog piaadi lo liia affectionate mid ottaclied
Ekaiga at Lovei Herion, and at aome &r
diaaot day lejoiGe in laying dowu fall charge
and hit life, aaiid the tear* of hi* flock, and
ne lo IwaT Uie plaudit of ' Well done, good
aad fiuthful aervant; enter [thou into the joy
rflhj Lord.'"
a Utile ,
and (rounded
The New York Racoider oontoina the
Ulowing inteieding letter from Boalon, dated
October 2 lal.
" At Otrn Miling of dw miNiamriai laat
walk. Bar. Dr. Poor, who baa been a toboaiet
h (lie wiMniiary field upwanda of thirty
yan^ id a *m)m nit«i«bB8 remarka, and
BcalMCd Mma dwal iCgnal inletpoiitiona of
FwiHaiin, a* Qsnaaolad with hii return
boM. Tbay wen Ngaatad by the atate of
Iba vMilMr, It bMg quia niBr at tbe time
the aerticea were held on [board (he ihip.
He regarded the unpiojiitious circumatancea
of the ocouion as a good omen, and apolca
of the fact that our wishei were not alwayi
beat, and that (lod oAsn dieappoinlad na fat
our eood. He said that on hii voyage home,
the veaiel in which he waa returoinii wat be-
calmed in the Indian Ocean lome Gfteen
dnyi. All on board were impatient at th*
dslay. and aniious to be making preiireai tm
their voyage. On their arriving at the CaM
of Good Hope, they obtained pupera, and the
firat article that met thett eye* ^ve a moat
lamentable account of a dreadful itocm whicb
bad recently occurred on the weitMO cOMt of
Africa, iu which quite a number of veM«l(
had been loat or wrvcked. By comparing
dales, they found that had they not been
becelmed, and had they made ordinary pro-
greai, they would have been in the midM of
that itorm, and peihapa hare periihed, Tliut
they could lee that what they were digpoaed
to complain of, may have been their aalva-
tioD. After hia anival in England, Dr. P.
WBB aniiout to emhtrii for the United SlatM
ai soon ai pouible, in order to be here In
allcnd the meeting of the American Board
in September. He made, I b«Iiave, an e&ct
to leave in tbe Ocean Honarch. but waa un<
■ucceaaful, aa ihe had juit aailed. All know
how that ahip waa burned, and what a dread-
ful lorn of life waa occaaioned. And had not
the providence of God inlerpoaed, thii ardent
and uai&l loiNiotia^ might hart bean among
the number wbopenihed. How ihould nicb
tMoifeat intarpoeition of the power of God
, laad u* to •letciaa entire confldence in him,
I and to bear with reaignation the disappoint-
menti which we may meet. And how
Wrongly doea it teach us, that God'a aamnta
, era ' immortal till tbeii work ia done,' and
that Hi* arm will be interpoaed brtween
' them and death, when they leem to ba in
danger. Sonietimea,aiin tbe cnieof Thomaa,
, and Di. Jtmei, they are removed from earth
, when they have juat reached tb^r place of
I labour ; but tbii very fact ia evidence that
their noik ia done. They have not ao muoh
to do, or ao long time to labour.
" Quila a lar^c number of niaaioiiBriaa
have already act aail for diBenat Seldi, to
I reinfbrcs the brethren who are already loil-
iog and atruggling tbeK. Tb* Amenoan
Board, a* well aa our oim Union, have aant
out quit* a company. Every triia fnand of
miiaioD* muat rejoice in aieiy aequiaition
made to the numbu, a* an iudtx of a deepM
and tUonger interaat in the world'a coDvar-
lion to God. May the DMionarlM of tbe
croai iocieoae a tfaouaand ibid, and tbe mean*
for luitaining Ibani t Thia muat bo doite
bebre Ihe lulter-day glory shall bunt upon
tbe world. It ia truly atfectiiig lo aea brethien
and aiater* take thrii leave ot frionda and of
their Dative land, break up time-h^lowod
ASIATIC IKTELLIGENCE.
And [o m it done to deLiberstElv, so iximlj
and u finnljl This it i>, that oirriea with it
the conTJction that 'the love of Christ con-
•tiaineth' them. It is deiightful to tbink
that our Bedeemer hath true, feithfiil, and
e h«td lut ubbath
■a South Beaton, at
which were present thGiuiaaionBricawhD haTS
joit tailed, and intereiting addienea WBie
mads b; them, aa well at 1^ other brethren.
The minionBrr company condit of Rer.
Heaira. H. L. Van Meter, C. C. Moore, and
Judion Benjamin, and their wives, together
with Mn. E. W. Brown, of Amm, who re-
tumi to her hoibend and her laboarg after
two yean' abaeoce. She Irares a aon and a
daufihter (her only children) in Ihii counlr]',
one in the vedem part of thii itate, and the
other in Charlealown. Theae brethren and
•iMeis took paMBge in the ahip Cato, Capt.
Plominer, for Calcntta, and Bailed this morn-
ing. A large companjr anembled on the
deck of the Cato, and aung a hymn by Rev.
K. ColTer, written for the occaaion. After
which lome interesting remarki were made,
and piBfer was offered b; Rct. Dr. Sharp.
The patting of the miniDnBries and their
trienda waa Terj afiecting, cepedall}' that of
aister Brown and her childten. Erery
spectator of the scene muit have felt Qie
paatoeM of the sacrifice, and the pain which
the nrndoiiw of ao Mrong ttee must eteate.
Hay aha and her husband be richly biased
and rewirdtd ibr the self-denial which they
hsTe aTineed, and find their loasea more than
nude up by iweet aieurancei of a Saviour^
" Bortonians are now anticipating, with a
^nat deal of interest, the eelebiation of the
■ntrodoetion of Cochitnate water into the city.
There f* gtring to be a great display, and if
pageants are era juaUflaUe, the expected one
of nscrt week certainly it. Itisimporablato
eUiniale the benefilt of tba enleri»iBe whoae
completicm b to be celebrated on the SStb.
Ymi, wba haTe ftn tereial yean enjoyed the
Inxniy of yoot Cttiton water, can better
appreoate Uie bltwng than we can, until
timo hasgiTen ni wnne experience retpeeting
it. The inilitaij, temperanca asaooations,
ftc., are to turn ont in great numbers. All
the tail-read companiea in every direction
■ra to nduee their Area, and we cxpect'a
Kood ahue of Massachatetta will be here.
Probably Boston hu never witnetaed a
greyer oceaaon than thia piomltea to be.
Pelitieal pwtict an otganixed, 'and hard at
wdA in pnpaiation for Che conlast in Novem-
ha, Meatai^s, terdi-light pToeesBJons, ico..
are the order of the day. Men seen active
and intcToted in all things save that which is
moat important. How should the people of
God be rebuked, as we behold the evidence
that ' the children of this world are wiser in
their generation than the children of light I'
When shall we serve God with half the seal
that worldly men maniftst in their devotion
to the gods they worship?"
"Rev. William Crowell, fonnerly editor of
the Christian Watchman, I am informed, hat
received an invitation to become pastor of
the baptist church in Waterville, Hune.
Waterville is an important position, and one
which he is fiilly competent to fill. Hia
sound, clear, and discriminating mind emi-
nently fits him for a rqpon of intellectual
actiiilyi while his orthodox views of truth
afford the atnirance that he is qualified to
instruct tboae who might there tit under bis
miniitty,"
" Before this reaches you, Bev. Dr. Stow
will prabably have communicated t« the
Rowe Street church in this city, his accept-
ance of their call. It is undeirtood that hia
mind is made Dp to remain in Boston. There
are many ties that bind him here, and it b
not strange that he has decided to rmiBin
here, where, it it to be hoped, be may con-
tinue to be extemively uteiat."
At a charitable dispennry in Ningpo, th«
following curious document imt given to Mr,
Hudson, the general baptist mitaioDaty. It
it entitled, " The Touch and Lamp Dia-
conrse," a vnuch and a lamp being neceanry
appendagea of the Chincae opium smoker.
The reader will peruse it with intereat who
remcmben Mr. Shuck's deelamtion, " 1 i«-
gard opium aa a greater obetaele to Oia intro-
duction of the geepet into China than tba
three folte leUgions of China, ConfManiam,
Taonism, and Buddhintt ootnMned. When
will Britain awake to her duty in raforeoce to
IhiB'monatecevU]'"
" I hsve heard of that thing opium. As
for its advantage it is very little, but its poi-
sonous stream is very deep. Who would
have snppoaed that mankind were so groBBly
deceivable ? Those who are ao exceedingly-
fond of opium, doily and nighUy inspire it,
and mutually imitate each other tilt it be-
come* a custom. Day succeeds day, yaar
succeeds year, then it it extremely iibome lo
delay the rime of nuoklng; moreover it
drags and binds him till death. It is an ex-
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
tnimgant inutc of money; it throm out of
enplnTnient ; it is not a L'ttlo iiijurioua ;
Ihariore the alnadj strict Ian are mora
•triDgcnt (tilJ. If the magiatrslei discoTer
the culprita, tbej will receive hearj pamsh-
menta ! Oh I how tntlcr it ii to liolale the
hrs, recdTc puDubment and be diigtaced.
But if tbe opiam does are not immediatclj
■nd tboronghlj umtiniied, tbe imoker ia
uiij HI if eacaped out of a broken oct.
Check Tonnelf and perionally inquire, ara
JIM not orMi of thoae who have broken the
Ian, and in jrour heart cannot but be
uhunedl Further, it ia impossible far the
smoker to aamre himsflf of protection fiom
jiuaiahtDCnt, aa long as he lives. This bodj
of mine ia the remnant of mj parents, Ihere-
fbre I thonld coniider it very precious. The
animal spirits of opium smoken will he de-
careJ, tbeir peraon and appeamnco will be-
CDmr more and mora emBciated,and gradual]]'
anire at extreme lasaitnde. Alas ! alna !
the injury ia rtrj great. Parents in nourish-
in^ their cbildren'a bodies expand much of
their hearts' blood or aniietj, and are in
constant fear that tbdr children's bodies may
become diseased, therefore they bear mndi
inqnietnde. How is it, on tbe contrary, that
mankind hate their own bodies, and them-
selnaimpair them? all men hare hearts, and
if Ihejr will bat think of their parents' kind-
neai, thef will not niffisr opium to be chewed
br their moaths. I have likewise heard that
tboae who eat raw opium, in a moment loco
tbeir Utcs. Ita natnre is extremely poisonous,
TUm natural ettdence ia nailjr undentood ;
in sntokiog the dmaed opium, although Ihe
poiaoti is Ims, still the breath is daily ex-
haoated. If tbe breath is unable to produce
blood, then the bteath is dispersed, and the
blood ttagnated. This ia the reason why
Rtcb persons are physically degenerated.
EToything ia iajurad ; they are so innnmcT'
able that we cannot introduce all to your
nalie^ Tba tulijects which hate been pomt-
(d ont, ate enoo^ fbr nght, hitter indigna-
tion, and tean ; ponder OTer the daily erils
of this riciouB custom. Whera is the limit
to ita misery F I pTeaumed to lay before you
this sheet of writing to call yoa back from
tbe deceptire path. Thoae who hare never
■nokcd it should oppose Uie least morsel,
and thus binder ita gradnal ndTaoce*. Be
earefai not to sink into this noxious (tream.
Thoae who already smoke it.shonld arouse
tbeir minds and turn their heads. Do not
deeeiTe yourself by pursuing the usual circle
of micertain FDJoymeot. If all men would
bat ohaena thtae inhibitions, tbe world will
be Tcrj farlDDatc ! rery fottanale t this is a
qiadai, eilcnave announcement. Those
who wxamine it should ruminate upon it, and
not cootraTene it. It is absolutely necessary
to paste thia against the wall, that ail may
•ee. SeapeetAilly cat. Re^td with care,
chantcten and paper."
The following interesting letter from Mr.
Willard, Amerioin baptist misuonary Jo
France, appears in the American Baptist
Missionary Ma^bie. It is dated Douai,
Sep. i, 1S48.
" Smce my last of l?th July, Mr. Dojar-
din has baptized at Atbiea four persons, the
fruits of the labours of oar colporteur, Lefeire.
Mr. Thietfry has also baptiied one person.
On the 11th of August, Mr, ThiefTry, Mr.
Poalon, and myself led Douai together for
Chauny, the former expressly invited by
Mr. Lepoix, Foulon having buunees in thid
region, and desiring also to visit the scene of
former labours and penecutioni. We left
Douai at nine in the evening, and rode all
night, arriving at St. Quentin at toai in the
loming. St. Quentin is distant from Douai
ixteen leagues of iOOO kilometres each, on
the route from Lille to Paris. At six we left
St. Quentin in a little dUiggnce for Chauny,
seven and a half league* from St. Quentin, in
the direction of south-east by south. We
arrived at half-past nine in the Hioming. We
passed the rest of the day with Mr. Lepoix,
a coDSidenibla portion of it in eonversation
with a yoiing man well edunted and intelli-
gent, whom we found at Lepoix's on a visit ;
he was an old acquaintance of Mr. Lepoix, a
very pious young man, but not baptiied.
Mr. Lepoix toid us he hoped to baptize him
tbe next day. This young man had been
connected with the Wealeyans, and vras still
somewhat imbued with their notioiu; but at
the object wns to set him right where it was
necessary to do so, in order to avoid all
needless discussion he was requested to state
hia views of different doctrines in common
langnage. laying aside all cant phraaea and
controversial tcrma. In this way oar exact
diffierenoee were rxpoaed when there were
any, and the New Testament was consulted,
-^the results of a sound interpretation being
admitted. Difficult pasffiges were examined,
and thing! incomprehennbla were pointed
" This ftiend was perfectly conrinced that
the immersion of a believer in tbe name of
the Trinity is the only baptism of thejNew
Testament, and he now desired to manifeat
his willing and obedient spirit by aecmnplisb-
ing tbe command to profess his bith pub-
licly in bdng immersed. Towards night
Mr. Beain, who had been to Mayot, several
leagues, with brather Henigny's mule and
cart after a poor paralytic, converted two
year* ago, the aunt of Isidore Plaquet, and
who wiAed to be baptiied, arrived with her.
Aa I was the tallest and strongest on the
ground, it ftU to my lot to take this almoat
belpleSB object from the cart in my aims,
and carry her into the house. The following
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EUROPSAN INTELLIOSNOE.
is the lubatance of tba hUtory which Mr. Le-
pail AiTntihed me of thia poor woman. Her
name ii Jouphinfl. She wu bom of poor
parent*, and enjoyed the uia of her limb* liU
the age of twelve jeara; when, being one day
caught by a ahewei In the field, the ran so
fbat to mch tits houie Ihat her whole body
was flooded witb penpimtlon. Immediately
on reaching the houie aha became iuddenly
entuely purple, the penpiratioo wsi atnated
ud ber blood (Mmed Iroien, — ail the ar-
tieulMiDni of hoc body became disjointed, and
her band* oriaped. Her Gng«t* now reaemble
mote the empty flngm of a glare than thoee
ot a bTing bung. She htid loM her fitther,
and being at the mercy of brothera and da'
ten, her life waa enbitlared by their hard
treatment, when Hr, Cretin flnt aaw her
Might jeaii ago. At that time her mother
wai atill lirio^, and lit. Cretin wu inatni-
manlal of leading that motbei to J«*u« ; *he
ioon after died hopefblly oonTcrted. Mr.
Cretin for rarioiu reaaona eeaied vulting the
fhmily, but poor Joaepbine, who happily can
Nad, galhaiad together a New Tettament
and Boma religiou* traelL which ihe read, and
though at the time, and long after, owing to
her timidity and habitnnl lilenee, the alate of
her mind wai not known, Mill theae pio-
duoed their IVuit. She wai eame time after
riailed by Hr. Lefinm, and two yean later
Ao wai not only conreitcd herulf, but had
bean inatrnmenta] of the conTenion of her
nephew, laodoie Plaquet, and hia mother,
and had now coma aeveral leaguea in a cart
mprenly to aocompliih the commaod of the
Sariour. It wu arrwiged that a bath, made
for the pnipoae, ihoold be brought otct from
Genlia, and that thia poor Jeeephme, with ■
woman of Chaimy, thonld bo baptiaad at
Lepoii'i on Sonday aTtning sfta onl rMom
ftom ManicMnpiwhera the meeting waa to be
holden that day. Acooidtngly, after bcadt
liwt on Sunday maning, we Muted for Hani-
amp, B leagiw and a half irom Chaony, —
the heat wai eoffbcaUng. The friendi ware
coming from two to five leaguea, lo that an
early breakbil and a briak itep were required
to bring them to Uanicamp in time tai the
serrice; yet they eame, male and female, old
,e al Manicamp—Good
"Ihe meeting began at elcTaai at tveira
ooamMiaed the examination of tb« eight
oandidatee fbr baptiim, and oontinuad jutl
one hour. I n«<rer witaenad any thing of
the kind more ntiibetory ; in many teqwoti
i ihanetei, Hr. U.
peix, fbr tha adfantaaa of the catboiict pia-
■mt, prapodng qaMWona whoae eorrect an-
n eoi^ lie tbe rcMit of aound thinking
alone. Al oM wa ilarted fbr the water.
Tkt diMaoM WM nty conadarable, but llie
«nrt af tha *1I1^b aonld barily on fit. Hn.
bert^ day muatw ao n
Wh judged thai it was compoaed of at leaM
Stb hundred penonl. The bank of the nar-
row itream on the aide where we were, ma
moftly corered with aaplingi and under-
growth; the oppoiite hank waa entirely fraaj
thitliCT these wai a continual running togethar
of men, woman, and ehildren, many ftmn
their labout* in the field, aome iitmti, aumo
with naked orma, aome barefoot, and aome in
vdioU. Two email akitt put off into the
atream, to enabla thoaa in them la taka a
better view of tbe ceremODy. Hr. Lepdi
we* obliged lo dcecend aoTenl roda to find a
auitable depth of water, and tha nndetgtowth
on the bank preTented many from aaeing. A
aober old man, wearing a blonae, atood before
me, and appeared aniioui to lee tha per-
formance. I (old bim to put hi* arm amund
my neck, and hang orer the bank, while I
gnaped a npling wiUi one hand, and made
ftat to hi* blouae with the other. Mr, Lepoii
baptiied one of the candidatea,^lbe old
gentleman repeated the wordi after him, —
' ou nom (tu Pen, tl da FiU, §1 du SI, Bt-
prit, — good wordi,' aaid he, ' eiaotly as th«
prieat laya.' 'Yea,' I rrplied, 'no doubt,
but the 110J ia not tbe eame.' ' No,' aaid he,
' thia ii the gotpel.' Mr. Lepoix baptiaed
another 1 the aame lEpetitian by the old
gentleman, the aaaa temaike, and then ho
added. ' The only diffennee between oa and
you ii, ^at you follow the goepel.' ' Pre-
cisely 10,' I replied, 'and yon do not.'
' That ia it,' end be. Ur. Lepoix baptJaad
anoUMT. After again rejieating the tbranln,
he aaid, 'That ia .fine,— (bat is good, — good
words,— juat aa wa my,— that ia the goq>eL
Are you paid as the priests are t' ■ No,* I
rapliad, ' we ask no pay, we deaiia notlung
but liberty to preach and pnetiaa what we
beliete,' > That is nice,' aaid he. I aaked
him if he lived at Uaoieamp, and he told me
that be did, and said he wai one of thoaa
whom I saluted oa aniTiiig in the morning.
He continued lo remark about the hepliaing,
and owned that the oatbolica for centoriaa
baptised by immersion, that it waa tha goapal
way, but the catholics bad changed it into
eomething else. When the ceranony wna
ended, he took his arm from my neck, lifted
hi* cap from his head, thanked me, and was
Iffing away, when a laughing on tha oppoaila
side drear onr attention, and we saw a uan
who had laJran anothsr man upon hia back,
and wbo walked down lo the wxlsr where it
waa very muddy, and apparently nude an
■flbrt to throw hts burden into the stream;
but not Buoeeeding, he f^l down into the
mud, relied himself upon the othar, and began
plastering his boe with mottar. My old
gentleman seemed ind^nant,and oriad out,
' Dm liiertini I Dm m^ahaitdt /* In a abort
lima tha man vndeagmng the opention of
baing jdaatatad, aztiinted UmaaU; ran iaie
tbe atfeam punned by tha «tiwr,«adaaBa»ded
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Ibe current *ith s
B tntk dnl of ipluhlng,
t,si loiioved bj the tboating multitude on
ihe bulk till ■ bnid in tha rtresm concealed
them. Tliis diaordn and laughing, wliicb
vsuid tiara shocked exny bodf in a New
England Mngregation^ woa nothing thought
ofj it did not occasion tbi leaat apparent
dtmnfemenL w Kem to be thought eilnoi'
dinUT. It la, indeed, at treri da; occur.
nDce when there i) attj gatfiering. The
tSnt of thia baptiiing vaiDO doubt excellent.
Mr. Lepoii tequired oT eierj ana a con-
Itaiian of hi* faith beliire immening him, and
ader [lie immeraion, atill holding Ihe candi-
d^Ie by the hand, lie adminiitered a charge
or exhortation analognu* lo the circumatancc*
at tbe inditidual or (n the leUliaoi he lui-
Uined. Ttiu tool much time, but rendered
thv act unuaunll; impreniie. That bnptiimal
Bcene will nerer be foTgMea. When nil
veie dreaed the nnging ceaaad, and aftsi a
■boTt pnjR ve all returned.
" BapHrmi at Chaung.
" It »M BOW three o'clock. We dined,
and at four, ai >e were going to Ibe chapel^
1 hiolad that we bad |p>t much to do that
daji but Mr. Lepoii laid the tnth wa* not
brmight, and JoMipbine would not be bap-
tiicd tk^ erening. Hr. Prurota preached,
tod Hr. Cretin broke bread, At fire we
took leaTi of the iiiend), and relumed ilowlf
lo ChauDj ; the heat wai moamila. It wu
after niniet when we arrived, and we found
tbat Uadame Lepoix had procured a hv)
and had all in reatlinen. Ai toon aa we h
takoi a little refrohment, we proceeded
the tianiinatiDn of Ibe two candidntea, and
baptiiad tbem. After Ihg baptiim the ftietvdf
Hint, confened, and pritjed till ten o'clock,
whni they eepaialed ; Mr. Lepoix having
rnjoated (hoee of Chaunj lo come in
moniing at nine o'clock to break bread
Joaephine before ifae returned (a her diaCnnt
Tillage. Soon a£ia breakfait next momin
1 wonnn of Genlii, who ame to the mnrki
Ibr nawlhitig, called In and wished lo t
baptiNd. She had been aaierelT peraecut«d
b; b«r bualiend; bat had decided to obe; the
brioor, ii*e at die. Bhe wai baptlied.
One of tboae bapliied the prerioui eTcning,
mU ihe would call in Wm DeUuni, not ■
■eller of purple, but danfhter of a phyridan
of AnTarpie, Tending at HsDicamp in the
qollitj of lines-draper. She came and wlt-
neaed the baptisn, — aha wai alio piesent
the oendng |netiau«. While we were jt/t
rtjoicfaig, there came in a woman of Chnuny,
(Dd Mid riie nnut be baptUed hIki. She
WIS examined and immnwd. Mr. Prurota
tlwn broke farend to at. All thti time MiM
I weepmg, but ihe could no
I iold him on Monilaj' that when he relumed
Saroy he would be our niisslnnarj', and
that through hia manna we would enter Italy.
Thia maj yet prove to be no drram.
" We have nerer paued more jnyoua days
together in Franoe, To form any idea of
the rejoidng of these redeemed ones. It
would be nee weary In lee nnd know IKem.
Ood's work la mnnifM here ; tbii ii glorioui I
May it augment a hundred Ibid.
" 1 left thee« frienda on Tueeday, 15th of
Auguat, and relumed tioHie. That nme day
Hr. Lepoix and hia ftiend, who haa often
preached, with Mr. Foulon, want to hold a
meeting on the mountain of Cnillouel, a
leiu[ueand a half from Chauny, It iaa lofty
hill; they had more than 300 hearen and a
Joyllil time. On coming down from the
mountain the friends went to Bethancourt,
hard by, and held a prayer meeting, whicb
prored to be a melting time, and rendered
the little chapel there a Bethel indeed to
them all."
NEW CHAPELS.
BLOOitSBimr iraan, London.
The apacloua and elegant structure recently
erected by Hr. Peto on a conapieuoug aite in
the immnliate nelghbauihood o( New Oxford
Street, waa opened for worship on Tuesday,
the 5th of December. Before Iha appointetl
hour arrived, it wii crowded by a respectable
congregation which compriwJ a very large
number of bsptist and independent miuisten.
At sleren o'clock, Mr. Brack commenced the
h^ giving out an appropriate hyro
cxamlDed end baptlied aUo. It was done.
"One of tbe yaang men baptlied the pt«-
tcdfag dey at Hanlamp, wi
College then preached impreaiively from the
words, " The kingdom of God ia not in word
but in power." In the evening, the chapel
being again filled, prsyen were olEeied by Dr.
Sleane.and Dr.Godwm delivered a piain.sub-
Itsntisl discourse from the words of our Lord,
" Ye shidl know (he tmth, and the truth shall
make yoQ free." No collection was made, and
this fact, together with the noble style in which
dinner hsd been provided for some hun-
dreds of invited guests in the ■cbool-roooi
below, called forth strong expresaioni of
admiration of (he munificence displayed by
Mr. Peto, and, we believe, many sincere
prayers that he and hi« bmily might continue
to enjoy both lempoml and spiritual proa-
perity. After dinner, no toasts were intro-
duced, or resalutioni of any kind ; but brief
oddresaes were delivered by Mr. Brock, undn
whole labours it is hoped that a church may
speedity be formed; by Mr, Alexander, inde-
pendent minlaler nt Norwich, who apoke of
the high esteem in which Mr. Brock was held
by all good men intliat cily; by Ur.Price,who
had been Mr. Brock's Brit paatoi, and by Dr.
Archer, presbytetiatl mt&ister of a neigbboDT-
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teierTiiig a mortgage upon it of £1,000, — a
■urn vhicii hs dertiiuB to aid la the irection
of another chapel in another part of the
mBtropoli*, u Man ai the church ma]> find it
coaienisot, bj the parment of thii amount,
to uulie Bloomabuij chapel ila own.
CIKCDt OHAPSL, BMlDPOKH ITKCEI,
Thii building, for manj yeara approprialei!
to equestrian eihibilioni, baring been offered
for Ktle at a time when aome fnentli of reli-
gion felt the ipecial ncceuity of a place of
vonhip in the locality, and being considered
highly adnpted fur tlie purpose, wai, aome
fe* moutha ago, purchaaed for £1050, and
hoi, aiiice that time, been comertcd into a
The purchaie money hai been bomxred un
mortgage, but the expense of fitting up, which
alDoanti to something more than £1500, ia
intended to be raiaed by subscription, towards
which, aboul £B00 hsTe already^ been con-
tributed, nnd the whole is now in course of
being put in trust for the baptist deaomina-
The situation ia a moat eligible one, being
in Ihe centre of ■ denaely populated district,
very inadequately provided with achoota or
places of worship, nnd contiguous to a large
and inSuential Buburlun population. Thii
■ubatitntial edifico, the dimeniions of which
ore sixty feet by aboiit ninety feet, and con-
t:iining beside* ample room for schools and
Ti^stries, was opened for diriue worship on
the 21th of October, when two impiesuieaad
appropriate diacounei were delirered, one by
the ReT. Dr. Raffles of Liverpool, and the
other by the Rev. J. Aldi) of London. Since
that time the pulpit has been supplied by the
Rev. J. Snundera late of Sydney.
On the Slat of the asma month, a large
aid inteiesting tea meeting was lield, the
ta'iles being kindly and gratuitously furnished
by ladies belonging to various congregations
of the town, on which occnaion several en -
cotimging addresses were delivered, nnd col-
lecting cards iMued. It is hoped that this
efljrt to advance the cause of the Redeemer
will be favouml with manifest tokens of hia
blessing, and that soon a minister qualified
cupy a
will b
ridi.'d, nnd it is har^y Dccessary
those friends who hate commenced this work
of diilh and labour of love, and have already
Incurred consjderuble responaibilily, feel
assured cf the hearty c<Kiperation of all their
follow'" '■'"
The eomeat deure of aomerendmtttn tUt
inereasing town, and mach freqoented water-
ing place, to take preLiminary mauuiea for
the formation of a baptist churoh, bat been
eiprtased mora than once in our pages. Thg
fiiUowing is part of a pleanng communication
juat received from Mr, S. Young of 61,
Union Street, Ryde, who is ready to corre-
spond with any friend who wishes to encou-
rage the undert^ng.
" Many difficulties," he says, "met us, one
ol wiiich was the obtaining n suitable place
to assemble ouiselve* together in, bat at
length the Lord directed us to a place, the
most desirable for situation in the whole town,
vii., the first floor of a house in the colonnade,
which we converted into one rnom, pnpered
it afresh, and Gited up as a cliapel, and on a
blank window Iheing the street, lettered,
' The Baptist Chapel ;' this phice we opened
on the 19th of November. You can con-
ceive our anxiety on the morning of this day;
but, blessed be God, our highest anticipationa
were exceeded, and tince that period our
sabbath morning attendance has gradually
increased, and in the evenings we are fiill ;
last ssbbath all could not get in. A 'sabtiath
school, an adult bible class, and week evening
services ha<re been eetabliahed, all of which
are well attended. The ordinance of baptiam
will (n.r.) he adminiatered on Christmas dny
to nine candidates, and a church formed on
the Snd of January. Humanly s]>eaking,
only two things are wanted to ensure con-
tinued success ; means to support a stated
ministry, and a larger place to worship in.
The Lord has sent us a young man to be our
minister, who seems every way adapted to
-"" the causa, and we trntt be will send ui
leant of supporting him in comfort."
The baptist ohapel which has been for tome
imein the course of erectitin, in this recently
formed town, is now nearly completed.
Thursday, the 4th inst., is the day fixed fin
the opening. The Rev. J. Sherman, Lon-
don ; Rev. J. H. Hiiiton, London ; and the
Rev. T. Winter, Briitolj have kindly engaged
ti preach on the occotion.
The building itself is handsome and com-
modious, of the Lom bardic style, an ornament
even to this riiing town, where so much
architectural taits has been diapUyed.
Swindon New Town hat a population of
■baut 3000 penoni, who have coma and
located themtatves here from different parls
of the united empire, where they are engaged
in the monuhctory of sleam-enginea, car-
riages, kc, at the general depot of the Great
Western Company. These interesting people
are, most of them, dissenters from iiabit,
prindple, or botli,and are much |ileased with
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tk dbtt vow Wing mid* to aooommadata
than with a plus in whkit timj omj mMt
to vorahip the God of theii fatlien. This
DDdertakiitg it indeed fait bf ths few ptnoni
■ho hnie entered upon it, to be ■ rcrr
vHghlj mSbJi; itUl it is aaixnlj hoped thnt
the bianda of the Redeemer will moat
(■Kdisll^ help them in this Ubonr of Iotb,
IbM an eSnt so mUj dengned, and carried
B with aoch anliiiDK ptnerennee, vaj be
Cleaned with that m
■ whkhiBaoBidcntlj
ORDINATIONS.
On Tueadar, October ID, Hr. Jamea Cox
was pnUiclj recogDised as paitoi of tbe bap-
tat dimcb at Walgntie, on ahich occanon
Hr. BobuBKHi of Kettenng gaie a brief but
Indd slatanent of the nature of a cburch of
Chriit, and receiied Mr. Coi'a confeaaion of
faith; Ifr. Yoi^, one of the deacons of the
thmdi, gaie an account of the Men which
led to ttaair inTitatioD of Ui. CoiiUr. Jen-
kiraoa of Kettering offered prajer on behalf
ef the newlj dioscn pastori Mr. Wheeler of
Mooltoa pTO the charge; and Hr. Uawkea
of GaikbuniDSli preached in the erening.
and faaling; thanking Ood that hia »jm were
permitted to ase this da^. The Ber. U. H.
Crofta of Ramtej' addreaaed in an afiectlonate
ler the paator and church. The attend*
on thia occaaion wai eiceediogly good,
and aU appeared to feel that God was there.
On Wedneadaf, Norembar 23nd, recogni-
lioa (Enicca wfra held in tbe baptist meeting,
Itigl^t*^ on oocaooD of the aettlement of
the R«T. S. S. Hatch aa paitor. After
mdragaad pfajerbf theRaT.T.Pottenger,
BcT. C. Shnd deUTered an intmductoiT dia-
covrae, Re>. W. Jonea of Stepne; College
adied ibt qoesliona and offered pnjer, and
RcT. J. Uob7, D.D., daliiered the chvge.
In Ibe ctening, the Be*, — Birch (indc
pendeol} of f^chiej, commenced with read-
mg and prajer, and the Rev. J. H. Hinton
feeacbed !• the people.
■MLSWICB, BvniaoTXiMtttax.
Wedoaadaj, December 6th, 1818, tbe Rot.
W. E. Aiclier, late of CheIsM, was pnblicly
neogniied aa pastor of the Ehurch of J«ut
ChriK meeting in Spaldwick, Huntingdon-
shiic. The Betrice waa introduced bj tlie
RcT. H. L. Tack of Fenstanton, who read the
•ciiptDTce and pnjti. The Re*. Alfred
Newth of Goodie <kdependeiil) deliTared an
able and eSeetiTe diaroarM on tbe nalare of
a Ctuiitiaa cbivch. Hr. Archer then gate a
bnef ataloncnt of hir leligioas hiMoi7 and
theological tiewh Hm Rot. Jahn Hanrnng,
who fat mora than Stlj jttn sustained the
MMorale in thia place, and who ia just entei-
The Iter. John Bigwood of Eieter haring
recored a unanimoui inritation to becoms
lastor of this church, has complied with
.. . request, and inCends commencing fail
pastoral labonn on the first aabbath of the
RECENT DEATHS,
■BB. C. rSICE ^D XM, A. OOHWaT.
These tnil; piou* and excellent females,
bom in tbe town of Abergarennj, were two
listers, daughters of the late Mr. John and
Mn. Elizabeth Harris of Gotilon, near the
said town. Mn. Price was the wife of the
Rer. Joseph Price, some jears ago paitor of
the baptiat church at Alcester ; now of tbe
baptist church at Miildleton Cheney, North-
amplonthiie. Mts. Conway was the relict of
the late Mr. John Conwaj, tin-plate mana-
factnrer, Fontrhjdjrhjn, in the eoontf of
Monmouth.
Hra. Price was the elder dater, and tbe
finished ber course on tbe second daj of last
Haj ; and Mn. Conwaj, the jounger, tetmi-
nated her pilgrimage below on the ninth daj
of March immediHlely preceding. They
were lovely and plenaant in their lives, and in
their death Uiey were not &r auQdered. On
the paternal side they were descended from a
long line of anceetors in this county, of
staunch nonconforming prindplca, and of the
baptiat denomination ; persoas, hi their day,
that ranked amongst the more influential and
respectable connected with I
church at Blauaagwent in Monmouthshire, a
very old mieieat. Hediedin 1737,aged63.
Their grandfather, Mr. Morgan Harry, the
■on of John Harry, waa alio a minister at
the BlBuna,aod died in 1746. He was the
father of Mr. John Hairisof GoTilon, and of
a posthumous son named Hotgan after hia
bther, which nm was called to the work of
the miniitry, studied at tbe Bristol acwlemy,
and became aMistanC pastor at Llonwenarth,
where he honourably ended hi* days, both aa
a Christian and a minister about sixty yeoia
aince. The elder ta-othcr, Mr. John Harris,
who changed the family name from Harry to
Harris, was a man of great Worth, both a~
and a followt
of tl
He
member and a deacon of tbe baptist
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UOMB INTELLIOEHCB.
vean. Hn. Hanii alio, irboie praiae mi
in alt the churches, and who had been a mem-
ber of the chuTcli at Llanwenatth fium her
earlj youth, tranifeired her communion to the
church at AbergaTonnj, in felloinhip witb
which ahe happilj died in 1S2S. Her bther,
the venerable Hr. Caleb Harrieajfor ao spelled
he hia name, woa an aiaiatant preacher, and
the highlj reapeetable and reiered paator of
the baptiit church at Llanvennrth, for about
half a centurj. He died in 1793, aged 77
yean.
So patemallT and maternally were the twn
naten, the aubjecta of thii imperfect and in-
adequate aketch, deicended, and in their day
and generation they proved themaeivea worthy
eT their parenta and progenicoia.
Some four or live and forty yean ago, the
iiaten opened a ladiea' achool at Bristol,
when Hn. Price, then Miia Catharine Harria,
waa baptized at Broedmead, and became a
member of the Broadmend church, at that
time under the peatornle of the eminent Dr.
Byland. But iq 1809 or 1810, they left
Briatol, returned to Abergavenny, their native
town, and conducted their aeuiinary there.
Mils C. Harria, soon after this change of
locality, waa diamiaud From the Broadmead
to the Abergavenny church, with which ihe
continued in full fellowship till her marriage,
and conaequent removal to Alceater. During
that interval her career was one of exemplary
^ety and uaefulneea. Evecj way alie could,
•be waa prompt to aerre and advance the
cause of the Redeemer, then in its inbiit
■tale. The recollection of her lovely
. .0 her inftrion, is Btill deeply infixed
in the minda of Ihe comparatively small
number of her once delighted osaociates the
now lUivive, to cherish sweetly, and wit
ireshnesii the rem embrance of her diatinguished
Christian virtues. Nor did she decline or
decay in the vigour, value, and lustre of her
chancier and religious profrwui
accompiiihed her pilgrimage and
the declivity of life ; but her pat]
of Ihe emphatically juat, it ahont
more unto the perfect day. Her dnmeatic
beieaTcmenta the pungenllj felt, yet meekly
Wid patiently endured, knowing that He
whose preropUirg it waa to give, had likewise
•o undisputed right to take away. BeaiUea,
lier own penoiial afHictiona for aome yean
prior to her lamented decease were numeroui
and levere. But ahe knew whom she bad
believed, and waa fully penuaded that he waa
able to keep thai which ahe bad committed
nnto him ogainat that day. She felt perf^tly
ntialied, that however mysterioua and in-
scrutable many of hia wsya may appear, ibey
were not only righleoua, but alao kindly de-
ngned and wiaelj ordered. When bei fleah
waa iraated away, and the voice of the
heavenlr Bridegroom Mmmaned her to go
Itarth to mert him, ahe, having her lamp
trimmed and her light burning, readily obeyed
Eall, in perfect peace resigned her spirit
hii hands, and thus softly languished
life. But having for the laat four and
thirty years reaided at ao great a distance
ftvm this nei;^hbourhood, and visiting Iba
place only oecaaianally, the writer coniidera
himself Tery incompetent to do justice to her
■a. Conway, on the contrary, having be*ii
three and thirty yean a memberof thediurch
over which, from ila commencement in April,
1SU7, he hoa preaided, comei more directly
and eitenuvely within thennge and aphera
of hia observation. She, and her excellent
partner in life, with seven others, were bap-
tiied by him, and received into the church,
March I9th, 1B15. In August, 1821, Mr.
Conway, whose health hod fiir aome time
been precarious, was rather suddenly called
away, leaving seven &lher1ess children, the
eldest about ten yean of age, and the young-
eat a little infant, to the chatge oF his deeply
diilresaed widow. But she was s womaa
that, on various grounds, rose much above
mBdiociiCy. Her aticngth of mind and
abilities were of a high order, her education
liberal and panmount, and her mental cul-
ture, which had been her pursuit from the
early moniing of life, placed her far in ad'
Vance of the greater portion oF her ael.
Charitable and expanded in her religious
views, yet atrictly cvangelicel, she waa pre-
pared to make evrij allowance for obliquilie*
incidental to the perverae influence of popu-
lar opinion, educatioaal prejudice, and humaa
infirmity. Nevetthelees, she wsa not this,
that, anything, or everything, which now,
alas! aeemi pretty much to become the
fiuhion amongst thoae even that are loud and
clumoroua in their profesuon of dissenting
principles. Their eager aping of comformity
in habiliments, architecture, and Ibnna of
worahip, had no charm in her ealimatioD.
Her vaat reading had femiliariied her with
history, both secular and eccleaiastical ; nnd
ahe was a fervid admirer of the illuatrioua
founden of dissent, Ihe puritans and noncon-
fbrmists, who bnvely purchased tbe pnicioua
pearl of Britloh freedom, civil and religious,
at the expense of all things tenestrial, deu
to mortals, yes, of life ilaelfl and whom no-
thing, either fermidable or seductive, could
intimidate or tempt to merge their distinctive
aentimenca and practice into that aemi-con-
Formity and aonconfbriDity, which at present
place multitudea of our contompoiariee, bap-
tists and independents, in tbe anomalous
position of those of whom it is thus recorded r
" Ephraim, he bath mixed himself among
the people, Ephtaim is a cake not turned.
Strangen have devoured his strength ; yea,
gray hairs are here and there upon him."
Hn, Conway was too decided and eleTaled
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3S
IB ber leligiinu ud DOneoDforming principle!,
to lympBttiiie and ■jmboUze with this un-
lulunl blending, eomproniiie, and degene-
i3Fy. Uniform and connitent in principle,
pmfeanon, and practice, the, as she believed,
■poke. In other word*, principla wai the
laii] and reuon or practice; Had pnctice
n* tbe fruit, illmtratioD, and eridence of.
ptincipla. As willing to giro as to tahe, she
dulj appreciated the conicieiitioui scruples of
thaw that diSeied from her in creed, rituals,
and ofaamBDce*. But she fell it a com-
maading du^ to be cooaistent with ber own
aiowed profenioii.
Tbe following remaikt concerning her
Tatuable cbancter and life, preaented b; the
writer to a laise assemblj in her funersi >er-
moD, maj not beinoongruonsly.but befilting-
1t, iatrodnced in this place. Uaring glanced
at the world'! follacious estimate of character,
dignilj, and worth, and sdTeited to nalure'i
b«inli^l gifts in her CB*e, together with her
improicniEnt of those bestowmcDt*, and her
fuperioT ]itenrj aoquiremenla, he added,
"These, mj ftiends, were not the only— no,
not Ibe chief accomplishments of Mia. Con-
way. Sba was a genuine, a thinking, a
nalnoa, a wo^ng, a useful, and a hallowed
Oiratian. Not nich in name only, not such
by education only, butsuchin deed and in truth.
Deep and energetic were her cherished feelings
of igtemt in the adTancemenC of (be cause of
Qiiat at home and abroad. When, many
jtmn since, the ladies of EngUnd adopted
meuorea Co raise the daracter, and oieliomle
tbe tfate, of the oppreaaed and degraded
Icmalea at India, by mpani of female educa-
tion, sbe soon joined their mnks, and partid-
Mted in the toils of their noble enterprue.
Boieith her ampicea, and through her eiei-
tiani,a Monmoulhsbire school forfemateedu-
caiim was originated and was opened in Ben-
gal, and as long as her health and strength
admitted, our excellent friend was its untiring
adioeate and lealous promottr [n her natiie
eninty. Her pen, her influence, and her
penoaat endeavour*, were sll made subwr-
vient to the praiseworthy object.
" Siogalar to obserre, this Tery day three
and thirty years, 1 had the privilege to bap-
liie and receive into the church, my highly
valued sister, with ber alike valued husband;
and tboogh reading at the distance of twelve
mOa bom Abergavenny, she continued her
fMobcfthip with us, and generally on ordi-
nance days w« enjoyed her truly delighting
JelknnMp.
■■Just twenty-one year* after she joined
m, sbe became a permanent reddant of our
neighbaarhaod ; and the btt twelve years of
ber liffe, and et her sojourn with us, were
yon of much uaefulnees. and to numbers, of
Bveet enjoyment. In her deparlnre, her
mrviving relatives hare indeed lost a friend
and a counsellor, the church in this place a
pillar, tha poor a benefactress, our British
sdiool, miauonary cause, and other interests,
a cheerful supporter. But you need not be
told tbe vtrtuea and excellencies of the de-
ceased. You have wilnewied them, you have
read them in ber holy and devoted life.
"She went down to tbe grave under cir-
cumstances of dire bodily sulferings. Once
in her conflict with the harlHngen of death,
she nid to the writer, ' I want more &ith.'
Yet her &ith and hope firmly graiped the
Rock of ages. And having fought a good
fighl, finished her course, and kept the faith,
whilst her happy spirit has joinni the spirila
of just men made perfect, her body rests on
the soft pillows of the sepulchre, till the Lord
her Redeemer descends in the clouds, and Uds
her come away. O that with ber, we may ba
found on his right band in the day of
doom ! "
Thus the two loving and pious sisters,
Mrs. Price and Mrs. Conway, ran the Chris-
tian race, and reached the goal. " Let me
die the death of the righteous, and let my
last end be like his !"
MiClH Tbox^s.
Abergacgnni/, Dec. 8, 1848.
Mary, for fifty-four years the beloved irift
and afTectionate companion of the late John
Lang of Liverpool, and for four yean his widow,
waa bom, in 1767, at Moffiit, in Annandale,
Scotland. Her parents, John and Elisabeth
Stewnrt, were ptous, excellent people, and
trained up their children in the right way.
Sbe was brought to a knowledge of divine
things at a very early age. When only four-
teen she Inst her only sister, which made a
deep and permanent impression on her mind,
and two yean after this event she made a
public profession of the name of Christ, by
joining the " Relief Church " of Scotland.
Six yean afterwards circumstances led her to
England, where she was married, and joined
the independent church at Bolton, with her
husband. Subsequently, in tbe providence of
God, being broo^t to Liverpool, they were
led in a short time to attend the ministry of
the late Ber. Samuel Medley, of whom she
says in her diary, " A name that will ever be
dear to me .' he was a fsilhflil and affectionate
preariier of the glorious gospel of the blessed
God, and was the mesns, in the hand of the
Holy Spirit, of showing me (he way of God
more perfectly." On the firat sabbath in
February, 17M, she and her dear partner,
with some others, were baptised by Mr. Med-
ley, and united tn the church at Byrom Street.
After the decease of Mr. Medley, they, with
several members of the church and congrega-
tion, formed anew interest, at which time, ) er
husband t>eing chosen one of the deacons, she
toolc the office of deaconess, which she sus-
tained in a ftithfbl manner fbr forty-eight
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jttn, bmttg dMtingvabed for her meek anil
pacsflil chancter. During ber Inng life her
triili wen Tsriaas. She (ufTered much from
domeMic bonaTemeDls, before her huibsad'i
ieeetae, baring lort liz of bee children bj
death; but ahe mi conioled bj the firm
belief that thaj' had onlj preceded ber to
their heaTenly home. Of her lote to Cbru-
tiani, eepedallf to Chrvtian mtniaten, nitoi-
bera of whom at deferent time* were inmate*
tralrcnjojed the coniecMtiaa u the ducjplea
of Chrirt, To joang inquinn iA» wu psr-
ticnlvl]' meoun^ng, cheering them by her
counaell and eiam^e^ She waa trulj ''a
molber in IvaeL" In the Bible Society
•he took a meet actiire pait, collecting waeklj,
and when *he faand an; of the pOM who
could not read, ihe formed cUasea, and pet-
■evend in teaching them, until the; could
lead the Nov TeatamenL To the poor of
Ood^ people ahe wai meet aSbctionate in
her demeanour, and wai beloied by them in
return. During health and itrengtfa, ahe
took a great tntemt in the giria' ichoQl con-
nected with the church of which ahe waa a
member, and with ber originated the idea of
fonning the " Dorcai Society " belonging to
the nine church. To her dear paMor, the
ReT. Jame* Liiter, one of her earliot frjendi,
and with whom ahe preaerred an uninter^
rupted fiindihip for more than Ibitj-aix
Evn, ibe waa particularly attached, and
Ted bim dearly for hii bithlul miniitry.
In her diary she frequently menliona him,
eapedatly on the Lord'a daya. Speaking of
one of the annitenarici of hit minigtry, ahe
remarks, " Thi» i» the Ibirty-eighlh annJTeraary
of our dear paitor'a miniitry. Tbia day, 2nd
tabbath of March, 1603, be preached bii Ent
to declare the ithoU couniel af Gcd. Very
fcw that then beard him will hear bli Toice
to^y. They hare entered into (heir reit,
•nd we are juit waiting the aummoDi. * Be
;e alao ready.'" The nbbalh waa her delight.
Sb« JOTed it abcTe all daya: an eorneat to
faer lonl of the never-ending nbbath on high.
But ahe likewii* loTed the "aaembling of
lb* niota " at all timea, and inTariably filled
ber place on the week ereningi when health
■od circumatMicea permitted, until preiented
by extreme delnlity. Her lut attendance on
Wedntaday eTening waa about fire month*
preTiou* to her diaulution. She took a Tcrj
deep inlereal in the cauae, and when her dear
old fHend and pallor wai obliged to reiign on
account of health, ihe welcomed hii youthful
Bncceaanr aa one sent of the Lord, and de-
lighted to encourage him in hi* work. The
glorioui doetrinee of the goBpel,juMificBtion
hr fiiilh alone, ChriU'i finithed woiic, God'i
Meeting lore, and free grace, were themea on
which ihe loTcd to dwell, and oftoi by her
jm repeated the following Ten*,
" 'Tit la* * Uiint qning,
nnVi not an t< to (ina lit atrtam.
Fooliih and triSing coDienation ahe would
gently put down, and introduce aome re-
"" "'" '"'"' the mind upward*. Wwtdly
God'i people. Fnyer wa* her delight. She
lored communing at the mercy-aent, and in
her widowed etate alwaya conducted that part
of family wonhip henelf until ber great
weakneai prerenled her being able to apeak
much. Early in the aummer of this year her
atrength began rupidir to decline. Taking
brewell of a dear friend who rceided al lome
diatnnce, ahe laid, " I am a bait bark, toned
about on the ocean of life, but I ahall enter
the bBTon at but." " The pina of the Uh«-
nacle," a* ahe ezprened it. " were now being
taken down," and often ahe would exclaim,
" 1 wonder uAen my heRTenly Father will
■end for me." Her thoughti and afieclioni
were above, and her aoul longed for the aum-
mona to "depart and be with Chiiat" She
loved hii ncred word— the revelation of hii
will to her below— and ihe eameatly dcnred
a clearer manifeatation in hi* ati-glorioua
pnaence. The twenty-third and one hundred
and twenty-lint paatma ahe almoat daily n-
verted to. Though moat tenderly allaehed to
her children, her affectionate heart could
freely nirrender tAen, and all earthly objecta,
thia the would lepeat
■ I'd part wiUi oil tba Jon of aanaa,
Tg saw BpsB Ut taea.'<
Every power of her mind eeemed to ex-
pand with love to Chriat, ei her bodily ener-
giea grew more enfeebled. She would often
lay, " I truat the great Head of the church
will be with me to-day." and " I would like
to lie low at the loot of the eroea, and weep
fbr Chriit;" and then ihe would expatiate on
the love of the Saviour, Aa ahe approached
her latter end, her failh became tfronger ind
brighter. She would vy, ■< Give to the windi
thy fenn " (and with a iweet amila add),
" Hope, and be undiamayed." On being
aaked if ihe were ready to depart, ahe replied,
with her habitual promplneaa, " y«. Uiii
moment." For her, death had no lerron;
^e viewed it calmly, and hailed it ai her
Cnport to eternal life. When aiked if ahe
d any fi»r, the aniwered, "Oh, no; aU ft«
ia taken away." Within a few houra of h^
dimlutun, one of her children remarked,
" You are happy, mother; you are going to
your Saviour." She replied, with great «m-
phiaia, " Chriit offojeiim—fiuowell I" When
■he became unable to articulate, ahe Hill re-
mained perfectly conadoui, and her last pert'
,ing iign gave token that ihe knew and hU
pcnuaded that ibe wu gwng to him in whom
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nnkbei of haCuth. And dot tlie " go!di_
bowl wta broken," and " the pitcher broken
■t the foaotain," utd the >^ niat gtiined
the nctotj OTcr death; reeled fin eier trom
ha Uboon, and entered into tbs " ja; of her
liwd." So calm wai her diuniMal, that
tboK wbs (tood aroand her hallowed death-
bed could not beliefe all waa over.
■ Ooa geaOt ilgt ho- tettan tinkt.
ThnconlheSlitof October, 1B4B, at the
nod old age of eight^-oDe. thn honoured
oaeiple poaicd from earth to heoveti.
On Wedncadiij the S2nd of Norember,
departed this life, aged 34 jean, Eliiabeth,
Ibe belOTcd and jouDgnt daughter of the
Be*. Timothj Thomai of Newcutle Emlfn.
She wai baplind by her bther, with four
otbera, on the Slat of Auguat, 1842, and from
that time to the da; of her diMalution, the
lind an ornament to her proftwon, and a
ftrj na^ul teacher in the Sundnf school.
Dniing b(B' affliction, which ihe bore with the
pHtnt leagnatiaD and tranqnillitf , ihe
wmMjiftai dwell on the honour the had of
profcemg religion ao young, and that eternity
would Dot be too long for her to praiiie and
thank the Lord, Ibr the night that (he came
to the deCffminatiini to preeent benelf before
tbe ehordi of God. On Monday night pre-
nou to her death, iha called all the family
to her room to bid them adieu, and addressed
Ibem Ter; pathetically, ay ing, that her faith
ia Qirkt <rai lery strong, and waving her
band, she cried out, " I haie often sung, —
I nolly Sod him to be so to-night ; be is Tny
Ffcdooa; recommaid him to all my friends."
She pointedly addrOMd her younnt taother,
tbe cnlj one of ei^t children who had not
pit oa tbe Lecd Jem Christ, to beware not
to OMne lo eternity, wi^oat first taking up
Iha eroM, and obcf die ordinances of the great
banl of the cfaondi. She again rallied a
littk,aiid was (Mier the (allowing day, but
on that night she again reqaesled to see all
lb* funily, and beholding them bathed in
tctis, she desired tbem not to weep, that she
WM *«j happy, and that the struggle would
sooa be otst. and wd, " We bad a long time
lo lira lofstber, and now I am the fint to
port, and yoa will soon follow, when we shall
meet in ■ belter world." The following
Kwroing, Wedimday, die was told that her
' ' n iaii airiTed from Cardigan to see her.
"Oh, Tery i
I. »ery p
"joo are all here lo-dBy,and I
le to tb« poriGed ■
■hall be going home to tn« porif
glory." About one o'clock, p.
claimed out triumphantlr, "Chnit u all in
all," which were her but 'words that could he
intelligible. She beckoned lo her fiithcr to
Dome to her, who knelt by her bed-iide, hut
conld not understand anything more, when a
Tiiible change took place, and aha contintisd
to breathe quietly till three, when her immor-
tal spirit took its (light to the maniians of
blis), without a struggle or a groan. This
solemRoocurrencehasoTerwhelmed the family
in sorrow and lean, (br the desire of theu
eyes has been Uken away with a stroke, end
they are ready to mtclaim, " Oh master, she
was a borrowed one." It ia true she 1ms
slept ihe sleep uf death, but she has slept io
JesUB, and their ioM is her eternal gain, and
though they cannot help sorrowing, let they
Borrow not withoot hope, and iriah to be the
followers of thera who through fiuth and pa-
tience inherit tbe promises. On Monday the
27th of November, the fiincral took place,
when the Rer. E. RoberU of Diefach read
and prayed at the bouse, and afterwards m
concourse of many hundreds of people fol-
lowed the corpse to its long-appointed home,
to the burial place of the ancient church at
Cilfowyr, where the Rer. R, Jones of Trewen
read the 23rd Paalm and prayed. The Rer.
N. Thomas, minister of the place, delirered a
most impresdvu sermon (bom 2 Tim. iv. j, 8.
The body was then depoiiled in the silent
tomb, and the Rer. D. Raes of Cardigan de-
livered a most affecting oration to the weeping
multitude, and prayed. We then parted in
(uli and sure hope to meet her again at the
glorious resurrection mom.
Cnitt OTmdii gulli htn OLlfowjr
Vni tn Hlrl ■ thrln i byd
Qjra T J eba^B 1 sradlg
Ond bi jn ddti law u jn (ad.
the baptist church, Swaffbam, Nortblk, og^
flfty-flve yews, greatly and deserrcdty n-
spected by ail who knew her.
Died, on Saturday, October 7, lBi8, after
long and painful affliction, in thenity-
sixth year of bis age, Mr. William Savage, of
Swaffham, Norfolk. The deceased was for
more than twenty years one of the deacons of
''' 'aptist church in this town. His rem sine
interred in the chapel where he had so
long and constantly been an attendsnt.
Ashbrd, Kent, November 5, died iadd<-nly.
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aged dxtf-tbree, Ann, the belored wife of
Th'oniu Cluke, paator of the baptist church.
She was a Cbriitian diattnguiihed by her
lymplicily, humility, and love, all of which
ware pleaiingly exemplified in her character
M a wife, mother, and friend ; whilat to the
laM ihe conKientioualj and unremittingly
dbchaiged bet duliea ai a member of the
cbnrEhofChriit.
Jonph CaldweU Wyke wai in childhood
the lubject of a tender conicience, and of
religioui contidiona, but the wortt of grace
upon hii heart wai »o gradual in it* opera-
tions Ihal it wu not known at what preciw
period he wai " bom again." He w»>, more-
over, of a retired and reaened ditpootion,
with a iomewhat melancholic catt of mind.
The tbimer trait ctmeealed fh>m hia friends
hii inward emotion, and the latter led htm to
doubt hii peraoniU and nving interest in
Christ,
But in proce» of time it became maniftat
to all anociated with him, that hii love to
Christ, hia people, and his cauae, wai such ai
to admit of no queation that he was one
choaen of God with an effectual calling. He
was, therefore, when sbout eighteen years of
age, invited to Christian fellowship. After
considerablehesitfllion, iitisingfrom hia ftars
lot he should not walk worthy of the high
*ocation, he followed hi* diiine Marter in the
ordinance of baptism ; on which occasion,
bis joy was unspeakable, and he felt almost
constmined, then and there, to —
He was baptised, and received into the
communion of the second baptist church,
Abeigavenny, Monmouthshire, by Mr.Charles
Evans, late missionsry in Sumstm, and who
was then the pastor. His after conduct
proved how "holily.and unblameably," and
niefiilly, he maintaiDed bii Ctariitian pmfes-
It was not long before it waa diseorerrd
that he poMMsed lalenta which eminently
qualified him to dispense to other* what he
had himself " tasted, and bandied, and felt,
of the word of life ;" and he wa* urged by
competent and judicious Christiana to devote
himself entirely to the work of the ministr^r-
Self-diffidence, coupled with a weakly physi-
c^ constitution, preacEled a formidable
hairier to his making up his mind to this
Important Itap; but at length hia acruples
pte way ; he received a regular cal! from
bis church to eiercise his gifts, and in Febru-
ary, 1833, he entered Horton College, Brad-
ford, then under the presidentship of the late
venerable Dr. Steodman, preparatory to bis
taking the pastoral office.
About the time that the Doctor reined
his official connexion with the college, an
application was received by him (br a supply
with a view to settlement, iiom the baptist
church, Hunminby, Yorkshire. The result
was, that in April, 1836, he received and ac-
cepted a call to the pastoiate, and on the
22nd of June following, he w«« ordained.
His deservedly estaemed tutor, the Doctor,
delivered the charge on this intereMing
Here he laboured for four and a half years
honourably and suceeasflilly ; many, through
his instrumentality, were added to the Lord,
and the church waa edified and quickened.
But he hod his "thorn in the fieah," —
melancholy and depression of spirits arising
fhim dyspepsy — made him peculiarly K^iai-
tiie of every little difficulty and discourage-
ment which cams across his way in the
prosecution of his ministerial engagements.
Thus tried, having received an invitation to
take the oversight of the church at Shelfanger,
Norfolk, and being at the same time atnngly
recommended by a neighbouring minister to
undertake the charge, he accepted the call.
Finding himself, however, not so happily
circumstaDced in his new sphere as he antici-
pated, hia connexion with the people of God
here ceased at the end of twelve months.
His next field of labour was at the Heath,
near Whitchnrch, Shropshire. Here be had
the charge of a school, and preached twice
every Lord's day, but was exempted fiom
the pastoral care.
For four yenra ha discharged his MTeml
duties in this place, with advantage to his
young pupils, and with profit to those who
were favoured with the ministry of the word
from his lips. At the end of this period he
was afflicted with a severe nervous attack,
which obliged him togireup his engagements,
and to leave the neighbourhood. His ex-
perience, St this time, reaembled that of Ihe
pious Cowper in his seasons of melancholy.
For about nine months from this time he was
unable to engage in publie duties excepting
very occawonally. Well was it for him thai
Providence had directed him to the choice of
a wife whose temperament was such as fitted
her to meet this as well as every other virita-
lion, with fortitude and calm submiiaton ; and
being also ponessed of every essential qualifi-
cation to constitute a good nurse, under the
blessing of God, her kind and judicious treat-
ment served materially to bring about hia
restoration to health and spirits. He waa
united in marriage to Miss Savina Clarke, of
Disa,Narfblli, the23ndof May, 11)89.
Recovered from his mental depresuon, he
was induced to make, at the request of th«
Norfolk and Suffolk Home Mission, an at-
tempt to cslablish a baptiat interest at Long
Melfbid. He was engaged for twelve months,
but, seeing no prospect of succett, ha relin .
qaished this department of labour at tfao end
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of tix monthi. Diinng tbii iminii lis en-
joTed a gnat«r ibaie of cbeeifulnen and
vigour Iban had &UeD to hii lot for ioiiie
Hu next mnoTfl vaa to Chtaatt, Bucki. In
Aptil last be tioited thii place, and banng
■applied for Cnu lucceoiie aabbatla, his term
of probatioB being ended, the church here
g»e him a DDaaimoiu iaritation to become
their paitor; he complied, and entered upon
hii stated laboon the lecond Lanl'idn; in
liar. He bad pretiouslj taken a violent
colli, which » br debilitated him, that it was
wiUi coniiderable difficultj be completed the
CDfiBgcaienU of Ibe da^.
From thia time bn health imcoTenblj
|>Tewaj; aud, after patiently enduring the
will of God, '•be fell Bileep in Jeiu^" the
EfkoDtli of Noiember, 1B48, in the thirty-
eightb year of hie age- lie wai bom March
30,1811. Hii medical attendant hai given
the cauae of hia death to be pulmooarj con-
Munptioo.
la relation to hit laat iUnen, hii widow
penned the following memorandum; " Mj
dear boibaod during hia illnen wiu troubled
with danbca and fean mpecling bieintereit
in ChriK, not being bitouied with thoae con-
Kilationi the goapel it adapted to impart to
the nffering Chiiitian.
"On the 2Sth of October, when I took bim
op hia dinner, be nid be did not intend to
hare aoj, ai he had been praj'ing hard, and
be wiibed to &it as well as fj; I howeTer
prerailed on bim to take n litUe in coniide-
ntioo of bii great weaknoL Hs then re-
qoaled me to let no one go into hii room, as
he wiriied to be alone.
" He afterwards told me, that haiing
wreilled hard in prayer, the Saviour ap-
pealed to him, and, itill prajing, he told him
tkal be had had no comfort or coruolatian to
Mpport hia taind during his sAliction, and
dai he BDpposed this was port of the dis-
tipGae appaiated him. The Redeemer then
gave bim to cnjo)' «hat he had been prajing
*BhJ til tlUe diar
Is laaaalDBS In tlii lUta'
With calm and peaceful aequieieence be aid
with Job, "All the da;r* "f '"J appointed
time «ill I wait, till mj change come ;" and
d laat eheerftiltf welcomed the menenger
teath, trhunphing in thoae glimpiei of heaven
■ was bvoiired to behold, 'ere yet he
iiehed the plaea.'
" For irnie lime before his death hii speech
br tbe meat part became nnintelligibte ; yet
•IS be innch engaged in prayer, and in en-
deavoun to repveaent to thoae anund him
riiat be saw and felt of the gloty and bappi-
■(■ npon whidi be wtm abont to enter.
"In the frame of hi* mind, (ha npsrard di
rectioQ of his eyes, and the expresnons h«
gave utterance to, his'end wai like to that of
Stephen, ' He being full of the Holy Ghort,
looked up iteadGiitiy into bearen, and >av
the glory of God, and Jnus standing on tbe
right hand of God, and said. Behold, I we the
heaven! opened, and the Son ofman ttnndinir
on the right hand of God.' Thu. lived and
died thii saint of God, aflbrding a noble proof
of the credibility of the goapel. ' We have
not foUowed cunningly deviud fables,' but
" hare a more sure word of prophecy where-
unto ye do welt that ye take heed ai unto ■
light that riiinetb in a dark place, until the
dawn, and the day-star arise in your
'Thit lamp II
>U tba Isdlimi Bight
The fiineral of Mr. Wyke took place on
Friday the 2*th of November, Mr Lewi-
formerly pastor of (he church at Gheniee, cT-
ficMted on the occasion. On the foUowintt
aabbath a fUneral sermon was delivered b?
Mi. Salter, of Ameraham, from Geo. v. 24.
The Rev. Wriliam Fiiher, paator of tbe
baptist church at Padiham, and previonslv
frw mariy jtm at Bromley. Northumberland.
died, November 21st, 18*8, in the 68tb year
MB. *. PBTCKITT.
On Noveniber26, ]e4B,diod Mr.Ahrahsm
Pnukelt, aged 67, foreman to Mr. John
George of Bnmscombe Post, Gloucestershire.
He was for many years a member of the
baptist church, Eattcomba, diatingmihed for
humility, benevolence, and aincerily, Hi«
hope, in the hour of nature's diMoJulion, was
fixed upon the blood and rigbteousnen of the
LordJeauaCliriatj thus he lived and died,
and, doubtless, his liberated sjiirit is now
among the glorified in heaveo.
Died, at Tregonisiey, in St. Austell, Corn-
wall, November 29th, aged thirtv-one, Mary
the beloved wife of J. H. Osborne, baptist
minister. Wells Town. She wai an bumble
and devoted follower of the Lord Jesus
Christ, and her end was peace. Being asked
by a beloved friend a little before she died, if
Jesus was precious (o her aaul, she instantly
replied, "Yes, never eo precioai as now
deeth has lost its ating — I am sheltering in
the bleeding aide of my Saviour." Her last
words were, " The Spirit and the bride say
HOME INTELLIGENCE.
Come, and irhiMoeTct vill let him come, and
take of the water of life rreeljr.' " Blened
wont," ihe ezcUimed, " whiMefer will, let
At TbnpMone, Northamptoiiihiie, De-
Mnber IGlb, aged iMy-tkree, Mr. Heorj
Collier, bookseller ; tbirtj-eight reui a mem-
ber, aiiid nineteen jeare of that tune a deacon
of the baptiit cliureb m that town.
MISCELLANEA.
The Committee of the Young Hec'i Ano-
dation haa arranged a lenra of meetingi for
Parent! and Children to be held during the
next three monthai Thoee lor Januarf an
Jan. 2nd. New Park Street Scbool Room,
Southwatk.
4th. Vernon Chapel, PratDniille.
Stb. Shouldham Street Chapel, Edg-
ware Road.
Bth. Lion Street School Room, New
Kent Road.
9th, DeTonifaire Square School Room,
Honniladitch.
10th. Keppel Street Chapel, RoNell
Ulh. Fox and Knot ConrtSofaool Room,
Snow HiU.
ITtfa. Alficd Place Chapel, Old Kent
Road.
ISlh. Nntb London School Room, Cal-
Ihorpe Tenace, Qrav's Inn
Road.
SSnd, BnttealandStreetChapel.Hoxton.
S3id. Honlej Street School Room,
Walworth.
SSth. Cotton Street School Room, Pop-
lar.
36lh. Iilin^on Green Chapel.
S6th. Lewuham Road School Room,
Qreenwich,
_L uaociiTio*.
The meetinga of thia aMociation, held on
the fint Fridaj of ererr month, at elereo
o'clock, ale alwaji open to ladiei from Ihe
countiy, and the wivei of miteionariiB.
Ladiea foiming iocal aaoeiaCioni, ntfaer in
town n oounltx, are requeaud to open a
comspondraoe with the Londoa Iwcnwl
AHodation, addrtaina thrir eommunicnliaiu
to Hn. Reed, Cnmbndge Heath, Hackney ;
Mn.MatheBOn, lifianisbuij Street, Ulingtoo;
M». Meredith, 3, Durham Place, Umbetfa.
Tbej recommend for adoption to umilar
■ocietie*, the following litt of the lubject*
for conference, that there maj, ai much na
poKible, be precened a onitf of ipirit with
kindred nModatioa*.
I iei9.
SuiJevU/or Cvuferenet.
Thuradaf, Januarj 18. Addrm to chil-
dren bj ReT. W. Joiiea of Stepne7 College.
Friday, Febroarj 2nd. Hew may Chilean
he brought to feel that ditine truth can only
be itudied with niii iiiiw bj dependaooe on
diiine aid ?
Friday, March Snd. What are the btM,
mesne we can adopt to induce babita of
reflecUon and wlf-examinatim in young
Friday, April 6th. The importance of
training children to thoee habita of •elMenial
or Klf control, which will tend to fit them fi>r
the priratiuna of Ibreign lervioe in the cauae
of ChriM.
Friday, May 4th, Haw can we account
fer the indifltrenee to teligton maniferted by
many yoang peiMni who hate been pioualy
educated?
Friday, Jane lit In what way may Ihe
(jmpethy of children be ao dnwn 10 the
abomiding objecta of ain and miaery at home
and abrDad, a* will moot eSectually qualify
them to cany out the great pnrpoaea it
dinne loie I
Friday, July 6th. Meeting poitiMned.
Friday, August 3rd. What is to be
undentood by a Christian edacation t
Friday, September 7th, How may ws
inspire our children with proper confidence,
and at the same time diacourage lelfconoeitP
Friday, October 6th. What are tba beat
methods of conreying religious instruction to
children under aii, and tram that period till
they are fourteen or fifteen yean of age I
Friday, NOTember 2nd. What diapoti-
ions in a parent er taadiei an likely to
ipente lo the permanent dindrantage of a
child?
Friday, December 7tb. What mo the
evil* arinng from uosanctified iotellset, and
bov ouj l£ey be guarded apinst?
The Rot. E. Le Fene of Hail Westan<
St. Neat's, Hunts, thinking it probable that
healwll RSgn his pastorate thei«, tequcMS us
to My that he is open to inTitation among a
pioui and devoted people.
INTBLLIQBlfCB.
COLLECTANEA.
41
■ fiom tbs
n of all vba we dspowd to hearken
10 the •dTioe of ISn. Dandi^ uid othen,
** liat Uke prvctita ^f buHnj daUrtn (e
pubtie mmAip maf bt 4ntinly abattdpned by
all fmumtt latd in oU <cilos&." It nuy be
lemembaed bjr tome of our nedtn that when
the Prae 'Emaj on Sunday Scbooli bj Mn.
Danda vai iint pnbtnbed, ws did not unite in
iboae eipRHioni of approbation with which
it via hODOnted bf moat of our contem-
pomiea. We then thought, aftei a careful
pemal of the work that aomo of Iha apiniona
■diocated by that tadj irere exceeding!; mia-
duenm; and we are glad lo find that one of
tbetu ia now taken in hand bj Dr. Moriaon,
aod rcpodialed eanieatlj and efiectiielj. For
the Mke of thoae of our readers who have
" Wliat habila,' aaka our intelligent an
Hiarttd ftiend, Mn.Da»ida,'are rtallj foi
b; thia practice !' — that ia, ' the practice of
taking tittle or ignonni children to the public
■Biiuca of the Bnetuaiy 7 ' Mra. D.'i leplj' ia
a Ibllowi : ' The babita of aleeping, of inat-
tention, and liitleamea, of day-dreamiog and
rain tboughta, and of dialike and avenioa to
tlie labtaath and the KnctaBi? ! ' Now we
an bold to nj that all theae phenomena are
to be aean, in ftill peifectioDi in manj' adnll
banra id the goapsl. What praacher hai
not been affiicled with the a^ht of them ?
And what eaiefnl tAmstvt of facta haa not
briield the aleeping, inattcdtiTe, liatleaa, da;-
dnuniog, lun-thoiigbt Mage, iaauiog in con-
tenpt of the nbbath, and neglect of the
Yet who BTer has ventured to
it ueh adult hearera ahould be
to withdraw from the public mi-
DiMry of the word, becauae the babita thej
m yielding to are ao injuriona in their ten-
dencf I The adrice we abould rather tender
■oald h« that miniileia ahoalil adopt a more
roniiag atyle of preaching, that they ihould
be lea* dry and conaecntiTe in their modea of
ioMraclion, and that tbey ahould, by every
fnm^A^ ingnuiity, endeavour to fii the wao-
dcriag tboi^l* of careleaa liMenera.
"DonbUeaa tbare it a certain nnmber of
ddldien now atteDdant upon the aanctuary,
balonging to our acboola and to the fluniliei
of mamben and faearen, who are all that
Hn. D. deacribe* them to bo ; but ia the
lemtdy not latber to be aought in the in-
ocand conacientiouinea and aaiduity of
parenta and Sonday-achool teadiera, and in
die better adaptad aerricea of the Chiiatian
paipit to 'ion npaatiea and wanta of Little
chiUm, than in the alarmfaiK and haw<!Diia
pnpoal of removing them in
houte of Ood I After all, a
■peak ia ignorance of fiicti. there i* a lar^s
body of i^ldrea, both in the tamiliea of our
fiianda and in our Sundaj-aclioola, deeply
intereated in the aervicea of the aiinctuary,
and afibrding ample proof that they love the
paator, that tbey liitaa with deep atlrntioa
to bis discouraea. and that they w. uid re-
gard it aa uolhiog ihort of a calamity, vera
the plana now in agitation carried into effect,
We believe aincerely tbat this cbiu of children
may ha almoat indefinitely increaaed, if pa-
renta, and Sunday-ichoal teacben, and pa>-
lon^ will combine to diacharge tlieir duty
toward! them. As iar oa our oheervation baa
extended, the evil complained of so bitterly,
and for the removal of which we are to ran
■uch tremendoua riska, is but of cfry pariiai
optratien. Very few children belonging lo
the regular families in our placea of woreliip,
misconduct themaelvea in the way complained
of ; while the great nuijority of them are
exemplary in their behaviour, and aSurd
pleaaing indiuationa of attention to the word,
and tender regaid to the pastor. And aa it
respects any tBetl-conducltd Sunday-school,
the Lnatances of bad iwhaviour in the houia
of God are, we Iboroughly belieie, Uia exctp-
lion and not Ihe rule. We well know that
some ichools are most disorderly in the
Cliiistian sanctuary; but in such cases the
remedy wanted ia not to he sought in the
removal of the children from all the hallowed
saaociHtions of our Christian postrocy and
aasembliei; but In a vailly improved mode of
conducting the exvrcisea and discipline of the
Sunday-Bcbool. Here, in our humble judg-
ment, liea the great and crying evil, the
impreasion of which may be soared to die
away by the adaptation of the plana now
under discuauoD, without the evil itself being
in the slightent dej^ree remedied. In well-
conducted achools, where there are pious
leachen, and a wise and energetic superin-
tendent, inatunccs of bad bebaiiour, or ex-
me listleaaness in the house of God, are
: rare, and are largely confined to a few
whievoua children, who ought to be pre-
ited from minglhig with their fellowr,
unleaa they can be reduced to order aud
propriety
" We fear that other more malign causes
than the bet of having frequented a place of
'caahip in early years, muat be asiigned fur
the wandering thoughts, distracted attention,
and incapncity of attending to preacbera com-
pkiried of by pious people. We should be
relieved of many painful impreeaiona, if we
Duld ti
e their
We should (ear tbat the carea of life, thut a
worldly apirit, tbat a fiwble and indistinit
sense of religious obligation, that neglect uf
mental culture and studious habit, and thst
Satanic temptations had far more to do with
the cauae* of such complainta than the old-
42
IKTBLLIOBNCE.
fiialiioiied halnl of bringing cbildren to tlie
home of God, hitherto regarded ai a lirtue,
and not u an oRence. Inilead of mcbing
the concluvon of our reepected friend, that
the procoa of bringing children, when vt
jonng, to the houM of God, would lend
niske them li^tlen and inattenliTe hearen
■tier life, ire ihDuld, from a careful obserra-
tion of the ilateof bet, be compelled to jleld
to the very oppoeite imprevon. We have had
oppOTtunitiee of watching the mental derelop-
mentaoftvodiitiiict clans! of ad ult hearer*, —
the one claei trained to an eailr and conatsnt
attendance upon OUT ordinai7wbbath aerricei,
— the other having acarcelT entered the houta
of God in early life ; both ctanea, it Baj be.
. and wakefulneM to tht
of Chriilian truth, the fbmer ctoa hoi been
fanneaiurably niperior to the latt»-r. The
onlj eieeption to thi* rale that we haie met
with hu been where there haa been great
original power, or nperior intellectual cul-
ture. With all the drawback! aiiring ftom
human infirmity, and bad leaching at home,
we ahould Kreatlj prefer an audience com-
poeed of individuals who from childhood had
attended the Christian aanctuarj, under a
fiuthful miniatiy, to one made up of penotu
who, in their ew-lj yean had not frequented
the Mated and eraninlical miniMry of the
word. Indeed we do not belieTO that good
preaching ii a Uatlen or unjntereeting thing
even to tery young children, aa ia conitantly
being ptoied by eienr deioted paator, in the
impteniont produced by hii mmiitry on the
mindi and heaiti of the beloTed children of
hie frienda. We could point to many auch
caaet, of chQdren from aeven to ten yein of
age, who are deeply thoughtful bearen of the
word, and who are able to carry home the
general outline and illuatralion* of moat dia-
couTie* to which they liilen. . .
" Oar doctrinal theory ia, that the Sunday-
Khool ia an appendage of the church, and
that ita attendance on the piutor^ inabuctiona
ia the riiible aymbot of that reUtionahip. Let
it be withdrawn from hia miniatry. and tmn
ila preaent aaociation with the adult portion
of our aaaeinblie*, and what palpable link of
connexion between it and the church will re-
main F The Snnday-Kfaool inatitulewill then
become an iaolated thing, looking, indeed, to
the church tor pecuniary aupport, but for little
elae. We bear teacheia conatantly pleading,
and not without reaaon.tbat there ought to be
a larger amount of aympalhy between the
church and the adiool. Will ihe lemoial of
the school from the public aenicca of the
innduarfaugmentor diminish thia sympathy?
We apprehend it will most sensibly impair it
The school is now a palpable &ct, which can-
not be OTcrlooked, — a pleaiing speictacl<!,upan
which the wise and the gooi look with
piayerAil diUgbt Bnt reman it from the
" Let Sanday-schoaltcachcn put Ibrth their
full energies in perfecting the sabbath-school
ayitem. They hare ample Held here, without
atapping out of their Intimate province.
Let them not seek to deprive the pastor of
the place which he boa hitherto occnrded.
Let not the great link between him and the
Sunday-achoo] be severed. Hia influence bw
hitherto bem exerted for gnnd, and he wfU
only dkehaige his duly to theChriatian church
by resisting (he innovation proposed. . .
"Our own ooniae ia decided. We shall
keep our firm hold of the Sunday^chnol, and
aball do onr best, in the future b> in the past,
to perpetuate and increase the interest which
yoang people tM in our tninistrations.''
These remarks will not be nndentood to
imply objecliona to occaaionsl separata aer-
vices for children, which may be, if dis-
creetly conducted, highly adtantageoua ; tint
objections to the withdrawal of children from
the usual public wonhip of the sabbath.
A public valedictory service was held on
Monday evening, November 2aih,at the Pout-
try chapel, on occasion of the departure of
the Rev. J. J. Freeman, one of the secre-
taries of the London Missionary Society, as
a deputation to South Alrica. The olgecta
of hiB miaion were thus sketched in an ad-
drea delivered by the Rev. Dr. LeiftJiiid on
the occasion.
" It is not a tour of pleasure and lelaxa-
ticn that you have to make, Thedemai>da
upon your time and enei^es, both of mind
and body, will be iniTSSaiit. You will hav*
to make youncif acquainted with the cha-
racters and labours of the missionaries and
teacbeis in diSerent countries, aad in different
parts of the same country ; to investigate
Gicts, to balance evidence. You may hava
to ascertain the state of missionaiy initita-
tinna, and to consider whether it may not be
desirable to substitute, for a general aoperin-
tendence, district and financial committees in
correapondence with the parent aodety, and
to collect such a body of information upon
these and kindttd subjects from alt aourcea,
as shall enable the director* in this country
to he, in a manner, preaent with their agent*
in those distant landa, so aa to give them Iha
meat auitable counseli and direations. Where
mlsunderstandinga may have arisen, what
occaaian will there be, on your part, lor the
exercise of patience, forbearance, impartiality,
oalm, deliberate judgment, to mediate so aa
to forfeit the esteem of none, and to obtain
an acknowledgment fkom ell of the juatioa
and propriety of yoni decUona. This is no
INTRLLIGENCE.
4S
iHghl and ounr t>A ; and, with «ll joar tact
■mI fxperienee. ;oq vill not bg abli to per-
Ibrai it vilhoat tpecnil aniitance from aboTe.
1 eunot forget the zaanner in which jon dii-
dtuged TDUr delicste embanj to the W«t,
*nd I adTeit ta it to encoange the pleasing
kope tbit in jaat pnaent enlCTprisc jou will
bM be \tm mu* lauful. One object, I lesm,
of janr munoa will be to reduce ns much ai
powble tlie npanditure of the locietf, bj
or|iB|t upon the congregationi alnwid, Rnd
tipedallj thoae which are made op, in great
|iart,of Earopean miidenti, the datj of WU'
tiiaing thrii own churchea, and of helping
lirward the great minionary cauw. ll has
ken a gnat gntiRcation to mj mind that the
jtreclna hare anthoriied joa to aaaure Dr.
Philip of theii ifinpath; with him in (he
infirmitiea brought upon him by the Krvicea
of the lodetj, and r4 their readinea to con-
tribute the neatsarf fundi for hii lupport
and oonirwt whether he return to tbii hiaown
mtiTe country or ipend the remnant of bia
dait where be now ii. I am glad that the
dincton hare not, for fiar of a splenetic
outcry ^aintf the laviah expenditure of the
•Dciety, indulged here a nig^rdly parnmony.
ThCTe ate Chiiitiana who have been benefited
lenponlly and iplritiintly by the laboura of
God'l Mrranta, who. In Mrange contratt Co
the conduct of meti of the world towardi
tbole who bare toiled for them, would catf
them off in old age, and fomke them
■hen (heir (trength faileth. I truit luch
•ill w
d(Kt in that of the direclora of the London
If WDuary Society. An opportunity, it may
be, vill be pren for being again near to that
Uand which wh the early icene of jour
hboaia. Yon may And aome remembiance*
<rf your laboura there, aiid of thoae of your
farmeT colleagues. Yoo will leiie the occa-
BDD, if affurded, of promoting the re-opening
of European inlereoune with that ialand,
aad renewing the work, retarded but not de-
Xroyed, for the eiangelintiDn of that land.
Sodi a proepcct, after what you have luffered
in the diappointmeni of your former hopea,
will cheer no heart like your own. We tire
ia time* of pablic embairaMment, and it
beboiea all inatitutiona to economise their
nana and exponditura to the utmost of
their power, as thia aoctelj ii doing ; hi '
em that may be ocemiled for good. .
nay lead them to turn their attention moi
nrneaUy than erer to the railing up of natii
leacbtn among the heathen, and the putting
of the eongregaliona fiirmed there npon thdr
We And tbe hltowing article in the CArii-
" In anawo' to a memoriat forwarded
thtMqjh Lord AAIey to bit ti^l highness
Prince Albert, requeating him to predde
at the meeting for the aunoancemenC of
the adjudicator* and the diitrihulion of
prizea, offered to working men, for easays
liten by them on the temporal adTantiiges
the sabbalh to the labouring classes, of
ich there were 1,045 competitors, the fol-
lowing answer has been receiied through Lord
Aahley by the adjudicalon: — 'His royal
' ' 'inns Prince Albert has desired me to ei-
B hia regret that he is unable to comply
with the request of the memprialisti, and
take the chair at the distribution of the priie
esiays on the sabbath. His royal htghneM,
ver, feels a very deep sympathy with
the striking and meritorious efforts of the
working ciaiMs, and be concludes bia letter
by Njing, ■ I think that now that more
priua are being collected for the hitherto
urisucceaaful candidates, I can beat contribute
iwards the oliject hy giring ten of the addi-
anal fire pound priies, and asking you to
s kind enough to present them to the suo-
ceesful authors in my name.' 'The Pearl of
Daya has interested and pleased both tbe
queen and myself extremely.'" — (Signed)
The policy of the fugitive pontiff is, and
has been, truly pontifical. It is proper that
whoeier occupies the Rnman see should
"speak lies in hypocrisy," and this Mastai
Ferretti has done from the beginning. After
his accenian, yielding to the necestuty of th^
situation, be made a leint of enojuroging po-
litical reform, relaxed (he seierity of govern-
ment, a severity no longer practicable, gave
an amnesty from which furmidnble criniinals,
and especially all priests, were carefully ex-
cluded, and, at a very cheap cost, purchased
the credit of being humane and liberal. A
spnrk, gleaming in so dark a place, did took
very brilliant at first. A few trifling police
improvements threw the Italians into raptures,
but no one thought of demanding that the
Roman inquisition should t>e abolished, and
ita dungeons emptied. . .
The politics of Italy, in themselves con-
sidered, are of little importance to as. Th»
new emperor of Austria may settle his quarrel
u he can with the new governments af the
peninsula, while we Englishmen may be con-
tent in the aaaumnce that the King of nations
will overrule all things well, but WB cannot,
in conacience, refrain from pointing out the
policy of the bishop of Rome as contemptibly
dishonert. No sentimental sympathy wiUi
the lirigbted priest restrains us from exhibiting
his double-dealing as an exact type of the
church which still owns him aa her head, and
listens to his voice, according lo the Spanish
HiraUe, as to (A« mice itf tl\» titling Gad,
whose infallibility, horritUt diela, baa been
cenfiteated by Roman deii»gogue».— T"**
CArisfton Unms.
COERESPONDENCK
To tht Editor qflht BapliMt
Tbe hct Ibst toaie miniite
with B
, for
overlooking the dicumitancei of oihtn, to
whom or to whase bmilin tbe Sanour might
my, Bi he did to the church in Smjnm, " I
know Ihy irorln,»nd tribuliition, and poverty;
but thou art rich."
Id tlie Baptiit Magaxine for Jbhuhit,
mis, reference wu made to Ifae po^hilit;
of Imening the privationa of miniateii'
nidoir*, hj B plan luggeited in that commu-
nicBtion; and the writer, being only a namtor
of what othar* have done, may, without anj
ialention of giving a report of proceeding!,
■tate that ten eiperimenli have now proved
the utility and acceptableneu of the plan.
So that there !■ scope for bidding God-ipeed
to thoaa who, with limited meani. have ap-
plied appropriate article) of clothing to the
wiveg, widows, or other female relatives of
ministen<, while there is good ground for uj-
ineto others, " Go and do likewise.**
The writer could, if it were needed, give
eitractt from letter after tetter to show that
a kindness thought but little of in the quarter
from vhich it emanated, has been welcomed
M if it had been the commuuicatioD a( an
angel from heaven-
One female whose case was made known
by a home mis<ionarj> mentions both faer
surprise and delight in a sentence which she
concludes thus, " nothing of the kind having
ever taken place before in this county that
ever I heard of." She then adds, " Could
you have heard the remarki of my little girl,
who is eleven years of age, you would have
been amused. How did the InJy know you
anted that ? and then, How did she know
:d do fur
e 1" &e.
Two females also, both
in one of our large northern counties, write
conjointly, and say, " We cannot reward the
society for their kindneas, but believe that
they will l>e recompensed at the restirrectioa
of Ihejuit."
The writer need not icention that when a
box is fiiinisbed, vorioiu lleini, besides cloth-
ing, suggest themselves to the thoughtful ;
and, in some of the letters, where the appro-
piialion of tho particulars is specified, one ia
reminded of days of privation in former
times when Providence wore somewhat of
the aspect of a miraculous dispensation.
J. FsBUtUI.
MaruUmd Point, Stra(fi>rd, Etux,
Dte. II, 1848.
EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT.
The Secretory of the Young Hen's Mi^
sionary Association, in aid of the Baptist
Missionary Society, requests us to sny that
the lecture of the Rev. J. Aldis, on the Con-
nexion of IdoUtry with Architecture, which
was to have been delivered in the evening of
Wednesday, January 17th,is,in consequeaoe
of the meeting of the London Association oa
tliat erening, postponed to Wednesday, Ja-
nuary 24 th.
A mistake occurs in our Supplement in
teferenee to the address of % member of so-
lenl eommitteea, George Stevenson, Esq.,
which it is desirable to rectify. His present
reaideoce is at Blackheath, Kent.
The secession of the Hon. and Rev. Baptiit
Wriothesley Noel from the Eslabliofaed
Church, which was anticipated in our lost,
has now taken place. On the tirat Lord's
day in December, he took lenve of his con-
gregation in St. John's Chapel, Bedford Row,
in the presence of crowds who had been at-
tracted by the circumstances. A principal
reason, though not the only reason, we be-
lieve, for Mr. Noel's withdrawal from the
church to which he belonged, is derived fhim
his perception of the unscriptural character
and banefiil tendency of the union of that
church with the state: on this subject he baa
been engaged for some time in preparing K
volume which is now ready. Mr, Noel, as
msny of our readers are aware, is a man of
acknowledged talent, thoroughly erangelical,
and an influential speaker both in the pulpit
and on the pliitfomi. He is a brother of the
Call of Gainsborough, and haa been for some
lime one of her mnjeity's chaplains. He is
now in the fiftieth year of his age ; and his
connexions and abilities would probably hare
secured him ere now a sent upon the bench
of bishops, had not hii ecclesiAStical advance-
ment been impeded by his conscientious libe-
rality of opinion. The sauiBce which he haa
made is very great. May be be guided and
prospered in his future course by that gracious
Maaler whom it is obriouaiy his deiire to
honour I
A new edition of Mr. HinliM's Memoir of
Mr. Knibb, whose pottmit adorns our pteaent
number, is in the press. It ia rvvised, but
notsbridjged, tbou^ its pries will be reduced
THE MISSIONAEY HERALD.
4S THE MISSIONARY HEKALD
DelPAartiHE of ^he "doVe" tok WB&tBRN ai^am^a.
Our readers will see on the other sideavienof the "Dove" starting fram
OntTesead for Fernando Po. It was iateaded that she should leave about the Ist
of December, but through aa accident in anohoriag at Oraveieiid she was obliged
to put bock into dock, where she was detained for a week in order to be repured.
Tike accideut was in her rigging ^f^nil spara onlf, and the-ozpcnse will not fall on
the So<uet;.
She lefti Oravesend on Friday, Dec. 8, having on board Captain and Mrs. Hil-
boome. Mi. and Mrs. Nawb^o, Mrs. Saker, and Mr. and Mrs. Yainold— the
Utter going out tit l^etaando Po la teachen. The presence of these brethren will
be warmly hailed if tha mlsaloautes who are already in the field ; and we trust
that the Great H«M Of the chtUoli wtll give them a speedj and prOGpL'rous voyage.
It may interMt 001 fricndj to kbow that the "Dove" takes out a new and
valuable printing WMi for tllmbiB— a special gift of friends in Scotland and
Norfolk, through Mli Kewbtgla. Bha also takes out a small sugar mill, the gift
of Mr. Peto. A iiUg9 quJiBUty of stores and provisions ts'also aeot out for the use
of the missiMi. tint Vamaudlabs fiiid a native t^ the Kboa country are among
theorew.
When our bNthreO fsAeh tha field of ttiair labour tha Hoolety wiU have ia
AUaa, iDcluding (ha Wlvos of mlsaionirlat, oUven iCurot>aBll agents and eight
native praaoheH add taaeherg.
Since l84l the blaod ffuit tree, the pomeglaDaie, the mango, the avocado pear,
and the nwmmaa->^ptoduai[ons of gtrat valua, Abd all tttitable to the climate, have
been inttotluced by Our brethren ; garments sufBotent to clothe not less than
20,000 pstBons tiive baau diitrlbutcd; many hundreds of the natives — it may be
said thaasluids->luiVo feceived medical oBiistnaco J three principal stations have
been established ; and about eighty persons have been baptlxed. An Introduction
to the Feioandlatl tdtlgua hal been written by our friend Mr. Clarke, and, with
apecimeni of tKlulMtatli hfts just been published by him at Berwick. The Gospel
of MattheWi tha book Of Oenesia, and Scrlpturo Eitracts in Isubu have been
published by Mr. MeMok at Bimbla ; and Mr. Bakat ll engaged vritb the Dewalla
At Cameioons.
Judging from Uiasa Haults, and comparing tbem with the resulu of the Orat
Sevan yean of labour Ib India or other fields, we cannot but regard the labours
of our brethren in Afrtea os very encouraging and important.
The eipaose of tha " Dove " for outfit and stores for the ysof kmonnts to about
£600. We truit our young friends, to whom we have blthaftO looked for meeting
this expense, wilt tuk«;ui additional e&brt this yaaf to false the whole amount.
It vrill be impcaalbla to meet it through tha otdLnaiylnnotne of the Society, which
ia already taxed to Ita utmost liuiti
Since the abov* Was writtMt wa taam lUl th* " Dove " has been detuned for
aeveral days in BM&inta haibotti, whsM MU Uaitda have received much kind-
ueas. The tbanki « tha CommlUH •» aa|>eDlally due to the church meeting ia
Cavendish Cbapel, And to thalf paatMj fram whom we have received the foUowing
note, dated Dec. IGth, and to the Rev. Edward Hoare, incumbent of Christohurch.
I just drop ;oa a lioa to ny tin " Dora " | boird, and mjsd with ihem juM m the iras
left oar hirboar thia afternooa between tbrea Igoiiig out. Oua of Che members of our oburch,
and ibor v'clock, all well on board. I wh on | who ii a Nafsrii^ msn, and who ihoronghly
KOR JANUARY, 184fl.
tf
vDdenUDdt the whole of tha En^lltb caut,
gtauoiulr ofTered his aerTlcK graluicously to
oilat the boat all rooad ihe coftsl to Pljmoulh,
I idlnHluccd bim to Capuun Milbauraa, who
n^il/ laJ cheerfully accepted hu services,
tpd lieugoae off with hiu, We nlid our'
Mnm-tiwlopull Ihem safe out of tbe harbour,
iMt oar ladits have made aad prateateJ the
Ciptjia irith ■ new silk Bag, wiEh tha Dove
ud olire branch, whicb wu wiving in tbe
trme. I ihiak it rigbt 10 atate tbat elJ our
fnniJi hare miuiifesled a great deal of kiad-
aea, ud a verr deep inlereat ia Ibe miuioti
li« been felt. The Rev. Edward Hoare, in-
cambcDl of Christcfaurch in tbe Vale, called
ta at lul Moodiy ntoming, aod hating ei-
fn»a) hn interest tn tbe miuion, inTited tbe
vhalaef tbe {rieadj OD board t]w"DoTe"to
Uk* taa »"■< ipcnd ibe evening, with Mn.
Willi and iDjaalf, at hi* botue aa Taeida;
eTenia^, If the " Don " ahDuld ram^ In the
harbour. We accepted hii InTiMtioa, aad all
the FrieaJs speut a mott [ileauat and, I bape,
pmRiable meetlog. He inriteil tataj frioiid)
to meet lu, and prayer waa offered ipaoiallf
for the rriendi antl miuion geiurallv. Ur.
Newbe^nu gave lu an addr^ on hfonday
anil WccJneiday evenings, and we eoUeelM
aFtar the prayer- mee ling £2 12s., to pav har-
bour duel. Several ladiei of Mr. Maare'*
church *enl to olFer beds, or any other accom-
mDJitton, for OUT friend] while they remtitied,
but the membera of tny church and C( '
tioa had made all neceitary proviuon ot i
kind. Our ladiei begaa work, and furul
shirts for the three Airicani on board, an
Wc htne leceived from Mt. Wjwseh, iindec date of Oatobet 7> 1818, tbe fol^
lowing iofbraMtioii in leftrence to his kbouta.
OcMral ReaitK. TrmntUant.
I hApa tba levtaw of tbi> jaar may prove
HDanhat mon cbMrinf than that of ths liu I The Sanwrit Old TaMunent it prooeadiaf.
two at thtM j*U*. Wa have all baeu par- ' The printiDg h« advaaoad to Joahoa ii. Tha
D introduce into tha cbnrdM* tatber New Taatamant, whloh we are now reprintit^,
nv meoibsra than luiuL Ai litf ai I baa advaooed to the beginning of Mark ; ■
akij to I
anblu dn
ICBipanlb
acknowledge Ihat
owing to inoreaaed labour, bat
> nerey of God, wbo
spiritual as well as of
oF tb« Bengali New T
the beginning of Luke, and tha oartfuU;
reiind Bengali Old T " l. »_i ..
Judge..
BABISAL AND DACCA.
It u sot often that the Btatlons nbove named arc visited by misuonttfleB of otbet
•ncietiea than oar own. Ihej lie to the uotth-weil of CelouttCt and out i>f the
titil^ tMck of tnvellen. Recentij', however, Messrs. Danforth and Stoddard, of
Ibe American Baptist Missiooaiy Societj, have visited these districts on their waf
lo Aauu. Bxtracta from their jouraal caotiot fail to interest out fiiendj.
We have at lanfltbreeehad our long looked- [and theo agajn » narrow as acarcelj to
ferbaB*. Wo st«tad from CaleoiU on the | admit a boat to pats us. Somettmn we
14th of April, ia lb* ateamer "Juauur," aaeiaed (o be ia a small lake, ibtn paasad
paMod down the Hoogly until we reached into a little inlet, then craned a large tiner ;
diBgae lalaod, aad then turned into tlM thus we contianed our way far three or hat
•-•--•-•• Htre, for the ipaoa ot il hundred miliK. The banks oo either (ida
-ling to aad fro in every wop* covarod with a densa junila. Tho
-BOW going north,— liOiY . shrubbery ii vary low j but id thick m »
and agva west. Somt- reuJer it iinpouibla to peaatrue ic It i*
I* fire or six miles wide, ' inhabited only by wild boasts. Tigers are so
THE MISSIONARY HERALD
1 that it is dBDgerou* for penoni to
go on iboie. Thaj hive in ■ feir inaUmoes
ventarod into ihe Htbt uid ctrried off native!
trma their boulc. Tbia lingokr place on
■cwoely ba called any tbin^ else than iha
Baj of Bengal, thickly iludded with ialandi.
Hie land ii, probably, nothing more (ban a
depDiit, braugfat fram the country above.
An the riven in Ihii region are exceedingly
muddy, and ever changing llieir coune. The
river may be traced out one year, aad the
nait aeaaon will find it completely filled ap,
and a new ohannel cot one Hence the great
difficulty of giving the topography ai the
riven. Two men, one on each lide or the
boat, were conilaotty employed in aonnding,
frDin the time we left Calcutta tiH we reached
Oowahatti.
" ^>have
low nothing but a
aolitary waaie. The almo'phere at certain
leiioni or the year ia almnit death lo the
traveller. Further up we found the eoanlry
denaely populated in aome ptacea. 'i'he in-
habitaati are Bengalis.
Annul at
[ut—Dac
We alopped • few boon at Bariial (a
ttarion about 400 miles from Calcutta by
river). Went ashore and called on a
brother miitiaitary (Mr. Page) residing there.
He wu aent ■ ihort time since from Calcutta,
In gather in a harvest of saula, which the
Lord had been preparing. About a year
aince, a revival of religion cammenced here
among the lowest castes, and 150 loula were
hopefully converted. The ioatrumenlaJity
wai so very amall (there being no missionary
on the ground), that all were forced to ac-
knowledge that it was oT Ood. What a Seld
lies upon * sick bed, unable to do any thing
for these precious aouls. There is no mu-
sionary nearer than Calcutta on one hand,
and Dacca on the other. Our hearts were
filled with aympMby and sadness. After a
season of prayer, we left him to the care of
that Being who says, " I will never leave nor
ronaliB you."
Stopped over night at Dacca. CaDed on
brother Robinson, a miaaiDnlry of the Baptist
Missionary Society. Having been in Ihe mii-
aioD for mm; yeari, he was able to give u*
muoh uaeful tDtormation- Were much inter*
eeted in an interview with hther Leonard (an
Irish missionary associated with brother Ro-
hinH>a). He ia tevenly-sii jean of age, bnt
he still prejchea : has been in the work lortT-
four jean. How encounging to see this old
veteran, about lo lay dawn his arms and re*
ceive a crown of glory. Hii wife ia itill
living. Dacca wu once the capital of Bengal,
and though it hii liwl much of il* former
grellncn, it atill contains a laife population,
together with numerous populous villjgea
around it. Yet there are bnt two miasionariea
here. Four or live more could not meet its
wanU. The RomBuiati have planted them-
aelvcs here, and, as in all other places, are
vei7 leabus for Ihe mother ohnreh.
Aliter passing through many riven, we at
length reachea the Brahmaputra. It ia a
the banks, and gated on us with wonder.
Their degraded, miierable appearance called
loudly to ua for pity and luistanee. But
what could we dol Noibing bnt paia on,
and leave them to their destructioD. There
ia not ■ miauonary between Dacca and Go-
wthatti, a distance of more than 100 miles.
A letter Iiai been received bom Mr. Parboil, dated the 8tb of September, Die
following extracts from which will he interesting to our readers.
B««k'( Cturek BiUnry in Hinin.
An interval has occutred since mi
letter to von lonrei bj (wo months tf
usually allow to elapee, I having had, iu both
insHDCes, hindrances Co writing, which I hope
will be sufficient to eicalpate me from the
eharge of neglect. A good part of the mouth
of July I was using all the time I could
■nnstai from out.door engagements in fiaishing
the tnntlation of " Banl's Chorch History ,*'
whioh I W1H |>rivileEed to do on the 3(nfa,
with the aioepCiaa of caving to finally correct
Ae mannseripl <rf the " Fourth Period," after
nnMW bj HI wMmed mmber eronr ebonb,
Mr. John Cfarialian, who la a good Hindoe
scholar. An edition of 1000 is wing printed,
600 of which are the Tract Society's, on oon-
aideration of their furniahing paper for the
whole, and paying for Iha binding of their
own copies. The rssponiibility of the rett
lies on me, for which I hope (d.t.) I aball
be able lo provide. And as 1 have no iden
of profit, but my eameat desire is to get the
information eoniained in the work speedily
into the posMSMOn of the native brathran, and
yet cipenenoe teems to ahow that Ihe gratui-
ton* diatribntion of books i* not, at all timet,
daair^le, but il is rather advisaUe to begin to
■ — — native brethren to parchaae
FOB JANUARY, 1849.
me to Mil Iba booki
rice, and ro uiivci M
hkir priee. Two Clin«ti«D friends libenllr
tawtrdf the pnaring ot the book, «1
be ■ material aid in redncing ihe price, la
■boie ataied, la oatiie purchaieia.
Pill) «d Uttralilg sf Iht eoavtrit in India.
Wewodd ^BdljendeaToiiT to lead cmi dear
peoph^ a« foggeawd, to ihink at aappordng
thair paator, bat their aitulioD aod naoaroei
are uM'al all equal to auT such eScst. For
the moat part, we erer find them moat willing
Id ooDiribiite to CTtrf good woil, in pnpor-
cion to tbeir income, which is, iF I mistake
BM, rerj fiv beyond what i) oonlribaled bj
bceihren in England, with few eiceptiona;
bat only a few of them enjajp more thin a
ban aopolj Tor their temporal wants, and
noc^ I ihiah, than bair the memben oF oar
ebarch are in socb jioor drcumstanoe*, ai in
e*M of any liule extraordintir expense wbicb
Baj Ul on ibem. to he gratenil for aastslance
Bja, tba old atreani of the Ganjea, and ^
OBDgei ilwlr. On the Cundack and the
Oangra wa have often itinerated i *re Tinted the
Balan tba year before last, and haTC been
now on tba Byi, whicb, taking its rije in iba
Upper Gundnoic, near Hajeepon, falls into
the Gaogei abont thirty-five or Forty milet
aboTS Monffbir.
Among ttw thirty-fonr Tillages wa naite^
(wo— Tegra and Mow— are deaarring oF the
name oF lowni lor tbeir siia and the nnmber
or inhabitant!. I will transcribe • law itama
from my brief jooma].
Smu litar, unufarlnar.
Friday, Aagnal 4. Entered the Bya 3ot«,
abont one o^locfc. About Hit o'clock we
nadie preaeben
pi II lie of oiu' own chapels, and a compira-
lircly large sam etery month for iridowa. Sec,
■nd make an DCcMional subscription — Hiually
■annal — for tfae Calcntta Auxltiaiy and the
Tranlationa, betides rounding to osILi For
bmlding and npeira oF chap^ and olher
object!, from other atalions. Lately, on
lorning ibe amonnl of the Parent Soctety*!
M», same of onr Fnrnds came fbritsrd with
omtributions amounting to upwinlt of £17
sterlinv, on which occuion one itcar and es-
teemed brotber'a free-will oflcrini; amouated
tomorethanlwo-ihitxlsor bis monthly peniion.
And really I caomt feci at liberty to appesl
ta ihem to do more thin loauin this rate of
liberality. For ourwlves, we endearQur to
oar utmost to practise strict economy, that
we may be able, as largely aa possible, ost of
the salary lo kindly supplied by the liberality ' Bg
d Bnliib brathreo.Io "' ■" *-'- ' "''
d help forvrard the
Vedantiat, and for a long time we conld get
no opportunity to discoarae, and eventuilt*
went towards onr boat, but as the sun baa
not aet, end miny people were fijllowing oa,
we stopped, and geliiii; on an eleraled snit,
began to diapourse, N'ainsukh reading Malt,
lii. 7—33, and speaking of God's judging
and dealing •'' ' *" ''
msry .oth
ifafl plac
1 read lo the end of the
chapter, and apoka of the neoeaaity of a &rn
foundation for eteroiiy, and contrasted the
aaady foundaiion of idolitera wilb Christ, tbo
only sale rock of hope.
Saturdsy, 5lh. In the moroing intended to
havs gona agua into Nipsniya.hul the peopW
collecied at iha boot, and firat Nainsukli had
a long discuMion with the old Brahmin,
chirfly on Ihe lubjocl of en te, but when k«
and some others went away, a good many
belter disposed persona remained, to whom w«
both preached ihe gospel, and then prooeeded
toBarowneo,butonaccountofraini.-oiildDOtgo
out for some houn, during which many reipect-
ablo person) came la the boat ft>r books, from
Bsrownee, and slso ilie neighbouring village
of Phoolwureea. About three o'clock we went
latter, a large village, and spoke in Ibnr
- ■ ■ ■' - midat ot the Tillage,
a WD are carrying on here, for if allj plac^., — — -■ - = -
are stewards for God of the prooerty among the power people, who beard well,
Ibey poMCM, then we feel that ure moat be so | notwilhitsniling that •""■» hnJimins camo to
in a peealiarly emphatic sense.
Jtfisiion Itiiuraey.
I will now attempt to
■ - ' " L . ,--
I, through grace.
and ditcuu. Then, babre a lemin-
ise, where alto we had a large congre-
id ni opposition. Again, at a rich
idit^ houw, wliosa fslber hid married tba
I wlHnowattBinpttogTToymisomeaccoiinl| PundifW house, whose titfler nio manwo ™
of my lata tour, in which I was accompanied daughter of Hingun Misr, the first natire
Iw our iodefaljaibla and, through grace, ex- ! eonvert of Hongbir. A large number assam-
by our indafaliaibia pari, unwun Km^^i =*■ i *^"'^'* *-■ "--"o--- ■-'"»- r~ ~, ,
cclleni oatire brother, Nainsukh. The dii- 1 bled, but a Mussalman Moonahee and othera
Irict to (ba north and north-west of us ia peraitted in discussion, and allowed ua no
1 byaeneral alieams, on the banks t'-
of which are lines of villages,
stream are not Fir diatinl From each other,
there are but few villoges in the intervening
country. These slceams, beginning from the
ooe wluch comes from the most northerly
(joarter, at* *tb« Gnndnck, iba Balen, the
opportunity of preaching. Lastly, in
tne Miir, where Nainsnkh and myselF spoke
with little interroplion to a large congregatioa
oF perhap 150 perMns. Returning to the
boat, a good number oF pemona, niaemblad oa
the shore, beard re»pecltully-
Loid's day, 6ih. In Barownae, spoke in
THE HISSIONAftY H&BALD
&K« pUcM, IB two of which hid ( pnttj good
lull iim. iftaT which rain fell, when wo look
■heltir vndor t OD*!! ilifid, wliich wai ijuile
illad with paoplo, who heird tor tome cime.
hot then b«aiiiaoliiiiofau>,iDdlHad loiDBich
tha baoh fntn Nainiulib'B bandi. p.m.
HniDf iDDTcd 10 •Dather ghaul, by aboal
three o'clock ■ gnat maii; psople meniblBd
pnand lb* boat, to whom NBiniulih and I
pKwdiad ■ Idb; lime wiiboat iolamiptiDa.
Aflarwanl* a loqaaoiaiw bnhmb cam*, with
»ba«, and with o(hen, coqTanuion Uid
diacinaioii oecnpied the raat of tba •raiing.
Mooda;, Tib. In Barownee, bating come
to a gbant at the upper end of the Tillage,
which ia two milat u> len^ and aboui five
■lilei in cinunlerance, being icallered into
BaafiiparalabiiDlel*Binceitarainafalfrainiti
fisnnar lile, which w» washed away b; ihe
Oaogw; w* fini ut in a lala'i houie. wh-
paliielT gave ui a uat, and NaiDiukb Wa
tt read and eiponud • tnut, but loao auidi
U read and eiponud • tnut,
iiuniber acMDibled. and two
bnihmi
J Ihat we iefi the hDi)M,
B«aj bMhain* DeVring to coudnot ua to a
HOH aKsibla apot. On iba nay ibey a«eiDed
to Ann Uka plan i4 conducting u« lo the out-
aide of the village, and Ihere leivinti tia.
Upon penMiving ifaia, I nt down oa a log of
wood, and we petaiiled in alaying (here,
Ulling the people wa would UDI go al thsir
bidding, but ihcy niigbt all go to ^eir bouaea
if Iber pUaied. They did not go, however,
bnl after a lime became quiet while Nainiukb
read to tbain aome apecioMns of the precepts
of tha gaip«I from Rom.iii, and Matt, v., and
q>peal*d lo their judgment as to their purity
and benevolenre, after which we nlumed lo
our boat. At noon much rain Tel), and when
thai abated we came on lo T^ra, and went
iBlo the bazar, and preached, without iater-
raption, in two placea, till the evening.
Tnoaday, Sth. a..h. Could not go out, on
•eeouBlof the muddy stale of the viliagefrom
nin dnring the night. p.H.Spoka in bur placea,
J,,"7„t
oe, and were often noiay and
we diacoufsed in two placet
work, and doutrine
repent and
in the baiar, an tha origin,!
of Chriat, and the oblinti
beliare ; Ihen were called to
venndab, who beard attentively and raapecl-
(nUj, and eipnaaed hia appnbacioa of what
waa aaid ; ei»d, luttj, on our way to tha boat
»• got • iaign oongTcgalion of the poorer
daai. Is wboni Hainiukh preached. Many
boji followed ua to tbe boat, damonring for
hooka, whom we eould not induce (o leave lu.
SaMrday, 13lh, * ■ Noou. Came to the
village of Goodna, where, on ihe ghaut, we
began kddnMiog a few periona, and, in a
ahoit time, a goodly oamber aasembled, who
heard attentively uid withaat inierrupciDn,
nntil a heavy alorm obliged ua to betalu our-
m1«« W iIm baal,jn«t before which a poor
woman, before all the aaaemhly^ bepn to
confcB berielf tha grealeit of iinDon, and
entreat our aid, but we could not well a>cer>
lain wbetlier it waa a aenae ot her ipiritual
poverty, or tome temiiorai evil, tliat oppieaaad
her mind. Arier the elorni, about half an
hour before aunaet, we went ont again, and
ipeedily aurronnded by a large oon^re-
ruption till dark. Their behaviour vat vtrj
pleaiing. A Mahommedan Wtewptad lo divvt
ibsir altenboQ, but failed.
Tuesday, 16ib. Alter our noonlide oimIw*
croaaed the atraam, «nd about two o'olooh
landed, intending to go ipto aorae villtgea
near, but oq reaching Ibem fonnd them very
venr aoiall. We addreated ■ imall eompanj
under a tree, and further on bund Wo or
three mora persona nnder a large tree, where
was a mcund for idol wonbip, and on it an
earthen offenoa;, in the shape of a chariiit.
Speaking uf ina impotfnoe of auoh idola, I
waa replied to by • man who aaid, " If Uw
sahib lonch it be will be immediately de-
stroyed." When the man persisted in the
aaaerlion, I daahed iha offering on (he ground,
and kicked the mound, aaying, " Let the
devta DOW punish ma," When no barm caim
to nie, the man replied, I should he puniah«d
al nigbt. J aaid, " J am goin^ to Mow ; if I
remain alive, do not wotahip thia again'"
But he replied, " We shall continue to war.
ehip it, wbalflver happen." O lamentable
blindoaas t Atevaroa, came on about two
milee to MDW,and ware loon aurrounded by a
Urge coDgregatioa under a tree on tbe gbiul,
who behaved preliy well, to whom we apolce
in Buccowon till evening.
Wednetda;, I&b. a.h. In the tiUage of
Mow, spoke in two placea to atlmlive aaaem-
bliaa. Allerwarda,u theboat, hadaoonreraM-
linu with abrsbmin and aome nenoftbewriuw
caste. r.H. FinI se, by turns, continued
speaking a long lime lo the people under the
tree on (he ghaut, on varioua topics, and aome
expreaaed (heir decided appTDbetion of what
was aaid. In (he village, n ainsukh addnaaed
a Tew peraoni at the house of • pundit, who
called usi Iben in the baiarwe nad a verj
large congregation, who were al(entive a eon-
siderable lime, but afterwards noisy. At the
bom, on our return, many aaaembled to aak
for hooka, nmon); whom were aome very
respectable peraona, and preaching and eon*
versation continued (ill after aunael.
Iliurtday, lT(h. a.m. Went inin the viU
lege, and apake in three plscai in aroall
aiaemblies, until near noon. p.m. Sat under
ihe (ree on tbe ghaut, and diacouraed by turiie
on the miraolea of Christ, and hia power to
dispoaaeea tbe strong men am»d, &c., our
hearera being not numerous, but ettenlive.
Afterwards, at the request of a man lo whom
■ book bad been given, Hainiukb imA tnd
rOR JANUARY, 1840.
Mplihwd put of llw fint chtplcT of Mart h?
Fh4af. >Slli. A.a. Sent on DUil
ipper rod of the villlge, and ire ouneUes
■at ihroDgh the twur, and spoke jq (no
« neiilwr Inrgs nor ntI
istia. new iha boU, ipolca (a anij converHd
Tiih 1 few poor people, udod^ whom was one
mu wbo •eemad to get ■ remarkably clear
TKw of Cbiiat'i work io rofieruig in ourttesd,
ud tp])e>red moeh iotcreettd. He uid, *> 1
am ■ nniier, how am 1 lo (lenve beceRt from
Chriu!" Ha tna diipowd to bav* bMid
moR, bnt waa called awiv on urgent buiine
Th laM maa, who had Mark L aiplaiaed
MBt alio, and uid ha felt 1
in, irai MHBt alio, and uid
hMK Maak drawn la what «u
inglheir dwelling
Mow), and is a large mart tor rice end grain,
muy boiB being at cbe ghant to recrivq or
dKharge cargoea. About four o'clocb we
■ml ioio the ba^r, and ipoke in ihrae places
t* e«oil «>ngngiit)on), it good proporticsi of
n^ vete al(«i>ii>* hearar*, from Matt. vii.
Rom. I., Loke i. 25—35, &c. The lame
>DU ttu pretent in (wo places, and aim the
inlin', wbo jeaterday memed to gel audi a
dnr Tiew of Cbriw's work, who, we learned,
i< ■ boatman named Bhitcbbook. He s«<n)E
iidied mnch interested, did not acniple (o
fpnl Im m whan Ffaa people wan ttirbiilem,
tiked Egr a book, and nfter dark in Ibe eveq.
log came to the brat, to a*k when be could
rii with na to lecm in read it flnentljr. As.
fcntenr, be h«a - '
irilh bis boat, I fear we maj nnt haie tba
opportunity of aeatie bim again. Ma; tba
Lard It^d bim tn a tiqcers ncceptann of the
ifuibl
Friday, SStb. ?.». Went into Palona, awl
spoke a Inng lima Co fram forty lo fifty per-
iona, «hn paid >erj raspectful attention, and
two brahmins took gospels. Then went into
the adjoining village of Sbapore, but u loon
as we Blood up to speak, two serranti of tba
Hitinniniedan proprietor of the lillags drore
the people away ; boweTCr, we etay^ when
w* wen. Pr«aentty a Pundit napa up, and
discuwed n ilh Nainnukh a long time, but ha
waa axmiaganlly fajaa, taking a* the ground
of hia argument, that there is aatually no sia
_ht. On this the people re-awam-
blfd. but (hay vera vary noisy, and gan na
■a quiat opponnnity of ipnaking. HowavM',
1 was able just lo reiie lime for a baity state-
ment of the gospel. Aflerwards, spoke lo a
sil|i>[l GoDgregalion in the adjacent village of
Hubkunpore.
SfriplifTtf dittt^fUd.
During Qur lonr we disiribated about SOO
riptures and 100 tracts, O msy the gncioa*
Lord accept our feeble and feully efforts, and
uke them the means of calling some poor
leathen lo himself!
Tbrough mercy we are In good b«a)th, and
lur beloved fellow Isbonren am not vum
mwell Ihan Ofual. Onr nailad Christian
love to ypurself and ihg eaieemed breihren of
the Committee ; with Cordial prayers Ibr
your dimetion and support, and all naedful
We hm leeeiTed plttriPff aeepBiila of the follAwing ad^tloBa to Hvenl of tlie
efcUtche*
AOllA.
On tho 6(}i Avguat the Rev. B. WiLtitus hai] the plensiira of bitptiuiig two
pnMU, one a Europwin loldier, ihe otbei a yamg WMPan-
eALOUTTA.
LAI. BASiB,
On tba 30tl( Joly four bclIeTeTa wero baptiied, ani] on t))e fy\lQynBg Hitfbath
Meifad jalo tiie ohurefa.
OTBGUI^B BOAD.
TbfM joang diwiplM wera hnptized luid added to tho ofauroh on the fint
aMtthbAogwt
SOUTH OOLLIKSA BTRKBT.
On tbe mnB day tVP native conv^iU wen baptizeij] <II><1 added to the church
ndtr Hf. Wumn'i cSM.
a THE MISSIONABY HKRALD
JESSORE.
Mr. Farit, writiog under date of the 7th of August, safs, " Vesteiday I had
the pleasure of baptizing' a ^ung disciple. He baa been with us from childhood.
His parents died when he was quite young: they were both good ChriRtiaiw, and
I pray and hope Ih&t the Lord will keep him bj grace steadfast unto the end."
CUTTACK.
A letter, dated Jul; 2Sth, supplies the following pleasing infoinution :—
1 b^liied at Ckoga, taA at Ihii inloMtiBg
'"TOsndMatei; a
atfroinheadwii-
1 Lord's dsj, Jul; 2nd, two
■ra bapdied tma the GirM' Or]duui AitloiD.
n Lmu'i i»y, Jnly 33rd, aa agM ftmtM was
few also have noenll; come out Itoid baadi
Un, and joined the noimiwl ChiiMiBn ei
uunioD, who jmnt' "
The Kev. L. Inojua, writing under date of July 27tb, says, " Nine have been
baptized within a short time, and between twenty and thirty since I oame lo thia _
station."
The following ac
sionary Society, in
til. Brohson'b,
our joy* and call fbrlh the prayer of (ha
PhIidik : " Show na the way in which wa
■bould walk, for udIo Thes do w« lift up our
YoD will doabtkn have heard front other
■nembets of the Bunoii, the interaatiiig acaioD
'a eojojad thia jeer at Gowahatti. Daring
the moDth of
Yiduala were bapliuci, and iome of tbem will,
we hope, proTs valuaUe aeeeaaiona to ihe
eauN of God. Six have bees added by bap-
liun to thia little church. Three of iheie are
memben of (he Orpluui Scboo] ; out, a jho-
minng lad, aupporled by the JaTcoile luii-
ateiwy Bodety of the baptist church in
Hanilloti, who deaired bun to be named
HoaroB Weed. Anodier lad « the ion of a
aiaa who had been ail yean a hithfal aerraat ,
in my bmily. This man bad laamad many '
tmlha at oar morning and oTening woratup.
He had serere itiugglea of mind ainnt breali-
ing oaale ; but had reaoWed to do so, and aik
br b^tim tbe following labbaib. It pleated
*'' * -^. bowe*er, lo deny him the pnvikge;
It of labours of oui brethren of the Amerii»n Baptist His-
im, will be read with interest. It is taken from a letter of
Ibr on the Friday eveniog previona he was
aeized with cbolen. He immediately aent for
me. I wentover to hii bouaa.but tbe dreadfol
diaeaag had plainly marked him for a viotim.
Hit innken and glany eye, hallow voice, and
ghattly look caannoed ma that hia end was
near. Aa ioon aa he aaw me, he called bm
near to him, and laid, "aahiib, I (hall dis
now, — I balMTO in Jnua Chriat,— I intended
to be baptlud next Sunday, — I am one of
joaz Qamber. Pray for me. I oommlt my
ohildrsn to your caie." He lingered untd
Sunday, and died. H'm oondoct had been
much changed for Iba beUer lai aome months,
and 1 can but hope (hat be i* now with the
Another one baptiied ii a girl ihbleen <v
fourteen yean of age, who was found in tar-
of great destitntiDn, ataadinc «<■
ine nana of the Knilung, aeekina any place
where abe oonld obtain food utd elolbes. She
raa employed by Mra. Hilt as a ...
Bemg aitueied where ahe beard the eefiptnrs
coutaatly, she beeame wetg^ down nodv
a lanM of atn. She aeited upon every ipara
moment and learned to read, and can now
read aad undenuutd very well. Her hamility
and love of praj-er and of the aoripnue* ate
very itriking. An inlereuisg yoaag man.
FOB JANUARY, 1843.
■ba hM been wiih me daring tbt lut nxi cnUuDonntoroppositioD aod reproieh ft
Jitt.aui who lua loDg baan Ujin^ to liva u hu wifa and nUtiiei. Bnl tha iIotid of p
(ChriMnn witlioni ooenl; pnnaaniig ChiiM
B bapiam, wm broi^lit to nd wiDing lo i«-
MBM» ill lor Cbmt^ fJn, and Ibllow him
ialo ibt watErr giava. Hh nwa n Jutood.
Ha ii of high docent ; hag manj friendi, who
b*Te •pared no sain* to dBanade turn from
tb< act, and get him to leare m«, and have
afaed Ut Mi[qK)rt him if he would retnm to
iheTiQMB, I baptiied him at Gowabalti ;
tad on ba nturn ba wee called to eudnn a
that Ihii indindail maj yti be owrul in pcf
■uading hia cxHintTTmeD (o examine the claioi"
of Chnalitni^. Hi* bapciim fau made n
■mall itir. Same «m9 orer hii conne,-
inma ridicule and ravil^ — iome tr; anqmaii
and tome offer to baj hii eaite back for hin
hut he h immoTable,
BIMBIA.
Several intetestinfc letteia liave been recentljr teoeived from Africa. In one lo
Hn. Hoby, ot Henrietta Street, Mr. Mibuck writes obeerftillj of their labours at
Kmbia. After thanking her for variotu article! which she had sent out, he opeaka
of hii hopes and prospects generally.
I nnt not deepair. Mjmotio ii "Jebotah'
jirdi r The nloabla eontenli of ^or bile
nae Dot at na packed it up, bat mixed up
*<di oibei thinp, lo that wa eonid not eaiily
ttO what ihiDca were faroiihed b; the kind
frieadt at HentwOa Street, and what ij othn*.
Ymt letter hai, boireTer, awined as in idan-
ti^Fiag jonr peacnta, and bat really made ua
Kttcfa mora Valna to ibem than wa did helbre.
GonunJi iHal wdcnM.
fit kind enoinb, dear Hn. Hobj. lo pre-
KM to the dear ChriMian friend* at Hennelta
Stiaet, OBT ihaaka Tor tba deep intereM they
miaifcat in ow welbre. Aitim them ihr'
tbiir tabonr I* bigbly benefiei*! to ua, an
dial I hope tbay wUl mdUdub them. I hai
made maaj friend*, not only at Bimhia, bi
BrithUning,
tbaa (nr Tear*, ai
jaari b Ibair own tonne. A little w
|irl in oar boma from the " Bo " coontry far
■p tiia ^meroonl RiTCr, it, I hope, ■ real
Chrtrtian. She read* both the Engltah and
Ittba acfipliire*, and I think it ma; with
mb be aftmad, llwl her delight i* in the
law of God. A poor ilare womaa from tli
Bakaia Bam coootry named " Hooidu,"
•la,Ihoj)a,adiildotOod. Her bnaband
a nacMaiaqanar altar tnith, but Tcry ignorant,
two other Temilee am, I hope, really
inquiring the way lo Zion. Requeit the dear
■ at HenrieHa Street to help a* to praj
IPhaillagi
*>»
I hiVB lately been thinking that Ibe flnt
Mondiy in ererj monih ibonld be a mn^
mon aolemn leaaoa nith oiiaiilen and raii-
lioDiriu, and indeed all CbriitiaD*, than it
really ii. What wreitlinga of aoul there
should be on luch occuiou for the world
which lielh in wickedneM, and the heraldi of
the enst labouring among them. O we do
need your prayen < None but iboae wbo
Ubour among the perithiDg heathen oan
form my adequate conception or the nilure of
our triali. 1 spenk not of temporal privalioDB
— tboe we can bear — they are redly after all
nothing when Ibe mind ia made up to meet
diem. Nor do I apeak of iatellectual difficuU
ttea; theu are great, and not uafrequently
eau«e the mintonary'a heart lo be cast dawn
within him. Ob, it is no small thing to live
■mong a people periabing for the hrotd of lih
withoni being able to apeak a word to them,
and to End yoortelF baiSed in a ihonaand
ways in your esrnest detirea to acquire (heir
lao^^e, hut these are difficulties which time,
patience, and perieieraace will he sure to
order to lore a people whose every
nnloTely, and wbo in the midat of
{ Atlb, wretcbedneai, povn^, ignoranee, and
Ihinii lud ihaa Bi
retdv to M]| it ii uaceaiu-f in ft Un Told JagrM
iq tM CbriiiJUB niiuiooiu;- ihioMiinM in
lb« tgni; of mjr Mul I ndtin , that ustil
THE MieaiONAAY filKALD
Yat we idhU Un
— . . lb, who it mffieieDt far
tbiM ihiw* 1 H^RT f«* <u UiM our idS-
oicoo; ii of Ood.
WEST INCIBS,
JAMAICA.
CAI.ABA.B.
... tha place we nne grcac ouw lor wr
leigned and unoeraoK thuikfulom. We are
all pratt; well, tnd (be sl'ident* are bU >*#]) ;
the iniae doiiieatic peace wp had to reporl la!l
year, waititl enjoy. T be young min hara much
to loim, bui Eltay work nan), aod ara amkiag
proEroB, while their pietj^J trust, » nol
dediaing. Through the generoua aid of kind
(rieodi oa jour aide of the water, we shall
fioiah the Beasioii without debt ; mid ihii ia a
loercy to me, on whom the wtiola respomi-
Wlflf reita, an tiaipealtable mercy, and mj
heart's gredtude dailj oicends to God for
givioE to bja •eryBntt the disposition tg balp
u9, what we shall do in the comiog jear 14
among the secrets that time will rfevelop ;
buthawbobasbolp*d,na]i help again, and my
hope is in Him. Th« cbtocfa of lupport fioq)
this couDtr; are dally lesseoing, yet we pray
and bop« for better ciniea, and Cod can eond
(hem, and without Hito we cu do notbiof.
HAITI.
The intelligence ooDtqined 10 the Hemld Gii Pecemljpf giuit baya euiied Ota
afBiftO-hj of oat AuDds, The effeota of the unhappj disturbances in that island
on the misBionBTf laboiin of the Tniiona brethren are verj trjlng. There is hope,
however, of brighter dafs. One of our friendi writes, undei date at August, in
the fblloT'iDg tenna.
Yon will i«ulily peroeivo by ibcM state-
qjents that evory ihing of a eemmerciBl or
■eligions chtrtotar bx boon (nit ■ stop to.
Indeed business throughout the island is at a
stsnd still, whiph is to a vary great aitenl the
oeae with all religious maranienta. At Port
an Friiioe our Gretbren are almost over-
wbalnnd with despondency and despair.
Mr.Bir' ..-...-.-- -^-■. .- .
fendU
ua. Hi* school Ms Dean
wards of ihna buidrad sob
bowlred and fifty, whilst his cotigregations
have hero diqiaraad, some of his members
been amongM the slam, and his obapel been
oloeed for some time. To «dcl to his ailrame
Bonow, ho hjM just abont this time « dear and
only iaftnt boy, baviog preriovsly lost, I
baliara, five. Mr. Jndd, the American btp>
lilt miMiaaerv, (old me when at Port an
Prince, thst the whole of what ha bad br a
'^mnonlii nideafiiiired Iff fstablisb, bad
been, m by a mighty blow, swapi sway, so
that be had entirely to iMomm'ance. The
Weslayan minloniiT M Aui Cayei has been
obliged to fly for his lils, being a coloorcd
natin preachor. Oar own school has sot so
materially soflered, thougb our coogregation*
have been eo diminitfaed that had it not been
for (ho few memben oF our little ebureb, oon-
poeod nanly of mi? own family, the nmrnt,
hnmaoly nealaqg. canst haia Alien to tha
gnmnd, Oflso hivo I pseubed to about fiw
or ten penens, (ogeiber with a Aw ebildnn,
for H great have beep tba aieiMmaiit, tha
terror, and the alarm ibat bsTo p«T*adiid iha
minds of ooa and all, (hat Dooe would )*■«■
their houee eioept iq casM of aabvma n»imi
sity. For the last two aabbatbe, bowenv.
(hiqgi have iHuiMd a aomewlMt brighior
i, as Iha oMmint coBfrecatioB baa upon
occasiona bean tolaraUy good, wbttn
that of the arpoiog bas both umee nnmbeied
iboqt eigh^. We bt*#,iaa, bam for nomtfaa
FOB JANUARY, 1849. U
pot wulhlg to bkptiia, but hare not been i oraest Kilieltiide. And nily va not indnln
■bl( to do lo. Thus you Me ititl w* b«ve tba evpectitioa that onr hraTenly Filber will
been long Hwing Ibe wed of Ibe kingdom in ' heir ibe priijera yon lod our beloved friendi
Um, ■ml not without hope (hat ere lone we at home lo kindly offer T Oh ! yea, and here
■ball reap in joy an abuiidaDt haf reU. How- i repose* ottr Donfidano*. In thou prayers we
■rar it may be, Haiti ii the land of oar fond hop« long to ihire, and long to live to enjoy
ekeiea, «ul «■ long •■ we li*a ber aoni and , the blenednaa of tliB inBaaaa which tbay may
daaghien liiall be Iba objeeli of onr (oil tod , be the meani of ■preadiag wiaagK Ha>
ST. HELENA.
Ht. Wads, an American missionary to Buimali, in hie passage to America, foi
Ibe recovery of bis beallh, visited St. Helena, aod there became acquainted witb
the baptist eharcb, of the existence of which we have had pleaiinj evidence by a
eoDlribution to this Society. In his letter la the Editor of the Bapdst Missionary
Ha^itne (American) he gives an account of its origin, which we doubt not will
be interestinj; to our readers. He states that Mr. Bertram, the pastor, had left
England with the intention of labouring' at the Cape of Good Hope, but that
leaniing there the spiritual deatitiilion of the people at St. Helena, he felt a strong
eoDviction that it was his duty to go there ; tliat when he arrived he knew not
a perKin on the island, but that he soon formed acquaintance, nnd procured a
private house, which he opened for preaching ; that the chaplains of the colony
reported him to the government as Irregular, but that hia credentials being pro-
doced, the governor declared them to be legnl, and dismissed him ; that numbers
of the most respectable families attending his ministry, another eflbrt was made
against him of holding unlawAil assemblies. Tliis obliged him to purchase and
license a chapel, and shortly after several who gladly received the word were
baptned. Mr. Wade found that Mr. Bertram was preaching the gospel with ali
boldness, and the Holy Qhost was making it the power of Ood to the conveiBioa
of Mnils. Religious meetings for preuching or pmyer were held almtMt every
evening, and about forty had been baptized, one of whom was Mr. Janiscb, a
young married gentleman of German origin and excellent education, whose father,
BOW dead, was many years Dutch Consul, had educated his eon tor the army,
bat that since bis conversion he had devoted himself to the ministry of the gospel.
Hr. Wadb adds : —
As Iba Lord waa ponriog out hia Spirit
■■-- ■-, we had many deliahtful
I maoy hnpefafeon-
io all were baptiied,
were expecting lo be
le greater pari of the
a an exceedingly ignorant, hiring
~ ■--- ■-> oil-- '"--
•evcelT aay knowledge of stneoce, or of the
world beyoDd their own little iiUnd, end Mill
kM of leligiona trutha beyond what » cos-
tuned in tha Book of Common Prayer. Many
arc c|Bila ai ignaranl of God and religion as
BHiniwu or Kamu i bat wa law there aUo
Moie of tba finest specimens of Chriitian
ebaracter, exhibited nnder the inSeriDg of
piiD or leanl, that 1 have ever aeen in any
aaoBlry. Od« who bad bean redaead from { dependent on Ibam fbr aapport, and
.™i .. ._. -J — _ij ._j , —^ email. If their chapel were im
imbrance, they would leel quite
^ .._. _.. .^_ ,1.,. t if iLey lose It they will bo Bgaiil
bleaaiDg Ood for every thing, etpofed to theannoyaoces of goveranMal.
Several jonng: ladm bid been repeatedry '
beaten by Ihair parenti or other g .
□revent their allending the meetingg. Olbera
had been lumed out of door* by thoaa on
whom they were depeadanl, becauw ihey
would ToUow Chriit in baptism ; but Ihey
remained firin under their lufferinga, nor did
we hear them complain.
St. Helena ii truly miuionuy gronnd, but,
aa in other ptacee, ii ia tnottly aniDog tba poor
that the gospel Unila iti way to the neaitg and
the little iiBplist church which has been begun
there cltimi the prayen and sympithiee of
the churohca in mora fjtvoured lands ; and
Ihey need a tympathy which extendi beyoDil
the mere aound of words. Their chapel it not
yet free from debt, their pastor is wholly
50 THE MISSIONARY HEKALD
HOME PROCEEDINGS.
WEEKLY MEETINGS OP THE COMMITTEE.
It mity bo ooDTeDient for oat friends who are in tlio habit of attending the
weeklf meetings of tbe Committee of the Bap^t MissioDary Society occauonaltf,
to IcDow that it is intended to bold them for the nest six months, not on Thunday,
but on Tuesday, at eleven o'clock.
PRINCIPLES.
Though the MtsaionHTy Henild is desi^ied to ^ve miuionarj intelligence, w«
deem it important that it should contain now and then the lesults of the ex-
perience of missionaries, and of missionary societies, on what may be called the
prinoiples of missions. To treasure up these results for the information of the
churches at home ia important, and it may often be of serTice to suggest them to
our brethren who may be contemplating the honourable and arduous work of the
missionaiy.
The importance of regarding that work at/or life is well illustrated in a reTiew
of the Life of Mrs. Sarah Lanroan Smith, which appeared some time since In the
American Biblical Repository.
"_ She entered the mittUmary lervict far life." We have heard missionaries, who
acted on this principle, say, that they bad already experienced the " hundredfold
in this life," according to the promise. All who are supremely devoted to this
work, regard enlistment in it for life as essential to the highest happiness as well
as to the greatest usefulness. It is a great means of posthumous influence for a
missionary to die on the &eld of his labour. His tomb or headstone in coming
years will be mosa-grown with bullowed associations. His bones will, in some
spiritual sense, he like ibc bones of Elisha. A missionaiy who dies on his field, is
like n plant that goes to seed on the spot where it grew, and scatters itself upon
the wings of the wind. Cliristians at liome associate bis name wiih the martyrs.
There is a canonizing disposition in the human mind. The names and memories
of the faithful arc titulnr influences to pious feeling and sacred efforts. This hin-
of social influence may be one reason why the death of his saints is precious in the
sight of the Lord. We cmnot think of the death of a missionary in his field of
labour otherwise than as a most appropriate and desirable terinination of his
course. It gives the friends of missions conGdence in their work, adds mor.tl
power to appeals, excites respect for the cause in tlic community, to know and
feel that missionaries are missionaries for life. Tttit this is to be viewed rather as
a privilege than as a duty. Efforts to recover health and to proloog life by a
return to one's native land are obviously desirable and proper, and are not incon-
sistent with the general principle in question. Let us hear the opinion and feeling
of Mrs. Smith upon this point.
" An enlistment for life, as a general thing, is quite essential to the pcnnanciicu
of this great enterprise. If 1 anlictpateil returning in seven years, I sliould^bo
thinking more about that event, I fcnr, than I ought Now I try to rcnllze that
this is my home for life ; that here are nil my interests. I do not wish to fi-il that
I ara a foreigner, but a denizen; and I hope to live, if it plcaso Ood, ton good
old age, among this people."
FOR JANUART. 18i9. SI
YOUNG MEN'S MI88IONART ASSOCIATION,
nil Aoociation is proceeding with energy and penevennce. Arr&ngcmenla
■IB in picgieai for holding upward* of twenty missioiiary meetings in Tiriona puts
ot lAQdon. They ve dengned chiefly for the young, and fat the paranta of
Snnday aebool childrea, cad addieaaes will be delivered on the claims of the
nisnon. The next lecture will be deliTeied in the Miuion Honae on Wednesday,
the £<th Jannaiy (not the 17th), by the Rev. Johh Au>», of Maze Pond.
FUNDS.
It ti impoasiblo to tell at thia time of the yeu how tbe Society will Bland in
Rblion to fund* at its close. The receipts of the following three months ore
generally Iu;^ci than during any equal term throughout the year. Thus far there
it ( falling ofl" in donations to the otdiaary purposes of the Society and in the coo-
InbntioDs TKised by several of the churches. The first deficiency was to be feared,
H frienda who might hare f^lven to the general purposes of tlie Society, have giren
tonardiibe liquidation of the debt. But diminution of contributions from the
ebarcbea ia on all accounts to be deplored. We liope it is only apparent and
lempoiary. £vety pound of deficient income (his year as compared with lost,
cannot bil to appear at the close of the year as a pound of debt— a result pecn-
liuly diseonngiog to those friends especially who liave so nobly aided in
liqnidaling tbe present debt. Let us implore tlie churches who hare this yeaidone
)«M than hut, to recoTcr their position, and snTe the Society from what we should
deem a catastrophe — incurring through a falling off in the ineome^a new debt
ia the Teiy j^ear in which tbe old one is to be extinguished.
THE LATE MR. THOMAS THOMPSON, OP AFRICA.
The ehnrch at Tnlhill Stairs, Newcastle upon Tyne, of which Mr. Thompson
was a member, have recently contributed to tbe purchase of a tablet to be placed
at Kmbia to bis memory. The stone lias been sent to the Mission House, and
wiQ be forwarded by the fltst opportunity. The " Dove " was compelled to leave
it (and some tons of supplies for our brethren) behind.
DR. HOBY'S MEMOIR OF DR. YATES.
We ate bappy to hear that the expense of the first edition of this intetMtisg
nemmr boa been met by the sale of part of the edition. The profit of the rem^-
iag oopiea on hand will be devoted as an expression of aficctionate esteem to the
Gnnily of our deceased and honoured brother. The author will be gUd to receive
anyotden.
PRIZE PAINTING OF THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST.
A paragraph that appeared some time ago in the " Times," in reference to this
punting, seems to have produced in some quarters the impression that the thousand
pounds, to which the pri7e picture was entitled, was given from the funds of the
Baptist UiMJonaiy Society. It cannot be necessary in the case of most of our
naders to correct this impression ; but lest in any quartet it should prevail, it
maybe stated that the Society have done nothing beyond allowing two of the
^etniw to be placed A>i a few moDtha in the library of the Htraion House.
Tlie MlSSIONAltV hekalu
FORElOM LETTERS HECBtVED.
„..„.,. MonTRBifc „.Ci«mp,J. M NoT.8«ndl6.
Ama BBHiMM Beiaig, n fiepttmberKl.
CiLCDTTi TUmM, J Oclobtr J.
yftagf, J Octobff ?.
HOVKAB Morgin.T October 4.
MoitaaiK Pmraoni, J Beptember 11.
SEiiAiiraBE ,.,.D»nh.m,W.H...O«ob»T a,
BaiTVAUT .,.MDai.uE j...J«ikm», J .NoTembrr 10«ndal.
Baiti Jachil Webl<7, W. iL,..Aag. 16, October U.
IloiiDiJKAl BiLiEi EingdoD, J. October 11 and 95.
Jamuca Bboth's Tow« Clatk, J Stptember 5.
Causab HaMD, J HoTembetS.
SAi.TBB'i Hiu. Dendy.W October 19.
»r*cBt ViiAl GmiM,T October 16.
ftnTAXTTewH DulM, B. B .Octobn 18.
It ti reip«ctfully lequeated that where it u pnetlOAbla the ftiendi in tbs
country ordetin^ MuBionBrj Cnrdi, &c., would at the Bame tune kindlf mention
the Dftme of a oountrjr bookaellec, and his Laadoa agonl, through whom the
{Hkroelg may bo lent, or tuoh other mode of ttansmiHion bs wrj moat ecoooniM
the Funda of the Societr.
ACKNOWLEDQMENTS.
Tbi thiiaki of tht CamiQiltee are present«il to tfae falla«ria| frieodd —
Mrt. Meredilh, Tor a pireal of Incti, for Mri. Dmhan, Straaipar* ;
R. B. Sherring, Eiq., BHslol, far a parcel of booka, For Eici. J. Mtrrick and tT. fftwiigM,
BMriai
Miu Chrlitiaii'i clua, Sundiy School, Jobo Street, for i box at elatbiag, for Mn. Mi'-
btvni, Wfltrn AJriea;
Mr. C. \y. WilliaiDa, for a parcel of prepired boxwood for engriviiig, for Africa ;
W.L. Smith, En,, lor a box of elolhm;, tct., fur AHti Ciira, Clartne*,-
Rn. Dr. Hobj, for a pares! of clothing, lot Utt. J. Mtjrlek, Bimbia;
R»i. S. Bnwa, Loughton, for a parcel gf clatbiag, kci, fur lUv, J, Laartnei, Ati) Kiiir.
The tfasnkt of the Committee are ilio prescated to Mr. DUdstonn, for tha pUK and KrenI
GcpiM of the portrait of Mr. Fullw.
Alw Co Mra. Moore, Hackney, for a parcel of books aad migBiioet.
Mr. Neirbe^in begs ibinkruUy to ackaoRledge tha followinjc daaationa for Afnet, frani
the UDilenneDtioDed Iriendii —
Lady BuitoD. £i, for Mbool mitefiala ;
MiM Quraej, £6, for itetieni por^oM ;
Sabbath School, &e., Wbitchurdh, by Mr. Swain, £1, for bibleii
Frienda al Necton, for parcel of clothing ;
Friends, by Mra, Brock, Norwich, (br ditto;
The MiiMa Maokic, Norwich, ft>r diHo)
FrieDda, b; the Miiae* Cultey, Norwich, Ibr ditto;
The MiaKi Barber, Nornich, for dilto.
FOR JANUARY, lO'Jil.
COXTRIBUTIONS,
Bteeived o» aeeount oftht BaptUt Miaionarg Soeittg, during the month Hf
Ntyvtmber, 18i8.
Amuiat airinrifWi.
illH..J.a.. Bmi.
Am., bj IM. BtgT««,
"i:^Trt<C;
Hrtj.lltaL
iswMI, RaM.,I:iKi ..Lf^Fdi,
Ew i/Tiran &Jl»i> ... t g
KlBfcMcsR.. Brillol,
PmBMII MoDtT of t>r.
ud fin. PrIiHB n-
toiwr.... „ M I
IbMkB, Hn^ for AM t (
OIh*. lb. namH, for
Jfrln..^ _.. 1 II
Pno, S- H., bq.. U.P.,
.tIn,Ci>rlMt I S
Lotghlon—
ConinbaUoiu ..„ 1 11
MTinB Wilden—
ConlrlbnUiiu, lOr
JfcW _ M13
TxAdbinj, on i
Ptnioa, TLomu, E*i,
LoxnnrADi
"s; «&.■:•
..!r IS ii
"TS.."?.";:.
.!^ » 1
OOCttlbllUlHia .
1)0., lor 4J0-<ca 1
Da. Sana*.] Sohool 'i
u Com*, Eiq... U 0
KlIIT.
Tonbridgo^
Tumpaoii. — , Kh.,
(sTftM I a
Tnsbrldga Wdli-
Coll««&oli ~... B 11
Cantrlbntlou „ tie
CoUrrctlon, As., \il7,
hj Hit. ^alu Bd-
3T. BIcUicjn. Btq,..Ea
bWn ud Sibdaii—
CaUxtloii 1] U 0
MoMbatlou 1> D 0
DlH—
CoDtiilnttaM, roT
DM U 0 0
KOTrich—
CsDLtibntlani.b/BtT.
dm'. L.'.iS 17 S
Ditto. b> liMin.
Flilclinindllam-
>™ 17 u a
Odiw, 1. B., bq.,
OnnieT, Anni, Noitb-
nppi tercle. t 0 0
Wtbb, J. B., Elf , for
BomnlajtDn—
A Thuk-DBnliif for
tliaO«pal _. 110
PriMi't 1 8 e
Ncir11iMn|rtiiB. Colkca
StnM, sn Moonnt ... W ff 0
NonTHlTI«IBI.t|lD.
NtwcuU* on I^nh oo
unnnl. W » H.
ADfiu >....»... I,.. U 0 0
CoUKllon I 0 D
CollKtlou, tc n 11 10
Coulributlou. Bondaj
Sebool 0 10 i
Do,, fcr AiUUr COO
NiMrk—
CollKtlon 1 t U
CootHligtlOB* I 11 I
br Dm .' 1 11 B
NuttlB^IUII—
Otiotn StrMi —
OdIIhUou U « S
OonMbaUow HI* 0
PuIlSHvK—
br jHhu* Mug, Bk- » <
60
THE MISSIONARY HERALD FOR JANUARY, 1849.
BrUiamOr-
ConMlnitliKu"""!""' 3 8 6
D<|.. JnnDllc «1B «
ColLMtl<Hi, Pablle
Umias 10 » B
CanlrlbaLlDDI II IS 8
Onitm S^^iifft 3 10
BuIdot Tjim
CgUKtlon .„ ~ S I «
CoDUbatloni II B 10
Do,, (niiiM 0 It 0
Sbippud'i Butoo—
CoJIeMlom 0 10 «
CmbibaUou II 1 0
eilB i
AetDOWltdgtd bgfiin St '
ilO 1
__, iil""
CgDtilbiiUou. (or
DM.^...~.~ « 0
CoDtrtbnllnu, for
DM a 0
DtU...
CollHtlo
Mr. a.'H^
Bttahton—
Atnd....
Bnrtl_,
CollHUaa (axtn) B i
GoUhUku ~ 8 7
Oimlrltntiou .„.-..„ fl D
- 'udiT BelUMb I 7
MUlStml—
m S 0
itlou 4 18
K^lVfca 01*
CaUHtion ; 1 B E
GoDtilbatliiiu S 14 (
Ito., SdsIij Bobixil 1 17 t
ContilbaUMi
Old AbU; ...
Rli^ida ...
SCOTLAKO.
HijBn, R, Eiq.,II.D.
CiiUtcUoB
Do., Bwu^a
CmlMbMitaa ..
SubKriptiont ii»d DonUioni in lid of the Btptlfl HiMMBMy SoeJetj will be tfaanlcfiillj
received bjWillUmBrodieGanwj, Esq., lud Samuel Mortoa Peta, E<q., H.P., TTMSiii«rt,iir
the Rev. JoMphAngniiM.A.', SecnUry, atthg Miaaion Haute, 33, MooT^tc Slrast, Londom;
in Edinbvhgb, by tba Riv. Cbrutopfaer ADdaraoa, lbs Rat. Jonathan Wataon aod JiAn
Macandraw, Eaq.j in OLucKnr, bj lUbert Kettle, Eiq,; in C^lcuith, bj the Bev, Jamet
Thomat, Baptist Misnon Prea; and at Niw Yoai, Uniled SMtes, by W. Colgate, Ew)
Contribatiom can alio b« paid in at lh« Bank of England to the toootuit of " W.B. Gurnry
•nd otbera."
IRISH CHRONICLE.
HOPES AND FEARS^
n to all minds are these at the opening; ofaoew jeat] Oenerallj
it is a season of almost univennl congratulation. To (liou|flitrul minds it ts a time
rf Tcij uiixeil reelings. A Inrge portion of life vanislit-d und gone ! How lias it
hten spent ? what advance Ii:is bei'n mnde in knowledge and piety ? vrlmt greateT
de^e of 6tneB8 lias past experience produced for tlia lubours and trials of the
coming period } and how stands the soul in lelation to the ^rund concerns of
KligiciD and cteroitf? — ore a few, among many questions of vital importance,
srliich will force tliemseWes upon Berioim, earnest spirits.
Tmlj, the past year has been one filled with changea so vast, and which have
succeeded each other with so stranj^ and sudden a rupiditj, as to baffle the most
sa^cioBS intellects in the effort to determine their tnfiuenco and end. Like the
wind, we heard the sound oF them, but we could not tell whence thej came, or
whither they were going ! One sentiment, however, seemed uppermost with all
classes of persons :^Truly, "this is ihe Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in
Our religious institutions have felt their infiuence. Our brethren, who have had
to bear the chief burden of responsibility in conducting them, have found tlieit
duties unusually burdensome and anxious. As ihey cannot conduct them without
fund<i, and on tlie refpilar supply of means, beloved niissionarios iind other agents
■re dependent for subsistence, these funds muit be procured to meet regular
demiinds. To add to the anxiety and Bscrificei which agents tniut neceEsarily
endure, by leaving their means of subsistence to be supplied at uncertain times, or
itR^lar intervals, would be crueL They need not have any additional burden to
press them down. But as officers and committees of voluntary societies have no
eonttol over income, and it always fluctuates, and in every case lias diminished
lather than increased, it will be seen at once how painful their situation has been.
It lias been a year of continued trial.
Our society has had its full share. Its pecuniary embarrassments h.ive greatly
increased. No effort has been spared to lessen them — but in vnin. We wilE not
repeat tlie statements which gu to show thiit the increase of debt has not been
owIdp to incautious expenditure. Oriidually diminished income is the cause;
and ttie income has diminished faster than the committee could go on in the path
of retrenchment.
Hence, we begin a new year with "hopes and fears." Perhaps the latter
predominate. Not, however, in the success of the niisBion ; nor from any doubt
of tlie continued blessing of Qod on the eSiirts of the agents. The fears arise
rather from an apprehension of the inability of our churches to keep up efficiently
so many organiialions as are in existence, and the want of a general, zenlnus,
prayerful interest in Ireland's spiritual condition and necessities. But we must
learn to put more unreserved confidence in Ood. If man fiiils. He never does.
"Let the beauty of the Lord our Ood be upon us. Establish the work of our
hands upon us ; yea, the work of our hands, establish Tbqu it."
Tl(e letlera we have received from aoaoBis akB ■
Mr. Hauilton, of Ballina, during the On Sunday week, Nov. 5tb, thirty heads of
month, afford the moat decisive evidenceB f»"''i*« 'n th* poor-houie renfluncnl tha
of the trntli of a sentence in one of ""niof popeg-.andgaTe thdr name, to tha
it,.... :.. —I --1. K- .*.,»-. ii,.t ■!.. R«*' G«erge Read, the prateatuil ebaplain.
them, m which be st-ites that li.e ,.^^^ bi^^rvie. .u Unded, ft* ^«rf
r,2
IRISH CHRONICLE.
tiun to ilaji and lifar me, which they iui.
While I wu preaching, > prieit came in and
inlerrupted me. He irai much igitnted, but
did nothing except threaten to bring me berore
the guardian*. I complained to the board of
the occunencB ; end they ny «uch ■ thing
■nnit not occur ngaia.
It i> most likely these penong Till con-
tinue to bear me. But thii will make no
difiWrence between the chaplain and me.
He ii a Tery pioiu and affectionate man, and
only aniinu* that they ihould be brought
under the aound of the goipel.
The c
■ lerj
itriking. One came to bear the woni
time ago. Hn. H. observed her very
affected ; her coloui changing nTeral timoi,
and manifeiting deep attention. Soon after
we learned that the goapel had done iti work.
The othen were young lada in my classea,
»ba bad been tcmg under initnictioD, and
wboM impreoiong teemed a little while ago to
Taniih away, and to be renewed again. But
one, by reading before he left hii home of a
morning^ the ncred word, and the olhen by
the heanng of the goapel, hare been led to
gire themselTea to Jesuh Six more have ap-
ph'ed for baptinn, and one for reeloistioii.
We mentioned some t'liae a^, that in
U. had brought tlie readers
the town, in order to conceutrBte their
labours on the people.
I hope >e haT> got our machinery in
better order now. Since R. Moore came to
town, 1 meet the readen ntry morning at
bairpaat leTen, for conreraatinn and prayer,
■nd to uiist them in fiimiing plana for labour.
Their eiertion* leem
John Judge hai been added to the band of
readen here, without hii aeeking iL Wiihing
to remove from S , becaiua aeveial
•choola bad ariiea around, by which hii
ephere Wdi much narrowed, *e fixed upon a
locality ; but when he had removed hti
fiimilure, the perun to »hom the houae
belonged, unexpectedly returned, and refused
to let him have it. Aa he could get no other
there, he came in to us. He has now a cUm
of our adult memben, some of whoat he hat
taught to read. 1 had great pleasure in
one of theee
fiiendt. It contuni tom» intereftiog^
The week before last I baptiied tao peraona,
who were received to the fellowship of the
church on the following Lord's day. There
is another prapOMl for fellowship at preaent
before the brethren. This is the lixth addi-
tion to the church since the meetings of the
union in Dublin, in August lait. Withm the
last twelve months, the church hai daubled
its numbers, and the congregation inciBiaea m
proportion.
I have juit concluded the Iiedurei on
Baptism. The eighth, and last of them, I
delivered on last Ijord's day evening. In
like manner as all the nat, it was altentirely
and reapecttiilly heard by a numerous auditory,
■ni.- -_. continued unabated tfarouglioDt
the ei
In
to another appointment,
the laH two were neetuarUp etUmUd to
ntarlf (Area Aourr in tht dtliaerj/i yet the
congn^tion, the majority of whom vere
[tEdahiiptist^ manifeMed no lymptom of
The eSbrt has, on the whole, been attended
with auccen. This is evident, not only fium
the baptisms reported, but in the &Tour with
which our dislinguishing doctrinca are now
regarded by those who hitherto had known
nothing; of them, or who had viewed th«m
with dislike. Let us be thankful for these
tokens of divine approbation.
Mr. BnaKT again reporta encouragingly
of the state of ihiogs at Abbej^Iiex. Nol-
witliBtauding all disappointments and
discouragements, and the condition nf
Ireland lately has been nieh aa to
accumulate t^em, be obaervei Uiose
mHrka of succsm which stimulate to
exertion, aad inspire hope.
I hare seldom been more cheered «nd
delighted than 1 was yeiterday, October 29th.
1 baptixed a mother fiftj-aii years of age, her
son thirty-four, together with her daughtM
and daughter-in-law. Her other son begged
to be baptiied too, but hii request wa« de-
ferred to meet the withe* of some bntbren,
not because hii piety wai doubted, bnt (hat m
little more time might be given for all to be
satisfied. Notwithstanding the laia wa bad
an excellent eangngation.
I commenced preaching at the new Italian
at T . I was grieved to see the dilapi-
diited condition of the house, and the care-
worn countenances of the tmily. They had
only one stool i but the neighbour! soon
brought in othen from their e^n^ and I
had a fine congregation. I was glad to preach
the gospel to thu poor broken-down fiuoily,
and their neighbours wbo came to haar.
IRISH CHRONICLE.
I h>Te awt *ith a rtrj pliaung nutance of
libvnlitj. The proprietor of tbe or which
pH to one of m; ■tation*, and who ii ■
itaonnut, becsae I go there to preach the
giopd, hii ordered hi* man to chuge me
ontj half tba unial bnl Tbk k a good
dgn, and indieaica tbe enMDM of kuidlj
fcelng iNuit; aboie prejodice.
ne opCDing of the niglit-ichoala will be a
fml benefit to thoae who are thin aMuted
ij wfaal tbej neeire for their Ubour, but
abo thoM children who would othenrue haie
BO opportnnitj of improremenl.
DeeembeT. I inteod at once to ioititate as
ioquiren' das Ibr all luch pemiu, to giTe
them more ipedfie iutmetioD than odd can
m preadung, tuch iliiairi ai thou which
tndieT Hamilton ha found to umAiI at
With pleanin I itate, nyi P. W., that
the liM month haa aftirded much encounge-
mot to 111. Foot hate been added to our
[ktle diurch, and eight more are oo the waj.
Tbe leed wlucb appeared almoat dead the W
jear, ia now beginning to apring. The circu-
lilioa of Iracl*, espeaallj the one, " Where ia
Ur.O'Connetl?" bai done great lenice at oui
oat-stationi, T , and B . Aa a iped-
nen nf the dkange which ia going on among
the poor people, take tbe fallowing. A
RomiuiiBt named D — — , who would acarcelj
IkRi to the Inhle, Iwelie montha ago, nid to
■w laat week, "Bead nmething from the
hiUe to BBmferl lu." He once thought that
book would disturb him, but now he knowi it
■itl bting comtbit. "The entiance of thj
votdt giTeth peace."
A abort estract from Mr. Batb's letter
of December 1st, will (tive a correct
Dodon of tbe pTeseDt state of tbe cause
at Banbndj^c.
During tbe month I hare Tinted wrenl
miiooa and I tnitt the Lord ia amiling upon
oat cSbct& I,aat night 1 examiu^ two
mXiA^Xm^ fat baptiam, anil hope to baptiie
(hem next we^ Ob that God may GiTour
<!• with a large out-pcmring of hii Spirit ; then
Ike barren ptacea will aing for J07.
Mr. Wilson contioues (o labotir atnonr
the poor people at Kilcoolcj- Hills, wilE
cWring tokeu of tbe divioe bltmag.
I write to inform jou, that on Lord'* dajr,
November 19th, 1 baptized a belierer in the
Lord Jeaui. He waa an epiacopalian. Since
hii baptiim he baa been called to niffer the
greatest peiaecution from hia friendi. He has
met all thii in the apirit of meeknen and
pntienee. The oppoation we bare to eu-
connter is great. But the good work ia on
the ad ranee, and the Ltnd ia proapering it in
From the Aite of the cause here, and the
many intereating openings around this neigh-
bourhood, I am quite unable (o go to Gonmel
oflen. Hj time is fiiltf occupied. Fat
example, on Lord's da; momiug we have a
prejer-meeting at Bonis;— public serriee at
Raneghmore, at noon — return to Bonla; and
preadi at aeTcn o'clock, aftor which serriee
we hare a prajermeeting.
On Mondaj eieninga I meet a lubla class
in which there are now fifteen joung persons.
On Tueadaj evenings there ia a aimilar
aerrice in brother Hajdon's house. On
Wedneadaj I preach at our place of meeting
in Bonlaj. On Thurtdaj ereuings I have
arranged to r^each in Raneghmore, and then
I have oalj Fridaj etening for Kildniming —
this is a moat interesting station, distant
nineteen mile*.
The work of the Lord is reliving in tba
HIUj, man}' are inqniring the waj to Zion.
Opposition ia ver; strong, and the utmost is
done to hinder. But the cause will go on,
fbr it ia Hia cause who is God over alL
tinuantw of those blessings nbicn animate
A deroted missianary to freah efforts for
tbe spread of the gospel. The church
baa lost a valuable member b}' death, a
worthy deacon. ButifaucbareremoTcd,
when their nork is done, otbera are
coming forward to fill up tbe vi
Since I reported last, things remain much
as uaual. The congregations keep np re-
markably well, considering the atate ckF the
weather. The countr}' meetinga are rerivin^
1 hate felt it to be mj dut^ to beatow in-
creaaed attention on Crn» gain station, which
I now visit ever; fortnight instead oT ererjr
month. We have lately lost bv death, a
worthy deacon in Hugh Voung, of Knowbead,
He was a very usefiil member of sode^, and
ia much lamented.
M IRISH CHRONICLE.
Lut Lotd^ dft; •Toing ths lOtb inilaat, | ipeaking blood of Jmu*. In eonieqaeoca of
I bad Iha plnnira of bsptiiing ■ joung nwn, liviog M ■ gnat dutanca from thii place he
who givai vet; taisMtaetoij evidenoe of con- isnnot otteod with lu, but «e have rerj
Taraioa to God. Hii convictionj of un ■eem cordinU; iceom mended him Id tbe fellowahip
te have been fraj deep, but ha h» found of the laithful.
pcM* to hi* rounded mntdenc* in the peace- '
POSTSCRIPT.
W« have to eoneet tbe ctatemeDt io our last, nhich intim&ted Ibat £1000 nonld
be icquired to relieve the tocietv from it< difiicultiei. It should have beoii £2000 [
The mib-committee who bed the dutf devoK-ed upon them of conaideriDg the
whole question, have reported that fact, and thej would not have done it, if it were
not, in their judgment, a fair ataLcmeut of the cnte.
We cast our tyt from these financial difficultiea to the mission. You have now,
reader, before you the monthly record of Ballina, Coleraine, Belfast, Banbridge,
»nd Abbeyliex. Fourteen hare been added by baptism in a month ! Thirty heads
of fiuniliii have renounced Popery in tiioBiilUnR workhouse! We have no money.
That Is puiuful and dlilceasing. But God is giving to our brethren souls for their
hire, and seals (x> tbett minbtry. Tills is llie greatet meTcy. Let us adore Uiiu
CONTRIBUTIONS TO DECEMBER, 1848.
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a fticnda nt Canterbury for a parcel of doUiing h; Mrs. Flint.
SubKripttcHU and Donationi thankAilly Kcelied by the Ticaiurer, Joaua Thittok, £>q.
Lombard Street ; and by the Seatturj, Mr. FnEDEBicK TaaaTuiL, and Rev. JosufB
Akmb, at tba Miinon Uooea, Hoorpte Street; and b; tbepHetonof tbeeburchei throughout
thaKintdom.
COLLECTOR FOR LONDON, EEV. a WOOLLACOTT,
4, COMPTOH StBHR EaST, BBOmWICK SqCARE.
QUAETEBLY REGISTER
BAPTIST HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Iy ii expected that tbe eliapel in
conice of erection at Swisdon Mew
TowD, OfMt Wettem Hailwaj, will be
opened foe divine wonhip on the 4th of
Jenouj. The bretlmii Hinton of
Loodom, and Wintec of Bmtol, baie
«n|^ed to preecb on tbe oocacion ; and
it H hoped tbat tbe unstaiiee of Mr.
Sbeiman win be obtained for the mom-
ag leTTice. In e communicatloi just
received, Mr. Bieeie, irbose exertions
ID collecting for the chapel liDve been
inde&tig&ble, aajs : —
'nw dupel h certainlj an excellent
fifce of ardiiteclun ; and ererftliing nppcan
vcfj ^vrnujng at preacnl. Induce u nun;
ef joor frjend* ai powble to oome to the
opating. We here obtained nearly £jOO,
■boot one-balf the anount requiied. It
liTce me modi pleainie ta tell jou thai •
fcw daja ^o I leedred ■ ver; polite note
ftna tbe Earl of Badnar^ enclotin^ £20 ;
and manj ef tbe gentry m tbe neighboui-
haod have Mibacribcd Tiry handfomelj."
ThiDarii the kindneaa of the " Bojce
Tnuteca and a few othei tUendi, the
•ecietary has received a portion of the
BMj pounds pet anaum for two years,
which be haa pledged himself to raise
if ipecial efibrt, towards the lupport of
tbe mamUj at Sniiidon. M the wh^
atMont, hawevar, even for the Brat
ytm ba« not been obluned, he beee to
remind iho frimdt of the Soiwlj' of the
ekiBB of tine impottant Mation.
Tbe generoui ajertioiia of our ex-
eelleot IrieDd, Qebivu Oould, Esq., of
Leu^itoii, oD beh^ of itte caiue at
Soiwbrd, have been crowned with uf[cal
(DOtMi. Hi. Ebeoeier Davia, tbe tsuie-
tM^ writci: —
"We have i^t held a apeoal mettii^ in
nlatkia to ov tooaej affiun. Kr. Omild
■aeie ow and explamad tbe detaila irf oui
holding fiutdi, wban it appeared that a debt
of £19 vat due to Uw ti«aionr. to pay
whicb we laiaed than and there £32 ; m>
that our chapel, which bai coat £983 lU. 7d.,
and vhicb bu bean opened ooly liiteeB
montbi, !■ paid for. The old debt oa the
original place renulni ; and If we get, a* we
hope, a loan hHD the Newman £nd, that
wtil be amazed fer, and the cense will be
emancipated. Thii a indeed good newl, ^r
wbieh we ble« the Lord. On the la«t
nUiath in November I beptiaed fbur, three
of whom hate been brought te a knowledge
of the truth tinee the enotim of tbe cfaapd i
the other wai mv Toungeat daughter ; other*
are inquiring. We hare aboet ISO children
on the boob of the Biititb •chooli recentlj
cat^Iiibed, and an arerage attendance it
about 120. Since tbcii commencement, oar
Mbboth iobool bo much inereaaed, On the
other hand, we hare lotf *oae in cossaquence
of tbe remaval ef the bdorj people (ron
Romlbrd to the Stratford iteliMi tMlon|K« l«
tbe Eaatem Ceuntiea line."
Out (riendi will be bapp; to hear of
tbe extinotioB of snotbai cb^dl debl,
and of the eonseqnent peegteaa towards
•eltcuppoit, at Bdton m KntlaBdahira,
where a very few jeMs efo aeeD tbe
mine of dueeot was seaKlrkBown.
Onr excdlent Eaisttonarr, Ur. wUtlock,
writes: —
of debt The p
£50 in daU, far whioh
tersrt, and tbe lawjar'a
Dol bSM aUe te gat asUW, aod «U
nnappiopBaled. AU eur e&rU to art tbe
tawrer^ aeaeuat have «U1 failed ; we paid
£i intoett, and detenaiiMd ti
TuMdaj eveMtfii ■MaiBl auiai wen m-
miMd, and b^ Tbwedaj, £S0 «er» HWF
raieaii tbe a«bt«Ni were obtaned at Uw
sarrie*^ ae tb»t aU we now want b tbe
trifliag amount far the lawyer. We bit
(bsnkfel te Ged for bit rith luc^ tewiids
w^ and tbankfiil that tha obepel ia now our
QUARTERLY BEQIBTEB.
own. Friend) from the ndgbbouting con-
gi«gatloiu hiTo beea Tmy geoeroui fiom the
" The Her. W, Bobinioii' of Kettering
preached in the aftemooD. A good number
of friendi took tea together, gmtuitouiljr
SroTiJed. The erening nieeling vaa ad-
rene4 bj Hi. Robiawn and Rev. F. Iilip
of Kibvorth, independent. The aerricea
were intereatiog and pinStable. Thua Iki the
XiOti hai led ua b^ a right waj."
Th« oommittee liave reoeDtly bad their
attanCion directed to Uie state of Ibe
came at Neath, near Swansea; and
bave cugaged, notwithstanding their
heavy debt, to render assistance. The
following letter from Mr. Jones, the
miuisCer, but for whose laborious efibtCs
the interest would probably have become
eztinot, will Bufficieutlj explaia the
nature of the case.
"The (bllowing ii a brief account of the
couilitian of the Eogliib bapliit church at
Neadi, when I took the ovenight of it, and
of the iDcceiB with which it baa pleaied the
Lord to bleaa mf laboura.
" Thii cfaui^, owiaj to a leriei of painful
circUDutanGea, not, I prenime, altogether
unknown to 7011, had been reduced aJmoet to
Dolhing. I believe I have alreadj told jou
that tbe few who coDtinued to hold public
•ervicea in the chapel, being unable in anjr
■may to meet the current eipeniet con-
nected with the place, had determined to cloae
the doors : but God, who aeeth the end from
the beginning, would not have it to be >o.
He put it into their hearta to communicate
their intention to Mr. Evana of Swanten.
Mr. Evan* came over to conault them aa to
the bett meaiun* to be adopted. He ad-
viaed them to make one effort more, telling
-them that I had jiut returned from Biittany,
■□d that he would write to me, which he did,
"At the leqneat of brother Evimt I viaited
the Iriendi at Neath, and lupplied them
Kveial Sundaja. When about to leave, (hej
eipreawd a wish that I should became their
paitoT, a proposition which I knew not how
(o accept, eoDUdering the few theywere in
number, and the many difHcnllies they had
to contend with, till aaniied by tbe net);h-
boaring mimaten that, should the committee
of the Hocoa Mioioii reliwe aid, thej would
do what they eould to aanst the frienda at
Neath, until they might be able to support
their own paltor. I removed with my ftmily
in April. The first sabbath in Hay I ad-
miniatered the Lord's nipper to aiiteen
individuals: the numbsr has since increased
(0 farty-fiva ; twelve have been added bj im-
merdon, a finr by latter, and the others are
baeksliden lertored. Pcrtaps it would be
well to obasm, tiMt t«a of tbe twelve bap-
tised are heads of &mil]es ; there are in this
number, three men and thdi wiiea.
''1 am hippy totelljou that we have very
cheering proipecta before us. The chapel is
well atteDd«l ; our Sunday school lias
already become the largest of the Engliah
schoola in town, and we havii several candi-
dates for baptism. The only thing I have
now to lament ig, that I am obliged to abaent
myself from them so often, collecting, though
not able to do much in that way, the state of
tnde being so much against me."
The following is from tlie miselonarj
at Bhiffnal, Shropshire.
" I desire to be humbly thankful that I
have thoa bt been luitBineil in my work, and
that the great Master haa kindly given me
some sources of encouragement. In the
preaching of the word he has given me favour
in the eyea of the people, and our congrega-
tisna are increaiiugly interesting and en-
couraging. 1 feared our attendance would
have been much thinner when the summer
returned, but I am happy to say it has been
belter than in the previous winter. Several
persons have taken sittings of late.
" There are hundreds oF penona attend
the chapel at different periodi who are ulterij
ignonint of the truth. To me it is deeply
interesting to see them listen with Bzed
attention to truths they never hear elsewhere;
and I eamcitly hope that I shall er« long
have to say of them ; ' Hany believed and
turned to the Lord.' There are three young
persons who come to me as anxious inquireni
their cases are very interesting. The Lord
opened the heart of one of them under a
sermon I preached from Eiek. xxiiJ. 11.
She is, I believe, now ' sitlinK at the feet of
JesuB, clothed, and in her right mind.' Wa
have juit added one to our church by letter.
" My bible class continues to be an in-
creasingly interesting deportment of labour.
It is ' quite a new thing' in Shiffnal, and the
young people attend it with much interest,
and 1 hope proJlL In a note received from
one of the class the other day, she says,
*I do indeed feel very thankful to you for
the instruction I hav^ at our Inble cUm and
other times received from you, and widi It
lay in zaj power to repay you.' One young
man who has for Wme time attended the
class, has recently been received as a teacher
in tbe Sunday school. He is an inlclligent and
hopeful f outh. There is a pleasing icslance of
rerormstion in the case of a young man that
I have visited in his own cottage. He was,
when 1 first saw him, n notorious drunkard,
and used to shamefully ill-treat and halA
starve his wifb and his two children. He has
been induoed, however, through my con-
vening with him, to abandon his intemperate
habits, and now is, aa his wife mjs I« me 1^
QtTAETERLY REQISTER.
gnlitadv of bcait, ' quits m diflbrent man,
uid their'i ianow khappj' boitic.' Hii poor
motber has linoe Btlended Iha chnptl, and I
Inut hem uid undentandi the word,"
Tlia foltoniog comniontcBtiona from
the *geDts in (he Wiltshire auxiliair,
■apply a tolcrabl}' fair specimen of the
letteis ffom the tunl districts geaenlly.
" Tba KBion hu amred Ibr sending 70U b
nport of the lUte and pnupecta of thii
Mation ; and in doiDg tlii*, we haTe to record
Iha Eulbfal care and kinilncat of Ihe Head of
tfae cboidi. He hai led ui through another
fear ; and at its doie we hate again to ut up
our gratefal Ebeneaer and aaj, ' Hitherto the
Lord bath helped ua.'
Tint. The atlentlance at Gillingham was
acTEt ao good as at present ; and at the three
other ataiiona it is very encouraging, name)]',
It Stanr, Fifehead, and Longham. But
while we ate Ihankrul ~ "
e long t.
Iriking
Ban of nnaeia. We have not, indeed, been
left without same encouraging bikena of
God's prtsenceand blessing. But aUa ! what
numbo* still remain hearen onlr. Eight
penoss hata been added to us during ilie
past year, so that our present numbei of
■nembera ia fifty-fJTe,
** Second. Aa it regards our sabbath school
at Gillinghani, it has lately been increasing,
so that we hare now more than ninety
children ; and bow much lenson have we to
be thankful to God that he ha> raised up even
in this place some pious and efficient teachers
to Instruct them, and put it into the hearts of
oar treanEirer^ and hia excellent partner, to
send OS an ample sapplj of uteful and neees-
SS17 books. We look forward with hope to
a future day when we trust the.fruit of these
■uefiil and uDDatentatioiis laboun will appear.
The importance of sabbath acfaool instniction
in this nnghhourhood ia Tcry grejit, so little
has been done in past jrears in the way of
imparting truly religious inttrnction Ut the
rising generation. The number of adults
sable to re
. surpna
In
liUogB ot Staur, if a person can read he is
regarded aa a rery learned man. Eiceptrng
<ne family all those who have joined ui in
thst Tilfaga luTC, at the time of their con-
TeisioD, been unable to read. It is indeed a
pleasing endence in connection with others of
their loTc to Christ, and to thst word which
tntilies of him, that they soon began to
" Third. As it re^rds tract distribution we
hite thirteen diitricts, three in Gitliiigham,
three in East Stour, one at Lsnghnm, uiie at
Ma^iaton, one St Ecliff, one at Kington, one
at Hfcfaaad, one at West Slour, and one at
StonrPioTast. And here again we dc^ to
acknowledge the kindnsM of
suppljing us with tracts for
diUribuiion. And although we hare seen
some few instances of gaud from this simpja
means, Bi;fficient to show that God does own
it to gather poor benighted souls to the eroaa
□f his dcsr Son, yet from the nature of tha
case, it is eiident the full amount of good sill
neicT be known till the great dar.
"GUhnffham. "J, Dean." ,
''It is with leelings of unfeigned gratitud*
(hat I again lay before you a brief account ^
the state of tbe Home Missionary cause fn
this neighbourhood. I may commence by
saying, that once I last wrote, we hsie had
much to humble and much to encourage us.
"Our church nerer enjoyed greater har-
mony than it did at the commencement of
the past yeaii nor were our congregations
at any previoui time better ; yet we Were con-
tideiublj depresseil at the wsnt of succeii.
We continued, howerei, to em ploy the meant.
Our hojie was in God, and after palienttT
waiting awhile, the Lord has graciously lUl-
filled his promise, that 'They who sow In
tears sliall reap in jnji ;' and we have been
piiiilesed to experience a season of teheill<
ing from the presence of nur Redeemer.
** Within the past fuw months seieral hava
been awakened; while some hare already
come forward, amidst much opposition, to
testify their nttnchment to the cause of Christ,
" It also gives me pleasure to sa^ that
many of our friend* manifest a spirit of
actirity, and seek, according to their ability,
Ihe adiancement of God's glory and the cop-
i-enion of souls. About twelTS youaa
persons, memben of our church, are engaged
ibbath ii ■
r hare
.ey lab
ited that she receired her
Nrat impressions while in Ihe sabbalh scboo],
and another, who has just been bapliied in
Bath, bore similar testimony. SeTerol friend*
are employed in' circulating and exchanging
tracts, anil I hare lately heard of one or two
cases, in which these silent monitors have
been blessed. Thrrc haie been baptized and
added to the church, together with a young
man who had been baptised In London,
making aa addition of Ihitr.
'' Some persons whom 1 sisited in afflictloa,
and who hare since exchanged time Ac
eternity, affi>rded us reason to hope in thdt
" Stmlfg. " T. KlMO." '
" Our congregation at Berwick contlnoea
much the SDme. There are two or three dr-
cumitnnces which militate agninit us. The
Weileyani hare Opened a house in the rillaga
fur preaching, which did not exist two yean
ago. Added to this, advantages are held out,
and pecuniary aid oflered, to induce the desti-
tute poor to attond the paridi cbuich, and to
deter tiwm from coming to chapel. I ftar.
toes afNt tttm lh«> tUnn t^ Berwf<A k
■hulag fa Oat dsadnm and iadiSirenw lo
' tfAliMA raalitiM, which bIwI preraila
thnogbout OUT coantr]> to a gnat extent.
"Ai a church iro enjoy uninlemipt«d
peace ; and 1 beliere in the heniti of nanj
of Hi manibcn nligion is k growing vital
rtfncaple. Manj and ftrrent are the ptayora
thof offer tor tho ntiral ot religian in thrni
own KnU, tbeir familiea, anil hi tba dinrdi.
" Rali^oiU tracti are drculated at everT
Oottago in ttM vQlaga, and are laceived with
tbankfitlnoa. Our Mibhath Khool contlnuea
th« Mme at to i»ii>ib«-. Two of our frienda
take a liTsIf biterart in Ita wet&re, and one of
them conduct* an ersnulg claai, twice m tho
week, during the winter »eMOn. Thij
(oarce of much intemt to the children, which
Jl arlnnd by thdi constant attendance.
" With regard to Boieer Chock, my other
image ttation, things wear s lery encourag-
ing Mpect, Uie attendance ii remaikahly
good. Many are obliged ts atsnd the whole
of the sarrice, from tbe want of better ac-
tommodation, The honM !n which we
wonhip, is much too small, so thnt many
liave to remain out«lds the door. The usual
attendance ii Iram eighty to a hundred. The
Ereatec part of whom appear to he intereeted
m the solemn realities that are brought before
than, and in aome we hope Miioa* Imprea-
rions hare been produced.
"AnwleAA.i/aAn. "John Bo««."
TbeMIoiriagaieeUMK
Jtepnit «f Ibe LancaaMre AnxOiaiT, ma flnm
Ik* pen of the ReT. J. J. DaTJe* ot Bootla ^-
n » OM ■( tke tiwiht ri«M* ■« tke fiapil,
tfaM II kMWi MUilBf at sniaslTMias. It 1* not
lO* the railau ijittttB ol aiHUnl pUlsanphr
IniteMB d Hlrit )■ ttaaia «b .,
totaOiMOM. It bnats down tk* wnlli at putillm
«U«b lanoiiDM, pntntftM, piMt. ud leUsliBHi
^T•lalHdb«w«a■UBaa«Usl•Ul>w. ltd
•OBmm ulur*, mid wltb tka prlnelplt* sT Ibe
dlTin Banramanl. la oppoltln la tbt tWou «(
•mn* modnn pbUulhroiiIat^ wbo tosa tl|hl ot Iha
tedlrldniO ind think Erntr it Uu MnunaiUiT— wfto
would prDdaa* mlTenal good, oat "bj Uu ifniop-
mini of perKHul worth In tnrj .rnombw q( lis
eHmDDDltj, bot, bj s v^rtala ftdjutniait of tho
Eooenl IntenaU, from InteaH Indliidiul HlBib-
n«M Cbrtitlmlty tnenlatfli tbs poLneii snd the
Importun <i( tbt Indlrldoil ; it »(udi logletr ■■
nan ftir iud, not ua for hkMt: ud hHs ni
look for lbs univmal pr«Tslebe« of the empiiv of
Irath uid rlghtMimai, 1^ iba fociiutlon of iU
prlnelpla In the heart of nMcouiie
Ilbldiiusetis JonsHled,
. . u be dlreel«d. Bnt br U* Hunpl* we are
tnibt ta danrta Ibejlnt aflorta of our baoaTolaiHe
to Ua ImproTemant of our awn dviuiDt> aad of oer
own Delfhbourbood ; bia unwearlad Uboura and In.
Doioonbla mlrulsa, wnedtiotedto tbtgood of hU
bralhrni, his "kinuBan acHrrdlu to the Utah."
Tha twain apcstlas wham h> ahoei
Iha laisnlr dlaal^aa whnn h* ass ,
the kingdon of Ood— all tbaaa were nol t»
emnBTnian and Hla, lo Iha "last aheap ol
pivaehad unongdl all nittoni in hli nune, bcfinDlnc
at JmHlam," li bM«d oa a prioelplB of vnlTonal
spplkatloD, ud ta UuvlDra binding go hli paepla
And tho conalalancj of Chriallaa beoaTolaiioa re.
qoltM tbiB. Are wa moiad with oompaasloB ISt -
thoBlaaftoedkebsalbeBr Is U a alBean daaln
to alloTlUa their aacms and to sst* ihsir mnU,
that indMSs oa to esnMbnlo ta the aoppnt o(-
Dmlni mlaijoiiai and lo piu for &» saoesas at
thoaa aposloUe maai who ban aaaitSsad aU ttia an-
daanaaeta of ihslr aaUn land— who bST* IsR bar
with tba aSBoUtT ot bar altva and lbs aaofoit of
har hearth^ and bSTS noa fhr hanoe to lbs hsaUun,
that the* might prodalm to Iher -' '-*■
lag lat la* et kBO«lad(S the ai
with Jot, aad tba DtBlstfr wUob Ihay hi
aalndot IbsLotd laSBSf Is It ladaod tba w
nMaooadltie
Bow oat la ainwloas of
oTebaHtyr Balthsssmli
w a^ S-tterfftwu wUi is frat^/Ul^ »c*iiM(t on itMfvf As Stciel]/, V Ik
mrtr, J. R. BOUSFIELO, Es^ 126, Hawtd^dUch ,• or iy Al« Aorelary,
THE RBT. nSPHSN W»1UA DAVIS, 33, MOORQATE STREET. LONDON.
XvA Irmilt tdB U »attd, tolh ta Ol SicTttary and hit vorretptnJettii, if in malrintiiiijf-
mni$it F<M QStc* »rdtn, thig will pivt hit name in fiiB; ar,almfral»,adtiie
I Mm ^&e MUM /JWy Jtavt eommunitattd (o the Pott office antharitin,
f\iHmlm /tr Lmtim, Mk> W. Pawiux, 6, 0«isyon CeUaget, De Bttmtoir Sq., Xtngtbuid.
t, ulwoa, nam*, tenu siaaar, naiaaiir.
BAPTIST MAGAZINE.
FEBBCABY, 1849. ]
VEHOIB OF THE IiATE MBS. JANE DAULBWELI^
r THB lulTI E
T DALLXWXLL, mUIOHAlT TO JAMAICA.
Ai th« floriBt earefblly tnuna the
tender pUat, nktohes it with eager
ialenet u the leaves ezptnd, the bud
Mfipeut, and the blonom begiiu to un-
fold, ukd theu remove* it to another
pUoe where its beauties maj be more
ebeerred, and iti ralue more oorreotly
ettinwted — k doei Ood often deal with
hit people here below. He gnaide the
Mul of the foong believer from the
ttmma and tempesta that beat around
him, gndnaDj develops the capabilities
of hit mind and the affisotioiu «f his
haait, pwtiaDj unfidda the blossom,
and then removes the plant to bloom
more taSlj and more perfectlj in
bnveo.
8a bai it been in the caae of the
htfpj individual whose brief but useful
career is here endeavoured to be por-
crajed.
She was born at Alnwiok, Nortbnm-
bsrlud, in tiia. jaar 1814. Hot ohiU-
bood and youth wev spent without the
deoOTesice of an; unusual incident.
I Hei mind was from time to time during
this period impressed with a sense of
religious truth, but became as often free
from its control, until Ood, in his pro-
vidence and mere;, visited her with
severe affliction, and she was brought
near to the borders of the gnve. His
purposes respecting her were, however,
not jet fulfilled ; she was a dioeen
vessel to bear the message of salvation
to those sitting in darkness; and the
gufferinga through which she now pass-
ed were bat to prepare her more foil;
for her work. She gradoall; recovered ;
her affliction induced a serious and
thoughtful state of mind, whereby she
was the more open to the full reception
of the truth as it is in Jesus. It was
hei happiness now to enjoy the oom-
panionship of a dear friend, who after-
wards became her iiBter-in-law, and
whose conversation tended to deepen
the impressions she already experienced,
the means of indudng her to
yield herself up to the constraining lo\-e
70
MBMOIE OP MRS. JANE DALLEWEUl
of Chrict, tuid become one of hia devoted
fbUowera. No record u found to indi-
cate the intem&l proceas bj which this
h&ppj and gloiiooB result was attained ;
bat BOoh was her eamestneBs in the .
wue of her Redeemer, tuch her love '
to hia pec^le, such her bright and h^pj
eiyojment of his grace, that the realitj
of her oonTerBion to Qod could not be
queriicned. Her eiperience of a Sa-
viour's lore vu too ftUl, too d«ep, too
iofluentiB], to remain concealed vrlthia
her own breast, and hei resolution
From the first step in her new course,
down to the last which led her to the
tranb, dedaion and devotedneea charac-
terised her procedure, whilst composure
and oheeifulnosa maAed her spirit.
Not long after her experience of this
great change, the proridenoe of Ood
led her tor soma time to redde with a
leUtlTe at Sunderiand. And she nnltad
herself to the baptist church there,
openlj koknowled^ng her love to Christ
and her separation from the world.
This Dopnexion led, in her subsequent
oaieer, to Tei7 important results.
Shorty after this, she became the wife
cf the late Rev. John Dallewell, and
her devotion to the oaoee of her Be-
deemei waa now brought to ita trial.
FainM as it is to leave all the endearing
ties of kindred, and the sweet charms
of hom^ to travel to a land of
ftrsngeri, and find a future home
amongst the gloom and darkness of
heathenism, jet at all this her apirit
faltered not; but trusting to the promise
of her Saviour's hleanng, ahe gave ber-
mU fully to his cauae, and with her
hniband waa sent by the Baptist
Hissionary Sotiety to one of their sta-
tions in Jamuoa.
The commencement of their voysf^
was inauspiciouB ; they were in great
danger of shipwreck, and the vessel
sustained so much damage, as to oblige
a return to London for the pnrpoee of
refitment, where they were detained for
aix weeka. Thia waa a great trial of
their bith and patience, and prodnoed
much anxiety respecting the will of
Qod oonoeming them. The f<^owiiig
lines found in Mrs. Dalleweil's portfirfio,
which were written at the time by a
friend of the deceased, indicate the state
of mipd cherished under this d
tion of Provldenoe.
Lori,
know net whMltlvvlU.:
All •ppaui ID71M1I01H noi.
Botwl
thpitlenMlwonhliUr.
mi
■Kn-jFrttaiBy,-
iDthU
n;Url»IA>Uio:
IB tU* wv mj Ion III itaow 1
Hm<
nr prwenee I will frut,
ABdDpplrthinomTinat.
Tml
La mt In (tu; need.
Ibaili
•oDiudbodrrwi,
»>iTi)»dnpplr,
And will (ildt tluM with Bliu ip
ua-doobtDotprDmlMdild.
BnlDT
me do Uon tx Mjei ;
gn« ud ilotj glT«
Ktaj (ood dull iUdd n«[n.'
n\u,
<>«giWd bj niy lot.
Mlm,
hopoiilnhliwwd-
B.B
IklBUngNnl-aobw.
Il4k*
th.p.Ui<rf«DtrolNr.
VM.0
n mm 1 will Mj,
nuh
(■Ui hm np OD hlfh ;
XT«Td«UwtUU««bM.^
Wh«
I'n uw 1U7 FiUin't Ud*.-
They again embarked from Iiondeii,
and after a favourable passage of sotsk
weeks, they reached Jamuoa safely,
I2th Hay, 1641, and entered upon the
work assigned them with great dellgbt
and ardent zeal A prospect of mneh
usefulness seemed opening before them,
and they r^oioed in the great goodness
of Qod in thus permitting them to be-
come the cUstributors of the knowle^^
of his salvation to those ignorant of Ita
blessings. In a letter, written nearly
three months after their arrival, Mrs.
Dallewell slates, " I feel not the alight-
eat regret at leaving my dear native
land ; and although the Atlantic ocean
rolls between us, I fisel my aSeotlon and
love for my dear friends at home In-
creased. The change is very great, and
MKUOia or Mas. jan£ daluiwkll.
71
llw bMtt of K Wnt tndiui aun vary
bTiag, but the cmiw it Qod'i Mid must
gi on ; and u long u he sees fit to use
at M his inatrumcnti in iMRTuiig on
thk UcHsd work, dot lives will be
pMoiMu in hii dght. And a dsligbtfol
work it is I Oh, oould 70a Me the
anxisty of the people to heu the word
pTttMhad, the distsjuM they will travel,
■ad th« large and attentive oo&gr^»-
tiona that aaaemble long before the
hour for worship, 70111 heart would also
njtdoe. These things are vsry enoou-
nging to m; dear husband. I am :
beoomii^ quite attached to the sable !
OMUttenanoea of iht aSeotionate people.
I dtodld like to do more amongst their !
tdwok than I am at preeent able, but '
the distaiioe is so great, and the heat so
seondung, that, until more used to the
dimate, I cannot eipose mjself too
Boeh to iU infiuenoe."
Thus thdr hearts were bound up in
the evapgelintlon of Jamuoa, and the :
■flmmm of the Lord seemed to be|
pnqnii^ In thnr hands. |
Bat how mjsterious are the ways of 1
God! Bow isjo]', even the Joy of the
Christian, tamed into mourmng ! How ^
■n the brightest hopes of man, and his '
happiest antidpetliniB Uasted bj the
withering and desolating hand of death!
A lew days after the writing of the
letter above alluded to, her beloved
husband was oelebrating, in a series of
tdgtoos servioes, the emandpatioa of
the davest when he wsa selied with
few. For three days he sickened, and
Omd died. How pleasingly and appro-
pristetr employed, when the sununons
to aaotiier world was come ! Com-
HMDorating the freedom of the enslav-
sdf— himself then admitted into that
^erimis liberty wherewith Christ
makaa Us people free, when ho breaks
tbe fetters which Wnd them to earth,
md introdnoea them to the complete
i^oynMsit of his fbUowship In heaven.
Uoa was A* left a widow in a
sttange land. But her Qod, who had
in times past imparted strength and
fortitude, forsook her not now. She
felt her entire dependence on the will
of her heavenly Father. By his provi-
denoa she had besa directed to this
portion of hia vineyard, and ere hsr
work was well b^nn, the tame wise
Qod, by sn afflictive dispensation, sud-
denly dosed it. Her belingt, and tht
graoioas manner in which she wss sup-
ported under this most painful bereav**
ment, are best indioated by the fbUow
Ing attract from her papers, written ft
few ds^ after its occurrence. Bhe
sdoptB for her motto that comforting
assurance, "Cast all your care npon
him, for he careth for you."
"Oh, what a dclii^fiil promise is
this to the children of Qod, when called
to pots through the fbmace ! In re-
moving some one or other of thalr
dearest earthly ties, be does it not in
anger, but in love. He takes them oat
of the preeent evil world to be partaken
of the joys laid up for the righteous at
his light hand. Oh, then, how can we
mourn for them ? Our loss is their unr
speaksble g&in. Let us ratha follow
them as th^ followed Ohiist, snd thso,
ere long, we shall be re-united to them,
never more to feel the pain of parting.
He has promised to be the ' husband of
the widow i' but it it only if thejr will
seek his face, and oast their care npon
him. It is thui when fiuth is eseraised,
he grants them to fesl the ioflnenoe of
his love upon their hearts, and the
lifting up of the light of his countenance
upon them. ' Qod is their sun and
shield ; he will give grace and glory,
and no good thing will he withhold
bvm them that walk uprightly.' Oh,
my heavenly Father, enable me to lay
hold of the precious promise, and what-
ever be thy future will concerning me
enable me to cast sll my care upon
thee ; do with me as leemeth thee good,
only let me fM that I have thj* appto-
T»
MSUOia OF MBa JANB DALLEWSLL-
b&tioa mi thj smile. T can say with |
Peter, ' Lord, thou knoweat all tfainge,
thou kuowest that I love thee.' "
Some time after this, her relatives
thoaght her return to England demr-
ahle, and although she had, during her
brief sojourn in Jomuca, fanned many
interesting oompanionahips, and felt her
heart drawn in tendereat ajmpathj to
die multitudes then, over nhoae minds
stall brooded the gloom of heathenism,
and though the ashes of her bdoved
husband slombered peacefully there,
yet beliering it to be the will of Qod
that she should leaye them all, with her
usual dedsion of character, she broke
through every ti^ and bade a last &Te-
well to that spot around which would
ever cluster many fond and hallowed,
though painful, reminiccences.
Arrived in Sngland, she took up her
abode in the family of her beloved bro-
ther, the Rev. W. B. lAndells of Shef-
fi^d. Hie period of her sojourn there,
however brief it has proved to be, will
ever be one of the most interesting
upon which their memory would deaire
to resL Here, in a minister's &mily,
she became one of its brightest oma-
menti, and ocoi^ed such a pa«ti(
nseftUneas as makes her absence most
aontely felt. In the church her Mai,
devotion, and peneverance, gained the
admiration nod the love of all. In the
sabbath school her fidelity, patience, and
kindness, won mudi on the hearts of
her scholars. Into all the works of
faith and labours of love, connected
with her brother's church, she entered
with that diligence and eamestnees
which BO nnifcrmly distinguished her.
One engagement in which she took much
delight was the holding of religious
services among females in different dis-
tricts adjoining the ohapel, at which
meetings she read and expounded the
scriptures and prayed ; and many are
the hlesnags of the pious poor which
fnt upcn b«r mamoiy, aod many w«i«
the tributes of gratitude paid by those
to whom she thus carried the meMage
lA salvation.
She held a class of young females in.
the vestry adjoining tile chapel, every
Lord's day afternoon ; a chut to whidt
she was so devoted that no small
amount of bodily indisposition would
prevent her meeting it. And since her
departure, several of this dsss have
been admitted into the chnrch, beariog
grateful testimony to the fidelity of her
instructions, and ^ving cheering
proofs of the blessing of Qod upon her
labours.
Latterly she had felt much solicitude
respecting the distribution of the sacred
scriptures, and was engaged in canvass-
ing the neighbourhood in which she
lived, when sickness suspended her
labours. From this attack she bad
considerably recovered, when it waa
thought that a journey to the north,
intercourse with her friends thore, and
the advantages of her native ur, mi^t
restore her health. But " our thoughts
are not as His thoughts." Her antici-
pations were to see her native home
again, and once more interchange with
her beloved parents and friends those
sympathies and feeling* which long ab-
senoe and important changes had rather
strengthened than impaired. This she
was not permitted to acoompliah.
Whilst staying a few days at Sunder-
land, ra^oying the society of her hus-
band's Mends, she was B^eed with cold,
which ultimately fixed itself upon her
lungs ; &om this she partially recovered,
and danger was not apprehended. But
the time of her departure drew near.
She converged freely and cheerfully with
some of her friends the night before
she died, and appeared composed and
happy. The following morning tlie
relative with whom she was staying, on
going to see her as usual, at seven
o'clock, found ber dying. No struggling
<fip«ai«d to have been e)9frieiwed,.Bhe
CHARTER FOR THB BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
wu pcftoefiiUj aleeping in the anna of
deftth ; ■ oompUcent snule pUjed upon
ber conntenmiice, the annrance that the
tetrwa of Uie hoar of dinolution were
oreroome. She nevei awoke ; and in
two hoon her happj spirit, freed from
it! fnU tenement, aioended to God.
Thu did she literally, as well aa moat
hleaedlj, " fall asleep in Jwoi ;" and
now ihe partakes of the " fulness of J07"
whidi is reserred for those who ferventlj
love, and perMveiin^jr aerre, their Sa-
noat below.
Her'i was > chequered life — bright
ind happf moments were sometimes
giien, but these were often dimmed and
orercast bjr the cloods of dark and
D^Bterious Froridence, for —
And now she is gone, we dwell with
pleasure on her mflmorT. Humble in
heart, deroted in life, lealous in work-
bg patient in suffering, amiable in
ditpontion, holj in feeling, exalted in
jaetj, her memory will erer be fragrant,
-Onlf lh< uhH er tkaJuM,
tawU i«H( uul blnuom hi th* dut.~
Bar afiectionate oxhortationa, her fer-
vent prajers, will never be forgotten bj
thoee privileged yonng persona who
oqojed the advuitagea of her teaching.
Her kind,aheerfiil smile kindled friend-
•hip tnd love, whilst her UDdeviating
consistenoj oommanded reepeot. 3.ta
untiring exertions for her Saviour's
cause won the esteem, engaged the
BTinpatbiee, and gained the prayet^ of
all. Bat all is past. Her spirit, happj
aa it was in serving Christ below, is
happier in the ei^jojment of his presence
in heaven. Her sun, though deolioing
early, has set without a cloud. In the
brief space of thirty'three years, she
was the means of aocomplishing
much for the best and moat momentous
interests of her fellow creatures. Yet
we would not call her back again ; but
rather gird ourselves for more devoted
labour, follow in her footsteps, "work
the work " which is given us to do, and
at length with her become partakers of
the inheritance of the saints in light.
The following lines, composed by our
sweet singer, James Montgomery, and
written for a dear friend of the decessed
two years ago, were found in her pocket
after death : they beautifully portray
the leading feature of her character, —
submission to the will of Ood.
The iplrll dill, (ht Beili U
■nj it\r In Honr 1 ••*.
REASONS FOR DESIRIKQ A CHARTER FOR THE BAPTIST
MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
The (bllowing t«port hu beta prctenttd to th* Commitlcc of the Bapliit Miuionu? Society
lif t nb-coDunittte which h*d bctn (ppointcd to coniider the inbjcct. Iti pnblintion doH not
tai^juj ajHnion, cither f*Toarii1>lc or uhtnt,oa Ihepirl of the committee, hut It ii permitted,
flat ta apportaiuty ma; be affiinled to the fricadi uf the ladet j it large to cMiiider Ihe argu-
BBt* vUeh hn* betn adreDnd im bchdf of the pre}eel, end it ii pnbable that the free
frprfinn of emtimciit, lutaiDcd hj u^ment, on tither fide, vitl tuiit the cimmittM in
bnuof an opiniDD, whenerer the mitler ihill copw befbre them fat dccidtm.
Tbb proposal to sdidt from the 1 Baptist Missionary Society, originated
ccowa R ohwter of inoorpontion fortba 1 in » ftellng of the nomerous and gram
REASOS'S FOR DKeiBINQ A CHARTBH
InooavflnlBnosB which are isrident to
iU present position, and is expiesrive of
a de^ra to escape &om them.
It is veil known that the Booiet^,
in oammon with all limilAr institutions,
is lirgdy intereeted in landed propert;f .
The bi greater portion of this oonsistB
of ohapels, mission residences, school-
rooms, and other hereditaments, scat-
tered oret the fbor quarters of the
world ; some, however, — the roisraon-
hoose and premises in London, for ex<
ample — Is within the limits of the
TTnited Kingdom, and the whole is per-
petnallj on the increase. The dmple,
seonre, and economical tenure of this
property is olmously of great import-
ance.
As matters now stand, the society
Mnnot hold property ; hnt all property
in which it is intereeted is conveyed to
trustees on its behalf. And thb system
of tmsteeehip is pregnant with annoy-
ances.
The sub-committee will refer to it in
the first instanoe, as affecting the tenure
of diapds, to.
A deed conveying property of this
kind to trustees on behalf of such a
society is a legal document of consider-
able complexity, and Its completeness
and correctness are very far from being
attainable by good intentions merely.
Without sound advioe and great care,
it is bat too probable that, with the best
intentions, deeds may be executed,
whidi, by the want of proper clauses, or
proper phrases, or proper signature, or
proper registration, or some other ne-
cessary element, may either fail in part
or altogether of their purpose, or ^ve
occasion to deplorable litigation and
strife. This liability is at its maximum
where, as in the case of the society, the
deeds conveying prepay are at onoe of
large number and diversified character,
ori^oating in distant parts of the
worid, and framed by partiea of dls-
rii^lar qniMcatioiu and news. The
history of the society rapi^ei enu»|Jea
psinfully illustrative of this class of
evils.
Supposing, however, that a trtut-
deed is properly drawn and dnly aze-
ottted, some serious evils att«nd die
administration of property held in thia
method. However high the ohM <^
trustees now referred to may stand,
either in real integrity or in general
estimation, (and the lub-oommittee
have no wish to underrate the servioea
they have rendered), there is evidently
no guarantee ag^st the oooaaional
appearance among them of impradent
and perverse, not to say of bad men.
Instances have not been wanting, (and
similar occorrences are always possibla)
in which trustees have become partuans
in some unhappy contest, have taken
opposite ^des, and have cffidally
adopted proceedings, not only nnad-
visable and mischievous, but iU^^
In these cases, the m^ Injury always
falls upon the society, whidi is for the
most part the helpless victim of the
indiscretions which may have been com-
mitted.
' It is a further annoyance attending
the tenure of property by trustees, that,
by reason of death, the daods require
frequent renewal. It is running no
haxard to say that this system of re-
newals, especially where the deeds are
numerous, is very troublesome. The-
necessity of being continually on the
watch as to the periods when death may
render such renewals desirable or
necessary, the improbability of bong
in all cases promptiy informed, and the
liability to inconvenienoe, and even
haxaid in some cases, through ignorance
or inadvertence, are all disagreeaUe,
and more than disagreeable. And the
actual renewal of a trust-deed is often
much worse. To find gentlemen salted
and willing to become trustees, to secure
tile concurrence of former trustees, and
to obtain the signature of aU the parties
FOB THB BAPTIST MISeiOHABY SOCIBTT.
KKtttnd u tlwy frcqiuntlj are, and
itwitr> maj be, over the &oe of the
wrth, not withoat diffioultj in a single
«Me, will be a matter of great diffioultj
«1mq it ahall happen ten timea everr
;«r, or nearlj onoe a month. Now,
tha deetla conveying propertj in trait
bt t^ focoatj amount to nearly two
luudred, and it maj be irilmilat^fl that
tha wbde will require renewal in twen^
rtan.
Btciki being verj troublewme,
tha fraqnent renewal of tnut-deeda ia
nij expensive. Eetimating the ooata
tt tha moderate amount <^ ten pounds
far «ah deed, the grooi mm will be one
knjnd poonda a 7m on an average of
jtm. And Willi thiaexpenae the Booiaty
ia piaotirally oharged, For althoogh it
it olairij natural and Jutt that the
paitiea for whoae partioolar um the
pDpartr ia oonvejed to trutteea
ibnild bear the expense of renewing
donmaBts ao btdiapeniable to than,
Jit tba bat that the todet; hae an
iatanat in the propertj seema to be
tiawad aa oooatitating a general
goardianabip, the ooita of which it has
bM hitherto bean found practicable to
dBTolTe iqMa otlieia.
While the tenure of chapeli and
■milar propertj is thua embamaied by
tniteeahip, that of landed estate in-
twdad ^siaotl J to aid the exertioni of
the loeiatj ia atiU more iiqurioualj afTeot-
■d. Where utinterect in landed eatateia
iatasdedtobe^Ten totheiooietjforthe
pnHBolian of its great objeot, the aoeietj
OHutot aoo^ it. Again a body of
panona Baeeemrilj intemne^ who, ai
taHtaea, ht^ in behalf of the aodety,
and all the coatlineaa, Tezati<nu, and
hanrda of the ayitem are repeated
whluMit and. Caaea have already
euRtd in which valuable property do-
iigaed for the looie^ haa been not only
ndangered, but loit.
Sndi ia a biie^ and eertaioly not an
axaai«atad atetanent of the loaetial
evils of the tnietee syatem. If it oomaa
upon any members of the committee by
surprise, it is not because the evils have
not long been felt, but only because the
actual preasure of them fidla upon the
I immediate oonduotora of the so-
ciety's a&irs. That they are grave
enough to be worth eacapiog from, if
escape be possible, hardly admita tj a
question ; and it mtqr with equal o«c-
tainty be affirmed, that the oonatitution
of the sooiety into a body politic by s
charter of incorporation, will efiectoaUy
The intention and effect of a charter
of incorporation will be to eitdow tha
Bodety, so &r as the holding, adminit-
tering, and disposing of property it
conoemed, with the attributee of ao
individual person, and so to aboUsh the
entire system of trutteeship, out of
which the inoonvenienoea above etatod
arise. The society will thenoeforth, aiid
quoad hoc, be not many, but one ; not a
shiiUng multitude of ooutributon, bat
a body politic, poaseuing unity ud pet-
petu^ mccesdon ; itself holding the
property in which it is intereeted, and
(within the limits prescribed by the
charter) doiuK uid controlling tdl ^-i^'Wijp
rek^g to its adminiitration without
further trouble or expenie. That tbif
is a mode of holding property very &t
preferable to the trustee system, is well
kncirn to all persons oonvsnant witti
tha aulyeot, whether profesnonal or
oommerdal, whether lay or acoleaiastioaL
Tha tenure of property, however,
although a subject of great importance
doei not exhaust the argument in &■
TOUT of the incorporation of the society.
Framed as it now is, the society has
oonatant oooaaion, in the tnuuaotion of
it* monetary affairs, to avail itself of
the kindneas of individuals in asBuming
<ai its behalf a personal responoibilitf,
whether on the oue hand, in the aooept-
anoe of bills drawn on the tceaaurera by
misraonariet in various parts of the
BEA60K8 FOR DESIIHNQ A CHABTKB
world, or on the other, in giving ae-
aaiity for sums which the exigen-
cies of the Bodet; require froin
time to time to be borrowed for its
service. Pullj and gratefully acknow-
ledging the promptness and liberelitj
with which this kindness has always
hitherto been rendered, the sub-com-
mittee cannot but think that the com-
mittee will agree with them in wishing
that the a%irs of the society could be
conducted without the necessity of re-
quiring it, and in a manner which
shonld create a corporate, rather than an
individual, responsibility. Ita incorpo-
ration would happily effect this object
also, the society itsdf, in this caae, be-
ooming, in its corporate character, the
adequate and solely responsible party, in
these as in all its other transaotionB.
Having thus rtatod the arguments in
&vour of the incorporation of the so-
dety, the sub-committee will now enter
on the question. Whether the solicita-
tion of a charter of incorporalitMi it on
any ground objectionable 1
They think they may affirm with con-
fidence that there is no legal oljeclion
to it. In order that this aspect of the
subject might be most thoroughly in-
vestigated, a case was early drawn up
and submitted to an eminent ocunsel ;
and it fs qiiit« safe to say that, on every
legal point, the opinion given is entirely
satishctory. On one matter of fact
only would it remain, should the com-
mittee determine to pursue the object,
to institute some further inquiry ;
namely, whether in the British colonial
or other territories in which the society
baa or may acquire an interest in landed
estate, local laws or regulations may to
any considerable extent exist, inoom-
patihle with the operation of the charter.
As to the expediency of the measure,
indeed, the consulted counsel is " dis-
posed to think that the society would
not find the proposed incorporation
advantageous."
The sub-committee would have at-
tached more w^ht to this opitdoa than
they now do, if argument had been
adduced in its support ; but as it stands
alone, and absolutely unsupported, and
as it was, moreover, given on a very
partial stat«meat of &ct6, it may hiilj
be taken as meaning no more than thi^
that counsel does not fully appreciate,
either the annoyances that trouble the
society, or the advantages they seek to
acquire. That they would secure these
advantages, counsel does act tnnnuate
a doubt.
To the question, " Are there any di»-
advantages which oooar to oonnid as
likely to arise Gram a ohaiter of incor-
poration t" the fallowing answer ia
given : — " I think it poesihle that the
usefulness of the society may he afieote^
because the freedom of its action maj
be impaired by a charier of incorpo-
ration ; which, howev^ oarefiilly pre-
pared, may have the effect of restrain-
ing the society, in new ciroumstaooea,
&om exercising the wide discretion over
their proceedings which they now eigoy."
Wdght is due to this suggestion. It
is &ir, however, to remark, that thisis the
luly disadvantage hinted at as by possi-
bility incident to the ineorpontion of the
society ; so that it may be strongly in-
ferred that counsel saw no other. Aa
to the inconvenience suggested, it is no
doubt true that the movements of an
incorporated society cannot be absolute-
ly unfettered. A certain measure of
reetricticn, or rather of permanence, on
the one hand, is the necessary and just
correlative of acquired ri^ts and
standing on the other. The proper
question, however, is, whether that
measure of freedom of action which an
incorporated society may enjoy, is not
sufficient for the purposes which the
Baptist Missionary Society contemplates.
The great object and framework of the
society are sorely not so variable as to
make an act ^ inoorpoTataon dangerous ;
FOa THE BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOGIBTY.
77
anjtliing beyond that adoptum of bje-
tim to whiah ererf body politic is eoni'
petent. Connml may be readily exeuaed
for Dot knowing the socie^ better m
ibis respect, and for conseqnentlj giv-
ing in opinion which fuller information
would, doabtlem, materially modify.
The mb-oommittee will now notice
an objeotioa which haa been expressed
by Mme memben of the society itself.
To Mlieit Grom the crown a charter of
incorporation, it haa been said, will place
nt, as a relifpous Bociety, in a relation to
tbe gownment at once ondeeirable and
inconaittent.
The sob-oommittee are not only alire,
bat very keenly ative, to the oonndera-
tion which givefl all its apparent force
to thia ot^ection ; and they would not
on any account contribnte to place the
tmnety in a position embodying, by tbe
remoteat implication, the principle of a
connexion between the church and the
state. They think, however, that the
objection is altogether unfounded.
Ko rcMon appears to the subcom-
mittee, why a body in the Btricteet sense
religiout, should be scandalized at tbe
thought of accepting from the orown a
charter of incorporation. The sove-
rdgn, in such an act, is tiie representa-
tive, not Bo much of tbe state, aa of the
Unt ; and that which ia received from
the eovareign b neititer personal nor
official &Tonr, bat a modified and more
equitable porition in rtlatufn to the law.
A modified porition, be it observed, not
afl«w one: fbreccleriastioal bodies have
already tlie power of acquiring an
interest in proper^ in one manner, and
an that ia soiogbt by inoorpontion is
the power of acquiring the same inte-
R*t in another manner. If the one
he wrong, it can scarcely be affirmed that
the other is right. How can those who
olgect to being constituted into a body
politic for tiie purpose of holding pro-
perty Erectly, oonustently hold it under
the statate of uses 1 Are trouble and
expenae, the main distinction between
tbe two modes, such powerful reconciling
elemente in cases of oonsoienoe ? Or ia
the princi^e of separation between
chuicb and state to be pushed so ttx
aa to require from ecclesiastical bodies
a renunciation of their entire civil
ttatrtt, and th«r rights at law 1 Let the
spirit of the objection be carried out,
and it would follow, that, in case of the
riotous destruction of a chapel, an eo-
cleaiaaticBl body ought not to bring an
action against the rioters, or to accept
legal compensation for the damage^
If the drcomstance that incorpora-
tion is to be sought t^ charter /rom tht
erowH should influence the judgment of
any persons, the sab-committee would
observe, that it makes no mbstantial
difference whether incorporation is ob-
tained by a royal charter, or by an act
of parliament. The committee may
carry the matter before parliament, if
they prefer it -, but if, for greater con-
venience, they should appeal to the
oiown, the &ir view of the transaction
is, that, BB they appeal to the crown in a
case in which a certain measure of
legislative authority is rtill left to it, so
tbey appeal to it in its legislative capa-
city alone. In either can th^ ask the
law-maker to modify the law, on a
matter — the tenure of property, to iri^~
admitted on all hands to be within tbe
proper scope of the law.
The sub«onflbittee have in reoolleo-
tion one objection more, which they
may not leave wholly unnoticed, because
it haa been actually adduced. Should
a diarter be granted, it haa been ob-
served, the so<riety will then become a
eorporatimt ; a word so inseparably
identified with corrupt and intemperate
practices, that its annexation to the so-
ciety cannot &il to render it hopelessly
infamous. In reply to this it maybe
observed, that the society jvyllj^h^^, .
undergone no cbangei' either, iuj nature
OlIAKTEa FOR THE BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
or in name, it will still be, uid be
iMlled, the B^)tist Miaikmuy Sodetj,
although inoorporated, and will consist
of the same persons, and adopt the same
proooedini^ as now. The objectors,
however, do not seem to know, that not
onlj mnnioipal bodies, bat banking
oompanies, insnivice companies, Tail-
way gompsnies, water oompanies, are
dl corporationB, together with many
■dentifit^ charitable, and religions ssso-
dations. Why the Baptist Missionary
Society should be ashamed of ooonpying
the same dvil Halut as sach bodies, the
tnb-aainmittee have yet to be in-
formed.
In fine, the snb-oommittae see nothing
In the olfjeotions which have been nrged
at all oaloulated to liiminiali the force of
the arguments they have adduced, or to
deter] them from recommending the
committee to take such meatoies as
nuty be best adapted to obtain for the
wdety the rights of a body politic. It
is true, the committee of the Baptist
Missionary Society will be the first in this
experiment, and titmi suocesi may not
be sure ; but, should they be soooMsfiil,
they will certainly not be the last. The
snb-committ«shave reason to beliere that
other societies, groaning, like onndTM,
under the vexatious end oostiy system
of trusteeship, and the burdensome
assumption of indlTidual responritnlity,
wiU watch our proceedings with interest ;
and, if we are sucoessfiil, eagerly par-
ticipate in the results. It cannot be
questioned that the power of holdiiig
property as bodies politic ou^t, as a
matter of dvil right, to be much mote
extensively and easily attainable in this
coiistry than it i^ — a point in which
the United States have shot br ahead
of England ; and it will be worthy of
the Baptist Minionary Society to lead
the way in an enterpiiie which is at
once 10 useful and so just, and in which,
while luooesB will bring advantage to
many, defeat will bring no dishonour to
onnelves.
DBArOHT OF A CHABTSB.
WBEasAS it hslli been npmeiited'to ni on
"• pMltica of [tnunren, ud lonw of the
Tlut on tlu 2Dd di7 of Octob«r, in tht jmt
of oar Lord I79S, cert^a mtniiten of the g«-
pd, of the deaominaliDn of partienlu' bqititta,
t«d thcmatln* tofBthec u i fdd«tf far
fngtH&ia of tfag ggipel amaafrt the
hen. And tlut the iwd eodtt; hath em
a continiwd in eibtence and opention, and
Mr derifuAed, " The Biptlft Hlnontry
*ty,' sod it! affiiin tn condueted by k
of tUc^-di panddi eho«ii knnadj
gtOMSl IDMtiBg of the mmnben id the
■odstjr-Thtt the uid [pdituuwn]
An ncmbsn of the teid eoDmille^ Th«t the
fttat ol^ of the eeid lociety, it the diffuiiaa
oTtba k&oiriidga of the religion of Jeini Chrirt
' iiaewMiirorid,be]n»dtlitBiiHeh
Uee, ij the preacUng of the gMpel, the tnne*
htka and pnblintion of dw holy Kriptsrai,
ud the eetehliihiBent of Khadli, And, That It
wonld be of gceet *dnDl<«« if the nU ndely
to gnnt to Ihem, uid to thoie who an now, or
•hell hemfter become, memben of the Mme
•odety, ovr rojel Gharter of ineoiponttlon.
Now kuo* ye, That we, of onr qwdal gnet,
certain knowledfe, ud mare motion, ium will-
ed, gruted, and dedind, ud do by theee pre-
eente, for ni, ooi hdre, and inccaaon, wfll,
gnuit, ud declare. Thai the nld [petittonen]
And Mch other of oar loriiv snljeota •■ arc
now memben of the eeid lociety, or irtio ehall,
at u; time hereafter, become memben thereof,
aoeoidiBg to nch regolatiou • or bye-Uwi u
■ The ngnUtloni tt tie XHliil; to be the eame u
at pHHnt, wllk the (oDniBI addltlou:— IW
taiMnlnM«tliiss(Beaiben tahaiehillpewaiDl
«nllioi«j lo flame ud make all eacb nlia ud
ngilaUn^ or ;a1t«illau in tbe pieeenl plan and
THE PROSPERITY AND DECLENSION OP CHURCHES.
70
IN torn at ibill hatoAcr bt ftuiNd or anieted,
ihilt, bj tirtac of tbtw pmcuU, be mimbeii
at, ud fora ooe bod; politic uid corporile for
Ibc jmrposn afctmaid, bj the nunc of " The
Biptbt UlHHKiaiy Socictj," t^ vbich luunt
tk^ ^all hmn pnpctnal ■ncnciiaii, Bud »
wnmi aeal. vilh full pown and inthotilj to
•iter, 1V7, bnak, or Taotir, the ume Mai at
Ihtir diicTFtioD, and bj the Aamc tame to ioa
aH be fiied, implead aod be Impleaded, aniner
nd beaiuwend nsto. In mijtoai* of i»,oar
itiit, aad •ueoaaaai, and ha fin cnr able aod
opiMa in tha law tn panhate, reeeiTe, pcMieii,
ftod mjoj, ta tbeni and tbeir laccessora, anj
|ntds and chattel! whataoeTer, and also be able
n tha Istr [notwitlutanding tiie
^ to take, ponAaac, poaacaa,
Ud, and a^joy, to tham and thair (acceaaarg,
[iboweaitd^ anj mnnuigei, laodi. tBaemeati,
DC betditaiiieBts wbataoeieT, the yearly Tain*
if Thichiball not exceed ID IliB whole, at any
(■c tlma, tlw afln of £ , eompat-
ii| the HOC Tc^eotlTily, it th* nek imt wbieh
tt tka MdMf, not balnc i^Dgniut 1«
th* klDtdom, cs ISMBilitaDt wltb U
B H>clet7, at to tbem ot the major part <
bvm ilma ts ttmp Bmn expedlant, three
tie* ■! Uh pm
night be bad or gotten tor the ume, at tb* date
if theae preaentat in nipect of any lauda, tena-
meats, or heredilamentB, now held and enjoyed
by the uid tociety, and ai to uiy landi, tene-
lenta, or heredltaraenti, hereafter to be pur-
baaed by the lald aociaty, at tha nek rail
rhich might ha had « gotten Ua the oma at
ths time of the porchaM or loqaintion thereof
And alM to wU any landi, tenemeoti, and he-
id to poTchaae again, other landa.
It*, and hcredilaaaBti, not exeaadln^la
the whok, at ai
>, the a
aloreiaidfta
act in all the conrerni of the >ud body politic ot
corporate for the piupoaeg albreaaid, aa folly and
affectnaUy, to all Intanti, eflacla, eonitraetiau^
and purpoaea whataoanr, ai any Mbar of our
li^a anlgtoti. or any other body poUlie or eoN
porate, in our onil«d kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, not being nnder any ditability,
might do in their reipectire concemi. And
wa do hereby grant ana (pedal Ueeaoa and
aathority unto allaodeTeryperKinandptnait,
bodiea politic and corporate, otherwise oompe-
Kll,al
1, and c
nae of the idd aodely
r hendilamnila, (h« whole tbaieaf
0 hi bddbj the nid ioeiety at aqy ou* tlia^
lot eiceediog inch aminal nine ae afiiiiiiil.
OS THE PROSPERITY AND DECLENSION OP CHRISTIAST CHURCHES.
Fob Mm« jeua pMt, knd egpooiaUj
withiii & fcw montbi, much atteation.
bu bean pud to fulfilled uid to tmful-
lllled prophecy. Without giring any
epnlok on the Mibgeot, the writer takee
the opp<»timity of pUoiug before nioh
M are Interested in the sinritual oondi-
&m of Christ's ohnreh, tno okssee of
propheoj, the import of which ia indis-
pal«bl« nnd deeplj aonc«nu ub i^.
TIm flnt olaM of prediolioni relera to
(eedters. 1 Tim. iv. 1, "Now theB}Hrit
■pnketh expreetly, that in the latter
time* some ihall depart from the ftith,
giring heed to Bedtidng apirits, and
doctrinee of derils." Acti xx. 29, "For
I know this, that after my departing
riiaU grieroufl wolves enter in among
Ton, not apaiing the flock." 2 Petur ii.
1 — 3, " But there were fitbe prophets,
also among tho people, even as there
ahall be false teaohera among you, who
privilj shall bring in damnable heresiee,
even denying tho Lord that bought
them, aad bring upon themselves swift
deatrnotton. And mMiy shall follow
their pernicious ways ; by reason of
whom the way of truth shall be evil
spoken of. And through covetoiuness
shall they with feigned words make
merohondise of you : whose Judgment
now of a long time lingereth not, and
their damnation sltunbereth not."
The second class refers to ohnroh
members, and Buoh ss profess the Chris-
tian name. S Tim. iii. 1—5, "This
know also, that in the last days perilous
times ^all como. For men shall bo
80
THE PROSPBRTTY AND DECLENSION
lorOra of their own selves, covetous,
bimstWB, proud, blimpheiners, diaobedient
to psrents, unth&okfiil, unholy, without
D&tuisl affection, truce-breakers, false
Mouwr^ inoontinent, fierce, despisen of
thoae that are good, traitors, headj,
Ugb-minded, lovers of pleasure more
than lovers of Qod ; having a form of
godliness, but denTing the power there-
of: from such turn away." Chap.
9^ 4, " For the time trill come when
they will not endure sound dootrioe
bat after their own lusts shall they heap
to thenuelvea teachers, having itching
ears; and thej shall turn away their
ean from the truth, and shall be turned
onto fables."
A spiritual declension at least, if not
, much more, is in theee and similar pro-
phecies clearly stated for our admoni-
tion. At present it is generallj admitted
that amidst the tokens for good, there
is a very scanty effusion of the Holy
Spirit on the means of grace, and on
the instnunentalityat home and abroad
for missionary purposes. Some attach
the Uame to the people — some to the
ministry. Do not the sacred scriptures
teach that both are included when the
evil is widely spread? The two are
intimately connected and operate reci-
procally. An unsound or unconverted
minister, when placed in a thriving
chnroh, if sot detected and removed,
will gradoally leaven the mass with his
errors. A godly man, if oalled to a
worldly and lukewarm people, unless he
be supported by a very large amount of
personal piety, and be guided by a higher
band, will be in great danger of being
low^ed by them, instMd of elevating
Atta to a higher tone of scriptural fitith
and praetioe.
MiAisterial qualifications may be
arranged under two divisions, — the
primary and the secondary. The primary
are easentii^ to the Christian minister.
The secondary are deorable and accept-
able, but may be wanting in whole or
in part consistently with the great ends
of the office. In a time of declauion,
the secondary qualifications will be un-
duly estimated, and the primary will be
comparatively OTerlooked. An acquaint-
ance with Euts in the preaent day will
confirm the above statement ; and, per-
haps, those who are familiar with the
evangelical body will not hesitate to
own that the evil is increasing.
Let me first state what, I believe, is
admitted among serious and pious pro-
fessors to be fundamental requisites in
a good minister.
1. Conversioa must be jdaoed as the
bans of character to a Christiaa minis-
ter. If scripture be true that the heart
of every man is depraved, and so de-
praved as to be JnimiMl to Qod, surely
no unrenewed man is fit to be a preacher
of the gospel. If one great end of the
ministry be to invite sinners back to Oud
by repentance for sin, and by belieiopg
in the Saviour, how can he who is hini'
self a rebel and under the power of sin,
be rancere and earnest in bis entreaties
and endeavours 1
2. Eminent godliness. Conversiou,
while indispensable, is not sufficient.
Without it none, whether young or old,
male or female, belongs to the kingdom
of Ohrist ; bat a large measure of tme
grace, of ssnctifioation, of holiness, is
requisite f<>r the ministry, for its labours
and its success. A pastor needs much
love to Jesiu, mu^ compassion for
souls, great spirituality, patience, affec-
tion, seriousness, leal, great activity,
wisdom, prudence, and godliness. Un-
less he be rooted and grounded in the
love of Christ, unless heaven and its f^
lidty be uppermost in his a£boti<H)s,
unless he possess a deep sense of sin as
ruinous to the soul, with an irrepressible
dedre to rescue men from sin and bring
them to the Savicur, unless he bimsdf
be living near to Qod and by the faith
of his Son, he cannot be a sound, and
faithful, and diligent minister. Emi-
OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHEa
nence in piety is necessary to him vbo
is to lie the lead^ and guide of others
in the path to heftven, tad to &Ilure err-
ing einnen from the path of misery to
that of godliness and peace.
3. SoondnesB in the &ith is indispene-
aUe. I need not enlai^ on this. By
toiindne«a I mean an acquaintance with
the great truths of revelatiua in the Old
and New Testaments ; and such an ac-
quuntance as only can be acquired by a
prayerful study of the word. It is to
declare the whole counsel of Ood, and
bring forth stores both new and old.
To seek and possess such knowledge,
there must be a studious disposition, a
love of truth most powerful and active,
and a heart to useallsubordinatemeans
for the attainment of so high an end.
If a candidate for the ministry be not
truly & lover of books, if be care not
whether he know the original languages
in which the books of the sacred scrip-
tnree were written, if he iiave no anxiety
to ascertain what great and good men,
who have deeply studied the sacred
TDluno, have written for its exposition,
h« is not fit for leading the service of
Ood's temple. An ardent thirst for
every kind of knowledge connected with
the stady of the inspired records, and
deciaon to employ every means in hia
power for its attunment is the charac-
teristic of the man who has a call to
the ministry.
If a man be not established in the
essential doctrines of the gospel, though
eiperimentally acquainted with the
way of salvation for his own safety, he
is yet a norioe, and not authorized to be
the instructor of a people.
4. In the qualifications of a pastor
the N'ew Teattunent lays much stren on
lovely, consistent, nnd irreproachable
conduct, so as to secure the good report
'jf them who are without. We are
referred to the fhuts to judge of tbe tree.
See the Epistles to Timothy and Titus.
He is to be nbore all sueiudon of
covetouBncBs, of penuriougness, of self-
ishness, of dishonesty, of intemperance,
of gluttony, of sloth, of worldliness ;
indeed, distinguished for truth and
kindness, for self-denial and activity,
for hoepitality, for patience, for humility,
for serious, rational piety, and love to
If his conduct and preaching be not
in harmony, hia sermons will be neutral-
ized, if not positively injurious. His
sincerity will become questionable, and,
in time, the very tenets and duties be
enforcee will be compared with his
actions, to the r^ection of scripture
claims themselves. The value of a holy,
consistent life is incalculable in the
commendation of the goq)el to the con-
gregation on the part of theur teacher.
Now let us honestly inquire if these
primary excellencies are of primary
estimation by candidates for the minis-
try, and by the people themselves, la
this inquiry let each examine himself,
and each church sit on its own trial,
and let us endeavour to ascertain
whether we prefer secondary properties,
properties very lovely and very attrac-
tive, but which are not of the tame
intrinsic worth as tbe primary.
Let me now state some of these latter.
Great diversity of opinion, as may he
expected, is found on these secondaiy
qualities. No fixed standard exists, or
is acknowledged, by which they may be
tried ; and hence, even in small socie-
ties, veij different estimates of them
are to be found.
1. Much stress is placed by some on a
saperior training at college, ecpeoiaUy at
a state nniversity. Scholarship is, with
them, essential to ministerial fitness, and
eminent scholarship is, with them, a
substitute for many defects. Hay the
writer ofier one consideration on this
difficult subject! Erudition is very com-
plex. A profbund knowledge of natural
philosophy, of chemistry, of mathe-
matics, of astrcnomy, and other sections
THE PROSPEEITY AND DECLENSIOK OF 0HURCHK8.
of Bdence, while beneficial to the culti-
Tstion of hia mental powera, ia of little
pnuttioal use to « gospel preacher. Nor
can a profound study of Qreek tragedies
or lAtin poetry be of much servico to
the lolution of diffioulties in the original
languages of the hoi; icripturea. But
bibhcal Bcholanbip ia of incalculable
moment, and he who has no taste for It,
uo devotedneu to it, if within bis reach,
ia very unfit to be a guide to any
people.
S. Kloquenoe oomniandB popularity
almoat independently of other requisites.
It gilds heresy, it veils ignorance, with
many, and jdaoei a very little knowledge
in a most imposing light. It commands
an audience from every class, fills pews,
and generally secures a respectable
oome. Ii it strange, then, that (
uderablc importance be attached to
eloquenoe 1 especially when an audience
has declined, when a chapel is deep
debt, when a large population fumishee
a wide field of operatbn, and when the
honour of Christ and the oonvereioa of
men are dthec subordinated to worldly
moiivee, cv are not preferred to them 1
3, An address captivating to the
young. Whatever be the oaniei, for
many years past, a preponderating at-
tention has been ipven to youth and to
ohildren. And it is not uncommon to
find, even in oountry districts, a large
sabbath sobool liberally supported and
well furnished with teachers, though the
ohurch be small, and feeble, and poor.
Happy is he who, in the present day,
pMBSBsea the tact of attaching the youth
to his tuition, and ia honoured to turn
the hearts of the ohildren to the btheia,
and the disobedient to the wisdom of
the just. Many godly and eminent
miniaUm are deficient in this gift.
4. Popular aentiments and doctrines.
Among evangelical and pious professors
a particular complesioa of doctrine
prevuls at certain tames and in certain
oouatriea. About aizly years ago, the
stream tan strong in Englaikd in &vour
of high and systematio Galviniatic
preaching. At present, the currenk
shifts in a different direction. What is
called moderate Calvinism and Arminian-
ism have approximated on some essen-
tial points, and this approximation has
led much to practical and expostulatory
addresses. Now, with many, that kind
of preaching ia moat acceptable which
presents a. kind of dead level in doctrine,
along with fervent appeals on the great
matters of conversion to Christ, and of
zeal and activity in professors for his
cause — soundness in the faith is almost
overlooked by some.
5. 1 must not enlarge on some othor
matters which, with serious and thinking
men, do not weigh heavily in the scale,
while with ministerB whose views and
mutivea are much mixed, and with pro-
fesaors deeply immersed in a worldly
spirit, they have oonsiderable infiuencc.
The following are specimens : —
1. Respectable connexions of a reli-
gious description with families, perhaps,
with ancestors eminent for piety, or
respectable connexions with those of
rank, opulence, and influence.
2. Wealtli itself posaeesed by the
preacher. To a poor oongr^ation this
may be a temptation, as giving a proof
that he does not preach for the sake of
3. Social disposition and good oom-
panionahip. Some paston^diatinguished
for learning, piety, eloquence,and talent,
have, it is well known, avoided social
intercourse with their flocks, and con-
fined themselves to the pulpit and t« the
private labours connected with prepara-
tion. Some have prevented themselves
from visiting their charge by writing
for the press. Other causes might be
stated. Henoe a social, frank character
is highly estimated by many ; a minister
who will study and leun the joya and
sorrokvs, and states, of the people, will
enter their habitations, will joy with the
(.t>yTlNKN'rAL SCHOLARS ANI> INFAMT UAPT18M. Itf
joyouB, weep with the weeping, luid feel tual health of our churches. My heart's
with ftlL deaire for them and their miaiBtere
is, that they all may be prosperous, aod
I miut not enlarge — the field i£ im- that walking in the fear of the Lord
mense — the snbject is of great moment, and the comforta of the Holy Qhost,
and iotimatdj connected vith the spiri- they may be multiplied.
J.L.
CONTISENTAL SCHOLARS AND INFANT BAPTISM.
BT THE nsv.
la the Baptist Magazine for Novem-
ber last, the editor quoted from a tract
of Tnine * the remnrk, that " all tho
idioUra on the continent, evangelical
or otherwiae, although on the authority
of the state church they are practising
infant baptisro, are ^reed that it was
unknown In the apostolic age. Hence,
I merely express the sentiments of the
most learned prndobaptists in saying,
that in&nt baptism is not to be found
in the New Testament." It will be
obaerred, that my language refers to
■diolaiB of the pr€*ejit day, since every
one is aware that the reformerg in their
fint emersion from popish darkness,
ftoatlf defended infimt baptism and ite
ncramental efficacy too, as well as a
Bodified form of transubatantiation.
In the works of the most eminent
modem German theol<^;iane to which I
have aoccea, my statement is fully home
oat; and, as it must interest many readers
of the Baptist Magazine to see such
weighty testimony to the truth, coming,
too^ from the land where the name ana-
h^^tist (i e., baptist in modern lan-
guage) was onoe more hated than that
of papist, I bave collected into one
view some of the most important of
Let me, however, first just call atten-
tioii to the wdvt of this testimony.
Nothing in the circle of theologioal
controversy has given me greater pain
and sorrow than the attempts of pious
and learned English dissenters to extract
infant baptism from the New Testament,
and tprinBing from the word baptiae.
Had tlicy, like the learned foreigners I
allude to, defended either or both, on
some general grounds, such as fitness,
church authority, or tradition, it would
have shown, as we think, erroneons
ecclesiastical principles, but not a ten-
dency to pervert evidence,and documents,
and criticism, in favour of a theol<^oal
opinion. I do not wish to insinuate,
even, anything unbrotherly of such
writers as Wardlaw, Ewing, and Halley,
yet I can hut think with some of the
great scholars quoted below, that they
have tried to adapt the saored words to
a later institution, and would never
have thought of seeking it in the New
Testament had they not wanted at the
same time to renounoe tradition, and
retain infant baptism.
Many of the best English scholars
(Porson is among them ■) have de-
clared the baptists right in their inter-
pretation of the Greek word, baptiie, —
• WI1411 ukid bj Ui* IMe Dr. Mgwinui, bli
aplDlon. u II •chnLar, an 111* baptlit iDtfrprtUtiDii
of ibfl WDTd, he nplicd Immtdlitely, *' Oli, thfl bap-
UiU bita It— tba baplliti haic it," anil nrnnd
S4
CONTINENTAL 8CH0LAKS AND INFANT BAPTISM.
but few or none of them have had the
candour to confess opeulj, that infant
baptiam is not to be found in the New
Testament. #010, however, this point is
given up also by the highest p»dobaptiHt
court of the present day.
Let plain laymen think of this. The
aUat p/edobaptitl scholart denying infant
haptisia a New Testamenl saiiclioii and
origin! What an impartial jury at
least ! Of com«e it is easy to account
for hundreds of scholars who practised
it, finding their opinion where they
must wish, above all places, to find it.
But how account for so many, and such
competent, and decided, witnesses
fiijaintt themselves ? One competent
tory judge on the bench, declaring his
conviction that a verdict in favour of a
chartist prisoner was a good one, would
weigh, with all respectable men, more
than half a dozen judges of tor/ politics
pronouncing it a bad one. Let un-
learned pedobaptista apply the illustra-
tion. A vast number of dissenting
patdobaptist scholars in England assert
the New Testament to be favourable to
their own views. But a number of
ptedobaptists, almost or quite equal to
them, of high reputation too for
Mholarship, confess, " We can End no
verdict in our ftvour in the New Testa-
ment, or in the apostolic age at all ! "
We affirm, then, that with men of
common sense, who think themselves
unequal to the controversy, the decision
of BO many able judges in contrariety
to their avowed preference and practice,
should be overpowering evidence that
that deduon is an nnbiasted one. We
are, indeed, persuaded that the time is
rapidly coming, when all who renounce
tradition as an authority, will also re-
nounce its confessedly early, but still
genuine offspring,— infant baptism.
The opinion of Neandcr, who is con-
sidered bj all parties the first of living
church historians, is well known. In his
gre*t work, his Church History, p. 424,
he says of the p«jf -apostolic age, — " Bap-
tism was administered at first only to
adults, as men were accustomed to con-
ceive baptism and faith as strictly con-
nected. We have all reason for not
deriving infant baptism from apostolic
institution. And the recognition of it
which followed somewhat later as an
apostolical tradition, serves to confirm
this hypothesis." He reftirs for fuller
proof to bis History of the Planting of
the Church, where be says : —
(Page 187— 193, Ryland's translation.)
" In baptism entrance into communiou
vicA Vhriit appears to have been the
essential puiut." . . . "The usnal
form of eabimraion at baptism, practised
by the Jews, was transferred to the
I gentile Christians. Indeed, this form
' was most suitable to signify that which
I Christ intended to render an object of
' contemplation by such a symbol, viz.,
^ the imiaenion of the irhoU man in the
' spirit of a new life." ..." Sinoe
I baptism marked the entrance into com-
munion with Christ, it resulted from
I the luUare of the rite, that a confeuion
, tf faith in Jesus as the Redeemer would
, be made by the person to be baptized ;
. and in the latter part of the aptulolic
; age, we may find indications of the
existence of such a practice. As bap-
tism was closely connected with a con-
ecimtt entrance on Christian aommunion,
faith and baptism were tdaays eonntded;
and thus it is in the highest degree
probable that baptism was performed
only in the instances when £mA eould
Tiutt together, and that the practice of
infant baptism was unX'fioirn at this
period (the apostolic age). He pro-
ceeds to show that nothing in its favour
can bo gathered from the baptized
households; that its recognition in the
third century as an apostolic tradition
is evidence rather againM than /or its
apostolic origin; as in the age itself when
Christianity originated, so many ele-
meuts were fitTouraUe to the introdoo-
CONTINENTAL SCHOLARS AMD INFANT BAPTISM.
tioa of infuLt baptiam. That it coidd^
tut hare oripoated with Christ tumBelf.
Sor from the Palefltioe »nd Jewish
Christiaoa, aH of whom held drcumci-
•ion to be Buffident introductioa into
the blesBiDgs of the covenaaL Not
trith Paul and the gentile ChriBtiaiiB ;
' how could he have Ht up baptism
j^aiut the circnmcisioa that continued
tu b« practised bj the Jewish Chris-
tiuis V That hia Bileoce respecting
baptism as a snbstitate for circumcision
iH tAt eate of tkt getUilet, under the
dreniintitncca, mnst have great weight
That 1 Cor. viL 14, white it shows that
he considered the infanta of believers
as standing in some relation to the
dinrch (the same, we obseire, as that
asserted of the unMieting wife or hna-
l*nd), ' testifies agatntt the exittenee of
ittfant haptitm,' since Paul founds their
holinea* not on their baring partaken
of baptism, ' and this mode of oonnezion
withthechurdiis rather evidetuxa^piast
the existence of infant baptism.' " *
Keander was applied to for an article
on tbe subject in Kitto's Biblical Cjclo-
pttdia ; he emplojed a trustworthy
disciple t« write it for him. But as it
appeared in the Baptist Magazine fur
August, 1843, 1 need not quote it again.
Oieseter, who is accounted, like Ne-
andet, tut historian who writes from
Miginal investigation, impliet the same
view. HesarB,p.]74,"Bapti8mwaspre-
oededby imtruction, fcstinfe and prajer,
the baptism of children wss nol univtrial,
and was even oocasionallf disapproved-"
He is writing of the tecoad century.
Hagenbach, in his Historj of Doc-
trines, full; maintains the same views.
Hesajs,pp.l90,lM,"lnfaDtbaptismhad
not come into general use prior to the time
of TeituUian " (end of second century).
And again, " The passages from scripture
which are thought to prove that baptism
had come into use in the primitive
church, are doubtful, and prove nothing,
via., Mark i. 14 ; MatL xviii, 4, G j
Acy ii. 3S, 89, 41, z. 48 ; 1 Cor. L 16 ;
CoL ii. 11, 12. Kor does the earliest
passi^ occurring in the writings of the
fathers (Iieo. adv. Eter., IL 2S, 4), afford
anj decisive proof, it imlj expresses Uie
beautiful idea that Jesus was Redeemer
in everj stage of life, and for every
stage of life ; but it does not saj that
he redeemed children bj the vater of
haptitm, unless the term renasci (to be
bom again), be interpreted b; the moat
Bikitrarj peiitto prineipii (beting the
point in dispute), to refer to baptism."
The works hitherto referred to are all
translated in Clark's Foreign Theologi-
cal Library. A series which costs but
£l per annum, and which no minister,
who has not the Qerman originals,
should be without.
Olahausen (all whose commentaries
are well worth translating, bj whose
recent lamented death the church has
lost a learned, deep thinking, and
thoroughlj devout scholar), although
he firmly holds the old Lutheran doc-
trine of sacramental efficacy, decidedly
denies, and more than once, in his com-
mentaries, that inlant baptism is a New
Testament ordinance. On Matt. ziz.
13, 14, and the parallel passages, he ob-
BGrves, " There is manifeillg no trace of
the reference frequently sought for in
this narrative, to infant baptism," He
remarkt, " That tbe parents did not sedc
CONTINEKTAL SCHOLARS AND INFANT BAPTISM.
for baptiBiQ at the hands of Cbmt, but
for a bleraiog which was effeotually
granted. That the Bedeemer placed
the children before the apostles as an
emblem of the new birth, and of the
aimple, childlike feeling which oharao-
teriies it" And adds, (we suppose &
recent tract b; a churchman sprung
from Olshansen) "That infant baptism
has no connexion with the new birth,
except M it is oonoeived in connexion
with the contciout act of accepting the
gospel, 'which is represented by confir-
mation P'
To the same purpose be expresses
himself on the narrative of L;dia, Acts
KTi. 14, 15. " There is here no trace of
ttadting (teaching as distinguished (h>m
preaching) before baptism, it followed
immediate!; on her confession of futh
in Jesus as the Messiah ; and on this
very account it is matt higUy impnAa^e
that children under age, arc to be
understood by h«r hiittte. Relations,
servants, adult children, were baptized
with her, being immediately carried
along with her, by the fresh energy of
her new life of fcith. We art ejiHrdy
vithoutany tuftpamage proving theexUt-
tnoe of in/ant baplitm in the apottolk age;
and from the idea of baptism iti neees-
tity cannot be deduced." He goes on
to mention, that even the possibilitj of
infant regeneration is not sufficient to
authorize infant baptism. That, never-
theless, infant baptism is undoubtedly
allowable, and that the Umered condition
of the church from the third century
to the reformation, during which it had
sunk down to a legal state, and baptism
with it to the lower grade of John's
baptism, imperatively demanded the
baptism of babes. (It will be seen that
Olshausen concurs in the view given
in mj tract, that infant baptism has
more affinity to the lower character of
the Jewish rites, than %» those of our
spiritual dispensation.) He concludes,
'* ia%j best express it thus, — "The
elements of repentance and the new
birth united in (Christian) baptism, and
figured by the immersion and emersion,
Rom. vi. 3, were separated in the later
practice of the church by the use of
jn&nt baptism. In infant baptitm only
the former half (repentance) appears, io
confirmation the latter (regeneration)."
Also on Rom. vi. 8, 4, baptism in its
intrinsic nature (innerlichkeit) must
ich rather be regarded as a spiritual
process in tbe soul ; what was acoom-
plished already ol^eetivtiy in the person
of Christ, is appropriated auhjeetivdy
through faith in him, by man. He ex-
periences the poicer of the sufferings
and death, as of tbe resurrection of the
Lord, Philip, iii. 10. Hence, this opera-
tion caa tmly be aterihed to the baptitm
of adjiUe, in whom it concurs with the
new birth,
Agiun, on 1 Cor, viL 14, he says very
decidedly, "Moreover, it i* dear that
Paul would not have used such a kind
of proof (that the marriage bond was
sacred, though one party remained un-
converted), had infant baptism been in
use at that tim&" And then repeats
his view of infant baptism being
rendered a complete ordinance by con-
firmation I
I have quoted the more from this
truly excellent writer, because if in anjt
modem scholar of reputation we might
have looked for the assertion of tha
apostolic origin of in&nt baptism, it
would have been in Olsh&usen.
1 think I have noted somewhoe a
passage in that thorough-going ehureh-
man Tholuck, in concurrence with these
views of his fellow scholars, — if so, I
cannot now remember the place.
Professor Hohn says (Theology, p.
5S6), "Baptism, according to its original
design, can be given only to adults who
are capable of true knowledge, repent-
ance, and futh ; neither in the scrip-
ture, nor during the fint hundred and
fifty years, is a sure example of infant
CONTINENTAL SCH0LAB8 AND INFANT BAPTISM.
S7
bftptitm to be found, «nd we must con-
cede thkt the namerouB opposers of it
anoot be contradicted on gospel
groonds."
Professor Langs (In&nt Baptism,
p. 101), "All attempts to make out
in&nt ba^ism from the New Testament
bil) it ia totally opposed to the apirtt
of the apostolic age, and to the funda-
mental principles of the New Testa-
Sdileiennacher, (quoted below hy one
of his coontTTmen, and anqueetionablf
one of Che first of modem Qenoans,
and a devout man,) sajs (Christian
Theologj, p. 363), "All traces of infant
baptism which one will find in the New
Testament, must first be put into it."
Ju^iuCi (Handbuch der ChrieClicben
Archiolqpe, toL ii.) considers infiuit
baptism to rest on apostolical tradition,
bat states also, that the practice was
gradnaUj introduced into the church.
In p. 328, he sajs, " Thus muoh is cer-
tain, that if the expresaiona of Jesus
(MatL zix. 13, tec, and Luke xviii, IS,
■fee.) contain no definite command that
baptism should be given to children,
Tct no prvhiiiiion of infant iapcitm can
be asserted either from these or other
ptunges of the New Testament.
When, then, Origen sajs (Ifomil. riL, in
Levit. 0pp. t. vi., p. 137, ed. Oberth.),
'Addi his etiam potest, ut reqniratur
quid causae sit, cum baptisma ecclesia)
pro retnissione pcocalorum detur, a»mn-
4nm ecdaia oitervantiam tliam pamuH)
dari baptimtwm ; cum utique ai nihil
(•set in parvulis quod ad remiasionem
deberet et indnlgentiam pertinere, gratia
baptismi soperflna videretur** (compare
Horn. XT., in Luc. and Conun. in Matth.,
lib- V.) 1 or when A«giiU.int teaches
'In&ntes bsptizandoa ease, aniverta
eodeiia tenet, nee consiliis institutum,
sed semper retentum, non niVt avctori-
(iU((i}M«o/iaitraditumciedimus,'*~'the
certainty with which this is assumed, is
a pledge of the univcrsalitj of the trv
ditiiHi, that infant baptism had its foun-
dation in the regulations of the apos-
tolic church " (pp. 328, 329). He after-
wards speaks (p. 344) uf alterations in the
form of baptism, owing to the preva-
lence of infant baptism. The passage
is given almost literally in Riddle'*
Christian Antiquities, pp. 444, 446, the
first paragraph under section 1,
Lindtier (Dr. F. W.), in a treatise en-
titled Die Lebre vom Abendmahle nach
der Schrift, dec, Leipi., 1 831, aays,
"For whom is baptism appointed ) For
adults, not for children ; for adults of
all times, not onlj of those times.
Schleiennaoher rightly sajs (Dogmatik,
' vol. ii., p. 540), ' Baptism is onlj then
I complete and right, when it is perform'
I ed under the same conditions, with the
lame rpirilaal prr-requuiiet, and the
latne injluenca as were found in those
I who were baptised in |;rimitive times
(bey den ereten TauQingen), from luli-
gioUB communities not Christian.'
According to this, it follows that there
can be no question about an; infimt
baptism, if the Christian church will
remain true to the goapel. Neither the
baptism of John nor Christian baptism
< can be fulfilled, in respect to new-bom
children. The children of Christians
I are, bg natare, formed just as those of
Jews or heathen. The formula con-
cordim, says truly, ' ChriEtiani non
nascuntuT sed fiunt.'t They need the
new birth, just aa Jews or heathen do,
yet whilst they are infanta they are not
••4 tadilima. tha gru* ot b^llnn vaald ma
il ■]nT»*t>l'>*<'> ** baUaTi to 1ih> bsao bu
down Ml otbmlK Hon ftjr a^HUlK awtorii/.
REVIEWS.
£tMqr #n Ike Uaitn nf Church and Slate.
Bf Bafiisi WainnraLET Noel, M.A..
SeeoadEdilion, with Cemctmiu. London:
BTO.,pp. liL, 60i. Priea I2i. CJulh.
There are but few of our readers, it
is probable, who have not heard enough
of this work and of the oirouinstancea
under whioh it has been published, to
excite a desire for opportunity to peruse
it, or, at least, to see such portions of it
as ma; suffice to give a general insight
into its character. The estimation in
which the author has long been held,
the respectability of his bmilj connex-
ions, the certainty that high ecclesiastical
offices were open to him, and the calm
dignity with which, at the dictate of
conscience, he has renounced his position
as one of the established clergy, have
caused such a demand for the volume,
that all the copies of both editions were '
disposed of before they were ready for |
delivery. The intrinsic value of the |
work would of itself incline us to enrich i
our pages with quotations from it, but '
we are the more disposed to present our j
readers with extracts, as its publishers i
are not, at the present moment, able to
supply the book to hundreds who are !
L-nger to purchase it.
The Pre&ce affords a beautiful speci-
men of the spirit in which Mr. Noel
writes, and in which all religious con-
troversy ought to be conducted.
" At in the folloiring work I luic fruikly
itUcked tlu union btlmcn the charch and
■Utc, I feci eoDitnincd to httit niy honibU
t««tiaiony to the pictj and worth of tnuy who
uphold it. I hiTB ititcd ititfaont ntem thi
inSiKnca dT th< ■jvtem upon pnUt«a ; bnt
how niuiy initucti occni In which ato nitei
to At noit iDinuing faononn hin mcecu-
fiiUy K^itcd (heir tMnptntioiu 1 Of thoM
pnUtn with whfHD t km the honaor to ba
uqnunted, tamt 1 admire for Iheit' ihntdidly.
bencTolenee, and liberality, and otben aliU mora
for aminwt plelj, Moit wiielj in ni»ny
iaitucet, *nd moat conadenlioBily I donbt
not in all, have tfa* preaent go*cniDient ad-
miniderid their ecdetiaitical patron^e.
"Still more aniiooi un I to do jutioe to
Diy beloTcd and hoBannd brethren, the efan-
gelickl miniiltn of the citaUiihment. Banng
acted with them for many yean, I can apeak
of their principles with eonfidenee. Nnnibert
of them, whoae name! 1 ihoiild rejoice to men-
tion here with honour, %n aa linQere in adhering
to the ntablishmeot ai I ato in qnltting it.
Of many of them [ am conrineed that they
■nrpaii me in derotedneaa to Chriit, Worthy
1 of I
i Van,
Newton, Cecil, and Thomaa Seoct, of RobinBaB
and of Simeon, and, remaining cooKientioDaly
in the eatabliibment, they will, aa I hope, hare
the retpect and affection of all good men.
May they enjoy incraaaiog comfort tad naefnl-
neai to the end of their miniatryl WbSe I
condemn a itate prelacy, I honoor each piooa
prelate j while I monrn the relatioiit of godly
paitora to the itate, I no leii rejoice in their
' godlineti. The naiona for Hpamtioa appear
tfl me clwr ; bat I do not expect otbna to
I think aa I doL In claiming my own liberty of
! judj^eut, [ leani to ropeet Ihein. To remain
[ in the (stabliihment with my riewi wonld be
ctiminal g with tbciri it i* a doty.
j " If, by any of my eipreeuona, I haTa nn-
necenarily woanded the feelingi of any Chria-
tian brother, I atk him lo forgire me. If I
haie nneonicionsly fallen intoanyeaaggeration,
; I deeply deplore it. Thronghoat the work I
hiTc made a clear diitinction betoeen eran-
gelical and nnernigelical clergymen ; between
tboee who preach the goipel and IhoM who do
not preach iL No tpurioo* liberality, no fear
of ceninre, ihoald obUtenta the diitinction ;
yet many, douUleia, who are not ranked among
the e»aBgetical party, who du not eopport their
inititutiooa, and who do not uinallf ut with
them, may be oonTcrted and faithful minlaten
of Chriat" pp. ». — tiL
In the Introduction, after showing
that the Lawfulness of the Unioa be-
tween Church and State must be deter-
mined hy reference to the word of Ood,
Hr. Noel defines the terms C9iuroh,
Btate, and Union. In the following
NOEL ON THE UNION OP CHURCH AND STATE.
pamge, on the word church, he e
prettM our own views enictlj : —
■The word 'ebnich
m the Icillowiiig Kua ; —
" 1. The pWe where ■ Chrliti
ODftregi-
lonici ■•* M tmnti.
ongregiliaa
bniUiDK BKd for
vonhip; a. ff^ * the paruh cbnreh.*
"S. BomethiDg indetnite, ■■ trhm tn ei-
fnnioa being quoted frnm the prtjeiibcKA, it
a Mid to be wtwt Ibe cbiiTch teechee,
■3^ The clergy pud by the (tile: t.g.,
■h(B M jDuiig man joint the nilional clergy in
Eiiglud m Bootlud, he ii c*U to ■ go into the
■4. All penoni baptized by the nitionil
derfy, end caanccted with ttieir miniitry ;
t ^ ' the ebareh of EogUnd,' ' the dinrch of
Snduj.-
'S. AU the amgregEtiotii throughout the
WDtlil ulnavledgins > particular ecdenaitical
luc^linti I. ff., ' 'Hie Ronun catholic church,'
'tlu Greek church,' *tbe ilrnuaian church,'
' tk( preebyterlan dnuch.'
* s! AJl peraooi tliTonf[hoDt the world bip-
ttnd io (be naoie of Christ ; c. 9 , ' the tinble
duidi citbolic.'
''All tbew ^ meaniogf of the word are
ceotiBy to the original meaning, and are
■bdly BDacripttml. It ii not once uicd in
Klilitare in any of theae leniea.
■ Biaidei then, it bai three other meaniigl. :
"1. It wm> originally lued to uprcit an '
Menhly of the citi«ni in the Greek rtpuhlin.
When tbe tegiriatire aHemhly «aa nunmoncd ,
it Ibe tovD-cner, it wai called an ii,\i,-,U, a
<ftaf^ In tbb aenve the word ii freqaeally
Med by Thocjdidea, Xenophou, DemoethenH,
■Bd atber wtiten. And in thij kdm it u uted
iatba 19th chapter of lfa< Acti of the Apoatlea.
A crowd having anembled in the theatre at
Ephtnu to mainlUD ibeir idoiatry agiiait the
doctrine of St. Paul, it !• (aid by the hiilorian,
thit On luXitfu, or thiirci, wot eonfiued;
■pa whidi the town-clerk utjted them to
mtire eider, declatiog that ertty matter might
bt itenuiKif in a latrful luX^iio., or chunA j
with wbich wordi he diamiaied that riotoui
1rM*I^ or church.
"3. It bciaf the word commonly uied to
cipnai an aiaambly of dtiieni. It waa thence
■dented by the apoatlei to upnu an auembly
of Cbria^ni ; the Chriatian lente of the word
poKinf natorally out of iti dTt] wnie. Each
Chiiitiu longiegalbn ii, therefore, in the New
Tcetament called an JuXi|(if>,— an aaMOibly, a
c^attb, ^le congregatinn of poor peraooi at
FhiHppi wai called thc.chonb, or aaemUy, of
■hit (iMa. The poor eoagngatHHi at Tbeaa-
rhich met in Cenchrva, the port of CoHntb,
wai eallfdthe church, oraeeemhly, of Cenchraa.
A email aaeerably ithich net beneath the roof
of Priarilla and AquiU in or near Boiae, wae
called the church in their honee, Philemop
had a church in hie houee { and when Paul
■pokeof the Cbriitian eongrcgationi ecattered
orer a country, be alwaya tenoed them tli*
chnrchei, or uierabliei, of that territory. Thol
we read of tbe chnrcbei of Jndea, tbe chnrchea
of Galatia, and the chnrcbei of Macedonia ;
but ncTcr of the church of Judea, tbe ehnich
of Galatia, the church of Uacedonia ; becinte
the Chriitlani of a liBgle town formed one
uKmbly, but the ChriiUani of 1 cosntry muy
General oansiderations which condemn
the union between church and Btate
are then adduced. In showing that it
is condemned by history, Mr. Noel
"The Greek Icgiilaton, wiriiiag to Mcoi*
for the republic the greateit mililary force by
meant of the moit complete Hiclil nnily, for-
bade diueot from the popular luperitilion.
A roan who diibeliBTed the pover of fictilioni
and corrupt deitit* wu thought to be a bid
citiien, and wu 11 neb condemned. Draco
pnniibed diuent with death ; Plato would bare
it denounced to the migiitntei a> a crime )
AriMotle allowed bat one eitabliihed wonhip ;
and Soctatei vii icntencid to deatb ai a Don-
conformiit. In Itie Greek repnblici, the union
between the itate and the leli^n wat w com-
plete that the right! oT conicience were wholly
ditr^arded. Men did not inqoire what wai
true, but what wai politic. The lepnblie mnit
be a great unity for attack or defcDCe, and the
religioni independence which Hould hreik that
unity muit be eitcnninated.
" Heathen princca had yet more panrfol
motiTei than republicau migiatratei to nnite
them le] Tel Itrictly with the prieithood.
Deipotic raler* biTe CTcr Mugfat to eilorl from
their lubjecti ill potlible idvintigei for Ihem-
eelTci, and for thii end to retain them in the
molt complete lerritude. They hiTe chiefly
depended on their armieii but the fean and
the hopei excited by lupentition have been too
Dfarioiu a lupport not to be largely employed.
Well paid wldien hare been tbeir fint initru-
Blent of power 1 their lecond hai been a well-
paid prieithood. Prieiti hare lent to deipati,
in ud of tbeir iclfiih deugni, the portenti and
tlia prediotioni of inpentitioii ; and deipoti
hare, in return, inreilod the lupentitioa with
NOEL ON THE UNION OF CHUKCH AND 6TATE,
■plcndmf, vid puoishrd nODcoafbrmlty with
death. Huthenum prcKnted CD obtlute to
Ihii nnlon. The lupcnliliun being « compt
hiTCDtioo cBered DolhinK vhicb wu diugree-
able to coera|jt mien; and tbi vicrB of tulen
vera Dot uDCOngEnUl to in rqaiUj campt
phalbood. NebncbadDeinr eialted blmeelf
when be compelled bii aubjecti of nay cieed
to bow dOHB to bu golden idol ; Belshuisr,
•Inidd hii nrele, felt do oVjeclioa to ' prWM
the godi of gold and tilver;' ud it Ktined to
Duini nrcllent polie; to catabliih a ro^al
natate that en pnjett thoold be offered to any
god bnt bineeir lor Ihirtj diji. Tbe inbrnoni
Tarquin conU, wilhonl anj IncoDTenicat
rettnJDt opmi hit paariooi, bnild temple* to
Jupiter; C^ignla and Nero fell no remone at
Ibeir wkkedoen excited by tite fulEliDeDl of
their fanctioiia of rapienw pontiA; and, od
tbe other hand, the Brohmina of lodia taand
nothing in their ndaa and purannu which
made tbein blash at tbe tjcm and the tyraanj
of the tajabft bj whom they were enricbed.
By the aid of tbe (Opcratilion tbe despot forti-
flcd hii tyraany. Mid by tbe aid of tlie deipntitn
the priett gare cDiTcDcy to bia faliehoDda.
Thui tbe onion of the etate and tbe prieitbood
WBi ao alljanee of force and fnud. Neither
party wu iliong enoogh to rule alone. Bot
when the prieit preiched for tbe deipol, and
the de*|xit gorerncd for tbe prici', both tbe
more euily kept their feet apon the necki of
the people ; and made tbe uninraal degradation
■ubeerrient lo their greatnea.
" When the chaichei begin to be corroptcd
by tbe iacreaaing wealth of their mintiten,
thit pagati union of the atate with the prieel-
hood wii eitended to them ; and empemn
with tlie CbriitUn name lougbt tbe aid of a
corrupt Cbriilian priretbood, aa heathen
empemn bad Kogbt the aid of angnn and of
protected the Cbriitian churchci, can icarecly
be luppoaed to ham dang to ^m religion!
fixling. The proftrenaTChriitianity had been
Teiy cootiderahle. If. before thii rrign, the
Chrittiani did not amount to more than one
twentieth part of the popnlatlon, at aatertfd by
aibbon, itill tbii number of arowed Chriitiaoa,
■t a time when tbe profcaaion of fulh in Chriit
eipofcd tbem to mirtyidnm, indicate! that a
much larger number were tecretly cooTinced of
it! Iinth. Licinin!, the tiial of Conitantine,
could not, by bia heathen leal, raiie any popu-
lar entbiulaim in hii inpport ; and if we had
DD other proof of the nnmerkal eitenuon of
proGaied belie Ten, we may infer It wllhcertainty
from the recorded b^ti of the clergy.
■ Pnring the third century,' Hyi Hofhelm,
■ the biihopa aianmed in muy placet a princely
authority ; they appropriated lo tbeir CTangeli-
cal function the iplendid eneigne of imperial
majoty. A throne lurrounded with miniater*
exalted above bii eqnalt the Eerrant of the meek
and bumble Jciut ; and lumptuoui garmenta
daxiled the eyei aad tbe mindi of tbe multi-
tude into an ignorant Tcneratiai] for their
emgatcd authority. The example of the
Inshopi WM ambilioDBly imitated by the p«-
byten, who, neglecting the mcrtS dutict of
their elation, adnnced themulrei to the indo-
lence and delicacy of an cfleminate and luiuri-
ou! life. The deaconi beholding the preehytert
deiertuig thua their funclioni boWly uiarped
their righU ; and the effect! of a comipt
amtatioa wen apread through erery rank of
tbe nerrd oidcr.' The iplendour and ambitioa
of the clergy manifeal clearly that the Clirii-
tiana were become a powerful body, whom
Conatantine would deaire to attach to hii caoae,
and their number rcnden it very probable that
policy wai the earlieit ground of hia Chrialiwi
profeiaion. ' Hii conduct lo the Chriiliaa!
waa itrictly in accordance mth hia intereite ;
and it ia rcry pmbable tliat the pratection with
which he diatinguiihed tbem may, in the firat
initance, hare originated in hia policy,' Bnt
if it iHgan in policy, political condderalioni
would ilill more powerfully urge bim
oubt, froi
tbe
.fixed il
rntill
aintinually eidted by Licinlni,
imeclf nor the empln could enjoy
if tranqnilliiy Be long a* the an-
on! mlMiitrd; and. tfacrcfbre, from
this period, he openly oppowd the lacred ligfata
of paganlim aa a nlif^un detrimental to thcinte-
reala of ^e atate. On the other hand, it la too
pliintbathewasaotmliKiouiman. It waa m the
year 313 that be puhUihed the edict of Hilan,
by which he proclaimed nnireraal toleration,
and secured to the Chrittiani tbeir dril and
nli^u! rigbli. But, in the year 3S9, he
ordered hii rira], Ucinini, to be itnngled; and
tbe aame year in *bich he cnnircued the Conti-
cil of Nice, wai pollnted by tl
of bii
<It ia n
diiputedthal 111 career wai marked by theoaual
uceisei of intemperate and worldly ambitloo :
and tbe generiil propriety of bii moral eondnct
cannot with any juitic* be maiatalnid.' Ahet
hia coUTctaioa to Chriitianity, he atill eon-
tinned, a> lupremr pontiff, to be the head of
the nllgioa of heathen Rome, and thui con-
tinued to be innxed with ann abaolate
authority orer the rthgion he bad deacrted,
than OTcr that which he prafnatd. Bnt, ia he
had been tha head of the heathen piicaltaood,
it tecRied to him right that ha Aonid make
HOBL ON THE TTNION OF CHURCH AND 8TATE
lioiMir equally tbe hnd of the Chrutiin
IwuMhood. He, therefore, (unnKd & mpreniB
jorBdiction oret the clergy.
"One of the euliett object* of liu polie;
Ru to dbitlnulk the independence of tbs
dudL For wbicli porpaK be RCeiTCd it into
itrict alliuKe with the itite ; and combined la
ia own penon the higfaeit cecledBitiol with
the h^hert diil uthorit;. The entin conbal
ef the ectcmd ■dminiitntion of the chnrch
he Bimmed to bimeelf. He regnlnled ereiy-
Ibing rtepecting iti ontwud diidpline ) the
fml deciiion of reUgioui contiDreniea wu
Bifeeted to tho diecrction of judge* ippmnted
ij bim ; and no genenl conndl conld be called
tKqit b; hie Mithorit;. Thongh he permitted
the eborch to renuun • bodj politic diatinci
fioD tiiat <^ tbe etate, yet he annnied to him-
Mtf tbe ivprezne power OTer tbii sacred bodj,
Mkd the right of modelliag and of gorenting it
ia each ■ muiner u ihonld be nust condndTe
to the pnUic itODd. Thai he eicmaed at once
t mpremacy OTCt tbe beathen and the Chiiitian
prieilboode. He wu the chief pontiff of
bealbeniim, acd tbe chief Iriabop oT the Chrie-
liu chnrch. And thii date efdecopftte be
emcMd many jean before he wu baptiied,
ud boK befon be wu a member of the chnrcb
_ _ ..1, . li.
laji hrTore hia denth reccired from Eoaehiiu,
(■bop of NloHiM^*, tb* oeiCBionj of bcptiir
' ne omaeqacnce of thii union bel*aea i
intbgiau priaeo and tbe ettrgy, who were
•Iradjr omch corrupted, wu Umentahle.
tbe ooDchuion of thia ccntnrj there remained
Bo more thaa a meiv shadow of the andec ~
gDTcnnent <if tbe eborcb. Many of tbe
ptitilegei whieh hid fbnnerljr belonged to the
Heibjtei* and the people vere ngnrped hj the
NA«pa; and many of tbe ti^ti which had
bm tcemcrl; mted In the DnlTeml church
■n tnmleind to the CDpeion and to rabor-
diute magiftrala. Tbe additions made by
the M^eiaii and others to the wealth, hooonn,
ud adnntagu of du dttfj, vere followed
with a inportimuUa aagmentatioa of tIcu
■d liinij, particnlidy smongit thoae of that
noid nder who Und in great and opulent
dtiei. The biifaapi, on the one hand, con-
te:ided with each other in the most acandalona
BsBMe ODOoeniiug die eitnit of their reepec-
an jeriedietiaa ; while, on the other, the;
trampled apon llw li^tt of the people, riolated
■be pririlegei of tbe iufiaior miaiiten, and
eBokted, in tb^ ontdact and in their manner
rf Kringi the aiTogiBee, TolnptnanineBi, and
lanry of nugiMiBleB and prlneee. This per-
■itiaM ——p'- wu soon followed by the
Mienl efrViiutteal otden. The jmAyttn,
in many pUcer, uenmed in equality with the
bishops [a point of rank uid suthoritj. We
find bIm many eomplainlt made of the Tsnity
and eSeminaej of tbe deacone. An enonnoDi
train of •npentitioni were gr*diuI1y tnbeti-
tnted for genuine (nety. Frequent pilgriougei
were nndettaken to Palestine and to the tomb*
of martyn. Abiatd noUoni and idle cer»>
moniu mnltiplied ereiy dky ; doit and earth
brooght from Psleetine were ioU end Ixragfat
erdTwhere at enormoos prioee, u the mo>t
poweiAil remedies agunit tbe ncJeaca of
wicked iinrita. Pagan prooemlonj wen adopt-
ed into Christian worahip, and the nrtnu
which had formerly been ucribed by the hiathes
to their temples, tbcii lustrationB, and the
itatnes of their gods, were now attrOrated by
tbe baptised to thmr chiiRhes, their holy water,
and the images of sainta. Bamoan irera
spread abroad of prDdigiuandmiraclu; rohben
were coDTerted into martyii: miuj of tha
mouhi dealt in ficthions relies, and Indierooa
cnnhats with eril s[nrits wei« uhibiled. ' A
whole Tolame would be requisite to contain an
enumeration of tbeTaiiooi frindi which artful
knarei practieed with success to detnde tha
ignorant, when true religion wu almost sape^
teded by horrid mperstition.' The uamber of
immor^ and anworthy penoDi bearing the
ChrisUau nunc began lo to inenase that
examples of real piety became exteemely rare,
When the tenun of perseention were dii-
pelled,— when the churches enjoyed tbe iweeta
of prosperity, — when most of the biihopa
exhibited to their flocks tbe contagions exam-
ples of arrogance, luxury, eSeminacy, hatred
and strife, with other Ticea too nnmenn* to
mention, — when the infstior clergy fidl into
sloth and Tain wranglings, and when mnltl-
Indea were drawn into tbe profeeaion of Chria-
tianity, not by the power of argument, hot bj
the prospect of gain and the fear of pnaiah-
ment, — then it waa, indeed, no wonder that tha
ehorchn were contaminated with shoals of pro-
fligates, and that the Tirtaona &w were orei-
rbelnied with the numbera of the wirhed and
liuntioai. The age wu ainking daily fiani
d^ree of coiraption to another ; and tbe
rches were thas prepared for that fatal
heresy which, at one time, seemed to threaten
■mination of erangelical doctrine
throughout Christendom,
After tbe death of Conatantina, hia am
Constantina ancceeded to the goTenunent nf
the eaalera pronnces, and eTentually became
the aorercign of the whole empire. And u be,
ipress, and hia whole court, were Arian^
he forthwith need all his inflsenee, u the bead
of the chnrch to exterminate, u far as posnbK
94 HOEL ON THE UNION OF CHURCH AND STATE.
anoi^nl doctrina ; ud the wbole world And again ■.~-
gnMned ud wandered, uyi St. Jeiume, to find
itMlf Aiiu. The tTiunnf of Tbwdoriai »-
(tared tike orthodoxy of the churche*, hut conld
not nrin their inetr ; tud from that time, in
naioQ with the ttate, they contiaaed to bo h
Ctoiapt, thit at leD(th the profliguy, ceie-
tonjom, fruul. ud uroganee of the <^tj;j
|ut«rallji, fiora the pope to the obecnictt mook,
to nnjtad the coudenM aod the common
■tnte of Europe, that in the uitoenth orntnry
it bunt from tbii oppnedn and dipwling
joIm." pp.8*— 43.
Thongli Mr. No«l has evidentlj de-
eiied to confine Mmself to his Avowed
Bul^aot, The Union of Ohurohuid State,
jat, in diMnudng the prindplea of that
union, he ha« occudonallj made obBer-
vationB which afford some insight into
hia eentimenta on kindreii topioi. It
appears to us, that he peroeiTCS the
nnscTiptural character of diocesan
episoopaof, and that he also eeee that
the baptism of io&uita accords more
fiillj with the sjitem which he is aban-
doning than with the genius of New
Testament Christianitj. Without ez-
presdng himself pontiTely agaiiuit the
bsfrtism of all children, be indicates
hedtfttion respecting the propriety of
baptizing tnj, while he condemns
pointedlj the general practice of ptedo-
baptists. Thus he sa^s, —
' ■ ttnce the la* of God reqnirei that the
dwrehoi hire godly pattore, that no one he
b^tiied wilhont a cndible proteMion of re-
pentance aad lalth, that the gaipel he preached
to erery CKatnre, that all ChHitiani ■honld
■ct Bi brethren, and that Chriit ihonid be
npreme in hie own honae, — if the itate ordain
that pariehei ihonld tceeire nngodly paiton,
prohibh Chriifi mbilitert from preaching the
gotpel In pariabee whereiD the miniaten are no-
godly, compel by 1^1 peoaltiei parochial
miniiten to admit Impraper peraani to the
ncmnanti, and demand for the crawo a in-
premacy which ii inconditeni with tbe in-
ptemacy of Chrlit, tben the chnrehn mnit
nnd«r to Ood the thinga whtch are God't, and
lefdae obedience to the ctate. To aToid which
eoDiaiau, the chntehee ihonld be eeparate frooi
the itale ; and, whDe paying to it all iceaUr
AedleDce, dionU be free to accompliih, withont
MsaoBtM^thewhelelavof Chriit." p. I44.
euealial to their fidelity, purity, and Tigonr,
hare received alio dirine initructioni rcepectin^
tbe diieipline which they are to eierdae. Here
let B) notice only two main poioti, the admia-
■ion and tbe eiclnrion of membera Beapeet-
ing the Grel, they are Initmcted hy out Lord
and hia apoatles, to admit no one into cbnrcli-
fellowihip by baptiim except upon a cndibk
profeenon of repentance and fiuth,
" It IB, therefore, the will of Chriit that none
hot beliereci iball be bapUxed, that the chnrch-
e> may be anociationi of ■ uinta and Uthfol
brethren.' And If any infante are to be b^-
tiled, they mnpt be the infante of ninti and
faithful belhren who heartily dedicate them to
Qod through Chiiit, and will train thorn up
for him." p. 190.
The " If " in the preceding paragT^h
is expressive ; and we are inclined to
think that it fs inserted rather for the
sake of others than as indicative of his
own views 1 for our author sajs again, —
" A chnich ooghl to be an aaaodatioD of
iunti and iaithfnl bretiiran, and all admiUad
into tbe aaiodation onght to afford, by their
conduct and profeaaioo, reaaon to bop* that tbey
are ao tno. None, tbeitfbre, are to be bafitiiad
bat thoae who proieee to rapent and bellan in
Chriit, Snchii Chriit'aorder; botthechnicb
hii receired another order, hy canon 68, whieli
liaafb!low>:~^Namiaiitei*haU TtAiae 01 de-
lay to chtiilen any child . . . that ia
broDgfat to the church to bim on Bundaya a
holydtyi to be chriitened ; , . . and if he
■ball rcTuae to chriitan, ... he ihall ba
■Dipanded by the bithop of the diocen from hb
miniatry by the qiaoe of three moulha.' Thla
canon, paawid by a lynod of dignituici and
proclon, would not lund the paatora of chnrtJui
nnleai it had been confirmed fay the crown ; bitf
the anent of tbe crown haa made it law, and H
hai Ihue changed the charcb from an iwi iiiblj
of ' eaioti and laitUal bictbiea ' mto a nn-
gariea of the wbtde population of each diitiict
Swarming myriad* bam Hkrylebone, St. Pan.
eiae, Hionditch, and St, Luke'), bring their
myriade of children to ba ehriatened withont
the remoleit idea of da^catiaf them toOod,»
of training them for God. Theee become
membeiB of the church, tlU the church heaamaa
not menly tbe woiU, but compriaM the neat
dinepnlable part of tb« worid ; It* memben
living withoDi wonh^ wilfapnt tba bOIe, vhh-
NOEL OS THE UNION OF CHUfiCU AND STATK.
<B monlitj. AM tlu chuicba of Chriit
*oa OB DUButen in tlu rtato'i tgtatt in that
noktbig Chriri'i conuMndi.'' pp. ISi, IBS.
In Ute fbUoiriiig p«Kage our readers
w3l find that Mr. Noel perceives clearly
the tendeocj of infant baptism to
troduoe into the churches of Christ
ptnona "ignormnt of tiie gtwpel and
noconoeraed xbont their ealTation, and
to confound believers and unbelievers
one und igtinguishable mass ;" — " a fatal
■nalgimation," whioh he laments that
•nagelical ministers, as wall as others,
are agents in nccompliehing.
"Hb Lord J«u Chliit luTlngcluniidfr^
in bcUcTerf ta eipnn Ihrir ftiih in faim befon
Ibc miU, witbont whidi conftubn tbtir
cwKrAicfl vfKitd prarfl tbom to be no hMt
ttqamA them to be baptlied, baptwn being thv
tfqnJDtcd mode of profening their fiith,
fatUKx uid faith are, tbtrcfoit, tho tm
Jiaafaita to baptUin : ud if th« iobaU of
Minen i» to be btptind, u u gcnenlly be-
Imd, H ant tx on tiw inppodtion that G«d
■ttpti tbcm ■• penilent beliergn, through tlw
Uth ud Ihg pnjn of thdr [HBWitL Bi '
p*cti« sf tha Mtkbluhinnil i* to bsptin all
Alt dildnn of lh« MT«nl pukhm vithmt uj
hqnij into tba fsltb of tht pwcDti, or an;
tUiaBil prsiptct that fb«7 will tecoiTC a nU-
giaaaadacatloa. B7 tW ilxIf-Mghlh euoa, a
"hiiitM who refiUM to baptiic any child who
ilbm^t to hien to the chunih fur that
ttm, thaaf{h purat* and fpoonra an allk*
npOj, and gtn«nl oipsrisDca pnma that
IW> Aildiea wiU grow up qngodly too* the
Xn^&an miniatcr moat baptiaa thaiB, and
thank God tliat h* haa ragaanated thtm with
hb Holy Spirit. Thraagh Ihia chaTch law tha
twditioni of haptim ara gtnanll; violatad,
thi uda of it an friutntad, and the natan af
>tii&>|(itt«a. Tha haptiacd miUioaa of Bag-
laid haTiaf nude u prafaucn of bith, for
Ihtf wo* haptiaid withoat thaii oooHBt, btif-
iBaae; aod thtchunhnot Cbriat
•Ueb o^t to bt Gooipoacd of auat* aod
MlhM tnthrtn, a) tba chanbeaor Roiob and
Cwioth, af Thiiaalrniiei. PhilippJ, and Coloaac,
Mn, ata dwfthai of panona Igaofanl of tha
{■Vil, ibI iFin'"<— ""* aboBt thair taltalion.
Th« «B^ to ba aa^nta Ctoa tha wodd i hot
(hqmlkav^ts OMmrtalpMMMaDlaaeaa-
Tarltdjbeliami and anbaUarara, ara eoafoudad
in an* undiitinguialuble mou ; and «aii|elwal
miniiten arc agcnti ia Bccamflaaiag the &tll
aniiljtunation,
" N«t camH the ceremonr of confirmation.
At the baptUm of an Intani tha mioUtar, b;
order of the itate. diitctg iponioii to bring du
child to be coaSimed ' lo looii ai ha cao aaj tb*
creed, the Lari'u prajei, and Che ten comnind-
mead, in the Tulgar tongue, and is further in-
atmcled in the church catechiim.' Thoae coB-
ditiooi belog fnlfillad, tha mialitar raoit GinnBd
all the childrao of the paiiili to the tJfinp_
with hii certificate of filncsi for tha rite. And
being thui certified hj the ouniiter that tha
child ean aa; the creed, Ac., the hiahop It
ordered b^th* elate toaay of the irhola crowd
of children who thero and then profeaa to take
upon tbemielrei the baptiima! towi, that God
luu 'touclmfel to regenerata them by iratai
and Ibc IIul; Qhcit, and haa glren tintD Ihcm
"AflercanlirBUitioDieBGhperaanaat caarictad
of Lereiy or innaoraiity haa a legal right to at-
tend Che Lurd^B ■ upper at hit pariih chaith.
By 1 Edward VI., csp. 1, 'The minUter BbaH
not, without a lawful eaute, deny the aama (the
aacrament) to any peraon that will darodtlr
and humbly deiire it.' To lure been at a cat4
party on the pRvioue Uonday, at a hall on
Tueiday, at the race-conrta oa Wedneadaj, and
at the thcBire on Thonday, to hare ipent Fri-
day in talhlng acsadal, and to hare dantod
Saturday to lome irreligioni norel, would ba ao
legal diiqualificatioo for the reoaptioa of tba
Lord'i -
E {bllawing Sunday. No
proof! of a worldly temper, no indolent aelf-
iadnlgeace, and no negleol of prayer, wonll
affect tha pariiUooer'i ftatnlory right to fnroa
bii my to tha Loid'a table. Tha miniater li
obliged by law la admioiater to him tha ordi-
nance, tho chnrch ii forced by law to receiTa
him Into commonloB with them. None hot
baUercra fra iBTiled by oat Lard to bia tatd*.
and the chuichoi ara coaunaadad to aapaiat*
tlierOKliH from eiil men : but tba atatate in-
terpoiei, and both the minktcr and tha cbnrch
mnat admit all who wiD to tho lacred fiMat."
pp.4ei— tB4.
The contrast between the chantcter-
istics and tendeucies of that baptism
which is inculcated by the English
e«tab1iBhed chnroh, and that whioh the
New Testament prescribes, is one of the
topics on which Mr. Noel is most full
and osplioit. Again and again ha r»-
minda bis rettdersi thai in Uta New
NOEL ON THE UNION OF CHURCH AKD STATE.
other tnoa, euii enxigtSal nuniitei of tho
church of &igland ii compcllad, by tha tUrty-
iiKth anoot to pronoonce not conEnrj to the
Mord of Ood i ud, h; the Act of TJniforndty,
h« moit iD&kc luDwlf K putj to all thii dilti-
rire liutnietiaa, cmj tiios tii*t he biptisM u
inliiit or M) adnlt, teicbn tin ehildno of hij
puuh the cliuteh i:alecbifm, or tnuin tke csipee
of in nngodlj pitiihiaaer.
" The foregoing erron »re thni perpctnited
m the Anglicia churches : for no min can re^
mun > niniiler of the ertmbUdunetit, withoat
miliitainEng that erery ■tatement of the
pnjCT'book ii igieeahle to the word of God.
" Whatever erron then majr be in the
pTa;e>book or the artiGle^ taeh Anglican
miniiteT hai the gmleit powibk temptation*
to pecanade hinnelf and othen that tbe7 an
trotbi. Hii peace, hii inEonie, hia pontion In
•odety, bii IHeadihip< and the nwintenance
of hii family, all dapeud on bi* BTowing bii
heliif that the piajei-book oootvni in U no-
thing repugnant to the icriptnRi, and that
then li nothing in toy mt of the Ihirt/.niua
arlulei which ii eironeons." pp. 418— 4al.
" When any putor hndi oat the einn of
the pnTei-book, or tlie nnioiptunl charaotar
of the dntiea impoaed npon him, he may with-
dnir from the eitabliihment ; bat bj that itap
lie wonld neceaaaiilf expoM himaelf and hi«
fiiiiulj to gnat iniierLnf . Aoeordii^ to tha
maxim of the leclenanical law, ' Once a prieit,
alwaji a prieit.' He may be proaecnted in tha
Court cJ Archca for officiating in anj dioceaa
witlKMit tlie licenae of the hiihop, eren after ha
haa ieceded — aa Ur, Shan hai noantlj been
nnder these drcDDUtancee proaBCnled bj the
bbbop of Exeter. Bat if ha be ipaitd thii
penecatian, it ii onlj to be eatecmed bj many
of hia former fiieads a aohiamatic, to be
ahnnned ai an apostate, to become a bye-word
and a pnTerb, to lose hii poaitiouin aodatj.to
be recced to pcnarf, to be witlioat emplojr-
nent and without prospect*.
" few men baT* the connga to plnnga into
each an abjss at troable. oad, tiiertfon tkf
miut adJHit thtir bditf to dirir drauulancct
ni but tiiqi nay. To eipoae the erron of tha
prayer-bo^, or to naonnee nnacriplanl pi*e-
ticei, la ont of the qnestiaB. In tilber caie, a
miniiter would be at once nuprndeil or depriT-
ed. What moat he than do? Fint, he may
make desperate efforts, by eicloiinly reading
on one ride, and, by tirfaig solely with ardent
Gontbrmiiti, to penoids binuelf that all the
statements of the pnyer-book are trae, and all
the rafniremeDts of tha state an aariplanl.
Should this effort lail, ud should the enota of
the prajrer-book force themadna npon hiui, -n
bis next attanipt mnst be to oonocal hia dia-
96
Teitament " b&ptiBm
&ith in Christ;" — that "repentance
and &ith irere ulnajB in the apoetolio
idiuTcheB leqnired in thtwe who were
admitted to baptism ;" — that " by fitith
they became disciples of Christ, and
then bj baptism professed to be hia
disotplee, and were united to his
chmches ;"^thBt "bqttlsm wae always
kdministered to titose who wve believ-
ed to be KgsDxanie, never to the tmre-
generate with a view to their regenera-
tion : it was the imiform of Christ put
upcm those who had enlisted as his
soldiers." On the other hand, he now
sees clesrlj and Tnaint-^^ina boldly that
" the praTer-book teaches that baptism
regenerates ; and requiring the Anglican
ministers to baptize all the children of
the country, declares of these millions
of children baptiied in all the parishes
of England and Wales, that they are
regenerated by tbe Holy Spirit." We
have often viewed with astonishment
and pity the efforts of pions ministers
of the ohnrch of England to persuade
titemselves that the formularies of their
church will bear some othet interpreta-
tion than tliat which the anti-evangeli-
cal portion of the clei^ contend is tlieir
true meaning, and which seems to us
to be taught by the phraseology em-
ployed, as dearly as words can teaoh it.
Ur. Noel candidly adverts to his own
painful ezpeiienoe on this sutyect, and
to the predicament in which many con-
Boientioas men still remain.
" J once lalwDted hard to cwiTince mjarlf
that OUT leformers did not and conld not mean
that Infants ate ragenentcd by b^rtiim, but no
reoaoning aTaili. Thii linguige Is too plain.
Altbongh tho catechism declares that npenl-
anee and faith are prereqnisites to baptism, yet
the prayn-book inuniei clearly, that both
adnlta and infants come to tbe Ibnt nnregene-
tate and lean it Rgtnente ; that worthy
icdpents of haptiim an not regenerate befon
baptism, but csme to be r^cneialed ; that they
an unpardoned up to the moment of b^itiim,
dial they an pardoned the monwnt aflBr. This
■meriptanl doctriae of the pnyei-bwdi, as it*
NOBL ON THE DKION OF CHUHOH AKD STATE.
ttiiat in th* ehmch u ft mtnen for thi
bMh 7 !■ not eouMlmtnt of tht tratli tt
^tem mn ioidtlitj Id Cluiit, tni ft wiang to tba
worid? Id nlcan pnnnti tba orcrtliniii of
OTor. «ad cooAnu otkcn in miiclueTaiii deln-
>d ; for be hu inbocribcd to the
bmth of tlw prsTcr-book, ud onlj on tliftt
MnJitMi ii ba aUavod to retftin hii llnng : ■>
Uwt tlie effect of hia nltnce i* to induce tlie
pnfitf tlv dtn^f Mid the bieluni to think that
bt whitiiin the fnjrei-book to be vholl;
iatpoaable. Oec>iiaiu mut anM^whea to uy
■Mboig would ba equnleot to ftn ftToiral of
iHwiiH from the pnyer-book ; ind in inch wi
cmagcDcy be wiwld be ttnaglj t<mpt*d to
Jdand himself &om the raipidont of lealou
caofiamicti bj pR^airiani not mlinlj nnam.
To anad Ihk poio, howiTer, there ia nnolhet
tike. Ba inaj mggmts the impoiteiiee of
ttwudnn, atol 'the chnreh' uthi pnnol and
beA B the void, painnde bimHlf that it ii
the duef bnlwuk of pioteMuitiim ; be may
Ul up bii tima and Uuwghti with the dutin of
bji nnniaby. and maj laolre Dot to lead,
■peak, <r tldnk on thoaa diapoted topics. Thus
be B»7 sCrin to hide mt the cnon of the
fiuja^baok, and anud rrery coudanon re-
qrfrr"g the legal Jetten of his ministry,
Yielding himself nndet the thought that rasa;
dcdlent men do all that he is called to do;
and that matters » tii^g imght not to
irtiiHii an inatitntion so Tenendila and so
■* Symptom* of this italo of mind are, I tkiink,
coamoi." pp. 381—383,
'The etangelieal minister of an Anzlicsn
cbarefa is thas [dsaed in
B* mnal not prefteb Chr
nor cater into aoj DeighbonriDg pariah wticre
^ wtgodly miniatet is leading the people
jgtraetion ; he moat taptiae the iafaats of
ungodly penooa ; lie must letch hit parishion-
eis, sfBiaat all ohaerraliDn, that thne infants
aa« members of Cbiist, ^ildreo of Qod, and
tabotton of the kjogdom of IwBTn ; ha mut
ti^ onngenenle yoong persona at the age o'
Uteii or aiitecB to 1» prononnoed rcgenenti
br the bMiop ; he maal admit all lorla of per-
sons to the Lad's table, Ihoogh tbe; an not
mnted by Christ ; and mnit floillf , when the?
die, oipteM his thtnks to Qod that they are
fc^t— to gLry, when be has erery reason to
tMnfc Oat tlwy are lost fat trtt, '
miserabU poiitii
Althongh the miaiatars of prnprielaiy
chspcli an not placed nnder thia l^il compnl-
o desecrate Christ's ordinsncea, yet, by
adiiering to the eatabHshment, they sandioB
and snpport Iha irliale system j and moat b«
respon^ble for tlist cotrnpt nnion of the eharch
and the world throngh vhich Christ is dis-
inoored and souls are mined." pp. 468,469.
The awful respomibilitj of eTangeli-
l1 TQen who remun in the wtftbliah-
ment as upholding a B^rstem by which
multitudes are led to perdition, and the
spread of true religion is impeded, is
Bet forth ImpieBsiTel]'. " The union of
the church with the state," it is shown,
" authorizes the blind to lead the blind,
the dead to be bishops of the dead ;"
and iho question is solemnly asked,
" Ought they who see the enonnous evil
t« perpetuate it by remaining within
the establishment I" "The union
checks the progress of relij^on in the
country by placing the Anglican
churches under the ecolMJastical
government of worldly politicians aft-
sembied in parliament, including Roman
oatholics and unitarians, who control
them in spiritual things, determine ihs
mode in which their pastors are to be
dtosen, perpetuate their false doctrine,
and prerent the exercise of discipline;"
— "by giving undefined and arbitrarj
power over the churches to prelates,
who, being the nominees of politicians,
must be often as worldly as their
patrons;" — "by giving to worldly pa-
trons the right of naming the pastors
of the churches ;" — " by investing these
worldly nominees of worldly patrons
with exclusive spiritual jurisdiction,
under the bishops in their respective
parishes ;" — " by leading to a common
belief that Anglican pastors are meroe-
nary;" — "by cheeking the activity of
the Anglican churches ;" — and " by
perpetuating schism." " Thos^" says
Mr, Koel, "who uphold this corrupt and
paralyrang system, beneath which world-
jlinces must luxuriate and sjnrituality
«ltIKF NUTlUEa
must die, hy which the churches are
corrupted Mid the nhole nation iojured,
are fuuirerabk for the conaequeooes."
It U nothing worthy to be called an
abitraot of the worlt which we have
now presented to our readers, but
merelj spacimena of its more promi'
nent parte. The volume is one which
■11 who have opportunitj to do lo will
find it adTanttgeoua t« obtain and itudy,
aa ita intrinmc qualitias, independent!;
of the interegting circumitanoei under
which it appmtt, entitle it to respectful
attentioit, Thii it will receive, we
doubt not, from many in the higher mx-
olet who have never before oonsidetad
the subject with any Beriousnees. The
ityle in which it is written is admirably
adapted to promote its efficiency. It is
M (^m, so dignified, so simple, so devoid
cf everything likely to excite prejudice,
so suitable to the oharaotei of a man of
Odd announcing his oonscientioiu con-
victions on a sulject of paramount im-
portance, that instead of offering any
critical remarks we are prompted to
present our humble thanksgivings to
Him who is the source of all spiritttal
good, for enabling his servant to dis-
charge so well the onerous duty which
had devolved upon him. May that
heavenly Patron on whom he has had
the courage to cast himself— hit only
patron now — watch over his course, di-
rect his steps, and strengthen his heart!
The determination of Hr. Noel to spend
some time in retirement before he enten
on public engagements is one which
commends itself to our judgment. In
that retirement may heavenly illotnina-
tion be imparted, to preserve him &om
every error which wonld be detrimental
to his future usefulness, and to prepare
him to render many eminent services
to that comprehensive church of which
he has long been, and of which he still
is, an esteemed member !
BRIEF NOTICES.
n* OfafngaUenal rear-Baotrfir 1B48, vb*
a CBkitdar for 1849; andnin^ lAi JPre-
cecdingi of tile {hnj/regatHmnl Union of
Englami md IVaia, and ill ClKt/akraU
aoattiafot thai ywr. ToftAtr viU Snp-
pkmrntaiy hfomwliin, renKclma the Am-
«X»u, Mi-iittr,, New Ch-pSt, SehaJ^
and PuUicationt.nf till Cofngatimai Bod^
tiiToaahout the United Kimdom. London :
Pobluhed for tbc ConerKittoDi] Uoion, hj
Jukton tmd Walfonl.rs. St. Paul'i CLurdi.
fud. Bio., pp. ziiL, 270,
Id tlie Bapnrt of tlu Can|ngitioi»l Dnicu
■doptfd U ](■ inniul mnting lut Hay, iL wu
Mitad thit tipcrienu did not wain lo umctlDa
the continued pnUication of tno ytuiy
nuutndi— both a CiUndu- and a Yeir-Book
•"The »Je of tbi tbniKr," i[ wM wid. "al^ayi
iniuffident M tavet Iti coal, Lu tbi* kit vear
bttn moit wrioatly Icncoed bv compciition ;
•ad llut oT the laltsr being mnrb lew than tbc
concniitM had b«ped to naliM ; whila ths u-
tent of Iht book, In proporlinn to ill price, n
•o irmt, ^t mJt a leiy •itcn^TC nl« cmM
tnog it nc« to Mlf-nipport Tct both booki
m Tiry valuable and melal; ind altonllier lo
diaeoDtiniM dtkor would be dhmI nndtrirsble.
It haa, tluRfore, leeiiHd bert to dw committM,
te tlu (utn* to
dcnominetianal inteUigence h
[ho Calendar foi cnmrnt reference, aad lo Iha
Yean-BookforpeTmauenlncordinane dubuiL"
The intestion tiknt aauuBnced ii nair iialisoil.
and a bigh^ K*)MctaUe compeDdium of con-
KTegulioDal itatutiu ii the retult. It iadudei
isatttr of the nme character u that eonlaiaed
in onr on Baptiat Mannal, with mni^ inbr.
■nation of a oait araiUr to tbat (inn envy
either of our pnhlicBtioni, loch ai ad-
drfiMs delirered and pipen reafl it the paUic
meetingi of the Congregatioaa) Dnieo. Oar
indepeBdent brethren are, in torat rc^Mcti,
witcr than Ibeii baptiat neiehboun \ tbej do
therefore, able lo gire 'to their workmen the
htra of irtiiGli tkey are worlhy. Tite MCRlariei
hanug nltriM aawntliig Is tvs hmainA •
;»r, with MiaM iwastsaw Stan a cleric the;
BRIEF H0TICE8.
Snunu for Satialii JEwiun^*. ^ Jlfnuten
of du Frf CSntnk of ScBibud. With
ttUrodaetari Remarlu ty Hcaa M1I.I.IR.
35a.
m»faM vftha wok ot da^
Am t|nT''"T~f of thi ordinal; pnlpit cffoiti of
HBW sir tLe moit •miiwDt men in the Tttt
■fliw DMMt popalar pretclKn of the pi
Itj, tbcT Bi« MTolurlT latfrestlne.
tatradocHoD bj Hi^ HiUer ii ■ well in
" ' of pra«cliin|, tbt
0 tbon of (U otbcr
J DcMailj of nocb
pctioat rtodj in order that it maj be fuwrallj
CtitfivlidalSo<it and Gmiuelt. A Bock far
mrtkda/t. B» John Cdi, Atithor of
"Oar Gnat Bi^Friat," jv. LoDdon:
Waid and Co, S4dio., pp. tI., 101. Clotb,
gilt cdgeiL
■ pirtj, good ioiM, and iDgmaitji dii-
1 eligible preunt
far an; pcTtoo
Palalmr ttmd Fartaf Eggpl, ttUkOe Qmmlria
ea^Om^, (Ae Boult of Oie ItnuHta Unnipll
lib Wildenutt, and the DrnflOR a/ Obuuhi
a^K^ BU TViio, iokI tit* Sofy Land m d*
timt of oar SoMoar, tenu a GiagrapliicaJ
lOmttnOim of tkt Bacnd Scripmrtt far Ott
XTt of StieSli and FaatiBf. Bf WiLLUH
Ux^riH. Limdon : Daitoti and Clark.
Tliia abaat, tb* ue nf which 1* three fett
two iacba bj tvo fort, "™**^"« Ant, a lai^
ckv mas of Palettlna and Egjpl, adapted to
Ihe Oii TettanMSt teriptiirei, and tvfening at
007 place to the prioc^al erenli irhicb oc-
caRed Aera ; ud Ncondlj, two mapa on a Tttj
h KDallct NSK ana tf Faleiline in Wcv
BICKHT PUBLICO'
flppmbdi.
OHALE. ot tue Free Chun
dneloiT Notice,
A Uemolr of Annie UeDould Chrittle. a Self-
MDglit Cultalar. ChleBj In her own worda, wllb
Eitneti tnm her Lel&n u« HedlMttone; to
whleh !• now adiled. a BrleT Koliee ot her QjiaA-
iDtu. Jelinuid Alaxaadar BetkDDe, b/l)i* Rai. J.
Tlia HliloiT of a Famllj ; or. RalTglim on beet
Support. With an Illnetntlon bj tuba Abaolon.
ISna, pp. ISO. Lomio* : Qnml and 0ri0ia.
Beeiitleal Doabti Examined. A Berlee of Dla-
lefsea, adapted le the JnTaalte end Ponilar Hbiil,
b/A Medical PraeUtloner. Sdinbtrgi , OHfiaiil.
A Samraarj of tbe Principal Erldeneee fOr the
Tnih and EHTlna Origin of llie Chrlellan Berala-
tlvn. Deelsned chleOjAir the Uea of Yoand Par-
London. ZmidoH! JoAiutotu. 32iiid., pp. 131L
The Heir of Olorr, br Btnuu. H. BiLLutmii,
Antttnr of " Chlld'e aA," Ac Zondon , JoAntltiu.
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Three Volcei. br Qaoaoa Hoaun^, Eiq., uttaor ot
the " Hiiun of Unile," *e , and Edited bj Jour
CunwBK. ioHiJeii.- WardnndCO.
School aonEi, Saered, Moral, and DeierlpllTe ;
DHlflUd Co aid Inetmotlenln Behoola and PaniiUe^
and connected with AppropTlate TnnM. whuh ■■.>
rnbUahad eepantelj. In "Sebecl
"lfii*le,-'~4di,~ Sdlled br iom
lew for JanoB^, If
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INTELLIGENCE.
NEW CHURCH.
DISBOIO, MOkTBl>PT0inanE.
Sneo pcnani rennllj baptized bj the
lUr. T. Clcnient*, with nins otlieii, ircni
formed into ■ Chditun ^nich on tbe 6th of
NoTcmber, 184B. At half-put fbar o'clocb,
■bout eighty pereong ut down to tea, the
whole of tbe tnji being prarided gratuitous-
ly, the profit! being devoted to defjaf the
cipenM of npuiringand cleanuDg the chapeL
At lix o'clock, a public unice commenced
by Hi. R. Baker of TfanpHone giirinH oul
B hymn ; when Geoige Cone, E«q., of Oren-
d«i Hall, lead the icripturn luid prayed ;
sRei which, the Rev. VI. Robinaon of
Kettering delirered an appropriAte diicanr*e
on the nature and dutiei of ■ Chndian
ehurcfa i Mr. Clementa then preyed, Mr.
Robinaon aaid a few word) to the penona
entering into fellowship ; after which, an np-
piepriate hymn wai aung. and the ordinance
of tbe Lord'i lupper wwi adminiitered (□ the
church and other Chriitiati friendg. The
formation of a Cbriilian church had not been
known in Deaboro before. This intereat waa
commenced by the county miauon of the
particular Uiptiit denomination, and is atill
chiefly lappolted by them, A tall congrega-
tion has been gathoed, and there ia ■ good
ORDINATIONS.
Wedneaday, December 11, 1B4S, Mr. J.
C. Wooater, a member of tbe baptist church
at Spencer Place, London, was ordained fav
tor of the second baptist church nt Swareacy;
when the Rer. W. Qreen of Cotlenham be-
gan the morning aerrice with reading tbe
Bciiptures and pmyer ; (he Rer. J. Aldii,
Maia Pond, London, stated the nature of «
«ap4d church and asked the usual queatioos t
the Rer. G. Bailey of Haddenham prayed
tbe ardinilion piBTer ; after which tbe Rer.
J. Peacock, Mr. Wooalet'a pastor, ^n the
charge, and closed the aerrice. Met again at
three o'dodi, when tbe BeT. J. H. HilUrd
of Huntingdon read and prayed, and the
Rer. R. Roff of Cambridge addrMaed the
drareh. In the erening at aii, the Rer. E.
Etaria of St. Irea prayed, and Ibe Rer. J,
Aldis preached an imprearire sermon. The
I all much crowded, and Mr.
BnCKintnoK, tc
On Lord% day, December 31, 1S48, tha
new school room adjoining the baptist chnpel,
Beckington, was opened. Serroona aoitabla
to the occasion were pnacAwd by MesMV.
Manning and Middleditcb of Frame, and t^
My. John Hinton, who is recently choasn
paator of the abore church ; and on the fol-
lowing Tuesday, a tea meeting, giren br
twenty of the menda, waa held, Uie proceea
of which, upwards of £14, went toward*
liquidating the debt incurred by the church in.
tbe erection of Iha new bmlding; the cost of
which is estimated at £370 ; £tO towarda
this hare been raised by the exertions of Iha
aabbath school teacher*.
Alltt tha tea, Mr. Hinton wai reeogDiied
u pastor of the chnrch ; aome stalistica nl>-
tiie to the school and cbordi vere read by
Mr. Joyce, and the meeting was ably addrew-
ed by the Rera. Manning and Middleditcb,
and Heaars. Skutny, Coranbs, and Foraona;
E. Hancock, Esq., of Bath, being appt^ntcd
to the chair. A piece, or an anthem, «u
■ung between eech addrees, and the meeting
clond under expreanona of satiefsction from
a crowded audience.
inritalion from the church at
Blaenywaun, Pembrokeshire, near Cardigaii
Town, commenced his pastoral labours thera
the first sabbath of the present year.
Mr. J. Jefferson of Aoerington Col
:;oUe>B,
of the
RECENT DEATHS.
The following account of thia aatimahje
man is giren in a latter from his earij Mend,
the Rev. R. Fenplly ■.—■
" My first acquaintance with him wm in
his coming, in 1816, a aolitaiy tniellei finm
Oarliale to my houaa at Newcastle, to pnwnt
hit raqoett at Christiaa baotinn. Be bad
bean for soom tboa aaoeiaM with tha inde-
pendntt gf that Rtr» bat being tImoDgfalj
HOME INTBLUQENCB.
101
htltoptBcticei
On I
t tha *
le practice of
ghn of himaeir, uid bii Tisire and principletl,
I deUjeil not to complf with bis nquat
The ocTsiioo wM eiceedingl J pleaiing. Find
iofc him prepared to defend our practice, ]
requcated hiia lo delirei an addrcs at thi
wala-aide. The >pot is endeared lo manj of
mr friendi, for there I often baptized in the
tazij jeua of mj miniatrj— at Pa«di»e, on
(be margin of the Tyne, a littJe above New-
cutk — Ibebirth-piaca of the lamented Thomai
TtumpaoD, late miuionarj to Africa, and
where in a amall chapel 1 long ttaladlj
pnadicd, and not without tucceu.
Brother Fishei baing baptiied, and diica-
varinggifta for the mioiili?, wot patroniied
bj the managen of the BaptiM Fanil, and
placed with me for tiro yam to punoe a
OxmE of English atudj, preparalory to the
■aacd office. During that paiod he regu-
Jnrlj supplied the church at Bowie;- and
Hindlef, and afterwards was unanimously in-
y'Atd to lake the orenight of them in the
Lord. Here, and in the wide neinitj, he
laboond with untiring ml for neartj thirty
Tear*. Within this period Ibur cbapeli were
built in four Tillages, all within the field of
ha miniatrf, and in them all he Kgularly
preached at stated times, bleat with a Urgar
mraaiire of niccen than any minister that had
preceded him.
Within the loit few jean of his labours in
this qoailer, the cbnrch amieabtj became two
chmcbea. and two chapels were asaigned to
each. Mr. Fisher took tbe pastorate of
Broomtej and Broomhaugh, gencralljr called
^ne-aide ; another pastor, now our excellent
brothei-, Mr. Jamcj Fjfe, oceupjing the
otbei two cbapels at Rowler and SholleT-
Gdd.
Ai a pnneher mj belored brother Fiiher
was strictly erangelical, exceedingly eamcat
and aSectianate in his addresses both to niatt
■nd linneTa. Id his public preyeis, humility
■nd fcTTOor were breathed in erery sentence.
Jf he had > fault in Uwae sacred exercises,
prolixity or diffosiTenesa was that fanit ; but
Deter to be charged with tameness or dulnesa.
In his natnlal temper he was one of the most
amiable men I eTcr knew. In friendship
and afliMtioD I hale no expectation of meet-
ing with bis equal this side eternity. lie bwl
hii weaknfssfs. but his Tirtues were much
mm appoimt : long will he be affectionately
remembered in the wide field lo which I haTe
rrfarred, and by none more tenderly than by
myself and my fiimily, with whom he was
some time an inmate, and tlienctfotth a most
welcome TiHtoi to the day of our final parting.
With his labonis after he !e<l the banks of
(he Tyne, which wm hot a ^ort period
befiHB they were terminated in the grsTe, I
am not acquainted.
Ha dying experience, according to the ae-
connt I haTe receiTed, may be exprcMed in
the bemitifbl language of Dr. Walta : —
** The flHpel bean my splrlla np ;
A olthral and unehuiglDa Ood
Lan tlia Caim4itlon for mjliap*,
In mUu, ud piDmlH^ and blood ;'
Farewell, my dear brother [ " Pleasant (o
e has been thy company ;" and though " I
shall behold thee no more with the inhabitant*
of tha world," I indulge the pleasing hope of
ed friendship with thee in the ikiee, and
in the tonga of (he redeemed before the
thrODe of God and the I^mb. Amen.
January 6, died Mrs. Mnrtha Reywortb, of
Top of tha Height, near Newchurch, Romd-
dntc, Lancashire, (widow of the late Jamei
Heywartb, of Flowers, near Bacup) at the
protracted aeeofiiearlyeighty-fiieyears, Sha
bad been aa upright, consiateat, and peaceable
member of the first baptist church in Bacup
fur the space of fifty-nine years and eiz
months to a day, being, at the lime of hei
death, the oldest member of tbe church. She
was baptised on tlieGthof July, 1789, by the
lat« Rer. Jobii Hirst, under nhosi.' ministry
she with many others sat iritb grest delight
tbe time of his death. For the kst
twelre yeors she was deprired of her natural
sight, but such was her lore to the bouse of
her God, that she Trent as long as age and in-
Rrmities would allow, some one taking her
by the arm.
She was a woman of many doubts and fear^
often expresnng sueb, lest she should dis-
honour her profourion ; but, by the gtice of
God, the was enabled to hold out to the end g
and a little whilo before her depnrtura she
' 'ed to surmount then
bter, " I wont to de
her last wordf t
The [ub)ect of this narrettTe departed this
life on the 4th October laat, in the 73rd year
'' his age. From the days of bis youth ha
102
iiUME INTELLIUBNGK.
decided for God. Upvardi of twcntj yean
ago he removed lo Diss, Norfolk, on the enn-
non of B 16001111 Toatrinioni^ nUiance, and the
finn leligiouB deciiionof the Guuitjr with which
he allied himwlf, wu nuinlj instrumental,
undei God, in leading him so atead&stl)' to
renounce the world, and Identify bitnaelf witb
the people and cauK of the Redeemer. Thia
he acknowledged and feelingl; aaid during hii
Ia*l illneaa, that he " ahould have to bleai
Oed to all eteniitjr that eTer he came to
Diss."
Ahout fifteen yean ago, be united with a
hw othen in originating the independent
CBuae in Din, and on the formatian of the
church wu choaea one of ila deacons. After
a few years he withdrew, and attended, with
bii Eunilj, the minittry of Mr. Lewis at the
baptist chapel. Ha*ing embraced sciiptuni
Tiews of the ordinance of Cbiiitian baptism,
b ths summer of 1847 he was baptised, to-
gether with his only child, on a prafesnon of
npantanoi and fiuth, when he addressed tbe
crowd of spectators at tbe water's side, stat-
ing tbe way by which he hid been led, and |
giiiog a reason oF the hope that was in him.
About two months after this he was taken ill, I
and lingered for twelve months, gradually |
Sowing weaker to the day of his death, j
urfng the whole of this long affliction his '
great delight wu in the holy scTiptures ; no |
other book was of equal iaterest or gave him ,
the like ntisbction. " Let me have the !
word of God," was his genCTsl request. His
WBBkneas was extreme, and, therefore, he •
eould reed but little, but he derired much <
eomfoit flrom religious conTarsatinn, the repe- |
titioQ of hymns and teiti of aciipture, and
the prayers of his Chiistian friendi. When
tbeae exeicisis were concladed, he would
often lay with tears, " Bleos the Lard, 0 my
■oul." Oae hjmn, each vene of which ends
with the woidi^
Uj teTiau Kt,~
ha liked much, and woald say, " That time
will non oome." Mac^ of Watts'a lyric
pooos were precious to hun, particntotly that
entitled, "A stg^t of hesren in sickness."
Worldlf or trifling conTersotion he would
seldom allow, but to convene on nich things
at peit^ed to the kingdom of God, always
gave him p1e««ure.
Tboogb he generally felt he could trust the
SavJour, he could scarcely bo said to poaKss
the joy of &ith throngh tbe greater part of
his affliction, fbr he often deplored the dark
state of hit mind, and would say, " I want a
view of Cbrist" Ijuring the latter part of
his aiuewM fKilfbess became ao great that
he nfUeS'iUuch from b lethargic state of
nlnSi'Sd thai be could only attend to read-
s__ .. ... j^ ^^ piajer, at intervals ;
he lamented this, and said, " If 1 h«d reli-
gion or n Saviour to seek now, I could Dot do
it.'' Let this be a warning to all, not to put
oif the concerns of the aoul, and preparation
(br eternity, till they come to the chamber of
Hcknesa or the bed of death, for that ii the
wont place and time to attend lo the most
important of all coneemi, those of the im-
penshable soul. But our departed brother,
having sought and found a Ssviour^ could, in
the extremity of his weakness, tejoics in the
thought that " Like as a father pitieth bis
children, so tbe Lord pitieth them that fear
him ; he remembeieth their frame, he know-
eth they are but dust." One eTemng, after
having poured out his soul in ferrent prayer,
and repeated many puuges of scripture, he
feelingly eiolaimed^
" Otbn niagt lure I lUKie,
Hasgi Di J helplta kdI on thtt.
He told his pastor on ooe i
part of hii life, to associate with his people.
and linger, as it were, about his sanctuary, if
he had not had some designs of mercer to-
wards him, " Sorely," he said, " he will not
out me out." It was replied in the words
of tbe Saviour, " Him that comath unto me.
The unremitting kindness of a beloTed
Tsl stive who attended him professionally
through his long illness, wai often referred to
by him with much feeling, as well as the
constuit visits of bis dear pastor, which he
doily looked for with much interest, and whea
referring to the kindness he so often received
from ftunds, he wonld ay, " It is the Lord's
goodness to me," and would then ofiiir up
earnest petitions to the throne of gtooe on
their behaE
He iTodually acquired increanng conGdenoe
in God OS his latter end drew nigfa, so that he
could and did adopt this rene as his own, —
But this 1 do And,
Hall not Un la iIirt
And have ■» b«Ual."
When, the lost sabbath he sprat on earth,
it was said to him, " Do you not want some-
thing to lake?" he replied, "/ uanl CArut."
His request was then lo have soma venea or
Sdiptares repeated to him, whidi being done,
he said, " t do Ihinl and pant /or dtritt,"
Though his decline had been very gmdual his
change at last to ths circumstances of death
waa nlber sudden and unexpMted. But
feeling the sentenc* of death in himself he
. HOHB IKTSLLIQBNOE.
"f?, hii broathiDg
'.t; room, ha
litli hit Ipuit M
l,b«
I ',iiie been in mcfa a bappf,
,. I'." " BlMKd an the dad whidi
, :tM Lord," bst could out Goadi it.
:^ he eiclainMd, " Thoi^ I mlk tbrou^
i.ii: nUej ol tl>e ihadow of dntfa, I villfnr
DO ctQ, tor tboa ut with me." " Djiing ii
tot going boaM," «nd eontianed, " H7 in-
■ud fae* dull bU be ilaiB," and Mid,
' Vaait it," whkh > ftmd did_, I7 aiTipg,
" Not Srtan biMk my ptme» igsin." After
IbB be bMnw ^MctaUm, and ww goon n-
^mi bom lb* aAnnf, ainftil bodj, to be
pwwnl wiih the Loid, A more peasefnl,
air> Iw^ death could not be dcBi«d,
Wbe ■ not pieparad to nj, " Let me die
til ^atb of the nghtMna, and let m; lart
«id be tike hk P" but in oider to tfau be
nut bTe tbfl life of tbe nghlanu. Were it
desinble to eifaibit tbe life and ctiaracter of
tbe departed, no irard* could men appropri-
■Id; do ■> tltta thoaa of Pool to tbe Colee-
mm, " Since we beatd of 7011c bith in CSirist
Jooa, and of tbe Iotc which je bsTit to all
IIm aiati,'' for tie thought well of, and lelt
hadly toward*, the foUowen of Cbiirt of
etoj daiomiiiation- Hii houH and Ml
bcMt woe BlwaTi open to tbe Krrant* of hii
L«d, Npedailr to mioiMen, wbo ware at
njt wrieome tn tbe kind Impilalitia of hit
anbtithmaot. He wa* iaterred in the
fa^r rault attbehaptiatdiapel, Ere, where
kn fcthar4n-bw, tbe late Rar. W. W. Simp-
1n lAlBliftn'* dirt dij
TIm Liird wi* hki ou.
ABd a briilit cnwn'iK til* 1
And bnw Ui Unt ipirU win I
labllHltwiUdwiU.
Wllb tb* noiomid lot mi to if*.
The mfaject of tbi* brief notioe finidied hb
■■ithiT coune in peace, NoremberSt, 1818,
in the eigfalj'Grit jear of hii age. Fmn U*
pi ijff ion H a ■cfaoohnaiUT, hi* long emmee-
tion with the cfaorch at Hariow, EMei, and
the deep intereat whic^ he took in pnbtie
pnlmod)', Hr. Jodii wai well known to
man* of onr readol in London and the ail-
jaoent conntica. Hi* IbndiMa for nindc, and
hii Ime powerful Toiee, lo grtntlj admired bf
hi* friend*, were cqaaHed onlf hy Ui comet
lenae of lunnonr and hi* reiiltMW to avit
othen. Tbi* talent he calliTated, bowwrar,
a natire piMion, a
which Muelimea
A* tbe fruit of thii ■
lAOe ■ r«nlh to oftdale m
tt enlb- '
104
HOUE IHTBLLraEKOE.
duct (Im tinging iX t>.e old general baptiat
chapel in his nntlTe town of Mnidttone.
Hkring obtained an appnintment in the
anus he vai atationed at Folkeatone, where
for the lirrt time be witnetsed the ordinance
of baptiam, aa adDiiniatered h; our denomi-
nation, irhich made n deep impraaaioQ upon
hi) mind, and ieemed to nave a nlutarr in-
flnence on bia fliture muim. Altef a ahcrt
May Bt Folkeatonc^ be waa stationed «ueces-
•iTelT at different placea in the neigfaboup-
bood of Hallow, where hi* mniical talenta,
■odable diapodtion, and the atnberaut Tixacitj
of hb natural tempenment, brought him into
general notice and gained lum manj fiiendi ;
while bh frequent attendance npon divine
worahip and sniatance in the linging lecured
the aeqnointaace of the ministers sod leading
memben of the congiegationa where he wai
■iluated.
AAer ionie fean, wiihing tar a more settled
home, Mr. Jones resigned bis oilice in the
excise ; and having entered the married stale
with every proapect of happiness, he settled
at Barlow, and established a school for the
board and education of young gentlemen,
which, for many yeais, wrs large and Hourish'
{ng. Thoogb he knew the truth, and for the
most part felt a powerful sense of its im-
portance, that power ms for a long time
neutralised by the extreme vivacity of his
aaimal spirits, the charms of the fistiTe circle,
and the mirthfiil song. Bence bis faith and
E'ety did not assmne a decided character, or
dace a public proftaaioQ tjlt he atrtved at
middle age, when he was baptised and com-
menced that Christian ftUowship which con-
tinned till his decease. He was finty-six
yenrs an inhabitant of Barlow, and during
the greater part of that time conducted the
Ebllo psalmody of bis Allow worahippen,
I was ibtty yeeis a mesnber of the dwrch,
and eighteen one of ita iteaeona, and to all
his fellow members wis unifonnlj aUbla and
aSectioaste. Though firm and consialait as
a prpteotant dissenter, he was always cuidid
and TCipectfiil to member* of tiie establtsbed
(hnceh, and to peraoni of all poniasions,
wishing otben to enjor tbe same liberty which
he daimed for himself. Hence he was much
adeemed by the congregation at large, by bis
neighbotu* in general, and by a numerous
drcle of relations and friends. And for more
than thirty years bii pastor found bun to be a
steady, warm-hearted IKend, who filled bia
place with regularity in the house ot God,
was always ready to encourage every good
word and worli, and was aoiiooa for the peace
nnd prosperity of the interest.
In tbs tuition of youth, Mr. Jones always
endeavoured lo impress on the minds of his
pnpila the primary truths of religion as on ee-
sential part of Christian education, oiten re-
minding them that youth is the seed- lime for
ripa years and for eternity. And ve Iwvo
Tsason to believe tiiat his solemn and afkc-
tionste appeals, with fiwvent prayer for their
weUare, were the means of spiritual good to
many of his scholara, some of whom still
cherish and express n |^t«fut remembTance
of his instructions. For eeTeral jeors past
while our aged friend retained much of bia
innate cheerfiilnew, be was evidently rising la
the maturity of his spiritual lifo, and aniioM
to be ready for the GnnI change. During hjl
last iltneas, and a rapid decay of strengUl,
which continued abont if™ — ^- •■- '"""^
n weeks, he found
lis comfbrt and support in the promisei
'the KDSpel. The desire of Itte
and the fear of death were overcome by a
and hopes of the gi
and the fear of di
stronger desire, which be often eipresaed,
depart and to b« with Christ, whid) is nr
better." And when the last boor came, and
he could no longer eipeot or wish to q>eod
another labbeth on earth, he was cheered bj
the hope that he was going to job the loftiCT
songs (^ tbe redeemed above, and to ipcnd an
eternal sabbath with them in glory.
While then tiw bereaved widow end Amily
of onr departed fHend most fsel their loss
they have abnndant cause fu thenkfolnesa
that he was spared m> long, that bis powera of
body and mind, even at the sge itfdght7i *aa
so little impaiied, that he was enabled to bear
his sfltiction with CSiristian medmeasand pa-
tience, and that when the fimU stroke came ha
was bvoured with an easy cbongo, and ealmlr
foil asleep in Jems. Thus having aervedUa
generation in some happy measure BBcoriing
to the will of Qod, *■ he cane to his giave in
a fnll ripe age, like as a shoci of com otnnelh
Ma. Hurar Qoure.
Mr. Henry Quant, more than fhrty-el^t
yean a member, and more than thirty-three
yeara a deacon, of the baptist church, Bnrr
St. Edmunds, Suffolk, died "in the Lord,"
December 16, 1643, and in Mm waa MBIIed
that scripture, "Thou shalt ccme to thy
grave in a fiill age, like as a shock of com
Cometh in its season." He had, fbr many
years, read with interest the obituoriea of th»
magazine, and bis services to the cause of
Christ, entitle him to a record among tfaa
many worthy deacon* who have had •
memorial in its page*.
Our departed and beloved Aiend waa bora
in the village of Whissonett in Norfolk.
When quite a yonng man, divine Providence
led him to this town, and although be was
destitute of ' the one thing needfol," •ocoe
impresnons fWim a pious aunt, who bad given
him a bible, and prayed with and for bin,
were not wholly e^ced. In conse<raeDce i^
this, he occasionaUy attended the wesleyan
and independent chapels.
At this timo there WM no baptist canM tn
Durv, Uli about fifty yean ago a baptist
family came to reside in the town, and opened
thtir bouse for preaching, in wtuch the late
BOMB TNTELLIOENOE
Mona. Hoddf of Kldcriona, Browne of
5to«iuariiet,aDd Thompnii of Orundiiburgli,
mItcniatciT looclaiiiKd the ererliuliiig gopeL
Mr. Qomt wai iafited tc attend tbew terricea,
and tliej wtra blcMed to fail conienian, *o
that the Uagoage of hw heart wu, "ThU
people iball be mjpeiqile, and tbeii God id;
God. Where the; die, otlt I die, and there
will I be buried. The Lord da w to Die,iiiid
moK elao, if angbt but death part them and
me." And nercr wai the holy tdw more
connentioualj regarded and AilfiJled to the
letter than in tba stead&it adherence of Ihe
departed to the cause which he at Gnt ee-
poimd. On the 30th Julj, I60U, nt Ihe
opesing of the first baptiit chapel in Ihia
place, ha waa baptized with nine othen, who
wen formed into a church, vhich, niter
paaaing thi^ngh man; Tio^tudea, and fixin]
wliich Gtc other churcbei baTe been formed,
DOW nnmben 350 memben.
Hr. Qoant >iaa fitml; attached to the itiews
of eTangelical truth, ao abl; miiintBiped bj
the joBllj celebnted Andrew Fuller, whoee
niece be married, and who smriiei to moum
hia leaa. In conaequcnce of the ataad he a1-
waja made agaimt what he conuilcred un-
Mriptonl ticve of the jtiapel, he wa* called
to paa Ibrongb many difficultiei in the former
hatoTT of the church; waiofteninaminoritf,
aad, therefore, compeUed to litten to minia-
trationa ha could not approTe. But here woi
bnNigbt oot the noitt ttaadfattntu nf hit
allaeAmttii to Ihe cautr ; many, in auch dr-
coDUlBnGei, would hare tnnwd away. But
the writar ho* often heard him rpmatk, that
the worda of onr Lord, " Ye are they which
baTe eontmocd with me in my lemptationi,"
Lnke sitL 28, alwaya held him firm to the
<anie«liiehbeatGrrteapouKd,~aneianiple
wotthy the imitttion of all, opccially of
deaeona and paaton, who ought not precipi-
tatrij to leaTe the ship in a storm, or to turn
their backa in the day of battle. One uying
«f hit, JllnltTatiTe of thia trait inhiachaiHcler,
frequently elidled n imile — "Hare what
niniateta they may, if they do not iwenr in
the pnlpit, 1 will stand hy the canae and wait
bi better daya." Npi did he wait and pray in
Tain, the Lord ■ent proaperity in hu own
pwd time, and the nithful deacon rejoiced
that he bad not prayed and waited in Toin.
Liletalitg tn the eavtt tif Chritt waa
another of the dirtinguiihing trait) hi hit
For many ynra the burden of iu
n with thia church, lay
. Hia home waa alwaji
minirter*, and to the full ei-
ons he cheerfiiDy aObided hia
To the poor he waa a con-
rtant friend ; and to the miarionarj and kin-
dled iMtitationaa generou* contribntor. It
ia pleaaant for a pastor to be able to >ay what
vaj be affirnied of bim, that he nerer le-
faiad, daring twmlj'KX yean of that pastor's
Mpport, in oonneiion ■
pnodpaUj upon him.
object fbr which he wai solicittd, nor did fa«
gj>e grudgingly or with a frown ; on the con-
trary, on many occaniona he put down a aum
which waa thought bj hit pHulor more than
he ought to give, or more than waa required
as his proportion for thai object. How rare
the liberality in the canae of Christ which
needs to be rcBtrained 1
Lmt to the house and erdinanca nf Oed
waa his ruh'ng passion, and mnny jean ago,
as expreeaiTO of this altschment to the aanc-
tuary, be aeleded as a text for his fiincral
sermon, these words of the Paelmiat, " I hare
lored the habitation of tby houae, and tbo
place where thine honour dwtlleth." He
used " the office of a deacon well," for mca«
than thirly.three years ; and from his firat
joining the church, till the infiimitiei of age
ineapBcitaled him, he was s constant attendant
at the aeien o'clock pnyer-meeting on a
sabbath morning, and on all the week-day
He a
n the B>
His well-worn bible iMtifica how he lored the
word of Qod.
It may serve, in a few words, to expreN
hia habitual feeling, to state, that for more
than Are and twenty yean, he told the writer,
he eietj day rnwaled the 90th hymn,
second book, Or. Watts, which, he aaid, con-
tained the whole gospel, the last Terse of
which eapeeially, it will long be remembered,
he frequently quoted in prayer, —
MjJu
■tmgUi sad liakteoBSDMa,
aed my HL"
Hif end was peace. One day, when neair
his home, be said, "I can aay with Mr.
Fuller, ■ I hare no nptnra, and no despond-
ency, but a hope fixed on Christ my rod.' "
It may be recorded tor the encouiagement of
otheta, that although he had all his life ftaired
the arltc^ qf dealh, this waa entirely remor-
ed, and his frequent language was, "Come,
Lord Jeans, oomeqnichly." Tbeoe and manjr
other predona acriptures and byuDs be t^
pealed at inlerTals, and the last words be wac
heard to articulate were, *' Otdoed in oil
thing! and sure." Thua, in the 7Srd year of
hiaage, died this aerrant of God, whoa* worth
will be held in grateful iwmemhnnce by bli
bereared widow and bmiJy, peetor and cfanrcb,
till, one b7 one, they are reunited where the
parting pang will be fUt and hared no man
for erer.
BuTf St, Bdmimdi, C. E.
Died, on the 20ih of December laat, at
High Wycombe, Bucks, in her Itxteetith
year, Mary Lee, the youngest daughter of
the Her. J. H, Thomas, baptitt_ minister,
Milford Haven.
HOUB IHTGLLTaENCE.
Died, December 26. ISIS, Ann, the betoT-
ed vife of Mr. John Chappell, baptist miiiis-
ter. Long Paiisb, HanU. It pleased God lo
call her to the bnowledse of tbe truth before
■be wM fourteen yean of age ; end during
nearlf fort; yean ihe enjo;^ much of Ihi
praencs of God. Called to Giperience ai
afiiction of more than ten yean' duration, ahi
found God Ikithful to his promiiei. Thelaat
tiro jean and four months the wai coufined
to ber dwelling. " Thii," >he oflen Mud, " ii
a Bethel, for here I enjo; the presence of tbe
rt Refiner," Her end wai peace '■"
irordi being, " Perfectly happy."
UV. J, WIUCIRSOH.
Died, Januaiy 8th, in tnmqtullity and
?itiait hope, the R«t. Jouah Wilkinwa.
hie estimable ■"i"<t'*' undertook tbe paa-
lorate of the baptitl chnreb. Saffron Walden,
Embi, in October, 1BD9. His labonis were
very sueceaAil for many yenn ; but haiing
mlabined tbe work of a tchoolmaila with
that of • pastor, his constitution gars way
wban b* tra* about sixty yean of age, and be
bacame inadequate to public exertion. Ho
will be long TsmembeTed with affection In' the
inbaUtanti of tlia town in which he lended.
Died, Jannaiy 17tb, Ann, tba belored wife
ol Hr. Jamea Minns of Chelsea. Her case
was remarkable. AboTa eleran yean ago,
she was seised with a peculiarly liiitinsninu
malady, br wbidi science could aifbrd no 7e-
a and Itam that time lorward the work
nad to bei was lo glorify God by tbe pa-
tient endurance of bodily agony. A fijm
faitb sustained her spirite; and ber cWTsm-
lion eihibitad habitually an eitiaonlinary
oemlunatioD of pibmusion to the diiine will,
with ardent desire for remoral to the hatter
world, in which ibe locked for a far moia ex-
oeeding and sternal weight of glory.
MISCELLANEA.
Many readers of this msgaiine will learn
with r^ret that the tntereiling cause at
Alfred Place, Brompton, which has struggled
through many diSicultira, is at last obliged to
be abandoned.
It was hoped that under the pastonl care
of the Rev. Philip Cuter, who lus laboured
there for the last two or three yean, it would
be maintained; but the loss, by death and re-
movals, of those members most able to assiit
in its support, bas so reduced tbe numben
that they an mtable to meet tbe heary and
inct«asing liaUUtieaj the landloTd having
last jtKc raised the rent £30, and now de-
manding an additional £10 per annum.
For Mr, Cater, at weU as the church, much
sympathy will be felt, parting, as he doee,
from a little Sock who entertain for him the
kindest and most affectionate ftah'ngs. The
little flock from whom Mr. Cater is thos
separated, entertain towards fafm the moat
kindly feelings, and earnestly hope tbat
ProTideoce will oTcrnile bis remonl from
Brompton for abundant good, and guide him
to a sphere of more exteniiie usefitlneai.
The farewell services of their last sabbath
erening were most afinding, and will be long
remembered. The text was Isaiah ixi. 12.
Mr. eater's address is 4, King Street, ChelsM.
The Her. W. Hamilton, intending to re-
move from Ballina, where he has tot soma
yean occupied a Hatian in connexion with
tbe Baptist Irish Society, requests us to sar,
that he is open to an invitation from any
strict baptist ehuieb whieh may be ia want
COLLECTANEA.
« do not Me ti
As all out n
We will giva them odo
which we find in tbe number Ibr JaimarT 8,
ISt9.
'' Tiie Baptist Magaiiiie openawith a good
' Address ' to the baptist ebnichss, wiaa it
were wall that every baptiM should nad.
The fiiEt queation is, 'Do you take the
Baptist Uagaiinef' This is capital I Let
the minister put it, Iba deaoona, the viaitaca,
and the sabbalh-sebool teadien, aad evoy
baptist tc bis fellow. Why ought not tbia
m^axine to be in every baptist fiuoily P Tkv
portiait of the ever-to-be-ranembered Williaiti
Knibb is very properly prefixed to the Hnt
number (rf the year. The articles are ranona,
instinctive, and edifying; at the aBnie lima,
then appean to ua to ^ E^eally more specs
devoted lo tbe thing called ' InteUigane^'
than is Ibr the real good of the obundwa.
This boiae leech cry tm >Newa!' 'News!'
' ' ' 3 have limits set to it by tha puhlio
What the world wants i^ we think,
nnch' New^' as mora aalid infiinna-
Heca
r and notioas of boidui, aad
twenty-two pages to ' InteUiganoa,' ao callad,
that is to ny, half and half) and this i»-
COR&ESPONDEKCE.
107
■Uonbeefl more bread! U-udops! 'I'Jie^ic
tie aecasarj to jdui lUength, and, will ye,
DiU re, ;ou muBt mnke up jout mindi to it.
Mind thai!""
An eflbrt has been recentlj made in thb
dty to collect mouey toward* paying a debt
m the Baptiit College. la new of tbe hard-
Doa of the time*, it wai thought beat to limit
the amount to one dollai from each eontn-
buto^ that >a the application might be made
Teij generally among t^e inhabitant! aup-
poKd to be friendly to educa^onal institu-
tiimL At the result of n somewhat toilsome
emtatfat this object among tbe commuiuty.
the coUecton, Mr. \V. Muit nnd Dr. Davits,
obtained the mm of £G0 29. The Ibcts and
incidents connected with (ills mendicant elTart
furnish materials for many notes nnd com-
ments, both curiuua and commonplace; but
we will offer only two, yii., that men of all
clawea, eicept Puseyitea, are among the con-
tributor, and that our citizens in general are
worthy of all respect fbr courteous and be-
nevolent dispositions even in these trying
It ffas thought that similar attempts
might be made in other ptaees, patticulailr
our large towns, in aid of the objecl. Will
any friends of eduoilioQ try the plan in their
loraliliea?— 3ftn(rea/ Begiiler.
CORRESPONDENCE.
T» thi Bdilor of Ike BaptUI Afaganne
Deak Sir, — Betuming senioni naturally
cidte rcflectiaa vpon tbe past ; and men in
tbe commancemeDt of a new year should
doaely examine the woridng of those eiperi-
nent* which the^ haie pimnoted. It also is
prnfilable for penms who are entrusted with
tbe auDagemeal of charitable institutions,
HpiMrted In public beneTolenee, to aid th«
aai^iay of ue aubaoribm, by bringing before
rbiiii a BtstaDCBt of their proceedinaa.
Under a ooDTiction of this duty^ I ask the
bnvai at yoai inserting in your journal the
MIowing naull of aa allanlion which has
neently been made in the oanstitution of the
gaptjB Bnildiitg Fond.
Darioc tbe year 1845, tbe amount of tbe
■■■iial wbaeriptioll* to its sapport waa re-
dneed to tbe anm of £6S3. In April, 1848,
tha dMtb of the widow of tbe late Williani
H«wasmi, D.D.,enabledhisexeeutor to divide
tbe inrested property in which Mrs. Newman
bd a Hfe-iutaiat, 'and ss the will of the
factor directed, to pay to the treasurer of
im Baptist Building Fund £1000. Tbe
essBinittee of that institution, upon receiving
dw amount, adopted a plan luggesled by Mr.
Bowser, to relinqnish the former practioe of
jliiiiiji ntooey, exoepi in extreme caace, and
BDd«r the authority of a gcosnl meeting of
tbairvbaetibetB, U> eammence a loan fund
with tbe doctor's legacy, thereby establishing
a system of Un^tig wiiheul inltrgil, for the
repairing or budding of chapels for the use of
the baptist denominalioa ; and stipulating
tbal the money so lent shall be repaid in ten
yean, by twenty half-yearly equal inala!-
■MBts, and that repayment be secured by the
)^t and aeperate note of hand of four re-
- " - -ions belonging to the church or
The nsnlt of
To Ui* Laguf of Dr. Ktwnisn, btiai
Has b«ii tMrd, by special donsl
By SB appUutlDn al & put of ILs u
And by lbs inaUlmeDU rttnmed Id
AsMoat «( lu
■d capital ...
. 1*«0
KSSSr;-
With this sum of £1950, twenty charchM
iBve been assisted by loan without interest.
Old Hiat amoimt q/ iMI paid off. The in-
stalments have been regularly paid at l^y-
day and Hichnelmaa without a single
exception, and the amount rectiiable from
instalments at each of ^ose periods is now
£%bt that sum will be increased at each
returning half-yenr, by the return from ffatoM
loans ; and will, at erery period, be lent to
tha ehurch then standing 6rst upon the list of
npprored applications. The amount of
annual subscriptiins ii in like manner dis-
posed of. Thus Sir. by lending money to
the neceesitDus a fermimtnt fund has been
created, and is accumii latin); ; it is invested,
not in public securities to lie idle, nor for a
solitary purpose, it is spread and treasured
throughout the kingdom. It Urst pays off
long-standing and oppresuva debt, and ill
return into stocks is secured by the Toluntsry
undertaking of respectable men, legally
bound, to gnarantee a repnmenl at the time,
and in the manner specifled in the engage-
ment. The borrowers of tha money, Mie
church, who ptevioualy had been compelled
to raise and annually to payfiie pet cent, for
tattreil, without liwening their ohligalions
fcr the principal, are f^eed from thatincubus,
and now are encouraged cheerftilly to eiert
themselfcs to raise double the amount undo
the animating certainty that in ten years their
anxietiea will cloae with the annihilation of
lOB
CORRESPONDENCB.
This plnin itatemciit of a re;;ulai proceas,
producing a certain and beneRcial resull, doea
not requiie Bn;r eiplanalioQ oi ccnnnient ;
it eiidencM that «bst«rer aum i) ginm to
Uie Baptut Building Fund, if not ipent, and
cannot cease ita operation ; on the contiaij,
it Cnt paji off a debt bearing inteieit, and
then it half-jeaTlj iacreaus a pertaanent fund
in perpetual ciTculatiDii, irMch fond, with
tbe exception, ptrhapi, of aome triSing de-
fiilcation, will be in Tjgoroui and exteniive
operation go long aa there ahall be one bap-
tiat church in need of the oniatancB it ii
intended to render. Such a termination of
the labour of the iociety , or n want of proper
redpientj of it« bount)', the moat timid need
not UM as 0 reaaou for withholding their aid,
- - ■■ has »aid, *' the
eteiy member o^ our denominaUon, accord-
ing to hia Bbilitj, to gin one danatton of
one or on; number of ponada, to thia aaarad
inTcatment for the promotion of the public
Tonhip of Qod, that one donalitm, once,
and aniy onet given, would render the
recourcea ofthe Baptiit Loan Fund, adequate
to pa7 off at i»ice ill the eiiittng driit with-
out reducing the capital invested in thia joint
ttock bank, and alao (aa that capital reToIved
irithoat reduction) to aaaiit in the future
McdiOD and repair of chapela and achool-
rooms, diTesled ofthe coat and oonaequencea,
and ftee {tora Ihe hazard of moitgagea,
created and suffered to aeeore intereeL And
be it obaerred, that ao long aa the payment
of the inlereet exiita, ,it auuredtf wei^
down the laboiioua and 'deMttlag pMlon of
Mit eborcbei^ beeaoae the continual and hope-
Itai pto?MoD for tbe oiunial paTment of
Intarat, diaconngee and eripplM the exertiona
of the poor memben to proTide foe their
miniiter. He niilbca, not from their want of
aSiwtion, but throuj^ their inalulitf . Thia
thoold afford a mottra MiCGdentl; operalire
to remore the cauaa, and abate the preaaure
upon thoae who cannot complain.
Mnj thia repreaentatiaD, Sir, nroTe an ap-
peal auffidently araillng to mdnce aome
mambera of our denomination to become
depoaitora in thia peculinr fund, which, like
" the widow'a cruie," ampljr aappliea without
aibau*tioii,Bnd carriea a blening to the giver
with tbe gift. The buaineae of the aodetj ii
conducted with Ter; little expenae, all aervicee
are gratnilooa, except thoae of the collector :
no poundage ia paid upon donations. And
if the fund were increaaed tnentj' thousand
fold it woald not make any material differ-
ence ia the coat of management. Donatiana
br draft on London bankers, crossed Bank of
England, or post office orders payable at
Limehonae, will be thankfully received b;
the committaa, the secretary, Mr. John
*!Htiy, Victaria Tenace, Onuige Boad,
Bomondseyj or by the tKMuro', at Union
Dock, Limehonae.
1 am, dear Sir,
Sincerely yours,
JosETH FutTcaui, TrtatartT.
Dteemb«r 30, 1818.
To Ihe Editor <if Iht BapHit Magtmne.
Mt dub Sia,— a moat cheering event
hns recently transpired in Oriasa, which should
he known throughout the world, and I hare
much pleasure in communicating it for the
informntion of your numeroua renders. In
the district of Goomsur, inhabited by llie
Khunda, the practice of in&nt aacriEce for
the promotion of the f^ility of the aoil is
very prevulenl. Tbe philanthropy of tbe
British government ia vigarously hunting to
death thia monater cruelty, and we have now
to record the rescue of more than b hundred
victims, and provision made for their aupport
and education under the watchful eye of the
miasianariea at Cuttack and Berhampore.
The Rev. W. Miller thua retem to the sub-
ject :—
" You and nil our ft-iends in England will
rejoice to leam that one hundred Mcriah vic-
tima have been rescued from the Khunda,
and are to be placed in the orphan asylums
of Cuttack and Berhampore. Indeed the
Berhampore brethren have already received
tleir portion, Thoae for Cuttack wiU be
detained until the cold season, when the
roada will be in a fit alate far travelling.
The government haa generously offered two
rupees and three quarters per month for
ench for their support, and something to assist
them on entering into life."
The Rev. W. Bailey, of Barhiunpwe,
under date October 3, IB18, gives a very in-
terciling account of the srriial of " the prey
taken from the mighty, and the delivenmco
of the nnhnppT captives." He says,
"On Anguat 17 we received from the a;enta
far the suppressing of the Meriah in Ooomsur
Bfly-one children, namely twenty-five Iwya
and twenty-six girU. The agents were very
anxioua to establish schools on the hoiden of
the Khund country, and have the children
trained nnder their own care ; hence various
plans wen recommended to the government,
but nans of them obtained their appnriialion.
At length it wo* propoaed that the youi^er
children should be given over to the OrSsa
roissionarica, and that the government should
bear the expense of maintenance and ednoa-
tion. To this the government essenled, and
the agenli despatched as soon as poauble tbe
Bflj.one children, all under twelve years of
Bge, with the undentanding that they wotdd
send us more ifwewiahed. These chililren
wero all appointed for sacrifice, and would In
thM( turn, M they were bttened, have bean
COKAESPOMDJUfCB.
lOB
nil to fieeta alife hj the cruel Kbundi, had
tlicj anl been rMrucd bj n bumane govern-
■MnL It u iRj sflcctiDg to hear Iha boji
lalk of tbe waj id which tbeir cruel parenU
•dM then to tbia batbarou* lace, 1 inlsod
at HOW fblote time to write wme of Ihdi
hulariea, aa I think a brief acMunt might b
intmating to oat fticnd*. I aball not aoo
tvgct the day on wbidi tbe; came. Some c
tliai Tcre jerj waak, asd moat of tbei
raa poorir clail. Hmj were all placed i
1 ream, and their namae ware ntlal oiei b.
thb pmon who brcmght Ifaea, prior to their
being deliToed to our charge. Ona aame
tflH anotlier of tbe boia wu calltd oicr, and
U leagtta tbe name of Dana wai cnlltd, and
• toy namal Philip, who hai been with ua
•bout fire jearw, clapped hia hands, and »-
•Ijlnied with J07 and lurprise, " Daaia, Duis,
llal ii mj littl* brotbei 1" and he raii to him
•itfa all baslB Bud embraced him. 1 nid to
hjn. " How do jmi knew that ho ia jour
brotlHT?" He relied. " Oh I I do know.
I aai mm Daaia ii inj brothii ; I well rC'
B«mbm tbs ^J when he waa aold, but now
1 Ke him again I" Philip toon publiahed the
ti>lin(a all around, that bia " brother who waa
kat, waa found apun." He waa lo delighted
tn mme hours, that be could acarcely con-
Ian himaalf. I waa reminded of the touch-
ing acene when Joaeph and hia brethren met.
Tao or thie* inatancai of thia kind bate
occurred bcfbre is tbe biator; of the OrisB
DiHDn. I fee[ Tor; thankliil that theae
diiidtRi baits bean entniatcd to onr care.
Uanj of tbem I tniat will become piona and
■Kfal to tlwir drgiaded coanlrrmen. Two
Khund boja who were tnined here, are now
—"""Tg important litualioTU in Goonuur,
■1 that wa bBTa reaaon to hope tbat great
(Md maj rcKiU ftom our eBotta. Our highlj'
eftetOMd fiieDd, J, P. P. Eig, ia now itudj-
>ig the Kband laogunge, and haa alnady
Bade eotwdcrable pmgreaa, an that " the
aandenr* on the mountaina" will be able are
laog lo lead '* the icripluna which are able
' , wjae unto Bl'ation."
»nn^ aecount, we are
he British career
Oh. if thus aU
ihinti, bow would the gloiy of our countrj
ind of our eoinlDon Chriatianitj bare been
pnraoted 1 Compared with aucb real giorj,
* Ikt kuiiAa Ikil ■ rwaar nap* an waada I"
Yom helper in Chriit,
Barfaa-on-TVrMf, JaiUM Peaai.
Jamwry IS, lU).
IT out of tbe thouaanda
of our Sundaj Kholan being conierted ondei
the public means of grace ia deepl; afiMing,
and ought to raiae in the mindi of paatora
at well aa teachera the inquiry, What ia lha
CBUae? Haring been iniimatelj connected
with Sunda; acbooti mora than half a c«ntui7,
I hale aean rer; man; Inatareea in which the
Ibmiliar addrcaara of the teacher or Hiperin-
Undent hare been the meant, under the diTine
bleating, of producing a ming change; but
rerj few initancea hare oune to mj' know-
ledge, in whidi the attendance on public
wotihlp hat appeared to be productiie of
benefit, end I think we are indebted lo Mra.
Dafidt for tuTing drawn the attenllDn of our
church et to the subject.
But jtm readers should be made aware
tbat Mn. Davids bat not laid down her pm-
poaition to the extent represented bj Dr.
Horiaon in the quotation jou hare mode-
She refen to the eider and better instructed
children under the new lystem, aa to be found
in the general congregalion, and it it clear
tbat hN wiah ia, that separate teriicea ^alt
be prorided far only the younger of the chil-
dren, whether in Sundajachool* or in famiiiea.
Tbe Rer. Samuel Martin, whose practical
acquaintance wilb tbe working of Sunday
schools, at well as hit deep interest in tbs
joung, entitle his opinion to great we^ht,
makes the tame diitmction. In a paper read
bj him at the meeting of the Congreigational
Union at Leicesler, he says, " It is deailable
that separate religtout teriicea sbould be con-
ducted for all children whoae iDtelleetual and
moral capacity is conaidetahly below Iha
powaia of the adult, and whoae Condition and
circumttancei inToIre strong conlraila with
the circumstances of the adult. The preach-
ing wbicb ia adapted lo the adnit cannot be
tnppoeed to mit tbe Oae of the cbild. Both
wotahip and preaching, at adminiiteri'd in our
ordinary public teiricn, contemplate mainly,
if not eicluai«eiy, the itate of (he adult." I
would copy the whole of thia section of Mr.
Martin's addrea, for the whole ia excellent,
but that I hope tboee who deaire to form ■
correct judgment will nad it before they
decide.
Erery one ii aware tbat the talanta of out
mlniaten miy exceedingly. Some have a
simplicity of style and an enpging mode of
addreta, which render tbeir conrersBtlan and
their preaching interetting to the young, to
Bome eTen when lery young; while olhcrt
cannot eondeacend to childtcn — eren when
they attempt it tbey fail — the wordt tliey em-
ploy are of a claaa to which the children can
attach no idea, and their illuatntiona are by
objects unknown lo children. Then it ia not
only tha alyle of tbe sermon, but tlie length
of the aariice, whlcb reodera it irksome and
repulsiie. Take for inatance, a senlee where
tbe prayer is of twenty oiinutea duration, and
these
minutc^tbew hole 'et * iceoecup} ing/>rdinaiJly ,
CORRESPONDaNCE.
two hour* and ■ qnarter 1 ind let lu Hk eur-
•el>«i, muit not ueh a conHnsment produce
lepugnnnce in thechildran in wboM mindawe
deeire to produce an attacbment to our public
I cannot help hoping that if the
of the quntion (hould not at prnent lead to
an amingeiDiint for separate aenicca, which
probablj it maj not. thoagh I ptnuade my-
aalf that will be the ultimata effect, it will
produce an effect on our lervicei, bj Mmplieilr
being mora atudied, and the time occupied
being, in lome initancBi, reitrictad, which I
BID certain will tend to the jpiritual improve-
ment of the adiilla, ai well ai the comfort of
the children.
1 parfectlj (gree in ■ Mggeation made by
Mr. Hartin, that were a lepuala MrnBe es-
taUiahed, it thould , if practicable, be condaeted
la a building dtMlnet tkom the school, and
aet apart for that particular olqect. "A chil-
dren^ cbapel," loggeati the idea of a place for
public WQiahip, and thus laji the foundation
of the habit of aUeadiug public Christian
ordinances.
Im
S. ISi9. W. B. G.
To tht Editor nflht BaplUI Magatiae.
SlB,— Tbe remarks of Dr. Horiton in ^onr
Isal, on the SMsy of Mn. Davids, appear to
be jun. When, in mj last ohai^, 1 oeca-
sionsltj eiamined the children on the aermon
I preached in the nmming ; Che ccngre)(Btion
was diimined, none remaining along with me
but the jDung people and thdr teacher*. At
other tima* the teachers alio eiamined the
children in a limilBr manner. At all m;
leading idsM were readily recollected by the
children, these examinations excited conaider-
■ble interest, and induced the little folki to
give attention wheo I was preaching. As thi
•abbath school hare is lupeiinlendad not onl;
by baptists, but also by Wcaleyana and
Primitircs, I have not the same opportunities
oF questioning. Tbe scholaia attending
bible clasi are duly ialerrogated respecting
the lennons they hear ; I sonielimei dtaire
the boystoeiamine tbe girls, and the girls the
boys, on my lectures and snmont. It is not
difficult to render the public serrieea intereat-
ing to tbe youngest as well ss to the otdcat
the Umbs must not be orerlooked. W<
ministers must nerer fhiget the divine injunc-
tion, *' Feed my lambe,"
I icMmmend my brethren who anteactun,
not only to read treatises on the subject of
teaching, but what is of more importance, to
visit other sdioola. A few yean ago 1 tislcd
a laggad school in Aberdeen— can any good
come out of Nsiareth?— fiom the pupils of
that school I learned seieral lessons. Hi
entered the scbool-ioom, I waa desired b.
•chool-mistress to addrw the ehildrsn, I did
I, and my address bang ended, lbs teacher
looking to the girls, inqaired, " Who put the
iieationat" Six or eight giris rose and replied.
We put the question! (" the other pupils
it during the exammation. The former
Ltmined the latter on the ubject of my
speech, and did the work mudi belta than I
oould hate done. This exercise oier, the
Itacher aiked, "Will any girl report Mr.
Hobertion'a speed) aa nearly as possible in
his IsngUBge?" A girl rose and almost re-
peated my ipeecb Terbatim. Tha Mean.
Chambers of Edinburgh TisiCed this school a
' months after, and hating seen much more
n I had seen, Ihey inserted in their Journal
Earning article respecting the Aberdeen
ragged school. And these scholan weee taken
" "le streets, many of them were orphana.
e being leeeired into the House of In-
duitry, most hardly knew what it was to
sleep in a bed ; carta, wheelbnrrowa, sheds,
and outhouses, being their usual dormiloiica
at all seasons of the year. One may receive
more uietiil hints from such a school, than
tram all the treatises and eHSys that have
been publiihed on education.
As eatholica, Puseyile^ and othos are
straining every nerve to secure the young,
are we not ailed upon as diventen to use
our greatest efforts to bring our youth, not to
priests, but to Christ — not to a church of dead
forms, but to churches in which they will be
invited to make choice of God m the guide of
their youth P Let our young people be told,
that when God has any great work to perform
he very Irequently employs the young; Satan
too employs the young aa his agents, whit
good — what evil — have the young not done I
If the agents of Ciod — ditfusing tight and lova,
and the knowledge of salvation. If the ser-
vants of Satan— like the ikbled Upas ttve,
difikiiing death and destruction all around.
Todd, of America, frequently piwehes to
the young— has aeparate servicr*. His ex-
ample is worthy of imitation. But whethM
we are to have separate services or not, never,
never let ui think of vrithdrawing tbe yauogest
of the young fhnn the house of God.
John RoBtBtsox.
MiddUlim TntdaU, Jan. 1 1, 1849.
7b iht Editor nf the Baptitl MoffOMmt.
Mr DEia Sib, — I have read with much
saUsfaetioD the extract tnm the Evangelioal
Magaiine contained in your last number.
The question of separate services for children
I must regard as a very important one; feel-
ing convinced that Uie plan, if adnpiad
(enanlly, will operale injnrmusly, 1 shall be
obliged by an opportonitj of staUng mj views
an the subject.
The following are some of my Kaaons^fbr
being desirous that our schools and the chil-
dren of our families should continue to have
a plana in our Lord's day congregations:
I. The law which makes it oUigMosy a«
CORRESPONDEMCE.
in
adiitli to mtteid the public lerricea of the
abbith, oagtit to be regarded a rendering it
ngiiill]' obligiitDi7 on tbnn to csiua their
(iiildnn to attend. We come together nn
thit dsj for the eurciae* of pnjer, praiw,
and the itudy of the von) of Ood, becBUH
wt beiiere it oar dot; to do bo; that dot}-
beini indicated bj the nature of our reUtionB
to God, Iba injunetiona of acriptare, and the
ptBTtiee of the earlr Chriiliana. But our
children's relaliona to God are limilar to our
D«a,aDdtbe preoepli and practice of [nspired
men were intended to influence their ha' "
DO IcB than our own. When God requ
bi* oenturea to ctijpige in the perfannanci
an; dotj he Tirtually reqoina those to whom
is eHnmittefl the detenninBtion of their pro-
ccedingB to bdlitate their doing so. For tu
to adopt mruurea which shall hare the effect
of necaaitAting a Delect of tuch dutj, ia not
Dfllj to bit to co-operate with God, it ii to
pile* mr authoiitj in oppoaition to his. To
thi* statement of the case I can imagine the
Mloving leplj; "What God in all cmea de-
Bianda k inteUigeni seniee ; from inabililj to
Oaderatand the language emplored in our
€Hdinarj sabbath serricei, the children can-
not Tender it, and therefore their obligatian
to attend, and ours to enforce their atlend-
aiice,nEGeaBril7 ceases." Bat, Sir, I venture
to asKTt that if it be true that the language
of our pulpits is generally unintelligible to
the ehildrtn in our »chools, it muit be aadtj
wanting in adaptation to the great uiajoritj
of our adutt hearers, and that it ia high time
thai «a should cease thus to "darken counsel
br words without knowledge." The utmnst
"ptainaen of speech" is compatible with the
gnatcat richneaa and Tarietji of thought, and
if ttitntiai to the pnp»r and profilablt con-
4mel a/ our onUiuiTii Ttligiom utvieei. Sup-
posing, then, the aliegation to be true, what
ia needed ia not " children's chapels," hut
that our ministen, in order to make then>-
srira undentood alike b; children and bjr
tbeir heaien generallj, should set themielrn
at one* and diligently to the itudy and
tice of the "science of aimplicitj." Lt
this be attained, and the institution of
rale aefricea would involve an unnectoarj,
and of couiK, because unnecessarj, most ur
desirable and injnrioui multiplication of me
3. The regular attendance of children o
our aahbatli services is calculated to confer
nrielf of important incidental benefits, nan
of which could be ao well secuted by eaj
other means. As among these I may men-
tion, Erst, the exerdae of earl; self-discipline.
The eommunicBlion of infcnmation is un-
questionablf of great importance, but of still
greater ia the diacipline iif the mind; the
latter is education, the f irmsr can scarcely
ba so called. Now, providing it were poaaible
tor a child to attend regulaily our sabbath
asrvieaa fraa four yean i^ age (ill aaYcn, and
be trained to habits of decorum and alteo-
in in the house of God without receiving
y direct benefit from the miniatrv, that
attendance could not &il to iniolie the em-
ployment of m«t salutary self-discipline. His
atailily to observe ruleo, to repress for a season
his animal spirits, and in some degree to
fix bia attention, would be devcioped and
strengthened, and thus he would become
posieBed of the means of subsequent and
life-long improrement. But,second,the AsAif
of attending divine woiship on Lord^ days
will thus be originated. Who will not admit
(he importance of this habit, and especially
on the part of those classes that will ba
■hortly, to a great extent, composed of the
children now in our Sunday-schoo' - ■ - -■
but be secured, and oi
will ni
^fiiil
happy to an unprecedented extent j to en-
deavour to create it ia aurely one of the duties
of parents and teachers. When can it be
formed so easily aa during the season of early,
pliant childhood ? But, third, by thia practice
there may be secured the co-operation of
Diiniaters and teadiers in Ihe work of impart-
ing inbrmatioR, forming virtuous habits, and
creating religious impiesuona Only let a
teacher duly appreciate the preaching of the
gospel himself, occasionally examine his chil-
dren on what they have hatrd froiti the pulpit,
and accustom tliem to ask him for eiplans-'
lions of any part of the sermon m which they
felt some interest, hut which (he; did not
full; understand, and the preaching would
undoubtedly become, at the same time, a
yeliiele of interesting and imporfcint informa-
tion, and an eff«:tu»l meant of education.
Uften will it lall out that (he mmle(er will
relate some circumstance, or make some ap-
peal peculiarly adapted to the character or
present circumstances of certain of the chil-
dren, often too will he explain a text or
enforce a duty about which the teacher hal
been recently conteraing with them; then is
the lime tor the intelligent and devoted
teacher by the pretiure of the hand, or the
signiBcant glance of the eye, to arouse the
attention and awaken the interat of his
children; such co-operation could not but do
good. Let me add that I here write of what
I have known to he repeatedly done, and ia
many caaei with the happiest results.
i. The presence of children in the houw
of God supplies the miniater with material on
which he may hope to operate mote succesa-
fully than on sny other; to thia reason for
their attendance I attach the utmost possible
importance; of its existence I imagine no
doubt can he entenained ; on the compa-
ratively unsophislicated minds of children ths
strong and graphic slateoients of scripture
cannot fail to exert a peculinrly powerlul in-
fluence. On their susceptible hearts iu
affecting namtires, and simple, touching np-
pMls, cannot but make some iropresaion and
112
EDITORIAL POSraCRIPT.
« deeper odd tbui is made on othen; " who-
•oerer," Enid the Saikur, " iholl nol receite
the kingdbm of God m b littJe child, ahall
rot enter therein." WhenTer tbe gcapd ii
preached in utDplidI;, proofi tie not wanting
of the propiictf and broe of Ihii alluiion;
■herein lo pTHiched, childicn are
firUlc
1 b; it; thej K
of a limple, uuqueitianing &ith,
and man conipletelj than bdj othen (uhmit
to iti contnil. Of the correctncai of thi*
itBleinent countlen illuitrationi might be
luppHed. I hiTe ROW on m; memoij tbe
ea«e of a little girl who died at tbe nge of
til jrean and a half, lesTing unequiiool
eiidence of lincete pieljr, whose fini impree-
iioni were produced b; a termon from '' ~
text, ■' Feai not. Utile Sock," Stc The
perience of a dear boj slgo occun to me, w
at the ige of eight detcribed bin being firat
made acquainted with tbe way of nlTation
under a tennaii preached (I think) '
text, *' B; hia Hripei je are healed
haps I DUj be pardoned if, in Anther eon-
f rmallon of the above Kntiment 1 adduce
the bet, Ihflt, during the nine jreera of my
connexion with the church of which I am
uow paMor, it haa been my privijrge to re-
ceive into iu fellowihip no lewer than aiitj
individuala who,al tbe time of their admiioion,
were pupils in the Sundaj Khool. Of then
•ome aacribe their convervon, under Ood, to
the initruclion of their teacheri; manj to the
public preaching of the gospel; and ume to
the conjoint eflbrti of preecber and teacher.
That there have not l>een more cute of de-
linquency among theie ilxty than would
probably have occurred among an equal
number of peraoni d1 matunir yean, may
be inferred from the &ct that, after all de-
duction* arieing from removal! and death,
fiity of them are itill in communion with ut.
Many of my brethren could, I doubt not,
■upply much mora Uriking Ihcta illuttntire
of the Inith, that it ii to the very young tbe
Holy Spirit moat frequently randen the
preaching of the goipel eHwtual. But, Sir,
I will not detain you longer, only let me ny
that there an few thingi 1 mora deprecate
than the remoml of the children of onr
tchooli and familiea from that ministerial
influence which hai already pntrd highly
beneficial, and the eietciie of which con-
MitDlei one of the beet groundi of hope in
rebtkm to the viitue and piety of the nie-
ceeding generationt. So br aa my own
eongrrgation ia conconed, I would not cod-
■ent to occupy my place in the pulpit except
children, at well ai adalla, were both allowed
and aoEouraged to take tbein in the pev,
I am, my dear Sir,
Youn very fiuihfnlly,
WllLUM HULU
DalttQlu Jannarg, lt49.
EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT.
Our corretpondenfa are particularly t^
qnevted nol to addreta their future commuuK
cationa lo the editor at Acton Place, at ha
expects to have removed before they recedta
ibii inlimatioD, to 11, Smith Street, Chelii*.
Thit will be now the mut coDi>enient pltca
to which to tend letlen or other trticlea
tranunitled by pott; though Ihete, it well at
ttrger parceli, will be duly forwarded to him
if left at 6i, Fateinotfar Row,
lulelligence ha> jnit been received from
Jamaica of the death of Hr, Edward Knibb
of Falmouth, brolher of the late William
Knibb, and an active promoter of the nuns
intemli lo which ha devoted hit life. Hr.
K. Knibb, two of whoHi children had recently
died of a fever which had prottrated otheta
of the family alto, wat attacked t>y the
diteaaa on the fourth of December, and on
the tenth expired.
It will afibrd our readen pleamre, to learn
that a tketeh oft he eventful lifeoflhe late Rev.
Thomaa Burchell of Montoo Bay. wbicfa
hit brother, the Rev. W. F. ButcheU of
Rochdale hat long been buuly engaged iu
writing, it now nearly completed. The
biographer infbnna ut that he eipectt that it
will be rcndy for delivery by the clote of
March, and that he hopea that the price will
not exceed four thilliiga and tixpence.
We never felt it to neceaaaiy at at the
preient time to invoke the patience of authora
and pnbliihen in reference to onr review
department. In tpite of our exertiont to
prevent II, arrean have iccumulated to a
dirtremng extent. Among many booki no-
ice of which hat been delayed, are tome on
vhich we had fiilly hoped to have reported
n our preient number, but adiich, at the
:laie of the month, we fhund it neceaury to
potlpone. There ia one, which it may be
deairable to mention, of which we hare not
been able aa yet to read a aingle page, and
which relates to a aubjecl on which we thould
not think it proper lo write anything without
>re and deliberation. We refer to a
of five hundred and (brty pHgee, to
the prepBrstion of which our friend Mr.
Hinlon hat recently devoted much time and
attention, entitled, ■■ Atbanuia : or Four
Booki on Immortality." It conatati of "a
review of aeverel pabliatlont which have
ittued fkvm the prcet within the Itat fifteen
yean, «o Itar aa they nflect and impugn the
doctrineofman'a natumi immortality." Tha
writen to whrnn Mr, Hinton npliee are, ■■ A
Clergyman of the Church of England"— the
Ra», H. H. Dobney— the Rev. E. While—
the Rev. O. Slom — and the anlhor of an
ananymeut tract eonlaining the tubatance of
Ave laduret delivered at Briato). Appended
it a ivprint of Ur. Hinton'a recent pamphlet
entitled, " Wfco will Lita tt Eiar r
THE MISSIONARY HERALD.
THE MISSIONARY HEKALD
KANDY.
Kandy, s representation of vhicb we have gi»eii this month, as most of oat
leaders are aware, is the capital of that which was called till of Inte " the kingdom
of Kandy," beinj the portion of the island of Ceylon which was governed by analivc
king till the year 1815, the rwt of the island having been under Btitisli rule torn
1796. The town of Kandy lUnds at theheadof an exteomfe valley in the midst of
wooded htils and mountains, and is more regularly built than moat Indian lowiu.
The palace is a square of great extent, built of a kind of cement perfectly while,
with stone gateways. The temples of Bhudda are nuinenms, and that of Hsl^in*
is the most venerated of any in the country, in consequence of its contiining,
what is considered a precious relic, as genuine a relic as msny which the cliuwh
of Borne presents to its votaries, " the tooth of Bhudda."
The missionary station at Kandy in connexion with this Bociety, wu fomwd in
1841, a printing press forming part of it; nod the efforU of the roissionaties have
been greatly blessed among the Kandians, who are a distinct race from the Sing-
halese, who form the principal population of the r«malnder of the island.
The encouraging state of things at the present thne our teaden will leam fwm
the letter of Mt. AUeo in page 121.
CALCUTTA.
A Icttai hu been tec«if«d from Mr. Tbohm, dated th« Tth of NoTNiber, in
which, after slating that Mr. and Mrs. Lewis have left fin a season, having gone
on the ri»er in company with Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, the health of both, but par-
ticularly that of Mrs. Lewis, having suffered a great deal, as well as that of Mr.
Morgan, ha tay>, " I hope both &mllics will derive roach and Usting benefit from
the change and relaxation they are now enjoying.
" You w!Q be pleased to hear that brother Leslie baptized four penona last
sabbath day ; at the same time two were baptized in the native chapel in Kahnp,
and one in InuUy. Thus at three places the aacred rite was administered on the
first sabbath of the month. I hope we shall 9oon have to report other additions to
one 01 othet of our ohuiohg*."
DDH DUM.
As the name of this place has not occurred lately in tlie Herald, it may be
desirable to inform our readers that it ia a military station about eight miles north-
west of CalcutU, and ton north-east of Seramporo, in which a church was fonned
at an eeriy period of the mission, which has consisted of soldiers and their wivei.
Though many have been the sut^eots of decided conversion, the number of which
the church has at any time consisted has not been large, its raemben being
Mattered, with tfanr regiments, throughout India, where many of them have borne
a pleasing testimony to the truth and power of religion.
Mr. Liwis, under date Calcutta, Bih November, says : —
I had (he pleaiure ia July lut of biptiiing I aSinxled good reaion to bope that thej «0e
three Eoropean nldien at Data Dam, The; I Imdites udeed. The; are all now reDond
FOR FEBRUART, 1849.
from the •tation, bat 1 triul Ihil wfacnTcr
iliFj go ihfy will mai&UJa Ihair proFatgioD.
inJ thiDc n (be ligbu at the wurld. Tbe
EuiioB at Dum Dum i> id many mpecli bd
ia^fmtiDg on*. Jhtue who ara added id ths
drardi Ihera an nldom permilted lo ramain
long, but ace dralird off in nhoiu diiaclionij
ud tbougfa ths ehorch h never large, I be-
bn bowcvtr tbat many of Ood'i people in
Ike nriooa nilitarj -^-^ — — '-^-
ber Dnm Dum »iib afleeiionaW inlOMt m
ifae piece in wbich they eapariaooed iha ta-
newing grace of God.
We are, ai a rimil]', Ln better bealtb than
bu been aRbrdcd to lu during the laic kw
moDtfai. We are Ihii daj emDg lot a littM
cbanRDruroalheriTer. We vat that, bjr
the bleeeing o! God, we ebaU eoma Uek qnila
DELHI,
lo ft letter from Mr. Thommon be states : —
From Ibe miilille of Match (not including
(be EiiTK of mv jaamay Id Munlwir) lo tlie
Urn! of tny Uiing ill m tbe middla of tbi>
BooUi, I hBTe duly viaited llw people in a
prmeipt] Unci of the oily, with tbe word of
God, and addrvned «nia 1300 of ihem, read-
iBi oBt of the icriptnre* and (reda, one to
ihrtc ehaptara of tbe forowr and the eame
nnoibcf of the laltar eutedly ; and haTS given
to ippltcaoU nogla goapeli or tncU, and in
(By rare cam larger portioiii of tbe icrip-
taru. Tbe Iliodu pupil* of tbe ChiietiaD
tcbod ha>e been large applicanu for oar
L'lda gmpeli, and on one ooceeion the £u-
repeen Dealer applied to me fbradoien of eaoh
«f tbegoapdibrnie Urdnelau, TheChtiiiiaD
'-{* bare been attended toby '
j__ — j^y 1^^ indiapi
twenty or mon, aativei and
European!, including the membeii. Iwve at-
teoded each laaian of itoi^ip, either at the
ebapel or at my boon ; while in tbe DnM>
men' linn lonu eight or ten h»fa attaadad
DDce a week. Tbe reiull of all the laboun
bu heiD unie fire applicaliaoa to tinita wiib
u< on the canditien ot being wpforted in idle-
De«. The pertiea ebowed no inelinatiiai te
eiuaine for tbemMlrae tbe evideneea of oar
hiib, alibougb three of Ibem were Tory welt
aUe to reed, and ooe man had read oar boob
for lome yeen. We mmt wait for tboae who
■how an impreuion of divine truth on their
minde, and of a more diiintereitad chBraoler,
and till iuob ahall anily fiir edmiwion we
muu labour in hope, m tnoti dinribaled
•motini to about 2638, and the tcriptone le
about 375.
CHITAURA. NEAR AGRA.
Mr. Smith tsommencet Lie lettet by & tefeience to fata last, wfaich ma printed in
(be October Hentld, and pioceeda with an accotmt of tbe pTesest atate of tbings
U this station.
Since my leM arery thing bai gone on
lalerably well with oi. lie two men I
■CBtiooed aa having left ui, ba*a both re-
totned ; ooe bat been ra^dmiiied to chur^
fcOewebih end tbe other it very regular in
U> attendenca on all tbe meani of grace, eo
that we b«« MOD to Me htm fdoMatedinlbe
chereh. Their geit« >»ay wat
pactol, and had a die '
all, a> we had never <
tbe ainoerity, e^cdally
tern njmea in their repenunoa, and feel en-
foenyed in our work { ih* ned aoivD ii not
thrown away ; althoDgh it may produce no
prewet liAble eflccti, it ihill eocompliib
lUl wbereunlo it it lent. One of the abore
MBtioeed iodividnali tried all meanitofbake
off Chrietianiiyud forget what he had heard,
bal b eaie. The niore he urove lo obliterate
Ui eeavietioae, the deeper ibey becatne, aikd
he conld find no ie«t lo his mqI imlil be bed
returned to Ibe Lord with weeping and sup-
plicelion. I helieea hii repentance ia genu-
ine, end be now eppean to be growing in
a and in that knowledp whicb maketh
I unto leWBtion. Hia wife alio, who was
mean* of taking him away, and ihrettcned
eelfnlettructian if be did not leave oi, ha*
regnjar altenden at the chapel and prayer-
meetinga. The lion hai truly bccooM a lamb.
Wbo ooutd hope that ihii violent opponent of
' truth ibould ever have become iu udmirerF
Tw* perwni (opifnd.
)n Monday, ihe 4th Auguat, I had tbe
Eleaeore of bapiiiing one of our lervanti. an
yii, by Irirlb an Afntan. She bu, I hav
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THB MISSIONARY HERALD
«iig*g«d in pnjer, ind W walk ii
wo thu *a liopB *Iu mij be nwrul among out
for women. Oa Sunday, tb« lit oF Oclober,
baptiied inDther, in old man i cQiiTen
from Hiaduiim ; an inqiiiier for soma time,
be hu becoms proverbial tiDODgat m for
umpliaily aad itraightlbrwirtlneis. I have
«T«r; TMMHi to believe bim trul* a oliui^
eh4r«c(er, a dneipla of tlie meek and lo«l;
Jcaui. At m; lut iatervie* with him before
hit bapluni, oo booz aiked ai to Ibe ilate of
bii mind, lie repiieJ, " I am very ignoraal
•ad var; tiurul. but I believe Cbriil Jeaiu
eama to mvs lacb." During the addnn at
the wiler lide, be appeared mncb affeotod ; I
nw be had repeatedly to wipe away Ibe fall-
ing tear*. May the Lard keep iheu too
Umbi i>r hii flock failbrnl la tlie end. We
tek opoa Iham ai raloalda addiiioDi to our
liUta band. Having Uability of charviter and
■ pad deal that it aniabic ia a Cbritttan,
fittj will draw otlMfa to Chriu, raihei than
binder, aa tmay natira mnverti have done.
My prayer ii that the Lord may preMrva lu
Irom empty profeuon, and make tbe little
church formed in ibii wUdemei* itaiDB on all
around oi a» a garden, ibougb imatl, yet
oonuiling of notbiog but fruiMr*, wilbout OM
cnmbarcr of tbe grottad.
A ntw labmrtr,
Brotbrr WilKami iafornwd yon that I bad
pn anolber labourer. Hi* name ii Mobao,
n which bi* ebaracKr it not badly eipre*»ed.
With a bleaiing on bii laboun, I tnut ha will
be tbe mean* of drawing many from healben-
itm to God. He i* one of the mut ualoui
naiiva agenti I hare met niib, and I Ibink he
tmiiBMea geonine piety. "'- -■■ '-
Knowladf- ■■*- ■■— - —
Hti advance i
s;.
Urdn, in N&gri and Penian cha-
laoien, with flueocy ; be ii alas getting on
with Eoglith. Biace be joioed n* I have had
the pleatvre of marrying bim to an eacellect
young woman, brouebt np with tbe greatcal
care by our friend Mn. lUed. Ftrfaapa (hi*,
of all other*, i* the moit Tiluable adJition to
our miaion. Wilb faer aaiitanca Hn. Smith
ha* beea able to comcnetice a prater-meeting
for lemalei only, and ao much interot ha*
been taken in it by our poor women, that
tliere t« •eldom on* abaeat,
Ftmati cpKiiviiily iwpniMd,
A new day haa, I trust, dawned on our
female community — a vi^bta Improvement
hai taken place, which augur* well for ifae
fiiturB proapeeu of tbe Redeemer^ cant*
amoont a claw of immortal beinga whote
condition hu hitbertc appeared >lmo*t bope-
Itaa. Sbe aiiiiti «1m id teaching tbe girla
beloaiing to oar people, *o that nur female
•chool ha* been provided for, and now all
our ebildren era Mnitf tuitioD, Our boy*'
*«lKia) conaiit* of tbotit lea *olwlan— we
t reguli
aeUng among llu heatiuB.
pnachinE to tbe beaAea ht* been
liar. Wo daily form two paitiea,
inn for tbe more diatant villagea,
ind tbe other on foot lor thoN near at band,
and in Ihia roanoM during the lait three
mnolba we have preached in npwardi oF 200
vlllaee* to altenliVB crowdi, varying in num-
ber from five to *i«y. There are nnmberl
around nt almoat pcr*uaded to be Chriuian* ;
aeveral bare atlemptod to iwu us, but have
been induoed to poatpone tho importaot *tcp
by the imporloniliea of their friend* and fimi-
Cail
aadtTBtiiud.
Caate ia however by this mean* being un-
dermined, aaieveral men of high caate bava been
received into their fioulies and former lociety
again, nolwitfaitanding it* being well known
tliat they bad ealen with Chriitiani, ao that
many readily acknowledge that there ii ao
caata mmaiaing in oar neigbbourbood ; and
aeveral have refuied to eater into marriage
eontracla with Eamilie* totally unconnected
with a*, aimply beeauae they lived near to ua.
A banyi who wai long conneolad with lu ha4
been igain received into date, and at a msr-
riage in tbe village cooked pari* fi)r aome
buDdred* of tbe most reipactable uunind&ra
in the neigbbouriag villaiea. Another indi-
vidual, a brahman, after being with ua aankS
lime, returned home, and i* now with hia
family in caita. A ifaird, a rajput, beii^
atked in the public market if he had not eaten
Chrtatiaua' food, replied, " Ye*, I fieaated with
them on paria, and what of thai I" I give
iheae example* to abow that link* in the moO'
■Iniu* chain have been aevered, and tbal eaala
i* not, at leait in odt ndgfabonrhood, what it
Chriltian Villatt.
Oar eervicei are better attended than evrr.
A* the number of nominal Chriatiao midenn
in oar village iaereasea, so doe* our ooi^regn-
tion, far none are admilled except on eondi-
lion of their nnooncing cute, sending their
cbildien to achool, keeping the aabbaih, and
atteading all our servicea. Our village coo-
taini aboot filly inhabitant!, and tbete form
our eongr«ali<HU for the most part, and this
ia a most interesiiDg fetlure of our miition.
In the midit of a number of villagea, when
the Kinnd of the charch-goiug bell waa never
heard, and the sabbath brought no tmile, no
reat — oo that holy day, to tee men, women,
and ohildren, ncaity dreued, wending their
way to tbe bonae of God, to celebrate Us
prai*e( and hear of that Saviour of whooi
Mote* aod the prophet* spake— (requeaiTf
drive* away gloomy doubts, ebeen our bearti,
reminda u* of the nappy aaUwtbi of our own
FOR FEBRUABT, 1846.
117
<liir IwhI, mai filtbg ui with hopa u to ihe
fciBw, cDiliIu OS to go an oor way rejoicing.
Yjt\j on Sandaj morain;! our peaplE Toeet
far pnver. immedrilely atltr which ws have
wniajF Hnrice- Again At one o'clock I bold
u uM|>ir*n' meeting in (be form oF > bible
dw: u (be nma time Idn. Smith hu tha
fcmW prayer mcetiiig, aiiil in tba ereniog
vehntMrrie* again 1 ihtt* om wbhtihi are
wen employed; four meelingtleaTe ourpeopla
lilile urns for worldlv convereation, ni tend
lo improre tliem ia knowledge, liuriog the
week we biie two prayer meeliop, one an
Monday eieniDga, end the other on SallU-
daja. beaidea ■ legular pnachiog oi
dayi^ BDtl tha ramainin
attend lamUy pnytr in
Fiem two letlen from Hr. PumT m extnM Um feOoiriii; ptrtiealaii : —
Jm 30t), 104B.— I retained home laat
wBk efter an abaenee of nnrardi of three
wttb. I Tiaited Bfcknipul, B&tbcriji, in
You will rejoice with me
tLil I bad'tbe awiafaelion of bapttiiBg Bye
Ranrti at Sitberiji, During my lUy of
Bttriy ten dayn, two or three Hohimniedtnt
notoied B desire to embrKe Chriwianiw.
I BBf» and pray that ere lonf> we ahall be
taeouraged Ktemtly in onr wivk, by being
Uoaed witli «a atmadent ncoeH lowaida the
mih. Pr«T fior tu tfaet we may hiTe the
inloeneM ofthm Holy Spirit.
KkaUipaa-, 37U A*t"t, 1848.— Inelead of
!«•( 10 Sbberiyi, Ml intended, I bad oeea-
Ma to fiait this qmrtar, and I am happy to
ny diet to Ae ehnreh in Ihia place two mem-
Ml bare been added, who were bapiited the
MHaA befan leal. One of tbem ii an i^
man, upward* of niBety yaai* old ; be aeewa
to be a aimpla and happy belierer. The
other it the wifo of one of toe memben, and
brmariy balooged to DigtiUyi. I and KUi-
Boban have been preaehing in the market al
Phnltali, wbtoh ia litnaled at iobm dbtaoee
from ihii plaoa. We alaa vlitited Nihtlpnr,
Bnlpar, and KhMiipur, which ia oeouionallT
Tiiited by Ktlimohan. 1 am happy to ny
that he laboura diligently, aod that the bealbena
in theee piria lineo with atieniiaa to the
gotpel. Yeeterday, it tha market of Snlpor,
our auditor* from fint 10 latt were attentive,
end no one ollered any objection. One of my
aadilora remarked that lame one ought to
diapuie witb me, but another replied, " Wbat
nm we ley againit aoch jiul wnrdi ai
In a lettar from Hr. Sktlib, dated the Ist of June, he sa^ ;-
GtDerally apeaking there bai been ■ great
wwaaa betwean tba laboun of the pait and
faraer montfa. The work at home in the
■MtM beoae on the Lord'a day and week
>(kia hae been ae formerly ; the baiir hai
■an dtf y atteaded, and we bare had nightly
•mhip, while the Mshool haa had the fore- part
af ncif dvf. Twenty or thirty boyi were
■iiUrawn from the adiool, whoae placet are
Vin filed up. A gentlemen in thi* italion,
at leaning aomethmg of the itaie of our
■Aool, tent me ten rupeea, with a promite of
Rppm for aootber acbool, at toon at another
tniii could be found to tinderiake the dutie*.
Kanben hate oBlBred tbnr (errico, hot after
Xttsdiiii once or twice at the acbool, aeeing
<bt datiet to be pvfenned, the book* to be
iM|lH,aad''the paj ofleied." have refniad
» «■•(•• Oaa HMh attended to-dn, a
HMtbaa, whaa ha bad aeon wiMt wai to be
' 'lalj laid, " Not to tewA the
A of the Klfir, woald be my
not theae." The tchoolmatcer teqoeaied him
1 look orer one of the booki, and point ont
'hat ha found nntmthfal ; thii be would not
do. They know not whether the booki are
good or bed, yet condemn tbem.
Hapf/W appMnneai.
L verr prombiis yonth Ihim Rangpur
iw off caile ana joined ni aome montha
ago ; during lait month hit brother came over
ihii tilla, and wbile retiding in the banr
!t with the j'oDih, Cuddoo, who hat joioed
Hit brother nied every arKament ha
Donld contrive to prevail on him to return
home with him, but in vain. Having foiled
to pertuada Cuddoo to leave thit, he left
witnonl him. A fow eveninga 'after tba bro-
ther^ departure Ctiddoo waa miiMiig, and we
have not been able lo learn what baa beoomo
of him. For tome nighlt preview to hi-
THE MI88I0NAKY HEBAU)
[ maud, 1m ipenl ■ giMt part ot etch in '
ng ud praying, from whiou I entertainecl
M 1m would become useful, but how
f At prtnut tha pcbool muuhi eon-
■ to rrnd the eeriptiuai with me ; when
OB* «t (b« Hindu M Mnaalmani ipaak
M tha woid or God ha alwa;* takes tha
B of ChtMuilj, and bill not to refute
I liked bim, if any one thoold bring an order
Eurpartlag to ba from the migiatrate to pot
im in gaol, yet without the aul of tbe court,
wbiob aTery ona koowi muU be it ifae bead
of every locb order, wonld he obeyl " Cer-
tainly not," was hit reply ; " Well, yonr Mn-
himmid and Qurin hare no leal, why obey
them 1" I then ihowed him what eeali were
w i^TadoQ but in beliering on Hobamoiad,
' Tbe Qurim bai no leal."
A ftuthar letter has been reeeired from Mr. Smtlu, dated llie 22Dd of Beptem-
ber, in whioh he d^aila rin exounioa he bad made, visitiog vtiiotu iadigo plviU-
tioiu and preaching to the people, being in each oase cordially received by the
praptietOT, and forwarded b; him on hii elephant to the aext plantacioa, and
ultimately to his home ; and lest our friends sliould feat that the humble misEtonary
has been thereby so much exalted as to be onfllted for comiDon life, we extract
one line, " Elephant tratcUing is almost aa bad as traTellin^r on foot ; the roll and
jolt (tf the great beast are very tiresome." He adds.
and read them, for ba laid, " They are good,
and tbey will pteviil." Wa wiae tbe Holy
Spirit, without bim we ire perftdly powv-
leai : what ii all we can do of ouinlvei 6*
Borne of the aativei allow that they are be-
ginning to comprahend lomething of tha
goipe!, but milllona hm not OTen beard of it
a* yet. An old, reepeetable brahman who
Blood lookiag ttul liilening tbe other dar,
adtiied the yoong people to take tbe booki
He then gives an aooounl of the Lesscbai, a tribe who inhabit the hills in and
■Mar Darjeeling, one of the gOTsrnment Sanitoriuma, eighty or ninety miles ftom
XHoaJpur. He nys,
they know nothing, ea Ar a* I hare been aU*
to leiTD. Some of them my they biTC a
MTioar who died for Ihem, bat m' '
* peool
M and other nKdieinal planto, they
down to Dinajpor at certain periodi to diipaie
of tbe Ihiil* of their tnountaim, 1 bare, Ihere-
h OBa conTBTt. Their
ii niied with tbe Tibetan, and tba
10 wandar amoug tbam oame from
taat ooonirj, Tba priaata carry with Ihem a
thing like an ambtalla, with a doth over it ;
an tbe ihab i> a amall round bmrd, and on
thii board aland the little godi, fcotlbe people
do not appear to be very imIoui either Ibr
prieiia or godi. Th^ have one goddeti of
whooi they talk, and whom tb^ extol much j
bar naoM ia Rampuaday. Tbey lay that a
man hai eight aouU, but a woman only aeven;
that wbon a man din a unall ipirk of one of
ik eouU ramaini, and ftom that all the oiben
will be kindled at the reaoiraolioD. How thii
nark nmaini alive they cannot tell, but
Ihay beliefe it cemiioi lomebaw, and thi
took place, one liitle ipat wu lall uncovered
by tha water, aikd that on tbii ipot uim look
refuge, and was saved. Of tbe ark aod Noab
They II
Baoctiff their aouli.
ide people, and in no
■ fine, stout-miile people, ai
ible thou of the pliin. They are
much fairer, and their feaCuiw reHmble thoie
of the ChlneK. but their eyca are not so imill.
The; are not sncunibered with oaMa like the
Hiodu and Mnuilman. I incited loine of
them to take food at our house. An old man,
who appeared to be the chief, aat down,
mnmbled Mmetbing, and began to iprioUe
the rice in lbs air about and over hi* Mid, at
the same tioie blowing with bis mouth. Each
has a short dirk, eighteen inches long, which
is ever at hii li ' ' ■»=--'--■- ■•--'-
...., IJ
When the harvest o
friends of i
ng.-n
ugh, U
all tbeir work,
nei rouad, the neigh-
.. . __ . family aiaiil, and the
crop belonging to that family ii reaped in ona
dijr, and brought home. Tba night of tha
kirn, or hsrvest home, it spent in great mirth,
drinking home-made beer, which is kept, not
in bolllea, far tbey have oona, or ever heard
of such ibinge, but in bamboo* of a prodi-
gious liie, 10 tlint a siugie joint will bold
more than a gellon. Tbe peoiile are seatad
round on the ground, eich wiia a long lube
FOH FEBRUARY, ]()4U.
or ned, hj wLieh liiey cuck
ttlk or MDK ■ocordiDB u il
iD hu Dot been heard
C'mara, uid [ wntend with, conve
or Tbe; cut in the ued, but c«inu>t pndnM
h'lTe DO euH to ' DDB drop or run or <**n d«w.
8UREY BIRBHOOM.
Tbe foDowiDg detail of the Rtate of things at this station ia cxmtuDeii ii
ftom Mr. Smitu, dated the 4tli of November ;—
It ii DOW more thui torn months since I
diqittehed my )ut iBMr to yon, in which I
BeDtiaiKd our h«f iog be«n tarovred with ■
iinll incigOB to OUT cfaiireh of Ibree peruns,
kj baptixn. Since then, I rtgnt la nj thai
■e hiTe not been iocrtuad, but rather di-
BiaUied. by the death o( OQe roember and
tit tidiuion of two olben one oF whocn waa
loBj eisployCHl ai a preacher oF the goapel ;
w that in regard to numerical Urenglh, wa
kaie not advaared lince laat year, thoagh I
Hacerely tniat, through tha bleasing of God
on OUT Rebia eiflbrta, to promote oar apirituil
impcotemea^ lome progm* ha* been made
ia grace and in the Imawledge ot oal Lord
iadSaTiour Jesui Chriit — an abject ao de-
niable b itselr, but hiiherto so liule realized
aaiai:gM tu. The peace of the church,
be u God, Urns aot been disturbed this year.
■od, we hope in God, will Dot be ta again,
Ibongh ei^enenca hu taught na the neoceait;
of eaniiaual wstcbfulneai and prejsr to God,
thai wa may be enabled la reaist steadfastly
b iha faith the great enemy of our aouli, lent
we should b« templed agam to diihonour that (
■aoed name by which we are called, lo injure
<Mr own aoola, and to impede instead of pro-
■stiag the aalvation ofour Allow men.
It may aj^ear to soma not a little surprising
that our nvmber now ia not much greater
than il was aoDia jean ago j this discouraging
fact, liow«*«r, is not ao much lo be accounted
(or by the Tew additions that have been made
to IM chnnlb during that period, nor by
nelaaioQs thai have alao taken '
peannc« among them, and eapecially iba
iriosily eicited by our addressing them on
ligious aubjecta, has long since, in a great
-.etsnre, paaed away, wa are still often beard
wilh a pleasing decree of serious attention by
cunsiderahle numbers, who are desirous, aa
much as ever, of obtaining our books, which
are doubtless perused to some extent, tho^^h
far less than is deurable, ihero beiog, will)
rm exceptions, no apparent intention on their
part, either on bearing ua, or in reading oar
publications, to embraoe the gospel of Chair
salvation.
Qratifgiiie Halt of llu lelueU.
The annual examinatioa of onr aeho^,
which took place lately, preaealed, as usnal.a
gratifying spectacle to all who
iccasioti, and especially Co ou
upected Judge, F. Cardew, Esq., wh
lively intereil in them, and wlio is
■ken place from its
liniled number. It is gratifying to reflect,
boneveT, thai those who have left ua for other
HalioiUjbave been generally usefully employed
ia the cause of God, being ealeemed on ac-
count of their inltlligeoca and aleodj Christian
deportment.
Lsbauri among tlit ht
Since tlie commenCEment of the hot vtather
sod during the subsequent rains, which hni
Ca dosed, oar laboun among the bealhen
>« been chiefly confined to the bazar ' '
best Buhscriber*. Along with the impar-'
jn ot elementary tuition, inatructors, gram-
man, geographies, histories, introdnotions of
.nd the bible and other religious
I read and studied in them, so that
the acholara generally, and especially ihosa
a till the completion of theirednca-
carry away with them a valuabla
fund both of aeoular and religious knowledge,
hat cannot fail to be highly useful to them in
ifier life, and may, we may not unreasonably
lope, through the blessing of God, diaprae at
eaat some of them to embrace the Chriatian
religion, to which many are already tkiemi.
ably disposed.
JU tif JitriJiarif SoOity.
It is now about three jean since the fomi*-
tlon of our auiiliary aociety, which, though
feeble from its commencemeut, has bilbeno
been upheld by the good hand of God, sod
we hope, ihniugh his conunued ai
only he «■ ' " " - ^"
strength w.
School, native preachen, b__ ., ..
maintained by it, aided by the monthly col-
lections at the ordinance of the Lord's supper;
and ibough the Parent Society may not from
il derive much efficient aid, we Iniit notwith-
atandin'T ihat that aid, boHeier litlle,will not
l.= unaceeptHble. Our funds being nearly
eahaustwl, I was Ihtely under the neceHilj of
npplying to (ho public for further tupporl.
Ml, ihniugn tiia continuea aia, wui noi
« supported, but acquire inoratst of
h witb iacreaae of age. Our Ocphftn
, native preachen, and poor, have Deen
THE MISSIONARY BKBALD
«bo bata i««pofid«d to Iba call beyond mj
•■peelBtiaiH, w Ibat wa an aRaia preiidcd
ftr bjr B kiad " ' ■ - . . .
far at laaM ooe year
■la chkfljr ftom tbe
abnadast Uemnf ibaa bitbarU dmj bs
(OD^naled lo (bb aad to alt oar aialMni, na;
aver; pert oT God'* rioajanl, Ibat tba
Fmn the Calcntta Oriental Bapdst we exttaot tbe foUown^ gnUQigg iofonik-
ttco of additioni lo nine of Ihe churchep.
A Udj, foniwri^ connected with the Chnrdi of Engtend, wu baptiied on r
pfofiwuon of £uth in Chriit on the laat sabbatti in September, and on the following
nbbath received to the oommunion of the chQtch,
ThiM omverled nKtivei wen baptiied hjr the Rev. J. WniranE, and added to
the chnrcli under hia oate, on tbe fint Lord'i daj m October.
Two Emopeana 'publicly professed tlieir Uth in tbe Lord Jem Cbikt bj
baptiim on tbe lit of October.
CHTTAURA, NEAR AORA.
An Alrican'feraale was baptiied on'the 14th of Aogiut. and one aged Hindu
oonrert foUowed her example on the first aabhath in October.
CUTTACK.
Four jonng men were baptited at Cbugu on the Z7tii of August, on the Std of
Beptenber a female conTert waa immersed on a ptofesrion of bet &ith in Chriat at
Cnttach, and two joung men made a limtlar avowal of their love lo Chnit on the
flnt da; in October.
JESSORE.
In September Hr. Parbt bad the pleasnn of immeraing tines beliereret two of
irtiom were young femaln belongbg to Mn. Psny't school.
In Ihe Herald for October laat reference waa madv to tbe aeriou illneM of
Ur. David, which had compelM him to leave hi> station, and it was atated that
fOR FEBBUART, ISM.
in
be wuabonttoftnilbiroKlfaf IheUodaetaof tbe Queen's Adrocate, Mr. Selb;,
who bad offered him the free use of bi> cottage at Newen Eltia, the higbeat and
eoldnt dittrict in the uknd. Id a letter dated Neiren EUia, ISth November, wo
bave the gratifying' intelligence.
[r. BelbT'i
•ecovBiodaied btre bj the kindncu of the | to fj, in all probaUlitj, sot leM than £B0
Hoo. H. C. Bulbj, Quani'B Advocate, free of , for tbe litot we bare been b«e. la additioti
kuL I indow hii aota to Die, not anij to j to ihi*, Mr. Seltw ha> nrea £5 to Uu miiaioii
iIniw oar penonal ablintiaiu, bat to aHiiuint , ibb jear, and Un. Selbj lupporli a giri in
joawiih tha tniag it bai bean to iba Sociu;. [ Hr*. DaTie*** tobeol.
We eanaot deny onnelves the pleamre of inwr^og an extract from Mr. Biu.BT't
letter. It ii highly honoai&ble to hiouelf, and not less lo to our raisaianaij,
ibowing the estimation in which he is held hf one whose good opinion is worth
possessing. The letter is dated Colombo, 17th Beptember.
We ware very glad lo beaT of the iaipro*e-
■MBl of JODT beallb, and Inut that a Artber
nridcDce at Ifewcra Ellia will pereuuMatly
nHora it. It aflordi ne much pleMore to
kaTB il in tny power to p*t joa the ooeopa-
tianoftbecMUge during tba period of nar
frapond ilajr M Mavera Ellii, and it will ba
"■ ■ ■ a to ma to know
tbat yoor reaidcBM ander my roof ba* pr^
Tented the oecaanty of yonr departnre fiom the
ialand, far ■■ Ibe barrcai mdy > great and lbs
laboum are ft*." I btqie yoa will sot
teToaa Ma tbia iratifieatbD. I iratt yon fiod
thing* tolarablv comlbrtable. Hn. Stlby
join* me in kind refsrds to Un. Davie*.
Hr. Au-Mt, in b letter received from biro, dated Nov. li, 1&48, givei a pleasiog
Mconnt of the stations with which he is immediately connected.
Ti from Colombo ibiagi have
D the SiDghalcae,
niag lo Eo^b.and olMra who
. Tbtn baa ecrtainlj been an
„ _ KM^ alL The eeagrtgatiea*,
«ip*eially the aatit*, an latnr taan I bate
ns •BCD Ibam. Tba cbapd i* filled to tba
CReM of i(a aeat*. nweaaeBalabeaapiril
*( beving, and in lb* Enelitb eoagrtgation
dMT* is eridanily an aaranniog, eapeeiallj
MDoagat the loldiem lAo attaad. Many have
beta to me of late axpreMing their aniiety
tiatt MlTation, and have aaked ma to meet
Ibeai primely far isMraetioa. I am not
allowed to go amongal them in tlw benadt* }
io I meet them in Um diapel on Wedneaday
evening. I hope befitre low U itll foa M
Boma pattiDg en Christ. Ih* mth m evi-
dently at wMi.aad I auan yoa h i* ebasri^
looaeia tbb land of apathy and indiiimnes.
On the whole it appean to me that the oliima
Kandy In* to importance are laAer on the
inefMse than otbwwia*. A laiiger t^wre ef
laboBT might ba fbond, ba* •omalhina Mualy
may be done here. Indeed, I can Gad pln^
mavbe
(ado.
of the Spirit, w
VAXXLLB.
Hatelle ii lilnly to beeotna a man inipar-
Hal plaea tbaa it baa beau Tba rebcdiion
baa iaimvd m, bat atill I hope good will oome
eat or it. Tboow* Gander loat about £160,
aad the eb^ £1fi or £30. Heitranabadc
agMB. I was Ihera last mA. The people
aie more iTMlBblfc A ditfiict oonrt a eata-
UiW lbar& It it new a milhaiy atation.
iiandOeie
In eonaeqaenee of the eonit, e
will lesort to Malelle aa raaidents, ai
ia probatali^ of a b*tt«r eongrejanim. x\
k perbapt one of the beat loeationa far a
than ether distriels ebotit Kandj.
THE MiaSlONABY HERALD
WEST INDIES.
BXEWABT TOWK.
In ft letter from [Mr. Dkztbb, dated the 13tb KOTember, lie Mjt, " In the
church thinfp remain much aa when I last wrote. On Saturday next I hope to
baptiie thirty at New Biimingham, and there are itill a few hopeful caaes here."
TRINIDAD.
Mr. CowRR. under date, Pott of Spain, 20lh NoTcmber, 1 848, ujs, " Since mj
hut we have received some addition! to our New Grant church, but tlioiigh I
have again and again proposed it, the people will do little in the my of gmng
money. 1 hope, however, by and bye thti duty will be better understood and
performed by tliem."
The fallowing letter hu been receiTed from Mr. Law, dated Port of Spain,
Slst November, 1G4B.
It ii indeed a tcmg time lince I hid the
plnwre of trriliDi lo yon, but my nleaoe ht$
am been tlie reauTt al nasligeiiM or at waol of
lore lo yoaneir and Iha Meuad work in which
we ira engiftd. Lateli I b^ve been folly
occupied in ihe work of ihg Lord Jeins Cliriit.
I am iireacbeT, tdioolmtiler, and priaicr, or
any ihinr. u the coia may nquire. The
Hiverfordwut prew hu given much trouble
aed labour. It ii now in warking order. A
young manbai been pnatiea for ueoozunutlj
nir lb* lul Ibree monlht. I have printed )
PortugiMH bymn hook, and bare also com'
oraoad a nriei o( " TmUfor TrtHUad.'
Tbe liitb namber ■• juit from the pcesi.
Tliey all trenl on Cha lubject of popery, tbe
gnat cum of Ibii land. 1 bavajoK wriilsD
aad publiehod my fltot letter oddreoKd to tba
Roman eotbaliebiohop of Trinided,
fiarfHl«mn< "
fiHSSih
aittiee la b« oiraulatod among hi* paopU here.
" Woe it me if I pmeh not (ho goapel ** to
all to whom I can bava any acoem eiuier by
tbe liTin^ voice or tbe pr«n. May tba Lord
add bis neb and efleeiuol bleaing.
Nmd of aid far prmlinj tradi.
Al to meedog the eipauMi caoneoted w
Ifae preii, I do not kcoa' whic lo my. I hi
Ifafi year expended fifty or ilily ilotlin
printing, and from do one bive I received t ._,
oiiiMauce In money eioepl from a Portugaeee
Cbriiiiin and en African bniibtr, wbote united
eoBlribatioiu amount to four dolUn. By tbe
fini veHtl from Ihii to London, I ihill Kod
Eou ipeelmeDi of the itncti printed, in the
ope Uiat tbe friendi it home will procure the
Satufaelani itati tf At tcheati.
Al to the nhool* it th«itatioD, 1. can report
bvourably. Mr. Rem, with hit wife, at our
raqueit, bii oome from Demanra to mida in
tbu iiland. Tbey an both bopiiied Cbrio-
lioni, and hive taught i wbool u Dematora
for Mtno yein. Mr. Beit hu token eharje
oF the Dry River icbaol, and hoi alreidy a
good attendance. Beiidea, he i> able to act
u a local preacher. He preaches and keep*
a uhool it Cocuriia an the iibbith roreanoDi,
u atu at Dry River. Hii euittinca ti of
greet value to ma on tbe Lord*! day. For-
merly my work oa ihe labboth wu almoat
killing <o (be body, ind now I have ai much
work ai I oin undertake with oomrort. I
have Itill every SoDdiy three pieoobiDg aa-
gigementi, two in Eugliih and one in Por>
tngoeee; bnt the whale of the alleraoOD I
have for tbe Sundiy lehool, which ii a eooroe
of great doligbt. At pneent wa bate four
Sunday ichaDl leioheti and nearly £tiy
ecbolin. Sinoe I lut wrote to you two
■odiTidnal* have bean added to our lillla
ahnrcb by beptiun.
Dylfimey o/' utfplui.
There ii one thing to which I would direct
your ipeciil lueniion, and that ii the ininf-
fidency of £50 to meet ill the eipenKi of
the ichooli eoDDeoled with tbte ititioo. Jut
think, there ore four eebooli. Eve (oichcn,
ver* little obluoed from the ehildran, (our
dolUn to pay evary month kr lobool rtat al
Corbeou Tewa, tod oaly £60 to defray all
aipenaea. Soma o( oor (aa«h«« are ohea in
want af doily bfiad. What am I to dot J
eannot gi*« np any of tbi *•'—'- i»«"i-'
I mm itmoel dettrmined to i
echool et Cocorile, if the Soi ,
could place at my dinoiil £76 initcad o
£S0, our echooli wonld he in a fir more oom-
fonahle ind proeponui condiltao. 1'ha boi
of olalhing which we ihii day icoeirad from
J of FrieniJe
b-OR FEBRUAKY, 1M». 128
tb« kisd frieoda U Amanbam, will be dii- 1 ot Briuin to da what tbej' etn lor Ihe eaiiM
pmd ot to aort fa oommencuig ■ icbool at of Christ, Your miHioaariea In Ibrir vork
Coeoiila, of futb and Inboun ot lore look to the fKendi
Daar brorber, eoDtinue to nrga (h« eburabca ' of Cbrat for lupport.
BIHBU.
We mra pennitted to t&he the foUowing extract from a letter ftom Miss Vitoo
to Hn. Lepud Sniitli, dated ClRrence, October, 1848,
" We heard from BunbtA h fevr daja ago. Mr. and Mn. Merrick, witli ibs
deu cfaildren, ate well, and their hearts are oheered bji seeing a movement among^
the daik tnltabitaDta. The attendance on aabbalh days is incrensbg, and King
WQIiam has given orden that no canoes go out on tbat day.
"Oni frienda at Cameroons have recently suffered inucb, but sre mcroifully
reMOTcd. We hope that good is doing there. Sad accounts reaoh us ftom Old
Calabar. Twenty-four persons were sacciQccd a. week or two ogo on the death
of a chief; but Mr. Ooldie, from whom we have just heard, says, ' Wu labour ou
in b((h and hope.' "
CLARENCE.
A short letter has just been received from Mr. Sakbii, dated the 28th (f Ootobet,
Myiag, " 1 write a (ew lines to-day just to report nil well. I fortrard, also, letters
from Uimbia, by which you will learn, as I have done by others, that all is well
there. Of Cameroons, the news ia, as usual, grateful to my spirits ; all wellj
pcaeeful, and the brethren hard at work. Oh, that God may pour out plentifully
of bis graee, that these desert lands may become fruitful."
BRITTANY.
A Utter hat been leoeived from Mr. Jenkihr, dated the 6th of January, giving
iha following account of his labours, and of the opposition of the Kotnan catholia
priests.
■trong hold oa him, and ihey and lome in-
tolerant peruni threatened to take ill [heir
] work from him nnleu he would Unf onr
midi ibe goipei. I left home on the 30ih biviag the room. In eonstquence of ihu ib«
December, aad returiied on the 2eib. At I poor man came and begged me to annul Ihe
I bgrgtio, which I (hooght it right to do after
. eaoiidering Ihe one. The poor maa receivod
; nothing for bii houN lui year, nor hu he any
.. ._ .^ . I chance of having any thing for it thia year,
preMTaa gionj aiitT or leventy francs for it j aod it ij postible Ihe priegia will not give liini
ntW than we ahould have it. The owner ii I any thio^ to make up bis Iom in eonaequenee
a tiler, who depends on the priests for mach . of inDutling hi ' - • ' "■'
J i-_ ,_,..... ■. . _■. ., ip(,,p^t opprt...
I I will be any lou to us. I kaow that n
I have juil made another
— di ibe go^el. I left home on u
imber, and returned on the 2eih.
iotmned you in a filmier letter, I took
at Looargtt at thirtj-three fraoa per aanum.
TliapricM wen ilrongly opposed ■□ my having
.>.: -_j ._ij .1 ^ ,1^ would have
124
THE MISSIONARY HESALD
diMppn*a of iLmb nnjiut pnxnediiig* on
tbeir pirt. A rich frinhald firmer, wbo
■loaji come* to betr prMcbiDg, lo whom I
r«l>i«d the kffiur, Cold ms be irill gi*a m« >
rooiD to pruch in when hii booM, which u
now being rebuilt, will be nkdy, which will
be in the mooth at April, and dial withmit
Bnj UHDM. I read and explained 1 John
iii, to thiimln and hit wifg,nn<l had*a ' —
iQ with them.
^ng religioua co
Btbbaib, 26th. The weather urai Tei7 cold,
ao that I oonld not preach in the opea air, bat
I addnned a few penona in a prirale bovM.
Tbera wai prweut a man who had ooms from
Tretlamna, wbaverj warmlf iontedme logo
to that pariah lo preach. In oonaequence of
my aiT«D|emenl I contd not go tilt Ibe (o\-
lowing day, bat Oeorget, an iniamiing mia
bom Belle Isle, who ii in the habit or reading
and axplabinj Dortiont of the go(ptJ,wentwilE
■he fnend, and bad an oppoitnniif o( ean<
vening on religion with naferal pereoni ic
(he evening. I went la Beghtrd, where 1
piMcbcd in a room I had lalian in tlia vitlue
with (be approbation of Mr. Le Tieo, for t£a
pnrpow of holding pnblic wonhip. There
" ' t.lbongb the weuberwu
prieata had pronoaiMMd
for *a]| one wbo would oome to hear me.
Chiiatma* day moraing, after high mua, I
preached again in the room lo an attentive
asdiuiT. Aftar Ibia I left lor Tragi
WM with difficulty I arrived in tine
iha people after veqien. Many bad gone
away, hat there wen not leat tban 300 per-
aeoi t6U lemdning, wbo heard the trath
reepeeting the birth of oar Savionr. A few
ware diapoaad ia the beginning lo deride, anil
ooe cried out that tbev were catbolici. In
■mwcr to Um I aaid, that the name catholic
or proMMtnt would anil n$ nothine in the
day of jadgment, that no one will be laved
bat the linner that ii converted lo God, be-
liavea in Jaaoi Cbriu the Bsvionr, and obeya
hiaword. All wen peaceable, end the "
lian good. The blind woman wbo can
waidtoaaklbr* tract Ibe flnt time I pn
thar^ WM ott thia oeearion not br from where
I ttood. Porhapa I oaght to owntioD ben,
that Georget, alker hi^ imh, b«in to ihow
flw Testament to the people, ancfto read and
explain eoma portion of i ~ '
deputy forbade hit doing a
conraged, bat went to the
religions liberty, but in rain. When I
preached after veepete, I met with no oppoai-
Ijon, though the nayot^ dq>nty waa pnMsnL
Thia parieb i> contiguom to that in which the
ntayor atopped my preaching.
Ijihcun if Cdportmri and gerlptara Aailtn.
I am glad lo be able to tell yon Ihat oar
Breton eolportenr makei progreai ia the
knowledge of the gMpel. He bw left the
church of Rome, and ii vary tincerely attacbed
to Ime religion. He condacU himielf very
well. I hare had mnoh religioat oonreiaB-
tion with Oengei, wbo ha* 2way( aueoied
our meetiogl einos I benn preaching in that
part of the connliy. It ii avidefit ha haa
made mnch program in Ibe knoiriedge of
eeaagelieal truth, and now nndeniiaad* mI**-
tiOD by grace and not by the merit of oar own
worki, which ia oantrary to the erroneoo*
teichlag of ihe church of Rome. He duly
readi hit New Tcsta^leD^ aod nadi airi aa-
~ I it lo otbere in hit own boute aod in the
3 of hi* neighbonrt. He it a man of
ihan ordinary undentandiagand general
knowledge, and eipreatet himtelf verr well in
French and in Breton. Thongfa edraneed in
yeart, he ii deiireu* oF becoming a eolporlaor
and reading the New Taatamant, and I think
be would In a naefol mao, I h<fe the tirer.
pool friendi will entile tM U employ him.
In reply to year Inqnii^ retpaoting oalpor*
tenrt, I have to itata thai thia work i« noder
ihe auperintendenca of Mr.De Pretatati. Tba
Bible Soidei; granta to Mr. Williann and
mytelf a colporteur each to long ai tlia tale
jnitiGei the expente, conteqaentl; we hail
prattir r^ularly iu thii part of the country ■
French or a Breton colporteur. A good
French oolporteur wet tent lo ue five or ui
monthi ago, but illnets and a want of know-
le^ of tha laiu:naga rendered hit tin bera
of Iittia ute, and )att month ha wm called to
labonr in Farit. Since hit departure oar
Breton oolpoctcnr hai recomoMncad hit la-
boun, bat the lala ii now latber nnall.
A* Enngdift wiuilad.
Hie aid giantad by the Bible Sooiaty ia
truly important, but at itt apecial objeot ie Uie
tale of icriplares,itlbllaw( that iheoolporlaar
oan vint the tame neighboarhood bat iddom,
and eaaiMt take lime to read and aiplaia Iba
word of Oed, aod it nnoertain at to the dara*
lion of hb itaT in the aame part of the ooBDtn.
The work or the tcnptura reader and the
evaogelitt, which it bdupentable to the tpread
of divine truth, i> left to he done by otherti I
am tarry that the fundt of the 8o^ty are to
low, and that you fear yon cannot enable a*
to make a trial of Mr. Lagent. Our miieioa
grtaily oeedt an etangelbt. I am obliged to
be oflen fram home, and there it no one to
take my plaeo.
FOB FEBBUAXT, lB4ft. IS»
HOME PROCEEDINGS.
DEPASTUBE OF MB. AND MBS. SALE.
At IeDg:tli the Committee ate en&bled to report the dqiBttnre of one munonary
toi Ills Seld of laboni in India, aod nndct circumstances tliat arc peculiatljr
gstifjing. Mr. Sala «aa accepted for India about twelve months a^, and he hu
DOW left for that country in the " William Carey," a Teasel belonfting to William
Jones, Esq., of Ptrllheli, who has kindly given oar friends a free passage lo Cal-
coUa. He has also expressed a hope that his sliip maj Dcvei viait India without
eanying on board, and on the same terms, one mistiooaiy at least for that vast
and inporlant field. Mr. and Mrs. Sale took leave of the Committee at their
weeVIy meeting on January 2nd, and we trust ihat He who holds the waves in
the hollow of his hands will take char^o of them till they reach their " destined
haTen" in peaee.
ODB YOUNG MEN.
We have heard with great pleasure iliat the students of that branch of the
Preri>yterian body which support the mission at Old Calabar, ia West Africa, have
"not only formed themselves into n Missionary Association, and thus sought to
fiister among themselves the spirit of an enlarged and generous sympathy for Ihe
woiat wants of the human race, but with the ostensible abject of assisting to raise
foods for the African Mission, they visit, by deputations, many of the congregations
of ihe body, and thus are instramenial in diffusing a loissionaiy spirit tliroughout
ihc denomination." While we look forward with considerable interest to the
heneGis likely to result from the " Young Men's Missionary Association '' lately
formed in London, and trust the example will be followed by our yoang men in
other places, we slioulJ be gratified by seeing the students in our colleges take
the lead, feeling assured that great good would result to themselves as well as to
the canto in which they were engaged.
The next Lecture in connexion with the Young Men's Association will be
delivered by Ilev. John Branch, of London, on the evening of February 21st.
The chair will be taken at eight o'clock.
OBATITUDE WELL EXPRESSED.
While, alaal many expressions of gratitude for mercies received end in words,
it is gratifying lo henr that the feeling sometimes prompts to personal sacrifice,
and we would present for ituItatioD the teacher of a British school, who baa
tniDaroitted a sovereign, " as a tbank-oR'eriiig to the Lord for his unspeakable
mercy in haviog permitted her to occupy her post for four years without a day'l
interruption from indisposition."
THE DOVE.
It may be satisfactory to our friends to lean) Ihelaat btelligence of the "Dove"
htfare she got off the coast. It it from Yarmouth (Isle of Wight), where she put
in on the 19th oF December, after having encountered very rough wuither at the
baek of the island. The missionaries went on shore, and stayed three hours, and
were about to proceed to chapel, when a breeze sprung up, which carried them
qnicfcly out of aight ; a good Wesleyan friend (Mr. Warder] offering bis service!
gntnitoosly to pilot them otit, AAet this it appears they had a fine wind tat
many days.
ISA THB MISSIONARY HERALD
ANNUAL SERMONS.
The Committee have pleasure in announclnj; thnt the Annual Sermons on bebelf
of tha Society will bo preftched by the ReV, James Sbrrham, of Surrey Chnpcl,
and tbe Rev. Octavivb Winslow, of Learabarton.
Tbe former (who was prevoDted by the illiiess of the late lamented Mrs. Sher-
man from fuUillinB' a s'liiiilar eiigaKement last Tear) will piench ot Surrey Chapel
on the evening of Thursday, April lOtli, and the latter will preach at Bloomsbury
Chapel, on the morning oF Wedneidar, April 2S\h.
NOTICE TO AUXILIARY SOCIETIES AND CONTRIBUTORS.
The Treasurers of Auxiliaty Societies, and other friende, who may have money
in hand on aocottnt of the Society, are respectfully icmioded that tho Treasurers
account for the year will close on the 31st of March. All payments, therefore,
iotvaded to appear in the Appendix to the next Report, must be made in tbe
course of this or the following inonlh.
It is requested that tho respective accounts may be sent, pcoprrly balanced,
to the Secretary, Baptist Mission House, Moorgnlc Street, accompanied by the
list of subscribers, &c., in alpliabetical order.
It is respectfully requested that where it is prnctiojible the friends in the
country ordering Missionary Cards, &e., would nt the same time kindly mention
the name of a country bookseller, and his London agent, through wboin tlie
parcels may be seat, or such other mode of tiansroission us nwy most economise
the Funds of the Society.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
The thlnka of tha Committee are proented Co (he fatlowini; (riendji —
Mr. J. Neal, Liverpool, for a jar of nedi, for A>t, W. tftubigiii, BimtU;
Mr. Credock, BariOD, Lanouhire, for a pirocl ofm^aiiaet;
Lndio It Turret Green Cbipel, Ipiwicta, far a box of cIoibiDg, &c., for Ibt. G. Cmem,
Trinidad:
W. L. 3niitb, £«]., for ■ parcel ofbooks, Ibr Rn. J. Wtiigir;
Mill Haadey, Bow, for a parcel of roigaiinci;
A (ew friendi (place uaknowo}, for a parcel of UKful article) and twenty ibillingii
The Minet PUllip, PoniTpool, for a box of bucy ariicla, (or Haiti;
Mr>. W. Miller Bad fricadii, Edinbnrgb, Tor a caw of dothisg, medidnea, Sec, for Ate. J.
Mariek, Bmhia;
JoMph Gurney, £■>],, Ibr bibles, for Mitaoaaria in CUceUa.
Tbe reipectful tbanki of tbe Committea ire pracDled to Meun. Dowier and Son, for
fepain and iittingi supplied graluilouily lo tbe " Dove."
CONTRIBUTIONS,
Jitemiiiti uiT. 8 ui 8 <l
Fops, lln, TglMntnm,
tn AMta J
Sutton, Mr., hoi bT I
WuoD. Mr, TanbrUn
Wellh lOr IM( (
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CluuiiploD BUI 10 0 0
Frind, L«l(li(<ia Bai-
wdibjOr. Hobi.ror
DM : tU 0
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TCeeiTedl^WiIliimBRMlieGDrMj,E«q.,iudS>m«d Morton Peto, £sq,,M.P., Treunren.or
tbc TlCT. Jonph Angin^ U.A., S*enurf, at tba MiwioD Hook, 33, Moorgatc Sinet, Lomioh :
ID EuvBcioa, b; ths Hev, CauiHapher ADdanon. th« Ibr. Janith*D WUioii ud Joho
Maoudiw, bq.; Id Oumow, bjr Robwt KaUle, Eiq.i in Ciicuita, b; (La Rer. Junaa
Tbomaa, Baptitt Uivimi Fimj and at Nnr Ymu, Unitad Stataa, by W. Colgale, Eaq.
Centribotiwi* can alao ba paid ia at the Bank of E^:iaDd to tb« aecoant of " W. B. Onreqr
IRISH CHRONICLE.
AN APPEAL
FOR THE COMStDBRATIOlt Of PASTUBa, DEACOKS) AND CUfRCHBI
Tbe Gnancial condition of the M>ciet7 httTine eDgaf^d the wriooa atMttion of
the comniiitee, we, »ho» nimeB are appended to this Htstement, were appointed
to eoDsider the subject and report Lhereon, Our report waa received and adopted
by the committee, and ne are requested to carry out ila recommendatioos. We
tbrrcfore reipectfUlly invite jour attention to the following itatement.
The present debt begnn in 1842. It hu gone on increasing, not fcoiD incantiona
eipraditure, but from inadequnte income. During the ;e«n 1841 — 1844 the
arersge annual excess of expenditure was £25S ; but, during 1846 — 1848, it haa
bren reduced to £129; while during thia period the income haa increased about
£140 per annum.
The expenditure in Ireland could not be materially reduced without dismisnng
locg'tried and faithful agents. The reduction which has been effected is the
result of the strictest economj in lis working expenses there. On this head there
baa been a saring of £332, or about £80 yearly. Moreover, the committee hoped
that, aa the usemliieea of the society increased, its funds would have increaaed
also;
At I
accomplished without considenible expense. For & lime the home expenditure
waa increased ; but havbg a secretary wlioll^ devoted to his official dulics, the
committee were enabled graduDlly to reducr it; and they felt that a cousideruble
angmentatiou of income might be reasonably expected.
A saving was also effected when Mr. Davis retired from the office of collecting
agent, as Uie secretary undertook nearly the whole of the travelling and collecting,
in addition to his other duties. The gratuitous supply of the Clironicle to aeveial
reli^ous publications was stopped ; and the expense of printing tlie Report was
diminished one third. By these arrangements the home expenditure has been
reduced to the amount of £150 per annum. But, as the average yearly debt haa
been about £1,200 for the last eiglit years, nearly £CO0 has been paid 'hr interest
■lone, during that time: a very^argo sum to be added to the usual working
expenses of so small a society.
Tbe publication of a History of the Society, about four years ago, Involved an
expense of £70. It was thought that by this publication the society's operations
would be better known, and Its fDods increased : this item is included in the home
expenditure, and will account for its apparent increase ; but as one hslf this sum
liaa been repaid by the sale of the work, and the stock in hand ia worth more than
tbe balance, the funds will not uUimatel .' suffer.
In 1846 — 7 Ireland was visited with famine. Noble efforts were made by our
churches to form a relief fund. But the contributions to the general purposes fell
ofi*, in consequence, £S00. The past J^ar was one of almost universal pecuniary
distress. But in spite of these difficulties the committee were enabled to sustain
(he society's operations with an increase to the debt of only £127, which is a
matter of grateful surprise when we know that the Scottish collections for that
year were less than usual, by at least £150.
The present liabilities amount to £2,000 1 This sum, fn iddilion to the ufual
eomlrAutiotit, is necessary to keep the society in operation. It should be raised
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within the nrjtt tix monOti ! We putpoae to lay tliese facta before b few tried and
libenl friends — to appeal to our more wealthy cburcfaes — and to solicit a epeciul
contributioD from those churcbes which have not assiaLed the society for these two
ot more past years.
We have entered iato these particulan to show how the debt orifpnated, nnd to
prove that its increase has been unavoiduble. The espeoditurc has been reduced
as rapidly u ciroumstaDces would allow ; but the income has not iacreased so aa
to leave a surplus with wbich to pay off any portion of the debL
7*be committee having conBded this matter to us, we earnestly press the fore-
going statement OD your notice. We shall bo gUd to heat from jdu, through the
secretary, what you purpose doing to relieve the society from a burdtn, under
nhioh, if left alone, it wilt soon sink.
Signal, Josarn Tuttoh, Treaturtr.
FaxPBUCK TaMTRAiL, Seerttarj.
Busvu QiMMM.
Jow*B SsmwM.
WiLUAll SWIMTUD.
Mr. EocLES wrilM, Belhst, Jaouaty U,
and bit repmt is highly encounging.
The report though brief, will show what
The Lord coDtiniui to n^ud us with a
Ttrf encouraging share of bitoui. In my
last, I beliers 1 mentioned the baptttm of
tw« ptrtoiu, a labouiiDg tdid and his wife.
I hsTe now the pleasure of reporting an addi-
tional incmse to our number of thret prrunj,
one of them received by iKtar from brotfaer
Pike^ church in Derby. Our preeenl number
is Ihirlg-eighl, impljing, ■■ reported to the
Baptist Union for the slatiMia cf the currenl
year, after deducting exduon and emign-
tiani,a clear increaM, from Jannsry, 1848, to
Janoiry, 1849, of rigUam members. The
congregation, too, untinun to hicnase
Steadily. The ground flDor is filling fut.
Xew doors of dscAiIdim are opeMing in rari-
oni qustten. Many of tha common people
bear US gladly ; and the iangu^a of Prondenee
seems cTidentty to bs^ " Oo up snd ptmtm
the land." oiiis is yet the dsy of iiiuiU
thinga, but it is Aitl of hope for the Ailura.
The Lord is practically d«:lBring to ui, " My
word shalE not return to me vind ;" and we
rejoice to believe that "the little one ilisll
become a thounnd," that the land of our
hearth betf aReetions iball yet arise trota its
deaia<ling attachment toaitrangeniperitilion,
and bowBVsr do«n-lrodden, Strewed, aird
reddes* biOierlo, shall oonttitnte one of the
bHghtcst Jeireh in the RcdeeoKrli crown.
While we toil, maid imimtgimd difHeullin,
npoB a Btabbom soil, is^ated tram our
brethren, d^^actad in i)iirit, our aooli hiving
no rest through flgbtinga without and lean
wilhia, «• fee] that Ibadawnof a happier day
is already •videot, and tboti whatever may tie
Mr. Bate* is enabled to speak hope-
fully of the cause at Banbiidge. At the
towards the building of the new place.
which is now become almost necessary
to the existence of the chuich. We
heartily wish him success. He baa great
difficulties to contend with just now,
owing to the siagnalioD of trade and the
great poverty oi the people, hence the
greater need of sympathy and help.
We have much cause for hnmitiation of
heart before Ood, yet we ate fkvotirad with
some toheni of thediiina bleain^ We have
bera tavonred with
A few nighls ago I preached ftom Luke i. 6,
"And they were both r^hteoui belbrs God,
walking in all the eommandmeiils and ordi-
nances of the Lcn) Uameleas," and taptianl
two ycong females in the river. May evwy
additiim to our nnmber prove to ha an addi-
tional hlivir^. Oh that tbs Spirit mav be
poured out from on high, dien we shall bave
times of rcfieshiog thm I)m pntcnoa of 8ie
Lord!
Mr. Alrxandkr Hauiltom, assistant
missionary for districts accupied by
hicihicn Mulbem, Bates, and Ecolea,
has been labouring for the past three
months to Belfast and the ncinity.
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131
ScTcnd oul-aUtkiiii wbicb tbe pua
could not villi, except \eij nrclf , i
DOW regularlf attended to.
nm^h Hr. Ecc1«a will ftom time to time
fbrniili jou vHh infbrmatjon regarding the
cfanrch in thk town, jet I maj jutt add, that
the tiiitb ii STidentlj ptngreving. There are
■all penona being added to tha church, and
Itw doioiniaatiDii )■ becoming more geneniilf
I bate bwn able to open wiwn ataliona
fot preadling. At aome, hoveTer, of theae,
tbe altandaDee ia mall, bnt at otbera it ii
*cr7 good, and at all it i< increuing. A few
of tbe paople attending thiae out-itationi ara
oar cbspeL So far thu ii wull nnd en-
eounrang, and invitea ui to expect othei
(Riita m God'a own time. I ma; h; that in
all caaeamjTintJBrethBnkfulljreceiTedfaiicI
abo that I ani fiequentlj inrited to pteacli
amongst tbe people.
Tbe {btlowintr facta are from the re-
port* of tlie readers in tlie Connaupht
diiirict. They continue to prove the
luefulneaa of ifaia agency. It ia a matter
of conatant regret lo the committeo that
the offers of service nhich lliey so fre-
quently receive from penons eminently
JualiSed for thia work, are necegsarily
eclined from nant of funds. Thia ia
the mors to be regretted, because some
... . . , ■ ii^j.
On entering a houae whei« I had been
lb* babit of rcadmg for aonie lew monl
[lait, tbe woman living in it gave me a hearlj
weleome, aajing ilie longed to aee me ag. '
Baring aaked why, she nid, "Youknow
■on, aiace his fether'i death, turned a bad boy
to ■■■ Un one oceaaion 1 complained of hi
to the pHat, but it waa of no nie. Yi
commenced to read tlie acripinrea for na, ai
to tell him of the avil eoiiaequencea of 1
CMKluot ; and ble^aed be God, he aecms n
enty cbaoged himaelf, bnt tlritea in a proper
way to adiia* and cosnael othaa in the
bmily, who were fbJtowing the svi! eiample
aat loi Ibem. So I am gind jou are come,
aad hope jou will eome olWn, and courue)
tbe otbera who need it aa lauch aa he did."
About eighteen monlhsago, thia verj woman
rrtnad to let me read tbe wutil of God. It
n a great change indeed.
I lately visited an aged alcli man, who after
beorii^ me attentively, aud, " Oh, Ihen^ I
have spent mj daji In un and rebellion
against God, but in my youthful dnjrs we had
no bibles, nnr gnod men to teach us their
sacred contents. May it please the Lord la
pardon my great ignoiance and neglect. But
you, addreoung his family, have now the n| -
portunitj offered, and I earnetll; beg you nl
to embiBce it." This poor man died a fe«
dsjs after, and I trust we have some reaiou
to hope that hi* confidence was placed in the
Lord Jesus.
The projiosed payment of tbe Bomisli
priesthood agitate* eren the peaBHutry
ID this remote district.
Withhl the laat few weelu a general cry
haa been raised among the lower cinases that
their priesta are about to accept a govein-
ment alipend. Some id' them aeem glad, aa
tbej think it will put an end, for the fiilure,
to Iheir Hverity and hanhncfs. Others rap-
pose, if Ifae^ uccept of it, that it ia a sterling
pnxif that thej are not infallible guides, aa
thef have hitherto pretended to be, and there-
fore tbey will not be regarded as their spi'
ritual instructors. What this sgilntion uf
mind may end in, nnne can tell. Bat God
will bring good out of evil.
(MNQtIEftBD.
I hare visited prettj' oiten lately, a woman
who is a Cannelile, and wearing three rings
on one finger, in honour of St. Joseph, St.
Dominic, and St Fmncii, together with n
•capukr, and other consecrated cori<s and
hndges, which she obtsined from fiiars and
01 hen who traffic in •uch conaectattd
trumpery.
On meeting with her last week, Mmnge ta
tell, I missed the ringf. Kol seeing them in
Iheir old berth, 1 said to her, '* Biddy, what
did JOU do with the consecrated rings!" She
replied, " I have cast them off for ever, for
I need not trust in them when God's word
tells me that the bloo<l of Christ waahea
awaj all sin." " Dont believe what she sajs,"
observed a young woman, " f»r in quilling
her petticoat last week, ahe hid tbe ringi in
it." " No," wid Biddj, " 1 would caat a
thousand ik tfaem away, if the;r were gold,
that I might put my trust in Christ nlone."
I have no hesitatioD in aajing that the
people are increasingly reverencing the
authority o£ scripture lathei than the cuOi-
mandmcDla of nxn. The tracla jou gave
me for distribution Usted no length of time.
The children in the school took the greater
part of Ihem away. Those who could read
were eager lor getting them, and thej are ■■>
carefHiI of them, that thej moat commonly
IRISH CHRONICLE.
I to mbaut tvo bundred
penom, nnJ diatributed a hundred and time
Two iDembeR have beea added to
the church bj baptUm — jrouog "•"■ "f 8"«t
ipectability and wortb. Hr. Wilihen
preached a luitable Kimon on the occaiion,
which produced a deep iinprenion. I hemrd
much of it during mj TuilathefDlloiriDg week,
and bad an opportunitj or ihowing them
chapter and lene for what wu brought for-
ward OD the lubject.
P0STSC3RIPT.
Our friends nlH perceive from the Appea] in tbe-Ant pa|^, what is the pecuniar)'
condition of the Society. We hcg ttiem diatiDCtl}' to ponder the fact that this
t<^rrible debt lias not arisen from increasing' ihe expenditure; for, during ihe put
fouror Gve yeiin, everj effort has lieen made to reduce it. The income has not
kept up to the averai;e of the previous ypars. We believe none will deny that
ever; eiTort bus been made to improve it. No labour has been f^p'ited, but
liithcrlo without the expected measure of success.
What then was to be done ? Ordinary means hnving failed, tliere was only one
course open, and that was a frank explanation of the circumstances, and a s'^te-
luent of the whole cnie. Circulars have been forwarded to eliuiches who have
given "0 htip tin two or more years, and to such private friends as are known to
be anxious about the Society's welfare and success. Some fruit lias already been
nthtred. We wait with considerable nniiety for the result. Uay all wlio can
help be inclined Co off>:r it promptly and liberally I
CONTaiBUTIONS RECBiVED SINCE OUR LAST.
BwlnilHd,llr
Hepbun, T.. B*t....,
Uwn. U»
BlMdtoum, W.. B^. ..
Allen, J. H.. Eiq
8i.ddn«. br ItaT. C. W
CbiltH, br Itov. W. Q]
Bytactt Pum, lt«v. J.
TTlnllj StTHt, bj tin.
EdlDbBrgb— Pnngla,
PMo, S. M., Em., HP..
Trlam. Jh., Eiii- ,
tolUi, W. L. Biq..
HiUitHd— <^iaMl«'K'B«T. i. "i
DONATIONS TOWARDS THE DEBT.
..va 0 t
Subtcriptiona and Donatiinii tbankfiilty mcdved bj the Trranirer, Iometb Tainoit, Esq.
Lombard Street ; and by the SecretnrT, Hr. Frideiuck Trkstrail, and Rev. Josifh
Ambus, at the Mission Houn, Hoorgale Street; aod by the psiton of the churches tbroui;hout
the Kingdom.
COLLECTOR FOR LONDON, REV. a WOOLLACOTT,
4, CoHPToif Stbcet EiST, Brunswick Sqeia*.
HAPTIST MAGAZINE.
MARCH, 1849.
THE PEOTINCE OF ASSOCIATIONS.
B HBT. atO. B. IDE, D.D.
Thb PMlAdelphiA Associ&tiun haa just
dosed & TeT7 interesting sesuon. The
Teneiatioit in which this uioient bod;
it held, its prominent position, establish-
ed character, and the large number of
churches represented in it, give to its
delibentions sod moTementt an
portMioe that belongs to few similar
orguoixatioiu throughout the land,
Th« n»wtiig was one of much harmouj
and apiiitoal enjoyment. The accounts
pieaented bj tiie del^ates from the
Kveral ohurcdies indicated, in general, a
healthful tone of religiooa feeling and
action ; while the interest manifested
in the various objects of bensvolenoe,
and the liberal contribotions made for
their support, afforded the moat cheer-
iog evidoioe that this noble cause has a
firm hold apou the hearts of the multi-
tade there assembled.
But the decisioD which appears to us
of chief moment, and baught with the
faappieat consequences to the peace of
Z.OD, was one relating to the sphere ol
the association in matters of dlaoipliiie.
By one of the ohurches certain queries
were sent np, having reference to sub-
jects connected with its own internal
administration, on which adrioe was
sought. The association, hj a verj
large m^oritj, decided tliat suoh ques-
tions did not come within its le^timate
scope 1 that it was foreign from the
design of its formation to give oouosel
in affairs of ecclesiastical goTcmment ;
and that difficulties arising in an indi-
vidual chuioh, or between different
churches, should be ai^}UBted in the
customary and authorized way. In thii
conclusion we rejoice believing it cal-
culated to promote order, to preserve
the independence of the churches, and
to determine the real province of those
voluntary bodies emanating from them.
To show that our approval is not
lightly given, we shall take occasion to
offer a few thoughts on the (ru« noturw
and purpose of aivxiationt, at a recog-
niud dipartmeiU of bapiit peiity.
THE PROVIHCE OF ASSOCIATIONS.
There ii, perii&pa, uo other organiza-
tion unong til M ill defined, or respect-
ing which euch vague opinions are
entertained. And jct assooations,
meeting aa tber do regularly, having a
perm&nent existence, and an established
oonneiion with the churches, must,
from their verj ohantcter, be capable of
great good or evil. It is, therefore, a
question of much practical importance.
What is their appropriate sphere!
Within what limits is their influence
benaflcialt When does it become
dangerous and harmful 1
It is plain that no express mention
of assodaliona is found in the New
Testament. We know not that the
primitive churches bad any arrange-
ments analogous to them. But though
not directly required by any command
or example of scripture, their existence
is, we conceive, strictly in harmony
with the general spirit of its instruc-
tiona It is certainly allowable for
Cbristiani to institute, with a view to
their own religious improvement, such
voluntary oombinations as do not con-
flict with any statute of the gospel ;
which assumes not to make, interpret,
or execute laws in the kingdom of
Christ i and which trench upon none
of the prercgativea of that eeoleeiastioal
constitution whioh be has ordained-
Acoordingly, the churches of our deno-
minaUou have deemedit not inconsistent
with the bible, and profitable to them-
selves, to unite in fraternal commoai-
ties, under the name of tssociationa,
for the purpose of mutual edification
and comfort. The institutions so form-
ed are intended nmply and exclusively
to have regard to the spiritual interests
of the Dhurahes connected with them ;
to ascertain and collect the facta of
their condition ; to produce concert in
their pious labours ; to extend succour
and encouragement to the feeble ; and,
by the interchange of sympathy and
fellowship^ to promote uni^ td feeling.
and co-operadon in the oause of Oud.
They have no authority to promulgate
creeds, to issue canons, to prescribe
systems of discipline, or in any way to
supervise the internal regulations of the
churches. They are not boards of
reference, nor oouncils of advice, nor
courts of appeal. They can neither
legislate, nor adjudicate, nor punish.
An association may, indeed, separate
from it any church that becomes corrupt
in doctrine, or whose disorderly and
violent proceedings endanger the general
p ace ; that is, it may withdraw the
privileges of union and intercourse
whon the conditions on which they were
conferred are violated. Such a power
is necessary to secure the ends it has in
view, and is involved in the very pria- .
oiples of its organization. But further
it cannot properly go. Apart from this,
its sole office is, by the meana above
indicated, to advance truth, holmess,
and love ; leaving all that is executive,
disciplinary, or governmental, where
Christ hath left it— to the churvhea
themselves, acting in their individual
capacity, under their sovereign Bead,
to whom alone they are reeponsible.
It may, however, be said, that when
cases of difficulty exist in a church
which it ia unable to settle, it may be
both suitable and useful to seek instruc-
tion and guidance from Uie aasociatioii
to which it beknga. To such a course
there are, in our opinion, very serioua
and weighty objections. References (4
this nature, shonld they become frequent
— and were the prinoipla established,
they would soon do so — mnstneoeenrily
absorb the time of the association, pro-
tract its sessions, create strife and party
feeling, and waste, in exciting discus-
sions, the hallowed hours that should
be spent in devotional exeroisea, and in
solemn consultation on the great inte-
rests of the Redeemer's kingdom. Thus
the very objects for which an association
ia formed would b* crowded out and
THE PEOTINCE OF ASSOCIATIOITS.
I3fi
lost. Nor ia gaeb a Iwdj at kll a fitting i
oae to inTestigate tUMi detennins qnes-
tioiu of diadpUno. It is not bo oonsti- I
tated aa to answer any purpooe of this
kind. It has neither the leisure nor
the means for the calm deliberation,
the jAtient webbing oF evidence, the
fall and impartial inqnirj, lo iudispens-
able to jost conalonons. Whaterer
jodgmfloti it might pats, in these cir-
cumstanoes, must be bastj, onide,
weeded, and would, probabljr, only
aggravate the evil they vere intended to
But, it tnaj be asked, b a church,
when embarrassed by cases of an intri-
eate and distracting nature, never to
daim advice from any eoorce wiUiout
itsdf t To this we reply, that the rules
whidi Christ has given in his word for
the order and regulation of his bouse,
if rightly understood and applied, are
amply sufficient for every conceivable
exigency. Let these be duty studied
and wisdy followed, and the most obsti-
nate diseensions will vanish before their
healing influence. And what is true of
difficulties in a partioular oburcb, is
equally true of those which sometimes
arise between different churches. But
should instances occur, in which the
application of the Saviour's laws is not
deariy seen, or division and excited
feding prevent their being put in force,
there is a remedy at hand, sanctioned
by scriptural precedent, and the general
aistom of our denomination. Let the
dinrch or churches so situated, agree to
submit their differences to the umpirage
of nngbbouring obarches. Let judicious
and impartial brethren be called in for
this pnrpoee, before whom the whole
bets of the case shall be laid, and who,
after careful investigation, shall explain
the scriptural rule in the premises, and
give such counsel and aid as may be
needed. Scarcely an oooasiou can arise
in which snch an espedieut will not be
At all events it is &r
more efTectoal and safe than a refeienes
to associations. Councils, as such occa-
sional assemblages are denominated
among us, are chosen with a view to the
specific ease that is to come before
them. They meet at the call of the
ohurch desiring their sssistance. Their
office ia wholly advisory, and even that
is delegated ; and when its functions
are performed, it reverts to the churdi
at whose request they act Having
discharged the daty asrigned them, thej
are dissolved, and cease to exist.
But an association is a permanent
body. It is freqnently even a l^al
corporation. By its stated meetings,
and annual delegates, it renews and
perpetuates itselt If it be empowered
to take cogmzanee of discipline, or to
instruct the churches in the manage-
ment of their internal affairs, self-reepeot
alone will lead it to see that its dictatea
be regarded. Where they are treated
with contempt, it can do no less than
put out from it the delinquent or re-
fractory members. And thus we have
at once, an ecclesiastical court, inter-
preting laws, issuing decrees, and en-
forcing them by the very highest penalty,
that of excision. It may declare that
the potent words it utters are mert-ly
those of advice — the mild admonitions
of a kind and watchful guardian — but
they are, in effect, commands — the im-
perative edicts of a judicatory erected
over the churches, and awing them into
submission. It matters little by what
name such a controUing power may be
called — whether synod, presbytery, or
association. The thing, as to all practi-
cal results, is essentially the same. As
soon would we place ourselves under an
organisation claiming to legislate in
Qod's house, as under one presuming to
expound to us his will, and visiting with
censure the n^lect of its teachings.
W hatever thus exercises superintendence
over the ohurches, or hinders their free
action, is a palpaUe enoroachmsnt upon
THE PROTINCB OF A880CIATIOKS.
their aathoritj, ftnd a groM nBDTpKtion
of the rights of their exgJt«d Lord.
Will it be said that aatodatioai, as now
modelled and cooducted, can never do
this I But let them be made regular
organs of adrice — Btanding arbitrators
on every occasion of doubt or dispute —
and they will soon grow int^ lordly
buUc, and over-flbadowing influence.
The early Christians were wont to hold
fraternal conferences on the best modes
of extending the gospel in their par-
ticular neighbourhoods. From these
rimple and harmless gatherings, human
perrersion and ambition drew, in later
times, a precedent for those tremendous
engines of ecdedastical tyranny, the
cecumenical oonnails, in which arrc^ant
bishops, and priests, and monks, pre-
Boribed the doctrines to be received, and
the laws to be observed by the uniTersal
churdi, and fulminated anathemas
ag^st all who should disobey thdr
mandates. Let associations he restrict-
ed within their proper limits ; let them
be regarded and nuuntained as annnal
festivals of piety, where the churches,
by th^ messengers, come together to
inform eaoh other of their state ; to
recount the merries of God ; to draw
from the past hope for the future ; to
sympathize in each other's joys and
sorrows ; and by mutaal exhortation to
incite to holy zeal ; — where, as on a spot
consecrated to love, brother greets
brother, heart mingles with heart,
thought responds to thought, and hymns,
and prayers, and the &ithful preaching
of the word, thrill the sonl with foretastes
of heaven — let such be their character,
and they will be seaso&S rich with en-
joyment, and full of faleesing. But if
once they are diverted from their true
design, and made arenas of debate, and
platforms for the exercise of spiritual
authority, then farewell to all their use-
fulness. They will become instmments
of pride and domination. The inde-
pendence of the churches will be but an
empty name. The free impulses of
Cbristian afieotion, and the varied yet
Uended mtmo of all its sweet harmo-
nies, will die away amid the noise of
strife, and the thunder of imperioas
behests. Zion will languish and monm ;
while, through all her desolate border*,
will stalk the dim and shadowy, but
ever-present form of a spiritual despot-
ism, only the more fatal and terrible
because its provinoe is undefined, and
its existence unacknowledged. — PAvio-
ddphia Ckritlian Chronide.
CHAEITS BEGINS AT HOME.
I Tnx S.XY. cdbhelids i
gUDit hii haoH," — Nelicmikli ui
Thi phrase at the head of this article
is too &«quently perverted into a flimsy
pretence wherewith to cover a heart of
covetousness and all uncbaritableneee.
Tet it is quite true that Christian
charity should b^n at hom^ although
it should not end tiiere.
This most excellent grace lies in oon-
oentrio circles round the right-hearted
believer, like those which are formed by
casting a pebble into the water, expand-
ing and widening till they endrcle the
whole circumference of the lake ; for
thus, although true Christian charity
awakens its first emotions in the heart
where it finds a home, it at the same
time has a sympathetic chord which
vibrates to the wiul of misery from the
very ends of the earth.
T%e scripture at the head of titis
CHARITY BEQtNS AT HOME.
137
■fticle refers to the work of the Jewg in
the d^TB of Nehemiftfa, who visiting the
land of his fathers, ipake thus to the
inhsbitmota of the holf oitj, " Ya see
tite distceM we are in, how Jerusa-
lem lieth waste, and the gates thereof
are burned with fire : come, and let ua !
build np the wall of Jernaalem, that we |
be DO mora a reproach." Their patriot- i
iam and piety were aroused bj this -
appeal, and forthwith they aet about
the work, and the manner of their per-
fbrming it is suggestiTe of a process,
which, if imitated in the present dilapi-
daliooa of the apiritoal Jerusalem,
would tend, under the divine bleswng,
to make it "a praise in the earth," for,
" Eoerg ont builded ovrr againU hit own
AoHje." Thia made comparativelj eaa;
and efficient the work, which, other-
wise, might have been difficult and pro-
First, then, may uneonverUd heartrt
of the gotpd learn, that instead of hear-
ing for othen, as they too often do, they
should hear and obey the gospel for
themaelTes, and thoa boiid against
their own house. Sin has broken
down the fortifications of the human
heart, so that the world, the fleah, and
the devil, have free ingress and egress,
and the waU of regenerating grace can
alone secure them from final de&truc-
Men are eager enough about the
things which are seen and are tempo-
ral,— witness the golden mania, under
the influence of which thousands are
flocking to Oalifomia, or are toiling,
and grasping, and screwing, at home, to
gather a little shining dust, a mountain
of which would not soothe one guilty
pang, or purohase one drop of balmy
comfort for a wounded spirit, or com-
mand one ray of light or joy in the
dark and dying hour ; fur " what shall
it proHt a man if he gain the whole
worid and lose bis own soul )" 0 ye
men of Jerusalem '. ye who dwell in
the city of outward privileges, and yet
are not "Jews inwardly," of what avail
would it have been in the days of
Nehemiah to that perverse IsraeUte
who should have refused to build against
bis own bouse, although his neigbliours
bad built against theira 1 So with you ;
on the right and on the left yon may be
connected with thoae who are saved,
but you will be lost for ever unless you
seek the salvation of your own souls.
Secondly. Let Christians leam from
this, the importance of ascertaining,
not merely that they ore converted, but
that they are in a gracious, lively,
spiritual state ; fur if they have lost
their first love, the fence of their safety
is out of repair, there are holes in the
wall, and gaps in the hedge, through
which spirituality may go out, and the
world may get in. Look to the wall of
itera fra'jtr, if you would keep out the
enemy. A breach here has been the
undoing of thousands. Satan directs
hie battering rams against thia part of
the wall with more than ordinary force,
and if he had not first succeeded here
against Noah and Lot and David and
Peter, we believe he would never have
overcome thorn as he did.
Be sure, also, you do not sufier the
wall of fitmily prayer to be broken
down, or if it be so, build it up again,
for it is the beat defence of your house-
How many servants, and how many
children, will have to praise God through
eternity that ever they bowed the knee
at the fiunily altar ! And well may a
pious houaebold lay themselves down in
peace and sleep, after the evening do-
meatio worship, with a happy consciona'
neaa of greater safety, than bolta, or
ban, or watchman, can seoore.
Then we think again, that by every
man building against hia own house, we
may leam the duty of every laember of
a family to seek the promotion of its
spiritual welfare.
Are you tt praying cAild, and are you
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CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME.
alone, in this respect, in the fkmilj 1
Tou must seek the ooDTenion of those
of TOUT household who ate yet in their
■ins. Who can tell but the littie leaven
which it hat [deaeed God to put in your
heart, may leaven the whole lumpl
Are you a praying lervant in a prayer-
less &mily ) Think of the little maid
in Naaman'e house, poor little eUve-girl
as she WBH, yet she spoke in that heathen
family of the prophet of Israel. All
honour to that little captive Israelite !
She was the means of healing the
leprosy, and, we hope, of saving the
■oul, of her master. Kvery individual
inhabitant of Jerusalem was, duublless,
enjoined to help in building against the
house in which he lived, for in the 30th
verse we read of one, who, probably,
was only a lodger, the o«oupier of but
one room, and he built " against his
chamber." Whatever position, there-
fore, you hold in a faniily, rememlter
you are placed there to promote and in-
crease its piety.
The example of these Jews may also
suggest the obligation of every believer
so to " build agwost his own bouse," as
to seek the peace and prosperity of the
particular ehureh to wAicA ha bdongi.
Home rambling professore seem a kind
of houseless wanderers, vriihout any
settled home, having "itching ears,"
without special attachment to any par-
ticular pastor, or any particular church,
and as a necessary result they are re-
garded with indifference by all, and
beloved and respected by none. Now
we do not recommend or inculcate a
narrow-mindedness which cannot go the
whole length of that charity which ex-
panded the great heart of the apostle
when he said, " Qrace be with all them
that love the Lord Jesus Christ in sin-
cerity," but we urge that speciality of
ChrisUan action which will induce a
believer to attach himself to some Chris-
tian church, and then, though not
exclusively, yet primarily, to pray and
labour for the advancement of all that
is right and holy in that church ; and
if every member of every Christian
church would thus prayerfully and
actively " build against his own house,"
all would soon realise the verity of that
glorious prediction, " In that day shall
this song be sung in the land of Judah,
We have a strong dty, salvation will
Qod appoint for walls and bulwarks."
Two observaticns shall conclude these
reflections. The first is, That there is
work for every Christisn to do, and
none, therefore, should stand idle.
Christian pastors, perhaps, will sllow it
to be suggested that upon them devolve*
the duty of Mtting their people to vrori.
In the work at Jerusalem some might
make the mortar, others bring the
bricks, others hold the plumb-line, and
others build the wslL So with us, some
may be Sunday'Sdiool teachers, some
tract distributors, some missionary col-
lectors, some visiters of the sick, others
labourieg in sumranding villages, and
all praying — " Build thou the walls of
Jerusalem," ever remembering, "Exoept
the Lord build the house, they labour in
vain that build it."
The remaining observation is, That
though every one's work may thus be
distinct, all hmv one Mmnwit xnUrttt;
and while thus separately labouring fat
Christ and souls, may yet knew, " How
blest the tie that binds their hearts in
Christian love." And when the build-
ing is complete, the head-stone will be
brought with shoutings, crying, " QinM,
grace unto it."
Bwrg St. ^tewneb.
THB SIS FULNESS OF SIF.
Sib nu; be Tiewed andar wioiu «>-
ptets. It our ^ oonaiderad in itself,
in ita op-.rUiont, uid in its fraita. It
ii frequeoUj ooiuidered aa affeotiag
MirwlTa^ u injurious to othar% and ta
committed against Qod.
Pint. In refereooe to lina which
■fleet our ndghbour men are generallj
■greed. The repressing and punishing
of than is indeed found neceBiarir, not
(Milj to the well being, but to the very
■xittence, of societj.
Falsehood, it^uatioe, oppression, im-
purity, drunkennew, glntton;, idlenesa,
NttraTaganoe, pennriouaness, are all
hnrtfol to our neighbour ; and did they
umrersallj prevail would dissolve the
&bric of societr. So far as the; abound
thej are confessedly injurious. And
even they who indulge in them oannot
hut oondemn such as commit them
to their hurt
Secondly. A greater diversity of judg-
ment is entertained of the sins which
affect oniadves. In this esas the party
most conwder and decide for himself.
But one or two prindpleB may l>e men-
tioned which are indisputable, if reason
is to be beard. Surely that action or
course of conduct is wrong which de-
stroys bodily health, or has a direct
tendency to do so ; which renders the
body the master of the soul, which
makes the lowest faculties of the mind
superior to the highest.
And many sins not immecUatBly ope-
rsting on otbera work most powerAiUy
on the party himself in these respects.
For iastanoe, tha man who has a large
ineome, and who lives ranch within it,
may daily indulge in intoxication, so as
gndnally to weaken and injure both
mind and body.
But another aspect under which sin
appears is uf still higher moment, as
inst tJU Ueaied Qod.
Many, it ia to be ftered, and even soma
genuine Christians, have very inadequate
ideas, and still feebler impressions, of
the evil of tin in reference to Qod. He
is the oreator of our spirit, and the
former of our body. On him and him
alone we are dependent for the continu-
ance of our eiistonoe, for time and for
eternity. He is our iMnefactor, and tha
giver of all we possess and enjoy. He
is independent, eternal, infinite, and
immutable, in his essence and all its
properties. Every perfection belongs
to his nature as such ; and is entitled
to all the veneration, and affection, and
confidence, and submission, which a
rational creature can yield. What can
be more lovely and venerable than bit
perfections; infinite understanding, uni-
versal knowledge, infallible wisdom,
omnipotence, omnipresence, boundless
beneficence, mercy, grac^ condescension,
holiness, rectitude, truth, justice, pa-
He possesses every excellence, and is
the fountain of all that is truly good in
the nature and character of all other
beings. Sin is an evil committed by us
against this greatest and best of beings,
our maker and friend, and who stands
to us in the closest relations. As crea-
tor he has conferred on us our lieing, and
our faculties, and our position, that we
may employ all for him. As our gover-
nor he has given us a law ithich we
are bound to obey ; a law founded on
his own character, and the unalterable
relations subsisting between the maker
and the creature. His favour is our
supreme felicity, his approbation our
highest honour, and his displeasure our
degradation and misery.
The evil of all sin lies in its contra*
riety to this glorious Qod. It is practi-
cal atheism — a working out of the
oppoiition of our heart to Qod- Who
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PER8EVEREKCE IN HOPE.
or n'hat can exhibit its demerit in
reference to him ) It is rebellion
ttgkinat the Supreme. It is ingratitude
for the richest benefits we enjoy. It is
a defiance of his omnipotence. It is a
denial of hia omniscience and omnipre-
eenoe. It is a contempt of bis benefi-
cence—a disbelief of bis threatenings
—an usderTaluing of his favour — a
slighting of his wrath — & provocation
of his rectitude, puritj, and justice — a
preference of the creature to the ores-
tor, of the stream to the fountain, of
the giit to the giver. It is a perversion
of our existence from all the ends for
which the Most High has bestowed it.
Sin is a oourse, the same as if there were
no God, no responsibility here or here-
after. The evil of sin appears still
more dreadful when we place it in the
sunshine of gospel light, as committed
against the sacred Three 1 G>od has
sent us a full revelation of his mind, as
the lover of sinful man and seeking his
salvation. What is it but the power of
sin which makes us to reject the mes-
sage and invitations of the richest
salvation of Jesus ; and either neglect,
despise, or regent it. And this is the
very consummation of human guilt,
that men prefer darkness to light bo-
cause their deeds are eviL
May we see, and learn, and feel tho
sinfulneaa of sin as committed against
the gospel, as a despite of the Spirit of
grace 1 as a trampling on the blood of
Qod's Son ; as a rejection of that lov«
in Ood's heart which passeth all know-
ledge.
Happy is he who is convinced of rin
as the greatwt evil by the Spirit and
word of Ood, and is led thus to Jesus as
the Saviour.
If sin be not destroyed it will finally
destroy ns. Even were no guilt imput-
ed, and no punishment infiictod by Qod
on the transgressor, an unrenewed heart
would saparato from G-od, and s^iparats
for ever. John iii, 3, " Except a man
be bom again, he eannct enter the
kingdom of God." "I am the way —
the life."
J. L.
PERSEVERANCE IN HOPE.
It H4za r<
" WJifreforc gird up the loiai or jour mind, be i
to be brouglit uato yiu at Ibe rcvtUt
Whili Paul was a minister of the
unoiroumoision, Peter, James, and John
were ministers of the ciroumoiston ;
their epistles were addressed principally
to the converted Jews. Jamee ad-
dressed principally " the twelve tribes
which were scattered abroad," and I
suppose this epistle was addressed to
the same description of people, "the
strangers scattered throughout Pontus,
Oalatia, CappadiMia, Asia, and Bithynia."
I 1«, I7M, ai THl
The ten tribes were scattered by the
Assyrian captivity, and we hear little
more of them ; however, it affords us
pleasure that Christ found numbers of
them out. It affords a solemn pleasure
that we have the assurance that
Bphraim, as the ten tribes are called,
should return in Christ, that numbers
of the twelve tribes should be found
amongst tho followers of the Lamb,
but they were scattered up and down
PEBSEVEBAKCB IN HO?B.
the earth, it should seem, and subjected
to great affliction, and, now that they
had imbibed the gospel, to great perse-
cutions for its sake ; and it was with a
vietr to stimulate and support their
hearts that tiiis epistle was written.
The apostle in this chapter holds up
before them the hope of the gospel, and
with reference to the Saviour he sajrs,
" Whom having not seen je love ; in
whom, though now ye see him not, jet
believing, ye r^oioe with joy unspeak-
able and fiiU of glorj." He tells them
that though now for a season thej are
in heaviness, through manifold tempta-
tions, jet there is an inheritance laid
np for them incormptible, undefiled,
and that &deth not awaj. What mo-
tives, my brethren, are these to support
a persecuted and afflicted people .' It
is in continuation of the same strain
that he uses the words which I first
read, " Wherefore gird up the loins of
jour mind, he sober, and hope to the
end, for the grace that is to be brought
unto jou at the revelation of Jesus
Christ."
The little time we have to improve
this auliject will be taken up, first, in
trying to explain and illustrate the
apostle's exhortation ; and, secondly, in
considering the glorious motive that
he holds up to enforce or to encourage
compliance with it — the grace that is
to be brought unto them at the revela-
tion of Jesus Chiist. The admonition
which the apostle here gives, or the
exhortation which is here addressed, to
the believing Israelites, I need not saj
is applic^e to ua in this present state
of affliction; though we may not at
pment be subjected t« the same perse-
eutima as thej were, jet there is a
kind of tribulation to which we are
exposed, and must be exposed, in, the
present state.
The first part of his exhortation con-
lists in this expression, "Oird up the
kiins of jour mind. " Oirdiog up our
loins is an expression which alludes to
the custom of the East, where the peo-
ple wore long loose garments hanging
down to the feet, and, consequently,
whenever they found it necessary to
engage in any kind of activity, thej
were obliged to gird up those garments.
Thus when they ran they girded them-
selves. You remember that Elijah,
when he ran to Jezreel before the chariot
of Ahab, girded up his loins. So when
the people went on a journey they used
to gird themselves. Thus Israel were
oommanded on the night that they
departed from Egypt to have their
loins gilt, and their staves in their
bands, ready to marcL So, likewise,
when thej eng^ed in war thej had
their loins girt, in order that those gar-
ments might not foil and interrupt theiu.
The spirit of the passage then is. Be in
the posture for activity ; we have our
joumej to travel, we have our conflicts
to engage in, we have our race to nm,
and we are called upon to gird up the
loins of our minds. Perhaps this ex-
pressive sentence may include, at least,
these idea^ — Do not faint in the day of
adversity — gird up the loins of your
mind. The mind b in danger of losing
its strength under present afflictions,
under painful events, under heavy per-
secutions, 01 adverse dispensations of
Providence. The mind is, as it were,
apt to be like the loins, to wax feeble.
To gird up the loins of the mind is to
cultivate a spirit of fortitude, firmness,
perseverance. Qird up your minds
under all the adversities of life ; under
all the difficulties that you have to meet
with. Do not faint under present
afiUctions, but keep the crown of im-
mortality in view. Christians, you are
in danger, under some circumstances, of
being disheartened, of sinking into
despondency and discouragement, and
there is reason from time to time, a&esh
as it were, to gird up the loins of the
mind, to look before us rather than to
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PBRaSTSaENOS IN HOPE.
&iDt by Ibe way. Some of you mfty ba
far advancikl in life. Well the thought
of drawing near to the borders of
eternity excites a sigh where men are
destitute of the hope of the gospel ; it
throws a damp upon all your present
ei^oymants, and outs you down, and
sometimes it excites a sigh even in the
Christian ; but let not this be so, look
forward, gird up the loins of your mind,
rather press forward in your journey
than shrink back at the approach of its
end— rather grasp at the orown that is
before you, than sink into despondency
on account of having to cross the ford
of death ; gird up the loins of your
minds, remembering that your salvation
is nearer than when you believed.
I think the t«nns also denote a spirit
of disengagedness from thepresent world,
as a man that shidl gird up his loins is
supposed to stand ready to march at a
moment's warning. When Israel had
this command it was a kind of signal
for them to be disengaged from Kgypt,
and ready to march and leave it betiind.
For us to receive this coinnkand is to
stand disengaged from the present
world and all its conoems, and ready at
a moment's call to quit the stage. I
do not mean by this that we are to be
unemployed in life, but that amidst the
necessary duties of life, the heart
should be fixed on Qod, and the eye
fixed upon the crown of immortality,
as an object constantly before us.
The next branch of the apostolic ex-
hortation is, "Be sober." Sobriety is
the opposite to intomperanoe — the op-
posite to intoxioation. Intemperance
or intoxication is of two kinds, sensual
and mental. To be sober, undoubtedly
stands opposed to sensual indulgenoe,
as is intimated in the next verse, " As
obedient children not fashioning your-
selves aocording to tiis fonner lusts in
your ignoranoe." At all events, Chris-
tians should stand aloof from sensual
pursuit*. It is mean, it is degrading,
it is unworthy of a man, to roll in in-
temperance, to seek his happiness in
that which is common to the meanest
of the brute creation ; it is, I say, de-
grading to a man, but much more so to
a Christian, to place his happineas in
eating, or drinking, or any sensual
enjoyment whatever. Christians are
called upon to be sober, to be temperate
in the eqjoyoient even of lawful plea-
sures. But sensual intemperance is not
the only kind of intemperance against
which we are here guarded. The mind
is in danger of being intoiicBted as well
as the body i the mind may be intem-
perately fixed upon the things of this
life, and we may be drunken with the
(ares of this life, and so that day come
upon us unaware. " B: sober," Sober
in what ) In the pursuit of wealth —
in the pursuit of honour ; be sober in
all your plans and in all your pursuits.
There is a kind of chastisedneas of
spirit that becomes a Christian, that re-
quires that the soul of man in the
present state be held in, as it were, with
bit and bridle; we are apt to go to
excess in our pursuits, and when once
we have formed a. plan to pursue it
with such ardour and eagerness (a plan
of a worldly nature I mean), as to
intoxicate our minds. Let us beware
that we be sober, sober in our plana,
sober in our pursuits, and sober Id our
expectations, while we are reviewing
the great events that are passing in the
The last branch is expressed in these
words, *' And hope to the end." Hope
is the great stimulus of human life, the
great suppcnt of the heart under the
various pieasurea whioh it sustains.
Without it man would sink in all hia
pursuits 1 without it even a good man
would not be able to penevere. Hope
is that whioh bears up the heart, and it
is hers put, I apprehend, in opposition to
despondency— "hopetotheend." There
nwy be pwwds in which yon may be
PERSEVEREKCB IN HOPS.
14S
nctder temptation to relinquish your
hope ; sometimeB owing to the great
l»eHure of outward ills ; aometimea to
the le>h of them, — [ imagine more
&e Utter than the former. Afflictions
ue TM7 frequently more trying owing
to their duration than owing to their
grcatneea. A heavj affliction, a sharp
affliction, mmj be borne if it be bnt
short ; bnt ft leaeer affliction if it be
continued for a length of time without
intenniaaion desponds the heart, sinks
the apirits through the continuance of
it The apoatle exhorts those to whom
be wrote to "hope to tiie end." As we
must eipect a number of iUa of vanuus
kinds t« attend us through life, hope is
given us to counteract them, and to
preserve ua from despondenc]' to the
close of life. Bleased be Ood there is
an end to all the ilia of life — there is
an end to persecutions — there i
to temptations — there is an end to
afflietians ; they do not last for ever,
and God has graeiouBi; given ua hope
as an anchor of the soul to preserve us
till we arrive safe in the desired haven.
We will now paaa on to the glorioua
olgect which the apostle holda up as an
encouragement to thia hope. " Hope
to the end for the grace that is
brou^t unto jou at the revelati
Jesus Christ" This is held up before
us as the great object of a Christian'
hope. What are we to hope for 1
" The grace that is to be brought unto
US at the revelation of Jesus Christ"
Our hopes fou see are not to terminate
upon anything in this life. It is true
we are apt to rest here. When we are
afflicted in one quarter we are ready to
say, WcU, I hope auch an affliction wilt
be removed ; I hope things will be
better by and by ; I hope that the sun
of prosperity wilt ahine and succeed to
the dark cloud of adversity ; I hope,
though I have had but little aucoess in
trade thia year I shall have better the
It these objects of hope
are accompanied with vast unoertunty.
The great object of the Christian's hope
should be the grace that is to l>e brought
him at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
And what is that 1 Let us look care*
fully at it I think something of what
it is may be learned from the context.
It ii^ I answer in general, in substanca
the same thing tliat we here in part
partake of That which la the great
object of our hope ia the same in its
nature, though far greater in degree
with that of which we partioipate in
the present life. Thia ia intimated in
the ninth verse, " Receiving the end of
your faith, even the salvation of your
souls." The apoatle supposes that
Christiana already receive the end of
their faith, that ia, that they already
partake of heaven ; that they already
have a foretaste of the grace that is to
be brought unto them at the revelation
of Jesus Christ. What is heaven 1 To
be Bure we do not know sa to its degree,
but we can judge in some sort what it
ia as to its nature. It ia the same that
we tiave already received ; we have re-
ceived the end of our faith, the solvation
of our souls.
The apoatle John in the Revelation
gives ua various ideaa of heaven. The
Son of Gkid thus addresses the churches,
" To him that overcomeih will I give"—
wliati — "a white stone, and in the stone
a new name written." Well, and what
is this but what we already participate,
the forgiveness uf our dna, a name and
a place in the houae of Ood better tlian
that of sons and daughtera. What do
we participate already but the fruit of
the tree of life that grows in the midst
of the paradiae of Oodt It waa pro-
mised that they should be clothed in
white garments, and are we not already
clothed upon with the righteouancsa of
the Son of Qod 1 In ihort, the jojs of
heaven will consist in loving and
adoring the Lamb, and exploring the
■yatero of redemption, and lliat is tli«
PERSEVERENCE IH HOPE.
ohief of the jojr in the present state.
Chriatians not only ahall come, bat are
come to Mount Zion, to the citj of the
living God, to an innumerable comp&n;
of angela. We are alreadj associateB
with the blessed above. The church
militant and triumphant are not two
churches but one church ; not two
fiunilies but one familj ; — " of whom,"
speaking of Qod, " the whole familj in
heaven and earth are named." It is
one farailj with God as the Father ;
one and the same &mil7, a part of
whom rende here and another part
there, but it is all one society. Te are
come, therefore, if je are believers in
Christ, to Mount Zion, to the citjr of
the living Qod, to the societj of the
holj angels, for one of themselves has
acknowledged, "I am tb; fellow servant,
and of thy brethren that have the
testimony of Jeaus." They are minis-
tering spirits sent forth to minister to
the heirs of salvation.
But farther, the object of our hope is
not only the same for substance with
that we already poesess, only greater tn
degree, hut it is the same salvation of
which you read in the tenth verse —
which the prophets inquired diligently
after, and which the angels desired to
look into ; that is the grace that is re-
served for US, and that shall be brought
to us at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
The theme of redemption whioh gradu-
ally broke in, whioh was the subject of
prophecy, which was the theme into
which the angels penetrated with un-
ceasing and eager desire, that whioh
shall be the theme of the blessed above,
that is, the grace that shall be brought
in unto ns at the appearing of Jesus
Christ. Thus much we learn from the
Now what do we learn from the pos-
■igeitaelfl This glorious olgect of our
hope is called grace. Sometimes that
term etands distinguished from glory ;
hut here it is osed in a large senie and
includes all that we have here, and all
that we shall have hereafter. It inti-
mates that the Uiss of another world
will be mere grace and free favour, for
which we shall be indebted to Ood
alon& This grace is supposed to be
brought unto us at the last day, at the
revelation of Jesus Christ. The eeoond
coming of Christ is called a revelation
of him, because he will then no longer
be concealed — no longer be hidden in
obscurity — no longer veil his glory ; bat
he will appear in all his greatness and
grandeur ; and at that day the portion
of Chri«tians is represented as brought
unto them. We have enjoyed mudi
grace in this world. Qod has brought
forth grace and mercy to us in many a
trying hour here ; he has bestowed hie
helping hand in many a difficulty, but
the great body, as I may call it, of our
inheritance is yet in reserve, it is to be
brought unto us at the revelation of
Jesus Christ At present we are not in
a state of preparedness for our inherit-
r is our inheritance altogether
in a state of preparedness for us. We
are not prepared for heaven yet ; we
are like children in a state of minority,
and who if they were at once put into
possession of their estates, would not
understand how to use them. We must
be fitted for it ; we must be prepared
by a series of afflictive trials ; they
eminently fit the mind for enjoyment.
Light afflictions, as tbey are called by
way of contrast, must work out a waght
of glory. Neither is our inheritance in
a state of complete preparation for us
yet Jesus Christ told his apostles, " I
go to prepare a place for you." The
scriptures teach us that we shall not be
fully satisfied till the morning of the
resurrection. Even when we die and
go to Qod our bliss will not be tnmplete
till the morning of the resurrection.
"Then shall I be saUsfied," said the
Psalmist, " when I awake in thy like-
ness." And all this is rational, beeanse
PEBSEYERENCE IN HOPE.
that wbidi will constitute oar heaven
will consist verj much in ezploiing the
gmmt ijBtem at redemption, and the
ijstem of redemption will not be com-
pJeted till the morning of the resurrec-
tion. Hence it i« that we cannot see it
to ita foil advantage at pieseot. Were
a ^oriooB pieoe of machinery carrying
on — were yon to enter and see one wheel
here, another in this place, ajid another
in that, and were you to be inqoimtiTe
and ask the machinist, " Of what use,
pray lir, is this ? To what purpose U
tbifl 1" and BO on, probably he would out
Aort your inquiries by answering,
" Have patience till the whole machine
ia finished, then you will see the use of
every part" It is thus with a thousand
present events ; we do not see the use
of those events at present, but when
the grace shall be brought unto us at
the revelation of Jesus Christ, the whole
glorious machine will be completed, and
then we shall perceive the use of every
part ; and for this reason, I take it, in
a great degree the bliss of heaven will
be probably ten thousand-fold augment-
ed from that period, as compared with
what it ever was or could be before.
But let us inquire a little more par-
ticularly what is that grace that shall
be brought unto us at the revelation of
JesoB Christ. Perhaps it may consist
in three or four things. The first of
those, according to the scripture account
of it, will connst in the resurrection of
the body, that is, one part of the grace
that shall be brought to us at the reve-
lation of Jeeos Christ. A glorious im-
mwtality — liberty to all those captives
who have long hia slumbering in the
dost ; so the scripture tells us, " The
Lord himself shall descend from heaven
with a shout, with the voice of the
archangel, and with the trump of Qod,
and the dead in Christ shall rise first."
That will be the first act in this divine
drama — tiie resurrection of the body,
which i* represented as bung in answer
to the sound of the trumpet. It al-
ludes, I take it, to the trumpet of jubi-
lee amongst the Jews. Every fifty
years they had a year of general de-
liverance, in which aU the captives were
free, all debts were paid, and every man
was restored to his former inheritance.
You may easily conceive the state of
feeling at the approach of the year of
jubilee. It would raise an ardent hope
in the breasts of the captives, and when
the last, the forty-ninth year was enter-
ed upon, oh, how cheerful would be
their countenances. When the last
month came, the last week, the last
day, evei7 man would feel himself in a
sort delivered. At length the sun sets,
and at the setting of the sun you hear,
perhaps, t«n thousand trumpets blown
through every quarter of the land —
Liberty to the captive, and the opening
of the prison to them that are bound.
Such was the acceptable year of the
Lord ; and at this instant every prison
door flew open, and every captive lost
his chains. Now, I apprehend, it is in
allDsion to this fiict that it is said, "The
Lord shall descend from heaven with a
shout." Yes, all heaven, the souls of
the redeemed, the innumerable company
of angels, ail the holy intelligences in
Qod's universe, would unite in one
general voice, and raise a shout through-
out the uuiverse that should rend the
ground, "and the Jjord himself shall
descend from heaven with a shout, with
the voice of the archangel, and with
the trump of Ood," that shall bring
deliverance "and the dead in Christ
shall rise." This is one part and a
glorious part. How many excellent
characters bare been committed to the
dust with weeping eyes — with the weep-
ing eyes of their dear relations and
Christian friends 1 How many active
hands have been laid inactive 1 How
many eyes have been closed and laid in
the grave not to wake till the heavens
are no more ? But now they all wake.
PERSEVERENCB I.V HOPE.
Now joj sparkles in thoiuuuids and
thoiusnds of ejee ; now we recognize
our dear departed friends ; now tht
dominioQ of death is ended ; now death
and mortalitj are abuliahed, the mort&l
puts on immortality, the corruption
puts on incorniptioD, and death is
Bwallowed up in victory. 0 ! Christian,
this is the grace that is to be brought
unto 70U at the revelation of Jesus
Christ.
The next act in this divine drama,
according to the ecripture account of
the matter, is this,— a general union
with all the godly, quick and dead, and
with the Lord Jesus Christ at their
bead. 80 jou read in the Epistle to the
Thessalonians, following the passage I
before mentioned, " Then we which are
alive and remain, shall be caught up
together with them in the clouds, to
meet the Lord in the air, and so shall
we ever be with the Lord." Thus there
will be a general union of all the godly,
quick and dead. The pn>phetg and
patriarchs, with the apostles, and mar-
tyrs, and all the godly in every age and
period of time, shall all form one gene-
ral whole — one church of the First-bom.
The armies of Qod that have been
scattered abroad shall now form a
glorious junction, with their Redeemer
and Commander at their head, and a
glorious whole this will be. This it
another part of the grace that is to bt
brought unto us at the revelation of
Jesus Christ.
But I must menti<Hi a third sot iij
this divine drama, and that is, our
acquittil at the bar of heaven — our
acquittal at the judgment-seat of Jesus
Christ That is a very expressive sen-
tence, " The Lord grant that ye may
obtain mercy at that day." My breth-
ren, we have often obtained mercy in
this world; but to obtain mercy in that
day, to be acquitted at the judgment-
aeat of Christ, to find the judge to be
our friend, to be absolved fntm all our
offences, and more than absolved, ap-
proved in a sort, approved in so &r as
we have followed the Lamb in the
present state, to hear him address us,
" Corae, ye blessed of my Father, inherit
the kingdom prepared for you from the
foundation of the world." This, this
will be the grace that shall be brought
unto you at the revelation of Jesus
Christ.
And then, lastly, for I can go no flir-
ther, an abundant entrance will be
ministered unto you into Clod's ever-
lasting kingdom. I wish I had both
the discernment and the opportunity to
I investigate the vast fulness that there
is in these terms, "An abundant en-
trance shall be ministered unto you
into Qod'a everlasting kingdom." I
think the terms express not only that
the Christian shall enter into the king-
dom, but that he shall enter, as we
should say, with a high hand; not steal
in, not enter one at a time scarcely
daring to be seen, but rather like a
company that shall march in with their
colours Aying, with their banners dis-
played, with their Commander at their
head, entering in with the approbation
of the Judge of the universe, with the
shouts of heaven, and with the welcome
of the Lord of glory. Yes, with the
welcome of all holy intelligences. This
is that abundant entrance that will bo
ministered unto us at the appearing of
Jesus Christ.
My brethren ! put these three or four
thoughts together : — a resurrection
from the dead ; a union with Christ
and all holy intelligences ; an acquittal
at the judgment-seat of Christ ; and
an abundant entrance into God's evei-
i laating kingdom. Is not this enough
to form an object of hope 1 Is not this
enough to stimulate us to gird up the
loins of OUT minds 1 With this before
us, do not let u> faint under a few
' precant diffionltiet and troablea. Gird
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147
np the loiiu of jour mind ; b« sober in ; moment's aommuaion with Qod there
rclatioD to the present state, and hope i noiild annihilate the miseries of ten
to the end for ths grace that is to be ' thousand years. Be not, therefore, di»-
brought onto jon at the revelation of countged under present difficulties, but
Jeans Christ. Our eiyojinent of Qod ! gird up — press forward — hope a little
there will obliterate the remembrance | longer will put ;ou into possession of
of all oat former sorrows. Yus, a '. that blessed immortality.
MU3TABD TBEEa
Tai ngfat of anj of <
wild mustard plants wiU often suggest
to the reader of scripture the words of
OUT Sariour, " The kingdom of heaven
is like to S grain of mustard seed, which
a man took and sowed in his field :
which indeed is the least of all seeds ;
but when it is grown it is the greatest
among herbs, and becometh a tree bo
that the birds of the ^ oome and lodge
in the branches thereof." A great
variety of opinion has been entertained
•S to the species intended in thig text.
The eastern mustard (sinapis orientalis),
has been often considered as the scrip-
ture mustard. It is very common in
Palestine, and very similar in its appear-
soce ttt our charlock. The warmth of
the climate, however, renders it far
more luxuriant ; and it attains the
height of a shrub, or even a tree ; but
as it has not a woody stem, or branches,
and it dies down to the ground every
winter, it can scarcely be called a tree.
Here again we must refer to that
valuable work the " Pictorial Palestine."
The author of this book quotes from the
travels of Captains Irby and Mangles.
Speaking of vegetable productions in
the neighbourhood of the Dead Sea,
theae travellers say, " There was one
enriouB tree which we observed in great
plen^, and which bears a fruit in
bunches, reeembling in i^pearance the
currant, with the colour of the plumb.
It has a pleasant, although strongly
aromatic taste, exactly resembling mus-
tard ; and if taken in any quantity,
produces a similar irritability of the
nose and eyes to that which is caused
by taking mustard. The leaves of the
tree have the same pungent flavour as
the fruit, although not so strong. We
think it probable thiit this is the tree
our Saviour alluded to in tbe parable of
the mustard seed, and not the plant we
have in the north : for although in our
journey from Bysan to Adjcloun we met
with the mustard plant growing wild,
as high aa our horses' heads, atill, being
an annual, it did not deserve the appel-
lation of a tree ; whereas the other is
really such, and birds might easily, and
actually do, take shelter under its
Kitto, commenting on this quota-
tion, remarks, "The Jewish writers
speak of a mustard-tree common among
them in quite corresponding terms ;
seeming to show that a species of the
sinapis, or some analogous genus, oS'
isted in Palestine, with which we are
not wdl acquainted, and which may
very probably prove tfl be that whi(^
Captain Mangles has pointed out." —
Wild Flowert of tht Year.
CRUMBS FOR THE DOGS.
Let me give you the quaint descrip-
tion of the maonen of the Atheuituu at
their feasts from the ArchEeologim
Attiete: " For their behaviour at table,
spitting, and coughing, and speaking
aloud, i»as counted uncivil in anj but a
gentleman (aa wo say in the univcrsitj,
that nothing is fresh in a senior) ; and
to him it vas a glory, says StobcHus, to
' spit stontlj,' or, as Quintillian calls it,
dart excreare, as it is among us for great
men to sit and eat carelessly. But par-
ing of nails was such a sordid thing
thatnogentilityoouldbare it out. Their
attendance was, every one his footboy,
to whom they used to deliver choice
bits, or such dainties as they liked best,
to keep or to carry home with them :
but I must confess it was counted some-
what base, and, therefore, cUncuIatly
done, except it were a very high feast
indeed, and open house. Your /irpiJtc,
Tneriila, portions which we read of were
another thing, as a piece of the victim
at a sacrifice, or a part of the choicest
dishes at a feast, sent by all the com-
pany in a public manner to friends that
were absent And, indeed, not only the
Greeks, but the Bomana and the Jews
too, are to be conunended for remember-
ing their friends in this kind ; for the
Jews, both at sacrifice (as Elkanah did
to hia wife), and also at feaats (as those
were bid to do by Nehemiah, viii. 10),
uaed to send portions 'to them for
whom nothing was prepared.' When
they had greased th^ fingers they
would take a piece of soft bread and
rub them with it, and throw the crumbs
to the dogs; and from thence came the
proverb, tanquam oanii vivtnt e magdn-
lia, 'living like a dog upon hand~
wipings.' "
Do you suppose the allusion was to
this practice when the woman said to
our Lord, " Truth, Lord, yet the dogs
eat of the crumbs which fall from thw'
master's table T" Matt. xv. 27.
The case of Lazarus, Luke zvL 20,
almost speaks for itself: — "And there
was a certain beggar, named Lazarus,
which was laid at bis gate full of sores,
and desiring to be fed with the crumbs
which fell frank tlie rich man's table;
moreover, the dogs," waiting for the
magdalia which Lazarus denred, "came
and licked his sores."
" Yet amidst all this jollity," he adds,
"they had their uMim^ to remind them
of their mortality, indeed; but merely
to hasten their merriment, like the
Egyptians, who used at their feasts to
bring in the picture of a dead man in a
coffin; and he that brought him in bade
every one to eat and drink, for to-morrow
he should die. "- Birf* Patridic Eveningt.
EXTRACTS PROM A DEACON'S SCRAP BOOK.
SixoK Hasbs made a splendid pro-
fet^on, though in the gall of bitteroeu.
— Btddomc'M Sermcnt.
Orb sin unslaln in a man's bosom
will blast his usefulness for hfe. — J}r.
Ovtn.
Taa ne^leot of oommon truths oausei
the n^leot of all truths.— Zi/c of Mn.
Ir I were without fault myself I
might expect my sen-ants to be so.— 74.
THE HEAVENLY STRANQEB.
Ta be amended bj a little cnM,
afrtid of a little sin, and affected with
a litUe mercy, ia a good evidence of
grace in the tcdI. — lb.
Thosb who dedre apiiitual blesaings,
ue Uessed in those derirea, and ahaU
be filkd with Uioee blessings,— JVoffA^w
Htnnf.
Gop's maaifestations of himself to
tBj Mul, always make and keep the
nol htunble. — 3.
FoBCSD ftbsence from God's ordi-
nances^ and forced presence with wicked
people, are grievous burdens to a
jpidcos sooL — 16.
Tutu heed of accounting any rin
mail, lest at last yon account not any
iingtttt. — <7rippl^tileMornit>g Leeturei.
Oik Teasoii why the world is not re-
formed is, because every man would
have aitother make a beginning, and
nerer thinks of t'''"«lT — Adam'i Pri-
Thhv who make the word d Ood a
dnS book, will be suie to find it a dark
book. — Bridga.
It is impossible to be at Borne with-
ont being forced to see that popery is
10 much a corrupt Christianity as a
modified paganism. It ia in a horrible
state.— Tio). C. DradUg.
If any nnheaid-of afflictioD haUi sur-
prised thee cast one eye upon the hand
that sent it, and the other upon the sin
that brought it. If thou thankfully
receive the message, he that sent it will
discharge the messenger. — F. Qiuirin.
To tremble at the sight of sin makes
thy fiuth the less apt to tremble. The
devils bdieve and tremble, because they
tremble at what they believe; their
belief brings trembling. Thy trembling
brings belief. — Ih.
WouLDST thou know the lawfulness
of an action which thou deeirest to
undertake, let thy devotion recommend
it to the divine blessing. If it be law-
ful thou shalt perceive thy heart en-
luraged by thy prayer. If unlawful
thou shalt find thy prayer discouraged
by thy heart. That action is not war-
rantable which either blushes to try the
blessin{& or having succeeded dares not
present thanksgiving. — lb.
A. uotrsE-ooiKa minister makes a
ohuTch-going people.— i)r. Ckalmen.
THE HBATBNLT STRANQEB.
BT BIB EDW&BD DINNT, BABT.
" The WDrid knoweth ui not, bccatue it knew him nab"— 1
Funna,!., ri Sntlns Joji of orth I
Warn *e« tfaa BaTloBr'i h«,
BtbtU Un wtA tlia (T* of <Utli.
And Ldov bii In* ud jne*.
FoiU bun U* Fitho^ Vniot bnut.
Inludih'ilud, [htSiriaar
IlUh nauicd oiu hi
TEE I
" Bet 70111 ilteetiaD on thingg (bore, no
Ohb bwolng iialnmn 1U7 1 mikcd
With nliiid MtDdi, lud gailf U]k«d
Od miaj A cheeifal lli«n« ;
Ishalad Ih* w*ut of froiti uid flowtn,
WUoh, Jart ntmlicd bj ipuUlnf iliairan,
SlioM in tlie bright nmbsun.
AaA u m mndfld on dot m^,
Bfljoldnf Id thAt glidnme d^,
A HpUne m«l an gluog,—
Wlioo* mtrj UttlA bruBta ukd aboot,
Wh lidan Kilh the riohat fruit.
W* (tood ud (juad; th* BU
Auwtrod the pnlu, uid In
Bb Hid, " Al JTOB huTCI H<
Ml thing* on the euth." — Coloiaini iii. 3.
tU> vhlla Ita ttTODgUi dMllBtd,
i«m«d M If It drooped ud pined,
nd mnefa I Ihtb4 'Ini deid ;
whan tbe iprlDg ntnnod utv,
ifa loarM dFTmng fortta, fr«h Idi—iHiii |r
"FlMMd u Ui pitntod p«t«Ii bn,
I BUitod tlio germ baglD to rmU,
And tender fruit oppear : —
And 700 hero eeon how mmplnmul j,
That tmllleai UtUe npllog tree
file bone let at Ibli jeair
Foil Bra and twentj yean han fled.
And poorad tbalr triali on mj taaad.
The Menda maj hare fbr^tten me —
The laplllii grgwn ■ itatel^ tne—
Yet thoDghta thenB«nt remain!
" The cute of tkla I aoivht utd Krora
(WateUnl long time In nlnj to pmr*
WbT It ahoold baai no (nil.
So rteb In learea ;— li aril aprlngtag
Beneath the aailh, and mand It oUaglB
On wf jooni biut, and mido It nretl
With manj a aolemn (hen|ht 1
Par althongh nalMnj more naa aal^
Nor word of appllutian made,
Therein an Imtrnmi
Whanoe Ita delnelTe pramlae race ;
Par, throng Ihe deep rich aoll,
I ftHmd Ita root had wlldlj ipread.
Fioni Hirth or hearen, bat eerred to bff
It eloaer to the gnnmd, and irlnd
nvh flbna, atron^ and new ]
" HonlTad to obaek the growing 111,
Bnn thaogh the dladpUne aboald klU
Mj aapUng fcTonrile,—
A otrele roond tM elan I drew,
Ihen, with a weapon ahup and troe,
" Right ttimih tlM niaU«l Bbraa want,
Am penatraUni initnmant,—
Ihioigb gnarled and wooded n»Ii
Bight thmngh It est ; whilat th* poor'lna
TraaUed aa IT In agnnr,
And muiT an honrof heiTj trial.
Than, Lerd I hut eent, and ahup denial
Of all m; beaifa dealre :—
All needed era tfalt banwi t^ee
OonU angbt of prodnae field ta tbee^
y*t did Ihj lore ne'er tli«<
And now t bltaa Ibat gndona lor^
Ihat Iboogh I Uttia worth; pnn,
And UtUe frnlt (till beai,—
Yet la mj ami leaa Condi; dinging
To earth, and belter hopee are aprlnglng
Extaud, bnt gnot that golden (Ura
Of ripened trnlt ma; qiring
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REVIEWS.
A TWiui* for Ihe Nkgro: ttiag a Fimfioa-
fion qf l&e Moral, InltUtetual, and Rt-
&jpo}u CapaiilUiei of Hit eohvnd portion
of taankind, ailA particular referenet to
lie Afriean Haaa, Zllialraledbynmneroat
BiagTaphical Sktldui, FaeU, Jneedolet,
4e, aad man) nptrior Porlnjilt and
Engrannpi. Bg Wilmk Abhibtrad.
Msnchoter: William Inrin, 39, Oldham
Street, London : Chailei Gilpia, 1818.
Tbib is a work of love ; undertaken,
appropriatelj enough, bj a Member of
the Society of Priends, The object of
the trriter is Bnffieiently indicated in the
title, and both the printer and the com-
piler seem to have done their bett to get
up a handsome and interesting volume ;
and the; have succeeded. In no sin^
book that we know on the subject can
there be found so much important
philosoph]r,orsamaDj interesting facts;
and it is likelj to remain, for manj
yean to come, the richest storehouse
of evidence on the question at issue.
The author divides his book into two
parts; the £rat conttuning, " an inquiry
into the claims of the negro race to
humanity, and the vindication of their
original equality with the other portions
of mankind, with a few observations on
the unalienable rights of men ;" the
second contuning biographical sketches
of Africans or their descendants. This
division is perhaps unfortunate, as it
aepanrtes the philosophy from the facia
on which it is founded, or rather it gives
philosophy and bets together, sad then
fitots alone, the facts in both cases being
of the nature of proo^ quite as much as
of illustration. This consideration may
Mem at first to detract more from the
logic of the work than from the interest
ofit; the logic and interest, however, are
alike isjiued. A different order would
have added as much to the general ac-
ceptableness of the volume as to its con-
clusiveness. The philosophy blended
throughout with the facts would have
improved them both.
Even to many who have no question
on the original equality of the whole
human fiunily, or of the sin of slavery,
the volume will be of value for the lai^
number of facts it oonttuns, illustrative
not 90 much of negro virtue as of the
power of the gospel in n^roes. Finer
sperimens of generosity and disinterest-
edness are not to be found in any annals
than may be found here, and even though
we do not need them to convince us that
the black man's heart is the same as the
white man's, we prize them as showing
the power of truth, and as exhibiting
bright spots in the picture of our (»mmon
nature, a nature which is degraded by
influences very different from any that
can originate in the colour of the skin.
Viewed in this light, we can hardly con-
ceive of a more appropriate volume to
put into the hands of our Sunday school
teachers, and of others who take part in
the benevolent movements of the day.
The interest of materials which are
not wanted for the logical proof of the
author's positions may be gatheredfrom
the following story : —
"During tht Amcrieu mr, igtollecun siLh
hii ladj irsn combg in ■ ihip, oudn conToy,
fnxn lbs Eut Indki ; hij wi^ ditd wliUit oa
Ibdr puMge, and left two inimut children, lh(
chuja of whom fell to ■ tugra bo/, wrmtRn
Jtta of age. During the TOTigB the gtntle-
mu pn fOD» sccoDDt left the ihip, aud went
on board the commodon'a TtMel, which ma
tbcu in company, intending, no donbl, to ntnrn
to hii children. Dniing thia interval the; tx-
pericuced a dntidful itorm, which reduced the
■hip in which tba ebildren remained to a linking
■tate. A boat wai deipatchtd fntm the com-
modorc'a to are ai many oT the pe
A TRIBUTE BOB THE mBGRO.
163
avwmpoinbia. Haflii|[ ilnnrt GUad the bott
thfn wu bat jiut room, u th* Hilor Mid, for
tile tn infuitii w Utr tlu negro hoj, but iu)t
(« the thnr. Th« boy did not hcnlitc i.
BOBWSt, bat pladng tb« two cbildRU ia tlu
kat,hcttid, 'Tell nu^ Uwt Cnf f hu dau
kii dnly.' The (uthfnl negro «*i quickl; Uil
ia tlu Harm, irbil>t tbe two infuiti, tbnmgli hii
dnotcd and luroic conduct, mn natorad to
Ibeir uujou parent.
"Qucc CharMIe, who htud of thii extra-
Mdiiarj areumtuice, leqneited HwiDih Hare
to write ■ poem npon it, bat ihe bc^^ed to be
(icued, Mjing, ' Tbit do ut conld nnbclliib
M let M nobis.'" p. 496.
Ho one needs to be told that, the
negro ia gencroiu, but who would there-
tore exclude auch an anecdote from the
records of hu race ]
It is natural to suppose that a work
written for the epecifio purpose of de-
fending men of colour, and from a feel-
ing of affbctionate regard far them,
dionld be somewhat one-sided, and per-
hapc Mr. AimiBtcad is open to this
dtarge. His pictures want shade; his
jMJntipg ie sometimes untrue from defi-
dendea. It is too exclumvelj glowing
and warm. It proves that colour is not
vice, hut it almost suggeeta that it is
virtue ; and we hold that it is neitlier.
Tbe Uack man and tbe white man are
both of them men, degraded and fallen,
yet preserving the same reliquea of tbeir
andent greatness, requiring the same
diadpline, and to be perfected bj the
nme gradual process of enlightenment
and influence, both human and divine.
To mnlce either race less ia dishODOuring
lo God and unjust to man ; to make them
tDore ia equally so, though on other
groonda.
Ve an unwilling to mj that Mr. Ax-
miitead has overlooked tiiis fact ; but it
iat been overlooked, to this extent at
leut, that maxtj have cherished expecta-
tiona of maturity of character in the
negro and coloured races, which no pre-
viona experience of whites will justify,
and which a little more knowledge of
hoaan nature would have corrected.
The colonists comphdn of the hiatAe as
idle. We are not admitting or ctnreot-
ing tbe assertion, but call attention
simply ta the monstrously unnatural ex-
pectation in which it originates. We
first make the men slaves, identify, as
far as possible, d^radation and labour,
teach them that gentiemen at all events
vrork in the fidda, and when we
Bet them free are strui^ dumb with as-
tonishment at their copying the examfde
of their masters, and preferring ease to
the moat exhausting physical toiL In a
ilar way we have formed an
estimate of their Christian character.
Nothing can exceed the generouty, tbe
fidelity, or the affection of the black ;
but these qualities are rather impulses
than principles. Principles, indeed, have
reached among them a noble growth,
but they are auch chiefly as are foetered
by oppreeaion and suffering. Men of
etrong character, large-beaited,heavenly-
minded, equally fitted to act or Buffer,
are formed only by an intelligent and
comprehenaive knowledge of divine
trutii. A year'a affliction may indeed
teach more than the study of a lifetime,
but it must be affliction sanctifying a
previous knowledge; such knowledge
the n^TO generally has not, and to ex-
pect maturity of character where it has
been withheld is to look for a harvest
where we have not sovm. The ground-
less expectation is quickly followed by
disappointment, and disappointment by
reaction. The black man becomes as
ui^ustly depreciated as he was before
unjustly praised. We, in imagination,
make him more than man, and then re-
venge ourselves by making him less.
Whether men are black, or coloured, or
white, they have the same nature ; th^
differ not in the elements of their dia-
raoter, but only in the outside materials
that cover them.
One fact has struck us in reading this
volume. Probably no body has laboured
more devotedly for the wel&n <£
154
AMERICAN
AHD CnRlSTUN SLAVERY.
A&iouu than our ovn ; for the
uid inBtnimentalitj emplojed, Qod has
also given remarkable sucoees. Borne of
the noblest inatanoes of generoua and
intelligent conduct in the Uack and
ooloored raoee, have occurred in oon-
neotion nith aome of the ohurches in
the We«t Indies ; and yet, we do not re-
collect a dngle instance quoted in anj
part of the volume from recorda pub-
lished by our brethren. We do not
hlame any one for tbia omiemon ; we are
tuie that if Mr. AnniBtead had seen
evidenoo likely to serve liis olgect, he
would hare used it, from whatCTer
quarter (provided it were trustworthy)
it might have come. But the fact illus-
trates what we have long felt, that the
great principles, ssoertained and defined
by the experience of fifty years of labour,
have not yet been presented to us in
such an attractive form as to excite
anything like general interest ; and
without affirming that missionaries
nected with our body have absolutely
more to say than their brethren, we are
Buie they must have much to say, if only
because they have said less.
It may guide English readers to know
that in the West Indies, "black" ic
applied only to Africans or the deaoea-
dante of Africans ; "coloured," to the
children of all intermarriagee between
black and white or coloured persons;
and that " Creole" is a name applied
equally to black, coloured, and white,
and means bom in the country. It is
not, therefore, a designation of colour,
as we have often heard it implied, hut
d 0x6 locality of birth.
As a whole the book is one of much
Interest, and torn ite intriosio qualities,
as well as for the value of the object to
which the profits are devoted— the
amelioratioii of the meet persecuted and
de&med portion of the human fiunily—
WB comine&d it to OUT reader*.
American Scenei and CKrii/ian Slav«ty
Bg EBBNEzEn DiiviBs. London : Poet
Bvo. Price 7>. Crf. pp. 324.
FoK many years the author of thie
volume was a missionary at Berhioe, and
minister of the mission chapel, New
Amsterdam. Long residence amid the
swamps and under the burning sun of
Guiana, injured the health of Mia. Da-
vies to such a decree that she and her
husband sought its renovation by a
voyage at sea, and by " a tour ot four
thousand miles in the Uhited States."
The voyage and the tour occupied rather
more than three months, and one result
is a book of 324 pages. We learn from
the preface that some of the letters
were published in the Patriot at the
time, and met with a favourable recep-
among its readers ; and, " having
undergone a careful revision," they are
now republished in the book before us,
while the public are requested to form
their own judgment of " the performance
in a literary point of view."
In the outset wo may as well state
that the travellers visited New Orleans
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Phi-
ladelphia, New York, Boston, and other
places which we cannot name for want
of room. They suled upon some of
those noble rivers which pve the New
World immense advantages over the
Old. They mixed with American
citizens on steamers, at hotels, in
places of worship, in pubUc meetings,
and in private circles ; and we are
bound to confess, after reading the book
through with care, that the impression
own minds is un&vourable both
to the candour and to the magnanimity
of the writer.
Lest any one should misunderstand
the tenor of our remarks, we may as
well say that our opposition to slaveiy,
and above all to American slavery, is as
strong as that of Mr. Davies; but with
the utmost respect for him and for hia
office, WB submit that the spirit in which
AMBBICAH BCENES AND CHRIffriAN SLAVERY.
he hu uuDudTerted upon the h&bits,
the itutitntioDB, uid the people, of
America, is not the beet w&j to conTince
tbem of "the grest traaagTessioii," ta
to promote the gloriom cause of eman-
capttioii.
Ki. and Mrs. Dariee sailed from the
West Indies in a vewel bound for New
Orleana, >ad in fifteen d&ya found
tbenuelves aaoending the Misaiaiippi,
and approBohing the gieat mart of
Americaa slaver;. The; landed in the
midst of » dreadful storm of thunder
and rain, and it seems to us, that from
the moment Mr. Paviee set his foot on
that put of the Netr World, he feU
into su<^ a bad mood that none of the
ofaanners could charm him, though thej
charmed ever so witel;. When the
diuae, which the captain of the vessel
had kindlj procured for him, arrived,
he and his lad; were actuallj "bundUtT'
into it, and the driver wu directed to
an hotel bettring the name of our own
martyr of blessed meraorj. " And now
began snch a course of jolting as we
hftd never experienced. It seemed aa if
an the gntters and splaah-holee in the
universe bad been coUected together;
and w« had to drive over the whole.
Thii continued about half an hour^— the
mocAiM at last stopped, and we alight-
ed, tbankfiil to have escaped % complete
stoppage of breath."
We tender Ur. Davies our congratu-
lations on his eeoape from such perils by
land, and from the danger of losing his
breath in the itreeta of New Orleans.
These, however, were but the beginning
of sorrowB and vexations^ for on reach-
ing the hotel he was compelled to tevel
up flights of stairs and through lobbies,
to a room numbered 161, in the vi-
dsity of the clouds 1 There the
misnonar; and bti wife found rest and
a cup of tea after their long and 1&-
bortons ascent.
On the eabbatb morning Mr. Daviee
went to tb* first preeliyterian church,
which is capable of seating fifteen hun-
dred people. Wo suspect he was on
the look out for the negro-pew, rather
than for spiritual blessings—and Us
criticisms on the prayer were in
bad taste, nor can they be justified
on the ground of his indignation
against slavery. On the following
day, when he visited the House tii
BepresenUdve^ then sitting in New
Orleans, he found out that the senators,
BO &r ss he could judge from appeu-
ances, were "fitted for any deeds of
robbery, blood, and death." Then he
went into the aaction-rooms, and wit-
nessed the sale of negroes, and had wa
been with him our own spirit would
have been stirred within us by scenei
which ought to mabe American patriots
and Christians blush for their country.
Tired of the horrid place, Mr. Davies,
at length, turned his back upon it with
a hearty wish that he might never see
it again.
Having got tbtis fxt through the
book, we began to think there must
have been something in die air of New
Orleans that kept Mr. Davies in a very
ungracious mood, and, therefore, we re-
joiced to find him on board the "Anglo-
Saxon " steamer, bound for Cincinnati,
a distance of fifteen hundred and fifty
milee, and one of the fnt states. In-
cluding splendid apartments and a well
furnished table for twelve days, the
voyage cost but twelve dollars for each
person. This would have made most of
our countrymen good tempered, and we
now felt sure that Mr. Davies would
enter in his journal a few sentenoee in
praise of the Americans. But, unfold
innately for our friends on the other
side of the Atlantio, just as the vessel
got under wdgb, Mr. Davies incau-
tiously took up a New Orleans paper,
which contained notices of steamboat
eiplosiona, of negroea for sale, and of
rewards for the capture of ranawiqr
slaves. After thil^ the esil up the river
156
AMERICAN SCENES AND CHRISTIAN 8LATBRT.
had but little inteieBt for oot traTeller.
The MisBiBBippi, the ArktmBU, the Ohio,
h&rdlf excited his admiration. Many
of the towns and Tillages apringiDg up,
as bj roagio, on their banka bore nt
vhich came from Egypt, and had been
the Boene of frightful murdera or orimes,
at some period since the flood — and to
make matters worse, most of the paa-
aeDgere on board " were mde and filthy
beyond eiprogmon— gamblers, fight«rs,
swearera, drunkards, souI-driTers, and
ererything base and bad."
At length, on Lord's day, February
21, Mr. Daviea reached Cincinnati, and
in the evening paid a visit to the Welah
chapel, wh«re his peace of mind was
disturbed b; "spitting and other
mentionable (arcunietAncee," which
"rendered it most di^^sting and offen-
Nve, and I was ashamed," he adds, "of
my conntrymen." During bia stay in
this flourishing city there was a lai^
meeting of the democrats, and ii
unguardedmoment be resolved to attend
aa a spectator. Bnt they abaolat«ly
frightened bim by their "stamping,
thumping, spitting, and smoking," and,
above all, by their cheers, which hia
fine taate oompares to "the owl's scr
and to thepig'a grunt" Attherequeat
of Dr. Beecher he visited Lane Semi-
nary in this neighbourhood, an institu-
tion in which young men are trained
for the ministry ; there, also, annoy*
anoea awaited him on his arrival, by
aome one tolling a large bell 'avsleaard-
ly," and because " there was neither
door-bell nor knocker, scraper nor
mat." Alas ! for the miseries attend-
ing a tour of fonr thousand miles in
the TTnited States 1
As Mr. Davies approached Hew Eng-
land, things improved by slow degrees,
and we are glad of an opportunity of
recording this &ct ; bnt rinoe it would
do our readers no good to follow him
thKmgh Qua remainder of hia tour, and
«ctraoti oovld hare no wei^t with im-
partial judges, we must hasten to a
conclusion.
It is quite dear that Mr. Da'vies has
written his book under the influence of
strong prejudices against tiie American
people, because of their connexion witti
slavery. In his abhoirenoe of this
system, we join him fully and heartily ;
but we submit that in his hatred to
slavery he should not forget the candour
of a gentleman, or the spirit of a Chris-
tian. Abuse will not hasten the day of
freedom. Why should he hold up to
public scorn the aotial habita of the
Americans I Is smoking a greater of-
fence against morals or good breeding
than the drinking ouatoms of our own
country } He condemns the prqudioe
against coloiir, and so do we. Did he go
to America free itaia OTWtKtr kind of
prejudice 1 If so, how comea it to pass
that hardly anything which he saw or
heard pleased him, whether on the
rivers or upon the land, at the hotels or
in places of worship t Roads were bad
—streets were ill-paved — coaches were
shocking — and rivers were dangerona
The steamers passing up and down the
MiasiBaippi were "motuUrt," and they
puffed BO loud that Mr. Davies was in
constant dread of explosions. Chi^
arrangements displeased him — there
were no vestries, and in one plaoe he had
to walk down the aisle covered with
anew. "The Venetian blinds were down
over all the windows ;" and on one oo-
casion the people rushed out of the
ohapel so soon after Mr. Davies had
pronounced the benediotion that ho
narrowly esoaped a lode tqi / After
sermon the nngratefnl people did not
think the labourer worthy of hit hire,
nor did he reoMve evm an invitation to
dinner. These and other oausee kindled
his wrath to snch a d^ree, that Mrs.
Davies had sometunea to " pull him by
the coat tail," and when she did bo the
effect was quite magical. We r^ret
that ft ieoM of duty has ounptUed na
BBIBF KOTICKS.
187
ia write in a stnin of ceoauie upon, the I Engliihmen or Amerioans, holding up
book before ue. And w« now oondude the cuatoms and habit* of esoh othar'i
bj uttering a proteet egcunBt tonriats, oonntij to reproach and derision in
vojigen, nod book-nutk«a«, whetlwr 1 orude and worthlen publioationi.
BEIEF NOTICES.
133.
A lug* piopxlkni of thna picMa ira on
(apettiutt tha Jtiga <i anr Lad on the tactli,
in ahicli wa do not participate. But the Ioto
to liii paraan. gratitude for liii kjndntH, and
Idl far Ma glory, which broatht thmBih then
■i, will oneiliBta thantecm of ncij Chriatiad
totratdi tb« antboTi and manj of tfaam ara per-
fictl; ujofajtctianahla. A ipceuun ma; be
band OS page 149,
Byanw and Thm^fir Iha Sink and Limcfy.
Sf a Laig. London : Hiibat and Co.
S4BM. pp. lU.
Hw wtitar, wbo npcaia to have been long
hmSka with affliaHon, tella nt thai darlDB
&• of Bind or bodf, >ha Ibond tt
paaatd In varaa, wkam riniilar thonEbti, pre-
awlad b BHUbicnt fgm, fiulrd to fii tbeiDKlTn
M bCT mind or mtaarj. Witb the hope tbat
BiaiMtring comfort to wotm litaalcd ai aht
banrit baa bfoo, (be hu pabliibcd loma of tha
BBnT nfnahbig and dieerlng IhongbU with
wUi^ tb« God of all eenuUlion hu mpplini
bar, and wblch ibe hai foniid pleatorc, sbe
aj*, in aTTBniHng in a melrical form. We
tool tbat the Tolumei
ia J ChriWkn at
nnta, A nKdmen baa been (H^'b on page
UO, and unbabl; one or two othen ma; ap-
yta In tnMeqnent Dunben.
Bra.
J, t{im
. . . ....... Jtrclor of
. Hdm'i md St. ClimemeM, Iptandi.
WiA a PrtfatttT}/ Slatdt, induing Mau
VnfmbKAid Lelttn ^ iKt Rtv. Dr. Bu-
cftawn. BdiUd bg At Bet. C. Bridou,
M.A., rieor d/ Old Nnelim, SmffeU. Lon-
don'. SeelaTi. 12mo.,pp. luir., G30,
Mr. Nottidge, who died a Httla more than
Iworeaia agst wai bom at Bocking in 1776.
Hia ^har, who de^ed him tor the U-, tent
bin to CaaVridce, wbcM, throDiib the inilni-
tempanment ^ipean to bare inlcrfimd jteatlj
throngh life with bia comfort and oaefolnMa ;
bat much good feelins i> manifcfted in theaa
letten, which were addieioed to hii wile, to
different memberi of bii family, to bii fricnda,
and to penoni who enjoyed hli miniiteriat at-
tenlioni. At bis funeral, we are infbrmtd,
'■ the mayor of the town, tha whole liody oftha
cleriry of the town (with only one or two ei-
cepiioDi from necMily), together with tha
and a.
neiden
A Reply to At Ban. and Rev. Baptia Wrio-
IKaltu NotTi Suaa m llu Union of CftitrttA
and Statt i cmiiittng of OH Appnl to him
on kit ScMutoa ; lo^mtr aHli BtmarlU, ra>
Jilting Ai» ■■j'ltat driefuva. Bg tie Btw,
CLOIWOBTBt GlbHOI. M.A„ St. Jolin't
Co'.l^, Cambridge; Vicar of Dart/ord.
Kent. London : Painter. a4mo., pp. 419.
There will, undonbtedW, be repliei to Mr,
NoeViEiaay,! *-■ ■.'-.-.
D;butaDcand
raite of money which ha
if ha wen to parcbaM tha eatch-
of a mare ■corner. The following
._ the Introduclion to tbie Tolume, and in gii-
ing it we preHTTe carefnlly the aulbor'i italiPt
and grammatical bfautiea. Ha layi, " Doubt-
\tu many a etalxart champion of our Zion will
won go dnwn and ecaltit to tbe wind! Mr,
Bsptiit Noel'i aandbaok of unwinantHble
oppoaitlon to tbe church of England. NeTer-
tuetrMi then timet on which we hate fallen —
when * many run to and fro, and knowledge la
inereaaed'— are of inch a Tolubla and hmed
cait, the very bumblut indi<rido>i it bound to
tarry not tot otheni, but eonttibnte at onea hia
best and hcartieft tnbnta to tbe cauae of tfaa
(n— 'Whnt-
ith thy
for there ii no work, nor deTJee, nor
ledge, oar witdom, in the grare whither
Ibau BOeit.' It ii, therefara, not preanmptloo,
bat aincarity, which makei ma now preaent
myHir 1 not waiting, like Blihu, till the fnXbcn
of the church hare tpokt-n."— Onr frienda,
after imdinjf Ihia, will eicnR onr followinit
Mr. Cl^tworlhy Giimor in biiillcmpt lo.how
lUat " nolhinj can be morr prepoptriouilj ptc-
p*;."?,"
Redeeme
158 BRIEF NOnCEB.
mmptaaai thui the oatcrid igBinit tli« ] tie newa of
cbatth'i connexion vitb tbe atitr, Todfi^rated | Riport in qi
* pntccl of aatljini!, Dpiturt icctuiei, of , ao full; n
litlM from which tht
limited, and hu b«n
i)h ila n^lCHdinKi. tfamt
rhom it aeemt Hr. Biptiit Nrwl ia now the | anfthing fmrn bia pen mnat dcKirs the attin-
iDit modem eiponent." They moit poaitiTelj tion of all wfao dmre additional infonDIlioo on
— tk. 1 — I it •! 1 — 1 .„ 1 ..h.i (ii, jnhjeet. In one minate paitienUr, howeTCT,
ne Itaiok it right to cditccC him. Haring aaid
he book if they are m
a tbe author Eiai ada[
>pted when
portnnity to try if any oi
ij the book if the}
proeeaa tl
" la this manner do I diipoie
heap of Mr. Baptiat Noel'a «.
abont ■ pulora paid by the itale.' " We nlU,
boiFerer, give one piece of hialotical painting,
ir brethren in the ministry may haye op-
-' ' one of them can find in
[ — "A arlf-conititaled
minialer. In a nomlcal place of wonbip, riict
vilk hypociiay on bit forehead — hie heart
(cetbing and bii face lirid with Geodiih glee ;
page by page he exbitnti to hi* atarreling audi-
toiy of half cbuliita, mock aainti, and nn-
chaiitablei, tbe apome of the Hon. oiuf Rev.
Mr. Noel'a conceit ) And, u each mendtciDus
inlfrepreaentation— eacli ridicnioua, nnfouoded
charge ^ each oatrageona, fanatical nntmtbj
., Mimater of
Sational Church, CrooH Court, Little
Ruutll Strrtt, Coatnl Garden ; Ho*. Chap-
lain to Ov Highland Sotiety of London, and
to tkt SeottiA Hoipiial, London : Shair.
I6mo., pp. 176.
A ieriei of ducoorwi in which tbe beautiful
Krablea contained in tbe Glteenth cbaptei
ike'a Gofpcl are CKpUiDcd, and the pnnci
■re CKpUiDCd, auu uw ||
i in Uieni Ttoiroail; ei
~ at it ia the obied i
KipJ
The preiace atatea that
nf Ibe >Dthar "tn put tha mode of
■cceptaoee betbre Ood in the plainest posaible
point of Tier, to induce the ainaer to aiiaa and
go at once aa he ia to God in Chriit, and to aee
and be aatiafied that initead of rejectioa, be
will meet with inatant and cordial wekiKn*."
Prom the preface of thia Utile work m leai
MMon of huTcrt. We coDgratnlMe tbat con-
oicfBtian in their being &Tonnd with tbe
hbonra of to jodidoo* and intemtiog an
(ipotitc* of nrealtd troth ; and cndially
commtod Mr. Andmoa'a work to the peruNl
of onr reiden. aa bnng one which will aSbrd
them much inatmctionf and auggeat many
Taluable Icaaona, in connexion with the aacred
namtiie npon which it ia fbonded.
A LeOer to tht Editor of tkt Ckrit&m Bitord,
in rrptg to aa Artidt in tlua /a«nu{ on tht
thnary SoaHwj ,_. ^,___, _.._
JUpoti of At StA-CommitlK. awl (h Draft
aiaritr. By Johh Howikd Hintdn, M.A.
Comcttd etiitlen, London: Houlatcn and
atonemu. 13motpp.3S.
Hr. Binl«aI*MthoraagfalyMqs«Iiit(dirilh
that tbe a . .
publication, in the Baptiit Mifiaiine," he add*,
in a note, "the word fierniiMixf, in tbcHntenee
introducing tbe document! in the Baptiat
Magaiine, » doubtlci* a lypogiapbical enor for
printed." Wo are boond to rindkate ou
printer; it naa not a tynoffrapbical enor. Wa
wrote " pcrtailtid," and did ao inUntioBaUr,
tbinkiuft tbftt "permitted" waa the light wort.
Perhapa, howerer, we ahonid bare connyed the
exact ilate of the caae more completely bad w«
aaid rrqnetted.
A Pattoral Lettir. Addtested to tht ChanA
of CArut meeting for icorthip in Saho Oiapd,
O-rfnrd Strftt. Bf Ihiir pastor, Geobqe
WvAHD. London: ISmo, pp. 11.
The pttientstiou of inch a letter as thia
to the writer's flock, waa well adapted to pKK
mote their ipiritail intereati and hanaon;.
We learn from it, that then bare been added to
thecburch,duiinglbe acren yean of Hr. Wyaid'*
paitonte, two bandied and twenty penona.
It must aford him great pleasure to be aUa to
Bay, al». " Your place of worahip, now twelra
vean old, and whicb cost ^2000, tata long Aaot
been all cleared off; your pajlor'a neceariljei
bare been luppliid ; your poor bxTe been
Sneroufly attended to; your achool haa beao
idled and fotteredby your own libeialily; and
applicationa from like intereala with your own,
bare frequently been reapectfolly responded
to." It u alill belter, boweTcr. to be able to
add, " We bold tbe head, Cbriit— be is our
Lord ; he ia our Lawgirer ; be ia oor Kiog i hi*
doctrinea are our belief; hi* ordinancea and pre-
cepta are what we wish to obey and regard ; ht*
promiies oar aaccour and aupparl; bia i anti-
lions our encounpmeat; bis whole book our
directory; bia serrici our dtUght and honour (
hia wiya our chi^ce and pleaiuni) bia people
onr companionaand brotherhood, and tua bnrea
oar final home and dwelling place for cret."
Sd.
etjc Regiom. &/ Caftledm SeoBKMr.
m: B.T.S. Honthly Serici. Price
Price
This work ia deatgned to giTe ■ lynoptlcal
new of tha litnstioD, climate, legetalioo, and
■Dok^ of tbe regiona near the N<vth Pole. It
is aa ihridgment of the auhatance of the fin!
Tolome of Captain (now tbe Re*.I>r.)Bcomjb*^
work published at Edinhnrgh ia the yearlGSO.
Toung people aniioua to increase their general
knowledge will find in it intereiting infotmation
in a perndly nnotjeclionable form.
Thia put containa two beantifal map* •'_ the
first exhibiting the ancient diffnaioii of the He-
brew Iang[ii*^ through tbe Pbomidan c^inlt*,
with a deacnptiTC mcminr ; tlie aecoDd eihUdt-
iagt geognphicil
lidgTi»(tai, Md tlie
■iui funilf. SpecimlDS of
BRIEF NOTICES.
of Ihc Indo-Euro|
159
11a BiNt. lU Eletating Infiutnct on jtfun.
Ilhttrattdbytix iii^ii fi-Kithcdacod mgrav-
ingt. Arramged and &ngrattd from ordinal
daigta, by Geoboe MeaSOM. London:
Partridge and Oiikcf . 4lo.
Sii well cnealcd wood-Cola ; of which the
foil repre»entl the interior of * gin-pulace in
which B drunken husband » diKiiTered hj his
ftqluppr wife ; the iccood, the miKratjIt mpart-
nnt ID which thi> wretched pur and Ihcir
nggfi children liie, and receiTB the cibotti-
bible; the third cihiHM the reformed falber _
mding the holy book to hii funilv ; the fourth i induced to
Aoita them comforttbly mtlind in m place of iaTotnng i
wordiipi ia the fifih, the reclnimcd drnnkard welfkra of
iiriiiled hy ui old compuiion uididmonieb'
isd in the iMt, he ii leen djing iu hia w
fqnuibed chBmber, booonrably Rud htLppil^.
fereona on their rnud aguatt the aednc-
Imctiriiniim. flow far it i> an eligihl«
t of altninioB ancb objecta to conalmcl _»
, in which dd amiable young pcnon if
«iuc«d into s:nn\ famiUL'S, brought into
act with aevorol clergjuieo, and eventually
lied to the ricbeet anil heal of them, u
LcatioQ which we leiTc to the determinalian
I Y'oulh. Edited 6y
A Prtint fr
William Imkes. Edinburgh : »uinj.. ^i-.
U6. Clolb, gilt.
The elegance of its eiternil appcinince will
diapoae the youthful reader lowarda this
!T(Jame. md, whenbehasgODe throu|{b it,
thacharBcter of tt> content] wi!l incline him to
viah that it wai larver. The rtnerable author
tdia o* tbkl it hai betn bii object to introduce
"not only Tsriont eximplei of earlj piety, but
alio mch facta and incidenta ai are calculated
to eidte tbe attention and to ptomote the im-
ptumnent of the youthful mind, in eierj step
otiti progTiaa." He obaerrcajuilly, elm, tliat
" whil* the publication i> pnmarilj intended
bitheyDilDE, many of the article* are fitted to
awaken in Chriatian parenta > Ktiae of their
high teFponiilalily."
TV MinitttT lad hit Pt^t. A Scrmai
pnadirditt Iht Baptiit Oiaptl, Soho-ilmt,
Lmrvool, b. JonN Stbnt, on ZoriTi Day
jtfoi™.p,Jait«iDT(7, 1MB. Ontteorcoaion
nf kit adtring man tht paitoralt of the ,'
i&btA ntttii^ in that plact of leorihlj
London : Boulaton and Stoneman. Bfo
pp.22.
■Were eiery member of ererj church to read it,
tlw mult would be benefieii^ both to the thap-
hetda and the flock*.
E^ Stumoar ; or. Tilt Itud and Oa Fhrrr.
St Sn. 8ATILI.E SnEPBEKD {fomtrly
Amu Horldach). Londotl 1 N i>bet and Co.
I6mo., pp. 253.
The object! aimed at are, to encourage trust
in diiine Fnnidenre, to enforce IcH^.naof evan-
KdJcal tntb, to pwnt ont lome wayi
it i* obrtracted bj ita ptXtmait, ao
elm i or, Tke Infant Frivma- of War. A
Narral'vt, fty Anwa Mabia. London i
Partridge ami Oikey. 12mo., pp. 150,
Thi* i* an eiciting talc. The autiioreaa
inrca m that ita lieroioa i> no imaginary cha-
ancCB did not occur u they are here related.
faOM protcitant parenti who contemplate
acing their ehililten in French popiah acmi-
iriea. under the imnreaaiou tlut " their reli-
interfered with," by a
'gbt, perbapa, be
J -dopled a courie,
iminent peril to the apiritoal
The Dutij of the Slate la Hi hfint Poor.
Al^tUrto IjirdJahtPuadl.oa^ioHcdby
the Kccenl Diictoiura remcUng tbt Infant
By V
■0., pp. 15. Price 6d,
advocatea tbe estiHiahmcnt of
■hould ward off injurioaa infiu-
rfuUy nac nil meana to derelop tho
, Bjilcm of education adapted to
oalbful life."
_ Edi^of
"The Piclorial Bible," &c. Edinbnigh:
8to. Parta I. and II, Price Sa. 6d. each.
We merely annonnce thia publication now,
referring comments for a fntare occatioo.
THe North Britllh BtBieic. ifi>. XX. Fdjni-
ary, 1849, Edinburgh : Kennedy, Sva„
pp.283.
In additiim to papera un the Bodaliit Parly
in France, on Chancer, on Niehuhr, on Moeon-
laj'« Hiatorr ol England, on the Life lad Let-
ter* of Thamai Campbell, and on tbe Froapecta
of tbe Seiaion, there are two article! in thia
number adapted to intereit our reader*. One
i; a rcTiew of Mr. ^foelV Essay on the Union
of Church and State, »cry reapcclful, but M
might be eipfctcd from prttbytenanf, regretting
the author'a leaninga to the eongregntional
lyatem of church polity, and "the aymptoma
of 1 Jiapnaition to go more than half way enen
with the baptista." " We had hoped,"' uiya (he
reviewer, "to tiod in Mr, Nocl'a book a men
modttate scheme of reform pMijected, which
might liavc reconciled the two '™*
pslled tc
larygi
,y that we dopair
of refun
lion, when we ace bim Ibui merging Uimaelf m
the confused ranks of exislioa ditient — le.
fcending into the arena, rinple-haoded, aa the
champion not of the chutcb, but of a chapel—
and pWiDIt, *itli "ll tbe atdou of ■ neophyte,
BRIEF N0TICK8.
for ■ ajwtaa of bunion uLd diaorj^inuAtuuii
tlu ntttr Irapotfiice of which for u; comtHiwd
..■•:.... ..-„ .> •■rna inpporUn were htgin-
rhe other ii, ■ renew oTthe
Prabytir;/ JCzamintd
aland HiHorica', m Ot Ec<
apical Hatory of ScnOand liiut tht Jfe/o
tim." TUl chief oViject of the refiew
Tindieite the Free Church Train the dnke
mu-lu npnn it; bat of their author it
" We do Dot know thM then ii uij other' of
public eTidence of poBuuiiig at once the talent
ud the Lnow1ed|fi which would bire cnibled
him to ptodun luch g worli ; ud oif ill our
two, Mr. Gliditone ud Mr. Munlij, poMM
inUHnbinition lo much tbilitf ud io ranch
tnfermition on eeelaiutiul •abjecta ■• thii
work exhibit! ,■ while iti ulhor, tlioDgh ranch
jonnnr than thne diitingoiihed men, hu at.
tained to much nnnder and more tccarata
Tiewi th(D either nf them upon aorne of the
politico-religion I qneitioni which areattncting
•o much atientioo in the preieni de;."
Tht Family Eamomiit : eomtaimna Original
Artiela bf Uu tat ipritert m Domerth
Eeetami), Eduealian, Sanitary Srfnrm, Cot-
taoe Oardtuiiig and Farming; atte Social
SlntiAtt, Moral Tain, Family Sterett, and
ValiiaNt Htvidiold Ricgiet, Volume Firit,
1S48. London : Gnwmhridge and Soni
ISmo., pp. 232.
One pran; per month n a rabicriptloD
thia periodinl wonld be, we ihonld think, I
BHOBHT FDBLIC^TIOHB
flvprotwO.
Pehnaij, 18U. Limdoin ITanJoKl
PamUlar Lattvi^ b; the Hit. Hobert Mnmr
H'Oharpik late Ulnliut of SI. Paler-i Churgli
Dundee; egntalDlof an Aeeoonl of hit Trareli u
one of tlie DapBtatLon uot onl bT ihs Chnnli of
SwjtUod OB a mlHlDn of InquLrr to m* lewi Id
ISM. Bdllad bj Ui Fatbir. JUui6iii^ and Lan-
iani Jt/atJalailmw. Boo^iiji. 173.
lb* OMlni Soana ; or, Chrlitlult/ ud taldalltT
Contnatad in the laat liaun of nmariubla perHoa
»T the Bar. BaauH ITbui, U.A.. Bastor of Klrt-
ton, BuBglk; asttaor of "n* Btahop'a Duublar."
"BaU«aerllle*," "The Life Book of a u£Snr*r"
*e. lewlni. i^.iBt.
Tlw SarenUi Vial ; botni u KxpotUlon of the
ApeealfpMk kWI 1b DutUvIir tt tb* rotil^ 0«t
Prraant Heralallona In Bnrapa, Beeand tdltiaa,
RerlMd, CorrHtol. and Bnlargid; wllk np^a-
mentaij ekiptar, brlsglni dawn Ilia blunW
Dluoura*! on Vaitona Important BabJaetL Bj
lie Cbarch, Edlnbnrgb. Ji:^^ : Ptta' Ifaeil^nw^
Tb* HBniaier(inllb Froleilinl Dlicnaaloa ; bainf
ID AnHieDllciUd Regirt of tbe CuntnTenltl Dla-
be Scultlah Nillooal CbDrob. Crown Court. Csnot
■■rdan, and Dant«i. Fbinch, Ewj., Bairtilaral-
Lmdan: Artlmr BM
Dlotionarr, for BlUt
« Blae and Pall of PancT ; In i
« Lj tbe Rer. Roianr Plhiii
loapil, London. imAm.- Ifanf
1 of Vooiif U
Cltj UlBilona, ud How to Work T
. , ., . .. .^^^ ^^ ^^
_ • HIator; of the J
lean. Bf jAiaaa B. WnAm,
gf tba North of BcoUand Oantla. Umlim -.
Bemalna of th> Rei. Philip Hanrr, A.U. Ei-
tiMtad rrom llnpolillabHl UanoHrljitB, Br BIr
mi .
MoBBtalni. Laitdai! Xr.S.
The Biatorr of Prolegtantlm la Fnuico. fton the
Dd of the ralfn of Obarlaa I. to the BeTseallon of
be Hdlet of Mantel. XoihIm: JLT.a. Cbwft,
The BfBeMj of tWfer Conilitnt with tb* Ull-
(BTDltj oE Natnre. B; tba lu* B*t. T«ua
CoAiMMMM, D.D., LL.O., eta iMnlm Pattriigt
Jl. Watobiau'a Crj to tb* Laj l(*mbal ol tb*
Chmh of Bn^ud. Intanded aa a SopplaiaaBt lo
the Hon. and IUt. B. W. Nod'a work spaa "The
CnloB." Dudmi fmttUeumtOakfr. tn, ft- K-
INTELLIGENCE.
** We hare not be«i amanff thote who hare
been frmllr Irmibled by aatidpatlon* of the
orerUiTDW of our Inititutiaiii b^ Romanism,
bnt oar tente of •ecnritj hai nnaen not at all
from nnj vast of pretenaions on the pnit of
the adbereiiti of that syilem. We haie ol-
mnjt fult that the iratem inrnlied the ele-
iriFnli of evential dnpattim, end thet it
would irork a jiradicat deipoliini wherever
it had the jtower, but we hnie fbit likewiie
that n WBi eflbte, that it could not mainlBin
it! Ijmnnr orer tia own adherenl*, much
lc» extend it oitr othen. Late BTcnta on
the continent of Europe, eren at Rome it-
lelf, from which the pope ii a wanderer, bare
(onfimied then Tietn.
" But the price of liberty is rigilance. The
pretenaiofii of poperj should be undentood,
— Fipedall; thoae which come fhim authori-
tatiTe SDureeaL Of then preteiuiona wchnre
JBit had eome remarkable onei in thii city.
We hud known to be lure thai the papid
diurch paiil little heed to the aaying of Christ,
' the diiciple i* not abore hia Master,' bat
we did not rappoae that the doctrine of the
pope^ Mipremacy OTsr all ciril goTemments,
would be ventured in thene days, and in tbo
city of New York, and by a dignitary whose
lalenta and position place him at the hand of
catholia in thii country. Such, howerer, is
the £ict. Tbe Lord Jciui Chriat, in the days
of bis incarnation, placed himself, and taught
hi* followers (o place themsolTca, in nil ciiil
matteiij under the authority of dvil mngii-
tiatea. ' Render unto Cssar,' Bid he, 'the
Udni^ which are Cnsar'i.' But John
Hnghea, the bishop of New York, informs
the world that these are not doctrines which
apply to the pope,— 7Ho( Ihe pop* eannel ht
tidjeel to dtit ciutharit!/. He may cease to
be loTereign at Rome, he mny be 'a wan-
dcret upon the Appenincs.' hut he can
■owbero be ' a suhject,' There is one rnan
on auth, the risible head of the church, who
il above the authority ofanymagLstialc, 'behe
kfakg or pRCident.' Bishop I let your holy
bther, as he may do in hts interesting wan-
derings, oome to this republic and try it. He
will find laws which will bind eren pnpes.
Nobody will molest htm, — he may fulminate
bidls at hia plctMue, — and, like tlie lupet-
annuated bankrupt who still imagines himself
to be rich, delude himself with tbe idea thathe
iwaysBiceptre still, but let him try his hand at
dispensing with cirit laws, and he wilt walk
as straight to the tombs as any other criminal.
He may be supreme in your church, but he
must content himself to let the state alone,
and be, like your own self and the writer
hereof, 'a subject" of the 'sotcreign' peo-
ple. And rcnily we think the pope will find
this the doctrine which will picTail wherever
he goes. Even that ' island in the Mediter-
ranean one mile square,' to which in his
extremity you would transfer him, wilt not
aiiehim from these necessary condition* of
lile.
On Sunday, January 7th, Uahop Hughes
preached a sermon in St. Patrick's cathedral
in this city, on the present position of the
pope, which sermon was reported for The
Tribune, and publishtd in the columns of
that journal. From Iherce it was transferred,
in the very types of The Tribune, to the
Freeman's Journal, bishop Hughes's own
organ, where both the preacher and reporter
ire complimented.
'"The <)ui»tion then is, has it bean in the
irder of Almighty God — has it been, so Du
a* we may enter into the investigation of the
case, the purpose of the divine Saviour, in
such a world as this — a worid of evil, into
which, as a world of evil, God cast forth hia
doctrine and bis church — whether, in such a
world as this is, it is consistent with the pur-
poses of Providence that Ihe chief pastor of
this church should be a subject ? If we take
our first inference from the testimony of
history, we shall see apparently that this was
not the inlcntion of the divine Saviour, for
freedom is essential to the pope. It is de-
sinible for all men ; It is an essential for the
Bupreme pontiff of Ihe catholic church — and
BO much so that, from the moment he hai
fidlen undir the power of any human son-
reign, ftam that moment either he does not
■ct in the capacity of pontiff, or he girea
notice of the coercion ) or, even if he doe*
not that, coercion, if it had been employed,
is proclaimed the moment he gsiua hia
liberty.'
" ' In his dontinions Ihe pope has been a
soverdsn ; be has been cherished by his people
as a btner. If there has been a fault in hia
government it has been the ftult of leniency
and mercy, and Ihe want of harsh policy.
There, in a word, that goremment haa sub-
sisted during a period longer, and ii now
older, than any other moiiar^y in this world.
It ia not estcntial that the pope should be
162
EUROPEAN IMKILmENCR.
•overeign of Rome, but it is nseatiHl that
between the two condition! the one ot gubject
and (he other or lorereisn , the pope, the head
of ChiiitemJoni, bIibII lie tree ; thst ia to lay,
he ihail be ta placed that ht ihall be luijecl to
no man, be he king or preiidenl.
"'Ida not la; that it ii necenarj for the
pope that lie ahould be a sovereign, but it ia
necessary for ChriiLianitj that lie sliould be
Iiee, and if there is no choice except between
■overeign and lasial, then must ho be a eove-
tetgn. I do not tajr thnt hie dignity and his
oSice depend in the leaat upon his being the
cUef of the papal states. I know th»t the
ehuTch, that t^e &ithrul of the cathoUc world,
will rccognire him if he bo a wanderer upon '
the Af peninei. 1 know all that, and, for hia
pnrt. It would be an immense relief to be
released fhim his temporal charge ; but it
is necenaty Ibr Christendom that he should
be free, and \f there be no middle stale be-
lieeen a fibjecl and a leculat sovereign, then
I lOffthal for Aim lo be a lovereiga <i necf*-
"' There is no sovereign on earth that
counts so many lubjects ns Pius IX., indc-
Eeiident of these petty statee of Rome. Two
undred millions of men cherish him in their 1
hearts, all of whom direct their best wishes '
toward hii saered person, nil of whom regard i
in him the representative of Jesus Christ, and j
the authority delegated to him by St. Peter. '
My brethren, I know that I can speak for i
fon and for that portion of the church over
which, though unworthy, the providence of
Qod has placed me. Sooner thnn we should
•M him subject to nnj sovereign, or president,
or petty prince, or king, we should have re-
course to the old institution, and Peter-pence
from ever? point of the compass would con-
stitute H treasury to raise him above thst
subjection, even though he should occupy an
iiUnd in the Mediterranean Sea a wngle
squim mite in extent.' "
EUROPE.
A meeting of delegates ttata baptist
churchei haa recently been held nt Hamburg,
of which, and of the progress of the Redeemer's
conquests In that region, Mr. Oncken gives
the following cheering account in a letter to
Mr. Wilkin, dated Feb. S, 1B49 :—
" Mr DElR BeoTBRB. — Our conference, at
which about nity delegates were present, has
been highlj satisfactoir. A spirit of union
and concord prevailed Ihraugliout our de-
liberations, which lasted from January ISth
to SGth. The whnle closed by a glorious
lovefeast,* which happened lo be on my
* Lovtfftuis srv tb
ir fm-nr^ij^jr^ only
birthday. What I felt on that day no tongue
" Time fails to give a detailed deecription
of what passed at our conference ; but as soon
aa our protocol is printed I will send you n
copy. Suffice it to lay we were all much
edified, and with new strength, and, I trust,
more entire dependence on the Lord, the
brethren returned to tlieir important laboon.
" The number of our labourer* haa been
increased, and others ere on the point of
entering the fields everywhero ripe for the
harvest You can form no just view of the
pressing invitations for labourem from every
quarter — Glod is at work, and who can resist
hIa sovereign power and love? My rativo
country (Oldenburg) shares richly in the out-
pouring of the Hol^ Spirit. I made two
tours thither last summer and autumn sowing
the seed, and already it is springing up.
" Millions of our periahiog fellow men have
heard of the name of Jesus, during the past
year, through our feeble and imperfect labours
ill Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Poland,
IloUnnd, Austria, Hungary, Elsan (Alsace)
nnd Switzerland. God has owned our eSbrts,
and many, many precious souls have joined
our ranks, and are now fellow labourers in
the Lord's cause.
"Our tract iasuea amounted, in 1848, to
upward! of 600,000 copies; nearly 12,000
copies of the Holy Scriptures were circulated,
and our goodly number of preachers, evan-
gelists, colporteurs, and ordinary members
have laboured with much seal and deroted-
nesa in bringing sinners to Christ.
" Our prospects are still brightening, so tliat,
in respect lo the marriage, in moat states it
haa been already done by our own minisJen.
Next Thursday, all being well, I shall have to
go to Elmshom for this purpose."
■ajl, " Brethren Elvin and Rittmann preached
last Lord's day in a village in Ilolstdn,
fiflecn mile* from Hamburg. The gathering
was at an inn, the innkeeper having, of his
own accord, oflered a large dancing aaloon,
one hundred and fiAy persons present, among
them a gensdanne; all went off quietly whilst
the aervice lasted, but immediately after, a
considerable number of men from nnolher
village began to drink, and soon afterwards it
was found necessary to advise the brethren to
Rc«; they had not long left the ptemiaes when
it was discovered by the nbote men who
bounced out after them, cursing, swearing,
roaring, like fiends; a shower of stones and
mud was thrown at our brethren, but the
Lord was a wait of fire around Ihem. In
half an hour's run they reached another
village where they were safely lodged by a
smith, B hopeful character.
"Such scenes we may now eipect frv-
quently, aa the Lord it gathetiDg in hit elect
HOME IHTELLIGBNOE.
d Satin wfll n
from erexf qoarter,
up hii prey without
ptoaprcta an oTervhelming, and if I «■■ not
compelled to remnin here, to keep tbe ez-
tona] machincij in motion, T would share in
the toil* and jojBof the brethren nt the differ-
ent ipots, at many of which I wu permitted
to Nw the good Mcd as an ii
■tripling twentf-Gre jears ^o.
" I have jiut received £50 Iram set
Scotch churehes, to help on (he glor
NEW CHAPEL.
the Head of the church to bless the
of oar brother, Mr. Fraur of Lambeth, has
radend it inipentiie tbat accommodBtion
ihould be proTided for a larger number of
■onhippen than can asiemble in the building
■I prnent occupieil. We have pleasure,
thoefore, in pmcnting to our readers the
cleotion of ■ structure wliich is about to be
(iTCted, of which (he following extract from
1 areolar give! some account,
"The cbnrdi of Christ at pinent uwn-
Uing b Regent Street, Lambeth, was formed
isthafear IB21, of eight peisons, members
of tlia cbarch under the care of the late Rev.
Junes Upton. After worshipping for a lime
in Princes Road, the]' took a piece of gronnd
on Itanhold, in R^ent Street, on which thej
erected a chapel capable of aenting 30O per-
mit. Thisplacewaiopened inthe jearlB3!.
AfttT ■ period of thirteen years, the church
nsolved nnm an enlargement ; when the
prnent building waa completed, containing
•oommodation for 600 persons. Tbe originiU
bniUiiig and enlargement cost upirardB of
£%00. In this period of iU history (he
diindi was fiiTonred with an average increese
■d eoDVKta from the world.
" During the space of the last fbur yean
the friends have been again compellel to
consider the question of enlargement. The
urgent claims of the vast and increasiDK
population around, the crowded and heated
slate of the congregation, and, above all, the
increase to the church (the members having
augmented during the lait five years from 107
to 397 niemt>er8), led tbe friends to earned
and prajerfiil consideration upon the Sulncct;
when the church resolved to erect sn entirely
new and more commodious place. The pro-
jected building will be ofaplain Grecian llfle,
80 feet by 43, and having accommodation for
noaadoltsand JOOchildren. The estimated
cost will be about £3000, Tbe copyhold has
been purchaied fur ££00. It has been re-
solved that at lesit one half of the amount
shall be raised before a
" Tor the purpose of raising a fund fot the
above object, a meeting was held on the
evening of the 3rd of July, Samuel M. Peto,
Esq., U.P., in the chsJr. The chainnan
having generously contributed £100 to tbe
above object, before the close of the meeting
the sum pledged amounted to £325."
The present number of membon on the
church book, we are informed, is 427 — with
above SO inquirers; and the pajtor says, " If
■U ttie mcmben sod Ibett limtlise wsn in tbe
HOME INTELLIQENOB.
NEW CHURCH.
A baptut cburch vni TonDMl nt Ryde, or
TuesdHf, January 2nd, vhsn brother Lillj-
CTDp of Windgot eiplained tba natuie of ■
goipel church ; brother Room of PortM«
fbnncd aeventeen belieien into ■ commuQioi
of ninta by the right hand of fellawahip ,
brother WilliaiDi of White^ Row adminis-
tered tbe Lord'* mpper \ Hnd brother Amot
of Southsea nipplioated the divine bleM'
on thii little hill of Zion.
There is ample room in thia very fiuihi
able and lapidlT iacTHMng (ovn ibr mora
placea of vorahip, without interferlDg with
the congregationi already in eiiitence, which
ii proved by the fact, that tbe toom in tbe
colonnade, occupied by thii inbnt cauw,
under the lenloui labours of Mr. Newell
(late Mudent of Dr. Oodwin'i), i> Slled (o
overflowing on the eTeoinfi i^ the nbbnth,
■o (bat they already need a target place to
aaembleinibut thi» cannot be atlained with-
out the kind aniatanc* of Chriatlaii Menda at
ORDINATION.
Mr. J. P. Campbell, lale atudent of ibe
Bapliat Theolagical Imtitution, Clipatim*,
hanog ucepted a unanimoua intitation to
become the paator of the bapliat church,
Towoeater, Northamptonahire, commencM
bia atated lahoun there on the 8>rt aabbalh
of (he new year.
RECENT DEIATHS.
MM. BKtJUltlM WILUANS.
Hrt. WHIiamawaa bom at Abingdon, where
her paienla, Richard and Sarah Edgington,
were well known anil much ropecled, on tbe
Slat of January, 1770, She wfia called bj
divine grace in oaily life, nud in herlSlh year
waa baptized and added to (he church at Oak
Street by the Rer. J. Evane, ila paator, and
',0 tbe venerable Daniel Turner. On
the S3rd of December 1 800, Sarah Edging-
ton became the wife of Mr. Benjamrn
Williomi of Rending, then a widower with
two children. After her settlement at Read-
ing, her life waa subject to tew d^angM,
PMnng occanonally from one leaidence to
another, she waa for forty-four yean an in-
hatutant of that town. A numerous and
lovely Aimily grew up around her; she be-
cnne the mother of ten children, and trrated
tbo dder two with «quBl paNnt«l affection ;
domestio anxieties, affliction!, and mar-
ciea, were mingled in her lot, after the usual
manner of GoA'i providence. In these cir-
cumatancea ahe developed a moat amiable
character. Without want of vigour, she wm
eminent for pladdily and aelf-command, dm
leaa so for vivacity and cheerfulncsa. These
features in her chancier bod their bssia in a
favourable idioeyncracy ; but they were much
pramoted and atrengthened by the aolidity of
her piety. Marked through life and all ita
changw, was her careful walk with God. She
cultivated an invaluable habit of early liiing,
and did much in every period, even the most
difficult and diitiacting, to aecure morning
opportunities for aciipture reading and private
devotion; and by molate watchfiilDeaa ^
secured also tbe hour of evening prayer.
Hera was the souroe of her spiritual strength
for life's daily toll, a constant meditation, and,
ther«lore, refVesliing and tnQuential piety.
With thia her houoefaold manners corns-
ponded, of which her children and her ser-
vants had many preofa, and from which they
derived many beneflta. She identified herself
with the baptist church then meeting in
Hoaler'a Lane (now King's Road), of which
Mr. Williams was then a member, and aflei-
warda a deaoon, and maintained a useful and
honourablg connexion with it, without inter-
ruption, for nearly forty-seven yeora. Her
cheriahed habits were those of practical
benevolence. Entering fully into the generous
hoapitality exercised by her huabnnd, abe went
nbroad in tlie same spirit, and the cottage of
the poor, the aick chamber, the maternal
pnyer-meeting, the British and inftml schools,
the town and foreign missions, engaged her
sympatliies and her exertions.
Uer interest in the last named work led
her to turn the " spare minutes," bath of
henelf and othen, to the valuable purpose i^
preparing articles for an annual box (o be sent
to some miiaionary atation, an object which
she secured Ibr aeveral aucoe^ve year*. She
ia also iilentifled with tbe origination and
erection of the fint in&nt acbool in Readiog,
an anxious and difficult work In which, al-
though she did not labour alone, she bore the
chief (oil, animated, amidst many discon-
ragemenl^ by a grateful impulse to employ a
season of tetiuning health and compantiva
leiauie to the cause of Him who bad been her
strength and support through years of domea.
tic anxiety and personal weakness.
In September, 1841, Mr. and Mm. Wil-
liams lefi Reading, to rcsidB at Noith Court
new Abingdon ; and here, on the SGth id'
November the blloving year, Mr. Williami
entered into rest. After this bereavement,
Mrs. Williams took up her abode at Norwidii,
under the roof of bei son-in-law, Ur. Josish
Fletcher of that city, enjoying the society of
hei eldeti daughter and her chOdreo, and
uniting herself wiih the church of Christ
under the care of tha Rat. W. Brock. Uei«
HOME IHTELLIOSNOB.
tax tVBlra mtinlht ihs enjojed almaat imio-
termpted health, and ill e astonished maiif by
her coiutaot aud unwearied sctirity. Earl/
in the Kcond year of her indoiFhDod,mateinBl
d the deute to visit the '
each child ia gucctwon ; and ft>r this purpoie
•lia left Konrieh for Toiqaay, in compaDjr
with her youngert son, in Fehmary ; from
theaee pataing to Worceiter, Abiogdoa,
RcAdiog, Cowley, and London, always nader
eacurt oF one of her Kms. In May she re-
toTDcd home, but much altered in appeoiBnce,
and in lery delinle health. Diieata had,
indeed, lalien a itiDng hold on her eonititu-
tion. She was not alow to perceire, CTea at
this tnrly sl^ge of it, that this sickness was
onto death, and the promptly and thought-
fiUlj tettled all her worldly concerns. During
Kx mootba, hope and fear allemated—a liiit
to Lowestofft was tried — but her hour was
CDine, and her end was peace. " No word of
impalieDce" (wo UH the words of her sympa-
thiiing dsughtfr), "no eipression of diiutis-
bction with tiod's dealings, wai heard through
sis months of altemnte suffering and relief.
We oftoi marked how a sweet smile would
brighten up her sunken eye, and change bei
whole aspect, when some anxious inquiry, or
tender look, betrayed our fears. The dear
childrra were always velCDUie risitors to the
sick chamber, and, till the few last days, she
entered into their little engagements and pur-
suits with her wonted interest and affection.
Occaaionai intercourse with Christian friends
woi much enjoyed, and the kind and Sequent
lisita of bei Tatued pastor were ever antici-
pated and remembered with delight. For
some weeks tba family wonhip was, at her
own request, conducted in her chamber, and
the ferrcnt response with which the followed
these exercises, and the eagemeM with which
she anticipated them, told how her weary
■pint felt Uie reA«shment of intercourse with
bcaTen.*' Shortly before her death, with a
bight and liearenly smile, she eiclaimed,
" Happy entrance 1 happy entnnce I Yet,
soon ! Thanks be unto God, who giveth us
tlic lictory, through our Lord Jesus Christ !"
OnlMonday, Deeerober IBth, 1648, she bid
&rewell to sorroir, and on Saturday, the 33rd
—the annirenary of her wedding day— her
murtal remains were interred at the Rosary,
Thorpe; the fan oral service, at which b large
nnmbeT of the family were present, being
conducted at the house by the Rev. J. Alex-
ander of Norwich. Mr, Alexander alio
preached a ftaneral sermon on the evening of
the following sabbath fiom the words chosen
by henelf, " Your lib ii hid with Christ in
God," Col. Hi. 3.
Urs. VVillianis had nearly completed her
seventy-ninth year. Few have lefl either a
■nemory more fiagnint, or an example more
*otthy of Imitation.
Mrs, Sunnna Barrow, the beloved wita ai
Hr. Samuel Banow, and daughter of Hr,
Lawrence Taylor, farmer, departed this lib
on the 7th day of September 1848, in tha
30th year of her age, at Newhallheybridg%
and on the 11th her remains were deponled
in the baptist cemetery at Goodshaw. This
beloved sister was a member of the baptized
church of Jesus Christ at Sunnyiide, near
Bawtenstalej ; having exactly twelve month*
before her death united in the formstion of
that infant cause with her pastor, the Bev,
A. Nichols, under whose ministry she began
to exhibit the symplomi of piety, and by
whom she was baptised on the 11th day of
August 1838, with several others, some of
whom now stand in honourable connexion
with the church at Sonnyside, and one of
whom passed away to the church tiiumphaut
before her, yii. Mrs. BatclifTe, of whaa a
short account is recorded in the May nambv
of this periodical for 1848. These two wtfe
on terms of the closest intimacy, and lilte Saul
and Jonathan were lovely in their iivea and in
death not long divided. They were amongst
the first fruits of their pastor's ministry in
Lancashire, were a comfort and joy to him on
earth, and he humbly trusts will be a crown
of rejoicing in another and a bettw world.
On tha 2eth of December, 1847, this amiabla
woman became the wife of Mr. Barrow, a
young man with whom the aeemed likely to
share a good degree of domestic happiness
but God's ways are mysterious; she now
sleeps in the dust, and her mourning EiieMto
sorrow not a* timee who have no hope.
The complicated nature of her complaint
precluded the possibility of much convene
during her last affliction, but her answos to
the questions proposed were always satisbc-
tory. Whilst her pastor to whom she waa
always most ardenUy attached, lived in bar
remembrance, and was repeatedly referred to,
amidst her wanderings even in death.
On the 15th of October 1848, a funeial
discourse was delivered by Hr. Nichols, in the
chapel at Sunnyside, to a deeply interested
and overflowing congregation, many being
totally unable to gain admittance, from
Eiekiel iiiv. IG, " Son of man, behold I take
away from thee the desire of thine eyes with
a stroke ; yet neither shalt thou mourn not
weep, neither shall thy tears run down."
May her aged parents, sorrowing partner,
and frieuds, follow her so &r as she followed
Christ.
The Rev. D. Rees, of Biaintree and his
six children have been throtrn into detp
affliction, by the very sudden decease of
Mrs. Rces. She died on the l-2th of January
iniDieiiatelv after giving birth to a still-born
chUd.
HOME INTELUQENCE.
Died, Janunrj Utlt,Bt Hum, near VatXey,
Hants, Mn. Betty Cane, relict of the late
Richard Cue, in her B2nd jesr. She wia
baptiied and united to the church of Chriit
at Wimborne more than fifty yean a^, but
tedded at Hum for many je&n past ; and
irhm able to attend the public meana of
grace, which ihe hag not been of late yean,
wonhJppednith the Lord'a people at Parlej'.
^1 the cauw of Chrjil there ahetraa a sincere
■nd kind firlend. HerdeathirasIinproTed by
tbe pattoi of the church, Mr. Alcock, on
Lord*! day orening, Februnrr 4, from Pulm
a. 10.
Ihii aged lady, who wtu ext«iii*ely knonn
■nd Mteennd unong the aetire Chriatiani of
Um iMt gmeiation, hsi completed her eouT«e.
One of hai nfibclionate «Dna, Mr. Chariea
finrie, aayi, "She wai early pioua ; and
dntina a long life, coniiitently holy and use-
ftiU Nerec toboat, a langthnied coiuw could
not he predicated conoeming hei ; ncmthe-
1m«, tor eightj-ieven yenn It pteoaed the
Seurce and SuppcFiter of life graciouily to
Mwlioae bet eiiflenee. Aod in a humble
btrt liwpiring MDK it my be nid of her, ai
of her ditim UaMer, ifao haa l«ft m an ei-
•Bpl^ ■ Ihai m thouUfoOoa An- Heptl'
"On the Sth inMant, aftn bat two dayi'
•Mfcnn fllneM, He, whom ahe bod m long
loved and nrred, remoTed hef to himieir.
On the flnt of tboK dayi, ft became eelf-
appaiwit that hsr time waa at hand, fin ahe
mii, ' I think I am now going homoj' adding,
-u^ _i-v,-^ oebotttfonginfiutb,—
Jhtn 0«d my SuTloai rtlgiu.'
Hot At* boiiM befcn her depaitnre, she aent
mnigFi of loTe to the abaent, and wia pet-
iNtly cmiadmu and eonpoaed, and when tiie
MTeiaace mne. It wai conqueat without a
Umi^— an inilaiit and abundant entrance
into gloiy.
" Many a Doreai benefidary, eanedally in
Inland, will ftel her lemoral. She had a
(tangtiter'i IbndnaH fbr the ' riater iala,' and
WMnied to the rery laat, with her handi and
by bn nean^ to meet ita many daima.
Died, in llie 76th yeai of hw age, Mrs,
Jane Ewu^ widow of the late Rer. Henry
Emu of Cnigyfargoed, near Uerthyr TydTil,
pririle^, through grace, of maintaining her
prafL'.-Bion nnaullied to the end. For the Init
Iwenty-ninB yeara of her life she honourably
maintained her roemherahip in conneTion
Kith the church of Christ meeting at Zion
chapel, Merthyr.
MISCELLANEA.
At the half-yearly meeting of the proprie-
n tbe following aumi were rotad to the
-idows of baptist minialcn. The iiiitiala
alone of each widow are given, with the name
of the " oontributor " by whom ihe waa
recommended.
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On Wednesday, December 27, the fiftieth
year of the Kev. F, Franklin's rendence and
minutry in Coventry wai celebrated by a
nunieroiu body of hia friend* in that city and
neigbbaurhaod by meeting! of a Ughly
intemting character.
At II o'clock in the morning a public aer-
lice wni held at the chapel in Cow I-ane,
when Mr. Franklin preached fiom Paolm
ixiiT. B,theMme paMage from which he hnd
preached hit Gnt eemoo in that place GAy
yean b«f<we i pnyer was offered by the Rer.
J. Jcraid, who fbi upwaida of fony-Gre yean
hoi enalained tbe peatoral office in the inde-
pendent church at Wcet Orchard in the same
city I thetwoTcneroble men baling lived and
laboared together through that long period.not
only witbout a single miaundentanding, but
in the utmoat intimacy of frisndidiip, and
haimonioualy co-operating in every good work.
Each having actively served in Ihe kingdom
and patience of Jous here, now wails his
' the hibv MTTic* andMIowihip
HOM& IHTELLiaBNCE.
of UiB church aboTS. Tha hTinni were pten '
out b; the Bar. J. Sibree, wbo, though much
thair (unior, bu, neicrtbalen, been a fellow
labooicr with them fbr nearly oi quite ihirt;
yeaia, ai pattoi of the independent church in
VIoar Laoe.
In tha eranlng of tha itj a Urge nnmbei'
of Uende nist at a public tea-meeting at Bt.
Harj'a Hall, wLioh, though a nobJe and ipo-
dMU nem, wm allogalhsr iniuffifient fbr tha
aceoannodaliDa of kII who deiirod to tetli<y
their reepect and eeteem Ibr Mr. Franklin.
FnUTOO penona, of Thom many wtre oburch-
moi.and maujctbeisreiidcntin neighbouring
towni and lillagea, vera prewot. ARer tea,
Ui. White of Leamington having been called
to the chair, Mr. J. Smith, one of the wnior
dnoon* of tha church. In an orlginiil and
higblr charaeteriitla apeech, presented Hr.
Pnnklin with ■ large and richly ornamented
Uble. Mr. Franklin followed in a ipeech
which emhraoed a brief ikeloh of the origin
a>d blatory of the baptiat church In Coven Irj,
tradng it to the period of Qsxter'a residence
in the city during the wan of the common-
•catlb, mihei more thui two hundred yeen
BfDi He then touched upon the dioum-
Manoea of hia own connexion vith the church,
fagtemlngling thla latter part of hi* addrna
with that tehi of hamoroai and trell told
■iNcdote for which ha haa been long diitin-
guiibed. Speeehea were afterwaTdi delirered
by Me^te. Hoe of BInningbnm, Sibree and
Howton of Corentry, and other* ; (hua tei-
mhiatlng a public ex preadon of eateem for en
tgei Cbriatian miniaUr, ■( mtl^bgi
■ le to all ^
™tr
la oar NoTember number we gave, In an
ei(raetfl«malettar toHftiend,auintereriing
Account of a reflTtl of religion in the remote
baptU church at QiBntown. The fbllowlng
ii from a letter Juat received ftom the worthy
FMtor, Kr, Giaati
tt^e know (bat yoDiielf and Dthnfriendi
wbo have hmrd what the Lord haa done for
Di linoD Auguat last, wlU be auiicua to know
whether it was a thunder-cloud that va* lent
to pntify onr Htmcsphere, or whtthet we nie
riHI enjoying the former and the latter nin,
to taRBg forth fhill with pnlienoe. We are
happ7 to aiy,that the Utter i< our condlllon.
H« <ud not come to ui in the itrong wind
that rmda the moantaina, hut in the atill
tmall Toiea of the gaapel ; and so »s hoped
aad pmjad that the gracioua work would
eoatmoe the longer, and that afterward! we
Might net &1t Into that apathy whicb often
Mlowa a rerinl.
"We hope that the band of the Lord la
■till with US. Souls are olnioBt every week
beliering aod turning to Iho Lord. Onr
aitallng* coatlniw ainwg and Interetling.
Three were baptiied in the riru (Spay) on
aahhatfa last, nnd although we could nut, aa
usual, preach on the bonka of the ilTer, a
multitude came to witneu the ordinance, ud
followed us to the mealing house to bear tba
lennan, which was preached by William
(Mr. Oranfe son), and waa one of tha beat
aermona on the subject that we hava jret had,
" The number added to the church, dnoa
the cotnmen cement of the reiiyal, is fhrtj-
nine, and we have atill many aerioua Inquirer*,
especially among the young people. If wt
eir in anything, 1 believe It is In beiug eemA-
what too aorupulousln receiving memben, yet
we think a good deal of caution I* iiiiiiimiiij
at such a lime as this. The youngest tha*
has made applioatioD was at oar noose laal
night. Ha is a hoy of twelve years of age,
who voe awakened at our first baptism, and
has attended our meetings sinoe i bat amidst
our other engagemenla ha was overloolied.
Meeting with ana of my bmlly lately, he told,
' No man caieth fbr my soul.' He waa
spoken kindly to, and encouraged to call upon
myself, wliieh he htt dunet and If It be Ibund
th«t hit convtnalionWauahas<beoome(hthe
gospel,' 00 Chrialian church could reflae
of the fttends of pcaee,
held in the Hall of Commerce, October 31st,
I84S, a committee was appointed whleh has
iaaued the fbllowing eddreia. It tMars die
rlune of the Rot. H. RioHuto and
Elihd Bubbitt, as aeeretarlei, and It
aObrds us pleasure to aid in rendering It
public, and to announce that O. W. Alix-
iHDin, Esq., of I^mbard Street, has Ac-
cepted the treaaurerahip. The office it
IS, New Broad Street, Landon.
" It ia obvioua that a moat important en
has arrived in the history of the peace canie.
The quick and cordial echoes that hare been
awakened throughout erery part of Eorope,
by the voice of reaaon and humanity ntlered
nt Bruasela, hnvo astonished aa much as ther
have delighted, even the most sangnine tiitjiib
of peace. The ciiiliied werld is cvidentlr
fast becoming weary of war. A conviction &
rapidly difluEing itself through all communmet,
that It is a cutae, a crime, and a ceUmitj
tvhioh thould no longer be toleiatad. From
the many spontaneous and earnest Dommunf-
cations which huTO been received from ea.
lightened men In all European conntrlaa,
since the CongrCM at Brusaels — ftom the pre-
vailing tone of the public pret* both In
Englnnd and on the Continent — from the
frequenij with which the principle of arhitia-
tlon in lieu of war has been recognised even
amid the dlitraction nnd tumult of a revolu-
tionary age— ftom the fcelinga of mutual
kindticsa and confidence which are rapidlj
growing up between difllcrent nations DS the
HOME INTELUGENCE.
ncult of freer and nore Freqaeat tntoccoune,
and from other hopeful and auipiciati* iadica-
tioiu, it would Kem ai if Ihe fnenda of peace
now, had onlf to collect and gire aiticulate
and enrneat utlsntace to tbe feeling* of moral
iodignetion vbicb are e<reij«here riiiog
through locietT apinet the infinite iniquities
of war, in order to elicit a responie, which
would ncoand throng the whole eiTiliied
iBMtallOM, a meet selemn
it datj derolTCB upon the fiiendi
of peace. It appeaii ai though theii hopes,
tbcu prsyen, Utnt laboon, were nearer n
eanaamiiiatian tiian the; had Tentured to
antidpate. Thie uoaipeated adTanee of their
caoie bringi with it new re*pon«ibilitiei and
dnliee. Let them not be found then, either
indiSnant or unequal to the criiis. With
promptitude and decunon lach ai are required
bf the emeigene7, let them advance onward
in the iwi of that puUic opinion, which ia w
lapidlj gathering behind them, that tbtj maj
■t ODce lend and guide thii new impulie which
bat been given to their gr<ht cause.
" Fot hopefiil and encouragiag u in man7
teqweta are tbe ngni of the timea, we ntuit
not delude onrieWei with tbe belief, that the
work ia accompliahed. Much, Tery tnuch
remaini to be done, reqniring a large amonnt
of wisdom, energy, and self-sacriilce. The
public mind of the Contiaent is Hvakening on
the sQbject, to a degree quite uopreoedenled,
and opportunitiee are continually presenting
tfaemseltes there, for circulating information
and oidliog intareet, of whi<£ we should
ptomptiT and prndenUy anil otuielTn. To
vender the next propoeed congreaa at Faria a
teal lepreaentatiOD of the better feelings of all
drilixed countries, end to ensure that it absll
diffiise, to the utmost pncticable extent, a
bialthy moral influence throughout sodety,
inlercoone must be sought by letter, and
othowise with enlightened and infiuential
men in Eurapa and America; sa as to lund
the >1m and good in one continuous chain of
Mlomfalp tfaron^iout the world, along whidi
■hall be tnnsmittad the sacred and quicken-
ing spark of truth into tbe bosom of oil nations
and oommunitiea. Access must be pdned to
DniTerdtiea and other educational estsblish-
ments in mtiotie oounMsa, with a riew of
Imbidng Ihe rising mind of Christendom with
ht^ and generous sympathies for the prin-
dples of peace) and many important srranga-
meats and preparations most be mads in
order to render the expected eongren, neit
year, an impreasiTe and powerful demon-
must be formed and communicated with
through the whole length and braadth of the
land, for the prompt transmissian of intelli-
gence and sympathy. The press which has
affiwded sod) giatJIyiDg tokens of ita readiness
to employ its mighty social influence in pro-
moting right principles, muat be worked
earneatly and diligently— the aalulary eicite-
ment which hai been produced on tbe public
mind, by recent peace proceedings should be
Inken Bdrantage of, and ere it has suluided,
be rightly employed, by means of public
meetings and otherwise, for the education of
the popular mind. Abore aU, no means
should be left unapared, to act on the con-
atituences in the country, on whose enligbtened
appredstion of the subject, aa the fountains irf
political influence and power, so mndi do-
"It is with great pleasure that the com-
mittee an shle to announce, that RicHiHt
CoBDiN, Esq., M.F., has undertaken to bring
forward a motion in tbe House of Commona,
at an early part of the next eesdon, in fiirour
of arbitration treaties, between England and
foreign countries, binding them in case of
foture niLBonderetanding, to refer the subject-
matter of dispute to the dsdaion of srlii-
" It ia earnestly requested, that petitions
fnm every county and borough in the Idng-
dam, ahould be sent to Parliament, in auppwt
of arbitration. The committee will deem it
thdr duty to employ all auitable meaaa, to
induce itie conatituences eretywhere, by
memorials, dcputationa, and other prscticablB
meana, to influence their repreaentatiTes to
uphold by rote and Toioe, such an appeal, to
the legislature to adopt the mticmal and
pacific system of arbitratfon, in tbe adjust-
ment of international disputes, in place <^ the
absurd, costly, and sanguinary arbitrsment of
the sword.
" It must be obnons that in order to sus-
tain effoctually operstions so Taried and ex-
tensiTe as these, considerable tiinds will be
required. At the conference, nccordingly, at
the Hall of Commerce, from which tbe com-
mittee receired its appointment, the follow-
ing resolution wss unanimously passed, —
"'Tliat (bia eonrerenH la of oplnfcm, that a tpedal
id of not
Eas
■ DtUiec
ibnniBliDnl the oi
irlbnt* llbanlty
"To all, therefore, who see how the social
and commercial energies of this country, are
being worn down by the paralyiiog preseure of
taxation, connected with our miUtary and
naral establishments — to those who foel that
there is imminent danger of actual war, so
long n the different nations during the tiue
of peace, stand confionting each other in a
poMure of armed and mutual defiaooe — to
those whose hearts have been wrong with
«ngtii«b by the wioDg ond outrage inflicted on
humanity fot so many centuries, by the
practice of war— aboie all to tbos^ who on
HOMB INTEIilGENCB,
id the iohsrent linfulncM
nf all var — to bU the frieodi of peace, the
CDinmittee appeal for ■jrmpBthy and co-opera-
tioii, in thn hijch niterprice of truth, jiutice,
On file eTening of the !6tb of Deconbei a
nledietmj tea-me«ting took pUca in the
■dMol loonu attadied to the baptiit chapel
M Booth), Iteai IJTerpool, prepantoiy to the
dcpaiteM of the paMor of the church, the
RcT.John Jordan Dadei, who cloud hia
bbooN in that place on the foltowine Lord^
daj. AttpTOpriate addrcMca were dcliTcred
hf the KcT. J. Kitkut, the Rer. Hugh
Slowcll Brown, the Rct. John Stut. and
Biehui] JtAnion, E"qi of LiTcipool. At the
diae (rf' the lerTices Hr. Danea wu presented
vith tventj-aeTen elegantly bound TDlonie*,
u ■ paitiiig tribute of nffeetion, from the
cburdi BDd congregation.
We Inut that Mr. Dariei mar "'"'^ ^ '^
in the prOTidence of Qod to occnpf a aphere
gf DnAilnen where hU (alenti ma; bo m*do
eminently ■ubwnient to the extmiion of
the Itodeen]eT*B kingdom. By bii remoTal
Ibe church at Bootle hare matainod a aerere
Inn, which will not be eanly made up. Hay
the great Hnd of the church gradouily
ipptai far them, and apeedily leud to tbeir
aid > paator in all reapecti aoited to their
COLLECTANEA.
The Record, which it will be remembcied, i«
■ faper ci>Ddncted by cTangelical adherent*
of the itate chuich, eoutaini an article
eonuDendiig thui; —
"The exaommunication of the Duke of
Argyll I Thii appean rather a
Bonncement in the preaent day.
,_ Ja the lata Rev. W. J. Tiower, the
. ..>r of a Uttla parUiin SuMex of about
■illy fcaiiliea, bat now by the election of
niiiilwiii apiieopal miniaten of, for the most
put, petty cangregBtiona in the regiona of
Gla^ow flnd GaUoway, baa been (welled out
into Dr. Tnnrer, tnihop of Glaigow, and
dinalim hia nomioation to hia new-found
dignitiea by eioimimmuaatiDg one of the moat
Cfariatian, nmiable, and aecompliihed noble-
mea who gnee and adorn their natire
■■ There ia DO doubt about the matter. The
enliie mmapoBdenco now lie* before a« —
poUiahed at the nqoMt of Dr. Traww. W«
the fii^ letter of tha bishop, conveying the
notice of hia excommonication to the duke;
and a angle sentence ftom the reply of the
nobis excommunicated peraon, hnring refer-
ence to the cboige nude Hgninat him. by tbo
biahop of a bitter and contempt
Dr. Trower'i letter is as fbUows :-
Htj«r.tP.l5^
n tba dlo«iH ot Olugow), ud
be poMtbllllj Ihit jonr giue Biai pnunt Tom
either (1 Piklej or (I Mm. oilier ebnioh I
'"mi
dioceH, tor the tun
pupoH at Iba aaaiag (Htlral.
I think 11 da* to jb
(ha
Bust iiridmt u «
TOO, ti.1 iUTllg b«
ha oleigniun vbo
tha Lcii7e Sappu
U aa manJ; icmna, lo Inlonn
0 TDS laat CbriJiiEaa, I
.an
Infonudbtrnthitl
cuoflt anaian, imder ulitlu
"■ltii'^b"e,°
ndeed, that tha o«a.li»i <
h* tiaa oODt«DFl*ted
pnaent Itaelf ; but I
hid nth.r nm th* Hak of
haTin|[ tha qnnelLoD n
ot idmllting to
»<» 1 nolhtiig wmld Indues ma lo dp ao hnl a
HjionalbUltT which &lrlTden>lT«Dp«a ma; audi
" BU Qraoa tha Daka of ArgjlV"
The eilnct fbm the Duke'a lettci ia '
fbllowing : —
diaplayad (hrraghont
-■ ' — —nntnooa apt
reaanl WHk, a 'bltlar and b , - - -,—
acalnat Ika aplaaopal ahoreh in Sgatlaod : ud Ton
aUoda, aa an acgnnUan of thla oharga, to tha iSiot
OM I bad, Daratibalaia. noalied ibe eomnmgloD at
tiarhanda.
"I prasaiaa, that baftva fttmiiii nmr JndgDiant on
IDT ' eplrlt ' BO deddedly aa to anIlUe jon lo maks
(hia aemmiuileatlon, yon bsTS fOlI tt to ba joai dalr
to read iny Suaji oanMly. I ooBolBda, thaiefiirB,
that Ton haTO atn tha onteaaton of my fOaUu
that 'aonatdercd aa a branab of the ohnroh of ^i.
land which mdMlIy. aod by leglUmata maaaa has
aneiiatfoUj atmek root In SeotlaDd,' Toar chureb is
' thomgUj anliUed to einoere napaat.' If. 131.)
pnss whan oeaulon raqnirae, vt tha olaiea of the
old ' Pralaej ' of BooUaiid belOca tha tsnilBtloB. la
what lonaondaBU as a 'bittaiand aontatnplBOM
aphrlt i' and brthar,— that yon ao QoiHtbiia with
the HHUae tf that Anmsr parly, and lo Ideniuy jonr
own axlating ehnreh with U, that toq look opDu
rsprobatini ol (ha ana lo ba nprohatlon of the nthor
also, and thna eonaidar mj ' hllLor and omlaniptiiona
qitrit ' aa dlraatad -|-'- jouaelTae."
CORRESPONDENCE.
cnARMii FOB ms Bit-
To tA> EtHlor 9j Iht Bapliil Magaxine.
Duki Sia, — Ths M»g«ine for tbs pre-
Mnt mDQth conUiiu tha report of a lub-
committee reapecting Ihe propriet]r of Keking
JVom ihe crown > charier of incorpDnition for
lb« Bapliit Minianar; Saciely. Will jou
Undlr ipare rocnn In your number fbr March
for e few linca on thli graie subject ?
It toMj b« nvedfiU to inform jour teaden
tliM thii qusrtlon of iha charter hag b*«n be-
fore the Commltlee of iw Baptiit Mialonarr
Sodet; for tome time. That Eif[er much
discuraion, (Uid liitening lo counwl'i opiuion
upon it, it vni coodenined, upwurdi of lix
moDthi >gQ, by tlio all but unanimoui voice
of k quarteitj oammiltee. That the queHian
VM revired at a weekly litting of the com-
mittee, and ha?ing been re-opened wai again
diwuMed at tba lut quarterly EUMmbly.
That had the Tota been taken on tha que*-
lion, charter or no charier, it would, fVom all
appearance, have been n^tiTed. That a
tnuUl mnjority only waa in fiivour of publiah-
ing tha report which !■ now before the eon<
■thuciicy. The committee. It wiil he Men,
it mu(^ divided in thii matter.
1 have oatifidence that tha diKOMioii mi
both tidea will be untainted by a pariy or a
factiooB ipiril, and that it will be oonducl«d
b the temper of eamcat interett in the
welfhre of the society, and with a holy
Jealouiy to maintain, in all their purity, the
principlea, umi, and spirit, which usctiGed
The intention for which the Baptirt
Minionary Sodetj woa initiluted, was not
the acqui^tion and the holding of property,
but the diSiuion of tha gospel of our Lord
and SaTlour Jeaui Chtiat. The poiwuion of
property Is nn accident which attends it in
Its coune, not an end in connexion with its
iostitution. To charter the society merely
to enable it to eompasa the more eflsilr what
1) purely Incldentsl to it, and wbitb may
drop off ftom it any yar in its prograaa,
nil Ilia to me to be at lariance with a truly
wile and sound policy. If it be said that
wbateTer freilitalea the cutying out any inci-
dental edTanlage most be aubeenient to the
Quun object the society has In Tiew, it hi* to
be ^DWQ that the posKuioQ of property is
advantageous to the society. 60 sir mm
thii, it has hitherto nrovfli an evil rather
than a good, — a fruitful source of anxiety
and of discord. Why then seek Ihe power
of effecting moM K«dily,lod attaehlrig mora
closely, acquisitions which a
rather than beneGcial, Far belter that the
aburahet which are formed at the several
stations should be eiicounged to talie local
projierty under their own control as eoon aa
ptacticablc, than that the society should be
bowed down beneath the pandarout load.
But a charter of incorpomtion will prove a
temptatian (a the aocumulation and retention
I of property, rather than supply a motive lor
I tiansfeiring it, since a aocletj Willi the tight
, of holding property under a special act itf
grace, without property to hold, would make
an approHch to the ridiculous.
i Suppaie n chnrtci to be obtained, it is by
I no means certain (but there are strong rea-
sons lor arriiing at an opposite conoluiioo),
that it would be of unireml application.
The tegulatioD* of local govefnineiils in
many parts at the world, and even within
the British dominions, would neutralise the
privilege giaoted by the crown of England.
So that Uifl proposed advantage, such at It
it, would be reatricted, end within how cam-
paratively narrow limits, at the society
cKends, nobody can divine. II might
happen, moreover, that many reasons might
combine to render it wiee in the society to
break new ground, to cnrry the truth to tome
httberlo nnvielted people. But it is (bund
out that though the agent* of the sodety
may enter the oontemplated tsrritmy a*
misuonatlet of tha cross, the society eannot
dc so a* n carpomte bod*. The goapal naj
make its way, but th* charter oannot fbtlow.
Might not this introduce into the delibera-
lioni of the lodely, on tha highert a&ira, a
meraly aecnUr element t lli^t it not
weaken the inducement to enter on a field of
labour, which mi^t otherwiss have been
chosen and cultivated t It might be felt to
be desiralile, in tbe first place, to tare louts;
but when the society wears the dignity of a
royal Incorporation, it might he deemed expe-
dient to iltempt to do to by preftnnca,
where it can. In the enid** of its high pre-
rogative, hold property too I
W* nro told that the aodity will save
money by a ehartor of inoorpontian.
expense* under th* prevent ay** — ~~"
Incurred hi the renewal of t
computed at a hundred ponoda a year. Hv*
fhritml^thepf- ■■ - ■
Hut
ndt a y*ar. H<r
■■*biUbbmi«
Ihit^
the cost of obtaining a chaster, it It mid,
will be nbout six hundred pounds | these
matters connected with law arealvays under-
stated. I brieve that, Inclndlng the outlay
occasioned by consnltbig coiutal and la oIlMtr
OORRSiBPONDBNCG.
171
wayi, it wttuU be iafer to WckoTi on, nl lenst,
m thouiatid pounds ; an amounl wliich WQuld
b* equil to the nllesed annual cost, under the
Histing plan, for (en vean to come. Would
it be wise to incuf this oulUj when before
the ten jean hare expired, the locicty might
ieem it right to chango itt paticir, vilh rela-
tion to the subject of property, altogether P
BeNde^if it bo "clearly natural nnd just," ai
we an infonned, " that the partica for whose
pattjculai use the property is conreycd to
tnutces should benr the expenses of renewing
docaments so indispensable to them," why
im the society to be saddled for erer with
them ? Has it no power to compel these
parties to take upon themselves a burden, or
Kt leut ■ part of it, which "is dearly so
tutuml and Jost p" To sei^h a royal charter
of inMrpoiation to ennhle the societv to do
tar Itaeir with a Utile more ease that which
otha* ought to do in iU stead, seems very
odd t Indeed, it appears to me, I must eon-
feis, to be splendid triHing. It is fitrther to
be bone In mind, that tho charter, if ob-
tained, would not rclc^ise the society from all
Irgnl expenses cotincctcd with the halding
and the loosing of proiicrty. but only from
those wliicli are inTolved in crratinB and
renewing trust-deeds.
The opinion of eounscl luis been lougbl.
In all 1^1 points it aeems that opinion Is
" entiivly aalisfactory j" in other than legal
mpecta, and by far the most important ones,
that opinion it unfetoorablo to the project.
The dediion of "an eminant counsel " re-
maina, in these respects, in IVill fnri'C, not-
withstanding the strange attempt of the
sub- committee to orerrule it.
Should the charter of incorporation h
obtained, the freedom of the Baptist Miaitor
«ry Society would be deslrojcd. Take a
knowledge of Jesus Christ throughout thi
whole world, beyend thi Brilish iilei. Il
might be deemed deeinibic, both on financia!
and DO incompambly higher ground, to
Indude Ireland (to say nothing of more
radical ehangrs] within (ho range of the
society'! operaljons, to merge the Irish in
the Foreign mission. But this could not be
done without the permisiion of the queen, or
msking way through the tortuosities of courts
of law I This objection has been met bj the
rety sage reply, that it would be e.ny, before
askii^ for the charter, to accommodiite the
definition of the society to meet the sappoicd
caae; as though this touched the principli
on which the objection rest;. Whatever mny
be the designatian, consUlution, oraim.of lb>
society, it must be left unfettered and inde-
pendeat, and capable of ony modilication
which experience oi drcumslunces might
foggcat. To lake any course which might
sopmede the ptadicability of effecting any
gnch diange, would be to place it In ignoble
bondage, and to mirk with the brand of
allwhomi;ht continue to support it,
[f no other objection lay ngiinst the meorpo-
ration of the society, this, with me, would be
snperable. Do not let us sell our birthright
r a mesa of potloge.
The application for a charier would be
derogatory to the portion of the Baptist
Missionary Sodety a« a religinus Institu-
tion. Ad attempt has been made to break
the force of this cbjection. by the eilra-
ordlnary position, that the gOTemment
would regard tho societv simply as a pub.
lie chatity. 1 reply, if it be a " public
charily," let it l^ all means appear bcfbro
the a Ihoritics, whose favour it seeks, in its
proper character ; but if it be a rcligioua
society, hailns a high and sncrcd mission
derived from the Great Head of the church,
to fiilKl, let it peuso bcforo it degrade ilself
in tho presence of »tntc:mcn and polilidnns
by receiving a boon in one capacity, when in
fact it sustains another.
In this matter we are in danger of com-
promi^ng otirwlves as disS'nlers. Epj.'anHn;;
tlie Baptist Misiioniiry Society as a religions
sjdety,setup specitlcilly and exelu^vely for
religious purposes, we cannot, as noncon-
formial!, ask for It the pntronago of the
crown or the fiirour of parliament, without
detriment and dishonour. The report of the
sub- committee, not satisfied with assuming n
di^^nilied superiority to "nn eminent counsel,"
politely intimnles that the " objeclon," poor
things! to the charier, " do not seem to know
that not only munidpal bodies, but banking
companies, insurance companies, railway
companies, water companies, are all corpoln-
tions, together with many sdentille, eharitiible,
and religious, idstituiions." The objectors,
no doubt, are deeply obliged for this piece of
recondite information, but what it has to dn
with the nrgumctit in question may not be
quite H> dear to them. If there be nothing
peculiar to o missionary society by which ft
is distinguished from the cork- cnlters' society,
the royal victuallers' society, the wonfaipfut
the tailors' society, why then there may bo
some proprii;ty in the position assumed; but
if these soeictles aro totally dissimilar, having
)thing in common, the aivument from the
10 to the other will not hold. The distinc-
tion between these societies il that those
:ferred to in illustration are, to all iolenti
and purpose*, Secular, clill institutions, that
the ono in question, the Baptist Missionary
Society, is, to ait inlenls nnd purposes, a
sacred religions society i and it isjnstbccans*
it is a religious and not a scculor sodety, that
it would be a dcj-nrluro ftom our prindple*
as nonconlbrmista to seek it) incorporatlen.
May not n little attention to this very obvious
distinction serve iu snnie degree to relievotbe
sub-commilteofiomils very painful embarmss-
ment. " Why," says the report, "the Baptist
Missioiwry Society should be ashamed of oo-
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CORKESPONDENCE.
cupfing the tame dri! italut u luch bodiet,
the ■nth-committee have 7et to bs infomied."
But it leami that " leligioiu anoeiKtioai" are
" corporatiooi," as voll tu otben. Jiut lo,
bat thees an lueh ai tha Kictetj far the
" Ptonatian of Chtiitiaii Kiiovledga," the
■upportei* of which are frieadlf to itate
patrona^ in ecGleuudcBl at^ra. Though
then DU^t be no incaniiitena}' in the friendi
of Rich locieties leeking lojtX iacorparations,
doei it fallDT that conicieDtiaiu diueoMn
can do *o with impunity ? Iloir &r the
gDTemmeat, whom we have been told will
look upon &» lodet; u a " public charilj,"
maj fbel the fbrce of the argument founded
on the analogr between the " Baptiat
Hisuonatj SodiAj " and the "aaler cam-
panUt," it tnaji peihapt, be difBcult to ■ay.
'' So leawn appean to the Mb-cammittee,
howerec, why a body in the tlricttil lente
reHfiam, that ia ecdeaiattical, (hauld he
■eandaliwd at the thought of accepting from
the crown • chaiter of iacorporatiun."
Perhapa the sub-comaiittee will allow me to
■uggeat a raaaon or two why luch ■ body
■hould not commit itaelf tu (uch a coune.
'* A body in the itrictert lenae religious," can-
not conaiitently, in ill tapaaly oi inch,
recogniaa the eiiitenca of the crawn. Tbe
memben which oompoae that body may, aa
■ubjects and ai dvilian*, cheiiab the utmoit
loyalty and render the moat acnipuloui
obedience to the Snt authority in the itate,
but w the followen of Chriit, "hi a body in
tho atrietaat Unie leligioui," they know of no
auch power. They may derire from the
■pirit and from the precepts of their religion
motitea wheiefbre they uiould render eTety
legilimale bonour lo the"powen that be;"
but thoy ore probibited by the principlea of
the religion they profess from taking cogai-
nnca of those powers in their delibeiations
and couDcilaaa memben of ths body of Chriit.
Besidei, if it be a secular and civil advantage
which ii sought, no reuon can be adduced,
bunded on the bet tliat the party leekuig it
ii a " body in the strictest sense religious,"
without tbe most wretched compromtie,
wheiefote the lavour should be conferred,
since athor bodies haTe an equal claim on the
cousiderstian of the itate. The Monnonite,
the socialist, the worshippers of Juggernaut,
hare as much right lo a rotal charter of in-
corporation, if it be a purely civil priiil^e, as
the Baptist MissioDBiy Society can have ; but
i) that society prepared, as a " body in the
ltricl«at sense religious," to appear at the foot
of the throne to aik a boon in furtherance uf
its hi^ and holy designs, in auch company,
without feeling itself "icandaliied?'' A
fhrther reason rests on tbe very tangible
ground of profit and losk The benefit which
It ii alleged will Sow from the proposed in-
corpontion is a saring of money and of
trouble, the losa which will be mstained,
Mcoidim to tbe iuh-coiiun>tt«e, k, that of
a doubt true,"
(reedomof action, for "it
■ays the report, " that tbi
incorporate society cannot be absolutely un-
fettered ; a certain meaatire of reetiiction, or
rather of permanence, on the one hand, is the
QBceissry and just correlative of acquired
rights and standing on the other." The
difference in the quality and the worth of tha
thing SBTod and the thing lost, is a material
element in the argument. What laving of
money and of trouble would a right-thinking
man deem an equivalent for the aurrender of
ever so small a ponian of that liberty which
is at once the birthright and the trust of a
"body iathaitricteatseniereli^ousF" There
really ii erery reason why we ahould not giire
away our " hiead " and take a " stone." But
if no ohjectiona based on greal principlet
extated, why a body.ai defined in the report,
should not solicit tbe proposed charter, it by
no meaoa followi that it would be wise in it
•0 to do. Were it lawful, it might neverthelew
be highly inexpedient. Give all the force to
the position aanimed by the sub-committee
which the ingenuity of the report may deserve,
the incorporation of tlie society will still be
rqarded by thousands, and aa I think justly,
as at least a partial surrender of prin-
ciple, ai a leaning in a wrong direction, as
an unhealthy indication ; and these ate
not the days in which the iligfatett pre-
text should be given tc such suipicjons;
it is rather incumbent on us, in fidelity to our
Great Master and to the times which are
paning by ui, to place tha principles of non-
conformity and of Chriitian liberty, by all our
proceedings, in bold and unmistakeable relief.
" The sovereign in such an act," says the
report, " that is, in granting a charter of io-
corpoiatioQ, is the representative not so much
of the stale as of the law; and that which ia
receiTed from the sovereign is neither personal
nor offidaL fiivour, but a modified and more
equitable position in relation fg Iht iaa." I
suppose this sentence ii intended to confirm
the dortrina previously laid down, that a
" body in the strictest sense religious " ought
not to regard itself as "scandalised " in ac-
cepting a chaiter oF incorpomtion from the
crown. Are we to infer from this, that in tbe
opinion of tbe sub-committee, such a ''body "
would be "scandalised," ware they to receive
a chatter from the "sovereign," aupposing
her in granting it to represent the "state^
lather than the "Jaw?" if not, what does the
sentence mean? What is gained to the argu-
ment by divesting in this case the sorereign
of her high and peculiar prerogative, and in
robing her in iegiilatire functions? But this
is a perfectly gratuitous anumption, nor is it
the only one which disfigures the report.
Had the sub-committee designed to eoUecl
the gteeteit posaibie number of sophisms in
the least poaible space, they could scarcely
have been more succecsliil. In confutation of
the SMSition , that that wbidi ia ** reoeiTed 6am
CORRESPONDENCE.
178
tDesoTciBljirn is neither pcfionalQor official Bi-
»cur,"Sic.,it might be enough merely to refer
thereader to the langunge of the charter il«elf.
But it b propojed to seek a charter of incorpo-
imtion fttim the queen; in granting that requMl,
her mBJeaty- exercises her royiil prerogalive,
■Bd nndouMcdljr confora a favour anJ n great
obligation on the party appealing. To pre-
tend, tkat because the benefit conj^ned is one
vhidi places the piutj beneGte<l in nn ottered
"[laaition in relation to Iho law," therefore
the royal prnon nho confers It ia grunting
neithei k " penonal nor oliiclal faTOur," ia, on
the one hand, to derogate from the grace
which concedea what it micht hare reliiscd,
•nd on the other, to throir dust in the eje* of
jonr Itaden.
If the charter were oWained, it would con-
Ikttn amount of power which thoiild not be
entrulted br any religioui ■ociety- (a nny body
of men. Under ioat of incorpor;i!ion, the
commlltce appointed to tnannge the aSbin of
the Baptiat Mimionarj Society, the executive
Ibr the tSloe being, would hnvc unlimited
wntto! orer the property of the socicly.
There would be no truatect to consult, hut
the will of tho ereculivc, whether to aell,
lease, or mortgage, would be lovoreign. It
would facilitate moil agreeably the mesna of
raking money, and would wealicn the Induce-
ment! to remore any liabilities which might
be incurred. It would place the miiuouiry
and hii flock, meeting on any property con-
nected with the aociely, under the absolute
eontrol of Iho eieculire. The communica-
tions of the comcnittec might iisaume the
diaracter, not to much of rnilernnl cDUnSi?ls
aa of arbitrary edicts, and commnnds from the
5;Bt of power mi^ht be issued to the four ends
of the earth, witli aa much nnttiorily aa the
Bhaaea of ttie autocrat of Ruaiia. Men of in-
dependent minds and of high and honourable
beating would hesitato to attach themsclvcB
ai nginlB to a system, the movements of which
might be summary and dnpotic, and a ncees-
nry requtiltlon of which might be a Servile
mttit. The mystery which too frequently
Nironda, under the most fatounibln drcum-
Maneea,tbo conduct of executiTe bodies might
be deepened. The parties in power might
bUhack within the priiUeges and the sanction
of the royal charter, as the priesla of antiquity
retired to their holy place. The distance
between the executive and the constituency,
tlwaya too wide, would be increased, as the
itnie of responsibility ts usually regulated bi
Uie eonieiousneia of control. The diipoai-
tion to modify the proceedings of the com-
mittee by public opinion, by the sentiments of
tb« body it large, though never indulged
excess, would not be strengthened. The
popular voicehu ever been hut faintly echoed
by companies clothed with all the prcteniiona
nroyal chartered incorpomtians. Reforms,
however wise and wholesome, would re
an effectual check, and their spirit wou!
qncnchol before tho withering
the r^iuntcd charter of privilege,
Lj>p[)se that the remedy fur these
an<l oth.'r abuses, should tho charter of in-
poration be obtained. Is to bo found in tb*
popular constitution of the committee, it ta
>ry they should be informed that it will
bo sought there in rain. It is true that the
committee of the Baptist Missionary Society ia
not an irresponsible self-elected body, that its
uiembenare re-elected every ycar,and that tho
same persons do not of necessity ^t In ita
councils. It ia equally true, however, that
its popular character la rather a temhlance
ihnn a renlity, and that it eiista much mora in
shadow than in substance. The management
of tlie affairs of the society lies now as it ever
iins, with those members of the committee
wlm attend its weekly sittings, a few gen-
tlemen resident within or about London. Tba
quarterly meetings at which ■ larger number
of members are convened from the country,
aa well as from town, are not invested witb
moro authority in any way, than the eleven
meetings which inlcrienecachquartErly sitting.
They, the ijuarterly meetings, arc four in ■
series of Rl\y which run through the year.
At the weekly meetings of the committee,
measures ere taken and resolutions pasnd
which the quarterly meeting has nothing to
do but to confirm ; It haa no power of revis-
ing or rescinding. It is obvious that the
power lies with those who compose the forty-
six committees, and not with those who
attend the four. lam not offering an opinion
here On the merits or otherwise of the prewnt
system, but merely stating a fiict, which goes
to show that the power, whatever It might be,
which the charter, if acquired, would confer,
must of necessity, as things now stand (and
these the said cbarter would stereotype), Ml
iiito the hauds of very few. The oonslitu-
eiicy may have every confidence in tbe
wisdom, integrity, end derotedneas, of an
eiisling executive, and owe great obligotioni
to those who devote so much time and energy
to their cause ; but it becomes them to bear
in mind, that the best of men are but fallible,
and that it is alike impolitic and untafe to
place any committee, whether large or smaU,
tieyond the reach of popular direction and
control. Whatever may be said of the pre-
sent, who c^in undertake to pierce the future?
One or two indiscreet or designing men, oi
high, aristocratic notions at rarianee with the
general views of the members of the society,
might poasitily £nd a place in its councili,
when its present diicctors sleep with Ihsit
fathers. I^ Ihesociely pause belbreitcreatee
and b..-queatbt a power Ihiit cui be productiva
of very little positive good, but whic'i would
be bought with great possible and probable
cviL
These, air, are lOnio of the grounds, plainly
ani candidly slaltd, un wiiich I have opposed
and shall continue lo_oppDK the chaitat of
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COBRESPONDEHCE.
incorporation foe the Baptist Miauonarr So-
cUlj. I aeek foi thoni the laroui of inwr-
Uoa in your magazine, becauae it nppean to
me to be only jiut and fkii that the memben
of the (ocietf ihould hare before them both
uda of a question on which their judgment
ii taught. I have only to add the eiproaion
of a sincere dnire that the coum of the
committee, on thii most important question,
may be such as to perpetuate the harmony of
a sodely, which, whiteier it may have to
boast, has certainly none of the element of
cohcson to spare.
I am, sir, yours uncerely,
J. P. MUBMLL.
Leitsftcr, Ftbmary Zlh, IB49.
To lilt EdUor of Ae BapHil Magiume.
Dbia Sia. — Before the constituents of the
Baptist Miwonary Society are called upon
for an opinion about the proposed incorpora-
tion, some further information seems to me
dewrable.
1 . We should be glad to hare the names of
the fub-committee whose report is printed,
and to know whether the report was adopted
by them onanimoully, or otherwise. To
HToid misapprdiensioD, it ns; be right to say,
that I am in total ignorance of the number
and names of the gentlemen who formed that
lub-comaiittce.
2. A* the opinion of counsel has been
obtained, tfb should like to rend it. That
document is at least aa impottant to (he
formation of a correct opinion, aa the report
already given to the pubUc
3. Many of your readeis (I acknowledge
mjtelt one) ore prottably ignorant of the
amount of responsibility whidi the proposed
chatter would entail on the members of the
society. In the case of a banking company,
every Bhareholder is accountable with his
whole property ; would membership in a
corporate mianonary society make the mem-
ben in like manner responsiblcT
4. The memben are, by the charter, to
have power to make such alterations as are
not " iuconsistant with the object of the
•ocietj." Who ti la judgg what is, or is ac '
inconsistent with the object of the society 1
B. If the society hod been incorporated
183'2, would it not bare been compelled,
•BT the least, to disown all paiticipstion
William Knibh's anti-slavery Operations ?
I write thus briefly because you will pi
bably hare many similar communications.
Allow me in conctuiion to eipren the con-
fident hope, (hat the eomniittee will come to
no decision on this matter, excepting at an
annual meeting, nor then without giving the
fullest notice of its intention.
I am, dear Sir,
Youi* rapectfutly,
W, BownoH.
KttUring, Peiruarg 12, 1819.
To Iht Editor nf Iht Baptiil Magajiine,
Me- Editob, — Will you allow the insertion
of a few bets which be»r on the above subject
in a pmelical point of riew, more particularly
as reference is made in the " report " to the
■everal joint stock companies and their privi-
leges as corpomte bodies ?
lit. There are hut two banks and two
insurance offices that have charters of incor-
poration, all others are eitablisbed under
various acts of parliament.
2nd. The older companies hate specific
acts for .themselves, which enable them to siu
and be tiud in the name of one of their ofliceia,
instead of in the names of all that members,
and the more recent companies have a similar
privily under 7 and 8 Vic. cap. 110.
3rd. The older companies are obliged to
enrol the names of bU their members and
every change of membenhip in the Court of
Chancery, at time* convenient to themselves
or before any legal proceedings can be taken ;
and the newer companies are otiliged to make
a return of every change ia membersliip, to
the registrar general of joint stock companies,
the months of January and July in each
4th. All thcae companies have trustees
appointed, by the intervention of whom they
' lid propertj and securities amounting, in
■ny cases, to upwards of millions sterling.
.1. i...ik. _in„ of property in the
panie* for constructing roads in such parts,
cannot purchase an inch of ground without
the consent of the local govemmeat in each
The tiearing of these &cts on the propoaal
to obtain a charter for the Baptist Missionary
Society are just these.
1st. That the society would not be relieved
from the expense and trouble of trust deeds
to any considerable extent.
^d. That besides obtaining an act of in-
corporation, at about on expense of £80D,
there would exist the necessity of a simitar
grant from each sepuata colony or state
where the society holds property,
3rd. That the society would be at tba
enormous expense and trouble of registering
every member i.t. every subsmber of ten
ihilliags and upwards, also every change of
memberahip, by lapse of subscription, by
dralh. by ladies mama^e, by new subsciiben,
and ail these not only direct subscrtptioiu, but
the thousands through the various auxiliary
4th. By acceptance of a charter, the
society receives a Jmovr or pritiltge from
the state, whereas the ordinary law of uses, by
which their property is now held throogh the
medium of trustees is no favour, but a matter
of right. <iuery, is this a dcsinble connex-
ion for Um Moiety to tM placed in F
CORRBSPORDENCE.
5tb. At tbeexpintimof theclurt«i,irbich
would of course be granted onlf for a limited
period, tbe aociet; would be liable to con-
dilieni tor iti renewal wbicb inigbt be iucon-
Tcnient and hij^j objectionable.
A. T. Bowses.
13, Cotlage Ortnt, Boa Road, Feb. 16, 1D19.
on roM iancut "biptun " in ktho^
Te On EdUar of tht Baptiii MagoMiaa.
DKim Sib, — It is known, doubtlai, to
tOKDj of jour readen that the uticle " Bap-
lisTD," for Kiito's "CjclopBdis of Biblii^
Liteiatuie," was firat offered to Dr. Neander,
the church hiitori*n,andprofenor of theology
in the niiitenit]' of Berlin. In a fiMt-nate,
baweTer, appended to the uid article, and
inserted in the above-named work, we are told
that " His (the doctor'i) multiplied engage.
■nmta induud him with tbe editor's consent,
to consign the subject to the Rev. J. Jacobi
of the same unirenit]'. The MS, so prepared
was accompanied bj tbe fullowing note from
the doctor, — " As my other la£>un would
nut permit me to work out the article (on
baptum), I requested a Jearfrieod, J. Jocobi,
to undntake it, who, bj his knowledge and
critical talents, is fultf qualified for the task;
and whose thenloginl piincipleaare in unison
Wdl, or, through the kindness of one of
mj deBOons, I beornie pooessed of a copy of
this inTaluable work — nn example, bj the
waj, which, in numerous instances, might be
usefully imitated. Some time ago, I paid a
Tint to a brother minister who was on the
tre of quitting his charge in this neighbour-
hood for una in the metropolis, whose friends,
as a tetfimonial of esteem, had presented him
with this, along with some other Inhlical
works. Taking up the first volume of Kitta,
it WM my tntentiini to read to him an extract
from the recnarkable paiagmph commencing
widi the honest, itraigbtforwnrd arowal, —
"InfsDt baptisra was established neither by
Christ nor hia apostles :" — but to my utter
amaiement and perplexity it was not to be
Iband ! I went through it vei; circumspectly,
and read tbe title page, thinking it possible 1
Itcld in my hand a " second edition, with
additions," — and mifrac/ians too; butfbund
there no such intimation.
The lact is, sir, port of the original article
is supproaed in my friend's copy, and some-
thing else substituted, which is, to say tbe
Itai^ but a sorry compeasation for the noble
testimony of two great and independent
Bind!, careful only toset forth what they knew
and felt to be the truth, deipiie, too, <!f their
But, sir, what is more i
11 appended
OntbcM fl
let intending purehaaen endeoTOUt to obtain
copies minus the said brackets, if they would
avoid interpolated ones.
Wilimhall. £. Jonn.
Ta At Edilor <tf the Baptiit Magazine.
Deib Sia, — The leaies of your magazine,
and other periodicals of the same description,
haTe within the lost few years often testified
that there is an impression existing in the
Christian church among us, that the claim* of
aged and faithful ministers are not felt and
inded to, in such a way as *
IS den
nd.
Tatious plans have at times been suggested
likely to remedy this matter of acknow-
ledged regret and obligBtion, but none of them
have secured that attention to the subject
which its sacredness requires. Agitating tb*
subject, may have induced some ministen, at
a painful sacrifice, to seek shelter from the
apprehended evil in the promises of a lifb
assurance society, and others it may have
reminded of a desideratum tliey hod little
' anCD of obtaining, but it has failed to
raken the beneiolent lym tathies of Christian
uTchea generally. The WrsleyHns are the
ily people that have taken up this subject
denominationally. They hare done it, and
it is well known that those of their niinisten
who have laithfuUy devoted their best days to
arvice of the church, are not permitted
Fer want when enfeebled by age. And
believed that if tliose on whom tbe
business of providing fbr the pastor's neees-
lilies rightfully devohes, were to present this
luhject becomingly to the minds of the mem-
ben of our churches and congregations, tbey
would be found ready to proiideas amply for
aged ministers as the Wesleyans do.
Under these impressions allow me to suc-
geet B plan fur the accomplishment of ttus
object thnt appears to me practicable. Sup-
pose erery church, at the settlement of a
pastiiT over Ihem, were to present him with a
policy assuring him, say (for ei am pie's sake
only) thirty pounds per i . .. ■
gtheageofsixty. Thisi
3uld in few
require. more than ten shillings per month.
Long as the minister continued his labours in
that place, the premium slionld be regularly
pnid for liim, but if he removed, the policy
should he given up to him, that the people of
his nejt chaige might continue the required
payments, till the contemplated period wh
If something of this kind v
established, it is probable we shoulJ^
churches so often unwilling to invite the
services of ministen of advanced, tliough not
enfeebled age ; nor Christian pastors so often
unhappily clinging to their ordination titles,
or clwpel endowments, as tbe only Mcurity
they had for partial support in tbait dcclioias
sirrii
EDITOftlAL MSTSOaiPT.
I7C
yetn; find CBtWnlj il would freo ttn prewnl
generntlon of Toung rai^iitiis from tha iippre-
hetision of bumilblioni, tlmt they know very
manj of their nged brollireii to he enduring.
Allow me, then, »ery reapcctfully to requeil
the aboTB remarks miy hove a place to your
periodical.
EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT.
Though we haro long diieouniged at
Bou) eommunicatioal, and hare mada It a
rula ncTOr to inmt any intelligenc*
cam* to ui to an unauthanticatad form, we
hare been unwilling to adopt th* determjna-
tioD now generally aTovad by tbe conductora
of reapectabla p«riodtoa1(, lo refuie aTsry
■iticla which ia not accompanied with the
name and addren of the writeT. It appeared
to Ui not absolutely necemry lo exclude
anonyrooui poetry or anonymoui argument,
•nd Bometimei we hare acMpted piece* of
the parentoga of which we wtre i^orant.
The character dF inma anonymoui commu-
nicationi which the cdiloi hai received during
the 1a*t tev montht, the apparent diipogiljan
of ntna of their writen tn dmw him into
cootrDTersy, and the tenacity with which ani-
madreniaDs on honourable men have, in tome
canes, bean urged, hat«, howavcr, induced
him to r«Boke that In future he will not
notice inch piaeea in any wny. He doea not
ahlatd himwlf from penoual responiibility
by ean(Hilin|; hia own name, and he will not
hIIow himself to be made a BtBlkinft-horaa,
ftom behind which olhen mnj piivitely ghcnt
their aniiwa. Heniicforward, let all corre-
■pondenti clearly nndentnnd, that though it
!■ not alwayi neceuary that their namei
■hould be made public, the edilor does not
intend e«on to read eommunicationi which
do not bring for hl( peraonal informntlon the
iMinea of their wrilera.
nppean el
AniiouB to giro every fiicility for the full
ditcunion of the proposed incorporation
the Baptist UiaBionary Society, we ha
publtahed alt that we hare received on t)
ribject; and we hope (hnt our reeden will
not think that we hare aUotted to i
much apace. The qnMlion haring been
■aked repeatedly, Which is the correct copy
of the Report of the Sub- committee, thnt
which appeared in the Baptist Magazine for
Febniaiy, or that which appeared at the
Mme timn elsewhere T it may be deairable to
explain the origin of the slight variations be-
tween them. A taw capici of thnt docu-
ment were simek off in the beginning of
January for tha exclusive use of the eon-
nilta*, that every eommittre-mnn might
have oppettnalty to deliberate upon Its con-
tants banie ho eame to the quarterly meeting
U wUoh H «ai to be ditcuMed. After the
ItaMlaliM that it Amid be published bad
been passed, another Retolution was poued
authoriiing the sub-eommittce from which it
had emanated to revise iE for publication.
When this had been done it was ofHcially
given to us for insertion to tne Baptist Mago-
•!>"), where it appears. The Report as it
t elsewhere was taken from one of the
__^.__ which had been fumiahed to mcoibera
of oomiDiltee before the meeUng, and, con-
sequently, before the aub-committee bad
fiiully revised it.
We are requested t
Wedneidny, April 25th, after the Missionary
Sermon at Blonmsbuni Chapel, il is the
intention of miniiters educated at the Bristol,
Stepney, and Bradford Collegee, to dino
together at the Guildhnlt Co<!e: House, ndja.
cent to the Guildhall, London. Dtoner is to
be on the table precisely at tiro o'clock.
The price !> to bo half-a-crown each, exclu-
f nnjthing that may be taken to drink,
inleiiiled to spend the aRemoon in
conference of all the colleges united, or of
the colleges separately as may appear expe-
dient and necessary.
Allhin at Rome become Increasingly Intei-
eating. The pop9, who bos been for boom
timo an exile, il now, as a temporal ruler,
fbrmsilj deposed. His spiritual supremacy
he is to be permitted to exercise, but he is
declared to be divaatcd both in point of fact,
and in pcnnt ofright, of all claim to temporal
iwer. A grand Tt Deum was cliaotM on
a occauon of tlic proclamatioD of the re-
public, but, it Is sail) that the clergy having
refiised to ofHclate, moss was celebrated by a
military chaplain assisted by soldiers bearing
torches. An order was issued for the removal
within three days of every emblem connected
with the pontifical rcigri, and the arras of the
pontiff, surmounted wilh triple tiam ace only
allowed to flgure on chuicli porticos, and
over the residences of ambossiidors supposed
to hold meiely spiritual intercourse with tha
head of the church in reference to their
arrangements, and It is not improbable that
efforts will be made by some of (he militalj
powen of Europe lo reslore Ihe deposed
ponlilT to his former position, the fiicla are
very remarknhle, and countemmce the ex-
peclntion that Iliily ilself will be the centre
of the great and tcrriHc struggle wliich has
yet to take place. May the rulers of this
country be preser'ed Trom the temptation to
unite with others to fighting ngaiasl God !
We have just learned that tbe Rev. T.
Moore is compelled by ill health lo resign his
charge nt Shad well, where ho baa laboured
twelve years, and that he tolends, iu purau-
ance of medical advice, to embark u tlie
apr:ng Da Ausiralia.;
THE MISSIONAE.Y HERALD.
'■^.^1
■:
THE MISSIONARY HERALD
PORT OF SPAIN.
We present oat teadcM this month whli a view of Poil of Sp&in, the capital
torn of the Uland of Trinidad, a town containiog, probably, 20,000 inhabitants, the
population of llie island consisting of about 80,000. The Mico Institution being
compelled to close its schools in 1843, this Sacietj rotined a station at ihia place,
purchasing the premises which belonged to the Mico Institution, and Mr. Cowen,
who had been tlieii agent, becoming our first missionary. It has been said of this
island, that it« climate and productions have obtained foe it the title of " the
Indian Patadin," but when Mr. PLillippo visited it a few years ago he declared
that, 01 compared with the peasantry of Jamaica, the lower classes were awfully
demoraliied, and it haa been found that the difiicultics of tlie missionary were
increased by the prevalence of popery, combined, u is frequently tlie coEe, with
the worst formfi of African supentilion. Up to the year 1797, the island belonged
to Spun, It was then taken by a British force, and was ceded to Qreat Itritaia
by the treaty of poaee in 1801, and much of the leaven of falao doctrine stiU
remaini ; but the field was felt to be a very important and interesting one, and
already tbe cloudf which hung over it are beginning to disperse, and we feel sattt
that oui readers hive been gratiSed by the iotclligence conveyed through this
medinni, from time ta time, of the progress of the mission.
MONOHIR.
A letter liM been received from Mr. Lawrskcb, dated SStb November, eipress-
iDg hii regret at having' heard of the deprettcd state of the fund* of the Society,
and stating that the friends there felt deeply concerned, and had all giren their
mite towatda the liquidation of the debt. He proceeds to state that no conversion
had taLen place of late, but that be was labouring in hope, and that in the mean-
time it was gratifying to reflect that the church continued in peace, and that there
waa mueh unity and good feeling oraong the members ; that there had been com*
patatively little illness and no death, and that there had been a valuable addition
to the oongregation by the removal of a family from Benares, two of whom were
memben of the Baptist church in that place. He then states,
Brodkw HntUr baa removed lo Bbsgutpore, I ^fotiiw auitlanli.
whiN he has bnllt hioiKU a comrortable li i, mom fc, ih»r,HulM« th.t oui- niiin
heoM. til at hu o«d siDenH. We
hive been fiTourvd with good health
throughout the jear, ind haie been penniued
to purdus tfaeir Uboiin without ii '
They have been much emplojed ibii vear in
viiiting tlie TiilRiei aad tnitus iroaaa Mon-
ghir. NiininlcB (tke* 'great delight in itin-
erating, though advineing in jean, and by
00 meani lo Strang a* he far, yet hi> ual
aurl diligence ia nowin diminished. He
labour to the utmost of hi*
_ e pramiKd to
help Um from our local fuadi to tniliin i
setuMl e* Man ai be ihatl he able to andertika
the iDpariiiMBdenaa of it, Thii ia all the
as>iit«u» hi siiNiiM of a peeunki? kind. I „ „ ,„ ,„, „_,. „, „„
pray thai A, Urd miT bleu h» taboun there ,,„nglh, ind nmelima hevond hii slrenglh,
M well ai OOM hire. He purp^M miking ■ f,, ,bc, Mivation of hi. couDtrymcD.
tour on Ibe biirii in tlie rDODlh of January
enduing. DelrbrDlber I'anioDtwillaeeompiiuy i Bnar Selueli.
'"~ '" ' B been compeliiJ to dlaniis one of
"1
FOK UARCH, 1U».
17»
ilw U«hc« <■ heallicD) for b*d conilnet. : en
Thii oecUKKKd llie breaUag Bp of Ihi kIuwI do ferj yni
for ■ liiDF, but wg faive lucceeded in re-: which iliey never c«a HhoHv forget, iiid
•WiblBhiiif it. Tha cbiaf object I leek to whicli miy, ihreugb tbi divioa bloiing, prove
•luiQ by thoe •cbooli ia tbe tcKcl.ing the | of Itie highi^i bcDtBU I ma ihankful to uj
cbildr^s to icu), 4Dil the miking them ic- ibil the memben aloir tniuion rttnilK* htve
Cinted *itli the gopel. lalhii we lucceed I atijojed,wiih tb«eieepdoD of Mr*. Lawrana^
impmftctiy, br M taoD ai iba boji aa \ muj mod faMlib, Oo Iba Dhala, I ^ink
md prcUy w«U, ibe; an taken awtj m | bar haiJth it not voik Ibu in fonnn 7««n-
I am happ^ to ii
had aona addiiiona i
Tb« ComintttM hava had the plentiue of nceWwg a letter from Mr. pAOt,
dated tine lOth of December, atatiDg that Mta. Page, who had been ill with feTU,
waa better, and that the; were both in good healtli, and coavef iog the foUowing
I'bree diyi in ibe ocek I aiiall l«ach (hen
lavKlf. the other thnt dsyi I (halt employ «
Alaonshea to teach them Iha Timil grammali*
oily. They all apeak the luaguua ia commOQ
uis, but cannol read it. I ibill be oall
satiified iF I get hiiradoten to begin with.
I be eipenM, I calculate, will bergrUooiuhea
bodies &c., ibuul £20 a yesr. For tbi* I of
eourie am retpooiible. I look upon tbe
moveDueut u id imporiSDt eipenmeat. ir [I
tboutd fail I «bill not be either lurpriied or
dijcouragedi ifittucceed I iball theii >im It
tha ealBbliibmcEit of a large traisiog iaftitu*
lu)D oti a broid catholic buii.
Eait Indian lodtly.
n voo that we have
■etddilionaaiDEe J last wiole, and are
cipeeling otben. Two peraona, a rtapecuLle
IradEunan and hii wi/e, were baptiisd an the
3rd ins'. The wift of the yoniig man Khom
I £r*t baptiied, hu nUo beEo received by llie
chnreb. tDgelher with a young perMn rtsiding
irUli them. In tbe latter I gailier tbe Grtt-
fraiti of Dj bible date in the Sunday tebeoJ.
SuniUg SdutU,
You will, I am inrc, rejoiee to hear that
0«T tntailt lie mainuining two Sunday
tcbaolr at Uidraa, and that we bive in boin
Upward) of ■ bundre't children, mitty ofwhom
are tb« cbildreo of Roman catfaclica. I nm
only wailing for luilable pnniiei lo eom-
■Moee a day aehool. Where the aappuK of
it M to Eome from I am not quite elear, but I
hope to mike it nearly lelf-iupportiog.
Femalt iducalb».
I aot Tcry aniion to do eem^iDg for the
idoeation of the femile portion of (ha £iat
Indian commnnily, many of whom are aadly
aagleded, and my reiuon tar tiuM it not only
the henefil they would Ihenmlvea get, but tti
Imtfil Ihtg might amjrr m llit daari-lndini
■ilict B>ui(Fi aj India, 1 am aniious to have
an Kast Indian girls' school, frum llie elder
•ehalan of •hicli young pettoiu might be
■elected and Iruned (a* io tlie Boroiii;li Road
iaaliialion) for the genenl education of the
anifc female community. I have been think-
i*( eery much on Che lubJKt, and am moat
dceidedlv of opinion ihil tbe great detidentam
ii a band of (rail trained female leacben, and
bmiltei, but, M yon may aappoaa, it ia not M
ba evpeetad f pertiipa not to be dearid) that
lay would giva thtmulra ta w nltdaayiaf
a work at the adaeaiaoa of tbe pear aaliea
giria who are not novcd by ika loie ofChriat.
O that God would laiM ap deeoiad Cbrieiiw
of tbB llriiiih pamie aetilad ia India. What
a noble work would be befota ibem I Well,
with God ill thinga ira pomibto, lad why
may wa not pray, and labour, »ai hope Ii
■bet blcaiing. 1 think if I aonld wau leliva
Eaat Indian efaureta taking ap the work of
evangeliiing India ai if ihara were ao Clirie>
tiana in (he world to toil lor it but ihamnlirei^
I ihould blew the Aty that I loai light of ^
England at the happieat of my lite.
180 THE HIS8I0NABY HERALD
SAUOOR, CENTRAL INDIA.
By leUcTB from Agn, which c«me to hsad three months ago, the Committee
weie informed of a misaiocarj tour which Mr. Phillips and Mr. Dannenber; had
nude to thb place, the expenses being defrayed bj an eicellent friend residing
there, and who had ofiiired a contribution of 800 rupee; (about £60) per annum
toward! the support of a miraiooarj at Baugor, besides other sums for missionarf
objects. On their return, the matter was deliberately discussed, and tbe brethren
in Calcutta were consulted, and the result was, tliat it was felt to be expedient
that Hr. Makepeace should proceed to that place, which is at tbe distance of 27fi
miles from Agra. A letter has now been received from Mr. MAKErsAca, dated
Saugor, 23rd November, statinf^ that he had aet out on the IGth of the previous
month, the benevolent friend referred to havinf^ remitted funds for tbe conveyance
of his family, &c.; that he considered the arrange men t ns for tnelvc monthsi
leaving the question of this becoming permanently hia station to be decided by
the appearance of usefulness it presented. He proceeds to say,
(heir religioni book*, and compared ihem with
ume oF oun, ha rnnat bs pretty well ac-
quainted with tha iTzaineDts t^tioH thair
■ytteai and in Kuraar of Chriitiaaily. He is
very much Mleemed by the friendi who know
him ia Saugor.
Thtre is aaolhsr plBaiiag oocDirence to
which I oiay rcfiir, Vvben halliag ona mom-
ing »t a village while Mn. Makepeaoa's
beireis wodE to Riabunta, a buneja (■ ihop-
keaper) •ooosted me, openiDg at the uine
liou one of tba goiptlf, and poiDtiDg to Um
bllowiDg paiiage, inquired toe meaniog of
OUT Saviour*! word* when be declared, "fam
ui the Father, and Cha Filher in me." Mn.
Uakepeaoe said the Feh ai tliough tbe iraHld
bave atopped at the village tbe whola day, so
that ihs poor inquirer might ba instruelod
more thoroughly, and the real Uate of hii
mind after (he peruial of lb« goapal be aioer-
lained. Thui much has come to liabt in rela-
tion to the result of tha bretbren'a labonn last
eold waathar, and who can tell to what extent
tb« laitren of diviae Inilh baa already ope-
" " ' * aa Jaiereating and heart-
It ittackad by fever, wbich wai
ioooseded by inch a hoameaesa h thoroughly
to unfit ma for duty. I have, however, two
veiy pletwDg inoidaati to reeonl. At a place
ealfeil Kbit a venarabla old man viiiled our
tent alkef oiohifall, praaentiag me with a letter
of iatmduetuin from our friend brother Rae,
from which I fbood that tboogb ooce a Mui-
eJplaoflheLMdJaaiu. He ii private inHroctor
10 his blgbnesi tba i«ja of TtiuL It appeared
from hii ooDvemation with ma, thai be had
long baea an anxioot inquirer. Ha bad read
mooh, "■earching diligently" into the Ma-
homedan and Hindn iyiiami of beliaf for tbe
means of pardon and peace, bnt aftar toiling
through a laug night of daricuata and diitnu,
he bund none. Lail year, however, ba visited
DOT bretbran whan lulting at Tebri, and re-
•fived from Barnard (broOar Phillips'
agent) a copy of one of tba Rev. O. P.
Ffander'* work*, and be ^oeoted alto a eon
of the fbuT goqielt. By nadiog ihaaa he
fcand (hat there wai no talvation but in
Christ Vrothtr Phillips raomimended bim
to go Id Sangor for advice, which he did, and
Sve fiill woof that the toot of (be mauer was
bim. He baa already inttodueed the gospels
into tha p^Boe, having read to tbe bearing of
tba raia five chaplan of Hatlhaw't go^nL
He will probably viait Saagor in the eoaiae of
a tew day* Ibr lortliaT intlmction, and pcrhqit
baptum, I nentiooed his caas to brother
WiUiaaM hi a Itciar I wrote sbordy sfter my
arrival, and hit o^oioo, which I give, is in
pariaol aoeordance with my own. Ha writes,
" It strike* ma that tbe Uostalraan of whom
yOB speak may, with nma lrai:uDg, prove
etefal to yon in the great work of preaohing."
He may ba of great ate indaad, in silanauig
•nd aabdning Us bwighlad brethren, for
having eaammad to eleaely and inteoaely
uung la
in ttie
rding Saugor it
lere mr miuionai
nidtt of a dark and benighted
Saiyarat
ittelf, I r _
miuionary operatiant. Thon-
landi upon thousaodi crowd in terriioriea and
thoie or the Nerbudda, and yet tbere ii not a
lolitarr messenger of the crois to proolMni in
tbeir bearing^ " all ih« wordt of this life."
Tbe climate it aieMdingly favourable to mia-
tionary operatioot, being macb cooler than
that M moit of oar ttaliout. I b«ie hy next
mail to ba able to prepare a datailed alatiitioal
account of tbe station end aurroandiilg dia>
there an baptitmt in prospect, and if tl
of my boaltb be allowed to weigb, yt
1 not do beuer perhaps than fia am i
FOR MARCH, IBtt.
181
„ . I ngbt wM. Baton Imtiu Am •
w^MDM of my liM H*«a aUuk, in a vmj Mnnon wkiolt I pratdted on a MpHnnal
~~iomM<I ud pitiable Male. PrieiKl*BlAm,!ooeaiion ota lilewii toiTMuig lady id tlw
■|h aotrr to pact with nt, jct ihougbi iW , congraiMioD, who daoidad apon makini; ■
■lip miglit pima baDa6cial to roe and Mn. i pabJic avowal of bar faith in ChriM, I tttd
L ^L, 1..J .i__ 1. ir_:._ ,oopyofiboRepoitofthoB«neToI*nHnMit»-
Qnm whicA yoa will Ka wo have beat
AGRA BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.
The Committee advert with pleaaure to the Repoit tiantmitted bj Ht. Hakb-
fuOB, who liad filled the office of caah and correspondiDg ncretarj to the time of
his removal to Sau^i, by which it appears thftt donationa had been received from
Enropeans lesident in the neighbourhood to the anount of 3663 nipeei, and nib-
(criptiona to that of 130 rupees; that a commodioiu building bad been erected,
and that during the jeu forty children of both Mxes had been admitted to the
pdrilegea of the InititaUon.
ADDITIONS TO VARIOUS CHURCHES.
We eattnict from the OtieiKal Baptiit for Deoembei last the foUowinginteieatinff
belt.
CUeaOa. Oo the Ant nbbath in Noven-
■a ibne of tba ebapali in Calcutta. At
Cmaiar Kaod CHapil (am believen wen
Bnndiiitbeiianw of tbadivine Three. Oneof
tben bad far a conudenble tiMe been a
Beuber of Um ehareh mecliog in Unioa
Cbuel, aDotber hwl been a member of the
Wedayaa body, lb« other two are yonng men
of tbe East Indian eomnioDity. While Ihen
«m tbni profDNJog Ibeir iulh in iha Lord
3<n» CbnM, two penon were makLne a
•iaiilar profeinon in the Native Chapel in
SmA JCaJnya Sirwl. They were baplind by
our native hrotbo', ShajfcUali. Abont the
•ame honr another native convert waa in the
•ama manner avowing hit failb in Chriit in
tba Native Chapel in Inially. He abe ww
bqitind by a native broth«v.
DimijpuT, Two brethrau belonging te bar
majcMj'i eOtb regimeiit were baptiied hen
on the 13lh October.
Hr. Siuylie wrilca that he baptiied t
another convert, o
long have to teioif
In a letter from Mr. SAnit, dated 20th October, he communiMles tlie fbllowing
g intelligence.
the mambera give na real joy by ibe wnwit
noM of tbeir apiril and their eSbrIa to be
niafid. Odt elaHta and Hshoiila cootiDiie te
be well Btleniltd, and the two additjoaal
I laaari we have brmed ainoe tba Doctor^
departure, prerniM wall They add lo ear
wgcfc, but wa wilUDElv engage in it in the hope
of qoati^ing ifas eUldren toba leachen among
We are, tbrengh meraj, ipared to oontinM
«qr laboara here. Oar hcahh ha* been re-
aokaUy good fix oiaDy week*, and we have
Mt baca called to rclioqaieli aoght of onr
Godii pwtnea. There are many terieoaly
iaqairieg Ike way to heaven, and napj amoDg
182 THE HI8S10NAHT HERALD
tlw bMitin, ihould H piMH God to eadm
Vft have rectnily eflfet-leJ II gntt imprOTB-
mrat in <rar niMling hau>e, introdudng new
bwked benobc* instwd of the L-omiiion odm,
now Dcirl; til decayed or demagod.- To
ntke the atpeme of thie it eeij u wwiible,
Uw frwndi hava proiiled each man aa own
benoh, aod of the other it ,
rorm, nei* jalouiiiei, Sic., cotting £17, Mr.
Lynilig" hm given £5, anii ibe peiipla pn»>
Eta railing; tba remiincier. Wa out ■ new
ble for Che pulpii, far ourpmcnt ii much
damagtd end dehcienL Paraapiiaine friead
A letter bas been reeeired from Mc. MiFitiiCK, dated the 24tb of October, giving
(be tcHowiDg acconiit of the ttftte of tbtnga at that stntion.
Book of StJeetkni.
I BID soir engaged with mjr Book a( Selec-
tJOni from the Old and New Te.'IQinenC, and
lb* gnpel by John. Whan I n-» »ril4 1
•hall •cod jou ■ part oF the lattor
MDlinuaLioD of the former, a part of
•ant you UHne inoalht ago.
ThtmbbaO,
Kiog William baa lauly mada i
prohibit aabbalh-h reeking,
onr Lord'i da* moroiog
nUy been kell ■ttcndetf.
Hoptful appnTanca.
Heimla ii a real ChrlMlan, and my old
tawrpratar tai ha wife, if not real Chriatiaoi,
an inqaifiog the way to Zion with ■ Heady.
detenniaMt will. I canooi lay that Moinda'i
:u6, ...,„ „.,,^ =
IE icrvicei uaie gene-
■Dquirer, and eomei regulariy for prirata ._
auuotiaa. Another female, called laboii,
OMMa with the other incjoirara for itutmclioa,
•sd i*, I thiak, awakened, bat not yet
rlneed of tin. She waa with m* M, n
Iv. I did all I
All ibeae meat together to eaoh oiher'a
from day to day, for iocial prayer. A few
dayi ago I met them, by apjwinlmant, al
Hoindu'a house, and there apeitl a pleouul
aeaton in prayer with tbem. For iha fini
time I beard Moiodupray, and was delighied
with tba manner in whicii aha eiprened her
dependeneo on Ihe aionini; menu of Chritt.
May ahe ba fkithful unto death! Pray for
ber, dear brother.
Heathai mptntitumi.
Bnt wliiU wa have a litlb to '
baT« HaiA, Tcry onA to dapraaa.
tba Bimbia ebnii, aamail Dtok I
atelT baaged a ma'o a
• urn ebarga of wito
~ —I eharga of witobenlt A eanoa from
Dick Harahaol^ town, io returtiing from
nH'k«t,up*at,widayonogman wit killed b*
« aharfc. Tba celebrated necromaeeer, i^on-
ftVi "aa JBoadialdy WMoIted, and the
eonaequenca wai the murder of two fiiBoeeiit
pemna, I heard of DickH datermiiMtion Im
'ate 10 arrtit the evil. When I arriiad at
Diokola the poor old woman wai a corpie,
and lay thrnuiled In her houie. The min
was cut dgwn before he died, and hit ikull
broken and armi mangled in a meal barbaitrat
manner. I met him breathiog tlmog, and
offered to take hint away, hut they would not
listen to me. When I ordered tome water to
be pal on the fire in order to eadearour to
resusfilate him, they broke the pot, and
orderad bit gra*B to ba du); at quirkly ai
poasible. Next day I learned that the po(«
fellow wat actually buried alive. Only a few
monlhi ago ihii wme Dick Merchant entered
Btntual cf mar.
Not aalisfied wiifa having imbrued bii band
in the blood of two of hit own pao(^ Dick
Merchant lad hu town ■ few daya ago wUb a
lar^ body of nun to make war with an iulaikd
ohiaf called Mofe-mo-kma, on acooant of ■
canoe. King William leot off two laip
We mual begin to pray more earaeatly Ihaa
we have yet done, " Have reipect unto thy
covenant, 0 Lord, lor the dark placea of tbe
earih are filled with the habitation* of (Tuelly.""
I am glad (hat our rchoolroom at Dick Mer>
chaot'a town ia nearly Gniihed, and that weihall
•oon be able Io carry on more vigorout opera.-
lloni there than we have yet done. Nothing
but the goipet will referm the nationi. Alay
the Lord make us wite to win loula to ChiiaL
K'iint 0^ Bmdaatai .
Belora yon receive Ihi* onr bntbar Na*.
begin will, I think, be on hi* way Io Africa j
abaoU it not ba an, and yon aseat bim ao*
where, kindly beg him to eoma epaadily. I
do hope o«T Conminee will tend ont a hw
hnmbla, de*eted miaiianariat to ean7 oa the
work; if mt, the miaaion, bnmanly apeakiaf,
muK toon aink. Take ap thii matiar, daar
bnither, and gira it ibe prornhMiica whUi it
FOR MARCH, IBW. 188
A funber letter hu been received from Mr, Mkrhick, dfttcd November ] , 18J^
fo>m which we have pleasure in taking the following' estract.
The Lord lui bwan to work among i». i
Tiro, if not four, are hopefally coDverted, and '
hro olbm ue inquiring the waj lo Zion with
ibdr fMc* thitberward. A fonDH girl cillad
Ining^, the laUr of King WiUiam'i *Ide«
•oo, and who ii b«tratbed to King Bell of
Cameroona, ia awakened, and cornea not onlj
!• chapel, but far pnTate ioicmetian. She
»a* with me jreaterdaj, and wid ihe dim not
inah lo go to Camwooni to beoome Bell's
•rifl, for (he plainly leei that all her country
pnctioea ara oSenuTC lo Goil. She ii very
iUeotive under the word, and will, I hope.
It in her lot among the people of Ood.
that the clothing which they kiniily >cnt, fau
been received, and partly diatiibuted and
■old T Should the Bow friendi think of Africa
Bgiiin, kindly lay to them (hat inen'i and
hoyi' ahirti of comoioii clolh, but atrong, and
common paatalooiii, made of any iicrong un-
eipenlive oloih, u well u large woman'*
garmeaM tBilefully made, woulil be very ao-
cepUble. The women'i parmenli ibould, kt
the most part, be made like a lady'a night-
gown, with a cape and long ileava. Tbej
don't like ihori Bleeves,
If you hear any Iriendi aiklng what would
he uteful at our alatioo, pleue lay thai Bra.
liliau itraw hala would be highly acceptable.
I Our St. Albau's fnendi aeat a fine inpplj.
WUI you kindly inform tbe Trieoda at Bow i
AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSION.
We «re persuaded our friends wilt read with iotereat the following eztiut from
klettei addressed bj (lie Rev. T. Smom, to the editor of the Caleotto "Orienbd
li tffbrda me plattare to give y<ni inbrmi-
tioo ef additioM made to the Engliih baptiit
dnccb bn«. On the Bth init. (November)
HiN P., nater oT Mr. E. P., war baptired in
the liver Salwen by the Rev. H. Howard.
LaM I^krd'i day, early in the iDaming, eight
yeiBg converU, five femalei and three males,
were also bap^ied in the tame place by Mr.
Howard, aviiled by Mr. Bleveni, the hther
e( one of tbe candidate*, an iDtereiiiog youth
Marly ten yean of age. He bad given evi-
deaee of hu intereic in the Saviour for K>me
lime, but wia not encouraged Co aik for bap-
tiiia on iccoanl aF hia age.
We hope otheia are near the kingdom, and
will aion cone forward lo tell of the good
lliiBga tbe Lord hai done for them, Moit of
Ibe candidatea recently bapliied are pnpli in
Mr. Howard's school, two of them are hia
own daughtera. They, wtih two othen, it is
believed, have eheriibedhopas at their interctt
in Christ for nearly two years.
There ere signs for good among the native*.
Neil Lord's day a Burmeia woman will be
bapliied hy the Rev. J. Haiwell, pastor of
the Burmere church. Amoog the Telinn
there aro a few promising inquirers after truln.
The Hev. J. G, Binney bapliied ou June Sod
twenty Karens, men and women, and August
ISih one Karen man. We feci thankful for
tfaeie lokenj of the divine raronr following
our labours. May the Lord conUnue lo hies*
ui, and causa many aronnd n* to turn to Him
, with fuU purpose « heart.
We feel aoured that all who have read the deepl; inteTesting memoir of the
hte Mn. Jodsoo,* written by the lady who has been since called by Providence
to take her place, and who was previously well known aa a writer under the name
of Fbod; Forester, will be pleased bj the perusal of an extmct from a letter
. B7 Fwaf Fottllsr.
1S4 THE HISSIONART HEItALD
■ddresMd by her to a friend m America with Tererenoe to the ptewDt bUIo (rf (be
miiaion, and the laboun of the devoted mimionuies.
We hiTB Iwen ftTonred b; tbe Rev. A. D.
Gillette with tba tight of a letter he hu jnit
noeiTed from Mn. Jndion, dated MBnlmuo,
Jol; SI, 1S48. She nja, and the intelli-
genee will intereal verj many of her friendi,
" We are comfortably wtlled in tbe hduae to
which we came when we lint leaded, aod
doing what we een. We are all in verygood
bealth, niTtelf in particular. You aerer uw
me BO well. Baby ii ae ronnd and ai rofj ai
thungh ebe had been bom in a land of inowt."
Tbs following eitiacl of ber letter will ehow
that the bai not laid down the pen or " Fanny
FoTMter," and will, we hope, yield profit bom
to onr readera and to the ftieode of the Ui
tioDlry Union.
il<TlDf, itUI pntnilBg.
Id UbDdr And to waU.'
''Tbia Tene of Longfetlow'g, my deer Hr.
OillcCIc, hai leemed to me, ai I looked oiai
the papeie reeeived tfaii month, a yen good
cnreaaien of llie ■piric of the age, ' Op and
donw!' ' Up end doii^ I' it tbe great cry:
•sd I feel lure thU all this enerey, thia ' run-
niog to and fro,' and ' incraue of knowledge,'
is Dot'for a trifle. Bleated are they who, in
thii criaia of the affaire of earth, are not war-
ring with windmllta and wrtatling with iha-
dowf ; or, wane itill, labouring to dig piii
for the downfall of tbemaelTee and their lei.
lowi. You caoDoE imagipe, now that t am
out of the whirlpool, how it looki to me. I
■ae a parcel of children harrying, icrambliDE,
■nd joatling, each trying (0 keep huown hubble
in the eir, or blow it where there ■■ tbe moat
■nnihine. Theae are the cHildren of men.
There are othen buy — I cannot ley quite ai
buy— building op a gloriout temple of eap-
pbiia and emerald, and tba other preciona
' liviog Monea,' each digging bia priceleea gem
Iron UM min, wbererer be caa find it ; ind
tbcea, (be labonn of wboee huda ere eternal,
era ihe children of God. You will like to
know what the gem-tecken here in Maul-
main are dmng, and whether they find any
thing that will helpmnch toward building tbe
"One cempany of them baa diaonered e
bed of atonei entirely unguarded, and they are
aecnring them, one after another, rigbl glee-
fully, I can uiure yon. Tho (ample, et the
particular iiMt when they are labouriog, goee
up very rapidly, and though thdr hinda an
lometimea wearr, their beuta are full of Joy.
" For the other company I eannol tay ao
muob. They hare diaoovered e deep rich
mine, bat it ii eloaely ahet up, and goirded
by a Pertain peraonege of wnom you may
hare heerd belbre, called Apellyon. Now,
the command to overcome thia fellow, who
haa gained all theae jewela by robbing tbe
Owner of the lend, ia poailiie, and they daie
not dieobeyi end, moreover, they are certain
they ahatl he tueceaaful in tbe end. Bat lor
thcM two ooniiderationa, joined with a diilike
to late 10 much treaaure, if it cau be ivoided,
I think they would retreat, and perhapa join
the other oompeny; lor th«r teak la very dif-
ficult end diacoaraging. Oceaaionally they
gain a momentary advantage of the gieot
robber, and aaccead in anetching a gem oi
two from beneath hia (eel ; but of ooorae they
cannot expect to get at the bottom of the
mine in thia way. You may have heard of ■
oerteia lever, very powerful in tuch circnm-
■uncea, called the word of God. Thia they
have already nrepared, and if ibey can only
put it inio full operation, tbev will at onee
overcome the enemy and unlock tbe mine.
But neceMary iieilitiet for inch opentioD will
coat much time and labour, and will mac»-
over cott a greet quantiiy of gold, end many
human livea. But He who booght the mine,
a little teaa than two tbouteod yeare ago, paid
a much higher price for it. Tbe company
know that it wia of exceeding great veloa;
and that if they do not recover it for the
Owner, who it their beDefaeior, ha will be
angry with them, and chattiie them. Do
you know of anv one who hea a life to give in
thia otuie ? It not, gold woold be very ac-
eeplable ; for, aa I have told you, it ooata
both."'~Chru(wii ChtenielM.
HOITO KOITG,
Wfaen Hr. Dean, tbe Ameticui mtuioiiBij, wu in this country euly bat
winter, be gave a very interesting account of the progress f>f the Americaa Baptist
Hianon in China, and stated that a native agent, of wbem be had four ready.
Could be supported for £2S per annum. Some members of Hr. Fiaser's cbnrohi
in Regent Street, Lambeth, feeling deeply interested in tbe object, tJetermined to
laise the amount, at tbe same time resolving not to permit this to trenob on their
FOR HABOH. Ulfi, 18S
eontribatioDS to tlie Bsptiat MinioiiaTj Sooietj, and we are infbrmed tbkt do part
of the ram tbni diverted would h&ve been oontributed to the Btxuetf , end we
think we can place conBdenee in a chuivh which bu done bo well, that they will
Dot permit the amount to be redaced.
The following letter from Mr. Josnbok contains an account of the commentunf;
^boun of tbe native agent thus employed.
The aime of jour mistioiiuj ii SM-Bu,
He lint c»ne nnder Cfariaiiau imtnietioD id
)B44, wu biptiied at Hoar KoDg bv Mr.
DeuiD February, 1 BIT. lie hu a iffre and
lliRe chiMnn. Ha ii a man of mperior in-
ttllrdnal rndanmrnta, inJ pouosea a aoTiie-
what ealeiuira and correct kDOwIedga of
CbrUtian iloclrina. We '
■luce >D hii Chriitian characler, and eipe
ifhii
oanbcr eaied throngh their initramei
Wo (laobt not tbac jonr ferrast pray<
the great Head of ihe church For him —
nDmamng, ibat he may have grace
^Due iodafatigable ia tbe gnat work for
wLich bo bai been act apart. Durioj th«
iDciilh of Jaoe be was engaged in preaching
atf] dlacribudiiE uaela and portiona of tbe
fc^Mtci in Tang Chit, an iaiand aboet
. tbroBgh ifoiir rapreaenta-
ire, preaenting to a people "reidj to periih,"
he " bread of life," and tailing to moldtadea
who never before lialened ti
Calvary'i bleeding Safleier 1
Tbera ia nothing of apeeial intereat vrilh at
jiut now. Ws have, aa • miiHDn, been called
again (o drink of the cup of affliction. The
dear devoted wife of mjr youth, the inn of onr
domesiic cinde, the light of our home, hae
been removed from ni. Ob, that the deaign
of my heavenly Father in calling me thua
early to drink ao deeply of the cop of tomnr
may be clearly recognind 1 and may I have
THE "DOVE."
Onr readers were informed lastmoDlLthatthe "Dove" had left the Isle of Wight
on the ] 9th of December, with a fair wind. We regret to learn, hy letters from
Fimcbal, io the island of Madeira, that on the 23rd, when in the Buy of Biscay,
ihe enoonntered a storm, which, on tbe following day, increased in Tiolence, and
continued for seretal days ; that one of the eaili was torn into ribbons, the tiUer
brolteo, the aft skylight bIotb in, and the vessel neatly engulphed, the passengers,
especLilly tlie females, mi6tiiDg severely from the incnnions of the sea a> well as
of the rain. Mr. NitwBiaiN says, "We lifted up our hearts to Ood in onr distress,
and be heard and delivered as, and on the 6tli of January we reached Funcbal,
where we found that within eij{;ht days six vessels Had been wrecked there, aa
well aa many others at some distance. The day following we returned pnblic
thanks in the Presbyterian chapel for oar deliveiaoee." The letters stated that
they had received ranch Undoesi, and were reoovenog from the very severe
effects of the storm. Captain Milbodbmb's letter, dated the 13th of January, is u
toOowa:—
liiile did I aMioipale when I left England
thai I ibovld have to address yen from dm
iilaad. 1 deem it a great Dtercy that we had
the lire* of all en board. I hove die vessel
(e, bnt net baring my alonn.nila bant, aha
did not heed the aea aa ahe waa wont to do,
i._. J. — Lii jT 1..- A. "Tnigh of the aaa,
i£. When tbe
great mercy that ... __ .
to. Up to the 23rd nit, I
toi and plea
ly a gala eommencce aiorm wai ai,ii* ueignc, ana au waa oane unt
which inereaaed to a cxnild be done, I deemed it my doty to let tbe
oe. At two A.m., Lord'g da; (tbe 34th] i frienda, who wen tlumbering below, know of
wai leffifie. I then, for the fint lime, their periloua conditkia. We then gave onr-
BBcd far Ihe aaftty nf Ihe Dove and I aelvaa to prayer. Befare daybreak a ehange
bat often Ml off into the
wbioh alarmed me very naci
atorm wai atjt* height, and all
186 THft MISSIONAAY HERALD
Ibr tbe belt«r wu apparenl, Tor ohieb we hsv« fiaa weithcr, tnd t could nnbaltei) llw
immediately RSie thuiki, On the fiillowiDg ikylijhl. All our dotbn, bedi, bedHinf>,&c.,
day a Ma bn^e in upon ui, and iUtb iu our nera thorougbly Kxlod wilh >tU waler, wbich
aOcr tliylighl, a largs porlioa of »hich fell hu rendered it necraaary for eiery Ibiag to
inlo the becli on wiikh tliree ot ibe friendi be wnl on abore. We arrived ofF Funchd on
ware reiting. Il wtu immediately aeeured atid the 6tb, At preaenl the w iad ii from tbs
laltened dona. During all tbii boiileroua eaal, blowing very bard, wbicb pninnla mj
wealber we were greatly auooyed by aeTera! getting ot!,
laaki, whicb wetted oar beda, aod rendered na P.3. Monday ISIh. Tba weather ia now
■II aa miaerabh aa w« «ouM well be. It waa moderata and fine, and at aix o'clock I ahatl
not tit) aboBt (be 3rd iitab (hat wt b^an to be nnder weigb.
THE "WILLIAM CAHEY."
We i^ret to hkTc to >tit« that this nob1« veMel alw encountered a itonn,
irhicli contioued with uaBbtt«d violence for seren dajs, and compelled het
TatUTD to Liverpool, " not in contequence of anj casualtj, but tbe complete
prostrattoQ of the officen and orew." Mr. and Mrs. Sale paid a visit to the higbl;
oteemed owner (William Jones, Esq.), wbo was confined by indisposition, und
on his lemaikit); that £ucb a atorm waa enough to make the stoutest hearts quail,
and aakiog whether they would still attempt the voyage, they replied that tbej
had not suffered horn fear, only from sea-sickneas, and that having been preserved
by God in such danger, they were encotuaged to believe that their heavenly
Father had work for them among the heathen, and that tliey should start again
with much greater confidence after such proob of the vessel and her eoramander.
Our excellent friend adds, "Thus did these devout servants of the Lord set sail
with eon&ding and buoyant hearte, to preach the gospel in the regions beyond,
where Christ is not named. They sailed again on the 29th ulL My only regret
waa, that onli/ too could be sent out by the Society to preach the glad tidings of
talvition to the miUioni of India. The ' William Carey' had splendid aecom-
modationa for many more, and I hope she will never again have to sail for Cal-
eutta with onJjr tow misMonaiies." We tmst our friendfi will enable the Committee
to realiie the highest wishes of our benevolent friend.
HOME PEOOBEDINGtS.
In explanation of the appearanoe of the Beport of the' Sob-committee, and of
the Draft Charter, which were printed last month," the Committee have directed
the follovring portions of their proceedings to be inserted in the Herald.
On the lOthof January Mr. Hinton brought up aRepoK from the Sub-committee
appointed to report on the qaestion of seeking a charter of incorporation, on which,
after discussion, it whs resolved :—
" That tbe Report be reeeived, and thai it be printed, with a copy of (he prapoaed
Chtftsr of iDeorpsiatioB. for Iba inferaucioa of tba CenmiUea, and ibal a eopy ba teal
la aaeh member of the CenniUae, wilh a view of its baitig tiutbv ooniidered at the Mst
qnaiterly nveting."
This was accordingly done, and on the I7lh of Jannarj the Committee adopted
the two following resolutions :—
" That tbe Commillee, under a deep impression of ibe importance of die aul^ect wbieb bM
FOB MABCH, 1840, 187
Iwen tnnglit hmui by tin Sali-aamiDittM, uul iMroM of uotrliiniDg thereon the lenli-
BWDts of the memben of ihe Societj Rt large, direct Ibe publioatloa of the Report and iha
Draft Cbartir, for geaeral iDrormilioD.
" Thu the Report of tti* 8ub-eonimitte« on the Chirtar be refcrrsd to Ihe wnw Sub-com-
mittee for reTinon previoiu lo pablicuion."
JoiiPH Anoiti, StcTtlari).
From ihe above oxtraot ttom the Minutes, it irlll ho icen thnt the Committee
bkVB come (o no decisioa on the question of a Charter of lecorporiition, though
tbej IwT« dMmed it rMpeotful to the friends of the Society generally to give them
an opportanitj of considering the question nhich has been submitted to the Com-
miUee, and of expressing their opinion upon it. — Ed.
YOUNG MEN'S MI88IONAHY ASSOCIATION.
We Imto great pleasure in stating, that in the coune of the month of January,
naetinga were held ia connexion with this association in Devonshire Bquare
School-room, Keppel Street Chapel, Fox and Knot Court School-room, Smitlifield,
Alfred PUlcc Chapel, Old Kent Road, Bultesland Street Chapel, Hoxlon, Horsley
Street School-room, Walworth, North London Scliool-room, Oniys Inn Road,
Cotton BtMet Chapel, Poplar, and Islington Qreen School-room, which were
attended by deputations from this aasociation, who in some instancee were kindly
mded by our ministerial friends, Air. Bcook,'Mr. Carey, Mr. George, Mr. Pottenger,
and Mr. Rothery, and by Dr. Prince. A good spirit was manifested, attention wo*
eceited by the detaiii and the exhilution of idols, and at sevenil juvenile anxiliariei
were formed. Various other meetings, wo understand, are in Ihe course of being
held. We shall be happy to see the example followed in other parts of the
kingdom.
The reiiMiaing lectnre at the Mission House will be delivered on the 2Itt inst.,
by the B«». F. Tucker, B.A., of Manchester, " On India."
ANNUAL MEETING.
The Annual Meeting of the Society will be held at Exeter Hall on the morning
(J Thursday, the 26ih of April, and, by adjournment, on Friday evening, the 27th.
The chair to be taken at the morning meeting by S. Mokton Pkto, Esq., M.P.,
and at the evening meeting by Josbfh H. Allen, Esq.
Four Juvenile Meetings will also bo held on Monday the 23rd of April.
NOTICE TO AUXILIARY SOCIETIES AND CONTRIBUTORS.
The Treamnrs of Anxilinry Sooiedes, and other friends, who may have motMy
b hand on aeeonnt of the Society, are respectfully reminded that the Treunrer's
account for the year will close on the Slat of Mnrch. All payments, therefore^
intended to appear in the Appendix to the next Repeat, mutt be made in the
cootse of this month.
It U requested that the respective accounts may be scut, properly balanced,
to the SecieUry, Baptist Mission House, Moorgato Street, accompanied by the
lilt of nbscribus, &a., in alphabetical order.
Mr. Orovei, of Bristol, whose name is mentioned in a letter from Mr. Page, of
UadiH, in the Herald for November, 1818, his intimated to us that his name is
emocvoily mmneeled with the tMeU which Mr. Page hai there condemned.
188 THE HIB8I0NART HERALD
THE DIVINE METHOD OF GIVING.
Tbe tniuionar; iatelligence thti montb fillinif a lest Bpace tlan usoal, it ia
&<nif[ht that tiie ncant column* will be not unprofitably occupied bj the follow-
ing extract from a EermoD by tlie Rev. Dr. Yale of the United State*.
Mnciil; and the btoMdoMi at the nbbuh ire
ihui tpread orer all our time, aod ill the
work at am faandi. Thu* frtqneBtlj aad
itattdly the dhim mMhed raqnilM to Uj by ia
3. Uaivtrtally. " E«er} one of yon." I>
it a duty to conOibnta rrranentl} and itatedlj
tor ensogeliiing the world 1 Whoae iatj u
it! Tbe dat; of everv Cbriitiui, I« it a
pritU^t WboupriTilege) Duo our Lord
demaod tbe Mrrice of tttij ooe 1 Doe* be
tiol, at the Mfoe limt, •llow every one the
privilege? Who it it, then, amoDg all hia
friendi, thit ii to he exempt bws the duly I
Who that ii to b« depriied of tbe prifile|<l
Not one. Due allegiance i> eipeeted of a)),
and due fkionr !• ihown to all. It ii oidi
' Upon til* lint dijr ol tb* w«k 1*t tttrj ass of
jva Ujr br Um In itor*, u Ood bitb pnapocd bim,
tbu than atj Im no |Uhnlii|l wL<n I com*."—
We an not our own ; hut are bought with
a price; and, in the eierciH of love, «e dnole
10 Ilim that loved aod bought ui, all ibal we
are and have, and all that we can do, to carry
Knowing, h we do, the languttbiog ilite of
the miuionan entarpriae, ia all itii depart-
menta, it la of the utmoil imporlancv to know
wbit ii tin diviin mtlfmd ef railing all (h
fundi UM Bttd. Let ni eiimine thu divine
. jn daya. Nor ihaU *o ihink
thai God call* loo frequently, if he ealla once
a week, to make lome appropriate aeknow-
ledgment of hii right, by giving a portion of
what he givea lu, Id cairy on hia peculiar
work in the world, and to aave the periihing;
to aave them, not frooi slarvatjan, bnl from
often Ut mike a pecuniary oontribntioa to
lend the word of lift, or the nwaMoger of
mercy, annoanoing life to thi . - _
in rinal Were oor lonla where Ihein
ahonld we think once a week loo often lo be
IhoDghl of, and prayed for, and laboured for,
that we might livel Kelief moat be had.
■0 Ihet we may nerer finget
3. SalMg abo. Upon tlia fint day of the
week. What day ronld be more approprialal
The Badeemer'a binh-day. Aa it ia laid,
"Tbia dij have I begotten thee." The day
of the church"! (oundation : far, on tbe firat
da^ of tbe week, tbe atone, which the bnilderi
meeted, became the bead -' -*--
. ._. . A riiing Sa-
Tionr I A ehnroh fonaded I Now, on the
•MDe day, we lay by in alore that wmoh may
bononr the Savioar, add lively atone* to the
Imilding, auid hope to the benUhled worid.
It mmt be good alao to begin the week with
thii Ubout or love. Let Ood have the flnt-
frnil* of all Mir lim* ; let the noUe object of
u M-worken with God, pre-
To
mente of ChiMuu
to heaven, th* emplin.
» tboae of angek The <
ne eball lay by him in atore. How
1 bo* brantiful ia ihii amnn-
ihat eiwnf oi
aniEable aod bo* brantiful ia ihii amnn-
menl ! Here the whole church of Chriit, the
high end the low, the rich and the poor, tb*
male and the female, eppeer bclbre bin oa
(he fint day of the week. Nee doe* any oae
1 itore an ooianng.
a. Every one leye by him
ai an aUnowMEnwnt of
obligation and Ihankigiving. Thi* being do«M
fiequently and atateiUTi uid on that day of
conaeeratKia and hleaaing, it ia auilod to pro-
dnee the meat hippy ivanlu. Hera all haarta
beat in uniaon, belorc the fu* of the Lord.
4. In dm mpcrtim. " Ji Gad talk
prmptrtd him." Believera were generally poor
in apoalolic time*, snd ohtaioed tbe mean* of
their aapport by ibeir daily labour. At the
end of ue week, their work bein^ done, tbcy
could be ready lo ohaerve the Divine Provi-
dence in ragard to then, and to know bow
far Ihay bad been pnepeied. And thi* waa
the rate of proportion W their oontribolioD.
They might lay by in atore, a* they were ah)*,
01 a* their love prompted them lo do. If, at
y lime, ihey had received more than om»-
in, then their {Moportion woold be theaame,
lile iha amount wonid benvaler. And to,
if they had received leia. Thia would apoale
pen all membeia ; far the rieh would
„ jdaao* from their abnndut iMome,
aad lb* poor weidd give a lilde, jnrt in the
WM vrdtr and eon. "Let every on*
of you lay by him in atore." Lahonrera hav*
Viuea ; in them they piuierv* th* frail*
lir labeiir. They alao hav* a pho* tor
nonay; their iron ch*M, or aome other
plaoe of lafety. Thi* i* their manry. In
FOR MARCH, 1818.
gatberingi when I oooie." He wm miking
in Alia and Europe, among tbs
churchea oF tba Gentila, to relieve the pour
■ainu il Jerunletn. Aa he wai puiiag mm
one cbnrch to aaalher, la pTomate lh& ipi-
ritual iateresta, he wu willing lo take chuve of
ibeir eolleetiani, anil be the bearer of them
fi>r the relief of tbe poor. But he did not
niih to do what Ihev could do tbemKlre^
Nor did he viih to be diverted or detained
(ram hii great woric while their collectiaiu
were being made. If tbay would follow hbi
directioni, all would be read;. He would
receive their bounlj.and rejoioe with tliem in
their raadineaa and libenUit*. Then God
would be pleaied with thnr cneerfuloaa, and
honoured by the abundance of their cootribu-
lloa and their joy. So in all cane of charita-
ble libenlity, if the civimb nEriron were fol-
i..__j !.._. p|gu„^),o„ delightful would bo
if Che cburch ! Erery
u in elore upon the m
God had proipered him.
■bnnduace would there be for every want I
Haw promptly, hew cheerfully, how utishc-
iDiilj would every waot be met ! Every
one's bounty would be ready on the ait
being preeented.
It ia Tespectfullf teqaeated that ivhere it is practicable the friends in the
oonntiy ordering Misslonarf Cards, &0., would at the same time kindly mention
tbe n&me of > countrf booltseller, aod bis London agent, through whom the
parcel* ma; be tent, or nich other mode of tiansmission as may most economise
the Fands of the Societj.
«r a day of trouble, or lor the belpJanisu of
old ^e, or a* an inheritance Tor children. In
view of thii Wore. Ooe nuy ny to hi> wol,
" Thon bait much gooda laid up lor many
jttn." Another may calculate how much
be may gain by tbe provident uu al this itore ;
or he ma* pride himtelf on the power he can
eiwt wiib bia wealth. Othera ma; look to-
wirda ^keir little alore with an aniioui eye,
inabla lo tell how their wanti ahall be
aappliad amid the vieiaailadea of an ancertaia
But vrbere ia the man who kaepa a Ireaiury
fcr God 1 I mean a place of depoiil, in
which be nuy ley up in itore, •) God faai
proepcred him, hii contributioa for tbe reliel
of tbe needy, especially the need^ wul. It
would be na great stretch of the imaginalioQ
10 nppoae that a piooi mind wanld find aa
nach pleaanre in thinking of the Lord'i
treaaury ai of hii owu. It ii tha lealimonial
of bia heavenly Fuber'e bounty. Every
thought of it call* forth a new emotion of
lave, with a itrong deaire to do good to the
needy. In tbiatraaauty the money is sale, and
it ia leady. Tbia waa one deaign of tbe apoade
in cnlaniQ thia depoaic — " that there be no
FOREIGN LETTERS RECEIVED.
....BniBU Meniek, J Angnit 31.
Cuaanca ;....Saker, A Sept. S & 4, Oct, 18 & «
Hai»bib« Milbouiue.T Januaiy la
Hewbtgin, Vf. ...January 10.
....HoiTTaUI. ..,„ Crimp, J. HI Nov, 30, Dec 13, Jan. 4.
Leeming, J. T)<c 22.
....CalooTTA Uwii, C. B November G.
Tbomaa. J Nov. 7, Dec 7.
Colombo Davits, J. November 13,
DawBan.C.G December U.
...Page, T. C December 10.
...Lawnuee, J November S9.
NiwEKt Ellu Daviei, J.
Badoob Uakepeacr, J...
Sbbampobi Uarahman, J.,..
SbWbI 'Williamaon, J. ...November 4.
Baoami Mamao _ ....Capem, U Nov. as, Jan. 3.
Liltlewood, W. ...November 37.
BaiTTAHi MoBLAix Jmkiua, J Jan. 6 & SD, Feb. a
BtiTi Ca»Haitik« lyEisw, A.W...Oclober6.
BoninmAi ......BausB ».■■....— —..BraJdich, G December II.
KiB|d(m,J..,
II.
,THE UIBSIONABY HERALD
Jaiuioi ' Bbthei, Henick, B. E...Jm)bu7 1.
BmoVH'lTomi,..- Chrk, J D«c*Bib«T 4 & 90.
ClbABAR Hbmib, J. DccmbcrS & IB.
FoDB FAint Randi, T. NoTcmber tl.
HobtTowk Hrndmon, J-E-NoTBinlnrM.
KlMOSTOH VMtj, v. H...Dec™btrJ.
HoKTiaoBAt Tanghu, S. J..,.Jwiiur73.
Motmr AjroM Ti*U. W HoTtmber IB.
EkLTia'i Hiu Dcudf, W DMnmbu a & SO.
Br*iruH Ion Huray, C Not. K.
TUmppo, J. ll_JuBU7 S.
BriTAiT ToTH DeitcT.B.B Nornnber 13,
Tmimuv.,, Fon or Btau ....Cown, O.. Homibei 30.
!*», J Ko». SI, Dee. 7.
ACKNOWLEDaMENTB.
Tliethuki oftba ComniUM ■!« picMnlcd lo tba folloning rritmli—
London Milernal Auociation, by Mn. Mend Itli, for pirceli of (he Auocittioa p«p«n, for
AJeiBOdtT Wood, Ejq., Brcutrord, for » box of Riigiiiocs ;
Mr. Robert W■lli^ Loaghioo, for i pirecl of nugaiines ;
LadiM of tlio Dorcas Socielj, Ljniiagton, for ■ box of clolhiog, for BtB. G. Caetn,
Triniihd;
FrJBDtU at Berwicli, for a box of clolbmE. Ac., for Sid. J, Hum; Jamaiai;
Mr. MoAll, ToHenham, for a parcel of Evaogelical Magaiian;
Fiimdt at Ampthill, for a box of clothing, for Rn. J. Mtirick, Bintiaj
Mm JacohMn, lalington, for ■ parcel of iha Patriot and migi
IUt. K Hooppsll, Wimcomba, far • boi of magaiinci, &e.
CONTRIBUTIONS,
Sweivtd on (ueovni of iht Baptist Sfitiiotiary Soeidif, ilttring tht month of
January, 1849.
AmaaiBtilHtriptiimt. ; »».*-■ 't i-
A *. i.\ Hfwant Loka. E>q..,.„ I I [> j
AndanoB. W.,Bi« 1 I 0 lackton.Abnliui.XHi. 110 Anui(i«M.
B.. FUrmlBtfum 1 1 D Kamp.O. I..Em| ISO
BUkmUlh, Rur. B 1 I 0 Hillpbut, a.. Bd 1 1 0 A Brltlib Teaebtr 1 0
Bliekat, Mri.... 1 1 0 < Motrtll, Ur. T 1 1 0 A tia MandL bii liD-
Bnwn,Hr 0 10 8 ; M«r«, Uti. 110 cmmenil 1 0
flurifc Mr. jisii"";.".";;.' l I OS^iit,Vlt.T...Z'l"Z'. 110 ColUoied bj, for Dow 0 10
Bnrlon. Rer.jM 1 0 O.P»^«.l(r» 1 0 0 CJ.W... so 0
Durnid.Jolin. Ek( 1 1 0 Prlaulaf. Hn., Suak- BdHnltoDAl CeniniLiM
Dufam, Ur. Wurao... 110 Inibun 110 of tbs SwLctr a'
DOHBtOT. MK^ Bulng- ProMer, Mr. B 110 Frlmiti. fcr rr«icii.d
•toka 0 10 0 BinudsD, K., Bki 1 1 o' ackeeU.... IS (I
Bollar, Mr. W.C. 1 1 0 Boa, Hr. Pntmu I I 0 : HfptiaiUOJ, Mr., tar
Osodlnei, Wm.. Kaq. ... 1X0 Ruuall,Hlai. 110 naiiiTt of inaU at St-
Quj.Tin 1 1 0 Shiw. Mn. M 110' Ttimjvrtfurttirawiri SH 0
Bran. Mr. nwnu 110 Smliti, Ruabloa, Biq... 110 ma, Mr. Jaba .— 19 0
Oorairj, Thnnu. Baq.... ff « 0 roetar, B. E»i. 110 Pim*. Mri, fa
Ouniaj, Mra. Tbomu... 1 1 0 W>)Lar, Bit Witban.Bt. 10 0 PeID.S.U.,EM
Oancj, Homy, Km, fl C 0 , W«l*)i " - - - - .
UtDaoD, Joaaphf Baq.
WOBlla;, a
Pt(i^ HlM a., CollKUd
Ftntag, Mr. B^ laU of
CodflcM^ „ 18 (
XterbBnoD, Jlr., late
otpBih „,.„ J8 (
Mtd(wkfc, Bn. W.,
b4< «f BeUuul Qnra 10 (
MaRm, Un. Hh;, lata
if Hawkwlon. Bp u
BoBdMSotac
THE MISSIONARY HBBALD FOR MARCH, Iflffi.
In (he lilt of caatnbulioDi in the Henld Tor Jinuir/ the Mm
Lilianut, Olimorniuliira, ihould bkve bean niwihtlliDn. notx'j
SnbKiiptioDi uhI Doutloni fn aid of the BaptiM Hiniaaarf Sociel? wiU be thankful];
reoeirad by William Bredle Gurae;,Ei<i.,ind Samuel Morton Peto. E«q., M.P., Treuuren.iu-
lh« Uev. Jo*Th Aagiu, M.A., Secrtiury, at the MijMOD House, 33, Moorgale Streel, LoHDOK !
in Edihmirob, bjr tba Rev. Chritlopher Andenon, ihe Re*. JoDBthan Wauon and Jobn
Uacandraw, Ek|,; in Gl*iowt, bj Robert Kettle, Em-; in C*lcvitji, by the ReT. Jama
ThomM, Baptiit Miation Preu j and al Naw Yoa.. United Stalci, by W. Colgate, Esq.
CantribaUoDs can ibo be paid in «t the Buk of England to die accounl of " W. B. Gurney
and otfaaia."
IRISH CHRONICLE.
A WORD TO AUXILIARIES AND 8DBSCRIBERS.
Thb finaodal je&t closes on the 31st of this pieaeDt moDth, and all coUecdona
and mbscriptions intended to appear in the annubl report should be paid on, ot
before, that day. Few persona are aware of the trouble which a want of attention
to this subject gives.
April is a busy inontli ; aocounta to be balsnced, and audited — the report to be
prepared and laid before the comtoittee— the anar^ments for the annual serricea
to be made— and for these things we have not a day too many. Hence if there
be any tardiness in forwarding subscriptionB, and they come late, with a request
that they may yet bo inserted in the report, cither the request must be declined,
or a great deal of inconvenience is the result. It is not, we think, too much to ask
out friends to spare us this trouble, A day or two earlier to them can be of
no moment— a day or two later to us, is very inconvenient indeed.
Some of the airangemenls for the annual services are made. Mr, Brock haa
kindly consented to preach the annual Kermon — and Mr. Binney has again allowed
the use of Wekh House Chapel for this serrice. Bichard Harris, Esq. M.P. of
Leicester, baa IMO consented to preside at the unoual meedng.
It will be seen that contributiona are coming in towards the liquidation of the
d^lit— bat only slowly. Only a few friends to whom application haa been made
by circulars, nave yet replied; and only four churches tiave given us a CoUcc-
Iwn ' and it is those churches alone, who have given no help whatever for
these two or more past ycara, that have been written to on tbe matter. May we
not amin P^^^ *^^ desirableness of speedU^ responding to this appeal? Help
rendered quickly, in times of pecuniary dimculty, is more valuable than greater
assittance, given tardily.
Tbe accounts from Ireland, as to tbe progress of the mission, are still very
encourairing. Would that we could follow up our successes, and enlist the
agency wbwh ao repeatedly oS^rs, bat which the want of funds compels tho
committee to refuae.
Mr.MD[.aBiin,inhis report for January,
givea the fbllowb^ account of his pros-
Kta at the opening of the year. His
Hira had been somewhat interrupted
by a few weeks' absence in the north
of Englaad, where 4ie had been pleading
the canae of the society wiih acceptance
and succeaa.
We sUll get on comfortably at Conlig. and
fed that we bave much cause for tbsnkfultiaa
M; unml engagements are preaching twice
pn tbe Iflrd'i day at Conlig, and tbe fli^er-
tntendRiOB of the ubhath school—Tiaiting
the people on Monday, and the prsjei
mcatiag at nigbt — On Tunday, leivice at
of the nib-^ationa — wrvice at Conlig
Wednesday— vidting the friend* who reside
at a canmdemble distance on Thnnday— at
home Friday and Saturday, pieparing for tbe
On tbe Wednesday in the flnt ireek of tbe
new jear, I had the pleasnra of baptidng
three perwDi, who have mnee b«en added to
the church, and they give promise of luefi]!-
neas. This is encouisging, and a token of
good at the opening of a new year. One of
these penons, a man orer fiftj jean of age,
has ntiended regularlj for the tatt five jean.
He residea some three miles off in tbe
country, and wiihes me to come and preach
at bis place, which 1 hope to do far the fint
time, to-moriow evening. I eipect to find a
goodly eompany of his neighbonn gathacad
IRISH CHRONICLE.
to bear the word of life. The other two are
femiUes rpeiding in the town. The husbaad
of one ver; seldom attended tlie worship of
God ; but since his wife's hapliua I have ob-
terred him praent wveral tinea, wjU) bw
and [hear diildren.
' We had not so much temponl distreu in
thii neighbonrhood last aeiuon aa the jesr
before ; nor have we near lo much thii mmod
w last. But there are yet among ni wme
cosei of gmt niffining, |Mttlr owing t« stale,
new, Rnd partly to the wont of employment.
Mr. Tbdhas writep {Jrom MoBte, Jan.
19, and speaks first
or TBB WKBHOaTiON.
Notwithiluditig the WTeritj of tba nathsr
tb* iitt«DdaiuM eontinusi m good m usual,
Thn paoide mapifeM deep and lerioui atten.
tioD, Some Bonunisti come even in the
dark cold nigllta, and stand under thearchway
where tbey can henr, and others of them on
the stepa, and outside the door,
I IwM *l»Wim«ed pnactiing al Claia, tii
in3«« flnm tbis. The lug* loom watoMwded,
the greatest attention jwid |a Itw wotd, and
•ttriMit entnatiei tittand tbM I would npmp
Rgun as loon u poaiible, Some penwnii wlk
mnn this place to Uoate and bock agaia on
Lord's days, when tbe weather will nermit, to
attend our usual setrice. To one of these the
TOOin at Clam belongs, and he baa niao, un-
Boliclled, become a sabscribec to the lodot^'i
Anidit BUDV difficultiei and diiM-
pointiDMiti, ku. BiBBT Itu gcDeiBllj
been favoured nith gvod tokens of the
divine blening'. But hia report for
January ia more than usually cheering.
I do nut tMtdlsct a parlod In the hMoiy of
i_i — hafBi atnoe I cama hitha^ so en-
|ha prMrnl. Truly am I begin-
ise the truth of th* soriplur* deola-
thejr that sow in tesn, shall reap in
1 fewff
— jr proeperit. .
The last nigfit of the old year,
annual prajer and sodal pmyer meeting was
held ; all our fKend* in the locality were pre-
sent. We felt it good to wait upon God, and
in answer to prayer, many unm&takeoble evl-
dwca of the dliine faTour, both then nnd
since, haye been especially maniftst,
A nonaolst, bare fxil it is Init^ hut a Teir
InlalligenI woman, piepMed for baptism. I
encouraged her some time ago to eome and
hear the word. She was not only regular in
her attendance at Abbeytiex, but also at one
of my out-stations s considerable way off.
I^ Tuesday night I was pleased but sur-
prised to see ber come, for she was drenched
with rain, but she enjoyed the means of
Again, a &rmer, his wife and two daughten,
Die S4id asked to be baptued- I <at down
d entered into conversation with them on
the subject of conTeraion to God. Very de-
lightftil Indeed wrs that conTeiMllon, Abont
twelve months ago a ^'ew Teatamant found
lU way into their house ; it wH read, aad
read with profit, for not only have ttaa •nest
of Roma boan unfolded to tba family, but the
truth has had acoesa to their hearts. I fixwd,
too, that this man bad glvan bii bam to one
of out teachan of the night sthools. He hw
openly broken with the Romish church, by
publicly giving bis houae fbr tbe use of eur
school, and without any pecuniaiy ooa^^
Smrcely a week passes without .brtngias
Romanists to mj house, eipreaaing their
deelra to join our church. In some oasea I
fear the raal motive may be gain, er tbe bepa
of ft. Yet siill I hope that eren anMigst
these thne are some who are dneere, and that
from thisclosaaf inquirers we ahoJl nap aoma
fruit.
To theaa lu:ts I add one more. By yaw
giants Aom the Reliaf Fund, to poor bretblXi
we have opanad eight nigb^hooli^ tbgie
bNtbran being dsMrous to uori fbr what "
thus voted. Thus thar« are fue Aun^rW PfT'
jorw, of vanoiiB ages, raeejving acripturaf in-
struction, who but ib( these schooli would W
almott wholly without it. Xdrge number* of
Romanlslg even, are imploring hleaungs 'k*'"
on high upon the society, fbr giving them the
advantages of these gcbooli.
F|.B£ TO ASOTQEB.
In the month of Deoembei I was tumad
out of one of mjoountty statioiH Ihraugbtbe
Influenoe of the dnrgymtn, who It also a lono-
lord. But tba nait month did not oloae befoi^
another opened not fv distant, m tliai tbe
hearsia at the former station will still be awa
to bear the goepel, Anolher elersJI'"''' "
striving to stop the good work, but hitherto he
has not tuooaaded.
Mr. Bu^, from Waterford, prescbed nr
ua last wee£. The teat and Hia discourao
suited the drmunstances of an attotsd hmlly
who were nreaent It reached theh hearts,
and though not hearers of mme, Ihey wars
present last Lord's day. Perhaps Ihia ■
amongst the all tUnfi that 7IU work for
good.
IRISH OHHONIOLB.
IM
Hr.H'KBBbmoounigvdbytha^ndDtil i
incTMM of tbe olmreh tit Ensky ; lliotirfa
like all his bretbren be loses some of bla !
most Telusd metnbers b^ emij^tlon. )f ]
(hoic who ace added to the churches in
Ireland ftom time to time remained in tbe
couBtiT. the fiuocess of the mission would
he much more obvious.
PRUCDICk OTKBCOMB IT LAST.
I had the pleanire lut Loid'i day, Feb. 1 1,
of faaptUing B penun in the kh, at a ipol von.
TCiiieat to the nUege. His wile was baptiied
foma jeara ago, bj Mr. Bhiinnan, at which
bia appoaltlon vai m> great that ha offhred to
naet aar bapllita In the nelgbbenriiood to a
CUfe UKnanaa of the fubjeel. Tha Lord
^ havarer, amuned pnjudiea ftom hta
luid, •o4 led hin to *ee hli iaty in tbia
Oae of our mpmben, hapliird In Norenibcr
hut, and a convert tioni Rome, whose ato^'li-
neu and piety bare endaared her to alt lii ihe
cboreh, has Just emigrated to America. May
the great {lead of the ehurd) bl<M h^ wher-
erar she goaa.
Wa Boatlnaa to have asTfral Bt^anbta
atlesding our meetmgs in various places.
Some of thew, bowerer, may now be reckone4
open as hayiDg baan delivered &om the bond-
age of "the mail of fin."
The follawiDB* extracts are taken from
Ihe journals of tbe readers nnder Ms-
HunLTon's lupecintendenoa, and Emu
!ii« own letten durfpR the nonU),
rxwB emiNoa.
Tha sUta of tha inia^n, wrilaa Mr. U.,
It KiU eneour«|))iR. I baptlied an Intemtlng
young petaon, Lord's day, JanuEuy H, and I
npect to baptize again shortly. At Mulli-
biry there are seven DiniiliM who have •>■
preased a atrong desire to join us. I preached
tbete last week, and afterwards conversed
with about Iwalve persona, ob |ha conoems
tlttir souls, and <a thete 1 have nason .
think well. Ons of then i> a <l»epiy pious
wonum, mother of a laise bmlly, who seam
lo partake of her spirit. They are very
aoiMua to have a tcboal there. Tbe pretby-
larian minister contiiTcd to get our school out
of that, and to have a natinoal ichoal in its
plaoe,;wiUi wbUi th« pieua part of th* peepla
Ka gmiij di— lisfiad, aa they have nal '<--
•oiptuMS taught as in ooa of out sehools,
BoifnHino nacDMiiDB,
Ycatetday waning, Febnuvy S, I hud the
Sleasnre c^ baptising the Rev. George
['NamaiB and his wife. The meeting was
Teiy solemn, and I trust ^tbU Te^ mH-J
enjoTcd tbo dime presence.
Hr. U'Tfanara was fcnnerly Botnanlat
rate of Kilflan Backs, and then of Kilnera
Enis. Having been led to renounce pofurf,
he qwnt souie tlmo with Mr. Xaugle at
Aohill, and subarquenlly was appointed pro>
tastant ourata ot Crgwmollni, where be
Prcvioiiilj to this however, bis
her sister had been CDpTinced pf
believers' bapllsn. Ills interooume with them
and two members of our church residing there,
led him to connidci this subject ; and liearing
ef my preaching at M , he cnine, and
finally decided upon joining nur church.
this parish, who eipraated a &vour«hitt
opiqion of his piety and qusIifiiat)on*farus»-
fulaesa. One of our mcmb«n at C™-— , usad
accationally lo hear him, and lie repaits well
of his preaching tolcnla. JIi« intimate *e-
quaintance with the habits of the people, and
the Irish language, arc most Important in IhJa
I'or the present Mr. M'Namora
■ne here, until the committee deter-
mine whether tbej can employ him qi an
Is it not 4>>lrcning, that whop the
Lord 't THuinK up luch ponons, reaiy,
and OB far as vfc can judge, most sin^-
larly qualilicd for tlio work, want of
funda should alone render such n pro-
poiition iuadmiesible ? Buicly this adds
additional force to the appeal which has
been wade for contiibutions towaida the
liquidation of the debt.
I.ait Lord's day, Fehnury, 4, Mr, M'Na-
lara preached to us tviot, and with mat
1 tOCNO aKPBOTBB.
I WW aeeosted, wrilea B. Moobb, in tbe
street by a woman saying to me, "I am greatly
obliged to you for calling on me and readiqg
the scriptures and explaining them, po come
again as soon ns you ean. Since my'littla an
year old child h«id you Hading about the
iinfulne« of swearing, he watch™ me, and
when I swear, he 'calls to me saying, 'Ilaw
soon you ftrget what was road to us a few
days ago ; I will never swear mother 1 ' " It ia
surely veir singular and very interesting that
a little ehild should thus wateh over a parent,
and remind bar of what she had beaid about
this Ik.
new TTMIIfT Unt UM DEUD OF IT.
Many of the poet people about here, write*
John Mo!iaohin, are resisting the tyranny
under which they 1 aveso long groaned. The
parish nil^ has lately made several omiiona
nom the altar against reading tbe scripture^
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IRISH CHRONICLE.
and Miipltira nadtn ; telling hit Bock thai
those who tckd that profiuiefaook, were bruta
and devilt^ Btld thieatening anj who rend, or
heard it read with hi* wTere diapleaMre if
tber penaTcred. Bot the people are pene-
Ttnng, and declare thej will continue to do u.
Tbat what Ihej' kj tbef do, within the lait
few daji, several of whoia tiamea he mtn-
tioned on theae occanona, haie repeeledl;
inrited me to come and rewl in their houaes.
We need not fear thne eflbrti to itop at ;
thej' Himulate inquiry, and inquiry, when
proper!}' csitied OD, will, under the d'~'
POSTSCRIPT.
Br tlie Kcmt deatba of Mre. Vtgt of Ttowbrid^, and Mif. Bmla of
Edmontoit, Ihe Society baa lost two steady and lifaerel friends, who were alwaj*
ready, accordiog to their ability, not only to afford Kfjfalar pecuniaTy BUpport, bnt
extra belp In times of peculisi difiicultv. In addition to bet usual contnbutioDi,
Hia. Buria sect every year one or more large parcels of uBefu] clotbing- for the poor
cbildren in our acboola, and invariably accompanied these eifU with a handsome
donation in monev, to he applied according to the discretion of tbe misskmaiy.
Ma; tbosB who inherit (heir properly, and we trust also tbeir virtues, continue to
help the Bocicty in lbs same way, and even to a greater extent.
We have received the Erst Quarter's accounts of the Ballina Relief Farm. They
are eminently satisfactory. The seed has been sowed in very favourable weather,
and the expenditure hitherto has been below Uie estimate which the Secretary
laid before the Committee when the natter was first under consideration.
The conttibutiona towards the debt come in slowly, but we think, on the
wholcj encouiagingly. Btitl we may say again, speedy help is the moat efficient
00NTBIBUTI0N8 REOEITED SINCE OUB LAST.
£ t. i.
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IK)NATI0N8 TOWARDS THE DEBT.
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Snbseriptioni and Donatloni thanUbtly received by the Tnunrer, Jobbph Tbitmh. Eaq-
Lombard Street ; and by the Secreta^, Ur. FasDUUCX TanraAri., and Itov. Joat^B
Anoua, it tbaMiMian UouM.HoorEata SMet; and b; the paMonortheehutehea thnajhouC
the Kingdom.
COLLECTOR FOR LONDON, REV. C. WOOLLACOTT,
4, CoxFTOH StKExi EiBt, Bbukswicx S<)(rXBB.
BAPTIST MAGAZINE.
APRILS 1849. ,
UEMOIB OF THE REV. JAMBS NOaUAfiTON.
'. BIHJAXIir STAHB.
Or the earlj life of Mr. Nonnanton
Ibe writer knows but very little, whilst
tlie li^it*^ ephera of hia labours, tbe
utJTe modeatj' of hia oharaeter, and
tbe retiriiig habits of his life, as well as
certain oonstitational tendencies which
nigmented in power as he advanced
age, render his life mach less marked
with those incidentB frequently the onlj
tbaxm of bi^raphy, which men o<
ferior minds and lees moral excellency
tmfold, and to some, therefbre, it may
poaaeea bat little attnotion. He waa
br more fitted to difinse a genial and
htalthAi] moral influence over the re-
tiiematte of life, than to attract the
naltitade by the iplendour of his
talmt* apoa a more pnUic theatre.
Dor departed friend was bom at
Bidialsad, in Hippondon, not hi from
ElaUfiuE, in 1791 ; the Icoality of Faw-
eett, BnteUff, and Foster. Hia parents
were of the bumble oUss of aooiety,
pom bat indaatiioai, and reapectable
in the wgben in wfaidh they moved.
His education was exceedingly ecan^,
and his mind, though naturally strong,
was very undisciplined. Kor were his
proapeots impiored by the removal of
his bther. Himself and several other
children were left dependent upon his
mother, of whom he ever afterwards
spoke with the most affectionate feel-
ings, and for whose increased comfort
he contributed freely from his small in-
come of ^0 per annum, when settled
as a pastor. His youth unfolded much
of the thoughtlessness which generally
distinguishes this period of life. Not
that it is known that he ever indulged
in profanity, or exhibited any of the
grosser vioee which so frequently mark
the class to which he belonged; still the
localityinwhichhereaided and the habits
and social tendenraea of the people,
preclude the hope that he would be
entirely exempt from them. Few por-
tions of aooiety, we apprehend, within
the last half oentory and upwards, hava
fdt more of the elevating inflnenoe of
3p
198
MEMOIR OP TOE REV. JAMES NORMANTON.
the truth and the diffiuioa of know- \
ledge than that to which oor friend be- j
longed at this period of his life. Ab he :
grew up hia love of liunting waa en- '
thoaiaatio, and he embraced everj i
opportonitj of gratifjing hia favourite
passion. This is mentioned on account
of an incident which afterwards occurred
in connexion with it, and in which his
future deatinj waa involved.
Wlien in hia 2Ut 'jcar 1009 one in-
vited him to attend a religious service
at the baptist chapel, Rippondon. I
have no means of ascertaining the
name of the preacher on the ocoaaion,
nor is it now of an; moment The
text selected for the discourse was the
following, " I know you, that jou have
not the love of God in you."> Our
friend heard with new attention, and
before the servant of Ood had finished
his work, the truth entered his heart.
Light dawned upon hia mind, and re-
vealed to htm a ooodition which alarm-
ed him : bis oonvictiona were deep ; bis
spirit waa wounded, and his distress for
a time was intense.
Just at this crisis, whilst conflioting
with hope and lear, one morning the
Moud of the horn caught his ear ; his
niling pasBon assarted its aioendency,
and he broke through all restraint,
Btarting with unsubdued earaestnesa in
ths obase. But the conflict within grew
stronger and stronger; conscience spoke
in her loudett and aevereat tonea, and
truth struggled for the mastery. At
Uiii moment ha approached a wall
which he had to dear, and ha paused ;
it was the criua of bis hta. Our friend
fsU it M, and he said to himMlf, " I
must mtluT give up ths world or re-
gion. I cannot larva Qod aad mam-
mon." Near to the spot stood an old
building, probably mm of those sheds
which bnneia build for the shelter of
their oattl^ or their own oonvenimoe is
vidting them ; it was lonie distanoe
from anj habitation. Thither he turned
his steps, and, prostrate upon the oold
floor, he poured out his spirit before God :
his confeasion was deep, and he rose
from hia knees a new man. Often was
he heard to Bay, " If I ever prayed in
spirit and in truth, it waa at that time,
and in that place." He returned hum-
bled, calm, happy. Old things had
passed awaj, all things had become new.
The surrender of his heart to Christ
was immediately followed by bis union
with the church at lUppondon, Hia
zeal for his divine Master was speedily
manifested, and he sought to diffuse the
truth amongst his fellow men. The
church invited him to exercise bis gifts,
and on Christmas day, 1813, he preach-
ed his first sermon from laaiah ii. G.
For some time he waa frequently
employed with others in preaching the
gospel in the district around.
About 1613, Mr. Wrightson, pastor
of a small church at Driffield, redgned
tus charge, and ouc brother was invited
to visit them for ujc weeks. He did
so, was liked by the people, and ulti-
mately invited to take the oversigbt of
thorn la the Lord. The visit tk Ur.
Normanton to Driffield excited the
attention of tJis church at Rushworth,
which he bad supplied for tome tim^
and I have before me several letters
urging, b; every consideration, their
prior claim, and unanimously request-
ing him to settle with them as their
pastor- In these circumstances, oar
respected friend had reoourse to prayer,
and, alter much thought, decided to re-
move to Driffield. His ordination took
place in June, 1814, and was attended
by Messrs. Arbon of Bull, I^Uiag of
Ooodshaw, Hameis of Burlington, and
Buiy now of Haworth. The sphere of
his labour was by no mesne large } the
members of tha obuich were few, and
the interest, from some cause or other,
was very feeble. The ohapel was small,
and the population of the town by do
means great, w that there w«re no
MBHOIH OF THE RET. JAMES NORMAKTOH.
powerful dementi of esdtemeDt to
nuM tlw nMQtal ftctivltj, or itlmalato
to graftt «Hrtlaiu. Still our brother
ntered vpm Ui kboan with grwt tml
tad •MtteatiWH, and hU efforts were
not in Tiln la Uu Lord. The ooagrv
gitien tpeedUj tmmed a more anwo-
nglAf Mpeot, tad addition! wan Bad*
flroflt ttme to Ume to tha olniMh. la
tta lattafs addreaaed to Ua tHenda at
tUa period ha epeaki freqnentljr of Us
abeeflag and Impnn'ad profpeata, and
mtMM (he alemente of his fattira cha-
ntoter. With eanuetnaaa ha «et alx>nt
Hie oalttntlon of his mind, and labonr-
ed with great <Ullgeiioe to reuore ttwee
dsfeota whidh the want of earljtralitlDg
loo ftequentlj dlaoovered. To aid him
in lUs, he anUed himaelf of the aMiat-
anoe of others, and sat with docilitf at
HMto fleet, wbltit he dnmk wMi greadi-
atm the taMneUoiu tiny fanpartad.
Tbehabit(theaM{iiiredbf ttiiit««u«e an||-
nmted IB tbeb pinm as he adnnoed In
lUe, and were «f the Ui^ieit om to him
iB Us eabaequant carMr. In a mall
agrlcnttaTat town, and snmnnded wltfe
a scattered popnlatloti, only now and
then an event ooeurred to t»eak upon
the monotonf of esjstenoe. Vrtm year
to year the laboon of brethren placed
there present an almost unbroken as-
pect. It wu so with onr departed
ftiai. Hli eflbrta from jtu to year
were mttoh (he tafue. With some
of hia brethren he sought to «x-
teod the InfluenM of the gospel into
Ike vtila^ in tbe locality ; and during
die period of hie ministry several new
drarches were formed, and chapels
opened ; bat his attention was m^nly
glvm to the flock over wUtdi the Lord
had made him overseer.
In Ua correspondence at this period
there are pleaStog ln£catlona of holy
SoMtude fat the prosperity of the
choreb, and deep and earnest piety.
Prom some of his letters we could select
nanyeiunpleaof thiakind. Wegivethe
fcdlowing from a not* to hla beloved
parent, aa Uluitrating his anxiety lot
her spiritual proaperity,
" I can aasuT* yon I feel mneh iatar-
eeted In your real weUkre, and fbr thlf
oaoaa, when I bow my knees to my
Father who la In beaven, I atn snabUd
oftentimaa to Nmembar yon there, thai
be wobld give yon to partake of tb«
blMslngi of Us lalvatlMi. XotUag
would io ttocik gladden tile heart «f
your unworthy son a* to bear tiiat both
ymi and mj sister were ohlldren of Qot
by Ealth in oUr Lord Christ." All hto
letters to hit motberwhioh we have sees,
discover the saine eamaet anxiety fbt
her eternal wdfltre, oomUned With eqnal
care for her tmtperal comfun Nobly
did he minister to ber wants from his
own smaU ^tlanes, aad deiJed Mmself
the Bootiiing influenfle of domestio Ufb
ia ord«F that ha mlj;ht bave no Impeffi-
ment In dciag II. Bbe nlHmately i«>
moved to Drlffldd to rMlile wHh Uoi,
where she finished taM conrss.
On the 4th of Jamiary, 1S8I, be
married Mile Leybum of DriflteM, a
lady every way suited to him, and,
who gnatly contributed to his happl-
itees. She still survives him, after
evincing the ntmost soiidtnde fbr hla
comfort under a long and trying afBlo>
tlon.
This b^an somewhere about IMt,
and though by no means advuioed In
life, or feeble In constitution, ^et Indica-
tions of doeline manifested themselTes
so tUUy as to awaken the alarm of hli
fMends. Every eflbrt whioh aSeCtiott
could make to alleviate the symptomi,
was put forth. The same year he spent
some weeks with old and attaohed
Mends at Scarborough. The ohafige of
atr, freedom from pastoral anxiety, and
inteiconrse with many for whom he
cherished a very high regard, was very
beneficiBl. He felt exUlarated, and
hope was cherished that be would
speedily resume his minlntry «];ttln. He
MEMOIR OF THE REV. JAMES NORMAITTON.
did BO, and proMoated it with new fe«l-
inge, bat % teocmd attack epeedilj pn)»-
trated him in bod; and mind, bo that
he felt bonnd nltimatdj to relinqniah
the pastorate. For thirty-two jeara he
had auatained it, and during that period
hie income from his people did not, we
believe, ezoeed £50 per annum. He
might have retained his miniatry longer;
the resignation on his part was volun-
tary ; no wish bj the ehuroh had been
uttered. Hia people loved him, and
disKlved the relationship at last with
relootanoe and deep feeling. In tiaa
matter his consdenoe was unsallied.
Though entirely dependent upon Provi-
dence, yet no oonaideration oould induce
him nominally to hold office for the
emolument when he bad no prospect of
diaoharging its duties with effidem^.
This took place in 1847. The writer
and several of hia brethren were invited
to be present. The meeting was deeply
afi&cting. Both pastor and peoide felt
the pain of separation. A motion was
submitted to the meeting that an rilbrt
should be made to ruse a sum of money
fcr the i^etiring miiuster, which night
help to support him in retirement, and
evince the aSeoticn of the public for
him. Never was a resolution more
oheerfiilly received; and, considering all
circumstances, it was nobly sustained.
Churchmen and dissenters united in
the work. Aocompanied by a leading
Wealeyaa &iend, the writer in two days
obtuned about £W in the town, and
altogether in this poor district about
£lfiO. More than this, doubtless, would
have been raised, had it not been for
the effort which had been made only a
few months before, for anotiier aged
minister, for wh<Hn about £300 was
nused. Buoh an expression of public
i^mpathy was as unlocked for by Mr.
NormantOD, as it cheered his spirit, and
filled him with gratitude to God.
The hope dterished by hia frienda that
the absence of all excitemoit would be
favourable to his restoration, was only
of ahcnt duration. Renewed attacks, in
spite of medical aid, induced increased
weakness. As the body fluled, the mind
exhibited painftil ^mptoms of an un-
healthy ohamoter. At limes it was
difficult to converse with him, or to fix
hia attention npon those dieeringtnitlis
upon which, at otlier times, be loved to
dwell. In his calmer moauaiia it was
different. Hia letters to me breathe a
spirit chastened, spiritual, and resigned.
So r^ituies, but snimating oonfidraioe
in the Saviour ; and in my interviews
with him I often felt refrashed by the
bright hope he was permitted to dierish.
Upon the Baviour be fuUj npoeed, and
in his merits he found peace. He fell
aaleep in Jesus on the 0th of February,
1B49.
The foneral was attended hy many of
his ministoiiJ brethren in the town
and nei^bourhood, and the solemn
service on the oooasian was performed
by Messrs. Harness of Boriington and
Evans of Scarborough ; t^ latter im-
proved the event on the 23rd of Feb-
ruary, to an overflowing audience, Emm
Phil. i. 21, " And to die is gain."
^ e will only add to this brief detail <tf
&ots a sentence or two more. Mr.
Normanton was a man of lespeotable
mental power. Nature had endowed
him with strength rather than elegance.
His mind was not brilliant, but solid,
and his judgment sound. His preach-
ing, if not of the highest order, or em-
bracing the loftiest range, was always
dear, practioal, and instructive. Few
oould listen to liim without benefit, and
his ministrati<ms were always gladly
Bou^t by his brethrm. Theeariypait
of hia ministiy bad been marked by
the peculiarities of the ultra-Calvinistic
Bchool, but hia aubeequent reading and
growing experiences softened down
many of the prnuinencies of this class,
and made him, we believe, a much
sounder and more scriptural divine. A
A MEDITATION ON HEAVBN.
rich Tein of evangelical truth imn
tltfongfa hia ministi;. It exhibited a
happj oomUnation of doctrine and
practice; Christ was alwaja prominently
exhibited aa the foundation of hith and
hope, but obedienoe and ahol; life irere
enfinved as the eridenoe of man's iate-
net in him.
The general benevolence of his own
■pint, and the kindneae which ever
marked him, gathered around him a
laige share of the reepect and aSeotion
of the circle in which he moved. His
moral priiiciplea were high and firmlj
held ; based upon oonviction, and held
fran a growing pereuadon of their vital
importanoe, jet he would never obtrude
them upon the attention of others, or
ofimsiyely I&7 than before socie^ ; but
when the occasion required it, few would
avow them with more boldnest, or
maintiaiTi them with a happier union of
firmness and oonrteaj. In all mj
intercourse with him, atretohing over a
period of twentj-two yeare, I never saw
him give way bat onoe, and even then it
was onlj momentary. The cloud soarcdy
intercepted a single ray. Qenerally
hie mind was very equal, and his pMoe
large and andisturlxd. With declining
life this angmented, and during his
afSiotion, eepooially the early part, hia
eiyoyinenta of religion were considerable.
All his brethren not only respected but
loved him, and he has left, in the drde
in which he moved, a memory fragrant,
and a name which will be embalmed in
the affections of his people for years.
A USDITATIOH ON BEATEN-
Tbi patriarchs in early tiroes oon-
temed that they were pilgrims in the
earth. David, many centuries after-
wards, exclaimed, "lama stranger with
thee as my iathera were." All true
Christdana c<Hisider their life as a pil-
grimage to another land; and in the
New Teatament are exhorted, "as
pilgiimB and strangers to abstain from
fleahly lusts, which war against the
sooL"
Do I look on myaelf aa snoh 1 Are
my affections placed on things above t
Am I seeking a better country 1 And
am I ^rding up the loins of my mind,
hoping to the end, and looking for the
mercy of onr Lord Jesus Christ onto
eternal UEe 1 Am I not too worldly and
carnal t Are not my joys, and griefs,
and anxieties, too much grafted on tem-
poral objects I Does not the current
of my secret thoughts, and the tenor of
my conversation, and my manner of life,
prove atron^y how feeble my spiritu-
ality is, and how langald are raj
heavenly desires 1
My intercourse with pTofessors of
Christ's name deepens my conviction of
mndi carnality being prevalent in the
chnroh. Many causes, directly and in-
directly, at all times co-operate in pro-
duoing this eviL Peculiar causes at
present are at work. It is not my inten-
tion to go into the examination of them,
one only excepted, which, I am con-
vinoed, haa much contributed at this
time, witli other causes, some more
powerfal and some mora sinful, to pro*
duoe and suatidn a oamal and grovelling
state of mind. I mean the very dark
and imperfect views which many have
of the heavenly world. They seem too
ignorant of the revelations made of it
in various parts of the sacred scrip-
tures ; the figuree by which it is shown
and illnstrated they do not tt^e up or
understand. They fix on one or two
places which intimate the greatness of
A MBDITATION ON HEAVEN.
its glory to be above our reach, and
throw aside the plain statementB, fltcti,
lukd doctrinei, by which life and immor-
tality are brought to light.
This Ignorance of the future condition
of Ood'a people is attended by many
evils, and especially by removing Borae
of the strongest motives to spirituality
of mind and a right estimate of worldly
things. It is impossible to desire an
object which we do not love, and we
eannot love what we do not know,
nan can be expected to surrender a
present poor grotUlcation for a fbture
good of which he has ferraed no distinct
conceptions. I have been convinced
fbr a long time, from myown experience
and my observation of others, that dark
or very narrow views of the cet^tlal
fetidty »ra the root of much worldli-
ness and carnal self-indulgence among
Christians. TTnder this impression let
me veiy briefly mentiOD some of the
avenues opened in the sacred scriptures
Um>U£h which we may have, though
very imperfectly, some views of the
promised land.
]st Heaven is a real place j not
merely a state or condition, but a world,
having a locality aa our eaith has. " I
go to prepare a place for you." Christ
has entered into the holy of holies, the
place not made with hands. Hebrews
2nd. Heaven is a true country, and
&i superior to an earthly one. Ilenoe
the patriarchs preferred a comparatively
migrating life to au earthly permanent
one, — when they might have returned
to Chaldea, because "they looked for a
better country, even a heavenly."
3rd. Heaven is the true Canaan. Of
tiiia Palestine was only a faint emblem,
though a pledge to believers who in-
herited that holy land. Palestine was
the glory of all lands, selected by su-
preme wisdom and goodness for the
inheritance of his people. And in
referenoo to this selection by Qod, and
his division of it by lot among the
tribes, Paul thus exults, Giving thanks
to the Father who has made us meet
for the portion of the allotment of the
saints in light. Col. i. IS.
As Canaan was the fUrest part of onr
Esllen earth, — flowing with milk and
honey, and ae Eden was in the primittve
earth the choicest part where He, the
wisest and best, conoentrat«d in ona
enclosure all that was beautiful, mag-
nificent, and desirable, in the wlda
world ; BO, I conceive, in the heavenly
place, he who has framed all has plaeed
whatever can elevate, and plCAse, and
prollt the tnlild in external obgeots.
4Ui. This better world oeoaplM flM
chief place, therefore, in the extenslr*
a&lverse of Its Creator. Modem phi-
losophy has given us very lofty concep-
tions of its vaitnese in the number and
magnitude of the heavenly bodies. Yet
the universe is and must be limited, haa
boundaries, a breadth and length, a
height and depth, which can be mea-
The holy place where Ood dwells ia
beyond them all. For " He who dwdls
in the high and holy place looks down
on the heavens." And when Christ
passed through them he ascended up
far abovt all htavent, that he might fill
all.
Sth. This place is the house ti <}od —
the residence — the tabernacle of the
gi«at King. The uniform testimony of
the Old Testament is, that while the
heavens cannot contain him, that while
he is above and in all, that while none
can fie« &om his presence, he has one
place where is seen his viaible and
glorious presence. 1 Kings viii S7, H.
"But will Ood indeed dwell on the
earth 1 Behold, the heaven and heaven
of heavens cannot contain tb««. And
hear thou in heaven thy c^tAtn^-pIace ;
and when thou hearest, forpve. Thert
1 his throng hm is his footstool"
Our Father who art in heaven."
A MEDITATION OS HKAVEN.
" Ibeit angeb tn heavtn do idwajs see
the hce of my Father who is tn
h»Tett." "Id mj Fsther'a hotue ue
muij muuionB, If it were not bo I
wonld have told you."
eth. He&ren li the refldeoce of God's
Bon, our glorified Mediator and High
Priest Under the ancient economy,
or figure of good things to come, the
■b&dow of a substance, the Jewish
high prieet entered annually into the
holiest to stand before the ark on whidi
rested the SfaecUnah, or Tlsible symbol
of Qod. He dwelt between the ohem-
Um ; and thii ark, with the temple,
was placed by divine dii«ct)on in Je-
msalem, on monnt Zion. AH this was
a figure.
Under the New Testament we are
referred to heaven for the reality.
" We are come to mount Zlon, the city
of the living Ood, the heavenly Jeru-
salem." " Jerusalem which is above is
free, which is the mother of us all."
Our Lord Jesus was cradfled on Cal-
vaty, a plaoe of skuUs, on unclean
^Bce, and at some distance from the
holy city. But when he rose and entered
heaven, and received his kingdom, then
was acKimplished the prophecy, " I will
declare the- decree. Thou art my Sou,
I hare set my King upon my holy hill
of Zion." This, I conceive, is the true
ZioQ from which the Lord sends forth
the tod of Messiah's strength. Psalm
ex. «, " The Lord shall send the rod of
thy Btrength ont of Zion." Here the
Saviour reigns and shows in hb once
debased and cmolfiad humanity the
gjory which he had with the Father
befbra the world was. To be with
Christ will be the consummation of the
Christian's felicity. Where he is there
most be perfect happiness — whose smile
is blias, whose will is law, whose ser-
tIcs ftamiahM employment, whose glory
is the highest end to all ^o are there.
The dimax of happiness is expressed
in ft dtort sentence, "We shall be
caught up together with them, and to
we shall be for ever wiiA the Lord."
Many years after this inspired pro-
phecy, John had a vision of the upper
sanctnary and of the Bedeemer there.
" The Lamb which is in the midst of
the throne shall feed them, and shall
lead them unto living fbuutains of
waters : and Qod shall wipe away all
tears from th«r eyes."
7th. As the Father's (ace and the
glory of the Son are seen in heaven, we
might expect there also some symbol of
the Holy Spirit, the immediate agent of
all truth and goodness in the saints.
His presence is exhibited by the seven
lamps of fire before the throne. Bev.
i. Surely that world where the
blessed Three reside must be
supremely magnificent, lovely, and de-
sirable.
8th. In the sacred scriptures no veil
thrown over the society in heaven.
The holy elect angels, who have never
fallen, and the deported souls of men
who have been washed in Messiah's
blood, covered with his righteonsness,
and sanctified by his gracious Spirit,
from Abel to the present moment, of
every nation, are its reeidenta. "We
(who are here on earth but who believe)
art come to the general assembly and
church in heaven, and to the inna-
memble company of angels." When
Abraham and others died it Is said,
" He was gathered to his people." This
oannot refer to the burial of the body,
but to the separate spirit. " They shall
come (says Christ, looking forward to
the constant nccessiona to his church
above from below) from the east and
west, and shall Bit down with Abraham,
and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom
of heaven."
What blessed intercourse must neces-
sarily be carried on tn a society con-
structed of such materials ! Intercourse
with angels the moat ancient of 004*8
creatures, oninait for holiness, fer
804
A MEDITATIOH ON HEAVBN.
knowledge, fbtlove, for powei, nod dig-
nitj. The qneetion waa onoe put bj
hia Hftket to Job, " Where wast thou
when I l&id the faundations of the
earth 1" Job wu ailent. Adam was
not then formed. But even then " the
morning atara aang together, and all ibe
tons of Qod ahouted for J07." Theee
mig^tj apirita saw man created, aaw
tiim fall, and saw him redeemed. Thej
have, from the b^inning of our world,
been not onlj apeotatora of all Qod'a
dicpenaationa of grace and proridenoe,
but agenta in them.
Thejr were a guard to Jacob in peril ;
the7 were a wall of fire round Bliaha
and hia aemnt, and in all ages thej
have been and atill are ministering aer-
Tanta to the heira of salvation. When
the eternal Son of God for a season
humbled himaelf bj leaving the throne
of hia gloiy, and taking on him the
form of a servant, he waa aeen of angela,
found hy them in the fiuhion of a man,
followed in all the steps of hia abase-
ment &om hia cradle to hia croea and
hia grave. Thej attended hia aaoenaion,
and his entrance through the everlaat-
ing gatee, till he reached the right hand
of the m^eat; on high. Now thej
swell hia praiaea, and execute hia orders
of mer^ or juatice towards friends and
foes.
Thej are famjli^T with the historj of
God's providenoe towards man, and the
methoda of his grace in the aalvatlon of
the ohuroh at laige and of individuala
oompoiiDg it. "When one sinner is
converted there is joj in the preaenoe
of the angela."
How eimotding, and purifying, and
instmctive, must be intercourse with
such beings I
And add to thi^ the oommonion of
the saints with each other. If the
church above be free from all imperfec-
tion, if there be no alloj in anj celestial
joj, if brotholj lore there be as it
vatpi to be hav, wittk » pore heart
ferrattlj, then communion will be nni-
versal and complete. " I shall know as
I am known." Paol, in this ezpresoon
of future hope, cannot refer to the
bleaaed God. For neither he nor anj
other shall or can ever know Qod as he
knowa them. But Panl rtQoioed in the
prospect of knowing the friends of
Chriat as fullj aa he ahonld be known
bj them. Pfutial and imperfect social
itttaioourse is one of the evils of the
present state in the purest and most
united chorches. General communion
among Chiistiaiu over the world is im-
practioable tnm distance, from diverotj
of language, and other insuperable
obetadee. But above, there is i>n«;(&io«,
one langvage, one lody, one heart of love,
one mind, ont h«ad, and no impediment
to the fiill and endless coltivation of
celestial friendship.
Manj believers on earth are poor,
and humble in station, oocu^ed in
manual labour, assodated with ungodlj
workmen, and under ungodly maaters,
destitute of leisure, except, perhapa, in
Christian countriea on a Sunday, with-
out hooka, aeduded from the aocietj of
Christiana, and whose onlj treasure and
libratj is the sacred volume. From
that book they become acquainted with
the cloud of witneaaea who testified for
Qod before the advent of Messiah, and
with the first-fruits of the Christian
church recorded in the New Testament.
Such disciples, bj means of the sacred
scriptures, beoome acquainted with
many who are rune resident in heaven ;
and when taken up there will find them-
aelves no atrangeia among the spirits of
just men made perfect ! What a glori-
ous prospect is thus placed before the
meanest and moat unknown of the fol-
lowers of Christ 1
I fear to enlarge, ot I could dwell on
the importance evidentlj placed on the
tonvene of heaven bj Paul in his de-
scription of Paradise when lapt op ;
not of what he sow bat what he htard:
A MEDITATION ON HBAVBN.
SOS
HmpeaiaiU «<yrdt which it wu not
p(waibl« to utter. Bat I forbear.
Connder the worship of heRven, es-
pecull7 OS described in the SeTelation
iT^ T- On this delightful theme ever;
infonnation needful is imparted to u&
The wonfaip of the ever-blessed Jeho-
Tah is represented u oontinualt; carried
aa bjr some or othei of the oeJeetUl
boat. "Thej rest not day and nij^t,
sajinff. Holy, holy, holy, Lord Qod
Alnightj, wliidi was, and fa, and i^ to
oome." Ber. iv. 8.
The worship of the Supreme is also
represented as influenced by special
£*penaatioo8 of grace or providence -,
when all who are his servaats in ail
parts of hii one vast empire are de-
scribed as suspending other work to
CMmtone wiUi one mind and one voice
in tiie pisise of the Eternal. " And
when he bad taken the book, the four
be«Eta and four and twenty elders fell
down befbre the Lamb, having ever;
one of them harps, and golden vials
foil of odours, which are the prayers of
saints. And they sung a new song,
nyin^ Thou art worthy to take the
bo<A, and to open the seals thereof : for
thoa wast slain, and bast redeemed us
to Ood by Uiy blood out of every kin-
dred, and tongue, and people, and na-
tion ; and hast made us unto our Qod
kings and priests ; and we shall reign
im the earth. And I beheld, and I
heard the voioe of many angds round
riMut the throne, and the beasts, and
the eldeiB : and the number of them
wu ten thoosand times ten thousand,
•nd tboasands of thousands ; saying
with a loud voice. Worthy is the Lamb
that was slain to receive power, uid
riches, and wisdom, and strength, and
honour, and glory, and blessing. And
•very creature whioh is in heaven, and
on the earth, and under the earth, and
such as are in the sea, and all that are
in them, beard I saying, Bleasiog, and
hooour, and glory, and power, be unto
him that sitteth upon the throne, and
unto the I^mb for ever and ever. And
the four beauts sud. Amen. And the
four and twenty elders fell down and
worshipped him that liveth for ever
and ever." Bev. v. 8—14.
" And the seventh angel sounded ;
and there were great voices in heaven,
saying, The kingdoms of this world are
become the kingdoms of our Lord, and
of his Christ ; and he shall reign for
ever and ever. And the four and
twenty elders, which sat before Ood on
their seats, fell upon their fiaees, and
trorahipped Qod, saying. We give thee
thanks, 0 Lord Ood Almighty, which
art, and wast, and art to come ; because
thou hast tiAen to thee thy great power,
and hast reigned. And the n&tions
were angry, and thy wrath is oome,
and the time of the dead, that they
should be judged, and that thou should-
est give reward unto tiiy servantH the
prophets, and to the ssints, and them
that fear thy name, small and great :
and sbouldest destroy them whioh de-
stroy the earth. And the temple of
Ood was opened in heaven, and thers
was seen in his temple the ark of bis
testament : and there were lightnings,
and voices, and tbunderings, and an
earthquake, and great hail." Rev. xL
Ifi— 19. See also at large, Bev. XV.
Not is eoripture silent on the momeu-
tous question, whether we shall have
active employment in heaven ? Doubt-
lees, oni light shall be free from all
error, and our study of the works and
ways of Qod shall furnish endless occu-
pation. Our renew of the past, also,
will be far more complete and salutary,
than any we have attained while in the
low and cloudy valley. But there will
be aetivt employment also, suited to our
renovated minds and bodies. This is
implied in what is called the Lord's
pnyer, " Thy will be done on earth, as
it it darn in heaven." It is explicitly
revealed in Bev. xxiL 3, " And his ser-
A MEDITATION ON HEATBH.
TOittt shall •em him ; and the^ ehall
■M hia htxJ"
If it be inquired, whkt kind of tet-
vioe shtJI be perfonnedl ire inkj safely
leave thia to the decision of ia&llible
wisdom and infinite love, to him who
will Mflign to evei7 individual his place
in the Bodetj, whether viewed aa a
child in the ftmilf above, or aa a mem-
ber in the one body, or a citiKen in the
kingdom of heaven ; and who will
adapt the senioe required to his powers
and diapodtions.
Two iaots throw a steady light apon
this subject. When Gk>d made man in
hie own image, in glory and m^estj, as
a holy, intelligent, and immortal orea-
ttue, fiu removed from all necMSity to
procure his living by the sweat of hia
brow, he plaoed him in a garden to till
and to keep it The seoond fisot is the
example of angds. Thrir natnre, and
rank, and rendenoe, and honour, were
superior to Adam's ; they are of QoA'a
hoosehold, and corronnd hia throne ;
thsy have been and atill are engaged in
aetiv4 servioe. One of them dastrajed
Stmnaoherib's aimy ; one of them smote
Herod the peraeoutor, who died a pain-
ful death ; one of them liberated Peter
from prison. " They all do his will,
hearkening to the voioe of hia word."
And has not the Lord of uigels and
men revealed it, that we ahsll be like to
the angels i
I must pause, as it is not my design
to write an essay, or to expand the
hints here kdndlj offered to my fellow
^vdlere. Is there any oondition here
ooraparabte to that eternal state which
Qod has promised to all who bdieve in
his Son 1 What bevritches us 1 What
real good is below which is not found
above in perfection and without any
alloy t Is our earth, in spite of the
universal blight which is the fruit of
the ftll, possessed of much which
pleases all our senses by scfoee of mag-
nifioenoe and beauty, and wUch grati-
fies OUT desires, and satisfies our wants
by ita produotiona 1
Heaven aa a place is far superior to
this worid. Are many sooroes of en-
joymmt open to us from employmmts,
from relative duties, from the various
departments of knowledge^ from the
whole &brio and maohinei^ of Bocaety I
These all exist on a larger scale and of
a fruitless character in the world above.
Have we our highest felicity here from
oommunion with Qod, tfxat a humble
dependence on the Saviour, from the
enlightening, sanctifying, and snstainmg
infiuenoes of the blessed Spirit I These
are a pledge of fUure interoonrse and
future joy, a tasl« of rills which flow
from the fountain to which tiie acoas
is direct in the upper worid. Have we
gratification in the penual of the sacred
scriptures i in hearing tlie gospel, in
baring glimpses of the grsat tmths
there portrayed 1 The realities are
above. Now we aee the o):ijecta darkly
and in a mirror, but there bee to boa.
Is there solid oMnfort here in the
converse of tme Christians 1 There is;
but mixed, and scanty, and very uncer-
ttun, affected by uncontrollable oircnm-
stanoes. There, oommunion is perfect,
universal, eternally pn^^reesive, and
exclusively edifying. Here, all is vanil;
and vexation of spirit, fbond to be so
sooner or later. There, all is st^ili^
and satiating, and rising wiUuHit end —
a tide of glory which never ebbe — a
day without a night — a peace, a yoj, a
glory, without intermption and without
termination.
H^ we humbly pray for the Spirit
of Christ to show us, and im{tfeea on us
habitually the things above^ where
Jesus site at the ri|^t hand of Gkxl ;
and there we shall live above the world,
and cTUoifr the flesh, and abound in all
the fruits of holiness which are throuf^
Christ Jesus to the i^oiy ol Qod I
Would we possess the spirit of the
primitive Christiana, follow their foot-
WHY ARE WB HOT HOBS PROSPEROUS 1
207
rtapB, and atan their mutiimary nto-
ceo, we must oome nnder th« inflnenoii
of the tame celesbel hope m tbein.
"We reokon the nifiwicgi of the
preMnt tiine not worthj to be oompued
with the giary to be remlad."
" He who hki this hope in him pori-
Seth himself even bi he is pure."
" Ye took jojAiIly the spoiling of joni
goods, knowing in jouTs^Tes that jou
had k better, sn enduring mbstuice in
" To thou who look for him will he
appeu the leoond time, without tin,
unto Bftlvkticm."
LiiMffoot. J. L.
WHY ARE WE NOT AfORE FROSPli&OUS 1
BT THX BIT, tnPBIK DATII.
Thu is uk inquir; which is now foro-
ing itself veT7 painfully upon the oon-
sidemtiou of one brethren, almost
umvenallj, throaghoat the country;
sod while some of the reasons which
have be«n given for it ini[dj desert oF
eennire, and others as certainly call
rather for sympathy, there it one reason
ubidi has long itruok my miud with
peoaliar foroe, to which I am anzions
a&ctionately to engage partioular at-
tentioa. I refer to the marked disparity
that exists between onrselTes and the
first Christian preachers in pressiDg
Dpon the heftrers of the gospel its open
and iinmf)diat;e acknowledgment, through
the divinely institated ordinanoe of be-
liever** bttptism.
It ia foely admitted that the sciip-
taraHty of oar iM«ctice is almost unir
brmly, more or lees, insisted upon
wheaerer the orcUnanoe is administered;
bat in eome pUeea, to avoid giving
oBenoe to particular ordinary hearers,
this is for the most part, if not alto-
gedier, confined to a week evening
service ; and it was once acknowledged
to me by a hi^y Mtenned brother,
that as his sentimente respecting bap-
tiim might be anderttood from his
pnblicaliona, he did not often refer to it
partioalBrly in his pulpit ministrations I
It is unduiiable, that in many of
oar oongregation^ individnaU may
attend upon the Lord's day lervioet,
from one year's end to another, without
hearing eoaroely a word upon the sub-
ject, unless the ordinan4)e is about to be
administered. But it was essentially
different with the beuere of John the
Baptist, of our blessed Lord, and of
the apostles; and Christ baa enjoined
its observasoe as universally as he has
enjoined the reception of the gospd,
making it the first duty of every Chriv
tian to testify his or her discipleship
to himself.
John the Baptist instructed his hearers
that he wu tent "to baptise with water,"
and he took his station for preaohiitg
dose to a river, for the ready and con-
vNiient administration of the ordioanoe.
John L 33, iii. 23. Jesus, by his dis-
ciples, baptised more than John ; and
it was clearly his uniform practice to
initiate his pn^essed adherents after
John's exampla John iii. 22, 26, iv.
1, S. And when the multitude, at the
Penteooet, entreated from Peter and his
brethren "what they should do," he did
not satisfy himself with exhorting tbem
to repentance, and to call upon the
name of the Lord ; he knew perfectly
this would be only half fulfilling his
Lord's commission, and no oonuderation
of the inconvenience, or dissgreeable-
ness, or obloquy even, or persecution to
which they would be exposed by tlieir
2oa
WHY AHB WU KOI MORIE PROSPEROUS!
attention to Ohriat'a appointment, had
even the smallest influenoe with Peter
to make him refrain from preuing it
upon their immediate and open observ-
ance i " Repent (he laid), and be bap-
tiied, ererj one of jou,
JesuB Christ, for the
We are informed immediatelj after-
wards, " Then they that gladly reoeivetl
hii word were bsfitized, and the same
daj there were added unto them about
three thousand muls," Acts ii. 36, 41.
And as both Peter and his believing
hearers were, beyond all question,
specially guided and Influenced by
Chiiat's pnunised Spirit, and the Chris-
tian ohuroh was divinely intended to be
a permanent institution after the apos-
tolic model, our ministratioa of the
gospel may most oertaialy be expected
to be accompanied with thj divine
blessing, only in proportion as Peter's
preaching is bithfullj imitated.
When Philip went to Samaria, all we
are informed in reference to his preach-
ing is simply, that he " preached Christ"
to its inhabitants. We are not told that
he said anything to them about being
baptised, but it is moat dear that this
was included in his doctrine, for we are
presently notified, that ** when the; be-
lieved Philip preMhing the things oon-
oeming the Idngdom of Qod and tiu
name of Jesus Christ, they were bap-
tiMd, both men and women," Acta viiL
A, 12. And it was precisely the same
with the Ethioiuan eunuch, all that the
evangdist statu is, that " he pteacfaed
unto him Jemu;" and the very next
words of tike Holy Qbost are, " And as
they went on their way, they came unto
a oertain water, and the euauoh said,
See, here is water, what doth hinder me
to be baptised 1" Acts viiL Si, Ao.
When Aiuuiias was sent to Saul to
Damascus he did not merely inform
him that he was a messenger from
Jesus, he also added, " Why tarrieat
wash away thy sins, calling coi the name
of the Lord," Acts xxiL 10.
Paul indeed tells us, " Christ sent him
not to baptixe, but to preach the gospel,"
bat it is most clear from the oonnexion,
and other portions of the sacred history,
that he is not to be understood afaeo-
lutely, but comparatively only ; and
that he oommitted the administration
of baptism, for the most part, to bis
assistants, but he pentonally baptiied
Grispns, and Qwus, and the household
of Stephanas among the Corinthiani;
and either himself or Silas baptized
Lydia, and the jailor, and their house-
holds, and we may be perfectly satisfied
that he did not, by these baptisms, ex-
ceed his oommisBion. 1 Cor. i. 13 — 17,
Acts xvi 16, 33, xviii. 8. And when
Peter saw that the Holy Qhost was
given to Cvmelius and his Mends it
Onesrea, he did not say. Can any man
forbid that these should be received into
our fellowship, without anything further!
but, " Can any man forbid water, that
these should not be baptised, which
have received the Holy Qhoet as well
as we I And he commanded them tu
be baptiied in the name of the Lord,"
Acts X. 47, 48.
Here, then, we see dearly how John
the Baptist, tiie Lord Jeeos Christ, and
the apostles, preached and acted, and
how we are, therefore, to preach and
act ourselvea. We have, indeed, no
to suppose that in all their dis-
coursee baptimn was uudeviatingly in-
troduced. We read nothing respecting
it in our Lord's recorded sermons, and
the epistles to the ohurches it is only
introduced incidentally. But enou^
may be readily gathered from the sacr^
narrative to prove that ia preesing the
gospel upon their auditors, they uni-
formly kept it within their view, and
urged it upon their observance. And
in proportion as they are imitated, we
may expect to be divindy prospered.
thou 1 Ariae, and be baptiied, and j Let us, therefore, seriously
TBIAI£ WHICH ARE IRIAX^S IM UISSIONAfiY LIF£.
nji, and in the ctrengtii of ihe divine
grace make it our resolute determimt-
tioii to oopj the divine guidauoe with
the lUMt sciupuloufl esactnees ; and in
pToportioa as Jeeui ia oonnatentlj
honoured, we ihali, onqueetionabl;
experienoe hie moat high and hoi;
approbation, and oar miniatiy will be
■uoeeeded b; himaelf with a divine
proapeiity, in correepondenoe with hie
meet laored pleasure and, sooner or
later, to our moBt perfect aatiaEMtion.
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From the Neie York Reeorder.
The heav7 raiiu have come. Dark
daja are viaiting the sunn; land where
the Bnddhiata pray — praj, prostrating
tkeraselvee at the ehrine of Qaudama.
Kow the idolatrous heathen, with Iheir
children, gather about the miosionarj
b«uid, asking for the Chriatian'e Ood,
and wiabing to become disciples. In
the eompanj of inquirers maj be seen
whole fomilies of all ages. The man or
the woman of iizty is as totally igno-
rant of the first piiuciplee of the gospel,
at the tmalleat ohild among them; they
are idl alike to be taught everything,
h'ow the rows of bomhoo-huta have
occupants assigned to tiatii of them, and
the sdiool-Tooms are filled, and the
arduous task of enlightening the rude
natives is commenoed. The pale nua-
iionary, with enfeebled health, nerves
himself for his labour. He visits their
hooaes daily, supplying their wants, and
trying to im|Hove thdr grovelling habits.
Moming and evwing he preaches to
them Uie truths of the gospel, and
thronghout the day he teaches both the
yeni^ and the old in the schools; he
watches the slow progress of his pupils,
again and again he. reiterates his in-
■traetiona, whidi are with difficulty
comprehended; bat he does not despair,
and for a dreary, rainy six months con-
tinues bis duties, confined to the busy
bumdratn of a eohool-rown, witii but
little to encourage or support him ; yet
he finds not in all this his ehitf tritdi.
He loves his work, he learns to love the
days, and when he has a few
' release from his almost
oeaseless toils, he may admire the ever-
ohsngiog clouds, which, during the
rainy season, assume every variety of
form and hue — now dark and threaten-
ing, and again gorgeous in their drapery
of crimson and gold. At times the
sky reveals more gloiious sunsets than
ever graced the horiion of Italy or
Qreeoci red, purple, violet, lilac, yellow,
and azure, are frequently seen extend-
ing quite to the zenith, and varying
from the darkest to the lightest shade.
During the monsoon the reedy bamboo
bends towards the descending sun, the
orange and citron groves rustle and
shake in the wind, while the thundering
tempest rises as if from out the deep
sea. He watches the moments between
showers, and seeks exercise in the open
air; if he chances to walk too Ux and
is completely dreoobed before he re-
turns to his home, it is better than to
stay within ; and tiiis he r^ards no
trial.
When deep darkness descends upon
the hills thickly covered with pagodas
and idol temples, and upon the rich
green valleys redolent with the dewy
perfume of eastern flowen, the mission-
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TB1AL8 WHICH AtiE TRIALS IN MISSIONARY LIFB.
t,Tf may go t« hia pillow and repow in
aafetj. Not now aa when our bdored
pioneer felt the priaon chains, and his
"ministering angel," eleeplesa and alone,
tremUed for the robber's footsteps; nor
jet as when she—
«tart«d &t the fieroe tiger's howl or fled
from the battle-plain. No, God has
done great things for us since those
perilons times ; now the noble Britons
are there, and the tawnj sepoys* are
there. The nightly pan^ (ooonter-
ngnl) is given, and withont it none
pass throughout those guarded groaods-
True the missionary has not a carpeted
floor, nor rich drapery, nor high-walled
apartments, nor the soft shading tattioe;
•ave his simple mosketoe-net, the low
dene-le»f roof is his only canopy. Yet
it is all he needs, and as the heavy
runs &11 upon it they serre as muaio
to lull him to sleep ; so this proves no
trial.
Eii table is spread, not with luxuries
of American soil, but with dishes and
fruits sDch as he never tasted in his
native land-, yet he soon aoquiret a
relish for them, as Ibey are good and
wholesome ; so that all tliii change u
tto great trial.
But the heavy rains pass away and
the olondlesi sky and sunny days re-
turn. Now the school-rooms are
vacated, the bamboo-huts left tenant-
less, and the natives are scattered ;
some have gone to their rice-fields,
some to their jungle homes, and some
(the native assiBtants) have gone to
preach the precions gtopel to the desti-
tute. Now the pale misnonary may be
seen looking up his boat, and gathering
supplies for a jonmey. Soon he, too, is
in the jungle, going from village to
village to visit and strengthen the
churches. He has weaiy days and
nights of peril, exposed to the "peati-
lenoe that walketh in darkness, and the
destmotion that wasteth at noon-day,"
He goes forth with medidnes, physidan
to the body as well as to the soul ; he
listens to every tale of diatrees, and, if
possible, applies a remedy. Tet thia
he does with oheerfiilness, remembering
that " it is enough for the servant, that
he be as his Uaster;" so that in all
these arduous toils he finds not hia
ehi^ triaU.
Tean pass away, and still the mis-
sionary is at his post, patiently hammer-
ing at the flinty rook of heathenism,
which remuns almost as onbroken and
as hage as when he commenced. Tme,
he has some trophies of his toils, his
prayers, and his tears, which will one
day gem the crown of his rgoicing ;
yet the great maaB—the teeming mil-
lions are still going up, with undimin-
ished seal, to their temples, where —
" "NHth tba Idol't itoiif ejt.
Be looks on all this with anking
health, and with the secret measuring
of his wnry, exiled life ; and he makes
the anxious inquiry, " When will the
heathen be turned into the ways of thy
testimony, and the watchmen see eye
to eye t Who will take my place when
lamdeadt Who wiU keep tiiese lamba
from the windings of error )" And if
there be no echoing voice, " Here am i,
send me," from the land of [denty —
tkitjOh, thUiaa trial i
"He tcHlscND, unnoticed and unknown
by the world, and almost forgotten by
the church which aenl him cut, and in
whose service he is wasting, drop by
drop, the crinwon current of ltl!&**
The piercing thought eomsa home that
his dearest friends have (brgotten him;
if they pray for him he knows it not ;
he seldom even hears from them ; a
strag^ing letter may now and thm
rsMdi him— but ah, it was writt«n long
TaUIfl WHICH ARE TRIALS IN M18SI0NABY UFE.
211
■ga! «nd doea not breathe the love
iritioh his own he&rt cheruhes. And
be deem* it too true, thst hearta flrmlf
nuitecl by offeotioii'B ties, eo tridely and
■0 long eepented, nutj become At iut
UCra^fftd, — and thU it a trial.
The pkMu Oagood, on en errand of
meftif, wee once walking alone, near
mki-daT, orer the eaxidj plains of India,
when, said be, "I Boddenlj sb^ped,
being almost wearied ont, and a^ed
idtkI^ ■ Who sees me throngh all this
toil? Who wiU thank mel' Hj
answering heart said, /fo one/ Peiitaps,
the hardened BnrmeM maj, at a fotare
period, rgoioe because of mj labours;
hot there is no one tiiat appreciates
them now. I stand here alone npon
Uteae wide reaching plains, as a
speck in immensity. On the one hand
are inMminabte jun^ea and millions
of natina ; on the other ia ' old ooean,'
with its fifteen thousand miles separat-
ing me from mj kindred. But m;
tnind was dark oulj for a moment, then
a Moret Toioe whiapered, ' Mj witness
is in heaven, and mj record is on
high !' " Indeed he was in one sense
utteriif alone in the midst of that rast
nmltitnde. Natives are not kindred
s|Mrita; years of assooiation and fa-
railiaritj with than do not take awaj
the nnoiviliied expression and manner.
CoDtinaed effort must be made to pre-
lent truths, moral and divine, in a
manner ad^tted to their oominehen'
tion; at the same time the miseionaiT
stmgglee to keep from degenerating to
a level with the heathen, to maintain
the character which he poewsaed when
first he entered upon his waA ; and
that too withofrt the aid of dviliied
•ode^ and elevated asBociatdons, the
worth of which he never knew until
eiolnded from their influence. Snrel;
theae privations prove a trud.
Bnrmab has no schools or advantages
for the child of oiviliied and Christian
parrals. For how can mlMkmariea,
who onoe had a home in hi4>pf Ameri-
ca, aee the deareet object of their love
trained in the whj» of heathenism }
" Til gnntad. ud no plilnar tnlh ippsui.
ABi thK>g«b llb'i Ubyilslh bold! Cut tht clu
nu (dixaUlaB glm ha./alt at tmt."
Hence comes the Hem necessity for
sending their ohildren to America to be
eduoated — henoe cones the separation
worse than death I Oh, for lango^e
to express the mother's anguish, when
she commits her ohildren to the winds
and waves of the bithleas sea, and the
uncertain guardianship of strangers 1
Alas i I cannot describe that which
nothing else is like. The beloved and
lamented Mrs. Comstock oould only saj,
when she kissed her little ones for the
last time, and sent them to the ship, —
" My Saviour, I do thia for thee." The
pious and beloved Mrs. Maaon passed
through the same ; and others who are
still toiling on lucoesBfully upon the
dark shores of Bnrmah, have passed
through the same fiery trudt. " Oh,"
said a lather in that distant land to
one who was trying to comfort him in
his desolation, " spare, spare me the
poor common words of condolence, you
who have never felt a other's love.
My ohildren are gone ! Never more
shall I hear titeir innocent prattle in
these wild jungle wastes. Leave me
alone in my grief till the tempest ia
past!"
These are IriaU that b^gar descrip-
And that father was then the only
missionary in all Arracan, where he
had won his thousands to our exalted
B«deemer. Then and there, too, he
learned by sad experienoe that death,
robbing him of hia only earthly solace,
is doubly dreadful to the lone mission'
aiy. Who can tell the depths of that
gloom which pthored around his aoli-
TRIALS WHICH ARE TRIALS IN MISSIONABY LIFB.
tary dweUing, when night oune uid
found him the only mtcher bj the
corpse of his beloved companion
Weeping uttiTes crowded round and
beot in silent reverence, but no dvilixed
face was there, no brother, no a:
nor kiudred there to mingle their t«ara,
and perform the last ead rites. His
own hands had oloaed her ejea in death,
and straightened her limbs for the
grave, and there he buried her alone,
beneath the sheltering bamboo and the
thick palra.
I would now nj what I so much
wish to urge upon the friends of eastern
misaions. Rouse up and keep alive
jour STmpathies for the miaaionarj in
he&then lands. Write to him frequent! j
and at stated times — write to him whe-
ther TOur letter meets one in return or
not. Remember his precious time, bia
enfeebled healtb, his increaring cares,
and his short and toilsome life; remem-
ber that to alt the endearing interests
of his native land he is buried alive in
a deep, dismal tomb, lighted onlj bj
the friendly raja of jour communica-
tions ; remember that, except by letter,
missionaries take no time to viut
friends, or receive tbeir visits in return.
Hissionaries dearly prize letters &om
tbeir early friends, as the following will
show : — " There is an arrival ! Ameri-
can colours are flying from a ship that
is waiting the tide in the Balwen below
VM !" These welcome words were heard
in a foreign land ; and no sooner was
the signal given than two of the mis-
sionaries shouldered th^ oars, and with
quickened step proceeded to the wharf,
unchained their boat, and put off for
the ship. A few hours' row, from the
hand of the well-accustomed natives,
brought them alongside the American
white-winged messenger. The common
salutations were passed, and then the
letter-bag was given. This being done,
the boat waa at once despatched to oon-
viy the precious gema speedily to the
expectant group on shore. On thie
occasion the venerable Judson took up
a letter addressed to himaelf in a well-
known hand, which a»ured him it was
from a never-&iling oorrespondent,
hastily broke the seal, and bent over it
with intense interest. I watched his
coontenance ; his eye one moment
flashed with delight, the neit it twam
in tears — tears of joj I knew, for hia
whole face showed what chords of sym-
pathy had been touched, and what high
and holy emotions were pasnng witlun.
At length be dropped the letter, and
turning to me, said, " That letter haa a
good big slice of sympathy in it, but
my dear good friend has laid it down
wh^e it does not belong. However, I
know where it does belong," and laying
his hand on his breast, be aaid, " I will
put it on there. During roy thirty
years' toil in Burmah my trials ha^
never been of an outward nature, save
the first two or three years. It is not
what we eat, or drink, or wear, nor the
house we occupy, nor the labour we
perform, that makes this a land of
trials^ that is, not more so than is oom-
mon to the lot of mortals. It is thia
utter moral desolation which you see —
these millions without the bible, with-
out oiviliaation, in the place of which
thej have everjthing that is repulsive
nature. The real trials of mis-
verj little known athome;
but," he continued, lajing his hand
upon the letter, "I ^preciate such
sympathy and such kindness. The pure
pearls are there, and Qod knows what
they mean too."
The devoted Mason writes from Ta-
voy, after seventeen years of bithful
labour and signal suooess both among
the Burmese and the Karens : — " There
is no class of people who value Chris-
tian sympathy so highly as missionaries,
and that because exiled aa they are
from every pleasant association of their
aaily Uvea, there i* no olaaa that so
macli need it. UiseioiiArieB jirofeu to
b* ChriBtUnB, Wt the7 make no pre-
taisiiHu to be tUAaa ot philosophera."
In speaUng of a gift from a friend in
Amerioa, he nja, " It ia a proof of aym-
pathf from one who«e prajera have
dene much more for me than hia dollars
ever cho, though he should become as
rich as John Jacob Astor. I would
willinglj credit the propertr to the
Board, oould I wcuretiie remembrance.
A ifild flower from j'our green hilU
Gtagiant with the breath of Christian
•Trnpathy, would be as acceptable to
And now, will je not, friends of
micsioii*, remember these self-deDjing
labourera in a foreign field 1 Will je
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not send them from time to time, along
with jour gold, the written pledges of
jour nndiminished affections ? Thej
are worth j. And the missionarj dearlj
vklues the friends of his earlj dajs ;
he thinks of them all as being the verj
same aa when he left them ; and when
thej, one after another, rise in imagi'-
nation before him, he can moat tmlj
Remember, then, the lone miEsionaiy.
His stout heart fears not the dangers of
the jungle, nor the treachery of a hea-
then foe ; but he shrinks from the
thought that he is neglected and for-
gotten bj those who have promised
him a home in their affections, their
Bjmpathies, and their prajers.
EXTRACTS FROM A RECENT WORK BY THE REV. JOHN ALDIS.
I(ISTAKB5 PHILOSOPHT.
Hbbsohbll'b powerful telescope disco-
vered fixed stars, at immeasurable dis-
tances bejond anj andentlj known.
Beside these, there appeared manj dis-
tant and filmj masaes. It was, at first,
modeetlj auggeeted that thej might be,
■nd then it was fearleaslj maintained
thai thej were, masses of nebula, or
wotids in different stages of condenav
tioo toward soliditj. On this slender
bads, an elaborate work was oonstruoted,
entitled, " Testiges of Creation." The
drift of it was to show, that the popular
ideas of creation were all a dream. That
b iact, there was bo such thing. That
our world, as all worlds, was originallj
an impalpable gas, which, being gradu-
allj oondeosed, succesairel j developed the
fish, the reptile, the qoadniped, and
man. Credolitj of larger swallow than
this demanded, superstition never de-
rired. Tet it was put forth with a show
of learaing and inductive reasoning.
Manj believed and r^oiced ; it seemed
to flatter their pride, and to sanction
their irreligion. Manj were troubled
for the interests of their faith, and won-
dered " whereunto this would grow."
But, lo ! a larger telescope discovered
that all was baseless and vain. The
nebulous maBses were found to be solid
worlds, and the nebular theory vanished
into thin air.
The most ancient of etisting religions
are Brahminism and Bndhism. These
have had their temples over wide coun-
tries, and through long ages; and at
their bidding, countiess multitudes have
paid their trustfiil homage, lavished
their richest oblations, and even sacri-
ficed their lives. When carefully con-
sidered, they are found to have had a
common origin and character with the
religions of Sgjpt and Babjlon. The
Greeks and Romans evidently derived
their relij^ from these last. Essen-
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EXTRACTS FROM A RECENT WORK
tially, theirs was but one religion, a sort
of puitlieigni, Bjmbolized and adorned.
nijeioal facta and prinoiplei were im-
personated before the eye in Ejnjbolic
form, and mixed up with the historical
memorials of each particular nation.
Thejr expressed the fiiU amount of phy-
Bioal science which the learned could
boast ; and as the scientific were quite
as mnoh addicted to imt^nation as to
reflection, they were satisfied. The
multitude were ignorant, enslaved, and
credulous. The; only needed somethinK
to impress their senses, and to leave
room for the play of their devotional
instincts. Thej had neither the in-
dination to ask for eridence, nor the
capacity to judge it Their religion
never challenged investigation, and
never underwent it. Its pretensions
were local and tolerant. It thundered
no denunciations over disobedience and
unbelief, but it quietly assumed its ea-
premacy by its flattery and kindness.
Each person was satisfied with his own
religion, and respected that of his neigh- i
bonr. Every one ssid. Mine suits me, i
and yours suits you. The result was, '
that no religion was put to the test,
either of reason or persecution. And '
when it had gradually taken its place in
the popular mind and manners, who
would think of questioning it 1 No ^
oonviction existed, and tiiere was no-
thing to produce a conviction, that the [
religion of the country should be tried,
whether true or false. Some condemned
the Homeric representations of the
gods, as d^rading or &Ise, but no one
denied the gods themselves. Even
Socrates, the most enlightened and con-
scientioas amongst the Qreeks, practised
and applauded the popular worship. Art
and power had exerted all their re-
sources to adorn and honour it. Archi-
tecture had reared its temples, sculpture
had formed its statues, and painting
had given a glowing life to its most
beautifttt and awfol conceptions^ Bank
and wealth, learning and valour, had
paid it th«r profonndest homage. Fbilo-
Bophers from the academy or the grove,
magistrates from the senate-house, con-
querors from the battle field, and mcn-
archs from their thrones, had gone to
the temple, to bum incense on its altars,
and to consecrate their treasures at its
shrine. Who would wish, or dare to
question such a religion 1
A questioner did appear. A plain,
despised, and hated gospel, led on by a
few Jewish peasants, did ask, at length,
by what authority it reigned. The old
religion was then in the plenitude of its
power and glory. It nuiDtled itself in
its beauty and might. When quee-
tioned, it was angry and threatened,
while it sharpened its sword, and kindled
its fires. Tet, in spite of all, men saw
it was confounded so soon as it was
confronted. It was dumb, and sickened
and died : and where is the religion of
Rome and Athens now 1 In another
form, it is being questioned again in
India. It has every advantage, which
learning and influence and subtlety and
secular interest can give, and yet it
g^ns nothing, but it loses ground every
■ day. Its suttee fires are extinguished,
its pilgrims stopped, its temples aban-
doned, its deluded multitudes are turn-
ing to another faith, and the wisest of
its votaries despair of saving it from
[ ruin. It i^ the grand mark of super-
stition, that if it is cast into the furnace
of trial it is consumed.
Its growth was most rapid, and its
form colossal Its millions of believera
may be reckoned from the western coast
of Africa to the wall of China and the
Indian sea. How was this empire
reared 1 At least, there is nothing
miraculous in its history.
Mahomet was a man of great talents
and undaunted courage. By birth and
he was connected with the
BY THE BEV, JOHN ALD18,
Slff
nott poirerful men of his country. Bis '
immediate predecessor had been the
princes of theii tribe. The people to
whom he preached were ignonint and
EUperetitious ; and he himself made it
a merit that he could neither read nor
write. They were idolatrous, and need-
ed a purer iikith ; they were corrupt,
•nd susceptible of religious alarm ; they
were dirided and litigious, and ready
for party feuds. The prophet had tra-
velled, and from Jews and CbriatiBiiB
had acquired some valuable ideas, and
these he embodied in bis own glowing
eloquenoe. The reason and consciences
of many were prepared to admit and
admire the great truth, that there is
but one Ood. The only difficulty lay in
persuading them that Mahomet was His
prophet. For this he toiled long and
hard, and almost in vain. His early
converts were a few of his own relatives.
They evidently cherished political aspr-
tations as well as religious convictions,
and their vanity sympathized with the
ambition of their kinsman. If Mahomet
and his followers were often persecuted,
he wss as often protected by his power-
ful kindred. After his celebrated flight,
his followers betook themselves to arms.
Till he guned his first victory in battle,
he had no great influence. Afterwards,
it required only the hope of plunder and
licentioumesa in this worid, and of a
sensual paradise hereafter, to allure the
burning sons of the desert to join his
standard. Everywhere, and always, the
Eoian has been introduced, and en-
forced by the scimitar. It never at-
tempted to win its nay by an apostleship
of conviction and love. To a corrupt
and tiniid age, it proposed the alterna-
tive of death or Islamism, and thus
it prevvled. The Hahomedan never
dreamt of peaceful missions. Chris-
tianity has its mismonaries and its con-
verts in nearly all Mahoroedan lands ;
but when the Moslem sheathes his sword,
he does not think of conflict or victory.
Mahomedaniam cannot bear the fiery
trial. It was once in supreme power in
Spain, but having been dethroned and
persecuted, not a vestige of it can be
found there. Yet in the very heart of
Turkey and Egypt, even an enfeebled
and corrupted form of Christianity has
lanaged to survive. At this hour, the
sword of Islam is held by a paiucd
hand, and falls hack powerless from the
Christian's shield. The crescent of the
prophet pales and wanes before " the
Sun of righteousness."
CHRISTIAB BUMILITV.
Survey all the world's religions and
philosophies, and you will find that, on
the excellence of this, they are as silent
the grave. The beat of the Greeks
never number it among the virtues.
Nay, the whole scheme of their morality
was at war with it. They recognized no
basis on which it could rest, desired no
issues to which it could be applied. The
admission of it would have disproved
their arguments, and destroyed their
motives. They must have renounced
their imagined rights, and endangered
their imagined interests. To the Chris-
tian, nothing is more obvious in the
character of Socrates, than his pride.
To his accusers and judges, he is not
only haughty, but scornful. Yet, Gen-
tile antiquity exhibits no one better
than he. When Horace describes hia
just and heroic man, it is easy to see
that the least infusion of humility would
destroy the strength and glory of the
character. Even the isolated Jews were
scornful of all beside. All nations were
in their eyes, heathens, sinners, and
dogs. The Pharisees, who were the
most religious, were the proudest of all.
Even where the gospel is proclaimed, it
is astonishing to observe, how slowly
and partially pride is overcome. Pro-
fessedly Christian countries discover
their heathenism more in this, than in
all beride. The titles, honours, po»-
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aessioos, and punuitB of nearly all ap-
pear to be but an elaborate expoaiCian
of that " pride of life, nhich is uot of
the Father, but of the world." Even
those hearts which hare felt the power
of vital godliness, are iritb difficulty
purged from this polluting epirit It
is comparatirel; easy to indulge bene-
volenoe, parity, and devotion, but veiy
hard to be "clothed with humility."
No ; though it is so good, so reasonable,
and BO neoesaarj for us, jet men's eyes
were holden that they did not see it.
If the Infinite Intelligence had not re-
vealed it, we should not have discovered
it. If the infinite Buthority had not
enjoined it, we should never have en-
joyed it. This, then, is the gift of God.
We embrace the book which uufolds it,
and the Saviour who displayed it, as
sent from the realms of unfading glory
to guide us thither.
the outward worid. The life that comei
from God cannot bear "any thing that
defileth." It is the lever of our social
atate. Multitudes, who daily share the
countless advantages and comforts of
cleanly habite, little think from what
Bouroe the purifying waters have flowed.
Vice is everywhere filthy. The saying
is as true as it is quaint, " deanliness
Is next to godliness." It is so, not
merely in the order of importanoe, but
in the order of time. They act and re-
act upon each other. All testimonies
agree in affirming that there is scarcely
any thing more distinctive of pagan-
ism than its love of dirt. Catholicism,
which ia bat one remove from paganism,
shows much of this disgusting character,
vrhetber its votaries sun themselvee in
the streets of Naples, or crouch on tbe
mud floor of an Irisb cabin. If a
fomily is reached by the influence of
tbe gospel, you may see the effects of it
in their dotfaee, and on tbe floor of their
house. The Dutch are the cleanest
people in tbe world, and at the time
when that habit was formed, they were
tbe most entirely Protestant, and the
most entirely Christian. Such were the
Puritans, and such always have been
the Quakers. The inwarid purity loves
to shadow itaelf forth in sympathy with
Tbe first great French revolution
was regarded, by thoughtful men, simply
as a political phenomenon, which might
accom^di^ for France what political
changes can effect. But others regarded
it Bs a social regeneration, and tbe pre-
cursor of a French millennium. How
grievous was the disappointment. It
promised truth, but brought forth
chicanery ; it promised freedom, but it
ended in despotism. It gave assurance
of love, but it let loose the furies ; and
I it proclaimed a brotherhood of universal
I charity, and equal happiness, but it
! became a concentrated horror and crime,
till the streets ran down with blood, and
men sat in their several dwellings petri'
fied with terror. It was tbe grand
product of infidelity and sin. Man had
banished all true religion, and did not
love either truth or holiness. Civiliza-
tion and learning, sdenoe and art, were
there, but the one thing essential was
wanting, and that was the love and fear
of Qod. Christiaoity has been tried, and
not disproved.
A CLODD or WITHESSBS.
It is delightful to contemplate what
numbers have lived and died in the bith
of Christ. £acb of theee has been, and
is, a solemn witnees for the goepeL
Multitudes now on earth, and countless
millions gathered together in heaven,
&om all generations, during these last
eighteen hundred years, combine their
testimony. They embraced its doctrines,
reposed on its promisei^ obeyed its laws,
and exemplified its spirit It was the
source and the distinctiim of tbor
THE SUN OF BI0HTE0USNE8S.
spiritual life. It found them in moet
disMmilar drcunutances, and yet blessed
them alL Some were naked savages, in
bnitieh ignorance, and loathsome degra-
dation ; and others were blessed with all
the energies and refinement and luxuries i
of cirilization and learning. Some were :
dares under the lash, and in thedungeon ;
and others were free aa the air tliej
breathed. Amongst them were philo-
sophers who could traverse the region of |
the stars, and peasants who could but <
iiDperfectlf utter their mother tongue ;
monarcha who lived in palaces and aat
on thrones, and beggars who pined in
the hovel or on the dunghill ; children '
whose first accents were in hyrana of
praise to Jesus ; and hoarj-headed stn-
nen who, bowing beneath the weight of
jreais and crimes, came to Christ for |
the stay of their last days on earth, and '
then for a mercitiil admission into
heaven. Some of them sought the
Saviour when prosperity smiled, and
health was strong, and many happy
years appeared before them ; hut others
came to him when every earthly treasure
had been plundered, when every hope
in time was blighted, when disease and
pain had dried up all consolation, and
when the terrors of d^th and judgment
luumed in upon the guilty and despair-
ing soul. And all were saved and
blessed. They trusted the gospel wholly,
and drew upon it largely, for nothing
else could help them. They lived in it,
and by it. They entered its profoundest
secrets, and tested its very essence. Yet
they have never denied its truth, or
depreciated its worth ; but like the
qaeen of Shcba, they have confessed that
the half of its glory had not been told.
They iiave been as spiritual spies to track
and examine the land of promise. If
we ask them they will tell us that it is
a goodly land, and flows with milk and
honey. Some, indeed, there have been
who have brought an evil report upon
it, but it is well known that they have
never really seen it. They never loved
or trusted or obeyed the Saviour. They
reproaoh the banquet which they are
too carnal to taste, and condemn the
service, of which indeed they wore the
li rery, but never received the wages, nor
ei^oyed the honour. As for the real
followers of Jesus, they encompass us as
a mighty cloud, a multitude whom no
man can number, ten thousand times
ten thousand out of every kindred and
tribe and people. They sing their song
of triumph and gratitude. Their " voice
is as the voice of many waters, and as
the sound of mighty thunders."
THE SUN OF BIGHTEOUSNESa
From " Ht/mm and Thought* for (he Ski and Londy"
m the light of lh> Vdrld : ha tUil folbnth me ihill not nlk in dtrkotu, bal ihiU \a.i*
the light of lift." — John *iii. 12.
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Wllh Intb'l.lerDiln;^
Biica, Dur uoli with WffA to bl.;.(.
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CHRONOLOaiCAL PAQB FOR APRIL, 1849.
f I 5 4
itTii.l— 15.
iTii. 16-34.
I TliMwloniana ii.
1 TbuHloii
Numlvn >i
I Thctulon
t Cot i 36—31, iL
Numbcir hit.
1 CoriDtbiui* iiL
Deuttranonj L
I CotiathUnt W.
Pnlnu.
Pnlmi.
DcUtHOOOIDy U.
I Corinthiuii T.
DnitCRniDinjr ili.
1 CorinUuMii ri.
DtntcronoaiT it. 1 — 40.
I Corinthiin* ni. 1—24.
Dcnteronoio; *.
1 Corinthlini tU. IS— 40.
DtnUroDDnij tl
1 Corinlhiuii iriii.
DtnfcroDDiiiT til, tiii.
1 CorintLi.li. ix.
1 Corinthno* >.
tiind.T Schr
Jaha r>. 1--^, 2 King. xvii. 34— <
Moan Kli, 10 m. put 3, momin;.
MdOQ riif I, 53 m put 12, .ftirDDon.
Moan HHt. 3 m. put 2, nflcmwD.
Bapliat Inrii ConiniLtH, 6, ercning.
Moon «t^ 17 m, put 4, morning.
Vinut (picndid in tlie *e«l io cTeniog.
Moon Hta, «4 m put 4, momins.
Moon riKi 2! m. put 4. tiiaaaoo.
The d.; c^lcd Good Friday.
Moon nwa, 30 m. put 5, enning.
Moon lel., 10 m. put 5. raotoiog.
PuU Aloon^ 50 m, put 3, .fttirnooD.
Snnd.T School B
nion LesMn
Johr
iv. 31-54
a Kin™ IT.
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Pnyer mKling, Moorgata Strctt, at 11.
UcT.J.Shcrtnan'i ta tor B. Miu.,8Dtnvch.
Baptilt Union mnU u 10 at Miirion Ho.
SeT.W.Brock'iKr.fnrB. IrUh So. , WfighHo.
Moon riK., 31 m. put 4, mnixing,
Moon (cta, S m. put 7, cTcnicg.
SoDd.]' School Union LcHona.
LuktT.l— ll,Harlii.I6— 20,23ijn.Ti.l-l».
Mating of lubKrihtra to Bap Iriih Soc
AnnuBrMEttini; of Bipliit Home Miiaoa.
Ueeting of luhicribcn Io Ban. Mi>t. 8oc.
Aonaal MntiDfi of Baplial Iriah SodrlT.
IUT.O.WiiulD«'>Kr.rorB.lUiLBlDom>bai7
Annoal Meet, of Bible Tnni. Soc. [di.
Annnd Meet, of B. MiM. So., EieKr HaU.
AnDDat meeting of Uanaerd Koollf > Son,
Adjonrntd Mcctg. of Bap. Mua. 8oc, (Ten
MoonKti,.! 19, night.
"- - Kta, 33 m. purl 1
Repeal of Trit &
SS.V. LukeiT.33-44,Marki.40,ii.l— 12,
tf oan'i fint Duvter [2 King) H.
Moon leli, lit m. pul 1, moning.
178S, Wubiugtoo mi^ pnndml oTC. St.
REVIEWS.
at£m«iU a/ PrindpUt on Iht SpiriluBtUg
eftitt ffett TnlamtrH CJnureh. given in lo
lit Pret PrMihgltry of AbenUtn, bg dt-
tkr» (^ laid Pretbgln^, en 2Blh April,
IS48. mih rehlive Docimtnti, Stemd
EdUion, teilh Prtfact and Appandix.
Bf AlbxaDDKB AnDebboh, lalg Minitter
tf the Frea Church, Old Aberdetn.
Edioburgh : J. JahnBlone. 8to., pp. 61.
Aataer, in £A»rl Compatt, lo Mr. Andtr-
mt't Stalement, giotn in lo (A» Fret Pra-
(y((fy <tf Aberdeen, April 2A, 1848. Ay
Sertital^r. Aberdeen : DaTidun. pp. 8.
Rtvita q/ Ihe PreeeedingM qf the Free
PreA^lery aj Aberdeen in lite eaie of Ihe
Rte. Mr. A nderion i including a Repig
lo Ih* .ArgumenU advanced in faxour <tf
Infenl BapHim. With an Appendix In
repig lo Scntlalor. Aberdeen : Murdoch.
Ediobuifh : Innet. l2tno., pp. 36.
Did Jesus Chriit intend U> eatablisfa
inititations tdspted to draw into hit
visible cburch all who could be induced
to bear the Christian name, or institu-
tioDt calculated to render the church a
oompanj of genuine believers, willing
to nbtnit to bia authority unreservedly 1
Tbia ia a question of great practical
importance to all wbo have any part in
the administration of bis kingdom.
tt is obvious that he had before bim
the ^oice of tiro principles : he might
malce bis church large and imposing to
the view of mankind, or be might make
it smaller and less magnificent, but
more united in heart and effective, bj
confining it to sincere and determined
adherents. In his discourses be was
accustomed to teach that no man could
be bis disciple who did not prefer him
to father, mother, wife, children, breth-
ren, sisters, houses, lands, or life itself,
and to caution his hearers not to pro-
fen to be his followers till they had
connted the cost ; but what was tha
tendency of his institutional Would
they attract the half-hearted, the luki»<
warm, the worldly, or would they repel
them t If we look at the practice of
the nominal church, we shall find that
its aim has always been to bring into
the fold as many as possible. When
Romanian was dominant, to extend the
boundaries of the ohuroh by the sword,
was the occupation of the most devout
princes, and historians were taught to
speak with exultation of the vanquished
thousands who reluctantly submitted to
baptism. National churches are all
formed on the principle of including in
the number of acknowledged Christians
the whole population. Psdobaptist
churches, however they may diflfer from
each other, agree in this, that they ad-
minister what they term the initiatory
ordinance to some who neither consent
to the sign nor approve of the thing
signified.
Believer's baptism and infant baptism
(»nnot both have proceeded from one
wise lawgiver. The latter may have
been regarded by some of its advocates
as supplementary to the former, but the
tendency of the two practices ia as
different as the teadcn<7 of any two
institutions can be. Believer's baptism
ia a personal profession of futh ; infant
baptism supersedes such profession by
putting the badge on the individual
while he is in a state of unconscious-
ness. Believer's baptism tends to keep
out of the church all who are not suffi-
ciently decided and earnest to perform
an overt act indicating their adhesion
to Christ ; infant baptism facilitates the
entrance of such into the church, bj
performing the act of adhesion for them
onawarea. Believer's baptism puts tha
2iO
THE SPIRITUALITY OF
convert into this powtion, — he must
either perform a significant act or vir-
tuallj dcnj his faith ; infant baptisn)
prevents bis ever being put into that
position, the act having been professedly
performed for him before he was a be-
liever. Believer's baptism is a wall,
which he who is determined to enter
within the sacred precincts must scale ;
infant baptism is an inclined plane, over
which he maj be carried while he ia
asleep, and afterwards awake and find
that it is done.
Mr. Anderson, who hss been escom-
municated bj the General Assembly of
the Free Church for hia profession of
baptist opinions, and in conformity with
those opinions has siibseqaently been
immersed at Aberdeen,* has illustrated
with much acuteneas of perception the
spiritual chamcter of the Kew Testa-
ment church, in a document which he
laid before the presbytery to which he
belonged. In the days of Henry of
Exet«r and William of Glasgow, it may
be difficult to fix pablie attention on
such a case as Mr. Anderson's, whose
offence is of a chatacter, we fear, which
will deprive him of the sympathy of
dissenting newspapers in general, and
of many of the loudest advocates for
liberty. If interest on his behalf be
excited any where it will be among the
readers of the Baptist Magazine; and
many of them will be as ready to hail
him to their fellowship as the ministers
of the Free Church were to cast him
out. Alas, for human nature ! What
must angels think of us ! If they ever
wish to see new illustnitions of the ex-
tent of divine condesoension as exer-
cised towards the children of Adam,
they must have learned by this time to
wiug their way to some assembly of
good and wise men met together for an
ecdeuastical purpose. They will not
have to tarry long, or to witness many
,. Mmg„r«, 181S,p.
of the proceedings of those who are
distinguished above tb^ fellows, before
they feel themselves prepared to retire,
s'yingi "What is man that thou
ehouldst magnify him !" What was
finer than the sight of the pilgrim
fathers embarking for the American
wilderness, to seek that liberty of con-
science which tbey could not find in
Kugland) What was mor« pitiable than
the conduct of theae men, aaaembled st
Salem, towards Roger Williams, who had
foUowed them on the same errand 1
What was more impressive than the
sight of the procession, from St. Andrew's
church in Edinburgh to Tanfield Hall,
of hundreds of ministers of the establish-
ment prepared to surrender their livings
and form a free church 1 " The head-
ship of Christ " was their rallying cry.
"Responsibility to Christ!" "No in-
terposing power between oonsoienoe and
Christ ! " But lo, five years afterwards,
one of the number has become a baptist !
Chalmers is dead, but Candlish lives.
The local court to which the accnsed is
amenable has pronounced its acnteuce,
depriving him not only of his office as a
minister but of his membership also in
their free church. Dr. Candlish movr^
that the sentence of the presbyterf be
affirmed. Professions are made of pro-
found respect for Mr. Anderson's charac ■
ter and esteem fir his person, but — he
has become a liaptist The assembly
dismiss his appeal, and affirm the judg-
ment of the presbytery of Aberdeen,
" declaring Mr. Alexander Anderson to
be no longer a minister or member of
the Free Church of Scotland." " I well
remember," says Mr. Anderson, "the
strongand indignant ezpresmon which he
[Dr. Chalmers] uttered in my hearing,
with r^ard to the attempt then made to
debar even occa&ional fellowship with
Christians on any other basis than that
of absolute adherence to the West-
minster standards, 't wonM rather
see tbe Free Chnrch annihilated than
THE NEW TESTAMENT CHUBCH.
that it ghonld assume ■ooh a pod-
tion.' Those who hhw heud Dr.
Chalmen on the sabject of occledastical
confessions, ors &wu« that, vrith the
most oorduJ soquiesoeDce in the doo-
trinea of the church of Bootland, he
freelj RTOwed his sense of the evil
arising out of the rigid application of
■Dcb standards as those of the West-
minster BsaemUj, in prematurel; forcing
upon tb« weak and advancing Christian
riem of truth to irhich he has not
personallT attuned, and also of the evil
of thdr inordinate exaltation as tending
to limit, bj formulas appropriate to
othxr circomstancea and times, the in-
Testigation of the infinite treasures of
^owledge contained in the bible." We
must not, however, blame too severely
the administrators of the discipline.
The fault laj not with the men but with
the Bj^tem bj which thej are raislaved.
So long as there ate " standards," and
tboce standards are to limit their com-
monion, they must in oonsistenoj per-
form such acts as the separation of
Mr. Anderson from their Free Church.
But, woold it not be well for them to
oonnder serionelj the character and
trodencj of acts — acts of painfiil datj,
u they term them — which their ad-
herence to the unscriptural system of
dcung homage to uninspired " standards "
renders neoessaryt Let tbem also ponder
smously two irrefragable positions, as
they appear to us to be, which Mr.
Anderson himself laid before them when
he Mid, " I profess to believe and offer
to prove: 1. That there is a solemn
obligation upon the church, as upon the
individual believer, to be going on unto
perfection, and that this duty can only
be performed by a willingness to com-
pare our attainments and those of our
lathers with the infallible rule of Qod'a
word. 2. That to attribute to our &thers
a perfiMt appcehennon of the whole will
of Qod, and to rest in their attainments
as DOT standard or rule, betrays as
essentially a spirit of carnal oonfidenoe
and pride as if we attributed a like
perfect wisdom and purilj to ourselves."
It is agreed on all bands that Mr
Anderson is a man of superior erudition
and mental vigour. It is always pleasant
to see how such men look at subjects
on which thdr opinions have become
recently in accordance with our own.
Our readers will find much to admire in
the following propositions respecting the
spiritual constitution of the New Teslfr-
ment church : —
" 1 pnfen to belteri uil offer to prara—
■1. Tint, •ccording to tlie iotiiDatiaiu of
Old TaUmcot Kriptnit. i cbuge wu dntiiMd
to b( tlltcUi on tfai chRiuter of the elmreh
roD^ercd u ■ riiiblc commgait;, nadei tba
New Teitaincat ; uid thit, rrom being Iirgety
compoMd of mm cmnul element*. Mid em-
bnidng the whola of * nataral race, on tba
cODdition of tbeir caafonnbg to in onlirud
ritail, it u the will of Ood, that, under tha
gofpel, the chareb collectiTelf , uid em; indi-
nimi merober of it, ih*]! be dutiDgnUbed bj
m. cheruter of Tuible sfdritntlltj.
"3. That, uoirdiDgl]', God hu, nndei the
New Teitiment, by the increued commaaici-
tion of tbe Holj Sptrit't inSuencea to hia peo-
ple, provided that thej >hill poawsa ■ meunra
of joy, uid lore, uid patitj, which even under
■ Ttrj imperfect ayatem of adnuniitntian of
tbe Dic«ai of gncc, ordinuilj accuioDi ■ Tiiible
diKrence belweta them and nominal Chria-
tiani; that aud diSerence ia rrcogniaed b;
tbem in one mother, end !a, in atnne rtapedai
obrioaa to tbe world; and Ibat God hu Ibni
afforded oa tha opportoiiil)' to form the church
aecordiog to the >|uritna] pattern abown na in
"3. That tbe ^loatlea of Chriat accordingly
formed tbe dinrcbca ealahliabed b; them nni-
fbrmly on tbe priodple that all thrir member*
ahonld be diatinguighed bj a niihle apiritnalitj,
anch aa ihonld admit of their being regaidtd
and addreaied aa, in tbe jodgment of cbarity,
aainti or holj pemmi."
Other propositions on the same sub-
ject follow these ; but we pass over
them in order to give at greater length
Mr. Anderson's conclurions respecting
infant baptism. He says, —
"Tha alaidarda of the church of Soitland
haTiog anDonnced the genenl principle with
32B
THE SPIBITUALITI OF
mpect to th« ardinucn of bnptuin ud tha
Lord's aapper, tlut the; tin * anU ' of ma
interest in tbe covenuit of gnce praTionilj
obluncd.
" I profeM to bdie*8 and offer to pan —
■■ 1. That i^d alududi muotua thli prin-
ciple M farauhioc the rnle ud nnul for the
baptum of iobnti, ucriUng to ill tba cbiUres
of trot bclicren a luttbnghl iotemt in the
onlf of inch u profeu Ihcir failh in Christ and
tn mcmbtn of tba nsblc church ire (o be
Iwplind ; th«t (b« mudc principle u held in
the Calriniitic churches hm been tignificuitlf
affirmed by the ijnod of Dort, in Iheir decid-
ing iguoet the biptiim of »iich children. Wing
the offipriog of pagan*, a* aaj hira been n-
ceiTtd bj adi^tion into the fiuniliei of mcmlMn
of the church.
" Z That the nippa«d intereit of the aata-
ral poitrritj of gentile belierenin the coreuint
of grace in dntitote of all tolid foondation in
the word of God, e^edally that il baa do war-
rant in the proriaioni of the cofeoant of grace
aa Mtablishcd with Abraham, or in the admia-
iiltalioD of tba
natural poiteritj.
1. That, on the other hand.
IT Tealan
nt int.
giacf , aKribed lo Ihe offipHng ofbelieTen, aud
neceaaarj to be prored aa a gronad for infant
baptiim, it fo atcribed in plain contradiction to
the rerealed deitinf and actual hiitor; of aome
member! of Abraham'* onn (uaUy, ia at vari-
ance vith numberleai facta touching the cfail-
dtcn of bclienng parealt in preiiooi and
aabaninent timea and in oppontion to the
upma tntimonj of Ood'a woid, ' the children
of the fleab, tbete are not the children of God.'
"S3. That in&nl commnnicating appean in
the chnrch agon after infant bapliting — that
both alike an reated on the generally nceired
belief that tbei* outward Didinancei were
neceaaary to aaliation— that infant Gommoni-
cating was Grmlf eatibliahed and generally
practiaed for eight bnndrtd yeara, and nai^ at
the end of that period, only abandoned in the
weatf m chnrch Duder the inSnenee of a ridicu-
loDi aupentition connected with the doctrine of
banmbalantiation, which ll ia not ueceatary
" 33. That while infant baptiiing and oom-
mnntcating were maintuned in tha ancient
church on grounda widely at nrianca with the
prindplea on which the former ia defended
among oa, the two praditei mighthe nnltedon
onr principle! aa reaionably aa on thein ; and
that an argument, at the leaat eqaally plandhle
might be bfoaghl for giring the Lord'a mpper
to childnn, at a aymbol of thnr nartuie or edi-
fication, derired from Ibe Jewiah paaaorer, aa
for giving b^tiam to inbnta, aa a aymbol of
(beir regeneration, founded on the Old Tella-
ment uie of ciirumdtion.
"39. That while the denial of infant baptiara
baa for agea exited the antipathy of pereont
retting in tonne, and goremed by coatom and
anlhority in religion, tbe qneatlon of it* obliga-
tion hat been treated at a fit tabjecl of forbear-
ance by the moat intelligent and candid dinoea
— that one hononred tninitter and learned
writer, after baling Stat doubted and then
eagerly defended itt anthority, eonduded by-
acknowledging the controTera; concerning it
to be attended by leTiane difficaltiet— that a
iDCceadon of teamed dirinet, thenaelroa tanc-
tiouing the piactice, bare acknowledged it to ba
without warrant, on Che ground of hlttory or
the wold of God — and that, by the greateit
liring authority in eccleaiBitical hiitoiy, tha
di'fence cf ita apottolie origin bat been publicif
gi«i. up.
" 30. That if the bapUiing of infanti ahaU
bg foond, ai ia maintained, to reat on ftlte prin-
ciple!, and to derire ita authority from tbe tra-
^tione of men, it may be expected to be largely
productive of cril ttaulti.
"31. That, accordingly, godJyminiaterahaTa
felt tha aheenca of a method, adequately im-
ptnaire and lignificant, uf marking the tranai-
tion of a belicTer from the world to the church,
and bare adroetled the reTiral of the rile of
confinnalion to eupply the want—that, to the
■ame claaa, tha bapliiing of infanta hat been tba
chief aource of uneatiactt in the eaerciae of
their miniatry, ai being ataoclalcd generally in
the minda of the people with enperttiliou Tiewi,
and aa forming the only inducement to many
nngodly peraoni to atanme a Chriatian profea-
tion — that, in apite of ihcir moat eame!t effbrii,
baptitm baa, aa compared with the Lard*t top-
per, conUnncd to he a carnal ordininca En tbeir
handa— and finally, that the baptiaing into tha
name of Jema of infanta, in ignoraocc of their
futare character and riewt, prorea a necetaary
occaiioo of eitenaitely canfouDding the chnnh
and llie world, and pniatituting tbe Chriatian
On the mode of adininiateting baptism,
Mr. Anderaon writes thoB : —
1. That while themode of adminiatcHng
baptiim can hare no importance b itaelf, a me-
thod agreeable or contrary to tha firinc inptl-
tutioa may be expected to affect esentially ite
fitneia at a (ynbol adapted I9 dirine wiidom to
fumiih a reprtaeataliou of Chtttlian prltilege
THS NEW TS8TAMBNT CHORCH.
sa
otbo- mode of ■dminUtn^oo tbu tW of im-
"6. ThU tba doctriw of nnhni to Cbrirt ud
comniiiiiiod *itli liim in hii dc«.th and rcntmo-
(in . ijmlMduri bf the act of immenioB ID
Inptisc, ii tb* frmt Lej doctrine of the gofpel
■fftcn H h ii pmmted In the apoituUc Mrip-
tuw, and that to the wast of hnowledgi of iti
(nth and impolaaci majr easlj be tncad o«i^
laia Uie doctHaei by which the chunk of
Chriat ia troubled at the tmwnt tinw.
" 8 That fraoi the earHcft period to IrUcb
the hiator; of the dnrcfa utenda, haptiam »m
u lbs onlj complete
e inftitation— that i*p-
cCTarigB *aa inlnidiiced
•a IB occaiional Mirio* (or th« lick aod djiog,
■nder the bilatnoe of •opcratitioDa Tiewi of
tbeseecMt; of water bapliiiii to aalratlon.
•■ 9. Tlal b^Uam b; itDmenion waa piactiwd
■nirenBllj aa tb« otilinary method Tcrj long
ttia iobnl baptim wai Irmly eatabUth«d—waa
mBintBiued to be the 00I7 comet method by
Lstbtr — ii MOCtiMied by tb* Kriptnre inter'
pniatiooa of CalTio, and almort all other
koned dirineo— ii the mctbod pmcribei'
the rabiic of the church of Ennlwid, and
(enoally praotiaed in Eo^and dawn to a period
MbacqucDt to the refonoatiOB.
" 10. That the qneMioo between immi
aod iptinUlDg or effiidon wm keenlj debated
for two dayi ia tba Wenmioiter AHembly
Krinea — that, an a role banng been takin 1
tb* Gr*t da;, a deciiian wu obtained by t
•d*oc*t«i of iprinUing, by a majority of one,—
that ttiia dedaoDi and the tbrmalioD of 1^
nelDiy aa it now itandt. in nbatantial at
■Bca with it, ii chiefly to bo attribated to the
inflaenoe of the gnat learning and the perti-
Badty of one of the memben hanng adopted
The puUicAtion of Scrutator's "An-
iwM in » Short CompasB" wm occur
noDcd bj % ooaTereation between him
ud some of bia fiienda, vhen, Hr.
Andenon's Statement having been men-
timed, they said that "the; knew of
one or two who bad been tuuettied by
it, aa there are alwaji some that will be
usMttled bj anf new tbing that appears
and that it would be a good tbing to
pabliah aa answer for the benefit of
such." He said that "they were aware
that the controversy on baptism had
been settled long ago." Settled, how-
ever, as the controversy bad been,
Scrutator considering the possibility of
men becoming unsettled on tbe question
determined to settle it again. He wrote
a few pages, showed them to the friends
aforemid, and bad to bear his put in k
id conversation very umilar to the
first. "Still, they said tbat many persons
could not Bee how an ordinance ot a
moral kind oould be adininistered when
the Hnbject was incapable of compre-
hending it. Ah, replied I, you are
itering into tbe body of the contro-
versy, and you must read those kamed
treatises whereby tiie controversy bai
long been settled." Having thus as-
signed employment to his friends, it
seemB to have been bis impression tbat
he might employ his own time more
pleasantly than in answering Mr. An-
derson. Let him mend his statement
himself and render it more answerable;
then, but not till then, hope might be
indulged that Scrutator would answer
him. He, therefore, adopts that pro-
cess which the coachmen in the south
call "pulling up short," and says, "In-
stead of following Mr. Anderson tbiougb
all the strange things which be bas
founded on his theory, it will be for him
to purify hie theory first.
The " Beview," though anonymous,
we know to be the produddtHt of a
gentleman whom we have long rt^arded
endowed eminently with all tbe
qualifications of a good oontrovertist.
We will present our readers with part
ot his remarks en one of the most
popular ai^piments for the baptism of
in&nts, that on which the greatest
stress seems to have been laid by Mr.
Anderson's antagonists, the Abrahamio
covenant.
"Vt (hall coDBdcT the arganienla af the
diOBrtot ipeakera, in the order ia wtOch the
twobnnebMof the.nl4«el wan diacuoad at
THE SUBJEfTTS OF BAPTISM.
the PKcting 1 mi, initwd of ginng an acconnt
af what wu Bid, we iibi]l allov ths putin to
ifsik for thaniclTH. BcfsniDg to Ur. Aa-
dtnon'* *ici*> in nfeiencc to
It HM Hid (begiaiiing, of coong, wllb tbe
much murqimcated Abnlumic corenuit,)
■Wlut WHTUit had Mr. Andmon or maj
other mui to cidnda inlkata Itoni the ebnitli
of God ? Their membenhip had been oonili-
tated bj God himielL God had oerer taken
it imj. Th«« bad beta do diuontiiiDauce
at the ancient church itato. It* taenee hul
rmaiDod the mni *■ it had ilvaT* been. It
«u into that chnreh, coBoiting of •dolt* and
la&nl), th«t the gentilg church bad been in-
corporated. Until Mr. Andenon could pion
that the cbnrch-raembenhip of inianti wu
■et aside bj dirine anthority, be had no war-
rant to depiiTB them of that privilege, or
withhold ftont them their right to the ordi-
nanco of baptimi, the initiatory ordinance of
adouinoD into the church of God nader the
go^L' (See p. 11.)
** Here, b; the niul aianmptioni on the one
hand, and the ninal moit arbitrary omiiiioni oo
the other, Hmething like a planaible theory !t
formed, itill it ii but a theory, and iti gonamer
texture of plaunbiUty giTc* way the moment
that it ia but aUghtly handled.
" Tbii theoiy ti ipno ODt of the Abraharaic
corenaat, u lecotdBd in Gea. ivil.
See TerMi 1—14, concluding thni :—
' Thii ii my coTenant, which ye •hall keep
' between me and yon, and thy Ksd after thee ;
' cTery man-cliild among you liiall be dream-
* daed 1 . . . erery man-child in your generation*,
* he that ia born in the hooae, or bought with
■ money of any Mnngo-, irtiieh ia not of thy
■ aeed. Be that ii barn ■■ My Aoaae, and he
' that la boogfat with tby Dtoney, moet nradt be
' child ihall lie cut off from hii people ... he
* hath broken my carenaat.'
*■ Sudi ii the cOTenant made with Abraham,
on which, with an tnconaittency which la a*-
tooithing, ia fonndad the right of female a*
well ai male in&ut* of belieren to baptiim ;
while baptiim it denied to both the male and
lemala edM/t oStpring of bdieren, — to b1~
in&nli In the belieret'a bouM which are wH Aii
efftpring — to men-KTranti and maid-nr
of erery deacriptian ! If infanta an b^ititcd,
why not adolti ? If lemala in&nti, why
female wrranti I If aoDi, wby not alarea !
" "Hk argnraent ia thia : — Belieren, through
&ith,*an intcnated in th« Ahcahamic
nant fSKornddon ww the token tf that
mani ; bifttiKa bai ioome In the room at
unciuoa ; and, aa the lecd of Abnham
e drcamdied, it thenfore follow* that tho
I of belieTen ibaaU be bapliied.
Here, ai already remaAed, the whole
theory ii made up of avnmption and omiaeion,
llhont which e*en iti planiilMlity wonU be at
ice deetroyed ; but pairing thli for tlw pra-
aenl, let u tea to what the arganwot naUy
cadi:
* Belierert tluiHigh &itti are intemted in tba
Abrahamie covenant, Ciitnmdalon wai the
' token of that connant. Biptltm hai cdbm
the room of drcomdiion.' And, thereforei
lit. Ai the male aeed of Abraham were
manded to be cinnuneiied, the mcJt Ked of
beUoen (not the,^i>a2e] ought to be baplindl
(FiH' the baptiam of female infaoti, erau wcra
the argument admitted, there woold be do
warrant from the Abmhamic connant. Whence
then do our pedobapliit trienda derire eren ao
apology for the baptiam of fimak tnfmlaf
Not fiom the law of circnmdiion, nor any other
law to be fbnnd either in the Old Teatament or
the New. Nor ia there any analogoni furapla
of each a thing to be fmnd in the acripturea,
nor anything tiom which an infereoEs in &Tour
of it can be drawn. The lite of dicumcison
wia n^TKttd (a mu^a, why ii the rite of bap-
tiim, which ii praramed to ban come in the
room of It, txtadtd tefemaif f Why 7);
" pBTiuing the argument <^ onl fhendi, it
would follow,
••2nd, That, aa eTcry mm-ckOd bom in Abra-
ham'i home, tium^ at* of hit ted, waa com-
manded to be Qrcumdaed, erery man-chUd
bom in a beljerer'a houae, tiumfk not af Ait
a>e4 ihoald be baptised I But ia thii erer
done ? If it were, what would beamie of the
arpunent wUch rcata the baptiam of the child
on the faith of the parent ?
•■ 3td, That, a* cTery man-child bought with
the money of Abraham from any atranger, waa
commanded to be circumcised, eroy inbnt
mala ilave bought by a projeaied ^irgiokn or
Carolinian bcUeTcr ought to be bnpticed I But
then, again, what would become of tba ar-
gument fimndcd on tiie parent^i faith?
*• 4th, That, aa all the adult aont of Abra-
ham were dicumdaed, all the adult eona of
btliereri, (cicu though they were all n-
Mierert when theii fiOher embraeed the goapd.)
ou^lto be baptiaedl But then, ai bapliim k
the rite of admiadtm into the Chriitian church,
tbii would be a piindple of admiaiion beneath
that of the prnbytery itaelf, a awre frofttnam
of Ulh nquirlng In thia eaia to be altogether
diipenaed with!
"Bth, llat, aa an the not^sranti of the
BRIBP HOTICKB.
koon it Abraham, whctlm ion in hk hnue,
m booght with Idi iddikj, wen circniDciKd,
■0 th* «n-Kmnta of tha kaiug of tha
kikfcr, vbetbtT ban in bii bsOH, or bought
with hii m0Bi7, oaghl to be baptjud t Bat
tWa, agUD, what would bcBnna of » penonal
ynlenian oT ftilfa, u a prenqoiilt* to ad-
mbtion to chorch-iBcitibeiahip f
-6ih, Odcc man, that aa all thne claaaea
wen oomniaaded ts be drcnindaed, on pain of
kiag ' eat off (rtaa among their people,' all
theae cluato OBght to be baptiitd, or ba anb-
jcdrd to the aame penaltjl
■Sncli an the obtiona nanlta to which the
argrunent Irom the Abrahamk anenuit leadi .
aad, tlMfa£n«, ai proving ao -nij mnch— too
■nek — it prorai jntt nothing at all. Onr
fritodi «ic boond to take it in all iti legitimate
CMMqatDcca, «- oa theic own ahowing (aee p.
19,) (rufcljr gin it np.
** Bctorting no* the argnmant n olUn ad-
faaccd, aod in thit caag with anch an ait of
coofidence (aee p. B), and adopting the Toy
langnaga of the apcBker, we aak,
'What wairant baa \iiii pnAt/itry^ oranj
other bedji to eiclade {aU Aat cIomb tut
<acj &am the church of God ? Tbeii member-
■Up waa csnatitnled bj God himaelf. God
baa nerer taken it [formally] awaj. Then
haa been no diieontinnance of the indmt
Maw aa il hai alwajn been. It waa into tlut
chateh that tha Gentile ehonJi waa incorpo-
tated. Until [the preibjter}] can prorc that
the efamch-Biembanhip of [theae clawea] haa
been [fomiallyj act aaide bj ditiue anthnitj,
it hat no warrant to deprire Ibam of that
priiil^^ or witbhold from them their ti^l to
'nDdarthagoapeir
" We know that the preabjlery would hare
no difficoltj in replying to thia appeal, a* well
aa to the additional appeal aa to the gronnd on
which (pleading the law of circnmcirioD aa tha
law of hapliam) lemalea an admitted to bap-
tiam i hot then tbiii npl; to um wonld (matatit
mulaadii) be onr npl; lo (Aon / TAetr warrant
for eiclading the other claaaea will be onri for
eidading the mil]/ clan which thej moat ar-
Ulraril; admit, not to a pririlqre. for to thai
claaa it aoMot be a jrwileffe^ but to a men
■ Tnie (it ia aaid) tbnrt ia
■ Tantage derired br infanta from baptiam ; bat
■ neither waa then any pcmpllMe adrantago
' derirtd by infanta from drcnmdiion, yet it
' waa comtnaoded by Ood.'
" Freciaely ao, * if Boa conaiitiidaf iy Gad ;'
the baptiam of infanta ia not, and thia makea
all the diffncace. Tha cmmmoMiim of tha
mala aerranla and ilaTet of Abtaham waa alao
commaMdtdif Oad, the taptitm of the aerranta
of belieren » noli and that makei all tha
difference. Bat to neither claaa wonld baptiam
of itielf ba any {niTilege without ita prerequi-
utea, which it ii impoaaible for in&uta to
Neither the "Statement" nor the
"Beview" m&kes ft heavy demand on tha
tune or the pune, and we oordiallj re-
commend both to our readeia.
BRIEF NOTICES.
Tkt ExaBtml Ohrri or, Ot Iitltntal Evi-
iota of Ckrittiamitj lUmlralid. By John
Aldii, Fator of At Oamh hi Maa Pmd,
Soutiaearlt. London: Aylotl and Jonea.
ISmo, pp. 190.
A coBtM of ten lectona, and tba anbituico
tf a Kmon of rimilar character, an preaenled
U the pnbBc In thia Tolame, at tha feqoeil of
tb* anlhor'a bienda. Tbcy ar« on the Eri-
deoeaa of Chtiatianily in general — the Credn-
lily of adtDOi— Chriatkiu^y Conltadielcd bat
■at Ccsfntcd— tbe Knt T%ach«i of Chrliti-
anlly— tba BTangelic Bfiradea— tha Goapel
Bnudy—lh* Btangclieal Ideal— the Splrltn-
■% of the OaqMl— ETangilkal Hnmillty—
Ensgtlical BeaefioaBca — Eiangdkal HoHneai
—the Experiment. They draerred tha addi-
tional publicity which the pcen confera. The
eitncti m an earlier part of thia number affoid
•atia&ctary endtnca of their adaptation to
Senima bfOelati THOMat CaiLMEBa, D.D.,
LL.D., ilhutratm of differtnt itaga in Au
■itetKry, 1798— 1M7. FoMhmKxa Iforit
of tht Stt. TkomoM fJbabKra. D.D^LL.D,
Ediltd iy l&e An, IfUUam i/anoi, LLJ).
VeLVI. Edinburgh: Sutherland and Knox.
London : Hamilton, Adami, and Co. Sro.,
pp.484.
To regard thii menly aa a rolume of iermona
22S BRIKF
bj m premcher who wfts dutinguuhed for origl-
nilitj, nrDOtneu. snd poner, iraDld be to fonc
* nry inadrquste notion of iu cluma. It i> ■
to iiliutrmts the intcllccluil ud nliponi
groTtb of k giint, »ba had befars liia in '
trutcd the idinintiDn ind nteem of kII n
of Rngliih theologf. It csnCaini kfcwKi
wbicli wen written ud preached before that
intemil cbuge took place *btch oiiued all
thioge to »ppf»r to him in a new li|;ht r —' '
himseir in relation to hie Hiker (flecling I
reticallj and pratticilly hi* eitimate of
thing!. From the Tery commencement o
couTie as a dependant oo divine (race, he c
biDed alM with hii eelf-nnnnciatirHi the nti
faatitd of erar; approximation to aotinom
iim- Innumerable ai are tte publical
vining from the prew, making lelectbn at
ludupennble and difficult, we do Dot think that
anj miniiter will have cause to regret the
expenditure of w much time on thii Tolume oi
eermoni aa will be reqniaile to enable him to
peruae it fnim the beginning to the end*
3^ Examiner Aatatnd, and tit Afptal Sm-
folMcl: a Repiy to Mr, M'u^t Oitrtaliinu
oo " The InportoHct of AuA/ Viiwt o
BoBtiim, an ApBtiJ to Pima ?ai±>6aptuti.
13ma., pp. 24.
lialli
independent
A»w
Clowei'i tnet, w
r til.
„ nf"*! .
pment Aniwer. We Ihonf^it the tract itself
a good one, and the defence of it ceataina man;
forcible obectntiont. Mr. Cloweg belierei that
pKdobaptiara ii " rapidi; haatening to extinc-
tion among the rejectui of tradition;" hat
though we pcrfecllj tgitt with bim.we confeai
that WB do not aee how he can make the
■iinanneement of thii opinlan palatable to dii-
•en ling pwdobi^tiate.
The Proiptrity of Zion. A Strmon pnadied
at Omrch Street CKapd, BlacMfrian Road,
ory T, 1B49, ig John Biowood. PiMiAid
by requeit, London : B. L. Green. IZmc ,
pp. S*.
laid to haie proaperi^ ?"
•innen an con»etted to
as, the nreaci
and repliea, —
God — when the memben are alire to theirdutv
nnd privileget — wben the »ul of each indtTidou
Cbrutiau u la health and protpen. He then
goei on to ahow that thii proaperity may be h-
cured by union and mntul lore — condnaed
effort— and adiligant atlcadaoe* on the mniaa
of grace, The topic* are treated limply and
•araeatly. A nttmii tobriet; pcmde* the
k* on prnichiDg; and Hi. Bigwood boncMly
Mriuiulr warm hii people agaiott a very
ralent evil, namely, regarding the lermon aa
most important part of :be eerrice-
p -■-■- ■" -la^ bo taken a) a ipecinwa
Diatry, and tl '" ^ —
, botaki
of Hr, Bigwood'i miniatry, and the people J
with candour, affection, and prayer, it mar bo
confidently expected that the proaperity which
he docribei ' '
[Kcted that the proapenty whiclk
id denrci will kwu be realiied.
7Ae BiUe of Entry Land. Part IV. LoD-
don : a. Bagiter and Bona. 4lo„ pp. 38.
It it to the Indo-European lanffuagea that
thii Part ii derated, and the map which accom-
paniea it preaenti to vie* the exttnave cona-
tiiea in which they are anoken. It (ivea n«
pleasure to see that among the authoritiea ccn<
■ulted by the iodiutriona compiler, ample dk
baa been made of Lhoae which relate to the cx-
ertioni of the baptist mianonariea at Serampora
and CaicDtta, and that be haa arincod a diqKi-
be Beeordi of the
Ltaonfor the PraeiUfrowt A
Pott; or. Practical and ___^_ _
TTumghltoa Oenttit. By tin Rev. B. Mac-
DONALD, fi/air)|Diiri(. £diabai|^ mi Lon-
don : W. P. Kennedy, pp. 468.
gnage well fitted to make " uefol thonghU
portable." Intended to be " luggntive of
meditation, and not in any degree a inbatilnte
for it," it ii eapecially fitted for penuil in tba
doMt, when the reader can panae, and mnie,
and apply what ii wirtten. It ii very beaati-
fnlly got tip, and would make an ekgaot and a
valnabte preeeni to a Chriitian friend. It de-
•ervei, and we trnM will obtain, a wide circnla-
AxoEBaDK Minittir of tAe Free CftuvA,
Hileiuburgh 1 mthor nf the <• Foctttept of
tht Florky Ik.. Hv. Edinboivfa 4ud Lon-
Ihi Flocli^ i^-i*-
Interettine aeenei and itories from Bcoltiih
xleiiaaticaThiitory, compiled bom oar oldei
: T. and T. ^ark. pp. 6ffi.
into the daepi, the conpOtr of thii
k telle ni, ■' he haa done Uttle mon than
oalleet and anange." Ha haa done as, bowerer,
with credit to himielf and gnatt; to the biiieBl
of the youthful reader, who will itudy hit pagea
Ritmiotu Life in tAe EUabtiAed Oairek. In
TWm Vrttm. AdSnutd to Piomt ^eeo-
pahaiu. BuA Friend. London: Johit Snow,
pp. 13S.
Tbia li a very ir«iniiililii book for tin ipedal
mefit of pou tnemban of the eatabbbmeat.
i hai not bMn_wtitt(D in biite, nor doea it
BRIEF NOTICES.
bmlha ■ ntril of tetiautaj. It ipcmki the
tnith, fiuCblalhr ud fnrkul^, bat, at the luiia
tlmei with ChriatUn coortAj and affactioa.
It a dedicated, very ippropruielr. to the Htm.
ud EUr. Burtirt W Nml. A.M , whoM trnl;
■oble example, ira ttuil, it mayindnce muij to
Slrtamt in &t Darrt; or, tht Book Dial WiU
Do Fm Good. Br lAe Rn. Jauei Smith,
oWAor of " Tht Sdinrr't Dailw Ibnrni-
bratuxr," " 7^ Book lAot WUl Suit You,"
" Sfitteiyrr of SttrcB," tc.,^c. London:
Allman, Uolbom HiQ. pp. 3S4.
Ad eioe[1ent likeneai at the author ii pre-
iied I
s Tolun
'mblei ii
Mm and hi* Mothe: By Gbobqe Moohe,
U.D..HaAiroflluIiBfalCofkgiofPhf
Beiau, Londoii, ffc. Steond tldition.
London: LoDgman and Co. pp. »iu, 413.
The Grat edition of thit work wai nnfiei k
faOT in onr nambcr for NoTembei lait, that we
Qeed do nothing man than r^er to that for OUT
leaMD) for eoniinendiiiE the Tolume to the
re-pcnual of aU odt
We an faappj to flud that thm u not ool^ K
demand for a iFeoDd edition of thii intcmting
work, but ^aa aDch a praaprct of an eite
ill oricinal price. Mr. llinlon Mij>, ' _
McTBDir ii attogether without abridgment. That
A Sciemt for laatHU Ike EngUA Laamtaj/i
Ike Inttrmliomil Language jbt tki World f
Jmeing tht Dcnrabltiua of loaie laxgnaot
being adapted for tuck jmrpoK; dkol Ml
BiijJ«A hat peeuliar clahni far it, and (Ant
ite UK taoy be grtatiy aec^erated by making
lundrg aflerationt m ill Orthograpky and
Oon^Tuclion \ the wkole being reaimmended
la Ike eomideration of Ike Britiik (Javemnunt.
Bg Jahu BmADiHiw. London: E. T.
Bnin and Co, pp. 73,
jeet ia, he tclli ni.
oo, we an pennid^, will
nadt bit produclioD. Hie oh.
language for pertont ofatt
Thia would be ft key to open the treamr
mrj nation, a pawport to IiaTel with intc
kingdam, a panacea for all the enla ■
the welfare of hi
■1 liocenlj de*lrona to promota
Ultb FTomt Mlithmttiet, London : R. T. B.
pp.32.
That children who lore Jeinl Cbriit noceretj
nuf be m7 laefiil in hi« aenHct, while children,
b a fact too much loat lifbt of bath bj joung
H«le »ad bj their aetiion. Many pleaaing
Ucidenti illnitratiTa of thia are bronchi to-
gether in thfa •mall tract, which i> Uiielj to be
A Diacaar— <m the Sludf of Orirntal Lan-
■UM a»l Literatnrt. Bg Cbavleb
MoDOBALL Edlnbargh and London: T.
>d T. Clark, pp.
Ab elabonle diacoorM, deaigned to ha read
In thcTIniTcidtjof Edtdbarib, aaintrodnctoij
to ■ nnrae of atodj in " Hebrew and other
oriental langnagea,^ of which the learned an-
tbot had been anpinnted profeaaoi. Bj an
enforcenMnt of tba nniTinity leata be waa
pndodtd from entering on hi* office; benoa
thii intfodoctorj lectare waa never delirered.
We do troat thM thai* ttwtt, which ncTer am
rltb Sdbolar ; or Poperr and Pmleitant Thrta.
: ( Munlire. U; the Her. T. AraLiHO,
of ih% "New resfi P»ii7," &g. Third
i/mdoni WurdandOt. IBns., i^ 103.
Bnilntnt Paironal Rellgliiii tba Want oF
Buaaaaa, londtn i S, L Ortm. Jtns..
The EelKtlB Betlaw fur Mareli, IMS.
II. LU* and L«tten of Campbell. 11],
Panj Daja Id me D«tn. Ev. The P
Aralbnaa. V. Couolr Conrtt-tbelr Ji
Uilier. VII. THe HliloiT and Ctjnitnotlo
Vlll. PnwpaeU gf Ihi FopiiUr Cinai In
INTELLIGENCE.
AMERICA.
QOOV atira PMM TBS WBt.
A firicDd, wriUng to the Xew York Re-
corder, from Chicngo, Jan. 16, nyi : — "1
bare just returned froiD ■ minlonarj meeting
held nt Beloit, WiMonahi, on the 9th and
loth hutant. The meeting wu one of lerj
coniidenble intered. The brethKn p
Ktmied of one heart in the miaiianaTy
and manifated a becoming anxielf to enlisi
ail the churcha in the good work. A gl<
riaui reriral ii in pragraa, and on the efenir
of the lOth, more than one hundred peraona
requeated the pnj'en of the children of God
far their lalTation. Brother Kinne, the pai-
toT of the church, ia a good man, and hai
the confidence of the community. Beloit ii
one of the moit delighlfiil Tilhigei 1 hare
Ken in the Wert. It ii aitusted on Rock
River, and contain* about S.OOO inhabitant*.
I ipent the laat lahtNith at Bel*idare, in this
(tote ; here is also a leTiTal. Brother Eitee
i* the pastor. He has been there but a fev
months, hut has succeeded well ; God has
owned his Ubour*. I preached for them five
times. One lahhath evening about ninety
pcnoni ra|uealed us to pray for them. This
looked very much like our revivals twenty
yean ago,— ■ oontrition and brokenness of
heart in the church as well as auf of it, —
members confeasing one to another, and to
their bmiliea, and the whole body rising up
to shake themseivea from the dust. At Na-
pierville, Elgin, and Rockford, I undetatand
that revivals are in progroas, and throughout
the country there is unusual seriousneB. In
CbicBgo our prayer- meetings have been so-
lemn, and we are looking for the Hnster to
tisll us also. May wa not be diappoinled."
A private letter from Danhary, Connec-
ticut, announce* that a very iatereating re-
viial is in progreas ia the baptist church and
congregation in that place, under the psstoral
care of Rev. Aaron Perkins.
The forty-aijctb Annual Saport of tb«
Massachusetts Baptist State Convention,
is an interesting and Taluahle document,
both Si embodying the statistics of the
denODiination, and ai communicating the stot*
and prospects of usefulncas. It appears that
(here are in MassachusetU 233 churchn, and
2il ordained icinlstcn; and that the number
added by baptism during the year is 949,
making a total of membera, 39,876. Threa
churches have been conitituted in the com-
monwealth within the jeu ; Bi meeting-
houses have been dedicated; nine miniitera
bare been ordained; and four have deceased.
Some churches fn Connecticut are noT
enjoying a very pleasant state of religion!
feeling. Of those not already mentioned, is
the first Middletown. For more than a year,
this church was deatitule of pastoral labour.
Conflicting feeling and interests prevailed.
Sevanl abortive eSnrts were made to aeltle «
pastor, till early in tbe last autumn. Rev.
Beriah N. Liiach was invited to supply them
temporarily. The church soon became le-
', and happily united under brother
Leacli, and several penon* were hopefiillj
ronrerted, and fbllow«l their Lord's com-
nnnds in the ordinance of baptism. Later
ntelligence represent* the work as adiancing^
The church of Meriden, under the care of
the Rev. H. Miller, bos enjoyed a year of
great prosperity. They have completed «
beautiful house of worship, snd more than
sixty profcMed discspies have been baptiied.
The Snbbalh Recorder has a business letter
from Elder W. B. Gillette, New Market,
New Jersey, from which it copies the foltow-
Ing: — "God has visited us in great mercy,
and gmtly revived his Zion in this place.
An increased interest was felt in our social
meetings in October : the brethren and siiten
vera revived, and engaged in their duties
with unusnal fervour and seal. Soon the
lukewarm and wanderer* began to conbs*
The second church in New Haven is also
enjoying tokens of the divine presence. Un-
der the laboun of the pastor, asaisted occa-
sionally by his (oitLrul coadjutor, the pastor
of the lirst church, the work of God i*
moving gradually and noiselessly on. Tha
utent tear, the deep sigh, and the decided
eBbrt to seek tlie Lord, an prominent cha-
racteristics of the work of grace. Sevctal
persons belonging to tbe congregation of tba
Gist church have also abated in the blaMng.
EUROPEAN INTELLIQENCE.
220
The followbg muufato iiablubEd bj Ibe
exiiting Buthoritia at Rome, wiJI be found
deepl; interaitiiig; —
"tBB SOMUI KBPUBLrC tO ALL BiTlONS.
"A ne* nation premita itself to jou to
tolidt and to offer fliendlj' feeling, respect,
btltndtj. Tha nition that formeriy wu the
nMMt iltiutiimu on tbe Ibee of tbe earth, pra-
•Btiitsalfto jroaasanewoM. But betveen
Um ancient gnndenr and thii renimctiau (be
papal poser stood Ibr upwards of a thcnuand
JCKB. People of Earope, we knew each
other when ttie name of the people of Rome
inipired tenor ; we hare known each othm
when our name eidted pity. You mi; ab-
hor the memorj of that nge of dominion and
riolesce, Int joa cannot condemn lu to
exdta for erer the pitj of the world. Which
of jon wonid wiih to be pitied? The people
of tlie Roman stale rare determined to
reform their political conatilution, and hare
created a republie ; and before Ibis neat
act of the impTocdptible sorereignty of the
people, tha past is deMrojed and raniibes.
Tlie people bare willed ft. Who is abore
the people ? God alone ; but God created
the people for liberty. Hie people hare
•illed it, and they need not seek joitificalion
for tbe past ; their reason is anterior to emj
bamao art. But, if we toni onr eyes to tbe
past, we mi^ with tranqnilKty contemplate
ths rnina of the psnal power, iniidi more so
than the latter, wlien h contemplated the
mins of our ancient political greatoeas. Tbe
hatoiy of Italy was a tale of eorrow, and a
hggt portion of it wm ascribed to the papal
power. And, nolwithslandiiw, when the
pope aaae forward and placed the croM on
tbe national banner, tbe world mw that the
Ileliana were ready to forget the fsolts of the
bolj see, and tbe rerotntton began in the
name of a pope. Bnt that was tbe toncb-
stoDs of what a pope could or could not do.
The pmdeceesors of the last soreremi had
bean too cautiona to attempt the Ir&l, and
Ihev power was measured only by ^e mieery
entailed upon Ui« neople. The last sarereign
wet tbe fliet to riak the attempt, and wished
la slop when he discoreted that be had
tetcaled a lenibte truth, namely, the Lmpo-
tWCT of the papal power to render the
llalkn natioa tiee, independent, and glorious ;
be willed to withdraw from the work, bnt it
. „ slf. I.
e downhtl of popery has
bem so near its glon ; tbe glory of ihe papal
power was the noitluni light that prrccdca
daAneta, We still hoped; bat a syKem of
re-action was the answer that came from the
papal power. Re-action fell; (he pope at
first dimembted, saw Ibe tranquillily of the
people, and Bed ; and io hit flight he bore
with him Ihe certainly of eidling dril war j
he riolatcd tbe pnlilical conitilulion, left nt
wHlieut a goTemment, repelled tiie messengen
of the people, tunenled discord, then threw
himself into the aims of the most forodout
enemy of Italy, and excommonialed the
people I These focta sufficiently show that
the papal sorerennty neither could, nor
would, modify itself and nothing was left but
to bear it, or detlray it. It was dtstroyed. If
the liberality of kings, or the toleration of
nations had placed Ihe papal power in Ibe
city of the Bdpioe and Cnaars, uiiteaU of in
the heart of France, or on tha banks of tha
Danube or the Thames, wai that a reason
for depriving the Ilaliani of all the ri^ls
common to nations— the country end libnty !
And if it be true that tbe pooewon of a
temponl tovenignty be naceessry to the
■piiitasl power of tbe pontificate, altho^ it
wat not on sndt a condition that Jfsus Chritt
promised immoitalitj to hit ehunh, wsa
Rome then destined to become the pelnmony
of the pope, and be to for erer t Rome, the
patrimony of a sorereignty, that Io subsiBt
was forced to opprea^ and Io be glorious was
forced to &U 1 And, as a patrimony of
F"!"^?, ^^ Rome to be Ihe permanent canse
of the ruin of Italy? Rome, whoee traditions
wlicae nsme, my, whose ruins so loudly speak
of liberty and patriotism ? — ProToked and
abandoned to ourselrea, we have eflticted the
sound of demolition be heard — we hare com-
pletely uprooted Ihe sorereignty of the popes,
after harmg patiently subnutled to it for so
many agee— not from any hatred of papacy,
bnt from lore for our country, when a
rerolution bat been eflecled with such
morality of purpeae nnil nieeni, it it at once
prorcd that this people did not dceerre Io be
under the tway of papncy, but was worthy
of being ill own master, wnthy of Ihe
republic I It it worthy, therefive, of bebg
admitted into the great thmily oF nations,
and of obtaining your fKendahip and eeteem.
The Roman rapubllc will b«sr the stamp
s origin. It will make a free people
id the religious independence of the
ff, to whom the religion of a reput^
people will be worth more than a few
roods of territory. The Roman republie
propoen to apply Iha [awe ol momlity and
uniretaal cberity t« the lam of conduct it
utends to follow, and to the derelopment of
III poUtioal lifo.
"Fitrlht Jumtify,
" The President, G. Qiuetti.
"Romt, March 2."
A decree of the 2nd initant dadaAs that
0 minister shall lake posststion of the pn-
perty of the JesuIIs and the holy office.
Another decire abolisbes all priTilsge of
S90
HOMX IHTSLLIOEycB.
tleigj. Guicciolj, rainittcr of tiitinee, hu i
iCMgned. TbB disorden which had ariwn
airing to tha mat of money Imd been in
tome tncMure appeiuecl \>j the creation of h
million with tha ptalc. Matiini hM arrived
is Rome. Iha gDvernmcnt hai publiihed a
long jmwlBawtion, oaUing on tha people to
nbaUui ftom acta of nolanoa, and threatening
Mgnal pnnMbmaDt (or loma murdan vbicb,
though it tUtM thej ATe rare, IwTe been
neighbouring
a of tha dav,
ORDINATIONS.
On Wadnwday, JHoambw 37tfa, 1648, Hr.
C, T. Kaen, Jun., m noofniied a* tha paator
of th* chnreh meeting at Zion ohapal, &m>
bridge. In the morning at 11 o'dock, tb*
IUt. R. Roff of St. Andrew'a Street ehipel
gare the introduet(»7 addmi on the naluia
of ■ New Teataraant church i tha B«*. J.
flood of Helbounia aaked the mual qnaa-
tioBa ; the B«t. J. p, Briaooa of Cbaatertm
sArad the ordination pnyat) and Ihapattor'a
IWther delivered the dwrgelnm ITtm.iv. IS.
In the evening, at 7 o'cliiek, the Itev, J. T.
WigMf of Lynn preached to the ohtirch ftom
1 Cot. xvi. 10, ll.xSee that hemay bawith
jreu withont Eiar, for he woriiath the work of
the Lord, aa 1 hUo do. Let n
tbra, deapiae bim." Seven
biethren took part in the aervic
and it ia hoped the dawn wnc realiaed of Qod'
'' eeC time " l« fivonr a ihattared inlentt, in
the midit of a noct important wtd thinly
populated loealitj.
Tha Bar. J. Jeokinwm, who hu lot man
thao twenty-five yean been paHor of the
teoond bapilat dinrcb at Kellaring, hat ac-
cepted an invitation from the bnptMt church
at Oakham, and will eommenoe hi* Ubeon
theia en the aaeond Lord's day to April.
Tha Kav. D. L. Pogbe of Pambnhe Dock,
Sooth Walaa, has actapted an intJintioB to
become the pettor of tb« baptitt ebureh al
Cotton Street, Fopbr. Ha 1* etpeolcd la
oommeaoe hi* Uboon there tm the aewnd
mbbath in Ainit.
■oDOBTOH axon, not,
Mr. J. W. Lance baa accepted tbe vnani-
Bubject on which theyara least likely to think,
a the object chieRy aimed at in thua giiing
publicity to family bcreavemenL The name
Bl the head of thii notice may attract the
■ttsntlon or Mme to whom ihe wa* onoe
early ileath may eidle thonght-
fulnea in other*. Somatbing, at leaM, will
be Fiained if thia brief nicmorial ihauld lead
ly to think more lerioiwly reepectjng tbem-
Ivaa — " I know not the day of my death."
A. H. Bennett waa bom at BuckJDgluim,
October 14th, 1830, and became a metnber
of the baptiat church lb«re December Slit,
1844,
Of har pereonal chaiwtat little need ha
mid, her eicellanciei and talanta wers chtaSy
dliplayed, where they ware beat appredatad,
in a large circle of Aiendi and at home In
the bmily, where the 1dm of her endeared
•ociety, and conitant, enaigatio eiertiona to
promote the happiaeeiof her beloved parenta
la moat deeply fell. Theae, beat knowinf
har worth, are her beat memorial).
Aa a aabbath eehool teadter aha waa per>
aeverini and ilili|ent> and mnah betoved;
her intenat in the olaaa ahe tnoght oontimied
nnta the end, and though itnabia at laat to
fulfil bet wiifa to *ee aad •dwaniah aaeh one,
■he eelected for thetn luitabte baoka, tnaeribed
with afisctionale wiibea for tbeir eternal wel-
hre. Tha naknern which, on December
ISlh, IB4B, (vrmioated in death, war pro.
Iraeted and trying) exeamva weakneaa being
painful auipeOMi hop* waa darkened, bat
God ibined into her heart) aimide tmat in
ChriM waa fbliy Ikit, and almoat thr laat
worda ahe ntlvad irith reltMMca to har
atemal proipecta were, '' I thould not know
where riae to IruM if not oa Him," Sha
died in hope, calmly and peaoefuUy raaigned,
- tniit, thoa* who ai« "wiUiMt
the tbioBo of God."
RECENT DEATHS.
lun a. M. MiuvrT,
To awken in Iha young atMnlien U
to ioii
hoftb
MH> XnCKLBT,
Died at KIddcnniniter, January W9, \9it.
In Ihe Bird year of bar aee, Ura. Elfnbelh
Hockley, widow of the late William Hufdl-
ley,bapti*tminlMer, whole death wMrocotdcd
in the Baptlat Hagaiina Ibr March, 1S4S,
p. 147.
Mn. Mnckl^ wai the youngeat of ten
diitdren, three of whom were minlMera af
Ihe goapel, namely, Mr. Edwan) Edmond^
Ibrmcrly pnalor of the diureh meeting ia
Bond Street, Blraingham t Mr. JTohn Ed-
monda, many yetia pnator at atUlabarongh,
Novthamplonihlre; and Mr. Thomaa Ed-
nondi, «l)o for a number of yean wai pastor
of tha church at Leomlnater, Hcreftrdaklra.
It wa« the privflage of thia MthAil Awlpla
UOMB UITELLISENCE.
Ml
to biTA b«an muds aequiinted with Ihs vtj
of marcj in the diyi of h«i .routti. On
bttuiDg k ditcoune from the word*, " This
mui rceaiTeth linnen," Luke i*. 1, 'he Hnt
became canvinced of hei need of a Saviour,
ud woa toon enabled to lumndar henelf to
that gradoua Redeemer. In b«r ooiutant
atleDdance on the public meu» of grace she
hai left an example worthf of imitation.
Eren till within a fev week) of her deelh ihe
fiUsil her place in the houH of prayer, never
bdng absent but when neceatitnted b; in-
firmitie* or aicknesi. Her aniletjr for the
ailntioD of linnen waa totj griuit; and her
Mgard to the eonclitf oF the Loid's day moat
■incere. From hrr lipa, not only hnre
thaughtleai aabbnth breakers been rBproveil,
but the poorand afflicted frequently coiiiiled.
Hei sympKlhie* with the needy and >afr.irii>g
memben of Chriit'* flock were unabateil la
the end. When tlie time of her departure
drew ni^h, ihe calmly resigned herself to Iha
will of her hcarenly falher, and relying with
- —- ^l«of the
in heir of pramlae, the deceued hu left
d nine tliiUroii ; mid let it be wrilten
1 praiiij of our God iind for the genera-
to come, ri^ht of these have put on
[ hy being baptized into his death, and
}f them ia the pastor of the baptut
church at Atdwinkle. These are aU the
children of many prnyeri. What an ontwa
pntyer I What an eneourngeinentto pnyl
Radeemer, (he eommltted her ipirit li
In accordance with her request, that poi
tion of the divine word whicli had bes
bleved to her comrertion Was taken as th
foundation of a discourse delivered in the
baptist chapel, Kiddermlnater, in referen
hn death, on Lord's day eTening, Feb.
Died,Fobruary 7th, 1S49, at Northampton,
in the Bflih year of her age, Sarah, the bs-
loved wife of Mr. W. Brooki of the above
place. The decenoed had been a member of
the haptiri body nearly fotty-MVen yeats,
haring been baptiinl by Ihe venerable Sut-
cliff, and received into the church under his
can at Olney on the 14th of Man:h, 1S02.
She waa, however, soon after that time dis-
miw^d to the church at College Street,
Narthampton, of which aha continued to be
a member unLl her decease.
Seldom have we seen death encountered
in a manner more becoming a Christian. A
lifa marked by activity and enci^y was luo-
cceded hy a long and painful aOlictian, emi-
nently and evideatlyonnctiliDd. Thelangusge
«f her heart was, "I know, 0 Lord, that
thy judgmcfita are right, and that thou in
tuthfulness h;iit afflicted me." Theao words,
and the aermon founded upon them by the
Rev. J. A. James, in which he aooght to
improTt the death of his daughtet'ln-liw,
were exceedingly interesting to the deceased;
indeed for same time she dwelt in the land
BeuUb, just below the gales of the celestial
city, iind hcT end waa empliaticaUy peace.
" OVMJ till [WUtSf splill llsd,
SuiUtlDSd bj gnus dlvlns."
In additipp to her bereaved hu^nnd, who ia
Mary, the wife of Mr. Harper Tirelvetreea,
of New Millmnu Street, London, devoted
herself to God in her earliest ye.-irs. She
was the daughter of Kbeiicier and Elizabeth
Hubbard of Titchmargli, Northampton ihire,
was bom on the Bth of September, lS2£,and
nl the early age of fourteen yeurs was bap-
ti'.ed at Tbiapslone by Ihe Rev. W. Rimes.
She exliibiied a remarkable development of
ninlured Christian cliameler, whilst her
meekness of spirit, and genuine, mioBecteii.
humility, produced n likeness to the divine
image seldom found in youthful disciples. In
all her en^agemenli ilie aimi^it at the gloriCi-
cation of God, and dilTitsing abroad the ex-
cellence and loveliness of religion. Ia
missionary work and Sunday schooli she waa
deeply interested. During a residence of
nearly three years in Yorkshire, she waa ooo-
nectc'd with the school at Heptonstall Slack;
id amongst her memoraada and diary are
irliculnrs of the conversion of seranil of
.T class. Snnn after her marriage, January
Saih, 1843,and removal to Dunstable, special
nolice was taken by the church of her un'
wearied nltcntion to the young, and incraai.
ing anxiety to promote their everlasting
'iteietts, iind a vote of I lianki agreed upon,
'hioh was forwarded lo her by the ofBceii of
lie chureh. Siiarlly uAer her union with
her husband, it Wiia evident that withering
consumption bod set in, and was feat gaining
ground, A change of air and reaidence was '
sorted to for the winter, but proved to be
lef&cacious ; and after exhihiling a rapid
growth of grace and daily increasiug ripeness
for glory, she was transplanted into the pam-
"w of Qod, on March .1, tS49, terminating
UTiioa of only thirteen months with her
Tfowing and surviving companion.
The entries throushout h^r diary are re-
On the IBth December laU, at the Cottage,
Well Street, Ilackney, li^dy, letict of the
late Isaac Boot)i, Ehi., son of the late Rev.
Abraham Booth, f rnnerty pastor of tho bap-
tist church, Little Prescot Street. London
and on the 22iid of February, 1019, in the
17lh yeai of her age, Elimbeth Harris,
COKRESPONDBflCB.
gtudduighter of the tboTe Eailj and loac
Booth.
MISCELLANEA.
The Ro*. S. SpuigeoD, hcfing Mat in hti
iMfsnatioQ m putor of tbe baptut chuich,
Wnlsy Road, in QneniHy (sfUi haTing
Mutainad tUi office for naarlj Mien jean),
hat, bj aoma tt the memben of hi> church
and coiungBtion, been proented with an
degant drj wing-room time-piece, a* "a token
of th«r undimiaished affadion for him, fof
[be mildncM of hta diipoiilion ■■ a taembOT
of the communilf, for hit eienplvf and
uiuullied chancier ai a Chriatian, and for bii
nnweaiied effort* to extend the kingdom of
Chriit in tha world, aa a miniiter of the
g[otioaa goapel of the blcawd God."
The Rot. W. H. Fuller has migned tbe
paatwal oYanight of the church in ThriMeU
Street, BriMoL
CORRESPONDENCE.
To lA* Editvr rfOit Baptut Afagajmu.
Duft Sll,— Id the lecond paragraph of
the Bnt letter in the Baptiat Magazine for
Uarch, on tbe Propoeed Chartai for the
Baptiit Hisnonai7 Sodetjr, there are lome
Inaccuradei reflecting upon the committee,
which jou will, perhapi, allow me to correct.
It i( tijd that the chuter '■ wu condemned
upmirdi of tix month* ago bj the all but
nnanimooB Toioe of a qoarterlj committee ;"
and again, " That the question wo* rerived
at a waeki; Btting of the committee." Both
atalementa ara inaeculate. The charter baa
nerer been oondemned or approTsd b; the
committet; a leaolntion condemnatorj of it
waa vritleo at the meeting referred to, and
md, bat mMraan. No deciuon waa taken
upon tbe quaation.
Norwae'Tha queAioo letiTedat atcMA/y
nttiog;" it wMatBjri«ir^i|( meetiogj when
■ MA^cofflDlittee wa* appointed, with in-
« report in writing upon tlie whole
In tbe liuida ot Ui. Hnneil, indeed, thej
an oaad for no miasblerona purpoaaj but
tbej Iiare bean notiead elaawhera with the
view of making diaisei of nnbinMM and
pettiaadlj, whwh are (I beUere) entirely
rata^li
Jou
7b lit Eiilar rfOu BapHa MufOMme.
DmiK Sts, — In briefly notiinng the n
maifca of Mr. Uurael^ ioaetled in yoor num
ber for March, on the ]
of llie Baptiit HiMiDoary Sodetf, I muat
begin hj correcting lome erron in hia i '
ment of &cta. He aaja that " it wai
demnad npwaida of (ii month) i^, bj tbe
* I quarterly
[meeting of the] committee." The meeting
refoned to wai held April 29th, 18i8, and
■uch reaolution waa adopted at it ; the
record on the miantai ii thi»;— '■ Mr. Hinton
brought up the following report from the
(ub-committee appointed in reference to k
chatter of incorporation, —
" Reeolied, That the report be raoeired."
He aaja further, that " the quaation waa re-
Tired at a weekly sitting of the oomtnittec."
This ii not accurate. The qucation wai
onljr conyenalionatly "retiied at a weekly
•'•ting of tbe committee ;" it was regularly
troduced at the quaileily meeting held on
the 13th of July, 1846, at which the re-
appointment of the lub-committee waa re-
aolred on. To hii Kalement, that " had the
Tote been taken on the .queation, charter or
no charter," on the 17th of January, 1849,
" it would, from all appeannoe, have been
negatived, I have to add that no attempt
whalerer hai been made to niae such
a queMIon in committee, or to aubmil it to
any other dcdaion than that of the iodety
itself, at iU general meeting. He says,
finally, that "a small majarity only waa in
fiiToar of pablishing the report.'' Tbe Ikct
ia, that out of twenty-aeren persona present,
twenty-one voted, thirteen in Eitout of it, and
eight againat it ; a majority of more than
three to two.
After obserring juatly that "tbo intention
for which the Baptirt Miiaianar^ Society waa
instituted, wu not the acquiaition and the
holding of property," Mr. Muraell says, " %a
chatter the aodety merely to enable it to
compass the more easily what is purely inci-
dental to it, and which may drop off fVom it
any year in its progreu, seems to me to be at
variance with a truly wise and sound policy."
This is written as though the society could
get rid of its interest in praperty. To a Tory
Urge extent, bowcrer, thia i« not poaalUe.
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133
Mudi propwtf the wcMf ha« (for iti nxwt
important siul indupeiusble purposea) sc-
cepted in tnut for othgn, and it c^not be
released from thii obligation. No one ima-
gina that the pouecaian of propert}- ia, for
iU om uke, " adtanUgeous to the aodety ;"
tlie jiutiBcalion for iU poncMJon h that it is
necenary, and that the gnat object of the
•oeietjr cannot be carried on without it.
Hence, ai anxictiei and reiponiibililie* are
tneritable, a deaire to reduce the incon-
leniencca attending them to the gmallert
poMble amount i» not unreasoiuble.
"Suppose B charter ihould he ohtaiiieJ,"
'nje Mr. Mnnell, "it i> bj no meani eeitain
that it wonU be of uaJTersal npplicBtian."
WiU be kindl7 allow further inquiry, u the
Bob-eoDiiniltee anggeat, to be made into this
p«nt, and be nudtd t^ the issue t
He uka, whether the local inapplicabilitj
ot the charter " might nut introduce into the
ddibotikma of the WKietf a merelir lecu-
lar etament ; " as though he imaBiued that
"merelj leculHi etementa" had nothing lo
do with the deliberations of the societj now.
What else are the queations, whether a situa-
tiim a nnbealthj', or whethtf a house could be
procnred for a tnivionai7 to live or to preach
m ? As to aajr " dignity" which maf be lup-
poaed to attadi to the mere ** holding of
pit^iar^," openting as an inducement to the
ooeapatioii of a manonary field, the notion
■Mm* to me (to borrow a phrase ofhisowii)
to ba " aplen^ trifiing."
" Wa are told," he proceedi, "that the
•Dciety will MTB monef bj a charter of in-
corporatian." Mr. Monell ought in faimesi,
boweier, not to hare so put this statement
to lead lusreaden to suppose that this was tl
onif, or tbe prindpal reason anngned for t!
ptopoaal. Etctt atlentiTe reader of the
•ob-com mil tee's report must hare felt that
tbf* is not the truth; and eiery considerate
reader of Hr. Hursell's remarks will feel,
Ibat bis pnttting this pott of the case forward
■oaa to conceal or disguise the more important
asfieti of it, goes br to warrant a auspici
that lb«re Is more in it than he is able
* Sboald tite chaitei of hicorpoiation be
obtained," he continues, " the freedom of the
Baptist Himonarj Sodelj would be de-
strojed," This sweeping sentence be ilius-
tratea by the difficulty which would then
■xiM in alleriDg anj eaentiBl (non-eaentiali
mar be modiaed in either case) part t ' "
aocletj*s conititutiDn ; but be entirely
looks the difficulty (quite as great, although
ptAmpt diSknnt in form) whidi attend*
I'mJIar alleratlaiN now. He daimt, indeed,
that tbe aodely " matt be left unfettered and
udependeDt, and capable of any modification
whkhci
and incapable of any ester
as if it were incorporated, as, in case of pro-
ceedings in chancery, would be speedily and
effectually demonstrated to them. In this
respect tiia society has no "birthright" of
freedom "lo sell," howeTer much more than
a "mess of pottage" Mr. MuimU might
wish to get for it.
" The application for a charter," Mr. Hnr-
sell goes on to say, '' would he derogatory to
the position of the Baptist Minianary Socielj
HI a religious institutiaa." This ii an anec-
tion, however, of which he adduce* no proof;
all that he has written under Ibis head being
a reply to that pert of the sub-committeeiS
report which is not olTicially published, and
wbich, consequently, is not properly open to
remark. On that part of tbe report which
why,i;
the
the sub-cammittee, a sodety in
sense religious need not fo*i to accept a
charter, he says nothing. I con desire no-
thing more tlian that the reader will take the
trouble to refer to it again.
"In this matter," he continues, " we are
in danger of compromising ouiaelTca aa
dissenteta." He supports this position by
Djing, that, sinre tbv society is "set up
spedGcally and eicluuTelj for reli^ous pni-
poaea, we cannot, as nooconformisti, ask tat
It the patronage of tbe crown , or tbe fliTom
of parliament, without detriment and dia-
honour." My reply to this is, that to seek
the incorporation of the society, either by
the crown on the one hand, or by parlia-
ment on the other, is not to seek for it cdtber
" patronage" or " faTour." In punuance of
its reUgiouB object, the sodety has of ne-
ce*nty acquired a secular standing, bj means
of the large amauut oF property iu which it is
intereetedj and all that is sought, or would be
obtained, by incorporation is, a secular stand-
ing for the sodety more equitable and just.
Can Mr. Mursetl show any reason why a
■odety, merely because its olgect ia reli-
gious, should be nt an unjust divdvantage in
its secular a^rs 1
Under this heed Mr. Uursetl Is pleased to
notice a Btatement made by the sub-com-
mittee for H very different purpose. " Tbe
report of the sub-committee," my* he, " po-
litely intimates that ' the ohjecton,' pom
things I to the charter, do not seem to know
that, not only municipal bodies, but banking
companies, &c. jcc, arc corporations;" and
. then follows a piece of cuistie irony, con-
cluding with a reference to " water com-
panies." Mr. Mursell has preiiouly told
us that a part of the report of tbe sub-com-
mittee i* " splendid trifling;" of this sally of
his imagination it may be nid with at leut
equal truth, that it is "trifling," but not
"splendid." What is gravely to he com-
phiined of here, bowever, is, that the in-
tention of the sub-committee in this part of
their report ia wholly lort sight at. They
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■re addtMung tbenMlve*, not t
to the ehartci genmllr, but
had mftdB ■ specific objection to iti ntmelj,
that t1w nam* had becomB lo Tile in tbs «n
of meD, that fiiT the ncielf to become ■ cor-
mration vauld render it hopelenl)' iniamout.
To Ihii \\ny lepllod, that numj' societiea of
uoquertionable lespectabilitj were also eat-
poriuJanl, and n far tbeir replr ira* to the
pcont. Further it iraa nerer intended to
bear.
Hr. Hurnell proceed! to aKgn ioiiia Tca-
MU whf ■ body ■tricti)' religioui iboulJ not
accipt a charier tram the croifn. The fint
or Ihna ii, that lucli a bodj "cnnnot can-
utenttf, in Ut eapaeily at luch, recogniie
the •liitance of Ihs crown," or (aa lie aSUtt-
Warda cipreaei it}, of "the lint authoritf
in the alate," or of " the powen that be."
If thia pidtion can be made good, no duubt
tb* coocluaiun vill fallaw; but Hr. &IurHll
lia> here left it to reM lolelf on hia own
awrrtion. Let u> try it by nn eismple.
Suppoie the church aaaembling in Belroir
Street chapel, Leiceeter, "in their delibera-
tian* and counaele ej mambera of the body of
Chiiat," to coniult on the question irhetber
they ahall hold their church-meclin^ with
oloind doon. Many reaaons ate adduced in
IhvDur of euch a plan, and the aociely an on
the point of retolving on it, when a membR'
anggaats that, acoordiiig to tha Toleration
Act, it if not lawful to do lo ; upon which
the paitor annonnoea, that " a religioua io-
dety cannot coniiitently, In it) capacity aa
anch, recogniae (ha eiieteiice of the powers
■hat be." oiuoh leea the binding fbice of the
lawi they may bsie paswd. Yon will, of
eourae, then meet with cloaed doors, Mr.
Munall? Or take another euimple. Sup-
pose the town of Leicester to be in n state of
political excitement, and a mob to demolish
the chipcl aboie-named by nolence. The
church are aiaambleil lo consider what shall
be done, and they are on the point of deler-
tniniog to arail themselves iif a legal remedy
against the rioters, when, for the acBOud time,
the pastor announces that "a re^ioua
•odety cannot consistently, in its capHcity aa
Mch, recognise the existence of the powers
that be," much less seek from them redress
of an injury. You will seek no legal remedy,
than, Ur. Mursall?
It must be evident, I think, that the ei-
trame position taken by Mr. Munell oannot
be sustained ; but thsl, an the contrary, a
society in the strictest tense religinus may
very coniistenlly recognize the eiiitanee of
Uwee aotboritiea ta tbs state, to which they
hare (In things not contrary to the will of
Christ) to render obedience, and IVom which
they haie, as eiposed to social wrong, to ex-
pect protection. It may be aaumed, indeed,
that Ur. Uursall^ language la only an
t«d mode of "
■ntimllr btU anonc na, that aailher indi-
riJuals iiorscoietieBcanGonsBtentlytvcogniie
the authority of the state in reHgimti Matter*.
This, no doubt, ii true, but is nothing to the
purpose.
'■ Besides," he goes nn to say, ■' U It be a
secular and ciril adrantage which is sought,
no raaaon can be adduced wherefore the
TaTour should be conferred, founded on the
Act that the party seeking it is a ' body in
the atriatett senaereligloui,' without the meat
wretched coropromise, since other bodies
haTe an equnl cUim on the eonaidnatlon of
the stale." Hr. Mursell here does injustice
to ths suta-committce. They have not argued
that tho religious character of the rKiety*
supplies a rmion whs B chnrtor shonld be
granted 1 all tliut they have said is that it
conalitutea no reason why a charier should
be refused. Hr, Munell doia injuiUce aleo
to himself. From his nrKumcnt as It follows
the sentence 1 haTe qiioled. it would inerit-
abty result, thnt "purely civil privileges"
ought to lie withheld by the state on religious
gmundsj B principle which he certainly oiutt
be the last man in Bngbind to moinlain,
" A further reason rests," he eayi, " on the
very tangible ground of profit and loss."
He hero contrasts the " s.iving of money and
of trouble " anticipated fVom a cbarterf with
the loss of the sociL-ty's ''freedom of action,"
which he alleges the sab- committee to hara
admitted in ^ying, " it is no doubt tme that
the movements OC an inoorporMed sedety
cannot be absolutely unfettered." Nothing
mors, however, is here admitted conMrning
(he movement* of nn incorporated aodety,
than holds eqaally true of a society not in-
corporated, hanin^ on mteretl in prtptrlf,
Tho Baptist Missionary Sodety is Yery tu
from being "al)solutely unfettered" now;
and [ti present and inevitable subjeetion to
law will be In no respect modified for the
worse by inoorpontion.
Proceeding to a dlflerent ground, Mr.
Mursell observes that, if it were " lawfbl" to
seek n charter, " it might not be eipediont."
He here rcfen to the light in which the step
might be regarded by many penons, both in
imieir.
Hr. Munell next notices thi statement of
the sub committee, that, in gmnting a charter,
the sovereign is *' not so much the repraaen-
Utivs of the state as of the law ;" bat he is
quite miatakea in the use tat which be sup-
poses they intended it. It hsd been objected
la seeking a charter for a nHglous sodety,
that it would invidve the piindpU oF a eo*'
nexion between the church and the state ;
and to this the sub-committee reply, that, in
the act of granting a chnrter the soverdgn
(MuU nsl repreitnl the ilair, a (kir anawer
to the objection, if true. What ia meant
when ft is stated that the sortieign, in and
C0RRB8PONDEV0X.
M act, would TiprMtnt, not thft lUte, bat th«
lav, u •Tidently thii : ihai tha act, aUhough
performed bj tho eietutive pnwer, would ba
itielf not exeeutiia but leRUlatiia— Bn eier-
cae, in fict, of that imoll portion of legiiln-
tiva powor which Ihe coniUtutiMi nnd Uwaof
England yet leeva to Ilia crown.
The wb-eoinniitlee ftirthei Uata, that that
which it received Imm the oiown, whan a
cbutai u panted, "ii neither ptnonat noi
official fHTcur, but « modified end more
eqnitabla porition in relation to (ha Inw,"
In confutation of tbii auertion, Mr. Murull
thhiki it " quilA snouKh to refer to tha hin-
guafe of tha ehailec itaclf i"— " We, of our
apedal gniea," &a. But be altofather mi>-
iikt* (he impoit of thi« phrtueology, which
k in mlity intended to afHrm Iha Icgiilative
poritrof Ihe trBnvction.aod todenr uomipl
■nd Tanal motive, Tbagrsnting of a chuter,
whon wtii&ctoTj fround can be laid fat it,
ii, oa tha pait of Iha wTereign, but a due
diichHge of ona of the public dutiei of hii
office.
'' If tbo ehirter »«ro obtoinod," continual
Hr. HuTioJI, " it would eonfer an amount of
power which ihculd not be antruited ij an;
religioua aooiety to any body of men."
Under thia head aoTcnl itemi are tDimlioned,
which it will not be reqaiiite to notice in de-
tail, bacauiB Iha ganeral notion out of which
they apring ii artogatbar unfounded. The
tni(h ia, that a chatteT would oonfer on tha
' 9 no power whatsrer, Itianotthe
> that would be incorporated, but
_:y, that ia, the whole multitude of
rt ; and Ihe rclnlion which the com-
mitlaa would bear to tha aociaty, and conae-
qaeally alt ill powen, would b« the lame aa
at pnaent. Going through every aentance in
tbb pnragmph, I can moat conacientioualy
affirm my comirtion, Ihot in every one
then] the wnt«t i« wholly miplaken [ and,
bo idducee no proof, but ronkea nstertii
onlr, coniidcnite pertoni mnj well hetitate
befcn they gixa bin) credence.
In error in nippoiing that a charter would
tlirow power into thebanda of the committee,
Mr. UnraaU fa, of neeeolty. ititi more in
HTOt in Miyins thai auefa augmented power
wmU " bll into the faandi of a very few,"
•TCn of tba oommittae iUelf. Ha naaarU,
• indaad, that " tha popular character of that
boijiMntiM * aemblanca than a reality "
aod ha l«Ua yni that " tha quarterly meatin
aia not invaatcd with mora authority in any
way (hM " Iha weakly meatinp. The truth
ii, that the eonititution of tha aociety knowa
iiolhtDg of quarterly neatinga of the com-
mittee, thia diKinction having originated
entirely in the fact, thst, fnr the sake of
hfrilitaUng Intardiange of opinion, the com'
mittee have agreed, that upon apecialoccaaiona,
(oocnrring aomewbere about MC« a quarter],
the tiatel ling e);pen»«a of membeia residing
•t • dialMW* fron tawn ahall ba paU. That
2U
the popular chnracter of tha committee if a
reality, and noaamblnnce, mny be evident froni
constitution, ofon atalltimea to the attendance
and vote* at about eight hundred membiva
of the tociely, and that srarcaly a meeting ia
held at which aome membcri, thua entilled,
do not attend. Thia popular eonititution of
immittee would be in no rcapeot altered
by the aociety'i in corporation .
I have now noticed all Mr, MurMll'a
alBtements, and if I were to conclude my
■n^ona by lajing, Ihnt had he deaigned
lUect the greatest poiiibla number of
aopbiama in tha leaat poaaible apuce, he ooultl
acarcely have been more lucceeaful, and that
■' I whole effect of hi> paper ia to throw dcat
tha eyai of your reodera, I ahould give
n no cHuae to comphiin, linee 1 ahoutd only
I language which ha hea act me the einm-
t of employing. If I refrain from uMOg
auch language, however, let him allow me to
aaiure him, with aincere regnrd and reapect,
that he haa yet to do the lubject on which ho
haa written the juatica which it denaad*,
1 am, he.
ItUBS, HnMBtli,
To tltt EiLlor nfihs Bapliit Magaaiat,
Rar. Sib, — It ia due to your readeri and
tho frienda of tho Baptiit Miaiionar* Society
that they ahould be informad that Iha latten
of Mr. Uuieell, Mr. Rjibinaon, and Hr,
BoKiw, in your magaiina of thi* month,
were written (if I may judge by their con-
tenta) under aimie miaconception of thl
nature and effect* of a royal charts,
I will not occupy your valuable apace by
replying in detail to thoae gentlemen, bill
caniant myaetf with ouuring your readeti,
that a royal charter of incorporation ia, in
iubatance, a perpetual trust-deed, a grant to
tha peraona named in it and tA their aucace-
aon, of power to deal with the aniire prN
party then pcaaaaiid, or which may theresAel
ba acquired by Ihe gmntee* and (heir aue.
ceaaora, and thcw peraona miiy ba changed •(
pleaaura without a new dead, provided Iha
ohango be made in the manner prescribed by
tha tiiat deed. The chnrtsr deJinBi in genemi
term* the powara »f the granleea, arul th«
pnrpoaea to •high they ahall apply thtit
truat property, and whatever ia dona to tht
contrary ia illegal. An ordinary tmat-deed
randen a new deed neceaanry every time thai
death or reaignation rcquirea new truateea (o
be appointed. It might happen that, if the
Bnpliat Miationary SoHety waa incorporated,
peraona wouM Muacnt to become memben of
tha commiilea, wid thua invaat Ihemaelvaa
with theae truat povera, aefing that without
eipenae to tliemaelves or the aociety tha;
anijiht reeign at pleaaura. If lliay ab|aine4
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their power undn a (nut-deed the; might
bare to procure a new tnntea to take their
plnce, or be driren to the Court of Chancery
to bo relieTed of their trust.
The London conpaniea, and, in ihort.all
the ODcporate tomu ia England, act under
royal charten, but theee documents do not lo
define the purpoiea of the corponitinni as
they ihoali^ and some of them authoiiie
Eompulsoiy eTsctions, which the proposed
charter of the BaptiM Misnonacy Society, of
courae, doel not and never can authorise'
The propoaed charter will not giro an atom
of religtouB power, nor wilt it profen to do
BD, and by no mean4 can the aodety free it-
self from liability to control from the courts
of law and equity.
The Law Institution, which coniiMa exclu-
aively of lawyers, has, ttam ita commence-
menl, acted under royal cbarter, and if it be
BdmHtad that lawyere are the best judges of
what, on legal ^undi and for practical pi
MUM, b moat kkely to conduce lo their 01
mtanats, their conduct in this respect may „
worthy of the cooBdemtion of the friends of
the Baptist HisaJonaty Society. The Ameri-
can Baptist Mianonary Society acta under a
state chatter of incorponitioii.
Mr. Robinson, in his letter to you, inqiurei
the amount of re^jonsibiiily irtiieb the pro-
poaed charter of the Baptist Missionary
Society would entail on the members of the
ndety. I think that this may be oniweKd
by ttating that the property of the corpora.
tion wontd be answerable ^r all its engage-
nwDt*, and must be 6M exhaosted, and as
llw liabititiei of Uie aodety would b« tempo-
niy tbera is no actual riA incurred by nem-
bsnfafp. Tbtre is no such risk as is incurred
by trading companies; In theee, Icsaa hare
bean anatained by the money invested doI
hanng been returned, bnt, on the contrary,
lost by improvident purcbasea of Talaeless
ptoperty,and by having been lent toineolvent
A royal charter, altbongh in form a royal
biour, la not worthy of being so eonaidered.
Ttw groands of the application far one, and
the form of words lo be used in it, are first
■abmitted to the legal advisan of the sove-
reign, who rseuTo fees fbr their trouble ftom
tfaoaa who apply fat the charter, and, there-
fore, ratliar foel that a hvour is oonferred
upon them by tbe ■pplication for the grant,
than upon Uioae who obtain iL The sove-
reign aots upon the advice given by simply
afilxing the royal sign manual (the signature)
to the chatter as ■ mere matter of
If tbe committee of the Baptist Miirionary
Society ihould bereeller provide th^ friends
with situations of emolument and eose at the
scribeiB, instead of resorting to eitha a
chancery suit or an ecUon at law to renwre
the evil, would cease to ■ubscribe to the *o-
ciHty's funds, and thus peacefiilly cause the
mtuatione to be vacated. I have no fears for
the society whilst the committees shall be
constituted of such men as we have had
hitherto, but that they have done everything
which (hey could is more than can be ex-
I entreat every sabecriber and eonlributor
to the sociely'sflinda to adc himself if ha has
done sll for the aodety which he could, snd
if ho can answer the inquiry m theaflhma-
tiv^ happy is he 1 But if be would do
justice to the committees he most not condemn
them until he has istisfied himself that a
majority of the contributors to the sodety
have done as well es he has. Moles was
deprived of the privilege of entering into
Canaan fbr speaking against God's Israel, let
us not lesaen our privileges by speaking
against those who have devoted tfaemaelvea
to the noble and holy employment of cniry-
ijig out the objects of tbe Baptist Hisnonaiy
Society, and made pecuniary lacriBc** abo,
I write this without the knowledge or
suggestion of any member of the eomroitteo
or peiaoD connected with the aociety, and
simply to prevent my brethren raitiiig objec-
tions to a charter founded on ignoianee ; if
thero be any founded on focts let them bo
■(ated snd attended to.
Caabermtt, March IOr&, 18t9,
TV Ikt E^lor nf U« Baptitt .VagoMlne. '
^'"i— A'Uiongh you hate devoted so much
-f your March number to the above eubject,
I hope you will find room in the number for
AprU for the following teief narrative, which •
shows the actual working of such a charter
In the esse in question there is nothmg
perahar in tbe terms of the charter j nothing
in Bct, so far as I know, hnt aiii-h t<ui<i_>: .
A royal diarter does not grant the parties
incorporated power to compel any penont to
part with tbeir housea or lands lo the corpo-
ration, which is the reason that railway com-
panies never act nador a charier, but obtain
an act of parlismenL
A chattered company has hitherto been
™iii« in me temiB or the charter j nothing
I tot, so far as I know, but such iveulMions
i« UK!, » lar as 1 «now, but such tveulMions
as would be insertod in the prapoMd chatter
to the Baptist Hisaionaiy Society.
Yours truljr,
DiviD U'Laru,
Ml. 4, Nets Broad Slrtel,
Snf MsreA, 1S49.
A number of the shaiehtdden of a banking
CORREBPONDBKCE.
287
CMDpuif in Ilia aij, incorporattd by nn.-il
duuM. baTing formed an opiaion that it
would b* for the intemt of the concern to
■■"*%*■■*■- with ■nother bnnlcing mmpiinj,
■tthongh not efaartcred, addr^wd ■ rcquintiein
to ttaoir baud of dlrecton, tbal a apecial
gsBcnl moctiiig of (ha propriaton ibmild be
Eallid t« Gonaider Iba proptietj of tbat mea-
nra,
A. meeting waa aecordingl/ be)d on tbe
3nd March, and woa numennul}- and re-
ipeetiblf attended, the aolidtor of the bank
wd otbar Jegai gentlemen hurlng been
praant,
Tbe propoaed meaaure vaa terj fultj
diKoand ; bnt aa it waa on groundi peculiar
to the poiition and pioipecti of the two
ntabliahtBenla. there would be no prapriet;
!n adTerting la them in (hii pBper. Some of
tbe proprietora attached consderable im-
partaoce to the compnny hating a chatteri
hot it waa becaiue the reaponsibilitj of each
■hareholder waa limited to doable tbe ainoiint
of hia tiakt in the cancem, in which retpcct,
tbne «an ba antbing nnatngoiu in tbe pro-
poied cbuter tin the Bsptiat Miuionaij
SodeCj.
Torard* the cloie of tbe meetiag, alter t
fne and full divunipn of the propoeiHl
meaaure, the chairman lafanned tha pro-
piiFloTi that the board of directon had token
the joint opinion of tlie uttomej-generol and
Bnoiber eminent countel on aome pointa of a
general naturt, wiith aiay leire to explain
thepoaition in which lbs Baptiit Uiuionary
Societj would be placed under & royal charter.
It i* Ibe joint opinion of the laid counul,
that an amalnmation of tha kind piopoeed
cannot be ef^cted except b; atif&on/y <if
parliamenl, or by the eurrender of the present
charter, which cannot be aurrendered but
be proper to allow the ahareholden to meat
and lUicoaa the propoaed union, but tbat Ibe
chairman hwuU not btjuit\fUd in pulling a
rnolution, Ttecmntndiilor]/ <(f tha union, lo
thtvett.
Of coutae, not a aingle itep could be taken
toBiirda accompliahing such a union, howerer
deoFable it might be, eicepting by employing
tbe cumbroui and eipenaive machinery eoo-
lectad vttb obtaining an act of parliament.
Thia it waa Mid would coat £800 or £800.
r* Iht Editor ef At BapHit Magcmint.
Dub Sib,— Ab the Committee of the
Baptlat Hiaaionaty Society have inrited the
attention of ita friend* and aubmibera to tha
propoaed incorponiioD by charter ta act of
parUament, il teemi deurabte that those who
Bare farmed en opinion on the lubiect ahontd
Tbe Bnt and weightiest objecthm is, that
to Bsk any priiilege from tbe stale to enable
us to preach tbe goepel ounelTes, or to asaist
those who do 10, ia oppcaed to the fint
prindplea of diiaent. If it ia nocoaary to
bold houses or Inndi for aucb purpous, wa
must, as a Christian duty, eoafbrm to tha
laws which regulate the tenure of property.
But the thing proposed is, to aolidl a isTOUi,
and one which the state is quite aa likely to
refuse as to grant. By doing this we anbjeet
ouraalrei to the charge of inconaistency from
theauemieaof our nonconfomutj, who will aay,
that when it suitsthe convenience of dEssenlelB
they on call far the pRtroniiing help of the
government as well aa otheia.
It is clear that wo shall beaAinga &Tour,
ftir the worda of every charter declare, and
we admit that it is granted, " Of the apodal
grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion,"
of the lovereign. If instead of a chartef
from the crown we aoIidC an act of parlia-
ment, we gJTe opportunity for the thouund
members of ihe legialnture to aneer at and
condemn a courw which the enemies of dis-
tent in both houses will not fail to represent
as at Tarienca with onr fint pitnciplea. If
the bishops of Eieler or Oiford should
descend from their allilmlcs to notice the
introduction or progress of such a measure,
it is easy to see what eji ill-natured use may
be made of such a golden oppoitunily. I
Ihetelare submit that we should he roluntarilj
aubjecling ouraelres, as s religious body, to
reproach and the chance of defeat, for an
object not wsrranted by our own principles.
With regard to Ihe benefits to ba derired
from a chnrter, I nm not so sanguine aa the
veniencea of trusteeships, but I am not at all
sure that a chatter, or eren an act of parlia-
ment, would remedy them in all out colonies.
In those which have local Icglilatures, aucb
na Jflmaica, Canada, and South Aiutnlia,
and in those which are already regulated by
acts of the British parliament, inch aa India,
and others, I doubt whether any act of tha
imperial parliament would nrail, unlets re-
enaded by the colonial authorities; and if so,
any such re-enactment would be doutHlbl
and cxpensire.
I object olso to a charier or nn act, as
limiting tha preeent unreatrictad ftwdom of
tbe sodety. It is true that the gnat object
of the society seems to ba fiilljr eipresaed in
the Draft Charter; but '' new dreumalancea"
may well be supposed by any lawyer of ex-
penence, in which the charter may be fiinnd
to he an insuperable bar lo the carrying out
of the wishes of the general body of aab-
scribers. In eonfirmalinn of this 1 may ny,
that I was present myself ten daya ago at n
meeting of giroprietota of a company incor-
porated by charter, when, after sc'eral houn
of discuuion of a plan approved by a large
body of the proprietors, the chairman read
EDITORIAL P08T8CBIPT.
the opinion of the nttornejr-generBl, that it
vu not irilhin the icope of the charter, nnd
that the chairman wu not irammled bjr law
in em patting the question propoaed, and
he TcAued to put it accordingly, and broke
up the meeting.
In condonon I nay my, that the rerj
great expenie attending either a charter or an
act would more than counter-balance, in mj
opinion, the laiing with renrd to Imst-deed*
and their renewal. As to tlia inconveniencee
to the committee, I do them the juitice to
beliere that it dD«« not weigh much in their
conaidBration.
It ii not lufficient for the Mb-committee
to aifne thig qucvtion before the great body
of the lubiciibera, eten if the aiguroenta
were worth more than they appear to be. I
have little doubt that the pioui fueling of the
majority i* oppooed to this project, and I
tmrt it will be quietly interred.
I BID, denr air, youn,
William P. Bikturt.
To the EdiioT Iff the BaptUt Magaxint
Mt sub Sia,— Will you hare (he kind-
nesi to iniert the (oUowing communication in
the next number of the Baptiat Magazine ?
At the quarterly meeting of the Worcea-
lenhire Anocialion of baptiat churcbea held
at Atch Leach, Marcli 6th, 1849, it waa re-
Bolrad on the motion of brother A. G. Fuller,
aeconded by brother F. Oierbury : —
" nut tUi lOMtliii la uib
la piwat cpppoituDf'- -•
a ft ant^eet of (nU
^ — , ida^taalehaiHttrntltaiiitela
ad epanttoBa, titj cunot isfud Ika pnleclhr
lla Itial tnnTpantlgD wlthoat fMUnn tt appra-
hmalon UiU iba amall adTantagia whieli anch a
couraa wmU aaeiiie would ba ttt man than
* iDjniT whisli would acerua
It v«Bld Impoaa cm lla txar^
and ihaUoilia which It w
EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT.
Tba Rot. C. M. Birrell, ndrerUng to a
aerie* of reaolntiona adopted by the Com-
mittee of the LiTerpool Auxiliary to the
BaptM HiMJonary Society nod extenaiiely
adfertiaed, requeaU ua to aay that in ronae-
qucDMor theftltaoT hia health he waa not
preeentat the meeting at which they were
paoed, and that it appenn to him that all
the o[nnion) apeciGed there are untenable,
and Uiat the cloaing advice ariaea finm a
minppnheniion of the nnluro of all trust
Stepney College is again without ■ preai-
dent: considerations hafing no nftivnca
either to the inatitution or to any of it«
inmate* hare led the Rer. W, Joan tn
rengn his office. Dr. Murch has kindlr
acceded to the wish of the committee ao fti'r
as to undertake to discharge temporarily Iho
duties of rewdent tutor, but he cr-''
spend the Lord's days with hia cc
at Rickmanaworth, as usual.
._, , will be supplied for s _,
come by the Rer. T. D. Reynolds late of
Earl's Colne, he hafing aceeptni a nnanimoua
' m from the church to apend three
there with a view to the paatoiate.
will take place this year on Wedneadaj', Majr
Snd ; and that Exeter Hall hating again been
formally refused for that purpose by the pro-
prietors, the meeting will be held in Finsburjr
Chapel.
A crowded meeting wa* held at Eielcr
Hall about ten days ago, oecetioned by the
impriaonment of the Rev. Jnmea Shor^ who
ia now a priaoner in Eieter jail in conse-
quence of proceedings token against him hr
the bishop of Exeter. It will he remem-
bered that Mr, Shore was minister of a
proprietary chapel in that diocese, whoae
evangelical sentiments and popularity were
oR^aire to the bishop ; that finding that his
dioceMn had taken measurea which would
prevent hi* officiating lon^r there as a cler-
gyman, he went to a nnghbouring niagistmte
and took the oaths as a dissenting minister,
at the rame time, with the cxinaent of the
proprietor, registering the chnpet as a dli-
senting place of worship; that he then offi-
ciated in it, supposing himself to be aecure ;
but that the bishop claimed from him sli'I
canonical obedience, and prosecuted him in
court*, by which lie was condemned to pny
heavy coata. The meeting to which we refvr
took place a« aoon as hia incaicenlion was
known. Chorlea Lushlngton, Esq., M. P.,
presided, and the principal apeahers were
Mean. Binney, Brock, Burnet, Baptist
Noel; and Messrs. Stoddart and Cniig, mi-
niatenof the established church. Whether
any thing can ba etfecled at present for the
relief of Mr. Shore ia doubtHil ; but a bill
has been brought into parliament toi the
protection of other dei^ymen who may be-
come disaenling ministers, and it is attongly
hoped that it will pass.
Several minister* of the National Re-
fbimed Church of Fiance bare recently re-
linquished their connexion with it, aniong
whom is M. FrMiric Monod, secretnry of
the French Missionary Society. In con-
EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT.
•eqnence the ArchlTW dn ChiiiliaTiUme, of
vhieb he u ihe editor, hu cetiied to be the
oignn of the oilbodox parlr in the National
Chuich, and unnouncei Ih.-it it i> lo be dc-
Toted to " the ptinciple of free and penonul
adbenon." On the othei hand M. Filnlte,
a lealoua pralntant preacher, not rereitiog
•tate vmj, has been fined on theee preteiicet;
that thoogh libertT ii gnnled bj law to pnr-
ticaUi fonni of warMp, it ii not to eon-
femerM on matten of religion, nnd that M.
Pilalle diiciused and criticised a legally
Tteegaiiad aoTihip, thai is, Romanitn. The
luaa tomiidi poperj of those tlatenDen who
an now in the sacendant in France is in-
oeaanglj indent.
The abolition of the inquisition in the dXj
of Rome hai been followed bj an undertak-
ing of the moat auipicioui characteT. In
Ibe immediate precincts of the Vatican, we
■m infonned, the Christian scriptures are
being printed in the Italian language, under
the Nperintendenoe of Dr. Achilli.
Ou readers who are familtar with the
name of John Pojnder, Esq., si a frequent
ipealier at the India House in diicusaiana re-
' support tn idolslrj, and
n>cclinj
tbe&ec
. :e freedom of n
with regret that that gentleman was rem
from thii world on the 18lh of March.
To many of our friends it will doubllt*
bv pteuant to see a fntler account o( (he ar-
nngementi far the approaching annual meet-
ings in London than could be giren either on
the ChnmoIogicHl Page or on the wrapper.
We shall Ihereiiire mention them here, iii far
■a they hace come to our knowledge. Some
ara not ;et completed, but with reganJ to
til* Ibltowing, there is, we beliefe, no greater
Dncertiiintf than that which belongs to alt
prospectiTe iiews of human transnclionB,
We riwU ipeak of what uilt be done, mean-
ing tharebj that it ii intended to be done;
but recogoiiing the jiropriet}' of the apostle
James's aJdmiMilion respecting the droendence
of all our prqecti on the will of Him in
wbom we liie and more, and hare our being,
■n admotiitkni which the experience of all
who have been accustomed to bjbsI in making
snd enfant
ILl»IH.
In the forenoon of thii da;, at eleven
o'doek, the annual meeting to aupplicate the
difine blcaing on ensuing meetings and on
tba loeietiee i^oee intemta the; are intended
to promote, will be held in the librarf of the
Minm House, 33, Hoorgate. Thismeeting
ii nanallf well attended, and affords pleasure
to thoae who arc able to be present.
Mitaionarr Socielr, at Surrer Chapel. Mr.
Sherman, the esteemed minister ofthat place
had eng^jed, it may be remembered, to per-
form this seriice to the society last veer, but
was prevented by the illness of Mrs. Sherman,
I betlci
raiDiT, iFUL SOth,
In the forenoon, at ten o'clock, the thirly-
aerenth annusl seesinn of tbe Baptist Union
will be held in the library at 33, Moorgata
Street, Respecting this meeting, the secre-
taries say, " In order that time for due at-
tention to burine» may be secured, it is very
desirable that brethren who attend should
make anangentents for devoting to it the
whole day, until fiie o'clock, refreshment
being provided at two d'cIocIe in the Mission
House." They desire also to call particular
have, for the present aession made an im-
portant alteration in the general arrange-
ments. They hare resolved to discontinue U)o
customary puUie tntelijig, (in which at lal«
but tittle interest has been maniresled,} and
to introduce in its stead an introductory dis-
course, to be delivered at the opening oF tbe
■enion by one of the brethren. They have,
to their high gratification, prevailed on tbe
Rev. T. Morgan of Birmingham, to rejiJor
this service for the present year; and he will
accordingly address the Union immadiatelv
on its assembling, on Friday motning, April
2ath, at ten o'clock. By a nwlution of the
committee, this portion of the praceedingi
will be open to nny Christian ^ends who
ma; wish to attend."
In tbe evening, terrice is t<
seven o'clock, at the Weigh House Chapel,
Fish Street Hill, when the Rev. William
Drock ia to preach on behalf of the Baptist
Society for promo^g the gospel in Ireland.
LOao'a DIT, APBIL 22l(D.
For the anangements respecting tbe ser-
mons to be preached at the vntious baptist
places of worship in and near the metro-
polb on this dsy, we must refer to the
Missionary Herald.
HOSDIT, ITBIL 93ftD.
In the forenoon, at eleven o'clock, the
ansusl meeting of memben of the Baptist
Irish Society is to be held at the Mission
House. Every person subsoibing ten shillings
and uipence a year, or upwards, and every
baptist miniater making an annual ctintn-
bution or collection for the society, is entitled
to be present at this meeting, at which the
proceedings of the past year are to be re-
ported, and the ofiicen dioaen for tho year
ensamg.
S40
EDITOaiAL P08TSCBIPT.
In the BTMing, at half-put (ii, the snanal
meeting of the Baptitt Home Miaionary
Societ; ii to be held at Fiiiibuc}' Chapel.
Tbemiu Challia, £*q.. Alderman of Londop.
hai engaged to piraide.
TDESCAT, XeVL 24tB.
In the morning, at ten o'clock, the aiuoal
geoersl meeting of members of the Baptist
Miwonarj Sotielj Ktli be held, for the trans-
action of liuaincH, at the Misaion Hoiue.
The penona entitled to attend and vote are
"all penoDi mbacribing ten ■hilling! and
■tipence a year, or upwania, either to the
parent lodety or to auxiliaries, donon of
ten poDndB and upvaidi, pastors of churches
vhich malce ao antiual contribution, and
ministen who collect annually fur the so-
ciety ; also one of the eiecutoti on the
payment of a bequest of fifty pounds or
upwards." At this meeting, the committee
and officers for the ensuizig year are to be
chosen, the^uditoi* oF accompts appointed,
and other buuneee pertaining to the society
is to be transacted.
In the etening, at di, the annual public
naetmg of the Baptist Irish Snciely will be
held in Finsbury Chapel, Richard Harria,
Esq., M.P. for LeieeiteT, in the chair.
GomDODC* at Bloomsbury Chapel, (i
British Husnim,) when the ReT. Octaiius
Winalow of Leunington will preach on be-
half of the Baptist Missionary aodety.
Ministers educated at Bristol, Stepney, and
Bradford colleges wilt dine It^ther at the
Guildhall CoflWe House, at two o'clock.
The annual pablie meeting nf the Bible
Translation Society it to be held on Wed-
nesday erening, at New Parle Street Chapel,
SonthwaA, the cliair td be taken at half-past
XnOMDAl', APML 36tH.
At clefeD, in the tbreaoon — not ten, as on
soma fbrmer occasions— the annual public
meeting of the Baptist Missionary Sodetj
and its friends is to be held in Exeter Half.
8. U. Peto, Esq., M.P., one of the tieasuren,
wiUpieade.
In the erening, at half-patf six, the an-
nual meeting ot subeoibets to the Hansard
KnoUyt Sodety will be held at the Hall of
Coamerce, Threadneedle Street, the chair
to b« taken by Dr. Acworth.
At six o'clock on the same erening, we are
leqnealed to state that the annual meeting of
the Baptist Tract Society will be bald in
S»g]a Street Chapel; the ohair to be taken
by Robert Lush, Esq.
VaiDAT, AFHU, S7lll>
In the erening, at half-past six, an ad^
joumed public meeting of the Baptist Mis-
sionary Society will be held in Fuisbary
Cliapet. The chair will be taken by Joseph
H. Allen, E>i.
It is Bcarceiy to be expected that any ot
oat frienda ahould be present at all thiaa
meetings, boweier much interest tfaey may
feel in the societis wboae daims are to be
adiocated. It has been suggested to us,
however, by a gentleman who has lifed part
of hia life in the country and part in the
metropolis, that it might be adTanlsgeoos to
give a hint that soma of the eongr^tions
wilhio fire miles of St, Paul's do not furnish
a fair proportinn of theae annual assemblies.
No man knows the demands made upon the
time of a Londoner, but one who hu been *
Londoner himself. Yet our London baptitt*
should remember what most be the Imprea-
sion on the tninds of peiions who haTe
trsTelled scorn or handreds of miles, al
considerable cost, if they End that the meet-
ings are not attended by Christians of tbe
same class with themselres, who live within
a walking distance of the places in which
they are held. They are led to Suppose
either that in the judgment of their meuo-
politan ftiendi the societies tfaemselrea are ot
little worth, or else to form an estimate of
London leal very much to the discredit of its
inhabitants. It is not, we believe, as much
considered bj them as it should be, that pre-
Bsnce at these meetings, if there be nothing
than presence, affords eneouiaj
I thoi
■ gimtuil
ouiagement
id toiling at
meetlngl
apd. ir
ibla hours ot
priiate work which few i
■ell-denial enough to perform, and that it
cheers and inspirits friends of the institutions
who have oome from a great distance, and
who seldom viut our immense city.
On auntber aubject we will ti '
gestion having respect to th'
which are to be held in Fuisbury Chapel.
we advert to what reapects the comKut of
speakers there, alt who are accuatomed to
attend such meetings will know that we
speak djsinlereatedly. The Testtias behind
the platrorm, which afford in some respect*
valuable accommodation, are in othei napecta
very annoying. When friends who lire at a
great distance from each other meet, they
often have much to say ) and the temptation
is strong to contioua conieisatioa alter a
mseting has commenced, or to enter upon
private communications bdbrv it has te(-
minated. In the vestries it may aeem to
them a* though they were hidden fh>m tbe
aaaemhly, but it is not so. What is grnng
forward behind the pisiform sometimes inter-
feres with dccomm in a manner of which
those who are in the veatiie* hare no oen-
eoption. StpintMiu v»r6um *al.
THE MISSIONAEY HERALD.
THB MISSIONARY HERALD
DEATH OP THE REV. O. LEONARD.
Mr. Robinson, irritiag under date the 28th of November last, announces the
death of this eicellent missionatf as having occurred on^thc 23rd.
Mr. Leonard was one of those raised up bj" Providence in the country. He Vfas
a European converted under the tniniatry of Dr. Carey in 1808, and.baptized on
the 2nd of April, 1809, at which time he mi repieunted In a letter to the Society
as a singular tnonument of mercy. In the latter part of the same year he wsa
appointed a deacon of the ehurah in Calcutta, nhen it wa^ stated that he had
waded through uncoraTnon templatLons, wbioh had left a deep impression of
seriousness on his mindj and that he waj n nan of real piety and considerable
intelligence, "and very active among inquiren, eapecially the younjt.
In the following January Mr. W*aB eays, " Havlnjf read a letter from Mr. King
relative to the saecess att«pdin][ the schooti at Binnlng'hani, brother Leonard re-
marked thdt we might baTC a tree school in Calcutta for the multitudes of poor
oountry-boni childreq who are in the moiC pitiable state of ignorance. I took up the
lint, and proposed tho ooniideratton of it/' and thus originated the Benevolent
Institution, which hu ilnoa been tho means of difiuaing its benefiti to thousands.
Mr. Leonard undertook its superintendence, for wbioh be appeals to have been
admirably fitted; idxi by hii aflbotionate attention! to the children he very soon
rendered it the mwoi of esoiclng the deiin of the parents, particularly the female?,
to attend the preuhuig of Ibc gospel.
In a letter ha particularizes one of his wbolara m coming (o blm under very
remarkable alicumatanees. He gays, "Among the children Just added to the
school is Tbonos, a distressed Mahiy boy Utroduoed by Captain Williams, a sub-
scriber to tlw Institution, who saved Hi lift, with that of two other boys, who
had befen stolen fhun a neighbouring Islattd for the purpose of being sold fur food
to the Battel, who tm cannibali; they were at the time being httened for
slaughter."
In the year 1819, Mr. Leonard was appointed to occupy the mission station at
Dacca, where his talents and attsnUon to the Bengali and Peniaa schools im-
mediately laUsd lliem from the depretrioD under wbioh they were labouring, and
by subsequent reports the number of leholats appear to have been above fiOO.
Here he continued (bt thirty-two years, faithful to his trust. " His loboun," as
Mr. Robinson justly states, " ware fbr many years very giefit, almost beyond
human strength." Fur tome years he has been laid aside from actire labour,
which has been a soutee of great distress to him, but he rejoioed in the success of
others, and the conveiMtioDi of his missionary brethren on the efficacy of tlic
atoning blood and the saints' prospect In a better world supported and animated
his mind, After such conversations he would say, " Now I have something to
think about during my sleepless h[>urs." As his end oppronclied he Enid repeat-
edly to bis wife, in his figurative Style, "I am going to Paradise — I am going- to
Paradise." He was interred in tho mission burial erouud in the spot he bad him-
self marked out, " in the comet under the mango-tree," and his funeial sermon
was preached by Mr. Robinson, who had travelled [him Assam to attend him in
his last hours, but who arrived too kte to be recognized by him.
yUR APRIL, 1640, 219
ADDITIONS TO VARIOUS CHURCHES.
Hie CaletiUa OrieDtal Baptist fbt January contains tlie followia; grsttfyiog
iateUigeoa*.
Jm. Oiw Eiinq>taii feanle wuUpti>ed, (essioD of their fsiih in Christ, b; Mr.Lewii
b; Air. Williun* on the Sth of December. od ihe 34lh of December.
Ciiiaim (war Agn). Mr, Smith miles Jiaart. Mr. Furry, writioe from S4>ba>
that he had the pleuure of immeriing two riy& aaAer date of the 31>t Decejnber, ujt,
new GODierts from IliniluiiiD on Bsblwui the " Yoa will rejoice iritli lu tbu iiat ubbtth
lOthof Deeember, TourtMa conveni were biptiied is two vit
NaTiigdrrchiik (aoulh ot Calcutle). Three h'^, and on the TullowiDg day three mora
natiie brelhtva were baptiied by Mr. Lewii made a public proresiiou of their faith. McM
at tbn alalini on the ITtb of D«c*iiiber, ' of ihece coaTcrLi have been heariag the gospel
D%M Dum, Two penons, one an £ut for years, others for some noaths, and havi
lodiin, and the other a native female of (he been uoder seriout ii
Uadrts Freudency, wire baptiied on » pro- , time."
t impreSBMiia for • long
Fram a letter from Mr. TuoKrsoN, veo extract the fallowiog Intemliog in-
Fonnation respecting a miirionary tour in which he bas been engaged.
rial to GarlimulcttA'ear Fidr.
IVm. 4ih, 184D. Ilertil am.thniughniercy,
■DOtber year, to meet end laboar among the
mnltitaifes drawn hither at thti season oF the
ifeir to baihe in the' Ginges, in the expecta-
tion of nraabinj away their bihh bdH bting
sated ; and I pray it tnsy be my hsppinesn to
laboar with fameatness m making known the
tmtb, and in seeking to apply it to the eondi-
lion of my heartn.
At Da^na, as I passed a dsj in the serai, I
was happy in being recognired by a well-
^ken, respectable Muhammadan, who, be-
ing DO stnnger to our Iraob, nmeitly desired
to nare mare, and as soon as he receired and
carried them to a parly of his frieods, I saw
them eagerly tike ind open them, to acquitnt
tbemaelTes wiih their contend. At Hauper
there were a number of applicants for Iht words
if Jtna, ind they were thankful for the
ituillcst portions given them. Inquiry may
be promoted and knowledge difTused by these
diibibutions imong persons who teem not to
have met with our books before. I here had
the opportnuily of worshipping with three iu-
diridualj who by their situation are destitute
of the public meani cF grace.
At this place, where I arrived to-day, 1
nwt with an uncommonly attentiie reader oF
oar books in ■ Mu ham mad an, who sal For
honn paticnily perusing them, Otiien from
Bijnour came, sod look boolu, for which they
their porport. I ebvc tbem a brief bi
Kdemption, ttaled the objects of mi
leading tbem to conrew that Jems alone i*
the Siviaur of Ihe world. The men owned
that they had taken our books from Hncdwai
with the intention of reading them, but were
dlseuBdcd by brahmini and others who spate
against them. I said their trade in tbe Bonis
of men was in danger. The men resolved to
read and FDJly understand the hooks now.
Oti the 6ih a good number attended (o
hear and lake booka. and have a better nnder-
slanding of their purport. Some think that
the contents of our books sgree with eertaiu
portion* of ibeir shnstras, end therefore pro-
less to esteem them ; while others will have
nothing to do with them, as being contrary t»
genentlly reoeired opiniona and practicee.
An inlsrsiting ymitA.
greater than that of score] who bad taken
boolia from me year aF^ year -, and in proof
of his Bsiierlion he went home and brought
forward a copy of the Hindi New Testament,
which he aaid he had had six yean, and that
his ftther had brought it from Delhi for him;
he had this book carefully wrapped in a jut-
dan or cloth case. PercaiTiog the binding to
b: injured, and that the edition was of 1818,
I oftered to exehsnge it for a copy of more
receot dale, bat he seemed slarlled at the idea
of parting with it, though it was to exchange
it only. " No," he >aid, and took up the
book in a rHaht, as if it would be taken HWay
From him. I wish I had the whole of Ihe
Old TeatamcDt to gratify him with the giA of
it ; yet if ho believes to the saving of hia soul,
what more does he need of divino writ to
auure him of tnlvatioti through the Lord
Jean* ChrittI He is, however, yaung, and if
TH£ MI8SI0NABY HERALD
hk life ibould be iptrad, lod ha ctniliaus to
lore (he ucred writing*, fas ma; yet meet
with tha entire rotums of Cad'i word, iqiI
theicby bun hii joy inemued ia Ooi't ul-
TBtioD, which ippiemn 10 be the object ot hii
■orch. A jauat Hioilu papil of lb« Re*.
Mr. Hoore'i ictiool 4t Agra, Memed aoiioiu
■o become fallj acquaialeJ with Ihs meaaiag
of tha New TaiauieDt, atii) when preiaaled
with ■ commecl oa Ihe pirablet of our Lord,
*•> very glad, and mid, " Thi> it what I
wital I I wub to undenland Ihe New Ts>la-
A liLtto bnhman boy of Delhi tvcogniied
me, and aikad for a book, on wLitli I nlfered
hhn a IracI: he rernied it, and aaid he
wanted ■ goipel, the book of glad lidingt !
Ob, Chit this would baeoiaa the general
daiire and aoxioiu with of all the youth of
India, even to ban the gaipel, whether
prcaebcd or in in wriltaa Ibnn.
Vif Boiurji tfcrU.
A ttw Punjabfi who ai« located dobt di,
ban been amongit tha moat alleatire of oar
heanri theee three day*. On the 7th and
tth wo were much diatreaacd hr fierce weat
wioda and land itorma, whirb through a
great part uf the day hindered our doing any
thing aiiti>r«clorit* ; but (ome icnru of men
ean» to ui at different timi'a, and particulurly
It the close of ibeM day*. We read, dii-
conraed, and prayed and une at proper
periods. Some few bairigii, who are mad
"On idoli, wbaa the declaration ogainit
ilaliy bcgaa to be read, rose and went
■way, while the real of the hearen eoatiaoed
to the lul, teemingly innpreued kith what
they h«d heard, though every thing wai eon-
imry lo their riewi and practice. The greater
pan of Ihoce who heard were atrangen to the
doctrine of our hooki. One man, a Uuhim-
*eraial Iracd. On the 9lh and IDlh we had
greater numben to hear the word, mil for the
New Tetumeot and piu-u of ihe Old. Alut
of the latter were Muhimmadani fmm Um-
roha, Chundaiui, llijnaur, aod Uondalnd ;
■nd they were aaiinoi aliio for cootrorenia]
booki and tncu, which they hid heard of or
aeeo. Haay Ulndnf alio were deainnu of
Dr. Witwo'l eiuaJDaiion of their ih&ateri.
Of the (uaoenre crowda that came to oa,
Qamben were uiuble to read, and bad come
only lo hear, and ao contentedly lal down lo
l>M*n to the readini, coareraalion, or dia-
coona. Some made inqniriea, and a few
paodiu and brahmani joined in ainging (he
Artetor Adonlioaof Jceut. Nnmbera heard
of the Saviour liirihe firat time, end to aerenl
the aooount appoared to be glad lidiega, and
worthy of further inqairy, whioS they hoped
to proaacule with the Dooka ihey had id hand.
The ignorance of tome people, Mnhunmi'
daoa and Hlndua, it rcry great at to the kind
of Loo^t wa ofiar lb«m ; bodw of iIm brmer
•£.
ttking with greu aariouneat for the Qirio,
and not a few of the laller (or aome one or
other of llieir abittcrt ! and when inbnned
that the bookt are tolely of the Chritliau
faith, and dittribnled with the view of dii-
teminalini the knawlelge of that faith, in
order to lead all men of all caMei to beliere
in Jeaua our Sitiour, and look for aaltitton
(0 him, they ttare, and einttot be made lo
believe that God hat iwom that to Jeiui
every knee ihould bow, and to him every
loDEue oonfesa that he ia Lord, to the glory of
God the Father.
E/Mti o//iTiii«r effarU.
1 UA. The tnulutudea have balbetl, and an
going awajr. thia being Ihe day of the full
moon. Tnera have been numerout paniea
to-day alio, bolh to hear ind like booki, and
ihe detire for both ii rather on the increaw.
Great Dumben hive heard, but certainly i
very Bmall portion of llie people of the lair.
Still it ia miller of thinkfutneu that to aiany
have beard Ihe word, and aome bundrvli
taken the booki and tncti oSered for their
coniideralicn. I have had evidence it thii
fair that the bookt and incta of former diitri-
lerved, and I may venture lo eiprecs my
hope that (hoio now ao ardenily deaired end
10 eagerly laken hy nnniberi, will, lo a lairlain
client he preierved in the bomesleadi of ihc
recipienli, and the conienli of them engage
their atlentinn and occupy their tlmughu. It
wat in thii way in year* patt that the aeed of
the word waa aown, and id a few boneal and
good heart! it yielded the fruiU of laiih, love,
and obedioDoa. By humble prayer we are
led to look for the like reaalta, when the truth
ahall have purified the heart, and the S[uril of
grace have deigned Is perform hii oKce ; and
may it be our bappintu to learn in ihe caurte
of time, that tome poor aoul hat been awaken nl
h; the eSont of thia aeafon, by the tlour
operetinn of the Irutht of revelilioo, and by
the po»cr of God the Spirit. Of ihii, how-
ever, I may be lure, that of ihose who heard
Ihe word, numbera carry awiy with them a
knowledge of divine truth they never poi-
aeued before ; aod lome few, a correct view
There are alio thoac at tbia lair, who ai
paniog to their hontea with an inereaied detire
far our booki, and whom it wai difficult to
■atitfy with the porliona avaiJuble for them.
MuhammadaQ applioanU teem hardly aatii-
fied without each having the Peauleuch and
New Testament entire, and pandili among
the Hindu applicanti am equnllj urgent fur
the account of our Saviour't birth, ita date,
the couDtiT when and the people among
whom be became incarnate. The generality
of the people. Hind ui b p>rticuhir,like traetd,
4nd lonM go away talitfisd with a aingle traci,
iIm coDlenia of which may have particvlarly
FOR APRIL^ 1849.
iiMntIti tben. A lew bnhmu* teenitd
Dot indiipoaed to •mbraee Chriilitnity, but
foniul their Aiture menu of lupport to be ■
traal diSeulij.frani their ne>er havioE learot
■ tnule, and h»iiig been the objecM d? idon-
lioQ of the other tbrea elsMn of tb« Hindui.
I1m7 Mk for ■opport bj in iMgnmeDl of
luid, OD the pert af gOTemrnent, or ■ pengioD
tqii*elent to their gaini u femilj-prieiti,
•Dd Ibeo ihej *>7 thaj will ba free to embnoe
the goepel. Tbe eiunpln of iadiTiddsli 4nd
familiee, aiid tribes, *re before tbnr tjtt, who
ondcr the Mobemmedtii empenn renoDnecd
(be bitb of Ibair fUbtn, mod were rcwerded
*> •bo(e ataled ; bnl thej bAYt jit io feel the
opcrelion of ■ dcw pnnciple, the Io*e ef
CbriK, leading Ihem, wilbont beoefit or re-
ward, to foruke *li for the hoDour that
Conwlh (rom Ood anly, bj betieving in and
followiog Chrinl, accordiDg to hi* word. It ii
true ibal tbli principle hM been developed in
■etcral inittncei at the varioo* (nimaiiar;
ualiom where the heuhen or Muhammadani
haiegirea iheipwtves up to God inthegoipcl
of hie Son, but the ligbl refiected bj luth
■DitaDcc* baa been, in general, a dim light,
end ila loitre bai been lamiibed bj humen
iDltrmitT. Yet ihii divine principle will pre-
Tail, will tmtittj obaerrtn of lU besvealy
origin and blesKd eficcti ; and lead ibem
Siti Io admire, and then to la)r open their
bnrti ID tbe admiaiion of tfaia principle, lbs
loie of Chriat, and eonvinoe Mber* of It*
24«
superioritj Io the «ardid motiTee that now
prompt toms worldly minds to batter for a
Chriitian profeuion,
Seriplurti, f e., d'utribulti.
The •criplnre* and IracU dittribntrd thia
ceasoD amonnt Io unwani* of two (housand
eight hnodrvd, Ihe faimer eoniiatiDg of vnl-
umea of tbe icriptum, luch ai Ihe entire
New TeilaroeDt, the Pulmi, and tbe Gupeli,
and Acu, and tmitler portiani, ai the Pro-
verb*, Geneiia, and Eiodui, ind Iiaiah and
Dtoiet, and the aeparate gospela. The tracts
were lingl*, and Uitcbed together.
^11
1
1
AraWa
a ...
28 ISO
30 200
61 1 400
35 1 ISO
10 1 ...
3 le
iioo
300
1166
43
63
3
378
G30
1627
199
sa
74
Gnnd Total...
159 1 9ie 1 1776
2863
It u my carnal pnyer that Iheea preciuna
depon'oritt of divine truth may not hare
been diilribnted in vain, but, under tbe Spirit
of grace, lerve to diffuH tlie kwiwledge of
Him who (hall juilify many.
WEST INDIES.
JAMAICA.
baiter's hill AlTD HALDOL.
A lettet hu been received from Mr. Dinor, dated ilie 8rd of Janturj, pving «
my ntiiflwtOT^ account of the progrcti of education in Ilic achools connected
wiQi hia station. He nji — ■
Aoaday idieolt. diKiiuioaa lake plao
TImm b«i been a eonaiderabiB impravemcDl
in tbe Snndaj lehoolt dnrinj tbe pul year in
lb* attendance both of Macbcn and icbolira.
There ai« ttill difficnliiea with wbieb we have
Io contend, hut which it ii hoped by iltady
peiKieiance will be nrmounled and orer-
cone. Edncalioi] ia genervlly progifuing.
There are now in theee icbooJ* 269 teiding
in tbe iaered icriptorea, and the
Sudaj School Union, Thcae are genenlly
wpealtJ to the tniniiter preiionity to tbe
cMiBcnoeinent nf public (errics on Sunday
wning. Tbe leteber* of the four icboofa
meet in union once in four month*, wbeo tbe
Haw of the achoola cornea under review, and
iK«a. Tbne mtatinp promiie I
very beiMficiel Io the icboola.
The Sunday acbool it aalterla Hill appean
Io eonitit of S63 children and eighty-niot
idniti, who are inatmeted by revenleen tench-
en, who meet onee a moDth for Ibe pnrpon
of innuctlog tbe boiian* of ibe aohool, and
once a fonnight for three houn on a Saturday
morning for aelf-iniprotetnent, when Ihe aacred
•criplure* and booki of a uMful ebancter are
read, and other exereixiiaittndtdlocalcnlaled
to inereaae their atock of uwfnl knowledge.
The Sunday *ehaol at Maldon appean to
couaiat of 140ehildienaadninety-eiglitadulia,
inatneled by IbarleeD leacbera. Teacher^-'
meeiinga of the nme chsraeter a* tbotc »t
Sahcr'a Hid are held hire, and the inton-
248 THE MISSIONARY HERALD
venience which baa been eiperiecctd from I Id connexLOD with thii uhool, one of ihe
the room being med alw as a placa of wor- tesehen hu opeatd t school tbrM imiDgt in
ibip, ii remoTcd, the congregation now iheireek >i Hinea Moi]ataiii,wtuiAiiUiended
ocoapjing B newly creeled place oF wonhlp. ' by (ixUcn children.
HAITI.
A letter bns been received from Mr. Wbblbt, dated Jacmel, the 9th of Febnutyi
oontaJDing iDformation which nill, we doubt not, gratify all <mr readerB ; and not
bavins room for (ho whole, we will present aa ubatraot r&thet than defer the
noticing it.
It atalec, first, tiiat lie and Mrs. Weidtj Iiave rcluined &om a visit to Jamatcsi
and that the Toyage hasbeenbleuedtotbetestonlionof the health of both of theiu.
Becoadlj. That the political Stat* and pMspecU <rf th« island have andergoiie a
great ohaoge for the better, and now assume a brighter a^eot than they have tan
Tfairdl}-. That the schools have been resumed with numbeit equal to lliose of
which they before consisted.
FouTthtf . That there is much in the congregation calcnlnted to ufibrd eoeou-
ragement : that there is reason to beliere several individuals to be the subiects of
converting grace ; that hariog baptized one candidate previotisly to sniling for
Jamaica, ne ia about to baptize three more, one of nhoni has been for Bome time
ia the habit of ievitieg his neighbour* into his bouae on the Lard's daj mortiio^
and reading and explaioing to them the scriplares, for which Mr. Wbblbv coou-
ders Lim well qnalified ; and that there ore several others whom he considers as
in a hopeful state.
Fifthlv. Mr. Wkblrt presents an application, in oar opinion a vary eogent ene^
to hia fellow Christiana in Great Britam to proTide bis congregation with a chapel,
there being no difficulty in rendering tbe tenure secure, wlnefa had been oooceived
bj some to be tbe case in consequence of the kw pTCVeoting fneigMera htriding
hnded property. This application he atget on sevemt gronnds. 1. That the
house, of which the room used as a chnpel fonns a part, is situate in a matltel-
place, tbe noise and confusion of wiiicli (very &r beyond those of ao English
market) are so intolerable as to compel the ctosiiig of every door and window in
that part of the house which is surrouoded by the market, during the whole of tbe
service, hut that even with the doets and windowaolosed, the worship is frequently
interrupted, by the shouting and cursing of persons at the doors, and the JingUng
of money on the window-siUa, sometimes by aU the noises together, forming, to
use a common expression, a perfect Bedlam. 2. That the house, of which the
room used as a chapel forms a part, is completely at one end of the town, which
contains a scattered population of 7000, and that the distance from the centre of
the town and the lamentable indisposition to exertion prevent the RttendaHce of
lliose who hare not learned to appreciate the worth of gospel tmth. & That (be
class among whom they are called to labour feel a vMy strong picjodioe gainst
worship conducted in a dwelling-house. 4. That the room used as a chapel is
also employed as a school-room, and that the desks and benches have in conse-
quence to be removed two or three times a week ; that great difficulty ia frequently
mlt in procuring persons to remove them at the time required, and tbe mis^onary
family have to perform that work themselves, thus employing lime and strength
which are valuable fur more important ptvposes, and producing nu exhaustion
immediately before divine service, which it ia liighly desirable to avoid ; and,
further, thai tliis continual removal is attended not only^with trouble and expense,
but with injury to (he artides removed, so that some dl them are already rendered
unfit for use, and their renewal at an expense of fifiiy or sixty poua<u mutt be
looked for every three or four yeaiSL
Mr. WssLBV stuea that a ebapel capable of oonlaioiBg a ooogrention of 300
mifht be btdlt for abont £S00 ; that it is not improbable Ihe land would be jpwted
as it has been on another occasion, by the governneni; that he mpeots a mvuibo-
tion of aboQt £S0 from the churches in Jamaica, and is about to main exertieiMin
Haiti, so that If he could rely on from £>90 to £300 ftom home, (ho object wfaieh
he represents to he so important, in which we fhlly concur with him, woold be
accomplished.
FOR APHIL, 184D.
iM7
HOME FROGEEIDINGS.
JUVENILE MISSIONARY ASSOCIATIONS.
The TouDg Men's Misiiooary Associatioo recommend tLe following mica for
Oie guidance of ttiOM who feel iats
I. TkUkianoils munotury anUiuT be
formed in conoexioa witb each SudiUj tcbool,
■od Ihat Ibe joung people nf llie coagregaLian
b« invited to oa-ap«rale.
3. That tbe anxiliarx be conducted by a
conuniUea eoiMiMiD^af ibewlioUof IbaUaeh-
«n, aitd that (he bosinesa of the aniiliary form
• {«rtof dialnniiuaal the ardlaary leuberB*
3. Thai tb« pastor Be itqiMited tn become
praaid^tt, lie tupanatandanl of Ihs aebaol
tiMcmr, Mid Iha aaeralary or librarian ueie'
tuy, if Ibey should be able to give Ibe time
which i> lequiBile.
4. Thai the iccounM ba kept by tbe
)ary in a book provided for the parpuae, the
anfaicHptioiu Iniuniilted to the pareat (ociely,
quarterly, and Che account! audited aanoally
by two membera a( tbe auiiliary.
5. Thai thetul»cr^iioHtce<dTedbepBialy
the free-will ofierio^ of the children, thai
ibey be received bj the laachen in theii
Ripective cliuea even Sunday in the aiis<
•ionary box, each diM heing invited to con-
tribute one farthing per week, if «> diapoied.
6. I'hil the youDi; pemtiB of the congrega-
tion, aod some of Che lenior acboltn, whose
ialeresl in miHiotiary objecli i« ucerlaiaed. be
fbrniibed with collecting booki in which
cater tha naoiea of tubKribaia, aod boiu
rec«ive their ■ubccrtptiona, and thit t
aawunt be retnroed W tbe aecretary mosthlv.
7. That the lubacriptioiu received be oe-
Toterf w aco* apedal field of labour, lucb aa
the icbools cDDoected with a particular mii-
Nonaiy siattaD.
6. That a miauanair working clan
formed hi conMiion with Mch auxiliary,
where it ii thought adviuble, two; one for the
young person* of the coagregation, at ~
otbar for tba ichalaTa j ihat ihey meet i
fartoighl, or once a monlb, as may be
■MM enpeditDiT the femth ttachers MtidiK^
tng the claiiCT and reading extracts from cbi
Jimnil* MlHia«ary Uerald, or aonie other
iolereatiiu work ; the expense of the materialB
(or wOTk leittg defnyed from the funds of tba
!Bted in the forauCkin of Juvenile Atixiliaries.
:ba eodgngatieo, and all the lobolira being
invited to atlead, when addreaacs (hall be de-
iivend, a differeul Geld of miisionBry Ubonr,
India, Africa, C hi na,&c., being aelected
for each succeauve meeting.
19. TbH an aSBUa] taeetiDg of tbe aniiliaiy
be held, when fl report of the past jear ihaU
be ptesaaled, and rewlutjooa of a umpla aod
eamecl character propcaed.
13. That the nMeiisneomineneepiinotuilIy
at the time aneouaced, and oloaa within loo
hours ; that ihey commeuce wilh nngin^ and
prayer, and that one or two appropriate verse*
be sung betveen each addre««~Do addms to
oocnpv mora than twenty toinntta.
The " Young Men's Miaeionary Aawma-
tioa " feel it desirable lo impress on their
Iriendi who are teachers, ibal whatever i*
given by tbe children should be their own
W-will oKrhigs, eontribuled from an in-
terest in missions, and in order to this, that
ihay should inform tlie children of (he miser-
able slate of the heathen, especially of the
yoong; tbat they ihonld be made to feel, a*
far aa possible, the value of their own soul*,
and the grealnesi of those privileges by which
tbcv are themselves diilingnished from the
rhifdrCH of heathen parents, and that care
should be taken to guard agnnit the idea of
preference being shown to those children who
contribute. Many may be willing who may
not be able. It is hoped that such an iutesaat
may he excited, that the 150 day and Sunday
M^ook conoected with the vaiioM laiaiiiiiiaij
stations may at no distant date be entirely
soppoited by tbe ahildren in our acbool* A
contribution of a hnhingper week from each
tcholar wDnld effect the object.
But in order to excite this ioteraal piepara-
tlon will bo iwjuisite on the part of those who
uhmIucI tbe meetings. Tbey must furnish
themselves nitb information of ihe country,
iB laaluite, climate, productions, tiki, aad tbe
character and customs of the people, particu-
hrty with nfeience to (heir *aM ef hawhen-
isra, and to illustrate such addresses a laif e
ef the world, and ilto drawings, rtjeeled
c missionary mnirmBliDa be
atasti^ plaeed before the members of the
tMOCu^n, and that the Juvenile MiMonary
Uaiald be furiiirf«d grntoilously to r
regnlar subscnber.
U). Tbat a omibly addHH en Christian
missions be delivered in the scliool
aawkf iMmeM, after which a niLssianary
prayer meeting shall be held for half an hour.
it. 'nstaqMrterlymiMioDarymeeliQ^be
held in conj^inclioa with each auiibary K>uiety,
Iteptredls of tiM children, youn^ persons of
idols, and as n ,
countries as can be obtiimeil shouM be pro-
vided and explained to the meeting, la order
the better to accomplish this a misdionary
museum, lo which access can ba had, is (ell
to be indispensable, and the aisociallon have
dettrmiuad to take immadiste s«M* f«r the
formation of one, in which ihey nope their
frieada will kindly and promptly mi then by
the donation of articles of the nature referreii
to, which will be ihankfDlly I'Meiveit at Ae
.Hission House, Muorgatv Street.
THE MISSIONARY HERALD
ANNIVERSARY SERVICES.
A Heetia; foT Sfioul Puvei, in cooDection with the Bapliat HituoMry
Sociotj, will be held in the lAhmry of the HinioQ Hoose on the morning of
Thuradaj, April Wth, at eleven o'clock.
ANNUAL SERMONS, APRIL 19th & 2Ath.
The Committee have much pleasare in announcing that the snniul sermont on
behalf of the Societjr will be preached hy the Rev. Jamiu SainiuN, of London,
and the Rev. Oonvins Winslow, of Leamington. The fanner will preach at
Surrey Chupel on the evening of Thursday, April 18th, and the latter at Bloomg-
buty Chapel, on the morning of Wednesday, April Efith.
Service to oommenee ia the evening at half-past six, and in the morning at
eleven.
SERMONS, LORD'S DAY, APRIL 22nd.
The following are the arrangements (so far as completed) for April 22nd.
The afternoon services marked thus * are intended for the young.
Alfrsd Flue, Kent Bold ....
Aortiii Btrcat, Shonditch ....
Bettowe
Bluafiwd StiMt
Bow
BnDtfiiTd, Kew
BrIxtOB raiI(Sd«m Ch^),
Blaomdnuy
Cambemll
CbdiM, Firadiu Clu^I ....
Chunh BttMt, BUckfriin....
Dtptfnd, Lonr Bead
DevDuhbe 9qiun
BMkStmt
Eldon StTMt
Ontvenad, Zion Chapel
Graenwkh, Lawbluiii Road .
Hwkiu; ., .
V. W. Toang....
T. A.H.8lalkn
T. J. Fattrann .
Bav. H. Donon .
tr. J. WeU ....
tv. J. Clafke .„.
IT. T. T. Qongfa.
Bcv. B. H. Ifarten-
IT. B. Boff..
T. J. 0. BUMnnrUi
!T. A. HajoT ...
■.T. -W. Brock
!». F. OvartFiuj
■.J. B. ViUiaiM
tv. E.aFrreo.*.
Bar. R. G. Lanain
Bar. H. DowMB
Bn.T.Wmtar
Bev, H. 8. Broira
Bav. J. Clark*
UtrJ. H.Bliitan,ll.A
Bav. W. Brack
Rev. B. NidMlaaa
Bev. Dr. Godwin
Bar. J, B^vaod
Bav. A. Major
BeT.IT.Ha7tn>ft,K.A
Bav. Dr. Aevorth
Bev. B. Villknu
B*V.B.aPl7M,B.A.
B«T. B. H. MartcD
R«». T. F. Newman
FOR APRIL, 1840.
ruoM.
»««»o.
AmHOoa.
>T>n>o.
BcT.J.CMtMen
BUD|«te«d.1>ICbBld>0«b)
B«T.J.CutWai...
Ber. Dr. MviA
AritagtOB
B<..J. BiiMn
RiT.T.D.B^oU<
BlT.C.E.Birt,K.A.
'
B.».C.E.Birt,M.».
H<ato^BMI«du>dBtn»t
IUr.J.Botkn7 ...
EOT. 3. W.bb
Hfcrt.
R«T. W. B. Bora
B«v. X T. 'Wigatt
Bn. 8. inchol«o...
R«T. J. TM>d«d
Bm. 0«tWnkinwn
JahD etrat^ Btd&td Bow.
KtBoIugtBD, CIuBbi Stnal ...
R«. C. Altwood ...
BtT. R. 0. trauiM
RcT.CAttwocid
KniMnOTO.
Bar. RSwdtow
KduiDgton „
KwdSft-rt
Bw. W. G. L.iri....
B-'J-Bnj
BeT.J.Anjw.M.*.
B«r.J.Bf»ch
B«T. T. T. Ongli
Mm Pwrf
Vtw FMk Street
B«. R. &. Hntn, ki.
BtT.C.Elwa
Eer. C. ElTM*
B<T. C. H. Bi>i*n
Bn.A.H.Btdktr
PqilK „
B«r.Bw»dantD
B«*. P. Onrinr;
Pmsot StTMl, Uttb
a«r. T. F. Ncmnu
K^»tBI»t,Lmb«tb
Be. F.TMk>T,B.4.
Bot-H-EBw-b...
B«T. W.Ftmr* ...
B.T.B.D.Tta
He*.fr.FnHf
Bn.B.J. DkTli ...
B«*.F.T«bv,s.A.
BtT. J. Co
B«. Joi. Grm
B«T. W. H. ElBMI
BtT. W. H. Elliott
ShoaUbaa StTMt, PaddloftaD
R.T. V. T. BOKbtt
B«T. J. FUntpi- ...
RCT.R.W.OToln]f7
V«»n»(>i>7io)-
BCT.J. PtMod ...
B«».J.A.g,M..*.
supurConvCtup.!
Bn. D(. Hobf
Rn. Sunnd Gihh
BcT. V. Tirf
B«T.R.Widlier,x.«
BcT. C U. Bbrtdl
Uaioon Twd, Tiwkj Street...
Brr. W. e. B«mti
B«T. V. H. Boancr
Bn.aCliriu!' ...
EOT. W. F. BncbrU
ROT.J-T.Wip."
Bot. W. B. E«-«
B<*. N, HtreroA ..
BtT. a. UDtin ..
Vtl^mth, Hocilij EMiMi
THE MiS&lONAUY HERALD
VUCBB.
-oa«-u.
«„u.a.
a«.E.R.HimBOad
Rm. W. Bill
R.T. J. BruA
ScT. W. O. Lcwlf
EUt. C. VoDlkcoH
IUT.E.R.HuBmand
WmdiuUBtTe<t,Har.Ck>pri
lUr. Jl. A. Whtdar
Her. J. SMbery
Wod-tah, Q»«i Btrurt .„„.
a«T.C.EJ«o
Collccdou will be made after tlwM setrices.
ANNUAL MEETING OF JUVENILE AUXILIARIES, APRIL Bari.
The following^ annual racctiaga of the youag trieudi of Ihe Society will be beM
»n Monduy April 23rd. Tlio chair will be taken Ht each place at two o'clock in
the afternoon. The bjmna
Juvenile Heiald for April.
Bloomsburj Cimpel
Surrey Cbapel
BishopsgaCe Chapel
I be snog on the occasion witt be found in the
Cbaimixn.
. Rev. William Broce.
Bet'. F. A. Cox, D.D., LL.D.
. Rev, J. 0. Qallowat.
Lord's Day AfterQooti Services for tlie Youngs wiQ be found mentioned in a
foregtuBg list.
ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS OP THE SOCIETY, APRIL 24th.
A General Meeting of the inembeH of the Society will be held at (he Missten
Hoase, Moorgate Street, on (he monting of Tuesday, the 24th of April, for the
election of lh» CommicCfie for the eBmih; year, and (be tranwction of other
business.
Tlie chair will be taken at ten o'clock.
TU»«iMlti)S It fcr racraberg oitlj. All lUbsmbera of lOi. ftd, or apwinli, donora of XIOoi
BpntdtiputonofchnrcheavhiBh ■■kcaatuaBalooMtiliDtM^Di miautcnwbocoUactmnaflr
for tlu Soeiatf , ud aiu of the eiecuCors on the p*ym«nl of ■ lagacy of £50 or spwtcdi, u*
ANNUAL PUBLIC MEETING, APRIL ZOth and S7tb.
The annual public meetioj of the Society will be held in Exetkr Hall, Strihp,
osTharrfay, theieih of AprH: the chair will be taken t^ S. Morioh Pkto, Esq-.M-P.
at BLETEN o'elodt.
Tickets for the meeting may be obtained at the Mission HoiMo in Moargste
Street, orat the Vestries of the various chapels.
The adjouniad meeting wiil be held at f imseaT Ckapbl, HooaneLDs, on the
evening of Friday, April 27th. The chaii will be talten by J. H«wu Allh, Esli.,
at half-past six.
NOTICE.
Ministwa who iiiteod coming to (own to the mcetinga, and am desiroOB of
being received into the lioiise of some friend, nro reqaestcd to send an intimattOD
of their wiA t» the Secretary of the Baptist Missionary Society, not later than
the TKNXH or Amil. He will have pleuowm niakiag the atvnufj *mOf(*Bimtt.
FOR APRIL, 19*0. 2fil
Mr. Peto beg* t« ukiiowledge the receipt from K. V. M. of £160, -which lie has
much pleasure in Appn^riatiof in uootdance with K. P. U.'a request-
To the Bnptal Munoavy Social; .... £100
To the BHila TmuOuian Soeiet; .... 30
To (ka Baptiit Irish Sa«i«t]r 30
Mr. ADg^ bejfs to acknowledge the receipt from " Onward," of twenty pounds,
to be appropriated to the purcbase and distribution of New Testaments in Vienna,
Rome, Paris, and Brittany. He will at once arrange for the distiibutton of five
pounds' worth at Vienna and in Brittany respectively, under the superintendence
of He. Oacken and of Mr. Jenkicia, Simibr anaDfeinents will be made at Paris
and Borne as (oon as some friend can be found to whom the work of distribution
may be entrusted.
"Onward" afiectingly appeals to the principle so welt reoogniKed by the
fbnnden of out Mission — Expect grent tbiogs and attempt great things — and aiks
why we are not carrying out tbnt principle on the continent. Openings abound
on eveij hand, and we can bat npeat the qnertioD, and pass it on to oar friends
— Why are we not expecdng much and attempting much in Europe ?
"Onward's" gift is the note clieering as he b bimtelf mifficring from the
changes which he hails as so favourable for the diSusion of truth.
It is respectfully requested that where it b practicable the friends to the
conntry ordering Missionary Cards, &e., wo«ld at the same time kindly mention
the name of a country bookseller, and bb London agent, through whom the
parcels may be sent, or such other tttOda »f ttUenifislon as may most economise
the Fuads of the Society.
FOREION LETTERS RECEIVED.
.,..Bl>Bia Mcniek, J...
CiABHCa...- Saker, A _... December 4.
...Jfonruia „..„ _.Cniip, J. H Itbrattj I.
....BaaAMBB ..._ _8ni»]l, O .Janoary 3.
CaLomfik. _.._.... Duaesbtrg^.C. A.. DciWbar 10.
Lcttia, 0. B Jiaouy 6.
KotuoMB, W. ...Deccmliei 38.
Thonua. J Jumuy 6.
W«ng«r, J Junu; 6.
Colombo Darin, J Junury IS.
DatBl....„ .....Thompaan, 3, T..ltmij 4.
Emtaut. Pearee, G. JaanaiyS.
HaiwaiB Morgm, T Decfmber 27.
ftsMlu;..„.„ „.„Pany, j„ Juioaiy IV.
K«>n« ,.H„„,„.,^,.„.AIleB, J. JanuaiylS.
Dawvni, C. C. ...Jaimai; 13.
UaDBas........ Page. T. C Jaanary 13.
Honna FUUipi, T._..n..Jaaury 2.
BanooB „,lUupaaot, J January 4.
THE MISSIONARY HERALD
,..,.. M.CibiBim ,» Tlnjon, J, Juu 13,F(ib.3.
Jmicho „ Comfcrt, P. B....T»inuj T.
Kn<iiTf» ,..,„ McCnllodi, J. ...Fcbmnj 7.
HoimaoBAT TaBgtwn, & J.„,Jaiiui7 18.
WmkaK, T JtnMitj 17.
PoiT Mama IHy, D Fehuiij 14.
8AI.TIB'* Hiu. Dcndjr,W.. Junny IS.
Btbwabt Taim ...Daitcr, B. B .Jinan? 17.
Btubqi Town Hodge*, S Jumai? 18,
„..»...PaxT or SrAur „,„ Cowro. G Jubu7 IS.
ACENOfVLEDOMENTS.
Tba ibtnki of ths CaiomittM ut pmentad to tha IbllowiiiE; friendi —
Mr. BIjdl, Lan|h>iii, for t porcel of magixInM;
Hr. CbtriM Oodwip, Bub. <br > pucet of mi^ioeit
T_j- »_■- — . .1 !i ^^j g,|,„ Chopel, Bniton, for ft box of ololMog, &c, for FmiU
1 bale of elotlting, he., far
lic, for AfarUta Yitmi, Frr.
mAfrka;
B Hill, fnr m
ofabi,
CONTRIBUTIONS,
AwiMi Oft oesount o/(A« Ai;«Mt itiMumary Soeitty, during tht monA of
Allmi, ;. H., Ih ■
Bill, HlH ..„ 1
II^A.H.,Biq 1
Bimaa, Bsbtrt, Kw|. ... 1
SidiloBia, Wd.. Z«|.... 1
Biddmia. B., Eh. 1
Bmbui. Jmom, Bh.... 1
Ml|ht,Ur.0 1
Baiu1lelil.J.B„B«l.... 1
C«rtinl(hl, B., Bh...... S
Ohudlti', B„ bq., Ehtr-
ColUni, W.'.'Siq'." "!!!!! «
Dms*. Uam. O. A J. 3
Siiuilj, S., E»i I
Sut, Js^nruf 1
Bltl»<,]llH 0
nudi, Mr., WaUliic-
tanStiMi I
Fruir, Un. B., Innr-
Oiiiaiit"ib'W''i'".Z. 1
Olbta, P. N., bq.. PIT-
■iHralb,(«sjHn..... t
aUwtW, Bn 1
eaUai,llr. Julia ■
■Ml*, Mr. JohB 1
JwtnD, Hlu. IK 0>-
Rnlaht, Hn
Ktndltti, Mr. I.
UnNb. B«. Dr.
Kuh, W. W^ im, ..
full, If n
>TVTbDIT,
iUUm. H
anlth. UIh B
^■Mhit, Ur. T.
WallidH, John, bq...
£ t.d-
HaillDgtao—
Soslatf. Ora^ol
HoBH (molMfl ]
Ltffbloii Bnii
FOR APEIL, lB4i).
Contrlbii
CwtrlbsUou, fH
BajteU—
CollMtUa „ 111
Conlrlbollou • B 1
Bonsn LiUmv 1 • •
CoUmUOB. Bit. W.
RobluirD-*. UU I
lidapaudnt Owfr*-
l»Uoo - J 0 0
SUnnlcIt—
CDntribatLoiif^ for
1 7 »
1 3 S
t II 0
for
14 0
t 11 t
CgnUibntUiiu, b; Bar.
tsindij Behsol. far
StArrOKMBIKI.
CsntrtbUlou 1 D 0
BndOcld Bt. OtoTn —
CSDUiUitlau 0 7 S
CODtribBtlBIU, tat
DotK 10 0
CamrlbatUm^ tat
Am. _ 0 17 a
BuktAib—
0 1« S
THE UI88IONAIIV HBRALD
£
MOBTH WALKI.
CoUKtlon ...
OratrtbDlloni
CdDttlbsUDU.
SOUTH WALBS.
Bucmtocunna-
Sudlg 0
BvlchgwjDt—
ContrttHiUiioj'M."!!" 0
Do., for BiKt 0
BwlcbneiTTiU-'
Fjnnon-" "
Do., SnndiT School 0
Do.. Engliih Cbanti 1
Do.. SnniUf Bchoo!
Nowpon—
CollHtlon ..
CollKnoD,
Ho., Ao., for Sort.., I
Tta.,iB.,H,t jUriHi (
Do., do., for TrM'
Aidagkosb. (
Do.. 1(0., Sibballi
Scbool, for <fs. ... ]
Jieeeivtd/rom thtltltolht \5tk of Hank, 1849,
Angu, KcT. JoHBk.'ud
Un. A „ 3 ;
■«■•
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of
(mollrtl)
Bri«id.f<ir
W
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"toiwri.-
tta
BMHin
lelKl, PkmtlK Cb>p*l—
Jmo^ Captain, B. K.
IIlLngton Onon, Pint tH
Krlbolloni
itoK.
Ilu* Pond—
ToltHifnuB—
Cmlrlbolfi
illoiUibrtln.
Do., Jonnll'
t t-d.
■ OB
SD 11 7
Ao. a ID I
FOB APRIL, 184».
£ t. d
ContiibDtlw IB U I
Bo., JarsaUe, ta
Matum B 0 I
DD..farIlo« i 7 :
l}o.,UaRili^ lU I
40 0 ;
Ailkiwal«d(ed l>eli)M]8 0 I
12 0 :
CoDtfibildinii 1 10 I
Unntliliiim—
CallMHan (molelr) ... 14 le :
CoUmOoo (do.) e 1 !
CollecKona Ido.) SB 13 ;
ContrtlmUaiu 11 ID I
81. Neot»—
CDllHtloD (nolttr) ... a i I
SpddTkk—
, Colledfon (*o.l 7 11 (
Woodhunl-
ColleclloB (do.) 1 JO 1
SB B I
AeknolrlfdgBd bafOn tS 0 I
t 8 I
VeUlng-
' CosUibDUoiM, for
Dm. 1 0 <
Km.
CoatribBtloci 0 IS t
Do., fOr J'OA......... 0 is I
KiDgiTonl, A., niq.,
tWDjiBua A.8. 10 0 I
P»TBiili«m-
CoDiniiatldlu I 17 (
St. Peler'a-
ConWbstloIii S a I
CostiibntlonipbrMiu
Bukgr, ToabiU«9... 1 10 (
OoUkHoh i 10 I
CDSlrtbntliiiu, Cm
Uhcashiu.
SuDd» SebDol. Cot
AiK 1 S i
amdir School,
(Wdibl for OOM 2 11 I
RocbdAlD, WHt Street—
SindiT SotMol, Cor
Jian. a a I
LMKn-tmmut,
BuiK Rlobaid, Jan.,
Eeri.,brDrbi 10 0 <
DlH—
C«itrlbBtioni, tin
^ KeDBlDglialL —
OBtPlboUOD., CM
Dim. ~ 0 10 <
2»
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nOSTBUIFIOHUnil.
^LjUtODfl.^
CoUhUoii If It 1
CDEUibotiM* ......... 11 a II
17 0 0
AiknowledsMl batonia 0 0
too
UMdIMoa CliffiiBT-^
OootiibuUotiii, Ibt
J>ov< 1 d I
CoUcctloB (put) . S 1 0
CollMtlon (PS
Contdbotloni fl 0 I
Do., SandiT Behool 1 IB 0
Di>., lor iWY......... 10 0
Velford-
ContiibulloDf. tm
Stri. 0 17 0
lanrlck on Tvetd-
PrlMd 1 0 D
Snndaj School, for
Nomitai
■onthnll—
ConlrlhDtlODtt
Inford —
Oni
CoBirtbnlloni, sar
ConlrlbLtioM 0 7 »
Do., for Dta. 0 18 >
SrAmimiiniB.
HewDMtle Older Lyns—
Bimdij Ecbool, Cor
Dm 1 10 0
KlngKon-
ToLI«iloo» 10 13 7
loninbBlloDi I 10 0
Do.. Snodar Scbool,
fari>an „... 110
LMlheihMd-
CoDtilbaUoii*, for
Dftt 0 11 8
Seikeg, lb 10 0
rutcnlty anJWjIten—
LndfenboU 17 0
THE MISSIONARY HBAALD FOR APRIL, 1S4S.
xoRTii WAi.za.:
_CoatiibD[tal S I
I _ • I
LIuplU—
* M.d.
ConMboUou .„ t :
SOUTH WALES.
CAUtuTMiiuni—
RbrdwUljin (■dAltlnul) 0
AbamTOD —
tionil, (« .Zlviv...
, D II 0
' lit 0
CallMUciD ._„..
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ContTllHiUau^ b
Waunx, Orknajrt—
Contribotlou ..
ConUlbtitlaiu ..
ContilbnUant.
• nd DoDalioDi in tid of tba Bsptiil HiMieurj Socwt; will bt tfaankfiillj
rMeiTad^WillittnBnKliiGiiniaj,£iq.,udSunneI MartonPeto, ^., M.P., Trumn!n,ar
Ibt Rar. Joaeph Angui, H.A., SecnUr;, tx tbe MiMJan Houie, 33, Uoorgcte SUMt, Lokimh :
ID EniinrDRaa, by tbe Re*. Chrntoplwr ADdenon, Uu Rot. JoDtthu Wtuon and Jubn
ai«Eudr«w, &q.; b Guuaow, bj Robert Kettla, E«q.; in Dublih, bj John Puncr, Erq ,
RMbmiiMa Cmla; in Cilcvtta, bj th« Rer. Jima Thomal, B^itiM MiiuoD Prew j and u
Niw Yoai, Uniud Ruim, bj W, Co^«lc, E«q. Coutributic^ can alM ba paid in at the
Bank of England (a th« account of " W. B. aontj and olbtn."
IRISH CHRONICLE.
THE ANNIVERSARY SERVICES.
l^B Committee have great pleasure in announciiig to tlieu coustitueDta, that tlie
BsT. W. Bbock Uas kindly consented to preach the Ahhuai, Srhmon, on Friday
EveniDg, the 20th of April, at Iho Weigh House Cbapel, Fish Street HilL Serrico
to oommence at 7 o'clock.
The Annual Mutino of Sabaeribera will be held on Monday, April 23id,
indie library of the Mission House; the chair to be taken at II o'clock precisely,
when the ptoceedingt of the past year will be detailed, Officers and Committee
choaea for the ensuing year, and such other business transacted as niay be
The presence of all mbistera and Mends from the country, who may he in towD,
tagelher with that of the London pastors and subscribers, is earnestly desired.
The Annuai, Public MisTiNa will be held at Fjoabury Chapel, on Tuesday,
April 24tb, when the K«t. J, Biowdod, C. M. Bihrell, W. Hakiltoh, of BoUina,
and Rev. J. BoaNST as a deputation ttom the Irish Evangelical Society, are
expected to addles* the meeting. The chair will he taken at Six o'clock pieoisely,
by RioBAan Hamkis, Esq., M.P., of Leicester,
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
The preceding announcements will doubtless give great satisQiction ; and we
eainestiy hope uiat the coming meetings may M distinguished for eamestness,
solemnity, and a spirit of prayer and love. But nhile looking furvraid to these
meetings oar friends should have some deGnite object placed before them, which
they may in the meantime carefully consider. Among many others we select the
Mlowlng cases : —
Some time ago, tlie Rev. H. Pollock, A.M., who was at the head of the New-
tonards school, patronized by the bishop of Down and Connor, and most of the
ministers in the vicinity, was baptized at Conlig, considering it his duty to follow
Ibe command of Christ. The consequence is, that the patrona^ of the above-
named parties has been nllhdrawn, and his establishment has been broken up.
The Rev. Mr. M'Namara, formerly a Romish priest, and for some years a
elcrgynum of the established church, has also, with his wife, been recently
baptized at Ballina. He, too, has bod to give up his curacy. Our readers may
have observed some interestins: accounts of him in the hist Chronicle. At Cork,
Mr. MoRiABTT, a member of 'Trinity College, Dublin, who came there to take the
classical mastership of a large seminary, has been baptized by Mr. Yodho, and the
consequence has been similar in his case. Here, then, are three brethren, natives
of Ireland, vrell acquainted with tlie habits of the people, and the two latter able
to preach in the native Irith with perfect ease, as if it were their vernacular toague,
each of whom has given the best proof of his sincerity in renouncing temporal
advantage at the call of daty ; trusting only in the Lord, oSerbg theinselves as
Stents, and ready to go fortn into tlie field. Tlioush Mr. Hauilton is absolutely
■inking in health and spirits for want of help, and Mr. M'Namaiu would be able
to supply the help he wants, namely, giving instruction in Irish, to those who but
impeffeotlj undetstand English, as well as preach in several stations, making
■2hU
1H1.SH CHKONICLK.
Mullifiirry bis residence, where a coDgregstion of mote than one handred penona
could be gathered at once; — and though at Cork a work hu begun among the
poor people there which proraiaes to be aomeiTliat like that at BalUna, and
Mr. MoniARTY has sUonn great adaptediiess to that sort of work which no Eogliah'
man b fitted for, — the Coinmittec are prevented by want oF funds from at onca
emplopng agents so evidently raised np bj the great Head of [be church. They
have taken somo steps to test the quail Gcrktio us of these brethren, in the hope that
ere long the means may be forthcoming.
One of our Scottish ministers writes and sayB,— " Why do you not nuke a
npecial appeal for this, Mr. H'Namaka?" We have our special appeal for the
debt, and to send forth another would be neither discreet nor kind. But what
will out Scottish friends «ay when they read about Mr. Horiarty t As wa bare had
no help yet for the debt from them, suppose they were to take these cases \ip, and
by guaranteeing something like £lfiO per annum, in addition to our biennial
collections, the thing would be done. We commend this proposal to them.
In the meantime let all our friends consider this, — the mission is eminently
prosperous. The Lord u graciously giving soul* to our brethren. The promise of
UMfuIness is brightening every day ; and yet the pecuninry embarrassments of the
Society are reheved but in a small degree. We pretend not to explain this
Strange thing, but we would fain indulge the hope, that as rhe divine blessing is
giTOD to the agents in their Jaboun, so also will the hearts of our brethren in the
churches be opened to enable the Committee to strengthen the hands of theii
missbnaries br. sending the«e waiting brethren into the Tineyatd. Friends of the
Society, oonsiaer these things !
During the put wiDl«r, some of the
poor members connected with the
Abbyliex church have been employed
in teaching ntght lehoolg, and paid out
of the Relief Fund, much prefernngtodo
tomelhing rather than to receive help
merely gratuitous. The reader thus
reports respecting some of these schools.
At Cbnmore I saw forty-eight children ;
1 1^, I will hear the teaden. I cannot tell
hew gltd I was to we drentj-aeven around
m^ with theii biblss and teKaments open.
I nked thrai ssveial qaMtJoni on the portion
of scripture read, and was well pleued with
the aniwen. In the live schools which I
have inipecUd, there are U7 children under
mipluial insttudion* j wghty-flve of whom
ara Romsaists. Uaj God in mere; bin* the
efforts of thoe tcachen to sow io these jouag
hearts the seeds of divine truth.
During tha past yeu", I have visited ftom
tiiD* to time 653 familiar held fbrty-nine
Cic meetinp fbr pnijet, distributed about
tracts, beaidei tlis regular viiita to the
•draola. I bare had opportunitie* of pre-
amting the lospd of tha Lord Jcaus to more
than UTM Moutsnd penotu in the jaar end-
ing the 1st Hsnh, 1849.
Pat. BuifHjui writM, February 26th,
for the road. I spoke to then of the breed
of life, and when I had read &* sixth chap-
ter of John, and ipolie of the suSeriags of
Chriit, they were deeply moved, (upwards of
one handred present,) and thtj all bsQad ma
to ceme and speak to them the following day.
I have also visited (he workhouse, and had
aa opportunity of slating the gospel in the
hearing of ■ good many of the poor people.
1 Aiund en* nun having a tsatament tn his
hosom. I *iid I was glad le see Urn so
careful of the word of Qod as to carry It
about him. " O yes, sir," he replied, " and if
I could put it into mj heart, I would do it."
"Well then, pray to lb* Lord the Spirit, and
believe in the Saviour that is revealed in that
ble«ed book." He lifted his hand* as in
prayer, and added, " May the Lord grant
that." Many of the poor people sre begin-
rjngto know the value of the hible, aiid 1
hope the Lord is Ihit removing the fear ef
man which worketh a snare.
JoBH MoNioaAN's teport substantiates
the opinion which is common to all our
agents of the growing intelligence of the
people, and Oieir iucreasing desire for
the truth. The opposition made by all
onrties is resisted, and la the ti^ht way.
We may just cite the following ioitaiice
of
The prolestaot curate at this place lua
called en one of tha &milia« in whose heose
I heM a meeting- Alter reading aod psajw,
IHtfiU CHRONICLE.
be told the |ieo|]le ibey need not be«d me, u
thcj coeld read the bible for Ihemsetires, and
were near enough to the ehurcb to go there.
ThcT told him thit ther got no penon to
lead for tben, or to take 'notice of thsm till
[ OMne, and that all the leJigiau* knowledge
thqr bi>d wo* the cmuequeoce of mj viuu,
and that tberetbre they wuhed me to continue
Ibem. On hearing thia reply, the raiereod
(■ntleman proceeded no &ithar.
Tie JDterest excited bj Mr. M'Nn-
mara'f pKBcliing at Ballins, especially
io Irilh, continues unabated. His case,
and that of Mr. Moriarly's bL Cork, lias
engsf^d the aettoui attention of tlic
committee, and we would faia hope
that ere long the menna may be provided
to jiutiff their Addition to the band of
•gents lubouring in Ireland.
Hr. M'Namara preached, vrilee Hr.
HiaiLTOH, in English and Irish, at our
tvelra o'clock eertice lost Lord's day. I
afterrardB gaie an addrcH on hkptitm, and
then baptiied foar pervons, on a profesuon of
their faith in Jem*. Three of these were
frnn MuJIiluTy. Others &om that place
intend Ter; loon to join the chnreb.
The church nt Gorki under Mi
TocMo'i care, u much reviTed, and
«Tident signa ofptoeperitj ttppear.
I hare recently baptized twice, and tn
baTc joined the church irfao had been bap-
tiled bafbre. Our reader iru once in the
Romish church. He is a member with
now, knowa the Irish language weH, is tei^
aetive, and hes considerable influence with
The congregations hare convderably ii
CTCeied. On Monday ereiiings we meet fi
«ODTersalioni on scripture, when oar leitry
completely filled. We hnve Iwenty-seien
(cbolan in the Sunday-school, and the day.
adiool ii looking up.
Tlie church Jtt Belfast continue!
steadily to increaie. Mr. Eccle^'s itutiea
■te becoming every day more arduout
and tT3-tng. Cholera is spreadin)^ through
the town, and fever and dysentery, in
very nggra voted fbnus, prevail most
exlennively. This makes tlie visitation
to the poor very trring and liaiardouB.
But our indefatigable brother devotes
three -fonrtliB of his time to this noric,
beiidee obeying the nnineioua koA aud-
We are going on ateadily and joyously in
the good work. Laet Lord's day we received
into fellowship another disciple, who dalea
bis oonnction of the truth of onr prindplei
fhim the lectures I lately delivered, in nply
to professor Wilaoo, on baptism. He was
~ ~' iced that those only who ace " buried
rightly baptJs
Christian chaiscter haling been found to be
satisfactory, he WIS bnptiied and united to tho
There are otheia too, who like him, came
ixa eurioaiiy to hear Ihcae lecture*, and who
ive unce continued to wonhip with un
he eangregations are increasing, and the
tendance at the mb-itations improvea. On
every hand we have reason to believe that
we are favoured with the divine approbation.
Mr. Aleundkb Hauiltoh who ^ires
his time to preaching at the oiit-itatiODa,
and to eilensivc visitation in Belfast,
Iiaa been much encouraged !□ liis work.
We are beginning to reap some fruit from
the out-stations, for there is a constant at-
tendance of some at the meeting in Academy
Street, who tint b^an to worship with us at
these places. One man and hti family, now
regular attendants, have ofiered me the use of
a large room to oammfnce a preacbing
station in his neighbaurbaod ; and from
another station, in a remote part of the town,
we have three or four who regularly come to
the chapel on Lord's day evenings.
I have from five to ^i preaching engage-
ments every week, and numerous calls to
visit the sick and other persons. In this
work I have had great satishction, and the
sig
t the D
the opporluniUes of usefulness.
Two persons have lately spoken to me
abOQt the ordioance of believen' baptism.
One of these has bad very frequent conver-
sations with me on the things of God ; the
other la the pereon before mentioned who
had ofiered me the use of the room. One
will be baptized shortly by Mr. Eccles, nnd
the other is waiting the reeult of a visit from
brethren who have been deputed to wait
upon him.
Some of the sub-stations are very encou-
nging, My viHts are everywhere gtadly
received, and I am frequently tolidted to call
on many people who exprsae their wi^iea
through those I have been in the habit of
visiting. The congregations at the chapel
S0D IRISH CHRONICLE.
POSTSCRIPT.
We find that ia aotae quirtera some misappretiensioa exiats, u to the &rai at
BtiUina. It is supposad by those to wliom wo refer, that the funds subscribed for
thenaeisl purposes of the Society are diverted to this object Suffice it to say,
we hope once for all, that thu whole concern is sustained out of the HRLCEr Fund.
More than one hundred persona have been benefited greatlj hj this undertaking.
About twentj beads of families have had steady employ there, by which they
liKTe been enabled to support tbemMlves and fiunilica.
There in every prospect at present of the produce repayin? the outlny. About
£130 hare been expended, including vafres, repairs of ouildings, purchase of a
liorae and agricultural im piemen ts, up (o the end of February. Tliere are nearly
eighty acres in oats, wheat, and turnips, and the prospects are highly encouraging.
CONTRIBUTIONS RSOEITED SINCE OUR LAST
I— br BcT. a. Gocit ...
J7 dlllo
PnrlomlT uksowltdnd..
Brinni,l..E" i— <—
BiibutM.H
AMlBtflMll. J., Eh|^ dlUo .
Fri«3. Pnm*, br B«t. B.
Jong, Mr, ]., BttklutoD, i
I^l»U>,Mn.,
Pntl, Mr, mi
Mr. Bates wiahaa to ackaotrlsdge the foUawing lums tovarda the etectioo of Ibe
The Caaunittee retnro their tli
n to Mi« Hopper fitr a nlusUe parcel of clothing.
Subscripliati* and DoOalioiis thankAilJy receired by the Tieanirer, Jossra Taraio.i, Esq.
Lombard Street ; and by the Secrtrtarj, Mr. FaaniaiciE TatsixAiL, aad Rbt. Josxfa
AHaua, at tbeMiiaian Honaa, fttoorgita Street; and by the pastonof thechurdiea througbout
the Kingdom.
COLLECTOR FOR LONDON, REV. C. WOOLLACOTT,
i, CoMRiM SnsR EisT, BsumwioK Squama.
QUARTERLY REGISTER
BAPTIST HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
THE ANITUAL MEBTISO WIIiL BE HELD AT FIH8BTTBY CHAPEU
On Xondas Evening, April 23ni
THOMiS CHALLI8, Ebq., ALDERMAN OF LONDON.
Tu will be piovided at half-^t Five the Bome evening, fbi Mbiateia and othet
IHeDdf of the Society, at the White Hart Tavern, Biihopigate Btreet, (neu Buhop*-
gale Charcb, and conei of IJTeipool Street.) A ticket of admisnon will not be
lequired.
The Committee are happv to be able to state that tbej have secnred the aerncet
' of eeveral nhied bretbrea for the Annual Meeting. They eonSdently look to the
Uends of the Bociety to make the Meeting, in some other important reEpeots, a
decidedly good one.
Our iiiendSiparticulBrlj in Moomouth-
■hiie, where the diSciUtieg connected
with (he cBuae at Monmouth are undcr-
■tood, will be encounged by tiie following
brief but cheering commiinicBtion from
the respected minister, Mr. Clirk : —
In replf to jMur ioquihes concemiag tbe
ehoieh here, I btg to itate that we have re-
ceiied by iamauoa during the paM jear
three — mi hj bsptimn thirteen.
We hive amonnt ui leTcnl of vhom we
hope well, and eight whom ve reckon de-
cided inqoiren, moit of whom ore expected
■hortlj to moke ■ profenion. Our pieaent
onmber of memben ii Kventj-miie.
We hare two Tillage ttatiaoi, it bgth of
which there Ii weekly nbbeth wrTice, and
at oae of which there is a fortnightly week-
da; MTtice. I a our ubbath school there are
one hundred children nnd liileen teachers.
In rsTiewing the paM year, we doubt not it
wilt giie jou pleanre to And in all cam an
At Nealh, Hi. Jonbs has laboured
hud, and with much self-iacriGce ; and
although his faith and patience have re-
cently been very severely tried, he hopes,
by the divine blessing on steady snd
earnest eflort, eventtully to succeed.
The committee trust that by the liberality
of their contribution s, bis friendi in Gla-
' 're will give him great encou-
A deputation, probably Mr.
One of the deacons of the church at
Riddiogs, it) writing' to the committee.,
says : — " During the year we have addu ■.
twenty-one by baptism. Our present
number of members is one hundred and
nineteen. We have in our Sunday sohool
178 children and twenty-seven teachera.
Notwithstanding the depressed state of
trade tve have to be tfaankfiil for more
than usual prosperity. Our ))niyer--raeet<
ings both here and in the neighbourhood
are well attended."
At Monkwearmouth, Mr. Kitts, for<
merly the missionary ut Duncburob, haa
made a good beginniog, and appears to
be considerably encouraged. He says:—
We baie much reason to blcas God aad
take eoomge, for, during the put year, onr
church hu douUed— our coDgiegation hts
trebled — our school has improiad — we have
preached in doon and out of doors — we have
visited many from house to house — we have
diitribnted hundreds of tracts— onr contribu-
tions towaitis the cause of God have increased,
snd altogelhet out prospect is very encou-
mgiag. Ob, may the bleswd God giro ui
Eiace to bear up under diScuUie^ and to
in hi* holy wodi, till the " uttle one
panevoreu)
becomea tt
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QDAHTEHLY REOISTER.
From Studies, Wgiceitcnhin, Mr.
Maixet Ihe niissioaarj- wriles :—
The ania of ChriM in connection with the
Cookhill and Studley Home Miiuoa ia on
the wbols in a praiperDiii lUle.
DniiDg the pait fear gizleen bare pat on
ChiiN tty baptisDi, and sii othen aie ilanding
*• candidate* for that oTdiniince.
Withm llie lut three month* ire b«e com-
mcneed a pnijei meeting at a Tillage called
Uiddleto«ii,(aboDt one mile and ■ half from
the dupe],) whicll ii veil attended, and great
good hai been the result ; large numben of
the inhabitanti who never Rttended anj' place
of irorahip now worahip withui canilanlij on
the labbath day. We hsTe KvenCy-fciur
children in our Sunday school, twelve teachen,
and [to auperinten dents.
Our eongnptioni are very good ; bro-
therly love and ipinlual union abound ; tba
meniben are uniled sa the heart of one man )
and alt pmy for the future proiperitj of Zion.
To the name of God be all the glory.
Th* committee ber to call the attea-
tioD of their fneDds m HuntingdoDsMro
to the followiDif communicBtian from
Mr. FiMwaa. They wilt see that the
worthy missioDftty haa » attODg claim oa
theit f^eroiu contributions.
In taking a retroBpectire Tiev of the cniue
of Cbriat at Ofibrd nnd Peny during the put
year, (the firat of my laboun among the peo-
^e,) I have much caute for Ihankfulnen.
we hare peace and hannoiiy
OBbtdH
fagerineed
1* meana haa been maintained ; at
a medi eo, that ve were obliged to
!■■■■ more nwm. We have buitt a gallery
to ■aoonmodat* aitty peiaona, at an outlay
of £14 ,—£20 of which we have abeady
paid ; aud we are faopiDgtu be able to p«y
the whols by (he end of the jear. It givea
me mnch pleaiure to itate (hat on the Lord'a
day ereningi we are fUll. We have »e»enil
NBxioua inqninm ; a f^w we believe are
Chrlttiana who will publicly decleie them leliel
ta be c» the Ixnd^ ode. At Penr the
Uttla chapel ii often fiiU j nearly the whole
of the people of the hamlet attend on the
meaiu of grace ; aereral are concerned about
theii louli' lalvetion, and I have every reuaa
to believe that lonn we ihall hove further
addition! to our number. In 3ep(ember lait
I beptited, in the river, nine penoni, eight
of our own friend*, and une Wetleyan, in the
praaenoe of mora than a thouund pcnoni.
Ib the afternoon oF the (sme day I preached
to the eandlditei and the church, from Phil.
HI. 10,"being[naJeconfDiinnbletDhiadeKth,''
after which we all ut around the table of our
oosedjii^ but DOW ilwn Lord; itwaashigh
fud a hap^ day. At Petty, when I came,
there remamed a debt on the chapel of £37,
but by the kind liberality of aome of the
fiiendi it ia now leduced to £10, which nun
we an fully expecting to pay in May next.
The cause at Ledbuiy appeals, »
length, to be reviving. Mr. WALTsaa,
who has doae much to give • chaotctor
to the interest, writes : —
Our congregatkiD hai been atowly bat
itiadiFy increaung lince I came. At tima
our chapel ia nearly tilled. A conaiderabtS
number of aiKinga ha« been recently let
Several epiecopalians now attend in the eve-
ning, who were never uted to frequent a dta-
Mn(era' place of worahip.
The deacona with the membon think that
the prospecta of the church nre better than
thev have been for many yean.
But I stil! think that owing to the peculiar
poaition which the cauae here haa been ia io
long, it will require patienoe, eoeiigy, and
Mlf-deoial, ia paatw and people, to reatoi* tt
to its once fiouriahing condition. Out moit-
bera are Ihiity-threc; vebaptiiedlaat yearGve.
It ia my in(ent[on shortly (o preach a aer-
mon on behalf of the Home Mission Society,
and the amount of the collection ahatl be far-
warded to yon.
The hcaiera and iahabitants of our aat-s(>-
tiona now. in very pleaaing numbers, attend
ouTcbapel in town, thoa availing omcengr^p-
tional ranks, and by taking pews sid our re-
We are about taking another villBge station,
which will make the number Ave in all.
You will kindly remember that, if with ao
much machinery at work the results are not
great, we have a Pnseyite vicar and curate,
active and energetic ; there are mnny gifts to
the poor st the church, and the town hitherto
haa been eminently a high church place. A
better spirit I (hink is now manifesliug itself,
and befbre long the committee may see more
fmit than waa viable before.
From Chipperfield, Hnts, Mr. Cowdt
wtitoa: —
At ChipperSeld we witneas much rhieh
ought to inspire gratitude to God, aod mnch
over which we ought to mourn. Among th*
former (motives for gralitude) ure,— the pescs
and unity of the church — the co-opeiatlon of
psst«r and people— the revival of sympalhy
for the ynung— the eflbrts of females in tract
distribution— -the intcreat Inken in our wel-
hre by some of the aummnding churches,
eapedally that at Watford— and the local
interest felt to austain the paatonM. Among
the latter (motives fcr grief j ate, — the poverty
of the plaoe— tbe deptavfty of the neighbonr-
QUABTEKLY KKaiSTEB.
-.m
bcNid— 4he iirmnlarilj of tha cbildnn of the
Nhool— ttMluksmrmneM^MniF feir of the
DDmbcra— andtbaftvadditionitothechuich.
8>TS>1 nipponing mmnben of the eongregi-
tiim hate tema*ed from CliipperGeld, itiU
tfae congtcgatioiu keep up, and m jet the
fiindi htfe not ftited. The interert tiken in
Mr viliare a wen b Ihs hct that •ome time
kuk npwardi cf 300 nt down to tea in the
chapel and achoal-roau!) ; and ntlMinTda re-
moved eieiT brthlng of debt incurrad t^
change* and erection!. Again, it ii plain ftom
popular money- contributions that tha iKenda
viih to luMain the paatoiate. Jieaij all
giye J and caM* have been known, ban, of
peraoni, in noed, lulfering ratbei than touch
the panes laid bj a* Kured for the qitartar-
day.
UOKIES RSaEITED SINCE DECEMBER.
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UUVrt 110
KinffMnnTtif—
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Kiiifc'Mr. p.":;!!:;i™" ■ o o
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King, li\m K„ 0 S 0
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J>mT. Mr. T. 0 10 O
Dlckir, Mr. 1 0 0
Oolduullli, Mr. 0 5 0
Hinnnond, Mr. 0 10 0
KiddiT, Mr 0 10 0
LawnDDfl, IUt. U..h.. 0 A 0
I.<i»r. Mr. 0 10 0
Unduwond, Mn 10 0
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Trtamnr, J. R. BOUSFIELD, E«l. 126, HowrtdiiUeh ; or bg thi Stcntatf
THE EEV. STEPHEN JOSHUA DAVIS, 38. M00R6ATE STREET, LONDON.
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BAPTIST MAGAZINE.
MBMOIB OP THE LATE BEV. JOSIAH WILKINSON,
01 UFrBOK WALVBH, E8SBX.
Bt SHB EET. J.
The m&teiuli for the Moving
iketch are derived almost entirdj from
the ^MTj of the deooBsed, which it wu
not known, till tfter hia depttrtoie, tlut
he lud kept, and from petBonal rerai-
nisoenoe* during & friendship of nearlj
fortj jears' duration. As &r as poni-
ble the language of the diarjliaa been
preserred.
The Eer. J. Wilkineon was bom on
the 30th of October, 1784, in the pariah
of Benuondiey, London. His father
waa for maaj jeais a oonaiBtent doaoon
vi the late Ber. W. Button's ohnroh,
and his mother a member of the late
Dr. Bippon's. The first entrf in his
dia^ is an eipreeaion of affection for
his parents, for whom he entertained
throogh life the highest veneration, —
"Among the many blenings whose
recoUedion is alwqrs a souroe of plea-
Bure, I can never forget taj trulj excel-
lent parents." When little more than
five Tean old, he was admitted to the
grammar sdiool of St. Savioar'^ where
he reoeived a good daasioal education.
Of all his tutors he was aocustomed in
after life to make honourable mention,
but especisll; of the Bev. W. L. Fan-
court, LLD., " to whom," he writes in
his diary, " I am indebted for all mj
classioal information, and of whose kind
and peiseyering attention to mj eduoik-
tion and spiritual iostraction, I can
never tiki^ without the warmest
attAchment."
At what period bis mind was brought
to reflection on his spiritual state, no
record has been left, but it is known to
have been In very early life, and proba-
bly bj the disoiidine of bis " excellent
parents," and the " pions instructions ''
of his tutor. He "feared the Lord
fiwn his joitth." His education was
oondnoted wiUi a view to his entering
one of the onivernties. "I was in-
tended," he reoords, "by my highly
valued tutor, to oocupy a pkce in the
ohuroh established by law. Uy mind,
however, had undergone a change upon
MEMOIR OF THE REV. JOSIAH WILKINSON.
the subject, and I was determined to
take up m; lot among any pereom,
however despised b; the world, if they
were the servants of the Lord Jesus
Christ" He accordingly proposed him-
self " a candidate for communion with
the ohuich under the care of the Iat«
Dr. Bippon," and though little i
than sixteen yean of age, was
Whit-Tuesday, 1801, baptized, and re-
ceived a member of the church."
ardour in the ways of the Lord now
became manifest, and he appears
have derived mnt^ enjoyment from the
public and private exercises of devotion.
As soon as his education was completed,
he obtained a scholastic engagement at
Hull, upon which he entered in Janu-
ary, 1802. " This," says he, " was the
fint movement I made in Ufb, to which
I look back with admiration at the
providence of Ood, and which has been
the source of moat of my comforts in
after life." He continued in that situ-
ation a short time, and returned to his
friends in London, fuUy resolved to de-
Tote himself to the ministry of the
gospel. Ai soon as the church of which
he was a member had made trial of his
talents, and judged him qualified for
the work, he was called to the ministry
under the auipioet of Dr. Rippon, For
■ome time be mpplied various pulpits,
preached at difierent places in the
country with much acceptance, and
from several received invitations to the
pastorate ; but as he perceived in them
a enious Usven of antinomianiBm, he
wiselydeclined them alL Amongst other
places he was invited to settle at Tiver-
ton in Devon, I^mington in Hampshire,
and Aihford in KenL In one instance,
tiie day of his ordination was appointed,
and ministen engaged to officiate, when
hii hi^toal caution and strong repug-
nance to antinomianism induced him to
renounce his engagement. The car-
cnmstanoei which led to hia settlement
U Saffiran WaUen u» n illtiftntiTe «f
providential guidance, as to deserve
minute narration. Having closed hia
ministry at Ashford, he accepted an in-
vitation to spend a week at the resi-
dence of a gentleman in that n^h-
bourhood, prior to his return to London.
On the first night of his visit be re-
membered that that was the week in
which the anniversary meetings of the
London Missionary Society were held,
and obtained perminion at once to leave
hia Mend's hospitable roof, in order to
attend them. On the day of his arrival
in London he went with Dr. Fancourt
to Tottenham Court chapel to hear one
of the sermons, and was compelled to
stand during the service in a most un-
comfortable rituation. At a little
distance was sitting a friend of the
doctor with a gentleman fr«m Essex.
The recognition of the friends led to
the mutual introduction of the strangers.
In the coarse of conversation after the
service. Dr. Fancourt was informed by
his friend that the gentleman from
Bssex was desirous of obtaining a
minister for the baptist oburoh at
Saffiron Walden, where his father was a
deaoon, and Dr. Fancourt, with the
charact«ristic liberality of that benevo-
lent clergyman, immediately mentioned
Mr. Wilkinson with the warmest recom-
mendation. The stranger immediately
informed Mr. Wilkinson that he had
heard of his name before, but had been
unable to obt^n his address. In com-
pliance with an invitation scon forward-
ed from the church at Safion Walden,
he visited that town on the ZSth of
May, 1809, and his ministry being
highly approved, was soon unanimously
ed to the pastorate. After a
month's deliberation he aooepted the
office, and was ordained in October,
1809. He entered upon his work, aa
may be gathered from his diary, with
much fsar and trranhling, deeply im-
ftemei with ita responsibility, and
•Mneitlj Mddng dhine Msirtanoe asd
MBMOIR OF THE REV. JOSIAH WILKINSON.
direction. A niimerou« and &tttu)hed
peo|de knew and approved his going in
and oat amongst them from that daj to
the doM of hJB career. He vai dis-
Unguislied for hii opemiew, integritj,
oandoor, beoerolenoe, and hoBpitalitj.
Eia obaract«r ai a husband and father
i> exhitated in nnmeronipawaget in his
diar^, of whioh the following qacula-
tion is a ipedmen, " Lord, bleu mj dear
childran, and the dear partner of my
J071 and aorrowB !" and wiU be lecalled
bj hia bereaved bmilj with grateful
affection. The catholidt; of Ma spirit
Moured the attachment of all who knew
him. Tfaon^ wsrmlj attached to fai«
own denomination he was no sectarian.
Hii bonaej his pnlpit, his heart, were
open to devout men of every name, who
pnaohed Christ and him omoified. He
was ever ready to oo-operate in any
woriu of benfiTolenoe and Christian
jibJlanthFopy. He was warmly attaohed
to all misdcmary societies, but especially
to the one oonneoted with his own de-
nomination, and the Iiondon Missionary
Boriety. In the Bible Society he took
a marked interest, and was for many
yean Uie seeretary of one of iti district
auxiliaries. As a Christian he "walked
with Qod." His diary contains many
pisss^es in which he "pours ont his
aonl " unto God, mounis over big tail-
ings, avows his faith and hope in Christ,
and bis enUre derotednesi to liis glory,
and ezpiesses his earnest detdrea for
greater parity, spiritoallty, and meet-
nees fbr huven. In 1818 he writes,
"Thos fltf, by the goodness of Qod,
have I been bnmght on my way, I
humbly trust, towards the heavenly
Zion. Keseing, honour, glory, and
I praiw to thy loTing-kindness and truth,
0 thou dishonoured, yet most indulgent
Lord Qod! 0 the many merolee of
which I have been the naworthy par-
taker ! But 0 the many, many sins
either of omission or commission of
which I have to plead guilty. How
little have I done, compared with what
I ought, for him that died for me ! Hay
I from this moment be more devoted to
his praise than ever ! 0 Lord, give ma
strength, enat^ me to subdue what«ver
is offensive in thy sight, oonfbrm me
more to thy will, blot ont everything
thoa hast seen wrong in me, and by thy
grace make me to ornament my minia-
try, and prepare me for thy eternal
kingdom and glory." Another passage
will show how he lamented liis natural
infirmities. "Again and again have t
to lament my naturally cross and peevish
temper. 0 that I might be sore it
would never again betray me I 0 that
I had the sweetness of temper that
manifested itself in my Lord and S»>
vioUT I But oh, what a souroe of bltttt
regret it is to me that I have that
sweetness of temper so often interrupt-
ed I Lord, forgive me, tor the sake of
thy dear Bon, that I live no nearer to
thee than I do 1 I should almost have
a heaven upon earth, were I certain
that to the end of my life I should
never again be oreroome by any irritar
bility,"
For more than tbirly years he united
with the work of the ministry the in-
ttmction of youth, an employment of
whioh he was naturally fond. Uany of
his pupils can bear testimony to his
Bt^citude for &tAr moral and religiona
wel&re, as well as their Intellectual
culture, and all of them can testify to
that uniform consistency of deportment
whioh invariably secured the respeot
and esteem of the young. One who
was his pupil for Beveml years, and pro-
bably received from him those senti-
mcnts which led to his entering on the
ministry, is now labouring sncceBsfoUy
as a pffidobaptist minister in London.
Five other yonng men were under his
care preparatory to their admission Into
college on their direct entrance into the
mimstry in his own denomination, three
of them from the church under hia oare.
MEMOIR OP THE KEV. JOSIAH WILKINSON.
Aa a uiiuster his people can testify
bovr he laboored for their good; bis
sermona vera distioguiehed l^ great
cleuneBs and force, the leading featurea
of the eraogelical wyttem formed the Bole
topics of his diMXHiTBes, and he earaed
for hinuelf the ohuBct«r of a &itlifal
preacher of the goapeL For numj jvars
he gathered arotmd him a numerous
ctmgregation and an increasing chnrch,
mainttuned u) tmblemished reputation,
was highlj respeoted hj all who knew
him; and he was followed to his burial
hj an immense oonoonrM of mourners
from amongst his fellow townsmen of all
grades and denominations. TTi» ministry
at Bi^ron Walden lasted nearly forty
years, during which he eqjoyed a large
measure of peaoe and oomfort with his
people, to many of whom bis memory
will ever be dear.
During the last five years of his life,
his health bc^an to decline and for
three years be was nuable to preach.
During a long and trying affliction his
mind was eminently supported by those
truthswhiohbe had proclaimed to others.
In the earlier stages of his illness, when
the writer of these lines visited him,
agun and again he sud with uplifted
hands and eyes, " I know whom I have
believed, and sm persuaded that be is
able to keep that which I have com-
mitted nnto him against that day."
" Hy &itb is as firm in him as it ever
was, I have no other, I want no other,
he is all-snfflcient." For some
prior to bis deportore be was deprived
of the power of articulation, but he
continued by signs to give the most
satis&ctory replies to all interrogations
respecting his religions state, until he
fell into a stupor which terminated
dissolution. His natural irritability
bad BO vanished during the last few
days of his life, and the serenity of bis
mind was so uniformly preserved, as to
draw Irom many who visited hbn the
exclamation, " Let me die the death of
the righteout^ and let my last end be
like bis."
The last entry in his diary, whidi
bears date May 16th, 1847, iUnstrates
his religions feelings when no longer
able to testify of Christ to others.
"Another sabbath dawns upon me.
May I have a good day; may heaven
with all its glories and a lively hope of
its nnfudjpg happiness more than ever
engage my heart. Lord Jesos, I vnnild
be thine for ever. ' Thou knowest all
tilings Uion knowest that I love thee.' "
The following sentiments were penned
by his sorrowing widow as they fell from
his lips at various times during his ill-
nees, " I iiave been called to review my
earthly career, whiidi is now nearly
closed, and to look forward to my last
aocoont. In the prospect of this I have
ten thoosand merdes to recount, end
many Bins to bewail, but it has been my
aim to show the divine praises, and
glorify my dear Bedeemv, whom I love,
and with whom I hope to dwell for ever.
All my hope is in him, and upon him I
can rest my souL He is all my salvar-
tion and all my desire. My times are
in his hand ; he knows my heart and
my dedre, and were he to ask me the
question he put to Kmon Peter, I am
still able to say, ' Lord, thon koowest
all things, thou knowest that I love
thee.' By this test I have often exa-
mined myself and can do it stiU. Hy
heart is open before Mbee, and thou bast
known it altt^ether, yet I have notiiing
to boast, taut thy precious blood and
righteoosnees; these are all my plea, and
this is the groond of my hop& The
Bame glorimis tmtbs wbidh I have be-
lieved and pieadted are now my ^ory
and joy."
In this way ^d the departed
servant of Qod look ferward to the
termination of his earthly oonrsa. It
is not enrpriring that his "end was
peaoe." He has "finished bis oonne
with joy." FeMce be to hie asbes !
CLAmS OF CHRIffr>S EXAMPLE OX VS. 869
"BleMed are the dead which die in the I I&bours, and their vorkn do follow
Lord, from henceforth ; jea, seith the them."
Spirit, that tb^ may rest from their XetopoH, Estex.
CLAIMS OF CHRISTS EXAMPLE ON US.
Tbb dia«pl«s were called ChriBtiaDE
first at Antioch. And much is implied
in that name. He who deserrei it is a
iMlierer in Christ, hit flcholar, hia ser-
vant, his follower, and an imitator of
his example.
Oonformitj to Christ is commended
bj the highest Bcriptnral aothori^.
" Learn of me," satb odi supreme Mas-
ter, " for I am mec^ and lowlj in heart,
and je shall find rest." " He who fol-
loweth me shall not walk in darkness,
bat shall have the light of life." " He
has predestinated ug to be conformed
to the image of his Son, that he might
be the first-bom among many brethren."
" Let that mind be in 70a which was in
Qirist Jesos." " He has left ns an ei-
MDple tbat we should follow his steps."
" He that SMth he abideth in him ought
himself also so to walk, eren as he
walked." " Little children, let no man
deceive jon : he that doeth righteous-
neas is righteous, even as be is right-
eous."
A ChristiBii is one who resembles
Jesos, and who sinoerel; makes him bis
pattern. It maj be useful to portray
briefly the chief features of Christ's
character which we are to copy, and in
the present state of the Christian pro-
ftsrion it is neoesaaiy to place before
oar minds that perfect pattern to which
all who hare an interest in the Saviour
are bound by every tie to be assimilated.
I. The cmdesoension of our Redeemer
stands prominent. He oooupied a lowly
station in the social scale. He had no
dependents, nor servants, not followers,
connected with worldljr njik, But look
up to the height from which he came
down. " He who was lidi became poor
for onr sakes. He who being in the
form of God, thought it not robbery to
be equal with Ood : but made himself
of no reputation, and took upon him
the form of a servant, and was made in
the likeness of men, and being found in
&8hion as a man, he humbled himself,
and became obedient nnto death, even
the death of the cross." Phil. uL B — 8.
Who can measure the elevation of gloiy
from which he descended, when he
who was and is the Lord of all, the
supreme lawpver and judge, osumed
the form of a servant, and tabernacled
with nnful men in their likeness I He
dwelt in our polluted and degraded
earth, and freely associated with aU
classes though they were rebels to his
Father.
One pert of our Lord's condescension
is too much overlooked by us— his reri-
dence, before he entered on his pnUio
mimstry, in Nsnreth and its neighbonr-
hood, during the long period of thir^
years. There was no society eminent
for learning, or for science, for cultivat-
ed manners, or for religion and monls.
There was none from whom he oould
leam. So, he must reodve nothing
from whom all had reodved, and from
whom all must still reodve. He was
the sun to impart light to a darkened
world. "Of his fubiess have we bB
received." Here is a perfect patton
for Christians of every station ; a pat-
tern of the spirit, and courtesy, and
kindness, with which they are to treat
others.
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CLAIMS OP CHBKT'8 EXAMPLE ON Da
S. The humilitj of the Saviaur.
Pride cast down the angels from their
primctpality, and our firat parents from
their dignitj, and is the beeetting evil
of all our race, in one form or another.
Eenoe the plan of redemption is con-
trived, in all its parte, to exclude boast-
ing, to secure the gloi? of salvation
exclusivelj to God, and to hide pride
from man. Jesna was clothed with
humility, which appeared in every part
of his deportment. To give a flill view
of it as exercised by him would require
a longer detail than oonsists with the
limits of this attempt. I mention as
striking instances his selection of his
first disidples and attendants cbieSy
from the class of working men — his
repairing to the Baptist, his own har-
binger, to be baptized by him in Judea,
instead of sending for John, so that the
surprised servant exclaimed, " Comest
thou to me r' — his washing the feet of
the apostles at the passover feast — and,
perhaps above all, his invitation to
Thomas at the manifestation of himself
on the second Lord's day to the apostles,
" Beach hither thy hand, and thmst it
into my nde, and be not &ithleES but
believing." Here are lessons most
attractive. May they engage our affec-
tions, and lead ns habitoally to walk
humbly with our fellovr men.
3. Meekness in his interoourse with
all. He endured the contradiction of
sinners on his way to the cruel and
ignominious cross. He bore much from
the fgnoranoe, and vanity, and preju-
dices, of his most attached and fi^thM
disciples. Among his followers were
profeesed friends but secret foes — among
the twelve was a Judas. And among
his open foes, some were eminent for
guile and artful policy, endeavouring to
entrap him with questions. Others
manifested a cool, imperturbable malig-
nity—as when after he had wrought
the most astonishing miracles, and had
appealed to them for proof of his mis-
sion, they came around him, and said,
" Show us a sign that we may believe."
As our Lord approached the end of
his course, as his provocations aug-
mented in number and violence, his
meekness was manifested in a corre-
spondent degree. "He was led as a
Iamb to the slaughter, and opened not
his mouth." Not one word of bitter-
ness or reproach did he utter to the
soldiers when they scourged him,
stripped him, crowned him with thorns,
fastened bim to the cross, mocked him,
and insulted his thirst He endured
the cross, and despised the shame.
4. Patience. The great end of the
Saviour's advent to oar world was, the
redemption of lost men. For this pur-
pose he became our surety, placed him-
self under the law which we had broken,
obeyed its precepts, and underwent its
awful penalty. He was, therefore, "a
man of sorrows and aoquidnted with
grief," and sustained, from the begin-
ning to the end of his substitution, our
sins and our punishment. He endured
the hiding of his Father's &ce, and the
weight of his judicial displeasure, which
to a holy, immaculate soul were most
trying. " Father, if it be possible, let
tills cup pass from me ; but not my
win hut thine be done." " I have a
baptism to be baptized vrith, and how
am I straitened till it be accomplished."
Jesus set his face sted&stly to go up
to Jerusalem.
What are our trials when compared
with his 1 Oar cross is light and sweet-
ened by his; and every part of our
thorny road has been smoothed down
by hb feet. Let us be ashamed of our
discontent, and peevishness, and fret-
fiilneffi, when we review the Saviour's
road of trouble from his oradle to his
0. Active labour. The first portion
of our Lord's life spent with his parents
at Nazareth, till he was about thirty
years of age, is not deti^led In the
CLAIMS OF CHRIST'S EXAMPLE ON US.
271
gotpels. JoMph WBS K oarpeoter ; and
if the testimony of tboae who could not
be iguoruit of hifl employnient if he
followed one, and who could hare no
motive for misstatement, is to be re-
eeived, the great Maker of all things
worked »t the same employment. " Is
not this the carpenter Y' Mark tI. 3.
Sorely no Christian need be ashamed of
ttie lowest occupation, but endeavour to
honour it by diligence, by application,
by honesty, and by sobriety. " Not
■iothfiil in bunnesa, fervent in spirit,
■erring the Lord"
The publio or ministerial course of
oar great Uaster was one of inoesaant
toil. In about three yean or little
more, he traversed the towns and
Tillages of Canaan which were then
nomerooB tai populous, from one end
to the other, and in every direction, and
on both ridee of the Jordan. He
preached in private houses, in the syna-
gogues, in the fields, in the markets,
and in the temple at the great festivals.
He came to do as well as to suffer the
will of his Father; to be the Teacher
well as the Redeemer of men ; to finish
the work which the Father gave him
do; to be obedient even unto the death
of the cross. And dare we be idle
his cause and the salvation of men 1
" Be not slothful, but followers of them
who now inherit the promises."
6. Deadness to the world and hea-
venly-mindedneu. I need not dwell
on this characteristic of onr blessed
Uaster- Be was {tcra heaven and
breathed its air ; his heart and affeo-
titms were above, and his purpose and
aim in all he said and did was to bring
straying men to his Father's house.
The riches, the honours, the rank,
the merely secular affairs of the world,
had no charms for him, and had no
inflnence on his conduct. In this spirit
he hat left an example whioh we are
bound to imitate. " Be not conformed
to tiuB world." " Te aie not of the
world, as I am not of the world." All
that is in the world is evil. If we be
strangers and pUgrinu, and seek a
better land, we cannot be devoting all
time and power to the acquisildon
of money, or the atttunment of rank,
or the possession of dvil authority.
Politics cannot have the chief place in
our hearts, nor can I reconcile likeness
to Christ in his professing friends with
the leading part wluch some take in
general or local politics.
This was not the temper or conduct
of Christians for two centuries after
Christ. They appear to have addicted
themselves to the preaching of the gos-
pel and the cultivation of a holy, moral
conduct, and looked on- these two, ac-
oomponied by divine influence, as suf-
fident to remove every evil in our fiillen
world. Let us try the same etperiment,
in humble dependence on the blessed
Spirit, and we shall see in measure the
same results.
Let MB endeavour to estimate our
obligations to follow Christ's example.
They are addressed to the understand-
ing, to the heart, and to the conscience.
Heroember the <Ugnity of his person
who has furnished this pattern, the
very brightness of the Father's glory,
and the image of the invisible Qod.
His obedience is at once our model,
and the justifying righteoosness with
which Qod is pleased. His stripes are
at once the atonement by wbich our
sins are expiated, and the healing of
our souls when viewed by faith. The
Father has predestinated us to be con-
formed to the likeness of his Son. The
Son has given himself for us, to redeem
us from all iniquity, and to purify W) to
himself.
The Spirit saves and calls with a holy
calling, and by the washing of regenera-
tion fits for the fellowship and service
of Ood here and hereafter. My evidence
of interest in his obedience as justifying
me before Ood is my love and my con-
S72 BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND BAPTISM IN FIRE.
formit; to it. Mj evidence of interest
in bis Boffcrings is m; deure to be
clothed with humilit;, and to cultivate
dat meek ipiiit which, in the ught of
Ood, Ib of great price. A Chiutian is
an anointed person — andnted with
Qixist, having bia mind, and tracing
his footatepe thioogh this world's iril-
demeu to a better land.
Liverpool, J, L.
BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND BAPTISM IN FIRK.
BX FaOFBBSOa BIPUT OF HEWTOS, MAfiflAOHDSBTTB.
The term Holy Spirit u preferable to
the term Holy Qhost, a8 the word ghost
is attended with unpleasant associa-
tions in many minds. The word trans-
lated with irould be better rendered in;
it is the same word, in the original, as
is used in the beginning of tbis verse,
and as is translated in in the sixth
Terse. Bat what is it to baptize in the
H0I7 Spirit t This expression, which
has occasioned so much diffioolty, would
be rendered, in a great measure, clear
b7 referring to the radical meaning
of the Greek word corresponding to
our word baptize. The primary,
radical meaning of this word in
the original is, to dip, to immerse. As
intimately connected with Uiis primary
meaning, the word also expresses the
idea of a most copious imparting, inae-
mncb as one who is immersed in a fluid,
most copiously partakes of it. To be
immersed in the Holy Spiiit, then, is to
receive a most copious imparting of
the Holy Spirit. By the Holy Spirit,
we are here to understand those divine
influences which were so abundantly
imparted to the first Cbristians, making
them truly of one heart, filling tbcm
with spiritual consolation, and enabling
them, by pious example, and, in many
instance^ by miraculous operations, to
stand forth as witnesses for the truth of
Christianity, and preparing them for
the glories of heaven. By a reference
to Uie passages which speak of this
baptism, or immersion, in tho II0I7
Spirit, what has now been stated as
drawn firom the meaning of the terms,
will be confinned. In Acts L 5, the re-
mark occurs, " John truly baptized with
water; but ye shall be baptized with
the Holy Ghost not many days hence."
The fulfilment of this promise we find
in Acts iL 2,4,17,16,33,30. A most
copious imparting of the Holy Spirit's
influenoe was granted, giving new light
and courage to the apostles, and enabling
them "to speak with other tongues,"
that is, in other languages than their
own. Thus were they baptized [im-
mersed] in the influences of the Holy
Si»rit. In other words, abundant in-
fluences of the Holy Spirit were shed
forth upon them, so that they might bo
Eud to have been surrounded by those
influences.
In Acts xL 16, again occurs the same
declaration of Jegua as we find in Acts
i. 5, " Then remembered I the word of
the Lord, how that he said, John indeed
baptised with [in] water ; but ye duUl
bo baptized vrith [immersed in] the
Holy Spirit." Immediately before this
declaration, and as reminding of what
the Lord had sud, it is stated, that
when Peter began to spoak to Coinelioa
and his company, " the Holy Spirit fell
on them as on us at the begiimiiig."
The imparting, then, of the Holy Spirit
on this occasion, was the same as bap-
tizing in the Holy Spirit If, now, we
turn to AcU X. 44 — 17, we shall find
that when '' the Holy Spirit fell on all
BAPTISM IN THE HOLT SPIRIT, AND BAPTISM IN FIRE. 273
them that beard the word " horn Peter
thej Bpoke " with tonguoa," that i§, ii
other languages, " and magnified Qod,'
— « Btrikiiig aimilaritj to what occurred
on the day of Penteooet; and clearl;
■howing that to be baptized in the H0I7
Ohost, is to enjoj a moat copious ixmi-
munication of divine inflnenee.
There ia another pastags which maj
be brought into compariaon nith thoae
already produced. It is in 1 Cor. xii. 13,
" For bj one Spirit are we all baptized
into one bodj ;" the idea of which
worda acema to be, that hj our copiooa
partakiiig of divine influenccB we have
become closelj united together, what-
ever ma; be oor oatward diatinctions.
Here no alluaion is made to the bestowal
of miracoloua gifta, but to mntool love,
and to tlie mntoal participation of the
blinM hope which the goapel inapirefl.
He tniB baptixe yon in tht Bdy Spirit,
then, means, he will most copiously im-
part divine inflnences, which nUl be
connected with signal bliss on earth,
and lead to most diatingoiahed blioa in
heavoi.
And with firt; he will baptize jou
with fire ; that ia, he will immerw 70U
in fire. And what ia the meaning of
this expression 1 In the versa imme-
diately before thifi, and in the verse im-
mediatelj after it, the word fire occurs
as meaning extreme misery. The word
in this verse, then, most naturally has
the same signification. In other placea,
fire is used as an emblem of punishment
See Ilatt. xxr. 41 ; Jnde 7 ; Rev. zx.
14, IS, xxL 8; Mai. iv. I. To be im-
mersed In fire, then, is to be over-
whelmed in misery. The verse thus
jveeents an affecting contrast John
declares that he himself had a oompara-
tively inferior work to perform, namely,
to ojl the people to repentanoe, and to
baptize those who professed repentance,
as a preparation for the Messiah, whose
coming he announced. But soon the
great Lord of the new dispensation
would appear, and that with &r greater
authority than he possessed ; hb would
come with power to bestow the rewards
and to inflict the punishments appro-
priate to the new dispensation ; and as
the result of his coming, on some would
be most copiously shed tokens of divine
bvonr, while on others would be most
copiously poured tokens of divine
indignation,
A similar instance of contrast in
respect to the Meaaioh, though in less
forcible language, occura in Luke ii. 34,
" Tbia child is aet for the fall and the
riting again of many in Israel," that is,
he will prove an occaaion for the ruin
of many, and for the exalted hiisa of
many, in leraeL
In still further nr^ng this thought
of separation, as to destiny, between
the righteous and the widced, John
draws an illustration from the opera-
tions of husbandry, with which his
hearers were fatniUar- In the eastern
conntriee, the grain, when ripe, ia depo-
sited upon the threshing-floor, and after
being trodden by cattle, or beaten out,
is by the winnovring fan separated fnnn
the chaff. The pure kernels, separated
&om the useless mass, are laid up in the
granary, the chaff and the stubble are
committed to the flamea. A aimilat
award will be made by the Messiah.
Discriminating between the characters
of men, and administering with perfect
rectitude the a^urs of the divine king-
dom, he will weloome some to bliss, and
oonsign others to remediless woe. See
Matt XXV. 31—46.
Fan; winnowing fkn or shovel, by
which tiifl grain mingled with ohaff was
exposed to the wind, so that the ohaff
was blown away.
!nu>rovghlgj>\trgehujloor; thoroughly
cjear off his threshing-floor. Tha
threshing-floor was in some elevated
part of the field ; it was of a drculax
form, thirty or for^ paces in diameter,
hariog the ground beaten down and
874
ABSO0IATIOH8 OF BAPTIST CHUEOHKS.
lerdied. Oompua Judges vi. 87 — tO.
Oanterj gmurj, etor^oiue.
Unqumd^MeJirt; fire that will not
be pot out, but which will matke m
otter deatmction. In lefereooe to th«
fatnre punifhrnent of the wicked, winch
ii manileatlj here apoken o( thia az-
prenion onta off the hope of theii ever
being reUBred boa it ; u pvkM with
veraes 10 — 12, omnpue Hark i 7, 6,
and Luke iiL 9, 16, 17. Mark oxpnmM
the thoDghta in a briefer fcoin; Luke
with the tame fulnen ai we find in
Matthew. We oaniwt fiul to notice
here, that oartaia and awful deetmotioa
awaiU the impenitent, while to thoM
who obey Oirirt and trnat in him tben
will be aafetj and ^orj.
A88O0UTI0N8 OP BAPTIST CHURCHEa
HT TEH srr. THOKAB POTTinom.
Thiei is great unoertaintj reapeoting
the time when the bcqttiiti of this
oountrj began to unite in oeun^ or
diabiot aaaooations for the adTance-
raaxt of religion and for the eztenaioB
of denommational intereita. Onlf a
few of them kept anj minutea of their
procee^oge, or if thej did the doco-
mentB hare peiiahed in the Upee of
ages; and in abatement of my oensoie
t^ might be oaat upon them fbr this
omisaion, it iB enough to plead the
dai^era which menaoed their aMemhUee
flrom high quarters, and the Hski they
muat have run by keeping papen which
their enemies might have used for their
conviction in ootirte of law and before
aplritual ttibanala. Amid the gloom
and the commotiona whioh marked the
early part of the seventeenth oentnry
these associations began to aaeame a
visible form, and the state of public
opinion did not render suoh a step pru-
dent at an earlier period. Honarohs
would have looked with a jealous eye
upon assemblies of nonconformists and
of baptists such as are nnder oonsidera-
tiiHi, and primates would hare alarmed
the oountry with orations on tiie spread
of heresy and the danger of the ohnrob.
From the days of Henry Till, down to
Oie time tl wUidi we tie writi&ft ercn
the private gatiierings of cor chnr«iiet
were broken np by infMrmen, by sol-
diras, and by magistnitca: it is not
lilcely, thertfore, that men in power
would hare winked at pnbUo meetiiiga
of ministen and messmgen who had
come from difierent parts, and some-
times continued their deliberations fbr
several days. For this, as well as fur
many other privileges, our fore&then
were indebted to Hampden, Oromwdl,
and their oompatriots, who threw them-
selvea into the breaoh when Charlee
and Land where marching to. te atM»-
lute despotism, and never witttdrevr
from the contest until they had [daoed
oar dvil and nUgious Ubratiai apon k
latere li dooumentary evidsnee to
show that in the yeu 1644 sevan of the
ohurehee in London were noitsd ia
theee bonds of fri«idahip, and to them
was due the honour of publiahlng one
of our earliest eonfisiriens of faith. On
a small scale they Were an aasociatiMi
of chorobes having me Lord, one fUth,
one baptism, and one hope. Some of
the Welsh assooiations bear tkt date of
lfl4S or I9S0, and sundry (Anrohes in
the West of Kiglsmd held thito annnal
meetings at Ohard, Wells, and Bridg»-
Um years 1609 and
A880CUTI0NS OF BAPTIST CHUItCIHBS.
t7fi
1650.* Couuddant with these meeting!
in the wegt, others took pUoe in Lin-
cohuhire, where the brethren nude
■nuigameata for Hading ministers to
pnuh the goepel into destitute parts
of the Uod. In the jeu I66a, the
Midlami AswMuntion was formed — ui
tot of ooonge on the part of the men
who did it which deearrei our admira-
tion^ inacmuoh as the Beetoration had
broDght hack to this ooiuitry the reign
(^ tenor, dispwied manj of the non-
ctmftKnung ohnmheai and driven their
pnatora into exile or shut them up in.
prison. The baptitts of the midland
oonntiea, however, fearing not the wrath
of the king, or the plots of his prime
, formed themselves into an
1 lor the revival of religion
and for the glorj of Qod, although
more than five perscms assembling for
paUic worship, oontrarj to the forms
of the established ohunh, were liable
to GatM, imprisonment, or banishment
to the American plantations. A few
years later similar meetings were held
in the oounties of Herts, Kent, Horth-
amptwi, and Buckingham, at the last of
whioh fifty-four mesaengera attended.
Writing of the same period Thomas
Qrantbam said, " The baptized ohorohes
of this age and nation have kept an
assembly general /m- many yeoff, for the
better settlement of the obuiohea to
whioh they are rebted, and do hope to
see a good issae thereof towards the
better manifestation of such truths, as
by reason of the corruption of former
times have been negl^ted, and that by
men who yet have done very worthily
in many things pertaining to the resti-
tution of Christianity.t
Soon after the revolution of I6S8 the
three estates of the realm agreed to
MUJUtB the religious meetinga of
Qonoooibrmista, and as early as possible
afl«c the Toleration Act received the
royal assmt the baptist i
London convened a meeting of their
brethren from all parts of the country
to deliberate mi the state of th«
ohurohes. It was held in the metrt^o-
lis, September 3, 1889, and attended by
depnties from more than one hundred
ohurohes in Engknd and Wales. Nioa
days were spent by the oonfeienoe ia
prayer, in thanksgiving, in d^bwation,
and in Earming plans for the siniitaal
good of the denomination. Buch a
gathering of friends, who saw eye to
eye on articles of faith and modes of
worship, most have been refreshing in
no common degree after the dark and
dismal soenes throogh which the provi-
denes of Qod had led them. Hon
Uum once the oonfeience re-assembled
in London, with many advantages to
the churches, but distanoe and expense
rendered its continuance at first inoon-
veuient, and in the end impractioable.
When, therefore, the brethren met ia
London, i. a. 1692, they resolved, —
" That whereas for some years past tiia
churches have had several associate and
county meetings, and one general <me
in London annually, it is now proposed
to divide the general meeting into two^
and to keep one in the weet and tho
other in the east, that in the west to ba
at BristcJ, and the other in London." *
Within two or three years the metro-
pt^tan asswnation was dissi^Ted frvm
oansw not explained, but that in the
west ecotintted In existnnni* a longer
period ; at length, however, the westnn
union was tmiken up also, and supers
seded by local ateooiations on a emaller
scale, These minor assemblies <tf pas-
tors and churobea went tat increasingin
number until they embraced almost
everycount; in the land, and the strength
o{ the denomination. They have come
down to our own times the same in
Bubstanoe, if not in form, and they still
278
ASSOCIATIONS OF BAPTIST CHURCHBa
indiule on theii lists the mitjorit; of
our churches. For two centoiicB, itt
least, these BssocUtions have existed,
and during that time the; have had in
Tiiew objects of real importance — socb
u the pnritj and the wel&re of chorch-
68) the spread of the goQ>el at home
and abroad, the coUeotion of denomina-
tional statistics, the erection of chapels
in destitute places, the remoTsI of
chapel debts, the preservation of trust-
deeds, watching over the ark of our
liherties, and the communion of saints.
Most of these associations hold their
meetings in what is called Whitaon-
week. In times gone hj much larger
nomhers were in the habit of attending
the services than at present^ either in
the agtionltural or in the manufacturing
distiiota. These religious festivals were
the pulse of the churches, and manj a
pilgrim has travelled a long distance to
attend them. The town or village in
which the meeting was to be held was a
scene of animation all the daj, b; the
arrival of strangers in ooache^ in gigs,
or in carts ; fimners rode on horseback,
and peasants came on foot ; and some-
times the numbers were so great that it
was necessary to borrow an additional
ohapel, or to hold the service on the
side of a mountain, or among the trees
of an orchard. In the vast convocation
new converts mingled with aged sunts,
children were present with their grey-
headed parents, the youth sat on the
same form with the old man who leaned
on his staff, the venerable pastor was
there for the last time, and at his feet
sat the young minisfer learning wisdom
and deriving enooongement from his
example and sucoees. ^th what emo-
tions of love and joy the multitudes have
sung the beautiful hymn,—
" mmt ba tb> tU th^ bind*
In the Korthamptonshire association
the hope of heaiing Fuller, Pearoe,
Kyland, Hall, or SutcM, drew together
crowds of people from all places within
a convenient distance, and on one ooca-
don the auditors were so numerous that
the preacher stood in the window, from
which the frame bad been removed,
that be might be heard within and
without the chaptd. In former times
our people in Yorkshire and Idnca-
shire were feasted upon a douiU Uehire,
generally preached by ministers who
had gained influence by their age, talents,
piety, or usefulness. -Fawcett, Littlo-
wood, Steadman, and Saunders, are
names still cherished and venerat«d by
many in those parts, lAa were accus-
tomed to hiar them preach Uie un-
searchable riches of Christ See that
aged servant of Qod, wearing a velvet
cap, ascending the pulpit to preach at
one of those general asaemblies in
Yorkshire — a thousand eyes are fixed
upon him in love and admiration, and
all present express their conviction, by
nods and smiles, that a spiritual feast
has been prepared for them. As a good
soldier of Jesus Christ he Laa endured
hardness for half a century, his praisa
has been in all the churches, his minis-
try has been greatly prized Uiroogfa the
whole of that populous district, and his
nsefUlness has been acknowle^^ at
home and abroad, in the cottage and in
the palace itself. He has now eomo to
bear his dying testimony to the doc-
trines of the cross, and to bid adieu to
the ministers and Mends with whom
he has been so long associated. Man;
of them had a presentiment that they
should see Ms face no more, and were
prepared to receive his message as Gram
the lips of a man who had finished his
course, and now stood on the confines
of heaven. As he rose up in the pulpit
there was a death-like silence in the
chapel, and all ears were opem to catch
the words of inspiration. With a
tremulous voice and with deep emotion
he read the text, " I am this day going
ASSOCIATIONS OF BAPTIST CHUBCHES.
277
tfae waj of ftll the euth," and before be
had finished hia digeoorse tbe piftce w»a
k Bochim, and the home of Qod was
the g»t« of heaven.*
During some part of the eervtces it
it cnshnnai; fra one of tiie Diiiiistas to
mdiAatis called "Tba Ciicnhr let-
ter." Thia is the official document ol
the asflodaUon, and genetallj treats coi
doctrinal, praotioal, or experimental re-
ligion. After it has been adopted b;
the ministeiB and meaaengers assembled
for tlte puipoee of taking it into oon-
tideration, it ia pobliabed ondec their
authority, and drcnlated among the
chnrobeB. Some of thcM letters con-
tain discussions on the most difficult
questions in theology ; others turn
upon moral duties and pontiTe institu-
tions ; not a tew are upon the ccmstitu-
tioa and discipline of the Christian
ohnroh, and many are expluiatory of
the trials and privil^ee of the children
of Ood. These letters extend over a
period of about two centuries, and
many of them bear honoured and ilhis-
trious names ; they have historical c<ai-
nazions with all parts of the kingdom,
they have done mach " for the perfect-
ing <J the saints and for the edifying of
the body of Christ ;" and if the best of
them were selected and arranged in
cbronologioal order they would form a
body of divinity equal to anything of
the Und in the Bnglish language.
Many advantages and pleasures have
renlted &om these associations. Plana
ot nsefiilnew for home and for the
world constitute a part of their his-
tory. The " Help to Zion's Travellers'
(oigiiuted in a SOTmon i^ch Mr. Hall
preached, a. i>. 1799, to the churches
of the Northamptonshire assodatioii.
Among the same dhnnJies monthly
pnyer-nnetiitgi were oommeooed for
the outpouring of the Holy Sprit, and
these contuned the germ of our mis-
sionary meetings for prayer now
• Th* iIIhIod Ii t« Dr. FBTMtt.
common in England and in America.
To the same churches bebngs the
honour of setting on foot the ^ptiat
Missionary Society towards the end of
the eighteenth century, and of sending
the first misdonariea to the idolaters of
jbL Other asaooiatiotts have not
been equally honoured by the provi-
dence and grace of Qod, though they
have had their share of nsefulueas, and
deserve their meed of pruse. Chapela
built at home, churches planted abroad,
missions formed for the world, are
some of the fhiits already gathered.
Amongst the great and good men who
delighted in these annual convooations
the interests of humanity never wanted
advocates, nor civil and religious liberty
able and eloquent defenders. On all
oocaaionB they have taken a lively inte-
rest in the measures of government, in
the amelioration of our criminal code,
in the education of the people, in the
progreaa of reUgion, and in the real
welbre of their country. Vheth^
the baptists of future times will per-
petuate these BSSociationB must be left
with thiim to determine, but, whatever
may be their decision on this point, we
can look forward with no ordinary satis-
faction to the final assembly of the re-
deemed in heaven, where they will meet
with no bar to communion, no cause of
separation, and no denominational sec-
tions, for Ood will " gather together in
oHi all things in Christ, both which are
in heaven and which are on earth, even
in him." This heavenly association
will absorb all nunor ones into which
the church is now divided, and in
the new Jerufalem "the general assem-
bly and church of the First bom" will
meet amidst "a fulness of joy and
pleasures for evermore."
■ Thai hHTBnrd til thlnp Urn). Par alt mrt
PirtHt. Mid *11 mut b* at Irngth mtsrHL
' Bo Ood hu gTHtlj pmpsHd i otio vaild iIm
In bla dUhiHiiHind woAi hiniHir tndiin
' DUhidou, wd b* ymanti wlUwu ndnM."
FACTS AND OBSBBVATIOHS.
A CBABAoTEBiSTic of Bomaiiism as
developed in her teaching, u congenial-
ity aith hrnnan nature ai it it, without
any Berious attempt reailj to improve
it. In holy contrMt mth this, a charac-
torietic of protestantiBni, as developed
in her t«aohing, is antagimitm to human
natart at it it, with the high and deter-
mined aim to renew it to conformitj
with God.— BmjA McNeill, D.D.
Three are no trifltt in the biography
of man. It is dropt that make up the
•ea : it is acomi that cover the earth
with oaks, and the ocean with glorious
naviea. Satndt toake up the har in the
harbour's mouth, on which rich argo-
■iefl axe wrecked ; and little things in
youth accumulate into character in age,
and destiny in eternity. AU the links
in that glorious i^iain, which is in all
and around all, we can see and admire
or at l«st admit ; but the staple to
which all is fitatened, and to which it is
the conductor of all, is the throne of
Deity. — J. Cumming, I>.D.
Thi port of London alone, in the
year 1B4S, had belonging to it upwudj
o{ UOOO metohant veesels ; the aggre-
gate number of the crews of thoM vea-
>^ amounting to above 3S,000 men
and boys. The custom's duty in the
port of London alone, in 1M4, was
above £11.000,000. So great an amount
of shipping and commerce was probably
neyer before concentrated in any single
port in the world. Then look, further,
at the colonies of the British empire.
The aggt^ate population of ooi oolo-
idea is estimated at above 4/XK^OOO.
The official value of tiie imports fbim
the colonies into the united kingdoms,
in 1842, was between £3,000,000 and
£4,000,000. One-gizth part of the in-
habitants of the whole world are be-
neatii the ftntiab weptre and bow to
British dominion. Surely never was
there a nation 80 fevourably placed for
evangelizing the world. — R. BicixrtUih.
Aa the maiter apiriti ef the age are
oariTiiig on that investigations, at am
time up amidst the milky way, and at
another within the howds of tbe earth,
and at anothtf among the hioogly^iiea
of old Egypt and its older sdiotds;
sparing no labour, ranrenei]^ no
opinions, oanag for no oonaequenoei
which may be entailed upon any theory
of morals, or upon the most aneirat of
our theobgieal creeds; — as tiwy at«
doing and daring all this, yon, the
b^evere in revelation, may remain
poleoUy undirturbed. In dignified
ooraposnre and lofty antieipation yon
may poasen your souls, assured that
ultimately, by vriut it proves, and fay
what it leaves unproved, every soienoo
will do its homage to revelation, at to
tite great harbinger of Its soblineat
disooveiies^-the venaiables ercriaetii^
Maele of universal tmth.— IF. 2)rMit.
What are the laws of nature but
Qod'a ordinary metiuds of working in
creation 1 What an outrage then on
philoeoi^, yea, on common sens^ to
suppose that laws have any ibroe with-
out an administiator, or that madiinery
can act without a power to keqt it in
motion. I^ therefor^ the Oreator were
not also the preaetvei^-if the arm that
built the nniverae did not ever uphold
and govern it — if the hand that framed
the complicated, exquisite, hanuonion*
mechanism of nature were not alwayt
invisibly, but omnipotently working and
regulating tiie whole— creation would
Ml into ohaoe again, and death and
desolation universally ensue. The uni-
verse is no mere self-aastained than
adf-created : it owei iti prewnration aa
PACTS AND OBSERVATIOKa
279
tadj u ila origtatttioa to the Almi^tj.
—S.ainetIL
Ir the present lecturer hu > right to
oonnder himielf a real Chriatian — if he
b*fl been of anj Kfrioe to hii fellow
oreaturw, and lui attained to any nse-
fulnees in the church of Christ, heowea
it in the way of means and instminent-
ality to the light of a oompanion, who
dept is tha iune room with lum, bend-
ing his kneee in prayor on retiring to
rest. That scene, ao anoatentatio*u
■Bd yet K> ottoonoealed, ronsed my
domhering oonadenoe, eent an arrow to
my heart ; for thoo^^ I had been r^
g(onaly edncKled I had reetrained
prayer, and e«t off the fear of God ;
my eonTeraion to Ood Mlowed, and
■ooaallwwarA my entrance npvn college
itodiea fi>r the work of the ministry.
Nearly half a century lias rolled away
since then, witii all its moltitndinoiiB
vrenta; bat that little chamber, that
humble conch, that pricing yonth, are
still present to my imagination, and
will never be fai^otten, ervi amidst
the splendour of beann and tlmmgh
the ages of eternity.— J. A. Jame$.
and the tra^tional oaitres^ of the
papaoy, all held in a perpetuated spasm.
We see trade stagnant, banks stopped,
Eunilies ruined, populations starring,
and men's hearts fidling them for fear.
Bat abore the thick and stonny olondi,
we see, rising in hope, the bible free I
At moming-tide a hurricane may sweep
the eartik— may sweep till it lerals the
oak and stripe the willow, till it de-
mohshet the oot and shakes the palaoe,
rs the dty with mlns and the eea-
shore with death. But, if joit then
the li^t of day is sent &om hearen, it
will pierce str^ght athwart tha tempeat
and illnmiitate the earth. And though
that itonn may bear away many a
ponderooB thing, not one light iunbeam
will it turn from its course. Then, let
that hurricane sweep over the natiooa
□f Europe. We griere to see ttioee
perturbed cities, those aching hearts,
those shattered fhrtunes, Ukms mnlti-
tudea left destitute. But there is
nothing eternal in all that On tiie
oUter hand, Um light of a free gospel is
dawning on thoee lands amid the
storms, and in that tliere is eternal
hope and promise. — W. Arthur.
Ha&LAK remarks,
and not merely papal enoroaoh-
raents, are what dTil goremmeots and
the laity in general hare to resist."
'ma statement Is profoundly, oompre-
hensiTely true. Were I a stateeman, I
would not tolerate the encroachments
c^ any church on my prerogative ; and,
as a Christian, the sword of flie magis-
trate I would not take to myself, and
nerer allow another Oiristian to usurp
and wield. All history confirms the
principle I now ui^e — that liberty has
lees to fear frwn the poUtidan than
from the ecdeslastio,— P. ^rrfer, D.D.
Wa see upon the eontinent a melan-
choly sum of disaster— Paris, Vienna,
Rome, the iatellectaial, the pelitiMl,
AnHoas and journalists, to whatever
violations of discretion and ct good
prindple they may sometiroea be
tempted, yet on the whole exerdse a
snperintendenoe over the great institU'
tiona of our country, and over the
course of legislation, which is invalu-
able. Hence the arbitrary violence
which disgraced some periods of our
government, and the shameless bribery
which rendered other periods infamous,
are gone for ever. Defects may donbt-
less still be found in our laws and insti-
tutions, for they are human ; but never
in the world's history was legislation
more just, or government lees selfish
and corrupt, than it is at this moment
THE CnuaCH— A FRAGMENT.
Bad practices and bad desires ue
olosel^vllied, tad the former, except in
eztnordinai; cases, will Borelf Buoeeed
the latter. For as Bwoii Haller has
most judidtnulf ohaerred, "Where a
debaached person fills his imag;ination
with impure pieturei, the lioentiouB
Boenes which he thus recalls &il not to
stimulate his desire with a d^ree of
violence wbioh be cannot resist This
will be followed hj gnlifioation, unless
some external object prevent him from
the commission of a sin wbioh he had
intemallj resolved ou and delighted
in." Now it is admirable that the
gospel takes cc^nizauce of the thimgha
as well as of the actions, and that its
precepts have respect not more to the
external man than to what it emphati-
cally denominates " the hidden man of
the heart."— r. Baffei, D.D^ LLJ).
Tai difference between Lather and
Wolsej lies here. Luther toiled for the
people, and for Ood and Christ in the
people, — Wolsey laboured for himself
and for all other objects as the; found
shrine and temple tw himsell Lather
obeyed his oonadence — Wolsey gave
heed to passion. Luther asked what is
right — Wolsey inquired what is expe-
dient for myself. Lother was led on by
the light of a divine idea— Wolsey was
attracted by the glimmer of an ignit
fatwu. Botli beioK dend, yet speak : —
lAther, in the triumph of his principles,
saith, " Follow me;" — and Wolsey crien
"Mark but my fall, and that that
mined mc" Luther did
« H«I«n to lh« goit al tuna betinsD Ux poMa
and Lntber lives in endless renown.
Wolsey crossed the course, and Wolsey
sinks in deserved contempt— £ Martin.
There is a great deal in bdsg in har-
mony with what you have to do, or
what yoa go anywhere to listen to or
enjoy. Yea learn more from a disooarae
on any sabjeot with which you have al-
ready some acqtuuntanoa ; — and yon
experience satis&ction and delight, and
receive and retain impressions of plea-
sure, in proportion as you have an in-
«rard sympathy with anything you road,
or bear. This law of your nature
is applicable to religion and teligiom
gements. Tou can do much to
promote in yourselves and to seek from
Ood, that "preparation of heart" for
your public sobbath-wotship, which be-
ing possessed, you will find that neithw
lay nor the duty can be felt as " »
weariness." It makes every prayer in-
structive OS a sermon; and a true ser-
mon, thongb ineloqaent, subduing aa
devotion and ,sweet as song. Many a
poor discourse is rich to tbem whoae
hearts are right ; and many a good ono
appears bod fivm causes existing only
the hearer. — T, Binnei/.
THE CHUBCH.— A FRAGMENT.
XHI KIT. IDWAKD BBRBT BICUaitBTB.
And nuhlna at btnTOi'i own erjiiUl Baoi,
NM * ipDl. not 1 (UlD, bit i>[ dudlng lAlU t
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H« twd iKwad down on her bHllE| haut,
Uar ajaa In taui llul itUl would (tirl,
AadbariiMdHka Ihil al ou whara pita
It in araij itap al a tbonjr pUU.
Waltad aba on culb ao d»oi>lD^j.—
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REVIEWS.
Mtmairtt^ Ifr. 3oati Stituca, laic Piular
«/ tile BapHted Churcft <•/ Ch'iit at
MeariPi COurl, Dtan SIrtet, Saha, Lon-
don. With a SiUcHtn /ran hit Spirilmtl
Corntpimdtnee. ConpiUdal the Requeil
and under tha DirtUion of hi* bertaved
Church. London : HoulttoD anii Stone-
nua. 3io. pp. 304.
Tafi Bubject of these pages wu bom
kt Aldirinkl^ in the ^r 1776. His
f&ther wu a ^oua shoemaker, aud the
son was trained to the wme emploj-
ment. Dr. HaneU, one of the chaplaine
to the Oounteu of Huntingdon and a
well known writer, was leotor of the
parish, and under his miniatrj the \aA
leoeiTed serious impreasiong. When he
WM about sizteen jean of age he
▼isited London with a view to improve-
ment in his bo^ern, and became con-
nected with Bome dissenters. Zealous
for the eitabliihed ohuroh, and persuaded
that it would be easj to show these
people theii error, he lought for argu-
ments agaioat their notions in the
scriptures ; but " the more he laboured
to prove them wrong the more deeply
he became oon'rinced tiiat thej '
tight." He then attended the minietr;
of Mr. Bumham, pastor of the baptist
ohuroh in Qrafton Street, Soho, and
entered into its fellowship. It was not '
long before he was encouraged to eier- '
rase his gifts as a preacher, and, though '
he failed in his first attempt, he speedily
aoqnired suoh readiness and freedom,
tiiat when he was but nineteen years of
age he reoeiTed the sanction of the
church at Qiafton Street "to preach
the gospel as the providence of God
might open a door of usefulness to
him." Returning to Northamptonshire
he preached at Aldwinkle and the
naighbouriii^C villages with each accept-
ance, and made so &vounble an im-
preseion on the rector, who sometimeB
heard him without entering the place
in which the auditors generally were
assembled, that the doctor offered to
procure hit admission to the univenity
if he would consent to be a deigyman.
This from conscientious motives be de-
clined, and became pastor of baptist
ohoTches, at Oundle two years, at St.
Neot's five yean, and at Boston uz
years. In all these places his ministry
appeared to be successful.
In IBll, Mr. Bomham haviDg been
removed by death, Mr. Stevens accept-
ed an invitation to the pastorate at
Oraflon Street ; the church at Boston,
though deeply tcgietting his removal,
yet "exptesung their entire aoquiesceaoa
in the event, as involving his increased
comfort, extended usefiilnees, and the
consequent glory of God, through his
future ministrations in a more arduous
field of labour." At Orafton Street Ur.
Stevens continued till the place became
too small for the increasing oongregar
tton, when be and his £riends engaged
at a rent of .£800 per annmn, a vary
BpaciooB chapel in York Street, St.
James's, which had formerly belonged
to the Spanish ambassador. Here he
continaed to labour from 1813 to 1S24,
when he took possession of a large
building which he had ereoted on bis
own responsibility in Meard's Conrt,
Wardour Street, Boho. His friends,
however, fully concurred in the design,
and contributed liberally to defray the
expense. After the lapse of some years,
the debt on the chapel became suffi-
ciently reduced to render a mortgage
easy to obtun, and the chapel was forth-
with placed in trust for the use of the
church and congregation." This place
MBMOIRS OP MR. JOHN OTETENS.
283
ba oooa^ed till his ezertiona ware ter-
miiutod hf iUness about a fortnight
before hia dumuaioa from the bodjr,
i^ch wu OIL the 6th of October, 1847.
" H( vu nnpl^cd in tbe work of the minii-
117," h;i Ua tnognphn, "ibont fiflj-aae
jma ; ud tbe blcHcd renlti oT h!i bboni^
balk in ntendiajt the csnia of Christ and In
atibliiUag btlicnn in tht (intb of tha Boqw),
it it impoHbla full; to ctttnaU. Uii uilj
Diniitry ou aliuniiutl}' ooned of God in
Tuinu pUc« ; uid la (he melrapolia, where he
kbanred with Mddnitf ud leal dnrJng ■ period
ef thiity-dz ftan, ha maintained u boDonr-
ahlt ituidiof, and nCGeaafnll; adTocited the
greit priodplee of tbtolnte md ducrimiaatiag
grace. He occupied the chapel in Meaid'
CoQTt euetl; twenty-three je»rs ; haiioi
pccMdied hii Snt MraDa on Sapt, IS, IS24,
ud delimcd hii Uat diaconra* on Iha i«aw
data in 1fM7. Cniinn the entin period of hit
minittrj, he baptized tbout 737 penoni, which
with ten htptiiedby Mr, Thotnlej, and 6n
hy Mr. MniTell at SaWi, mtke the nnmber of
1st penau haptixed dnring the whole period
afhb
Ht. Stevene appettrs to have been a
Bnoere, devont, and indaetrioos Eervant
of biiD whom we delight to recognize aa
the Qreat Master. Hie habits. In pre-
paring for hia pablic work, appear to
hare been those of a diligent and faith-
ful steward.
Iboo^t* at eciiridarahla length,— at all timet
he coDtdtntioaily diToled eonaiderabla atten-
tion to the ilady and urangeraent of hli lub-
jectt. In Ml etticBttion pulpit work wu
tolfia work. To praaemt ■ lacriGca to the
Lxd thai had eort him Ktlle oi nothuiB waa
■"•—'**' ta hit faith and repugnant to hit feel-
injia. If uader any uncontrollahle circum-
ttaneet be bad to appeal in the pnlpit without
daa pupal atlen, or, at waa aomelimea the ease,
«ilh fi aalTaled tntatioDa, b« fonnd a tnpply in
tha LMd'a falua^ aad tbe atnami not nn&e-
quenlly became a fnlnei* to otheta. But of
each nnpreparedaeia in hia ;
(Tttjbo^ ihooU know, bat of which they
eeldoB need pre people hifimnation, — that they
pnaeh wHbovt ttnd; aad ptenedltatian.'
The doctrines which wa regard aa
eawntial to the Ohtlstiui Bjatem, Hr.
Stercna hdd firmlj, and while he pro-
claimed the important tmtb that aaln-
tion it entirdj of grace, he oombined
with it « oonatant Teoognition of the
■woeaaitj of obedience to the diTine
wilL Yet, it wenu, that between him
and the baptist ministerB of the metro-
polia in general there was from the flnt
a mataal indiipotitioa to oloM fellow
■hip or oo-operation, and thii ariaiDg
from dooirinal differenoM. Hia biogra-
pher tells tis that —
"While the tmiha which he regatdad of
pantnount importance were denounced h; tha
leading men of our denomloatlonal aocietlei ;
and their agenta were notorimaly imbned with
AnalniaD prinaplea, aod were employed In
giTing cumnej to tha moat flagnnt emrt ; tc
ctmMidend that truth, conscience, and conaitt-
eney, required him to attnd alone, intber tbao
by co-apenliDg with Iboae biethren to nee hia
inSnenee in adiancing a tyatem of error, which
he honertly believed wai &tt teading to tba
extinction of the diatiagaithing truthi of the
goepel, in the geoeraUly of tbe baptiat chorch-
ei." And aguo, It it tald, "It teemi impoetl-
ble to dmA the rtfdd pngrete which emr baa
made, and tbe thsmeleM ehoateiy with whidi
in the high placet of our denomination iti
tdTocatca are uDdermiaing the moat vital and
predout doctrinet of the gotpel, withont fad-
ing that bonouT St due to the men who, fbia>
tering the tendeoey of the incipiaot aril, ftar-
leudy lifted up their vcnce agaiut i^ and ai
cnntdcntiauily reliuDed from ideal ifyi^
tbemaelTet with that popular mOTement which,
donbtlen, haa materially conduced to iti mag-
Bitade and pisTaknae." p. SB.
The troth wao, that Mr. Bt«i«ti«, lik«
roanj of his oontempwarie^ not 011)7
delighted in the important tmtha iritidi
an prominent in tbe ^yitem tedmiosUf
called Cal*iniBiii,bnt that hediebeliend
u fiimlj certain oUier tratha wbkdi
■eemed to him to be inoompatiUe with
them. To aoma of hia biethrat in tha
ministry these aentimenta sf^Maied to
be sariptnrsl and hannonious ; but to
Hr. Stevens Huj seemed to be ao in-
ooDSutent that he who twifl^t the ate
MBMOIliS OF MR JOHN STEVK-NS.
mart renounce or at least undervalue
the other. He regarded it u a denial
of certaim principles, to assert what
was in hit judgment at Tariance with
those piinciplee. Nor was this sU :
Hr. SteTens dednoed from those prind-
ples oertain inferences which to othon
did not appear to flow &oin them aeoes-
■ariljr, and tben be wa> aa tenacions of
&a inferences as be was of the princi-
ples tbetuMlTes. In theee oiroonutan-
ces, much cordial oo-operation betwean
the parties was impraoticahle. With
his views, we think that he was quite
ri^t in standing aloof trota our princi-
paj denominational societies. Howerer
much we may regret what we regard as
mbapprehenaion of facts and errors of
judgment, we honour the stedfutnese
which led him to moke a dedded stand
against sentimeats which he supposed
to be "inimical to the gospel of free
grace."
Mr. Stevens, however, was not alone
in these views. There are surviviug
ministers of the same class ; and thej
and their hearers know as little of us
and onr proceedings ss though we were
Bvowedl; of two distinct denominationB.
But it has stmck us as remarkable, in
going through this volume, that these
brethren are to ver7 little able to co-
operate harmoniously with each other.
There are names which, in passing
through the streets, we have been
accastomed to see on handbills, as to
preach with each other at certain places,
and which we meet with in this book ;
bat it is a mistake, apparently, to sup-
pose that they are the united advocates
of oertain definite theological views.
If we may Judge from what we read
here, they agree tn better in repudiat-
ing what they nnderttand to be
doctrine than in establidiing their i
Of the muueTOua controversial pub
tions issued by Mr. Stevens, it is worthy
(tf obaervotion, how many of them were
direirted against writen of his own class,
and how often he had to defteid himself
against men who agreed with him in
preserving a marked separation from
They appear to be generally men
of peculiarities — each one very
fond of his own peculiarity, and each
rather intolerant of the peculiarities
of his brother. Their pbraseology in
reprehending each other, and the man-
ner in which tbey describe each other's
imputed deviations from orthodoxy, may
serve to reconcile us, in some degree, to
nanner in which tbey speak of suoh
theologians as ourselves. Thus we find
of the most popular among them,
now deceased, describing Mr. Stevens's
&Tourite notion of the pre-ezistenoe of
the human soul of Christ, prior to his
incarnation, as " a deludon of the moat
dreadful kind " — " equally awful to any
thing that can be supposed" — ^'a daring
heresy" — "absurd and preposterous."
Another conducted bis portion of the
controversy in such a manner as to
elicit from Mr. Stevens the remark —
This may appear to you good schem-
ing, but honest men must, on seeing it,
at once condemn your artifica I had
always imagined you to be a very
different man to what your measures
represent you to be." By another, the
biographer declares, "the writings of
Mr. Stevens were maliciously mis-repre-
sented, and the pre-existerians were
malignantly de&med and persecuted.
. . His de&matory book would,
perhaps, have remained unanswered,
but for the eulogium it received from
the pen of the reviewer in the Spiritual
Magazine ; which described the per-
fbrmanoe as being 'a superior little
book, the author of irtiioh displayed
more than ordinary critical acumen,
Ao.' " All these were men who oordi-
ally agreed with Hr. Stevens in his want
of oonfldenee in the conductors of onr
denominational societies, and whose
language in denouncing those whom
they call " the advocates of a ye* and
MEMOIRS OP MR. JOHN STEVENS.
S8fi
n&r gospel" is often strong ; but EMrar-
edly we oagM to beuit patientlj, for if
this u the atjie in which they iniinad-
vert on their own brethren whom thej
consider to be right in moat points but
wrong in one or two, it wonld be unrea-
aonable to expect from them much
ooortesf of language when they refer
to us from whom thej differ bo widely.
We can scarcely deem ourselTea
aggriered if they talk of na in the Mune
dialect in which they tn accustomed
to discourse of their intimate frieodc.
Another common mittake this book
may assist us in reoti^ing. It is some-
times thought that there is much more
unity and concord in the churches over
which ministers of tbia class precide,
than in churches which are under the
pastoral care of those who are called
" moderate CalviniBts." If that to which
Mr. Stevens devoted liis labours may be
taken as a specimen tiiis appears to be
an unfounded supposition. There is no
evidence of uiything in his own deport-
ment or spirit to scatter his Sock, and
lie certainly possessed the power of
interesting lai^o congregations,
the people he gathered do not k
have been more happy and contented
than the people are in the msjonty of
chorchet. The numbers he attracted
by his preaching were large, but there
appesvs to have been among them
great want of adhesireneas. His settle-
mmt at Qnflon Sbreet waa immediately
Mkmtd by the withdrawal of about
eighty of the members; yet this Iocs
was soon retrieved, tho chapel beooming
crofwded, and large additions being made
to the diurch. " Ilie influence of his
powerful talents was discovered," we
an told, " in the rajrfd ioercaM of his
congregation, the sinritual effects of his
ministry, the eidtement prodnoed by
the somewhat controversial characterof
his preaching, and the cogent arguments
with which he was wont to assul the
strongholds of error existing
chnrohes of the baptist denomination."
Many of the followers of the late Hr.
Huntington were greatly attracted t^
his ministry, and flocked to hear him.
Providence Chapel, Qray's Inn Jmm,
was about this time in the coarse of
election for the celebrated 'coal-beaver,'
which was the occasion of the Hnnting-
ttmians repairing in great numbers to
Grafton Street. But," adds his bio-
grapher, "Mr. Stevens was soon di«-
oovered to be too Arminiauiied for
them." After his removal to York
Street he had for some years great
apparent prosperity, and the dmroh be-
came very large ; " but, alas [" exclaims
the writer, " how soon did the gold be-
come dim, and the fine gold changed !
<• Saiito\y there troes in tba boiuon, 'a
little clootl,* not Wger Ihin 'i loin'i hmml,'
nor TOTj nnUkfl the ippcATEnu thereof j which,
(hongh not it fint uanmin^ k portcnbni* dw-
ncter, toim tirmnted& thinleniDKUpec(,40d
ovenpntding the hoTcni with hlackntu, bant
rorth in bU ita fnry, and delnged the chuIcL
ud coTiittTgilioa with tho direful elemnit* of
war, ilnfi:, uid diiiiion t Thii nobippy ifliir,
which luTolred Mr. Btercni in a ■eriod* cm-
Icnlion with xnne of hi* dcaeau, and a coa-
ndcnble poition of hii people, terminated in a
dimlalion and breaking np of the church in
the moDlh of Decemher, IBSa ; Hr. SteTtnj,
and tboao adhering to him, retainlnir pniaewion
of tha cliapel, and the reit withdrawing to
Liale Sticel, and aflerwarda remoring to Sobo
chapel , Oiford Street ; of whom Mr. Georgs
Wyard ii now paelOT." p. 95.
A new church was formed on the first
Lord's day in 1833, consisting of 163
members of the former chnrcb, includ-
ing the pastor. He continued to labour
among them nearly twenty-four years,
and at the time of liis death left about
400 members, who, we are told, highly
prised his ministry. But, it is said also,
that during this term 926 persons were
received by him into the fellowship of
the church. Now if we add 926 to the
original number of 163, we flod the
aggregate to be 1080. If there were
at the end of this time then but 100
S86
UEMOIBS OF HR. JOHN STETBHS.
members, we are rekdj to tak what h&d
become of the other 6S9 t Allowing
for deftthi, remoTals, and exdusiaiu, a
hit proportion, u there not bUU a mark-
ed disparitj between the number re-
oeived, and the number in fellowihip
twentj-four yean after the formation of
the choroh t la it uureaaonable to con-
jeotore that man; of the people he had
drawn together were people of a reatless
oharacter, — people who had become
dissatiafied with former instrocters, and
who were not likelj to be long contented ,
with him ? Ii it not a natural nippo-
■ition that the people who had been at-
tracted b7 " the tomewhat oontrovenial
ohafaoter of hia preaching," were people
of oontrorernal taatee and habits, and
that those tastes and habits operated
afterwards unfaTourably to permanent
ooncord 1 It doee not seem easj otiter-
wise to aoooont for the faot that a
church in London consisting of 163
members — none of them mere nominal
members, bat all present at its formar
tion— into which in the course of
twen^-two yean 9E6 were received,
should yet at the expiration of that
term number only " about 400."
It is not to statisticB that we are dis-
poeed to appeal when the question is,
what style of address is most suitable
for the pulpit, or what doctrine is most
conducive to the welfare of a church 1
The New Testament is our standard,
and we advocate conformity to its dic-
tates, and to the examples it ftimishes,
irrespective of apparent resulta. But
If others appeal to statistioe, it is only
by oonsldeTationB drawn &om Btatistlcs
that their armament can be met. Kow
we have known cases in which ministers
whose congr^ationi did not increase
rapidly, have been urged by Injudioious
friends to adopt a style which, oon-
rideiingthe predilectionB of mrronnding
profesaon, would be likely to fill their
places. Mr. Btevena was pointed oat,
at one period, as in this rtepeot a mod«l,
and the large aooessions to his ohoTch
were adduced as reasons why his mode
of thinking and speaking should ba
followed. It is right, therefore, that
the ultimate results of his ministry
should be tested, candidly but carefully.
He was an excellent specimen of Out
class to whioh he belonged. His talent
was indisputable, and his life, we believe^
was unimpeached. His habits were de-
votional, and there is every reaaon to
suppose that he was thoroughly oonsei-
entious. But there is great truth in a
remark which was made to us thir^
years ago by a jndidons observer of oar
oburohes, when speaking of -a minister
whose sentimenta were what were then
oommonly called " high," and who was
suffering from a dissatisfied spirit in Us
flock ; " These good men," said he,
"generally make their people a Uttle
higher than themselves." How often
have we seen illnstrationi of the troth
of this saying i 8aoh men have olimbed
a hOl, and looked down on thdr nei^-
bours in the valley ; but Alps rise o'er
Alps, and high as they had gone, there
was something yet higher perceptible in
the distanoe, and inviting to tiieir fol-
lowers. We do not vrish to point to the
evils fonn whioh they safTer in an on-
friendly spirit, nor wonld we boast as
though there were no such things in the
ohurchsa wiUi which we an connected ;
but we do think deliberately, that it the
doctrine these brethren teach were as
maofa more soriptnral than that whioh
prevails in our cirok as they themselves
suppose, it would prodnce in their
churches more obviously than it doss,
a corresponding pre-eminence in " the
peaceaUe fruits of rlgfateeoaoess."
BRIEF NOTICES.
« whieli appnnd la oar
u wtiltra, thii work bad
71U Panwraph .Kib. TV Botg Bible, con-
tcwuW £ OU a«<f iV«. r<ttaiu.t>.
acBorajng to tiu auifioriitd nr^n. Arranged
a ParafrBphi and Paralltlimi. kSA an
talinly hob Stbclim of Stftrtiwa to
Farv&l and Illnllralict Fauaget, Prcfma
to dit ovcTvI booii, and ymntnnu Jfota.
Londaa : Bcligiooi Tract Society.
When tlw
JtavMTf nnm
not btcn printed long tnoDgh to rtadcr it lafa
to Und it i bat haTing nor Kcn it in clcgut
it it to tw obtained handiaDitlj hoand. and (d
adTiaa odt young nadna to inipKt il ia thit
■tat*. ManTof Ibcm will andoDbtcdly nnfcr
it to an; otfaci, en nceoani of tin portability,
Iti btanly, and tbe inatrneti'e accompanimniti
to tba Inrared urilinga whicb it contaiai. We
tabmit, B&o, to tbe condacton of tbi ■odet]'
lli« propriety of pladng it before ilieir elder
Ltetmtt on lit Ocaid according to Luki. By
A* Btv. Jahci Footr, A.M., Jirinirfer i>f
At Fnt Eail Chureii, Aberiktn. Second
Edition, Edinbtn^h and London : J. J<
(tone, ISmo. Tbrte Volnmea, clotb.
linplidtj, both in maltet and ta ityle, he raad
md couiulted a great many anlhon, and wai
Lt great paini to make ap hit mindilecidedly aa
;o the meaning of tbs lacred text. In ^neral,
le b*a (ri'tn only tb« molt to *hich hii
iiaminationi led hini ; occaiionally, bowercr,
he baa given a fnll atatement of the atepa by
which he wai led to the mult." Te will lii,
that there ia jut thai prDportion of critidim
which wonU oe acceptable to one of onr moat
intelligent coogregationa in thii country, and
that OUT but iaatructed miniilen will Gad
enough well conducted inTeitigation to repay
them for a peroaal of Ibe work. Mr. Fooled
vM IhorooEblr eranirelical, bia
.._.. -...%Jrod«c'""--~"'-
ight and reading,
Il OirUlianitv film Godi of, a Manual of
CImUian Eoidentt for ScHptarc Siadcn,
Gis Miuknuaia, Sunday Sdioal Ttachtn,
S. By the Rn, 3. Cuhkiicc, D.D. Loa-
n : Artliur Hallani Co. ISmo., pp. 284.
In&delitj, it ia aaid, ia a chancteriitic of the
age. If, BB there ia too macbreaaoii to beliere,
thii witneaa ii true, it ii of tbe lait importane*
that erery diaciple of Chriit ihould set himiclf
in eameit to connleiact and arrcit the eril.
One way in which be ma/ do Ihii ii, to be
Il would delight ni aceedinglj to find that ; hiimelf an intelligent believer of the CLriitl-
tlM mode of c«naiuijie*tiog and receiving in- ; ,nily which he hat profeiaedly Mpouaed—
ftruction which in Scatland ii called lectariag . Vnoxing not only what he bclievei, hut whtre-
wai become popular ia the louthem put of foie he belierei it— and being Ihui prepared
Ibli iiland. In that caK we ihould expect ! "to give an antivet la every man that atketb
thai onr friendi would become grounded and liim, a reuaa of tbe hope that ia within
eataUiibed in the true doctiine of Chriat mart
the]' ever can be where public
—- ' — "-- '-'■■'ery of pulpit
iraca of a mora rhetorical character, which
[« Itaa ttndy on Ibe part of ' '
dleait
antagea
utbe h
That tbia will be Ibe
degree at no very distant period, ire fondly
hope, aa education, intelUgcDcc, and a deaite to
eaamine tbe fbandalioni of currently received
opinions adraace. Meanwhile, tliere ii no
cuat of booka which we receive from our
uonbern neigbboura with greater tatiafacIiDn
than the commentariea occaiionally published
h* their more judidoui and ikilful men on
Aigla booka of tcripture. Mr. Foote ia known
ea GSectoal Calling; and theae lectarca will
Mttblialt and (itmid hia itputalian. They are
^intcd in tha Mnw form, ha telle na, in which
thay w«n prMched in the congregalion to
wbon ha minktan. He addi thai, - all very
long tn&Bma* wonld have been unanitabla in
pocmlar diMonnea; but ttiliciam hai been oftni
Utrodoead, wbn* it wm tbowhl that it eonld
bt bronght t« bear In a parieetl; inleUlgihle,
Maf, ««»], and UKfal way. The anthor
«w tnly M7i that vbOa he wai itadiaaa of
Tbia doty ia apedall^ incu
— placed in a poiitioD favonnble for forming
character or gaidiag the inqalriea of otbm ;
hence the acriptun itadar or homa ml*-
aionary, tbe aabbath «hocil ttteher or head of a
family, iboold not regard himaelf aa thofongfaly
'imiahed for his particalar (oeaHoa intil bit
ai made bimaelf familiar with tbe evidencea br
rbich tbe oennineneai, anthenticily, and inanl-
-ition of the acriptarei are anppotted. In t'he
preaent day thia pnint la eaiily afcorcd, — worka
claarly and forcibly nriltan, adapted (o the
' imenta and circamataneea of all, being
aeccatible. To thoae who have neither
ability to coninit larxer and more
itiiei. Dr.
e found invaluable \
rendered great and good aervica to
f Cbtiatiaaity meriilly, and to the
for wboia baneSi tbia work waa ipedally
of Cbtiatiaaity
Manual of _ . . ..
the " aeeda of thought," while man/ pointa . .
amplified and illuatratad vrlth gnat wjginalil/
afwheanty. Among other topica Introdnced
and ably diantaed an the fbUnwing, Doea crta>
tionprovelheoiatence ofOod? Ia arerelatian
fiom Gad to laan probabla and Bccaaaary ? Ia
BRIEF NOTICES.
the bibl( geniiin* and lathfBtic t la it iaf[ur-
*d? Wbst ireiUgfnnJcliMKleruticj? Ii
It ConlndietarjF or iiicontistent ? — To our
cordial commenditiaD of tbu trutiK trt udd
tbe tijircoion of « confidenl hop« that
it* penWl will be Mteoded with grwt uid ii-
teoaiTe benefit.
LeetuTiM to Yoaiig Men : dclirtrti btfart Ihi
Young Jtfoi'i ChriitioM Anociailon, in
Exair Sail, from IfanemluT 21, 18(8, to
ffbunry 6, 1849, Londoa: Williun Join.
IBiDO , pp. iHO.
Wc tn indebted Id (hii ^leuing ind imlruc-
tiTe Tolume for Ibe uticle in our pretcnt num-
ber entitled *■ Facta and UtNerrdiDni." The
Dune* of the lectunH ma; be learned h;
tikcn from eicb, and hti name appended to it.
l^B rabjecta are. Tha Chancteriallca of
Komaniam and of ProlMlantlim — God in
Hiatorr—The BcoHng of Commerce on the
flpreadof Chriatiinitj— The Common Oripn
of tbe Hnmpn Rnce^Mndem Infidrl PhiloiO'
pbj~The Pouoiion of Spiritnal {(elision the
delitf and tbe Sidueliona of Falte Pbiloaophj
—lit Cbaiactcii^iea of the Middle Ana—
TbeFreDcbBenlatlonofms. The Church
and tbe World -Internal Eyidencei of the
Thomaa Foweil Buiton, Bart., a Studr far
Tonng Men. The book vill be foond a Terj
acceptable ad^tion to Ihg librar; of anj j-Qung
Poemi bj/ Edwabd Hensv Bickebstbtb,
Cxtatt of SaMKinghan, AWoU. Cam-
brulfie : Slacmillan and Co. London : See-
Icf a. ISmo., pp. lii., 236,
Haring completed bia preparatorj atndiea and
entered upon mlniateriaj eDgieementi, Mr. E.
U. Bickenteth has made a aehclion from the
poelie compontiona in which he had tierdied
himaelf from time to time during the lait fire
yeara. and baa aent them into tbe world under
tha anapicei of hia reelected father. To hii
btbar'a fiiende, u well u to hit own, tbe; will
dance itaAnda of piety, talent, and gixid lentc,
mdera it pnbaU* tlkat the world maj become
indebted to tbe aothor hereafter for more
Talnable prodnCtioDa. A ahoit ipedmea will
ba found on a preceding pigc.
Tie Poitor'a Wxft. A Sftmoir of STrt.
Blitrmam of Surm/ OuipeL Bg hir Hut-
btad. Londuu: C. Gilpin. Sro., pp. 4Si.
Wlwn WB receirtd thia work it wii ooi
tanlion la gire anch a nriew at mijiht ei
na to bold ap to onr reader) thoia pirta ol
op torn
of the
light be imitated with tlieereatett
Other demandi on our lime and
iterfered with our design,
and we now fetl that
taken imneiliatelj. Wllhai
lieaiiation ire can DDmmend II
an inlereeting and initnieliire niece of biojiniph j
with which Ihcy will do well to make ihrm-
,.. acquainted. Manj c. —
word lor thii, we truat, without waiting fnr
wc bofe that an opparlunitj will
for ptraeotioft tl '■'" ""' '
of the tralh of onr opmion.
rhe Mirror of Sundm Schxyl Tiathtti : am-
taMiag BinjraphUal JUatairi of Ont Hun-
drtd EmintTil Saiufaf School Ttaclltrt :
rilA two Eain; I. O.t the Imporlaact of
Siadny Schoo-t. II. Oa tkt OJ^M of
Sunday School Ttaching. B) the KtB.
Tnosai TiMFaov, ^ulW of the •• Cbm.
panfsB to the Bibler " Tht Fnd'i Key to
tht Bibit," " Brllitk Eataiailical Hiitory,"
e. London : Book Society for Promoting
'li|;ioua Knowledge, 1^, Patcraoatcr Bow,
1848. pp. Tiii., 37S.
Onr only regret rcapecting thii work it tbat
ur ncommendation of it faai been ao lang
delayed. The plan and the eieculian are
equally good. The tnorrraphical part ioclodea
a, twenty miiiiiinariea. ejcren female
igbt deacon'
denta, foui
ilsnthropic ladiei'. All theia being
penona who toak a liiely ioternt in the
inatruction of the young on Lori'a dajt, it will
ba beliered readily that their memoira ara
pleaaing and luggettirc. The Eatiy oo tha
Office of Sunday School Teacher fa dirided
into cliapten on tbe Dignity of the Office of
Sunday School Teacher— the Grand Object of
Sunday School Teachen— the Sunday School
Teacher-i Meant of employing hia Object—
QaalificalioDt of Sunday School Teachert—
Qualificationa of Superinlendenit— BencStt of
Sunday Schoola to Teacben— Suoday School
Teachera' conduct to their ColleaRuea — tho
8[nrit of a Sunday School Teacher in hit Dn-
tiet— hit DiKDDrageraenla- hia Templaliona —
hi] Encoura^mcoli — and Motivet to Dili-
gence. Juliciont obeerrationt are made on
theae and aim liar topln. We know of no work
better adapted to eidte and cherish the nbbath
yield aa
lothoH
imploymtnt of
CbHteriitioiu m Brlliik CSktiA iratorj/ :
adapttd to Youth, By J. S. FoiTER. Coia-
tirbary, lilt Raidnl Tutor of Chahant
CoUey. London. Price 2t. Ed.
Theae nipen were pnhliahed aome time ajni
in tbe Sunday School Magaaine, for the h-
almclioD and heueGt of the yonng, and thay
are now repnbliahed in a Tolnme at the reqoeat
*'of many wboperuaed them in their original
form" They Include aerenteen "ConTerta-
tiona," and embrace many of the principal
create in chnich hialor;, from the timea of tiui
Britiah ancettora down to tbe eighteenth cen*
tury. They are written In a familiar ityle, Ilia
tone ii cTangelical, Ibe apirit it gwd, tnij
parent} and Icachera may place the book in the
Uandt of tUeir chiUtrn and pDpili with aifely
and adrantagt. Should a aeeond edition M
BRIEF NOTICES.
(aJkd for, we hope Mr. Fsttn will not gin
utj eoantcunca to the abtncd tndilJDik >Mat
Cim>t>Dtuie ind liii TuioD of the cma.
W^kai art Ike BUhi^ doing f An Appeal to
kit Uran At mot Reomnd Father m Cod,
Jekt, tjr Ditint Proeidentt Lord Ank-
Nakv 0^ (le CaUudral OtMrcKof Oiritt m
Gnitrtaryj PrimoU of all England and
SMiBpoStaa, WOh a Dtdica&yn to At
£Ut Bonomrablt Lord Jo/ln RuttU, Prime
Mtaitttr to Htr Maja/g Qmten fietorio.
By a Fndulder ef A, Fn«aie» of Canter-
hsy. London : Qilpin. 1 Sou), pfk 174.
Thii u ■ bold ui
* ■pp«l to
jninwte of ill Eorluid bj ft trnhoMer of
pnTinee oCCuitertnn?. He irritn like ■> i ...
fbllr mke to the erili of chartb ud itite,
which he hM Mt before
re the archlnflhcm In n way
hii rmn Ihigle, bcinr dpo
tr. Amonfc other tbingi
the fnehdder trile hii primale what tome of
Uw archbiilieiM ud Uihopi hiTc done, u well
M wb>t tber ire dnine, to inike a gaia of god-
Uaea. "Dr. MalUiun, pedeceiior of thelate
MehHehay of Yetk, ia uid tu bare giTeo, on
tbe Cbiirtmu-dH befine hit deceaee. the ram
of £47,000 le b» forhr-MTen gnnd-eblldrea,
theiwbj erading tbe legacy dutj, thongb »
daqilf indebted to tbe nation and lb* (corem-
nernt; and (o baTC left /lOOvDOO bendTi real
ntatea. Hi* eaceeaMr i> beliered to bare
^wf— J 4 mncb Urfler lam, tboiuh he lired
in ptiacely luxury. The SlandanTneHipaper
UmooDCed that the itamp daly peid on tbe
Hobftte ef the will of the late anhhiihop of
CutCThiTT wii if ISOO ; the penonal eilate
baTliv been Tilaed at £12CM»0, which ii ez-
daiiTe of fncboldi." pp. 78, 79.
"Bf the pnbatei at Doeton Conmou it
■ppcared in iBSd, thai the penonal propcrtj of
twenlj-fbar Uthopi who Eld died irlthin the
pcvccJliig; tmnl* jenf, anrannted to tb* eno-
IHHU nn of £1,648,000^ an arengc of nearly
£T0,OW tat each biibop. Tbii waa the nvorn
nine of the petwmil property only ; and some
of tho Mibi^ an known to han bed Ttry
^Mrgt poeicieioni in real properly ." p. 84.
" It b on record that a biibop of Clofil>c
treat to Indaad without ■ ihiUin|i> uid ifter
ajiht yean died worth X400JXO t Tbe bbbop
oTCIoyn*, wIm died in 1828, left £120,000 to
biiehiUTCB. Ontheiathof Jii1y.lB3S,Ur.
Gnltaa preaented to the Honie of Commoni a
it liam tbe probatei of willa, that ten
r '• '■■ '
p«j»rty.
Tbii ii a ipeciDien of what the Uebopa hare
dima, and fin what they an dc^ "
nici ou KMlen to the book it«l£
Dia JJmmbuea. Veicaaad Admanitionifnm
Aa (M Samn Timet, on Ae Oieernana of
At Zonfa Daps ^V am Hutarital Euay
»m Me SatSaA from Ae earlieit ogee of
At Saxon OMrrK to lie praent daf. Sf
F. BOHXEK M>BB«i*THE>, AuAor of
•• BiiSamanla m Ae MtddU Ago," %e.
Ltndoui Kmpkln and Matihall. aimi
pp.Bl.
Hi. Uveweatber qiotee andent u|[lo*Nii
liwi ordaining that if a tla*a on the Lotd'a
day did any work at the command of bia lord,
L - -1. . . I T ^ i^( f^^ ^i]^ ]iig lor^ pnniabcd by
thir» tbillingi; bot that if a *Un
a of hii Dim accord, be ahonlil be
beaten with a cudgel, or " nve hie akin bj •
'"'■* Ha dtc) aUo indubencra granted by tko
leitint EUaabeth ind her imoiediito anc-
oeuin* antbotiring their belored people to edify
themBelree on the Lord'a dayiwith bull-baiting,
cock-fighting, dag-Ggblina, qootta, wieatlins,
bear-gaideni, and theatricBl abowi. We tbaok
tbe author for bia facta, but to eame of Ul
With tbe Undable object of pUdag eTU<
tnjoyni
I before
rerted
atmctiTCly, tbe author baa prodaced theM
apedmcni of Chriatian " billad-litentnn,"
He itete*, bovenr, that " Ho baa not been
»ei7 nice ebout rolee cfT lyntai and proeody,
homely laelegant diction and imagery, defec-
tire rhymea, and the like, wherercr auch pccea-
dilloca in atyle hare cootrlbalcd to the moro.
forcible eipreMion of bia meaning. Nay, in
many inatancei, he haa purpaaely retained
mneti of the bald colloquudily, aud coarati
oS'-handed bluntneii which waiUd characteriio
ordinary conTCTtttion." Thia tcitimony 1»
indiaputably true ; and we fear tbat tho
"pMXadiUon'* an namiroui enoogb to fJru-
tiate bit beaerolent intentiona.
Tbta work iiiret a general view of tbe hiatoiT>
locklitiea, aetnodi, dangen, and ntilily, of tha
whale tJaiierr. It ia intended aa a compuiloa
to the montlily loinme on t1i« Arctic Begiona i
both are abridged, with modificattona and addi-
tiana, from £or<iby'a Tolumea pnbliabed it
Edinburgh in 1820. It vill be interealing to
intelliiccnt boye generally, to aea-faring meOf
and to many other persona, piiticulaHjr in Iho
north-eaitero part oir the iiland. Opporlanitiei
bare been taken frequently in the conna of tba
work to Introdnce tamarks ' " '"
idfbrK
: Green. SSmo., pp. 9a
A email, neat tnci, abowing tbat nptntinoa
ioclndea a condction of penonal gnilt — ao
apprebanaian of danger — aorrow fcv ain — a
neolate fonaUng of erery eril wit — and il
ilwayi accompanied by liutli in one Lord Jeioi
Cbii^; and tbat iti neccarity ia teitified by
conadenca — by the word of God — and t>7 tha
lore of God to man a* diiplaycd in tbe goapel.
Jrmitk Witnaiet thai Jitu it Ae Oiritl.
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INTELLIGENCE.
u*tT4ia n «■■ D
mceonnU of addi'Iom to [be churches.
printing __ ^ ..
l««d*n in tlili coantij, who know nottiing of
Uie plaeci or pcnoni to which they lefer, but
tbsj (faow Uut in different Statu and in Tery
many towns, there u appaiently a rcneiral <rf
thMe gredoua operation! trhich for two oi
three yean leem to liBTe been impended.
Tii« following pntagraphf ftom ons number
«f The New York Recorder bib giten u a
nedmen. It ia from Uie paper dated
FebrTutrr 21it, but lubaequent papers con-
tain ifmjlar itateinenti : —
*We are glad to be able to lay to our
raaden tbat Iha intelUgence from the churchei
Id nnmeroni aeetians ii of tbe moat gtBtifying
diaracter. In the New York Evangelist of
last week, we And b more extended allusioa
to tbe re*iTaIi in the presbyterian and con-
gTMational churches in Brooklyn, to which
we bare alttady referred. lUrivals are msn-
tioned likewise at in pnwress at Northport,
L. t., at Homer, Berkshire, and BoonTitle,
N. Y. From the latter place tto Hav. Mr.
Northrop, of the congregational church,
writes that the methodists and bnelitti have
participated largely in the blcsung. The
Northern Jonmsl ii informed that nearly one
hundred at BoonTJlle have paued from death
DClo life. That paper mentions revivals like-
wise at Copenluigen, Huriaburgh, Pamelia
Four Comers, and Evans' Mills,
" The Christian Chronicle haa notioet of a
rerival In the baptist church nt Schuylkill,
Choter eo., Pu., and likewise at Woodstowii,
N. J., where Ihe ReT, E. Audrewi is labour-
lag fa connection with tbe pastor, Rer. J. P.
Hall. Some twenty conTciwoas had oc-
"Tlie Western Christian Journal k^i:—
'A brother writes ui from Ashtabnln county
(Ohio) M fbtlowi:— 'The work of tbe Lord,
Ia the aalvation of sinneri, ti being revived in
Ashtabula under auapices of much encourage-
menL A number of convenioni are alieedy
reportoi, nnd a large number inquiiing what
ihey aball do to be saved." We find in the
same paper nn acknowledgment of good news
ftom Cleveland, Dayton, Zanesville, Qian-
vDIe, Haunt Venion, nnd other places.'
*■ The ChriatiaD Secretary has accounts of
rtvivBis in Preston, Grotoo Bank, aai Suf-
Seld, Ct. At the fnuer of these places
twfnty-flTe hare been recrived in the church
bj baptism, at the second fovr^ and at tha
last twelve, tha work being still in progteas.
" The New York Baptist Register coatalni
a letter from Rev. E. W. Allen, North
Hebron, giiing sn account of a revival in
that place. Thirty-nine have been baptliad.
A letter in the same paper from Rev. J. N.
Webb, Ogdensburgh, mentions a revival tbaca
whidi has been in progress (or sevenl monlhf.
Among the blcswngi which this church Itai
experienced, is tbe reatoratlon of bmtberlj
concord and peace. Fifteen have put on
Christ by baptism, and united with the churdi.
Seveial more, I am informed, will etobtaee
the firit opportuni^ for so doing. To Ood
be bII the praise.
"The Watcbman and Reflector pabllsbM
a private note pertaining to a late baptismal
occBsion in the firat baptist church, Spring-
field, Masa., Rev. M. O, Clarke, putor:—
" I was the witneM of a very interastlog
baptiimal scene at the first baptist church,
Springfield, a few aabbatba since. Fifteen,
in tbe maming nnd meridian of life, followad
the example of their Lord, in the ordinnnea
that introduced them into his church. Tha
spacious church was thronged by an audience
deeply attentive and solemn. Following Iha
baptism, the hand of (ellowahip was extended
by the pastor to thirty-two — fifteen malea
and aerenteen females ; and Ihe occasion wai
one truly tender and impressive. Already
the number baptised end received into tha
ftUawihip of the church is thirty-five.
" From the Western Christian of the Tth
init., we take the following revival inlelU-
gence IVom Illinois: —'Through the week
the revival at Elgan hu been deepening in
power, and its influence is extending to tha
adjacent neighbourhoods. In one or twa
instance*, as we understand, bauds of InAdel*
have been broken up by tbe conveiBan of
some of their number. Sunday, the 4th inat.,
was a day of great interest. At noon, tha
baptist and freewill baptist cangragatioM met
together at the river, and the two partota,
brethren Jnslyn and Qoodnow, baptlxad each
eight penona. At BtLviDEax fourteen per-
sons wera baptised on Sundaj, tbe 28tb,
making twenty-eight mnce the revival began
The interest continues without abatement.
At RocaroBB the work of gtaoa, in con-
nection with the preaching of brother Knapp,
has been very powerful. We do not knov
Ihe exact number baptiied, but ondentand
it to he in the neighbourhood of sixty.'
"A letter fram Aatalan dated Januaiy 95,
18i9,Hiy*: — I am happy to inform vou that
after a long aeason of spiritual dearth among
na
INTELLIOENCH.
lU, and (fit a cfaurcli) wading through nlmoit
imputable watera, tha had has Tuited ui
with B few mercr-drapi, and the b.ipUiit
ioteroat ii riling.
" Wbeelino, Va.— a reviril hu been in
piograii for •ame time in ttiis weslem dtj.
Ooe of the tmst colpoiteun write* u Ibllawi
under date of Febmarj 2nd: — 'The B™t
preibvleriaa church has admitted teTtnteen
rnemben, and the Kcond ihirtjr-ux, since the
ranva! began. After n recent csmmunian in
the first church, (he pastor inrited thoee who
0>er aerentir vera in attendnnce, and the
tcMie was •oiemn and impretnra. I am told
the work of graca is exhibiting itself in all
the protcftaut churches ia this citj. From
what I can learn, there are some hundreds of
Inqiuriog liDDen.' "
CIHIM BAFTUt MIUIONABT SOCinT.
Tha twelfth annireraarj was held (
Thuitdaf ereniiig, Februaiv 8, in St. Helen
Street chapel, MontrcaL 'The Hon. J. U.
Price, M.F.P., commisiionai of crown lands,
presided on the occason. Prayer having
been offered by Dr. Crnmp, Dr. Davie* read
the report, which gives so fuli and ioteUigible
an account of the stale of our deDomination
In this interesting region, that it seont to
that it would be a dereliction of dulf if
did not trouTer it to our own pa^ei,
The past rear, so eieatful in the hiitorj of
the world and oF the church, as a " year of
the right hand of Iha Host High," ha* been
one of sare trials to this socielj. the com-
mittee haie to apeak of mangold afflietiom
and perplexities, of tha " de&mtng of n
and of fear an everj lide ;" but blessed be
Qod they hare also to testify that " in wrath
he has remembered merey," enabling them
In humble thankfulness to say, " We are
perplexed, but not in despair ; persecuted,
but not forsaken ; cast down, but not de-
stroyed." They would therefore detoutly
present thii report na an " Ebeneier, saying,
hitherto hath the Lord helped us." " Mol
unto ui, 0 Lord, not unto ua, but unto thy
name give Rlory, lor thy mer^ and ftn thy
truth's sake,"
The notices of the aocietyli proceedi _
are conTeniectty arranged under the foljowing
departments: — General Hinionary Opera-
tions—the College — and the Grande Ligni
OCUBftlL IIU3I0NART OnKlTIOM.
In recounting these, and taking the ttatiotu
in the geographical order, your committea
where the prospecta were never m meoong*
ing before. The attendance is decidedly
good, though the place of meeting is fiir from
being altractJTe ; and there are some who
appear to receive the truth in the loTe of it.
Mr. llanh has estibluhej an aftemoon ser-
~;efar children, and Ends much enconragv-
snt in the eSbrt. He is alio iade&tn^le
other laboors for the improTement of the
yonng, which are highly appreciated 1q tite
community. The frienda are in hopes of
securing before long a belter place of war-
ship; should they succeed in their objeet, and
should the pastor's present anlicipationi be
realised, the station may be expected in ano-
ther year to support itself.
At Eaton, Ihe Rct. A. Gillies has con-
tinued lo labour steadily and failhfUlly,
though he hat to lament that there bat not
been more prosperity in the church. He
preaches statedly at three plaea on Lord'a
day and Tiiita seretal others round about on
week daya. Theattendanceiigenerallygood,
■nd there are a few inquiring for the way of
life. The sabbath school and the bible dais
are in flourishing operalion, and tome of the
scholars are among the inquirers. The peo-
ple hare made laudable efforts lo build a
paiaonage, and have done well in BQpportipg
the canae considering their circumttonces.
The IUt. R. Boyd of DitooKTiLi,E reporti
that the cause there conlinucs to grow in
interest, the meetings being very we!l attend-
ed on the sabbath. Of late the Wedoeiday
STrning prayer- meetings have been quite
crowded, warranting the hope of a gracious
revival st hand. Mr. Boyd has, during the
year, given much of hii time to miaiaaBry
efforts in the lurrounding country ; in this
way be has laboured at Indian Lind, at Ao-
ouaTi, and at FiitHiRivcLLi, and in each
case the dirine blessing hu been ridily be-
stowed, resulting in the hopeful conversion of
a large number. At Auousta the people are
lealously preparing to build a chapel this
■Pi^gi to accommodate the large numben
who proa to hear tha word. The vint to
FianEBSTiiXE has been "at life from the
dead" to the church in that place, now In-
creased by n large secession ol converts, and
blessed with a settled pastor in the person of
the Rev. W. J, Pettigrew, who took part in
the reviral meetings. It is with sincere con-
cern we add that Mr. Boyd's health ia much
enf^bledin consequence of his severe labours,
in connexion with which he acknowledges
tha kindneit of the Revs. R. and W. Dick
at hit " fellow helpera to the truth,"
Tha church in Kinoiton continues under
the pattoral care of the Rev. A. Lmimer, who
preaches the goapel very faithfully and with
AUERICAN UTTELIilQENCB.
£99
tlwti oonGilcDM in the Lord ii Btrong, whiUt
pnjiag and Mriring together tot the adTnace-
meot of Chiut'i kiagiloia.
From St. C^TaEunn the Rst.W. Ilewson
Kpoite the addition of two penont to the
diaieh by haptiun, one from the Sunday
■diool (deacon Hbtcu'i ^oungtat dauBhter),
■cd the other a joung man recently cnnTerted
" «ni>m, who aflbrda ume promiw
'e luefuhwas in the cauw. Prajer
wM (uiCained. The Siinda]'
m both in numben and in inle-
HM* meet in the psator*! houie
and an wall attended, vhiltt much intereat
ia abown id the itudj of God'i word. The
attendance on the public meani of grace ii
food — in &ct, the congi^tiona are ai huge
■1 can be expected till them ia a larger house
ofwonhip. It iito behoped that thechnrch
■nd congregation will eiert themielTei in
aapporttng the cauM and enlarging their
faorden, and that throagh their endearouri s
bnuch will be eatabliihed at FoKT DiU-
H0D8U, where Ur. Hewion hai often preached
UMgoipel.
Dniing the pact jear the church in Dnuu-
M0III»IIJ>E received no addition), but the
ReT. A. Cleghom reparti one cue of hopeful
conTcrvon under hi* minialry. At Font
Hill, be nji, the intereit hoi aliraji been
good ; the chnpel which waa begun lait yeai
baa been finiihed and opened, and bu been
alwaja welLattcmded. Mr. Cleghom hai re.
moved to another field of tabonr, and in
reiiewing the period of hii miniilrr at
DrummoiidTill^ aince the eumoier of 18-15,
b« baa fumiabed thii Katement : — " When I
went there there waa no church, now there ii
ooe of thittj'-tlx memben, all penoni of
worth and napectability. There wM no
baptkt coDgre^tloo, now then ii a good one
and reapectkble, the membera of which are
faitciefled in the tempoml affiiir* of thechareh.
There waa no meetlng-houie, now there ii a
food one, all Eouhed in a neat and comfort-
able tnaaDCT, and, what ia more, not one
fraetioQ of debt on it. Such, dear friendi, ii
the change that hat been etfectcd at Dmm-
BMndfUle iatioK the nbove-named period.
Sneh baa beenemeted through the laboun of
Jour aocietj, I hate left ono in mj pUci
(the Kev. A. Underbill) whcae heart i> wani
with Chriilian lo*e, and who wilt eiert him
•elf to the utmoct to piomola the Redeemer'
canae tbne,*'
The Rer. J. Winterbotham alill Uboura at
Baijrnoui. The church there hai not
creaacd during the pait jcar bj the addition
of newlj heptued memben, but leTeral have
h«n rercired bj letter who, it i* hoped, will
be rer; uwtul in tarioui wnyt. The wibbath
adiODl ia flouriihing and Inrge, and the
tMcbcn are nnmerooi and diligent. In the
achool the.T have a Jomiile MiMionar; Sa-
cietj, a bible clan, a numerous class who are
taught ncred muaic, and n large library of
Tnluable haDhs,bathfDrleacheiBBnd acholiin.
The attendance on the preaching of the word
is good, and the pastor hopes that a " time of
refrcabing from the presence of the Lard"
will be gnnted during this year. The Sundaj
school celebration, held on two lucccMiTe
in the beginning of hut month, wat
lered hf all of ereij denominntian who
prc«nt to bo the best which hia erei
been held in the town.
In regard to the Indian church at TnacA-
)BA the committee haie still to regret
diaappointmenta and reieraes; yet coniideriug
the peculiar difficultie* and diaadnntagei of
the cause nmongnt that helpless people, it ia a
matter of thnnkfulncM that the church haa
kept together in firm adherence to the princi-
ple* hitherto professed, though cunningly
enticed to join another body. Hr. B. U.
Canyer, whose appointment to this station
reported last year, fell it to ba his duly
I months ago to resign his charge, though
still willing to render the cause eierj aid in
hii power. Since then the committee, truit'
iog in the concorrence of the parent society,
hare engaged the senicn of Ur. Jamea Cu-
aick, who is himself an Indian and has been
educated for the ministry in the United
Stntes, and hare requested Mr.Winterlntham
of Brantford to exercise a general superin-
tendence orer the Tuscarora Mission by
Tiaiting the churcb at least once n quarter.
This arrangement will, it is fondly hoped,
prare eminently beneficial to that fietd of
labour, resulting in the temporal and apuitual
profit of the children of the forest.
The committee exceedingly regret that the
eatahlishment of an Induitrial School among
the Tuscaroms is still deferred, in conse-
quence of the selfioh and sectarian oppoulion
of two or three men in the ndghbourbood.
Assurances are, howeier, still given by the
government that the design is not aban-
In closing this part of (he report, the
committee cannot forbear paying a tribute of
respect to the memory of the Her. Newton
Bosworth,who entered into rest on the Ulh of
July, 1S43, having been n vnlued friend and
promoter of thii society from its commence-
ment. In and around Paris, where he liut
exercised hia ministry, deep feelings of regret
were manifesled by the public generally at
hii death, for he was a good man nnd a lover
of nil good men. There cnn be no doubt
that In this case " ibe righteous wni Inken
away from the etil (o come, nnd entered into
Durinj the pott year twelve ttudci.Is huye
2M
AHBBIOUf INTELLIQBKCB.
I !n the
calltga. Saren oolr nov remaia, Ufa of
iriuHD an theologicu rtudenti, oad of Umh
oaa it ataMnt on ucount of ill hnlth. Th«
MmniittM deeplj r^ret the paitcitf of
Mndidate* for ue Cbriuiaa minutrj in thii
ptoriace, uid feel it theit duty oace more to
call upon the chnrchra to eni»HrBge piiui
joung mni of pnuniiing talenti to devote
themielTai to the work of the Lord. At
preient they hear of onlf three nich candi-
date*.
The committee have bIm to report with
much coucera the diacontinunnce of the
valuable urricM of the Rer. F. Boevoiih,
A.U., who WB* attacked hf Mriooi illneM in
Jaauary la>t jmt, and in Julf left Canada
fbr a tampaiar; (ojourn at Bitenoi Ayiw, in
tbe hope of lecniicing hii health by change
of climate and entire eeuation from mental
labonr. Communioationi recmllf laceirad,
though non eacoorai^ng, are not ■uiGaienLl]'
definite to enable tlie committee to anticipate
a &*oanble reenlt. The diipeniation ii
mjiteriouilr afflictiTe.
The thenlu of the aocietr are due to the
Rer. Dr. Daiiai for gratuitouity andertaking
the dutiei of Ur, Boiirortb'i department till
the oloae of the laaiion in Hey lait.
The report foniihed at (ha cloaa of the
coll^iale year w« puhliihed in the Montreal
Rt(>Mler, of Jane 8, 184S.
Fire eludente left the ocliega lait Uay,
haTing completed their reepcclife termi of
ttudy, Mr. Arabibald Campbell ii at pre-
■ent engaged in tuition at Beamiville, C. Vf,
lit. Leech hat become pwlot of the beptiit
diurch at Ifeirmaiket, CW., and ii modi
eaoouraged in bi* work. Mr. Demptey it
■auled at St. Andrew'*, C.B., where he ie
Ubodriag with great aaiidailj and neceM.
Ur. Fnligh neaohM with aeeeptaaee in the
townahipi of Stanbridge and St. Antumda.
Ur. Jemy hat gone in the States.
In ngard to the department of miniitarial
education, the committee feel that, whilit
there are many thinge to r^mt, it it a pleu-
ing &ct that upwarili of twenty-tix who are
DOW utated or occaiional preachen of the
Boipel, have been more or leai aided in gain-
ing initraction.
The committee would Ih^ la call the at-
tention of {uranta of every denominatioB to
the aeademieel departnant eonntcted with
the eollep, and deiigned Ibr the imtmelion
of boy* in the nwial brandMa of • cltMiol
or commercial eduoalian. TIm department
It under the niperintendenoe of Mr. UiggiD-
botiiuD, a teacher of long ttindmg and
inpeilar qualifioiliont, whon aniduity and
good management give entire nUtStetioo.
In the religiout initruction of the pnpili he
it luaitted by the preaident, who confinei hit
teaching to the principtet held in common by
all denominations of ertngelical Chrittiant.
The ezorilence of lb* •Aool and the telnbrity
of the lituatioo are raoommendi
parenti ought not to OTerlaolc
Thii minion it ttill oooneeted witli tb*
tociaty, though enentially imjependent in all
iti movementi, at from the b^ijiiun|;. The
following L> the lateit iDlelliganco which your
committee have iscsived of itt variout
" Vou have aiked a brief aocount of the
preitnt ttale of the mittien. Oar peeuniaiy
embarraumenti during the year pait hue
batn TGly greaL Jn oomaqaenca of thtee
embarrammenla we have been obliged to sloee
four of eur daily aoboolt— on* at obt atatian
at Utoryvilte, one at Sheiriogton, and twe
at St. PiCk W* have ditmitnd two of ear
fellow laboyren,— one oalpoittot, Bad one
■ehool teneber. We have alto dl ' ' '
wfftired, both Ston want of proper bod aMt
alto of garmente, not having had tha B
lary meant to pnrchaie them ai '
" At Grahdi Liome, whidi it ten milta
wuth-reit of St. John, Madame Feller
retidei. Rer. Louie Rouiay it the paMor of
tha church. Several new membtmhave been
added thii year by haptiim. There are ntfis
pnpitt in the normal ichool preparing Ihem-
■dvee, according to th«r talent! or giflt,
to be hemiUr uieful at tohool teaehen, or
colporttun, or miniitert of Chriit. Brother
Riendetn la the inttmotor fbr the praaest in
the normal lohool. In the daily adtoot bro-
ther Calliile Commette !• the (eaeher; he
hat under bit initniciien eoma thirty or forty
idaolan who come daily from the n^hbour-
hood to attend hit ichool,
" SaianiiiaTON ii the Beit ttatlon, Sfteen
milet touCh-weit. A fbw femiliit Inve re-
ceived the goapel nt thnt place, nnd we have
reaion to anticipate ere long a revival on that
■tation. They have only occaiionnl preach-
ing at that part of the miolin). Vp to vaiy
lately there wai a ichool kept by titter
Femiset, hut her eerTien ireTe required elte-
whire and we had no means of replacing her
by ■nother teacher.
" LiooLLB comtt next ; it it near the pro-
vindtl llnea. Brother Charbonnelle, lately
arrived from France, occupiei thit ttatien.
Chrittian friendi have built him a tcbool-
houie, and he It now engaged in teaching the
children of the neighbourhood, at well at in
vititlng the (amilin (o read to them the
bible. Hit prmpecti are pretty good.
AHBRIOAN INTELLIOSHOB.
■Utioti, nbad, RatOBd, md nurtund bj tha
laboan of tha Her. Mr. Roiuajr, Snenl
families faaie slivaclf made a prufesdoa of
iMTing itnounocd the dRiknen of popery to
meJTe tha ligbt of the goapel. Siiter Pb-
rnnet, who wol at Sherrington, bii been
tmnfoncd lo tbii itttJon, wbere abe hai
opened a dail; Khool, which hotda (brth
encouragiiig piospecta. Mr. Ronn? preaches
■Imoet ereiy labbath at this >tslion.
*■ Hbhrttills ia nine mile* louth of De
ND7aii. Brother Roy, an excellent col-
Crteur, ia •latianed here. Sereral bmilies
re alraedj beoi ealhered into the fold of
Chriit. We had a school here which ve
were forced to close,
" St. Pie ia one of the principal atationt ;
hunded in 1841, it haa nQT grown to b«
jerj important. We hud three daily schools
at the distance of two milea one from ano-
tber, bat we hare been reluctanttf forred to
close two, for we had no means to oarry on
all three. Rev. Mr. flannandeau haa minis-
tered to the church at St. Fie since Rev.
Dr. Cd1« resigned hia pastorate in May last,
at which time he was obliged to go to the
Statei to collect Ainda for tbe mission.
Brother Romualdi Dearochet ii the scbnol
teacher at tbis station. SU Pie ia forty-five
milaa nortb-cut of Gnnde Ligne.
■ Bnu ia fifteen tnilea east of St. Pie.
Divine aervice ia held t*ic« titij sabbath by
brother Fian^oia Lamoureux, who ncta in
tbs capacity of an evangelist, whilst his wife
il st the bead of a pretty large school of
children. Kaw and then the officiating
Mjtor of St. Pie, when practicable, goes to
Bern and Salem to spend the sabbath with
tbe people of tbcee atationi.
' Salem Is three milea Mutb-eeat of Berea,
Brother Fnu>(oii MnurUaette is slalioned
here, and perfonBS the duty of a achoot-
maater and colporteur, Hii school is two
miles from his bouse, at a pUc« called
Epbesw.
" Thoe are alaa other sab-stationi, such as
Coums, TaauALOKio, Cakuh, and 5i.
Cxaaiut, where the word is occasionally
piMchedj and the people visited by our col-
" At — ■ there is evidently a great
work which i* in rapid progrees ; already
aevenl families bare left Romanism, and
deaiis to pnhaaopcnly their purpose to aerve
the Lord. There is a very great demand
far bibles, Ifew Testaments, and tracla, in
(fait pariah as well a« in the next, wbera the
paoplu bare made a demand on ua for a
sAmI tseber to redd* ataong them, aiid aa
Mtrof our yiMBS mso is jitti tiiron^ the
normal school, we hare concluded to let him
accept their demand. About forty faoiilies
in this pariah have placed themaelvca under
instruction, and tbe Jeauita are buay counter^
ing the motement. In a neighbouring
iah, alao, God ia accompliabing a great
work. Sereral &miliea, in spite of all that
the priest lays or does, are directing their
atepa into tbe goapel path.
" We Lave at the praaent moment two
young men, educated at our noitnai school,
who are now at tbe Theol(«ical School at
Geneva, Switietland ; one of them, Mr.
Nareiiaui Cyr, after four years spent at hll
studies in Europe, retuma next spring (o.T.)
to Grande Ligne as a minister of the gnspell
and also (o take the lead of the edacstional
department. The other one, Hr. X.afleur,
will remain very probahly two years rnore in
Switzerland. Still another of our pupils is,
at the preaent time, in the baptist college oiT
Montreal. The grester number of our mis-
sionaries are the fruits of the laboura of the
Rer. Mr, Boussy and of Madame Felter, and
were formerly Romanists.
" The pospecti of the misson, as far as
spiritual things are concerned, are very good,
and of a more cheering character than ever
before. The door is widely opened, in tbe
Eiovidence of God, for the dissemination of
ibles, New Teatamenta, and tracta, in papal
Canada. The infiuence of tha tbi«e to fom
hundred converts from Romaniam, the fruit*
of this mission ia more and more (bit, and ii
conitantly working on not less than ibui lo
live thousand aouls."
Your committee uncerely regret that they
have been able during the pest yesr, to do
but little more for this mission than help il
indirectly bj paying olF some of it* heavy
debts. But tbey r^oice to know that the
devoted labourers have not been left destitute
of Buppoit, but that, in conaequence of tbo
appeala of Madame Feller and Dr. Cote,
Christian liberality from the United Stata
has supplied Ibeii want*, and now bida fair
to undert^e for them ail that the future may
demand. In Ifew Yorli a Jtrj promising
aseociation baa been formed among tha bap-
tials for the purpoee of sustaining the mission
in its existing ptecarioua state. A dmilai
movement is said to have been made also in
Philadelphia, from which city the most gene-
rous contributions have been obtained fot
several years past. May tbe Lord graciously
reward all who thus devise liberal tiling* in
support of tills Important eaterpHie.
In regard to the sources of the society'*
income, the committee consider their best
thanks due to ladies' osaociatioo* in England,
the United States, and Cauada. It is with
peculiar satiafaction they mention the efferta
of the Montreal Ladies' Association, from
whom there ha* baoi rsceived during tb«
year, in money and in goods, nb 1«m thu
296
EUROPEAN UTTELLIQBDTOE.
X193 6*. 6|il., notwithitandinK the hudn«n
of thg timea. The Wooditock LwUn'
Anodatioa noblj contributed £12, that of
BcaniBTille £7 15b. 3d., and that of King-
■ton £7 121. fid. The foUowing ii the
KKPOH OP IHB KOIITKUL LIIIIES' ISSOCIl-
Seriouilf ai th« diSermt reli^ooi iMocia-
tions bare lullered in the cntuw of the paat
jeac from the great pecuniaij di*treM of the
communit}', the committee of the Hiintr«a1
Ladic*' Swua Hiauon AiaocUtion leel thef
hare much cbum far thankfulnen that their
feeble efforti hare been in a meoxire crowned
with iueceia,
Semi-manthl; tntetinp IwTe been held,
the attendance at which ha> areniged fifteen.
Again have the committee tind to return
^ncere thanks to theii liiten in England for
« renewed rnBnifMtnlion of deep felt interest
in the prosperilr of the Grande Ligne Mt>-
Non, in tningmitling three boiei of uaeful and
fiincT article*, from the diiposil of which
the mm of £18 1 li. 9d. ha« been reallied.
£5 hare atao been receiTed 6am Jameg
Inglii, Eaq., of Dumli:rmline (Scollind) ;
and £3 from the Iiadiee' Aaiodalion at
Brcndfllbane.
Verj libera! donationi of nieful and bncy
article* horn Moan. Rennie aod Greig of
Led], Now Jenej; and friendi at Brockville
and Beamirille, hare likewise tended mueh
to atimulata the committee to renewed exer-
Circulan hare been sent to the different
churchei throughout the Canada*, with a tic w
to itir np their membeia to the formation of
branch aoctetiea.
The entire result* of the labour* of the
association daring the year amount to £1!S
6s. 6^., which, althoogh small when con-
tnsted with the great demands of the mission,
•re, neTertheleas, in these depressed times,
perhaps more than might hare been roaion-
ablj eipected.
The trcaturct'^ aeeonnts will show that
Um socM)' lUM not run further in debt, bnt
has reduced it* liabilitie* bj £600, still, bow-
arer, leariog £SM 6*. 6d. due to the tream-
' " ■ the sum of £SO0 fn unsettled
In ynw of the existing difftcnlties, which
were all brought on in well-meant endesToun
to cany on the Swiss missions, and to proride
■ bnilding for theological and general educa-
tion, the friends of the societ^r cannot but
feci deeplj nniloDs. Yet there is hope, fhr
in God's kind proiidence the geoeron* and
eombined efibrt* of hia aenanU maj work
deliTeranoe, ud this gnat mountab Diar
become a plain. " Not bj migLt, nor by
power, but by mj Spirit, saith the Lord at
hosts." The cause, *e trust, ii his, and h«
cmn proTJde for all it* necesntie*. Hia boly
and blessed will he done. " It may be that
the Lord will work for us; for there is do re-
slnint to the Lord to art bj many or by
ASIA.
EIOI WITH teOLM
Our General Baptist brethren In OiisM
hare addreaaed to us a letter on this ■ubjed,
to which we willingly gire publicity. It i*
signed by Mesoi. Lacej, Stubbina, Wilkin-
son, Bacheter, Brooks, Bucklej, Bailey, and
Miller. It is u follows:
resolution unanimously passed at the annual
conference of the Orissa baptist miasjottariea,
held at Cutlack Aom December 3Slb, 1049,
to January 6th, 1849.
" ■ HsolTtd,— nil w* eunot Hpsrat* vitbmt
donation Id tb« teiopl* aL F»ree, li doe oalj SB-
llraljr gnaKMSuT ull bu boa sdniKted bj eoo-
pManl inlliBrlUti, tint tb* most eartlU ■lualu-
tlon Qt oiklia dooDnmls, that as pMs* wtelenr
that 11 Is ■ htlnoni iln In Ibi d^t of Bin bj whom
■kings ml(n ud priBMS dta*>]iistleiL' dinetlr or
iBdlrtetlr to iipiHit Idnlstir ; ud Ikat w« nost
rMiMihilli bat wmsitir inpiare Ihs sBUgklasd
nloi oC Uiis esuiuj, the blsislD|i of wlMSS nl*
m lAtrMlj sdnlt, wad tsc tfa* p»t*Mlni enj^^vd
bj wboas lOTeniBeBl ws si* ilneenlj tbukfal, to
wllbdnw fnnD all •aaMalan wiik Idslattj ud tu
HUatsd ibilfla^ bot esptclsUy tnnii tbe jbrlas at
PooiM, lbs pilcrfasc* >« wbltk bis b**n tba <>«•-
•Ion of Intalnlibl* iiBMnc ud dednMloB ef lUh
ud Iba vstsblp at wbleb Is smcUlsd wttli entj
Iblfig ibbonvnt to Ood ud degndlnf to mm.' "
nmoN or bii
A letter from Mr. Lehmaan of Berlin to
one of the secretaries of the Baptist Union
of Q«et Britain and Ireland, with which we
have been faTouird, eontains infarmalion
which will exdto joy and gratitude. Under
the date of March Blh, 1849, Hr. .' '
saysy—
" After another jeai'i i
rejoice to gire jou some account m our
state and life during the period now be-
hind ua. It was in •hut teapect ■ highly
important one. The political e»«nU and
ehangee will be made koowa •nttclmtly to
the n*wipap«n in yom eoutty, not Mmndi
EUROPEAN INTBLLrOElTCE.
:■ general, that
tboDgh a dreadful degree of impiel/ iat been
maniRMt in the political stnigglei, jet thii
wai not » much the mult of the latter hi
tb* breaking out of a ilBta long befora ezirt-
ing, bat lubdued br poircr. But ai tbe
Lord oTermleaall thing* to the brut for hi>
elect, ao in thia case the fiuiODI Mraggte of
poliliMl parliea turned out (o the libertj of
u^'( people in a degree which beretoAne had
ben quite unhcanl of. Surely thia wbi the
Lord's doing, and marTellont in our light.
I am quite cure that tfaiiwni the main reaion
vt>7 God hu dealt M vondetful); with na in
tbe paat jear.
I aaj be pannitled to relate our ipedal
•ipeiience ia tbii reapect, which will giva to
our Britkh brethren a iux ipecimen of the
genets! tendency of the morement. Though
ia the yeu 1847 we bad got loma lawi which
saeMcd to give rell^ooa liberty in a itrj high
degree, h traa only in appearance. Jo tut,
oew dUfna wen forged, and the mliiig power
«■■ n obattnate in aecuring the priTilegea of
Um date clergy and to aubdna all ftee de-
railment that we looked at the Aiture with
aniie^. We agreed to do out ntmoM to
Mcaie nt iDjch a degree of liberty ■■ we mnat
(oaadantioaaly demand to fulfil mr daliea to
Ged. We teadrcd to aak an audience of
<m ymg, in tho hope to touch his heart, and
to Uy befera him the real atnte of things ;
fiw all petitions by letter hnd proTcd in Tain
M ^et, and oppteationa and fines went on
that old cottrsa. We ware, howerer, reflued
our desire, and told that we should ask in a
Istts what we wanted. Thus we were again
placed in our old state, and rery little hope
WM left of a change for the better. We,
notwiihalanding, followed once more that
cooisa, and drew up a petition, and when
Uns was ^*en in we held pnjer-meetings
daily to aasanlt the throne of grace fcr a
brouiablo raanlt of oar petition. Juat about
this tim« the French rerolution broke out.
A dear Cbrittian bnthet came to ni ftom
the Rhine, who bad been nalonsly engaged
to IWni aereml independent cburdiea theie,
hat had experienced there tba grealeat p«r-
*Bnitivns also, and was now come on por-
t"*s lo aak likewise an audience of the king,
to Bad hdp there in his and hit brethren's
rtdirtreaa. Tbk abo wis refliaed. While
na itiU hi onr hoiae, the atonn broke
out in car streets. Wesawftnn oorwindowa
the bloodshed and the slaughter, and we
QMagbt it best that » quickly >■ possible he
■iwild try to get oat of town and to his re-
note htnne. We look a Tcry afl^ctionate
KSfe, not knowhig how all this would turn
ont We did not think in the leut that this
*■• our Lord*! danlliig tn reply to ou' pTMent
P*(itioni |« his (hrwi«. But he knew full
«<U«httbewoa1ddo. It was on the l»th
J when the rietoiy of the
of March, tbe day
people was comple*«., Mn. ■.« tiymoH v<h
new chapel, of which, belbre tht^ there wm
very tittle hope j so nneb we had beM
brought beck in our hopes and 1ih«rti«t.
But no* all was granted at once, our long
and ferrent prayers heard abore, and help
gimntad in ■ way and manner wa tbe least
expected. Since that liroe we hate not had
the least care for oar liberty, we haTa enjoy*
ed it in the fullest extent, and bare Taty
ferrently and freqnently hi eased tba Lord Ibr
his wonderful worker and have hailed a more-
ment which hss giren na lo glariau* reeultn
Since that time oai political scenes hav*
changed ^eiy materially. The re-actlon hM
OTWGOme daddedly, and all goaa on icti»-
ginde. Yet our raligioaa libarW faaa not
been impairad atyet at all. PoGUnlpwtils
are too moch on the aleit againal eadi othB
lo take notice of ua ; bnt we are not witboBt
apprehensiona that if the fonncr powts* and
persons get tha aaceadeney, our rcligjom Ubw-
tT, also, will once more be endoaed and
Innited. Yet we hare too much eiperionead
the power and grace of our Iiord to donbt
his willingness to cere for us, and to be 4
steady help for us, thnefore we fan niit.
We hare had then numy actual enjoy-
ments in our chorcfaes, and while Ibe iraiit
was enraged in Airious ttragfita wa coold
hare sweet peace and dwell in tore's homs.
Many children hare been boni to tbe Lord,
new churchea were fbrmcd, and M« (pbaiM
opened tor spreading tbe glad tidings of n1-
Tation. E*en in Vienna and Hungary, tba
old fbttreasa of catholidam and Bapentition,
the Lord opened doors, and par dear breth-
ren, Oncken and Hiniichs, preached tbera
freely to great numbers of people, who
listened with the greatest attention to tha
nerer-heard-of meaasge of peace. Bat there,
indeed, the new re-action ha* pawasfcUr
stopped tbe progreaa of tbe gMpd, nod thia
is an inatance of what we may eipeat, if
aretywhere tbn sucoaed ao wall aain Aiatria.
Our brother Bmiicbs was conpelled to quit
Vienna, on certain old laws whkb tebU, ^
penalty of death, anabaptists to appear in
that good and blthftal town.
" We cannot deny, howerer, that tba inl»
rests of people at large were ao much drawn
to poUtica that they were much drawn awwy
Aom toligion, or with our p'eat liberty, nov
enjoyed, we should hare had much maa
glorious retolto than we have bod tndan).
But it seems that now, after tbehotstason of
rerolutions has much giren way to the ro-ac-
tion, also religion enlen more into ha parn-
mount claima. Wa b»« made similu as.
perience of that in all our choicbea, and tba
peaent year bids fair lo become one of gnat
barteat, ao that our expeotatieBs are rast
indeed. I may ffi» ftartber below tome
Aston
a it Ugbly
SimOPfiAN INTBUJOEHaE.
]it« OUT cbunlua on the c(
tinttt u cIdmIj m pouhJe. And w at fint
thii wontd not pioiper to well, I begaa at
laut to ban our ctaurchea in Pnuna thought
tagMhei. In tbii 1 aucceeded aa far that in
tha month of Jalj lait I had the delight
■MiDg in BerUn repreaentativea of rooit
our cbuTchea in Pruiala. Thi> wai a tiiua of
great re&eahing and TB17 impoitant. We
fintned a uoion m awociation, which «e
cdied, ' Die Tereinigt«n Geneiaen getaufler
CSirirtaa in Vnamen' (The united choichei
•r bsptind Chnatiani in Pnudi). We re-
Ml*«d to wril« quarterly letteis, and oompow
of tbcH a quttterlj report ; than are now
two of then, and I •hould ftel pieaaura to
Mid Ton theae, which would give fou ks
inUaeating liaw of tiie omdilioa of our
^hoiebai, but they an printed in Oenaan,
and tranalatinig them wsnld be an immenae
labour. The spirit of life and Iotb brMthsa
in tham, and the; are vei; mpch weloomsd
here fay oui biethnn.
" Tbii enmple dnad up om brethnn at
large, and the nault wa*, that in the n
of January of the present you we had the
C delist of iseing together in Hamburg
Bve repreaeBtativaa of baptiit ehuicbea
of all Q«nnany end Danmark, whan we bad
• iwon of the h^best apirituiil eaJDyments
we can recollect, and reaolutiona were carried
which will tend to out great mutual benefit.
We oiganiied ■ General Union of Baptiat
Olurcbe* in all Germany and Denmark, with
tb* puipoea of nnioD, confeaaioii, minon*,
and atatiatica. The union ia diridsd into
finiT great diMrida, each of a paitienlai aaao-
dation; via., Ptnaau {Berlia). North-weaUni
Gartnaoy (Hamhuig), Middle and South
Germany (Eimbeok), and Denmark (Copen-
hagon). Thna we hope with united power to
fluid ittongei againrt the mighty. We
Carriad many Important resDlutioni oanoern-
ing the guidance of our diurebea and thaii
pnotiaa, and bad a aeaaon of abundant la-
frMhiag, tb* Lord eminantly in our nidat.
The bit day waa jnat tb* Urlhday of onr
fcthar in Chriat and betorad teotitar Oneken,
who that taw renewad hb aflbfti An the
^ory of the RadMHOT, and th* talfatioD of
■onli. We tbta had a taa-meoling, and a
joy and hannony pienjled which waa o*ir-
VMlmtng and narer to be Ibnotten. We
bopa gnat and gtoiiont r«aiilta mm the Mid
" Out preaent proipeeta are Teiy bright in-
deed, Juit now I am infcrmed Hut our dear
brelher Oncken baptliad, tatt taMalh but
one, ten bdieren. I had the priiiltge of
kdmifiirteiing that ordinance to nine about
the tame time. Laat week I made ajouraey
to one of our atationa, Tomow, aome thlrlj
uilea diatant, and I waa OTetwhelmed fay the
paoe and power of the I^ord here maiuftat-
■id. Sereral were awakened and eonTvrted,
athwa nndw deap oonoam fca citation. But
u Nxm aa, in the fint metting, I opaoed wf
mouth, there biuat forth Mch a degtM of
power bom aboTe, juit aa in the hooaa of
Cometiua; and indeed aftsi we clmed and
held an examination, we fbund that frooi
coorincing eridence we were bound to leodn
into bltowihip all the pieaeot hearata and
trieada who were among tha hnlhren, elertn
in numlier. We then proceeded to a baauli-
ful lake, when, under the deepett ematiooa, I
baptiisd theee dear conTerta, and ratmnad;
we broke bread uoder aueh great fhnlingii at
the aatonlthing cjrcumttucea mult inniio. I
■pent aevenl daya thmi, oigaiuied Ilia ela-
tion into a aepaiate church, under the guid-
ance of Mr, Auguat Ahandroth, now 1 iiiiilil
ing of twenty-fire membeia, hot ante todi
kiupicet aa biad to the expc^tion of a great
inoraoM In abort time. I then liaitad StaltJB,
where I fbund the chuioh again Ttgj pnt-
peroni 1 onr dear btotber EIrin fhim Han-
burg, who ao much labourt fin the Sunday
■choota, waa thara, and had in a finr waabt
gatfaaredaoaany diildran(ISS),andfaiDa|^
allinauefa atdce otda thatitwat Tttygndi-
^ing and pnnniaing. I preaehad tbara twiaa
on the nbhath, and broke bread with the
brethren, reaching the hand of felknrahip to
fbur new diadplci, and an orerwhelmhigM,
ing of tha pnaence of the Lord pmailad.
How many prraaing handi and other tekaoa
of the aweetcot loie in Jeana wen felt oad
erinced ]
Now returned to Berlin, I find mntatioH
and daimi from all quartan; and my tise
will be ao klly engaged for the noit mmitk^
that I do not know what will baooma «t nm
church here, which, of emuae, nuitt be wy
chief object, and where mrj hardly I eon
get away, eipedalty on labbith daya, whan
meetinga are crawded, ao that our diapal will
be too Hnall my aoon, and we mnat think
■uiouily of enlarging it, whieh waa pMTidad
te abtady in ita ooaatmction. Only uaoM
will b« wanlod, er olaa I abould hy'n ew la
the pnoMU year; for Im^ whita it lb* bt*-
Ttat, aad in a ihort time I ihall baMtbaJ^
el baptiatag at leaal twdra atbi ' " '
who Ola anxiaualy waiting Ibr it.
" Allow me^ dear Sir, once IM>* M avprta
through your leport my moat ondlal tlMaha
Ibr all the kindncM I exparieaetd la yen
hliaiBj and bdorad eounl^, and fin tin riefa
donaUona by whl^ wa hani been anatilad t«
bolld a houte for the Laid and owr reftwa.
O how happy we are bare I remote turn the
buitla and noiae of the mnllitada, ar>d yet
BOt fbr at all fmra the eantte ef the diy.
Out hnria are gladdened wheatrar wt ata
our httte 23im ; and our aonh are enlalged
whan wa think on what will baeeme of aB
tbii itill.
Hay tha Lord ahandatitly blew all iht
HOUS INTGLUQBKOS.
■ With T fgf dMp latereri m jont pertonal
Yoni terj affectionate brother,
0. W. LlBMlRR.
NBW CHURCH.
Th* •omewhat andeot pUce of vortfaip,
■ill to be a lelic of old Bethlehem hospitAl,
which has been hnoirn u Windmill Street
ehsp«I, but ii nov called HopD Chapel, boa
an intereat in the ejei itt baptitt brethren,
William Jonoi, the author of the Biblical
C;e1opKdia and other worki, haTiag occupied
it> polpit for many veatl. tt hu been ia
nnoua handa tince nii deceate, hut it haa
now b««n taken bj an infant church that has
■praog up !n th« neighbourhood, the mem-
ber! of which hare laiely become united on
baptiri prindplei.
It waa re-opened for worship on Sunda;,
March 25th, when the fallowing minijtera,
J. Rothet;, of Hoiton, J. Wheeler, paator
of the church, and J. Angoa, ucrelarr of the
Baptist Utwonar; Societj, preached on be-
half at the canaiL
A tea and public meeting waa held on the
following Tueaday erening ; there waa a itrj
eoeoQra^ng attMdance, and the inlemt of
'^ined bjr the ei-
eellent addrcsset of icTeial
IMorj ^ the
nerlj a member of Hr. Baptist Noel's con-
gregation, under whow miustry, through di-
Tine grace, he woa brought to an early decision
for Christ, and he was for many years enj^ged
•s a teacher in the Sunday schools connected
with St. John'* chapel. In 1BS9 he became
■ssoeiated with some brethren who supplied
OTcaching-station* in Tirioiu poor dtttrleta of
London, which were lapported by the then
eiisliiig Uetropolitan Missionary Society.
Hii attention was more pnrlicularly directed
in 1B40 to a part of Bethnal Green, near
Shorediteh. Hera an erening service was for
Mme time kept up in a neighbouring school-
room, and TBriona Ti^ta paid amongst the
MOT. In IBiS a dty mianonnrj, labouring
ID the neighbourhood of the Curtsin Road,
•amestly requested his aoiitance in raising a
Sanday4choal. The requcat was complied
with, after dalibMB^on and prayer. One or
two Christian friends were found willing to
help, between thirty and forty children were
■atheted In • room In James's Street, where
Ui« miadonary b^ his meetings, and thn* the
Khool WBScommeneed. As it increased it de-
manded all Hr. Wtaeeler-s attention. A week
eraning and Sunday Dioming serrice were
alM commenced, and It was soon clearly ad-
risable to add t Sunday CTening Mrrlce.
The station on the otiiar ^e of Shotedilch
was consequently given up, and the few al-
ready gstherad by the preaching of the word
now met for worship at James's Street.
Sa of these who hsd thus been brought to
a profession of tbe truth, were shortly after
nmted in Christian fhllowship on independent
prindplea, at ■ neighbouring chspel, one ot
two ministerial brethren laUng part in the pro-
ceedings. In a little time it became neceasaij
to seek another place in which to iisai iiiliMi,
and rooms were engaged In Haik Street tt-
fording better accommodation. There, rines
November 1812, tbe fiiends bare continnad
to meet, and, wilb the nustance of a few
private subscriptians, tbe School haa been
maintained, tiil Its arerage attendance hai
increased to between ninety and a hundred
children on Sunday afternoons. Althou^
the church bai not had a np!d growth, yet
the Lord has continued to manifot his pra-
sence and blessing, sauctiiying the place aa a
little Bethel The number of memben at the
present time is twenty-four, the last added
was one of the first boys admitted into the
the beginning of the past year tin
I of one and another of the brathrea
were convinced of the obligation tbey woe
under, aa disciples of Christ, of sabmittiog
to the ordiaance of baptism. Hr. W, had
always dineiited from the established chunih
on the question of infiuit sprinkling ; he had
dedred, agreeably lo the «i^ of h^ pastor,
' minister within its pale, but his oiuniona
this pomt had bsen an insuperable diffi-
culty. Obseriratioa and reflectioD had alaa
latterly convinced him of the oneoriptonl
character of the union of church and atatei
Having, however, been sprinkled as an adult,
upon a profession of Esith, he had the greatest
difficulty in seeing the neceauty of immersion
in his own CBw; but oonveraation, thought,
and prayer, were at length the means of con-
vincing him thst he had never been really bap-
tised, and therefore that the command of lua
Lord remained to be obeyed, mors especially
by Iiim as an eiample to the Sock. Mr.
Rothery, of Butteslaud Street, having been
instrameutal in producing this decision, and
having token a very kind interest in this little
church, arrangements were made with him
for the baptism of Hr. Wheeler and seven of
his memben. The service was conducted at
Providence chapel, Sboreditchi sevetai breth-
ren in the ministry were present, some taking
part. It was felt to be a season of great re-
freshing from the presence of the Lord, bnt
bj none more so than by the pastor himself.
Since that occasion seven others have been
immersed, another had been baptiiBil many
years back, hut had for a time declined from
the wajs of the Lord.
These baptisms were soon atler followed
by the determination to bare o weaVly oom-
mnnion ; and it is reuurkahle that dnoe obe-
UOMB IKTKLLiaBNCE.
dienee ta thew pointi, this little chureh hu
bsini hrvxni «ith more mnrkBd eaconngs*
tnent than iluring tay former period.
Hucb iocODTroienM hating long bean fett
In the potitioD and ■eeoiamodation ia Mark
Street, the brethren had been wailing an op-
pgitunjt]' cf making lome impioTementi. In
the mtanwlule their attention vm provkten-
tkll; directed to the chapel in Windmill
Street, ai being adrertivd to be let. It wai
larger than thuf immediateij reqairod, but
eamuiaged bj Taiioiu friendi, and guided bf
•ereiat cireuiuUnco in aanrer to prayer,
thej snlered into an eagagement for the
place. Haling been thus fitr led and helped,
the; trust tlul, though weak in prnent
ineaaa, the Lo>^ will eontioae to nutain
them and blcai them ; adtancing hie gloi;
in Ihe aalration of nunen, and the exaltation
of the BAdeemer** name.
NEW CHAPEL.
m their place of worihip in Cannon
Street, to the more eommodioiu and eligible
diapcl in St, Jamei'* Stivet, which wu
opened for diirine wonhip on Iind^ daj,
Hareh S£th, when two appropriate tmaotu
1 h7 the Her. F. Tucket of
independent miniiten ; the Rer. F. Wheeln
ef MouHon ; Re>. J. Horris of Walnll and
the Rer. R, Aikeoheiid. A. Ujtlj iutereat
waa evinced in all the eeriicef.
The baptik ciuie in thii town ha* been
Unguiabing for many jeara put, and in
Februaty, 18tS, the church here numbered
edIj twentj-thrse membert. Bat in anewer
la the eamest prajrcn of hii people the
dirlne bleanng has been poured out npoD Ihi*
few, and we tnut the daj' ie toon coming
when in tbii place "the Ultta one ilWU
iMcoms ■ thonand," and the csuee ef our
God praepar abundaatl j.
ORDINATIONS.
wkitcbukcb, haihs.
Ur. C. Smith of Bradford College baring
Mcepted the call of the tnptBt dmrdi in
tUa tow« to become ita paator, entered on
hii btbonn the flrat Lord'a daj in April.
Aigoed, wat *et apart to the mmirti? at the
abore place on March 28, by prayer and
imnuidon of handt. The Be*. R. EUi^
Kthowy, defined the nature of the ChriMiaa
church, and propoeed the unial guertieut.
The Rev. J. Ronre of Riica preached to the
miniver, and the Rer. T. Erana of Benlab
to the church. The Revt. E. Thomei, Ib-
chen, J. Lewii, Blaanan, and E. Thomai,
Bethel, preached alao on the occaeion. Three
deaconi were ordained by impoaition of haudi
at the lame time.
The aipect which the oauie of the Re-
deemer wean in thii place ia Tery fheeriiig
to the chnr«h and the mioiMer. , .
The Rev. John Roberteon, H.A-, late of
the Unitwl FteebTteiiaa Church, and more
lecentlj haptiit mmiatv at Middlaton Teee-
d*le,I)nrbam,h«nng accepted thev~'~~ ~
Street to oecnpy the pulpit for a time, w
view to the paalraate, commeneaa hia laboma
then ([I.T.) on Lonl^ i»j, the 6th of Hay.
RECENT DEATHS.
MRS, wujj>nc.
The mbjeet of thia notice waa a Cbrirtian
of long Kanding, For the unnaual term of
lixty-^i yean ibe had been in vnbroken
connexion witb the nme CliriitJan society,
Til., the baptist ehurch at Wokingham, to
which she was united September 1st, 17S2.
With one exception, she waa tbe only aurri-
TIB' of all who Gompoaed Ihe diuroh at that
poiod; one aged nstcr still lives, who was
united to the ^ureh in the following monlh
of the aune year. Her Cliriiitian course did
not, bowoTer, commenoe at that period. For
some jean previoue ebe bad given her heart
to Qod, and had been an avowed diaei|de <f
Christ, though not connected with any par.
~ ChtMian community. Her eaiiieet
tcl«loD
mpre
la were pndnced w
tween twelve and thirteen years of age. Her
parents and friends were all, at tbt time,
profeseediy attached to the established ehurdi,
and to one or another of the nnmeroDt
cbnrdiea iu the metropolia she waa frequently
led, but without recdTing any benefit. One
Mibbath evening she was induced by a Aimd
to attend a dissenting chapel. The ordH of
the service was new to' her. During the
prayer she fislt nneh Inimited, but the eer-
beflngotten. The v
of a sinful oooree, so clearly eshtUtad, «
vinced hei that eouething more was requlieu
than a mere outward attendance upon pre-
scribed forms. She searched Ihe scrlptuiee
far henelf, and eeiied every onportunily that
oSaed to listen to a preachea gospel among
UOMB INTEIiLIOENCK.
3U1
tbt diMaotcn, Unknown to all, Ifao woA of
grace «■< cairieil on, >nd ttie jruung diiciple
vai eagcrlj aad uuciouil]' Keking that peace
that pitselh all undantanding. Nor did ihe
•nk in lain ; it pleated God hj the agency
nf hii »c»d aad the preochiug of the crou to
lead her to aae that Oiiiat waa in evarjr re-
peat tb« SkTionr the needed, and to enable
Mr U>p.H» bim bcr heart. Thii took ^lace
iHmb fourtaMi Jtait of age, vtule littenmg to
> praadiod (oipel from the lipi of onu vho
nevei heard. In the couite of hi* •ennon
the pnachei pnuaed and Tery loleisnljr
addriMcd the aMembly on the importance of
immedialely nuioideting the heart to Chriit,
•ad exclaimed, '' Who ia (here in thii con-
gregation thnt tl willing U> conaecrate hi* ler-
tica thia ifj unto the Lord ?" She inwardly
Mqioiidad to the apjieal, and then and there
gkre betaelf to the Lord to be hi* while life
duuld latt Tbia aha eoniiderad the time
when aha could in truth tay,- —
~ I im mj Lord'*, and he [• mlna."
That aenantof Chriit nererlUMw the lecult
•f hli appeal in her caae. And in how many
inrtancfi, while God'i leiTanLi aeent to be
labouring in vain, may the wonl be made
■eently to operate nnd produce Uie dedred
leanlta. It waa not long aftei thi* that her
principle* and her integrity were put to a
aerere teat. She had been in the hohit of
Tistii^ an affii telntiTe who wbi pooionately
Ibnd of eaidi, an amuecnient which, more
tbaa any other, had been a lource of pleaiuie
to banelf. While under her Ent impreaion*
aba wai conTinced of her duty to relinquiah
thi* gratiScation i and no*, haTing, a* *hc
eooiidered, giien her hesrt to God, ahe
Raolred at once and for ever (o abandon it
■1 ainftil, and aa a waits of the preciou* time
gifen her to prepare for eternity. She bad
no MMOei fbrnied the leaolulion than an inn-
tation aiTiTed from thia relatire to ipend
•ome daja with her. With a mind peipleied,
■od dr^ding the reception ahe might meet
when her reiolulioo waa known, but fully de-
tannined. In dependence upon God'a help, to
adhen to it, ahe repured to the recidence of
I nlatiTe inquired the
wDen too Bi onoe declared that ahe could no
longei plafi and would much prefai retiring,
whSa VMj enjoyed the eame. Thi* wa* the
vgnal fin an onlbont M mingled angei and
dcriaiaa. She waa aasailed ^,bU ai pori-
tanical and a mathodiit, and lidiealed m
noeh. Bui nehber ridicule.
. could prerailt ahewai
euililed to triumph over the enemy; and from
that hour her lelatire never once aolicited
her to vioUte herconaciEnce, or to join her in
the once favourite unuaeoienL When relat-
ing thia circunutance to the writer a few week*
before her death, ahe eipreiaed her devout
gratitude to God who hod kept her in the
evil hour, and enabled her to injintjin bet
reaolutjon. It waa not until five yean aub-
aequently to thia period that ahe united hu-
self to any Chriatian community. While on
a viait to aome friend* at Wokingham, the
aubject of believer*' baptiim attracted hn
attention, and beiog aatiified, from a. perunl
of the New Tertament, that thu* ahe would
moat fiilly obey hei Lord'a command, and
eipnaa her love to and dependence upon him,
aha oSeied heraelf to the church, and with
three otbeit, all of whom aha long anrrivcd,
wai baptiied September lat, 1783. Soma
yeara after, ahe waa united to her late hna-
band, one of the earlicot member* of the
church, and who filled the ofBce of deacon
for more than thirty yeara. Her Chriatian
couiae waa not narked with any very great
change*. DifGcnltJea and triala, in common
with hercompaniona and (ellow disdplca, the
met with. Im a widow with (eTeial children
in the year 18U, ahe found tbe promiaea of
Jehovah auSicient for her comfort; indeed,
her bith in tbe word of God waa very con-
aiderable. She could rest upon the protniaei
of an nnchan^ng God with firm confidence,
and all her doubt* and fear* fled when re-
minded of tho*e promiie*. When age and
increaaing inCmiiLie* rendered her attendance
upon the mean* of grace impo<aiblc, the word
of God wa* her compnnion and her comfort.
The firm and aterling character of her fuilb
waa rendered very conapjcuoua during her loot
illneaa. Though for a time hataued with
the auggettioQ that ahe had been deceiving
hcnelf ID many yean, ihe wa* enabled to
overcome it and aay, " If the Lord hod meant
to dcatroy mc he would not have ahown me
ao many tokena of hia love ; I will truat and
not be afmid." She enid at one time, *' I
cannot exult a* aome hnie done, but I have
a Grm and aettled peace." What mott dia-
tinguiahed her, for aome time before hct
death, waa the delight with which abe antid-
paled the hour of her departure, and the
glory that would tbllow. " U what will it be
to aee my Saviour, to be free from thi* poor,
worn oat, ainful body, to be like him."
" What ■ mercy that one ao unworthy ia per-
mitted to have auch a hope I "
" Then ibaU I *•* Ua bee,
And uv«, navartln."
She oRen ipeke of the love of Cfariat to on*
wbo bad bean to long uaalwa, and wondered
■b* had been ■pond, while the more activa
and uiefiil were taken. A few hour* before
her death, (he writer waa fiiToared with a
30S
HOHK IKTBLLiaBNOE.
She Hid, "I am in tbe
tbIIbt." "Yw," wm tha reply, " bot you
mfe not alone." " Oh no," ihe uid, " cbj
rod and thy itaff the; comfart me. And
now what conld I do without tbe hope of the
Boipel. I hire no other hope." That well
known twib was repeated to her,—
" Oh j»t," ihe replied, " that i« rery delight
lai, that ii j uit wtiaE I feel. ' Notlung in m;
handi!' Nothing I"
ttl[ uleep, aged 85 yean. Thw died thii
aged wrraDt of Chriat, Ihe morning of whoee
days wai eonweratad to Ood, and whoee later
yean TSrified tbe Petlmbt'i itatement,
" They eball etiU briog forth fruit in old age,
they ehall be fit and flouridiiDg, to ihtv
that the Lord la upright." Derout men
eanied bei to bet tonb, and her death wai
4 by her paitor ftom 2 Cor. *. 6.
The eubjeet of thij brief narrative deputed
ibiM life at Weymonth on Tuseday, March
6th, in the 73id year of her age. Her mn-
teroal anceston were connected with the
baptiit dsnomination fbr ganentiona. Haiing
from her childhood attended tbe meani of
grace, ahe gsTe indicationi of early piety
which led her Srat to give henelf to the
Lord and then to hie people, joining the bap-
tiit church at Ryefbrd, Herefordihiie, by
btung publicly immanod on ■ profiuuon of
repentance towanli Qoil and Giith in our
Lord Jenii ChHit, and for about half a cen-
tury was enabled by diiine grace conuatently
to tnaintain the profeaeion made in the dsyi
of her youth. The church at Ryefard was
formed by an ejected tnioiater in 1662, the
year that the act of uniformity jnued, end
continual to thii day a faithful witnen to the
tnith. Her principle* at a diieenter, a bap-
tist, and specially aa a Chiiitian, were
itrengthened and canErmed by the constant
fiijt* of the ministers who occupied the puU
et at Ryeford to her Gither'a home, the
lys' Farm, asian mile* fram Ryeford, where
worship waa Tor yean conducted on the eren-
ig of the sabbath. Soon after her maniage
a, second son of the late Mr. C-
irfthT
e town of CaniiS',
aeren miles distant, Ur. and lira. Lewis
•nrted UwidmItm to get the goepel intro-
duced. Thnr eflbits so far tueceeded that ■
congr^ation was regularly collected together
to whom Mr. Lewii oi ragalarly preached
the word of lib, and in 1803 a baptist church
was formed of sii: members, of whom tSi,
■□d Mrs. Lewis were two. A chapel was at
length built, and in Much, 1809, Mr. Lewis
waa ordained as pailor of the church, when
the late Rsr. J. RoberU, and Dr. Ryl&nd of
Bristol, and othen, took part in theserrice*.
OF ^is churdi Mr. Lewis continued the
pariot till hia death; It ii now one of tha
moet flouriihiog in the principality. A ^ster
of Mn. Lewis settled at Coleford, Olonees-
tenhiie, where herself and buaband, Mr.
Hatton, were Instrumental in the eatabliab-
ment of the present important baptist church.
Another aisler with her husband, Mr. Wil-
liama, aeltled at Monmouth, who were inatru-
intal in raising tbe baptut cause in thai
After the death of her husband, Mrs.
Lewis remored to Coleford, and for more
ity yean wai a constant attendant
ccewful ministry of the Rer. J. Fry,
who remarked to the writer of this aketch,
that wboever might be absent from the aer-
vicca of the sanctuary, Mrs. Lewis wu sure
to be there. Her lore fbr tbe means ofgraoa
was rtmorkable. Tbe tab bath momins
prayer-meeting found her there, the sabbau
■chool enjoyed her services, the morning and
evening worsiiip of the I/ord's day waa nerer
iglecM Mcept through illness ; and tha
her services of the weeV, together with
those held in some neighbouring village, were
equally her delight. Nor waa ahe only con-
cerned for her own salvation, that of her
children shared her anxious solicitude, and,
therefore, the aervices, domestic and pnblii^
she hefself attended they were required to
attend also. Thus bringing up her iatherlesi
fiimiiy in the way they should go she had tha
aatisfection of seeing most if not nil of them
brought to know the Lord. Some fourteen
yean ago she removed to Weymouth, where
her eldaat daughter la aettled, and united
irilh the beptiit church. Bank Buildings, of
which the Rev. J. Traffbrd, A.M., is pi^.
Her religious history was somewhat uoifbrm,
and therefore no new features were to be
looked for. The same attachment to the
means of grace, and the same activity In the
Saviour's cauae, as far as advancing sge and
inflnnities would permit, were observable
still. So entire ffu her daadneas to the world
that it may with truth be said of her, that
her only enjoyment waa derived from relioon.
Her husband having died when he waa ^at
thirty-two, she was early left a widow with
seven childrra, the eldest of whom was not
ten yean old. She experienced the truth of
the Saviour^ words, " In the world ye shall
have tribulation," bnt was sustained by "a
good hope through grace," of that " rest
that recnainMh fbr th« people of Ood," Har
wasjs&onnyEsoK,
-— -™ .. <w paouu uut lur and VH
muier andden sad uneipected j the wa only
aatauMd from tar niuoh-lo>ed place b the
boon of God ooe nbUth, .od not wufined
to her bed « Bayle day, Tho BTening baforo
•r, 'i-'h ^«l>e retired to ™t abo^t^
o dock, ud her granddaughter, of wbom aha
»M tery fond, being with her read aereral
from -The B«lie,ort Daily R«„.mbr«.car/'
l^ (h* Ro,. J. Smilh. . book of which .he «u
portwm 1. fcuodod 1. I«iah jii. 10, .. F(M
Hwuno*^- She repeated eTery»ordMth«T
were ta>d to her, and thu. drank in the h^
fanlj- conaolatioD, and for the lut time oaiD
Bwded hanelf to tha Lorf on ,boni ah.
iKllaTed, In tba morning ibe «ai found
|»*«bta »nd flxachlci, a>«l .bout ten in
Ito ItaMiwui geoUy breathed her laaL and
*i«h the Lord. She wa. jotwred by bar
Ejwtorui Uie burial grannd. Bank Buildinai.
V?^We ^«ou™e from "He that i. our
S^T^?t_?°^ "' "Iration, and unto God
tha Lord beloDg the immm from death."
KIT. HkTia syfllUM.
«.!SL?^^' "H "^'''T lurtained the
pKoral riBce at Margate, afterward, at
S*^ \"^' S^^'l-warE, and more ro^t"
It Challenhaa., »■■ Ki«d with apopleiv iJ
the pnlpt on the moming of li^-. i,l,
b-«p.red. HKfiimljinlendtopublirt.
803
pMing Wa •aoond ton to the WlowrfiiB af tba
church, retuad ai uaual to te.1. HeS^ SI
h|.ord,na<T health. Scarcely half an ho2
hid ela}»ed, bowew, ere ha Vai .ei.^ ,X
an lUne», which in £n minutea dSd S»
chnn,h of a judicioo, and ftotjd K. hS
^e of an affecUonale hnrt»nd, hii^^oui
imdy of a land and de.oted fiithor. «Ba
not the Son of Man cometh "
We leam that Mr. Davia'i meaoi were aL
w«Ji »efy limited, hot that, neTortheleaL k*
owM no man anything but loxe. For hk
-idow and mna duldran a oontribution h
open^ wh«l. we a™ happy to he« hi
™.oheJ near^ ;£600. Ebineaar Fortw
W Cunhfi<U. i, twunieri the fiw
Samuel GreenTValworth, ioorettry. ""'
MISCEIiANEA.
KET. BUBL Itiril.
Tb»IU».E.Dari^p
On I^s day, April 16th, Iha Ito*.
-bomai Ru, mim«er of the Wntayan an*.
cation ohapel, Sc«bonn»b. waa bao^
m Ebenoier cbapel, in the prewnce of « hn!
^n. of U« «».. which bTW S^
ohange a hia own niad.
--"the iM deddad on leaTfa« DnSrid Read,
tw?/ " Midwmmer, from the cenTJcda>
iMdth mjored by the amallBeM and inoon.
TraaneeofthocbapalaBdreatty. Mr.Puto-
fcrdadda, that be haa waited Iwelie bobIU
In the hope that the moraa of puTolM^ BBd
««»W»g Ibe plMe would be fcnad, bat m
it hit duty te
CORRESPONDENCE.
™»m »«•««!»., tmmti, to ™,u.
™«^ «rt TaluabU addiUoi* N«-
■»^»d Mg,B,, ,ait, .... •-
lecturera, have paniited ia the jfeMm Okat
Philip Nye uttered tba glodeua woida attri-
bMcd to bim by Di. Maaaia ia hia fint
lacturea, asd that be and the other iadapcn-
danta contended for libuty of eaaaetanea and
Dot i(>r a oonleniptible tolentkm (tliiefly ti
tbanaelTaa) aoerely. Only laat noath (h*
Eiaagelical Magaaina laitirated theae dia-
proved ficticou I It ia meet charitahla a«d
bir to aappoaa that all thaw paittaa afai in
ifaenuKe of biatory. They (hmld »at be
aUawad ta do an. Thv "V.^ om ' '
3M
COBBESPONBEKCE .
mMt two Jtan ago, bat the tnct nmr printed
will be wHbiD llieir mch. Let tbem utnrer
it befocc Oitj cm again lecture mi tin n-
liTged liewi c^ Kje and hi* fiiends ; as Mr.
Vndnhill dran tber had yet to leain "tiie
■amplest dementi of libertj of coiudnice."
The WDtett irn for the independent! le be
mdudal in the national divrch toilh l/ic
preitfteriam,
Ktcrj baptiil whererei thii pietuTC in
come or ibkj come, (hoold pnaew binnelf of
(bii tnct. He (hould abciw it to the lectnnn
or get them to purdutw it. At the pieamt
day, fult libertj of conscience, maiiifeuing it-
■elir eipeeiall J In anti-atnte church prindpin,
ii obtaining nniienal faononr. Bapti*ti are
not onlj now it« moM amtitltnl defender!,
'but in the time* of Pbilip Nje and hi) party,
and long before, were the only body which
had alwBji and iteadily maintained it. The
attempt i>, therefore, moat nnwortbjr in thii
age of " [nctortaL teaching," to fildi firom oar
liuefiilhen the crown for which tbey mffered
•0 nuch, and to ImnaleT it to men who
bitterly deoounceil in the uwmbly iladf a
baptitt nwmorial for foil liberty of con-
Haring bad oecaaioa, in a local conliu taiay ,
to rafei to the ie*iew now reprinted, and mj
atatement* hanng been Mmewhat impogned,
I apidiad t» tlM t«n««er, Mr. UnderhiU, on
the Nbjecl, who cent me in retom aoch nlu-
•Ue onmbontoiy doenmmt* that my inde-
poidtnt bratber, with whom I wai in
cOBtmm^, a* well aa myiel^ tbooght tbem
loo good foe a local newipaper only ; I
tbarrtire applied to Mr. Undanill to reprint
the reriew with tfacM addition^ and bo hsa
Undly (with yooT concuirence) pnt the whole
into my hand* for that porpoie. It will, I
espeel, be ready for ctrcuLation by the Sat
of Hay at lataat. It will be pnhliiiiBd at not
mw« than twopeooe or threepence by Mr,
Beatoti of Leedt, and may be had through
any bookaeller, t^ Mr. Bepjunin L. Qteen,
Pttcnoftet Row, London.
I am nr, yoan reepectfolty,
F. Clovm.
Harlen Culbge, April lOA, 184B.
lb Ae Editor qf the Baptiit Magawine.
Sib,— It oecarred to me a ihoft time ag
that it wonid be dcainble to aioertaia ftut
Plufcmji Neander bimaeir wbethar he c
hfa Aland Jaoobi had .changed their opinio
letpectJDg the no«>-apoet«lio ori^ of fafar
baptfMa, which enn* ai^/Hippoaita be th
ale flnm the oariadoB of tta* pawm m
the eateem in aiiieh hi* writing! are held, bj
diaenten npedally, in Enj^d, by nono
more than by baptjata, it wai ■ point of mndi
intend to onr denombiatioa to know whether
BO impartial a witncaa to one of oar main
propoatiom, via., that inEoit bwptiaia wai not
to be fonnd in the New TeMament, Iwd
really dtaoged hia opinion on that point. I
alao infonnrd bim of the importance «f thii
Tiew, in controTeny between profcdMf dit-
tattart in Eng^nd, inaimnch ■* they |iiiifiiaa
to deny that ** tbe church has powc to dccres
ritea and ceremonia,' and to find all their
institntiana generally of an ecdcaiaitieal, and
eapedally of ■ litnal kind, in tbe ynrii at
God. That he mi^ indeed see the nss
made by ng of the riewi of wrilen lihe hiniael^
I endoaed him "The Verdict of an Impni^
Ual Jorj on the Origin of Inbnt BBptnm,"
which embodiee in the more popular form
the labatanec of my arttcle in yoor Fefaraarr
magaoDe. I bare jmt recnred tbe fbUowing
iwply, of which I arad yon a rather H*m
Duft kvn BiOBLT BORonaro Sim, — It
gratifin me to be able to enter into eommn-
niettian with a man of the aeotimenta ei-
plM*ed in your kind letter, and in the fint
peace, I thimk you lineorely for tbe kind
feeling which you maniliEat toward! me. In
rfepect to your qoeetlon, I han ttiti the lame
o^aion concemii^ the origin of in&nt bnp-
tum which I hare hilherto propounded in
my writing*. For the reaaoni which I hare
publicly eipreaeed, / cenju4 dedtee it fnm
on apotto^joortfrin. In a new edition of my
Monograph on Tertnllian I hare had an op-
portanily to declare afreib my opinion on the
Bubject ; and in a few veeki, a* aoon aa th*
new edition now printing ia Gniahed, I will
aend yon a copy by the firat opportooi^
which ofiier! through the bookaellera.
I mu*t for myielf approre of inhnt bap-
tigm from internal ground!, in Tirtue of the
relation between bsptinn and ngencralion,
and from the atand-point of a chnrth already
catabllihed, of a ChrirtiBn family-life oorro-
■ponding to the idea. I belioTe that it pro-
ceeded not fiom *n))entitiDn, but Gram tbe
power of the Chriitian idea, nul of Qintian
focling. IcannotboweverbeliaTethataaiper.
natural operation on the diild in the moment
of performance ia eonnerted with biftBt bap-
tiam, for tte ipadal nann thatthM« azirtaM
yet BO RUceptibiltly for it.
I mnrt therefore adoMiwledgs that rela-
dTdj, Ihoa* are right who r^ect infiuit bap-
tiai. The one aid* i! the letter, tha othv
the ^irft and the idea, in it! &nnir. Hiy
we not, bowerer, tiiink tndi diflbeneea too
Um hMier
of Qa4 to iriddi «• all bd«!«, «
0OIULB8P0]!n>EH0I.
3M
Mna, fct whUk v* bm to MriTC, aMmdl^
I iiiilili not fa tbcM oalwanl thingi. May
tlM Holj Spiiit incnadnglj nnita in oat bond
of hratbeniaDd all whua bith claaTci to
Chifat, the one foundation, uid pamda their
•onli with ana tin of glorifying Idtb.
I bava not jiut now had opportunity to
•peak to tej tHend Jaeobi, bat I bava nmj
Naaon to think that ho Hill p«fiHll7 agion
vitb Bia on tha wtiject in quotion.
Sincoely joun,
A. Nbudib.
BtrUm, dMi Friday, 1849.
OM TWO LRTKBa IN THE B
n the Bdilar tf the BaptUI Magiuifit.
Ha. Esnok,— B«1on tbe nait nnmbtr of
jonr ftpn"* appcan lbs rsied quartion of
tba Ineorpotktion of Uia BaptiM HtaaioDarr
Socnt; «iU nrj Hkaly be wt at nrt, will be
eonBgnad, ai I aamaatlr bope, to the tomb
of all tha CapuleU. With thii aipectation it
may avem acutaly woKh while to give any
fbitbei attention to it, but the tettera of Mr.
Angna and at Hr. J. H. Hioton, which ap-
peal in the piaaant maalh'i magaiine, id
Bn««M to nino wbioh wu inaerted in jout
munbo' for Hardi, Imto mo no altenatiTe,
If I weN nafnting natten in mj letter
wbioh bad wachad me by mere report, or
irtiicb woM tba nanlt of euraory obaerratioi],
your wadtira n^it aaaily undentaad bow in-
aooondM might occur, bnt when it is known
that I am a ni«nber of committee as well as
mj aceoaers, and have therefore as good
opportunity a> they of arriving at correct
Infimnation of whit paaut, the alleged "in-
■ccuraoies" m^ht not be quita >o iiitelligible.
In my letter of March I atited, that the
" charter was eondemnad upwnrda of mi
meotha ago by the all but unanimau* Toice
of a qaaitwiy commHtae," and farther, tbat
"the qoaation (of the charter) was reviTcd at a
wMkly nttmg of tbe committee." These
Btatanifsits both Mi. Angui and Hr. Hinton
deny. I shall, in self4efence, simply state
a, and lente it with plain.
Bapdat MJMJouarj Society baa been dia-
taaUM to ae>anl mauben of tba eomrnittee
fhan die fltat di^ on which it wm broached
by ita patmna, altbongb its opponanta hare
■Ml orinced tha alightest dispomtion to deny
lo(t "klUI and afalrdiscuaaiim.'* In proof
ef this a aab-oommltlee was appointed, and
was inttnicted to seek, for the information
and gnidsnee of tbe aggr^ate committee,
II the propriety of tba
eoniM under eonrfdetatioB. At a qn«t1«rlT
meeting of tbe committee, April 39Ui, lUl,
one item of bu^eae which was to past under
retiaw, was tbe question of tba cbirter. Hr,
Hinton, in tbe name of the BDb-comniittae,
introduced the subject, snd said what he
pleased in commeDdBllon of it. He wai
asked by myself if he would kindly slata to
tha meeting what la bia opmion were tb*
benefits likely to accrue to the sodety frim
the proposed charter of incorporation, when
ha dwelt on theaa adTantagei, as he coniida-
od them, at some length. He was then Bsked
by myself to be good enongh to tell us what
in bia estimation were tbe possible diad-
Tantage* which a charter, if obtained, would
entaiU He said he really did not know of
any. Two or three erils, which in the appio-
bensian of many membm of the eommittoa
wen likely to ensue, were named. He s^
he belierad them to he merely imaginary.
Tbe discussion was proceeding in this way.
when you, Mr. Editor, rose and propoeed
moat wisely, that'counsel's opinion, which was
lying under Mr, Hinlon'i hand on the table, ba
read Ihronghoat to the meeting. Up to that
point nothing bad been said as to the nature
of counsel's opinion to tha meeting, nor did
I know, and I belieTa olhen were in umQar
ignomncc, that any such docoment was im-
mediately before the committee. Mr. Hinton
then, alter this request, proceeded to reed the
documeat, and on arrirmg at the opinion so
distinctly eipreased by counsel, that a cheitA
of incorporation would limit the freedom of tbe
sodety, &c, there was a burst of surprise, and
of something more than nirpriu, and mem-
ber after member protested against the mea-
sure, and against any further contidera^OD of
it, Mr. Swan of Birmingham propoaing that
it be postponed tine die, not do I recollect
tbat after this stage of the meeting's proceed-
ings a single voice was raised on bebalf of
the charter aave that of Mr. Hinton, who
with a sort of spasmodic energy eiclauned,
In allusion to some remarks which had beea
made during the discussion, " And so one of
the most nseJiil measure* eier propoaed in
connexion with the Baptist Miiaionary So-
ciety (or language to the same effect') is to be
sacrifleed to an unmeaning alliteration be-
tween the wards corporation and corruption."
I supposed, fkom the very general and meet
dedded expreadon of opinion and ibeling in
the committee, that tbe question waa lattlodi
toi our day at least, and had no mere idea ra
hearing it reilsed, than I had of being In-
fbrmed of the political re-enfranchisement of
Old Sanim. Your readeri ore told by Mr.
Angus, " that a resolution was written at the
meeting referred to condemnatory of it (the
charter) but was teilAifrBiaa." If it had
been dreamed tor a moment that the mlh-
dramiuf, as he chooaes to cell it, of fucb a
resolution waa designed by tboee who sou^
SOS
COfiRSePONDENCS.
it to Imts a loopbole fbc tbe N-in I rod action
of the qaation, Mr. Angu* knows ■■ well
u I do, thattliecliartei would then and there
hnre been as formallg at it wai virhtailg
" candsmned."
And hen I irould heTe no objeclion to
■bide bj the dedaion, could it be gBthered,
of the majoritj of the gentlemen who were
present, and am happ; to fbttiCj my poaition
b; a quotation from the npl; of Mr. StoTel
to Dr. Sleane and Mr. Hinton, in the Chiis-
tian Record of the present month. " Ob-
■ene," hits Mr. Storel, '' the method of
unfolding thii mischievous project. First,
the matter being brought fbiward and referred
to a sub committee, on its lepoit tbe project
vsi condemned, as by minute of April 19th,
ISie. This (act Mr. Hicton conceala in hU
■talement, as well a* the addilional fact, that
tbe resolulioD which condemned the charter
im, at the request of Mr. Hinton, reliered
of its positiTe exprosions, and pnt in the
mildest form posaible, that the report be
receiTed, and ao left without further proce-
dure, in order to avoid appearing to reflect
on the sub-committee. Who could under-
stand this except those who were present 7
And stili more, «ho could hare (apposed
that Mi. Hinton would take sn advantage of
that kindness to aaj that in the reeolution of
April 19th, 18*8, the charter wu ■ --
deroned P"
. Mr. Angus uyt distinctly, without anj
modificalion at all, that the anbject was not,
aa I allege it was, " revived at a weekljr
meeting of the committee." His words are,
"Not was the subject revived at s weekly
Ntting, it was a quarterly meeting," &c. Mr.
Hinton, after charging me with eiron in the
statement of fiicta, saji, with relation to this
matter, " This is not accurate. The question
was onlf conTeiralionallf levived ata weekly
aitting of the committee." It it a pity but
these gentlemen bad compared notes before
committing themselTeii to the press, that
there might have bein n atrictei mutual con-
formity in Iheii testimony. Mi. Angus telia
us tbe question " was not terived at a teeeklg
meeting;'' Mr. Hinton admits it waa " retir-
ed," but only " oonveriationaUy," Let ui
•ee. At the quartwly meetings of the com-
mittee the first buuaess (alter prayers) con-
lM» in reading, by the secretory, the minutes
of each ioterrening meeting oT the committee
^ce the last quarterly sitting. These are
merely read, any member being at liberty to
■sk for information on any point, before the
tninnles of the preceding meeting are eon-
Cnned. There is no calling in question the
propriety or the wisdom of either or any of
the said minutes, since this would be to re-
open questions which have been already dis-
nMod and decided, much less of altering or
rescinding them.
Well at one of these meetingt held July
13th, lUS, the qntstion of the charter wu
re -introduced, and I find among the min
of that meeting the following, "
of the ehaiter of iDCorponitJan oi uie wo-
ciety haling been introduced, Reeolred, that
a sub-committee be appoiated to conoidet
the expediency of taking further meaaarea in
relation to the inoorpoiation of the n
to report in exlen» and in writing tbes
Will Mr. Angus be kind enough to mfbra
your readers, whether there wea any eon*
nexion t>etweea the " convemtional "rerivBl
and this more forma! one t Whether or not
it was undeirtood at the " atMg " Mtting ot
the committee that the matter should be
brought forward in the quarterly asaeiDbly ?
Will he be good enough tosay,the "qneatioa
having been introduced," who brought it
forward ? Whether or not it tranepired in
cooneiion irith the reading of the mamtcfc
or if not, how it came before tbe quarterly
meeting at all? Did the eecretarj intro-
duce it from hia memoranda of busiiieaa to
be eonudered, and if so, by whose autlioritr?
My imprenan vea and still is most decideal-
ty, that the qaestion came belbre tbe meet-
ing by virtue of some notice which had been
taken of it at sn intervening ntting; if I km
wrong I shall be happy to be shown how and
where. What imagbialile motive could I
have, apart from this conviction, fbr statiDg
that the question was revived at a mAij
sitting. 1 know nothing of what transjufca
at these meetings tiU the minutes are read at
tho quarterly sittings. By whomsoever, and
in whst way soever, (he question was brought
on, not a few of the memben who wen present
were filled with astonishment at bearing tb«
allusion mad e,and at the proper mom ent strong-
ly protested against any revival of the questim,
and that on the ytrj ground that it had been
decided at a previous meeting. It wasargfuad
by the persevering abettors of the measora
that DO reeoluUon was taken on it at tha
previous meeting. Mr. Stovel replied to the
effect, " Very true, but the reeolution was
withdrawn at the urgent request of tbe
friends of the chaiter, ont of a regard lo thejt
feeiings, and as an act of coorteay towards
them, and it is too bad to take advantage of
this act to press fbrward this question Bgaio."
Not wishing, however, even to appear to throw
any impediment in the way ot the amplest
conaderation of the subject, some tvho were
most decidedly opposed to the charter voted
for flirther ioquiry, and the result has been
Ihal report of the suh-committee which has
occasioned so much contentaoa. This report
was considered, and strong and eatneet oppo-
sition was offered to it in the last qnaitcrly
committer and notwithstanding Mr. Hinton's
evasion of the point, I am stiU of opinion
that had tha voice of tbe committee been
asked on the qaestion, " charter or no char-
ter," instead of whether tbe rqN»t of the
tub-committee should be circuited or not,
it would hava proDoaneed a ne^v*.
CORMSPONDESCE.
3or
Tbeie, Ibni, an the tkcU en wbich I nated
the itBtementi made in mj tetter of Hercb,
and which 1 heic Teiteiata, " That the
clutter TO* condemned npwardi of six
monlbi ago, by the nil but ununimoai Toice
of the quaitetl]' committee," and, " that the
qnotion wn ranied at m weekl; sittinft of
Um committee." If Hr. Angni and Mr.
Binton chooaa (o tahe sbelter from these /iwb
under the men /ami on wbich the whole
force, inch a* it 1^ of their allied inaccuia-
ciei !«•(■, Ibej are welcome to their bleak
■bode.
Here I may just add that lbs report wbich
was reed, diaeuaed, and committed to circu-
lation, in the morning litting of the commit-
tee, contained a lengthj and li^ificant
parsfpapb, which at on adjourned meeting
held in the erc^iing when comparaliietj few
mcmbcDi were prtaent, wae expunged, so that
the report iMued is not that which wia Toted
Ibr drculation in the larger meeting of the
committee ; it appean denuded of one of its
moat prominent and more obnoiious featuTH.
This pioce» must have been coiDpleted at a
Terj early stage of the bnsinna of the meet-
ing. The hoar of aaiembling was six o'clock,
a the I
nbya
aflersi:
but
heard nothing of the eipurgatici
Uinton, at the close of the sitting, caueu
aloud for Mr. Webb of Ipswich and myKlf,
(he (Ur.Wehh) baring entered the committee
• litue later in the ereniDg than I, and being
tba only member present, I belieie, beside
myself who bad oppoied the chaitet in the
noming), and pointing our attention to an
waaure on a printed copy before him, said,
* I wish to show yon that the commitlee has
decided on expunging so much of the report."
.** It is done, I Mid, " I auppose, lo make
the measure more palatable to the public,
but it will not do." "Never mind why it's
done," was the answer, "I only wish to show
yoa that it ia done."
Mr. Angus satisfiea himself, with mnch
modoty, with preferring bis charge of "in-
aocoiadea" and retiring, attending it by the
oooaoUtory ramark, "that in the hBiids of
Mr. Uniwll, indeed, they are used for no
Buschienins purpoae." But Mr. Ilinton,
with mora pugilittie tendenriet, seta himself
to iRcak down, KTiatim, the objections to an
ioaspomtion of the society advanced in my
letter of Marcht and judging from the air
which perredea bis paper, I infer that he
• himaelf o
the r
Betbre Ibe appearance of the
y remarks with which I have been
ed, I had received, in common, there
u no doubt, with gentlemen who have written
on the same side of the qneitioo, several let-
t*sa of reapectliil acknowledgment and thanlu
tar the pvt I had taken in the conteal; hut
lot tboe attentim* ahould occaaion undue
Nation it was, peihapa, well that I and my
ig eollMgiMa ibonld be vitiled by a
■or! of thorn in the flesh, a kind of meaan-
ger of Saten to bufii't us. My opponent will
think me, I dare say, very perverse when 1
tell him that he appears to me to leave the
okjeclioni j uit where he found them, nnd to
have reaciled to the old practice of throwing
duit in the eyes of his readers, Imtanca his
renewed attempt to establish the sophism,
that the sovereign in granting a charter " ia
not so much the representative oif the slata
as of the law," and that in asking it we seek,
and in conceding it she confers. " bo penooal
or official Givour." It is still mj settled
conviction, which he will be shocked to bear,
that a society in the alticlest sense religious,
cannot, in ilM capacity at itieh, rcoogniie the
existence of the crown, notwithstanding the
very apt itlustmtions, as he seems to deem
them, drawn tn support of the opposite
opinion from alluuons to the church asseni'
bling in Belvoii Street, Leicester. The chur^
assembling in Devonditie Square, London,
would, it is true, have suited his porpoaa
quite oa wel!, but then such an allunon would
not have been in such strict accordance with
his singularly correct taste. A writer con*
stilutionally prone to quibbling cannot expect
to detain the attention of those who may
happen to poisea a mortal hatred lo the
practice, I am not about, Mr. Editor, there-
fare, to waste your valuable apace, or to try
the patience of your readers, by contesting
the points at issue any further with Mr. Hin-
ton, but shall satia^ myself as a member of
committee and of the baptist denomination,
irith oSering every opposition in my power
to the propmed iocorporalion, whether under
the appellation of a chatter or of any other,
from a deep and sincete conviction that a
more crude, unwise, or injurious proponl baa
never yet been urged upon the attention of
the denomination, and from the full assurance
that there is too much good seose among us,
and loo much jealousy for the independenoy
of OUT common cause, to peimit its adoption
under any auspices whatever.
I am sineetely yours,
J, P. UuUOLU
^ Leicftltr, April lltA, 1819.
EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT.
In some previous pages will be found what
we hope — and what aome thousands will
agree with us in hoping — may be the hut
letter published on the subject of the much
discoiaed Charter. At the t^uaiterly Meeting
of the Baptiat Missionary Committee, on
Wedneaday the 18th ultimo, a rewlution
was passed almost unanimously, that " On
account of the dilTerences of opinion among
the supporters of the Society, it is, in the
judgment of the Commitlee, inexpedient to
entertoiD the proposition of seeking a Charter
of Incorporation." The QmeTal Meeting of
SOS
EDITOmil POSTSOMPT.
n tfae 3ith Dltimo haa unequi-
Tocallj oonGrmed thi> aentiment ; and we an
pemiaded that the propontion irill narer be
nnawed, bI leut in our day. After this, it
would have been moat agreeible to ua that
no further reference to the (ubject ahould
haTB been made ; but, u Mr. Huroell thought
that hii penoaal honour had been impeached,
and that it wai neceaarj for him to rindi-
CMte himnlf, we hare afforded him opportu-
sitj to do 10. We ouinot conceal our hope,
howerei, that the eateemed brethren on whom
be haa animadTeited, and who kno* not
preaent the contenta of hii letter, will not
think when their l^^e reed it that they i
under an^ obligation to replf . It affordi
f^t aatia&dion to beliere that the reputa-
tion of no one who haa engaged in thia con-
troTeny, on either ude, will be permanentlj
injured by anything tiiat an opponent haa
wiitteo rctpeeting him. Some paragnpfaa
which, in Mr. Muteell'i manuacript, followed
those which we hare now laid before our
ftiendi, it haa appeared to ua that editorial
daty required that we ahould omil. Every
■ entence betuing in the iligbteat degree on his
own caae we hare inaerted ; but however
intereating hia remarka on the manner in
which other parta of the controTeray had bem
conducted might tiBTe been at the time they
won written, we ^ould think it wrong to
publiah them under the drcumatancee in
which we haTB now been happily plac«d,
aapecially aa they refer to what haa appeared
not ia this Magaiine but elaewhere. The
project haa now been conaigned, in accordance
with the hope Mi, Muraell haa expreaaed, to
the tomb oT all the Capulets, and in that
ample dormitory may every thing that could
occaaion unpleasant raminiacencea aleep with
it for em.
Out Annual Meetinga have commeoeed, aa
last year, in unpropitiona weather. The
heaT^ ahowera of rain and sleet which
deaeended on Thuraday the 19th ultima,
materially leaasDCd the congregationa in the
morning at Moorgate Street, and in the
erening at Surrey Chapel. The morning
meeting was conducted by our brother
Branch of Waterloo Road, who called on
brethren Wigner of Lynn, Hamiiton of
Ballina, Walcot of Slanwick, W. L. Smith,
and Dr. Hoby, to pray. At the eTecing
meeting, after prayer by brother Larom of
Sheffield, the respected miniater of Surrey
Chapel preached ft'om the Uat Terse of
Mark'a goapel, — " And they went forth, and
preached every where, the Lord working
with them, and conGnning the word with
aigni following." In theae words, Mr.
Sherman tbund occasion to illuatiate the
employment of human agency !n the aervice
of Christ — the combination of divine power
with huBMn ageaef — and the gracious con-
■- — ■"- -■--• mgd: a oonflrmation which
was to be seen in the mtncoloDa powwa
imparted— in the overcoming of mighty
obatsdea — and in the imihaken dscdaian of
bellavera amidst sufibinga and penecution^
The Annual Session of the Baptirt Unioa
on the following day was opened with {Hayn
by brother Bryan of Oxford. Our vsosnUa
friend Mr. Morgan of Binnfngham, tken, is
compliance with the reqoeat of Om Comtaitts^
delivered an impressive addcea. After re-
ferring to the flict that thia waa the thirlj-
aevenlh annual meeting of the Union, and
calling to remembrance with much fttSag
the men who were then the active, gmdhig
spirits in our denominational afTaira, bat
who have bequeathed to ua the work in whiili
they were engaged, he proceeded to point oat
at aome length the qu^fications which it waa
desirable the membera of the Committaa
mination to seek the iuptontnant of Ika
body, under the influence of a strong ^pacla-
tion of success, renunciation of atit, and
relianoe on the grace of Chriat Jeans ; 9. A
feeling of very eminent brotherly love t S>
An extensive and intimate knowledge of the
whole body. This address, it was undeiatood,
would appear in the Patriot, and if onr Aieoda
have opportunity to see it there, tbej will
find in it much to repay perusal. The bnd-
neaa of the Session waa afterwards ti
The lama eveidng, at the Weigh H«im
Chapel, after prayer by brother Soff of
Cambridge, l^oUier Brou prcadiad on b«>
half of the Baptist Irish Sodety fhm 3 Tim.
Baptist Ii
U—iK. He enlatged on tfae Caae whidi
nrojroaed, that of persons who would
„ . 1, but opposed t ._
selves; on the Direction enjmned, in avoid-
ance of retaliation, upbraiding, impattsnc^
and wrath ; on the Hope to be Indnlgad, a
hope of tbe interpoaition of Oodto give Unb
repentance ; on the PreeeM they must paaa
through, repentance to the aekaowMgfaig of
the truth ; and on the ReKltlo be auUdoatsd.
the recovery of thMe out of the si
Mcean. Pirce . . , _._ .
Kettering, Kattenw of Uadmey, nend of
Bridgwater, and Underbill of Nailaworlb.
These lake the ptacea vacated by Hessn.
Kemp, Pottenger, Jones, Prilchard and Qod-
win; ue last two of whom hare baeosD*
bOBwarjr mwaboa of comnfttsa.
THE MISSIONAEY HERALD.
BEPORT.
Thi Committee of the B^p^t UiBmonuy Sooiet; onoe more appeal to the
frimdiof the Redeemer, and place before them a biufKOOid of itc proceedings
■iiuje the last An^'iti Ueeliiig.
I.— AQENTa
The changes that oecur in a jear among npvardfl of two hundred brethroi
and UieiT fiuniliee are generallj not inconuderaUe ; bat during the last ^ear
the; have been rather fewer thuk usual. Mr. and Mn. Cowen, and Mr. IJttle-
wood, who had left their respective fields of labour, have returned to them j
the former to Trinidad, and the latter to Nassau. In AMca, the band of
brethren there has been weakened b^tbe return to this country of Dr. and Mrs,
Ftinoe^ a step rendered necessorj, in their esteem, b; the continued ill health
of tbdr daughter. This affliction has compelled Dr. Prince to relinquish all
hope of re-engaging in a work in which (as he has expressed it) he has
fimnd himself "doubly Messed." The illness of Mr. and Mrs. Clark has ^e-
Tented them also from returning to Africa, though there is hope that a little
longer stay in England may be blessed to at least the partial recovery of than
both. In the meantime, the " Dove " has gone bade to Fernando Po under the
oommand of Captain M ilboume, with Mr. and Mrs. Newbegin and Mrs. Saker,
and with Mr. and Mrs. Tamold, lately accepted as teachers for Clarence.
In India several changes have occurred. One of the brethren, Mr. Dannen-
berg, has resigned his connexion with the Society, and is now on his way, at
his own expense, to Europe. Others hare been laid aside by age and illness,
and one (Mr. Leonard) has entered upon his rest. He was present, in early
lif«^ at the storming of Seringapatam, and is one of the many pious soldiers who
have owed their oonTerrion to the labours of our brethren. He originated the
BestcTolent Institntion in Calcutta for the instruction of coimtry-bom children,
and was for some time the superintendent of it, an office for which his tntelli-
gence and ene^y admirably qualified him. In the year 1816, he was appointed
to Daoca, where his talents and attention rused the Bengali and Persian sohoda
at that station to great eminence. For nearly forty years he has maintained
a most consistent character, and has ^ed amid the r^^et and esteem of all who
knew him. It is a singular and not an uninstiuoUve fact, that of the ten or twdva
misnonaries who became connected with the Society in 1637 (on its re-union
with Benmpore), moat of whom were either bom in India, or had been there
for Rcmie yean, Mr. Leonard is the fint who hu beeo naavtA bj ^^ ' ^^^'
310 THE MISSIONARY HKIULD
of the tea who were sent out as the result of the appeal of our hononnd tHntd
W. H. Pearce, but three Temaio. This fact speaks deoisivelj in favour of an
indigenous ministry ; nor lets deoisiyaly of the importaoce of having in the field
A larger number of European miasionftrieH than may be absolutely required to
occupy the posU that are left vacant by the older brethren. Not a few who
are now connected with the Society in India, indeed (it may be Bwd) most hiyo
been engaged in the work for twenty years and upwards j and they we still
bringing forth fruit in their old age. A few years more, and all will have left
their toil, and have entered upon theit reward, without, probably, any long
interval between them, and yet we are not preparing to supply that place.
Mr. Fink has been compelled by age to leave Chittagong, and Mr. Rotunson,
Daooa. At Delhi, Mr. Thompson has been labouring for upwards of tbir^
years, and is the only missionary at the station ; while every where our breth-
ren are oaUing loudly for lielp, not bo much to extend as to maintain thui
poatf.
To India, one missionary (with his wife) has been Mnt during the year, Wi.
and Mrs. Bale. A passage was given to them by the owner of the " William
Carey," who oomplaiaed, however, that the Society could do no mote towarda
exhausting bit generous oSer of a free passage for a many « they could send.
He has again and ^ain expressed the hope that his Teasel will never leava tba
shores of Eagland for tlie east without carrying, on the same terms, at least one
mesienger of the cross. Fifty years ago no English vessel could be found to
take out the deipiaed ytt dreaded missionary ; now, the aooeptanoe of a free
passage is regarded by an int^lligont itiip-owaar ta an honour and reward.
It ought to ba reoorded with no leu grateful feeling, that a maroantile hooM
in Bristol, to whom the S^oiety is indobted for previous aots of kiodnass, bavt
retoraed the paSMgs-money of Dr. luid Urs. Prlno^ and have added other tab-
atantial proof* of their interest in the Soaiety's success. The CommittM have
als3 reason to know that a mora just appreciation of the tendancy of t^
labours of their brethren has beoome general, and that many who out
questioned wbereuato thii misibn would grow, are prepared to «d it, <k»-
viooed that legitimate commerce and &ir dealing have nothing to fear, but
every thing to gun, from the diffosion of religious truth.
Oitaoges have also taken ^aoe, from various oauses, at other ttatuma. In
Panada, tiie lid of the Society has been extended to eight brethren, ^nt^fm<f of
ten, as in previous years. In Oeylon and in the Bahamas, tiie neoettary dimi-
nntion of the Society's grant has OQmpellad our brethren to close several
•otaools, and to dismiss the teachers. So that, during the year, there have basn
altogether the fgllewing changes !— instead of sixty-oight missionariae raportad
last year, there an but lixty-nven, and insUad of 163 native prearohen and
teaohers, there are now only 145 .
Ihese numbers, it will be rememberad, are but a funt i«pr«santat{on of iriiat
is done by the Booie^ abroad They contain no element to represent the
Snnday Hhool^ the tract distribateri, the holy and efficient preaehen who are
to be &und in many of tiie mission ohorchet. The Committee carefully exclude
fron this list all but moh at ut, more or lets, dependent on the Society for
their eapport.
The I&bonn of these two htmdied &nd deren agents an of oonneverydivenified.
Of Hie 140 n&tiTe preachen and teachers, abont 100 are engaged during the da j
fat toMhing. In all the sohools the sacred soripturei are read and expounded
and tile miaaionaiy visita them, often ever; day. At the close of the daj'a
teaohing, and on the Lord's day, the teacher is the assistant of the miasiooaij
in the important work of bihie and tract distribution. At certain seasons, too,
his time is entirely devoted to this work, and the daily labour of the school is
rellnqaished. Of the native preachers, most are engaged as evangelists and
aaristants ; but several in India, in Ceylon, and in the Bahamas, are pastors of
(dtnrehea ; an arrangement that would be extended but for the fact that it ii
finind more aatia&otary to etaphy the native brethren as evangelists rather
than as pastors. So fiir, of course, as they aet in the capacity of pastors, their
iaUriee are generally rused by the chorches under their care. The mangdiM
are engaged diuly in reading to the people, and In expounding the scripture* j
In aooompanying the missionary In his tonrs through the conntry, and in hii
•ervioes in the streets. In all capacities they are found invaloahle helps to our
brethren.
The yn/A of the missionary is necessarily yet more extensive than that of thft
native ministry. Some (as Messrs. Wenger and Lewis) {pve most of their time
to the translation of the scriptures. Mr. Leslie at Ctdcntta, and Mr. Williama
at Agra, act as pastors of self-supporting churches. Mr. Leslie has also given
mach time during the year to the revision of the New Testament in Hinder
and Hr. Williams to the superintending of a considerable body of native
preachers. Mr. Pearoe and several others devote much of their time to the
Bengalis ; C. C. Aratoon, Shujat Ali, and the brethren generally in Northers
India, to the Mohammedans. Each missionary has his school or schools ; and
in several of those schools, as at Patna, Calcutta, Serampora,Birbhum, Colombo,
and Port of Spain, some of the children are orphans, and are supported by
ftmds for which the missionary is respon^ble. Each has also & church or ohurohea
nnder his superintendence. Some spend several months in visiting the reUgiow
feativals of the people, and preach during the year to many thousands of per-
sons. Others are engaged in preparing tracts and elementary hooka for the UM
of the converts. Some, like Mr. Denham and Mr. Pearce, add to their lahoun
tiie training of young men for the work of the ministry. Others giro th^
time entirely to this work, as Mr. Tinson at Calabar, and Br. Cramp at Mcol*
treal. Some are engaged principally in translating and printing the ■criptorei^
as Mr. Thomas at Calcutta, and Mr. Merriok at Bimbia: aQ in India
are busily engaged in distributing them, the copies being supplied to the extent
of fiO,OOQ volumes a year by the liberality of the Bible Translation Society and
the American and Foreign Bible Swnety ; while in Africa, America, Haiti, and
Prance, the Bible, in English, French, and Spanish, has been supplied by tiw
British and Foreign Bible Society.
Some confine themselves entirely to their work as missionaries, others find it
necassary and advantageous incidentally to promote the temporal comfort*
of the people. In Bengal, our brethren protect the poor convert against the
omalty and iiyastioe of his heathen relalives. In Africa, they aid the cause of
312 THE MISSIONARY HERALD
ciTilizfttion "by introdadng the irnits of the more &TOiired r^ioni of the
troptcB and tiie uts of Europe. la Trinidad and TuBcarora, they lay the
grieTaaces of the people before the goTemmeot, ftnd obtain relief.
While some of our brethren ue thus occupied in diffiming the Ueeungs of the
gospel among'nationa sunk in heathen darkneaa, others Ubonr among our own
ooantijmen in Canada, or among our neighboura in France. In Canada, the
grants of the Society ore devoted to the partial support of eight or ten brethrm,
who are engaged as pastors of small churches in important towns and districts of
that vast country, and where, but for the Society's help, it would be imposnble to
maintain the cause. Several of these brethren travel over extensive regions to
tell our oountrymen, in the micUt of their solitudes, of that Qod whose woiship
is assodated with all their rec<^lectums of kindred aitd,home. In the interior
of that colony again, and in central America, our missioaary laboon among
Indian tiibei.
This vast diversity of labooi is rather apparent, howevo^, than real Our
brethren every where preach one gospd, and hare one urn. Whether among
the Soman catholics of Fiance and Trinidad, or the Indians of Canada and
Bacalar, Uie Hindoos, or the descendants of Ishmael and worshippers of the
fidae prophet in India, whether among the barbarous tribes of Airica, or thur
warm-hearted biethien in the West Indies, they tell to all the same story of
peace, and exhibit the same glorious Redeemer. Their agency has every where
the tame tendency. The school is maintained because there the children are
qualified to read of the Saviour of children for themselves; the tract is distributed,
because it is Christ's messenger ; and jthe bible is translated, because it is itself
the message. The temporal interests of the people are watched over on the
same ground. By seeking to increase their temporal comforts, the missionaries
exemplify in a faint degree the precepts of Christ, and recommend more
forcibly the truths which his death embodied. Every where, and by every
means, they preach Christ Jesus the Lord.
The amount of labour performed by our brethren in these engagements it is
impossible to state ; but some idea of it may be gathered from the fact that in
Ceylon there are fifty services held every week, and thirty-two schools under
daily instruction ; and that, while eighteen stations and sub-stations are regu-
larly supplied, 128 villages receire perioiUcal visits. This is the work done in
an island where we have but three missionaries and fourteen assistant^
exdu^ve of teachers.
The brethren who hare been thos engaged during the year require, under
any drcumstancee, the'oordial sympathy of oar &iends. They have foregone
the blessings of Christian fellowship ; they have a thousand disappointments
from which in more favoured lands they might be free ; and when it is remem-
bered that muiy of them are alone, sometimes among a million of people, that
they have been waiting for years for help, that others of them have had to
struggle with serere personal or domestic affliction, as Webley and other biends
in Haiti, Page at Barisal, Levris at Calcutta, Davies in Ceylon, and our brethren
generally in Africa, nothing more need be added to secure our remembrance of
them at the throne of grace, The Committee but repeat the request of nearly
eveiy letter they receive, when they implore the fri^ids of the mission not to
cease oaring up on thoii behalf " prtyn tad •applivatioai vitb strong crying
FOR MAT, 184I>. 313
and tears nnto Sim that is abla to sarsi" not to much &Mt the affliotioiu of
OUT bretiiren maj be xaoiyni, aa that the nifferers ma^ be found bithfiil, and
that Ohriat msf be " magniSed, whether it be bj life or bf death."
IIL— KESULTa
TBAKSUTIOKB.
In the work of tbakblitios, the ohief part of the Report <rf the CommittM
refers of course to tho department of biblical tiandation. In Ainai, the Gospda
of Uatthew and John in Isubn have beoi oompleted, and the books of Qennia
and Exodus. Other portions of scripture are also readj, and wait onl7 for
printing. For the use of sohoob a volume of scripture eztraots has been pub-
lished. The grammar and the Oospel of Matthew in Femandian, prepared hj
Mr. Clarke, have also been printed during the year. In central America Mr.
Eingdon hss been engaged in improving his visnion of tbe Gospels in Majk ;
and Ur. Jenkins, at Morlaiz, has completed the New Testament in Breton, and
ha< circulated throughout that oountry nearlj the whole of the edition. He
speaks of the openings there as cheering in a rer; high degree. Tho liberalitj
of the Religious Tract Bocietr hu reoentlj placed at the dispoaal of himself and
his brethren tho sum of £100 to be emplojed in tnnslating and printing
Berth's Bible Storiea, and other books, anitaUe especiall; for the Toung. Uan^
thousand tracts have been printed bj him during the jear, at the expense of
the I^ris and London Religions Tract Sooeties. Tracts on the doctrines of the
gospel, as opposed to the errors of the Romiih church, have also been printed
hj Mr. Law of Trinidad, who has been supplied bj the Religious Tract Society
with paper for that purpose. At Delhi, our aged brother Mr. Thompson has
printed several thousands of tracts, and has a promise from the same Society of
whatever paper maj be needed for future publications. Bis knowledge of the
people, their language, and modes of thought, renders bis labours in this depart-
ment peculiarlj acceptable.
The BIBLICAL kbouTB of our brethren in Calcutta have been confined during
the year chiefly to the three vernacular languages of India— the Bengali,
the Sanscrit, and the Hindi.
In Huini Ur. Leslie has completed his new venioa of the
New Testament, and there have been printed .... S,fiO0 oopiea.
And of ein^ Gospels .... 9,000
Hr. Thompson has translated Daniel into the same laagnage,
and there have been printed 1,000
In Sabschit the first volume of the Old leetament has been
printed to the extent of S,SOO
And of angle Gospels fi,000
In Bbhoali there havebeen printed of aini^aoipeli 33,000
Of the Psalms C.000
And of the Proverbs 1.000
Making the total printed daring tiie year . . • ■ £9,000
Or dnoe ISaS, of 639,067 volumes ; or, in all, fMm the first, of 097,128.
n« THE MIB8I0NABT HERALD
Hm Bimber of tlu Bcriptnrea droulftted daring the Tear ftmoantB to 4B,19f
Tekimoe. ,
Tho printinf of tlie lemftiruler of the Old Teetameat in Bauerit, and tlu
revision of the New, are ad-nndng steadily ; and reprinta of the New Teatamcot
in Bengali, Hindi, and Hindustani, are in preparation for the ensoiog year.
In the important work of training yonng men for the miniitrj, the Cotn-
fidttee are tlunkM In being able to report on the whole ftvourably. At
Montreal, though some adrerfle inflneneea hare been at work, twelve atndenta
hate eontinued to enjoy the benefits of the Inititution, fbnr of whom are now
Wttled and labouring with assidnitj and snceeM. Since this Institntion wu
formed, twenty -dx brethren have been trained in it, and are now stated or
oocasional preaohen of the gospel. At Calabar, Jamaica, eight joang men of
good promise have been daring the year in the Institntion; and the Sepot^
whi^ has recently been received, epeaki very highly of their character
and ptety. They mem also likely to prove aooeptable to the chnrchea In
Jamaica. At Serampore, Mr. Denham has reported that eight young men cf
good promise are under tuition. More than one of them are sons of mistion-
arioa, and the Committee look with hope to this Institution for future labourera
&t the Indian field. With individual misrionaries there are several others
becoming rioilarly qualified, it is hoped, for the work of Qod among the
heathen. 80 that it may be affirmed, that in this department, not less
MTtauily than thirty young men are engaged in ttodying the scriptures, and
are undergoing a ooursa of elementary instruction likely, nnder Qod, to make
Hum able ministen of the New Testament.
anDrrrons to thm oRuionxs.
A Borvey of the statistics generally connected with the Booiety exhibit!
rather a laiger number of baptisms than in the previous years ; though, &om
various causes, there is not a correspondent increase in the churches.
Beginning with Calcutta, it seems that, in ten churches in that dtj and ita
neighbourhood, there are now in communion S32 members, of whom sixty-five
wore baptized during the year. The other churches in Bengal Proper are nine.
They contain in lUl 071 mamban, of whom fifty-eight were baptised last year.
In other parts of India, insular and conUnental, there are 7M members, of
whom ei^ity-two have been baptized during the year, making 20S in i31. The
total number of mambtca 1b thirty-four ohurobea being 1S99, who, It is said,
represent a oommnnity of neatly as many families.
In the BahamaS) the number of membeis nnder the oaro of bur bnthien !>
SG13, of whom ISO were added to the churches last year. In Trinidad,
twenty-tnre have been baptised i the total number of members being 117. In
Haiti, seven hive been b^ttised, a number that wonM )»ve been mudi larger
but for &a disturbances in that island. In Africa, thcadditions have amounted
to ten, and the total number of members is about one hundred and ten.
While our bnthren have been encouraged by these results, the actual number
ctf membeis in odnnedon Ihth their cborches has suffered diminution tnm
variffiu oMses. In Barisal, a wmidanble niuober of the members faave «ob-
FOB MAT, 1«0. 315
Bcottd tbcauelTM with their former pastor, bnt who ii turn no loiter a
misnoiUTj of the Sonet?. At other Btations, rataj membets have heta
remored, in oonMquenoe of ciril and militaij ohnnge* in Indi&. la Haili, the
late distorbenoefl have Knttcred the cjiurch, and some of the membera have
pennuienUy left the ialand. In the Bahamas, the poTcrtf of the people haa
oompelled man? to retire to other places, and the charohea have been oon-
■f qaestlj weakened. The buuness of the Bodet?, however, is to eow the seed
of the kingdom, not to keep the wheat that apringa from it in one gamer rather
than in another ; and whether thoae whom the grace of Ood oonverte are on
earth or in heaven, in one department of the field or in another, la a matter of
•mall oonoarn, The great qontion ia, whether thej are tmly called and
fuOifnl.
Theae rtatementa of the resulta of the labours of the year are but partial.
We Mn reoord at most thoae only that are aeeo. In aU ipiritaal enterprieeB it
may probably be caid with troth, that the reanlta whioh »xo viaible and appre-
daUe are email oampared with those that are ooncaaled Saveral hundreds
have been baptizjd ; aeveral thonsanda have baen taught. In India, espeoially,
tt is certain that there are many seoret disciples, who fear to put on Chriat in
consequence of the penaltiea, bath legal and conventional, which are still
attached to the profession of the Christian name. Fifty thonaand volumes of
the ecriptaras have been distributed, and at least as many thousands of tracts.
But four or Ave timoa fifty thousand peraons have read them. The revelations
ofetemity cannot fiul to be grander than those of time. So that, while there
U enough to induoe ns to thank Ood and take courage, and our duty would
have remained if there had bem leas, it beoomes us to remember that our estimate
of present saooaes neoessarily exdudes resnito which will be seen one day to be
among the most preeioas and important.
lY.— CLAIMS.
It has long been one of the principles of the Soraety, that if we do the work
God will supply the means ; or, to espresa it in a more evangelical form, the
grace which foetera devoted purposes wiU bring with it the funds needed for
the accomplishment of them. It is the .rule of God's dispensations to give
grace to grace ; to the grace of holy desire the grace of holy achievement ; to the
grace of labour, the grace of ampler means and of larger success. Bo that, if
the Committee proceed to set forth what they deem the claims of the mission,
it must not be supposed that they apeak in the language of deBpondeoey on the
one hand, nor jet, on the other, as if their reliance for the suooess of their
appeals were placed on human wisdom, or on merely human wertion. They
believe that, if God make them faithful to their work. He will be ftithful to
his promise. But they believe no less firmly, that they need to urge the cWms
of the Society upon its friends, through whom it is hoped that the promise K>
&r as funds are oonoemed, will be fulfilled.
They have to repeat, then, the atatament made in previous years, that the
income of the Society is not yet equal to the amount absolutely required to
jneet its unavoidable expenditure. For many years, the expenditure has been
«l low as ia consistent with the continuance of the present number of agents ;
but, for the last eighteen months, the Committed have been compelled to oon-
310 THE MISSIONARY HERALD
aider the question of reducing the number. European sgerttg they hvn not '
been prepared to rtcall ; from the feet that to recall them would effect no Baving
of expense for at least twelve months from the time of their reaall,the ooet involved
in a paaeage to England often amounting to the galsxj of a whole jear. Nor, if
thej had attempted this course, woold the; have found it pndicablft withont
abandoning important stations. From varions caoies, however, the entire
number of agents luu been gradually diminiihed. There >b now one mianonaiy
less in Africa, and one less in India. Of native agents, not lev than a doien
have been diamiMed ; and as many schools have been closed. These changes
have involved the relinquishment of but one station, and the saving is rather
proepeotive than immediate. Even if it were effected now, however, the
Society would still need an income of £18,000 for the support of its misrion-
aries, independently of all special contributions for particnlar objects. And
when it is remembered that this sum, besides meeting the expenses of conducting
the Society's busineas, and aiding in the support of the widows and orphans of
those who once contended honourably in the high plaoes of the field, has to
be divided among upwards of two hundred agents (those agents living in
expensive countries), the surprise will be, not that so much is required, but that
so much is done at so small a cosL
This sum of :£I8,000, it will be observed, admits of no curtaihnsnt, unless hj
a diminution of agency. No part of it is spent on buildings which might be left
unfinished, or on an extenrion of the field of labonr— a work which might be post-
poned ; or on luxuries which might be abandoned ; nor evHi in sending out
additional missionaries who might, under peculiar pressure be kept at home.
It is all needed for supporting our present agents. If the income of the Society
must be bekiw this sum, the altonative is oontinued debt or diminished
agency. Did the Committee know that the inorane would be less, they would
fed bound to decide' at once for diminished agency ; for this course, however
painful, is, in their estimation, the lees unscriptuial of the two.
Strongly convinced of the propriety of this course, as compared with the
other, the Committee wish nevertheless to impress npon their own minds, and
to lay again befbre their oonstitaenoy, the consequence of adopting it It
would itself be costly. Agents must be recalled or removed. In 'either case
there will be necessarily some pecuniary sacrifice. We shall also lose, to a
conuderable extent, the labours of previous years ; nor can any station be
relinquished without leaving in the wilderness some little flock whom the Spirit
of God has gathered from the world. He that gathered them can doubtless
keep them ; but to justify ourselves, the necessity of leaving them needs to be
made unequivocably clear. It ought also to be recollected, that in no station
is the amount spent by our Society all that is spent in connexion with onr
misuon for evangelical purposes. In Ceylon, between two and three hundred
pounds a year is contributed towards the labours'of onr brethren by those who
would certainly give less, and would probably in some instances give nothing
if cur brethren were removed. At Sanger, in Oentral India, where a station
has recently been established, with a saving of expense to the Society, £lBO is
loomised towards tiie support of local efforts. The Society gives part of the
misaonaiy's salary, one or two fri^ids give the rest, and a considerable sum is
raised besides. Wherever the Christian missionaiT goes, beneroloit and
FOB HAY, IBO. 317
ednoktioiuJ effort is put forth, not hf him onl;, but by othen under tbo
inSaence of his example : and all probablj will oease if he remove. To prerent
these grievooB evils, a steady income o^ at tea«t, £18,000 ia required ; and even
this earn makea no prvvision for auppljing the place of brethren who may be
removed, or for meeting the uufQieseen expenses which missionB in tropical
climates especialjj involve.
But, before the Committee can be latiified even with the present amount of
tb^ agency, ft grave quesUon remains ; whether it is adequate to the claioM
upon it, or to the extent and the neceadtiea of the stations occupied by ui t
In India (our oldest field, and not the least pramimng), the extreme limits of
the territory occupied by our missionaries are u distant as Otbraltar and the
ShetlaDil Islands, u liebon and Pesth ; or, marking the distance by the time
required in that country to travel it, they are as widely distant as Calcutta and
London. Tet for the whole country we h&ve but forty missionaries : fewer
than the number of pastors of baptist churches in London. And of these the
strength is so divided as to be almost loeL Mr. Thompson is still alone at
Delhi ; Hr. Phillips at Huttra. Chittagong is all but deswted, the ill health of
one of ooT brethren there having compelled him to leave. Dacca is left vacant.
Mr. Page at Barisal, and Mr. Parry in Jessore, with large churches under thdr
care, and extenuve i^tricts requiring visitation, hftve been calling loudly for
help. One missionary has been sent out during the year to this Indian field ;
and our brethren are asking whither they are to send him ; to Barisal or to
JesBore, to Patna or to Bow Baxar (Calcutta), to Delhi or to Chittagong !
Nor is the question of strengthening these stations one that refers merely to ,
tlie comfort of the missionary. It is really one of life and death for the stations
themselves. In nearly all the places we have mentioned the baptist missionarr
is the only one ; and there is no brother within a week's journey. The m«m-
bers of the chun^es gathered from among tite heathen are disowned by thai
frieads : a bigoted priesthood surrounda them. When the missionsiy is sick,
the school is doeed. If he visits the distant fairs and festivals, the churches
suffer, and the adversaries blaspheme. "See ! these miaaionarieB " (say they,
and we now quote language used within the last six months at more than one
station) " are here to-day, and gone to-morrow. See what comes of thrir
■diools and preaching I But our temple stands where it did ages ago, and our
priests will never &iL" Add to all this, that the missionary, being alone, is left
without advisers or Mends. If discouraged, there is none to comfort him ; if
maligned, none to defend his character, or prove bis innocence ; if tempted,
none to warn and counsel. This picture is in no part too darkly coloured, for
even in the past year facts have occurred which furnish the originals from
which it is taken. And if no such facts had occurred, there is enough in
bnmaa nature, in common prudence, and iu the example and precepts of
our Lord, to justify the decision, that to maintaitn important stations, so
densely peopled and so widely scattered as ours, with only one missionary
at each, is little better than to abandon them.
Besides, ought we not to be ready to ami ourselm of the openings which
Providence may present I At Saugor, Mr. Makepeace has within reach nearly
two millions of people who are without the gospel. At Madras, Mr. Page has
implored the Committee to send missionaries to the soores of thousands in his
319 THE M188IONABY HERALD
Tioini^, who axt wuting to rec^Ts the truth. Stations left vftcant bj death
neooMkrilf reauun TUtnt for a year or more before new agenta oan be Bent,
Uid in the mean time the people are scattered, and yexn are required to regain
what has been loat.
This view of the inadequao; of our labours in India, is no less true of Africa.
Sach station in that unhealthy climate has but one European missionarj, and
aach mianooar; is printer, tran^tor, builder, and phyeidan. Two missionaries
at each station are required, both by tha necessities of the case and by the very
muceM with which Qod it beginning to crown oar eiertions. In Haiti, Mr.
Webley is etill alone, and has anffered mnidi from ill health ; while, of course,
Uie station has loffared too. Is it saying too much to afErm, that the mission
elaims of the church ampler funds and additional agents, if only to occupy ths
posts which are already won ?
Let not these remarks be misunderstood. Our plea is not for aid to save
a ainking oaiue from ruin, an exhausted treasury from bankruptcy ; it is for
neana to meet the neoessitiea of an enterprise that lives in the heart of Him
who became poor that he might make rich the tens of thousands who support
it ; — an enterprise which Qod has crowned with large mccess, and which is
identified with the glory of Christ and the eternal interests of our race.
The Conunittee cannot close these remarks on the chdmsiof the mission
without advertiiig to one topic more of paramount importance. They hare
qwken in previous yeats of tlie value of syatematio effort in the work of
missions, and they would speak no less decisivdy now. The co-operation of all
ear churches oa behalf of the Sodety, and of all the members of our churches^
the Committee would bul as a token for good, both to the heathen and to tha
charohee themselves. They have also enlarged on the importance of prayer in
this work — of prayer proportioned to our ciertioua, and to the admitted
vrgenoy of the case ; and npon this topic they are prepared to enlarge again.
IHsooutBgemeuts and aucoees alike point to it. It is our refuge and our safely
in botJL Bat, to theee soggeations ttf systematic effort and of a prayerful spirit
the Committee would add another. We need deeper earDeatneas in onr great
work, and a spirit of deeper devotednese to it, espeoally in its apiritual aspects
and bearings. The appeal on this point is of course to the friends of the
Society, and the Committee make it no less earnestly to themselves and to thrar
brethren alwoad. We give and we pray for the converston of a guilty world,
for the extension of the Saviour's glory : but ia the desire in which these gifia
and prayers originate a ruling passion 1 We may have learning, and fuud^
and worldly respectability — a mighty host and a sound creed ; but if there be
wanting that ardour of mingled pity and love, that holy earnestness which
•gtnuBSS before Chid and with men, the passion which Paul more than onoe
axpressed for the salvation of the Qentiles aud of Israel, and which is required
to concentrate all our influenoes upon the convertion of timiert, we shall fail,
The efiective force of a Christian church depends, after all, rather upon its
spirit Uian upon its numbers. It is not the magnitude of the moving body,
■0 much as its velocity, that gives it power. A few holy men, burning with
i^oBtolia seal, will do more than millions of nominal, cold-hearted Christians.
The little •^uroh at Jerusalem, formed by the Son of Ood, and richly endued
with tpiritnal in&ieno^ ttrock more powerfully i^n the oonscienc* of %
FOR HAT, 1B«.
S10
■lumbering worU than whole aatMoa of Frotestant Christendom in ft later
■ge. The l^alixed wickedness of various coontrias fdl before it ; nor ooold-
tbe world, though roused to opposition bf unrighteous and adverse influences,
resist the qiirit and wisdom b^ which it sp^e. And is not the spirit of
that earlj church needed unoDg us, and needed now T
This question, however, is rather for the friends and agents of the Society to-,
eonsider before Ood. The Committee can but indicate their own foaling, and
implore Him whose glory thej seek to pour his Spirit first upon the tbirstj, in
preparatioa for jet richer effusions upon the dry ground. " Qod be merciful
onto VB and blast vs, that tky vay maj be known upon the earth, tbj saving
health among all ritiohs."
The Committee refer to the state of the fnnds of the Society with mnoh cob-
oem. The Society's year was commenced with a deficiency of £A234 6s. fid.,
the accumulation of several years. Towards the liquidation of this deficiency,
special donations have been received to the amount of £4094 6b. 9d., leaving a
balance due on the old account of £1139 18s. 8d. The income of the Society'
for the year available for ordinary purposes has amounted to £lfi,S28 13s. lod!,
the smallest income for general pnrposes the Society has received since the
JuMee year, and a diminution, as compared with the average income of the last
four years, of £S200 ; and as compared with last year, of nearly £2000. The ex-
penditure for the support of missionaries and other purposes, as compared with
1847, shows a diminution of ^2000; but as at least ^18,000 is required for the
support of the present agency of upwards of SOO miBsionaries and preachers,
the whole of the deficiency in the income of the year, namely £2200, has to be
added to the previous debt of the Society. In Africa the expenditure has been
increased in consequence of the return to Africa of the " Dove," by about £600.
UtMt of this amount, however, belongs to next year. In India, again, the
expenditure is increased by a similar sum.
The present debt of the Society is therefore explained as follows : —
Bahinee due on deU of 1B4B . . £1140
Diminution of inoome arising from legacies and donations . 2500
Diminution of reoeipta from foreign auxiliaries and temporaiy lor
crease of expenses in Africa 1300
£4940
It is important to add, that the diminution of income is owing to a diminution
in legacies and in donationa. In legacies the diminution is about £600, and in
donations about £1700; the diminution in the latter item being owing in part
to the special effort on behalf of the debt.
The Committee thankfully acknotrledge the following donations of £60 and
Upwards, not inclusive of donatbns towards the Debt.
Ths EuL of Radnor...
m Amnlcui ud FeiMca »U* SwIatJ ..
n* Blbl* TnoiliUDii SeeMj
Do., (or 4/tioi,..
n4 txteBUn of a» bt* Ut. Bot**! ^I
PrmiKir al BirawsiiK Ar l*nt f—rw .^,
9Z0 THE MISSIONARY HBRALD
X.r.M AM I Mmoi. Kins, BrWol (Di. Pil»^pBi
B.litma,l»ii.,1m aUabar. so doiujj
I 3. U. Fau, SmU: H.F., br (bloiiir ...
Tha following l^aoiea have also been receiTed during the yeu : —
Ciddlok, rbitmu. El; 1M< et Ttwku-
Kar. W. J. Wmilsd , IS 0
HmlK, W.,B»].,lUaiif DfliiilH, bj... SJ 0
KUd, tin. Jwe, UM or Bull, put of
nddsB, bjT. Ejkai, Biq 71 0
L* Ibln, Ur., IiM dI Splul Sfiur*, bj
Mr. J. R. L« Main 10 0
KIAUt. Hn. Ann, liM ot ClUlon. hr
D. Dmr.Bvi. U «
HllchaU. Hn. Aon
I U'Phan
TnuM
a of rinb, bj bi*
UidEwlek. Bar. W., Uu g{ BgUmil
n, bjBtT. J.W. llomn .. U 0 <
Uurton, Hit. tluf, UM of HswUdoD,
brMr./. Bowler udMr.ThDmuWilib » H I
Poglt. lln. lubelU, liU of IiUngton,
w. u. r
Bernold*, Un., la
.. lU C
The grateM thanks of the Committee are due to the manj friends who bavo
ooDtributed towutls the liquid&tion of the Sooiety's debt Upwards of £4000
has been contributed in this form during a jear of severe oommerraal distreis.
The total reoeipts of the Sodetj have amounted to £23,336 Ids. 9d., and the
total expenditure to £23,549 da. 2d.
APPENDIX
The following acoount of various stations oonnected with the Sooietj it taken
from the letters of the brethren, and will be found to support tbe statements d
the prerions part of the Report.
ordinancai of Ihe goapet aniong ni. We tre
htppj 10 aute ihit duriog the put jear we
have not been called to eiereiM diiopliae ia
any eaae at ipecial aggnvation. Four have
been called away bj dsaih, and foma other
cfwnga hiie takan place, hnl by the great
CHDRCHZS IH AND N
Nomber of nMmbcn, 97.
TUa church derimj* ita eipeadi
B. CALCUTTA.
LOAD— mouaa
The ohmdi hai daring tho jcar received
•everal eddilioiii, but *oni« of ita mamben
bate, Cor a time at laaat, proceeded to England.
Tha altendance on tba Lord'* daj ia eocour-
sging, eapedallj in tb« ercning. The I
baih ichool ia oonduoted bj aevcra] memt
of the ehureh.
AeHag Pallor . . J. Thomai.
Pnaent Dmnbar of memben, 134.
Thia cbarch defraya iti preaenl eipen
" We have oontiniiBd to enjoy the minbtry
of the word and the admimimtioB of Iba
ifOodoi
>have
made up by additiou to our nember.
" Conaeoted with the chnrch are two ver
DacnUr day •cboolt, auaoded by 110 boya."
Tha aervioee, for the nuut part in the natirl
Fangaagca, at Cootay Bazar an
u iv«U ai the nitivs aerrica in
Baiar chapd, have been oarriad on, tl
prineipally by Mr. Da Moktb.
Pofton . J. WsnoBa, Shdjaai *"
Praaeat number, 41.
The paston' aalarj ii derived ttDm the
Farant Socioiy; (he other aapeiue) an mainly
defrayed by the ehurch ilaetf.
FOR MAY, IMI.
Tha ehvreh in Stulh Soknga wntta lo
tb« Awoc'stioa : " Through tho niRrcirul
Ttutatioa of Ilia Lord we have, during tha
pttt jear, recaived > larger increaia tban
heralolbre. At prcatDt »a are fbrtj-oiHi io
coiDinQBioD. May Ihe Lord jit add to oar
Dumber, and lo thai of other charchei. We
deMTo, boiraver, to grow not hi Dnmber only,
hot alia in knowledge and faolinera.
" In the moDth of Oetober we were jreally
ralraahed b; the return, from Manghtr, of our
brother and paitor Shujait Ali,
" Oar brother, Mr. Mauael, enooareged
bj Ihe approbation of the church, preacbei the
gospel almoatdaiif toHioduaiidM ahammadin,
and olbcr Hiuwn. And be ii very naefal (o
tba church by occaiionillj preaching lo a> ai
well aa bj hi* conTenalioD.
" The two uaten who were remOTed Iroin
■otoiig m by dealb, departed in the Lord,
baring, ihnngh Mth in him, borne a joyful
testimony lo hi* grace. May be euabls u:
all, like tbeiu, to aviit hia coming with joy.'
1. — CHimCII At IiniLLT— nXTlTB.
PoMlor . . . G. PuBca.
Jttitlanl Potior RxKK&itBKi KlBlRlJ.
Natiee iVeaeAfrt Tbree.
Preaeot number of menben, 46.
" We hare not been altogelber without
enconngement at tha atation," layi Mi
Feam, "during tba paM year. The at-
tendance on Ibe meani of grace, both od
the I^rd'i day and at the eervice on the
Tbnnday eTening, hai beeo been gener-
ally good- Within tbo church there ha> been
peace. Seven penoni bare been added by
baptism, and two by restoration- One, alas,
however, baa been ciduded for careleu con-
duct. During the year one Hindoo end
Ibree Muaanl mans hare ttteoded aa ioqaitera.
With « view to a more intimate attention to
the interests of Ibe membera individually, al
Ihe recemDiendalion of tha patlor, and wiib
the concurrenc* of the charoh,
brolber. Ram Krohna Kaluraj, wu ehcaen
to tlio office of aswstant paator."
5. — CSUaCS *1 HDRaiKDlCIHOII— IITITI,
About aiiteen miles aouih of Celcutu,
The current tipanses of this and Ihe three
following stations, together with the aalsrias
of eight nttire aaiittuls, are mainly paid by
die Auiilivy Eoeiely; l1i« Pareet Society
df ail native preachen
C. B. Liwis.
W, Taonis.
NaHva Preachtrt Three.
FattoTi
"The
ler, 48.
have been good, and
ihe conduct oF tho memben, on the whole,
ihctory. None have fonaken ni, A
general good feeling towards each other
am to exist among the memben. The
place for worship at Dehipore is very well
iided.
1 Ibe year Mrea persons, formerly ea-
clnded, have been restored lo niembenbip
with SB.
Of the three men who wer» last month
baptised, one is advanced ja life, and acoord-
ing to the leatimony of his neighboura, bis
present condnct afibrds good evidence that ba
has been brought under the power of ibe
Spirit of grece."
6. — OHHRCH II llklA.1i.tVtt — KiTIVB.
About 'twenlj'nule) aoulb of Calcutta,
i'oitor . . . O. Pbabci.
Nativt PrtaAtT KisaiKATS Bia.
Prewnt number, 0.
This cbuToh baa been weakened by the
iclouon of one member, and now numbers
uly ux penons.
Abont ihirty-Gve miles aonth of Celcnlta.
Pailar . . . G. Pi^ncE.
J^nt PatWrt , DiRPiniftiTiH,
KHlOBSnWlB.
Native Preaehen Two.
Preaent number, 61.
At ibis station there have been Ibrte per-
sons b^ttiied duriog the year, who eontiniM
to run welt. Tho eiaminaCioo they nnder-
wenl prior to tbeir baplinn eBorded mwh
pleesura to two missionariea by whom it was
oondneted, la July last two of the nativa
pnachers al Ibis atalioa wen set apart lo Iba
office of joini pastora over the ehunsb, which
arrangement W hitbcrtn continned to work
well foi ihe benefit of the congregation. Tha
Lord has rewarded the laboun of ibe native
Imlhnn at ibii station by tbe conversioo of a
respectable native yoath of the writer cwl«.
THE MI8SI0HAET HERALD
wbo hw gntn up ■!), and ctM in h't lot wiih
tba pcoph of GihI. He u doing iretl, and
gtTM Biiiob hope of godlj pcimBmio*.
AboDt flrt]' mile* Kiiith ofCBleoltt.
Poifor Q. Peihce.
Aublant Potior . . JicoB HtNDAL.
ffaHM Prta^er . . KjHtcuANH.
Prewnt number, 53.
The membeniD communiDn in thii church
•r* GHf-ihree, of whom I'li were biptiied
the 91«t or Dceember, Thne hers bi
thm duthi, but the vacaucin hiis been
tnpplled by Ihe reitonlJoa of perrom that
bed boen excluded. The iteta of the chureh
ii eneouragiDg. DiKlptiae » well mein'
UJned, lad e ipirit oF godly feer teems It
net open the people. At ■ recent *iiit made
bj Mr. Peirce, 140 pcreonl were pmrnt ai
the momiDg lernL-e, aad more would fanvc
been there, but Ibey wets tbuot at ■ neigh-
bourrng ■lelion anuUng; in getting in the
birveit. The eoogiegetion have euabliibed
a granary, to which yearly eontributioDs
made far the benefit of the poor, Fiom thii
(lepdt the eiijtucie* of many were lupplied
during a lata trying leaion. By the icceul
viMiatioii of Providence in which so many
■bipe were InC or diiinutcd in the Bay of
Bengal, the lea-water overflowed the bundi
(embankmenU) aluat Khari, and greatly
dainaged the rice-field?, which hai occaiioned
ihi people a good deal of preieat aad pro-
apeetire iDfieriiig.
Pattv T. MoBoiit.
Preeent number, Sfi.
" In the year 1648 fife penoni were bipliied,
OM m* reeeiTed by letUr, one by experience,
and toe by reatoration. T«ro were eieloded.
We now iMTe Lhirty-fiTo membera.
The three native fcbooli hate been carried
on M ta former yean. 9ome oF the bop
attend the ehapel in Henrah. The total
DBBber oF eeholara to 190.
We bate been entbled to collect money on
Ihe ipol lo carry on all our operation.
Upoa * ntiew of the whole, I moil >iy
thai, ifaongh there are many thinga among at
of • bimbUng neton, y«i,w* have mueh
cana* (or gratitude, and Badi to cneeuige
10. — CHtritcH LI Dint Dint.
Aaling Failm , . C, B. Lnrn.
NMint FrtaeKer . Sobhmt.
Number of members, 23.
(From Ihe letter to the Auoeiation.)
" Tlie ordiaary nicaoa of grace bava baaa
coniiuavd to u) through tba Itindnee* of our
Calautia iniMiooary brethren, and we rpjoiie
to uy with Ciideat tolcena of Ihe l/tttt
" During the «tay of a wing of H. M, IBdi
Royal Irbh in Sua Dum, a ipirit of bqeiry
prevailed ; both our public ■erneei and oar
dally moitingi foraocial prayer were rejinlarly
well attended, end we rejoice to believe tbU
■one were bronght iulu ftllowihip widi God,
" Onr brother Sebbru hai laboured among
the native membera of the ohuroh, and
preached rtgalarly.to the heathen in the
baiari, and occielaaally at Baraiet, Ctaiipore,
and other placet in the vicinity,
" We hare been permilled, during the pait
year, to baptize and receive into our number
live peno3s on a profation of Faith end re-
pentance. Early in the year we were Com-
pelled to exclude two of our natire membm
on aeeouat of unruly conduct. One, how-
ever, having given good evidence of repent-
ance, hai tinoe been reitored to onr Fellow-
.bi,.
" The native preacher attendi lo the ipirilual
wanli oF ths memben, and a alio frequently
engaged in preaching Ihe gnqtel lo the
heathen,"
CatlECaBH IN OTHEB FABT3 OP IKDIA.
(From the letter to the Anooiatton.)
" It •flord) ui umpckkable pleamr* to b*
able to My, after ao long • period, thai good~
neii and mercy have followed ui, and that
the put year hai been a yeir of tpeoial end
ndim
lisbedn
idfnlne
■' The usual elated lervicee, English and
native, have been proiecuted without iotcr-
ruption, while Ihe numeroul iiinerolioni lo
the village* and baiare, and at llie melai as
they occurred, have been regularly Followed
up, and the good aeed very widely Mwn.
For belp, bmilh, aad (tresgtb, tra oe gKle-
hi la God, aixl w« iall uiumd you wiU
«ute with ni in feneni piajn lo Him, for
U» «onrin>i*d tod moU talvesd blaiiiiig."
■'W« BOW pcoaH," itjt Mr. Oentum,
* ipicioai tnd tiutabla accomniodatioD for Ihe
Chiiitimi) uid natiTe iludcnu, Fi*« young
iDcn m beneolli tm owd roor, two mors ire
■bout to Join (he clau u probklionir; ilu-
desci. A lir^ nurabn of Hiodoo yoatha
uid jtmng men tra receiving in the College
tdu»1 a Chriiliuized edanden. Tire other
yOQtfa* of Eun>p«ia parent! will ba esteTcii
oezt month. We hive tptieioa* gronDds, and
large bnl not *ery mUM libnry. So that we
■uy bo esid fairiy to bars
eaHy difficnltiei, ind thingi
proper mill for working. We aik you,
flKrcToie, lo anite ia pnyer with tu, that
Ood will put into tha hearli of the youthful
eonrertiiii ladiaadMiretodarotothcnuelvo
The ga«pel i« pi«Mhed almoit daily, and
■ppanntJy litfened (o with .approbation Mid
intereat. Eien on the Loid'i day many
Hiodiu atlend Cbri«tian wonhip. Then hu
bMn a HcalJ addition to tha church, but
from tbo number of Domtnal Chriitiua, noi
from the beatben. A fsw dayi lioce I (J.
W.) went to Cutwa, and sCoppad a few
boon there. Among other Chrktiaiii, Kme
of whom I had pravionily Men at Calcutta, 1
alu WW the widow of Kangili, the
■ioger of Iirael in Bei^l. The aged liiler
it, according to her own testimony, nlnely-
eigfat yean eld. Tliere can be no doubt that
tb» ii aboTe ninety, and I beliere her awo
•talement ii correct. She ii bent with age,
but Dtherwiae in the Ml poaaenlaD of ber
aennt and her inteUeet, and inn) al! I could
hani, given to prayer, abe longi for the
due when ^ ihall I)e permitted lo lay ulde
berfrail
Oxa aDnaa] report thi* year, like Ihel
le peat, ie not altogMher of an anoonragiag
Is the tatty part of the year thiM
eneoi ware added lo nt by baptiim, ainea
ihicb tinw we have not been favoond with
ny farther additiona. On the coolnry, our
hurch hai iuitained i proponionxe decreaie,
a that our preunt number ia aitll (birty-two,
being the tame ai reported laat year. Of
» died, *
1 of b
Sbe
young 1
quiet, iaduatrioui woman, and though
too deaf to reap mueh benefit (ram her atlend.
of grace, sbe DCTanbeleaa
poueued a coniidenblo degree of Chriatian
knowledge, and appeared to be a aubject of
genuine piaty. Another is a youth of Chris.
in paranl^a, a Icuber in oar Bengalee, and
letroer in oui English school. He goes
itb ui to the baiar, and ^aki occasionally
with oontiderabla fluaney and propriety. Tha
last admitted is a Mr. W., a well educaied
and very promiaing joong mui. He al»
regularly accompaniea ua lo Iho baiar, apeekl
bolli Hiaduatani and Bengali well, and fre-
quently givaa a very good address-
Although vre cannot, after making tba
aeoewary deduction*, i«ckoo mora membtn
ohnrah this year, yet we trust that,
Ihroi^h tba bleasiog of God an a praity
regnlat attendance on the maani of grace,
([riritoal improvanent has been generally
proDoted. The peace of tbe church baa not
been disturbed ai Isat year, and we hope, hj
the help of divine grace, will not be lo again,
thoDgh our paal eaparienca may teacb us bow
much we need walohfnloeiia and prayer leat
» enter into temptation.
Our soboola, which are still maintained by
Ueasings of secular and religious adiKation to
tbe youth who attend then), and wbeea num>
ber baa iMveased ainee bat year.
This yi
ohuroh it
veral very long jouney* have been per-
ad. In ell the natives paid muci atten*
to tba word, and tome could give a very
iccouat of what they had read,
I timsa many of tbe boys have been witb-
■a from the achoal, but they have gener-
iftakiag rettinied agadn. 7ery much
THE MISSIONARY HERALD
mora could b« done ware tba mMni nl I
but in eierj' wij wi «re mneb ilniWneti
No KpoK from Ihii itation. forlji-jtM
mn baptiud duriiis tLi jmt.
6.— BDBUAL.
(Prom Hr. Pkge.)
Tber* ITS M preHnt ona hundred and
tbiltj'Diiie memliera in ibt iittertat diurcha
ia BunMl and tha diurict. Of tbew then
"Then ii ona candidata for baptiim,
wbwn I ihall haptiie (». v.) whenever I cia
go to [)rg;a1ia. There are leren other candi-
dates "ilh whom I am not jet taLisfied.
Several ramitiei rrom amang the hextben ire
oaming in one after another. And litlerlj
we have had Kiroelj any latving (u.
" or the general itate of the little chnrchee
I cannot ipeak very riTanrablf. There are
dtMeniioai among the people, and of thoae
lUipMtded fix hate paid « great disregard to
the sabbath, the obMrvanca of which we
stoicllj ioNat on. The people at Digalia
Snagaon are at present the most •table.
"The nitire preachers ere getting their
houe* op. and beeoming settled ; when so I
shall be able to give * better account of them
and their Isbonrs. We have only one little
school. I might add that we do not allow
a day lo pan without, if punble, preaching
tomewhera to the hatllieQ and Muhemmt-
7. — CHRUOOiro.
(Trim the Bengali leKtr to tba AaocktiaD.)
" Althoagh during the past yeer we hare
not had msny ihingi lo gladden as, yet we
are bound to rejoice, for there ii joy m heaven
whan ona sinner repents. Among ns two
married woman hsva repented, tiiil been
■ddad to the ehureb.
" During tha past year a woman left her
tbrea sous, and eeme to us. At first the
son* would not even hear her nuna pro-
nonnced, bnt now on* of them freqnently
comes to ni, and says ha wiU baoome a
Christisn. The remainiag two also show
respect to their mother, and allow her to
visit Iham in tbeir boueei.
" W« prauh aveiy morning ia loma pen
of ibe lowg, and in Ibe al
erected to the principal thoroughhre, wbe>«
we have mujy hearen. Two persoiks, who
appear to be inquiraTa, sometimca Tint ne
then, and sometimes in our housea, to con-
verse about the Ubia and the comparative
merits of Hinduism and Christianity."
8.~DRI«HES.
Miuionar'ui and Cvpatlori W. Svith, and
G. Smau.
A'nJioe PnaditT ... J. BxBiMQim.
Mr. Smill has felt it his duty to devote «
large portion of his time sod attention to the
superintendence nf the schuots, and lo itui-
erating in tba suburb* and native villages.
On these occasions tricls or portion* of tba
teriptures have been occiiioaally diilribnted,
and in other inilBneea oSered for sale or lenL
There are three day schools for native
boys, in so many distinct localities, containing
about 300 children, who are instructed ia
English, and also in Persian and Hindi, and
tha icriptures an read and committed to
memory. There is also a nativa day school
for girl), ia which then are gsnenlty about
twenty-two prasenc, many of whom are the
children of widows. There ia unhappily a
great iadiaposltion among the people to the
education of girls, and attempt* have been
made lo create altrm in the minds of Un
parents by reporli that they wan to be carried
off when taught, bat on an occasion of this
one of tha mothers who understood tba
interest of her children, said, "When
my daughten are at school I look upon Mem
Sahib M their mother and bther."
9.— unooa {Central In£a).
FatWr .... J. UlKEFUcB.
Stnttatii . . . DonlMOO.
This i* the tiaw qusiters of a military divi-
swa, European and native, the civil adminis>
tntiou of which ii (astad in the resident at
Gwslior, who aasume* tha title of "Com*
missioner of tba Siugor and Mobudda Terri-
," The total area of the district is
eatimatad al 30,000 equan mile*. The popo-
i appeen to consut of nearly two mil-
lions, oF whom about seventy thousand are
1 the I
Hind
Tha tMnperalore, it ia atated, is ailramely
modcnla, the hat aeaton lasting searoely two
FOH MAY, I84fl.
S26
monlLa, uul ibe nighli bdag, cDnptrativdj
(poliiDg, cool tbraujiiaut Uw jtti,
Tbe ordinuiee of batioen' Inplum «u
tdministertd in ma artifici*! lake lo two cu-
didatM in Deaembor lut, lint b«iiig moit
pHilMblj the Gnt occuioa of it* mdminnba-
lioDi a goodly number oi Enn^mni ind
nadvcB bong pi«*«nt Tha tcrvica of the
d(7 an italcd to hm baen •olemn ind ioi-
pranire^ ukl at lbs cIok ■ joang mui who
wu an inquirar nid to odo of the frigndi, " I
am docided ; I iMTer ttw any thing like Ihii
bebrc." The eibbath ichoiil
than tbirly KbolMi, of one of whom (the
eldest dadgbiar of one of thaw recently
tiled) great hope i« eatertuaed. Tbii ichool
■ppoai* lo be a bTonrile with the Europaao
rewdenti at Ibe •tatioe, wEw have promiNd
£22 pet annam towardi iii lupport. CoU'
tribationa have alto been made lowiidi the
amioiecanee of public wonbip,
whole amonnliDg to £160. Mr, Aldiepeace
date* that tbe aitendaoce ii encouraging, and
tbat he iatendi lo hold * aervice in tbe lioes
lot the benefil of the men ia the barr«du.
He if Miiited by Domingo, who preacbH
tbe naliTe toDgue. Mr, Makepeace ngulaily
Tiaila the Emopeanhoepital, and cBbrti among
tbe heathen an carried on almoat daily In tbe
city and anbnrba ; " and hitherto" (Mr. Make-
peaca atatea) ** the meas^e ha* been receifed
with apparent intemt and attenlioD. Oppo-
Mlion, indeed, haa been ofTered, but lo a >ery
feeble and limited eiteaC Tbe glad tidiogi
ofaalvation l»Te been proclaimed to numet-
ona crowd*, eapeeially on Ibe Wednetday,
whan an imnunaa market ia held, which I
attend. On ibe Uat oecaiion, lowarda tbe
eoDelaaion of my addreM, erery lip wM eealed
•ad cTtry eye intent, and when, baTiDg clcaed
I made my aal&m and departed, not a nmnnot
waa heard from a tolilarydiapnttDt throughout
the )arg« aod ptoniiaeaoiu Mfembly."
10.— IIOTTM.
(Letter from broibcr Pbillipa.)
"Tbii year I am aorry (o have lo
bat litth miaiionaty work on acoonnl o
^ncd lieloeaa. In the oommcncem
the year I went with brolher DaoMnberg
hat not been in vain,
iDihee of the Tahree mjab, baa I hope
been really conTcried to God, and the new
Dilaaion atalioa of Saugor bM been com-
menced through my exertioai. Hay God
len and praiper brolher Makepeace in htl
rdnoua nndeTtalcing. Od my relnm I found
ly Engliah tchool flonriafaing under tbe etre
of Mr. B., and the liula church in peace. I
hava been obliged to diami> the heathen
pundit of my Teniacular acbool for under-
mining lyatemadcaily all my Cbtiatian in-
atnetion to the lada.
■' We are now jonmayiog to Bahilkond
with a good cargo of •eriptnree.
" I ha>a no ioquirert er new convarli to
report lave tbe one at Tebree. I have, bow*
eier, preached many Engtiih termona thia
year, in Buodellnind and Agra, on many
important but neglected doctrine*, ai well a>
an pnolical tubjecti, and I have reaion to
hope with good effect.
" I have not kept aa eiact regiilet of
•criptures and liaota disiribuied, but fram a
rough eilimale I luppose the former ia about
500, the latter about 1500.'
Sangof.tiiKl tm kapfiy lo la; that our journey jautual vi
(Eitraeta from Mr. Thompaoa'a report)
" The happieit part, peifaep*, of my labour
in tbe city tbroogboBt the year, hai baen my
solema ditcharge of duly among the erawdi
of Hindooe and Muhammadani erery mom-
ig, and thia I hsTe been enabled to allend lo
'ilh little intermiision. Between aii and
•even thouiand penoni of all caatei, and molt
claisea, have lb ua been iddretaed.
Betides the above bearcn, I have had
attendanli at my bouse, in the cbapel, and at
linei, lo the number of 2000
" Tracli diilributed, in the city and at fair*,
B137 ; fcriplnrei, 3376.
"In the early part of Mareb latt I wia
happy in bong able to go oat in tbe dituicl,
viiliing Fureedabad, Pulwul, Hodul, Huteeo,
Nooh, Sent, and Goorgaon.
" In the latter part of Uareh, and nearly
the third week in April, I wet on my
THE MIS8I0MART HERALD
Hft. AND Mu. Pisa.
Tm Teieban,
Baptiied, j >nml)«n, 3i.
1 bf mnn rrieodi ta lh« pr*
dtney, MpcoiaU; by tb« (boBiIcr ot Ibia mi
■ion, our brathir tm raeanllj pnrehwBd
bnililiDf Tor ■ chapol and minioD bmu
ban bwD bapliied in the jmt, *Dd
tha praapaola of Iba chirch u« dwering
Id lilt pnaidaDCf then tira ihree otbir
btptiit obarcbai, nontainiitg aboat wvanlf
memben; aad il Araei Mr. Hull Itboan
•raid mooh ani»nra|aiiMQC He ii lupporCcd
principallj throafb tb« aSwta of frianda at
Uadni.
CEYLON.
Mk. tm If u. Sinw.
Tvratj-two Day Sebw^
Natifs Preaebara and Ttwiban.
Baptitcd, 41 ; mnb«r», 394.
UMt of tbe alaiioii* under Atr. Daviaa'
«are are in • pMnperena atale, tbongb ba bai
not been able to fiva tben noeb panonal
alteatioD during the jear. Soma oT iba old
memben hiTe died in triamphant faiih.
TboH baplited at iha beginning of (be jrcar,
and or wbow Iroubln Mr. Diviea wrote ai
lb» time, baie not onl; been tteBdriist, but
Mtiva and ualoui in an nnniDal degrn.
Tbe ■uendance it moit o( the italioDa b con-
aidarablf inercaiait. Tba Auailiarr eontri-
bntioni ara lua than lail jaar, and anMunt u
Tbe itita and pnwpect* of tbe chDrebei
bava been already refamd to at length ii
the Herald. Our tiretbren labour amid many
trials, Iiut not without eocouragamanL
AFRICA.
BIUIA.
. . J. Uowot.
. . U«tu. Cuoftun,
FnuxB, Tbditt,
A sew atatioa ba* been opened at DBIidn,
where a eonionable ■efaoal-room baa beta
enetad n»9-NTenbr iwtBt; fe«t,wU(li aerTM
iIm) at a tae^tr<a dwtlling. Heffitw
part of (be ezpenet (£13) btt btea paid is
eloth on hand. Williama, Fnllar, and Coo-
per wan the chief baildsa, ead they ba*«
done ibair work well. Tba whole a thniwa
open on Lord'i daji lor tbe ecoonmodalioB
of (be people who coma In bear tba gaapel.
Our praapaeta at tUi elation, wbid we eell
Batbiakn, art of the meat cheering ehMmuler,
tapeoiellT In reference to tba leboob. Ilia
ichool will be eendoctad bj brolfaer Tiwtj
and brother Fuller. I eenuot apeak Um
highljr of bmthar Fnller'a teel end doMttd.
neti. Ha baa indeed etatobed with e finn
hand the tword which bii faAef dropped en
hie dying bed, and by hit aoperior IntalligeBoe
and knowledge of the natire tongue promiaaa
to be etill more effloient than bit eeialed
fetber. Since brnther Newbeginii departoiw
be hai been myprinoipalcoadjatorin pieeeb-
iag tbe goapel.
A review of the eeenta of Ihe peet year Ilk
me with gratitude and preiie. My dootMie
affliction* ba*e been grealer than tbej had
been previotuly, but my graeiont Ood bea
TMt only delivered me, bat hai kept my miad
in perliMi peace; and notwithuandlng the
pineity of our labouren by Iba abeenee of
Kfcral beloved brethnn, tbe work of retigiena
inilraccian baa been arried on more Tigor^
onity et Ibit atetion than ever, owing partly
lereaaed knowledge of the lenguagt,
end partly lo anr ponesiing parti of lb*
icriptuit* in Ihe native language.
re two lerviceii on Ihe eebbetli ia
tbe IfaliD. The congregation aometimet baa
if more then SOO, bet b very Sne-
imatimea only 100. It ii generellf
aa orderly aa an Eogliih congregation. The
word hai bean bleeped to a hw. Wa have
private chMoae far raligiou inetrvelion, wbieh
not only the man, but tbe wivet end children
of tlie tceohen attend. Tbe uiire village*
are vieiled, and tbe people are for Ihe moit
ilting to leave their employneati to
iiiten to tla word of iilvi^on. A difficulty
hu been experienced in inducing the ebildren
attend aebool regularly, bat eleven on
ed pretty well in the Ttaln ecriptoiM, and
Fo in (he Riet eleei book.
Tha goepel by Helthew, tbe hook of Gene-
ik, pert of (iM (oqwl by Jobs, end ei|h|y
fftt al • book of MiMisni tnm uriptnrg,
ml alw t. twolr of bjraiu ia English uiH
Iinba, aiMl > ihort ettachiim io Iiuba, ban
bMn printed.
Inil«Mi7 in th« aalcintion of the lail hu
bets eobraad upoD lbs people, and tba eHbr
hn not been mads ia tmh. I'ba breid-frai
tiM, lad Dlhar trea and Tarioti* vcgtlablei
ba>g been iatrodoixd. Tha breid-rniil, [bi
pear, and tha manga bate Rlready borne at
CUnuee, and will prove n grent bleuing
At iiland.
It ii MMEitiallj Decenary tbat the mini
(tvnld be alreaglhened b; frcah agenti — men
mentillj, phjiicslly, and ipiritually qualified,
indif ■toKnibipconld beforoied of emigrmoti
fron Jamaica — dwd oI dwp-toned pi«t; — it
vsuld tell powsrfally and qnickl; not only
on tb« Iinba tribe, but nil tba inferior tribe*
nith wbon tfa^ have iaterooans.
H*. and His. Newsboin.
H^ and Hbs. Yabholv.
Miss Vitou.
CmiaaONa.
Mi. and Mm. Sikib.
Uofttoa, JoBHSOM, Mr. Fullii.
WEST INDIE3.
JAMAICA.
Though tba Cominiuee do not inclade
Jamaica in tbeir Report n an bland ta whicb
Ibe foDil* of the Society are appropriiileH,
ibef einaot refnin fraoi appending a hlilc
ioTotiniiian in refemce to lh« work of Ood
there. Ia that iiUnd (bere are now twenty-
eight Earopean puton, £tb or lii natire
paitoci, and about tbirtj-five teichen, most
of Hhoin are naliiret. The GoudcibI and
mmmetcial cendition of the country, and ihi
nffetinp of th* people, hare leriaujily in
ituti ibe diScnllie* of our brethren. Thi
aniietiea ihey hava had to contend wiih an
probably do Ibm IfyiiK than tboM o( the day*
*r penecntion, (hough oF a diflemt kind.
Bul,ihn*Far,maitof them hare bMoanabled
1>y diiioB grace to maintai
denoted eonne. From tha reCurns which '
lT, 1849. 327
about IB.OOQ m«mh«n, it Mtn* (hat, daring
the y—t, TBS have been hipliiedi and that
the total additioni amount to 1402. Four
hundred and tiity.rour bate been mDorad
hy death, and 760 by eidunon : tba total -
dcereiM being I47B, or a clear deereti* of
■evanty-lwo. In praaenting thii ilaiement
our bruhrcn aay, " Wa are Iree to oonfeM
thai, at the CDmineacanent of the year, know-
ing that spiritual deadoeu emitted to a fearTul
extent, and TesoWed, at all haiarda. and at
any coil, Io eieTciM «trict and leriptural di*'
ipline, we anticipated a large decrease In tha
number of oar members. In thii, howeTcr,
fean have not been realiied. We are
pained to haite to report any deoreaaa at all ]
■e bound to praise the Cod of all grace
for any aspect in our mission of an eneour-
•jing nature."
The detailed reports which hafe been re-
ived from the Tarioua churches are very
feeling, Nearly all, however, contain one
hopeful element — indication* of deep CDn<
DusnMS thai something is wanting, and of
eadineai to apply, under their emeifcncy,
the Slrocg for slrengih. Tb« CommiUe«
nlfsciionately cummend tbeir brethrrn to tha
:n and hearty sympathy of all who, i
previous ycarsj have taktn an inteiatt in ibat
island.
It la gratifying to know thai, in the Bimday
schools connected with the tKenty-tvo
churches just referred la, there are upnardi
of TOOO children and S50 leBchen; and that
In the day tcbools there are upwards of 3500
childreD, These tehoola have been gener-
ooaly aided during the year by ihe Educa-
tional Commiltee of the Society of Frieoda.
"We have at preient," lay tha commitUa
of this Institution, " lii stodenU in the hoiua,
Oae ban died during tha aeasion; ha waa a
yoang nan of aterling piety, diligent in hit
studies, of amiable manners, and coaaiderabla
promise. Two hate left, haTing Mmplaud
ihsir tine of study. One oFtbam aa leaving,
recaived an inirilalion fron a ehiireh ai Dry
Harbour, to whiob be bad frequently preached
rhile* student. He accepted theia '
have been nceired from twenty-two out of and in June last was ordained aa psilor;
ihoai thiny-Mi ebnrcht*, and which coDtainl Mnec whicb there baabaen u addition Io tba
THE MISSIONAHY HERALD. FOB MAY, 1849.
church, will hg oontinaM to Ubour with oom-
fort uid ineecM. He a dn IcMpinp ■ day
•chool, for ibt beniGt of ths young in hii
congregiUou ud aeighbourhood. Ths other
is at prcMnt aiding hii formsr putor.
" Of the men now in the loatitutioii, it ii
gtali^iDg to iUte that me think well of their
piety, while Ihrir general conduct hu been
uneioeptioiiable."
From Hftiti, Trinidad, the Baliainas, and other stationB, reporti have also
been reodred, the moat of which htiTe alreadj appeared in the Herald ; parta
not jet pulidi^ed will appear in earl; numbers.
The Committee of the Baptitt &
Society hare met the talary of the tnior
during the year, and are thankful, couuderiag
the preaenl distrcM in Jamaica, to be able to
report that donatiom to the touraBt of
£1G0 have been forwarded throngh tb«
Sodcly, tat the Mpport of the etudeol*. But
tor audi aid, the Institution miat hare been
UlnloD
•ri^
r<J?b«i
^.
»S
rN».B,
sEK-
19
29
S
as
3
3
1
s
1
B
1
S
2
I
1
la
48
46
10
BS
10
S
2
no BC
2
65
98
45
10
1100
150
22
7
count
532
945
451
110
50.000
2612
IIT
14
12
27
S4
6
86
11
«
1
736
1811
1022
850
3D0
595
235
SO
nppet India, Ac.
Jamaica, recently ]
SocUty
Jamuc' !
Akuici.
Central America
EOBOPC
67
145
1494
U,781
132
7479
Suhacriptioni and Donation) in aid of the Baptift MiMionuy Sodety will be Ihlnkfiilly
raeeired by William BrodieGuTDey.Eiq., and Samael Marlon Peto, Ek|., M.P., TreunRri,or
the Rev. Joeepb Angna, H.A., Secret«7, at the MiiBon Hoa«e, 33, Moorgite Street, LovDOR :
in Emnmaan, by tbe Rev. Cbriitopher Andenon, the Rer. Jonathan Watson and John
UMeodrew, Eiq.; in Guioow, by Robert Kettle, Ewj.; in Dublin, by John Poner, Eiq ,
Balbmioe* Ceitle; in CiLcutTA, bj tlie Rer. Jamea Tbomaa, Bipdit Mivion Pnaa ; and at
Niw YoBi, United Stales, by W. Colgate, Eaq. Contribatiou ean aln be paid in al the
Bank of England to the tecouQl of « W, B. Guraey and olhen."
IRISH CHRONICLE.
ANNUAL REVIEW.
Many of our irieada, who feel a deep interest in the Societj, do not see
the Annoal Report ; for their information ire lay before them Uie follofring
brief nbitract of that docoment.
Lftit year the Sodetj' vm without a trea-
surer. That office i> now Elled hy Jotsfa
Trittok, Eiq., who hoa cordially and freely
devoted time, tslenta, and property to pio-
mote the objecta of the inititulion. The
death of Ur. IlBrdcaMle, and the remoinl
of Mr. Bentley through ill health, left the
churches at Waterfbrd and Carle without pan-
tors. The Tacandea are now aupplied by
Ur. Bufby Jale of Stepney College, and Mr.
YouDg formerly of Thrapttone,
The reporti ef the miaaionariea wCl best
tfaow Iha nature of tbeir operation], their
dtfficDitiet, and the meamre of their lucceai.
Forty-two hsTe been baptized, of whom
ttrenty-three were RomaniiU. Eight hare
vitbdrawn, two were excluded, one died, one
went back to popery, and we aland in daabt
of two otheta. The Dumber in the church ii
ninety-four, a eleu increaie of twenty-nine.
One of the pcnoni baptiied wai the Iter.
Q. McNamara, once a Romaoiat priest, but
more recently a curate of Cmannolinn, He
pieaehea in Iciili, and pmmiira to be rtty
uiefdl to hie benigbted coontryroen.
The three readen are affectionate and lenl-
DUtmen, whose laboun spread oTor a space
of twelra Iriih miles. We haTe seren day
schools, containing 116 scholan, and nearly
000 chapten of God's word hate been re-
peated t^ them during the year.
■ISKT. — &ET. W. h'kES.
In the psit year 1 hare baptiied eleren
penona, ten bare and one at Cwlaney. We
hafe lost G«e; clear incnais, Etc, two of
theae were Romanists, Our present number
Tbe Dambei of memban here is nine, two
bating Nmoied to Ballina. The number
of prascbing-stationi, eiclusiTe <rf' Eaihy, is
Dine, The araiage attendance at each is
about twenty; aometJmea we have more than
thirty.
I luin MTtn day-schools in this district, in
which then is an aierage of liily scholars,
and by the elder of time about 1,500 chap-
ters of Qod's word hcT* been committed to
memory. Tba readeit in this district are P.
Brennan, J. Hoiughiu], and T. Cooke, and
theil humble labours are greatly biesaei.
In this province tbere are four prtnci-
pnl stations, — Coleraioe, Belfast, Conlig,
and Banbrid^.
The morning congregation here hat visibty
increased. Tba Lord's day school contains
fifty scholars. Six persons have been bap-
tized, four of whom were added to the chord),
and four hare been Mcoived by letter. We
have lost seven ; present number, aiity-four ;
clear increase, one.
I hare three out-itations, — Cnmgar, Arti-
clave, Bnllf money, avemge attendance about
sixty i (he distance of these placet ia about
five miles.
BUFUT, — ItET. W. B. ECCLSS.
Ky congregations, on Lord's day, are
greatly increased. I have four aub-ttations,
in which Mr. A. Hamilton esaists me, while
I help him in four others which he has
opened. We are at peace among ourselves,
and B spirit of deep scriptural piety rharac-
tcriict the members, and oui harmony has
suffered no interruption.
Present number of members, thirty-eight;
lost, fbuT ; added, seventeen ; clear increste,
thirteen.
. . Lord^ day eT«mge«
about ^hty. During the week ws have
a succession of prayer-meetings in private
honsea, on which occasions there ii an aver-
age Bttandance of thirty. I have thrae aub-
stationi, at which there is an attendance of
from twenty-five to fifty. Our day achool
continues to prosper. We have tost one
member by death, three by dismissal, two by
Foulteea have been baptised;
reuse, eight ; present numW of
eighty-foui.
e general profesioa of leli-
tluui in other parts of Ire-
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IRISH CHRONICLE.
Imd; but mva/anaaKm premila, vith little
godlinau. Then liave bmi baptiied, leren ;
ic<!siTsd bj letter, two ; TemoTod, two i in-
cnue, HTeu] ; Dumber of memben, fortf .
Wa bave ' ibc mb-itatioaa, at vbicb the
■ttendaim rariea from twentj to liftj. Ws
hkve about 100 cbildnn ia the echool ; end
about lortj of oui nufBiinei haTe been taken
'» jHOTiDce, — Dublia, Bahus aod Fer-
bMi«, Uoate, Athlou, Pmon's Town,
and AbbeylJez.
DDBLDr. — as*.
Wb ban
H* not fat a floiiiMhiny itata. Wa bara to
daptota the w*nt ot apuitoal lifb. Than an
■oma who labow and pnj tar tbe good of
ba*a loat t«o b; Hnonli [MMOt Munhar of
r. i. K'CAaTBT.
I, trbkh I Tvit about
Then i* a lamentable pre-
. _ apatbr and indifihrence. The
■ttandaoM li ilMdr. Wa hara had no ad-
dfUoDi and oa loaaei.
Tba tdioolB ban saffbrad ftom prteatl;
oppodtion. Bat the parnta of the childran
nil iand them hack apin. A ipiiit of m-
qniij boi bunt out aaiong the people fn the
aeighboiuhoad of oar boIumIi. I haTs heard
of lereTal who hare openly proteated ogahut
the docttinei and pnctlcM of the church of
Rome. The neighboorhood of C ia agi-
tated beroud what I hare eTer koomi befW
I tmit the knowledge and pietr of the
people haTe conudersbly incruted, Ws
bara thirteen memben. Two hare been
Snnd^-aAoel pmptn.
At doDola we uve a good eongreettion.
Iha Mhool wntaiaa abant BUj adujan, and
Mat ntuabm ctf Aapteia of Ood'e word
ban baaa eennutted to nKRMcr. At Clua
tha attaidaaee it ntj ancovnguig. When
1 firit tba oot^ationi I omallr go to Fai^
bana and Banagher, and the attaadanoe it
•Moallr V»i. I ean tbaa help mj bMthian
in iritM»di*Mti Ihwa placaalifw
Daring the patt year, tap Hr. W. (who
li not fapported hf tbe Society, but by the
tawlaw af the lala Hr. Bojae'< fond, but
wha aeoaplai tbe Sodatr** ehapel,) I have
not aat irith mch fleea oppootlan ai befare,
int Tariona eflbrti an mada to cripple our
jpenlJoni. Two hiTa been baptiied, and
two otben have been bdbre the dinrdi ^
nembenhip, and alt the mevaben ranaia
■tad&it. Oar preaent number fa eight.
rutfox'i iowii.-~«KT. a. mniiBir,
Throogb tbe twenty-one jeaia that I ban
been enpged In the miwoDarr Add, I have
nerer witaaewd Rich detetminad oppaatiwi
bj tbe piieathood, but I noTer Mw tbeil
eieitiani in thit mj attendad with !■■
eKct.
In cooHgiience of the wide i.
deititution DTe fiunOlea have left l
foreign ihoia, and three memben have died ;
in all wa bare loat EJght mnobera. We hare
had thtea added, and tereial are likely Kon
tojran die church.
The toaz ont-tUtioni amage an attend-
ance of thirty. Tbe Snnd^-edool ia wdl
attended, In which then are risty diildten.
The daily ichool at BoriaokaDa otmtiniwi to
increued of late. There bare \
baptiied, we haie loit nine by ramoTali and
eicluBon, and out prCKat nnmba II thil^-
one. Wa bare Stb wb-etition^ nine anoill
achoola, and an areriga altoBdanea af Miriy
tbiitT bearer^ at the mit-atationfc
. . , thimuh a kind Mand, ef
getting a plain plaea o( wonhlp, wbit^ wfll
aeat about ei^ty peraona. Firo have bees
added by baptiwi, which make the nanbat
in tba chnieh nJnelaMi. AtCUnael tharaia
Utile to ei '
The whole aapect waa eitremely diacoorag-
ing when I cane here, tbe attendance not
bdng more than twenty. That ia now
douUed, and givee arary pia^aet «f b^
aooa treUed.
AtDumnon tha nadei haa aacMito tUty.
IbuT fnnilie^ one hilf of whomne lUmanW^
who recara him cordially. The arar^
Bttanduue on Lent^ day la abont Mrty-aareo.
We have raeaiTad fbor to the afaunh—tln
hare been diimlawl, and our pnatot nunbM
ia twvn^-flra.
IRISH CHRONICLE.
A* 1 ewoe hm fn tb* HntamD I cuinot
»^ort fcr ■ whoI» jmi. When I pitched
mj lent !a Cork tb« woA w« Handing itai J
Mw m in mcmng. I bars baptized twice,
md two bun joined tlie choKh wbo ven
S**^ '^™- 0«" Pwwrt nnmber ii
"■ntj^Hif*.
Om Mondar ewntag wteting, to, cwitw-
■toi an imj fntewrting. From fcrtr to
*tjr ptnoni hare attended. A rsaan of
•ertptocBi, read, and wine penon or peraoni
m» pmhapi preeent who are unknown to m.
OHectJOM are Matted, and diwisaon Ibllowi.
^t ma, re^t I know not, but if tl«e
M te todicatiw of the general feeling, then
M««»d b m • oondition of hope, far In
•d™«e rf thrt *hi«h exiitnl a few ;m»
■go.
D«cte»nwiai the iociBtj, and which anpeu'
tath* pwrfou. Py^ "PP'r the fact. E
•MW« tt» Cnnmulee U. eetimate the meful-
^^^J^- ^,? **"■'"« "*«"'» h" been
■M0«4« dta^«j, and the number ofi
•«^» ^••IwMonothirdlewlluntliat'
391
the etationi ■ and their eamettnoM and op-
perent «incenty encourage thow mieaioaariea
who have fcrtDcd them to hope that thej wiU
S'tSr^ '^"'^ *" "■" '"""*"
There are fifteen churthei of which Tonr
mWBWiane. ar« the paiton. To theM then
end thrtj^agbt penoiu. The loaet by death.
!?S!t!'.''^ eiduiion-^d the nmnbtf
">■ l»««r "• W7 mwU-amoant to riMr-
one. The de«nicMaiei« therefore eevenrt-
»jen. The addKioM to •«* church a»e™
nther more thwi nine, the clear inereueto
e^ church ayeragei about fire. Compared
with the premoi year, the number of Vddl-
uon« to the churche* Ii wmewhat grettor
the clear mereaM much mora to. Lmt tmt
the average groea incnase wai under rine.
the clear mcneao Ksreeiy three. In boll!
reipeet*, thereftre, the relulti a •-
•waj U, diMut Bhorei ntt namn of the
Wjirtwo, and ebteflj from thoee diatrict.
2^. kS!?^ "f"**" "^ "•» Sodetj-.
S-^ ''n !i "'"' *''*^'^ "hereb,
ZT^ BMrtew of familiM with thdr chii-
*w hayjheen oompeJled to «»k an aaylum
S^^JIS^'"'"^. I>uring the winter
•J*™-^^! fo thouwid chiWion i but
ta dZaT*- '*?! '"'J' *^P°«^. "nd will
M««»a duimg the wmmer montlu. They
«wa«penedlo«ahIe tome piou, membeii
2^ t:^J^ Abbaylefx to1te«ih the ^
™iir!IL^ '^ -wW^^urhood. i tb^
innpirftnad (^nng their time to thia obfect
•td* mail lalarfe* of ^l p., month to
!S^lJr.*^5T ^ *^^ ^"■x' "■«'-
Sair^dil^". '"*.'■" '^«' ""^ with
■njrtijdTantego to themaelTw and their
™««»pow acholara, and who, but for
W.^««j8«.nt.wooMh.„hadneinrtni<.
SS^Se mSL'^E'^ *^\ "^^^
■w^jt toe BMK* of the people. Thie u
MtCBBfinadlooiiedikrict It i. nerceiwrf
*• iBVIni reodid. Nuaerou* cImm rf
™i~..«, uieieiore, me retulti an more Htlt-
actorj. The memben in theee churehca
now numbw over five hundred. Onlj one of
thaw chufchee hae been UiUodbit j end one
bas fewer membera now than twelve monthi
■go, notwithrtanding that uven memben
, have been added to it during that period, but
I emigration and death hare awept out of it an
unufually large number.
^eirtateoiftheSociBty'aBnanceihaabeen
10 the Committee a matter of very deep con-
com. Some months ego a Sub^committea
ma appointed to look narrowly into tha
whole queetion, and report accordingly. U
appeared to them that rotrenchmeDl hod
been tamed to ita utmoat pncticable limit
To reduce the Society^ agency in InUnd
any further would aimoat nullify ita open-
tiona, and render it uuadviaable to cany it on
mth Ita present organisation, Erery effort
lias been made to increaae the income • yet
the liabilities, three months ago, were over
^SOOO < An appeal haa been made to thoaa
churehe* who have not recently contributed,
and to private biends. The sum raaliwd
towaida the liquidsliou of the debt, up to tha
8I« of March, waa .£347. Your commit t«i
hope, however, that the h"berality of tha
«enda of Ireland ia not ezhausted, and that
some further reduction of this balance may
be yet Mpected.
Instead thtielbre, of having to report, a*
ifls feared in December last, a deta of £2000
the Committee have the plMsore to tiate that
the balance agunat the Sodety is laM than it
was at the latt ■nnivarMty j beinw ^1670
8a. Bd. initead of .£1 7Se Is. 3d.
Meanwhile it must not be forgotten that
this state of pecuniary embarraaament tends
to impede tbe Society's opeiatioaa. To the
unetvtu deinaodi for asrislanee. It T^sea
I intup«f«ble difficoUy. No advAntage aan
taken of the opaniogs which preaent tViam-
■elvM. Some of the agents are o<rerwhe\ine4
with labotti, banaath which thair liealtb and
ipirits an bat giving way; and no TOch tU,
S33
.mi3H CHRONICLE.
u the; absolulelf require, can be afforded
ttiem. At thii very Ume Iheie ire tiro gen-
tlemen, one at Ballina — once a ItomaDiit
priest, aD<l latelj a curate of the eadaired
chuich — and anotbet at Cork, a icholar and
a member of Triiiilf College, Dublin, who
have loat all tbeir meiuu of temporal tuppatt,
by joining tile churcbee in tbo*e places ; and
who are ready to occupy any post vbii^ tbe
Commiltee may aaaign them. They ara
■upchor Iriib icholan, and capable of preach-
ing in tbe native longne. While the Com-
mittee cannot, at present, bold out any
pioapect to these brethren, of permiment
engagemeDl, yet they do not think it right
to gire them up altogether. They think it
prudent to teat their qualiiicatian* as far as
riible, and tbey baie lequealed the Her.
Green to vint Ireland, on a preaching
lour, in company with one of tbe parlies
referred to, and tbey are happy to alnte that
Hr. Green has cheerfully complied with their
request, and will probably be in Iieland
during tbe month of May.
The Committee are less discaurnged by
this state of pecuniary embairaramenl than
tbey would be if the Hiwion were in B low
and Unguisbiug condition in Ireland. Suc-
cen Iture supports the expectatiun that aid
will be rendered here. They feel that they
have a better reason than ever, on which to
ground their appeal to the denatninntion at
large. While Qod is gmcioutty blessing the
preaching of the croai in Ireland, and giving
many souls to your minionHries as the seal
of their ministry, they cannot hut hope that,
in due lime, funds will be Bupplied sufficiently
ample to sustain and enlarge their operations.
It only further remuiiu to your Committee
to advert briefly to the administration of tbe
Belief Fund during the paitt year. Tlicy
withheld all grants up to the Ulcst moment,
conuttent with the claims of huniAuity. Very
little has been given owny in the form of
gnluitous relief ; and only in coses of extreme
destitution. They lament to add that all
accounts concur to prove tliat destitution to
be extensile and wvere. They have tried,
in Bxeiy way, to relieve through tbo medium
of employment. Some ChtiotiaD brethren
have been assisted, who lisie cslahliahed
erening schools, oLlicra hare been put to dig.
and prepare turf— a few to hrenk stonea, to
be afterwards sold for tbe repair of the ronds
.—and many young women have been cm-
played in making useful articles of Incc,
which hare been sent tn ladies in this country,
who hsTO kindly undertaken to diapoec of
them, and the proceeds applied to keep them
employed during the winter. But at Baliiua
the Committee have adopted * scheme Srat
suggested by Mr. Hamilton, of a larger and
mora lyBtemalic description. They have
taken a farm contii>ling of about 13G italuta
acres, with the view of giving stody employ-
ment to as many labouren as posiihie, aod
paying them according to tbe quality and
amount of work done.
The expense of cultivitioa ba) been care-
fully estimated, and amounts to about £600
per anuum, and the property is held on a
lease terminable at the option of tbe Com-
mittuc, at ono year, or any third year after,
during a period of twenty-one yeata. Tbe
rent ii ^'GO, exclusive of the customary rates
and taxes. Mr. Hiddleton, a person who
hoi been accustomed to farming, is overseer,
and twenty labouren bate been employed
during tbe winter, whose wages bale enabled
them to support their families in compa-
rative comfort ; and by an outlay for three
months of £100, of which rather more than
£70 is lor labour, more than one handled
persons have been supported, who, but for
this farm, must either have gone into the
union, or perished. Up to the praent mo-
ment, Mr, HamiltoD reports that the work
proceeda most satiibctorily. The overseer
hi:i established a bible clan, to meet On Lard¥
day eieningi at bis house, besides pnyer-
mcelings during tbe week. Three labouren
reside in cottages on the property, members
of the church at Ballioa ; and while regard
i* bad to tlie promotion of the temporal
interests of (be people, their bigfaer inUreats
are cnltivalcd with equal care.
Your Committee have every reawn to hope
that the produce of the fiinn will equal the
outlay. But even if money be sunk, all
persons will admit that this mode of apply-
ing the funds committed to tbeii
lid only tend further to
pauperiio the recipients. On this plan they
hope to improve their habits, and elevate
their character ; and the hibourers who hare
been employed cherish the deepest gratitude
far the generosity which has placed fundi
nt the disponl of the Committee for tbeii
The Committee place these facia before
their constituents with confidence. They
feel the Society to be one of growing impor-
tance and uaefiilncsa to Ireland. The bteesing
of God has rested on tbe mission, and they
commend it afresh (o the liberality and
pmyers of His people, in the earnest hope
that this hitherto almost uncultivated moral
wilderness may tilUmately become as the
garden of God.
Subscriptions and Donations thankfully received by the Treasurer, Jmefh TamoN, Es^l'
Lombard Street; and by the Secretary, Hr. Fbbosbick Tu9tkatl, and Rev. Josapa
Ahoci, at tba HiMion House, Hoorgateiireet; and by the pastors of the churoheithroiigbatit
BAPTIST MAGAZINE,
JUNE, 1849.
BARLT LIFB OF THE LATE RBV. THOMAS BUROHBLL,
1VIHTT~TW0 riABS BAFTIBT HIHIOKART IN JAHAIOA.
Tbs Bftptiit Magarifin for Jnne, 1S46,
eontained a aketoh of Hr. Bnrchell'a
oareer from the oommeDcement of big
paUio courw to its close, concluding
wjtii theM word* : " We hope to be
favoured gpeedilj with ' an authentic
account of Hr. Bnrchell'B earl]' life."
^niat hope has not been realized till
now ; but we are more tban compen-
sated for the dekj hj the fiiU and
interesting memoir which has just been
pabliahed by the deceased missionarf's
brother. No other individnal in modem
timee, we beUere, has had the honour
of gathering into the church of Chrifft
•0 large a number of converts as the
late Hr. Burchell, and it wili be found
pleannt and instmotive to read the
fellowing acooont of the manner in
which Ood prepared the instrument for
the work to be performed, and of the ways
in which adaptation for foreign labour
was indicated while the future miinon-
ai7 was hot a prirate member of a
Christian commonity at home.
Thomas Borchell was bom on tiie
2«tb of I>eoember, 1799, at Tetbury in
QIoQcestershiie, where his grandfather
was pastor of the baptist ohnrdi. His
&ther was a wooUtapIer in that town ;
and he himself was apprentjoed to a
cloth manufiuturer at luehbrook nenr
Nailsworth. Under the able ministr7
of Hr. Winterbotham, at Shortwood, his
mind was instructed and impressed,
and bj him he was baptized and intro-
daoed to the fellowehip of the ohorch
at Shortwood, in his eighteenth year.
The following aooount of hts early reli-
gious experience was read hj him at
his ordination : —
"It was my happiness to possess
pious parents, who ever cherished tlie
most earnest solicituds for the spiritual
as well as temporal interests of their
children ; and wlio never n^ected any
favourable opportunity of instilling into
their minds the reverential fear of Qod,
vmemtion for the scriptnrea, and love
EARLY LIFE OF THE LATE
to raligioD. From eailiest in&nc; I
had & kind uid affectionate mother,
who watched with teaderest coDcem to
improve every occauon of leading mj
mind to the Saviour, ts the beet and
most benefioent of beinge ; and of im-
preasing me with the oonvictian of the
baneful and dMtructive nature of sin, —
that I was myBelf a sinner against the
Host High, — and that Christ alone
could save np and deanse ma bom the
pollutions of gaOt bj his blood.
"These instructions, however ineffi-
dent is'sccomplishing the great object
for which they were dengned, — the
oonversioTi of mjsou], — which could be
efiboted only by the almighty influences
of the Lord the Spirit, were, nevorthe-
lesB, highly beneficial ; and I have since
been led to consider them as having (by
the divine Uaicing) prepared my mind
to receive the seed of divine truth. If
they ^ed to renew my nature (as all
merely human efforts must}, they yet
had this effect : I could not sin so
cheaply M aome of my school-fellows
and asMciates. When they displayed a
feeling of bravado, by the languags of
imprecation, I have been restrained
from following their example by the
thought, ' How oould I, in saoh case,
again enter into the pieeenoe of my
parents, who would b« so Justly offsnd-
•d t" When inclined to shake off the
iMtraints of a partially enlightened
oonscienoe and of religious scrupuloaity
and be as other youths, it has been thm
I have felt the advantage cf oarefiil do-
mestic instruction. It has proved as a
ocrreotive of many a pernicious feel-
ing, and prevented me from plunging
into those deeper and darker scenes of
depravity and vice to which I might
othvwiae have been carried to my
nin.
"As 1 advanced towards the age of
foarteen, I often and leriously oonsidet-
9d the claims of th« soul, of religion,
and of etsraitf. I wu niui^, for I
felt that 1 was not what I ou^t to be;
nor what I must be, if ever I were saved.
Comparing myself with others, I deem-
ed myself better than many. Still I
was conscious I was not a Christian.
Sometimes, after retiring to reet, I bavQ
meditated on my character and pro»-
peots, and wept with anguish at the
thought that I was for from the king-
dom of God : and although I palliated
my guilt, and ntdaavoured to eaae my
conscience by referring to my outward
morality, still I could not rid myself of
the impression that I was living ' with-
out Qod and without hope in the world.'
At times I prayed, but more generally
endeavoured to divert my thcugbts to
other subjects. This period was one of
great perplexity to me. I had no plea^
course of nn, and still len in
retirement At length I naolved tm a
new mode cf life, to forsake my usual
acsociates, and to devote more time to
reading and self-improvement. After
pursuing this for some time, my oon-
scienoe was set more at ease^ but I sank
into a state of apathy.
"Although I had now stmok upon a
rook moat truly dangerous, my reaantly
adopted course was cverroled for my
benefit. For, having arrived at a oriti-
oal period of lifs, when the character
begins to unfold, and the incUnattons
acquire firmnen and decision, it eoeft-
sioned peculiar anxiety to my fHoada,
who watched my every movement in
order to give a correct bias. My mo-
ther, perceiving I was disposed for re-
tirement and reading, improved the
circumstance by espresring her i^pn^
bation, and by requesting me, during
the winter evenings on which I had
then entered, to read to the othsc parts
of the &mily. Earing observed that I
took partionlar pleasure in miaaianaiy
intelligence, she procured for me, in
addition to the Baptist and Evangdical
Magaaines, many numbers Of tbo Bap-
tist Periodical Aooonnta which, iriifle
RBT. THOHAS BUBOHELL.
&ey exolted ttaa daepett interest, pro-
dnoed oouvlotioiu for wMeh I ihftll
ixn to UcM Ood through etenitf.
" In the BpriuK of the following y«ar,
I became much more Beriouelj inclined.
Aboat thii time, ibo, mj p&renta re-
oaiTsd ft letter from mj elder brother,
tbn reddent in Btafibrdihire, itating
tlw ohcDga whioh he had undergone,
■nd the ehoiM ha hwl bwn enabled to
mak* of ' the good part' On reading
thia letter, m; mind vu fill*d with
mingled emotioni of plMmre and pain :
—I rejoioad to think my brother wm In
parrait of a better oonntrf , and acpiiad
to hi^er Joji ;— I mourned while I
dwslt cm the thought that I waa
travelling a road the Tory oppoiito.
Thia led me to ponder more oareAiUj
the ohanotor and proipeata of mj elder
brother and filter. I lored them most
lAettonatelr, and r^oioed to bdiere
that Hmj were the foUowan of the
Iamb, and ooniequently seanre and
bapi7 tat Uh or death ; but when I
tfaongbt of the leparation from them
which I mnet tufbt in the great day of
judgment, I wu onrwhelmed with dia-
treas. I now retired to my doaet with
Toore frequency, and to the throne of
grace with greater eamestnen. I made
many and lolemn rewlutione, bnt, aa
they were made la my own atrength,
they were too won forgotten. / wu
net ym brought to hale tin, for T lored
many of Ite enjoymenta ; lo that while
I deaired to eeoape hell, I waa not dis-
poaed to abandon altogetiier the way
whioh led thither. 8tiU I gave myialf
apto retirement and refleotion, penued
my bible wHh Inoreanng Interest, and
^yed fbr divine illumination- I also
attended tiie mlnlitry of the word with
a deiin to be initmoted and dlreoted ;
I waa no longer a oareleaa bnt an anz<
iesa bearer. I liatened as one earnestly
« reodre benefit, and to be
id from Uie miry day in whioh I
d to be aet M fbit. Long had I
endeavoored to aztrieato myself, btii
the more I itrove I fonnd that I aanfe
deeper and deeper, it was thia that dram
me to the sanctuary, hoping to hear tell
of One who was strong and mighty to
save. From infimcy I had sat beneath
the preaohing of the gospel, but the
■ervioe waa only a weariness to me.
Now things were (dianged; I hailed the
dawn of the sabbatii, and my heart waa
gladdened at the proapeot of going up
to the house of the I<ord, though never
a sabbath evening olosed upon me^ but
I retired to rest weeping on aooonnt of
a deeper sense I had of my BlnfUness.
" In the course of my reading, I waa
led to peruse Watts on the ' Jays and
Sorrows of the World to come ;' and .
never shall I forget the overwhelming
impression it produced on my mind. I
had befbre seen I waa in danger, bnt
WM not oonsoious of one half of my
peril. I knew I was a ebmer, bntnever
till then did I feel the evil of violating
God's holy law. I had previously
thought on my condition and righed,
but now I trembled. Porraerly I had
thought it would be omel in Ood to
doom me to perdition, I now saw that
he would be just in inflicting on me hit
heaviest judgments; that aalvatioo waa
entirely unmerited on my part, and that
if ever enjoyed by me it must be wholly
of free, rich, and sovereign graoe. Id
my perplexity I had prayed for Hght
and help ; I now cried, ' Save, Lord, or
I perish.' I had befbre excused my
weakness and impcrfbotions, but now I
hated myself on account of my great
wickedness. I no longer needed the
aid of resolves in order to abstain from
my prior courses and companions; the
recollection of the fonuer made my
tears to flow profusely, the dght of the
latter made me tremble.
"Id this state of mind I embraced
every opportunity of repairing to the
mercy-seat :— Where else oould a guilty,
perishing sinner resort 1 ft waa my
EARLY LIFE OP THE LATE
last, my only resource, and I felt tlmt I
was praying to One alike able and will-
ing to save. It was here that the
gradoiu aayingi of ChriBt were applied
with power to my heart, — ' Aak, and it
ahall be given you; eeek, and ye shall
find; knock, and it shall be opened to
you.' It was not, however, so mnoh
the words which intereated me, as the
f»i>Ha»riTig manner in which He repre •
sented the conduct of Qod. ' If a son
shall ask bread of any of yoa that is a
&ther, will he give him a stone ? or, if
he ahall aak a fish, will he for a fish give
him a serpent 1 or, if he shall ask an
egg, will he offer him a scorpion 1 If '
ye then, being evil, know how to give
good gifts unto your children, Aow much
motv thall your heavenly Fathtr give (Ae
Holy Spirit to ihtm thateuk him 1' Lake
zL The preciousness of this scripture
to me at this period was indescribable;
it cherished in me hope of forgiveness,
and gave encouragement to persevere in
seeking an intereat in the blessings re-
sulting from Christ's deatL The bible
became more dear to me, I viewed it aa
my ohoioest treasure, and derived from
it the richest consolations. I also read
Doddridge's ' Bise and Progress of Re-
ligion in the Soul,' and Baxter's ' Saints'
Best i' books which proved invaluable
to me in oonfirmiDg my hope, correcting
my eiTTorB, and establishing my heart in
the ways of religion. Some time in the
year 1816, 1 was presented with a oopy
of the Memoirs of Mrs. Newell — a
volume which I read with the moat in-
tense interest, as it made me acquainted
not only with the hopes but also the
ioya of religion. It prompted me to
seek the highest attainments of evan-
gelical holiness, it incited me to more
frequent and fervent devotion % so that
the pleaaurts I now realized in commu-
nion with the adorable Saviour would,
I felt, more than recompense a life of
toil, of sacrifice, and of enfiering, iu his
Bwvioe. I walked in Uta light of his
was often conatrained
to say, both of the closet and the
sanctoary, 'Lord, it ia good to be
here 1' "
Wh^i "peaoe and joy iu believing"
had beoome his hap^ lot, he addicted
himself to riring soon after day-break,
taking with him a book or two for self-
im^ovement and meditation, while en-
joying the fresh breen of morning.
Most generally he bent his steps toward
a wood, belonging to a nobleman who
lived in the n«^bonrhood. Soon after .
commencing these rambles, be was one
morning quietly advancing in a winding
path, when be found himielf Buddenly
confronted with one of the ^me-
keepers, who, springiDg from behind
some treet, and supposing the wandsrw
to be in quest of game, presented a gun
at his breast, at the same time telling
him be was a dead man if he did not
stand stiU and loxrender. He vras
startled a little, but soon recovering
himsdf laid that his only object in
coming there was to enjoy privacy with
his book. The keeper not being quito
satisfied first demanded his addreu, and
then a sight of his books. He imme-
diately took a small bible out of his
coat pocket The keeper tqppeand mi-
priaed; and after having entered into
oonversatioD with him, told him to
conmder himaelf safe at all ttmes on
any part of the pmperty.
Hewent in a different direction thenext
three or four mornings, but determining
afterwards to resume his favourite walk
he met the nobleman's servant at the
same point, who, accosting him respect-
fully, begged of him, if it were not
asking too much, to read a chapter out
of his bible, and explain it to him, add-
ing, that he had waited there two hours
each morning since the first meeting,
greatly fearing he should never tee him
. there again. The raqneat was gladly
, complied with. The yonthful Oinatian,
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337
now uoexpectedlj led bj circumsUiioeB
to BSaame the oharacter of an instruc-
tor, becaroe much interested in the
man, and frequently resorted to the
spot, where he was sure to find him
anxiouslj awaiting his arriTaL These
interriewB were not in vain.
In the oonne of next summer, Mr.
BuTchell's jonnger nster was on a visit
at his emplojer's. One Sunday,
after the serrkes of the day were
aided, she acoompaaied Miss Brink-
worth in a walk round the sheet of
. water adjoining the botory. &lm<wt
before they were aware, lured on by the
oalm loveliness of the evening and the
Bylvan beauty of the scenery, they had
extended their wanderings into a part
of the adjoining wood, when their
attention was arrested by the music of
v<nces blending in a song of praise.
Following in the direction whence the
sound proceeded, they at length came
to a small but neat cottage, and, on
listening, recognised the words of a
hymn. They retired, without interrupt-
ing the solemn exercises of &mily devi>-
tion; and wh«i they mentioned the
circumstance nest morning to Mr.
Burchell, his ooontenanea beamed with
pleasure as he rejoined, "It was the
keeper's &mily you heard singing, and
he it myfirtt convtrt I"
But, if the first, be was not to be
the only one bom the same locality.
At this time, a javenlle member of the
bmily was unhappily the subject of an
impetuoos and nugovemable temper ; '
and on. this acoount a great trial to her
mother. Mr. Burchell had often gently
reproved her, but hitherto with Uttle
d^. One day she had been distress-
ingly violent. After dinner he followed
her and his sister into the garden, and,
having condocted them into a bower,
he addressed her most seriously and
affectionately, and then knelt down and
offered prayer on her behalt. On re-
tiring^ he urged her to go to her mother
and ingenuously confess her fault. She
was relentless. He then ewd, ' H ,
I must leave you now ; but remember
those words of the inspired writer, " He
that being often reproved hardeneth
his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed,
and that without ronedy." ' From that
time he ceased his Teproo& Several
years after, his mster again visited that
uNghbourhood; and, in an interview
with Miss Brinkworth, the latter re-
ferred with deep emotion to the inci-
dent above reorarded, and said, 'Those
last words of your brother have msg
in my ears ever ^ce, day and night ;
and I shall have to thank him throu^
eternity for his fidelity and HnHnfn,
for they have beoi the means of bring-
ing me to see my awful state as a sinnra,
and, in my convertion, of preparing me
to soothe my dear mother durii^ ha
last two years of afBiction and sorrow.'
When Mr. Burchell visited his home in
1833, his sister mentioned the ciroum-
stanoe to him. He wss just come off
fhxn one of his missionary tours
through his native connty. ' Ah !' ssid
he, ' poor H is now dead ! It was
not my happinees to see her while I
was out ; but I heard that she died
triumphantly happy. She vas one I
often prayed for. " Cast thy bread upon
the waters, and it shall be found t^ter
many days." This I have f^uottly
proved to be tme.'
This devotedness to his highest
interests, however, did not divert him
j from a course of activity in the dis-
charge of hie secular duties. He was
at this time a noble specimen of the
I Christian as described by the apostle
Paul, — 'Not slothfHU in business, fervent
in spirit, serving the Ijord.' Having
! become fomiliar with the mechanical
processes of his vocation, and apt in
' the disd»rge of his general obligations,
' his conduct was so br appreciated 1^
< Mr. Brinkworth, that, by way oi en-
couragement and reward, he kindly
EABLT LIF& OF THB LATK
g»ve falm le>TS oeeasion&Uy to proeun
a, Uttle wool foi hitnself, and t« loftke it
up into oloth on hii own aooonnt. In
the nine tpirit, hia father njade him
present of his first supply at the raw
matwrial. Little, however, did anj
of the part; anticipate the adventure
wbiob thie would originate, and the
important reaalti which would follow.
The flnt piece of cloth Mr. Buichell
oonld call hii own, he diiposed of to a
home in BriatoL About a week after-
wards he wai in the company of
friend, who, in ignoranoe of the traae-
aotion, happened to aaj that a certain
pertj (mentioning the nelf-eame house)
WM repotted as likely to fail On hear-
ing this he sought and obtuned per-
mfesion to be absent firoro home on the
following day. It was the summer
season. The splendonTS of noon had
long rinoe passed, and were softening
down into the chastened radianoe of
evening. It ooeurred to him, that if he
oonld start that night he should gain
oonMderable time, and arrive in Bristol
(nearly thirty miles distant) some hours
before the eoaoh, which did not leave
until the morning. His determination
was at once taken. Between eight and
nine o'clock he oommenoed his jonmey,
and eontinned to walk on briskly unti]
it was quite dark, when he turned into
an inn on the roadside. Here he rested
until daybreak. The worthy host ad-
rised him, on departure, tc sMke across
the oonntry and make for the Severn,
where he would be sure to find a boat,
which would take him down in good
time. He did so ; and on nearing the
liTer, which lay stretched out in noble
amplitude before Um, saw a boat push
oflf fkvm land. He hailed the men in
her, but they seemed in haeto to be
gone; he then called more loudly to
them, but they pressed on the more
vigorously, and were soon out of hear-
ing.
On lotJOng kbont he saw another
boat, and fading that if be did not
succeed in this instanee he wonld bil
in the object ftxt whieh he had come eo
much out of a direct conise, he resolT-
ed to make every effort to induce ha
little crew to ratora to shore and take
him in. He mocordingiy took off his
coat and waved it in the air, and soon
liad the satls&otlaa of ebaarving that
they had Imnigbt Uie boat up, and
seemed to be detiating whether or not
tiiey should comply with his wiahea.
In abont ten minutes they put back,
but ■> th^ ftpprotohed, it s:^nek htm
that he had never befbre teen five sudh
desperate looking fallows. After aome
objection on their part they told him
to get in. He bad not done eo teag,
however, before he found that he waa
in most undesirable eompany. Seven]
of the men whispered to each other a
good deal, and now and tiien he eau^t
a word, the import of which made him
teei uneasy and anzfous. At length lie
perceived they were steering in an
opposite direction. On his referring to
this ttot, one of them, a bnwny Irish-
man, esoliumed, ' Och, my jewel ! and
do you think yon are going to Isve ns
so soon, now that we have nitbbed yon
at last 1 Do yon see, jewd ? (pointing
his finger to the water on which they
floating) you shall go and see Uie
bottom of Dftvy Jones's locker, befbre
you go to butd ag^n.' They all now
set up a shout In confirmation of thtil
murderous design, and as though to
urge each other on to the deed.
Somewhat alarmed, their threaten-
ed and helpless victim asked, who they
thought he was I At this they laughed,
and said, ' Do yon take us for fools t'
Prom thdr horrid oaths and avowed
intentions he perceived that they took
him for a spy in the preventive service;
and he oould now see, by some kegs of
spirit which had been covered np In the
bottom of the boat, that they were a
p*rty of imogglers. Again aad i^ttn
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330
lu Mfored than that he was not the
penon thej eoipected hini to be, but to
DO porpoM i tbey only renewed their
thmti of immediate and cignal venge-
tause. Finding he could not gain on
than by merely sMerting that he had no
connexion with government agents, he
bogan to addresi ^lem in a veiy terions
■tnim ; reminding tbnu that if they
did bim any injury Qod would jud^
tliem tot it. After some little while, he
anw the oonnt«ianoe of one relax, and
obaeiTGd a tremor pua over the frame
of another. Still they did not alter the
wrong oonne they had been iteering for
He then addrewed each one sepa-
rately and tolemnly, laying, that eaoh
wooU have to atand, in his own person,
kt the bar of Qod, and receive aooord-
ing to his deeds, whether good or bad.
At length the mas who seemed to sus-
tain the office of obtain cried out, ' I
■ay, Piok, I can't ttand thu ; we must
let him go. I don't believe he is the
man we thought he was. Where do
jon want to be put out, sir ?' The
tnveller replied, that he wished to be
taken up the Avon to Bristol The man
•aid, ' We cannot go up so far as that,
•• we dare not pass Fill ; but we will
take you as far as possible, and put you
in a wi^ to go on.' He thanked them,
and begged them to make the utmost
apeed, as his bosincas was urgent.
Finding them so bi subdued, be took
the opportunity of speaking of tbeir
ne&rions mode of life. Th^ all tp-
peared struck with his statements and
conduct ; and on hislanding refused to
raonve what be had stipulated to pay
aa ttm \ at the same time offering to
fi>rwacd one of the kega of spirits to any
place ha would mention. One of the
men also accompanied him to a &xnk-
house, and so &r interested the oocu-
pant in his favour, as to induce him to
drive him to Bristol in his bunily tax-
ovt. Hfl ttma ratcbed Uw end of bis
journey, at an early hour in the morn-
ing, and aa a result, suooeeded in
reoovering the greater part of his cloth.
Some years after, on his first return
&om Jamaica to this oountcy, Mr.
Burchell met the smuggler who bad
aooompaaied bim to the farm house, in
small village, near the Cheddar difi
in Somersetshire. The man proffered
bis hand, at the same ^me reminding
him of thttr previous interview. Ha
was much surprised at bis altered
appearance, and inquired what was tba
cause. 'Ah, sir (said he), after your
talk, we none of us could ever follow
that calling again. I have unoe learnt
to be a carpenter, and am doing vary
well in this village, and attend a ohapal
three or foor miles oC And our pooi
never fo^ot to pray for yon to
bis dying day. He was quite an altered
man ; took his widowed mother to bia
bouse, and became a good husband, and
a good fotber, as well aa a good neigh-
bour. Before, every one was aCraid of
him, he was such a desperate &Uow \
afterwards, he was as tame as a lamb.
Ha opened a little shop for the mainte-
nanoe of bis £unily) and what was bet-
ter still, he held prayer-meetings in bis
house. The other three men now form
part of a crew in a merchant vessel,
and are verystaady and well behaved.'
While he continued with Ur. Brink-
worth, the energy of Mr. Burobdl's
obaraoter was tested on a variety of
oooaaions. One day a gentleman^r
looking man, made his appearance at
Incbbrook &ctory, wishing to transaol
bnnnass with its master. In his ab-
sence from home on ajoumey, Mr, Buz>
chell saw him, and the stranger imm»'
diately presented his card, stating that
he had been recommended to call oa
Mr. Briukwortb by several re^aotabla
parties in the same lino, spaoifying thna
of the ohuroh and congregation at
Sbortwood, whost a
EARLY LIFE OF THE LATE
and K mffioient guarantee of respecta-
bility. The purchaser made hia selec-
tion of cloths, and exprcBsed a wish
that they might be sent off bj that
night's waggoiL for London. Ab it was
his first transattion hs would paj half
in cad), and give a bill for two months
for the letmunder; and provided the
goods were approved of In the market,
he would open a r^;ular account, which
he hoped would be mutually advanta-
geous. He then put down ^0 in bank
notes, adding, that he was going to dine
with a certain gentleman that day, and
to spend the following one with the
first &mily in the neighbourhood, under
whose hospitable roof he might he
seen, if another interview should be
wished.
The order was fulfilled according to
deore. But the nest morning brought
with it some latent suspicion that all
was not right. Mr. Burchell hastened
to an ai^aoent town, and tendered the
notes at a bank, when be was informed
they were of no value, as the house by
which they were issued had failed. On
his retnm homeward, he called on the
parties with whom the stranger sud he
was to dine, and found that no such
visitor was known by dther family.
He letraoed his steps to the fectory,
and at once made arrangement to go up
to town by the night coach, in the hope
of arriving there before the goods. The
hundred miles were accomplished in the
usual time ; and as he was driving to
the wa^on office in a hackney cMoh,
he saw the purchaser walking down the
street Leaving the vehicle, and without
giving an opportunity of recognition, he
at once linked arms. The gentleman
lookedagtuut, and on recovering himself,
would have run off, but hie pursuer
hdd him fast, and told him he would
instantly give him inte custody if he
did not restore him the cloth. Igno-
rance of the transaction was urgently,
but as vainly protested ; and the tena- i
dous grasp of the creditor at length
extorted from the swindler a promise
that, provided no legal measuree were
taken agunst him, he would give up the
goods.
They now proceeded tc^ether, but
etill most finnly united. Just as they
reached the office, a light cart, contain-
ing the doth, was leavhig it, under the
cafe of several acoom^oes. Perceiving
' they were discovered they at once took
to their heels. Mr. Burchell then made
his companion enter the cart, and drive
him to hie lodgings, where the goods
were secured. He then sat down, and
talked to the culprit, concluding his
address by saying, '"There is a way
that seeroeth right unto a man, but the
end thereof are the ways of death;"
and if, sir, you continue in your present
evil oonrseB, you will find it to be so to
your sorrow.' The offender was greatly
distressed, thanked his reprover with
grent earnestness, and having resumed
hia seat in the cart drove off.
A few weeks afterwards, Mr. Bur-
chell had occasion to revisit town on
business ; and as his eyes glanced over
a newspaper, he read the description of
a person who had been taken up for
horse stealing. Though the name was
different, the description so perfectly
corresponded with the appearance of
his former acquaintance, that he deter-
mined to ascertain the fact. He
accordingly applied for an order to visit
him in prison. On being ushered into
the cell, he found his conjectures to be
correct. The man was confounded and
unable to speak ; but on being assured
by his vintor that no unkind intention
was entertained, but rather a benevolent
one, he honed his face in his hands as
he esclaimed, ' Oh I had I but seen yon
a few days before I did, it would have
saved me from all this hitter sorrow;
but now I shall prove your words to be
true. I have not forgotten your advice
and kindness, and never can. The re-
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341
membnuice ot it wiD Moompuy me to
Botui7 Baj, whither I shmll undoubted-
ly be sent.' Having reooTeied ft little
■elf-oomposun, be proceeded to itat^
tttat after he wureleaBedon the fonuei
oocaoon, he resolved to break with his
oompanioiu, and told them aa. IThey
agreed to divide what spoil thej had ;
at the same time exacting from him a
promise to leave the ooantrj', bo that he
might not molest them. To his lot
there fell some horses, which he aud
others had stolen in Oxfordshire on his
waj down to the maou&cturing dis-
tricta. These he resolved to restore to
the Beveral properties whence they had
been taken, for which purpose he adopt-
ed a drooitona route to avoid detection;
but he was taken, and bron^t to Lon-
don. At the close of this leoital, he
implored his visitor to oome aud see
him again; this, however, was imprao-
Ucable, as he was to leave for the country
ttiat evening. The contrite man was
much distressed at this, and said, ' Had
I hot heard nioh words before aa those
70a have spoken, my lot would have
been a very different one.' He then
shook hands with his friendly adviser,
and prayed that Uesdngi might rest on
Mm aU the days of his life.
His adifttation for misdonary work,
fi>r which ha ardently longed, appearing
ohariy to Us pastor and other friends,
the lemalndar of the term of his
apprenUoeeh^ was relinqniahed, that
he n^[ht at once enter on a oonrse of
prejtBration fbr his ' high and holy call-
ii^;' and having bade adieu to the busy
avooations 01 the factory, he turned his
attention tu literary pursuits.
Having separated him to the ser-
vice of Qirist, the pastor and ohuroh at
Shwtwood cordially united in oom-
moidiDg him to the attention of the
CommittM of the Baptist Missionary
Sodety, who at their monthly meeting
held October 13, 1819, resolved to re-
qneat his attendance at tbe meeting
ensuing. Accordingly he repaired to
Ijondon, and in the morning of the
2Sth of November, made his way to the
Society's rooms then in Wood Street,
Cheapeide. While sitting alone in an
ante-room, awaiting his summons with
a palpita^ig heut, another young man
entered. After the onetomBEy saltrta-
tion silence ensued fbr some minutes.
At length he asked the stranger whethra
he were a member of the oommittee 1
' I am not,' was the reply, ' but have
arrived from the cotmtry to appear
before the committee as a candidate 6a
missionary service.' Mr. Bnrobdl
hastily rose from his seat, and, grasp-
ing his hand with affbotionste and
warm emotion, asked if he were the
young man ha had been expecting as
his associate from Norfolk } On re-
oeiving an answer in the affirmative, ha
rejoined, ' and I am oome for the same
object from Qlouoeetershira : — ^how glad
I am to see you.' Such was his first
interview with Hr. Phillippo. Sjmipv
thiiing, as both parties did, in the one
great enterprise, to the prosecution of
whioh they wished to devote their future
Uvea, they needed no further or men
formal introduction ; but resuming
their Mate gave &ee expression to their
common anxieties, hopes, and fears;
oommenoing a friendship of muob
warmth, to be suspended only by death>
The two candidates wen accepted;
and Mr. Burohell was directed to pro-
ceed to Bristol Collie."
After a residenoe of four yntn at
Bristol, he was publicly designated to
missionary work in Bethesda chapel,
Trowbridge. "At that time when tin
addition of fifty converts in the oouise
of a year to any separate branch of a
misflion was regarded as extraordinary,
the audience were stroeK by the terms
employed by the large hearted Saffiry,
when, in the ordination prayer pre-
sented hj bim, be desired of Qod that
'be would not withdraw his servant
3il ABS0CIATI0N8 OP BAPTIST CHURCHES.
from the field of labour until he bad ' Mr. BnioheU embuked for Jamaica
been iostTumental in the conversion of i on the I7th of November, 1823 ; aad
at least ten tbooeand Bouta.' It would, \ after w uututullj tenfestuoos TOjiga
perhaps, be impoeuble to aE0«1tun widi
anything like aoconu? the Domfaer of
tiioee Mvinglr bmefited b; Mr. Bur^
ohell'B minietsy, but those who have
bad an opporbuuty of oantaHy obeerv-
ing the progrees of eivenU have tiiou^t
th6 prarer little lew than prophetia"
he and Mrs. Burchell were rcgoioed to
drop anchor in Montego Bay, on Uu
16th of Jaaiwry, 1824, It was the
goal of their hopee ; it was destined to
beoome the theatre of their telMenfiiig
laboon, their bitterest trials, and thdr
noblest triumphs.
ASSOCIAIIOKS OF BAPTIST CHUROHEa— THE PB£S£fiT.
Thi leaden of the Baptist Migtrine
and the denomiaatian generallj are
much indebted to Mi. Pottenger for the
interesting sketefa of bi^ilist assooia-
tiona giveu in the last number. It is
well f or ue, in these days of ease aixd
quiet, occasionaUj to look back upon
the past, and to contemplate the self-
denial and the safiering of those who,
in evil days and amidst evil moa, wit-
nessed for the truth. " Then those who
feared the Lord spake often one to ano-
ther," not cnlj were Ouf bound toge-
ther as having "one Lord, one foitik, and
one baptism," but a oOmmunitj in suf-
fering held thcoa in oloseat bonds of
qrmpathy, and they were thus fitted to
da and to su&r, and were led in solemn
earnestness to aseooiate, for the revival
of religion and the glory of Qod : and
this they did, although the hand of the
strong opprestot was raised to strike,
and pains and penalties awaited them.
Suiely thej being dead yet speak ; and
one <rf the ^lestions which should reach
the attentive ear of the modem baptist
is, whetiier now and in future times asso-
datkins nudi ai these instituted of old
shall be maintained and continued} and
not only be nuuntained and oontinued,
but be made living thioga, working to
the further development of spiritual
lift.
Though but a mere truism, yet the
thought should be had in oonstant re-
membrance, that it is the inevitable
tendency of organizations, even for re-
ligious ends, to deteriorate into the
) mechatvical, There can, indeed,
a aggn^tion of spiritual power by
institutions merely. The wise walking
th the wise grow wiser. Iron shaip-
eueth iron : but iron will not give point
to lead, noi can pure, spintual intellect
vivify the twice dead, or bear upwards
and heavenwards on its piuione that
which is of the earth, earthy.
Let it, then, be confessed that our
assooiations are not what they ought to
be; that, generally, they do not power-
tiilly tend to promote the weUare of
churches, oi to extend the oause of the
Bedeemer; geuendly, they are not as
the galiMring together of " live ooals "
upon the altar <j fiuth and love; they
do not enlightsi and warm all oonuag
within their influence, nor is the smoke,
as of a united eacrifioe, seen to arise
from them toward the heaven of
heavens. If it be so, " Is there not a
oause 1" and have we the courage to
seek it out, and sufficient humility and
honesty frankly to declare and confess
the same in order to amendment 1
It is fully conceded, that while there
are high and holy motives sufficient to
iSSOOIATIOKS OF BA.PriSl' OHUBOHBS.
313
giT« tha ato&t lolsiiiii and earoeat tone
to our aaaooiated meetings, there are
not now in action those peculiar oir-
ouoitanoea nbioh oombined to prasB, as
it were, dot ipiiitual forefothere into
close eommunion with each other. We
aie not tried as were they, nor is the
dross of mere profession driYen off from
the ohurchsi bj the fierce fire of perse-
cution. Yet there is reason to fear that
wa are even below our ciroumatanoei.
In sajing this we do not affect to speak
of aaaooiations iroia a point wliich has
given a wide oircle to our observation,
and would be anxious not to generalize
npon insuffident facts. We can unly
tectiiy to that which it has been our lot
to observe and to hear, when " associat-
ed" witik honoured brethren and fathers
in the ohutches.
Speaking, then, with this limitation,
and thankfully acknowledging the de-
gree of intellectual gratification and
moral help whioh Bssociations have
jielded, we must be compelled to con-
fess that there has appeared —
A want of earnestness and direotneBS
of purpose at some of these gatherings;
iusomuch that the thought has forced
ibietf again and again upon the mind,
that instead of a (olemn purpose to
promote the glory of God and the re-
vival of rdigioD, the oltjects, though
not ooosciously Buoh, nere pleasant,
social interoourse and a holidfiy. Hence
an enormous waste of mental and moral
pvwer. Surely an aasociation of
ohurohei should be nothing less than a
^Tanio battery, adiqtted to give health-
ful, energizing ihooks to the entire
n^^boorhood of the locality in which
the mMting was held. Ought it to be,
tiiat a fbw hundred persone should have
the deleetation of hearing discourses on
pveo sulgecta within a meeting-house,
and thousands, perhaps tens of thou-
sands around them, know nothing of
the gathsring, and derive no advantage
tromitl OugUittobe,tbattbepeo-|
pie of the town ehoiild " wonder what
it WM all about ?" Ought ten, twenty,
thirty evangelists and teaohers to sit
dumb and idle, and, perbi^w, a torturing
audieuoe to the preacher who disooursea
to them ) Would it not be a suitable
and most worthy use of the ocoaeio&i
were some of these brethren to take
possession of the town, its suburbs, and
the nearest villages, and in a square^
or at a place where two ways meet,
OT on a village green, preach " Jesui
and the resurrection ?"
We are aware that two objections
may be raised to such a ocurse ; fint,
that it would deprive the miniiters <rf
services which, at least to some ext«nt,
are designed for their benefit. And,
secondly, that the business of the asso-
ciation generally demands nearly the
whole of the time not occupied by pub-
lic services. To the first oljjection we
would say, that it implies a form of
spiritual or intellectual selfishness, and
that in such a case as this " it is mora
blessed to give (instruction) than to re-
ceive." With respect to tlie second
objection it may be observed, that if
easooiation business proper wen
methodized and treated in a brief and
business-like manner, and that which
really is not businees were rigidly ex-
cluded, then there would be time fw
the work of ^e Christian man, ev«a in
the short "to-day" of an associatioD
Uay we be borne with i
very plainly on other matters which
give a tone to associations ) There has
sometimes been, to our apprehension, a
want of self-deniat, of dignity, and of
settled gravity on these occadona. If
there has not been levity there has,
with Bom^ been far too much of relax-
ation. There has been t«o little care to
promote pleaBaat,intelleatual,and frater-
nal iutercourse, nod too little of setUed
purpose, to make the occarion one of
high spiritual converse. Churches ban
AS80CUTIONB OP BAPTIST OHCRCHES.
la eMe6,al]iK)«t TepeQed uBooation
•i from their towns, and difficul-
ties liave arisen as to ttks next pUce of
maetiog, becuise a state of things has
grovn up, withont protest, which makes
these nnetings burdensome to the few
whogennall^hsyeto makeamnganeats
for them. The "canal things" have
had too mticfa prominence given to them
and a change in this respect is neceo-
aai7 in order to more healthful assooia-
tionmeetingi. At these times something
l€M than even what gospel law and
owscienoe allow, would be an error on
Tirtae's side. The well meaning host
should not be espeoted to nmotion the
■IaTarjtoaadthet;raiui7 of,thetobaooo-
pipey nor allowed to press suooessfullj
the nae of the spirit case; nor should the
minister or messenger even look upon
the wine in its redness, eren though,
when at home, enjojing these losuries.
Itft not this be thought harsh, nor be
Tweeted as ooming fhnn an unreasonable
asoetio. It is not so, but the utterance
of careful riwritr. Have we not seen
the rush from the dinner-table and the
profitable intercourse which should have
followed I Have we not seen, pipe in
month and hands in breeches' pocket, a
good man looking the antipodes of good
taste, to saj nothing more t Have WQ
not been made to feel that the odour of
aident spirits does not blend fittingly
will) the odour of sanctttr } Have we
not shrank into ourselves with the idea,
that to IboM without these things would
have the appearance of evil 1 Have we
not heard of the young and sensitive in
households being scandaliied, and of
the satiiical mockery of irreligious
members of pious &miliee ?
And, then, amidst these too abundant
comforts and indulgences, has come
another painful tboogbt; it is this, — we
have met to appropriate our too scanty
Bssodation fiind. Ah I what tales are
then unfolded I What sonowfiil dis-
doiares tn then made ! Poor minis-
tering brethrrai with thor Boflerings
and hard privations I For mMkths we
were haunted with the disolosuiM of
of relief so small the wants pressing
and so great. Facts of this kind, dis-
cloring the struggles of brethren with
oorroding and hopeless poverty, are
enough of themselves to oompel a spirit
of seriousness, and the exerdse of sdf-
denial at an associated meeting; and
may we not add, that &otB such as
these should have their practical infln-
eooa before the association meeting!
Will not the reader suffer the word of
exhortatitm, and willingly be entreated
to BotM act of self-denial, in order to a
larger oontribution to the assodatiim
fimdl The minister does not like
beting at all; hedoes not often preadi
on the n^ected suhieot of alm^ving;
he rarely, perhaps, repeats in your hear-
ing the aposttdic i^junotion, "minister-
ing to the neoessity of the saints,"
much less does he urge strongly the
claims of the association fund, for it is
tike i^eading the ouue of his own ord^.
Do you, then, oonnder these tilings, and
out of your abundance aommnnicat«
fredy, or from your neoessitiee draw
tiie luxury of a self-denying oontribo-
One word more. If a larger intwest
is to be excited in the subjeot and ope-
ration of aseodations, the members of
each ohuroh must be helped to a larger
acquaintance ^ih every other church.
We cannot feel any interest in the
afUrs of tiie inbabituits of the moon-
Knowledge is essential to sympathy.
Hwal statistics, or even local &cts, are
really not below the dignity of .the pul-
pit, and the very fastidious or the Tvrj
olnmsy might remit them to the vestry
and a week-night meeting. There are
two or three things whidi would do
mnch to make aseoeiBtions i«al,andadd
to their power of ie^ng good to the
ohurdiee, and beyond the cbtirchea.
THE PRINCIPAL MIB8I0NART SOCIETIBa
3W
Let Uw vaaooation be nude the subject,
or nther let it give the tone to a grare
diMoone on the Lord's da;, and a
p^olar leotnre on the ireek daf , bj
«Ta7 miitiBteT npon hia retunk &om the
meetiiig. It would be impertinent to
RggaBt Um topioa of a discourse or to
hint at niutaktiona ; but of the leoture
iMonuDcnded we maj Tentnre to hiat
that plmMTi^ and varied, and instrao-
tiva materiala abound. The town where
the meeting has been held— 4te general
fcatorea and more marked peculiarities
— Idstoiioal incidents — trade, population
^ndiaracter of the population — moral
and todal phenomena — its reUgioos
■ipeot — the establishment — ohanwter
of panchial teaching, whether "high
and diT," " evangdical," or "anglo-
^tHkoSo." Vonoonfi>rmit7 — its historj
In eonnezion with the town — its power
or its wMkneee — the aswoiated church,
iti bistor^, its condition, and proipeots
—what the Head of the chureh has
done for it, and what it is doing or not
drang for the ascended Lord. These
toincs, and others which naturallj sug-
gest tbemselTes, would furnish matter
tor a leoture or lectures, which even in
weak hands would not foil of being
attraoliTe, and, while useful to the
yoonft would not be onaoceptable to
the general mass of the membras of aaj
ohoFoh.
Further, the "OiiooIaT Letter" should
not be permitted to become a dead let-
ter. The flMt of its being in print, and
the subject of it, might advantsgeooslf
be intimat«d more than once from the
pulpit ; this done, then there might be
readings in it on two week-night meet*
inga, its argoments be paraphrased and
popularised, and the production be sub-
ject to genial and kindlj criticism, and
its troths and exhortations then warml;
and eainesUy enforoed.
These things and others which might
be m^ested would tend to ^ve lifb to
the dead forms of aasooiaUons; they
would give depth, and strength, and
oomprehensiveness to Christian sjmpa-
thj ; thej would help toward realizing
oneness in our common Lord ; thej
would strengthen us to do hia will;'
they would lead to the jojfal utteranoe,
" Behold how good and pleasant a thing
it is for brethren to dwell together in
unity," and help us to go on &om com-
pany to company, drinking of the re-
freshing pools, till the whole associated
Israel ^tpear befbre Qod in Zion whidi
is above.
J. W.
CHABACTBBISnCS OF THE PRINCIPAL MISSIONARY SOCIKriES.
Tea Horavian Hisrien has erer been
mnaikabto few a s^t of humili^ and
fl^-denying perMveranoe amidst diffl-
onlties and disasters. The Church
ICsrionaty Society ranks high for the
dignity of its position, and the extent
of its patronage. The Wesleyan DGs-
Bonaiy Society is to be honontvd fbr its
holy seal and activity', ita willingnesa
to work, and the skill witii which it
raises and employs its resources. The
London Missionary Society, while oom-
Irfning moat of the qualities attribntaUe
to other noble institutions, is eminent
for the oomprehensiveness of its basis,
the undeoaying strength of its energies,
and the glory of its martyrs. The
Baptist Missionary Society is peculiarly
distinguished for ita translations of the
scriptures into the oriental languages —
for the chief part it has borne in the
destruction of slavery in the west — and
for the accomplishment of great things
by comparatively insignificant means. —
The iiitnmary World,
EXTRACTS FROM A DEACON'S SCRAP BOOK.
PuTTiB not thTsetf in thy fiuth to
Qod if thon mnteit ehuitj far th;
ntdghbonr, and thiok not that thoa iuai
ohuitjr for thj neighbour if thou want-
ed fiuth to God ; wherever they are
not both together, they are both want-
ing; they are both dead if once divided.
— Qiuaia.
The way to subject all things to thy-
sdf is to Bahjeot thyself to reason.
Thou shalt gorem many if reacon
govern thee. Wouldst thou be crowned
the monarch of a little world— com-
mand thyself. — Ih.
Wrxk thou iMtt misery in a brother's
fiue, let him see meroy in thy eye. The
mora the oil of mercy is poured on >'■'"
by thy pity, the more the oil in thy
oniie shall be increased by thy piety. —
Ir thou art rioh strive to command
thy money, lest she command thee. If
thou know how to use her she is thy
servant, if not thou art her skre.— ii.
Wbbv thou prayest for spiritual
graces, let thy prayer be absolute; when
for temporal bleBBinga, add a clause of
Qod'a pleaiure ; in both with fear and
humiliation. So shalt thou undoubtedly
receive what thou desirest, or more, or
better. Hever was prayer rightly made,
onheard; or heard, ungnmted.— 7i.
Hath any one wronged thee be
bravely revenged, slight it, and thy
work ig b^un ; foigive it, and it is
finished. He is below himself that is
not above an injury.— 7!.
In thy ^parel avoid singularity, pro-
fuwneM, and gaodinewi be not too early
in the fashion nor too late. Deoen^ is
half way between affectation and ne-
glect ; the body is the shell of the soul,
apparel is the husk of that shell ; tiie
husk often ^ells you what the kernel is.
—/ft.
So often as thon i
sins without grief^ so often thou r^aat-
est those una for not griaring. He
that will not moum for the evil whidi
be bath done gives earnest for tba evil
he means to do. Nothing can aamage
that fire which sin hath made, but that
water which repentanoe hath drawn^—
Ir what thou hast received from Qod
then aharest with the poor, thon hast
gained a blessing ; if what thoa bait
taken from the poor thou giveat to Qod,
thou hast purchased a eurae into the
bargain. He that ap^ea to inous nm
what he bath got by iminou luniy,
robs the spittle to raise a hoafatal, aad
the cry of the one will ou^e«d tha
prayer of the other. — lb.
If thon hide thy treaanre upon the
earth how oanst thou expect to find it
in heaven 1 Canst thou hope to be a
sharer where thou hast repoMd no
stock] What thou giveat to Ood's
glory and thy soul's health is laid up in
heaven, and la thin* ; that which lium
exohangest or hideit upon earth is loaL
—/ft.
Rao^nn not in thy pilgrimage how
difficult the passage ia, but whither it
tends; nor how delicate the journey is,
hut where it ends. If it be easy, sus-
pect it ; if hard, endure it. Ue that
cannot excuse a had way aocoses his
own sloth, and he that tticka in a bad
passage can nover attain agoodjoumey's
end.— 7ft.
CONCERKINQ THBH WHO AHB ASLEEP.
Pans U the ape of ohari^, in abow
not much unlike, but Bcanewhat fuller
of action. In seeking the one t&ke
heed that thou tight not on the other.
Thej are twin parallels never but asun-
der. Charitf feeds the poor, so does
pride ; charltj boUda a hospital, so
does pride ; but in this they differ,
charity gives the glory to God, pride
takea her gl<Nry Gram maa — Jb.
Ir thy brother hath privatdy offended
thee, reproach him privately ; and he
having lost liiniself in an injury, thou
■halt find him in thy IbrgiveneM. He
that reproves a private fault openly,
betrays it rather than repcovet it— ii.
Let me never iancy I have leal till
my heart overflows irith Icre to vmj
man living. — Henry Martin.
CONOERNQTO THEM WHO ABB ASLEEP.
BT HAST BLIZA L
CdnlT tbi; ilMp I
Pot DoUiiiic xum dUtorta Uidr qalel mt :
Ibgli iTMij ifMU nov m taUj UMt ;
Vc tnabltd dnuni Ihtli damlMn aTir brMt,
And Dukfl tham with ilFriBbt lUrt op ud WAk* :
Olml/ th<7 ilMp I
tor (THT plaielDg hHCtlalt wo* li put,
Tliajr bare bHo wniDded ollli (b* Ttij lut :
Ctlaiij tbar >!«•( i
Calmly tbey ateep T
Ttaali lad wd VEtr]' wuCua oov ii e'tz ;
Tbelr ensiBlH will neyer M^t thmn nun* :
Calmlj thej itMp '.
Ciklulj UdV liHp f
A lonlr imiK Mti on OhIt ^Idd (Hi.
WtUbnM tlmgliif d«ib dotk Mt a%lH* 1
CUailr tlM7 olMp ;
oiiBir Ui*r aiMp 1
Tb«7 HOB lUa BW Mi Inbst Itld ta net
Upon lUBsthir'i pan >ii4 apotlHi bnul :
Cilnilj tbqr M—f I
CilBl; lb»T ilHp I
. An If tb<r »0(i wsild mka ud ^«k m»1b.
And will thojr nerar, u
Y«, Iboagti BO hnnuo or MS brMk tbiir alop 1
Ifo moQTDv'iinlliim. tbdDfli ua«t loud mod ditp,
Cu biHk Uialr tfMp I
At Ibe load Kuna oi uu uikimgiri bUtt,
ThBf *11 mkfi from lUep f
Tb«7'll nkfl from ilAep I
Xmufomwd Intfl Hii imiga th«7nl UJM.
And npnida moaat to UMt Um lb tbi iklM :
TbBj'UwibiftomilHpl
Tbtf'll mk* tnna alMt t
And aenc mat ihall tb^ In •Urac* U< :
AndeTumontbey'll Jof witli Iruupotl blfb -
M pit tb)lr loiili did nil* :
Tb^'ll
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TbejTl
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CaBONOLOQICAL PAOE FOR JUNE, ie«.
TbI 344
I 8 16
3 44
S !•
346
8 19
I S 46
B 18
8 46
8 IS
> S 47
IS
S 18
348
Bmwuif tU. I—^a
SatkL
RoiDuii Til. SI — 3S, riii. 1
RathiL
Boniuu TuL 13— 30.
Rnth IT.
tll..iLl— 11.
emi3-I7,37-36,iU.
■1 tL, nl. I— 13.
il tU. 13—17, TiiL
I Smdu*! ix. 1-34.
I Suniul i^. 35-87, j
FmIdu.
Fnlmi.
1 BuniMl xir. 1—46.
Aef ud. 18—40.
Acu ni. 40' xxB. 1—99.
1 SuiiulxTi.
Acta uriL 30^ xiiil.
ISuiiuIitH.
Act! UTii. 1—38.
1 SmmDcl uiL
AcU tttH 'To H.tTTJH 1 10
AcUuTiit. 11—31,
1 Sunoct xiiT.
BChiduii i.
1 Buniicl utI.
ISkwndu
1S43, JaUIn llteHag at Kctlaing.
Japller conipieaoai ia t!u ernung.
Vanni ia carton horuan ma kMU M. n
1844, Daniel of Ccjlon died.
Sondu Scluul Dnioa Lmhoiu,
M«lt. *. 13—26, 33-48, Jo«li,xiiT.U-S8.
1717, Farmatian of Putienbr Baptial tai.
Mood littt, 33 min. pa«t S, erenuii.
BaptiM Iruh Comnuttae, 6, CTcning.
Full Mom, 37 aia. paat 10, nJafat.
1814, Allied' 8oT«niKH aniTEd m Lc
Haul nan, 87 ndn. |iut 8, e*cnin{t.
I77(^ Maw CaoDolon at Ota.Biat.faned.
1B33, Rdbnn BUI receind Bajal Aaitai.
1376, Edward the Bbtck Frinca died.
All daj or twiliglit.
1790, Bobcrt RoUnMiD died, Kt. 7S.
IB34, Dt. Can; died, Kt. 73.
iwu, n. AAUcaon (oiuwui DiH,in. w.
1733, Edward WbIUd (Uau Pond) died.
1830, JabnUad<HirHemeIHeinpM<ad}diei
179S, Thomai & Onj embariud tor bSt.
Hooa'a lart qnarter, 34 m. put 10, ni^t
1830, Jotepb PbiD^ (Jaia) tfcd.
Moonriie«,S9r-' ■ ■" ~
lS3IXLvtharai__.
aock with Sun.
1703, John Weile; bom.
Hoon ruei, 96 min, part I, monliig.
Siuidaf Sehoid Union Lewoai,
Hatl. Ti 19—84, Ocneda xiniL
Moon riH*. 80 mn. part S, monlng.
181S, Battle of Wataloo.
IS 16, Muna Cbarta ainwd.
BapUrt Horn* Bbrion CmuniHee it 6.
1SS7, QoacB Tictsila'i Aeettaaa.
Hew UooD, IS min. part S, aAemooD.
1877, Bdwud MIL died,
litmnrt Day.
17l{ Uatlhew Hann died.
1814, John Sntcliff (Olae;) died, b*. 79,
Jnptter qipean near Ibg moon, eiaaiD^
Hoon aeta, 34 min. paat 10, areBlbg.
BondaT Sebool UniDn Itaaoni^
Matthew tU, Joehna ziUL
148^ Edwaid T. died, a«d 19.
Moon wte, 94 nia. put 1 1, nifbt.
1836, George IT. dM, ftlA
8iindnaeaat,2SDla. paMT.
Hoon'e Brat qoaiteT, 44n. paM 1& rnvdH
1833, T.Bbautini (AU« St.) dM, ^ A
Hoon etta, 16 min. part 19, monliig,
I88S, Qnean TielsrU'c GonoatiBa.
HoDo Mt^ 87 min, pial 18, '- -
Moon riata, 30 min. part 3,
1663, ConTcntiela Act poai
KEVIEWS.
Mnwtr (/ namat BnrcMt, Itemty-lm
feari a Jfiuicuuiry in Jatnaiea, Bg hit
bnthtr, Wiluui Fm-n Bdbciull.
London: 12ino. pp. iiL,416. Votnit,
6)1,
Amoiq the benefactors to whom the
negroea of Januica ara indebted, then
ifl not one whose memoir deserrea more
honour than that of Thomas Borchell.
Ko man did mora Uiau he to hring
about that state of things which ren-
dered their emancipation neoessary, or
to prepare them for its reception. Hig
friend and coadjutor Kaibb was more
ad^ted than he was to awaken l&fge
mil iiililiiM in EagUnd to a sense of the
wrongs endured by the bondsmen, and
to inflame popular indignation agaiiut
the oppreasora. Knibb was an orator
of oonsummate power and tact ;
his frequent app«Aranoea at home of late
jeare rendered him the prominent man
in the eye of the British public ; but
wa onlj say what he said without
eerre or hesitation, when we n.j that
Bardiell was before him in the field ;
that BuTchell oommenced the course
which the; unitedlj followed, that Bur-
(Jull was equallj prosperous in the work
dendving on them as minifiters of
Christ's gospel, and that Burchell en-
dured at least an equal amount of suf-
fBTiDCf in the philanthropio CMise in
whieh they were engi^ed. Enibb had
a noUe heart, and his magnanimitj was
apparent to all candid observers ; but
BoroheB wm endued with qualities
iriMi ware, if leisootuipioaonB to oasnal
spectators, yet equally conducive to nic-
ceas. Happily they co-operated with
much mutual oonfidence and affection.
Bnrcbell r^oioed in Knibb's adaptation
to Qxaoute purposes which they had
tanotA, and Knibb looked up to But-
chell as a judicious oounselloT and un-
flinching oollei|pie.
The character of Mr. Burchell has
been drawn carefully by his snrriTing
friend and fellow labourer, Mr. Phillippo
of Spanish Town, and we cannot deny
ourselvee the pleasure of copying some
parts of the portrait.
" Pcncnringly kbariani, irdcnt. *nd derot-
id, be fnlljJDitified tin cipeeUttoot of irbidi
fail indpieat oner hid gins promUe, ind wu
tmkicndj' iBCmirul M i mii^iuTj. But, ■!-
tfaongh on tfaii iccoDDt hli ' consolatiau
■bounded,' Lie trUb mbonodcd alio. Nor wer*
the; of in otdintrj kind. Thow wbom God
doigni fpecUll; to hangar, he niuillj pnpuei
for it hj iCTcrB diKipline, Bii nfferinj^ (for
the; deeerred tbii dengnition in ftn eminent
degree), dnring Ifai Mrent importui ennli of
hi* biilorj, bat putieoluly during th*t of tha
ioiurrcction which vm the gmt en of hi* life,
irere those of % mirt jr fur the troth ; «icm-
ptifjiog the tune spirit of p*tiet]t migiiitioa
tod hamUa confidence in God which diilin-
gnithtd the mirtfn ud eonfcuon of n fomo'
■ge.
" On hii Rtntn to the *cene of hii Uboan,
he applied hiratelf wilh reneired tneritj and
dcTOtion to luj work. At the lunB time bo
exemplified H mneb foibeuuee lowudi hie
fbrmer enemio, u well m *o mneh wiidom,
ud pmdence, and {det;, ae not airij oondluled
many of thox who onco 'tbinted for hii blood,'
bkit 10 a) to coattrain them to feel ud to ac-
knowledge regret at their fanner conduct to-
ward* bhn.
" An intern) of two or three jean bad
ilapf il when I met bim at onr union beld at
Kettering in ]S44 ; he then appeared in deli-
cate health and In abnot exhanited ipliiti,
eihilBting ■ feebleneM of gait, and a eallownen
of aipect, that plainly told of the eiiitence of
aome ineidioni internal diaeaaa. He wu, how-
erer, ai mnch ai arer jnterntcd in the veJftrv
of the miarioD, and applied to the iNwBeai
Ibat called u together with hii accnatoDed
energy and aeal. Tbe foUowiog year found u»
uaoeiated in the aame place, aad eogiged In
the aame fanporlaDl affaire— the ntelaocbo)/
1 when death laid proatrate tbe nuulj
fans id Knibb. Mr. BoccheU nttodcd upon
MEMOIR OF THOMAS BORCHELL.
Um with tn tbe aniittj and nlicitndi of 'a
biatlin beloTtd,' uid felt gnitlj' unntrred ud
diitrcHad it tbe (pprchcDiiDDa thmt were
■wnkcDCd u lo the fetsl tenninilion of tbe
diuuc that thai laid liu friend uid fellov
Uboarer loir, and wfaioh thai might Buspend
the fiiendihip that had bonad Ihem togtiher
alniMt indiMoluhlj for yean, ■ friendibip that
Lad been lo riveted h; mntnal advmil; aod
periL Idttk, honrcr, did I think, nhen 1
thn* nw bim watching hj the bedside of hi.
'companion in tribolation' and triamph, aad
beard of hii atanding orer tbe £>«>« when it
chned for eier om all that vai moHal of
William Knibb, that ht would lo 1000 be unit-
ed to hi* aHodalE in the cloie and holy fellaw-
ijoy.
II illneH, the n
iiuIt,doiibtlcii,
of the chronic diKBBC to which I liave already
alloded, facilitated by thia painful bcrea?emeiit,
■Don followed thii monnful erent, and on hii
partial recoieiy he anaounced to me in a kind
and aympathiiiDfr letter. Lis dusign (from orgeat
adrice of bis medical frienda) to retom home
for a few montba. aa tbe only probable meani
•f bu entire reitoration. He aniTed at Span-
iah Town for the puqwH of embatkatioa by
tb* packet at the time appointed, wheD. after
an interne* that renewed and itrengthened the
fiiendship that bad aolanpanhnited between oa,
myaelfandbiotherHewett (tbe latter now hia
■ncceaaor at hie atationa and the huaband of hla
only daughter) accompanied him to the ahip,
and bade bim ai it ptOTed a last farewell, lie
looked ilL bat aecmed not to ha aware of the
■xiatenee of latent maUdy ; he waa at the aamc
lime cheeEful, and, ai 1 thanght, nnoaoallyfree
froED anxiety and can. He waa, boweier, the
■ubject of gnat aciiouaaeaa, and apoka and
acted like a man who had profited by bia afflic-
tiona, and waa faat ripeolug foe immortality.
" I reeaiT«d two or three kind and aympa-
tbiaing lettara from bim , won after hii arriTal
in England, eipreniTc of hia deep iolcreit in
By wellare, and of that of the church nnder
my paatDnl care. One of them, I beliere, waa
the laat he ctct wiota ; and I waa flattered by
the proapect of hii ateady progreaa to rccorery ;
indnlging, indeed, in that pleaaiug riiion when
I heard the audden unonncement of bii death.
" It will D*t be neceaaary for me to pDnue
tbli brief hiatorical Dntline, if auch it may be
called, by any additional paiticnlan more im-
mediately illuatralin of tbe liie and character
oT my departed friend. I cannot, bo.werer, for-
bear (rapid glance a( eome circunitancet re-
■pectiofi them which are the rtanlt of my own
perMmalknowledgeasdiAaemtiim 1 and which,
thoagh tbiy will not add to the knowledge of
bia iHOitrapber, may yet ratify and confirm hi*
opinion).
" In BtaloR, Mr. Burcbell, it sot tall, *u
ahoTc tbe middle brigbt, of manly appearanca
and form, with conaidenUa rigour of frame,
and sllogether of commanding exterior. Bia
diipuiition wai mild and amiable, bat he waa
nerroni in hi« temperament and retiring in bia
habits, — hii virtuea, howerer, were itetther
alloy/d by analcrity, nor albed to weakneaa 1
thua displaying a beautiful comhiuatioa of
apparently opposite qnalitiea in the tarM indi-
Tidual. The law of kindnem waa span hia
lipi, tbe natnral offiprtng of a kind a
roua heart Though not free fi
haitineaa or fntfulnem of temper, ba waa nerer
moroae 1 and tboogh aometimea chargeable irilb
errori of judgment, be waa aeMom dogmatical.
No one wai more willing to heal tbe wnnndi ho
might bare iacsutiouily ioSictcd, or more frank
u hii ti
Ghoit and of fa
liad thua occaaioned pain or
eminently piouj, henciolent,
good man, fnl! of the Holy
>ly did good.
n little things, ai well aa ii
bat hii humility diaplayed ilaelf ten in hb
words than in bia behaTiour and actlona. Uia
aatural diffidence, which (omctimea abowad it-
self on particular public occaaiona, ha* often
been raiitaken for hantenr, or for indiffereoea
to the objecli for which hia efforts were desir-
ed ; than wtuch notbiag could b« fartber from
tbt reality.
" like Marcus Craaaaa, he made no iontfa
of confeasiag that, when be^nninfc ta apeak
before gnat and inteUigent aaaembliea, be Ire-
qnently turned pale— waa discomfbrled in mind
and trembled in every limb. To plallbrm ea-
gigementi, npecially, be aeema to have had an
slmoat initinclire repugnance 1 and betica tha
difficulty that often occurred in Jamaica, as in
England, in aecnnng bia adrocacy on auch
occasions ; and thii avenicn increaKd, daring
the latter yaaia of kia lite, with the pragress of
bia diieue, aa well ai by hia haraaiiiig tad dis-
" He songbl r
It hecauai
be loved it
at well aa fer the eongenia]
adrantagea it secured;— it waa his chment.
Nothing bat alem nacesuty— tbe rigid con-
•douBDCis of daty to God and his fellow ena-
tures — erer drew him fbrth to abwlute antt^-
nism with men or measures. It was thii
eonsdonmeaa, and this only, iacnased by tba
aympathiea of hia own beneTolcnt natnra, ■!>«*
aroujed him to ai "
MEMOIR OF THOMAS BURCHBLL
3A1
urNdUnioUaeflocti Im tIniUrai iti in
tbcM eontaU, tbtu Riiilling from lure ta God
gentlenm, ind bia inl vitb nnknui and
prudcDce. In for tnea, petliipi, were more
happily blended, 'niaeiUr istnoda' with the
'foniier « re,' Un auch occuioai be wu
threite coald tuni him 'uide fcom nclitndc—
oeiLher intimldHtiobe nor bribes could bend him
Irom biA duty or his pnrpoie : — Dotbing could
man him rnm u unsbiken ete ■diaeu of mind
•sd of coaaLenuice: — Tirtuei which, whilit
Ibey incRtued the attuhment of hii friendi,
aogmcuted lbs hatied did rancauT of hii ese-
"Ht poncMed coniidcnble hahiti of bnai-
Btn; wu lenipulaiiil; eiul ia hii worldly
inuiMCtiaaij uid wu by no mewia deficient in
tha knonledga of aecatar affaira in general.
lib iategrity wu aterlinH and conapicuooi 1
but like many who are eitremcly leniitive Mto
thli enenlial of repnUble cbamcter. he aome-
timct rendered bimaelf tutpected, by loa icra-
piilooa and honourable minda ; by a coofident
imprenion that his heart and motiTe* were . too
tatttOXj eatimated by tbose ftronnd him, to re-
quin frcqneot and punetUioui explanation,
IJe thouRht olbera would ace him aa be wu
aeen by bimaclf and by bia God, Jn tb» and
in aome other reapecU, u with otbera of bii
mitaionaTy brcthreD, be wi* much miarepre-
lented and little undentood. lie wu upright
in principle, in profcaaion, in conduct.
"In ail the re>|iiiaitu tor a thorough mia-
nonary characttT, he wu probably exceeded by
none who hate preceded him in laodern timea
Ho wu Dot a meteor that blued and expired
fast a iiar that remained fixed in iti orb. Uk<
ciertajn plaatic piib^plea in the phyaical worldi
withont whicb all material bodira wonld be
qnicUy dianpaled and loit, be wa< diatinguiibed
by jireat conitancy in hit work :~-a coDitancy
componnded of counge, fortitude, pcne*eranai
and patience, qaalilie* wbich auatained and gm
•fieUncy to bi* other Tirtuea. Kot were they
(heatrically exhibited in ihort, Tii^nt effrat* ;
bat by a ateady, permanent, unwearied, nn-
yleldiop agen^ and progreesion. His energy
tru withont impctuoaity i calm, tloAj, and
oonaecntire. Hii whole life wu one entire nod
balulual conaecrktion to the work of bia divine
Maater; tbe continued expreaaion of the aaolc
deure— the glory of God in Ihe ulralion and
bappincu of hi* fello' men ; 'hi bad no aepa-
raleexiattnce'— 'it WM hii mut and drink to
do Hie will of hia beaienly Falhet.'"— pp.
403—407
The histoid of Ttunnu Burchell is
eweutiaUr the bietory of the baptist
in Jamaica in the dafB of its
oaiiQicU and mott briUiant tri-
umpbB, What had been doite before
airiya! was little mora than pre-
paratory BLirmisbiDg ; what has beoi
done Btnce his removal is little more
than effort to maiataiii the ground after
the battle has been fought, Iherotmger
frienda of tbe miBaion will find in this
voliune information of which they ought
to possess themselves without delay, and
its elder Mends, who like ourselves have
known it from the beginning of its
western laboora, will be refreshed by
reviTal of old impreaaioDs, and by
the clear and consistent view it gives of
half forgotten scenes. Ko book has
been published better calculated
than this to promote a missionary spirit
ehwiah , a sympathizing interest in
thoia iAifrdhea which are now deprived
of their original guides and called to
Bt»-uggle with now difficulties. The
manner in which the compiler has per-
formed his work deserves the highest
commendation. His langiuge is per-
spicuous and correct ; his arrangement
is natural and clear ; his sentiments and
aim are those which correspond with
the high enterpriie in which his deceas-
ed relative was engaged. We anticipate
for the volume immediate popularity,
and a permanent place among the stan-
dard works of missionary bic^rapby.
The following explanatory remarks
are from the Preface : —
« Tbe vdome ia undeiiraWy Ute in ita qi-
pearance. Thia bu aiiaen from the repeated
efforta wlucb were made, and unhappily in TSin,
to induce other and better qnalified writen to
many montba were conanmcd, and wbeaatlength
the anlhot found that it muat be done by him-
atlT, if at all, he had (o wait many montba mors
for a number of docnmenta which could be ob-
tained only from Jamaica. Beiidea wbicb, Ui
mioiateiial and olbet engagementa left him bat
little leianre te proaecate hii tuk.
" With iMpect to the memmr Itaelt it ia be-
lieved to fbmiih ■ bithfiil potnitnn of Iti
3n
BRiEP sroncEa
nljcct. Ko attmpt lui ben mkda ta jnlnt
him In ndoon Bot hk own, in ocdir le tndcr
the nwntin more (ttnuliTe or excilJDg^ Ue
ii eihibittd to tfaa nadn jnil u ba might hue
bc«a MCD in]' da; for mors thu twenty ;cuii,
tfafl nnobtmnTe, Klf-HcnfidDfft Uboriou*, iDd
ncccafiJ miinaiiarf of tb> enm. Hia hart
wu ttt on on* obiect, uliieh ha pomcd with
gicit npgltiitM of c;a u>d nndeTutinit ptrti-
utdtj of poipou — the glor; of Chiiit in the
nlnition c^ nonn*. Thii U the key to hia
whole chirader, the eiplination of hU entin
cxmdact. For the pnmDtioa of thU be ehieflj
Taloed lift, utd iria pnpdced to inflcr or die.
It Gonaeqnentlr gm thU t«ac to hia miniitn-
tlon* which erinced that
■HIlMlfoTIBUUloW
Waa Biw* tlWB aenh-Wn lor* ot hmun Und,
And Hsli tbnt Uadled Ln it* baniiig Blew,
Fait -iwai Um SiitIsh>i nnUfbt on Uu> mlnd.-
■ No other pifaitliig of the daoMcd tei&%
been made, than that from wbiefa an engnTiog
waa derived fome fifteen jean aince, all whid it
baa been In tlie power of the arti«t Co do hsa
been, to prodace a new plate in hia beat atjle.
TUi ii the lea to be ngretted.aa ItramialieaB
BtrikiDg likeucM of what be wai in tlM mature
Tigonr of life rather tb«a Id tbe period of decaj.
A aketcb of Montego Ba; ia kindlf fnmiabtd
bjr the KcT. T. F. Abbott, for a rignette with
which to ftdOTO t)M tillC'pege." — pp. »i. — »iii.
It ia bat just to add thmt tiba inte-
resting article which comtnenccfl our
present number i» derived entirelf from
this Tolnme ; the gieatoi part of it
beings in faot, in Ur. W. F. BarAdl'a
BRIEF NOTICES.
Saiuai Comnuntary on tAe JVe«r
adaplid t^Mciidhf far Prtmthtn and 8tw-
dtMl. By liESKAIJN OLlBAUnil, D.D.,
Pro/am- of Thtalogy m the Univtriity of
Erlaagai. Trantlaltd fivm tht IStrmm.
Omtmtiiig tke Epiillt of St. Paul to lie
SomatiM. Edinbur^: T. and T. Claik.
6(0., pp. iT., 431.
Aa the title-page abmn, it ia a portion mlj
of Olahauaen'a Commentuy that a contained
hi thia TolDme, which ia the thirieenlh of :
CUHPa Foreifn TheolOKieal Libiary. The I
Commentar; at large inclndei tbe Ooancla, (he
Acta, and the itreater part of Paul'i Epiitlea.
liie Enatle to the Bomana ia, howenr, a por-
tion which baa beeo Klected for poblicatiim
with great propriety, aa it ia a part A the New
TeatamCDt on wfafcn it ia peccliarlT deiirable
to bare all the lijifat which rirbai enticiam can
jield. Being addrened to a pecfile with whom
Iha great apoatle had had no preriDUi inter-
CDane. and qwing iti origin not to local neeea-
rfliea, but to hia earaeat derire to make known
the foapel to the inbitatanl* of a raat eitf
which he liad been nnaUe to vitil, it coutaina a
more ajatamatie and coaprebenaiT* new of the
tratha of Chrialianit; than an; other produc-
tion of bia pen. Ai Olahanwn obwrrea, iner
nfaliD^ the npporilion which lOme have
entertained that a eontnrrcnlal pnrpote waa in
ttie apoetie'i mind when he eat down to write
It, " we find in the Epiatle to the Bomana a
paraij Dhjeeiire etalcmeat of the nature of the
foapeL" Emj aentence, therefore, ia Talnable
to an (be churchea in all agei and eonntiiea,
and eT«7 tUng that aeevsnilating It oraa of *n-
dition on do to elucidate it ehotiLd Im
accepted. Dr. Hen
ceaie tbe learned w , _ . . _
to regret, belonnd to tbe belt daaa rf German
theologiuit. Hia cammentaijon (be Bomana
ii of the aama critical chancter aa thoae of
Tbdnck and Stnartj hia tbt(do|[ir.l anti-
menta and predileclioaa do not d
[™P'
tjTo in theological itodiea ;
ding -point ia,
ndcnee and
fer tho «■•
CHAumi,D._., _
ToL L Edinburgh i Sutherland.
Thia BCTrnlh Tolame of the Poathnmoaa
Woika of Dr. Cbalmen ^eaiea na more tbaD
an; of iti predeccaiora. Thej bare been in-
tereiting aa the prodnctiona of an aflaent ninili
though thrown off cMnDpanMeoaal;, anl
generally antaking not peapand orercn intend
ed b; him for the preaa ; but tbii embodin hit
maturcit thoughta, put forth with delibeiatioa,
and repeitedl; rciie-rd fur public nae. Haring
read aume iatje pottiona of the rolune with
_i anxiomly decire to rMd tb* real
-'- ■■ do not think it aa*^
wait fn our lepoit till
wa have liad opp<vtanitj to ■Trrmpliah thia.
Tbe plan of a* work tooaapoad^ In «eM*
more tvidtat (uJifbt
fDtpcl, m tht*t irct
St, Andrew^i profe«i
. . ,..-,-'. "Ill 1
TtM, Ifaui IQ tilC»B of thd
>r under ohon] Dr. Chil
BRIBF KOTICSS.
KM of 1m-
^ ■Ibmu
ordH oT lh« i
wilb the coniii
CHding 0
DH, b,gi«,
._oftbii God lind. Slid
nencH with the ongiiiAl purpoaei of
. thererc
id the
rf .11 tl,i„«."
"juncndi chmnDlnjricill]' in
of biim»n irquiry, brginnil
wiDti uf niilunl thcolopT, Bnd <<l<
uctrtunrd tht tcripturt lu be ■ nil cnmmuni-
ntion fiom h«v™ to t»rth, •Peking lint nftcr
thoH ■nnouriMTiimli tint ire most dirtcllj
fitted to nlieva the dislrni and In m»t th>
diScaltici of nUnrt." Thit ndui
PnlimiQUT Ethio, Hetuthi
Phrnci — Kituml Thcolo)!:
ind B
[<i)[7 — ETidcDi
: J. F, i
1,013.
» SoDthmiaplon
llua Tolome ii deiignrd
to <H1« KCCntly pnblilhcd by iud hdib aaiuDr,
eolilled, " GllmpKa of the Truth m it u in
Jnar." Ilcontuoa nnch tW will CDmmend
it«lf to eTcry ei.peiimcrt.1 Ci.ri.tiu., with
•ome thiogt nn vhicb difftrcnce of opinion
My »itl. Air. Win^w itukei hh of Old
Twt
icripto..
■bich w« oiij[ht to iRit iaipired liiilgry, thai
the fint chiptcT of " ' "- - -'-' ' -- ■
fuU of Gnu,- i*
KiDga It. 6, (eUlJ
' unto ber
prophet', widow
obich Ji
And be uid tti
Jid the oil itByed." <
wupleiKd, inthe ca
mte the beui of ill ■
id the Mtenl incidci
I Cbrii
e mlleGoh
Samitkt. O. Greek, BA., jI
SilBir Sirtel Cknptl, TatiiUaa.
B. L. UretD. pp. 131.
London'
Edneated children woul
dnnei with Rrnt plouur
tb»t they »re 1«T<;1 to the eipacity
cUMien in mott Bandiiy •cboole, wB wonid
ntbtr hop* lb«a twert. They bad oi, bo*-
E their
■ deierfe lOnjideri
ihich tl
title of
I Sandiy School Libtwy," — ■' ■ leriei of
«ls, cbemp, comprvheniiTt, and portsble,"
rxterniluprct oflheTolnmeiiidmirkbki
r tbii n»y be taken *> ■ fair specimen,
itFTnil qaalitiea of the aeritt nill entill*
1 large neainre of pnklii; patronage.
KKriire Socn-
•o the Wal^OK
I Bf Gnat BrItaiH, Bf
uedi : Heaton. Bto..
Mtthodia Frtathi
HeniiT Bi;BOEia.
pp. 23.
A well written pamphlet deiLined to ahov
thu •' Ibe Doclrioal Slandaids oftha Wealcyan
Connexion f.nd to ptoduc. = —
.mperu)([ wi
rulh;"
^hanpj^;
belief
Hdci nnallertd or to aaffer from
that " the inauenc* of doctrinal
ifuToaratile to thai free Ublical
i> the duty of Cbriiiiin miaia-
L finrd doctrinal itandard leaaena
of the pulpit, by keeping it li
public mind I ' that "doctrinal
itdi h»ie the effect of ipToliiBg religiooa
Tge of peracculing iboie whs
01 them j" and that " doc-
ei in the ck>
o longer foil
and fettei
ii, lud CI
e the uithdranal i^
nary Worlds a Quartrrlg Jmmud
r Dr. Cox will aspect to find in
liie reading, rcliaed laile, and
of the actunl Hate of Chriitian mi
loidingHctarian prefct«nce*i prelenti
Tbia nnmbrr csniilna a
of the Buonaparte faniilyi '
iti principal i — -' — "^
BRIEF NOTlCEa
nsnnuUscci. It nTicin
t on TiM
cUbomtel; Ur. J. D. Hi
Fhiloiaptaj ot Religion, Iml
fully, but opporing decidedly
no, in *o uticlA which ocxupiea fortj-thtvfr
iwfiei. ud i* to be cimcluded next quuler.
Tva iDtimting irarkt iUuKnliie. of ucnd
hiitory vt tlaa described %x leneib, — 9mitb*B
Voyage ud Sbipwreck of SI. Paul. Md La-
yud-i NincTch and it> RemaiDi. Tben an,
alati, papen on Kagil^ Schoola— ^Vaugbau^i
Poeou— Daaiel Scoit'f Poemi— The Temporal
SoiereigDly of tlu Pope— and Iha Scotch
BegiHrMion BUL
ofPrai
SI.A,,
1 Seeleyi
Part of the author'!
ook of ProrefU," of »i
flytf
Old Ntaton, Huffotk.
pp. 190.
Eipoailion of the
eigblh and iomc
J designating
n uf God. He aayi, " ^ jloi .
the Tayi of etenul inpnmn Dtity, dtitinci
Penonalitj, and cHentiai Unity, that tbi
mytterioav e»er-hlea«(d Being — tbe Word ithi
w« in the beginning vitb Uod, and wu God,—
now Dndoabtedl]' itandj befon ni."
Suffoa, Loodoi
CkffffKan'M Lift. Bf tht Ren.
•" ' *' Salor of Otleg,
I. pp.JtB.
If this book tboiiU fall in the
oar brethren la tlie miniitry tbe
to pcnue it. When ire bad g<
fourth |iart of it. thongh we perceii
gnod ipiril and in ao exeelleni
I the propriety of our noticing
to U9 to be a work likely to
meridiia of diiKntert. Bui,
opportunity to reciprocate the jpiod-wili u-
preued, and hul the aulbar, with whom we
bate no penonal actual ntaace, ai a brother.
Imaga. By W. Weldon CaaiiPNiTi, H.A.,
Arcfor af WliittduipJ, Lamion. Foiaih
EditUm. Seeleji, Fleet Street, pp. 310.
Simple bnt ingenioni allegoriea, illutiating
tbe dnt pnadpln of tb« goipeL
A. m^ nodi Hinare volannei rcpubUibed ni
of tlia centeat* of each book of ■eriptnn, by
Taylor, with a dadioatlon, in Ttng tito,
QoMS Aam'« log, wtM di*d In ITCXL
BIOSKT PDBLIOAItO:
flpprobttr.
WsAlne Uan'i Bnan on the Sabhatb. Seeond
Priu. Thg Ll|ht oTtba Weak, or, the Tamiwal
WUh • •kalj.h nr Ih> Inlhnh^ I. if*. Will. Bn.
Warklof Ken'i Boaji on the Sabbath. TUtd
POM. Iba Toroli of Time, or, tbe Tenpoial
ingTI^M. By DiTiD F*wiUHAa. w'ui PIT.
Engraiingi by Oeorga Meaum. Isidea: fai ri Idfi
axdOattf. Uma.,igi. IDi.
HlaalouTy BtoilH from (lie Boulh B«a 111
Orl^oal and (eUeted. No. 1. May MeaUnciJ
SoulhBeH. ImdmiWiUiamu pp-Vi.
_ Oatba UnetirlitUui, Immcn]. and ImpaUtle
loKdmi iipp- friali
jnipnlpory OaltiB. Lowloni J
HlatafT of Pn
Duhe irf AisTla'i Eny ea lb*
BanbUl MrsotUIl By J.
n* RenU el Peaot fbr Kay, IMa. Zndeoi
IF!n«laa4e».
.. Jon*. Ho. I.
Ding Canlribntloiu
INTELLIGENCE.
Ut. NilBOn, who lui recenttj become
paitar of ■ imall chutch hi Golbenbatg,
wnting to Mr. Wilkin, Mbj Btb, nji, " Oh !
how wonddfol Ihinp tbe Lord hu brought
•bout in Sweden t Would ^ou beliere me,
tir, if 1 tell jou lh»t we are now thirlj-fiTe
bapliMi in Sveden I Who would bare be-
lieved inch a thing two yean ago ! But *o
it ii, and ve miuit conlrn that it i> tbe work
of an Blniij[btr matter-hand. But pereecu-
tioD hu comiDeuced, nnd we do not know
with the poor kheep
ning
olTei.
e been before
the inini»teiium wTenil tinie», and haTe nobly
held last to the tnitb, aUhougb threatened
vitb finei, banishment, nnd other puniah.
menti. Nine othen — 6we brethren and four
■nten — haie alio been cited, and hare ap-
peared and made a good confeanon, chooaing
rather, if it be the will of God, to leare all,
home, piopeitj, countr;, tea life if need be,
ratbcT than to fbieake the Lord and hia
ttatb."
Ur, OnAen ipeake of tbe kingdom o
Lord M npidl]' advancing on erety point,
belieTOi being added to the churchei dailj.
*■ Lait week," he adda, "brother KiHuier and
I Tiuted the ni hundred piiaonere gf the
Chrirtiwi VIII. and the Geffion taken at
Eckenrurde. Thcj are at Gliickatadt. We
were well recclred, found brethren among
them, and diatributed eight hundred tracts
and Ibirtr ttatamenl* in Daniib. We haite
applied for permiiaiDn to preach to Ibem."
era, and in a lort of col it tee behind St.
Peter>, where it natumllj retired to perfomi
bluihing operstiona, and ' do good bf
,__i!th.' I waa struck with the outward ap.
peaiance of ciriliaation nnd comfort diaplajed
bj tbe building, which owes its erection to
Pius v., author of the last creed; but, on
entering, tbe real character of the concern
was no longer diaaimulated. A range of
Btronglj-harred prjtona farmed the ground-
" )or nf a qundrangular court, and these dark
id dnmp receplacifa I found were onlj the
-eliminni]' stage of probation, intended for
new comers, as jet uninitiated into the Eleu-
aininn mystetin of the estabtishinenl. En-
tering a psBSiige to the left, you arrive nt a
smaller court-yard, where a triple row of
amnll, barred dungeons rises fnim the soil
upwards, lamewhal afler the outward look
of a three-decker, ' accommodating ' about
uity priaonen. These barred cages ba>«
been fully manned, for there is a supple-
mentary row constmcted at the back of the
quadrangle, on the ground-Boor, which face*
B iBi^ garden. All these cellular conlrir-
anoes have alrong iron rings let into the
masorry, and in some there is a large alone,
firmly embedded in the centre, with a limitar
maauie ring. Numerous inscriptions, dated
centuries beck, are dimly legible on the ad-
of light, tbe general tenor beinj;
, of
ladia
iinffua cBlumnietria i' ' lo domttdeo Gcm-
i IB;'
' Caiun
nolber
Tbe Roman coireapondent of the DaVy
NrtBi, writing on the 31>t of March, says:—
** Talking of eicavations, I visited this morn-
ing the works going on in the subterranean
nulta of the holy oSice, and was not a little
horrified at what I saw with my own eyes,
and held in my own bands. Though I have
been bmilisr with everythmg in and about
Kame (or a quarter of a century, I confen I
navcT bad any cufiosily to vint the inqui-
Htion, taking it for granted, thnt everything
WBB eanied on there fiutly uid honestly, as I
waa led to believe by people worthy in other
T«*{MCU of implicit trust Ba^e*, the place
itielf It oat of tbe beaten Mtxk of all atrang-
wumdoetM ixtenninabunli
somewhat longer, the drift of which is.
caprice or wiukednea of man can't exclude
me from thy church, O Thrist, my only
hope.' The officer in charge led me down
to where the men were digging in Ibe vault!
below; they bed cleared a downward flight
of steps, which was choked up with old rub-
bish, and had come to a series of dungeons
under the vatalts deeper still, and which im-
mediately brought to my mind the prisons of
the Doge, under the bridge of Sighs, at
Venice, only here that there was surpassing
horror. I saw embedded, in old masonrr,
unsymmelricslly arranged, five skeletons in
various recesses, and the clearance had only
juat begun \ the period of their insettion in
thia spot must have been more than a cen-
tury and a half. From another vault, full of
aknlla and scattered human remains, there
was a shaft, about Ibur feet square, ascending
perpendicularly to the Gnt-floor of the build-
ing, and ending in a passage off the hall of
tbe chancery, where B trap-door lay between
the tribunal and the way into a mile of
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TDoni dettined fur one at thg olGdalc. The
object of thii ahaft could admit of but one
Kinniie. The giunnd of the vault wai made
Dp of decayed BnimHl matter, % tump of
vhicb held embedded in it a long nlkan lock
of hair, u I found by penonal examiDation
■• it wai ahovelled up from belav. Why or
vhereTiire, with alargeapaco of vacant ground
lying outside the itructure. Ihis chBrnel-home
ihould be eontrired undpr the dwelling,
pasiea my ken. But that ii not all : there
an two large gubtermneim lime-kilna, if I
mny ao call them, shnped like s bee-hire in
matonry, filled witb Inrge calcined bones,
fanning the aubatialnm of two other chnm-
ben on the ground-floor, in the immediiite
TidnHy of the tery myaterioua ahnft above-
mentioned. 1 knoir not what intereet you
may attach to what looks like a chnpler from
Hra. Hadcliff, but had I not the eridence of
my own lense!, I would never have drenmt
of auch appenrainces in a prtann of tile holy
office, being tharaushly i:ck of the Donnense
thai haa for yeata been put forth on that
topic by partiinn pena. But here the tiling
will become aerioua, tat to-morrow the wiiole
population of Rome i» publicly invited by
the BUtheriliea to come and aee, with tlicir
own eyea, one of the rejul.a of entrusting
power to clerical handa. Libela on the cleruy
UTe been manifold itu'ring the list four
inontha, and have done (heir work among
tho maasea. But mete talk is nothing to tlie
actual new of renlitiea.
The thirty-aeventh annual aeMion of Ifae
Bapliat Union of Great Britain and Ireland
waa held at the Hivioii Houie, Moorgatc
Street, April 20, 1349.
At a few minuMa pa«t tan o'clock a hymn
WW aung, after which pmyer waa offered by
the Her. E. Biyan of Oxford. The Rev,
T> Uoigan of Birmingham then dalirerad an
■ddniH ; after whii:h a ven* waa aang, and
pnyer waa offered by the Rev. Dr. Hureh.
KIUt an adjournment of a few minuta,
the buainea* of the aenion wai pioceedod
with, the Rev. Dr. Murch taking the duiir.
It waa moved by the Rev. S. J. Davia,
aacoadad by the R^. R. Roff, and molrad —
" That laob Chtlttlan frimdi, not niamban tit tha
Uolen. ai nuv deaire to be preaeDt, be nqeeited to
take tlielT aaaU."
It waa moved by the Rev. C. E. Bin,
•econded by the Rev. Dr. Steane, and
moved by the Rev. C. Stovel, i
conded by tho Rev, C. M. Birrell, ai
The chairman appointed n committee tf
nomination, to prepare a liat of olbcen and
committee for the yenr enauing.
The Rev. J. H. Hinton read the report of
the committee and the Irenaurcr'a accouat,
and laid on the table the nateriiila pnp»M
for the Manual.
It ira* moved by the Rev. W. F. BnrclKll,
aecondedby J. H.Allen, Eaq.. and iCM^ red—
eUling to file
1 haiiuK been
lend, it was moved by the Rev. T.
:, seconded by the Rev. B. Roff, and
veetbdaallunttalt gntllnda (or thna, wltb tli<
to tiilMTiH] fHayerfaltiBai and actirttj."
It waa moved by the Rev. G. W. FWi-
boume, aeuinded by J. H. Alteo, £aq., and
iiatiaa be ■IKtlnai'*';
in Lord'. M, O" 1™
rullDWIng. tw Mt^'"!
.f th. HiAjSplill.'"
tbB ektanatoD at fodllueu an
That part of the report relating to Ui*
Buptiat Building Fund waa again lead, but
no proceeding waa adopted thereon.
That part of the report relaUag '" *
Manual of Chapet Building having bem
again read, it waa moved by the Rev. C. M.
Birrell, aeconded by the Rev. W. FiOifcri-
and renolced —
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nad. It wu moT«d bjr the Iter. Dr.
■eoxided b* tlw B«t. F. Tnttntit, and n-
MlT«d-
'Ttiat 111* Unit Xnnt-dHd now Twd bs ip-
pnnd bj tbla Union, ud that tl ba jilBUd udbdi
tka pTODHdlBfi at Uw (miIsb."
That part of tbe report Telattng to Trait-
deed! haTioe been again iMd, it wa* moved
'r W, H. Walaan, Eaq., wconded bj the
' T. S. J. D«Ti(, and roolTed—
ty W
Iter.!
The committee of nombatioQ brought up
tlMir lepoit, which irat rtceired, amended,
and adopted.
Tha caae of ths BeT. Jainea Shore, A.M.,
being then taken into eonndemlion, it wai
moTed bj the Rev. W. F. Barcbell, leconded
bj the Rev. W. E, Archer, and reulTed—
* nat tlH UdIoq nprd Iba pnoMdinp ualiut
M Kh. Jhw tban. AM., (diptcd bf tbt Slibop
M&a nrndf attubel 'la bla mlaliUr. ai uGie
HtboB^ imda aonraf ■etdututlcal dlKlpUn*. aqd
Ib •oannnltr wltb Mdiilutlca] law, u InMnn-
MM of relVoH Ubm la Ua pvaoa, and oTOt
■alan nt pmaouUBa In mmIm' lak*. Tbaj
tbmfcn as^aia Uulr «ordUI vaHUij wUli Mr.
■har* la Ui pnaaat ndhrlDn ; anil daslara Ibelr
•MTlaHaB tbal Ite bOBdi iBwUeb Die elan «( tb(
rtuwh of Batfaad a» In law at pnmt iSU, an a
r. F. Trei
. Wigner, i
bt Ml la Uw liudi of tlw eoaalu**.'
The Ibanb of the Uaion baring been
Tated to the treaiurer and aecretatlM for
thnr aerricea, and to the chairman for hi«
altenUon to it* buiinen, the aeniaa wbi
cloaed with prajer bj the Rer. J. T. Wigner.
The oiEcers were re-elected. The com-
miltee remaini tha lame a* Ust jmr, ex-
cepting IhalHeMn. Bigwood, Birrelt,Broek,
Bnrni, Leedbman, Wallace, and W. H.
Wataon take the aeata racated bj Wttm,
Edwards, C. Jonei, W. Jonet, Moiria, Pot-
tanger, Sprigg, and Swan.
TlM report Mata that according to the aa-
HCiatlon i«tiimi of 1 EM7, then had been in
964 churches a clear increaw of I33S mem-
ben i or an arerage incttaae of little mora
than one per church. By the aaaociation
ratunu of 1843, there haa been in 890
churdtea a clear incnase of 2337, or an
atarage of nearly three per chorcfa. Bjr the
retamt of Jannai7 list, there ha* been in
1196 churchea a clear increaae of 4142, or an
average of nearly four per chorch.
The committee are aware how many cause*
operate lo produce [n numerical retuma both
incompletenen and inexactness ; with all re-
quiilte allowances, however, they cannot
but express their gratification that nnmerioil
indications, whatever be their value, have
begun to exhibit a favoorable aipei^ and
theur hope that this change may be found to
be associated with other and growing maiit-
featationa of retutning proaperity to the
churchea.
John Shoard, Esq., of Bristol, took the
chair at the ninth Annual Meeting of this
Society, whidi wa* held in New Park Street
Chapel, in the evening of April 25th. The
Secretary presented the following
Seporl.
"Patient continuance in Well doing" ia
reckoned by the apoetle Paul among the
Christian virtues. It is that virtue by which
the translator of the Word of God into foreign
toninies needs to be espedallv distinguished.
His work is not accomplished when, it may
be after yean of close application and erudite
toil, he has produced a version of the holy
book. The vcmon thus achieved, though it
may ba a signal triumph of learning, and an
andecaying manumant to the piety and Chris-
tian xeal i^the tranilator, is only an appcoxi-
lUBtbn to what in point of accuracy, force,
and fidelity to the original, it is dealined by
subsequent revitioiu to become. These re-
visions are the work of a life, in some in-
stances of many lives. They proceed slowly,
at distant intervals, as succesave editions are
called (br, and as the work is submitted to
the rigid criticism of the philologist, and to
the experimental ordual of papular use.
With whatever meatuie of success the ef-
tbrti of a Gnt translator may be crowned,
hi* vemon come* in course of time to ba re-
garded ns a comparatirely ruda production,
and without inferring the slightest disparage-
ment of his qualiBcations for the office he
undertook, or of his diligence and consden-
tiousneas in applying them, ■ subsequent
version supersedes it. That version again ia
materially modiBed by a series of later emni-
datlons, or perhaps, m its turn, supeneded
hy a third. Thus, in our own tongue, Wic-
liffs's translation w«a fbllowsd by Tyndals's,
snd Tyndale's by Coverdale'a, and Cover-
dais's hy Cranmer^, and hut of all hy king
James's ; and tbns In the oriental tranila-
tiona of our own missinnariea, Carey is suc-
ceeded by Yates, and Yates is succeeded by
Wenger, and still the work of reviiion is
proceeding, and proceeding with_ the greater
eomettneee ud care, i
HOHB INTBLLIOEFCE.
racf end ponpiouity ara sttuaod, and the
Ubour npproacbei to an end.
In reporting vbat ho* beea dooH during
tbe put jaai, it ia to be mentioned tlmt in
the Santkril langiuga the firat Tolume of the
Old Tertament, dovii to the end of the Glh
of JoehuB, was publiihed &t the end of No-
vember. Iq a prirate letter,* Mr. Wenger
njt, that fae £adi thii work Tery difficult
and trfiog to hia ejea and hii head, that for
thia and other leaaoDl of a critical nature it
proceedg the men ilawlj. The preparation,
bomTer, and publication of the entire Old
Teetament, will, if God permit, be carried on
■teadilj. The poetical patta of the original,
it maj be Mated, are rendered in a poetical
form. The prophedee of Bnhiam, the wng
of Mneea, the bleiung of Moaes, and the long
of Deborah, are contained in the parta nl-
readj printed. Tbeae portions are, perhapa,
•mongat the moat difficult of eiecntion, from
the deiire of the tranalatoi to make them aa
litoal andbithful aa if they were in proae.*
A nriaed edition of the Samkril New
Teatammit haa advanced to the liith chapter
of Luke.
In BengaR the teviuon of the whole Bible
haa advanced to the IBth chapter of lit
Samuel. The reprint of the Bengali Teata-
ment has advanced to the 10th chapter o<
John, and will, (Mr. Wenger aaya in the let-
ter nlreadj referred to,) " if life and health
ba apared, be finished in the preient fear. *
have
" he odd), " the laat
aheet of n very targe edition, 15,000, of
book of Acta, and the firat sheet of a aimilai
edition of John."
In the early part of the year, Mr. Lealic
wu enabled to bring to a close hia reviaedj
or rather new tranilation of the New Testa-
ment into the Hindi language. Repriata of
tbii, and alao of the Hindattani are noi '
the pren.
The following fa a liit of ths Scripti
prlalAd during the paat year: —
RuRii, Dem tliffrt CbaraMar j
The CommittM have great gntificatioQ in
reporting that tbey have alao made a gFaot
if £100 towafda tbe eipenae of Twioua ver-
iona now in progreaa by the baptiat miaiiaa-
iiiea in Western Africa. In relation to tbew
renions they are informed that " dunog tbe
fear, the Gotpels of Matthew and Luke, in
'ntba, have been completed, and the booka
if Geocsii and Eiodul. Other |>ortiona of
Scripture are also ready, and wait only br
printing. For the uae of scboola, a Tolama
of Scripture Eitiacta haa been pnblidwd.
The Orammar, and part of the Gotpe! of
Matthew, in FentanAan, prepared 1;^ Ilr.
Clarke, have been printed during the year.
The receipU of the year, in donatioiu,
coUertions, and annual aubaeription*, have
amounted to £1472 8a. 6d. The Commit-
tee have to report a legacy of £200, not yet
eid, left to the Society by the late Ura.
Ilia, of Edmonton; alio that by a certain
diapoaition of hia property, made by Mr.
Trotter of Coleford, the Sodety ia entitled
to one-third of ita proceeds after bia deceaae i.
and, finally, that liie aharea in the Lsn-
caahire and Yorkahire Railway have been
presented to the Society by a lady.
In terminating their dutice, the C
. mmend the Institution to the fMtenng cani
of the churchea, and of , all who are concerned
that the word of God ahould be bithfallr
latad into the languagea of mankind.
They recommend to iu aupportera and ftieadi
" lame " patient continuance in well-do-
„ aa ia needed to be eicrdaad by the
translaton, whom they asiat tn thdr toil-
aome work. And on their behalf th^ be-
speak the continuous and belieTing pmoa
of the fUthftil, that, matained and anli^t-
ened by the Holy Spirit, they may be Mt-
aUed, ai the NMilt of theit Uboura, to giro
to the nation! th« uncotnipt«dwotd of Qod.
It wai then moved by the Rev. F. Tucker,
Mancheater; aecondad by tbe R«t. R. Boff,
Cambridge :
UOOeoplaa.
Thenumber of ScriptuiM which have been
aant forth from the Depoaitory for diatribu-
tien amounta to 48,157 volumes, the ma-
jonty of them being single Goapeli.
Toward* Iheae valuable reautta your Com.
mitlee have had the pteaaare of granting two
dotwtiona, of £500 each.
■ Tf the Bn. J'oatph Aspii, fab. t, MU.
I wcvk Df nrfHtlflf tha vnalotti of
t anppoTtM b^ tlia flibkB ^aiulatlea
wtlu lajolm to nutala Ita Uliesn,
pBbllaEloD ot It* rnxM oadai tki
raoudJac t]i* dreatallim of the wnd of
i| hMUan natlena ■■ nsuwaty to In a
D (or the aaaaoisM lateon of Obrlslbn
maaUnclog
UiaTallb
Moved by A. G. Burnett, Eaq., H
Aherdeenahlre ; aMonded by the 1
Peaoodc, London:
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nit tha bUovIng pctltrntn b« th> olIlBni u
Qovlngpi
F, Eki, SplUl Bquu*.
E, LL.D., BwUdkL
W. BoBiHSOH. KetMrtag.
J.'Sniiaa, M.A,, Sirnla.
H. Tkiihd, BridEsmlir.
a. S»Tur»it, Sm.
B. WAnm, Biq.
BUnSB AMn-STAtE CBD
The anDual meeting of tbe council of tbii
bodj «•■ held OD the lit of Ma; at I{ad)e;'i
Hotel, BUcklWAn. Theatteiulanceof msm-
.ban wBi Inrger tbu oa tba wns occaaaa
lut jm, iDBQj gentlemen fiom the eouatt}
b«TiDB cons to town to be preeeat. The
Bar. John Burnat ma calletl to the chui
■xm Kftn ten o'clock.
A i^oit was thaa read whicb g*Te an
account of the proceedings of tbe eiecutiTe
commUtaa duiing the preceding jai, in
leapact to public meeiinga, Icctuiea, the
ii|Uim daniun, and olhec lubjecta, to which
twii attention had been directed. They
Mqnealed from the council practical lu^-
glliiilia. niinrinllj in mfrrrnrn to the (ijcnnial
conTflotiao which la to be held in 1 650. Thej
•ddfld, " Tb^ b^ further to nibmit for con-
■daration, wbcUiei the period hoi not arriTed
wba tbu large and mpullr-iacreBiing portion
of &• cMnmunity who are deairoui to obtain
'mirf the church ftom the Btatamaj
not, *ilh admntage, giro a Ibnnit! exprcanon
to their viahea, by petitioning the Houae of
CommonB. They are quite aware that luch
a demonatrstion could produce no immediBte
effect upon that home, oa at preaeat coo-
Btituted ; but they leave it with the councQ
to determine whether it might not serro to
place onr piindplea definitely before thoae
who are, ai yet, bat litlls acquatnled with
them — to pat the subject in a more pmctical
shape than it haa yet aamiined — end to pre-
pare both parliament and the public Ibr the
legiahitiTe confiicta which viuat precede a
Giul TJcfory."
After considerebls discusaioD on thie fubject,
the following resolution wai adopted: —
It Ibt Leglillliini It,
sf pgUUuia t« 11m H<
On thefbllowingeTening the public annual
meeting of Ihe society whs held in Finsbury
chapel, Dr. Thomai Price in the chair, who
stated ihat the income of the year had ei-
ceded by nearly £500 Ihe slated income of
the fon^ing year, and that it had exceeded
by some hundred pounds the gross income of
that year, though that included X317 dona-
tions glTcn at the first triennial conference.
Respecting this meeting, at which the
building was filled long before ux o'clock,
the Nonconformist ssys: —
" The public meeting afforded triumphant
evidence of progreis during the past year.
The spacious building in which it was held
was crammed to >ufl<>ca(iDD — notwithstanding
which the most perfect order reuned through-
out. Tothestedfast friendsof thsanodation,
it WIS a high giatificatian lo see Di. Price,
the treasurer, able once again (o occupy the
chair ; and never did he do so to more advan-
tage than on this occasion. There was one
fbalure of novelty in the programme of the
evening. Two clergymen of the church of
England were pnaent on the platform, and
spoke — the one, the Rev. T. Spencer of
Bath, by invitation ; the Other, the Rev. Mr.
Sloddort, by pennission. We must refer to
OUT columns of intelligence for their respective
speeches. Both weut the entire length of
the association's fundamental principle — to
which Mr. Spencer added a brief description
of his plao of church refurm. liis poulion
we regard at an untenable one — but all wilt
do honour to his integrity and courage. He
would arm the people wilh (ha authority of
kw to remodel the coiistilulion and oflicea
of the national establishment— a popular re-
petition of the error which ha repudiates
HOMB IKT£liUGENCE.
whcD he demands h sepanlion of the church
from the state. TJie ipirit of ths meeting
was admlrBble, and iti interest wo* tre[l lus-
laiped to the clo«e,"
The Gut annual meeting of this ioititution
va* held on Fridaj evening. May 4th, at the
London TsTem, the Itige room of which
was well fiJled bj a very respeclable lu-
. dience, manj of whom were ladiea. The
chair was taken at half-pait ox o'clock, bj
a. W. Alexander, Esq.
The Chairman in openiag the btuiDesa of
the meeting, said :— I regret the ahaence of
•ome pereona who took a Terr decided part
in opposing the goTeinment measare in
reference to edncation aome two jeara unce.
I shonld be ^ad if all were present who then
objected to that neamre, becsuse I heliere
the piindplea of this society are such as they
could all unite in with adrantnge. They
would thereby do much to advance the
common work of education, and present a
wortbiei aspect lo the countrr. The circnm-
tlanee that some of oot &iendi have choeen
to aopport B denominational society, on the
Toluntaiy principts^ rather than one on a
larger and more catholic basis, has made the
establishment of this anociaUan far mors
difficult than, b my opinion, it ought to bare
been, »ad thrown on some of ui a large
t of r
I difficulty '
shrink either
nspoDiibility. We feel it our duty to
do all we can to promote k good secu-
lar and religioui education throughout the
eonntty, and upon catholic prindplea. We
hate no reason to be discoursed at the
amount of support which this sodety has
recdved in ita inboey. It is a mailer of
heartfelt gratification that «e hsTe connected
with it — on the committee, in the scretariat,
and as memben — persons of different reli-
gions bodies, yet all belonging, as we trust, lo
the one universal church of Chrot. I be-
lieve I may any, for nil Ihe msmbera of the
committee, that lime and consMeralion have
not weakened the abjedlani tbey Iblt to the
government measure, but rathn Strengthened
and con6Tined them — objections ut^ed in
petiUon* atgned by between 500,000 and
600,000 Englishmen. It is found tbst a
hirge amount of Ihe MTcnment money baa
gone to support schoah of a denominHtional
character, and to connexion with a body the
most opulent in the counlnr, and therefore
needing it the least-~the Cliurch of Eng-
land; that seren^ighthsoftbs money gtantrd
for educational purposes has gone to the
support of what are ailed, or nthei mis-
catlsd " National Schools" — scbooli in which
the church catechism is taught, and in which
the children of diMentera mnst learn prin-
ciples opprwte to those believed by their
pBMDtt to be true.
The report, after reviewing the dTcitm>
stance* under which the aodety waa ftnined,
stated that £1,207 IBs. lid. had been re-
ceived (including £86 16s. lowwds Ihe
formation of a normal school for female
leachen, and £i I!^ as payment from the
teachen now under Inining], of whieb onlj
' i. Inline a
of £809 7e. 7<). ; boiSsi
£300 which had been reeeiTei dnce the
accounts were made up. The oommiltea had
obtained the servicea at n highly qualified
gentleman, the Rev. R. Nelson, A.M., ai
master of the training school, in whidi then
were at present but five pupils, bnt aercnl
applications were under consideration, and
the number would probaUy aoon b« incrcMed
to the eapacitiee of tbejr accommodatioD. It
was intended to establish, as soon aa pooible,
a similar training aehool for female teadien,
and also nodel school* (bt boyi and sltls ; at
preaeni, the pupil leachen bad the adfaiitagB
of ntt«nding a large and well-coadiietad
British school In their immediate locality.
Important servioe had been rendered to tba
association by a, committee of ladies, who
had collected funds far the female brandi,
and would nperintsnd ita alraogementa.
It was dcsinble that one or two agent*
should be employed in traversing tbe ooontij',
to call public attention lo the importance of
adhering to the volnntaty principle in educa-
tion, and lo inspect the schools in conneKtaa
with the society. The committee belieted
that a large number of school* had not
received government aid ; and one aode^—
the West Kent Educational Socie^—IadTe-
solvedlo renderaisislanceonlytosadi. The
committee were also desirous to extend their
operations to the colonic*, especially to the
West Indies, where BMEtance was mnch
needed ; and 5. M. Peto, Esq., M.P., bad
promii^ to contribnle £105 to a tpadal
fund for Ihe purpoee, in addition te £50
already contributed by him lo the general
The resolutions passed wen advoetded hj
Jose^ Stnrge, Em|., Apsley Pelletl, E*q^
the Rer. John Burnet, Ihe Rer. J. H.
Hinleo, Laurence Heyworth, Eaq., M.P«
E. Miall, Eaq.. J. H. Hanoon, Baq, 3.
Scoble,Esq.,andJ. W.Oreen,E*q. Juoatt
ohaervations made by Hr. Hiolon at tlM
ndples of this new society were the
following ! —
"la
tuppres* tny ec
'il liberty is deeply involvad in
this question. That, in Ihe first idaee, ii «
question of srgument merely, of theory and
■peculation ; but it comes in the end to be aa
altogether practical matter. Even now, the
beginnings of it are felt. I( in the long ma,
the eitendve applialion of public motwy,
and the e ' ' ' ■ ■ '
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fiuth ia to be pot in argument!, than which,
none wrre erer more cooTindDg to my under-
■Unding. My hope Bad belief u, tbet aa thii
ijitcm dcTelops itwlf, iM tendenciei and
practical mcrokcbnients will be aeen, and an
eailj oppoitunil; taken to romedj' the
blunder — tba wane than blunder, the pali-
tical Clime — which, I think, hat been
perpetrated. The people miut do it. No
miniitrT will erer like to loee what will ease
ila won, and amooth the waj for the itata
diaiiot. Ai coniequencea may develop
tliemielTe^ I hope to fiod in the people an
awakened jealousy, and an effectual retolution.
But we are not tha only locietj that rtpu-
diatt* Mate aid. There ii at leaat one oUier
e with thei
not one, we think tha reason does not lie with
m, but with them. In truth, the reply to
our aolidtationi, in the Rnt inataaca, was,
that they could not giro up th&r ■ystem of
denominational action. Well, all the con-
nderetlun I hare been able to gife to the
question of denominational action, contincei
me of fte improprietj'. I know the fiidliliea
BTSQ by a machinery reody for action. But
I am quite sure it lends to leader popular
edacatwn what it ought not to be — that it
cannot be carried on by denominational
ouchineij, without acquiring a aectarian
character. Then, mt, I gniSge denomina-
tiorwi action with respect to education, for
this rsaeou — that it misrepresents education
to Ibe community. Education, and alt the
bcilitica toward* it, ought to be presented to
them as lundl^, benevolent help (or their
good. Denominational eSbrls tend to gite
the iDipretaion that it is not their good whicb
is the end, but our own church. Churdi-
people are for educating by church ma>
cbiMiy, that tbey may keep the children of
snccenJTe geneiationa to the church ; Wea-
leyans, by their machinery, to keep the
cMldren within their pale ; and congrwa-
tionalist^ by tbeir macbinerf, to keep the
children within their pale. If it ii not so,
this is the light in which their eSbrts appear
to the people. The shrewd among them —
and there an shrewd men among the very
pooiaat— say, * Theae people sre so earnest
becatMe there is a kind of scramble among
them which shall gat meet of us and oar
duldm.' If I don't misjudge human nttut*,
« will be to make denomina-
isgnstfaig to all, and make the
, ^ ' You all want my child, and
none of you shall have him i I will educate
bin tnyaelf, and he, like me, shall judge for
luiind/.' Now, I think an effort which is
Bot dcDominstional— which says, ' Wo want
nothing tea ourselTca, we only want to fa-
cilitata your ■elf-.education' — teachiog ^mply
Ihoee tmth* of seriptnre in which generally
faTour of intelligent and comiJerate persona.
For my own part, I rensiince all with to
miike educational etrort) conjucive to my
denominational flugmen In tion. Whether
any body becomes a dissenter or not— iw
whether, becoming a disKntcr, he beeomesa
baptist or not — I wish to lence to his own
impartial unbiassed deciuon. I want hin
not to be ignorant, because in that case he
eould not arriie at any worthy deciuon at
I wont htm to have senetal knowledga,
that he may approve the beet. Perhaps Uie
very child I educate may turn out to throw
light upon m^ and prevail upon me not to
be aa I am, a dissenter and a baptist. J have
a common interest with htm in the truth. I
don't want, theKfore, to have him tike a
piece of putty between my flngen, and
mould my denominational notiona upon hi*
mind. It is not juit. Another objection to
denominational action lies here. It is, so fiw
as general education is concerned, iriapable
of carrying such effbrta to their right issua.
The only denomination that can do it is tha
church of England, which has the whole
terriliny dirid^ into pari^Ma, and has fie
ecclesiastical machinery everywhere. The
Wcsleyons are widely eitended, but they
cannot establish schools everywhere ; nor the
eongr^ationaliats, nor the bepliata. Beyimd
the great denomiuationi we Rod many com-
pntatively amBll.~some very small — sects,
which have not sufiicienl strength to ee<
tabliih schools all over the country, and
therefore mutt be at a great disadvantage.
Their memben find nowhere catholic sehoolS)
can send their children to no school except
one that declares its aim to make them
churchmen, methodists, or eongregationalista>
The parent says, in the bittemeae of hit
heart, 'I can get unpoisoned education
nowhere.' I should like to sweep away all
the denominational aocietiea Ibr edncation at
once — dissenting and all. That is to say, I
should like to sea ail the bodies penuaded to
abandon them. Then, if vra could have a
carefully-combined effort, to which all be>
lieving in tha great truths of Christiani^
could coneeciate themselves with hearty seal
— and the government let us alone — a far
better thing would be done for the advaoee.
ment of education than ever has been
attempted, or perhaps conceived of. Theaa,
then, are the prindplea of this society ; the
repudiation of stale-aid and of denomtw.
The lint annual public meeting of this so-
dely was held on the S£th of April, 1B49,
at the Hall of f^ommerce, when D, W. Wire,
Esq., presided. The report was read by Rev.
W. H. Elliott the aecretaty, and slated that
during the year upwards of 70,1)00 ttadi had
been dlitribnted, in addition to bondbiUs, and
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deti^led NTovl imtaaca of usefalceM
suiting bom the tocietj'i apetationa.
racdpti fin the year amounted to £StS 17l
9d., and the eipniditura to £237 Us. Sd.,
leanDg a balance ia hand of £5 3i. 7d.
The ipeBkei* were, Ber. J. Bigwood, Rct.
T. W. Jenkjn, DD., LL.D., Hev.W. Bevan,
Ber. JoibuB Rmaell, B«t. M. Woodman,
and R«T. W. Tjler.
ASSOCIATIONS.
Thammual meeting of lhi> awodaUon wm
held at Seiampore on Iba Bth of Janoarjr,
The fbUowiog ia a liit of the churches com-
priaed in it and tbcdr paiton : —
'.'.'.'.]. Pin
Dliklfipon H. SmrLift.
UlBuu.CUmtU J. Tfaoaiu.
Dug* \ ■
CbilMffmi. J
BUMmm J
CaUi4ali,CIilcEtu.J. Woiggr, Shnjut All.
Baanh ., I. Horgu.
obuha a lhv-
BoiiML...^ J. C. Pt4s».
Xlisl O. Ftuw, J. Hnsdiil
leUmotlpar 9. Pwn.
Intaliy, aikBlta„..0. Fwne, Bva KiUiu,
Nu^Uuttsk*.....0. B. Lawl).
UiliTapor* -..• O- Piwm.
Wum.^ O, Buhdor.
JiOtam J. PUllliw.
E>iiibDiub.».h 0. B, Lnli, utlng paitor.
BiffaHapon J. aiobblu ml Bellir.
Cbefar ....-im.J. finoklAf.
B2-«}k,l*Mr..„.
'Z.I M
srizi'''^
It
IBl
Daf Bcliwili ~
The fallowing acconnt of the eenicee ii
abiidged from the Chrktian Calcutta Advo-
oata, a wesklj paper conducted b; our
oongregatlonal brethren : —
'' On the whole the ;ear appeani to have
been, ai moat religloua jeara are in India, of
a verj Torted and chequered character ; not-
with^nding, theic wu much of a truly en-
oouraging nature to thou interealed in the
work of eTxngeliiing the natlvea of thia
Muotrj. The churche* belonginn to the
aModetioD appear to be in a healthy atate,
while the baptiKua recorded to hare taken
Ci were HJ, and ftwer cau* for church
pUoe Men to bare occurred than at anj
former period of theic biitorj. The religknu
aetTtesa were conducted in the misDon and
Tillage chapels, thej were encouraginglj
■ttonded. The Circular Letter by Mr. ^r-
gan was read at the introductory prayer
meeting. The Bengali service waa conducted
by Meaera. Mullens [independent) and
Fearce, the latter of whom preached the
annual aermon &om Isaiah ilii. I. The
Eogliah lermon was preached in the erening
of the same day (Wednesday) by Mr. Lewis
of Calcutta from Heb. lii. 3 1 and we tniat
that the hallowed influencea connected with
each meeting will not be allowed to paas
without some real and apiritual advantage to
all who were present at the aerrice*.
" At the husineat meetings a Tariety of
queationa, aome denominational, others hew-
ing on the intereala nnd future prospects of
the miasion churchea, and the cause of phi-
lanthropy and education in thia eountry,
came before the miniitera and delegate!. The
magazine* adTocating the principles of the
sModation, works fiir the imprDTeroent of
native Christian* and Christian teachers, and
sereial new works were mentioned as Id
course of execution ; among these one on
theology, another on the composition of ser-
mons, Porteus'i Evidence)^ and Bunyan's
Holy War. BibUcsl versions are still stttd-
ily progrceung. The Bengali Old and New
Testaments are undergoing slow and careftal
revisions. One nf the misalonaries present is
engaged in preparing a translation of the
— ~ - I-l^n <i,= T ■
nwgel
employed on the Santal New Teatament.
The subject of a natiie agency occupied the
occasions. If we encourage a desire fci
thriving churches, a healthy and well-trained
native ministry ia esBentisl to its realization;
and we are glad to Gnd that our baptist
friends hnfe determined that no future candi-
date fbr the native ministry shall be employed
hut such as have been examined and found,
in some measure, qualified and bithfiil.
Other matters of lees importance were dit-
cnned during the uttinga. The conchidiog
' M was in Bengali, and held at jannu-
gur."
ing;— -
AUwyleii...
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363.
_ B.C. Young,
, J. Hllllgu.
. W. U'iC^.
~ W. Tbomu.
Tbe Bnnnal meetbg wm held ftt Dublin
00 Aagtut 33, 3E, 34. Mr. TratTsil im
lequeated to prende. Tbe aennon vu
preached by Mr. Malhem, and a public
meeting wbi heM al which addreawa were
deliiered \iy MeMu. Wilion, Hamilton,
Bogbf, and Treslmil. The Circular Letter
on Uie " ScriptunJ Obligation! of all Chris-
tiani to support the Goipe! amongat them "
WM written bj Mr. Hilljgan.
BwlT»lbrpr»fMloo..
Bt IMMr M rulonlloD
— in
ssiSr.-:."?:^"
Miimb««fm«^^^
111* ohorchei and miniit«n compiifed in
tlik awmatioa are tbe (allowing :—
Bow _.. O. W. Flihboonw.
yaton HIU W. Pnliliird.
CuabarwiU B. Eleuis, D.D.
CImUm .W. OrMec.
Okmb Btnat J. Blrwood.
I>t?«uliln Bqian..J. H. IllDtaD,A.K.
XWI* StiMt ...._ B. W. DnrbuT.
BignBtnM....„
GiMBWtOb...... J. RumU.
H^AiiCT.» F. A. Cox, D.D,
HuMtaattMt.
BMabr Btnat ....... J. OMge.
Mbigtiin Qnmt t, FotMDni.
XautDflm T. Atwood.
KcnaliuUin .._.. ..W. Q. L*wU.
KifrallniMt ~.
UoaSiMt
UauPoDd J. lldii.
n«w Puk strait ...^J- Smitb.
Bapnt BMat ......... W. PrMar.
WUnrBdl -....B. J. DiTli.
flkakman^'w^").
8kgnlit«h..„ W. UkU.
tbnldhUB SlTHt ....W. A. Bilk*.
pfnaett Plaea J. Piuoek.
IMI*iiliuB R. Wiillan.
Vanun Squn O. Cluke.
WatwtODBskd. J. Biueh.
The annual oweliTiR wai held at New Park
Street Chapel on Wedneslay, JaDaarr 10.
Tbe eMtDon «u preached bj Ur. Eatterni.
JoMpfa Wirmlngton, Esq., the tr«onirer,
tbe chair at the public meetinft, when
the lettera ftom thg dinrchea were reEid, and
an addreM was dsliiered hy Mr. Green.
The Circulai Letter ii " On Doing tho Fint
Woriu."
ND&ber sf diitrebaa 31
Btpllud „ H8
BenlTHl by Itttu 177
DM
BuMvad bf dwth B8
Reioo«d bj lettar IH ;
Bielndtd !!!!i!™™" n
^HTliunua „ leo
NoiDhM o( miiubsn In tb> cHuobaa
auolDg ntnnii OM
LONDON ISSOCIITIOH OF STBICT BAPItm.
The following chnrdiea conititute tbia
TrtnllT Stnet B. Lawla.
LltUs AU« StTHt P. Dlskanon.
etnltord W. Wiri.
Uttla Wild Stmt ...C. Woolluott.
BonuKj BtTMt H. J. Batla.
PUlllpaairaeL T. Peppa.
The annual meeting wa« held at Little
Alie Street chapel on Ttuedaj, October 17.
Mr. Woodard read a dnil of the Cireolar
Letter he had been appointed to draw up on
" The Cooneiion between Doctrinal Error
and Spiritual Declension." Hr. Dickeraon
occupied the chair. The leltera from the
churchea were read, and oddreaaea were de-
Utered bj Heaara. Ward and Betla.
BapllBd.
«
BamondbydMth ....
"■■— m
S
WJtbdtBwn
BtudtTMlialiii
ORDINATIONS.
On Tueadaj, Hay 8th, tbe Her. ChulM
Smith, ]aMj a atudeiit at Uorton college,
Bradford, waa publicly and Hiletnnljr recog-
niied ai the paator of the baptkt church,
Whitchurch, Hampahire. The derotionai
service* were commenced at eleiea in the
forenoon, bf the Bet. W. GoodoiRn, B.A.
of Andorer. The intraduetory diacourw waa
delivered by the Rer. D. Kattema, of Hack-
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tie<r,who, inaTerjIucidand effectiTg manner, '
stated thi nature oF a Chrialiim chuich, and
th« lair of the New Teatsment reipecting iU
nipport The nnial quettiona were propoted
by the Rer. J. Millard at Lymington, who
bad Ibnnerl; been paalor of the church, who
alM oSerad the ordination prajer. The Ber,
Dr. Godwin addrcated both paitor and peo-
ple from Phil. i. 1 and 27, and concladad in
prajer.
A conaidenlile number of friendi ad-
Joumed, at three o'clock, to the White Hart,
where a pUin but excellent dinner was pro-
tided 1 and a itill larger nambcr from the
town and ndghbourhood took tea together.
Soon after lii the actvicei again commenced,
when Di. Godwin toolt the chair. The meet-
ing waa addrcBsed by the Rer. W. (Joodman,
B. A., the Rer. J. Drew of Newburj, the
Re». T. Thoma*, independent minister of
Whitchurch, the lUt. D. Kattenu, the Re».
J. Morton, independent miniiter of the neigh-
bourhood ; the Rer. J. Uillard, who gave an
inlereating biatorical (ketch of the cliurcb,
inlenpencd with lome aingulor anecdotes
relating to ita previonl paiton and the per-
aecutiona which they nSbred ; and the Rev.
Ur. Ashley. The newly recognized paitor
then eiprened hi* feelingt on the occuion,
with reference to the kind lympathy of the
frienda from a distance, and to his former
pastor, Dr. Godwin, who concluded in prayer.
The day throughout was ana of unmixed
Eteasure and edification, all was peace, and
lie, and harmony. The neat and commo-
dioiu place of worship had been repaired and
painted, and looked as bright and cheerful as
though it sympathised with the services, and
welcomed with a uniting lace the Yiaiton,
The attendance was Tcrj good ; the serrtces,
though of necessity l<nUi were not tedioos;
all appeared to be gratined, and the general
baling seemed to be, " Sate now, we be-
■each tbee, O Lord ; 0 Lord, we beseech thee
■end now ptcqicrity."
Tha baptist church in this town is of con-
rideiable antiqaity. Though the dale of its
formation cannot be ascertained, llie church
book shows, that as early as 1690 there were
Ihirty-seren members under the pastoral care
of two brothers of the name of KenL During
the petsecution which continued under the
Stnatt dynasty, tha little flock, it seems, met
fat worship in Qiwdown Coppice, about a
mile bom the town, and some women were
baptised at midnight in the river. At pre-
atnt the emdial mSon pretoiling among this
wnnumity, and the reciprocal afiection of
Cr and people, give the most cheering
that, imder the bleaing of the great
Head of the cburdi, a happv measure of
peace and prosperity is before them.
cordial and a
the pastor of the baptist chnrch at Kddbrd,
and commenced hit laboDtt on Loid'a day,
April 32od.
Tha Re*. Jamea Hacpbenon, lata of
Bramely near Leeds, has accepted the anani-
moiuinTitatioa of the baptist church, Aditon-
nnder-Lyne, to the pastonte, and eommanced
his labour* on Lord's day. Hay 30th,
RECENT DEATHS.
It doea not seem to be saying nadi Ibr
religion, when we merely affirm that it fctm*
tha character to wbatsoerei is lorely nitd
of j[ood report ; and yet in saying to we
attribute to reli^on a power really dinner
Especdally is thu true whoi tlie character
requires very much of modification in oidct
to this result. There are instanoes b the
New Testament, as Paul who had endea-
Toured to destroy the &ith of Christ, but wbo
was changed into a lenlous promoter of that
bith ; and the Caiinthians who were washed,
and sanctified, and jnttified in the name of
the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
There are instancta niMO in common life, as
the pages of this maganne from year to yaor
hare recorded. If fTot the men whote
memories we embalm were not all that could
be wished, still they differed ao widely from
what they would have been but for the graea
of God, that we cannot but acknowledge the
finger of God in them. Philosophy did not
mould their cliaracterj mne morality coold
not hafe rendered them what they were. It
pleaaed God who separated them tram their
mothers' womb, to rereol hit Son in them ;
their own acknowledgments and thote of
others equally glorify ^ie grace of God whidi
has wrought such wonders.
The subject of the present mtcndr is aa
instance. What he might bare been bat for
divine mercy acarcely any of hia surTiving
friends can conjecture. They know what he
was 1 and though perhaps a larger measure of
the softer tiitues might bare given lustra to
his character, they saw in tbe''stnnly ssint"
abundant reason to glorify God on his behalt
Henry Collier was horn at ThrapMon,
where he lired for nearly sixty-thrae years
without interral. esteemed and cooGdad in by
all who knew him. His parenf* were nn-
known to liune ; he was the tenth of eleven
children, a large fiunily to press upon ttnit-
ened resources. Perhaps this drcnm-
stance tended to indncc some of those
peculiar fcnturea hy which through lib he
was distinguished; one of the moat ttraa^
marked of which was a rigid economy of
time and money. He had learned their nluo
in early lib, and he could never m
HOME INTBLLIGEKCK.
either, though Iio tea) equalij unable
paniaionioiTS of houn or Bhillin^s wlien
were tegilimitclj rliiimed for the seivi
nljj(ian or benevotencc
In earlj life, though Mr. Colliet^ school
edamtion had been limited, he read Rod
thought a good deal, thui ■cquiring ■
siderable BDiount of mental vigoui a
clearueM of conception He did not confine
himself to the intellectual, and the mot«l, or
religious ; inSdel publimtiona and works
otherwise of B pemiidDus tendency engaged
his eager attention, and at one time some
frieods feared for him that he irat being borne
towards the roitei of scepticiam and infidel-
ity. The eiample of excellent Christian
Dien BTonnd him, and occasional remon-
strances, both of parental affection and &ith.
ful friendship, preserved hi 01 in great meagiire
fhim thig oTil. At about his eighteenth year
be began to think on the things pertitining to
his peace ; and whatever were his wishes '
could not become a confirmed unbeliever.
Thrapalon had been D laToured place
respect to religious means for looie jei
prcTioustj to (his time. There was n son
what numerous congregnlion of dissenters in
the town; among whose members were manj,
the DHmes of whom are ^ilt greatly fragranl
for the high exixllences of their Chrialian
chamcter. The town was within nine miles
of Kettering, and was, therefore, wmeirhat
frequenlly visited by the hite Andrew Full
one of whose searching discourses founded
Col. i. 2B, 29, and delivered on b Wednesday
erening, found its way to Mr. Cotiier'a heart.
He had become diisatiaGed with his inlidel
lendenci™, and had begun to rend the scrip.
tares in the hope of being convinced that
Ihey were a revelation from God. " He read
them," says a friend, "quite through with
great attention," No wondrr that he was
led to rt^ard them as the word of God
"making wise the simple." Mr, Fuller's
sermon, described by a friend who heard it in
company with Mr. Collier, as " an earnest
entreaty to his hearen to rvceire Christ, as
an affectionate and manly appeal to them to
relinquish all bandage to any man or to any
aet of opinions, and accept the freedom which
ChnsI gives,'' was eiactly suited to Mr. Col-
lier'V stale of mind. The Holy Spirit
accompanied it with his own sovereign power,
the vrould-be infidel listeoud, embraced, and
nthat
nent his
meditated, rejoicing in its light, and resting
upon its trutiia and promises; and never,
not even to his last hours, did his delight in
it flag or fail. His plan was to read it through
Rgain and again, till, when he was laid aside
by his last JIlneM ho was punning his luity-
thinl perutnl of its entire contents. Nor did
be meretv read, be thought upon it, he under-
stood and felt its truths, and tew men ever
VOL, XIT. — FODSra SERIES.
made a more nppro|'riiitc use than he did of
'■ I remember the lime," enj-s one surviv-
ing friend, " when Mr. Collier was more «
lover of pleasure than a lover of God, though
he never was what is usually called an
immoial chaiacter. His change from dark-
ness to light was decisive. Old aasociationa
were broken up, new ones were fonned.
With him truly it might be said, ' Old things
passed away, all things became new.' "
At this period, among the young man ia
the congregation at ThcBptton, there was ona
a litUe older than Mr. Collier, Kir. John
Joseph Stevenson, of whom some account
appeals in the Baptist Megasine for 1829, p,
449, between wham and Mr. Collier aimilat
feelings and views produced a frieudship
which lasted till Mr. Stevenson's death. Tho
friends were beginning life at the same time,
and pretty nearly ia the same circum stances ;
Mr. Stevenson was accustomed playhilly to
refer lo this commencement. One of them
was worth sixpence, the other was that sum
in debt. Both began in the fear of Godt
both resolved to befriend his cause as ba
should prosper them, adopting as their rule
the suggestion of the apostte, 1 Cor. xvi. 3,
Their trades were not equally large and gain'
ful, and, perhaps, tlieir dispositions wera
somenhBt dissimilar, so that Iheir support of
that cause was not eriually munificent; both,
haweicr, onen adverted with thankfulness to
the resolve which at that early period Ihoy
respectively made. It checked a selflshnesa
which otherwise might have grown upon
them, it tumished the means of meeting le-
gitimate claims on Christisn libemlity; and it
changed them, so far as their savings wero
concerned, into trustees and dispensen
rather than owners. What they gave was
already the Lord's.
Mr. Collier soon after his conversion united
with the church at ThrapBton. He waa tiap.
tiled by Mr. Fuller in the river adjacent lo
thai town in 1810, and from that lime be bo-
came constant and punctual in his attendance
upon services which he had been taught to
love, and sought to promote the inlercals of
the church in which he had found a home.
There were five young men, of whom Mr,
Collier was one, who devoted themselves to
romotioD of the welfare of tho church
an energy and piety which scarcely bil
ceiving a blecting. They were accus-
tomed (0 meet frequently, sometimes in an
" upper room," sometimes in the quiet fielda
about the town, for spiritual conversation, fbr
reading the scriptures together, and for united
prayer. They accusionally thought when
thus anembled, thiit, perhaps, some of them,
if not all, might, at least occasionally, have to
conduct more public devotional exercises in
the villages around, and one object of their
social gathering was to cultivate with this
any gifts which God might have gra-
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donsly bestowed upon them. Three of the
five still live, one of whom has long been
.1 fur froo:
« of 01
he congregBlio
using, the mea
London. All were engaged B9 they supposed
they might be, in the rillBge*. from whence
parts of ihe oongregalion at Thiaprton esme
to worship, and eapeciallj Mr. Colliei was
freqnentlj employed in preacliing, and with
' an acceptance which commended him as an
occasional supply tn ministers whole itationB
were not tar from Thrapston.
At lenglh he was called upon to undertake
a Lord> day monthly eTening setiice at
Thrapiton, whilo the pnstor occupied some
neighbouring village or town. Mr. Collier's
putpit exercises were alwajs judicious, scrip-
tural, and eameat, they were, therefore, highly
acceptable, though he made no pretennons to
either rich rariety or profound research. His
drcumstances stood Tery much in the »ay of
that kind of preparation which ho serapu-
looilj deemed such services to require. He
could not, therefore, be prevailed upon often
to occupy the pulpit. It is gratifying to
know that his laboun in this direction, end
those which also he conducted In conneiion
with the Sunday school of the conj
were rendered, by God' _
of producing salutary and las^ng impre
uons, of which one instance has come before
hia sorrowing widow and family unce hia de-
cease. These labour* produced oae result
whidi Mr. Collier never failed to turn to good
Bcconnt. While mere ofKcial pretensioiii in
Intniaters were estimated at their proper
worth, he always held the work of b fkithfiil
pastor in high account. Towards such pas-
tors he was always respectful and indulgent,
and if at any time hearen munnured, or
eKpicHed diasatiBlaction with anything in the
manner in which that work was discharged,
Mr. Collier's homely thrust rebuked their
murmurings — " You fcncy you could do
better ; go up into the pulpit and try."
As a man of business Mr. Collier eminently
"set the Lord always before him." Hii
trade was never large, and sometimes he
complained of vexatious oppoailion which be
thought was occasioned by bis political and
rsligious views; and, perhaps, in some degree
on this account his attention to business was
unremitting and close. For many years he
was cot absent even for a single day from it,
except on holidays such as Chriilmaa day
and Good Friday, which be regarded in no
Other light than ai days of welcome cenation
from hii labour. This constant application
did not arise ^om n sordid lore of gaii
did it stand in the way of the higbi
t readily yielded whenever those
lims appeared lo him l^itimately ti
md bis attention elsewhere. From a large
Imde Mr. Collier shrnnk quite as much from
» ttom neceaity, indeed much
ire, «nee his credit loan came to be good
almost any smounC; and since neighbour*
d friends, both in and out uf ha immediate
:cle, repeatedly offered bim any pecuriivy
aid he might reijuire. Integrity and uprigbt-
ness preserved him. An accommodstion bill,
H trading puff, and a disappointed commercul
traveller, Mr. Collier never knew. Tricks
and chicanery in trade he always regarded m
deeply injurioua to the chaniclcr of the patty
who yields to (hem, and whenexer thejr are
descended to by a professed Christian, more
itijurious Co religion than ctcu the Sagront
vices into which sometimes religious men an
betrayed. This uprightnesi of Mi. Collier
in his own afliiirs commended bim to his
ighboura as wisely and honestly managing
theirs, when of necesaity they have
trusted to other bands than their own.
counsel was continually being sought.
Hb
substantial aid
withheld from those who needed, ai timely
loans without interest to relieve the embar-
rsssments of some of his neighboun hart
ample testimony. Ha was one of thoas to
whom the language of the psalmist appliet,
" A good man showeth favour and lendeth;
he will guide his aflkirs with diacretion. He
shall not be afraid of evil tiding, bis heart it
fined, trusting in the Lord."
Mr. Collier was as dedded in political
sentiments as he was upright in his businea.
He soon acquired a meholdei's right, and
never failed to exercise that right in ftTonr
of the slave when questiona pertinent to
emancipation were under discussion, and in
RiVDur of the people in all queatioiu of peac^
reform, and retrenchment. Sach consistent
voting is not always easy to a small tradesnian
in a towa like Thrapston, where all matUMr
of advene inSnence* were brought to bear
against it, not the least potent being the
example of men who Gul to maintain their
hazard to their outward interests. Mr.CoUier,
howerer, was not an agitator. The influences
of prirate life and example, and the clear
and manly expression of his views at tlM
hustings, were all that he (bit himself at liber-
ty to employ, end theee he sought htbitnally
to place under the direction of religious prift-
dple. In one respect Mr. Collier regarded
his voting as a freeholder in the aime light
that he did his performance of any reli^olM
duty as a Christian. Both had to be ptt-
formed in the fear of God and witli on eye
single to his approbation. This quiet coit-
dstency commanded respect for Mr, Coliier,
even among opponents. " When a roan's
ways please the Lord, he maketh even his
even bis enemies to be at peace with turn."
In the cue of Mr. Collier this was exempli-
fied, in that persons of station and inBoenos
in his neighbourhood, entirely opposed to his
political and religious views, spontaneously
oS^red him aid in hit trade to ■ " "
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3«7
■UMUil wfaen be wu thonght to need it,
offen vbich. boweTer, Mr. Collier invariably
d«cUaeil. Jt ma; be told, also, in fuithei
uempliGcatian, tbal ■ former rector of Ttirap-
■ton who wsa aQuoiu on reusing the living
rf that tourn to keep up cartoia doaatioDl to
the poor of the pUce, chose Mr, Collier and
■notbei diMonter an Mr. Calliec'i recom-
nendatiaD, aa the almonen of hii bountr.
Mr. Collier «aa the lubject from youlh of
fia^DODt ditoM, be often endured great pain,
which (act ma; explain a certain degree of
irritabilitj to whicii occaiionall]' hu friendi
diought bim liable. He luieK bU &iliag and
wUched tgainit it ; the; vho knoT anything
of tba pain, the horron of conatitutioual
djnpapna, Mpedall; with great natural ac-
tiritj of mind and chatncter, will be able to
^npatbiie with him. He had niarried an
twdlant raembei of the church at Thraiuton,
qho lUll wrvirea bim, and the; were bleued
with eight cbildrsn, one of whom was taken
fiun than in in&ncy, two othen, one an
kmiablB daughter at eighteen yean of age,
tba aUm an affectionaw ion a year older,
Mtn takea •««; after long and aeveie alflic-
tinn in both cssat i the parents' liearta were
aoUM4 by the peace with which the oae itn-
lieipated death, and the triumphqitt canG-
Woe of the other. Still thew affliction!
■onmrhat aggravBted the lufierings Mr. Col-
lier'i own peraonal disease occaaioned, and
dwavd for him the tendered epnpatb;.
The vel&n of the church of which he was
a tBfiqiber, and for nearly the lost twenty
Jtm a Talaed deacon, lay near his heart ; in
"U pmperity he rejoiced, oier its adveraitj
be mourned, betaking himself, however, in
tbew timei of trial to the word of God for
I. He w^ acamtamed generally,
H not without leaaan, to look for
•Ml* piaitivs cauie of advenity in the
ibutah, whenKarer it occurred, in the con-
duct of ill memb«ri ; MHnetinies, there-
^>t^ he aaened to oeiuuie when be was
Urieui only to rtir up hii own beart and
thM of Mban to the tbinp that might check
te*ant. The condition of the church, for
IMM time previoiuly to hi> laat iUutas, wna
■■ob, in bii judgment, ai to awaken aniiet;,
*bidi he Wt ao deepl; at in the opinion of
us bmlty, who ware moM likely to know, to
mtiibute to shorten bii daya. He might be
»*>aken In tbe judgment he formed. He
|!Wt do, as nmetimes men of advancing
'w an prone to do, somewhat untalrly
•Wipwe the prsMDt with the past. That
PMt night take in hii view a faiiw character
"wo it waa juitly entitled to; the prevnt
^t be a little too deeply tinged with the
*'** «f paMing (douds ; navertheleH, Mr.
™Pn would it be far every church were ita
'"^''bm «HaaUy aannat, and if thia eameit-
*"■ 'inn wpwwad ilMlf in npptopriale
effort*. Mr. Collier felt that the chief thing
required in order to thesuccesa of Bui:h cHbrts
is not zeal or talent, but clianicler and repu-
tation. To these, therefore, the one aa the
necessary concomitant of the otlier, he di-
rected his chlof attention, bath as to hlDiKlf
and others. He took his standard of charac-
ter from God'4 book, he could not loner ^t
standard to meet the imperfectient he wa*
obliged to admit were in view, neither could
he approve where he thought Paul would
bare censured. Perhaps a larjjer meaaure of
the blond kindness of Jobn gniijht h^ve given
a greater eETect to his iroitatioa of the fidc'iij
with which Paul withstood a wrongdoer (Q
the face. Mr. CnUier's Init Illness waa of
about a month's continuance, eihi biting thq
calm reuignation, the staid; hope, which n
lonD-cnntinUBd and unwavering caufidBnce In
Chnst might be expected to yield. His faith
was simple, clear, and evaogelicnl, It did not,
therefore, at the last leave him ttie aiityBct of
doubts. It was faith in a complete atone-
ment, q faith that realiied a present and un<
changing Kcdeemer. Those wbo approached
his dying couch witneaaed and bore testimony
to bis serene and scriptural coiilidence, and
1 by t
1 he t
himKlf at leisure to give. Amung thcsi
a student from Stepney College, who supplied
the vacant pulpit at Thrapston earl; in De-
cember loat, with whom Mr. Calliei'i conver-
sa^on turned on tho bleaiednna of ^n
intimate acquaintance with the bible. " I
was Qiuch struck," that student writes, "w|th
the just estimate in which Mr, Coilior held
the bonk of God. He had evidently been a
constant reader and a, diligent student of the
hoi; word. The sentiment of the Uld Xest«-
ment saint, 'Therein do I meditate day and
night,' was evidently one that he practically
adopted. Sitting in hla ream late and lonely,
he told me that hia practice had been to pur-
sue a systematic course of bible reading, and
by Ibis means he waa able to read the word
of God entirely through much aCtenar than
many have the wish or the time to do. He
also eipresaed his firm conviction that tha
reaull of this hod been an increased deslM
still to read the holy book, whose hidden
treaiuree were known only to those who
sMrohed fur them b; coiutaat and deruut
itudy. Having found this eiamisa thus use-
ful to hlmielf, be was very anxious to impsew
upon all the ueoesuty of more dose and
ooDstant atlenlion to the ssripturea. It waa
a delightful testimony to hear delivered by
one so near hi* end. To go to the brink ot
eternity olinging last to the leveiations of
God's word, is to go in tbe surest and aafeat
way."
Ur. RohiusoQ of Kettering also visitad
Mr. Collier during hit illneas, to whom ha
spoke on his favourite subject, Iha eiceHe&cy
and beauty of tho scripturcL With hit obil-
dren he oonveiied on Uiosama thema, adding
see
UOHB INTELLIOBNCE.
adrice appropriate to them Kveratlj, and, in
cairn, collected mannei, bestowing upon ^wb
bii dfing bleiung.
Ha bad eipreued a wiah on the daj on
vhich he died to have bii whole funilj
■Membled once more araiind tiis bed to re-
ceive bit last counteti ere the night ihould
dote in. It etn onl; be conjectured, hov-
fl>er, what thoae ooun*el« would hare been.
Ere tba appointed hour approached, bii
breathing wia percared to be getting fainter,
and tbelnalaceoe drew near. OnetonDiilj
could be niinmoned, and era he reached hii
bed hie father^ Toice wbi lileaced. Othei
membeiB of the familj came, but he could
not obaerre tbeii approach. Without awak-
ing from an apparent slumber, without a
groan, without even n atruggle, hit ipirit
tranquiUf departed to dwell with Giod and to
be for era bleaied.
Ur. Berne* of Trowbridge, who woi inti-
mately conieiunt with Mr. Collier during a
paitoiate of three yean at Thrapaton, thua
writei reepocting him, — " Hia name and
memory are rery lacred to ma. My affection
fbr him was blended with a reapect approach,
ing to rererence, originating in my deep
impreanon of the conitancy, the fiiithfulaen,
the unbending integrity of hii nature. The
dayi in which I had him for a co-worker, I
ahall erer recollect with plaamre, and among
the Domeg of my intimate friends who are
gone to glory there is none more hallowed
than that of Henry Collier."
To gatber up two or three of the leading
tbaturea of Mr. Collier's character, and pre-
■enl them here ara all that friendship baa
now to petfinto; and this after the detail that
faal been given will be no difficult taik.
Hr. Collier was diitinguiihsd by unbending
integritj. Ur. Bame* calls it " unbending in-
tegrity of nature ;" and there was, perliapa,
■ometbing in Mr. Collier'e conititution of
mind to induce this integrity. It were, how-
erer more proper, and perhaps more conge-
nial with hiSDWn TJewa, to regard tbit Integrity
u one of the &aita of the grace of Qod in
him. Erery action waa of tnnaparent
faoneety, every word of transparent truth.
No man ever attained a higher or a more de-
serred reputation in tbeee respects. He was
not to be turned from the cooiae wbid) he
regarded tbe word of God as preecribing, and
he could naf er descend to anything mean and
dishonourable. He studied to " lure always
a sonadence void of offhice toward God and
toward men."
Mr. Collier'e devotion was strongly marked.
It was a habit cherished from the dawn of
hia spiritual life, intermingling pleo with bis
whole conduct. Never noroae or sombre, he
wMslways prepwed I^ sacred dntiea, and th^
manhood, bs took part, will not aoon linmt
tbe pathM, Um lincntty, tiw Atrour, with
which he poured out his heart to God. Ha
seemed as if liiing in holy familiarity with
Im, while erery word betokened an intents,
retl-regulated, and unaffected humility. Few
len could be more appropriately described in
the language applied to Natbanad, "Briiold
an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile."
Hr. Collier'e altHchment to the denomiuB-
tion of whieh he was a member was warm,
intelligent, and unfijoehlng. It was not the
blind attachment whieh imagines but little
good out of that denomination. In early
lif^ be had been an occasional bearer of the
late Dr. Haweis, a grateful affection br wboae
memory he alwiys cherished. AUwholorad
our Lord Jesus Christ Mr. Collier regarded
as brethren with whom, in any place and in
any religioni terrice, be could hold the meet
sacred fellowship. With tbe peculiarities of
what is called high Calrinism he bad no sym-
pathy, but with many high Caliinists hebeld
the friendliest relations for tbe truth's sake^
which, notwithstanding these pecaliatities,
dwelt in them. In a word, the creed of Ur.
Collier was scriptural, his spirit was deront,
and bis heart waa afibctkniBle. He had de-
fects and bulla — who has them not ? But
these defects were inngnifleanL Hia nitDea
were firm and substantial. God giant to the
church at Thrapston and to the bereaved
bmily of our excellent friend that hie exam-
ple may stimulate and dieer them while they
follow in his steps and in the step* vi aU
those who are now inheriting tba pi
8.G.
Mrs. Hannah Brook of Boyd'* Hall near
Hudderafield, who entered Into rcM Febniary
aist, sged fbrty-nine years, was a wonaa
whose unilbrm excellence won the esteem
and admiration of all who knew her.
When a girl about fburteen years of age,
her mother wo* left a widow with three
daughtais, of w
-!rh _
oompanion and comlbrt of the wklaved
mother. Thepntdterircuustnnoeaattaading
Amiliar to the BkiDd <H
the writer, but at serenteeo jaars of ^e Ae
was baptised and Mcetsed into tbe chNeh at
Salendine Nook by the Ute Rev. Hr. Hya*.
At twenty-one aha was married to Ur. Joha
Brook of Boyd's Hall, wbo nerer &iled to
find in her a true helpmeet, and who with
B«Ten children aurriTci to lament hit inepa-
lableloaa.
In 1843 a cfaareh was toimed at Uilnea
Bridge about two milea tma Hnddotfidd ;
Mrs. Brook and her hnahartd aou^ Mlow-
sMp with the newly-lbnned cfaoreh, and to
the day of her deatti dw proved a ti ' "'-
aequintioD to ita ttrangth ud tn ''
Among the tatmj
HOME INTELLIGEIUCE.
•domed Ihe cUanictCT of out departed riitert
on vhicb it irould afford the writer much
plemare to enlarge, wero her genuine hu-
militj, the eiemplerj regularitj of her
■timdance npon tlie mesiu of grace, hei
■Sectionate loUcitude for the iplritu>l velbre
of ber children, ber uniformly p«dGc deport'
atent, and ller ChiiMian libenUil]'. Sbe wai
the aiacere ftiend of oar luiasiont, our cot-
legea, ind our Sunday tcboola. In the
riiuggle to erect a clnpel at Milnei Bridge,
■lie, with a tew otbcn of kindred apirit, oon-
tribulcd Tery handaomely and laboured al'
BHMt inceanntly until the beautiful cbapel
«M completely Gnished, We might also
direll upon her fandneM for reading and im-
proTement, her uniform leipect and kindne«
tciTBida her paiton, lea.; but the** thing*
matt be omitted to ^te ronm for a few par-
ticnlan relating to ber deoth. For •ome time
die bad been threatened with consumptJon,
but had denied ndrHntage from change of
ah; and poaaeaing more than common nerre
and apirit abe waa enabled to attend to all
ber domeatic duties, and wm tegular at all
the mnns of grace, nntiL the beginning o(
Nof ember, 1848.
The last time the went oat of the home to
any religiou* pcrrice wai to a cottage prayer
meeting. Her Kalfl of health acaicely joatt-
lied her turning out into the night air nt that
KetOQ of the year; bather lore to then
of grace orercama every ecrnple, and at the
time appointed for the meeting the wii in her
place aa dsobI. After thii aha bc^an to be
much »one, and gradually loat her itrength.
Duiing die earlier part of her illneea, she
hoped that afae m^ht posdbly rally once
again ; and often spoke of getting out to
AainlMMon aa tbe weelber became milder.
A Fridar crening ft^ti meeting bad been
Md at tlM hotaa fw a inimbar of yean, and
iriiai aha waa UDtbla to attend tbo more pub-
lic aenjCM of the chnrdi this meeting was
BBxbasly looked for, and often prored a d^-
ligMfiil treat.
About the middle of Februaif, IMG, she
bapn to get T«ry much weaker, and ihe con-
mioii waa now Mttled upon her mind that
ite AooU nerer tecorer. StlU^ wasealm
nd eren dteofliL On Lord'aday.Febr
tiw IBIh, she had very great difficult
kaatkiat On Tuead^ evening^ whtn
MnJBg with bet k<Nband,ihe entered bto all
tb* panioilan about ber funeni, with a*
uoch ealmnaaa and conpoinre aa if sbe had
basn ooly about to take a abort journey, On
Wednesday moniing she becMoe •erioualy
wone, her snfiering* be^n to be *ery gtest,
and her end was manihatly drawing near.
Still she waa Mtiant and happy. When her
laitor entered tb« room ahs gare him ■ moat
tftoUeoate loak,*tt«tebsd out bar hand, and
Mid, X The Lotd h with me." Daring the
iaj Ae had many tioknt rtifcmn, at Ihe
clattifeMariheBAe wUipma, "Tbv
i the (rait of un." At another time ahe
d, " It is dying strife, but —
' 'nanih pKlntiJ it prsMVt 'twill ea*M bttDr*
On WeJneadiy evening ber suffgringa he-
me still gnater, during which lime aha waa
lie to mj but rery liltle; itill abe waa per-
fectly aenaible, and her mind aertno •• the
nmer^ ere. At midnight her s^t toc^
happy flight to be with Jesoi.
In hope of eternal life," and that hope
built upon the fitiiahed work of the Lord
Jeaua, died the lute Mrs. Sarah MorranL
after having entered upon her eighly.thicd
year. Sbe mode no public ptofeaiian of religion,
ind appears Id hnve been destitute of the
■Bving glace of God, (ill more than Ibrty
yean of her life had pnased away, when,
under the ministry of the Lite excellent Rer.
Thomas Tilly of Fonon, ncai Goaport, she
was brought to the knowledge of the truth,
aod baptized by him, joining the church
under hia core, ond towards whom she ever
cherished tbe wamiL-st Cliristiun affection.
Thus she followed the example of her ances-
tors, several of whom bad be«i for generations
members of baptist churches.
At Fotton she was active and useful, valu-
ing her piivileges, and regular in hei attend-
ance on the me«nB of grace. But about
three year* liiico she removed to London, to
live under the care of her eldest daughter,
where every atlenlion was paid to her, and
her every want was abundantly supplied.
While here, she attended the ministry of the
Rev. P. Dickenon of Alie Str«cL
She left earth for the cverhitting rest of
the saints, Uarch lUth, 1049.
On Lord's day, AprQ Ul, 1849, in her 29th
year, Emma, this beloved wife of Mr. Jamea
Aahton of Asbton-undcr-Lyne, entered into
rest. She had been a oevera luffisrer from
some obtcura intemnl disorder fiir several
years, and seldom has such protracted afflic-
tion been endured with more Christian forti-
tude and submisiion. Forihe last seven oiontb*
prevented atteuding the n
I to her a great privation,
the realised eontolation* of God^ word,
and the evident tokens of the Saviour'a pre-
sence cheered and sustained ber aoul.
It was quite evident fbr some time previona
to her departure diat ba end wa* approatdi-
ii^, and on lbs Saturday, the day previaui to
her death, iba received intelligence that her
870
BOMB ItFTBI^OBRQB-
purpoisd bdog DTBi on tha U aadiijr, tc
■ba replied, " I bopa to be in heaien
Mondaj;" and lo abe woa, for the nei
the rabtwth, at fiiur o'clock in tha afti
when u many in our churchBt vera
ing ttaat the t&bte of the Lord, hei .
ipirit look iti flight to the heaTcnlr w
enjo7 an atamal labbath.
Soma of hn lut wardi wera, " I di
lay quist hearkening fiii the KHiad
dMiint-wbeela."
Waa &T(int«d with religioul advantage from
bar infantT-. Ictercoune wiih q pioiu aunt
at Southsmntan led to >eriaus impieaaionion
ber jouthhil mind. On hei return [o Lon-
don ahe became a devoted teachar in the
■kbhath ichool connected with the congrega-
tion of the late Dr. Winter, whole miniitry
benefitted her much, and, subsequently, one
of the efficient aeeretnriei of the Lincoln'a
lun Fields Bible Aesociatiaa. Soon after
her marriage in 1S17, aha attended the meet-
ings of tha newly-formed church in Burton
Street, rentaving with it to Henrietta Street
on the opening of the chapel there, and in
I82S she was baptiied and added to that
idiurcb. She fulfllled the duties of member-
abip with remarkable regularity and con-
stancy, and promoted the intereata of the
beneTolent siicletiei connected with the
church with exemplary leal, espedally those
of the Mother and Infiinta' Friend Society.
About fifteen years since, affliction, which
had be«n making gradual progreai, prerented
regular attendance on the means of grace,
and for the last ten years she waa aimoit
entirely confined 10 her home. During this
long affliction her iiiith was generslly atrong.
She endured her great sufferings and priva-
tions with exemplary patience and resigna-
Uon, which when noticed by her friends, erar
indaoed the prompt Bcknowlodgmant that no
praise was due to her, but to her hearenly
Father whow grace alone suitaiaed her.
Frotn the commflncemait of the pTBierrf
year it was et''!^' ^«' "Oil 'Bl approaching,
which ibe gladly obBcrred. Her luSerin^
were so great that she was obliged to be kept
night BJi'l day under the influence of opiatet,
hut whenever cDn*cdau) ihe Unged for depv-
ture; ber only fear was lest prtSanged aiiffer'
iuB should induce impatieiuw. She aft«a
aaVed ber kind medical attendpat bow |dd|
hp tbaugbt ber likely to lire, oud if be W"
she was weaker, ber counteaanca brigbtmied
with tba proapect of heavea.
During the last four day* of bet lib, |fae
was unable tq take any nourishment, and
gradually sank. Her end was so peaceful
that, allbaugb she wo) cacefultf ita(4»)ed, tha
atact EnoRiBnt of death could scarcelT be
ascertained. She departed this life April
2nd last,
Of ber it may be tntly aaid, she waa an
afiectionale and ^avoted wife, an aniioua and
tender mather, rejaicing that she had baea
priiil^ed to tea all het dear children bap-
tifed on a profesaiou of their &ith, and a
lincere and foiihrul &iend, not one whose
attentions were officious in the time of pros-
perity, but forgotten, when moat need»t, in
the hours of adversity, As a Phristinn she
loved the truth and prapiised it, diffident of
henelf but eter canfldiug in di'jne strength;
as a member of a Christian church she waa
stediaqt, rpgiflar in her attendance as long aa
strength permitted, and an active agent fo the
Bchemea of benevolence she patroouisi. She
bad the giaateil abhorreitee of deception and
Eiavaricatian, and was iiaak and trutl)ful in
er coramanicatian*. Of coutie uie hiad hat
&iling«; she waa naturally hasty and liritabis,
but lonctifled affiiction bad enabled bet to
attain surprising equanimity of temper.
It is not too much tn aaj of i\Bt, she wa*
" an Israelite indeed in whom there was nq
guile." The preiailing state nf her m'°d i|
le aalectad for hei
CORBESPONPENCE,
n Iht Edihr of Iht BaplUl Maganne.
DaiK Sia, — By direotjon of the Cmniait-
ta* of the Baptist Union, we beg to call the
atlentioQ of the ehniehas through yonl
aalumna to a taaolution paaud at the Annua)
Saaion of Um Union, on the 32nd of April.
It wa* then moved by the Rer. Q. W. Fish-
baume, saaoaded by J. H, Allan, Esq., and
waaliia unaniawnalj, —
llao b« alftwHoailaLj larttei U afBatniamtM* n
Loid'i Atj, tba 1<IU uf laBt, ud In Ilu wHk fgl-
lawlng, »r Kflkliu tilt Incraued oBtpouilni of Uia
Holj Bplrtl, ind IBo eilimlon of gidlliiaw trnan^
It will be ia the recoUeotion of i^l th?
hrathrea that aa invilaUoo aubataotialljr
aimilar to thi* was )«U«d by tbf Vaian laif
jau, nodM * d«»p faeling of ooBsain pm
wiaasfomiaux.
ituccd b; Ibe continued dlminntkiii of the
tmlj nle of kvetage IncTeue dedudble
notn tba retumi of (be cfaurche*. Tbe repe-
tition tbii jear it much niara than ■ matter
of Toitn or at laui'mb. The brelhreti oraem-
blcd at the receot Annual SeoioD mxi'ed
witb no common grotilude and delight the
inrorMalion thnt the returns last made eibl-
trit an augtncMtBtlon of Ibe rate of nonual
IncitMS, as com^Kied »ith the preceding
jttt ; and combining with tbii lact the tettl-
monf borne by thou to whom the actual
lU(4 of the cliurcliea la aomewhat extennielj
known, Ibej ffelt themielrta encoumged to
tiope that signs were appearing of returning
ffi]Ipe^itV. Under thii aspect of thing*, they
t Ihat there were inducements of peculiar
power to a united resort to the throne of
grace. Snrelj tha merej *e have receiied
Ihoald be gratefully acknowledged in the
Cence of Him from whose undeseiTcd
nly it baa come ; nor caa it be either un-
Virtanted on our part, or unpleaung to the
Giter of all good, that wc should coQTeit
merdM thus gnuiously given Intd a plea for
a more roploua bleaing. Prayer— united
prayer — alwaja important, hai much to en-
eoura^ and to quicken it nowj and (he
committee eartieslly hope that tba concur-
rence of the paators and churches with the
Iciitation now aeht fortli by the Union will
!» still more general and fenent than it was
in the year 1848. May the God of Zion
iDuchi^e to UB at lanst Ihia token that he is
Creparing a blessing lor us, that he it prepar-
iiuB for a bleanng.
We are, dear Sir, on bcbalf of tba Com-
teiltee of the Baptist Union,
Youn in out common LorJ,
E. Steihb,
J. U. HinoN,
iSlcrttariei.
n Ott AWtor of the Baptitt Magaxit
Hi DEiH Srv-I take the liberty of
■ddieasing to yon a few obHrrnUons in ei-
tianation of motions brought forward bj Mr.
[unall and niytelf at the recent meeting of
tht members of the Baptist HiMtonary
Seaiely, which are to appear in tbe copy now
■teilaling af the annual report, and to be
the subject cf diKusHon and determin '
■mt year. If these naoliitioDi had
^fongbt forward by na, howeret u:
Nimsly, in any tfmt of atrifa and oppoai-
tim. Ih« Christian courtesy with whieb tbey
*era leaiTsd ought 1 an Sara to satisfy us
tte thoe it no nnwillingneaa on tbe part of
llwneabersof oar aoeiely to entertain tliem
m the nenisa ef that noderatieo and wl»-
•on whieb woaM piof a all tbings, and bold
M that wUcb it good. To those who n-
member the alterations in the sodety's con-
stitution which were made at the time of the
jubilee jeai, the proposed changes will not
appear sitogether new. In substance tbey
were then propoied by those who now adro-
nile them. They occaiioned protracted di»-
cuesion, and iilthough the regulations which
now pterail were finally adopted, the ma-
jority in their favour, and against that which
may be diitinguiihed as Ifae repreaentatire
plan of couititution, waa not large, nor the
aiguments adduced luch as to lead us lo
abandon our opinions, I cannot but rejoice
IhereTure that the question is again opened
for free and friendly discussion. May I be
permitted at this early stage to eipreas the
hope that it will be conducted by us all with
that ChrietiOD forbearance and gentlencM
which will beat conduce to the discover; of
tbe course which it is wiieet Tor us to punue,
and leate behind no painful regret or aliena-
At (ha time at which our misaionajj so-
i(ie» commenced their history, the indi-
viduals were comparatively few who ren-
:red (hem assistance in (heir undertaking!,
be missionary spirit had to be kindled and
circulated amongit the churches, a very large
proportion of wTiich would have repudiated
nnneiion with the holy bond of men who
Bve themselves to this glorious work. It
los not easy to secure a society at all, and if
any could be formed it was necessarily one
of individuals. At tha present time, bow-
ever, the number of prisons who are pro-
fessedly iutereated in our missionary labour*
has increased to such an extent that it is im-
ponibla with the old machinery to obtain
their united counsel and co-operation. The
dancer now is lest principle and seal, whicb
might be directed to the most satixEactorj
results, should be discouraged and enerxated
for want of exercise, or b«ome diverted into
inappropriate clwimels. Notwithataoding
that Chriatians generally througbout the lanS
admit Iha obligation of Christ's disciples to
preach the gospel among foreign aations, there
is no proportionate increase in our misaionarjr
funda and operations, and a want of cohe-
rence and of inforniBtioti on miiaionarj sub-
jects prevails, accompanied by indifference to
tbe welfare and progreat of out aodety. It
cannot be expected that persons for any
length of time will take an inteiett in under-
takings in whidi they hare no share, and of
which they have no knowledge. The great
need of the preaent time in tha history of
out mission appesr* to be the discoraty of a
metbod by which the great body of ooi
people dull become person ally connected
and acquainted with ita aflain and proceed-
ings. Two ways present themselves in whicb
tbia may tie accomplished. The one is, by
breaking op the one society into separate and
Ilea, each of which may
» ndghboor-
W2
COKKBSPONDENCR
hood oniunil, anil dkect iu ^ifuris to a roi-
licubr pari of the Diisaioimr]' field. For
exnnipte, a eodetr in London foe the Eoit
Indiev, in Liverpool for the Wcit, and so on.
I Tould dismiai thie pUn without further ob-
■erration, becauK there it o more excellent
mij. It ii that of securing a more effective
OTgnnizatioD of the elements of which our
society is compoaed. These are scattered all
ovei the irorld. But lo a very great extent
thej exist around cecitres of combination-
churches. Theae are diiine inttitutioni, not
of humaa nppaintment. In them is thi
leaching of missionary doctrine;
offbted the missionary prajer ; ""
DDgh them
_.; rcceired the misnonorj supplies; and
fiTe-sixths, at least, of the contributors to the
socielT belong to them. The phvn we pro-
pose IS, to entrust the society henceforth en-
tirely to them, to say to them, this is youi
own society— work it as you please. You
hare entire control orer it ; you, not by an
organiiBtloD arising out of you, and to some
extent independent of you, but in jour Terj
selies, are the wciely. Heneefiirth, the
churches spproiing the society and contri-
buting to its funds, in token of the lOalitf of
their approval, shall constitute the society
itself. Practically, to a very great extent,
this is the plan even now adopted, and
it hu become more prevBlent from year lo
year. The committee, in their fifty-«ith
report and general review determined the
Erogreas and position of the society by the
old which it has upon the churches. The
whole document, which is much more valuable
than a common report, soggests the change m
the constitution which is proposed, as con-
uslenl with the advanced stage to which the
•odety has arrived. In 1837 the churches
contributing were 459. On an average of the
last three yeara they are 900; and 1,!00
churches are supposed by occasional con-
tributions lo approve of the sodely. Through-
out that document the appeal is made to ths
churches, and wisely have the committee told
^emof their Tesponsibility. Each church is
a centre of influence : let it become at once,
by the easiest transition from oar present
form of organisation, a centre tar TnisKonerj
operations, in distributing information, pro-
Tiding supplies, and eiordaing control ; and
be Tccogniaed as such in the constitution of
the society. Admitting, however, that the
ohnrchea shall hencefbrth constitute the so-
dety, tha next question that preaentt itaelf la,
the mode of their co-operation ; and this, it
it at once evident, must be by their repre-
•entatircK A thousand churchea of one
hundred members On an average belonging to
each, cannot assemble fbr deliberative filne-
tions ; the representative system is the only
one that meeta this difficulty. I do not
apprehend that practically any ineonienienee
would occur in giving one or two representa-
tives lo each church ; but thould this be
thought inexpedient, or be found oneipeii-
ment to work badly, the number might be
diminished below even one for each church,
either by territorial divisions, or by com>
bining together in choice of RpreKstativM
churchea iu memben ttelow a certain number.
Hy own preference would be strongly in
fiivour of representatian baaed cot upon tha
amount of pecuniary contribution, but opwi
the number of the memben, one, 4. a.,
for every fifty or a hundred. To exptain &t
principle rather than to contend for details,
is however the object of the pretent letter i
and on the latter there can be no doubt we
iholl be better able to decide, if we can
arrive at subalantial agreement on the former.
There is, howeier, another courie of obaervB
tion which it is proper to pursue, when ex
amioing the constitution of our society, I
refer to the subject of its qualifimtioa for
membership. It may be presumed that
most of the readera of your magaiiDa will be
disposed to admit the principle, that religioua
men should be entrusted with the manago-
ment of religioua institutions, and that the
talk of propagating the gospel should ba
attempted by those who obey it. Ouc terms
of membership recognize in no way thii
great and fundamental principle, and there ia
nothing In the plan and r^ulationa of tha
society to prevent it from hciog, member*,
committee-men, and ail, compoaed of per.
sons destitute of religious character. Surely,
the encouraging promise of the Great
Master's presence where two or three are
gathered together in hit name^ would ba
more consistently pleaded if our rcgulationa
were otherwise. The spirit inileed is mors
than the form, and the life than the raiment,
but by all means let the one be coasist«Dt
with the other, and if the society ii, a* no
one doubts, a society of religioua men for
religious purposes — of Christ's dtsdplea fbr
the advancement of hia kingdom — let the
bet appear in the documents which we put
Ibith to the church and the world. If, how-
ever, in the conadtation of the oodety, tbera
is nothing to forbid the entrance of the most
ungodly of men, there is unhappily that
which virtually excludes from membership
some of the most sincere and worthy of tha
society^ Iriends. If there is a man glowing
with lore to Christ, having fbw and dmpla
wants, and providing out of a acanly income
things honest In the sight of all men, who
connden (and who would not wish m^
matten to be the tobject of Christian de-
liberation 1) that ha can spare hut t«a
shillings a year to this society, amongrt tha
many of a nmilai kind that press upon hil
attention ; though he It a man L'ka Pelat or
Paul, and live not in Joppa, ia the honaa of
Simon a tanner, or in Damaaena in the atiett
which is called Strait, bat hard by to tba
Mission Home In Moorgate Street, London,
yet unleaa he is a reTerend aoiongat us, he
OOftbbfiPOHDBtrOB.
373
bM DO iMil to etoM the Ihivihrid of our
McMy's noiM ; he it no member; tot
ddIcm he pa; another Nxpence, he i* In Uw
an alien ftOns tint irhieh ought to be the
«n(iniOD«Balth 1^ I>n«I. I know thai If
there were such a man, them ale tbou who
tnmld Aid bim out, and poMibly aeaite hii
titiael|ilei aoA pnClice
matter than the plan and ngulationa irMA
we place fonoaUj on teeord u governing; our
pnWeedthgi^ Our people are generBllr a
poor and aimple people ; tbi; cannot imri
manj of them their teniliilliiigsandaiipence
B year. Some irbo can afibrd to paj' it, will
not ; Ud lDefl<r WhO Mil, caonot. B7 inch
■ r^ulalion aa thst OH which 1 comment, we
cocMlititM oar aooietr oaa of miniaUn and
rich men, «o ut at nought the olFeringg. of
fiioie who rife of their povertj, and in
defiance of uie aportte Jtmea't solemn ad*
OoniUon. " have the feith of our Lord Je»iii
Qirbt with reapect to petaons." Mor doea
the matter re« here. The mlaiionarf •o<
tietiea an noble instttutions, and are re-
qectedaaaach. Th^ set the fashion throu^-
bul the conntrj, and it ia followed bj other
aaaodationa fat rellgloua purpoaH. I will
not dwell npoQ ita meoniiileneia, beeasM I
do not thtak luijf bodj Will aerioualr defend
It, but it li time that the attention of good
mea was directed to it, to Kcure ita entire
abolition. The projra^ed change in oer eon-
Ititulion Ontirelj remotes thia glaring incOn--
ifeteccj with gcriptoral nrindplea, and ac-
cording to the propoeed amendment, the
pioua old woman in the chimney cerner of
tome countrj towDj *ho bola her atoeking^,
thinlu of OUT mtanonarisa, and ia her quiet
cottage or at the aodal ptajer-meethig llfta
op ber hetrt to Qod, and beeeechea him to
ble« and pnuper tbem, will be aa tmly n
member of our aodety as those hononrable
rich toen amongat ua, who haxe made to
themaelw* many ftienda in bearen atid on
earth by the generoua diitributioo of the
mammon of nar^hteouanem. The sbolilion
of a certalil amount of pectmiarj' eonlr!-
billion BB B qualiflcation fbr membership, aild
the aubatituUon for ft of a qualification of a
Iplritoal or a leligloua kind, neceVltBle*, by
enlarging Uie constituency, the adoption of
the repreaentatlte aystetn, aa it can be eerily
socomplished by means of the chu""—
Witii thcae eiplanationi of the
which aRwor in the report, 1 wonid conclnde
B letter which haa eilended to a greater
length than I anUcipated. It would not be
difficult itill fiirther to prolong it by on ex-
jimination of the adYantoges nnd dimdTan-
lageg of the plan proposed ; the difEcullica,
legil or olhermic, which lie in the way of its
adoption, and the details according to which
it may be worked out. Enough 1 hope haa
been aud by way of ibtrodaction, end -'
TOU XII> — lOOBlH ixaiB.
etpIaBBtbn of W dengnt j and we Inve tbk
tirelvemontb before as, if Ood merdAilly
apare out livea, mntoreiy to oooiidtt th*
whole aubjeot. Meanwbilo, it will be gratlt
^ng by these obeervations to elicit thai
opiniona of many of yoor able oorraspmidmb,
nor will it I hope in tba teaat degrw impw
tht ataUlily of Mr mlnioa to hare M
fbundatlons and itraetart caraAiUy aaaBiined
bj Wendly eyas,
I «nt, my dor Sir,
Youn tnly,
K, fkPBTsAi .
QrmMMtS, IBM Mag, 1840.
To l)u) EdUof 0/ l\t Bapliil MaglUtni. '
Dexb Sl>, — It htriql bean underataod
tbat oeitain pfopasai rjinngs' ia Iho conatitu-
oominatioBal pcriodioBla during tba priiMnt
year, IB cadar tlUt (ona ftaeibla plan may b*
submitted at the oeal anniul meetiBg of
members,! beg apace lor a Tew iemnrks. The
maimer fai whioh the proposal to make ar- -
ant w.
n the late it
tUa hope, bath that tti* diKUiiion
will be carried on in a friendly spiijt, and
tlMt Uie ranill will be harmony of actioi)
among tbt aupportars of the aouety. ^
Among nuuy oUier {WobomIs of wbich I
hate beard ia that wtlich u wiled " del^
tion." By lhi« it ia meanti I believe, that car^
tain dirtticte ahaaW appoint so many menbert
of the Bommlltee ai their t«praaentatites,
It apnean to m* that tliera are two abjectiona
to this plana
lat. That in certain oases whitdi would not
be very nnbkoly to arise, ddagate* might bd
appoinled ohisAy on account of their power
of dkpalationi Bod and) That it would gitf
M eaoh district th* tight to appaitU only en«
member of the committee, whersaa ereiy
distriol ongU to hate a ttdce in the c^olion
of aU ita membeti. The ocnuniUee woukj
then, in the fiiUast aense, be rtpnmntatim.
1 would b^, tberefere, to Mbmit the fid-
lowiu plan. 'I^ laot that it baa met with
the appronl of many ajaeere friends to tb«
ioriaw, not ns^ ia thia looality but in tarioua
distant plaeaa, tndueea mo to lay it before th«
member* generally. If, however, i( sbonM
load to the suggMtion of a better, it will bo
most readily withdraws.
I. Dislriot OommitteeB.
Form distrieta oooMSting, say of five or Un
churches, contributing to the society by pub-
lie collection or by vote of the chjirch, and
let those ehuTohEi be lepreoeaited m a dutnct
committee by their psatora and deacons.
These petaans woold acl in ibo ahnracter
of Christians, and let ^unJiea. We sliould
flMifaaJMod frwa toe prsMrt unsviptur^
374
C0BRB8P0NDENCK,
ti^t of vote pattJualila liy uf penon I cren (o half the Diimb«r of tlie niae bandnd
vhateTCt bk idigioni or moral chuacter maj I cootiibaling diorclMm, it would be well Woitb
be. TbaCammiltee ottbe Notth Wild and the tnnblB and npenia of ptiDting loot
EiHt SoOMnet AuxUiai? B fimncd on tbe plan i bundled and GAy ium«a if the ijmpatbj of
Wi« Migrated. I tbe fiiendi of tbe ncietj can be tbenbf
It naj be nid Ibat ve ibonld rtiil bate ■ moie genoallj Mcuied.
■MDC]' qualificatioD, nor can it be altof^her Wilb nncB* duiiu to promote Ibe |in>-
qtdrad on tbe part of etay diurtb ao repra-
HntediBnil ai itwonld betheactofanDmba'
of Chiietian men, Dnited m etamdi fdlov-
^p, it ii banUj to be pot npea the mbb
fimlnif with tiM aoqninmoil of ■ li^ to
vote hj tbe ufmcm of ft flitd Mnn l^ anj'
lBdi*idnal vbo nar be diipOMd to rabwribe.
PoMiblr tome better mode of comwctiai tbe
duifAw mtb tbe lodetj aaj be derued.
n. Notlee aad NomimtiiMi Papal,
Xel notiee bo lent from tbe UkniD HooM
to tbo aocntariei of tbe diatriet rommittue
on the Ent dsf of Jamiaiy, lequtetiug Iboae
eommittn* to nomioaie on « bdbce tbe fint
iMj of Febniaiy, tbiit^-tis pcnona to fbnn
III. Liat* of Hominatioiit and Voting
Papem.
On or before the flnt daj of Haicb, let a
eomptete lirt of all the nomination pap«i be
Mot to each of tb« diitrict eemmiltea for the
•lection of tbirty-M memben; tbe rotii^
papen to be letiuofld to the UjMion Honae
Ml or before tbe Gnt of April, Hgncd b; the
(juUrman and lecrelaij of radi diitrict eom-
tnittee ; the thiitj-iii penou baring tbe
tnajoTilf of Totce from all tbe diitricl* to
Eonttitute the eieentire cmnniiUce of the
•ocietj ; the election to be dedand at tbe
loenl meeting of memben.
Two objection! may be made to thii plan.
let. The diaicullj at fanning diMricla.
Bnt thi* ii an objection tbat may be urged
■gainit any plan of repreaenlation, and doea
not apply peculiailj to thia. I do not think,
bowercr, tliBt tbe difficulty would be lo gnat
M might be at Hnt nippoaed.
2ad. The number of nomlnatioDi that
would be made, and the length of tbe liM
that would hsTe to be compiled, printed, and
forwarded to the districta. But ws ate not
to nippoaa tbat the 6Rr or hundred diitiicta
that might be formed would mpply ao icanj
diffetent litta of thiity-tii namet. The
nominatioiu would be the reaolt of delihetate
couneel among n number of men ai to per-
Bona beet qunliSed to terce the todetj. They
inuet not, therefore, be confounded with the
IndiriJual nominiliDni now made in the open
tneeling of ■ubecrihen. The probaluJity ia,
that the mejarity of the men who have long
(erred the (ociely would he found in etety
nomiiiHtion pnper, and that the number of
Booiination* orer mid ahore tbe tbiily-iiz lo
be cboeen would b* eomparatirely raiall.
But M the aimibtr of nomiMtiani extend
pcrity of an inilitation wbich moat be dear
to e<rny CbriMian, md with tbe bop* that
tbii^ or aoma other plao, may be condndTO to
Frwmt, Mat ^"h IB*^'
rUTiiioM roK Uiwo ahd innui Hiint-
7b Om EMur pfAt BapltMl JtfivMnw.
Dub Sib,— On the firal aabbatfa in the
piMcnt mooth I waa teqacited to preaeh for
ft neigbbouring miniWrr, who, after more than
forty ymi of laboar, ai paator of the aame
church, hai been laid aade for many montha
from bb miniateiHl wolk, with little bope «t
After the niual morning tenice, and tbe
admiaietiBtion of the Lord^ supper, tbe mi-
niater of the place, tbougb exbonely weak,
intimated that the collection to be made at
(he table on that day waa intended for the
■upport of aged and u6im miLialeiB in poor
drcunHtancea. It wm an aActing ai^ to
me, to witneMaeemot of Cbriit,*MD with
ige, taboiir, Bnd infirmitiet, tbue penmilated
to plead lor bimeelf and many of htB bre-
thicQ, eipccially when it waa but too well
known that the result of hie appeal would be
trifling.
The dreumilance,howeTer,rerired tboo^ta
which I bad often entertained; tii. tbat if
sueb ft collecUon conU be annualiy made in
all our churches, it would lay the foundation
of a fund for tbe relief of aged and inGnn
beplitt mioistera, mora extensire and effi-
cient than any at pnaent in existence amongst
ui. SbaUwenythatthenarelOOOchnrcbee
of OUT own denomination in England and
Wales; and ii it too much to eipect, that
IhsM GhuTcbea would contribute, on an nro-
rBge,2J.eftch toward* such an object? There
a reason to believe, that if due notice were
giren, the sacramental coltection for that day
would Im larger than usual, end s better pio-
Tision wonldbe nude for our miniateiB in the
season of age and infirmity.
The followingistheoutlineof a plan which
I have contempUled, I submit it to youl
conuderation, in (he hope that somclbLig
mar be Bcoimpluhed.
Let e«.'h chunh moire to derote one
lacremenUl collection in the year to the *Dp<
port of aged and infirm baplist minister*.
IiOt this contribution be made on the B«un«
da; throogbout the denomiofttion ; tic. on
COBRBSPONDBNCE.
374
the fint ttbbalh ia Jui'bmij, or on anj other
diT wbidi nuy be demtcd mon eligible.
Letmno ■ ■
ae ; nnd if it ihould
be thought adnnble, let m eoUedian be nade
fa tbe eoogregntion lenenjljr, through the
whole or anf part of the day.
Let ■ diMiibulion of the tnoniea reccired
be made twice in the jtv, (m only once, if
thii Aonld ba thought pielenible), when the
BMtiti of tmtii cue prcMHtnl ihall be conai-
deied by a connnittee cboaen fai this pui-,
fm.
AU minnteia of the baptiat denomination
tn be eU^ble •< beneEciaiita ; but, in conii-
dcriig the clwmi preaented, a preference ihall
be pna to thoee wboae dnnthea haTc aided
the fond by aoainental eollectionf , or in
any other manner.
It would be neceaaary that a committee
ritDold beehoBen, and, if poaible, in London.
T1ielaboiir,howeTer,deTolTiDgon them would
«ot be gnat. By nuking the colleetiona
tinultaneoiuly, or nearly ao, it would be
known nrly in each year how mucb there
would be to be dirtribated, and no large por-
tion of time woald be required in tbe diitri-
botion. The ancoeai of the acfaeme miut. of
coDm^ dapend oc the energy with i
tying it into practice. But aiirely they will
Bol be noting here. It haa long been felt
ud aduwwlwlged, tbat Mme plan of tbe kind
bpeallf naededamoDptni. Miniitera need
It. In moat inataneea, their ineomei, when
b health and Btneaa for laboar, are hot acanty,
and aSnd no mean* of making proTinon for
old age or incapadty for work. Churcbea
UednKhaplan. Bynieaniof it they would
berdiefcdof ininiMcn whoareiniapaduted
ia tbt eana and dutia of the pattorote, from
wbieb tbar would Ihemaelvea willingly retire,
if they had anj reaourcea on which to rely for
HppOrL It ii too bad to leaTo nich mei
dtMitnte, Surely the Chriitian diapenntioi
wit not intended to ba more negligent in
thii matter than the Jewiah.
It may bo hoped that the mora affluent
ncmbeii of our own body will render aome
•Btaoce to nich a luod by donation* or lo-
tfcitt. I remember aomo yean dnoe men-
lioning to a friend, now dead, aoine of tbe
Mrticulai* which I hare (pedfied in thii
letter, when be laid, ■■ Show ma each a fund,
■ad I wiU leare IODOJ: to it. It ia jiut the
ianituHon which IhaTododredtoaeeamongit
Ut" Poor miniitert ate certainly n portion
of the flock of ChriM ; and the poorer mem-
ben of our churehea, for whoee benefit the
tBcramentnl colleetiona are chieHy deaigned,
Would willingly ehue them with then aged
and afflicted aerranta of the Redeemer.
Should you approve of theia obaenationa,
ftttrnff yon will ioaert tbem in the maga-
nae; and if the; aboold Dontrihnte in any
my, bowcTCT ileiidai, to beiwfit the cUm of
penona Ibr whom they haye batn wrjUoi, it
will greatly rejoice,
Mr. Editor,
Yonra twj rincerely,
Edw. a. CLitTOU.
Soa,]ltaflSlh,1Bi9.
iprKERidSBir Boatn,
To Aa Editor ^ Iht Baplul MagaMtat,
Dcin Sib, — Will yon kindly allow me ■
ahort apace in your excellent magazine to
plead the eauie of a aodety which ii ndthet
lo well known nor ao well nipporlcd by tba
Chriatian public aa it deierrei to be. I mean
"the Society for aiaiating to apprentice the
diildren of DiaentinK Hiniitsi of eran-
gelicHl ientimenta." Thia beneroient aodety
effecti much good in a noiaelen manner, at a
amall eipenaa to ita mpparten, and with
delicacy towarda ita beneflciariea. The tiiS-
' " ' illinga annually entitle* a
at each half-yearly alco-
; which eidudu but lew
churehea, through want of
menni, from participaling in Ihta laudable
method of ihowing kindnev to the fomiliei
of their paatora. The candidatca are chaaen
by a majority of lolea, lo that young peraon*
of the moat aensitiie fcelinga cannot find
them wounded by being regarded a* objecta
of any particular or indiridual cliarity, which
upon all independent mind* ha* tbe effect of
■t once weighing down the ipiriti, and pai><
lyiing energy. On thecontrary, being placed
on a footing with other youlha, hy baring had
a premium paid at their apprenticeahip, thef
feei they have an equal right with them to b*
tBuF^ht the buiinen they haie choien, wiibont
being under greater obligutiona lo thoaa to
whom Ihej are npprenliccd than otheii ; and
haring acquired the knowledge of a good
buaineu, it a thtir own fuult ir they do not
equally get furward in life. Though it may
be thought that minister*' sons ought to be
able to lake a higher position than lo enter
into trade, unlna they giie a decided proof
of B liteniiy taste or a call to the minialry,
they would do well to gain h knowledge of a
reapectable buiinno, which would enable
tbem not only to aupport Ihemaelre* an4
families but also lo aiaitl in carrjing on the
cau*e of Girigt. It i* generally conceded,
that if, instead of deroting their time and
talents to (he work of the ministry, diaaenling
minialcn had entered into buiiness, or hnd
punned either of the profnaions, they could
have made as good a proiition for their fami-
lie* a* othera have done, and, therrfore, when
they are remoced by denlh, their familiea
hare a claim upon the Chriatian public, and
are entitled lo tbe aaaiatanee which they too
often need. It is a well known fcet, that
compaiatiTetj fow diiaenting minioton an
able at tbeii decena* to leare their widows
S7e
BDITfflEtUL POfftBOBBrr.
tod iMldrcn fa taiy dtcttmlannl, Not-
withatanding, Ihoie bmilias of minladmi win
toe veil-conducted, ligbt-inlnded penons,
feel IhAt ihej irould much mtber laboi
Mpport tbeoeelTel than become burdeni
to tbe Mends of their iteceued pum
they cao enjoy the bjend of induitiy, but are
opprened by the Seed oF chnrity, Ar '
mtnjj thai^ tb« (Uib an tim pablic migl
be kiadlj ceded to thsm, hars too gn«t
iwpect tor the tocation of th^ departed
lektifM, Md an loo dwlimu at Inbwftlug
that ipiEtt of •itf-dMlel, t* b* wiUtBg ' '
lire of the gnqiel," lAui tte tarnce U
gotpal ceaMi M be Mwland. Than MtiBal,
Otm, be ■ gteatai kiudnan tbmTn U tht
idniUM of mButes Oan to wabls di«n to
Mpppit UMBMlTat; ud if fay tbe
BOabibulua of fif« abilliu^ or IM Ihttlinga
aii>iMllriinitihtanMn b« aarirted M appnn-
tba tbw cUldnm to reapeelabla oempBtloM,
ilbanaaayVBTof heltuag IbairftmUiea lo
balB tbamadTM.
AnoOaiMaMln irhloh AonM fewmiMWi
Mib aaaielT to Mm mtiM of Hw GhiiMuB pnb-
Ue,(atfce- ■' - ■
al prrfMBM irfalA OhaA
b. Tha libanl nlndad, aatelltnt faidlTidual
wllb wham II arigiiiMwd, Umialf a podobap-
tM| lutdalt a fiwUuiMaHl rule of the Mciety,
tfa^ ill baneflto riwuld be conftmd on tfia
"diNanting mfnlitBni of ertngell-
-- " IrrMpetttTB of their dHTaN
itrMly Hie thM rule been obaerrod, thnt by*
HfMBM to tbe annual Mpoita of Ibe •odefy,
It wiU ba Keen that bapifMf and pMriobaptitta
laH dtke Aucd tt> bMiaty. It may not be
growallr tMnrn to y^nr teadeii tlwt tbe tltsl
netting of lUi Hdeqr was held at the botue
of ■ bapUM iBinwtw, irfaen theftnt caniBdate
IFU elwtad — the ion of another baptlit
niBlMr. Tbh Touth aened Ua apprtntiiw-
Ihtp lo a KipeAttble tnde, and settling In
bnWMW beoune a (ubacHber to (he Mdety
whidi aadrted bfan to enter blo aellre lift.
Nat U Ihii bj any mcBQli a lolitny instance
Of tbe gaod eBbcted by tbto society, which
fVom Its comniBUcement may bo nid to hats
. - Ji h«Te Itt
been mndiwtcd fima H* fbmation, a period
Bf iMarlf tirenly yean, that It has in no war
IMMted that claim. If my gfaonld think ft
Up Mme of Ibe half-yetirly pollhig papen,
tod flie ihort bnt touching statcmenta they
eontoin of the tt^poml cirenmstnncee at
many in the mlnittr t, iriti conrince tbem thtt
lotne of those who are lUapenitng " the brmd
of lU^" In the [tment day must learn to lire
tbemielTca on fiilth. I could add much en
the pecniiiiity diffimlUw wperiented hy
MtniKMI trab '^nle Mure«s of infttmatton
M mB s Eroitt ftda elieKed brtbbi lOcMy,
bat delicacy forbidl It^ ii lufflfieAl (6 Nkf
your rtadan to the aimml Kport, add hoping
manywlU be induced by (titierunl to beenme
caatributon lo the eocfety,* vh» day n4l
hIAMto have been acquainted With [U meril^
Belien toe, ietl Sir,
°° ^. C. H.
EnrrottiAL poSTsciwM.
A Mep has beea taken by the CommlHat
of Ste^wy CiAagi, ihg nanaignioM d
whioh Duy be *ary iitqnftaat. WMy hart
Inrlted H>. Ai^Ui to tak« the nfiea it
Ra*dantTaM'. Hehaaaovtamtsdaivnl
tbe «iQ band Iba olalaH t<' Ita tialHnWim of
whidllie bat been fbr aoToial yaaB tbaMi
trtfBcd aoeratjy, B>d on the otlMr the op-
poitimily of daroliag hia iillilalaiilll aal
biparienaa to Ae twniiig of oriirfrta* W iba
wrrioeof ihaawajngaffc Hao^ofaarM
will We trwt tnite wU wa in Ibo Ham
that hit Bind MAy be aogatdad by Hw wh«
' in eiwy aaM what ia meat oaadddw
ialcKM of tha chunh, that V» ds>
nay h« tiKh m ha will roriew with
Moa wiua eartbly ilhiriMa ^all baro
6k ever faaad awayi
Hr. SuBMler*, hte of Bfievft bdng
tboroBgUy tatot«d to beallb bj- Mi lOlani
to Biitma, la luw apaa to m Mrtatlati Avli
a dotiMta ebureh, HkaMwatialBlgbaf-
tan, Bfimftigtaam.
Many of aur Mendi haTt AouMleai beard
that alarmiDg rlott have tatefl plaet at
Hmlraal, whera tb« OvnUHtfOmtMl b«i
bam prtted) Ibe legUaliM a«MkMl tat Ht-
■dtlM
helwUaMMaM
tjaiTiaaaaHwa
B^isUrMyt, '<
Tbe UoatMal ll „
gailt liea at Iba dW of men b%h in Maal
porftkm mi anogatti^ to th«itifelTCB all UM
loyalty of tha bud, who style IhMuelTM
Anglo-Saxons, b«t wbo ifl tMtb «« dc-
•eandM Awi the Gothk and TandaU Tiey
at* tha wry men wbo WMid tiHMH oH
QumMh tMsks tbe g^itg j«he Of * deni'
iHnt pnlatieal dnmb, ««a bWf* leaoMelr
epMied tha iMHm of ew paHio c4Hep%
and who an pladged to peilK4ttBte UM
ctybig wnngt d«vi to tbe amsiry ia 0»
natter of ine rvcMiiM and tbe nwrt«,
Ym, tt Is Die Toilw and big)i-«*nirchBMa of
MmMbI, W^ bate laken Hw Had fn imiiH-
iag the Qisetn's r^pKOMIallve, and bnrrying
tbmgi to their pTteent pM,"
•&-^,
Hveltugi'mthirt, Did U« Hi
IBM, lienlnWKaM, KIWI
Mlailinuj Botttlj'i baug, Bl(tDddd StiNk Fiu-
THE MISSIONAKY HERAO).
ANNIYEBSARY SERVICESu
Tbe Aontul Ueetingi of die Society cotmaenced, aa Uat ym, in iinEiTtHinUa
weather, bat the pubHo meetings weie, upon the whole, well attended, aod the
qnrit that pervaded them wu gtBtifyin; to all out frienda.
The Pnjer Meeting, with which the aerrices began, was held on Tbunda; the
19lh of ApriL It was conducted by Mr. Branch of Wateiloo Road, and the
brethren Wigner of Lj-an, Hamilton of Ballina, Walcot of Stanwlck, W.I,. Smith,
■nd Dr. Hoby engaged in prayer.
On the evening of the same day, after prayer by Brother l^rom, of Sheffield,
the Rev. James Sbetman preached at Surrey Cbapd from the last verse of Mark'a
gos'peL From this passage the respected preacher fonnd oceaaion to itiuatiate
the employment of human agency in the aetvice of Christ, the combination of
divine power with human agency, and the conGrmation that ensuedj a conflrm»-
tion which waa to be seen in the miraculous powera imparted, in the over-
coming of mighty diffioultles, and in the decision of believers amidst mifierioga
and persecution.
On Lord's day the 22ad, Sermons were preached at most of the Baptist chapeli
In and near London, and in the afternoon special services were held io aeveisl of
tbem for the young, at which the attendance was veiy good.
The foUowiag day Juvenile Services were held at Surrey, Bloomsbniy, and
Bishopagaie chapels, at which, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather,
upwards of 3000 children were present.
On Tuesday the Annual Meeting of the Members of the Society was held at Uie
Uission House.
J. L. PsiLun, Esq., of Melkaham, having been called to preside, the Ser. J.
Ahods gmve out a hymn, and the Rev. Dr. Gonwnf engaged in prayer.
Fart of tlie Minutes of the proceedings of the Committee was then read, and
various qneaiiona in reference to matters of business asked and anawert given.
The Secretary laid upon the Uble the Reports of the Committee and of the
Treasurers tot the year.
AFter the reading of the Minutes, it was moved hy the Rev, Dr. Cox, and
•econded hy the Rev. T. F. NawiuN, and resolved,—
That thii meeting regard with Ibe higheit aatitbcUDQ Iha dstennination ut Ihs CDmmitlee,
afotprauedintbeirrasolnlkiaDf April the IBth, to abandon the prapowd spplitntion for a
ohaiter of incwporBtioD, and ncord (heir opaion that the mMWie, a* it hiu beta mbmiiud
to the JDdgment ot the lubtcriben, would, if adopted, be attended with nruns injury to :Iu
Booaty; and their confidenea Ibil the peace and progren ot the Society will not be
A by any utroduGtian, by tbe CommiEtea, ia future, of (hii or any limilar owasure
378 THE MIBSIONART HBRALD
vHted in TnutBCs in (ha name and on betiftif of Che B^tiat Minioiiuy Sodety, ittting lb*
rollairing p>niciilu«, ni.: —
1. The asnire of luoh property, whether cbipel, kIhmI, minon-hoiua, or oAerwiw.
2. The place m which auch property ii litualed.
3. The tennre by which lueh property ia held, whether freehold, ItM^old, copyhold, or m
the caae may be.
4. The Dunei of the TruiLcei in whom laah property ia veMed.
5. The an|[iiial cost, aad u nearly aa can be aicertaioed the lubMqnent outlay on aaeh
property, it> encnmbrancea, if any, and its preaeat eatimiled Taloe.
And ihat the aaid Cammiuse present, at the neat Cenartl Meeting, their report on tlie
•ha*e mentioned pointaj together with any otto^ perdeolan ecaneoted with the property, and
llw influence which it eierta on the welbre of ihe Society.
Reaolred, dao. That (he fonowing be the memben of the Bub-ooiamiRM :— HcMn,
PnrrBHa, UHDaaanL, RuKat.1., Bowwa, SncnswM, and BaBxaoa.
Bev, J. P. Mu[i9BLL gave notice that, &t the nest Annual Member^ meeting be
should move tbc adoption or the followinff lesolutionB : —
That imamnch ea the Bapliat Minienary Soeiely ha* psnij religiaiu objaoli m Tiaw, it ia
the opinioa of Ihia Meeting that ita eonidtntiDn ihould be purely of a raligiout eharacUr, uhI
thoefcce it b propoaed that heaceforward ita aSain he eoadaoled by a CammitlBe chowa bj
raprMMbtfJDa of the churehea connected therewith .
That in accorduice wiih the foregoing priniuple, the fallowing amendmeota be inada in tbc
plan and regulaliona of thia Sooialy, lo take e3^ at the Meeting 1850.
Inilead of Che preaeat retdJng. the rule reapectiog "memben " to ataud thui: —
That thii Society ahall consiit of Ihe officers and memben of those chorehea who make aa
annnal eontiibution lowardi ita fundi.
That in the rale respecting "General Meeting of Hembert," for the wordi " General
Meeting of Member*," there be aobatitated the woida " General Meeting of Repi etnOtiTe*
of the Churchea," both in the tide and body of die law; and alter (he word " tnnaaeted,"
that there be inserted the fotlowing parau^ih i —
Thii meeting shall conaiat of tepreaanlaliTe* of all ohorehei which ahall have nude • eon*
tribntion toward* the Amda of the Sosiely doriq^ the past year. Not mme diaa the pastor
and tiro other r^tesenfaliTe* (o be aUownd to each ohnteh.
Bor. J. VsNtuoRi gave notice that, at the noxt Annual Members' meeting, he
should move the adoption of the following resolution : —
That no proposal 10 alter (be oonstitatioo of the Society shall be aobnutted (oaayOcDMal
Meeting for daeiaian until (tix aunt&i) after notice of aoidi proposal sbill have been eoa<
•piouODtlr iBserled in the Hisaiooaiy Hsmld, and that further netiee of such proposal ahall
be gireo, with erary official noli£oUion of tba meeting at which it ii to be decided ; or
odiarwin, shall be sent, with a notios of the meeting, ia a circular (o erary maaiber of (he
Society.
BesolTed, on the motion of Ber. S. O. Gaaaii, B^„ seconded by Ber. Dr. Cm , That
the foregoing noticea be published in the Minoie* of thia meetbg.
The Meeting then proceeded to the nomliwtion of the Committed <uid the
ballot being takeOf scrutineers were appolnled to esanune the papeif, sod the
following names were afterwards brought up as the Committee for the ei
year.
n«T. Wruju BaocK .
B«. Fbakoi a. Cox, DJ>., LL.1>.
JoBir DAaraas. Bs^. ■
Bar. J. HoKTioeii Dufisu. .
Bar. WiuuM Oaoan .
T. Jlim ACWDRTH, LL.D.
■FBH.ilWB.Biq. .
^.CB»«.iaM.Buui«J..
T. CAI.U B. BinT, U.A. .
. Wsntac*.
FOR JUKE, IMO.
Gnniiriali.
BtttiraM.
Uwpu-
Iiw,b4-
On Ok motion i>f Rev. B. Orkbn, teconded hy Bav. J, F. Muinu.
Rw^Twl anuiiowiily.— ThM W. B. Ommr, Iaq.,u,d S. M. Pwo, E«i,M,P., tM
i^etHaOj nqnartHl tt oontiaDa th«r wnew m Trawtrren ibr Hi* •nmisc year, tod IM
A* tiiMb of Qu) Maatins b« prewnM to them far tMr pM MrtioM.
OathemolMnrftlieBflT, Dr. Hcbob, Bsaonded bjr Be*. C. M. Bimbu.
RMDlnd TofmrnMrnOj^Thtt iba Bn. Jonn Ajim^ lS.iL, b* mpoetiaaj i«iiaMt«d to
On tht motion of B«v. Jcnra ANeo«, M^., Moonded by B«t. D. J. £<ut.
BNolvad, Thu OiouB Qmld, Eh|., CatBtn Jotm, E*q., tod Tsonu Hiwnm, B*q^
ba nditM* Ibr tba jaw cuoij^.
Om Wednmda^ Mi. WimLotr, of LMmington, pfoubed at Bloonubiuj Cb»pa)
&om Solomon's Song vi. 10, taking occasion to tnat of tke church aa juatiflad,
Mootifled, and minionai;^. The teinoe wag commeoced b/ Ht, Biaaiu, fff
UvMpod.
PUBLIC ANNUAL MEETINa.
Tbla Bfeetiog waa hald in Exeter Hall oa Tfauradaj the S6th, The Chair ma
Sited hy Samdel Mobtoh Psto, Esq., M.P. and Treaaiuer.
Tha ptooaediaga were oonuaenced hy tinging the £7f th bymn, after which the
" m implored by the Bev. Dr. Cox.
We •bonld aiaoUM the conduet of thaie de-
voUd man, who moU ba r^uded u Iha
ratban of our miaaioa, iu la uu' a* thej lol-
lavad Chriil, and Uft iu «o example to folio*
in Amt aUpa. Let u, dear friearli, (or a hw
numanC*, am how far wa ire acLuated bj (ha
aana principla mnd the aama moiivu. Thoie
hlhat* of nuKktoarf isbour of •rhom I >peak,
had iHit DM graat abject in riew— to gpread
the go^Ml si Cbriat amor^ ibe heathen
BSIiona. Tba; ware animated by untiring
laal, by a righteaoi and haarty MntecratiM
of tbeir <rhal« spirit and atiergiei tn their
track, and ihay ware tupported by the ttrong
and uadying faiib thay Iiad in the glarloiu
pnMtMei of th«ir God. t^el lu look back to
tba axampla of Carey himielf, when, in 1792,
bs waa callad from tba bomble^tt of occupa-
tioni— wiled by ihe Spirit of God iuelf to
ari|inBla hii nabla anterpriie— we may regard
him (■ (hi uoqueatieiiable btber of the
LiiMiiuiil Ctanuian miiaioaa of thii ooualry.
Society, a nporl waa praaantad to *ou, whioh
waa Bol at tba dma raul in all ita Uwth, bnt
vfaiA,! truai,yau now all poMtai, end vhtd
I ragajd aa a moat nloabla oempeadium, or
Aort ItklotT of (ha Sooiacy, which yon will
do wall to praaana and band down u your
■hildian'B children. There are time* whrai
it ia pertianlerly daairabla and iini' >weij that
we ahonld hare eapeckl reganl to GrM [nin-
a^laa — whan we aMild took narrowly into
ae uriM ef oat aetioo, in onW to aaostain
how ^ tbm are in hannony with the mitivaa
by whieh uoea aeeiooa iluHild ba gnidadi and
Idecm Ihif eeoation to ba one in an etpaejal
THE MISSIOKABY HERALD
WluQ M otTltil In Iiii gnat work ^>y God'l
Sfirit, ha laid, " If il Bbonld pleaie Ood Co
(iTi ma but (wiotj yeKn mora on earth, I
tniit I Bh^l be embled to eWa th< bleued
word of lift lo a million of beMbeni ;" and
when wc regard the fact, that he wai nititi-
laiDed for a ipaee of not leu thaa ftrty-lwo
ncn in that fiel4 of godi; libonr, which be
Md, nnder Ond'i blearing, opened lor him-
•elf, and that before he dial tw had the talu-
faetioa of teeiDg, and of hinuelf orinnating
and eirrfiag out, the tranalatioa of Ood'a
word to millioDi of the people of the East, I
think we cannot but look upon tha raitrion
ai the work of the Lord. And when we re-
member, that br many Tears the gareranicDt
(fMainaiieallr prohibited the precebing of the
irord to the nalioot of India ; ibat, until the
ftmr 1807, the diMribntion of the scripcorei,
or of raligiou traolt, wai prevented l^ law,
and the preaching of the word ratricled,
eieept by their own ardained preacben, — and
that, by an ordinance of tbe gorerament,
Carey wai actually forbidden lo wt hia foot
on Indian ground — when we remember these
thiifi, and coniider what, in apite of all ihii
oppoaition, wai done, who can tail lo per
tbe finger of God 7 Where waa Carey all
Ihii timet All Iboae preient who art -
qnainted with the hiatory of thia mil
will, M doabi, find a read; anawer te
^ocMian ; but to tboaa wbo are not, it
not be mperfluoni that I abouM Hate, that
fiMuttan mitea limm Calcutta waa a nnall
aettlement belonging to the Daniab govern-
nMmt, which baa iince been purcbaaad tor a
trifling aom by thia country, and the), in thia
little eonntry, Carey found refuge and aafely ;
and, though the demand waa made, to their
1 i._ -| j^j^ jjjji jjij jj^niii] mvem-
~ve him up ; their reply waa,
a DaniAi aubjecl white on Daniab
md entitled to all the righia and im-
a of Daniah lava." And while we
le iiHrit that promoted tbia deckion,
I aak, can we lail to trace the finger of Ood,
which gave to (be auihoriiiei in that aetlle-
nwnt tba courage to telom auch an anawer,
tuid tbni to form, aa it wen, another land of
Goaben, in tin midM of that Egypt, for the
bther of our miariont And do allow me lo
lay further, that theae an eaeential reuoiu
why we ahonld now hiTe reconne to Bnt
[vinciplta and tbe modrea of our action*.
I noil now niltr.fbr ■ moment, to ■ aubjeot I
would lather not allude to, but which, not
b^Bg meotioMd in tbe B«pon of the Com*
millM, I fatl I Dogbt, a* on« of yoni trea-
■orera. Is make aam* tnealion of, aa mnnj
who an praaent will, I liaTe tto doubt, eipeet
ig iha paM
t a pabtie
allowed to mika one remark, that ia, when
we are lomeeime* engaged in the diwnianan
of mittera of tbe machinery merely, let ni not
fotgal the priaciplet o( the Society, nor (he
overwhelm I og I y important object* it bai in
liew, I for one would never desire (a pravent
the fnlleat and freeU diaeuation on all >ab>
jecti. It i> neociaTy to the eiiateoca of our
miadnnf that we ahonld aland well with our
charoheii and, unleu we have their co-
operation throughout the IeT«th and braadth
of the Und, which, after the hleanng of God
on our Uhoun, ii most essential, we cannot
aipect to praiper. If we an not soinaleil
by their prayers, supported by their eiertions,
and receivio't titeir adriiM, what can we ejt-
peell Let it be nndenlood, onoe for all,
that your Committee are limply the repre-
sentative! of your churches ; and, unlets they
feel tbemseliea to be sucb, and act in a cor-
responding spirit, they an not worthy of their
position. I will now refer, for a nroment, to
the snbjeot to which I have alluded, in order
ihat it may not be nferrcd lo again. It did
occur to the minds of some old and dear
ftiends on die Cammiuee, ^al, seeing the
position in which the Sodeiy was ptaoed in
mgard to hoMing it* property in iitrtiga
lands, and in renrd to cho great eipenMi
which wat occaamned by eveiy cbaiiga of
Iruatoea, a plan might be adopted, under
which tba Committee fwho are annnally
elected) raieht he made tne perptlnal tntMeea
of the Soae^, Tbe qnetiion waa Irooght
under discunion, and was considered by the
Committee ; it waa,- however, never put by
the chairman for the adoption or rejection of
the Cammiilee ; but most of our brethren felt
that, b^ore deciding, they would deaira to
have the opiDion of other friends of tbe deno-
minstion, and they found that many of the
old friends of the Society coniiderea audi i
plan uodesirable. Tbe Committee felt, there-
fore, that they had no other ooune to adopt
than, rather than divide the Soeisty, (hein-
salvia put an end lo lbs subject ; and a raao-
Intion waa nnanimon^y pasaad, that it be not
fiirther entertained. At our meeting on
Tuesday last, tba aubject was again consi-
dered ; and I feel it my duly to convey to you
the impression on my mind, that the way in
which the mbjeci was conaidered, was higbly
honoonble to the ChrialiBa feeling of those
who differed from each other, all of whom
loft the meeting bound and knit op together
feelinga of ChristJan charity, bratherhood,
Now lei me refer fer a momant lo aiMllier
mlgeat, which, ainoe I have beeit mb-
d with Ibt Sodety, baa praaaed much
ly attention. I feal that, wmehow or
. . , we bare not that amounl of aoppoit
from, and idantifieatioa with, the difleiaat
diuiohei throngfaoui the langdi and breadth
of the hnd, which we ought lo have. I
baliev e tfaat to b« tha bal^ in a gnat mta-
nut, of Ibe clmrchei ihemttlm, I think it
nigbt be entirely abviilcd bj t\trj ChrUlMQ
■ lin^ [hit it would, nnder ill
FOB JUNE, ia4D.
iht gnnitMi
cbnrch deicrniini
Rerjr two loDntfas, wiib uime ona ra'atmasty.
Tin tbcn ihould b« «n undentiadioE — ■
nntttw laid dovD, u (o (ha mode in which
nieh eammuDications fbontd ba kept up.
That the chnrch ibould comninDieatc, in >
letter of fnternal love, with Ihe miuiODBrie*,
utarlnr them of Ibeir frateniil love — of their
•jnpMlij. and iheir pnjen. I em inra that
oer mtnioDuj laboaren WDnld receive aneh
eamrnunicsiiani with he*rtrelmtiifeetion,>nd
(hit they waald lead lo eleiata their aptriu,
itrj ilive ibeir u>l, and inaka tha chnrcbta
tbemrelvea feel mare idenlilied with Ibe mia-
wmirrwork; and what I leel to be of Mill
greater tbIdg, it would tapport Ibe ainking
■pirila oFonr frienda abroad. I hare oonrnrtd
wiih manj of out miaiioiiariea, and they have
-•■— ■-" that Ibe greatcit affliction they
leal in ihei
from their native land, L
of aneh conmunieatjoni, and aneh
of aympatiiy and lupport, on the
pn oT laeir ChrvMian brethren al home.
u( lua refer to tbs letter of a denr friend of
aine, connected not with m, bat with (he
eMbliahH church. Some frienda at hoDte
bad leDl him fonr numben of a relirioaa
periodical, and (bia act vailed forth Iha foTlow.
mg kiier from iba abunt miaaionan, dated
S^iember, l&iB.
"Xl diar Sir,— Prar tell ma if jwd an iba «me
^MMn m» vlib Ita Int teur aDnitHn. What i
tnal (ST a IniiapoK I \V hoaaertc On snkiioini
Wb4 wUah B«M«d that pariDdlcaJ for n- • •
IktLaidiriUrawHdUm opul^- la I
nftabM my asol Id tha Lord. Tlial
Ua workad on my tnakcn mind lUla > heauDf wen
°a lanllda. Tb« go far a aeason I« a enrs placa,
1« pOa atnagth rar tha winter', mj iplrfu. la
pnaliif tboa* p^mpblvta, got qntte aprltbtijr vDoiiib
la ataad tha draarlnaaa of yaaia at tjniih^ml.-
I believe, alio, dear frienda, that a moat
valnabia malt would be oblained in the
reflei ioBuenea lach commnnicaiiona would
have an the diurcfaea IbenKclvea. I believe
llial oor fnnda wonld feel tha benefit, and,
far my part, I aliraya leel that funda prmluced
by int and aponianeooi goodwill, arv far
mare valuable than lacb a* are obtained by
appeala on the ground of our diilretted p«i-
(len. If we bad the ajmpathr, the hearty
■appDrt and love, and the tme Cbfiatian fnl-
in^ of the varioua ehurcbca of tbo cotincry
with na, we abould never want for funda.
Im me refer to ■ letter from Carey himielf
M Dr. Byland, n abowing Ibat th« aane
feeling actuated him. Many peraona were
then urging that aome of tb« nuaianary ata>
tiwa ibouM be abandtmed in Bonaeqnence of
tbe iiuuStnescj of fnntla; and, in aikawer to
"' ■ aubjeet. Care; ibai
IharB^aa^— I
k a( Iba rtUj
atattou, BO aa to bvfoc
tbe pnaaing demuidi tbat Frcvldenoa iBputtloaen
na.— W. C*aiiT."
" Dont fear (ha money," laid Petrtc to
Carey, " God ia for oa, and (be ailver and tbe
CDld are hia, and ao are tha baita of all tfaat
ava ic I will lea tbe chorche* frnm Land's
End to Orknej, aitd we ahall get moiMj
enough." Now, let na atriva to enalnle tba
apirit of theae Ibe Gnt fbunden of onr miaiaD.
Let na be actuated bj tba aama entire zeal,
the aame idcntifieatiou with tha caoae, tba
aame hearty daaira for tba aalvalion of
the heathen, and with the aama alrong feeling
of Ihe inealimable valna of (heir immorld
uula, and wa aball have no ncoaaioii to saj
any ibing to von aa to the eoadiiion of our
funda, nor will yon have canaa to regret Um
poiitioa of our Society.
Before 1 ait down, I will refer, for a Aw
momenta, to the aubjeet of Jamaica. I havs
fell, aa I am tnre Ton mnat all do, an inlanaa
intereat in tha poailion of (be avfferiiig dnirch
of that anfl^ug conntrr. Yoa know all
the circnmataiMiaa Ihat led na In Isel tbat w«
were not jaatified in aeeepling Ibe propoaitiaai
which waa made lo na, — yna kiMiw wei), tbat,
by diverting tba fnnda lo other nrpOMa
than thoae to which they ware pledged, w>
abould be inflicting a great ininrr on, wd
eodanEer ibe proapeiily of, tbe SocMly. Bat
it ia the doty of tbe cbuicb, in eoDiwiion
with Iha nianon, without infriBgiiu; on the
general fnnda, to aid, in every pcaaibte way,
their auBering brethren in Chriat almad.
There ia a moat valuabte inalitotion in (bat
iiland (Jatnaia), wbofo object ia to train
up joung men, and qualify ibem for (ha mi-
ntatry ; and laai night only I reeaived a iMHr
from Joabna Tinaon, dated Bio Bocdo, Jbp
maiea. He aaya : —
"Tha atndmti ara waU, and. If I mlalata «a^
pngreaalD( In platy. whila tliev MBtlBua akaailally
and laeeaiaftillT to pmna tli^ atndlaa. That wa
otiiiTeba^afnlDclfBtaatwisttyudnllflonlolnatl^
tbeir BtadTintfor tha mfnlaUT, ia no laafar a mattac
tor iBqaliT. Tba anattlaB new la- Walfaatt anfn
bf tha aopttaeanOB oftlila InatltaUoD, Ihaaa ai-
ihTn~bimiM"i»«arr Im qalta nna Ihat it
UH ba aald. Mihua manr mr. Tba InalUatiOB
abould boaaat>lBa4.b«lltoa^latedoiiab7lha
ebiRbea In Jamalaa; ZD^and liaa aooaib lo do,
clKlna ara aomtag from an qDartora. IndH, AM^
China. I'lanea, Canada, and alaawhanv haajdw the
natlnaal damanda tSr canylu ea tba lagiaaaj
and Inaeaabic aodaUa^ pdlllcnl, dTlI. and rail-
■laa% iDitba caiaBl la ^ ..
bat tho admiMon al
don aleeta notUnt— w atmataa
1 Ihaj did loimadr. Tho paopia
ban not onb aanj naw daaianda lav thab maaay,
bat it la InJaod littia tbaraat. Tba pay tat abl*>
bodltd man mlaa floni 1a.3£ ta H. a^. In aoaa
Blaaaa oBh N.I and tot that th» have allaa M wait
for waaku than tatjeWlaMtMata, and, net —
THE WfiSIONABT HBRAIJ)
mii bdon, Into dtbt I cumst go. 1 biTs i
tad ■ iouta at (1, ud sow I fur II man ibu
H I H* iU eruUu wttlicrlim iiitlDiia« on
ot 1117 bntlinm. MJHlT, I uk notbing ; 1
unUiillf ; 1 luTB br«d acaiigb, uid tometl
qiOQtliraL to tpua for tbe poor vid deatltota
•niaild me. And Ihoiigli, bj tfaa (Ims I b»T» mal
IM PMHiy ■Xp«H* Hi IhU MtlWIrtTTIT' —
^flniTlvs, wanUDOl for th« pofllUoq I %
uld IU tu« out of mr own ulUT, with ooe
USD T do fKl Intaiuelr,— d( hu m; unoeuisf
^tndfl ud Ubaur^ uid. Ibouh 1 know not
■nt ^ ■ ^tP' ' ■li'^ ■>■*** *>f ■OT'*'', h
"Yw cUltri ud (nwhl Mud In th* |
ofCluliI, "JoiauTtiraoi
"S.U.PtU.Aq.U.P."
I im mra jou will n; with m«, thu thii
BUM BOt ba 4lknr«d U ooDEuiiw. TbiDngh
wu inftruDtnlililJ, utd Duder Ood'i blcising,
(ha oliurdi hu baen cai&blulied id J
tod, ■* will bt s«aa bjr tbe B^iotI,
MMa of ;n»lp«rit; b which it now u. What
i aafc of jou it, to bear ia mind, ai far ti ^oa
9M1. and aa bi >• jou bava the oppc^unit^,
tB (BiniMer 10 (heir Daoeaaitiat, and aid ibeir
Mboola, aitd aipaciaUj aid thii valuable In-
MitHliaii in aasdiug among (ham iDtelligeul
ud abla miniiian of tbair own oooDtiy. I
faal that I bare dalAiacd ;ou too long, but I
mat jon will allow tha impoiUiioa of tha
■u)ti«ot u ba mj apolagy.
The R«pcin, « nop; of whidi appetrad ia
DOT lart, wti then rod bj tha Rer. J. AHom.
Tha IUv> NmAKUL Hiycaorr, M^,, of
ftrialDl. iDDVwl the tnt rtaolalioo, u th« fal-
lamnicAMt—
nu thli BiHtlni (allj ittapatU tba dntr (at
prtTtltn al ChiUtlui to mploi all itriptiin]
A that, during tLa put year, tbe
•nanditni* of tha SooictT had exeMded by
£3B00 ila meoma, and that (ban wm a pre-
liow debt. Kill uopaid, of tboot £1100,
laaTiw • balauca of £4900. This waa ■
jaiBfiJeiTmBataiios In (be Sooietr'a hiator;,
nd otM that damanded a canfiil and aitmtJTi
ngtrd, u to llie c£u«ea which they might
ooDodf* bad eonthbulAd to ao painfiil aad
Umenttbla ■ ftaoh. It oould oot b« Aat
ibera <m an^ tbbg In theli object* or
optntiosi which indicucd approtDhiag fea-
blaaaia •1' old ags, or (hM lucb ■ work wai
likdf aver to die. He had beard it Mid bj
ptjuciaua, that when a man bad cODliauad
m robui health mitil be aniTsd at 6ftj or
■iz^ jrean ol age, tboat thu pariod he migbl
UX i but thii could not ba tha eaa* vith tUi
Society. The cauae of Cbriitianity waa nu-
dmngiDg aod undyiog- It had nuDvoed ^w
auoe amid levolutunu of literature, of afifnce,
of irta, Uld amid the dealruction cf Iba
fur a moment coDceite but thai tliia SociMy,
baaed aa it waa on Chriatian principle, mtiat go
on to the end canqucriug and to conqiur.
Chiiatianity might not be ia'courae af^ wU
vancement far a time ; but if to, it would b«
like the mightj Sood, which, ihough impeded
for ■ brief ^ace, would ere long force down
all burien, and ipiead forth with force iit^
tistible, in ipile of all impedimeala. H« bs-
lieved thai although a daiit dottd might rat
would p
would diipent, and the Soeidy
•I, io (hat thaj would b>Te two
wbara they had now only ona,
who would go among the people pieuhing
the uiuearchable lore of Chriat. That So-
ciety, originated by their now aaintad &tluns
ana frieodt, whote memory wtt tier fragntnt,
and who were now looking down boat bravan,
watching the manner in whioh ihey were
promadDg il« objtct — that Society moat oever
be permitted to (top in iti onward pragntc
Many of tha beat and choiccit «>inta in tboiT
chundi had gone to a labour ol loie aaoof
the heathen. Many of them had only gone
out (0 find a ipeedy graTt. Many had gooa
to tpend (ht fntme of ibeir lUe in Hit eataa,
and had been called upon to )«a*e their bonea
in tha aoil. Many bad tpent Ibelr early
youlli, and the itrength of theii iDanhood, m
- &i oountry, and Iwd been ptrmttted to !••
im tc their natiTe home with ahatttred
hadlh. Yalta alept beneath the daep, ud
Knibb wat taoiaiuad by tea tboaiaad of iha
AfciotM in tha Wett IndiM. There wh km
a miitioii where toma of their ftihen or tiMtr
brothtra had not been interred, arouad wboaa
the mitaiodBiy.' froman — kind and gantb
bad gone forth with tbelr Itnt-
. ut«T in htotban placet. Many
of them had aipeoted to find a bom^ wh«a
they and their huabandi had only found a
gnn, Otben had been permiKed to ratwn
to their native kul, hot it waa only a*
widawt, with latherleM cfaildien claiming and
.!...:_:__ .ig nrmpattiiei of all Chrittiaaa.
hdy men, and tbota Uad and
gentle women, to be withdrawn from ibtfa
rabouii in God'a holy cantal No. If tbait
biil, it nanr oould ba in
publio mind from
their want of. auoceat. Hitherto arery repcrt
bad baan a triumph. Tba taad had Ihm
FOR nmS, MM.
■aWMtul timeud, it hid genuMMd, ■nd wm
■mr gioiriBg n, and woaM aooa produce
nodlj frntt, lo tht pniM and glory of God.
In JaiBuca 30,000 iMinbMi todfied to the
faitUnloBH of thvr mMnwarin ; in Centnl
Indk the; bad 3000 <rat of Ai miUiou of
HM flountrj, who leMified to tba mtb u il it
fai JcBUS. In all coastriM, wbtrerer thsir
wont, tlw; hod nikdt tlwir tbon-
d of the
>d totbe
M SodMv fcr want of
MM. WiBtof loeceMl UokMtbtci
lation of ibe blond word of God wbiob bad
lilUD pbM— 0}
U lb* DliMcd hook b«d bean drcnlatad ander
MoftbaSocietj— M
d in all Juidi — tfae practice of the
tba aonita* of tba Societj — •ohool* bad bees
aMablidied in all Juidi — tfae oraclice of the
antlee bad been aboliibcd, and iheir Society
■nM|a
naiad from the t*
nibli.
Ibam, fcr Ood had indeed abafidant]; bhMcd
tbejr bboon in the field. There nnul be no
talk of the retDm of any of tb^ miitionar
on tba ooaCraTy, every thine called for an
■aaia m tbeir anergy and earnettnna.
te from loMening tbiir force*, tbey reqnbvd
to mnltiply them, br God bad |7«ally added
to ibeir Md of hibour. China had been
opened up; but, to tba diagraoe of tfae bapliat
ODmmunity, tbey bad not a mivioaaTy there.
Africa, benighted Alrtca, oovbt to bsTe '
Ibouanda of worken in God'i TJoeyard,
placQ of only tana. The eonliDenl of Europe
ought to be filled witb their miMionar"- "
welt aa Brittany, On all handi there
lood cry, " Cone over and help nt," There
eonld M 00 MOM aMigoed for the appar
want of eonBdtnea in ttw Society founded
At want of lucceM. While eomidering
nlmol, be bad been naturally led to conei
aiM emuiDo the remedit* which had been
propoaed br that Mate of thing) which existed.
Some laid the Society niuit rettench their
«i[|ienditnre both M honjc and abroad — thit
it iniut diminiih iti woikiiie expenses, and
radoeg Ott Hlariei and albwances of the
BiiMMiariea to tbe loweu poiuhle tuno
Wby, (hat bad bcMi the prw^ of the C
mitlee for tnant yean paiL The expendi
of the Society bad been raduced to the loi
jmaaihin amount for a long period ; and ai
Aa Mlariaa of (he nmaionarieB, tboae good
hralhren might be aaid lo eiiii— lo TCgetats,
iBlber than to live by the [preaching of the
hleaaBd goapal. Otbm, again, urged refor-
who give incfa adrioe he good eaongb to
point out which of their Getdi of Ubom: thqr
would be ooclent to give op— which waa Kl
be iba oae rsHgncd? Shonld Ihey give op
India — tbe nena of their int minionary !»■
bonn — tbe field in which Carey had tiinmphad
-India, where n) many bad been broagtit ta
knowledge of iba Lord Jean*— were ifaay to
give up Ii^ia. with iti thouaand* and millioni
rho war* yet in darkoea*, and laa*« thm
Literly to pviah 1 No, it waa inpcaaibla )
iha ddot born of tbe Bodeiy oould never ba
rengned, Sboald they, then, give up Africa
— Africa, to which Great Britain ilood mora
indebted than to any olber country in thewor)d1
England owed a fearful debt to the aable
inhabitanu of Afrir« ; wea it a proper way to
repay that debt, by abandoning them to the
grossest idolatry and nperslilion ; w«re they to
give up tbeir yonngcst bom, tbe vary Benja-
min of tbe Soeiety'B miaiooaT Ob, seTerl
Were tbey lo withdraw from tbe WeM India
iaiandi 1 lliir^ thonaand oonverta to Jtetu
told them (bey mnw not Waa It to ba
Canada, where the anceiton of tboae bow
fanning the Society had establisbed Iha
Word I No ! no >— tber could not aflbtd to
rerign any one of their Seldi of labonr — tbej
would not eiie up one of their miMtonary
The thought waa not troin heaven
. emanate Iram tfae mind of man —
moie partieulariy allude lo whenea
I ; be left that to be iolred by die
judgment of tbe meeting. Wbal, a ChnsIiaQ
community turning back from a field of laboor
ia Ood'i Tineyaid I At nch a scene infidelihr
itself would cry shame, and the whole chnnji
would stand appalled. Il was said that Ibcra
was a decline in the religions feeling of the
people, — that the number of conversions was
diminishing. He qnatiooed whelher the de-
cline in missionaiT eflbrt wis not tbe cause oF
the decline of rel^n. When the primitive
church went forth to preach the unsearcbable
riches of Christ, (bat waa the rtcbeit time of
religious feeling which the chnreh ever knew.
The missionary spirit,when it burned brighUy,
re-acied upon the church. This Society, like
many of a kiodred nature, had been Ibiealaned
wilb pecaliar ohatacies. The brethren would
recollect that only a ihort lime ago, the Lon-
don Missionary Society wu groaning under
the oppressions which had been inSleied apon
Ihem in Taheile. Well, PrOTidence had taken
the retribution in iu own hand*. The instra-
meot which then employed itself in torturing
a woman in Taheite, was soon after compellea
m fiy a fugitive from his throne. At Ttt-
nando Po, the great enemy which the church
had to enoouuter wai popery. Wherever
went, then tbay found
THE MIBSIONAEY HERALD;
popeiy. Bat, mmrilam to rcUle, not long
«inM • NTolitiDii broka oat in R«m imlf —
a mdlaliDn in tha nrj iiMlnpali* af puneir,
•nd iiipcntiUon, and of ermr, and (he Pap*
biaMUbccMiwa fugitive. AU (tail wh mrj
tneonnpog, and if tbaj hambl; traited i>
tbe goodDaH and the graoe of God, ererr
obiUcla to tbeir onwanl march would be
Dw>ed. The meeliog cosld dm feliib i
appalling ftel that had been bmaght under
tbair notice in the Report, tii., that (he So-
dctf wn lo much is debt. Did it noteieilc
tbnr inrpraa to hear that the Sociely owed no
Im a inn than £1900 1 Tellit not in Gub.
tablifh it not in Aikalon, let not the infidel
now it, tall it not lo the follower of Ibe pope,
tell it not ID the aenste. Let it not be thonght
tor a momaDt that the miniiten and the dea-
eoni of Ibe chnrch were willing la allow Ibe
Soeietj to lemain under ■neb ■ elond.
them Mir op the chnrch to a lirely wn
ttM pure loTH of God, and then come
reaoIatioD, thai ihii >baa1d be the lut year a(
debt. He had no feara (or Iha Society ; he
■honld jet aee it pragteM, nntil, when they
had now one mimonary, they would ban
two, ud nolil tbeir brethren were in all thi
plaoea of Ihe earth, and then, and not til
then, woold the Cfariitian chareh have
realiied the obieel of the Society— then would
Iha Supreme ftlijealjr in heairen look down
OD them with beDiguiti
fmli my will ia done on earth, eren aa it
rz
16 lorine principle of
la Ber. J. Jordan, the
1 lbs reeola-
The Rbt. J. JoBw
atranger come amoDgtt
allowed lo eiplun the poaition he occupied,
nanding on that platTarm, ' ' ' '
B^tiit MiMonary Sooiet]
■m, in fai
J Society. It ■
bw yean ago that be had been
to part u iavoBT of any minioaary aaciety
It that Qoaneoted with the «barch of which
I a member. Upon that oecaaion he
lb* iBTitUion inbi aerioin . . ,
lookiog at lb* iMtler in the light of hia con-
aeienoa, h« fonnd that ba could not refitia
giro the aid whioh ihey nnghl front him—
eonM not rtfnia la take tba part which they
oBered him^ and tberefbi* he willingly attended
their maetug, Voy ibanly after that, the
" ~ ~''~il Alliance wu Eirnied, and he re-
t in tbdr Eeoern] meetiBg in thai Tcry
" " 0 *hrunk fnifB
I kddiets inch
habit of meet-
imprcMad opoa
him the iMceaMty of goin^ forwwd. Be ra-
mained atill of tlie aame mmd, and be atteitdad
and performed the dalia wbidi had beeD
kindly impoaed on him. That waa followed
D from the L
' to pmcb Ibr Ibem, a
in Ibn plalfonn at iltei:
the pnlpit :
atnined to
Enngalical
jmoeaalit.
far it bad koi^ht c
mane in Him, tba Head of all Shortlyafter
ibtt •(■in, be wM hoaooted with an innta-
t^e a part on Ibn plalfonn at ifaeir
Ha could notrefaae lo aMxiid
them, aetiDg in alriet coofbrmitj
eiena, he bad felt himRlf con-
ike the part aaaignad him. On
I he had rccdm a very kind
iniitatitm from tlwir bonoored fRead, Dr.
Steana, to take part in the proceeding* of that
day; he fell that be wai bound in caBtaeutm
to ahow Ibe lame retpect and Iotb for ih«ir
Society, a* hs had dona to Ihe alhen, knaw-
ing ai he did what their woi4» had bMu, kod
honouring Ibem fiir the labaun of kiT« ia
which they had been engaged. Jt might bs
a)ked what he could find in comnxm in nil
tboae diBetent aoiaetiea, which could joaUff
bim in appearing at and aiaiiliBg in their
meetingi. He tnuted he could (how many
and good reaaoos for hit eonduct. Even had
Ibe niuionarMa done no more than lead tn
Ibe eif iliuttoD of the world — eren had thej
done no more than improTo the lenporml
oondition of Uiat portion of mankind amoagit
~'hom they had laboured — even that com.
benefit aod the bleauns of bi* (iellou
muit be glad of (he pniilege of lakinz part
in aapport of lucb aocielis. A* a patnol, ba
cliimed the rigbt to laiitt tuch (odetie*.
What work had been done which waa as
efficient in promoting coloniiatioa from thia
country — what would *o much promote Ibe
"iread of the good Suon, aa an extenaion of
e miauooary ijitera T There waa aootlier
ew of the qoeation, ia which, a* a palriot,
he thoold think binuelf jutified in attending
knowledge of the tree God. Atlo' higUj
prainng the noble exertiona of the 8001017 ■»
the mi*>ian*i7 field, be •! '-' ■'-- — - '
tion with much pltaiun
FOR JITNE, 1849.
HU-doDjing litnnUtf u
We hare two betulirul ioitaneei of Cbria-
ti>D evangelical liberality id icripturc hiiUry;
tha 6nt ii that ol ibe bai of aiaWler oiat-
ment with which the womtn anaioted ihe
head of iha SsTiour, anointiDg bim for liii
burial. Whea Juda* wu aogrj' with her,
the Lord deleoded her. But our bleiKii
Lord mernd hia highol ouloginms for ttie
poor widow who came with her two roitet
■nd cait Ibem amoogit (ho PhariMfi' gold in
the treaiurj of ibe Lord. Now, ir you will
panton ise, I will malie one obaerration re-
■preriDg tbe good frienda in London. I do
Dol like Tour colleeiiona. It ii not on rccoudi
of the eolil and ihe liWer [here, but becauae I
■ee ao lillle copper ia ibe platea. I like, nol
only «> >ee ibe gold of ibe rich man, and ihe
•ilrer of tbe moo in moderate eircuniilancea,
but tbe capper or [be poor man. We wani
more of ayiiematic liberality, that all ahonld
(SDiribnie according to the exleat that God
haa proipered them. Tbeo we iball Dot twed
(o recall miatioiiBriet from the field of labour.
I would lay aoleDiiilf and earaeitly id the
honoured direelon of tbe Society, that thin
must not be done. I would uy to the
Cbristiana of this gntt metropolit, " You
ought Dol to auSer it lo be done." Tbe
CfariitiaDa oF this metropolii, the focus of
cJTiliMliao, tbe centre of camtnerca, ihe
•dmiratioD of all the civitiied natioiu of the
wM'ld, tha place where Cbristian miiaion;
have been cradled and fuslered all tbeae
Kit», — are you gning to abandon now ibe
ptiit Misiiangry Socieiy 1 No ; and we,
wbo are tbe repreMTKalivei of the province*.
■nd Ihe aagelt of tbe churcbea, will go back
to our vanoua congregalioaj and communi-
lies, and tell ibem thai they must not aulfer
The Rev. T. Boii, miMionarj from Cal-
eutls, a deputation from Ihe London iUis-
linnwy Bocieijr, leconded the reiolutioa u
followg. Sir, in riaiDg to addteaa you on liie
preMDt occnion, I find id^kK lubject to
tboM feelingi which have been eirptnied by
one of our gweeteit poets. Henry Kirke
White, who uji, in lilleobg to the belli of
the neoiDg,
" I'm pluiad, and rat I'm tad."
Plcaaed Co ihink that there are » many beaili
that beat wilh bigb and holy eipeclstion ia
refereoce lo the eooveriioo of Uie world to
Jeauti and >ad to think that, afier ihe labour
of 1800 yean, io lurgo a porlioo of the human
family should yet be belJ under the domiDlDn
of tha " prince of tbe power of ibe air." 1
fed partieolar pleasure lAii morning in ooming
10 tbe ttaptitt Uiiaionary Societr, especially
becBU'o 1 am liere, in ihia kiuduf spiritual
parliaoieni, aa ibe represcntaiive uf ilie Lon-
don Missionary Society, and io aome measura
the represenutive of the coniinenl of India.
In comJDg to the Ilapiial Iklisaiouary Society
In eoDneiian with India, it is hke a traveller
tricing Chs atreum to ill apring. Oue comet
to see the place where the bubblea firK
sprung up, where tbe aUtam £rat shed ilielf
to tbe eaat, and to the west, and to the norlll,
and to the south. I feel particular pleaanra
in coming here thia raoraiDg, because tbe
note hu been a note of sorrow. Let ui chaer
it. We have been, according to the variout
■peakera, in tbe clouds ; at any rate, we bava
heard a great deal about small clonda and
targe cloudi. Now, I do not balieve in clouda,
ia reference to miisloni. I believe, not in
clouds, hut in the promises; and I am qnile
certain, if we rest in the promiaea, we ahall
'ive beyond tbe clouda. I am quila
t that you feel younelves a* bapusta,
■ociety, iu great difficulties, becauH
Iways act like men wheu they have
diHicutiiei la meet. I remember, when a boj,
iber of Ihe Soeieiy of Frienda once
ig by ray aide, ia roy oative town,
ta dark and alonny afaore, eud aaying,
I looked upon the dense cloud tbM
teemed lo encircle u>," My boy,do you itink
that thoae clouds are aa dark as ibey appear
tn bo I" " I am nut sure," wa» my reply.
" I tell you," said he, " that if you had •
leleicope long enough to penelrale right
ihrough the cloud, you would aee that it ia ■■
bright beyond, and brighter, iban il is below."
Now, I tbink, sir, tbat you want the leleacope
if foitb to look right through those clouds,
ind lo see far beyond Ihem into ibe bright
SDd glorioua future. We Dever feel ea much
ought to feel, as Cbrislians, sa wbu
inio the brighl, clear, lucid, healibj
_ here of falih. Let ua acaller our
doubia to the wiods, real upon (he promiaea,
and do our work like Christians and lite
men. I feel ihii morning particularly pleated
at being here, Jutt because 1 think that I am
in the right place. I am amon^ thoie wbo
were tbe aubatsntial pioaeeri nf millions lo
ihe £aBt. I am not unmindful of the fact,
that tbe Daniili king, to whom you moat
appropriately adverted, was (be first sovereign
who sent Cbriitian miisioiiariet to tke £ul;
nor would t be unmindful of ibe fact, that lb«
Church of England, (brough the agency of
ibe Fropagaiion Society, was llie second
agency that lent a few aolitary missioo* to
Oriental climea. Lcl us give ell tbe credit
ibat ia due to all parties ; Iben we can take e
firmer stand upon the basis ibat we have tat
cient pioneers of Chriatian misalons lo lbs
Kast. Nay, when the beloved Carey, and
' ~ , fini arrived in that country,
kind of reception that they met
THE MISSIONARY HRBALD
igppoud, Ihit Ibe mcinbciB of oonncil would
b«T« hailed them witb ploisore, iiu) Ihat tlw
doon of *ie GoTernnMnt Honu xonld bua
iMan thiown wide open (or their rcotptioB.
That wu not tbe reoeplion Ibe; met vitli.
The; were, in rab*UDc«, UM, ''The vow)
(hil bora joa from Europe mmt bear job
h*ak again, " Then came thai atrikiiig and
nngular inMrpceitioD of Ibe Diirine Frovidenoe
is rafaranee to SerampoR. God turned the
heart of the goiemor of Serampore, a> the
mwni of watw in the aoolh ; and Umi
goTenioT nid, id intwtance. Id yeia brethren,
though I beltere be wms a man not poaseand
of a apaik of nligion, jiet, from the generoui
inpulaei ol hii nalan, raaiHiog the crppfeMion
eiercieed toward* vour brethren In the Britkh
authoriiiei, he eaid, " If jon will Mm* t~
Scmmpon, 1 will give fou a plaoa to lite it
and a plaea in wbieh lo warahip God.
Hmjt warn, lir, and I think it la a ■m^ln'
kud ■ atrOdiig ihii^ that the iirM houie in
which tboaa bmhieu obtained a ne^rplaoe
KH the boaae of a publieao or t«T«ra-Kee|ier
1 lik< to think of that fact, beMon tbey con
nenoed their ealMion in India aa ibe Lord
oommaneed bii miniDn ia the world, in the
oempaay of pnblicane and linneii. When
Ear brathran firil reacbed India, yon will
1« percaiTad from theae remtrka, that tbe
iniod of the ROTenmeiit oompoaed o( Cbiiatian
nen, wn direetl; opnoaed to ibnr lauding
•nd tabouring ia India. So itrikinglj —
IbM the CBB, ibat it faai been dated that
«f the nemben of caoBeil eaid eonoan _
^en, ''ir theaa hmd bad belong to tbe
Enghib Cbureh, and bad beaa mtMionaiiea,
«D« migbl ban borne with then. If thef
bad belonged lo any nf Iha mora raipeotable
Mcti of the dtMcnten, thin might hare been
bderslcd. Bal to think of tol^ting bapdtta,
the imallett of the aeou, and the •Eraileat;
that it not lo be borne." I bali
that ciriKan, that gentl«B*D, ia ft baplot.
He ii a CbriBtian. (A voice: "That ii
better aiUI.") Ye>, it i* bellar alilL U* ii
now on hit way lo tbii ooonby, ead j«n will
hate felloHBhip with bim. I had boped dm
he woold have been bere lo-daj, lo tbal in
'.iaowD peraoD he might have boine teatiinoaj
a this matter. One ctumot help Keiog thai
the ways of God are not aa our wv> ^^^
that (he thoughti of God an not n ow
ibongbti; for if (hat gentlamaa't bllMT bad
bad'
"7"
ighl to the knowledge of ihe truth
hill Ualiont in Indi>, bv having
iil«r,aad printed
lEbti; for if (hat gentlamant UImt bad
bis will, humanl; ipeaking, hi* hb bad
;r been bniughl M the knowUgS of tin
When jroiir bretbnn Gnt reached Indi^
the mind of tbe native oomMiuuljr wm
dianietncallj opposed to their eoaluiMiioa
and labour. In lubalance, tbe native g*iitl»>
., and upeciall; Iha lutiva priaathwd of
Calcutta, uid, "If tboH Chriatitn prieeta be
-Tnittedta '" — — ■" "- ''-' — -' '-
lia.wB6
_„■ religion, ._ —
cannot aniwer for Iha ilabilitr of tba .
lent." Priaathood, lir, ena pneatonA, we
le lame tilings all the irorld over. PriaM-
craft— the office of nrieatonft, i* la biad tli*
mindi of men ia toe letteia of igMMBoe>
Then tome of you will aay, ''Wby yon aic
■peaking iguuat ygur own oiail, Na, no
Hich thuu — we are not prietta, lir. We da
not own the ternt. We are the miniaiew of a
batter diapeniation, and aui work i* (• eet
the miuda of mankind free. A great change
biM uDce cotne over tb« macael of the pnoU'
bood, ind the intelligent geatry of laJiB, «n
the lolyect of Cbriuiuil^. A tingolar iUua-
tration of tbit oocumd ia tbe ooun* of kj
jeume; from India to ihia oonnbr. Pbmhs
Ibe iiknd of Caykn—and «ho van apeak S
Ceylon without thinking «( yo«r Uthfol uii
devoted Daniel 1 —
nd tbat yoi
_.. J with the whole
bmily. It ii a tvmarkable thing thai Ilia
of &tt wtn member of cooncil, wai, I be-
Keve, broughi
in one of the
n newapapar edited byi
at your praa, containing an extract from the
wntinn either of Baiter or of Doddridee,
•nd that, detoeuding from hii iolitajy hill
Blatian to the plaini, to teek godly and minia-
lailal advice, tbe fint Italian he came to wu
tttatioa of the Biptiat Hiaaion. t need not
tell you, lir, not thii Christian waembly, that
the bapdat minisur who ww at tbal station,
loan eonviaced tbii neophyte thai it naa hii
ipeeiel iaijf to bllow bu Lonl ibrough Ibe
«Mer i tad tbe ooiwequenee is thii, air, thai
. and worthy of the ei
all the churcbea of Jeeoij- , _,
iiland, a geuUeaan travellio^ on board the
Ueamboat told nw • lii^nlar btMory, CmIub,
El will obaerre. ia the Oiford of the l£idd-
ti. and Ih* high seat of tmlwdoiy ; nav
my comunion etaled that, in tba «Qt «F
Kandy, die central dty of Ceylon, tbwa wm
a very sacred reUo, and that thi* relio mm
I just a tooth of tbe very celebrated Bnddhl
The British goTemmenl (to their ^anw bu it
spoken) for many yeaie paanniBad Ibat tooth,
and lest tome crafty dentiit Itoid Europe
should come and take it sway, Huf amoinled
loldiera u lentriet to guard it. They col'
leeted the revcnura of the temple. Thaj
frtuB Britain— that ehnrdi Bfid state
nexion between dw looth and
ment wa* obliged to be diteolved.
be Govsra-
FOR JUNE, 1S49.
887
gOTUiiBMU eoavMied to Msenbly, or ajnod,
of Uie pcwMt, ud uid to tbsm, " Gentlemen,
oui '•<^nTWi with (hi! tooth ia eboul to be
diMoll«d, Mid w* wkh ;ou to tike cue of
tlii« pnoioat lelio jounelves." Now, the
priMts of tlM F-<<t u* Tcry ingeoioui, ukd,
Ii][« mow piieit>> tery clarer when their etift
i* in danger ; ud tM; utiii, " No, we would
rMhet not Ulw it. Il i» ■ veij ^preasive
tham. Tba Dutch d««1 took pouc-^ou of it,
and it crwbed tbem ; tod non jou Engliih
peoph tbiak tbtt you nra goiiif to line ym
eiaip npoQ Ibe Ulaod. ami JQU want to hsi
doM witb it loo. No," laid thej, '' wo would
rather thtit you thould uj our itliiien
luuil, ftud tuta cua of ice temple." Ns ,
it wnkai me rorcibljr, that that U tba kiod of
dung that would b^ipeo io otbei counliica,
uoder lirailu circuiDataDCM, if such a prope-
ial ware la be nude to the piiaiia. It ia «a
UloMMiioD, is ioma degree, of the itata of
thinga Lb refereace to the prieubood of the
EMt. The; leel, and moat fee], L)wt their
Mifai^ ia tottering to ita baae.
Wbes jooT tvethrcs fiiiC arrived in
£wt, tliera waa aoarcolj a page of the
apired volume traiulated br the milliooa of
India. Now, for ■ larg« aectioD ot the great
])idw) faul;, Mtlwr io wbola v in part, ibe
•send aeripnrw haio baau traasUltd; to
that I anucipBt* Ibat, lor niMij, DM of tba
ISO milliotu, there are tba meuu to
ibiDft ibe; have dooe beat, ia to (raaaUla, ia
Um utaapieot ataga •£ Chiia^oBi^ in tba I^ai,
tho bbla, a>d aapauaH; the New TeaMiDenl
porliaD of tba Mtcnd word. So ibal, in deftl-
Ipf with Hiodoaa aad Mohammadaia. Papiati,
iaiiala,«Ml BwUhiM, we caa at the nrj
bcginoiogaf Md|*mt, "To tba law and to
tha t«alinuin;," and if thej be not acooidiug
to iheie, we will not laeein them. A lingu-
lar and am ming iuianoeoftbii kindoccuired
in Calcalla lome time back, and I relate it,
not out of anji diirtipect to the worthy
dioeeaan of Calcalla, but aa an illoalntian gf
the tamper of the native miod. The biabop
of Calcutta, who ia ao excalUnl Cbriatian,
atid a moel eicelient preacber, went to viiit
one of the tcboota of iiuCructlon in Calcutta,
and be weal, aa all biahopa do. in the pomp
and circumatanca of epiacopal atile. You
know than ia do harm in that, if people be-
liere in it. Audi amoogat otbera, he waa
accompaoied hj two men, who are |«ne(allv
roood a book ; and, asking what they were
about, tbey aaid, " We were looking into Iha
iputlea of Titua and 'i'imolhy, to aee where it
i atated that a biabop ihould be accoispaiued
by two ailver sllcki." Wheo your bielhreo
first reacbed ladia, there were in that oounV;
larze numbera of aUvet. There ia EUl legally
t ilaie in India dow. By one atfoke of tbe
pea one of the governon of India made all
men in India legally fre*. That great fact
fell upon the eai of the churchea io thia
couut^ lilta lead. And whyT Why, the
peopie of England do not like aoy ibiog that
tbey do not pay for. If ne had come from
lama with knouta, and uhaiu, and laceraled
backa, and aakcd you foi twealy milliooa of
compensation, you would have cheered loudly
when nanled. becauae you had paid for it.
ilut ia India our people made all men legally
free, and Ibey uJied you nothlag fbi the
boon. Il ia a tact, and one in which you and
all Chriatiani abould rejoice.
When your brethren £rat reached India,
there were no luch Ihinga aa achooli, in which
Cbriatian Iralh waa laugbt. l>(Dw,withi(tacircla
' ' ilea, in Ctlcuna aJone, there are GOOD
young mea receiving on euligbtened Chriatiao
eduealion ; and a very ourioua and intereatiog
oirounialance occurred in the courae of *
viaitation that I made of that diiuiat ; for
though I be not the btohop of Calcutta, I yat
very humbly think thu I am a biabop of lul
city in tba ttrict aenia of Iha term. Aa 4
biabop ic that Deighbaarboad, I made a aoct
of viaitation of achooli, and, during that viai-
taiian, i happened to come to one of a daaa
of achoola peculiarly called " anti- miaaionary ■"
becauae, within Ibe walla of Ibeae inatitutioiu,
il ia aaid that tba Cbriatian religioa ia not
taught. Tba proprietor, who waa slanding at
lb« door, aeemed 10 wiah to prevent my tar
trance. I ilateil 10 him, however, thai 1 waa
going to Hurope, and inat I wanted H> viait
Ibe acboola Io aaceriaio (be nninber of popil^
aod the kind and desrea of aduoatioo givao ]
when he aaid, " If thai be the oaae, you may
enter." Upon entering, there waa a ahrewd
little fellow, a pupil, siiiiag upon one of the
formi Dear the door, wbo had overtieard tba
diaouaaion, eod he aaid, " You know Ibey
doo'l leaob Cbriatiaoity iu thia achool, but
we learn it." "Indeed," aaid I, ''bow do
you mauage that )" " Why," laid be, " don't
you know they t«aoh Sbaktpeaie berel"
" Sbakapeare," aaid I, " wbat baa be to do
with Cbriatiaoity 1" " Wby, if you like, I
will proia your doctrine of tha alanamanl aod
who carry .
a aon of ibepherd'a ramk. When the biabop
.had left the acbool, on« «f Ibe leaobeia
IWtieal a group of lodiaa youth getbered
out ot Shakapaarei," And
it ia in Iboia aclurata, in which Looks and
Baeu, and all yoor wesien biitcriea and
biograpliiH, end eveo Sbakapeare himaeK aie
tangbi— though I abould not have thought of
quoting Shakspaare a« an authority in dirinil}
— it ia in thoae achoola tbal tba obilditn learo
Ibeae gtMt truth*; aod yet, fiom those v
inatitutioaa, tha fMudera acd a- — '-~~
THE MISSIONARY HERALD
ihcm declare ibat Cliristlonity is excluded.
Now, wc iiir, mulilply >ucli cubools a lliou-
MQit ta]J; only Ul ihe ChrUtian chnrch lake
care— I am ture 1 fha'l not ofTeDil ia usiog
the e'prtuton here — let the Ckrislim
lulie ore to " bopliie " ibiit ipirit of inquiry
wi;h th« true ipiril of Christiiinity.
When your brethren linl arrived
(here hid been aa preacbing of (be Eupci
■iDODg the people. Now, it is every where com-
mon. Andiinrererence lathe preicbiogof Ihu
gotpel, I can state, and my brotlier SutCOD is
ben to combarete what I say, ir it be true
or, ID deny it if it be Talse, lliat, tbmugh bei
leoglb and breadih, India if perfectly open lo
tfas preaching of Christ's gocpcl. More free
tlian Briieiu ! I hare come to £nglind
to witneia Ibat mirveliona Bnomaly, '
one profesKd Chritiiin priest shuttiDg
another in bii prison-bouse for preaching the
niel. No* thei, I think, could not happei
odia. The gotemment of India, in India.
do fct ell miisionariei (hat wblch every
goTernmeot ibuuld do for ministers of religion
— DO mora or less: they give the amplest
eivil prntecCion, wilhoat llie slightest re]i<jtuus
inlerAirence. Alany penons ipenk againi
the govenimeDt of India, and I am not he>
as ils apolngist; but the faults connected oilb
tba government of India era not usually
the official) in India. All ibe mischief
that righllynamed honse, in a righlly-ni
street, in tbit rily of London, that my brolber
who ■poke fint, so highly eulogised — Leaden-
ball Street. I mean to say that, if any good
tbinf comes out, either in England or India,
for India, — if you want to make it an " or-
ginio remain," you have only \a send it to
Leadeuhill Street If you complain ihal
India is not whet shn ought to be. then, I
»«y, the power is with younitlvei. You have
the power of ruling India — eipecially the
weeUhy kidoqi; you : you can buy Iilasi India
Stock — you can become Eait India pmprie-
Ion and directon, and you have the " Gor-
dian knot" in your handa. There, in Lead-
enhall Street, is the apot In move in reference
lo ihe regeneration of India, in a political
Thero is one more subject to which I
will advert, aince the residence <iF mission-
aries in British lodin, infinllcide and aallee
are in that country what they are in thi(
— legal murder. Not only is man himiclf
free, hut the land ia free, and every thing in
uinneaion with religion mty be as free ai the
■ir we breathe, and the grace wa preach.
Uoreover, Ibe iniquilooi connexion between
the idolairies of the land and the government
— Ibal, too, is nearly exioct. One faint thread
connecled with Onua binds the government
to idolatry. I should wish that Mr. Sutton
tnight have to carry back with him to India
■his one cheering note, that ihe inthortlies in
Leadenhall Street had at last abolisheil iliis
Um link of the evil. But there is atill lome-
I thing to be dene (or India. Yuu tnusi not
relax your efforis. More men, more nativs
I agents — that is the serrei of India's regenen-
lion — more prajera, more buoynncy in your
efforts. Don't let your aecreiary be down-
cait, and come to you with a funeral oration
neit year. Lei him coma with a pnan of
triumph, and begin it to-day. Wipe off ihe
debt I Wipe it off! Don't disgrace th
name of this great Society by leaving this hall
with a paltry £4000 in debL I am sun ibe
Chairman will set tbe ciample. Ab, joa
clap; but arg you going to follow ths ex-
ample} Fiyitoffl Four thousand peraoM
at a aovereign a-piece, and it is done ! No*,
Chrisdao friends, [ have lomewbat eiceeiled
my time, but I had a very [road example in
your Secretary. Me (ran'gressed full ten
rainutea from hia own rule, and I moatbeanilj
forgive him, for it was an eicelteot Report,
and well read, and will bear well reading in
private. I have very great pleaiura in hong
present with yon thii moming.and in offering
my testimony to Iheefficiency of jonroiiscioat
in the i^t, to the high character of tbe men
who siutain them, to their disioterestedDaB
and ual, and to the sueeeia with which God
has crowned their labonra in our great de-
miaiaaa in the Eaat.
The resolution was supported by Cmjiulis
CowiN, Eh].. M.P.. and wis then put from
the chair and agreed to unaaimously.
Tbe Rev. Amos Sonoit. late misnomiy of
Ihe General BaptiM lUiastonan Society ii
Urisse, moved the loltoiriDg reKMUtimi : —
That In Ih* niomsntaas svsnl* now tnupirini
In till vDrid. IbiB mHtln; rMOSBlui the himdM
Ood en bibalf o( Hla chanli i It njolua that la
rniHT land! long cloHd agalnit tha fHiMa, the
burlen timn bwn rsmoTMl, and cannot Int naid
tbe cbanget chat bavs oeciimd uaoDf ths UAtlou
leave in reference to the impressive pruspeeli
iUKgesled by tbe terms of this rcMlulion lo
refer tn another remark by the same eminent
and eicellenC person : " With retpecl to tbe
number of penshing souli around tne," itdd
he, " I see on the one hand multitudes riiabiog
daily to their eteroal destruction, I see on tbe
other hand, tbe cruci6ed Saviour of mankind
■trelching forth his cross lo receive and lo save
il)em." With these tvro ideas to occupy my
mind I need no third. In Cbristisa Epg.
land, with tbe gospel in our handa, two im-
portant reflectiona in reference to it aeem to
valBoofthegospelUoDnelvaii the other that
FOB JDNE, WO,
380
•f iba fitU family of mm. We birc, in ibi*
nwlutiOD, an iotimi^oa that your Society,
wbicb, DOtwUtulaitdiDg iti crippled mEUU, bu
mada (be diffiukm of that gMpcl t)ie cooaUnl
abject of iti anTaniitinK efforu, looU forwird
with MiniB conAdcDoe to tbs pnwiil oeutful
criiii M ofierlng additionil opportimitj for
Eormrding and oiteodiD^ tba gnat work.
Lat ni then tee what ii doing in Uiia'or other
Undi. I hara in my pomHioa a copy of an
origToal proclamation laauad but ■ few abort
yean mgo by the ampFror of China,
bs th --
death" all who ihall prcBume lo introduce the
«Mpel into tba Chinne dominiona. Why
Cbiaa, a* oar brother Boai baa told ^ou of
India, b saw more free for ihe diiKmiDation
of ibe goipel tban Cbriitiao Britaia, We have
they ait in every respect mora free there Ihan
at Caatoo. They haie fetltct freedom of
locomotioD. They go when and where they
like, without let oi hindraaM from any one.
But it bai been ray lot, in the course oF my
_:..: y wanderings, lo go among the Bur-
1 in their country la ibe dia-
trieta in whieb ibe Kareeni reaide. They are
■ people dwelling in the wildcat renuni of ihe
C|lea and ibe manhea of Buimah, and who
not been beard el, even by name, io
Europe, wbcn Boardtnan Gnt went out end
laboared among Ihem. I addreued, ihraugh
an interpreter, a number of tbeie poor people,
eonaialing I think of about 450, who bad
made their way to meet and be taaght by
a Chriatian muMonary to a spot lo remole
Jrom Iheir bomea that it woi under the very
EI of tbe frontier poit ofthe British. They
braved and sanDounled every ohitacle Ibr
thai parpoae, travelling by night in order to
avcnd tba nalive Bnrmae authoriliea, by
whom tbey would have been cruellT puoiabed
fat tbe oouna they had adopled. I wit pro-
fouBdly moved on that occuion. Tho Kareen
women oame, with tbeir children, the
Cigeat attached lo their backa by neal
iDga of Ibe bamboo, to attend tbia mee^ng
ef lb« converli. Tbay aaid, " It you will
teach OUT huahandt, we will learn the good
word alao." Aa tbey rocked Ihe cridlea of
Iheii inraota wiib one hand, Ibcy beld the
book QUI dF wbioh tbey were learning with tbe
other. I never >aw a more interettiDg, and 1
might My a more inleialed anditory in my
life than that whiob I addreaaed. It ia but
twenty>oiie yeara linee Ihe fittt altempt to enl-
liTtte ibii fidd wea made ; and now in Bnr-
mab, wbeie Ameriean a« wall aa Briiiih
miaaiontTiea have labonred e*ni«uly, they
ooant their contem not by Korea but by
Ward of Serampore. onr venerMed brother.
Bv bia advice they »ent to Oriua. Tba
advice given to our board by Mr. Waid
waa that they should aelect ibe field that waa
wldeit and which had not beenpreviDualyoeen-
iedbyanyslhermiaaioDariea. Theydidao.aod
ot wiihout iucoesa. Tbey pitched iheir lant
Qiler Ibe very ahadow of tbe pagoda of
Juggernaut — that Moloch of a cruel tod im-
pure idalalry. Their eoonttymen would Ire-
quently aay to ihem, " Yon will never make
ingle convert in Ibe neighbourhood of
gemaul. If you would with to anceead
Four object, go elaewhere." Many a liar-
■nd terrihle tale might be revealed of tba
abomina^ona which allend ihe bideoua and
nllnted woiabip that ia offered at that ahrtne.
jut I paia to other matlera. We acareely yet
[now the work we have to do in earrying out
his Cbriilian entetpriie. Tbe furlber wa
>eDetrute into tegiona [a which oormiiaianariea
lave not heretofore penetrated, ihe more widely
loea ihe expanding proipect of ihe fields to bo
■ccupied open upon ui. When we filM went
lut to Oriiaa we suppoaed thai Ihem was bat
ine language spoken ihroughout tbat tract of
eounlry. But the fact waa quite contrary lo
our eipectaiiona ; for wliitat it ia the gospel
alone which binds man to man in holy sym-
pathy and a common hope oF a bereaflar,
sin and idolatry have separated the apeciaa
where they prevail into numberless eommuoi-
ties, and that separation b increased by a
corresponding diveruty of tongoes. Jellasoor
was the flial station we came lo alter quitting
Oriisa. And here we found an American
missionary cttabliabed, whose efforts, in con-
junction with those of brethren of our own
Society, have brought around him many people
whose very name I believe had been unknown
to Europeans before. These people are oF a
race called tbe Sentooni, inhahiting the
Eaghmahl bills, and in tbe bock country of
that part of Hindustan. They are now con-
stani ID iheir attendance on ihe missionerias.
The Kuadhs again are to us qaita a new peo-
plo, inhabiting districts of Cuitack and Uaa-
jam, and extending as br back perhap* as
Nagpoor. These people have been, for a
period of unknown duration, in the habit of
offering up human sacrifices. It has but lately
come to the knnwtedgn of tho Briiish govem-
nent in India that tbey have been in the
habit of stealing the children they can decoy
ontbeplainsofOriaas, and carrriog them away
Id the bills, where they carefiilCy feed them np
fin slanghler naiil the period arrives when,
dreaaed out in all the gay habibmanls of
idolatry, tbey an oflered upaaviodms at the
■hrinee frequented by these people. Tbe mode
of aaorifice ia this. They insert into Ihe ground
a pointed stake, Ihe lop oF whieb is usually
surmounted Inr a peacock's leathara, or a live
magpie. To this slake ihe victim is tied ; and
after thay have performed their ineanlationa,
ibey ruab upon iha miwraUa ohitd and slab
AMJ
THE HimiONART RBBALD
•nd hack hn StA to piBOM iridi their knives
M u oflMog to the pMlden nf «anh, whom
the; tbitJc^Q* to propitiate BD sa to oommani'
MM a rad tiol to the gnin Iber niK in
thdrfleldi..WhBDl wu m iDdii I had from
thiitj to fort; of [hew childrea who had been
rascaed fram Uia bte intended for tbem,
placed underm; care at Cnttoek ; andlleara
that ilnee 1 haTe returned to En^^tand ^now
npwardi oF twelre monlba) upwarda ot one
handled more of Iboe reacued viciiou haTc
been detJTered into the hamla of the Britiih
niailoiianea. When tbeae one handred new
Mmera flnt arrirad at the Nation, the previ-
Ooalj reacned netima turned on( (o aee Ihnn.
Among theM fint ia*ed wai a fine little
nktire Oriitt hof, wbo W received the name
«f Philip. He bad been captured from the
Knndbi aanM three jeera before. To the
MtoniibiDenI of our people, after TJewing the
Baw eomen he returned leading another youth
b]P the band, and pnnntinj; bin to the
ininialerbeMid, "Hsreiamjbrotber." Thia
bmher had juit bebre been sold to the Knndha
b7 the nunc cruel and unnatural nncle, who
bad three je«n antecedent!; aold Philip to
tbem, for tbe aame vile and inhuman purposes
fKnn wbicb both were now so mercifallj'
retrieved. Under what ciicamstancea could
dM pteeeMa of Christianity and Ifae know-
ledge leading to eternal lift have been more
benefidallj eommnnieated, than tbey have
been to tlnaa poor youtha thna anatdied tnm
tbe BBcrifioei demanded by
I was prepared with many othi
of a bi^ly interesting kind, but the time
I see pnsae* ; I will therefore confine my.
f to one only. There was smong these
nngainly looking lad who waa called David,
Great paina were taken with him, bat he was
so stupid that all attempts to cultivate his
fkeuliiea leemed hopeless, and we at last
devoted bim to the menial task of sweeping
out out premisea at the Miuion House. Ac
tbia time oar sehool was very full, and many
of Ibeie young nativea bad been converteJ.
All at onee a ray of intelligence seemed to
break upon the mind of poor David, like ■
light ^m heaven, (and who shall say it wai
Qota ligbtfrom heaven 1) Heaeemedsuddenly
poaseseed of new-born fitcultiea; and one
might almaat have been permitted to say of
bim, " All were aaionished at his undersiand-
ine and bis answers." He applied himself lo
diTigeotly, and profited so much by the in.
itruetion afforded to him, that he was received
into onr chureh. Soon aAer we put him into
tbe printing office, and such rapid advances
did Be make, we made him a compositor.
Bui wbikt he was thus eneaged, and interest-
ing nnd amaiing na ul by his sudden
proficiency, there appeared upon his akin
nnmennu white tpota, whioh are the first indi-
Wa aaot bim
tbe'hospital, and every care waa taken of hi
but each of the white spota aeon beean
putrid ulcer, and bis limb* woe ea
away. All wbicb could be dona waa
smooth his ptasage to Iba gnve. Notb
rreet tbe profKM of his mdady
life ; and the doetor £i»ot«l dial
should be kept by bimadr, aa eontMt «
others might dommunioatB to than the bU
or of our meeting mom, and listen to ud
Id in the service. A more intent liateaer I
ver looked upon. One day I went wtb mj
1 aangnlDary
10 pay hi
Haw
Ilia mat, apparently absorbed in some deep
reverie on a passage he bad been reading.
His testament was close to hla aide. Tbe
hymn hook wa* In his other hand, and wt
saw that bs attention bad baen riveted « Ihb
paasage.—
"Ot lU tbat dnki Iba 9eM or bonr,
Thou srt tba hlnst, sveMut aen ;
Tli«, lilasaed Jhbs, let not me
Id thr Uad buR rci|etl«B be.
Daf iftar d«j ranlh'a loja dear,
Duth valti to sella bis trenbllDC jnj ;
Thm. b1«B«] laaas, let sot bm.
Id thrUnd bsait loiiDttaa bh"
When «re left his lent my wift said to m,
with great emphasit and emotion, "TbeNlia
an heir of glory j for, though like Laiania he
be fall of sores, like luaru* too be is rkh b
■ssiired hope." I could not bnt couenr in the
parallel. Shortly after I detennioed to pi;
bim another viut. I found everything as I bid
left it. Tbe dnor of the tent was slill open.
There was the leatamentj — then, was the
hymn book, still at bis side on the mat oa
which be was aCntched. But bis spirit hsd
already Sown to rest in tbe bosom of
Abraham I On thia spectacle, tbonght I, I an
coDleot to real my plea on behalf of mtslioal.
Here was a proof how the commnnication o(
the word of God could raise thus wondetfally
tbe soul of Ibis poor lad to the contemplanoa
of the true Redeemer. To any and to all who
would not encourage misiione, who eoold
bad produced on fellow creatures who had
been placed in the poailian of these timely-
resca^ victims from tbe brutal anperatitien at
(be Khasda, I ihonld be inclined to hold tba
same aiem bat poetical lanniage of re-
monstrance which waa once adoressed to the
Marquis of Haatinn for refosinv, when
Govemor-Oenerel of India, to abolish nitee.
Before sitting down I moat be allowed te
aa^ one word on behalf of Bengal, a conitty
with which I was so long and so inlimalely
connected. It must be remembered Ihll
Bengal waa the Grit region of India in which
we established miasiona, I still retain the mast
aSectioaaia ioterest tar iti pragresa tn Chris-
-^ I raoaired letter* from Bengal
FOB JUNE, IStt.
3dl
b tlw eonna «f UM ]pe>r wnWng BM «f dM
mnMraw oonvnt* thu Ind bMD mtda in tb*
dfatricM Tcmnd CaleatM. M7 iDfaraut, wbo
u well koomi to mot of toii, you woaU
admit, to iM aiitlnthM, DOT KEcIf in hit Htl to
thaoi
. Yst
. " t bclian ifatt if I had thne
or fbur good prwdici*, wba wooM ooom and
jn»eh tbe gaapcl with Ihair own lipa, con-
■MDIIr, at varioM pUoM nwMl Calentta, wa
■boald, in a few jmn, raoeeod in oonvming
tbe^cawrptrtkmoflhepaotilataGhriMiBnitjr.
1 do not ba«<uta to ny, I tnva ae«a a* lai^
aD amount of real Chmtlan faalinK and Mth
I bava jfll anotber anaedota to tall
jon. A Inaii of tnina Mnno time ago waa
m*elllii)[ in tbc wild* of| OriMa. A« he
Has in tbc
sdliia war
'a tint, fba offloar aaatng ba
EoiDpean invilad bim to dinoar. Ha ao
war ba cam* in ri|At
Tba offloar aaatng ba
iTiiad bim to dinoar. Ha aoMptad
Ae inntalion, and after iha repaat Iba oSoar
aud, " And w IiIt. Willdnaoo 70s ban
oome out hen to try and eonTcat the Hindaa."
'* Vai, that i* mj object," aniwned mr
fHand. " And a . pretty wild gaoae ohua,
rajoinsd the oSeer, "yon will make of it.
Yoa dont knoir ttieH fslluwi w well a* I
do." *' Oh, Sir, I think I myaalf know Ktme-
liiing aboDt tbein already." " Ah, bat you
bare not bad to deal witb tbem a* I bare, If
y»m bad bean aoeutomed to tbe oommand of
« company of Sepoya yon would aoon find
itot tluir dnplidl* and faitbleaaoeH." Mr.
Wilkinaon aiaiiiad bim he had made some
aonTCrta whoae eareeatneaa and lineenly were
beyond all qnoition or auvptcion." " Oh !"
aud the oSoar, "I ahould like to eiamioe
tbam." " Yoar with can ■nun be gratiGad,
for beia ii one of them oomiDir up thaaTenoe.
Onnn," (continued Hr. Wilkinaon, addiaaa-
iag Uke natira wbo entered,) "bei« >• a
gentlamaii wbo wiibca to eiamina yoa aa to
yoar Ckrittianitj.'' " What right baa be t»
enmine ma ?" isqaind Oni^, " and doea
ba mean to do ao b angar at in ridiaolet*'
"60," nid tbe offioer, "yon have toned
Cbriffiani" "Va." "How did you get
yotir lifing before yoa turned Chrutianl"
Gtmga waa aalonidiad. Hia pride abo waa
btin. "I am a Brahmio," laid ha, throw-
caoedva how inch a queatioD could
be aaked of him raiaiag- ao obTimu en
qipearanee to hit diiparagement. Tbe officer,
aomewhat aboibad, atknl bow be had Mi
befbre he became a Chriatian, end he replied,
" I felt that I myaalf, like all mv countryman,
waa in miawable daiintaa. I longed kr tbe
truth, but I ooold not find it. At latttth I
beard that the li^t of Mtb waa (0 befoond
on the Padre aide, and thither I inttantlj
repaired to l^t my awn taper at the aeoroe.
I nttnd what I aought Rv, and I earried my
candle to the baauia and pubHo plaoea that T
m^bt communieata tbe aame light to othera,"
Ag he went on the officer admitted to Hr.
Wilkinaon thit thii wai indeed aomelbing
which he had not eipected to hear. A teat
itood in bii eye ai be ipoke. He had found
in an Hindoo a true faelierer; and be waa
preparing to retire to indulge in hi* own
maditationa, whan Qunga aaid, '' I ibould
like now to eiamine yon. An mn a Chiiv
^an 1 Are you indeed a Cbiiatian V Tbja
waa an 'arrow lo the oSoer'i heart, and ihii
Eation aiked in Chriatian nmpUcity became
meant of bit conTenioQ.
Tbe motioa wa> teconded by the Rot,
WiLLiAU BiHTon, a depatatioa from tba
Wealeyan Miaaionary Sode^, (alto from
India,) and
The benei
tbe meeting aepareted.
1,) and paeied unanimoi
le benediction waa then
proDOoaeed and
During the coune of tbe meeting derotianal
eicTciata wen ooodueted by ilw Bot, J.
MoBTLOCi Danull aitd Her. Dr. Oocwih.
ADJOURNED MEBTINQ, FRIDAY BVBMING, APRIL S8cb,
AT FIN3BUBY CHAPEL.
JoasPB H, Alleh, Eaq., predded.
PraTer wu ofibrad b^ the Re*. J. T. Wi«Hn of Lynii,
preach the goapel to vivj eraattira," Happy
■re Iha men who, called of Ood, animated Vj
bit Holy Spirit, go forth, nor ooont tbett
livea daar anin tbam, to that they may Gobb
llwir eonrae with joy, and tcatify to tbe goapel
of the grace of Ood, Naoohing amongtt
" - ■ ---laUe riS™ of Cbt
tbi* great weril it aol oar daM merely, tat it
ia «Br h^ pviiilege. That ft it our lolemn
daly I tbink ia obrioot. The oommand of
oar blaaad Lord it imparatiie. The lart
eanvMad whieb be gnt, btloM h* left tlua
««W,wa,''Go ye into aU tba warid.and
ittt
and happy an tboaa who, alAough not oalM
to go fenb to tba iMMhan, an ooeapied at
hoae aa Ood may giia Am iha t^pertaai^
392
THE MiaSIONAEY HEHALD
and ibility, coDMenliDg their time, tbcir
ttlcDts, their eiwrgiea, ihelr moBG]', mi
making wcrifices, if uel be, in order to belp
on Ihia great ouik. I mj bappy are llie men.
for ia undertakiDgl like Ihii there i> a mflei
ioflaence. ThechurcheawbicharcR>oacdi1i|;e[il
in Uie roiuionarjp came are the moal prosper-
out, the matt UDind, and ihe uieful durcbaa
at home ; and the indiridualt, who are thui
occupied, are the moat hooonred of God,
becaute they delight to honour Ood. and " him
that hoDoareth me," God aaji, '' I will
hODOur," The miationarj undertakitig ii
longer an eiperimenl. The giperiment
been tried, and proved la be (ucceHful. The
CmiMofGodliaibeenfalGIIed. Tbouundi
e been brought out of the darhneu and
nrMcbeOneM of heathen night into the light,
andlibert]',andpnrityofthegoape]iandweoaD
point to ibe eut and the vest, to the Dorth
and the uuth, tor proofi of thii. And who
doea not rejoice that tbia i> the fact? Bat,
although ihli be the fact, in drvwlng a mis-
iioaary picinre, we don't lite lo paint it in
coloun all of which are bright. There ia a
darli ahade to the picture aa well aa a bright
one — there are diicouragementa aa well ai
cncouragenieDla, and we onghl to look them
hirly ia the face. With r^;ard lo the mii-
aioDar; ayilem, itt hiitary affuidi ui prooli of
tbia (act. Wa hare had our dlaOOnragEmenla,
aa well aa our eDMniraganieuti. Bat, looking
at miaiiaiiar]' operaliona ai a whole, regarding
them on a broad acale, va hace no reaaon
whatcTer to be discouraged, but to be ani-
mated oawird in our coune. Some few yean
•go, you will remember, there appeared lo
be a mighty oulponring (and there doubt-
leaawai) of the Spirit of Giid on Jamaica, and
that iiland, which wai like a moral wilder-
nen, became almoil aa the garden of the
LonL Thonaendawenadded lo our cburcliea.
The work of our mliuanaiiea iooreaaed ao
and mora were leot forth, and oceapatioii wai
foand for them — apirilual occupatlan— and
nunbera profeaad to be converted lo the
faith. Now a aomewhat different scene
praaenta itaelf. The churche* have de-
oreaaed in nomber, and maoy have not main-
tained the eonaialency of their proleaaion.
WeU, thia ia a diacoungiDg circumttance,
and wa ought to look upon it aa auch. At
the aame lime, it ii declared lo ua, that there
are thooaand* belonging to the chnrebea in
Jamaica whoie coDantencj acd whoie piety
will bear eompariaoii with the membera of the
^nrebca in onr own land, la apeaking of mi>>
akmUT facta of a pleailng character, we
would not, for tha aake of pnduciag an e%ct
or an intmat, give them a colonripg wbidi
they ought not to have ; and, on the other
hand, we would not eiciie viaionary ideaa,
aadi aa eveiy aobtr-mioded man knowi can-
not be, or are not Jikdy to be realiied. Let
its enconiagenenta tod itt draconragemenla ;
■nd regarding it aa a whole— marking what
haa been done, not merely in iha regeneratioa
and aal*atian of man, but in prodtwing a
belter itate el aocieiy,in improviug the moiala
of man, where the chief end haa not been
icoompliihed — we are called upon lo thank
God, and take courage. Woridly men wiU
tell you that there is a targa cxpeDditura in
I Ibe mlaaionary cauae, for the amaileat poaaiUa
reiulla, Ihao in any thing in which man
engage. Thia it i* tha ealculalira of a man
worldly man. We an not to put the tait-
aionan eauaa by the aide of any wwUly
apecuutjona, nor Judge of it aa we judge
of the Buceeaa of worldly undertakinga. We
are lo judge of it by the iiaodard which
Christ haa given na. And what atandard i*
thati Why, h« pala tha whole world into
one aoak, and Ibe acul of a aingle man into
tha other, and be makea the aool of man
to onlireigb the whole world. Thua are
we lo judge, and lo Ihia atandtrd are we to
bring our oalcalationa with regard to tha mia-
aionary eanae ; and when we tamamber haw
laoy ibouiauda there are, who, ihrough the
lalrumenlality of tbia, and of kuidred inati-
iliona, have been brongbt lo the knowledge
r tha truth, we hare renioD lo thank God,
Ilia SiCBrr^iti- then bricSy alaled tha
ijeoia of the Sodety, and laid belin* th«
mretiDg a (ttteiuent of ita proceedinga doriac
the pait year.
He heartily concurred in the aentiment of
the Chairman, that it wna unproGlahle te
judge of Ibe cauae af the Lord bv meaanring
It with the atandard of the world. Religion
under no phaae wu la be weighed in the
balancea of norldlT men. The religion of
the bible could not be eatimtted by the nnm-
bec of men and woman MngTtgaMd ia any
one place. They muit eatinate what bed
been done by the Bapliat MiaeionarT Sociely
in the twlancea of the aanctnary— Uiay mmt
■-- by the » -' -'
Sodecy, and that it
imtrumental, under the bleating of God, in
leading many gniliy ainnera lo £n kaowladm
of the Saviour, would be admttwd hj Ml
candid and lighl-jadpi^ men. Tb*fa «••
not a Cbiialian pnaant wb* woaU etJMtte
tba prapeaitienB eonlabtd in Ika tMilalina.
FOa JUNE, 1840.
nB"a^iiiaa"*UDded to, meut iIm de«p-
Mitad eoDTJclion of tbe »ul, [lie roIlL; of
ibe mind, and not (be varying opiaion ihit
MmM and goci b; the light of tbe ajsi, or bj
lb* bearioE of liia can — tbe oonvioiH>D of tbe
•MBoiblj mat iba prapoeitiDD iru tine. Tbe
Ihiog to be wcompikbed, wai d» evangeliu-
lion of Ibe bathea. Tbti ioMitution bad not
beca ciUled into uHleoee to carnr on the
woA of ciriliialioD'-to propagate tbe know-
ledga of tbe aru Had iciencei— to carrj to
Ibe healben auperior lyttemi of pbiloMpbj.
Tbej did HOC bsv tbat civiliudoa would not
fijlov in the pub or tbeCbrutlinmiuiaatrj;
but if be ihould deicead to lower grouod,
tnd be nude ibe mLuiontry of the acu aad
(denca, aad of pbiloiapby, and not bold
a powtio
mnit bive failed to undenUnd the word of
God. The miauonaTy wai leot forth to pro-
pagate the kaowled^ of a living hith, that
which would enter into the loul, aad ma'--
bim a new mao. If there wai iruih in l!
bible, Ibii miut be true, that " if any man
in Cbnit, be mut be • aew cnaiure." Ti
munonaiy, tben, wa« Mnt fotlh lo take pi
in (ba inMmiMntaUtj that wai lo regenen
tbe world, to biiog ineo to a new mind,
nve them poaimlon of a new heart, to ma
them what the bible ileclaiei to be the objt
of tbe propagatioD of (be goipel, — to ma
them'*'ikeChriitjMua." Thia work could be
carried on only by men imbued wilb tbe ipirit
ofjeaul — men poueued of Ibe temper mar'
tiled by the Lord. Thii wai not the ipi
of mere formiJiiiD, nor waa it to be regarded
■a tbe ipirit of mere Eeclariinlim. Tbii work
could be maiDtaioed in iU Tigoiir only by
id of the ipirit of "
The Her. Wiluih Beoci, in leeondiog
Ibe raaalotion, eipteued hii conviciiau that
tbe week'* plherinp would be greUtv bene-
fidal lo tbe institution. Their frieadi from
London had done good to ibur friendi from
Out conntrj. Thne bad been aiort of re-
eipracatiaa of kindly and generona inSnencei.
The naolation wai too good. Borne reiolo-
re not good eaongh, inaimueh a* ihey
"' " -\i having. Bui
gna^of tbeaa bealben — ume of them dino-
nant, and banh, and almolt ineipmubla by
Ihe human organi, and nme lo mellifluoni
—d iweet, that one would almoM wiih them
be OUT mother tongue ; tbeir habiu, lonie
■tvege and unooalh, and olben poutiielj
TolnpCoooi and refined ; iheirreligioni, Hme
■netaphyiieal and refined, and othen lo gron
and materiat, that they eonld be icarcely
called irligion at Bll_(liedifficDUtei in the way
of dealing with these people muat be folly
apparent. The work in band wu Iheir evau-
geliiaLioo. He did not think thtt word con-
rtyed any full, distinct, and compreheniible
dea Co tbe Engliih mind. He would niher
ivf they had lo indoclrinate all thcM people
rub tbe tnithi of tbe go<pel. to inilil tbeae
Iruthi into (heir beam, to " bring (hem oat of
darknen into God'i marvelloui iighl." The
reiolution laid itwaineeeuary the work ibonld
be canied on with vigour ; and lo carry il on
ind of Chria
Um reiolalion before Ibe meeiinr
tnany, that be icarcely knew where to b<^i .
Ibey were all ao valuable. Tbe aubataoce of
it wM, that liir Ihe work in which ihey were
•nnged, they wanted the eameitneu and
diiintemtedaeM of their Lord and Saviour
jeaus Chriit. Tboie who look up the matter
from mere impnlie, were not the men whom
Ood would noDonr, and ibey were nol
I who, on olbec acconnla, would
rilht wj. Wbta tbey Uwnght of tbe lu-
oapienli would addieia
t^enuelvei in right good eemeit lo tbe work
of evaageliiing tbe beatbeo. Tbe reulacion
rke not only of the neceiiiCy of poneMing
■pirit of uiriit lo carry on the work, bul
il pot forth an alternative. The reaolalion
Mid Ihfti if Ihey wtm diaeonraged they would
need the mind of Chriit to keep them from
being improperly and unduly depreiied ; and
if they were unduly elevated with luecea,
they would wmt the mind of Chriit to
moderate iheir exultation. Let them take
care to cultivata the ipirit of camEUnesa, of
diainlereatadncii, of inlelligeoce, of devoted*
neea, of limplicily, and of usi, and then they
would go on their way rejoicing — not cut
down under diieouragemenl, nor puffed up
when Ibe proapecu were in their favour.
Oh, that they might all be baplited unio that
Ipirit, and go on tbeir way calmly, through
good report and evil report, looking far be<
yond timr preeent praapeeU and plana, ri>
membering that their rule of duty ii tbe
Lord'a own commiiaion, Iheir bofe of aneeo*
tbe Lord'i promiie, and that looner or later
they moat reap if they fiiint oot. Let thii be
but one nf the mulli of thii meeting — Ibil
tbe Divine Spirit may came down and dif-
fnie iiielf through Ibe miiiioiiaTy committee,
the coatritmton, and the miauonariei tbem-
.then they would be doing God'a work
inQod'ii. , ...
tnitb— " He will not fbnake the work of bia
own handi." Let it be tbe ambition of aver;
one to do what tbey eonld in thii great cauie,
nal far tbe lake of pleailngman, bntOod; and
in dtnng it br Uii aake, be would weigh tbeir
mMivc* in ibe balaoeai of the lanetuaiy, and
however fatble IbdronlwHd Mlieni might be,
tbej would not fbil at Ihe liM to raeeive the
commendation, " Will draa, good and ftilbfn]
•emnl, «Bt«r tbon into tbe joy of thy Lord."
8H
THE maaiONABY HERALD
n* Cbuuu* nid it mi a nu* lliiBf far
% nun of prDpmr to derota himMlf to dw
miikiWcy ind U Oa mMonuT wodc. He
did not kooir whj thM ibould b*. Cm-
ttinlj il ought not to ba. A man nobU work
muMt be aogigtd in ; ud at Ibo pnMat
tJiD^ ihoald mea at (lui dsMiriptuHi cooe
(oimnl — DMn of decided f'Mj, men dd
wltM« jodgioeDt tbe Sooielf ibould lelf , bow
gUdly wo^ h« pMat thtu kltantioa to J»-
TIm nwlation wis tlwn pat Hid tgiwd to.
Tlia Be*. T. F. NnntAH nn«d Iho sail
NMlntHat. Tbe viiibl* tmognl of mmhi
whioh htd ttMitdod cho Uboan of tb* Sode^
«ru pocb^M •liocedMr diiptoporlioMd to th*
ml •mount of UMt tuooea. Il wu inpoo-
■hla la aioentin by an; inhirmittan, tha
B ud Muobiog, in ihe pnaent
i^, what tfa« Lord liad baea
ilaaaed to do, tbrovgh cb* ioMra-
Mntalily of tbo Hrnnla of tbii BoetMy, in
Om «ut and tbe wiM, tba noKh and tb*
noth: and tbaNfote it waa inparlanl to
walk b; Mth and not bj tifbt— w bold fail
by fint prindplM — to ke^ firm boU on tbo
Initb of Ood, and to derota tntj luanj to
diwaninata the goipal tbranghent lb* world,
and lo oarrj out ih« blaMtng* ooateiad bj
tba ^riat Haad of tha ebureb, wbooe vobim
(b lui diaoiplai wti, that bt woold be iriih
n ID tba and of tbe world.
itate of thingi, '
ud ihit thn IM nqiiHUd to ooBllms IbatrUteoiv
amtiHtliw with Ibm ^ mn htnal fnrv, la tba
hop* tau tkMi Wxwn BV baoi«* ■^_. f*
blaaiiw at a» Balf Spirit, laarauto^ bMaMat.
ir i( w*M thaofht Tight, •• a matter of
.^ _,, » aabnii a neelttiioD of
thii kind Ibr Uia adoplian of nlq^ioni a«em-
blia, ha oonld have m Nit of a^eefioa ; but
hii eoDTfction wai, that tboie wbo are aelnic
from priooiple an tba lait io tbo wocM to
wiib to ha Ibaakad Ibr their eernna. He,
(bereEm, resaided a MaolnlioD of thii kiod
ratbar n an eipreerioa of CbiiMian arnpethy
and brotbariy lore ibu aa ■ eribma pM to
tboae, iriie, working in tbo earvioa of a Dina*
MaMer and conMonli^ Ihur energiei to Aa
promotion of Hif glor;, hiok Ibr no olbv
rewanl tban Hit approving anUo, and no
other animaling principle than that lo*e to
icb bid been kindled np in their
nd wbidi in ill nature and aeopa
TM TMcmhlance to the lo*e wbieb
niom. It wotild bo wall
to ohalleDge our own oommodmi and
onr own hearia, and (o aak, with a datenwaa-
know what i« tba tratb, wbether «c
wbich hM boMi fall in all Ihe dapertmenta of
tbe miMioaarj anUnriaa f bat be baaiid that
Bona retired yaalaraay, and ibat noae woald
relin from tbe praaant maatiBg with Ibeb
■inda deprwaed, Ihair ipirit* flaning^ ll
baatta eait down. Ho ngriloatoTtbe wt
njr *eui ego, at a erinoal
■nd aniioui period of tia life, by tba Cubar
of bk nnnd fiiand (Mr. Hintan)— " SU
dMptrandMi, CAritf* due* " — "Daopair no-
Ibing, ChriM bei^ oat kedar." That waa a
motto wbiob, ai a oonfMlaraled bodj of
Cbiiitiaia, ther would do wail to bear in
niad. If Cbinl wei hebm Iham-ir tbe;
were aerriog a dirioa Maitor if ther wan
■entini wkh aimplieit* of aim and ho)* nd
and alaadhatnaw of porpoH to diffiua
UuoD^umt iba worid iba jnowledga of m-
dampWM Ibraaih Aa blood of Jeaoa Chriri—
let uwB not be leaied by a pawing dond,
lat tbem not be danniad ij difisnlliei, let not
B ea tba roaa. He bed been raqnaited
far lb* adoption of tbe meeting ibe
_ and apeating on prindvia, whatbo-,
in retiring from the hoiaa of prajer to-
night, we ihall be borearinglj daaiMoa IbU
Ibe prinoiplei of tbe gupel, tn ell Oeii baaa-
tiM Mmplidiy, In all dialr eipaniiTe i>-
flncnoea, in all their deep ooamiaB%ii»,
riudl, iQ onr diArent apboea of notion, be
eiemplifiod and mainiaiiMd. Onr minoniij
maetingi woaM new nibaerM tbe objeot to
which tbey migbl be deroted.tilldwybeemDe
etlenurdy tbe meana of graoe, tbe meau of
to prvpMa wr lb* adopOon
fclbwuig wMluiion s—
« Ihe w
without die pale. For what wu the goapal '
Wai it not the embodiment of DiTioe lonf
and ongfal it not to be eKampliSed and Mi-
taiaad and commended b tbe lirei of tbe
tbllowen of Him who " lored at and gtre
bimnlTfornir' Let tbem Ul book on Ibr
prindplei in wbieb tbii and Undrad aocictie*
originatad— let tbem renumber tbe esealid
Knot. "Man ii loot whorerer man ii
und." Tbe goapel wai tbo miwaga of Ood
to loM man; ao4, Aerebre, that wemiga
embraoed br loM man in any latitoda and
under any circnmHaoeai, mnK ronn Um up,
mail ipirilaaliie bia degraded nature, n«t
bring bim into oommnnion wilb Ood, and
tniiniliiion to Ood, md jprepm him fir
IboM enjoyraenta wbieb will emit the rtS'
iomed church when alt inblanary tbii^ ihiH
bive peued awiy. And not only ougbl
tboM priodplei wUoh are matter el Ibeorr
10 be remembered, but Ae ptindpla whiet
biadi every indiridiiBt Cbriitian to hu Muter.
Theae wbo bad coneeerated thennelrei to
Jena ChriM o^fat to ibow la erery ibkg
1 ia propagiiing, ihilL
im^a of God 1m lUmpsd od ibe
lallov oiMlurei, througtuut ihw
sod eveiy heui Eiauad with ■ linulw inipnlw>
u the crown of inmortil gloir ■ pUctd upon
His brad, '' wlio, thuugb He ww rich, Im
oai ukes becmme poor, tluC we, tliroagh kit
povart;, might ba mtd* rieh."
FOR JUNI, 18tt. Sftfi
thu tb^ tagui IbeiDMlTta ai Hh " who | the miod e* ei; whB« abkll ba cnaMipttod
lured them tad gtTe himseir for iham." Bs — iba canicience — the mul — grery tbiog tbu
hid wmetimaB been afTecled wilb admirUioo [ i« nobleil in laui (hall ba riadicatad ; and.
and gratitude wbea thinking of the Bocial
principle) which bjad man la mi>a, and the
powrr of wbicb has never becu so Cully ex-
emplified BB under Ibe reBDing and aancllFj-
iag inSaence of Ibe Eoepel of Christ. Jl wu
• beautiful thought tbatwhat ibey were doing
mw might, under the Diiioe blessing, touch
(he conditiona, and neceasitiei, and bappineu
of lome oae living in diitaal climea, and at
present anTeloped in all the abadei oF moral
rruioe and death. It was a beautiful
igbc that the prayers now asngndlng boa
tbia >pot might bring down blesaingi on their
brethren in Calcutta, in Africa, and in Jo-
Beieo. It was the privilege of the Chriatian
(hat, while confined to one spot, a little in-
signiRcant being, might, by his leal and bii
•aroeat eupplicationi at the throne of grace,
contribute more (o the success of the mii-
rionary cause, than some who had apparently
Inriahed large anms on the object, without, at
Ibe same time, oSerine up tbnr earneat and
belieriog prayers. Cbristianilj muit advance.
That was Che purpose of God, and all his
promiiea afibrded eneoaragemenl lo look foT'
ward to [hat result with confident eipecla-
tion ; and as Cbriatianily advaacod, tbe
world must be benefited and blessed in all ita
interests. Ita social, political, religious, ever-
lasung interesta would all be advansid by
the march of tbe gospel and tbe multiplica-
tion of Ibe tnumphs of tbe Bedeeiner. As
ChriKtaaity adranced, all tyranny mnsl be
sw^ away, all ignoranoe muat flea before it,
•nd all tbe auperaiitions of tbe heathen muM
be aotterad and cut to the molai and lb«
bats. Oh, glorioui prospects ! Ob, animaljn
■ntidpaCions ! Cherish them. Bind ther
to jmiT bearta. 1^1 natbing induce yon to
despair of tbe cause of tbe gospel, — of tbe
cause of tbe Redeemer. Many referenoes
have been made to the revolutions which
have taken place, and to others wbicb may
be impending. As far as they have esCablisbed
the nghti of man, and contributed to the
eiteoiion of Messiah's kingdom, we hail
ibom. Hiiny of Ibe obanges which hate
takan plaoa baie been in the right direolioii.
But Ibere ia one revolution yet to come,
mightier than all tbe rest, and tnelhinka wc
have III hirbiEwsr and
diat dial Nvolnbon is noi
far distant. Met
'nieRev.J.LiioHMii)(,M.A,,fMeto*aeond
(he raMloUcMi. ReiariDee was m«d* in tbe
resolution to iha eoUecton, and to the mem-
ben of junQJUsoeMtiea; and ha would (aka
the opportunitj of meDlioning an intarssting
aircDDUtance which bad oome lo hi* know-
ledge the olhar day, Ibinking it wonld anooD-
rage both paieni* and obildren lo eiert ttwm-
sZvs* more than they bad bitharto doM lor
the promotioD of thia great cams. Tbera
was a little boy wbo procnied ■ coIleetiBg
box, and went borne with great delight W
)how it to his mother; and he aaid, " Mother,
[ hare got a collecting box, will too give me
a penny a-week for tbe miaiioni 1 She said,
" Ho, I cannot ; I already aubicribe to your
brother's bai, and I cannot always be giving.
" must take the box back again, and ava
the teacher." Tbe litUe fellow looked
iboi,aQdwassadl};TexedBt the (bought
of having to part with it; and, *&»r parang
up and down the room for some time, be
came up to bia moltker and said, "How many
pin da jcu gat Ibr a penny 1" She said, " r
don't know— about so manf." " Wall," aaid
he, " vrill you buy your pins from m*,
motberl" She said, "Ytt;" and he then
began to collect pins from tbii person and
from that, and persevered lo mA an extent,
that at the end of the year he found in his
shimngg and some odd
pence. He hoped his young friends, tbe col-
lectors for this Society, would be encouraged
to go on in a similar way, and that all tbe
parents present would encourage them in thia
great and good work. He wrald mention a
ciKsomstanca which Ux* place in India. II
had oAan bean said, " Tin poor raoeiTa the
gwpel, but have any of llie leamad, ha*« any
of tbe tirabinins been converted to tbe bith I
When will you ever gel them to becam*
preachers of tbe gospel of Christ!" Now,
in Benares, the holy city, there lived a biah-
— a man of inulliMaoe, a man of learn-
nk and property. That
property.
brahmin heard the goapeb It came home lo
his heart, he fait himself a loat and r
•ro awakening every where ; men are begin-
ning to feel as men, not as serfs ; the intelli-
gence of tbe human mind is springing up, and
we hail it. Chrisuanity addrewea itself to j I
intelligence, and therefore we nijoice that tbe 1 sinner, and that ba had found a
hnman mind ia raiung itself, breaking its! determined to make a public proliaiion of bia
fatten, and springing Forth into Ihe poaaession attachment to ChrisL His friends beoima
1^ il* rightful liberty. Ob, may nothing in- alarmedi bis btber went to him, and said if
terisn with tbe pragrtaa <4 truth! and then |he became a Chriatian, be would lose bia
THE MISSIONARY HEBALD FOR JUNE, IB4S.
mm lu fri
penanra. At leDph bii liitar wmt, uid
wbcD all Mb«r unnwDli bid fiilad, ibe
ihnw bcneir «t hu 6al, lookad up m hii
lux, and oid, " Brother, brother, wbat could
indoM jna to think of becommg a Cbriitknl"
Now, Dirk hn Btuirer. Ho uid, " Siiter, it
WH the freatDCM of hit an* tbat droTe on to
tha Lord Jbmh Cbrut.'' Ha uder nid, " If
JOS bacomB a Cbmtiao, joar irife and your
child will Tiail yon do more." Hs rrplied,
" Wbit will it proSt that 1 gain the whole
world and loae mj aaul I" And lie wu bap-
tiied and btcams a diwiple, tnd a prvacber
oT tfae goipel, and had been innrqiDental in
fariDgia; many tonti to Chmt. Our Krest
miMKHiarj feiiival bai now come to a clo«e.
and when I look around I can not helji think ■
JDK there may he uiine praent to-night who
will Dcier again Me the recumnce of a leaion
likelhii. Thii majbetfaelattmtwoDiryiDeet-
log which aome may be pri*iltged 10 attend.
Ji may be the ipeaker, it may be lotiie of my
mcreod brethren iroatid me, it niiy be lome
of yoa. L«t B^ than, nmember wbat God
Myi I " WhatET«r thy hand findelh In 4o, do
it with all Iby might ; for tbarc ii no work,
nor dance, bot knowledge, nor wkdom In the
grave, wbiibar then goeat." And whila wa
are teeking to aend the goapd ahnad, let ni
not forget oanelTea ; it n* remamber tha
word* of Che biahmin, " The giMtneaa of my
■ioa droTB in« to the Lwd Jeaui CbriM.*'
Tbe RcT. J. H. Hucroit, H^., tl the le-
qneit of *ome gentlemen around him, related
to the meeting, with much feeling, the rerj
affecting iturj of the poor boy afflicted with
leproij referred to by Air. SuUaa in the
morning. How much ongbt inch a cue (0
interest ua occarriog in pigin liodi, the (Bult
of missionary labour! Inis one coa wu a
suSiGienc rccompence for all our miniaaary
expenditure and toil. But it wai but ODa
inttanco out of multitnda whiiJi might be
adduced loabow (he benefica conferred upon
the beatben bj thb and kindred iniiitutiou.
The rcsolntion <ii* Ifaeti pnt and agreed lo,
after wbich the proeeediogi concladed with
pniK and prayer.
ARRIVAL OF THE "DOVE" AT CLARENCE.
Oar fn«Ddi will rejoice to leara tbat our Utile misElonarj Tcssel hu once agtun
borne berpKCionsfreiglit in isfet; to Fernando Po. After encouatcring a terrific
BliHTD in the Bay of Biscay, which compelled her to refit at Madeira, and from
theoce enjoying a pleasant thoug'h aomewbat tediooa voyage, she leacbed Clarence
on Bundnj, Februiff 18.
All OUT friends were irell, and were moat J070111I7 welcomed at Claienee bj
oui brethren and the residenti at that place.
flubaeription* and Donation! in aid of tbe Baptiit MiMionary Society will ba ihanUhll;
tacnrad byWUIitmBrodieGnrney,Eiq.,and3amnel Morton Peto,E«q.,M.P.,Tra«»iiHi,w
the Re*. Joaapb Angua, U A., Secreliry, at the Himion Houie, 33, Moorgtle Street, Lomoi' I
in EnmaoBoa, by tbe Re*. Chrirtopher Anderwa, the Bar. Jonathan Walaon and Joko
Hacandraw, Gaq.j in Glugow, by Robert Kettle, Eeq.; in Dublim, hy John Poner, E*q-,
Rathmioei Caillei in Cilcititi, I^ the Rer. Jamei Thomas, D*pti>t Miuion Pt<« } and U
New Yoaa, Unitad Sialca, by Vf. Colgate, £«] . Coalrihuiioai can olao be paid in at (be
Bank of England to the aecenalof ■■ W.B. OortMy and othcn."
IRISH CHRONICLE.
THE ANNUAL MEETINGS.
Cambridge, brotlier Brock preached tbo AnnunI Sermon fr
whicli W88 felt by all present to be eminentlj guiUble and impreBBive. The
fttteDdance vu very 1a^, and the collection liberal. Mr. Binnrv closed the
service by prayer.
Tlic Annual Meeting of Members wns held on Monday*tlie 28rd, J. H. Allin,
Esq. in the chair. Brother Qoitgh of Clipstone prayed ; the proceedings of the
past year were read, the Officers and Committee elected for the ensuing year, and
A Tery interesting discLission raised on the best mode of rendering U)e SCHnety
more effective in ita openitioDf, during which many vaiuable suggestionB were
thrown out.
The Annual Public Meeting was held in Finsbury Chapel, on Tuesday the 241h,
Eicntan Habrib, Esq. M.P. in the chair. The attendance was very gratifyinr, and
the tone of the speeches and proceedings generally, solema and earnest. We do
not remember to have attended any anniversary services with so much pleasure
and satisfaction. After sin^ng and prayer by liev. J. Winter,
The CHiiajUN nid, he was bappj to Bee
(udi D meeting, and it gave him mQch
E'eaiuie to eneeur^e them in the good irork
which the; were eognged. For lAany
jeBtl tbej had hrord mui£ of the wronga of
Ireland—of tha injoitiee which had been
done that onfoitunate country ; but who wet
there who could explain what those wrongs
were, and of what that injiuttce eoniiitedP
That VDi not the lime to enter upon that
Inquii7, but ell would ngm with him, that
there now existed in the breast of ererj
En^iihman, a tliong feeling of commiMralion
for tbe cendilion of its neglected people.
Ireland hnd been neglected in a laiietj of
wafi, and it woa to be regretted that England
had paid more attention to distant nations
than to her. He rejoiced that there now
existed not ontj in the mjndi of the people,
bntUiat there eiinted aba in the House of
Commoni, a strong desire to render her
justice. The suili:ring which her people had
experienced hnd been very greet — the
laaifiea made bj the people of England had
also been yerj great, and a concern liad lieen
created in men's minds, which must lend to
ttieir benefit, and lead to the adoption of
meaaurci which would mise Ihem ^m that
state of destitution, dcgntdation, and mtierj'
in which they had been too long steeped.
Tbe suffering they had endured had been
allerialed, and the comnUNiation which had
gone forth fVom Ibis country had not been
confined to temporal, but had extended to
the higher object of their spiritual welfare.
That the kind commiieratioD of the people of
England had produced its natural efTed, was
piored by the exceedingly different and
improved IWeling of the Irish people towards
England. There, aa in all other Cases, kind-
ne« had had its due effect. Advice and
instruction, which. In former times, they had
not been allowed to receive, were now most
thonliFuUy accepted— a great alletation haJd
come over the minds of the people, so that
they had to thank the Lord that in some
measuie good had come out of evil. He
would conclude by ealliag upon the Secretny
to read tbe Report whicb their committee
bad prepared.
The Rev. F. Tusnuit. then read the
Report, fVom which it appeared that the
Society had now in Ireland IS ehurehes, 15
missionniiea, and 16 scripture readers; SO
schools, attended by upwards of 2000
scholars ; and that, during the year, 13S
members had been added to the church,
which, bj deaths and emigntion, had been
reduced to a clear increeae of 77 membera.
The Relief Fund had also, by the bleasiDg of
God, been the means of saving many Iitcs.
Mr. Tbittor, the Treasurer, then read tbe
cash account, from which it appeared that the
receipts, during the year, had been £2^70
2s. 9d., and the expenditure during the same
period £1^8* 10s. Id., leaiing the Society in
debt (0 the amount of £1,670 8s. fid.; show-
ing, as compared with last year, a reduction
of tbe debt to the amount of £86. Tha
Relief Fund showed a balance in favour ef
Ihe Society of £1,388 9t. 3d.
The Rev. C. M. Birkbli. taid the com-
mittee had entrusted him with tbe doty of
moving the first resolution, which was—
"That tUs mestlng hsv* bard lb* abslnet ef lbs
IRISH CHRONICLE.
Baport, wt
led llberallly, tlut t
II mi enctlftea jevt siniw he had ipaken
to B craotutiim from that pUlfbnn. Al Ebat
time he hod thought there waa nothing eoaiei ,
than to addrea auch an audience as ne aw
b^re him ; hut the feeling of age haring
come oier him, he hudij thought himielf
ca)SaUla of the proper perfdnhanoe of the laik
whidi had been let bim, and Ma fMingi of
diffldmn vera not diainiihed bf hta hanng
Itriaod fbr the Mibjeel of hii dieeooiae. That
coonlTf wai the aekciawledged difiieult; of
atateamen — the real difficulty of ^e age ; and
when he found that out of erecy tiralT*
penona who aoliciled bread at hia door, ten
were native* oF Ihnt country — when he fbund
the most miaerabia dwcllingi in hit vlcinitjp
were iahabited bj Irlihnleo — -when he found
that almoit eTorr ahip that sailed, which
came under hia notice, either for Australia or
fbr AawKea, ma crowded bf the desjMirii^
p^MriUthm Ht UmI eountir, how Ma it
pdnbiB that he tfiadld not be atimutalM to
the bnuifttton Of tM lamtntable caniU
wMnh pndnotd Heh dliaiftoul eflbcu t On
iMldng t« that UDuatTT', the; wer« im-
iMdBitMy met With the tpectacle of two
G>UM or race*, perfectly dJMinct tma each
othtr ; racaa, diflMag la manner, in opinion,
and in Mtghn^nne filled #ith luij^don, the
odut- with oontemirt; one mattering com-
plainta of tjTanny, the other threatening
who w«r« alwayt plajing at croia purpoiea,
MTei tKtiag kith one common content. The
fiMIt lay With England, because the fint Mep
takhn to eiriliie the Iriih wai to connect them
with the papaej. WhUeTor the dind-
Tafitagei of their rriJipoa, it was a fkcl tbat
the; wen not RomanikU uhtil England made
them ftr. After that experiment had fiuled
and iMlB generatioil! bad pttned swa;, the
attempt fraa made td pui them over to
prOtettantism I And hot fcltowing the dic-
tttien, the Itiah were itompelM to p«; for a
itUgloA whMi the; tonld not fbllo* —
edmpMted U pkj fbt H oat of tVei; tnece of
pWpert; the; fommai ; vkA in ordat that
tb* trial) ahonld not fail of being inatracted,
Buglind aent mioieten who eould not ipeak
oBb word of their language — and ih order to
nitnd the matter, fbr a long time the tiuehett
were obliged to enodact the •enice of the
ohowh tn Latfh. After both theM ayltema
bed Ineonteatably fUied, nothing teemed to
aoggeat MMf to thettilndBaf ow aUteamen
than • perpetnal almi-giiin^, which England,
with hU iNtMili— «M idl tm HTrMflUk,
Ttenr had the heart to iWua. When ■
phyndan was called in to preacribe for a
■ufTerer, the fitat quntion he put wai, What
wen the remediea which had been previouil;
odminiilered to the patient? for, gcoeiali;
■peaking, the itate of the bod; waa to In
ju^ed of b; (be effect which the tuadicine
Mad produced, now, no one wai prepared to
den; that Ireland waa infibring firom the
malad; of madicina, the diirf ingredtenta of
which were popery and political prottet-
antiim— the Utter being a pmcription of
later timet, which had had anjthing bnt a
healthful effect He had been of opinioD
that great politic cbangea mutt be eSectad
belhre an open ileld for the n^eheraUut of
Ireland preaented fttelf; -■ "^-- ■■-
thought came into ' ' ""
did not ptettnt a . „ .
when the ^MHtles went forth al the ci
of their Lord and Ustter to picadi hit woid;
end when he remembered that do inMrumeit
waa 10 powerful ai the goqiel when preached
in hia spirit, again he became fiill of hope, for
when a people comprehended the spirit d"
that bookj the; learned to govern themBelva,
and to give Tery little trouble to Ihote who
D placed over them. The miaaionariei of
.... Societ; seemU now to bare ihe wa;
opened before thetai. POpery had, to a giot
extant, been allowed to overact iteelf. Btm-
lat pnjttetantiam had never had the eoDfr
dehce of the people. CiVil wu Mid tuUiaiT
deapotism had be«n m«de fanriliar to tboB—
all bad been fbund wanting, and trtr^tm*
the miieionariea now fennd the Ooort opea to
them. The Report had told tham Ihet
erer;whete the mlauonatiea of At SocM;
were hailed with ^adncat— the peo^ m
ceived their inttraetioD — Iheit BcbDoli wn«
filled wiA chiidTBB receiving kneiriedge at
the Lord t end, na a «gn of tile ttmea^ it wn
delighttbl to know, that in one part of Iieltad
there had been an open meeting, where the
nntngonittie points betw«en Homanhen and
proteatantjam had been fteei; diaentaed. It
waa a proof that the mindt of the people of
Ireland «<em at woi^— Jt toM them that Ottj
had courage to cnme forwud and think Ak'
themielvea, upon the meet important ■ah}aet
upon which man should be agitated. It was
gratlfving to find that the latio et whioh Il«
chnrch was ptoceeding, 'waa tka nnk in
Ireland at in Gteat Britahi dnHng the faNt
year; and, .
which Ireland had been placed dnilng that
period, that was a bet whidi ealled upon
ttaem for the utmott gratitude to die Olnr of
all grace. It waa a well-known cfaaraelatittlt
of Iri^men, tiial whatever fiie; did adopti
the; had no midwa;, bat they eapoosed an
abject with all their heait. At ab HlaatiBliim
of that, a (Kend bad infarmed him tint e
nntoriout Whitebo; havii^ been converted to
the Lord, hl> former eonlbdttetei teat him
word, thM they httcBiM to waflajr and
IRISH CHBONICLB.
pnute him, M Im wb> on hit way home ftom
the ceiemony of his bapllBin. He vent to
thecn >nd >aid: "Bays, vou know what I
huva b«n ; 1 have Btoad bj jou in many n
light, and you rever found my cuuregc full.
Vou majr attack me ai you have threatened,
hut you Kill be lafe, foe I ihalt make no
■ Ici
a feat of you,
but &om the fieai of Gad." Nov n peoiilc
irho could be bold, and yet gentle, irha feared
not man, but Go^, were ihe Tory people
«hom they want<^ to go forth in that
afflicted conntry with tfae lidiags of great joy.
England owed a rast obligation to Iceland —
as ohligation which would nerec be lepaid,
until iba hod aent hei largely of t)ie bleucd
goapel, and tbo vmy aapcct of the timet
afforded all eucDungeinent foe a peisevcring
etfort to wipe off the debt. They were tuld by
[uanj, who took a deipooding view afaflain,
that thiuga wete going back — that the earth
vai linlung—thHtall Ireland woi in a state of
Sptoaching diuolutioa. \a ingcnioos friend
huL atlempted to pioie thii, by tbe fact
tb^ cbamiatry itoi now called In to the aid of
fiBTicultun. He laid the earth required
(timuhmtt before ahe gave of h^ abundance,
irbich wu not the case of old. Hia friend
fiiTgot that the brmen had become leu
ftupid, and that they only took adviintege of
the Iawi which nature had laid down. When
M lookad aniu[)d, h^ aaw nothing but the
■igni of pr<^e(i— the rerj misery in which
trelapd wai deeped proved that prugren ; for
iR (or^n tinie*, the people weie not permit-
ted to heat the promite* of the holy book-
In miwji the; now appealed to the lympv
tlij of t^glaud — an appeal wbich Wa* neycr
madt in Toin — and that eery necetnily had
opened their bearta to the reception of the
truth, It wai dear Ibat they were adiancing.
Ihej did not expect Romaniim to abandon
hpf {volition in a day. On the contrary, they
qot only believed, but lliey knew she would
make a miglity itiuggU lo maintain herself j
but, if ever *be bad ibown a sign of (ailing in
^ufitziea which had heretofore owned her
■way, it WRi at the present moment. She
had failed lo poiMn the apringi of education,
and like a tottering wall, aba wai now rocking
to her very centre, qnd the atiucture which
irould arlw from her ruini would be actuated
by the aentimenti wbich had cauied their
mjuionaiiei to go forth. Hi' belief was, that
tiie approaching ttansition in Ireland would
be from a corporate lo an individual religion
— f^nm ao ifncnnKioui religion, to a volun-
tary entrance within the pale of tbe go^iel
(Omrch.
The Rev. W. HtXLlON, of Bnllina, in
iwcondiog tbo motion, soid, the Baptiat Uli-
■ion in Iielaqd aeemed for many ycnta lo be
f vciy di*<ouF(igi[u undecbikiii^. Ila agenta
laboured with diligance, but i^liaoU every
tBcct for Bwd TR^ eounteniGte^, not only bji
tfae Boman catholic pricata, hat by the pn>>
lestant miniBtors in Irehind also. A moat
happy change has recently taken place. This
improvement wsa brought about, imder the
divine ble&oing, by the awful calnniitv by wbic)l
Ireland has lately been visited. VVhen thp
peoule of Iielsnd were involved in the dee^
est dislresa, the liberality of the people of tlii»
countiy was the meant of saving many Uvea :
through the meana of the Baptiat Society,
considerable relief waa vent to thf vretchej
inhabitants of the county of ^ayo. ^y thfl
distiiliutiop of that reh^, the people <|ere at
last convinced that perMiuwbo came t(t tjieii
relief jn the hour of their deep disttCH wei^
their friends, and ever unce they have been
willing to tecdve religious initructioD fioiii
them, Very soon after you eriabled p]« (o
give Uiat reUef, the chapel became crowded
hy attentive heareia of the ward of God. I
did not invite them to naiai — they came m
themselvea. I htliei ' '
■ e Individ uf ■
ihurch to c ^. ..
ibip — nil of them have coine of theit nwn
accord. At a very early stage of the bmine,
one of your achaalniMteq infonned qip Ibrt
a mat) in bis locality was dying of hunger. |
gave bin) half-a-crown and requevtqd him to
get some nouriahing food for the poor ma|ii
which he did ; and three days afterwards, |
went to liiit him, and found him a little re-
covered. I converaed with him, and ^ire^ted
his mind to the l,nmb of God who laket^
awity the sin of the world. Soon after, thp
man's wife came to Ballina,«nd I gaif he^
f^rther relief. In a short time uller, { nw |>
person in the chapel who had bi| hc«4
muliled up. At the conoluaion of the aeniM
he came up and spoke to me> 1 asked hita
his name. " Don't you know me 7 don't yo))
remember you saved my life f" I found tb^f
he bad come to hve in the town of Ballina,
and he and bis wife became regular nttandantf
at our chapel. Freviout to this, they ha4
been Roman catholics. They both waited ts
join our cbigrch, but tindiug them ignorant <i
religion, I invited them to attend our claMw
for instruction which they did for about nuu
nionihs, and then a saving change came prer
their hearts ; and, upon n dua ^lamination,
they were received and admitted to theiqeni';
berahip of the church. Since that |>Hiiid
they have suffered very much tiam e^tifn)*
poverty, but their attachment to the pflopU
of God seema only to increase. Aaolher caa*
of iha distress of a largs ^ily was commu-
nicated lo me about the f^me time, and
which va* stated to be one of a moat distrest-
iag nature. A neighbouring meiebant, witt)
whoui I was acquainted, jcncw thP f^fnity. J
tent hiipasmallaum of money for their relief,
'fheir employment had wholly censed, their
last piece of fiimiture hiid heen wid, lyid
they ivere in a state of ttarvntion. After the
laps* of a law week), f itliout any jpvitttien.
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tbejr became Bltcii<]cn at our chapel, ntiil |
yaf soon thiy alao eipreued a wisli la join
our church. But tliey were allogether igno-
not of tho wny of BJilvntion. Ther diligently
attended our cloues for ncnrlj a Tear, ani)
knowini; them to have becomu belieren in
JeauiChriil, fDuimcmhenofthe tamilr were
accepted for baptiim and membenihip. 1
am happy to »y, that lhi> woman, one of
her ioni, and two of her daughteri, continue
to gifs utii&ction, and they hate now been
memben of our church for two jreua. An-
other large £imitj became coDDCcted with ui
in the following way: — Meiog a liltle giil a
regular attendant at our Kbool, I inquired of
her whether her parent) were alive. She
Bill they were, and her father wu an atten-
dant in our chapel. He had been a former
in the neighbourhood, but when the odanuty
eaine he wae obliged to gice up hii larm and
come iato the town. He had sold hii all, but
he had never applied for relief. Seeing hia
very unfortunate condition, 1 gsTs him relief.
He atiU continued hia attendance in our
chapel, and ahortiy after he applied for
baptiim. I made strict inquiries into his
character and knowledf^e of the way of ul-
ntion, and being ratiified that he waa sincere
he was accepted for baptism. After ha had
been a member of our church for several
months, his wife also einreieed a desire to
join us. I SHJd I would inquire into her ex-
perience, but she could not speak a word of
English, and understood it rery imperfectly.
I took one of our readers with me, who acted
as interpreter between roe and her ; and I
was much gratified to find her well acquaint-
ed with the way of aulTation. I found that
she had been taught it by her husband, and
she, and her little daughter, who had so long
attended tbe Sunday-school, were bath bap-
tiled soon afterwards. This bmily is now
liring upon your fann, and they have never
^Tsn ns the least cause of uneasiness. They
are very industrious, and upright in all their
conduct. About the same time, a young
widow became an attendant at our place of
worship. She was in great diilresa ; ihe had
been a servant but was out of place, and was
destitute of the means of support. I gave
her relief, for which she was grateful, end she
soon obtained another situation, and required
relief no more ; but she soon gave evidence
of eonvetaon, and we have not a mora faith-
ful or a more lealous member. Two sisters
came to us much about the same time. One
of them was a widow, with a son twelve
yean of age ; they bad been Homan catho-
lics, but soon discovered the errors of that
system, and they became regular attendants
upon our classes, and asked to he allowed to
liecome members of the church. I made in-
^uiIies into their t previous character, and
mod they had beoi atrictly mornt in their
live* ; and bdng satisfied of their fikith in
Cbtiat, Ifaey were sdjoitted. The son ittmid-
ed the boys' K-hool. nnd nttnined considcrablo
knowledge of Ihc Holy Scriptures ; but (o
the great distress of the widow, he became
acquaiaUd with aome foolish wicked boys, of
whiMe company be became tio fond. He,
however, still attended our classes. Some-
how or another, he seemed attached to me,
and 1 frequently advised him against the dan-
geroui course ha was pursuing ; but all a|i-
peared to tie in vbId. His mother was in
deep distress, and just when all hope waa
given up, he became deeply concerned about
salvation. I niade particular inquiriea hov
it was the change had taken place in his mind.
His answer was. that he had beard me saf,
that those who died in their untjelieT most go
to hell. That saying hod taken great hold of
his mind ; he never could get rid of it, until
he fled to Jeeua Christ. Soon after, seeing
that the change was permanent, I baptiicd
him, and he was added to our church. Ano-
ther young man, whose parents died while bs
WEB very young, was lirougbt up by one of
your schoolmasters. He had been a Ibllowar
of papery, bat became oonvinced tiat tba
system was unsctiplutal. After many and
severe atrnsgles, he renounced the &ilh of iu»
youth, and, being fbund worthy, he became
united (a our church by baptism. He is now
employed upon your (arm, and is very useful
in many respects. He is competent to act
for the steward, when neceesary. He is alM
gifted with the power of prayer, and he con-
iUntlj Buiita as one of the teactieta in yout
Sunday schools. These, my friends, an •
few specimens of what the Lord is doing fbc
us in Balliaa. I am unwilling to condnde
my statement, without mentioning to yon the
case of Mr. M'Namara, who waa onca a
Roman catholic priest. Ha waa curata in
three pariihcs, but *a(teTWBTdB renouuced
popery and became a clergyman of the
church of England. He married, and his
wife had some friends amongst our flock.
They furnished him with some of our tracts,
which he studied attentively, and the &da
staled by us took a strong bold upon his
mind. He asked his rector for the grounda
of inlant baptism, who quoted the test,
"SulTer liltle children^ to come unto me, far of
such is the kingdom of heaven," and finding
that the word of God gave no foundation fix
infant baptism, be became a convert to our
doctrines, and applied to me for baptism and
membership. After careAit inquiry ii' ''''
', h<
how tio expected lo be supported
after resigning his curacy, because it wai paa>
Bible that our society might not be able to
gjre him the means of livelihood. Uis an-
swer was, that if the society could not give
him emp1o)'meDt, he would teach a dassctJ
school for tbe support of himself and hit
wife i but at all erenta, he was willing to
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thing*. On the daj he iiiiU tiis vife irere
bapdzed, a brggnr-msii came into the chnpel
and witneuett the ceremony. Punuiiig liis
raring hubili, in the evening lie collrd at the
house of a Roman catholic family, fiTe milea
diitant rrom Ballina, vhere he ttated thai he
belieTcd the baptists to be right, and he relo-
teil the circumuaneiis of the Iwptiiim he had
wen. The family weis he was were sutfer-
ipg UDder the penecution of the piieat, for
allowing one n( (he children to att«nd a
ichool were llm scriptures were tiuight. The
headi of that tamWj came to me, and said
they wanted to becDme acquainted with the
doctrines of our church. I aiked them, Were
they lookiog for relief P They said, although
they were poor, Ihey had not come for relief.
I called Mr. M'Namsra, and to him Ihey
related the whale storr about the beggarman.
Mi. M'Naroara inatni'cted them in the glori-
ous trutha of the gospel, and they haie now
became the meet r^ular attendant* ; they
hare brought others, and now we hope three
of them ha*ebecome subjects of dirine grace.
Many inquiries were made after the beggar-
man, but they were unsuccesaful-^he delirer-
ed his mesBBge and departed ; but t sincerely
hope we may see him on the right hand of
God at the day of judgment. Mr. M'Namom
having been a prieit, 1 inquired of him the
nature of the rile of eitreme unction, on which
Roman Catholics so much depend. He made
me a present of his oil stocks, which comitt
of three parts, distinguished by the letters B.
C. and I. The B. is for baptiim, lbs C. tor
chrism, and the I, for inSnn. The Roman
catholic biishop has three bottles with three
eorrmponding letters, over which, he laya
three different prayers, which are supposed to
communicate soma mysterir>us virtue to the
oil. Out of thoaa bottles he supplies the
Eiesla' oil stocks, and for each supply charges
m £2 10s. The oil under the two fbrmei
letters ia used in what they call baptism.
When the priett iprinkles the inbnt he
makes the sign of the cross with the oil under
letter B.. and with the oil under letter C. ho
mijiea the sign of the cross betweei
^loulders. With thti oil under letter I.
anoint tite sick in the Ihllowing ma
The prieat dips his Bnger in the oil, and with
it makes the sign of the cron upon the fore-
head of the nek person, and then rub* it
carefully off with a piece of tow, which ho
buTDS. He then peifonns a aimihir ceremony
on each of the eyes, the can, the nostrils, the
tidei, the palms of the hands, and tbe soles of
the tttt, says a prayer for each, that the lini
may bo forgiven which have been committed
by these organs. 1 observed to Mr, M'Nom-
■ra, that so many ceremonies were quite suffi-
cient to put the &ith in Jesus Christ entirely
out of the mind. His answer was, " In nil
in which I baire aoointed, I nevei once
thowht of the blood of Christ washing away
dn ^ and that, ha nU, was the caM with
'. Roman catholics. My dent friends, wA
I much cause for tluinkfulnets to the
:r of all good, that our lot has been cast
place where the gospel is preached ; and
I sure I shall have your lenderest sympa-
1 for (he poor benighted people of Ire-
lano, and the welfare of their Immortal soul*.
You supported the baptist misgianariei in
Ireland, at a time when, companilively, they
e domg little good ; what, then, will you
DOW, when the Lord is blessing theil
latMurs 1 At every station they had con-
verts i therefore, while ready to jain in
thanksgiving to the Lord, fur what he haa
already done, I truit that it will t>e the rs-
solve of all to increase thnr eiertioos in tha
lupport of the society, so that we may ba
enabled to avail ouiielves of the labnun of
Mr. M'Namara. He who once used this ail
unmeuning ceremoniea is now publishing
the glad tidings of Christ crucified amongst
hi* i>enighted countrymen.
After singing and prnyei by the Rer. J.
H.' HlirroN,
The Rev. J. Biowood said, the cc
had requested him to mare —
Almighl,
IT g«ja-i
g wnot rtifrsMftmnmMj^
it poor, mat VDIild osmHIIir
ISITT rliliif np
IB AiSanat pi
thsl they rrpid
sad thej hops Uiat
bsll tnt in* peopls
ud avartliniw Uk*
oormptloa wfalsk
from uia pswsr at niwnUUaii,
ksn BS lioi oppissssd ttism."
This resolution calls for our sympathy, and
demands the exercise of that feeling which
particularly marked Him in wiiose service wa
are this evening engaged, nnd by the mani-
festation of which we most show our likeneM
to our divine Lord and Saviour. It was sym-
pathy that touched his heart, constrained him
to leave the abode* of glory, and coma to thia
sinful and depraved world. If any peopla
demand the sympathy of Biitlsh ChrislisAi^
it is the people of Ireland, They have long
been degraded, and the very means adopted
far their benefit hare again and agnin op-
pressed them, and rendered yet more fearnd
the evils they have liad to endure. Thej
have been the victim* of superstition, a way
for the eitenuon of which has been made Iq*
a system of misrule. They have been under
the influence of that religion which bennmba
' prevents the powers of the
lind being called in
They ai
graded and miscruble by the drcumstanees in
which [hey have been placed. What can ba
done for them ? This question ha* been pat
by philanthropiata and statesmen, bat no Mtia-
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then
o make them gnod n:
from d(>gra-
CietoTj anfwer [h«» been giien to it. This
Sodelj propoBfi to dosonietliing for Ireland ;
and the menns mlopled by il, fullj carried
out, would henefit thnt cnuntrf. It eends
the gnspul, in its purity and BimpUcily, and
that hy men who do not icck to receive be-
nefit, but n-ho are desiroui of imparling it.
By liindncM^ Ihey hope (o gain the attention
of the people ; and, by the poirei of the go«-
--' —plied w the heart, ■ '
by I - . -. ■
theii condition,
Nation. ■ . ,
nety, and prepare them for immortnlily at
its close. These means, pursued in fiiilh ntid
jn dependence on God, must ultimately attain
their end. The resolution also icfers to tlie
Relief Fund, and to the mnnner in which the
money pUeed at the disposal of the Coin-
mitteo hai been applied. It has been prin-
cipally expended i(i the payment for labour,
and bettiT means could rot have been detised.
I think that the money grnnled by the Bri-
tish legislature, from the mode in which it
has been dispensad, has dona more harm than
good. Let the Iriah be brought to labour,
and from that day their renovation begins.
Oor nisBDnaiies go with the hibls in their
hand) they bring the mental fiicultle* of the
people into play, and the latio of conTersions
la Ireland has doubled that which has taken
Slace in our metropolitan eburchee. In the
)r[ner, the clear increase has been 3 per
iml., whereas in the latter it ii only I4 par
aent. The ground upon whieh I bue the
statement, that the mearis we employ must
ultimately luctxed, is this, that the gospel
af Christ ia adaptad la man aa man in what-
ever state he is found. Are the Iri^ poor,
duraded, and debased ? Are they lazy, idle,
indifferent? Take to them the gospel; it
will make tbem feel that they era men, and
when a man feels himself to be a man he
irill act like one. In onler, howerer. to the
gospel producing the roulti to whic'i I have
reamed, we must have faith in its power.
Has the church ever manifested this faith P
J trow not. Let ui endeavour to cultivate its
txttdae, and think nothing of the diHicuItiee
in our way, for God can overcome them nil.
Ve hare had niccoss ; but if
^uty would remain the same
ever, eierdse lailh, and next year we shall
have to rejoice in still greater reautt;.
Bev. J. BuBtrn rose, as a deputation from
the Irish Eraiigelic&l Society, to second the
leaolulion. Alter being carried, be esid, from
society to society, I find myself landed at
l«at among the baptists. I hold with them
to much <^ our commoi^ Christ iiinitj, thnt I
can sail with them on any oceauon whatever.
But when we turn oui attention to Irehind,
|fe direct it to a country respecting which,
perhaps, at many errors eiist as r^arding
any country in the world, both
;;■!,:;:
lent. It
is just in the condition in whkh it* hittotr
would wnirant us to expect to End iL It
wa! a comiuered cimutij, but the evil was not
merely that of coiuiiiest,— for that i» soon
got over ; — its greatrat calnmity waa, that its
conquerors had a home elsewhere, and could
treat it as they pleased, England hai been
conquered again and again without reaping
the bitter fruits with which Ireland has beei)
afflicted, England was conquered by the Bo-
mtuis, the Saxons, and the Normans, bi^ it
happily occurred that the latter lost France ;
fiir if they could hare remained strong in attni
in that country, we should hate beea bang:
ing on the fringe of France as poor, as mise-
rable, as dependent as Ireland. Ilowever, as
the connuerors not only conquered England,
but made it thet home, they made them-
Bclies comfortable at home, and in So doing
they made the conquered people happy. We
have many of the aristocracy who glory in
tracing their genenlogy back to the rformao
conquerors, who were, for the most part, a
set of frcebooteia, who came here for spoiL
I should not like to trace my genealogy to
men who came here to rob and murder. Let
Ui not mind the difference of clasaei, hut
rather look to Ireland as a serioua illuitiation
of the evil of minding tho^ differences. Not
only has it been coinjuered, but the recollec-
tions and feelings of the conquest still remain.
There was n settlement of the Norman race
in Ireland ; they wet^ conquered by the Cqoi-
monwcnitti, and then there was a settlemei]|
of Cromwclljane, who were themselves con-
quered in the reign of James, and couae-
quently there was a settlement of the Scats.
Between these conquests what could you ex-
pect but just what yqu lind I Many con-
nected with that country retain the feelings
which they have imbibed from their ance*.
tors for generations past, and re^rd them a*
a part of the furniture of their mind and
their nffeclions. What are we to do witfa
such a peoplel Are they worse now tiian
they were long nco ! I say no. I have seen
fiimines before the present in Ireland, but
the public mind was not alive to their, phi-
lanthropy had not been kindled up with auS-
cient brilliancy to. throw light upo^n the con-
dition of that country. But now England
will be found nlive ; in other words, now that
we are improved, nnd can look aniimd iis
and see every plague-spot of Ireland, and we
think >hqt Ireland, as presented to us at the
present moment, has something more fearful
than it was ever visited with in the progrcN
of its history. I do not say this to make us
think lightly of the sufferings of Ireland. Wo
cannot, with our present lin owl edge, think
lijjhtly of nny of its sufferings. The days of
our ignonmce have passed away, and now
thnt she baa come uniler the eye of England,
she will be the object of meditation until she
ha; put on her beautiful garments, and ]>e-
come a sister in deed, as no* the '13 one is
iftlsH CBftONMLE.
i03
improFs the inba-
iiama. If va wen nut t
bitanti of Ireland, Ihcy
U5 in ^obIJi and bring with them th&ir poverty
aad fiunine. thair Tag^ &nd disease ) and I do
not lee vhj lliey ahould not. We mizat lift
them up, or thej will pull ub down. Let at
enable Ibem to help themselvei. This so-
detTftdoptiB coune which will work out that
cod. You do not milcn them beggan ; ]'ou
go to them with the goipel of ChrtU -. vou go
to tbetn with education ; and if the si^houl ia
on Ihi one hand, and the chapel on the other,
I think tfaM, between the oqb and the other,
jou will find that you have adopted the tery
bust means by which Iti improremcnt can be
Mcured. It ii laid that we hcBr of nothing
but Inland ; but, what are yon to do with it !
You cannot get rid of it. The Irish are your
next dbot neighbonra^ and you most make
them what they ought to be^ood men. I
do not uk whether you irill do your duty,
but whether yen will relieve yonneWee from
■uffering. It ia nid, that thero are too many
people in Ireland. Why, they have only
tbiMj-nbie to evety one hundred Matate ncres,
•bcnaiiu England wc have forly-three. Let
a> look to jti vast capacity. It ii capable of
ereiy ipedet of improvHnent. There ia
weaUh tn the bogiof Ireland; there ii wealth
in ill UDGultiTated lands, and better wealth
than can be found in Califbmia. We want
to improve what we know to be improveable
in the people, as we want to improve what
we know to be improveable in the wil. One
of the miatakea connected with Ireland I have
•Iwayi taken to be this, — tome one g
temedj' ba« been suppond to tie the
remedv tor it. I have known that coui
(hr thirty-four year*, during a considerable
part of *hjch 1 resided in It, and I do not
believe that'fir any country suffering undi
Kch B complication of eviln, Ihprs can be any
oneremedy whatever. Hence, I take all the
temedfes that bare bnn luggeiteil, and I
ptnce those providai by educatjiln and the
Mpel of Christ amongst the foremost. If
ttii* aikciety is eucc^ul. it irill light up
taptra which will ultinntely fill it with know-
ledge and power, and be productive of prac-
MU tHpNTeimnt by lauetiiying the hearts
•f tim pea^e. I cannot deem that ini'
ment light which is the wisdom nnd the pr
of God unto salvation. Now. as this society
holds up this gospel in its schools, in its cha-
pels, and wherever its agents are operating,
S'U are wielding the. mightiest power thai
MVen ttKlf ever did or ever will provide
tat titt inpiDvement of Iretand. I do not
Xwitb some. Away with politics. I can
d to believe that they may do much, but
I do not think that they can do everything
for Ireland. I think it right to eneourafjo
every plan that can tell beneficially upon tlic
circumstances of Irelnnd, and therefore it is
that I come hem and ofibr up, wilh all my
heott and tU inj mind, my beet desires for
the prosperity of this society. Give to Ire-
hind more money. People say, You alw.ivs
end with money. That ia not true; but we
cnnnot begin or go on without Iti Qive tliis
suciety mor" money, that it may have its
chapels and its schools in every county in
that kingdom. If it should be said by some
who know nothing about it, that there ia fana-
ticism in thinking that religion *ill make
com grow in Irelwid, I tell tiiem that reli-
gion, in its seriptnral character, when it takaa
told of the minds of the people, kill pro-
duce that lesuiL Wherever we see an edu-
cated and a religious people wu never see a
barren soi). I deny that a people whose
minds are imbued with religion will evei
allow their fields to lie waste. I now leave
the society in the hands of this large and
reepectable meeting. It Is, I perc^ve, same
-.600/. in debt. Who owei it? I wonder
'ho would be put in gaol for it. No one
hei« would acknowledge that it was a per-
sonal debt. Who owea it ? This large and
respectable meeting. Then, will they ho-
nestly pay itt The world will bo aatisfled
that your Christianity is not very great, if
you are willing to live and die inaalvenl. If
I live unUI the next anniversary, I will come
and see whether you have paid it. I hope
you will encourage the hearts of the officers
and committee, imd that, if we assemble ncit
year, wo shall hear nothing about debt, and
m(»e about the progresi of the society in the
Bster land. The resolution was then carried.
hare appeared amongst you for (be fint time
as your treasurer, nnd, therefore, now look
upon the lociely with new eyes, I may be
allowed to lay a few words respecting its pre-
sent position. It strikes me, that it is far
more tatisfactory than when you met last
year. You had then only half b sectelary,
for another large nnd influential society had
become enamoured of him, and was doing
all in its power to wrest him fh>m vou. &ut
you have now a vrhote secretary, who devote*
nights and days to the interests of (he irtstitU:
tion. Last year yon had nu treasurer, and
that ia an unhappy position for such A society
as this. You have now a lr«asuyer, who has
but very small claima to your Mpport, but
who feels anxious to do what be can for the
society. The report as to the spiritual con-
dition of Ireland Is much more cheering than
it was last year. When I look the office of
treasurer, I resolved to devote myself, heart
and soul, lo iU service, and, having done s(%
may I not appeal to you tn support me in it F
In response to Kf r. Burnetts appeal^ give ua
your money and your prayers. Let us have
the latter, and we are secure of the former.
The Rev. F.TaEBTajiiL brieBy seconded the
resolution, which na* carried by acclamation.
The benediction wns then pronounced, and
I the meeting separated.
IRISH CHRONICLE.
POSTSCRIPT.
Out kind rrimd, tlie Rev. J, Webb, of IpBiricb, sajs, " 160 cLutcIim, giTing fOti
lOJ. eacli, would pay off jour debt, and I will eDgag« tot the cbnich at Btoke to
fonn ore." The idea is a good one ; and we wi«h sincerely the proposal iii«y
strike oui friends ia the Bamo way.
We have lec^ved from a Steady Contributor,' wbo will not let bis name ftppear,
601. towards the support of either Hr. M'Kamara or Mr. Moriarty ; aid Mr. Eat-
tems, of Hackney, promises 10/. towards the same objecL Wc hope one or botli
nay be thus engaged, tpeeial funds being supplied for that purpose. The Com-
mittee are determined, nnd very rigblly, not to idcut any fresh liabilities. It
is not good for societies, any more than individuals, to get into debt.
As the accounts from Ireland are most distregsing, and Mr. Oreen, who is now
tbcre, writes to the effect, tbat it is impossible for words to describe the scenes of
mitet;^ wbicb he bns already witnessed, we think it right to State, tbat the agents
arc supplied with tbe means of relieving distress, as far as the state of the funds
will justify, and tbat on tbe farm at Ballina, there are now employed /orlg mat,
besides women and children.
The contributions rec«*ed during the month of March will be acknowledged in
the Report ; wc should not have room in the Chronicle for them even if two-
thirds of tbe space were devoted to tbat purpose.
CONTRIBnTIONS SINCE OUR LAST.
CoUmUoh, Innul Sarraon. S7 10 1
Ditto AsBU] UNUni nit B
CUpaMn—bj IUt. T. Goith ISO
Onliuu-i Ton— lit. WUku 1 1 »
CoTMtij— bj Mr. J. Hii», SIS
PuBD-iTDini— b^ltoT. ILMoUuk/.... B S •
DnUlD-brBcT. Ju. UUU^b 11 IT 4
Shortmod— Kr, Uodolim a IS •
Cbnreh StiHt, Blt^Hui 7 1* 4
PoiUh— CnntiltnUlalil It It S
Pvi>(, Un., for D*U ......«....>....-.. B • 0
Mlteliuii—W*liA,ltr.. _„....„.....„ 1 1 o
Jobs Stmt— bf Mr. BlMj ~ » 10 0 a
nisllf Cbspal— LWU*^ AwlUifj „. » o »
Bl(sle«nd6— B. Foitar, Eiq. ..
London -lln. Lnpdta
M«R«»-tr Hr. Han
BronglitoD— Coll«tloa....
Our beat Uiuika (a Kn. Coiaiu, Un
ud 1C1« Kltcbt*, for nliulila puotli of
fdothlnf.
Subieripliinit and Donatloni thankfully receired by tfaa Treasurer, Josun Tatnoi', Eaq,
LimbBnl Stmt; and by the Secretary, Ifr, FaaoBaics TsunnuiL, and Rer. Jaam
Amods, at the MJMion Ronst, Hooigate Street I end by the patter* of tha chuTcliM Ibionsbout
Qie Kingdom.
QUARTERLY REGISTER
BAPTIST HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
BAPTIST HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Twt AimiMl Mwdi^ WM hrM il Pinil«rr
Owptl OB MondBT, t)w 23fll of April. Not-
wiUutudiag Um uelrmncj of thi writhnr
tint ultnHfaiica <ni verj rDconragixS- Mr.
ALDIKMUf Challib prrnidtd. AlUr prayer
1^ tlw Re*. Mr. MoiRij, of SontbamtihHi,
tkc Chaiman toM Bod uid :—
1 han jreat plauure in mctinfr joo on tbr
tnmat vccuioa, lod Tar Mch an ot^t aa thai
which you have in view. I the more rfttdily
tite enprtnaoa to tbii reelinit, became, whibt
i r^int ill all that hii been done abroad, aitd
■If arnixdiiei go with tbow who derire that
nact Dwre ihoDld be aKcted in that depart-
■■eatoftabonr, «et IrauDatlielplaaieatiag that
more haa not been leoompliahtd for home.
Allow ma to coiwntiilate yon oa Ibe period '
which thia nweluw ia bell II )• a matler
■raat pniprnt; aadf ttom that we abooM eoi:
■Knee Ihoar gtft mselln^ which diow Id tl
■wld the IhutB of oar Chrutianity, by preaen
iog a report of what haa heeo dooe in our on
oauBlif. We caoml he loo deeply convinr«
oTOa iBMpanble oonDcMian belwean eSorti
iiOme ChiiatiaDity al hone and abroad. W .
cannat ba indiSneot to the diSoBon of know-
it^p and trMb thrMfthoal
MnngS. irtheiHofBritidiSwiatiaDitrw
to Ion ilaliglil and heat, what woald hecaai
tboae (weign cbnrnlw* wkich it haa planted ■
nowiahed, aad uhicta lite by ili inDDeiiea ■
BKeuary to the proapentyoTDur own church
to the growlfa or oar own pMy.and the'
'■■' Thia
tlih and kiiKired KHHCtie*, ia Miffideal lo Bll tbe
■nd wiUi aatoaUhraenl aad dinBaj. lUak of
Iba fact that in Britain, in the nineleena
"■ ■ ■ ' "a rnntigB of lb*
_ , t in tlia adoBgle
n oar Muntrf between EOod
darkseai, the aharch uid the
wfreqoeDtfy
lieh ia ninf on ,
id an), Kght and darkseai, the ahan
wld, bow freqoeDtfr we m* nanrf>e
ealth.B
of eiiL ir we w«rid lay tha
1 1 if w« wooM have Iboaa
Ibe gloij at ■
. all arrayed on Ibe
Ibinga to
-or CfaritUanitTt if we weald
bate oar miwieBariee auataiaed abeaad, and the
Dttle flncka whirb iorToaad Ihein ■Dcooiaiced by
oar effoiti; if we woald have oar charchea
iaaliDet wili llfe.aDd bWaaad with • djapoellion
t» ftai aad be ^«a for the oania of the
it during liw
that we DHHt aappoit Homt Minlonaiy So-
cielRi. Let nte entreat yon toHiigbt to ftte
the Home Hiaiionary Sociely a nuited aod
generoiu aupport.
■nt Rev. S. 1. Davii, the Secretary, then
lead the Report, whicli, alter -"'■ ■ -
political cnndllion of the cootii
" While the tempert baa raged aroond u* we
have lieeo aheltered by a gracioua l*rovidrnc«
aa in »» 'cleft of the rock.' We have
BCarcely felt the remotril, the ftinteet Tibrationa
of the (hock whioh has apheared the ioalila-
tiooa of oar nclKhboDn. tn the ead we abaH
obtain, it ia hoped, the anbataatiat benrlH
without having paid the dieadfal price of eivtj
While abroui all thiag
iroinvaded ; oc,r iodnsl , .._ ,,.
formed ita accnatonied evolatiooa ; the eatrr-
priaei uf trade and cammerce have not beea
•topped for * lingle day ; and tlie agpat« of oar
gooe qnielly on with their 'h-
!*— aammooing tlieir lountrymon
ilaoce toward* (iod and fiiilh ia tha
ChriaL'
"Nor hBTo tin meaaeugera of mercy braa
pennitted lo labuar altogether 'in vain ia the
Lord.- Tberelnro-frouiHaiFafyanrilatiaM
indicale, indeed, but little pnigreaa ; there haa
been preparatory toil rather than the reaard of
labour ; it liaa been aowlnf lime, not reaping
time ; the ground btta been cletrrd. the aoil haa
been uptnmed, the aeed of the kingdom iuia
been cad in, and in doe aeaKHi the ' Relda will
will
rillagea i
Lord Jnna
be white onto the harveat,' the loboorei
'reap if they faint not.' Proui a few oi itic
■lalianatbe acoonDl* are poailively and allicl-
ively diacouragiog. The lalMnr and eiproM of
yeari hare appeared to remit only in the
* trial of &ith nod patteoee.' The w.<rk maat
be abandoned, or begun afreah and dooe over
ajiain. Hut while a aimple, boneat lepreaeota'
tioo of thiagt at they are reqairet these nodi.
r ing and tiiimiliBting (tatemenla, from the
niajoiitT of the atationa, and ^in to<Be more
particnlarl^ which in previooa yean were
nnprwlflctive and diaeoaraging, joar Coat-
mittee are thankfnl to be able to atatfl thai tha
report* of the niiMioniiriei are well calcnlaled
to awakra lively gratitude, and alimolale to
uKire eanMot ana devoted eBbrt
" The nninber of ceottal atatioM mppotted
QUARTERLY REGlSTEIt.
i-ilhT wholly 0' ID part from the fund* af tke
Socifly dorirg the ynr it 111; the dnmbtror
■DbordinntF itntioni » 1B6, mikipg a total of
237. The miuicniarirs calcnUtr that (hey
preach the pMp«1 vietUj lo aboat 33,000 of
Iheir eonntrymeii ; reeeiimj .very valuable
uiiatancB in their worl from a ooniiilrnhle
body of nnwlaiitd " fellow helpen
Irnth," Im
if the iDbor
sabbalb school. Large >Dd amall, the nambfr
of achooti ii 115, coDtaininiF 7,000 acholBra;
about 1,000 teachfra are employed in conducl-
ing Ibeir operationa. Mnch hal been aaid
recently on th* alleged want of interest, at Boy
rate manifeited iotcreit, uo the part ofpaatofain
•abbelh achool*; mach nbicn ought not to
have been aid. 'Ilie Cammitlee cannot allow
the [iresent opportunity to pai* withont ei.
body, yoar miuiouarie* are not only free from
b'*DM in thia matter, bnt are worlby of the
warmeit commemtation in their earnHl FSorla
to render efficient tliit importaDt department of
naefnlneii. It ha> pleased the Head of the
church to giie efficacy lo the word of hia
We been deairrd, bnt inTmeaanre far greater
Umu we deserted, and which ought at onre to
iodace tbankfabeaa and encourage eSbrt and
bopr. CciBparBtiTely
hence IbntBrd to ndoce
(heir eipepditure to equality with their incume.'
Vhile the Committee hare deemed it im-
peratire to pau the abure reaolntnn, and will
ieel biHind if re.elected lo act npon it, (bey
CBDlMt bnt eipteaa the eameat enlicaty and
hope that aome of the atronner auiiliariea hHI
generouily come to Ibeir help foe the lake at
the weaker ; that the weaker, fav pntHag brth
their almost efforti, will become leaa dependent
on aaaiata nee from withont ; aud that the friaiidi
of the Society, both in the metropoli* aod elH-
where, wil| augment their coBtrihutiona, n
Uiat the eq nalizatioD of the eipenditore iiith
the income maf not gerioaaly Inirrfere either
ilh the eitent or cfficieocf of it* Off ration.
_. » they
becaBW large aod coiueqaently neir-iapporting,
(bey rcBM to be connected with the Eiocirty.
the nnmber of additiona to the dinrchea during
the year has lieen 662 ; ttie prcaent number of
meDibeniB4335.''
"Recently the attention of (he _ _
ha* been ipecially directed to a auhject of
nave impodaace, and which, as indicated in
the taal Keport, hai for some time given them
caniiderabfe aolicilDde. Having, aAer pre-
liaiiqary diacniaioua, appointed a loh-coQi'
Diillee cBiefully to aacrrtalD the fiiiBocial his-
tory, position, and prospects of the Society,
that body reported: 'That ila eipendiliu^ Is
several hondred poonds per annum iu advance
of any income likely ti " ■ ■ ■ -
each aniiliar;, with scarcely an eiception,
reqoires that the fund* raisrd within it* uwD
limit* shall be eipended wiUiin those limits,
leaving the Committee scarcely any resources
for geornil purposes ; and that the system pur-
aned by them for several years ol inciiiring
heavy debls in orderto supply deficiencies, has
operated injuriously oo the self-ielisnce of not
a few of ibe charches, practically giving them
the nnfounded impression tliat (he Committee
have other sources of income (lian (hose which
the friends ofjhe Society theu.iel>ei sapply.'
After receiving tliis report nod aniionsly re-
nnntideriug the whole subject, the Comniittee
came nuanimonsly to the fullowinji resolution :-
'That tha Secretary be initructed to lay before
the aniiltarira of (he Society tha fad* coii-
lained in the report of the snb-commiUee, and
(o appriie itiem (hat the Commiltee deem it
the I
._ , ... „ >t time* for le
I contrary, they imperativety d
sionary agency. Althongh the m^joiit^ of Ibe
charchra of onr own, and very maDt in soaw
other denominatinni are composed for tbc
most pail of those who live by their daily toil,
it is a melancholy fact that a large portion of
the working classes of the comnnnitj still
manifest mott afflictive estraonoieat from God
and from his people. A faTse philosophy U
engaged in teaching tbeni that praq>erilt must
be eipected fton withont rather than from
within J from (he arrangemenis of the com-
mnnity rather than from the efforts of (he
individual ; from (be virtue of society, si
(hough there conld be such a thing apart
ftom the agiiregate virine of its aien^rs;thus
placing in imminent peril their self-respect,
self-reliance, self-govemment, and (illicg tbeir
minds with vinions of social good most «■
travagant and [icrniciODS, snd donmed to the
bitterest disappointment. A false ChriitianilT,
in the shppe of outspoken pop#ry, or of a
n*tem essentially popish in docirine and spirit
disKuised noderolheriBmeauid forms, besides
contiibuLing to conlinn these delnsive notiois
in relali'in to the present world, i* doiu un-
speakable mischief by engendering sunilar
notions In relatioo to the world (0 come, teach-
ing that men ma) be saved by a ceremoo'al reli-
gion worked hyacertain separata and peioliarly
endowed order of their fellow men: tbe wbola
system being more or less direcUy the earryrsg
out of the deep-laid scheme el a (ratenity
whoae very name is identified with all Ihttu
eiecrable ia duplicity, cunning, and emellv;
■nd who having twice become intolerable n
their vile intrigue* aud dlaaslrou mtermed-
dliuM, have twice been driven ont of the
greatest nu(ions of Europe. Infidelity too learea
no means ontried, nor allow* any toail throi^
lack of earneitoess, to draw away the thinkiai
part of the population iotFlleclually,)nrlicaIly,
■rtd in heart, from those troe ChriMun (each-
inn and principles, tbe hearty nrrption of
which is essential both to preaent and ever-
lasting hsppini'as. Meanwhile emigratlOT
sends forth its thoonnda, and will, it nay be
sufely predicted, pour forth iU tena of «»»■
nnda, lo our colonies and other thinly popa-
lated porli-na of tlie world, who will pctne a
bleuing or a curse, planting wherever they ga
either synagogne* ffl Satan or churches «
Christ accurdiiw to the principles, and habif,
and character they carry away wiui them fron
their nattve land. Sorely nnocr nch eiie<M-
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the hamt in;!is:on«r) enter- The Bev. J. BhaMgb in ircauduig the rt-
n tbtatleatioD lod ifoijalhy . Wutioo, Mid ; 1 Ihiak ithaj beendcmatutntcd
of the churdiei veiy Tar atronKcr tbu Ihej | lliil th<rt u u gnat m ncctnitj Cor tfforti of
wliflhor
have jFt geiwniify ipgirfhendtd, and in the , ths kind mat
f ibibilion of wfakL it U •carctlj ponibit to popnlxtion, a
"ST'
J. R. BoDsriRLD, the Tm
cbw. n.;dc. Ihopr
It into th( poMtioo of
poMtioo of dovbtii
pn*ent«l hii uciHinlt, from which it ftppearrd the giapel ia abie to d« iti own wock. Then
that Hie loUl receipt! of tbr Society rluHog the ii no cUh of the hnmaa ramilT, faowa.er de-
tr hod been £4,641 lOn 3d., whJe thi
peDditareaDionntcd lo /4.G4S 79. lid., leating elevi
■ balance due to him of lU. 9d. There was | deiii
atfOB balance Bfn'ut the Society, due ooloioa,
■moDDtiq; to £530.
The Rar. A. H.8TM.KBa, of Load*, me
I bad
"Tbat tUi MMtlMdatiiaa to rapiiH It* (ntl-
Mda to JklBlfliQaodiliat, wtallsttaa Balgbboarltia
nonUmt ha> botD tlw MeM oT cammolton and
bleadabad, tba ^anti of tnii whI klndml liuUtg-
tlsni, cBBtflnplaUnM Ibe qnad of th* gMjiel In obi
lMkT«] enn^ir ban iwt ' — — - .f
SuilnHljunl dtTooIIJ tn
thty bava to eontnd ;
Bie&(a ba piintad aod at
itamDUd la ili
H : Ibat tl vol
la craelDiu 01
: nrdUll; iji
LfUcuIailj Id
Tlw intilalioB wboae intrreaU we bare 1
Ihat world where love ia the perradiog ele-
ment. It enpecli to be aapporled in loie. It
aland ■ in no need oranght which ia nncougrnial
vriih iU nature. Tbla loatitntion ia not 00)7 of
N Toiaatai; but of ■ niaiuODarT characicr. 11
tii'ni on man aa intelligent eye— a compai-
siooate gave- It aees what he ia — a ainDer^
goiltr, polluted, prriihinE. It lee* where he
u— in a world that hi>i eolhronrd Satao aa ita
lEod — A woild where be Taoveth aa in hia
cleuienl, and aitteth aa at the tery *Fstih[|le of
bell, aotyFctad fo an artillery aopplied by
S'ritoal wirkedneai in high place*. While
Society dropa a tear uver the aboDndinf
iDiqnity around ns,ildrsirea to/oaway atraight
froni the l>o«*— thai tree of life, laden with ita
bleaatDg*. Etcry CTBnjtrtical miaaionary 10-
cicly haa aaapie reanona to liold on ita way — it*
meaaage ia ita ghiry — "Beliereaod be saved."
IJnder the Divine Spirit the tmlhait imparl*
coDvey peace to Ihe cooacience of man, kind-
Drulo hia heait, tendrreeMto hi* aenaibilitiea,
mad giandenr lo hi* entire nalnre, raiiinff bin
to Ihe ■' birbeat atyle of nan." Moat cordially,
twptiati tboagb we are. do we wiah lo all
kindred iuatitutiana gnat aod good wicoeaa in
the name of the Lord. Nevertheleaa, we are
baptinta, and not a blaah find* its »ay to onr
cbeek* when we make ihe avowal. We ask
our menla (o qnote acriptars oat and out. "ile
Ifaat belierelh and la baptiied shall be aaved."
We rejoice In Uie aocreu of ibis inktilution —
and acbolara. We think we
repeated by not a few on
I«bt, ■' What halb Ood mo
their tbrnwa of
kS
by a brother niaiiooary, and 1
minater for the pnTpcne. Alnai loor yeara ana
a half ago. that miaalonary went lo a 3d.
lodginj^boose, nhere lie ««w two men aitling by
the (ire; be addressed s convetaation lo then,
read a portion of (he bihie, and reqaested them
to kniel down to prayer. One of them b^
been a medical oOcer in the army, and they
iMained their living bf tnTillIng into dw
coDDtry with papers, pabliabed on tlu Satardar
night, coBtainin; a fJl i " ' ' * "
last dying
executed
The
lug a fall and tive aceoanl at tho
. . echaadcooleaaioDoramaBloti*
:uted oo Ihe titlowinfr Moaday Bomins.
tniaaioiiBTyfaand thai tbt medioal man WM
' ~>f gieat iBtellitenee, and the lalter
acUaeoi ' -' . ■
lioa of Ihe sacred . _
iniiaJoaarT, in bia manly, kind
friend), in all probabiii^ I aball
nnin, till I — -• -' *'■- '■
Cbriat; if I
^naiioB nmedinc Ihe inapirai-
■" --' »* It* elate, Ihe
iy,«aid,"Mr
yon at lbs JadgmenCaeal of
do, remember that yon wHl
have to give aa aeconol for the aUtements I
have made, that Jeaua ChrMi will jodj^e yoa,
and that voo will be coodanined for your rneo-
tion of the goapel." Two yeara and a balf
paiard away, uid when addcriaing a company
accosted him, whom be fosnd to be these iden-
ticul men. He inquired whu they were doing,
to which Ihey replied, Ihal they had talked over
the mailer on which he spoke lo ihem, that
they reasoned about it, and t>ien began lo pray
orer il; that Ihey were not able to shake o# the
caevict^uo Ihal wfaat he had laid them waa true,
and Ihal they had boih reason In believe that
Iher were truly converted loCbr^at 7'bey had
broken off their nefariona practices, and one of
Ihem has since oblained a aitnation lo aid the
chaplain of a gaol in dltaeminating letigiuaa
trulb among the poor aofortunate inmatei.
This case proVe* that the gospel ia anAcient, hy
the powrroflhe Spirit, to reach the heart of the
grealeat ainner, and bring him to the croa* of
I briat. I rejoice in the school* OM jno bava
jbmH. It is a great thing to apply the trath
before intqnity luu made 6rep star* ia Ihe
moral eonslitnlioa. Thi* aocte^ is ikiog all K
pcsaibly can to save ttt* cfaaimaaD a nsl anoaat
□r troable io Ui oagialenal aaat. I hope that
i( ha be nnred to reach Ihe age of Ihreeeoor*
>eBra and ten, aa he walka down Newoite-
atreet, he wiU aee a boanl 00 tba boildlng at
II* eitremily snnonDcing, "Iheaa premian to
be lei— an eligible aite far a apacioo* cbapeL"
Tfae retolatloD «a* then put and earned.
'Die Rev. H, S. Bbowh, of Liverpool, nm
* mHllof 1* lliuUU for tb*
QUARTERLY REG18TEE.
tv thB iBMnra of iDowa irtlok tif toLli»«d Id
opentloM. ud *h11a It dliitnoll) iwbdIih Ub
Met. that Ik* m^vrtlj' of Ihe obarAM or aar dsno-
*lw Utc bTtlHir Mlf um. It nuDatbat daplon
arthlngademuMla, witli tk* irttwnfi
— M, and HiHittT iitMrliig lu ■ppnpttota
tMHdii^a<BH«>n»f •HMUoBbns IkachutiM
(< QUn, br mm* Huatalii|, oudid, and mftrtai,
Iku II apiMUi bllhoto la bkl« »«It«L'
Sack fooialiei •■ Ihae *n wd«ttd a gnat
yiwiiH. anil the bd of their ctHlmce calU
fiv tlankfqlaru to Cod. Tbe u« ia which wa
lire B rnwiibh waksTuI to lEe conditioo at
(ke pMplf. aod, it U eoDr«wrd, Ibat MCiallr,
aoniUf , utd finanoiallf , we are ml in ■ heallb j
MMb. Then ia no lack of pn^caied renedira,
hot BotbinE win tTail for a MoMok people,
eanpl Ihat jpiMcdbrd by tbe Great i^yaigaB
it uiula. Thia looietr takea the pbdn goml
■one nuBMra of the
the 11 Dch-|njed-liir imKem. II Biar. how-
ever, be Mid, that oar ancceu ia very nill j Id
which I reply, that oar nean an nry mall.
which w« abdl be aoaMed tc
B Eaghwd
« hcen *• loog Mnk. Im wotid any *iy
mat oar aoccan ■• —all, but it koowa oMhiaf
aboot it. It uay cakohte poiBid*. tbiUii^a,
Bd papee, btf it kpow* nethiag aboal the worth
ofiiMMtlalHali. liiuhlfMtiaManUOTdsv
for ill cakalatisiia. Hwio ate other ntelli-
Eieee, whe fono ■ Ten diffirnit eMinale of
looMM which bee etawn^ the tfwti of
Ihia aacietr- They weigh Ihioga id to erea
balaaee, Ibey lake eteiDily iolo aaeaaat, aad
$aj praelain that the coowmw «f a aaal la
Ohrat ■■ a naHfr of «riooe aad eanouiaK
Bdl, while w« am thaafcfDl tor ■»■
' s diMHtctM to ow osiKtiT, that
---'-- -'-■nftnaediulhfarthm
J^t
IT Wicklife w
woaldeuUin," What! ato yea not yet
iMdl" V Ridley, aad Booper, and C
^'-- -^ ywnaldio "
fim the glare, be
Craaoier
wkmU ha utowbed Ihtf ao iiw w«n aeckiag
enrlMliaK it^ i asd Baayaa that the p'i(ria'i
FfdiwiawliUblrod. ilere is^et. to eoploy
die langoage of the rendatiMi, an aflieliie
eatrangtmeot fron God manirerted br the
workiag-clawea of the camoiiiaity. We ahoakl
endeavoqr to obtaiii ao actniale actwoat of Ihe
focty txHiatite ia Eogtand and tbe twelre ia
Walea. Tme it ia, that the people we want to
CbciatisDiie are att naked nvacea or the
wonbippen of JoExeinaut; on the coDlrary,
the; bare reached IM {aooacla of taTiliaUioa,
they are an iodailiioDi aitd an enlctprisac
pri^e ; but, nolwilhitaadiDg Iheie advaalagEa,
they BIO almoat Chiiatlen, and tfaerefora de-
matid oor aympathy and aid.
Tlie Rev. S, aaKKH, id aecondiiw the rraoto-
lioD, Mid, It baa ipecid reaped to the worling
clme« aad to thefa- aoppnaed etiettalion fron
the efota we ate nakinc to CbriiUaniK all
araond oa. I Ihtnk, bawtfer, that one or two
niatakei hate been nade on thii auMrcL It
hai been talked of, caoiptnlively, ai tnoagh it
were greater dow than il had bero at aoi pre-
cf ding time. I belopged Id Uie warki«-claaM«
■■yaelT; and in tbe loan where i reaideH tb
were then hither offivaiB a denml alleotiaa
they
the Ihin^ pertaimog to Iheir peace than Ihry
working-claaaei bciag driven from na, if ibal
term ia aaderalaod to owbd thai we ner bad
then in cloae qrmalhy with ai^ lliaca in
■nalheT ntWake afuaM wfairt we OHUf eare-
fnlly guard. The reaolnttoo doe* ao, hot I
nentioa U Om the andieaoe. ia ^ftakimf. aai
Uakiag, and pnyiog, aia* ba pteaencdfrsa
it- i have aeea a great deal of iBlaaaaoa ia
prial leqieetiiv HPutenoTthe gnqiBlBd<keah
log the wof kipg-daaaei with tboo^A, and IM-
iage, and habiti omilar to their owa. I aai, io
IhiB reaped, ■ lenlleM. The geapeJ of Cbri^
briaip ibe rwh and poor together, and preaento
to Iheu the aame hIeaHM. If we wooU gtm
tbe atlealioti of tha worUng-daawa, we nnat
•v^\.*f/^-- -^■"" ■
. - ^U ae< Ood'i
Ueam reatiur ibaadaollj i^oa Ihe dRute wo
aiaaahiDg. 1W iaii|nity that [teaaila tmom*
m ta Ngai^ed ae^reMntaff an fauimnaaataUe
diffieol^ It aay, hawevar, ha oeeiaeaw. Let
no addnn aumtvea to tbe coMaal with tha
wnaoMn wMk Ood hae pewrided, and la da-
pendwe* onhw aidi and Ihea, be aMBod IM
we ihall aat lafaoor la *aia,
Tke reaololiaa waa Ihea pot aad caniad.
Okwm Lowa, Ea^ mmi, aad Ihe Bre.
J. Ccun aeoonded :—
" That tbe thankj ef lUi neaUai be pniantad t>
tka tnaiatv, tbe ethir oOlaan •< Ua aHlaty. awl
tba eanunlua^ Cor Ualr Hrrlaat dorlDg tba peU
reui and that J. B. BouiHeld, Eb4., be Ibe (rcuster.
l)i* (uUowlog antlemsn Im tbe coDimlltee fCn tbe
jau anaulag." [Ntinia lead.)
The rreolatiaa having been pnl and carried,
the Doidogr wai tonf, the Benedtdian pro.
fiooneed, and Ihe piertins aepamtcd.
It Md Siti$eriplia>u iciU U gMUifldlr iwreiead an britaif^iht Aeirlp, If !«•
TnoMTtr,!. R. B0U8F1ELD, &«. K^.HoandieTtich; or ba Iht atcrilory,
THE REV. STEPHEN JOSHUA XJAVIS, 33, MOUEGATE STREET, LONDON.
Ifueh freuilf teifl bt mptd, AoUi /» lie Stentary tmd Air mrrwt^dndfletr, if fn wwHwy fg-
mtaUiv Pott Oiattdgn, ihrywUl give hit nametH/nB; er, of onV m(e,'a4iriM
Ant ifflMt name thig Aao« communicaUd to On Port <iffeh auAcritttt,
BAPTIST MAGAZINE.
MEMOIR OF THE LATE BET. WIUIAM 6BA7.
DipAXTis minuteriftl worth clums,
at leaBt, a passing tribute. The follow-
ing brief memorialB of one who, though
(rf a apirit at the fartheit lemove from
■ectarian eidusiveneai, devoted his
bert enetgiea for nearlj &&j yean to
the nrvioe of the Redeemer in connex-
ioB with baptist churches, will, it is
hoped and believed, be acceptable to
nunj readers of the B^tiet Magaaine.
The Rev. W. Gray was born at Oak-
ham in Rntlandshire, on the 2nd of
Noromber, 1776. His father, Mr.
Jacob Qiay, wbo carried on the buu-
neea of a aaddler in the place, was a
man of serious, hnmble piety, and a
meinber of the baptist church then
under the care of Mr. Jarman, in the
prosperity of which he felt a deep inte-
reat. Little is known of his mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Graj, who died Septem-
ber 30th, 1786, nearlj thirty years be-
fbn her husband; bitt it is believed
that she was of lilce religious principles
and habits with himself. The onlj
VOL. x(i.— vonnrn asaiss.
other issue of the marriag» was a
daughter who died September ISth,
1824.
No abiding sense of the importance
of religion appears to have been felt by
the saliijeot of this memoir till his
twentieth year; indeed, up till that
time, he might almost be regarded as a
acomer of serious piety. This dispou-
tion manifested itself very decidedly on
the occasion of the public Christian
profession and baptism of his sister
about Ow period just mentioned. Not
content with opposing this step in pri-
vate, Mr. Gray, it appears, made an
appointment wiUi some of his gay
companions to attend the ordinance, in
hope, as he avowed, of finding grounds
to justify his opposition. Very different,
however, waa the effect on his mind.
"As the service proceeded," says a cor-
respondent to whom we are indebted
for this account of his early life, " the
persecuting brother, who oocupied a
conspicuous place in the assembly,
> o
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MEMOIR OP THE LATE RET. WILLIAM GRAY.
began to tremble; the two-edged swoid
was piercing, and he who was a
BtTEingei to emotion ehed the penitential
tear and offered the prajer, ' Ood be
merciful to me a sinner,' Thus did the
arrow of conviction enter. The change
Boon became evident. Hb general con-
duct cloBelj watched, his diligent
attendance on the means of grace, bis
devout spirit, and his love to the people
of Qod, led to the happ; conclusion
tiiat th4 brand was plucked from the
fire, while friends gratefnllj exclaimed,
' This is the Lord's doing, and marvel-
lous in our ejes.' "
The following statement is copied
from the church book, Oakham. " Our
yoang friend, Mr. Qra;, was b^tiied
Ma; S6th, 1797, with several others.
Perceiving onr joung &iend possessed
abilities which we thought might prove
a public bleBBing, we encouraged him
to exercise them among ui, first in a
private way, and then ocoasionallj in
our place of worship and in the villages
Biound us. After a proper trial of his
gifts, we resolved to give him a more
special call to the work of the ministry,
accompanied with solemn prayer to
God, to fulfil the important duties of
the ministrj, and with his own desire
and our advice, he was recommended
to go to Bristol Academy, and he went
inunediately. August, 1798."
The celebrated Fuller, it was after-
wards learnt from his own aoconnt, was
the person to whose kiadness he was
indebted for the above recommendation.
"Atthisjuncture," he Bays, "thegreat
and good Andrew Fuller visited Oak-
ham, and never shall I forget my ardent
desire to communicate to him my
wishes. After the public service, I
followed him into a private house, bat
could not for shame venture to speak
to him. At lengQi he rose to leave,
and bad nearly reached the door ere
my lips were unsealed. With tremUing
Toioe I vaitmed to say, 'May I speak
to you T In his blunt yet kmd tone
he said, ' Well, now then, what did you
want?' I hesitated, bat at length
stammered out, 'Will you recommend
me to Bristol Academy V He paused,
looked at me, and said, while be took
my hand in his, ' I vrill first make
inquiries, and if they are flatisfactory,
I will, my young friend. Farewell.' "
Bristol Academy was at this time
under the superintendence of the late
revered Dr. Ryland, who was led, partly,
perhaps, by inclination, and partly by a
sense of duty, to allow a much ampler
range to the ministerial services of the
students than is now judged de^rable.
Mr. Gray continued at the Academy
three years, during which his preadiing
engagements in the a^acent villages
and towns appear to have been nume-
rous. The first of his vacations he was
sent to supply the pulpit of the la-
mented Pearce at Birmingham. Part
of the following one, vi^, that of ISOO,
he umilarly spent at Kettering, supply-
ing for Mr. Fuller. His labours of this
kind were generally very acceptable,
and the ardent desire which he cherished
to glorify the Saviour gave him pro-
portionate pleasure in them. The fol-
lowing brief extracts from a diary
which he kept while in the coU^ at
Bristol will show bis appreciation alike
of the objects and advantages of hia
residence there, as well as the devo-
tional spirit which he cultivated.
" January, 1799. Found some d^iree
of satisfaction in studying the scrip-
tures, but find the work difficult The
more I think the more I perceive the
necessity of doso thinking. How
necessary to have the aid of the IHvine
Spirit, this I find more and more.
" Found much pleasure in pri^te
meditation. The glorious work of re-
demption, what a sublime and pleasing
theme ! what love and holiness, mercy
and justice, exhibited in the aufferinga
of Jesus Christ I May I he enaUed
MBMOIH OF THE LATE BEV. WILLIAM GRAY.
411
to exemplify the holy nature of the
goqwi.
"Was ploued to-day from tim idea
of being where I am preparing for uae-
fltlDBse in the ohnroh of Qod. 0 that
the divine Being mi^t imile on my
daily stndiea I His anatanoe may I
oonstaatly inTt^a, hia presrace may I
STer BKperienoe, and hia Ueaaing oon-
stsntly attend me I"
" December, 178B. It i> pleaaant to
be alme pnrmiing literature, the very
labour itself ia a pleaeure. Felt more
determined than ever to improTe time
and to lay up a itore of knowledge for
fnture eiigenoiea. Lord, do thou hleaa
me and make me diligent."
With Tiewfl limilar to the above he
afterwarda proceeded to the TTnivenlty
of Edinburgh, where he remuned fi>r a
few montha. He says under d«te —
"Norember 12, 1801. Arrived eafe
at Edinburgh. Diverse were tlie sen-
Httions which occupied my mind when
I drew near the city. Thought of &o
importance of the ondertaking, and
prayed for vriadom, prudence, and
graoe."
An anxiety thu to posseu the icrip-
tnnl qualificationa for the work of an
emngeliat, wag a good guarantee of a
future career of honourable service.
Hie first settled ministerial engagement
of Mr. Gray, after bis return from
Edinburgh, was as asnstant to the
veneraUe Abraham Booth, then pastor
of the baptist church meeting in Good-
nmn'e Fields, London. This connexion,
owing to the death of Mr. Booth which
took place in January, 1806, proved
short, not much exceeding three years.
^e number of sermoDB, however, which
Mr. Gray preached in this time, ascer-
tained from his memoranda to be four
handled and forty, dhow that his la-
bours were scarcely less than those of
ft eii^tle pastor. Although Mr. Booth
profbsMd to take the morning service
legohriy, hii liability to atthnatical
attacks rendered it necessary for hia
colleague to be always ready to supply
his place at theee times, so that it was
no nnoiaal thing for the latter to pro-
ceed to the chapel, uncertain whether
he Bhonid be speaker or hearer. It waa
during his settlement in London that
Mr. Gray entered into that matrimonial
rdation which oontributed so much to
the oomfbrt of his after lif^. He had,
while residing at Bristol, formed aa
attachment to a member of Mr. Sharp's
ohnroh in the Pithay— Miss Eliiabeth
Taylor— and they were married at St.
Philip's of that dty the E2ml of Do-
oember, 1802. The somewhat Mrlot
notions of Mr. Booth as to the proprie-
ties of feminine attire, rendered &t
position of a minister's bride in ths
Prescot Street congregation one of
some difficulty; the good feeling and
taste, however, of the youthflil oonpls
in this case eupersoded the necessity «f
much either of advice or animadversitni,
and the utmost oordiality of fbellng
subsisted between all partiaa to the last.
Oat of reepeot to the memory of Mr.
Booth, Mr. Gray subsequently named
one of his sons after him.
On Mr. Booth's decease, a minority
of the members were deeirous that his
recent colleague should succeed him in
the pastoral charge of the ohurch ; but
rather than incur the risk of dividing
a church hitherto unanimous, Mr. Gray
wisely decided to decline the invitation
they addrened to him. He was always
accustomed to look back with pleasnn
on his brief sojourn in the metropolis,
both for the means it aflforded him of
intimacy with Mr. Booth, and as having
given him the opportunity of forming
many most valued friendships. To the
latter cause it was owing that whok
some years afterwards he was called to
visit London as l^gar for a chapel
debt he was able to collect u
His first (Hrect pastoral rdatiOB,
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MEMOIR OF THE LATE RET. WILLIAM GRAY.
which wu with the church at lAverj
Street, Plymouth Dock (now Devon-
port), does not kppear to h»Te been s
h&ppj one. A dJHsffected putj soon
aroee in the church vho piofeaaed to be
nnable to derive edification frora Ms
ministiy, wnd vere not sparing of their
efforts to inoculate others with the like
pntjodioe. The disaffection at length
led to the Tolnntarr withdrawment of
more than fiaitj memben from the
dhorch, Althoo^ the placee thus
vacated were soon filled up, a pastoi
oomfort could not but be materiaU;
affected bj such a separation, and his
usefnlneesoonsiderabl; abridged. Wefind
Mr.Oraj oocordinglj resigning his cha^[e
over the church in the summer of ]
andremonng with his &niilj t« CliippiQg
Norton, Oxfordshire, from the baptist
diurch at which place be had received
a unanimous innlation. His labours
while in Deronsbire ^tpear to have
been even more abundant than in
metropcdis. He usually preached three
times on the sabbath, and records
the 31st of December, 1807, that be
had in the oonrse of that jear preached
two hundred and twentj nine sermons
Chipping Norton is a retired, clean,
quiet town with about two thousand
inhabitants. The congregation was
composed prettj equally of attendants
from the town sad from the neighbour-
ing villaget^ in manj of which stations
for preaching were formed. It was Hr.
Gray's plan on the sabbath, nlba
prcubiug morning and afternoon at
Ohip^ng Horton, to ride in the evening
to one of these villagei^ which he took
in soooeation. The first sabbath in the
month was an exception, when he de-
livered an evening lecture in the town.
His ministry here was, under the divine
blessing, the means of very considerably
reviving the baptist interest In the
course of a few years the chapel was
fonnd insufficient to accommodate the
Munben who attended, and in 1SI6, an
enlargement of it was efiected at « cost
of more than ^1000. Tery frequent
additions wore also made focan time to
time to the cbnrcb. Thentnation,asa
whole, was well suited to Mr. Qny's
talents, and the people, who wer« of a
warm, affectionate disposition, were
unabated in tbor manifestationa of
attachment to bi* person and ministry.
The chief drawback to his comfort and
full efficiency was the neeeeaity under
whioh he found himself, from the in-
adequate financial reeourcea of the
place, of eugag^ partially in secohu
occupation. In 1810 he opened a
boarding-school in the town, which be
carried on for nine years with oon-
siderable success, although neither his
habits nor tastes very well accorded
with the emplcymoLt. In 1819, this
avocation was succeeded by the more
congenial one of conducting the pre-
paratory studies of candidates for the
Christian ministry, most of them bong
pluwd under his care with a view to
the more complete ulterior training
of our collies. ' Among lite number.
of such we may moition the preaent
able successor of the Rev. Robert Hall
at Leicester, the Jlev. Mr. Philippe,
long and still a misidonUT in Jamaica^
Mr. Phillips, also a missionary to that
island, but who died soon aStex his
arrival, the late Mr. Orook of Battersea,
with others.
It was not without very painfiil per-
plexities and struggles of mind that in
IB26 the subject of our present sketch
was induced to think of quitting a
sphere endeared to him by so many
interesting associations. We find him
under date of March 12 in that yEar,
thus expressing his feelings : —
"A suhject of deep interest lies on
my mind, and has filled it with tender
anxiety. Shall I leave my preaent
situation ? I wish to know the will of
ChrisL How shall I ascertain itt
Would not dare go contrary to his will.
MEMOIR OF THE lATK BBY. WILLIAM GBAY.
413
Here I have been kboaring tixteen
yeare. God has given me suooeea and
kcoeptftnoe. Have formed many tender
triendshipe which tniut be bn^en.
Yet mj disooongementa seem to out-
weigh. Events, impartial friends, all
■eem to Btj, Qo, and jet I hedtate, and
tremble, and fear."
The partictdar event which brought
this question thiu practicallj before
Ur. Qraj's mind wie the earnest deeire
whidi the church at Ctdl^e Street,
tforthampton, had expressed that he
should oome and labour among them.
In the Maj following he reoeived a
direct call to the peatonJ office from
this church; an invitation which was so
lar unanimous that out of one hundred
and Ihirtf-aeTen members no dissen-
tienta appeared, and onlj seven who
reckoned as neutraL This invitation
Hr. dnj at length thought it right to
accept, and in October of that year
finallj left Chipping Korton. His
ministiations at Northampton, from the
first, comouuided much attention, to a
d%re^ indeed, which might be said to
■mount to popularit]'. The spacious
ohapel was soon filled to overflowing,
and it was still found requisite to pro-
vide additional nttings. Perceiving
the field opening before him he propor-
tionablj tasked his energies, and was
gratified in witoeesing the m
fruits of a revived spirit of religion
among the peo^ A correspondent
who knew him well at this period (^ his
lifa writes, —
" Hever, perhaps, did he reflect more
of the image of his Master. When
dwelling on the theme of redeeming
love, his animation would rise higher
and higher till his emotions would find
vent in tears, as he exclaimed, ' Ood m
loved the woiid. Who can explain that
«D r On ocoaidons of receiving new
members into the church, bis manner
was peculiarly solemn, and ever will
Eu«h eeaflona be remembered with pecu-
liar interest. One such period is stiU
fragrant in the memorj of manjt when,
owing to an unutoal number of candi-
dates, and ammig these one of his ovm
fiunilj, aa immense congr^ation was
assembled. The candidates one after
another reoeived some appropriate word
ragement. As his daughttf
advanced to the vrater's edge, the emo-
tions of the fatiier became almost too
great to allow of ntterance. 'Do I
mj child coming to put on the Lord
Jesus Christ 1' The place now beoame
a Boohim, and man; can refer to that
ipportunitj as the time of their firrt
sanctified feelings."
The oonnexian of this hononred ser-
vant of Christ with the cause at College
Street, extended over a period of nearljr
twentj jears, during which more than
two hundred members were added to
the church. His direct pastoral la-
bours were but a small part either of
his activity or his usefulaen. The
great religious societies of the day
found in him a sealous and unwearied
friend, partionlarl; the fiiUe Socie^
and the Baptist JSiitiootiry Sode^.
While in Oxfordshire, he was tm wanj
yean the Becretary of the connty aux-
iliary to the latter, to the financial and
general prosperity of which he 0onfan>
buted not a little. The writer of this
well remanbers the affeotionate welomM
which in ISIO he gave to the late Mr.
Ward, on his mission after the Seran-
pore fire to this country, accompanying
him day after day to the various places
in the neighbourhood where congreg^
tions and collections had been |»omised.
On his removal into Nortbaaptonsbin
he was the means of infusiag new lifs
and vigour into the agencies ^mliary
to the misaion already existing there.
The annual muaionaiy meetings throu^
the county, which our correspondent
describee as being always bailed, in the
villages especially, as a season of joy
and festivity, were nuunly of ids
414
MBMOIB OF THE LATE REV. WILLIAM ORAT.
orgkuuiDg. Connected with some of
theM 'viUagei vera BpoU eminentlj
mlcalated to kindle miBnooary xeti—
Carej'a workobop, in portioolar, being
an object of erer UtcI; interest.
The influence of Mr. Qra/e efforts
tar the promotioa of religion wu felt
throvgh the oonnty in a TUietj of
irays. Few ordin&tion Krrioes, or
ohspel opening!, or uiniTeraariee were
held, but he wu pre«nt, very commonly
by reqoeBt, to take tome part in the
proceedings. The genuine catholicity
of his spirit made these oooaaions days
of peculiar plosore to him, from the
opportunity they gars him of meeting
brethren of different dentraiinationa.
It was a fMing of this kind, probably,
which led him more, perhaps, than
is usual, to propose exchangee of sab-
bath snrioea with nei^ibouiing minis-
ters. By this means, in a comparstiTely
short (im^ he became acquainted with
the religions state of most congregations
in the oouaty, and was able, when need
I required, to give a more practical turn
\ both to his sympathy and his counsel.
It was the impression of many,
when he was leaving Oxfordshire for
Northainptondiire (not an unnatural
one^ periiaps, considering his standing
in the ministry), that he was about to
assume his final pastoral charge. That
such was his own expectation appears
. from the following entry, October 1st,
I of that year, among his memoranda.
" This is probably my last remove till
the grave shall be my home." The
;antioipation did not, however, prove
'oorreoL A eariea of trials, oommenoing
-about the year 1835, sod In part arising
ont of his very pro^erfty as a minister,
awaited him in hii relations witii
CoU^ Street, which ultimately mode
it desirable, in the opinion of his most
Jndidona friends, that he should resign
his pastorate. This he accordingly did
In the autumn of 1643 ; under circum-
stanoei, it onght to be add«d, highly
honourable to Iiis present successor in
offloo, the Rev. J. T. Brown. A lees
laborious and responsible sphere of duty
appearing expedient at his advanced
yean, he was induced shortly after-
wards to undertake the oversigbt of
the baptist ohurch, Bideford, North
Devon, whither, with his fiunily, be re-
moved early in the January fbllovring.
"Here," our correspondent vnitM,
"his resulenoe and labours proved, its
many respects, a striking contrast t«
all past ministrations. The spot waa
one of nature's richest adorning, bat
the churoh was poor and feeble, andth*
situation secluded, and oomisg »
stranger to all in Uio n^bboorhood,
imparted at first a tinge (rf diso(HiTag»>
ment to his mind. He had, however,
only to wait a littie ere his charaoter
won the respect of all around hint.
Naturally cheerful and benevolent, with
a desire cordially to oo-op«rate in all
that t«nded to glorify Christ, he soon
became deeply interested in the wiona
efforts put forth for this purpose. In
his home it was evident to all ommectel
with him, that hia heart was drawa
into closer communion with hisheavaalf
Father ; his study became his Bethd,
and his pulpit ministrations puiook of
the influence."
These ministrations were not, how-
ever, sncoesiful to the revival of th«
int^est to the extent either of hia
desires or of his previous pastoral ex-
perienoes, and the disappointment of
his hopes in this particular continued
to hang with depressing weight on his
spirits. After a three years' experim^t
of the station, it became the ooaviotioa
of himself and his friends that the seal
and energy of a yonthlul frame would
be better fitted to grapple with its
difficulties, and that ministratioDB lees
exacting than those of a regular pastor
would he more for his own eomfott
thenceforward. With this view, in the
spring of 1B47, ha raooved oma mon
UEMOIR OF THE UTS KBT. WILLIAM GBAT.
with bl« family to BristoL Here, in
the diMenting pulpits of the citj Mid
neighbourhood, abundant opportunitiei
presented themselveB for the eerrioes
of an oceaaional labonrer, and the step
whieh he had Uktn wai one whliA
more and more eommended itself to his
judgment. He miu^ eiyoyed the en-
larged meane of inteioouree now
a&rded him with beloTCd miniiteiial
Iffethren, and had the satiihetion of
knowing that his oooarional sabbath
terrioee were, in general, highlj appre-
oiated by their people, aa well ta the
■till more gratifying teiUmony that the;
were not " in vain in the Lord."
The character of hie preublng maj
be nid to have been eminently adapted
to the minority of the hearera who
compose baptist congr^ationi in thie
ooontry. Lees argumentative than
teitusl, lesi rhetorical than lententioua,
it was oapaUe, when the feelings of the
ipeakter beoame warmed by his nibjeot,
of rising to a genuine eloquence,
manner, latterly, it was colloquial, occa-
donally so, perhaps, to a degree searoely
consistent with the soundest taste, but
it is believed that this style of address
had been onltivated by the preacher on
the discovery of its general aooeptable-
nees. An onafleoted unction and fer-
Tour in hia tones added mnch to the
dfEect of bis disoonrses. He especially
•zoeUed in applieation, his ynxm, affec-
tionate appeals making their way, often
khnoBt irresisUhly, to the conscience.
It was evident tint his heart was in his
wi^lc, and probably few pastors have
bad to r^oice in more nnmerous tokens
of the divine hleeung. He records io
1840 that he had then baptized four
hundred and nine^-seven persons, and,
although some of these were attendants
on other ministries, we may, if we add
the baptisms of the seven following
jrears, with little hasard of error red:on
up the goodly number of five hundred
•a aecMiinm to the (ditnobee nuder his
own oversight ; destined heieaftv, we
tniet, to be his joy and orown of rejoic-
ing.
The last public services of Mr. Ota;
were at Trowbridge, Wilts, the 13th of
Pebniary, 1S49. In the autumn of the
preceding year he had taken a short
tour in some of the midland eountiet
for the benefit of the Bristol College^
and soon after bis return he oonssnted
to undertake a journey, as sdveoate ot
the claims of our Irish Mission. This
called him from home during the sevore
weather, eiposure to which, with a ooU
which he caught in London on a Christ-
mas visit to his son's, brought on aft
attack of influenza from which he had
only partially recovered when he re-
turned the next month to Bristol.
Fresh exposure to cold, during a second
Irish journey, threw him still fiirthw
back ; and when he reached home from
Trowbridge on the day following the
sahhath already mentioned, he oom-
plidned of being seriously unweU. By
his own desire he went immediately to
his bed-chamber, little imagining that
the indisposition felt was the com-
mencement of a protracted illness, and
still less that he wonld never again de-
scend from that chamber to mingle in
living society. Such the event proved.
A violent attack of typhus fever first
supervened, and although medical aid
succeeded in combating the danger im-
mediately attending on this, the vital
energies were so prostrated in the
struggle that nature was unable effec-
tually to rally. The whole period of
his iUnese was nearly nine months, dur-
ing which, alttioagh the suspension of
all activity, espetially of ministerisl
activity, was not a little trying to him,
he vras mercifully preserved in a ftame
of calm, cheerful resignation to the
will of hia divine Hester, undisturbed
by any other than the most passing
doubts or anxieties. The following
fragments of what oonured daring this
416
HEMOIB OF THE LATE BRT. WIUiUH QIUT.
lengthened Nuoa of ifflietioii, gleaned
bjone of the&aniljwbo wu privileged
to miniBter to Iiii oom&rt thraoghoat,
win, it is eonfidentlj belicTed, be not
leM ii>lwi*iliii|i to the nun j among the
raaden of thii "ng^""" who kneir md
Mteemed hit wortli, than thej have
been to his immediat* rdatiTCs. We
9ve the extracts as nearij as toaj be in
Um words of the writer.
" Onr hoDonrcd &ther guffered much
from torpid lethargf during the first
Ibftai^it of his iDneas ; the ^brt to
ocmTeise seemed bejood his power, so
that onr it.yt were, tea the most part,
those of silent anxietr. We sddom
left him, bat watched altematelj bj hia
nde, eageri; ■i^'f-t't-g anj remarks
which fell from his lips. While sitting
bj him one daj I inqniied, 'Bo jton
find, mj dear &dier, that the weakness
of thB bodj donds the mind V ' Mj
dear,' he said, ' Qod's pnanisea nsh in
like a torrent, bnt I cumot fitsten or
fix on any, thej seem swept awaj; so
it is with hjmna, thej crowd in — I be-
gin to think and tliej are gone; bnt 0,
I Icmg, I praj that I maj not be deceiv-
ed. Christ is mj only hope, there I
hftve bnilt' I said, 'Yes, and have
beoD hononred to bring man; others to
bnild there.' ' Ah, I have been on un-
worthy servant, and I tremble some-
times lest I ahoold not have been a
faithful one.' At this season, everj
time he awoke from his nnnataral deep
the voice of earnest prayer was beard ;
he would speak of Christ, hii cross, the
finished work of salvation, the riches of
redeeming love, till his whole sonl
seemed to bum in sdoring gratitude.
' Oh,' he would exclaim, ' if I may but
bide behind that cross, saying, " Qod be
merciful to me a sinner," then would
repeat some appropriate Terses,sach as —
~ ■ Ott dj'lllc Iamb, thf pneloiu bloet,'
adding ' what gives them aQ thrii
beauty is, they are founded on the
biUe.' At times vriien his extreme ex-
hansti<m seemed tiie fbrcznnner of the
paring strtdie, the stmg^ea of nature,
kmg suppressed, woohl find uttcsanoe.
Tnming to his »ffli'-*«J partner, he
wonld exdaim, 'How can I bear it 1 we
have trod the ^Igrimage of life together
forty-five years, and now this tie most
be broken,' th^i lifting up bis eye,
would say with tesia, ' Kot mj will hut
thine be done.' Seeing one d^ his
eyes fixed, and maiknd eameetnesBoo
his oonntenanoe, I said, ' What is to;
dear fattier thinking about t' 'The
preoioas Uood of Christ,' was his tm-
(dia^o reply, * I am hxdcing for that
bleaeed hope — looking, waiting, so I
wish to be fimnd —
" ' lad drtn^ dup th«* Ig m^ nm,
n* Mtldota « Satb.-
Ifone bnt an eye-witnees could nnder-
stand the efiect ^ven to these words by
bis own clasped amis, while he add-
ed, 'Do yon nndentAnd what thit
means 1 it is a figure portraying the
believer's bitb.' Many of his fsmily
having oome from adistanoe to see him,
assembled around his sick and, as they
feared, dying bed. To eaoh he address-
ed words of counsel or coosolatiM,
commending all unitedly to Him who
has promised to be a hnsband to the
widow, and a father to the fothedess.
His mind thus unbnrdoied, again turn-
ed to the same glad theme, 'Redeeming
dying love.' It was as the I^mb slain
he delisted to contemplate the Savionr.
' I want ever to speak of hia lo-n, and
yet sometimes E fesr, I tremble, lest I
should be cast out,
' • And MB I btu tb( plod^ Uwi^t,
WhU It inj uMs (honld b* I<ft ont,' tt , Aa.
Do you thmk he will cast away a poor
aged sinner V Being remind^ of the
promise, 'Him that corned to me I wiQ
in iko wise cast ont,' he seaned comfort-
ed, and with deep breathings of hornUi-
MEMOIR OF THB LATB RBV. WtlUAM aRAY.
W
ation would pray, ' FreciooB Savioar,
■hat not thy bleeding heftrt, abut not
the door of ■mmcj, shut not the gate of
be&T«a against me.
Heooverii^ at one time from greftt ez-
hauation he repeated the ode,
" ' vim (pifk of buTBiilj Ouu, ia.'
Hiamind teemed atored with ftriohTarie^
of matter of thia bind, «o that instead of
standing round the bed of anSering to
impart oomfbrt, hia beloved familj' often
noeived it. On Saturday and aabbatb
in the eveningi, the &intings and fita of
ezhaostton followed in t^id sucoeodon.
In the interrala be would exclaim, giv-
ing vent to bia agony, ' 0 let me die !
Is it kind thus to detain me 7 I long
But, 0 my Saviour, let me not dishonour
thee by my impatience, bnt, if it please,
come, come quickly and set the captive
free.'
" Watching one day one of hia uneasy
■Inmbera, I heard him aay, 'Walk the
golden Btreets,' and then opening and
nusing hia eyes, he aaii^ ' And there I
shall aee Bunyan, tiiat wonder^ man
who traced the pilgrim's journey to the
akks ; Carey, the trsnalator of the
scriptures ; Fuller, the founder of the
iDisaion, and the seraphic Fearce. But
more than all I shall see Jesus, the
X«mb in the midst of the throne, and
without that light heaven would lose ita
attraction,' then quoted a favourite
" ■ Wtll talk at nil I» did ud nld,' Ai.
At another time he said, ' I am thinking
that probably at thia moment many are
in like solemn droumstsnces with my-
adfi—
Wdl, when the Jordan ia eroased, we
ahall meet in the aame heavenly home,
and aee Jesus as he ia. What a dignity
to be like Chriat I The new Jerusalem
— what aoenea will be there unfolded 1
what company ! There I shall meet my
honouied tutor Ryland, my much-loved
Mend Ooles, and HalL I mention these
names not becauae they are denomina-
tional, but beosuse I knew them. I love
Chriatiana of every name, and heaven
is peopled with alL' One morning ha
commenoed, ' I have juat awaked from
a terrible dream. Deatii presented
himself in all hia terrors, and claimed
me for hia victim; but, blessed Saviour,
thou hast conquered, the sting ia taken
away, I am ready ; —
" ' ITow I*t tha pUgrlsi'i Jtaatj and.'
Aa daya and weeka of protracted debili-
ty Buooeeded one another, his longing to
depart increased. ' Oh,' he would aay,
' thia dying life. Why tarry hia ohariot-
wbeela ao long t' The return of the
aabbath waa always a period of affeot-
ing associations to him. He had called
it " a delight and honourable." His lips
had instructed many, and though now a
prisoner on the bed of aickneea, he atill
loved it. He would ol^^en say, ' How I
long to begin the sabbath above.'
"November flth, an evident change
was apparent, the restleesneas of death
was upon him ; the whole of this day
was one deeply afflictive; conaciDuanesB
had fled, and the one subject on which
his mind revolved was that he waa pre-
paring for a long journey, Alas I be
felt not that he waa going to hia last
reating-plaoe, his journey to the grave.
During the ni^t following, owing to
thia impression, it was neoeasary to ia-
Tise every expedient to keep him calm
and tranqnlL The morrow's dawn was
awaited with much anxiety, it being
evident to all that the pale messenger
waa fast approaching. The final effort
of ezhaosted nature took place about
THB OONBTFtUnON OF THB
two o'dook. One gentle sigb his fetten
broke, leaving » countenance etreetl;
plkcid, without anj wrinkle or indica-
tion of ege or auffering."
Tbui far our correepondent. On the
following lueadaj, November 14th, the
lemaina of this faithful "■'T'^''-"r of
Christ were interred in the oemeter^,
Old Bath Bead. The Rev. Mr. Crisp
ocnduoted the funeral loUiDnities, and
the sabbath eraninK following, the Bcv.
O.H-Dariaimproved the event from tha
words, " Bnter thot) into the joj of thj
Lord," Matt. xxt. 21. Bermons were
also pieaohed on the oooasion at Chipp-
ing Norton, Northampton, and Bideford,
to the ODngngaliona over wbioh he bad
been psator, the large attendanoe in
each place showing with what affection
his meroorj was still cherished.
Few ministenwho haTe"fulSlIed their
aoorse " for half a oenturf, have main-
tained a more blameless leputation than
ihe one whose life we havo thus imper-
fsctlj sketched. It may be said of him
that he had a good report of all, and
was most eateemed where beat known.
jUin to Uu importanoe of purity of
MBdMt, he I'M * partaker of t)w iri«-
dom which ddighta also hi ^mm, ta
wbiob he would sometimes tacriGca hii
own just rights and consUurUioa. Asa
friend he was faithful and sympathiaog;
as a pastor, diligent and affeetioiute,
over readj to attend at the bed-ode of
the poorest of his flock. Those who
knew him intimately in private life re-
joiced to olwerre in his later years, a
softening of character, which added
mudi both to his own happineai ind
that of othen. Iliat he waa a maa «f
prayer none eould doubt who heard hiM
pray ; nor leaa that he was a eenstaat
student of the soriptune. It was Ui
practiot^ during the eerliar period af Itis
ministry, to nad the QnA TsstasMnt
tiirough every y«u. On religious sub-
jeots he was usually reserved as te aay
detuis of personal feeling, cm which ae-
cuunt the communications he was led
to make in his last illness, a few <i
which we have above recorded, woe the
more grateful. Spared so long to livs
and labour for his Master, who eaa
deem his removal immature f "Blested
are the dead which die in the Lord ; yes,
saith the Spirit, for they rest frt)m their
labours, and their works do follow them."
THB ooHarirnnoH of ths ahbbicak baptist missiokaky
UNION.
Aj the constitution of our own Bap-
tist Missionary Society is likely to
undergo discussion with a view to its
amendment, it may be agceeable to
many reader of the Baptist Magsaine
to bav« at band ttte orpuusation adopt-
ad by our Amerkaa brethren when Ui^
remodelled their Misnonary Assoeiation
abont three years ago. Ihe Ixistory of
the modifieationa it liad uadergotte was
pven officially in a report presented
last year in the following terms : —
" Twenty-seven, years sinoe, the Bap-
tist Oeaeral Ooavfatioa was ohartered.
Of its founders many are now at rest.
The interval elapsed is the ocdinaiy
life-time of a generation. That period
seems to many, perhaps ' time where^
the memory of man runneth not to the
contrary.' A course or system of that
date is to some clothed with the >n-
thority of an antlqohy immemorial and
unoontrovertible. Yet were our fatben
who founded that moat honoured sod
uaefiil body to return to our earth, and
to resume the unfinished tasks tbey be-
queathed us there, we see no reaM>a (o
sappose that tiiey would have framed in
AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSIONARY UNION.
419
184S, with the benefits oF the eiperi-
MLM of a quarter of & cenlarj', the
HinQ ayalem which, oompustivelj in-
9zperienc«d, they adopted in 1B2I.
The convention was composed of dele-
gates or representatives (for the coutti-
tatioa luei eitixw term), mads auoh bj
the paTHMBt, uiniullj to be ranewed,
of one hundred doUara. These dele-
tes represented either individuals, or
churches, or associations, or vohmtar;
■ooNties, or state oonTcntions of otir
ehuroh«s. On the vame platform, and
with a vote alike weighty, stood the
representative who hut spoke for him-
self nogly, and the representative who
aammed to speak for the eo,000 or
70,fW0 baptlata of an entire State.
Would it not, in any other organiza-
tion, have seemed strange representa-
ttoo, thus to ^ve an equal influence to
the solitary township elector, and t«
the senator who rose up in the name of
an embodied Slate t Here at least was
Mrange inequality. The objects of the
convention, again, were multiform and
m-defined, if not illimitable. In the
session of 1826, for instance, the body
passed resolutions on home missions
and on foreign, on the Sniiday>school,
and on the tract cause, on hooks, on the
private character of agents, and on
ooll^Ces. Was it strange that at the
■ame SMsioa they found it neoeasary to
protest by solemn resolution Bf^inst
the fears of haptists in the Western
States, that the body might attempt to
interieie with the indeputdeoM «f the
torches 1 Could, however, surii pro-
tests, or their own personal principle!
and rare excellencies of character, have
•aved the churches ultimately from the
inevitaUe workings of the system t If
an these objects came legitimately
within their powers, and tho appropri-
ate £eld of their duties, they wen
Tivtually a dmominational oongress i
and then a session of one week, or of
two meka even, was not sufficient fbr
the wise and due dcspattJi of thdr ap-
propriate business. It became, how-t
ever, a growing and a general conviction,
in tiie body itself and in our churchea,
that this was not the proper employ-
ment of the convention, and that to
local or specific agencies they might
more wisely oommit other objects, aol
concentrate their own cares and coun-
sels on the single theme of foreign
misdons. In 1845 an amended conati-
tntion was conditionally adopted. In
March, 1S49, the legislatures of Penn-
sylvania and Massachusetts passed, oa
request of the convention, the acta
altering their appellation to that of tba
American Baptist Missionary Union,
and limiting their objects to the single,
but in its singleness vast, field— tha
diffusion, by missions, of the gospel of
Christ throughout that world of which
he is the rightful and predicted Lord.
In May of that year, the constitution
thus already conditionally accepted, and
by these statutes legally reoogniaed, wat
adopted, tmoondltionally and definitive-
ly."
The constituUon of the American
Baptist UniMi then established and now
in foioa is as fdlows :—
"op tub cirioir.
" Tkii uiocUlton gtill be (tjicd Tbs Amdl-
e«n Hipliit Miuionir; Uninn,
>' Tbe linglc ol)|«t oi* tkii Ttnlod ihin be In
diffuM the knowledge of the religion of Jou
Clirnt, by niwu of riuudiii, throughout Ibt
"3. Till UaioQ ih*!! be cornpoied of Itrs
memben. All the meinhcis of the Beptiit
Genenl Conicr.lian wbo imj be pnunt «t
(be adoption of thii Conitilutinn, slitU be
memben Tor life of the UiiioD. Olber penons
n»j be conil'ilulcd life memben bf tbc fmj-
menl, iX one diiie,ot not Itu thtnoDebuiiilied
" i. Tfae Union iball meet uinaill]- on the
third Tlinndt7 of Msy, or it luch otber tin*
■ind at mcb place u iC maj appolol. At every
aucb Bonuil meeting llie Union abill elect by
baUot ■ Pniident, two Vice-PteuJcnt*, ■
RFConling Sa^Uij, and one tltitd of a Boaid
of Uuagen.
4SU
THE CONSTITUTION OF THK
** At > niMtiog to bt b*ld
ttu adaptian of thii Conitttatian, the Usiao I
■lull dect in entire Boud of Muiigen, ci>D~
■ining of wTCDtj-fire pefMiu, nl leut one I
third oTirhom ilullDot be muiklenof thegoa-
pcl. Slid Baud (lull be elected in Ihnacsiul
denn, the fint to pi oat of office at tbe fint
annul nieetiag ; and tbsa, in regular luccei-
noDi oDc-tliiid of the Boaid ibiU go ont of
office at tkch anntul mxting, ud their placea
■hall be anpplkd bj a new election. In ereij
CaM, the meniben vhote term of terrice ■hal'
Ihni expire, (hall be re-clIgitOe,
" 5. The President, or in hia abaenee ana of
the Vice-Preudcnt^ ahall pnude In all meet-
ifga of the Union,
" 6. All the officeiB of the TTnion and iti
Bond of Managen ahall continne to diecharpi
the dnliea laajgaed to them Repectiielf , until
ledialel; after I is their judgmml, occidon maj reqnin, A
~ prinlcd notice of the time, place, and object ot
objecti of BBch raceCinga, iball be hdI, al least
ti^T. Special meetinga of the Union ■bill ba
called b; the Pmiduit, or, in c*ae of hia death
or ibaence from the country, bj ^ther of the
TIce-Prrndent*, upon ^plication from the
Baud of Managni.
"8. All member* of the Union may attend
the mettiaga of the Board of Uanagen, and
deliberate on all qneationi, bat membera of the
Bond only ahall role.
"9. iBiHiediatelj after the innnal meeting
of the Union, the Board of Hanageri aball
meet and elect by ballot aChainn>D,a Becord-
tng Secretary, an Eiecntiie Committee of
nine, not mon than Ere of *bom ahall be
Riiniaten of the goapel, aa many Correaponding
SecretaricB ■> they may jndge to be neceaaary,
a Trtunnr, and an Anditing Committee of
t«ro who ahall not be miniiten of the goapel.
At thia meeting the Board ahall determine the
nlaiiea of the Correaponding Secretariea and
Treaaorer, and giTe anch inatmctiona to the
Encodn Committee ai may be in imiiji to
regulate ttaeii plaiu of action for the enauing
year. The Board ahall alio hare power, wben-
erer they think it oeccuaiy, to ^ipoint an
Aariatant Treaaorer, utd to apedfy hia dutiea
and fix hia compenaalion.
"10. TheBoardahallmeet annually at anch
place aa may bare been appointed for tb«
■nnnal inecdDg of the Union, at leaat two
dayi preTioni to anch nueting, to hear the n-
prrta of the BiecntiTe Committee, the Trea-
■urer and the Anditing Committee, and to
nnew with care the proeeedingi of the paat
year, the teaalt of which ihall be aubmittcd to
tilt Doion.
" 11. Special meetinga of the Board may ba
called by the Eneutirt Committer, wiieneTer,
the Boud.
12. All officen apptnnted by the Beard
ahall continue to diKjhargie the dutiea aininied
I them reapectirely, until inpeiaeded by a
iw election. At all meetinga of the Board
"or TBI KXECDHTB coiurmc.
"13. The GiecnliTe Committee duU hold
meetinga at each tinea and place! aa they
may ^pdnt. A majority of the whole nnm-
bar ahall be a qoonim ibr bnaiocaa. Tba
Corrmponding Secretariea and Treaiaitr ahaU
lot be membcra of the Committee, but they
iball attend ita meetinga, and communjota
any information in theu poaaeerion perlaiaing
to thdr Rapeetire dqwrtment^ and aid Iba
I delibentiona. The Caomit-
wer to appinnt ita own Chair-
man and Recording Secretary, and to fill any
Tacancy tliat may occnr in their own nnmber.
" 14. It ahall be the duty of the ExicnliTa
Committee to cany into effect all the otden ri
the Board of Uanagera ; to deaignate, by ad-
nce of the Board, the placci when miniooi
aball be attempted, and to otabliih and mper-
intcnd the aame; to appoint, inatmct, and
dinct all th« miaaionariea of the Board, and to
fix thnr compcntation ; to direct the C<nv-
aponding Becntariea and Treaaurer in the
diacharge of their dntiea ; to make all appm-
priationi to be paid ont of the tteaauiy ; to
appinnt agcnta for the coUactiaD of fnada, and
to preacribe their dutiea and uruge their
corapenaation ; and in general tn petfonn all
dutiea neceaaary to promote the abject of the
Union, pnirided the a ~
thia Conatitntion or
Board of Maoagtra,
« 15. The EieeutiTa Commltte* ahall pn-
aent to the Board of Uanagera at ita annul
meeting a report containing a fall account of
^leir dmnga daring the preceding year, of tbt
condition and proapecta of eraj miaaiasaiT
rtation, of tlnir plana for the enlargement K
contraction of their iphere of operatiooa, aad
in general girizig all aoch infinrnation a* wi"
enable the Board to dedde correctly rttpeetiag
the TBriooi aabjectt on which it ia their doty,
aa the agenti of the Union, to form or eipteai
" 16. The Eaecutire Commitlea diall hat
power, by K TOle of two-lhiida of the whole
nonbtr, to rcmoie, for eafficicDt caaK. anf
Correaponding SecreUry, Treaaurer, Andilial
Coounittee, » Miiiionaiy, and to appoist
AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSIOHARY UNION.
" 17. In cut of the doth or migiulioD of
btr of the AodiCiiig Comnutlec, tlu Eiccalirc
CommittM ihill hmTc power to mpplj the
nuncy aatil the next mnting of the Boud
of Hunger*.
"1& TtiB CatmpoDdJaf Bectetufei ihill
emdut the eoTTefpoBdenca of the Boatd uid
of the EucntiTe Cammittect excepting indi
u ihiU relate to the Treatartt'i drputment.
uid perfiMm ■aeh other dntiei m the Board
to tine teqaite. They lUall proarra copir
of all Ibeii oSdal enireapoiideDce. vhic
■hall at an lime* be acceuible to any memti.
of tba Board or of the Eiecativi Cammittee,
*> IS. It ihill b* lb* doty of the Traaouer
to take charge of all money* and ntber pnper-
^ contribated to tbe Trtaituy of the Cnton,
aad (a gire rccdpti tbereof ; to keep lafely all
the nuHMji aod land* of tba Uoion, and all
tfcetr CTHltDcet of property ; to keep fur and
accorale accoooti of all uiDoeyi receired and
expended; to inreat and depoiit moneyi, and
make pajmenti and remittancn aceoidiog
to the dinctioni of the EiecatiTe Committee ;
to exhiUt hia booki, acoounti^ Tcnchera, and
eTidence* of pn^ieity, wheoeTer required, to
tlie Board or to the EiecntiTe and Andiiing
Conmilteei; to make eat an annutl ittite-
DKBt of receipt! aod paymenla, and of the
condilioa of the permanent fond* and other
pn^trty, far the iDformation of tha Boaid of
Managen ; and to perform iDch other act* ai
0iay be neceuary to the laithfal diicharge of
tbe dntin of hlx office.
"SO. The AnditiBg Committee ihaU not be
niember* of tha ExicntiT* Committee, but
ahall at any time, when requeated, attend ita
iDHtiagB to gite iafonnatun mpectiog the
alate of the Treanry. It iball be their duty
asee a mDnth to eianine the booki of the
Tmnrer, puticnlariy and thoiongklf, with
•U tbe toocben and CTidcneei of property
tbnoto belonging. A certificate of the remit
of thie exanunatioD ahall be eotered upon tbe
booki of the Treaiorer, and a copy fomiihed
to the Eicentiee CommiltiD ta be entered
upon their tecmd*. They (hall alio ciamin*
tbe aanu) Mataaent of the Trtwarer, and
gin a written eertiftcate of the remit to be
entered upon the record* of tbe Board of
Matugni.
"21. The Prcfident, Tice-Preaidcnti^ and
Becording Secretary of the Union, the men-
ben of the Board of Managen, ttie ExccntiTe
Cammittee, the Carrt>pondin; Sccrctaiiei, the
Treanirer, the Aaditing Committee, aod all
miuionariei employed by tbe ExecntiT* Com-
miltec, diall be memban in good itanding of
regular baptiit chnrchea.
"32. AU moneyi conlribnted to tbe Trea<
iury of the Daioa ihall be expended at the
diicrelioa of the EiecatiTe Committee, except
inch ai may be ippnpriatad by the Beard
of Manager! lor the lalaric* of the Corra-
■ponding Secretariii and Treaiorer; bnt
moneja or other property giren for ipceified
object* thall ha appropriated according to tha
will of the donofi, prorided inch an applica-
tion ahall not be nmtrary to the praiidoni of
thii CmiatitalioD, or to the inalriKtioDa of tb*
Board of Managen, in which caae they
(ball be returned to the donon or their Unfal
agenti.
" 23. The Union, the Board of Uanagen,
and the E^iecatire Committee, ahall each ban
power to adopt luch Bj-lawt or Bulii of Urdar
as may be neceaaary for the gofeniment of
their own pmceedinga, prorided alwiyi that nO
inch regulation* ibaJl cootnrene any part of
principle of thii Conititntion.
" S4. Allentioui may be made in thi* Con-
Board of Managere, and at an annoal meeting
of the Union, by a TOte of two-thiidi of Ibo
"The number of mcmbera now in
the Misgionary Union," sajs the lUport
for 1846, "constituted such bj the pa;-
ment of one hundred doll&ra eub, ia
1,408, of whom 661 have been made
members bj churches, 3fi4 bj associa-
tions, oonventione, and misaionarj so-
detioB, and 4S0 bj their own contribu-
tions or those of tbeir friends. Of the
whole number, 91 reside in Maine, 00
in New Hampshire, 33 in Vermont, 383
in MassaohuBCtta, 7S in Rhode Island,
67 in Connecticut, 414 in New York,
50 in New Jersej, 9 in Delaware, 143
in PeonijlTaniik, 85 in Ohio, 0 in
Tfyji^^npj 9 in Illinois, 21 is Hiohigan,
4fi2
THE CONSTTTUTrON OF T»B
3 in \7iaconsin, S in Iowei, 18 In States
not embraced in the home field of the
Union, and 43 in other countries, nearl;
all of whom are oar minioniuies."
A nodifioation of the third article —
Oat defining the terms of membenhip
—IB now under consideration. The
quarterlj publication entitled, "The
^rutkn Beriew," paUUfaad at Boston,
Marcb, 1S49, contaiiiH an article on the
BepoTt of 1848, -which elucidates the
present position of the question.
" Among the questions that thus
came under discuwion, the first was a
report of the committee appointed last
jear on the alteration of the third arti-
cle of the constitution. Thi« report,
through the chairman. Dr. Williams of
Hew Yod, is en able document, nicelj
balancing the argamenta nrged in favour
of and ag^nst such alteration ; stating
ole«rl7 the difficulties that emiiamss
tli« qucBtiun, and the principles on
which its decision must be based ; in-
quiring how for the feeling in favour <^
mch change existed, and finallj suggest-
ing the conclusion at which thej had
arrived. That was to refer the subject
directlj to the members of the ITnion,
addressing a circular to each in con-
neiion with this report, inquiring whe-
ther he is in favour of the following
modification of said third article, 'That
on the pajment of not less than fiftj
dollars, an; church or religious body or
individual shall be allowed to appoint
an annnal member, who shall enjoj for
the ^ear all the privileges of a life
member. This document Is before the
pnblio, jet on account of the importance
of the subject and the interest it is
exciting, a brief review of the positions
assumed bj the committee as the basis
of their dedsion, may be desirable.
The committee look npon the baptist
church in one aspect as a pure demo-
oracy, none being brought into its
m«Bbeiahxp except by thdr own act.
and an possessing In it eqnal rights and
privileges; in another as an autocracy
in which Jesus Qaitt ie an unoontroUed
Bovareign and the only lepriator, nffl-
cient, infallible, and eternal.' Tide
latter relation of the church to Jesus
Christ as its head, is ineompaUble with
the existence of any legislative body in
the ohnrdi or created by the omifedera-
tioB of tile dmrohea. Bonoe rtprsMnt-
atton in the strict sense (the represent-
ative carrying with him the authority
of the church, and his acta being ia.
turn Inuding upon the ehunih, (« in
uther words investing him with leglata-
tlve power), is ineompatiUe with our
principles as baptists, is unwarranted
and anti-christian, inasmuch as it l^ia-
lates itself into Christ's seat, and
assumes the authority to revise his
statute book and to enslave his freed-
men. But they regard the church aa
oompetent to employ for adminiatratifo
purposes a voluntary organication, to
execute Its plans fe^ the evangelization
of the world. The Missionaiy Union
they r^[ard in this light, as amere fiscal
agent employed by the chnrches, ot
individuals of the churches, to collect
and transmit their benefactions, but
having no authority over the chnrchesi
either at home or those planted is
(bre^ landa •
"It cannot, without a violatioti of
first principles, be based on the princi-
ple of representation (strictly speaking),
it cannot, in fine, be an eecleaiutical
organisation, invested by the diuitbe*
with legislative authority. Theyither*-
fore,make the recommendation to which
we have already alluded, guarding i^
however, by the distinct disavow^ U
the prinoi|rie of representation in the
popular and full sense of the term.
The annual member thus appointed is to
be the delegate of the ohuroh, not its
repiesentative invested with eoclesias-
tieal authority to act in its stead. Badb
in brief are the principles Itdd down in
AMERICAH aAram HlflSIONART mTION.
this ivpert. We Mien thsj axe tomid
li^ttiat pnitd|ilMi ftnd the digcuauou
■noa cUcitod, wa Uuuk, fiula to sb&ke
te foundtitiaa upon trhich tbej aie
bued. Brethren taking the opposite
graondjtuidcoatending that the churoh
M iutituted bj Christ psMeiBed iH Um
l0aiM7 it neada to carrj forward the
wot^ ot the world*! eiangeliiatioa,
kan advoeated k miwinnary organiaa-
tHOt growing out ttf the churches and
•ompooed of its iepresentBtiTe«^ charg-
ed with a distinot oonuuiHion to fulfil,
with which their authoritj ceasee. But
the qoestion itiU retumi, I« thia an
<r i« it a voluntarj oigau-
U it i> an eodeuaatioal
, it ha* a divine warrant
an4 divine authority, otberwiw it is an
jnvaaian of the pierogative* of Chriit
■nl the rights of hia church. But where
is the (oripture warrant for anj uuh
b1 We wish
to have it pointed oat. If not, we miut
coudude that it is but a voluatarj so-
ciety after all, created hy the churchea
or iDdiriduals GOmpouug them for a
ipecifie purpcae. And it still reroaiua
an open question, which is the most ex-
pedient form of orgauiution— that on
the baiia of liie membenhip or of dele-
gation from the churches t This, in ouc
f tiresti<Mi ifl the re^ queeiion at issue.
That ftu; number of churchea or of
individuals contributing to the cause of
missions, are competent to create a fiscal
ageucj through which to transmit their
funds to the destined object, we think
admits of no doubt Bat b; what meaai
it can be done most equitablj, most
safely, sod most efficiently, admits of k
difference of opinion. Each of the
propoeud ways has its advantages and
its difficulties and dangen. We hope the
disouBuon will elicit truth and direct to
the bast means of securing this olgect."
BBTTBB TIUEa
BT TBS KZT. J. ■■ OBAMP, D.9.
Xbst are ecMing. Better timsa are
MBing. Wo do not refer to worldly
natters, veh as agriculture, mannbo-
taras, trader and cotnmerae; though wc
believe, with regard tA aU these^ that
great impsovements are yet to b* made,
and that good times will follow the
astsMiihtnent of the prinoiple of uni-
vwnl hntheiiiood. Our reference is to
fthiiigB ipirituaL
!Riere is a prerions premise in Isaiah
aav. 8, " And the rebuke of his people
•kail be take away from off all the
earth." We eoander this promise as
^>ldicahle to the true church of Ood,
founded at Jerusalem, and afterwards
•stesded to all nations.
" Seboke" is disgrace, reproach. The
■oranta of the Lord have endured it
Iran t)M begjaaiagi But tt waa "no
strsuge thing that happened unto
them." The Saviour had foretold that
" all manner of evil" should be spokes
i^^nst them, and it came to pass.
Jews and gentiles agreed in treating
them ss " the filth of the earth and the
offscouring of oil things." Intheearlj
ages, the greatest opprobrium was
attached to the profession of ChrisUaa-
ity, and its friends were sutgected to
accusations of the vilest kind.
Then followed wealth and powe^
rdased morality, and extensive will-
worship. Spiritually- minded men pro-
tested. They pleaded fta the " old
pathst" but their pleas were urged in
vain. They claimed the right of ehooa-
ing and acting for themselves, aud
withdrew from fellowship with oi>rTU|;»-
tioD. Foi tlus th^ were oUsd sobia-
424
BBTTBH TIMSa
matics uid heretics, and the vrorat
epithets bj which contempt and Bcom
have been indicated, were employed hy
their opponents in order to expose tbf
to public indignation. Jerome set the
example in his writings against Tigi-
lantius, which abound in filtb; invective
unfit to be repeated ; inferior men shel-
tered themselves under the authority
of hii name, and for a thousand years
and more the advocates of Bcriptural
godliness met with perpetnal rebuke
from an ungrateful world and a pagen-
ized churoh. Nor mutt it be forgotten,
that the SDpentitious follies of the
middle ages were identified with Chris-
tianity. Men were told that what they
saw and heard was rdigion ; it was all
the religion they knew, and they ooold
not help despising it, as unworthy of
Qod and unfit for man. They were
right in the inference, but wrong in
the application. What they detpioed
was not Christianity — the reproach was
therefore essentially Dnjiist.
To a considerable extent Uie reproach
has been removed. Nevertheless, much
still remains. There is a very general
assumption of the Christian name by
men who believe not the truth, and
that is a reproach. There is much re-
liance on power, and law, and high
patronage, — and that is a reproach.
There is intolerance — the require-
ment of uniformity^the denimciation
of all who do not come up to some
human standard, — and that is a re-
proach. There is disunion, the spirit of
the sect dividing those who agree m the
eesentials of the gospel,— «iid that is a
reproach. There is apathy, a ^te of
feeling sadly disproportiontd to the
olums of divine love utdthe attractions
of immortality, — and that is a reproach.
There is nnfmitfulness, and languid
energy, and, consequently, very limited
success, — alt this is a reproach. ThesonB
of Zion may often exclaim, " We have
not wrovght deliveimnce in the earth."
Qod has promised to take away iht
rebuke. He will keep his word. We
do not know in what manner it will be
done, whether in a gradual or a sadden
way, whether by extraordinary eventa,
or in the ordinary course of procedure.
Probably it will be accomplished by
acting on the church — by a migh^ and
general outpouring of the Spirit, pro-
ducing a glorious revival of godlinesi.
Then will men turn firom tradition to
truth, from the form of piety to its
power; the church will be purified, and
restored to its original oonatitution and
order; n holy inflnenoe will be exerted,
both by individuals and commuiuties;
all who love the same Saviour will love
one another, and give practical proof of
it, and the result will be, that religion
will become hononraUe, and good men
will be respected and revered — deserv-
edly so. The rebuke will be taken off.
We have said that there has beeo
already a partial fulfilment. It took
place at the Beformatim; and, rinoe
then, in' the advantiment of rdigion
within the last hundred years. What-
ever reason we have to lament exialJng
deficienciee and evils, we think it may
be proved that Christianity has now a
;her place in the esteem of mankind,
the countriea called Christian, than
it ever had, and Uiat in other lands it
is gaining ground in all directions.
It may be objected, that on the
continent of Europe there is an im-
amount of neology, infidelity,
and even atheism, and that, consequent-
ly, ruinous influences must be at wt^.
This is true, hut it is also true that the
recent changes in that part of the
world have operated and are operating
most benefioially for Ghristianity. Italy
asks for the tuUt^ Austria admits the
oolpoTt«ur, the missionary, and the
tract distributor; the servantfl of Qod
may now range at vrill in countries that
I dosed i^ainst the truth, and
speak frody on relipon without fear;
BETTBR TIMEa
and the frienda of evangelioal pietr,
aionsed uid enconnged, are bestimiig
tbenuelvee with Tigorona leal for the
enlightenment of their oouatrTmen and
tie reriral of the good work.
We Bay, then, that better times ore
coming. Kot in fiorope onlj hut in
many parts of the heathen world, ore
the measengers of the truth bailed with
heattj welcome, and the increase of
their number urgentlj demanded. Men
are beginning to see and confess that
bible godliness carries blessinge in its
train. It spreads knowledge, creates
literature, promotes civilization, crowns
life with bliss, soothes sorrow, pre-
pares for death, and educates for
etemitj.
^Hieee convictions :
bj the avowals of the learned
scientific The time was when they
looked coolly on Christianity, and many
of them opposed it. A change has
oome OTer them. Some of the best
pnUioations of the day have been pre-
pared for the purpose of illostrating
the harmony between true science and
true religion. The explorers into anti-
qui^ find oonfirmatioiis of the bible at
every step.
Is it not delightful, too, to observe
the steady progress of just
Bpecting reli^on 1 Has there been a
period like the present since the Saviour
ascended to glory, for the prevail
sonnd tikought on tlus subject t Do
not those' who think at all upon it
admit that true godliness b a heart
afiair, that every proceeding connected
with it must be voluntary, that the
bible appeals to individual man, and that
freedom of thought and action is all
men's birthright}
Those who think alike on these
points — and their number is daily in-
creasing— are entering into holy com-
binations, and acting together for the
good of their race. Christ's prayer for
VOL. xit.— voDBTB nam.
the^nnion of his people is receiving its
Zion is to be exalted. And Ood will
do it He will "take away the rebuke."
Armies and fleets are not wanted, nor
streaming banners, nor courtly splen-
dour, nor hoarded wealth. " Not by
might, nor by power ; but by my Spirit,
saith the Lord of hosts."
Better times ! Let us rejoice in the
prospect. Take but one view of it
When the "rebuke" is taken away
Christiaiiity will be seen in its own
light, and juet as it is. That will be a
blessed change. Now, we spend mnoh
time in studying things in regard to
which we differ ; then, the servants of
the Lord will live for the truth, search-
ing into it and manifesting it. The
shining glory of the gospel will not be
obscured by dark disputes or gloomy
follies. "In thy light shall we see
light."
Better times! Let us prepare for
the enjoyment. How 1 By diligent,
impartial study of the bible, not taking
truths on trust, but examining for our-
selves, not with a design to justify the
customs of our churches, but to ascer-
tain the rule of the Lord ; by observ-
ance of the peculiar wants of the age,
that Christian eflbrt may be appropri-
ately diversified ; by readiness to engage
in all philanthropic and holy enterpriies,
whatever may be thmr demands upon
us; by resolute abandonment of the
causes of reproach, and return to the
prindples and habits of primitive Chris-
tianity; by strong faith, patient waiting,
and fervent prayer.
Let Christians be Christians, act as
Christians, spend and be spent for
Christ's sake, believe, love, and labour,
with " one heart and one soul." Then
better times will soon come. Are they
not just at handl The dayis dawning.
" Ariset shine ; thy light is twme, and
the gloij of the Lord is risen upon thee."
PROTOCATIOH TO tOTS.
BT «BB KIT. >
CRMRiinan aborted to "ccHiai4er
oaa tnotlter, to provoke unto love," Jn
t^ wqrl4 there ia a rinlrj and eiqiilA-
tion, Uftding to enr;, malice, ui4 aU
noobaritableiieM, which U foTbidden in
the divine word, and which is higlilr
improper and nnbecoming in profeBsing
ChHitiani, of which, above all things,
the; ihould beware, aa moBt injuiioiu
to the Mul and diihonouring to the Sa-
viour. The passage just quoted urges a
different kind of provocation, which is
^ hol7 excitement or etimulua, a pto-
Tpking, not to envy, or strife, or malice,
b^t to love.
Think on love. What may be com-
pared to this 1 In itself it is noblo and
glorious — pf all the graces it is the
first — and when all the rest fiul it will
remain and flourish for ever. "Now
abideth faith, hope, charity — these
three ; but the greatest of these is
eharit/," Nothing can be compared to
love, without which all else ia in vain.
It elevates and beautifies the aotil, gives
the highest finish to the finest charac-
ter, expands the mind, so that the
Christian embracea the world; it per-
facts man's nature, ^d yet jn the
best Christian it ia the mere copy or
Imitation of that infinite love of God in
the gift of his Son, whict saves a world
from destroction. Love renders sinful
man like to Qod, asumilates him to the
divine image, conforms him to the Son
of Ood, whose love was strong as death,
and which induced him to offer himself
a pacrifice for the guilty, in dying oa the
accursed tree. Iiove makes us like the
angels, those lovely beings, among whom
there is no atrife, except as to which
•hall serve the Lord with most activity
and ardour. How loving and kind aie
those interesting beings in serving ua !
with what benignity and delight do
they minister to (he heift ftf nintiiai I
In love liun ia t, beaaty tbat captivates,
a m^eety that impresMa every heart.
Its power no^^ can withstand. In the
proditctiop of great results it is migh^.
Even its semblance in common courtesy
and poUteness, in grace oi sereni^ of
mannei:, has an influence in ameliontt'
ing society, ii| sweetening intercourse
between man and man. But, in truth,
that love which reigns in the troa
Christian is the only quality worthy of
admiration, without which what ate
even the most splendid talents, whid)
may impart the fatal power, and offen
d?> of effecting mighty qischief in tba
church and the world 1 Great talents
without love only n%ke mm Satania
fiends in human form, and, thron|^
their venomous productions in speech
and writing, curses on the eartL Some
men of genius are mere infernal inoar-
nations. But Christian love blesses tba
world, feela for its ills, alleviates it|
miseries, mitigates its sorrows, and will
at last fiU it with truth and righteoutr
ness. In the world's latter age htve
will reign triumphant, and before it«
benign power ev«y existing form of evil
will disappear.
Miserabla is the condition (4 that
heart which is without love — dark, ooU,
narrow, contracted, having no deli|^t
in that which is good or holy, that wbi^
ia excellent generoua, great, or nobl^j
never devising liberal things ; r^oieinx
in iniquity, not in the truth ; (uiniiig
with disgust and ayeruon firon) ftmet
of happiness, and delighting to brood
on revolting and miserable otgeets.
This is the curse of every unregenerate
heart — a want of bve, and what will
hell be but the eternal incapability of
loYingl
But Christiana are happily bora &sm
THE WOllDa BCRIPTDRE AHD BAPTISM.
417
ftbOTS. TIm n&tiT» enmity of their
be&ftB Is deatrojed, ud the; kts bow
Uteaed with IAtb— the "loTo of Qod
■tied Kbroad itt their hurt* hj the Boij
Spirit whidh is given unto them,"
Baprettfllj now do the; Iota him who
alons ii worthj of the affection of their
Mull ; his ohaiMter, hii law, hli word,
his *aj», hie people. Undet the do-
ntinion of lot« the; now live, whioh is
ft U«Med (Ute. Loving Him who first
loved them, they tove bU his dladplee,
flfever; name, who reiemUe him, Nor
flan malloe be oherlRhed in their loving
b«arl»— that flra of hell cannot bum
there, for ever it is put out, nor will the
fimn of hell be ebl« to rekindle it.
nit H is the duty of Christians to
"provoke" or eidta "one another to
loin," which the; ma; best do h; show-
ing an affeotlonato disposition, a loving,
kind Spirit in their uutaal IntsroourH.
tmnple is better than precept. Actions
apeak louder than words. This kind of
piUVDoation — that of example, will prove
fedatleaa. Cold, dr; preoapti on tite
■abjeot, from whatever quarter, will
effbct but little. Men may talk much
<rf love, and show but little to ft brother
In dlitrBSB) jnst as the; ma; talk elfr-
qoentl; about humility, while Bttls dli-
oemment can peroeive the; are the
Birmingham, May 2, 1849.
victims of arroganoe and pride, Bat
when precepts on this lulijeM sonte
reoommended b; eumple the; Will Be
all-powerful ; Mhen it U seen thlt
Christians are living In the lovo at Ovi,
that the; era aetlng * hudiblt, Uo^
benignant part to other!, and ptrtiM-
larlj to those with whom tho^ tt* nwte
immediate; oonneoiad in ohnrA fU~
lowsbip or otherwise j that thair Iov« la
not In " word onl;, or In tongue, fani la
deed and In truth f and that It Ittds
to laorifioes of various kinds, in tadt
cases preeepts on the sutiject will oonM
with po#er, and the tAUght will ha aa-
bitlouB to emoUte thrir teachers.
It is then, fai a word, the dat; tf
Christians to provoke eadi other to Irr^
b; example and conduct, entreat; and
ethortatiod) h; being "kindl; aSto-
tloned one to another, with brotba^
love, in honour preferring one another,"
b; " following the things that make for
peaoe, and things whereb; one sai^
edlf; another," b; repressing all angr;
feelings, guarding the first sparks of
strife lest the; should kiodlo into ft
flame, In ever; wa; endeavoaridg to ia-
orease love among brethren^ and in
order to this, aa far aa possible, nmov^
ing aQ obstrnotions ai
blocks out of the wa;.
Thx lata Dr. Chalmers, in that part
<it his "InatitntM of Theolog;" whioh
treats of the Bvidencea of Chtistianit;,
makes the following obaervationa i—
"There Is one remark of the utmost
importance that 70u should attend to
and ftppTMlate, fts ;oa will find In it a
moat unequivocal proof of the venera-
tion and confidenoe in whiol) the books
of the New Testament were held from
the vCTf first, and throughout all the
encoeediBg tgm of Ohrlitian antiqait;.
^rhat I mean is the appropriate aAd
spedftl detignfttion glvM b; the Jew^
in the dajH of the Savlout, b) th«b
BcriptDrea, and which designation tnm
the ver; outset was b1s« girefl to tHe
Christian Bcripturea — &om the moment
the; were pttbllehed, w t4 least firem
the moment the; were knomt to hxn
come forth either from the hands or
under the sanction of the apoetlea. Tofe
are aware that what caiptailj was tbe
Of aU
4E8
THE FUTUBE REST.
the indindualf of a particul&rcluBwben
once iQiplied, and more rapeoially witii
the iMnite article, to some one seleat
and peculiar individtud of that clua,
oomes at length to be reatriot«d to that
individual, and applied to none othen
of the gentu to which it belongs. Take
baptism for an example. It aignifies
genenlljaninmienionof whatever kind,
and done on whatever occasion. But
when this name was employed to desig-
nate the great initiatory rite of the
Ghriatian religion, and more espeoislly
when the habit was firmlj establiabed
of speaking of tiiis rite as 'o Paxria/iot,
this term, however wide and various
the application of it maj have previ-
ously been, never soggeated the idea <d
any other dipping tlian that which took
place at the nunistration of this saera-
mant. The same thing applies to the
word ffiaftu, which oiiginallj denoted
writings — any writings — and might
have been applied indiscriminately to
all the products of human anthorship.
Bat this tenn was at length employed
to designate certain writings whmh were
reputed to be of divine authorship ; and
after the fashion became common,
more particalarly with the prefixing of
the d^nite article, so that tiie al ypo^
were spoken of — no one, whether
speaker or bearer, ever understood the
term in any other sense than the col-
lection of writings held among the Jews
to be sacred, and of divine inspiration.
Thiers is nothing to surprise one in thi^
for what is fiifiXoc but a book 1 or the
Greek name applied at the first to all
books, but aflennurds restricted to the
sacred volume which was denominated
'o fii^Xot ; and which men no more con-
foanded with other books than we of
the present day woold confound the
bible, or have our attention carried off
by this title from that one book to any
other in the whole range of authorship.
The same observation is trae of the
scriptoree, which word in its generic
and original sense means tlie writings,
but which is now applied in a sense
altogether select and discriminative to
the sacred writings alone. And thus
you win understand that q( yfafai in
those days formed just as special and
distinguishing a title for the Old Testa-
ment aa the Bible or the Scriptures do
now-a-days for the whole oolleotion,
embracing both the Old and the New
Testament Mark xv. 28 ; John x. 36 ;
Bom.iv. 3;Uatt.xxL4S; AotsxviLS;
Bom. XT. 4 ; S 'Rm. iii 16."
THE FUTUEB BS8I.
BT HART ILIIA LMLIK.
" ThM« Hmsliulh, thanfon, a mt far tlu pcopU ct God."
Than'! ■ MbtwUi In itan tar ths miait
A labbaUi of Jsr, tt p— . mid of Ion ;
And rin (btll UM tOMt th*t riTMt Mbbi
And u hHit ataill ba lb*» iifUi|ilar
KaraalUn
And nnknora
tmar.
\m tbti, aod no ligh >• bond,
tt AnDd ■ iMut Ihut 1> trUnd :
' " Uaiplilt'iTlaw,
tr* ttaa nbaa of U< midslgbt ba*.
And p» on Iba ^Mj vhlab IRBn Him ba
And taU (o MiA otlMr Ui wwdnu Isra.
Wblab amd tbam tma ball, ud bna
Wltb parplaiini donbta, and di>lianln| f«
fint ibonM (bar imn tivet Oallgbl.
bopa ba br
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REVIEWS.
Fint Report tfUit Cbminufi«uri t^iainiid
to mqairt into ih« ItaU and oper-albm of
the Law </ Marriage, ai relating to tKe
prvhiUteJ dtgrtm ^ 4^<>1'V> ■"<' «>
Marriagtt loimnianl airooit or in tkt
BriHth aimUti mith Mmitle* ^f Eti-
dertee, Appendi*, andlaitei. Prr5ent«d
to both Houwl of FHTlmmcnt bj commaiv]
of Her Mnjatj. Polio, pp. i1., ISS,
Ah EMomiaalitn of the Rev. John Ktble't
Tract offainil frffane bealing w\lh Hols
Malrimattf, in rtgari nf a Man end
hit ^ife'i SitHr. By an English Church-
uua. LiTodaa : Hauliton and StooaUau,
8to. pp. Il>
Few subjeotti eaa be of greater or
tooTO urgent impartvwe, eithar to bO'
cietj at largB,' or to tbe ctatirchM of
Christ in partioiiUr, thui that which
we are abont to introduce to (we hope)
the seriooi attention of our readers.
Huriage maj be regarded u a great
social fact, u the greatest of all the
fiicts, indeed, whItA enter into the oon-
Btitution of that much greater fact,
human KcAatj itedf. Al the relation
oonitituted b/ it, and the ibbugs arising
out of it, llwaTs reqtiire the general
guardianship, and Occawoo&Uf demand
the apedfio interp(»itioa of Booietj
its^, or (which is the fame thlhg} of
human kw, so It it of course iwoeMal?
that the &ct of marriage should, itk each
csBse, Gonost, at least in part, of a pro-
cedure eognizable and recognized faj
aociety, that is, bj the law. The law of
marriage oaQsequantl^, in ever^ fonn of
Boctet;, vkd in erery oountfj, or the law
as it affects the Celebration of nuurla^
in anj portion of human Booiet;^, must
be to that portion of sodetr of the
utmost possiUe impertanoe. It has to
deal with the tenderegt affections and
tiu dMMtt pfinta iaMratSf-'with the
strongest and meet Imperioai pasmont
of our nature, and with pubUo moralt
and the common wel&re In thdr most
momentous aspects ; and it cannot bat
be of the highest Mncem to the oom-
munitj that it should whellj correspond
to tite law of nature, and to the law of
God.
This, howeTvr, Is not all The law of
marriage iteelf, whaterei in an; givea
case it maj b^ beeemM in process of
time the basis On which national habit^
that is, pretailing opinions and Ulagei,
are formed ; bo that an alteration of it
of a reatrictire kindf or vat narTOwin^
the liberty which has been for a lon^
period enjoyed, is an Uttemely delicate
and difficult operation. Vot that it i*
difficult to make a law on this sul^ect,
whether wise or foolish t what we ineaA
is, that it is difficult in the case supposed
to make a law Which shall be obejed, or
which shall carry With it the pubUo
feeling. Formed by a long-continued
process, and formed under the suictioft
of kw itself the old habH will In all
probability be more potent thU the
new kw ; and thiU the Iftw, inopeUtiTt
for its professed end, will be lA fact pro-
ductive of other reeulte, and results of
a kind not inoonvenient merely, but
disastrous. It Is dear, therofon, that
no reetiietive ohange in the law of
marriage ought to be made, without k
strong ground of reason on the one
hand, and a deliberate and parent
appeal to the puhlio sentiment on the
To oome now, from the principlel
which we have thus laid down, to the
facta to which they rekte.
In the year 1831 a feitrictin ftMer-
ation was made in the mankgf kw of
Engkad, la the mgrt thropt nd iiioMk-
TUG LAW <IF HABRIAQB.
4H
iiur. It reUted to a caw
of TWj froqaent occnrrence ia all classes
of the communitj, from the lowest to
the highest, the marruge of a widower
to the sistar of his deceased wife ; a
nsniage whioh, I9 the second clause of
6 and 6 Will. IT., 0. H >^ ^i^ general
tenBs, declared to be "absolutely null
and void, to all intents uid pnrpoBes
whataosTra." To sbj nothing now of
Hie question whether this law stands on
any etrong gpound of right, this maj' be
asserted with confidenoe, that it was
MiBCted with gnat prectpitanoj, and
withont any propei regard to the Mnti-
Bienta of the community, Ko parlia-
saentarj oomraittee sat upon the ques-
tiim, no royal commission inTestigated
it, no aircnlara were dispatched to learn
the ojHBions of diatin^ishedmoiinUie
several deportment* of sotdetj. The
•nactment took the public generally by
•oiprise. The Intsrhieitae with the
national habit was abrupt and violent,
and it has proved, as might have been
yntioipated, both ineffectual and mis-
obievous. Within a flaw years it was
found, not only to have created a
large amount of personal uneasinesB
Biid distress, but to have produced
R most pemidous effect on domestic
Interests and pnblie morals ; so much
■e that the government found it
neoessary to Interpose. In the year
1647, upen an address from the Com-
taona. Her Majesty was pleased to
•ppoint a Commission, oonnsting of the
lUshop of Liohfield, Mr. Btuart Wort-
Uf, I>r- Lushington, Mr. A. B. Blake,
9ir B. T. WiUiams, and Mr. Andrew
Butiierfiird, to inquire and report upon
the snlyeet. The first report of these
Oommisaionen was lud before parlia-
ment during the session of 1848, and is
the first paper named at the head of
thia article; In this report the Com-
misKoners say very properly, that it wae
to thwQ " an olgect of great importance
to asqeriaiii, as fat ai was praotioable.
the effect rf the atatate of the ft and 0
William IV.;" and they make under
this head the following statement :—
Tonidi tb« doH of tin jtu IMS, ■
itti inqaiiy wm UilitnUd, it thi init igttion
•ad tipeuu of igmc prints jodintuali ialer-
Ml*d in tliii quiliao, fn the paqwuc of ucn-
tuaiDg ta Hbit ulent ttu ut of 1835 hid Imm
infrinfitd, and wbethti in; binlilupt wtn iiw
fiielcd by tbs Dpcntioa of tbit id, to mob aa
t u voold wunnt tn tjtp]icvian to
DMDl for u iltuMiaD of tlu Uv. In
•Uting tht' mnlt of thii Inquiry, *s it bu
been prond hefim u, we f«l bound to ubHin
tint, kltbanf(ti mido U Um ifl>tuic< of iatntit*
td pwrtlci. it apptun to lura beta coadnctid
by gtallemeQ of Inlclllgaiie*, atatiaD, and
cltancler, and with diMntion, as well aa iritb
pcHiECl iat<Erilj and good faith. Tha inquiiy
vu limited lo a ptriod lui than llim maolhi^
and to a cooipantifcly imall pntioa of Eng-
land alone 1 bnl Gt* ditlrjela wen iclcctad
with iniptrtjtlity and diicnpiinalian, M liktly
to aSoid a tNt of the probable operation of lb*
Uv IhiDBghpul the kingdom. Tlu diiliicl*
cooiialcd, Ul. Of Mine o( lb* suinafactarliig
portioni of Laneaabira and Xorkahira. Sod.
Nsrfulk and SnSiilk, and p:<rM at Lineolnibii*
and EaMi. 9rd. Farta of Wanticliihin and
SlaSurdihire. iaclnding Blrmlnglum and tha
fatteriei. 4lb. Farti of Mampibire, Doratt-
■Lire, and DtTonabira, including Forlinaiilb,
Soulbampton, WincheiWr, Dorcbnter, Fjfi
nwutb, and Eietcr. And SIfa. The town* of
Briilol, Bath, and Cbdtenhun, ud their ia.
mediate ^icinitit). Beaidca Ibeie diitrieti, aa
inqniry wai alio comnwnced witbin tbi limita
of Ibe metmpalii, bnt «•* not prowcatod ta
any utani, in conieqnuiea gf tb« diSenllj of
abtaining iafannaliaa in M mUed and nam*-
roui a pDpuUlion, wilbout any legit anlharity
" The (uninuTy of iofDrmstian tbni obtained
may be itatad at fsUovi, ni, :— Of Dairiage*
atcettaiDod to haxe taken placa in the dietricti
alluded to, between partiei witbin the probjliil-
ed degreti, 1364 bare been coatncted iinea
Lord Lyndbarit'i Act ; and of Ifaew, npwardi
of nino-tsntba b*i* lM*a contracted with a
deceaaed wlfe'e litter. Than wtr* dltcoTendj
in the coar*e of tbie iaqair)>, elghty-eigbt caiea
onlj in which the act had pnrented an Intend-
ed marriage ; and, of tbtae eigbly-elght cuce,
thirty-two ar* itatad to hara reinltei In op»
eohabitatioD, wilhont tb* aaselion of any &n*
" Of the manitjici Ihni aicertained lo ha*a
been contracted, lery few ware batwten panona
ia lb* pooiar clawii. Fw tboagh mt hav*
432
THE L&W OF MARRIAQB.
KunL to eoncliidc tlut nch murugci in at
Icut u fnqaent in tluiH clu» u in mnj
DthcT, ud perlupi cren mncli mora •o. Iha
Cdnditiaii uid dccomiUocfi of tha pirtin
render timt tSoity Icd obuned, and, come-
qnentl/, difficnlt to be tne«d withmt more
dabonte mTerti(*tlDa. On tlie other hud,
unsDg the pirtin eontncUog thew Diujiagt*
■ince, M well u befoM, the act of 1B35, Ibert
■re fonnd to be mu; penoni of itilioa ud
pn^iert;, *nd of notinpeiicliible character, and
leligion* habiti.
" We faib«r to nuke anj ealcnlalion de-
dued from thii bqniij, Umiled in lini! and
extent ai it neccuaril; wu, a> to the antnber
of marriage! withia the ume degnen which
hare probably beeo contncled nnce 1B35, ud
down to the preient time, throogbout tha whole
of England and Irelud ; bat it ii probable that
they wonld bear a proportion to thoee ascer-
tnoed ID the diatricta alreadj referred to.
" We cannot a<r(dd the condnnoa that the
•tatata 5 and 6 WSL IV., c. U, haa fiuted to
attun the object eonght to be eSMted by Ite
proepeetiTe eoaetmente. It hai not prefented
maitiage with the niter or niece of a deceaaed
wife from taking place in nnmaroiia inatancea ;
whether more or len nnmeroni than heiore the
pairing of the atatnte, we haTB not, aa wai be-
fore obaerredf anfficient data to enable ua to
finrn an opinion. Bat, withont nrennca to
any compariaon of thii deacription, the nnmber
of thoae nurriagea ia ao grvat aa to jaatify ua in
aayiog, that the prOTiaiona of Uiat atatnte,
rendoing them nnll and mid, hare not gene-
ralty deleired paitiea from forming anch con-
" So donbt thii ia a great and conlinaajly
Inocaaing criL On a low compntalion, aDch
maniagea mnat amonnt to thonianda; bnt
&om the nature of the connexion, and tbe
aecrecy which often attachea to it, their number
cannot be accnnlely aacerlained." — pp.Tiii., ix.
Of moh a Btate of things the oom-
miitioiiere joatlj laj, "the evil ia great"
Aibd we are sure ne aoij add, that it
irill prore itaelf an eril ever angment-
iag, amd whoUj irremovable, except bj
a second altetation of tbe law, declaring
the loarriagea ia question to be valid.
The Commissioners themselves are so
strongl; of iiaa opinion, that, in the
condunon of their report, thejr speak
in the foUowing teims : — '
ed, not only to eipreia oar belief thai thi
aUtnte 5 and fl Will. IV., hu failed to attdn
ita object, bat alao to elpreaa onr doBbt, whe-
ther any meaaare of a prohitatoiy chanetir
woald be effectsal. These mariiagei will take
riia to matnal attachment : they an not de-
pendent on l^iilatioD." — p. lii.
In pnrsiunoe of this report, Mr.
Stuart Wortle; has brought into psriia-
ment, during the preaent sewion, a Inll
"to amend and alter" the act com-
plained o( which was, after much dis-
cussion, and after much lamentable
delaj, read a second time on tbe Zlst
of June. During the eailier part of
the session, hope had been entertained
that the passage of the bill through the
upper house also might have beta
effected this year; but at this late
period of the season this is hardly to
be eipected. ffe are more sorry to
hear an apprehendon expressed in
quarters usually well inftmned, that,
while the bill may be reckoned safe in
the Commons, there is too mach proba-
bility of not merely a strong, but a
prevailing opposition to it in the Lords.
We shall be sincerely grieved if this
apprehension should be realised ; and
we think the most strenuous exertions
ought to be made by the oommunity at
large, and by dissenting bodies and
churches in particular, to avert such an
issue. We say dissenting bodies and
churches in particular ; for, interesting
as tbe matter is to so<nety generally, it
is especially so to the churches, since
the present law cannot &il to give rise
to a case of discipline of an extremely
ddicate and embarrassing Idnd, £rom
the certain perplexities and too proba-
ble mischiefs of which no churoh can
reckon upon exemption for a single
year, or a single month. It appears to
us, that nothing oould better become
the churohes at large than an expreesion
of their sentiments to the k^islatore on
this important sobjeot ; ai^ the more
BRIEF NOTICES.
eapeoaUj, baoaoie tbe mott inftnanH^i
oppontion to Ht. Wortlej'v bill irittun
the church of Engltsd is bued oa a
rdigioiu groand. The present sesiioii
of parliament, indeed, is too fu ftd-
TBDoed to allow of tnj general effort of
peiitioning ; but opportuoitj will, ire
hope, be ^rded tor it, if necesMir, in
the next We say, if necessar;, beoauM
we are confident that the matter cannot
be permitted to reit where it is. The
cc»nmamt7 is deeplj aggrieved, and the
grieraace must be redressed. It can
be only a question of time. The re-
striction maj be maintained until the
eril, alreadj so portentouB, shall hare
become more {rightful ; but no gOTem-
inent can be content to see it augment
without limit. Bueh an eril must, in
tlie end, work its own oorej but it will
be nnspeakablj better, on all aooonnts,
to apply tbe necesnrj remedj without
waiting for so deplorable a process.
We have slid nothing In the present
artiole of the arguments whidi have
been adduced on the different rides of
the question iuTolred, because our ob-
ject has been rather to make our readers
acquainted with the facts, and to awaken
their interest in tbe general subject
Uiat oor own judgment is fuUf made
up must be sufficiently apparent from
the tone of our remarks, and we must
take credit with oui readers for not
having come to our oondurion without
deliberation. They are probably awan
that a running controversy has been
for some time kept up on the subject by
variouB writers, and by means of nume-
rous pamphlets. Siould they wish to
make themselves acquainted with the
arguments generally adopted, they can-
not do better than procure the second
publication named at the head of this
article; a pamphlet in which tbe
anonymous author does ample jostice to
the "unevidid statements, one-sided
aignmenU, and distorted &ctB," brought
forward by Mr. Keble, and administeri
a very useful hint to Dr. Fusey. For a
larger aequiuntanee witii the enbjeot,
we would recommend a study of the
Beport of the royal commissioneiB its^
(like all parliamentary papers, vetj
cheap), with the copious and interesting
evidence annexed. There will be found
among the Minutes, the judicious testi-
mony of our more immediate friend,
Dr. Cos, and an excellent paper from
the pen of Mr. Binney, together with
evidence derived from distinguished
men of all persuasions, Jewish, catiioU<^
BRIEF NOTICES.
Lift, Litvatan,
BoaCBT ToaiollLi,
nd JSciMnt. Bg Bte.
8to., pp. 33S.
Tbk k ndtlMT b toar is IttI j,
of Italy, Bin 4 diSMttatlou oa IIubb pguuc
bat it «qitain«, with mui; ttiiug* pntiociit
cil Doticci of Ariolok TiMo, I
PclHcD, ud otban^ iritk wrtnet* trom tntv
niting). Anothn pnmliMst tofie ii th*
tMt u tbt pnwdoni, ondci th« lut and the
pnimt poDtU^ ceming down to tlw lime of
tlw npnlnsa of Piw tlM S'mtk fioD Bono
lut NenmUr. On tbcM sad Uudnd nbjicU
tlM sMluc las looked, dni^ a virit to Italy,
with tlw on of k Chririiui niinlstcT haUlutoA
to tbo dril iDd jiS^mu InitlMtioni of Amttl-
M, sad Mntstly dmlBg thtpiici of Eorape,
4S4 B&IET NOTICES.
Ilia paUkatiM t*ka plw* very HaMniUjr,
■nd wa can uaura out hicndi (hat tbtj will
derlra from its pamiil mach initnictian aad
nleunn. It it qaila tb« light book for • Beat
Tht CSntiion Mtnlittr Fourtrayid, or a Briif
Mtmariai of Uw Hn. Elitl Data of St.
J^x3, vilh a Funeral Dinmnt, nrntaiaow
SicteSti of Ail Chxrmltr, jmachai April
IJU*. 1»49. at Uvn Ckapti, Hvtvimkm.
. By jAtttt Uenkv HlLLASD, B.A> Lou-
doa ; ISmo., pp. ST. Piiee Sd.
The Ten attimiUc nunuttr to vhow be-
laand «Uow aa; peeanian koAIi nMng
bom thi) «aall paalkatiiu will ba dinttd wu
born at Folkitiuic in Kent, on tbe Sth of June,
lirin^ babjta of atafalaaaa h
u chnrcti at BagU Btceet, b*
in itndf at Slenncj CoUfge,
and then btcaina pailn of ' ^ "—
a lb« lala of Wi(ht,
I in itndf at Slepncj CoUfge,
la pailR' of tivnhm al Naw-
a of Wi(ht, It l^mbath, and
derpea. In lendiBK tboa ferth, Mr. linUid
]u* dUebargid tba dulW* of frirndthip in »
manner at onc« kanounbla to liimielt aod to
bb dcecuid brolbcr.
Z^ Aiirdl ta Eantat. B* John Akoiw
JauU. London : Hamiflan, Aduni, and
Co. laottk, ff ^^
Ha Tolan* m "An BaiMnt HhMr;,"
vbicb «( aollead oaariT two7Wi«wa,baBgbt
to the anthoT many and nrgeut appScattoui for
a wnilar one addmnd to tbt efannba. Tba
fTCWnt tnUicatloA omcd, and it ba* already
KCriTed^ftom manj of am conteapofaHea de-
■erred pndie. If m bare been mora taidj, it
hai not been bccanw wo ftaned - ' — "^
able jad|
pteainre
chapter! will ihow ita adaptation te nnfaliMM.
Tbe^ are,— 'nie Dciigni to be accompUahed bj
Ibe Cboich, a* r^rdi tbn preaent world —
Bemaika on tbe cpiitlt* to tbe MTen cbnrchea
in Asia, tendiav to iUnitrate tbe satara af
Emeilnen in ReHgion — Nature of £arneit-
neu, Tiewed withnfncnce to indiridnal action,
and primarilT u r^^ardi pencmal rtligion —
Earneatnen in tbe wa; of ladindnal eiarlloB
and direct action for tb« nlvatioa of
or tb« diligence of Cbi
cburcb mem ben — The can
EameMneai of tMffioa
Earnntnen — EnoipM of Karnetlbn*— Am
aiMni to be naed to obtun a hlghR dtgTMi of
rAt SamtttOTii : Ut Laum* md ilt Wt.
0)<HumioPDirTOH,F.ll.a.E. Sdlnb _
Uliphant and Sona Landoa: UiailtDa,
Adami, and Co. llmx, pp. WO.
WtrMm.
Ilnbargbi
■ ««tWUUa,«*
ige in a detcmioata order, tbeae natcibh
icattnvd thrMghoBt ibo laercd volsHa wiiA
appoai adifted la arooae d«ra>i<Hl Ifdinb «>
to gire eipreauon to that Bentimeat.'' Atia-
tbar, Nalbui, and Gad, had A«r —d—Ha*
been mneh pleated a
wa thiah that MwapaMk Paal woald not ha>«
ntadtd it at a «b«b lor rithtr pabfie m
I nia. Tba iDtbor appetn to lia*a ■»
ofihaJillwmioNtwuu Aeftfai — d
tba ptaatM dlefaawtloai ; tad thaigk h* N
acqaainted with tbe &ctt of New Teatameot
hiMory and reaonlatt Ibev, tho ifMt aal
oieiyBeai in tto Chrwu— uibmd>. •« - «••
«• donbt not, to t)nDl*j iktm in tho Bad*eq»>
er*! teriica ; bat will u* pemit oi to noov
mead to hfan ^ ttady af tba apMln t* Oa
Thiiatt atteahtgt: MaMM flam Smuma
ABtmid Iw ttt A*. JuuB HaManMOM
SvAH. MiiuiUr of Jokt Stmt CT^frf.
London: 8baw. 32mo., cloth.
^gle acntrncea, for lbs matt put, taken
downln an adnliiu beanr, and pnbHAcd ft*
tbe cdifcattan of aihcra. One of tbtn mi^t
haTa KrTCd with proprtetT at a motto far thn
collMlitni — -Aht «• Httb kaa> vhal •
bletdng thert ii in being helped with a tilSt
i^«(wt. Bath. Binnt and GeodwU, Lctt-
don : nUbet and Co. 18nHi.. pp. S8.
of prediction
lea wtih tbt
vblck thtf an canched— *
principla which would prtTanI tbe recognlllM
of ouLoid at tbt Ktni who wat M £ hM
tht thraaa of hit btbtr Daild— ii th* kaiiw
principle adrocated In tbii tnalite; wbkS
teacbei that the lilcnl Babylon ii to be n-
ttond to ita ptiitine eminence, that it* pn-
aamptnoBa king, whoaa deacriptioD nana can
fail to Idanti^ «4tb what it Mid in tcriptare of
" tbe antichnit, afia enricluns Uowelf and bit
upitalwitb the plnnderof ouiti natiooa it ta
attempt to tatAUtk bimadf on Moant ZioB,
and tluit tba Anal onHhrow of Balnlon — tba
literal Babilon— ihiU bt folly aeCMpliibid,
literallT and locaUy, ai* • - *' *— "
Rome, we are (old, ii
ptopbetic Kriptoieat aJ
Hu AW TWtoawa* OUraft, litm Al ._ .
Frt» n«tf4Ry ^ Mm*m>.im*,^^
tmU Pratlytfy, tn MM JfiilTltM, mA
rdalivt /teeioMNa. Steowf JMiliaH. mOk
OUA
p. SI.
A fhB aeonnt af tba tnt tlltin o(
i>t of dM tnt tlltin o( m
BBnr Honoii.
AaemUj rf the " Fm " Ctnceb, tat . „
CanTictinni on the ntjcct at totiini wtiich he
kMWM* •eted mpn bj ttag MmnM^ In
tU BtosnliDiu now nSmd M U* BuUbmbI,
bt iiV*> •P<*U<e of Iw rapoUaa, " I *ill nM
iMpthB hopt tbat tb* act bM 1^ In KMw
mindi ImpnwioD* dcMinad taotkctk; to bar
ftmft in tbcir cmudHtion fram th« tndltiani
«f mu. Homnr tUi nu; bi, it ii mv por-
p«M ta MotinD* u I bait apportnnil; to
•MRiwtnntd* Ibon mf iaalMBMt |«CRi|»-
tin u a brotber bj '(ptmking the tnth i«
lit £{ft, CStroMr, ond JVIwlMt,
a dMiunm vttA du! Pnpk^i nam
A br MM ikilltd In UMhal Mtcrprtt*ti«i.
Tbit hMinnnhb dktinctlso bad hnit ntnid by
_.._... . . .. ruice of tbU
It 1m leiKacd
■. FiMnini btfura lb> appearuce
id bii npnlalioD wUI not 1m
Inla. Ue I
Siti esDlnla.
E tiili oT tbe d
a of Amlltil to "adiitin.
, cc imang ihoM wba hare doDo and
auffcnd mntb for tlie auie of God — men of
Boble bearti and derottd livei— in whoae Tery
I diicem the lofW end Mlf-dcKjlDg
nirit that wumatcd tbiir I
Sta ba baa fi
■lUwInelii
- -- idOIBO
ii baaici* vitb aatk
inn Bolonly fte baak
M i^wfeaBy dwi^h,hBt atanntany
other p«rtkoi«f tt« tni^nd wotd. It i) not
la tbe apirit of a nrbal ^tic mnely tbat he
• of Jooab^ aocTow when Nuanli
WM wprieTed— Mt anjw, bat aeeet^g to tbe
Septouint, gritf—tie both «tlf;(nal and Jvdi-
Oona. Some lery ralaaUo nmarlu are appcnd-
•1 •■ tbe faUJHnt aT prophecy n^cctiiiK
A. AUnI and TImhgiMi DkUeaary, tUnr"
«rf ai M fflMroNee Oammntarf on tfa
fidcnrf Str^twn*. fTiA Niaunm Wood
Engmrittg*. FMrA EdUim, gmtfy n-
ImfKL Bf Samdbb Onus. Lntdwi:
BmaU ottnn, dMh lelteitd. Pike 3e. 64.
We cordially ncemnended Ihu toIuidc at iti
Ctil upcmBce, and an hnpy to attett that
itaet tkat tiDw It bM KCtltcd nameniiu aad
nWtantU tm[n>TaBimla. The auHiar atatta
^kt til* maat edilian baa been carcfnlly
MtiMd. tbat MMay of it* ariicle* bn« bns n-
wiltaB, aad that otbaia bare been grttaj
■liiUitl Thaonlflbintofvhith'nBrtdli-
MiC to (MoaUn U that ow (ood brother bai
irfwiiiaiiil b> U Bcatnl «■ Atnawinatianal
todea, which baptlati pBRbava; iha wwb
rilh Ua Dane upon it ban do maon to expect,
a y • &e«. too, tbtt ta •» j-ijnMD* ba ba.
gnt beyoDd otatiaUty in lom* of bfa aCgtt* to
Bainlaia tl : bad we not knmrm tbi n«cnr,
w« abuaM certuoly ban tuppoacd that tbe
article "Baptua" wm wiittu bj a tMTaarei
of in^t apriakliD^t
S.T.S. 1>Tice6d.
One of the mo«t intnetting Tolumca of that
■lafal noDthly leiiMv anccewin naabeia of
wbieh wi ba*a onbiactd aasy ^imtunitiei to
eonma&d, LaTaltr'a life wai eaiiBcntJy • life
of dependeDca od Chriet and fBignnioB with
bin, and aa he ia, in a freat d^ne, bii awD
UopapkEr, the nanatin illaalrale* and en-
cooiagia expctiauDtal godiinen. Ba ditd at
aitr ytan of *fe ia omaeqoanea of a wooad
naeived &oai a ralhlen Fraieh grenadier wbeo
Ziubb wueeiaedb; tbe*'beioee"of that B>-
tien is 1799.
niOvMHfct. Li^oo! H.T.a Price «d.
liinii and deacribin,,
he tinei among proleucd Cbn
■ clearly and carcfelly tlie
Sis
DinttSaM fir Daitg OnmaBBioB iciA Goi/
and a D'ttauru on ilcrhtca and Qii^etMst
of Spirit. fijrMATTHEw Hkhrt. Londoni
&.1^8. a4H»,,^.S60. Price la. 4d.
Thia ii tbo Int Tidame we hare peen of
nlat U appeara from a pmprctui ii a new
Mritik entitled, " Difinea of the Elghtecntb
Centary." A. life of tbe eicellent anthor,
iTr'T~''-g to ieT«Btj-t«o pagta, ii ptefixcd.
T*. Jiwaiea Jtfuiioaary, < Lift of W^am
JCiuI*. nrrittea for Ymng Chiidrm. Bg O.
E Sarqent, oHtAor of " 7** BtdfordAin
rtukir:' - 7TU fvuu Shot,' it., (ec
tflndoo. ISmo., pp. 103. Price la.
AU oar children ihoold be made acquaiatid
with aa much of the life of William Knibb al
thia little book contains and the manner in
which the llory it told will induce Iheo. Co ga
thtoegh it If Aey read a pa« It ia not for
chUdrea aione, however, that It Ii adapted ; it
ihonld be circulated fnely amang tboie claHaa
af lb* connwitj wbo do bM nad larger
TAt fowtl of rte Wteal: being Eitraelt
eUub AoHfAe tCHlMat 4^ tiiO/der /}«■».
jSittd to rte Enaimca, awd Dntjutltbr
Om 'qaiefcainfl «>rf OoMohOi^ ^- Tni,
Obitti^. £diaba<|h: W. P. Keanedy.
IGno, pp. 343.
mtka of Owen, Chaiaack. liOira, Garnall,
BRIBF NOTICR&
of Ou£«. Bf Iii
Loodon: Uonlitanuid
A. rmuAably not vid dieu cdlttoa of
thai mil knoirn \ijiaia, indaaiDg botb th«
DMm ud Monl Soagt, whkb ia M«e cue*
n« Obiitiaa TVranry ; CDKlaiiiiia Cnlrihi-
Haufnm Jfouidn nad Mtmbtn of nriw
Svaagttital JJoMnutinu. PiMMtd in
Porii, ^rie* M. Bdinbargfa ud LandoD.
Hannft wed»al tliu pcriodia] ngalarir for
•one time, «■ h>*a gratt plasiin in certiiyisg
tbat it b wdl eoa^ictcd ud id*plcd Tur «ne-
nl BidUaatl Ito coatcnli u« dntribnted
ular diSotnt luadi, couiiling of duit pne-
tied rMCMi nuntim, uecdaiei, &c.— pocic;
— »Tid ■dMcUuMCHii artieln. Hiof tUag*
will bt fmnd ia it tnj nitiblc to be reid it
■odil pnjet neetioga.
BBOBHT PUBLICATIONS
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4 bodj, k«., *a.
n* Annul B^HTt of tba BipUn MlalonuT So-
dilftoi tharMrwidlns31u«litlu31M,lMl^b*ln(
to tbi Sooli^. Iflidsn ,' AoiTdm. Sro., pp. 1
Hipon of lb* BuUit
U» a«[4l In InUad, 1>*U U
TnHd*;,^_tbt UUi Df April,
f pnsflhlnf th« G
._.— - — J( Qrtnl fcltalB,
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Xnol Saal*», tit alndiUnt BaHgtoiH Pi
in the BfUlik DomlalMia and Fcnloi
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PudHL I. n* Surlptan DaglHw of BapmluM.
*. I><Uli4*d B«nUB» Wllh --
but dv> of tb* UK St Lonl —
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^nS" Vlipninl « Lb* Colltg. of Fon
WllllHi Ik BxigiL »•« Edition, Comotod.
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w.i?A ri,is-r "s.'-'Js^
Tbo Coon of Ftnli Tlnnd In oonuiloB lilk
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Appandli ol 111* Namia ol """"t'V' Pmooa aid
FlaciH nunllonrd. .fondoni LtrngmaR ami Ck.
»■!<., 191- M-
I.*. Bian:
nil .- Mn J
omud^aai
Hoallli ot lowni. A Dlgeot «t Sanfil Bopoila
on Eanltan Roronoi ; oonulnlni tba Tlan of I.
Cbadvlek, Ek)., C. B., Dr. SoniGwood Bmitb, Dr.
Mall OaTlD, Ooono Alftid W^or, Baq., Boiiwn.
ud Otban. aj WlLLUH SlNVMIl, BM|., aiufiw.
AiKHlallon, Ac, Ao. loadan: Mnukamt I
Lmulan Wud
Uoonuntod O
BMl^
of Filanlaai aad otbai
Ahhi Haku BAaauiiT, aslbor «f ' T*lM of tb*
Sarif Biltlab CbriatUH,' -TalH of tha BtfKoai-
tloD.- *e. Wltb a Mar ud Tmuj-tn Engm-
losa. leiiamieiKa, \Vaa^ ifitK*, rp. M.
Uothofa Fiiand.'- Lmiim. PriaU.
no Sdaetla Rorlo* baJaat, IM*. Ciatwta;
1. AnbdouoD Han aod tin Bofllili BoTlaw. IL
KoaUa'a Baiou In Bailand. III. TlAata ol
L*aT« tar Conrlata In Xndand. IT. lt«»tn ant
OomafOBano* of Lvid CHDaraub. V. Tb*
BmlVnIFamU;. VL XomIb of WUllam C«UM
Boai'a Adnoiam on (bt Coiunbla. X. Coloote-
thm aad Colonial ttabm. XI. Tb* Rat. Jama
BboTB and lb* BUhop of Bialtt. loadm r_ rrard
Tb* Hmld at PaM* In la*. IMt. I—rfaai
INTELLIGENCE.
AMERICA.
Aft aitiele In tlw Cbrirthn Reriiw foe
llaNfa Uit MBt^n* k cDDipandiuin of uifonn-
atioo iMpacling Iha fbraign niMoiu of our
bnthiwi in Um Unitwl Sutci, of which it
will gMitf many of ont ntden that we
■boald anil omialTca.
Thii brings 01 to the coTuideration of
anothai lubject, of deeper and moie painful
Intercat, that cume befan th« board, Tii^ the
•xpediencj of reinforcing, or abandoning
altogether the Teloagoo muuon. Thii mi*-
Bon WBi comnleaced bj brother Daj in 1S3G.
Id coDieqaence of the earlj and conlinaed
tiekneM of tha brother who wei lent Kveral
jaan later to hii aid, he hai laboured in it
Mftgle-handed, with the exception of a few
native aausUntt, till IBlfi, when ill health
compelled him alio to return to this country.
Haring tecOTered hii health, and being de~
nrauj to Tctam, it became neceiurj to aetllB
the quealion, whether ha ihould remme hli
laboun among the Teloogooa or be liaDtferred
to wme other field. Thi< quealian, however,
aroie net for want of a wide und efiectual door
opened before him, not for want of a pro-
niiing field of labour, not that tba ckimi of
tbe iMriihing million! were not preiung and
Ulgent, not beeauie there >• no encouragenent
to labour, but ■impl}' becaow the itale of
(be fundi i) lucb as to compel retrenchment
•omewhere.* Hence the quettion
th> TtlDOfiHi luirun li lajxHfiK. lit Nalli
Alatilet |Uia lal or Ui Teloegng mlulnn) mnU
■MCfMO •( F«pli. Tfaij m
mlBLoDUT labonr,
eanpt IKb eiMe. HlMmiwli* an Ht nsMnd
Into frini* boeiia, lnM aiar pnaek wltb«t mpIhI-
aUoB la tbi HrHtslo iHlleiKa vt (nn IvaDtj-flie
ta «n* bmdnd muIIt coUacttd. lUltgliHis Inilroe-
l» be Elna In ighMiti wiUmBt vttBtt.
H eo«M tan aujr nanbec of pnpUa ondw
BdUta liuLmcUon or faaonl uperintan-
LiU lr> Ihli thai the UaiUM hu bHn u-
.^.^ .10 Mii eiptored, Itto lilbi* li_
tn^ wldtjT epread ibree4 br pteaehlDg J
■"-"'■-""n ol Uil wrtplUM and if IB.. . .
Ti uililisli, ■ ChrlilUn
" Mil n%tr to welcani
Wtlflltj BIfD.
whether one field ihould be abandoned, and
all the reaonrcee of the board be applied to
eanf an the other minioni more ^dentlf,
or all ihould be continued and all be lua-
tained but feebly. And thii we may remark
ii the question conataotly forced upon the
Erecutire Committee. Initead of being left
free to aurrey the whole field, to lee where
there are opening! in dirina Proridenca fbr
them to enter in, and reap, and gather frait
□nto life eternal, they are constanlly forced
to inquire where the field may be narrowed
down, or rrom what purta Iheir foicei may be
withdrawn with the leaat lo«, as an altema-
tire to leeviiig all tha itations to iufur from
the inadequacy of Ubourera and of support.
Surely aomething ii wrong iomewhere.
Either there is want of economy in the et-
pendilurei of the board, or the demand made
upon the churchei ii unreoaonabie, or there
is guilt on their part in not reapondiiig to the
cati more liberally. To atcerloia where the
fault lies waa another subject that occapied
the attention of the board. Tho eiecutiira
committee made n full and minute expott of
all their home and foreign expenditures, and
committees of the board were appointed to
examine and report upon them. They re-
ported, that in neither could they find any
unnecesury expenditure — in neither could
they discorer any place where retrenchment
could be made without injury and peril to tbe
enterprise.*
But in the paper submitted by tbe ham*
corresponding secretary, the seat of tlie diffi-
culty, we think, waa diacovered.
We hare read that document with deep
interest, and we wish it might be read, and
pondered by all Our church members. Not
for the purpose of finding out the aierage
there given of what is actually paid, and to
mnkc that tha measure of Iheii future donv
tions. We fear many will do thia, and men
who ought to pay their five or ten dollaif
urill satisfy their consciencei with paying the
aremge of siily-sercD cents. But we hope
the design of tbii document will not be thul
perverted.
There ore facta brought lo light in it that
ought to arouse us ell to action. They shov
•■.inbllL
. . - I.. Wis 1I,SM delUa
nun dspsrtDtnt tbs (Ml*
AHBBICAN IKTBIiLIGENCB.
In Iba ditm State* ind Temtorin
knoWQ u the homa Geld of the Hiuionary
Union, (here ere not fur from 3^U0 baptiiC
churchea, vilh 235,000 mcmben j uul, after
deductingthe lumi receired from gonnimetit,
co-ordinste socieliei, officers' fund, maga-
lina, in legacies, donolioni from Canada and
«ther gilacea not included in (be aboTe Geld,
there wai paid into the treaaurjr laat fear
77,473 dollan, 46 ceatM,-^n areiage of
tfcout twenty-fivo dollan to each chureli, and
of tirentf-aeTen ctoti to each mamber. But
It hai been ■■cmtained fraoi the moat reliabie
data withia our reach that thirtf indiriduali,
theaTSTdte of whoae contributioni wai 123
dollBTi each, and iadiTidook in ten churchea,
vhoie donationi Here an nvenife of nearlj
1670 dollar* to each church, and of four
doUan to each meiober, gare more than one-
fourth of the amount of donetlana paid into
the treasurj lait year. The balance dF the
tecond fourth came fiom indiriduali in lixtT
Other churchea, the aTerage of whoie contri-
tinlloni «a* 310 dollan to each church, and
one dollar to mcb member. Including the
contribution! of auch peraoni ai are not
memben of churchea, and oF SOO indiviJuala
who gii<ra an average of ten dollan each,
without dnijinatinf their memborahii>, tlie
third fourth came from ISO churchea, each
pajinj lOD dcltiin or upwardi, and sTeraging
eft)' centi to each of th^r meubera. Three-
fouithi of the whole amount of donatlani
Sid into the treaniry laat year, then, came
im indi*iduala not membera of churchea,
330 persona lupposad to betoog to churchea
not named, and about 200 churchea embrac-
ing len than £0,000 membera. Ereiy mem-
ber of a few of these churchea coatributei
tnnuallj, at least, to jour treaaurj; but it ii
not belieied that tiro-thirdi of all the mem-
b«n did 10 laat year. So mach of the first
three-fburtha aa was j^Ten by memben of our
churches may be rencded ai an arerage,
IhcMfore, of about 1 dollar, 90 G«nta to each
The loll fourth came from among the
nnaining 350,000 memben of, perhaps,
S,SDD churches. Shall we say a sufficient
number gftT* something lo make an aiernge
tot the year of 15 dollan to each contribut-
ing church, and of 20 cents to each contri-
buling member t Bten then the noncontri-
buton in oar home Seld would be SOOO
cburchei, and nearly 175,000 tnembcn I
And were ths whole amount of donatiaoa to
be diiided by the whole number of cantribu-
ton, the areivge would be no more than GO
&llan lo each contributing dmich, and 67
oenta to each eantributing mamber.
In lisw of such beta can any one doubt
AtA the amount of eontribntions to thecanse
IS might bs Taitly incrsuad t Dow
that th* tww tbMHud ebarebwk
a paid iMthfng, sfght giv* npm
fent;-An4oU«iM Mn tkatekT
reinforcing the roisstoni and enlaning lbs
aphere of their oparaliaiu, as the dMitti rf
their own hearts and the prondeuoe* of Oed
eridentiy dietnte. Or does any one ioabt
the ability of the prawnt contributes to ia-
crease their arersge from s[aty-ae*en cents to
oBo dollar, whifih wanU gita us nearij lbs
tarn* rmlt F
In wbatarer li^t va >iev tha nhjset, it
is eridant that Gould tba raaouicea W tke
churchss be dareUped, then womM be m
It of
means to cany R
ary operations ngorooaly and effidenlly.
Tha oUif^iui natigg upon tbtm ta do thii
is urged by the wants of tha poiabing mil-
lions of the earth, by the whitening lidda sU
ready for the barreit ; far tb« proTidencet i>r
God that are opening tha way for th« Inli-
sionary of the cross to all tha nsUona of the
earth, by the political changes goirg aa la
Europe, all rendering mora Imperative Ihiir
demand for the goapel, and b; the eommaaJ
af our risen Lord, to gn into all the world
and preach the golpel to every creature. Gad
baa removed ever/ outward obstacle that
atood in the way, and given to the churtji of
the present generation every poaaibic bdlity
tm obeying thia command. No abatacie re-
main! but her own coTetouineasindinaellvily.
Will she therefore be guiltten. If that com-
mand remains unfulGlled, and, a* a conw-
quence, the milliona of the present geneniim
are left to perish for lad of vitton t Bui if
au(4i b« the clainu of a jwtliMng world, and
auch the ability of the cbnrdiea, bj w^"
the resources of the i
bedereloped? This also was a quotion with
the board. The report says : —
' Finally, if it be admiUed that Uw
ability and the obligations are such w lo nil
for tba proposed enlar||eai«at of our fonw"
•vaihible and rahable agandc* to be eapl^r*d
in the collection of funda. What, thsa, an
the mMoa Ihioogh which thia wotk May h»
accoDipliabed ?
-The Union pubbhe* two wwlhly
periodlcalj, employa eight colleetinl agents
has mm *ecr«tary, whose time is aeM|M ia
labean connected wkh aapplying the tNwny,
and anils Itsair of the oecoatoMl aid of >«■
tuned BWoakano, Bui it ia Mt paUaU*
that iMa mnbar oT individuta rtal W«
Oan 1900 ebnrehaa wUIn aaf mar. TM
remaiotng 33D0 ehutchea b«7 Im mfcsiiaj tl
the prugrBM »aA ummiikt U the bW^
through the njnespoiidancw and psUheliM*
of thaboardi b«tbowavM gnat tha vtl**'^
mfbcnBtion tfaw giiM lAan enabiaad witt
tiaely BBd thoiovgh latfrMMl •DM, ll«n-
Bot tfane ba leliel npwt to ladM* crcff
MMte rfmsj Aank to MhtaHud
F QfSIAK INTKLLIQENCH.
■buitr." With ttw kno>i«dg« of »hii ii
IMcdad, traer eonMpUodi nintt be fbnB«d of
the Baton and BXlcnt of ChriiUaD Mamrd-
Atp, ood ijitemi fi» tha eollection of fundi
mtut be <IoTiMd and ftithfhll; exeenteil.''
Thi*, wllh the prewnt nimun- of nb-
rioiiaij infoimilioD, and tbe prcaent Ijpe of
piet; m the cfauKbea, ia onqueationabl j true.
We can i«adil]r eono«Te of a ttate of thing*
that veuld upeTwdelheneceMitT.tDagtMit
extent, of ntllsetlng uendes, aod aate the
cxpenae of them to Me boerd. Let ereij
paitor inlbna himieir, M a> to b« prepared to
craunniiiole all neeeewy inbrmatkn to bb
people; let bim preee tbe elaimi of the mie-
enterariie a
nberliaiaiii
Jianoppoilaniljrtoeoiitribate
to tbia oljecl ; and then let tbere be a ptc^
in tbe ebureb pmmpDj to respond to tbk
call open ita beiieTolen«, and a largo part of
the 13,01)0 dollanof home expenditure might
be tared, to be expended diicdlT in preach-
ing the goapel to tho heathen. Bnt iDl thi*
li the caae tiich ageneiea nmM be continued
and nmhiplledjor oat ntiMJone mint eontinne
to lao(ufih for waat of npperl. But we de
not dapair ef aeeing a muob nearer appnti-
imation le the right Mate of thiii|a in ibi*
reapeet than ve hsTo fet witnnwd. The
number of misuone^ pnalori is Inerensing.
Tbere ii eridentlir an raerenaing dinnlitlhctlon
with tbe Mate of (hinK* thni require* M much
of the reaourcee of the cburche* for benero-
lent enterprise to be expended in ageneiM to
|wnnada them to do their duty. And ■nan}'
of onr paitan haie diaeoTcrrd, end ore
appljing tha true remedy, by jnlrodudng
Into their reipeetlTe churehea a lyetem of
benerolest effort that li auperaeding thi* ne-
eeaalty. And we tnut the number of mch
patton will inereaee, till the Held now enlti-
tated aball bring forth iU fruit ipontaneouilj ;
and though tbe nnnber of asentiBMjr not be
tfniiniriied, they auv ba Idt f^ to go into
olber fieldi more barred, and call forth the
maareaa of ether ebaicbee, which hare aa
7«l deae MtUag lo the niiwiewaiy eaot*.
JAMAICA.
WDcuKur 01 tai rBjtMJTar.
At a mteiin; oF miniiten and layaiea ef
dN Ibre* dtnomloaijOD*, Bapllil, Indepen-
deaie, ind Pre^brteriaD*, hehl in Filmoath,
Ifch Fehrairy, IB-IB, ihe following ntolatiaa
waa nneBlBDuily adopted > —
Meecd by the Re*, f leorge Biyth, leeoadcd
Vy ibe Rev. Janw* Hilae, and reaalved,
* That aid in preeMMing ibe caiie* of ede-
eatioB be aecepied fnio lelunlaiy aoareei
•■ly, i»d ibat tha Rer*. Waller Deady,
BcBJamia B. Deiter, T. H. Clatk, ttmm
HUM, Oaer«a BIjth, ud Pelar AaderM
■^ *- a la titatfcurtjeei
Mr. Dendy was appealed eeaMaw ef iha
A meeting of the aeid oonimilMt hanas beam
aBOTened for tha ISih ftlaich, at whieh aU
tha roemben were preiint, the falkiwinf
elaienMnl and appeal lo tha Mead* of aduca^
tion in Great Britain wat uaaBlnoualy
adopted, and ordered to ba eoaa^faed to tha
oan of Ibe Re*. Dr. Kiag, who it «a«
iioped would kiadly take efaufe ef it, tad
mah* (Qoh tu« of il t* he ra^bl deam bat
To Dm Frit»d* of Bdueatm te Ornt
Britaia,
Allow ui, dleened fricndi, on behalf af
the mimioDarie* lant eat to ihli iaiaad, or
otherwiaa reeogniud by tha United Preibjb
■eriaa and tbe London Bad Bapiiit HiiaioBai7
Sooletiea, lo lay before yea a brief itaMneM
reliiive lo Iha prewot ooadition and fuiura
pnspeoU of the eauaa of lolnetwy edoeatioa
ra Jamaica, and to band apoa ii an appeal,
whieh we hopa.will elieii your kiedeM tymp^
thiol br ui in Ihe iryii^ cireumilaaee* fat
which we are plaoed, ami draw fonb yoof
efficient aid,
L'aDvinced ef the tnmenie impeRaooe tt
inpaniag to the ebiUivB of Ibe peaiaatry a
MHiad and icrtplaral edueatioB, we anil ear
breihiee hiTa lor man^ year* endea*ourBd M
maintain day-acbooli in cobbmIob with oar
eoDgregationit a>d thoagh the geod wbieh
baa retntled from tkeae mtailM aebe<^ bat
net been ell that wa eoald have wiabed, wa
have reeeon to hloM Ood br what ba ha*
permitted na lo accompliih. Maay ef iha
•cholan hare, aa we belieie, been preienMd
from punuiag a eoiirie of open ale, in wUeh
il i* more tlian probable tliey weald b**t
■odalged bel for the innrueiios and tnininx
■ bkh they ha** reoeieed, numben he*a
ohtaiaed aueh an aaioanl of peeohr edaeaiieft
aa haa betier Cued ibem for a proMr atiead-
tbe dniie* of dm worM^ ealliag* |
le read initMigiU;
nndar the Di*iaa'i>i*ninf, aai* la ***■• im
wise ante lalvalkni, not a few have, a* i
hnmhly hope end believe, bUB gathend ib
tbe fold of Cbriit.
ptitd by ibe ■eeieiica with wbieh the miraioa.
■riee were atrerelly eoaneeled, In other* by
gram* from edueelional bo<)iee eed denalietM
from benevolent iodioidu^li in the paml
oonntry, while in a great namher of cam Iba
Uichcr looked to tin peiter, who alone wta
raapontibtelbrbieaalary, and itwailie«;
jeaod that the amaaM paid to the o
WEST INDIAN INTELLIO&NCE.
eien in mwoiu af thg ^reniat prosperity,
tbej li&«e praved qaita uunBicicDl for tna
(upport oF ibe tnohcr. Nor need thw ba ■
muter i^nupiiit. Uncdaotcd ud ipiomnt
■■ (he eoundpitcd eliue* gcoenllj were, it
wu inpuiibls tor tbetn pfoperly to ■pprsciata
iha vklue of inunction, knd btncs the puenti
not unfteqoeat]; gnid^ the unill aum de-
manded for tbe ednanuon of iheir oSiphog.
I[ might have bwn eiMcied that uiittaace
in tMiTjiag on m eicellent a work would
have beta obiaioed from the middle and
higher cluwa of the iohibitaau, bat we
regret to iMte that, with lerf few excepCiotu,
thoae who poncM the ability hare afTorded ui
In ordinary, or even in the moat preaperoo*
times, it wai with very gnat difficulty that
some of US could maioUiiii oar scboou with
atl the help which was so kindly afforded
from Great Britain. It niy. therefore, be
reidily coocluded that if bereft of that aid,
and that too in a season oF deep and univenal
depression, our difficulties would be materially
inereated, or rather, that in many cases »•
should be ohligeil entirely to suspend opera-
tions. This, we lament to slate, is now llie
case. While »e hare have had to gricTa
OTsr a sad deeleusion of piety in our Ehurcbes,
•nd a oansequent unuiuingiutt to lubacribe
io liberally as formerly to the support of their
religitiuB inttituiiooi, we bare luWcieat proof
that in many iuilaocea, wliera the vili Io do
ao exists, there ti no longer Ihe ability. The
low price of coloDial produce in the home
markets, the conscqaent ebandooment of some
•states, and the general reduction ot wages
where cultiniion is still carried on, together
with a destmetins rot similar to that of the
articles of food, bare brought the commnnit;
into ■ state oF comptniiTe poTarly. At this
moat oritieal point of our luatory, when we
cte dMply in need of sympathy a:
M tban at any farmer period, we s
reluotantly compelled to curtail, or suspend
their former topport. Aa • neceaein result,
ntnjof our schools are elready closed, othen,
if wa ba left (0 ouresUas, must shortly be dis-
eontinned, while in soma this will be pre<
vented only by the misaion«Ty adding to bis
•lieady too nunurou* and oppressire engage-
menls, the labour* of the s<£aalmasler. This
has already been done to the partial neglect
of oilier important duties.
Wa do not eipect, esteemed friends, that
TQU will ask why we hs>e not applied for
goTernment assistance; but, ai the question
may be proposed by oiben, we would touoi-
pete and answer iL Opinions hare varied
widely unOBf us on this vend quiet iiiii. nor
are there many of t
eiaclly th
who bne alvajn bsld
rs as we now entotiiiu
on, and continued in-
quiry havo brought ui by different ileps to
oar present position, and we have sloott
unanimously come to the determinsiioa not to
receive any government aid whatever.
To you, tliea, eUecmed friends, would we
most respectfully, but most eameally appeal, to
aid OS in our work of faith and Ubour of iont
If ever it was important that ihe lisiug genera-
tion of the AfrioD race should be nligioii^T
educated, it is especially to now. ThraD|&
the munificence of the British nation, they
are blessed with the inestimable boon it
perfect and entire freedom, bat what will thi)
avail if they be still left iu the depths of
igitoranoe 1 Left a prey to their own unrc-
streiiwd passions, it is to be feared that their
course will be marked by licenlbumos,
violence, beatbeniam, and every spedei nf
crime, and will terminate only io eadkM
despair. The cause of nnivenal emudpa-
tion, instead of being advanced, as wss lonfUy
lioped by their good conduct, will ba retarded,
and millions of thtir brethren will still sit in
darkness and the shadow of death, bouiid in
sffliction and iron. Instead of band* of holv
men, goio? forlh continually from this iilaoa,
as we anticipated, to evingeliie the land of
their fatbers. Africa mutt sldl lie neglected bj
her emancipated children, and her anre-
deemed myriads siek by succesuve geien.
lions into the pit of woe, cryiti; " S» mat
Jlut let the means of cdnoalion be tflordtd
and used In humble dependence upon the
Divino hlesiiug, and how gloriously will the
picture be cbsn|^. Jamaica shall blossea
as the rose, and become as the garden of tb*
Lord. Her beneficial ioBnence shall be fell
the surronnding islands, and io both lbs
' IS, till
<■ SUverj Itidt shall ;■■ awij.
d, and pealed,
riaiied bjduf
Weighted with
, and spoiled.
islands of Ibe west, Weighted with the n.
garsof peace, who shall diffuse the light of Imlfa
ummgh bar dark places, till ba habitalions of
cruelty sl»ll be nnivenally tramfbrmed xt»
the abodes of peaoe, and righteoBinMa, and
holy joy.
Let It not be tbonght we an too sBMine
in oar hopes as to the lesalt* of the difiosioa
of sosiptural knowtedga. In the patttal suo>
ease with which it has already pleased lbs
greet Head of the chnrch to blesa our bemUs
laboun, and the proniaea whicb be has left
on record, we' have an earnest, a nledga, that
all we have written shall take place, if th*
mean* ba afforded and we prove true to aar>
aelvea and Io Him, Have not a few, a*
pioneeia of the army of the Prinoe of imm,
altMdy goon brtfa la AEriea ftom the nidrt of
HOME INTBLLiaBNCB.
441-
u ta pnpw* tb* *•; of iIm Lord, mi mAe
hia piiha (mighl. Whelhtr ihej ihill be
■BHained hi Ihelr cSbria, «ad the irerit of
Conqunt ihill %o on frotn thii Irme antll Ihe
Klanou* cbuiga to which »a hi*e adverted
be complele, or wheiher that itork ■hill be
left for anorher ECneralian, de^ndi, under
tiod, attaemed rnendi, upon tou and upon
tn. If wt will unlladlj,«ork for Qoil, He
will pmper our libouri. If we refuse, lie
•ill niM up Dihen who will be more fai hful
and coDHquenllf man incanfuP, Be it
joan, Ihen, out of jour oompeienoj or jour
■boDdance. to pour Ihe tilver anil iha gold
into Hu Ireuury to whoni they belong, and
OQn, wilh ftith and joj, to tee thai they are
■« employed ai to bring Ihe greatest poigible
rereaue .of glory to His name. Let u>, then,
Bniiedly, "in (lie morniog law oar leed, and
in the evtniag withhold not our haarl, aioce
we know not whether iholl pnnper, either thia
or that, or whether they both ■hiill be alike
Contribuliena will be ihaiik fully reeeiv«l
by Iho uerelariea of our reipective tocieties,
■nd duly aotnowledged Lhrough tiia madium
of onr miBtonary publicationi.
(Si,.W)
Giofloi Blvtii, ) Preabytenaa mini*.
PtTtn ANiiiaiDi), } leia.
Tdim. it. Clibi, j MiHiOoariei of the
Jamea William Lanee «■* publicly recog-
nized as putnr of the baptlat cfanrch at
Houghton Regis, Beds. The Rar. J. J.
DaFinof Lutnn readHOd prayed, after which
the ItcT. D. Gould of Dunitable delirered
an introductory discourM; the Rct. J. Hinma
of Luton proposed the usual inquiries, and
rollowod the statements of the new pastor
with approprinto remnrksj the Rer, Andrew
G. Fuller of Evesham offered pmyer for the
pnstor, who was suhsequenllir nddmsed bjr
the Rer. Joshua Ruasel! of Greenwich from
1 Tim. jr. 16. The seriice was closed with
prsyer by the ReT, J. Wood,
In the evening, after rending and pmyet
by the Re*. Jnmei Andrews of Wobnm, n
■ermon was nddrencd to the church and con-
gregntion by the Rbt. A. G, Fuller fh>m
I Tim. i. &. The Rer. P. SafTer? concluded
the interesting services of the day with
prayer.
Although th« weather was moat unpropt-
lious, the chapel was crowded with scTeial
hundrede of altenlive hearers. The church
at Houghton was one of the manj eatabUshed
in thii county by Banyan.
W.t
Baiij. B. Dfjctir,
Baptiitt
NEW CHURCH.
In Iha yeu 184i, the Rev. James Blair,
avangelist of the Bsptitt Union of Scotland,
«Biaa lo labour in Leith. He continued only
• few months. When ha left, the work was
taken up by Ihe students of the Theological
Academy, Edinburgh, at the expenea of the
Union. As little good, however, appeared to
result trom these labours, the brethren in
Leith reaoliad to fbrm themielica into a
ctinreb, wilh the hope that in this capacity,
mnd with one elatedly ministering among
Iheni, the word of lile'-thfl work of God —
would prDiper in their hands. Accordingly
tbey were, on sabbath, 3rd of June, orgnn-
ited into a church hy the Rev. Frands J^n-
■ton of Edinburgh. Mr. Johnston on the
occasion chose for hii text, Psalm ilviii, 13,
and entered fully inio an rxpoaitiiin of the
Datura and constitulionof a Christian church.
The bmhicn are seven in number, includ' .
big John Peataon, A.H., whom (hey have
obluined as their minister in holy things.
ORDINATIONS.
On Thursday, May 17. IBIS, iba R«*.
The Rer. John Jordan Davies, late of
Bootle, has accepted Ihe charge of the bap-
tist church at Luton, late under the care of
the Rev. Henry I)itrt;es),
RECENT DEATH?.
Mn. Reea was bom in London, in 1811.
She was the child of pious parents, and Iha
youngest of four surviving children. Her
Aither, Thomas Curtis, Esq., of Paddington,
WHS for many yean a member of the church
nnder the pastoral csre of the Inte Re*.
James Upton, BIncklnars. He was a man
of eminent piety. He died in the year 1B21,
when the subject of this memoir wns only ten
years old. Young as she was, the active and
cheerful piety, the fervent pray en, and
especially the peaceful and happy death of
her beloved parent left deep impressions upon
her mind, which exerted a SHlulnry influence
upon her character through life. It was not,
however, till the year 1830 that she appean
to have experienced a decided change of
heart During a season of bodily nfniction,
she became inteosely nnxiouB about her
eternal interests. For some weeks her mind
waa oppreaaed wilh the moat gloomy and
distressing apprehensinne ; a sense of her
sinful and mined condition filled her with
terror, and, for a season, aha refused to ba
comfoitad. Upon her partial recovery, the
became a hearer of the Isle Dr. Andrews of
Walworth, nndei whoae ministry she wa*
mwclCully led to the true •ouice of pcM«,
BOMB IHCBLLIOENCB.
deuce in the aloniag MoiSce of the lAmb o[
God, M the onlj groond of bti hope of
MlTBtion. In tb« ■ammer uid aatamn of
Ibe mjBB jear, ihe, togetbar with ber motha
ud ■ pact of the bmil)', epent xune monlbi
it the na aide, in SoiUh Walea, wbete >he
dciiTad miieb additional light and encourage-
■WDt from beaiing tuimu P.-glifb mioiiten
It Smoca ud C^murtben. From that
liliia, to tbe period of her dceea«e, ihe mu
permitted to expanenoe aa luiiiiaal amount
'. cpjofment. Bat
I aanieat and fia,jata\
ig trerrdi
of baptkm, and her nothet beiog a pado-
baptiat, ahe did not connect hefaelf uritb anf
CSuiMian church till the jear 16J4, when ahe
ni baptiied bj the Rct. S. Qceen of
Walwonh. The fbllowiog extmct from a
leUcr of Mr. Green to the vriter, dmted IBth
«f JuuvT, 1B49, will indicate the riewm he
entertained of hei religioaa ehuactei at the
time : — " [ did not talie notea, a* I h»e often
done, of m; conTemtion with jntu late dear
wife on baptizing her, and I do not luScientlf
lemember thnt conrenation to be able to
commit vij part of it to paper. Two thingi
■tnick me at the time, and when occanonallj
I haioioeD her lincc, the imprraion baa been
deeponed. Oae ii, that bet religion wai of
the calm, deep, and thoughtful kind, which
the frequent itiidj (tf God'i won] onlj could
produce. There wm no eidlement. The
other thing wa* the dedaioD, the firmneis
which marked her condact. Yanr belored
wile thtnigfat deepi;, a* it ilnick me, and wu
Ibe Nibject of a deep-toned piet;.**
AH who had the happioeai of an intimate
aequaintance with Mn. Reea will admit, that
itwouUl be difGcalt to convejr, in a lew woidi,
■ mora con«ct and Sutbfiil repreaentation of
her character tlian Hr. Green hai done.
Her eileniire acquaintance, and ber dailf
eonrene with the aacrad onclaa imparted to
bar religioaa beli^ the character of •erenc
and immaieabla confidence. Sbe wai, alao,
•qualljr dlatinguiihed hf the powwiun ol
ttiaro«igh dedaion, and unwaienng conataocy
in alt ber puraoila and engagementa, which
tended greiUi; to augmc
leligioua character.
In the jear 1E85, ibe became united by
maniue to Ihe writer, at that time preiiding
ovar the baptiat church at Burton I^timer,
Nortbamptanihire. Conadona of the peculiar
icapoaaibilitieB ot ber new poution, abe
arincad the utmoat anxiety to atail beiaelf of
the nrM oppottanitiaa of oaafiibeM which
preaanled theouelrea, in oqanection with the
eongregation and tbe Sunday ichool onder
the care of her huihand. Aa a Sunday ichool
teacher, bei wnicea were eminent!)' efficient.
Wbila her intolligaoce, and ber modeat and
diaarful kindncaa lowarda lier Allow teacbera.
•sertad a general and Mlutaiy inSuenoa in the
•dMol, — tbo oiMibera of her own elaaa
attention. Hei
affectionate Hppeali, conatnioad tbem all to
know and feci, that it waa " the de«n of
ber heart and pnyer to God for tbem, that
Ibej might be laved." And area afta aha
left tbe ndghbouihood, ahe tfill dieriibed tbe
deepeat a^itude for tbeir beat intereabh
With aome of tlieni ahe oontinaed to cor-
rcapond to the time of her doeeaae.
Tbe following eatrada will illuitrata tha
part of ber Eharatfcr. Tba fint ia from a
note (tf M. W. to tlie wiiter, juit recWTed:—
" I bafe a ri<rid recoUection of Ui*. Reea'i
eBbrta to do food. I
during tbe time ahe waa connected with tbe
Sunday achool at Burton, and wtil da I
remember with what cameitaeM ahe directed
our attention to thoie thing! which make for
our ererUating peace. But you were remoTcd
to another part of tbe Chriatiaa rineyard
before I wu able rightly to appndate hei
worth. I bad only reached tha age of twclte
when your remond from Bnrton took place,
an erent which ao deeply diitnaKd na alL
I enctoHi one out of manr letUn I recdied
from ber, which may be of uae to yon."
The letter referred to, ii dated, lalehara,
16th of Harch, iMi. And the following
extract ii mierted merdy as an illuatratinn of
the ityle .of ber comapondence, eapecially
with Toung penon*.
« Hy dear Hin W . I waa gbd to hear
from jDU agnin, lor though I have but little
time kr comapondence, yet lettera from old
and dear friendi ara truly refnahing, and
joan an alwaja ao. If you peraevere in tbo
plan you luiTe commenced, of doTOting
certain acaaona to pray Ibr aooe definite
objed, in humble dependence on tbe S|Hrit of
God, 1 doubt ttot that you will receire
gndoiM anawei*; e^wdally if your prayoi,
(■eeompanied by componding aSiirta,) be
directed to tbe ooaTcnicm of nineia to Ood.
And your own mind will alao be abundantly
benefited by your frequent Tints to the throne
of grace. I am pleaaed to hesr that S. S. ii
thoughtful, but you auM use your utmoat
efibita to Itfing her at once to doeiaioD, and to
declare henalf on the Lord'a dde. I ban
aeon too many young peraana mdllating and
baiting between two opiniona; peraooa who
hare bad deep oooTidioM, and yet could not,
or rather hokM net, yield their hearti to
God ; aooie of theae T«iy indiridoala, after a
time, have sank into ■ state of abaotule
Indillbrenes, — and aonw bate cren ridiculed
aerioui piety. Hence I feel the raat import-
anoo of Iborough and immediate deciBoo.
You hare anid nothing of Hisi H . I hope
you will not ceaie to uae mean* to biing her
to the Sariour, and if you are lutbful and
prayerful, be Msared yon will not Inbour in
Tain,--Qod will UMi yon and maka yon a
EOMB inrxLLiasiraE.
It would ftr McMd the IhniH udgned to
tht« ^Mcb, to attempt to trace the life of Mrs,
Ret* in connection with the levenil churcbc*
OTtT which the oriter predded ', wSice it to
■ay, that at eteif place (he bad tb«hflp[Hneie
cf enjoiriBg the mart cordial eeteeni and full
confidence of ell who had the pririlege of
being acquainted with her.
Being dependent on comparatirelj limited
pecuninrj naource*, and having the charge of
n jroang and increuing family, much of lier
time wai neccnatily deroted to tha penonal
auperintendcnee of her domnlic affiiin (and
ttirea matlen ahe neier neglected); alill bj a
«iierul and ayileniatic apportionment of her
time, ahe aenued dailj opportunitiea for
prirate derotion, for reading, and frequently
for viaiting the afflicted and the poorer
memhen (^ tha church. She alwayi look
■t great interett in conTening with aged
Cl^iatiani, and ber attention to them waa
uniformly reciprocated with grateful and
aflectionale cateem. The children of the
poor alao engaged her conitant and kindest
■ympathy. Whereier it was found necet-
aarj. ahe originated ncietiea lo Kipply the
dealilute with articlci of clothing, to enable
tbem to attend the Sundaj Khool and the
houie of God. In thi> way ihe had the
happincM of bringing lery many of the
young under religioua inatruction, who other-
wiae muat have ranained in ignorsnca and
wralchedneu. In the numeroua letCen of
condolenre which the vriler hoa reeeired
aince her deceaae, many touching nnd giatefiil
alluiioaa are mude to the extent and efficiency
of ber eierlioni in (bia depertment. Pertona
who knew the amonnt of her daily domeatic
carea, and who witnctaed the order, the
■abjection, and the happinen which preTailed
ia her house, haie often eiprened their
a to how ahe could manage lo
o the
f th(
wel&re of otheil. But for wme of theae
remarkable traita of her character, there are
reaioti* to believe, that she waa greatly
indebted lo tlie example and initmction of
tier beloved lalher. She often apoke with
grateful admiration of hts upright nnd con-
acienlioua attention to every relatire duty,—
of hii punctual and unfailing regard lo all fail
engagement*— in Ihe family— in Ihe church —
and in the world. In theae ropecta he
clowly imitated the beautiful einmpte of bis
excellent paator, whom he held in the
bishert eitecm. Who can ealimale the
Important beneRta which rrault fhmi Ihe
tipiight, punctual, and conaiitenl deportment
of a derated pgitor, apart from the blesnng)
which flow from hia public miniitry !
But Ihe only latiafactory aolulion that can
be giren of the general efficiency of Mrt.
Beet'i character and exertioni wilt be found
in her own mental peculiarity and habit*.
She pDMcaaed a Tigoroui mind, which had
been wall diadplined l^. eany tiaining^
readily and nflectlaiL The lovo of raadingt
which aha acquired when Tery yoang, iba
culliiatad through life. She alwa^a had
some book, to the reading of which ahe
deioled aoma portion of time every day.
Tbia very liabit, inatad of encroaching upon
domeMie dutica, greatly facililated their uni-
form and cheerful discharge i by the Mlutaiy
influence it exerted, in keeping the mind
actirs, healthful, and buoyant. And het
remarkable equaoiniity of temper and a*l&
control mabled her to turn every moment to
good account While abe waa em prompt
nnd unceadngly active, ahe never appeared
exdted and hurried. Among the circle of
her acquaintance, ihe was uniformly kind,
affable, and cheerful. Though alwaya ready
to express hei opinion on disputable pointa,
I am not aware that ahe ever gave offmice to
any Christian friend. In short, ahe wat
happily bleat with "the wisdom that is from
above, which is firat pure, then peaceable,
gentle and easy to be entreated, full of mercy
and good fruits, without partiality, and with>
out hypocrisy."
She had reaidad at Braintree just three
years at the time of her deceaae, and it is a
pleasing reflection, that they were, perhspe,
the happieat yean of her life. The unifonn
kindness of the people, and the harmony
which prevailed in the church, were often
adverted to in the quietude and privacy of
home, as a matter of devout thankfulness to
Him, whose guidance we hod uniteiltg sought
in every movement, and whose ftvnur and
presence we had always enjoyed, but which
are now to be experienced by each teparaiel]/,
and in very dlRcrent drcumatances, yet not
without hope of a blessed and ou eternal
The immedbte cause of her decease was a
somewhat premature confinement, fbr which
no cauK coitid be assigned. She was attended
by two medical men, who aeemed to think
that the case did not indicate any serioua
danger, till almost the moment. But it
appears quite certain fhim the testimony of
the nurse, and tliat of an old and trustworthy
servnn t, who were with ber from the commence
ment to the close of ber sufTerings, that sba
did not expect to survive the event j yet her
mind was perfectly calm, she had no drend of
d}ing. She occaaionallj adverted to the
difficulty of gjving up her dear young bmily,
but at Ihe same time exprMsed her full
confidence in God's all-sufliciency to provide
for tfacm. On one occasion, and when
enduring great suffering, she said, " Well, I
ahall soon be with my heavenly Father."
On Friday morning, I2th of January, 1849,
about half past seven, ahe gave birth to >
Btill-bom child. Now all danger seemed to
be over, and ahe eipreesed her devout thanks
to God for the alrength she bsd received,
evidently hoping that her fears had been
groundless. Tha result, however, proved
BOUB INTBLLtGEHCft.
tnbcnrbe. Id ten than tialf an hour ihe
called the nunc to her bed'Ude, requnted her
In lub her handa; bat in ■ monimt or two
aheclaaped them together, and nunming the
Bllitude ar iotenae nippllnition, and vith the
language of prajer on her lipa, ehe ceuied to
Bpealt. The Teil waa rent, and her happy
apirit left jta Irail tabernacle, exchanged it fur
'a houae Dot made with hands, elarnal in the
Thut the tender mother of aii young
children wan auddenlj nnd un ex peeled Ij
lemoved. In the midtt of her uKfulnm, nnd
in the thittj-ei)jhth jnr of her age. Surely,
" Cloudi and darlmen are round about Him,
but juetLce and judgment are the habitation
of hia throne." " 'I'be cnp which my Father
hath giTen me. ahall 1 not drink it ?"
Her mortal remaina were conreyed lo their
final mting place, in the burial ground
■djoiniiig the baptist chapel, Braintcee, on
ISlh of J«nuary, when the Rev. T. Craig of
Bocking di^livered an affectionate and BOlemn
addren to a very numeroui audience who had
aoeoibled on the oi^caaion. On the fblluving
LoTil'a day, the Rev. J. Angus, A.M.,
preached a tunerul aennon to a very Inrge nnd
deeply efFected congregBlton, from John xi.
U, 16.
nrainiree, Jane 9lh, leta.
The ancient church of Hnmatcrley, county
of Durham, hna been called tu Buffer in many
waya lately i lereial of her very aleady and
Dieful memben hare tx^n laid abide by old
age nnd infirniitir*; aereral hii\e removed
fiom our neighbourhood to diFerent patta of
the country, and aome have been removed by
death. Among these may be mentioned the
following names:— Mr. Thomaa Stephenson,
a«ed 42, he wns called hence fay a severe ill-
ness, after nbuut a week's endurance. He
liad sustained the character of a good man
and H useful member of tha church for
eighteen jears. The next, Mrs. Ann While,
an eicet'dingly spiritual and litely Chrittian,
and a person of a very libeial diapiisitio!
Sl>a had l>een a member about twenty-thn
years, and met death in a truly serene ar
Chrislian manner. And the above Mr. Ji
seph JopHng hnd been a member for netirly
twenty years. Tfao family from which he
sprang had been connected <Fi[h the chui
for about two hundred year*. Hti fiither had
been a deacon for nearly thirty years, and he
himself sustained the same ofBce for nineteen
»^ftr». , Kt, Jopling partook of Ihe common
'*IoL of humanity b gnd like the rest of hii fel-
low Christians, he was nol without his spoil
and wrinkles, but he hnd aome excellencies
which rendered him a very useful member
and olEce-bearer. He woa conatant ~ '
I steady in hi* tUendance at all our mcel „ .
not only the public bnt Ihe private ptayei^
meetinga. At Ihesa latter metlnga his 1o«
is now severely felt, aa also in the ieadhf
" the bouse of Ood. He ww
also naturally .
■eqirently, in moat n
.....fi,
a very diaocet
iviser. He wai iixewiic a man of peace,
id endeavoured to study the thtnga that
iie for peace ; and while he coold idats
his opinion fully and ttfelf on any anhject,
a quite disposed la bear wjib those who
;hl and felt differently from himself, an
iment which all the memben of our
h would do well lo cultivate. Mr.
Jopling was a worshipper at oar dupel at
usual on the 29lh of April la^ and on tba
ening of that day led (ha singing, in part
least, and prayed, in hia uanat healiji, and
incing a considerable flow of animal spitila.
The last hymn sung that night voa— " To-
lotTow, Lord, is thine," Ac. On tho inom>
ig of the 30th, next day, he wai seiied with
trouble in tha ehesi, and died that night
etween eight and nme. This mode of leav-
ig ui is a pmctical lesson to lu of the truth
of our Lord a exhortation, " Be ye aUo ready,
inch an hour as ye thinli not the Son
of man cometh." Let ut all take the ndiin^
and " work while it ii called to-day, tor tha
night cometh wherein no man can work."
On the 2Bth of May, at the hODle of Mr.
John Williami, King Street, Carmarthen,
his father-in-law, the Rev. J. S. Hughe^
baptiit minister. Mount Pleasant, Swanaea,
in Ihe 2Tth year of his age, after a long and
aevere illnen, which he bore with f^hriatian
pnlience and Bubmiasion to the will of the
Lord. He was subject to deep religions im-
preHiouB at an early age, and was baptized
at the age of fifleen at Aberduar, Carmab.
thenehire, by Ihe respected pastor of that
church, Ihe Rev. John Williams. He feared
God from his youth. At the age of sixteen
he began to preach the unsearchable richea
of Chiiit. The simple minislerial exercises
of the youth greatly nfiecled the young, and
so induced ihe church to cherish the hope to
see him one day a man of eminence and
great usefulnea in the church of God. After
making some progresi in clnaiicat knowledge,
first at Ffrun-vale, and anerwan'a in the
Presbyterian College, Carmarthen, he entered
Stepney College, but hia health fliiled and
was rompelled to cense fVom applicatioii.
Receiving a unanimous invitation from tb*
baptist church at Mount Pleasant, Swnnseai,
be accepted it, and was ordained April 9ih,
I B4S. The blessing of heaven allcnded hia
labours ; the congregation increnaed, and
many were added lo tha church. Aa a pnstor
he was affectionate, careful, and diligent ; be
of Ihe ministry. During the last three ya
HOMB IMTBLLIQENOB.
hia health »M gndiullf (klling, wid «b«n he
WW Ihat TcooTerr in* hopelsM, he rsngned
hii eoal te the handi of hii Seiiour and God
withoDt the fen of death. Hii ho.iei reeled
on the crao, " he feared no eril in the dark
nller of the ihMloir of death." Thus in
■he bIfNKD of jonth, and with the laireet
ts of (uefulnae, he mik to an eartj
Haj 33td, ] Bi9, died, in the 77lh jear of
her age, Hat;, the beloTed nife of R. Riindle,
nearlj fori; jean ■ eoiuiitant meaiber of the
baptirt chimh, New Hoed, Oifbrd. A life
marked b; actiritj wu lucceeded b; > pain-
ful affliction of two yean end ui tnontha
duration ; but a firm hope in the SAriour nifr
taincd btr ipirila, and ■ more peaceful, eai;,
bappj death coold not be dnired.
Died, June fith, at hit reaidenee, Male
Cottage, Luton, near Chatham, m the 76th
year of hii age, after eome montha of auffer-
ing, Mr. William Acwoitb, btber of Dr.
Acwottb, the preaidenL of Horton College,
It i* lelilom that a church experieacee io
'■eiare a loia in the death of one of it* mem-
bera ai haa been felt b; the dioenling church
■t Finchlei, in the decteie of Mr. Maaon,
who for KTeinl ;ean had flUed the office of
deacon, with eminent prolit to the church and
tionouT to himielf. Though connected with
nn independent church, Mr. Haion waa
throufihaut hia life a decided bapttat.
Hta earl; tiaining bad been in connc ''
with the ealabliihed church ; but no de ,
■bidiog religioua impreiuon waa produced
tipan hia mind, and he grew up lo manhood
^thout anj aeriotu concern fui thoae tfainga
whicb can alone make for our p«nce. On
one ocnaion. howerer. in compan; with lome
olher ;oung men, he atrolled into a church.
Hia aiHciBte* aoon went out again, but hi
remained, and a lermon upon the leit, " The;
that run in a race run all, but one obtainelh
the prize," arreated hia altention, and
bicoed b; God to hia conreraion. On mature
raOection rnd examinalion, he became con-
vinced of the correclneaa of the prindplca of
the bapliali, and at the age of about twent;.
two waa admitted aa a member of the churcl
In Prtacot Street, London, under the pntlDral
cam of the Rct. A. Booth. He remained a
member of thii church for Krenl fean, but
(nbaequentl; became connected with that
aaaambling in Fetter Lane Chapel, under the
paatoral care of the Bar. Mr. Auatin, and
•IterwaTdt of the Rer. Mr. Eln;. While
unitad with tht« church he tf» eamfHI;
preaKd lo undertake the office of deacon, but
hie innate hnmilit; and difKdenee prompted
him to decline doing ao. On remoring hia
residanee to Higfagate, he took an actiie in-
tereat in the baptiM church there, but atill
continued lo commune oith the church in
Fetter Lane ; but lubaequentl;, having r»-
lOved lo Finchle;, he found it impoaaible la
laintain Chriittan intercouraa with a church
1 dlManl. At Finchlej, when he firit re-
iDTed thither, the nuie of enngelical reli-
ion wae at a rer; low ebb. There waa, hov-
Ter, a email chapel at Eaat End, where the
goapel wu preached b; the agenta of the
itinerant aociet;, and later b; the atudenla of
HighburjF College. Mr. Maaon, in conjunc-
tion with aame other Chriatlin Iriendi. had
formed the deugn of erecting a mora coo-
modioua place of wor^ip, when the proprietor
of the building, which had been uaed aa a
chapel, auddcDl; refuted the further uae of it
to the congreption. Hr. Hiaon without
dela; got hia own houae ticenaed aa a place of
worehip, and hers religioua aerricea were held
erer; lebbath for fourteen montha, while the
preaent chapel waa being erected, the funda
for the building of which were in great part
niaed bj Mr. Maaon'a aKiduoua and untiring
eiertiona, aeconded b; the ChriNian Uberalit;
ofthelataThomaa Wilaon, Eu|. The chap^
waa opened in Auguit 1B30. Of the church
aaeembling here Hr. Maaon continued to ba
the tole deacon until a recent period, >u|>tt-
intending ita tecular afl^in with equal judg-
ment and kindneaa ; at Hnt, while the pulpit
waa lupplied chiefl; b; the atudenla of Higb-
bur; Collie, and nibieqaenti; under the
pniloral care of the Rct. J, Wataon, and hia
eatcemed iiiccewir, the Rct. G. R. Birch.
After a Ridden and brief illneaa, having been
leiied with inflammatian of the lunge, he waa
oiled to hii reit and hii reward on the morn-
ing of Snnda;, April 8, in iha Mitj-eighth
jear of hia age. Hia end waa tranquil and
peinleaa, thoueh aoon after Ibe oomniencemant
of the attack he became delirioua, nnd did not
r^ain the power of collected thought. A
lew weeka onlT preiioua lo hia lamented
e church and «
iregation had taken an opportunit; of leatify-
ing their affection and fMeem fbr himaelf and
hia beloicd wifit, and their giateftil reeognitioD
of their untiring derotedneea lo the aervice ol
the church, b; the public preaentation to
them of an eeaj chair and a handaoma cop;
of the Sacred Seriplurea.
Mr. Maaon baa left behind him a name
which ia liallowed in Ibe recolterlion of all
who knew hia aincere, cheerful, and unpre-
tending piet;. Hia character ciliiUled a rnia
union of unawening adherence to prircT|i|a
and large chant; for thoae who conadentiouil;
iiftaed from him. He preaened the happ;
medium of conaialentl; adhering to nn'1
aHerting hia diatinctiva riewa on nlijuoui
449
HOMB DrTELLIGENCB.
gueslimi, wilhaat argr tbnuUng them for-
Tirdi noudlf or obtrnaTtlj, uid the nwiU
WM the ccrdiol niKm and mpect of all who
knew liim, whether baptiati or independent*,
churdimen or disMoten. "The inemor; of
the juit u blewed."
MISCELLANEA.
The CominiMee of the Bapliit Theological
Education Society rapectfullv and reT7
eanintlj entreat the attention of the roem-
bera of the baptitt detiaminatiDD to the fal-
lowing ■tBlement.
It is Bcnerallj known that thii locielj waa
inatitatcd in the year 1K43, to train young
tnen for the ChriMian aiiniatrr, I17 placii^
them Dtidet the caie and iiutrnetion of ap-
proved pBilon, in whose fiiniilies thej sliould
redde for the two yean, which, by the rega-
laliona of the Mcteljr, waa the asnal tenn of
their engagement,
The opeiBlmns of the society commenced
in Januarf, 1845, and from ■ laije number
of nicceisiTe application!, ten candidatee
hsTe at diifrrent limes been selected, all of
whom hnie completed their term. They
were placed with the Rer. B. Godwin, D.D.,
Oxford, Re*. J. Jnckson of Taunton, Her.
T. J. Gough of aipstone, Rei. C. Daniell
of MeUiham, and the Ret. D. Gould of
Dunstable ; and all the tnton fasTe reported
fiiTOtmbly of the character, conduct, piety,
and Bpplicalion of the students. Their
acceptability as minlBters has been proTed by
theii seTeral engagements ns probationem, or
settlement as paiton of the churches, at
Ryde in the Isle of Wight, Atlilone in Ire-
land, Woodude in Gloucestenhire, Emiworth
in Hampshire, Torchester in Yorkshire,
Barnstaple in Deion, Folesbam in Norfolk,
■nd at Winchester. One student left hii
tutOT only B short time since, and another
Inlends to putsae his studiei fori few montfaa
longer at his own expense. Thos eight out
of the ten are either settled ns pastors, or
hare the eipeetation of being so whera they
are now supplying.
Thus it has been proved, hy an expenment
neceraarily conducted on a rery limiled scale,
that the plan is good and has been eminently
lucceufiil — that suitable young men ate
ready, and would gladly btrII themselves of
such Msistance, that very competent men of
long Gtandirg in the ministry are willing to
undeitake the oRiee of tutors, and to devote
themselves to the required duties, and that
our churches readily receive as piston those
who hare been thus educated.
The cnmmittee in presenting their report,
napectfully declare (heir cimvicl ion, that if
the system were liberally supported, and ex-
tensiiely carried «ut, it would, under the
divine blessing, convey madi b^efit to the
church of ChriM ; but while atath^ tUs fsct
they are p^nfally compelled to eKpica theii
regrtt, that their repeated appekia for pcco-
nkry aid have not met an adequate re*p«n*e.
Their coileetor, tb« Ser, Stephen Davis. Iws
travelled far and made extensive and diligent
spplialion* iu manycuuntiei with TCfy Small
The funds are now alwusled.
The c
accomplished what has been done, are widely
located. The amount of their eontribulinns
is not BufUcient to justify the expense of a
collector^ penor.al application. Theiefort,
the commillee with deep regret ate eompelkd
to announce that the eiislenn of Ihe aodMj
is virtually at an end. They have, neieilhe-
leea, resolved before their tepnration to make
one more^and probably their last, appeal M
the denomination ta preserve and render pei^
maneut the advantages of this inraluablB
instilution. They respectfully recommend
to their friends the coutributoia resident in
Ihe country, (0 remit donations or subacrip-
tioiiB by poat-ofRce order, payable at tba
Limehouse post-olficetothetreaBnrer,Ja«eph
Fletcher, Uoion Dock, Limebonse ; Of by
drafts on London banketa, crosaed Bsnk it
England) and they request that every such
remittance may be accompanied by direetioa*
as to it* disposal, in the event of the discon-
tinuance of the institotion; because, bjling
such mstruction, upon the clnaing of the
account, the committee will pay over the
balance remuning to the trcMurer of the
Baptist Building Fund, for the pnrpoacs at
tbat soeiety'a loan fand.
of then account. A more detailnd aecouBl
of receipts and expenditHTe with a list of the
contributon will bercafter be given.
£ a <!.
Paid fat Ua board aad in-
A di(TllHtn«nlB.stailoD«TT,
The eipcnces incurred in commencing <ha
societ*, by travelling and postage, would net
agnin occur. The employment of a collector
It a filed salary, to travel the coDntty and
make the society known, waa necesfaiy In
order that the eiperinwnl might be hiriy
made, and much credit is due to the collector
for the exertions he ha* put forth. Had his
labDUTi been more successful, had the
amount given bnn enlarged to any eonsidet'
able extent, his salary and diargta had still
bent the same, and tin snrplut would have
HOUS INTELLiaENCB.
kdded to tha number of atiuUnM i for had
Iheic number been fifl; initetul of ten, the
chief addiliaiiMl cott would have beoi Uis
The committee con only moam that it ii
Uwir dutj thiu to rtcnid a failure, when the
cauae demanded a diSerent reault. Thej
njoice, notwilhitanding, that good hai been
accompliibed, and uncaiely hope that the
memben of the baptiat denomination will
Jet feel it to be their duty and priiilege to
do all thef can to train bnlj and gifted men
for the great work of the Christian miaiitrj.
Bj Older of the committee,
Joan Cox., aecretarf.
Wottwiek, Mag 2\it, 1B4S.
In eonfbrtliitf with the recommendalionj of
the Baptist Union, apecial aenica hare been
held here to invoke the dinne influences of
the Holj Spirit, for the reiinil and extention
of religia& in oar churches. Thef eom-
menced on Lord's day, June lOlh ; and
anited paUie senices were held on laceeed-
ing ereniiigi of the week at Heneage Street,
Mount Zion, and Cannon Street chnpela.
Prayers were otTeted or addmsca giien bj
brethren Moraan, sen., Pitt (frum Irelond),
Hull (late of Watford), Walsall {late stu-
dent at Bradford), Ssundera (inte of Sydney);
Taylor, Mackay (from Scotland), Daniell,
Swan, Bxie, and Harwood Morgan. The
meetingi were well attended, and it ii hoped
these interesting lerrices, and similar ones
conrened throughout the country, wilt, under
God, be introductory to a great revival of
religion among us.
Stepney ebapel was opened for divine
worship in Jane, 1811. The aunt total
which has been expended on the fabric, in-
cluding some intereat money for the fint four
yean, ii £2829. In NoTcmber last, the
debt was £320, when it wasresolred to make
an effort for its extinction; in ais months
IVom that lime, at the expimtion of which a
■eriea of aeriicea were deriaed to gi<e the
Sniping stroke to 'this undertaking, frequent
■pedal prayer meetings were held for aix
weeks to inroke the bleaing whidi has so
eminently been diapenled.
On Lord's day, June lOth, three sermons
were preached and collections made after
each, those in the morning and evening by
the Kcx. J. Aldis of London, and that in the
aAernoon by the Bav. J. Tindall (WMteyan)
of Lynn.
On Wednesday, the IStb, two sermons
wore preached tot the mme object, one by
the Bar. C. Elien of Bury, and the other by
Um IUt. J. Sherman, Sumy etuipel, Lon-
don. After public break&*t on the uion^ng
of the 13th, oddresges were deliiered by
Messrs. Eliren, Sherman, Tindall, GrifEth^
and others. In the evening, a public tea
meeting was held, of which more than five
hundred peraoni participated— all ths trays
being gratuitously provided- After lea, an.
adjournment took place to the chapel, when
George Ovenden, Esq., of London, took the
chair. After ungingand prayer, the Rev. J.
T.Wigner.the esteemed paator,gave the report
of tha finance committee, and made the
gratifying communication that Ihe debt WBi
niliTtly txlinguiihtd,taia balance sufficient
remaining to defray all eipences. TheBev.J.
Bane of Downham and Griffiths o( Necton
having addressed the large and joyoua audi-
ence, an uneipected scene woa exhibited,
which eleclriSed and melted the meeting.
Two of the deacons came on the platform,
Bod in the name of the church and congrega-
tion presented Mr. Wigner with a handaoma
gold watch and chain, and Mrs. Wigner
with an elegnnt and costly akeleloa time-
piece. The p.-istor, aa well aa his orercharged
heart would permit him, briefly returned
thanks, and the Rav. C. Elven in hi> oddresa
feelingly acknowledged this eiuberence of
affectiooate liberality on the p^irt of Mrs.
Wigner. Addreaaei were afterwards deliver-
ed by the Rev. S. Pike of Wisbeach, Hor-
court of Sutton, Menrs. Groves, nnd J. Keed,
and T. Ddwban, Esq. After votes of thanks
to the finance committee, the Indies for the
excellent tea, and to Ihe worthy chairman,
this aeries of deeply jnlereating aervicea were
closed by the doiology and benediction.
The fourth annual meeting of the Baptist
Villnge Misaion was held on the 6th of April,
in Ihe preaching room, Armley, when up-
warila of 130 subscribers nnd IVienda took
tea together. The meeting was presided
over by Mr. William Gatenby of Skipton.
The repott, which was of the most cheering
nature, ahoived that during the past year two
missionaries had been employed, — that up-
wards of 3.400 household viaita had been
made, — £00 meetitigi held for preaching and
religious instruction, — 27 persDus baptized
on a profession of fiiith, nt the Kirkilall,
Armley, and Woodhouse Cnrr stations. —
and that a church had been formed at Arm-
ley. It was also repotted that 5000 tracts
bad been distributed, — 1700 cheap religious
magoiines sold, 200 children Inught in the
sabbath schoolo, 60 of whom had been in-
Blnicted during the week evenings in writing
and arithmetic, — that tours bad been made
to Pontefract, Skiplon, Castleford, Stc.,—
that through the minionaries' visits to Skip-
ton, a most important and hopeful door Kir
preaching the gospel ol the kingdom had
been opened, and that Skiplon bad been
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CORRE8P0NDSK0H.
mada ■ penunent itatioD, — that for tha
wioul miadonaij opentioni £ 1 50 had bc«n
recwvadp—Hnd that ■ growing interest vu
manireatad in the openilioiu of the tocietr.
II WH nlao itfltad that a mlsROii chapel, with
•chool, ia about to be erected immediatelj at
Kiiiitall, lovudi which £130 had been
piomiMd.
Tha fiFlf-tecond anniremir]' of thii Bcietj
waa held on Tundav, April 12, at Hanorer
chapal, Peckham. The Ret. Thomai Ad-
klntof SouthamptoD pimched an appiopriale
and nieful Mrmon on luinh liii. 4, last
clnuse. A public meeting, at which D. W.
Wire, E>q., preuijed. In the Tarioui other
■erries of the dajr the following miniiten
were engaged, Hevi. Menra. Hill, Bean,
Hunt, Hogen, Thomas, Gamble, Adev.Brom-
fleld, Bumet, Dr. Mania, Richanli, and
Snula. The report Mated that the eflbtt on
behalf of the JuUlee Fund had been sue-
cenfulljr compteled, and thnt a new district,
as the result of this effbit, would forthwith
be eomroBUced. A resolution was unani-
mously passed, preeealiog (he thanks of the
■ocietr to the Rer. J. E. Ridiardi of lAcae-
house, for the important serrices which, ai
one of the secntoriea, be had rendered to the
institution during the period of nineteen jrnra.
He i* tueceed«! bj the Rer. T. Kennerle]' of
Mileham. The reports from the aoTaral sta-
tions were of an enconrKging eharaeter, and
nunieroua instaacea of uaefulnen were detail-
ed as the effect of the diirioe bicaaing on tbe
UbouR of the deroted mWonariea. The
Surrey MisBon is identified whb no party; H
militates agatnit nothing but ain, and ils'
powerful nuiilinrin, ignorance and infidelity;
it seeks no interiist but that of Christ aod
mankind ; it aims at uniting the talents, the
lani, the influence, and Ubour, of (he Irieodt
of the gospel of every name.
HISIO51IT0N,
The Rei. Henry Etbhi haa resigned Ibe
charge of the church at Pi^ah, Pembtoke-
^ire, aAer labouring there six years and a
half. During that time he has had the plea-
sure of baptising seventy-one persona, but, to
the great regret of tba congregation, he Snda
himself unable (a nistaia the exertion wUsh
(he atation requirea.
CORRESPONDENCE.
To llu Edilor itf tht Baptitt MagaMint.
Mt dexr Sir, — Before your readers are
hnnieil awny by the spirit of discuwou gi
me a quiet comer for a few fiicts in reference
to our miauon and the election of its com-
mittee. Since the laat annual meeting. I
have examined the list of attendances at the
members' meetings of (he society for seteral
years, and hand you the resulla.
i. It seems that no member of the society
has ever unce onr constitution waa changed
attended and voted at that meeting (where
the commitlee are chosen) who was not at
the time a mmier <tf »"> of our cAurcAei.
50 that all who have taken part in the etec-
^on of committee have been at the time pro-
fetsed Christians and baptists,
2. OF tha electors of the committee the
great majority hare always been compoaed irf
members of the sodely residing in the conn-
tiT. Uf 109 electors who attended in 1S48,
51 were country members; and of 170 who
attended and voted in 1349, 1 1 1 rended in
the couatij. So that the committee are
reallv chosen by a meeting, the large majority
of whom belong to nur country churches.
5. Of the 109 electors who attended the
meeting in 1346,73 were pastors of ehurchf*,
and nearly all the remainder SI (within
about 6) were deaconi. Most of tha former
founded their claim to role, not on theb sub-
scriptions {(hough they generally subecribed),
but on their being pastors of collecting
churches. Of (he 170 who attended thb
year, 116 were paitors of churchea, and
nearly all the remainder £4 (within b doien)
were deacons ; so that the real electors of
our committee are brethren, all of whom aro
members of baptist churchea, and nearly alt
at whom (within a very email fnction of tha
whole) are already honoured with the confl-
dence of tbe churches (o which they bdong.
4. While all (he actual electors of tba
committee have always been membeia of
churches, and the large majority of elector*
have been country memtKis of (he society,
it is pleasing to find that Iheaa country elec-
tors hare come from all parts of tbe kingdom,
and Uiough not clothed with del^ited
Bu(hori(y, they have really represented the
di9er«it miasMHWiy districts of the country
with rtaj fkit exactness. The following table
BlecttTt promt la IH8
Pnia Csmbrldf^ Eissx, BDhts,
I.bi«ilii,N<>TAiUisiul8slblk....- 11
Fmm Keot, Suasi, and Hants 8
Fnnii Wlll^ Samnitt, Dstdb. Uara-
PrsD UIhUwt. Notts, StaOMd, ind
Wsrwlokililn t
Prom OifDTd, Barts, BneU, Bsils,
Bull, mS Inner >*
OOBBBSPOHDBHOB.
I effect thH
tim committee of tbe mision ara chosen b)
Inen cot proTevaJng godlinen, or Ibftt thej
■re choaen by I^iidonen, or that thej are
ehoKD by efecton not connected officisllj
Kjlh our churchei, oi chnt the; am cboun by
cledon that belong chieflj' to one or Ivo
dii4ricl«, are atl unfounded, mid am contn-
dictnl, in fact, by the moat deciaire evi-
Truiling that while aniioiu to perfect the
theoij orour misuoaary inslilulioni, we may
keep in mind the pnicticul and praycilul
auppoTt on which their efficiency depei
To the EJilor oflhe BaplUl Magualiu.
DEt>SiK, — ItappeanthatlheconMJtiilion
of our ditlennt locieties, Hnd etpedally of our
fcreign miminii, is to be a principal malln of
difcuKion in yout pages for the current year.
Well, be it lo. If luggeslioni for their im-
provement are in the mindi of pioni and
wcll-dapoaed ChrntianB, it ii belter they
■hiinld <'e spoken out than lefY to make un-
fiiruurable impieniona in primte circlet.
While tliii ii dune in a fiank and Chrtitian
a^iirit. it ii certainly the Ivea eril of the two.
Still 1 hold it to be an eril. All aucti du-
cuBsions, if they do no good, do a positire
iDJiiTT, by uniettiiiig the public mind, and
Inding to a mtpicion of imperfertion and
iiiadeqnsey wliich facie more closely Tieved
and more thoroughly undeiMood, would,
perhaps, not juitiPr. H i* an eiil, however,
to which eTeiytbii^ humau is eip^ieed ; snd
thoie (ocietin which will not yield to it, or
attempt to bear it down byaulhorilT or force,
only expose themselnea to more fearfdl perils
when distmnanil opposition are roused into
open conflict. So br as 1 am eoncemed, I
will endnTooT not to gire the tlighlest occa-
tion of oBcnce in anything I may say, or in
the manner of snying it; but if I should be
dissppniated in ^ie, I will ptomise not to
take efftnet by anything that may b« snid in
reply. The former may not always be in
tions li>r things as they are, that 1 do
■ny great csuae of diaatiiAclion with tb*
present Mostilution of oar society. At any
rate, »• all wish Ibat wbaterw ebangsa ai*
either proposed or effected, tbty should ba
improTflmenta. and not operate in the wrong
direction. The present constitntioD of the
miHicin is only four oi Hto yean old; and
though not the least unkind reflection ii cart
upon Che well -intended elEbrt then mad«
fiir its impcoTement, it must be confeaod
(hot the altemtiom bave not secured what
was the arowed aim and intention of their
promoters. The committee is mote mtrio-
lire and subject to bwer ehangta now than
under the former mode of appotntmwil; and
appeen, though it is not in reality, more like
a self-appointed committee. The (act i%
that whflteiermode is adopted in the choice
of the commitlee, the same man, or nearly
so, win annually be elected, and for tho ol>-
vions reason, that their aamesand ebancten
The working of the preaent mode brin^ Out
the mull, that the wider the suffrage the
more limited the choice; and if erery churcb
in the kingdom were to send up its list
ai proposed, it is highly probable Iheta
would not be a ungle change of names frOM
year lo year. In the iarnat mode of select-
ing the committee, not only in the Baptitt
Miaeion but in all our other societiea, ineOI'
cient members, and those who seldom attended
were not re-elected; but now in regard to the
tnrrign missioa the committee is chosen intb4
absence of whtiterer inlurnulinn past eipea
suppliea.
I wou
to the former mode, fearing it would
not afford nn equal degree of satisfactioii |
I one suppose that (he adoption of
mode will, in any contidersbte de-
gree, rary the result.
thing I perfectly agree with your
eormpondent and my friend, Mr. Pryce^ that
there is at prtaent a lamentable Indifietenev
tho wellare and progme af our mission la
many of our churches. Ai to what tbiaindif-
feience is oiring, and how it may be mnedied,
-tainly do not agree with him. That it
ling to the composition of thccommittee.
want of wisdom or derotedneai on their
part, Dt that it would be remedied by a dif-
ferent mode of election, or a different dan of
ibeis, 1 certainly do not beliere. From
lature of the temedy propoeed, a stranger
it infer that the preaent commitlee was
jMaed of men deatitute of religion, and
many of them not members of chDrchcA
Mr. Pryce lays it down aa the haais of ha
recommendations, that " religraus men Aould
be entrusted with religious iiiatituliona — that
the talk of propagating the gospri thould b*
attempted 1^ those who obey it." And then
addis " there is nothing in tlie plan and
re^latioDS of the society (o prevent it from
being — memben, committee-men, and all—
composed of persons destitute of reli^out
ehataeter." With the kneiricdge my good
ftiMid mast haie of tbw sadety and tb mod*
9 K
00BK8SPQNDENCB.
of electiDg Hi committee,! can Ktltcljbtbif
■nywU to belisTe bim wriDU* in pladiig tin*
in the front of hi* ob)«eliont. Did he btbt
know, from tlie commeaceiDent of the eocietj,
* (iogle member of the committee irbo ww
KM B member of one of our cbarche* 1 In
die prennt commfttea at thiit;-eii meroben
there are rapnaentatiTci from thJitTchuTcbee,
Ml; MX bare dnplinta memben ; mai tbe
irboia Gommittae are sot onlr lelaeted frnm
the efaurdiaa, but from tiia laigeet ohuralie*
In tha kinsdom. It ia the pietr and e>ta-
. of the partin whidi
to the ofBce, and which
lectiOD. What need than
idthem
•odetj Is Kcnre what we alreHl^r imie, and
liaTe not the leaat fear of loung t A change
Aould be an improrement ; if no impiave-
ment, thea ii there no esII for s cbuige.
Of tbe objectioni to making ■ monej
qmliOcation for membenhip in n rel^oiu
iocietj, pcrhape few are attogetber ignorant.
But a* Mr, Prjoe only propoH* to tranafer
H from the individual to tbe i^urrh of which
be iea member, all thoae objecliom lisagainit
bb pUn with augmented force ; and when
ha can remoie tb^ ■■ applied to a rhurcb,
it will be eai7 to remore tbem ai applied to
an individuaL
Mj good friend haa drawn tomewhat
hixariantlr npon bit tmagination, in atnting
tbe luppoaed coea of a friend liting hard by
the Hiaion Uouee who could aSord ten
ahillingB to the csdh, but could not find the
odd liipence, and almost ihedi tears at the
thought of nicb a Griend^ eicluiion. Let me.
In tetorn, dmw opon mine, and suppoee a
eaie not a whit leee eitraragant. That if
tbemianoD is to be controlled b; the diurchea,
and not bj the aubaeriben, we ma^ imagine
the whole iocome and moureei of tha eo-
datj to be drawn from one quarter, and the
whole control giren to another, ao that there
■hall not be a tingle nibecriber ha*iaj[ any
mlluence in the diipoaal of iti fundi. When
wingi are gJTen to tbe imaginatioD, there ia
knowing where it maj fly, either thia way
thoL But i*it becoming the dignity of aa]
full-grown men to remodel a society to meet
OOntiogenciee which it requires a riiid imagi-
nation to portray, and which do not &1I
within the reach of probabilitiea, or even o<
poaibilitieif In the days of the controtniy
with Dr. Maiihman, it wai laid down ai a
■elf-erident maxim, "That control followa
contribution ai the shadow the nibstance
but we are now recommended to publish
divonM between them — the sufascribeT to
gl*« the money, the church to expend it
^•te were any real, practical necessity for
this change in the constitution of tbe society,
it would arise from the (act, that though the
•uhtcriber might ban benevoleuce enou '
Era, he hod not piety and wisdom nio(i_
7 it otit properly Ite tha oaaio of God; but
let any one adc. Bow hwg loeh a alale of
things would last t How long would the asb-
" a cnntinne to supply funds which it wat
1 nnother party to distribute ? Is it not
irhot anomalous that the very psson*
are sealoua, and Tery laudably so, for
the sepatatian of tbe cfaorcfa from the state,
diould in tbis bstance advocate tbe ayston
thny an aiming to overthrow ? We will
call tbe BObacriber tbe state, and the chorch
the ecdesiBstical corporation. Tbe church
says to tbe state — alias the subacriber —
" Give ni your money, we wiU lay it out.
Ours is a dirine iaititutton, ynu can lay IM
claim to ao sacred an origin. The apread of
the gospel ia a duty left to us, we are re-
sponsible for the (Bcred trust ; therefore
leare it with us." Now, aa our good friendt
know so well how to answer tha churchmu
who argues in this way, they can be at no
loss how to answer thnnaelrea, wbeo nrgiag
precisely the same argument.
1 would with deferenceask our friends who
are deaiious of promoting this diange, whe-
ther it would not be ineomiitmi ttilh thar
principle at eonffrtgational rfinm(er*]l Tfat
church of Christ is indeed a dirine iostitation,
and constant jenlousy should be maintained
to presene its spirituality and independence
But this giie* it no spiritual authority oicr
other bodies or associatioDa of men. No one
layi claim to a missionary aociety as being a
dirine institution ; it is simply an expedient
deTised by Tarious godly and sealoua men to
extend tbe knowledge and bleasinga of tbe
gospel to distant natioBS. It baa no inherent
conneiion with a Christian sfanich at all.
We aaajtit auppoae it to consist of membci^
none of whom were connected with Christian
chorehea; or, as in the case of some existing
Bodeties, of Chriatians of all or any churches.
It is true, the Baptist Mission naturally looks
to tMptist churches for support, aa in them
are likely to be found the larger proportion
of good men actuated by a similar estimate
of the Taloe of the gospel, and a simiLar ml
for its extenaon ; but its call to tbem is at
iiidividuals, and nut aa collecti)e bodio.
The influence of tbe church BS a body
can consistently and safoly be exercised on^
over their own acts; to extend that infloepce
beyond their own concern* is of tbe reiy
essence of popery.
Besides, let any one who ia conTersant with
the state oif our ohurchea,and the sad ^vtriilf
of mliment and fialing preTalont among
them, ask himself, whether the society would
be in safer keeping, or in a condition of
greater unity and peace, by bring eatiiriy com-
mitted to their eontrol. In retaining it wher*
it now is, it ia in the haoda of thoae jndi-
tidual membera of our churdkea who an
actuated with sufficient seal and ability to
support it; and it is hoped, to aaj tiis lesit,
COB£ESPOND£NCB.
4S1
StiU it »iU be ttU, ths fact u itated it
tlie comDienceineiit o! tbU paper, famalni,
that there is ■ lamantaUlo indifference in
roanj of our chuichei to Ihe progrea and
•uccew of ibe niMonuy came. Thia ii
Bttdlj too (rue ; and if tbu indifiincDCe be
in anj oonsiilenbla eitflnt ItBceable to the
WHDt of oODtrol itliicb our chuicLea Miili
to eiertiie over the a^ra of the minion,
that dcare^ai &Taa prud«Dt and piHcticable,
afaonld be met aitb kiadoeH and oonndera-
tion. For mj own part, I miiat confeet, I
wwitCTideaceof thebctil do not think there
i> eiiiting, on the part of the churchee them'
■elie*. 107 conaiderable feeling of loss on that
ground. If there were anj' urging Ihii ai a
ground of com plaint, the remedy would be eaij.
It would limply be to pau a r»olutian to the
cfTect, that anj church contributing a given
amount lathe •adet]',ihould,inaddition to the
pflMor, be authoriied to Kud arepreeentaliie
to the annual meeting. I cannot but think
thii leguUtion would obviate every real or
■uppoaed ground of complaint, while it
would not be open to any giave objection!,
to which the propoaed entire change in Ihe
coDititution of the eodety i* liable.
It ia, however, my lirm conviction that the
drndina qf At mtUnonary apirit in our
c/mrcAei doti not ariiefrom aiijr tuchcauM,
It ii to be found nearer home. I concciie it
is to be attributed to the nmple facts of the
caw, in combination with the nature of the
human mind. The novelty of the undertak-
ing has poiacd away; and at the pment mo-
' " ' ■' ondarj and
adve
Ditancea which g
|iit. The
. ilae to lh» miesionarj ,
penecution of the banished miwonary — the
advocacy of the negroes aociat wrongs — the
thrilling electricity of the word Knibb, and
the power of hii eloquence bare subsided,
and we are called now to settle down to the
onadomed and luipoetical duties of teaching
the ignorant the way of nlvation — eitablish.
ing schools, and stations, and churches, with
Tery little of novelty to chequer the monoto-
nousappeal for money. It is perfectly nna-
■ailing lo find fault with what coniiitutea one
of the essential characteristics of human
nature. The human mind looks for Tariety,
and isMliated with monotony. Complain as
we may, the lact remains precisely the same:
man's nature will not alter by all our com-
plaints. If we would overcome this tendency
to satiety, we must withdraw our attention
from the adveutilious and the outward lo the
spiritual and the eternal. There is smple
■oopa in this direction lo lustain and inereaie
the misaionary spirit to the last strttch of
feeling, and the last breath of life. We must
Mme closer to the subject. We must not
be contented with reading niparts, we must
have reporta of our own. We must not use
otlm people's eyes, and ears, and pens, »e
must ust our own. Tim* was whsa many of
the wann friends of missions, and so&m
churches too, muntained a direct ccrre-
spondence, not only with missionaries, but
with the converts they had made &om idol-
atry and superstition. They look a liiely
interest in the progress of truth in the
minds of individual converts, and that
interest was extensively diffused at their so-
cial meetings. There aie many now living who
will never forget the intense feeling kindled
by intelligence &om distant lields of mission-
ary toil in the early history of the mission.
And why should this be a mere matter of
history? Instances nre continually occurring
equally pregnant with spiritual and eternal
consequences, did we liew the subject mora
closely and more correctly. This aspect
of the work may be varied to infinity.
Why should not those ministen who regret
the decline of a missionary spirit in llieir
churches open a direct correspondence with
some one missionary station — call it, if they
pIease,thci(own, and have periodical reportsof
its progress? In addition to what they contri-
bute 10 the general funds, let them lake the
schools, and the children of the missionary
under their kind christian care; let little
presents of clothes and books, and other
teetimoiiiea of regard tw made, as the case
may require, and there will arise, especially
on the part of the young, feelings of interest
and sympathy, which no contemplations of
the missionary work on a large s^e would
ever draw forth. And as an additional mo-
tive, look at the effect which such kind
notices would have upon the missionaries
themselTes. Nothing is more common ihao
to hear these devoted men lament that after
quitting their native shores, and witnessina;
the affecting adieus of friends, they are left
as if banished to some unapproachable clime,
apparently forgotten by those who appeared
on leaving to take such a lively interest in
their wel&re. Were an active and pious
corespondeiice kept up between Ihe chujchea
abroad and those at home, how would it
encourage them in their self-denying labours,
etimulata to renewed devotediiess, bear up
their spiiila under discouragementj, and,
possibly, be the very turning-point of ■
misaionary retaining or quilting hia apbere nf
duty.
Do wa really wish to revive a missiaiMU7
spirit in our churches ? Let us look more
abroad, and lees at home— more at objeda,
and less at instruments. The theatre of a
mlsiisnary society is smong the ignorant and
idolatrous heathen in distant lands, and not
in a mission house, or a public meeting in oui
tiatiie land. In a cause where success is
more connected with divine approbation than
human agency, and where the feeblest meana
are often attended with the largest results,
there is a possibility of looking too intently
at the adaptation of human agency; and tba
consequance may possibly be a wit!idni«ment
«3
EDITORIAL FOSTSORIPT.
of dMm (id. Ei«t ai D«f er fbiget that the
canw of miB^oni i* the canw of God . A
mjaiiionarj toeulg a man't waj of carrring
on this cau». It ii huTian instnimentilitiF'
aiming at a ditine purpose. The imperfec-
tion of that Bgenc3' mar ^ expected to be
often teen ; bat llut Chriatinn'i ^ittuchinent
to (he grpat work must be feeble indeed vhicli
U suipended on the diacoierj of these im-
Bot I must abrnptlj clow. This letter ia
•ndly (on long — your lime and patience are
loo Kverelr taxed ; and long experience
tntifivg, thiit the judgment ia gisrcelr eier
coovinoed when the pntience ja exhausted.
I am jann reij trulr,
J, HlDDDN.
EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT.
Our readers are applUed that the eommft-
tee of Sleginey College hni invited Mr.
Angus to lake the oTtnight of that jnslitu-
lion. He ha*, in conietjuenee, tesJRned the
Secretitrythip of the Baptist MiHionarr
SocietT, cnnlinuing, hovever, to discharge
thediitiesof the nliice till otherammgemenls
con be made. The minion luitaiiii b; liia
removal a lose which it wili not be easr to
compensate. Haling hHd,fh)m the lirsl, the
verj' best opporlonilies for forming an esti-
mate of tho services of Mr. Angos, wo
cnnnot tecflni this event without expressing
B high sense of his efficiencj, and a full
COnviclinn that DO one will ever snrpnn him
in dcvotfdnesi to the jntemts of the im-
portant tociel)' *ilh which he was officiniljr
connected. We fi(el onrselves equally bnuiid,
however, to coiignitiilate the supporters of
Slepnej Cnllege, and especinll)' the jonng
of his daily ntlenlion. nn the eminent quHli.
fiealions which ho posseisei — intelleitonl.
Bterary, and relieiooa,— for the italiiin he is
■bout to oci-upr. On Ibis pnint we have
heard no diftrpiice of opininn expmsed,
and we have only to hope that the result mnj
equal the anticipations which it appean to be
reasonable to indulge.
Among our Miscellanea there i> a docu-
ment of an unusual character. It is from
the Commiltee of the Baptist Theological
Education Soeletj, and it will probably be
the last commanication which
wHIr.
e from that q
l-he c
pnimed hj that inalilnlion, of placing joung
prenchera with pastors of eipirience and
abililj, competent to direct (heir reading,
npeiintend their effort* to do good in sur-
rounding vilUi^es, and bmiliaiiie Ihem with
tbe detail* oif pastoral work, waa highlj
eulogiied when it was lint pioposed, and has
met wi.h ai man; eipressiona of verbal
appiolaslion since M lli uiosi sugafne wl lo-
cates eoutd atpeet. It haa gon* on mi>
formlj and pleasantlj for more thin finir
rears, and tbe young men who have received
its aid hare met with acceptance in tirt
chnrches. Qrent satiafiiellon haa been rv
pressed in worda, but eontribationi have benl
aolictted almoat in vnin. Some handsom*
dmaliona were made b; ita founder!, and k
few aubacriptiona have been regularly paid,
bnl ill reci^ipti do not warrant a conlinaancA
of its effort*. Ita biitorj seems to be •
complete refutation of the aa«ertion, Tn^
quently heard, that our churches eon and
wiii support any anciety the object of wliich
they cordially approve and the managrment
of which is unimpeachable. This tDciet/
stops simply for want of mnney. There ha*
been no want of young men aniloiu to avail
themselves of its aid ; there ha* been no
want of suitable ministen willing to leceiva
and train them, and the aelection made of
tutors has commanded the approbation of
intelligent byatandera ; there has been no
want of harmony or aeat on the part of tho
ofRcera and committee ; jet the aocirty stop*,
mi thoplji /or vani qf manrfi r Wetay it
atop*; its exact poution being thi*;~that
the committee having met to terminate ita
existence, aftn much diacuaaion it was deter-
mined to give the public one more trial, soa-
pending operatiana. and adjourning lo anma
diiy in September, then to dia«li-e, unleea in
the inlerini such remittance* should be re-
ceived aa would aupetvede (he piiinfUl neeea-
aity of dropping exertions of the tHilily of
which abundant teetimonie* have been
Dr. Cramp has reaigned the preniJencv of
the Baptist Collide at Monlnrnl. He 'haa
recommended that Dr. D.iviet who occupied
the post before him, and who Is now in
Canndii, should be invited to resume i(, and
haa liimaeir accepted ■ literary engagemeat,
in fulfilling which he hopes to promote the
interests of (he colony.
We are sorry to find that in a Ull whieb
is in the House of Commons for gmntiug a
Conscitution tmhe Australian Cdoniea, there
ii n cinuse which, if passed, will perpetniM
and augment the cumpuls-jry payment of the
episcopalinn, presbyterian, Wealeyan, and
Ittmiih deigy.
Our render* will not, wa tmst, overiotA
e neceaity for strenuous efKirt in relation
the subject brought before their altentian
a review IM which we are indebted to tb*
energetic ]ian of an esteemed brother,
Hr, Angus ha* formally accepted the invi.
talion to Stepney College, hut, at the time at
which we doae, he has not replied to the re>
qneM of the Baptist MMoiwry Ctnomiuta
that ha woald first vUt India.
THE MISSIONARY HERALD.
THE MISSIONARY HERALD
CALCUTTA.
A ]etUT has came to hand fiom Air. Tuouas, daled Febni&i; Bth, IBi9, con-
Uialng iDformstian which tilll deeply interest our readers, and while it represents
the prospect of usefaloew, urging' most powerfully the neeeaiity of men of piety
and letd bebg'sent out without delay. We tnul our readers will feel it to be a
call to exertion.
Yoa wilt be pleued at heiriu that broiher
Ptrr; baptized mt(ii comerti fut inoath in
Jawore. I bope tawirdi theltiterend oFlliii
month to bapUie Mterel ti Bow Baut.
The brediT«c Pearea ud Wenmr hue
ntomed from Bamal, aad jm wifl be de-
ligbMil at karaing ibat (bar aeeount of the
Beopla ii very pleaaing. Man* of Ibem leem
io be tnilf wniferwd, aad to have eoiineDlly
fha gift ind ipint of prater. The followio^
Aort axMat from a l«Lcr I received frain
ftrotber Wnger while a( Uariul will, I think,
inierut jvt, is it did ma. " When at Glin-
gOr" (a pliee in Iho neigbboarhood, whera a
■umber af the natiTS Ctirisliani reside) " ne
MtechiMrf the people. Tbe <int maa we
called Hfon to giva bd account of hii fiiib.
Stood Of and Hid, ■ gin, I am a poar ignonnt
■niu, aad have not received inacb inslniction,
M yoa ami sot take il amiij if I cinnoi
nprcw Kyulf well.' Aftar tliia ihart praface
We expacted to bear a Darrgtiia, but imtead
of that he allved a tnott beagtiful prarer,
quite extempore, for he dwelt a good deal on
our viiit And laM aabbath .'having had aome
talk with a wiftow wliaa the lemindar had
robbed of land, brother Pearce entered upon
Siritsal lubjecti, and having kearMi) At
e was in Ibe babit of praying dai^, ashed
her ia what waj ahe pniyed, wbe» ahe ako
prayed in the neat alTeclIng laanoer."
Our brathnn aim report (Imc nearl; all the
D>le bavo giaea in their adhesion to the
ety. Wa have, hewe«Gr, linca leRraeil
Aal immadiatelj alter the bretbren leA Barinal
lion to pliee it in coanaiiim wiih (he Propn-
gatioa Saciaiy, We an andeavonring to prC'
TCut tUa awaiwu habg carried into effect
The i)aesai«,lMweror. nma, aud ic ia a very
Mrious on, what is to be dona lor the aiatian t
We all osMider il to be important thi
effaetiva mana* *bo«M be adopied to retai
(be station, and tAeadvutafie of (ho opening
proapects of aaefniaeai. wiintever it dor
muiI be dane immediilaly, and nothing ci
b« even attampted without coosiderahle e
peoae. One of our number muit go ai
reaida diere, and iba only one at liberty
brother Lewis. No hoiue eiiils io which he
and hii family can reaide, and
iies muit be erected, and in uuiuuiu
r more native preacben, he muat havet
[oenily
The converta already nnmber between
three and four hundred, tbey are widely
iCattered, and from the nature of the connlry
difficult of aeceaa, and only by water, and
contequently a boat m»t be allowed. Dot
more of thia bercafter; 1 merely sMta these
ihinga that yon may aee that we have no idea
of retiring bom ibat promiaing field, and alio
ihil the carrying on of miasionary opeiationa
there will of uecenity ioTolre eouaiderable
Brother Itobiaaon, who hu now been ra-
vaged in Ibe miaiion mora than forty yean,
hodi bia strength unequal to the duliei re-
quired at aneh ■ place ai Daces, and enticau
that Bonw one in tbe rigont of lib may be
early appointed to Ibe station, and himaeif
allowed to return to Calcutta, wbera be may
be for a lew yean longer enabled to labour
with comfort to himielf and advantage to the
mission. It mod be admitted there b mneh
reaion in what ha laya, and I do not aee bow
we can object. But what is (o be done far
Dacca ? Wa have literally no one to aend.
The prospects of usefulneu in thatdiclrict an
encDuragiDg, aad auch u (o call for further
efforta, and it will ba a ihoniaDd piliea if we
are obliged u give up the ataUon.
A eallfor htlp.
But wbat are we to do! We gieady need
recruits from England. Do send working
men. Let me sgain suggest that yon do not
restrict your aearcb for men to the oolleges.
The fionu miuionary body would, 1 feel per-
auadcd. ruraieh from among them some men
exncdy of tbe atamp we require for India.
Man of piety and real, and able to tell in.
preasively of Ibe love of Christ, what tbey
thenuelves have known aad felt. Some such
lantiDBge, vrould a
stauons in India
greater polish, am
T for many important
A letter [has been KceWed from Mr, Ltwuncs, dated Febnui7 1st, 1819,
which will interest our readers. It is as follows ; — ■
Indi* 1
I ua Ttrj tM to lean An Mr. inj Mn.
'-' locted to le«ve England for
More tbRa ever does our
leinforcemeDt. A great work
ia being dooe, and mutt not be given up.
The neit genennian will prabibly retp the
fruit of (be Iibour which ii now bestowed
upon thti uDpromiting khI. Since I
ImI I bite ipent s monlb from home in
lag lenu of ibe villegM to tbe aouiL-eBst of
Meaiihir. Ja every place we were received
with dvilitj, aait in aome places with much
deference. We were often cheered by Ihi
■ttenb'on with wbich onr heerera lUtened ti
am discouraes, or rether convtrsBlionj. Then
U ioereiaing evideoce that idolilry end aupcr-
MitioD have leu intlnentn^ over the miada of
ibe peojile tlieu rormerly, and Ibat many are
banning lo be awakened lo the abiunii '
tbe Hindu relieioo. Many openlv
ir ahij
e Ihei:
in caate ihej atill continue lo perform puji
or uronhip, an pnrticalir occasions. Weie
not lor the br^mina and the fcar of losing
Mate, I believe tbere are handreds in the
TiUagea around na who wonld reaonoce
■Inr altogether.
I have recently heard of three or fonr rery
inlereatlDg eaaei in onr neighbonihood at good
impreauona hating bean produced by Tillage
I>r«achlng, end the diitnbution of the holy
■cripture* and tracts. While at a TJIhige
■bout forty roilea from Monghir, our native
toMher Nainsukh waa invited to go and aee a
man who wu very ill, and who wiihed to sec
him. The aick nenon waa in reapectable
circnmitancek He had heard the gospd,
■nd had read a portion of tha holy acripturei.
When Nainaukh enleied hia roam be el-
cl*i(Dwi"Oh,laaao gladtnieeyou. I have
been reading your book, and I want you to
inatmct me id ita doctrinea. The religion of
my own people it all false. I have no longer
taj coafldeoee in idob. JeiM Chnal appears
to ON to be the true Saviour, and I wiah lo
know more about him." You tney be aura
that Nainankh was delighted at hearing aneh
a speecli. He >it down by the aide of ibe
•iek oaa, aad pnaebad lim geapel to bin for
an hoar. Tbe poor man fislened wilh tbe
greatest intcreat, Naloaukh prayed witli him,
•ad left him, havii^ promiiM W call and aee
faim on his ntam tram ^ mala (ec bir) to
which he was going. On bis way back
Nainaukh called, aa he promised, but the man
was deed. Hia relatiTee toM Nainnkh Ibst
he refnied lo allow them (o perfiim the anati
waa on Jeans Chrin, <
worships and he ei honed Ihem alto to
leanunce their idols, end tniat in Him, Wilh
this coofeaion be died. May we not hope
that he was a brand phicked frtm tbe bnrn-
I have arnoe beard of another imianea at
he same vtlfnge, of a person being hveni«b1y
inpressed by reeding a copy of the gospeh,
which he had reeetved from some misjtomtry.
:milar facts, are eDCOungiDg,
hope Ibr better things, and for
greater success.
PebmarySth, IB49. Yestpfdsy and the day
eviouB thete wai a mcU (or fkir) at • cele-
brated hot spring eboet sii mifa from orir
house, called Seeia-Rooad, or the fountain of
Seeta. Seeia was ibe wift of Ram, or
Rama. The brahmans say ^at on her laM
incametian ahe became invtsibfe on Ihii apol,
IT entered tbe nethemoat r»ioni Ihera, and
immediately on her dirappetnag thia sprinc
□f hot water hurst forth, and faaa eentioned to
"iw ever ainee, as an aalooishii^ praef efber
Irinity. It is no valid objectnn to tirii
proof, in their eatimaiion, (hat there are in
different parts of ths country aome twen^ er
more other Seeta RooDda, respecting *U of
which a similar tale is told, and eedt ef
lich claims 10 be considered the *ery spot
which the goddess made her last appoir-
X on earth. Two or three time* in tbe
year large numben of people come logetliat
from thesarrounding villages Cnin (he distance
of twenty or ihirly miles to perrorm cfrtain
idolatrous ceremonies at 3eeU Hoond, after per-
fonning whieh they all visit a certain temple no
the bank* of tbe Qaogea, about a mile Jrom
our bouse, and batbe in the river. The di>-
tance between the ghat at the river and tbe
spring ia about six miles. The whole line of
read is thronged with people goiag lo and fro
from snn rise till about noon. We station
ourselves on a eouTcnient spot by the side of
the roid, and are able to collect large and
atieatin eoogr^atioM At hoota tegeiher.
4M TSE MISSIONARY HERALD
WEST INDIE&
BAHAMAS.
Wo have plcuare in bseiting a letter from Mr. Rtceoft, dated Grand Cay,
Turk's Iiland, 2ad Apnl last, bearing teatimonj to tlie improTement of the people,
and their exerUona in proTidbg a pkce of worship and a tendence for their
minister.
Hiving an opportunity of sendias ■ few
linei to Tou, 1 embnce it to ny uitt Iha
maun of grace eiliblished in ihe aetllenieat
whcra tbii chapel Lu been erected by the
rcy of ths B*pUit Million, hate, throogh
ne mercy, proied eScicioiu in nproot-
■urpnie, and of leadiag miDy personi to the
adoption of goipel principle!, Ihe lerrice of
oar dear Redeemer, and the hope of aaDthec
and better itate of eiiiienee.
Here we hare a native a^ot and hii wife,
aronnd whom On aeUlen cluitar to receive
inatrnetioD for tbemaelvea and their dear
children. On the Lord'a day eiery inhabi-
tant ii fonnd in Ibe boDte of Ood, and every
child capable of walking in the Suaday achaol,
which eonuini not let* than 100 dear child-
ren dependent in a great degree on the iiuli-
tutiona eitabllihed here for intelligent infor-
mation on ill av^eclg, eipecially moral onei.
To aee thii icbool in it) groloque appearanee,
groteiqae to an unaccuitomed aye, u a (ight
worth onming the aeaa to look npon, and in
its reiniti at present, not to refer to future
generatioui, rewarding to the benevalence
and labour laid ouL
The cbapal before yon [vUm Jrmtupitcc]
haa been built aelely at the eipenae of
our poor people, tome of whom hare gi«en
money, and othen labear. Here we are
lur hundred penoni
, and auitable mil
rigbt renden our native agency comfbrt-
aUe, and being the most dnirable reaidence
in Iba aetllemenl, is net UD&equently aon|;ht
aa a tempera^ abode by gentlemen having
huaineu in Ibii place. It ii gratifying to
think that lince our miatioa premisea bava
been act un. Ibe leulera are no longer laliiEed
with the tauta we found them in, bni are on
the right and left erecting neat, elean-lookiDg-,
and deairable reiidences. Tbe present pby*
■ical, mental, moral, and apiritual aipect of
our frieoda here i* every way aatiilaetoi^.
We have now built, in the conne of a few
yean, three chapeli in theae ialanda, and a
fourth ii fir advanced. At two we are
erecting a houae for tbe uie of native agency.
Every aetllement on the Caicoi ia now
inpplied with Ibe meana of grace, and has il*
liule diurch and r^ular aabbith aervicea, aa
nell It week-day wonhlp. But for tbe de-
aomlnBtian we represent, tbeie ialandi, appa-
rently, would have been in a condition no
language can adequately desoiibe. But vre
ire venly Uiankful to aee the prophet'a word
verified with relation to these poor iilanden.
Instead of the thorn shall come up tbe fir-
tree, and instead of the brier ahall come up
tbe myrtle-tree; and it ahall be to tbe Loid
for a name, tor an everlastiag aign that shall
not be cut off."
JAMAICA.
WB8TEBN UlTIOK.
In the Annual Report of the Churches in connexion with the Baptist Western
Union for 1818, it ia stated, " We are free to confess, that at tbe commencement
of tlie year, knowings that spiritual deadnoss existed to a \eiy fearful extent, —
foreseeing the difficulties we should have to encounter in consequence of that
deadness, and ceaoWed at all liazards 'and at any coat to exercise strict and
scriptural discipline, we anticipated a large decrease in the nnmhers of our
members. In this, however, our fears have not been reaiized. We are pained at
having to report any decrease at all ; but are bonnd to praise the Ood of all grace
tor any aspect in our mission of an encoura^ng nature."
We cannot but express gratitude to Ood, that notwithstanding the altered con-
dition of Jamaica, whilst on the continent of Europe, and in some of tbe islands
of these Western Bens, contention, turmoil, and bloodshed have prevailed, yet in
this land alt classes have been permitted to enjoy peace, nod that they have
tmintemipted opportimities of attending the public means of grace. Il is a matter
of humiliation and for lamentation, that these peaceful times have not been so
FOB JULY, 1M9. W
fully improved hj the cIiuicLes of Chiiat as thej ougbt to have been in attempts
to eolorge Messiah's kingdom. Notwitbstaading, however, present appcatauces,
we yet rely upon Him who has promiaed in answer U> prayer, " I will pout out
water upon (he thirsty, and flowing streams on the dry ground. I will pour my
Spirit on thy children, and my blessing on thy offspriiig,"
The Report then contains details of the respective churches, particulaiizing
with deep concern the lukewarmness and backsliding of some and the awful falls
of others who once ran well, and at the same time pointing out cause foi rejoicing
in the internal peace with which the churches had been favoured, and the spirit
of prayer and of leal which evidently characterized many o( the members, with
maDy pleasing proofs afforded that Ood had not forsaVen bis churches, but was
still working by the power of His Spirit in theic midst. The result of this informa-
tion will be found in the tabular statement annexed, to which are appended
Btatistical reports of the Sunday and day schools connected with the churches.
The Statistical Reports of Sunday Schoola and Day Schools arc postponed till next month
from want of room ; also several interesting communicaUona which are now in print.
4B9 THE HiniONAKY HERALD
CALABAR.
A leUat bu b««D teoeived rrom Mr. Tinson, dated Apnl 9tl>, 1&I9, ham wluoh
«re h»ve pleuure in miJung tlie following exliact:-
leots are well, ud gi>i
) K Dry H^mw.
i Ihe people
Hr. ArmHnmg'i Hatioii, tad 1
ailh !i goiag
brolher Gay mjs he g«»e grew
I Dotioe tfaiM little mUtera bi
iodiowa e<v pmgtca, and 1 &■
tbit jou »nd dtf ConmiUee w
■.;sa
FERNANDO PO.
ARRIVAL OF THE "DOYE."
We had tke plMSura of aiiBOuncinf; In the Herald ft» tha lut inontfi, the Mh
srrivAlof the "Dove." The want oF loom forbade more. Wefeelaaanied&atOW
readers will be gratified with the follqwinf extract from Mt. Stss&'s letter, dated
!, February 24tb, 1~'"
The mercirui Ood baa agtin brought our '
daar friead* Co thii diitaai land. On labbaih
jlay last, mod afisr our •chool tud closrd (»y
Ona o'clock), Mr. Lypaligcr KiU word to me
thaL Che ^■l)oire'' wa* in aighi. The
"imokei" ibvD, M it has been Ibr eight
wcelie put, »■* execediog hairy, so mach M
thac wg could not >ee more ttuui cbrve mibx
ditunii and *C that time, with ths aid of a
■malt gtaai, 1 could only diaccrn tometbitig ap-
proachiBg. Hoping that the goiernor'i glaai
had nal milled hitn, I iiulially prepared to go
to meet thii loat looUd fol " Dots." lie
tMwi fled through the Uwd id quickly, (hit I
had not lima id prepara mytelf en five or nx
of our people, one after the oiher, came up to
tell me the niwi. Oiben ran to the beach
Co procure a boiC, and looa a doien frisndi
vrerii ready tealed id Mr. LyoijBger'i bolt to
convey lo lu great joy or heavy tidiiig*.
Bipidly the boat glided oier Che ware),
and iill doubt ii lo Che idaoCity of the vauel
wai remoTed, yet no one wa* to be leea oo
deck, owing ro the Chick haie. We aeon
Dcared the '' Dare," and one by one I aiw
Captain Hilboucoa, brother Newbegio, a
iCnoger, another, ind another, but no Mn.
Eliker. Anolbcr momial, and a Toice catne
pealing over the water, "All right, brother."
A happy greeting followed. My daai wife
had been obliged to go below from oter gi-
In
tew n
were catni,and after reading the 103rd pulm,
wa proitr^Bd otiraelm belte« God in adoring
gratituda.
A light lir brought u into the core, and
our inehor fell into the deni. But the friendi
who had ooDgragated to welconie the brethnn
wbeo they landol, bad grown impatieot, and
number*, in eattoei and boali, came off, h
IhiliooD our lillla reiul leemtd like a Hotting
city. Our whole town wai moved, aod every
one, young and old, cama out to welcome the
long eipecced frienda. Ai loan aa convenieot,
aur boat Slaved book to the bcaoh, and
■Ailivg, biM>py fi
nt ihore. Great joy wi
tbeaabbMb,
■ought the beach were aMcmbled on the
ligheit ground, and greeted ui ai wa jilMcd.
t wu then put thru, aod ere we conI4
iblaia refteahiDeot the bell anDOuueed l)w
lour oF wonhip. A goodly oompuy Bil,
ind brother Newbegin preached. Ac leven
a the evcDiDg a prayer-meetiDg *w held la
jive Che chnrdi an opponuoity of upiMaiif
their gntiiude for the great meieie* wa Daw
enjoy. Ic wai a hallowed hoor.
Ud Monday eveniag a public meetiag wm
beU Id the chipal, which I led nnaUa ta
deacriba. I wai too much engaged in it to
take notea of any thing tbaC wai laid, and I
fear that no one elw hta done it. BeaidM
our miuioa baud, WilMD, 8. Johnaon, and
Smith addresMd the meeting. Ic was not ■«
much the ifaiDgi aaid, although all wa« rtaita
iltered by nine, but in athen «u a caloiiog,
' iog power. I think it wai, wiiboat
eiceptiODithehippieBland moat joyoni public
meedDg I have attended Id Africa.
Od 'i'liodiy evening • apeeial nueting wai
held to eipren our mlitnde hr the deli-
venuicei our brethren had etperieaeed on tbi
voyage. Theae were neither imall oar Ciw,
butwhiohonr Iriaads will apeak of thomaaln*.
And now, dear nr, we are all here, health-
fnl and happy. To ma il baa been an n-
hilirating time. It baa had a happy eftu oa
my apiric, buC I Ccel nBtble to bear tha jay,
aiid I ihall toon need a Qoiet, retired hour to
moderate my feetinga. That hour will aooe
eome, for an Tueaday next the " Dove " will
move on to Bimbii. Brother Newbepn and
wile, Yimald and wife, Captain Milbonrne
and wifi?, will puaaga in her, and on in
reinm it ii probable I ihaU
with Hn. Sakir,
STATE OF THE FUNDS, AND NECESSITY FOR INCREASED EFFORT.
Th« lUto of the fiiiide,siid Ihe fesrof alBtlonsbsing'alMindoncditDd nitsionsriM
irithdraWD, have called forth EBvaral letters to the Editor, HpnssiDg v«tjatioaglf
feelingi in which we would express our estite concurrenoe, and at the same time
our confident belief th«t if the tuggejtioDS eoatained ia those letters «ei« ful^
And eaniMtly carried out, not 0DI7 would onrtailment be uaoeeessary, but the
sphere of usefuloeBS may be oonnderkUf extended ; and if (he raotto of the Pope
fa " Not a stb? bjicbwabw," let not tbe protestaut retsx in his efTorti to fulfil ^b
giacioui oommiasioa of the Redeemer to go into all the worid and preach tbe
g^ospel to everf creature.
One friend (D. J. E.), afler the suggestion of ineasum for the consideration of
the Committee as to coniDiunicatioD widt the pastors of the cliurckei aed die
officen of tbe auxiliaries, urges the desirableness of each pastor conTCning a
meeting for solemn oonsultation and earnest prayer within a short period, in order
to avert the lamentable result that would ostue if ttationa should be ^Mndonad
or missionaries withdmwD, and expresses the hope that by die matter being pr»<
tented a* a personal question to the members of our churches, a large augmenta-
tion of inootns nay be aecDred.
Another eonetpondent (R. 8.) remarks feeliagly on Ihe feeble effi>rts that ate
put forward for the fulfilment of the Saviour's great commiB^on, and enforces the
duty of immediate steps bebg taken to double, which he considers possible, tile
income of the Society, urging on every member of the church, ia addition to that
now given, to subscribe one penny weekly, nnd slating that some of the young
members of Ihe church with which he la connected have begun collecting on that
principle,
A tliird, under the appropriate motto, " Goforicard," prays " that wo may all
thiolc more of the love of our divine Redeemer, who being rich for our aakes
became poor, and feel an increased interest ia the promotion of his cause," and
he sets an exnmple which we shall be happy to see more generally followed, by
enclosing five pounds in addition to his annual Mbsaription.
SuTcIy if the principle enforced in our March number, under the title of
"Divine Method of Giving," were genemlly followed out, tliat is to sny, if evHy
one who can, gave something, and that cm the first day of every week, and each
gave as the Lord had prospered him, the Society would be at onoe relieved from
a)l embarressmeDt. There ore probably many young persons who do not contri-
bute, and wa trust that Juvenile Bssocintions will bs multiplied, and that in them
all such will be included, Tbe youthful Josish never thought when he set about
a work for Qod what a bleselng Qod was about to confer on him, and it may be
that our children, wlien brought to feel an interest in the salvation of the heathen,
may, under the Divine blessing, be led to seek foi themselves that which (bey
would confer upon others. Those in humble circumstances, if they can be
induced to put aside with regularity even tlie smallest sum, will by their cumbers
raieealaigeamonntj but if we may venture an opinion, it is that the poor members
of oni churches have borne their proportion of that wbich-has bsen done. When we
look bock to the lists of subseribets for twenty years, and see the same iodividualB
widithe sumof one pound oue shilling annually appended to their names, while it ia
acknowledged that their income has, under a Divine blessing on their exertions, been
increased tenfold, and that their style of living hs« been in comparison with that, the
conclusion is manifest that they have not given ns the Lord has prospered them. It
may be that ihej have added some six or eight guineas to their subscription lisf,
asd peihapa advanced aoouwbat in tbeii contribulion t9 t?ie puppoit of (heir
460
THE MISSIONARY HERALD
minuter, but nlss haw imall a prapoition does the whole to^tbet beu to that td
which Qod in hti provideace has made tfaem stewards ! Who amongst ns, ctcept
BQDte poor widow, has ever made a nicnfiee f While a tenth may be a due pto-
portioa for one man, a fourth ot even a half maj be as unquestionably tliat foe
another. We feel no doubt that an adherence bj all to the tcriptoial method of
giTin; would at once double tlie income of the Society* May the Lord enable e&di
of us to feel it a privilege to do all we can for the promotion of His cause.
After the above was in print a letter come to hand &om W. H., expreasiiig the
fueling which had been created by the Missionary Herald for the last montbj
which he detcdbes as "a moat thrilling one, calculated to excite the most fervent
gratitude for the converrion of souls, and a deep sympathy with the Committee ef
the Society under its present IdiScuIties." He expresses his earnest desire that
each may arise and show himself strong on behalf of Christ's cauEC ; each accord-
ing to his power and his responsibility. He states that his reading parts of the
Missionary Herald at the prayer meeting had produced immediately a donation of
£B, and urges an effort to pay off the debt ; but we would remind our exceUont
friend that this is not all we require. Our expenditure is, year by year, greater
than our income, and we must have an increase of regular annual income, or the
effort will have to he repeated ; and such efforts often repeated have an injurions
effect on the Society. Aa we have expressed above, if every one does what be
can, the iooome will be noto than sufficient, and we feel that it will be a leproaeh
to OS if, that being the case, the Committee shall be compelled to d
means of usef olneos.
CONTEIBTJTIONS,
Bunvti on account of ihtBtiptut MiuioTiary Soevd^,
of March, 1819.
B*.br. Ifn.
BldiinKUi, B«T. B. ...
Ctiej, Oar. K., A Itn.
HDln, Owifa. Kh. ..
Jnliuiin, Mr. W
JOlUUOB, Ht. G
Kimp.d. T., Bu. ...
IfuluoB, Mi. D
Mum, Mr. JhI
Peek, AiDthni, uid C«.,
Hewn.
Fete, a M., Zeq., 1I.F..
^Ht wji'/iftiq";;,
Jromthe\9AtOlkea\tt
WtlMB.Mr.. — 0 ( (
Wllklm Klie, CollMled
Iw ~ 1 17 I
Wiuluu, nmnu, EiQ.,
Cnwlejr 10 0 0
Semst of dllM .._ 0 8 0
Wood, Mn., lor dettjiv
f^ AmoHdfsu ...». 10 0
ZIon'i Trnrgpac. Bdltn
of - ISO
UeweUn, Mn.. Uw
M*,ttMtol,Sjtml7l» 7
BetMnMk—
CoUhUoo 7 U >
CmtiltAUoiu tt U I
Do., Snodij SaliMl 1 It 0
Do., for ant. 0 IT U
M D 0
Aeknowledged before OBI
44 11 10
BtoomtbDZT Chapel^
CoBthbaUoni, en »»•
eoimt „.. 7 4 3
Bow—
CnlleoUon 1 1) 0
Contrihrtleu 8 17 I
IXh,fnZ>eH. Oil 7
Oontrllmlleu ..
FOB JULY, ISdD.
£i. t
I B««iil StiMt, eentlBuA—
) ContrlbDUoni.l Sbb-
' d» School, (bT
Jfiia -. * 0 ■
Do., Ai, (orPow... 1 1
87 19
Inkoorltditd bafon 3S II 1
4es
Bt. Aiutls—
CollHitlaBi'.
OontrilntlODi
lit
CMtiibiiUaaa ~
THB UieSlONARV HERALD
VaAa
flo^H AnailUrj —
'l??!?"!.
orDmt 1
UodburT —
CDBlTibElloni I
Do., tar DePt. I
toUHttui. *> ._... -n
M
1(1
lU
Do., Snndij BclMOl,
fu ilm
CooIrtlmllgM ..~
yank WMnmolli—
CoDtrttnthm*
CollKllOD
CauulbstlDiii
D«., Sandij Schoolj
Sbo[l*T OroTe.
Sntt Clfal«1d»-
CldlMtllHl
CmirttiDUoiii
; Lm eipuUM
or, Btbnt* -'.'~
Aolnonledged b
H«rl81f—
Po«l« awel—
ConlriboUmi" '!""!!!! i
Do., Sondnj SdiiKil.
GU>UCIflTIfllH [flip
CollceUoD 13 IS t
Dd., SandiT ecbool < IB 3
CoDtribilUotii II 7 0
Do,, Simdv Scliool 10 3 0
Woodruw, Rar-fl. ... 1
CollHlfoB, Ac
CollMttoni, Wm1«7
H«d la
CoDlilbatiau ,._ 3
ConMbgtIoD I 0
CoBtiibotlinu < 10
Mirts-l^b
landpgn —
Colioctlra ....
nit >
OontrihatlDiu ,.
ContiUntlnu ..
UihgD^ aiaiUfrt-
CoHhUob ^.
Omulbatlimi ..
RontDD—
CoRUUnHMi ..
Coll«ii<m
OoUribntl
- -
Bo..fcri
...... *1J11
S^Smi^...
CnMbBttaH IT 1* «
Da., am. MmmI 14 0
Do^tia Ota. 1 1« 0
FOR IVLY, 1840.
Do., e«. takiHl,
libiDitlHlted bcFon 310 <
111 « ;
FhUt, Ocorga. Stq.,
IotU<buk-~
ConUlbntlDU,
CantrttolloDi 1 « (
-ass.-,..,.,,... ... ,
Do., BDBdir BslUMl
Dta.-
Oa.', bnniUr MiiiS
-s&°r.r......
Do., lor i>n«.
AODOwlwlgod boAin
7 Sibgel 0 Iff «
ColUnitam-
KleEolt, Un.. fOr yo-
mofea TlutlBcical
Inilinuim 1
InnnUB SoelalT 11
CoSHtleiu 11 0 1
THE MISBIONART HERALD
QmUltnilloiu,
Do.l °fBr Xoltn
Iteokir, A-
Do., f(>r"'>«Hia
Cbkdtlnitan-
Chlpplng NoTtdD —
FdiudiHi—
OslbrilM..,
GgdtrtbntlDDt ,.,
' WoodMek—
CollHtlOD.Ao....
Aekucwlwlgad MOn Kl
Do-, fn ^ri.,»,
Do.. LTrnpli? SlolM
CcBttmotlsM 3
Dn^ LjinpLn Stoka
Da., JnnBlla
AeluwvlMlgcd btbm i
CoDUibnUom
Wlthroonlw—
BuMqHUI*—
CaiilflbirtliHu,l7UlB
CoDttlbaUonj ..
CoDtrlbatlga^
Blnniiuliuii —
CoOeetlsD, Piblla
CootribsllHu
Do., Idt JMea ..,
Do., Sbd. Sebooli,
for Hr. i Mrt.
Maitpiatti
SAnA, /idla
Do.. Son. Sebool,
PottoT Stnat...
CaUntUHW....
ContrUmtiou ..
Do., do., fM 0
J><>.,tinBaUi ... 1
Do, for Dart. 1
Do.,-br 4flitB... 11
OnibimStnM—
CoUooUou...... SI
ContilbiiUolu IT
Do., foriimiia'
ConliibBtlou" "!!!.'
Do., Sim.Behoola
Do., JbtobU* ...
£U11 I
ni0 a
«rrSU:r.:::::!>5!
Vtxirtek—
Do, lgr Palm
Otjlam Jt^H.. ail •
>aiiiaAui uil BotfclwiUB*
CoBtrlbBtlou -..-—. "fit
Do., tor Dm......... I 0 •
CostrtbaUoBi, tint
CoBtrlbatlou,
CoUeotloB lit
(^iHbnUou I U ■
Endiui, Cowl Bttott ■
cSSSEo!.,.
SuDtUj School, for
CoMilbBUou 3
Do., Budv SokMl,
mbupBnnon— "
CollMtloB, Piblla
ContrtbiUom
cXtu
*«11* <
KUllBflWlD*^
Do.. HsDilot...
Do., for Ikdia".
Do., ler £«n....
A^mralDdgid biAm 41
FOB JULY. 1840.
«(. d.
I. 1 3 «
mil 1 IS 0
0 10 0
ijuiit«i1 1 1 0
Lluwrddn .„...„„,.... 0 8 0
FmUlfM 1 IS t
ContribnUoDi 31 B 4
Bonbwvrdd —
Coll^cUiHi 0 II 0
Ctta Brebiii —
CoUmUoh 0 IS t
CDatrll>atlDD« .,.,..... 1 Iff C
OlTndffrdirT—
bollMUDII. ftc «.. lU ]
LludTTIWg —
CgUKUgD 0 4 <
CoDtrlbDUau „.. 0 19 1
^EUttoB 1 S 1
CsntribatloDi 0 t !
Dn-.U/tLim 0 13 I
Do., Sand^ Sebool 0 10 <
Lluuxiydd—
CoUteUoo 0 II 0
LIuHlDtSnid net
UutUlD—
CollKtlon 0 7 e
ContilbuUani 0 14 4
FlDTHe, RUlUlXlD—
ConUlbBliaiu D Ifl C
Uimoimauima—
CdUhUod 1 0 (
CsDthbiitlgu 1 B f
UgmooimnHtu—
Ntwlown-
CoUwUin 7 11 1 '
CoatrUntlitn) at -- -
Ds., [M Sm. 1
60UTH WALKS,
DiMon, Witargiu 1 S 10
H»T.,'-
LUiullT. BMUahus ...
UimfrTIIJKli OUT,
UuQbaUu.,.,
p«iim»ol - - - .
PontTc^ 3 3 7^
CallMtlon, «
BeUal—
CoIlMliOD ...
CoBtribatloDi
CAHMUTBimiUIIC on
uanmt, bj Ker. B.
PriM -,... M 0 C
CollMliim 0 1* 0
ContrlbntlDiu ,,,-.,.'. 0 IB 0
Do., SiiDdir Bchsal 1 13 (I
LlunUf, BitbJ—
coiieciiDD an i
CgBUIbuUoDi 3
Llwrnlmdj —
_ CsUwUoB 0
Mo^ oii s
TRB MISSIONARY HERALS
, CoUhUob, \sa
ConmtiiillDiii, ia....^
Dd., Sonltf SoliKl,
CoIlMtLini, 1MB
Do.,BuidM Bobixi).
CoUhUm
CoDtrlbDltsu
CoaUtbnUDiu
SCOTLAND.
AMMibdir—
CWlMUon
CollHtlDD, JobD St....
Da., SMwutBcId
CongngBtloinilSo-
Wti»1, *" 't/rlea
ContrfbatloiiH ........
CoDtrlbullBDa, for
B»olf-
CallKllan. Indapcn.
dnl Cluif«l
BunM, B; 1*1,
BIT U
8 1S S
r 0 0
dntnbBtlVM ..
CoUmUm, Briita Bt.,
nr niuuMtm
Do,, do., luttnUt...
be.. OhuMM M..
lor Trmilaaiiu
Do., tor Dow !!!;."!!!
Cnlc
DflB-
CaUadion ..
"tss- "rr"
CoUootlMl «..»
SKT™
Do.; for A>H
nnlown—
anU«j—
CollHlLoii, IndoHn-
dtnlCHMxl
CollHtlDn. iBitfM-
dnlCbapd
C^IMlon ...
Onuibia
AbtarUtx-
CaDtilbatlasi (ik
Ddhl
Hownta ..
MoTiiWr..
SettMl itmnff At fimuh tf April, 1849.
* t.d.
IssBiI ICHtlni U Kl-
Do , It PiBibuiT
Cbi^i*! I
Da, JnnDlla Aimdl-
tlMU,for&Aoii(i*
iftiHK Prtar^tri—
XlibopiRsU Ct»p<l
BUWiI^BrT Cliipel
Surroj C1up<l
nj<=>>*P<l '
Do., Ht BloomabDTT
Chtp«l...~ i
BattMUiiid 'HrMv'Bo'il
Ckanh""nni't,' "miidi-
IrUrt imaMT)
Dopltord, tsnt Bg^
Sifla SirHt
BanngCRnlCk —. 1
Himnti^ HoUrbuli
Hlfh^U. 1
UTuMik Pint Ctaank 1
KtBBlBitea, OhiriM St. .
R*pr«lliuHt „,.~,...
l^pW: CMtoo StivM ...
PrMWl Hrwt, Uttl* ...
.^■nHaJ SntwfJjpMsni.
Hantier. Hle^ Bow ... 1 1
UukroB, Mr. J. W. ... 0 10
MKliim. Saioiiol, Bt«,.. 1 0
Mooi*.HrL,IMMRi« 1 0
Uomil. C.Bk 1 >
Rl«™. Mr* - • W
TbomaoD, Ber. Juno*,
D.D I 1
TmlnlnH.Ur.Hur*' 1 1
DbmKoiu.
— the BaHdiori of 100 0
LDdilnL Ur.
MA^ .......
^lunk offtTtur ..
WMti, Oiptabi,.
VOmn, Ut. TbMM^
UMofLotOQ 18 0
S 7 7
B,B«|,
FOB JULY, 1&4».
£ Llf.
Umpool—
CimtrlbaUou. bjBtr.
C. U. BtoHR. <H
A(i«(/)ra>ili ...» 0 (
Soi'i'i iiMMAin™,
HDttlDgtaW—
ODatribntlmu, Jnn-
Blla, ■ddllloiul. f 11 I
Heeeived during the moiiM ef May, 1B49.
CitliM.PmjiM Chiiwl 3 10 0
Cbnnfa BL, vlditlDnil., 2 0 D
Hildam, iddlllonil ... 0 10 0
HnrnASMnt'.".'""l!lSU 1
WifiDl Stntt, ImibcUi lies
8k, iET«Bl1* Ill
SiHoCB^ 11 U B
I PriBod. 1)7 1 PtLbdiJ ]M II
Siullb. Mn. Join
X:
of Briilon ..
CaDUibaHom, fcr
itew «
Jolin BUMt. BtdlBid B*ic-
ContrlbDllont »
Do., Bniidir School I
Bo,, lOT Isw/Oea.
TlmiaipniX Stuti-
3lKl«nd*-
T«t«r, B., Bi^, ter
BoouiraRAHunaB
TBI! lOaSIOHAIlT HESALD FOR JULY, 18W
OxTomsuinia.
Iridal AnxtUuj—
HutcB, Bn...
Do., tat Aiju Or-
T*a<m^ 0 10
AeHagical Itti-
ConlTlbntioni^ fn
COBttlbBllOU
rattmrLdA—
CollHUgn -,
.. 8U •
^ U IT S
.. II 1 1
-SB*
.„ 1 T )
.. tUl>
- t s t
... 0 11 u
ContritnUsH .
HOBTH WAUU.
Dnnwiaeua—
OAU-T-Urd—
CoUkUoo 0 I
SOUTH WALBS.
LUnijiuw, Bbenui
Cotfenlba, *«. ...
BoA iDl Frukibridi*—
Sumtt, ill. Omii t A 0
tBBUND.
>BbUa—
H«1K«,W, M BOO
'tt
1 ^tnteP
M been ^propmwd m be re<iuaU.
SubKriptioni md DonilioM in aid of tlie Beptiat MiMiontr; Socie^ wiH be tbankfalij
" ' " ^ - .- io,K«l.,M.P., TT«MMW»,«t
3, MoorpU Siner, Lomwir :
' □ Wunn and Jobo
N, by Jobn Puncr, Eiq.,
JUihRiinei Cutis; in Cilcvttj^ bjr the Rar. Jame) Ttvomai, Baptki Hi«iaa Pr<M i and at
Niw Yomi, Uniled Statei, bj W. Colgate, Eaq. Contribuiioiu can aba b« pwlinatdw
Buk of Englaad lo tbe aecount of " W. B. Oaiiwy aad Mben."
IKISH CHRONICLE.
A WORD OR TWO ON SEVERAL THINGS.
Ous Maden nill be gniliSed to liear that the Bev. 8. Green bu ntunied in
Mifet^ rram the sister island. Dutid^ rntlier more than a month't jonneTi bs
visited Parsons-town, Moalc, Atlitone, Balliaa, Banbridg'e, Conlig, and Belfaat.
Hia lepoTt as to tbe state of the mission in these stations U verj encoaragin)^. Hs
also speaks biglil^ of Messrs. M'Namam and MoriarCj, both of whom he saw, the
UlterliBving met litm at Panons-'towu, and the former at Ballina. The committee
have resolved to engage Mr. M'Namam for six months, hoping by tlwt time to
have such aa inorease of funds as to jiulifj his peiuianent eogagemeni. It is with
regret that we announce that a similar step could not be taken wiih Mr. Moriaity,
owing to Lbs want of means ; ;et he will not be lost sight of. We appeal to our
frienos in SooUand to help ua in this maiter.
"nie report which Mr. Qreen presented respecting the conditiun and mansge-
ment of the fann near Ballina, suppottod out oF the Itmsr Fdnd, was iBtisfactorjr
to the eommitrec, there ' ' '
of alt eipenceS being n ,
present when the labourers "
'«nteda
We a
Aa this is the season nhen persons possessing n
health aad vigour, bj reUzation boat tbe cares of business, by joutnics to the >
tiaent, or sea-side, we beg to put in a word for Ireland. Tbe disturbed stat
Europe teudert tratelling on the continent unsafe. Now why not try Irelaad,
where scenery of all kiniu, and almost ineihanstible, may be found. The North
Weslem Badway Company engages to convey first class tratellem in tbeit
from London to Killamey andl)sck, for £0., and second class for £4 , giving
a fortnight for the jaurnejj and from Birmingham and Manchester for pro-
portionably Iras fares. By avaiUn^ themselves of this arrangement, our friends
eonld really benefit their afSioted kHow subjects in Ireland. They might spend a
Iiord's day or two, at some of tbe stalions occupied by our missionaries, and cheer
them by their pretence and sympathy. The money spent in tbe jouioey would
give employment lo many indiutrlous poor, and some kindly fevungs would be
called into play, while their own minds would mote thoroughly sympalhiie with
tlie condition of the people. We throw out this suggestion at one worthy of eon-
siderKtion, and shall be ^tad to furnish any friend wm will ask, whatever informa-
tion we po«ses>, respecung the route, and the best way of senng moat in the lust
Mr. Youno Is prosecuting fats work at
Cork with many encouraging tokens of
■QCCeaa, There have been several addi-
tions to the church, and the attendance
beresses. He wi^et insenion for tbe
tiMoynng
The tale of the good Samaiitan b plaoed
on record for our Imitation a* well H admin-
UoD. That we miftht not eipeod all our
Aought and liseling in admiriDg tba ganeioui
deed, there ha* been npmiei the practical
Rhcftalioii, ■• Qa and de Ukewltf,"
Hay I be allowed, Dneogh the (ArmieU,
la place beibre oar ItiendiilMKbMaleaidnct
of twebdke towards Ireland, not fbreoksy,
but for imitatkn. In a lata Dnnb« I es-
prwwd a widi to empk>7 aa a rtadsr a good
nuB whom I had baptised. TbcM bidlM,
who wish their names to be veiled, have
oKied to support this peiaan to labour in
this cit;, and he is Do« actively employed in
hiiwoAalMth.
opprasripn of snperstJIion and idn. What can
ao eaietually iwaige her grii^ Bid heal her
nalwIiaaaBttogMqpaleriArist. ABdineoo-
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junction with otho' agaicj, how luefdl
diffluing the gmpal are tuch men, who
from home to bouw to nwke it known. ThcK
friendi hnre generouBlj giien me Hicb ■ help,
without coit to the eocietj. Who will "go
and do likewiaep"
Mr. Batbs and taU Triends are taking
■reps to carry out (heir tonif chemlied
desire for a place of Trorsbip, wliich we
believe lias been cnmnieDced. It will be
Ecoii from the ackaowled^enls in the
Et:viou8 Chronicle that kind friends in
iiglnnd have liberally helped.
On account of mj Hbeence from home for
■0 manj months duHng tay late Tiat to
Aaicrica, the ont station! have not been
Tisited with the aeimitomed regntaiit;; but
■t BanbridgE the uiuil serrice* hale been
kept up. Notwithetanding the dep«H»on of
trade, the diatiaa whidi jirevaili all amund,
and Tnj piotcacted abeence, we hare bid nine
added to ui duiine the jear, and our clear io-
ereateitieven. The Sundaf -school which hud
•omenhat declined from a vanety of cauaee,
is banning to look up again, and we have
DOW one hundred in tbe roIL
Mr. WiLSHBRE, who ia supported byi'fie
late Mr. BoTce'a fund, and who occupies
tbe society's chapel nt Athlone, in liia
summary of (he pioctedin^ of the past
year observes :
We h«>e not met with such fierce opposi-
tion as fomieily. Still rarious iiiBuences
an at work rerf powerfully to fnuttate
our aims. We have been enabled to esta-
bliah a Sundaf-ichool wliich is wcH at-
tended— we bave got up a lending librarj,
whivh is much prized, and the books nre
eagertj aought for, both fa; the Kholart in the
school, and the mcmben of the congregation,
and the attendance on the I-anl's days and
On the week eveningn, is very encouraging,
white aiveral thouaandi of tracts have be«i
distributed, and hundreds of families visited
in the bnnacks, the town, and villages about,
by the scripture reader. This ii the lowing
lime, and we must go on with the work, and
wait until tbe time for reaping shall came.
It is (Le conviction of all peisone,
having any means of forming a cr)rrect
Judgment, tliat the Irish mind is under-
K'uig a j^rent change. The deputation
<m Irelund to the assembly of the free
church entered fully into this matter.
We viisli we had room for the Rev.
Mr. Eirkpatrick's statement. But we
select an examplefrom Bhbn»an's journal
which will illustrate
(HI CBinOI OOIKO 0>.
On my way te llie county of Kigo, a poor
man met ma on tbe rvmS, who said be wm
gbid to see me, Ibi be was going to my booic.
I Bsked him what was his business. He told
me he was very unhappy for aoma time past.
I inquired the reason. Be s lid, " I bate not
confessed to my priest for two Tcon." " What
lieepi you from guing to your prieM?" " 1
see be is not living like a Christian himself
and he cannot be of any use to me!" " But
do you not beliare that whatever the condoct
of the priest may be, that by his office be
eould b»giie ain." " Yes, I did, bul jxw mil
not find maBf iff thai mind now."
Being struck with this, 1 asked him whether
be knew of any that did not believe in the
power of the priest to forgire sin ? " Ftt, I
knoar Ihirty and more thai Ae/tnv Ar hat nv
more poicer la firifivt sins fAan j/ou hrnvt !"
I then inquired did he know that any of the
pcopio had a bible or a — ' " "--
you gave I."
ibr a good many." " Did you bear him read
it I " " Yes I did, and U »a* the firtl taut
that I heard it; and then I heard P. S. mewl-
ing some little Ixioks Ihat you gave him, and
that is the reason why I was wishing to sec
you." 1 taldhimaftbeaufleringsanddenlhof
Chiiat. While I was speaking his eyes wise
fastened upon me, and when we parted I
promised to vist him. I State this to show
that we have reason to hope that the spell of
priestcrall is giving way.
Mr. BaaaT writing May %d,faasoec»-
aion to refer to the anme sutiject. The
fact a n difTennt one, and tliat is all the
better, but it is equally satisfactory. Ot
(he reality and extent of the change W9
have spoken of, we gire it as,
inOTHlR FBOOV.
The change wluch has taken place in tbj*
country is indeed great. 1 am liviag bes«
about ten years. Tbe Srst month of the first
year, 1 went to preach at a funeral. Eveiy
ilDmanist man and woman walked atray, and
left ma wilfa a few proteatanti On Tuesday
last 1 was invilfd (o preach at a very large
funeral, Tbe majority of the people were
Romaulsts. Every oar remained. They
paid almost breathleia attention. Not •
whiaper was heard. All were ailent, solemn,
and seemed deeply imprewed. la not Ibia
We need freauect examples to impteta
upon our minas great facts, the reahty
of which we have been disposed to
question. From the midland district,
the following extract from J. Monadhah'b
jnuraal, conducts us into tlie far Weal,
aud there we gather.
My eng^ements in this neighboorbood
all tend to £ow that tlie people are beoomias
more and mora alive to inquiry wluch the
IRISH CHRONICLE.
Lord will, 1 tnut, nr.ctiTj to the full dii-
coT«7 of the tintb lu it ii in Jcmu.
In iMnipg through U , I entered il
houM where 1 found two men, one holiling
BD Iritb lolamcnl in hlj hund, tha other a
•rosU book DiUed, "The ground of the
Catholic doctrine." Thej were compBring
Iheee together, to m how the doctrinet Kl
forth in the latter agreed wiLh thoae of the
farmer. They laid ihej were glad at nij
tioielT appnnnce, and told me what thej
were about, and that purgatory wat the aub-
ject of their pretunt inquiry .
1 then took the tettament and read all the
punge* which were referred to in tupport of
the doctrine, and showed that neither pen-
ance, nor any corporeal puniahmeni, coulJ
take away *in and render us juit in the light
of God ; nnd then by other portioni of acrip-
ture proTing that it ii by ftith alone in the
all aoflicient ■lonement of Chriat, that a (in-
nerean be jnitilied. They liHened patiently,
■nd agreed that porgatory wai an inTention
to swindle them nut of their moner. Yes, I
replied, and out of ynur mWation too I Tbat
il n fact, said « third pernn who waa preeeni.
Bud tlicT do il without acmple.
On enma occaaiona when calling at their
liouaea, I IJnd the people aaaeni bled in batchei
reading the aeriplureo. and com[uiring the
doetrinea of Uieir church with their nered ran-
tenta. We hate earner aceeaa to the people
Mr. M'Kbr )rives n abort, bttt interest-
ing MimiriBrTor a joumcjtliroligli u part
of his dLilnct. Evidences of the fact
alrcniJy dwelt upon, come out inci-
dentfllly, but tbey are not the less
Taluolife.
I haTe juat returned from a preaching lour
throngh the lower part of Sligo, and a part of
Rnacommon. During a fortnight I hare
addrcaaed eniigregntiont in Uooriih, CInra,
Buyle. Ciutleaea, Clogher, Athowrv, Sngn-
worry, &c. Many heard the word with
pleaaure iind with profit. We hnve had eome
Romcniiti to hear, who liatened attentively,
and ixpreaaed Ihemaelvea much interealed in
what they heard reapeding the meaeBge of
I had the pleuuie of speaking to about
three hundred children, dunngthe put week
(IT two, on the subject of their eternal welfiire.
The stale of the aclioola, is on the irhnle
aatirfactory. Sirenetimca I think that the
pupils ahould hare made greater progreia in
scriptuml knowledge. But then I remember
th.it molt of them receiie no retigioua in-
atrudion whntcier, except what they obtain
in the achoola, ao that I see no ground of
eompkint againat the teachers.
Enkan AI'Donnrll gives a rer; iiilcr-
cBting account of a riiiit paid to his
station by rbe Rev. Q. M'tTttiARa, nbo
is DOW an agent of the Bocitiljr.
During the tiniB Mr. Hamilton waa ia
Lmdon, Hi. M'Kee and Mr. M'Nnmara
preached in TuUy. The riait of the latter,-
for the Grat time as a preacher of the gospel,
cau«ed a little stir among the Komaniati ; for
only a few yews befure they saw him, in the
same pariili, a sacriGcing prieet. Ttiey were
very aiiiioua to hear him, and wen eipecling
that his aermon would conaiat of a tirade <^
abuse against the pope, nnd the blessed
virgin. To their great surprise he ridiculed
neitlier of the above personages, but directly
led them to the Lamb of Gud ^nt tukelh Bway
the sin of ihe world.
After the service was over, a vom^n, who
had never henrd the gospel before, deiired her
husband td ask Mr. M'Namsra whether he
had atill Ihe power to forgive sins. He
replied, "If any earthly prieit can foigiva
una, so can I; hut none can, for Qod only can
forgive sins. He waa asked hy another, how
9Don he would come again, or when ha would
preach in the Irish languago for them. Thne
and other questions were asked by Romnnisls,
and I cannot hut hope that he will he very
useful among hia benighted fellow countrymen.
RtcHAKD Moork's joumnl Etntes afnct,
which shona Ihiit n feeling is f^ron'Ing
up of scorn for prirslly denunciation.
Formerly it excited ilic strongest icrror
— now, ID many cbsce, it only jirovokea
"1 got hist week into the wilder paKoftlia
the cnunlry around C , where the priest
hns been cursing me, nnd alt who come to
henr me. But the more he denounces ui, the
more vf prosper ; fur the Lord is blcsiing
When the people snw me cmaiing the hogs,
some mil tn meet me. I said to one of (hem,
as he walked with me. ' The priest will curse
yon next Sundav.' He replied, ' When ha
is tired nf that, he must stop, for I am sun
the Lord will not answer him.'"
"At I stood in Mr. O'Mallev's shop in
L speaking to the people, M and
his wife came in and aai<l, ' I cun bless God
for sending you to D. C the other day,
I was then one of the greatest b1a*|^emen
in Ireland. Bui, blcnvd be God,.I have not
swore since 1 heard you that night, and never
will ngnin, God being my helper.'"
Mr. Wilson'b Iflbours at Kilcooley
Hills are blessed lo the good of souk.
Hia render, Mr. Hayd^n, lias been itnick
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IRBH CHRONICLE.
with panlysu, uid it it not Tcrj likely
that ho wHl be able to rentme bia la-
boun u formeriy. Tbe ConiDiittee
have no means at present of aappljing
hit place.
" I hare gnat pkaaura in iafbiming jau
that I baptized latelf another dtwiple, who
midea near IJttletoa, vfaeie ire bare novthree
" A pioui foung man trmn tb« Mjaa nngb-
bourhood irill b* baptised in about a fi»t-
night. The Lord b giving na tokeiu of bli
&rour. I tnut theCammittee will woniend
Mr. Alexahdik Hahiltoi*, umttant
missionarj', for [he district aruund Bel-
btt, trported in April sad May as fol-
lows : —
'' I am lorrr to saj that KVeial of oiu
moit vorthr membcn are about to emigiate.
Th> ii tijrmg, but we mu>t not ba uadul;
diKouraged. We shall have nma baptism*
shoitly. On the whole good is done.
" Oui preaching stations are going on well ;
and &om tbese itations I generally ob-
itn« nearlj tireutj persons attending Lord's
da; evening at the chapel. I have one sta-
tion in a very poor port of tbe town, wbeie
the atteadano) is generally about fifty, and
searoely three of these have any other means
of Teligiaus instruction.
Another extract from J. Judor's jour-
sal, will show the utter dnrkneu which
Bomanigm throwi over the mind, and
when a poor sinner aees the way of sal-
ration by Jeaiu, it ii truly coming' "into
marvelloua light."
" Read in the house of T. I., who ii much
ut his soul. Before I bad
visited and instmctad him, some time ago, h*
said be did not know what ClnU had done
Ibr Janets, or bow a nnner coold be saved by
his blond. He came to hear Mr. Hamihon.
and now greolly deligbtB in bis prcadlinji
He is able to remember what he bears, and
tells it to hisknOy at home. And he added,
' Befbre I attended the chapel, I believed tba
priait oould (br^ve my nns, and bring
anointed, my soul would go to bwren. But
now I blow this to be nbe, and none but
Christ can save me.' 11iis man eomm six
miles every Lord's day to the service."
The state of trade in the North has
been so depressed u to affbct the cburcli
at Conlig severely. HaLten are some-
what impTovlog'; but Mr. MuLusan's
letter give some idea of the case.
" We have Juet been fannirad by ow ^-
pseted Tint Aom out beLevad e» isantsnr
Hr. Green, by which we have bean cbasred.
He preached eaeeUently, and epok* aiso-
tionately and feelio^y t« the dinidi ;
and his viat will be long grateAilly re-
membered by the brethren at Conlig. Wa
bare had no additions recently to tbe chuidi ;
still we labour, and ptay, and hope. Sidk-
ness, removals, and emigralkm, have ia some
measure t'''"iM^ our chnrdi and congregstiaD ;
hat all this is the Lord's wiU, tMl to his wfll
we desire cheerfully to submiL Hy own
health has not been for tbe laat few months
qoite so good as Musi ; but still, blessed ba
the lord, I have been eMdded to coBtiuia
my usual labonis. I pieadi regnhrly flva
times a week, and occasionally oftMier —
and our cowreeations on week days are
at preiont I ^ink rather better than
ever they were. Our daily schods are wdl
attended, and in a flouriihing state, and aboot
brty children attend our s^bath •cbooL"
POSTSCRIPT.
The circular which lias been addressed to the churches on a "propoaal of
prayer for Ireland," hat induced many friends to correspond on the su)^«ct. Tha
Siirit and tone of t)ie letters have been most gtalif[^ing. It is ao appeal to whtcb
I devout minds will eheerfulty respond; and it is quite certain Itiat where the
q)irit of prater exists, those who feel its power, will not be found waAting^ bi the
spirit of giviofif. May these prayen be heard, and may the Missionary spirit taom
deeply and wuiely pervade sU our churches I
CONTRIBUTIONS 8INCB OUB LABT.
11 S 9 Havntodwt CBBtrlbrtlani ...
I 0 • 1 Klngriiild|»-lli. BaUwlU
SobKriptions and Uonattons tliankAillyracnved by tbe Tmsurer, JoiBTH Taitioat, Esq,
Lombard Street ; and by tbe Secretary, Hi, FatDcaica TnisraATL, and Rev. Jt»tra
Ahoui, at tba Hhmon Home, Moorgata Street ; and by the pestois oTthe churdkss throng
out the Kiaidom.
BAPTIST MAGAZINE.
AUGUST, 1849.
MEMOIR OP THB LATE REV. HUGH RUSBELL,
, HAKPBHIBE.
. BESMmK COZHBAP.
Wb u« taught bj the word of God
that "the righteous shidl be ia erer-
Uating rananbnnce," that " the
niemoi7 of the jtut ia blewed," that
"the dden who rule nell are to be
counted worth; of double hoaour, e«pe-
ciall; they who labour in the word Hud
doctrine," and that we are to " Remem-
ber thc3u which hare the rule over ub,
who hare apoken to lU the word of Qod,
whoM fitith" we are to "follow, oon-
Hdering the end," or pnrpoee, of " their
ODCverBatioa" or ooiuse of life, i. «.,
tbdr deyotedneea to "Jeaus Chriet,"
together with their experience through
life; and, at ita close, of the all-auffi-
cieDC7 of hia grace, who ia " the same
jeeterda;, and to-daj, and for ever."
And u the memoira of auch ohantoters
are sought for and read with avidity,
and, hj God's bleaaing, with eminent
fl^ritual benefit bj multitodee of per-
sona of all ages and olassee of aodet;,
this pr««enti both a solemn obligation
and a dwering inducemeat before aur-
viving Christian friends to employ this
effectual mode of perpetuating and
eztMtding the knowledge of the excel-
lence and nsefulneaa of such persons,
whether in public or in private life,
unto the entire glory and praise of the
grace of God, in and by these his ser-
Of euidi Christian and ministerial
character and usefulness, our beloved
departed friend, Mr. Russell, vraa a
valuable inatanee. He was a native of
Scotland, was bora July 9th, 1780, in
the parish of IJianbryd near Elgin, and
was the eldest of four aons. His
parents were occupants of a piece of
land, of frugal and industrious halnta,
who were attentive to hb education as
circunutanoea and opportunities per-
mitted. From his early youth Hr.
Russell was of a mild and amiable dis-
position, and a bvourite with his
Bohool companions, and bad a great
fondness for books, reading eagerly all
that Cttme in his way. He assisted his
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MEMOIB OF THE UTE BET. HUQH RUSSELL.
parents in their porauito, until hia 16th
year, when he went to Elgin, where he
remained four jears. During this time
his attention was led to divine things.
Some parte of theAaeemblj'B Catechism
were epecially blessed to him; and in
1801 he became a member of the church
under the Bev. Mr. Bannantine, before
whose pastorate the diurch bad been
enppUed bj the Rev. Q. Swing's first
class students from Glasgow. This had
resulted in drawing forth the leal of
the members of the churcl^ and a sab-
bath school (then a new thing) was
formed, and Mr. RusseU was among ita
foremost promoters and wannest sup-
porters. He afterwards removed to
Qlaagow,and was a hearer of Mr. Ewing.
Returning home, he soon after went to
Aberdeen and joined the independent
church then under the pastorate of the
Bev. William 8te[^ens. It was here
tbat Mr. RusseU formed a close friend-
■hip with Mr. William Anderson, after-
wards the distinguished classical and
mathematical tutor of that name in the
Bristol baptist college, and it was here
that these endeared Mends became de-
<aded baptista; and at a time when
nothing of the kind had taken pUoe in
that part of the country, as Mr. Ruaaell
himself has informed us, " for age«,
perhaps not since tbe introduction of
Christianitj," these J^HUlg men, with
two others, had the deciuon and firmness
to be baptised. It took place a few
milee from Aberdeen, in a branch of the
rivet Don, and was performed b; Mr.
Edmonds, afterwards pastor of the
baptist church at Cambridge. In oon-
•equence of tbeir baptism, Mr. Russell,
Hr. Anderson, and another, who was
also a member of the church, were dis-
membered, jet with a rduotance and
kind feeling which resulted in a change
of discipline in the church, and in much
friendliness towards baptists. As there
was no baptist cbur^ near Aberdeen,
He baptism of Mr. Russell and Mr.
Anderson was soon followed bj thdr
leaving Scotland, thdr coming toge-
ther to London, their attendance at the
baptist diapel in little Wild Street,
and their joining the church there, tjien
under the pastoral care of the writer,
hj whom and b; the church they were
greatlj esteemed. After some time
thej were proposed for trial ot tbeir
gifts, with a view to tbe ministrj, were
approved, and introduced bj the church
to tbe Bristol baptist college. Soon
after their entrance at Bristol, a letter
of inquiry respecting them as stodents
was addressed bj their pastor to the
B«T. Dr. Rjland, their tator, to which
be replied as follows : —
"MydeabBrotheb, — Aa yon wished
to have my opinion respecting the
young men who came tuna Aberdeen
through your church, I am glad to be
able to give it very decidedly in their
favour. They are diligent, have good
abilities, hopeful talents, appear traly
godly and amiable, bid &ir to make
improvemait in literature, and to be
useful, acceptaUe preachers of tbe go*-
pd. Making due allowances for tbdr
former circumstances, and the shut
time they have been here, everything ia
as encouraging as I could reaaon^j
wish. I have no &alt to find with
them, nor any particular ground of fear
respecting tiiem. The devicee of Satan
are many, and the more I have to do
with young mimsters, tite more gwieral
grounds I have for anxiety ; but I
greatly trust it will be found an honour
to your friends that they helped them
" I am yours cordially,
"JuHH Rtlasd.
" 25rt lihraary, 1806."
The " former ciroumstanoea " of Mr.
Russell and Mr. Anderson to whidt the
Doctor alludes, were those of tbcor nei
having received more than a good plain
MEMOIR OF THE LATH EEV. HUGH BU88KLL.
47fi
vdnmtion. To this Mr. RoBBell hu
referred in tike memoir which he pub-
liihed of iuB dotx friend Anderson (who
died ta the prime of life and of nseful-
nesB), and which appeared in the Bap-
tist Magazine for October and Hovember,
1833. He obeerree that " Mr. Anderson
entered the aoadeinj with no previous
kdvantages, except that he had read and
thon^t more than moat joung men at
his age, and in his circumstances." A
tnie description also of himself. And
now so ntSDj jean unce the above
letter was written, and when both these
radeared Mends hare finished their
oonn^ it is cheering to reflect that the
hope of their judicious tutor respecting
them has been more than realized.
They were men and ministere of more
than ordinal? excellence; unlike ae the;
were in natural temperament and
engagements. In the personal friend-
ship and oorreepondenoe ot the cele-
brated John Foster, who expressed in
the strongest terns his esteem for Mr.
Anderson and his admiration of his
extoaordinaij talents, acquirements, and
Qsefulness as a tutor, Mr. Bugsell, also,
had such a share as testifies to his
aaperioritj.
Hr. Rossell and Mr. Anderson main-
tained their endeared intimacj until
Mr. Anderson's lamented death. When
that event was yerf near, Mr. Russell
had left home to visit him. On enter-
ing Bristol he was informed bj a
messengv that Mr. Anderson was in a
dying state; and on hastening to his
chamber, Mr. Anderson beheld him
with an intense look of apparent recog-
nition, but was onaUe to speak, and
soon expired.' It was a remarkable
providence which led Mr. Russell to
Bristol at the time, as the intimate
friend of Mr. Anderson, the pTOper per-
son to preach his funeral sermon; this
he was requested to do at Broadroead,
and this he undertook and perform-
ed, bat, as he has said, " with feelings
all but overpowering." Mr. Russell's
memoir of Mr. Anderson in the Maga-
line is interesting; but whatever might
have been bis qualifications for author-
ship, it was not his propensity, although
his letters were replete with mental
It should be ronarked that the bap-
tist church at Broughton is of andant
date. The original church appears to
have been at Salisburj, twelve milet
distant, and to have worshipped at
Porton, in consequence of the Five Mile
AcL After the passing of the Act of
Toleration it divided for the conveni-
ence of its members into two churches;
one continued at Salisburj, the other
settled at Broughton, with a bnnch at
Wallop three miles and a half distant,
sa most of the members were resident
at or near these places. The village of
Broughton and the baptist church there
have long been favoored bj the resi-
denoe, patronage, membership, and
pastorate of distinguished individuals.
Mr. Henrj Steele, bj whom the cause
was prindpallj supported, and the
former places of worship were provided,
was pastor of the church fortj jeara.
Mr. WiUiara Steele, his nephew, was
pastor thirty years. Miss Anne Steele^
the talented authoress of three volumee
("by Theodosia"), and of more than
nxty hymns in the Baptist Selection,
was a danghter of this William Steely
and a member of the church. The
Rev. William Steadman (afterwards
I>r. Steadman, president of the baptist
college at Horton and pastor at Brad*
ford) was eight yean pastor of the
ohuroh at Broughton, by whose zeal
in introducing the gospel at Stock-
bridge and other places, the neighbour-
ing ministers and churches were excited
to follow his example, and a blessed
change in the neighbourhood took
pkce. After having been some years
destitute of a pastor, during which the
church was variously supplied, Mr.
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THOUGHTS ON HARVEST.
fkr, and I have reuon for thuikfulaeeg
alao, that he has kept raj mind and
heart tnuting in him all the time I
have been lud adde. ' Bleu the Lord,
O my soul.' "
This testimony from Mr. Rossell's
own pen is highly tbIusUs, wpecialiy as
the nature of hia afflictiMi appears
have prevented, towards its dose, those
frequent exprearions, relative to religions
esperienoe and proepecta, which ar
interesting and delightful in many
death-bed scenes. But Mrs. BuBsell
writes, whoi Mr. BoMell was drawing
near his end, — " My beloved husband
has been lately very ill; still I indulged
the fond hope that he would rally again,
bnt the last week dropsy has come on ;
yet he haa not been oonfined to his
room until the last two days. His dear
mind has been kept in perfect peace,
stayed upon God." By a letter &oin a
Mend present, March 31, 1849, inform*
ation was sent that " Bear Mr. Russell
was taken home last night (Friday
night) at twelve o'clock." Some time
before his departure he had said with
ener^, in reply to the inquiry of a
friend, whether he was happy, " I an."
Thus peaoefiilly our beloved friend
entered into the joy of his Lord, fpA
sixty-eight yean. It does not ^tpear
that Mr. Rosaell left behind him any
diary. This is to be regretted, as torn
mioh a sooroe a memorial of him mi^t
have been rendered increasingly valu-
able and useful.
It was the expreaaed and recorded
wish of Mr. Bussell that his Grlend and
former pastor, Mr. Coxhead, should
ondertake at BroughfaMi hie Auienl
services. The fulfilment of thii wiih
was prevented by the weakening effect*,
at the time, of recent inflnena. Bat
(as provided by Mr. Rossdl in case of
failure) they were efficiently perbnned
on the following Friday (Good Friday)
afternoon and evening, by his own two
brethren, Mr. Barnes and Mr. Coombs,
who had often preached for him dvting
his illness. Mr. Coombs preadted the
funeral sermon from our Lord's eom-
parifion of the " wise man who built his
house upon a rock."
THOUGHTS OK HARYE&T.
W. AtTCHISOS.
■•HsRiemthnntou tlUBppoiatfdwMkaaf the hUTal."— JaaBHiABT. St.
Tnis portion of scripture is part of a
heavy charge of guilt brought against
hie apostate countrymen by the prophet
Jeremiah. The prindpal sin allied
i^inst them thronghout this chapter is
their atheistic indifference to the effi-
cient intervention of God in r^ulating
human affairs. So blinded bad their
spiritual perceptions become, that they
neither reverenced Him whose almight-
iness curbs the wild ocean waves, nor
rect^nized that divine goodness, on
which they were dependent, to attemper
their seasons, and to ripen their har-
vests (compare verses 21 — 24). They
HuSered, therefore, the appropriate
punishment of their nn in the with-
drawment of those merdes, whose
Author they had refused to acknowledge.
"Tonr iniquities," adds the propbet,
"have turned away these things, tnd
yonr sing have withholden good things
from you."
The practical atheism of the ancient
Jews is not an evil that died with them.
It still exists in the thongbts and habits
of life that characterize a great propor-
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THOUGHTS ON HABVKT.
pumalied Israel for their suu by famine^
but the pronuM haa, upon the whole,
been lurelj aocompUshed. In obeerving
this promise he haa had more regard to
his own word than to our merite, or
else long ago he would hare " smitten
the earth with a ouise," and fixed a
great gulf between his bounty and our
necessity. Ue foresaw the whole dark
amount of human transgreation ; that
as surely as one harrest follows another,
so surely one generation after another
would arise whose "imsgioation" would
be " evil from their youth," but he knew
ftlso that his own patience would be
adequate to bear this unknown power
of provocation, in consideration of the
merits of the great Mediator. Wonder-
fully has his mercy arched the dark
douds of human guilt with the emerald
bow of promiee and hope — and still,
undimmed by the waste of ages, there
it shines, and shall still abide until the
last fires shall bum the globe ! How
fully, therefore, we ought to confide in
him for the fulfilment of those yet
greater things he has promised to them
that love him, to the church on oarth,
to the church perfected in the heaveus.
We perceive his ezbaustlesa^ioicvr to
fulfil aU he has promised. What hu-
man power could create one grain of
wheat t Tet what an infinitude of such
gnuns Qod has produced for the susten-
tation of the human family since the
days of Noah I What boundless re-
sources of energy and skill, then, belong
to our great Iiord ! It is, hence, an
obvious remark how easily he can supply
the want of his people on earth, and
what glorious productions he has the
possibility to create for their enjoyment
in heaven.
We discern his affluent ffoodneu. Our
Lord is as good as he is great, and hence
lie is a bounteous giver. Wbat a pro-
vision of iKiunty he pours over this land
every autumn I Not merely the mel-
lowed com necetssry for subeiatenoe,
but what we may regard as kind luxu-
riee — msset fruits and &«gnut flowers.
Here, too, we naturally a^ If in this
world where his bounty b perverted
and selfishly misappropriated, he gives
BO freely and so constantly, what gifts
of unknown blessedness, what profoaioa
of appropriate good, will Infinite Lova
confer on his redeemed in that state
where " there shall be no more auae V
2. The succesnve periods of harvest
show how groundleas are thoae fesn
which we are so ready to entertain with
regard to the fidelity, power, and good-
ness of Ood.
If the harvest appear ddayed, if any
unfavourable symptoms aSect a portimi
of its fruits, if a few wintry-like days
succeed each other, how quickly our
fears are aroused ! How readily we
regard the harvest as lost or extenrively
damaged I Yet, after all, the olonds
pass away, and the kind power of our
heavenly Father afibrds the warm sun-
shine of the "appointed weeks."
So it is with us in the trials of life.
When the cloud of sorrow darkens our
sky our whole attention seems riveted
on that : we forget the Btemal Sun
that shines bdiind its gloom; wescarce-
ly hope for future good ; we forget past
deliverance; "Ood," we say, "has for-
gotten to be gracious." But often sub-
sequent goodness shames us frmn om
distrustfulneas.
So in the history ot the church.
When almost universal spiritual languor
prevails, when shining examples of ths
power of religion are few, when con-
versions are infrequent, when irreligion
triumphs, we at times despond for the
future wel&re of the chorch, and over-
look all her promised glories. But Qod
reveals his power, his cause unexpect-
edly revives, and oar sad miagivingi^
when we mourned over her ruined wall%
are dissipated by the sight of her re-
stored beauty. As the expariowed
husbandman waits patiently lor the
THOUQHTS OH HAATKST.
481
lurrett, >» let ub leam to wait for tb«
nMtnritf of all that Ood has promised
to hia church. That bright future
whid) prophecj has aketched aa amut-
ing her shall certainly arrive bowever
^btA her proapecta nmj ^)pear at pre-
Mnt "For the viaum ia jet for an
appointed tiine, but at the ead it ahall
apeak and not lie ; thou^ it tarrj irait
for it; becanae it trill mrelj come, it
will not t»rrj." And u a harrast
nhoee aafet; had been threatened ia the
more joj-^ving vhen it ia safely gar-
nered, ao the trials that dow exercise
the faith of the pious ahall aerve to
augment their gladneaa when the pro-
■niaed gloiy oomea.
3. The conaideration of the period of
barreat naturally leads the Christian's
mind to refleet on that infinitely mo-
tnentoDS epoch which Christ has desig-
nated " the harnet whidi ia the end of
the worid."
That great period concealed from all
human calcnlaticD, but aoouiatdy fixed
in the poipoeea of Ood, ia aa certainly
" appointed" as an " the weeka of the
harreat" The sceptic who contemptn-
oaaljada, "Where ia the promise uf his
coming r may be too blind to mark in
the "shaking of the nationji^" and other
concomitant signs of the last time, the
preaagea that "the night ia &r spent
and the day is at hand." Bnt the be~
lierer, as he nwli the dedaration, " He
bath appointtd a day in the which he
will judge the world in righteousness,"
narks those anre signs which indicate
that the earth ia ripening for ita ap-
proadL The good are maturing for the
advent of Christ, and so are the bad;
the one to reap the reward of his &ith
mnA t<rila in the oeleatial pazadiae of his
Lord, where no unkindly influenoea
ahall amite him, and no precariouaness
aloud the bright happinera which Qod
shall eternally shed over hia perfected
nature, — the other to be cast int') that
abysB where no »j of divine clemency
shall ever shine, and iko system of
restontion be ever applied, llien shall
come to peas that which ia written,
" He that ia nigast let him be uigust
atill ; and he that ia filthy let him be
filthy atill ; and he that is righteoua let
him be Hghteona still ; and he that is
holy let him be holy still"
Connected wiUt the afiurs of the final
jadgment there is a subordinated pro-
cess of retribuldon proceeding now. The
angel of death with hia " sharp sickle "
ia now reaping the earth. " The first-
fruits unto Qod and to the Lamb " are
beuig snooessiTely gathered to the home
of the just, to join the great company
of redeemed and emancipated spirita.
On the other hand, the wicked are
being daily "driven away in thor
wickedness." This year's harvest is
past, and admoniahea ua that one season
leas of ripened fimits and antumn^
beauty ahall greet our sight. When the
tait season has come, and the perpetual
Reaper brings the keen edge of his in-
evitable sidkle into contact with ua,
whither shall we be gathered 1 To the
" gamer " with " the wheat," or to the
"furnace" with "the taree )" If on
this most urgent question vre are in fear
or even in nnoertainty, having no vA~
denoe of poaseasing " a good hi^
through graoe," let us not delay to
oast ouraelvea on the pure mercy of Ood
in Christ Jesus— that msroy which can
extract the sting from death, and shed
endleas light and joy around all oni
future destinies.
Bmui Htmptead, 3irU.
BI TBI &BT. B. I
Thai Ireland is tbe stateemaa'a great
diflSonltj is a ooromon-pUce obsem-
tion. That it is the most difficult and
important fidd of labour to which tbe
miiaioDaij leal of the CbriitiaD church
oould be directed, is not, perhaps, ad-
mitted or Mt. It will be admitted
■ome da;. A writer who u well in-
formed on the Mibject eajs, " That Ire-
land ia the place where the grand
•trugi^e between poper; and protest-
antigm will be oairied on and brought
to an isane." The fact ought to be a
burden on tbe verj heart of the ohnrch,
nnreliered onl; bj the diechsrge of her
India is ererjwhere open to mimon-
arj enterprise. Heathrais will listen
while tbe miwioDarj tears in pieces tbe
flims; pretensions of their idols, hut he
who would gain the ear of Erin's eons
must have the voice of the charmer,
and he who would pnblklj rebuke their
idolatrj maj count nprai tbe farj of an
Ephesian rabble, and reckon himself
fortunate if some town-derk should
disperse the riotous multitude.
Rome herself throws open her Tatican,
and exposes to eontempt the cells of
her Inquisition. Under the power of
diverse and even oontrary influences,
audi as infidelity, religious indiSerenee,
war, common eense, liberalism, and
bible truth, Roman Catholicism is being
oonsidenbly modified on the cunUneot.
In Ireland tbe ^tero is consolidated,
rank, and malignant If, borrowing a
figure from the principal grouping of
ancient attrooomj, we might make the
territory of Romanism to bear tbe con-
figuration of the man of rin, we must
assign the /i^art to Ireland. And this
heart does not simply retain its vitality,
the feebleness of atrophy in the ex-
tremities of the system is often remor-
ed t? the oofHons art«rial stream thrown
out by its powerful action. Bat let not
the fact tiutt supentition has taken so
deep a hold on the heart of Inland be
a matter of Nmple despondency^ — there
lies in it an element of hope. In part,
it is the result of deep religious feeling.
The reli^ons element is embedded in
the very depths of an Iriahmao's na-
ture. From the whole globe there
would not be found a more forcible
illusiration of the fact that "man will
worship," than is afiioded by tbe sons
of Erin. One might venture to pro-
phesy that in tbe history of the prcKDt
race, the time will never come when, ss
a peoide, they will renounce a religions
(aith of smne kind. Let Irishmen be
truly converted to Christ, and Mily
angelic natures will reacb lower depths
of adoring reverence than tbey. Let
the lore of Christ construn them, and
their joy shall be almost as irrepressihle
as the emotions of tbe white robed
multitude who oiy with a load v<uce,
" Salvation to Qod and the Lambt"
But what is to be done 1 Ob, that is
the queeUon. The Aott answer of a
thousand voices will be, Qive them the
gospd; and if Oafariel were asked for
the answer, he could not mj so much
in so few words, if he did not aaj the
same. It is the panacea for a world's
woe. Let us have confidence in the
gospel. But a difficulty arises here.
How is the medicine to be sdminiitored t
Many an almoner of heaven's Uessings
has offered the healing oup^ but the
diseased would not drink. Many a
henld has proclaimed, " As Hoaestifted
up tbe serpent in tbe wilderness, so has
the Son of man been lifted up, that
whosoever beUeveth might not parish t"
but, wona raoeiTed thui the hflnld in
ths dwert, he wu led to lay bia indiot-
tneat before high bekven m the «om-
pkinii^ Unguage of the prophet,
" Lord, thej will not see." So diaoou-
tBged have aome Chriatiana been that
they have little hope for poor Ireland,
except hj some great conTulaion, or the
peraonal ooming of oar Lord. Perbapa
theae good men may find that the
whirlwind, the fire, and the tempeat, are
leas firequentlj the aooompanimenta of
the divine preaenoe than thej imagine.
We have not yet ezhaturted the provi-
axms of the oommiMion which Chriit
f^TO hia diadples for the church. The
■mngementa bj which the progreaa of
the g06pel ahall be Cadlitated are in the
handa of Chriat, and form a part of the
promiae to hia people. A oalobrated
speaker who hae gone " the waj of all
Oeeb," lued to aay that the church had
overlooked one word of the oommiauon.
They had retained, he said, the word
" preach," but had forgotten the "go."
That complaint has lost it* force by the
misnonary leal of the last fifty years.
There is, however, another word, the
■ign of an important logical connexion,
that has been too little thought of. We
too often overlook the " therefore "
which links the proclamation of the
gospel with the arrangements of infinite
wisdum, carried into operation by the
um of omnipotent power. All power
in heaven and in earth, held by him who
has promised to he with his servants, it
surely enough to excite their hope.
Just at the close of his labours on
earth, our Master had to lodge in heaven
a most startling complaint, " 0 righteous
Father," he said, " the world hath not
known thee." Yet had not many
months elapaed ere his discipleB are
Ibnnd turning the world upside down ;
and this not by the supply of the Spirit
rimply, but by tb« aasistanoe of the di-
vine artangementa. And while this
being always ezeroiaed, there aie emer-
gencies which are met by special provt-
dences. Out of this fact an important
duty grows.
Vi^rou* tffortt ihovld be madt, vihcn
circurrutaneti indieatt that Oodiigiving
an oppertunity. Such an opportuni^
is now beiiig given in Ireland. Bomam-
ism is, perhaps, a* strong as ever, but
she is more approachable. The check
which the policy of the priesthood gave
to late political movements, the subdu-
ing force of inexorable fiunine, and the
melting infiuenc« of prompt and liberal
charity afforded in a time of need, h«v^
with other things, tended to modify the
fedingB of the people towaids their
priests, of Irishmen towards English-
men, and of Komanitte towards proteat-
ants. Nor should we forget that the
changes on the continent will probably
enfeeble the influence of Jesuitism in
this unhappy couutiy. Politically,
socially, and religiously, the people hare
arrived at a crisis. Ood is opening a
path, let his church attend his fbotstepa
to do his work. Let there be an estra-
ordinary effort to meet an eztraordinaiy
time. Constant, persevering labour can
never be dispensed with in the service
of the church, but spasmodic efforta
hold an important place in her work of
faith. Her convulsive throes have
thrown off many an incubus, and given
impulses whose fotoe has been unspoit
when ages have passed away.
Did the writer possess the wisdom
requisite for the undertaking, the plan
of operation could not be ramified in an
article of this kind. One or two pointi
may, however, be indicated.
ThetoaalamditumafthtpiopUAovld
bt improved, apteiallj/ by dieiting lAeir
ifiditttrial eneiyiet. Oiroumstanoec are
against them. Thoee who seek their
weal shoold try to make their droum-
stances. They most not for a nmstant^
he r^ved by almsgiving. An emer-
gency may be met in this way, 6a they
must not periih with hunger, but let
them be fed for k few yeare more bj the
flubicriptioa liat or pKrliameatarj' grant,
ftad tbej must be pensioned for life, the
•elf-reliant feeling will be lust. Em-
ployment ia the thing the; need, em-
ployment onder the direction of Scotch
and English enterprise. There is a rage
in Great Britain for emigration. Agri-
ooltnristB, for instance, are expatriating
themseiTU by putting from three to
aixteen thousand miles between them
and their homes, and never seem to think
that at the end of a few hourt* voyage
they might find a field for their enter-
prise. Why OTost the Atlantic and add
to it, sometimes, the Southern Ocean,
to scatter their seed and reap their
harvests, probably for a British market,
when they might carry on tlieir oper%-
tiomi just over the channel 1 If land is
cheaper in those far oS regions, labour
ie much dearer. And when the earth
has ^ven her increase, will the markets
of the new world or of Australasia
give them prices equal, or nearly bo, to
those of the British metropolia 1 A
namber of settlers from the mother
country would be a great blessing; they
would give a stimaluB to industry,
modify the social condition of the peo-
ple, and, if Christiana, be a light in a
dark place.
Mortover, the go^ nuut be pretentmt
in iu oten lovdy and Itnign duiraOer.
Protestantism must be evangelized and
liberalized. It would be well, as f ar aa
Ireland is conoemed, if we could sink
tiie name tc the bottom of the sea, but
nnce we cannot get rid of it, we must
demand that it shall appear in its own
&ce. It has been anociated with wme
of the noblest principles of heaven and
most glorious periods of the church's
history, but in Ireland it hae been allied
with fierce bigotry and oppression. Its
type has been Samuel hewing to pieces
the Agagites^ to spare whom would be
rebellion agwitt Qod. Ita &voarite
phraseology baa been drmwn from the
imagery of the Apocalypse, aod not
content that the eternal Word should
have lus vesture dipped in Uood, it
would wreat the soverdgn name from
his thigh, and blazon it en the banner
of the militant church. Or if in the
timee of relenting it grew more tole-
rant, it has yet d^^raded and wronged
as a dtizen the man whose sool it pro-
posed to convert The evangeliit in
Irdand should separate the predona
from the vile, and exhilnt Chriatianitrr
in all her native benevolenoe. He need
not be a noisy talker about ciiurch and
dissent, he should not be a red hot
politician, but he should eveiywhen
calmly and firmly declare that his God
has permitted no human anthori^ to
inflict penalty for the maintenance of
religions coniicti<ms. As he collects
around him Bmnanists and pioteetanti^
Saxons and Celta, he should imitate the
large-hearted apostle at Athena who
pointing tiie Qreeks to the common
parent of his large &mily, said, "He
hath made of one blood all tbe nations
of men. And we bis ofipring are."
It Tietdi, loo, limt theg who vrouldbring
Ihe foni of Inland to Chrut, thovid Iho»
hoatovinthem. Iriehmenmust be taken
by the heart Achilles was vulnerable
only at the heeL An Irishnuui ia mailed
everywhere but at the heart The
minister of Christ most be an angel of
mercy, firm as he who withstood the
Roman guards, and gentle as they who
ministered to tbe bmily of Lot He
must beseedi men to be reconcdled to
Ood. While in ftithfulnesi he t^ them
that they are the "enemies of the cross
^ Christ," he mnst do it "even we^
ing." "A tear contains in acdutitm
many arguments." If they hesitate to
follow his instructions, he muat pcunt to
the portentous clouds which threaten to
break upon thai heads, and say, Eae&pa
for your life, but he must take them by
the hand and sweMly force them ea-
" I AM AS GOOD AS MY NEIQHBOURa."
48&
irarda. Should he hxre to leftve them
namoTed by his appeals, aa he retireB
his pk^etio Utneatation shoald reach
their ean, "0 that je had known the
thiogs that belong to joar p^u« I"
EnglUhmen ! this land of ipiritnel
death and pestilence haa been moored
JTut at the margin of jonrow)) oonntr;.
The darkest land Ijing alongside the
lightest The oountrj most needing
missionarj labour placed b; Ood in the
eje of the oountrj that is most tnission-
arj in its character,
Englishmen! when yon are revolnng
70UI plans of benevolence and enter-
prise for the world's salvation, the sons
of Ireland appeal to jonr conHistencj
aa they ask, Are we too near to be re-
garded ? Ask again at the Ups of in-
otraate compumon, " Who is mj neigh-
bour!" and without doubt he will point
to the Mnaselman, the Hindoo, and the
■able Afriefui. But will not He who
Bftid, " beginning at JeruMlem," espe-
ciallj indicate those who lie bleeding
and dying just over the narrow channel t
Can bo mean that England and Ameri-
ca— the great missionarj countries of
the world — should dot the world with
their mission stations, and almost over-
look their little sister placed by God'a
providence between them } The penalty
they have to pay for their neglect pro-
claims with a trumpet voice that they
have miued their duty. If the strong
heart of America haa thrown off the
foul error conveyed to her shores, there
are not wanting the localities where the
poison is doing its deadly work on her
population, while Qreat Britain has been
fairly girded by the neck. Her injured
and injurious ally seema determined to
ding to her with tenadous grasp. Let
her take care that she be not dragged
down to the lame level of d^radv
"I AM AS GOOD AS Mr NEIGHBOUBS."
BT THE BET. COBHEblUS ELVEN.
It was with this specious, self-com-
placent plea an individual onco esaayed
to ward off an exhortation given by the
writer to an unconverted man. But
oar objeot in this paper is to ahow how
fearfully the sophism is cherished in
tbe church, as well as in the world. It
ia true one counterfeit sovereign may
be as good as another, but thia will not
make either of them genuine. One
patient in a hospital may be quite as
•trong as another, but this will not
make either of them well. No man
would be satisfied with his base coin
thoDgh his neighbour's was as worthless
as his own. Nor would any sick person
be content to be unhealed, merely be-
cause others were Buffering from the
■am* disease; for " the ohildren of this
world are wiser in their generation than
the children of light." Yet how much
of the acknowledged deadness of tbe
membera of Christian churches is attri-
butable to the setting up this false
standard, answering the descripti<ai
given by the apostle of those who
"measuring themselves by themaelvest
and comparing themselves among
themselves, are not wise."
Any mere professor, any unconverted
member of our ohurcheg^ might urge
this plea. Unoonveried members I say
some; are there any such in viuble
Christian communion ! It is no new
thing, be it remembered, for such to be
the case ; fVom the days of the apostlca
to the present the history of the church
exhibits hot too dear ^eof of the truth
486
" I AM A8 GOOD AS MY NBiaHBO0B&"
of this aH^mtion. Aad % woridlf,
camal-Tninded member, conscioaB that
be wanta the evidence of hii convenion
in " the frnito of the Spirit," may lay
the flattering auction to his soul, — " I
&m not the only one," — and It may be
trae. YoQ may be as good u Judaa t
but where will be the comfort of that
when, like him, you go as "a son of
perdition " to yonr " own place f 0
then, let the reader, who may be a
member of a Christian church, not take
it for granted, that because he has
passed the usual ordeal for admission,
all is right — rather let every one pray,
" Search me, O Qod, and try me !"
We who are ministers also, as we may
bs self- deceived, so we may err in tak-
ing it as a matter of course that all the
members of our churches are truly
converted. And while we are regarding
them in a condition in which we should
exhort them to " strengthen the things
which remain and are ready to die,"
we forget that after all we may be
watering dead plants, and they, while
consoling themselves with the plea that
" they are as good as their neighbours,"
may learn to their everlasting confusion
that (as the ingenious Buuyan has it)
" There is a way to hell even from the
gates of heaven, as well as from the
city of destruction."
Members " walking disorderly," too
commonly urge this plea. The writer
recently remonstrating with one who
had formed an acquaintance with an
avowedly ungodly person, was coolly
reminded that such a one (pointing to
another in the like condemnation) " did
the same thing;" and when this latter
delinquent was admonished, the same
extenuation was attempted by pointing
to the former. But let it be remem-
bered there will be no such bandying of
charges from one to another in the day
of judgment, for there "Every one of
us shall give aooonnt of himself to Qod."
Another phase of this
oeuey is ^sooverable in tiw oontribn.
tions of Christians to the eansa of
Christ, both with r^ard to the snj^Mwt
of the mote at home and abroad. A.
says, " I ^ve as much as B. ;" and A.
satisfies his oonscienoe, or seeks to do so,
although he may have double tht pro-
perfy of B. That an earthly monarch
is not served thus, let the schedule of
the income t&x bear witneM. What a
uniformity is seen in the •ubsoriptiDn
lists of bur misuonaiy society ; how
the £1 stands alike against the names
of scores of contritnitOTS. Bat what
a disparity would be presented if by
the side of eadi even, uniform pound,
there could be pnt in figures the pir^
perty of eaoh t WeU, Ha who once sal
over the treasury, and remarked upra
the widow's mit« and the rich man's
contribution, knows it alL
But, once more, how lamentable it is
that with r^^ard to oonsoious religious
declension, there should be snch a ten-
dency to weigh ourselves by others, and
so incur the rebuke of Ephraim of old,
" He is a merchant, the balances of de-
eat are in his band," Hosea xii. 7, and
instead of regarding the perfect stan-
dard of Qod'e word, seek to lull oar
suspicions, and deceive our own souls by
forming a standard from tiie defective
specimens of Christianity which an evil
eye may readily select from thoM
around us. An easy method this of
saying " peace, pcAce, when there is no
peace." For alas I it is but a poor
attainment to reach the average ^e^
of the present day. Tet, too often it is
thought, if not expressed, " Our ohnrch
is quite as prosperous ss others." "The
statistics of OUT association show quite
as much increase as others." And, " I
am quite asgood as my fellow members."
Rather let as study the requirements of
the biUe, let us fit at the feet of Jenif
gasing admiringly and imitatively npoo
his mat<ddess beauty, till " we all with
open &M, beholding u in k glass, tha
THE MISSION OF THB BAPTIST CHITBCHES.
^orj of the Lord, •re changed into the
ikme image, from gloij to glorj, eTOB
aa bj the Spirit of the Lord."
In oondusion, let us leam the impor-
tent truth, that each profesmngChrifltiaii
ia, however anthinkioglj, oontinuaU;
■ending forth a Btream of inilaence for
good or evil, more labtl^ more power-
fiil, and more penetrmtinft than the
electric fluid. That from ever; look,
and word,and action, thia moral element
is continuallj radiating and blending
itself with kindred influences, will not
onlj bear on the destinies of time, but
will also be commengarate with the
happiness or miaerj of etemit^r.
THB MISSION OF THE BAPTIST CHURCHES.
FV«m the Button " Chrittian Review.'*
Tbi doctrine of indiridualisin is pe-
Duliu to the baptists as a religious sect
It is not troe that a flrm belief tliat
immermon is essential to baptism, and
that beUerers 011I7 are to be baptised
KQd oome to the Lord's table, is the all
of a baptist Embracing these peculiar
views is the result of an antecedent
cause. It is admitted bj all, that bap-
tilts hare ever been peculiarly strenuous
in maintaining the right of priTate
judgment on all questions. Thej have
ever scorned to call any man master.
Opinions and doctrines have Dever been
deemed bj them peculiarlj sacred be-
oanse of their antiquity. Whatever
thej believe and receive as true, has
ever been previously snl^ected to the
most thorough euuninstios. They have
ever scouted the traditions of men,
while thej have adhered to the simple
truths of the bible. They have always
maintained that every individual should
T«ad and understand the scriptures for
hJTiumlf. Their uncompTomiaing main-
tenance of liberty of conecienoe has
ever been a peculiar characteristic.
Others have contended fortius principle
to a certain extent, but none, save the
baptist^ through their entire history.
What other sect is not accustomed to
appeal to the teachings of the &theta,
to the usages of the past, to tradition,
and eooIeaiastiGal law,
the doctrines of the bible and the disci'
pline of tite church 1 In all matters of
^th a baptist would feel that he had
proved recreant to bis God, should he
rdy on anything bat the simple scrip-
tures. He regards himself able to think
and investigate for himself, and feels
that he is responsible to Ood for what
he believes. Hence, he separates him-
self from the mass, and seeks to decide
all questions alone ) he may employ
helps, but the investigation and the de-
cision to which he comes are his own.
These cliaracteristics are clearly exhi-
bited in the history of those who have
been called to contend for their foith.
Boger Williams has been held up to
rixlicule for what has been termed his
seditious spirit ; but a careful study of
his life will show that his conduct can
be accounted for only on the supposition
of his holding and maintaining those
peculiar views respecting liberty of
conscience and the word of God, that
are everywhere, in theory at least, at
the present day, so much applauded.
All who have been called to stand in
defence of their peculiar views, have
rested everything on the simple deoU-
ration of Jehovah. "To the law and to
the testimony " has been their first and
only resort in settling eveiy point of
doctrine.
are not now
THE MISSION OF THE BAPTIST CHUBCHSa
reqiiired to oontcod for the truth m did
oar SitheTB. There u, therefore, not
the Htmo manifeBtation of these eagen-
tial elementa aa fonnerlj ; bat ahouU
the times change we should soon have
evidenoe of thdc ezUtenoe ; the lion's
strength is not destroyed when he
sleeps. Still we maj see the exhibition
of the some thing, to some extent, in
the jealous cafe with which our church
independency is defended, and in the
immediate and severe rebuke occasioned
hj the slighteflt Indication of ecclesias-
tical tyrannj.
A baptist, then, is one who thinke
and investigatee for himself, calls no
man master, rigidly contends for the
fullest liberty of conscience, and stands
alone, reaponsible only to his Ood, in all
that makee the man and the CThristian ;
while his union with his brethren u
merely that of love to Christ, which is
experienoed and cherished in common.
There may be those in other commu-
nions in whom these elements are found,
and many among baptists in whom they
are not ; but we have reference to that
which distingiiishes us as a denomina-
tion. It will require no very deep
penetration to discern that in giving
this brief outline we have drawn out
the prominent oharacteristica of indi-
vidnallam. Embody individualism or
^nake it incarnate, and it is evident
from its nature that it would think and
act for itself, maintain the right of
private judgment, and submit to the
rule of no being but Ood himself.
In view of these thoughts it will not
be difficult to point out the mission of
the haptist ohurdies. What was tlw
great design in their organization t
And have they thus fitr fulfilled their
destiny? These questions merit an
«xtended examination. If this sect has
Accomplished anything it has been by
wtahlishing and defending the fullest
liberty of conscienoe, the truth that the
UUe and the bible only is the rule of
faith and practioe, and strict individual-
ism. As Christiana, in cominon with
others, we laboux to establish true reli-
gion in all the world ; but as b«ptiata
we labour to make each man think aad
investigate for himself, to call no man
master, utd to "aintafTi an nnoompro-
mising war against all eodeeJastioJ
tyranny. This is our misuon sa bap>
tigte; wherever baptist sentiments have
prevailed, these have been the firuits;
in every age of the church the baptists
have contended for these principles, in
a firm and unshaken faith. Every dis-
tinguishing doctrine and usage of the
denomination can he traced to these
characteristic prindplea.
Are these principles soon to be pno-
tically acknowledged by the world}
We discover no evidence of the speedy
conversion of the world to theee views;
but the great battle has not yet beoi
fought. In what age of the diardi has
tradition had more authority than at
this day? When have the masees been
mors disposed to receive their views of
doctrine from their leaders, without
gainsaying 1 When has individualism
religious hlth been more strenuously
opposed 1 Truly the baptist denomina-
much to do before its misHon
shall be closed. It will not be closed
bat with time.
In consequence of the finnneoa with
which we have ever contended for oat
conscientious views, the calumny has
been bruited abroad that, as a sect, we
are very narrow in our principles, and
that our foundation lacks the " compre-
hension" that is demanded by the times.
Bat do we not hold to all the funda-
mental principles of the gospel, in
oommon with other evangelical iecte!
not inflamed by the nme love
tc Ohrist 1 Is there anything in our
love of individualism and Itbertrr of
), in our hatred of eocleaiarti-
cal ^rani^ and tradition, or in our
ttnflincbii^ adhraence to the "bw and
THE ORIENTAL.
the ttiBtiiDonj," to contract the heart or
to hinder the fall expreseion of liberal
and generous souls t Is not the very
reverse true t Are we not labouring to
separate man from the mass, to beget
vithin him Belf-«oiifidence and self-
relianae, thoa increasing his strength
and fitting him to act better his part in
life ? Is there anything that looks like
narrow views and want of compreheu'
mon, in giring men the largest possible
freedom 1 Can anj sjstem be more
liberal or built on a broader basis, than
that which recognizes as a fundamental
prindple the abilitj of each man to
gorem himself — the sjstem in which
man, after hi> heart is changed, is left
free from all party and ecclesiastical
reatraint, free to go and come as Qod
wills, free to obey the dictates of his
own conscieaoe 1 If there is danger
anywhere, it is in being too liberal, —
danger of extravagance and of exoessiTe
latitude. TlUs bat ever been urged by
the ohoroh of Borne against protes-
tantinn at large ; that church has ever
contended that the only way to maintain
the unity of the fiuth is to compel the
people to receive her doctrines without
questioning. Now we have advanced
farther than an; other denomination of
proteatanta in oppoution to this pecu-
liar feature of Romanism ; we havB
gloried, if at all, in being on the other
extreme. Where, then, is the bigotrjr
and narrowness of views, or want of
oomprehennon ? Are not our views as
liberal as the truth, and as oompreben-
BLve as the biblel We have hinted that
there may be danger from extreme
liberality, hut our strict adherence to
the bible, regardless of consequences, is
our protection ; within this enclosure
we are securely walled. Who can ask
for a larger liberty than the privilege of
being men, Christian men, and of think-
ing and acting independently, as the
Master teaches 1 What system con be
mwv comprehensive than that which
makes provision for the free and fall
action of men in the highest state of
civilization — a system in which man is
recognized as man }
THE ORIENTAL.
" Now let me introduce you," says
Mr. Tucker, "to one of these Orientals;
one that you might find in yonr service
at Calcutta. You peroeive he makes,
on entering your presence, a taUtam —
a low and most graceful bow. On re-
covering the upright posture, look into
his face. You perceive a dark com-
plexion, perhaps a dark olive, perhaps a
nut-brown, or perhaps nearly jet. The
usual colour in Bengal is an agreeable
tint of brown. But you see at once a
great difference between the Hindu and
the negro. You see no woolly hair, or
flat nose, or thit^ protruding Ups. On
the contrary, the hair is long and flow-
ing; the features are of the Caucasian
type, usually fine and delicate, and
often very beautiful ; and the whole
countenance is bright and sparkling.
You must judge of the hair, however,
from what hangs on the neck, for the
head is covered with a graceful turban,
which the wearer would deem it ex-
tremely unpolite to take off when
coming into your apartment You
perceive, however, that his feet are
bare: he has left his shoes at the door;
reminding yon of that passage of scrip-
ture, ' Take off thy shoes from thy ffeet,
fbr the place whereon thou standest is
holy ground." His person is enveloped
in flowing garments of white muslin;
and you cannot help acknowledging
3n
A REAL AMENDMENT OF A WELL KNOWN HYMN.
that his whole appeanmce !s fiir more
oomelj and impresmve than joat own.
This attraotiTeaeBa of appearance ex-
tends through almoat all classes in
Indian society. I remember looking
out of window one day, and seeing at a
little distance a woman supporting
something on her head with her htmd,
her graceful attitude and flowing robe
seeming a model for a Orecian sculptor.
On inquiry I found she was a servant
of some labourers who were eular^ng
a building, and that she was carrying
away on her head the rubbisb in a
basket
" But you must not loppoae this bii
exterior a type of equal symmetry
within. Don't trutt this pleasing per-
son. His maxim is, that it would be
no sin whatever to deceive yon^ the
only nn is in doing it so clumsily as to
be found out. And, perhape, you had
better not inquire into his personal
morality. Let the inddent related by
Mr. Weitbreoht (of the Church Mis-
sionaiT Society), suffice on this point.
He tells of a Brahman who accused
Christians of bring guilty of imposture;
of having pnt in a part of their New
Testament since they came to India I
On being asked what pari, he pcdnted to
the Jirtt duipter of the EpitUt to the
Somaru; adding, ' There 1 yon never
could have desoribed the dharactw of
my countrymen so well, if you liad not
seen them first !' But wltat else eonld
be expected, brethren, when the cha-
racter of the chief deitiee of India b
stained with the darkest crimes; when
the figures presented to the eye on the
front of oars and temples are obaoene
beyond description; and when every
temple has its group of wretched
women, the wages of whose iniquity go
to support the priest I ' If I st<Al,' said
a Brahman, a middle aged man, his sen
^tting by his side, ' If I steal, I take
refuge in a thieving god; if I lie, in a
god of falsehood : " and so he wait
through, to the missionary who ques-
tioned him, a catalogue of crimes, Pat
aide by side with this, my friends, that
glorious dedaration, ' Qod is light, and
in him is no darkness at all.* "
A REAL AMENDMENT OP A WELL KNOWN HTHN.
A sermon recently preached by Mr.
Qreen of Taunton at the annual meet-
ing of the Western Association, and
published at the request of the minis-
ters and messengers, contains the fol-
lowing anecdote : — " The scene was the
little prayer meeting of a rustic village
chapel. Very few were present, for it
was a time of much coldness and great
apparent decline. Still some Christian
hearts had been deeply feelin^^ and
earnestly praying, even there. Their
emotions and prayer were unconfessed
even to each other, but Qod had marked
them all. The prayer meeting was
passing as usual, the minister was ab-
sent, and a deacon occupied his place.
A plun, hard-working Twim was this
deacon. I think I see him now, stand-
ing there, a true ' son of the wH,' with
his bron»d countenance, his hard hands,
his week-day dress— but he was one of
those who, with all the fervour of a vary
earnest soul, was monming in seoret.
He sdected a hymn. It was the one
oommendng, —
" ' Rtw. gnahnn Soiwnlgii, from tkj thniii,
lUd MDd ihr wlou tilMilnpi dam.'
A hw verses were song to soil
tune, until he came to Ihe last.
■ old
INDEPENDEIfCE OF TEE ENGLISH BIBLE.
runs 70a will remember thoa (uid
observe the last two lines), —
But whik giving it ont the good man
pMued. It did not somehow t»me up
to the measure of his desire. It me at
anj rate no expression of his prajer.
It VM evident it would not do. A mo-
ment's thought — swift and inspired —
an alteration struck him, his ejes
sparkled with a holj J07, then out U
Oln u (o He thj flbonh ulH^
Tlua MOfdv, ^Biil, li »( Mo fnol,
" Ever]' heart was arrested. Badden
emotion overpowered us all — we could
scarcelj sing the verse. But each, in
silence, gave to the sentiment his own
earnest amen. And we proved it true.
From that evening revival began ; the
church arose from slumber to new (iuth
and new works. And it was not long
before 'the windows of heaven were
opened,' and a train of blessing begun,
which has continued in its plenitude
through eight jears to this very day-"
OEOIfBTKICAL PSOQRB^ION.
Vhb astonishing results of the mere
proeew of doubling when repeated fre-
quently are well known to students of
arithmetic, hot an application of the
&ot suggested by Mr. Hoaee in his
Chorch Member's Monitor, will be new
to many. In urging disciplefl of our
Lord to exert themselves individually
to bring others to the Saviour, he says,
" The number of genuine Christians
throughout the world has been estimated
at 190,000, and taking the gross popu-
lation of the world at one thousand
millions, it requires that each Christian
should be the instrument of converting
only one sinner annually to bring the
whole earth's population to Christ in
twelve years."
INDEPENDENCE OF THB ENGLISH BIBLE.
Tub Rev. Chiictopher Anderson of
Edinbuigh, with whom the history of
the En^ish bible has been for many
years a &vourite study, observes, " It
has long been a veiy prevalent error to
imagine that our English bible owed
anything to any government, as to the
expense of ita produotioD, from Henry
Till, downwards. Even in the case of
the current version, first printed in the
reign of James VI, it owed nothing to
him, either as to money or to what is
vulgarly called patronage, though a
dedication in a very fulsome style was
prefixed, now most properly often left
out It has been ruled, indeed, by
judges on the beneb that the vdume
belongs to the crown, on the ground of
property, as James was long loosely
ima^ned to have been at the expense
of the revision, but this has now been
proved to be an er
INFANT BAPTISM AKD CIBCOMCIBION.
The theory which derivee & w&mut
for the bftptism of mlimts from the
coTewuit of circumciBion, once bo popu-
lar among our mdepeudeut brethren,
■eetns to be paaaing into difieateem with
great rapidit;. Moses Stuart, writing
on the Use of the Old Testament under
the QoEpel Dispensation, in hia work on
the Old Testament Canon, sajs, " How
unwarr, too, aie manj esoellent men,
in oontending for in&nt baptism on the
groond of the Jewish uulogjr of cir-
Are females not proper
subjects of baptism ) Aiid again, are a
man's slaves to be all baptized because
he is 1 Are thej church members c€
course when they are so b^tized 1 Is
there no difference between engia^ng
into a pUitieo-ecdaiiutvxd oommunit;,
and into one of which it is said that
' it is not of this world 1' In short,
numberleea difficulties present them-
selves In our wa;, as soon as we b^n
to ugue in such a manner as *>biii t"
CHARITY.
B Rir. IS OKAS BWAH.
Kbct Chultjr (bat «bii cmn W
H«r olumu] appund, («m*d
Bath Filtb ud Hop*, j*t af hi
lOt. Look! of lOTt
WHlIf gilnad
Balkm bar Piltli ud Hop* Ui* n^
Fnpind. m dm bripgi In U* dij.
Xt«tIUiib bUctiil Ilia TdKtHi,
m pen or u ifwnl*. Find
Wh P«d wlUi (noh m notili thti
Tlut lUa 1 KDg hli sninban Ha
TwH itat tlxt lad tba Lan on
To gloTj and a mirtTT'i art vn I
OtnBlpotann of rigtit balgngi
To Ckutlf. TU wondnu aoi^
Whoaa abL ni naadfol In Uia boor
or \T\ii, bat whoia otmeit power
To blip will Ul, ud taka tbalr U^t
Of i^r* btl(lit UDg ; ta Filth In H^
Shall ba atwrtwd, ud Eopa'i pan llf
Bo 1«t lb tha anipaaalnf blua
or Chailtj, IbToagh andlaai dijpi i
rat aUll bar Tlrtnaa it* nntold:
Hoi ooBld tb* lofUaa> nua oBlold
Tball qnallUaa. Sofflaa lo i^,
ThAt long bafora Iha Ugublad dljr
or tUna bagvi, wltti Him iha dvalt,
Wbo ta tha loat tnch klndnaa fait.
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RETIEWS.
Atserlion <)f lAhertg i^ CSinicuno ty iht
lndepetulen4* in tht tVeilmintter Jiiemblg
qf Diviait, 1641. PainUd by 3. R.
HkkBIbt, R.A. Engraved bg Sahdel
Belun. Publuhed bf TfaamBi Agnew,
Printeeller lo (he Queen nnd Prince
Albert, Exchange Street, Muioheater,
December 16, 1848. I-ondori Agent,
Oven Bailer, Wholesale FrinlKller and
Publidier, 3, Quicluelt Row, New Rood,
Fitiroj Square.
The oourteaj of the publisher in
forwarding to us a copy of thi« beauti-
ful engTaving denumdi oar most re-
spectful aoknowledgments. It might
iuiTe been thought that remarks which
have already appeared in our pages
would indiapoM him for suoh a oogtly
act of politeness ; but he probably felt
that as a work of art the performance
might defp hostile criticism, and gave
us credit for abiHtj to distinguish be-
tween queetion« so eesentiaOj different
as the accuracy of a widetj circulated
statement, and the skill with which the
supposed facts havebeen presented to the
eye. For the truth of the history, it
oould not be expected that we should
hold those gentlemen responsihle whose
names are attached to the print ; and
for the ability which the; have dis-
played in their respective departments,
they are indisputably entitled to the
highest praise. We never saw a pro-
duction of the kind in which the painter
and the engraver had done more to
command admiration.
The Westminster Assembly, it is well
known, was a company of theologians
convened by parliament in the latter
part of the reign of Charles I. The
prelates had been removed from the
Bouse of Lords; a toll for abolishing
the hierarchy had been passed; and the
legislators, snppoung tiiat they mnet
establish something in the plaoe of that
which they had removed, issued an
Ordinance "for the calling of an assem-
bly of learned and godly divines and
others, to be consulted with by the
parliament, for the settling of the
Qovernment and Liturgy of the Chord)
of England, and for vindicating and
clearing of the Doctrine of the said
church from &lse aspernona and inler-
pretationa." At such a eoavention it
is evident that baptists had no bosinesi:
they were the anti-state chnrdmien tt
the times, and if any were invited,
which is not probable, it u oertun that
none of them attended. The acoeptanoe
of a seat in the Westminster Assembly
was a virtual admission of the ri^ of
parliament tol^islate on those snlgecti
respecting which the divines were called
together to give advice ; and from the
eighth year of Constantine the baptists
had been accustomed to repeat the
question, " What has the emperor to do
with the church ?" Of episcopslians,
independents, and especially presby-
terians, there was a goodly amy ; ten
lords, twenty commoners, as lay
assessors, and one hundred and twenty-
one divines.
The Jerusalem Chamber in which they
deliberated is still in existenoe, sod
portraits of a large proportion of the
members have been preserved. The
room, the tapestry, and the furnituie
are in the picture oarefiilly ponitrayed,
and the names of the individuals aie
flimisbed in an accompanying kay.
Dr. Twisse of Newbury, the prdooutor,
is seen on his elevated chair. Before
him are hb two aeseawrs. Dr. finrgeea
of Watford, and Mr. White of Dor-
ohesteri on his right hand, Qillespiej
THE WESTMINSTER ASSEMBLY.
495
BaiDto, Rutherford, and Henderson,
tninisters from Sootland; and on bis
Uft, Love, Gouge, Beynoldi, Aah, and
Hojle. Han; others, men of known
eminence are behind the pretidont, and
a still larger nnmbei Bitting or standing
before him. It ia an impressive sight.
The intellectual m^jeetj of inanj of the
eountenancw, and the j^raTitj and
eameetnesB of their aspect, fix the
attention at once and awaken curiosit;.
It is observable, also, that the chief
men are in a state of ezoitement.
Philip Nje is speaking, and it is eyident
that what he is saTing is unpalatable to
the principal penonages, who hear his
address with a mixture of surprise and
alarm. Beneath are the words,
"ASSBRTlOn OF LIBERTY O?
COHSCtBNCE BT THE INDEPEND-
ENTS IN THE WESTMIKaTEE AS-
8EMBLT Of DIVINES. l&U.
■■'Wk tebb all hiou
Boillic'i Lettcn, Tol. U., p. 146.'
Additional explaikatioa is afforded in
a printed prospectus, which, after ex-
patiating on the importance of the
aaeemblr, and the servioee rendered to
truth and liberty b; those who obtained
the appellation of "the dissenting
brethren," adds, — " The jnovieiU mzed
hy the attiel it, while Philip Nye it dt-
eUtring, in ths namit of hit iuaoe\
their KtUed judgment ' that, by Ood»
eommand, the magietratt is diaeharged to
put the leaeC ditemirtem/ on any i
Turk, Job, Papist, Soeiniaii, or vihat-
etrer, for hie rdigion. They mera f»
union in thingt neceuary, for liberty it
things ttnneeeuary, and for charity it
aO.'"
The question whether these words
were erer uttered in the assemblj by
Philip Nye or not having been mooted
already in our pages, it is not possible
to pass it over unnoticed on the pceeent
oocaaion. Were we inclined to wave it.
readers would not be content, for in
their judgment as well as in our own,
truth is a gem of inestimable value,
which must be purchased whatever it
may cost, retained at all hazards, and
worn upon the breast openly. There
are among them men to whom truth in
common life, truth in history, truth in
thecjogy, truth everywhere, has become
an olject of intense desire and every
day pursuit. Now they hare seen in
the Baptist Magazine for October, 1847,
a review of Lectures entitled, "liberty
of Conteience illustrated," wMch had
been delivered in connexion with the
eihibition of Mr. Herbert's painting in
Liverpool, Birmingham, and other
places, by the Rev. Dr. Massie. There
can he no impropriety now in saying
that that review was written by oar
friend E. B. Underbill, Esq., as he has
since repnbliabed it, with some slight
additions, appending his name. To
that we refer our readers for an elabo-
rate view of the facts, no attempt hav-
ing been made to disprove Mr. Under-
hiU's argument, we believe, though
certainly we have seen observatiottB
in print indicating a strong desire
that it should be disregarded, and a
want of sympathy with that solicitude
about truth in small particles which in
8uch men as Mr, Underhill has beoome
a hatnt. Though it is not necessary,
therefore, that we should go into the
subject in all its length and breadth, we
seem called upon for some remarks
upon the scene preeentfid to us in tluB
enchanting specimen of pictorial art.
The picture itself we are happily
able to regard with great oomplacenoy.
We regret that by a sort of poetic
license some eminent men are introduo-
ed to grace the assembly who did not
belong to it : neither Cromwell, who is
one of the most prominent and inter-
esting figures, nor Owen, nor Milton, ia
to be found in the list of names con-
tained in the ordinance by which tho
496
THE ENGRAVING OF
sBBembl; was called, nor in the list of
additional members, who were termed
" the eaperadded divines." It is possi-
ble, however, that thej inaj have been
admitted as visitors, though they were
not members. In all other respects,
we believe, the picture gives n just and
impreesiTa view, not onlj of the
assemblj which sat jear after year, but
also of an interesting scene which, on
one occasion, actually took place. It
was not, however, a scene occasioned by
a declaration " that by God's command
tbe magistrate is discharged to put the
least discourtesy on any man, Turk,
Jew, papist, Bodnian, or whatever, for
his religion," but by a speech delivered
by Philip Nye against presbyterianism,
in which he argued that it was un-
favourable to dvil liberty.
"We were all highlie offended with
him — all cryed him downe." These
are the words below tbe picture, and
for these we are referred to " Baillie's
Letters, ToL II., p. 146." On page
146 we find the words. But in what
connexion ? What was the cause of
the displeasure 1 We will present the
passage to our readers at length, with
these words distinguished bja variation
of ^pe, uid if be does not decide that
the indignation was excited bj an attack
upon presbyterianism, we must submit
to be non-suited. Let it be observed,
however, that the independents did
contend for a toleration far more exten-
sive than the presl^terians were willing
to grant. The presbyteriana contended
for uniformity, the independents for
toleration. The presbyterians would
have established presbyterianism, and
punished independents, baptists, and
others, for schism ; the independents
contended for the toleration of all
IB fum errors vtre not fandameiUal, The
independents were for a limited tolera-
tion, and even to that the presbyteriana
declared they could not consent. They
complained, too, tiiat the
their antagonists oaosed the oonntrj
people to think " that the AasemUj did
cry down the truth with votes, and was
but an anti-obristian meeting which
would erect a presbytery worse than
biabopa. For to remedy these evils,"
adds Baillie; April 2, 1644.
" For to itnudy tluwi erili, and. iBtBfj tin
mindJ of an, vc thought meet la nuy bow fir m
could dnw Ibcm in ipriTile, rriendlj nj ofac-
comoioditiaD, but Satan, liu father or diacord.
hed that
in the T.
b^inning. Aftar dot fint iHMling with (DBM
tbraa of the aHemblie. Manhall, FbIbut,
Tinea; and three of tbem, Groodain, Bir-
naghi, Biidgn, nith my Txnd WhartoB, Sr
Baiie Vane, and ths Solidtor, in anr bonse,
and Tcry &ir appearance! of pretty ■grecBent,
Mr. Nye wai like to ipoQ all oar plsy. Wbtn
it came to bii tntn in the aitemhlie to o|^giM
the pttsbytiie, he bad, from the 18ih of
Matthew, drawn in a crooked, nnronoal way,
which ha could nerer get in a syUo^niM, ^
incondttenee of a preibytrie with a dril itate.
In thii he wai cryed down as im|>enineBt,
^IB day fbllawing, when he aaw t ho sBaembliB
fall of the prime noklea and chief membm of
both hooaea, he did fiCl on that arjntraenl
(gaine, and reiy boldly offered to demonstrate.
that oar way of drawing a whole kitigdom
noder one national uaemblie, ii formidabli,
yes peraidODi, and thrice otot pemicioni, to
diil itatei and kingdaioa. A1.1. chted im
DOWNS, sod Mme wonld have had bim eipdi-
ed the aaaembly aa aeditiom. Mr. Hendenaa
ahewed he spoke agiunit the goTflmment of
ours, and all the relbraicd chanhea, aa Lociaa
and the pagani wont to atir op priocn and
eatstea agaisat the Chtiitiaa religion. Vm
Tbe aaiemhlia voted him to have api^n agaiut
the order; thta i« the higheat ofthdr oenaon*.
Mutland wai ahaent, but enrijted when he
heard of it. We had many eoniDltalioui what
to da 1 at Isat we reaolTcd to ponoe it no fsr-
ther, oulie wa woDld not meet iritli him, eseapt
be acknowledged hia faalt. The independcBta
were reiolnte not to meet withont him, and bi
leaolnta to racal nothing of the inbilance of
that he bad raid. At lait, ve were enticated
by oar fiionda, to ifauBle it over the heat way
might he, and to go on in onr bunnCH. God,
that hringa good ont of eiil, made that mia-
carriage of Nye a mean to do him some good ;
for, aver ^nce, we find him in all thingi, the
>. I4G, 146.
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497
Bnt t^Hn^li there is taotbing abort i
"TuAb, Jowb, and Papists," in this
paragraph, and w« h&v« not been able
to find eridaioe that Uh^ Won ever
mentioned in the Weetmiuster AsBemU;
tiie at an by Fje or a&j of his aSBodates,
words oocuT more than onoe in BaiIl!e'B
Letten, when he is miting of otber
pMiiee who went beyond the Five Pis-
senting bretiiTen in th^ notions. In
p«rlieii)ar he diargee this oltrainu on
an anonjmons writer, wfao was, it seeniB,
kn independent minister in Coleman
Btreet, named John Qoodwin, bnt who
had no Beat in the Asaemblj. Thus, in
irriting to a eonain residing ia Holland,
Mr. William Spang, in May, 164^
Saillie Bays, —
"■U. S.igilnrt A. a.,'ta John Goodnin of
Cdbaun Btrad ; be Daiaci 70a cipnnly, ud
pwfcfi to evsMT* tb* kttet of Zelud. Ha
If a kittiT nura» to pnabytiie, and ii opCDlj
for ■ full libertia of coudeoea to all Met), ercn
Tniki, Jf wi, t^piiti, and aD to be mora openly
loletate ihin with }>oa. TUi way li rery
pUawnt to laany hen."
Again, he repremnts M. S. as UTing
ibis, ezpt«asly aeqtiitting "the Five" of
Mnourrence in the sentiment ; other
independents who agreed with M. B.
said BO, bnt "the Five" would not say bo.
In a poetseript to Mi. Spang^ he says, —
" The iadqwDdeati btn, finding tliay Iutc
not the mi^Utrala ta DbMt|DioDi *• ia New
England, Inrn Iheii p«ia, w ju* leill «n m JT
8^ to taka from the magiatntte all power of
taking aay coerdre ndcr with tlie rileit '
tieti Ifot only tliey piaiia foor magiflnte —
wlio, Tor poUoy, gi>e> aoma lecnt tolenuea te
diten religione, whcrria, aa I conceiie, you
ditlnee pieoeh againit tlieni aa gnat aianan —
Irat BTDw that, by Ood'i eommmd, the m»|^.
tnta la diacluuged to yat the leut diaconrteay
•« auymui, Jew, Tnik, Papiat, Soejniui,
whatner, fgr hi) nligionl I wi*h ApoUoniiu
Ctmatdered thb wiU, the Fire he writea
not aay thia ; bat H. S. ia of aa gital authority
ben aa any of tlieni."
Bat we have not only BaUlie'a d«oU-
nttonthat "the Fiv^" intruding Vjt,
would not say tlds, but Us
also, that in the asaemUy Fye iati Dr.
Thomas CFoodwin actually opposed the
reception of a document whioh did say
ft. In a letter dated Janoary 1, 1044,
fre find the following pass^e : —
A day 01
baptiati cune to the aaaemUie'i acriba with B
letter, eaTcighing agunit onr caveaaiit, and
eatrjiag with them a printed aheet of admctDl-
to the uaenblie trota an Old Englilh
iptiM U Amitodune, to giTe a liill liber-
tie of caoicience to all aectai ttid to bemre X
keejung aale eabhath, and anch like. Tlie
aeribe offered to niA all ia the uMmtilie.
Ben Toaa > qiAok enongfa dehate. Goodwin,
Vye, nnd tbeirpaiMc, by ail meana prearitigthi
neglect, caotemiit, and anppnaaJBg all aadi
fantaatick paper* : otiwn were ta TclieaieDt for
taking notice of them, tlut the parliament
inighl be aeqnUnt thenwlth, (0 lee to the
reracdie of tfaeM dangerotiB tecli. The raattet
wa* Uft to be cnnaidercd aa the eanmllteei
ahonU think fit ; but many marrelkd at Oood-
win and Nje'i Tehemeneie in that matter." —
VoL II., p. 131, Ediob.
Any one who may wish to verify
these quotations, and who has not
access to Baillie*s volumes, may find the
passages (Urrectly quoted in the " His-
torical Memorials" published by the
Congregational Union, as collected hf
Mr. Hanbnry, — a gentleman of whom ii
is Tight to say that though we some-
tames differ from his conclusionB, we
have never found reason to complain of
want of accuracy in his extracta Out
statement also shows that there is not
the slightest reason why denominational
feeling should mingle itself with this
investigation, tt is evident that there
were independents at the time, aa well
as baptists, who did go the whole length
of pleading for religious liberty in its
completeness, tliongh the independents
who were members of the Aisemhly were
notof thlacltos. Nye and his colleague^
too ^ert enlightened and liberal-minded
men, who In fighting the battle witU
tiredomiiiant factions rendered itnpor-
tant MTviMB to the oommunity, thougti
they were not prepared to go as fiu in
3 •
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408
the adTO0M7
mAQj go now, and aa some few went
then. We cannot help Temembering,
t«o, that it reqaires ]taa oonrage at the
prasent tune to demand libert; for
" Jew, Turk, Papist, and Sooiiuaii,"
than it required io thoee daje— naj,
than it required a quarter of a century
ago, when the writer of this article
waa Btigmatjied, in a diatenting peii-
odioal, a« an ''apol<^ist for pub-
lished infidelity and blasphemy," be-
cause he had eent into the world an
Address to Doats ghowing that Jesus
Ohriat and his apoBtles were not respons-
ible for the pnweontion and imprison-
ment of persona who sold books against
Christianitj. Remembering what his
boldness coat him aolj twenty-five yean
back, and remembering the nnqueetion-
able eioeltenoe and noble-heartedneas
of some who censured him then, he
cannot be severe on men who, in the
aerenteenth oentuiy, hesitated to in-
clude among their dients, " Jew, Turk,
and Papist." Let ITye and his colleagues
have fall credit for what they did; but
let not history be falsified to make them
appear more liberal or less liberal than
they actually were. They pleaded for
liberty agxinat the stioklers for uni-
formity— liberty not for themselvee
alone, but for their bt^itist brothren
also, nay, for all whose errors were not,
in tb^ judgment, fundamental For
their sake, as well as for the take of his-
torical truth in the abstraot, we greatly
regret that ohumi should have been set
up on their behalf whiiA ouinot be
Bubstan^ted ; but if the title of the
engraving were somewhat modified, we
oonld gaze upon the engraving itself
with unmingled admiration and delighti
and the title it rather objectionable on
account of assodationi connected with it,
arinng from the circulation of mis^
prehensions of the fiusta, than on account
of what it expresses. Were it posrable to
hear the words attend, aa it is possible to
enjoj the representation here made to the
eye,gladly would we listen to Philip Nje
and his independent brethren oonfutiiig
their opponents ; but the title of the
engraving should be," Tbb W est hi hstbk
Absikblt BECHviaa Philip Nib's
T/i» Cbngrtgalianal Ledure, FourltenA
Seritt. The Work tf tht Spirit. By
William Hehdbt Stowill. Londao :
JackwD and Walford. Sto., pp. xiTiii.,
464.
Ir this case it is easy to make a re-
port of that kind which is to many
readers the most satisfactory, though it
requires from the reviewer little more
than the discharge of the humble duty
of a faithful witness. A brief statement
of what the author believes he has per-
formed can be presented in his own
words, with a certificate that, in our
judgment, the representation is correct.
"Thg tBin of mir mtiTc argnnwat if, tlut
tlu pncticAl flDcrgj of the ifriritiul life dfl-
pUjl the diltinct jet lunnonioaB wofkingi of
the ipirit of mtn nod of the Spirit of God.
" It bu Iwm tht pmpow of the Itelarci now
MDcladed, to tike 9, eompnheniiTe nirr^ of
doetrinei mpectioK the work of the Halj
Sforit in the MlnUioo of mui. Thii pnipoie
hit led la m eiuniiutioD of man himielf, in
that reipeet in which he ij the rnliject oT tht
work in qantton ) then to aa eihiUtion of
what the Kriptam teach mpectiag the wott
nf the Hot; Spirit geanallj, and eiprciall/ of
hi) work, in ictiully Mviag man. In costnsl
with the •oriptom t have pmenlcd the UDtiom
of ehorchei, and Uie dream* of njitin. I
han compared the eonadooneai of Chriitluii
with the word of Qod. I have pmmtd the
Tonlta of the SfAn^i work ■■ thej are de-
Teloped in the practical oporalioD of moni
principle*, and In the ipfaitnal pawn of Chrie-
tiaa holiacM. FeiHol of omitting or mint-
prewnling the explanation! of the harmoaj
between the iplritnal life and rerealed truth
which thonghtfal and religiom writeim hare
glrcD, 1 have oted lach diligence a* I cottld
command in fcadiuf what thej had written,
that I ni^t b* IsttrocUd bf tbwn. I hn«
BRIEF HOTICBS.
4W
compucd tbtM haaun wrllbiga with tha word
of God. Lit me, in eoacluaiao, decUre with
■implicity uid plunocu the iaat o! theie
" I hkn no donbt thit wfa«a atta turn to
God thtie 19 a direct work of the Holy Siririt
in their hurti ; that then li, alio, ■ amicjtmt
opcratloi) of the iTUthbclisredbjtbeconTCrted
to iodue th«n tc toni to God, uid to tidta
and encoonp them to the attainment of per-
leet faolincn ; thai it ii the Holy Spirit'i power
within them that nnden them willing to attend
to that which the lama Spirit tnchet tbim in
hi* word ; tikat in attending to that teaching,
■nd in fbUowing it, they act with the entin
fieedom of their intellectnal and moral conati'
tntion ; that the opentioni of material natnre
■n not lOalogaBi Id thn agency of ipLritual
bong, and that philoaophy lia* not. ^et ea-
rned dtber tile one or tin otb*r ; that I am
not wanaotcd to aay the tmth ii the meani of
bcginDioK the ipiiilnal life, though I am uo-
•lila to coaeeire of that life in man being
dereloped olherwiae than liy hii free, practical,
and dcronl belief of the truth which the Holy
Spirit hat renaled.
*> Short of thii I unnot ilop. Beyond thia
I do not go. 1 hononr the gifit, and appre-
ciate the motiret of the men — whether dead or
UTing— from whom my deliberals judgment
leadi me to diiKnt. Bnt to ma the work of
Ibe Holy Spirit ia, at thia hour, wbat it hai
erer been— a mjitery. I receiTa the deelaia-
ticmi of acriptnrt on Ibii lobject with niennt
(•ith : I liaTe labonred to expound them, here
ood elaewhere, according to the meaanre of
■bihiy for nhich I fed that I mmt render an
scconnt nnio God, and with wiuterer light of
luiowledgejie haa enabled me to acqnire. In
tbeP> I read, wbat ia to me, a plain rerelation
of the fut that the Spirit of God worka im-
mediately in the ipirtt of man for the aalration
of bii aoal, and tor the redimption of hit body;
and alaothe tact— to which canacioBanen heart
•itneaa — that he hi what* ipirit the ditinowwk
begina, gixea proof that it hat to begun in liim,
by iKlieiing Ibe gotpel, and by leading a life of
walGhfolsen and ptay«r, of bnnU* trul tn
ChritI, of reliaaee on the promiaea of grace,
and of patient preparation tar that world where
bit hollneai will be complatr, and where hil
tOewdneH will Iaat for erer."— pp. 395—997.
The peniial of thia Toltune hu
afforded ua much pleasure, and we cor-
dially reconmieiul it to the attention of
intelligent Christians, especial! j of those
who are entering upon evuigeUaal l»-
bouT. Its contents are evidentlj the
result of careful investigaUon and inde-
pendent thought. Tha plan has been
gradually formed, the author tells us,
during a pastoral ministij of thirty
jears, and amid the engagements which
have employed him through a large
portion of the latter half of that period
as a teacher of theology. His views
have not been adopted hastily, or pre-
sented to the world without having been
tested by comparison with those of his
contemporaries. His doctrine corre-
sponds substantially with that of Owen,
but it is presented to the present gene-
ration in a manner correspondent with
their habits of thinking, and with a
knowledge of modern theories respect-
ing the important subject to which it
refers. Ho has buuiliarized himself
with speculations both of continental
and English writers with whom he does
not concur. Without intending to
intimate that we coincide in every
opinion which the author has advanoed,
it is our desire to express a very high
estimate of the intrinsic worth of hia
performance, and of its adaptation to
the present tinxee.
BRIEF NOTICES.
Critiad Sittarji and Dtfnet of Ou Old Tal-
oKKKt Conn. Bj HotM Stdabt, Prtr-
fi—or of Baend Litcraturtrntht Tktaloaical
Stmniaiy, AnJottr, itaaadnmlli. EdiUd,
with Otamaal Sola and Jb/areuea, tf
Iht Stg, PtUr Ijavucr, Fn/ttiir of Tiw- > of great impottuce.
hoy and BibHeal IMtratKT* £■ Oit EtifHlk
Pntbytcrian Cblkat, Lcwdam, Edinburrii :
T. and T. Cl«k. ' -' - '■ -'
aoo
BRIEF HOII0B8.
tpi hi^toricil risir of thi Jeiriah cMioo of
icriplnn in the i*x» of Chiitt aad the spoatlei,
and to •Eiow th»t thia «non, u nceired bj tbi
J«in It thil time, wu decland by our SttTiani
and fail ■poitlea to be of dirini oiiHin ■«!
■utbority, uid ntt Uoted by thtm u EDIitled
to thue dumi," The editor'! cBtimite of th<
>, in OUT opinion, comet : " il
connderabb extent, n long fell
id Ibough it ii not of the nitnn
01 a conplele iiitrediation to ths OM T«ta-
ment. hut leaTs the demand foi lucli a wdcV
in onr own languivc ttill ajiaapplied, — yet ai a
gnieni] oatlino of Ibe critical hiitory of Uw
Anricnt Cauan, and of the a^pimcnt np'"
wbicb it! divine anlhority mainly leata, it «
W found oC Hcdlcat •^•■ce. )»th to itudei
of theolwy and to general readers, ■ ho are t
■itaag of iDfonning tbeoiiclTei, and coming
bUlligent caaclnnoni npoo tbcie interesting
Ibat in one or two Instilnui he hu felt bimulf
obliged by a regard to tbe lacrcd iDtertM of
trulh, in connexion with qaeationa of great
pnclical moment, to tntei a caveat againit
■nme of tki liewi which Ihauthorbwbnwch-
ed. Wi are ablifccd to bim for what be baa
done in thia reipecl, and ihonld not haie coto-
plained bad be dooe lo more &cqneiLtly^ the
aalhor betns, in our riew, too much disposed to
allow hiniKir to be led by German aciiolan in-
to by-patlu from which olheiwiae hia natn-
Ttlt; (onod judgment wooid hare preHired
him. The wD^k ia, howerer, ¥aluabl«. Many
important qnntiona aie tboroD^ily rtitmatfil,
and the riinlti brought out aUtlactDrily.
Beapeclinf^ the Song of Soon, Frofci*or
Stnaft's opmion ia, " that the booE was, bcycmd
uy reunnabl* critical doubt, iaduded in tba
that, " whoeTcr they wen that inwrtad thia
bpok in the canon of acriplure, Ibey moat bais
ngtrded the work aa of a religiDaa cait ;" that
".tbere ma; hare been nme booki, neither
titiul not politito-eccl wJMlical , wiittCD for tba
tim* beingi and the drcnmatancei then (sat-
ing, and which were «i»ely adapted to do gwd
in thU iitato of Ibiogi — ifhich boolu, by the
introdnction of a better and more nerfect
ayatem of religion, haie become,
meunre, absolve.
tboM of the Jew
onrar oacful lo at,
.□gi are n different from
1 tbdr partially drill led
auie ;■ mat, - me Canticles is a book niiher
to Im regarded in Ibe light of a local one and
adapted to partial uaage thu) ai a book now,
UDder tbs full light of tlie goapel, specially
adapted to our um ;" that it is mnch better
■nited to the oriental than the ocddentsj mind.
and that " it may still hafe anotiier day of
nadUhieiB amoag the Anatica."
Tke Ttm Ttan' Qmflict : teing til Bitory of
lie Disn^B* of Iht ChiTch of Scotland.
By KoBiKT BdcB*Nan, D.D. /» Ttpo
Fobmei. Btackig and 8«n, Glauow,
Bdisbnrgh, and Warwick Sqou^ London.
Bra., pp.491 and SSO.
Witbont uprtanDJi an o|Jnloa ob any of the
... &m.t dLacnued Id tlwM (olnmea.
ry glad that the r liare appeared,
efeuti which they record moat
; time to come important and
id it is desirable that the. «0(U
ndwho tbooo^j ealer-
the part; which oatitlod
-A tjir-'— "*-
c&ted accoont of the whole. Hen wa Urn
a comprehetnLvo liiilory written bv one who
was minnlely accounted with the t
of which he tra
ed into the tpij
itself to admiration an^ ayapathj.
nirratire is preceded by firs preliminaiy chap-
ters, quite necefsary for the English nider, db
the Nature of the Qaestion— on the PecaH-
aritiet oftbe Scottiih Refonnalioa — on Chmch
and State in Scotland {com the Babrraalioa to.
the BcTolDtian—an that wl)ich Is deacnW u
the Dark Age of the Srattiih Ch&ndi, tlw
Eighteenth Cenloiy— and on the Balance of
Parties at the tbne when the strajcgla cosb-
menced. Chaptera follow on the AiMmbh of
ISM, the VelO-law, and the Ohapel Act— SB
(he Frnili of Eraugalieal AaceDdaH^— f» the
Auchlerardcr Caae — on the CoUidon — aod
then oihers illustnling the ConBict in ita
incciSMTe stages. The rfprtMBlttkoi toada
tbroQghBDt are, of cmrae, m aocoidaaca willi
the TiewB of the foaadenof the "Fiaa ChaiA'*
hut there is nothing lo eicHe oar BOi^uan at
cumslances unaTDid*l>le, atid the doeomentary
character of the w«k must render it one oT
permanent ntilttj. It will, doobtle^ be &
itaodatd book is future geotntiou u wall •«
e of Iht Faramoiat Duty and ImperaHcm
ilipiitton of BrWih ChraUam lo ofler
fiDKs m t)tt prttent tttmtfml ptriod, La>-
n : 6wa., pp. 67.
e basis of this pamnhlet ia a larjprr work
by the ume anthor, Mr. Andenon of Bdio-
bnrgb, eothled ADtuil* of tb* Eoglidi Bll^.
In lUa ha eulaigea on o«r ohUgMUmi to WB-
Tyadil* aad Joha Bofiera.
ry aganta, under God. tt
It erer tviniin Indebted," miuima ug
idential interpontiofi* by irlucli tii« wvk
WM achieved, diow* kow little we an indsblrf
foe the UeMugi. wlueb <•* daiita bam U ta
men in fai^ atatioBi, and n^gei opoB Britid
Ckrislians, M indiridiials, the duties deTolTing
upon them in reference to the miUions who ai«
itill destitute of the inraluabk trcHsre. He
is niden egMnat liuaing any louer
it eye only to what ire called aacle-
tie«,reiaindiDg them that at no lime did the net
mnltiplicalion of the bible In Bsgliah depend
upon any eamUnation of men, Irnye or maS ;
and argnn etranaouly for the patting la pnM
and pnntiiv in tU* conntar of "myiUi tt
the aacred Volome, eqr tlie Hew Tedeinenl, in
7«s Aib o/- Aitry Zand : « B HuAn C
titai auiPkaalagiKU, i/ sU fiU VmAu
!*• SMnd Snitwii, naen
BBSBTKOnOE&
Dialtct mta kUA Tmdalitiu fatw bttn
matU : Btti 5pic«H)i PaiiomM m (A«ir Dam
cjloractcn, cnvj fUw^rojlJucal Mimi.
Loodom SvsiwI B*gitcc ud Sou. 4ta.
PwtT.
ga»fa
itiont of the Kriptnn* at puti of th«
■cripluKi which hi
(Dud, ;>
ComplctrlT doca
T'Ord Teigpinoa
tuned in llua portiOD of i trock wbicb lo all
who dclighl in biblical literUun mmt be iste-
Rstiog. One T»ij mriom Kctioa ig that re-
latins to the RomiDaD}' or Gipi* nnioo. So
Complctrlf doca the laufroage <>> oi" Eii(li<b
-^ — '— ^—'-' — '- 'he Indo-Euiopeui class, that
I, the Gnt prEiidtDt of the
1 nod Voniga Bible Sodetj. who had
^eat manj jeaia in Indii, happening ta meet
-with a E)p7 woman, and being ittucE with ber
iracmbUAce in fdrm and feature to hii former
nrighhonn in the eait, addnued her in Rin-
dnitaoi with wluch lapgtuwe he wai tamiliarij
Mqqainted, and Ibnnd to lua nrpiiae that ihe
cnuld nndentand him pcTfcetl;. The goapel
of Luke, in thii lan^iuge, *at printed bj Hi.
Borrow at Madrid a few jean ago, to the con-
ation of the Romtah pneilbood, who
BtatBt't At^doU to On Curit of Laiourt or
tht TrmpBTitl AdvaiOaga of At Sabbath,
c<mudend ■'• relatiiM lo Oit WoriiAa Claaa.
B» JoHK Au>H QdintON. WiA Six
iTagranngt tg Georgi Meaiom,fiom Vetignt
bjf outer*. Londan ; Paitridge and Oakcj.
lanM., pp. 141. Cloth, gilt.
mcnt that from the IbonMtid (od forty-fin
pfodnctiDiu inbmilted to the adjndicalon,
in cODieqnenEe of the oBer of three priiei foi
tlie tbne beat eiaaji on The Temponl Advan-
ta^ of the Sabbath to the Labouring Claaiea,
thu la that to which the hij(he*t premium wai
■warded. The miter wu bom ihirlj-tw(
jean a^ at yeedham Market in Suffolk, and
wai the eldeit of twelre « thirteen cbildren,
AlUi going through Ibe form* of KbooUcg,
with RltU practiol adTantage, ai '
thinka, at Ihe age of fonrteoD hi wi
ticed to a printeT and bookaeller at St>
Bii eonatitstioD waa noGI for prolonnd mut-
CDkr cxcTtlaD, and tbia led bfin to fom and
iBdnlce a tut* ibr reading. He then became
a MMMh Mbod teaelur, and ahorU; after,
thionali inilniiiMBlBUtT f ■ cmo
•cbool, a decided Chiiatian.
jean of age he *a* reoaived into (ellawdtip
whh the iadependant chnrch at Btowntarket ;
and (n Ihe tail twelve jean he hif combined
'a printing offl
niiooi kinda
■t Ipawfck whh atlempla of niiooi k
■ramott Iba apbitDalInl«mti of (Imw ._
Urn, Sine* the endence of mental aiperiotltj
hat bm diaplajcd which thii «aaj antdf, M
baa baea ramorcd, *■ briicre, to a aitaathm in
-lentoji
lb Bad
caa IntmAdorf Emaj) bg (ta An. Tnoiiafl
Bo**, Mimiamryfrom OJaattt. Wi& a
Map and MpamOM of Fifty J~
ISmo., pp. S28.
In tbia
in lilatory of thia remarkable coontrj
ne muat ba bad to other pnblicaliou,
, t aa it nuT be gathered from a copiona
cbrooological .table ; bat all that ia Detded to
be known for ordinarj pnipoaea of the geogT»-
Sihj, inhabitaota, and prodnetioDi of i£jpt, ia.
nmiehed here in a aatlafactoTT form. iTia tha
work of an iDdoatrioni compiler, who ha* con-
inlted itandard authoritiea and recaot tcaiela ;
ind the engnnnga with which it ia adorned
an usf ul aa well aa pleaaing.
Ser^plurt SileM and Satmn, float Attfud Our-
vty, IB £910^ AriHa, aad PaUttm»,
Oii^r for Sit Mt of Sndag ScAaob.
Idodon 1 Artbai Hall and Co. 12^^ aa,
190.
Tha wrttcT atatea that the plan of thta work
" data not emhraca maoj of the acenea of tha
New Tealament, these being naarred for ano-
ther Tolnme. The preient coataina biiaC
noticea of the earlieat litei in Paleatine fre-
qoented bj tba patriarcha; of Egvpt and ill
condition m their daj; of the acecea of tho
Exodua; of Edam and ila rock-hewn cafdtal
Petnt ; with a general taxnj of tba paat and
present itate of Jem»alem, containing theaab-
itance of the anthor'a ^ walka * in and aroand
that memorable cilj." The adtniiture of p«r-
aonal adventnra with the geographical infoTraa-
tion, and the dcdn of the aathor to trace oot
Bociuatel; the atep) of andent wotlbiea "iiL
the daji of their pilgrimage," add to the plea-
snre of the reader, and then ia abont the whob
the aaHct of trnthlnlaea*. We do not, how-
erer, diacoter an* apeaal adaptation to 8nndaj
Kboola 1 the book ia moi« anitable we think to
a higher daai of alodenta ; tbe rtttgioas otnn-
Tationi an bat few, and thoae few are not qoHo
if tkti*
d FmmBiar DacrMm
Tltt LfortCi Sinnr .- a Trtetit fimdid sm
Fint CariatUaiu il. SS—Oi. By ikt Ret.
Janu UoBQAH, D.D., Btl/att. BeUkati
W. M-Comb. London: Niabet and Co.
13dw., pp. X*., S5ft.
The licvB of the antbor, *bo ia a miaiatar
of " The Preabjterian Church in Inland," ai*
aahatantiallj tlua* which wt regard aa Eoneet ;
but theic are phraaca and reftiwota to mattni
of detdl which an not Indigcnooa in oni
cbarcbai,and wbiah wadonotaaBnlDinpoit.
What h« aaja reapecting tb« wocka of two
Sogllab ndacopaltaDa, we are rcadj to aaj ra-
apectiiv nia: *'Tbe aacnunmtal tnatiiea of
Haweia and BIckeraUlb art moat editing and
refreihing, vet thej hare pecn&aritiet ariilng
oDt of Ibeir ccdaaiaatieal eonnaiiont wbloG
BRIEF NOTICES.
Bod It WMotiw _
thoagbB wbich ni» be ukIqI in pnpiriDg fo:
Ibfl uerciin icTolTiog on Ibem at '^~ ' ~~"
r lopici vii
dencin tomrdi
rectiTed from ■ pinnt, jet tba
mif bs » much eonnteruted ty jndiciDiK
mcuuTM, or m mnch iiggnTated h; mutaluD
connc^ tbit it ii impDrtuit Cbat Knmd infonii-'
■lisn rapcctiag tbe dlKMe (hoiild be circulated
unoan 111 duMt. Tbti little work ia eiceed-
isglj well adapted fur gcDcnl pcnuiJ, being
intended Tor uapnifewonal readen, and gifing
eleai, intellipble, and pnctical Tiem of (he
•hole aalyeet. Then it not the aliKhleit
approximation to quackery diacemiblB, but the
object of the author Kema to be to nuke
knoini what medical adence io iCe prcMnt atats
teachei reipectlng BHuumptiDUj and what all
pereoni of delicate bahiti, young people con-
templating matrimimial engagementa, and
eapHuallj parenta, ought la know.
A Olauct at BritIA India. A Ltttute de-
ary Socitb/, al At AFiMtm Haute, Bfooryate
Street & tin Beu. F. Tdckeb, B.A.,
/omerfy JVuMmani ia Cateuila, ' -' -
lSma.,pp.31. Prfca"
An emtome of InliiTmation reapccting India
with which all our joang fnenda eapedallj
would do well to aeqnuat Ihemedm.
IdoUUry : Hf wide Diffunon attd CerUau £r-
(emiiHlioii. A Lttltm dttittrtd at tke
Mitein Houae, Mcorgate Strtti, Ifovtmber
IS, 1S«8. By (*• An, f . A. Coi, D.O4
LUD. London: IBmo., pp. 12. Price
TnitructiTe and cheering. The argument
for theditine origin of the goapalig well put, that
while the iDoral power of Chriatiaiiitjr bae been
manifeated in the iubjogation and ■anctification
of Idolatnat mind*, conqnerina; llirir moat
•iBbbora prejndicea. and eatablialiioK ilielf
amidit then grneiiit anpentitkni and Tice^
Idolatrj hu been unable to produce any im-
preaaion on the territoriea of Chriitianity.
'' White the reli^tm oT Jean* baa conTerted
idolatoTij the religton of the ahaatera Liaa not
coaTeited Chiiiliuu.'*
•ntEv
icotlt A Senium pnatAtd at
J ma, atian At Wettent Attaciation of
Aatfal ChMrclia, Mau 31, 1B49. Bv
Suiuii. O. GHini, B.A. P^iiMidatAt
Stjaeit of At AtKxiation. pp. 18. Ftlea
pnyerfolneli, tnrm the word*, ■
day of Pentecoet wai folly eome
with one accotd in one place."
Parnit of KnaaUdst. By Jai
Stamd Edition, London : 32l
Price NiDepeace.
liatceaturj, Sir William J01 ... .. ..
to addreat her win, the anlhor illuatratea b^
argument and &cfB, the beat meana lor tu
acquiiilion of knowledge. Thete are, a deep
ana anient deairfl for it^-a diligent and pene-
Teriog application to iti •oureea — a cheetfol
hope of •Dccera — and a apirit of dependence •■
the blesaing of God.
The Trial of AMIiAriil, oihtrmiie. The Jfm
of Sin, fir Hi^ Tnatcn afBiiul the Son
TnO.
A reprint of a work pnblllhed aboDt forty
yean ago, in which, under the farm of a gtale-
trial, an epitome of eccleaiaatical hiitory ia
giien, as far ae relate) to tbe rite, pnwreiai a*-
lumptiODI, and tyranny of the Komiu pontiff.
The reader wUT find in it information w' ' '
eyea to their own peril and that of their coun-
tfy.
Lifiei Zoat Hourt; or Ot Final Tatimomf.
B. T. 8. Monthly Serict. Price 6d.
Tbe genetnl deugo of thii TOlutne
illmtrata the hlepaion conffrred bv tme
rion in the do
dying!
..... nU-
Duog acenei of human life. Tliii
ipil^ by gitiog aecoanla oT tba
Qce of ungodly and aelf-rigfateona
men ou lueone band, and on tbe other of emi-
nent Chriitiana. The Initancei of both kinda
are numeroua, and judjdoua obaemtiona an
intenperaed nith the narratiiei.
Loiloingt awiong the Lahet of Oaabtriand and
Wataordand. By the Awl/ior 0/ " )Fin-
derinf U Ihe Itit of K'qrtl." Landoo ; R.
T. 8. Sqnare I61DO., doth, gQL
A book which will undoubtedly be aoceptaUa
It belanga to a daaa of which it ia impoitaDt
that the Keiigioui Tract Ssdety tboald fumkli
an ample mpply for juTcoile tcadera, oommu-
nicating general knowledn in a otDner that
will proTe attnctiTc, with an oitire freedom
from eril tendendea and the occaakmal intro-
duction of rcligiouB obaemtiona.
ThtB<adiiaMmiBTiali. At Ateoimiefutmiii
Thttt Bitndnd Minitltrt, leAo ore bmed h
flniUtf /hUi, q^enety (hMiM>Mtf»ii. imk
"- ' '-"■ tMr Timhtwid dm-
BRIEF NOTICES.
■fond, ami odur Hitierieal laformatkn
TttprttiAO (A«, from OMthatle MHircit,
Ediltd b» J. A. Jones. Loodon : IHmo.
pp. 21. Ho*, u. sad xii. Price 3d. Mch.
A BDinba' of thii work emst* out ngal4rif
CTcrj moath. Tlis ikctchn ccntiDoe lo be
dimwn ap ivith care uid iu m liberal ipiiil.
They Tekt* jmprallj to men who demre to be
mnembered, ud reepectiDg whom it It eail'
TenieDt to 1u»e infonnation at hand alphabeti-
cally anan^ted. The nrefent anmtKr cloeei
wilb an accDoat of Sithaniel Tralmui of
Wbite't Row.
A WrtaOt arnoHl Hit Crnu
TnOt OTwlratof. By the Rw. A. HoaTDN
BaoTir, M.A., ChOlaJam, AuOar n/- Tht
Leadrr of Ihe LoUardi," jv. WiOi a Rt-
anaumdatars Prrface Ay Uu Run. Jokit
Anaill Jama. London : Sirnpkin, Manhall,
and Co, Hlmo. pp. 3B2. "-' -''-
Plain, eraDgelical ei
A yimdiaitknt of the Seytd Bonty to Poor
Prolalant I>a$nlmg Afnuferi: nKlnding
D,D, P.K&
Banngbnl jnit DDv ncclred thii pwnpUet
wa tun not had time to pernee it, bnt fram •
eoiwiy new of Iti contenli we hare tbtmed an
OfriDion thai jiulice to the Tenerable aulhoe
and hi* colleiKuei demindi that we tboald
annooDce to our readera it) eiiilence. A large
proportion of tbem, like ooreelTH, disappTOTe
of the BcKiDin DonDDi.and bare made eni^
DiiBner of the" baptiiti " lo delirer aav man to
die, before that be who ii aeciucd lia*e the
aomeer face to face, and have licence to answer
fin bimwlf eonceming the crime laid aftainiE
him." Dr. Pye Smith it a retetJui adrocate of
■nti-ilate i^nirh principlei — one who profeiaed
then and diteeminaled tbeoi when their pro-
all hit wiitinj^ too he hae alwiyi ihoirn him-
•elf lo be eminently candid lowarda hii oppo-
Benti,and if he thinkathat IheRejrium Donom
doea not infringe anti-itate chorch principle*,
wbalerer we may think of hi* ■■-- ■"-'
opinion, either
•fterward*. we maintain that he
Uatenad to mpedfully.
Robert £tiV' pp. 37
tlav* — MedltatloDi, Hjmni, and Pajan. Ltmdoni
Luke, tbe Bilond PbyilrttaB. A Tribute to lb*
iDniHiT of tbe Qnuc or Ood, in the Llf* and Laboora
T tb* late WlUlam Ballby, Biq.. U.D., F.R.C.P.B.
I; latiATKAir Waixw. aUnbmrtki SuUurlamd
md Knox. llhMOr.pp- Si.
Bamabai ; or Ibe CbrlitUii] j Good Han. Three
•I tb* Ualtad PMbjlolui i .
Pket. Bdlnbwib. Atuiiiirpk
I PiineiplM and FeaUloB dI tbe CoDgrtgatlaoal
bH. A Dl*eoane dellrered at tb* Baaognl-
uwnnbUng In Ibe Indtpendeut Cbipal. Wltbun,
" By ALoaaffOH Wauj. Lando^i ftvie.
Baaaona loi Objeetlag to tbe Pabllallon and
:)mil*tliHi at Barelar** Apelen.'aditraiawl to ch*
kiciolj or Prlendi bj One ofll* Itembei*. lot-
Tbe HltteiT o( SeKland. By tb* Bt*. Tnoiua
THonoH. P.B.A., Saitlaod. For ItaeaBiot Bebeeta.
SdMiurgk. pp. Ue, prkt U, rmi.
A Pint Book of Gvoflrmpbj -, being an Abrldgmeat
with *n OaEliafl of tb* Geognpbr af Faleittna.
tr and Boyd- pp. 7S.
SftJ Beetontliiaa. ThiM IfminllTe* nilllled,
Tbe Ore*l PreniiTallon, Tbe Young Footman, Tb*
8e»nil-baDd Onn. landon: K, T. 8, pp. Hi,
r s,,i
fonU on Peace Hy BliiiD
Tbe Battle'. V. Tb* Night
1* Beduv. iMdn. Priei
BECBNT PDBLIOATIOKS
itoblofnpby. HI, Tbe Poetrr ot
I* Pulpit and the Plattenn. V. T
drfti Paiien. VI. Lonjftllow'i
ijlor** Loyola and JenllUin. VII
•rork of Qod'i Spirit
> Ood. By TilDiu*
Tbe Chriitian Trtaniy : ccalalnLni CantilbutlDna
Ihna UlulMen and Uemben or rirloqa Branctllcal
DanomlBitiiini. July, lUft lendM and Uta-
INTELLIGENCE,
AMERICA.
Afay 15, \i*».
The thirtf-fiflh annual mseting of tbe
Boerd of Huiagen of tbe American Baptist
Uiaioiui7 Union called to Philadelpliu m
luge number af bspliit miniiten and otlian
ftnm ttaj quarter of tin Nofthern States.
The abaenee of aeTeral old and well'triMl
friand* of miaiQai, aueh ai Dn. Stow, Cfauich,
Wajland, Cana, and WUliimi, and daaeona
Linroln aad Colgate, «Ba pnitbuUrlj t«-
netled. Some Zl them wen detained bj
domaatio affliction, nme b; aii^aeaa, and nme
by the preiauro of other diitiea. Tboae who
were present cama together in eicetlent
apirit*, cheered hj the hmltiiful condition of
the alfain of the Union, and bj the promiKa
of the lieldi which were engaging ita laboun.
The falJowing are itema of what took place
at the meetinga Ibr buiineai : —
The Homo Seeretair, who had been in-
atmctad to addiMa a dtcalar to tbe mamboa
of (ha Union, on theqoaalkinofMaina&diDg
the Canatitutian aa to prorida for Mi»a«l
mambentaipa on payment of fifty doUaia, bera
repotted. He atated that he had addreiwd
drculara to about 1,700 membera, that B3I
had replied, and that of theae 1 1 2 had voted
tbr the amendment, and 418again«t iL Re-
leired to a special committee. . . .
GoTemor Colby preaented a report on the
4]aeetion of amending the Canatitutian, ad-
tiang indefinite poatponement, which waa
accepted, and ordered to be read before the
TJrion. . . .
The Her. H. J. Rheea, Seeretaiy of the
Board of Managen, reported to thia body the
d'linga of the Board, which report, on motion
oF Rev. Dr. Shaip, wai accepted. . . ,
Abatracte of the Annual Report! of the
Treaauror and the Executive Committee ware
C'sented. The firat waa accepted, and the
t rcaerred (br conaideration.
In presenting the latter of theee abatraeta,
the Foreign Secretary annoanced tbe recep-
tion to-day of lettera f>om the Rct. Mr.
Abbott of the miaaion to the Karena in
Airacan, of which fae read highly inlereating
and encouraging portions. Undet the ia>
flnence of thit miaaion ta a Chriatianiaad po-
pulation of 13,000, while the charchel, with
levaml chapeli, and enjoying tlie mnana of
grace, hare <,500 membos, and more than
that number of caiididalea waiting for bap-
ttam. The InSaeDca of thia miaaion eitenda
Dcroaa the line into Burmah Proper, where
the numben and charactei of the CbrMan
Karou baTC commuided the respect af that
dMpatk gararnment, which now enconnfes
lather Ihui perascutas the ehurcbas, asd wbete
many Bunnaiia hate been oanfeitmt, ud ra-
oeired into tbe chardies by the natiTe Kaien
The acceptance of tbe ExecutiTe CtMnlt-
tee^ Report being tbe matter of buanea in
order, the Re*. Hf. Granger, of R. 1., made a
aenHble and eflbctive apeedi in it* bram, *t-
pre«iiu the conviction that the EieeutiTe
Gimnuttee should form thHi estimates ac-
cording to the neeentiee of the misaion*, asd
rely with «infldence on the willingnea* of the
friendaofminiana toauatain them. Though
the fundi might be delayed, aa was tcwsUy
the cue, their coming was not the leas wan,
and no panic should be occaaianed bj mcb s
dicamstauca. . . ,
At the final meeting of tbe Board, kfler
the adjoamment of the Unioo, Hoe. J. H.
Ounmn waa re-elected Pn^ent, and Rer.
U. J. Rheea Secretary. The tbUowing
officer* were elected -. —
Fmign Sier«larjf~Re<i. Solomon Pe^.
Mmu Stavlary—SLei. Edwsid Bright.
TVMrem^Rlchard E. Eddy, Eiq.
Bxtcutivt Omiaiif'M— Rer. W. Leverelt,
Rev. Baron Stow, D.D , Rev. W. H. Shailer,
Rgt. J. W, Porker, Rev. R. E. PalUaon,
D.D., Hon. H. Lincoln, S. G. Shipley, J. W.
CmiTeise, George Cumminga, £aqn.
Hie folUtwmg obaerrations on the qnaMiga
lespecting tbe Comtilutian of tho Soda^ ap-
pear in the New York Recorder, fat June
20:—
" It la well known that aoon after the adop-
tion of (he preaent Coaatitution of the Ame-
rican Baptist Miauonaiy Union — indeed be&in
it came into force—very Kiava oljecttons wen
made to that clause which oompoaM the
Union of Life H«ab«a only. The aahjael
wu referred to tbe Bsard of Hanagsas, hot
Ih* next meeting of the Bcaid occurred at
Cincinnati, and the attendance waa neeeafliily
limited. No further action therefore was
taken than to refer it to a Committee of nine,
to report in 1B4S at Troy. This Committee
reported accord logly, and the Hodw Secretary
waa inatructed to send ■ circular to each mem-
ber of the Union, inTithig bia vott^ yea or no,
on the proposition to admit annual nembeia
on paytneat of fifty dollars. Tbe Secntaij
eaail out 1,700 caienlara. He lecaved 831
npliea, 413 «y«« and 419 noea,— a ws^iefi^
of seven voting sgainat the eltention. On
making this report at Phtladriphia, the mal^
tat waa refomd to ■ Comntttie^ «f wUA
HOHS VSTSLUSSSCa.
MW
GoTenoi C0II7 wu chuimnn, vbo reported
ubrtuitullj tlutt Ihi* itato of tbingi itiut up
the Board to the atetmity of doing nothing,
wid the whole thing tm therefbra indeflnitalj'
pottponed.
" The acquieicmoe in thii action mi Terj
genoml. Indeed it would hare been totj
awkward to t&ke en; other action. The Rer.
Hr. HagTie, in a kind of friendly proteat
which he made bj general comenl, eiprened
liimaelf ai labmining to it for the pTeeent M
a thing of conne— the onlj Ihin^ which the
dreaiMtaDcei allowed. Bnt white we aaw
the aequIcMMice which tni idgnifled od the
apot, wa had no idea that the aobject would
■InmbeT one week, and wen nenr mora ntie-
fied that a miilake had been committed. Not
that we had the alightcM penonol aolicitnda
on the milqect. We an content wilh the
ConititutioD either waf. If the road to the
besthen ii open, and we can do a work whicb
n . .1 !.; I e»of hi« appro-
ritfli
large:
lot be veallj trouhled ei
ma. And, moreorer, we be-
liere that thote who make the change a
natter of principle, ait acting under an ntitt
&Ilacj'. We beliaTs there can be no euch
thing ■> bnptirt churcb-repieeentation, eren
though EonititnlionBl Ibmu wearing the name
vera adopted. Eaentiall; the Union muit
be aa it ii, whether nude np of lifs-inemben,
annual memben, or both combined, an aeent
whi<jt the ehurchea maj uu, an agent which
thef need in their mianonair work, — bnt
which a not 4/* tfaem. But whateter the
Ulac7 to na, to otben it ii a principle, and
tbe Mt that it ii to ftuniriwa a Talid naHm
fMr eonceding what the; deoHUidiUnleaathera
ara prudential reaion* to the eonlraiy, of
which no piooft hare been gircn."
ASSOCIATIONS,
Twentjr cborche* ara compriied in Ihii
,.„ J. OMki.
T. Anir>
.-S. B. Pl(b.
._ „T. OMm.
OaiiB^!aa'.'~","~.'.S. BaUteg.
raanrimilBnl .„..,B. SuUed.
KeMJahan P. Trltt.
BtntM „
■aUMd ~
lUUwd... .............
HlHOilm .........O. AAnuad.
8M*n X'iii.i-B. Ciirter.
Snnboon -.....-..— H. DnmbledHL
WjvomtM 1. HotiHIi.
The annual meeting wai held at Long
Ccendon, Haj 8th and Mh. Hr. Tjler pr«-
Tou fii. — HDitB nxna.
aided and Hr. Pajse wai n-eleeted wcMlaij.
A circDlar letter wai adopted which had bent
prepared h; Hr, Pajne, on " The Trae
Groond of Human Beaponiibi lit/ in refer-
ence to the Qoepel." Sermona ware delirered
1^ Heean. Aabmead and Hobaon. Bcaoln.
tiona were paaKd expreanng (rmpathy with
the Rot. J. Shora under hit impiiaonmait—
urging the attention of the chnrdifa to a dr-
culai about to he iMued in relation to Hr.
Terrjr'a long-oontinned affliction ; and appmnt-
ing tool apedal praytr-tneetinp.
B«^iflMl«.._..
.... u
— «
Cl«,d«»». -
8
iTourable n,
of the Mationi to which aniitance bad been
latter place thej •sy, "The church at High
Wfoombe haa continued to increaie, and the
congr^ationa are often crowded. A laige
Mm haa kIm been paid during the Tear to.
WMda the remontl of their deU^ to ai ta
mUbm toot committee from enj fhithei
claimi on behalf of that important town."
The next meeting ia to be held at Fennj
Stiatfbrd, on Tueeda; and WediMaday the
9lh and IMh of Ha;, 18f 0.
BKBU urn 1
Thii bodj eompriaea Be<renl«eD dinrehat.
AASMbm vr.C.yfctitj-
AOuiMtaad H.PBlln.
BMdfiU H. YMSg.
BrlBVMB - C. Btun.
DaloM ............... JoHb Tutu.
BaiUMtcB _,.,„,„ ..Wm. P«ntt.
Hot^OL .B. DttiM.
Sntmrr „,.JoHph Draw.
BhuUbi J- J.^na.
SnimLBgliUl Itai* ...O. Chew.
Usbrlilie
WnlllBftOid S- DiTlii.
Wutu* .C.E.BIit,H.A.
W»t Dnjtan
WlndHT &■ LlUjerop.
Voklnglum C. H. Rireonrt.
At the annoal meeting at Harlington, Ha;
29th and 30tb, Mr. Ferratt waa choaen
moderator and Mr. Harcouit McictBrjr, Ur.
Brown preached, and Mr. Drew mbmitted ■
S09
HOME ^STEUJSSSCE.
dtenlti letter on " The ObligBtEonof Diaentan
todiffiua thsir Prindple*," whidiwM adopted.
A naolntioii wm pMiod ezptaMuig tjatfUbj
with the Her. J. Shan, and a eonnctian that
Aete Mn be bo Mcnii^ tut dril or raligwa*
ftaodomiAile the ehmch kmiiledwitb the
TUetiTitbTl-iaar _..»
IUo«dt,*rt
... n
_«
VmM>MUl«l>
Gnnli wtn Bada Aou the Mndation
fund to AddtBrtme, Biinijrton, Stahua, Ux-
hiid|e, and Wiadnr.
Tbe next meeting ii to be held at Woktng-
iMoa en tbe Wednaaikj and Tfami^ inwhat
Serentaw chstghee belotig to thia h«dj.
NaKkOUldi
lllddl*t«i-ln-tH*W*.
KoaTiiMuiBOBlt
a«diii«i«s . M — w.
.Sdmrd L<iil>.
buTW.
DnUatloa ..
..» Jidm Kntebm*
d at Honk-
b, Haj SStti and '^a. Mr. Lecg
.,, Tt moaanior, and Mr. Jaima PtitU
of NewcMtle nqimted (o eontiBDe hii
hj Hr. Gre«> of Heweattle and lb. Dana of
galten' Hall, LeodOD. Amongthe reaolntioiu
xe leiiMf Hiifj ^MT bretiiraD
ona approrfng
Ksollfi SodetT, — indoneaympatHiTngwith
Mr. Stiart, and agreeing to petition for the
B(Ml<ndbrWt<r,ta
— .u
BMondkrdMa
-s"
1!
IhaUfimiiSw
^^;xs^"::::::-.
IdatDeriBf
' in iri^a
»-.
rSffiS"-
i^llll^l 0««h.
„ ....KnowlM.
Eupslc -.. AihlOrd.
K*tt«Mi BiMua*.
Klonlhirpi -...UtsUcli.
KUllnglimr ,-- _..-L»».
NojtL»mpton—
CoUin Hnel Brmna.
ouiT ,..!!".'"!"!"!!.'.'
PftttiilulL .»»...«
BiTmaUiai^
aaUu" "^ii^'.'.IZ'WMHi w».
^lUMlL lUiTtott.
Btasvlck Waknt.
Stooj BUatlgrd. P«M*r.
Halmdon ft SnlgraTS
TovovaUt .-«,.,.„»„ XtampbeO.
W»lg»« -„ Gax.
The annuAl naating «aa hdd * CeDega
Street, Nortfaamptoa, Mar 3^ Mtd M, irttee
Mr. Kmmont wai •ppnnted medcntn.
n. Jenhimon andTI. T. Goo^ pwaJi-
A circular vaa agreed to,OB "The Obli-
Q and AdraataaN of Ctmidi Bfembv-
ahip." Forty pounda «i
HOME IlTFILLIaEHOX.
« be b«ld tt Toweet-
Tlu*4Nodt^onc[)mprlKBfillj-BTe^urcb«t.
nonltkHi g( tlw Bid blalwp 1 tbU It moKH la tlw
pnbUo twtimavtka* bom* (a Um ladibariUaoW-
VitlsB otthMi vtoK* pat iB Imt «ltb Ik* nliil»
tir c« th* gnpal to waab Uu ward vMhar lua
sgDUHod « nbik* ttMii lad thrt irtlM It waaM
•ipnM lu bspa that bjiviMUdpnoptat
UsD cd Iba law similar Imliinia tl aaclMlM
onmaalni thnmali Ui* ooaalnaM M
<avt»iMr
YaarU .
At thB winnal iD«cting «t yeonl, on tb*
3gth, not)), and Slatdajiof Hi7.11r.Jiiiici
wai chMen modtntor, and Mr. Trmid ncre-
(uj. Samoni vcN deliToed b^ Mi
Oonld, Oreen, and Trend, and d c!r
latter oa "Ctmveli Diicipline " «m raa
Mr. Wajhad. Tba foUowiiig moIu
I. "ThMthliaaaotlitinilaEnUlidtoltanitlw
■IVOliilBeiit of bMkw Tnod *• a raaobar of th*
mlialaiuiT eoDiBilllM In Lsudan I and maM nunat
Uu proprfMj of Ika gHianI •doptbM of tk* v^S[te
ilMnIa Innlnd. an that BMilm ot tha r '
"■— bn Uila pi
Td lu ariaaa MBiiotloii Uwl it la Bwlu
u lalqaltT haa baaa praitleaUa la tb* pnaant In-
Ur. Shon'a ImniaonuiBt m./ b* o«md.d In bla
IV. "Ihiit la tbe opinion ot tba bnUuan now
uacmUtd, tha (nat udi ot Iba iwdatlan of
m utoclmtloni; tI>. ona aompHalnc Iba cboialiM
qasntd to Hulder thU autJaM dulBi tbt nar, aad
eipnta Ihirir opinion m tbalr nail raaPa latiaia, Ibat
BMidla.
IfamtMratctianbaamBUngTalnnia ... W
■^l»
E.d«d.d..v.;;:;:":::::':::: IS
SSS'Sti^iii - «S
iSSS:::-;r==~^
Tb« next mMtii^ !■ to be held at Tifnton,
on tlie WcdneidaT and Thunday of what ii
aU«d Wbitsun-weck, 18t0,
BSIiTOt.
Foitr-Bf« dniidiM an Inelndsd in tUf
HOUB INTELLiaSNCE.
...Jt. B^DOfk, T. S. Cilqi.
^T. Winter.
....O. H. DmTii.
.„a. PidllH. '
'B.Baiitl*T. :
WOMrt.
Bntton ...
....T. UlddladlUih.
FtDkqjftp .....
ShmtCFii...,..,,
Bhnvtoa .....
BtthaX' ..
B. Snni.
S. Btubblni.
.....J. UUber.C. Light.
I-...W. B«ii«.
The aiiiina] meeting wu held m King
Street duipel, Btirtol, on the 28tb, 29th,
■nd SOth of Maj, Mr. G. H. Datu pre-
ndlng. Hr. Middleditcli of Frame «u w-
dioMii Mctetuj. A circokr Utlei on « Tbe
i^KHtdic Comtitulian legarding the Oienisbt
rfthe Cbordui," written by Mr, Middledhch,
•Hdor, WM kdopled. Mean*. Hannrng and
Thomu pnuhad, Gnnti nre made to the
uJniitBft and churchei at Weill and at
WMton-Mper-Uara. Reaolatioiu of local
loteiMt were paved, and aim the foUowicg :—
"TbM tUi mMtlDg rMomlua In tbt prlntilBlH of
olrtTil«dp.il,l(™ilbm,; mndttmfOn^MUon-
Mdf pTHM «i Ui» smmbtn of our sbiintiH :—
*'n* bniMctuM of colUintliic u tDUghlmtd
^.fj**? •eqmintmw wltb tha hltteij and
ilr I
IndplH,
•qwoUllj
aadlmmtd
"■ntnpiliMefnihpabUimtlcnwu nnplr a
rt^- «nd itiffinat admcaw rf Ik. iK^uSfiia
•Wl^u rVIM oTiU diMM tfonr lUlaw nl^Mt*.
tb« (iMUn buAlH, it Mnrnd, a^ tha litj «I
iHrtoUj ud MOMttilisaallj obUUilnf ud iiiliif 11,
U not dnadr HMHiHd.
" ' nt pnM&(Bl anmnlliiBtloa <d tbalT primMa
— " — '- ud fluUnlT. » UiM Um HUM Mud
ndanlaf bbk bat tkit
Uan (br a« diaAuja ot ai
rtoH
lamUM lo tHa atmal Id-
ntmoa
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compriiea thiitj'aiae
HS^m7.
Ultla-HooT-BDd ~ X Bant
Ufarpool. Hnlla Bt....H. 6.at
SolwStrMt J. MmiL
Fambnka Pkoa C. IL Bl
Mln«lHRar"y«ii'Bt.'".'
OxlMd Road „P. TaAi
OniaTe«ir8t.Ba<t...
WUmot St., Bnlma...
KorthwJeli T. Sirinl
Ogdm J. QutX
OUbtm J. Birt.
Pmdlal
shdah
StalTbitdc* „...,J.
.W. Wallan.
W. F. Smiba.
H. SonaUajr.
The annual meeting «m held at AibUn-
^ ondn-Ljrne, May SOIb and Slit, IBM, lb.
Hd uMloid anntM of I Damon wm duwa modontor, ud Hi-
HOUE INTBUJOSNCE.
JSmdwU ■eoMtaiT. S«nnoiu wera delirei«d
bj Horn. BiiraU and Ire*. A. CircnUr
Letta diWD up b; Georgs Fo«t«i, Eu., on
« The Bert Mode* of CoUecUng the Fecu-
mmrj CootributionB of the Churches," vu
Oatidia.
HUBbV of ckllRllH DuUSg
ntoni
LS'wr«d"iiiftiiki""
::S
4
BanondbjdnUi.
WlUidnwn
ClMrlBOMLW
D^udmnlif -iiooli
OXFOBSSUIBE,
The nnmber of churchM in thii utodation
y twentf-three.
Ijjjjg"
aSS~r~::.
".D. HBiiDlck.
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.„E.Aiii«t'
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„.T. BUM, A.B,
...D. WUM, J.
ntetori--
..J. Fiiw.
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niftm
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now.
vmi» lutioiu.
The meeting for 1860 Is to be held bI
FoiriDgdoQ on the setb aod 29tb of Maj.
KBRT UV BDSSEX HIT ISSOCUTION.
Seranteen chordiet mnititnte tbii iMod
DOT«
-ijss:'
lUldiUmo iPwrldniM)^ ^^
TnuiWilgsWdli....
..1. HiTllM.
^AkdinIMB.
.J.UOH.
...J. Bl»i..
The annoal meeting wni held at Hadlow
on the 6th and 6th of June. Mr, Baldoek
waechounmodenitar.andMr.Popereqiieited
tocontinnehis lerviceaai lecretar;. Sannoni
wera deliTeied by Mem. Slim and Mok.
A Circulu Letter drawn up by Mr. Jones on
"The Portentous Signs of the Times," was
received and ordered to bo printed. The fol-
lowing resolution* were passed :—
a was pitached by
Bryan. A Cireolai Letter prepared 1^ Mr.
Blakeman on " Human Aoconiilainlity," was
approved and ordered to be printed. It was
"Ihst tMi mHtini nasidi wltli
raanrntMiaUjoiaiifA^anilioair...
ud wobU noDmnund Um ehirslus at It
ra-rar
1 eulU atlanUni ts (lie nlijeBt
.„ i lh»
e Cbnnh Iligulna,' ud
tbe SLrlct Bsptlit Contm-
p,_„d tb.,B.plUt_p«t B«;^T.
ehuihM th« 'Primltiie
Kut Md BuHW iisoclsllon, |l«Tliig on
HambmotcbBrth-maing
nlimu..
BTflip«i<mce 3
lUmondbrdath
M
W
Nuilw or numbii^
In
•ltl«
The next meeting i* to be held at Meopham
n the first Tuerifty and Wednseday in June,
HOHB TSVELLtamm.
MEW CHURCH.
LONOSIDI, IBIBDSEWIIRS.
In the month of October, 1 817, Mr. Tbome,
BuperriMT of inlBiid nfenue, haTioH been
appointed over tha notth-esat diitrict of Scot'
land, came to raidB in the Tillage of Longnde.
Being joined bf hi* bmilj in the beginning of
thej'ear IEM8,and tasting again the iweets of
domeatic ]ife, he, like the potriarcha of old,
erected an ^tar to hii God. During Ur.
Thoioe'a abort atay in Lon^de, he diicoTered,
in a feir inalancai, a deaire among the people
to Gonreiaa on religioui nilgacta, while manj
aiouDd were rerting aatitfied «ith a bare
attention to the ontTard fotm» of religion,
Aniioua to bn the flame of lore to Chriat
where it had alreadj been Idndled, and to he
inatrumental ia quickening thoee who were
dead in flD, he tntiled a few of hi* neighboun
to hi* bouie one Lord's duj erening, to unite
with him while attending to lamilf wonbip.
Encouraged hj the appamit intenat they
took in the eierdaei, he inrited them to con-
tinue, at the nma time informing them that
he would be happy to meet with aa many
more aa might hel dfapoaed to come. The
reault wsa that on fliture evminga of the
aacred day of net » goodly number cami
together pretty i«gulaily. Mr. Thome, whi
within him, conferred not with fled) and blood,
but straightway began to preach Chriat unto
them ; hia fint addreas wta from that intareat-
ing portion of Ood'a word contained
" '" ' " - ■ — striking cciaeidenoe
between PhiUp'a joing down to Snoana and
Ur, Thome'a coming down to JjOnpide, gaie
to the meeting an inlstest which cannot be
azpieaaed, but which waa deeply fUt by many
preeenL AfW thi^ Hr. T. oontinned from
aabbath to aabhatb, in hia own houss, to pro-
claim the uateorcbable riche* of (^nst to hia
ftUow men, for tbdt nlratian, — exhibiting
Jesus in all hia dignity_ and gloiy, aa well as
in hia great condtKenuon, in becoming bone
of OUT bone and fleah of our fleah, that be
might be fitted to sutler, bleed, and die,tbe
just in the room of the unjust, that the Tilest
of the Tile who believe on htm might obtain
pofdon and eternal life, Wbilit thoa exhibit-
mg the grace of Ood and the love of Christ,
that ainneia might be drawn by the corda of
love, he negteeled not to wam them of their
dangw, aiM nige them, «ith earnestneaa and
•tfisctiaa, to flee from the wrath to come i ahow-
ing then tiiair reaponsibility, and urging upon
tlKBi that it w>« their imoMdial* doty to
believe and be Mred. A number of those
1 Mr. 1
Hr. Thome to eoanxtt with bim ; and 1
houae end heart were era open to ncrim
A few embraced the Taikraa oppor-
given them of eonraisag with Mr.
Thome and others on the thing* that iriated
present and eternal wul ; and tt WM
found that, by tiie bleabg of God on tbe
Gnt gradually withdrew from cirenmatances
of a load nature which it ia needless to itale;
bnt their plaeei were soon filled up by Mhen,
■» that In gnuBsl the attendance hai on tb*
irtwle baM good. Tboae who wera imder
hearts changed, peace obtained, led i
eipreaaad tour willingncas to follow Chittt
through good and throt^ bad report.
But the queation natmally aroae, how w«a
they to enjoy the fulneaa of the blessings of
''" Toqwl in Chriitian fellowahip t Then
lO church in the tidnity with whidi they
could now conacientioualy unite j fin Ihey aw
be their duty to put on Christ t? baptism,
and to join with those only who profbaaed to
be united by fiith to him. Then weaa fai the
mrrounding diatrict a few iaolatad baptiats,
who had long nghed tor a church with whjcJi
to cast in their lot; but hitherto they had no
leader. Now the Lord seemed to appear in
their behalf; and Mr. Thome and tboae
baptiila who attended hia Berrieaa, after mn^
conBOltatian and prayer, reaolred to bim
themaelvea into a church. Accordii^yon the
lltb of February of tbe preaeot year, 1849,
eight persons aurroundcd Uie table of the
Lord, and it ia hoped that they enjoyed the
preeenceof theUaatm of the fcaat:
The church, hearii^ that the Her. W.
Arthur of Edinburgh was aoon to be in
Alierdeen, requested him to visit them.
Mr. Arthur moat readily complied, and aXcag
with aome other friends came to Longnde tat
the second sabbath of Hay. As there were
ail candidates fiir baptism, Hr, Arthm in-
tended to preach in the open air; but the
morning being lainy, the senices were hald in
the place of meeting, where a clear and acrip-
tural view of tha nature and aul^eda of bap-
tism waagirenloanaHeativeandlence; after
which hlr. Arthur and the people repaired
to the aideofa amall rivulet that ran* thioogfa
the vilhwa ; and after ainging portioDi of two
hymna, tee., the six powm* already reftsiad
to were baptiied liy Hr. Arthur in the name
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost, in the presence of a Urge oea-
conrse of people. In the fatweaoa the
church " came together to faseak hsead," when
Mr. Arthur preached an excellent M*aii«i
from Ephenani v. 1 B, " But be filled with the
Spirit," He preadiad again in the altamoaD
a very ajtpropriata aetmon, Ur. llome aanil-
ing him in the devotional ezardaea. In tbe
evening, the memben of tha chnreh met Mr,
Arthnr and other frienda from a diatanoa,
who suggested to them the propriety of a
formsl organiiatian, and the appointment of
one of th«r number to take tha oreingfat of
them in the Lord, and on* at laut to fill the
deana^ aSob; Tbe chmdi ngnii^ to tbe
HOIOC IKTELLIOENOE.
pTDpatal, Ur, Aitluir, who ptoiided, raad
■uiUble pottioDi of Kitpture, ihoiring the
tgiuliSestian* of a babop, oi oTattaer, and
oilad upon tbe cborcb to agnify Uw cboies
whi^ it wai imdentood thej had Klnadr
made. Etstt ejs wm tuni«d to Hi. TboiBB,
■nd tjerj heart responded to the propenl
tbmt he would nndtttake tbe datiee of the
paitonia; towhicib,expraiBiigbitileiiendeDM
on dinne aid, he gara hu oanMQt.
After KiiCBbleportioiu of Krijiton were read
nlating to the office of deacon, Hr. 6. Rennie
wu dwien to tbat depaitmeot, and he hIm
•OMptad oSm, lb. Aitfanr tken gave out a
bjmn, md auypUarted tbe peat Head of tbe
diiitti to pn Ui btaam^ ; after which
gtmthnfr ftiend ipra a abort but yaj appro-
priate addrea to tbe diutt^ in refeience to
tbeir privilegca, punting oat (be pecDtlariUea
of tbe eongrepitioiul fbrm of cbnr^ pf^tfi
ill MripMn! diaraelw, aad ita
"" '" ""' B tl» one band,
attend oui brotber I
station, tbe importssee of wlu^ is great, and
the need of a ditlne bleanng '
iTaogelical laboim aucceMful m
Ibednr
of thia little cbotch, that peace maj be within
ita walli, and prosperitj within iti bulwarks
0BDINATI0N3.
On 'ninndaj, June 7, aerTicca were held
in the baptiat ehapel ATbham. in connectian
with the ottioatian of Mr. Jena Upton from
Mr. Bane <rf Dowaham Hadte^ haiing de-
■enhed the naluie of a goapel church and
stated tbe principles of dissent, proposed some
qnestioni to the minister and people which
_e to the pastor,
thodinrch. ThedeiotionalpartaMthesemce
w«(e condiMled hj Means. Groeet of Blakeney,
RoUrta of Oulton] Dawson of Bnzton, and
Sndth of FoaUiam. liMj the oouieclion
tbna timed bs Isali^ Md hwrtrial to both
We an infbcmed tlat our friend the Re(.
O. Sample, who has laboond at New Court
aod TnUiill Stain (bands upwards of tbirtf
jaas^hasbeSBCaapcllsdlaiieBifD the duties
of tha pastonl offiia oa account of an entire
and nnlooked-lbi proatmtion of bis strength,
•nd a consequent maUlity to serre the church
of which he was the pastor. His leaigitation
took place OD tiie Ilth of March last, and he
is happilf saeoaadad hj the Ber. T. Fottaoger,
IMa 0f Uinglon Qmm. Ow b«rt wisbef
On Hondaj Jnljr 9th, after a moat delight-
fid sadal tea-DMetfog, at whidi abont two
hundred penons ast down, Hr. B, Arthur of
Bath was ordained to the pastoral office OTer
the baptist chuich BIdefiud, North DeTon.
Hr, Boil of Appledore read the hymns ;
Hr. Beaton, independent minister of Bidefoid,
read the scriptures and prajed ; Hr. Winter
of Bristol gare a short statement in raftrence
to a gospel choich, and put the nraal
qneations ; Hr. TfaompsoD of Great Toniogten
offired up the ordination prayer ; after which
Hr. Winter gare a solemn and aflKtiODato
eha^, first to the pastor and then to the
diurch from Heb. liii. 22,''And I heaeeeh
7on, brethren, suiieT the word of eibort-
ation," and closed the service with ptaysr.
The attendance wia very numenxu, and it
hoped thM the delightful feeling then pro-
duced will not soon be tbrgotten.
The ReT. J. Fyfe of SboUe^ Bridge bai
accepted the unanimous iAritation of tlw bap-
tist church at Darlington to become their
pastor, and iolends to enter upon his laboitH
there in Angust.
Rer. B. Williams, late of Liierpool and
tarmeAy of the Tabemscle, Hertfa jr, GlaBoi-
pisbire, haneg accepted the nooniiDous ia-
Tilatitm of tbe i^urch meeting at Eldon StMtt,
will commence his pastoral labonia (d.t.) ob
Lord's day tbe I!th of Augnil.
Tnesdajr, Maj 2jnh, the ofdinalko of Hr.
J. H. Blake took place in the baptist chapel,
Lesmea Heath, Sent. In tbe morning, Mr.
Wallis of Bexlej Hwth read and prayed ;
■fler which Hr. W. B. Bowes preached. In
the oftemoon Mr. Box of Woolwich nad and
prayed; Mr, W. B. Orerburj stated tbe
nature of a gcapd ^Hrd> j Hr. W. A. Blake
asked the usual questions, received the
confeauon of &itli, and offered the ordination
piajer with laying on of bands ; Hr. W. H.
Bonner deliroed a solemn and ImpreasiTe
charge ftom the words, "TUe care of the
church of Ood." In tlM wfeniag Hr. John
Box of Woolwidi gave an addnai le the
church and eouffegalJea. Tbe antices of the
day were well at
HOME tRTELLIOENGE.
RECENT DEATHS.
At RamBlerlernear BiihopAucVlana,Dn>
bom, JkIj i,Bgeil SO, the Reir. Darid Douglaa,
the much belored pattot for twent7-»eTen
Tcanof Ihe baptist churchin that liUage, and
irell knoirii sa the butorian of tbe baptiat
churchea of the noith of Englanil. In a little
time a more detailed account of Hi. Douglas'i
Chiiatiao chaiactei aod minirtij maj proba-
blj appear in this pnblicatioD.
Died, June 21, lBi9, at Long CrendoD,
Bueka, ia the 66lh jear of hii age, tbe Her.
T, Teny. Mr. Terrr commeDced hii minia*
ttr at Q^ieeiiborougii in Kent, and remoTing
thence, waa settled over tbe baptiat cburch
Princea Biaborougb, Bucka, Jnlj 27, 1S30,
where he contiDued paator fourteen jean.
Mr. Terry waa afteriTBrds the paator of a
baptiat church at Alkett, nod Gniihed hia
mortal career at Long Crendon, baTing beeo
recogniied oa paitor of tbe cburch in that
Tillage Apri]23,1846. Deep affliction of bod j
and mind preceded bia departure. Hit
rauaina were interred at Fiincea RiaboKu^
"' sapectaloi*.
MISCELLANEA.
:» OP Tua Bimar
The half- yearly meeting of the propiieton
of tbia magaiine waa held on the 3(Hb of
July, when the foiloning mmi were roted
U) widowa of baptiat miniiters. The iaittala
aloDB of each widow are given, with tbe
name of the coDtribator by whom abe Wat
.....flamaal Kant ,..
P.t...-
B.A..-..
M. 1. ...
H. D. ...
E.W....
....Buiaal MistaglHi ...
...Ednrd HQItr
....Vn. Kltdtn ...
The annual meeting of tbe ti
held on tbe 27tb of June, when i.
made tann the profita of Ihia hjmn bocA U
fitly widowa of ba
....W. OolenR, J. Fatter..-.
....MEka Stui, t. FiMC* .,
....J. H. Hlatan, Dl- Mmb
„...;. Bdwaida, J. WIUl-..
..,..1. T. Broc^ Joku B*I|I
U. K*Bl, V. Ktv
. I. T. Brooka, B. Aday ..
, Dr. UaId^ W. OroiB ..
B. Emit, O. H. OltlMHil ....
I.U. Saala, J. H. Hlntea
.^..Heniy Tnnd, F. BdlatleD.-.
,...J. Beift F.TratUaB ..........
....Di.Uaieli.A. Tolly ~.'
□. B. Bbt ...
....Dr. Ifardi, & Oram
....E. W. SlaBibrtdgs,J,C«nbw...
,...T. MleheleoB „.-„...
...J. B. Htaitiin,I>r. SUaaa ...
,...T. W1i«lar,W. Bnid
....Themat Kotttn, T. 8wan ...
.....Dr. Cei, J. H. Hlnton ......
...J. U. Sonla, Jl. WmJlMUi ...
....0. ElTan, J. H. HiBton ._..
P. ..Dt. Cox, B. flraaa ......
T S. Kaat, B. HaDBUm
P J. T. BnwD, I. PUllpi .._
U.- W. Bobarta, John Webb
W J. a. Uij, IL Sala „
& B. Bnaa, W. J. BtaaH .»_....
B. B. Bnn^ W. J. Btnail
A .B. C. ToQBf, W. Kllehni
BOHE IBTELLiaEKa&
To ■>•« (itiuble and duappoinUnent on the
p«rt of fulup
■pjilia
repeat tl
tice that no ttfw caaea caa be »
from thff widow!
whose coDgregntion* uKd the book at the
concluiion of their putoimla, and that
I iiw the ugnature* of two miniiteii
uM the book an naoeauj.
The ■nnnal mcetiDg of tb* frieodi and
■ubecriben of the BriMol baptist college took
place OB WedscMiaj, June the S7lh.
rubUc WTTice wm held at eleren o'clock
Broadmend chapel, when enaja wen nad bj
two (tudenta, Mr. John Daref and Mr.
William Roawot. The enaj of the former
wai on the prophetic oiSce, that of the ~
on the inquiry whether mental peculiariliea
among maolciDd are intended to be perpetual.
A Mttabte and inipt«niie addren wai de-
lirered to the Kudenti bj the Rer. E. i~~
pole of Ron, At the public meeting, i
waa held tm mediate)]' after the KTvice.
report of the committee and those of the
eiaroineis wem higblj satisttictory. The two
senior student! are about to continae tbeit
studies in Scotland. The number of studeDts
during the last jeai waa greater than usual.
The session terminated with twenty-one, and
the following lenlan will commence with an
e<lilal numtKT, The expendilure was neces-
•airily inoeastd, but bj no means in the same
proportion as the namberof itadents. It has
exceeded the income, but the deflciencj is
nearly supplied bj legacies, with which the
oirflege baa been lately fkroaiti.
•otry tlMtt in the Baptist Hanual for 18i9
•pcotinf oar cboMbal bei
' Chapel Hoosa Sirest,' tbsre cotainly nerar
has b««a a baptist chorch there; and regard-
ing ' St. Aon Street,' moni properly ' Ann
Street,' tbeie was a small body of baptista
met titers, in the InGuit Schoolroom, but for
more than a twelremonlh bare discontinued
it. You will IbneTore oblige Mr. O'Neill
(and othen), reapectina wbimi there ia alio
an error, by inaming m jour next namber
^ fcUowii^ eomcted list of baptist chonhc*
FiTs d«MDiit of the baptist chorch at North
Bradley, sear Trowbridge, unite in requeatiug
uk to expres their itfftt at the loaa it has
suitained by the raaigoatioo of the Be*.
B. Wilkina after a succcasful paitonile of
twenty-one years, during which he has bap-
tised about two hundred persons, and seen (he
church increase from about 80 members to
I6D. Thsy eanxBtly recommend him to any
other ohurch, aa a bithdll deroted minister ot
thegoap^
The Rer. S. U. Bell, pastor ot the chunA
at Welshpool, Uontgomenshire, heiu nbont
to resign his charge, the health of Mia. Bell
requiring a remoral in the opinion of hcs
medical ad risers, be ia open t(
fioni any church of open goe
COLLECTANEA.
Of Erromanp, where the devoted Williama
rictim to tbs dark and cruel deeds of
Toyagen, our mianonaiiea writs, —
~ uur prospscts for lltat unhappy island
(re aa dark as SFsr. The natins now use
eieiT schune to get foreigners within their
reach. They come off ewimming with oos
arm, concealing a tomahawk under the other,
and with a hog of sandal-wood as a bait.
While the bag is bebg hauled into the boat,
they dive under the keel, tip it over, and
then strike at the white men with their
tomahawks. They have taken several boats
lately in this way. The 'Eliiabetb,' Cap-
tain Brown, a sandal-wood barque, went
shore last February in a gale in Dillon's
lay; it is supposed that all perished in the
wreck, eiGcpt two, who reached tbs shire,
but were killed directly. This savage state
of thing* is not to be Wondered at, as the
sandal-wood vessels are constantly firing upon
them. We know of some who, if they get a
native chief within their reach, will keep him
prisoner until the people fill boatloads of
Hndal-wood for his releaas. We have beard.
514
HOME INTELLiaENCE.
too, of ntllTM being fint nsnglBd on boud
with a cutlsn, then thrown into the k« and
■hot at. Thej coll this ledicn toi preTious
crime ; but these arc the Teiy things which
luTe made ErtuniBnga what ahe li, and they
are hindering our laboun to a feoiflil eileat
ia many other iilaniU," — JViownwy CKnm-
" The death of Mr. HiU took plaM on the
3rd of February, at a quartra palt nine, a.m.,
in a natire boat on the Gangea, about
twenty-four miles below Benaiei. The im-
mediata canae of Hr. Hill'i death waa a vio-
lent attack of diarrhK*, continued for seieTal
weeka, added to the eihenitlng eSeOa at a
mrttt cough, fhim which he bad long lufieT'
ed." — lUiuionmy Chnnielt,
Th» United Prcebyterian Hagaiine for
Jane nmlaini a detailed account ^ the pro-
oeedingi of " the Supreme Court of the
United Presbyterian Church" last May.
From it we team that the subject of reading
discoureesfrom the pulpit haring been brought
before the Synod, the following resolution
was, after much discussion, adopted : — " The
Synod having considered the memorials de-
clare that the reading of discounes in the
ministrations of the pulpit is contrary to the
practice of this church, and enjoin presby-
teries to take care that their brethren do not
deriate from the ordinety practice of the
church in this matter, except in cases where,
Cirnasons shown, leaie may be asked and
obtained Irom the presbytery," At a subss-
Iuent sitting, howeTer, it was agreed to
eclare, " That their decision relatiTS to the
reading of discourses in pulpit ministrations,
shall not be undentood as prohibiting from
using thnr H55. in the pulpit, such ministers
■■ hn*e been aceoslomed in time past to
employ this mode of address."
DB. rmcraiB 01
At the annual meeting of the Supreme
Court of the United Presbyterian Church, a
committee reported that " they had held full,
ftee, and pleasant intercourse with Dr. FIM-
cher, and, in consequence, nnanimonalj
racommended that he be receiTed into Chris-
tian and miuisterial Allowihip with the
United Presbjlerian Church." The Synod
baring unanimously adopted this recommend-
ation. Dr. Fletcher was formally admitted a
member and minister of the United Church,
and being present, brJeSf addressed the
Synod in acknowledgment of the dedvon."
irepared by
The aannal criminal ratuns
the superintendent of police in mimingMm,
eihibit a considenble redaction in the num-
ber of juTenile otTeodera, taking the two
past years as the standard of compaiitan.
In the first year, of the 845 committed let
trial 117 were under siitaen yean of age; in
1848, of the 436 ao committed only 5$ wen
under that age.
In the fint year, 2i of theae jODlfas wen
sentenced to traospprlation, in the Utter year
only 5 ; the remainder t>e[ng punished by
short terms of imprisonment. The offences !n
which these bo^ ere concerned are princi-
pally pocket-picking and caaea of sinple
The returns exhibit the usual rcsolti with
respect to the criminal classes, deplooble
ignorance. Here are the ranlts :—
MiltbarreadBorwiUe » ISH
Biad BBd writ* tmpwfoMly .„.. ITU
Bwd sad writ* wall JM
Sunday ScheiU Ttaehtr'i ifagariM.
It has been calculated by Mr, Edward
Bainn that the number of our Sunday
school teachen is not less than 250,000, and
that of otu scholars 2,0110,000. Of tb<ae
250,000 teachers, probably 3'
the ranks of tbe labouring d
The Assembly of the Free Church met ia
tbe Csnonmilli Hall, Edinburgh, on Thui*-
day, 24th May. After sennon by tbe ictiimg
moderator, Dr. Clason, Dr. Hackay <£
Dunoon was elected moderator ibr the year.
It is noticed by the newapapet* that llie moden-
tors oT the aaaembty have assnmed the ooeked
hat, a piece of ceremony to wUcb tbey ware
accustomedin the days cftheiroamiezion with
the eatabliahment, and tbe leaumptlMi «f wbidi
axplained.
he nUowiu
dthe'
Tba a
cation, £15498; Cidlage Fund, £4189:
tatiga Hisriant, £11,069: Cakaikl Uk-
sioDs, £4007; JewUi HUsn, £948;
BdOding Fnad, £4130; Canton de Tand,
£2587. Total, £49,314, bring an IneteMe
oite last ^ear of £397. For qwdal pnr-
poaes, distinct IVom the abov^ donationa bad
been made amounting to £20,600. Daring
tbe nine years prior to the diamptiontba aam
collected for misnonajy purpose* by the
Church of Scotland waa £108,778. Dnrji^
the six yean since that eTsot, lbs amount
contributsd to the same purposes by tbe
0OBKB8PONDENCE.
Slfi
Fne Cbnidi ta £S43^19. The Teport on
the SniUnlation Fund riated, that 6M
niniiten raceire lupport from Ihii uuice;
tlut the nim collected during tb« put jmr
amoanU to iGBZ.llJ, ■ decreaie of £1881,
■a compand with the year preceding. The
AMcmbtr ordered that the aliperd pBTable
from Um ftmd to each recipient be £122,
ncdwin of the rate paid on account of each
to the Widows' Fund. From the repoit of
the CaUege Committee, it appeared that the
nnlnbei of Mndeata in atlendjnce was on the
increaaa, the roll having, during the past jixr,
lud tweutjr-iix namea more than during the
jeai preceding. To aid in building manwe,
granta amounting to £1T,G00 had been giren
bj the Uanw Building Committee. Since
ita fivmation in 1B43, u appeared fiom a
■tatameiit of ita public accounts, the Free
Church hai, in ita denominationd capacity,
collected the ram of £1,8BS,512. We hare
great pleoanre ta lemiding thia noble libe-
nlitf.
The eonteit far the chair hai been decided
in an unexpected manner. It waa expected,
that the Liberal candidate would run the
nominee of the ruling partj Tery cto«e, but
the rault baa wofutljr diiappointed that loo
aangoine calculation. The Iter. Joeeph
Fowler had but 39 lotea out of 333 ; and,
•a he had preciselj the lame number in the
ballot B» Secretaij aba, it mar be taken ai
(howing the etact Hrength of the Libera]
party among tfaoae entillaa to Tote, — a priri.
leg! confined to minirtan of at leait fbnrtcen
jeai*^ Blanding. But, aa nearly aii hundred
tninialen are preaent, the real itrength of tht
party may be much greater ; it being a fiur
preaomptiou, that the riaing miniitiy have
more sympathy in liberal principlea. Tba
Rer. Tbomaa Jackion waa Toted into the
dair by the anSVagea of 265 of bii brethren,
and the ReT. Dr. Hannah wa* elected Secre-
tary by 206 i the only other candidate! of
mark being, br the Prendenlihip, the Rev.
William Naylor, who had B9 tota ; and
the Key. John Farrar, for the Becretary-
ahip, who had 61. The mcceariul candidatea
belong to the ruling party, and an the theo-
logical tutOTi in the two Collegn at Ridimond
and Didabury. Hr. Fanar belong* to the
>ame party, and ia eloaiioal tutor in the for-
mer inititution. Hr. Naylor !■ auppoKd
lo hold moderate neni, and waa the candidate
of the ruling party when it waa thought ex*
pedient to hare a Pteaident who would pui>-
aue a coaciJiatcrr courae ; but— ao it ia
alleged at leaal — when the appearance of ■
condderable increaae in the Connexion en-
couraged the ruling party to think of adopting
rigorooa meaaurea towarda the extreme Op-
poeitioD, they tinnaferred their support, to tha
juaC diaaaliihction of Mr. Naylor, from that
gentleman to Hr. Jackaon, who, though </
mild character, ia highly ConaerTatiTe. — Tht
Patriot, Jufy 2G,
Nameno* inqueata eontinua to be held in
the metropolis on the bodies of persona dying
by cholera ; but no offldal retnma are put^
tiahed by the Board of Health by which lbs
daily mortality can be kiMwn, In tha pro-
Tincea, since the Tnina that commenced
Taeaday week, the mortality of the diacaae
aeema to hare much abated. Portsmouth,
Plymouth, Salisbury, and Bristol, are the
lowna which hare Buffered mosL In some
parte of London the inhabitanta are taking
the aanitary question up. On Monday night
there waa a mee^ng of the inhabitants of tha
Blackfriara district, lor tfae purpose of taking
into their eoniideration the rapid and alarm-
ing increaae of the prerailing epidemie in their
Tidnity, and cwising instant attention on tba
part of the authoritiee to tha choked and
defectire state of the aewers. Dr. Eran* in the
chair. The billa convening tbemceting atated
also that great annoyance waa created Inr the
yarda of aoice knackers, bone-boilers, and eat-
gut-maken, who carried on their b
inity, and oftl from whose
lewer, without any out
into a
lUet, and
whicl
state, A memorial ti
aewers wa* adopted. At Lambeth, a aanitary
inspection of the borough ia being made. Tha
cholera ha* alao re-appeared at Edinbnigb,
bnt only slightly.— JVoncoVonwl^i, Ju^ 35.
CORRESPONDENCE.
lb tht Edilar «/ Iht BapliH liagatAM
ili Jilting churches, which i* indeed a la-
mentable fact.
In these attidcs Tatiott canssa hsTe been
■srignf^ for thii eril, and Tarioua remedies
propeaed u the means of a retiral) bnt the
writer! hare not mentioned what appears to
me to be the principal cause, at least they
hsTe not ^ren to it that prominence which I
think it ought to haTe. I am of opinion,
that (he principal cause ia the defiKtiTe rtyle
of preaching among ua in the present day.
We need a more tamest style, ons that uma
at the heart and ooncience. _ i ,
818
EDITOBIAL PttSBWRIPT.
I paf an mmul Tnit to moat of the
and towna of Gmt Briiian and Ire
vliich giTn to me ample opportuniti
knowing what ii the itfle of preaching p
lent among dinenteis geneiallf, but eipeciallf
linition
Mnj,
that it ii not in mj' opinion Ealculated cither
to awaken the carelev noner, or to eicitt
the belioTcr to diligence in his Chtialiaii
wane. Uoit certa.nl> there are eiceptioni
to thia ttatemcnt, but Ihej are con^paratiiety
fav. I am not apeeking of hjpei-Caliiniilt,
on whoM mtnialrj I never attend, but of
tfaoM who maintain the true Calviuat doctrine,
that glotioua doctrine whidi aactibca our
Mliatian to grace alone, and jet learei
witliout excuM the ainnet who neglecti to
■eek it. Often hale I returned to m; inn
from the house of God, wondering hnw the
Sreacher could deliier a diKourae lo entirel)'
nlitute of caracataeaa, and perhap* without
B rinfile appeal to tlw heaita and canMteneta
c^ hii heanr*. I hare aaid to mjtelf, Waa
the preacher in eaniettF Ob, no. if he had
been there would baTo been a
tone and manna in hii preach!
not have been miMalten. How lamentable
to think, that manj who call themaelTei
miniiten of Chritt, whoa* office ii ia to
h watch unnera to be reconciled to Qod,
deliTai their mraaage with aa much in-
difiiirenc* ai a lecturai on natniil aeience.
Under auch lifdna pmching, uirelf it would
be irrational to expect the conrenion of
alnnen and the edification uF belieTtm. If
tbere be no cinwitneM in the preacher, how
wn it ha expected in tha btaier t A> it ia
n the
cmptojed. " Now eameatDeaa i< a part of
(hat Bfalem of mean* which God haa in
eterjage bleNed to the conTcnion of ainnert,
and the cdiHcation of hia church ; fnrifitbe
the matter which God bleaaaa to change the
bwt, it ii alao Iha manner which he bteuea
to fii the attention preparatorr to Ihis
rtianga. There ia an adaptation aa obrioue
in the latter ai in the fenner, conaequenll)'
the tni»« aameat a man ia, the mora likelj
ha ii to do good aa far aa mesne gn ; and thna
wa Rnd in eiery period, the moat aucceseful
preachers have been (he moat earnest onea.
■' Where ia a large congregHliDn.B flourish-
ieg church to be fuund? There ia an earneat
man. Where, in what country, or in what
denomination, dne* ona such man labour
withont conaidenible aucceaa 1 Where do we
find amill eongr^ntiont, dinatiafled or de>
elinlng diuMhea, and emptj chapels? Cei^
laintjnat where tbeminiitera are as Same) of
Ere. No matter where, or under what dia-
couraging circumetances, auch a man «ho is
is labonTa, he w
wplj' inlenated
> nuOer what na; b« the d
with which he may ba aandated, be will not
m\<f excite the indifferent or anbdne the pt«-
judice br which he ia lornnuided, but will
awaken Lnterett and conciliate regard.'*
Who has erer read the life and aermoM
of the late Hr. Whilefield— a man wbcaeml-
niatry waa more lucceaafal than thnt of aaj
other preacher aince tha apoatolio age—
withont being convinced that under God bit
great succesa waa to bo attributed to hii
eameat appeals to the bearta and HNMcieoaca
of hia hearers! Oh! for the apirit of a
Whilefleld to deecend upon our pra«dMR|
then might we expect again to hear at tba
work of the Lord among ui aa in timea that
are patt; but until «a hare more of that
' ntionallj' nipect ■ leriral
lam,
Youra reapeetfallr,
A CoiuKKoiu. Tunun.
EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT.
Stepney College wiU be T»apened, Prori-
dence permitting, on Monday the 10th of
September, On that day the atudcola are
expected to re-aaaemble, and on Wednaaday
the 13th ef September the acanon will «««-
mence with the luual public aarvicaa in the
College chapel. Mr. Angua hating foond
that the necoBNiiea of the college rewler U
neceiaary to rclinquiih the hope of rUthv
India, inlcnda at that time la enter apon hia
new TDcation. Frttirranflrmrnt friTlhn aririi|e
tion of the meant secntaryahip at Miiiii^la
Street haa yet been coDpMad, bnt Ur. Angel
continuaa at preaent, aa beiWofor^ to pedaam
hia dutiaa then.
The Committee appointed to m-^
the anangenicnla fcr the departura ef onr
friend Mr. Timothy Moore for ABatnlia, ia
aceordance with an annoitnceDMnt in the
Uagaiiae for April, bare engaged « paai^e
bt him and hia family in the St. Qengas
which ia expected to anil abent lb« Ith of
August. Aa aararal donatielM ^i^ ^n
baan promiaad hare sot ;et batn racalTad,
they hope that the £nand* wJm hare d^eMd
■ ) aid them will see the propriety of forward-
ig their contributions with ihe utmoat
promptitude, either to Mr. WiHiam Bomer,
S, Panon'a Street, St. Geotee^ in the Eut,
or to Mr. lUchmd Freeman, Honduiaa Hona^
Commercial Road.
Ihe bill brought in to lepliia tba HiarTtage
of a widower with the aiater or niece gf ha
aed wifc has been poatpoMd la ont
aa has been alao the bill to which we
alluded laat moath for granting a constitnliaB
■- ■'-n Australian colonial.
'""'Uf'JII.'" •""'•^ ^ Want e( tki
THE MISSIONABY HERALD.
THE MISSIONARY HERALD
CAJLCUTTA.
A letter has been MceWed from Mr. Tbomab, dated May 2nd, <
information of a highly cncouiogiog oature with leference lo leTeral of the
stations, and urging the necewty of aevend tnismonaries being Bent withont delay
to occupy the places of tht«e who have long laboured in the field now emphati-
cally " white to the harrest" We trust his appeal will be reaponded to, and that
while men fitttd for the woik aie offeriag thenuelTes, the Committee will be
fumiabed witli the mewu of seodmg them forth.
lilt of iJeee*, Mch one of which calli n
londly tor men of God, Mber placet m^ht be
' lea (oarcelj Ism oiyaDtlj Miaadiii| *" '
OirbtOtliwMelnMaaeismQcheQeonraged
atSaagor. It would bdeed Mipear that hii
EoJDg (bem hM bean of lb* tord, and tbat
tbera i* k hanoit nadj to be ntberad in.
Thui te tppeaTaneM are deeiBedly of a
pleailot and eaeotti^Ds cliar«ater.
A bOtr bti jnM ariiTed from Cawnpme,
Btaiiaf that die conneiioD faentdbra eiuting
bsliTMn the diurch and iM lat« paator, Mr.
Symw, bw been dJMolrad, i«d eariMatlr
requcMiig that tbi itntkin might be ramilied.
I beliata Cawapore ii an impoTtant and pro-
miiiiw KatioB, and I hive heard veil af the
cbur^ But we want men, maa, men ; de-
voted nten of God, Openings there are in
•buadaMe, placea oalllng for help are mulil-
plying, bot Where bi« tht nea to go and
occupy (bemt Agra needi help. At Cawn-
Ci a ohnrch ainady eibti which compre-
di Mine eicallsnt ipiriu, who would aid
J eflbrt if provided wilh a ntis-
viber Page at
BariMl will not be able long to eontiaue to
pteeeoaie aloM tu« exhauMifig laboora. Bro-
ilur RoUoMMi at Dacca fetli hii ipirit link-
ing for wtnt of • follow latwmv ; and to thii
Arad
the homo n
of highly fsvoaied England, prepared to ofier
themtelvM on the altar of God Mr ntvic* in
India? Sural; there mmt be not a faw
among the rising miaiitrj.or in the baaomi of
the cbnrcbet, wbo are deairon* of devoiiiig
tbeouelvea lo the work of God in the napel-
To inch I would aay, " If it ii woA ton
with for, came to lodiaj here the Geld ■>
wide, and the lahouren are law. Here yon
will find room for labour; nor will yon be
without eicitament) and eaeouneenwnu to
labour, prorided it be br God andaouU Jt/t
wilh to labour,"
We ibill soon be looking for Mr. Sola, bat
being bni aoe it will be impotnble for hk
field of labour lo be fixed without etnaag
dirappoinlment and Mrrow to KTeral who
are in want of help. What an we to dol
We look to the Lord of the harraL nnd we
hxJc to joQ and to the ehnrebea o(^ Briiun.
Shall we look in Tain 1
By ft letter from Mr. Lewu, dated Hay 2nd, we are gn^fied in learning Uutt
after levere illness, afi^ting mote partiealarly Mr. Lewis and his child, his beaich
and that of his child have been mcrcUiilly restored, and that Hr>, Lewis enjoys
upon the whole a tolerable degree of health. He adds.
Stnoe I lait wrote I have made a beginning
of KrMt preubing, bnt I bitt not been able
to earry it ont lo the exranc I propowd.
There are tbtw native preacher* at ^iB^sig'
darchoka, and I arranged that each of choae
should in tnm pus eight or nine daji with
me in Calcutta. Thus mp plan wei to spend
a part of eaoh day in doing what I eonld to
iimirore lli«r knowledge and to promote iboir
eucieaBjr as preadiers of the goipal, and as
oficn u poesible lo go mth them lo preach in
the highwBji, One of them accordiugl;
oame, and mj plan was acted upoo) but in
the meu time the counlrj round the Tillage
became dry, and the bouses whieb were built
on heaps of earth in the midM of the wiler,
the peopii going ITom placa lo place in eau«,
become exposed to robbers^ who seitB the
oppoitanity of plying their n^htly trade, and
a general leeling of loseeurtty prevails; hence
tbeiuibilityof uiose men ta leave ibeir bomei
SI presEDt. I have some hope that the fiiendi
at CountcnUp Chipel wJl undenate to inp-
port « man for ibe ipeeifie work of preaciiiDg
m the alreeti of Calcutta. There are alrMdr
three at four natire brelhren thui emplopd
in connexion wiih onr Society, hot abowbut
room for fifi^.
FOB AUGUST, 1840.
»d
>B Ninwdueboke, ind he w ■ moit enwUest
mail. H« hu done maoh m iwtnictiiw our
JNW^, Mid ia (H«Miituig to them a comteut
Chratian example, as well u in preaebing to
IhB netghbonridg beathen. When io Calcutta
id moraiag ia tho streets or
I hare contiDiied to ipend a eoniiderable
poMwa of time weekly, and alniDM daily, in
where hia bmily ]i
pleach night
the readit^ and ooireetiaii of pn»& of the
Bengdee icriptura. In idditioo Co what I
have done in this iray in aid of Mr. Weager,
I corrected Iha iheeti of an edition of ibe
Pialmi and Proverb) tor the Bible Society,
U the requeat of brolLer Thames. I hare of
late given aome attention to UiadiHtani,
and aiD glad to be able (o relioTe brolbei
Thomai a little by correcting proob of the
gotpels in that language.
CHITAUBA.
Ut. BwTB fjjveB the follovbg iotereatio; acoouDt of the"eAbrt> of » 1u^t•d
VM fo Bfaatikiatr ttth.
Brother Fhillipi and the Rer. Mr. Wilwin
iMTing joined me at Chilaorali, we atirted for
the mela on Tnesday, Tth November, toward*
evening, and arrired by (he middle of the
fcllowing day. Haring travelled thinj-fi»(
mile), we were too tired to comtneace preadi.
ing. and conuquestlj employed onnelrei ic
nakinp arrangeineiit* for the following diy'f
ThandaySlh. After break fluting and uniting
in prayer for a blesung on our laboun, we
«et out for (he place where we had deter'
mined to have our priacipal preaching, It
WU convenienlly aituated m (he midat of the
tamplei by tbe river aide, where our nalire
bceihren had Inken up their abode,
menced diitributing booki and preaching ;
oor brce coniiited of brother Phillipa and hii
Mtive oatechisC, Bhita JItray, Rev. Mr. Wit-
eon of the Presbyterian Hiiaian, Hr. Hanie,
Iha nperintendent of the Agra Miwonary
Soeiety*! opeT*tioaa,with three native preach'
era and myself. We together formed one
party, and united in all our operatiooi. On
another side of the mela was the Sev. Mr.
Schneider, of the Seeundra Misiion ; and on
the third side, Hr, Pfimder's native catechist
had pitobed hi* lent, so that we made an
attack on this immense fort of iniquity from
nearly every side. On tTrival at our post tbs
Erst right (hat met our eye* was the buroiDg
of a corpse. An old man had come to (he
mala and died ; they did but s«orch hi) body
Uack, and tbui in a mott indecent manoar
took il into the middle of lb* river and set it
•Boat, to tho great gntificatira of the by-
•landers end belher*. A brahman endea-
nnt, by loll-
eoine to hi*
a maka, the dead man wonld
m tbem (mnrda Cum par cbarh jtegi).
'>t op preaching in our tami moat of
i| only by lbs liver aide, but in
*" nrie beard with
a number of question*, end wu lo much ta<
(crested Chat he came afCerwsrd* to our tent,
and remeineil with na in convenatioa as long
ea we could spare time to stop with him.
Towsnii evening (ha mela began to thicken
faat by the arrival of crowds of men and cattle
of ill kinila. Eleplianla, camela, horses, cowa,
bullocks, and bakris were very numerous, and
covered some miles of ground. The men,
women, and children, were huddled logelher
by (houaanda, wherever a vacant spot could
flsslliiii luptrUiiifiu.
Fndaji, \0A. We arose early, and mounted
the heights, which nearly surrounded the
mela, and are not unlike some Scotch scenery
small scale ; on (he aides of the hill w«
i (wo caves excavated for the reaideoee
of fakin, with whom the place eboands.
After break feating, we commenced our labours
as usual by the nverside. The bathers were
much IncKssed, and we found all kinds of
plans in opoalion fbr mi^ng money. Breb-
mana, calling Ihemaelves Jumna-pacraf,
making disks of varioua kuxds, according to
the ruik and caste of their ciulomen, end
giving stamps on the ansa similar to thoae
obtained fay mlgrima at Dwbikt. Otben
again irere selling Bowers, vilwa-patraa, and
fruit for oSerlDR*. Again there were crowds
of lingers and dancers, and not far distant a
juggler ss(onishing the i^orant farmers with
his tricks of cunning. By the entrance to
(be principal temple were sitting groups of
kbkkia, or bkin, covered with rlkh, some of
them daubed in such a ludicroua manner «l
scaroely to resemble human beings except in
ebape. Amongst them I saw a company with
their mahuni, whose reputed sanctity attracted
more than usual attention. Hia feat had just
been washed, and (be dirty water waa pup-
cbaaed by numbers at a pioa for ■ small
spoonful, iha poor deluded jieoplc drinking It
up, a* B sweet dnnsht, which they eonld not
ibuin onry day. Amount this motley group
r« pna^ tb« g«ipcl> dadtHng that eU Uw
THB HISSIOMAST BEKALD
■bominitioiii wiih whiA
wen duplaumg to Ood, Ihat thn ihonld
■pndily be brought (o ta ead. wtth everj
SUaaie dsvite, tlut tttn idol thould periah,
' ~' ' ' ailj (biiuld iprekd IhniuEhout
tba ledgth lod bnidth of llie li
•TSTf puidic'i ibop (hould be '
ban of pBopIe Uugbed at Uw pi
. at Uw pniiuid trkkerj
wbikt otoen ippewed
W« bad a moat mlemtiiig eon*enatiai
with a PuTohit ^m a villini near M^npnri
be had receired Wiluo's Eipoinre of Hin
doiuii about lii jean ago, and read it with
inch auentioD, that be had been led lo re.
nosDM idolatry id ereiy bnn, and be ap-
peared to haTe got naoh of the Inilh a* it u
in Jenu I He ilated that he had been preach-
ing to (be people ia hii Tillage for jMit, that
he had giTen up all the feea which ai vi"- -
prieal he lued lo reeeire, and that (be p
laughed at him for hia fbllf. He adiTn
the people ia onr preience with boIdDcai, and
<u^ them to [urn rtom their idob lo Ihe
liriag God. Here ii an eiample of the
■ecretinfluenoe of book diidibation, and who
ean tall how manv inch laen may be icat-
tered throughout the widely rpread agiicul-
tun] dittricu of Hindostan, where the tnis-
•ionary'i fool hu neier yet trod T
V/t retired for rEfrethmenti abont three
o'docL, lud then rvcommenced pr«aohing,
and continued until we w«re loo hoane to be
heard. Some of our QBtlre brethren weic
engaged all day in cartfuttj distribntiDF booki
to eueh as could read, and were aniioui to
obtain them. ApplieaUooi were nnmeroui,
and many carried away with diem the word
of life with evident pleaiure and laiiifaction.
At won ai evening came on we took a boat
and cnMad the river, and here a view pre-
eentad itHlf worth; of Ihe artin*! pencil. A
line of pakki gbui, about a mile ia length,
anil forming a lining embankmenl, by which
the etream of Ihe river had been tiuued from
iti natural coone, the whole (urmoiioted by
spwardt of thir^ templei of rarioni kindi of
•roUlaelUM, ohieflf the oonrooa Indiui atyle,
ud from each of theae gbttt the nativea were
Boating away thouMndi of little ghi lampi,
placed on laltii of ainw, the intention of
wfaioh wai to Iwbt their deceaaed anceaton lo
of blia. Thia practice probably
bad ii
with J
p with JauT, the lord of
the infeniil region*. The mooD wt* jolt
riaiog with more than utual iplendoar, and
caiting her pale light over ihu vanity fair,
■nd we oould not help lemaiOiing how Ood'e
beel gilli are nboied to the wont of pnrpneie.
The Giver ia forgotten, nagleotad, daepaed,
whilat hi* areaturea are reversnoed aad^wcr-
diipped, with a blind raperatition, whieh d«-
gndN uaa bmaUb tbt^iMct* wbieh pariah.
We raturned to onr (enti wearied, not only
with our labonn, but with the ahomipatiooa
wa had witoeaaed. Surely Satan here ragm
Prhietptl btlhiag >hy.
SalurJaf, lltk. We repvred to the riva at
Ul early hour, thii bang the principal bathing
day, and the acene which met our eyea waa
one not aoon to be forgotten. Hen, womeo,
and children were ruihiog through the prinei-
ptl temple with auch violence and r^idily
that we fonad it difficult to oonnt them.
Young nea were leading their aged paranli,
and mothera their children, in oraer to aava
them from being iramptad down by the crowd.
O ye cold hearted Chriitiaiii, oome and learn
leil from iheie poor deluded wonhippcri of
atone; think of their long joi '"'
their ileepinz niihr '
ground ii
H( midnight by thouwndi to bathe — nuhing
iaio the (tream likemuiiEcl. and Ihenca to
the temple, where it required more than ordi-
nary reaolulioD lo eater, and luffering all
■orU of incoavenicace in order to their com-
pleting Iheir wonhip. When ihall we we
■uch I apirit of leil ud lacriGcc in the Rc-
deemer'a eauK! We oommeaced preaching,
but two policemen caine and drove our coa-
gregatiooi awiy, to Ihat we were oblignl (o
retire to a quieter part of the ntela, where we
addreaied crowda of attentive hearen, and
than returned lo breakhal, after which wa
kept up preaching without intermiHion undl
ihrte o clock, r.n.
An mltratitf tU *u«,
I waa apeaking of the neceiuty of ihe fUy
Spirit'i influencea in order to purify man and
fit him for heaven, when an interailiag oU
man, who had been preaaut tar a lei^th of
lime, repealed the following vene.
Wbieh may be freely tnnaUtad thin :
Btut sag ipMkt gf Ih* Invlilbl*, bEl Be oaa ia«
him. If any oii« hm the Invlilblej then be thecoma*
-'-upd Into hla Imigi.
We had a long convanation with the old
in, who appeared deeply inlereiUd in all be
•rd. He diioarded idolalry in every bnn,
and notwitbatandii^ hii retainJaa aoine popa-
larermiifhe heard with a teaohableneaa whidi
proved that, like Canielin*, he only reqafaed
to know, in order to hii obeying the tnUh.
W* gave him wme booki, and hope to hear
of htm again at (ome Ibura time. Nnmhen
of otbera wen evidently ooovioeed in jodg-
me«^ bat rtqaire tba Smrit'e ioBa«maaa to
aoabM tbam u give up hMilt aad fliwilai
and baar iha Men «f tfia waiU.
FOR AUGUST, 1840,
SMttK-Tttind le
SitntUn mmmt, \2th. Tia ran u«M with
hit uiuu (plepdaiir, but ilu 1 llim wu no
ubbath for ths poor bcalbcn at BbnloliwiT.
Swan givn do d«; of mt to fan tarvuM ;
tbciT gnalett plaaaam and eDJojmeiiti are
bat varittua of thai toil of whieb faia terrico
COMiata. After breakfuliug wa croMed Um
liTtr, in order lo atWud a retired lervice ia a
small maume gaiden on the oppoaitt aide,
when Mr. Seboeidcr^ family were eacamped.
The eight of (he naaeiTe ghits and baantiM
tempha aanMted idbdt punflil compariiom
to tbe mind. It mail nave required jeata of
the moat peneTecing labour, and many l&ki
of ropaea, to complete iheae building!,
thia labour and isoney wat eipcndt
heatben in honour of hia itDoe idol*. Chrii-
tiao, compare ihii libenlilj with thj
coTetonnieM! Think of the leil end ,
aaveraace of thii idolater, and tlien consider
what tboo beat done in the cauaa of truth.
On our arriTal we formed a Hnall practical
Eiaiffielieal Alliance. EHacmaliam, Lather-
•D*, PreabjrleriBna, and Bapliita, each lajiug
(tide ibeir little diflerenoea, united together
in lb* midit of a heathen melfc in the pniit
and wonhip of God. Brother PhilUpa
preached an appropriate Mrmoa in Ensliili,
aher which we relumed (o the attack on
Satan'i lort with renewed vigour, and con-
tioaed our laboun until a*ening, when we
nnited with our native brethren in a
imijar to tbe morning one, only it wi
---*■■' Mr. Wi
ohaaet, we vrent through the meli, which I
Efaink i> hecoming more mereaoule in ila
character everj year. On our way we met
two naked (kkin, one carrying a ukull, and
iMh wearing nacklaco of bnman bouea,
probably the back bonea. The people aia
much afraid of Ihia daaa of beggan, and I
aaw them receiving, a* they paued from atall
10 atall, nearly any thing they aiked for.
They were moat inaoleot in their damanda ,
and faw dared to raAiM tbur raqneata. I
met with three olfaer men aearl^ in the aama
itate of nudity, who wen catuog ibeir fan-
head* with kmve* until the blood nthed OBt,
and Bowed plentifully down their uce*. We
made another vttit to the priocipal temple.
and found mattcn oompletely changed ; ii
rail. Mr. Wilaon
aevenl othcra attended, and paid tbe greueat
■ttenlion, aapecially a pilgrim, with whom I
bad ■ long convenatbn dnring the day. Thii
man wai Making alter tbe truth t On giwpel had
•hed a new light on hi> mind ; be Kaid it ap-
peared lo him to be the truth for which he
wai eeekin^, but hii mind wai not quite
aatiafied. I had further talk with him after
aervice, and foiuid bia conviction* much
Btrengtbened. I left him wilb regret,
with ibii conuilition, " Tbe Lord knowetb
them that are bia;" and ahonld thia poor
pilgrim be one, he will certainly be bnnighl
to a full knowledge of the truth. On our
return borne I eaMivonred lo m*k* a man
break Ihroagh bi* vow of nlence,bat in vain;
be laughed, and motioned, and ahowed iigna
of pliMure when he appraved of what 1 —
•aymg, bat noibing prev^cd on bim
^•ak.
l}i>gKiliag/aMr(.
Mmiag, I3lh. Multitodei again heard the
word of life with epparent pleuure. '"*
preached a* ttaual a* long a* we were a
■peak, and Iheu wiahiog to make lomc
>m waa carpeted, and Ibe idol dreued ant
hli beat ciothea, hi* itone head being wall
a white pngri. Tbe aecret
leb water and bel pattia had
. . . ingi of no value lo the pnj&rl*
and conaequently ibey had carpeted the room
' - order lo obtain dry preaeata of mPMa and
,.ct. On our viait lo the temple, whiltt tbe
deluded worAippen weie pouni^ ibeir oBer-
ing* before Mab»lev, I aaw ihe puj&ri* neerlj
fighting over Ibe ipoil. How blind mnit the
people oe itot to *ee through nob decqition.
Enciwr^mait.
Twnjoy, Htk. Aflerhavingonrtentatmck,
and getting all into a proper train for return-
ing home, we again preached to a large rool-
lilnde, and thia brought onr Ubonn in the
mtl& lo a cloae. We left in tbe afiankoon,
end arrived in aalety al Chitaura on the fol-
lowing morning, alter an abaence of eight
daya, where we bund onr funilic* in good
health, and all thinp going on well. On
reviewing (he circnmalajice* of the melt we
find much lo encourage u> in our work. Tbe
caoie of ibe Redeemer ii advandugi Batan'a
grand device baa received ila death-blow.
Soon ihall every idol periah, and ibe lima
ipoken of by (he Baptiat be accompliahed,
when " Every valln ihall b« filled, and
every mountain and hill afaall be brought
low 1 And the crooked aball be made aUaight,
end the rough way* ahall be made imoolh,
and all fleah ihall <ee the aalvalion of God."
Several eapreaaed their determinalion lo join
na, and a general impreation of tbe trata of
ChriMianily waa evident.
Id hurlnff, wonder ft
S2t THE lUSSIONABT HIBALD
SAUOOR.
Ur. Hakbpuob, in a letter dated Hay Stb, fumiabea a
statement of tlie ptogten of divine traUi at bia new sbitii
Six month* luve not vet d*pMd naoe mf I fiidi in the Lord Jerat. I utiuMrlj iMimi
■ninl hare, and twclVe penom (moM' of jour pnjer* that the voA m ■— ^eioMly
QieBi conTerti of ■ recent diM) hire itrMdj oommenaed here nu* be oaried ob wilb
INTERESTINa ACCOUNT OF MIB NIBAR ALL
The ktter of Mr. Makbpbics to the editoi of (he " Oriental Baptist "
Bome paiticulatB of oae of tlie converts baptized at Sanger, whicb, notwithstandinif
the preasore of other articles, we feel constrained to inserL His name ■■ Hir
Nisar AIL He was prirate tntor to the rajah of Tehri. It appeals that twen^-
■even yeazs ago be became Simly attached to the method of aalratioo as rerealed
in the seripturet, and that this beooming known to the then rajah, he was cast
into prison, where he remained aizteen jrears and tena months, dnring soren
years of which his allowance of food was below that considered absolutely
neceasary lot the pieaetvation of life, the rajah ordering that no one should be
allowed to bring turn more, as U aa* hu with that he thouU dU. Haiing lately
ATowed his attachment to Christiani^, a deEberate attempt was made to pcnson
him. A learned man, who was embittered against him on account of his ccm-
Termon, invited him to a feast, and on his declining to attend, a preient of sweet-
meats was sent to bim, two of which the serranC was dite^ed to my were <if a
very choice kind.Cand especially intended for himselt These, on pieces behig
thrown to dogs, were discovered to have been poisoned for the purpose of making
him pay fin his Christianity at the expense of his life.
On his asking permissioD to visit Saugor, it was refhsed hy the fadiec of the
rajah, who is hoitile to ChrislIaDity, and orden were given that he should not be
allowed to pass the ci^ gate, and that no means of conveyanco should be placed
■t bis dispoaal. He was, however, enabled to make bis eeo^ by a by-road,
with an adopted son and the messenger sent by the missionary, and under the
protection of that Providence which had in fbnnei instances ho evidently appeared
on his behalf, after travelling all night on fbot, ho arrived in safety at the
tnisrionni/s tent, leaving behbd bun property to the amount of abont 1600
lupees, and abandoning claims on the rajah to the extent of 2iO0 more, and a
sifuntip^ wfirth sixty rupees per month, but as the missionary exclaims, " He ia
, dean escaped out of the hands of his enemies, for which deliverance wc are bomid
to ascribe all praise to a gracious and overruling Providence. Since his airivtl
he has almost constantly accompanied Domingo and myself to the city or else-
where, and being a well read and intelligent man, as veU as a sincere ChristiBO,
he may soon render material service, so bi as his age will permit, in the weak of
proclaiming salvation hy Christ
noira xoiro. -
"e stated in the Herald for March last, that Mr. Frasec of Lambeth, and his
1, were supporting a, native assistant selected and cuperintended by the
FOR AUGUST, 1840.
sas
Ameiiciui mission uricB, and we feel no doubt oor readeii rejoiced at finding that,
whilo the state of our funds debarred tlie Society from undertaking a mission to
China, members of our bodj neie taltiog' a. part, thougli but a small part, in the
work. A letter from Mr. JonsgoN to Mr. Frascr, dated Hong Kong, 27th Match
last, contains the follovring information : —
Id my Uit letter to joa I inentioDed
Si-kt-bu u Uie agent caiployed t>y your toad.
He was employed in your aerviee (111 tlie
Cloie of Deeeinber. A* be was desirous u>
it hil Di
n privf
iToa not thought CoiuUtent to employ hi
loDger w Tonr igant until he could again
give hinwelf " wholly to the wort." He is
•till abseot. Tbe Bgeat ttaw employed is
Tan Tai, iged (brly-throe, > tiidower. Ilia
family Conoeiiaa is highly reapeclnhle. His
father wai a ''literary man." Of bia fiiTnily
CDQMiioni there is but one beai'Iss himself a
Chrittian. A cousin (aoa of a mandirin)
was baptized by Mr, Dean, aud a a meoibpr
of the misiioD church here. Bnilher Di
fintmelwithTan Tni in 1842. He »■■ at i
the time a coatnetor, and had a number of
man in his employ at work upoa tbe public
roadi. The acquaiotance was made oa a
visit for tract dtslributioa to the shed ia
which ha wu litiog wiifa his men. He at
oaoe becapie an atundaat upon both the
daJy and Lon)'* day Nrvices, and soaa an
HDiious iaqairer. He maaifested hi* sincerity
by a punctual atiemlauce upon all the reli-
3IOU9 services, brioging with him on the
Lord's day all (he men in bis employ; a
mMt iuterestiog instance of self-denial and
moral eouraje, continuiHg this after his ooa-
version and eonneiion with ilia cliurch aa
long us he had men in his employ. He waa
one of tbe firil members of the cliurch here,
nad has conliuued from the first Due of the
worthiest. He is a nmn above l!iQ average of
his countrymen, both in iatalleet and edaoa>
He is stationed at Tany Cbin, ao island
fifleea miles distant, between this and Maeao,
population about 6000. Several of our nhurcli
memben reside there, most of wliom heard Ihe
stiuy of Calvary's bleeiliDg Sufiei«r first from
his lipa. We have established a achool there,
having oommeoced with twenty scholars. It
ia a part nf his duty to have with the boya
ADDITIONS TO VARIOUS CHURCHES.
We extract from tbe "Oriental Baptist " for May, the following infonnatioo,
which will be Interesting to our readers.
Sourer, Two believeTs were immersed in |
the lake at Bangor on the SOth Dec. last, in
(be preaenoe of many witnesses. On the ^5th I
July two more, and on tbe 1 Bth three more i
in like nmnner owned their faith in the Lord •
Jwos Christ. One af the latter waa a private j
tutor to the rajah of TehrL He is a coaveit I
from Mohammadaniam, and is now adorning I
the doctrine of God his Saviour.
JBmortj. Mr. Small had the pleasure of,
baptising Serjeant-Uajor Davii ami hi* wife :
on the 25ih of March.
firrampiir*. Oar friends at tliis statloa had '
the pleasure of receiving three into their eom-
mimion by Christian baptism on the £rU
Lord's day in April. Two were youthful
candidates, granddaughters of the late Mrs.
Dr. Carey, and a European attached to the
oollega scIumI ai second master.
Barital. Our esteemed brother, Mr. Page,
had the satisfnction of bapliilsg two converts
- - ' uHireblMt.
Cultack. Mr. Lacaj;, of the Geaaral Baptist
Missionary boeiely, in a letter dated 33rd
March, eaya, '' We havs added eleren at
Cuttack during 1S48, and thirteen at Cbsga.
Our interests at Choga are growing stronger
and Aiircr. Light baa sprung up indarkoefs,
the desert has uecome a aneet garden. The
brethren Bailey and Itliller will bapliu their
lint candidate and ooavert at Faphlan next
Lord'a day. We have bad liiteeo who
joined the Christian aaminaDily at Chtf a
r, besides those baptized,
e lajah'i foster ions has
sting a
ling youth he ia, hut the old n:
e us any more building ground, so we are
ng to build without leave. If he likes he
I burn down the houses, but I hardly think
will do ibati the commissioners would
TBB HlflBIOMAKT BEULD
WEST INDIES.
JAMAICA.
CTATuncAL Upon
ERBATDH.
W« fflu that the Henid for Ukjr may liava mialed aome of aia readen. It ii
tbers itated Uimt tho Ednntional Committee of the Society of Fiienda had aided
the Jamaica Educational Bocietf h*t year. It leemi, howerer, that no gianti
^Te beeu made fi» 1&48; though in 1847 some moat aoceptable giants wen
FOB AUGUST, IStT. «U
mnsncAL bepost or tbb jahaica eddcatiokal socieiv in cON.tSxiON with
THS BAPTIST WBSTEBN UNION, FOB TBE YEAB IMS.
DAT SCHOOLS.
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Uvwui Tmrn, TrtUwnnj
Kdw BlimlD^iuD, Tn«
Umof _
UaldoE, SI. Jvhh ...
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Pltto. iBJhnl. --
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'■ Pl^, WutmiH
Hr. B. J. WeOiwgr ...
Bleliard Brovn.....
Hr. Bobnt StniiKiD .
Mi. Tligiiuu SmIIh ....
Ui. TtaoL S. Tluup...,
iiir. H.'ud'B ciitar!
Utl Huuhlon
Un-WUilell
Mill Am Bald.
HlH Ita* BaM
Hln U. Hntablni ..
JdlH Chnbm
Ur. W. BdBtDB
HuDbaroD tha
tlupeeUlig.
Sunul Hodgat
PnnaLi Jalmaan
Pcucli jDbnwm
BeaJ. B. Dular
Joahu Ttnwiii
WUIUm ClijdoB
WalUr Daodr
Mwl^avatt
ra bean (Mdrad from WaldMula, ButbVt "^ Bathtaphll, il caah ot i
Uwra il a flonilaUiig ■chwl.
Tk> Dwda of ul*aUlittl>n adoptad 1* tbM neounandad In tha Banin^ Bad UaiiuL
ST. ANDREWS, NEW GRENADA.
While the Society is debsned hj the stnte of its RindE from coevejiiig tho
message of mercj to new lands, we hsTc no doubt it will gmtifj our readers to
hear of an instance in which God liai, in a waj we have not known, been rusiog
up instraments and can}dng on his cause where, until of late, there was a com-
plete destitution of the means of grace. The intelligeDce reaches us in tlie
following letter from onr friend Mr. OcoaroK, dated Kingston, Jamaica, 9tli June.
We hiire had a somewhat inlereMins dr-
mniUaiKe here daring the pan we«]c, which
n be uiuDlei«stuig to ^u, specially
(■ are w crippled for want of mmu. n
eong man naned Philip liringitoD came
rota the Island ot St. Andrew'* as Ihe Hm-
qnito cosit, ID mitt to be sal apart to the
work or the mieiilrj. Ilia father, who wm
■uperinteDdeal of the Maroeus at EkcoC* Hall,
in ihe pariah of St. Andrew's, was a membn'
of Mr. W. Whitehome's choreh St Mouot
Cbarlei, and a lerj connitent Chria
Tha aon, boweisr, was Tery wild, sad b
THE BHSSIONAST HERALD
DO money, iiibMnbed iher contribotiDai «f
coMi-iiDt oil iBKiniiting to ooa hundnd gil-
loQi in ill, lo bear hif expente. As Im |tn>-
duccd ttia meat uadonbtKl lolisioniib both
from iha cburuh mt Liigbt Stisu, and aUo
rrom [he people, I did not dire to nfatm thdr
Wo hid ■ crowded oaagnntioD, aai it w» >
very iDtereatiiiK tervice. I am happy to uy
that on applicatlDti to the agent of cbe BibI*
Society, a iioall eruil of biblea haa bean
given 10 faim. and we Lbtc fumiabed him
with a Tract Sodely'a Commeatary, and olha
boolu, to aid in the good worlc Thin yoi
perceivo the work of the Lord ia Hill gaiag
pel'led to >liiDd ilill for H&nt of meam, the
Lord can and doea Tuae pp men in a woadEt-
ful manner to ndvaDce hu came, aixl open
for them doora of uieTulneai, The nland >■
only about uitie initea long by (m brDad.aiid
lii* chapel is aituated in oaarly the eanire, a>
all lb
a have
) it.
bfODght np to the aea, wai Temoved Irom all
parantol auperinlendence aod cootrol. At
length, by a auccesfton of proTidenlitil eveata,
he waa brought to serious eonceru. The
veaael he connnauded wu struck by ligbcnin^,
and he narrowly escaped deslruction ; and a
aiicceasion of cahmitiea followed which, I
truat, were aanclified to the conversion of the
Touog aailoTi He was bapliied by tlie Rev,
W. W. Everia, of Ulghl Street, New York,
•ad baling married a native dF Si. AnJiew'a,
■rent then to reaida. This island, cootain-
•bont 800 aoula, had up to that period been
deatitute of eiery deMiriplioa of leli^ue
inatmction , no member of any denoniiostioa
haTing resided there. He therefore felt it bia
duty to endeavour (o do aomelhing far the
apiritaal welbre of the people, aod has been
for nearly, ot ijuite aia yeara, doing the work
of an evaonlisC amoni^Bt them. And the
Laid lua Meeied hia labours. The people
have heard him gladly, hare huill for him n
Tougb ohapal, aod I undeMand he haa a con-
gregatioa every Sonday of about 400 penona,
wl)2sl no Icsa than eighty have manifested
serious conocm for their eternal welfare, and
eameatlydeaired tobe formed into a Cbristiai
eharcb. He. hotroer, feeling some objectior
to soeh a aup without b^ng Snl set apart U
the work, haa come here, after a Toyage of
four weeks, and the people, who bare litue or
TRINIDAJ).
We oonnneod to tlie aolice of ooi Te&ders tbe fbllowiiig letter from Hr. Cowes,
dated April 7tli| 1849, coot^iog an eamett appeal for the mcMU of engaigiiif (he
aerrioM ofa native assistant, wlio appears, on a trijit ofecvcial monllis, to be well
fitted for a atation of couaideiable interest. Though tlie expense, in addition to
what may bo derived from the Education Fund, will be tmlj' thirty or forty
poueds per annum, the Committee do not fuel themselves at libertj b tfao pnKut
■late of Ibe funds to Ineur it. But wc trust out excellent missionnrj will not
plead in vain with those who bava tbo means of fiuoisbing a separate coctribulion
Ibt the objecL Which of u?, if in the situation of our brother Coivca, would not
be disheartened bj the refusal of such a requcat? Wc have pleasure in slating
that one friend has promised £10 per annum for three years, \S'ilhin which time
we hope the missionary chest will be replenished. We trust that the list will be
completed before the mail on the 17tb, go that the aectetary may be enabled to
for ward the welcome intelligence.
inolber Hnall wland of aboat
500 iahaUtaDtB, called New Pravidenee, ki
which he purpases (d.v.) to extend bi<
laboura. Tba ulsBdi beloag to the republic
of New Oi«nada, but the Eofltaii laiigiista is
Some tiiBe back I look occMion to name to
y«« a aalive wbo bad eome mer from Dei>e<
rara at my request to assist in the work, by
keeping school and otlier useful ciercises.
Sinea his arriTal he hu been located at
Montserrat, where the little aehool has greatly
revived and iuiproved ; in addition to which
he has been every aabbath engaged in preach-
ing the word at one or other of tbe Btaliona,
He is a man of considerable mind and pnc-
lical turn, Bound in the truth, haa very
respectable preaching abilities, aad is fully
GdDipetent and quite dtaervtng of the podtioii
for whioh I would b«{ to reconiatnd bim.
Indeed he is the first aatiTe I bav« inet aioce
my reaideoce in Triaidad for whom I would
veBture to any any thing like so much. He
is altogether auperior to any f have met in
point of general intelligence, good eoimi)
Chriatian tnowledf^e and eiperienee, eonmon
practical aensa, and deep humility, which in
a tbif part of the island, I
FOB AOGUBT, IMfl.
to jm for lliil pvnioM.
Hs ia qoite u efiieieQi for (be woric in luuid
■I aaj minieiiiiy the SociMy migbt tend out,
«bil« hit amicet mwj ba saennd to the
■ttlioui hen for abimt fift* or lixiy pnnndi
per raBum, w tliu villi what we are eoiiblad
to pjt him oat of the Friends' graal, if we
bad aboat £30 mora our missioo hen could
be atrengtbaiied by an additional labourer as
■D lUiiiCaiil nHitioBary, Now I know yoa are
■lenmui, if posaible, to aecure native agency,
•od w am l,if of tlu rig^ Oaiap. Well,
fidently recoonniend to ibe Society, aod upon
wbon Bcrvicea bolb in publio and private, in
the iduul and in the jMiIpit, I >et a very
Ereit value. And if the aoclety be not at
berty Id entertain thii prDpealtion, could not
Hxne one or two indiviiloak be found uiffi-
cienlly iolerasled in the matter lo guarantee
tbii trifle for eaub a purpo«eT He left hit
fomily bebind him, end besil>t«i removicg
tbem, aad takisg up bii abode permBDently
widi oa, except in eani>eik>ii with and di-
rectly reco^iied by the Society. Then
would be give himielf op fully to tbe wotk.
I do hope be mty be enooun^ to do lo.
Then ii anipla work here fin ill, and I
■ary lo eonnlenct liai tniachievoni efforli of a
•etof groHly igooranl black men, who whhoM
the leut fitnew for tbe work, or the ■lighleit
acquaintance with (he Uble, being groatly
illiterate, lel tbamselTe* up a* guidet for
other*, Hhom they only mrI up indHikneuund
ignonnce alill more prorouDO than their dwd.
Near ui are tame lucb men wbo continue thuf
to exert ibennelre*, owing; lo the lamentable
paucity of ecriplurally intelligent leachera in
the Geld. Already much mischief baa ensued
through the vanity and ignorance of auch
men, who are enemiea lo the croas of CbrLst,
but their mautba muat be Btop[ied, and an end
fut to ib^r miaehievoas and wicked vorking^
n order to this I abould hail tbe appointmeBt
of thin highly intelligent, meek, and humble.
miuded culoured young maD, wham the Lord
thrown in our way. With bii
aaaistance we migbt be able to pay aome
attention to SaufenuDdo, a place of aone im-
portaace. Dear brother, 1 leave thia matter
with you, hoping soon to bear a nitiihctory
reply.
A kttei fau been receiTed bom Mr. LrrtLBWooo, dated Nasttn, Jantui; 28thj
1840, bom which we select (he fbUoiring extnct : —
the hope that tbey have been with Christ,
and ara taught of him. I wiah I could apeak
highly of the quiet and gentle behavkmr of
all. Let us piay and do oil we can, till our
most aauguine desires are more tbaa rcaliied.
of God in Ibia aectkni of his cburcli. Our
times of aorrow and of joy have alleinated.
Many there are of our number who hate held
(eat tbe pmfoaiion of their faith without
wavering, and are Hviog wilnedeca of lbs
trmnsforming and aaoetirying power o( genuine
godKaess, and are i&creaaiBg in knowledge of
tbe doetriuea of that word, " the entrance of
which givetb light." Oiben tbera are who
did run well, but Satan halb hindered them,
that they ahonld not obey ibe tmth ; but on
■ review of the whole, our encouragements
prcpoudenite, and we thank God and take
courage. We hsve many inquiring ibe way
lo heaven in spile of lh«se Btumbling-blocu
■ad roc^ of oBeDce. May God preserve the
lamba of bis Sock, and throughout the Uiorny
path protect and ilrengthen them.
Our sabbath schools are lanie, particularly
tbe one aaKmblbg at Zton Chapei, and we
•re not wJlboot our hope* that the seed so
uae— singly sown will re-appear in ripened
fruit. WbeD parents shall understand more
ruHy their duty, and train up their little onei
in the way they ihould go, we may expect
CBf snceeB in thii deltghlfnl employment.
ngat them we discover ligo* of atrong
intellect, an aptitude for learning, H fair ac-
(]t]ainlanoe with God's most precioua word, a
mnatA tod pioia detotauiaur, which eieitet
lUoc
with much pleasure, and I hope with profit to
(be isolated people there. A lery great
change has been effected in Che morala of tbe
aituned t
y. Era I
arrived tbe cborcb had been rent with patty
itrifes and distensioua, A rule they had
adhered to of compelline persona wbo had
been excluded the church to sil apart from
these] in the chapel who wera member*,
oecaaioned continual outbnaks, and very
often tbe words, " peace be within ihy walls,"
&c., would have been most inapplicable.
Captain Tucker, of the American iteamcr
" Orua," kindly look me to (he iaiand frea of
charge. My stay was exteoded to twelve
daya, which wera more than occupied in
holding meetings for preaching, prayer, and
religiou* instruction, endeavouring (o settle
dispute*, and to improve the stale oF the
church. Eleven ouididales, of whose piety
we hoped well, were admitted to the ordi-
nance of baptism and tbe Lord's aupper. A
BouriifaiDg sabbaA school meet in their large
THE MISSIONARY HERALD
The ntun of m; ileir wife with bnltli
niwwcd and increu'ed darotcdDUi to the
wait in which wg aie engaged, elidli inj
htut't loQit grateful ackaowtedgDieQli. Hj
own bedtb u itrj good, Ob, tot nMre Iotb
(a God nad Mil far lb* pnootioo of hk
glorj, remembering mj time ■• iboct, ud
•oon I ibdl b« lODunoDcd to i^ida np tk*
acconnl of my ■UwutUUpL Lat ma hm nt
inumt in joor F>^«n> > pvnnnl iauiM,
that I may gin op mj Meannt at laM wiA
joy. May cTcry dinoa hlewlin iMt npM
yoaandyonn.
HOME PROCEEDINGS.
RESIGNATION OF SECRETARY.
The last number of the Baptist Maguine will luTe ioformed minj of oar
Kftdera that the Secretary of thii SocieCj has been invited by the CommiUee <^
Slepne; Ckillege to (alee the oversight of that iostiLution, and that feeliogr >t lu*
duty to accept the appointment, he haa leiigned (Le Becietoirship of this Boeiety.
continning however to discharge the duties of the office till a successor ihall have
been appoiolcd.
Previous to his coming to this decision the Committee of the MiaaioD paaseda
resolution expressive of Iheir sense of the great importance of the continiuuice lA
his Bervicca in conuexion with the Societj.
It is only necessary furllier to state, that the Secretary baring on the SOtb of
June presented a letter of reslgnatioa, the Committee adopted the fbllowing lesO'
lutioD, on the motion of Dr. Cox, and seconded by Mr. Birrell : —
"Tint the Committee, having received the communioaticn of llie Rev. Joaeph
Angus, resigning hia office as seoretaiy of tbe Society, and having had laid before
them assurances that that step hna been taken after prolonged considenition and
prayer, and is therefore not open to change, do, with a deep sense of the ability,
diligence, and fidelity of bis services during the past ten years, feel compelled to
accept bis resignation."
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.
We regret that it becomes our duty to announce that the Committee, having
nude a special appeal lost year, end received in consequence £4000 to extingaidi
the debt then existing, but finding that notwithstanding that contribution ibe
financial year closed with a debt of equal amount, have felt compelled to lednce
the grants Co nearly all the stations, and that even with those reductiona much
more must be nused in the present year to prevent an accumulation of debt tban
was raised in the last. At the same time the Committee express the hope that
these reductions will not be peimanent. We feel assured that our friends, when
they read some of the late communications, and perceive the openiugi fer useful-
ness which are presented, and the powerful calls for more missionaries, will lament
that there should be even a temporary reduction, and that men well prepared for
nuisionary work, and thoroughly devoted, sboald receive tbe answer, " Tbe Com-
mittee have no funds to send jou out, and cannot foresee when they shall hsTe."
We cannot help hoping that tbe appeal in the last number of tbe Herald will have
bad some cfTect, and (bat when the question is whether we are to withdimw from
the work which tbe great Head of the church appears to have aoigned us, the
tnembera of those churches, of which we regret to say there are many, from which
no contribution has been of late received, although pocsessiog tbe means, wiQ aid
(be8ooiety,andthat in many others wesfaall witaen AgreaUrspintoflibenlity;
FOB AUGUST, IB40. fiS9
Ihkt each Ladividual will put to himself ihe queatioD, " How mach owe I my
Lord? WhU un 1 do to advaaee His cause who has doDC so mucli lot me?"
It ia re&eshiiig to heai of a wool-grower in the north of Scotland baTin; made a
coatiibution of £13,000 to the objects promoted bj the Free Church of BooCland,
and are there not indiridoBU belonging to the Baptist denominatioa who might
contribute an equal amount to the evaegclizing' of the world withoot depriiing
tbemselTes of a ibgle comfort, oi interTering with the just expectadons of those
who ma; raoceed them ?
it ia respectfully requested that where it b praoUcahle the friends In the
country orderinff Missionary Cards, &c., would at tho same time hiadljr mention
the name of a conntry bookseller, and his London agent, through whom the
parcels may be sent, or such other mode of transmission aa may most economise
the funds of the Society.
FOREIGN LETTERS RECEIVED.
...BiMBii PoUct, J. J. Ftb. 1* &21.
M«TiGk,J. D«c. 5, Feb. 19.
CuBlncE Mmick, J Jui. 4,
HllbMirat, T. ...Fab. S7, Much 19, ApiU 4,
Baktt, A. .Dm. I & 18, Feb. S7, Much
16 Si 19.
TiraoW, J. Il....F*b. 23, Mircli 19.
aaAHAM*i Town e«j, A M«n-h 10.
St. HutSH* Hwwdl, J. M....M«n!h 22.
...BtMTOM B«lchM, J April 5.
P«k, 8. Aprils.
MonaiAL Cnmp, J. U Feb. 2B, May 16.
Do., & Dariei, B.Uirdi 14.
Dariei, B Jane 11.
Heule, J. Hmj 10.
Leeinmg.J. Mi; 4 & 12.
Saw Yoai Colpitc, W Mireh 19, April 17, M.y T,
8,&!S.
Wjckoff, W. H.,Mij 29.
„..AoaA WiUiuni. E F.b. 9.
BaauBS Hrinig, H Feb. 28.
BmiD, O. April 2.
CaLOBTTa Lawrence, J M»ich 7.
LewifcC. B M»j8.
Tbonu, J. F<b. 7 & 8,Uueh J, April 7,
Uayl&2.
Weogn', J. Feb. S (S letten}. Much 7,
Mays.
CniTAKBA Smhh, J. March 9.
CoioMBo „ ..Altai, J. M«^ 14.
D»tU», J. April 13.
0BUII Thompton, J. T„Feb. S2.
HowKAS .
...Much 39.
lNr*u.r „ PfBce, Q. Feb. 7.
KaaM „ D«wi«ii,C.C. ...Btedilt
]lAirt,BaiN Kmotti, T. Fab. 19.
MoNOBia Paitonf, J. Dm:. 1-
HorraA Phmip^ T Fab. 3.
NavEBA EttiA Dariei, E. Feb. 13.
Dariw,J, MwAia-
THE MISSIONARY HERALD
Ptmit „ .Bridj, B Ju.31, April 9B.
Sahoob H*kc|>Moe,J. „.Ftb. 7, Ap^ 6,16175.
Bbkampobb FiDk,J. C Fcbu 6.
MuibmiD, J. C.Mucb 19.
A01TB1I.IA LjiiniCMTOir Dowling, H Dec. B.
Badah** lTA»»*n Ctftm, H J«n, 27, April se A 28.
Littlewooa. W,... Jul ST, April M.
Tdbk'i laUND Bjcroft, W. K.„ Ju. 6, April S.
BSITTAHT MOBLAB .JcilluD), J A^ 10 & S8, Hl^ 17.
JllDl 9.
Gebmaht HAHBDBaB OnckcD, J. O. ...HuvhlO.
Haiti Jacmcc WAlej.'W. H...Much 14, JsaeA
BoiniDBAi Bblisb ..Handenon, A. ...K>r 11.
KlngdoD, J Feb. W, KiR^ 1(V Agril 7,
Jamaica AmATTO Bat Jaaa, 8. Fab. SB, Jbm 4.
BBovlf > Towir Cliik, J Feb. 19, March 6 ft SI (tro
kttcn), April 4, Hkf 1.
Caiabak .„TUaoo,J Feb. 19, Much S3, April 9
& 16, Maf 14, Jue 5.
GaBHBv't HoDBT AnuttroBg, C Feb. 13.
Jebicho Conirord, F. IL...F(b. 19.
KettebiNO Knihb, H Mai^ 6, May — .
Knraixoa ^ anham, it. Aprils.
Oaghtoo, 8. Feb. 3, Maich S4, Jun 9.
Boom, O, Feb. SI.
UoMVEaoBAT Tanifain.J. B. ...Feb. 19, March 32, April 19-
Mouiir AliOOS Temll, W Feb. SB, Much SO.
UoDHT HiBMOM HDme, J Feb. 19, AUrch6.
PoBT Mabia Day, D. .^ Much 5.
Si. Ami's Bat Deudy, W. & on. Feb. 19.
niillaid, B Feb.lG,HarehSI,(SMten)
SALTii't Bill. Dend;, W... April S, 9 & 18.
8FAHIIH ToiTB Bairey, C. April 6.
Stbtabt Town Claydos, V, April 4.
Dexter, B. B. .Feb. S7, April 9 & 3,
TBmoAD.,.„...PaBT or Spaiv Coire>i,G.* Feb, 14, H^ 14.
Uw,J. Feb. 30^ April 34 JoBt 6.
Sam FEBMAinM) Cowen, O. Much ac^ April 7.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
Tbe thaalu of tba Commitlw are piMeaUd lo tha fbllowiDg frienili —
W. B, GurDty,E*q„ fcr 500 eopiei of h» Unle work, «Diit]ed " Hove MiaaioBtrit*;"
W. F. Lloyd, Em]., for lOOO copiea of hit " Leuoos ui lalaoU," Tor fit Wttl Imlii* fid
Un. Gipna, Pollar Street, Itir a box of book^ and ujeFuI arciclci, (or JIfarlh* KilM, Ar>
. Frieadi at Walthun Abbay. for ■ pare«1 of aseful article!, for th4 umt;
Latliea at Stoke Green, Ipiwith, far ■ boi of dothldg, for Hnifi;
Mia Sanill, CambeiwelF, far a parcel of mifniinea ;
Friends at Bury St. Edmunds, for ■ box ofctolhiBs, for TVuUod;
Frienda, New Road Chapel, Oiford, for i box of cloIbiDg, for A/rtc«,-
A Iriead fLosR Acre), for a parcel of maguioea ;
Mn. Blight, Hackney, for parceli of magniioea ;
Friend), George Street Chapel, Plymouth, for a box of cl<Kliii(, for Am, J. Mtniek,
Saq^y Schoot, Hooe, for a box ofdothmg, for thi lami;
Ladiet, Aihton ondir Line, for % box of cblhinff, hr Africa ;
Ut*. Soowdeii, for • palpit bibh, for Stv. A, SiArr, WaUm Afrita;
FOH AUGUST, 10J9. SSI
Mr. nd Hn. BmJ, Wklnrorth, lor d CoiDinQiiioii Service «nd n ptreel of rancf utielei, Tor
Mn. Hotts, '°'' * PBTol of bo^dc), for A/rita ;
T. R^gDold, Eiq., Marwich, for a book, for Dfr. tC, Niabtgia, Afrita ;
Fritod (iiiiknawn), for a parcel of migaiket, lor Africa;
Miu Adami, for a parcel of rnigaiiaei;
Fnenda, Old Chapel, Stroud, for a box of clothing, fgi An. £. Hodga, Smrg4 Tiam i
Mn. Coiens, for a parcel of magazioei, jtc;
Miw Waring, Shirehampton, for a book, for Km. O. Cbimn, rrintitad;
Mua Dennis, Kiogiland, for a pared of fancy articlei, for Mn. Ltaii, QUcutla ;
I.adin' Hiaionarv Wo^iuE Auociatioa. SUnniey, br a bci of eloUune, for Rn. A. Salar,
W„^AmJ; " - P '■ «•
Mra. M. C. Harrii, Camden Town, for a parcel of magaiinea ;
Mn. Billii^, lale of Worcealer, fcr a parcel of magaiinea ;
Frieadi at Canndiih Cbapel, Ramtgile, for a can of clolhing, for Afrita;
Frieikd* at Bristol, br Hit. J. Clark, for ■ parcel of uiefal orticlea, for it«v. i, Mtrricic,
Bimbia;
Mr. Stone, Lougbtoa, for a pnrocl of magaiinea;
Mr. Collett, Coiidicate, lor a parcel of tnagaiineaj
Fri«Dd at Hackoej, for a parcel of magaiineo.
Ertrnd d/q ietlirfnm Sn. O, Cawen, Trinlilad, daltd Afrit T, 1849. '-
" Will jou be u good as to present my very cordial lhnnk.% (o the kind ladies at Tpawioh
aod Ljningion, for the bciea of clotliing tbey have so kind!; forwarded to tbe Misaioo IIoum
for me, andwhich we find iiu^ a help to ui V
Re*. John Claike wtiboi Ihaokfunv to acknowledge a pretcnl fmm Mn. Hogg of Cwantj''
four copie* of the tale R«t. Bejnold Hogg's vorks.
CONTRIBUTIONS,
Rteeived <m aeonmt of the Baf>tut XiMtianary Society, during the month
of June, 1M9.
Dampton Hall ....
aibbf, 0. N., Bk|....
TajiBT, Mn., WlidtMoaa
DOt (or Mwureul CW-
BloonubUf C1«pal, «
Boagbton Rfgli—
CinliibuUaiu,
JVN
LtlffelDD Buiurd
idsa. Onat—
GdUkIIsb . — ..._..
lawport PuevU —
CSDtTitiaUDU, fi
CmtiibaUmu,
.041
.. I 0 0
WfMmb^Hl
CoBtrlbBlIc
THE HI8SI0KAST HERALD FOB AUaUST. lUB.
TttiMoek—
CBDtilbnU«u,liT »><■
ConttllntloDi,
Frlnl.bJ'Ht.W.HUl 1
TtwkHbuT—
OsntrtlmUau, IM
vDbh. OlS 0
S-J™
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I* t 0 0
.. 4 11 «
Snvn't ZWh 1<
PsDbniks Cliap*l~-
Btpin, Josepb, Saq.,
luteal />u(Uii(iii» IC
ikn OAiHlI J
I>fr» for XtHfTvg
«Bl,l7an.kPrlat 5 0 I
PvDlrpocl, TaUniid* ]
C^IIt. JoliB, tor
BclnUliiiimuTSasittr 4
IKKLAXD.
CoBtilbailaDt, bj
IM j|/Ha> 41
Onhua.Ui.Rslwrt 1
SnbMsriptiMii uid Dwntion* in »id of tlw Baptiat UiMioDVj SoeiMy wiU (m iliaiikfbllj
nedfad by WilliiiDBndisGaniB7,Efq.,knd Samuel HortoD Peto, Eaq., if .P., 1mmtn,i)t
ih* Ra*. Joaeph AnfM, U.A,, Seeratarj, at th« MudoD HouM, 33, Moorgata Sinet, Lew Dolr :
ia EmHaDRoa, by tba Rav, Cbnatopher AnderMo, iha R«*. Jonathaa Wataon and John
Maoandraw, Eaq.; ia GuMioir, by Robert Kattls, Eaq.; io DuaLiH, by Jaha Poner, £*q,,
Ratbmbaa Caiila; in Cjlcuita, 1^ (he Be*. Jamw ThomM, BapCiM UiaaioD Ptsm ; and at
Nnr Yoai, Uniud Btaiea, bj W. CMgale, Eaq. CoDtribntiou can aba b« paid in at th«
Bank of Eaglwiii to the toeoant of " W. B. Onnwy and olhara."
IRISH CHRONICLE.
SPIRITUAL AND TEMPORAL.
' It wu tbougtit desirable, on Mr. Green's icturn from Ireland, to call onr friends
together [o licsr h's report, arid to devote [he remoindet of the lime to earnest
prayer for the divine btciainK on tlie mission. Accordingly such a meeting fros
neld at Eagle Street, on Wednesday, Juno 27tli, and nfler prayer by the Secretary
and Treasurer, Mr. Qrecn save an account of his tour, the state of the cause in
pBisonstowD, Moate, AtliTone, Ballina, BanbriJge, Belfast, and Conlig. The
service was one of deep intereat.
He also spent several days in company niih Mr. Moriaity and the Rev. Q.
M'Namara, and earnestly recommended the Committee to employ them if
possible. As £50 had been sent expressly for this purpose, bf a conEtaut and
liberal friend, it was resolved to cnj^age Mr. M'Namara for six months, to be
employed for the present in the Ballina oistricl. Mr. Moriarty's case, wo regret
to say, must stand over for the present for the want of funds.
As OUT friends generally are much interested in the farm experiment at Ballina,
and othen have some doubts as to the propriety of the scheme, we have great
pleasure in laying before them the following letter addressed to the Treasurer by
the Hev. Suiuel Qreen, which contains some interesting details respecting it,
which will, in all probability, convince them that this is one of the best methods
of applying thebaUnce of the Relief Fund.
Jai^ 3, 1849.
Hi dub Sib, — It has oectured to ma
partly is oca eonaeqaence of an inquiry which
I have had aDmewhat Ireijuentlj to Bonrer in
relation to the fum at Ballina, that it may
be B8 well to giro jcfa a brief Bcmont of
the result of my reecnt inquiries and investi-
gation OD the ijiot into its voilung, it* likely
pecuniary condition, and it* remits aa a
meani ^ relief to the almost starving and
naked paople of that district.
The brm consists of atraut ISA statute
acres, all anble except about fifteen acre* of
gms land, the larger portion of which grua
und, however, was under lillaga only lut
year or the year before. There is a small
quantity of bog land not reckoned, perhspi
from four to five acm. A cottage or soiDe-
what respectable cabin stands on the larm
for the mana^ to reaide in, and there are a
few other eabin* or cottages which are now
used aa out-buildings, except two, or perhapa
three occupied by tenants othermsa destitute
of a housB. For the whole of the larm you
pay an iinnual rent of £83 8i, !>d. The
amount of your portion of the eonnty cesa,
•oraewhat varying, is under ^4 4a. per
annum; and yeui portion of the poor's rates,
aonwwiiat mare variable still, his hitberto
beennnder^3 3«.per annnin. Yon have DO
othv parents that I know of, except the
coat of tillage. The managing stenrdhirss of
you by ths year about ten actei for hi* potato
Cond and for gtaas land, paying you fbr this
i just what yon pay for it. Yon have
about five aoes of gnus for mowing, whieh
waapiomiaing well when I aaw it. All the
reit of the brm is in cultivation, growing
chiefly oata and tumipa. There are no
potatoes on the brm, except in the atewsrd's
guden. Tho whole of the land under tillage ia
worked by tho spade. You have but one
hone on tho £um, and lot hsriowiiig and
carting manure you hiie a second.
I examined aa minutely aa 1 could the
state of the crop in each field. May is an
cei'y month to judge of thia, especially aa to
tumipa, of which e conaidetBble lireadth had
lieen sown, or waa in coune of hemg sown.
Taking aa my guide the valuation per acre
which Lord Lanidowne employed In stating
the amount of tosa occasioned 1^ the failure of
the crops in 1846 (ace his speech of January
ISth, 1847), and testmg the concctnesi of
this valuation by a tolerably extensive inquiry
among men in the neighbourhood quite com-
petent &om their practical knowledge of
farming to judge, the cnps may be expected
to realue ^»ut ^&B0 in the market. Youi
steirard pay* you £G lOa., and you have,
beeidca, the produce of about Gve aaea of
gran land.
I looked also at lb* «ipenie of tiltage, In-
clndingyour maaager's suary, maoure, he,
and I found that, taking as my guide the
cost of tlie lix owntbs unce you have had
IRISH CHRONICXE.
the fknn, during which mmj thiiigi bare of
nocewitj been done th»t will not require to
be repeated, and during which bIki jou hate
been compelled to puTchaM ereiy load of
manure, thii expenie will amoant to £418.
Perhipi £400 will ba a libeial allowance
annuallj, taking one jear with another.
Themonej ahowing, therefore, i) ai fbllowa:
gUfU
. MS U
There ia no Iito itock on the {aim. You
muM, I apprehend, hare loiae about baiTeit
tioie. I ghould hope, howeier, that
with the BKTing on manure, mad4 instead of
puTehauJ, and what with the difference of
price between fed cattle or iheep, and those
brought Ibr itore, this part of the matter will
pa;, if even it do not jrield a profit.
One tiling I ought to nj about the man
who minagel Jour bnn. He ■eema to be
aoni, in one word a compe-
in all thoae thinga that could tall
mr otaeerratMiD. Wl
and nll«t ha maj ha,
'hat ■
each fhr the wedc of IcM than I*. Ilid. No
wonder their appearance wai tattered, porert;-
Btricken.andwretebed. Yet eTenthiipittance
wai receiied b; almoct eTerr oh with great
thankiiilneM. It waa a choice between that,
■tarring at the workhoiue gatei, or ad-
mitted within them where the munbeta
cnnrding in mnit aoon occation diiwie and
daoth.
You know tiiat I had not been Tny
bTOarable to the farming adieme. I thonghl
it night operate injurioujlj to the ehorch at
Ballina, bj placing too much patmwge,Bnch
ai it ia, at the diapoeal of the mintrtet at that
■tation; bat the abaolate nece^tjr of mom
partiet doing what jou are doing, and on a
much larger icale, the moral and ipirilBai
good likely to laaoll ftom an ir^-^-"- -
iplojment being pamedbjaemi
buted far the miauonarf and ipiritual object*
of jour Bodetj i« not, eren to a angle fiactinn,
devoted to thi* farm, and neTir muat ba.
The farm must be auatained, if toataioad
M all, eielasiTetj ftom the funds vat to fan
for the temporal relief of the atarring paople.
1 wish I could hope that such tehef wonld
not continue to be needed.
I beg pardon for the length to which mj
letter has ran, but I knew not bow to lAiarteo
It ahould be added that br the terma of
tha lease the landlord bfaida htmself to joa
for twait;-ODe jears, while joo can reiin-
qniah jour part of the engagement at the
end of the Brat year, n at the end of anj
third jear afterwardi.
Then laemad to be among practical men
in all parts of Ireland with whom I met,
but one opinion as to the greater benefit of
rslieTing the atarring peasnntrf, bj gjring
them such labour, than bj anj other method*
Shall I add thai I waa present whan the
labonrera were paid their week's wages on
Fridaj evening, Uxj 3Sth ? Part of the week
had been my wet, so as to intaifara con-
tidanbljr with ont-dooi work ; soma of the
people bad been aet ts work at adraBoed
parbids in tin week. There were in all 1 10
jMiMns fuH, iS of whom were bojs aqd
Brls Ihnn about twrin yeara old to nrenteen.
Ihaae 48 had been employed an STenge
of tliree daya each, at burpence per day.
This* of the uMn had hem onployMl the
it.
Jotep\ TrtUtn, Eiq.
16, E
I rem^, dear Sii,
Yonia truly,
Saxvn Gmmr.
another disciple, oi
faith in Christ. She is a widow in whoa*
house I have for some tnooths preached
weekly to an encouraging congregation. She
had to encounter considerabla opposition on
account of her attftcbment to the taptista,
but she hai braved It nobly. NoIwithiUiid-
ing oar loiaet by removals and emigration,
losses trying to foith and patience, we em-
tinue to make way, and the places vacated
■re already I '-^ ^- ' " —
Mr. A. HlMILTOH.V _ ^
for tbi« dUtrtct, meotioDS ft circumstuioe
ifhieh illuatratM the ioecMMnfc inleiMt
felt bf the people in tli* labonn ooa-
ducted there for their benefit, and the
p>i>d reralti of ithieh ue beginning to
ftppear.
IRISH CHBONICLE.
Ttw itsUoii* an doing mil, tbne m finii
of tham particulirif [ and Aom them wt
bafa many who now ngularlj attend at Uit
chapel, and •nto to incnan the congre-
ptiona. Ttiough tha ehurch does not in-
oreBW aa bM ai we wi*h, fat " '
I praaohed in
■ congregation of about Sftj penor
place of meeting waa oomloilablj filled i
■Dd after tbe ■erneea of the ereniog mn
cloaed, one of tha most napectabla of the
tudienea rou and nid, — ''Hj fiiendi, ttiii
gaotlaman comaa all the wajr from town for
the purpoaa of doing lu good. Xiet lu
tbentbre ba thankful, and ererj one of u«
•BdeaTour to bring anoCbei panon with him-
talf to the next meeting."
Oat friendi will rememb«i tbeaceount
which Mr. Brhut geTo of gome out-door
■erricea held hy him, and the deep
attention manirested bj the crowds
prcMnt; and the evidence supplied hy
tbe fact of the peat change wliicli hai
taken place in the feeling of Ilia Ro-
nnniat* in tliat diatrict ai compared
with tbe itatc of tbing« ten years ago,
when he lint came to Abbeyleix, From
Ilia latter, Julj 3, we extnct a few par-
ticuUn reipeeting
UKnHEA OriH-lIR IIBTICK.
I bare again to Inform ran of Ireih
addition! to our little church, which are
nomiilalieafale ligna of ptogren. Lait Lord'*
dajr I taaplind two penoni^ ona a ratpectshla
pioui protastant, the other n Ramanut from
the worthome. On account of the rain the
Berrica wai thort, and the congregation not
quite to large ai usual on these occasions, jet
Kill large. And though tbe people were
disappointed that the state of the weather
prevented mj speaiui
were delighted when
•enrice ftir that dsjr fortnight.
Tha imprasrioD in onr braoi ii deep and
wide spread, and I efaatiih the hope that this
will 7et become a luge church. The Ro-
manist whom I baptised was Tisiled bj the
priaat, and adrice, lidicnle, and threatening
which ha amplojad, onlj served to convince
tbe poor man more fullj of Ihe tjntnnj and
cmft of prieetism, I shall haie to bapliie
other converted RomaniiU soon, and as these
open-air aatviee* bring such luge numbers
togetbet of oil cIbmc*, I prefer haiing tham
once a fbrtnlght daring the sammer,
Tbe good work continaes to go on in
tbe weat. Hr. M'Kaa lia* had some
additions to (he church durto]^ the pait
month. Ai Eaaky ia neat tbe sea coaat,
tl)«7 bave tbe ocean ai a baptiateir.
LsH Salurdnr, June ISth, I bad .the
pleasure of baptising two persons in the sea,
near this villagCL One of these, a jaung
man, was brouitht to know "the plague af
his own heart," as he himselF states, bf
hearing an address which 1 gare on tbe guilt
and mberj' of sin. The other, a Christian
'emale from the neighbourhood of Coolaney,
IB! been for some time conTinced that onlj
belieieti should be baptised ; but as her
friends were opposed, she n^lectad this dutj
as long as bar cooscience would allow. She
at length, huwaver, sommaned up conngii to
follow the Saiiour fullj, whatever it might
' 'ler. Doubtless she will find, as David
. Ihat in keeping the divine command*
there is great reward.
We have still lome Romanists who attend
m the preaching of Ihe goqial. Othan, who
are papists still, have ceased to go to mass,
and attend with us, though not in chiuA
fellowship.
Our Bbbslh-srhool has been constdarablf
reduced. One has been started bj tbe churoh
parlj here, and threats bsve been liberallj
■mptojed to get the children away from us,
In miui]' instances those have had Iba desired
ttttVt. There was no Sunday-school ben
whan I came, and it is not uncharitable to
SHy, that probably there would have been
none now but for the establisbment of ourSi
We must, however, go on in spite of all
Tlie yoting church at Banbrid^ haa
been sorely tried, We almost wonder
it has continued lo exiit after the heav^
losses it haa bnd to bear. Mr, Birra
writes, June 28, and the subjoined ex-
tracts will abow out fiiendj what these
trials are.
During the month I have preaehad in fotn
country stations, and the congregstions hare
been pretty good. Things are going on much
as usual, but I long to see more spiritual
life. We have suffered greatly from removals,
but others are brought m. Not long ibice va
had fifty members, but nearly twenty are re-
moved, either to Americn, or to snch a
distance that they cannot attend. Still Iba
congregation keeps up better than I could
eipect. There is a kind of preaching wbidi
will always bring people to hear, and we
shonld labour to attain unto it : may the
Lord ffn US this gift.
I see no prospect of getting np a new
chapel at present. Not having succeeded in
obtaining money in Ameriix, or England, to
the extent hoped for, and tbe people here
being so reduced ae to be anabla to give what
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owing to tbe iliniiiaiiiiii of tbe trade of the
town, it would be imprudent to do more tbiui
fit up the room on the ground which we hsre
puTchaied. It ia 37 feetb; 18 in the clear.
We have now four bmiliga who talk of
onigtatiiig, and these contain trn of
memben. We could not forsee tbew
chongea ; and we can onl; hope that mntlen
ma; ere long mend.
The interest at the Kilcooley Hills
CcBenta an aspect nhich encourages
r. Wilson in bis work. Last monlb
we had to teport additions bj baptism,
and DOW we have to Etate the results of
■oine new effortg made in other portions
of tbe district.
Tbe congregatiani in Ran^more hare
doubled in number. A nbbath ichool bu
been formed, and on the Ent Lord'i dij we
bad fort; Ktaolan prtaenL The little church
wai never more tiled, and ceitainl; it was
never more zealous and united. Some whom
I feared were on]; nominal Chriatiani are
beginDiog to awake out of sleep, and are
pntdng forth efibrts for the convenioD of
•innen. There are at present Jvar nta
openiiwi for preaching, hut as the readei is
laid ande I cannot take them up. A con-
ndcrable number of Romanist children
attend the school at R , and from twent;
to thirt; of these remain for tbe public
aravtce at noon. I intend commencing a
school on lord's day evening, at Boulay.
We ihall soon have other additions b;
Having given tbe substance of the
TCporb of some of the missionaries
Kipecting the state and prospects of the
cause in their dietricta, we now turn to
those supplied by the readers, and tbey
are not less interesting or important.
Tbese exhibit the state of mind among
the poor, and chiefly among the
Romanists, as seen in daily intercourse.
During tbe past week, writes J. M., June
18, I bad pleaaing times in the neighbour-
hood of B ■— -, where I held four prayer
meeting^ at each of which we had several
Romanists io attendance. Ou one oecaaian
of them stopped fin an hmr, after the
ice. Ibr the purpoas of reoeiTing aoiptmal
ion; and when the; wait awaj not
only exproBed their satis&ctioii with what
the; had beard, but begged me to craw to
Ibeir houses and read to tber ftmilif«.
In anothm place «hei« I called, • man
brought out his Iiirii lotaaient, aajiiig, " I
have caxefiUlj studied the pasnge* yon
marked out for me, and now I see that the
woiihip of, and prayen to, saints and angels,
are contratj to the word of God."
In a. house where a wake wai held, I rtad
to sevenl penons, ail of them Romaniitsi
and moat of them paid great attention. W.
D. who is a prieal'i brolhfr, said, in reply to
obnwiations previouilj made, that porgatofy
was evidently a human invention, and coa>
tradictory to scripture, and that he much
suipected, as the people were become ao voy
poor, and unable to pay the clergy for Ihar
purgatorial servicea, it would soon lieeome an
obsolete doctrine.
Thanks be to God, that the seed of divine
truth, though sown in weakness, and often
lying concealed for a long time, is yet l>Toiight
to light, and in due time brings forth ftuil.
This is seen in the case of Hn. U. whom vou
bepliied last week. Some years ago she «h
much imptcaed onder a sermon b; Hr.
Bates, and ihe often cailed upon me, to have
her memory refreshed on the sol^ect. Our
meetings have tkeen fiinjuent, and I tnut
refreshingand comfortable toDursouls. And
now that she has been bronght, after so long
a time, to know and profeu that Jeau i*
made to her " of God, wisdom, rigbteous-
neas, and gauctification," we can rejoice
together.
Another reader writes from the mid*
land district, July 2nd, and sums op his
report as follows ; —
ThereligioDB eierdsca of the past Lwd's
da;, as well as those of the IStb June (both
open-air services), have caused great stir.
Since the beginning of tbe year we have
gathered in efaufOMuZifthough every thing has
been done to slop our way. Our congiega-
on Lord's days, and pmy«' meetings,
are steadily in '--
Contti&ulhm in o
SnbiCliplions and Donations tliankfull; recnved by the Treasurer, JosiPB TBmoii,Eiq-.
Lombatd Street ; and by the Secretary, Mr. FninaHicK Teestbail, and Rev. jQaara'
Asava, at the M^on House, Hoorgate Street ; and by tbe pastoit of the clmrcbea thnngh-
ont the Kingdom,
COLLECTOR FOR LONDON, REV. C. WOOLLACOTT,
i, Coimoii Srutn East, BairmwicK SqcARS.
BAPTIST MAGAZINE.
SGPTEHBEB, 1849.
HBHOIK OV THB LATK BET. DATID DOUGLAS,
or BAMBTBBLKT, XTBBOP ACOKLJlirD.
BT TBI BET. OBOBQB UMPLB.
" BtOlat itmrai
Of witer, ftiratt Rwtdom, and tba Inrd
Tbat flatten 1a«t b longEit on the wing."
Trbbb u Kmetliiag in the cin
stuuN of an indlTidual'i lesidiiig &r
■even utd tirentj fears in the i
pUoe, and diBchui^ all the while the
datiea pertaining to hi£ station, till
called b; a higher power into etemitf ,
which cunot fail to bespeak our moat
favourahla r^ard. We infer that he
has been a man of character, for had it
been otherwise men would have long
dnoe "dapped their hands at him," they
wouldhare "hissedhimout of his place."
Bia patience and persemance we can-
not doubt; and the effect of his ezam-
jde we conolnde to have been of a
nlntai7 description. Not are we often
disappointed in anticipationa inch as
theM. Tbej are in themaelvee reason-
able, and leldom fail He who changes
not, and hut seldom wiahea to change
impresses his character on his genera-
tion, and will be remembered with
affectionate interest long after ho has
ceased to haont hia wonted sphere.
Theae remaiki, we venture to aaj,
lou XII.— looittH nam.
ma; be applied to the worthj brother
whose name appears at the head of this
article, the late pastor of the b^>tiit
church in the obscure village of Ham-
aterlef. From the jear 16S2, till a
recent period, had he lived and labour-
ed there, and thej who best knew his
" doctrine, manner of life, and purpoM
of &ith," conld best appreciate thor
beneficial influuoe. Hi^ in short, wai
"the path of the just which shinea
more and more unto the perfect daj."
In its influence on the foung it
" AUmd to bttghMr woildi, ud led tli* irajr."
To trace a hiatorj thus quietly develop-
ed may not be uningtructive, and sooh
being the object of the fbUowing pages,
a short statement of a few &cta is sub-
Mr. Douglas was bom in the city of
Edinburgh in the year 1789, Dis ag^
consequently, at the time of his deatti,
not more than sixty ; a goodly
season, indeed, yet such as to prompt
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MEMOIR OP THE LATE REV. DAVID DOUGLAS.
the deTOut eiolamation, " What ia your
lifet It ia eTOn aa a Tapour whioli
appenrcth for a little nhile and then
Tanifiticth awaj." Oh, how muoh have
we all to do in a ahort period ! and
what need to imitate Hia example, who
a»id, " I must work the vroda of him
that sent me while it is day, for the
night Cometh wherein no man
worL" The parentage of Mi. Douglaa,
it ia belieyed, waa obaoure, yet fcom the
religious character of the ^niilj gene-
rally, the habits of hia life tended to
promote and to advance his intellectoal
and moral intproTement. His fitther
dying while he waa young, he was
ttaosferred to the care of his grand-
&ther, an excellent man, by whom he
ms treated with great tendemaaa, and
for whom he entertained till hig death
a truly filial affection. Mi. Douglas's
gnnd&ther belonged to that class of
piesbyteiians called "covenanters,"
whose extreme sufferings and heioio
paiienoe and ooutage. In resisting the
attempts of the Stuarts to restore
prelacy have often been emulated but
never excelled. Their wish to obtain a
eovenaated king, together with their
vm of carnal weapona, though in sup-
port of the noblest of oaoses, may not,
Indeed, be in aooordanoe itith the
spirituality of Ohrlst'a kingdom, yet
muat they ever command the admira-
tion of all lovers of genuine integrity
and consdentionsneBs; nor is it an un-
wanantable stretch of the Intag^kation
to pioture to ourselves the youthitd
Douglas listening with delight to the
well known taets of the history of tids
very remarkable people as dropping
fr«n the lips of hia grandBii«^ one so
warmly attached to the same great
cause. But whether this was so or not,
young Dooglaa's Bettlem«nt in the
&mily of his grand&ther piodnoed an
sftot of a somewhat remarkable kind,
as bearing on the best interests of one
0 be an expositor of the word
of Ood. The extra meetings of the
brethren to which he was kindly con-
ducted, were sometimes protracted to
an undue length, as some boys would
think ; but young David, instead of kx.-
hibiting either a restless impatienoe on
the one hand, or a stolid vaouity en the
other, opening his bible read with deep
interest on such occasions the pro^etio
and historic narrativea of bygone days ;
and ^ns, little suspected perhaps he
waa gradually acquiring a knowledge of
those very same scriptuiea which Paul
told Timothy were " able to make him
wist unto salvataon throni^ faith whidi
is in Christ Jesus." In afterlife he often
referred to this »ingiiT«.r and, after all,
exceptionable method of employing
even a fraction of the honrs of public
worship, yet it eartainly gave so much
facili^ in adverting to and quoting
texts of scripture as constituted him a
kind of "walking conoordanoe" i^
ready application and beneficial use.
Another spiritual privil^e may hart be
mentioned as probably about this time
falling to the lot of this youthful
student of the word of Ood, the writer
refers to those excellent institutions
designated sabbath evening schools, ori-
ginally conduoted by parochial oSdalt^
but subsequently taken np gtatuitoosly
by those who loved and desired to im-
prove the rising generation. Amongst
such peieons was one, (inoe celebrated
as a misdouaiy traveller in Afiica, a
writer of useful little books and a lover
of all good men, we mwn the Rev.
John Campbell late of Kingeland, who
In his early days was better known as
John Campbell, or in sabbath scholarB'
parlance as "wee Johnny CambbeU."
This gentleman kindly allowing the
boy Douglas to mingle with hia pupils,
was doubtless the instniment ot oon-
veying to his mind much important
good. But whatever the advantagei^
either of a domestic or sdiolastio na-
ture, tbe youth enjoyed, they did not
MEMOIR or THE LATE BXV. DATID DOTTOLAS.
make him a CSiriitian. Ko. He mt
hy natore a " child of wimth even u
othen," ind he giaw np like hundndc
of his kind, estranged from Ch>d and
ttiingi divine ; oaj wone, he was eren
floeptjo^ as to the noit important
tonthf, and had not the grace of Qod
interpoeed he might have had "bii
portion with hjpooritee and unbeliev-
era." Bat the time to fitTonr him, ^ea,
the Mt time, now approached, and
nnder the able and arangelical labours
of Hr. C. Anderson, pastor of the
cfanrdh in lUchmond Cotirt, whow peo-
ple he afterwards joined, he wu led to
the exeroiee of those prindplee of re-
pentanoe towards Ood, faith in the Lord
Jems, and grateful obedience to hii
win, which comprise the essence of all
experimental and practical religion.
At the crisis referred to, or not &r from
It, anotlier crisie took place in the
religions aflUrs of Scotland. Hen of
wealth left the Sbtablishment and be-
gan themselTes to preach the goepd.
dargTmen broke off from their chafes,
regardless of the frowns and storming
of the moderate partj ; and, what wu
beat of all, Qod waa mth them, giving
abundant testimony to the word ctf his
grace. Oh I how most the heart of the
Tonthfol member of Richmond Court
hare glowed at snch doings as these !
and bow w^ was he prepared when
the qneetion eame home to himself—
Whom shall we eend, and who will go
for OS ? to reply with ene^j, " Here
am /, aend me."
This wisb, known to have been then
indulged, was not long in being grati-
fied. The church nnder Mr. Anderson's
care, wat oonatructed on the two-fold
pri&dple of not only receiving bat dif-
fiialng the gospel, so that whoever was
himself posaessed of a knowledge of
divine truth was expected in some
manner to make It known to those
about him. Hence about fifteen or
tnxteen young men (of whom the greater
part remain onto Hub present, thon^
some, like Ur. DongUs, have &UeB
asleep) have given themselves to the
Lord and to his people, and are, it is
believed, patiently labouring in difierent
parts of the kingdom of the Redeemer,
In porsnaace of the de^gn last ad-
verted to, Ur. Douglas was sent in Sep-
tember, lSlS|to the Northern Kduoatioa
Sooiety's Academy at Bradford, then
nnder the able superintendence of I>r.
Steadman, sufaaeqaently aided by Mr.
J. E. Ryland and others ; and it waa
here and in October, 1816, that the ao-
qnaintanoe of the writer with this hi>
bebved friend eommenoed, and has
been continued without interruption for
nearly forty yeart, daring which long
season correspondence ahnott weekly
was conducted, and persevered in avea
to the veiy laat. Introduced himself
to this seat of learning by the dbanh
of which he was a member, and keeoty
fMing the panga of a recent separatioil
from Cbriftiaa biethien, the individual
alluded to loni^ and readily Gnind In
Ur. Dottglai the lolaoe of lympathy
and the appropriatene« of Christian
advice, nor was he long in discovering
that the heart of his new aoqoaintanoe
laboured under the impreoaion of hav-
Ing taken a wrong step in entering the
ministry of the gospel, and that he
conld only regard *■'■"*"'* aa an intruder
Into the fold. Under these painful im-
presrions he shrank from public appear-
ance,— preached with anything but
comfort, and In the anguish of hia apiiit
onoa told the writ«r he feared hia days
would be ended in the cell of the
satia
All this ultimately vaniahed, and waa
probably the effisct of acme unseen
physical cania or caniaa ; but it should
teach young ministera not to think it
strange when the fiery trial ecmee upon
them, as though some etrange thing had
happened to them, but along with theoM
eana of a simple and natural kind.
540
MEMOIR OF THE LATE REV. DAVID DOUGLAS.
" redet the devil and he will flee from
them." He, it seema, Icdowb oar fauna,
and we m&r be assured will adapt his
temptationa to our peculiar temi
ments — worrTing wlien he cannot
destro;.
Entered upon his studies at Bradford,
Mr. Douglas's applumtion was diligent
and his progress conseqaentlj respect-
able. In eodesiastical history and
general information he greatly exoelled.
Bis mind was a ttorehoiue of knowledge
otmtiibating of its contents to the
youthful and the humble, nor has the
writer any reaaen to think that in
sacred learning he was at all deficient
In daasios he passed, it is beUered, with
credit the uaual ezamiiiatioiiSf whilst in
theology hia profiling appeared to all.
As a companion in college his manners
irexe aSable, his oonrersation impioTing,
and his sjurit derout None could lay
aught to his chaige of a ohurliah na-
ture, or say unto him with a sense eren
of intended inaolt, What doeet thou !
lliua amongst his brethren he lired in
peace, and thus at the expiration of hia
residence he bade them farewell.
The term of study at Bradford ia four
years, and at the dcee of this period
Mr. Douglaa became a supply at a small
Tillage neat Bishop Auckland, called
Hanutorley, about seron miles frmn the
former town, and more than twice that
distance from the cathedral dty of
Durham. Here, however, he stayed
but a short period, deeming it rather
his first duty to ofier his services for
Scotland, and under the enoouragiag
amile of Hr. Anderson and other friends,
planted hie standard and unfurled hia
banner at Falkirk, a town well known
as at that time but little imbued with
evangelical or even voluntary Christi-
anity. Finding hia laboura at Falkirk
unsuccessful, he turned his fkoe once
more to England, and in the month of
July, 1822, was ordained at Hamsterley.
Oh,liawwondarfulaietbewayBof Qod,
especially in the ^Snnon of hia goepd !
Let na never forget the precept, " In all
thy ways acknowledge Him, and he
shall direct thy patha."
Arrived again at Hamsterley, Hr.
Douglas commenced hia labouii with
ceal, peiMvermnoe, aod praym', nor waa
he without some meaanre of iaeeeai.
The ohapel was wdl attended. His
ordinaUon was cooduoted under the eye
of hia tutor Dr. Steadman and his pastor
Mr. Anderaon, was intereetiog, aod wai
Bucoeeded by the ooatomaij tolnu o(
the blessing of God and tJie Hiiila <tf
maiL But many yeara had not el^iaed
ere the aky began to lowra and the
clouds betokened a storm. Independ-
ently of local difficulties, changes whidi
Mr. DoDglaa could neither foreeee nor
prevent, exhibited an aspect of a meet
disooungiiig kind. Hamsterley, once a
gathering place of the tiibea of the
Lord's penile, became like a cottage in
a vineTvd. Population, forsaking the
higher ground^ sought and obtained
employment in the viJIiea. The aimfde
pursoita of agricultare yielded to thoaa
of iwining )md of iroQ working. FamQy
after family either removed to acme
" w^ watered plain," or emigrated to
some foreign land ; and thou{^ now
and then, partioulaxly in certain years,
^pnptoma of revival appeared, the
cauae exhibited a retrograde appearano&
All this coming gradually on the paabw,
and coming on one who yielded not
aoddenly to diaoonragement, he almoat
failed to perceive. Steadily and firmly
he went on with his work, and though
not without his enemies obtained agood
report of those that are without. At
length his powers seemed to (pn way.
A Budden aeiiure in the pn^t ahook
his whole &ame aod enfeebled hia «>er-
giea ; and though from that ahock he
partially recovered, it left him not
entirely till it prostrated him in the
duat of death. The attack of iUncas
we have reared to opanted meet on-
ADDRESS B7 THE HON. AKD BET. B. W. NOEL.
Ml
faTormbl; on the oongregatioii, and at
length oompelled the pastor, though
with t, relnotanoe euU^ uoonnted for,
to oMuent to give up the pastonl offioe,
utditwu whilst amugemaiti to leaiire
his Ripixat wflie b^ng made, that he
WM toddenlT oalled to tetpond to the
nil of death. For this call he was ta
from bung nnprapand, though in the
shape in which it came, tub., that of «
fit of ^wplflxj, it unfitted him for s
(jieeifnl rMponse. Tet his witness is
in hMTen, his reooid on high. He had
long Inboured for Christ, and to him his
Master has said, " Well done, good and
faithfol sernnt, enter thoa into the J07
of th7 Lord." He was taken ill on the
3rd of July, and next morning expired
in the arms of one of the deaoons. On
the 0th he was interred in the chapel
yard, and on the 1 fith his fimeraL lennoa
was dstiTered to a crowded auditory by
Mr. Lewis of Wolsingham, founded on
Bev. L 18, "I am he that IJTeth and was
dead ; and behold I am alive for stoc-
more, Amen, and have the keys of hell
Mr. Douglas oooaidonally employed
his pm as a writer, though he made no
pretensions to tread fiur from the beaten
paths. Beside two or three " Associa-
tion Letters" on plain practical sutgsot^
there wne two thanes deemed by him
deserviog of more particular notic^-
the first of these relates to the office of
the " Christian Erangriist," which, con-
trary to generally reoeiTed opinions he
considered to have beox perpetual ; the
second to certain annals or notioea de-
ruLoping the " History of the Baptist
Cbnrobes in the North of England."
On each of these topics Mr. Douglas
produced a req»ectable Tolume.
ADDBBSS DELITEBED BT THE HON. AND BEY. B. W. NOEL, MA.,
1 BAFTIIK, ACOVST B. IBU.
Having been asked, my brethren, to
address you on this occamon, I gladly
avail myself of the opportunity of
speaking a few words on this partionlar
point — wl^ a person who is unbaptixed
should be baptised, after having made a
profession of &ith in Jesus Christ in
other ways, and perhaps for many
I have not come to the resolution to
obey what I believe to be Ohrisfs com-
mand, witliont having ftiUy oonsideTed
the grounds upon which that step is to
be taken ; without having read ai^-
thing whatever in favour of the ex-
olnsive right of believers to Christian
baptism. I have read aU the stnmgest
arguments that I could meet with upon
the other ride I believe I have weigh-
ed well Qvray ooDrideraUe argument
that has ever been adduced in the
maintenance of infant baptism, as an
addition to, and which evidently be<
comes a substitution for, the baptism of
bdieven in Christian churches ; and I
have come distinctly to two oon-
clusions, which appear to me, at leaa^
to be certain. I will not speak of the
oonvictions of others, but I speak of
the conviction of my own mind, after
very much esaminatiott. It appears to
me to be distinctly proved, firs^ that
bi^ptism, as ordained by Christ, is an
immersion in water, a being buried In
the water; and, seoondly, that tiie im-
merrion is meant to be a profbssiou of
&ith in Christ. If those two oonola*
sions are correct, and I believe they
will completely prevail with the Chris-
tian world eventually, then it foUows
Sti
ADSBESS DBLITBRBD BT
that apenon wlto, liko mjsd^ hu only
been apiinUed in iofluiaj, ia iml»pti»-
«d ; beoiiua anoti a penon hu neither
been immened, nor hat ha made a bap-
titmal profession of faith ; and theae
two things constitute Christian baptism.
Bo that, if these oonolnsiona are correct,
then I and othen who have been onlj
aprinkled in infanof, are in noithar
sense baptiied. Should we, then, aft«r
having prgfcaasd our faith in Ohrist at
the Loid'a table maaj timea onus
thia, whioh is tha initiatory right of
Christianitf, and bq^ again a profes-
sion of faith in him I There are these
msons wMoh ham led me to oonolnde
so for mjweO, and whioh have lod, I be-
lieve, some of my brethran and sisters,
who are about to be baptised, to the
aame oonclosion. In the first place,
there is no instanoe in the Kew Testa-
ment of any person unbaptized, after
the institution of Christian baptism by
out Lord, coming to the Lord's table ;
and, therefore, if we should continue to
attend the Lord's table without being
baptiied, knowing that pedo-baptism ia
not the baptism appointed by Christ,
we should be doing oontraiy to all the
preoedanta of the New Teatament In
tlie next place, Christ has required a
baptisoial profession of faith. It doM
not i^ipear to me to be suffioient to say
thai we have oonfesaed Christ in other
ways. That ma; be true ; but there is
no reason why one confession of Chris^
appdnted l^ him, should be taken aa
the anbititut« of another oonfession,
^tpcanted likewiae l>y him ; and, there-
ion, as he has said to oi) aa well as to
othan, "Bepent and be baptised for
the remisaion of nns, and ye shall re-
oeiva Vb* Holy Qhoet;" "He that
bellerelh and is b^rt^ iball be
tared ;" therefore, he requires from na
a baptismal profMsion of faith, as well
ae a profession of faith in otiiai w%jt.
This has been to dearly ee«ti by the
«luu«lua of GBuist in goneial, that it is
not only those wludi are oalled baptist
ohnrohes, but all the chnrshea, who re-
fuse to admit to tha Lord's supper, or
into dinroh membership, any whom
th^y oonridar to be unfaaptiaed. If a
man— for ''"♦"""■i one of the Soeiet;
of Frinids — has been a oonststent
Christian for yean, has followed tha
Lord diligently and naloosly, haa done
good by his pen and by his preaching,
and is weloomed by all persons who re-
joioe in seeing the work of the Spirit as
a thorough Christian,— if thai parson
should oome to reoogniae that the aaoa-
ments are still obligatory, and that he
should oome to the table of the Lord,
thne is no ohuroh that would reodve
him nnhaptised. Stiibet the Roman
Cathollo, nor the AngH^nm, nor the
preebyterian, nor the independent
churches, would receive such a one
unbaptlzed. And, thereftvo, tbe ftot
of his having made a profession of
fsith in other ways has not appeared to
any of the churches of Christ as a rea-
son why an unbaptized person should
not, at any point In his hearenward
course, be baptized, when he oomea to
recognize his error. Oar blessed Sa-
viour has let OS an example in this
matter. At the age of thirty, when he
was known by all who knew him to be
devoted to Qod— when hil whole lifis
was a pmEsesioa of devotedneas, not in
the least reqtdring bi^tism, as an ex-
pcession dthor of repentanoe or of fitith
^'when John was baptising oonverts*
because the kingdom of heaven was at
band, summoning men to believe in
CSkrist u tha Saviour about t« ^ipear
—then it was tiMt Jeaa% not oertainly
wtMiing to be baptised unto Mth in
himself and needing no repontanoei
WM yet at that age baptised, after Img
yean erf piety, ^dshadidfbeoansahe
would honour theordinanoe of Qod, not
needing it himilf, bat with a view to
the walbre of others and the hononr at
THB HON. AST) EET. B. W. NOEL
then not much uulogj between the
bapticm of Ohrist in the Jordan, imd
the bftptim of any dicdpla, if bij tout
Kfter aome jun of Uth peroeiTM that
bo hfti bwa igncowtt in tbia natter,
tad hu not underrtood the doctrine of
Chrietian baptiaml When we add to
thit the reeion whiofa Chiitt asdgned
why he wae baptiied, we ue that hii
anthoritjr direotly leoonunenda, aano-
taona, and (aa I think) oommanda, that
thoca who find out that thej are nnbap-
tiled, beeanM onlj iprinkledin infanoy,
abottid, like Jeaua, be aftenrarda bap-
tised. Ha aaid when John renuoutrat-
•d witii him, ai anperior to himaelf
and not needing to be baptized b j him,
"Sofiet it to be K now, for thoa it
beoometh na to fulfil all righteonaneH."
He did not mean that there waa any-
thing eapeoiallj righteoni, especially
great, eapeoiallj devoted, in being bap-
tiaed; bat that it waa oomparativelj a
ferinal thing, aa it aeema to me, that it
waa a light dntj compared with manj,
— aa oompared with faith and dsToted-
nesa. It waa but the ext«Tnal profea-
aion. NaTerthelaaH, he aajB, "It be-
oometh oa to fulfil the leaat command
aa well aa the greatest !" Wlien,
thne&re, onr Lord aaaigned this aa a
reaaon, whj he, ncA needing it, ahonld
Tot be baptiied, he said in effect to all
hia foUowera, " Ton maj think that
bafing made a piofeaaion in other waja,
yon need it not,— that yon have con-
Aaaed Ohriat at the table of the Lord,
or in yoor Interoonrae with the world ;
nereitheleaa, it beoomes na to ' Ailfil all
righteonaneaa,' to keep all tbe oommanda
of Ohriat, to honour every ordinance
fiiat Qod haa given ; and if you need It
not fbr yonraelvea, at laaat in reapeet to
hia authority be baptiied, that yon may
ozpreaa yonr willingneaa to be obedient
to him la all thinga."
In looking, too, at the ettmple of
onr Savionr, I have aeen that he re-
garded (he influence rf hia act m
others ; for we never atand alone in our
conduct. Othera may be inQnenoad bf
for good or evil, and we have, aa
Ohriatiaaa, to reoommend our Mow-
aitinera— thoae who have aa yet not
tamed "from darkneas to light, and
from the power of Satan unto Qod "—
to believe, and to be baptiaed, aa a
profeaaion of that faith. Now, if we
were ouraelvea unbaptiaed, they would
naturally evade the oommand of Ohriat,
and aay, "Ton do not anbmit to thia
publicity, you do not acknowledge thia
ordinance, yon have eacaped thia pain,
and therefore why ahould not wel"
And they would be diapoaed to evade
a oommasd of Christ under the aano-
tion of onr example. And thia ia
flspaciaUy tne of mlniatera, whOM
busineaa it ia to preach Ohriat to the
unconverted, and to preach baptiam to
thoae who may turn to him in truth.
But how can a minister urge his fellow-
tinners to be baptised, if he is himaelf
an unbaptiaed person? Besides, it
being a minister'a duty to adminiater
thia ordinance to thoae who are pre-
pared for it and desire it, a scruple and
doubt might ariae in the minda of
many, parhapa perplexing tiiem with
many trouUea in long years, if they
should be baptiied by an unbaptiaed
miiuster. It seemed to m^ therefor^
neoesaary for others, no lets than ex-
pedient for myself, that I should falfi]
this command of Christ.
There is one other argument, to
whicdi I have already alluded, whldi
haa had wei^t with me, and I doubt
not with others of my brethren and
nstere now about to be baptiied. In
common with almost all other churchee
of Christ, there are thoae baptist
ohurohea who are of atrict communion,
and who believe, in common with tbe
great majority of Chriatlant, that they
must not rsoeive to the Lord's Supper
these who are in their view nhbaptixed.
I beUere thia to be aa error, but ainoe
ADDRESS DELIVEILXD BT
it IB ahued bj fheat in common with
almoit ill ohnroheB, it is only to be
respected m bs opinion, and not to be
omulemned u « fitolt. Oonsequentlj',
flMA Chriitikn onght to demre to be in
fbU oommooitMi with those ohnrohee.
They we not more narrow in their
minda than other C3iriatianB, beouue
almoet all CliiiitianB are of the same
o^nion; and oonaeqnentlT we oof^t
not to ihiink bom thtir oommnnion,
but seek it Let me add to this, that I
bdiere, amongst the mnltitade of those
who, u ministers of Chtiit, have seen
it right to renonnoe the doctrine of
in&nt baptism, as an abase in the
ohuroh, whioh has no aaaction in scrip-
tore, there are verj few, if any, who have
not also felt it their dutr to be baptized.
On these grooodt, it has seemed to
me to be mj dntj not to shrink from
a public acknowledgment of C9uist's
authoritj; but with in; brethren alonod
to be baptised, to acknowledge that he
haa a right to our sabjeotion.
The meaning of the rit« is, however,
&r more Important. Mj dear frimd,
the miiuster in this ohap^ haa jnst
brought some of its prominent features
before out minds. Let me add to
what he has said, hj referring to a
paper whioh I have drawn up, ezprea-
me of m7 own feelings— the feelings,
I doubt not, of those about to be bap-
tized, and which, I truBt, may be jonr
feeliugB too.
"0 Lord God Alm^hty, I accept
with bumble gratitude — as a nmwr
who haa deaenred eternal death, and
who cannot cease to deserve it— the
rich, free, and eternal salvation whioh
thou in thy goodness hast provided for
me. I look to the^ 0 Qod, the Father
of out Lord Jesns Christ, to save me
from the pnniahment of sin and its
poww; from the curse wiiich thy law
has justly pronounced upon me ; frttm
my own bolts ; from all t^nptationi ;
and to tmng me to a life of holy bliss
in heaven, beoanse thou hast prosisBd
all this to thoee who come to Una, m I
now do, through Christ. Xndepeadawe
on the merit of thy Btm Jesoa Christ—
npon tiie ud of thy Spirit, and on thj
truth, I kok to thee for the etarW
salvation of my body and of my soul ;
and I humbly aoeept thee as my ducf
guide to all eternity. 0 Ood, the Son,
my Redeemer, who didat expiate nj
rins by thy death, thou wast made am
for me, that I might be made the li^t-
eonaneaa of Ood in thee ; thou hut
redeemed me from the onise of the lav,
being made a ourae for me, and hariog
rescued me from eternal death by thy
death, thou doat now live to bring me
to eternal life. Believing in tby povs
and love, I trust to thy merit and ints^
oesBiim to aeoure for me the fitvaar of
Ood, to impart to me thy Holy Spint,
to enrioh me with all the bUaaiiigi of
the new covenant, and to prepare nu
for heaven ; and thus I accept tbea u
my only and all-euffiaient SariDOi.
Though Christ I likewise thankfoUy
receive thee, 0 Ood the Spirit, to be
my tanctifier. For his aake thoa doit
dwell with those who believe in him;
and bdieving on him, I look to thee ta
teach me all needful truth, to indioe
my heart to what is just and right, to
set my afieotions on Ood and on
spiritual things, to direct and oontnl
my will, to form my character, to
sanctify ma wholly, to pieeerio me
throngh all temptation^ and to briai
me into the preeence of my Bedeemet
in glory. Thus, I heartily accept Om,
0 Ood, the Father, the Sod, and tb*
Spirit, as my shield and my exceeding
great reward; and I humt^ tmt^
according to thy promises, to be made
^fPJ ^ ^''^ '^ ^"^ worlda. On
the other hand, being so bleaaed and
bvoured, I, aa a redeemed and pardoiud
transgreasor, denre to make a pablio
profenion of &ith in the^ and publicly
to dedioate myself to thy wrvioe, so-
THE HON. AND REV. B. W. NOEL.
64S
cording to Christ'B appointment, by
immemon. First, I renoonce all ein
Ibr o»er. By my lina I have displeased
and diflhononred thae ; tliejh&Te ohecked
my efibrta to impTore my character,
they faave hindered me from doing good,
Uiey have injured my peace and naefol-
neii, they have been my disgrace, and
hat for thy meroy, they would have
been my rain. I have been unreason-
able, corrupt, and ongTatefol in disobey-
ing thee, and am brought by nature
and by praotioe to mch a condition,
that nothing but the blood of Jeans
Christ could blot out my guilt. Thou
hast so hated rin, that thou hast sen-
tenced sinneTS to eternal death, and
onleas Jesus Christ had suffered for it,
they could not have been saved. It is
nnnatural, depraved, and rebellions, ex-
poring them to thy jnst wrath and
ourse; it has occasioned the death of
Ohriat, it haa made the world hate
him, U opposes his dominion ; he came
to reaoiie ns &om its power, and he
feels an iireconoilable hatred to it.
It ia contrary to the nature of the
infinence of the Holy Spirit, by whom
it ia pi^;reasiTely destroyed in each
bdiever ; and by whom it must nlti-
mately be eradicated from the world.
Thy word condemns it. It ia worse in
thy children than in others, beoauM
they must sin agunst dearer light and
repeated promisee, after expeiiendng
tlie aids of grace, and after tasting the
pleaiaie of obediesoe. I therdbre de-
rire to forsake it for ever, and thence-
forth to do, say, and think nothing
whiidi is ocmtrary to thy will.
CQuist died for my nns, and was buried
in the grave, so shall I be buried in the
water, in token that I die with him to
the Dns wbioh caused his death, that I
may never again serve mn. At the
same time, I mean, by thy help to lead
a Dew life. As Christ rose from the
grave, so shall I rise from the water to
a nobler and better life than before.
Thou didst not give my faculties to be
wasted in aimless inactivity, bnt, res-
cued from active corruption, to be
iployed in all that is useful and
aobling. Henceforth, my opinion
and judgment of things being formed
by a supreme regard to thy will, I
derire to cherish every right priuciple,
to pursue every honourable and useful
end, to do what is jnst and true, what ia
humane and benevolent, to set mj
affections on all that is the moat worthy
to engage them, to love all that is good,
to seek holiness and heaven, to live for
eternity, and look to thee to be directed
1 things by thy word, to be OOtt-
ibrmed to the example of Christ, and to
at being perfect, as my Father in
heaven is perfect. Aa Christ my Re-
deemer is in heaven, I will set my
aficotions there ; as he is boly, just, and
. there, I will endeavour to be so
here ; as he glorifies thee there, I will
seek to glorify thee here ; as he lovea
believers, I will love them ; and as he
is bead over all things to the church, I
will live to serve the church ; and thus,
by thy help, I will rise with Christ to a
new life. Further, as I am about to be
baptaied into the name of the Father,
the Son, and the Spirit — that is, to pro-
fess, by immersion, that I am thy •
worshipper and servant, I now oonse-
orate myself to thy servioe for ever. I
give myself unreservedly to thee, O
God, the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Belying on thy mercy to accept
me throngh Christ, uid on the aid of
thy Spirit to enable me to adhere to my
resolution, thy will, 0 Ood, shall be
mine : I mean to please thee in all
things : I count thy enemies my ene-
miei^ thy fidends my friends. Lord,
what wilt thou have me to do 1 Only
make me know thy will, and by thy IMp
I will do it ; thou art my owner, and
to please and aarva tbee shall be my
highest end. I ^ve myself also nue-
serredly to thee^ my gracious and loriog
U6
ADDRESS BT TH^ HON. AND ^V. & W. NOEL
SaTumr, who ut onA in nature^ deogn,
and feeling with thy Father. Ai tiiou
hut Uved and died for me, I wish to
lin for thse; u tbon wilt gin nw glory
in hwven, I d«iie to give the* glory
oa euth. BeG:^ long I hop« to m9
the* is ^ U)igd«)H I mwawhile, nwy
I loTS, aem, trait, ud delight in thee,
M my evw-invRwt SMeuau. To ol>»y
thy oraunsndi, to oqiy thy entnidQ, to
pomotfl thy CWM, to help thy MTvutfl,
to huiotii thet^ in the ON of iJl my
fuaUiai, pomMioiu, tmi time i «Q thia
i« my fixed inttntion, by th« ud of thy
B^t. Thoa hart bonght me hy thy
hkrad, I UQ thine. Ifarthw, I giTO
myeelf to thee, 0 Holy Spirit of Qod.
It iB mydeeirs and poipoee to be led by
thy teaching and to be oonfbrmed to
thy win. Hay thy holy inflnenee nir-
ronnd me wherever I jm,f ha 1 May I
never griere thee by neglect or nn, by
hardneai or unbelief bat may I be
immened in a flood ^ light |od lore,
U the three diniplai were imneraad in
the bright cload on the Mount of
Tnuuflgaratlon. May I be haptiaed in
thee t Pervade all my &aultiei; oonie-
erate my whole being to thyielf. fltnoe
I have thoa been enabled to believe, 0
Lord God, and am about to probei my
• hith by immeriion into thy nam(^ I
look to thee to fhlfll the promiaea whloh
thou halt made to me in thy word.
Jeiaa, when on earth, aaid, 'Qe that
beUeveth and ia baptized ihall be taved;'
iMrive me^ thmfoie, now, and own me
at the lait day, ai one of thy pardoned
and aooepted children. Thy apoitle
enoe nid to an anzlQua moHitudet
' Bepent, and be baptized for the remle-
■ion of dna, and ye ahalt receive the
1^ of the Holy Cthaiti' repenting of
all my rim, and bidng about to he bap-
tized in token of that repentance, may
I have the anoranoe that my rini are
removed, and be lealed with the Holy
Sjnrit of promlie to the end. My
righteooaneM moit ew OMUnua like
filthy ntg^ and each d^ 1 moil and
thy ftggivaneai, Ifow, tiierejma, 1 de-
nre, by being b^tinad in tiie name ot
Chriit, to ezpreai my depeBdanea en hii
merit wd mediatioB, to asBiae by biUi
the lofae of hii li^itoouaeH, ud to bt
OH «f thoaa ot whom the ivmlle Fiid
bai said, ' Am many of ym ai have bM>
baptized into Ohrist, have pat onCbnA'
IjDok en me a* one who dependi OB Bin
alone i let hii ri^teoamen beirapotid
to EU] let it hide from thee aU ^gmh.
Thai engaged hi thy enooblhig Nnli^
with a hapi7 avoraiuN that I an ^
adopted child, may I have that joy ui
peace ia bdieving wbidb in the can if
ethera hat followed thii open umtaia
of Christ. Aa on the day of FwttMi^
throe thouMDd who vrere haptiaed Ml
filled with giadnMi— u the jul« uA
hia &nily rejoined believing in thM, *
the nigti* of their laiiliiiii ami H ^
Xtiiiopian tnaiarer, after leoiMig
baptism, went on hia way Mjctong-Hi
may I, in thna patting on the amfsra
of GhtiBl aa hia aoldinv azparienee Nib
joy and paaee in believing, ai all Ihi
tciala of life ihaU not be able to diitnr.
In thia piofMen m^ I, thtoofb tb;
grace, be ited&at to t^ end of my U^
and only grow itronger in <h w »■
tore deeayi. Finaify, aa I am abent ti
be reenved into the eommanlm of
nlnta, ai a member ot a CbrlitiM
oharob, aislit me to live aniwemMy te
this privilege. Hake me to love »J
bretlwen, and to be loved by th«a ll
TOtoni. Never may I aow dlHwd
among thoee whMn divine grace ia«
nnited) bat^ on the oontrary, beapeue-
maker among thoee whom homiB
infirmity leparatea. Never may I M?
the B^ eitd the graeea of ray vm-
panlona, bat fM humble gratitada to
thee fbr every maniAatation of thy
nesi to them or to mywU Make
me according to my ability to promote
hnppineie of the ohnrdi of which I
AaB farm a part, dieerfblly iharing is
TBB TIMB OP TUB CREATION.
»47
uniy snagdiMt Ikbour, oonttlbntlDg
to «T«tT frork of beneToIenco, and unit-
log taj prayera with the pnysn of thy
peopls, for k ooploui M\uion of thy
Bplrlt apon lu all, FiniOly, mny the
HMmety of this tolemu bnptinn re&ecdi
ow during tii toy ftiton ooune. If
vnr I Rtn tempted to baoMide, may
tii«w »aleitm vovb oocuion deep oontri-
iioa, and reoal me to fiddlty i and when
I reflect tiiat I have thu> heartily oon-
Morated mytelf to tbj wrvioe, may I
feel disposed to renew this act of conie-
oratton with more entire devotedness,
•nd wUh more triumphant flilth. Now
tmto thee, who art aUe to keep me from
ftlUng, and m preeent me bultleee be-
ftre tike prew&oe of thy glory with
Uoeedlng j<7 j to thee, the only wiee
Ood onr Savionr, be glory and m^feMy,
dominion and power, both now and ever.
Kow, my beloved brethren, all may
not Me it to be theif doty to make tbia
IffofeMdon, or enter into thii covenant
ofOodbybaptiBmjbat I am mre every
peiBon tao^t of Qod, living for eternity,
f sally coovCTtod, will feel the oeeeeidty
of making eMentially this profesdon
before God. Let ub all be united in that,
and if there are any here who have
been only attracted I^ a apeetaole, and
only oame ont of cnrioeity, may they
Usten to what my dear friend hae al-
ready laid. It la too lolemii a thing t«
trifle about, this (almtloa of the MUlt
and if you R»e others that are in eamert
about it, go to ymx homee thii evening,
and put up a pnyer to God, that you
may be earnest too. Whether you think
ui right or wrong In thie partienlaraol^
you know that it li right to oare for the
soul ; you know that it ie right to eerre
Ood ; yon know that it i< right to seek
eternity. Oto and do that yon know to
be right. Qo and ask God for graoe t«
live for him ; and then, whether after
eiaminadon you come to theoonviotion
that it is your duty to be baptised, or
not, wo may meet in glory, owned m
the dlsctples of Jeeus Christ, and may
hold fitmlliar fcUowehlp and brotherhood
with one another while we are fellow
soldiers and fellow pilgrims on the eartiL
THE TIME OP THE CREATION t AND THE JEWISH MOUTHLT
FESTIVALS.
r KB. JOHir tKStMAX.
Ih the ancient Jewish feasts of pass-
over, pentecost, and tabernacles, we
behold the time of future events most
minutely predicted, as shown by the
writer In the Baptist Magazhie for
April, June, and October, 1B4S. In
connexion, however, with the gospel
dispensation, we find nothing to warrant
the conclusion that the andent Jewish
festivals on the first day of every month
prefigured events happening at twelve
or thirteen beginnings of months, tn
thdse festivals, indeed, time was pre-
dicted ; but the variations of that time
were only two. For, In one bullock, or
lord of clean beasts, at the Muiiial tee-
vice on the first of Tisri, we behold
Immanuel with ttie conslitttent parts of
his nature in intimate union before he
became Christ in paradise and Christ
in the tomb ; while in two bullocks at
the monthly service on the first of Tisri,
and at every other monthly service, we
behold Jesus, after death had rent fte
corporeal part of his nature from what
was spiritual and divine, and had thus
proclaimed him two, not <mly to the
existing generatton of mankind, hot to
all subsequent generations.
As the feast of passover, like the
M8
THB TIME OV THB CREATION;
two other fewtfl to which all the males
of Imel repuied, referred to past time
ffeneroBif, and to future time tpecificaUj/,
there ii reason to believe that as the
ftstivals on the first day of every month
had onlj ft ffotend refiereiLoe to time
future, they were tpeeifie in referenoe to
time put In short, the reappeariiig
moon, chasing kwkj darkness, ii like a
new creation of light, and is, therefore,
well fitted to be Ute signal both for an
^niwif^l f^nA for a monthly commemo-
ration of Ood'a calling light ont of
darknees on the first day of creation ;
while the tame reappearing luminary is
also well adapted to prefigure the Sa-
Tioar becoming, as stated in Luke ii. 32,
" a light to enlighten the gentilee, and
tlie ^oiy of Qod's people IsraeL"
When Qod sud to Mosea, in reference
to the month called Abib, " It shall be
the first month of the year to you," some
other b^inning of previous years is im-
pUed, which be^nning, as we ascertain
from Josephus, was with the first day of
Tiari. And from Josephus, Philo, and
hc^y writ coi^ointly, we learn that, in
ft sky cloudless to the Israelites in the
wilderness, the evening in which the
moon first appeared after change was
the evening with which the first day of
ft month commenced, while oat of such
fint days the first of Tisri was that
which was five months and a half after
the celebration of the passover c
month's fourteenth day, coinciding with
or happening next after the Jewish day
of the son's entrance into Aries.
Besides the morning and evening
laorifice on the first of Tisri, as the
continual humt ofieting, a third service
wu the annual oonunemontion of Ood's
calling light oat of dftrkness on the
first day of creation, a commemoration
whi^ like the oommemoration of Qod's
resting on the eev^th day, seems to
have existed from the first period of
time. Thus, if the writer's chrono-
lopcal Kiiei be right, as he has through
many years endeftvonred to make it on
solid grounds, then Uke day on which
Jehovah etii, " Let there be li^t," most
have been Sunday, Septemba the BIh,
QK^riaii stfle, in the year 4206 before
the Christian era. For though, in the
Julian style, the said Sunday is aa-
oounted the 10th of October, yet the
eth of September is what oorrespond^
as to the season of the year, with oar
September the 6th, 1649, just BOM yein
after Qod's nying, " Let It^ be^ tnd
light was."
Whether the annual obaemnee en
the first of Tisri was more than war
memorative till the days of Mae«e does
not t^ipear ; hot Jehovah's command to
the Israelites as recorded in Num. xnx
1, S, was,—" In the seventh month, <n
the first day of the month, ye shall have
a holy convocation ; yo shall do no
servile work i it is ft dfty of Uowing the
trumpets unto yon. And ye shall cdtr
a burnt offering for a sweet savour nnto
the Lord ; one young bollock, one nn^
and seven lambs of the first year without
blemish."
Thus, aooording to the Mosaic ritoal,
and in referenoe to futurity, the annul
service on the first of Tisri preGgerad
Him who, in his public ministiy, wsi *
light springing op to those sitting in
the region and shadow of death, it
which time the blowing of trumped
was fiilfilled in John the Baptist, whoi
he came into all the country about the
Jordan, saying, " Behold the I«mb <^
Qod which taketh away the sin (^ the
world ;" and when he proclaimed, u
with sound of trumpet, the remission of
sins by one offering, perfacting for ever
them that are sanctified.
As to any monthly commemoration ef
Qod's cftUing li^t ont of darkness, it
seems, as such, to have been nnknowain
the time of Noah whenmonths were not
lunar but oonasted of thirty days each,
five months being one hundred and fifty
days ftcoordiog to Qen. vii. 11, ftnd viii>
AMD THE MONTHLY JBWISH FESTIVALS.
3, 1. Bat^ in the last fottj' fears of the
life of Mosei, not only every month
bendee Tkri began with a monthlj
service; but, u stated in Num. zxix. 6,
Tim iteelf, in addition to its morning
mkd evening sacrifioe and its annTis^
■ervioe, had, in the fourth place, a
monthly servioe to which the reader's
attention is now directed.
Though the Saviour, in hii own public
miniebf, was a treaEure apart &om
earthen vesEels, like the manna that fell
in the wildemeas, yet he was subse-
quently a treasure in earthen vessels,
one of which vessels was Peter, to
whom, as an under Bhepherd, Jesus
transferred his flook, saying not only, as
■tated in John xxi. Ifi, "Feed my
lambs," but, as stated in the sixteenth
v«ne^ « Tend my sheep," and, sa stated
in the sev^teenth verse, " Feed my
sheep." In this work Peter was no lord,
since, in the fifth chapter of his first
epiatl^ he says to the elders among
those persons he addressed, " Feed the
flock of Qod which is with you, taking
the oversight thereof, not by constraint,
but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but
of a ready mind; neither as being lords
over Ood'e heritage, but being patte
to the flock." Thus we behold
apostle in such close association with
the Saviour as to have the co:
to open the kingdom of heaven first to
the Jews, and then to the Oentiles : and
thus we behold what was signified by
the monthly service on the first of Tisri,
Peter being but a lamp, while to Ciirist,
as the light of the world, is to be as-
cribed all that was enlightening in that
lamp.
Peter, however, stood not alone ; but,
on the memorable day of Pentecost, in
tiie year of our Lwd 33, had eleven
faithful compamons prepared to follow
in the same tnun of usefulness. Thus,
the days respectively commencing the
eleven months annually following Tisri,
not only indoded a monthlj commemo-
Tstion of Qod's calling darkness oot of
light, but had also reference to Ohiiatin
association with the eleven mentioned
in Acts ii. 14, who,thou^ not the tight
of the world themselves, yet, by bearing
witness of that light, gave it foil effol-
genoe. Under these circomatanoes we
behold in Peter and the eleven acting
in concert with him, twelve apostles of
the lAmb preaching not thunselves bat
Christ Jesus the Lord, as the twelvo
foundations of the heavenly Jerusalem.
At length, too, Paul became a thir-
teenth apostle, vrith whom apostolical
succession ceased.* Paul himself, how-
ever, could say, " Am I not an apostle I
Have I not seen Jesus Christ onr Lord 1"
Nor vras he in any respect lees adapted
for Ail work than the other qwetles
weie for IKeirt. Thus, while a thir-
teenth month, oocoiring seven times in
every nineteen year^ was just as proper
as any other to commence with a
monthly commemoration of Qod's call-
ing li^t out of dai4:ness, that thir-
teenth month was peculiarly adi^)ted to
portray the Saviour as a treasure in a
thirteenth earthen vessel, or, as Paul
styles himself, an apostle born out of
due time.
In one or more iHiimnla from the
herd we behold Christ either as Tender-
ing to Ood in ujtoeamng obedience what
the law requires from man, or else as
Lord of all, while animals from the
flock represent him as a suffering sub-
stitute in connexion vrith actual results.
Thus, one bullock at the annual service
on the first of Tisri prefigured Christ in
the days of his unremitting toil, while
two bollocks at every monthly service
prefigured him no leas holy, but at a
period whoi absence from the body had
proclaimed him two. Moreover, one
OK MA&RIAQE.
nm, ot lunb of luger growth, pre-
•crlbed for btbtj Mw-mwo lervice,
wluthar umiul or raonthlj, U «x-
ptwuva of whkt tb« Bafiour U to a
nmnaat of wnta in ripor Jttn, wfalte
tilt mntn lamba piworibed alio fbr
•TUT luw-moon wrrloo, wtaether umiul
ot moD-Odj, mn etpnoAn of tiiM he
ta, not to a mnna&t only, tmt to * raoe
■1 oompUte M K WMk with iia tena
iiyti—% not oompriiing all who die
btflm Hay, bj adding aottial traas-
gKMloa to an apoatate nature, atn aftat
the mumer of the fint Adam.
Thiu He, iriio as one animal from the
herd ia Imtnanad among moHale, and
who ta two ■"<™»i» from the herd ii
He that liveth and «U dead, trnving
the vnireTse and eteniitf vnder hll
control, ia alao to living Mints, and to
the dead in Chriit both small and great,
"wisdom, and rigfateonmeaB, and nno-
tiflcation, and redemption."
MtaylaHd Poim, Sm^bri, £mx.
ON lUKRIAQB.
Ix all onr wajH we
" aoknowledge the Lord," and are
awored that " he shall direct ooT etepB."
To do so Impliei two things. The
tfst Li, that we aaoertain whether any
partionlar oourea we propose to IbUow
be in harmony with the divine wUL
The second, that we ask His direction
bj praTet. If we thus acknowledge
bin in rinoerltr, from a dedra to be
folded in the war of m^ '>&d peaoe,
we may rest oonUdsnt of eqJoTing a
fiUfilment of the promise, "He shall
direol thj tleps." There la no etep in
Uft whi^ InTDlTN In it Mmsequenoes
ao Important to oomfint and hap|nnesa
In the preaent existeno^ or so deeply
affeots our spiritual weUhre, as the
fbnnatton of the marriage union.
We an eepedallr oalled, tiierefbre, to
" adAowledge the Lord " In this mat-
ter, bjr oenanltlsg his will and soUdting
Us promised direction.
Under erei? dispensation, whether
the pattianhal, the Jewish, or the
OhritUan, it has been the dedared will
<rf Ood that hii people should inter-
marrj onlj with those who hti him;
who possess the same religioos prind-
plee, and the same reverenoe for the
ditine oommandments ai themselres.
Althoogh it be the law of Ood under
the gospel that ia to regulate the prao-
ttee of Christians, yet in i^^ard to
certain branches of the divine will, his
law has necessarit; remained the same
In every age of the world. Obedience
has been followed with happineea, and
diiobedionoe with misery.
Among the early records of the biMe
we Und that Abr^iam acted under the
Influence of a commendable regard to
the will of Ood, and the best intereata
of his ion Isaac, by solemnly binding
his eerrant with an oath, not to tale a
wift of the daughters of the Canaanitca
among whom he dwelt; "But," e^
he, " thou shalt go to my oountty and
to tny kindred, and take a wife unto my
son Isaac." This eiauple wot followed
by Isaac himself In reference to Jacob.
He and Rebecca had been sorely grler-
ed by the conduct of Esau in connect-
ing himself with the idolaten of the
land; M much SO that the latter ex-
pressed herself thus, " I am weary of
my Ufe, because ot the daughters of
Heth, if Jacob take a wife of the
daughters of the land what good shall
my life do unto me V After this we
are told that Jacob was called t^ his
&theT and strictly enjoined not to
marrya wife of the daughters of Canaan.
These patriarcltB were thus meet de^y
ONMABBUGS.
Ul
inpiMMd with tlu importaan of thaix
lifo, nod Mtdng in itftnnM to this lub-
jeol in nub & yikj m to SMtcro tlu
divine Wxaangi tbeir stedfitst adheranM
to the tbv Mid worship of Ood, end
the eqjojnmt of the promliM irhloh
Ha bftd mftde to theii fcthan.
When we proceed from Ihli period to
the daji of Heeie, we obeerre (he
■tdoteet iqnnetlone given to the Itnal-
Itei oa the lune nhject. In Dent. viL
a, elludlnf to the tnh«hitenti of the
lend th«7 were Snalljr to poeeeei, it la
■eid, "Nrither ehalt thon nuke mer-
liagu with them, th7 danghter (halt
thou not give nnto hie eon, nor hie
danghter ihalt then take onto th? im ;
for th(7 will torn awa^ thf Bon boai
fallowing me that thaj my eene other
goda. Bo will the anger of the Iioid be
kindled agataiA thee, and he ehaU de-
lta^ the« enddenlj." There are other
p«M»gee to the Hune ^ect whM we
ihall forbear to quote. Thej all ahow
that the Lord manUeetod Ua eoneam
for the wfi£m of the people of larael,
and the pnwperitjr of hie own wenhlp
among them as a dlstlnot and peooHar
people, bj prdiiUtlng all matrimonial
allianoBi with the heathen aronnd them,
leet from the influenee of Molatrooi
nlaticoa their hearte aheiild he tnmed
xmj from foUowfaig the Leid God of
leraaL
It waa not at all probable that a leu
degree of intereet In the well being of
those who are the ddldien of Qod hj
faith fat Ohrlit Jeeiu ahonld be dlapla jed
1^ withholtog dlreottOBS reepeotlDg
tUa l^twtant oonnemon in Hh. The
moet uplMt iiqnnetioBii givm to Ohrhh
tiaa* en ttda point are to be ftnnd in
the eoBelnelon of 1 dor. vii.
When the goipd, at that age of the
vorid, ^oved Inatrnmenta] In taming
one of the partita united b; the tie of
maniage to the knowledge and eervlee
of Qod, wUle iht ether remained in
oppontioa to the tmth, it beeame a
queetioa of muoh prarotical ocaiequenee
how the believing relative abould aet
toward the otlier. The apeatle te whom
thej bad ^plied for diieetion, nji, ia
I la, "If any bietbar hath a wlA
that btfi«nth net, and ihe be ideaaed
to dweU with him, let him not put her
a«a7) and the woman that hath a hna-
band that belleveth not, if he be pleaeea
to dwell with her, let her not leave
" And among other reaaoaiwhleh
are given for the two partiea ■f—alntng
together, if the nnhelieving one ware
BO diepeaed, ii the poiaibilitjr of th«
believing individual being the initm-
mant of oonvertlog the other. "Fev
what knoweet tbeo, 0 wife, iriiethav
thou ehall lave th^ hnaband t Or bow
knoweet thou, 0 man, wbether thou
■halt save thjr witt t" How It appears
to me verr dear,titat had It not been
mdorstood as ibt law of Cbrist that a
beUevei who had been hHherto un-
married was not to enter Into this re-
lationship vrlth nnbaUevei^ the qn«tIoB
he ease here brought to eor view
would not have been agitated at alL
The rale wUoh the apostle gives waa
deUvared bj hfan as apidloaUe to those
eoaaexktts that had been formed pre-
vlotu to the reception of the go^d.
But In regard to thooe In the Atatik
who mig^t think of forming a marriaga
union, the injunctitm to do so with
Ohrirtiana alone Is very espliolt at the
oloee of the ohaptor. We read at verse
89, "The wife la bound by the law aa
long as hw husband liveth, but If her
husband be dead, ehe ia at liberty to be
married to whom she will ; otily in the
lard." So long aa the bnaband lives,
whether be he a believer or unbeliever,
the wifc Is to regard the marriage bond
as infiaa^Ue; but In ease of the death
of the huabaad ehe la at Uherty, if so
InoUned, to marry whom she will, bat
her ohoioe to be restricted to a Chriatlan
man. She ia not at Uher^ to marry as
ON MARBIAQE.
unbelierer, but to many onlj in the
Lord. The words " in the Lord," ue
7^7 frequentlj emplojed to denote
union with Chmt bj fitith. Henoe we
read of those who were "in Christ
Jeina." The apostle, in his conduding
ohapter to the Ronuiu, Terse 7, Bays,
" Salute Andronicns and Jnnia, mj
kinsmen, m; fellow prisoners, who are
of note among the apostles, who also
were in Chtist before me." And
Teise 11, "Greet them that be of the
household of Naroissus, whioh ai
the Lord." The same phrase sometimes
ocean in oonnezion with a partioulat
precept, such as, " Children obej joui
parents h the Lord," and means that
obedience to the injunction ie to be
rendered from a regard to the authoritj',
and to be r^ulated bj the will of God.
WhioheTer cf these two interpretationB
we give to the words before us, the
p<Mnt is determined, that belieTers
Jenos Christ ate to marry onlj those
who are Christians, and that to depart
bcaa this role is to deriate from the
divine wilL Althoogh the law of Christ
on this aafajeot had not been so persiu-
ouons as it is, yet the Terj nature and
B^rit of the exhortations given to the
disdples of Christ regarding their asso-
ciation with others would obvionslT
lead them to mfnin from union for life
with any bat the learera of Qod. We
are reminded that " a ootnpaiiion of
fools shall be destroyed," that "evil
oommnnioations corrupt good manners,"
and that connexion with the Lord's
people is one important means of pre-
serving our own souls in the fiuth and
obedience of the gospel; and can we
yet suppose that the word of Qod could
sanction an oUianoe of the dosest and
most permanent nature with those who
are entirely destitote of the knowledge
and influence of the truth I ' It must
be admitted by every reflecting mind
that the one is altogether condemnatory
of the other. The oonaideration, there-
fore, of what the soriptnres teatdi tm
the sulgeot of the private friendships ef
Christiana oonfirms the precept, that
those irtko many are to " marry only iit
the Lord."
We have thus seen, then, from tha
example of the most approved patri-
archs of ancient times, who woe
directed by the counsel of Qoi—boai
the exprew commandnuats given
through Moses to the children of Israd
— and frvm the teaching and general
spirit of the exhortations delivered to
the primitive churches of Christ, tint
the true fearers of God in forming the
matrimonial relation ought to onmeot
themsdvea exoIusiTOly with those of
similar prind^ and oharaoter as th^
We are v&y far from t.hJTiting that
to comply with this part of the divine
will, individuals most necessarily re-
strict themselves to their ownpartioolai
profession. However desrabla an
entire unanimi^ of views may be in
regard to the constitution of a ohureh,
the grand point is to unite with thoas
only who give evidenoe of being be-
lievers of the gospel and live under Us
power. (This is essential. If it be
oonneoted with unity of views in ngaid
to the other, it is to be preferred. " It
is not desirable," says Hr. Jame^ " on
a sabbath morning to separate and go
one to one place of worship^ and tbs
other to another. The most delightfiil
walk that a holy coufde can take is to
the house of Qod in company ; and
when in reference to the high themes of
redemption, and the invisiUe realitiee
cf eternity, they take sweet counsel tc-
sr — no one would willingly lose
that. Bat oh, to walk separately in a
more important and dmdfol
! ! To part at the point where tiw
two roads to eternity branch off— the
one to heaven the other to hell; and
for the believer to travel on to glory
with the drcadltd ocmsooasiuai that
ON MARRIAGE.
553
the other party is jonrneying to perdi-
tion." Thii is indeed dreadful, and is
of itself Buffident to occaBion no Bmall
dimiiration of oonjngal felicitj. If,
howerer, the comfort of the parties
only were oonoerned it would be a mat-
ter of less conseqnenoe; bnt it ig a
matter of oonanenoe, and an afiair in
which we have no option. " She ia at
liber^ to many whom ehe will, bat
only in the Lord."
There are varioua other drcumrtancee
of a pmdential nature which ought to
regulate Christians in forming the mar-
riage onion, if they would wish to make
it mbeerrient to their lasting happiness.
There ia a rimilarity of age, station,
dispontion, taste, and pnrsait, which
are intimately connected with the
proper formation of that union. On
those, howffrer, we do not enter, onr
present object being to consider it ex-
ctusiTely in reference to obligations of
a religions nature.
To acknowledge the Lord in this
important undertaking is act only to
seek his guidance, bnt to ascertain what
his will is, and to comply with it. This
we hare now endeavoured to assist you,
dear friends, to determine, and shall
condude hj preaenting a few motives
enforcing obedienoe to the divine in-
junction to "marry only in the Lord."
First. Conrider the oUigation under
vhieh jrou an laid to oUy Ood.
When we call to remembrance the
tnifpeakable goodness of the Father of
menries in providing redemption for us
through the blood of his Son, we cannot
too deeply hd the debt of gratitade we
owe to him; and the language of every
heart in some measure impressed with
tbe greatness of the love of Ood, and
Hie blessedness of that salvation which
flows hma it, is, " Lord, what wilt thou
have me to do 1" If the mind be under
the inflnenoe of this generoos principle,
a regard to the anthori^ of our hea-
venly Father will trinmph over oar
natural inclinations. The prospect of
any gratification of a worldly nature
will yield to the divine will when it ia
opposed to it. And how absent, then,
must this feeling of gratitude be from
the heart of that individual who never
once thinks of inquiring whether the
relationship whioh he or she is about to
form be such as shall receive the appro-
bation of Qod } Or who can voluntuily
join hands with a person who givea no
evidence of being a believer in Christi
We have no hesitation in alErming that
the state of the affections, in regard to
unseen and eternal things, ia &r from
being what it ought to be, when then
is manifested such fbrgetfulness of the
divine will.
It b well remarked by a certun
writer, whoee name I know not^ "It ia
not in the moment of gratefol attach-
ment to the Father of mercies that we
think of making a league with his ene-
mies, this treachery occurs in the hour
of forgetfiilncsB, when the heart is cold
and barren— when formality oocuiues
the throne of religion, and when no-
thing is seen but the eemblanoe of
Secondly. Let a compliance with the
injunction to " marry only in the Lord,"
be further enforoed by a regard to .yow
oyin tpiritval intemlt. The apostle
asks the Corinthians, when reproving
them for associating with idoiaten,
"What communion hath light with
darkness 1 What part hath he that
believeth with an infidel 1"
If a believer who violates the divine
will by uniting in marriage with an un-
believer, continues attached to t^e re-
ligion of Jeeoa, he or she will experience
the truth of the apostle's statement,
that there can be no communion between
them. The one knows nothing of the
spiritual enjoyments and sorrows of the
other. That whioh is the otgect of the
affectiona on the part of one ia dis-
relished and, it may be, hated by the
AM
OH MAKRIAOB.
other. In the dftjB of trial and dark-
oen, tha nnhappinesi of raoh a union is
particularlj felt. The two eannot onite
together at the throne of gtaee, for
they haTfi not the aame Muroe of oon-
Rolatioii, While partaking of oonunon
■offeringB thej have no qoiitoal i^in-
patlqr mth eaoh other; oor have they
that strength and npport which ^ring
fam nataiallr unburdening theniaelTea
in the preaenee of a oonunon Father,
and that obtaining the grue that la
needful In both " in t^e time of need."
Sat wonld that this ware alL It ia fiir
fimn being ao. We hare proceeded on
the Rippoaition that the profeesed be-
liever leraaina itx^att in the tnuh, hot
thin is a favonrable view of the case.
Such finn adheroaoe to Christ doee not
often occur when an indindual ferma
an allianoe with an unbeliever. AoeuB-
tomed dailj to obaerve a diaregard
the fear of God, and lometimea t<
marked diaplaja of oppoaition to the
truth; and having, perhapa, in additunt,
to oontend witii obataolei to the obeerr-
anoe of divine inatatutionB thrown pur-
poaelf in the waj, examplee are not
wanting in which his or her iutereat in
the goipel and its bleaiinga has gradn-
aOy declined, and ended in apoetaoy
from the hoIjT profeaeion onee ao hope-
ftiUy made. A melanoholy a
of the awful oanseqneuMB of yielding
to peiacmal inclination, in preference to
complying with the divine precept
many onlf in tha Lord." Let the
j<mng, thetefbre, take warning. When
I look to &ote I apeak not too stronglj
in affirming, that abonld joa. diaob«r the
will of Qod in entering into the
marriage union with thoae who £Eiar
Hun not, jou peril the eternal welfltn
of four immortal aoubi Bj oonanlliag
the Old Teetemnt jovi will Snd that
alliances were Hm means of iDtrodndng
tbo wiokedueM wbieh led to the de-
struction of the old worid br a flood of
vMen; and that tittj often involved
the Israelitea in oalamitiea of tba meat
fearful kind, hj turning thrir heaita
awa; from the Lord tiidr Qod. And
were the history of the dtnrehes <^
Ouiit equally well known, it would be
found that they have led ntany to ** make
shipwreck of the &itb, and of a good
e," and have thus oooaaioaed
the Ion of all that is dear to them m
rational and immortal btinga.
Various are the causes to whioh tiie
deidine of piety in the ohurohea of Christ
have bean ascribed. X am latiBfiad that
a diircfiard of the will of Christ in
r^ranoe to the marriage uuioa is one.
It introduces oolduesa and inuligiin
to profaaeed eooietiea of aainia, and
spreads a withering influenoa aroaad.
It Ui^ta spiritual life^ and grieve* the
Holy Spirit of Qod. I quote on this
enl[^ect the foOowing important reraarta
of Mr. Jay of Bath, "How de^<«aUe
ii it, tiiat tills Christian rale of marriage
frequently trampled upon I "Btt
violation of it is, in tlie degree of it, at
Inst peculiar to our own i^a. Our
j^ous anoaatcm, eapeoiaUy among tb*
nonoon&rmista, would have been allock-
ed at the practice, aa qipean from tlwir
invaluaUe writing*. And I am per-
suaded that it i* vei; much owing to
the pieralenoa of tbeae iadiaca'iminate
snd unhallowed oennoiima that we have
Men eo &r abort of thoae men of Ood
who went before us, in oui MdntfoB
from the wmdd, in the dm^ioty of our
mannera, in the unifwmity of our pro-
feesion, in the diaeharge ctf &mily
wonhip, and In the training up of our
boDiehdds in the nnrtiire and admoni-
tion of lie Lord."
OMrdly. We would, laatfy, anloree
obedianoe to the divine win In r^aid
tomaniage l^the oonaidantioa t^ iU
tHMparaKe tontwfiim uiA familg rtU-
^ioH. 0nlMB the parties united ftel
theipower of ttte truth, the dntiea en-
j^ned on hnibaads and wives oatmot
be performed. And as it i
THE PITIFUL REDEEHBR.
young, it ia impossiUa that their efnil-
tiul interests can be promoted when
tbe effects of the inatmction tendered
by the one parent are oountoraoted hj
the ooonBels and example of the other.
Aa, then, jou value oonsiBtenoj in jour
professed sabjection to the authority of
Christ, the Epiritual well-being of your
own eonle, and the tranaminion of true
religion to future generations, enter
not, believers, into the matrimonial
relation vrithout aoknoirledging the
Lord by imploring his divine direction,
and acting in aocordinoe wtth hie will,
that those who many, "should mairy
only in the Lord."
A. A.
Ediniwyh, 27t& Juiu, 1849.
FACTS AND OBSEKVATIOKa
Lftte attendance is u unseemly, nnd
eren slovenly, on the part of him who
is guilty of it, as it is injurious to those
who "show unto him a more excellent
way." It interrapts and mars public
devotion, wlule it deprives its subject of
some of the most enriching spiritual
exercises. Moreover, it is slighting the
God of worship, when either the ^ging
of his praise, or the reading of his word,
or the supplication of his throne, is
viewed as of lees importance than the
expomtion or discourse of the preacher.
Apology for such conduct cannot be
justified, and ought certainly never to
be received, except perhaps from
&miUes visited by affliction, or individ-
uals moving in the capadty of domestic
■ervants.— J. if. Stalter.
I SAVB heard it eud of Talma, the
celebrated French actor, that he had made
it a study for twenty years to acquire
earnestness without vdiemence. Robert
Hall was a Sue specimen of this ; no
one can have heard that extraordinary
man, in his happiest mooda, without
being as much impressed with the
intense feeling and animation of his
manner, as astonished by the grandeur
of his conceptions, and delighted by the
correctness of his taste. With a voice
of little compass, and by no means
musical, he compensated for these defects
by the earnestness of his manner, and
with an eye through which the glow of
his mighty soul was perpetually flashing
upon his subject and his audience, he
poured forth a stream of eloquence,
which, though impeded at first by a
slight hemtation, soon acquired the fbrce
of a torrent and the grandeur of a
cataract— J. A. Jam«$.
THE PITIFUL REDEEMER.
" The Lord U my FltlfU, and of Mnd« ■MRT."
Thi pitiful Redeemer ! Such is he,
Whose mighty arm his chosen ones redBsmi :
Who clave for Judah's sons dark Egypt's sea,
And bore them harmless through its secret stream
Along the waste their every want supplied,
And planted Isnid's vine on Ziou's mountain-side.
0 THB PITIFUL BEDKEUKB.
The pitd&l Redeemer ! Such is he.
Whose covenant love wfts long ere time fa^pm,
Who cried with hoi; eamestnesa, " I'll be
Thj helper, thy deliTerer, 0 man 1
The coatlf ransom-price vill I i^Msbatge,
And in redemption's fuLiees set thy soul at large."
The piti&l Redeemer J Buch is he,
Who left the honouTB of his royal seat ;
Came forth the csptiTe from his bonds to Ere^
The deaf to wake with tone and tidings sweet ;
To give the blind the glorious beams of day,
And call the death-stnick back from thmr oold couch of day.
Tiie pitifol Redeemer ! Such is he,
Whom garden shades at midnight watch o'erhung,
When on thy greensward, sad Qethseniane,
His holy soul with agony was wrong ;
And angel pinions bore a bright One down.
With Heaven's enduring strength his weakness-hoar to crown.
The pitiful Redeemer J Buoh is he^
Whom the rude rabble made theic impioiu scorn,
With seeming emblems of his dignity,
Soeptie of reed, and diadem of thorn !
Who bore the cross before the gathering crowd.
Till on its front transfixed, he suffered, bled, and bowed.
The pitiful Redeemer I Such is he.
Who roee, and Tory's upward path retraced ;
And live^ behoving soul, to plead for thee,
Hit for yet fellow pilgrim on life's waste,
Sharing with thee thine every tear and sigh.
With irympathy so sweet Love will not let it die.
The pitiful Redeemer ! Such is he.
Whose ererlastiag arms are round thee still,
When towed upon the tempest-driven sea,
Or climbing wearily the toilsome hill.
Or combatting with sorrow's legion host,
Or laundiing from the shore of death's surge-beaten coast.
The pitifiil Redeemer I Sudi is he,
Jesus, the One in all, the All in one ;
To the^ oompasiionate High-Priest, to the^
We give the glory thou for us hast won ;
Thy pitying love and tenderness divine.
Are they not ever fised on each dear child of thine 1
Auffiut, 1848. J. "i
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REVIEWS.
DtaAw OntptU; teith ffolu, eKfftf ea-
planatoTg ; dengnedjar Taachtrt in Ai6-
Ulk JMoafe Mrf BMt Clam*, and •* m
Aid to Familf Iiumetim. Bg Hour
J. Rlflct, PrtJ^t—BT qf BiUioQl UUrm-
tura and tiiltrprtlalien in thi Ntwton
Theelaeieai JntlihUiait. /it Two FoJumu.
Savmth BdiOon. BoitOQ i Gmild, Ken-
d«ll, uid Liaooln. ISmo,
J%e A»U <^ (he ApotiUi f wiiA tfoUt, ehi«f-
tfS»planaU>rf; designHfoT naeh*n ia
Sahiath Se/molt and Bible Claim, and ai
an Aid to Familg Intlraatian. Jly Hsnai
J, RiHJT. Slereettptd Edition, Bos-
ton : Gould and Co. 13mo.
Sacrtd Jthrlorie i or OtmpHitien and Dt-
Uvtiy nf Stmam. ily Hbmt J. Riput,
pTi^tuot of Sacr»d tlXelarie and Pattoral
DuHtt ill Pm NiiBlaa TlietlBfioal luMtitu-
ft'on. Botton: QoulduidOi. 12ino.
&rmi»M dt&vtrtd (n Iht Chaptl q^ Brtmn
Pnipertily. Bg Fftuicia Watuhd,
BoHoa: Gould ud Co. 12aio,
ProtiritfirthtPeephi or IllattraHotu nf
PtoMboI OodHnta, Jrawn/nm On Book
qf TPIfdom. Bf E. h. Hkoooit. Clndn-
nati. Button : Oould tnd Co. ISmo.
7A# Earllt and Afan i Leetarti on Oatitpar-
ative Phgiieel angraphg in Ut nluiim
to Iht Bittorf <if Mankind. Bg AnnoLD
GlTTOT, Pr^uoar ^ Phf ileal OtagrapKg
and Hiitary al Ntiifchatel. Tramlaled
bg C. C. FsLTOI, ^fJtaneard ITnhitrtitg.
BoMon, U. S. I Oonld, Kendall, and Lin-
coln, 1819. Londoni John Chapman,
Wa have often felt regnt thtt there
ia BO little intelleotnal interooorae )x-
tween Amffiioa and Eogliad. Amarioan
cotton and American buooiti are trti-
oles of commerce, bat of American
literature oompaiativelj little Jb knovm.
ITo tiie Chiistiaiu of botb oountrica
thia ia a serioiu loss, and it would ofl'ord
ua pleaaure to learn tlxat onr notice of
the booka that are named at the head
of thia article has th« efieot of inbt>-
ducing them to Engliih naders.
Profeasor Biplej'e are among the beit
expoutor^ writings with whioli we art
aoquainted. In their general chaiaettf
the; leaemble the Notaa of Albert
Barnes, while in one respect, at leut,
they possets a reoommendalion which
cannot conoede to the works of tliat
deserredly popular commentator. The
author maintiunB acriptural views of the
ordinance of baptism, and he bringa
forward on all proper occasions.
This is of far more importance than is
generally supposed. Kothing has tend-
> much, we believe, to retard the
progress of baptist sentiments, and lead
to their abandonment by the descend-
ants of th^ advoeatet, as the nae of
pndobaptist ezpoeitions. It ia a great
mistake to imagine that diffeMnce in
sentiment respecting that oidinanoe
afieote those passages alone in which
the subject is treated of formally; in all
oonunentaries written by pttdobaptists
with which we are acquainted, the in-
teipretatkm of nomeroos passages of
scripture is influenced by the ei^tpod-
tion of the authors, that the natutal
descendants of the pious are entitled to
advantages and interested in promisss
which do not belong to the i^uldna of
others. PBdohsptist principles an in-
sinuated ia then, in a zoanner which
common readers do not detect, and
which produces imperceptibly important
results. If, OS is the ease in many
affluent baptist families, the young peo-
ple are habituated to attend the minis-
try of paidobaptist pastors who ate
faithful to their own creed, and to oon-
Bult the works of {Wdobaptist oommen-
BBIEP HOTIOHa
tators when thej meet with texts that
perplex them, what is to be expected
but that thej ■hall adopt psdobaptiit
opinions 1 Independentlr of this, how-
eTer, ProfeMor Biplej's Notes evinoe a
combinatian of learning, piety, ami
good senie, which would eeoure to them
the approbation of British Christians if
they were known in our island.
^Die Saered Rhetoric will not super-
aede, 1>7 its diacas^oa of the prinoiplei
of the Botenoe, either Campbell or
Whately; but for praotiod puipoaes, and
ecpedally for the ministerial student, it
snrpasBes or rather supplements them
both. The tract of Dr. Ware on Ex-
temporaneous Preaching whioh is ap-
pended, adds to the value of Uie volume.
While due oonsideratioa is given to
delivery and method, there is through-
oat iQoh praotioal homage pud to the
great principle laid down b; Milton, as
cannot foil to direct attention to the
grand secret of pulpit eOioienc;. "True
eloquence," says that master-spirit, " I
find to be none but the seriout and
hearty love of truth."
Dr. Wayland's sermons are admirable
apeoimtsis of academlo exposition and
s^peals; and it may be safely said that
there is in this country nothing like
them, or to well adapted to guide and
eooonrage the inquiries of intelligent
young men. The subjects are Theoreti-
cal and Pnotkal Atheism— The Moral
Character of tfan — Jnatificatien by
Works Impossible— Preparation for the
Advent of the Messiah— The Work of
the Mesnah — Justification by Faith —
A Bay in the life of Jesus of Naiareth
— The Fall of Peter— The Church of
Ohrist^The Unity of the Church— The
Duty of Obedience to the Civil Ma^
trate — The Recent BevolatioDa in
Slurcpe.
The Proverbs for the People abound
in apt quotation, felidtous expressions,
and in evidence of dear ind^t into
spiritual truth.
The Earth and Man is a pleanng
little treatise on a lubjeat which Hum-
boldt's Cosmos and Mrs. Somerville's
Physical Oeography have made popular.
It ia one which is intrinncally interest-
ing, and reoent investigations In nearly
all the phyiioal scienoes are adding to
its interest, and seem to indicate an
approach to the discovery of more oom-
prebensive general laws, niis volume
has advantages over those we have
named. It ia less costly, and mors
dmpk. Above all, it combines, with
notioea of the earthly and phyiieal, a
running commentary on man as influ-
enced by the oondition and wronmstaa-
oea of the varioos countries of the
globe.
We commend the whole of these
Tt^umes to our readers.
BKIEF NOTICES.
Fafimlh Lory BdUm. n« A9IU Vi-
rion <f tht Polypi BBilt; etmlamaig Oe
Old imd JVoD TtttamaiU : uitA a eopioiu
amd origmal jeirefim ofHefirenca to Faraliel
Old ntudra^at "
A fliia pothrt TtlBCM BaatitnNt to Entfkh
BMtiaB <£ Binte'i FalntfoH BfbU bsa leaf
Wb s favonrit* irMi tb« inblio. We have
otUat bs*B Hrfirlwd U lad it In oottlcH ■*
mil M uoBg tbi moie nflntd dstMi, aal
hkn tcm mioMd u will u gnti&td by lb*
oamiriwMKT wHli wbkfc tb* omu h«i oKdwa
<>r«list ho mlM Ui "Palrglott." VixXf
%\Attf jvt** iam •Itpnd, howmr, hmi its
faM ■mcuann, sad tmaj wha Mckltd la U
famnlrhanWgBBtoMpHiMwttbMUi of
BRIEF NOTICES.
edition of Ifae Kiiptarn, mnrt be mm how
mn^ their •bilitj to Ttfn froin one punjcs to
uotbn- dewndf on Ihcii ttmanbiuM of the
porition of tbe piiugea npon the jwrticuUr
pull of the fset where "- '-'
while tbej tn able to ti
[«tliy w
K to the
_.j ^ . D mrehing for
the HID* tnthi in ft tibte with vhich the; in
uat tiuniliar." The pnblubcn hne, therafon,
piepuvd fut their old fiiendi ui editioa vbich
ftr line with tbe pocket editione
colDmn of mvgiui nfenncn mo nnou
mdingt ii jut where the; biTe been nied to
MO it, end thej bare before (hem tbe tr; bible
with which the; hare been fimiliu, u it woald
■pMU' through ipectsclei i^pted to their
nght. How gint tn sccDicinodmtion thii will
be to njqltitudee it it unnccenu; to tboir.
Tho nnimer; Tiew of CTenlj occnrriog in the
ioteml between the rtbuildiag of the temple
and the birth of John the Beplut, the HansoD;
of Iba Fonr ETuigeliiti, aod the tablet of
mion* klnda which an introdnced, all increaae
thantilit;of thijniUicirtionj w"^"'- "^- ■-■-
of eliguit limplidty in which
ifterer; p*f»on of com
11 oftan be Mlteted, wa donbt not, i
la pitMDt to a newl; mairied cinipla :
bapp; the; on whoie beatt* iti content* ahall
ba wriltni, and in whoM liTCi the; ahall be
eiunpUBed 1
Itatkutet of Jluelagv 6u llu laH Thokii
Cdalkehi, D.D., LL.D. Fbhuae //.
Edinburgh : Sntbrriand and Snoi. Lon-
don : Uuidltan, Aduna, and Co,
If we m*; b« allowed to m
for the miniitr; congiente ; and the third, de-
light that M man; of Ihore who are now
engaged in tbe aerrice of the charcbei have
enjoyed tbe adTanlagn which tuch inalrnction
could not ful to ;ield. Tbe diwue for which
the goapel rcmad; ia provided haTing bean
treated of in the preiMina Tolame, the fiiat
Con of tbii i) on the Natnre of the Goapel
ed;, and here the thoronghi; erangeliaed
apiiit of the aathor, hii filial rcTenuea fhr all
that God haa Mid, bia conaciontDCM of the
Katant of the Goapel Bcmed; ; and bato, while
be abowa bimatlf to be 6rei^ attached to tba
Em called Calriniam, be diaerioiinBtea
If between what belong* to that ijratan,
and Uw banaibl aicmcance* which ban too
inkmentat; 1
TrinitT— on the Moral Vta of tha Doctrisa
that (Airiat b Gal— on the Union of tbe IMrina
and Bamau Natue in Cbriat— Ob tha DoetriM
of the Spirit— on the Diitinctioa betweea the
Mode in which Theolog; ahoali be learned at
tbe Hall, and tbe Mode in whkb it ahonld be
tingbt frotn the P«t|ut— on Didactic and Con-
tioTtniBl lleidDg;. Tbeat are of great pac-
tical Talae, " In all onr dlacnaaioiiB of the
different qneaUoDi in theolagT," aa^ the aathv,
"we hare erer rejidecd when, uutead of a
meielj inteUectnal dogma, a to|ae, pfrhapa of
learned cmttOTna;, we coold ueieetee aor
opening wbatcTer t^ wbieb it might ba tataad
to an i^ect of plain and mctiod ■nliealSoa.'*
To an; of onr brethren wbo ma; feet It neoea-
fat7 to teatrict themaeln* to two TBlnme* of
the work* of Dr. Clialraet*, we ahonld aa;, B;
all meana lelect the two Tolnme* endtb^
" Inatitnlea of Theolog;.''
Tht Chrutim Life: a Manual tf Sotrtd
Vim, By BouRT HomoaaBBT, M.A.,
Oxtm., AfOer ef-Tla OmtiipiiUma ofAi
Dtity," " LalhtT^ " Gomd a Aiftauf of
tAe AgcP (v., ^. London : Aithor Bait
and Co. pp. 484.
Tbii ToloDie, which ii dodicated \ij pamk-
uon to Her Hajeat;, ia pobliabed in aid of a
TR7 excelleat inttitotioD — the Hoqdtal at
Brampton for Connmptioa and Diaeuai of the
Cheat. It is computed that 3e,OD0 penou fie
nf palmonar; conanmption in Biwlaad and
Walea ern; year; that ona-Bfth of tba mor-
talil; of adult* in onr conntir ariia* fraa thia
htal diaeate ; and that in tin metrapala% In
erct; 170 peraona there la one wearing *w^
nnder the operation of thta lionring salad;.
In thia hoapitil, an anlum ia affordad to laiga
nnmben of anch aaflerera, and othen recen*
adrice and medicine a* out-patjenta. IHaiait-
en, if the; can obtain Lettcra of Boconineod-
ation, an admiaiihle a* well aa eharduBOi,
tboogh we do not reei^lte the name of *a;
diaienter on the committee of nunagancot.
We regret that tlie same inducement to im-
•etiting mioiaten to make collectlooa b not
pTin b; (be rnle* a* «re held ont to "eraiy
incnmbent who *b*ll permit coQeetion* to W
made in bit church for the benefit of tba ba>-
pital." A* to Mr. Montgunerj'a work, notluDg
m it it ao mnch in accoidanca with OOT taat* **
the Dbicct (d which iU proBU are dented. It
ia no dnhoDonr to him, aa a clergfman <rf tba
ita(e church, to be atrongl; attached to tbat
church, bat we cannot b* expected ta n
Ibiae with him in tb* cartaae* wit*^ -"*
fondtea her, or to jinn with him ii
" QtA aan th* ChBmli I b* thia oar (*]r,
Botb whU* we lira, and when we dia :
For, rail bar ll>*oMn *• (tar BiD,
The Church la England'a gin; atOL"
Unbappil; too, a* we think, Ur. Hoalgomctj*!
admiration I* moit eDtbariaaticali; eidted in
refsrenca to the fa*ipti*DBl tbacc; whkb the
pradding Jodg* of the Coatt of Anbeo hM
Juat decided to be the traa ddctrhM of tb*
aataUiabed cbofA, and wbidi it n^ b* Mter
b v^^
BRIEF NOTIOES,
" nm UtUi tnrnbln, nbti In whiu,
MonUu gf tmna I imH B«plirt8
Bmn till fcmt iiTlTLDg.
Iha UrlUiwn of tbr iplm'i Uf>,
Wllh holT fDliiMa bg It f^
WUIthwtitOrtlui
WlUi Ood IB pnjK; 1
Kv nrt MCiu* iB Chilil'i 1
v flnt-bom pmnoti kn«w»
" Pmn tbM tb* SDH la nU«d tnr !
Tbj Hol'iBnr blitb bq^ U-da; ;
iBmulIlM wd b&diip hlih,
n* tutu of Jwu as ■npnli
To them Hha hMd hli cdl :
Naw, M tb* MUnM st thj Kiil ii ilno,
Uka biHulM* mtar, to nlwt > Ehtbi.'
,_im hla"_
Ttwnriawar oombati
ptHi of lUi nDmbcrara
i^n a7il«D«tic thtologj
•titemciiti rapntiH iunntlaa, ipoitalk
tMohisA ud tha CbMiui life, ud ""'-'-'"
thM bS •ablioM mTttidm will not nsct Uw
„ - .- of niU. " Whk
u (Iwwft nitfi" It ii iddid, "ti* ubcm oar
rm boBif tW U* tbookn ii awantiiPj of
—1. . .1 1„ ^ jj g,^ ^ til ft — "I —
if ▼woo Hntimut to IntarMt
ont ntluT wnj imMiI bwed ob
■ tombdna uid to alum, <r
pnui oilb ft dor andvalid ground of p^aaa, „
pnridM cnoofb of vipM Hntimut to IntarMt
■nd awakan, mthoat
God't Tiohtcd la* to
•07 aathantie asd aBthorititir* mtann a
raatcj to itooDcik (ham, ai unncn^ to tha Hofa
Obo and tbo Jut." Aootber Taln^ artidB
b oo tba lacant azpcditioo mdI bj the gotam-
Mtmlof tboTlDilcdBtateatoaiplaTetli^u^lr
tko rinr Joidu aod tha Dead Saa. Tba
Tojigadowntha Jordan, from thsiea of ^ba-
0 tha am of Sodom, haa nam betn
pliihad bctbco, wa baliare, at bait in
modon tbnto; bat it baa now bean paifoimcd
n of nnlooko
Mcnliaridaa
la wUchb ,__
fcundad fanda^ and eonfinniiw n
ahle fact). Daan Swift and hia taopwhen—
Olobtttl, tha Italian potitidan — Gaiman
Sodaliam— tha Tan Tean' Conflict— Eaatcn
Bniroa — Ballwaji -~ and the Indian wan,
Ihmh topic* Ibr other elaborala ^«qdaitloiiB.
Thi Eeltetk Bteiae. A%guit, IMS. Lon-
don, 8to., pp. 128, Price 2b. 6d.
The fint article thia month ia of a naifol
cbaraeter, deplniDg nridly the immoialit]' of
the itaae and ita concomJtanta, and giving a
biognphkal aketdi of Hontagoa Stai^, an
[labritv, who eonaciantiOBalj
unit bi iriiMi ha had deli|fat-
ch ha had derircd hb mppor^
^anUa ere* were opanad to aee hit need i^
that nhatlOBwhidi the gopalaxhiUta. Heat
wa an led to a conaldention of tbo Lawi of
Natuia and the InTcntioni of PiditldBBai loo
brief to eloeidatejintl; a taUeet lo aatandi*
and difficnlt. Wa then came to an article
whidi graUtea ni nodi, aa it cornbocatea the
highly &Totaabla i^nioo which we hare al>
Kadj aipmaed toour nadna of Hr. Burchell'a
meani of hii energetic and derated broIlwT,
A rimilaiidcaaaraia afforded to ni b; tha n-
riaw of Fairbain'f Typolagj of Scriptnr&
which will aid the diciUatioa of that Datfdl
work, deaeiilriiig it aa " Bnqneatioublr nperioT,
both in critical akiU and aignmantaliTe power,
lo moat trtatiaea on the nunc nibiect u oar
'"■rxV*, while it if Inlerfor to noneu rerereneo
for the worda of the S^rtl, and in richneaa of
eniudlcal tntb." Fndhwn'i woik on Ccjlon,
Sir Gaerga Head'* Bonia, Bnwnji''* 'R~»ta.
the Baaa Bock, Freehold Land B
Tht OumelaTititt ami Dymg Ttataumf tf
Fiter. A Diteoitmotcatio<adhftlulita&
of die Eta. Jo/m SlfUt, DM^ Fnaclud at
FohtUll, amd at Birmaiglum Ufon tht
'^-rwiOMreAuacialkni^Maiiit- -'
, , and jadidona ^acoDrat^
contdnliu a dalineation of the chaiacter of iba
late Dr. Stjlca, aod an oatlins of bli life. Thia
talented naacber waa bora Haicb ITtb, ITtJl,
anddied Jaoe32nd,lS49, A lore of reading
diitingniihad him in bia bof hood, and when he
waa ■eventaau yean of age he waa admitted to
Boiton College, Before he had attained hia
twentieth jeai he anteccd on the miniatir at
Newport in the lale of IHght. He waa afier-
waidt paitor of IndependeDt chnnhci at
Bri^lon, Brixton, Clapham, and Foleahill
near Coientr^. He poaaetMd an eiubemioB
of animal apinti, aod the propriety of hia oon-
daet waa in tennl inatancei pabUdy qnea'
tioaed; bnt many of the allepitioni a|^nit
him wenpnred tobaGalnmnloaa,aadiaotbar
caata, gentlemen of intwiity who ooodnoted
innatigBtiani, and conid lut lindkala hhn
'hoUr, coatiaaad to kmumr him with Ibdr
wbollr, coot
fkianJah^
Hmry R. Bitluip, Prvf. Mum., Onm. II.
ItraH n Efupt, a* Oraiotie, eompated bg
Okoboi Fudibick Hahobl. EiUtti,
BBIEF NOTICES.
vUh a Piamo Forte Accomnamtait, adaplad ChrUtiin Tinm im tk
from tlu Score, By Sir JItnry B. Biting, 1 nuj be obtaiMd fo '"
Pr^. Mut., Oxoa. l4>iid0B: IVAlBuiDC - ' -
UM Co. Impcnil Qurto, pp. Ifi aach Ho.
Then na tbouaadi, doabtUM, to whom ■>
aditkm of Huidal'i inirki in mfBtaj nmmhtn
wOl be Hoptalilt. InthkOanmaeiabenti-
fnUy atrmi, tmi the nnM of dm cditK
ia(u«i — '"'ifti) fmmialj, ■* Aom aad Gak-
tM" ii to ba Bomdctod in mx m«mb«, ud
" Imel in Egjpt " u twain.
M»aj fancitiimi whkh nwf b* ntuUg to
Mendi of ^u pon in thii eooDbr wiD be
tbrnni in tliia biiaf namtin.
Babbatht sn'M ibji ^au ; irith an Introduelioit
im BMt Oaa TtacMiig, By a Sa^itwrt
Teaeher. LoBdon : B. L, Green, pp. 128.
Cloth.
UbriTY in
> the finl.
Tilt Onium WorloKg Biiiaiit (Htmoad firm
Oe CSty Boad,^ HmentoiA BiU, HanmUad
Boad, Imtimud di Uu Fear 1756,^ Ihe
0f Orpltaiu, and etker Nectititimt OUAfren,
Inearpomled lS4a Offiee, 19, Orflmm
Street, Londm. Londoi] : Dnwin, Back-
■paetuie thli itTj cieelleDt Institntlon 1« in-
Mndad In thi* Hnall pnblieatioB, whlcli eoaUlni
• lift of inbfCTi' ' ■ -"^ "
a in MDTUfiog lor TOto.
Hn Toitam^ of tUi «1U Tolniiwi from
tba a*aw p«i wUcb Hm«. BoqUedea bara
imud pnrnmdj, wiD momBand thli edition
to Ihoaa vho powaw t/Om portiosa of the *et.
Fa ■ nntica of th> mne woA in a lOKattA
aie> wa b^ to relisr to ou nnmbei for July,
AJdren nf tAa Him. and Bet, B. W. JCoer, m
Oa OeeatbM af Ail Biatini, at Jnlm Strttt
Ciopaj; Amg*M 9, ISii. London: B. L.
Gretn, pp. 11.
The.Bapoit of Mr. HmI'* additM in tbe
Se^enl thmmmli h»* been dicolated alnadj,
and m bopa that a
j^Hfid fw ■pariilj.
BBOIRI PniLlOATIOHB
Sppnbrtt.
Clitiriiu Edncullon. Ku, u Uia Bi>be, tba Bar.
(lie Vantb. Hlnti upgo Phjiial, UmUl. MgnU.
and BcLVoai Tnloiaa. Xj PUlgtaenaa, Haaba
Df the iDcsTponttd Collin et Fiaeaptaia. Lamtom;
flfiiWandli. H'.»T.,1&.
A Pipgr on LoDHTltj, read to tba Leamiaata
ud Wirwlekihln Medical urt Chlraqdnl S«d*lT,
Wanaford H«p[ta1. Bj Rkmiiv lTbhth, Vti,
ll.&C.B., Suiein (a the Seathaai B;p( ud &r la-
traeij. ITaroMer iMpUpa and C^ pp-tl.
Pnetlol T>ii»i)iti, B; th* Ber. Wiuun
NiTim, D.D. Wllti MB Inlndnetlon br U« Rn.
BowAHD BicaaiarRn, Vluar of Watjia. B, i.
Tboulita oa (ha Slady of tbe Fmnn and So-
eeptlbUkleiar (b* Hunan Hind. JilJlijaiuil to a
MMiIng of Sabbath Bi^ddI TawlHii. Br a Itecbar.
£*Rifsiii aauiayftilMl fnini. loiu., ;ip. l<.
INTELLIGENCE.
The New Yotk Reoonler of Julf 13th
aajt, '' Tbe tntal number of dsatha in our
dty lart week wai 991— a grrater number
than erer before — aguinit S04 in the corre-
■ponding week of last jear. Of thcie only
484 are reported aa bj cholera, though it
muft be atident that of the enormou* re-
mainder (which oearly doubles the whole
number of death* in the corresponding week
of last f nr) mnnj muat hare been caused
b; the Influences that produce the cholera.
" On the whole we are compelled to taj
that tbe diKue appears to be gradually in'
creasing. It, howeTer, Bndi the rait Diajority
of its victims among the poor, and we sup-
pose we Diay say, amOLg the tIcIous. Of
the 1800 or 1700 Yirtimi, probably not fifty
were known beyond the circle of their per-
Kinal luKdates. Some indiriduala of the
most tempeiale babSli, and etcelleiit charac-
ten in eTcry way, hare &tlen, and no roan
can tttA that ha is entirely etetnpt fhim
danger. Like the lightning, tbe diaeaae often
•tiikee where least expected.'
The preralance of diseaw in this part of
the United Stalea appears to be attended by
iocuaint heat and drouiht. " On Friday
the 1 3th inst., at four o'clock, p.K., Dela-
tour'a thwrnomeler, in Wall street, denoted a
tampeialuia of 96 d^;Teea. This was the
tugDMt point the roercaiy has attained aince
tbe IStb July, ISiG, when it went up to 99,
at ■ quarter past three o'clock, p.h. In the
uppot part of the city it was atUl wanner.
At bal^pa*t niae, a.ii., the mercury itood at
96 in the sh^de, and at two, p.ii., at 07 de-
giaM. On tha same day it rose to 102 in
Philadelphia ; and at tne Ohaerrotory ot
Cambridge, Man., a thermoroeler placed in
the gtound, in tha sun, with tbe bulb bnrely
corared with earth, rose to 152, nnil the two
inatnnneDta used for the determination of the
t«mp«iitare of the tit, placed on diSetent
Mt» of the buUding, to M and 100. An
■greeable change, howerar.sM in on Saturday,
a little pM noon, with a few drop* of nun;
•nd efaice then the tempemtui* baa been
agreeably cool, and a freeib northetiy breete
luia kept the utmoaphere in conttaiit motion.
At Albany they had a heaiy shower at early
OS ecren, i.u., and at Boston in the course of
die forenoon, ' the long drought wH broken
The Philadelphia Christian Chronicle of
dfltfl, July IBth, says, "The hopei
which wa catertained at the time of making
up OUT last paper haTe been disappointed,
Tlie number of crises of cholera rapidly in-
creased. From Tuesday until Saturdaythey
avarago about eighty per day, and about
thirty deaths. On Saturday our dty waa
viiiled by a fine storm with thunder and
lightning. Tlie themiDmeler, which had been
•eiy high, fell rapidly. The temperatura
since has been compotatiTdy cool. On
Sunday a decrease in the number of CaMt
was macifeat. There were B4 casea, and 32
deaths on Saturday, white on Sunday tho
Board of Health reported only 64 coses, and
16 deaths. The total number of cases re-
ported for the week ending on Sunday was
469, of deaths 171.
" From St. Louis and Cincinnati we still
recdre tery painful accounts. The number
of deaths on Flidn m St. Louit waa 190, in
Cincinnati 118. The number of casta is not
giren. Ihiaa two cities haTs been fiailed
mote serenly than any in our country, per-
hap) than any in the world. The populatiaa
of St. Louis 1* suppoeed to be about 70,000,
Newly 200 death* daily from such a popula-
tioD is a itty large number eomp«iBtii«ly.
A like proportion of deaths in our dty would
twwll our reports to 1000 per day."
The Report of tha Eiecutire Committee <rf'
e Canada Baptist UaloB. presented at the
sixth annual meeting of tbe body, held at
Kingston, Canada West, on the 28th of JtuM^
""1, speaks thns of public a&iia in that
try: — " In oar own prorinoa eToMehate
of a mixed character. Our rulotl have
■ought, amidst much unreaaoimble and hc-
tious opposition, to introduce and carry
ttirough measm^ long and loudly demanded
by the country. Thus the confidence of the
country has not been misplaced, nor haTe
the reasonable eipectations of the people
been disappointed. Had the unhappy courw
puiBUed by the factious both withm and with-
out the teoislature been araided, other mea-
sures, invoiring much good to the country,
might hare been matured. Out of thii
opposition and its result* one adtnntage of
iaMlculable amonnt springs, not only are the
EUROPEAN INTSLLIQEHCE.
prindplca of rMponiibls goTenunent eoa-
caded to CanldR hj the imperial parliament,
but they are bonotl; canieil out bj our
prewut noble-minded and patriotic goTernor-
genenl. ETCiytbing, therefore, now dependi
' ' ' j bithfol to thcnuelTca
oolony, with free inltitationt ud jut law*.
apon tba people beiiu faithfol to thcnuelTi
and tbe prindplea of •elf-gorenunent, whi
tbei tbi( itia]] b« a great and praapenn
UnleMMmeef ^
cue b; the annnal meatiDg be made, the
printer of the Begtitffi' declares that he moat
diecontinae to mae h. Hanj aawranee* of
deep inteiMt in tbe pofadkal and of it* great
utib^ are receJTCd from Tarion* )Mrtt M tbe
pnmnce. Tbe committee feel MMirad that
much erit will ariee to our denomioation and
tbe wered cauae of religioai freedom, if the
•llemative of giring up the publication of
the R(«;iftar be adopted. To continue it,
boverar, unleaa there be prompt payment^
._ _ .. (uijgcriixin, or a eufficieot
t the axpenMi of piintiDg,
ttutterlt
The Ber. C. Spmden, Principal
geminary at Fiedencton, S. B., baa gi
t pqblie
_ IT bretbmi in No*a Scotia.
Very man; of our readem will rtjoioe in tbe
tidinp it brin^ reipeeting tbe pcoeptril; of
the denomination in that proTinee, and the
progriM it baa nude witbia tbe last fifty
year*. II now Mnbraoe* ahoiat 10,000 com-
mtmieanta, and it lupported by at least one-
flftb of the whole popnlation. " A little one
baa become a thousand, and a snail one a
■tianf nation.** — Montreal RegMtr,
Mr. Bannay, miaionaiT piintei at Haal-
mein, wiitli^ on tbe 2Snd <tf Febmaij laat,
nj^ " The printing of the Pwo Kai«n New
Tettament will be eommmced ai eoon aa the
eiecutiTe ootninittee shall hare approred the
reaolutioa of the Karen miwoa to abandon
the Pwo Katm cbaiactor, formerly and now
in UM, and adopt the Bgen Kano.
" Some pama bate beeo takesi tbe prewnt
year to oscettain pretty convetly the nnmber
of Christians in the TenaSKrim and Arracan
provinces, and in Bonnah Proper, I mean
among the Karens. It is found that in the
Tenawnrim prorincea there are about 1600
baptised belierer^ in Armcan and in Bnrmab
Proper 4S41. Bcaidea theae, then ■» in
Buimab Proper, of troe and liied Chriitisne
who baTB laend opportmiitr of baptJiD,
S1Z4. In all, therefore, baptiied and on-
baptbedCbiistlan*, 11,0651 andlbeeell/WS
ai« witboat the Bible or New TeMamoit."
1 New York asy^
'The
B«T. Mr. Nelson, now pastor of the
baptist chorehin Sweden, is sustained in part
by tlie Baptist Haiincn' church in this city.
"nw New York Baptist AwNaation at thor
late swaion raised a ■ubamptian of abont
forty dollan to fimiisb him with a libraiy.
Tbe booka won pnichased and lent to bin
last week in charge of a licentiala of the aaid
Baptist Mariana^ church, who goea ont a* a
colporteur. Heisa Daneand wasconTctted
abotit Ibar yeai* ago, and ha* «nee been edu-
cated in the schoal of aSiction. He now
feel* 0* if the Lord had called bim to go and
praaeb the gospel to his ooDntrymesi. He
baa been o^red a free passage by Captain
Haldon of memoiable fame, who was faap-
tind by Dr. A. Judaon in Burmab aone
yean ago. Ilis ship ba* Niled fbr fiottot-
bnrgb, and takes oat this Danish mianaaary
and the library for Mr. Nelson in Swedes.
.._ ».._. - fonncriy a miMfonaty of tbe
d Society, b ' ■" ' '
Hr. Scboeden.
tbe Baptist Marinen' chniGb, was
nUne and to adopt bap^ riews
tiled, and hss been the meana of
the fint baptist church in Sweden, an ensrt,
as be ws m a letter to Mr. Steward, pastor
of the Baptist Mariners' church of tbi* cjty,ia
his cetimatian mare aDspicioiu than I'
French nrolation. Theae Mdlor-n' '
senke in onr baptiM ranks.
ggoed
Tbe Oeistan oonevandsnt of TbaCbm-
tian Timta, writing from tbe hank* of the
Saala, after discussmg tbe state of pertiea ia
Northern Oermany, and the causea of tbe
opposition to the separatioa of tba chnidi
tram the state, says, —
"Tbe baptials an, strictly speakiiv. Dm
only tree oborcb in Qermany, and it ia r»-
mukable, and at the mme time ntj ebaiae-
HOME INTKLLIGBNCB.
tnMal, thut thMr wonbip in thdr nev
cbun^ to IfcRndepitraae, Bnlin, mat inau-
l!ur«l«d uudei the cannonade of the 19th
Much of the lut jear, when, pcihapa, no
wrrice «M held m anj other church, when
I wai in Berlin iMt nimmer, mj loul ' cleiT-
inj; unto the dult of politics,' wu quickened
and nfrobed in tbii place bj a aermon of —
B watchmaker [ A few weeki before our
ftmooi KnumDacber had preached in a
nwtWal diuTch, from ' Hold that which thou
halt, that no man lake Ihy crown,' and ana-
Ijwd or renlved thii teit into the exhorta-
tionalo hnlii.llt.Pmrmn C ilnnProiinfrnthiim']
2Dd, Gennanf ('dag DeatKhthuiD') ; 3rd,
Chunhdom (' du Kirebenlhum ')', and 4th,
Chriitendoni (' daa Chriatenthum ). Of no
lea political tendency, but eren fiuutical and
bi^7 leactianary, wu the serinan I heard
the nine ;ear in Halle at a minionarr meet-
ing. The preacher applied the wordi of the
Becond P>un), ' Why do the heathen rase ?
. . . The mien lake cmuiael togethei
Bgainat the Lord, and Bgoinit hit anointed,
aajin^ Let u> break theiibandt aiunder,Bnd
caM away their cords from D> j' ]it«all7 and
without the least colouring to the Frankfort
and Berlin parliaments. And, being at
Biolan in the month nf Noremtter, when —
during the most Tiolent stn^lea between the
■0 called Rump Parliament and the miniitrj
of Brandenborgh — the proclniming of the
republic was everj da;r expected, a denr bro-
ther and a diriae, ss much distinguiilied by
pielj as bf learning, (ety camestlj msin-
tained that in that case ererj Christian
nrinii*" wonld be obliged to resign, and thus
idnltified the kingdom of Prusria with that
of God — politiGa and Christendom I If thii
is the judgnMnt of Ihott men, can we be
surpiiaed at the ' lamentable state of poUtical
.. . . . [^-of tbemaasesF"
A nmr decree hsa been adopted 17 the
Comieil of State, respecting whidi M. r ~
the correspondent of Etongelical Christeo
saft," There has been, indeed, an adronm
mad* in legalised peraeontion, inasmuch as
the decree of January 29, 181S, forbade onlj
sodi reli^Dus, or latbsr politico-relipoos
maaUiip as should befbnnd an occaaon of
dfrtmlMsee; Hid wMdi pennitted tlie polk*-
coort and (M tilbanal of the Canton Ut pMS
oret tbeoAbneoInmureMM. ItwptMsnt
d«er«B adBit* of but one bitarpNtatlon, It it
pnfMt]jclear,withlb««xMptionof'domsstic
wotihlp in prirata bouss^ einidiuiled bj mem-
ben of tbe nmily,' aD raligioni meetinp held
ANNUAL HE&TINQS.
At the geneial meeting held in the Bdiisioii
House, Moorgate Street, on Tuesdaj, July
10, 1849, Joseph Fletcher, Esq., in the
chair, the following report was read : —
Erery rerolring jear returns a sossou
when the subscriben to institutions dopend-
on public support, expect and are
entitled to receiie a statement of the pro-
ceedings and eipenditure. Such annual
iibibilioni are often accompanied by eipna-
lioua of regret that more ample bounty bu
not been extended, that the contribationl
have been reduced, or that what ha* been
accomplished lua exhausted tbe fund ; while
Tarious causes are assigned for these priT>-
tions, operating together to create letfoua
alarm and to justify complaint.
" The Committee of the Baptist Building
ind bare also experienced the prsanire of
the times, and with -others they hare suAred
dep[««ian by change of eirenmstancei ; but,
rertheless il the prinlege of your eom-
e to announce with feellnp of gntefill
satiAction, that an aJl-wise Benebctor haa
differing indeed fW>m all othen,
adapted to its purpose, capable of any eiten-
rion, and based upon principles which, so long
as they are carried out, will secure its perpe-
tuity. Your committee rejoice that beins
entrusted with the charge of a ftind created
by the legacy of the late Dr. William New-
man, to the Baptist Building Fond, the
subscribers at their hal^yearly meeting etno-
tioued the application of that I^acy, and of
all future subscriptions and donationj, to the
granting nf loam without inierri' fbr the
paymeat of chapel debta, to baptist i:^Dr(jiee
which i&ould be willing lo gire approied
security for repayment of tbe prindpal in
ten yeara, by twenty half-yearly equal inatat-
menta — and your eommiltee hare to stale
the fbllowing result : —
'* Twenty-fbnr churches hare been assisted
' with loana — their debts, to the amonnt of
£23J0, with an annual interest payable
thereon of £112, are annihilated.
" Upon this loan of £2850— the half-yearly
instalments amount to £118i that amount,
when received at I^y-day and HkhaelmH,
is added to the general stock, and Is immedt-
ately r»-inT«atad by loan to eome otber
church or churchee next in rotation upon the
list of approTsdapplIeatiani; thus the instal-
mentt discharge another debt, create a father
saiing of interest, become another channel
of benefit, and still constitute ■ part of the
society's rerolTing capital, secured as an en-
during fiind, for a source of psrpetual
«dTanlag& Such are the timndation and
•nperstrueture of tin slaUlitr and uaeRilncfi
of the BaptM Building Fund, and toch they
HOME INTELLIGENCE.
will lemain : ahould no (iiiilipT Bum be ailiei
to the capital, tlic pcrpcLuicj' of the jiiBlitu-
tion i* (0 that ttleni raUlilished ; (be onlj
Tide U Ihe failure of tbe instalroenU ; ttrnit
ma; perhajM, but tbej vill not alt, fail;
it UMj, without prenimption, be expected
that coniidenble addition! will be made to
the capital oa pnigieiiiiTe utilit<F ■hall confinn
tlM cbaiBcter oT tbe Building Fund, T'
McDiit; giien Ibr each lepanite lonn ii i
Imto af fiand rffaur perioru belonging lo
ioternled in tbe chorch avtrted, each
whom is napoDBJblB for the vbole amaunt.
Tbey undertake lo remit the inatalmrnta
rrgubrl; at the appointed time ailhmil er-
pfflM, and hitherto thej hare been punctual,
not one haa hiled. Yoni committee re-
ipectfull;' and U);gentlj applf to the deno-
mination tor a huge ineresae of the nun now
Tested al a loan /uiuf in perjitlvils, — the;
obaerre with truth that donatioiu and annual
nibicsriptionf are not, ai the; are in other
eaaef, expended and loit ; in thia inatilution
the; are treanired, A guinea once depodled
here will he in action nan; 7ean to come,
and, baling paid off iwenlj timea iti amount
of debt, will continue an entiretf in the
hands of a ttitore committee for diatant and
extending ;:oad. Your committee
emboldened to be fmpottunate that a fund
may be niaed in aome dej^ree commeniurate
to the increaiing demand of the denomina-
tion— the lecurit]' ii ample and abiding,
bowerer large the amount, it will not be
concentrated, but ipread oier Dumeroas
ehuTchci — one twentieth part of tha whole la
all tliat can arei be in hand, and that for a
^ort lime. The appllcationi (br araialance,
when approred, are lupplied bf tntation ;
and there will erer be a aufflclent number
nadj to abaaib whaterei maj be in hand,
and ta CBn7 on its arcnlation through kuc-
eeeding geDCiations.
" The committee feel jmtifled in congrtlu-
lating tbe nibacriben and conttibuton on
theil abundant and unexpected luccas—
thej now appeal to the judgment of tboae
who doubted Ihe ■oundneaa or the working of
Hr. Bowler's ealculatlimi, if paat experience
Itaa not remoTed their scruple* ; and to thdr
generoaiij' thej i^ao appeal, tbat they ma;
now aaaitt and co-openife upon coflTJction.
" The committee offer to the general con-
■Ideration of the baptist denomination tho
itrj large amount of unliquidated debt, and
the numeroua appHcalioni fbr aaaiitance.
The; name the injurioua inSuenee that debt
exerU, by the oppretiiro interett thereon
which muit be paid, and in naroing it tbey
cannot omit the painful obaervitlion, tbat the
demand tot interett Ii to a Inrge extent una-
voidably met by a cotreaponding deduction
ftom the remuneration of the paetora, cspc-
dally where tho membcn are poor, and
uhert iliat dedaclitn ii Ihe aatt opprettive.
" Your coramittoa t«ae their Toice In
adTOcacT of tbe families of tbe paaton, who
Ihenuclvti must tuffci in uience while tbey
sustain the ptiTStion.
'' Yonr committee IM tbat if erar meni'
ba of tbe denomination would pre Uboally
Dnnr, the future freedom of tbe cfaurcbca
ton from ita withering (Act, would be
permanently cMabliabed.
» Another feature in tbe cmKltutloB of
tbe Kici^ ii, that an enlaiKcment of ita
fund would not increase tbe expenaea of it*
** No poundage la paid upon donationa— all
• but til
lipoid
of tbi
toui;and,flnally,yonrcotpmltteeiwpeetliilly
■uggist that bequcata to tbi* inalitatlim wouM
be moat appropriate and ntefnl. LegMiea
ore usually fimded, and tbe intcnat only k
applied to the appointed pnrpoae ; bat in
this rase the whole amount left is Teatcd in
■ccuiity, and tbe whole, bowerer laiitB, k •!
■11 timea thereafter in lull operation for tbe
pnrpoae intended by the donar."
Joeaiw FLSTcaai^ Bi^, Uolon DoA, LiaHboaH.
Hr. a. BiuuT.
8. U. Paro, Esq., W.P.
Hr. Bnnu Pawian*.
Bit. I. U. SoDU.
Hi. Spdidbh.
Mr. W. BwanTMAD.
ynV.'wawnKwKHi.
Mr. H. Wiuun.
Hr. B. C. WiuuBonar.
Hr, /. O. WODLUoMT.
W. H. WaraoN, Bwi., Bsaraiia Street, Fleet SL"
HOUB INTELLIQENOG
Uored b^ Hr. Wumingtim, and iMODded
by the Rcr. C. WoolUKOtt.
•IV, That tbe UuiDki of UiLi mntln* tn due,
■BdinkinbrVonMil loUr. John Kutlf hi bli
•'V. TLitlli»ltauik>arthiimeaUiub«pnwBt*d
to Joieph FltUbar, Eh., Tnunret, tot Uia mnc
IntoHt ha bu luivlMilf ukan la tha pn»[Mrlt]'
of Ua BipUtt BsUdlDg Full, ud fur bli UndntH
Cfrani.
Bidlaigh ULartan tK
Cbuccbes UHit«d with Louu from Dr.
N«»mui'i Fond, and anraunt repaid to
I«df-<lsr, t8i9;—
UKJ>^
iSSiSr
imiw-
Jua
« MarlhTrTtdTU
sassss—
•JbIj
t cbnnliH ud puld oir dibt£UN
On TuMday, Angnat 7th, at 1 1 a.i., tha
meeting wu opened with prayer, aAer which
the buine« of the Union wai prooedad
vith. Biotber Landel), paMoi of tba chnrdi,
preiided at the different conferenceB.
In order to a dalinita andentiuding aa to
the relation of " The Erangeliit " to tha
" ' 1, it was moTEd bj brother Duacao,
ded by brother Taflor, and unanimana-
ly raaolnd —
" Ttut frgm Tunur, INK Tba BnnfaUit ba
foim, which wm
Brother Tnyloi finding it neceanry, tnm
tha preaauN of hia laboun ou Ilia health, to
reaign the editorahip of The ErangaUit with
ttie completion of the pieaent volume, It
waa moved by brother Thomion of Dnn-
fermline, aeconded by hrotller Milner, and
resolved unammoualy —
«(pUae tb« raalfutlon of bnUiar
rot na Enuigall*!. (ba Union (andar
A ttabtkt for ui loDf-dOfitiDbad and
Brother Londele ngr«ed to accept the
appointment, after which the brethrea att-
joLuncd tiU Wedneeday monuug.
On Vfeintldaj, at 10 a,h„ the meeti:ig
waa Msumed with pnjer, when lettera were
read from the following chnrchea applying
for aid : St. AndreVa, Airdiie, Oajaahiela,
and Leilb. To three of theae gianta were
made, and the other waa referred to the
Executive Committee. Freviona to thia de-
ciaion, the trcaaiirer'a report waa read, allow-
ing a bnlanee on hand of X91 6a. Sd.
The queelioa of an evangeUat being eta-
ployed tnr tbe Union being brought before
tbe meeting, It wse cordially reaolred, on the
motion of brother Lnmont, aeconded by
HOMS IKTBLLIQENCa.
" Ti*t Ua httImi of bntkir UmpK
OilubtiU, b« eillid Into ni)n«
■ctlB* ■> «mi(illR or Ui< Ui
■ppwilnnot b« for ilx aoDtlu, IhyIds hi
mpgamanl bttWMn UmHlf uJil (ba Eiki
Tba mertiiigi of the Unioii wan appoint-
ed to be held in GUigow next year, and
brother Johnttm lo preach.
Brother ThomKin hanng ndgned hii
■ecretwjihip to the Union, it wu unaui-
moiulr reeolved, «n the motion ot brother
Tejlor^
The genaml report of the jeai beiDg tub-
Bitted to tlie meeting, it wii moTod In
brother T«;1m-, teoonded bj brother Hamil-
ton, and Meolred, that it be adopted and
printed al l«t jtw, and the letter* tram the
cburcbei appended.
AeeoidiDB to nirangement of UM 7enT,
brother TsfW preeiied an able diaeouru on
the qaeation, " What ii tnith 7" on Tnadaj
•Temng, In the large and taUtantiil chapel
lately putcbaaed bj tbe Cupar chutvh, in
which tbe othn meeting* vcts aln held.
On Wednead^ enning the annual aoiMa
loA plaM. After tea, addrema were d*-
Hnred bj Inethien Simpeon, on CbfUtiaa
UaeAilneM; Walbnn, to the Inqoirer; Joho-
fton, tbe Daj of Snmll Thu^ > TaTlcr, an
OQtline cf tbe Stale of the World during the
Millennium ; Banniattr of Perth, Recapitu-
lation; and Vanderlip of New York, on tbe
Dcnonunation in tbe United Statca. The
intenal* between the eddiemia were appro-
nriatel; rriiei>ed with aocied muiic of the
linert deacription. The meeUng wae large,
* 1 enthuiiaitic. Tbe a
I nibKription t
£* 10*. »■« colleeted,
the ftind* of tbe Union.
On the whole, we are bound to oongiatulale
the ehotobea on tbe meetinn of tbe preeent
jear. Thej baTe quieted toe (can of manr,
and exceeded tbe hopee of all. Ifot only did
they afford a happy eouon of Chriitian
Intercoune and enjoyment, and not only did
they inspire the Tarioui brethren picKnt with
■ ipirit of greater confidence, leal, and
detenniuation ; but in the fruiti of lait year'i
laboun, they bate prodaced the oameet of
■nil gieater progreei, and point to the epeedy
dawn of a brighter day, and the ultimate
■ppratdi c^ a ndi harrot of triumph 1
ASSOaATIONS.
waa fbrmed at Swaveeey,
Riddeclum .
■■■-■■^%'^ii«.
.C R Piajv.
winiaihii";
EEisEl
" L nu tUi uMaiitloB b* A
GaabcMpaUn and III* d( KIt
Bud* MtiMosaiT BooIHt. and A.
tlnUor BopUit (^■K^~
^ or betweOB eat •(
. aada to tUa badj,
bt poiMltlad, miQ at Uoot oae
Bned *'^" iL tW tW
Hoaat rMiiagUlatliiii onsHBtM tr Um Hal It
II ohindi haT* IHU tried Id nln. Ttaia it i±aU
HOME INTEmOENCE.
and NecMsilj of Promoting ChrislUn Union
wiih > Ticw to ths EiteniioD of the RedMin-
tr't kingdcn:."
B*ptiHd dniiDgUit
Rntind bj iittK ...
idbTdMl
BUVFOLK BjIFIIST HOHI HIUIONIBV UNION.
Ten ehnrchei haro nsncittted thcnueWes
togetbrr under this title.
IjWlrt, siAt Ore
TnrM Onto....
...I.Lont
Haling met at Turret Green chapel, Ip»-
wich, Thuradaj, July 5th, 1849, KTcral
brelhreii prayed, routine budnen vas trotis-
ncted, and the following were adapted aa the
levised Rules of the Organiiation :—
L_Th>t Ibii KKlalj b« alltd Tbt aaSolt Bap.
"II.
Is «E]
That Iti ohjact ba <b( nppOT
aml-lon«Top.»ll«u,\i
Bf tlmnba. plutlog pem
unailDg tbe aiua ol Cbrtn
otliat nn apprared bi Ih
goaaimaaanaalaiaMlDi.
t ud Klauioa
eltgibl
oclti burim,^!
br inbKTlpdoDa or a
^TSaX^'S.
lb*
ba
tltHO
Ibapit
10 July
That aa annul attt
tbla BcKIr b. hrld a
TlDU aasBal niEtllDa.
; and Ibat durisi Oi
apla«.ppoinI.dbT
uD Iba Bnl Tbnndar
" V. Tbat aT«i7 tbunb In tbla mloc ba repn-
laatad at tbg aonnal naatLng br lEa uLnlatar and
ofl or two dfeltfatad mambai^ vbo ahall ba eoUtlad
o Tata oD ararr nbjHt which may coua qadar tbalr
DsaldtraKoD.
" VI. Thai tba (nrlcH of tba aoioal mHUaa ba
la hillowa :— To aHcmbla at hall-paat tan o'cToek
ireclsalj, whtn th* Bomlaa (hall ba dtiolad u
■TotlDiial aiiTciaa^ aod nadlnj ibt atalxtLa nut
if the ehuebta. Thi arttnioDn U> ba apprepriatad
a bnalLtai, and Iba othiT anrloai to ba inch ai
itaall ba dattnnlatd b; iha thnroh whan U> isnual
"VII. 1
a dlDBn ba prerUal for Iba mlnla-
Bfai^ aad auch othar frltnda aa mar
appolntad at arn? atmoal maatlng for tlia anniog
" IZ. That lach ebaich ahall Mnd Ita isntrtbBtlon
n tba Int Thoiada; In July, ISSO.
" II. Tbat at Iha annnal mtatlng or tblt Union
nangsmenta ba mado to tacllltalH Ibi objacla ot
bat for tba aiiiJng yaar bnlhnn Elinn, Wibb,
,Dnl, T. Kldlif, Pollaid. l*aj. Cowell, Bailor,
[. GIU, and Lambart, be appointed a oomtnlttn iOr
inda ot Ibt Union, (o
n W. Ba^Bj ba appolntwl tn
Aoembled again in (he cliapel for the
evening aenice, ni halt past aii o'clock, when
a public meeting was held, brother Lord in
th« chair. Brethren Bnyne and Webh
prajed, and brethren Lewis and Elven de-
liieied addresaea on reraonal and Relatjre
Religion, when (he meeting was concluded
hj ths doxolog}' and benediction, and n col-
lection made for the fundi of the "Homa
Hissionar; Union."
raporlawata
Dr'i.Herorai^.niia ... 17
....n?'"
Baparated
■ ■_! 70
Nombtr o( mamban. IS
NEW CHAPEL.
Bj the liberalitj and ical of Mr. Join)
Wood of Wonbro' Dale anil a fcir gentleoieu
in the neighbouriag town, who with him hnvo
Commenced tbe undertaking, a neat baptist
chnpel hns been erected in Barnilfj, capable,
without gallertu, of aeating SHO penana.
HOMB IHTELLIOBNOS.
with the Bdmlntitntion of Iha Lord'i inpper
to Ihfl imall church prcrionslj gathered.
Sermona were preached hy brethren Dowsnn
«t Btmdfbrd, Stalker of Leedt, Roe of Bii-
minghim, Burehelt oF Rocbdsle, Stovell,
TOHident of Mubro' CoUege, Dr. Godwin of
BaAHitA, Baddoir of fiuulej, sod Lanin
of Sheffield. Tbeae warna* wen weU
attended, and gave cheering promise of lub-
•equent >iii nM The chapel, at a nifficient
diitanee ftom olhn place* of wonhip, ii f~
the loidit of ■ huge papulation that stands
■peeial need of t^lsiaiu attention. Tt
building is conitiucted so ai eanly to admit
'agallerj
the building, the coat of which will be about
£700. Thii effort ii looked upon with ftrour
hf ChrlMiuia of otbei denomination! in the
lawn, aemal of whom hare liberally contri-
buted towards it. In the hands of a auilable
minjtler, (or which the little ^urch is now
praying, the eilbit will, hy the dirlne bleaa-
nig, be a ^wrminent soune of ■pirftuat good
to many ui this town in connexion with the
baptlrt denomhiation.
OHDINAnON.
Hr. B. Miller, late of Harboro', haring
•oc«f>ted a nnanimoua innUlioD from the
baptist churah at Swanwick near Alftctoi,
entered npon his labonn there in July.
The baptfrt church in this town bning had
the senricet of Hr. Alexander Pitt, Isle of
AihtOQ-nndez-Lyne, for about two nionlhs,
during which time ha cnamended himself
Klly to the people by hii Christian spirit,
I gJTCn him A warm fnrilation to remain
with tbnn. Haring accepted this call he
RECENT DEATHS.
Ur. Charles Henry Channon, who depart-
ed this life on tb« 15th of January, 1849,
was bom is (he city of Bath in the year
1799. When quite a child he lost his &Cher.
At nine years of age he was taken under the
lunt. who became the guide
d whose conaietent example
i he acknowledged, by
blessing, to haie been the mesni
of his conTsrsion in early tifi). From some
-Kuse* not exactly known by hia tmriTing
of hia youth, and *
f hia youth,
nd godly ini
relatires, he did not make a pnblie iinifcwiuu
of religion till Dee. 3B, 1B38, when ha m
baptized and receired into the chureh it
Bethel chapel, Cheltenham, then under the
care of the Iter. James Smith. Upon the
secession of the Ibnner with >eT(T«1 of Uis
memben to form the church sfterwatds meet-
ing at Salem chapel, Hr. C3iannon, bong of
the number, was unaninumriy ^caso to lbs
office of deacon, an offleeirtdchbenaedwell,
and in which ha conlioued to the dose rf
his taluabie life, to enjoy the oonfidsocs ind
affection of his pastor, hia colleagues, and hit
fellow memben. tt might be truly sud of
him, that as a Christian he WM''bithfiil sod
feared God aboTe many." Hia general et
perience was more distmguished by habitml
tioRTenly-mindednesB than by any reoiaifciUs
changes. For many years be had enjoyid
peace with God, through &ith m the atone-
ment and rigbteousneM of our Lori Jens
Christ. His trials were Tartons and sooie-
tjmea heary, hut he nsTer xoaniftated ini|a-
lience, nor yielded to extreme dvpondmcj.
Prayer was hia un&iUng leeonice. He ob-
tained support and relief in troable by aitiiig
his burden npon the Lord. The molidy,
which at length terminated his eaithly
course (a peculiar disease of the heart), efteo
GBuaed him ssTem pain, and excilM tka
apprehension of his friends. On one otts-
sion, after a paroxysm of extreme snfcrtni^
he was naked whether his trials and soUii-
ingi did not at times itiminjiTi his iplritysl
enjoyments, the reply he made strongly inti-
mated that as his sufihringa abounded, so tlai
did hi) "consolations by Christ sbonnd.'
To another friend with whom he eonWCTS<
but a few days befive the eTant, sneakint of
his depvtorv be said, " The wQI e
he done." Intbedoms " ' '
and cmuisttDt ^ety i
ftunily altar was never neglected."
dren felt that their eternal interests Isy ntsl
to the heart of their balored parent; and the
true happlneea and union imown onlr is
thoae ftmilies in which God ii acknowledged
and honoured, were realiied by them in i
large degree. It was the ddlght rf thii
truly good man to tee tvoofbisdearchUdrei
united to the ohurcfa ; and it it the eanMsl
player of the writer at thia sketch and many
other Christian fHendi^ that a petition be
frequently used m pMver may be iiilly an.
swered, that aU hk cUldnn might beeooe
thechEldnnof God. Thelast act ofblilift
engage in prayer with his &mily ; is
about two hours uter the cloaa of his motl
erering serrice he was called to eomnHoee
the work of perpetual pi»iie in ttie cri(*isl
temple. He had appeared quite as well al
he had been for some time daring the dsfi
retired to rest about ten o'clock, and ml
asleep. A few mEnutea before IWelTe o'clixk
he awoke his companion, lo whom be com-
plained ef diOenKy of breathbi^ akd as-
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proMed hii aooicioiuaaia of appniuiluiig
death. Hii eldett sdii bsiiij in an luljaiaing
TOjni initiotlycameto Uie help of liii parenti.
Hi) fathsc WiU in prayer at he entered tha
room, he Knd juat time to aik hiia if lie then
rmliMd the preuuce and precioiuae** of Iha
Sariour, the dying Chriitian quickly aniirered
in the sfficniBtiie, and immediately " fell
adaep in Je»u." Uay all thoae who knew
him, Bud admired hii Cbriitiwi coniittency,
becons fallorer* of hii diiins Uaiter, and
partaken with him of etamaL life.
The late Hci. Fanley of Diu grew to
jeaia of maturity a itranger to God, aod
entered on the dutie* of married life bafora
■he knew hei n^ed of a Sariour, or the
jKiwn of hii renoTatiog grace. Her tint
telijiixii imprsnioni vera produciid while
re*iding at St, Jamei' in the vicinity of
Bun^y, through caoTersttien irith an Jndi-
tidual in the humbler va1k« of life, sho
waa a member of the church of ChriiE at
Wottwell. The Divuie Being often warlu
by feeble meana and h^ioible initru mentality
ID the accompliihmant of the purpnsat of ha
meJToy. Afier the remoiut of Mr*. Panley
and her bmily to the neighbaLirhood of Dial,
■he irss induced by an nuat to atteikd the
irorjhip at God at the bapList chapel, and
havin,{ heard the vard of truth to praSt,
coutinued with mora or lui constwcy to
wait 0.1 the great Jehoiah in uniioa irilh hii
people there for mare than fbity Yean. She
embraced the doctrioai of the bible aa hsr
Mligiouj creeJ, Ihe atonemaot of the crou
■■ the (buniation of her hope, the Lord Jajui
Christ 01 her dirine and omnipotent Siriour,
and the Holy Spirit 03 her hearenly co3i-
forter and guide, by whoia liiBupuce and
agency ahe Jrcv nigh unto Gad ; and exhibited
in a coniiatcnt nnd pioua life the praclical
paver of the religion of Jesui. Like moat
«f tha true aertauti of God, "in the world
•he had tribulation," Sha wai Mrly left a
widow, and aome yean B^ar tha dear
amiable and promisbig children in whom
•he delighted were all removed from her to
the world beyond the grave. But theee triali
though levere elie received grace to (uitain
vrittea January 1823, aha aaya, " Yeu hare
heard Uie melancholy intelligen<» of my
dear daujhter'a death which I keenly feel.
Yet I would be truly thankful that I can My
prorideuca is kind in mixing much mercy
with tha afflictive diipenaatioiw he la pleaaed
to call me to paaa through, in enabling my
dear Haiianne to leave ao cteu a teatimoiiy
of her happy exit liom a trying troubleaome
world to enjoy tha presence of lier dear
Redeemer tbroogh the countiesa o^ea of
•leniit/." Thui we have bn owu evidence
that the bUteraei* of bireavemint wa*
lUavintsJ, bsciuie aha hid not "to larrnw
11 thoie who have ai hope." Hivinj drink
the cup of aorrow herielf aha was the batter
quaiiliad to aympathUe with those who had
to drink it toj; hence the reader will be
prepared far the following appropriate re-
marka, addreesed in a letter to a friend who
waa mourning over the dying bad of her
huatiaud. *'To ua who are bfindad by the
veil of aenae it appear* that a nieceanon of
temporal eoae and proaperity would be
deiirable, but the Almighty aaea it not (O,
and therefore ia pleaaed to diaappoint oar
achemeg of earthly bliss and inletrupt our
enjoymeQU by aeuding Miction in oiu
fjmjliea, and thoj wounding ua in our ten-
derest feelings. O could we took beyond
present thinga how calmly and lubmiasively
should wd how to the diapeiuationa of provi*
dence, how much would it relieve our minda
Co raSect, that all things are under the guid-
nnce of a wiae and gracious Father, who
knoweth OUT frame, and remembereth that
wg are bitt duat. I ahould rejoice to bear
that you are enabled lo bow with humble
aubtniuion to the will of your heavenlj
Father, who hai promised that all thiri||«
shull work fijr good to thiue who put then
trust ill him 1 and let ma adviia you to be
eamait and frequent at a throna of grac^
and iub;Dit tho oau<3 ofyourafflioted partner
and yourietr to hiia ' from whom alone pro-
ceed the iuuas of life and death.' We know
Ihat alt things ore poaaible with Qod, but it
ia best to be prepared for whdtevar the worst
miy hi. Oh, may you ba guided by hi*
counol, and may your dear partner ba
enabled to commit himself and all his Don-
cerns to Jeiu), who has promiaad to sustain
auch oa cait their burden upon him. May
he ana Jaiui aa havlnj made aatiifaction tor
tha ains of bit people, and rest hia eternal
all upon the ri^tenusneai and perfect work
uf tho ailorabla Redeemer. It is not by
looking to anything that we have done that
oan give relief to the mind, for alas I our
righteousness is hut as filthy ra^ but in
Clirlit there is pardon and aalvation to all
who sensible of their own innbilitj have fied
to him. May the Lord in mercy direct bis
thoughts to these all imporUnt truths, and
msy the Holy Spu^t guide him in the ap-
plication of them to his case, that it nay be
male evident he is mterested in ttuMa great
and glorious blessing! which the i^ioatle
dasetibea as being more than eye bath nan,
or ear hath heard. Be not afraid, my dear,
of speaking to bim on hia eternal state. I
know it ia a delioale point to touch upon,
but it is of great importance, and taleulated
above all otben to bring latisbotiaD to your
The anxiety which this letter displays Ibr
the eternal welfare of another was common
to her, Bi indeed It is to all who are truly
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leligioui. HencB *he ipent mncfa of her
time in TJiittng the afflirted poor,
iheir t«n|)nnl nccesjitivs out of
bounty, and giiing them such rel
their i
Annetj to do good lo the louli of her Tellov
iinnrra, made her for manj jean one of the
moit useful riailon of the Din benerolent
lodely, which admiaiaten pecuniary relief
and religioiu inMruction, with reading the
word of God and pnj-er. Soidb jenn ago
■be Tinted the irritFr in » period of sfBiction,
and after suitable conTenation knelt da«a at
hii bedtide and oSered to heaTen a gweetlj
appropriate prayer. In her be has la*t a
moit kind and truly attached friend, irhofe
IHendihip iiai under the influence of Chris-
tian principle, and wu unifonnly kind and
Conitnnt. She iraa itrictlj conadentioua, and
therefore before entering on any coane, or
engaging in any votk would aak herself. Ii
it riffhl ? and after due conudetution being
coniiiiced of the path of dnty, ahe waaresolT-
r did she
;r (he di
f God.a
endea
to bring ber mind to acquieice in the divine
will.
Thoagh ihe vailtrODgly attaehed to the houae
of God, ai wai erideneed by her uniform at-
tendnnce on the nieana of grace, both on the
tabbathandduringtheweek when health would
permit, ahe never joined the church by a
public profea«on in obedience to the Saiiour'a
known comnutndt. Thii lbs regretted, yea,
deplored a* the light of eternity dawned upon
her, and ahe felt henelf drawing nenr the
time when ahe would have to give an account
of her atewarddiip. Let her dying regreta
have their due effect on olhen who know
their Lord^ will but do it not. The affliction
which terminated in her death wia n cancer,
In a letter written during the summer of
1848 she thus refers to it. "On Tuesday in
luat week I was on a sudden attacked with
bleeding in the diseased part of mj neck,
which I suppose continued ten or twelve
minutes. ... I hope lo lie proittate in the
hnnda of God who has given ma so many
Srooft of his indulgent care over me, and who
DC* not afflict willingly, or take pleasure in
grieving the children of men. Ohi may I
hear the rod, and who hath appointed it.
Pray fur me that I may not faint in the day
of adversity. May I be supported by the
manifestations of a Saviour's love to my
soul; but that Saviour has been alighted and
mands have been slighted, and I have
mourn over my neglect of them," She thus
felt thai sina of omisaion were sourcea of
anrow n* tvell aa those of commission, and
ns much needed the application of the
Saviour's cleansing and paitloning blood.
The writer had the pleaauTe of visiting
Mn. Parsley through the whole of her
afllietion, and never, he trusts, wjlbont
profit to his own aoul. Through tlie grmtn
part of ber life ahe was diitrnaed with llie
fear of death, though those who underatood
tbe true nature of her piety had no fear foi
ber. But lattaly thia feeling was nierdfulk
removed. More than once she obaerved that
though ahe lelt death to be moat aslemn and
most important, yet that that diatrening fear
of it from which abe suffered so manr yean
} longer felt. She could tniil Ibe
Redeemer with ber eternal all, feeling
that nothing short of an interest in the atone-
ment of the cross can aoatain the aiukin;
soul in the dying hour. Tbe day before bn
death the writer read to her tbe Sad chap.
of Hebrewa, in which it is said, that ChiiK
through death w ill "deliver them who ihrougb
fear of death were nil thdr lifetime nibjed
to bondage." When she eaid, "That ha
been my case even from ■ child, but no*
thank God 1 am delivered from it." WhM
death came it did not alarm her, but ahe did
as alio lived, pn^ng, and praying too fu
" ' ahe baa l^i behind
ithei
orld.
In ber the poor have lost a ganeram
[end, the cause of Christ a steady ani
liberal aupporler, aud the members of bar
own family one who did not &il to ptsy fat
them all. Un. Parsley died gently " aa laiia
the summer cloud away" on Friday, April
S7th, in the 73th year of her age. Her dcatb
was improved by Ihe Rev. J. P. Lewi<,a( tbe
baptial chapel to a crowded congregation <i
churchmen and dissenters from Rev, lir, ]i,
She has left legacies to various religiou]
objects, amongst which are Home and Foingn
Ann, the beloved end l>imenled wife «f
Ur. Andrew Brooks of the Temperance
House, Beamond Cross, Newark, who fill
asleep in Jesua, June Si, 1819, aged foilr-
nine yean, waa Iwought to the enjoyment of
personal religion early in life, and al Ihe sp
of fourteen was baptlied and united ts ^
baptist chorch, Newark, of which community
ahe continued a moat conaialent and uiefiil
member until removed from Ihe cbnrch mib-
tant to the church triumphant above. Sit
piety and inlelUgence, and eminently eictU-
ed in conversation, especially on religiaai
Bubjecta, which were her delight. In bn
principles aa a baptist and noncoufbrmiil ilw
was un com promising, and ready lo advaoX
them on all amiable occasiuna. She ml
always ready for every good word and wai,
willing to apend and be apent in the service
of her Redeemer.
She waa married young, and (ailed lo
endure much family and personal suBeriag
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uid Irial, all vhich she met nnd aiirrnounteil
with on uncommon degree of Chriatinn forli-
taJe end courage, her mind being generall)'
richtj lupported by the gtoHoue doctrine* of
the giBCe of God. She was the mother of a,
nuneroiu fimilf of children, atl of whom,
except throe, we tniit, preceded her to glorf,
most of them dying in their inftncy,
Foi Kveml monihs put Hn. Broolci np-
peered to be rapidly unking under that
BattaiDgbat gcnernlly fatal cotnplnint, pul-
monnry coneumplion, which at length brought
her body to tho grave. But death to our
friend bad no terrors, Christ baring taken
aWHj the Ming. Not a doubt was permitted
to trouble her mind. A short time before
her departure, when taking leave of a dear
friend, ibe pressed hii hand, nnd with a
■miliug countenance and confident tone of
roice nid, " All is well." As her end drew
near, her weakness and bodily suffering in-
It difficult and painful, her cough being very
distroning. At length Itie hour of dissolu-
tion airired, and at htr request prayer was
twice o^red to the diiine throne by her
weeping partner. After which phe said,
•' My dear, you did not oak the Lord Jesus
to receiie my spirit," On his inquiring if it
wai her deaire that be should, she instantly
assented; when he had so done, she immedi-
ately repeated the words after him, " Lord
Jesus, receJTB my spirit;" and !ier happy
Bpirit was shortly released from its cUy
tenement, and took its flight to the regions
of eTerlosting life and glory.
The raoumful erent wu improved on
sabbath eiening, July Bth, by Rer. J.
Pliillips of Sonthvell in an icnpressiTS and
faithful discourse from Eceles. xii. 1 — 7, a
pBHRge chosen by our deceased friend for
the occasion.
Died, August 13lh, Mr. Mark Moora of
Qjieen Street P[Bce,Southwark Bridge, many
year* a deacon of the church meeting in
Kew Park Street, Mr. Moore's health had
been fniling for some monlbs, but bis
moral wai erentually occasioned by a sudden
attack of Ihe prevailing epidemic
MISCELLANEA.
The erangelicol clergy of the established
diurch bate receiied a heavy and portentoui
blow. Did not the hiitory of mankind teach
that men of general integrity sometimes
sacrifice their own consistency and ptofossions
rather than part with worldly dignities and
erooluments, and that when ttas day of trial
cnmcfl they oflen act in a manner which
they bad previously thought impoasible, we
ahould suppose that a large secouon must
now take place. It has been solemnly do-
dared by the highest ecclesiastical authority,
that the doctrine of baptismal regeneration is
the doctrine of the church of England. Thi*
we dissenters have always aaid, and this the
tractaiians say ; but this the evangelical ad-
herents of the episcopal church have been
accustomed to deny. Now, however, it is
determined by the president of Ihe Court of
Arches, sitting on his judgment-seat, after
listening patiently lo the argument* of eminent
counsel on both sides, that if a man do not
believe the dnctrine of baptismal regenera-
tion, it is a sufficient reason why he shonld
not hold office as a minister of the English
establishment.
SB which has occasioned the decision
Mr, Gorham, a highly respeotsblo
clergyman in Devonshire, having discharged
the duties of his ministry more than thirty
years, was presented by the Lord Chancellor
ivith n vicarage in the same county nearly
two years ago, both living Ijeing in the dio-
cese of Exeter, and in the patronage of the
crown. The bishop, however, refused to
admit him, though so long a minister in his
own diocese, without a previous examination.
That examination was commenced on the
17th of December, 1847; it was continued
on the ISth, 21st, and 32nd days of tha
same month; and afler an intenuplion of
some length it was renewed on the ISlh of
March, 1848, continued on the 9th, and
finally terminated on the lOth. On that day
Mr. Garham was informed tr»t the bishop
declined to institute him. Thus the matter
rested till Juna, 1848, when a monition was
issued from Ihe Court of Arches, at the suit
of Mr. Gorham, calling upon the bishop to
institute him within a certain time specified
into the vicarage of Hampton Speke, or to
show cause why he should not be so institut-
ed To this the bishop pleaded, that in the
couns of the examination which he had
thought it right to institute, Mt, Gorham had
advanced some unsound doctrine respecting
that great and fundamental point, the efficacy
of the tile of baptism, inasmuch as he held
and persisted in holding tliat spiritual regene-
ration was not given or confirmed in that
holy sacrament, and that particularly therein
infants are not made members of Christ and
children of God. The bishop went on to
state that this was contrary to the plain
teBching of the church of England in her
articles and liturgy, and especially contrary
to the ofiice of confirmation and the cate-
chism, contained in the Book of Common
Prayer, and that upon that account he refus-
ed to inslitate Mr. Gorham to the sjiid
vicarage. This case having been brought
before the supreme eceleaiaslieal court, the
Cotut of ArchM, and Ihe diseoMion of it
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haTing occupied lix dnyi, thejud^, Sir Her-
bert Jeniiei Fiut, on tl'ie 2d(1 of August pro-
nounwd icntence. In the coune of an
■jlaboiato addtesa, the icmling of irhich
occupied fuur houn, he obaerved that the
quatiao betureen tha pailiei wai h to the
sfGMCjr of bsptiamal rqfenention la the caw
of infant) onlj. He dismissed from coiuidb-
rolioii altogether the question of the regene-
ration of iidulti bj baptiim,it being admitted
an the psrt of tha bianop, tbat in tbe cue of
adult! the eflicacy at baplum dependnl on
tha fnith and repantance of the parties bap-
tiled, and on the liiiceritf of their profeauaai
and promiiea. Nor wai he csJJed upon to
pronounce an opinion wlietber the doctrine
id baptima] K^aneralion in the can of in-
bnta WW or w«i not a clearlj Chriatiaa doc-
trine. It WBi not within the proTince of the
couit to inititute an bquiir of that lort i all
tha court was ailed upon to do was to
cndeaToiu to aioeitBia whether the church
lutd determined anything on tbe lubject, and
bftving done lo to pronounce ill dediion
accordingly. The court was bound to ad-
miniiter tha Uw as it found it laid down, and
not to give aoj opinion ai to what the lav
ought t« be I and, therefore, he wai molt
aniioui that it should ba per^tly undentood
that in the obaectalioni he wu about to
make he should contine himwlf wholly to
the doctrines of the church M far ai he wns
capable of aacertaining them, without any
intention to extend them to scriptural inter-
preUtion. Tha first of the 119 questions
which the bishop had put to Ht. Gorham
was, " ProTS tnm scripture that haptiim and
theauppai of the Lord are levnally neccvai^
tosalTation — first, of baptism; aeeoadly, of
Um Lord's Miiper." Now, laid the judge,
here it was erfdant that tbe Imhop bad not
put the question in a Ibmi tbat wonhl draw
out a spadfio anawer as to tbe doctrine of the
ohurch upon the necsasity of the sacraiaeDts
of baptism nod the Lord's supper. Hi.
Goriiam was perfectly well aware of the slip
wliich the bi^op had made, and his counsel
took adrsntage of that slip to show that hia
lordship was wrong, and that he was obliged
to correct his error in the next question. To
this qucation, however, Mr. Qorhain answer-
ed, and truly answered, "1 do not And in
scriptura that tha neceasitj' of baptism to sal-
ration ii dedarsd in tenns so absolute as this
proposition." Tha learned judge then went
Into the details of the eiaainBtion, and of
tha artidea and aervioa* of the cbarah in
reference to the subject, maintaining that as
long as tbew were reconcileable, and not
only reconcileable, bat neceessrily consistent
with the geneial and Ulaial interpretation of
tbe words, the;' were not at liberty (o put
any new interpretation upon them. They
must take theaa doctrines tai eipreauoiis in
thsii true and literal sense, and not coostme
tbm by itMrtins to lh« private opinioDt of
individunls. This would, llieKfor«, dispose
of that part of the qucstiun so liu' as ^
court was concerned. Now he was nM aware
that it was neceosary for the court to occupy
much more time upon Che question which bad
arisen hare. The point to be ascertained was,
was the doctrine of the church of EngUnd
that of the baptismal regeneration of inbnts
or not. Another point to be determined was,
did Mr, Gorhnm deny it was? He (tha
learned judge) said it woa clear fiom the
paaages he had read, and fhim the whole
tenor of the examination, and of the lewnad
counsel's sigumeBt upon it, that he did op-
pose this aiticte of bapttsmal regeneration.
Children nrseented no obstacle, and reeejied
the benest of baptismal reganeintiim, vliat-
erer it might be. It waa a spiriloal re|eo»-
ration acoordiog lo tbe words of tbe (brunla-
ries of tbe chureh, and, therefore, if tbi» was
the doctrine of the church of England, whidi
undoubtedlj it wa* declared to be, thst chil-
dren haptiied were regenerated end saved if
they died witliout committing actual sio, then
Mr. Gorhim had mainlained dDclrinca whicti
were opposed to the doctrines of the chureb.
And then the question waa, had the bishop
shown sufficient reason fur not ioMituting Mr.
Oorham to the benefice. Now, he was et
opinion that Mr. Gorham had maintained a
doctrine that was opposed lo the doctrines of
the ehuich of Bnglondi tbat tha bishop had
shown sufficient causa why be had not iosli-
tutad Mr. Gorham to the benefice; and thst,
tberefore, the bishop must be liiimimnd. and
dismissed with costs.
An appeal has been made to the Jadid*!
Committee of the Privy Coundl ; but tbt
Record, which pro&aes to speak the teoli-
ment* of the evanfelioaJ cletgy, aays, " It is
difficult, we think, to over estinuto the im-
portance of this CUM in its essenlitl nalum,
or in its prob^le or posuble oonsequencea,*
, KIIR STOW-ON-rKK-WOLD,
OLotrovransaiaa.
On Wednesday, August IStb, a large and
deeply interesting tea meeting was held in
Mr. Hank's bom in the above village, for the
purpose of raising funds to erect a new place
of worship for the use of the baptist church
and congregation there assembling. In con-
aequence of the increased altenddnce open
the meant of grace, it has become iii i leisij
to "aiise and build,"th« pressnt chapel beii^
far loo small to aSbrd the reqniiite aocom-
modation. On the evening alrosdy mention-
ed, about 360 persons took tea together, after
which a public meeting in fartberanca of this
good object was convened. After aiiqing
and prayer, Mr. CMnely of Nolgrove, tbe
deacon of the church and tha treasorer to tbe
fund, was called to the chair, when the pM-
tor of tbe ehordi, tbo B«v. J. Teall, slated,
that the ertinMtad cost of tha proposed en^
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tton voald twabont £400, cin«balf ofwfaicli
■urn wu im mediately prorauad bj a few of
the Naunton friends themwWM. The meet-
ing wu atlerwardi addmaed b; the Rer, J.
Acock of Stow, wbo for upvanll of tvent]'
jrean Hulained the office of paitor of the
ehuTch, and bIm by Rot. Meaoi, Duna of
Winchcomb, Hall of Arlington, Statham of
Bourton-on-tbe- Water, Cheny of Milton,
and Amerj of Campden, and all pment had
reuon to acknoirledge, " It ia good to be
liere." It it hoped that luch pecuniarj
■Bsistance will be rendertid bj the denomina-
tion gencrallj u to jiutifj the commencement
of the building as eorlj as poesibla in the
enniing epring, inasmuch ai the object baa
been long in contemplation, and a house and
Srden wen purchiued and paid fm b; the
innton fheadi upwards of six jean since,
aa B lite upon whkb to niae the Intended
COLLECTANEA.
■TUTSIUUL
la consequence of the tdilure of the fbnds
expected ftom aome of the dirisloni of the
organiiatian, the Rev. W. Beran faal felt it
to be his duty to resign the office of secretarj.
Two meeting of Uis Committee of Council
ti of Jul}
were conTened to eontider the mcMQiM
necewBT* to be adopted in consequence ef
his delMmination, on the S6th and 29th of
Jane. At the tatter it waa reaolfed to cod-
leclal meeting of the Council (br the
oly. The Rbt, John Jordan pre-
rided (Sir Culltng E. Eardtej being unwell).
The chaimuut read Psalm ilri., the Rer.
Dr. Hamilton olftred prayer, the Rer. W.
BSTan stated Uie reaaona vhieh had influ-
enced bin) in resigning hi* office, whereupon
it was lesolTed : —
"LTlwttbtHaT.W. BiTsnhsTliig rwifBsd hla
ottet u S«ntUT to Ihi Erillih OrgnniBllmi ot lb*
ETingvlkal AIUuh. ineli migusUvii to tsks elTbflt
frwB III* 1u of Aifiul next, ihii CosbcII eunot
Hit with IktlT moatt bdend bmtlia u Ibalr
SsentsnwlUiiiateiprMiUwltidrgiiiUisda to him
bi t>la Uiafal dbcbsrga d[ Iba dstUs ot hla oSi^
"II. That tha Ban. Si. fltasne, Bdwird Cnl^
■Ad J. P. DobBab, be sAct1miAl«]y nqiifMt«d «v
InttMislT to nndBitska tht datlss of Uie oAelsl
■MMuut, t»a Una IM of AntiiM to Uis tlBs of
tho tUid Anaiu] Coiirtniwa."
Tha Rot. Dr. Coi was added to the Board
of Adrice. After prayer by Dr. Cor, the
Council adjoumed. Communications on the
bnsinea of the Alliance are, in future, to be
addressed to the Rer, Di. Steane, 7, Adam
Street, Strand, Loaian.-^Bvanfilical ChrU-
CORRESPONDENCE.
lUBXliaB WIIB 1
7b the E£lor iff A« BaplUt Magadn»,
Dux Sib.— In your Uagatine fbr the
present month are aema imlher decided ob-
wmtiDM, in the review department, on the
deairablenea of repealing the law which pra~
hfbits marriage with the aiiter of a deceased
wife. I beg permi^on to say • few words
to your readers on this lubject.
TheCommisnan of Inquiry, it apprais, has
ascertained the &ct, which no one can ques-
tion, that sort conne:dons, under the form of
mnrriege, or without it, do exist to a consi-
derable extent. From tbia fact the Reriewer
thinka it very expedient and desirable that
the prohibition dionld be remored, and that
such marriages should be sandinned by law.
It ia Dot of eonrae loet sight of, that in morals
and religion there ii a higher priciplo of con-
duct than mere exptdiency. With every
conacientloOB peiion tho first question will be
" what ia right i do the sctinturei !n any way
determine Uiii subject ?'' The ReTiewer,and
many other thoaghtflil and eonacientioua
peiaoiti profaa to be aatiiHed that the rela-
tion In question is not within the degrees of
affinity prohibited from intcrmairiage by the
scriptures, I am not extensirely acquainted
with what hai been written on this subject, or
perfanps I should be so well infanned as not
to trouble you with this letter. I have rtsd
a pamphlet in btoui of the Connexions in
question by the Bet. J. F. Dcnhnm, but all
the msin position* of tbat respectable clergy-
man I lud seen very carefUlly examined,
commend to the perusal of any one interested
in this subject. It is called, "The Hebrew
Wife: or, the Law of Marriage ESiamined,"
&c., by B. B. DwighL Glaagow : Oalli*,
90, Boehanan Street. The writer iaan Am»
rican lawyer, son, I believe, of the celebrated
Dr. Dwight. Tho British edition is edited
and strongly recommended by Dr. Wardlaw,
no msan judge of literary merit and biblical
critioism. As I have never aeen this work
' IT It ia but little known in
976
COBaESPOSDKNCE.
Wilhin a nnkll tpiM Ihe intelligent aud
leiinied irriler giTtiBTerj iolereWing "Ewnj
on Pol^ganiy," in which he clcail]' ahooa that
the tuppoiitioti that poljKiQij was allowed
in the patriarchal and Leiitical economief is
a popular error. Then, bj a careful eumi-
nition of the Leiitical code, andof numeroua
other portion! of ecripture, tkegirce clnr and
tatiibctorr infbnnation on all aubjecti can-
Dected with thii intereetlng controterej. In
■ Terj careful eiamiDBtioa of Leiit. iTJii. IS,
a Tene of the' givateet importance in this
3u«tian, he ihowt bj eYidenc« amounting to
emonitiation, that the reeding inaeited in
the margin of our bible ii the correct im-
port of the inapired writer. Not, " Neither
ahalt thou lake a wib la her aiiter to vex her,
— beeide Iha other in her life titne." but,
" neither ahalt thou take one wife to another,"
&C. Ai it itands in the text, it ii a kind of
permioion of pal/ga[n]r, but not with the
■later of the fIrM wife, beniuie that would lex
her, but with anj> other woman, a* if that
would not TBI her, and jou may take the
•iater of the 6nt wife after hei death. In thii
•bfUtd and incorrect KDaethe paiaage aeeina to
be taken bj manj, maluDg it a direct laDction
for poljgamy and for marriing the aiater of a
deceaaed wife. But, hy an examination of
e»erj other placa in the Hebrew bible, in
which the phraie uaed oceura, Mr. Dwight
ehowg (hat it ia an idiomatic eipreaiion, mean-
ing (he uniting of one to another. Thut he
rescue* this paaiage, preiaed a* it haa been
into the aerrice of polygamy and inceol. Bj
a chain of reaanning compact and atronj;, but
which ia incapable of much abridgment, (he
learned and pioua writer appcata to have ea-
tablished, among othera, the following propo-
) . That polTgamj waa forlndden h immo-
ral in ita tendency, under both the patriarchal
and the Letitti^ diapenaationa ; and that
Uider both it invoWed the crime of adulletj.
2. That LcTiLiriii. I U, ia merely a prohi-
bition of polygamy under the LeriticBl dia-
3. That ineeat waa a crime before the
Leiitical law was giien.
4. That the law of inceit forbidi all mar-
riagee both of lineala and of collateral! of the
Gntandaecond degree! by a&inity and bycon-
■anguinity, therefore of a huiband'i brother,
or • wife> aiater, or a niece, or aunt
5. That either the whole of the law of in-
cest ia in force, or that no part of it ia in force ;
and, of course, that if it is lawful to contract
any one of the prohibited maniago!, it is
equally lawful to marry an uncle, a nephew,
■ siater, a daughter, or a mother.
6. That the law of inoest was not a part of
theeeremoniallaw,nor one of the local statute!
«f the Leiitical code ; and that tho foet of ita
being one of the general itatutea of that code,
ftunisfaes no eiidence that it is not Mill in
ftiU force and obligatoiy on all mankind.
Theie and other poutioni appear to be
firmly established by the clear and powcrfiU
reasoning of Mr. Dwight ; if, therefore, per-
sons under the inSuence of aoch coniictiona,
petition Farliament on the autyect at alt, it
will be, not to alter the preeent prohibitory
law, beliering, a* they must, that it ia in har-
mony with the law of God.
Ia
.Sir,
nt Hevietcer'M Rtplg.
The work to which your correapandent re-
fers—" Dwighl's Hebrew Wife "— ellhougb
not a part of the most recent controiersy on
the lubject to which it relates,* ia e pofc^
mance of undoubted ability and merit. It ii
not eiery able work, however, that is conclu-
!ira ; and we mutt be permitted to say that
a careful penisal of the Hebrew Wife has not
been satisfactory to u&
According to Mr. Jonei, the aulhor h»i
"clearly shewn that the supposilian that
polygamy was allowed in the patiiarchal or
Levitieal diapenaation i* a papular error."
That it is not without authDrity of learned
men, howGier, may appear from tbefbliowing
words of Michaelis, in his Commentoriea on
the Laws of Moses ; —
" How much loeiei toioe may haie denied
it, nolhing is more certain than that by the
civil laws of Moses, a man waa allowed to
have more wirea than one. Nodoubt all the
proob of (his (act which it ia usual to adduce
■re not ralid ; and to the mainlainera of the
oppoute opiuion it may be an easy matter to
controrert >uch as are weak and inaocurste."
The last observation explains a part of Hi.
Dwight'! apparent suecesa. Some of hii ar-
piments &:l,howeTer, for a different reeaon.
We giie one case as an example. After an
historical review of polygamy among tlis
Israelites, he >ums up in these terms : —
" These, if 1 mistake not, are all the in-
Maneea of polygamy on record among the
Imelilea. They amount, if we include
JoBih, to only thirteen single instances, be-
side that of the children of Uni, in a period
of more than twelve hundred yean." — He-
brew Wife, p. 23.
And then (bllowi an argument founded on
the assumed fact that among the braclites
there aduailif leen only thirteen esar of
polygamy in twelve hundred ynus.
Now, in the first place, if only thirteen
cases had been recorded, it would not have
followed (hat only thirteen had oecnned.
But, in the second place, many mere than
thirteen are recorded — many thoiuuids moit.
• ItwBa«Mu1lTpiiliUaliedbiAB*Ile*,awlwu
r^pabUsbed Id Obwnw. la 18" ' —" ■ ■■
BUT b« found in lli* EelrcUe R
le Rnlew lie Fsbnur,
COBBBSFONDSHOK.
677
For tlii« ewB of ■• tbe ^Idren of Ui_,
whom, althoDgh tbs ■uthor manlionr, he
Ihniila out of tail arguDieDt, U that of B tribe
ofiix Mid thiilj thouiand men: tee (be mm-
Ikm of tbvm in 1 Chion. vii. 3, 4.
And, ia the third plaee, be entireljf oTet>
looks the hot, vhicta ii >tninitly put by
M" -«lie n, .hg*ln? "hew ».ry i:..Qimoi
po gamy must havt iKvi
-flrit, .V
,.: ih«
mbcr of the Bnt-bmn, ul stKleil In Numb,
ill. 4S, gl*«e only one lint-bom among 42
ehitdren. "Sothat,"iiddithi(iemi]ieiitsdioIar,
"had the IhmUIm lirod in mapogaDi;, it
would fblloT that evecj maniige had given
birth to 49 children, irheress if every Israelite
liad AiOT or more viTH, it wu rtrj poanble
that of •my ftither that namber nught bare
apruag."
The MmctoTe of Hr. Dwigbfi genanl ar-
gaiMBl on Boljgam; exhibiti a palpable
&Uao7, b7 which the whole is Titiatad.
" We Bnd aa the reuH of oni inquiries,"
■afi be, " that the orifinal law of tnaniage
forbade polygamy to mankind ; tliat no re-
peal of that law k (band in the icriptarea ;
and that poljgsnij wee not lawful, eitber
among the patriaiche, or under the Leritical
code."— Hebrew Wife, p. 39.
"Not lawfiii" — that ii, not expreaelj
aanctioned bj atatute. Certainly not : why
ahould it be ? But it wai, hi the wordi of
HichaelHS '' flawed,'' cot forbidden, but eon-
niied at, aa a ftd of actual proTalenoe and
long-eatabliehed habit, which could not well be
abruptly intedbred with, but wai rather to be
indirectly diacoorsged and gradually eradi-
cated.
Hr. Dwfght^ argument on the quertkm of
polygamy biling, (he piinclpa) argument hils
by which he endcaioun to establiah hii inter'
pretationofLeTilicuixTiii. 18. That ibia ii
neither new, nor unooniidemi by learned and
jadiefoaamen, may appearft«m Ibe following
ing eitiBGt &am Scott*! Conunenlary on the
"Some think that thli Tsne containa an
mpreai prabibitian of polygamy, lupposing
the (later merely to eignity a wife whioh the
penoD *uk«B of had already mamed. But
though uta UoMio law containa no explicit
altowaoe* of polygamy, yet there ii no other
pamge which faTonra ibe mterpretation of
thf* text Bi a direct law againil it, and many
thiT^ in the whole nibaequent hiatory imply
a ' Tinivanoe at it. The context also Mema
to reqniiea more literal mterpnlatlon, name-
ly, the marrying of two slater* together."
In ImUng of the law of incest aa giren in
the 18th and SDIh chaptni of Leriticai, Mr.
Dwight atgoe* stion^y tiM these peMage*
relate to mtrrbg«, and not, as hat been as-
serted by others, to criminal acta nilhout
marriage. To us, neTcrtheleis, this still seems
dekateable ground, and it would be easy, did
our space permit, to show the Ulscy of tome,
TOL. III. — tovinB siuaa.
' at least, of the aigumenla employed. We
content onrseliee, howeTcr. with referring to
the high authority of that dUtingnished oriea-
lalist. Sir William Jones,* in tarour of the
latter opinion, end lith extracting from the
evidence picicuteil bei'urc the CommisaianerB
tie foJlowine ifitemeut of the Reir. T.
l=nnt.y^-
~ '1 h' Tiibally expressed marriage laws of
the Uebnwa are contained, or are supposed
to be contained, in the tathandSOthchapten
of Lflriticn*. On (hfse it is to be remarked,
Bnt, thai a qnestion may be raised whether
these Uws are laws regulating marria^te, or
wbetbei they are only pnihibitioas of the
groeaer forms of irregular SEiual inteiconne.
It is not enough peihspi to my, llut they
were nmiecewry in the latter sanso, since they
were forbidden in Ibe general and compro.
henuTe law of the Seventh Commandment.
The parliculare noticed, their btmg exetei-
ingly grojs and abottiina^U farm of dis-
ol>cdience, might warrant their distinct ipeci-
ficatian. To which msy be added, that they
were the crying offences of the Canaanitei,
against whfdi the Ismelileawere to be warned,
that in the SOIh chapter, 19th verse, the
Seventh Commandment itself is repealed, ha-
ving added to it the panishment of death, aa
denounced againat ita violation. In this list
also (that is, in the SOth chapUr), it is to be
observed, Uiat seTeral of the prohilHtions of
the fint list are tapealed, with the addition of
a denonnoed punisbmoit, mostly that of
death, which looks much mare like the pro.
hdliitian itself being the prohibition of a groM
crime, than the regulation for a possihla con<
tempbltad marriege. It might be furthei
added, that if the first list be taken aa pn^.
bitory of marriages, and not of criminal acta
without marriage, it prohibits such a marriage,
as that which was contracted by Abraham,
and would have been sanctioned by David ;
and one which is expreaily enjoined or regu-
lated by another law, a marriage beating on
the quealion before us."— ft^porf. p. BB,
As to the obligation of the Mosaic law of
incest, should it be held to relate to the ques-
tion of marriage, we ahould quite agree with
Mr. Dwight in sepamting it aHogctber ftvni
the Levitical code. It ia clearly necfaaary,
as he lays it down at p. 124, that all lawa
intended to r^^late an inilitotion common to
mankind ahould have been given at a lime,
and in a manner, rendering it at least posMble
that mankind should become scquiitnted with
them. Pram hence it foUoirs that the L«-
vltical precepts respecting marriage have,
aa such, no general obligation at all ) and
that they can present no claim to our regard,
unless as being eitber a collection of an-
ciently promulgated tletutes not otherwita
recorded, or an expreaflion of the inatinctiva
feeltnga of mankind In their most jost and
• Cltsd la tlw Ealsetts Hsvlsw, IkirFtbnsry, lUI-
CORBESPONDENCB.
complete development— ttwtii, of the law of
nature in iti peifect fonn. To ui it eppenn
imposnbla to regard the LcTitial precepta
in eitbei of tbeM lighta. The fonaet suppo-
eicion mauifeetl; waoti proof, and u indeed
s begging of the whole qutetion ; while the
' latter, if it wera true, ooght lo be demon-
etiated bj b much more con«ent«ne"u« re- i
iponee from the boeom of human nali'i-r- |
anircnally than has eTer jet been gifen ta '
it. For our own part, we look on the legia-
latioD of Moaea Teqmcting nnchaetity in all
iti fonni Bi intended fat the Ismelitea, and
B> modified bj their drcumitancei at tba
time. Thsir ovn condidon ai a people wh
not good, while that of the nationa aurround-
ing them waa dieadflillj cotrupt; and the
intention of Moaee appcan to baTO been, nt
once to guard them Irom deteriotation b^
pollution from without, and to lead to their
improTement by inatilutiona which ahould
gnidualljr operate within.
The law of Moaee b^g thrown aaide, what
then remaina in the matter bebra ua (br
the guidance of manicind ? Two elementa,
Firat, the moralit7 of the caae; aioce from the
nature of the matrimonial relation ilarlf it
maj with aufEcdent cleanmi be deduced that
inceat, like famication and adulter]', i* a
moml crime. And, aerondlj, the inatinctiTO
uid locial feeling* of maaJtind, under tbe
nnctieal guidance of Diiine ptondanee. It
M for tbe combined influence «f theae to
determina tchal marriagea aball be deemed
fnceatuDua, that ia, ioconaialent with the Ina
deelgn and beneficial working of the primaij
[natitute. God haa pradicall; prohibited
tome marriagea by eridentl; eetting hia ban
upon their iaaue ; while mankind alao hnTe
inall agea reTolted at aome, and, aa aodet; haa
adianead, hare come to rarolt at othen, which
once mnat hare been both bonourable and
plaaiing. To the influence of theae cauae*
our Creator aeema to haie left the determina-
tion of the Texed queatinn of ■■ prohibited
Our concluaian ia, that while CTcr^ penon
who feeli a reatrietion binding on him, ahonld
act out the conviction of hia own jadgment
in hia own caae, the law of CTcrj countrr
■bould embody the geneml aentimant* of the
people among whom it ia to prevail. It ia
clearlj a caae in which OTerj' people are
entitled to l^ialate for IhemaelTea, aa wril a*
one in which the harmonj of a law with the
tentimenl* of the people ia the imlj eicentlTe
prmdple bj which obedience can b« taeored.
If changea are to take plaoe in the law, it
ia bj antecedent changea of public opinion
that thej ahonld be prepared fn-. One of the
great fault! we have foand with the law of
1836 ia, that public opinion waa not in anj
way conaullad before ita enactment, ao that
the national habit baa been violentl; inter-
fered with. Even if it could be ahown that
the law aa it ia ia beat, it wonid be mia-
cbieToua to ophold it ai law while pobtic
aentiment runa ao atnnglj eoonter to it.
It abould be repealed, if it w«e oolf in «grdet
to allow the proper tteling teqiectinc it to be
dereloped. Beiienng, howerer, aa we do^
that the aentiment adreree to it ia coRcd,
and that the marriage* in queation ere not
cnndemneil ciiliT bj our natural aentiment*
' t by aacrcd tc^.ptare, f> are cuntinced that
' ' hr ou^lit to be finellr repealed. Tks
nat.^n c&nnot be at raat tQl it ia ao.
Tarn Rmtikwm.
7b tie Edilor <if As BapHtt Magtubu.
Sib, — The "Commercial TrataUa" d*-
aene* out thanka for the candoni of hi*
complaint ■atothegenemlwantofeanicatiwaa
in the miniUiT'. We will not aak how fai
in the exdtement of traTalling and boatle of
buaineeB he ia in a fit frame of miad to jodga
of the eamcetnei* of thote be oceaaanallj
heara; nor whether bi* idea of the ajqwopn-
ate manifMationa of caineataeM naj not bo
ineoneet; bat auppoeing him to be a capabia
judge, and hia teetimon; U be fadiapnttUe,
we would then aak one or two qneationa.
1 . Muit not ooi hope for an eaimat minii-
trj be in on earneat and waldifhl efaurdi ?
3. What cflbita are made b^ our chnrcba
to cheer and atimnlato their mmiitcn in tben
S. Are
plaoee, to toil on from 7«u'i
end without one word to ~
ful minister chilled bj tlw cold indi& ._.
and dogged oonaerratiam with which hi*
eSbrta are met by the mne hiHufntial n
tioni of thdr own pe^r ?
6. Do thej watch for the indicationa of the
Spirit aa to who amongat them ia called to
the work ; and willingly amtat auidl in all
neceaaary praparation I
7. Do thej cultivate towarda the tidng
miniatrj aantimenta of ealawn and love;
or are *'a(udenta" lialened to with impa-
tience, and treated with indifitoenoe I
8. I* it in the nalura of thinga that anv
deep eameatacai can continoa to be Mt
when thrice or font timaa in the wadt the
aame aabjeeti mnat be tnatad beIHe the
aame audilot* t
< Dpoa on* anotbo'.
A faw eamaat tonla may aitaa thnx^ God^
grace who ahall be anperior to ■aironnding
inliuencea. But, in general, the mirualan
will be the eiponenia of the apirit of the
chnrehe*. If it be true that an a*
CORBESPOKDEMCE.
much more trae, bMmaw the manjr a
upon Iho ons more than the one upc
manf , tlut a iroildly, indiBerent chun
roim reduca iti minuter tD iU ovn lere
tliou, thao, who feel ■ want of earnest]
their miniater, become
prB^er and action, uid in kind and wiie
etforta to aioiue tbeii poitor; and thsy will
■oon find tbat the fire » within, and that it
only needo. 'Y.i
blow it to a fisi
BritUi.
icouroguig bisath t
V. D. M.
■ SlLUr or AQBtt IMP IR-
n lh» Editor <if the Baplitl MagagiM.
DuK Sib, — Ha; I uk the foronr of jonr
inaertiiig in an Mrl; nnmber of the maga-
iin« tbo accompanTing ezlTsdi from the lait
Report of the Societir for the Relief of Aged
■□d Infirm Baptiat Miniittin. It ia much
to be denred, that oar r^ard and iatemt ai
K Chriation commuaitj' maj be mote fuUj
awakened in behalf of Ihia important ioati-
(ution. If our mJniMen genernllj cootd be
constituted it* beaefidarj membera, either
bj their own in<rment, or that of the
ebnrebm orer which they reipectlTel; pre-
aide, an often deplored and gneroni deficien-
cy now ezirting among ua, would be in aomo
measure prorided for, and the interest! of
psitora and of people, be alike promoted.
An incrcaaa of congregational colleetiana and
bdddbI snbacriptionB in lupport of the sodetf
would, also, gnati; tubaerre its uaefiilaeM.
I am, dear Sir,
Youra Tery truly,
Cauiv DtNiBLL, Secretarii,
MeBiAam, Auffutl TH, 1849.
lUpert.
ud opnatlcml 0l
■tad st Tbat «Tn7bantlldUT>n*in)wr"(lu]lmik<,"
Ac, ud a qlnalar will ba ftirwudad to urnfj mam-
b« bafon Jnni, lesc^ In oidar llul thli impoitut
>a nmlndad of lli aiSn-
d that til oar chnnbaa
AnxmUnimalthar jialdaantrmnDa-iDDiiij {whanr^
qnlrad b]' tha •aditj'i riUla), sr wbeeribad lanuUf,
bj u^ ChrlatUn KKlatf for Ita putw (If naadlBc
■Doh pacuilu; halp), mnld, bf eoQitltotliif him a
banafieluj mambar of thia inttltatloD, ba ^ once a
plaaabg laatlniDiiUl of lavpaat, ud a eonaldanble
BailliT liBnnltr. Tha eommlttaa mora aamaatlj
niga tbtaa mittan afna tha HMnUini of tba
it rnnat, thai think, ba allowad that
ban. baugr-tlT
3f thia Initlintlon,
eaaUj and happilj
hjtharto tha Intaraata cpf oi
dliragarda^ asd aa, fay d»
tfaalr Qomfoft and welfara m
proaotad. In tha Jndgm
mibar
tha tUld mla, to tha aSHt, that arary banalalaiT
mambar " akall ba raquaatad to maka ' ' a pnbUe or
prlrata aoOaoHoa aanniDr is aid of Ita fmda, In-
la nbaaripthma of tba
baptiat miniatara, no* IItLiib. ara coimaQtad with 1^
that Ita rolaa ara fonnad npon aqnltabla prtaudpla^
and that a nauah lar|er ■vin than at prtaant would
ba diatrlbntad among (ha oUimanta, If a oompaa-
tiralj amall Insraaia oonld ha aaeuad to Ita dlapo*.
able incDina i all mnit aaa thU it wonld ba (or Iha
adfantage ot onr miniatara ganenUj, to tnpA thani<
aalTaa aa banBOalnrj mambaia ot Ihla aoajatj, asd
that onr ebnnhaa woald Ao wall le fin It thalt
oonalant and liberal aapport.
Mlnlalaia wtahlaf to Join tka aoda«7 an ra^aat*
folly rafOrad to Iha niaa whlih mar b* obtalaed ea
^plIoatloD to Itaa traaaom n aaentair 1 and (rlaoda
daalrlnf of
EDITOBIAL POBIPSOWPT.
Bar. WaLUN Yxr
RaT. Jouiu Sdbb
WUU Buk at »
J, ud otbm. irttli U» "onk
S»mtt,Tj of tba
Banswd KnoltTB Sodetf, haTO undertaken
to perfbtm jointlTtlie dnties of the MiwioBarj
•KTetanifaip. The fbrmer eipecta to enter
upon the woi^ >t the commeii cement of
September, and the latter In the berannEng
Xtt October. The ccanmittee of the Baptbt
Triih Societ; baa ma4e a tempgiaiy errange-
ment leapediog the Kcretnrjuhip of that
ioatilution, with the Rct. W. P. Waiiann,
late paatoi of Om haptut cfaurcb at Shnvi-
hu0, who bat accepted a probatioiiar; «a-
ga^ement tax NX nontha. It will be cod-
«aaient> hewtTCT, w uaforawn ertota imj
inUrfcm «itlt the taHiauc* nf tbcM santla-
Baa OB their reapwtif* dulit^ if iai tb«
Mxt few ««eka 'catMawD^Mta with "~ '
inatiliLtiona will aJ Jtwa thdi «iflMnnwka
■"Ta tba SeeKtaiiwttftba BaptiM HJMiMiBfr
Societ;," v "To Iks Saentai; «f Um
BaptM IiBh 8odat7,"iHtaBdof mantioiiiag
tba name of as; indWidual, that ao lba]>
mtj ba ofMMd aad attend** la, abonU
•DTtUag bsTa aeennad to prarant tba at
testhBCA of Ibe gestlMMB to «b«ia tdBdtllj
Ibe/beloBg.
Tie new preodent of Stcpner Callaga
expects to be ready to receire the itudeDti
Ibr the enaolng kbudu on Mondaj the tenth
iDBtant, and on Wednevtaf the twelfth, the
Sblic coounencement ii to be beld. On
it occaaion there will probably be a lafgei
MMmhIj of fiienda of the initltutlon than
hai h«ea leen fat loiiie yean. A public
meeting ia to tranmct buaioeai at three
o'cloci, sod in the cTenlng, at balf past hi,
there will be aeriice in tAe College Cbapel,
when tba Hav. John Leecbman, M.A. boa
«VW*(I *** pTcach. Ui. T^acbman who waa
IWDail; sua o{ the tuton at Seninpore
Gallafai and baa linoa had tba OTeiaigbt of a
dtucb in ScoUaitd, m n«« pantof of th«
baptiit church at Hammemnitb, and out
knowledge of his character and atlainmenta
lakdaM tobepe tbatbewiUiaa'raaTaluabls
'.o the corp* of baptiit nuMrten in
Our pr«HBl BBmbv aantaiaa the aabalance
of an addreaa deliTand by the Hon. and ReT.
Baptirt W. Noel, at hia baptian, which took
pbioe in the pnaanea of a la^ and aolemn
congregsition at tba diapal ia Joint Street,
Qn^'alnnLaiK, ODtheSlhof Aogoal. Hr.
Nod mnat not be bdd f ,
mmb of the Addren, which v
our reader*, with hii penuianon, m repotted
in the Chriatiaii Timei, with s few a
He i* about to pubtiah an Emyor '
which thia Addreaa will be appended.
^TB pleaaura to many of our ftieods to leam
Ih"* ivime Rentlfiren oho am attaebcf'
ilr, Kuort mini 'r J. , . -, \o are uv .'on id
co-opente with him, have takeO 1 Ipne vimix
of wonhip in Gray'i Inn Lane, wbidi waa
originally fauilt for Mr. Huntington, and haa
lince been uaed in CTmnanon with the eat>-
bliahniciit, where Mr. Noel intend! to Ibnn a
church in accordance with bii own Tiewa,
Mr. Mortimer, who has occupied the place Ibr
many yeua, tu« for tomn tiow iiaiiid ta n-
linquiah it, hii health baring declined ; be
DOW laya, " I pert with my cbape) with only
one i^ret, nz. that it cannot be continued
within the chnrdi id" England g but I am
thaokiUt, as it eridoitlj ntiuf paaa bM> otbor
hands, that it ibonld paa into thcaa of •»
Ihithftal and denited a aenant of onr oaat-
mon Lord at thoM «f the Hon, and Rev.
B. W. Noel."
W* we baniy to lean tbat the beallb of
tba Hal. U. W. FUndai^ who bad (nBeted
aa moob in Haiti that ba Ht ifrpilhil t»
Telinqaah hii paaloial iiganiiiiiwii twalta
mootbi ago, •ppeanlo ba ptribcti; tcalwed.
He haa pleached nctntly villMtit iBeaaia-
that the Her. John B , ,
pnator of tbe baptiat church at Toweottt,
expired on the I7tb of AnguM.
The pastor of the baptitf chotch at Itidg-
mount. Bed*, requetta ua to correct a mirtakt
occunmg hi the Baptist Mi""al ibr tba
preaent year in reference to that churdi,
which, he obeerrea, may occailoQ inconieni-
enca. Tbe name attached to Bidgmount ii
E. Manning ; it should bare b«^ J. H.
Brooks, Mr. Brooks faani^ been the paattB-,
and the oalj poator of tbe cbiuch tkoe for
the last fifteen yean. We uealioD tbk in
onmpikacB with Ui. Bmoka^ nvKltj hot
o> oar am etfii, wa peK^ta, Ua nama is
altaehad eoncally t« ttidgmmint, and Hr.
Haaaing'a t« I>oU<m> il bv ha pnaiwed,
tbvBfcM. IhM th* aNW aziria in n>tr part rf
the imprenon. Such oaoaBaBoia aaaielinia
Some of oar coneapondanta an net awnit
bofl much trouble they would laTa, and lio«
many tUaappointments they would eaoape, il,
ia addieaing their fflwimiininititmi, tbay were
to foUaw the ditectiona giian *ivj nonlh im
the wrapper.
THE MISSIONAKY HERALD.
THE H18810NABT HERALD
EXPLANATION OF THE CIT.
Hay'iDg teeciTed titrca Atnca ihe dnwin^ for t1>e eat ptcfixcd, mu Mtecmed
tnend iU. Clabxb hu [umtslitd as with the following expbnatioii. Id which there
ii a refereuM to the awfol superslitioiu of (he nativea, hat at the ame time to
th w iriUiugDess to listen to the woids of tnith.
timei, n ncriGcw to tfaeir idob. Id tliii
bonie a^Dl 296 Anili ippeucd to ban beea
offEred io octiBee, ud tba bodin, ihe muboo-
■lisiwera told, had, fbrtbemwt pun, bceo wen
bj tba wmebed ilavo uid miicnble childna
of thi* d«A and end place. What a[»eto«
of bauhtiiiHa do« tUaprMcnt ! How muj
an oar mmim, and wlttl eaoM haic we (o
hl«H a«d (m o«r Mv ia a iMid of nape) light >
H«ra our mi^anatiM bond Uat On, or
Djha Djhn, WM ngarded •• a tpirit ciiMing
in tba <raMr, among the nHngrora ue*. and
■mall hati wva plaoad orar aartain noU in
Ihe eraek^ a* the booM« fron wfaid On
inlimUad hit witL On it alM ni^naed to
lire on abora, in one of At gnaai*, which n
about tba towaa, aod ai they know not the
ana in which the lappcaed protector of their
town KtidM, a law exiiti which fiirbida, on
pain of daatb, Iba daalmction of maj «f theM
rgpiilM. In Ihe large Difan Djha houe*, hf
Ihe Ori ]w UmU, or Ora men, the id<d i>
balieied to giro hii intiBiationa ud aaawei,
lor Lbo difwtioD and protwMian of the taw>.
But even at thia barbiroua plaee, on the
dirk Delta of the nightj Ninr, the peopki
aie willing to liiian to the wordi of vnu.and
aSar to allow a toachar to naida uio^ them.
Tbej promiia, too, to aeod their diiloraii fbt
iiutructioD, and a Ibmal application hat ben
made, through tba oaptam of a palm ml
vaaael, for oat to be aent to inpart inatnetioa
there. The inhabilauti of Cuihim an in
affiicttoD, and the blamed goapel along i> the
remedy for their wntahedaem and woe. May
we wlio bare finally reeeind, (ieely gi<re, that
the whole aarth ma; mwb "lee iba mJratien
ofOod."
language of Boony, Ora irari. This house
itandi ia the lar^e town of Okuliime, which
li«a on the ■ouih.eailern aide of the rtTer
Bonair, acd aboal ten milm bom ita maalh-
Connecled with ihia (own then m^ be
10,000 inhabitant*, aooM of whom an great
traden, and tba tmt an tba woman and
children of than, aad ibair alaTia. The
Oru wari, or boon of Ora, ie large, bnt not
•0 Deal in ita q^Maianee n the ncwnntation
would lead yon to auppeea. Roogn maagrora
post! and wntded worlt farm iu Mde* and
ends, and ill eoteriog k mad* of tba leaTC*
of the bunboo palm. It hu no doon nor
windows, and when our miHiooarlei viiited
tlie place in 1B4S, they foaud two oxen ibel-
tcring tbemieUM horn tbe borniog >ud in the
bouae of ihe idol.
At tbe one end of tbe bouae wm a dark
ohamber, aod uaar it wai the altar, formed of
mad and of iknlb. Baton it tan ^ulla of
homan beiuga paTsd the place of •acriGce ; nine
more wen on each tide, two rowi, of tbirleen
in aacb row, wen upon tbe top, and tea more
wen toward* tbe ban of the altar. In the
middle waa tba atnffed akin of a large guioa,
and aboTB and balow it wera two rows of ^e
akull* of gvtn. Near to this altar stood a
pole, reacbiDg from th« gKmnd to the lop of
the house, and lo this pofa were aUached four
row* of human iliulli, thirty-three in each
row. On ■ platform rougtuy oonstnoled,
and raised about Bra feet from the gioand.
ASIA.
CALCUTTA.
ARRIVAL OF MR. AND MRS. SALE.
We have reoeiTed b letter ftom lit. Tuomu, dated Juno 2iid, which, after
announcing the aninl of Hi. aad Un. Sale on the JBth.of Haj, ptoceeda u
follows ; —
" They ore very well, and I hope God will long preserve them and make them
very uceful. We have consulted nhoul their future location and labour*, and
have agreed that upon the whole Barisal appears to present the stiongeat otaiiuf.
FOB SSPTEHBES, 1349. tI83
and to aBS>nl tbe best prospect of yieldinj* & rich and speedy harrat of immortal
soula to reward their toils. The claims of Dacca, however, are verj urgent, and
brotfaet RobinBOD will be greatly diattessed at brotbei Suls not joiniag him.
" 1 bapti»d two eoDverted Jews at Bow Baaar last sabbaUi day."
THE "WILLIAM CAKEY."
We have great pleatuie m adding; the further iaformation otrnveyod to oi io a
letter from our benevolent friend Willum Jones, Esq., the owner of the " William
Cuey," together with the expreuioa of his hope and trust that we will tend out
more than two miaaionaries of the same stamp oi Mr. and Mrs. Sale by the "Wil-
liam Carey " on her neit voyage. We have one well fitted and prepared to go,
but where are the funds for his support ? May He whose are the silver and tho
goldj influence (ome who acknowledge themselves His stewards, to provide than,
80 that the generous wish of our excellent friend may be fulfilled, and stations
now destitute be supplied.
" The William Carey arrived out at Calcutta on the 18lh of May, after a fine
and prosperous passage of lOA dnys. The chief mate died on the passage.
Captain Emmcnt says he was confined five weelis, and that "Mrs. Sale was very
kind to him, and paid him every attention that lay in her power." He further
nys, "Mr. and Mrs, Bale are very well, and stand the climate better than they
expected. They were very agreeable on the passage. Mr. Sale performed divine
Bervice on the poop whenever the weather was favourable." This is satisfactory.
And now I beg to observe, that if all is right, the " William Carey " vriQ sail
again for Calcutta about the same time (if not a little sooner) next year as she did
this year ; and I hope and trust you will be able to send more than two tninion-
aries next time of t&e same stamp as Mr. and Mrs. Bale."
MONGHIK.
A letter has been received from Mr. Pauons, comprisiiig bis jounul from De-
cember 1, IBIS, to February 2Srd, 1S49, containing a detail of many hopefol
appearances, but at the same time announcmg the death of a fellow labourer,
where it is to be lamented thac while the harvest is plenteous the labourers are fiew.
We have plaasore in inserting the following extracts.
Ova dear native brethren, NsioiaUi and
Boodaeo, were thii jetr prewol il the great
mala at Hijeepora, where the word hti been
annaalljr made k-oowD to muij huadredi br
to muj jein. On the way ihith^ they
wJlMHed a wene of much iDtereil at the Til-
lage of Bar. A HiedDo there (the wn of
and obiaet (o aartaia poiata w
oppoaa ici tenati. At the laM mterview N aiD-
■nkh had <rith him, pievimuly to what I an
gfHDg la relate, he eveo inTitad our bralber to
: rerreihiiient, vhioh ha iMaDted Id,
_ . .a aeciuteoMd when.
ever any preaeben of the DoqMl paated
through, or preached in the village, to invite
Ibem lo lit in hi* abop, and ihow (hem polite
atlentkina. He uwd, in the general, lo ap-
proTe of Iba ChriMian doctrine, bul being a
diaci^a of a Qootim, named Durrew-dai, ha
bat before il wu ready llw ptm uwi, u toe
coune of convenalion, atamhled on *■ that
HumbUng^tone," and laid Mmalhini disrs-
■pectrul M the Bavioar, which inducaa Nsin-
aukh to daeline partaking of his re&e«hnMD^
saying it waa not r^hl for bin to eat and
dnnk where (be Rada^ner'a name was reviled,
'er HMne further oonvenatiM, be took
..re. On their way lo the nala our
Ureihren, on their irriral at Bar, prooaadad
inimediaiely to hie ahop, bai weie informed
that ha wai dangaraualj' ill, not expected to
S8i
THE MISSIONARY HEKALD
Koorar. Botitjet, thaj nquected iLeir
DUnet to be uiDoiinced lo him, upon whiofa
tie nwiily invited ihem in, tnd ibough ei.
■renwlj »rak, tcamly ible lo articnlate, be
nude ligna lo Nainiulih to lit by bim on bu
oot, uid for ■ kU to be H( for aoodan.
Niuuulch Ibeti said t few lenteDCea Co him,
DM very mach, for be knew he <ru well
•cquunl«d with the goepel. He heud atlen-
tii^jr, Giiag big eyei on Nuoankb, bnl
teemed naebla lo ipeak. After ■ wbile,
howerer, be itrelcbed out hii weak unu, and
takbg dw Teatainent out of Nainsukh'a
heudi, pliieed it on bti held. This wu a
ligniScut action, which a weil nndentood
'- ' ■ '« HLnde«,lo ec-
knowledge enj at
Shorllj afker tbii Ihe dyiog
miD uecame much diilressed, and wept
mnch, ihsl Naioiukh began erea to fetr I
coniequeDceB to bim, in bis weak Mate, of
much eicitement. When hii tnolber came
to him in hia diitress, lo conwle him, h
ctieed her coiuolaliaas, repeuledlj poshing
her away, and makieg el^ns <o her lo leave
the room. Noiiuakb, however, continued by
hi* ride, doing and saying wbat be could to
calm bim, anil wbea he became Craaqiiil,
aaid, '■ If JOu heartily believe in Clirbt, thfln
let me ofier prayer with you in his name."
He, by iigm, eiprcued hia comeat, and
diriog the prayer continued in a devout pot-
tim oF aopplicatioa, after which he took
Nainaukb'a bind with tears, and said,
not eonaider me separate rrom yonreelire
lb« only worda he had strength lo utter daring
the iaterriew. Our brethren then soon left
him, comforted and encouraged by the ~
that the many altempti which have been
made, from time to time, to ealigbten und
convince thie poor idolater, may not hare
been in vain, hot he may have been accepted
a* a aincere though weak believer in the
blessad Redeemer. And we cauoot hnt en-
tertain the farther hope, that there may be
many, here and there, who wilt be manifested
at the laat day aa the fruits cF miasiooary
labour, though, like the acToa thousand in
Iirael who never bowed Co Baal, the influence
of the predominant wickedneas around may
hare deterred them from openly avowing
their ooDTielioos, or nnltiog ibemaelve* with
the diioipla of Jeaua. On theiT return from
the mela.our brethren were informed that Ihe
poor man bad been dead ten dayt.
Dtath tfan runrianl wtfi^maTy,
hieti are, on the ooa hand, peculiarly eolemn
■1 aAeciog, and, on Ihe otW, a reaaoo foi
OB aw p«ft. On the Sth of laal month I
■tntM fron Menghir to Kwoipany o>v dear
btother Hurtui in » toor on the hiUi, and left
Bbaguipore with him on the Bth, and lAer an
interating season of labour returned with him
agaia lo bis newly bujll hooae in BhaeulDon
on the Sth of the preaent month, at whicfa
become dangerously ill, and jeaCer-
day evening recdved latlet* ftom which we
learn that on the very day of oar ree^ving
the above iotelligenoa, our dew brodter tat-
changed a world of toil and sorrow (or tbe
blliaful {tfeaenee of hi* glorious Redeemer.
He baa been pennittsd by a wiae and gradoDa,
but Co ui, for the preaent, inacrauble Provi-
dence, to fall a victim to tbe deadly malari*
of the bills, of which dear brotben Leslie
and Nainaukh felt ao long the pemicioaa eSeeti.
Thui a lealona, and self-denying labourer
haa been removed from a sphere in which it
appeaia very nnlikely he will have a saeocaaor
who can devote the amount of time BDdalleii-
tioQ which he did M Ihe poor benighied hill
tribes. A native brother, who was with us as
cook, was attacked before hrother Hatter
with fitvcT and spleen \ indeed hia sickneas
induced US lo return home earlier than «e
otberwiie should have done, but I rejoice la
say Ihal, so for as my Uteat informatioa gota,
be is better than he was. But, oh, dear
brother, what ahauld be my grwitnde ! My
beloved brother has been struck by my verj
aide with the arrow of death in the bwh
C' [xs of the field, and yet nnworthy I, who
athed the aame tainted air, have been
spared to return to my beloved family, and
circle, and work, not only not sick and en-
feebled, but even feeling specially well. 0
may my life, while spared, be more entirely
than ever consecrated to tbe aerriee and glorf
of my heavenly Father, and when aummoDed
Co hia preeenoei may 1 be found as well pre-
pared aa I believe my deceased dear brauwr
to have been I
On tbe day that, aupported by tbe kind
providence of our gradous Father, I aiiived
at home, dear brother Lawrence had started
for Serampore in a boat, accompanied by his
aon John, and also jMoBeddy, both of whom
' ' ' to lake to the colteae fiir edaee-
ley our gracious Lonl so blea the
they may then recsire, that not
only by tbe acquLaition of secniar, but more
eapecially by the reception of spiritual know-
ledge, they may be fitted tor uaefal Italians
in after lire. No care, perhapa, preaaea mora
heavily on the minds of missionaiiei in the
peculiar dreumstanoea of this land, than that
of Ibe education of their children, and those
Christian firieada at home who ieel a lively
and prayerful interest in miasions, amidat the
many lopie* oF prayer which ai^geM (boa-
nelves at (he ihraie of gnoe, eaniM laj iba
who have luniliM tindtr gnaUr
lion ; and mey i
FOR SEPTEMBER, 1849.
Yon vill, I apprehend, lack far lome
■cconnt of the lour from wluch I bne now
ntumsil. Wben m; lite dear brother ind
njielf, bBiing with oi n nitife broiher lu
cook, and two hill, people, ooe who lerrn me
M bctrer, and one a youag idhd from the
goTSRiment (cfaool >l Bhagalpore, (tirlad, it
was oui inleatioD to go direct to tbe hillf, but
when w« atrived on tbe Kcond eienlDg at a
village aboul twcDtj-iii miles from Bnagnl-
pore, we beard that a tnela would be held
two dajra afterwirda at the village of Bouoiee,
■boot fifteen mitei diitanU To that, there-
fore, we decided to go, and thence to proceed
on our wav to the billa. We reached it on
JanoaiT 11th, and atajed o>er Lord'i daj the
14tb, dariDg which tima we had many grati'
f^ing opportunitiea of declaring the wmd ef
hfe under blemtiDg oircumitaacei, and had
tor the m«l part attentive hearen, tboogb
ODT discounea were rreqoentl; inteimiogled
with diacuasioni with the uahouna, who
compoia a lai^ propration of the atleiidaDla
at tbe mela. It waa tpecially iotereMine to
declare the ^Inriooa goipel in audi a locality,
and we earned the glad newa into the very
courla of Parasoaul'i temple, which probably
never echoed to tbe name of Chriat before.
On tbe last day of our atsy at Bonutee we
were ftraured to lee what oeeauoned ua lo
rejiHCe, though, aa io all luch caaea, with
trembling.
Stent hqmrtrt.
A pandit, who hod repeatedly argued with
na, but bad anbaeqaaQtly heard our diacoune
verj qaietlj, came warily to our tent, carefuJ
that no one ahould notice him, and, sitting
down, gave ua a long eiplauation of hia dis-
belief of Hiniloo worthip and thaatns, and, aa
a proof, Bbowed lu that, though profeaaedly a
follower of Viihnu, he had not the customary
frontal mark, for that ha bad no heart to
■ttend daily to ceremoniei which he knew to
be worlhleH. He aaid he had an earoest
deaire to become well acquainted wilh Chris-
tian doctrine, and proposed to accompany ui
to the bills. As thii was, however, imprac-
ticable, brother Hurtur gave him a note to the
address of Mrs. Ilurtur, that he might tbui
be intioduced to good brother Bundhoo. It
to find that he bad not availed bimielF of the
opportunity, but I ttill think that, whatever
may have deterred bim from to doing, bii
mind is actually tmd aincerely cmtrinced of
tbe falseness and [utility of Hindociim. May
be yet be conducted to the true Saviour I
Shifirr in a ftsslAsn tcmpb.
From Bountee we proceeded direct to the
hills, by a cron country road, and reached
the fint bill village on die 19th Janntry,
baring been delayed a day (a dry oor tent,
hich had been washed down tbe previou*
igbt during a heavy thunder storm, com-
elling lis to take refuge at midnight in 4
ouae hnilt for the goddess Kalee. II was
indeed providential that such a shelter was
near, for the soil waa of ancb a nature that
when moistened by the rain, it afforded no
hold to our small tent-pins, and it w« also
agreeable to ua to find in tba morning that
the villagers, who an fieagilee blaekamiths
that have formed a little colony here, and are
engaged in smelting the iron ore they find in
the neigbbourins bills, so &r from being
offended by our intrusian on their goddess^
abode, rather regretted we had Mta \ht
trouble lo pat upourtentatall. Our reception
on the whole, very friendly. We were,
St, in villages where resided relatives of
the young man who bad accom panted ua from
the goveramenl tchoot. and this circnmstanoe
'1 to our being aceommodaled with a hanse
pat up in during our stay in the village.
We preached the gospel in twenty-five
villiges, but lo email numbers generally ;
being in some places erieied by their levi^
and indifference, in others gratified by their
lion, hut in most treated with respect.
ne of onr halting Iplacsa the two hnd
of the villaee — hlanjies as they are
called— proffered their services for some days
in succesaion to conduct us to tbe neighbour^
ing villagea, in all of which they called the
people together to tiaten, and aeemed tbem-
aelvea never tired of bearing tbe word. Oh,
that they may retain it in their memories, and
— ceive It hy fkith to their bearta I
Cvrdialtly D^rretptwn.
Towards the dose of our loar we came to
severel villages which dear brother Hnrtur
had visited four years before, in company
with Soodeen, and to us it was pleasing to see
the cordiality with wbich in two of the village*
tbe bead men received the meaaenger ot
Christ, though lo you it wonld have been
amusing also to have seen one of them, wbo
Btepped out of bia bouse with only enough of
clothes on to prevent his being entirely naked,
run up to ui, take brother Hurturs hand,
kifs it, and pUc« it on his forehead, and Iben
embrace us, pressing breast to breast, first on
one side, then od the other.
February 33rd. Whilst I was absent on my
hill-tour, our native brcihren viitited many oif
the villages around Monghir, being ahaent
during the week days, and one or both coming
in to assist dear brother Lawrence io the
Lord's day lerviccs. Tbey were highly grati-
fied, and even astonished, at the recepltou
they met, it being quite unusual for them to
find the villagers around Monghir ao attentive
tn the word as to coma out to lbs brethren'*
leol, so that conversation and preaching abonld
be continued nearly the whole day at the
THE HIS8I0NART HERALD
teat. Wa hive been tbe whole morning
mala on Ibe oppouto lide of the Hrer, i
il of an edipie of the sua.
■uiprised b
■ nioh grMt
We hkd congregalions to bnr ihe word finm
about MTcn o'rlock Ibis nianiiiig nirii] ooa
pjt,, whea, u the eclipie lerminated carlj ii
ipie, ana i tbe montiag, the great majontj of tba aawni'
together. ' blj had let off to return to their Tillage*,
A letter has been received ^om Mr. Liwrshor, dnted the 20th of May, fraa
irliicli we have pleuute in estmcting his aoconnt of tbe state of the college nt
Senunpote, and the educational advaDtages affiinled to jouth at that place by
Ht. Denliam. Oat (nenda will find also an interesting account of tbe baptinu of
three Enropeuis of whose piety he bad for aoioe months entertained hopei.
Straatpert CtlUgt.
fWn Mr. and Mn. DBaham,
a I hare placed mjr ii
a »hort li
11 aa mm Mr. and Mn. Manhman, I
reeciTsd much Liodneia. Mr. Denham ap<
pean to be partioalarl; well adapted for tbe
oara and inUroetioQ of youth. It irat itrj
gratihring to witoeaa the auccev which bad
alraad; atteodad bii laudable eflbrti. Not
odIj wai the college put into adminible order
bj the liberalilj of Mr. Manhman, but a
large and proiperoui echool was in daily
■tlaidBiice at the college, under the auperia-
teudenoe of Mr. Dbdiiiid, who ilw had
gatWed about him a daw of ialelligeDl and
promiiiDg young men, lome of wham may
become ^cient mioioaariea. Mr. MarthiE
and Mr. Denbam haie exerted theinieli __
nobly, and I hope they will meet with the
eneauragement they dcMrre from the friendt
* ' ',D generaL Mr. Denfaam'i dutiet
he debilila
Biiider the debililating climate of lodia. hii
health and iVength will be leiarely tried.
Hay he long be preteried, and meet with
much eoeouragement in bii important sj
BapAm ef tJim caimnti.
On my retnm home I wai delighted to End
three Earopeani waiting Co come forward and
Dialte known what tbe Lord had done for
their Bonli> We had entertained bopes
n^wcting them for aome moDths; and it
length Ihe work of grace in their hearti appeared
BO eridant and latiilictary, that they were
ODinunomlf ind joyfully receiied by the
dtveh. One of them i> the wifa of a dear
brother, a member of the church. She had
long Mt under the aound of the Koipet with'
ont eiperiencing iny HTing benefit; but it
pleand the Lord nomewbat more than a year
»m to iwaken lier mind to a lerioui caooero
about the one thing needful, and after much
hetitation ahe waa eoabted to decide on fal-
lowing the Lord. One of the three is the i
daughter of aiwiher dear brother. She had |
been much more than a year under aeriavi
impreaaiona, lad bid applied fcr iMptism, iMit
waa kept back on account of ber yoath and
ineipetience. She ia one of the inder lainba
of ChiiaC'i Hock. Tbe third ii tbe nriar of
the dear Cbriatian brother who came fro«i
Benaret. She appean to hiTC reeeiTed faeneGt
from the miniatry of the woid linee she baa
been in thia itation, tar which we deoire n
praira the Lord. Her viawa of baptiam baring
Dndcr^ne an entiie change ■■ well aa her
heart, ahe made known her wiihea to be bap-
tized by immenioQ. The ordinance of bap-
ciim was accordingly admioiatered to thoe
three belicTen on tbe SOth May, in the [n-
aenct of a goodly number of the Pliiiiliaii
inbabitinte of the alatiaTi, n well a* a large
crowd of nitiTca, all of whom tppaared to
be deeply interealed in the aerrice. It wta
a Bsiaon to be remembered with thankfabwa.
We felt encouraged to hope that the Lotd
would cauae hia word more ibundaolly to
proaper amongtt ui.
There i» ''" "
whom there ire three or four encouraring
We dare not he aangninc, but iheie
ippear to be a little refreahiug abower of
grace deacending npon na, after a Fong alMiiiii
>f dranght. Oh, that we may all be rerired.
md Blirred up to greater diligence in aerring
the Lord <
m thankful la xay that our dear frienda
Mr. and Mn. Farauni, la w
&mily, continue to be fiTOurcd i
ordinary meiaure of health. Tbe weather
baa been unuaually warm and opprearirc; but
cholera and other epidemic diaeaiei, which
iilly prevail at thia aaaaon, hara hithoU
been merdfully restrained. Peaea baa ako
been reatored to tbe land, which ti i gnat
merc^. May the goipel of peace apeedily
K„A .(, ii\y^ ud prevail io that nnhappy
y, where tbe implemeuti of war hava
ly made nuoli feerfbl havoc!
a mTOwa
wiib the
FOR SEPTEMBER, lUO;
687
BENASES.
A letter which has been received from Mr. Hbihio, dated Che 2Cth of Maj-, ctn-
taius an aocoant of his own kbcius, and alao of the state of the sohools tX Beuuea,
which appeals to be highly sstisbctoi;.
Mj laboun are, n niail, confined for tbe
1 preachL
wbich I fiod^refti deligbt, sod in ratechiiiDg
the children in our *cbool M the Sidir Buar,
On ibe Lord'a days in the morning we preBch
•Iteniitelj to our na[i»e Chrittisa conjregi-
don, irben, genenlly, matt of tbe childreti
and teachers of onr baiar schooli allend. Tn
OUT Christlin congrvgalion it« from time to
time added thine that make a profeaion of
fcilh in Ihe Loni Jesna Chrial, and of whom
we have hope that Ihej will remain eteadfut
in the faith. In the evenings of the sabbiihs
Mr. Small preichea in Englieh in our nice
eommodloiu tcbool room at Ihe Sadar Baiar,
tbe congregation at which is veir enconnging.
Tbe icboot home has recentf; been built,
which cost about 560 rupees. Tbere 'a still
a debt of £20 remaining. If e few friends
could collect this lem for ns we shonld feel
very thankful far it. The avenge number of
boTi tbat attend the icbool is 300, and tbej
1 maki^ good pmErvn in tbeir varioui
..fE^. 'rv«. »d j:..^-.! i^fgf three deport-
etudiea. "fhtj are divided in
menti, vIl, the Englisb, fb» Fenian, and the
Hindi. In tbe Ei^lisb dqiartment the tint
class bop read the New TcMament, cate-
ebsm, geoi^phy, grammar, and laam aritb-
melic and writing; and the otiier chneei stedy
Ihe Reader No. III., catechism, and giam-
mer, and Ibe younger boys learn ipeUiiig,and
others again tbeir a, b, o. In tbe Penian
departtn^nt tbe boys likeiriie read tlw Mew
Tntamenl, nograpfay, and catodiiiin.beiidei
thdr own books, which are tbe OoliMin
Boitin, and olhen whieh omtain the fint
principles of the Penian lanffiuge ; and in
the Hindi department are alio taught the
gOBjwl, calecbiim, geognpby, arithmetic, and
wnting. We have bad lately an examination,
in tvhicb the scholars acquitted themselves
very well. Tbere are other tcboob besidei
that of which I have been speaking, which
are also in ■ flounahing condition, I believe
Mr. Small has already given you a minata
aeeonnt of them; the repetition of it I tbink
qnite unnecessary, because I uppoaa you
have K«n our Beport of laM year.
DELHI.
The fbDowiog extract from tho journal of Mr. THOiinon's misaionBi; tour to
Hnrdwar fiur in Apnl last ia intereating, aa afaowing a prevailiDfr convictiiH) that
idolatry is a daring affront to God, vain and fooliab, and also the baneful
inflnence of that portion of the education in tbe countty from which Cbriitiauitj
native Chris ti
^ Uu Hmthtit.
/ftinkvr, 3Itt illircft, 1849. Agani per-
mitted to leave home for Hurdnar, 1 passed
the following day, the sabbalb, at Mur&dna-
gur, uxefiilly envied tbrtingh the gi«aier
part of the day with three parliea of Mubam-
madans and llioiiu* (chiefly of the latter),
about £ttj in number, reading the geipeli
and tracts to tbeui, calling their attention to
ffitic1lIar points, and preasing upon them
ief, in tbe etpootatuiD tbat the Lord Jene,
Ibe Saviour of Che world, will, in the ttrief
period of their lives, or at death, call them to
account for refusiBg to believe in and accept
of him as their Bavionr. Nearly all who hetfd
leaned to be imprewed with a conviction
tbat Christ alone ■> the Saviour, and that
idolatry is a daring affront to God, a^ it is vain
and ftnliib. All who could read, e^^erly
Baked iar ibe {ireoise iraapel or tract read, tbe
partioolar poiuts in which had inlereatsd
■bem. In the evening we had singing and
pnyer. My hearers of this day were the
moat un^ng I have met with in ut my visit*
individual, known to the partite, '
declined from the bith and purity of Ihe
gMpel. was mentioned in terms of reprobatiMi,
as an anwise act. A pandit, who had come
for books, seeing the hied attention of the
people to Ibe hearing of uopalalable truth*,
and their eagerness for our books, stood for a
long time as if stnick with what he saw, and
would neither advance id lake a tract, Ihoueb
lwiceoffereilhim,Dar speak, orut;but at £e
end, when people were going away, be ac-
cepted of what was ofiered him.
At this place Ibere a a numbs of btahnMns
who da notofficiateas priests, but have aecalar
modes of subsistence, snd are lamindin,
sellers of betel-leaf, grain, bantyfa by trade,
chankidkn and policeman ; thus serving to
oblitenta Ihe disCtogiuahitig exclotiveneas of
the claas, and meting down into Ibe common
maxH of Ihe people. No civil enactment or
Eovemmenl interterenee with their long esta-
lisbed eneUims, baa done this, but the Dacea-
sily of finding subsistence, when tbe faith or
devotion af uie people had declined, has led
the once privileged order to devise Ihe above
THE UraeiONABT HERALD
Sduub titbidiiig Chruttowljr.
At Hooinflar • few Uleodad i Huon of
maihip, ukd wen UtentiTe IbrongboBt,
The* faid it wu their deare to beoome
fivUMT «Tiyn''<M with tha tratb* of ibe
gMpd eoDMroing the Lord J«mi. There
me, iMM two or thiee ]peen ego, an Engliih
•obool hwe, which, from iti uimtiiltctorj
neolli, be* boon KboliilMd, of which lome or
the ChriMian naident) an gUd, u moat of
tha lade were diitiDgiiiibBa for audacity,
aaeptiwaiD, and a eoaKmpt for the gvapd.
Hia if aboat tha npahot oTiha attunmaoti of
tba greater part of Angb-Indian itndenta.
Kot one bw ■■ nt been kmnrn (o make lue
of hii (openor knowledge to kad hia moaa
igDorant coimtiTiiieit in the wn of mth, bnt
many have been known to faugh at their
beiMTDlent mien, and to ridicale ue Chiiatia
(aiOi. Thia ia nndew^le ; and there hare
been aereial Md ioatanoei of the kind al the
ttationa wliera inch ichaal* exist, and io theit
adjacent vill^ei. The knowled^ Aoa ae-
qoind bee, m vet, taken an irrebciona tnm,
bat ma; heteafter have a [lolitiod biaa, and
faJfi] the prediction of a late rendent of Delhi,
who Ihoroaghly ondentood the natirfl ohb-
racter. Haiing taken the Franch tiaTdlcr,
M. Jacquemoot, to Me the cdlege, (he latHr
laked what that iniiitatioa wai, wban the
dtKerninE M. replied, " ' ' '
piona, whom we i
another day !"
e are training to eting v
WEST INDIES.
TURKS' ISLANDS, BAHAMAS.
Bfi. RroaoVT has famuhed some infotnuttion Tsipecting the orijpn of the B^dit
oama in these iBlanda, and its present state, which we doubt not will be intenst-
ing to onr readers.
It appears that yeaig antecedent to the szertions of our Bociet; in those iilandi
a nnmber of the slave population who held Bftptist sentiments, which had been
aoqniied &om slaves imported (iom America time after time, were acoostomed to
meet together for divine wonhip, and that to the best of their atHlitj the;
endeavoured to bring their (fellow slaves to the Saviour. At thia time, some five
and twenty ot thirty yean ago, the only evidence of the existence of a GhriatiBn
sabbath consisted in the meetings for religiooa fellowship of these poor afflicted
bondsmen, the chief part of the white population devoting that day to business Of
worldly pteaaura, being emphaticallj " vritiioat God." Thissbteof things brought
npon the poor pious slaves the ridicule and displeasure of their employers and
neighbours. Persecution in many forma assailed them, and they were often
obliged to avail themselves of opportunities of worshipping God in the dead of the
night, either among the bushes or in the oaves of the earth ,- and if not thns pro-
tected, they were ^quently annoyed by stones thrown at them when on ibar
knees, and those whose duty it was to preserre the peace, sought opportunities to
break up thwr mefltlngs.
Abcnt the year 1830 they obtained the piirilege of carrying on their religioas
serrioes unmolested, by the influence of a coloured minister, originally a sltm in
the United States, named Sharper Monis. Ho had resided for some time in
Nassau, and in oonseqnenoe of the little flooh on Tudts* Island sendiDg him in
invitation, he visited them. Boon after his arrival they entered into a subsra^tkn
for the purchase of laud on which to build a meeting house, and some ^ed
females gave a house, which was conveyed and placed at midnight on the land
purofaased, which is the present rite of a comroodioos chapel On thia oooawm
Mr. Morris baptized fifty persons, and after his departure the chntch had rest fiom
its persecutions.
In the year 1833, Mr, Burton bdng obliged to leave Jamaica, partly in oon-
•eqnenee of the restrictions under which he was plaoed in those tronbtoai time^
■nd partly by ill health, vinted the Bahama kisnds, in which he fband "twMty
FOR BEPTEBIBEB, 1849. fiSO
Baptitt cltiualiflB exiitbif, uid a fervent doairo to receiTe rcli^oua inattuction."
Ur. Nicholk veiy soon foUoved, in tlie hope of Mcniitiog his health in that some-
wbat more &vouiable climate, and they were jomed in the latter part of the jear
by Mr. Hilnei Pearson, bat tbe hopes of the poor people were grierotuly diaap-
pMnted. Hr. Barton and Mr. NicboUa were compelled to return to England,
irbere the latter died the following' year ; and Mr. Pearson, who appeon to have
eminently won the afibctions of the people, after labouring amidst much bodily
ireakness,was temoved by fever in Dec. 1834, and now deeps in Jeaua mrrounded
by the dweDinfp of those whom he went to instract, and who to this day often
look towards his tomb with a dgfa of affectionate recognition. It may not be
mimteresting to know that his excellent widow, having returned to England on
his decease, and finding she oould not be so happy any where else as among these
■warm-hearted Cbnstians, returned to the Babamaa to engage in education, and
died at her post.
After the death of Mr. Pearson, Mr. Qiunt laboured among these people aiz or
■even years, and waa suoceeded by Mr. Littlewood, who was compelled by the
8tat« of his health to leave at the end of I81S.
Doriog this course of years the people have advanced in knowledge and in
grace, and have erected several neat and substantial chapels in different islands,
which are well filled, contributing largely out of tbeb slender funds. In one of
the islands, which in consequence of its distance from Tuika' Island, can be but
seldom visited, the deacons being good men, do their best to edify the people,
and God blesses their efforts, and souls are saved; and in another of the out
islands it is remarked, that the larger number of the inhabitants are Baptists, and
that they must have remained in beathecism hut fbr the efforts of the Baptists.
Hr. Littlewood was succeeded by Mr. Rycroft, who had been Ubouricg fbr
•ome time in the out islands. The church, which had suffered from the want of
a pastor, and the removal of some of the members, in consequence of the difficulty
in obtaining the means of support, has revived under his ministry, many members
have been added, some from the Sunday school, and the liberality of the people
has ezceoded that of former years, so as to relieve the Society of one half of the
pastor's expenses, and to support the nadve teachers and pay travelling expenses.
Mr. Rycroft expresses his regret that in consequence of having no colleague, ho
is prevented repeating the visit be made to Haiti in 1844, where he was cordially
leoeived, and invited to send missionaries. There are other blands, also, which
from their proximity seem to invite an occasional visit, if it did not Interfere with
the pastoral duties whioh press upon him.
WESTERN AFRICA.
LIBERIA.
The Committee have received the following epistle ttaca the Baptist Association
in this American Colony of free Negroes. They have perused it with feelings of
peculiar interest, and have inatruoted their Secretary in reply to assure them of
their cordial sympathy, and of their readiness to keep up fraternal correspondence.
They regret, however, that they will have to inform their friends that it is out of
their power to send them a missionaiy, but they felt that they could do no leas
than fbrward a copy of this earnest appeal to the Committees of the British and
Foieiga Bible Society, the Religious Tract Society, and the Buntlay School
rao THE UI88I0NART HERALD
UnioD, in the liope that, " stMidiiig," M our a&ble fnendB exprcM tbenuelvea
to do, "on conspicucniB and important ground, the independence of thrit feeble
Ropublio having been recognized by our noble and gre»t ootiDtiy, and feeling'
their obligationH both on religious and poUtieal gcouoda to improTe.tbe eondition
of the people," those benevolent Societiea would feel it a priTJloge bo aatiat
them, and the result will convince tbem that they were not mistAen in attribntinf
"to their English brethren generosity, benevolence, philanthropy, and an ex-
tensive desire to promote the interest of the coloured noe," the Biitiah and
Foreign Bible Society having made them a giant of 100 BibUa and Teata-
menu, the Religious Tract Society of £20 worth of books for Libiariea, and tlie
Snndny School Union of £10 worth of elementary books for schools.
WmiaM Cour or Araici.
fair Hipt, Ope Falmai,
Ftbruary 13lh, 1B49.
The Liberia Baptiat AHodalioD lo the Bapittt
jciety, LaDdon, EDgwnd,
Sendeth Chnatiui SilnUtioi
Dnrly beloved, reapected, and hoiuniralile
Brethrea,
It hu been a long time that we bare been
wiahiiig la opeo a rHendly oomipaQdeDC
wilh yoar very icaloaa and philanlhropi
Body; hot want of cunlideDce id ouraelvea.
and of a knowladge of the proper way
oeed, have beea our ;mvsiil>tive>. .
lut Annual MectiDg we cams to the conclu-
1 open aa inlercourae, i
1 »!]] f
tnnately meet yonr approbalion, ei we hope
lo reoeive Iram you, by armpalJiica and in-
■tmctioaa, that advice whieh we are deeply
in Deed of in thii oauDtry.
It ii hoped that you will exciue the libeitj
we have aMunied before we had become
batter acquainted. We, aa a people liluated
ID a oduDlrj like thia, have a great many
difficultiea to eDcouater, while baviiig the
name of Jeaua to bear, and ao raaay of the
abnrigiiia 10 leach and lead in the path of
dviliiatioD.
The casie in thii oounlry requires i
energy, and bIki meani, to aecamplish any
thing. The nalirea must have a clear under-
atinding, in cbeir way, of our puiposea; and
in order to thii onr inlereat matt be enlarged.
Id lORn way adapted to the aore and ultimale
oananmmatioa of it. We have been en-
deavouring for aome time lo derlse a plao to
carry out our views in this reaped, but have
btM in every atlempt; and, on coniideiatioD,
have thought it beat to confer wilh yoa, and
to implore your prayers and your aid lo aasiat
u> in carrying oat the warli of the Lord.
We in ihii part of Africa, without acmple,
have had and now have a commandiDg ia-
duenee over the native tribe*, and the coantry
is open to us to work if we will, and we, noc-
wilhalBDdiDS all oar embarranments, have
made aignaf and lure progress by the aid of
the Holy Bpiril.
The openioga of tbe Frovidenoa of God
have been obvious, and its bright rays have
biDught It
ung and praiae
iresauie of thouf
lerfal workinv ol
uch a handful of
■ad penayless people;
is a lively stimolaBt te
1 are earned avrmy by a
when we see tbe wod-
lerfal working irf
such a handhil of WMk, praycrieas,
; bat IhoBfH
eeliDD, yi ,
notable words, " Oi»e aball
chaie a thoinand, and two wall pat taa
Ifaomand to Bi^t." We deem it rwhl ta aey
that the proqieet cf doing good it flattering ;
new £eldi are openiag every day, and we
believe that if we had uie mean) much good
of making know
we lael onraetves oonadeatiou*. We wish ta
know bom wbich qnaiter the most niiMitiy
will Bow and prayenwiU ascend lotbeilrac
ofGraeeoDonrbebalr. We should be plewed
if we could hear from you, and have yoir
advice. It woald be a scuree of great
pleaanre to us to receive from yon aa epistle
teltiog forth, if poaiiblei the plana beat ealea-
lated to aniil ns in our field of labour. Wt
bare Ihoagbt of the expediency and mcuaiij
of your lund Body establishiiu; a Uiwoa
here. There is room enough lor eadi and
for all.
Edueatioii, the primarv object in a oonnliy
like ours, ia much needed. There are net
many Sdiools among us from the want of
metnt to put more into ODention. Tbe
msjorit* of them are tupporled by benevolent
Bodies in America, whs have done mock, but
have given very little to us as an indepeodenl
Body.
The ciroulation of bceka ■ mnch Nqoiied
"ibies, tracts, and tboea periodieab
alas, the youths, veiy many •(
tbun, are growing np without Am ■»■ !■ of
find oorselvea conaiderahly put lo
FOR SEPTEHBBB, 1840.
tbc tart ID MDNqneuoe of ibe monmecl of
TOOT Dobta uul grMt GovEirnEnenC in recsg-
niiiiiff OUT mdcpcodence f we are brought to
Kud upon ■ lery conspicuotu aud imporlsuE
groond in nfcmtee to both religioui uid
political datiss. W« feel lb«t «e are sow
cdled Dpon to work u impraio our awn con-
ditioD and that of ouf neigbboura, ud bow
we iball do it, aod with wbat, and wbo will
belp ua, an matlen o( vital impDriance lo us,
and could we believa thai Ibera were nol
gflnaroii^, beDeroIence, pbilaatbrop;, and an
ejtUDiive deaira to promote the inlcreat of the
eglour«d race in the hearti of our Eugliah
Brethnaa, we abouM daapond in our under-
taluDK. But we cannot believe thia, we
cbsriab atrongsr and livelier bopea — much
atrongsr
concluaion, we will lay belbre von the
' >nr Deuominattoii. It
ilau follow* I-
HUlTM of dUto«it'trib«i"!!
OrdilDed Ulnlnsn.......
LlceotUtH
The Sabbath Scbooli ataud tbaa in lbs
Montoado CsimtT.
'Scholin.
Tnilitii. LlbiUT-
Town of SpUlibarg 15
TowDDTLoidwiiu ... U
Town of New Virginia IS
;D«iigINiiwO»rgli.. 40
19 MBttued.
~m
U
Orud Bhu Cosntf.
« none.
VlU^(B*xl«T ST
i
7S
ffimw CoDntj.
"
TownsfOunvUla £8
'.^.1^.-
Thew are other town, in thii countj, but
Dnuki, which waa left
ant in the Mon-
Urado Conn^, i> itreluded
n the gnuul KXal.
teaohen. It be-
hovea u. to ■aj, that all Iheae ichoda are in
want of Iboae Ihiagi which will reitder iheo
capable or ^wing. Will
jou allow ua the
privilige of loIicitiDg tout
■Miatance in tbe
work among us.
On behalf of the AMOciatioD, I ramam
voura frttamalU,
B.
J. DuTton,
FERNANDO PO.
TESTIMONY OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSIONARY.
Out highly cBUemed friend. Dr. Thomson, who has lately returned frora Spain,
has fa»oured ua with a Iranslntion of an extract from a work published in Madrid
in 1848, entitled " Memorial respecting the Island of Fernando Po, by Jeroniiu
M. UserajAlarcon." The writer appears to be "Chief Spanish Homan Catholic
MisaioDary in the Gulf of Guinea." It bears ao honourable testimony to the
ehatscters of our missionaries, and we ftel assured our readers will ba gratiGcd io
finding that the only circumstance which derogates from thai character in the
view of iha writer, is that of theit being ProI«8tanU, and being much beloved by
the converts under theit ministry. The writer appears to us to be too good for
the system of his church, and his oonfidenoo in our ercellent fnend Dt. Prinoo,
and his testimony io favour of oar Mission, are oqualiy honourable to him.
The Baptist MiSMonary Sociely hu (or its
, object, a) the; lliemnlvea Hy, the propagation
[ of th« goapel through all the world, the
' tioQ and circulation of ths holy scrjp-
ind the eatabliihtnant of aehool*. The
. ting body ia compoMd of thirly-six iadi-
vidualt who reaide in London, and (bey have
I no olher lource of fundi bat donalions and
' volonurj lubacriptionf. All are eontidered
imben who a
When M. Larena arrived at Fernando Po
in 1B43, Ibe Baptiit lact, whoje committee,
or directing coDjoiiiaioa, i» in London, had
only one miMlonnry in the ialand, namely,
Alterwirda Ihe chief
aionary of thai aect. Mr. Clarke, eslablished
biniaelf in Fernando Po, accompanied hy
soma other missionariH, and by a certain
Dumber of teacher« and oolonista. They
Eied on Fernando Po as the most healthy
and aaiCable place for the centra and head
quarton of the B^tial MiMion sUtion far iba
w«it of Africa
iptions. Ail are eontider
iiWnbe not lea* than t
■hillings and a half annually, donor* oF Ian
pound* or upwardi, the paaton, a* they call
tbem, of Ibeir oburohss, and all atbvs who
THE MISSIONARY HERALD
render imporUnt terviee* to tli« Society. Id
thu iray thsj collect a couaidenible quinlity
of money. In tbe yeu 1B4S ihera wu one
donilioa wbluh bIdqb imouDted lo £3633
sterling, and mony that pawed £200 and
£300 aterliiig. They have also annual gnb-
Kiibers wliogive upward* of £100. Whether
we call ihia rsaaticiBm, religion, or palriotiiiD,
(be truth is, that with «uch nicielies the
Engliih obtain ioSuence, and make nwm for
themeelvei OTcr all the world, and propagntd
iheir lenguage, enitoms, and commerce. It
U no longer armed forces that conquer na-
liow. Thii method bai been Bupenednl by
other meut, alower perhapi in Uieir effect!,
but leu coatly, and attended witb betler
renilta. These meatu are— reli|iau«miKioiu.
Not leia Borprised than I naa would any
of my rtsden be, were they lo tee tbe vene-
ration and recpect with which (b« conierted
n^Toea of Femandg Pd look upon theit mii-
Biooartea. Ooe of tbe leTereBt pnniihmsDts
which tbey no inflict on them ■■ the ei-
pelling (hem from their religious lellai
The foliial days Ibey employ in the con
reading and eipoaiiion oF Ine gospel, alter-
nating these eiennaes with religiotii tong*i
and more than once in the middle of the night
my deep baa been interrupted by theae BongB
bemg sang b; a whole family in a neighbonr
ioe bouse. Let as compare these cusIori
with thoM which daily present (hemielTei to
our ««s [in Madrid], and with the horrible
blMpbemie* which continually grata our ears,
and let a* tay, Wbish people — these negroe*
or oureelTCt, show the moat Ugnl or being
The number of tbe raissioDariee, togethei
with their names, which we found on oui
etrifal to be established in Fernando Po, and
in the two immediate staboni on the
Calabar and Bimbia, are as follows i-
ifiMlDiiarit John Clarke, O. K. Prince
(brmer u a pbyiiotn and the Ittler a* a tar-
geoiL It is an act of justice that I shonld
B«ie the present opportunity of trlbaliog to
Dr. Prince, in my own name and in tbat of
my companions, our heartfelt thanks for tbe
kbI and diainterestednen with which ha
■ttended us in all oar illonses. His phSto-
tbropy and generosity wera extended, not
only to the rendering us bis profiasionil aid
eraiuitoutly, and with the utmost attentioo,
but alio lo the beatowins on na gi«tit mefi-
ciiKS of Iho most coatly kind from his small
stock, and likewise in the previoits compounds
of them with bis own hands. In B[Hte of all
my endearours end efforts to recompense in a
Blender degree the generosity end ii Blrhfiilnrss
of Dr. Prince, I nerer conU succeed ax
making him ree^*e the smallest temmici*-
tioD for bis valuable serrices.
Seldom do we see examples of tbe nature
here presented of catholic missionaiies putting
. themselves in the hsnds of a sectarian mis.
I sionary, when at the same time tlwy fed
! ihemselvce compelled lo Ibicc bim to absudoi
hia residence from (he sola eircunistanoa of
, being of an opposite creed. In tmlh, in Ais
! instance, tbe confidence and nod laidi of the
Spanish character and tbe English hoooir
strove nobly with caoh olber. m. Priaea is
imly woruiy of being rcoomBieitded to tht
i Spanish government, uid to all Spaniards.
The aforesaid missionsries, the eretler
number of whom reside on Fernando Pd,
have very (pod booses, well fiimished, sad
snpplied with all necessariea. Our owa
humble dtralling, the meanneas of onr fdini-
lure, and the acareity and badneae of irtr
provisions, were ilrikingly eoDtraaled with
(he conveniences and the well snpplied tables
of onr antagonisls. Rut this was not what
chiefly aSecled us. What filled as with grief
of bnri wss the impossilHlity in which we
begin (aurgi
Amicmt ' /Thos. Thompson, Allied Ssker,
JWi(ii(inar(st\ Tbot. Milboume.
Tmtkm Aleximder Fuller, VT. Smith,
Hr. Bundy, Mr. Norman,
Mr. Ennis, Mr. Gallimore,
Mr. Daekett.
Wtwim Mia.Clarke, Mr*. Prince, Kin.
IfiMiBiisriH SturgeoD, Hn. Merrick, Mrs.
NeWbegin, Mn. Ilampson,
Mr*. Haker, Mrs. Bund*,
Mra. Nonnan, Mrs. Ennis,
Mr*. Gsllimore, Misses Stew-
art, Davis, Cooper, and Vitou.
Taking the whole number, therefore, to-
gether, there are five miuionariet, three
Bssistsnt miaeioDBries, seven (eachert, and
filieen femsle mitaionsries. PHnoe end New-
begin, besides being miasionaries, act, the
celebratiDg the august satoifiee of the maaa,
and of thus giving the betaiEts of raligioa to
upwards of twenty catholic families which «t
that time resided on the island. We wera
tormented with the fcelii^ that, wtdbt we
lacked the means for cateohMing and iaatmGl-
iag, onr adversaries had all the field to Ihaot-
selves, and abouiuied in all thai they ie(|noed
for the eiereise of thdr pnaelytism, having
among olber things, ■ large tampte. Hay
the God of goodneas grant that the d«y may
arrive when we Spaniards shall ihink <»tly «
promoting the intereata of this nnfcirtnnste
Note appended to the last sentence but one.
" Whilst I write these lines" [says (he aalhor],
" I have before me the Reporl publUied by
the Baptist Society in London, according to
their custom of issuing such a docnment every
year. In the article oonoerning Fernando
Po, it is stated, that tbe poor negroes already
defray tbe eipenses of one of these m' ~ " ~ ~ ~
among them.
FOB SEPTEMBER, ID4D. OS
Our friends will Teroember the iaXh of the deToted itgent of the Society,
Homu Tbompflon. The church of nbieh be vu a menibet lometime ago
lestrived to Meet a atone to bis memoir, ^<^ >' ^*s foiwarded in January last hj
the " Robert Heddle." The following is the inscription, to which we aie requested
to give insertion :—
Sn iVlttnore of
THOMAS THOMPSON,
L HUBEn, AT SBVCISTLB OH TIFB, EROUMD.
HOME PKOCEEDINGS.
APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARIES.
We have the pleasure of announcing that the Rer. FiiEDBaicK Tkestrail and
Edwako Biak Undbkhill, Esq., who were selected to fill the office of Secretaries,
have acceded lo the request of the Coiumittee. Mr. Trrsthail will cnlci upon
the duties of the office on the l«t of September, and Mr. Undebhell on the 1st of
October. It cannot be necessary to recommend these bretliren in their new and
impcrtuQt engagements to the prayerful remembKince of our friends.
It is expected that when the anan^ments contemplated bj the Committee are
completed, the appoiatment of (lOO Secretaries will not increase tlic expenditure
incurred for Home Agency.
MISSIONABY MUSEUM.
All persons who have taken any conriderable interest in the juvenile departcncnt
of oar Mission must have felt the want of a Museum from which Ihey could obtain
objects of curiosity to illustrate their addresses, and this is nowgreatlj ftlt by our
young men who are trying to deepen and perpetuate the interest of Sunday school
children and otben in the missionary work. It is with pleasure we are able to
State that the Committee of the " Young Men's Missionary Association " have
commenced a Museum, and that a room has been set apart in the Mission House
for the reception of donations, all of which will become the property of the Bap~
tist Hisrionary Society; and we earnestly appeal to our friends tlitoughout tlio
£84 THE MISSIONARY HERALD
coiintrj wliD may have rejected idolE, and objects of curiosity, kindly to send them
to tho Mission House, as thej will prove essentiall; luerul in interciliDg oui joong
friendi at tbeir juvenile meetings. All such doaRtionB, addressed to the Huston
House, Moorgate Street, for the Museanij will be duly aokoowledged in tbe
MiBsionaTj Herald.
We have been requested to onooance, that the " Young Men's Aaociatioii "
have applied to each missionary to famish them, through the Secretaries, with an
account of the schoals under his superintendence, its desoripuon and character,
the average number under instniction, the expense attending it, and the d^ree
of support which can be' obtained on the spot. Communicationa, in reference to
the " Young Men's Aaaociation," to be addressed to the Secrelary of the Asaocia-
tiOQ, Mr. J. E. Ttesidder, 33, Moorgatc Street. We hope that these efforts will
have the effect of increasing the general funds of the Society, as well as of aiding
any specific departments of labour in which oar young fiiends take peculiar
interest.
It is respectfully requested that where it is practicable the friends in tbe
countiy ordering Missionary Cards, 6ec, will at the same time kindly mention
the name of a country bookseller, and his London agent, through whom the
parcels may he sent, or such other mode of transmission as may most economise
the funds of the Society.
FOREIGN LETTERS RECEIVED.
...Bmu H(imck,J lUt^i.
Nnrbc^ V. ...Hudi 37.
Caps Pauias Dnyton* B. 8....Feb. 13.
Clabhcb Heirick,J. MijS.
Hilbonnu, T. ..Mmj 9.
lIewIwgio,W....)Ur».
SdMf, A April S, May 4, 14 b ».
YiUm, H April 5.
...BoBToN ....Oonld & Ca......Jii]y S.
MoFTaau ..Cramp, J. M April 33.
Hwk, J June 39.
...BbHabh Beinig, H May SS.
Small, G May IS.
CatoDTTA. Thomas, J Jbii<3.
DnrAQEPoBB emjlii, H Blay SI.
HovaAH Uorgiui.T Jom 1.
Eaitdt DimoDiC. C ...JaBa9.
Miiiais Pige, T. C June 15.
Matdba AUsotJ. Jons IB.
MoMOHia l^wTcnca, J Maj 2!
KtJii Cat Littkwowl, W....JnM 81.
BaiTTAin MoBLAU Jenkiiu, J Angiut 1.
Jamaioa Bbowv's Town I^Ark, J Jooe 13, July 6.
Hakdbvulb H.ll, A. M. Jdi» si.
MoDBT Hmioa Ham^ J Jnae 19.
FOR SEPTEMBER, 1840.
Jamaica Pokt &Ia«u D»j, D JunaSOL
SnvLKT Town Dtxta, B. B. ., Jniw 18.
BtuboeTown UodgM, a JnM29.
Tbuidab a^TAaHi Gbasdb Cano, G. Jmu 39.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
Tbe thuib af ibe CommiUee ue pmeatsd to iha followinp—
Friendi it Ilialey, for h box of clothing aod a*eful utiolM, for Sw. J, MtrriA, Sjmiia;
Mr. F. Nicboluio, for a parcel of Ih* " Palriol ;"
Ladies ■! Canberwell, by Mn. Harwood, for a caie of clolhing mod useful artielM, for
Srs, Dr. Davia, Uantral;
Briiisb aad Foreigo Bcbool SociaCj, for a c«m of Mtbool maieriali, for Bn. J. HtuM,
Mn. Meacber, Haelcuev, for filar volumea of the " Baptiit Magaiiue," for Rn. J, Mtr-
Tick,Bimbia;
Mr. Monk, Finaburj, for a parcal of the " Mksiooarj Herald," for An. W. K. Ryerifi,
GnndOay.
Aa our friend, Mr. Neal of Liverpool, haa for the pieBcnl left that town, pkrcela
for Africa miisl no longer he scat to his address there. Mr. C. Dezer, Lodj; Room,
Customs, Liverpool, hu kindtj- engaged to take charge of kttert; hut parcob must
be sent to the Miarion House, London.
CONTRIBUTIONS,
Rtenvtd on aeeomit i>f the Baptia Miinonaiy Booitty, during the tiMilh
of July, 1849.
Butoii.BirB.N,Dart.,
ipertlmllf, U. A.,
la Trinidad adiaoU. . 10 t
r., (Or /anwlM SrAooli It 11
Pilaid,uiDld,farnKiu
Orphan IWyci OK
PWO.B. 1I.,Bm., M.P,
tti^Utr'imhBitailM S t
CoBtilbBtlaiia, b^UlH
OUbMt, (01 PoUw
Orplum R^tV .— » 1
pKBot Stmt, LllUt—
ContrlbDtloDi, on H-
BOBDt B
BIwktiMu*'! Walk—
BcDrouisaiBI.
-Id UMlinjj—
CoDlrlbnUou, on
Do.. Sondaj School <
O^MtlDU :
DawUimHr. W 0 ID ■
irftdntnoh ................. 110
iBiUal(b Saltntou .._.. 8 IB S
oUomptoll _.. too
:nt«—
Commln, Hi. JamM 14 0
hipping Bw
ConlHbaU
THE HISSIONAKT HEIULD FOB BEPTEHBEB, ISffl.
Klncnrood ■
■i BiU SclMKiU B (
CSDtTlbBUBU .« 1 17 7
Wm—
lltUii,ltr.,fi)ri)cW... 0
OmUtbiiUana,
BtfHtt
NtmoLK.
CDllMtiOD .,
Contrlbnlloi
IM..JaTM
CuQeodoD ..
Do., tor a
SubicriptiiniB ind Donstioiu in tid of tlie Biptift Mkaioaw; Sodety wOI be tUaif^J
reMired by William BrDdieGunuy,E«q., and Simnel MartoD Peto, Esq., M.F., Tnunrmi "
the Iter. Frederiek Trewrail kiid Edward Bean Undcrhill, £ki., Sccretaiiea, at tbs Miww
Hotue, 33, Moorgats Street, Lohdoh : io Edimboboh, b; the Rer. OaiitojAia Aiiilen<><>> <^
Rar. Jonathan Wataon, and John Mac«aiii«w, Efq.; in OuMiotr, bj Bobert Kettle, Em)!
in DuBLiH, by Jolin Pniier, Eiq., RitluninGa Ciitle ; in CALc-vm, bT die Bar. Sif
ThontM, BaptiiE MiMion Pnea; and at Niw You, United Slalea, by W. Colgat*. ^-
CoDtributJoni can alK) be pud in iltlw Bank of Ei^luid to tbe lecount Af" W. B. Ov^
and Dthen."
IRISH CHRONICLE.
THE WORST IS OVER.
An old proTeib aafi, "It ia & long luie which bu no turaiag." iTelmnd'i
tcdU and woes, indeed her whole condicioD, social, political, and leligioiu,
Memed stretched out intenninabl)', without hope of change. It was a diif and
drearf path, atretching out ua Ear as the eye could reach, without relief; and
moTcmcnt aloog with it seemed a perpetual progress downward, into ytt lower
depths of miaerj and woe !
And there was evidence enouffh to ahow that for raanr jeara the Irish, of all
dawea, bad been ainking. Tdb case seemed almost hopeless. Despair nt
brooding on the poople; and those who fett it to be a duty to lend a helping
band, were gmitten by the same spirit. Even Christian persoos, ftill of the
tnissionaiy spirit, strong in ibeii rehance on the Divine promise, and earnest in
tbeii belief of the oltlmate triumph of llie gospel, aOTnetimes looked oti Ireland
as an esoeption to the general law.
Under these circumstances it was scaicelj' to be expected that the churchet
would support the mission with great liberality or zeal. Hence its recent history
has been full of difficulty, pecaniary embarrassment, Euid inadequate means and
effort. Even prayer was but fbebly and scantily poured forth .' It was hoping
against hope. The success which attended tlie agency employed was so com-
paratively small, as scarcely to throw a glenm of light across the dark and dismal
tcene.
Sucb wu the general aspect of things till within a recent period. Then tbo
Almighty appeared. His dispensations, at first, were overwlielming. Molliing
but ruin seemed nigh. It was feared too. that even this country would be
dragged down into the aame gulpb. "By terrible things in righteousness wilt
tboa answer nt, 0 God of our salvation."
The famine swept down tens of thousands, and many more fled in terror to
distant shores. The hearts of the British people were touched with deep com-
Mssion, and ihey displayed it nobly, and the Irish were amazed at their liberality.
Then came evidence of a change in the feelings and habits of the peo^e. Mia-
sionaries were not slow to perceive it, and redoubled their exertions. The legis-
lature set about their work in eainesbiesa. Events compelled them, at last, to da
aometliing righL The spring opened with promise, and as the season advanced
hope once more sprung up. The Queen determined to insit ber Irish subjects.
Every where she wss received with an enthusiasm stronger and more intense than
the most sanguine ventured to hope for. Both the people and their sovcreigD
fairiy captivated each other. And when on leaving the Irish capital, the monarch
standing on the paddle~box of ber yatch, threw aside, for a few moments, in
rpathy with the people whose loyalty and affection broke over all bounds,
rigid etiquette or royalty, and waved her liandkerchief to the shouting multi-
tude. It was plain that the union would henceforth be not a mere name, but a (act.
Confidence will now take the place of distrust. Enterprise will begin.
Capital will flow in, and mines, factories, and rails, will soon spring up. Agri-
eufturiits, competent to manage farms will find (heir way into the heart c^ the
oonntry. Her bogs will be reclaimed, and tbelr hidden tRMUures brought to
light. Cultivation will creep up the mountain side. Employment will Iwcomo
pMDtifiil, and industry mark tbe people. We have got to tiie turning of the long
dark lano.
Hand in hand wilb these will march the truth, which has liitlierto but pioneered
tlifl way; and poperr, gradually losing its bold, will no longer cover the land
witfa ignonnce, indolence, and vice. A people who read tlieir bibles, do not
leave their lands a waste. Let us then be up and doinf. Let our friends afresh
witfa ignonnce, indolence, and vice. A people who read tlieir bibles, do t
'save their lands a waste. Let us then be up and doinf. Let our friends afre
rive themselves to action and pniver. If thev regara events in their proper
ight, they will find a new stimulus m the thought, that l1ie worst is over.
i^i
IRI
nritM ttom the mid-
'2ud, and aimu up hia
-ijiiM of the psst Lord'l
-i^ oFtha liSth of June
ices) have MoHd great
ining of ths jax we haf*
laub, thoui;li eTorytbing
lop oat WK/, Our ooiHi
4 dBTijBiid pm;«T-iiu)et>
to say that Mr. Ecolm
ll? in his health, owing
L'ttbrts to do tba vock
and attend on the sick
is cheered, however, by
lich the following is &
■y/ recdred 1
lum I bad the pieaenre or nap-
irieedaj loK. Mj last lecture ui
.to »aik of FioIgmoi Wiiion mi
cQiuie to which he aTsr Uatened
y street. Since then he hai at-
chapal legaluly. Hit regularit]'
[I m ohMned, but no one knew
<ma weeki ago he remained after
loimcing of Cbe Ueving, and, ad-
, mo, njd he wished to join the
We found hlin wortby, after due
nation, and on yesleidaj admitted hin
eat at the supper of the Lrad.
Iiiu an eSbrt that was thought likelf to
.1 the eaiue, hai onlj miniateied to hi
.iTBstte. The liisiDuatioaB, too, of the local
I ess, to the eSect that manj Biptiiti would
.ow miea, rtgnl, and relraoe their stepi,
I lare been prored bf Che actual iMue to be
terj wide <^ the truth. The moranient, on
terio'ji reriew, has been, in arerj ttM, to
I joiD oar ttandard, not to daaot iL
We ha>e niflinvd b proportion to our
numben, with almaat unparalleted aareritj,
1 by temoiali and emlgi^ioa. The baa of
■Ine of oar apparently moat prankinf meiK-
•^ WBi truly trying to our Infiut eause.
I their places are all fiLed. Wa h>r-
■L an increaie upon the number repo
" ear, and the congregation b coniklr
red.
IR18B CHRONICLE.
We have not arretted to llie state of
tlie cause Id Ballina very recently. But
this bun not arisen from want of intelli-
gence, but from a wial) to ptesent the
reports from all the afrents io turn. The
fbliowing faeta will gratify oup friendH.
I baptized, vritea Ui. Hikiliok, July lit,
two women thi« morning, upon a ptofunon
of their bitb in the Lord JeauiChriit, Thaj
are the peraons who came to ui on Che report
of the beagai men, of whom I upoke at '
meeting in London. They were under
itniction for leTeral month^ uid after n
pRtient inquiry, we haTB reaion to believe
they are the tubjects of diiine grace.
putaecL n> deaih.
Om of
ywtorday. She had baan
penoD of good character. She
place of wonhip about three yean ago, and
was baptized in August 1847, end she con-
tinued a Giithful member of the cburch,
until ahe exchanged earth lor heaven.
__.. BiaaT, bai had setenl open ait
services latelj, and (he attendance haa
been most eacoura^ng. The order and
lunesti which prevailed formed a
striking contrast to the behaviour of the
people, m similar circumatances a feir
feanago.
• departed this lif
■a a RomamM, bat i
happy
peatedly ntd that she had no fear of death.
When I read and prayed with her the laM
time, ihe held up her poor wasted bands and
nid,'*Now I am happy, I depend on no-
thing but the Lord Jesos fin my salration I "
Knowing that the Romanists would bring
a prieat to anoint her when they found hei
iuenaible, I requested Mr. McNamara and
I. Judge to stay with her till ebe died.
When the people learned she died without
being anointed, some were angry, and many
were estonished. Before her death >he re-
quested that her body might be buried in the
Protestant ground.
IHCXUHUa USVDLNBSS,
Mr. McNahira preached at TuUylin yes-
terday, July I£, to the largest congngalion we
haveluid there yet. He also gave an addrew
at the prayer-meeting here in the morning,
when he told the people that he did not un-
derstand how to pray in a scriptural manner,
until he joined the church; thai when he
was a priest he had touye number of Latin
prayers every day, which if not said bafbre
twelve o'olock at night, ha would be guilty
of a giwt eio. He thanked Qod that now
he knew how to pray, in Christ's name, and
to aiV ibr his sake, for whatever he felt his
need of; and that such exercises were vetr
delightful and profitable to hia own louf.
He preached lost week at Mullifarry, Car-
rowkilly, and Greenown, and seemed encou-
■^ed by the meetuig* nt these places.
brethren. Hundiei
e hundred Protestants were present. Tti
bonks of the river were lined with pcopli
and they heard the word In braalhleae s
. Only on. ' " ■
he made ni
[s into bis ea
1 not listen
•loimd him gave him to tmdeiitaud that be
should ceaae doing tiiat or withdraw.
Again on the 1th of Angost, writaa Mr.
Berry, 1 had ao open air a^es, and bad a
la^ia congreifation. I hapUiad four disciple*,
and the husband of one, a Romanist, is t»
be baptised shortly. When I announced
another service that day fortoight, the peeple
were delighted. The number of candidates
ia increasing. I believe that era long, a
whole diitrict will pronounce for ue. In-
deed already fourtttn from that district have
been baptiied already. I wonder what the
priesia will say now I The flunine tbw Kid
brought converts to me. The famme is
almost over. The earth is UlarBlly boiMing
with abundanoe. Yet the truth Is spRadiog.
It is not the (amine now surely.
Id our last we presented some fiuita
teodiqg to illustrate the nature and pr»-
grees of the new state of feclioc in ibe
mind of the masses of the people. We
S've a few more from a difieient part of
c field of labour; as illuatiatinc (hi*
new state of feeling they are wor3(f of
aeriout conaideration, and ou^ht to in-
spire the friends of the society with
fresh emottoos of gratitude and bope.
I unduslood, writsa G. M. that Iho pciest
of C , een^oea to remember B«^ and *U
wboheatme. IsnppoNtlkapBasiBhBieaie
following Us aiample. As I waa vMtiig
' went inla llrs. W% cahia. Hsr
. . I asked penoisaioB to read and p«y.
She replied, " I have no dislike la yaa at toe
word of the Lord, but the priest has eauIioDcd
me against you for the time to come." I
told her ihe wu r^ecting the gospel of God>
and the salvation of her sodJ. There are two
pctHns who lodged tn her bouse, and they at
once said, " we uiall lodge no more with joo,
miSH CHRONICLE.
as yon lefim to heai the word of Goi, or
permit us to hear."
There bare been lome deaths in the neigh-
bouring village** 1 went to a booH vhere
one bnd hsppened. The neigbboun fbllaired
the itranger, and oa iC it custonuuj Ibi nanj
to Buemble on nicb oocaiioni, we iocin had a
gtMKi number. I went on reading and talking
to tbem in iTiab. The wifeis aahrewd,keeii,
womoD, and the aaked me many qunliuiu,
but never put the right ore, " what muit we
do to be eaved ?" Thi> Mibject I pre««d upon
their praaent consideration. She aaked me
*ho made tlu law ? I explained it, and set
forth it* holinew and justice of the law, which
•tope ertry mouth, and makea every man
gmlty befoK Qod, but whoee AiU demands
Hje met in Cliriit. While I was expLtiniag
the second cammaDdment, she said, "that is
not ia our cateehiam." I told them their
catechism cooeealed it, and gara the third
inal^, and split Bnothet to make np ihe
number. They exclaiiDed, "we are an un-
fortunate people to be deceived in Ibis way."
After I hod done, they sent one of Ibeir
number to show me the wnj on my journey,
and aa I left I heard them praying for my
long life.
Sinoe I wrote last I have visited four
hundred and five families, and have paid four
linndnd and eighty-eight visits, and have
■piAen ia the name of Jesus, to more
Sva hundred pemns, and given away many
Occaaionallf we find opiaioDi
pietscd ia ■ very homelj form, but
the less strikioK as evidcDcee of the effect
which the truth produces when it enterF
the iDiud. The following is an Uluatia-
tion from J. J'l joumal foi June.
and paid great attention. I tried to aet
Um the docliine of r^ieneration. Hi
me he bad never heard so much of it before,
nor of the reason for it, " Though we are fbr-
Udden," said he, " by the priests lo hear or
read the scripture, yet it is our only guide.
They ere no better tlian some of our cobblers,
whodontcarewhatstufTlhey putin the work,
if they can get the mooey. They cobble up
their own commfuida bs the gospel, and " "
not the truth they teach."
I visited Mra. J. and B. L., who have been
greatly eoncemed about their souli. These
womeD we greatly penecuted fbr attending
our maatinf, and ftir emtnadng the Scriptures.
Tbey have been attending more than sii
montha, have given up altogether, and are
bithfiilly advocating the cause of the Re-
deemer. They have no* no eonfldeoea in
Anotlier reader writei fVom the mid-
land diitriet, July 2nd, and lunu np bii
report as follows :—
Since the beginningof the yearvi. . .
gathered in tieoen mutt, though eveTything
has been done to stop our way. Our coa-
Lord'a day*, and pntyer-mecl-
gregaUo
ingB,Bn
We aro sorry to say that Mr. Bcolh
iins Buffered Kreatly in his health, owin?
to his unceasing' enorts to do tha work
of a missionary, and attend on the sick
and dying. He is cheered, however, by
•ucoeas, of whieli the following ia a
young man whom I bad the pleeanre of bap-
tizingon Wedaeaday last My last lecture In
iply lo Ihe late work of PioTeaaor Wilson wu
the first disoourae to whioh he v
in Academy street. Since then he baa at-
tended our chapel regularly. His regularity
nt worship WBB obeyed, but no one knew
him. Some weeka ago he remained after
the pranoimdng of the blessing, and, ad-
dreeaing me, said he wished to jom Ibe
church. We Ibund him worthy, after due
examination, and on yeeterday admitted him
to a seat at the supper of the Lord.
Thus an eSbrt that was thought likely (o
ruin the cause, has only ministered to iti
inorense. The losb^uations, too, of Ihe local
pieSL to the effect that many Baptists would
join our standard, not to dewrt it.
We bave suflbred in proportion to our
numben, with almost unparalleled severity,
by removals and emigration. The leas of
nine ofouT apparently most prniidng mem-
ben was truly trying to our io&at oauae.
Yet their plaoca are all filled. We have
still an increasa upon tbe number reported
laat year, and the congregation is considerably
improved.
600 .IBISH CHEONICLE.
POSTSCEIPT.
The CommiUM of the Baptist Missiooftrj Society bare mg»m incited the
BecreUrj, to t4ke the Co-SecretaryHhip of that Institution. A special meeting of
the CommittM of Ibis Sooietj was called by the Treasurer, when n resolutioa wu
pmed exprenive of unab^ed coDfidenoa aod r^rd, and a deputalioD wn
appointed to wtut on their Secretary, and pien the Boctetj's elkiuu upon hiiii, aod
the desirableness of his continuinff m office.
Hsring' been brought to see it his duty to Hccept the invitAtion of the Cotnmittee
of the Baptist Mlasion, he presented a letter of resignadon to the Committee of llic
Irish Society, at tlieir meeting of August the 8th. On the motion of the Rev.
W. Orosbii, secouded by Rev. B. Qsbbh, it was tcsolred unanimously.
" That in aeeepting the resignatioD of theii belored ftiend, the Secretuy, thii CominiltR
wonid eonvef to him ■ reaev^ aBamace of the high senta the; entertain of the *a]ne of
then urTiees which he has rendered to the Societr, of the Dnifbrm dsTDtBiliMai which he
ha* exhibited to it* inteneti ; of the Christian eourteaj which has ehenicterised hi* deporl-
ment on all occauoni, and the ipirt of half &ith he ba* manilMed in icaioiu of peculiu
difficult; and diicouragenient. Thej ii(% of him to beliefs that it i* with nnMgned regrM
the; coatem plate his remoral from among them, and 'commending him to God and the
word Hi* grace,' thej eatDeatlj' supplicate hr him in the new potitiini lie is about to oecnpr,
the continued preaeaca and bvour of the ' Qreat Head of the church.* "
Id ceasing to hold official oonuection with the Society, his interest la it will Dot
diminish, and it is hut just to saj, that the change ia made with deep regret, and
■olelj from a sense of autr. If he can render any serTice to tbe Committee or liii
successor, that fetrice will be Tendered most cheerfully and promptly.
CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE OUE LAST.
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£ I. d.
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1— »!•» tl nattUn-
AlidailiiiM. „... S 11 0
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UinM*— F. W. C»t«, Bat.
SrlibncitUi— hUhUbd ...„.„,
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DONATIONS TOWARDS DEBT.
« a d.]
FnoniB, Ifn., Biliton ....M — ... S • 0 OtoppM, J. bq, Unrpool ...
HMbmi^ J. Xk., UnipQIit. _.. 1 0 e Luifc 8. Ei^Taltto
Mr. YouDg, of Coclr, denrea to retom thanks to his friends, at Thrapaton, fi» a parcel of
dethhlg, and a donation towaidi the chapel debt. Thanks are piesented to Un. Rwnith
for a pusd of ironmonoeiT, Etc., b; Un. Vickers of Nottingham, and to the British and
Fotsjgn Bible Societj for a grant of Sto hundred bibles and one thoasand ttatamenti Ibr
IhensaofthemiMiaQ.
SubMnptions and Dooatfona tliankfuUrncdTed b; the Tmsnrar, Jonra Taimw, E«],.
LombBrd Street ) and b; the Secntaiy, Mr. FxmamiCK TanrstiL, and Ber. Jostfo
Anbcb, at the lliaion Hous^ Hoar|ate Street [ aodhflhepasttHK^tbednirolMathnngfa-
eot the Kingdom.
COLLECTOR FOR 10NI>0N, REV. C. WOOLLACOTT,
4, CoKRoa Stun Etat, Bitmwiok Sqoabb.
QUARTERLY REGISTER
BAPTIST HOME MISSIONAEY SOCIETY.
In the exlmets given below from tlie report of the Laiieuhire AnxJIinT,
advert«iioeiamsde to the frequent Temoral of the ageutafram the miMion eburchea.
That a wiDDg impressioa msy not be produced, it is proper to state that allbough
the evil ia not anltnown in otherBDxiliKrietitCBt]Dt>tbemd,atan}'i8te,to aDythmg
like the mdm extent, to be f^eral. In nnmenma instancea, and at the cost M
nmeh aelf ■acrifiee, the miationariee continue with their chotchea for many yeaiB ;
and not a few cases could be mentioned in which churcbea now happily inde-
pendent of the Soeietj retain the serrieea of pastors who have stniggfed along
with then in ^1 their difficulties from the 6r5t.
The complaint Tnade in the Yorkshire report that tbij nianj of the churcbea
make no annual collection for the Soeietj admits of no ^ualifyinc remark. There
ta au immense diacrepaccj between the Ust of contributing; churutu in the aDDOal
report of onr Home Alission, and tbe list of churches in the Manual of the Baptist
Union. Cases are continuelly coming to the knowledge of the aeeictarj in which
churches do nothing for the Society, because Ibey cannot raise a anm which aball
appear respectable. If our churches would but contribute generaUg and at *tatei
ftriodt, and in tueh atnountt, however amall, as their circnrnslaneeg at the time
would admit, not only would the Committee be saved much anxiety, bnt the
efficiency of tbe inatitntion would be moat deairaUy augmented.
It will be seen that our friends at
DoTobester are making rigorcnu efibrta
to get rid of their debt. In his Isat com-
munication Hr. Stdoox, tbe respected
minister, sayt: —
Thiaa stand aeeepted ai candidates for
baptlan ; and dm a» three or fimr hopefhl
inmirMi. At a maetii^ of oar Erianda tntelx
held, thw preanted ma with Kltb>*> HbUcal
Crdopnia, e»d a pei« tMit«ii>iii)| ten aoTo-
Migna. 7B«|p A«M ahp emlHtoted (M« fwor
^omt £Xm tmranb AW ekmptiaM.
Threa similai' affisti nil remove the
nnJMiMak et acarly ao, and aa nan aa ever
pmdeDce dietalea tb^ aball be made, D.T.
Till than the Committae nil) I hope ftiTinir
me wtlh tbair aid ; aa widmut this it vaald
be impimctieable Ibr ma to rander the eanw
that aidManca wbtcfa it requiret, and withoet
which it eanaot be pkead oa a leenre or
pannaaent fbandatisn.
The last report from Romford aim ia
decidedly encouraging, Mr, Davih
loinhip, and I think othen aie on the road ;
bet we DMist give them time, being carefiil
not to make more haate than good speed.
Wo had a good anniTsnarr, the produce of
which was upwardi of twon^-ant pounds, but
it has cost fifty or more to have the chapel
cleaned, waahed, and painted, as ft had not
bflfbie received the EoUibig Mteke, We
have maeh epiacopal prejudice infloeoce,
rniiJ activitj-, to beaz with ; bnt we are net
diiheartened, we would rather thank Ged
and take courage.
iellcnt aecreiaiy to tlie auxiliary,
saya;—
I anticipate now, more than ever, pitv.
peritj for the Olfordahire auijliary. We
iiave paid more than £76 18i. of debt within
the lart two yean, and have sustained our
statioiw faerides i thia ha* coM me no small
taboor and attention, and I hope befoia tbe
current year ezpim to report to yon our
One of our agents eomplaini much of
the ttaetnrian clergyman going ttoai bausa
ta honaa, andeavonring to persuade the people
QUABTEELY REGISTER.
that it ii the greatest nn the; an aonmiit to
go to chspeL Ererj vbere oui efforts ue
impeded, and it ia one of the moet difficult
countia in England fbt eraogelicat tnith lo
Duke WBj in. Yet we we now end then
cheered bj eppearances of great promiie, and
many inMancea of good. From another
agent we baTS bd account of two daughton
of a Ihrmer coming to hear him ; the word
wai bleaaed to them and thej wiihed to unite
with the church. A itorm vai raised bj
the parenti, and the; were peremptorilf
ordered to leave home. Rather than giie
□p the truth thej did lO, and sought ntuaticnu
as aerranla in Oxford, where they are now
reeidtng, and haTS lince united with the
church Uiere, A jonnger aister has liaoe
this occurred attended the mimstrf of our
agent, and has bKome eeriooi. Haring but
this daoghter lef), the parenti lelaxod in
their soTeritj to her, and hare allowed her
to unite with the church under our brother's
care. Eiaj where I am assailed with ap-
plications for beln. New atationa might be
opened had we the meana. Great numbers
of the rustic population of oui country by
mean* of tracts and the occariooal Isboun of
our agents, begin to see through the veil of
taantarianism, and to enquit« after the truth.
An old man readent ia a palish, wboe one
of them offidalea, tcrid me the other day that
he was mtiified the otgeet of the dovy was
to make papists of the people. In the
rillags where he Urea there is a good opening
for a station, could we find and pay an agent.
Cannot your Committee do more Ibr ui? It
gneres me to see so many places calhng for
help and our Committee unable to reader it,
press them on thi« point and I hope jou will
Otm Lord led us to expect great difficulties
in tho propagation of his gospel. He Ibre-
wained the first preacher* in terms which
would have led them to deaert the Seld, had
they not been impelled by an imperious
•ense of du^, and sustained by the promisea
of supernatural aid. They found that nrithee
their trials nor their supports had been exag-
gerated. They were "killed all the day
long," they wera "accounted u sheep fin
the (laughter ;" but, in the end, th^ tame
off "more than conqueion through hun that
loved them." In oar times persecution, in
its sterner forms, has ceased ; but trials not
much less severe are found in poverty, in
manibld inBrmities, and ia wide-spread
■palhj. Those who, whether in our vastly
populated towns or in our scattered hamlets,
give themselves to the work of reclaiming
"•"*•», have to "go ftirth weeping bearing
'« aeedi" but it is not without the
promise, from time t« lime AilfiUed, tbrt
they shall "return ^ain with i^idd^
beuing their sheaves with them."
The acoonnts this yotr, althon^ acarcely,
as a whole, so che<nng as usual, are not
destitute of intelligence calculated to awaken
our sympathy lud renew onr seal,
Aihlon-iindtr'Lfitt bis ■lliiiasiiil the
completion and tbe opening of a S|KuioBa
chapel, which, however, from the great
pecuniary depiessian of tbe timea, reniaiM
encumbined with a heavy debt Hr. Pitt
in the course of the year toigned his ofiice,
and Hr. Macpherson haa become hb snfrrs
SOT. lite difliculties and the importanoe of
the ^ere demand, on the part of all who
are interested in it, flie utmost dentednca
and pmyer.
Btaektum has pasaed throogfa cot«lenble
trials which have ended honoanUy, aad it ■
hoped beneGcially, to tbe church. Mr. Bait-
ley, ia consequence of soriom ftihire of bcAltb,
has been compelled to remove touMliCT part
of the cODDtiy. The eyes of all look earnestly
for another teacher who may be favourad,
from above, to conduct this mjant cause to
maturity and strenetb.
Burff has sufiered, also, the long nspeiMHa
of the labours of Mr. Harvey; but the little
church these oontinues to be "of one heart
and of one mind, striving together for tbe
futh of the gospeJ." Great kindocss bM
been abown to them by neighbouriog laiDib-
ten, of more than one denomination, dsriif
their destitution, which, it is hoped, may
soon be (eitninated in the manner moat con-
ducive to their prosperity.
CkavtenI retains the servieea of Mr, Wil-
kinson, who has been dieered by aome Inkrsii
of BSefulaeas and progresti Tbe Snodar
tchoolt and bible danes continue w^ at-
tended ; and • aeriea of lectures to ~
in which tvrttai minMata unit
believed, been of good tStet b
to theenli^lenBMt of a Mghboorikood
of Hi-. S>-
harmony, aud by several additie
church from the sabfaatb school.
in the nrnghbonihood, has been opened under
sifnaof (fae divine Ueabg; and if tba e»-
banassiog debt irtiich yet remains on the
chapel were removed, theia ■ ever; iiaiin
to beliere that a long struggle would be en-
sumnwted by ptoqwiity and sbengtii.
Padiham has been demived of tbe labaDn
of Hr. Fi^er, who fintafaed bis taeftd emrss
amid the r^ret and prayart of his bereaved
flock. The Sunday acWil oonlinnea wen
attended, the number amoantrng to SM> and
it is earnestly hoped that when a new nMw
is appointed, the Usemig of Ood may so
attend hia labours m to altiact many of the
rouog, tba« fnatruBled, Into the fellowdap
of tha Church.
QUARTERLY REGISTER.
«03
S^ftrd codUdum, noiler the iniiiiitty of
Hr. Donkle?, to nuke dedded progna.
" The coDgr^ationt ind M^oolg," it u >taW,
" are gndnallj on the ineraue, and a deeper
intereM ii manifeMed by all in the meiui of
grace." The necenitie* of an immenie papu-
lation demand a more appropriate place of
wonhip, which, it >■ hoped, niaj be secured
vithovt entailing the preisuie oTa debt. The
DObleat UnictnrB ii too eoatly to an ia&nt
church. If purdiaied by that penalty.
Sla^Mdgt adianee* alio, botb in numben
aad niounea, Hr. Aah has had reason la
believe that « blcMing bai not been withheld
ftom himself nor from the church ; and oa
the neceai^ea of the eitsnuva nurounding
population are great, it ia truited that arery
year will witnen an augmentBtion of Iotb
and of eneigf in tbe publication of the glad
Sloeiparl. Thii Station continues under
the pastonl sopariiion of Mr. Ru»ell.
Some degree of proaperlty hai happily been
reailind, and lereral additiona hare been
nada to tbe fUlombip of tbe SBiot* ; but in
GonaeqneDce of painfhl diSerencei of opinion
followed by withdiavment, and tbe iDioadi
of death, the numerical increaaa ia not large.
On a review of tbe whole, it ia impoaaible
not to obaeire grott occadoQ for gratitnde.
That eren a few witnenea tor Christ afaonld,
in these places, have maintained their testi-
mony, and that with iodubilabls aigns of the
ditine blMaing, demandi our sincere thanks-
^ringa. The hope, also, that in the esse of
•eTcnl of these churches there may be as-
mmed, at no distant period, n position of
pecuniary independence, sustains the eipeo-
tation of still further extending the benefit of
the fiinda.
It most not, bowever, be overlooked that
there are some circumstances demanding
aerioui consideration. One fact, in particu-
lar, deaerrea to be examined, with a new Co
ascertain whether it do not point to some
deeper enl. The allnaion ia to the short
period during which the pastoml relation haa,
in BHial instances, snbsiited. In the churches
aided by this HiHOn, only two paatora hare
continued for so many ai fmir yean^ and one
ia likefy to remove. It is fi^ from being
■aaerted, that this necessarily eriminales
either the people or tbe pastor. It might
indeed hare been that neceanty has made
the one too teaily to listen to promises,
which the otheta tuvs found it impossible to
fullit ; that professions of led and resolutions
of co-operation hastily made, have been for-
gotten by both parties ; that too liltie lore
and liberality have been evinced by the flock,
and too little courage to encounter difficulty
on the part of the shepherd ; but the &ct is
■imply brought forward by the committee aa
deserving of lerious investigation.
The state of the TreBsuier's aceounta
•bowa an inadequacy in the Society'i
resources, to meet even the present demands.
It is therefore earnestly besought of the
Churches generally, throughout the county,
to make it a matter of tenons thought 'how
they may system alicalljr increase their con-
tributions. An immense multitude of im-
mortal SDula pass annually from these coun-
ties to the judgment-seat of God. Hay we
be enabled to meet that multitude without
aelf.«ceuiationI
Extracts from Che Yorkshire repott.
During the ^ear assistance has been ^ven
to Biteen stations in the county j and having
reference to population, almost all of them
stations of importance. Six of the number
have ministers. Of these, Bingley with Mr.
RodwBj, and Bedale with Mr. Dolamore
havebeenmaintainingtheirpaaititni. Bunilet
friCh Hr. Tunnidifi'e is hopefiilly improving.
Rotherham and Wakefield are confirmed,
and somewhat increased ; and each of them
ia making strenuous e^rta for the removal
of the chapel debt. And Huddersfield, be-
sidea commencing ft sabbath school, haa im-
proved, and is now havmg some hope of
obtaining a cttapeL
Of tba other ten statioos which have
received assiBUnc^ and are without ministers,
Bamiley has been nioking encouraging pro-
gress. Mr. RodwRT has been there twice,
having daily smvioea, with mnch acceptance
and through God's blessing, with succeas.
'"'' ~ igr^ation is nearly doubled, and eight
ing for baptism. Through the
uDimcu lEBi uf Mr. wood, who first gate
£130 worth oF land Ibr a chapel ; and than,
at the repeated requeet of the Committee
agreed to act at Treanrer for building, a
?lBce of wonhip is now nearly complete.
be site ia in the midat of a numerous and
needy popuIaCion. The chapel itself plain,
substantial, respectable, economical ; but the
Committee hare to make the painful acknow-
ledgment, that hitherto mly very few have
taken an interest in this important effort.
The work of the Society is thus bung
attended to at sixteen placea in the county ;
or about one fourth of the number of cbnrclMa
in the association. At the stations there is a
population of nearly two hundred tl
souls, aver^ng more than twelve tl
for erery place. The churches rec^ring;
help hare 770 memhen in them; and the
corigiegatiana about 1400. Twelve sabbath
schools, connected witb these stations, hare
IISS children, employing 230 teachers; and
at some of the stations tracts are ia constant
circulation. Besidei aiding a number of
weak churches, within the last four years,
seven new stations hare been begun, at lii of
which cburchea have been formed. One of
them haa now a chapel, just ready to be
opened ; and at two others, steps hare been
taken towards obtaining chapels.
QDABTEBLY REQISTBR.
So fii tbs iMult ia sncounging. Tb«n ii,
howerai, much homa minimi work in the
coanrj not jet b^n. Mon than tvanty
. pbcw of importuioe an wilbout help ftoni
CDin^ti in tbe uaociatian for Um Mnioe.
Witb more than ax thonnnd mMnliei* in the
churcbei, an a*Enj;a of a pranj a month
ftom each of theai,indaMbbath'Bcallactiiina
from CHch of the chnrcheB, would wcure for
the Societj an income of £500 a jear. Thii
wmli] enable the Cnmniiltce to help aereral
wok churches, which are now Rreatlf needinft
help, without obtaining it ; and employ nora
T^oTou ■gencj' in the chorcbee reoentlj
fbined, and begin naw stationi where there
an pmminng opening Gn labour.
But the ineome of the Societj ii not
adequate to the want* of tbe coontj ; and fa
therefore crippling tbe rooTementa of the
Committee in their work. Whether tbe
defidencf ii to be attributed to tbe past
protbntion of trade in the ooantj, or to the
present want of Chriitiaii leal in the church ;
or to the new kindred oiganisationa, probabl/
suggested bj thii Society, and Ibnned for
anvill portions of the field ; or to tha difflcnlty
of seeoiiiK gmi«fai mrnhhiatinn fix akf gnat
effiirt, bccanae of aligbt diftraMsa ao anb-
oidinate topica ; or wheOiCT aQ tbsae ramra
haie conspired, — it is a fact that the Sodety'a
rsceipta tcsj nn&irij lefmaant the wodtb ef
have giTea pnUie eollactiMi&
the diarcb«a whjdi in past jaa:
Boatanee ftom the Socaatj, thoiq^ *baj aid
other ioatitatioii*, do not od that to wtadt
thejv
unwillhigDcaa and with ragnt. At Umv ««n
they meet to deliberate for the inr I liaw et
tbe churdi in the caontf. ttrnj •absaibe
money as well as giie time. A&ctkaBtaJj
commending the SodetT to the chnrchM,
tb^ would snbeat attantioa to the &e^ tfaat
while the wisdom of selecting ta
conspicoons, it is onlj bj a genent e
tion of tlu chorcbee that in ataof nf 111*
towns, llie work en be bagnn.
MONIES RECEIVED SINCE LAST REGISTER.
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• SCOTLAND.
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Bapllal Chanli ■ 11 «
CAmuDoaiama,
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KonsaTsnms.
Wvm-
1 10 0
ICalilorl Dlitrictl.
TrMUr, Mr. Oeorg*... 1>
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Botheztum, a Frieod ...
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Trmum, 3. R. BOUSFIELD, Es«. 126. HtnmiidUtkt »r iw (*# SlenUrt
THE REV. STEPHEN J. 0AVIS, 8S. MOOEOATE STREET, LONIWN.
M™ ^flht RM* thtt ham aommuniealed la tht PoH tiffla aulkerUUt.
BAPTIST MAGAZINE.
OCTOBER, 1849.
SOEHES IN THS LIFE OF ROGER WnJIAMS,
TOUnSKB OF THE QOLOHT OF KQOSX I9USD.
WHKf the intolerance of the New
England congregationalista drove &i
hla htnil; and home this oonscientioua
eerrant of him who said, " One is ;Dur
master, even Christ," the wilderness
traa his onlj aecesaible refuge. Whether
his escape was effected in an open boat,
or by a perilous joume? through the
woodsy oannot now be satisfactorilj
ascertained, but it is known that it was
in the midst of a rigorous winter, and
that the effects of the hardships which
he endured in his journey followed him
through life. After being indebted for
food to the uncivilized Indians of the
district, lodging, as be expresses it, in
their smoking holes, sustiuned bj their
rode &re, not knowing what bed or
bread did mean, he obtained hj
frieadlj nc^^ociation witli the chtefa a
"Just is my titie here — the lands I took,
Are part of Massasoit's wide domain,
And furl/ purchased — mine they dearly
Make this to Plymouth known, and Plyii
piece of land on Seekouk pliuu, an open
field about four miles in length and two
in width. Here he began to build and
plant, and though the spot was not
fertile, it was sufficient to yield support
for himself and bunily. His wife and
children joined him, and his heart was
cheered with tbo prospect of freedom
in worship, and usefulness among the
natives. Before harvest, however, he
was viaited by an elder of the Plymouth
church, a messenger from the ruling
powers, sent to inform him that the
spot which he had begun to cultivate
was within their jurisdiction, that the
title which he had purchased &om the
Indians would not be recognized, and
that ho must immediately depart. Aa
old poetic oarraUve contains the fol-
lowing dialogue : —
iiith must forbear."
SCENES IN THE LIFE OF ROGER WILLIAMS.
Elder.
" And didst thou think," the elder cried, " to win
Of pag&n chief a title here secure ?"
Williami.
" Ood made that pagan, and to him be gave,
Breath of thia ur, drink from jon orfHtal tide,
Food from these forest lanns and jonder wave ;
Tea, he ordained this region, ^ and wide,
To bo hia homo in lifi. — in death hia grave —
!■ tb; claim better 1 Canst thou claim thj right,
Prom one superior to the Qod of mi^t t"
Mkr.
" Aa to our title, then, we trace it thus :
God gave James Stewart this, and James gave us."
WiUtama.
"Qod gave James Stewart this ? I marvel when !
Fain nould I ses the deed Omaiscionce wrote I"
"But," Bays Benedict, "the elder's
expontion of the favourite doctrine of
the superior power of the king over the
original owners of the soil, and also,
' Ttwt nlnti ilone at fur damlnlon Bt,'
were too powerful for the lonely exile ;
ud won he prepared for hie removal
beyond the olaims of ttie court or king,
leaving bit new made bouse and grow-
ing crops all behind." It was now
Midsummer, 1636.
In the latter part of June, a little
bark was proceeding down the waters
of the Seekonk, in which WiHiams and
five attached associates were pursuing
their undetermined course, not knowing
where they could find a home ; when
from the heights that rise on the
western part of the stream, thoj were
saluted by a company of Indians with
the friendly interrogation, "What
dieer, Netop, what cheer T" The land
a^acent to this spot baa been subae-
quently called "What cheer," in
memory of the occurrence. The ad-
venturers landed, but did not long re-
main there, obtaining information
which led them to proceed up the river
the west sido of the peninsula to a
spot near the mouth of tbe Moabassuck
river. Here they formed a aettlement
which they named Providence. It waa
the beautiful slope of % bill that
ascends from the river that a spring
attracted their attention, round which
they determined to build. "A Bttle
distance north of what is now the cen-
tre of the city," says Qammetl, "the
spring ia still pointed out. Her^ after
so many wanderings, wits the weary
exile to Gnd a home, and to lay the
foundations of a dty, which should
be a perpetual memorial of pions grati-
tude to the superinteuding providence
which had protected him and guided
him to the spot. How changed is the
scene in the lapse of two hundred
years I Art and wealth have covered
with their beautiful mansions the bill
side tliat rose in luxuriant verdure be-
fore him, and learning has erected her
halls upon its summit Tbe solitary
place has become a thickly peojded city,
the abode of wealth and elegance, and
instead of the deep silence of nature,
that then reigned over the soencs there
SCENES Itf TQ8 LIPS OF ROOBB WALIAHS.
ear
ftre aoir beud, over hill, tnd pljun, mi
water, the hum of the apindl^ the
boBtle of trade, %dA the oheerfiil mar-
muTB of buaj life.
" Unlike the piigrima, who had organ-
iaed their oommaavrealth Bimply for
MCiuiog libertj for their own faith and
woTBbip, Soger WllliamB, in Iramiog
the organiHtioa (^ the new oolony, did
Bot lose light of the grwt pimdple of
spiritual freedom for whioh he had
contended while in MaMaohnaatta. Thia
prinoiple waa a« broad aa hnmanitj it-
■elf, and he did not &il to peroein ita
Bjiplioation to others, a> readily and
dearlj aa to hinuelt The paiewu who
accompanied him from Seekonk, and
tiie others who aoon after joined him at
Providence, came without any BoUcita-
tion from him; yet he reoeived them
with the utmoat kindneaa. He pre*
scribed to them no oonditions of thor
admiaaion to the oolonj, and exerdaed
over them no personal control, but
firedj dialed with thma all that the
fUendahip of the Indiana had given him
to beatow. Bj the deeda of the Sa-
chena of Narraganset, the landa at
Piovidenoe were oonveyed to him alone,
and 'were his aa much aa anj man'a
ooat upon hia baok.' He might have
retained tbein aa hia own permanent
Sao, and like the fbundera of Peansyl-
vanin and Maryland, haring secured
them bj a oharter from the king, he
night have eontinoed the nnqneationed
proprietary ef ihe entire domiun. He
thus might baTa amaaaed wealth and
dignitiea, and bequeathed them aa
legacy to bia children. Such, howerer,
waa not tite policy which he adopted.
might be a abelter for persona die-
trewed tor ooaacieoee, and ha weloomed
with an open hand all who came to him
for refuge."
Ibtee yeara afterwards, in 163!),
another remarkable aoeue in which
Soger WilUanu took a prominent part
was orbited in the infont oobny. Ha
and eleren of bis friends were oonvino-
ed that though they had attended to
the ritee praetised bj the congregational
ohurohes, they had not in truth been
baptiwd. Thej were anxious to obey
the Lord'a command, but they knew of
ne in any of the aettlementa to
whom they could apply to baptize them.
The elear viewa whidi they poaaesaed
of the aimple and unfettered oharaoter
of Chiiat's inatitutiona relieved them
from embarraasment Biekiel Holll-
man, one of their nnmber, a man ttf
gifts and piety, waa appointed to bap-
tize Mr. Williams, and thia having been
done, Mr. Williams haptiied Mr. HoUi-
man and the other ten. Twelve others
ware aoon afterwards added to their
number, some of whom had been mem-
bers of baptist churches in the mother
country, and others of whom were bap-
tised on thdr arrival.
Some time in the summer of 1643,
Mr. Williams embarked at New York
for bis native land. A Dutch ship hr-
nished him with conveyance which hia
own countrymen had denied him.
While on this voya^ he wrote a key to
the Indian bnguages with which he had
long before made himself familiar, and
both this work and his " Bloudy Tenent"
were published on his arrival in Eng-
land Here, as agent for the ooloniea
of Provideaoe, Rhode Island, and War-
wick, he obtained a charter of incorpo-
ration. This instrument waa dat«d
March 14, 1643^ It waa obtained by
the aid of Sir Henry Tane.
Mr. Williama returned to America in
the autumn of 1941, and landed at
Boaton. He waa emboldened to ven-
ture on this forbidden ground, by a
friendly letter from several noblemen
and other members of parliament nd-
THE BLESSING OF THE CONGREQATIOHS.
dresBcd to the mngietrates of Massaohn-
settB. No rebxation of the policy of
HassachuBctts toiraida him wta pro-
duced by this conncunication, though he
was permitted to land and to proceed to
Providenoe. There he vaa greeted hj
» voluntarj expTession of the attach-
ment and gratitude of its inhabitants.
Ther met him at Seekonk, with four-
teen canoes, and carried him across the
Soon after this event he had oppor-
tnnitj to interpose beneficially in behalf
of the colonists. He had a principal
hand in putting an end to the war be-
tween the NamgauKtB and Moheguu,
which had actoally commenced, and
bore an alarming aspect to all the in-
fimt settlementt.
In 16S1, Williams was deputed to
visit Iiondon again. On his retam be
brought a letter from Sr Henir Vu>%
inviting the planters to a closer imioa
with each other. This letter, aided tf
the uqent and oonstant solicitatiMU of
Williams, finally restored peace tad
union to the colony, which, during his
absence had been rent by many diviiiom.
He was Beveral times, both before ud
aft«r this, elected to the offioe of presi-
dent or governor of this ooltmy, "b;
the free vot«a of the freemen."
THE BLESSINa OF THE 0ONQBEQATI0N&
A BBBHOU nBUVIBBS BC THH I^TB BIT. AHDBBW rtfU^B, AT 1
■■ Bleu je God in the eongraK*tion^ enn the Lotd, &am tlu loBiitun of ImiL That it
little Benjamin with theii rnler, the prineu of Jndih and their eaondl, the priDCei at Zebotu,
ud the pnncei of Ntphlali. Tby God hath commanded tb; etrangth : itnagthen, O God,
thet nliich Ihon hut wrongfat for ni." — FnOm IiriiL 36— !S.
It is very probable, from the first
verse of this psalm, that it was sung at
the removal of the ark, sino^ aeoording
to the account we have in Numbers x.
3£, those were the words that were
pronounced upon the removal of the
sacred chest. " Let Qoi arise, and let
his enemies be scattered ; let them also
that hate him flee before him."
In the time of David, after Jerusalem
was chosen and fixed upon by divine
appointment as the place where God
would put his name, David, with great
devotion, and Israel with him, went in
gearch of the ark of the covenant; they
beard of it at Ephrata, and they found
it in the fields of the wood, and they
carried and placed it in the holy place
in tbe city of David, and I icnagine
tliat this psalm was sung, perhaps, as
they passed along, by thousands and
thousands of Lerites, ajid olliera wba
might join with them.
What are called in the 24th vena
" the goings of God in the sanctuaij,"
seem to describe the solemn exodM
of religious worship. " I have seen tli;
goings, 0 Qod, even the goings of my
God in the sanotnaiy." The Psahniit
goes OB to describe with what joy tbt
worsh^ was intermixed and then addi^
in a way of joyful oODgntuIatiHi or
rather, perhaps, in a way of esnltaliMS
"Bless ye God in the oongregatiai^
evm the Lord, from the foantiin rf
Israel." There is little Be^janun mst-
ing a part of the assembly, and tbm
are the princes of Zebnlnn, and tbe
princes of Naphtali, there they us, tB
uniting in tbe solemn exercise of divine
wor^ip.
We may consider the pasnge u *
THE BtESaiNG OF THE CONGBEOATIONS.
609
bcauUAil lepreBcntation of the worship
of Ood. Let ui attempt a little to ex-
plain and then to apply it.
We may first offer a few explanatory
remarks. " Bless ye Qod in the oon-
gi^atioiiB." The oongr^ationB of
Israel were of two kinds, they were the
less and the greater. By the former I
mean the stated worship every eabhath
day. It was the common practice of
the Israelites to worship Qod one day
in seven, and that in the later ^es in
places called by the name of syna^
gogues. Beddea this, they had their
extxaordinaiy congregations, namely,
three times a year. All the tribes of
laiael went np to the testimony of
Israel; there they formed one great
oongr^ation. Pavid may, probably,
ref^ to these different congregations of
Israel, when he says, " Bless ye God in
the congregations;" whether in the less
or in the greater, let Qod be the object
whom you bless and praise.
We may remark, eecondly, that all
Israel is enjoined thns to worship Qod,
"Bless ye Qod from the fountain of
Israel" I suppose the meaning is from
the fountain head to the remotest and
most distant streaiD. From the first to
the last ; trtaa Dan, as we should sayi
to BeerAeba. Their bneinees in all
was to bless Qod, who had eminently
blessed them. Ob! it ia a happy right,
when we see all the Israel of God unit-
ing together in one sodety to show
forth his praise.
Remark in the third place, that not
only were all the tribes eqjoined to
bless God, but all the tribes were sup-
pceed to be present on this solemn
occasion. "There is litUe Benjamin
witli their ruler, the prinoes of Judah
and their coundl, the princes of Zebu-
Inn, and the princes of Naphtali." It
is probable that these four tribes are
named by way of selection, — a part put
for the whole, and that with great
reason, inasmuch as they inhabited the
confines of the Holy Land. Zebulun
and Naphtali were the tribes that were
situate upon the northern confines to-
wards Tyre and Sidon, Judah and
Benjamin in the southern ; so that to
any there arc Benjamin, and Judah,
and Zebulun, and Naphtali, was, in
effect, to say, there is all Israel, fVom
tho fountain head of Israel even to the
remotest streams. It must needs be a
very pleasant sight to David, that pious
prince, to see all the tribes of Ood, who
had at times been embroiled in civil
contentions and keen animodties, all
assembled round the altar of Qod, and
mingling blether their praises to him.
Remark, fourthly, that these tribea
which are partionlarly named Benja-
min, Judah, Zebulun, and Naphtali,
had ea*^ some ciroumstanoes pertaining
to them whioh rendered their assem-
bling together in the solemn worship
of Qod very interesting. With regard
to Benjamin he is described ss a little
tribe — "littie Benjamin." You have
not forgotten the reason of that appel-
lation being given to him. Tou re-
member the tragical story recorded in
the last chapter of the Judges, when
there had like to have been a tribe
lacking in Israel. You remember tiiat
Benjamin, by wickedly adhering to th«
conduct of the inhabitants of Gibeah,
plunged themselves into a war with
their brethren, and, though snoceBsfnl
in their first attacks, yet were nltimatdjr
nearly blotted out from under heaven.
You will remember that there wer«
only a few hundreds of them left, and
that all Israel wept over their brother
Benjamin, fearing lest there should be
a tribe lacking in Israel. From that
day forward there was great propriety
when speaking of that tribe in giving
it the name of little Benjamin. Bat,
oh ! what joy must it afford to the
heart of David to look at that little
tribe, whioh was the other day nearly
extinct, and to say, "There is littis
eto
IBB BLRSaiHa OF THB OONQttSaATIONa
Beiyamin with their ruler," Still he
■tandfl in hia pUco with the rest round
the altar of God. Oh, what a lovely
ught 1
Another circumBtonoe thst attached
to these tribes which are mentioned was
this, — Judah and Benjamin had within
a verj few jean been embroiled in a
civil war. You know the house of Saul
pertained to Benjamin, and the house
of David to Judah, and thej were
aoarcelj emerged from the cslamitica of
that civil war when thii song was song,
and when this solemn aasembl; of all
the tribes wa« convened. Nuw think
what the heart of pious David must
feel in seeing his own tribe Judah, and
the tribe of Benjamin with their rulers,
forgetting their animosities, burying all
their revenge, and holding one united
aBsemblf around the altar of Ood.
With what affection David speaks even
of that tribe that had waged war
agunst him, — " Ihere is little Be^jamiD
with their ruler, and the princes of
Judab and their council," forgetting all
their animosities, and embracing one
another with brotherlj love. Oh, mj
brethren! if anything will make a
people forget their enmities, it is true
religion, it is the religion of the gospel,
that will furnish a grave in which to
bury all our bitterest animosities and
atr^es, and will bind all hearts toge-
ther in the tenderest ties of brotherly
love!
But, further, with reipect to Zebulun
and Naphtali, there ie something peon-
Uar in reference to them, they being
Htuate at a great distance from the
■eat of empire and the seat of religion,
were sunk, in a great degree, into bar-
baiism and ignoranoe. Wa know that
it was so at different periods with those
distant tribes ; hence these expressions,
both in the Old and the New Testament,
" The land of Zebulun and the land of
Naphtalim, by the wny of the ssa be-
yond Jordan, Galilee of the gentiles.
the peo[de which sat in darktMse nw
groat light," U was in that dark part
of the nation our Lord Jesus Christ
spent the earlier period of his life.
Ilence, also, the oommoa bunguage used
in the time of Jesus Christ, " Cso any
good thing come out of Naiareth 1"
These Oalileana were treated with soom,
with contempt, as being the most igno-
rant, unculUvated sort of people, that
were to be found amongst all the tribea
of Israel-Ht people under great disad-
vantages, a people enoompsssed with
darkness, and who eat in the regi<Bi of
the shadow of death ; but, notwith-
standing this, it is reoorded that thtf
were there engaged in the solemn wor-
ship of God, making a part of the
tribes of Israel «hen they prGe«nt«d
themselves before Uie Lord- B«l
godliness unites the learned and the
rude, the polite Qreek and the on-
polished barbarian. There is Judah
with his princes with all their digni-
ties, and there are Zebulun and N^h-
tali, notwithstanding all t^ ^sadvaa-
tages arising from their darkneaa and
their ignorance. Blessed be Ood, the
worship established in his word makes
no distiuotion, it embraces in one hcdy
and happy society all clanee and dis-
tinctions of men ; it embraces in one
sooiety the rich and the poor, the
learned and the ignorant, and this
oonnderation sweetens public wonhipk
I pass on to remark, fifthly, tbtr an
taught to asaribe all strength to Ood,—
" Thy Ood bath commanded thy
strength." Probably this may refer t«
their natj<»ul strength whiidi greatly
consisted in union. Since the nvil
wars in the earty part of David'a reign
hod enbfflded, and all the tribes had
united as one man, and had anointed
David king in Hebron, from that time
they were greatly strengthened as a
people. Ood had so ordained it; David
did not ascrilie it to the superiority of
his own piowesi, he did not sa:Tibe it
TUB BL^SIKG OF THB CONaHEQATIONa
Oil
to hia ova fortune in war, he did not
Mcribe it to no; mere huuoa meaue,
but to Qod who commanded it, «a if he
had Wkid, It ii he that hae giren us
oa« heart and one spirit i it ii he that
has defended us aguiut our luiround-
ing enemiee, and what we bavu of
brotherlj love, and spiiitual uniou,
»nd true religion, of that righteousness
which ii the strength and glor; of a
nation, what we hare of this, it is thj
Qod, 0 Israel, tint has commanded or
that has produced it, and give him the
glory-
VinaO;, to these aeknowledgmeatt he
Adda ft pn^er which he ofiers up, in
whioh the people were invited to join
with him, "Strengthen, 0 Qod, that
which thou hast wrought for us." Gad
bad wrought much for them-^the;
were considered as strong, but jet thej
weia not so strong but that thej needed
tl^ renewing of their strength ;
people, no oommuoitj, no church,
individual is so strong, as not to used
prayer being added to praise-
to need the supplication to be oontinu-
allj put up, " Strengthen, O Qod, that
which thau hast wrought for u
These few remarks may suffice by
way of aposiUon. I proceed, secondly,
to apply the subject;
MeUtinka, my brethren, the ideas
that ate here suggested furnish us with
a delightful model for Christian wor-
ship. Oh ! that it maj be said of our
aasemUies, as it is said of this iolemii
assembly, "There is little Benjamin,"
and 10 on. There is every one in his
[dace. Particularly we are here fur-
niahed with a lesson or with lessons of
gratitude in all our assemblies, "Bless
ye Qod in the congregations." We are
furnished with a lesson of diligence in
all our assemblies, — let every one be
there. We are furnished with a lesson
of unity, tootherly love, brotherly fot-
{pvenesa, when we see that tribes which
had hitherto bean diioordant wen by
true religion brought to unite in love.
Wo are also furnished with a lesson of
gtViteful acknowledgment for the mer-
cies already received, — " Thy Qod hath
)mmanded thy strength;" and of
earnest importunity for mercies stilt
needed, " Strengthen, 0 God, that which
thou hast wrought for us."
Let us review these topios.
In the first place, in all our ass^n-
blies together to worship Qod, let our
worship be the expression of a gratefUl
heart Can you conceive of a more
delightfHil employment than to meet
with your brethren, the friends of your
common Lord, to bless his name 1 Thla
is our proper work as Ohristians ; I
might say it is our proper work as men,
for miLU is the only inhabitant of this
world capable of blessing Qod ; all the
works of God praise him, all things
that enst in the globe offer npatributa
of praise to him that supports them )
but man is the only being that under-
stands what Ho is. Bless ye Qod then,
ye high priests of Qod's creation, pre-
sent the offering of the world to Qod;
ung ye praises with understanding.
But seeing that man has apoetotized
from God, that tiiereby Qod has lost hi«
just revenue of glory, and that no
«ges a heart to bless his name
but he who is renewed by the Spirit <^
Qod, let it be our employment, our
delight, " Blcsa ye God in the congrega-
tions," pour forth a grateful heart in
assemblies; bless him not only
for the common mercies of life, not
only for the means of grace, bleas him
for tho hope of eternal life, and, what
is still more, for bis unspeakable gift —
the gift of his only bagotten Son.
Never lot there 1)0 a meeting together,
never let there be an assembly, but
there shall be some grateful expres-
sion of love and thanks to him that
died for as and rose again. " Stess ye
Qod in the oongrogations ;" praise Is
oomely fw the upright, all bis oreatarai
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THE BLEEBINQ OF THE CONQREQATIONa
pr&ue hini, but his sunta must
him. larael had reason to bless Ood,
and great reason, but how much more
reason, mj dear friends, has the Ch[
tiau ! Ood seems to be partiaularl]'
delighted with the ofieriog of blessing
and praise^—" Whoso offereth praise,
■aid h^ "glorifies me."
Beware that in jour
gether you come not with a
ing, fretfiU spirit. Is it not the case,
that manj of us come to the house of
God with our thoughts greatly occupied
about disappointmente, difficulties,
troubles, disagreeable oircumstances in
tlie worM, and there sit, and muse,
and pore over them 1 Is it to bless
Ood in the oongr^atioa that such have
«ome I No. If he has taken away,
as in the case of Job, oar herds or our
flocks, and what more, if he has even
eat off 001 cdG^rin^ if we have been
boraaved of our childr^ and stripped
naked, still let vu bless Ood in the
oongregatioD, ea;ing, with the holj
man, "The Lord gave and the Lord
hath taken away, blessed be the name
of the Lord." The tears of a moomer
in Qod's house ware oonndered as do-
filing his altars. Let us mourn and
mourn deeply for sin, but tear* of dis-
Qontent, and fretfulness, and unthank-
fulness, defile the altar of Ood stiU.
Enter not into his sanctuary loaded and
enoumbered with such thoughts as
these, but " bless ye God in the congro-
But, seoondly, we are here famished
with a lesson of diligence in worship.
Those who neglect the publio worship
of Ood in oonsequenoe of trifling diffi-
oultiee, show that their hearts are not
interested, and when such persona do
at times attend it is not to be expected
that they shall profit. One cannot
help being delighted at seeing the dis-
tant tribes all meeting t<^theT for the |
worship of God, and, mothinka, if Judah
and hi* piinoes, and Benjamin with liis
ruler, excelled Zebulun and Naphtali in
their knowledge, perhaps, it may be
said that Zebulun and Napbtall equally
excelled Judah and Beiyamin in their
diligence. "There is litlie Benjamin,"
and it would have been a shame if he
had not been there for the baass of
Qod wae in his own tribe, he lived, as it
were, next door to the temple. There
is Judah and his oountnl, and it was to
be expected that he should be tliere,
for it was also next door to Judah's
tribe, but when it is said there is Zebu-
lun, and there is Naphtali, tribes wlw
had to travel, perhapt, two hundred
milee and back three times » year,
making not less than twdve hundred
miles in the ye&r, and yet they were
there equally with those that lived next
door; is not tliis, I ask, to the homtai
of those tribes 1 It must have been a
lovely sight to conoeiTe that all the
distinct tribes were going up to tbt
house of God, to the teatimony ci
biael ; a lovely sight to see thma goii^
from strength to strength, or from
company to company, the inhabitanti
of the most distant towns forming thdr
company, and then the nest, and thus
accumulating their company from hun-
dreds to thousands, and from thouaaads
to milliong, till at last they all arrived
before Qod in Zion. And how ddight-
ful it is to see how Qod Uessed the
Israelitee in these journeys, and pro-
vided for them. The iBin, also, filled
the pools, and thus they were famished
with a supply. It was in one of these
large companiee that our Lord's parmti
travelled three days on their return to
their own country without missiog that
an account of the vast larg«ne» of
the company. How pleasant, how
cheering, to see these distant tribes
there ! nay, I had almost taid, how pro-
voking. I do not know how it is in the
city, but in the country we have Bome-
tinies to remark that those who have to
travel ten or twelve mitaB to a place of
•: BLBSSINa OF THE CONQBBQATIONS.
613
wonliip (and that is
thing), are frequentlj Uiera before those
penons who live next door to the house
of Qod. Diligence ia moat freqoentl;
Been in those who have the farthest to
travel and the greatest labour to take.
Bf J brethren, let the example of these
distant tribes stimulate db to be earlj,
that BO it may be said at the beginning
of the worship, there is such an one,
and snch an one, there is every one in
his place. Hethinks this spirit would
not admit of mere afternoon worship-
pan. I do not mean to vaj that there
are not some individnals who are nn-
able to attend public worship botii
morning and afternoon ; bat, alas !
there are some tnakiiig a profession of
religion who prefer a delidoDS dinner
beftne a forenoon sermon i and some in
a higher rank who occasion their ser-
vants being detained from the house of
God that they may partake of that in-
dulgence. This spirit, my dear friends,
would lead us to forego that indulgence
of the appetite which would keep us
from paUic worship, and it would lead
heads of hmilies so to order their
Cunilies as that the sabbath may not be
occupied hj their servants in any works
but those of neoessity, so that they
also may be present at the hour of
prayer, and may have an opportunity
of uniting in the praises of God. My
brethren, let ns be able to say, pointing
to your reqieotive seats. There is such a
&mily, and th^e suoh a &mily, eaoh in
their place, now bless ye Qod in the
congr^ation.
Thirdly, we are here famished wiUi
a beautiful example of union, brotherly
love, brotherly forgiveness. Here you
anticipate me ; you see what a lovely
example is here afforded, as I before
remarked, by the burying of former
animoutiea, and forgetting past injuries.
Ood grant, my dear friends, that you
may have no differences, but if nn-
happily you have, do not let them pre-
vent yonr meeting together to praise
Ood. It would have been a strange
thing if, when all Israel assembled at
Hebron in order to anoint Savid king,
some had stayed away because others
would be there. Here you see that
tribes which had been engaged in de-
Btroying each other by thouBanda, feel
a tender regret^ a brotherly love — tht^
all meet together before Ood. Oh what
motive is here to brotherly love and
I forgiveness! here lies the strength
of a people, of a commnnity — brotherly
love, forgiveness, and a forgetting of
injuries; dwelling in your thoughts, not
oD past evils but upon that tender rela-
tion which sahsiBts between yon ;
dwelling in yoor thoughts upon year
b^ng redeemed by one Saviour, heirs of
the same hope, expecting the same
inheritance together for ever and ever,
recollecting that you all stand in need
of the same forgiveness from Qod, much
greater than that which you are called
upon to exercise one towards another.
What a lovely spirit, I say, is here
recommended in congregations, and in
different congregations, and different
denominations one to another — to feel
towards one another aa brethren united
in one common Lord 1 Oh, what a
happy day will it be when all the tribes
of Israel shall forget their opporition,
forget ttteir animosity, and meet around
one oommon standard, and when they
shall all form one &mily, children of
the same Father, stimulating each other
in the high praises of Qod !
But, fourthly, we are tanght in aU
our assemblies to aoknowledge that we
are but what we are ; to aoknowledge
that it is owing to Qod's grace that wo
are what we are; " The Lord hath com-
manded thy strength." Brethren, you
possess some strength considered in a
social view. Every Christian society
that has walked in the spirit of Jeeng
Christ for a series of years has guned
«)me strength. I call it strength when
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THE BLE88IH0 OF THE COHQ&BQATIOHS.
we have gained so much respect ia the
consciencus of even wicked men around
us, that they ar« ohhged to confess,
" These are ths servants of the roott
high Qod," If we hare conducted our-
selves as becuraeth saints in our reipeo-
tive situations, if we have been good
neigbboura, peaceable subjects, kind
parents, obedient children, futhful set-
T&ntsi if we have maintained » GhristiMi
spirit to those around us, sucbaoompan?
has a certain degree of strength, and
whatever we may liave gained in that
respect, it ii Ood that baa done it; by
the grmoe of Gtod, we are what we are.
And if we condder oureelvca in an indi-
vidual oapfttnty, it is Qod tbathas given
us what strength we poieees ; all that
strength of understanding, all that
strength in graoe, that being strong in
tbe grace of our Lord Jesus Ciuiit, all
that growth in gT«oe and in hesvenly-
mindednees which anj of us majposscee,
be it little or be it great, it is our Qod
that has commanded it, and to him it
becomes us, in all oar solemn aMemblies,
tosMribeit
Finally, we are taught not only to
praise Qod for what we possess, but to
importune him for what we still need ;
we are not so strong, either in a social
or in a personal capacity, but that we
need strength. "Strengthen, 0 Qod,
that which thou hast wrought for us."
Qod has done great things for us person-
ally, in regoierating us by his Holy
Spirit; and he has d<»ie great things for
us as societies^ in rendering tho preach-
ing of tbe gospel instrumental, in adding
to the church tboee who have been
called by divine grace, in keqnng our
churches in union and in peace, and in
granting suoceat to our esertions fer the
promotion of tbe Redeemer's caus^ but
should he Irave us as societies we
should presently fall into divisions, a
scandal would be brought upon us by
some among those who oompose the
company, divisiogs would ensue, and
those would weaken, and divide^ and
scatter, and eur ohnrches would dnk
into ruin. It is Ood only that an
strengthen us, therefore let our prayers
accompany all our pruaea, that Ood
would strengthen us with his ri^t-
eoosness — rigUeooaness exalteth a na-
tion, and it exalteth a oonununity.
" Strengthen, 0 Qod, the tilings tiion
hast wrongbt for us." Nor do we need
this less as individnala, our goodiWM
will be like the morning cloud and Uie
early dewj how soon would tbe fonuoat
and the best cbaraotar among us, bow
soon would the most Mniable, the moat
uniform, the most hononrahle charMter,
if left to himself become worldly and
osmal, — sliall I say a ntelets— oharao-
ter, and worse than nseless, unless Ood
by his Holy Spirit were to keep ap his
work and cany it on? This work ha
koepi up and carries coi by means whidi
ha has appointed. He has appointed
the vrord and onHoanoes of Ood i he
has appointed the throne of grace ; he
has appointed prayer and wntchAilnea
•s the means by which we are to be
strengthened ; and in tbe nse of Uioae
moans let us in all our assemblings to-
gether, pray, " Strengthen, 0 God, that
which thou hsst wrought for us."
But are there any present who are
strangers to all which we have been da-
scribing, who oome as Qod's people and
rit as Qod's people, but who do not pai^
tictpate in the holy Joy of the spiritual
worshipper, who utter merely the words
of praise, ivhile those words die upon
their lips, and from whose heaiia SMeods
nn prayer for a blessing on the ohorch,
or on their own eools 1 I charge sndi
seriously to oonefder the awfbl state in
which tbey are. Ood searcbetk tbe
heart, he will diectiminate tbe pradooe
from the vile, and those who profime
his courts he utterly abhon. OhI turn
unto the Lord while he ts waiting to be
gracious, and pray that he will begin a
work of grace in your hearts I
ON THE IK3PIEATI0N OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.
On Lord'i di; evodng, ftUrch 10, 17B3, tlw lUc Re*. R. Rill dcllnnd & urmM t llut PMd
OB the word*, " All loiptnre li gina bj iupinttoD of Qod, and it pnUi^li bi diietfJUi fo r
npno^ Ch conteliDa, for iortniEluHi ia ngbttoauicH ; Ibat tbt hmq of G(d owf bt perGjcti
tkvmgUy foniihad ants dl good warlu," CopuDi noUi wen tikuii but. tbroi^h tUt
npidityof th«pnv>hei'>eDuiicuUvaudtbolDwneajor!iis Taice, poitiooa ot tlie diacoune wsn
liat, KDd it diKi not exiat ia > aUls of uiSdcat complrteiiou to juitif; *a ■ELcmpt
to giTc it tu tic public One topic on vLlcb he ticAlrd at conildenUe Icnglb «&• the lupin-
tiannrthe New TciluDeot, uid bu rcmirbi on thii impottut ■ubjtct being mora foil ud euct
tbm other puti of the wnnoB.VB ban gnat pleaionia prcKntlDg them taoorTeaden.
The term Scripture, it ii well kDOwQ,
ia girea to the divine booka,— to tboaa
books that were coDudered u of divine
authority; but the apottle Peter givca
tbia larae descri[itioii to the Epiailes of
IVuI where he iiwak* of certain peraona
who perverted the •cripturea j that is,
^ apostle's wntings, imatud them to
thdv deitiuctian as they did the other
writings, being unstahle and uolearued ;
Ihua, by placing them upoa the Bame
looting with the other scriptures, be
ascms to iDteod that they should have
the aatoe title to Divine atuhority.
There are many vfao. I doubt Dot, with
Tcry upright and sincere intentions, aim
to make a diatioetion between the in^-
ration of the New a&d of the Old Teal^
ment, and even to disclaim any particu*
kr inipiratioB of the New Testament at
all, while there are others who believe
that enor has been infused, though
snthout any design to mislead. To tue,
however, it appears that the adfldasion
of this would not only lessen our
rcTsreaee for this part of scripture, bat
would deprive it of its hold upon the
: we should not, in myappi«-
:t Tegulale our practice or
We should not
e reveruitisl awe to the
that we now do, were
•«r Bodotts of its inspiration to be
■mpsired.
I shall met^ioB a few particulars that
•saa to me to hare weight with respect
to the detefmimioD of lUe question.
How far the New Testament is to be
considered aa entitled to the same au-
thority as the inspired hooks of the Old,
and whether it in cumprebended under
the description here of the whole ) " All
scripture is given by inB[Hration of God."
The apostle Peter's language, 1 have
inaotioned already. In addition to this,
ve may remark that our Lord himself
declared ^lat bis apostles and immediate
disciples need not tak« any thought
what they should say »'ben called upon
to give an account of their faiib before
nileri aod kings, for it should be given
them m the self-same hour. "Take no
thought how or what ye shall speak, for
it shall be given you in that same hour
what ye shall apeak." Now if it was
necessary, for the purpose of making a
proper defence of Chrjijtiaiuty on a par-
ticular occasion before magistrates or
great men, that there should be inspira-
communicatiog what was proper to
be eaid at that particular hour, is not the
instructing mankind to all ages a much
more important office i Would tliey not
in this case a much greater and
I immediate insp'u'ation than was
necessBry then? If tbe means be pro-
portioned to the end, we should not
suppose that that Being who bfii sent
down his Spirit to iaspire them upon a
particular occssion would leave them to
run into any error and mistake when
they were committing to writing those
records which were to be considered aa
the standwd of Chnslian truthtoall ages.
eie
ON THE IN8PIRATI0H OF THE HEW TBSTAMEHT.
Onr Lord certaudf did know that the
Nev Testament abould be the standard
of Christian faith, and though it ia very
eaaj to auppoae error may creep in hy
reason of the miatakea and infinnitieB of
men, and occaaion controveniea and
^■cuasioni, it SMma atranf^ to con-
cdre that the itondard should be defec-
tire — that the judgment to which we
defer ahonld occaaion the giving a false
decision : hy these means error miut ba
perpetuated. Contraversiea there are,
and have been, among Christians, and
ever will he, from the nature of man's
mindj but that the New Testament
ahonld contmn error, Kcms to me to be
an extraordinary and fatal delusion.
How are we to come to any agree-
ment) Or to what standard and test
are we to refer Chriatianity, if the New
Testament itself may be in any case
mistaken t Who ia to determine which
are the truths they will recuve and will
rqect, if we do not bring the whole to
thia testimony and cannot depend upon
it in every cose ? How are we to rompel
any person in pcnnt of equity to accede
to it } Christianity in this case will be as
vsiiona at the particular complexions of
men, and alter with every man'a chanc-
ier and circnmstances. If the New
Testament be not inspired, however, it
aecmt impoaaihte to suppose that there
should not be very great and important
mistakes, for the apoatlea erred as well
at other persona; they teemed to be
subject to all the delusions and mistakes
that men in tbw drcumatancea might
be supposed to be; and if they wrote
the New Testament jutt in the same
gpnt and temper at they would have
done as mere ordinary men, it must,
conaidering the great myiteriea of godli-
nest it treats of and the truths it deve-
lops, contain, in all probability, great
emna; so that it could not be depended
iqioD with any critical exactnesa if you
— *<tde the idea of Divine inspiration,
^stles appear to be liable to great
infirmities in comluct and «
if they composed the scriptures with this
erroneous spirit and temper, it may, whh
respect to precepts and doctrine, cwUain
that which ought not to be adnutted.
Then where are we to find Qirittianity 1
How mutt we be secure that we have
attuned the truth? We are left, then,
to the exerdse of our reasoning facot
ties; not to ascertain whether the scrip-
tures be true, but what in them is true;
that is, we are left without any revda-
tion at all, and are in just the same
orcumstancea, as far as thia point is
conconed, as if no revelation had been
^ven. The uncertainty would lead
tome to rgect one part and some
another, and some would reject it alto-
gether. Betides this, when we coasider
what spedal things were the ot^ecta of
inspiration, we may have reason to con-
clude that the essentials, and the peca-
liar ordinancei of Christianity might
properly be included under them. 7^
apoBtle aays he received some things by
animmediatercvelatioa&om Christ. "1
delivered tmto you," says he, "that
which I received, how the Lord in the
same night in which he was betrayed
took bread." But of what Uttle import-
ance are particular circnmstances attend-
ing the Lord's sapper compared to tbe
truths of Christianity I He teUs as by
immediate revelation, that the dead in
Christ win rise first, and then "Be-
hold," he aays, " 1 show you a mystery,"
that is, a thing not known but by im-
mediate revelation, "we dull notallaleqt
but we shall all he changed. TboM that
ahtll be alive ahsll be caught xtp to meet
the Lord in the air ; they shall likewise
be changed in a moment, in the twinklii^
of an eye." These particulars are of voy
little importance in the Christian system,
taken in themselves ; but they i^^Mar to
have made a part of that great maas of
revelation which the ^mstle ^il le-
e^ved. Surely the troths respecting the
nature of acceptance with Godj reqisct-
INSPIRATION IH CONFLICT WITH SCEPTICISM.
617
ing the condition of mankind, whether
fallen creatures orin primeval innocence,
aie of more importance than those pecu-
liar mysteries ? and how shall we
imagine that that revelation which com-
mnnicated the one excluded the other I
Beeidei, we are expressly told that the
Cbriitian dispeoMtion was to be dis-
tiiiKi)i>lw<i by a remarkable effunon of
tbe Holy Spirit-— much greater than the
Jeiriah prophets recused; so that our
Lord declares that John the Baptiut was
greater than the greateat of the prophets,
because he belonged, aa a harbinger, to
a diapensatiou where the Spirit was
communicated in a laiger measure. The
apostle Peter, when speaking on the day
of Pentecost, apidied the prophecy of
Joel to the time of Christianity :
" Ymtr sons and your daughters," saya
he, " shaU prophesy, and your yoimg
men shall see visions, and your old men
shall dream dreams." If theNewTesta-
ment is allowed to stand upon the same
footing of inspiration with any part of the
Old, that dispensation which had the most
of the Sinrit appeared for a very valu-
able and important purpose— that of
teaching Christianity to all ages. But
how does it consist with the superior
effusions of the Holy Ghost, when Isaiah
speaks of the light of tbe moon being aa
the light of ttie sun, and the light of the
sun sevenfold as the light of seven days,
if there is so much darkness upon
Christjanity that we cannot tell whether
what are r^arded aa its essential doc<
tiines were the dictates of inspiration or
the mere opinioiu of men liable to mis-
take on those very points ]
IHSPIRATION IN COHPIICT WITH RECENT FORMS OF PHILOSOPHT
AND SCEPTICISM.
VxAix this title a lecture has jtist
been published which had been deliver-
ed at the opening of the United Pres-
byterian Divinity Hall, by John Eadie,
JjL.T>., Professor of Mblical Literature
to the United Presbyteri&a Church.
Some of the obeervatione it contains
mi^t be read advantageously in con-
nexion with those of Ur. Hall in the
forgoing M-tide. Against some notions
on the subject of inspiration which aie
gaining currency, it is important that
our younger friends should be put on
their guard. The following may be
taken as hints deserving of attention.
Tbe enmity of the older infidelity has
■unk into the sleep of exhaustion. The
deism of the last century wore a cold
and withered aspect. Its touch was
rough and froslj. It had no sympa-
tbiea. Its sorcery was
lieved by tbe glitter of Bophism or tiie
witchery of song ; and its dark and
malignant scowl chilled tbe very orgies
into which its disciples had been initi-
ated. It tore hope and love from man
with a rude and unpitying snatch, and
" grinned horribly a gliastly smile," if
its victims at any time trembled imder
the sudden consciousness of the rob-
bery and cruelty which had been prao-
Used upon them. It covered tbe
heaven with a pall of darkness, whose
frown was reflected in ominous gloom
on the earth. So it could not prevaiL
It gave nothing in exchange for what
it took away. It left man an outcast
without shelter, and on orphan without
a home. It gave no um to life but a
sensual pleasure, and sought no relief
from death but a dreary aunihilaticoi.
We ore not afraid of the grosser forms
of unbelief bringing havoc and ruin
I.\6PlR.VTIu.V l.S COMFUCT WITH
iolo the miJst of Uw people. Thair
very hidcousneaa ia rcp'jInTe. The
bnUstie disbelief of Chriitunit;, ur^ed
bj moh men u Fooiier, St. Kmon,
Owen, ukd even the Abbe TiMmmnwn, is
iqected and k»thed b; the moral in-
■Uncta of our nature. Their ooaimun-
ima owes ite ipnad to maddened
pasiiooa and pulitieal dosporatioD, and
had lit birth in a visionarj and qutiotio
attempt to lemcdj the disorder! of
aocietj bj the nromarj not of over-
tnniing it, and enotiog a new fabric —
a teoond Babel — vhoae wretdied exiet-
oioe, when tried in miniature, hai al-
waji iKcn eo brief, as Kaioe to warrant
the name of an experiment, and whoee
promiee of good is onlj as the moment-
ary verdore of the gourd, " whioh oamo
np in a night, and perished in a nigliL"
Seduction from Christianity, to be suc-
cessful, must present a fairer and more
attractive appearance ; and in such
alluring guise it has at length come
among ua. Its insinuation* are preg-
nant with menace and danger; its
pretensions are coincident with the
olaimB of the loftiest ideal philosophy;
and it Bometimes am^tee the eharma
of a poetical pantheism. There is no-
thing nide or vulgar about it. It does
not seek to brand the bible as a forgery,
but only to modify or explain away its
claims. It allows the inspired books
much in literary glory and ssthetic
brightnoEs, but denies them a monopoly
of such qualities. It brings scripture
down to the level of oommon trentiee* ;
for it speaks of " Minos and Hoses as
equally inspired to make laws;" David
and I^ndar " to write poetry ;" and
affirms that Newton and Isuah, Lmb-
nits and Paul, Ac, have in tbem
" various forms of the one spirit from
God most high." Such inspiration is
limited to " no seet, age, or nation, for
it is wide as the world, and oommon as
God."
This new thwry bo ggnaraliw the
doctrine of inqniation, that whatCTcr
is precious and solacing in it, ia obaenT'
ed or lost We apprehend an attack of
this natore on onr popular (Suiitiauitj.
Not only in the trausatlantio produe-
tions of Emenon and Parker, bat alio
in the writings of Newman, Steriiaft
and even Uoidl, then is much of the
same efiwt to overthrow the anthwi^
of soiiptan, by robUng it of all whidt
it claims as peculiar to itaalf and ill
origin. It then oeaaes to be an anthori-
tatin ezpcation of Qod'a will to ni.
No longei ia it the tree of life, wbcst
shade re&cahea and whoaa iaaTea htali
it ia only a rare azotic, who* all ■■
hloom and life.
The danger of anoh opinions t« ob-
vious. Our youth are taught to admin^
taut not to believe the aeriptarea^ l>>r
their greatness is only accidental, aad
they owe not their immediate origin to
Qod, but have only in a stronger degree
what is common to tfaem with everj
product of exalted intellect. The «n-
siatent result of such a creed is, that
the bible shares the same veneiatitn
with Shakepere, and as much bomige
is yidded to Cariyle ai to PanL Jem
may be an object of wonder and
ap[daase aa an incamatiou of goodoM
and sympathy, while his deity and
mediation are wholly lost sight of, and
his blood has only the nobleneM of a
martyrdom, not the eiiuatory merit of
an atonement. In snoh a ori^wa can-
not expeot that the "Answers" and
" Apologies " of a former age will ■nf'
fice, DefenoeG of the genoineness,
authenticity, and int^Tity of the sacred
books will not meet the difficulty. The
impugners of pnq>er inB[uratioB sit
easy under such arguments ; for, though
tbey may cneer at them, they are di<-
poeed in some degree to yield them a
vague assent. Tbey use yonr langoags,
and you might imagine they agreed
with you, till they are frtmai to a defi-
BSCKNT POEMS OP PHILOSOPHY AND SCEPTICISM.
619
The new infldditf drinlcB wine out
of the temple resielB, but not in the
temple courti. Ita briUiaiit ideafl ere
euJtod into "a Tevel&tion,"— ita poeta
an " prophets," — Ite admiration of na-
ture is offered as ite "wonhip,'' — the
Bhrixte where it preeenta such homage is
iti " aanctnarr," — and the ardour and
exoitement of its Bdvocatee are dignified
hj the name of " inipiratioo." It ia
not to a figurative or eecondaij use of
■uch word* we object ; but to the aerioua
and literal emploTment of them under
the lielief that identical pheDomena are
described — that the writers of scripture,
even in the message the; conveyed, bad
nothing different from "millions of
Hearts stout as theirs, as full of God."
When we apeak of a reTelation, we
mean that there haa been aa actual
communication from Qod to the mind
of the prophet He has aomething to
wy which God has told him. It matters
not how Ood gave him the oncle— hj
voice, vision, or dream; or, to use the
ftvourite diotion of modern philoaopby,
by elevating hia " intuitional consraoui-
ncM." Ihe mode ia of no moment, as
it ma; tranecmd oar comprehension.
Yet queetioni about the mode are
Bometimee so conducted as to impngn
or overla; the realit; of the bet
The power of intuition is often nn-
dulj magnified at the cxpenw of other
and lower faculties which excite and
uphold it. The logical consdonsncsa
has its own neoeasarj functions, and its
formalisms underlie the intuitional
power, and give penetration and extent
to its glance. In like manner, our
drcle of natural vision, with its clear-
ncfls and compass, is not whollj owing
to the organ itself, hut ia dependent
alto on its elevated position in the ani-
mal frame. The real intuitional power
in the viewing of divine truth ia &itb,
which is " the proper seeing faeultj of
tlie soul in relation to Christ;" hut
faith presupposes an external revda-
tion — " it Cometh by hearing, and blar-
ing by the word of GhxJ." The intuition
oan only reot^nize the truth whien
God has made palpable to it The
mind'a eye doea not create the objeeta
of ita perception. Those trutha of
God's being and government, whidi
eziat independently of man'a moral
oondition, and which have not been
brought to light in relation to it, have
been alwaya apprehenmble, for they rest
on the unchanging eeaenoe of God But
Christianity ia more than a republics
tion of the law of nature, and the
truths of which it ia composed owe
their existence to the will of God, and
can be known only through Qod'a own
revelation of hia eternal purpose. He
must place them before us, and give
them visibility. Intuition might see
his goodness, for it ia on essential attri-
bute, but it Muld not behold hia mercy
till he unveiled it, or till he published
big resolution to bring it into exercise.
Again, things that are to be are not
within the natural ken of intuition;
and the mere devation of this power
oould never enable a man to descry vt
foretell future events.
The truths which ferm the theme of
rovelation ore an unexpected difidosura,
and interest man as a follen creature.
Sdenoe and genius only unfold laws
which have been in operation since
matter and mind had being, but the
bible publisfaee truths which belong to
an economy more noent in development
than (n^ation, and the organication of
which depended solely on the good
plcasun of Jehovah. The scriptare
oontaios statements, tlie vei«oity of
which d^ended on the mere good-wfH
of the Almighty ruler, for he might have
punished sin, rather than have forgiven
it Had the salvation of men been
a work naturally evolved out of previous
operations, the world might have been
aUe to anticipate it. But redemption
ia an adminiatrativa novelty, for who
FLBBINO TO OOD FROU THB PBSTILENCK
oonld uiMKine that an absolate tbraat-
eaiag Bhould either be BUBpeuded or set
aside 1 No proiniBe of mercj laj folded
up in the stipulationa and penalty of
the first GOTenant. Aa, therefore, his
purpose of mere^ was formed in the
■ecrecy of hia boaom (for " who hath
known the mind of the Lord, or, being
hia counsellor, hath taught him }") so
it required a special revelation from
himadf to make it known to those
whom it was intended to benefit Only
the inn's light can make the snn visihle.
The bible profeMca to contain snoh a
revelation to a &llen and beu^t«d
world. It holds np its claim in nmpk
and unmistakeable language, ind da-
cUiee itself to be the word or onde si
Ood in such a special and definite seue,
that no other literary prodnotioii cu i
rigfalfbUj arrogate so awfol a ti& It
rereali an order <rf truth found in no I
other book — truth oommanioated Ino
him who is tmth — trath, pure in lata
and perfect in adaptatim — dotiw4,
at the nine time, in lore and powa le
win and r^^olate the heaits ef ila do-
ciples.
FLEEXNQ TO QOD FROU THE PESTILENCE.
l^ront tAe New Torh Prabyterian.
br a daj like the present, when the
band of a devouring pestilenoe presses
so heavilj upon tiie people, it may be
eaf^j presumed that there is much
serious thought among those who are
ordioarilj far from seriousness. There
are fears unuttered; there is deep
anxietj which, while the wicked wonld
not acknowledge it, they are compelled
to feel ; there is a sense of unfitness to
meet and grapple with so dire a foe as
cholera ; and still there is a determina-
tion to hold up against tikeee nnpleaeant
apprehenidons, so long as there is any
hope, and then it may be, when the
oriaia approaches, flee to Him whom in
prosperity they r^ect.
Nothing like the near approach of
death, in any form, so serves to show
how dreadfully the wioked trample on
the divine forbearanoe, and how delibe-
ratdy they turn back from their
apparent eerioameae to their former
oouraea, when the ouise of their (tor is
removed.
The following extract from Tinoent's
book, entitled, " Ood's Terrible Toioo in
the City," iUuitrates these remarks.
Mr. Thomas Tinoent was one of tht
nonoonformiat ministers who renuuHd
in London during the great i^agae of
1666, while the ministry of the eitt-
blished church souj[ht refiige in the
country.
" Uinistera," aays he, " all prcaciuDg;
and every sermon was unto them at if
it were their last. Old Time seemed ts
stand at the head of the polpit, with iti
great aoythe, saying, with hoarse vmoa,
'Work while it is called tonlay; at ni^t
I will mow thee down.' Orim Dtath
teems to stand at the side of the pol^
saying, ' Do thou shoot Qod's txvm,
aod I will shoot min&' Now there it
snob a vast concourse of people in tbt
churches where these miniaters are fa>
be found, that they cannot many times
oome near the pulpit doots for tba
press, but are forced to climb over tb«
pewa to them ; and auch a boe ia now
seen ia the aasembliee as seldom mi
seen in London. Suoh eager loob,
such open ears, suoh gtee^ attentiae,
ts if every word would be eaten whid
dropped from the mouths of the mini»-
ters. If yon ever saw a drownii^ idu>
ARE TOU AFRAID OF THE OHOLERA 1
oatoh at a rope, you taaj guess how
eagerly tnmj people did catch at the
word, when they were leady to be over-
whelmed by this overflowing scoui^c,
which was possiiig through the rity;
when death was knocking at bo many
doors, and Qod was crying aloud by his
judgments. Then ttae people began to
open the ear and the heart, which were
fast shut and barred before. How did
they then hearken as for their lives, aa
if every sermon were their lost; as if
Death stood at the door of the church
and would seize upon them so soon aa
they came forth; as if the arrows which
flew so thick in the city would strike
them before they could get to their
houses; as if they were immediately to
appear before the bar of Ood, who, by his
minister^ was now speaking to them."
ARE TOU AFEAID OF THB OHOLBRA I
F^m tit New York Reeordtr,
"Abb you afraid of the cholera 1'
How often this question is asked ii
these day> ! and what sayest thon
Christian reader, in reply 1 Canst thou
be afraid, when it wtU not come nigh
thee, except thy Father in heaven com-
mand the unseen messenger to call thee
hotnel
The present seems peculiarly a solemn
time, and demanda of Christians great
watchfulness and prayer. God's hand
is evidently abroad in the land ; hnn-
dreda are rapidly passing away, and oh \
how many nithout a hops in Jesus, or
any preparation for that great event for
which we should be preparing all our
life long. The uncertainty of earthly
things, and the instability of mortal
hopes, are peculiarly brought before us.
But tbo child of Ood should not be
terrified : the world look on and wonder
to see Christians so much alarmed. It
will do for titem to run firom place to
place, and watoh and talk, till they are
almoat bightencd into what they so
much dread. But where is the Chria-
tian's faith when he thus forgets his
heavenly Father's protecting care, who
is watching over him so closely, that
even a hair of hia head &lls not to the
ground without his notice 1 As lights
of the world, aa witnesses for Christ,
they should be known at this time,
calmly performing the duties Qod haa
assigned them, with stedfast eye fized
on their heavenly home, and theii
thonghta resting much on its glotioua
realities. Be sure, Qod will not call one
of his ohildren from this mortal state,
till the work desigDed to be aooom[dished
by each one it fully porfbnned. And
can it be desired to linger longer here I
Are not the visions of that rest on high
enough to excite a desire rather to de-
part 1 It will be the best time when
Qod calls ; the great nibject of thought
should be, Is all in readiness to depart 1
It may be many loved ones will meet
during the present season around Ood's
throne -~ parents and children, long
parted friends — there to have the sweet
tics of love and Mendship severed no
more for ever. Doubting Christian,
fear not, be not over anxious how it will
with thee. Thy Qod, in whose hands
thou art, will florely keep thee from
sicknees and death, till thy mission
here is all accomplished ; and then, per-
haps by the cholera, or in some way
thou little dreamcst of, call thee ahovo
to receive thy crown, and strikethe golden
lyre with angel fii»rita round hia throne.
EXTBA0T8 FROM A DEAOOFS SOHAP BOOK.
Th£ little maid was aa much appoint-
ed to tell Niuunim of Slisha, u Elisha
was appointed to cure Naanum. How
would the parents of the little nuud
have Tqoioed had thej known nhftt
ffxA she was nised np to do. — J. Proa.
We do not come to the knowledge of
our duty tqr ohanoe, wa must itndf what
itia^/i.
Here ia the peifeotion of praj^ —
importonitj with •abminiaii.— A.
FAITH.
SI IHX MT. THOIUa BWiX.
Or UaDghtfol ind ■MnMsd min.
And flnt In wiLltng, I^atth vu hm ;
Bri^t na (>>• Initr* of hnr <f».
n flovlDg ntnn 1
u to tha Mauil
Bj«wth»P.nnt
« Elerul Tbnili*)
Ot bi
To eutkljr mLodi wu ipnbl nbnsad
0*(r wii the DwflUDg-placo ot God.
Stia (howed tmw jMifeel tplrlta Is hai
Hid foand tlia nj ts kInM aiulan ;
SH. vULa balsw, la lOTI, wu glno
Whlcb nlasd lb
m (hell
And MaMd a (Mr ud farUla bMh
or puw IMUbk blfbar laulDK
nia poata' Euoiu Mgn. tkoagb cbnslDg
Sbaw tha fOiid draaoar,— who^ awakA,
Elnnlt; : Uiat [autPj aoud
Tmlnnen! Ai tba uul nimd
Of aTBn ud iBoni, *■""'■' gm
To araiT htppj aoul Uiat knaw
Palth'a HtKuit oC VtalOB. Erao wtd nHf
01 lU their brlghlDMi woDid b« ahtm,
Conld audi a din dlaaatat b^
Aa hw rf blaat Btarnltr.
Aa Mandlj imila to faalin|htuU
Solid Of tmuport qolok imputa :
So li Blaisltj ■ Maod,
ol'mldlKBniilrUfhL
THB CHRISTUH'S WALK.
From At N'tw Tork ^itcop^d ReeoTdtr.
Work out IhirJmirnDjr niih trnmbllng and feu;
Snana from wHhont, and lemptallon* irllhin,
Saek Id enUoa thaa a^n Into (In.
Chriatlin I nlh hunbly— «iitlt not In prida.
All that llKiii haat Ii hj Jem aappUed ;
Ha holdelb thaa Dp, ha dlnoMLh (h; njt,
To blTn b« ths glorf— to him hs Ibo pnlaa.
Chrlaliin ! nlk ■MdfaaU;— whUa It la UgU,
ChrlilUn I walk loKaUj— tnabia and pain
Ceaae whan Iha hann at raat thou doct ^tB ;
Tbia tbj bil|M fUaj, and Itia Ihjnwui,
- Xattf tboB lots tba Jof «t Uij Lord I "
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By UEnsT FoosTF.R BmnKB, D.D.
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The Rite and Fi^ qf ihe Papacy. By Rev.
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Laadan. With Hiitarieat Nalei, Eaay
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Though two of thew irorki hare but
reoontl; Been the light, and the others
have alreftdr pused through & public
examination in fonue Mmewbat inferior
to those which the^ have now ttuumed,
it maj be advaotageooa to direct atten-
tion to them in the eaine article. There
is among them a pleamng acoordanoe ii
first principles, and the^ manifest an
evident oneness of spirit, even wbeo
differences of judgment are percoptibla
The; all agree in thdr viewe of the
atmoiure of the mTsterions book on
which thej comment, aa exhibiting the
developments of seven seals, the saventh
of the seals comprehending a series of
seven trumpets, and the seventh of the
trumpets comprchendiiig a series of
viab. They ail agree in n^ud-
ing the first six seals as emblematial
of a coarse of providential dispeim-
tions bj which the empire of ptgu
Rome naa subverted, and Chriitiu
ihippere delivered from those suffa-
ings whiidk they had endured from tie
domination of a heathen govemnest
They all agree in r^arding tiie tram-
pete as a series of calsmitiea whid
befell the Roman empire in its profes-
ediy Christian state, during that glooni;
period which intervened between tie
overthrow of paganism and the dan
of the reformation. They all a^rce a
regarding the vials aa emblematiol of
a seriee of viBitations by which tboie
powers were to be destroyed which lii
trampled down the green pastnrw <i
the Oood Shepherd while antirchiiit
was in the ascendant. They all rgtct
the theory that a second advent of
Christ may he almost immediatdy a-
pected, as introductory to his personu
and visible reign upon the earth,—*
theory which, it ia remarked by ^■
Border, appears to mislead some of w
most learned and most talented eip<«'
tors of the Apocalypse, so as eseentiallj
to damage and to vitiate their interpK-
tations of the latter part of the boot,
and to render them, notwithstandiae
their high attainments and their mD'
nent piety, unsafe guides in the Btudj
of the ' RevdatJon.' " Those »iitlw«
all agree, too, in regarding the doU'
and resoneotion of the witnestes u
events which have long linoe taken
place — a chronological pcant of p^
If it wonU not detain the reader too
long in merely initiatory praoeve^ *
cursory view of the hasia on whiA *'■''
conviotion ia founded might be pleesf"'
WOSXa ON PROPHECY.
GSG
and BaluUr^. It rests partij on a
critioiBni, and partiy on a remarkable
chapter in vocleiutstical hiator;. If
the phrase rendered ia ihe common
Tersion, "When they shall have finished
their testimony," be taken to ugnify, as
it has been rendered by Daabuz, Booth-
royd, and others, "while they ahall
perform their testimony," or, in the
words of Woodhonse, " when they shall
be finiahing their testimony," the cor-
respondence of the prophecy with evonts
which took place at the commencement
of the sixteentii century will be obvi-
oua. The extirpation of those reputed
faeretica who had been from the first the
disturbers of the apostate ohurcb, now
•eemed to be effected. The hidden
renuuuit of the fiuthfol Taborites—
called Speculani from their lurking in
dens and caves — sent out four men, as
Comenius relates, to travel, one through
Greece and the east, another to Russia
and the north, a third to Thraco, Bul^
garia, and the neighbouring places, and
A fourth to Asia, Palestine and Egypt ;
but the intelligsnce they brought back
was, that they found no church of
Christ that was free front the grossest
errors, superatition, and idolatry. Two
years ailwwarde, th^ »ent two of their
number to Italy, France, and other
places, to see if there were any of the
old WaldetueB left alive ; but they
brought back tidings that ono had
recently been pnt to death ; that they
oould not find any remaining ; that some
few Piemontois were said to be scatter-
ed and hid among Uie Alps, but that
nobody knew where. A Lateran Coun-
cil was now convened. All dissidents
were formally summoned to appear be-
fore it and make their ■ubmisnon.
The appointed day arrived. Not a
sound was heard in favour of dissent
its abettors. At length the Orator of
the Session mounted the pulpit, and
solemnly, amidst the applause of the
assembled coundl exclaimed, "Jam
mo redamat, nuUvi aiititil." Reruxforth.
no (m« ffainaa'/s, no OJie eppota. This
was May fith, 1014. Three years and a
half afterwards precisely— on the Slet
of October, ISI7— all public testimony
against the papacy having, in the inte-
rim, been suppressed — Luther proceeded
openly to the great church at Wittem-
berg, and affixed to the door of the
odtGoe hia ninety-five theses, with a
challenge to all the learned men of
Qermany to answer them on the day
appointed. ConBtematiou succeeded
to triumph. The murdered witnesses
were standing on their feet in the pre-
sence of their foes ; and pope Adrian,
like Caiaphas, uttered truth which he
but partially understood, when he said
to the Diet at Nuremberg, " The here-
tics Hubs and Jerome are now alive
agdn in the person of Martin Luther."
The first of these publications, in the
order of time, is that of Mr. Fleming,
a learned and studious presbyterian
ster of the seventeenth century,
who was successively pastor of churches
at Leyden, at Rotterdam, and at
Founder's Hall, London, whence death
removed him in the year 1710. The
edition of his work now before us is the
most respectable we have seen, the in-
dustrious editor, Mr. Gobbin, having
furnished it with useful accompaniments
of various kinds. This book baa ac-
quired great popularity the last eighteen
months, in consequence of the supposed
fulfilment of remarkable anticipations
oont^ned in it respecting the French
monarchy. The years 1794 and 1848
happening to be mentioned, large edi-
tions have been issued and caught up,
under the apprehension that recent
occuiianoes had proved the correctness
of tiie author's calculations. It requires,
however, greater ingenuity than we
possess to reconiule the history of the
facts with the chronology of the pre-
dictions. According to Fleming's
scheme U» French mMuxcby was to be
WORKS ON PROPHBCT.
" humbled," and hombled it haa been ;
but it vaa to be humbled b; events
occurring betneen 1648 ud 1794. The
year 1717 vaa tha time at nhich he
snppoaed that the vial whidi was to
b« poured out on the Fnnch inonaroh;
was to be at it* height,— juat after the
conunencement of that voLuptuoua
reign in which Louis XV. and hia court
BO Bignallj esperienced and abused
divine laog-eufiering for niue-and-Gftj
years. The efiuaion of this vial waa to
last, in Fleming's judgment, 148 jears,
those jeare ending in 1794. How could
the dowuiaU of Louis Philippe Uk 1M6
be a fulfilment of this expectation 1
Yet no sooner did Louis Pliilippe abdi-
cate than many hondreda, beguiled by
advertisements, imagined that it was
the fultUment of Fleming's anticipa-
tiooe ; whereas what Fleming had said
of 184S related to a totally different
subject, the pouring out of another viaL
Fleming himself was not to blame; he
had suggested these dates with the
greatest modesty, assigning his reasons,
but Baying, " No man can pretend upon
any just grounds to calculate future
times," — " I pretend to give my specu-
lations of what is &ture no higher
oharaoter than guesBes," — " I do indna-
trionaljr avoid the fatal rook of poutive-
nen which so many qmcalylio men
have suffered themselvet to split upon."
No one would disclaim the applicability
of Fleming's conjectures respecting the
£}urth vial to the evsnts of last year
more aealoosly than Fleming himself, if
he were among us.
The anonymous woA entitled, " ^e
Seventh Tial," we recommended last
October. The new chapter now added
is confirmatory of the representationa
oontuned in the former edition. The
European revolution being muoh fuv
ther advanced, the writer tiiought when
he prepared for a second impretnon
that it waa possible to describe the
Aaractei «f the paMiBg wene, and
indicate its iasuea more fuUy thaa eoold.
have been done previously. The oocnr-
ences of the preBsnt eventful year, it
was, however, then too eariy to notioe,
Dr. Border's work is the prodnctioB
of one who has been long known and
esteemed as a jadicioos writer ; wad in
the piepantion of this volume be hat
proceeded vritk exemplary cwitiaa.
Seventeen yean ago, it appean, he de-
livered a course of lectocee on the boot
of the Revelation, which he haa nnce
revised, and given, firat to his flook, and
then in an abbreviated fism to the
puUic His purpose was to fonusb a
view of Uie general meaning of this p«rt
of scripture which wonU not make any
large demand either (w the time or the
purse of the reader. His ezpontioBa
correspond, for the moat part, with
those of Andrew Fuller and other Bab«r~
minded annotaton.
It ii, however, to the vtJume entttied,
"The Harmony of History with Pro-
pheoy" that we are most anxioua to
^reot attention. The other works are
re^iectable, but this potnenoi unusual
exoellenae. The anther is a veteiwt,
yet mm whose eye ia not dim, and whole
natural strength it not abated. He
brought to hia present enterprise qoali-
ficationa resulting from extensive ao-
qoaintaneo with ancient and modon
history, a knowledge of what othen
have written on the same aalgeet com-
bined with independent mental haUti^
and above all, just views of the kingdom
of Christ and of the design of prophecy.
It was an undertaking upon which he
entered mm amore, and to which be
devoted himself with unwearied ardour.
Adopting the principle that the viaiou
of Patmos were intended to be a guide
to the genoml erpectationt of the church
in all ages, and marc etpeoally to sus-
tain the faiUi and patience of oppressed
believers nnder the protracted conflict,
first between pagnnism and OhrisUanity,
and subsequently between the deqntie
WOEKfi ON PROPHECY.
powers of apostate dmstendom and the
adlierenta to tLij primitiTe faith, he ha«
not attempted to lift the Tcil nhich
conceals the future, but has contented
himself with ehowing how accnratelj
the history of the past was foreshadowed.
With this view he has brought out ttom
the pages of Bobertson, Hallam, Sis-
mondi, and eepeciall; Gibbon, the his-
torical counterpart of the Apocalyptic
Boenery, anuling Tiimwlf skilf ullj of the
fiict which others had observed, that the
pagea of Oihbon furnish the best com-
mentary npon the Revelation, to the
authority and inspiration of which he
wootd have been the last to bear an in-
tentional testimony. lad^endently of
its religious bearings, viewed simply in
its relation to European history, Mr.
Gander's work ought to be studied by
every ftmily in which general know-
ledge is prized; while its tendency to
Btroigthen futh, to ^ve comprehensive
viewa of God's plans, and to prepare the
actors of the coming age for the respon-
aibilitioa on which they are entering,
render it a book of inestimable value for
the purposes of religious education. In
no pious &mily will it be called " a dry
book," and when it is concluded, most
of its readers will find themselves en-
riched with an amount of solid instmo-
tion greater than they expected when
they oommenoed it We do not believe
that any work has been published with-
in the last seven years with which it b
more desirable that the young men and
women of our congregations should
familiariie themselves. To many well
informed Christian people the chapters
of the Apooalypse present a mass of con-
fused and heterogeneous symbols, con-
veying no definite idea and giving no
consolatory omen. Sceptical uneasiness
is the feeling commonly engendered by
occaaonal references to them, while the
mind is ready to listen to any plausible
novelty, accordant with some popular
feeling, that may be confidently pro-
pounded though nothing seems to be
satisfactory. Such a publication as Mr.
Conder's would produce no small benefit,
were it merely to work a conviction that
the Tisions of the concluding book of
scripture have meaning. For an atten-
tive reader, it would, however, do more ;
it would not only dispel his Mepticism,
it would give him a clue to definite and
interesting views. Persons of every de-
gree of religions knowledge may gun
fhm it both pleasnr« and pi«fit Kot
that Kt. Condor has made any great
discoveries, or led the way in any new
course of interpretation ; but he has
wisely followed predecessors where they
had fonnd the right tract, improved on
their precedents, and removed difficulties
which they had left in the path. There
is greater consistency and greater com-
pleteness in his interpretations than we
have found elsewbera When we read
the chapter on " The First Six Seals,"
we thought we must quote from it
largely, because, though it was substan-
tinlly what we had been accustomed to
r^^ard as the correct view, we had not
seen it exhibited before in a form so
clear, consistent, and unobjectionable.
When we read the chapter on the
trompets, though there was little that
was positively new, there was a harmony
and exactness about the whole that
excited the wish to take our extracts
thcnco. As we proceeded, we still found
so ekilful a use of the materials which
others had collected, and such frequent
contributions of original and pertinent
thought, that selection became more and
more difficult. A page at the end of the
volume, however, will give to an intel-
ligent reader a general view of Mr.
Conder's plan, and at the same lime
a useful epitome of the series of
vinons: —
CIJRONOLOGY OF THE APOCALYPSE.
I. Dale of Ihe VWons 95
II, First Sc-aL— FrMperoui OinditioD of the EJnpiio from Nclra to
Cotnmodiu 96—180
Second Se&I— niril D[sconl under Ihe Pnttarian Sword 160 —
Third Sl-bI— Piicid Oppression under the PraYuidal GoTeman ... 211 —
Fourth Scnl— Era of Mortalitj 248—
Fifth Seal— Feneentions und» Decina and Dioeletian 949 — 312
Sixth Seal— OTBrthraw of Pegnmsn 324— 39S
III. B«itnint upon the Tempeat-wfad* 381 — 835
Se^g of the 144,000.— En of Angiutlne S94
IT. Serenth Seal— Death of Theodonat 3S5
Pint Trumpet— AlBtie nnd the Gothi 399— 410
Second Tnmipet— Gcnaerio ind the TaadtU 430—177
Third Trumpet— Attik and the Hum 450—453
Fourth Trumpet— Odorcei oad the Oetrojoth* 479—556
Fifth Trumpet— The Ssinceni 612—763
Sirth Tromprt— The Turks 1075—1461
V. Deacent of the Angel with the open book 1517
Mcaiureinent of the Temple 1625
Hinistrjr of the Wilnenea dates from 707
Wnf of the Beoat commences II79
Denth and ReMirrection of the Witneasea IS14— 151?
Political Eleralion of the Wilnewea 15B2
Fall of the Tenth Part of the Great Otj 1584
Seven Chiliad* dettiojed 1679
CeesaUonof the Second Woe 1774
Seventh Trumpet* 1783
VI. Retroapoctive— Birth of tha Maa-diild 313— S2I
Conflict in HesTen 813-
Dragon cart out 324
Woe in the reign of Valena 378—382
AtaaorptioD of the Dracoiiic Flood 406
Flight of the Woman 7B7
VII. Rise of ilie Serenhendcd Bcait 774—787
Healing of the Imperial Head 962
Bise of the Two-homed Bewt 3073
Triple Proclamation 1S90— 1S6S
Till. The Harveit 15flS~1713
The Tinlago 17«— 1796
•Serenth Trumpet 1783
IX. FirrtVinl— French Rerolulion 1789
Second Vial— M»rilime Wars 1793-1815
Thiid Vial— Wan of the Rhine, Po.ud Danube 1793—1805
Fourth Vial— Fnnch Empire 1808— 181S
Fifth Vial— On the Papacy 1809—1814
Sixth Vinl-On the TurkiihBmpin; U20—
Serenth Vial— Europcm ConvolaioM 1848 —
W0EK8 ON PROPHECY.
From tiiifl outline it will be eeea thftt
Mr. Conder b one of tboM interpteUrs
who believe that tbe nations of Europe
have begun to receive the contents of
the seventh vial. Here he differs from
his friend Dr. Bttrder, who does not
find in the Apocalypse anj notice of the
events of the lut or the present age,
and whose chronological calcalations
lead him to the conviction that " as the
seven vials will be poured out aft«r the
Bounding of the seventh trumpet, their
effusion most be stili future, although
not now far distant" On the other
hand, the author of "The Seventh
Vial," filing on the year B30, when
Justinian promulgated his code, giving
a legal standing to the papacy, and
enacting persecuting laws against the
church, as the prohable commencement
of the twelve hundred and sixty years,
is brought down to the era of ttie French
revelation, when he finds that revolu-
tion abrogatiiig the Justinian code,
alienating to state purposes the church's
property, and declaring the temporal
power of the pope to be finally abo-
lished. Contemplating the period of
judgment that passed over Europe,
commencing in May, 1799, and termi-
nating in June, 1310, on the field of
Waterloo, he denies that " another
period can be found, of the same length,
in which so many dark woes befell the
human race." Daniel's chronological
indications respecting the east lead him
to the year 1 820, when the six th vial began
to be poured on the river Euphrates,
that is, "when eastern Christendom
began to be cleansed of the Mahomme-
dan desolation ; and its cleansing is
for advanced that protestant congrega-
tions already numerous, and every year
becoming more so, now enjoy a legal
toleration in Turkey." In the astound-
ing events which have recently passed
in quick and startling succesaion on the
continent, he now sees that catastrophe
which is to produce the total overthrow
of all the powers that now bear rule on
the continent of Europe, and the utter
eitinction of the last vestige of their
authority.
Mr. Conder gives the following inter-
esting summary of those events which
indicated last year the arrival of an era
of unprecedented importance.
" The Mtmdi of modem hitlorj, indeed, p«-
Knt Dothiog puillcl to thefodden *nd umnl-
taneont iniorTeclion of the oppreBid nmliont
of Eorope iguuit Uuii rulen, oripDiiiiilti
without concert, baa tMiaa •llogether diitlnet
•nd UntK. At remuked bj Bark*, in the
yemr 1790, then h^ been " t hollow muroior-
ing under ground, > confojed raoTement,
thremteniog > general eutbqntlte of the politick
world." The iccesnon of Pioi IX. (Jane 16,
1846), under dreaoiitwicei whieh took »11 the
powers of Ennpe by larpriie, wu the lignil of
mighty ehtngn, which hid been rendered
ineTiUble by ean»ei leiring no chmee between
tefom uid ttvolution. In the foUowiog yev,
the popukr modiScatloiii of the ptpd govon-
ment, the Ibinution of m ItiUui commetciil
l«goe, uid the hbeni poBcy of ths .King of
8»rdini4, hid eeemed to gire promiw of ■
peueful edjnitmcot Tho ci»ll WW of the
Swin CutODi threetened at one ^e to die-
tnib the genenl peace of Europe ; but thu
wu h^iply tennioited (in Hoiember) bj the
defeat uid inbmleuon of the iainrgeDl*. Still
the demonrtrationi mede by An.trU in North-
em Itdy, tbe menadng upect of popular to-
content, ai in^eatcd by the reform banqneU in
France, and the oonititntional morementi m
rnmia and different parti of Germany, affwd-
*d piemonllory lymplom* of impending
changer. These were ai 'the Toioei. tho
Ihondin, and the lightning!.' which inserted
the diitotbed rtate of the political atmoapbere.
" Yet, lolled In Wse eecurily, the monirchi
of Eorapc and thmr mioiitera toregaidcd tho
wamlDgi and, not dreaming of -danger, while
sternly refusing any popnlai eonceeaoD*,
n^leeted etery wiie preeantion, and made no
proriihin fbr any rererM. Searcoly had the
year 1848 opened, when, as if the fire from tbe
mystic censer had fallen npon Etna md ignited
tho atmosphere, all ffieily beaune wrapped in
tbe flamei of nTii war. In Paknno, after
three dayi' fighting, the people proclaiDwd »
ProTUonsl Qoremmeut, calling for tha consti-
tution of 1812. Befoifl tha end of the month,
the ininrrectioo had ipreid to Nipld, and its
king bad been compelled to concede a conititu-
tiontotbednpandiofhisaaldecls. Tendqv
630
WORKS ON PROPHBOT.
liuntria, tht King of Sudinia bned ft
prodinutiiMi coatAiuing the buu i>f ft popolAr
coutitution. The mga of Ihs new King of
I>enaurk wm opened wllb ■ rimllar coqceufani.
Tbew eluDga were, howeter, anaCMmpaniid
with Haiaini. Hontim^ thnofthoBl Qar-
muj, tbere were ugni of diaqniet. Seriooa
riot! Dccnrred >t Mtmichi dialarbiacea of vt
■gnrifta clunctcr took plftce ■mong- the
Auitiiu peuutry (oftheOtMrSttjer-muk);
and in Bohemia tlien were muufntatiom of
gnat diNaatatt. It li importaat to ranurlc,
that ili Ihtie JBJieationi preceded tha nrohi-
tioD of FehnuuT m the Fnuck capitai.
" Thni &r no Gitai ahock had Ixea pna to
had bees lufararted. Bat, on tha 31nd of
Fabraary, tlie popniar innunetion in Paiii
bnka oaE, wlikh, thrangfa what loou writan
iv|a*Mut «■ a GomldnatioB of acddeate, bad,
OB thi third daj, (nbrertad ft dynaity , and re-
plaeed the tbnme with a npnUiean gmani'-
meat. The French king and hu mlniater,
who, on tha Slit, had anticipated do dasger,
fimnd thenualn on tha 2ath redaecd to the
WDdiliOD of flundlea fagitirai aad eiiia,
Seaneij moia than a fbrtoight bad el*pMd
whan, with equal nddenneia, a popniar lerala-
tlon at Tianna (March 13 and 14} led to the
u flight of Prince
a wvak of graat eonunotica aad HTera fighting,
BrimilarraTdiUioD waaeSectedatBaiiin, On
tha uma day Milan rerolted af[ainil tha
Amtrlao yoke, and droTc ont tha Tieeroj, On
tha day fbllowug tha Italian flag waa hoiilad
la bU lb* towaa of Northern Italy. Tba
Eia; of SanUnia Dow opaoly aapooaad tha
popniar oanie, and hanng addnaaad a proda-
mation to the paopie of Lombardy and Vaniot,
ogaMd the frontier at tha head of hti trrcpt.
"t tha middle of March, the dochia of
I>ani^ goranamtnt; aad all the Ncoadaf?
Gannan powan^ — Bavaria (wboae king had
abdicated in bran of hie uii), Wirtemharg,
B«1(D, the HtmM, Baxony, Bmnawicfc, and
Hanora, ai well ai the Oakf at Weimar and
Qolhi,— had oouoaded, at the demuidi of their
Mbrjeeti, popular auutitatioiu and Uw freedom
rf tha [Mn, In pomance of tha itepa taken
^ tha Ankfbrt IKet in the ume month, a
Oamaa CoBBlltaaat Hatknal AaHmblT mat
in JaM^andaatahUahada Ptnrirional Canttal
Oorenment, plaong at ita bead the Anbdnke
/aba of Anatib t Tiear of the Bmpiie, The
nrolt of fUaTOQia and Croatia, and tha citII
war In Huagaty, incriaiid atiU fiuthM the
Anatnan e
3pire,w
the Tbiiiui, tlu Hagyar, and the Bbnolaa.
Bach wH tba posfios of aJUia In tbt aommer
of I84B. ^m the Hcditannean to tba
Baltic, fiom the Atlantic to Iha Black Sea, a
chain of reToluliDni had changed, at leaat lor
the time, the eotin political aipetf of ftfal
Europe. TaUng the phiMe litaally, it ngU
he aaid, ■ tha citiea of tha natkiDa ttO,' Mamt,
Naplei, Falenao, Florence Turin, Faiu,
Milan, Vienna, Fngne, Berlin, hare each par-
ticipated in the eSecti of the loctal eoDTuIaioB.
~ ~ metaphor of dtiei, howetar,pcilitii>l
Ggnred. It i> too aooo to ^leai of thcac ai
hftTing been inbrcrted by the nolant ahock
irbich they have loatained. Already a tt~
action has taken place ; Connter Tcmlatiom
, in a
which had bocn appaientiy pcoatratad; aad
nothing wean the appearanca of a delinillTe
atraagemcnt. The political atmoaphete ii MiD
troubled; the whole inrfiua of aockly ytt
vilTrstei irith the conraliive moreOKnt ; aad
' meo'i heart! tailing them for fear,' aic ' looUig
after Ibota tbioga whidi an coming oa tba
earth.' It may be, Ibat Europe hai hitherto
felt but the firat ahock of thai mif^ty eatth-
qnake which haa abaken hat not ndmrted 'the
citiea of the national' IV drrfakm of tha
Great Gij into three parti, maf be rnnania
mated by tbe de^itiie leparatioo of Gmnaay
and Aoitria from Italy ; bat it would be ra>b
to apeak of inch a diii^Dn of the ' holy Roman
empire' aa being at preaeat ai i iiiii|ila^il
Tboe yet aaema hapanding orer nifaia
Eon^w, tliat dreadfnl hail-atom wbieb {at«a
part of tbe ^mboUcal daaciiptioa. But huaMO
lagacity hai uaiformly been (oiled, when it haa
attempted to fill np, by anlidpation, the gnad
DBtlina of tha prophelie picture.
" Again, whatbtr the aerentb Tial Aall t»>
ceire ita fnlBlnent within a brief period can-
aponding to the dumtioB of the preceding liali,
or whether, aa winding np the myito; of
DiTine Froridenoe, it ma? eatend over te
pieaant and tbe auccaadh^; cantnty, it it im-
poeaible to detamino. That andaa the aaranth
rial mnat be included both tha judgment opoa
the myiticil harlot, and the great conflict which
forma the anbject of the eniaing Tialon, may be
inferred fiom tba inlndocloty dedaratiaB af
rith the prariona aanonacameat, that ' in the
laja of the Toice of the aenuth angel the
nyiteiy ihall be conaumoiBled.' And ai
poaiihly an intcml of many yeoia m^ difae
" af tba QiM atj aad
NITZSCH'S SYSTEM OP CHBISTIAH DOCTEIHE.
631
■ CBtutnplig picfigusd in the lUiutcmitli
period of conndentilc dontioo nill be occupied
bj the mwfnl icrine of cTctitA which hare been
Bjbnvd in by foch portntaoB plunomeni." —
There is nothing in tbo present aspect
of Euiopean afiairs that eibould lead to
wavering from an; opinions whioh a
fen months ago itnas reuonable to en-
tertain. Tbey are on the point of
gettleiMnt; — so tbejr have been again
and again. "We would have healed
BabjloD," maj kings, emperors, and
presidents sa;, " We would have healed
Babjlon, bat ahe is not healed." It i«
in acoordance with the general plan of
the infinitely wise Ruler to leave a de-
gree of mjfiter; around the immediate
issue of hie dispensations. It is not
perhaps hiB intention that we ahould be
able to asoertain with perfect oertaint;
the precise line on the chart over which
we are at the present moment passing ;
yet it is our dutj to study it, to be
wakeful, and to hold ouieelves prepared
foT tiie sodden development of his pur-
poses. Ctrtmnty would perhaps be
inconsistent with tliat state of vigilance
and submission which is most becoming,
and meet conducive to our wel&re; yet
proiabilitg it may be possible to attain
bj wxnparing the mgns of the timee
with inspired intimations. Of this we
may be aoie, that it behoves us to hold
ouraelves in readiness both to labour
and to suffer- To this frame of mind
nothing will be mora oondudve than
the well regulated study of prophecy.
It is on the eve of the effusion of the
seventh vial that the voice of the Master
cries, " Behold I oome as a thief.
Bleaaed is he that watcheth and keepeth
bis gaimotta."
^Itm <if Chiittian Doclrint. Uf Or.
Caul J. Niizscu. Traiutaled bg the Rev.
RoBBat MOMOOMRBT, M.A., and JoiJN
HsMin, M.D. Edinburgh ; T. and T.
Clarke, 1849.
SraTaMATia theology has had a wider
range of marketable value, of late yeera,
than most nmilar articles. Some have
held that there oan be iko intelligent
knowledge of scripture without it, while
others have deemed it usdMs or worae^
T^arding it as a remnant of the scho-
lastic habits of the dark ages. Within
this nineteenth oentory to teaoh theo-
]agj, otiterwiBe than by system, was
reckoned, in some quarters, impossible,
and in others, to teaoh it Bjrstematically
publicly condemned. We rejoice
to find that tiie study of eystematia
theology is reviving, but it is doubly
important that the whole science should
be prosecuted in an improved, teachable
spirit, and that it ehould be nibjeot to
such laws as are embodied in the very
nature of a divine revelation.
Han's first busincea as an inqnirat
after truth is to interpret the biUe, in
its individual passages, and to asoertain
their meaning. In such efforts he
needs a knowledge of scripture lan-
guage, of eastern customs, and generally
of biblical arohnology. Even without
thisknowiedge, however, a good man will
often gather from the bible a compre-
hensive and sound system ; the tenden-
cy of the human mind to compare and
generalize its knowledge is so strong,
and the summaries of truth given is
scripture are so clear and fulL* But
generally, the inquirer who repudiates
system is less sucoeasfuL He is either
compelled to confine himself to scrip-
ture language, or is exposed to the risk
of misrepresenting one doctrine in stat-
ing anotiier, or more commonly stiU, lie
is tempted to overtook the due propor-
tion and oonnesion of doctrines — an
error the more seducUve that it is
founded on tmth, every item of his
oTced bdng true, but having the effect
of falsshood tiinogh distortion or un-
scriptural enlargement. 8;Mematio
NIIIZSCH'S SYSTEM OF
theologj, w fu u it is scriptonl, helps
OS to avoid theee miatakeB. It Bupposes
th&t the phraseology of Ecriptuie has
been ezaniin«d and explained. It be-
gins its processes hj oUnifymg soriptnre
statemente under their form* — precep-
ixva, promiesorjr, doctrinal ; or nnder
their truthi, or blending the two BystemE
of classification under both. It ends by
asugning to every truth and duty such
a place, both as to its order and imports
ance, as properly belongs to it. When
every truth and duty has thus its proper
plaoe, each honouring the rest, and all
appearing to full adrantage, we have
framed a true, a divine Bystem,
It is clear firom this view that sys-
tematic theology differs &om interpre-
tation or exegesis. The one is concerned
only with the meaning of individual
I other classifies those
1 and considers them in their
relation to one another and ourselves.
It is equally clear that systematic theo-
logy differs from mere speculation. Itmay
attempt to explain and harmonize appa-
rent difficulties ; bnt if the explanation
be not revealed, it is conjecture only,
and may be regarded as probable or
doubtful according to its intrinsic merits.
It is not the business at all events of
theology systematically considered to
pronounce upon it. It is true that this
department of inquiry has been in
every i^ the arena of metaphysical
and religious discussioo, and many have
in consequence deserted it as unfruitful
and exhausting. But this has been the
fault of the theologian and not of the-
ology, and it must be oorrected not by
neglect but by more aedduous and de~
vont cultivation. If men will but regard
systematic theology as that arrangement
of scripture truth and dnty, in its dose
connexions and nice dependendeo,
which most nearly agrees with tin
view of it entertained by the Great
Teacher, it will become honoured
amongst ns again, and tmn the inter-
pretation of Bcriptare will oome to be
r^atded but as a means to higher
knowledge and a nobler end.
The proper place of this soiaioe,
in relation to biblical exqiens, mxj
be illustrated by a reference to kindred
investigaUons. In nature, the objects
of creation are scattered in endless va-
riety. There is really niuty and order
among them, but it is more or less eoor
cealed. A knowledge of those otgecta
or of the facts connected with them is
the science of natural history. A
knowledge of the connexion of those
facts and of their mutual relation, or of
their laws as we phrase it, is natonl
philosophy. Vow the texts of scripture
form the materials of theology as the
facts of nature do of philosophy.
Interpretation ascertains the meaning
of the first, as natural history asoertaias
the second. General comprehensive
laws and a sound thedogical system are
the respective reeulta. Natural fiwts:
the knowledge of them, or natural his-
tory and their connexion and relation,
or natundphUotaphg, is the order in the
first case. Scripture texts, the know-
ledge of their meaning or interprtlathK,
and the connexion of thoee texts, or
tyttematw theology, is the order in the
second.
The saored scripture may be studied
systematically for a double purpoee ;
either to ascertain its doctrines or to
determine its rules of morality and
holiness. The system of doctrine thus
framed is called dogmatic or doctrinal
theology, and the system of duty inonil
or practical theology ; both bang moat
oloeely interwoven in scripture as they
are in human experience.
So far all treatises on systematic the-
ology agree. This distinction is uni-
formly acknowledged, and the two
branches of inquiry are traced in their
ramifications by all writers in this
natural order.
When they come to discuss the doc-
CHBI8TUK DOcrntmB.
trinH of Miiptim, tliere is, for the moet
port, the esme agreement as to tike
order of invegtig&tion. Thej begin
vitb the Qodheod, and proceed cbrono-
logieatly through a history irhioh com-
mencea with the original purposea of
the Father, and terminatM in the glory
^ven at the consummation of all
things to the Son, and in this order the
■tudmt of nearly all onr a^Btems (in-
olading the variona confesaiona and
oateohisma of Europe) must proceed.
The whole process, hovrever, is objec-
tionable. It introduces the student
first to the abstrusest doctrines of sorip-
ture. It attempts to place him at the
top of the ladder and bids him descend.
It girea him the air and feeing of
possesnng in himself the key to all
knowledge instead of putting him in
the attitude of childlike inqniry. It
treats theol<^ as a snence of mathe-
matioal demonstration, whereas it is,
above all others, one of inTestigsticn,
revealing itself bj partial disclosures
and not always unveiling, even to the
humblest, the connexions that exist be-
tween its dearest truths. A sounder
and more scriptural system seeks to re-
verse this order or to modify it. The
bible reveals truth historically, telle us
in its earlier parts but little of the
nature of Qod, and in its whole tenor
suggests a mote modest order of re-
search. When it teaches on syst«ni,
as in the Epistle to the Romans, it
begins with man as guilty and &llen,
points ont the glorious provisions of the
gospel to cancel our guilt, renew our
hearts, and fit us for heaven— forgiving
mercy, sancti^inggraoe — and as it pro-
ceeds in its diaouarion, tottches but
lightly on abatnuer truth, and seeks
rather to ccnneot it with the cross and
onr salvation than to exhibit It ii
own independent significance. And
this is the order in which, we have long
thought, theology ahould be studied
and though it may teem at first nnim.
portant what order is taken, yet it is
deserving of consideration whether
the old systems may not have obscured
the truth, discouraged exertion, and in-
fected the minds of many vrith a pre-
iptuous and a priori spirit of
investigation. This suggestion is con-
firmed by the practice of one of the
profoundestof the puritan theol(^;ians—
John Howe, whose " Living Temple "
begins by setting forth man as apostate
from Qod, as restoivd by Emmanuel,
and as made the temple of the Holy
Spirit. Andrew Fuller seems to havo
had a umilar conviction, and had re-
solved to frame a system of divinity
that should begin mih the cross as its
centre and have other doctrines gather-
ed round it; though it is questionable
whether the fragment of a system whidt
be prepared embodies this conviction
with peribct accuracy. The whole
spirit of that fragment is, however, a
beautiful illustration of the true temper
of a Christian inquirer. In the post-
humous lectures of Dr. Chalmers, we
find this order adopted throughout ; and
if the volumes had contained nothing
more of value, the illustration they
supply of what we deem the scriptural
method of studying scripture would
alone have made them worthy of an
honoured place among modem oontri-
butions to theology.
These remarks will prepare the reader
for the opinion we form of the book
placed at the bead of this article. It
belongs in the order of ita aixangement
to the first and large class of treatises
indicated in the preceding paragraphs ;
though in some of the departments of
inquiry, especially toward the close, tin
order is sounder. It b^ns with reve-
lation, its evidence and rules of inter-
pretation; it then discusses " the Qood"
(Qod and man as unfallen), " the Bad,"
or sin and its consequences, and lastly,
" Salvation," in its nature, discipline
estemal manifMations, and rMolta.
NITZSCH ON CHRISnAK SOOTBINE.
Ekoh NctioD bagiiia with what the
writer deems the Kriptund view of the
point to bo oonndered, aod this is fol-
lowed bj remarks, uther on partionlar
paimges,tw on Uieologioalwrit«ninre]a-
tlontoit. These views, however, art too
often atateinents on the scriptore doo-
tiine or on parts of it, and not ezhilH-
tions of tiie doctrine iteolf. The author
rather beautifies or unveils an angle of
the thoDght than gives the whole
thought itself— 4 aeriow defect, where
oomplateneas of view is essential The
Bngiiah reader will find tho stjle r»-
markaUj repulsive and dseoute, oftoi
unintelligible. The translators think
tbej have done justioe to the matter of
the original, and blame the author; bat
we are sure that thej have not done
justioe to theirmother-tongoe. Weare
skUj' disappointed, too, to find that the
anthi» knows nothing of l{ngliHh
divines^ a school pTO-«minentlf adapted,
bj strong sense, largeness of view, and
evaogelidal sentiinent, to oorrect the
Iherarj and theological tendendes of
the Oerman mind. So &r as we have
seem, Whitby and Thomas Burnet are
the only English writers quoted in a
Tirfnme of more than four hundred
pages, and neither of these writers
represents even a class of English
A specimen or two of the writer's
views will give a better idea of his work
than taxf further desoription.
i 146. Jiimrau.na«.
" Upon thii banodarj line of candition mail
H ddlTOid putl; fraa the dorainioa of Ot
(Bilt of (w, ud puti; frain t^ povtr of ibi
ilHlf. The finite ii jiutiGcMim . , .
4ad ii, iadecd, dutinct from conrenioD ud
nnctifintSoa, u nn act of judgment, ;et at
tht mm* tima li comnmnkmttTc (?) Kl, kod la
ndi i* to bt pttoind ia mr p*ao* <if eoa-
■dtnet, in th« ipitit of tdoptjon, in Jntticwiory
pnyer which we cnjoj fiam thi* ipirit, and ia
eiperienced alio in our open sccna aato God,
u well ■> in the conKiDameu of nitr bring
~^*^bi wHfa CbiM, Md pnHefpating in Ui
lloT. Boa. vm. 16-30. Hae*dhh*)Hd<
fintimi if the pcifeet afaolitioB of ■ ftn>] MMo
>■ ■ jiulifitatiap of life. ...!■> b^b-
tire uped it k the pudoai of an, la a paati*c
the sdoptiira ud «pf«o|iiUfloB of aa
§ 193.
" A* a pkdga ud taX that bmb tu.j te »•
rarad into the fellonhip of the Dcir life ia
ChritI our Lord, in nmfoRnit; witll natm]
inpbetlnl ajnbdlkni (BMkidzxxTi. 23^ Znk.
zm. 1), iiutiHted haptin, «Uck even bf tfa
eipeen mnrd, b; tb* ^(Mtdieal fmctka, ^
by other incidental altiuianj, ia decknd to to
an eitenul anrety of T^eneration I^ tho
Spirit. Grace doe* not reqain bnplinn in
«der to joHi^ mes, hot bobb, m SMaeUid
with tin cbBtrh as earth, oNdi tk feltooeyf
of Cbrittiau inrtilotioBL'*
He thinks that it becomee the tbeo-
l<^ian to " defend infimt baptism, partly
from the analogiee of Mark x. 14, 1
Cor. viL 14, and bj the &cta of nature
and experience, ani partlj to concede
its defectiveness and need of comple-
tion." As may be auppoeed, he fin^ it
difficult to discover the "evnngelical
stand-point" which excludes "a magi-
cal or merely legal appropriation of
salvation," and yet secures to an inbnt
the ' oommunicationB of Christ." He
thinks the church " may have reason to
believe," *c., and "may perceive no
obstacle" &o. ffere Dr. Nitzach has
" done no worse than others what no
man can do well"
On the whole, we deem the book a
valuable oontributiott to theolwy;
though it win prove of most service to
the etudent, and especially to sudi as
can give it a plaoe among other volumti
on the same themes.
£m>9 m ChrUtim Bmptitm. Bg Bum
W. NoaL, H.A. Londoa : Jamw NUmI
and Co. FoolMtp e<ra^ pp. viii, SSI.
This work having left the preas just
time enough to allowvs to take a cur-
sory view of it before the omolaBian of
oar laboon fbt tita awotti, w« iHslen lo
NOEL ON CHRrSTIAN BAPTISM.
gratifj those of our read(^ whose inte-
rest in the esteemed author irill lead
thera to desire earl; informatioa te-
■pecting its oonteats. In suoh a case,
the anxiety is, not to know what the
reviewer thinks of the perfonnance so
much EtB what the author has deugned
to do ; we shall, therefore, present our
ftiende at onoe with the pra&ce. It ia
H followfl : —
"DnriDfrnj' miniiby in ihs cttibttihrncal,
m indtEnilB Ttta of ths canclniioiu at which I
might tirin, ted ou to iTcriil the itudj of the
qneitiDD of Upturn; but I felt obliged to exa-
mine honettty taelk puuga of Kriptnn upon
tha iBbjcct which ame in mf wiy, uid the
tfUtact tbni obtdaed conrinced me thit
repeutuice KUd &ith ought to precede biptum.
The leuoni uaigned by the Anglian cste-
cbiim lib; u iaftnt ahoald be biptiied nithout
repentUM tud &ith are rei; DnHtiafactai;.
A« KKiii, then, u t hid Mttted mj mind upon
die nnlon of the choKhei with tl)« itate, I
turned my attebtion to thu queatiop- Avaro
bow manj ara diipot«d to altribalv uj
o^niOD which coDttadicti thdr own to nclk a
partial, one-nded inTutigation ai thej piacliae
thcnuelTC*, I determined to form mj jodgment
entirelf hj tha itudj of the icriptana, and of
fvchaolhori ai adTotatithebaptitmof ia&oti.
To tbat delerminatiDn I hare Bdliered. And
not having read a liDgla bqitiit book si tract,
I publiah the foIlairEng work ai an independent
teatiinoD; to the eidu£Te right of beliereia to
Chriitiau bapliiDi. Uadonbtedl; I mi^t
baTe CDtiched iti pagei by an eiamituliDa of
the able and excellent autbon who bare written
m (he aaae nde ; and bj the nae of tlielr
Waaoningi and laearcbe* might hare eicaped
ntne of the errora of detul iato which it ii
poaatble that, In the diKnaaion of a qoealion ao
eztenaiTe and ao complicated, ] ma; hare
fijlen : bat then I iboatd baTC teHened ita
nine ai an indapendent teftimonj. Sereral of
tha worki with which I hare the raiafortunc to
dUer an written with abilit; and with calm-
new, eapedallj'thMe of Vardlaw and Leonard
Toods, of KaDcy and Oodwln. Nothing can
he better than Iba aplrit which perradea the
volnmea of Bxdd and BIckeratath : If I dlaient
from their Eondndoni, I gladljr eipreai my
eonrlelion of their honeatj ; and, while con-
tendlag agalnat one of tba opiniani of piani
jMedo-bapliato, I cameatly hope that nothing
may enr dlmlnlih the cordialilj with wUch
WB maj act together in pnanodiig tha
the- ■
•■ I aaanma in Iba follawing t§t»j tbat tha
w<ad hapliim mcana iRimerilan, and that to
baptin ia to immerae; the nidenca of whieh
fact I hope to addaee in a (eparale Tdnoia." —
In the introduction Mr. Noel aMtgna
leasons for believing, that Christian bap-
tism WM instituted hj our Lord, after
hii reenrreotion from the dead, u re-
corded in the twenty-eighth chapter of
Matthew's gospel ; that the command to
the ministers of Christ to baptize is to
baptise in water; and that it is tha
will of Christ tfuit disciples or belieTera
in him shoold be baptized in water in
all successive generations. These pre-
liminary points being disposed of he
prooeeda to show, in tlie first chapter,
that baptism, as a profession of repent-
ance, faith, and consecration to the
Triune God, must be preceded by faith
and by discipleship to Christ. The
second chapter is devoted to the esamt-
nation of New Testament baptisms and
New Testament language respecting
the nature and effects of baptism, tha
object beiog to prove " that no one who
does not make a consistent profesffion
of faith ought to be baptized."
" Infont Baptism " is the title of the
third chapter, and it begins with
'* General Considerations to show the
Uulawfulaess of Infant Baptism." Here
we shall neither be just to the author,
nor kind to the ie«der, unless we fiimish
a specimen.
" Infant laptiitn differ* etaentlaHy fiom the
baptiim of betiercra. The believer ii actire in
hii reception of baptism, bat tbe infant la
paiiive j tbe bclicTCr aika for it ai a piinlege,
tbe Infant rccelTM it wilhoDt iti eonaeot; the
one by it prafeiiea bia failb, tbe other proftuea
nothing. The baptiam of ibe brlieTcr and tbe
baptlim of tbe infant are, Uirrefore, tn^c, differ-
ent b^tiami, with different 'igniCcalioiii and
different conacqneQCei ; and both, tlicttfbrt, to
be lawful, mult hare a aeparate warrant fmni
the Lord. Koce tbey are quite different Insti-
tntioni, tbe precept which enjoiai the one
rather by inference forUda the other. Since
Chriit haa n?™ "■■"■'*■' a baptiaaul profeuioii.
NOEL OK CHBISTlAH BAPTISM.
no nun BUj, iriibiKil hi* nthoiTtj, binder
Oat baptuDul profrMJan bj nbitilntug ■
punUl act lor tbc act of the pcnoo lumulf.
Btflc« bftptiflnitl dedlcAtion in infkncj Kti
uide, vitb refercDcc to ■![ nieh infinli, Im^c
tUmil profenian in tttti lift, the one nmit not
be lighlly nbrtitattd for the other, lert a
hamiii inreDtioa be (buiil to labictt ■ dinne
ordinance. The commudi of Chriit to aeh
penileat btlloer in pUin, ■ Repent, ud be
b^tiiedi' 'Aiiie, and mih mwij thj liai;'
■ 11* that belinetb lod ii haptiied ibiU be
MTcd.' But vhera u the inlhoiit; for the
b^tiimd dedication of ttit in&nt wilhoul pro-
fffiioD? In Tain do we look tbrongh the
whole New Teiumtiit (or a line, tar a word, in
Ul&TMT.
•■ Bat why, it bu been uked, do foa
eqaallj itiu*t on eipreu anthofiCj tar adrai
teilng the Lord'i inpper to vomen ? Uen
cxprenly commanded to reeeire it, bnt where
ii the eipreu command fiv women 7 I an-
(wer, that then i> eipn« anthoritf for thcii
TMcplian of it. Women who beliere in Chritt
are hj ttiat liuth dindple* of Chrirt and chil'
drenof God, u moch ai bclienng men. Gal.
ilL a«— as ; Act! T. 14. When baptized,
Um; are bapllied into tbe chareh of Chtiat,
Acta Tili, 3. The; are, thtrcfon, memhen of
ehnicbei ai well ai men, and are ao (ddreued,
Bom. III. I.&c, 1(C. Thej were, therefore,
memberi of the cbnreh at Corinth, 1 Cor. xir.
34. Bnl all Ihii eborch ii i«d, b; the apHtli,
to hart Maembled to reeeire the Lord't npper,
women u well ai men, 1 Cor. L 2 ; xl. IB, SO,
28. Andattbii habit wai recognired bf the
■poitle, and not coadenned, it had hie
tion; Me alio Ada H. 38—43. Bedi
ther* had batn no eipren uitharit; for the
H~trr"" of women to the Lord'i table, there
wonld hare been no nmiUtity betnteea the
<M(i. For in Cfariit Jane ' there ii neitber
Jiw nor Greeli, there Ii neither bond nor free,
ther* la neither male nor female,' GaL iii. 28,
A beliering woman before God 1* euctlj aa a
beUering man , and, therefore, the reception
of tbe lord'i nipper hj a woman ii eiactlj the
lame ipiritnal act ai (ha reception of it faj a
man : and nnca ' tliere ii neilliet male nor fe-
male in Chiiit Jeioi,' a command glvea to
diuiplei generall; ii giren to womea ai well aa
men ; and vben Jeni uid to hii diuiplea
Ttapeeting tbe cap, 'Drink yon all of it,' he
•aid it to women aa well la men.
" What a ihallow Ikllae;, likewiie, it ia to
Bifsa that becanae the nmo tpiritnil ad ma;
Iw perlomied hj two cUaaea of helieren, of
wbteb one ilone baa been named in the precept,
that therefore two oppowla acta maj ha per-
fttned hj Ibcn l«» clMMtl When OM
bclie*er leeeireB Ike Loid'a fopper, it ia A«
aame act ai when another receirea it ; and we
mij infer the dnt j of tbe one fiwn the dutj of
the other. Bnt wben an ananiciOBa inlknt
baa haptiam Ibreed apon it, and, bciiv 7^^
nnregenente, reeeiie* the ai|[n nf ii|iiiiiiiliim,
ita haptiam ia a rito toUUy diHereat fnm Uw
boptiim of m belierer, who, aa ttb«isbIc,
Tolnntaiilj eipteaae* bjp baptisn hii fUth and
hii obedienca, Tbe daty, therefore, of one
belierer to baptiie hia inbat cannot be in&nt^
fnm the dnt; of anolbei bcUever to be Uai-
•elf baptiaedi and the eaae which ntota tipos
u forced an analofj molt ba weak indeed.
" But if there ia no analogy between the
reception of the Loid'i rapper b; womea wbo
beliere and tbo reception of baptism b; qdcsb-
•dona infanta, there it a cloae analog; between
the reception of baptiim b; an infant nod iti
reception of tbe Lrad'i anpper. While bclicT-
en are commanded to reeeire both baptina and
the Lord'a anpper, the wnd of God i> vlent
reapecting the adminittn^Ml of either aaom-
ment to infanta. It ia, therefore, b; th« nature
of tbe I
enti that 1
jodge whether or not tbe; are to be odminii-
tered to them : and the analog; between tbe
two aaciamenli demonetratei that either both
■honld be recelred b; infanta or both deferred
till the infant boa become a belierer. Aa the
adult mnat belicTe before be can ptoperl; re-
core tbe Lord'i anpjier, m be must beBerc
before be can pioperl; reeeire bopliim. Aa
the reception of the Lord's anpper ia a pmfea-
UDD of liutb, 10 the reception of baptjam b a
profesiion of fiilh likewlM. If, thcrefaie, tbe
adult is qualified for baptiim, be is qoalified lot
tht Lord'i anpper ; and if be is dJignaliSed for
the Lord'i anpper, he ia diiQiialiGed for baptianu
The qnilificationi for each ordinance ore the
same. But whit is true of tke saciaments
generally, matt be tnie of them with respect to
all who reeeire them : for tbe saenmcnta re-
maining the same, the qnalificotiDns most re-
mun the same also. If, therefore, tbe in&nl
is qoaliGed for baptism, he is qoalified for the
Lord's inpper i and if he ia diiqnallGed for the
Lord'i inpper, be ii disqnaUGed for bapliam.
Bene* it followi, that if yon ma; infer tlie
baptiim of iafanti from Ihebqitism ofbeliereni
yon may alio infer tbe admiuon of infants to
the Lord'i table fiom the adnuaiion of belisTETa
to it, fur tbe qnalifical
t if it
le nme in bnlh o
be sapentilioni and nnliwrnl to oi
Lord'i lupper to infants because they bare not
the faith which ia irquiiite for it, M it most be
equally sopentitioDi ind nnlawfid to admiontw
bejitism to them when tbey an eqwll/ ineipa-
Uoof tbiUlkwUebUt^akitefarit. Ifa
NOSL OH CHmSIUH BAPTISM,
dkthict latharitj ■■ wuit«d to jutiFr ^ ■^'*
dUhud of iuEksti to tha Ltnd'i lapper, il miut
be eqiullj vuted ta jailUy their idDuniaii to
Iwptiiin, beanH both ordiiuiicai nqsira tlu
Mna qulificalioiu.
" To IhoM who uk uitboiit; fin thdr ticln-
(ioo from tha oidliune* of baptisni, I raplj
that no nich eidarion la nccdad. Chriit'i lair
i^ ' Rapsnt, and b* bqitJHd.' Wo luunr that
wa do hia wUl whan wa bap^ia tha belierar ;
■od ai ha hu not commuidad tha baptiim of
infaoti, it eu be no Tuladon of hia commuid
to delaj than baptum till the; btranae belier-
«ra. Hi* dience nsden it impiobahte that he
inteoded them to be taptiud; tha nqnirad
eooditiooa of baptiam Tecdarit mora Iraprobabla j
and if no poailiTe praupt ba found pnhibitlug
tba baptiam of infanli, ai no pnnpt ii fonnd
prohibition tiiair receptioa of tha Ijoii^t inppcr,
jet the Tarealed naton and dengn of both
" All that the adrocalet of mfant baptiim can
Tentnra to Mj irith refareaca to thi aTidcnee of
the NaT Teitamaat i% that tha eieloaion of
intanti la not certain, Bnt ii thii andaoea
enough upon which to bapliM tbem ? Maj
Chiirt*! TeqniramantiofnpantanoaindtUlhbii
M> lightlj Kt aiida ? Let u recall the nit of
the apealla Fan! in all oun of donbt, ' Let
arei; man ba fnllj penoaded in hia oira mind.
. , Ha that donbteth ii damned if he aat,
beeante ha eateth not of <aith ; for whataoaTer
ia not of fiuth ii nn,' Bom. xIt. S, 23, Since
tbmt a no eridanea that Cliriit intended infanta
to be baptised, and !t ti certain that ha intended
beliemtn ba M^it i* nier to follow hia deeland
will than Bncertain inferanoaa which may be in
opporilian to H. Jeaiut nnmlitj is indeed of a
difierent kind. * ProbaUlitf ,' the Jenit Kjt,
' ia a doctrine according to which, in the eon-
correnee (colliBon 7) of two opjidona, of which
the one ii more probable and in confamitT with
Aa law, tba other laia probable bat faTooiing
etaieiipiicenoe, it ii lawful to (ollow the latter
in practice.' — ExtraiU da AMialiont, tom. L,
p. 97, note, ' The autboiitj of one good and
learned doctor randan an opinion probable.'
' That anj ofunion maj be pnbaUe to me, it i<
■nffideut that I haire a rtafoo whieh aaema to
ma good, or the anthoritj of a good doctor
wUch ia eqnlTalent to a reaioo.' ' II li waS-
^nt for an inexperienced and nnleamed man
to fallow the opinion which he think* to be
probable, beeaiue it i* maintained b; good men,
who are vmcd in that art, althongh the opinion
Vi*J be nritber the mne lafc, nor tha more
common, nor the more probable.' ' It wauld be
an iniupportsbls bnrden to the conaciencea of
into, and liable to many seruplea, if
opinion!.' 'It ii lawfnl to fbUow tha mare
piobaUe opinion, rejecting tba leaa probable,
althongh it ma; be tha mora safe. It ii lawfnl
to follow the leti probable opinion, althongh it
maj be the Icfi nie. It ij anfficient fiir nn-
learned men to act rightl;, that Ihejfollaw the
a[unioo of a learned man . . neither ii it
neoeaaarj to ba certain of acting rightly.' ' He
doea not sin who follow! a probable <^iiuoD,
rtjeeting tba more probable, whether the latter
be the <^iinion of othen or of the agent him-
nlf, and whether the laaa probable oinnian
which he follswi be the lafer or tha len nfe,*
' We ma; fbllow a probable oidnion without on,
rejecting that wbidi ia more pmbdile and more
aafe.' ' In &ct, many ofdaiona ma; be addnced
which are pmdentt; probable, althongh they
ma; be contrary to acriptore.' < We are uerei
more fne liram the Tiolation of the kw than
whan ws peitiBde oonelrei that we ace not
bonnd hj the law. ... He who aa;* that
the law is not landing cannot vo. Ha, there-
fore, who follow! the leaa rigid and le«! probaUs
opinion cannot ain.* 'Even in the adnuniitrft*
tlen of the aacramenta it ii lawfnl to fidlow tha
Ina probable things, rejecting the more proba-
ble.' ' or two contradictor; probable ofiaitan
touching the legality or iUcgaUt; of any hnmaa
action, arery one may follow In practice or in
ictioQ that which he wonld prefer, altliangh It
ma; appear to the agent himeelf leM prabibU
" This Jemit doctrine certainly jnrtifiee in-
fant baptfam. The aciiptare aayi, ■ Let erery
nuut be fully pemaded in hi* own mind.' Let
erery man ascertain i)y examination of eeriptnte
that hia course of conduct la agReable to the
will of Qod. Let him obtain complete scrip-
tnral endence that he ma; lawfully ne^ict to
malte a profaeaJBn of hii fiiitEi by immernon.
The Jeaait repUai, ' It woold be an anaapport-
able burden to the coniciencei of man, and
render them liable to many scrapie!, if we wars
bound to examine and to follow tlM mora
probable opinion!. It is lawful to fbllow the
more probable ojdnion, rejecting the 1cm pioba*
ble, although the Utter ma; be the more mSk.
Tba authority of one good and learned doctor
render* an opinioa probable.' ' Scripture leam*
to comouind the immenion of all beliemi a! a
profeaiion of their faith ; hot Chrlitiao! cannot
be bound to ascertain thi! dut; for thenudna.
Han; excellent men think in&nt iprinkling ie
■ufficient. Thnrauthority renders thii opinion
probable. It mnil be lawful to follow it.'
" Scripture s^i, ■ He that donbteth ia damn-
ed if he aat, be^ae he saleth not of faith, for
whatsoercr ia not of faith ia sin :' in other
word!, < Ha that doubteth the lafBciency of in-
fant Iprinkling ia eoolenMd if Im adbsree to it,
« ■
NOEL ON 0HBI8TXAK BAPTIBH.
bf rdiubf[ to profcB hb &ilb by immcrnoD,
beeuM he adbeRi to it nithont amTiction that
it li lh( will of God. Foi KhatucTcr it dona
irithont belief that it li Uu mil of God, i*
" Th< Jcnil npliei. ' In tha coltinoa of two
opinioiu, of which the on* >■ men probable and
in eonfbrmit; with tbe law, thg othar ka ptob-
Mt, hot finontiog obi wiahea, it la lawful to
fi>Uaw tha latter ia pnctie«. It i> maeh man
■graeabla not to be immnaad, thouch immnfion
wu pnbablj bitendad ; and thanton it >■ law-
ful to adben to in&iil tpRakliog. It ii lawful
to Ibllow the ItM probable apiuioD, altlungh it
maj be the lea nf*. Nuthei ia it nEBtiiatj
tobtceftaioafaoliain^tl;, Wo ai* c«rtua
that Chikt GommaDled belieran to bo im-
menai. Wo caonot be certain that ha alkwtd
isfanti to be ■prinklad ; hat it b lawful to aapei^
«de the immereioB of heUenn bj the iponk-
liBg of lii&ntB BOtwiUxtandiai.*
"Chtiit baa aaid by hii apoetla Peter, • B«-
peat, and be immcraed, trerj one of joa ;" aad
hj bb own 1^, ■■ Ha that bdJareth and li bap-
tiatd ihall bt nred." Bow then can duiitiao
dnrehci lawfnllj perent belieren in ganeial
from bains bop^aed, hj taking Can to baptise
tfaem loD( bdsea, whan tbaj an anngenerst*
blanU?
•■TbaJe«iitRpliei,'TIunirainuijapinionj
which aio prndentlf probable, althoa^ they
na; beoontiar; to Hziptore. The iptiaUing
of inbnti n one of thaae. Chiiat oommandi
brliem* to be iauBsned; bat we thlsk that be
oonid not intend it. We are not, therdbro,
bound by bit cmnmand; and we are neier
more trta from the riolatiiin of tlia law than
wikeo wo peivnade outaelTei that we aze not
booDd br tt. We declare that Chrirt'e oom-
BMUid to ua to be inunetMd doci not Und ui ;
tad lie who wja that tha law ia not Inndio^
Munot «■>■• It ii nttetly diataiteful and of-
feoHTe to bo plonged into water ai a pro-
faanon of « death to tin, and a new life of
derotedneB to God. And ai we prefer the
■prinkliag of na when we were inbnti to anj
aacb b^tiamal profeerion to be made bj ni *■
men, we maj lawfoU j adhere to tin loRner i
foe of two contndietary pmhahle opiaioBi,
tbaretne. the elaima of a duty which ie nn-
ffi,[,!.f-.hl. ud dta^Kd, lef M take care that
we an not tainted by JetoK nmalily, and that
we do not nfuae to make a prohieion which
Cbrial hai eajtuned, firou reqwet to baman
aatborily or tlw fear «f human eenaoK, from
crnban or •Mmnienoe, li«m pcejodin or pdda.
It ■■ oertain that Cblfl hat a^Jebad ttl iM<
mernoa of belierena and let it be rtownbaroA
that the tprinkling of Infimte la no* an adililiiia
to thii law, but a eabatltntion (or it.
" ' The Hefoinien knew M h^tim,' a^j*
Hr. Budd, <bat that of is&nta, and thaciin
prepared no nrriee br adult*: that waa a awk-
eeqnent pnjrlaon to maet tha erila which iMt
been introdaced by tln>ai tt anabaptiat «■-
fuaion. They had no idea of ■ Atmik tte
membertbip of which waa
infant baptiam.'— SwtTa Itt/. S33.
*■ So oomplelely had the baptkm at bi
which alono is known tn the New Taatamen^
Taalihed from the dwidna. Enoi aow.amti
in the baptiet ehnrdua, not ooa penoa in ■
bandred ie bq>ti*ed aa a peuittnt baliaiai; tk*
baptism of fntoAaa li Taaiibed, tte b^tiM
of dedication by anothv baa lakag it* plMft
Cbiiat's kw k oealy annk into oUvia^ ^
apocTpbal londlaiy noretna afaaoBt BBtreod
pnetioe. Oar Load baa Mid bT Ui i^aWh,
• Bepent, and ba boptjiad;* aad the dufdaa
^ilnkle Ihcae incapable tt repentaara Tim
New TeMament race^ tha haprian ef be-
lierera and of no infantii tho chnn^a a^
spriDkla in&nta and acaroely any hefievaa. AS
the paai^M on baptlnn in tha Hew Tetnmml
haTe loot Ih^ maidn^ beonaa faapti^ baa
of aUu, tb* death to Bin, the new B&, tha put-
ting on Chriat, aalvatioa, all BMnaHai wiA
baptifm la the Row TaatamenI ha*a aaaaed to
be conneded with ft, bcnuae «at« ia naa
adndniitered to a different da« of pvaana
without fiitb. And an this baa h^piMd
without any antlxwi^ whatcrs froaa oa
Loid.
" To my mind thii alone ia dadale*, Ia-
tiraly at TUiisnoe with the tpiill of tha Kiglaal
Bat as we proceed we find Oat we
nre getting into difficoltj. There ii u
aqiect of freehnMi about Hr, Hoel'i
paget, Kriting traa hie having Tinnd
the subject from tt poeitian iriticA we
have never occupied, that induces nurtk-
fuhieH, and disposition to quote tmdnJj.
We must ol
BRIEF NOTIOSB.
1o the pedobftpttrt minuUn who
md wh&t we wiite, for we ht.Ye leuon
to think th>t mora pedobaptiat minis-
ten re»d our p>xea tbui recommend
them to their flodci, we beg to laf two
thingi. The fint is th&t thej must not
hold us reapouUe for srety eentonoe
tiut ouz yoiing brother has writt<&.
He haa leuaed some things among
them that he h» not jret unlearned ho
iiillj M he will ptobablr hereafter. The
oeooud 18 that the; niaj laj aside their
Mcndlj »n»ipH— iMt after all there
sboold be aome important ^fferenoeB
iMtween hia views and oars, bo that
after having left them he should be
onable to fratamiae with ui. It is all
right enough, we can assure them. Hot
that be ia a amrat of ooni we have
. no part of the honour of hie enlightfln-
I menL He is as innocent as tbej' them-
selves are of tampning with our con-
troveraal hooka ; but he has done what
thej can hardlj blame, however maoh
thej may regret the result, he haa sur-
rendered himself to the teaching of the
Hew Tertament. Our candour induees
us to entertain the opinion that they
will read this irork for themselves, and
though th^have not given our argu-
ments their full w^ht in time past,
who can tell what maj occur now t
We do hope that there will be as man;
converts made from their ranks to our«
now by Mr, Noel— just about as loany —
as will be made from the ranks of ^e
eetahliahment to dissent bj the judg-
nieitt of Sir Herbert Jenner Fust.
BRIEF NOTICES.
■tn i(f aumg CKapd, BuXtrHn
BtarmI Edilim. LondiHi: C. GUpio,
Iflaw., pp. TiiL, 375.
^. _ .. w ooT acquinUDea mth tha
werk, haa dccpaaad oor impfamjoo that it ii
oat «r tke moM nlnatila pfCM «f kwalm bjo-
rphy that tha cboich poiieiiEi. llMfdlnni
iba Hrriee of Chrut ww Hn. Sbermao'i
haUliul ain ; to • coosdmUa aitaat ib* waa
hoBouTcd wtth it Id bar UTe-tiaH ; hat thraB|!h
tfas inMnimentility oT thi* pnWcathni, ia
which ahe "jet ipcakcth," >j— — '—
_, . . utIdMl* for
tr mora cxtniiTe and CDdor*
ing. The Tolnme will be intenMisg to aaj
icaidtr of taita into wfaon buida it mmj &ll,
maay of tW ktltn it oevtBDi, wtttta from
Mfiiaat [arta wf the cmMlDeBl of Eanpe,
bein| cbearfgl uid pictaretqae ; to dIodi ladica
K>aml]j tha cbutcter poTt»>ed will affDid ■
•tady. > ttf— Tilny and an ciampk ; while It
nirtt of Chriatiaii miniMen.
appopri.
lolw the
JoBN LnrcmLD. D.D, London : E. T. S.
pp.260.
Thia MoA ia intaadad to pnnida in a m^
poetaUa toIum, lor the ua of ptraooa aboot
to enigrMe, " impniuit failannatiaB on aoaw
Iniichea gf gCDtnl koowladn, adapted to
tbtii ebcoButaiiMa, and npratUj ob tboaa
poiati of Kligilm which it Ba; ba ucadfol to
hare itriTcd and ttrengthantd m tlwi Bindi,
ia tha abaaaca tf accutoaied nligiona auana
and odiaaoaaa." It eoopriwi geoaral Twwa M
EwtatiM, DiBBtttatinu oa tha Scaaery ot
di^&»th,iNilbeOcau,d<i lb* StanrHw^
Tana, aad oa aeTeial lopin coanaelMl with
Nataial Biato? ; tboa an fomiilMd w* bc-
li**t by Ula aDlboi'* ud, ml an reapMlably
uecated. Hi* priDdul part «f tha votaBio,
bowem, ia thnliiclcal, and eouMti of «Man
on (laiaenlaiv ■Bl>)ntik Bttan IHaeonna* to*
FamillM or loifei cantnira, and Aid* <«c
DiTotioad EindMt. UwiUbaBBaoceptabU
pnaaat to pataooa aibgat to Imtc tlwir natirc
Und asd adrantwc iato naw aod tiriag
TV 0)iiai«iu'wi Taili, orJH OnmmuifcimA
ifajiual : a Plidn and Practical Erfoiitiat
of th€ LonTt Smptr. By At Rev. JonM
CDMsmo, Q.J)., ilautrr of lie SeoltiA
Ni^iomil Onrdt, Cfom Court, Comil
Oardat. Loodoo i At^nr HsD aad Co.
isniD., pp. vn.
S40
BRIEF NOTICBa
TrwHm on the LcbI'i fapntfinai Oa pcoi
of leading raiablciB in the nnoo* pn«bftaus
cbnnlKa ■hnnnj, bnt tktj m aot genmllT
fBcb u we eui ncomaud wilhoit itMm and
'mi bnt the limple ud Kriptund
■ ncaoitcd in lUi iciamt, and ilhu-
id IM tu attnctm •l]'I>, hn« ■fCn ~
li Mtb&otidD. We uedcli^ilcd to
^ mHti,ttateaaM et *U_ __
■"nio* iiU idcapnnltiit In
■ — -■--'theBiiBirteriata id-
_ _. JO the indl'^aalavho
liartake of it. Hh luipun, if prmrl
pluDed ii proper, bat it b tsj Stqnentl*
fricTDiulj miappnlwndcd. At tlie Lord^
•oppCT there ii no afficiuing; ptiert. Daag >
pnatl7 tut, or puttinr into jonr huidi a piece
of hmi thet wUI act like an aaniim. mam-
f«7 MOM lajntaiaw ud indafinaUg TiitB«^ i>
not (AiiMianitf . The minirtet celsbntM tba
ecdlnuiee M Tonr Kmnt fiir Chiiit'i Mke, ud
H a Dultir of order. Fok an the priert* ; ve
aniU priest!, and we aqnoaad that tihk at
tne prtaat^ edehra^ a lodi] or^Danee
HDODg ovndna, sot noei*ia( it boa tht
handi of one who aJona can conuniuucata to it
a Tittoe, which may render it a dtann, a necro-
ttnncj. It 11 a aociai ordinanoe : eadi iaannc
equal acceia to God, <qsal ^rilege, cqnS
TV ManBmuoiu W6i*i a/ ArMtaU Mac
Lim, OHM af Hit PaOBrt of At Btatil
ClarA, E£iilmrglt. VlOt, V. md VI.
Elgin : Peter Haodonald.
Mine diieauiaM on loUeeti of iaiportaace
were pnbUahed by Hi. HcLean, in aduodedmo
TolanUiBtthebfginDingoftbe prtunt centair.
Tbcw, with afew othen^ conititDEed the fimrth
*olaiiM of tIkB oetaTo edition of bii worki
which came oat in 1823; nnder tha iDperintea-
dnee of hii friend and udent admimthe late
William Jonei. ToIodm fiRh of the piwnt
aniea comprehend! the niaet and three of thoae
which accompanied them. Voluii* aiith con-
taibi aereateen KTmoiu which Mr, Jooee fonnd
after Ur. McLean') death, in a ilale nqniting
bnt Uttle coiTKtian, and wbkh lia pnUidied M
the end of the octaTo edition. It wae orer-
tdght, not deagD, which prercnted tlie aouonnce-
mtat of thii to obt naoen lome montha ago ;
for than volnmea eoatain a hoi* qnaotitv of
«nd therio(7, aeiil finth \ij a beaorolant pab-
liahet at a anuill durge, and we think itapnb-
Uc dntj to aid in tbcir cinnlatioa, EipedaU;
^ provided a axSdeDt nnmber of eab-
KTincr* vpev to laTi him from aetoal loeo.
Ixa woolileool each eobaciiber an additknal
Stt ihillinn, bat U wo«ld bioa hfau fire han-
dled pagea^oo) the pea of a ckar-headed and
light-btarted boptiet, in r ' '
tionj we do not coneu, i . „ -_». .
we yet JMm oortelm much indebted.
Tht Satliatl
^ Sfimc
w, bnt to whoM wiitinga
It hM been &■ aim of the eomplet ■■ to ptv-
nde a pleadng varied of hjmna laitaUa 6r
diiUnD, and of metrea pooolaT with tben."
Ibio book diCin ftam all othcn vitk w"
ii acqaaintad in thno I
I^. Watted brana;-
tmebat (wMriniag k-
prajii inaeCliiii, ami
oUaet* In coa chcu book, tho t«
b^ekaiwtd an ailBrta.nl twwMsa. Oar
copr coola^ aaly Ihe hymna dtatgned Ibc the
ddHren, and tbeaa Kpfmc M na to be weB
rhnaiii Then are bbbj iriueh w» da aat ■••
memba haiing acen befon.
CydapuStt of Jtfbnil imd BiBatMU iaiiiiliiftli;
a aJlKtim o/marlf Tknt noouf Facte,
IiuidaiU, yamtivtt, Exampla, and TOIi-
■una, emtraauf thg km of At Had in
maH/inur ObUecOmt, and lemt Biadrtdi
im addHim, Origiaal oad Sditled. Tit
pbit. Mid eepioat Tipical.oad SeripbB^
Imdart. Bf At Ret. K. Asnas, A.U.
PiutM-M' tb Protidmm OviJL Hkm Tmk.
Tkt BmgSdi E^iam iny SdUtd if ■
CeatfaiUBi M Zoadint, KiHo Ml, ly mxtmt^
•oM lib AuApr. anvrnd Ar i(a oaWeotH.
oiuf Ot atry of it al Statimtr^ EaB.
London, Ho, L Piiee la.
lla title-pBge deacribea the work OMnctlj.
It ii recommended br Dr. akeevcr. Dr. Tyi^
and other retpectule Araetican nunbtcn.
The whole la to be compriaed in ten aNSthlf
nwnben.
BBCBNT FDSLIDAIIOHB
Spprobtlr.
ttl III mill 111 MiJinlm
l*tw6MlMa
Dd NoU^ br the R
wken. ± Hew Kdl
li^inllsn In Cmllet wltb R
Ohireh. BdiKiur^, wmbm Ot^*aiU sad
Smi. iemt.,pp.4X
The Xaleetia }t»(ew,
II. The
iV. inie~»niptii» TeMtaou
_ V.Wetni^Kr' ' - -*"■
r. raa WeAi of 1
■eWUta
- -. •>■ nnu oi niuuam am. VII.
Hlntts^DostrlsasflnmgiutUT. TIII.UrCtarta
LTBll'a United BMm. IX. Aaatrk and Ha^air.
leiklMi ronlaiU CD. 8h. ^
INTELLIGENCE.
The following letter from the Re?. O. C.
Wheeler to tho editor of the New York
Beconler, dated San Fiancisco, March IG,
1849, gives & Tiew of the prcMut state of
•ocietf in the newly diuovered gold r^on,
which aumpandj in iti leading feature* with
nan; athet Buthentic Ualement*.
" You will join ni in exprenonl of grati-
tude to God for the lafe and happf tennins-
tion of our long, tedioiu rojage. After
pioneering the way over a new route, nearlj
eight thouKUid inilea, we dropped anchor in
the beautiful harbour of San Frsnciaco on
the morning of the 2S[h of Febraaiy, at
■boat half-pait ten oVlock — twent j-eight
dayafrom I^ama, nitj-two from Chagrn,
lunetj from New York. Nefer did the lan
riie on a man interested company than ours,
knd nerer did ft more beautiftil morning
•mite upon the close of a pioneer voyage.
The roll of the sea upon the bar a mile from
tbe mouth of the bay, was truly majestic ;
the dee^, bold waten, anil projecting, rocky
mountam bimn, comhig atmoat within a
Btone's throw of each other, combine to form
B 'narrows' peihiips unsurpaaaed. Aa we
nnmded tbe point of land which secludes the
town from the riew of those passing directly
into the bar, the assembled multitudes from
hill and dale. &om cliff and mountain lop,
greeted us with a thousand huizai, while the
magoificent ' line of battle ship ' Ohio bade
US ' good morning ' with h double broadside,
whicb was echoed by tbiee other men-of-war.
This aeems to have been & sort of signal fbr
all hands to ' cbaige,' for such a rush of boats
M toraounded ni, and such hosts of men as
boarded us, inditated, it least, an eye to the
■poila. Had we not Mopped at Uontersy
■nd no«i*«d despatehe* fnim here, we ahould
llave been ndly disappointed to learn th
there was not comfortable lodging to
found fn the entire place (or the eight ladi
whom we had on board. But we were pi
pared for tl, and of coarse took it in i
good nature. Some of our ladies were in-
vited to take lodgings on board the ' Ohio,"
while other) remained on board the ateamei
a few days till shelter waa either built, bought,
or hired for them on shore. But what think
Cia of a town so crowded that tmgle rooms,
the goTTtt, wilboot «o aitide of Aimitare,
and only twelve by ten fecl,nnt for tnthandrtd
deasr«p«rcBMA» Ttdi i* ih« om* diceetly
oppodle where we stay. And scons of sncfl
ms could have been rented at the same
), could tbey have been obtained, since
arriral. What think you of markets so
exhausted that miserably poor l>eef aells at
25 to 3B cents per pound, and poor butter at
1 dollar 75 cent* per pound, aalt £0 cents,
and candles 1 dallar 50 cents per pound ?
What think you of building a city wber«
atone and brick are not to be had, lumber
700 doUan per thousand, and carpenters'
wages in worliing it up from 10 to 20 dollar!
per day? What think you of living in a
town where two small open rooms cost you
1500 dollars per annum.yourwoodlOdallan
per cord, all your marketing according to the
' le rates, and your domestic (if you hare
) ISO dollars per mouth, liesides board
and washing (at 6 to 9 datlan per doien) ;
where numb«i of men lie drunk in the atreela
erery day ; where nearly every public pUc*
is the gate-way to death, all tbeparementsof
the Btroets made of broken bottles, which
have been emptied to make room for greatel
numbers; and only one small place of wor-
ship (seating about 150) for 6000 or 7000
souls P If thers is on the page of Uii worlds
hiitory a record of any atate of society, at
the growth of a town, which hoaany approach
to the likeness of this, it ha* escaped the
notice of my eye. The chaos which preceded
the command, ' Let there be light,' could
have been no more than the 'ahada* of
things to come ;* the time when the people
had no law, ' but every man did that which
was light [pIeB*ing] in his own cya,' was a
mere precursor of wbat should follow. There
is no hiw, no order, no government. Oh that
Congreea could have left the alaveiy queation
to be settled here, and giien uaagovemmentl
Let the people here decide the question, and
CaUlbmia will never wither under the blight-
ing curse. Had Congress known that tha
miiwral wealth of this territory was not
equalled on the globe, that the predoui
metala, by tont, were carried to other natiora^
that to govern, protect, and aecure Culifomia,
was of more value than all the offices eest of
the Rocky Mountains multiplied by all the
funds of the Union, methinks we ahould have
had a government But of these things
others will write, and hence I will not puraue
them flirther. More than 50,000 souls bera
need the gospel, and in ten months that
nambei will b« doubled ; and there are bat
8v« ministen in the territory, if we except
those tfading, speculating, gold-^ging
AMERICAN IHTELLIQEKCR
dcgrada UwnueWe*, snd bring odium upon
the Chriitinn name. When Bhall the number
be doubled, tripled, quadrupled? There are
HTeral plncea of coniiderable migniludeaod
great promiae. There the pwipla irould gladlj
nutain a man irfaa would labom (aithfiiUj for
thair aaula. That minionarj aodetj which
now cries, ' Who will go fbr us, and whom
■ball we Kad?' to thowmeD and woman who
Kapond, ' Hura am I, lend me,' will reap a
rich hnrvert.
" The faci^tf with which richea ara ob-
tuEnad and wealth amuaed here ii antinly
incredibla. For a man to riie in a aingla
jeu from Darertf to the actual poMeauOn of
WMlth to the amouat of fbrlj, SCtj, m uitj
thonnnd dollan, ii no iaolatad caae. The
affect of thii upon the maiaU of commuuitj
muit b« witoeaaed ta ba reoliud. Eniy
mm baa aulEciatit maona to gritifr tl
Diana of bi* nature and apeed hia
death.
An i[
I and apeed hia \nj to
will illuatrata a multi-
tude of lucb influenesL On the daj of
ariral a maa paid 100 dollan for ten bottlea
of cbampofne (the uiual price), and SO
doUan for a large armed'Chair, in which he
Mated himaelf in Iront of a houae, diaok and
•wore, and aang, and dnuli, till file bottlea
were emptied, and tba broke (he remaioing
fly* upon the ground, hia ohair againat the
bona^ and vilked off in all ttw glorr of hia
WMttj."
The following addr«M to the dtiMai of
Brookl^ waa unanimoaal; adopted at a
meeting of the miniaten of that dtj od the
IGth of Juljr. Aa our bielhran in tha
United Slatee look at auch queUiona aa that
which it diacuaaci from ■ more adTanta^eoua
(landing-poiot tbati onr own, thie repreaenta'
tioa of the tiewa which prerail among tham
maj be acceptable,
"Tbe undendgned have witneaaad with
pleaiure the recommendation of the preaideot
of the United State*, to obaern Fridajr,
Auguat 3, 1U9, aaadajr of bating, humilia-
tlon, and praj'er before Almightf God, on
account of hu righteou* judgmenb in oar
land, pecoliailr in oui tiailatiOD with the
Kourge Df neetilance.
" ^e; Blao deem it pioMi that aome re-
iponae, m prcpaimtioD for Ua daf, ahculd be
made to it i ai it ia tbeii hope and ptaf er
that God may eo influence the heaitt of ali
our dtiiena aa to lecuro a raponia, natiooa]
ijld unireml, when the day (ball amiai if it
pleaae God that the; and we ahould lira to
tbank God tOi ita character.
" That the meaauie iteelf ia both proper
and Naaonable, wa tnut there i* no one aeri>
M«Ir to doubt. Sj tbt Ugh pteoMhuti «f
our rerolutionarj fathen, the naage ia pUialj
national and American. Cella of the eon,
and obierrancea of national daje of eoaoot
in worihip before God, are among tin mo»t
chaiBctailBtic, patriotic, and time-boaoiired
of our countT)'. In the agoniea of the ren>-
lution there were eight public &*ta, and aa
manr thankagirinp, proclaimed b; Caa^tm.
In the laat war with Great Britain, aa um»
(1812), a bat waa appdnted bj Prenlent
Hadiaon, and thia aa coDaeqntirt on tbe
recommendation in joint teaolntion of botk
HouaM of Congreaa. And another ao lately
a> 1841, on octmaioB of tbe audden death of
Preaident Horrtaon, afto' one brief month
onl^ of official aarrice in that exUted atation.
Thii we deem enough to attcit the nwaaure
■a atamped with the approbation of tbe
American pecple ; nor neod wa enlarge on tbe
idea that in the proent caae, it amanatea wall
and wiiel; from the head of tha nation— in
the receaa of Congrcae ita onlj pnctiable
aourcs. Tha president of a great Chtiatiao
people ia acting onlf in cfaaiaoter — onlf in
conformil}' with their own MnlimoitB and
wiahea — oalj for thair beat welbre, in adopt-
ing it. The docummit ilaelf we new «a eTaiT
"jy?" " " "
tainiU
the aeat of Waahingttm.
c Tbia nation, wonderful and uni
hiitoij and iti cbanctw, m wall u
pacta, and ita ouMon, and tta ^..,
among tha nationi of tba worid, baa bMB
Almi^j. From (1
our ef eiUAil hirtoiy, to the pnawt *foik at
our tnatute pniparitjt, oni gnat patron and
protector haabeen dirtingttiahinglj God aloDej
and in bim, hia marcy and hia HtivideDea^ wa
truit fyr a condnuanca of that pattonaga
diiioe, without which we know thatno huaMn
counaela or created help can at all aiail, fin
and happr people, aaaeitiog noblj ow inde-
Sndanea of o^ait, in axaol praportion aa •«
tl and own ari^ our dapandaiica on God.
'■ With Iheae viewi and aentim«>U im-
preaied, we tnut out fUlow dtiaaaa ia thia
roung, beautiflil, and Hluhrioui 07 U
churchaa, wbPM God hat oaat awr lot, will
kindl; rmwra and generoaal; appndata tbii
addreaa from the iHiifj of diSwaDt raUgieiia
danominationa ettoog tbem, aSaetionBldr
•econding the call of our obiti laagiatialiiw
and leapectfulljt •ihottin^ then lo reapand
to it, aa they ought, ia araoarity and trath.
Thaj anticipate, indeed, thai in a wajofidd
and time-honoured, tbe call will btwppoiled
b; that of hia exoellaoor tbe govamer of ov
Mate, and that of hia bonout tb« n^or td
Dur oit; ; confiirmad to tbe eianiplea of all
the govemoia and all the mar*** of ^"^
" Tha nndeiwrnad dnugtlj nfoioa^ lUlo*
dtiaaot) In out utppr fcon gf
HOUB UTTBLLiaBKOB.
M3
niMqtuiIlcd In Iha rtstn ind tha Bnnmla of
the world, and espeeiallj' in the happy dia-
tinction ot church and atiite, each ■□ diitinct
fnaa the other, and jH to (Wendiv, lo iDBtu-
•Uj helpful and 1ui7inonloiu in Iheb appre-
ptiata ipheni. And u thej would nnt,
therefore, haie the itata nlheiilic, or irteligioui,
or iniquitoua. in any relfttion, bo neither
would thejr tee tba church in her place, in
an; viw dialojal, unpatiiotic, or indifferent
to the >eculBr inlere»t» of oui beloved ccun-
tr}'. Our couTiction ii, that u lepamto from
the itate the church can better aaaist, and
mora unicenblj aid, tha welfare of the
fanner than in anir olhei waj. To contribute
their tneniure of influence foi that wel&n te
OUT city, oar atate, and our nalioD, i* mainly
the motire of the undsnigned in thia com-
munication, deairing to ptomote it 'for the
lib that now is, and alaa for that which ii to
" The object of thia recommendHtion will
b« at once nndentood by the nation. The
better aenw of the milHoni of our whole
community will not edmit of ite perrcnion.
Our honoured executive hai called ua all, in
the benignant apirit of his office, to the peT-
lormaDce of faigh and holy dutiea, eqiuilly
eeaaonable, u«ful, and appropriate. So did
out coondlled fathen, in the atrugglcs and
the criaea of the revolution, in aauoni when
clouda and daiknosa aumunded their path,
•nd braodad over it with threalening gloom ;
whcD not a ray of light appeared to cheer
tbrm, except tboee aeen only bybith in God,
which, piercing the velt of midnight, abed
tha imile of heaven on their brijihlening
noapecti; and when no patriot, no friend to
humao freedom and tha ptogKM of todety,
■o enli^ilened phUantbrapiM m Chriatian,
&iled to welcome or approve their aolion aa
■ baitunger of good, or to bail their deed aa
• pledge of proaperity to tha naUmkal canaa.
"Am jwht Mnnnff fir Jenu' nit, wa
tbna ftoely addren you, rejoicing nationally,
M well aa religioualy, in thia demonatntion.
God will honour them that honour him ; and
when he ceaaea to protect our nation, and
not till then, it will fall to piecea, and aa n
nation exiit no more. ' For the nation and
kingdom that will not aerve Ghtd ihal! penah ;
yea, tboae nationa ahajl be utterly waaled.'
TUa baa been aa mnch tba record of hiatory
M tha Bvannant of propbecj. Ood aave oa,
aaa natian, la all oni iectiona and place*,
from that «one than baibarona impiety, tha
iireligioti of ■ Cfariatianiied community — the
haidaned wlckednen of an apoatate and
giae»abandonad nation I Such impety,
more deaolating than the cholera, Mntemnt
tha authority and acoma tha bvour of the
Almighty,dMerva hi* judgment*, and expect*
nothing bnt dreadful retribution from hie
hand. There ia no evil, or miachief, or deao-
lation, which it doe* not draw after it in ita
" Approving aa wa do not only the ibaBMm
elf, but the excellent manner of it, we
itertaia the devout and hearty hope that
the recommendation of the president will be
honoured, eipecialty in this our highty-
fhioured city, in its spirit and in it* letter,
and Bcoordlng to it* excellent intention.
' Pearlul,' indeed, not yet, in Midsummer,
hnving leAched poeaibly iu climax, ii 'the
pestilence which ia spreading il* ravage*
throughout the land ' at the present hour ;
and 'lilting' it is that 'a people whose nU-
BQce hoB e'er been on His proteefien, ibould
humble themaelvH Iwfbre hii Ihranei and
while acknowledging post tnnagreasions, aak
a continuance of divine nwrcy.'
" The sine of our country are many and
great. They are committed a^nat great
light 01 well as signal mercy, and moat dit-
tinguiahing and wonderful love. We would
not here attempt to paiticulariia them, L«t
each r«memb<^ penilenllj' his own. Tha
whole wiUdo tbiSfOnly B*lt isdonefbilhflillj
<■ The nationality of thia meaanre, wa re-
peat, commends and lecommenda It to onr
cordial approbation. Wa are indeed one
great nation, snd God our patron andfatball
It iltustratea aubllmely our nationa! motto —
E pluribuM unumi of mang, onal May
God enable ns all, a* one, to ha suiUblj
abased before him, a nation at his fiwt ; in-
genuously contrite for our sine, hoping In hi*
mercy, accepted by his grace ; nying. Spar*
ua, 0 Lord, for thy mercy^ •akel In wrath
remember mercy, 0 thou God of anr Ihlheni
and grant thy healing presence in all oui
bolder*, for the worthy nke of thy dear Son,
our only Lord and blessed Saviour, Jem*
Christ. Amen."
ANNUAL MEETING.
The eecrctary writes u follow* ;—
" Our annual meeting* ware held on the
Slst,2!3iid,anda3TdofAugust. On Tuesday
evening addie**ea oere delivered by brethren
Mullarky and Beiry ; on Wednewlay even-
ing the assodation sermon was preached by
brother Bogby; and on Thursday evening,
a public meeting was held on t>ehalf of the
Bnplist Irish Society; the speakeri were the
Rev. J. D. Smith, aecrelary of tha Iririi
Evangelical Society, the Her. A. King of
Dublin, Rev. T. Beny, and Mr. Treatratl.
All the meetings were found interesting and
refreshing, and were well attended.
■■ The statiatica of the churobca ara u
fWloWT—
" or the 31 charcbea included In th*
Union, lettera were received from only 16,
to the«e 15 churche* 122 have been added
during the year ; the decrease is 8.^, of these
• oouidKsble number h«ve lemaved to
HOUS INTELLISmOX.
o that the gron in'
cream ia nlber more than 8 to cseh cburch.
The letter* upon the whole were verj encou-
raging. The chief subject of r^Tet Hnongat
the brethren waa the idea that the; *hou1d
not agHin be permitted, in an official «a;, '
enjoy thsjjmpBthy and fraternal couniel ..
their much leipecled aecretary, Mr, Treatiaii,
but the feelitigg and opinioDB entertained by
the Union, in reference to tbia matter, will
tie best eiprened by recording the fblloi
rewlution whicb wai moat cordially adoptod
on that occaiion; —
" ' Tliat thd brettmn eomjAdiv thim Union have
decided upon Rwtpting the fiecntuyiblp of t^e
ItaplLit PonlgE Ululon, li 4l>aBI ta rcalgn tbat of
(he Baptist Irisli Soclely. Howanr irianiil Id low
blH Tery mlQilile KTVicfit, tbej Tnl compelled, bja
■ente Df doty, to decluv that Ibej bellera liLin tg
whldh htn IbflnnlMMd hlnk ; thtj tjilte 4 manmfiil
IB Uia nupaulni ■ictUmeioI tkoH qnaJiKoa both
of bud ud heart, wUoh nude lad pmerred for k
long ■ period a pmona] friend In BTery mLulataarr ;
wbicb «onld Uand tbe eierciH of oflleU] lat(«TltT
wHli 10 maeh mildneae and alfectlonalfl i^palbj,
■a to five aU lb* Ibtve of anlbarity to hit admoDl-
tioDe, wtalla fao mmred aTery beart la growLtig love
aad ngard ; wbhib. daHu a period of saaumplad
trUl to tbi baptiit onn la Ireland, Kntbed and en-
eonranid tb< deepondjnc, and Ineplred tbe tallest
omSdenaa la tba agents wblla bi «a> dimlu
blautlt WItL MU'dnjlBi aad aatliliig seal la woiE
thm aoda^ oat ot paeenlaiy dUDonltj. And It la
witk dtnat (nlllada they now acknowledne that,
owlu mala: J, as tbsj balieira, to bli cmtlons, Iba
BilaatM la Inland U now la a eondltioa of poeallar
pmpvlty i vhlla they doHty r^st (bat tbiy iball
— . j„ utonae^,"- — '— ■
ssrjS'/
Tofoand giatl-
akall aatsiuin IbrBBili IK* tha BHHt proloind gnll
tod* to ilmtthtr ODdT M Ike sam* Umo tbay piaj
that tba Qod of alMlont may BbondanUy aelnow-
Mllon with the ends of the earth ramambeilBg aad
Inralng to tlw Lord.'
" In addition to the fbregiung reaolotion,
the btethren faais cbecrAilly agreed to preaent
Mr. Treatrsil witb some teatimonial of their
eateem, to serre u a memento of the alfec-
tlonate feelingi with which they take leaTO
of their brather on the reaignation of hii
office aa Secretary of tbe Biptiat Iriah So-
ciety."
OEDINATION.
The Hod. and B«t. B. W, Noel hw
accepted an intitation to take charge of the
church whicb for mora than thirty ye«* hai
enjoyed tbe miniitrationa of the Rev. Jamea
Bairiogton Erana. The health of Mr. Erana,
which haa long been declining, having become
ao inRnn (hat temponuy aaeialance would no
longer auffice, he expreaaed hia deaire aome
week! ago that ansngetDenta for the pastorale
nigbt ha made. Ai Mwn » the dmrd)
le•n^ theiefixe^ that lepl difficDHiM would
prereat tbe fulGhnent ot the conttact into
whkh lame of Mr. Noel'a friandt had antiKd
for a place of wonhip in the ncinity, tbey
met and imanimoiuly inrited Ur. NoeL He
promptly reaponded lo the invitatioa, and ka*
The Rat. Jamea Sprigg, H.A., hivi^
reaigned bis charge at Margate, has aoofAnl
a unanimoua invitation to the paaloral office
fi«m the church at Weatbury Leigh, soil
bopea to commence hia labonra thae on tba
fint Lord's day in the pieaeut month.
■on, KBKBrOKDSKIBM,
The Rev, John Cooper, late of Lon^
borough, having accepted an invitation U
become pastor of the baptist chnrcb at Roa.
entered upon the duties of that office on Ihe
RECENT DEATHS.
Hit. Marianne Thomas, vile of the Bav.
T. Thomas, baptist minister, Astwood Bank,
Worceatershire, was horn at Sbrewibiuy,
May SUth, 1769. At the age of fourteca,
having loat her pnienti, she went to reside
with her grandfather, Mr. Oeorge Bean, ebs
was a deacon of the baptist church in Shrem-
bury then under the pastoral care of the
Rev. John Palmer. Daring her nadence
here she became aerioualy impreased by
divine truth, and in May, 1811, waa faaptind
ind nnited t« tbe church at Shiewsbary.
In leSOabe WIS married to the Rev. Thomai
Thomas, and removed to Bromagtove, sAn
which time, to the day of her deaUi, abe Ail-
Slied her duties aa a ministei's wjlh and a
mother, to the happineas of all around her,
and to the glory of her God. Ha life wis
often a scene of trial, bat at all timca she
ttiisted and was not afiiid." A diaiy
which ahe kept Ibr some yaoti, shows tbst
her inmost aoul reposed implidtly upon tlw
promises of God's word, and that abe ei-
perienced con tinaally the blcaednea* of those
who trust in Him. Her anxiety fbr tba
spiritual welfare of her children was intense,
and before (tie died she had the happioM ^
seeing them oU devoted t« the service of
God.
During her last iUeM she wsa imprnwd
with the thought that she shonld not recover, .
but death had no terrors lor her. Al one
time she was heard saying, "/ osh read mj
titleclear," On being aikod if all w« peso. I
tba Mid, " Ye«; peace bbcI joj '■ — "a Iiopo
full of immoiiality " — "He shull wipe all
Iran from mf eya." On the pTomiae being
repeated, " Aa ti\y daji lo shall thj itcength
be," ihe uid, ' ' Vei, 1 feel it ; God ii my
rock, mjr refuge, «nd my rtrength,"
Her weakneu riu w eiceuive that the
could narcelj speak, and during tbi
preceding her death ahe becainD very reitlen,
but ai moming drew on ahe becm
leclly calm, Hnil lo those who itood
her bed appeared to be Jailing inio a
aleep. A street smile played for a moDiEnt
or two on her featuret: whan it had paued
away it was seen that she was dead. Thia
event, so joyful for her, look place on Tuea-
day monuna, July 3, 1849, "" — '-- '-
■• jht of
HOMS INTBLIIOSNOB.
W
e iij|ht
' the Lordii
Died, Augnrt S4lfa, aged Efty-three, Mr.
W. O. Fslcke, a docon of the baptiat
church, Batlersea. He waa admitted to t'
fellowship of the church in 1838, and
1813 ha was choaen to tha deacon's offi
the duties of which ha discharged with hone
and efficiency to the day of his death. T
iolegrilj' aod uprightneai of hia characl
the unaflected simplicity and ardour of '.
piety, and tha devotedneas of hii life to t
intereitB of the church of God, will long
endear his memory to the mourning wid
■nd tiiniiy, to the Chriatian commumty
whioti he belonged, and to iiumberi of all
claaaea in the parish, where for many yeara
be had been a highly respected iuhahltiint.
"He that fulloweth aAer righteouuieas and
aercy, Sndelh life, righteousiieH, and ho-
Thiire
for the memoir of thi
Ber. Daiid Douglas which appeurcd in our
last, entered into rest on the second of Sep-
tember. Though his hrallb had been for
same months so much impaired as to render
it necessary that he should lelinfjulah hia
pastoral dutie*,his body was deposited in the
sraTe amidil the teaia and lamentations of a
large assembly of fiiends who had known hia
worth. A sketch of hii life by his successor,
Mr. Pottenger, may be expected in our next
number.
MISCELLANEA.
On Wednesday the tgth of September,
meetings were held nt Stepney in connectinn
with the commencement of the llurly-ninth
aewinn of tha coUega, In the aflemooB the
leetiog of tba friends of tha Inttita-
lion wu held in the chapel on tha ptf misei^
G. T. Kemp, Esq., Traatuter in tha chair.
Dr. Hoby read the report which adverted
hopefully to Ur. Angus's entrance on the
office of president and theological tutor, Tba
seaiion opens with twenty student*. Th«
funds fanned as usual an aniious feature in
tha report, fur though both sides of the
balance sheet stand nearly aten, sundry
eipentes for the past year, not included in
that account, and a few necessary repair*,
create an excess of expenditure above ^e in-
come of about j:200. The meeting waa
addrEBscd by the Itev. Mesars. Angus, Wig.
ner of Lynn, Burt of Beaulieu Rails, Hanta,
and Frasar of I^mbeth, and by Measi*.
W. B. Gumey, N. Eastly, W, H. Wataon, .
and J. M. Hnre, In the evening nn itnprea-
siie and suitable addreas to the atudants waa
delivered by the Rev. J. Leechman, A.M.t
of Hammersmith, Rev. Hessra Parker M
Cambridge, Maaaachusetts, Rujeell of Green-
wich, and Hinton, enpiged in the devotional
servicea. The meeting was well attended,
and an example was set by a good number of
young friends connected with our several
churches, who enrolled their names at subi
scribers. It is hoped that tha reaoutces of
the College will be considerably augmeatcd
by other yoiuig men promptly udlowiiig thjl
example.
At a meeting of the board of baptist mini*-
ters, residing in and near the cities of London
nnd Westminster, at tha Baptist MisKoa
House, Uoorgate Street, SB]>t. 11, 1049.
The Rev. John Howard Hinton, M.A., in
the chair. The fallowing resolution waa
passed unanimously: —
Iwiir"
It til* futhtnocs o[ (ba
The committee entrusted with the effort la
cure the emigration of Mt. Moore, late of
Sbakspeere's Walk, hereby express the obli-
galion under which they have been laid hj
Christian ftiends, whose kind and prompt
easitlance has been rendered in nieing the
nt required for this last effort to aerva
and, if possible, to save the life of this laithfiil
id flflUcted minisLer of Chrut.
The receipts from all sources amounted
£155 ia>. Od. £U7 Ca. was piud Idr
, issoge, neceasarija for the voyage, and inci-
dental expenses, and ££8 13*.M, waadeUvered
649
HOMB ISTBLLiaBNCE.
to Mr. MoMe ia cadi, nuking together
£156 181. Sd.
A TUledictoiy Berrice wu held at little
Fre*cot Stieet, August thi lOtb, at which
the Bav. ChorlM StoTeL predded, Bttcnded hj
leTersl brethren
a affecUoDBtelf
for Sjidnej', on the 17lh of AuguM. Thi
pilot brought iateUigeoce of the glup'a arriTal
in the DowDi on the 19th, and thU the;
were a* well ai could be expected. She
tailed on the lame iKj, unee which there hai
been no cominunicatioD ftom the ihip.
N.B. The booki and Tonchen at« with
Hr. Bicbard Freeman, Commercial Rosd.
TociD moi'B xmioirutT Associinoif.
On Tueeda; evening, October 9th, the
bubub! meeting will be held in the librai? of
the UivioD Houee. S3, Mooigate Street,
Cit;. The chair to be taken at half-pait
■eren o'clock, bj George T. Kemp, Eeq.
Ren. J. Bigwood, J. Clarke late miaaioii-
ary tana Africa, John Curwen, William
Fraeer, add J. H. Hinton, A.M., haTe kiodlj
promised to addreti the meeting.
The Gommitlce ha«B made «mnBemeDti
fbr the dallTerj of a laeond couite of lec-
torea, in the libiarj of the Mintirm House,
COLLECTANEA.
IBB ERLIOHTmTBD (OXVttUUfi HOMK.
AdTcrting to Mr. Ifoera acceptance of the
pakoial charge at John Street, the Record
says, "Thus (Aal termination of Mr. Noel's
moTementa, inquiiies, and wandering, is
rMched at last, which most persons of dis-
crimtoBtion hare regarded from the fiist as
the most natural and probable one. , . .
That Ihii ia the ultimate settlement of clergy-
men who quit the church, that the bsptiit
eommunitj, rather than the independent or
preabTterion, generallj recdrea imh aeceden^
must hare been remarked by our readers.
The causa of toch a choice are not difficult
oT discoTer]', but we know not that it is need-
fid ibr ua now to describe oi examliie thcin."
CLUICAI. ASBUaFTIOll.
The Rer. J. Brine, Vinr of Leigh, Lan-
cashire, has for some time refused to maitj
or to publish the banns of marriage between
uncanfirmed persons 1 In a recent case an
appeal hating been made to the bishop of
Manchester, his lordship directed (he ricar to
publish the banns, with which be hat com-
SiUjd, but he has intimated hit intention of
aatituting pfocMdinp .undet cawn liz.
D,herfa
brother, tor nsglectinB confirmaticm ! Anotber
clergyman has been mdieted fbr rdbBng, on
Ihe same illa^ Rounds, to mairr two psvtka
whose banna bad been publiabad befcn tb«
Board of Gtiaidiant ; and hit trial Ac miada-
meanoui it expected l« take place at the
next Limpool Assiiea. The spirit of inaob-
ordination teems to have soied opon Uw
cle^. We maj well exdafan, what next I
—ThtPatriiX.
Sir Chariea Ljell tells ni, "nicn are
chnrehee here of ererj reli^ooa denoaiiii»'
tjon. CongMgationaliitt, baptist^ metboditf^
finee-will bapttitt, niiiienuitts, nmiariaiia,
episcopaUaut, Roman eatboUo^ and qnake*^
all liiing barmonioivl]' together, ^m bate
goTODor of the state wat a nnitaikii, and as
if to proTe the parieot tolmatioai tt diardics
the most oppoeed to each otliar, Ibey ha**
recently had a Roman eathoUo goTWBor- To
sueh an ezteot is the public mind imbtaed
with this generous and tolerant qiirit, that
when travelliog throngfa a large i»tt of the
Union, immediately after the protracted pre-
sidential election of 1S15-6, our aotbor had
great difficulty in learning to what denomina-
tion of Christians the two candidatei, Mr.
Clay and Mr. Polk, beloDged."— .fibtete
In disMpntable contrast we may mentaoB
that, on one of his royagca home fmn
America, a Britiali ofEcet of rank infanned
our author, with much regret, that an atheist
had recently been appointed attorney-general
in one of our colonies. " I told him," says
Sir Charlce, " I know the lawyer in qnestiaai
to be a sealons baptist." On whidi be le-
plied, " Yet. baptat, athdst, or somatliing ef
that sort." So nndiaceming and low-mrMed
BTB the antipathies engeodsed by otir eeda-
siattJcal tiwiuiig. — £^aolw Araww.
We are extremely sony to team thai onr
fiiend'a health has so far fUled, that be baa
been compelled to resign his poltoral enme-
ment at Buiton-upon-Ttent. We nodetstaDd
Ur. Fegga intends remoring to Wiabeadi.— '
Chnerai BapHit Rtpetitorf,
XBT. ni. BOia M OtVOVtlA.
A public Taledietory serrice was hdd on
Thutaday OTenuig, the 6th inttsnt (Septon-
ber), at the PoiUtry chapel, on oecanon of
the departure of the Rev. T. Boas, LLJ).,
to India. The attendance a ~
CORRESPONDENCE.
Tb At Editor qf tht Baptiit Magame.
a*. Editob, — Alloir me to make h few
obaemtJDii* in reference to a ecrtttin tninUter
who occapiet sn impaitsnt poat, bnt irhoee
4ulneM in the pulpit il iateifering leriouil]'
with hie HicBflM. The joang ue deserting
hbn. The lod appear to be chilled and
panljMd, Fev new fhcw are aeen in the
place «f wonhip, Sarpriie ia often express-
ed that baibig audi a goapal to publiah he
■faould exhibit «o little animatiaii. It ii the
more remartable a* a few jeara ago he waa
reputed to be a lirelj preacher and apleannt
companion. When he came to thii plnce he
waa not deEcisot in eonititutianal rigour,
though he il now ao languid ; and high ai-
pectatioD* were entertained of hii future uae-
fUlneaa. A fhend mentioned the change to
him delicately a ibort time ago, bat alas t he
onljr aighed and made lome common-place
Now, rir, it ia eiidMit that thia atale of
thingi oannot continue. Somethb^ mnit be
done, and done ipeedilf; and I wnte to jou
became I bare a mggation to make, which,
if f on print it, will prepare the waj fiir what
J think ihould follow. It appcsn to me Uiat
it would be ■ good thing if the deacons were
to wait upon ^m and talk with him plainly
an the sabieGt. In a kind manner, but with
s detsmination to aicensin the lact, I would
haTe them inquire whether his income is
adequate to the necesdlies of his bmiljr or
not. I suspect strongly that at the root of the
onl ia an empty pune. It was a maiiin of
tbe old philoBophj', that nature abhors a
VBcnnm, and the putor referred to ii not the
only one, I beliere, in whose case an illuitta-
(ion of ita truth might be (bund. I could
point out a dozen dull preachers on whom I
ahould like to see an expetiment birly made
of the eflect that would be produced on their
niinistiatiana bj doubling their income. Let
thn be tried; if it bil, IshaUbe ready to
oAr lonw fiirther hints ; but a rather exten-
ura acquaintance with the state of the
chuichei in laveml counties lead* ma to ny,
By all means let this be tried lint
Vtj recollection of convena.ticini which I
«■* aooastomed to hear among old people in
tny yoath, aasures me tbat a practice waa
common fifty or axty years ago, which ia
likely to have conducra to the liveliness aa-
cribM to many ministen of the last century,
— I idbi to ocniional voluntary gifts. I do
books, and ulier inkstanda, bat piirate and
apontaneaus tokens of esteem. Quite inde-
pendently of the Tolue of the artidea — and
thia wBB not unimportant — these occaaioDal
indications of thoughtfulneM and good-will
wen cheering to the spirita of men who with-
out them might haie expended their strength,
ai many do now, from week to week and
trtisa month to month, without knowing how
acceptable (heir aerrices were, and how warm
a pUca they bed in the actions of tfamr
people. Without waiting (or the jointaction
of deacons, it ia poasible for an individual
who valuea lireliaeai in the pulpit, on the
diacoTery of the fint aymplom of du1neM,or,
better aUll, before it becomes perceptible, aa
a prsiantitiTe meaanre, to try whether lome
few kind acta of thia uni would or would not
haTs aa salutary an influence now aa thej
aeem to have had in former timea.
Deeply impressed with the ruinona ooose-
quencee of ministerial dulness — oonaequenoea
which I hare often witnessed — I beg tA
■uhMtibe mywlf, Mr. Editor, yours truly,
Ak Old Obiuvii.
7b the Edilor nfOu BaptitI Magannt.
Sii, — A 1^ friends hare thought it well to
lay the following atatement before you,
hoping that some of your correspondenta may
be able to give awordof adiice to the partiea
concerned. We are memben of a baptist
church in a small market-town. About three
monlha ago, a miniater came to usaa a supply
for one month. A majority of the chorch
then invited him to remain with them three
months longer, as a probationer. In which
light he was not conaidered during the fint
month of his visit. The minister objected to
BO long a probation, but finally consented to
stay two months, with a view to a settlement
if approved. Daring these two monthf
several of the members who had Toted for his
longsc coDlinnanoi, became dissatMed with
his preaching, and alao knt their confidence
in his qualification for church government,
through intelligence which reached them of
his fidlure in this reapeet elaewbere. Whoi
the time arrived for the church'a deciiion on
the matter, (which business waa not, however,
conducted in a regular manner) there were
twenty-two memben voted for him, (two of
whom were not properly authorized to vole)
twelie memben voted againit him, and five
members who were known to the objccton aa
feeling with them, prefsnedranaiBiDg neuter.
EDITOMAI, B0ST80RIPT.
Two deaconi wen in hig farour, lad two
agninit him. We put over all the painful
eicitpment of feeling, vhicli any one rq-
quainled with human nature would expect
under such circumatances, and we pnis over
all the detail which, howerei interesting and
important to the |^Hrtiea concerned, has
perhaps little to da with the main fact* of the
ctM. The imitation of thii imall miOoritj
bai been accepted, and b; thii meani n con-
■idereble panion of the church, together with
several fntodi communing with ui, nnd who
intended to have obtuned their diiminion
from other churchei, are placed in a very
painfiil podtion. We haie no feeling of un.
kiudneH in nnj form or degree againit the
miniiter in queMioD ; but we cannot profit faf
hii preaching, and wa are fuUjr aatiiljed he
4ae« not poHeaa the requitite qualiticationa
Ibr thia aphere af labour.
We have no with to leave our own dano-
mination, and worahip with other bodiea of
ChriiRiana; and we are not Miong enough,
were it dwirable, to form a separate cause.
We ihould be ver; glad, therefore, if lonie
of joui able correspondents, who inB]' have
had experience in such matten, would give
their opinion on this case. Of course, amonjt
■B man; diMentientt, there ara pertoni of
diSerent temperaments, and consequent)]'
disp<ited to different modea of action ; but we
hope wa are alt aniions to act connitsntlj
with Iha Cbristiaa cfaancter, and so aa to
promote thr -.lorj of God.
future ministrationt of the Hon. and Rct.
B. W. Noel, wiu correct at the time, tbongh
they have been subsequently set aiide bj an
iniuperabls obstacle. The place of wnship
occnpied by Mr. Mortimer is the property, it
nppenrg, of a gentleman whose mental in-
firmities have otused hiaafRiintDbeainHgned
tn the msntigeujent of the court of Chancerr,
and the court withholds ita conarnt from a
Imnutction of which he might possibly dis-
approve if he were reitored to health. Tiie
chapel will therefore be continued in ctia-
neoticin with the episcopal church, though not
in the poueraion of Mr. Mortimer. Mr. Xoel
sucoeeds Mr. Evans in the |iaatorate of tba
church in John Street, as is stated in w. pre-
ceding page, and thither it is expected th«t a
large portion of hit fbnuer congregation at
Bedford Row will fallow him, the disUOM
between the two places being lea* than •
quarter ef a mile.
An impostor hei bean traTeiiing Iha
country hma Scotland to Southamploa dnrinf
the year, and by plausible tales of shipwreck,
nnd rclerences to our miasionariet in Africa
and Jamaica, replenishing hia puraa at the
eipense of benevolent listenera. Mr. Claika
addressed B letter on the subject to tba
Patriot, which was printed ; but as ha leanM
that the black mail continue* to be Levied, U
withea a cautionary paragraph to be iiiaail< il
A. B, C. D. are pUoed
which require aelf-denial, prudence, meek i
and calm ciuifidenoe in Qod. Let them'
watoh mreflilly over their own hearts, fill up
their placea,exaTeisaeoarteay,hope and pray,
aad in due season, "light will ahine upon
tlleir waya." — Ed.
BDITOBIAL POSTSCRIPT.
Wa Ngret to learn thit the Baptist Mla-
nonary Society is about to loee the advantage*
it b«* derived Sot more than twenty yean
Anm the unintaimitting laboun of our
caleemed brolber, the Rev. Eustace Carey,
in travelling for the promotion of its jntereals.
In a note which we have jutt received IVom
him, he says, " You will oblige me by insert-
ing in the Hngailne of the ensuing month
that 1 desigD to retire from the official adro-
cecy of the Baptist Misaionary Society, and
shall hope to enter upon such other sphere of
ministerial labour a* Providence may present
Tlt« information contained In i
The Cbrislian Timte, a paper wbich n
distinguished for the eicelleace of it* oonti-
nental religious information, annaoncea the
refusal of the Inquisition at Jtoioa to releaaa
Di. Achilli, who has been impriionad for
hit eieitiuns iu dittribuling the aeripture*
during the time of lb* republic. The Frendi
goTemmeal, at the initigatioQ of our own, baa
demanded his rastatatioo to liberty ; but tlia
ecclesiastical power which they have re eata
blished is one which the eipcriaioe of pail
centuiie* ought to have taught them it i*
easier to set up than to regulate.
Twa minittera in London haeiiq reeantly
changed thaii raajdeooee, it may be omMniaM
to their liienda ta know the diraet node <if
addrcning them in thmr new lacUktB*. The
Rev. G. W, FishboDraa ha* MOiond to 9,
Cobora Street, Bow Road; and lb* B«v.
W, Fraser, whoaa heahh wo no happy to
say it improving, to 17, CobMUg PImo,
Kraaingtan Lane,
The widow of tho lata lUr. Thi^at
nrehell expect* to embark fh* JaMaiaa is
the early part of this month. Bha will he
obliged if Mends who are preparing artieka of
ilnthin^, or other eontribiitioni towanb the
iromotion of negro education there, will fin^
THE MISSIONARY HERALD.
THE MISSIONARY HERALD
NATIVE AGENCY AND CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTION IN INDIA.
We hare been favoured by Dr. Stbuib vith the pemsal of b letter from Mr.
DiMiiAM, dated Semmpore, 16th of January, which conttuns a view so enlightened
and forcible of the importance of providing instruction Founded on Christiaii
principles for native youth, that we feel it our duty to impress it on the coa-
■ideration of out readers. It is s&Us&ctory to knoir tbat all the excellent men
connected with Christian miMions in India cononr in this view, and tbat proviskM
ill made by ihem for it. The Church Missionary Society has its MinionvT
College at Cakatta in connexion with "Bishop's College." The schoola and
classes connectad with the Free Church of Scotland under the aapenD tendance of
Dr. DuEF have be«n prodnctive of great good ; and we have pleasore in leamtng that
Dr. Boaz, to whom we were indebted for a very interesting address at otu last
public meeting, baa succeeded in the object of his visit lo England, having raised
the £0000 which be solicited, and being now on his return to India to foand a
ooUege in connexion with the London Missionary Sodety. We have much
pleasure in inserting the fallowing extracts.
hu in due time been TonduaM to laboaros
of other ages and odur dime* 1
The natives of India PonCH, throagb the
efforu at raJsrionanei sod Briliih mnaifieeace.
rare advantsgcj. At ibe gOTemmeat coDetts
a first iBle weular edoeatian ii imurted ta
■II ciutea witboni diitineiion. KeligwD.
however, is forbiddan to be taovht, Hcnee
namban of young dmd leave ttaoie insnn-
tiooi every year, who neoatwrily entertain a
praraund ceDtampt for idolatrv, and a no ka
disregard for the truths of Christiuiity ;
'' Heady, high-nuDded yooag men, lovers of
pleunre more than iortrt ol God," FM-
t saMns yoBth nurti
MI of CbriMianity,
If an eamot eaniideracion of the
be emplojed hr (he efieetnsl truning of
young men for the worii of the nioirtry be
needed in England saion^ yoath nurtured
ander the '
mueb man
and £ut Indian youtb
asiored, if a eonrse c^ training be required for
effective laboar at borne — and what thinkiog
man quMltons ill — Ihoo, nnlasi ire intend to
fiiStt disappointmenc afier dia^pointnieDt,
native and Etst Indian yoang nea must have
what they have asvsr yet bad, a thorou{;h
course of nteatal and monl mining in India,
In Ibe dqMttoMBt of my wwk I am almost
alone. It is trae that odncating is not, in the
striotast senss, pisaebiM, yet tbsi* is snob sn
btimttion In l&e NewTcalamenI as "preaeb*
ing and teaebiDg,''and lbs time appexn to
be oome wben we nosC really adneate; besidei,
«s can plant troth b tbe Hindoo mind while
teaching them to be good dliisns and good
man. Our bralinian pnpils freely «lmit that
their s;itemi oannot iland if Ibe light of a
Chrislian eduostion be brought to bwr upon
them. With ths arnments their own Bbsi-
ksr Acbsijya (the Wmfan of India) snpplies,
young men are b a ihaation lo meet and
tefula the pundits, liowever lesmed tbey may
be in their own ioro, and pat (hsm to nt(N
confiuion. Thtn are numbers oF willing
day, wbon good la
in ths first inttan... .
formatiim impsrwl to Ih
and may we not ho
his bte^ing ia due
in their esenuKSi
le Ood'i hand and
pen our work, si il
die Hindoos, our ohildron perb^ maf ,
out ths neit genasadon ? EvMy thof
about us lends to conGm tba woM olf snen
suipieioni." The days of Hindomsm an
1 — J -_ ,ju.j]y ^ the d — *' '
centuries, snd with sn opta door befot* ns.
Ibnr did thdnr li _ .
and troth hsve nolUog lo lesrftom igDoraaoe
and fdssbood. " Orcater is Ho who is with
us, than he who is with tba world."
Forgive mm, my dear sir, lor ttespawng
npon you, ba( I feel deqdy, very deeply, fcr
(lie young men of India. On their acoonat I
veninn to nr^ en yon tbe bteretts of tbe
ristng institQiMo to whieh I bare directed
what energies I may possesi daring Ae past
year. T^ divine blasaing hai smiled npaii
tbe first part of our plan. We now posesi
apicioui and luiuble acoommodatioai lor
children and aslive students. Five young meo
FOR OCTOBER, IBM.
sumbtr of HnKloo joutbi and yaanir
«• nauving in (h« caU^« wbcnl ■ Chnil-
iMiiMd •duMlioo. Five Mbw janlbi, of
EoMpmi puaali, will be uMMd oext nonlh
M itwlcnH ia (h« Milan Mbool. I imti
fcudl; Mr (huia tKa dM«WM af neh earn.
pUewad dntiM htln k nMd*d| t brodm tf
MRMM piMy, ud ml, ud (m1 pneiial
Eariud.
ibMm raonw, uid ■ Iws* bat not T«f; mImi
library. Tbu wa nwy 1m Mid ftirijr to ban
ttMTCMw our «ailj difficnltiM, ind thai
thiBfa an In • prap«r (rain lor woiking.
Oar Ihaothti amr naMrtUj look Uwar^
Eaclaud. W« (m1 aDiioui fat Iba aTmpathj
and prtwra of oar bntluvD, aad of «U win
fal «a iatvm io Indis'i wdbrt. Wa Hh
yon IO uoila in pnjar wiih oi tlwl God will
nt inio tha baarta of jouthhl conxttt in
lodta, to dwola IbenMlvM to btt Mcrod
•arvio*, and that (ba; miy naait* nob
B«attl uid loorat tntiaiog bera ai ibBll fit
M of ttut nMaat, after dua ooBudar*-
w>, bftia iMolied ibal a Ibaologioal Kmi-
Mry for oatire CtuittiBiu iball ba (ormad in
OMaaiion wilb tvery ptineiptl MOtioa of tba
Tbo lucnliky aad fecilitiM «f Samnpor* ve
wall boomi, and ai« in oa wit in&riiir to any
atitioB. There ia frae eoceaa to (be people
around and on both lidei tba river. 'Ib«
BaalKMi tbe iiali<ra pt«aoben are in dm
babk of beUiag maatingi wiUi tb« paopla
eraiy day, ibe young men and eiiraelvM go
Mt M omn at our Mber duliw pennil M IM
tig^it bandied and a tbeea*
(b«M varied eflbitt, fcr Itw
noit pu^ ars, M yoB know, HttniMd ij
ocal rabacTiptHiiH While we dew* Io le-
ngniM the giaee and gaadnaw of God, and
mtTMl tba aanlionanea of bii prMNMO and
■teMHf, I aai eMboMaaad to hope, aq dM
ir, that ny hMtbren at boM will nat f»|et
» -er wid^oM ftnn »« ibair UmI aid
It ctMBanboa. It i* rafaahing to ba
1 wKf,m Ham lik* tbcaa, Am aU wa
hu bean aacoapliibiri
whboet aAing the Soeietf fcr a ibilliBff, and
Ibat DO deb« eaoanben our (utora bmtv
ntenia. Oad never break* hit pmniaH. In
bin streKtb wa anleteil om our work. Your
■ill and inloeuM were not witkbcUen when
William Vsarca mada bla appeal to Iba
cbnrebet^ Uay we uot leikan upen yoer
oordial co-i^MratioB with u> alral Tba
wonU af the immoial Cwey u Ke(Hna(,
aad which kindkd th* aMi of tba cbaiabM,
ware, " AiNmpt (leai tbtBfe end aipaai gna*
thingv." We have auenpled, and my wa
■M aipeol I The laapaabitiliae oaoaeoled
wilh tba woik left by aaeb nMn ma Caiay.
Uaiahman, and Waid aia not ordinary w^
•poMibilkia*. 1 fait thai froH Iba dH I
cune bn. Their Ood wm Atnbain^ God,
aod Ha u «ir Qad. Biaea tbal day, waking
and ilMpng, ladie hai aoiwedy ever baaM
absent from my ihoughla. Often during iba
'm( year baia I dreamt af my work, neb
iM be« iia waigbt and bardM. Need w«
Mk ell who daiiie to te India w«i lo Jeaa
rty (or and oa-opeinle wKh n) Bmtiaea
nfficM of dual deprod oa tiagle livee.
Sbankd Ood gather um* like Aadnw Laalia,
Joha Wengtr, and Jemae Tbomai to tbeir
than are miuy, hot it need* aiaailild
men of auch h
BITAL CLAIMS.
The fjUowm; lettor from Mr. Dehdam, dated SennipoTe, 26tli Jime, ^«es •
•omenbat humotous account of & rupttire between tbo pneata of Japtnaktli «ad
tkwe <A RMibabnllub, each set tcjing bow flte^ ooold maka moat of their god,
■nd tbeceby exposing the whole to contempt. Out readers will no doubt agree
with M[. Dsi^muj that it a evident idolatij ia a doomed thing in ila attnnghnM
in ladia.
1 inlendad to ban wnUw to na npoa a
nHrtiak wUcb hat bean pending Wwea« lb*
nval priaeii of Jagenaalh and BolnmB fbr
lb* 1*M two or tinea vaen er Mora— a kind af
WMtJan tt rigfat lad privileia. llm bM at
M b«B broaghi to aa.afM n^turb J
vaold give y«« paitioakfi, bM tbiah il viqr
he ^on Hiia'iBeiiaT M lead the anct*B*d
eniclM frani iha- Friend aflndin" ariU)
week. Yea will p*KeiH tbal Jagnna^h
baa bam tnatod leOar mat^tttj *m jmm,
aad, m^t w aibibit • lOMawbal a warn
THE MIBSIONASY HERALD
M aye* «t hii (iiendi m wdl u
mo, that hi* dafi are numbared.
At tin tima the car ihaald bare bean
dimwn, and " tli* lord of tSt uwrU " rode forth
triamplwDtlj, ■ (racaa took place among the
riial pneatt, aad bloin were liberally dealt
out inateaJ of argumanti. The magiatrala
wai appealed to — for in qoeadoaa of aula
nligion the inagiaCrate muaC not bear the
wwrnd in Tain. Report uye ibe paitiea it
tanaied inland to apply to a higher court ft
radrea or for deckion. Only think, dear ai
of Briliah nugiitntei and Briiiih judgi
called upon to adjudicate on the im^iaed
righta or legal dainu of two nm-tntiti*t —
Jugnanath and Radhabollnb 1 For who an
the prieita, and what righta can they lay
claim lo, unleai Jugnnnaih be what ihay
npreaent him lo be 1 Can any thing be eon>
catred of more eiquiaitelT almnl than for
tbe dainu of Btu. to ba laid in form before
a Britiih bar T I had a humorona oouTem-
tion on Monday last with aome of the brah-
mani al the temple, who in Iheir great con-
atemation had ducoTcred Ibat the jrod had
loit one of hii alumpa or arma! Thii arm
appeara lo have been made of lili
that Jngunnath hai not only been aobjected
to great iunita, but acloaliy plundered, and
at mil moment eihibitajhe DumiliaCiDg spec-
.t iunita, but acloaliy plunderai
moment eihibita the DumiliaCiDg
tacle that hia brother Dagoa did in ai
""?;.
II probably be of ojnmou that the
inaeniuB of ^e accompanying p^ier in the
Herald may do the caiue aome aerrioe ;
any rale it will aerve to ahow l^l Idolatry
a doomtd thmg, even in ila Btrongbold in
India. Hany are looking en and laying,
" Woe, woe udIo ui, for there hath not bean
loch a thing heietofbre," 1 &am. iv. 7 ; and
mai^ more are mocking tbe idol to ioom.
You will be pleaied lo learn that we hope
lo bapliie twelve or fourteen oandidatea
Lord ■ day, moatly Uindooa.
0 KADaiBDIJ.m.
A lingnlar event haa jnit oecnrred withL
oui own neighboarbaod, which gbould not be
pennilted to pan into ohlirioo. It ii
known that within two milet of thii to'
tbe temple of Jngunnath, Ihe celebrity of
which ia lecond only lo that of the original
eatabtiahmant in Oruaa. The image r *'—
property of a community of prieata, A
eitremi^ of Serampora, a mile aad a half lo
■be nnlb of the temple of Jugannath, ii Ihe
temple of Radbabullab, belonging to another
•Bowdotal family. At Ihe aoaoal featjral of
the Ruth the im^ of Juguonath waa pliisad
OD tin hoge car, and drawn down by men to
tbe temple of JUdhabnllub, wboae im^
brought down to imm hki half way
then placed on tbe ov. Wben it readied «
dMtinatian, both inuvea we»o wrwped op m
oloth, and let down by lOpM, und teunjM
to Ibe temple at Bnlnbpoiv, arhero th«y wm
exhibited together for oieht daya, when Jo-
guonath retamed in hia c»r to hta own lemffc,
lo remain in aolituda Ibf »nolh«r IwelTemooth.
The featival hu incmaaed knoually in celeb-
rity in proportion to the increase of wealihm
and about Calcnila, and rich utA poor, h^
aod low, women and men, coma from ibe
metropolla and from all the Tillane withni
fifteen or twenty milea, to Tisit tbo lanjJe,
and enjoy thej apeotaele of die two dotw
aeated Nde by aide. It is on abje«« of oai-
venal attradion. Formerly, ■■ we laara,
the only offiainga made by the deTOteea coc-
aiated of fruit and Bowen, which were ihrowa
at the image ; but within tbe last twen^ cr
twenty-fire years, ibey hove begiaii m gii<
more aabatanlial tokana of their devotioB, aod
copper, tad ailw, and gold hoTo bewi (redj
oflned at tbe abrine. The profitt of th» h-
bibition, which have been gioiltulty t"*^
divided amons the prieatbood oeconl-
— B — the share ea<4 cue posMoaea in tb
otobliahmanL The oAringa of eoeb day ue
' aed out by auction to that mBmhar of ikt
imunily wbo Inda highest far tbem, aad
who loaea by hia bargain on o t«ny day. ari
by it if tbe day be geniaL Aa iha
I of gain was the eihibition of the tan
goda on iha aame pedeatal, and one of them
belonged 10 the prieals of Jngnnoatfa, they
ioaisled on a ihare of the profiB, ood Tialsl
were the diapntei which aioaa on tbe oaaajoo.
It was at length settled by the intervention oi
three or four wedthy and orthodox taiint,
that the priesia of Jugunnalh ahonld peraut
the continned use of their image on receint^
aeventy-live rupees a year. Tlia eugagein^'
■ lIo many yeora ngo, but sin*
. returns of the featival, own«
either lo tbe growing wealth or tbe iniinjeaing
anperstitiona of Ibe people, have ioerMav) <^
a very oonsidereble eitenU Tbe Jognnnatb
priesthood aBirm that the prefiia are not las
than 1200 rupees a year, and they gan
noUce to the Bullubpoce men last yw, >»
nnleaa their ahiie waa proponioDaldr >a-
craosed, they would not permit their god "
viait his brother any longer. Tbe lalt|''
refused to adiance a hrtbing beyond the
fnmer amount, and the men of JagnsMta
carried ihor threat into eiecutiom on ^'"K
last. At Ibe appointed hour the innge °*
Radhabullub nai carried down with iw "'
ODMamad pomp to the half-way ilalkM, bat
-- Jugunnath made hia appeaianoe. ""
.^_ I .t_ 1__, ^f^^ ™^
prieata draw the car abonl fifty yard), ■>»
than took down tbe god, and carried him "> '
house by the way aide, where they hii< ***
up ahop for themaelna; and, fbr the ^
tuna in the laat hundred yeara, lb* or ^
- - JJOBT-
FOB OCTTOBEB, IMS.
woqM lit*a no objcetioa ts iacreaie ilie >Dm
•llowed lo tha Jngnnnitli prieati for the aw
of thwr imiga dorbg iha oght dkji (rf the
featictl, (nit Atr' lUt thit if Aey ohm «*•
wBj, iLey would ba rabjccted to umtiu in-
erea» o( eitonioD, tad b»e, ilieiefon, wiietf
determioed (o bring the matter at once to an
HINDOO ANTI-MISSIONAEY COLLEGE.
We h&re been used to hear in fona«i timea tfaat the uppei dassei of HindoM
were so Btron^If wedded to their reUgion, that the safetj of the ^Terament might
be endangered by the estAblishment of schools in which Chriatianity was taught.
The experiment has been tried, and many youths baTe been converted to Qod,
but at length the conTenion of a youth belonging to a highly respectable bmily
created an extraordinary sensation in the Hindoo eommiuiity of Calcutta. What
has been the result? The following extract from " The Friend of India" for the
Z8th of June informs lis that threats were held out of the establishment of a
magni6cent Anti-Christian College, and means were taken for its establishment)
but after all it turned out that the rich Hindoos felt a greater interest in preserving
their inonej than their religion, and this magnificent scheme has come to nolfaing,
'while, as we are aware, the Christian schools
as ever, and Qod is blessing them to the
It may be in the recollection of our radan
I, tba eon-
«Cbiireh
— - —,-,, j«»DMtabl
crealed an eitraordiiuuy
Hindoo eommunilj ot Calcntla,
well at Drtbodui. The eioitemeDl eitendcd
to the innennoat leceaaei of uadie loeiety.
The rich and the powerfal eave Tent to iheir
eiaiperated feelmgi in Uw moat furiom
anatnemas agaimt the miaiiaa
wa> molTed that any man irbo leatarad
losend hii cbild^ or who pennitlcd big coo-
neiiODi to aend anj of their cbildren to tbe
miaaionarj imtitutiaiii, ahoald be viiiled with
ioatant eipoluoo from all tho privilegea of
oaate. At the aame time it was reaolved
lo eatabliah a magikifioenl aoti-miMonarj
college for the benefit of all tboaa who hid
beeoalCraoUd to the mivionarT inititatioBi,bT
the gratoiunia edacatiDn which they afforded,
and tbe ram of three Ukha of rtipM* (£30,000)
was promiaed by the wealth; baboo* ai ao
endowiDent. The not appeared iaiigniEcant
eampared with tbe meani of (he partial,
Then
feeling was tmuient in exact pnportian to its
vebeinenee ; that the perfiinnanoe was alwiji
in an ioTerie ratio to Ibe blnalaring, and that
Ibe movemeDt would end, ea ever; other
eSbrt of ■ aimilai land doting tba laat twenl;
jean baa ended — in amoke. The retalt bn
not diaappoioled their eipectttiooi. Inalead
of £30,000, the asm aubaciibed wai little
more (bin a tenib of the lam, £3334 ]2a.
It waa vealed in the four per cent, loan, and
vielded the magnifioeaC aom of £130 a year,
hia waa Ibe great capital with which it was
itended lo extingniib all Ihe miaaiooirv in-
ilDiioni ID Calcutta, and to provide eduGa-
tion for tbe rising ^aaention in oonoeiion
~ ~oo aiaociatHuia. At tbe nma time
lot leu (ban £fiOO a year waa pot
down bj tbe portly b^iooa and tbe nobla
rajaha and Mnhanjah Bahadoon of Caleotta,
aking in all about £660 a year, or £64 a
onth. Such were the anapieioua proapeoli
ider which tfaia inatitntion, which waa to
ay tbe pmgreaa of Chiiatian inatructioD, was
ibered to publio notice. Let ui now tiaee
I progrea* as dHailed by a native cor-
reapondent of tbe " EDgliabmao " In a recent
« money. Thoae who coraidered
only (be inlenaity of the eiitenient and the
meana of the eiciled, might hive been '
think that the end of all miauoDary in
tiona waa at hand. But olhen, who
better acquunled with tbe foabluieia of Ihe
native character, felt no alarm for ibeir
aUbili^r- Thaj irell kntw that all native
, IS46,
£27 a
month, and TOO boyi were admitted within tbe
finl two diy*. Baboo Debenderoath Tigore
and Baboo Hnreemohun Sen, w«i« ajmointed
Mcretaiies ; Baboo Prnmnthnalb Diy beeaiM
the (reaanrer ; and aeveo ioHnenliil native
It
Cdouta, and ruU]r coBprteat b; tbcir nb-
MMM and inaocDca In carry it is a ■DooaMfoJ
iMU*. At 6nt, tboa who aoM oomiuail la
eqaipage vi>iied il evtrj hour; the leacfaen
■rcre regulnrly paid, " ■r-' — •■ "
orderly." But Ihe visit
were graduiJly diicoQlii
were kept two and three montbi in arn
and the brst of them left tha bttitulioB,
tlie eAlabtishment wta T«dueed to £72.
waa 6oon after
THE yuaiONART BBULD
r«bj«ct«f Ail mU*
otnoeta ruatit An
•efaoobabobhKir
Tba icMh af thii
„ le o( ihem
m tlM aobaol iNid do* mSiennt hada ■»
Tba baa—, whiob bad
a gi'CD up,
1 inrtnioni locality, rented
M £3 HMWhl*. The •• Einli«bmaB\ " cor-
iwpandiar «alU h ike BilfinpgwM of Cal-
«aua. Shod al'lsr, tbe eWabliilwiant wai
wiaely radac«d to £13 a moalh, aa the
Banigan bad nothing 10 tnut to hot the
islereat of the veated Tandk Tba montblf
aubacripliaii, which begaa with £49 a meath,
ha* ID the - ... - ---- j-i-j....
rftk
nuniuuriM in Calalta, aid W wdU ■
large and permanent Heminary dd Hindoo
EH-iocipJa in their ilead, aflordi an adiiiuau)
illuilntion or the naCi** chanela i« Beiipl.
It bai no alrengtb, or alabtlity. or iliiimii.
Wbtterer imprOTement depend* aoldT a
native agencr, mutt, ai a niaUer of cnuit,
deeay. Bnt tM faiiare in the proent itBtaac
» by no aMtoi (0 b» traaad to na« ligliM-
liMM. Siaea tha Hiodmi Chwiable iMiin-
lion, ai tba uti-minioiHrT odien wu 4.
■ignated, wm ettabltihed in ISW, the m
«^«h)«d by ta id*Btc*M aod aabMribn ■
(IteirpM^ab aad latti^a tai fiaaiil fa*
rail, in idle ehowa and pernicioai gib, ha
amoonled to a aum, tba mere ialentt oFvbi
wobM have phoad thii inititntiDn beymj ik
rcaeh of aeaidaat ; bnt ih* am m ai
ehaerfuUy lay out two or Out* ihaaai
nipeea in havinf (he Muhablnrat lOd, aiU
begmdg« the aioall piCtaDce of fiis « »
rapes* a nontb, wfaicfa Im sty ha*t pa
down to tbe aobaoL Tboa b aMfaiif a
iatangible a* a natite iabicripl«)n. IJke <k
laiabow, it wawa a la*el;f *9Mt> ^ *^
yna aia oeamaalaliBa it, N dnapp^iL Ta
BUwbD baitt ba bopa M^Mtiwll
ef aal«T» libnatiiy !»«■■ ta * biiitai wil-
MONQHIB.
A letter Tnm Mr. PiMom, dated the 21it of June, contaiu an MGomit of At
ptogKM of divine trulh, of tlie c»re taken to ascerliuii tbe aiaccrllj of caadidilM
tot adnuaaion into tha churolii uid of the cbeeiful dei«tedDeH of the uiiM
MtittaaiM, wfaich we doubt not will ba (imtifyitig to our naden. I
WilbtoucbpleaauM.eaN'tbeUpaear tba laamad *•«> af Ua braalH, ^"^ **>■ ^"^ I
lHaalialerTal,IwtdowDMaddr*iiyau,tban>«ra t_i - .
M aa I ■« paiaiUad to aokaawladga tlie epcra-
ttaaa af tba Loid^ band aMong *■• tb* laaaJtt
af wUah jron bafa do«Ul*M ilnady r«ct<f<d
iafamaliaa of, ia tba baptiaai aad addMan of
three toatobew W iba charch, whoae oandact
aiaee (bar adminieB, I icjoioa to add, hil
aibnlad additiaaal teatimonj to their haiiag
KJvaa tbenaalre* to Iba Lord, w a^ aa to
nil people, and lo the liippineaa they hare
Mt in » daiae.
Ia addition to tboi^ I am glad to aay tbal
aevenl, ehiofly frtm oar aatioa aomiaal
Cbrkiiaa ooMnuaiiy, profeia lo be leakiBg
after tha aaiiag kaowlaoga of God. Ooe cf
(bam, bowew, ww, aot very long aiBfle, ia
all the dc^th* of baalhen darkaaai. Tbevgh
very ignenat, not evao kaowitig bow la i««l,
yet baling Inen employed in the aerrice itf i
faltoM M laligiaaa — idiaaa^ and haviag
dxalygaad. I In;
aba ia aiaotraly atlMhril to iba lntb,ael au
■ake caatiawl adTMe* m the kaoaMpo'
it. Km kag •■• pov daladad mb t»-
mted tha— eJTaa at bar fae^ b« ibt ■>•
MOeantt il mm of ber aiialiat aiv lo ka"
allo«-ed ihkj aod wabw ta be baalf In^
at the ftot of Janu.
Vtaui Eakm to oMcrtaiii ifanrily.
We ban (reqacnl aonmanbaaa wM *>
FOB OCTOBEB, lUO.
•tale of their miod, in oHcr, ir poinbla, to
■atisfy DunelTei retpeeting Ilie redity of the
change they profett to lure eiperieaced, tail
Xcerlain and fortify Ihem igiiBit the peculiar
(cmptatioiis lod dangers towbichtbeirBei'enl
(badn of ch«rac(«r may render Ihem cape-
cibUt liable) bul tbe prevulioa fcatore of the
Hindoo chuuter, and ibe inSuenu of Ibeir
(brmer seatlmenis, render it fur more diSicull
Co coma at the real atale of their laiada ibui
in the caae of EunqieaaE. Tbe nilivei,
(hough I would hope aot aliogelher alnuigers
to the all- important work of aelf-eiamiaatiOD,
are at leatt quite stnn^ lo our mediod of
apeaking oD locb aubjecta. The diiine
criteiioo, " By linir fruit) jt ihall know
ibem," though io Ibe loiw run unfailing,
doe> not always aecure ua from entertaining
detuaive hopea reapeding aome indindnala,
■isce men who have not lira power may
maintain for a tioM lbs farm of godlineu, and
it ia not with native aominal Chnaliima ta it
ia with thoia who come directly out from the
nnka of heatheniim. These latter ha*e ofteo
to suffer the loss at one blow of almoat all
tbe; had pceviouily held dear, but thoae
would feel their respectahility amonnt the
fMimmniiity to which ibey oalwardly belong
' 0 great aelf-denial meurred,
rith tbe church.
li]r being nniied »
Om thing ii
n with the a
anoe of theie in
namely, that t..
female memben, of the native church appear
to have been conaiderably aroused, and they
have been mooh nam eanauoliatbiarattenif-
ance on the meana of grace, and as a result I
would hope of the divine blessing acoompanj-
ing Ibis, we have witntsaed fewer incon-
■islencie* among them lately. In our ehoreh
generally a great spirit of harmony and
mutual loiB apjiean to prevail, which oftea
suggests our praises and afibrik at delight.
DnaUdatu »f noU'iM auittaitts.
It is pleaMng to see our dear native brttltran
persevere in their work of futh, and endura
with eiemplarj cheerfulness and patience the
obloquy which ia cast on them. They are
enabled to reply lo the most InDBr revutngB,
which are aometimca uolparingly heaped on
them, eien by men who will pay us " sahibs '
some res|>a;t, " You but increase our joy by
oil your mockiogi." Nainsook, through iha
favonrable influenoe nf our piotts nugistrats,
has lately found a sphere of labour on Lord's
day momiDgs amoi^ist the hundreds of pri-
soners confined in the jail here, in which he
is generally acoompaiued by our dear humUe
biMlur Bondboo, whom wa had giTeii op to
dear bratber Hurter to aiiiat hin, but vbo
since bis death ha* retnroed lo us azain.
SEWHY BEERBHOOll.
A letter baa beeii received &oin Mi. Willluibok, dated 2Qth Majr, contalnitig
an account of a missionuj toui ia pboes nerver before visited, and of tbe monnet
ID which his mcasnge waa received, an exlntct from which will intereat ow readert.
Sines I wrote you last I have been itiner-
ating lor nearly two months in this and
neighbouring dialrict, and with the exceptic
of a few faus and markets, which are regu-
larly attended bj us every year, nearly all tbe
places vi)ited this season were new to us, our
course having been, for the most part, oat of
our usual tract. Btill the gospel was by no
meant a novelty to all, many recogniiing as
as periDns whom they had seen and heard
belorBi and of whom they had received traeb
elsewhere. I need not say that we eipo-
rienced a peculiar pleasure in beinjc where no
missionary had preceded us, and ia making
known the gospel to those who had never
beard it before ; many of whom appeared to
liilen to the glad news with no tittle inlerest.
Though we met with some opposition, as
migbt have been expected, Sa-an being I
always and erny where aaffieieBtly alire to
the interests of his kingdom, y«t we ronac
acknowledge that we were generelly wall
received ; Bometimes invited to a villa^ or ■
baboo's bouse for the purpose of bearing our
message. Nearly 1000 ttaeu, ud aboat half
that number of geapela, woe graiDitoaaly dis-
tributed by us anwa; thesa of oar faeatare
who oouM read, who fa<|ua«lod than ef as,
and who promised lo give (bam a earefiu
perueal, thongh en saeh promises ma aa-
perience forbids ui lo friace mooh reHanee.
That our books are read to some eiteni w«
cannot reasonably doutit, having
proofa of the hct, yet I greatly &
namber of our pnblicatioBa an eicaer not
used at all for the purpose br which ihey are
dijiribuled, or only very partially ao.
THE UlflSIONART HERALD
UADRA9.
Wo bars i«cei*ed a letter from Mi. Paqs, dated the fith of Jane, contaiainf;
fdrthet iDtelligence u to the premuKS porohased for the me of the Engluh cbnieh
of wbich he it putor, and also Berrice among the natives. It is grttlTjing to
lean that the merabeit of the church irhich pioTidei for hii support iDdependentlj
of the Missionary Society, has also airaoged to provide the funds for this purchaK,
amoaoting, irith an enlargement of the principal room, converting it into * com-
modious chapel, to above £800. A few friends in this countrf have kindlj
authorized Mr. Ptoa to expect donations towards the purchase of ihe piopoaed
ofaapeL As these vrill not now be required for that specific object, Mr. Paea pro-
poses, with the consent of the donors, that they shall be applied to the providing
school rooms for naUve glrb' schools^ and a preaching place for the use of Mr.
Mills, who is labouring in oonnexion with the church, and whose labours are
impeded hj the want of a proper room. Ground has been promised for this
erection whenever the fiinds shall be provided, and we feel assured that it will
aflord pleasure to everydonor to devote the money to misuonary objects promoted
by a church which has displayed a spirit so honourable to theit Chrisliao
character.
We regret to find, from a postscript added on the 27tb of June, that the heahh
of Mr. Pasi was impaired in consequence probably of the intense heat, more
intense than had been ever experienced by the oMest inhabitants. He was about
to take a journey for three or four weeks, and we shall rejoice at hearing that the
means have been blessed to the recovery of his health. We will add one or two
extracts partaking of a munionaiy character.
If I thongbt
bilit* of iBcceM, I would plead for
arj tor Madru whe ibontil be wholly devoted
the ilvhlMt proba- '
"'••■f &t ■ murioD-
'hollf
Qtent inpelf with pointini
hope ii pndicsble. Ou
ore l«n ■ -
«leN I wUI
1 Isrje etioagh ror all
—, — «.^_ u. w, conntdng of ibe regular
datiM coDoeeied wUh the Engliih obarch and
eoDgregaUon, and the chsr^ e of ■ girli' day
•Chool. Thii Menu little enough on impeT,
aad i* little enough with the eiietu of ooe'i
will, but it lakH np the wbol* of our ilreiigth
(1 mean of Hn. ^a and myseU). Wa both
feel that no mors ubour can b« tudertalien
by OS unmoiljr, yet there ii an immeoaa vrork
to be doite, and a good portion might be dona
m coDDuhon with m if we bad bat a mit^>le
balper. There b joK one linplg thought
whioh ii ever balbre my miud, and whieh I
am moH uuions to work oul into practical
rawdls. It is to Ucm the Hiodooa b; mean*
of the East Indian cammonitf. I sin moai
aniiou that iba Emi Indian chnrch ihould
be a tboroughly miMionary church. Mie-
stonary not only by ill contribution* and
prayer*, tml by (ha penocil liboun of ita
nwmberi. In order to ihii, however, it ti
abtolutaly neceijary tbit luiuble modet of
operation shoold be open to ihem, aad t^~'
faeilitiai fbr aeir-imprarement. Id order
' * I, shuuld be preaeoted, etj
which Iba vonng a
employed for tl ~ '
of ihe nitivea.'but it «ea at
the chnreb may be employed M
cative female adueation pnaenta a wide and
moat auitable fielil for the cieriiooa of tbe
female portion of il. Here they are in a land
in wbich they are the only woman agaisM
wboae education ihera eiUl) no prejadKC, a
land conliining I luppoae GAy miltiooa of
women who cannol lead a word of their
mother Ungue, sad are therefore totally isae-
eemible to many of tbe diirta of Cbriatiu
benevoleaoe,* namely thoae pot fonb by the
Bible and Tract aooieiiaa. Fowsasiet, wo, a
knowledga «f Ihe English la^puge, aad to
soma extent of ibe uativa, Ihay bava qoalifi-
cBiioiu which no other «ions in the land
bava tat the work. 1 fee^ tbarefare, inlenaely
deairons of direcdDg Ibeir energiaa into the
channel, and purpoa* having nativa giria'
Khoola, lo be under the laperinUndenee of
■ome of the femals menibcra of Ibe chiuch.
We have one young person, a member of tbe
church, now living with Di, who ii earseillj
daairou* of giving henelf (o the work, and
irhom, al^ a coune of preparaUHy iname-
tioit, ire hope to lee engaged in ii. _ Otbs
ream of a linoilar eharaeier there im ia prsa*
pect, 10 that 1 bop* it will not be long babn
all iba mean! collected by ear fiieada in
rOB OCTOBKB, 1U9.
eS7
Enghndirill b« nwdtd in order to ted Mom
fcr tba eflbrU ot k woiiiuf dmreh. Bat we
do require one teacber mm Eorope, wbon
hcut ihill be let on blewag tliB natJTe giili,
one eequiinted with the beat modee or tpMui
of inMnictioD, bnL dm darahl; ittioluMl to
■Dj; one w u to be iacapeble of aecoiDnio-
daitng btnelf to dieted eircnmiUncef. Cta-
not (be Society giro help in this, or procan
in
I fane mentiaiwd ■ day lebool. Thia ire
eommenced ia February, cbietly with • twv
to tbe cbildren of our own membari. It ii
■opported by Ibe piyneuM of the children.
Alra. Figa and I take the elder eluui ez-
cluiiiely, and we employ a teacber for the
yannger. A moonabee atundi three dayi In
tbe week to gin inatruction to a few b
We have had aome additioni to tbe ehurcli
■ince I wrote laiL Fortj-two member* hiYc
joioed it lioee ill oammeneemeat about
eighleeD moolha aro, of wham Ihirty-ntnc
~ ' I. three Mnag been removed to
belbra the ohireh whh a new to bMlisD.'aiid
I ben had three vpplieatioua heiidea. Tbe
la*t penon who wu baptiied hai been a eon-
•iMent Chriitian for many jeara, and hu (or
■ loDg period held a aerriee in ibe Fort
uDoog tbe wldien eiery other week. Our
brethreD at Seconderaband b«Te aeveral timei
in their leltera to me eipreaied their Ihack-
Fuloeai for hia aenicea amoogit them. Until
reoentl; he waa a deacon m tbe congrega-
tiontl church, but be baa now joio^ db.
Hia views an the inbject of beptiim were fint
abaken about Iwenly-fiira yean linee at ■
leform meeting at Camberwell, at which a
Roman catholic presaed ibe qoHtion, " Where
did f OQ get your infant baptism from ! Did
you not get it from ua?" Hit union with n*
will, I bope, be for good. It is pleieing to
find Ibe Tiewa we bold to be scnptnral and
highly important to tbe purity ot the chnrcb,
'*"" gaining gronod. but it ia yet more de>
ihall neTi
ADDITIONS TO VARIOUS CHURCHES,
Tbe foDoiring infonniition, wbieb we extract from tha " Oriental Baptist " for
June sod July, will aSbrd pleasuia to our readers.
Jgra. "I bad," vtritea Mr. Williama, |
" tbe pleasure of iMptiiing a young man, the
eon of brother Penbearon of Dinapore, on
the lit of April."
Jtuert. Mr. Parry iaforma u* that four
oaliTe convert! were baptized end added to
the ch'irch at S4tberij& in March.
Calcutta, Baa Bazar. Two Jewiih con-
reru were bapttied on the last sabbath in
May, and on Ibe fallowing aabbath were
rsetived into the communion of the church.
Solomon, tha younger of tbe two, baa been
oiled to endure ahaip peneeution from hi*
JiUasort. Mr. Phillips aUtes that in April
taal they bed Ibe privilege of bsptiiing six
belierera, " Tbe ondidatea," be writai,
" were our voong friends Mary Sultan, three
elrls Iroui the boarding school, and tba Hin-
duat&ui and hia wife who accompanied Do^
giprai&d when he returned.
Oriiu Chooa. On Lord's day the 13d)
of May two penona were baptiied at Choga.
The liord continuea to prosper bis work at
BIMBIA.
Letteta bavo been received from Mr, Mbbrick, dated tbe S8th of June, and
Mi. Nbwbmih tb« 3rd of July, in which it is stated that a storm of persecution
appears to be gathering' over the Jubilee Statioo, that Inangge, who ia referred to
in the Miasionary Herald for March last as one of four whom the misaionariea
believed to be hapeMly converted, and who it waa stated had refused to become
one of tbe wives of King' Bell, has been dragged away from the place and carried
to Caineroonc, where she baa been shamefully treated, — that threats have also
058 THE UIS8I0NABT HSRALD
been held oat of wreKtin^ from them FaDii]r Watson, of whom aa mte
account 11 ^iren in the Juvenile Miasioaaiy Herald for the present mimtli,—
she had reiused to become one of tUe wives of King Josh, and be had In conaequeDce
p*en her up to the miuiomtfies, and that, to save het from pBtsonal vioteDee, it
has been found neceuarj to remove Iiet to Fernando Po. Hr. N*wbroi> wntM
as follows : —
A slorm it gatheriog over nf, and ire
canDOi yet lell xhii ai&j be the result to
onnelvei; but Jebovah reigueLh, I am de-
)i|;btcd U Laving reluroed and leen wbat I
DOW ace — that our doctrine* and preaching
are bow m far underMood to cut at the moat
fearFtil vicaa ; thai the instant a timid woman
believGi in Jetua, ahe asaerta her rights and
nFaaet to be aold u a alare bj her brethren.
■nd will not lubmit to the frowns of the
great. Inon^ has been dia^iged away Trom
ua, and carried to Camerooos, where she has
been abamerullj treated b^ King BelL We
ahall prevent Faony being to treated by
tending ber away to Ctucnce. King Joih,
b; sending ber to ws, Btirreadend all lieht;
but might it right here. Even the potn' eUve
Moiadu luflers pereecution ftom ber bntband
and her countrj people, bnt the is a good
Chriatiaa, and lavelj in hat depart lueut. It
mutt da good, however, and alibmgfa our
lint cODverti sufler, thet will make otbos
think, and convince them also of the pows
of tbs gospel.
Mr. Umick adds : We dull keep Fana;
at Clarence till ibe slorm it over. May vnr
Sraciont God preserve her ea He hae bKberte
one Irom the jaws of the lion. Oar BiniUni
coDien, Uoindu, it alu suBe
far rigfaleoiitnees* selte.
Id another letter vie a
laaaggei—
I have in m; kM l«im* spsleen ^ an
buba jDnng woman calJcd "Inaogge," the
sbter o( King William'e eUeal aon, end eK-
m«ted hopea that the was a reel contert to
Chriatiaiiilf. I am happy to inform job that
events whwh have reeentJy iraDapired, and
•re now tnnipiniv, have ell tended to con-
firm my hopM. The hitlorr of Inangge's
ceee it briefly at rollewa. She wai mtoj
jeen see, when a child, betrothed to King
Belief Camenwnibj her brother "Nggombe."
Some time last year she was plaeed uoder
Mrs. Chriatian's care (the wife of Cbristiui)
to learn to wash. From that lime sbe regu-
larly allanded the meant of grace bath oti
Lord't days and week days. Finding her
mber alWDtive in elupel, I often deaired her
to come to my bouae for private ioitruelion,
and during the last seven or eight months we
have observed such a chtDj^ in her conduct
and deportment as to lead to the conclusion
that the it the subject of divine gnce.
Knowing the precarious potitian in which she
stood, I often cjuealioned her refpeeting her
puipoee in reference lo King Uelj. 8lig in-
variably replied Ibat her miail was fully made
up not to become King Ilell'i wife, and that
the would rather die than yield to him. On
Saturday forenoon ibe 'J6th ult., ws heard
that a eams bad arrived (torn Camerooiu to
tale InaoEge. I requested the Christian
friends in the village to eatemble vrith Inangge,
and we btM a ipeeial pnyer meeting, at
wbiidi I read and eipDDDded the lOth chapter
of Uatthew to Inaogge, after which we com-
nuaded her to the care of our divine Shep-
herd. After a lew day* the canoe left lor
Ctn>erseM wkh phMtn, wkbont ttkiog
I furnished with more ample particularg respecting
laangge, bat returned sometime last waek for
her. Last Monday morning (lltb inst.)
Inangge^ brother, Nggombc^ came to oqt
vilja^ for her. Ai toon «a I beard this I
seal %r Inangfe, and gave ber die bort edviee
I could, a^ which Fanny and myaelf
preyed with her in Itube. (She bean nsj
little English.) On her retora to Hr. Ctmi-
lian'i house, her brother tuved ber lo ae*
company him to his houae, out ake wo«U
not coiueDl, declaring that ahe vroold lalbcr
die than go to Camerooos. Finding tbaC be
ooutd not prevail, he look ber by the hand,
intending to dra^ her away, but bIr.ChnatiaB
recommended him oat to treat hit sisiB' m
roughly. Shortly after King WiUiam irat
to call loangge, saying that bqwiabed lo hear
from berselFwhelher it wia ber intention le
go lo Cameroona or not, and that if sbe did
net wish to go, they would pay King Betl far
her. laangge therefore left the village hr
King William's house in the hope of retora-
ing, bnt William's message was only a
stiBtecem to get her away fn»n oa. Oa
reaching King Wllliam'a house the was put
in a comer to ait down. All that William
said to ber vras, ibat the wanted to ruin ha
town. In the afteniaon William went to tbe
opposite island, and Inaogge was sent lo the
house of one of William's women, called
" Aiimweni," where I met her tbe same
aftemooB, and read, conversed, and prayed
riih ber. 1 found ber oalm and omipned,
nd ^aite aiedha. Sba wai ready to die,
she said, and would lalber die than do what
ber Mends desired. In tbe evenbg, at our
pnblie prayer meeting, we preyed speeially
forlMagga. Neat nMraiq(IMiMI.> Jits.
FOB OOTOBEB, WO. QW
itwtUk mA aptU, >eaaipMi«d b; our NealMpa ud ufMl^ ia iManuim from
«bild RoMMU, waat to Ma Inum. lagaia Dikal>,««Uad loneIiume,wd fbond her
ittd, aoatMBMd, and pni7Ml wiu bcr, umI in dMina. I notantoM biet to c«M bar
■•1 gild to Gad har Maog ia lbs Lord, la i cam oa (Im Lord, and aisHrad bcr (iai iba
ratorainf bsaM, after »a bad pmad Kii^ woald •raDloallj find t^i gimter ircra ibqr
WiUiiB^ InaK a few jidM, he knM | who vara for im than Uttj who ware agaioM
Ihroagt a wiwlow, asd lent ferlh a Tolley o(|iu. Har efatin. we told Iwr, wai bar grtateat
ooana aad abaaaaa abuw, both in Eoglitb hoaonr, and that wbea Eha people of Cod
ud Uabu. I caanot cooimit all (hat bs uid io SogUad bevd that >bg had been cbiioed
to paper, bat ameag aUw thioga be cUled u* and peneeuled for righteounai*' nke, tbej
daoainn and Ihieveii tbat we bad oodm to woukl glorify God in bar behalf, and pnj
Binbia ID daaaiTa aad roh Iba people. "' ' ' > ^. . . .
coane I did not aotiee him. Wa wall
■aOB Mra. Uenkk and aiifaeir, a
1^ oar ahild aad Faaa;, want agaia to •••
laaaece. Sba totd M tbal duriog tb« daj
KiDsBcU'a wooaui, that had bean aenl lo
taka can of ber oa ber way (o Cameroaai.
oaiae to ace ber, and endeairoured to tura her
■iod, bat ihe told ber tbat the eouU aol
Ibleu (o ber, and was detemiaed aol to ba-
oome Kins Bell'i wife. Tha (bllowii^ mora*
ing I oalfed agaia la ea* laanege, awl read,
Beniwd, aad fayad with bar. In tha
ateiwiOB Mia. Heiriak and mnalf liiiled
btr, and faaiid her itill atmng in her deiarai-
nacoiog (141b iaaL) brother Nawbepa and
I cdled la eeai ber. 1 read and ooaTciaMi
with har, and boib bc«tb« Newh^ and
•ifaelf piajicd. Is Iba aftemoa Mn. Mar-
fkk and ajveV oUML aad epaot mm ti*e
m aaoTanaiiso with bar io ibe midat of ■
paat 4aal of aoin oade bj Kiag WiUiaiD^
Thii moniiogi when bratber New-
Sf,
If foi
Witti
a la hii window, aad de-
gall Inangge not
„ * *« ""aia tha>«,
rokad aai of tha oppoHia hoaM, aad eaiaa to
IO. Only a few mDnihe age loasgge wouU
a> loan think of facing the moaibef
a* to do aaj Ihine 'conlnry lo
ordiia, but she has all at once lost ber natural
limidilj, and ia remarkably hrave. She IcUa
me that ibe doca not ieel the alightesl fear of
maa, that ihe teara God alone, and koovii
that he ia itningand powerful to aave. Wbei
brolbtf Newb«in and 1 called yeilcrdsy
MMJBg, iMngie WW not at Kiag Willias'*
Iowa. Wa ware iabrmad that aba waiigon
to a neighbouring village to coUaet preMnu,
a practica among Taubu joung women when
tMf ai« goiog to be ntemed. Tbe tntfa ia,
laaagge waa oanied away by her faniiher
agaioat har will lo collect ptaaeuli, and when
aha gal to lix viltaje, iaitead of doing what
he deiired, she ntn away in the boih. 6he
waa aooB panued by ber brolhw and otbara,
ai^aalieaded, and oanied a«aia to Kiag Wil.
iiun's Iowa, who dacliDcd reoeivine ber.
Her brother then tooV her to hia own liouae^
and ebained her b; the left foot to a paal rf
luch for her. She told me that her bctrt
ai atrang, and abe msi ready to die for
CbriaC'i aake. A Camennna man, calleal
" Bottle of Beer," who had been lenl by
"--r Ball lo fetch Inangga lo CanMTOOBa,
bia fiat in my (aoe aeveral limes while I
•peaking (o laaugge, reiiLed and abused
, and said that be would mark me, aad
■baa I came lo CaaMrooos he would know
to do with m« ; that I profeitad to ba
Ball'a friend, tad then wanted la taka
hii wife. He concluded by raying ibaC
tbtT would aeiie a God-oian at CameioODS,
and pui bim in c^~' — — ''
lnaog_
brotbar Nawb^in (ho
laaviaf, " BiMtb of Daer " seuad hia oibcr
band, aad atleaiplad lo jniil him awaj.
Brother b'awbefin reached out hie hand
agaia, which Inangga aagerly grasped, show-
ing that she was as ferward in lympathiiij^
with us aa we with ber. On Teaching mj
boan, Mrs. Menick infonaed ne that, m mj
abaanca, they beatd that laaogge bad bean
put in ahaias, aad IheiafaM awit with Fannj
to see hn, ia order to spaak a fgw words of
oomtut and eiM)anra|eniaat. When she got
'- Nggombe'sbouae, "Bottle of Beer "stood
ib« door, shook bia fist in ber faoa sevaial
times, aad woold not permit ber to anier.
They pushed Fanny about, and said it was
nbe who hud advised Inangge not to go to
l^ameroona. Inangge hearing ihal Mrs. Uer>
ick naa at the door, altempled la get up to
sea Mrs. Merrick, hul they immediately drew
her down. This morning brother Newbegin
and Mis. Nawbegio, Mn. Merrick and my-
self, went to see Inangge. We found her la
cbaina, liCling on a mat. There naa not so
luucb oppoailioD sa ye*teniay; chairs wen
imoadiately handed to aa, and, a few woman
came up and shook banda kindly with aa. I
(BOled mystlf aear Jaangge, and read to her
in Iiubu Ibe 16tb chaplerof John, to which
ihe liatened with great attenlioD. " Bottle of
660
THE MISSIONARY HERALD
linw hii paMimi latnido]. Iciborieilliuiine
to bitb in iba proBUM* of Chrut, and tpiMe
Cliculirly u> uer kbout BbidiDg in Cbriit'i
t. Od UaTJiig. Icinpge inrormed i» tbit
tbey iatcnded Co carry tier iwtj lo Cime-
rooni oa the mnmiir. In Ibe iftcmaoii 1
nlled *giin to we ber. The Csmerooiu
people wire mucb more quiet End retpectful
than Uig; have been lince laasgge haa been
taken to Nggombe'a bouu. A few of them
0 Nggombe'a bouie. A
uy near lo beai what I w
Lord'a day, ITth. I called tbia morntog
to aee Inangge, and waa licaled kindly by
■CTenl of ibe CamenMU people. I nid all 1
cxiuld to build up Inangge in her moil holy
faidi. I found her atrong in Ibe Lord, and
have every reaaon to believe (bat the will die
rather than diiboDonr her Bivionr by be-
oomiDg King Bell't wife. On leaving ibe
told me that they iotended lo aend ber Co
Cameroou »heu the caDoee Tetnmed from
After OUT afternoon aeivioe we werv in-
formed that the CamerDODi people were
making preparationa to leave. All tbs Cbria-
tian fnenda in tbe village, with our aervaola,
ai well ma tbe native convert!, Inmed out
to ie« Inai^ge, and to eipreaa lympithy
-with ber in Iwr tronblea. When we reached
Nggombe'a houn, we found Inangge in great
Xoy of mind. I apoke Co her of the neceaaity
keejriiffi her mind ttayed on Chriat. Sbe
wept, and laid that her faearC waa peaceful.
On my inquiring wbaC the intended to do
vrhen ibi reached Cinwroona, ebe replied
that ibe waa ready lo die. I atood near her.
eODvening with her, till " Battle of Beer"
came into ibe bouae, and in an authoritative
tone commanded ber to get up and go down
to the beach. She aroie, and walked out of
the honte. "Bottle of Beer," fearing she
would run away, warned lo lead her down to
the beaeh, but ahe would not allow him to
putbandaonber. " Let me alonej'aaid ahe, " I
am not jnnDg to ran nwa j, I win walk down
myaelf. We all accompanied ber to tbe
bneb.ind aaid mneb to oomloTtud Aenfttboo
her. She wai pnt to ul nnder a aorl of roof
in the canoe, to protect her from the rvia.
We coold mana^ lo lee her under the roof,
but to deprive ua of thia pleamre (bn cohered
tbe opening. We itood at the bea^ till the
canoe left. Aa laon aa they paddM off,
aeveral Bimbia young men ■boated aland,
''Mr. Merrick teaehei liea; Mr. Ucnick n
a thief." On our return borne we oom-
mended poor Inangge to the divine care.
Her reUtivei were eaceedingl* aniioaiihattlM
ihonld throw off her ctotbea, and rcnusc
again tbe native drem, bnt ihe wonid oN
lialen to them. When ibe rcafbea Cane-
moni, King Bell, imlead orgreeling ■ cfaaer-
ful bride, will meet a mourner with deep
grief portrayed in her coantcnaDoe. Oh,
ibat ahe may be faithful unlo death! Uy
hopet are that all that baa trampired wit
tend lo Ihe furtherance of the goepel. What
ii lo become of poor Inangge at Cameroani
we cannot tell, tier brother haa aoit to tell
King Bell that if ihe will not oonaent lo ha-
come hia wife, he muit wtl ber in aomc
diatant country. Our hope ia in God.
" Greater ia he that ia for na than tber tial
are againit ui." I (mat Ibat all our frieoA
in Kngland will be inaUnt in prtjtr fir
Inangge, and br the minion in gsnei^
Moiaau ia aljll ateadhsl, and Fanny gela oa
well. Clara, the wife of my old iulerpectCT,
ia alao, I hope, walking in (be narrow way.
1 have donhli of Kiohard'a uncerity, Uw be
comes with the otber converti for privale
initruelJon. I aend by Cutain UilbooTDe a
few copiea of the Goapel of John, printed on
tbe Tract Society-a piper. The little asbool
hymn book I rent yon lome time ^o waa
■lao printed on Iheir paper, aa well aa tbi
laubu leiaon book which I now send by C^
CLARENCE,
A letter bas been leceived from Mr. Y^tHHOLo, dated the 12th oF Jane, stating
that in the day aehool there are eightjr-four on the booki, that his Buperintendence
of the BOhool faai been much interfered irithj aa well as his preaching, by repeated
attaolu offerer and ague, that the Buperintendeace of the Sundaj school has now
devoWed on him, that of the thitiy-two teacher*, all bat two are memben of the
church, that he hns formed classes for the improvement of the teachers, meeting
those of each sex onec in the week; that the health of Mis. Yamold, aa well as
his own, being affected, they had taken a vojage in the Dove for its lesto-
lation, hut that when at Calabar an attaclc of fever compelled Mn. Yamold's
being carried aahore, where she was kindly received hj the Rev. Mr. AnderacMi of
the Scottish Mission ; that she waa prematurely confined, and that the child had
died after a few hours, and that since Iheir return ber health bad giMtly impraved.
FOR OCTOBER, 1848. 661
WEST INDIES.
TRINIDAD.
'" Wo hane reoeiied a letter from Mr. Covbk, dated SaTuma Qnuide, July 27th,
Btatinj the difficulties, from various causes, under which missionaries labour in
that island, the encouragement he baa met vrith, and the necesntj, if the land is
to be speedilj possessed of a force greatly increased. Would that hb wishes, as
well «1 those of our missionaries in other quartets, could be gratified.
plice wu well filled, i
Pi^niltia and tneeunginuRU.
Whceerer I lit down to addrna yon, I
long to hare loaiething to eommanlcile which
would cheer jour mind and enenura^ the
friendi of the great vork in irhieh wi are
engaged. Wa can ny, howeier, there are
area doors which no mm csa ihuC, and
•dverwuiea not a few, with a group hece anil
there (o hear (he tnlitnonywe bear. I beg'n
to think we shall Me Godi cause Bouriah yet
in TriQidul^ though at times I doubt and am
ready to Eunt, » few are there who come to
ihe light, and of these few soarcely any from
BD intelligent love for the truth. Yet it is
cbeeriDE m such a dark land ai this, lur-
d dying
ronnded ■■ we are by Che diseeied a
on every hand, to nod even a feii
M> meet legeiber in the name of the Lord and
for his wonhip. I know of nothing more
cmshing to one's apirit than to see the place
where His nama is recorded despised and
neglected ; and yet in this land ofiuperati-
lion and groai ignorance ihit ia not an un-
common Uing, The truth il, our forces in
Trinidad an far loo (ew and weak, humanly
■peaking, for the contest, or at least for a
speedy issue, though of the ullimate isiue we
have no doubL We, therefore, still look
forward for incretsfd agency, either European
or practically educated natives such as I pre-
■nma are sent out from the Jamaica Institu-
Enolosed you will find a sketch of our
new Mission House, thoagb not i]uite finished
jeu ( Vida Cut.) It is a subsUntial build'mg
of wood, the outside walla and partition! of
cedir, the wood moat easily obliiiied here,
and Boor of pitch-pine, with a good shingle
roof. In lbs front is a large gallery the
whole length of the house, which I have
appropriated fi>r a chepel and school until we
can do better. Every sabbath afiernoon I
have a service, when about twenty of ihe
ftople not under priestly influence
bore is also a sibbsth school held
forenoon of a like nnmber, and duri
week a small day school. There ii
class of adults which meets eaeb day, after
school, for reading the eeriptures and other
exercise*. Such >• the oommenoeinent of our
operations at this new station. On last sab-
the little ___
sabbath school under the care of Mr. Day,
half brother to Mr. Innia, whom I named tc
you on a former occasion.
LelmitTi
On the eslsle there were about twenty who
Et. There might as easily have been a
Ludred, but the laboarers in this island have
I desire for instruction, they regard neither
emielves nor the Lord. Oh, they are in a
terrible slate on the plantations ; as I pass I
hear the drum all arouud, and meet Ihe people
cither lying or crawliog about in groups in a
dirty and disgusting stale. Hail we more
labourers in the field to get in among them,
this stale of things would not remain. How
Che planten can Took apon it with indiSerenee
' to me a mystery, hut their tastes and Gna
losibililioj, if thie were ever noesessed, are
all vitiated end blunted, so that they can
I in the mid"! of vice and wretched ous,
}ral and physical proitration indesorih-
able, unmoved and nnofTdnded.
dnded. There ere a
every sahhalh and in
1 I attend nearly
the people of the
forty, the proprie-
tor's laay uemg invanaoiy among the group,
both 19 a teaclier and hearer. I must m
rurness add, however, that I think were there
more labouren in the field, they would be
gladly welcomed On many of the esiaiee
where now the holy labbalh is desecrated all
day long by the semi-sar^es who cultivate
them. Oh, for more help I One itinerant
could visit and hold nieeung* on Gva or six
estates every sabhatb, beaidci holding night
meetings during the vreek; and this, even in
Ihe absence of all positive good, would do
much to break down the barbarous customs
that prevail throughout the Interior. But it
seems nest to useless to plead further for
Trinidad, save with the Lord of the harvest.
The Romish pnest of this quarter seems to
set himself in opposition to our effons to teoi-h
and enlighten those whom he bss so long
sealed up in darkness and profound ignorance.
Tract diitrifrulum.
hood tracts on popery.
among tbe best means we have of sowing thi
seeds of tnih among the people. When the
THE MISSIONARY HERALD
I h»d« TCTj kind luter from Mr, El»en of preMU my gntdn]
Bary > ihort tim« nncc, idTWi^ roc of k' tbc Henld.
HOMB PROCEEDINGS.
YODNG MEN'S MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.
Oa TooldBV CTSaiDZ, October Snd, 1649,
the AdddbI Uetdng ofHeniben will be held
■I the Minion Hooie, the chur lo be uken
^ the Rev. JoMph ADpii, M.A.. F.IUA.B.
Tbs Commitlag of the Baptut Minioiwrj
Society, membera of the Aejociaiion, and two
repreieaUtire* from nch JnTeuile Miuionarj
Auxiliary, are inriled to attend the meeting.
Tea will be pn»ided at ili a'clodtj buiineu
- -Ten o'elock.
Oa TuMdar erening, October 9th, the
Annual HeMing of the Aisociatioo nil! be
bcld in tiw Library of the aliuioa House )
the chair to be taken at biir-put leiea
o'clock pwciialy, by George T. Kemp, Esq.
lUvi. J- Bigwood, J. Clarke (late miuionary
from WaaUm Africa). John Curweti, William
Fnur, and J. H. Hiobin, A.M., b»ie kindly
pTOBiiied la addioi the maetiog.
Tha Committee have the pie
wMuca that they have made amuucemeaii for
the delivery of a aecood coune of lectures in
the IJbrary of the Miauoa Honn, od Wed-
■Mday cTeoinga, ai tiated below.
Ootober ITth, 1849, by the Rer. Wi
-- '- "'pel.
Brock, of Bloomtbary Chapel.
Subject— The Temporal BeseGl* i
•ritti tbe Diffoiian of Chriitiantty.
Nofmbwllit, 1849.bT lb* Rer.FiiMA
TiMtrwl, Sccietaiy to the BaptiM UiMaov;
Sodety.
Subject— Inland and her Feaple.
December 19th,lM9, by the Rn.Jiaa
Baldwin Brown, B.A., ol Ctayland'i Cbtftt.
KenaiDgttni.
Subject— Tbe PhiloMpby of UisduB;
Euierpriie, u dereloped in On lik of Ik
Apoatte Paul.
Jannary ISth, IBM, by the Rer. Dinid
Kalteru, of Haekneyi
Babjeet— A Olaoce at China.
Subject— KettbM Uylholegy lai Di'«
March aoib, IGSO, by lb* Bar. StB»l
JUaitin, of Weatminrier.
Sobjeet not yet bad.
Adnu«an to the hetum 1^ ticket* (tn).
which may be obtained at (be Tatnw o'
tbe Baptiat chapel*, of Mr. B. I- Grren.R
Paternoaler Row, and at the Miasion Hhm
Doen open at half-paataeten, toeoDnitna
at eigbt o'clocic
It b reapectfullf Teqneited tliat iriieie it is ptsedcable tbo ftiend* h l^
country orderini; MissioBaij' Cards, &c., «iH &t the saiue Ume kindl/ catB&»
tbe DMDC or & oountty bookseller, and his London nfent, Ibioogli whom iJk
parcels may ba seat, or such other mode of tmnsmimim u a»y moat eeoooaiw
tbe fundi of tbe Society.
FOREIGN LETTERS RECEIVED.
...Bmu ...Ueirick, J.
,Hiy3aandSI,Jnal^lK
.,.JU«a(dL,/.&<MjLp«ia&
Hewb^W.^Jalylk
Sakv.A -Jidyi.
TBn«M,I.B....J«aBU.
FOR OCTOBER, 1849.
Aau ...„, CiLCDrr* Pi>rce,a.ban.JaTwa9.
Tliemu,J. JnDC £4, Jnty S.
Wmga.l. JniuSO.
CotoxBO DiTin, J. Jnlj 11.
Madhu P(g*, T. C. JiuM B.
HoROHni PuwHu, J JoiwSL
Fat» Beddj, EL JanelH.
SiBAiiroBi Hanhmwi, J. CJol; A.
Babaiui Gaun> Cat ^...Bjcroft, W. K.,..Jaat S6.
Kamad Capon, U Jiil;29.
RdmCav LittliwMd, W. ...Jul; 19.
Bbrtavt. MoKtAii J«nUni, 3 Angoit 16.
HomtriAi BiLiH. ^J(nddkk,G.&Dii.Janc 15.
EJngdoD, J. Jnnc II, July 10.
Jamaica Cai^abak mnion.J Anguiti.
Po*! MaBia'.... D«y, D Jnly 19.
SaLTH's BlbL Dead;, V Jo]/ la
TamDAD....,....PoBTor Sfaiv Law, J Aagiut 7.
Satafna Grande Cowen, G Jal; 37.
ACKNOVVLEDaMENTS.
die Ibuki «F tbt Conmitloa m preaenied lo tbe fbllowiag friendi—
L«d!ea«tS«llen'Ha]l, for a cue of clothing, for the Orphan TUfag; Ijut Indim;
jDienile Miwonuy Sewiog Society. Hnmpiteiil, for m package of clothing, fur Schaali ■<
Briliib and Faraign Bible Society, for a cm of Bible> and TnCaiaentt, Ibf Ik BaplUt
Church, Librria ;
Britiib aod Forei^ School Society, tiir copiel of their ADnnal Report, for tht SttlioKt of
tUi Socitly;
ERRATUM.
In tl>« Septembet Henid, (lie Dame of Mn. Milntt feutoa ii printed for BCn. KUoer
CONTEIBUnONS,
BtetiMdonaoeovjUoftht Baptitt Mimonary Safitty, during tie month
of August, 1849.
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Atnawntb, UIh Anas,
lil« of Bocbibla, \1
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AckDOirMiH balsr* is S
U 7
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'W^oBlb, Kr.
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tba Re*. Ftodlnck TrcMrail ud Edward Bean Underbill, Eu]., Secratiriei, U (1m Miwi
Hoiiie,33,Miiorgals6ireel, Lomioir: id EmMBCHau, by the Ra*. ChriMi^ber Aadeni».il«
Rer.Jonathan WaUoti, tod John Micaodraw, £«].j in Guuaow, by Robert Kettle, Eiq.l
io Dublin, by John Pnner, E«q„ lUtliiiiiiiei Cutle ; in Cau.iJTTA, by the Ber. Juk"
Tbomu, Bipdrt MiniaB Pren ; end et Nkw You, Unitsd Sietea, by W. CdgM, '^■
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IRISH CHKONICLE.
THE UmON.
Tei tiBiul uintia] meetingt of the TqirescDtatiTM of the cliarcliu of tlie nnioii
wete held In Dublin during the lost week in August; beginning on Monday
evening they *efe continued until Friday evening. Each morning there vraa a
ptsyei-meetiDg, with a short addtess from one of the brethren. Mr. Bugb;f ot
Waterfonl preached the annual acrmon, and at the public meeting on the
Thursday, J. Biggs, Esq. of Devizes, presided. His father was formeily pastor
of the church meeting in Swift's Alley, and toolc a lively interest in (he
amociatiou then in existence, and in the formation of which he was mainly
instrumeDtal. The attendance at most of the meetings was encoursgtnff, but the
spirit pervading them all was truly deUirhtTa]. Only two of the brethren were
absent; Mr. Thomaa in consequeoce of the death of his eldest daughter, and
Mr. Young, owing to the siclcness preialhog at Cork.
The resorts from the churches were, on the whole, of the same character as
those of last year. Only one ohurch had remained sta^onary. The additions by
baptism, &c. amounted in fi^en churches to one hundred and twenty-one; the
losses to nearly eighty, chiefly bv emigration. One wonders how these little
churches stand their ground at all, when such a constant tide sweeps tbrcMigfa
them, and carries off so many of their members bom year to year.
It was pleasant too to see the brethren in better spirits. They, in common
with most others, seemed to feel the genial influenoe of hope, and hope resting
on something like, to say the least, a good foundation. It gladdened theit
couDtenances, and animated all their proceedings. We trust they may soon see
it realized.
places there were signs of prosperity. The new gallery at Ballina is necessary to
would have expected. The crops looked most promising, and as the weather
has been fine, all tho gtain will have been housed before this reaches the eye of
our friends.
It is now clear that the cost will not exceed the estimate, and next year the
cost of vrorking will be at least £100 leas, without diminishing, to any great
extent, the labourers hitherto employed. 80 &r as the experiment has proceeded
nothing could be more satisfactory, and certainly no money laid out for relief
purposes in Ireland will be really more usefttl, either, as affording present
aQeviation of auSisring, or aid for years to come.
We mentioned in oar last Chronicle
that our brother Mr. Ecclis ii cheered
by success in his labours. Ood is pros-
pering his efforts to do good. In the
midst of much to discourage, there are
many causes for gtatitnde. Under date
of the 7th Beptember he writes : —
I had tbs plessot* the week before last of
baptiiinc two additional disdplei who nnJted
MhosM ~ ' "
- ._ n Mlewihip on the fbUow-
ini Lord's day. It will ba intercating to tha
frisnda of Ihe Iridi mimm to know that
tbey had bem boUi biongbt np in the
catholic church, for converts from catbolieinn
■re pafnfblly faw in tha north ; a bet which
pobaps arise* mainlj from the Strang party
feeling that preraili here m widely, aad so
injuiioDilj to free inquiry.
Our venerable brother, Mr. M'CABTHt,
00 the Jlth September writes us a long
letter of a peculiarly cheering character.
The anniversary services in his neigh-
bouThood, which had just then been
held, wen of a nature to sustain and
stimulate him in his arduous duties.
886
imSH CHRONICLE.
After giving an secount ot an opennut
baptigin, he says : —
Neier berore, even in ibe faoiue of God,
did I KB greater decorum, grsTcr Btlcniion
and regard ihoim to the word of Gnd nnd
hit ordinHnce. The dear voman had to fight
her waj through a ho«t of clerical oppoution,
but ihe wu a match fat it a!l. One moh
worth 1
otben
In forroH Chroniclea we have given
Wpealed proof that the inatnic lions
Kceived by the young' in our rarioua
•ehooU, or imparted to tliose of maturer
Mgt by our readers, hai not ben in
Tlio. The fiuita bam beoome visible
ftfter many yoari. We are too proas
to chide at long-dekyed sueoesa, to
become Impatient when results are not
inunediately visibl*. Men, bowcTcr,
•ngaged in sl bigh and holy enterprise
am «Sbrd to "bide their time," tliey
wa wait for success. An efficient
igeney will al«a;^s, UMUei or later.
eSectually achieve il« work; silent and
Ulvisible prepamtion is always tlie
mightiest. Tlia ra(»« glorious the isauei
(be longer is the time of trial. It la so
in the physicnl, it is so In the moral
world. A noble nation lies prostrate at
(be foot of the man of sin. We strive
la laiie it to menial and moral elevation
by God's appointed means. We may
desire insUnt success, but this is not
the mode of Gud's ordinary working.
Wb are moved to active duty and
•ealous eSbrt in tbe cause of Heaven
not by success but by the command of
Ood. Here is proof that bread cast
upon the waters shall be found after
iswny, manir days.
Pat. BaBNHaH writes: —
On tnj WH fiom Balhna I called to we a
poor man. 1 asked him if he knav tne,
he replied,*" No, Sir." " Can jou read ? " I
inquired. "Yes." » Can you read Iridi ? "
" Yes." " What book do rou read ? " " The
bsst book ia the x^ld." •• What do von nil
hi" "The N«w Testament" «Bnt»hv
Is ft (he beat bookt" "Beeaase it ehowi
auHMestlM war to heaven." "Show me the
ira7,"nid I. He opened the beak at the
11th of John and rMd the 6th verse. "Ig
there no other wajp" "No,ftf this hook
Mys, Neither is there any other nune under
beaven given among msa, but Ibis name
alone." * Where *d you get that book ? "
'In a nbltt sebeol of tbe bsptlsli, and may
the Lord btess them, for tbey lirst broujiht
the Uble ta Iriih into this part of tbe
"Ah," eaid be, "jaa were tbe fint mas ■!»
ever told me of a free nlntion l^ Joo
Cbritt at Edward GaDlrick'a oigbt Khoel.''
Another proot
In the town of Tuhtwreory a msa odm
to' me in the street and asked me hov I M
I did not at £r>t recognise him. 'Yco
often," said he. " inspected me in tbe Iiidi
clam in Mr. D'Oara's ecbool." On tcllm;
me hii name I recollected him. Re n> ooi
who in that claH had committed s lirp
quantity of the Irish seiiptnns to ta-
marj. Tkirlf gtmrt hmt ttafmd i>w> tU
tehaol mat in tting.
After further conversation tbe nan
informed our render that lie did ruA
"kneel to a priest, nod never would,"
and that bis children were now com-
mitting to memory tbe Irish TestamcoL
Thus afler lliitty years our reader ii
cheered by beliolding tbe success of liis
labours. From nil quarters, but rfpc-
cially from' the west, wc have encounj;-
ing reports of the willingness and dcsin
R[CHAitn Moou, on Aogtut HlK
mlcs : —
Id Coolkamey I entered a mail eaUtp
r the r
In
fitted. After I had read and ripoan^'d U
them hi Iriiih Ihej Rave »ent to their larpn"
that (he prieila ihould have kept tbrm ■
lonf; in grora ignorance. When I leA Uiq
ftilQwed me acroas the liver to John Cavle.'^
had tbe house crowded ; Ihey >ve iH
JoHn WotiiOBur, July IStfa, kJ*'"
An old tiaugTCBor who entered s bnw
where I bad been reading a few daji ■'»«<
tauntingly obserred, "A few jtan ap "
knew nothing nboat jour bibles or teMsmnilt
Our villages were then cheered with aOii«-
ments, and our oounlry ei^oyed tbe caoino
of plenty. But now the ciy with ali ft }■
is, ' Come bear tha bUtle, Eome bssi '^
The very (aunt of the reviler ;««"*
the prevalent feeling of tlie people to
hear and read. This very man iBoit-
over afterward listened to our rst^^'
and knelt down with him in pnfer.
I bava had ftaqoent di*etariound>'^
IRISH CHBONICLE.
BotUB ortholiei, man; of *hom hsd nercr
heard the wa; of salialion fully eiplained
before. They endeavoured to oppose me,
to prove thai I wh> wrong. Bui I reasoned
with them out of the iciipturei, and (trove
to convince tliein that poperj <raB unMiip-
tun],and that it* varioua doctrinci nro the
InTentioniof men. 1 met nith more Roman
calholia than uiual hut month. My rc-
marki were not confined to one oi Uo af
their peculiar tenets, hut embruccd nearly
the wtinle of the errors of popery, I am
decided Ij of opinion that the Roman
Gfttholic population are leei bignted, more
enlightened and more aniioiu for knoivledge,
than aeven yean ago.
But ivbile llie population nro more
enlightened and lesa, bicoted, we
csDnot Tuport bd furouroblj of the
prieBts. Priestcraft hna ever been the
Dane of human bappines?, insidiously
does it work its miscliievous purposes,
and where it cannot kill it strives to
injure, wbeie it caoDot refute it mis-
represents.
JoBK Nabb, under date Augiiat 2iid,
(ays: —
In the morning I departed thenca and raw
•arenl penoni in enotber hooH. One of the
mm Hid. " Your reading la very good. But
I waa confesaing last week to tbe priett and
be detired me not to hear jou, doi liMcn to
jour book i that yoa did a deal bJ hem in
(Au ^aa <n thttt timet of cholera. In the
bauw of a man named Evani, where leveral
people were collected, I commenced reading
the word of God to ihem. The woman of
the house rose and taid the priest would not
^low her to hear that book, and Ibat he aJM
Miid you were a tum-conl and were striving to
turn others. I exclaimed, " May the Lord
Jenis turn as all to himielf,"
Another Iftter, dated September 61I1,
•ny«,—
I made a journey to the veal of the disbicL
On my way I lodged in the house of ■ man
named Movnahen, where sevetal penooi
colieeted to hear the word of God from me.
One aaid, " Are yoa the old man from
Tatberl that the priest warned hti congre-
gation against, and agninat your book 1" The
man of the home said, " I would rather hear
tbii man than the priest." Another said,
■Why arnipare auph to the priest I
If bther M'CHrty knew that you enconniged
aueb a man ha woold lay a heavy penanca
on you as he did on Murpby Ibe other day."
The man of ihe bMue replied, •■ I nm
attoniahed that Ihe priest would aay anything
tat baaring such a good bodu"
H. HooRR, September IJItb, write*, —
The ptieat bsi been inspired with double
gp, and Ecnt two ipips to see and bear. By
them 1 sent a verbal measage, that we should
be glad to see him, so that Ibe heareii might
be able to judge for tbeipielvea between us.
Pit. Bbbnhan writes, —
The priest of this parish is giving all
B opposilion ho can to every acriptural
ho«l. What has given riie to his in-
dignation at prestnt ii, a girl -who lias
attended our school at K for the last two
years has given up goin^ to i
sling
1 the
Lord's day. The priest sent for he'r
a few days ago, and told her that if ahe would
not bring her daughter to mass be would
maka an example of herin the parish. The
mother of the girl said that she could not
prevail on her daughter to come, and that the
thought every person ought to have liberty tf
conscience. The priett got mad at this, ^nd
said he aauld not give her one penny ^ the
relief he had to give Ihe poor.
Tliui do catholic priests employ tlie
moneys entrusted to their care by-
benevolence and piety. Where prittai-
craft reigns, irnorance is ever rampacl.
Ignorance, falsely styled the mother of
devotion, is, however, Ibe parent of a
numerous progenj-. Look at Ibe follow-
ing:—
August Sad, a reader wniM 1 —
I have visited varioua parts of Uiii distriot
during the past month. On my way I
entered a house in the eaateni part of the
district where thare was a number of penon*.
Amongst Ihem was an aged woman who was
afflictel with a sore disease. She said the
had uaed many remedies but they were of no
uae ; " but," taid the, " if I could get aom«
of the prieat's spittle it would heal me."
Another, iHider date of Aiie;ust 14tli|
In the widow Cook's, of Mountain River,
I met with an old woman. After a long
conrcrtalion, I assured her that her present
faith would never tavc her. Said she, "J
prayed lo the Virgin Mary twelve times this
One further iutaoce mty we fp*e at
present, nlthoogh we taay muhiply
instances of gross and lamentable igno-
rance ad infinitum. A reader, under
date of August 2nd, writes, —
On my way i went into the houae nf a
man named SulUvan, Bead Luke, 7th chap-
IBISH CHBONICLE.
tor, fimi 41* tcth to tba end oT the 8Ui
dwptci. One of the mm nid, " Yont md-
tng m good." Amitha aid, " Ntme on be
MTed bat thne who sttend nam and eoa-
(cMua," I mqniRd vbo told faim that. Be
nnlifd. ■ eonau of hie vbo bad been deed
■nin, and that
te tw« d^i aad M
In
d wHh
look to Cliriat alofie, who paid the n
It it gntitjiag to turn away frotn
Mach groa butaacei of i^onnce and
deliuioD, to the following' ioatanee of
the value and niBtBinmg power of an
enEgfitaied &ith !n ChniL Mr. Hiua-
Ttiit, imder date Ballina, AnjiMt IStb,
The lot fittei^ hai bMu a tiae of HU
bae. The ehofaa l—be^ wuTia^oIa pf
left the lawn thioi^ Aw. Ddiim tbtf time
we fc)t tbe *ahie «f a faith in tbe ti>d Job
Cbiiit Bon than DlDaL Thnm^ the Ltri^
nwtC7 ve tie not afiwd to die, hot *«
enabled te mcf, " Thy wOI be done."
Two of ODi mtmben had the iieeaw W
ncoTcred, and two of omr beuera died. Ok
of tbem bad applied lor faapdan, and ditd
in a bapi? rtale, Mlj tnutii^ in the Lori
Jena Chiiit fbr etenal life.
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NOVBliraiB, ]
MBUOIR OF THE LATE BET. GEORGE SAMPLE,
or HBITCUTLE-OX-ITKS.
aT Ta> BKT- TEOKU FOTTCBOIB.
AKoa«i the good m«n who luiTe
loTed and Mrred the o»ue of Qod ia
the north of England, the Bev. Q. Sam-
ple ooght to be hold in gtmtefnl and
laiting remembrance, espeoUll; hj the
memben of out own denominatioo.
He wai bom on the Idth of Augast,
1780, at a place called Highirood, neai
Hexham, in tbe ooon^ of Nortiuunber-
land. Hia motber was a daii^t«r of
Ur. William Angu«, who lived at the
Juniper Dyehouae, about the middle of
the last cantuTjr: a man of exalted
piety and virtue, a deaoon who pur-
chased to himadf a good degree and
great boldness in the &ilh, and BO noted
fbr hia hoapitalitj that he was otmunon-
Ij called the Host of the Chutob, then
meeting in his own botue. Itwillinte-
reat manj of our readeni to know that
Mr. Angos was one of the deacons,
in the year 1752, when the writer of
"Help to Zion'a TraTellers" was bap-
tised there and received into the
church,
vet.. XII.— rovRTH ssKim.
In his youth Mr. Sample oame to
Newcastle to learn the busness of a
gioeei; and it was during his appren-
ticethip that his piety assumed the
decided form which it ever afterwards
maintained till its reoeat oonsumnuitioa
in glory. In the year 1807, Mr. Fen-
gilly was chosen pastor of the church
at Tuthill Stairs, and young Sample. be-
came one of his stated hearers, attend-
ing his ministry with diligenoe and
with profit, " first givii^ himself to the
Lord and unto his people by the will
of God." Having made an application
for membership, he was baptised by his
poetoi in tbe month of October, 1808,
and thenceforward he delighted in the
ways of Qod. At the time of his bap-
tism Mr. Fengilly had recently esta-
blished a school for the religious
iostmctiou of children on the Lord's
day, and our dear friend had the honour
being among the first teachers,
entering upon his labours with oU the
ardour of one who had obtained mercy,
670
MEMOIR OF THB MTE REV. O. SAMPLE.
and with all the BteRdiness of a jouug
man that was constrained hj the love
of Chriat Step after step he vas led
on from the Bohool-room to the pulpit,
and from teaching children the first
prino^ilefl of divine truth to preaching
the grand doctrinea of the orosa amongst
the poor and ungodly in tliis town. In
oompanj with a few young men of the
aame spirit he commenced meetings for
divine worship in a private house which
they procured in Bandgate, where he
made soma of his earliest efforts to
publish that reUgion of love and good-
will of which he became eo bright an
ornament daring his useful lifis. Though
now ffiigaged in busineBa on hia own
behalf he found leisure for the cultiva-
tion of his own piety, and for doing
good to the wula of otheit— fpending
moat of his eabbaths in supplying
ohurobea that had no pastors, or in
making known the Saviour wherever a
door was opened to him.
At length hla piety and his talents
pnnted him oat u a suitable candidate
for the ChrisUan ministry, and after
apwking no less than six times brf6re
the ohtvob, he was requested by their
nnanimous vote to give up his worldly
engagements, that he might oonsaorate
all his powers to the lervioe of Qod and
to the salvation of men. Regarding
this call aa the voice of Him who
walketii in the midst of the ohurchee,
fib. Sam^ obeyed it in a spirit of di»-
bttereatednen and love, but not without
&ar and trembling. In a journal which
he kept at the period of which I am
DOW writing, are many entrte like
theeer-"! liope it is the will of the
Lord. May I feel its importance. It
has been my earnest desire that they
might be directed, and partionlarly u
when the matter was near a deoi^on.
Oh that I may ever be fidthful ! Let
me feel the danger of souls, and always
be ready to aound an alum. In thy
■tnngth, UflBsed JesoB, I would My,
take me and use me for thy ^orj ia
the salvation of souls, only iMke m
tiithfal, diligent, and naefiiL I hope
my motives are right, and at I hin
from the first earnestly piajed foi
direction, I trust that, agreeaUe ta hit
promise, Ood has directed my patk
Oh, prepare me for every trial, tempta-
tion, and cross 1 "
It was thought desirable that Hi.
Sample should go throu^ a inni
course of training, in preparatioa be
his future usefulness, and an appliation
to Dr. Bteadman having been suooMifal,
he removed to Eorton College m 6e
month cf October, 1SI8, with the oo-
victions and experience of a man ntu
had reached his twenty-eeventh jw:
and the viewa with iriiich he coo-
jnenoed hij studies m^ be gathend
from a letter which he wrote to an cU
Mend toon after bis arrival in ^"A-
ibire; — "H^^pywillitbefbrthechoni
of Christ, happy for ourselvea, if in»
this institation should arise mai^ w^
imbibing the ipirit of k Fearoe, >
Fuller, or a Sutdi^ ahall be detemuiid
to unfurl the banner of tlu mm ud
preach only Christ and him cmdfed
not oounting their livM dear tnt«
themsdve^ so that they mi^t &ii^
their oonrse with joy." Wth tbU lia
and determination he prepared fcr t^
servioe of the sanctuary, and knowiif
how mnch eminent uwfiilnsM wt»U
depend upon eminoLt piety be k^ !>>>
own heart with all ^Ug«nee anud tit
dangers and the excitement of a coQigt
Ufe. " When at oollege," wiit«a Mt
Itfurom of Sheffield, " fonr of ui ftrmi
onreelveB into a private and ideat (M
with a spedal view to the oultivBtioii<'
piety, and our subsequent uwfiilnM '^
the work of the Lord. Ws met n«<i-
larly for prayer and tacred ocsifMaixi
brother Sample waa one rf the iW'
He mnch eqoyed those mestiBg^M''
tributed much to their inMn^ w'
carried from them, I have no dsoUi >
MBHOIB OF THE LATE BET. 0. SAUPLB.
UeotBg that wu diffiued through Um
minutrj of' his nuoeeding life." Aa
Mr. Sample had been fovonied with a
good adaaation In bii jonth, and had
now reached a period in human lift
moat fitted for action, hia term of atndj
was ihortened, to admit of his entrauoe
Bpon a wide iphsre for tiie exeroiie of
hiatalenti.
Aboat the time of Ua going to ooU^o
oiroamataBoea uoa« In the charoh at
ITuthm Btaira, which led to the Beoea-
aion of twentj-nina memben, who
opened another plaoe for the wonhip of
Ood, and laid the fbundation of a
•eeond baptitt oante in the town. At
flrat ths7 atwmbled in a hotue called
Oarpenten' Hall, and after a year or
two ther built for their nie New Court
dupeL They knew the worth of Ur.
Sample, and invited him to beoome
their paator; heaeoepted the invitation,
and was ordained, in the month of
October, 1918, bj hia revered friend
and tator Dr. Steadman. nnder hia
minlatoy tba eongregation Increased,
both in muober and In Infioenee. Hanj
ware added to the church by baptton,
and " walking la the fiwr of Qod, and
in the ooroforti of the Holy Ohost, thej
were edified and multiplied." Years
rolled on of oomparativa prosperity,
when the wins question waa forced into
th« ehureh with more Mai than pm-
denoe; and in the onhappj contest that
ensued, not enlj was the bend of peaee
broken, bat the Spirit of Ood waa
gTiered.
Withont donbt this was the greatest
trial that ever came upon our dear
fHend in the conrsa of his ministry; and
it was the more palnftil from the bot,
that the division which fallowed might
have been prevented by mutual for-
bearanee and by a loving spirit. In the
midst of these confusions he resigned
his ofiice, bnt resumed it afterwards st
the esniest request of his friends; and
though he returned to his work with ell
the devotion that eonld iprisg tttm
ardent piety, yet it was amid regreta
tor Joys departed, no more to be realiied.
In tho resumption of his dutie* the
ohoreh provided him with a eo-paatmr;
but In a few montha he saw it his dn^
to resign again, and to retire from a
■pot where he had spent the beet part
of his days. Altogether, be rendered
about twenty-seven yean eerrioe to the
church in New Court, and during that
time he won golden opinions from men
of an partlee in thatown ttst liis urban-
ity as a gentleman, for his oonsistenej
as a Christian, and for his seal as a
pastor.
At this junotore Hr. Sample raodvad
a cordial invitation to sneoeed the Her.
PengUly, who after forty yean'
labour in the oanse of Qod radrad
tima pnblie into private Ufa, carrying
with him the affsetions and followed hr
the prayers of a large oirele of frienda.
Withont resting for one eabbath, Mr.
Bample entered upon his enlarged
sphere of usefulness on the spot where
he wss baptized in eariy life, and n-
oeived into Christian ooromunion. Bttt
as though he had some misgivings leat
his strength should be unequal to hia
dutJM, he stated dearly to the churcdi
that should his liealth fbil, or should
advancing years unfit him for inenased .
obligations, or if ndtber vaatott nor
usefulness resulted from his mlnirtty,
his mind was made up to saerifiee all
personal oonslderatiMU to ttke good ef
the oauae whidi had always been dear
to his heart.
Thus at a time of Itfo wben man fed
tiiat the prime of their days are past,
and wben nature pleads for aome relitf
from the nsres of the pastoral office,
Mr. Sample widettook the oveiai|^t of
a flock which required an amount of
mottal and bodily rigour taek as fow
persons possess in tbtii Sfty-^fth year ;
and it was a spedaole of moral gran-
deur to see how he tried to meet (lie
HEHOnt OF THE LA^TS BET. Q. SAMFLX.
(ttmanda lAich iua pec^le had npoD hii '
enngiM in the pulpit, at the bednde of I
Uw Bide, and in pasfanml Tintaliai.
Vmbj fricnda who simira him nmon-
ber bow ecmstaiilljlie weot about drang
good, with what ittadiiw ba {nnaed
that iriiiob bad bem the main olgeot <rf
bii Uf^ bow be adrntmiohed the Tonng,
bow be wanted the willed, bow be
oomfiirted tiie <dd,how he
" AUond to brlfhMrviBUsmBd M lk« «j.~
Within the apace of two or three
jean it beoame erident that he bad
undertaken more than his etrength
could bear; bis hedtb fiuled, and hie
debility inoreaKd, jet hie willing mind
and hit relij^otu prindplee refoaed to
fpm np withoDt a itmg^ which ended
tn death. For thirtf-fonr jean he bad
not been laid aeide bj ^i«^^lM■ eren for
mie mbhttb, and hit heart had berai ao
nnieh in hii woik, tiiat he had nc^leoted
unwiadj to Mcnie eeaaoni for rest and
teoeation; but the time had now oome
when hij powen were to imputed «■ to
abrm hie Mendi for the oonaeqneneea,
and he waa indaoed in the month of
Mareh to reeign the offioe which he no
longer felt himaelf able to fill. The
erieiB ia related bj lum in hia letter to
Mr. Laiom, dated June: — "Oneaabbath
morning in October last, when engaged
in the polpit, I quite broke down, faint-
nen and other sjinptonu compiling
me to oooclnde. A few private attempta
to meet the people auooeeded thia crisis;
and then, till the latter end of last
month, I was almoit oonatantlj confined
to the house, not ao mnch suffering
diaease, aa entire ptoatration of stiength,
both phjtioallj and mentallj." He
still hoped, however, bj rest, bj change
of air, and bj medical ud, to be able to
aerre the canae of Christ for a longer
period, either hj preaching to destitute
ohnrohei in these parta^ or bj means of
local Booetiee for helping both
and foreign mianona; bot nature
waa ezbansted b bcrjcod wfat hs bd
imagined, and Ua eoaatitetiflB was i»t-
matnn^ went out
In the midat of tbMe trmianiSt-
•iqMintaittta the elata of Ida ^nd m
wtxme and haf^j. " Ue saaecn lai
affinded mt," he mid in the kttv d-
rea^ quoted, " the (^ipntnm^ of «»
feanng m j sins, ^pljing a&cA to te
bkiod ff Jena, tijing to reabe eUnol
tbii^ia^ and cultinting a iea£a« to
obcrj the oaQ, if it shoold new tout,
'give an aeooont of Uij itewarddn^'
Of course tlua would be a lajnlni
change^ but then the gotpii, at tbiai
times, hears our quiita np^ and if a Mi
can my, 'I know wbMU I haTS bdiet-
ed " (« Tim. i 12>, he maj shrink ba
death itadf, but be need not fear dpif.
Thus I desire to fed, and thus to wiit;
leaving all with God, and not wilhcd
hope, not of reanming pnstonl Umsi%
but of aerrii^ btm with waj qaiit a
the gospel of his Son, ttkon^ it ibNll
be but as a hewer of wood, or a inm
of water." Fran this tune he liajv'
on amid hopea and fwm samrtini
better and at other times wns^bW*
ed with seasons of intense a^ofuBi,
or suffering moments irf eztnme pi^
He. visited the beautifiil vale of Ho-
ham, near his native plao^ he wo*
down to the seaude, ha ohtained At
beet medical advioa^ bis biends misi''
tered to him with aaridui^, and b
flock piBjed &r him iritboat eeasinft M
affliction had dcme ita woric, and be W
finished his ooniae. Daj after d*j ^
remained on the verge cj heann iWU
acnnetinies unoonaoious o< all Sims'
him, and then giving advioe to &iw
or prajing for the church, swnrig "''>
King in his beau^," or wrest^ ^
the f<>e, until the 2nd of SeptontA
when the struggle terminated in *^
death of hia body and in the frMdM «
hia eouL Aa he lived, ao he di0^i» '''
faith of Jesus and in the ho;* "^
heaven. On Wedwsdaj, the CfU^ ^
MEMOIR OF TBB LATS REV. 0. SAMPLE-
ma fbUovred to his grave bj & large
eompanr of moarnen, and vu buried
unid the lamentetionB of mtmj who
bad known him from their childhood,
and lored ^™ ■■ thtir sjdritual guide.
And on Lord's daj, the ninth, his fune-
ral Nnnon waa preached to a crowded
BMembly bj Mr. Pottenger, while in
moat obi^iela in the town his death was
improved by the mlnistera who held
him in the higheat esteem. Eia age
waaaixtf.
Our deoeaaed flrlend wai "a good
nun, and foil of the Holy Qhott and of
&itfa," yet all the element* of his fine
character came from above, and were
moulded bj the Spirit of grace. Brought
eariy in life to the knowledge of the
truth, he was ssTed tma those evil
habita whioh tbe mi^ri^ of young
men fenn who haunt the paths of sin,
and cast off the restraints of religion.
He had a meek and a quiet spirit, and
was free from tbe acerbity and waap-
iahness which make some profeason a
tonnent to themaelvee as they are an
offence onto others. Humble in mind,
pnre in heart, and blameless in life, he
ftdomed the doctrine of Qod his Sa-
viour in all things, so that men of no
religion confessed he was a man of Qod,
and a pattern of good works. Love
and peace, sincerity and kindness, recti-
tude and charity, breathed in his spirit,
f-nil were embodied in his conducL
■Widows and orphans were objects of
his compasrion; while the sick, the
aged, and the dying, moved his sympa-
tUea, and opened the springs of his
benevolence. A dear brother who knew
him well, says most truly, "Ha waa a
stranger to selfiahneee in all its forms
and manifestations. Dignified, urbane,
ani humble, he ocunmanded attention,
called forth confidenoe, and oondliated
love. His prayers were but sti
flowing from a spring of holy and ele-
vated piety within hia own soul. ~
was a man of Qod."
Aa a miniater of the gospel he mag-
nified his office, and gave no offence in
anything, leit hia mimstiy ahoold be
Uamed. For the oburohea he served
be waa ready to spend and be spent,
They wei« in hia heart. Their pros-
perity gave him joy, their advernty
caused him aorrow. In the pnlpit, in
the church meeting and in paatoral
visitation, he " waa gentle to all men,
apt to teach, patient, in meekneaa in-
stmcting those that oppose themaelvea,"
" His devotedneas to the cause of the
Redeemer," says the Aev. S. J. Davis,
" waa thoron^ and eameat. The revi-
val and extension of our ohurehea in
the northern district constantly occur
^ed his thoughts, his soUdtodea, bis
prayers; and called into vigorous action
hia tonga^his pen, and evenhia powers
of locomotion. Since my aoqaaintanoA
with him hia diainolination to bodi^
exertion waa considerable; but while
indisposed to take exerdse on his own
account, ha was always ready to snbmit
to the inoonvmiienoes of a journey to
promote the prosperity of the chnrche&
" Hia interest and eonoem for the
dinrohea became more intense as be
approached the terminatitm of hia mor-
tal journey. In doaing hia last letter
to me, a few days before faia lamented
decease, he says, — 'I am still very
feeble, yet can use my pen, and entreat
yon to make use of it and my influenos
to fbrward the ' good causa ' in the
north, or any where else.' Indeed, for
the ohnrofaes in the north, he growingly
felt the Bolidtnde of an apostle, and tha
tenderness of a bther. They will long
b^ the name of George Sample in
gntofol temembranee."
In common with all his brethren he
had his triala, and on more than one
occanmi his cnp ran over with grtrf;
but in eeaaona ef tronUe his grsoee
674
OBBUAH THEOLOOT AND PBIL080PHT.
■hone with unwonted loatre, Lka Btan
in ft dtrk >nd itormy night Throngh-
vat oar dsnomin»tion he wm greatlj
eateemed by «11 vho eqjojed hii friend-
ship—in the horns and foreign Tniaaiona
be took a deep interest— snd the oom-
mitteea of both those sooietiea plaoed
in him a degree of oonfidenoe whioh he
welt deserved. Aliniitera and raembov
of other oonimaniona loved him for the
spirit of Jeeni which he bresithed, and
for his readiness to ererj good work.
Uakdng no pretensionB to brilliant parts
or to literaij attainment^ yet b^ the
eloquence of holj linng and bf the
grsatnasB of self-deaial, he steadilj &d-
vmnoed in moral power for more than
forty jears, and resembled "the shining
light that sbineth more and more unto
the perfect day." Failings he had,
without doubt, though many of them
leaned to the side of virtue, and he
•ought pwdon for them all in the pr»~
oiotti Uood of Ohrirt. All bii hopee of
eternal life oottied in the cross, which
uthetl
leof h
the ground of his rqoieiag. Holding
firmly bii own views of believers' bap-
tism, he waged war against the vile
dogma of Bacrameotal effioaey, and as a
Bnner ready to perish he found a refuge
in the ri|^teousnees of Christ. Bat
while oalmly reviewing the past, and
hopefully waiting for the futars, his
Nmtet ffdled hin aw^ to remivfl buIk
limer hononis among tha spnits if JHt
men made perfint With many sf that
he had enjoyed oonunnnien bdow, ud
not a bw of them owed their atnticB
to him aa an inatmnwn* in the haitdi tf
Ood.
Thither he soon followed Mr. Dow-
las, iriioea memoir he wnte tot th
Beptembsr ""g— J"*. in the midtt d
great weakness, and iftainst the «iik«
of hii relatives who tramUad fw tk
oonsequenoes upon hie own delkate isl
attmuAted fruifb Bat love oeostniMd
him to perform this not of firienddir
for one who had been hia oompenise U
college and bis regnlar DOtrespaBdal
until separated l>y dMtth. In tnlb it
mi^ be said that David Doo^ ui
Qeorge Sample " were [deaaa&t in ttife
lives, and in their deftth they were ft
long divided." Both now sleep in J*-
SOS, and rest fom thttir laboore.
la closing this skatoh of my ped»
oessor in office, who was ou of the M
men it has bean my h^qwneas to kaew,
I cannot but regret his raawval tarn
amcmgit ns at a time when lue !nfh«a
over the northern ebnrehea was m |»
neral and so baneficial.
THOTJOHTS ON GBEMAN THEOLOGT AND PHILOSOPBT,
BT THK nrr. lonii nkvm.
It is said that many exdsim against
Qermanism in Uieology and menUl pbi-
loeophy who do not nndeiai«ad either,
and are, tbraefora, wholly ineompeteBt
indges. Iwooldasktlieot^ecter if he
^ '^eslf nadentaads, if ht aaa flm read
the maas of mystUsm pnbliAsd (7 tb
would-be phllMephers and diviM <f
Germany I If ever human thoa|^"*'
left to wander in aliy and pteWK'
regions, it is in the notioM ef thw
writers. Onethinahewew.lsebvta*
GSKHAN THEOLDOY AlfD PHIL0B0PH7.
<rrfi
to tnj iatdUgent rwider, that thwe
nun h»Te nude what thej call leason in
man ths mpiema judge of truth in both
rdigi<m and morala. Now if htunan
reason wen in&llible it might be made
the arUt«ff in ererrthing relating to
tlwia. But ws find those who profM
to be gnUed by pore reaaon, arriving at
oonohuioni lo difiSsrent and oontradio-
torj to eatdi other, that We are fbroed
to TtjMt the claima of human reason to
•rtatoaU reapeoting rali^oua truth.
Truth, on all tubgecta, ia unalterable and
etamallj the same, and in no wa; de-
pending on ths exeroiie of our peroeptive
or reaaoning fikoultiei. If mj reason,
therefore, admits a oert^n Btatement to
be txxu, and another man's reason de-
ddea it to be a blsehood, I hare no
Other altematiTe but to eonolnde that
what is oalled leaion ijs an incompetent
judge.
But irtiat ii reason! It is that
&onlt7 of ttte mind hj which we infer
from oertdin known piindplea, the truth
of which we have diaoovered, either bj
Intuition or a prooeai of proof arising
firom first prindplea, the certaintr of
other &ota. Its exerciae is, therefore,
connected with a patient attention to
eridence dther intuitive or legitimately
drawn from first, intuidve piinoiplei.
If tay reason jump at a oonduaion
without this ptooeas of proof, it is an
nntafe guide, and can never be the
rtandatd of troth. Truth exists inde-
pendent of reason. Beason is only that
fhculty bj which we traoe the prooeit
of proof which in&Ilihly leads to cer-
tuntj respecting any truth which may
be tiie tubject of our investigation.
Far be it from us to discard the ezer-
tise of reaaon in religious matters. The
more rational our Inveatigationa on such
matten are, the more correct will be our
oondmioiii, the firmer our &ith, and
the deeper our |Hety. WearenoMenda
to that im^kit ooi^denoe which would
mika w the viotinu of error when in*
udiously or boldly propoMd for our
belief. That devotion which arises
from ignorance or superstition is spuri-
ous. The nuudm of the Romish church,
"that ignorance is the mother of devo-
tion," ought to be Boomed by every
serious inquirer after truth.
What, then, is the provinee of reason
in respect to religion and morals 1 Just
that which it is in respect to any other
subject of investigation not r^igious;
nmply to draw its conclusions from
evidence, indubitable eridenoe. As an
illustration of its proper application, I
shall suppose the following train of
thought. I fbel myself to be a living,
thinking being — any attempt to prove
this would be absurd. I find myself
also, surrounded by other living beings,
and a world of most exquirite mechan-
ism, everywhere evinoing deeign, har-
mony, and benevolence. My ezperienoe
soon teaches me that where there is
dengn, there must have been a designer.
If in my travels I oome on the mios of
some large dty or once magnificent
building, I can have no doubt that
these were ttte work of intelligent be-
ings c^Mhle of rearing them. Applying
the same mode of reasoning to the
world around me, and extending it to
Ae universe as &t as my eye can reach,
the condusion oomee to my mind with
irreoistible force, that tiaoK must be a
great, wise, and powerful being that
made them all. That bring I call Ood.
Fain would I know more of his person
and oharecter. Ardent desire is roused
to know the relatitm. in which I stand
to HUdi a being. Alas ! without su-
perior light I can only conjecture.
Reason makes certain advances, Imt soon
feels herself oMupdled to stop for want
of evidence.
I am, then, infimned that Qod has
revealed himself in a book which lays
claim to in^iration. That in oompas-
don to Us cmture^ man, he has made
sodi • imlatfam of Umielf and of hie
67S
OBRUAH THEOLOQT AHD PHILOSOPHY.
graoioiu putpoaes aa may oandooe to
liu happineni, and guide him to tmtb
on all that moet ooaoenu him. The
aniunincemeat filla my heart with jay.
fiut J pause and u^ " Can thia indeed
be true I Wliat endenoe ia there of its
truth r The bgitinurts provinoe of
MMon ifl to iaveftigate that oTidenoe.
Being onoe aatiafied that the bible is
Boch a reTdatiou; that it ia indeed Qod'a
book, my duty ia, then, not to diepote
the tnitha whioh it reveab, but aimply
to ascertain what it does reveal, and
implicitly to leoeive it aa truth.
Those writers and pmfessora vho are
olaased among the opponents of neology
and sceptioiam, and the restorers of true,
evangelical rdigion in Oermany, are
■till chargeable with a most iiyurioui
mysticiBm in their description of the
Chriatian religion. Sohleirmuber and
his followers place all religion in feeling,
feeling of dependence on Ood. They
exalt human nature in opposition to the
deolaration of Qod himself, who declares
that the imaginationa of the thoughts of
man's heart are evil continually. They
teaob that there is a substratum of good
in man, and salvation consists in exdt-
ing this inward feeling into preponder*
atingsioti vity by some mystical connexion
with Clhriit They admit a second
Older of feeling in connexion with the
world, a moral fueling which manifests
itself in action. Combined with the
superior feeling of dependence on Cod,
it leads to the pnwtioe of virtue in
various forms. But how absurd and
mysUoal is all this when compared with
the ludd and simple statements of the
Uble!
They tske it for granted that this
feeling is something innate, a first prin-
ciple in the mind itself. But any man
who will examine his own mind, will
peiodve that all bis feelings are the re-
sult of something either real w imagin-
ary, operating on his mind. Pear, joy,
sorrow, hops, Iot^ hatred anger, in^
■re all produced by ■wnething exterior
to the mind itself, and chelating npcn
it. They may be just or groondlMs
feelings, but tb^ are so just as the ofie-
tatiag cause is real or imsginary. A
child, or even a man, may have tha. fee-
ing of fter excited in his nund, nhtn
passing a borial-grDnsd in m londy
place in a dark ni^t, bj the thougjtt of
ghosts. This feeling is unjust, » meiriy
imaginary fear, for it aiisea frran an
imaginiuT danger. True feeling is the
result of a i^ty the knowtodge of
which the mind has attained. "Btt
great point, then, to which I would
draw attention is, that all our feelings
are tiie result of a cause.
Now let us apply this reoaiHung to tlx
actual state of feeling which is the re-
sult of a scriptural knowledge of Ood
and his ways, and which is fouDded ca
evidence indndng belief in what is re-
vealed. A man believes that then is
one God, the creator and jn-eaervcr of
all things, almighty, everywhere present^
and knowing all things, a wise, good,
and merciful being, holy, just, and tme;
that ho has so loved tJie world that
he has given his only-b^otten Son, thai
whosoever bdieveth in him should not
perish but have everlasting life ; that
tikis unspeakable gift was made in god-
■equence of our helpless and periahii^
state. What feelings will be produced
by such a &ith t Qodiy sorrow for sin,
humility, confidence in Christ, hope,
P^°^ j°7i ^^ gratitude, a ssnse of
obligation to serve and honour Ood.
The more thoroughly these truths an
believed, the deeper will these feelings
be. Now, all genuine fieeling ia infloeo-
tial. We see the man, therefore^ a anr
creature. The love of Christ constraioi
him, not to live to himself, but to him
who died for him. All oounter-emottons
perish or are weakened. Hei« is an
operating cause, namely, divine truth
brought home to the heart by the Spirit
of Qod. Here are feelings "f^-^'rg
THE EFFECTS OP INFAKT BAPTISM.
STT
theiiiB«lres into obedience to Qod and
benerolenoe to man. All thcM combined
constitute religion. Faith, and feeling,
Bud practice, go hand in hand and pro-
dnoe that beftutifiil hannonj which
oonstitntee true religion.
How different is aU tioB from that
mjstic philoeophj which pretends to be
an adTanoe on Christianitj as it existed
in the time of its divine Founder and
hia spostlee — a progressiTe movement
to meet the saperior intelligence of the
age. To joung biends who are prepar-
ing for the miniBtry I wonld earnestly
■ay, " Beware, lest anj man spoil jon
through philosophy and vain deout
after the rudiments of the world, and
not after Christ." If jou are satisfied
that the Uhle b Qod's book, take it as
joju guide, the light of jonr feet, and
the hunp of jma patii. Seek the teach-
ing of the H0I7 Sjnrit in all your
OaUeomit Boute, Porimnovih.
inquiries after truth. The vain jargon
of the schools is now what it has ever
been, a mict riring &om the stagnant
pool of human pride, to obscure the
simple truth which shines like a eun-
beam in the pages of the divine word.
Quided by that wotd you will not only
save yourselves but them that hear jon.
The simple gospel is equally adapted to
an elates of sodety. To the learned and
nnlearoed, to the savage and the civil-
ized, it is equally the power of God
nnto salvation. Be determined to know
nothing among men but Jesus Christ
and him omcified. It is a fearful thing
to pander to the &lse taste of any age
or Btat« of Bodety. No Tenement in
language or thought can atone for the
want of the simplicity that is in ChrisL
A dying moment will convince us all
that all preaching that hides the cross
is worthless, nay more, ruinous.
THE EFFECTS OF INFANT BAPTISH.
BT iHi BDir. an> kbt. saftibi wbiothuli< kqml, ila.
Its first effect is to abolish almost
entirely in any church and in any na-
tion Om baptism of believeie. It is
not an addition to the baptism of be-
lievers, but snpersedes it ; because when
a nation adopts the profeemon of Chris-
tianity, almost all its children are
baptised, and there remain no adults
nnbaptized. The consequence is, that
all the effects ot the baptism of believ.
efS vanish with it. A baptism of dedi-
cation, not sanctioned by Christ, and of
which no instance is tbund in the New
Testament, has abolished the baptism
of profeesion instituted by Christ, and
alone declared to be practised by apoe-
tles. The intense emotions with which
converts might give themselves in
baptism to the service of the Redeemer
are precluded; and the church, the
congregation, the world, lose the im-
piesraons wUdi might be derived from
witnessing the act by which believers,
lately tamed from darkness to light,
and from the power of Batan to Ood,
surrender themselves to the service of
the Redeemer. Christ's baptism, with
all its blesnngB, is set aside to introduce
another baptism derived from &lie
analogies and forced inferenoee, of
which neither Christ nor his apostles
have said one word. Throuf^ the
baptism of unconscious infimts, the
solemn, affecting, and salutary baptism
of repentance, Utb, and self-dedication
to Ood, has nearly vanished from the
churches
What have the idinrohes gained by
67S
THB BPFBCTS OF IHFAHT BAFTISH.
tliii Bobatitalian T I eaa find no bene-
fit whfttenr derived from inbiit 1»p-
tim by in&oU, or their parents, or
the chotchea, or the worid. Inbnte
cated to God, fcUely by onbeKoroig
paTent^ and nnoerdy bj parents who
belieTO. In the former case, parents
dn by an aot of hypocrisy; in the
secMid, they do what they would do
without baptism, and no more. Bat
what does the infant gain 1 Without
baptism he mif^t reoeiTe parental
training, be placed ttndor a piooi mas-
ter, listen to earnest preaching, join in
the prayers of the congregation, asso-
ciate wiA godly friendly be instmoted
at a good sohotd, become a monber of
the pastor's UUe-olaM, and attond the
ptayer-mMtiiigi of the ocmgregation.
Prom what meoiu of iDstraction is the
unbaptized child of Christian paioita
excluded which would be open to
blazed child} Under the Mosuc
economy, which was exclusiTe, ciH
dnon admitted the child to the temple-
woTship, to the teaching of the rabbins
or priests, to the passover and other
festivals, to assooaUon with the chosen
people, to the use of all the meai
instrnotioa then In the world, from
which the nndnramcised were excluded ;
bat under the Christian economy,
which is meant tat tiw world, there is
no >aoh eidudcn. The anbaptised
child has all the advantages which were
posMssed by the oircumdsed child, and
many more ; say, further, he has all the
advantages posseseed by the baptised
child. In no respect does the first
differ from the sooond, except that he
'does not bear a name which by itself is
delusive and worse than wortiiless.
The nnanthorised baptism of infitnta
cannot be shown to render to them any
Inrvice whatever. It renders no advoQ-
tage to their parents. By the oomplete
subjection of a child to the will of his
"wents, by his imploring helplessness,
by his dooili^ and mrOtmtm, b; As
sacred tniBt whidi Qod has put m Oe |
hands of his panata, by tiie pamtd
love with whiidi ha has implored fim
are tilery boond and niged to ieSati
him from his inbn^ to God,toiBitart
«nil train ^^^''' for Qod, and gmde hia
by precept and examjAB to the know-
ledge and km of Us Maker. Cubq)-
liwn add anything to these oUigstinil
Does it in bat I Even pareets «l«
have sprinkled their dnidnsi ftd tb
fisroe of these natural motivM dij 1?
day a thonsand times man thsa tis;
do the infiuenoe of that idi^
sprinkling. Pious parents do not dmI
Uiis new indocesnent to ednoate thai
ohildien well ; ungodly parents euuiri
feel its Ibrce. On the other hsnd, tht
actual praotioe of pssdob^itist cfannbi
too deariy piovea that tiie chni^
themselves take very HtUe islas* »
the ceremony. Baptism, osoept ii ht
as superstition has invested it "4
imagiaary spiritual power, seema to "*
to have dwindled into a fbnnalitj.
Tet even this formality is &*o^
with the dements of pontive midii
For nnoe all who are bi^tixed iR io
some sense disciples (Matt, xzrio. 19)<
all baptised in&nta are tbon^t to be-
become Christians. The Angliw
churches say ot them, that tbtf v*
"members of Christ, cUUm of OA
nnd inheritors of the UngdoD it
heaven." — CTwrrt OfOtehim- * "^
viable Bodety which Qcd was ptf*""
to institute amongst mim • • ■ ^
the day of Pentecost, has combted it
baptixed families enlai^ing to in>?
baptized nation*."— Jrc*"ffl&'« £«<«*
14. "It is undeniable, that hi scripOi"
the vidble number of the b^tiw^ ■
called the dinroh."— i*«a. !& In tta
baptismal eervioe each Anglicsa niii*
ter says of eaoh difld brw^ to I*
to be sprinkled, "We reodve this <*ilj
into the congi^atlon of QiTist'i flo^ '
and adds, " This ohfld is wgewntt »*
THE BFFBCTS Off INFUTT BAPTISM.
679
gnftedinto the bod; of Chrut'iohuToL"
Wlienapon he farther Hji, "We jield
thee heartj thanka, moet memtfal
Father, that it hftth pleaoed thee to re-
genente tbie infant with thjr H0I7
Spirit, to reoeive him for thine ows
child bj adoption, aad to iiuorponUe
lum into th; holj chnroh." "Oooe
nnitod in the etctament to Chriat, the
child beoomea mjetically or Bacrvneut-
xll; one of thet bod; of whiob Cluiet
if the head. . . . The formal mjs-
tioal union takee plaoei iiidi¥idiiallr at
the moment, and in Uie act of the
mjitioal waihing awaj of iin."—BMrt
on Saptim, 262.
All thia the children within the
Anglieaneetabliahment are tubeeqnentlj
ta.ught by the Cateohiem. Each child
ia all the pariah eohoola, and in erer;
Axglican bmilj, thron^uxit the whole
land, ia taught to laj, in anjwer to the
quettion, " Who gave you thia name 1
Mj godfathers and godmothera in mj
bsptiam, wherein I waa made a member
oC Chriat, a child of Qod, and an
inheritor of the kingdom of heaven."
Henee the children grow up to think
tbemaelTea Ohriatiana, and their parenta
tiiink them the aame. The ohuroh and
the world are inaepaiably blended ; the
ehundi nrdla into the nation, the nar
tioa beoomea the church.
" We hdd," laTB Booker, " that aee-
ing there is not any man of the ohuroh
of England but the wme man ia also a
member of the oommonwealtb, nor an
member of the oomuonwealth which ia
not also of the church of England,
. . . one and the same multitude
maj in such sort be both." — Book viiL
Bj thia means intetDiinahle confuiian
has apread over the churohea The
chnroh ia in the Hew Testamwt Chriat'a
hrid^ which he intends to present to
bimaelf without bolt (Bph. vi, £6—27],
the oompan; of the first-bom, whose
names are written in heaven (Heb. zii
83); btU tww tbeie u a mv Mcuty,
onknown in the New Testament, which
men call "the visible church," another
body of Christ, another biide, oomposed
of baptaed nations. The churohea
which were oompoeed of thoee tiooe,
who wen in tealitf, or in appeanmoe,
saints and fltithfiil brethren, are now
onnpoeed of all who were aprinUed in
ia&tiaj without their own oonaent or
knowledge, of all ojHnions and of all
obaraoters. 60 we hear of Chiistiaa
natiims and Ohrisdan parliaments, with-
out an; re&renoe whatever to ohaiaoter,
or even to any exf^oit pibfeanon, solel;
in virtue of t^i* in&nt sprinkling.
Sometimes, also, we hear of "good
Christians " y-mi of " bad Christiana."
The passages of scripture which urge
Oiriatians to separate from the worid,
have lost their meaning. There is no
"world" in England; the "world" is
the ohnr^i and ChriatiaQa mnat not
separate from the ohuroh. Soriptnn
inaists upon the neceanty of a new
birth; but with what foroe can ita
appeal ctnne to those who have been
already in baptiam "regenerated with
the Holy Spirit I" — Baptuirud Serviot.
The awful warnings of scripture to
(he unconverted are limited to heathens
and Jews; the privileges ezohudvel;
belonging to saints are ascribed to all
who bear the Ohiistian name. By thia
unhappy praotioe of infant baptism all
distinctness of warning is banished
from many pulpits. I have heard mea
appealed to in the pulpit as " Cnais-
TiAKS living in known sin; Christiana
neglecting the bible and prayer; Chris-
tians ungodly in heart and life." Ad-
dressed as Christians, they could not
think that they needed a «»nplete
change. A development of latent
graoc^ the revival of a dwmant {toy,
waa all that they could require. AJ-
ready r^enente - Christiana, oiuoying
the interoesdon of Chriat for than, and
sulgects of the common inSuencee of
the ^iiit, » little improvcawst at the
THE EFFECTS OF IITFANT BAPTISM.
dow of li& would Boielj niffloe to save
An indiitinctnen of tiuB kind ia often
peioeplible in the pulpite of Anglican
miniaten, who r^eot the notion that
bapdam gonerally efCeoti the s^toal
r^enentJon of infante. Tligitiinn must
do something; it miut make the chil-
dren in some leiue Chriatiana ; " mem-
bera of Chiiat, children of Qod, and
inheritors of the kingdom of heaven."
And that ia enough to enfeeble btalty
all appeala to the nnoonverted. But
in&nt baptdsm haa Tsr; naturall; led to
the vorae notion of baptiamal regenera-
tion ; to the notion that the one apiritnal
r^enetation ueceaaarj to salvation, and
which ia itself the aouroe of aalvation,
ia accomplished bj baptism. Sinoe the
aoriptnrea declare that perscau are to
be bapticed for the remia^on of tins
(Acta ii 33), that thej should be "bap-
tized and wash awaj their sini " (Acts
xsii 16), that thej are "buried with
Christ, and rise with him " in baptiam
(CoL u. IS), that the baptised "put on
Christ " (OaL iiL 27), and that they are
" aaved " hj baptism (1 Fet iiL SI) ; if
these passages are applied to in&nts, it
is verj difficult to avoid the conclusion
that they are renewed and justified in
baptism. Believers being required to
exercise fiuth before they oome to bap-
tiam, it ia eaay to nnderatand, with
reference to them, that baptiam ia in all
these oaaea pat for the profession of
&ith, for that real &ith which, being
proved b; oonfestion, is the work of the
Spirit, and secures remission of t
bat at infants are incapable of faith, if
tikeee paaaagee apply to them, they
moat ezpreu the reaulta effected l^
their baptism, in other words, their
baptiamal regeneration. By this doc-
trine baptized nations are regenerated
and justified in infancy ; there ia no such
Udng as a regeneration effected by the
Spirit of Ood through hia word (J(
18; 1 Pet. i. 23). Esoept in very
rare cases, none are justified by bith, fo
they are justified in infoncy. And the
following tractarian doctrine trinmfb :
"The SBOTamente, not peaching, are
the Bouroea of divme graoe." — TVocm,
vol. L, p. 4. "They are the cwly joati-
tjiag rites or inatoomenla of conveying
the atonement"— Ttvei 9(^ p. 4&
" Beg«ieiation in haptdsm is the very
Q>irit and essence of the whole teach-
ing irf the ohnroh." — Plain Word*, p.
SI. " The two sacraments of th« gee-
pel are those which directly oommnm-
cate Christ to theaouL"— A^tuA Critie,
July, 1843, p. SI. " In haptiam itwlf
two very different causes are OMabined,
the one Ood himself, the other a cB«a-
ture which he has thon^t fit to hallow
for this end."— Pit*y, JVtw^ 67. «Be-
generation is the being horn of water
and of the Spirit, or by God'a ^nrit
ag^ moving on Uie boe of the waten,
and ssnctij^ing tiiem for our oleanttng,
and cleansing us thereby." — Jiid.
" And is not this fundamental error,"
says a pioua AngHram writer, " the
mighty mischief which ia now dwolat-
ing cor church 1 All the evils iritid
have ever been aaoribed to the doctrinal
of gnkoe, with all their perversiona and
all their miaajiprehensions, mnst aink
into insignificance when compared with
those which daily and pa^bly isaae
from the assertion of the gmeral ^-
cacy of haptiam in all who partake ot
that right." " As Bishop Jewdl aaaertt,
Verily, to ascribe felicity or rwniaioD
of tin, which is the inwud work ti the
Holy Qhost, unto any manner of oot-
watd action whatsoever, it ia a mper-
stitiouB, a gross, and a Jewidi error."
" Thus confounding urcnmstanlials
with essentials, all the miaohi^ <J de-
lusion follow, and the Christian body,
thua feeding on wind instead of whole-
some nutriment, ia starved, and Guttts^
and decaya."— Ai^ 9, 10, 6. Bat ao
long as infont baptiam continaea to be
practiaed, thia " gross BaftntUata," this
SPiaiTUAL « EXKMPT8."
681
"jtughtj miMhief," mnrt oontinne, b»-
CMua it springs twmwarily from Ui«
application of the Kriptnitl Btat«menta
nspeoliiig thstepliamof beUeranto the
Iwptinn of in&ata; and while infant
Imptiini liBta, there bong onlj one bqt-
titm enacted bj Christ, thej must be
ap^died. — Atay on ChriMian Saptitm,
SPIRITUAL "BXEMPTS."
Abridged from an Amtriean Periodieal.
Tbm aie a class of professors, Us
more numerous in the ohnroh than is
oonaistent with her wel&ie. Thej aie
alw»;r* willing to have everything done.
Thej complain if it is not done. Tetf
readj are thej to bind the heaviest
burdens on others ; jet, somehow or
other, thej are always adroit oiongh to
remoTe dimr own shoulders from the
lowL
" Oh jvt, the sabbath school on^t to
be effidentlj sustained. It is very
neceasary to gather in the children, who
would otherwise be running abont,
deeeoiatiiig the holj day, and growing
np in idle and vicious habits !" " Well
then, come, take a dass." "Be a
viattor." " Let me report jou to the
anperintendent, as ready to b^n next
Babbath." Ah, yon get no such per-
misdon. Yon find that by some conve-
nient method of reasMiing, these
persons have learned to consider them-
selves "exempt" &om such service.
They do not indeed vresr a badge to
this effect, like the ex-firemsn or the
Mddier who has served his seven yean ;
yet just as cocdly es if they did, they
refer yon to somebody else, as the cne
who is to discharge their dnty. Ton
would naturally suppose (if the thing
were not impossible) that they had
hired him as their substitute in Uie
aniij of Ohriat I
The prayer meeting also oi^ht to be
fluttained. It would look very badly,
to eay the least, if it were given up.
TheiT pastor would feel very sorrowful
about it, if none of the church were
willing to assemble for pi^er. They
have some leoollection, moreover, that
they have promised that they would
not "forsake the assembling of them-
selves t^[ether." Yet here also we
have the supplication which they put
up more firequently than any other, —
" I pray thee, have nw excused." As in
the ffmner instance they would bin
have the duty devolve on some ima
else. Th^ do not say, premsely in so
many words, tliat others like praying
better than th^ do, they only say that
" they have more time." Hew it may
be in other churches I do not know, it
may be different with them ; but this I
can say, that those who oompoee my
own body-guard as a pastor, the picked
of the flock who are always there, the
Aarons and Hnrs who stay np the feeble
hands of my ministry, are not by any
means only those who live nearest the
place of w<»Ehip, who have the most of
this world's good, who are the least in-
dnstrions in their lawful avocatitms, or
who are the meet able to afford the
low of their time.
We have often pnisled ourselves no
little to discover the method by which
these tpiriluat extmptt reconcile it with
their consciences to live as uselessly to
themselves, and as unprofitably to
others, as they do. Do they make one
dnty that is performed stand as a suffi-
cient ofiset for a dosen that are not
performed t That is Semanism. Do
they suppose thur nightly prayer ob*
FA0T8 AND OBSBfiVATIOMS
t«i(u tarpwnaK for their iailj and
hftlntusl una <^ omiuion and oonunis-
■ion ) If to, thtij do not know how to
pnj at alL Are thef looking forward
to Bome time before they leave the
world, when thej really will b^in to
live in some measure as thej ought to
dol This is BO much time that oan never
be regained ; so much hftppinees gone
that can never be eiyoTed; lo mnoh
goilt that will loudly call for cbasUse-
ment Rnd repentance. Is their oonduct
really em honeat index of th^ delibe-
rate oonriotioiu in thia matter t I>c
they, in fikct, brieve that there are
some in the ChristiBD vewd who are to
go to heftven aa pa»wigofi, while otben
are to have all the toil and trouble ot
bringing the ship into portt
The lad and most freqnoit otxuAiuiua
at which we arrive is, that tbeae idf-
oonstitated exempts are those who arc
deoeiving themselves with & name to
live while they are dead, who have the
form of godliness but are dcaUtate of
the power thtteot
FAOTS AHD 0BSEBTATI0N8 BELATDTCI TO TEE DAT OF BS8T.
TsB labourer naeds relaxation from
his toil, and though there is nothirg in
natural religion or political economy
that would lead as to fix npou every
■evMith d^ aa pretniely the requisite
period of lepos^ both agree in conclud-
ing aotne reapte to be neoeasary, and
nether can improve upon that arrange-
ment which the all-wise Creator has
^pointed. Dr. Humfrey of Amherst
Ctdlege records a &ct strikingly illus-
trative of this observation. "Not
many years ago, a ccmtractor went on
to the west with his hired men and
teams to make a tompike-road. At
first he paid no regard to the sabbatb,
but continued bis work as on otiier
days. He soon found, however, that
the ordinances of nature, no less than
the moral law, were against him. His
labourers grew sickly, bis teams grew
poor and feeble^ and he was fully ooa-
Tineed that more was lost ttum gained
by working on the Lord's day."— i/. B.
PUx.
Thui are (in Louisiana) American
planters, I am happy to say, not only
Christians, but moi of the world, who
set a noble fff^p'" in the midst »f the
ooiniptioa with which they are sur-
rounded, of resting from all unneceaaiy
labour on the Lord's day; and it has
been tested beyond the posability of s
doubt that Uioee who do so make more
sugar, in proportim to the numbei of
hands they employ, than tboee who
work seven days is tJbe we^ Besdee,
those who lalwar during the seva
days of the week, and pay no attwntina
to the day of Mored rest, beooma so
completely &Ugaed and jaded with
oontiaued labour that they are ina^
able of acocan[diBhing aa mudi in eeva
days as tbey would aoeomi^iBh in sij^
provided they rested on tiie first day cf
the weA. The divine appointmott <i
one day in sevw as a day of rest for
man and beast, is wise and merafiil,
and it never can be violated, exoept in
cases of absolnte Moeaeity, without in-
curring the frown of the Ahnigh^^—
In 1822, the Haiqais of London-
derry, better known as Lvrd CssUe-
reagh, then ssoretary of state, died V
hii own hand. On hearing of it, Ur.
Wilberforce writes thus :— He was ok-
tainlj dennged— tU «Aeg^ vnMily,
RBLAXma TO TBS DAT OF BEST.
608
of OMitimil WMT ud teu of nund.
Bat the rtrong imprMuon of 107 mind
is, tbst it ia the effect of the non-ob-
aermnoe of tb« Sondaf , both aa ab-
strMting &om politios, from the coH'
■tHit leouiraaoe of the SMue refieotioaa,
and u oorreotiiig the &lw nem of
worldl7 things, and hrin^ng them
down to thrar tme diminutimteu. .
. . He really ma the last man in
the world who appeared likely to be
carried away into the oommi^on of
aaoh an aot. Bo oool, m self-poeBeeeed.
It ia very enrioiia to hear the new»-
pftpen ipeaking of inoeoaant application
to bnaineaa, forgetting that by the
weeUy admianon of a day of reat,
which our Maker haa graoioitdy ai^<rin-
ed, our faonltiea would be preaerred
fhnn the effects ctf this ocmstant strain.
I am strongly impressed by the reool-
leotion of your endeavour to prevail on
the lawyers to give up Sunday consolt-
attoos, in whioh poor Bomilly would
not ooncur. If 0. had sofbred hia
mind to enjoy such occasional remis-
sions, it ia highly probable the strings
wonld never have snapped, as they did.
isl i
si 1
fellow, I did not think I should feel for
him so nry deeply I
As a day of test, I view it, says Dr.
Fanes ** <t ^T of compensation for
the inadequate restorative power of the
body under otmtinned labour and ex*
oitament. A physician always has
fewest to the pruMUiation of the
lestorative powra, because if thia onoe
be lost, hia healing offioe is at an end.
If I show you from the physiological
view of the queation that there are
provisionB in the laws of nature whioh
oorrespond with the divine oommand-
ment, yon will see from the anal<^
that Iht 3a66aA wof made for man as a
neoeaaary appointment, A physidaa is
no^ooa to preaerve the balance of
mrcnIati<HL sa neoeaaary to the restora-
tive power of the human body. The
frdinaiy exertions of man run tlovm
the circulation every day of hia life;
and the first general law of hia nature
by which Qod (who is not only the
giver, but alao tho pieaerrer and sos-
tainet of life) prevents man fnmi de-
stroying himself, is the alternating of
d^ with night, that repoee may succeed
in. But although night apparently
equaliiee Uie circulation well, yet it
does not Buffidently reetore the balance
for the attainment of a long life.
Henoe one day in seven, by the bounty
of providence, ia thrown in aa a day of
compensation, to perfect, by its repose,
the animal system.
Tsn neoeaaity of some rqtolar ae».
sons of repoee ia manifest bom man's
treatment of the animal creation. The
pr^rietors of coaches whioh ran eveiy
day always appointed fixed rest daya
for their horaea ; and tikis not ao much
out of mercy to their cattle as from a
regard to their own interests. Experi-
ence proved that unceasing labour was
unprofitable laboui^-that their horsM
oould not permanently endnre it; and,
therefore, periodical days of rest were
appointed them. Frequently tiieas
were not every seventh day, hut every
fourUi day, irtuoh only renders the
ai^nioent for the neoeesity of a seventh
day's reat to the health and phyaioal
well-being of the working man the
more conclusive. Every one accustom-
ed to horses knows that if a oertain
number of miles has regulariy to be
traveled in a week, say lis miles, a
horae wiU keep in much better oondi-
tton if he mn the distance in six days,
and thus have one entire day of rest,
which is at the rate of eighteen miles
per day, than if he were travelling eveiy
day, Uiongb then his daily distance
woaU be but riztecn miles. This is
FACTS AKD 0BSERTATI0H8
«videatlj npon the prindple eipUined
bj Dr. Fure, the applicatioa of which
to the cue of the working man ic
obrioiu. Uniemittiiig labonr upa the
vital energy, it dimini^hea the produc-
tive powers, ita monotonj jades the
Bfnrits, and cannot be penerered in
without an influence moat injoriooa to
healtii b^ng ezeroiwd upon the pbya-
c^ frame. The law, therafor^ which
eDJnna a stated periodical reit from
toil is a beneficent one ; it is framed bj
divine wisdom and goodness, it consults
the temporal welfare of man, and can-
not be vitiated with imponitj. — J. B.
Pike.
To tiie worluDg man the sabbath
bring* an inheritance to which his re-
prieve firom bodilj toil is a nuittv of
onlr woondarr oouaideratimi. It brings
% stated opportunit)' for the coltivstum
of hia best family Sections, aa well as
for the improvement of his own misd,
as nnder the oonvenicnoe of the day's
respite from secnlar oonoems, the mind
is let free from the arbitraiy toils of
oommon drudgery into the trae liberty
of life, like a bird esoaped from the
oonfinemoit of a cage to rej<noe among
its native branches; or like a plant laid
open to the sun, the sympathies of his
Bonl are drawn oat and fostered into
MoSBom and fruit, throngh the benign
influenoea 4rf ttko Bun of
— >/. Tctmger.
Tki great Dr. Johnson, on his death-
bed, SMit for his friend Sir Joahu
Beynolds, and required of him, on the
Strength of their friendship, that he
should promise three things. The first
and hardest to be obtained was, that
Sir Joshua would premise him that he
windd tuBer oj/ain paint #n the holy
tabboA. What a noble subgect would
this interview have made for the pencil
of Beynolds! Oh, that persumb
migfatyas that ot Jidinson, andenlratj,
thrilling as that ^ a dying genins, m^
&11 npon the ean and tbe boits of iB
the people of God in tbia land, tiO thty
awake to the sanetificati(« of tbe ab-
bath i—J. ndd.
It is powerfully orged by the fadin-
eie in a primitive sabbath, tliat we ftl
from time inunemorial the kBowkdge
of a week of seven days amos^ sU sk-
tioDS, ^yptians, ^rahiw", Indisn^—
in a word, all the nations of the m^
have, in all ages, made oae of thii week
of seven days, for whit^ it ia ^fficalt
to aoooont witJiont admitting that Uiii
knowledge was dnived fnm the on-
mon anoeaton of the hninaa raoa^A'-
Kitle.
All nations in all agea have bm
time immemorial, made the nveloliiB
of seven days to he the fint ititat
period of time. And this obssn-
ti<m is still oontinned throa^Hot thi
world, anksB amongst titom, irin is
other things are t^wnly degesenMi
from the law of natim, as those Iw
barous Indians who have no oompob-
tion of times bnt by sleepi^ mowu, ui
winters. The measure of time by t
day and night is direotod onto scut,
by the diumdjawrse of th« sun ; tntr
months and solar yavrs an of an um-
vtndsble obsemtion vnto aU latisail
creatures. Whenoe, tfaoefbn^ aO nn
have reokoned time by days, montH
and years, is obvious nnto dL Bat
whenoe the hebdomadal nvohrtioB, m
weekly period of tira^ shoold make >tt
entrance, and obtain a oatbolie adnit-
tanee, no man ean give an aoeoot, W
with respect to some impnsrioni <•>
the minds of men from Um oonstita^
and law of our natares, with tbe tnfr
RELATIHO TO THE DAT OF BBST.
the foaodatioa of th« worM. Other
origioal, whether artifioUl uxd arbi-
inrj, or occMiooed, it could not have.
~~2>r. Owen.
NoK is there (uajthing lost to the
oonunnni^ bj the intermurion of i
Uo indottiy one day in the week. For
ia oountriei tolenblj advanced in
population and the arte of civil life,
there ia alwaja enough of human la-
boar, and to spare. The difficultj is
not fo mooh to procure as to employ it.
The addition of the seventh day's la-
bour to that of tlie other six, would
have no other effect than to reduce the
price. Tlie labourer hinaielf who de-
served sad toffered most by the change
would gain nothing.— IT, PiJeg.
Tun spot, of all places in North or
Sonth America, to my mind the most
hallowed is the island where the Ik-
tigued, desolate, almost periahjng, pil-
grims spent their first sabbath. Yes !
there they stopped and rested the seventh
day, and hallowed it, because they
would not deaeorate it, even in eeekiDg
rest. 0 noUe commenoement of the
foondations of an enterprise, like which
the woHd never saw, nor, probably, will
again see ever ! Within half an hour's
tail of the coast, nay, within ten
minntea' sail, if the wind and tide
bvouied, of the place where they were
to abide all the leet of their pilgrimage,
they moored at the island, and would
not again set a sail that day, or take an
oar in hand, or do aught of worldly
iroA, because it was the Lord's day.
And there, npon that desolate island,
frost-bound, habitationless, beneath a
snowy aky, or what was worse, a £reea-
log ileet, they dedicated the hours of
the sabbath to the worship of Qod !
There ia no spot in all this scene, on
which the viaon rests with so solemn
and thrilling an interest as that.— iV
(?. £. Chteetr.
It was an honour to the legal profea.
sion, and one that deserves to be
recorded of them, that, when a few
years ^noe proposals were made for a
Sunday ddivery of letters in the metro-
polis, an immense body of the scQicitore
ugned a protest against the plan, (Maim-
ing for themselvee that exemption from
secular bufflness which the sabbath at
Qod has given to them, and the Uesdngs
of which they had, &om experience,
learned the value of — J. Jordan.
Take a Scotchman from any of the
sabbath-keeping districts of his native
land, and place him in London, and, at
first, he is appalled at the way in which
the sabbath is desecrated, through hv-
hour and pleasure, in that great city;
but he gradually conforms to its usages,
mingles in its scenes of pleasure, uid
if needs be, engages in its beaven-de^
ing labours. Take the same Scotchman,
and place him in Paris, and there, too^
be is staggered on the first appearance
of the sabbath; but he soon becomes
inured to its desecrations — his wo-
sdenoe is hushed adeep by the din of
labour, and the music of pleasure. H
attends its theatres, dancings, boxings,
gambling-houses, and other innumerable
modes by which Uie rest of the sabbath
is abused, by which its moral effect is
enfeebled and destroyed. Unnecessary
encroachments on the sabbatical rest
may find a people obeying the saoed
dums of that day, but it gradually
diminishes respect for these claims.^
D. Farquhar.
I H^vi advised clergyman, in lisu of
the sabbath, to rest one day of the
ivock ; it forms a continual prescription
jf mine. — Dr. Farrt.
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Joba i. 1-34.
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Johnili.
iMMBMtiMll iii.
John h. 1-42.
P«kH.
Pwlmi.
3tr. A 7— IS, ill.
jAiiir.4a-34,T. 1— la.
JnluiTl. 1— 40.
^itm *i. 41—71.
BxUelnniL
John Tia. 1-31.
J»hnni.3t-^
Pmlm.
PmIm
EhU«1iutB.
John irlH. H-W,
D*i]klUi.
JiduU.
DuiialiT.
Jobn iL I— 4S.
John id. 47-47, si.
Mood Kti, 41 nk. bmI 8, n
Ml>M*lt%K»B.p«t9,M
Ua«iri*a, 6 oiiii. put 7, «VHiiBf.
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ISte, Tim. nomw (Dciao. So.) d., u,l
Mdo- n.^ e ak. M Si nvuw.
1SI7 PiiBceB Ou&ttc dMd.
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Hmi^ hrt awtav S9 an. pM 8, Bl
M«a ima, » n. put ll.Bwht.
1674, Ji^ UllaB &d.
Ml m. I wh iiMl - iflMili
Hmn risef,41 mis. put 1% Dwniu.
IStI, Prince of V*bt bdfs. ^^
Mob rim, OS ^n. THt I, MOtfaw.
14S3^ UutiB LvlhB boa.
Him (cti^ 40 Bda. part S, aftBuma.
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Fntenul meetiw Miwrgttc :
Ifsoa Tu«> M II&. part (^ am ■mi
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MoDD liica, 29 mia. paM 7, isaniiBf.
Sondar Sehool TIdon 1
lUn. nii. 1-lL Loka tM-M,Bx^aBi
Hoon rim, 17 nua- pMt ll, manin(.
Mooa nia, Bl mln. pait f , crcninr.
ISac Omr AtkiDM (ifmt^dM.
Btptut HeoM Uiriaa (^oofttoe at 6.
laHV. On)*«r (WaUbtd) <M, i|ca B5.
Hood riit^ 90 ndL put IS, boob,
Hmn Mti, n dIb. {■>! 10^ ti%fct.
Ham'* fint mitav.Mmte, pBit ^ a«rt^
Uocm Hti, S8 mill, pait 11, ajiAt.
Ham riMh 48 MiB. fM 1, aSnMB.
flmdar Sdvrat Vohm LwWim.
Haik uu 14~aS, BaaAw vOL
1703, tb« Gnat Slorm.
Moon Mti, aO mm. put S, mcnbg.
Moon rim, 1 nla, part •, afkaMM.
Btapnqf Colleg* CddibuUm at t,
Mooa Kli S3 nin. pait 4, mcaUBf .
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Hoon Mta, la min. part 6, BMnio^
Hmn ritef, S uin. put 4, aftcnMM.
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REVIEWS.
Sapnimtntal Bvidtrtei a Onmnd Jar
JtwrancB Ami GunMrntuAf ii Z>Mm«.
ay QilWx Wuduw, A.M. (U^mri
UatialMtK. pp. tOB.
n« ramg Van'* OkUk ivri«<< InfidilUgt
Itttigloa qf Jetm. By tie Stv. Guba>
Miieani, M.A., F.H.S.A., MiniMler tj
IPAilium. Edinbuigh: Wm. Wh/t«aad
Co. pp. SJ3.
rtn'rintfiri it^ CArufionUy: a Caurie <ff
Lt»tmra MiBtni in Dmad^i d-aring
1S48— », V liU ifn. W. WiLMi, Am
CShmAf A. fUnH, /nApmAnt
ClkorvA ; ofirf J. R. HcQitn, EMM
PmSffif^n CA«''«''' Dundee: WilGam
Middleton. 16ma., pp. 306.
Tbmi are tnHting time*, Actiritj
and reatanh chancteriBe onf age.
STery^dng Is now iMing re-examined
At this ire complun not. Truth mSen
net from invntigation. Our holj faith
isTllec it f<nil«Ht7. Brery freili botv
tiny, whether by Mend or foe, only
reveals more clearly the strength and
iiymmetry, the beauty and blessednew
of a* city of the Lord.
The evidenoea of revelation, external
aad intanal, ittvB hem Oaqnent^ and
faUy dimmed. Theivii another braaeh
of «viden<Ms howenr, sonisBaedly of
Ugh impertanoe, winoh has not received
Uiat eueM, aystematM), and eztmded
«MaLtofttio« lAioh iti mevita demand.
We refer to ezperlmenU rrtdenec^
"the pwoAi for the dirint origiB ti
OktiitlhnU!r,funiriied t6 the C&riaUau
byhlloirnMHgiowieipaffenm." OMi
t^«4»'lb. Wa*dlaw hai chown) h«
bUtoottCltt to Id* tH* k well'tttitad
ana irdtftimiAed ■oiad, ted » hcnrt
dMiAr iataMI wMbs bdy vetitft OvA
above; and by examining IJie mlfjeet
analytically, ascertaining the nature of
the evidenoe, and olaaeifying and com-
luning, aa &> ai poaaiUe, the modee of
proof, he hat ntoceeded in filling up «
niche In onr theological Uteratnn
hitherto vacant; he has produced a
book doing equal JBitice te hii head
and hie heart, and laying the <^iin)h tf
God nnder laatlng obBgations.
At the outset our author dearly de-
fines his «ul)ject : —
"Tb* wohU aqiwhiwmt mimit, If niid
■EMtdlig to tb« ofdiosf tlgniaittieB of ha-
goMgt, woaU duMM nideaM abuioed hj tiU
or elpeiimuit J end the upwlMfaUl nidno*
ia Imppoct of Chriiliwdlfi -AanA ui ill juJt
axtmt, would oampnhiiid >il tlu ntoda ft
BiptiiintBt bf whioh «■ oa tut Iba cbancUr
sf tlw ■jstam, «o u to pnuowic* opoD hi
okima to > dinB* ongistL
" The nkjul u indieittd wonU ladadt,
tbenibn, mat onljr thoM intanui cffccti tt
nnal«d.tT«tb.vUahtu« peesliu to tlu nuad
of thi CbriMbn, but thoH IdIookm hum
ejitenul ud conapicaon^ extrted bjr it im
hnmmn Bcietj mt Ui^ bj which it hai nvr
diSUetioD, and kapplaNi of BMoklad, is a
dogneito .which thi immkn nligiDU of parts*
pment times am maki do pretennona. Ttt,
while kdherLiig to thii khu of Iba lenul, 11
wonM be aDewlbla ta Nleel a foMaA ef Ihl
field, end M ^t>lt "'^ t*"*^ ■io** Mettietodtr
to the fanner erf the topici jnit mentioaedl
nuncly, ta that inwud experience of the effi-
cacj of the pwpel which ChriBtlatii Yam been
wont te Teind U a *p«d«l attMatiaa t* H*
bMrealy ahanele^ aod ban atrigaaHd, ky
vKj of ewalleara, Vaa ezfafiBeatal ettdeoaaL
la ooe Tiew, iodee^ tba lelactiDii could liaidlj
be uid to ebridge the luge of ergnment, or to
eiijade thoia more eitefnal laflneneea M
MUebMAreMehHbewnada, FoeOetaaill
MBdaaUii 4 CUitianttrMN na li
The argBmeot from the fanner nltiinelelj rt*
•olTee itielf InIO thkt foOnded npon the ktter,
to wUdi It ii la bet, wbeD taJcM NptnM}^
kMrWUIriMraUf HrBtt «anMkafi4^
«68
EVIDENCES <* CHBISTIAIJITY.
condiudTs optnhni apon the cridcncs dnwn
bam tb< npeiAcUl ef tcU, withont Gnt i^lf-
iDg onr icnitinj to tint mart eouantntid Bod
prinuxy iiiAii<nc« which thtf gotpcl ererti iipoD
tha chanetct of indindiul bcU*Ttn.
"Tbtn ii, boircTer, ■ mdm of the term
Munrhkt diSeimt frain the pnecdioft, belong-
lag to tha mora conTentian*! uiil limited
ptmtMolcigj of CTsngclicil Chriitiini, in which
DUMt piolabl; it hu puwd into bm in reUtion
tu tbs Chriftiaa cridcnca. It hai been nrul,
with iplritul penoD*, to doeribe, bj tha tcm
■iporicnea, th«t wlwli tttiti of mental kScc-
tiona to which tha faith of tha goapal f[iTei
origin, whila jet tha ttna if nied, a* deDoling
not ■ trill fbr tha abtaining of endenca, but
tka fact of tha mind bong Itaalf tba aabject of
tha leaaona which jrtftn mu for bii great
■piritwJ daalinj. Id aecorduica with thii,
tha tmn eipaimental, expicanng wbateTer if
KhUJTe to asch ezporicnea, bM been ^ipUad
to tbkt proof of Chiiaduitj whidi ha* ham
tbongbt to b« dadoaibta fran it. It ii of
impvaliniy unall i
apoi
lei we naa tha r-otd hi
dtaeiuaiDg onr picMnt topic of CTidenee. Ilie
lepunte idau m««t En the lun* nbject -rilh
eqnil tnitb, and, indeed, dude into each ather.
Vhile tba aeiue of upmiuat nggaata noat
directly the nitnre of onr argnmant. It mojt
be gnnttd m to apply the ilwre leimi in the
man confintd eraagalic icmptatiaa, ii we
pcopoaa to do, for conTanianoe and bnrily'i
Mike, in the tbUowhig F«gii>" pp- 1—4,
With mnah power th« nbjaot ia
oommended to the Mrioos ooiuideratioii
of "several duset of penona." To
tiie Chmtiin it ia pre-enunentlj advan-
tageona. It oMUtot fiul to promote
personal edifioatioii, to strengthen futh,
to aid in repelling snddes temptation^
and to oondnot to more vivid and oon-
dniivs viewa tliau could otherwise be
obtained of both the internal and ex-
ternal evidenoea of C9iristianit]r. To
those "almost" ChriaUans who admit
Ohnstianitj most be divine, but who
have not ezpeiienoed its icgeneratiflg
power, the snbjeot Is oommended as
peonliarl; raited to lead thdr soula to
Qod. The lesa deepi; prejudiced imbe-
lievera or dimbten, are also, l^ power-
t sad tppaal, invited to the
earnest examinatioa of thia rabject
The following remarks on its eonaexka
with faith are equallj just and bcaoti-
ful:—
" For tha intigentka of bith. all tW eit-
dancea of nrealed religion are Tnlubie ; wc
one peetion of th^ to tk
lotbw. H* h bMt fBiwwfcti
wufara ind far daly, who hu ambtacad Ike
largeit tMBjmm af them, ind inMd tbcm wiA
tlw itrongait gnip- Tet tba pecolkr adi^
tngea of the expuinantal praaf wall deatm ta
be conndaid, Tha Taij limilatioa of iti
chancter girai it a npcrioritj tor '- irliali
nil, ind brtogi it witbis the reacli et tbaaa
who poueii not tha Icinire or the aliaGlj ta
pmceuei of argament. Being little ee
in utiqBuiaa or hial«ie rearircli. It o
appealed to by STarj Chiiatian c
the diugei vionght npon
ItaelC ItamataaUi
l;risg ready in the depaait of menurj, and ea-
tiniuUy reprodDCed in tha daily czpeiiaBCa ef
tha tile of Uth, in SHtfe firmly leincd by the
mind ai a gnrand ef infetcaea^ aod fiirai a
iwclcai msod which tba wtwle lange af eaa-
ftnniloiy aridancea miy gatta thaMaahia
While olhai aridancaa oaa bifdly he aaid ta
cmny, to any one dartitate of tha ejcpcn-
iiKntil, mora thao a '
that nnully an alaiti
nnnt be tma, he who hu Mt Ita ti
energy in hii moral natan^ atbuu at amm •
lolid ud hippy conviction, and hai the
fonnditioo 1^ for the foDelt iMctaBee af
inTinbla raalitiaa, which it b ponibla t« Bttda
in thli world of KDie aol ai^t.' p^ 1^ IS.
Our limited spaoe forbids oni fbllMr-
iog onr anther in the diffisrent step*
md stages of his adminUe disMrta-
tion. He gives ns a deeeriplian of
Christian experienoe, in ita rwiiiilisl
oharaoterietioe and prlnripal vwcutfa^
free from fnlaome tnHagr on the eat
band, and from affisoted depmcnticB ei
the other. "Whatever ttay btt the
notions of those who look vfoa Oe
Okristian ttom without, he kiunra loD*
self the auiMtity of fait nligioB, nnd is
eonsoioos <4 ita eftata withiit Km."
Par tUs«
BVIDESCES OF CHBWTIAHITY.
e»
etn adeqn&tdy Kcooant. Thej Bpring
most eTidentljr horn a supernatural
Bouroe. This conititutea the dirttt en-
deuce nhich experieooe fiinuihes. In
MUition to thu it sappliee lu irith u
flvidenoe of a mora ituttreet oharacter,
auzOiarj to the former, giving addi-
tional force to the internal, external,
and prophetical evidence of oar holj
fiuth. These fonn the two grand divi-
■knu of onr author's work, and bodi
ara ezecnted with the hand of a
Having olearlj shown that Christian
•zpeiienoe ■opposes no intuitive per-
oeption of the divine origin of Christi-
anitjr, nor any direct divine revelation
to the Bonl which Mserts the &ot; it
ftinushes the proof we seek only in the
waj of rational Intimate influence;
Mr. Wardlsw thus lajB down his plan
of procedure : —
" Id usniDg for tlia diTioe origin of Uu
Cbrudao'i oxpericBCf, in iccorduic* irith thi
pjinciplca liid down, wt propoia tha Ibllawuig
cxmrw. On« of tbno mppontion* ou; b«
IBiili Bnt, tlinl Chriitiiu eip
powfT, Id tin Kua iflind to tbon wordt bj
cmgclical Chriitiuii ; or, Kcoodlj, that H Ij
tbo mtnnl remit of ths ailtniil nmuu of
Cbrirtluutj, tlut ia to mj, of tha Ubio, vhk
iti arldoKa aad invtitntiona. opaimt'
allj on tha miodi of IrnmMi bdop, without
tbe Kcempuiimnit of anpamtlnnl inflDCDC* ;
or, thitdlj, Ihkt It* uoM ii both of tbaaa
InflaanoH combiaad. Wa eui tanedva of no
othat artglii dT tha facta In qnaaUon than ona
of tha abort. If we can itbaw that tha firtt
ta tho trna exphuution, tba point to ba proTad
U ennftaaafflj eatabUihcd. If tha iFcand ba
tba fuppoaition prefbnd, we an lad at onca to
eanddar that tbe atimigaat ntcaa adat lor
■■Ignlng B anpanMlmal origin to a iTatem of
iaatraDMotdilj c^aU* of (ffcctiDg anch n-
atdla, and an tfau eondoctad another waj to
th* auna coDdndoti. If m adopt tba thlfd
M, it la obrlau that all tba aridenca of a
fint^ (or Ilia wpanta elanwnti of tnth •
and, next, lor their combinid opentiae,
Undar tha liit wa ahall coDiidn' tba proofa
found in eipaiiaoca for direct dhine agency ;
nnder the Kcoiid, thnaa intamal prooii of
which eiptrienoa takea eapedal cogniianca fBr
ditina arl^natlro of rerabtinn Itaelf; lad
onder tba third, after noticing tha reaaou lor
belieiing that both are comtnned at caniea, we
ihiU conilder in what manner tha comUnation
affecta onr argnment. VbilB the conna af
inTittigatioa natniallj leada nain thia fie* tt
onr anhject, the nflectiBg mind cannot bat
npooe with additional latii&ctian m tha COD-
clnMreDeai of rither altematiTa taken a> a
tba two eomUBed to afford the eom^ate axpla*
nation which m aeek. Tb« atia&ctioB irtiiek
as cnligbteDid Chiiatian fecia bi pnnninf tba
coniaa deaeiibed, will be heightened ij emj
examination of the fa^Kt. An advantage
win appear to lie In thia, that the argnment
doea not reqoire ftr ita validit; aoj nice
adjnatmant of tha ooneniring inflseneea wUeh
prednee tha Chiittian'f nperienoa. If we
exalt the efficacy of tbe ontward Inatramen-
talltj, «e onlj affirm more atrongly tba arl-
denee of the manilbU wiadom of the InHnHa
Mind in tbia dapxrtment of ita opeiationi ; bst
if, inpteaaed whh the inmrraoantableneaa of
the moral obataeka, are attribute laaa to the
cxienial meana, we nil; aea [mora deeiaiTalf
tbe Btca^ty lor a dlrioa regenerating power."
pp. B7— oa
This course of ftrgument onr author
aUy ap^ee, first, to the general fact!
of Chriatian experience, and then to tbe
special fulfilment of scripture promisea,
particnlarlf with referenoa to pnjer.
The xTtdirtet argument is pomed witii
equal discrimination and snoeeea OIh
jeotions ara then aniwered, and tha
whole is appropriately oonoladed with
practical ramarka on vital godliness.
Our readers will peroeiTQ that this is
no ordinarj hook. Onr object has been
to indicate its worth, and induce onr
pastors and people to prooun and (tndy
it for themselves. "As a wise master-
builder" Mr. Wardlaw has drawn tbe
derign, arranged the materials, and
raised the superstntctura of a iiobl*
edifioe. We stand at the door wift
our torch ; if 70a wooM view Ha |^e«Ml
XTIDBNOIS OV OEKSTUHnr.
mad know tti -nrth, «Btar in, >ad toaka
ttymirown.
}lb. AGtfllwU'g woik, u Ui title iuti-
lUtM, me oompoMd aton imaiadiatdj
ftff the benefit of the jrpimg. It con-
tains a compendium of the eridencee
we have for divine levelation, with
maar yvty nntafcle eantiana and aoaa-
■dl to jonth in Tsferanoe to ntigion.
He enters the arena with the infidd
writen of the present day ; particolarl;
1» eombati the "Nebular iiTpotheaiji
of the author of " Tcatigea of area>
tton," and ^ " wildly heterodox
ceptlons of Straim in bis Leben Teen."
The following ii a bit ^pedmsn: —
Ant of ill alMVTtd hj HeneUI (jing Cu
bajooi tin limiti of (h* ' Bd(n*l tftct ; and
oa Iba ifpliaaioB of inttntmcoli of Dmodai-
■Ut poir*i, tb«j pnisittd tb* Mp*ct af tBinl>
nou paloth DpoB thii tb* Mitbor of tb*
Tntig^ finudcd Mi {uuiAU lyitMn. Tbt
■jitam abtvwd act ■ littla of iM popoluitF,
'lidii(iii>M«id«BCsfix> tim* at kw^ wilb ■
miml of bigti oidet and nfincd taila. But
that mind, af tnil; philoaophic and Cbiiitian
. Bbaneter, iriooed itwlf to be poaeiaed of n
■uch eaodonr aa nrt to retain a porfHon of
•Tfor aod BDoartakllf , tb* monmt lh« njt gf
otwlfdiaeaTend troth beak* fbrtb, UMicilo
elondtd fram tbe want of aaffidaat power is
the leIeMMp«. (Pioteiiai Nicho!.} Bat tha
anthor of tbe Tat%H fanned tha matt
plaaetaij aad lidciaal ajatana, bat anodMad
thaia wilb no laaa abiiird Inonbntlou ngvd-
ing tbe dmbipmnit of organie fonni, aod the
original csnatitntion of man, totallj opporite
to the riewi of dlTina nTtlatinn. Bren anp-
podai tb«r* bad bain ubalaoa aattar, itiU
Iba tiwsc; wbioh b* GMmdi oa aogb a n^oal-
Iba U caBlra^torjr. For ila cooaoUdalbn of
— to adopt hia own pamponi phrase —agglome-
tatian Into Dunei af lapeHor denaltj, coald
aiMT pwiMy ban been elMed to tb* way ba
giBfaai^ namalf, b^ tbt lant of g»af%. II
nfuina oolr to ba mnlioBed. that had then
reul; been lueh an agglomeration, it woold be
dCcompaUleA, of comrae, bj be diMogagemeDl
<|i «a MUle addiiy at Htt fccBj of oondenn-
MnrlHt«a)*-<f .vMBk. wmU. t* Ittaay
plelal/ militated againat tba wbola aciMkt
theory in the Teftigea. The nebula of OriiB.
irtiichvaaflu alnngaat caae ef al^ gtiw «^
bifaKtbepia^^^oaaHlMoqdapwMritea ^
rasMtlf b««i Biada ta baar mfaa it, taaaag
oDt to b* a • man ^ Oart.' Tha ihIhIm
coreriea, wai thnt azpkidcd 1^ tht nsj int
appUcatlan of Lard Boaa*^ (HganUa tclneufi,
wUcb baa, at tba lam* Una, ni«al*A (^
tmthi aagtnliag lb* TnagniSaana^ liiiallaM,
and gloiy of tha iofinlte Ctratoi^ amfkvt tm
demonatrate that lie hai pmnded mhanWhaa
Ibemea for the fatoie crait«oplatioB and cbJi^
UKDt of immiatal nuodi, ia a noUer apfase af
eilal«nDe — themei wUch tt hatb Dot arm
entend iota Hie heart of man craa to rraifiln,
•Ule the thtoty af the Teatigea wax ftnndcl
ea mm WndTi •{
This work Indicate! extenalTa read-
ing, and sound views of diTina tralL
Wo oommend it to ooi ronsg flirnfc
as a BiBfal " Guide."
Sinoe the preoeaUng
were written, Uia third voIqum Aw
tioned at tiia head of tiiia artioto bM
reached m. It ooatalns thirteen lee-
tuTel delisted by three miniBters of
idee, at tha requeat of a baneroleat
gentleman who " knew that n^y «(
tha working ciTaww were pfaJafflMt
Bgaibtt the reoeptloa of reUgkniB tnA
by Ob idea that pioiu men were oppcaed
to free inquiry, and, thaTafoT% thi^ dii
exaaiiao ik etidaoBea with tM
ImpMtiaHty to whioh it ie antided."
We felt ouTselvea burdened with dSi-
adTBntages," says one of tba laetwan )
from the pnlpit oar Toloa ooaU wt
isMh tba deeyt^ Ife* dvtiMift or ttl
BBDDF NOnOBS.
Ml
m. Tfaia pfattfitrm «u
«flerM], Mjd we sprang with eagernen
to the TknUge-gToaiul, to whioh it
niaed us." Tie dtaign is farther e<-
pUioed in th« Pre&iN, when it ia aid,
" It appHX Kt; didfbh that ifrtanatlD
•ttanpli ibtrald be tiude b; public Icetnna and
oOutwIh to edDCtl« the woiUag clmei In ths
trm prioe^lM oraUtnct diicBnim, m mil u
to Mqmint Umb iitllj witk tb* Tuinu lion of
•ridnei »bkb oaMaa to pran tba trath of
CbriMboih;. Tba popular Intorei of tbe day
an ezeclleul of tliair kind: thati abject^ bow-
•T«r, ia th« commuaication of a little Kiintific
knowladgB, ralba tbu the mluice of the
beann to hataU of idoae and fin|aeDt thoucht.
A iBiii of lectnna npoa monl pbilanidif , or
BpDD tbt aualogie* bal*«n natural and nreal-
ad rrilglon, or Mna olbsr department of the
Chilftlan aridmCM, iranld not onlj acquaint
the audience with a highly important clan of
tmtbi, bat muld elgrate tha tute of ataj,
and lead them unto r^oni of biohv cooCeiu-
plation than thef bad pnriauljr bean aocu-
The lectnren, aoeoriingl^, intended
to ftdapt themselvee to men fond of die-
ousdon, having no peroeption of their
■piiitoal poverty, but diajweed to look
ftt Chriitisnitr, if thej looked at It at
■n, with the oo<d in^ifiermee ot utt-
■tAeieat phUoe^lura. Then art tw«
wayg of dealing with fach persona.
One is to htisg before them tiia goipel,
exhibit its glories, show Ita adaptation
to their waota, i44>eal to their ooA'
Boienoee, and urge it upon them aa an-
aathantiotited meaiage from Ood ; iht
other Ifl to meet them on th^ own
ground, opponng philosoph j to philoso-
phj, and speculation to BpeoolaUon, re-
(Uting their objections, and reasoning
with them in tha same nnimpawoned
manner as the; themselfei employ ia
arguing ag^nst the imlh, Thij laat
course is that which the lecturers hare
chosen, and thej haw adhered to H
steadify. Tha galjects are : — Man's
Reaponsihility — the Immoitality of
Man— the Character of Ood— the Cha-
racter of Jesoe Chrict— the Morality ot
the New Testameat — the Necessity of a
Divine Revelation — ^e Ktera&I Durax
tion of Future Fauiahnente — tha
Moral and Social Bcaiefita of Christiaa.
Ity— the Testimony of the Apostles to
the Trath of Christianity — the Evi-
denoe from ]lliiaolee and the Svidence
from Propheoy— and the Argumoit for
Cbristiasi^ ftom ita Orlgm and Sue-
BEIEF NOTICES.
WalEbri. Sto,,,..
The bi^ of being abU to niTa to thii iroik
■Msclbing more than a paoing notica inch ae
V* ban DOW to prcNnti baa occaaiDned delay
(br whlsb we do uot tnd ounelree able to com-
pcneatebf an extended critique. II eonlaini
tba nbetaooi of leetmci daliTend ia London
hit ^riu befbn nnmenxu and attentiTe audi-
ia etwim «iA all pmdiia tgn, aifaiUtl an
hniiiiiiftli jmmIh rf Ibilm [iill iffii
•HtUu^n
Hi* oUeet le, be telli oa, " to
to MiDi «f Ibwa bewlldtred aiil
wmrj wandwMi, tbat the iM p^ ia, aAn aD,
Uu tnu OMi tiwt a» new patbe apeeed oat
on eitbK haad, an hacdat to malu way npoa
tban tba no* on which wa mar Waaa the fbot-
piali of onr *in*i *ai that, aaaini all ma&
are eoopidM to b* be1ia<«* in aoBO ihaDa, it
ia raallr a nocb aaitat tbini, nod aaenrwUy a
much happier thiu|^ Ig hriian afier tbt mannec
of a Cbriillaa, than to belle** aiter any other
Manner." U i* of tba ohatwStetiitica sf tti*
Sis leftttMe to tb* ptfMfr «C OkiiMlU«y.
Itatha ot ChdaiiM&y, ud the C"-"^-
eas
BBIBF K0TECE8.
i^lgloi luM, AtX ha tiwt* ; mi thai ii«t M
tluw chmcteriitiei appear ■mong ths bu;
nuuara, bat M Ibcj ve dcTeloped imDBg Uu
natualkm, and albct KcondiM foUin . It ii
■apcTflaaoi to h; that Dr. Tinghan ba>
laeaabt fttwud modi tbal dnemi to Im md
At latt StP. JobV VlCDOHALD, Frtt
OWci Munom, Calaitta. IVilh am Intn-
diKtwy IfoUa by Hdob Millu. nird
itoBO, Moo., pp. lot,
A poor Scoldi woman who vai born ib 1734
ud difd 1b ISIO, ii tb* nbgNt of •ooa of
tbn* pana and tba writer fif fithen. Tlw aa-
tkw M m» lattodadnif Notica tpcalu of her
can aa omlwdriH the wboU jtiit of tfaa ««-
lio*tii7 between Dr. Aliaoa u4 Dr. Chalmert
OB the panpeifain qneMioa. " ' Send into the
IhatAtd, ana-poBad ganata,' wra Dr. AlinB,
'swatkl^qnaiteralMfland a wdeklj pack of
potatoei, and a few ^aida of dnSa pel qnaiter,
and aa anBaal pair of duwi ; and tben, if tba
Inniataa don't take to whiikj-driskiog, thij
will be pratljt nre of dolbea la wear ud (bod
to aat.* Tfaera la aa obaiooa aioplidtr la tba
Bcbaoia, and at preacnt, at leaat, it pniniaee to
eoat tba caantn^Dot mncb nan thaa £800,000
a mar. Dr. Chahnara'a aeheia ia diftnnt,
aoA aanewbat cheaper. *Sand into the ona-
pantd bonb,' be a»a, ' tba priadple* of Inbel
Hood, aad tba bomUa taniatea will Sod duffle,
and (boea. and patatoai^ and qaarlcni loaTea.
(br ibcmaUTaa.'
JUkHua of BdwoAv. Tht BUtary tfEmglaiid
H Tirf : frtm Oa Conqmt by WilUoM,
Dutm of Nonmaidy, lo At r^git of oar MM
^ — ■ — a .-_ n...^ Ftrtori- ■"■■
uGz, (i«mpriK»g a ShtA of Ou
ofiadi Jfoaorci, and a Summaiy
faiy Evrmlt of eocA BagM. By 9.
BtBwnr, DttigKid tUtfy to oaaitl Famg
Pmnu at tta it»iji ^ SMory. London :
Grant and Griffith, 1849. IBmo., pp. SOe,
The plan i^ thia work ia eicdlent. The
aotboT, " baring bean lor aome jttn engaged in
the tuition of Tonng^ peraima, haa loTariablf
obaerred that daicripluHU in nm, of part or
peaaant eranta, make an immadlala and laating
tninaaiinn on tile neBioty, whacaaa, rimilar
aotijeGt* In pna* «t« fie^DentlT tiattttta in
the (pace of a ttw baora, even or popila can-
iSAaitij ad<r*need." Manj otban bara i^
Bsrrad tba aaoM and attainpted to voiifj
ebronriogical anBunariaa, bat nana of tbaiB. wa
beUtre, itrj aneeeaifnllT. lUa ia tba beat
tUiv of tba klBd diat «• taBTa m«d; bat the
TaiwieatiBB la raafh aad inhanuanSow^ and
often onita itcma wUeh aboold ha** baen in-
elodcd. naantboc baa dmadatbipartialliy
andnodantSon; bat be haa aotalwafa liaeB
■bora pc^odkaa vUeh — -•---•■ ■
■ea la Aaad Into Aa «n ^ ,
einaipla, in the caaa of Ctamwell.
nua warii datcribea the easalaTiArialal^
tlw Peinana. their dwcUiua aad luHbi
(couoniT, their hatnta of life and ebncut.
tbdricUfion and ita fotlTl^ with a
called SualeriBn.
with a eliuW
. amaoitbcB
, ReGnancea to Ihi ™i
af the goapal an Interwana ntk Ik
ilbnutun Unparted. It ia aa ima-
priata companion to the nonlUf nhat
reeenllj nUiabad nnder tba till* ef Tk
CoBitof Fania, Vt^ •"" anthor. aai lib
7%t J&ral Statirtief of Glaifiw. %
WlLUAii LooAN, CitmmltnmiT ^ di
ScctliA raaptroMce Loofitt, iMit^lr
Firmimom to tk fl». Jama Andam,
Lord PnmKt of the City of Sbqv-
Glaago* and Loiulaa. Ifimoq pp. 71
pnatitBtian,
TV Lord't Day ii
Loiidm wiAUdfimlk
A teriona qipeal to niiaiittn aad «lh
a the pmprielj of amae liatHti which iat
rllb tba nalnnl righta and religirxu pri>
righta and religirxu priiOlp
HoSaat, and fybiluai Poutr.
^.
leovhw S - -
wi& Plaat of WorMp. By Ama Uitu
BAnoEANT, A^ar a/" Tofaa b/ fk £«9
eg fioth into a
topea - "
Doctrinaa- ., 5, —v >„
Nahiie of Conrettion and it> Hacea&H"
the Doa Oteemnea of the Sabbath, imiat
inaspoieacad jaalt,
Id foil af te^^
unmarr of Carina
Bnminatioa, and Panana of Scrbtnt «
Homing and Erening Meoitalitfi, All a>^
fitted lot naefulneaf.
A dunttim CbHHm'eii Jbr Uk Oka^ 'I
SietKN. ArajrtBMcr. Loadoo:B.T^
>2mo., prica la,
Vbilaaghttabeaeaa? SmnTeoik"
al^Be.1 aJBca thia work wn paliliitiii] ■»* r*
BBIBPKOTIOES.
wa bare pcrcr noticed H. II ii bcUrr to
ftM lbs DmiMioB, Ikongb it ma; kcdi U
tcrrt ennn, thia to tan tbow who trait to
■■> fiKiB&nnUioD OBMiebinbiMt* onuqiainttd
witb tb« bet tbit neb k book dbto, ud tbat
it it •Mxdlnglj well idipttd for the •enice
indialcd In the title-peae. It ww intnided (s
be, end it ii, " idwted to thcae nrietiei oF
ehuscter with which, in mr inlercoane with
tbo^ck, we have to dtil )"— a book wUcb ma;
bo ** taken np it any mwneiit of comnntiTC
■tTtngth and eaw, and laU uide with the fint
leeliBf of eihuutlDn,"
BIOBHT PDBLIOAIIOKI
« Rndnr Beheat TiaAir : dealniad to aU In
allnf judPeilMinitlaBaU^^AosltaMn.
Br the Bn. Jon Todo, Pinor et tlie FM Oob-
.___. — __ . I of tta
Oac
JLffnM. 'Uaw.i^llt. '~
Ilanidii of nitabath Llnau. B* Ouuim I
.. — >»^..— ^i^.H
KUttI md a. rf.1
Until Ctdtin. Hint* OS tte Cilllntlon of tt<
ItlDd. AdilTemd HpHlallT to Toanc Un SBgMed
In Ceeunenlil PuanlU. Br Wiluah Boiav,
Uunbv st tbt UnlTemtr d London. With m
BtRoborWuum.
IneompUte CoBTtnlou ; or, " One Thlni n«
prlia SiMji bj WaiUof Kan, «b the BanilKi,
Temponl ud Ailrltaal. nanlUjif finn Cl^
libdcma. Belpg the BaMji (oi wUeb tba hlihait
prlMweraawinladatthtlutAiinaal 1IhUii| of
tlia BdlnbUjA CltJ MIhIhi. Edinbarfh! J.
/liUartan and A. fip. IB.
Pnaejin lad lU Tndaaoiaa ; with an ExamLna-
tlOB ol OSelal Clainu depmdlu on AdnlslitiatiTe
Tanetlooa. Br RiouaB Kima. zoiotm/
WUtuttr and »• >>«, Itp. H>
Sntrltnal Bsln and Piutlial BoDUlun In the
tHawaa of Oxtort- ALetlat Le Ue Ufht Ber. B.
Wll1)eifiiTee,D.D, BIAopotOifoid. BrWiuuii
PaionaoR, lllninar of Ihe E^sBD^ianal Chacsh,
Bloeeter, Ozon. Imdm: WardiadCt. tit.,TP-
a CeUeotlon el Bmiij Thm Ihooiand Fniti, Ind-
denUi Nuialln^ BxinplM. and Tertlnumlea. '
ambnelng the bat of the Und to nuot teBar aal-
I««loni, and annw Uantiedi In AddUloo, Oil|^
and Salaeted. The whole Imnged and Qaarilad
on a K«w Plan, wllb ooMoni ToMcal and taiftaai
Indene. 19 the Bar. K. Aanaa, A.11^ Paalerof
tha ProTtdHiee Cbaieb, Kew YoA. PaitIL IM-
deai IFnnlawiaiL
mote or the Waaklj Tiait Soolat*. PabUihed
dirias the jmx IMS. lomtm, >rMad tv Oa
iraetft Tnmt ^leiity. Una
lewnDtof HutjThie*
iiuaiea iudumii wbo an Burled In Suihin
Plald^ of iraij DeBonluUsu. With the Inamlp-
Uoa on their Tomha ud OnTaatonea, and sther
Blitnleti [nfttmaUim ratpactlu Itaam, Itam u-
Ihanlla BoBiHa. Edlud bj I. iTTena. PaitZlV,
andXV. Hmdtn.JtmaravL 8«.
dnn at ill A(u Iha Book ot Uhla EliteiT. Br
CnULU Biain, Hatd Muter ef the Vortihln
iBrtltBtloB (or the Dtaf and Domb. OndaUona
>h of Bible Chamotan. Br CuaL
athnr oI "A Taaahefi LeaKna n t
-The Booh of Blbla Hlatoir," -Bll
The Boot of Blbla Oeognvhr, Bj Cmulk*
BABnLBtad UarteT of the Yoikihlra InaUtatlon
IbilbelJtaf udnumb. TUtd XditlOD. ImdMi
T. FiaV- tV-UO-
nwAar, Taaober at Bi
and HtitoiT, Perth; Anthi
Prtmu.-* iutet^.- r. cm
:r. cionti. j>|i.iM.
and jrateT^n^KT OOixr An^ «
FaUnKHtrr JttK.
I. Dear Food ud (
JfawZaaland. 111.
IV. KuaDbaeli'i Hlitoi; U Sootidjie. V. Bli B,
BnlwarljttsD'i Kipi Arthor. VL tb« Bar. K I.
Bawtan on tlie PnnlibiuDt el Death. VII. Tba
BnaaaUtal Clain ud Bnttamal Betanentlon.
VIll. ItaJj and the Slen o( Beoik Imimi
Ward and Co. Prla b. A
Tha Chrlitlan Tnanir : *""**'-l"i Ooaliitatloaa
ftoM Hlnktati and Hamban of ti^ - "
Tha Chiiatlan Bantiotl, c
Tbe Budar Beholan Own Tone Boat, balu th«
IVeble Fart of tha Union Tnna Bw^'^artaZ, II.
Itoimi 8.8.0. —'--■—•
INTELLIGENCE.
The old Boston Aaodatioti tiaving been
dhided into two, on account of its great nie,
the Mnithern diriuon iccmtl; held its annual
DiFtting at RoxbuiT. The following par-
ticulan aie extracted from the aocooDt giran
in the Neir York Recorder.
The Bnociatioa wu called to order b7 the
dark oC the raiginal hoij, and Dr. Sharp
VBi cboaen moderator, and W. H. Bhailer,
cink. The renemble moderator accepted
the honour done him with cipreHiam of
gratitude, and took occaiion to announce his
forpote to occupr the tame poaitlon no
mote ia future, and that he did not wiih '^'-
bretbraq to Kgard him ai a candidate hi
after. To tbii dedaon the doctor declared
himnlf to hare come, not becaoM he lap-
ptmi hintelf diaUed bj age, but aolelj
faun republican or democratic conndentioni.
It fi indeed magnaoimona tor one whom hia
brethren delight to honour, and fin i
Ihe; cheriah aeotiineDta of profound re
tion, Tolnataiilj to decliae theii eipreaaona
of emSdeoee and ateBm. Looa may Dr.
Sharp be oontinued to m, ai abii^t example
of ChriitiBn and miniiterial diaiacter and
The reading of the letten indkated, o
port of the churches, a higher degiee of
ptoapcritj than hai been enjoyed for UTerol
Tean put. Almost tttry church had re-
ceifed additions by bapliam, and some of
them quite a number.
The general atatiftica of thil anod
tat ■■ followa: churchea 27i patfora, 21;
added bj baptism dumg the fear, 111; b;
letter, 133; itstored, i; dismissed, 118;
«ased, 3; eiduded 45; deceMed, S9; total
number in the churchea, <09£.
The meetingi were ofa delightful charaoter,
anhnited by a loTilr spirit, and it wia tnil;
good to be there. DeTotton ^owed in uanj
heart, and waa eiprened bj roanf a tongue.
It is to be hoped that this tint meeting of
Ihia new bodjp msj, m it respecta its haimonj'
and peoc^ be an earnest of ill entire future
otujrnB uoHB, caiuda.
A Tisit to this inlereMing field of labour
Tim recentlj been paid b; some of onr "
YoA tnelhren, one of wbom ha* comi
It was nigbtbU when we nadied (1m am-
■ion home, and a large gioap, eompri«ii( l»
misaioB IkioSlj, ■ coiuidwahlfl numte if it
conierted Canadians, as well a* xnl
guesi* whose anival preceded oun *"
aasmbled at the door lo vale«ns n Tk
minian |iiiiiiiisi« strock <H ■* B^alnl!
appropriate, combining tbe nuikt of p«i
taste, economj, and Christian aimplinl'.
The honia itaeU is of atone, three Mm
bioh, ud inrmonnted with a cupoli u^
bell. It baa a chapel which extendj tarn
one end when fully opened, or, hslW«^
ICHTes an ample and oonToiient eehoal no
The dining room ia a large spartmatt ia ii>
rear, in a wing attac^wd to the amiidi-
ing, and fiimiSiing likewise room for kitdc
Ac., with dorroitoriea above. The g^^g
grounds in front are neatly cotHrf ^
groai, raceptiBg the well arranged aiaff
drive, while on Mther hand are luge gariat
one of (hem for regetablea exdiWKlj, d<
other for *^etablea and flowet^ iixi M
exhibiling the moat perfect and proStiblt,"
well aa t^ most taatefiil cnltifatiaa. I «
not know that I OTor saw a mote conetoow
illuatration of what may be done by ii>^°*^
and good taale for the improfemat >■
beauty of ground^ without the expndim
of money.
In the erening, after onr frugal meal, w
brethren delegatol by the ebvrehe^ w
other brethren rinUng the miMon. sum;
whom, we aro glad to atate, was the Bei.U'
Haelay of New York, wne onaniaed itfo ■
coundl for the examination of Hr- Nsida'
Cyr, with reference to his ordinstioa. Tbt
Rer. Ur. Girdwood of MontneJ, wu rlnln
modetntor, and the Rer. Mr. Nonosni«l
of the miaaion, and the Re*. Mi. YtAe •<
Burlington, Vt., were chosen sedctsria '
need not ^T« the details of the pnceedM
these hating already been oftoally «^
munieatad. Enough to sa^, Ibst lbs iM
and very reapectable council eoucnBe* ***
entire unanimity in the ordination ^ ^:
Cyr, whose examiDatiaa was more Oaa<^
narily thoioogb. Mr. Cyr was ednf™
partly at the miaaion Kbool, pottlj i" >"
United States, and during At« ytan st (i»
nera, Switserlond, from wliidi pbes '*
bring* a diploma hearing the wall'kM*'
name ot Dt. Herie D'Anbi^«. HbanM-
nent* on «f a h^ tad«r,aBd lbaai«*
AMXBIOAH OTFELLiaBHCB.
tuMd with a dsTout ipiiit atid pikctical,
indnatnuD* habits of proiebiag and tesching,
sntborite, with the bicaung of God, targe
"'— M of hii nicceaa in the evaagelizs'
COUntrTiiiea, It was certainly an
g dght to behold thia joung man,
oaa of the eailf fruita of the minion, dow
lajing bia well dsveloped powen upon the
BltttT of mioiiCerial terrice, and becoming a
xaiamooBiy to hi* kindred according to the
fleah. The public terrice« of the ordination,
which occurred on the mcceeding day (Aug,
29), were appropriate and intensting, and
though from Uie naceaut^ of conducting tham
a thajr ir«re »erj long, the
laAgoagea
n of the CO
didai
0 the doie. It wac a happy ara
in the hiitaij of the minioB, at which all
prtMnt Memed to thank God and lake
«autBga.
In the erening of thii day the brethren
pR«ent held a meeting to consider the dt-
oamitaacta sad wants of the mission. Ita
condition was fiilly explained by the mis-
■onaria^ esch station being (sken up in ili
order. The faith and order of the misuon
ehurcbe* were made the subject of special
inquiry, and a reaalution of confidence was
puaed on the matian of the Rev. Dr. Msclay.
The Importance of that naolution justiGea its
It was as fbllowi '. —
&om the mission bouM and proceeded to tha
rirer, where two recent converts from
Romanism publicly proftased tbnr &ith in
Christ ; one of them, the Ihst ftuits of tho-
station at Fort George, lecently est»-
blishod by Dr. Cota. It was a fitting close
of the public senices of the day, and seemed
to be in the highest degree delightful t« the
lian conTarts present, whoae hyrana of
praise rang out OTer the quiet waters, tha
■ineeie melody of the heart, Tlie gronnds
belonged to a Roman eatholic, who permitted
tliis use of them with great dieeifulnen. I
ought to add, that there hara been several
baptisms Utely, and that the spiritual oondi-
tion of the diurobe* is cheeting and hopeful.'
ba QAXidfl Llgna UIuLde
The annual expenses of tha mianon on its
present wale of operations are about 6000
dotlan. Whether this sum might be more
judiciously aipended it would be impossible
to Bf without further eiamination. Every-
thing pertaining to the misdoa seems tu be
conducted with diasietion and economy, and
it was the testimony of deacon Mine of
Uontreal that while the missioa was aided by
tha Canadian Baptist Uiaian Society, he
hinuetf waa on a committee charged with the
duty of examining their finances, and (bund
b* arranged on the most
Itw
0 the
bntbten that the clahna of the minion upon
the bttptiit churches were unquestionable,
and tlut it WW their duty to render it a
tegular and reliable support. A bw tbuigs
appeared to me specially noUc^ble.
1 ought to mention the happy close of
the ordination asrrieaa. Befoie tha congte-
Scion dispefaed, it was announced that after
mat the ordmance of baptism would be
~ by the newly oioained minislar.
Hr. Cyr. Accordingly, when the time cam^
f all d
The progress of truth In i
which, to the eye of reason, are unfitvourable
peculiarly graCiffing. How few district*
Britain could furnish a report a* pleasing '
as that contained in the following letter from
Hr. Oncken to Hr. Wilkin, which is dated
Hamburg, G October, 1349 !
"Just returned alter fire weeks absence on
missionary labour in Oldenburg, East Friea-
land, Holland, and at Eimbeck, I hasten to
send you a few lines. Time wiU not permit
to give you n detailed acconnt of all the
great ^od glorious things which I bare aeon
and enjoyed, but sufRce it to say that God's
work is progressing in our hands, and tha
truth is gaining ground in every direction.
In the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg there ia
evidently, in some parts, a mighty shaking
amang the dry bonea. Last Lord's day but
one^ 1 preached in a vilUgo called Felde, in
an isolated part of tlie country, to between
SOO and 300 hearers. Id the evening of the
same day I formed a church of forty-live im-
mersed believer* at Holidieck, four milet
from Fetda ; this goodly number has been
gathered iu during the lost iive yean, whea
the work commenced at Holsbeck. I spent
a glorloui sabbath among these simple but
devoted people. All things were at once set
in order in the formation of this church, a
pastor and three deacons were chosen f^m
among the brethren. Satan, however, could
not witness all this without making, st least,
an effort to disquiet us ; a large mob assem-
bled around the dwelUng ttf our beloved
brother, F. Bohlken, the pastor of tha
church, the mob made a ffearflil noise, threw
stones against the door, and broke some win-
dows ; we cannot wonder at this, because,
within the last four weeks twenty-two con-
verts have joined the brethren,
; "InEaafFrietloadtbegatdanoflhaLotd
QM
BOHE INTKLLIQENOB.
ii btA mnd flouiUuiig ; font jmh ago I in-
nand tba fint two btUnen tl Leer, wad
Bmr we h«« tlun, ni at W«n«r, Ihnn,
Boode, Sk^ axtj-lbar DMBbo*. I riiitad
all Umm and MTCtal oUmt plBee^and praub-
_. ^_^ . 1„._ If Q^
titftxpibunto
tra tolun BHei
U«a H la hM
and nils at Ihccn. Tha^ aia dioilating
taatmHj a tiaet Mtitlad, ' The Anabaptiili,'
in wUm tbqr an Malouily mmMi\i\ bj an
a|tBt of Ihs Lowat Sazonj Tiaet Sociatj.
addiiu to
lidBoftha
W*Mr, rnanj pracioiii Kmk.
"Oar omlennoea at Bmnoi, for the
Nmth Watt Garaao Aaandatiso, and at
Einbedc, fo Ihe Uiddia and Sooth Aanda-
tiooa of MudiDTcba*, bar* baan highly aatk-
flwtoty, and wHl, by God'a biaimig, pcoTe to
bo of ntt impoc^ea to tba itabilitj and
Inaaaie of onr cbnidMa.
" At UamlMUi tba Loid u Bnatlj blcanng
AirSTBALU.
UKiR cBincR
Mr, J. P. Battfield, late miMumaiT at
BaliM, Honduni, bai, after a brief proba-
tion, reeaiTed and accepted tlie unaninioui
inntaliaii of the oongnntioD wonliipping at
tba baptkt cbapet, Qummaracea, South
Anttnlia, within about Iwenty-fiTe m[laa of
Adelaida, and camromced hia laboun thera
ai paitOT the 10th of February lut, under
TBTj Buqndona dteumilancei. Thii field of
sflM i* emineDtly raiMianair, haTiDg three
nb-Mation^ irtiieh he luppliei, in addidaa
to three itated Krricaa at Gummaiacea.
ASSOCIATIONS.
KIDUXD.
Tkt tmaty-fita dmrebea muted ii
BmTmmI.
DDdlH «...
KMmmlmt.
MMIhMw...
Tba annual nurting wai held in Oon
Street chapel, Binningbam, Hay !9a ni
SOtb. Mr. Swan piadded. Hr. T.U,M»
pn we* re^hoaan aacKlary. StnoM* mt
deliTered by Utmn. New and Wr^ i
cirenlar lettv on the Claina of IMLh, jn-
pared by Hr. Ho*Mck,wBBraadaod tia^
After the letlon bom the ehnr^M l>d km
read, Hr. Hocpn, ainior, ddlrend Ibe fal-
lowing interaating addreM : —
u 2i*"
»tieWbBnilli»l«i'
woiUp, wbm tto M«glatlim an hi« ■ IMl
Munnmioilifil, ilBiiit an an ■oa* la lihrU »■
baOar aanntiT prnuad for Ikoaa «lo Kia »■
BadaaBw. WbatlallMitataar aor dankaM'
■acoBparad with tba put r BarawanMin
necraai la nlfU raaaaublr ba *Mtil*l> »
lattanJaatiawTaaBtalB ■»(& wUekaMUW
DirtnrilMaav J*t dm ■aamiiiiiaalafl br tar ■'^
altnla and haMlllatlea.
" DBtM tba VM( U^ yvn aMItkaa tan M
mada ta aar Blaaaa of watibip; bM lb« tn MW
aapaela In wuatt oar aoadlHaa oaiKit ba MU-
plalad with umlnfUa aatltfutlea. Tka taUnH
agodlUoB a( Baar at tba ahanba^ aad (Mr nil-
tloa to aad allur, and t» tba imtvUat patb
maramanla Dow In pwneaa. both la lar •■■
•oonliy ud la Eai«F«ah aoalatj, ttmta* i •*!
lAoa^ jaaMt, and piyartM aoaaidwaltnn 1 ■■
wa had raaaea to to qaUa atltfad «Ub tba wu
ot OBI aaranl aaalalla^ and Ibatr »■■ U aldli
tba aomlDf tlen^ abaald ila Tiehaaa la «»
Inneaaid. Mm tba tnaltti dn af dAHB*<*
ahaU ten wvnnlad aa to lalaa Iba iH^*
triaanb. Bat ou dnoHtaaaaa m«lfn(r i*
apao all tba tbuthaa to banbia (bHarint Wfl
Ood, and to aatraat that tto UgU if W f^
MaaaBaybalUtaduBpcathaB. liwaMi*""
auaalTaa. It la dn, and aia altoi^ that aw^
batnan na and oar Ood, and awa UaU^
Ua laoa tnm aa. Wa abaaM ba diaril f^
aad aaolaw that wa htTa trla*ad bla BMt W;
and wa majplaaa itflaaaa oa tto H— ■ *
BMRj' U wa prajHiallT aaak U-4f «a hA^
Lord to wlD ba band of aa-lf *a a* « ••»
raaaln. W* bar* aol, itmm wa a* »(■ Jf
na do thla tBdirtdaaUr, ib4 la aar nvMlIn ■»;
Um, 'tto hooaa ol SaTid afOit,' *a. ■* ""J^
•aiaraM)i«a]MM te-aaad ap aatM i^f"*'"
HOME IHraLLIGIOTCT.
LnnlT FitkH' tkrai^ tha molta of U*
•tba&nOitOaaBt.
"lAt D* alH (olUnta Ui> ipMI of Itn, p«*M,
and kollBHi. In nla *UI tha mart aapsi tn*-
ttoM «B iWBWOirtWmty b* pitBMd ud dnalitad U
onr cttn^a pnaaot to tha wotU Ik* npnlllT*
•Uitada of oosUntlou qowMUmiw, sslaTtlT
■Bsdithna. ' Bt thalr inlla n ilwiO kBaw Uiam,'
ban axiom at hl^MMMtborUr. Hao rto dMlia
tmi and Iota, aad boljliirin •osU nliglon, vtU
ba divo*«l to tak* Dp tUr dmlUu wtian IhaM
tonlj frnlta an fonnd, Ifaoofh ottiar ulua maj ba
ODti^nTtd. W* •bsnld ba ym laratBl not to
^^a41«« tb* uBiiaa at tha adnatua SaThmr aooiif
OMitij dlapoaltloai and bahadou lAlob aaara amr
ItMB 0* tha gaiitia iplrlta of th* rnng, and
brtildtha appiMCh of Ibou itnofan «ho, poaaaw-
lat tha Inaat aaoalblUtlaa ef oar mwmd natan,
maM lad It ImpaMlbla la naha thalr hoaw irlth
tha notanllow. Lai wntf mambar lOrm a nao-
IbU datomlnatlan to ba amlabla and tonlf, that
mar "vd "* diOnllT In obajfng tha ra-
lant «f oar Lord, ■ to una him irilh a para
-_. XamBtlj.' A half, paaMfal, loTliv eborsh
lata apMla of CbrUt, honn and raad of all n»n,
aad tha wnddatatloB of It «iU aallM tha Jodg-
mant, oonaalaBag, and baait, in Iti Iknnr.
■■ na •jaiwthT and adUlntlon at tha eharchu
naaiallj, wmld b* (natlf promotad b; tha mora
DM asd IkHDMt Inlanitiigi of tha laapaottTa
paatan of tha ahinhai. Iha IdM of rlfalir,
jaaloBnr» aAd othar modoa of aaUahneea oofhl not
to ba aUomd a plaaa in tny ohONb or anr mlalitar
of laau Chrtat Iha Blntlan al man, th< adUoa-
tlon ot tb* wbol* ahnnh, abaald ba tha aola
Mseani at *I1, and lb* tuantt aad (ra« «hloh
Chrtat hai abad abroad, ahonld ai hr aa poailbl* be
for tb* irbal* abnah. ' All tUui an Toim,' Ao.
»- — ^ .. -v_,. _.. .- ^ , nanowflit el
Mm ihoiild daalra
" In tb* apoitaUa d^i tlura ma a eonataat <rtil-
Utlon of tha ehuahe* br amlnanUi (Ulad and
giuioni minlrtara. Fatil Mid to ApoUo^ ' Let ni
go Into araiT altj, kt^ and aa* Mw tb? Ao.'
ApoUaa, mlghlj In the aorlptniaa, and aa aioqnant
mam inTaUad br, and ■ aianirbar* miihtilT helped
than that bdlared.- Thiivaa dearly iha apoatoUe
piaoUea. Paol. vhan at AtbiUiiirH K eotiermad
aboot th* brethren al TheaialonlBa, that be eare, ' I
aonld na longer forbear/ bat aant Xlmotheol to ae*
after them, tUl he ehoald be able to (0 hlnualf.
An aat tha heart* of eome ot onr eminentlj quail-
Bad brethren al timee Uled with tatidet leuliv
after Ibeee portlooa at the leak of Jem whleta are
dlataiM nom Ibe lolda ot vbleh tbej ai* the Imme-
dlal* p**tonr Whma Ihea* IotId( aad (trow
fiallnn 1 Iha Splht ha* not fanaktn tha ahoRh
thOBfb tb* •** M mliaela* It part. Brair plos*
ChtutliB taaluu aeme* fron abor*. Onr brathren
riMoU piBT tnt Iftaa* toward daalrae, aad It ther
BM than Mo piaallee th* ebarch*! ■bontd walaoma
ibm, and aamenl* m,j that Ib^ mar «"■* 'n th*
ItalnaM tt tb* bhMiip ot tb* (oepe) of Obrf
All tb*M Tlailatlona tbonld be qalta roliuLaiT
Iba pari of tha mlDlaten and the ehnrcbie. Anr
aiaamptlou ot aatbarllr vmiM be tnehrlitUii, and
■nUi*& d(Aat tha deaind adTantage.'
- Ibat tUi iMMdatlon raaommand—
"U. Ibal an the ehnrahea obaarra tb* *T«nln|
f tb* aaeoBd Hosdaf In each month tor uiitel
oqwlo Ood te IbatrrarlTal aad preeperlEr.
"lad. That tha paitare ot the shnrohea amnge
IT the Inlerehenil at eerrloa* aa maj ba fimnd
pmnole thia eSort to fmtemlH ai
"Ird. That the choreho* epidli
lirit vithln them, hut tolJow Jta laadlnce, and
after higher and more exteoelre mefnlneee."
b. That iTeiT ehnich. both nnall and laiA
unple of the religion of Jetna, eo that br
thalr patltT, paaee. lore, and rniltfalnaea In |oed
woAm. the; maj pnre that Sod li vllh them, and
Indoeg alraggen le mj, ' wa will gu with jon to th*
haaraDlj kingdoDL' "
I at obBtebea tamlablng n
Baotii*d~"
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In twenli
TirentT-aix chuicbei con«titut« thii
Bownlon
.J. B.Bnit.
..R. B*DDett.
.J. Collier.
..J. NtarakO-i
SiE,Ki=;,~::
.J. Ongtaloa.
Lrmlncton
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.J. Darti.
Tbt twBiitj-Gflh nnnual meeting wsi facid
■t Andow, June 5 hud 6, ll!49. Mr,
Ooodmui prMJded ; and Idr. Honk the
■Mretarr, and Mr, Baiter ths treunnr, wen
thuiked for their pMt nrrica md leqneMed
to conlinue them. 3«moiu wcra prcMhed
by Hen*. Monfa, Neave, and KooDl: a
drcular letter, drawn op by Ur. HcLoim on
the Ifatare and DMigD of AModrtioni at-
HOHB IKTBLLIGEKCB.
Cbrfitiui CburdiM and the Beit Heuu of
Promotiiig thaii ESdouj, wu read and
■aoptad.
Tbe next neoting ii (o be held at Win-
cheater, tbe Snt Tueiday and Wadundar ia
km eomptuea ten churchei:-
M. FUlpln.
D. CnunpWB.
BtwIiui, Cowl Bt
>IlUSt....A.u. nuiB.
Pmhon f. OtkIhiit.
etiuAiril. S. tttrita.
Btndli; A OooUiUl ...W. UilitT.
WtSiiiiMa"'.'.Z'™J. PniuiU.
WorcMUr .W. Cnnre.
At tba tbiiteeiiUi annual nMetlog whigb
WM held at Wiveerter, June S and 6, 1849,
Ur. Crawe pNtided. A Circular Lettei
which he bad prenared on CliriMian InSnence,
wu read and adopted. Scnnoni wen de-
liTered by Mean. Orerburj, Hockin, and
Fnllec.
aotMia.
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The next meeting i* to be held at Stral-
find-cw-ATOo, on the Tueedaj- and Wednn-
da; after the Grtt tabbath in June, 1B£0.
18tfain«t;wheD twDBddnaMtwi . . .
the fint t^ the Rer. T. A. Wbeder en tba
relation of the church to the eaam^tinm :
the aceond bj tbe Ber. J. Alranlier on tha
mutual oUl^tioni of paaton and people.
A public tck meeting waa held, afia the
•oriee, b tha Com ExAaoga, which waa
attended I7 abore five hnndnd yemmit, n-
clnding memben of nan j dmn^ea oT diSinat
denonunalioDa in the d^ and tcnstj, Tba
Ber. G. Gonld pradded, and addieMM wmb
delirered by the Ker. George JofaDaon. Bc«.
J. Alexander, Rbt. Tbomai Wheekr, Be*.
Andrew Reed, Rbt. B. Gontt, R«. J.
Tenintore, Rbt. J. Dotcj, J. H. TiUett, E^,
and JamM Colman, Eeq,
Tbe reoognition of the Be*. Jamas Fjrfc
aa partof of thi« cbntch took placa cm Tm*-
daf, tha 39th September. Tha eonpan;
witncB* tbe fMeeediaM oon-
of nrioui other CbiiitiBn
The chair wm
piited nembei*
denominatione in
oecnpiad b; John Peawidi, Eiq., of Ht
cattle, wh ' "^ '— '- ''--'
cattle, who opened the meeting bf ginii( oM
a hjmD, and reading a nutable portioa td
■ciiptute ; after which the Rbt. W, Lenc «f
Stockton engaged in piarer,
then eipreiKd great pleasure in bdng (tteant
on tbe occaiion, paaed a high eulo^um ea
tha Rot. J. Fjb, and had no doabt thai
hia miniatrationa would ptore a blcaing to
the town, and to the congre^tioD ami nililiin
in that plue. Mr. W. Ueno, on* of tha
deacona, gaie a brief biatorj of the cbor^
and ataled the diaimatancei wliid led to
the invitation id Ur. FTie to become tbew
peatM', and he felt mneb pleaanie io welrom
ing Hr. Tjtt atnengrt them, and in KiTiw Io
him the ri^ hand of feUowaUp. Mr. F^b
impended, he intenated the meeting with an
account of hit expoienee in conneziaa with
the Chrlitian church and minirtry. Ha
briefl; enumerated the facta which led to Ut
acceptanee of the paatonte of tlu« duueb,
■tating that after much aniietf and najer,
be had felt it hia duty to IwTe a daToted
to join the church tn thit town, whoie fnjnrim
■nd troublea had arouaad and called tatih hb
sfmpiithiei. He expnaaid tbe beat feelinga
toward) other denominationa of Chiiatiana m
tbe town, trueting that, inttead of ngarding
himaelf and hia congiegation aa iiTBla, the;
would look upon them aa Chriatian breUutn
and fallow labennn £» one ocmmoa otijeet,
and eoidiallj accepted the iuTitatioa to die
peatorate. The Iter. John Giecn irf Hew>
euile then imploted the dirine blaaaing en
were detiTered by Hr, tVcema
UniTenitf in the United Statea of America,
tba iUr, J, Cinkk, Nottti Shieldi, tbe Ber.
HOMK INT&LLIOSN'QE!.
T. Fott«Dger, Nawetttl^ the It«T. H. Tw-
nnt of Dariingtwi (WBdmn Aaodatimi
niniitar}; and the benedicDim banng bean
Hutlepool, the n
cunuc*% BoKvouL.
On Mondar, Octobar lit, Hr, Jabai Stnt-
teid waa aoleninlj act apart to the paatoisl
office orer tlie baptiat diaich Id tlda Tillage.
Mr. WheR7 of Swanton NoTan opened Uie
•ol«BD lOTticaa of tbe day bj raadiiif tbe
Bcriplurea and pnTc; tbe Rer. J. C. P&e of
Wisbeecfa itated the nature and eooatitntion
of a Christian chnrdi; the Rer, J, Buirowa
of Magdalen prapoeed the quealiona to the
chnich and mmialer; the Her. Tbomw Gill
ofHelboume offoed the ordination pnifei,
aoeompanied with the itupoailiini of banda,
lind d^Tcred a obaige to the nevlr-Mdained
nlnialcrt the Rer. T. Scott of Norwich
addreaaed the chunh.
Mr. H. Andenon, late of Ha^poit,
Cnmberlaod, baring accepted the invitatjaa
of the baptist church at Bmtton, Wiiti,
conuneneed bii labouia there on Lold^ daj,
9th September Ujt.
ed a unanimoui iniitaCion to the peatorate
from the beptiet church at Newport, after
tome moDtha probation.
RECENT DEATHS.
An inapired writer baa laid, " The memoi;
of the iuet ia blceeed." Thn proverb, the
writer Uiinkt, will apply to few good men
more anitably than to Aleiaoder Blakensj
Patience, bites deacon of the baptiM church.
Little Alio Street, Goodman 'a Fielda, London.
Mr. Patience wai bom in the atj of
Brittot, October I, 1756. It do«a not s,p-
paa that be wa* broured with a religiou*
education, jet from lome cauae or other he
carlf in Ufe wai accuitomed to attend the
meana of grace, and even before he felt tbe
power of rvligicn upon bli ioui, rave the pre-
Krance to the miiuitry of Mr. Tomai, then
the celebrated ftnd revered pastor of the
haptiet church at the PiihK]' meeticg honae.
When about lixteen yean of age, he waa
deeptj impreeaed under a sermon which Mr.
Tome* preached upon the parable of the
prodigal pea ; thii •armon the more keanlj'
touched him, si he hid jnit broken thitnuh
aome pai«Mal nMnint; he uppcaed Oe
raeader knew of it, and intended iU fbr him.
Tbi* impHMon, altbongb it partiallT *nb«d-
cd, jet uerer wbollj ware iw. About two
jean after tUa, he waa more poverAiUT
alarmed by the appUcatian of the following
text to hit mind, " He will gather the wheat
ioto hia garatr, but ha will bum up the chaff
with unquenchable fire." He oomd not re-
collect to have ever aeen tbe puMge nor to
have heard it from tbe pulpit: it aeemed to
be laid upon hia conadence immediately hj
God. Now commenced & riiarp atruggla
between hi* eonvietioni od the one hand, and
ungodly companiona; with theae he eameetly
aonght the pleamrea of the world, and would
hin have drowned the corea conoenting hia
With th<M ha one nigbt went to the
theatre, and waa hightj amuaed and delighted
with the perfbnnancea, till, like a flMh tS
lightning, the word of God darted into hie
" ' shall bum up the chaff with un-
1 fire." Ha was iiutantly filled
' ; he looked up and thought be aaw
among the chkff. He eried to the Lord in
the deepcet agonj, and longed Ibr the plaj
to be ended, that he might withdraw from the
aociety of the ungodly, whom he law to be
intended by the ^ff.
The diatreaa of hia mind ao affected Ua
body that it made him quite ill ; hie cotn-
panioDa proposed going to a public bouae to
get some refreshment, but he reAued) they
endeavoured to thrust him in by pbyaicd
&om that time mrt v
companioot; thus ha aiyi, " I waa delivered
ftom the snare of the tbwlo', the snare was
broken and I eocaped." From that time to
the day of hi* death, our friend waa preoemd
from forvking tbe Lord. For a long time b*
waa much diitreased upon tbe aobjeet of
temptatiouj and tbe enemy anggeated to Um
he could not be a child of God hofinan bo
was tempted : tr<m Ibia bondage it pleoiad
God to deliver bim, by tbe inatnimeolality of
Captwn Totial Joea, one of the IUmibmIo
preechers, at that tima^ Hr. Joea wu aupplr-
ing the Tabernacle pulpit at Biirtol. Ml,
Potienco nndtt deep trouble of eoul went to
hear him, he preached from the fUlowioa
words, " Simon, Simon, Satan hath dcoired
lo have you, that he may dft you *a wheal,
but I bavo piwed tat tbee, that thy Eshh UI
not." Thia Uaatedly cbeaiad Ua baatt, that
though Satan deoiiod to have the poor seel^
ing muie^ be mnat be «£• if JeNf p^yad te
500
HOME IKTEUJaSHCE.
bi[n;Mill li« could not Keliaw it wna possibli
for a chilli of God to bo tempted na be wxt
Ho wont the next nek to hear Hr. Job
i^in, when the good old man preached froni
Hob. if. 15, " But wai in all point* tempted
like a* we an, jtl without nn." Theae two
Bermoni were BO much bl«M«d to hiaaoni, that
he aeemed to retain the kitout of them to big
djiog dB7 ; thef were frequentlj the aubjeet
of coDTenation, and aeldom without teara.
Onr friend waa baptited bjr Hr. Tomaa in
October, 17B1, waaraoeiTed into communion
with the Pitha^ church, and tor about aeren
jean walked with that people in the exerciae
of the warmeat lore, and happkit fellowihip.
The gourd waa pleaaant, he waa delighted to
nl under it, but aoon found tbno
at the root of it Sudi were the ai
of a diiine ProTidence, tbit be muat lea*e hia
natire dty and hia beloied friendl to reside
in the metropolii; thia waa a trial indeed, and
BO unsettled hia mind that he did not unite
with aaj church in London for aeveral joara ;
be chidflj attended and broke brnd at
DoTonahire Square, hot for yean hoped the
Lord would lotd him back U BrJM<d agwu.
At length hit mind aattled uprai uniting with
LitUe Alio Strati. It it amguUt he hap-
pened to go to bear the late Mr. Sheniton, on
the flnt Loid'a day of fata pastorate in that
place, Febroujr, 1798, and there he continued
then
tofhi
life. He waa received a
d Uw
dnnoter. On theSSthof SeptwDber, 1806.
b* mm choaen to the oSce of deacon, and
dining lb* ipaoa of fertf-thtee jmn, mataiiMd
that office with great credit to bimaelf and
aatiabetira to hia Mlow memhera. A brother
deacon, vbo waa intinatel]' acquainted with
Um, and who tnTelled with hiin for neaily
Utj yean in the waye of God, aaje, ** Our
deceased friend ftared God abore many, and
it might willi wme degree of limitation be
nid M bim, he waa a good man, ftatl of the
Hol^r Qhoet, and of faith." He wu a warm
admiral of the truth aa it ia in Jaeua: tbe
aoTereign, electing loTe, grace, and mercj of
a triune tiod, were the delightftil Ihemea on
which he lored to dwell. He alwaje esteemed
■ ministry that embraoed doctrin^esperimce,
and plartiee,with all the commandments and
oidintncaa of the Lord, aa once delirered to
the aainta and pntctiaed by the apoMloa. He
loTed and promoted the peace and welfare of
2on,pretering the proaperity of the cause of
0«d abore bia chief joy. The writer feels
pleasure m atating that, during their long
•cquintance, nothing baa occnired In the
tesat degree to diminiah affection
with the word of Qod, and hia manon ni
ao letentirev that he waa seldom wittmil ■ Bb-
ject lor meditation. Tba pnyer-nKedng it
nine o'clock on the Lord's day monuag m
hia delist, and there he was able to In tki
lut aabbsth he apent upon earth, and, uW
been hia practice for many ycaia, did Kt
Inve the sanctuary tilt the cine ^tba ana-
ing senice. On tbe Monday he na Itla
ill, and aaok apace till bia dep^turc ftoif
the four or Gre days of his dyiu illao^b
mind was bleasedly stayed nponWs"Etoii of
Bgel,"
Our sged and bODomable friend calali
breathed bia IsM on Friday aftanoMi,tba«
half-past Gto o'cloi*. Anoiuit 34, IHl,
hanng been in duucb Mknn£ip ncariyail;'
eight yean. Peace be to his ioemoiy!ii<
may we who aia Idl be hdpcd lo imiWi
him in all that ia loTelj, live aa bounnl^
and tiaeftiUr, and die as paactAilly si be u
Ann Scroxtoo, tbe wif« of Ur, ScmlM,
Ibrmerly pastor of the baptiat cback
BromigroTe, was horn in tba year 1 7TS, bap-
tised in I80D, and receired bei diauauH
from tbe church below to the churcb abm
July 17th, 1849.
Her life wss a lib of bamUe mefolatB
When abl^ linr woe more attantira to thi
B toward* the oi
Ibr tbe
lUnd ezprasnon baring s'
other
', aereral yi
bt wid not tee to nia, and
uttered by
period of fifty years. The last
of bia Ufb be poased niid« t^
wa a Chmtian pbilantbromat, aad land
whole fiimily of God. Wboeiabon
feel at home; whatsTer saction of Quirts
church prospered, she rejoiced ; whslnw
section auSlned, abe mourned. For forlj'
nine yean ehe baa been eiwbled tbne^
good report and through evil report, gw*
strengthening her, to maintain a good pn-
festjon. For for^-nine years she baa atiwl
a pillar in the nnctoary of God, and bean >
mother in Israel, niurou Uie young, Icndtif
dck, eocouD^ing ue diffident, I|oldi>|
up her miniater's bands by bet li»i<i''t
pniyeis and eieitiiHis, cheering their Itaarti
by her cocatsnt attendance, and Nttigg
before all an example worthy of imJCatioo.
Death, tiiough he cans to ber h«ald«d (y
e»engBrs of fereia bodilj angniA, de
welcomed as a friend. No mnnour cacapd
her lips. The language of her beait nt,
" If it ia God's wilt that I sboold eadan
snflWinp. tst God's will be dons; all t M^
tar ia patisnoe to keep mo from complsiaiab
and giaoe to sustain me. Then lei lbs fci-
naos born, it will only coosame wkat **atl
cowmBing, and prepaM ms fcr Umm Unh'
HOME INTIUJJQEKCE.
701
MnplcfDieilUBlMTefbi which I on*] pTepara-
lion. Do with ma, Lotd, ai «e«meth go<>d in
thy light, Whnl Aane I mffared, what can
I iuftr, oooipajed with what tnj precioiu
Jeaui nifffered for ■ guiUj rebel like ma ?"
The most minute airangetDenl* for the Uut
atluggle — the lajing out of (he fbmken
tabernacle, the coffin, shioud, beaten, and all
the Bid Rccompanimetita of death — she made
with aa mudi eompoauie as if aha bad been
amnEing for a change of earthly rrddence.
'' Oh what," aaid >he at one time, "should
I be without religion ? What would earth]*
belpet* be now if I had only theae to look
t« P What (hould I do had I Bathing but
this world, tiow tbia world ia poiaiiic away ?
How could I bmr my luiferinga if I had not
my precioui Sariaur to atsod bj me and help
ma, if I had not exceeding great and pte-
cinH promlael to lay bold of ? Theae aaTe
ma tnim nnUni in deep walen, and theae
Mutain my laintmg apiiit. Chriit baa been
*ety good to ma all my lifis; he baa eatued
m lo lie down in jraeD paaturea, he baa fed
mewilhtbefitMatitfthewhst. Oh, what ■
prinlage haia I enjoyed under the minietry
of my dear affectionile pador fUr. Sneath} 1
Oh, what ediSoition uid conKilation bare I
derired from it 1 I fted upon il,and extnct
comfbit from it now. Truly ' hare the linei
bllen to me in pleawnt places.' And ob,
bow good !( my hearenly Father to me now I
Uow many comfarta liare I ? how many
belpenF how many kind ftiendi? Theaa I
might haie been deatitute of, aa multitndea
are. I deaerre nothing mote than other*,
thoogh God baa giien me mora."
At another time, addreadng her aged hna-
band, aha aaid, " Sbonld my dear minialar
think that anything oi^t to be aaid, when I
•m gone, af aoch a poor, unwc^thy creature
H I am, it baa long been my wiih that the
same text which my dear mother ehoae for
her fbnenl aermon, ihould be tiaed on the
occaiMi of my death — ' For we know that
if our eaithly home of thii tabamacle were
diNolTed, wa have a boilding of Ciod, an
hoDle not made with baoda, elem«l in the
Tbeie worda bare afforded
all my MiSeringik Ob, I long
' |M>or, worn out body of ain and death, and to
riae to the poMeavon of that inheritance
which my Fatbn hea in teaetre for me. I
long to leaie tbcM fetteia, and to enjoy the
libMly— 4)m sweet hlierty— of the children of
light. I long to lee tba hesTenly Canaan,
tSe bom* of the aiinta ; but taore, fitt mora,
do 1 long to aee my deu, my pteoioiia
Sktrietir. If I have any wklt towards earth,
it ia that my gnaMiati spirit tnay be peimitted
to hoTcr abwit yoa, poor old craaton I to
dieer your totting footstepa, to mioiiter to
jour wants, and to watch over and protect
the Ann* of my dear ehildrra."
She ftlt a peculiar conraro &r the elennl
welbie of bet joungat son — residing at a
distance— who she teared waa so immened In
the cares and aniieties of this world's bnii-
neaa, at to render him ragardleaa of thoaa fiv
relate to the sou! and eternity. Her eonitant
prayer was, " Oh, that Ishmael miabt lire 1"
On the morning of the day on which he came
down to pay hii lait Tiait to hla belored
mother, ahc bad been pouring out her aoul to
God for him, and exclaiming, " Oh that then
arma could once more embrace my dear boy 1"
On telling bar of his airiTsI, she cried out,
"BleMthelad; let me we him." When ha
came to her she put forth all her atroigth,
raised her poor, wasted arms, and fixing her
eyes earnestly upon him, with deep solemnity
and mat^nal affection, sold, "Ob, my son,
shall we meet again ?" " Yes, mother,"
said he, " I hope there is no doobt of it."
" Ah !" sdd the dear, aniioui mother, " my
dear child, there u no doubt of it, if you Iots
and tear God with all your heart. But, oh,
if yon do tu>lf—here, hrrr is the doubt. I
hope we ahall, Ood grant we may."
During the last fortnight of her illnoa,
her itm^iith was so ptosti^ed. and her poina
so severe, that she exprwrd her desire that
none of her dear friends, and no more of hei
dear boiily than were absnlutely oeceasory lo
wait upon her, should rist her. If she aaw
them vie should want, and, perhaps, be ex-
pected to say something to them, which
would be extremely painftil to her to attempt
to do. Then, abe said, it would bring down
liei tboagbta and affectioni ognin from
heaTenly to earthly things, and trouble her
to ace them troubled. Her aged busbaud
waa permitted lo see her twice a-day; thoti^
the sight of him — unable to hide the gnef
which filled his heart, as be beheld the an-
guish of one he had loTed so long and so
ardently — sufferings which baffled the tender-
ness of friends, snd the power of medicine to
alleTiat«,^touehed her heart. She watched,
with almaet eager gun >■ Su as her eyes
could Ibllow, his retiring footsteps, and would
then break out, — " Bless thoee dear white
locks 1 Oh, who wilt tend those tottering
fiiotsteps when I am gone I Lord, do thon
be hi* helper, confotter, rod, and staff."
At length the last cord that beld the deat
oaptiie down to earth was, by the mandate
of hcT Sorerd^ snapped asander. Earth
mingled with iti kindred earth, and the
enfianchi»d tpiiit
" Stntahej lis |lad wlu aad loued awv.
Tasaati pnpand sbors.'
Her soStaiinfp wen «icmciating ; but not a
muimni escaped her lip*. She lad a roogh
road to paas down to the riier; bat shining
one* were there, and she oould say —
" HLs WH wu mnaa rougher and darter Lhsn mIds.
OU Orlst, my Lord, safir, ant aUl I mdu r'
HOUE iNTBLLiaxaroi.
Died Bi Bbkbr, near Hbjjpott, Cmnbo-
l«Dd, on the 17th Angiut Uit,in tbe 31ft
fear of bei age, Sanh Abigail, tbe irife oT
Hof^ Andenon, beptiit miniitei, lata of
MaijpoTt, Doir of Bratton, Willi. Noiiela*
but umAiI was titat ihort and rapid coune
■he WM deatined to nm. Called b; diTise
gmcs vbQe eDlaing a)»n and begiiming to
enjoj tbe gaietiea of thu irorld, Bhe bid them
adieu without legiet, took up the aom, and
meekly (bUowed him who ailed ber. While
on a Tint to a lamiTy in tbe neighbonriiood,
of irhieh the mother and one eon, now a
iniMioDary in India, veie undei the influence
of religion, ghe had the opportunitj of wit-
ocMtng the power of true pietf to elente
tbe chander and impart a babitoai iCTenitr
to the mind. Tbii airakened impreanona
which a dTing mottier^ prajera liad early
mad^but wliich had longgonato alem amid
the TDoitiai with wbioh diudhood and j outh
ate bcaat. The truth once reecdTed, produced
•o entire a diaoge of feeling and pnrMiil^
and tbe lore of Qod, in brinpng bar out (^
daAnaw into manrelloni livil. «a« ao
baUtoall; preaent to her mind, uat never
altar did ihe fbel a doulit of her inteieat in
Cbrjrt, tbon^ often Immbled ta telf-loallung
b; a eenae of her omi uniroithineai, and the
power of indwelling an. Wilb tbiiavunnce
of Iier ocGeptanoe wi^ God, ber Qirialian
diarseter va* ereiy mj connitent. One
wlio Imew ber well, a pion* ladj, and mem-
bar of the ealabUihed church, writa tbua on
hearing of ber death : — " Her umple, nffeo-
lionate demeuonr, her tingle eye and un-
worUlj Cbratian di^Miaitian, peotl j attached
me to tier ; on* felt unproTod in hn aociety,
•nd wiihed for more of it. She alwaji
appealed to know leia and care leai about
what waa poaaing in the world than almoit
an; other woman, the dutiea of a Chriitian
win, mother, daughter, aiiter, and friend,
i>rg»gi"g her whole concern."
It wai ihoitly after her conTerrion to God
that her attantian waa turned to the iubject
of Chriitian baptiim. In thii the New
Teatament waa her onlj guide, bat that waa
anongb. Sheioon nw the path of duty, and
Oiongb to enter it threatened to bteak
•oma dieriihed anodationi, with hei
know wai to do the will of God. Sfae wa*
haptiied, and Joined the chnreb in Blarrport
m Febr™^, 1840.
H«i health t>egan to decline in the aul
of but jtaj; but it wn* not till the following
bet lipik B« U
me look that indicated feai vm ahade hw
counlenaace. Her lamp waa trimmed, lad
the midnidit call fonnd W in the quiet dii-
charge at traj domestic duty, ai^ in tlK
exerdae of may Chriitian graces One cknd
waa nennitted, fbr ■ few boura, to daikm W
mina, and aba complained, nth toan— tht
onlf tcota abe bad abed for taaaj a day—
that a thic^ Tol apnad befim h«r when da
loolied to Cbriit; but tbia waa aooo nmoi^
and ihe enjojed tbe lidit of Hie oaantataaci
till ahe entered on Uie iabnitaaoe of the
Mint* in eralaating light. Aa tbo laat diaafi
drew on, and breaUiing woi laboriouo, ' Tta
ie bard work," nid aba, " bat it will aooo b
OTcr." Then a aweet anlla haring fmti
orer her bee, aba waa aaked if tbe Lord m
now with her 7 " He i^ ha ia," die biMiil
replied. Obaerring the ill-auppreaaed cma-
tioo of her partner, abe aaid, with great liS'
enltr. " Caat down 7 Not at oU, rut al alL'
A few minute* more, and her raiiao«nedf|iiA
hod rawed into tbe prcoence of HJoi wbM
gtoce WM tbe ipring of all bor excdlaaee.
The following oitract from one <f At
man; letten received from ChriMian ftink
on tbe occaiion of ber death, tbon^mlMdid
only for the eye of frimdihip, ia kindly pa-
milted to he added here. It fa fiom the pa
of one who ia well known to, and eatwW
l^ moat of the readera of tbe Baptiat Ua^
" To know jonr dear wife waa to lore ha.
From the fiiat day I mw her I have ebenihti
for her tbe vaimeat fialenial ofiectica, lad
Ihe reapect which ber character then bafM
waa increoied and oonfiimed in eTerj me-
ceeding viiit to your bouae. I never kim i
more beautiful example of quiet, nnaMoinj
piety. There waa in it no appnaeb la
tamenev. In her it wa* a rare and fnd;
piopoitioned comtunatian of Chriatian (■>('''
neat and cameatnoH, each hoghteoiag tU
chaim and attracdveneat of the otbet. I
have often, very often, aAei I bar* M
Hnnpott, dwelt with plaaanre on a ^ctan
of ber which memory placed beEon a;
' mind'a iiye,' naludng to ma bfa looki ai
attitude iriten liatening to GodW word ia kit
bouie, and in the femUy. Oa tbeaaoettaiat
■he alwayi aaemed to dm a living naaoail-
cation <^ our Lead'* oommoiid, ' Take ■?
yoke upon yon, and leant of BU, ftr 1 an
meek and fowly in baartj and ;« akaD 1^
rert unto yonr aouli,' WhoB I iMt mm W,
I waa painliilty atm^ with bti w*akMM tad
languor, againit which bar kind heart aad
devout ipirit, neverthele^ ■ wfjillr
•tru^ed in the cheerful dia^orga of *MT
aerfice of love, aodal aad relifona. A)
impnaaion left on my mind by Imt wbdt —■
■pact, dKueuiDni, and itata of feiliag, vn
that God waa preparing her for a needy ie
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703
•ltd jat finr ercDti of the kiiid baT« moie
pownfuUf afiect«d m«. I na«d baidl; uiiue
]roa that I h«Te remembered 7011 and tha
daai childran where temembnnce ii miMt
Diai, Augiut 7th, aged 71, W. Adami,
E>1., (hi manj Teui deacan at the church in
St. Andreir'a Street, Cembriii^. A brief
memoic of thi» excellent indiTidual, from the
pen of hi* paitoi the Rev. Robert Roff, ma/
be expected to appaai in oui number for
Died, at Biimingham, on Lord'e iaj,
September 2nd. 1 B49, in her 76th jear, Miu
Uarjr Buit Wickeoden. It iraa her high
pritilege to be, from a very early age, the
Hibject of religious impreMlora, which shi
alwayi dalighted to (acrib* iaatrumeataliy t<
tht oora aud tender culture of parent! pre-
•minent for piety, who bad the laliafiutjoa of
witaewiog the whole of thaii children, mt
in number, united to the church of Cbriit.
In the year 179G, the eutiject of thii tnief
Dotiea waa baptiied and united to tha church
aambling k Catter Lane, London, under
the paMotal care of Dr. Rippon. F
tbk period to that of bM deceue the co
taney of her Chrirtiaa character, and ..._
amjability of her diipoaitioii, endeared her
to •odet; attd to the ahurob. A« h« lib
wai one of tinnilHad tranquillity, ao bar end
waatbatof parfbetpeaee. Sbewuintened
U tha etmatacy, t^ bar paator, tba Rar. T.
Swan. ShaiNbiii Jmoi.
HISCBLLANEA.
k' At the beginning of October the raligioai
portion of the public in the metropolia ware
enrpriaed and griered to learn that the clerki
•ml letter-NirterB in the Central Poet Office
bad receired orden to be there OD Lord>
day, the I4th afthemontti,ai a newairange-
ment WBi to take effect on that day for the
tnnamiauoo of latter* through London to
the cminlty. It wa« known that, of the
MT«n or dgbt bondted ftnooM emplojed at
St. Hvtin^ le Grand, lane numbera valued
their aabbalha highly i and it waa aoon fbund
that tbcae were gmitt«a with dlnnay. An
eneigetie detenninatian to oppoee the mc&.
wr« (Don abowed itaelf in rariooi quarters.
xneeting of teaeben, who aMembled in suffi-
cient numben, on Monday eTening, tha Stb,
to fill the la^ room in Exeter Hall. Oa
the 9th ingtant, the miniitera of the Baptist
Board assembled and agreed to the fbUowiog
resolutions : —
" L nat, In the aplatoD o( tUs Bsai^ Uh aniBM-
mmti anneanmd by th.* PimrMHsr-nmual tut fta
tmumlHlon al IHUn Uinni«b London on tha
•abtalb dif ue eimonly to bo dopricaMd ;—
" 1. Al, in rditlon (0 tk* p<nDii) wto BV b*
mi>loj*d mdar tbam, a pmlalDaa ln^' '
tb* dlTtndj^ppolDtod At at ntt, u
dltquUlluUDn for lbs Importanl dotl
-• *-b«tai«wlUi —
' tb* paUla In
,'SX^
tbli dspulmont. wbo, In
bald in tba Commercial Hall, at which the
Lard Mayor prsMdad. At Willis's Roonu a
BM«ting took pUc^ at which the Bishop of
LtmdoD took tha chair. Tbe Committee of
tha Soadsj School Union lununonod •
"IL nut tbo fdrwilDg TeBolnLkoQ bd AdrutlHd
In U« Putrtot and Ui« NoncoDfonalit. and Ibal a
oop7 of It, ■^a■d b^ tho ^'in'""^" and l^ jaoratarj,
b« fomrdH to tbo Pottmutn-Otnonl and tae
FlntLoidDf tb) Tnuarj."
In the morning of the nme day, ■ meeting
of the General Body of DilaentEng Ministei*
residing in and neat the ciliea of London and
Westminster waa held, at which the foUowing
nwrnorial to tbe am ereign was auanimonsly
adopted:—
7b M« QttfM'r nod OroMout Majttlg.
Hat n plkiu todr NAjaair,
" We, your majesty's loyal and dutiful
subjects, constituting the General Body of
Dineatkg Ministers of the Three Denoni-
nations residiof in and about the cities of
London and Westminster, approach your
Dujesty with renewed assurances of our un-
feigned Bttachmmt and darotednns.
" Deeply interested in the moral and reli-
gious welfiue of this great mettopoLis, and in
some measure alire, as we ought to be, to
the changes of Taiious kinds by which it
may be affected, we bnTO been coiuliained to
view with the ^nvest aniiaty and apprcjicn-
sion the order issued b^ your majesty^ Post-
master-Qenetal,proTiding for the transmissioil
of letters through tbe General Post-Offioe oa
the sabhatb day.
"We ftel tbe mMt oonEdent a
of your gorenunent should bB<re the fliTlNt
posaible oijoynient of the ballowed day of
teat, for tba ake both of its temporal and iti
qnritual banaGta.
" We reapactfiilly dedara to your m^jeaty
oni belief bovarer, thit th» dmnge now
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contcntdalad will, willMut mr pab& nee
a Uife pnpiatiaa
■bridte tlM nbbUh .. _
the F<at-Office officiali,
PMt Mtoit of fti tompoT
a>j of nrt, and to a itiU gnatm eztnil db-
quUfring tbim foi the AilSImeBt at Ha
wt^lpom Avtim.
" We can BMnre toot mejca^ that thh
■Mmttet TBjr mail; eanMnu na. Tbera an
far of otir cangn^lJDiu in which wrranti of
tbaPott-Offiee, ofhighw or lover gtada, are
■otto be ftundi and we hare alietdf wU-
naaad with pain the grief and ceMtemation
which the oidn of the PoMmatter-Oenaal
baa occaiioned, while we await with
" Nn it the intemt of the jmblic In th
UMnm liB than oar own. In oe depai
KMnt of the gONcniDent ii then ■■> laige i
amoont of ^rata property pli«ed contini
ally at Iho uerqr tf the pnUic MmBta, m
In any OM doaa actual damonlintlonappa
"Our hnmble and datifiil lott to jom
m^aaty, therelbr^ ii, that yen will be (m-
donily pIcHed to take the prenmcs into your
nyal contidention, and to ime »Dch com-
mandi thcotin aa may lead to the &l»iidon-
it of the anaugenienti which have been
" That AhnJghty Ood may ipare your
nuyeaty and year royal coiuott many yean,
•od endow your majeily end joui fiimily
with hif riclieet blnungi, ii our torent
payer.
" Signed on behalf of the whole body, and
by ita direction,
■■ RoBUT FnwuMR, LL.D., Chairman.
" Wiujuf Oaoea*, Stertlarf,"
JllUICl ICHOOU.
Hra. Bnrcbell, who hai now left England
to reanme her former laboun in Jamaica,
iwoed a dreular, before her departure,
on hv own behalf and that of her
■on-in-law Ur. Hewitt, to mtbrm thcaa
frienda whe rcapended to her appeal, of the
■ueeea* that hai attended it She ezpreMa
h»r gratitude fbr the kindnni and lympathy
diown to boNlf peiMnalJy, aicribiiig tbe
eoidial reoaplion the haenet with, fi«m both
inisialMe and priTala Chiiitiant of the nriona
danoulnatlane, to the teipect in which her
late beloTcd hniband ww held ; but more m-
pecially and chiefly to the powerful claina it
WU felt that Jamaica had on the people of
thii country. She itate* Ibat by mcani of I ntmiiie
donationa, materiata, and ladiea' wotfc, the
dri)t on the icboale will be «Qtirely liqeddated,
and lean a belanoe to be appropiiided to tbe
proeecution of the woik of in
then
The baptkt church fa Walerioo Read'
Oder the paHonrte of Hr. J. Bmd, h»it
log foimd the place k wUdt tbcy bate
eet too imaU. and hate
y diMppointmenth m
^bapd adapted to the waati
irfaood and of tha iMfeiaiJM
The Bte of tiM lataM
i> between Giheoa itreet asd Whkw
rtieet in tbe Watarioo Road.
fn and anoe tbe DOBtb ef Deeaabw, 1 Mr,
about thirtr menbcn ban aeeedad fiioB Ik
church at Wert Diayton. On FrUay, Snt
7, 1819, the te-nnfoa of twen^^^ae of tM
Q. Fuller of Erediam, tbe fiat pMtor of Ibe
chnrch at Weat Dnyto«, kindly net the
neighbooring minialcn and fiieadi^ Abort
dghty took tea at hatf-paat fija o^dod.
At reran o'dod • public eerrice wai Md;
after nndng and ptayaf, tbe Rer. S. Lflly
crop ad^ewd the merttng on *■ Ue Naeae-
ifly of Peace and Dnity amonat Ottat.-."
the Her. W. FenaU on "Tbe Dert itmm
to attain Feace and Unity," tbe Rer. A. G.
Fuller on ■■ The Happy Remlb at Peace
ta, and doiad the meeting with pnyer.
On Sabbath, September 9, tbe Ber. A. 6.
Fuller preached an impnNiTe ■ i iiimi frea
Eph. It, 3D, " Griere not the Holy Spirit of
God, whereby ye are lealed unto tbe day c/
redemption." In the afternoon be gare the
right hand of fellowship to tbe tweaty-eM
retuniing memben, and eiliiihiiilmd tha
ordinance of the Iiord^ eappcr ; and fa IIm
erening pmcbed bom Luke ziii, 3(L 31
On Wadneeday, the IStb, Ur. niDcr
Itiadlj met the Bbbatb-achoola and «i^%TTt.
and gan to each an appiopiiate and altc-
*'~ate addres. Tbe adioola contain nndy
hundred childten, and the churefa aboot
forty-fire mcml>ete : it it now witbont a
The haptitf cbapel In thiiplaca^ i^eb wm
eroded m 1819, banng beeodM dOapitaad
con«de)able extent, and tbe ceSiH
-" coniragadoii,haanidMcoat
■nd adommMi^ «ad wh
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te-(ipenedfoTiniBbiponWedDMd>7,llie IKlh
September, Then two leniioDa were praiched
in the moming and sTeniiig bj the Rst. N.
HsjcToft of BioadmeiLd, BriaCoI, and in the
■fiemoon by the Bcr. J. Pennj' of Coleford.
The congragBtioiH vera luge and reapaetabls,
a great number of ftiendi baTing come ttom
Honmoath, Colefbid, Longbop^ Oonlejr,
preeent, the feUowing looV part in the lei-
ficei :~-Mt. CUtV of Honmoath, Mr. Hall
of Gontey, Hr. Hume of Woodjide, Mr.
Darii of Longhope, and Mi. Little of Fawn-
hope; the ReT). Bmck of Ron and Pjm of
Whitchurch, independenti, alio took part in
the daTolional eierciiea. About forty of
the Tipton partook of dbmer in the aehool-
loom, proiided b; the libenlitj of the (nendi
eonaeetdd with the pUce ; and two hundred
and fiftj nt dawn to tea in the icbool-TDom
■od veatriei. The cuUectiani afUr the lei-
nee* amoanted to £18 Bi. 3d., in aid of the
coit of repairing the chapel, which ii about
£90.
AlexBsdei inlndaced a icheme fcr the
B monioi to build a niitabla minie-
houie, on the chapel premiiea, at a
coit of £200, collecting eardi were taken lot
£92, and the chairman, with ht* luual bens-
Tolence, offered the Uit £10 of the Meond
hundred ; the paitoc and deaconl wiU be
happy to receive contributioni towardi thia
deairable object.
The weather »■• adeem to thoae le-
ligioiu gathering! ; tbs attendauee trsl
the tone of the aermana and
hea excellent. Hore than £11 wer*
collected on behalf of the chapel fund, opd
£9 rraliied h; the ladiei of the cougre-
n in the nle of fancy articles.
JuiUM 3>Tvictt. The ISOth aDDirenary
of the beptlat church lu thii Tillage, wai
celabrtlcd by ila (riendi an September 2Tth,
3Mli, mod 30, and October lit. The aer-
nem on those aeTeiBl daya «ei« appropnate
and profitable. On the emiing of the S7tb,
the church met fax prayer. On the 39th i
public prayer mseting was held, when i
goodly number attended. On the Lord'
day three aeimona were preached by the
rtor (Ihe Her. J. Cragg) and the Rct. J.
Pigg of Wymondham. On the aftemoan
of Monday, October lit, two addrcMCi wtie
deli*ered by Rev. G. Gould of Norwich, and
theRel.J. Alexander of the nme city;tha
fbmwT on the ■* Faat and Pnaent," the latter
on " The Pment Duly of Cbratian*." A
pnblk tea waa partaken of, afUe which >
public weeUng waa held ; Joemiah Colman,
Eeq., one of the deacons of St. Mary's,
Norwich, prtMded, irtia lefeired, with u
to his aModatians with this place in the
of childhood. A brief faiitory of the church
was read by the pastor, b which it waa
atated that be was only the eighth paetor, the
R«T, Sobart BoUnson, formerly of Cam-
hiidga, was baptiiad at this place, that during
the prcMmt pastofnte of two years and a half
the chufch Bad doubled its numbers, new
«d« pUeries had been erected, that £^
tiad beta expeoded in altaralloni and repairs;
the Mbbath iohool, contalniug 12B chil-
dren. Prayer wai presented, and addreaes
deliTered hj the Bevt. C. Hatdier (fbrmerly
paatort, J. Alexander, O. Gould, J. Cotenl,
Jnn., J, Smith of Fonkham, TSgg and Blas-
ted of Blakeney.
At tbe rcqntat of tba church, Hr.
tnte church in the Yidnity ol
COLLECTANEA.
Tha nngeance of the Komab cardiuali
a^ retains this active doseminator of the
inspired wiitings in the dungeon to which be
WIS coniigned by partiea profcKlng to act
under the orders of the French preract white
Bome was under the military rule of France.
Efforts of Tatious kinds hate been made hr
his dehverance, but hitherto in sain; tbe
eccle«astial dignitaries replying to the ra-
monitranU that he stands acciued of Other
crimn than those which are connected with
bis pmteitantiani. Cbargn hsie been brou^it
againit him arising out of hii intimac? with
a nun a quarter of a century ego, whom be
•ppeaia to haio visited priialelj, and whoso
death wu sudden. A memorial tttm tha
committee of the London Society for the
improrement of Italy and the Italians ad-
drwaed to tbe government of F^ce, girea
Ihe following partlcnlaw; —
" Your memorialists, therefore, direct at-
tention to the bet that Dr. Achilli wM a
Priest, and Dean of the College of tha
Hinem at Rome, and a Dominican Friar, in
the year lB23,and, therefore, if it be true
that, preriouslj to taking orders, he was at-
tached to Tonng lady who retired to a con-
Tent at Viterbo. and if it be true that be
Ibllowed her to that place io order to bectMna
a Dominican, it is at alt erenti a tnith of at
least twenty-^ yean' standing, and of irhldi
the antfaoritiea took no notice until be be-
came a Protestant.
" Your memorialists are also aware, on the
moat satidBCtory evidence, that Subsequently
to this date, Dr. Achilli held aeveml rerr
Impmtant offices in the onler of the Domiat-
can*; that he hdd high offloea at Viterbo and
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of the Sscnd Fatue; mnd, to vbich four
macaorialntt would call paiticuUi sttantion,
VitUot of Uie Caanota of Romagns and
Lofltbwdj, bf which uppdntment it mu
etuiuitted to him to lisiti n^nlata, and to
•djndkat* fai all tha caoTenti from Rome to
Flocanea, — an office which would not hare
been eammltted to a auspeetcd man.
* Tout memorialiita l>eg alio to Hate, that
«4iilB Prior or a Dominican conTent at
Ifaplei, he became luspected of holding doc-
trinal Tiewa eateemed heterodox hj the
Church of Rome, and that, in conaoqueoee,
aa a teat of ortbodoijr, he waa required to
Mcach a aennon ponegTiical of the Virgin
libaj, in which he would hare been obliged
to nudes Btatamenia which he conacientioiulf
diabeliared: thathe declined to do so, r"''
wai actualij wiied b; the Inquiaition
thii axpce» gmuud, and ' '^' '" ""
and that, harir^ a&ctsu nu cacape ana
reached Corfu, he immedialelf wrote, pub-
liihed, and widely circnlated a leU«r to the
late Pope declaiatiTe of hit Fnteatant aen-
■rilf are — jet for the
tha Conunittee are able to produce moat aa-
tiabctorj erideuce — muit conriuM the en-
listened goiemment of France that the
caee ia one demanding full and Marching in-
preaided orer bjr tbe ■ ,,.... .
powd of eight or tea Uahopa, grand tion,
diiinea, heada of monastic aoeictiea, &c Thia
eient ii more important than H at &st a^t
aeenu, and req-' ' '~
Under the
cletRT of our country h<
liciDM, t
idCererT
it to Rmne:
honour of the French nation, ai Dr. Achiili
fMnained in Rwna altar the disolution of
Ibe Bapnblioan gomnment, deeming himeelf
mU under the Freneb flag; and that the
OBmnutt«e are but eiprcaeing the aentimeata
of thomauid* and tena of thouioodi, when
again, in the void* of their formw memorial,
' they do eanMatly en treat the pnn^it, fkiandly
■■d powtaiul interference of the FfiBch Oo>
-' Dt, on hehalf of the injured Dr.
o ettabliih a eeaMhing inTaatigatioo,
I ii not charged with any ]effd
punitbed merely for hie reli-
gloua opinion*, he oiay be liberated tarth-
wttb; and that if he i> ao charged, be may
b* impriaonad under the maniftat protection
«r legal Mitlmrity, and be bioi^ht to a bir
awl open trial.' "
W« belieT* that a deputation, including
Sr. Steane and othen in whom we may «on-
6da, ii in Pari* urging thia raatonable re-
in France, the prelatea of the pontifiod
church are trying to take adrantage of po-
litieal eienti, to etfabliab among themaeliea
a more oompact oiganitation. Then ii, at
thb miOHBXt at Paiii^ a fnvineial covneil.
rokiog more riolent peiaacutiona of th«
Protestants. Our Huffuenal &thcn alwayi
dreaded the return of theae aaaemhUee. But
■ince the leTolotion of I7B9 they bare eon-
pletely ceased. Napoleon Baonaparte did
not permit the biihopi to convoke couitdlii
he arranged eeeleiiaatical mattoa iminedi-
ately with the Pop«, or paaonallr with each
Klate. The Bourfaona of the eldeet biuch,
lia XVIU. and Charlaa X., notwittMtand-
ing their deTotedncai to the intete^ of So-
man catholiciam, dared not aulboriie the
provincial conninli ; they were afraid af
oHbndiog the liberal party b* thia return to
the uBgea of the past. Loou Philippe wm
too prudent; he shoved all complai^koe to
the memben of the acerdotal body, rea>
dered them good aerrioM wbeo be eoold, but
had no inclination to augment theat pom.
It needed, then, the rarolutioii of ISU M
reatoie thia priTUege to the biehopt. W»ynj^y
destiny of a democrat rarolulion, to iiMim
to the clergy tha council whidi they ban
ligjied tor during urty yeara I — CWiw
regeneration ii a IboUih and
ma, and he most be a citdoloa
I aupeistitious fbol who can bring
himself to believe iL BelieTe it t that a few
drops of water, sprinkled on a babe's bca,
have efficacy at the same momoit to daanat
its hetut ! BelieTe It I and yet eee myriads
□f the baptised growing In ignorance and
crimo— lisping pro&nity with their yomw
lipc, and giving their manhood to impiaty sod
vice 1 But the bishop and the ju^s afErm
that thb ii the avowed doctrine of the church
with hypoditical inoonaiateBcy. The jwlge
of the Archea' Court proved, by a long anay
of evidence taken from tha fiumulaoia ef
the church, that auch wai her doctdna. TUa
proof wai valid and concluaivb The beat
proof of what the chuteh of t^tJ-wi meaaa
by baptism, wiU 1ml Rrely, bond in Ite
baptiamal aervice. flow let our mdera «oly
lo^ at it — let them put their natural intar^
pretation on the words employed in it and
we an iure they will agree with tha Icpl ad-
viaer and governor of Uafaopa, dsan^ and
rectory that childiM an dadand ta be
HOHB mTELLIQENCB.
707
■Imr* tpirittuU]' _
lll« wakr of baptiim
Tbers » NnDetbing in bsptiimal ref^en-
tion vhich csptiTate* many mindi, unirilling
Airmallf to own its InHuence otct tham.
How minr among na wek with esgemev for
baptiim to • dying child I How uianj, in
Mhei ecmmuiiioD*, pieaent their inftnta in
beptimi, Bod neret lit down at the IjOid'e
table I Ara not miniaton nouiitbing a filial
«nor, whan they encourags luch half-cora-
nanUf—Unil^d Fmbftman Magtumt.
1 h*fe nefar been under anr tenptalion
mjMlf to take M« wafer, like Mr, Noel, who
haatherebj, I eoncciie, rirtuiillj annihilated
himself, as wall as all the moist effkct of hti
recent moTsment ; but I confasa 1 hare long
eonudered the doctrine of influit baptiim
tbe weakest part of llie ajstem of presby-
teriant and indepecdenti, and the moat diS-
cnlt to deCmd as • TeautaatU irrvkt^—Dr.
Lang, In fAe AHfitA Baruwr «/
Qe.
In the PrerooatiTe Court, Dr. Waddilore
■iUing for Sir HeriMrt Jennar Foit, diaposad
of acTeral caaea, the genetal bearing of which
is of pablie importance, aa exempIiMng
noal stnmgl; tbe impciatire neeeao^ of not
dalajring Uie making of wills. The caiea
broDghl before the court concerned tbe estale*
of aareisl deceiaed parties who died lecentlj
of cholwr*. In soma instances the willi weiv
inads, bat there bad been no time to get the
unalure of more than one witneaa. The
Willa Act requires two. Another example
■Sz their sigDaturee, or else nef lectad b
■o, in the some room, or bafiiie the Utb
Dr. Waddilore, in all thna oaaea. was i
palled moat reiuetantl/ to refttae
tion, aa tbe WiUa Act left the sourt no
From the laled intelligence lecdred from
the nbuonuiea of (he charch of England
sod Weslejan locietiea, who occupr Ibis ata-
tion.wegether afewpciiiiciilBn. Tfaia inland
African town, in which they haie mads a
hopeful commencement of thdi taboun, it
situated about iiftT-aiz geographical mile*
ttata tiie coaat, and about five degrees west
irf the Old Calaber rirer. It derives a peeu-
liu inierat &om it* being the fatherland of
a great nnmber of the liberated AfHcana, who
hsTe returned tbiiha from Siena Leone. The
town ia described aa large, coiaring an extent
of ground almost aa Urge aa Briito!; and
ttithin two daya' joumej' of other towns of
Ita populati
not to manifeat that careleasnesa respecting
the goapel which ia ihown hj the natlrea on
the coait. Hi. Martin, n Wealeyan tniMon-
aij, writing from the place, aaya, that the
emigianti from Sierra Leone, memben of the
WcalefBU socielr, welcomed them with Jof.
the EngUah.in icecuing their children from
alaTery, and aending them back without
monej or price. The return of these peopts
had opened a great and, it was tiuated, an
effectufti door for the goapel in that countrj,
. ■ . . fot B few of the inhabitanta af
Abbekuta hare entirel; forsaken (heir IUm
goda; and manj othen, though thej hare
not so decidedly caat ofT tbeir foitner super-
Btitiona, legulailj arail themaelvet of (he in-
altuctiooa of the miasionBriea,andare diligent
m communicating to others what the; hare
tbemaelrea acquired. At tbe church there ia
a steul)- congregation offromieo to 200, the
ateisge attendanee at each of the chapela ia
about 100. There ii haidlj an objection to
the preaching of the goapel in Abbeku(a.
The mindaand the hearts of the people seem
to be prepared for the truth as it ia in Jesus;
they are not so dull and corrupt as those on
the coaat. The attendance of adulta at the
Sunday school ia Tcry gratilying, and a great
demand for primera atill exists ; all the stock
of these on hand were sold, and a further
supply from England waited foi. In the
February of 1S48, Eto adulta weie baptised
in presence of a large congregation, above SSO
assembled in the church for the afternoon
service. Thus " the deaert can be made to
rejoice, and blossom as the rose."— IThiM
Fre^ttritm Maffoanne.
Jn a late letter ttom Bl. Pelenbnrg, Dr,
Baiid nys, that in Denmark, (with a popula-
tion of 3,250,000,} there are 1,SOO protestant
" ' ■ ' ■ catholic piieita. In Norway,
atton of 1,260,000, between
proteatant ministen, and not
one Roman catholic church. In Sweden,
whose population ia 3,250,000, there are
2,S0O proteatant minlaten, 1 Roman catholic
church, and 2 priests. So that in these fbur
Scandinavian countries, whose united popula-
tion suipaaaM 8,000,000 there are about 6,7Ti
proteatant tniniaten, and 6 Roman catholic
churdies, and 7 piJeat*. — C^riitian Speeta-
COERESPONDE'NCE.
n A* fifitor rfAe Baptul MagoMUtM.
Dux SiK,— M(. Dvigbt'* litUi work. The
Hsbnw Wifa, tc.wiiicb joa kindlj allnwei}
me to recominend to j'ont mdm in > loimer
laUer, Ij allaired to be a "performance of
aUlitjF and merit, Oiough not a part of the
moit ncent tatMoTenj on the iubjeet to
which it telalei.'' What thii controiersj ia,
I, jteihapa, do not andentaod ; but I RippoM
it n the proprietr ot marrying a deceoacd
vife^ ntet, and the book profean to hare
a ipadal ngard to that Rihject ; and, to mj
tfaennon, it laj Btubctorilj traati on
11 queitioDi bearing mora or Icn on the
g the Hebnin. fhii ii of |n«t im-
portanca in the queatian on acoonnt of !ti
infloeiKe in determining Ibe meaning of
Leritinu xriH. IB, • TC17 material ntae. If
Ihe teitual reading of this Tsne he allowed
M comet and authoritatire, it will apparentlj
dedde the coLtroTonf. It plAio!;' implies
that after a wife'* death, her nrter may Im
taken to wife. This we know ii the tenie in
vhieb it i« token hj manf. The Rer. J. F.
Denham nf ■, " The poaaible lariation of thii
rendering ii giren la Ihe margin of our Ter-
(ion, ' one wife to another,' but u this would
■mount to a prohitntion of polfgamj, thii
eannot be the naht nHaning."* A Ter7 ca-
riooi reaion; ai if poljgainj were u occoid-
anl with tite diiine law, that Mom* mu«t not
be tuppoeed to bare forbidden it. The mani-
Alt abeordllr in the rappaiilion that 70U
m«r take anothei' woman, which ii not the
riiler of your fliet wife, or oTen two or thi«a
othn women, baeauM that would not Tex
ber, but jon rouit not take hrr liiter beoaun
thut would Tex her, might lead anj one to
■oapect that the margin, and not the text, ia
the correct reading. Suppoeing polygamy to
be lawful, it is unreaconabla to imagine that
a wifii would be mora vexed to baTe a iiiler
or two united with her in the haram, than to
be anoeuted with two or three itrangen.
Thii and other coniideralioni, together with
a criUeal examination of the ioipired phme-
glogr, are to urged by Mr. Dwight ai to form
an argument in Ikmur of the marginal read-
ing of thii celebrated text, amounting, in my
•pOTsheniion, ai I aid, to demonitration.
The " palpable bllBcy" in Mr. Dwight^
Btgumenl on polygamy, which ii uld by the
reriewer to litiite the whole, I muit eonfen
■ HhtIii* with 1 DecMMd VliUt SWer, ^ n.
myielf not mfEdenU^ MMittre la pei»r,
"Not bt^tt/— that H, not ctpiTiriy tut-
tioned by sutute. Certainly net, why iboilil
itbel Butitwat,in thawotdiofllidwb,
oKMwt, not bcbidden, fte." BjMtln^
I uadmtand Hr. Dwight to Mnaol moWj
not MDotioned bj itatote, but mttmi b
lawi and, in the piign dted by Um i»
newer, he expieady nyt, " II wia MMa
by the original law of mani^B.'' lUi k*
ai Bceordmg to the comment erf Chnl, ii u
aboolule prohibition of polyipmy. See tht
law in Gen. ii. 1&— 24, crnDpaie Hil iL
10—16. In tbii latter pMaffc, let it ba »■
marked, that o» ■«(/* i* telond to ; ul
thii, let it ba obaerred, ii the nnifam )t>
guage of icripture. tThii we look npn m
no mean argument (bat potynmy *«> *M
nWwwJ, or in any tommaadaUe way M>g-
nixed, t^ icriptiue. That it iaqnuntf a
exJMing, eaaiwt be diiputad, but the wmtm
of a bet doe* not imply that it wm allottl
~~ pennitteit without any ceiuuie.
But howerer the lubject of polygany nij
be datemiined, the main quertka it itill ii
diipula. Judging flrom the Ber. J. F. Da-
ham^ pamphlet, md the laMSfci (f lb
reriewer, the meet recant walrwrwiy ea tie
Nbject, ii whether tba wi^b^ tt Uoa
ou^t to hare any we^t in the dMMS.
The taltarnnMrki,"Tlw kwof UoHibMg
thnwn aade, what thai nnaiM in Ihe ut-
ter befiiie lufbr the gniduceaf aaaUad?
Two alemenla: Fin), (b« mefility of lb
cate, aiace, Itom the uettne of tbe iDalrioMaU
relalian itaelC it may with aiffidnt drulM
be deduced that ineeit. like fbrwtatiiia ml
adultery, fi a moral etime, Ao^ wcaedly,
the initinotiTe and eodal (Mlinai oFsiBkiB'
under the pnetioal gnidaBce of dhioe Fnm-
dence." So Hr. Denltam lemaik*, " If n
had not e*en Ihe bible itael( riiich tka
heathen) had not, we ihonld hare had tM
taa nf nalure which we uphold M tb
mairiage law of naliont, and by which Mt
own natioa did reguUte ilaelf bdbn the
bible wai brought toiUihoTM."p. 57- t^"
it ii contended that the dad«M rf 'li^
connectioD* are ineeatuon* ought to ba lift t>
Iheae element! of judgment, and Ihil it ii
'-ft ftee to the law of eToy eaaoby >o
abody Ihe geoaial eentimeott of Ihe pen^
loag whom it ii to prenU.
To tbia Mr. Dwight repliea, -nebiUe «>
tboee who leeeire it ti the wudof Gs^b
the only rule of fiMtb aadl pnctiw V <^
bible pronouncei iocaet a sn, m tiiitlatit bf
ua,louiiti«aHn. If it doMMtptaavM
piadlnd I7 n^ U M it b wt *
COBRESPOHDENCE.
709
mh. The biU« teaehes lu ' all thing* nece*-
«rj for life iind godlinew,' and we are not
left to the light of nature to determiDe what
M and what la not ain. The light of natum,
nlto, teachei nothing definite on the subject.
Thoae nation! which have not poneased the
Inble haie not iudbIIj regarded inccat la a
ain; and thoae whicbtuve, hsTB never agreed
wilh each other oa to ita extent. It waa
obvioiulj no itn in the aona of Adam and
£tb to inBn7 their unten; and if God had
not prohibited incntuoa* marrjagee, it would
hare been oiwaji equallj lawful. The deci-
aiona of no individuala aa well aa of no bodies
of men, whether legit Utuiea, courti, or
council), can have the IveiA aulhoritj in con.
•litutiag anj maniage a nn, which i* not
pionouoeed a an fajr the law of God." p. 103.
Having diichatged what I conrideied a
dutj in directing attention to Mr. Dwight'a
■dniinible little work, I cheerfully leave the
aubject to the reader's judgment, and remain.
Sir, joun teapectfiiUy,
March, Stpl. 6tA. J. JoHEa.
>r qf Ihe BapHtl Magaxina.
Dbir Sib,— The worthy secretary of thia
important eociety having called the attentian
of the denomination to ita peculiar clainii
on the members of cur churchea, in your
valuahls periodical for August, I take (he
liberty of adding n few words on the aame
eubject and throu^b the aame medium, ai 1
ven much fear that that degree of interest
which the cnsc demands will cot be given to
it, unless it be taken up in a very different
tnanner from what it hoi been for yeaia past.
Thia has tieen generally cooaidcred a benefit
eociety, in which the paelor is the only per-
son concerned; and the consequence of thii
ii, that very few penons, beyond the clerical
body, trouble themaelvcs at all about " The
Aged and Infirm BaiitiatMinisters'Society."
This ii self evident, from the meagre list of
free subscriptions, which accompanies the
Annual Report. Can it be believed, that
from 1894r churches, contuicing I2B,03T
members, that only £26 Oa. Gd. would be
aubaeribcd to Ihe Aged Ministera' Fund
daring the year? But such is the fact, and
we cannot contemplnto it without deep
; But it may be replied, that many of those
churches have local societies, and, therefori
they are not interested in that to which Ihi
leUer refers. No doubt but thia is true in
few inttancea, yet it doea not excuse th
general &ct, that out of the great number c
churches and membeta who are unconncctc
with any ladi society, that from them Ihei
bat be«n no more than £26 6a. 6d. Bubsctibcd
Toi. xn.~TOVtmi reries.
to the In6nn Uinisteia' Fund I Doei thfs
1 want of those charitable fcclincs
among Chriatiana, which ia one of tlie grand
charaeteiistica cf our holy religion? Ko,
by no meaner The lists of aubacripliors
which adorn the pages of our bible, muaioii-
ary, end tract societies, prove the contrary.
Is it, then, because they have no interest in
the future comfort of their poitors, after
they are incapacitated ior the public ministry I
I cannot believe they are so ievoid of Ihiwa
sentiments of humanity which are the certain
accompaniments of the grace of God in the
heart The n^lect arises from a Yerj
different cause.
The cUims of oar aged and infirm pastors
have never lieen biought belbre the public in
ft way that is likely to Mouse general Mten-
1. A public meeting should be called ui
London, at (he time of our annual festivals,
when the subject sbould be taken up by our
lay brethren and independent pastors, go
as to give a general impulse to the provmcial
churchea, as vrell as those in Ihe metropolis.
2. After this, deputations should vi^t odt
principal country (owna, hold meetings, ob-
form auxiliaries; and the consequence of
these movements would be, thnt very lOon
the £26 Sa. 6d. would have a 10 preceding
it, BO OB to laiae the list to £102e 6s. 6d. 1
judge tbua, from other denominational move-
wbich have adopted ptedsely this
As fur example, the Baptist i oreign
Misiion, iU £13 3s. 6d. has swollen to
I. Our youngest inhnt, that bloom-
ing child I the Tranalation Society, already
'ierfl£IS6il \Si. Sd.,Bnd why should not
« venerable uirvanta of Christ (who have
spent their energies in proclaiming the glad
tidings of aalvalion, in relieving the wanta of
the destitute, lUid in advocaUng the claims of
every benevolent object}, draw forth the
aympnthies of their fellon Christians, aa the
beatheu in Britain or Japan 1 It is a deplor-
able thing, that pious men, who have paid
their entrance-money to a society, and thdr
sovereign annually far many yean, should
only receive, in their days of decrepitude, tlie
sum of £9 4s. Sd. each ! Not for tlia wai.t
of a will on the part of the committee, but
for the want of means to divide a larger
amount ; the disposable income being only
£351 5i. lid., two-thirds of which had to
be divided among Iwenty-aeven beneficiary
memben. And if we add to this the number
of godly men, whose incomes have alwnya
b(ea so extremely small that they could not
afford one lavereign a year, to secure even
this amount of benefit in tlicir old age, but
are compelled to retire fWim their pastorales
fVom infirmities brought on in the ministry,
without any prospect of a comfortable provi-
don, when they stand mottly in need of it ;
or are induced to hold fast an office for which
tbey feel themielTn disqualtfied bj m
Milutia
>relr,»
t the;
baie no other method of obieining
tence, either for Ihennelv™ or dependent! !
The Weileyan »ociety, sfter their centenary
(I am loJd], ndopled a rewlution, that ererj
member of their hody ibould niiicriie six-
BttuMa jearto their Supeninnu>l«d Miniitera'
Fund — althaagh that Fund waa an honour to
their denoroinalion before. Now, if the
uemben of our 1894 churches vould adopt
aaimilar plan (the rich nippl}ing the deli-
eienciei t^ the poor), the result would be ni
followa, — 1!B,037 persona at aiipence euh,
would raite ao income for our infinn brethren
of £3200 laa. 6d. annually ! Surely thia is
a plan worth trying, if it ahould not succeed
to the full extent. Say, only one-half the
number could be induced to help in tuch a
laudable undertaking, even then £1600 9a. Sd.
would be aTaiUble to the object, and lurely
thia Biim would matenally alter the character
and efficiency of *' The Aged and Infinn
Baptitt Miniatera' Society."
But I feel amured that if the aubject wers
generally and feelingly brought before the
able membem of our community, wo ahould
■ee not merely aiipencea thrown into the
general l^jnd ; but aome of thoae princely aub-
acriptiona, adorning the pagea of the report,
which hara gneed the annala of our other
locietiea. For I cannot beliera th&t thoae
who have enjoyed the gospel of the Son
God, aa it haa flowed from the heart and lipa
of hia jaithful serianta, would permit them
to retire in auSMng and want, without mnk-
ing aome aoeh direct «flbrt to auatwit them in
oldtge.
Aa I hare no penonal interest in the
■oeiety— a kind ProrideBce hftning lupened-
ed the necenity — I can plead the cause more
forcibly, and, therefore, call upon all thoae
who esteem the aervanta of God Ibr their
worki' sake, to lay thia matter to heart, and
dajmtiee — tia teally an act of juttice rather
than Bifrejr for which I am interceding — to
thoae who, above all men, hare the lint
daim on our Chriitianity. I might ini
a number of worthy men whoae incomea have
acarcely erer exceeded £40 a year ; many of
whom would rejoice indeed, in their declining
age, If they could but hope to see luch a
measure as ia here laid before the public put
into execution. Hay theii hope* be realized
TOj apeeJity ii the eament desire,
Sir.
Of y.
To lh« Edilor qf lh» Bapliil Magamme.
tat the purpaae of eommeouBalii^ Ae d*-
lirennce of this eonntry.fnnn the inm yok*
of popery, which I deem to be one of the idosI
odious aad tyrannical ayatema that erer cursed
the earth ; hut cl Ute year*> partly fimn lb«
grosser parts of the system being cooceaM
from public view in England, and partly tttmt
ita adherents haling come forward, appaicstly
aa the edrocates of ciril and religiona libetty,
the oppoaition by the dinenten, and othen,
to the papal system, has been much weakened.
As an illuittation of the subject, alJvw ne
to introduce to year nnmeinut readcli, > fcw
remarks by the late reneiable WiUiam Jodcs^*
" Most readers of our English history," be
ohseivea, "are aware that the membHa of
the church of England are required to ofaaerre
aeveral dsya in the year as Beaaoni of aolemn
commemontion of remarkable ereDta, re-
garded by the legislature aa national bleHiIlg]^
or calamities, and to join in general thanks-
givinga, confessions, and prayera, appcdnted
for the reapectire occauona ; the only one </
tbeae days which protealant rtiTntmi hare
ever distinguished by such notice is the 5th of
November, they have felt equal satisfactiiiB
with the most patriotic of their cotmtiyiseD
in the delirerance of this land finm the
danger with which it waa visited, by the
Spanish armsda in the reign of queen £lli>.
heth, and in the preserratiim of king Jataet,
with all hia fiimily, and both houses of pau'li*-
ment fiara the ruin prepared for them by tk
gunpowder plot; andslu.inthe rexolutianof
168B, hy which king William waa raised te
the British throne. A way was prepared fia
the aucceasinn of the houae of Bnuawick, and
the country bleaaed with a d^ree of dril urf
religious liberty, which had never befbn bcea
enjoyed hy any nation in the world, and htoKin
than n hundred years after the revolutioo, il
was their general practice lt> meet in tbiti
respective places of ironhip on the £lli of
Noiember, and to unite in derout tWika-
girings, and hymns of praise to Almigfatj
God far these national deliieraoces, and io
audi impoKsnt national blessings.
" These devotional services woeaccampaiued
with sermons (many of which were piiotad}
in which the ministers wan accuatooMd to
state the leading circumstances of each (vent
thus commemomted, with its bcaiiof opea
the interest and the bnppineaa of indiri-
duals, and to recommend and enforce ba
grateful celebrationa. It will be obviooa t*
every reHecling mind that these diaconnes
would often exhibit the principles of citil and
religious liberty."
These discounes weie also reiy mad
cnlcuUled to enlighten the minds of Ihdr
congregations, especially tha younger part of
them, reape<^iiu[ the delivenncea God had
wrought fbt their Ibre&tbers, and iodaee
■ In his Hi
lUatlksasT.W.
gntitnde for the niperior priTilegn thej
enjoy themulvei. The Jews were BOlemnlf
Mmmacded bj Mdmb to niBke known the
doliterance* God had wrought fcr them to
th^r children, and children's children, + and
the Pialmiit in the leTentj-eighth pwilm
lecitca and inculenlca the nme gmteTul
remembranM of those deliTeraiieea in Ihe
(bllowmg auhlime atraios :— " For he eMab-
liihed a teatimonj in Jacob, and appointed a
law in Inael which he commanded Our liithen,
that they should make Ihem known to their
children, that the generation to come might
know them, oTen the children nhich
■hould be born, who ahould arise and declare
them to their children, that they might aet
their hope in God, and not forget the worki
of God, hut keep his commandmentj ; " and
undoabtedly the three great deliveiancea in
England, before narrated, are equ.illy import'
ant to ua undec the goapel, hb thuae of the
children of larael under the tanner economy.
I preaume, (herefore, that you will think
with me, that public preyer ought to be oRen
offered, that the long predicted downlall of
popery might ipeedily be fullilled ; that
•uitable Iractaahould be exleniively circulated,
and that Ihe auperintendenta of our aabbalh-
■chooli ahould occaiionall]' bring the aubjvct
before the teachen and ^ildren, in order at
once to inform aome and fortify othen againit
the atralngema of the prieata and other
sdherenta of Home, i am aoiiT that a pre-
fiooa communication which I lent you on
this lubject wna not inaerted. It will be
matter of regret and wonder Is me, if it
thould turn out that younelf, who haie ao
•biy written aome year* ago againit popery,
^ould now heailata to approve oF an annual
commemoiation of our deliTCtance from it,
I conclude with a prayer that the papal
and all other snti-chriatijin aystemi may be
deitroyed by the breath of the Redeemer's
iDOuth, and (he brightneaa of hia coming.
And remain, youn sincerely ;
Birmingham. W. Hibbuok.
7b Ihe Editor qflhe Baptitt Magaane.
DuH Sib, — It ii dedishle that the alatia-
tto of Ihe Baptitt Manual should be aa
perfcct Bi possible. Pleaae, therefore, to
notice that the numben attached to Rick-
mwuworth, Herts, should be— 99 members,
48 Sunday scholars, clear increoae during the
year 5. This was the number when the
editor's circular waa issued. Since that
period there hare been aereral additions to
the diorch.
Yonr'a truly,
W, H. MOBCB.
Watfiird, Oeltbtr SO, 1849.
711
ON THE TIUCTHUX OTPKCtTLir 01 A, B. C, D.
To lilt Editor of the Bapliit MagOM**.
DKia Sir,— The "pmctieal difficulty,"
In your last arretted my attention, as one of
not unfreqnent occurrence, and as deservins
a little Qoticei and since A. B. C. D. solidt
remark, permit me, aa ona to wham auch
acenes and circumatancea ore somewhat fa-
miliar, to addreaa to them a few worda through
your excellent periodical.
The position of A. B. C. D. ia rather a
trying one. The majority of the church to
which they belong hare invited, as their pa^
lor, one whom they, aa a minority, do not
approve. The Liller cannot sati^ctorilj
unite with any other body of Chrialiana, and
are not able to nupporta minister Ihemaelve*.
In this uncomfortable poution they will do
well to take cnre leat, by making themselvei
of undue importance, and cultivating unkind
feelinga either towards their brethren who
have deemed it right to invite the miniitcr hi
question or that minister himself, they should
mar and destroy the happiness and utelulDew
of themselvee or othen, place a stumUing-
block in the way of inquire[i,orgiveoccaaiaii
to the enemy to blupbeme.
No course seems open to A. B. C. D. be-
side the one you have so beautifully pointed
out in your excellent remarks; and a> an old
student of Christianity I submit whether an;
other can potaibly be Ibund that so much
accords with the language and spirit of the
New Teatament. Nor can I but hope that
ahould they be diaposed to return to Ihdr
brethren in the eiercise ef a right spirit, if
they have already withdrawn, they will be
gladly received.
A. B, C. D. will permit me, as a lover of
lair play and Christian concord, lo remind
them that their brethren in the majority had
an equal right with themselves lo vole for or
ngsinst a candidate For (heir pastorate ; and
that, in common courtesy, their judgment!
and wishes should be equally respected with
their own. This consideration, together with
the fact thnt they have " no unkind feeling
whatever" against the minister elect, maj
possibly go &r to induce them to adopt the
course which at fiist you prescribed.
As to reports, A. B. C. D. will do well to
pay little attention to them, seeing they turn
out so ^uently lo the mortiGcalion ol those
who have acted upon them to be exaggerated
or false ; and, also, let them beware ofa Co-
rinthian spirit which by declaring, I am of
Paul, and I of Apollos, and 1 of Cephas,
may lead them to despise him whom the
church has selected; and who, although not
poaessing the distinguished qualifications of
the parties mentioned above, may, neverthe-
less, be a chosen instrument of God's work,
to confound the mighty and wise.
I um, Sir, youre,
OcIoUt 7rt, I8«.
EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT.
01 k rUUn lit AIBKHVBDS.
n Iht BSlOT of iJm BaptUI Magarini.
Uk. EDltOK, — HuTuig, in the coune of
lookiDg thiDDf h Alhenaiu, met with *n in-
■tanoe of the me of tha word ^sirriCM, 1
ofb it to joai notice, unee it aeems d<sir-
able that all punga or andent authon,
containing tho vrord in qurvtion, ihould be
■ ■ The folloiring, then,
" Haiuiiui baring apoken thus, all wnn-
dered at bim bacauae oT hii wiidom. But
Clpianuf, ■ben tilenee waa obtained, mid,
Ya aeem to me, nij fellow giieala, to haio
be«n uoeipectedlj orerabelmed by rehe-
mmt argument!, and to haie been imtnerMed
in vine intempered with water. AoKiirt
fuu, ovjaic JuirvfiaviCi vf ofpoi; carqy-
rXqufloi AoyDic, iro^ xpoaSotiav, pifiax-
noBiu Tl Tm atparaf, — AthenKui Detpnoa,
lib. T., p. 221, Ed. la. Casnubon, x.v.,
1597."
In tbia paa^e it haa ila umal aignifics-
tion of immeraion, Caaaabon tranalating
it, El mtro lanquam (anurn. It ia rIw
iuteieating to obierra, tbat it is a plunging,
not into aat«T, and, Iberefora, not a purilj-
ing, but into win*.
I ba<re the Iranoui to be foun, be,
BairrioTqc.
EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT.
An earlier iheet of thii number contaioi a
Homolial respecting intended iofriogementa
on tbe diiinelf inilituted da; of rest at the
mettDpolitan poat office, addreawd to tbe
<la«en bj tbe miniateit of tbe Three Deno-
« the c
a of
London and Wcatminater; and leaohiticMia on
the Mm« aubject pawed b; the miniatan who
conititute tbe Baptiit Board. We are MHTf
to hara to report that neitlier f bete, nof the
maamre* of a aimilai dturaeler adopted bj
other religiona bodiea hare been able to di-
Teit tbe goTenment from tbdr arbitrary and
p«niicioua eourae. A poatponement of the
dm^e ftnrn the 14th of^ September, when it
ma to hare eomo into operation, to the 28th,
ia all tbat baa been obtaiitad; and tbat appeara
to have bean giantad, not with a liew to tb«
Nlinqaiihment of tbe plan hut to the difficul-
tiea which hud preaented Ihemselrea. The
determined refkual of nx or Hten hundred
man, who aia the immediate Ticlima, lo edl
their ubbatha Totuntarilj, impaaed obetaclet
la tbe project which oould not be aurmooated
at eaau J aa bad been apprehended ; but now it
Bppean the; bare reeeired ordera which pre-
•ant to them no altematira but compliance
or diaminion. We tinat, howarer, that tbii
maj be oTetniled for good. A atroggle wUl
DOW be oommenced in good earaeat for the
•oepMaion of all poat office labour on Laid>
daTB, not ooIt in the metrapolii but tbrongh-
oot th« land, SooM inoniTenieaeea will
paiiaaa of the baneflti that will a
can be no greato than tbe inhabitanta of
London bale endured all their lt*e^ witbont
repining, no dcliTcrj of lellera oa Iba Laad'i
lia. 1
r.the
already b«ea ii
adopted alao thmn^ioat the prorincea, to pal
an end to what haa loi^ been felt by maaj
to be an nnwanantable tiolation of that nni-
ileirnpted rait fiim labow
which the intereeta of aodetj requiir.
It mar ^ adnnlageona to imae AnrA
deatitute of a paalor if we correct an inpraa
non which we find ia in exigence, that on
brother Green, lata of Walworth, baa deter-
mined not to take cbaige of another dinrch.
We are mffidentlj acquiiinled with hii *ie«i
to leel at liberty to ny, that it hat nerer bcca
hia wiah to withdmw from tha miuAy,
he thought it right to rdinquiA a
atalion which he had occupied foe fbcuteaa
yean. A man of hb abiHtj, in the jBiaae of
lile and in fall bodily rigour, ia not likely ta
remain disengaged long, unlcaa hia ictlkURnl
be impeded by noma lodi miaippreltenBDa
ai that to which we bare referred.
A portrait of the Hon. and R«t. B. W.
Noel, U.A., intended for our Jannaiy num-
ber, ia in the bonds of the eagrarcr.
A tract bai juat been pufaliihed by " The
Lord's Day Obsetrance Sodety," coatainiBg
thi* inipreaaire genleace ;— " When it ia re-
membered (bat of the twelre Iboasand par
•one holding ulualion* directly from tbe
Foatmaatcr-Qeneisl, all, with the axeeptiaa
of two thouiand in London, aie engaged ia
the ererynlay busneaa of tile aome part of
tha Loid'a day, in aelling (tampa, deUnriaj
letters, and deipatcbing maila, n will be acea
that, l^ the utiet ccaaation of waA • (rMaot,
an act of mercy would be parlbnncd br
exeaadfng In magnitude^ dm«t)on,*i>de(lefit,
any that ia done by die ddireiT of Ictlm;
inaamueb ai auch ceHatioit wonld r<lie*e
from toil, and would rotore the relipooa, lo-
cial, and phyalal pririlegea of the nbbatb
day to thii Dumerous body of paraona, aad
the TBst number indirectly earned to Uboor
on tha Lord'a day by the trantmimjil «ad
delivery of letters. Aa a proof of tbe baid-
shipn iDfliet«d on lettar-cairiei*, it ia a fed
which may be leliad on, tbat in many paiti
of England letter-catrien have often to walk
on tbe Lord'a day, u well aa on the other bi
daja of tbe week, twenty milea^ or am mtfs,
in dalirerrng letteit and nawspajferf."
THE MISSIONAEY HERALD.
THE TOOTH OP BUDDHA.
THE lUflBIONABY HEKALD
THE TOOTH OP BDDDHA.
Thi Dauda, or tooth of Boddhft, ig in object of intense Tenentioa by t&e
nMiTea <rf Ceylon. It ii cooadcied the palladinm of theii cotmtrr, snd the
■OTeni^^ of the iaUnd ia nipposed to be attuhed to its poneoMHs. " It ia a
piece of discolooied i«wy," aaja Major Fotbea, "alighlly curred, neai); two
iochM in length, and one inch in diameter at itc base. Ita other extremity it
lonnded and Unnt, and diminiahea in nze. The nnctoaiy of thia lelic is a small
chamber io the'.temple attached to the paUee of the Kandian king* ; and there
the nx eases in wUch it is enshrined are placed on a rilrer table hong loand with
rioh brocades. The largest, or outside oover of Iheee caskets, if fin Ceetia height,
formed of silrer gilt, and shaped in the fimn of a dagoba— the beD-duped bniM-
ings raised over the relics of Buddha. The same form is preserved in the five
inner cases, which are of gold ; two of them, moreorer, being inlaid with mbiee
and other precions stones. The outer case is decorated with nianj gold ornaments
and jewels, which hare been oflered to the Irelic, and senre to embellish Ha
shrine." On & small table in ^ont the people laj their ofifcrings, and hanng seen
the Dalada, tbej' protttate themselves and depart.
At wide periods of time it is removed ftom its dwelling place, and exhibited
with great pomp and oeremonj to the people. Major Forbes thus descnbce the
ceremony, of which be was an eye-vritnesi. " On the 29lh Uay, 1828, the three
krger cases having previously bean nmoved, the nlic oontained in the three
inner caskets was placed on the baok of an elephant richly caparisoned ; over it
me the Rannwige, a null octagonal cupola, the top of which was oomposed ot
alternate plun and gilt silver plates, supported by Hilvat pillars. When the
elephant appeared coming out of the temple-gate, two lines of magnificent
elephants, forming a double line in front of the entnuce, knelt dovm and thus
temained; while the multitude ot people, joining' the points of their fingers,
»ised their arm! above their heads, and thou bent forward, at the same time
uttering in AiU deep tones the ihout of Sadhu : thll swelled into a grand and
■olemu eound of adoration." After parading the town the relie vraa conveyed to
a temporary altar, where It wat uncovered and exhibited.
SutJi is att example of the degtading lupenUtiona ot the people among whom
out brethren labow.
MATtTRA.
Ur. AllM, wittiii| ftam this staUon undet;tbe daM at Augat 14th, coutinnes
to lament the faidiAreooe of the people to the word of Qod. He has laldy
oommenoed preaching to a ooBgregatiott ol Burghers, who are Pnahyteiiati«
amongst whom one Inquirer has already appealed. The detail of Bfedonaiy ImI
and privation endured in a tonr beyond UalOra to pnolalm the ewdnUng gospel,
vrill be interesting to our readers.
thmogh tbi interior, wbjeli «• aecoinplUied
ia the weak ; omUe to abNiit oartalvfa for a
g bBz, wm wearjieg oq aeoount of the
that had nevioeilv Mlea, ted reodtrcd
paddy 6el^ difficolt nt pmige. Th«a
DO waj left for me bet to tiavel natirt
FOR NOVEMBEIt, 184&
71«
Cidiiott, tlMI H, ban dM lengtli of tba teg.
Out object wu to naeli ■ baitr, 1011)6 twezi^
tnilM in ■ direct line from Matungtinie enoagh
reach it before five o'dodt ii
diuiag the lut boor of our walk. Weuied
ud worn, far ws had been on ihe road from
■ii in the nomine, preacbJnK, taking, read-
ing, &o., we ilapi in • oaliTe bouM; at leait
I tried, bat did not ineceed from bngi, fleai,
and innamenbie ereeping thingi. We mm-
nmed the hooiehold, and ea muj a* we
oould beaide, uid preached to Ihem of Chnat
and bii niTation, and I thell not toon forget
the daring deSuM burled et Ibe maiMty of
keartn bj the olden man of the MMmbly.
Otrlodgmgi.
Neit morning, ai loati a* it wm light, ws
prepared to depart, pnniUDg cbe nme courae
at we went, preaching, reading, dinribuling
Omu wherever we could. Thii, perfaapt,
wta the mart iocecatfal daj ni far ai meeting
with people was concerned. Hauj '-' —
during the dav aaMmbliea varjing in nn
from ten to 6nj, were aililiiwiiil on the great
concama of the loal. And ao we went 00
mirwajtillwe camalaanJIaM atiiK o'clock
in the erenii^. The BnddW temple, w
tbe WallouwB or Gantleman'i Hooae, muit
smile if jwi ooviti «ee the building
tinguiihed. Tba people, h«weTer, wen yeiy
nnwilUng 10 lake ui in. The toMKUa, a bop
of lixteen JuM married, wai full of anger, and
refined lo allow ua (o real even in the ihed in
which we aat for a moment or two. We were,
faoweier, tired, had eaten oothing all dap,
•nd were in the direct track of elepbaala,
■od without a pniqwet of a lodging an; where
«Im, and I fell ivj onwilling la give up
pnMwaroa. All the opposition, howerer,
■mae from the eipeetatjoa of friendi thai
BTening on a wedding visit, and when it was
found diey did not come, Ibe people grew
civil, ud allowed onr request, and gave tome
lice lo my follow tnvellera. I mtiified my
appetite with a bit of bread and 1 slice of
•al^i beef I carried with roe. At thii plaoe
(ha cruet habit of dragging the sick to the
iuiigla to die or recover, as may be, prevaili.
We tried, as uiaal, to teach them better, and
to lead their miadi to the great
the ioul. We left a New Tea
eome tracts with them, and in tl
went on our way.
Vert day') jnnuy.
B of the (ofient being tbe
a reaobed tbe aitreme pomt of
the bordtf of tb« Kandiaa couo-
tn. There we rested it the house of tbe lale
Modllar, who was a convert to Cbriatianity,
the fruit of tbe labour* of a Wesleyan mi*-
■ionary who was once located iain. Hit
wifo and son, a young man abont ugbieen or
twenty years of age, oeeupj the place, thoi^
the young man a freqaently in Matnra, and
hears vf "•*--** »i.*_ ir..^ k..*:^ _* ^w^tmrn^A
and tba following morning. Tbi) * _
only comfortable rettlng'place we found during
the journey.
After a treat of a cnp of ooSee in tba
morning, tbe only time we brake our fast in
tba morning, we left on the homeward route
ulual w*y, chiefly p
The villages were empty, the people being
employed in their Gelda. At one. abed we
found forty-five men. They were preparing
the place for the Baddhial prieala to read
Bana in, so I asked Ihem if I ibonld read a
little of the Christian Bans lo then, to
which, after coosntting Ihe elder*, they con-
sealed. I then read to them the Spiritual
Guide, an eioellent tract for parpoaea of tbat
kind, and Mr. Bjlva afterwards addressed
them. After spending an -hour with them,
we left timcta, and proceeded, continuinc
iha same things as opportDoity affimled until
the evening, when we sought the haadmaa'a
bouse. Then we preached to all we could
muster, and cxnlinaed >*i^'»*g and reading
with tbam until lala in tba evaoing, and wera
glad lo lie down in the vennoah for tba
Thd lott daj'i umk.
At day'break wa ataitad through a loag
tract of elephant ionst, meeting with few ec
no people until noon, when we came to an
Aralohy'* bouse. There we rested a little,
and requested him to collect the men of tba
village for us. After praacbiog he gave a
little riee. We left htm a Teatament, and
the people some trad*, and departed. Tbe
road oflering bat few fscitities for preaching,
beyond the groaps ihat we met at £k
boutignes and rest-sheds, I made up my mind
to reach home if poasible tbet night, espe-
cially as there was not a place thai oSered a
tl or any thing else beyond plaintaine or
lid bread fruit, and Ibinp of Ihat kind. Uj
last crust was gonai I finished it at tbe
Aratohy^ house with a dieueht of water.
Well, after thirteen hour* of walking, oreach-
iug wherever we could, wa reach^ Mstura
by theauD
eipoaed, I . ,
name ^tj which we go in thta oountry. I
euppoa* (be nstiTe preaeber never bad aadi ■
da/a march in hia Ufo, and eaaaredly it waa
the loivaet I have ttlna in tbi* country.
710
THB MISS[ONARY HERALD
(hoagh I bava at liowi walked Ihirty milw.
We an aone the wone for it now.
Then ii nolhisr U npaj aaj one for a
jonnwj of that Uad bat the tkoDght that tlM
KOipal wa> declared to muj who had never
heard it, aad little mawign of mercj were
lent in varioni direetiaai tbrongb Ibe tncu
that we gave an;. Han; beiidei who
lulened to iu had before heard ut ia Ibe
booki the; had reoei*ed on i
Oar hope ta that ia loiDa oaM
KUlda the meau of lalvalion tt
laded and idaUtron* people.
Thtftir.
Daring the preMnl month I hare bad
iportnait* of addreMUig agun and tgain
Hatiin, at Doodni-liead, mlpio
» dailT pra
10 Ihur godi, for Ibej ban many, aad
part of the iiland wen dauT preaanting offer-
othen keqi aloof, haTUf aetded k in lb
miadi that no gt)od cao be dona en a
oeea^DDi, and wluUt lbs pencik « ll
engagM. Whether thajr bm mht I la
- id to deienniae, bx k iMUjr aaaMd
dotT to tiT. I went, hanng IH
int with all kind* of H -
•oleiaD teatunonf agaust I
and Dreaented the tfath M il ia ia J(
would hive giTen all I poaaeK (v a
leM toDgne and a readj oaa; b«t th(
able to n«ak retdilj, I can nad t
well, and hare a rather powarfa
With that, thea, and the (ongae
aaiiitaat, the pemla wen loeaewkat
certad, and abandooad fat tb* tiBa
Ibe lolliia tb^ woe piaotiaiaCi and
prcaenea mine of tba priaata toimadi
■ilenoed. Tbej raiaed to be aora the
erj, " Great ia Diana of the Epbeuai
•ooie woold ban pmfioed a littla i
but we had the tratb, and gen it
(reel;. Whetber real good will reaa
unknown to m, bat I am wiiafied
effect waa pradaoed. W« did what a
The health at oar miasionnrj brother Hr. Datibi, hu impiOTed, and bj Ditioe
bleasiog the work of Ood coniinuea to proeper in bia bands. He writes :—
For the lut ftw^weA) I hi*a been con-
recnng witb two Hohammedan) at the Leper^
Hoapital. Our natire preacher of the Hen-
dalle itaiiaai r'aitM the lepen onee ever;
week. About nix moDih* wo tbeea two men
reooanoed the religion of the falaa prophet,
read the icriptareiiliilened to our tnatructian,
•Mmed affected b; the Iralh, and aiked to be
baptind. One of thea ii a natin of Mala-
ya, but came to Ceylon in chiUhood ; (be
other ia a Bengali, but cama to tbii country
up Mriel Moliaioniedani, and bad aenrhMnt
or Chriat till they came to the ho^hO. !■
order to aioertain if the; were pcnitoat c<a-
verti I hare oan<ened with tbam beqaaad;.
■ud witb mach latialaction. 1 ■antiaa ibcN
oaiet beeauae ibe oonreraion of HohiBB*-
dam in Caylon ii more rare then tbe eaonr-
*ion of Jewa in England. Indeed, aa te >
I can aieeriain, not more than two or thm
cam hare oeoarriMl for the laat Utj yan.
The teatimon; of Dr. Duff to the prospects ot Hindooiem
India is important. Mr. Daviu says.
D the oontiiiciit of
Dr. Duff baa lately been
atel; been in Ceylon on a
miiiionan tour. He had orantayed hii
appointed ti ma in Soathem India, ao that be
had bat three or four dan toipend in Ceylon.
Sir J. E. Teiuient kindly ioTiied nie to dine
with tbe doMor ana ereniag, whioh was the
only opportunil; I bad of Meiug biin, and
ucerttining hb opinion on the etata of mii-
aioQi genenll; from Calentladown to Ceylon.
Hi) loag eiperienoe in India renden hii
jodgnaot on tbii matter Taloable. I wai
The coDtinued decline in the income of the Society leodeted it n
eari; in the present year steps should be taken to reduce the expenditoie. Oai
miaiionarieB were accordingly acqiuint«d with the neoenity of the caae, ui *'
- w lay befete the meiaben of the Society Hr. Datirs'b leplj, «ie of Ibe etiliesl
glad to Sod that ha Ibnad tba Tarioa* iii»»a>
which he had riiiiefl in an iooreaangl; beati^l
■lata, aad that healbeai«n wai gnda^
gi*iog way. Hia acooant of the Sin«
churchea anciently planted oo the Malibv
ooeat, and reapecEing which I wi* aniiooi la
bare aome oertiin infiwnation, wai net •«?
enaonraging. He had Tiaited tbaca, aa'
iatiaBedhiaueir that tbej were in all rM|MA
bat the atAoowledgtaent of the popa^ f*l^
FOK NOVEMBER, 1818:
m
that bas been Teceived. Hay ire not expien the bope tbat tbu paioful oltematiTc
will jet bs STeited; nnd that b; a rented apirit of pmjer and beDevoIeDco tbe
btethren'a Iianda be lilted up, and the eala^ment of the Redeemet'a kingdom
proceed ?
Yost latter demaadiaf £300 further re-
ductioD I reednd bj Iwt miil. It hu been
Ibnruded to ray Invthren, but u jet I hive
not heuil tboir opiuioD tberenii. However,
■ome tfaim oonnected with it eeem to me
eerteio. f renrd it m a pfnuiuni reduction
ai far u EngUnd ii coacemed, uid ihera i*
DO hope of rnaluDg up anv part of tbe deB-
eiaaoT in (ha iiluid ; indeed there ■• no
proqieol of the miaiaa being more Klf-iue-
tained than at preeeat. We hare no atteroi-
>D of our rtationi bera.
three jear* I have been eodeaTOuring in Ibit
diriooa oF the ' '
hit io
B, or at Itait further redoctioni wonM
tlorlh tbe lednotioni
meda bj wbolemle, i. e., aome kIuI
mnt be girea up, and the diitriot of eountr;
in which they are muM he abandone'
Thii will he a moM diieoiiraging
will deetrej the conSdeooe of tbe t
-J -0 keep tofalber oative
ehurebai hj "Ttitiim'' niita. It will be
lotiag the reenlle ef lUrty j/tiin' lahonr asd
aipeue, for the larger pertioa of die redse-
tioni will bave to be made in CoWb itatioDB,
Heat of thoH itatiou have been oeoi
aince the time of lit. Cbaler, and all of
long beibie uy at Kaodj or Matera were
thongbt ot The; are not only of older date
and larger nnmbo', bet have a maeh greater
onmber of oonverti. Yet their abandonment
nilable if wa divide our
JaipertoNM rf euinloinx ni
expended much labour and money in training
a Datire agency. Wo have brought that
ageney into work, and now we must turn it
adrift. I am ipeaking of native jirtathtrt,
not whaolnuten. Indeed were I to aboliih
every •chool in my Matione it woeld not be
eqeu to tbe proportion of tbe reduction I
itull have to make ; bet they cannot be all
iboliabedi the^ are indiipenuble at every
nation a* auiiliuies. I have twenty.two
tcboob, which ocet only about jf90 a veer.
Ten Ihirteenihe of the turn yon allow will be
expended upon tbe three European mivion-
anea, lo that the amount left for native
piracy will be a mere IriBe; and if thia he
divided between three itaiioni it really will
not be wrath the Sodaty'i while nipporting a
European at each placr
be far better fa
European nationa, aud to place two miiaion-
■riee Bt Colombo. Kandy ia a comparatively
recent atation, with a total nnmber ef abont
thirty nMmbav, and but one Gied DUI'alBtion
(HaialU), and two or three achoola, yet it ia
kept np at a great upenie. Mature ia atill
mere recent, and baa but twenty-one mem-
ber* and ten ichoola. Till Hr. Dawaon'e
removal thither, three yean ago, it did not
ceat more than £90 a year. So the eflect of
tbcM reduetiooais breaking up old and aetded
atationi at Colombo, Io carry on new onei at
(ba olhff Hationi. The nibject ia very im-
portant and whatever decieion we come to, it
will have a very diicouaging eflect npoa the
fondi between ttr« EnnipeBH itatJOM.
It is moet painftil U> the Committee, under auoh cirtnimstances, to luge on oat
biethten ftullieT reductioDs. In the previoue jeai, bom thia cause, fweftw scboolf
were abandoned, while the additions to the cbuicliee were most encouTaging.
Forty-five uttivei were baptized in 1848, and the number of candidates for
baptism iacteased from twenty-four to seveDtj-two. About fifteen MatioDa, on
which are dependent 136 villages and estate*, ate occupied b; our miasionaries
and tbeii assistants, numbering in all fortj-nine penons, at a total expense of less
than £1700. There are in oMnmunion, 4fil membeti. We eamestlj appeal to
tbe churches of Chriat, whether anj portion of thia " field which Ood bath
blessed," shall be pemtittcd to be again ovemin with tbe dark superstition of the
vonbippers of Brahma and Boodb?
nt THE USBIONABT HERALD
INDIA.
CALCUTTA.
Under the dkU <rf Aogoat Ifh, Ota Rer, J. Taottus inhaoa ns, that iJtboagt
not without aihnentB, all the biethren contiiine at their posts. Hr. and Ka. Sals
have reached theii sution. He lufiered team taver by the way, and waa tbij low
when he leaehod Bariaal, hat hai ainoe reooreted, and b fall of hope from the
appeaiantwa of tlungs amoDg the people. He adds, " There have been additknf
by baptism to the cburahes at several of the Btatiom, and I hope flhottlj to faaptne
*giin at Bow Baat."
For the foUowing'l ioteieatin; nanatiTe we an indebted to the pagea cf
gvangdieal ChrUlmdom. It ia contained in a letter from Hr. Dinbui to Dr.
Biunx, dated JoneZO, IStf.
widimein
re^eet lomcdi m
Abont the oloet of the war 1847,
SiMe the date of uy ImK, we ha** I
called to iDMain an -*^^-g Iom in
nddea nmnel of a Nad«Dt, a BnUu
wkaa elwrwtw and oonh, KwMlur wiA ik
Nlid •caatnawnta, bad eantad a bop« in oar
miodt tW b« woold oae day btoonia, if net
• trolj iiaefid min, and
daUh uokplKe
l,ai>d under eir-
which will, I am
atiau oa rsliaiaaa iBbieeM.
oonneeted wita the oJkga,
the G)M olui, and ftaqaenllj n^
. the ordtr of da^. I canaat my
Brad itciking talaot in bin at Am
.. _. ena ka hum monlba aftecwarda.
He WM, howenr, aitnmely diligant in Ik*
diichwga of hii dotie*, and diowad naA
uwhMMX
bMwhIad
on Aiday, tba Wth of April,
I, the leeiMl of whi
far m, that wo nay be iutnuunti of raiiigc
op and •Bligbtoning 'many laeb, who ihaU
anrwarda baaomo darotod •erraale of our
] not b« regarded
dcToid of inureM b; lb* yonlhAd n>emb«n af
T !_. ji ^,j(,e tbo
jiM and ibnr
11 on behalf of than
jeur oowiegation. I pray i
nwBBi of inmnlating ueir «
-^ -^-If of thoM of U
KaiTi jnOk.
I rvret to ny that I know but Uctia of hit
early biitoiy. Hy acquaintaoM witb Kni
Podma ChondiM eommanoed * little mora
aaathiMnanago. Had a iboaght erowed
m; mind that we ihDuld haTe ben called to
put with him oo early, and undor drcum-
■tanoea n tAeting, I ihoold have iniled
mjwittat the opportuuitioi b« gut me wbcm,
aAw eolkge boun. bo fraqucntly called for
<xia>«rMtiai]. I biTC *aid *bo*a that I kDeir
him partiillj bcrors tbe management of the
chaitte ; there wii ma altwatioa ia maaaw,
oo^ed wHh an inntiBble thiiat far bsw.
ledge and niidiigiiiBd eonnotion ol the
capciior adTanUae* of ChriMiaai^ orcr tnmy
other i^Mem. The ipqaiiiea to iriueb tkm
CI riN ware in nniaon with tba r"-"**
I of fail own nund j meCaphynca, and oab-
joett wbiob required diought, named to oagaga
hii wbolealtaittiM,iftd MOT" ~"" *■
alu vary reapootabla.
wbola damaasanr wh qaiat ana omia — aia
judgment well balanced. At dmea be waa
TiTacioni enough, but bU checrFuliKM wia
tempered with wnidom. Of tha quiet ibiewd
remaib be would make, at tba e*peiaa of
BindooiBm, I ooold gire yoa aoiaa aaiamc
eumplee. But to retum. About tbe daa
of the lait Pooja,'in hononr of tbe geddma
Dsrga, October, IB48, ha beeame mom he
t borne ; hi* abodes btm the
.. _ wealthy Batira, we* oovMm
each limei with idoUBoui viuton and hawiT
, v loM u omortunl^ to
■nnov ■ jonth like Em, nnpMtM of bi^iig
the idoli ia eoninapt. It wu tt thii lion he
told me hit difficoltlei, and eiprcad his
•niietjr ibu hii wifc, > yoaiig dun;, parhap*
IwalTo 01 thiiteen jeaia of an, m]dit;De
tangbt to read ; lo wbich, I bdieTe, abe ma
not anna. Haniir raniiih«d him irith anit-
rr boots for hn, he left br fall
FOB NOTEHBEB, 1S4&.
bnt,*ha«ire«
Thla war
duldiUi wife, ■oearding'W Hie lawaoTHiB.
4ooiam, la iww a vUw/or Ifft. No HitMloo
<*«Id Ihiak of man^iDg • widow, w«re ihe
Mar M jmaig, and tliongh her dowiy wen
thomuMb of rupees.
At the eipirtdoD of the fMval be re-
commaneed ma itodlei, sod coDtiaoed to
pnaeenle them without iotamiptioD till the
time of hii death. It waa dunne the early
mentha of (he preaent year thai I began to
bel toon MMbetion with reapeot to hia
and Ilia ifonng wile
npon him, and faia |ho,
wnom he bad commined hia way, would
direot bit atops, and in time remove hia
diffienltic*. Tne moment, daer air, a Hindoo
cmbnoea Cbriitianitj, that moment be
abripped of e* err thin|. Britiah antgecC
may be, bnt no Jaw eiwti auffidently pow
nabla. In the eye of law auch a man is dead,
and the tbouj^t of auob ehil diath aieraiMa
an indaacribable power o«ai the Hindoo.
There are (honaanifa of young men who
deapbe Hindooiim, but wbo are bound Co
their connexions by oaata and ties of bmily.
Kau, however, had ipirit enough, provided
bis way had been dear to move, or I oould
have adiiaed him lo do » oODcisteatly ; my
own view vat. Chat a lew moathi would
enable us lo deoide what wh Id be done.
To make tbia poor youth's case iotelli^ble to
a Enropean ia neit to bnpostiblo. Hindoo,
lam, to oe known, mnit be pmd, not only on
Ibe sml, but in ila practical workings si heme.
Humanly speaking, he had no way of escape,
but to throw biimelf on me for protection
and support, which be wis uawilling lo do,
Quleaa the door of hia (Henda was closed
upon bim. He could then have oome to me
with safety. His secret desire waa to have
entered my senior elaae, and have studied
tbeology ; and, should he prove acceptable, to
Se himself to the work of the ministry.
is, no doubl, would have been the cue, at
his addict* wu good, and he poaaeaaed oon-
ndeiabla aptitnde for spaaking and taaobiog ;
tUnkhwOD thaaa dunn,
a ieranS him from all m
aniieties, and sepaHflnd ns from otir b«le<red
yonog friend, ibongb, wa holia**, bat " in B
£asl*iUlMi*.
It waa on the morning of the SMi of
April, that be aent to the colkoe to tnlbnn u
that be was vary OL Ha had bam to Caf>
oalta, and waa sebad with etudera ihve.
Hsviu sott^ tentporary Klief, he tnade tbs
bettor hi* way to Setampom, and sent word
a* io«n la he arrived. Thamomentwa beaid
of It, Mr. Ledlie, our head mailer, was oom-
misaioned to visit bim without delay, (br Kad
waa nneb attached to hlr. Ledlie, and wat
greatly indebted to his kind inttruetioiia. I
Es him the usual cholera medieine, and
ged Mr. Ledlie to adminitter tt blmtdf,
to stsy aa long at hit Hindoo fliends
would permit him. On teemg Hr. LedBe
enter the room wfaere be was lying, notwitb-
atanding be was smronnded by bis Brahmian
Iriends, be threw bit annt lound bim, and
1 hi* thrnkftihi^ Hr. Ledlie ad-
d part of the medidne, and con-
nth him on the elate of Us 'soul.
during wbloh Kasi asked him. In m
himself praying audibly — In this the hoar of
•row — tar mocy and fiin^iiiinisai
hia ralianee on tba mwltB aod
mero^ of oar bleated Bedeamer. Hr. Ladlta
remained aa long a* allowed by tba Hindoo*
present, who appeared every moment mora
and mora urnnt for his depeitan j to mneh
so that, in hu presenoe, tbey began to cover
bia body with a red powder, irliidi ia ew-
lomary among Hindooa at tnch aeatona of
a desist, and t
onoe more to look to Jmusj and when
i bim, promised, if he wen spared, to
m again. He saw him about seven in
' ;, but Kan wit too fu gone to
vening, bi
naWfthhi
Xdw^daatft.
I would willingly leavo
ensued, for the h^onr of our
what agonies of mind ha
(o him who hat, doulu
ransomed spirit to " evKlaalin| babjtatione.''
Ha a now hr beyond all muiea, and pain,
and sorrow. It wa* now qoha evening — ana
the OTeninga an reallv oold In Indtaj (dll,
notwithataadlag, tbe dying auBbrer waa ra-
moved, and eipoaad to die ehilliiig dawt af
that rivo'i^bankainat «Am#* ae siA fresstlar
'my Toung man, bit Allow
)d ud entreated Ibeb Mandi
. Iliey w
regarded
ijirakiiV
THE MI88IONAHY HERALD
nptdlj under ifaa poir«r of the diaatM ; jet,
ntuiDg hii lankeD eyei, lod lumiDaaiug bii
inrtHmant, ■ Koolin Bnbmui, iaquir«d''ifhaL
hit wkh or niaaDui^ might ba T" Hi pwnled
Bpward ■ MCOBd tima — " ■eemiDg to with m
to nndmituid that then ra one Ood, and
eal) tut Gad," Thongb ia health ha waa
a lieautihl jonth to k^ npon, hb apuarance
waa DOW bidMU— nd powder and iddaliWM
mariu (iOTerad bia bodj, and prohaa cold
damp* wen npon him. In thii condition be
waa oatriad to the ^t, or to the fuoenl pile.
The wood waa heaped together, aad hie bod;
oau upon the pile with un atmoit bntlality,
the Brahmana leftnng him with eipnaaiaaa
of oonletnpt, aajing, " be waa not wafthf the
lot rilea of inoemalioD." A joang man, I
am told, waa hft to kindle tbe liinenl pile ;
bat benre hie bodj w«i half bnnad, threw it
OS the atrand to lbs impnra and gnedj
animab which prowl iba baoka of the Oai^ea
nightlj in MHch of pray.
gi*ea. Kali Da* HuMe, and two juia^
men, Kaai*! friemb and fallow atadeeft, alao
Brahmana, were uticut uearij Iks whole
time. Brihmo Hohna rrenl•^ aBolbw-
Brahmao, coofimed the nport tbM wh
abroad when intcinigatad bj ma tfa* Mlaariif
day.
I leave the difpoaal of tbcae law Kaw »
yon, deer lir : make what nee of thoa na
ploMO. Sboold j<M deen that eoloalalM k
anoit the atteatiaD of yoor yoaog bimtt,
and ahonld manlioQ poor Sia^ JmA la
then, eek Omoi In remraib« and pen fm tm
yodiha of tbe edlegea n«d leheih m lad,
ibU the Spirit of the liriw Ood taaj 4attmA
upon tbem and tboao w£b latev kr tbar
Thoiuh theae ^alily-writtai
ilended bejood (be Kmita I
lynlf, I moat add ooenatMO
pnaerihad la
Diutadd ooanatMM. Toa an
remember, nmajeaia ago, at Iho Ima AanMt
liH film iliiilb iif iTilliiMi Tii taj
England, yen gave fmvooagreKeiia«a««iva(l
from aletleref onrMomdtntber.Dr.YMk
I well teowmbar that enainf, dia^ tk, aad
how gnally that inlallignea aSMad b«, I
Eit up a farrent lopptieatiaa to AlaMlf
od that, if comialant with hia wiD, I ■tahl
■pend my daya in hie anrioe i~tTin na
heathen. Hi W nuanvd wy prayer- IHa
tell what atranw may bo aaMoc jaa
pon cul the aucuioa i A*
daather
agua, when yon <
youlbful part n your anditory to (ha death
Ibit yoaag Brahmanl AUy not eoBa <
votco yoou nan WDOOg you, wboes hm .
bae been ciTea to Ood and M hia pemdi.
determina,to Jdnrah^ tti«^t^ toeoMaerati
himielf, bod^ and aoal, to Jmo^ |keiaat
raOTalofmy yonnsfnend tMonpilbaabeeD
• painAil ink, for I knew and loved him, and
Itad wttohed over biro and marked the in-
flatnee of (mlh is it* worfcingi on hi* mind,
asd eDOOoiaged a hope that he would eran-
tutUy de*o(e tboia tahot* Ood had ginn
Urn to the lerrioe of iha Bedeemw, I have
been oaieM . lo ««rifr meiy eenteooe con-
lainad in Ihi* latlv, and hare taken it ftom
(he lipa of iboae who whnaaaed tbe whole
eeuM. Ur.Ledlie'itlalMnent IlwTeaIf«ady
With the pnoeding letter Ht. Dbnham Madi two atmjM, wntten m ooHoge
execeises hy tfaii ^aag miD ; one at IcMt of which we hope to k; befon ost
readers on a future occwion. To the important ol«aiDg nmaika of the editor ve
be; to call pATtionUi attention.
Wa oaanot let thi* oooeaion paM wilhont
eekiag if the [nvaeding nerrabTo doe* not
auneat Kma Tery important malt*i for tbe
lefleotion of Brftiah Cbiiatiani} We reler
eapeoially to that, ^art of it whteh rdate*
to the eooial and mil dieabilitiaa whiah a
Hindoo ioeun if be embracee ChrietiBnity.
The** dindnliliaa at* ao great that they
amount to a jnaalioal pnuiUtion of tbe
ChriMian proftaiioD, Onr intelligent oerrea-
posdenl deea not haeitato to lay that they
cooalitoM a lort of cint Daan, and he apeaki
of ihem ei Mcrcuav •■ iadverUaM* foittr
«wr Ike ifiiidw. We know il may be aaid
Ibal the diaoiplea of Cbriit in beatbeB conn*
triee, and oonrertad (rem heathmiam, mu«t be
prefWied to make eaerifieea and andote per-
aeeatioQ ) and that tbe eiiating itaU of thing*
'■ India, in relaiiaB u thii notnk
. But we look at the mallv htm
another pmnt of view, and aik wbaahar it
oompceU mdt our Bci^ eenaa of raPgiuM
libeflT, and of the ri^la of cooaaaneel b
ii to b( ramembered that India k a pwt ef
a Bnliah empii*, that Hindeoa an BriM
ibieoti, I " "
fte^lI
morelly, to remove Ibeae impedimenta aW af
tbe way oflbo new eonvcrt i aad, if tba MatNr
be not leken np b* (boae to wbon in a lep^
letive capaciu it belong*, Briiiab Cbriabaaa
aosbt leoarully to lore their auentjan w it,
and icquire that no Himao miLti etrrras
NO roB Bico»iMO A CaewTia*.
FOR NOVEMBEB, 1840. ni
Our brother, Hr. Fim, vho now laboars peniuuieiitl; it Seiampore, fMnatdi
tbe following^ gratiTying intelligeDce : —
. itnjoio
Lori'i d^, the IK of Jnly lut, t .
AdUM wen IwptitMl in Bemnpon, ni
. ThM dM Lord hta gncioulj Nnilad
« tbe nntUd bbonr of hii nsptofiublB mt-
" " Ma; In, bj hii Holj
S^t, mike h'n wrTUta mora diligenl, and
more and mare humble; inil nij ha poor
doiro OQ ui and on tbe poor beo^blad natiTSi
1 Ood, And ma; bb Mnanli alwaj*
J brother, Mr. Pahohs, in the fallowing lettu deUb the j^nenl
prognsi of the tmtb at the station of which he hu ohuge.
Tbe immediate ooeuion of mj writiiu at
tbe prcant lime i* oar b«Tbf raeeived fiom
•ome khid, bat nnknown friend, the 6nt in
mimben far IMS of "ErangeUcal CbriMen-
donu** Tbay were dirtated to dear brolber
Lawrenee ud mjielf eeajnnllj, and we
would feel obliged to jon if joa would allow
M, io onr jnot Dame*, to make oar thaokfal
aeksowIedgmCDt of the pteaeni in jonr next
Herald, bj jonr kiadlj maertin| a lew wordi
to tbitparpoee.
BioMr Lawrenee bta abo beao fenored
wilb a eo^ of the " Chntian Timaa,"
niaiag an eccemit «( tbe aonaal n
Gratiljing
of the ipoi&gn, it ii aiill _
regret that while Iba oeoonliai of tbe baalben,
and canning doon of mahilnew, laU lot
large an eateaiiaa of CbratiBa affiut, '
aadotbe
lanih . ..
nbili^ of bavii^ ic . ..
n^r tbia be padooily averted 1 Uaj
be enlmtted witb tbi needbl hodi; and
the DiTina blcMmg ao accompanj ibe labourt
tbej are enplojed to natain, '*""" """- — -'
may aoBad (brlb to a mod
iOinmWork.
Oar aatiro fafetbren, with tbe exoeplion o*
HnmediB, who ii too lar aduanccd ia life lor
in^ labonn, are awaj from booia,
d in (be pndamatioD of the tooth.
lioie in prMdhiiy is tbe popnlooi buarc Of
FaUa, and in eooTernng witb tboia who
from time to tioM leaorl to oi* bouee far Ibat
Barpooa. SeodaoB i* now ddaied ia retara-
wg by tbe illBBW of bia motber'Hi-law, whom
linankb and
Bondboo baTo gone bj
boat in tbe diieotion of Bhaagn1]Mn to
__ . „ ba*e aet off oeit week to
lint Ibe lillagti on tbe Gondnek, bat tbe
deteotion of Soodeen at Patna lendtfi it
nnoaftain whether ho will be able to go qoile
il i«daiid«r rMond.
I am happy to aay, that dnring tbit nenth
. la indiiidoal, wbo wai exelnded from tbe
church bog ago br miMWoduot, bu been
reoaiTed iguo, haiii^ profeaaed lepentanee,
and erinced Ibr a oonaiilerable time nub a
tjmt end eondnot m eneonrige oa to hope
bM profeiaiaa n liDeere. He i« an old man,
whoM name, Teekadaa, yoo may ncolleet
fermmy a fekew, of the Seo-naraynue, ■
very lieeation* le^ bat I Inwt be ■ now •
tme follower of Jaaoa, ihosgh no one, coa-
mdering tbe weakoem of boman nature, end
the way in whieh «o many yean of bb life
were ipeet, eould wondv that he aboiild And
■ great itrag^la with ibrmerhabiu inadoptJeg
the pare pnodploi of the goapel, and that
doriog Iba Mrogglo he ahonJd aipe
Oar ioqniien all contin
and none of tbem, to fer a« I am aware, hna
anted inecMwictently witb it, altboogb, ttom
ramna Taryii^ in Iha nreral eaaai, pmdea
diotatei our not aomitlyingjurtrgt with du
eager deaire to be united with the ohnreb.
regnlariy tluoagh my oopy, maAmf e*eiy
FOR MOTEUBEB, IMO. m
Out biolliet, Hr. Fimtf «bo now Uboan pennaoMiUj it SsmnpOTs, totwuiM
tbe folio wing gntifying intelligeace i —
Spirit, inika hit Krruli mora diligsnt, •
mora ind mora hamble j tnd miy ha pi
down aa a* «id od tha poor banigbMd nUii
two EaM laditu^ona d (ban • gnndMin of •>.!.■•■ - ->.-
tlla lata Rar. Hr. FoenlaiD, baplift mimiDDary
who MMw oal to Sanmpora in 1796, and
•anm joang m«D and ux joung women,
nalnaa. Thni lb« Lord hu graeioailj imiled
OD tho anilad Ulwar or hit unpnGuble aer-
— - '■ "— Maj bo, bj Ui Hdj
_, O Lord, I
anto oi, but nnta thy nama giro glaiTi a
roi ihy truths lake."
Oar ntuuonatj biotbeT, Mr. P&honi, in the foDowiiig letter detuli the j^nenl
pragteM erf the truth at the itation of which he hu cbmige.
Tbe immediate ff*™*™* ot mj writing at
llie pceant time i* on haiinf leoaiTed nom
•one ktnd, bat onknown frioM, (be int S*e
Botiban Ibr IMS at •• ETa^alieal ChriMon-
doB." Tbaj wen dinoied to dear bnibar
lAwrenoa and mji^ eonjnntlj, and we
would feel obliged to jon if yoa would alkw
n*. in oar j<unt name*, to make onr thankful
MtnowledgtMDi of the pieaeut in roar next
Henld, bj jonr kindl; mwrting a faw wordi
to Ihatpnrpoae.
BiMbar JUwnnee bai bIm been fa* oared
with a copy of tha " Chrittian Timea," eoo-
taining an aeconnt of tba annual mwtingi
connected with oar denominalum. Orati^ing
J -"loBteljandeameataddiiaaa
it fa (tiU mora oeemin of
aeoflhebeaiben.
ma* ibi* be gradoMl* averted t
' ■ — ^ — ••■ •»■- -eedful fnndi;
lecampan; t1
niain, that I , ,
I maoh wider extent
0«r natSre brethren, with tba aioeptioa
HuTKedaa, who i* too far editiieed in lifc br
itineralin^ labonn, are away fiom home,
engaged in tbe proolamation of the troth,
^oodoen ha* been for about two monlbi with
'r. Kalbow of Pitna, who raqaeWed
n one of onr brethren lo auitt him fa
e in preaebing in the popoloa* baiar* of
na, and in eonveteiog with tboee wbo
I lime lo time naort to nia bouaa ibr tbu
MM. BaodM ia now dela^ in ratan-
"7 tbe ilhwei of liii nolber-m-law, whom
_ . Bondboo have gone I^
boat in tbe diieetioa of Bhangtilpef^ to
maoh in tbe vilUgei bj the way, awl ia
Bbawnlpare itaelC Dear brother Lewienee
u mtn^ng to bava tet olF next week to
iut the TDIagv on tbe Gundnsk, but tbe
detention of Soodcen at Patna imdera it
wbather be will be able to go qnite
I am Im^ to wj, that doriiw Ibii monlh
one indiridM, who wai exdoMd ftom the
diureh long ago ftw mitoondaet, baa been
lua profcaman ia rineare. He i* an old man,
whoae name, Taakadaa, you may reoolleot
bavinc leen in onr eommuUGationa. He waa
temeny a Gtkear, of the Seo-nanfWKe, ■
rery licentioot aae^ bat I trail be la now a
tne follower of Jiana. though no one, oo«<
(ideriog the weaknem of hnman natnre, and
the way b which ae many yean of hit life
were apaat, eoald wocder that be ahonld And
a greatttmgg;la with former habiii inadoptiag
the para pnnciplai of the gotpel, end ibat
doriiqj the Mn^h he ihould aiperieDe* a
temporary (all.
Oar iaqaiien all eoatinne in that cbaraeter,
and none of tbem, ao ftr •( I am aware, baa
aeled ineomiatantly with it, altboagh, boot
When brother Lealie h«l eemplaled U
tranhtion of the Gaapeli and Aoti, intar>
leered eoeiat wen lent to many of tbe bred^
ran far tbatr nnti^ to be made. I wen'
Ngnlarly thm^h mj espy, narking evet]
7S6 THB HTflfflONART HERALD
The Montlilr Musionan Pnyn Mcedog of the AtBoeUtton will 1m held ia thr
Hi^oa Hnue, on Wednesdaj BTenin;, Noromber ZSth, to eanivenee at rigfat
o'clock. YoODg men an entnated to attrad.
WHY IS IT THAT THE MAJOBITY OF OtTR TOtTNG MEN
STAND ALOOF FEtOU THE MISSION?
Tht* it laitlj in utcnMin^ inquiry, i
le ■oiUUriM,
iMatingi, Aiidirkwa«MlHTwin,if ihelofe,
•nd tlM iMl.aixl th« pnjenof lUoor yonog
ftiaidf i$i b«ea ooMeetwed to iha rouHOD
GBUM, ihonld w« ban bad U nwarn OT«r tbe
abaodamnent of field* ripe la iba harrcat,
(jmpithita wilh bilUiil mi"' '"' "
bg andalmc- * '~-
So?^^
. yoalbral eutliiuiaim hafs
impraue^ iheic iiifia«nce, ^werfnU;, irre-
MCiblj, OD STerj cborch, in tizrj labbatb
■cbool, at er^ Groide 1 We fear it moit
ba cooftMad Ilial, with a few worthj
tioQt, thaj an tM thw eo
therafilTe are sot dot binaed.
If inch ii tbe hot, wbit are
what dw lemadiaaT The cauMi an Drababl;
QumarDiu and Tuied, jct perbapa four maj
■erre aa tTpea of tbe remainder.
TatU TU '
wai new, ila perilt untried, ila luccoa prab-
lematieal : and lber«fara in procaedii^ were
watcbed, by Mme at leant, wiih eager intareaL
Bnl now it i* an oft-told tale i the trial* and
tba eDcaniagaiDenli are foppeaad to ba known
to ni all, and the whole iubject ii lo link-
{ilifled and eyttamatiiad, that Iha lamaaoe
and dM •leiiamant have di*«^>paarad. Tnia,
dii* ought not lo laMrpoaa in the path of
dnijr, and btm^ cbUd of God will alrira
agatnrt it, yel Mill oui Ulan nature ia mrer
prone to prabt naw pailu and area new
iiWpe>
bnlhnni who have bean toiling for many
Taan in the vineyard, an a* familiar aa
sooMhold worde in o«t ehoi
bU. Thoaa wbo knew them
eeaanare now ihefktheraand thepMon; lo
tba ehUdten their featsiei and their loieea,
iMi nNne and IhnrlMiei, are all unknown.
And how (raM ii iha inaaenaa ol Ihaee in
winning ajBpathy and love, let ihoae lay wbo
have watched the glowing eye and tiiieQed lo
'Ha (errld lonM afourbeloTM Knibbin lome
Ue hearl-etimng ^ipeali to young man.
We would toadh on tha ptant vith all
delicacy and n^eet, hot w« itaal) aofdy la
□flend any of our hdovad pealnn wbm n
mMtrt that ibeK are aoma ohnrcliaa who aalj
hear of the WMiOD on the laeanaBoa ef tbe
annJTenary nrricee, and many where the
alluuoBi, thou^ mote DnqiieU, afe eoM aad
fonoil, and withont caraiirtnaai. In lacb
rentw it mayeicile regret, but hardly auipciH,
if tin young feel acteally a* little lulanri u
the paMor apparently doea in tbe uaaociHaaaaJ
hii leebia, ttambling aoatrara, ia k nnt feah-
able that u Iha eloaal aieMMaa of aaeh imb-
ber thay will be equally orarloofcad and dia-
leoaided. And if not iMDaobend tb^, hew
wfll they be likely lo be cared for a«da( Ibt
care* iiid dialraoliani of daily lifeT The
young men oF iscli a ehnreh oan baldly te
eipeMed (a aboaod in miaianary leaL
But if theee are amMgit the caMca, Hm
IhemielTea luggeat tba appropriata h
1. Let all our pablio ■- ---
I proper degree a mjanonry paay«-
maaliag; and young imd aufht aeaeBble
tbamtelTe* lotfelMr at ataiad peno4«, a* m the
otaa with the aMoaiation in Loadoa. fm
r on behalf of tba pnhiag
2. Let tbe dutiei of tba young ba alerty
uatad and IkitUiilly enfoned fraai the palfiti
lei our SavioHi'i (real cotwiaeien ba eM
dwelt uponi let Ibe pwmiaee ba fUlr aid
affectionately pointed ouL Btrt chaieh
ihonld raoegniie the Irnlb, (bat to ba a piea-
pereiu, it muit he a lajwaaaiy cbarcb.
oomnieDCed and' miintuned by alfmtiuaaia
Chrirtitn cornipoBdeaee. Lat m nake oar-
eelTta aoqualnied witt tb«ir ioya, thiv Mnowa,
(heir hopea, their faalai asd ihougb waaaaalt
meet on earth, let our bearia be Ihui bautJ
together ia ivrepatby andloie.
FOB NOVEUBSE, 1U9.
717
Monnte ud ipedBo knowledge of ibenriotM
mbnoQVj findtf lUr gMgnphy^ fllitnttf,
pKiduotiaiii, leeiMny i tbar ikubitanU, lowi,
omiaiui, tiwUtioni, idolunnu wonlup, Ua.
Lm tha nqninoMota of Msb bo (taUy Motad
knd mtdentood, the pngitM thtt ' ~ *"'
tbare be m oleu ud foil nnj of all Iha bcU
Than nighi m hope to elicit the thongliUul,
eeraHt ifinpethj afthoM wham we e^Mltlly
with ts inleiett, to enlitt is Iha glorioiii oaina
tbeiteufgrud their tyeoU, Oeir inflnUMO
ukd Iheir prvfttt; Mid, bj the divine Ideainf ,
might en lone be Mrmitted to mtik tM
ooming dawn at (hat hfight day, whan all tha
world >bt]l becuDM the kingdoau of oar Ood
and of hit ChriA. Jikm.
It la te9p«tftillf raqueited that where it i* pnctlcnble tbe frieads Id the
ooontiy oideriii)f Misnonu; Caida, &c., will nt tbe ume dnui kindlj mention
the name of a oountrf bookoeller, and hia London agent, through whom the
paroela may be nnt, or niah other mode of tranmuasion as maj most economise
tbe funda of the Bodety.
rORBIGN LETTERS RECEIVED.
OuBUt'iTon Hay, A. .June 86.
Naw Toaa Wjokoff, W. H-.^ngiut 14.
....B*MiJA...,_ BJa, J July 26.
Cai^iTtt* Thomaa, J Aogtut 7.
WaBg<T,J. Asgnit^.
CxnrotmA Smith, J Jtdy 14.
.JteTiM, i. Angiut IS.
AHen, J. As^rt 14.
Panoni, J Jnlj SI,
DcDham, W. H-Angnil 6.
Flak, J. C AngBit 6.
Baauui „„„OBun> Oat ». .Bjcntt, W. K...ADg«it 13.
If*UAn.„ Capern, H. Angiut 38.
Haiti Jtcui. Webliy,W.H...8»ptnBber8.
HomiTBA* BsLiU _.HBnteion, A>...AagBrt 9,
Jaiuha ...^....Baowa-i Tow» _ „Clarit,J AngnrtlB,
EOMtTOV ...
Mewl
BrawAavTowa „,.
...S4T*aHA Gaama ,
^.Tiaam, 3 Augnrt 17 ft 18.
^.Onghtcn, & September 7.
,„iaSSaa, Q. Jaly 30.
,...DeMer,B. B....Aagwt 13.
....CowM^ G. ...^AagUi >3.
CONTRIBUTIONS,
ReoMtd on aeamnf of the BaptiMt Miinonary Sacidif, during tht month
ttf SqitmUrt 1848.
1t«TDDUi, UIm.....
ti. kBinti-M Stm
ConMbntlcaii"!!
CgutiUntlail ».«... 0 10 •
THE H18SI0NABY HRBALD FOR NOVEUBER, 1849.
CgaMbnUau .
.. 0 a a
.. 1 0 D
.. 1 U 10
% >.
.. • 11 e
.. 11 0 I
.. I 10 1
ll s It I
« u A 8
.. M r i
U. Alfan'i, CO u«o<nit tO 0 0
BobiUt tshool, lOr
Wlaol el MaHm... BOO
Lunuiitnu.
SpukBrUfs—
Ftfllohn, Bwi.,>ddl-
fint, br Ut. JuiM
CoatribnllBiu ..
CoOmUmm-..-
IKELAITD.
Pniw, Johl^ ■•q. _ I
■ mod DoutioiN in lid of tlie Baptut Muanar; Boda^ wiD bt AuUbUj
rwdrad I^Willwn Brodia Onnef ,E«q.,«iid Suonol Hoiton Peto, E*q^ MJ.,TioMurw,«
lb* Re*. FmUrf* TiMtnul ud Edinnl Bean Uodcrhill, £>]., Swnluica, at iIn UiMoi
Hnnw, 33, Mrnipli Slraat. Lmnxw •■ b Eciinoaoa, by tha Re*. Chrirtopber JUteMB, ik
Ra*. JonUhan WaUdD. and John Haccadnw, Ewi.; in Quwow, bj Robirt KaHla, S«|-;
in DuBLn, bj John Ponar, Eiq., Rathmina Caitla; in Cu^vtt^ bj Aa Bar. Jo*
IlMiaMi. BapliM ICnon Prw; and U Nnr Ymi>, United Shim, bf W. Colpte, E>1-
Cantribntioaa «aa abo ba pwd in at tb« Bank of Ei^land to tb* ageooBt of ■■ W. B. Garatj
IRISH CHRONICLE.
A RETROSPECT.
What a monnifiil tiuk it ii u> mtny of us to sturej Hit put; to kcbII into
'*minoTed renieinbruice," tho brieht hopes and noble reiolTes entombed in the
gntfe of tho dK]>a that are 6ed. How few there are to whom the past doei not
■peak in terms of reproach ! How few there are who do not wish to draw tho
mantle of oblivion over the record of its omissions I And yet it is the dictate of
sound and aobei wisdom to mthet instruction from its teachings, to mark our
bilures, to moum aver our folDes, and to rejoice in our perfonnance of duty. Let
na then, for a momeDt, enquire how &r we liavo reason to eongratnlste ouiselvea
in our past individual and denominational acUons in connection with the Baptist
Irish Soctct;.
In the feat 1814 this society was formed. The men whose praise is in all the
ohuKhes, Saflerj, Ivimev, Fuller, and others, tlieit compeers, were its "fkUiem
and founders." It was bom in piajec, nurtured amidst manj slorms and trials;
the meo who sustained it, however, wen: men of strong faith, giving gloij to God.
Id the darkest times of its bistorj they held fast bj the promise ; and now th«
aociet]' baring' outlived its youtli, has existed more than tho third of a century.
But OUT fathers where are they i the fbundera of tlie society are gone, and have
committed it to us, at a stem duty and a sacred trust. How have wc discharged
OUT responsibilities i Thirty-five years have passed away since its commencement.
In the first year its income was nearly £900; in itsiburih year it was nearly
£%S0O, and in the last year, the ihirty-Bflh of its existent^, its income ^including
coltcctioDB for special onjec(s) amounted only to £2,670. We look at income as
the lest of efficiency] dimply because without it we cannot employ agents, or
schoolmasters, or scriptute renders — without it we cannot sustain schools, di*-
tribnle copies of the Scriptures, or circulate relirious tracts — without it we cannot
secure any of those instrumentalities which Ood has blessed, and has promised to
bless ; nnd in proportion ixs that is augmented thtte are incteased, and the more
abundantly they are increased, is increased success ensured, and the blessing more
certainly secured. Reverdng then again to the fact, that in 1818 out income was
£2,256, and in 1849 only £2,670, ouyht we not asn denomination more energetically
to bestir ourselves ? We have mucn less agency in the field now, in proportion to
the population, than we had then. In 1818, Uie population of Ireland was five
millions and a half, in 1849, it is ver){in^ on nine miflions. The population has
increased three millions and a half, while our income has increased but £414.
Or, if the figure be allowed, the population increases ~
BrithmeticaTprogTeasion. We shall never overtake oi
Is it not time then, brethren, that out churches were fully awakened to a
sense of their obligations P Here are nine millions of people bound to us in
the closest of national and social ties ; neatly seven millions of whom are
Catholics— the victims of a deg^ding and a souV-destroying superstition ; the
majority of them morally and spiritually dead; thousands of them the nbettota
or the slaves of terrorism, sgmriaa outrage, and social crime; and while wo
can command Qod's own appointed instrumentality to elevate and save the
nations, how niggardly do we send the cherished boon to Ireland ! Irelond, the
" observed of all observers," whose own orators are con^nually calling the atten-
tion of the civilized world to her woes — whose poets can only nail over het fallen
fortunes, and find nothing to rejoice in but the fabulous glories of the past — foe
whom political economists are daily devising their schemes of mtliotation, and
philanthropy and benevolence maturing their plans of relief. Ireland, nhoso
spiritual dettitution immeasurably outweighs her political and social evils, is
sadly negleeled t^ (he Cfaristian church. Let it be so no longer; now is the
time for vigotouiMtioa; seculaiphilanthtopyalmoat desponds, and political ero-
730
IRISH CHBOmCLB.
nomiita Me bwinning to despali. The Timet, of October 17th, in amoit eUbo-
nte article, tciU u9, that it ncTer despaired of IieUnd till now. It angnred
bleuiugs, great aod lasting, from tlie Qaeen'i visit, sad boped that the uusine
and pestilenoa would operate aa instnimeata of gooi. Bnt noir the leading
journal despairs ; it expects no blessing ; it hopes onlv to avert a greater i
and the agencies it
3 newspapers and pohce:
. , , " for by their (ccttaiii
Irish jouroals) enerKctio and honest truthfuhiess, not less than by aoldieis and
?olioe, will Ireland be saved from sinking into a wilderness of baibamm or n
caria of communisin."
Such is the teatimony , and such is the hope of the world. Wi, however, dm
not deapur — we do not evon despond. The men of faith, in the midat of MTetcit
tdala and darkest gloom, can ever hear the words of the snstMninjf pramiK,
" Fear not, for I am with thee ; be not dismayed, foi'I am thy Ood." We ban
no fear of the issues when Omnipotence is working for uft Bnt God works bj
bleasing human instrumentality, and God answers fervent prayers. Brathren, lei
na bear Ireland upon our hearts whenever we approach the footstool of Ood. Let
na seek to be baptized in the apiiit of devotion, andlook up in strong faith for the
answer to onr prayers.
On Friday evening, the l&th of October, a public devotional mectuir wis bdd
in the Miagion Houae to beseech the Divine blessing upon Ireland, ana espectsllj
on the labours of our agents. Our friend Mr. Tresttait gave as an account of
hit reoent visit to the stations. The spirit of devotion eminently pervaded tlic
meeting. Many felt that Gh>d of a truth was there. It is coatemplated to bold
these meetings as often as possible. We feel more and more the neceasit* lad
the benefit of constant ana united prayer in conducting the btwneai of tUi
■oeiety, and we ask of our brethren to remember us at the throne of Qod— to
eonunend om agents and their work to His guardian overught and bUaugi
and to pmy that the time to favour and elevate Ireland may speodily come.
We gave in our last Chronicle several
proofs of the prevalent and increasing
desin of the Irish people to hear and
tead the book of God. Our letters
doling the past month furnish numerous
oottobotations of these.
Gheu He. DoHRBCL, under date
October 14th, writes ; —
Tbe people in seneral are not half so mud)
oppoaad to gospel truth, or to iutmction, as
tney were MiiDe tan or fifteen vean ago ; for
in convenJng with some of them they will
ean didlf tell you that thay believe tbe jndg-
morta of God are to be seen vliiblv in tbe
land, in the shape of peatilenoa and bmina.
And tbar fhrther admit, that all thiM viuta-
tioni are Anm Qod, on account of our manifiild
trsmpessions againrt him. Tht? ay that
Npentanee towards Qod '» absolntelf neoct-
■17, and 7at tb«rf will not have it in the wa;
efimd th«m in tbe bible. Tbej oiten tdl
"'■■""'""■' ' meuj,and too cheap
.. . re the onl J meaoi to gain the bvouc and
fMeniUupef Qod. It ii in vain to show them
the nsssi^e which la; «, " Bj grace va are
Mvsd through faith, and thit not of jom-
ulvea, it is the gift of God. Not of works
1«M mj man should boast." Th^ still believe
that OBS third of tbe work of MUvation must
be dona bf Ihemaelves— anothrr part h; the
priest, and what is IsA undone bjr bgtii
partietCbrist willfbrgive. BatdimtsnppMC
that all our Roman catholic ndghboois m d
Iba like opinioD. Hany attend our meetoy
vei7 legulartj mnce tbe first time Mi. Be
Namara pieacbed in mj house, sad coi
meetings since have never been wilboal
Roman catholic heartn, and the ofttDcr ths;
hear the gospel preadied the men tbt;
tbink of it, and tbe better they tike Hr. He-
In tbe i^ve extract we aee bow Ibe
native pride of the unrenewed heart ii
deepened, and takes its special form ol
manifestation &om the pi^odices of
their leUgioua or rather irreligious educi-
tion, Still we rejoice that the spirit of
enquiry is created — when p<^>ei7 >>
brought to tbe light its tiaga. a doomed.
WiLuiM He. Adah-, under dsU
October 13th, write*:—
Tbe people of all ranks, high and lo'i
rich and poor, acknowledge with nemiii
rwiet their heinous sfns; bat slill Ibve it M
rafiinnatian { there is no genuine r^sotaMs;
no thorough and sBiinEBith in J«as Chni
no turning to tbe Loi3 ; no godly senow fir
But while, a* he say^ "then is og
genuine repentance; no godly sono"
ror tin," ho fumJibM many pieeb of •
IRISH CHKONIOLE.
fnt,i ud a peimuieiit obaa^ for good,
m tbe Bocial ciutomfi and opmions of the
people.
The people in this part of the counttj,
tbank Odd, BTO greatlj changvd sad en-
lightened to what Ihe^ veto nbout thirtj or
fntj jtait ago. When I wna a boj, whereTcr
I went, to kiln or mill, Mr or market, bake-
home 01 Ainenl, we ooold hear nothing but
telling moit wraderfol thii^ — Aiiiea taUnf
cUldKn BWf^, and even cows to gire Uie
diildi«n milk — then how theae were braughl
back again bj chamu and otber muromeriee.
Wh7 aren about nxtaen Tean ago when I
WW baptiied, I remember how bitterly I wai
oppoied bj ptoteataDti and preabjtenani, ai
wdl ai papiitL for daring to doubt thia
lidiculoua creed. But now goapel light ii
aluniDg ao clear every where, not a word of
auch Inib do I hear go where 1 may. Gien
the abetton of it hare tbe Kn«e to kpep
Klence. All who hare eare to beer are moat
willing to hear of the wonderful worka of
God.
Thus doe« the light of truth, when it
liiea upon eny people, disperse their
darkneM, and remove peraiciovs cus-
toms and foolish and absurd opinions.
There ii many a secluded nook, and
naDT a retired district, even in our own
loved land, where superstition still 1b-
gen, loath to quit its ancient dwelling-
place: but it is slowly yet surely retiring
before the efibrta of the devoted evan-
Elistand home missloiiary. In Ireland,
wever, ridiculous and degrading su-
peratitioni still enthral the minds of the
masses. We have there a credulous,
too confiding and imagiiutive peasantry,
and ■ etafty and Jesuitical priesthood.
What a tale mi^ht be wrought out of
' t send Ireland the
d priestcraft, wUl fiee at ita approach.
Our neit extract is from Ric
Mooki'b letter, dated October 16tb.
In CroMmalina, I had many to he*
good nswa. A Boman Catholic heard with
great attention during the whole time I wss
ezpluning the nature of bith and its great
importance. He (Duffy^ put many quea-
tioiu reapeeting the doetrmM of the Rinnlih
ehmch. I had shown them, that it is tlie ob-
ject of that chnrcb to oppcM God, hii ebordi,
and his word ; and moreover had proved to
tham that Jeaus Chiiit hod put an end to all
Ncrilice br tbe noiflce ot bimatlf. The
next morning Duffy came to my lodglD^ rp-
qualting that I would obtain a copy ^ tbe
woid^Ood for him j and that I would alio
give him on paper the diAerent poitienf I re-
JoBN JuMB, in his letter of October
ICtb, g^vet us numerous ioteresting inei-
dents, and states bow earnestly desirous
the people are to hear the Scriptures in
the Ihibh tongue. In their catholic
chapels the service is entirely in Lsrin,
and an laisn sxhmon would, we think,
be an astouading novelty even in an
IrUh cathoLc church.
Read and prayed in the bouse of Mary
Loflui, who revived me kindly. In tbe
couru of conversstion, she said , that she did
not care fbr the priest or ibr any thing ha
aaid, ■• 1 will receive vou," said she, •■ or
any of your readen, and tbank Qod for the
opportunity of hearing the word of Qod in
the tangusge I can understand."
Read aad prayed in tbe house of Uark
Uarriam, who paid great attention during the
time I read in tbe Iriih language about the
■ufferings and death of Christ. His wife wept
bitterly, and asked bow ber sins could be 1<»-
given. I told her to repent and believe on
the Lord Jeaus Christ, who died on the
cRMS lor our sins. ** And is it true,'' said
she, "thatChriit diedonthecroaafbr us?"
Even upon the minds of prieats is tht
light of truth falling. Riciuao Moobb
Qselea ibr snj person to pray to saints or
angels, that none could be of any sertioe to
them, but Christ alone, who died for sinners,
" I could not, during the whole time," said
she, " help thinking on you irtio bad told me
this so onen."
Itere is a different specimen of priest,
JoHH NisB writes :
In the morning I proceeded homeward.
On my way I entered the bouse of an a^
woman. I drew out my Irish book to nad,
but she reAued to hear because of the strict
commands of her dei^i said she, " I have
often heard yon, and like to bear, but Father
H'fkithy sent me to Listowell for a ticket
— of hearing you."
John DatToit writing October ISO,
says.
All the Romanist ghop-keepen of this city
(Waterford) have indvigeat boxes liom tbe
dsleiB of dtarity. Each catholic who will
732
IRISH CBSONICLB.
I met jaitaraaj a emurtir Rinnan CMholic,
a«d coaTmed with him ibout the leligioii of
Chiiit Siidbe,''Iuii«ftM|«]inginh«lf-
a-oown to tha IndnlgeBt boxc^ and tile
«it«n of cbaiit7 told me I (boold hare four
jtm' Ml indaJtenee."
la not thJB tnfficluDff in the soula of
Mr. Bbbsv writes.
It ia with plesnue and gntitads I bafe
again to iiifoim you of teueraii blevingi. On
lut Sundaj week 1 presched ia the opoi ail to
a good con^regBtioa.and bsptiied three excel-
Imt Bad pioiu penona. On lait Sunday again
Ibaptiied two, nod Mr. M'Caitby preached toa
lalse congrefption moHly Itoman Catholici,
and to bii entire Mrmoa the utmott atten-
tion ml paid ; and now again taore than a
doun candidate! preient themielree, and
Betireen the boun of twelve and ooc
o'cloclc we adranced towaidi tha wata. Pn»-
teitaati and catholica woe aooo aaen in cnal
numben lining eadi aide of the rirac. wtiil*
ataitablBbjmnwaitnngl took myriandoB
a coDlignooi bank, and after pnTir pcaacbcd
ftom Mark ZTi I^ 16. WhiJa btctj eja wa
fixed on the pnaeher, eveiy «u tfeniwl ia-
(eniel; oeeained in heating what I bed toag
about tbii new religion.
The tongiMag lue soma of tb« pRwb
of Ok erent gtwd wliiob tfaia aooetj ii
accompEsbin^ in Ireland. WiU not
British Christians more efiectiTelj aid ns,
so that we ina? eee mater tfciD|[i thu
these, and that in Ticland Cbritt nMrtee
the reward of the travail of Ua •OBlaDd
be aatisfled ?
POSTSCRIPT.
It siyes va much pleanire to announce to otir friend*. Id and abont Loadoo,
that the next monthlr lecture of the Young Hen's Misriooan' Anociation will be
on " Icebind, its malady and cure." Lecturer, Mr. Aldib. The placo of meetlnf
ia Miision House, Mootgate Street, on Wedoesdaf Evening, 2lat of Norembei, at
8 o'clock. We hope that all who feel iateteated in Ireland wUl striY« to be
present.
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Uooriata Street ; and bjr tha paiton of the cbnrchea thnm^ont the Kingdom.
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BAPTIST MAGAZINE.
DECEHBEB» 1849,
HEUOni OF THB LATE MR. W. ADA3IS,
01 OAHBXIIXIK.
[ THX Mv. ROBUii' Korr.
To presctre the remembrance
indiriduaU of dutingaisbed Chrifrtion
excellence, by some tnitten record of
tbeir goodnem, ia important, aa it ena-
bles those who ate beyond the drcle of
tbeir immediate acquaintance to gloriff
God in them, and to share the benefit
of their example. This is tme, not
only in relation to those who have filled
prominent positions in the church of
Christ, bnt also of thoee whose coarse
has been more retired and conoeated;
those whose names are fragrant within
the sphere of their quiet and unobserved
personal usefiilnees, but little known be-
jond it There is a kind of excellence
which must be witnessed to be fblly
appreciated; no brief written notice
can convey aa adequate idea of it to
those who did not behold its living
manifestations. This ezcellenoe appears
not in some few signal acts, or modee of I
■ervioe for Christ and benefit to men,
which from theirnature attract, and for
tbeir value deserve, popolar notice and
TOL, xit, — romm sutm. '
esteem ; bat it Is seen in the uniform
and consistent development of the Chris-
tian temper and character through a
series of years, in the daily duties of the
Christiaii profession and life. Such lives
have little of Incident, though much of
excellence; and though they supply bnt
scanty materials for biography, are fbll
of instruction to those who witness
them. This in an eminent Aegne was
the case in relerenoe to the snlgect of
this memoir.
Mr. Villism Adams was bom on the
Ist of April, 1776, in the town of Haver-
hill in Suffolk. His parents were in a
humble condition in life. His fother's
employment was that of a weaver in
the msnu&ctnre of his native town.
When a boy, be frequently visited the
boose of a relative who occupied a
small farm in the parish of Withersfield,
a village about two miles from Haver-
tiill. This individual,remsrktnginhim
a great degree of natural shrewdness
and activity of mind, revived to seek
MEMOIR OF THE LATE MR. W. ADAMS.
for him Some slight educational advan-
tages. With this yiew he placed him
at a teapectable Khool conducted bj a
relatiTe in the village of Chesterton,
near Cambridge. The education which
be received in this place was elementary
and such only as fitted ^'f" for the ordi-
nary engagements of bnsiness and trade .
While at this school he was accustomed
oocanonall; to visit Mr. Simpson, a
gentleman of high respectabilitj as a
woollsSL drqwr, Ac., in Cambridge, and
who, bj marriage, was remotelj related
to hii &milj. On leaving school, he
was placed for a short time witb a baker
in Cambridge. Bat his bieud just
mentioned perceiving in him, as he
thought, qnalities wbioh would ulti-
mately fit him for a better podtion,
offered to take him into his own esta-
blishment. His first situation in it was
■omewfaat menial, bat bj his energy and
activity be soon secured the Eavoiv and
oonfldence of his employer, and rapidly
rose to a more lesponsilde and important
position. He wa« ultimately admitted
A partner in the firm, and sooa had the
whole weight of the business, which
was extensive^ devolved upon him.
binding himself in a portion to settle
in UfsL Mr. Adams nmrried Miss ^mp-
■on the daughter of his partner, who
■tiU survives him. The integrity of his
prindplw, the oibanity of his manners,
tad the activity of his habits, through
the &vour of divide Providence, secured
tot him nnnsoally rapid saooeaa in buai-
D«B) io that in the oourss of compara-
tively fsw years he bad aooumulated a
oon^derable property on which he was
abU to retire.
From his earliest boyhood Mr. Adams
iptni&stad a aeriouB tiioughtfulness on
nligioQa luttieots. His attention was
first eainsrt^ fixed on divine truth, and
his mind first deeply impressed with it^
tbnnigh tba labours of the h^ preaohers
of the late Bev. John Berridge. This
BMaUentHtd davoted mail, actuated by
a passionate desire for the good of souls
which impelled him in thii^ to set at
nought the restrictions of the ecdedas-
tical system nnder wbidi he ministered,
associated m& himself others of kin-
dred piety in itinerant preaching of the
gospel through the villages of Bedibrd-
shire, Cambridgeahir^ Ad Snffiilk.
Some of these plain bnt holy men, Mr.
Adams heard preach at Haveriiill in a
bam oontiguons to his father's hona^
and then first fUt, In some d^ie^ the
power of the truth which they wnplj
but earnestly declared. JJpoa. his settle-
ment in Cambridge, he was on one
occasion, as be passed through the
street, attracted by the sound of the
organ, induced to enter Trinity cbnrdi-
In this church that truly good and emi-
nently usefiil man, Uie Bev. Charles
Simeon preached. Upon hia ministry
Ur. Adams from this time regula^
attended; and his preM^iing, by the di-
vine blessing, was Qie means of fixing
and establishing ^i* reliAous princinies
and character. It followed that bis
views of religions doctrine were of the
same complexion with those of that dis-
tinguished man, and that be also drank
into the spirit of his earnest [ue^.
During this period be cnltivat«d Cbris-
tian fellowship with many godly men
who attended the sanu ministry with
himself; some of whom ttill sorvin to
remember the fervoor of his ^ona feel-
ing in meetings for prayer and religiou
converse, in which they joined with him.
He at this time also laboured as a sab-
bath school teacher in villages arooad
Cambridge. In the year 1806, Mr.
Adams's views of church polity and
government having undergtme a change,
he withdrew from connexion witb the
established church, and having been led
to see that the baptism of belierai by
immersion was alone scriptural, be unit-
ed himself with the baptist cburdi
meeting in St. Andrew's Street cbafwt,
Cambridge. In the year 1823, he was
HBUOIB OF THE LATE HB. W. ADAHR
?3fi
•Ueted to the offloe of deaeon in thli
ehureh, which offloe he honeunbljr and
uwfully filled till hia death. Aj a mem-
ber and an officer of a Christian ohnrch,
hli oonduot doling the manj yean be
atood in thoae relatione, wu nnimpeaoh-
able and exemplary. It vm bo etpe-
olally in tin ngulaiity of hia attendanoe,
not only on public ordiaancae, but alao
at the more locial meeting! for Christian
fellowship and prayer, and in hli ■oUd-
tons oare of the afflicted and poor of
the flook. Mor were hii apiritnal wU-
oitsdee leatrioted to the ohnioh and
congr^ation witii whioh he wee united,
bat were extended to the town gene-
rally, and to neig^bonring Tillaget. He
waa one of the originators and a sealoni
and liberal rai^wrter of atownmiHion;
and in two villagee, destitute of the
gospel, he erected small plaoei of wor-
ship, in which, now for many yeare, it
haa been preached by members of the
cfanroh at Cambridge. In one of these
placee, too, for tome time he euetained a
British school at his own coat Mr.
Adami attadied vet? great importanoe
to the formation of prorident habits
among the labonrlngolaesee; and through
life took a very lively intneat in the
establishment of benefit sooietiea, as a
means of providing against the calami-
ties of slokness and age. To several of
these institations he himself, as an
honorary member, contributed ; and
when, some years sinoe, an asylum was
erected in Cambridge for the reoeption
of aged and decayed members of such
■ocdeties, he enlarged the benefit by
adding a new wing to the building at
his own expense. These were bat
inatanoea of a generosity which was
habitnal with him. Aott^ed by fervent
Christian benevt^enoe, superinduced on
great kindneag of natural disposition,
and both aseociated with ample means,
his benefioence was great and varied.
Acting on a rule which on leaving busi-
ness he prescribed to hiffladf— tiiat he
would not die richer than he then war-
having no &niily, and lestrieting hia
own personal expenses within votj
moderate limits, be gave largely to the
neoeidtiee of others and to tits oaose of
God. He readily and liberally oontri>
bnted to all raligio<u and benevolent
institutims t uid oomforted and cap-
ported many of the siok, aged, and i^
firm poOT, by his oaanal or constant
charity. In the latter fi>nn of banes'
oenoe be was espeeiaUy exonidary ; so
that it might with truth be said of hbn,
"When the ear heard him, than it
blasted him ; and when the eye saw htm,
it gave witneas to him ; beeause he d»
livered the poor that cried, and tite
fttherless, and him tiiat had none to
help him. The bleaaing of him that
was ready to perish oame upon hlra, snA
he caneed the widow's heart to stag fbr
joy." Hany, too, are tits jnstanoee in
which individuals owe to him the knoW'
ledge of the busineas by whioh tiuj
live, tbioD{^ hia bearing tiie expenses
of their t^)prentioeehip; or tiulr preeent
snecees in trade, to hia adviea or peon^
niaiy help, at thdr oommeaeemeBt ia
it. Mr. Adams was a man of Mninsntir
devotional baUts. By rauiA aeeret
oommunion with Ood, md davont medt
tation on his holy word, he maintained
an elevated spirituality of mind, unim-
paired by the activities of secular em-
ployment whilehe was engaged in Uiem;
and when he had retired from them,
the same habits of aeeret (nety supplied
the motivea to the daily beneflcenoe hj
whieh he was distinguished.
It was the privilege of Mr. Adama to
eivjoy throogh lifie nnlntetruptedly good
health ; to which no donbt the extreme
moderation and regularity of bis haUts
greatiy oontribnted. Nor did any
obvious figure of strength in oondder-
ably advanced age, indicate the approadi
of his end. Though, however, not in-
dnced by any conscaous decay of vigour,
yet £com stone other cwuei^ n etnmg
r.3c
MBMOIB OF. THE LATB MR. W. ADAMa
preientintent poeseMed his mind from
the begimung of the pieaent ye&r, tbftt
be should not lire to the doee of ib
That thifl thought wu often pnmit to
his mind daring the last few montha of
bis lii^ !• evident from the growing
freqaenpy ^ hia meditations on hearen,
and the rtfengtbening dwiie of prepa-
ration for i^ whidi appear in the reoord
which he made in hii dailj devotions.
It was a denre he often expieesed, that
if it were the will ot God, he might not
be visited bj anj lengthened nokneea
before hia removal bam the woild. In
thifl the graotons Disposer of all things
.giantAd his Mqaeat An illness of
aboat two weeks oalj preoeded his
death. This event took pUoe on the
7th of Angost last, in the 74th year of
hia age. Daring neailj the whole of
the short period of his last illneet^ fiwm
the natoie of the disease of which be
suffered, stapor and daliriom ocmstantfy
prevuled. This precluded, exoept at
very few and short intervals, any oom-
munioatlon of the state of lus mind in
the prospeot of death. This bis fiiends
oonld not bat regret, a^ though not
needed for evidence of iit piety, the
de^-bed ezperienoe of such a man, if
reascHi had been j^eeent, oould not hut
ban been eminently oomforting and
instenolive to oUien, Under the delu-
■ions of disease erm, his thonghts were
of God; and his almost oonrtant em-
[dojment, prajer. The last words
which he oonsoioasly uttered were ad-
dressed to a domestio a few hours before
Iiis departure, to whom, referring to
death, he taid, " Be prepared."
Publio manifestations of a just esti-
mate of real worth, are alwiyB pleasant.
Such a demouttration of the respect and
esteem in which Mr. Adams was held in
the town in which he had passed by tu
the greater part of bis life, appeared in
the genraal dosing of shops in the
streets through which the funeral pru-
ceemon pasted, and in Uie assembling of
many hundreds of pwwns te tntsta
his interment, which took place at tki
Oambridge Qenetal Oemetery, Anprt
14th. His death Was improied ia t
funeral sermoa to a dcatsely oowU
oongr^aticm, by his p4stor, at St, An-
drew's Street chapel, Oambridge, a
Lord's day,AagttstlSth, from thsmc^
"His Lord said onto him, wdi inu,
thou good and ftithfiil servant; ttot
hast been fiuthfal over a few thiof^ I
wiQ make thee ruler over man; thifigii
enter thou into the joy of thy Iiod."
The benefioenee wbioh was so chine-
tetistio of Mr. Adams in lif^ q^Mnn
his final disposal of alarge pwtiaa of lis
property by will In his mannerof dnig
this,hisol!ieotwastoaSbrdai^tboa^a
aoomparatively small amount, to ttff^
a number of oljeota and pertnu ■* ^
oould. Among the bequests iriiid h
made, the following are indndcd,— tft
the Baptist Misntmary Bodetr.iSDOi li
the Church Missionary Society £100; to
the WMleyan IDsaonary Soaatr.Xm
to the M<»avian Missicat, /lOO; to tlis
London Missionary Sodety, £100; to
the British and Tormgn Kble BoaO},
£800; to the Bivtist Home iSmaar]
Society, £S00; to the Bqtist IiiABf
oiety, £60; to Uie BoOfpon Tmt
Society, £60; to ttie Btisttd B^tiri
College, £800; to Bort<m College, &id-
(brd, £200; and to Btepnsy OtDa^
£S00. He has also beqaeatbsd TKiM
sums to local inatitotioDS, rdigiou ui
bcnevoloit, in the town of Ombnifi,
as benefit eocfaties, Society fa lb«
reUef of Aged and Infirm JtimmHH
Minister^ and their Widow* and Oi-
phans ; female Refuge ■ the Bnuv
School, ^9. ; to the amount of £lSi(^
To theee must be added the tmo t'
£ISOO, which he has beqixtfhtd ii
diflerent amounts to a i;«iinirtt"™'
number of dissnntiinj miiiistai in l^
town and oonnty of Cambridge^ vi
£700 for the poor of the ooogreptiM
in St Andrew's Street d>apel,Md«ftw*
THE SWISS BAPTISTS OF THE SIXTEEHTH CEKTTJBY.
737
nei^tboaiingTillBges. This enumeration | but azemplary; to lud othen who ban
of the exoellent qunlitiee Uid uts of like powers of oaefbhieM, to " glorify
the Butgeot of this ineiooir, is not do- Ood in him;" and while the; admiieito
signed bj the writer to be eulogiitio, { imitate hie goodmeto.
THE SWISS BAPTISTS OP THE SIXTEENTH CENTTJIIY.
Thx quMtion of {Nedob^tism began
to be agitated in Switzerland in lfi23
or 1A24> Among its earlieat opponents
were Bnltheiir Hubmajer, Conrad
Orebd, Felix Mantx, and Louis Hetcer,
allmenofkamingandabilitj. It waa,
however, another prindple of equal
importance which first brought them
into ooUiaion with Zuingle. The; held
that, as in the primitiTe church the
apoedee had eepaiated the believera
from the common ma«, and aaaembled
them together aa a diitinot oommonit;,
eo now all true Chriatiaaa should sepa-
rate firom the world, and gather toge-
ther into a pure ohuich of genuine
followers of ihe lAmb. This Zuingle
denied. He would unite the ohuroh
to tiie state, and seek its refoimation at
the hand of the secular power. Their
teaohing procured them the name of
Dippers mi Anabaptists, also of Sn-
thutiasta, the Spiritual, and Spirit
Dreamers. Zuingle foresaw that their
princ^lee would lead to a separation of
the ohorch from all worldly alliances;
he u^ed that such purity of communion
was impracticable^ and its posuble
attainment a dream. Nevertheless, the
baptista b^san publicly to teach their
sentiffloits, and Zuingle as publicly
witiiatood them.
The magistrates proposed a public
conference. On the 17th of January,
1586, the first disputation took place in
the Coundl Boua^ before the oititens
and many learned men ; two days after
which an edict was published, com-
manding that all in&ats should be
baptised within eight days after birth.
held on the SOth of Maioh.
Of oourae the biqitiats were confuted,
say their adversaries, who
exhorted them to abandon thur senti-
kta, or, at all events, to hold them in
secret. They, however, declared tham'-
■elves ready to ""'"*'■'" the truths
they bdieved with their blood, and
proceeded, "in oomers," says Bullinger,
to baptiie. Befhsed admission to the
chDiohes, some, it is said, in the streets
of Zurich called upon its inhabitants to
repeat^ and announced the speedy de-
the dty. They treated
each other as brethren, and denounced
the vioei of the people. "They had,"
Bays Bullinger, "an appearance of a
spiritual life, they were esoelleat in
character, they sighed much, they
uttered no falsehoods, they were ana>
tere, they spake nobly and with excel-
lence; eo that they thereby aoqnlred
admiration aod authority, or respect,
with simple, pious people. For the
people said, ' Let others say what they
will of the dippers, we see in them
nothing but what is eioellent) and hear
from them nothing else but that we
shonld not swear or do any one wrong,
that every one ought to do what is
right, that every one must live godly
and holy lives; we see no wiokedness
in them.' !I3iaB have they deceived
many people in this land." It is diffi-
cult to trace in such oharaeten as theee
that &aaticism and rebellious disposi-
tion with , which th^ ere charged
eioept it be the bmaticism of goodnese,
and rebellion against man when his
ordinanoea oountermand or supersede
THE SWISS BAPTISTS OP THE BIXTEESTH CENTTTRY.
Mondaj after All Siunto' daj (Nov. 6th, I
1S2£). But when the aiwbaptists with
their lekden bod diipated for three
vholo dajs &om monung to night, with
Ulrioh Zuingle, Leo Jad% Cupsi Qraot-
man, and others vho defanded infant
haptism, in our council house and in
the great church, where ve omnelTea,
iiiit man; men and women, were pre-
sent, everj anabaptiat almost haviiig
expreswd his fentimenta without hin-
drance <a refanke, it became clear and
manifest by true and oertuntestimooiea
of bolj •eriptnre, both of the Old and
Sew Testaments, that Zuingle with his
coadjutors cTercame the anabaptists,
oTerthrew anabaptism, and proTsd in-
Suit baptism to be right.
"Besida% in the discusrion itself, it
(dearly appeared that the anthers of re-
baptism, b; whom these gatherings and
sects were first rused, and for which
th^ strive, were actaat«d in this affair
1>7 a bold and shamelasi mind and not
by a good spirit; that thej institnted
le-baptism in order to gather around
tbem an assemUj and a sect against
Ood's eommand, in contempt of us also
who fill the office of dvic ma^strates,
to the planting of mwj kind of dis-
obedience, and to the destruction of
Christian love to neighbours. For they
always regard themselrea, as we have
already said, as much better than other
Christiaiuir~7M, as without sin; the
which their words, actions, appearance,
and life, elsarly testify. Therefore we
ordain, and it is our will, that hence-
fenrard all men, women, young men,
■ad maidens, abstain from le-baptism,
and &om this time practise it no more
and that they bring the young children
to be baptised. For whoever shall act
oontrarj to tiiis public order, shall, as
gftea u it oenui, bs punished by a fine
of a mark of silver; and if any shall be
altt^her disobedient and rebellious,
they ihall be dealt with severely) for
we will protect the obedient and punish
the diaobe^ent according to his deserts
without farther forgiveness. Let each
one act accordingly.
And all this we confirm by letters
patent, sealed with onr dty seal, and
^ren on St. Andiew's day [Nor. ao^
anno 163£."
The Zuin^ian church at Zurich,
where this prodamaUon was made, was
at this time only about five years old, and
was itself tufiering from Uie greediness
and oppression of the papists ; truly a
lamentable thing that such a people,
who BO short a time before had in many
things purged themselves from ttie
leaven of popery, and who were opposed
to the tyranny of the pope, should,
nevertheless, in this particular continue
one with papists, oppressing others who
were not of the same faith with them-
selves.
But still, what would this affliction
have been if they had confined theD><
selves to tiiis proclamation, since the
first offence of not bapUsing a child,
might be atoned for by a silver mark
iio. I Sut it was not confined to this;
inasmuch as some yean after, and in
particular in 1030, when they became
bolder, they made a statute that the
anabaptists (so called) should be pun-
ished with death.
The preceding acoonnt is extracted
from the Dutch Martjrology, which is
in coarse of preparation for the English
public, and may be expected to appear
shortly as the sixth volunie issued
under the auspiosa of Qie Banserd
I KnoUys Booiety.
OTRHON ON BEHALF OF THE BAFFIST COLLEOB, BBQTOL,
BT TBI uvB asT. loBM vofiaa.
From hit own ut^vHiAtd Ifota.
" Thj HagJww Gonu.'*— Katthiw iI, 10,
It wu the complaint of a idoof nun
ofoU, "Wecannot oijw our ipeechbj
lewoa of darkncM," but aoeoropuiied
bj a mort pertinent pnjer : " Teach tu
what we ihaU saj," (Job xxxviL 19.)
And the ample rerdationt lonce bis
time ra«j be considered Ter^ much in
the light of inatmctioiu what to taj to
the Almightf, In how manj things,
in oonseqnenoe of these revelations, we
know what to sa^ I
The apostles made the same request
to our Lord, " Teach ns to pray;" and
i^ In tliis matter, any one tiling were
more oerbdn than all others, it would
be, that we are spedally and pre-emi-
nently certain to be right in making
the petitions which He taoght. That
in the words of onr text stt^da nearly
the^Jt. And this looks like an admo-
nition against confined and selfish feel-
ings even in religion. We are plainly
tanght that, together with our own
wel&re, we should take a concern for
the cause of Qod (which is for the wel-
fare of man) over the whole world. This
is what onr Lord came for, and they
who profess to be his disciples ahonld in
some measure enter into his spirit and
grand pnipose.
What is our notion of the kingdom
of OodT This petition wiU have been
proncunood by many hundreds of thons-
ands this day. I wonder how many of
them will have had a distinct Idea of
Qie meaning) Suppose we conld have
stopped them, to say, " Qod's kingdom
oomel why eomti Is not his kingdom
htrti Is not all the world— all the
creation— his kingdom) Is there a
"«» in which this world is not his
kingdom yetT Yes, lameiAahle w H
is, that is the trath of the ease. It is
evidentiy a much more strict nnd peen-
liar idea we are to ^irm of his kingdocn,
when we think of it as to eMN& It
must, as the first and lowest thing im-
plied, be a kingdom in which the Qrtat
Sovereign is known and acknowledged.
Now, then, imagine a great number tit
inquirers to go into many distant parts
of the world, and to ask, " Who is joor
sjnritual King, your Qod ?" Think iriiat
answers soch an inquirer would have.
Barbarous names of things deemed
Qod— fit names for devils, idols of
wood, stone, metal— moi (the I«nu of
Thibet), rivers; seldom imy Uung so
noble as the mn or stars. *'What!
have yon noTcr heard of Jehovah f
"No," they would answer, "who or
what is he I" Thert, then, the kingdom
is not eomt. And this is speaking at
an awfully large portion of the human
race.
But, not to go BO &r abroad, into
those utterly dark and dismal regimis.
Look at the Christian world around us.
Is the kingdom of God oomel The
kingdoms of mm are come, long enou^
since! Isit not strange if the kingdom
of Ood come the slowest and last, era
in Bnglsnd 1 Ii it oome T What would
betherigns that it ist Onewonldb^
that generally among our people tbrae
should be a frequent, hahitoal, aerions
thou^t of him in that charaotar; that
young and eld, rich and poor, iritatever
they are thinVing of else, it mi^t be
sure and evident that they are very
often thinking of the Almighty King.
Now, is it so ? And accompanying this
SBRMON 70R THE BAFTI8T COIiLEQE, BRISTOL.
UunkiDg of Qod, there ahoiild be kd
earnest, profound concern for his &TOIII.
Is it BO?
It would be B ugD, again, that hie
kingdom is oome, that in all thingi
there were a reference to hii will, and
the utmost care and diligence to know
what it is. Is it to 1 And oonsiBtentl;
vith thi«, a practical conformitj to hia
will Ib it bo} Wq might name aa
signs^ a looking on the Bina and orimeB
among men,conudeTed aa in reference to
Bim; a genentl conapiring zeal and en-
deavour to promote hia oauae; a spirit
of uprightness and charitj among men
toward one another; a prevalence of
oontrition for sin ; a grateful reception
of the great revealed expedient of re-
conciliation ; on the whole, some evident
resemblanoe of earth to heaven.
How imperfectly, how little, is the
kingdom of God come! But yet it is
coming, and it is to come. The whole
strain of propheo; declares it shall
come; though we cannot know with
what speed, or how soon in full preva-
lence. Bat how t and hj what means 1
The one onlj power is the Almighty
Spirii " Ilie itai of the tori of Hotlt
thall ptrfotvi thii." But tiie means}
For one thing we trust that the great
movements and changes in the world
will be made to condooe to this end.
(France.) How manj are contributing
in such events, to a cause they are little
caring for, or thinking of ! " Be thought
But, looking to great events maj tend
to put it out of our minds to think and
ask, "And what can v< del" How
humble sometimes pride itself can be I
" We are feeble, insignificant ; we can
do nothitiff." But are we then nothing,
when it is for Godt Do we say, "Let
his kingdom come by his own power,
but we dare not do any thing." Let us
remember, this is not a case like that of
the ark and UEiah, where it was wrong
to touch. We oan do scmetiung in this
m
canse. It is a thing among ti% and in
a meaAm^ committed to human hands.
We COM take a tAoughtfvl eoneem; we
can pmg for the progress ; we oan de-
dare for it on all ocoasiona.
But how much mora than all this
men can do for any thing thqr Uke, and
have a passion for. What astani^ilng
exertions and sacrifices men will make!
Suppose it be some 'distinotioii and ad-
vancement in socie^. In oompetitioiM
with one another; what enormous s»-
crifiow in the present season of eleo*
~3nsl
N'ow there are piactioal means and
expedients for promoting the esnae—
" the kingdom " of Qod ; schools, bit:J«-
societies, missions, erecting places of
worship. But our present att6nticdt is
called to the one great and most im-
portant mean for promoting the good
canse— the employment of preathtri.
This has been evidently ^pointed of
God as the grand mean ; (the Bible of
course to accompany it). It b^an
with the apostles, and has been in action
to this day. May we not hop« that
great good has been d<me, even this
day. It has wonderftilly extended and
multiplied, but is vwUed to a sUll
greater extent There are many parts
of England still where then is a Boatdty
of faithful, useful ministers. Aged ones
are laid aside and dying; some are
taken away comparatively in youth,
and in the midst of their usefulness.
Haw oongr^ttons an forming. And
can then be too many voioee employed,
if they ^xai veil t Moses wished that
all the Lord's people wen prophets. We
may well vrish that wherever there are
people willing to hear, there should be
men to speak to them. But then the
beat and greatest thing then is in the
world, one would wi^ it might be
spoken for wd!{. And how should that
be done but by men whose miads an
well instructed, well stond, well ezer-
oisedl
74S
TQX A^EABAHOES OF CHRIST
It ia on the Btrength <rf this thkt
we Tentnie, just oaoo in CAoh year,
to 0Md before 70a in behaU of an
institation in yoor immediate 'neigh-
bourhood. We oan beu teatimony to
itB exoellent working. We tniat it will
be a moat exoellent achool of teachera,
Sot geneiationa to come ; thni advancing
the kingdom of God. But it ia to be
aapported hj the friendly aid of Uuwe
who tan about tJut kingdom. Now,
would any In this company eay, if
aaked, that they Am't eartt Would
they eay, that it is no good to them-
■elvei or others to hearT Would not
moat Hy, that thmj do oarel But, if
that be true, dionld not those penKma
do Bomathing to prove it more than
mj/img M unleai they really eannot
spare any thing. And yon win Ho*
us to say, that when we see aa anembtj
of resectable appearance, wdl-drcMed,
it ia not easy to believe tiiat Qtett ii
noUiing to ^laie for the canse of fled,
if there were a good viO. It ia nr;
derfrable that p«aon»— oar yom^
frienda ecpedally, ehould not fed u ^
exempt flram all duty to eontribnk to
good thingB~that they need not cue
iriio supports tiiem — tiiat it is no «e-
oem of theirs. I would not offind, bat
allow me ^to observe, ean this ^kue
Him of whose kingdom we profeai to
desire that it may come 1 And it niQ
be at laat no pleasing reoolleetiaa, "I
oontribnted nothing or hardly uj
thing, to the eoming of that ^orioai
kingdom,"
THE APFEAKAHCES OF CSSIBT AS THE AHQEL JEBOTAH.
'. JOHH KOBflBTSON, K.A.
Wn read in soriptnre, that no man
hath seen Qod at any time, and we also
read that Hoses, Aaron, and the elders,
saw the Qod of Israel We reooneile
these ^parently t^posite statementa by
saying, that we most make a distinotion
between the invinble and tlie manifbst-
ed Ood. Qod the Father haa always
been iniisihle ; Qod the Son has been
revealed, not only when he was inoar-
nated, bat previona to his incarnation,
ia the daya of the patriardu and the
propbsta. Bitt was not Ood the Father
lerealsd ia the Shediijiah T We grant
that the Shodiin^ waa arepresentatiDn
of (i(A the Father, as the hi^-prieet a
type of Ohrist ministered before the
Shechinah. Now Ohrist, the anti-type,
cannot be said to minister to himself, to
make atonement for himself, henoe that
bright dond oonld be no symbol of the
eeoond person <rf the Trinity. Still, no
eye has seen Qod the Father, tat he
dwells in the lij^t onto whidi no sua
oanqtproaoh.
In the Old Testament the Hessiih it
fireqnently known by the names, "Wt^
and thi Angd Jehovak, or Angel rf lt»
Lord. While we admit that the tem
Word fluently means any deelanM
made by Qod to the people of InA
yet there are many passages of sosifMr*
inwhidiapM'MtutI Cordis implied. We
refer to the following, — Gen. xv, 1,*,"'
7—9; 1 Kings lix. » ; 1 Bam. iil ?!■
Ohrist is frequently revealed aa the ingd
Jehovah ; and in the aequel I shall leAr
to the appearances of Obiist M tb<
Angel of the Lord.
I. In former times <3>rist ^ptan^
as an Angel of Love and Pity. B»ea,i
yoat ontoast, b oUiged to fly fton the
&ce of her miatress. Behold htf R*4
to perish in the wilderness by buiM
or by a larenous beaat. The iaiel of
the Lord pities Hagar in het gmt ^
AS THE ANQEIi JXHOTAH,
74a
tr«8i. " WliaiM oomwtthoul vhHher
wilt thou go 1" In th« dkj of hw
trouble iha !■ (ooooraged bj Ood. H»-
gar ii gtitefuL "And iha oall«d the
mine of the Lord that ipoka unto her,
Tbmi Ood Mart me : for she Hid, Have
I bIm looked ■Iter him that Meth ma j"
that ii, uooidliig to a oommentttor,
Han I finind God here also in tite wil-
deruMB, M I have done oft before in mj
jnutet't house. We recx^niie the tame
OompaMlon in Ohrbt when he Wm mani-
ftated in the fleih. A man ia put out
of the ijnagague ; the Lord piUea and
leoelTethini. Jeeoihaioompairionnpoii
the poor malefactor. On the wa^ to
Oalnrr Christ had, perbape, loen this
poor onhMstj he looks np to heaTen,
and a gradoni iniluenoe denends, which
meHe the heart of that criminaL On
the croH this sinner pt^jt, " Lord, re-
member me," and the oompaaslonate
SftTioor Inftantlj replies, " To-da; shalt
thon be with me In paradlee."
II. In former times Christ appeared
■s ■& Angel of Inteipodtion. When
Abraham is littfaig In hie tent, he re-
oeires a oommand from the Great In-
Tiriblc^ the Father: "Take now *hj
ton, thine only eon Inao, whom thon
loveit, and get thee into the land of
Horiah, and offer him there for a bunt
oSbring npon one of the mountains
which I will teH thee of." Without
hedtatlon Abraham obeTS. After three
days' Jonmey he arrivee at the plaoe,
snd nakee preparation fbr the awAil
aaorifioe. Aa one remadu, ''Forgetting
the bowel) of • fitther, end putting on
the awfU grati^ of a Morlficer, with a
fixed heart, and an eye lifted up to
heaTeD,he takes the knife, and stretches
out his hand to slay hie son." Be asto-
nidted, 0 heaTens, at this; and wonder,0
earth I But jnst as the stroke is about
to be inflicted, the voice of the Angel
Jehorah, the Son of God, is heard, —
"laj not thine hand upon the lad.
How graooosl; did this Angel interpose
on behalf of the Israelitea when pursued
by Pharaoh and his host I Frequently
did thia Angel ooue to the aKistaaoe of
David. Have weezparienoedhiiaidin
ddlnrhig us from tnmUe I la oar
extremity has he been a rsftige 1
III. In former times Christ appeared
asanAngelofKnoonragement. Inoon-
sequenoe of tht hateed, envy, and
jealousy of Esau, Jacob must 1mt» his
oonntry, hi« fUhar's house or tent, and
go to Padanaram. At the end of the
first day's journey, there is no tent, no
honse, In which he may rest for the
night. In the open field he ileeps, and
stones ara his plllowi. We pity Jacob
at night, hut we envy him In the mom-
ing. He deeps, he dreams, and in Ua
dream he Is encouraged by the Angel
who delivers ftom eviL "I am the
Lord Ood of Abraham thy &ther, and
the Ood of Isaac ; I am with thee, and
wiU keep thee in all places whither thoti
goest." In limUar language he enoon-
ragad the disciples, "Go, preaoh the
gospel to every creature; and lo, I am
with yon always." Hy fallow Christian,
how encouraging — theLord withosl "I
am with thee."
lY. In former time* Christ appeared
as an Angel of Commonion. When
Jacob was returning to the land of
Canaas, he was informed that Esau,
whom he had offended, was meeting
him accompanied by fonr hundred men.
Jacob being atarmed places his house-
hold in a posture of defence ; and thia
being done, he retires to pray. And
that Angel again appear*. We are told
by Hosea that he had power over the
Angel, and prevailed; be wept, and made
supplication unto him. During the
season of the nighty and until the break
of day did he hold iniercoune with that
Angel. With Abraham he frequently
held communion, and with Moses at the
burning bush, and on other occasions.
Communion with Christ oonstituted the
hapidntes of our first parents ; commu-
744 APPKARANCBS OF CHEIBT AS THE ANGEL JEHOVAH.
nion with Chrirt oomttibited the h^pi- 1
new of pfttriuchi, prophets, and spoe-
tlee; ooromniuon vrith Christ oonctitatet
the happiA«aB of niute in heaven, and
cm euth. Are our hap^eat boun ipent
in holding aoiiimaiu<ai with the Savionr 1
T. In fbrmei times Christ appeared
as an Angel of Jeslonsj. In this oha-
raoter did he appear b> Moaes. Moses
had complied with the dirine oonunand,
and was pntoeeding to Egn>t, whne he
was to beoome the doliTOec of Qod'i
people, and also their l^ialator. A
law-maker most be alaw-ohserrer. Ood
\^^ giyffn Ik oommuid to Altfaham Uiat
all the male children ihotdd bo oironm-
oiied on the ^bth da^. From an
improper respect to the fealingi and
pi^ndioee of Zipporah his wife. Hoses
had neglected this precept. On his wa^
to EgTpt, Ood met him and Bought to
kill him. Ominions are sins ; and Giod
is Biigr7 with his people when the; omit
dntice. The rite of oiroamcision is
performed. Zipporah is enraged, soling
Uoees a faloodj husband. Moaes i^
however, released; the Angel permitting
him to proceed on hia joomej. And
after this bis brother Aaron met him in
love, and the elders of Israel met him
in futh and obedience. Learn that
law! given bj Ood are never to be
neglected ; flesh and blood ate never to
be consulted. While there are Aohans
in churches, there maj be Aohans in
fiunilies and in our hearts that maj
hinder us from obeTing the commands
of ooxQod.
TI. In former times Christ appeared
as a Preoorsor AngeL As a Precursor
f (Tprf Sma, eih Novtmber.
Angel he went before the oampof Inwl.
He led them in the waj throo^ that
vast howling wildemea in irtuob then
was no road, no tnet, no war-maik.
Asa FrecoCTor Angel, the fiapNiixJ the
Lord's host, be went beftve the anqr ef
Joshua. 7he swoid of Jcahn;^ and lbs
sword of the Lord eanqnerad the
Canaanitea. Are we following the
Lamb whitbetsoever he goeth t Is he
our guiding Angel t
VII. Informer times Christ a|>peand
as an Angel of Jndgmmt. As an Angd
qf Jn^ment he appeared to Balaao.
As an Angd of Judgment ha did laia
upon Sodom and upon Qomoirah brim-
stone and fire from the Loid oat ef
heaven. As soon as Noah entered the
ark, this Angel calls for wattt to rise
&0D1 the earth, to flow from the eea,
and to bll from the oloods, that his ene-
mies might be destr^ed. Hiefint^Mn
of the Egyptians an slain, and Fhaiaoh'i
host are ovarwhdmed bjr this AngeL
This Angd calls for the hail, the t«i-
pest, the devouring fir^ in order thst
Sennaohwib's arm; maj bs desliorel
This angel, who is called the light cf
Israel, is represented as tuning himself
into a flame, that the Asej'riaas, ss
briars and thorns, maj be ntterij' oob-
somed. In the NewTestament we leid
of the wrath of the lAmb; and whs
can bear that wrath t Be wise, be ia-
struDted, 0 nnner I " Kiss the Son,
leet he be angij, and je perish frwu the
waj, when his wrath is kindled but a
little." Happj are believers in ever
having Jehovah Jema as tbelr kvia^
compasaiosate^ and guiding Angel !
OHARAOTBR OP THE LATE REV. B. AIKEiraEAD, OF KIEKAIDY,
Afl OIVBX IH THB VDH2&U BISMOH SZLITiaSD TO HIS COHORiaAIIOir,
BT >HB BIT. lOS^rHAN VAIMN,
On LonTi Day, the 2»A of October, 1849.
In the d«toriptioii of " a good Kldier
of Jmiu Ohriat" now plBoed before
jon, vaaj will TOOogniM the likeneu
of jmi Umeoted tniniBter, Mr. Robert
The truth took % powerful bold of his
mind at the period of hiB oonTerrion,
more than fort; jaua ago, and, from
the firgt to the hurt, it exerted a strong
eontroUing infloenoe over his life and
ministrr.
So strong' was the gnup with which,
through grace, he held the blessed
goapel of the graoe of Gbd, that he
knew almost nothing, bj experienoe, of
the difiiooltiee and the doubt* which
often brood over and distress the minds
of many Ohristiani. The finished work
of the Bavionr, the perfeot righteousness
of the Son of Qod imputed to the believer
through futh, was so clearly apprehended
and BO tenacnously held as the sole
ground of his hope before Qod, that for
tiie greater part of his career he ei^oyed
the rare felicity of almost nnintermpted
peace and joy in bdiering. Sometime
ago he told myself that he had not had
a doubt for thirti/ yeart I
Tho plan of mercy was so distinctly
realised by him as laying afirm founda-
tion of hope for the worst of sinners,
that hie pubUo teaching, nnifcrmly, and
in every disoonrse, presented to the
heuflr a perfectly Inminoos yiew of the
way of salrataon. Paul's determination
to "make known nothing bnt Jesus
Christ, and him omoified," was his also.
He poesessed an admirable o^ndty
of clearing away all the mbbiah of self-
r^[bteoosness gathering about the only
foundation, and of setting it forth in all
its dinne simplicity and predousness
to the inquiring mind. Whether bis
auditor might be disposed or not to
embrace it, it was impostible for him to
leave without a vivid development
flashing on his understanding of what
a man most do to be saved.
The preacher ferreted out and lud
bare the sinner's refuges of lies, de-
tected and exposed the fallacy of his
vain hopes, and hedged him up to the
sole method of justification by Christ,
and either to accept it or perish. The
trumpet of the watchman never gave
an uncerttun sound. It might not
always d^ht the ear with the soft
melody of its note, but it did what was
infinitely better, it alarmed by its well-
timed blast, which bade the sinner flee
refuge to the hope set before him ; it
called the Christian soldier to watch at
the point of danger, while it announced
to the enemy the reconciling message
of the great King.
He was a stoat defender of the doc-
trine of grace. The sovereign purpose
of God and the responsibility of man ;
the tti^Kieney at the atonement for the
"whole world," and its epicitney to "aR
whom the Father has given to the
Son;" the free and unfettered invitation
of the gospel to every creature, yet the
certainty that no rebel heart wiU wel-
come it unless specially wrought upon
by the omnipotent Spirit ; the hoUnees
of the truth and the final perseverance
of all who do truly receive it, and the
eternal salvatton or damnation of all
who believe or reject the message of
mercy— theec, irith thdr cognate doo-
trines, wer^ weak after week, and year
after year, tau^t among you with a
diligence and a aeal which no disoour-
746
CHARACTBB OF THE LATE
agement could weary, with & patience
and coiuUncy which ngthing oould
arrest but that which laja an interdict
on all human effort — mortal sicknesfl.
Om departed friend vkdorad haid-
neu aa a good soldier of Chriat, ii
diffuiing the gospel, as well as sustun-
iflg it, In hii own locality. For many
yeari he oooaaionally nndertook long
jannwyaon foot into tha de*titat« paita
of OUT native land, under the anspioes
of &M " CoDgregational Unioo of Soot-
land," with which he then stood oon-
nected. Laborious wore these efforts,
and ill requited in many instanoei;
irtUle, from the field of action he wonld
return thoroughly exhausted in his
phynoal powers, nor can it be doubted
that these extra lerricei tended in no
inoMinderable dcKree to Impair his
■trengtb. Tet his delight In the work
of home misnona was sugfa, that while
he had opportunity, nothing could pre-
vent him from girding himself and
setting forward with an ardour of toul
which plainly told the danger to which
periihing eoole were espoeed in hie
reoovery.
His attention to the intereate of his
own ohuroh, and to all its members,
young and old, rich and poor, without
distinction ot discrimination, is too
well known to you to require remark.
He had no idea of being, what too many
are now-a-days, a men preaehing fxutor.
Ko, he was the shepherd of the flock ;
visiting from house to house in timee of
trouble, and sickness, and death; he
waa the friend of all, the oouiuellsr in
difficulty, the brother in adversity,
whoee exhortations and praytrs brought
balm to the troulded spirit, and eoutaga
to the fainting heart. 'Saj, ha oarried
his benevolent sympathies &r beyond
the bounds of his own o(aigrsgation ;
the houses of the inhabitants of all p«r-
■"■■ions, and the priswi house itself,
* visited as ocealios eSered:
doubtless this philanthropic sprit it
was which so endeared him to tlie com-
munity, that they could not let him
depart on his last Joomey till they hsd
evinced Iheir high sense of his diancter
by the presentation of a rich manoriil
of tlieir esteem and love.
Bo ateadbstiy imnsiitsnt was our be-
loved brother throughont the coons cf
his protracted ministry, wlndi axtmded
to nearly forty years in this mat
charge that, with hut e» swiptifei
he cloeed his labours among you tht
exponent of the very ni~t dosbinci
wiUi which he set oot.
The exooption I refer to vsi thi
ciiange his mind underwent some llftMB
years ago on the ordinance of beptlan.
I lake notioe of it now as affwdiag is
unequivocal proof of the HMefitrud
intc^ty of his ifliaiaoter, inastntieh u
Qw step he was reqniied to tsks in
following out his oonvicticma of dn^ t«
Qod, was In the haa ni tempoial moi-
fioe and trial — the trial of ispantiaf
trom a Christian eonnezkm to which bi
was warmly attadied, and tha ssGrifia
of his interest in the provision it sseeml
to the widow and orphaas of its desMied
It Is tme the dinrah would not ewt
titan part with his serrios& Mash to
your honour yon Invited him to eon-
tinne the pastoral relation smong J<n;
but this was more than he eipMcd,
the staod he todt for what he ngsided
aa an Important part irf diviaa Mb
therefore taken in the full vitir cf
qeotment from Us Auga, snl tbi
widows' ftmd as well. Under kA ot-
oumstanoes, even snidi as may not 17B-
pathise with his lAiaiige, caimot Ul Is
admiffl Uid moral hoam^ ot Untax-
Iter.
On a rsviaw of UKt <natfid psrkd
your hirtoiy, I fM assand that
neither party had canst of tignti >>Vi
rather, yon have asparfstiesd the blst-
sedaesc of entertaiaiag Ivgir wd bC
BKT. R. AIKENHEAB.
oompnhenfiTt Tieira of Chrittian lore '
which can hold within ite ample em-
Imes all the genaine difdples of the
aame Lord, irreapeotive of diaeimilaritj
of opiiu<Hi on oontroTSTted nibjecta not
affooting the ftandamentale ^ Chiie-
tiaaitj. Your Section for one anottiar
was never dinuniihed, nor had jon
oooaeioa to blame four pastor for oow-
ardlf ooneealment of fail eentimenta on
the one hand, nor for obtniaiTe and
fieij emI in thnr inooloatlon on the
other.-
It were taperflnoos to ea^, after tUj,
that Mr. Aikenhead lived among yott
embodjiog the religion he taught. No,
I might appeal to the whole locality
whether he either made an enemy or
left one behind him. It waa his mei^
aad of Qod'a free gnuw, that he waa
enabled to adorn the doctrine of Qod
our Savioor as a priyate Ohiisttan u
well ai A public teacher.
Hii iMt dayi, as you know, hare been
daji of bitterness. Nearly three years
has the servant of the IjotA been the
■al^eot of protraoted euffering. I know
not if in all that time he has had one
night of perfect easa The nature of a
man's affliction often determines the
charaotar of bis religious experience.
In some kinds of disease the animal
spirits remain entire; nay, even light
and buoyant; in others they are so
depressed by phyrioal and organic
changes, that the holiest mind is unable
to rise through the superincumbent
load of trouble to taste the cup of pleasure;
OMiaeqnsntly dulness and apparent
apathy ofttimea seizes the sufferer.
Much of this fell to the lot of our
brother. Biliary derangement, oom-
Uned with acate rheumatism and
paralytic afleoUons, so preyed on his
naturally lively mind, as in the end
Ikirly to wrenoh what we call spirit out
of him. IThe scintillations of native
wit, which were wont to sparkle through
his conversation, were all extinguished
747
by the preasnre of his bodily maladys
■U that he could do, grace enabling,
was to " hold &st the Ikitb," and that
he did to the last moment.
Expressing his unwavering oonfidenae
in the trath of the gospd he had go long
and so faithfully preached, he fell asleep
in the sure and certain hope of a resnr-
reotion to life eternal; and, oh, how
weloome the rest on glory's shore after
so boisterous a passage thither.
Our deceased brother wu among the
last of a class of ministers such as I
fear we are not likely soon to see again.
Dr. Bossel, Hr. Knowles, and Hr. Aiken-
head, who were at one time closely knit
togetiier, have followed eaoh other in
rapid snooeision to their reward, bat
alas how few of their standing and
ohaiaotw remain I The raoe of teach-
ers now being n^sed np we honoor as
penon% it may be, of profonnder ao-
qmrements in general litorstun, but
the men whose retirement from the
stage vre deplore oannot be surpassed In
UUe lore. Like ApoUoe, they were
light)/ in the teripturetP With less
of elegance in their compositions and
polish in their periods, they yet brought
up great masses of ore from the mine
which they wrought oat, not into wire
work or gold leaf, but "durable riches,"
which enriched those who waited on
their ministry. Their word was with
power, for it waa the echo of the word
of Ood himself, and through his Spirit
waa mighty in palling down strong-
holds.
The Lord Ood send us hosts of such
men, whose " quiver is filled with those,
we shall not be ashamed, but speak with
the enemies in the gate."
But it is time to torn to you who
have long sat under the deceased minis-
ter's instructions, and to ask, what
have you made of all your rare advan-
tages } Are there none among you who
have been hardened into sermon proof,
under the oft-repeated action of the
748
GOD HAS NO PLEASURE IN
hanuiierl Noneof yon who have steeled
jour guiltj hearts against the warnings,
the OTerturee, and beaeeohmenta with
which for yean jou have been plied 1
If there aie, aaj, how shall jon appear
in jadgmenti and how can jaa endure
to be oonfroDted with joju faithful
pastor 1 Must he sbuid forth to saj,
when your true obaracter is disclosed,
" Lord, and this is the maa into whose
ear were poured the notes of the goodly
song, and whom I sought, by the terrors
of the Lord, and by every kind and
^finning method as well, to withdraw
and to alienate from his oamal society,
his vioes, and his arimea, to Thee, te
hapjnness, and to heaven, but without
suooessj he would not be moved by
ever lo little &om his ranges of lies;
and now I stand here to witnets this is
At very man, and this the nuutner he
trifled with thy message, or tamed
away from the merq* I had to offer in
thy name ?" We say, is there any poor
soul whose oonscieuoe here upbraids
him on this score 1 If so, ^i« case is
deplorable indeed — all but hopeless.
Tour teacher has gone bdire to judg-
ment, and yon an coming op with
incrediUe r^udity. Oh, if yoa wixdJ
not have the maa of Qod etaad feitb
against jon, do heftr him jet affUB friw
his tomb, for, "being dead, ha yet ^mI-
eth ;" do, do let the voioe of the po^
the death-bed, and the grace of mdi i
messenger, once more peal ia you
guilty ear, interpreted hj lips whid
the silenoe of the grave will, in tui,
speedily seal up also: "Bdtoldgant k
the aooepted time, behold a«H is tbt
day of salvation." " Turn ye, torn ft;
why will ye die, 0 house of Imdr
" It ia a faithful saying, and worth; (tfiU
aoceptation, that Christ Jesus cans iM
the world to save the chief of stantn,"
"Look nute me, and be BaTed." "Be-
lieve, and live ye 1"
Oh, let not Uie sainted mimster mxi
you in the ha^vd and wobegiMW fi>na
of a lost soul, but as a trophy of 'ae-
torious grace won to Uie fiarioui thnogd
the sanctified reminiaoenoes of hii tsm-
eat ministry in this plao& H>y rnuj
of you be his joy and orown in that dq !
GOD HAS NO PLEASURE IN THE DEATH OF THE WICKED.
BT IBB BIT. O. W.
The language of the law is, " Do this
and thou shalt Uve : cursed is every
one that oontinueth not in all things
written in the book of the law to do
them." This law is holy, just, and
good; its author is good and gracious
also. Judgment ia his strange work,
and mercy is his delight. But his law,
to be of force with men, has and must
have penalties attached to it, and these
penalties must be such as are calculated
to influence men, and must be enforced
when the law is broken. Many, there-
fore, may perisL Multitudes not heed-
insr the divine law may incur the Lord's
displeasure, and be for ever cut oni
&om his presence. But it may, aem-
thdeis, be true that Ood has no pin-
sure in the death of the Binner,butntlitt
that he should turn from his way uJ
The object of the writer of tliii
paper ia to bring forward resnoi Cot
beUeving this, which may, nnder tin
divine blessing, induce the reader to re-
pent and seek mercy throoj^ Jout
Christ.
The first thing I would obserre it,
that God when speaking to the effect
above stated has oonfinned hit word t?
THE DEATH OF THE WICKED.
749
an oatii. " Ab I live, suth the Lord, I
itm no pleMUTfl in the death of the
wioked." Now his vord of itaelf is
laffioiakt irarraat for beliering whftt he
mja. He ia a Qod of truth. All his
woida and all his waje are true. There
ia no nnrigfateooBness, no folsehood, no
ohang«ablflneu in him. And as be is
the Supreme Being there ii no conceiv-
able motive for hia not speaking the
trath. Hen often speak that which ia
fidae. Even when put on their oath they
often ntter falsehood either to conoJli-
ate the favour or avert the frowns of
men; either to alueld themsdvei from
evil or to gain aome aotaal good. But
Qod can be infloenced by no such mo-
tives. Heistheeteinal,theself'eziBtent
Jehomh; he ia dependent on none; he
is exalted above all blessing and praise.
Mcme can iignre him, or take frt>m his
happiness or glor;. None can profit
him, or add to his essential happiness or
dignitj. No motive, therefore, snob as
man is infloenoed by, can actuate the
divine being to lead him either to sup-
presB the truth, or to apeak that which
ia not true. But to render this dedara-
tion more forcible or, at least, that we
might be indnoed so to regard it, be
condescends solenmlj to swear to the
truth of hia word. Men are accustomed
to regard an oath in a more solemn and
bindij]g light than a mere declaration,
and an oath for confirmation is to tbem
an end of strife. Stooping, tbeiefoie,
to oar weakness, Qod tajs, " As I live,
■aith the Lord, I have no pleasure in
the death of the wicked, but tb&t be
turn from his way and live." He oould
swear bj no greater, he therefore swears
bj himself. A» I live, eaith the Lord
God. The proofs of Ood's existence
aorround na in great numbers and
in overwhelming power. " The heavens
declare bis glorj, and the fijmament
showeth bis handj work. Day unto
day uttereth speech, and night unto
night showeth knowledge" concerning
him. The earth, the air, the sea, with
the myriads of beings that inhabit them,
all testify to hia power and Godhead.
Our own existenoe^ being fearfully and
wonderfully made, with the oonsoienoe
that ia within us, acounng or else
exoosing us, testify that Qod ia; but it
is not more true that Qod exists, than
it ia true that he has no pleasure in the
death of tbo wicked.
Another illustration of the truth of
this statement is drawn from the provi-
sioQ which Qod has made for man's
everlasting welfare. When our first
parents fell from the estate in which
they were created, he gave them a
gtaoions promise, that the seed of the
woman should bruise the serpent's head;
and in the fulness of time God sent bis
own Son into the world, made of a
woman, made under the law. " God so
loved the world, that he gave his only
bc^tten Son, that whosoever bdiev-
eth in bim should not perish but have
everlasting life." The sebeme which
Qod has deviaed and carried into effect
has for its olyect the deliverance of man
from the condemnation into which his
sins have brought him. Its purpose,
also, ia to make bim a poaseesor of
happiness to wlucb he has no right or
title. By it bis sins are forgiven ;
peace is spoken to his oonsdenoe ; joy
dwells within his heart ; hope animates
his spirit, and the mansioDS in our
Father's house at last become his home.
This provision fully meets the necessity
of the case for which it was devised.
The law was broken ; Christ magnified
it and made it honourable. Justioe
called aloud for vengeance ; in Christ a
am was found, and man was de-
livered from going down to the pit.
The atonement of Christ has laid the
basis for man's aoceptance with Qod so
itrong and so broad, that whosoever
Cometh unto Qod by him shall in no
wiee be cast out The iniquity of man's
sin demanded punisbment for ever, and
760
OOD HAS NO PLfiABDRE IH
Christ hatih by one offering perfected for
eTW them who ue nnotified. Mi& is
altogaUiBT iinful ; he is kltogether vile
ud corrupt; "his heart i« deoeitftil and
deq)eratel7 wicked;" but the blood of
Jesofl Chriit, Gk>d'B Bon, deaosM &om
all am. Man can U7 no foundation of
bia own for Balntion; but Christ lays
In Zion ft chief and preoiotis comer-
atone, and whosoever belieres In him
dull not be ashamed or oonfoondsd.
Cbrist is able to save to the uttermost
all who oome mtto Ood bj him, seeing
he ever Uveth to make interoession for
them. He oommands ns to repent and
beliere the gospel, and has t<^d us thai
"1/ we OMifess onr sins, hs is fltithfnl
•Dd Jnit to fot^n ns oar tins, and to
deanse ua from all nnrlghteonsnoM,"
And that " If we beli«fve we shall never
periA but have everlasting life." This
rich provision, then, for onr eternal
vrdl-being may teach ua that " Ood has
no pleasure in the dea^ of the wioked,
but that he should turn trota his way
and live."
The tmtii of this statoment may ap-
pear again, tf we remember that Christ
has commanded his disoiplee to make
known the news of mercy to all the
worid. Hislanguage tothem vas,"Qo
ye Into all the world, and preach the
gospel to every ereatore; vAoaoever be-
Beveth and is bRptfsed shaD be saved,
and whoeoerer believeth not shall be
damned." Tida preaohiug of the goepd
is a testimony against man's sin and
iniquity ; and whUe it makes known the
anger of God, deaemd by and justly
fijlfng on bH transgressors, It also pro-
olums peace on earth, good win from
Ood towards men. To many nations
this word has been preached, and its
good news and^adtidlngsmade known.
Ood has been oonstantly nldng up ta-
boniera, and sending them into his har-
vest, and multitudes of souls have beard
and known the Joyful sound. Ood has
"'t this word into the hands of hia
cl)Ur(ih,that it may be preBched thraQgli-
out the whole earth. It is the word of
life, the woid of salvation) sod Itoikei
known life from the dead, nndnlnUn
to the lost and perishing. Hii pe(fh
have with varying nal sad soergy Imb
making known liis word sinos the tint
when tiie command was first ^vaaimi
it is only for the ebrntii folly to atlbi
its obli^tloni, and folly to ffisohHjs ill
dntias In tbt spirit of fervoit Ion tg
Christ and immortal souls, and in Al
spirit of earnest pmyer, and humbls ni
hearty trust in the prtHuiae of th« Bs-
deemer, for the world to hear the gii
tidings of salvation, and for all msn t»
know that Ood has BO pUasure in tluit
death. Many difiient natiom hut
beard It, and have been biassed is isMb-
ing It; and altboagh many of tbi ai-
tions that first heard it have it Mt aov,
yet it has gone into other Isnd^ ai
then, also, has gained its victorsi. It
has travelled east, west, north, ai
south, and has never beanwilbaat id
triumphs. BtnnoTa have bs« taw4
from the error of thrir wayi) ad Is tlM
floeUng of mnltModes to tl^ ensi, Ai
Redeemer has seen of the travail rf Ui
sonL In the numbns It has ttmti
team death, in tha tears it htf w^
from their eyes, in the grate it bM
imparted to ke^ them from bl&at, J»
the peaeefhl and ha»y deaths It bu
•soared, as, also, Is tiiegtoioBsbepe((
and entranee into eternal Die It ha
oanferred, th^^hss been writtoi tantt?
bnds, as with a beam of U^ lUa {»
dous word, " As I liv«^ ssith the IM
I have no pleasure In th* imA d tks
widced." And, my nadar, <hs g^
hsi been sent to yon. God has <■(
your lot in a land where goipd Fi«-
leges are largdy hwreased, <ri«w
bibles are multiplied in nuabff sad
cheapness beyond all former jaosstot.
andwheretbe prodamatioa of goodnew
and ^ad tidings is heard en ewj
band. Tou have heard tUs von^ •*
THE DEATH OF TBB WIOSSD.
781
lias been often preached In foor Imrlng.
By it, therefbra, jau have been waniad
to flee from the wrath to come ; hj It
Tou have bean t«ii^ that Chriat la able
to an to the nttermoat all that oome
nnto Ood hj him ; bj It yon havs been
invited to oome and-partake beely of the
miariof lift; bj It 700 bare heard the
tnie and bithflil promiae, "Him tiiat
oometh to me I will In no wiae cait ont."
The pnipoae tat which thia word has
been thna aent to joa Ii one of meroj
and kindneM, even this, tioA yon maj
be alarmed at yonr danger, and flee to
the on^ refiige, Chri«t Jeeni; that your
heart may be filled with yearning after
good, and that yen mayflnd it In Ohriat
(bo good Shepherd, who la ready to lead
yon into green pasturea and beaide the
atill watsri. Yon have, then, nidenoe
befi»« yon, addreaaed mott closely and
petaonally to yon (oh, that yon may feel
and yitii to its power )}, that Qod has
no pleaanre in yonr death.
The forbearanoe of Ood towards
the wicked ftimlahei another lllnstra-
tku. A remarkaUe instaaoe of this
was manifested towarda the old world,
which wu destroyed by water. Ood
anw that the wlokedness of man was
great on the earth, and that errery fana-
l^mttion of the thonghts of his heart
waa only evil oontinnaBy t he, therefore,
determined to destroy man whom he had
created, £rom the flwe of the earth. Tet
during the space of one handled years
or more, while the ark was being pre-
pared, and while Noah was a pT«aoheT
of rig^teonsness to them, did God exer-
dae towards them his long-sofferiog and
forbearance. Thia resolve to destroy
them was only taken In oonseqoenoe of
their great wiokednees in Ood'a sight,
and he forbore to pnnlsh, tiiat his long-
Boflbring and goodness might lead them
to repentance. So, also, towards onr
world and its InhaUtants at the present
tima ia kng-suffbring exermsed, that it
m»7 be McwiateJ and made the means
of lalvatton. It should ever be remem-
bered that Qod has ftill power to punish;
he hath power to kilt the body, and after
that to oast the sool Into hell fire. He
can at once aealga its portion In the
bottomless pit, whsre there is wailing
and gnaahing of teeth. He hath made
all things, and by him all thlnga con-
slat. Is there anything too hard tot
the Lord) .Thefe Is snfBoient reaaon,
too, why God abonld pnnlsh. Tonr
teansgresdons are many; they have
been oontlnned tbroagh a long series of
yearai they may be mnltlplied not only
by the years, or months, or weeks ol
yonr esistenoe, but by its days, and
minutes, and seconds. Tonr tnuuf^rea-
sions have been wllfhl; the reeolt of
yonr own oholoe. The good has been
plaoed before you, and also the evil, and
yon have chosen the evil. The way of
life has been set before yon, and sibo tiift
way of death, and the way <:f death yoa
have (dioaen, Tou may have been In-
flnenoed by perenasion or by example
but still sin has been, after all, yoor
own choice. Tonr transgresrions haw
been sggravated. Oonaaiono^ the worti
of God, the bittemees of the ways of
sin, have often warned yon, but still yon
have sinned. Many things that yon
have done yon have known to be wrong,
but still you have done them ; Qod baa
said, and you have felt it, " Be sure yonr
rin win find yon out," but yon hav9
added un to rin notwithstanding. It ia
even to be fbared that the forbearance
of God itself has been abtised by yon
Into an oooasion of sin j for when jndg^
ment against an evil work is not exe-
cuted speedily, ft Is often the ease that
the hearts of the ehlldren of men are
ftally set in them to do eviL Bo it may
have been with yon. Ton have thonght
God has not observed yon, or that he
has forgotten to pnnlsh yon, or that he
is altogether snch a one as yonnel^
and has pleamre in iniquity. If for
your way^ e<ri] and deprnved ai they
752
OOD HAS irO PLBASUILE IS
have been, Ood litd long ere this poured
out upon ;on the fierceness of his auger,
it would have been no more than 700
have merited, nor oould a word of com-
plaint have been jnatlj nttered against
him, if he had dona bo. Your mouth
must have been stopped, b^ng oonvicted
of gnilt in tiia preaenoe. But aa he has
fi>Tbome to punish, and haa spared and
jveeerred jran till now; jou haveinthia,
the extension of his long-suffering to-
wards 70U, a most convinoing proof that
ho lus no pleasnie in your death.
Yet once mote it may be mentioned
as a oonfinnation of this statement,
that life — life everlasting, is pro-
mised to all who turn to Ood and se^
his &oe. The exhortations to repent
and believe the gospel, are enforoed upon
our notioe, by the most gradous enoou'
ragsmenta, that if ne oonfeas our aina,
Ood ia foithfol and just to forgive ua our
aina, and to oleaose us from allunright-
eonsneea; When the prodigal son
came to himself and repented, and re-
solved to return to his &ther, and did
return, then his father welcomed him
to hia house and hia heart, and gradous-
Ij forgave all his iniquit;. Thua Ood
deala with returning prodigals ; the soul
that hideth ita ain shall not proaper,
but he that oonfesseth and forsaketh it
shall find mere;. And when the 3000
on the day of penteoost cried, "Men
and brethmi, what shall we do to be
saved 1" and in confonnitj to the di-
rection of the apostlee repented and
were baptized for the remisoon of sine,
then Ood forgave ttiem, and adopted
them into his family.
80, also, with retpect to faith. Christ
ia proclaimed " the end of the law for
righteousness to every one that believ-
eth." Thua aa a righteousness ia nocea-
aary in Older to our acceptance with
Ood, and our entrance into heaven, he
becomes our righteousneBs when we be-
lieve; and tbia is the gracioua promise
' ''fo to every one that exercisos faith
r Lord Jesna CSiriat !Qie Son oC
having a full and perfect imder-
of onr wanta, and miierita,
and deetitntion, has placed hinself tn-
fore us nndet those aspects whidi a-
oonrage oortrnat,andasaueuief em;
bleesing. He says, " J am the bread of
life. This is the brad which owwtli
down from heaven, that a man nu j nt
theieof and not die. I am the Uviiig
broad which came down from hcaTO,
if any man eat of this bread ha ibS
live for eyer." This is the promin d
liie given to all who repent and ton to
Christ, On the occasion of the Fwt •!
Tabemades, on the kaf, the gnst dq
of the feast, " Jeeua stood, and eritd,
saying If any man thirst let him ccmt
unto me and drink. He that beliartA
on me, as the scripture hath aaid, ont (<
his belly shall flow rims of living mtv."
Is it neoessary to mention man d
the promises I Hear again tbewudtJ
the Lord, " Come now, and tet ai NMw
togedier, suth the Lord, thoo^ yom
ains be as scarlet, they shall be aiwlule
as snow; though they be red like trio-
son, they shall be BB wool." "Se^r*
the Lord while he may be foond, esD
ye upon him while he is near. Letlbs
wioked forsake bis way, and the la-
righteonsman his thoughts, and I«t bin
return unto the Lord, and he will bin
menq' upon him; and to our Ood, for be
will abundantly pardon."
Multitndee have by &ith in tba dinae
promises, and in duist in whom Hxf
are all yea and omen, found aooeptsM
with Ood, have received Uie pardon ef
their ains,pesM)e in their eonadenoe^jt?
in thdr hearts, life in their aoala, m^
have gone on their way r^oiong ia
<3iri8t JeaoB aa their life, with joy nn-
speakable and foU of gloiy. These in-
vitations and promiaes are held out, mj
reader, to you, that JOU may tbn*keyo<iT
aina, and seek and find mercy thnoi^
Christ Jesus. Held oat as they bare
been to you for so long; waiting a* Qw
THE DEATH OF THE WIOKED.
703
■till ii to be gitoiotifl to 7011 ; ready u
he ia to fiilfil tbem in jour experience,
thej pya to joa a most oonTincing
proof that Qod baa no pleasnre in your
death. " Bepent, then, and beliere the
goepel." "Sopent, and be converted
that jooT ana may be blotted out
when the times of refreshing shall come
ftom the presence of the Lord."
9, (Morn SCrea, Bow Boad.
THE QREBK WORD WEIGH BIOKIFIES IMUEHSIOH.
BT THX BEV ir^THAH BSOTH, A.M.
HJB. BBOwn, a miadonaiy of the
American Baptist MiBedonary Union
labouring in Assam, has recently pub-
lished two sermons on the Qospd Mes-
sage and on Chiistian Ordinances, to
which are appended lUnatrative Notes.
From a copy of this work with which
he has &7onred as, we extract an
artiole of the Appendix containing
Greek and other testimonies to the
meaoing of the word haptitm, which
will be new to many of our readers,
though others are interBpersed with
tbam which have often been quoted.
It is as followB : —
The Bev. Mi. Hagne, in his His-
torioal Difooorse on the second centen-
nial anniTersary of the first baptist
chorch in the United States, gives the
following extract from a work of
AjiCzaxdxb nn Stoobza, a writer of
the Oieek church, published at Stud-
gart in 1816. "The western church
has done violence both to the word and
the idea, in practising baptitm by atper-
tioK, the very ennndation of which is a
ludioroos eonfyvdie(i«n. In truth the
word bc^tite has but one ognification.
It mgnifiea literally and perpetually to
immerse. Baptism and immersion are
identical; and to say baptism by asper-
sion, is the same as to say unnwrnon
by tupernon, or any other contradiction
in terms. Who, then, perceiving this,
can hesitate to render homage to the
sago fidelity of our church, always
attached to the doctrine and ritual of
primitive Christianity I"
" While travelling in Clreeoe," says
Mr. Hague, " I was struck with the fact
that it is impossible for a Qreek to
associate any idea with the term bap-
tism except that of immendon. At
Kalaimachi, a village on the Qulf of
Athens, I was introduced to a learned
Qreek who spoke various languages.
Among other ml^ects of inquiry, I
spoke of the Greek obotch, and took
oooaaion to say to him, the Italias
chnioh does not practise baptism aa
yon do. As if to correct my inadvertent
phraseology, he immediately rejoined,
■ Baptism ! oh no, no — they have rantitm
(sprinkling); we have baptism.'" —
Htvjue't Hut. Diteourm, p. 178.
In the year 183T, the bishop of the
Cyclades, who is a member of the synod
of the kingdom of Greece, published at
Athens a theological treatise, entitled
" The Orthodox Doetrine." Befening to
to the popish practice of sprinkling, he
ezdume : " Where has the pope taken
this practice from? Where has the
western church seen it adopted, that
she declaree it to be right 1 Has she
learnt it from the baptism of the Lord T
Let Jordan bear witness, and first pro-
claim the immendons and the emersionB,
From the words of our Lord I Hear
them aright; 'Disciple the nations,
then baptise them.* He says not, then
anoint them, or iprinile them, hut he
plainly commissions his apostles to bap-
754 THE QBEBK WOBD WHICH StGHIFIfflS IMMERSION.
tiu. The word baptiio, explilned,
mean! a veritable dipping (boututna),
and in fact, a perfect dipping. An ob-
ject is baptized, when it Ii eomplttdy
tuhmerged (kmptetai, oontealed); thii ia
the proper explanation of the word
BAPTizo. Did the pope then leam it
firom the apoetlee I Or from the word
and the eipressionl Or from the
church in the Bplendoor of her anti-
qnltj ? Kovhere did neh a praotioe
prevail, nowhere can a Bcriptnral pu-
■age be found, to afford a shelter to the
opinione of the western ohnreh," — Letlie'
Hitt. View, p. 32.
" The Neetoriang, the Annenlaaj, the
Aaiaa Jacobitee, inhabitiDg prineipnlly
Bfi^ and Mesopotamia, the African
Jacobttea, Oopte, and Ahjidnlans, ad-
minister baptism hj trine immeiiiCHi ]
u alio do the Oeorglans. No branch
of the nominallf Chrlatiaa church, how-
ever oormpt in other respects, has
dared to change the law of immenton
into sprinkling, exoept the Roman
hierar^7, and thoee ohnrchee whieh
derived sprinkling from that pollutad
wniTOe."— ff in(M'( Bitt. of Bap. pp. 1B9,
The wrttlngg of the earl; fathers
Bpeak only of immeraion, Hikkaa, a
oontemponi7 of the apoetha, in his
work entiUed " Pastor" (SimlL 0, 1 16),
SSTI : " the water of baptism, into which
men^ dotm bound to death, but eonu
up appointed to life."
TeaTtrLLiAK writes: "There is no
difference whether baptism takes pbee
in the sea or in a pond, in the river or
the foontaln, the lake or the bath ; nor
between those who were baptized in the
Jordan by John, and those who were
baptized in the Tiber by Peter." Again :
" We are immtried three tinut, fulfilling
•e than otir Lord has de-
MmeieKat r>
AoorsTiKB (Hom.lv.), Bays: "After
TOO profbased your bdie( three times
did we ittbme^e (demarimni) yoor
heads in the saeredfotmUin." StCsiT-
sonoH: "We, as in a eepalolue, im-
mersing oar heads in water, thg oU
man ia boried, and niiM^ do** the
wAofe if eoneeaUd at onet; thai, is m
emerge, the new man again rim."—
Stvart on Baptitm, p. 3A8.
St Basil, archbiBhop of Cmum:
" How eaa we be placed in a cwidttioa
of likeness to his death I By being
boried with him in baptisn. How lit
we to go down with him into the givK\
By imitating the ' burial ' of Christ n
baptinn ; for the bodiei ot the baptiMd
are in a sense buried in watn.'— Aih'«-
tim'i Hitl. of Bap. p. M.
Salmasidb, profeeaor of Hirtoiy st
Le7den,says: "lie climes only,bfCa<at
they were confined to th^ beds, vtn
baptized in a manner of whidi Vwj
were capable: not in the entire lawr,
BB tiiose who plnnge the head nwlM
water; bat the vAofa hody had viter
poured npon it. Thna Vovatos, wfaa
sick, received baptism ; bdng pendif
tKeit, betprinMed, net iaptUtheit, bp-
tiud."—Apud mcn'Mm, <So<m. Fai Lit-
al6.
The case referred to by flsbBsrin^
is thta narrated by EusiBiira : ' He M
into a grieroua distemper, and it Wnt
■apposed that he would die Ininwdiablri
be received baptism, being periAitiUi
[lit, poured around] with water, on tiM
bed whereon he lay, if thai oan he UrMd
iaplum."~-Beele*. Bit. b. vL o. 43.
Hagnns inqnired of Otpbiai (m
Epist 76), whether penoiu thna bip-
tlsed " were to he r^jarded as js^tfi"^
(MriXiatu, inasmuch as they mn ari
b^)tized by tathiitff, bit by ii^Ww."
Cyprian expreeses his o^nion, tW
"when there Is a prunng nmieltf,^^
Qod's indulgenoe, 13k holy ordinaaM
thongb outvanBg tAridged, sonftc tb*
entire blessing npon those who beUn*'
■ChriitiiM Bevittp, vol. lii. p. 10A
"Vereadnotintbeaari^m" »P
THE QREBK WORD WHICH SIGNIFIBS IMMERSION.
Bottvwr, biiihop of UtKox," that btptiiHn
wu otbsrwiM adminiiteted [than by
plunging] ; and we aie &ble to make it
appear hj the acta of oouncila, and by
the ancieait rituali, that for AirUen
kundnd ynr*, baptism wu thus admi-
nifltered thrwyhevt tAi lehoU (AunA,
M &r aa waa fotiiiU."~Dt. SimUMtt
e^aimt Aumm, p. 170.
TnrDAUi; " The pfttn^ytijw Into the
water aygnyiyetii that we dye and are
buryed with Chrygt, aa concemyge the
olde lyfe of Synne, which ia Adam.
And the pullynge out agayn Bygnyfyeth
that we tyte agayiu with Chryste in a
newe lyfe," — Obedgnet of a ChrgttM
Man, foL 7S.
Caltir, who lent hie in£uenoe to
the eataUiahiBent of pouring or sprint'
ling, makei the following oonoesdon:
" The word ^wo tignlfiea to inuntrit,
and the rite of Immertlon waa obeerred
by tiie anoUntt ohaioh."^/nj(v(HMf, 1. v.
oh. 16, i S.
Ldthib: "B^itism ia a Oreek word,
ud may be tranalatad mmm-non, aa
wluo we Immene aomething in water,
that it may be wholly oorend. And
aldion^ it ia almott wholly abcJiihed,
lor they do not A> tbe whole children,
but only poor a little water on them,
tbey oiif Ai M«erfM«H to be ieioUff tm-
mened, and then imtoediately dra¥ni
out ; for that the ttymUogy of the word
•eema to demand." — Lvth, Op. toL L p.
336.
TrantA: "The word baptiitin, to
baptiM, is nowhere oaed in the acriptnre
finr aprfaikling."— itue. Hitt. Eed. Ftf. tt
Nm. 3lMf. torn. iiL 100. L S 138.
Bkea rsmarka aa tbllowi; "Chriat
oommanded na to be baptiaad; by which
mri. It ia certain, jmmeraion ia dgni-
iei^-BaptiutHtai, in thia place (Maik
TiL 4), la more than niftein; becaaae
ttiat aeema to respect the wAeb iodg,
thia only the hand*. Koi does laptiMtin
signify to waA, except by consequence \
for it property lagp^iM to tmnwraa icr
the sake of dyeing.— To be bi4>tiRed in
water aignifiea no other than to be im-
mersed in water, which is the external
oeremony of \)K^itXR."~-Booth't Pad.
BaiTBCHNBiDBB, in his Theology,
ToL ii. pp. 673, 6&1, says: "An entire
immersion belongs to the nature of
' Thia ia the fawmn; of tAe
Hahx, ThaoL p, SM: "Aooording
apoBtolio instruction and example,
baptism was performed by immersing
the whole man."
Toir CoELLin, Hist. TheoL Opin.
ToL L p,U9: "Baptism was by im-
ion; onl; tn ctue* of tht sici by
sprinkling. It was held necessary to
salvation, except in oasea of martyr-
dom."
Nxuroaa, vol. i. p. 3S1 : " (hUy vith
tA« Mot waa there en exception," in re-
gard to immersion.
FainoH, Bib. Theology, voL iiL p.
i7 i " With in£uit baptism, still aTiMUtr
change, in the outward fbim of baptism,
was introduced, that of tprinkling viA
; instead of the former practice of
In this country," says the Edin-
burgh Enoyolopadia, art. Baptism,
iprinUing wa$ never tutd tn on^tnary
«e« AS after the Reformation"
Dr. Wali« vicu of Shoreham in
Kent, a strenuous advocate of pndo-
baptism, referring to the primitive
practice of Imineruon, says: " This is so
pUun and clear, by an infinite number
of passages, that aa one oamtot but pity
weak endeavours t£ aucii psedobap-
tiats aa would ■»»"'**'" ttie negative of
it, so we ought to disown and show a
dislike to the proEue boo& which some
people give to the Snglish anti-pssdo-
baptista merely for the use of dipping:
^^hen it was, in all probability, the
way by which our blbsbbd Saviouh,
and, for certain, was the most usual
tod ordinary way by which the andent
7C6
THE ORIGIN OF IKFAITT BAPTISM.
ChrUtuuu did receive theiT baptdsm.
Tis a great want of prudence, as well
a> of honwly, to refoae to grant to an
adTenarj whbt is oertaiiUy trae, and
may beproved to.'' — HiM. of Infant Bap-
(i>)n, Tolii. p. 351.
Profeggor Btuabt, a leainad Ameri-
can psdobaptut divine, after exhibiting
extracti from Hemuui, Justin Martyr,
Tertollian, Chijsoatom, Ambroee, An-
gugtine, Dionjaina, Qnearj M;nen,
and others, thus proceeds: "Bat
' It is,' says Augoati, 'a thing m
vis. the antdent pimctioe ol
So indeed all the writen, who hsn
thoroughly inrettjgated this solgeet,
conclude. I know of no oae OMge of
ancient times, which seems to be mm
olearlj and certainly made out. I ctu-
QOt see how it is possible for snycsnlid
man, who examines the nlyeet, to daj
this."— £ii«(irt m SapUm, p. 3S9.
OBiaiH OF IHFAHT BAPTISM.
BX TUK KKV. FKIKCIS CLOVES.
Soxa testimonials from the first
modem psedobaptist scholars on the
continent reapecting the onpn of in-
fant baptism were presented to the
readers of the Baptist Magsdne last
February, A few more, which have
been sent to the writer, may perhaps be
advantageously induded in the same
volume. The first, and it is a very
valuable one, was sent by J. E. Ryland,
Esq^ of Northampton; it is from the
pen of the great Leibaiti. It is re-
markable that OUT greater or equally
great Newton, who was the compeer of
Leibnitt, should hare borne sabatan-
tially the same testimony in his oele-
brated remark, that "the baptists are
the only denomination of Christians
who have not symbolised with the
church of Borne J" Certainly the con-
corrent opinion of two of the greatest
philosophers whom the world ever saw,
and great scholars too, is entitled to
tonu consideration, an opinion given,
too, in oppontion to edocational pre-
posKsslona. The remainder were kindly
forwarded by Mr. E. B. tJnderhilL
From Lbibmitz's Stbtsx ov Theo-
LOOT, according to the Hanover Manu-
script, translated into German (with
the latin text in parallel columns) by
Dr. Rlss and Dr. Weiss, with a pn&M
by Mr. Loreni DoUer, formeriy pntac
of .Ssthetics at Heidelbnrg. Tfaiid en-
larged edition, with an introduction hj
both the translators, with the apprabi-
tion of the Sight Beverend Qraad Ti-
cariat& Munti, 182A:
" We wiU now speak particolailf of
the saciaments, and, first, of la^itiBii;
bnt briefly, since the oontnmniei re-
specting it, np to the present time, v
not very numerous or importsnt ^'
mvM It wnfened, that mthtniilhtmik'-
ity oftht chwvh, the haptitn^ of ei3im
covid Tiot It adtqvaidy defended. Fi'
there t> no txamflU in it* foMttr in li*
taered tcripture*, vhieh t^fear, itaJa
water, lo demand faith alto. To attrilM
faith, however, at tome do, to titu n^
cannot yet ute their naton, it f«r M
ariitrary and ddutive, and guile iWrt«
of prviaiilit!/. For as St AogoitiDe
says, in his letter to Dardsnus, 'If «
wish to show in vordt, that diiUra
who are not acquainted with bmnu
things, yet comprehend divine thing), 1
fear lest we do injustice to oar seun
since we use speech to peiMiade in *
case where the evidence of the tnttl
surpasses oil the powers and pnrposa i*
speech. Hence it appears to m* ">»'
THE ORIGIN 0? IKFANT BAPTISM.
ni
thou wAo rgeet cAitreh autAorlty, Mwwt
uutain lh« attack* of the anabe^titt*.' "
Dr. Ohb. Ltdt. Couass of Berliii,
mjb:—
" ' He who belisTetb and is baptized,'
HTB theliordf'abaUbeuved.' AsUth
and bqitum axa oonatantly bo doeelj
coDnected together, men might reuoD.-
aiAj hesitate to baptixe in&nta, inas-
much as &ith would with them be im-
poaaible. Keither has the Lord himself
ord^ned in&nt baptism. As little also
ean we piOTe etriotlj and oonvinranglj,
that the apostles baptised cluldreu,
although we know that the/ b^)tixed
whole ffcrnili—, and we might justlj
(appose that there were children among
them."— ?%« Id/e of Okrutiaru dwinff
Ae fim thru Centvriet, p. 202. Oari'
Caiinet Library, tcl. 33,
Ca. FaiiDR. R0B8i.aR, ■&;■:—
" Our first question is, Whether the
andent ohnrch in the times of which
we speak (the first three centuries),
generally bapdzed children, or deemed
it essential to baptize them. I must
tmlj confess, that so far as I have
hitherto perused the fathers, no clear
and certain proof has oome before me,
adequate to establish it, prior to Origen,
although there are a few passages which
render it not withont probability." —
LArh«griff dcr Chrittliehen Kirche »
lim drei erittn JahrhwtderUn, p. 299.
Dr. J. Ace. Stauck, chaplain to the
Court of Hesse, says: —
" It cannot be denied, that nt
ample can be dted from the books of
tiie New Testament that the apostles
and disciples of the Lord baptized
flhildren and babes; for though, again
and agun, it is said that the apostles
baptized whole honaehdds, there is,
neTorUieless, in this notiiing to oon-
■train us to think that little children
were baptized; rather, the contrary
may with good reason be prenuoed, if
we look bai^ to thoee places in which
aaeent is ^ven to the preaching of the
aposUes. At least, in thew places there
is no corresponding proof for in&nt bap-
tbon is that which might be drawn
from stronger passages in &vout of the
participation of little children in the
supper of the Lord. Therefore have
there been learned men who have es-
teemed infant baptism, no less than the
admission of children to the supper, as
an institution which fint arose afUr
the times of the apostles." — Cfeie/achtt
der Tavft, £c. p. \0.
Dr. LoBsooTT Lanqi, Professor in
the Univeraity of Jena, says : —
Would the protestant church fulfil
and attain to its final destiny, the bap-
tism of new-born children must of
neoesnty be abolished. It has sunk
down to a mere formality, without any
leligioQB meaning for the child, and
stands in contradiction to tbe funda-
mental doctrines of the Beformers, on
tile advantage and use of the sacra-
ments. It cannot, from any point of
view, be justified by the holy scripture^
and owes its origin, as well as its reten-
tion by the Reformers, to the aati-
BCriptural and irrational idea, that
children, beoanse of original sin, are
bom under the power of the devil, and
exposed to eternal condemnation." —
QttehidUe it Pntataatisam*, pp. 34, 3S.
" It must now be granted by every
unprqudiced reader [Kenner] of holy
scripture and Christian antiquity, that
the baptism of new-born children was
altt^jether unknown to primitive Chr^c-
tianity." — liid.p. S21.
Dr. J. W. I. HSpUNfi, ProfbMor of
Practical Theolc^ at £rlangen, says:—
" Truly an historioal proof of in&nt
baptism cannot be dted from holy
scriptures; for although children may
have been baptized by the apostles in
thoee passages in which the baptism of
entire families is spoken o^ there hap-
pens to be no mention made of the
esistenoe or preeenoe <tf joung children
in them." [des TorhandwgeweMQseTca
748 A PAGE 1?HI0H MAY BB BEAD FROM TUB PULPIT.
nnmftiiiligCT Kiminr in jenen, UiTWia
niaht sugUeelL Erw&huung gewliieht].
—Dm iSbcramori der Tat^t, vel. i. p.
00,
"AatotbaAiKon'o' iu&nt baptiBco,
BUM enough it ouknot be deokd tkit
prior to lettoUun, nowhere ii it mear
tuHi«d in exprew >nd kitogetliw precbe
termfl, and even TertolliAn iiaM
erpMks Mt agaiiut it."'-Ibid. p. lOi
A PAGE WHICH MAT BE KEAD PROM THE PTJUIT.
It ii poadUe that there an in this
oongregatioa some persotu-who ira not
aware, that amimgthe religioiu periodi-
oaU publi^ied monthljr, there ii one
entitled "3^e Baptirt M^axine." It
waa established more than fortj jean
ago, espreaal; to gabeorve the intereatt
of the baptist charohM, and intelligent
haptiitf will find it spedallf adapted to
promote their edification and nsefidnesa.
One important department in this
magixine is Biographj. Christians who
hare fulfilled thur oonrse are remoTed
to a part of their Patho's dominions
which is invisible to mortal vj6» ; bnt
in manj ranm it is deeinble that theit
experienoe and exertions should be
made known to oontemporariea and
bansmitted to suooeeding generations.
The record of what they did and
mdured is beneficial to na who remain
in the field of action, afibrding en-
ooongement axid direction, and illustra-
ting the operations of divine graces to
the honour of him who imparts it.
Bi^pnphiaal notioes of more than fifty
HudiTidDalB, of whom some have adorned
private stations, and others have been
pastor^ deacons, or missionaries, have
been given with more or less fohiest
in the Baptist Magaaine, during the
year which is now doting.
Another department to whidi graat
attention in ptOd, ic the Beview of new
pabUntieni. Bometjmea au attack is
made on wiiat we believe to be aoriptand
views of CSifist'a ordinances, and It ia
dcBrabla that its Uladous obwiwter
"nU be printed ont, and that the
trath shonld be vindicated. BonatiMi
books are published vriiioh are emisat^
caloolated to promote the ^irilnal w<l-
Gue of the commoiutj, and it ii isi-
portant that they ehonld be dnoilMd
&ithfiilly, and leeommended to eencnl
attention. Hultitudea of works iHot
from the press, with attnetive lite
but of miachievous tendsicies, \fnkm-
ing to teach history or soeno^ W
intended to undemuBB the principiMaf
the yonn^ or J "«'""»*» into their aindi
erroneous ootionB. In tkij leading ifi
it IB ewential that vigilance AooU It
exerdaed in reepeot to these, aitd ttat
works which may be safdy and pn£t-
ably peruaed should be recommeodidbi
the preference of pnichaaen. In ■>■)*
cases, too, the interests of troth leqmn
that it Bhould be from critica of mr on
denomination that our *«"''^'** (bmU
derive the views whidi influence tbot
ohoioe of books.
Intelligence is another depaitm«i><'
the Baptist Magasne wbidi eahaaM
ite value. Much is being dnae ff*-
tinually, both in oar own and in ot^
lands, of which it ia important to htM
fbiUiflU acMounts. Tery Uttle iaU^
genoe relating to the piDoaediog* of
baptiats can be leaaonaUy aqxettd t*
be detailed in periodieals oondoottd tf
brethren of other denominatiMia. Aaj
one vriw will take the tronUe to hnk
thioogh the 400 pagsa of the fiq^W
HagaiiiM whitA have bean oeeopa'
thy year with intalUgaot^ wfll paiw«t
that the greater part of it eon**"
A PAQB WHICH MA? BE READ FEOM THE PULPIT.
109
from the pftgH of tjxj pndob&ptist pe-
riodical. In Qur ami Jdagaune, we
have the official aoconnla of the trans-
^fTti^">i of the Bwtiat Miaaioikaiy Society
aa given in the Muuonaiy Herald—
thoee of the Baptiat Irish Society aa
given in the Iiiah Chronicle— thoee of
the Bi^tiit Home Miasionair Society
as given in the Quarterly B^;i8t«r, with
inteUigenoe from the United Statee,
from BrllaBh America, from the coati-
nent of Bniope, and from other parte of
the world, derived from (Mrrespondents
wboee hearts are interested in the
advancement of truth and boUneis
whether in Britain or in foreign,
r^ona.
In additiui to theae things, the Bap-
tist Haga^e comprises occasional arti-
des on Eccleedastioal Uist<iiy, particn-
lari; portions relating to ancient baptists,
sermonj, original eseaTs, exbacts from
foreign pablicatioDS of importance, and
oorrespondenoe contuning mggestione
designed to promote the harmony and
^ciency of the churches. This corres-
pondenoe is pccnliarly to be valued, as
affording opportunity to thinking men
to lay before the whole denomination at
once, plans which have occurred to their
minds, and whieb after being considered
and matured may be carried into opera-
tion. The ori^ of the Baptist Inth
Society, the Baptist noion, the Bible
Traiulation Sodety, and the Hanserd
Enollys Society, may be traced to arti'
cles which appeared in the Baptist
One novelty will distinguish the
Tolnme for 1860. A series of papers
will be introdneed which will dottbtless
be found intereatiag and instrootive.
They will oonsist of brief diaeertationB
on the tran^emd words which occur in
the common English version of the New
Testament. The vrord iaptit^ is but
one of many that are frequently not
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REVIEWS.
ifm Primetal: or, tht CmutituAitit ■mf
PrniUiw Ctndilien ef Ae Hvwum bemg.
A ContribfiRm la Thtolojfieal ScUtict,
Bf John Hixxu, D.D., Avlhtr of " Tht
Oreal Ttae/itr," " The Prt-Adamile
Earth," ^e, ^e. London: W«nl and
Co. pp. zz., 490.
Oirit notice of Dr. Horria's new
" Contribution to Theological Scienoe,"
hu been delft^ed nuoh longer tban we
dtber intended or wiahed. We can
onlf Mjr in eztennation that it it not a
work to be read cursorily or judged of
hastily. It is evidently the remit of
deep thonght on snbjeoti at once the
most profound and the most important
to mankind, and it justly calls for seri-
ous and puns-taking esamination before
expreeaing any opinion upon it
Our readers may remember that Dr.
Harrig'8 preWonfl volume, "The Pre-
Adamite Earth," which was the subject
of review in April, 1847,* was annoono-
ed as the first of a series of distinct
though connected treatises on the
various manifestations of the works and
ways of God to his creatures, and that
certain principles were there laid down
as the foundation of a consistent view
of each snccessiTe display of the divine
character. These principles, or laws,
were, in that volume, applied to the
operations of God in this earth, before
it beoame the abode of man. It was
aigoed that ■■ the ultimate end of all
creation is the manifestation of the di-
vine glory, we might expect that the
perfections of God wonld be eshibited
eucoesrively in the order of Power,
Wisdom, Ooodness. To that point the
argument wa* unfblded, as far m these
kttribntes are illustrated in the creation
• BvtM Kvila* tta 1H7, p. HI.
and sustaining of In-organio, Organic,
and Sentient Beings, in this world. The
present volume takes up the subject
where the formei treatise bad left it ;
and prooeeds to illustrate the new
manifUtatJon of Ood's character whioh
is made in the creation of man.
It will not be necessary that we
should here repeat in detail the objec-
tions we formerly took to the founda-
tions on whioh Dr. Harris rests hit
whole argument. It will suffice to say,
that we see no reason to alter the viewt
which were then expressed. We should
indeed much prefer taking up the pr&-
sent volume simply on its own merits;
but the method of the treatise is so
materiaUy modified by its forming put
of a general plan, that we cannot avoid
looking upon the Eulfject in the light in
which Dr. Harris places it before us.
We will endeavour, in the first in-
stance, to give as distinct a summary aa
we can of the whole work. And wo
cannot better introduce the present
snbject,in its connexion with the former,
than in Dr. Harris's own words.
" In oui tat iiiuginu7 tint to th« udait
coiih, ire beheld, ia lh« origiiution of mitter,
and it! pUiMtiry formation, an eipreniDD of
Power, Tbt bare uulence of Ifae new depen*
dent inbitanca pmnppSKd the eiiMenee of the
independent and inllDila Snbitance. Tba laws
whicti the pUiMlarj raotiani eihibiCed wera
Hii laws, and produmcd him to be > ths God
of order.' The flnt ahjecIiTc effect— the cn-
atkn of nutter— umiitihly awoke the conne-
tion of tba Fint Canie j it wu the eolemn
ulteraoca of tha Ddt; an eannliou. Wa be-
brU the nninrae of nulttr in notiop ; it was
tba great pradieal leuon of Iha Deilj m
djnamiea — the doctrine of force prodaciDg
motian. ETcry idea which can be enppoaed to
haTe beea then tmly nifgetted and lepreaeoltd,
tipreaeda ipirttul catRspondance, in finitely
graatD.in tba DirbM Creator. Bntthat which
the »hoh— eraty pnqierly of tnaltar, cnrj
768
HAABIS'S UAH FAIUETAL.
proem by which its propetiin wen defvlopcd,
eTeT7 Uw which n|nilaUd that proccMeii
€Taj elemcntarj particle, ud CTCzy nTolvijl|?
pluiet -—^ambined pre-eminent] j to iodidU*
wu tbe ilI-iaScieac7 oF the Power of God.
" A11 thja, howcTer, wu onl; the pllf or
MnSiet of tnorftanic mitler. E*ch form we
beheld wii liftlen, ud Mch notion compelled,
a inpKiied hj * torct fron withont. After
tbe bpw of ui inalcolcble period, theiefore,
we nippoeed onnclTci pennilted to reviiit the
earth, In tbe cipeetitiDn that, dnriog the
miglilf Inlwnl, inother fiat Ind gone fislh,
ud atiotbar effect had been prodoeed aa
wondeifbl ai the £nt, and bf meaoi of it.
And imagining oorMlrei in the nCnatian of
beingi to whom Dothing of the kind had been
pnrionilj diMloaed, we beheld in the new and
■acred principle itf oi)[«nic Lib, in which Inns-
BienU* pre-oiiting phenomena ware now lot
the fint time employed aj bkoiu, for the
development of thu mTiteriona principle ai an
fluf, the display of Wiadoni. • • •
"A tutra; of thii adTanccd ataga of tht
Obino opara^na preparod ni to tapaet, that, in
the RTolntioD of agca, the period might comt
when li>nni of orgaoiied being might not only
lire, bat moTe, and be happy. Accordingly,
another anppoMd nrit to the iceoe of oat
meditatioai being permitted to u, a ipcctaela
opened to one view which compelled Oi to ex-
claim, 'Bow great ia hia Goudneaal' la the
tntrodaclioa of animal life, we beheld a being
Eonitrncted tor enjoyment; each of iti move-
ntnli yieldiag it gratlfleatian ; each of ita
■enaea an iokt to pUaaon i and the whob pro-
paring the way for graatet enjoyment atill, and
finding happinen in the occapatJOD. If the
reaaou fat the eiietence of thii kind of UTe u
to be Knght in the Dirine Cmtor, ao alio
matt be the reaaon of it! enjoyment. Aiercry
effect mnal be. In tome tenae, like ita cante, the
origination of eren a lingle cnalnre would be,
not Indeed formally, but Tirtoally, a nianifeata-
tlon of nme property of the Dirine ITatnre.
Bat here wai not merely an indlridnal animal
dedgncd for enjoyment, nor a alogle ipedei,
bat a world — a meeeailan of worldi, flUed with
animal enjoyment. What fact of the Dirine
Creator conld thii dkpliy be enppoeed to mant'
f^l, bat that He, 'the Happy God,' !■ good, or
delighti to Impart bappinesa I • ■ >
"But what will that next perfection be?
If Power, Wiadom, and Goodneie, are oot to
petpctaate their manifeiUtion hy mnlliplylng
pbyiical creationi atone, eome other ptrfeellon
Dinit now appear which riiall render the con-
tlnnatlon of ladi addition) to tbe mere matttlal
world onnecenaiy. And If all which Power,
and Wudou, and Goodneea, ban ioat almdy
i> not to exiat ia vain aa a lerelatiaB of Gad to
the creature, a being mnat yet be fanned capa-
ble of reoogniiijif theae poftctioaa in wbat
tbey hara already done. Tbe aaine naaea
which made It infioitely deabable that tbe giny
of Ood dronU be made objective ■■ all aaS-
eieney, daar^ Implied that, when diaplaycd,
tha« wonid be hringa to najantaad it. That
nee, indeed, whenenr It (hall arrii*, aq bi
eapected, in harmony with what we haTc leond
to be an already catabliihed law of the mani-
featatioa, to aianme into ita natnre, under c^
, the .
plea of tbe pbyrical, the organic, and tbe
animal craatlima which bare tsBceded it, aad
tbo) to tana a pnit oT the actual mrani tt the
of tlie whole require, in the caae nppoaed, thai
tbe new ixce of creatnrea, bcridea dii^jiag
the Power, Wiidom, and Goodaeaa of God, ia
common with the pn-cititing creotlDBa, riiaald
be intelligent bdng^ CJqwhle of nndEntaoding
the diapl^. 8ach a e^abilitT wiQ, Of coani,
be aoodated with the power of tpfnattinf
what ia nnderatood of the manifeatation ; b
to nnderatand, aad yet not to apprecialB i^
wonld be to defeat the nty led(B ef Ai
maaifettation. Bat the lyil^ rcqwca that
beinga capable of uadentondlng and appneU-
ing the Dirine perfection, and who an thai
coDilitatcd a part of the minifeMation, doalt
be capable alio of eonicioaaly and ndoBtHSy
promoting the objtcta of the great ijalain. aW
•houU be held reapoiuiivk Ibr i
appredsting, and intentionall
the ntmoat extent of thrir meani. ITow tha
ia only laying that man, bcaide* bariog a
phyiical, organk, and animal naturae wH bt
alio an intelligent, monl, and oeceMBtrila
being ; and thia will bring to lif^t the meal
perfection of the Deity, that HoHaai at naton,
or labjediTe exceDeoee, by which He ho* coo*
placency in aQ moial goodneai ; and tel
JuMiot, at objaethra axeaUtoBe, by wbU I*
exhihjta hia holiueaa in xtribatiTa acta. !•
other von^i, the earth, tooneroT later, win b^
come the tcene of moral gmentmaU.
■Bnl aa nighly iBterrala bare aeparatid Oa
tiagee of the Difliu Proeednra hlllmta, wB
rimilar intemla iqiarale tbe oomi^ ^maSti^
aliont? 7111 Bolineu, aftn impriati^ iti
image on man, rejga on earth, and rejiwc in iti
lilceneu, fiv an nDConntaUe period, bdiaa
pnnittre Jnitlea foUowa and Undhe Hi ticir
Will Jnitioa than baa for ^e^ wraiUi^
earth into a placa of poniahowat. befiiM H«q
comei, if it come at all, to nothi and to aore t
Will on theae perlectloDi be dnfhM ia the
HABHIS'S UAK PRIMEVAk
biit«7 of tli> HEM nee ? Or, niU thn« be ■
net tor the ditplij of Holioni, to be luceecdcd,
when remaTed, periiipi, aeutt to the piliice of
tht Gml King, b]r i Mcood tmoe fbr the dirpU?
of BalioaanulpraalJBitic*? And an th*M
■gain lo be locceedtd, iriiaa nmntd Hid bui-
iihcd ilu Irani God, by i third nca for tba
d>pl*y of HolineB, Jnitice^ vid lonie other
■ttribatt— Mj, HenjF Or Iutt dth*r of
Ihne kttiUntM bMO dHwfatn diqdajid il-
Mad;? diq>kj«d by beiap wbo, tbongh doI
inhitnteAti of thii world, an jtt momben of
the gnat iTitem of manifeitBtioD, of which
thii world, uid all thil itcoatwnt, form iptrt?
And if (0, M It not in lumiony with «U the
put hirtoiT of Um Dirinc condoct, to expect
that the iDlrodnctioD of tht new net, enen-
tlillj differing from all the put, will inTolrc,
or be attended with, a new manifnlation ?
that, hMdet the Panr, and Viedom. and 6ood-
Mn. aod Bdinen, aad Jottioi of Ood already,
diqJayed, the hiilofy of man will be made lii»
ocea^ionof anewdiaplayof the Diriaa Charac-
ter?"—pp. 3—7.
H&viog thus'tUted whkt we lutTe
leaaoD to expect would be the next
nutnifeatation of the dirine chknoter,
Dr. HETiig prooeeds'in the firat part of
the present rolume to illiutnte the
various UwB of the diTine opention u
they are exhibited in man, in nearlj the
ume order aa he had doDeintheformra
treatise. This part compriies eighteen
chapten in nhich the euhject is thus
unfolded ; the attribute of the dirine
oharaoter to be illiutrated ia hcliruu;
this is displajed in the creation of man
(ch. L) ; in this new manifestaUon of
the divine chaiacter the pcut it biwtifhl
forward, (ch. ii.) j now effects aad new
hiwB are introduced b; the creation of
man according to the law of progreuion
(oh. iii.) 1 ;et the manifestation ia one
of a eeries, or there is a laie of coiuituiiig
(ch. iv.) 1 the characteristica and proper-
ties which existed in former stages are
advanced n aa to be applied to higher
pnrpoaea aooording to theZato ofdtvdop-
ment (ch. v.); the new pheuoinena
manifest the divine nature bj working
ont th^ own nature, or there ia a lata
ofaeiwity (ch. vi.) ; thej are carried on
bjr a sjitem of mwim or medial nia-
tioiu (ch. viL) ; there ia a principle of
order r^;uUting the appearance of these
phenomena (ch. viiL) ; further, as every
thing induencea and is influenced hj
every other thing in proportion to its
relation to other things, man will be
under this late of influeuee (ch. ix.) ;
as everything aubordiuate in rank is
subject to each higher law or olyect in
creation, K> in man's nature there must
be atbordination (chap, x.) ; everything
(and consequently man) must be under
oUigation to promote the great end of
its existence (ch. xL) ; this obligaUon
pT«-suppoees genertH laut (ch. xiL) ; man
(aa all other beings) will enjoy an
amount of veS-teing proportionate to
the discharge of his obligations (ch.
xiiL) ; everything created will be found
to involve the existence of eontingmt
truth, and tbua man is d^patdtnt (ch.
xiv.) J consequently there must be vUi-
mate faett in the history of man (cb.
XV.) ; these ultimate facts reet on ne-
oeuary tnUht (ch, xvL ;) again, every
part will be' in harmony with eveij
other par^ or there will be aneiogy
(ch. xviL) ; and lastly, the manifesta-
tion of the divine all-saffioienoy as it
requiree progression, requires change
(oh. xviiL) The second part relates to
the " Season of the Method," (oh. xix.)
and is divided into three sections,
treating of " the reason which belongs
to man's constitution, and involves his
well-being," (sect i.) " the reason which
relates to the Divine all-suffituency, and
includes man's destiny," (sect ii.) and
" the twofold reason in its application
to the first man," (sect. iil> The third
part treats of "the ultimate end," (ch.
XX.) and in this it is shown how the
Power, Wisdom, and Qoodnesa of Qod,
which were displayed in the preceding
parts of creation, are in this illustrated
by new evidences, and how his Holiness
b now ibr the first time exhibited in
this part of the universe by the creation
784
HARBIS'S UAK PAIMSVAL.
Suck ifl & euooinct, and as br u we
ue able to give it, a connected acooont
of the mbjeota treated of in the volume
before us. It will perhaps be thought
that tbe contents of the succesaive
ohapten as we have stated them seem
to have in manj cases but little bearing
one on thg other. Perbape this is the
case, but we are inclined to tbinlc that
the reader of the work itself would not
see in it anj greater degree of consecu-
tiTeness, and verj probablj much less,
until he bad for himgelf made out a
general scheme of the whole, socb as
we have traced above. This want of
apparent consecutiveness we take to be
a chaiacteristic of the work. And this
defect seems to us to arise io part from
the multiplication of laws, all of which
are placed on the same level, .and dis-
cussed separately, bo that their connec-
tion one with another is not distinctlf
seen ; and in part from tiie mode in
which the illustration of tbese laws is
carried out, inasmuch as the attention
of the reader is frequently turned away
from the relation which the phenomena
have to the law they are intended to
illustrate, and is fixed entirely upon the
examination of the phenomena in and
for tbemadvea. The chapter which
treats on Progmuon is a itrilung in-
stance of this &ult. This chapter is
divided into nine sections, and occupies
not less than one tbird of the volume.
In it the whole nature of man as an
intellMtoal, emotional, and moral being
Is discussed, and we are led onward in
this discusuoa until we quite forget
the bearing it has upon the aigu-
ment. .We do not say that this
treatise on mental philosophy (for such
it is) does not belong to the latgect, but
undoubtedly it leads the reader to lose
sight for the time at least of the general
argument, and thus renders the clear
understanding of the whole &r more
difficult than it might otherwise be,
'^pedally since tiie discussion if in this
instanoe carried mn<ii findier than ii
applicable to tbe first man ; for it ii
acknowledged by Dr. Harris that Aduii
" only potentially answ^ed to the d^
Bcription given in the'aections of thu
obapter," (p. 17S). There is required,
we would suggest, a more distinct wd
frequent reoc^niUon of the argunot
whiob it is the pnrfessed dcngi
of the work to Qlnstrate, and a hmr
explicit summing up of the procb id-
vanced&om time to time, and eqiedall;
at the doB^ so tliat the leada mij
clearly see wbither he has beoi M
We bring forward this defect the mun
prominenUy beoaoae we feel nre thai
a more frequent recorreiioe la the
principles on which the whole it re(ttd,
and an occanonal pause and renew "!
the position to which the reader hu
advanced, would materiallj increan btitb
the intelligibility and the inteitsl of
the wori: to most readers, and that Di.
Harris would thereby place hit vien io
a more bvourable and more cfieotiTt
position before them.
It is obviously impoBnble tlitt n
should follow the whole ooone of tht
argument which the treatise preseott
to us. We must, therefore, sdect t«t
or three p<nnta for a few ftutba n-
msrks. The account which Dr. Huiit
gives of man's mental nature to wbicb
we have just referred, is well worthy d
perusal ; and though we cannot pnfH*
to agree with every particular, m most
cordially avow our conviction tbit m
its main points his analysis is oUTMt,
and that it is conducted with grat
skill. We may select as an illutnlwt
of Dr. Harris's mode of disoumm hii
remarks on conscience, both becaoM n
their intrinsio value, and beowe tlie
fact that nun is in hinat^ a man'
agent,— that apart btm all outnrd
revelation he is a law to himself a&
responsible for his conduct— can wwr
be too often or too etrongiy iiw*'*^ ""■
Die will with whitii man ii eadomd.
HABBIS'S MAlf FBIHEVAL.
JM
Dr. Hanu ihowB, lajt the ftnmdation
for biB responsibilitj. Mkb can do wh&t
he mils, and thubI coDsequentlj have,
in order to his beiiig a manifeBtatioii of
the divine charaoter, Bome famikj by
which he should know how to regulate
his volnntarj actions according to the
divine will. That power he hag. It
oonscaenoe, — the power or faculty
man which not only diacriminateg
aetiona aa right and wrong, but which
inTolvea a feeling of approbation
disapprobation of every volontaiy act
considered as belonging to one of these
two danea. That "man nniTersaUy
recognizes a moral quality in actions,"
and that there is no valid objection
agunat the exiatenoe of this power
bom its supposed want of amTersality
or nniformityj Dr, Harris well shows :■
" Tbe mmt mtHanty nuj ba Tiswed in diffenot
Ugliti — M clvrer or fooliib, peBionfthlB or uhk^
npttble, polita or nacanrtcDiu. BotbcBdea IhU,
ths mind if c*p«blc of rMognidugiD il aquilitj
irhicli no tennl un eipnu but thoas af ri^ or
ammg. And thii dlstiDCtiDniianiTCml. When
onca tbe Mn li dcnlapid in tlw mind, it bnaTer
ralinlj Idet. The HiDfi mind eaanot ngaid
ong, jni
. The
lilt eTcrj attempt at neb
tation. Tbeir oljeeta ma; dianga with di-
camitancci, bnt their natnn oeTer, Bien the
pnJenianal iniaaticida of a harbannii dimi
piuiDti hia horrid caHia^i DOl ** wonff, but
r^tf— not merelj a> a ri^ (tbe noan iaatead
of the adJKtiTe, with which it ia oftea con-
Gnudad,} acquired by eutom or law ; bat aa
bridf, loi certain anppoted reaaooa, tdjeetiTcl;
right, And tha criminal whoa* life may apptar
to bare been ipent in a laborioai endearaiir to
eoofbund the diatinction betitced right and
wTonf, confidently calculatea, when called to
trial, on jaMa ; ha aaaiunc^ that ia, that tha
atnUqMDt of right and wrong i« eoniniaa to
nun, ud that which Iw demanda ia rig/il. If
be if to ba ponlthed, he aaaiuneB that jnatice i>
pomctbiDg anterior to puniihment, and ho de-
manda to be paniihed according to Jnatice. In-
deed, thetdiB af rDWaid and pnnialunmt innria-
My prc-auppoaa tha Idaaa of merit and demerit,
and tbcf* ^^fra-anppow tbe idcaa of right and
Tou ui.— Fonxnt naiBi.
wrongs tcima deaignatlng a qnaHty otdialioGtlo*
in actioDa which man nsinmlly rccogniMa.
" Tbii Tiew of conadence aaiwera, by anticr
patioD, the luppcaed objection to tha lOBBtnalitg
of conacience, that tha moral jodgmenta of men
widely diSer reipectiDg the fame aetiona. Had
we repcettnted csnadence aa a fienlty dinnely
empowcnd to dirlde all eilcnal aetiona into
two daaaei, and to pnmotmce inlallibly thai
CTcry action of the one claff waa right, and
CTciy action of tbe other elaii wnrnft onr ttat»
ment would hare been liable to the otyedioa.
But regarded aa tha facnlty wliich lecogtuaeaa
moral quality in actioot^ we know of no excep-
tion to ita nnlTenality. Many of the raj
pncticcf erraneoaily addnced to prare tha nok
exif teuce of conscience in certain partiet, an
tlu expedients ignoranUy reaorted to in tb#
hope of appeanng iti nmone. The Thngt of
India did not itrangle their human Tictima b^
cauae they bclierni murder to be an innocent
act; bat andtr the noliua that Ifaty wen
offering an aceeptabia aacriEca to Kalee, tha
goddeaa of deatraction, and that the itrangM
Tictim went directly to Fatadiae. The moat
degraded of mankiod are found to recogniae a
moial quality in aetiona, hawerer miitaken th^
may be, owing to their perTcrted jndgnenta, In
f tf apedfic falection.
" GranUng the noiTaiaalily of oonacience, the
want of taufiBVlit]/ in itt dcdaiona may ba
objected to, aa greatly detracting from iti tiIdc.
To which we reply, firtt, that perfect objtctiTe
nnifbmity amidst an endltff variety ti dla-
tnrlring Inflncneaa conld only ba aecnred liy
ioveeting conadance with a diclUotial power
dcatructife of all reiponribility. Secondly, th«
moral differencet which actaally obtain among
men, relate, not ao mnch to whether a certafai
action (ball he regarded aa Tittaoaa or lietoas,
aa to whether ono of two qualltief, of which
both are admitted to be right, may not be
aacrifiecd to the other. Thus, when theft ma
pnbliely taught and revtarded in Sparta, it wai
not beouua honealy wu not deatned a vlrtna,
bnt becufe patriotiam wa* deemed a greater rir-
tue, and tbeitlora tfae deiterona tvbbery of aB
enemy waa honoured at the price of honealy, ai
a fcrvice raodered to the atala. Hor, tblnUy, la
tbe_eitinctioQ ofeonadeno to ba infetred fraa
the ipectade of a multitude of men madly
raihing into the aam* aUe,' fai|r mon than
the Don-eiiBtenca of tha paarioni ia to be In-
ferred from their aabjeetlon to contraL lleir
moral Jndgment rtapcctlng it may be ode witb
our own, when the judgment ahall be alleweA
to tpcak ; eren If their preaent impetncaity of
conduct la not to be interpreted aa an attempt
"mee tha pn ' " ' '
7W
HAERIS'g KAH PBIHSTAL.
■diOM. ITar, taaiOij, ll tnTthinf AtW tluu
tlu tonipoiB; peneralini of wnidcaca to bg
lufarradfrum tlu d«lib«nte Hidcmituiaedpime-
Uea of CnUin eriinei, > p«r*>nian preductd obIj
m lb* mull of exunpla and inrtmetlon. The
pUbnt tnlalsg of the lodiw T&og did not
p«radl Uu ^prentifii la tlu trade of mnrdn to
wltDtM ths iMtTU ritn tUl the tUid 7nr of
nmoe ; inptjiog that it reqalrcd aU that time
to mnito caiudiiDee, or rather to bribe it to
dleaE*. And, fifthly. It 1> to be bonie in mind
that (Ten where conideDce ii thai temporarilf
Irogged to danoe od Mme oaa point of moialitj
—imggei bj an ofnate admiiditared in the
nameof man]lt7(RrdipQn— llie ilmTi liable
to awWke, or Taitiag to reipuid to a aiDmloi7
eallj while, apart from inch temponrj and
lfu-.i sxceptiou^ the Mtne nrloei ere hsDaDred,
and the eame Tieei iieravted, with remarkable
Balformitjr, In ereij part of the worid."— pp.
140-1*3.
Dr. Hanu prooaeda to illiutnte the
different thaorlea of virtue which hsve
been propounded hj ethioal writerB, and
proTce that our notion of monJitj is
derived neithai from ubitruj l^iela-
tion, nor from intellectual intuition, nor
from the ezerdM of the judgment,
from the piinoiplo of usooiatbn,
from a Ibeltng of our om interest,
fromutilitj; battliat "Uka moral quality
of utiona y ttken oogmaanoa of by an
original BoiMptihility or independent
&oulty of the mind." — (p. 166.) In a
■ubaequent part of the Tolume he showi,
Toty impreiairelj, how all these different
tiieoriea lead totJie eame pnoUoal remit,
And all combine to prove thAt man ia
jnmAa foi Tirtue^ and that hia nature thus
M with the divine nature.
Ihat the natoie of mi
aai •plan, and that that plan harmo-
wUh the gimt olgeotiTe plan which
ifTR^biog, than the Tarioo* giaoDdi
1 bj dtfaut writen ai the baiia of
lUlgMIoa. If one afBrmi, for inManoe,
wditj a fonnded on the tmotioai, it
M the fast that the whole of onr (mo-
oaton li hannooiied with all the re-
cuti of Btcnlit;. If another contend!
ii obUgatorr becauu it ie agmabli to
■ad the nature of thingi, thii only
with It m well M tm
the eelfiet oootende that tfae food i< adf ia the
onlf principle of nrtne, thii, at leait, indkatM
that oar uneitiTe nature ha> been nude oeu^
dent with the hwe of mmnlity. If the
utilitarian contanda that otlj the imfiil ii lir-
tnoDi, tha impliu that wo aia Miier the
economj of a Being wlio hat mad* oar latj
and onr welfare to coinode. Or if it be
affirmed that the will of God b the nltiliBla
fonndation of r^hl, thla Dbrinuljr tm^iea thri
obadlanot and happjneat ve relatrrc twmii
We ban teta, indeed, tiiat tha tru taMia rf
moralilj ii diitinct from the ezerciae of nen
will ; that it hai an Independent eaiatcDC* aa-
teitor to law, and of which law b only die
pioelamatioD i that it had aa eMnial fn-
etiatenea in the daraeter of tha GadhaaJ.
Bat all theaa differing Tiewa cone^re to ihow,
at Itait, plow eeaentially the law* of monlilT
an inwronght Into man'* natnrc, into tmj
part of it ; how entirdy ' a* Dan In tha Inert,'
Boawere to the ohjaotin aaoDoaT aa U^ ; Md
how truly the homan ehaiaeter it fiaiaed W
the model of the IHnne, and in order to ii*
maaifeetatlon. Ood and man are, i> Ai*
•en*e, rdatira ternu."— pp. 335, 337.
We Me, then, that Dr. Harris Uyi a
broad and deep fbundation for maa'i
accotintability; knd thus for hia liafaili^
to puniahmeat in caae he diould violate
the laws of hia own nature ftnd of Ood.
But the queition may probably b«n
occur, how i> the &ct of hia sctoftl vki-
httion of Clod's law shown to be taor
sistentwithDr. Harria'iicliemel Dots
his argument find ft plaee for, or doM
it even allow ot, the introdnotkoi of
evil into the creation, except, Indeed, by
making evil not only the appropriate
but the intended and neoeaaary mean!
of exhibiting the divine ^ory 1 The
great and ultimate end of ereiktim Ii
the manifestation of Ood'saB-eofflciMKT;
and according to Dr. Harris's whole
argument, that all-enffioianay i> e^i-
bited in such manner aa that ws ou,
to Bome extent, detennhie or, at least,
form a probable oonjecture^ whnt will
be the general character of euJt snc-
oassive manifestation of it. It is on
this ground that we are led, we may
even say compelled, to bdien, accord-
HARHIS'S HAN PRIUBTAL.
767
ing to Dr. Horrii, that the umple attri-
bute of Power will be first manifestedi
then in addition Wigdom, then Goodness,
and at length Holinesa. Noir according
to the law which Dr. Harris lays down,
there muat still be progreBuon— there
mnat be, after a greater or leaa interral
of time, the displaj of some other
attribnte; and if, as Dr. Harris sD^ests
in the quotation already given, that
attribute beMero7,howare we toescape
the conclusion that ein was needful in
order to the canjing out of the design
of creation; in other words, that if
there be a creation, there must be un ;
inasmuch as the work onoe b^un must
be carried 00, so as to exhibit the Divine
all-suSciencj in ererj way in which it
can be required to be shown. We are
tu from saying that sin is not permit-
ted for wise and hclj purposes, and, in-
deed, are quite read; to m^tain that
if it could not have been made subser-
vient, in some way, to the display of
ibe divine gloiy, it would never have
been permitted. Yet we shrink Erom
the thought that it is in such maimer
needful, as that the undertaking to
create involved the necessity of its ex-
istence. Dr. Harris would repudiate
this notion ai much as we do. But we
ask. Is it not invtdved in the pcntion
be assumes, that we are in some degree
capaMe of judging what will be the
Buooeasive manifestations of the divine
character I Nay, still farther, we can-
not but feel that Dr. Harris does to
■ome extent, though unintentionally,
take this ground in his examination of
the question. In bis chapter on Change
he asks. Will man fall? and goes on to
point out sereral grounds of antecedent
ooi^ecture that he will. Tb«ee grounds
are, first, "the &ct that man came into
a syitem of things which was already
subject to a law of change." Secondly,
" Borne memben of another race of in-
telligent beings liad actually fallen.
Thirdly, " Freedom implies the power
and possibility of siuniog." Fourthly
" The some fearful possibility is pointed
at by the susceptibilities of peniteno^
endurance^ and ocmpaisioa, which his
nature encloses." And, fifthly, "It
might have bean surmised ttut tha
sinful invasion of moral government as
newly set up in this world would fbim
a grand occasion for the display of tha
divine all-sufficiency." But to the first
of these grounds of antecedent ooqjeo-
ture it may be replied, as Dr. Harris
intimates, that we might rather antid-
pate change for the better than for ths
worse, if the system is on« of progres-
sion. As to the second, sorely the &tU
ine ram might be judged anteoa-
dently a soffident infraction of the laws
of the Saprame Ruler, and why should
not this be the occasion of such a dis-
play of the divine all-sofficienoy as tlu
fifth ooigecture points at ? Freedom, it
is farther said, implies the pown of
sinning; but it implies also the power
and possibility of yielding the highest
that i^ an intelligent, obedience to the
divine commands, and which might w*
think most probable anUadaitiji in tlw
creation of a hdy and gracioaa Qoii
The siisoeptil»lities of our natnra can
hardly be brought as tbs ground of
antecedent oonjectur^ without the ad-
missioa, which Dr. Hania is nnwilliBg
to mak^ Uut provision was aetoaUy
made by the Creator for nun to become
a nnner. Let us not be nnderatood as
charging on Dr. Harris views which ha
himself disowns. We are nigiiig
merely what seem to ns the legitinu^
consequenoei of his views; and we are
oompdled to think that his general
scheme has given to his remarks a
colouring which misrepresents the view
he really holds on ttus awfiil snlyeot;
at least, his exposition of the matter
has given us this feeling. It may, in^
deed, be said that the points on whidi
we have been animadverdng are merely
grounds of antecedent cotyectore^ not
768
HARRIS'S MAN PBIME7AL.
pioba1)iUt7. Bat we reply, Haye we
■ay right to fonn moh antecedent eon-
jeotnres with regard to any part of the
dominiona of Him who hatea all ran !
Or, ^tart from the awfiil reality, oonld
ntdi Qonjectnrea possiUy be entertwn-
edl Does not the very mention of
them seem to imply Home degree of
antecedent probability that man will
■in — ia made to sin 1 That Dr. Harris
repndiateg such a consequence is not an
aoiwer to oar objection, if it furly be-
long to the scheme itself. The argu-
ment is shortly this, — the origination of
oreatares was, it is admitted, a purely
■pontaneouB act on the part of the Cre-
ator. But, according to I>r. Harris, his
determinaticm to display his all-suffi-
oienoy, inTclved, or, we maysay,n«e«(n-
UUtd, a. conatantiy progressire manifest-
ation cf his divine attributes. Uercy,
then, as being an attribute cf the divine
exhiUted ; and in order to allow place
for its exhibition there must be sin. On
snob prinoiples we see not how the
consequence can be avoided, that sin
mwt exist somewhere in the creation.
It is only due to Dr. Harris to say that
be himself protests against such a con-
dnaion, at least, as regards man.
" Ifot Indeed," ha w^jt willi rriaenea b> At
•MecadiBit coojsotnn tb*t rin wimld bt ■ (nml
i>fnikHi far th* diiplaj of the dinn* Mll-anffi-
dencf ; " not, indeed, thilt tba bin poMibililj
of Eui voold be coDTerted into a neceuity
■Xprenly to aShri nich in ocei^on ; hat tlut
tba tiril vaald not ba uUtnrilj pratanted .
amdtiatit mighl mil kast tan BMeovoAh Aov,'
a the kypadkaU of Kmu weA dxugt.
mfir.
vtlopmtmt ofUie Dimnt raourett.'' — pp.35C, 357,
But wc still Bsic, does not the admis-
sion contained in the sentence we have
put in italics nullify the protest Let
it be remembered that Dr. Harris*
gument is built on laws of divine u
festation recognized by us a priori, tliat
is, before we look at the manifestation
itself Now, whatever reason wo have
*ot expecting a priori that the attri-
bute of meroy may or must farm part
of the divine manifestation, that taint
reason we have for believing that evil
may cr must exist, unoe mercj cannot
be manifested until sin has come into
the creation. We know as a matUr of
fact, that evil does exist, and that
mercy lias been manifested. The coa-
tingency — if it were a contingency ,-^iii
been converted into certainty. The
fact of the existence of evil then uemi
to place Dr. Harris in this dilemmi.
Either the existoice of mercy as a put
of the divine manifestation ooold be
reasoned out before hand, aad tli«i lie
existen(» of sin as giving occasion £ji
mercy, must be capable of being in like
reasoned out, and cDnseqiuotl;
forms part of the divine plan ; or tbe
existence of sin forms so part id iht
divine plan, and therefore could not bt
reasoned out apriori, andthen, neithetan
the manifestation of meroy, — its intidolc
It makes no difference whether tbe
result cf our a priori ressoningi be
certunty or mere probalulity. It >%
therefore, no answer to our olgeetiiii^
that the laws are merdy tentative ai
provisional. They are laid down witli
whatever degree of probability "apri^-
and the conclusion is evolved bat
them deductively. But the maniletta-
tion cf mercy, presupposes the cxi^exia
of sin, and consequently there it tht
same d^free cf "apriori" pmiMits,
be it greater or less, that enl mo'
exist as that mercy must be maniftsttd.
If we take the first part of this dilon-
ma, how do we escape from the ccads-
sion that sin is necessary, and therefm*
that Ood is its Author T Ifwetskethe
second, the apriori argument is sbss-
doned. In the review of Dr. Hinii"'
former volume, we noticed by sntici|*-
tion the difficult which tbe e^sM"
of evil seemed to put in the way of hi
argument. It will be seen ty our pre-
sent remarks, that we do not think thit
difficulty has been O'
OnE OWN RETIBW DEPARTMENT.
769
We do not wish to mnmplj objeo-
tions, nor can we enter on other topiee,
wfaich the work tempts ui to ducuM,
without exceeding the lin>itt to which
onr tmnukii most be confined. We
cannot indeed veutnie to expect that
the otjectioni made above will at all
modify Dr. Harria's conviction of the
certaintjr of the ground which he has
taken. In argaments like these, very
much depend! on the point of view in
which different minds are accustomed
to look at the objeots of knowledge, and
the mode in which the; are accostomed
to investigate truth, and to bring it into
the circle of their own comprehension
and belief. To manj minds, we doubt
not. Dr. Harris's method will be ac-
ceptable, and it DU17 be, the objections
we have taken will appear either nn-
founded or of little weighi To all who
thus BTmpathize with Dr. Harris's mode
of treating his sul^ect, we most
diallj recommend his work, and not
less to those who are inclined to a
more inductive method, warning each
class, however, that thej must not ex-
pect to find it an ea^ book ; but at the
same time, asniring them that if thej
will read it carefiiUf and thoughtfnUy,
it will amply repay the mental effort
which it demands.
Our own Rnitw Dtparttntnt.
^tongh the oourse we are taking
the present instance is unusual, we trust
that it will not be deemed uninroper.
If men were to review their own pro-
ceedings more frequently than they do,
it would probably be advantageous both
to themselves and to others ; and it is
unneoeasary to tay that editors are not
exempt &om human infirmities. The
retrocpeot which we are entering upon,
however, i* of limited purpose; we shall
not ny a word about the ability with
which our Review Department is con-
ducted—of this onr readers are the
proper judges ; nor shall [we~ boast of
either moral or intellectual qualiffoa-
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not that the public will fonn a coneot
estimate vrithont our aid ; onr object if
merely to offer some apologetic expla-
nations. Some of onr friends nuiy
probably be ready at times to accuse as
of n^leot. Our beet efforts have not
enabled us to keep pace with the prolific
press of the preeent age, and authors
and publishers may oomphun, not un-
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to say nothing of a book than to pro-
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any man who has writt«n what he
believes to be a work deserving of com-
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INTELLIGENCE.
NEW CHAPELS.
The Toundation Itons of n new baptist
chip«l «B1 laid in the rapidlj increasing
vntering place of WestDn-Super-Msre, Octo-
ber 23. John Shoftrd, Exg., and th« Rei,
T. Winter, of Bristol, gsTO verj excellent
ad(Irene> on the occauon. In the evening
neortj two hundred Triendg nnemhled to tea,
and at half-past lix o'clock a public meeting
commenced, in which the Rev. Mean. CroM,
RolRone, Rowe, Probert, Webb, and others
The ftiende in this place, for neaily three
yeata, iiBve worahipped in the Anembl j Room,
tot which the7 pay an annual rent of £30.
With ii
s of u
i encouraging
prospfcts they haTs frit Ihi
upon to take thii itep ; and though none
amongst them are rich, by much effort they
have gathered amongst themselves upwards
of ^00. Should any of the rich in other
churches who like them love the voluntary
piincipte, nmridering the neceasilies of this
inftnt cause, be inclined to help them, thnr
pastor, Mr. Rodway, will be thankful to
receive any suma towards
which will be about £850.
The congregation under the pastoral charge
of Mi, Brewer, have recently commenced the
railing <if ihcir new building, in a BJIuation
highly advantageous, being contiguous to an
nlmcwt new town. The ground thus selected
opens upon a large and incrvasin); population,
and should Leeds continue to thriie in the
same proportion as it has done the last ten
yean, the chapel will soon be the centre of n
dense mass of inhabitants. The building
about to be raised is in the gothic style, and
is to accommodate 7fiO upon the ground
floor, at a coat of rather more than £2(100.
The foundation stone wbs Isid on Thursday,
Nov. 1, in the presence of a numerous aa-
•embly by George Goodman, Esq., a gentle-
man well known and highly respected
throughout the whole of the West Riding.
An addieM upon the lending dnctrinea of
divine truth, and upon the peculiar tenets of
the baptist denomination was delivered bv
the Rev. H. DowKm of Bradford, and the
Rev. J. Phillip*, of Northampton, concluded
in prayer. We are glad to learn that an
ellart is likely to be made Ut avoid anything
like a cumbrous debt.
ORDINATIONS.
On Tuesday, October 23rd, recogoition
services were held in Salem Chapel,
Folkeatone, in connection with the uttlement
of tbs Rev. David Jones, B.A., late of
Stepney College, as pastor of the baptist
church wonhipping in the above place. On
which occasion in the morning b disco
was delivL-red by the Rev. E. 3 Fryce, I
of GrisTesend, on " The nature of B Chrb
church." The usual queations were proposed
by the Rev. John Claric of Feikeatone,
the recognition pnyer wns offered by th«
Rev. Richard Pryce, late of Coate, Oion.
The charge was given to the minister by tbe
Rev; John Aldis, of Maiepond, In the'
evening a sermon to the church and oongrega-
lion was preached by the Rev. H. H. Dobney
of Mardstone, The followizig miniaten con-
ducted the devotional part of the services ;
Mcran. Clarke and Jamea of Ashford,
Bleatley of Folkestone, and Brook of Broad-
The Bev. James Cubitt, late of Bourlon-
on-lhe-Water, hna become the pastor of the
church at Thrapslone, Northamptonshire.
The Rev. Andrew Smith, Lite of Rye, has
accepted the unanimous cnll of the Particular
baptist church nt Cranhrook, to become their
pastor, and commenced his staled bboura
among them on the 38lh of October.
HOADE, NoaTniHPTOmilU.
The Rev. T. Brooks of Aldwinkle, having
accepted the invitation of the kiptist church
at Roade to become its pastor, entered upon
his stated Uhoun there on Lord's day, Juty
29th, founiliiig his sermon in the morning
upon the %hih verae of the 1 1 Hth psalm. In
the alWnoon of the some day the Rev. John
Hands, fnrmerly a miano[)nry in India,
preached to the people from Deuteronomy
i. and part of the 3Bth vuree, " Encourage
The R«v. Robert Groce, Isle of Battle,
las accepted a unauijnousinrllation from the
laptist church, moelinj! nt Aldwinkle, to lie-
HOMB INTELLIQENCB.
Mr. J. J. Owen, late of Vine Street,
L^cester, hu accepted the uDanimous and
cordial invitation of the church, IhifGeld
Rond, Derby, to become their putor, and has
commencedhislabour* with plaining proipecta.
The baptiat church at Accrington, (aAet
haring beeu without a paitor for nuBriy three
yean) haa iniited the Rct. Edwvd Thomu
of NethettoD, near Dudley, Wocceitenhire,
to become their pEutor, who hai accepted the
IniitBtiaa, and will enter on hi> laboun on
the lit labbBth in Januuy IGSO.
The Rex, T. H. Gauntlrtt haiing resigned
hi* pajtoral connection with the baptirt
-church in thi« toim, the Rer. W, W. Etmi*,
hilely of Siarlborough, and ftinnerly of
Calcutta, hai rec^red a cordial and unani-
moui invitation to the paBtoiate, and purpoNS
commencing hii labours on the Ht«t Lord's
day of the ensuing year. An eaniest efiort
is now being made to erect a new pUoe of
worship for the better accommodation of the
congregation.
RECENT DEATHS.
Oil Lord's day morning, October 31st, this
much esteemed member of the chureh at
Harlow Gnithed her courw in peace, in the
seventieth year of her age. Her health bad
been declining fbr the Inst twelve months,
which she bore with Chrirtian natlenca and
resignation to the divine will. The fears she
hiid sometime* felt in thinking of the
conflict entirely passed away as the time
drew nigh. Her confidence in the Sai
remained unthslien, and when the linnl hour
came, she felt its sapporting and cheering
power, calmly mting upon the dicine
promise, and desiring to be "absent fmn
the body, and present with the Lord." She
trad been B widow twenty-six years, and forty.
seven an honourable member of the Chrialian
church. Her spirit and conduct in all life^
reUtionships, were consistent and exemplary,
She was a penon of sound judgment,
• ■■ piety ;
X. 7. " Tht memory af Om just ii UsmsJ."
The sermon preached aa the occsboii, hai
been published at the request of ha fbillr
and friends.
Died on Tfaunday, the 1st of Norcnte,
aged dgbty-nine ymii, the Bet. JsIm
Thomas, bther of the Rev. James Tboms^
of the Baptist Miaion House, Calcntla. Thi
;eoerable servant of the Lord was (or tHity-
liae yon the bitbfiil pastor of the &nt
baptist chnrch, Broseley, Salop, and te
honoured instnimoit of winning many aisk
1 the Saviour, of whom setera] an K*
Lbouring in the minirtry of the gospcL Tbt
. iperior strength of divine gnce over thit irf
nature was striliingly evinced in tlial,whlltt
he was oblivious of eiten his own daii^Ur,
(who was his constant, tender, and sffixtjomtc
' idsnl}, he was at the same (ine fsU;
to Him, whom, in ueariy hii Itf
hede«gtiated,''Thechie((st sisoof
ten thousand, and tbe altogether lordj."
Here was the "ruling passion itroii( a
death."
Fell asleep in Jesus, on Hondiy the Stb
of November 1819, Elimbeth Ashsjl, nfc o'
Mr, John Stock, pastor of the haptiit chniiti,
Salendine Nook, Huddetifiebi, Yoikihin.
Her end was peace.
On the Ifith of October, tbe Rsv- 0*<><
Clarke was deprived of the enuFanion ^
had cheered and SMistcd him in his fino*
labours mora than thiity-«iz years. Ho
early religious impremions were ncond
under the ministry of the Rev. Abnloa
Austin at Fetter Lane, wboe sb« *si la^
tiled in 1812. She wis mamed the fbUsnsi
year to Mr. Chirk^ and gaTe birth to dtm
children, BJi of whom are surtiring witaf""
of her fervent ptayen, her devont iwlnK-
tions, and her holy example.
MM. SBOSSB, UNIOl.
Died, Kovember ISth, ainl eighlyfin,
Marion, widow of the Rev. Willisni Grw,
many years pastor of the baptiM dmi^ •>
Watfiud, and subsequentlv, fbr a short tiM,
of that at Brentford ; mother of Hie sdilv
of this a
while hei liberality to the ni
charitable institutioni, and to the
Christ in its Tarious departments, was carried
to ^e full extent of her means. She was
highly esteemed by the whole church snd
congregation, with whom she had been so
long connected, and by tbe neighbourhood at
large, and wilt be long and gratefully remem-
bered. Her pastor improved the event on
■he sabbath morning following, from Prov.
MISCELLANEA.
The baptist chapel at Hnnooal, nw
Accrington, after having been the aalfeA <■
litigation fin- neariy tb ysaii, hsviag bsB
recovered by an amicable airsngtoienl, «w
given up to the fonncr lawful tra*^ »^
bo re-opened this month, (Deonnlier), •*"
having been closed about two ycsis.
CORRE'SPONDKNCE.
7b lit BditOT af Hit BapHil Mamtine.
DSAR Sim— I "u highly plnnd with the
■bort lerisw on the worki of the AmmcHn
outhon in jour Usgaiine (or September last,
especiallr the ramarlis on the merila of Pro-
fMBOr Rjpley'i eipoiitioTis, taisng irom hig
Scriptmai »iews of baptiam. I fiilly concur
in the remuks of the Reviewer, respecting
the pernicious effecta of reading piedobaptiat
elpodtioiu on the mind of the young of our
fimiliea, and beliere it to be the meaoi of
Innrting many of them into a depreciation,
and, m some cases, uttet abandonment of
the only riewi which we deem icriptimd of
this ordinaaee. Atler all, strange to say,
these are the eipoaitions which obtain circu-
lation among our denomination. For emy
&mily wliich has an exposition that advo-
cates the baptM side of Uie question, we
hare scores with commrailwieB adiocating
the padobapUit side. What wonder, tbere-
ton, is it, to see some of the memben of
those families imbibe the principles which
are thus planably though Nlentl; insinuated.
This cannot but work greetlj to the disad-
nuitage of the prevalence of our views. Sup-
pose the case to be the reverse, as it is
almost imiversally with our poHlobaptial
brethren, and tljat all the eipOKtiani in our
poneeuon advocated our own viewa, the re-
sult would iirrisimiilj be very different. In-
stead of witnessmg the yoong adopting views
eontiaiy to our own, we ■hould see them
arise as one band in earnest in tbor defence.
And why should it not be aoP Is there
something disrespectful in our views of this
impoitant ordinance ? Is there a doubt lurk-
ing in out bosom M to their heir^ •criptural P
if BO, we should at once abandon them ; if
not, we shonld nse every exertion in their
advocacy and ilissiiniiiiiiliiiii, and call forth
every legitimate means to our aid. Perhaps
it will be said, we have but few cammen-
taries that advocate om- view*. This is a
Act, and a deplorBble fact it is. The most
celebnted commentaiy we have of this kind
bean, in itself, gmt disadvantages for a wide
circulation, in its extreme prolixity and con-
sequent expense. I refer to the valuable
commentary by Dr. Gill. Why this sterility
in our denomination ? Were our great men,
ancient and modon, wanting in that learning,
mental perception and piety, which is neces-
sary for the exposition of the scriptures P
Are there none in our days, in our denomina-
tion, qualified far the work I The idea con-
not be admitted ; th^r other productioiu
prove the contnuy. The only clue to the
ficient encouragcmenl in our denomination.
The productions of our own men are ge.
naolly depredated and condemned without
a hearing ; uther woiis ore eagerly received,
without regard to their tendency, and that
in many cases to the exclusion of our own.
This remark stands good I think, Mr. Editor,
with respect to our monthly periodicals in
particular. Those of other denominations
arc received in many a family where those
of our own are oompatatively unknown. And
why is this I Are out publications inlbrior in
matter 7 It cannot be. Some of them may
be less in size, and so they will be, whUe tht^
support ii withheld by us, to which they have
the first claim. Let due encouragement be
given to our Editors and Authon, and their
productions will not )>e a whit behind tbow
of other denominations.
I have cne suggestion to give before I con-
elude, respecting the American works refer-
red to, especially those of Vrattmot Ripley.
I know nothing either of this author or of his
wtffks, eiEept whst the reviewer has stated ;
The reviewer regretted " that there is so little
ilellectual intercourse between America and
England,"
Christians of both countries, and expresses
hiB desire, thnt his notice of these books
should be the means of introducing them to
English readers. Mr. Editor, is there no
plan that could he adopted for the purpose
of issuing a cheap teriea, beginning with Pro-
fessor liipley'i, and fbllowed, if sufficient en-
couragement be received, with other worl:s of
the same stamp ? Plans of this kind are
adopted, and work their way well fiir the
issuing of other works, and can it be imprac-
ticable in this case t Are there none among
our denomination in the metropolis su^
Gciently spirited to farm themselves into a
committee for the management of such un-
dertaking! Some there must he found to
take the initiative iu every undertaking ; and
who knows, were a well-concocted plan for
this purpose proposed, through the organs of
our denomination, and through the press in
general, but that sufBdenl encouragement
would be seemed, notwithstanding all our
apathy ; and that several of other danami-
nations would receive the works, in return for
what we have done in promoting their under-
You are st liberty to do as you please to
these, either to commit them to the flames,
or give them publicity ; hut I hope the abjeot
be lot sight of.
lai
,Sir,
Your's,
rantakuTs, Noo. ir>lh, lG4!t.
CORRKSPONDBJfCK.
To the EdUoT of the Baptiil Magi
Duz Sir, — 1 un glad that the i
in your Scpttnaber auEpber, Telativi
Aged and InSnn Baptial Ministen' Societj',
haa led our fiiend, Mr. Lillycrop of Windoor,
feel ao wimiily, and to write ao earneatl'
' ' 'f of thia important InUitution. Mi.
of Briitol, haa >Iao been mode the
in behalf of thia in
Wii
Phillipa, Eaq., a iinS donation of ^5
real friend to the miniaten of Cbriit, and I
think that the letter accompanying that con-
tribation, ahould (irith your penniaaioa,)
appeal on the pages of the Hagaaine. It ia
"My Dub Bia,— I wna grieved to find
the Rnancea of tha Sui:i<:iy fur the relief of
Aged and Infirm Baptist Miniatera, ao loir,
aa alaled in the Baptiit Hagozinu for the laat
month. It inclined ms to send you ^5
through my inraluable friend, Mr. H. ; bnt
Hnce requeating him to do chia, I have
thoD^t and thought ii^nin,~0 how nnall n
trifle ia thia dirided nt.iuiig ao many [ and at
laat it (truck ma, if u I'lilledion irere made^
the Rnt month in the eaauiji; year, in eiery
Baptiat chuicti, after the ordinance of the
Loid'i BUpp«r, much might be done, nnd at
acBTcely any aacrifice. If joa were to cail
the attention of the churches to this import-
ant lubject in the December Magazine, re-
queating all the ministan of the reapective
L'hurchea to apeak freely and nffectiunately to
their people, methinka, fh>m ao many
churchea, and aa there are ao many holy,
wealthy people in those churchea, £100
might eaaily be rataed for this moat valuable
Inatilution : and if in the February number
for 1850, an account be given of the money
received Irom the varioua place*, it wilLcauae
the whole body to rejoice with thooe aged
and infirm memben, whooe benefit and grati-
tude will be more eapecially promoted. And
doubtleaa, all thoie of the Lord'a people, who
■hall put a helping hand to ludi a good
work, will have to exclaim, ' It ia more
bleoed to give than to recejie.'
"I thua aubmit you mv thought* to do aa
you plsHM with Ihem. Should the plan pro-
poaad be carried out, I will put one aoiareign
to aid the attempt; rentembeiing what our
bleaeed Lord hai aaid, ' Inaamueh aa ye liave
done it unto one of the Icnat of these my bre-
tbnn, ye have done [t unto me.'
" I am, my Dear Sir,
" Youn in the Gospel,
" A LoviB or CnaisT's Mikibtebs."
T« Hte. T. Winter, Briilol.
May the benevolent denre of the writer
be largely realiied in the increaaed ease and
comfort of oiu- valued, hut in many inatances,
neceaailoua paatora. I am Dear Sir,
Youn, very truly,CiURLxa Dijiiell,
I", A'owmftfr 13(4, 18J3,
7^1 tht EiStoT nf the Baptitl hfajUan.
Dub Sib,— It ia not, I am aware, jouf
usual practice to inaert in your pages tfiic-
tures on papcn that have appealed in
other magannes. Thete are, txtwefer, occi-
aionolly, initancea in which (his tak aiy
wisely be deported from, and aUow bk,
fllthough deferring to your dcdaipn. Is «-
preaa my opinion, that the m
ber number, deserves to be lagarded at ■■
The reviewer profeasea to have itsd the
Bainy " with all oreiijl attention." H*d^
■irta " to report with all truth and caadooi."
The " pure evangelism" of Hr. Noet^ book
ha henrlily admirea, as also "its Cbiiitas
spirit
"No
production" of Hi. Noid, be ia qsile wf,
" would betray an absence of the apnit vluci
should adom the work of every CbratBD
>>%;vi-rthelea, he pcoceeds to "repflt" to
hia rcnden unhvoorably of Mr. Nod^ "fw-
nees." The whole volume i* pervaded ^*
" petitio priodpii," and " a ^niit of dagaa-
tisn and pareroplory oonduaion," not ta b(
expected from ao intelligeut on aidhoi; W
in which baptista are prone to indulge. fi»
aides, Mr. Noel'a " gtatuitaiis assun))i(ina*
are sueh as only a "special plsdtf «i^
have advanced," or would be emplojad tf
"the moat rsckleB chnmpi^Ni" of ■ lia>(
cauee. " Some of them are audi as dwsU
never have escaped the pen of heaaaisliit
controversy.'' Nay, Mr. Noel evm te>sA
to " abuse," to ' indiscriminate eensors," sad
cannot withhold the charge, that Mr. Nad i>
actuated by the '' moI of an aportiK,*
though he tries to soften the oSonive word.
Now, dear air, how am I to recoodle tkw
contradictory descriptions of the mbh wA^
What is the "truth and candour'' of Ikt
reviewer worth, whidi, in the oomse of at
article con first praise a book for its Ctinlas
temper, iu devoutoeas and aineetitf, aad
example of the moat unduiatian oad aolMb-
fut apiril.
In one respect 1 moat fully believ* ike
truthfulness of the reviewer. Mr. Nod de-
■cribei his state of mind while a pBdotBrt>t>
ai one of " iDdeBoitn fear of the GOBckMOs'
at which he might anire, ahould he tun ba
attention to the queatian of taantiw. Ha
tberefiirc avoided the atudy of it. So the
reviewer. On taking up Mr. Koal'*BsBr,be
Gonfcases to have felt " aome sort of Hliv-
inga and nnvoui apprriiensioaa, lest aSer sit,
our pwdolMptitt predilertiona sboold be
C0RRE8P0NDEHCE.
777
shaken, and ou> contictions aptuned." "We
aliaoBt trembled," he wji; and I verily bfliere
him ; for in thia be but conlenei the condi-
tion, to mj knowledge, of nuny podobap-
tirtB. Indeed, 1 admire greatly the retiew-
er'e candoni in telling his readen, thaX he
eotered on the peruul oT Hi. Noel^ book in
a state of mind w Terjodveraetoa&irandjiut
judgment, and ane moat &tal to the attainment
of the truth. In plainet language it were not
possible to be inbrmad, that the reTiewer
slept forth into the uenn, not as a fiui com-
batant and one open to coniidion, but as a
partiaan, seeking only a decent pretext to
Bdhm to hia " predilections," and to cover
the cQnsdaus weaknev of his cause. Hence
he is "most tbankfiil" "to be perfectly re-
lieved, to hare passed the ted, and to hare
endured tlie storm," and to be at ease once
more, seeing the stnult was not so severe as
he expected, and he was ab)e by a little nia-
noeuvering, of which 1 shall pieaenlly speak,
to avert ttie ponderous bloir. Very candid
But now, sit, I come to a very striking
and eminent eiample of the reviewer^ no-
liona of truth and candoui'.
In Mr. Noel's prebce stands the following
Sentence, and I b^ your readers to mark
especially the words I haie giren in italics.
I am also porticulerly anxious to mention
that I haie not omitted a single word or
stop, and that the words, "the eridence," &c.
come immediately aAer the semicolon which
fbllowa the word " immeiw." Special rea-
sons, mon to appear, make ma thus porti-
■ - • '•■ ' e Mr. Noel's words.
word baptism, m
ini immersion, and that to
me i Ihe tviittnct ttf wkieh
/ael T hope lo addaee m a teparate eoiunw."
Of eourae the reviewer gladly admits that
" sn author has a ri^t to propose what
object he pleases, " Moreover, the reviewer
has a right to say, that Mr. Noel's enump.
tion is "rather an important item in the
thing to be proved, and for which he and we
are equally bound to search the scripturee.''
But what was my omasement. with the last
part of the above quotation before me, to
read, a few sentences attorwaid, the follow-
ing Hssertion— that this matter of infant
sprinkling "is the very point in question,
and wkich Iha volume propotea to cfJMUu tn
ardar to prove I" He then goes on to quote
an example or two of what it pleases him to
call "spedmeosof thereasonmg, or rather the
lubstitules fiir it, with which the present
volume abounds," and expresses his desire
that Mr. Noel hod proceeded "a little more
in the way of bir ratiocination, and after the
mode of the inductive philosophy." He B-
nislics by felicitating himself thet having
' " patiently read all that this volume contains
in fiivour of immersion, as well ns that of
some others," he is able to atfirm that
all "vitiated and nullilied" by its want of
accordance with the thing signified. Why,
dear sir, he might have rend Mr. Nok's
book backwards, or upside down, with the
same succeia. The " truth and candour " of
the process pre-eminentlj appears, not only
in the fiKt that Mr. Noel tells him in plain
words, that he will not Snd any proof in
bvonr of immersion in this but in another
volume ; hut also in the very honeM act,
that the reviewer himself quotes the above
sentence down to the word •' immerse," and
then quietly ignores the rest. He charges Mr.
Noel with unfairness and misrepresentation ;
but what is this! Admirable "truth and
candourl" — the reviewer " has read irith all
careful attention 1" 1 am shocked, sir, and
indignant at such violations of integrity and
tru^fulnesB occurring in the pages of a pro-
fessedly Christian jouiual.
Had Hr. Noel's reference to another
volume, in which tbe proof of hia assumption
would be found, occurred some pages aflei-
ward, I could have attributed the course
adopted by the ttriever to inadvertence.
But this excuse cannot avail. The whole
sentence, in good large type, was before the
reviewer's eyes. He copies the first part of
it, and omits the rest By the grosseet inat-
tention, if not from some worae cause, he takes
ndvantage of the wrong he hod done, and
represents .Mr. Noel as having fiiiled to ac-
complish what he never attempted nor pro-
posed to do. Hy this manreurre the reviewer^
tremoR are allayed, his fears removed, his
oppressed conscience relieved, and he regards
himself as a beautiful exnmple of " truth and
candourl" But this suppression, wilful or
not, vitiates all his pretensions to fiurness,
and displays not only incapadly for the flino-
tion he has asnimed, but destroys all con-
fidence in his representations end judgment.
It is the grossest uniiumess to Mr. Noel.
I now turn to the crime's notice of that
part of Mr. Noel's volume which treats of
drciundsion. It betrays an equal pr«-
sumptioD and incapacity. Thus he writes:
" It would be perfectly tedious lo follow Mr.
Noel through the sixty pages of bis Eassy
wherein his lucubrations on this matter are
found. Saffice it lo toy, with a great part of
what he hai torititn tee entirely agree. It
contains hut a succession of truisms, which
scripture aaerts and nobody denies. Bui we
tee nothing in hit cono/ujioiu."
Tbe animus of the critic is here clearly
shown. Although agreeing with Mr. Noella
"truisms "and undeniable scripture assertions,
yet they are " Mr. Noel's lucubrations." If
true and icriptural, why speak thus disparag-
ingly of them? Or if they agree with hb
own, why the reviewer's sneer at what he
himself believes?
Rut Mr. Noel's conclusions aio wrong.
How does the reviewer provo this? By
reiterating some of the " truisms," with the
CORBESPONDEHCE.
kflimiatiaD Uut Ui. Noel hu not duproTcd
them ; whenM Hr. Noel and the renevei
an agreed abcnit them. Verj penpicacioui
tlna. lilt. Noel does not deny
Ifpicsl eompondence betveen the old
Mtedant and the new: neither doei Hi.
NmI attempt to " alter," on the caatntrj he
fndj admiU, '*tha bet that the bl««ng of
faitUbl Abrsham tm to coroe, and b; the
dkpenaatiaii ef the goapet baa '
tbe gentile*;'" noi doea he «
■eriptuial atatcment tl:
to the fttber of the faithful, a tBal of the
>l^MeoiUD<« of the faith," though the re-
Twwer hai forgotten to giTe the important
wordi, ' which he had jet being unciicum-
cind. But whence comea the retiewo'i
coocluaim from Ibcee "tnunu," "that if
inbnt bsptinn be remored, we hai
■eal now. The goipel economj ii
in pririlege, promiae,or demonatration, to tbe
law." Whence will ba dnw proof, that
under tbe guapel there vughl to be tuch a leal,
and, if m), that inbnt-baptinn ii »uch s seal t
All logic muat he at hult if the aboi
" traiami " ioTolm tucb ooncluaiana ; an
moat auielj' they are not to be (bund an'
where in the Old and New Tertament*. The
rariewer telli u* be ii ** i
and capedallj with one whom he had been
"tau^t moat highly to line ■ ' '
and wall be maj be, if thii
^eciioen of bit powers of reuoning, and of bia
&ir-dealiag with one whom he pionouncca a
demut and nnceie Christian. The onl; feel-
ing that can be eidtfld in Mr. Noel's mind
muat ba one either of pitf oi contempt, tt
ii certainty a vet? curioua example of con-
trovenj, ai well ai of truth-aecking and
candour, that the retiewer ibould never once
happen to quote Hi. Noel'i words, except to
garble them, nor Tentura once foirlj to grap-
ple with his Bjgtiments under the eye of his
reader. Wh; not point out tar Mr. Noel's
and other peopled edification, the exact plaea
wbera the premises and conclusions dirogef
With undisputed premises this were no
difficult task. Tbe thanks of his bretbrea
would hare been laid at his feat, seeing he
would not onty have wrested from Mr. Noel
and the baptists a grand field of argument,
but hare laid the demon of schism which
Dr. Halley'a want of the right logic has
brought into the independent pcdotjaplist
body on this rerj quirtion. If Mr. Noel's
coneluaioiii are itlogical and worthlesa, what
•nDi. Halley'sP
Vwy curious is the contiast the reiiewei
diBWS between Mr. Noel'i Eseaj on tbe
Union of Church and State and this on bap.
tism. The former was a "noble Tolume."
There, Mr. Noel " was at borne, at rest, his
heart right, his head clear, his pen correct,
his work unanswered and unaniwcrtible."
But, nias '. how are the mighty bllen. His
"honour'" is departed, his " usehilnesi" at
■n end. To this work on faaptiai it ni^
be mppond " he would not faring shoftfir
a candid and impartial mind." Ontlawii-
" to sepaiale tbe precious tma tbe lik."
Ha ia but aBOthcr specimen of tbe aiioa.
that ^ human natore ie land of extnoA.*
Kii work theiwlbre is *n "entire bikini"
and " padobnptist friends bare notbiiig U
fe«."
Has the roTiawei forgotten the old bblt gf
tbe "Fox and tbe Grapes?" The book i)
Tery sour, reiy sour indeed — it ■■ bi|«at!
But what if Hr. Noel had written in fnim
ofpBidotiaptiim.B Why, Mr. Editw, <n ibe
Tei7 bee of the matter it i* a pure spoiBa
of sectarian Ument and Tcxatiai. Tbepod*-
baptists bwe loat a nun whom tbej fltUml
and carcase d, and hoped to bare ssonel
smoog them : Hiiie Uim laehrfma. ¥«
cannot, sir, be ignorant of omtatn &cls, tiiA
are known widely in Londim eiick^ sid
which would amply piDTe my RSiaik. I wH
only my, that it baptists had put fbtlh oat
tenth put of (be effi>rta to secore the adbWB
of Hr. Noel to their. body, whid hanbca
made by certain eminent pndobaptitt misii-
(en on behalf of padabaptiat independoiiT,
no terms would have beoi thought too senn
to coisuiE the proaelyting spirit and sectanU'
ism of baptists.
One more example of tlie renewcr*! OVh-
fulnesi and candour, and I bare done. Hr
Noel inlbnns his readers in tbe piebee, tkM
** he determined to form fais judgment entiiclj
by the study of the scriptures, and rf nt^
authors as sidvocate tbe fanptism of iilsnti;*
and in a subsequmt page he appends a M V
"4oo*j r^trred to" in the coone of Iw
esaay. With an extreme anxiety far &im»
doubtless actuating him, the critic ii pltaa'
bmikt eetmiOal and read By Afr. Nad, t^
to affirm that " some of tbe rooit poitrfd
and satis&ctoiy are omitted." Among the«
" powerful " writers, he namci TuiretiM,
Piclat, WilUams, Edwards, and Then ^
namea, to aay the least, not much known nx
as peculiarly eminent or latiafictny. Bui
in fiict, u is apparent by the heading of U"
list, Mr. Noel makes no preteniions cogi»>
Gomplcle lilt of the works which he bxi
read, but umply those be has had ocoaw "
quoteorieleitoin thecasayilwlf. Fotsa^
Uiat appears, Mr. Noel may hare caaailud
every one of tbe nuthon named by tbe oiti^
and many more i but surely in s lirt "l
the books referred to in the nay, we slniil^
^ tbe i
were not referred to atsll. Sod
a parade of names would haia be^inomB^-
eot with tbe humility of a ChristisD min IJu
Mr. Noel, and altogether mnlrarj lo W
purport of the list, which wbi merel}' '^
refere
the I
titles of the books quoted. Nevc[tbdce>, ihf
CORRESPONDENCE.
779
critic could not oreilook the opportunity it
■flbtded bin) of diipl^fing hii " troth and
ctDdonr," u well ai the aniioua attention it
coat him to giie a fur "repott." I iiin,baw-
erer, at no Ion to find in tbe conduct of the
reviewer himtelf the bithflit exhibition of the
unwoRhj Had unchiirtiin cluuBCter he at-
tempta to tksleQ on Mr. Noel. Then mif-
reprewntationi of the eaaj could only haTe
proceeded from the pen of a "ipecial pleader,"
or hare been einplojed by '* tbe moM reck-
Us champion" of a losing cauie. Ho know*
nothing whaterer of " honoutable contro-
Ten/." Unwittingly the retiewer poitraji
hii own diafaonourable procedure.
I write tbeee tfainp in gorrow. It ia no
pleasure to me to m
tion of the rariaiu KCia, ana see m it one or
the cauMS of oor loatof pietj and spirituality.
But while we must " walk humbly with God,"
we muit likewise "do justly." Among the
many things that need immediate correction
and repentance, is that licence of mppreesion,
miiBtatenient, and misrepresentation, in which
a luge portion of the religiaus periodical
pnsB constantly indulges. It is not the fint
time by many that the Evangtlieal lUagatine
has thus acted. Good serrice would be done
to the cause of truth and righteousness were
these censors themselves more oflen criticiied ;
and their unhimeat, Iheir want of truth and
candonr," more frcouently castigated.
Aim. 16, 1849. Pbilaurues.
To Ihe Edilat nf the Bapliil Magaiiine.
Dsia Sir, — I am not a member of Iht
•ame church with A. B. C. D., yet being well
acquainted with the Gicti of their case, yc
will perhaps kindly allow me to rectify
little misapprehension intowhich Ejpgvoiroidc
has fallen, and then to ny a few words oi
tbe general question, for it appears, unhap
pily, that the case of your conespondenta i
by no means a singular one.
Ktpiivoirodt seems to take for granted
feeling of alienation between A. B. C. G
and the other memben of the church, I
such exists, there has certainly been no mani
(Mation of it ; they have acted up to th
spirit ofyour judidoua suggestions, they have
regularly filled np thai places on the sab-
bath, and have shown no wish to withdraw
themselrei from the communion of their
tKethren.
Another minppiehetiaion is, that the
church in question, or rather a part of
them, suBered themseltea to be infiueneed
by mifounded, or at best uncertain "re-
parti." InUtRgtnct, not vague report,
reached the deacons in answer to official
enquiries addressed lo another church —
intelligencs which was confirmed hy similar
nts from other qaarten, and which
could not be disproTed, though evidence was
brought to counterfasUnce it. It doa appear
to me, ur, that instead of hlammg tbe
churches for listening to reports respecting
persons whom they may be likely to SQJect
as pastors, a man of experience and standing,
■■ your correspondent cUims to be, should
rather commend them for taking every pre-
caution befora they enter on a rela^on so
sscrcd and so important in its reeulta. Theia
cannot be a happier sight than a bithtiil,
devoted minister placed in a sphere suited to
his qualiGtstions, and where, as a conse-
quence, his talents are proGtably employed,
—id afTectionately appreciated ; but how
ildom this is tbe case the distiacted state of
many of our churches will show. No doubt
in many instances, previous enquiry and deli-
beration might avert much mischief; it would
have done so, I believe, in the case of A. B.
C. D. and their fellow-membera, had tbdr
enquiries been made a month earlier.
Leaving however this particular case, will
rou allow me to ask a qucation that I own
ippears lo me a difficult one? The law of
decidon by a majority certainly obtains in
our cburdies, — but in what cases is this Idnd-
iog? — in matters of expediency only, or is
matters of vital importance! Whers the
contested subject is not one intimately con-
nected with the glory of Christ, the extension
of his muse, or the growth of spiritual reli-
gion in the henits and lives of Christians, 1
con conceive it right and beautiful for the
smaUer number of church members to give
way to their brethren in a spirit of love and
cheerfulneai ; and if the deci&on of the church
is formed after united and earnest prayer for
divine guidance, thev may even be juitiSed
in supposing that the will of God in tbe
matter is thus made known to them. But
supposing, <and the supposiUon is not a mere
hypothesis, but based upon focts,) supposing
the church-meeting to be conducted in an
unchristian spirit, begun and ended without
prayer ; supjHiaing the matter to be decided
upon has never been mode the subject of
collective pmyer hy the chnrch at all, are
the minority in such a case bound to regard
the decidon of the church as obligatory apon
them, especially if tbe point at iMue be on*
in which their consciences are deeply con-
cerned 1 Love, and meekness, and humility,
ought at all times to characterise the conduct
of Christians towards each other: but an
there no circumstances which would justify
even a small minority in maintaining and
acting out their opinion, though it has been
negatived by the grenter part of the church t
I have heud nf instance^ and one very
recently of a neighbouring church, in which
the law of Christian love prevailed over the
law of majorities. The matter to be decided
WHS the choice of a minister — both parties
felt very strongly, and the difference in num-
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EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT.
be™ waj minll. In thi» case Ihe majorilx
said virtunli)' to the Diinorily. " We hate the
power to carry our point, but, rather than
wound jauT minda or loac your co-operation
we will congcDt to waive out clsioi." Ouf^t
there not to be brotherly love enough in
ereij Christian diurch to induce umilar
conduct t
There ii a rtrong tendency to democratic
feeling in aome of our churrhea, which re-
quires TigoTOua as well ha kind corttrol ; but
while piuJing agninal this, let ua not give ap
that liberty whereby Christ has made ua free
—not a liberty to dictate to our brethren, to
please ounelrea at their expense, to make
our own will our law,— but B liberty of eon-
sdenoe from all jurisdiction but thst of
Chriat. Thia liberty nil! ncTer lead lo insub-
ordination ; the more we all study the will
of Chriat, the more likely shall wo all be to
feel if not to lee alike. In some caaes minis-
ten err^ in some cases churches err, in some
they re-act upon each other. Would not
more decided penouat aubjection to Chriat,
and more habitual Christinn humility and
loTc cure many eTila, and prerent moreP
I remain. Dear Sir,
EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT.
A few days ago, wo received n letter from a
brother of long standing in the mioiato', rend-
ing many miles from the metropolis, in which
he myi, " Let there be ■ request in your
Decemt>er number for paslars to urge on
their people Ihe duty of more eitentiTely
taking the Baptiat Magazine, for the sake of
Ihe widows aided by its profits. I and others
ahall be glad to arul ourselves of the oppor-
tunity of reading such an appeal, that onlers
may be increaseil for Ihe Mngaitne for the
coming year." In compliance with this sug-
gestion we have writlen a pnper which appears
in the Eaaay Department, entitled, "A Page
which may be read frnm the Pulpit." The
kindness of many of our brethren will doubt-
less lend them to lay it before their congregs-
tiona ; others will probably select f^om it
portions that appeal to them to be appropri-
ate ; and some will perhaps do yet better, by
nuiking it the basis of an addio of dieir
own. The moat powerful reason for the
procedure is, in our judgment, the adapta-
tion of the Magaiine to promote the spiritual
interests of the churches, and an this nccount,
as well aa on account of the important object
to which its prolits are coniecrated, we trust
that a great number of pastOTs, deacons, and
private ChriatianB, will urge it on the atten-
tion of their friends. Ita amount of circula-
tion has not recovered IVom the etiecta of two
or three cauaea of decline wbicli have ceased
to eiiat; the gnat pieaure on the coni-
mercial interota of the country two year)
ago was particularly injurioua to the talc of
periodical publications goietally, and of this
among the rest. The present ia, on aome
accounts, a tavourabla opportanity tor nrging
baptiata to do as much to gire efficiency In
their own Magazine as ia done by some other
denominations on b^alf of theirs. If the
officers of our churches undertake this cor-
dially, they will undoubtedly be aacceaaful,
us past experience demonstnitea. It may be
well, whenerer it is mentioned publidr,
either to name some one who will anpply it
to aobscrihen, or to advert to the &ct that
any bookseller will readily fumiah it to any
'ho orders it to he sent to him regularly,
deed, who givea a few day*' notic« of hb
desire for a sinBle number. To the number
for January will he prefixed a portrait of the
Hon. and Rev. DaptiM W. Noel ; and it wilt
contain Borne interesting articlea which >ie
already in the editor's huida.
A judicious letter in our preaent nambet
containa, with remarks on the caas pro-
pounded by A- B. C. D.. some general tuf-
gealions deserving the attentioD of other
ehurchce. It appears that onr eorrc^ioBdnt
is acquainted with the locality in which A.
B. C. D. reside ; we have no knowledge of it
ourselves, and nothing which has appeared ia
our rages could lead a stranger to conjectore
in what county it is situated. May we htnl
that as much has now been aaid on this
particular case as ia necesary, and that more
might be injurious. With regard to lb*
more general question we agree with the
preaent writer that it ia sometimes wise and
hind for a majority to irave its own prefer-
ences in deference lo a minority. A minority
cannot reaaonably demand this, and perha|is
no general rule can he fatid down abowag
when it should be done ; but there are oats
in which the reaulta of soch a cmuie, if
adopted spontaneously by the
would be productive of highly b>
permanent results.
Mr. Foster's sermon, a sketch of which i>
given above, was preached at Downcnd, it is
believed, in the year 1830, It was oomno-
nicaled to us by the Editor of his ** Life and
Correspondence."
We sre aorry to IcBm that ill health hM
rendered it necessary fir Mr, Dover to retire
from the pastorate of the ehurch at Mid-
DEOEHBEB, 1849.
PRINCIPAL BAPTIST SOCIETIES.
Fomtd 1792.
Obiict :— " Tba diSarion of the knoirlBd^ of ths Rligion qC Jeiu Christ thraoglMat tb«
wboU wocU, bejond tha Britiih I*lef, b; the pMchiag of the Gcxpcli Ihs tnoiUtiwi ud
pablicatiiiii of tha Holj Scriptnrei, uid the fftahluhauat of Schooli."
IKCOU, jmt taOiag Much 91, 1849 £S3,84« 16 9
Ekpehditdbb S3,SBS B S
Bauncb ag^ut tha wdety 4,946 17 10
SrEci&ii OaAXT or £6000 to Jamuca. Pud in th« j«n bma tha
OcDBiml Fsoda £500 0 0
BaiiAHOi dua to tha TnuuTra an thii ■ccoutt ' I|55t 14 1
Treasaren, William Bbodih QnBiraT, Eeq., Sakdil Mdbtok Pbto, Esq^ HJ>.
Secretaries, Rev. FKisBuaE Tbbitbail uid Bdwabs B. Uksikhiu^ Esq.,
Baptist Miauon House, 33, Mooi^te Street.
H nnaU, Bar. Juwa P., L<lc«t«r.
OvarlHuj^ IUt. Robartf Loadon.
FawUm, Tbomu, Km., Onnaand
PhllUph i. L., Biq., MalkdwD.
FiT«, lUv- E. 8., A.B., OnTeaand
BoMuan. Bst. W., Katurlng.
Ro^ ReT. RDbsrt, Cuabildge.
Hiuiell. IUt. Joibu, Omnirlcli.
r. Edmrd, D.D.. Ciunb«r«*U.
Owrga, Baq., r
Tnnd, Bar. H,, BridcimMr.
Wtbb.°'BaT!r7uiH, i'pnrieb.
Wlntu, B<T. noma, BiliUL
, Jsaapb R., Baq., Brlitan,
1, Bar, JoHpli, M.A., Btspnaf.
U. Bar. Cluriai U^ LlinrpeoL
wrt. Bit. Calab B., U.A., WiDtaga.
Bnmi, Bar, Sunual, LougblDD.
Bnok, BeT.Wllllva, Londrui.
C«. Bit. Franeli A., D.D.,LJ..D., Euknej.
Buiianl, JahiL £aq-i London.
DiuilfiU» BflT- 1. MartlHk, BlrmlnfluQU
Sratn, BeT. SuiDal, Walvonb.
Blnton, Bar. JabD H., M.A., Loadon.
Katunn, Bti. Dmiial, Haeknaj.
LowiL Ottirg*. Eaq.. F.B.8., Lomsb.
Htnh, Bit. WUUim B, S-D, WtOaH.
Anditors.
IlMm. Oaorga Ootid, Chirtta Jooa^ and Thamw HawUna.
SUIi»i>i »nd nb-«latf«ai 173
Faaula miirfoiuria . 16
Natin pnaeh^n ud tMChen 14S
Mninbet of nNodxri , 4,781
Dayachoolt «
I>*7Mfaolvi 4,479
In fVie namien Jamaica u nof iaclitdid, 1A« ckamhei thtre, ctiu'ialing of a'jT
30,000 ptTtetu, h^ag n» bmgtr aidtd by th» tVeUtg.
783 PRINCIPAL BAPTIST SOCIETIES.
Fanned 1797.
Oniot : " Id encmm^ tha foimatioa mi jporth of BiptiM chirchet, bath ta tli«
■^icultonl Bsd nuumfactttnog Strict! of Ore*t Britun, pirtienlulj ia Urge towai."
Inoomb, jrev ending Muth 91, 1849 . . Z- • • • • £tM* 10 S
ExFEHDrTDKI 4^M5 7 II
BU.1N0B, igainct the lodetj 03O 17 9
Treasarer, Johr K BoiraTiSLD, Esq., 1S6, Honnsdltcli.
SecretBi7, Hev. SriFHaa Jobbui. Datis, 33, Moorgate Street.
RmtluUll, lb. w.
Hill, Mr. J.
HImU, IUt. muiun.
Buttf, Mr. Nilliu
Oram, Mr. B»J«e
Ontn, Bar. Wliu
PatUbgH', Raf . '
Smllh. R<T. Jin
w*bt>, m. w.
Aoditon.
Ur. JwMt Low *nd Ilr. Winl
Ciatiil ilulou .....
VUU^ itatunu ....
IClmonuici ud gnntcw .
Additiani to the cknidM^ to th» jmi
Howm, ■bout
Sunday ichooli ....
TMchen, (boat
ISaptfxt SlfStl S^HtQ.
Formtdlalt.
Obiect:— ^Thadifforionof thtmniel of Jama Chriat prindpillr b* tha Bmpkmcml o(
Miariosuica and Rakdan in InUnd, t^ eaMbliihmcnt of Sehoala, ud tha diatriUHB rf
BtUat ud Tncta."
iMCoMCTaaraDdlacHafcliSI, IBti £9,670 I t
ExmiDiTiiBB , . 9J84 10 1
BtLwoB igdut tha aodat; 1,870 B fi
Treaaurer, Joseph Tbivtos, Biq., 54, Lomlwid Stnet. j
BBBtetarjfpn) ttmport, Bot. W. P. Williams, 33, Hoorgate Street .
Auditors, i/b. T. Havkiiu and Mr. Willa Eitaon. I
ConunittM. |
0™bwT, Bn. Babart W. i
Pannj, Ur. Jaka.
PMo, S. H^ bq.. M.P. I
BMhan, Kar. Ivak. i
■nsdMa. Hr, Joaapk.
BtanoaaB, O., Sat. '
sirbuwid. HbWiua^ I
Ulail, Kit. William. WKmh. Mt. SuihL I
UUtit, 11I.J
PRDTOIPAL BAPTIST 80CIBTIB8. 783
CLtcfititiim IS
Sab-atUioni SB
MUaioDariet 15
Uttdcn 9
Bchooli 3[
BebaUn on Iho booki i.OOU
Anngt ftlttndftiiat kboot tvo-lluidi. Ths »T«ngt nnmber in nch Khool itahan TO, uidof
thcH the cliildnm of OonuDuti in to ttioao of pnitatant panatf, u 5 la 2,
CKraeial 39apt{st ifitiwionars Sbocfetg.
fbtvwd 1S16.
Idcmn, jeu eodlng June 30, 1619 £1,980 3 !
EXPHDITDBE 3^79 IS 1
BaiiAXcb doe la the TrcMurer 473 19 1
Treasurer, Mr. Robebt Peoo, Derby.
Secretary, iter. J. G. Piu, berbj.
Committee.
Robnt^lll
Biulli, Ut It
n, Mr. OwR*,
Co., Derby; Mi
nito, Loiia<»i.
astble "Sxamlatian Sbodetp.
nnn«dlB40.
OajiOT : — 'To «id In pnDling and oirciititiiig tbo« tnnilmtioni of lb« Holy ScriptDref,
from which the Britiih ind Foreign Bible Societj hM wichdnurn iti utiitince on Ihi f[n>und
that the wordj nUting to (he ordmaaoe of baptiim have been traiulated bj leimi lignifrini;
Immenion i and ffarther to aid In produoiBg aud draolatliig other venioiu of the woid of Qoi^
aunilarly fkithfnl aod complete."
IHCOKB, fear ending Hanh 31, 1849 /M7a 8 S
ExniHliniiu I,H6 9 10
Bauhoi in hand 40 13 9
Treasurer, Q. T. Khkp, Esq., Spital Square.
Seoretwy, BeT. Edwakd Stsakk, D.B., CambervelL
Committee.
len, J. H., Ewi., BiUUn.
BM, Bn. C. B., li.X., IVuitaes.
Bowi^ Rcr. W. B., Lesdiin.
BnHk, Ber. W., London.
Barli, C, Sig, Londan.
Buna, B«. I,, D.D.. London.
pTjca,»
I)u!ell,B*T. J.'m.', ^Ii
ninlon,' ReT.'j. k./M'.ATulndon.
HobJ, B... J., D.D., I^ndoo.
J»ek>on, a., Esq., CsmbrrwfU.
Lav. J«mef» Etq.. Londan.
Low^ 0., Eiq , F.B.S., London.
Mnnh, Bar. W. H., D.D., Watlnd.
Travelling Agentt.
Her. 0«wt* fnuMlo^ ffii Walnnt TMe Walt, UnMb ; Bat. Mimak Kent, Slmw»iiiKj
rerbuiT, fi
innj, J., Bn., Len
IVU«H, T., Kan-, (.nvwim.
k> rm. i. o.. Deibr-
E. &, B.A., OnTewnd.
. Mt. W, Kallaclng.
Bolt BeT. K., Cambrtdf*.
SuiuU, Rei. J., Onenoleb.
Basl*. Bar. L M., BiCtenn.
eprlgg. Bar. J., M.A., ICninU.
BleTHUoa. O.. Smq.. BUetEutb.
Tnnd. Rot. H., BrldHwatu.
Uplcm. BeT. W., St. Allnn'i.
WiUen, S., Kk]., LondDn.
Wibb,BaT. J..ln*i<ilL
Winter, Bar. T^SiliM.
784 PRINOIFAL BAI>TIST SOOIffllBB.
Formed 1717.
Objict* :— " For the nlitf of minklcn ud chuchci of tha Putieiilu Baplial Duuxmai-
tioa in Enghiid lod Wda ; th* odacatioo of yaanc penooi of the Mma panosooo fix tlu
miaiatiy ; ionttiaii) of boolu tn joata atiidcati uid ninittor* j uid for asj other dwriuhlt
pnrposv (coaiiiteitt with the generml luagD^ vbicb tlv muugm ^ull •ppnTvOi'*
Ihcomb, yetr suding Hireh 1, IS49 £3JS2i 10 8
GUERDITDBB 3,537 10 6
Treaiarers, W1U.IAK Lap&ai:> Skixh, Esq., DennMrk HUL
Wiu.UK Bbodib QoBKEr, Esq., Denmark HiU.
WiixuM Bbdsoxi, Siq., London.
Secretary, SIi. Wiluam Bailet, 33, King Street, Covent Qtid^L
CEtiutBl 33aptfsi ;^anli.
FsnMri 1726.
-."M. bv tlu Tidnnl
difiduli M "ipnrnwunt fi .
Ocoenl B^itirti, ud for the bitter (Upport of Ncceadtou lOuitsn of that d
throDjIioat thfl cwiDtrj."
Ircoiu; IS47-e £137 7 '
187 18 -
Tr«uarer, T. W. Dnros, Baq, 15, Stepney Otaaewvy.
Secretory, Bev. W. H. Black, Mill Tard, Qoodman'a FUlds.
39apif8t 33anbinfi Jfunfi.
Farmed lB2i.
ONMTi-^Touoft br gift, or kan withoat inlRMt, in th* boH^iif, e
* ' " wonb^ Moi^^ t« tho Pirticnlar 01 Calvlniflic Ba^Mt
tbnrajttMHit liw Dnitad Kingdom.
BlFMIDITnBB
BAbANOk In hud
Treunrer, JoaiPB FLEicnxn, Eiq., Union Dock, Idmehoose.
BeoretaiT, Mr. Johb Easttt, 2, Victoria Terrace, Upper Gntnire Rokd, London.
S(diidtor, WiLUAX H. Watsoit, Biq., Boaverie Street, Fleet Street
Committee.
BaDar. Mr. Ommm. PtBia Ur. Jolu.
Pite, Kr. B. II., H.?.
PntMi, Hr. BCapbM.
PMte,Mr. H.
BiMli,Bn. ' "
Bp<ite.M
HfTMtl, lb. noDM.
Ifoon, Kr. O.
OIlTB, ttr. Jmbn.
Auditors, Mesen. W. Bowskk and N. Eastft.
Colleetor, B«?. C. Woollaoott, 4, Compton Street East, Brunswick Square.
Gnat dnring Ibe jtat to one chuch , £10 0 0
Louia to MX chntaea ..•.,,. . . BOO 0 0
PBIHCIPAL BAPTIST SOCIETIES.
PomudiaiZ.
Owicn :—" lit. Td ulcnd bntberl; lore ud union among tbcw Biptiit Hioiiten ml
CliDnJia who igne iu the Matiinentft nsuHy dmoDiinaled eTvjgelicAl. 2nd. To promote
Dnit; of euitiaa in whateTn- IU7 baM teni tha caoM of Cbiiat in ganen], and the intrntta
of the Baptiit Danominatiaa in partieolar. 3id. To obtain accnrata itatiatieal infonnalioa
nlatirs to B^itiit Chonhea, Sooietiea, InaUtutioni, OoUegn, &c., thranghont tha kingdom
■nd tha world at Urge. 4th. To prepare for dicalation an Annnal Report of the proG«ding«
of the Union, and 1^ the itata of tha danominitioD."
iNCon, for the yaai ending ApQ, 1849 £109 S 4
Exnn>irra> 133 a 0
BuAXoa agunat tlM Bodetj .... .... 43 13 9
Treasorer, Gsoaoi Lava, Esq., F.B.8., 3d, Rnibury CiicoB.
Beoretarieo, Bev. Edward Stsahx, DJ)., Camberwell ; Bar. JoHn Bovabd
HisTON, M.A., 59, Bartholomew Close.
Conunittee — Official Memben.
Angi^ lift. Jonpb, i^K., Tlieolo(lea] TaWr tl Bt«pg*r Collafe.
BaUij, Mr. W., 8ht*Ui7 to thi PvUmlv Baptlil Fud.
DvriM, Bun. SlepheD J., SKntuj to (li* Baptist Home UImIobii; Setltlf.
Butt;, if r. JshB, Seentur Is tba BipliU Bolldlnf Fond.
Omear, Rar. WUllam, BaerctaiT to (b* Baud of BiptM lUnUen In Lendon.
Pike, Bav. J. G., Becntur *■> tba Omeial Baptiet Hladonarr BoBlMjr.
Tnalnll, Bar. P., Seetatat7 to Ibe BqiUH UluisoUT Sselalr.
Undattalll, Mr. K. B., Baoratai; to tba Haniwd KnoUji Sodelj.
Elected Memben.
AHu, Ur. I. B., Brliten.
BIgwood, Bar. J., Londim.
Binall. Bar. C If., UTtfVooL
Blrt. Her. C. B., U A., Wantaf*
Bamar, Mr. W., London.
Broak, Rav. W., London.
F. A., D.D., LI~T>., Hudnai,
g, Mr. Jab
Munm, Bar. W. B, D.D., WatfOrd.
OrarbuT. Hai. R W., London.
Peon/, Ur. Joho, London.
EofT, KiT. R, Camblldja.
Walbica, ReT.'k, Tottnibani.
Wataoo. Ur. W. R., Walwonh.
Wlnka, HeT. }. F., Lalcaatar.
CorreBponding Uembeta.
In Ksjjuid and Wala^ tha Saentatlaa of Baptiit AaaoalaUoaa.
tn SsolUnd, tli* Beeratur of tba Baptiit UnlMi tat Scotland.
In Inland, tba BaeiataiT of tba Bapliit Colon for Inland.
In Hanbori^ tba Bar. J. O. Onekan.
In PnuBia, tha Bar, O, W. Lahmui, Berlin.
In Canada, tha SaoTelulaa of the Canada Baptiit Union.
In Vnr IbuuvLek. Cotnmlttaa of ComipoDdanea oT New Bnnawlek Aaodatlon.
In Dn!t«J SUIaa, tha Bai. Bareo Slow, M.A., Boalon.
In Waat Indlea, tba BaT. John Ciark, Browo'i Town, Junala.
In Eaat ladlaa, tha Baerattilaa ot the Bengal B^Klat AaaoeUUon.
Id Aoilnlla, iba Bar. John Han, STdav-
PRINCIPAL BAPTIST SOOIBTIES.
asaijb ^otfcts for Sgelr iilinfslera.
Formed 1616.
OBraer:— "ThcreliefoftboMBiptiit Hinbtcn vbo Iutc becoma Bencfidan Ucmbcn in
eonfbrmitr with tlie Rule*, irhmi thej; ajipey to ba petnuuMntlj inetpwluted fix pMtml at
miniit«Tul dntka bj reaaoD of ago oi innnnity."
0»fM, £4600 naw 81 pai tank Bl«ek. £1000 S pet eenL Caudi. lOO 3 par
Nomber of Bencflow; Membera •
Trcasnrer, Josn Lsdyaxd Phillips, Esq., Meltshun, UlltS.
Becretarj, Bev. Chasles Dasikll, Malkihtm.
Fundoea.
Kalun, Henrr, Bh., Rocbdala. I
Leanud, O, Eb]., MiloL |
Committee.
AuUa, Ui. O. W- D«TlHi.
CUrka. Rar. T., Aaliford.
yowlor.'Wr. W.', riowbria™.
Hanun. Mr. J., Briiton tflll.
HkntoD, Bar. 1. B. U.A , I.andoD.
Hoira, BeT. a., Wuralutar.
Jaekioii, Bar. joba, Coat&
KaluU. Mr. Hj Roebdtla.
Laouid, Hr. B., BrtitoL
PUUlpi, Mr. J. U Malkibun.
Pijaa, Bar. B. B., A.B, OmthibI
Mvw. Bar. fi. W, Blgfla
tuHlT, Bar. J., BtukhHth
laJur, Ur- R., TrowbrldRa.
IbriTiDg. Ur. B. B.. Bristol.
Gultti, Mr. W. L, Danmufc MiU-
SUui, Bm. B , D.D,, Camt)
TmUuu, iUr, !>., Pioioa*
WawU. Bar.'kK, Bath!
lar. B- Tl*ariM>
[r. D, Bitli.
Vi>t,UT.a, _
Wlatar, Bar. I., Bi'.alal.
TaUa, Bar. W., aumd.
33aptist iVtsga^fnE.
Commnetd 1808.
Giuti for tba yew ending Jona 8S, IB49 • . £
GnnU to Widow* bom tha CDrnmanccniant to MMmmim. Ui| , , , se
Editor, Bev. William OBasiB, 11, gmith Street, Chdaea.
Treuurer, John Pzhht, Esq., 33, Mooigato Street.
Beontar)', SmoB W»Kin, Esq., Coesej Cottage, Hampiteid.
Publishers, Meaara. Houutoh and Stohxhab, 6fi, Psternoster Bow.
SbtInt{ott Of ptstnns.
^ril jnJiliihed in 1838.
Pionn :~» Tbc ratlrc ProG ta to be giren to tba Wldowt anA Orphan! af Baptbt Hiaittoi
■dd Hiraionarlci."
Treasurer, Rev. Dr. Hobch, Watford, Herta, or 33, MDoi:gBte S
Publisher, Mr. Haddoh, Oaatle Street, FitwbuiT.
rllilt, W. Fq Sh.
1, Her. 0. 8., A.M.
t, H4T. iHlAh, dsoHl
IdgmB, W., E>q.
iwonii, Newlrm. Bm,
PRINCIPAL BAPTIST SOCIETIES.
Trnstaw.
Umiu, B*t> Hun
Uonh, B«. W. II
BonmuTit Rat. 8., dscBOBsd.
aSaptfst 9ract Sbotfetp.
Fonud ISll.
Ombot:— "Tadlweiniaiile thelratlu oflh* giMpclbjtmcimiof nnill trMtlmortrtctLin
MMrdaao* with " tlw raimaibmf " flev*, u Ctfrioutlc and Strict Comnuiion BkptMa.''
iHOOHX.jear ending December 31, 1848 £17110 10
188 6 11
7B I II
Editor, Bev. W. Nobtoh.
TrMsnr^Mr. James Outbk, 3, Neirington Oaiuewar.
Secretaries, Bev. R. W. Otikbdbt, C, Wakefield Street, B^nt Square ; Bev.
C. WooLLiooTi, 4, Compton Street East, BrunBiri^ Squue.
Poeoek, Bit. J
P«iDj, Mr. I.
Wjud, tUi, a.
Collector, Mr. J. 0. Woouaoott, 4, Thorny Place, OaMej Bq., Camden Tomi.
Traot BepoeitorT, Meesrs, HoiilBton and ^nemaa'a, 69, P^eraoster Row.
^i l^onsntr lEtnoIlBH Sbocfttg.
Formid 1U4.
Objsct ; -" The pubUcation oT the wo^ of aulj Eogliah ud other biptiat irriten."
Treasurer, Cbableb Jonis, Esq.
Honorary SecretarieB, B. B. Urdbkhilk, Esq., B«v. Jamss Host, D.D.
Secretory, Mr. Obqboi Ofvob, junior.
Commaiucatioiu may be addresaed to 33, Moorgate Street.
OooaoU.
Aowerth, Ber. J., LL.D.
Angu. Rai. Imah, M.A.
Blmll, B*T. C. U.
BIrt, U«T. 01>b Bniu, M.A.
BlMk, IU(. Wmiui HnuT.
Hr«k, Bar. WlULun.
Bnrdltl, Bit. Thomu.
Buni, IUt. Jtbu, D.D.
Coi, R»i. f. A., D.D., ILD.
Cilip, Rot. T. S.
DnlH, S«r. B^ Ph.D.
Bniii. Sty. B.
Ogdwlii, B*T. B~p.l).
Oouh, Bar, r. Wm ILA.
OroHr, Bar. WUltam.
atohiD, B«. J. H., M.A.
Jonu, ChsTlH Tligodsn, Si
Bo^ Bar. Bobwk
Ruatl], Bar. Jofboa.
Spil;^ Bar. Junta, K.JL.
Btwiaa, Bar. Bdvud, D.D.
Slanl. Bar. Chulaa.
TnalnU, Hai. Fraderlak.
. /4S3 16 3
BAPTIST COLLEGES AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
IltcaKE.7BV«idblgJiina 36,1849 £1,04118 S
EZPUIDITDU ... ....... S.STO 14 8
BuucidnaUthaTreuiinr 3S1 3 4
FMMnt nnmbei of Sttdam, 91.
Presideiit, Rev. T. B. Cbibp.
CluBinl uid Hathem&tusl Tutor, Bev. F. W. Ooroa, MX
TnaBorer, B«bskx Lmokass, Esq. Seoietuj, Obobsx Aaamm, Bq.
Cr«^ Rvt. w. j.
Suld, Ht. O. 0.
DiTli, Bar. O. H.
Ooum. B*i. F. W., UA.
BiwUiu, IUt. W.
HiTsroft. IUt. K„ U.A.
Jgna^ Mr. B.
Lintt, Mr. A.
PHUUp^Hi. J. L.
Iiutiluled ISIO.
' Im:0Ma,7(ueDdingSepteiBtMr 11,1849 £1^1 9 1
BxraHDiTun 1,191 10 8
BauiNcz das to tha Treaionr ud othcn 900 0 0
PrMcnt nnmbar of Stadanti, 30.
Thedogiokl Tator, Bev. Jouph Akosb, HX
Treuurer, Oiomb T. Ebkp, Esq., 8|hU1 Sqiure.
Secretaries, Bev. Dr. Host, Great Corun Street; Ber. 8. Oaznr, WilworiL
Consultmg Surgeon, WuxiAii Cooxi, Siq., M.S.
AllMi,lIr.J.H.
Honk, Bit. W. H., D.D
Pmijn*r. John.
Pij«.B«. E,B,A.R
aSSUWsimiri.
ssiTiSr
BoHlLBn.Jodnu.
a>n«T. Hot. W. a.
On, Bit. P. A., D.D., IX.D.
Dutot Mr. Jokq.
SBij^
SHt.lUT.DmTlilJi»iUu.
XMttr, Mr- K^UocM.
8U>M.Bn.Bdnni;[U>.
BMmiMm. 0.. liq.
Po«».o.j..ai.
OroHT, H«. WulUn.
NaTd,II«r.Cku)M.
TrMlnll. Bn. PndnWb
iivmtr.tit.-maum-B.
WuBlulOD, Mr. J.
Wood, F; J., LL.I>.
l«fi«,Ita».J.t,B.ll.A.
LoiM, Mr. OeoTie, F.F.a.
Auditon, Mr. CHABLsa Jones; Mr. Thokas HAivxiBt.
BAPTIST COLLBGSF.
astalifocb.
ImlUulett 1804.
Ihcomi, jcv cndiq Amnit 1, 1M9 .
EUVMIHTUAl 1 . . .
Balamob Am U tlu T
£n\ 10 9|
Me 17 »
es 4 Si
NuDba of rtolMiti in tbt Midoa 184S-ft iisUn.
jl Tutor, Eev. Fbadou Ciiona.
Treamrer, William Hdhqatkoid, Esq-, Bradford.
BeoraUrieL Ber. H. Dowbom ; T. Aus, Eoq^ Bindfbrd.
Coimponding SeareUnes, Jobxfb HAaeoii, Baq., and Rer. Jo&a Au>u, London,
BIAUa, T. B^. Vutlurtw.
BllbonHitfi, llr, OUdenoiu.
K««k. S. Jobs. aOnuUn* Nook.
Bun^ Ur., L«di.
Ckkpman, Mr. 8IMB*M.
Comd, John, B>j.7l^'*r|>«)'
FmatI, JuMi, Ku., HaMn ftUl*-
"—tar, O^ Eiq., 8i£dm.
0*01^ W., Km., Brrtfcrt.
Ooodiiiu, O., Bmi., Laadi.
Ontnwool, ifr, Miliiutbr.
Raliuwaitli, llr. P., Pm*r.
Happar, Hi., mpla*.
lUliwmUi, HUea. Bh, Bndfticd.
KaluU, HaniT, Km.. Buhdd*.
Lawdan, 111. A., Buinliidum,
Bbiir, Mr., SalndlH-Ngc^l,
Bwlsdal. Mr. B., Halllu.
ToKD, Kr. John, KalcUar.
Ian, Mr. Jaaapli, Laate
Vlctan, W., 8(4., HalUqitua.
WImMod, Mr. Jahn, BaiMCMifb.
n irt» nbacribt «i mXt u uunul NlI*nt«B>
AMMtwd f« PaUgpo^ 1B36.
Ilw»Ml.ftB» Hif 25, 1843, lo Hkj 99, 1B49 . . .
tollMTnwBi«r
nunba of itndanta, 19,
Presdent, Rev. T. Thoiub.
ClsaeicBl Tuton Bev. Oxoroi Thoxab.
Treasurer, W. W. Pbilupb, Esq.
Becretaiiea, Rev. 8. Pmox, and I. Hiur, Esq.
<6e9 la a
esi 4 8
184 0 3
Gonunittee.
Bam, Bar. T., Huilnla.
CDOinj, B., Kiq., PaBtArdjin.
Cwmj, C, Bat., PoBlnaimU.
Canmj, i., Baq,, PoBirkmrrb.
Conwar, Ml. Wn Pontjpsal.
DkTiM, Mr. C, PsBtnuuL
Biflea, Bar. D, Lluallr.
DtTlMk Mr. W.> TaltwuB.
Bdni^ Bar. S., Hiwport.
Bniu, Hair. D. D., PoBtikjd/irn.
Bnu. Bar. J., Ciailaag.
Bthb, Bar. T., BauUh.
Oiiatbi, R«T. Btaa, ZloD Clitpri.
Hilar, H". P', Uuwuuth.
liaae. Bar. D. I.., Trnmat.
TOL. xii.—FcnRTBmin.
Jimaa, W. C, Bat., Pontsovrdd.
JantlDi, J., ita,, Curinm.
Jankln^ Mr. W., Caariaon.
Jankliu^ W, Saq., PaBtUr.
lAwmaa, D^ Baa., Pontnoil-
Lairi^ Mr. K., Abannduin.
Hicliaal, Bar, J_ ZIdb Cbipel.
Bon, Bar. J., Blaaa.
Tbomaa, Hav. M., Abcrpvi oj
Tbomu. BaT. T., BatlMida.
BAPTIST COUiEOES
IiumuUd 1B39.
Incoio. jcv ending Aogiut 1, ISl? .,,.>•• .CSS S I
BsrsHDnms * ■ • *?• * •
Baumoi, due b; the Tieuonr . . SI 11 H^
Preaideiit, Bev. D. Datibb, H&TCrfoid West
Cluneal Tutor, Rer. T. D. Jovih, Beal&h, near HaTcrfbrd Wert.
Tieaiorer, Williak Keu, Eeq., HKTerfbrd Wert.
%tkaw.
OBHBJtAL BAFTiar NEW CONITfiZIDV.';
Bmtved (a Laeetltr 184S.
Tutor, Kev. Jmsfh Waujs.
Treasnrer, W. BurirBTi, Esq., Savrley.
Seoretsriu, Ber. J. QoAosr, Lelcertei, ud Bev. J. F. Wnru, Leaoe&ttx.
Andamin, Ur. C„ Loni Batt
CUrta, Mr. K, Wl>b«cli.
Plddliu, Ut. T., Cmbf.'
Onj, dr., Longhbozoujih.
Hunl, Mr. J., MflttlDglum.
HIU, Ur. Z., Nottiiutiim.
H«t)i«, Ml. J., SdfmTA
Fin "i. B., Dabj.
Bo^U, Mr. C, Bhdiw.
Ball, H r. B.. KMUubam.
Sou, Mr. Z., Cutlafisonia
StarausD, Mi. O,, Datn.
SUTmKHi, Mr. W.. Uat-ai
Whsij, Ur. Vr., Bouna.
laiHIuled IMS.
TiMBmer, Josiph Flksohxb, Bk[., Lmdship ItoAa
Seorrtarr, Bev. Johk Cox, WwlwiM
XUI% Bn. fohn, H4n Pond.
Bi^ij, OwnBTlM- OiBba
Bo*«. B*T.V. B.,\iaian.
BiMUih B*T. I. LoodsB.
Bnwk. Bit. W., LcDdoa.
Duii, R«T. B.. Bomford.
D«tL*; B«t. S. J., London.
Buttf, N., Ibn., Lgndan.
PnlLir, B*T. A. S.. KthIub
Oodwin, Rat. B., D.D., Bm
Onxr, B«T, Wk Idodon.
OwMA H., Bh.. DBmaik HID.
HUl, in. WUUuD. DiMan.
pump*.?. L. In., V«ftAn.
Frle^ nwn^ LL.tU HkUiCT.
Ro< H«. B., Cnbilteir ^
BOMll, Bar. ]., Bltdtbith lOB.
■iBllh, IUt. Jwoh. UodM.
BooK BoT. I. U,, BltloiH.
SUUiuB. B«t. J^ChsltMLha^
TrMd. B*T, H., MdimUr.
THItoi, JoMph ami., SMMUb.
AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITIJTIONS. 7&1
Saptfst ^(olo^al Instftutfon fox fttotlanb.
initauitd ime.
Incon, TMT Bndmg Augmt 3, 1M9 ■■■■..• £199 8 6
EiTBimmiBi ,..,•, t ,, I i 149 13 8
Bu.u«iB dne to tlu TmnKT 10 7 a
FM«ent amntieT of rtndoili, 8,
Tutor, Bev. Fs&ncib Johhstoh, Qreen^de Place, Edinboigb.
Treasurer, WnxuH HAHn/tOH, Esq., Edinburgh.
. Beoretarj, Thoku H. Milhzs, Bdintnugh.
Committee.
BMi, Hi. I.. Btttllu.
BruH. Mr. Donild, BJInbnrili,
Owapbril. Mr. P., PvU.
Dmumip Ur. T.. OUasow,
BiUd, Mr. D., Olunw.
SUli, Mr. T., DankBld.
Hmimcm, Mr. B., BdiiibBi|k>
MvTt, Vt. W., OlMgow.
Jotuutco, Hi. J., BoBBTriis.
Jobnilona, Ui. Judh, Edlnbuih.
I^tunl, Mr. J^ QUiiow.
L4iileni, Hi. W.. Cnpu.
t^oUt, Ur, J.. OlHcav.
Mukriuu, Hi. A., Sdlnbuigli.
H-Lmh, Hi. I., Bt. Andnn.
Msmr. Ur. J.. 0)woi
Miiwnn, Mr. A., BiUd .
IMdi, Mi. W., OlugDw.
WUU^ Mr. J., OUu««.
Hobeilhm^ Mr. R., Dimfaimliiu.
Uiup, Mr. A., Cnpu.
Blix&li, Mr. P., BdMbmb.
eumu, Hi. S. K., OKuow.
SmltH, Mi. Jnu*. MtaEuilu
em«ri. Hi. O., Kdlnbuih.
Br. QSartr*s ^ntst.
Tniatees,
Williah Bbosu QnuiKT, Esq., Treuai«r.
Ber. Edwabd Stbahe, DJ).
Rer. 6iaB«i Bxovni.
Williah Lkfabb Shith, Esq.
Ber. JoraPB Aaws, A.M., F.Ail.
Jcdm Waid, LL.D., & ProOMaT in GreduuD Colkg*, who died in I7S8, had In ITM pnl la
tnut £1S00 Bank Block, to be ipplied iliet hii diceiM to tha adocatian of tm yaiiDg man
at a Scotch UniTanity with a Tiev to the miniatr^, pnfertncc being prca to baptiita >
Additioiu hara rabacqncDtlj been nuds to th* tnnd, Ihrongfa oecaiioDal racaadiit and by tba
lata Hot. Joatph Hn^wi, A.H„ and tha Bar. joaepli AagoM, A.It, vho iqiaid all thty
bad KcaiTad. Thiea itadMti an nov npon this find M Ediaboi^
GENERAL SOCIETIES.
BirvriUTDa* aCi li a
BaIiUkib, In bTonr of tlw taelttj ,.,..>. a#W 14 B
Treunuer, Johx Oubket Hoaki, "Ban, Hampstetd.
Hononrj SeoretaiiM, Bct. Rosut Hosbo, H. A., and Bat. E. Hshdiuov, DJ).
Orarreipoaditig Sacretaiy and Saperinteodeat, Hr. Wiujam Jovh,
66, PatenuMter Bow.
Seoratarr and Oaafaier, Hr. Wiu>ux Tabs, 66, PalenxxUr Row.
OoUeotor, Mr. Bdwaed Mamiott, 66, Pateraoator Bow.
Fonud, DaemOar, 1847.
OuacT :— " To inookkta nQcicin, ud to mamti the ndil ud Doral imnn^Halgf tti
woAing cImwi, I17 tha dieokdan of qpiopiMa tncti. A naw tnct ta pnbGAtd wtMj.'
Bscnm fir 1S48 £Ui IT I
BiFaaDiTuBB . . S3T M I
Balajicb m bnd . . 6 3 1
Tnuaim, William Qauiok, Bra., 42, Tbeolwld's Road, Bedfotd Bow.
Beantuj, Rev. William B. Sluott, IS, Wliartoo Street
Qfflea, 8, SL Ann's £«w, SI. M«Hin'flt-ami.
Formed IB 17.
OancT :— ""Hm tncti m matt eway mcotli, rvMtgi &m, to Nbtenbvt^ gr to uj «v-
■ow to wbcm tl»7 may wkh than to bt tcmnulMml, In pnportiaa to thdr •Btet^OM.
wbstlwr In Great Bnt^n, Franor, Oennany, HatUnd, Bd^anw or a-ii— fa-J"
IMOCMB, jrear ending Dm. SI, 1848 £IA*0 14 ID
ExFin>iTE>B ....... i,as Id 1
Balasch in band . . . . , <| S II
Treasnrer, Kobks Pooli, Esq., Old Square, lioooln'i Inn.
EoDorary Secretaries Ber. H. HcaHai, H.A., Rev. J. LtiFOHiLD, DJ).
BeoretaiT, Mr. Joem Stasb, SO, Bed lioa Sqnare.
OoUeotor, Hr. Wasi, U, Swinton Street, Qayt laa Bmi.
SBNERAL SOCIETIES.
^untifte ^(fiool SSnton.
OMwn: — "111. To tttmnltte nd cneeniage Sandi^ •cbool tnchm, ■Ihorat ind abrcMd,
to nMter eintioiu la tb« momotioD df nlMiMW edaeatxHi. 2nd. Bj msliul canmaDicalion,
to laynn tha mtlhodt u iaitncUon. Sti. To uaerltia thoM dtiutioiu where Snodaj
idio^annntt wuted.udpcomotathA'eMiUiahBunt. 4Ui. To topplj booki ud lUlioBeiT
nutcd bi Siudaf KhiKili kI ndncsd price*. Id caiTjin|( these objeeti into aSieet, thii udstj
■lull not la uj nj lalarinre with tW pilnta eoneenu of Soadij lehoaU,"
£1,349 11 8
. I,SS3 10 II
IW 0 9
iSfiSi a 6
iflK 0 0
Pierident, lUght Hon. the Eul Ronra, E J*.
Trewnnr, William Bkodh GuiurBT, Esq., Denmark HiU.
SecretarieB.
Hi. WiuiIah H. Wamoh. I Mr. Bobbxt IiATrm.
Hr. PiTiK Jackioit. | Ht. Wiuuak GsonR.*
• Tkb li IM tk* miBlttOT o[ the urae suns, the odltsr or tb* B^tM UipiEse, bat ■ nl
lefSeboolUnloii CManlttM. Omllaai
Oollootor, Mr. C. T. Hovbball, 34, Hu-gitrat Street, Huknej Roftd.
Q^lMf, 60, PaUmotleT Rva.
Sritisl^ antr Jporefgn aOfble Sbotftls.
^Mvwrf 1804,
OwbOT:— "ToeocoiuifCe ■ wider dranUtioB of the Hoi* BeriptnrM wllhant Sota or eon-
OwbOT:— "ToeocoiuifCe ■ wider ctranUtiOB of Ibe Hoi* Heriptnroi wUhont Sota or eon-
jaant : the ohIt co|h« In the '-"g— g** of the tlulad Kingdom to be drcoliled br tha neietr
dull ba the ■ntbnUdmtkn." '
InooxB, Teu audlng Hmreh 31, 1S4S /9%933 6 I
Esmnnmi 88,831 1 S
Bauhb, cMh, itock, and eidiaqaar bJIl% *boat .... SS.tOT 13 T
IdABiunii, kbenl 9T,0M 0 II
President, Kight Hon. Lord Bbzlit.
nvMorer, Johh Thorhto^, Baq.
Secretariefl.
Bev. Anunr B&aitssaii, A.M., Beckenham ; and Ber. Gnaez BBownt, dapham.
Saperintendent of the Translating and Editorial Department,
Rev. Thokab Mbller, M.A., Rector of Woodbridge.
Aooonntaat and Asnstant Secretary, Mr. William Hitohir.
Airistant Foreign Secretaij, Mr. Jobh Jaokmr.
Depontarj, Mr. Bichabd Cooku.
OolleotoT, Hr. William Dayuo.
Kblaa iaoad dnting tfa« yaw 450,331
Taetuiant* 649,387
KhIealMiudtiamtbecomniencanienlaf thalnaHlDtiaii .... 6,390^1
TeatuBvnIa 1S,S83J34
Total &«an IBM S1,9T^3S9
Bo^'i AImuw, 10, BartSlTHi, BladffiW.
794 QSSWJOi sodEiusa,
aSrittsj^ anb Jfonfgn Sb^bool JbocfetQ.
Farawd 1808.
Osno* :— " PromotioE tlu •looitimi tf tbt Iibooiiag and tMuniktiiiiu dh
of ereiy rcB^oni pemuHon."
Imcokk, yeu ending Dec. 31, 1348 £11,388 7 4
ExpEMDiruu 11 Til IB a
BuuKCE, due to tlw Tnmun Itf S 10
Dos to tbt Buken UtH o O
President, The Dusk or Bxstorv.
TreaBfaei, Bajicki, Ovkbrt, Esq., 65, Lombard Street.
SecretaTv, Hnn Jhnfn, E«q, Cantnl School, Bcmwgb Boad.
OoUeetM, bb. Tboilu Bouiaioh, 31, Westmorelmud Flaoe, Ci^ Bo*d.
FoluntBTs S&t{iool ^ssocfatfon.
OnncT : — " The promotion of weiilar ud nlidoni cdaation. nduinlf of itat* s^ in
tlu Dnit^ KuiEdDm ud iti dcpendciidM. Tbc Sockty iliall mlia be it tibtrtj, ao &r u It
m*7 be piBCticMlc. combtoitlj with ■ doc tttcslion to it* pmnirf abjtot, to imdv hbI-
vice to Khoob conducted upon lunilAr principlei in other coimtriei. The rdifiou* InJttuction
in ■chooli 0 ^ i - .^i ^« «.-' t . i. i... ■ .■.. ■> t « - .
ulhoriMd T.
doctrine! of the divii _ . . - - . -„ „ ^
the Holy Spirit. It ii, hanTcr, intendid that idA pu«Btl of eUUmi in att^daoce « ._.
•cbo^ u D>*7 object to the reti^oni initnction giTcn, diiU be >t liber^ to vitUta* tlirir
cjdl^ni dnring neb portioa of Khool honn H nwj be ^edallj' deroted to it.*
lacOMi.feueudinf UHch81M,lS4a .... .21^07 IS 11
cted vith the Soeiat;, b to be tauad npon tb* Holj Baiptma b tk
II (ohich ihiU be md, 4t lettt, daO;), ud dull enipnheiid the gntt
linnity end ntODenMnt of Jemi Chrift, and the T^aneratinf iBAnaicc al
Bajuhcb in fannd ....... MS f 7
Tieuoier, Qioaei W. Alxxaxsu, Eb^, 40, Lombaid Stzeet
Hononrr Seontunee,
Bev. Hmr Richard, 10, Boirej Square; Ghaxlxs Thwivoui Jovm,
Cedar Le^^ Denmark Hill ; Joeefh Basbxtt, L^ndhnnt Boad, Piwkhim
Qfice, 26, ffttB Broad SUtet, CUy.
Jf«rmal SehooJ, 30, Sutre}/ Place, Old Ktnt Road.
Sbocitts fpt ^promoting ^f male <N)ntHtfoR fn t|c UmL
fbrmif 1B34. .
Objbct :— " Tbe MtaUiibnieBt and nperintnidenea of nhooli In the bi(^ vlwn &*■■?•
able opportnnltiei are ptnented— the aelectisn and prrpantioa, fn lUi coonAy, af ^ou a^
vell'tdncated penvi* to go oM aa >BptThit»d«ita and tha fiaininf and cneoai^mcat af
■nbordinate oaiiTe tcBchen."
Inco>b, year aiding Hay, 1819 £]|97B 8 8
ExMHDrmttK 3^873 9 10
BAI.UMI In hand ' 160 10 0
Piceldeiit, Her Oiaoe the Duchess Powager of KutnrOBf.
Tieanirer, Johb Labocchkbx, Esq., 90, KraUs lane.
Hon. Secretaries, Mile Adam ; sSm Bantan.
"^istAnt Secretar;, Mias Webb, IS, Bhaftesbnrr Creeoent, Fjmliooy London.
ti^Hcn awir &e addrated to Ik Stcrtlarg, - Can of Jfr. Atftf, 91, CfcijiMi."
aSNEBAL SOCIETIES.
aStfiisItt anb £miffi ^aflors' j^ocfttp.
Object:— To pramMs Ihi nbitul iDtemti of §tuMa; tht ledatf eonmbciidiiig "al
dinototoBtioDS of Chnttiuii holiUiiic tlic eucntial doctriaei of the pratctUnt luth,"
Preddent, Captain C. B. Moobsov, KIT.
Trewarer, Sir John Pirib, Bart Sub-Treanirer, Qsoaoa GmJ^ Esq.
HoDoruT Seoretarf, Rev. Thomas Thpsoh.
Secretary, Hon. Edwabd CaBEoir.
Travdling Secretary, Mr. Thokab Anoneius Fibldtiok.
fiankera, Keasra. Hasket, Fenchurch Street.
OoUeotOT, Ur. B. Sbuwhukz, 1^ King'i Bow, Walwwth.
Inlanb .^abfgatfon anb HaElfnae iSttesfon.
Formtd tear.
Ombct; — To pnniKitg rdialoui li
1.1 i._ 1 — ,_^^ ^j ji^jj
tnct ^atHbation, puticalirlf on Lord'* di;.'
IncaaE, je»r inding Octobtr, 184S
BaUJICS ia hand
Treasurer, Jahes Nash, E«q., S6, Walcot Place, lombetfa,
Swretuy, Rev. •Torn Tbekbkath Jirrx&i.
Ti&Tdling Agent, Mr. H. H. Bouiur.
iStfttiil^ Sbotfetg for ^r ^ropasBtfon of tie CI^oi^I among tfit
Formed 1 842.
OBnoTN-TlwprapantiMi of tb* goapd wnong th« Jevi; '
Amsd IBlfl.
OsncT:— ''Topilat anddrcnJati tneu, ud to diBow infbrnution, tending to Aow that
war ii iucoodiltnt with the >[riiit of Chriatiutltj ud th* tnis InUnM of mtnldnd, ud to
P<^t out llu mcuu but cilCBlaUd to m«'iitfin pennuent (ud nnintMl pnea span ike bub
of Chtiitiiii prineiplca."
booin, yei ending H*7 SI, 1849 £1,171 14 I
ElFUTDITDBB I,S6I 19 0
IBAUiiieBinlwiii ISO II 9
79C GENERAL SOCIETIEa
Prsfiident, Chjj^lkb Hibdlit, Esq., M.P.
Tretuarer, Saxtkl Qdkbet, Esq., 65, Lombard Stnet.
SeorefauT, Bev. Hxitbt Biohars, 10, Sturej Sqaare, Old Kent Btmi,
Aaigteut Secrctaij, Hr. A. BaocKWAi, Peace OSc^ 19, New Broid 9tnai
(EFIiristfan Knstntttfon Shcitts.
i 1B25.
Om«ct i— " InwiwctiTt of tha pTtteykr dtnomiiiitioinl aptnioni hdi sawMst CbABmi,
to adniies erangcliaJ nliglim and ChrUtUo durity primuilr unmnt the ■nhiMNwti <f At
mclnipiilb uid iU itelaUf , bjr promoting the obaerniite of to* Iiord'i daf, the preKUaf j
tb« (<Mp«li tha MtibluhoMnt of pi>7er-meetingi mod MbbMh Mboali, tbt diaudaa ttm
mncT «UA tiia eomultlca Du; from time to time appniv, fit the scoonplkhncnt if Ac
eat olyeetaoc '"' ■'-'■- '-•- "
Hoi; Seriptnies ud idipaiu buoki and Inett, the ■ntimalie Tidtatiiw sf lb* A^ lad ^«i-
*-M pan in hoi^tili, wmkhoiiaM, and piiwiii> or at their ow- -' — ' '•■■ '■ ^
liltk tha eomultlia mi; from tii
ta oonleiDpIattd b; the aodel;."
IHCOHI, year anding April 37, lUB A59 6 (
Ektimditdbb 410 I S
SkLAXOK in SiToor of the eociet; 119 S S
Treasurer, Thokab Chauib, Baq., Alderman, 32, Tnison Btroet, Flmbnrf.
Becretaiies, B«t. Bobbbt Abhtos. Putnej, Surrej ;
Hr. JoHK PiiMAH, 9, Qtove Plaoe, Hacknej.
CoUeotoT, Mr. Jque Rdlbb, 3, Nontutndy PlMe, Biixt<HL
AMOriationa euinacted with tha aociat; IH
Tiiiton 3jm
Boomi for FnTeT-mectlnga 79
FamillH Tidlad 5I,56S
LtUmfar tta Sicntariu m^ At addroMd to 60, PaltraMtv Bom.
(Kits infsslon.
PvrmtdUti.
OBncT!— "TonteadtbakiMwladiaof thajoapalamooi,
iti Tidoitf (ameeiallj the poor), wltboat any nfoeaca to deuwunaHonal
paenliailtiei of chuch gOTennieBt.''
Ihcok^ Tear ending Joim 19, \HS /I9JMS S >
*=""""■"" la^ss 9 0
VIS I T
BaLufca in ci
Treagorar, Sir Edwaxii Nobch Bdxtox, Bart, HP.
Secretaries, Bev. Johh Qarwoos, M.A. ; Bev. Joon Boiinov.
Exaxoinera of Hiadonuies.
Bev. J. BuoBAM, D.P.
Key. H. H. Biakwh, M.A.
Rev. W. M. BnKtiBo.
Rev. J. Cabvbb, M.A.
Bev. J, Obahlbswortk, BJ).
Rev. E. W. DiBDiH, M.A.
Rev. J. U. Orai, M.A.
Bev. J. T. Hou«WAT,D.D.
Rev. J. LBircaiLD, DJ).
Bev. Pbteh LoEuin.
Rev. J. MoBiBos, D.P.
HoiL and Bev. B. W. Noil, M.A.
Rev. J. W. Rrbtb, H.A.
Bev. E. BriAXB, DJ>.
aSIffiBAL SOCIETIEe. !
Banlers, MesEra. Babmbtt, Hoabe, and Co., 62, Lombard Street.
Collector, Mj. C. T. Howsoau., 34, Margaret Straot, Haoknej Soad.
Mioiaiiariei nnpl^ed 314
TUU dnitog the jeu 951,808
Ca^HafKripturMdidilbDlcd 9,611
TneM dMiibatcd 1,101,817
Q^tM, aa, Std Lion Sfuai*.
3STftte{i aria ;ffort{p: ^nti'^IaiuTS Sbulttg.
Farmed 1639.
OajBCn : — " The aniTcml ntinctioo of •Inerj ud Ihi iliTe-tirnds, and the pretiction of
tlu ri^li oDd intanat* of ttu gnftanchlMd popnlatioB la tha Britliti pOMinrinoi, and of til
pcmui etplnnd u ibTn."
iNoom, jeu ending Maj 1, 1S4B £798 1 1
EzPBHDiTumB laoe 9 4
Bauxce doc to tlu TnMqnr 339 0 II
Treamrer, QaosaB William Albxasdib, Lombard Street.
Secretary, Jobs Scoblk. Collector, Thoxas Bouiaoa.
Ogiet, 27, Ntm Broad BbtO, Ltrndom.
iSrftfsd glntf-Sbtate ®iutc{) ^wtEatfon.
Formed 1844.
Obmct }— " The HbentioD of religion from *n itMa inttrienM*."
Ikooih, rnr adlng Hay 1, 1846 £1,4S» 10 10
EsraxoiTUHE 1,431 o S
BaIiAhcb in hind US 11 0
LUBIUTUB 119 11 0
Treasurer, I>r. Thomas Pbicb.
Seoretoiy, Mr. Jobk Carvill Williams.
Offet, 4, Crttemt, Bridgt Btrtd, Bbukjnan.
UbsqeU Sb^ool ^nfon.
Fanned 1644.
OKOcn: — "Tooieonn^ and airf*t tliow who ttadi In Baned BdiMla; tebdp RuhbT
■null gniDti of money, when adviiablet to collect and diffuM ulbnnatian tMpcCtin> Khaeb
unir in tiiitence, and prainDta the fonnation of new onci ; to iunit plant br UM aten
effideat managemeDt of tnek Khoola, and fiw the iaitrnction ofthe cbildreti of the poor
ID general ; to Tiiit the variou achooli occarionaOf , and abaerra Ihelr ncofiaw ; to tneannse
teuliai' meeting* and bible dance ; and to ainet the old, at wall m tlte joang, in the Mndy
of the word ol God."
lHOOMn,&omJane, 1S47, to H>7 1,1848 /713 S S
Eznn>miB> . 739 IS 8
BuAKOi in hand 133 0 10
Treamrer, R. C. L. Betak, Esq., Lombard Street
Bankeifl, Heasn. Babclat, Bbvah, Tbihoh, and Oo., Lombard Streei
Hoaorar; Secretary, Mr. W. Lookb, IST, Regent Street,
int Secretarj, Mr. J. Q. Qbkt, 64, Dmoa Street, Clurendon 8qaai«.
788 QKNERAL eOCIXnSS.
n^ iVIfnfsten* Sbocfetp.
FdrmedlSlB.
0»«CT !--° 'ne relief of «ged wai ipBniipretCTUnt iHfiting mtntitm rf thtyiMtotrim,
iadcpeDlat,udba{itutdcDamiiutiau,iii BngUnd mi Wdg, ■ecgpt«d laJ »py»»»t la thdr
"' — ■<— ' I ; who, fasnog b«D Kttled puton of coDgnpitiaiw, laic mifaed
EC of inetpiirily by aga or slhw infanitiM."
Catcui, iMdc TieUioK ■boat £447 pa unnm.
Cm« idwnd lut TMr, «.
Tnuorer, Tboku Pipkb, Eiq, Denmark Hill, dmberwell.
Trustees, Jakxs £bdailb, Esq., Thokas Pipib, Eoq., Ekski Wktmouth, Siq.
JoHK Wuxi, Eaq.
SeoTeteiy, Ber. G. Booxu, 70, Albanj Ooad, (»d Kant EomL
Arwirf ITSS.
Outn>^Tbe tdiaf of tht naewBlou vidswi tad ^tdm of pratot^t
iRdwlijweDdiiig April 1,1849 X1,T3I 19 9
ExpiMDiniKa . 9^634 I 4
BaIiAkcb in hud .:......,., 8G9 13 9
FcifDBD Paanvrr pradndof Ml moml facMH of £1,300.
TreuDier, Btiphev Olduio, En., Clement's Tmoa.
Secretur, Hr. H. K. SvirEnsa, 3, Bntant CoortiFhflpot luw.
Collector, Hi. L Hailxb, 27, Francia 8tn^ Wabrorth.
Fnm vhMl Fonu otTe^aimM ud
EiUUtiOD* dnriar tb* r*v to lOS WUowi In KaAad at iTll cadk
EilhiMaoM ... 91 WIdmn is BiAutd at £IS tm±.
EiUbitiou .... 43Wido-iki WdMat£8*M4.
EihiUtkuu . . . S6 Widom b Wxlci at £9 cack.
OeodMHl doutloiu te 17 widen tmoantiiig to £99.
Enslkh Widowi, B3 wen of tb« butiM, M of th* kdnendcat.
>t, iBd 9 oT lh>
AmmW 179B.
Oajmt ;— "A* benrft of tiic widon and eUUicn ofpntolant nklAn efalUMlM-
dcM who nlMaibf ia uafbniiil; villi iu fala*,"
1ircmn,7«raidiiig April aa 1848 £t9DS 17 10
GxpBMDiTEaa Ifln fl 10
Stock ponhsKd during tbaTcai , • ' 1^1 fl <
SAUMa in land IMtl
OuiTU, Stock jieldiDf per annum TST U t
IfanilMraf m
I'^Dmanutr, W. Aum Hiitket, Kk]., Venchnroh StiMt
Seoretazj, Her. JoHir Hukt, Brixton Bin, Snmr.
GENBRAL SOdETIEa '»
Orphan lIBorltfns ^t&ool.
AwuM 1764.
Objiot !— " To pnmaa food, dotlm, lodging, ud ednatioa for arpluuu ud nioh othw
neco^laai cbildnn w iIuU be akctcd b; th* ■ateaibtn,"
Numbn i7f cbildmk in ths ioaliCntioD, lU.
IFOOMI foe th« 7««r ending Dec 31, 1B48 ^^ g 5
BxpENnnnu "^^ ■, g
Baiance in b«nd _ JJr - «
fcrOCKUidnUUtyieliingtnno^ljnboul *.«" " "
Presideikt, JoHir RimnoTos Miw.B, E§q.
Treaaurer, Tsokab MBttEiKis Cooma, Em,
SeoreUrr Mr. Jo8eph Bobl, 9, Boxworth QioTe, Riohmond Grove, Idington.
CoUeotor, Mr. J. Harrwon, SI, Dona Street, Kennington Croea.
Matron, Mra. Baibb.
Prindpal Master, Mr. W. P. T*klto!I.
Principal MiBtreaa, Miaa Salibb.
Offitt, W, CrMfc— Stmt.
Nrto aBBlnm tot Jtoferat ©ifjans.
HAHFOBS H1U>
Fbtmrfed 1844.
Om»ci:-«T<. l»4rf, clolht, nar«, «.d cdocte th. l»ft«t «!*» "*" "i^y^,^'
.gJV^Tuntil h, .h.11 ^ eligible to enjoy the «d of th-e •"'^V^t'"" '^'CJm^ SS
fUhWlen rfx,™ th.t .ge- -I. being the deagn ot Ihi. durUy •".""^"CT STrnU
fttberle» inf««. witbout dirtinetina of Ki, pl«e. or rebgion. """f™; 'i^^' iZZ
■bnlnte, beyond th* control of toy futni. geoe«l meeting, or »nj «t of '."f»J?""<^' '"!■
rtO. tb; .^cMinn of the Infknt Wily dJl be "l™"? '^^ "* 'SS°w,;,"™^'Si
utioDil citeehbd. irh>t«fer ilull be introdncd, end tbrt no I«tk^ "^^S; ^. „
be impoMd on M* child, contrary to tlu nligiou. conTirtion. of the lumnng puent or
gnudiui of neb duld."
iBCwu, yew endtogMvM. 1819 ^'mb U 11
ExPBMMmU ']4g ig I
Baaaitcb in hand > ann a q
BrocB,^p«e«nt,rt«ek ''""
nuDbeiof orphiiu . .BO
TieaBorei, Baron L. »■ Eothbohilb, M.P.
Sub-Treaaurer, AitDBBW Rbeb, D-D,
Honorary Secretaries, Datid D. Wieb, Esq., Bev. T. Atsliko-
■ Truitee*— „, _
Joseph TaiTTOs, E«q. | l''^' ^'df^'J^n^
Bankera, Mbmts. Basolat, Bbtab, TKitxcs, and Co.
Sub-SeCTetaiy and CoUoctor, WimAM StBBBWicu.
Contain Sb«t«tB ^wtejitant Sbiftool*-
HOKIB WaSBT, UttL« lI0O«fI"">S.
Inililuled 1782. _
OKlcT!-'*Edq»ling«nd.nnnJly clothing one hnndtedpweluld^ g j
lKCOMB,ye»r ending Dec 31, 18*9 , S18 4 11
BmNDiTtniB , 106 9 10
BacaNCI In hud .....■•'■ . 104 S 3
IhTiSBNDl w>d Bent »nnti»ny
GENEaAL SOCIBTISa
Fomtdtd 1830.
0>nof ?— " MriBteiah^ «nd rfnctlii^ tfaa J—ghtaw of go^ Muirtan.'
laoovi, 7«v naiBg Dec U, IMS £SU II O
EXFEIiDITDKB 191 T O
Bi[.u(ca is hud 91 18 I
DmouDf mnaullr IH IS •
Kunber of frnwU ophiu, 9.
Treararer, Tbokab Cballis, Raq^ Aldarmaa.
Sacretarr, Einiizu Taylob, Esq, 2J^ BortteU'B BaiiaiiigB, Holboin.
Oaiact :—'' "not tbii naetr ihmll ba derigoited tba ■ Society fie AwiitiTH to
Iho ChOdmi of Diaantiiig Uinulm of EnnpliGol Santiiiwiiti.' "
IMOOM, r«i ondlag Dm. 31, IftlS <1M 13 10
VxvBifDmntB 175 7 1
Balucci k bud . 39 10 8
Treasurer, T. Challib, Esq., Aldenoan.
Seoretariei, 0. J. Ubtoalvb, Siq., Boxton House, St. Neots, Huntii
Rev. J. Smkb, Mortimer HouM, Mortimer Rotd, S' ' "
Id tlw joor, 8 prnniniiu Eutc bwD gruitid, ■mooDtiag to £130.
A DSDitian of Ten Gntiieu, or Anniul SnlMciipliai] ofOoc Gduim, girt* 16 Totw.
A DoDation of Rt> Oniocu, or Anniul Bnboafptioo of iltlf ■ Qoineo, gira 8 raCoi,
An Annul Bstaaiption of Fira 8hilUng> gi*ci 4 vvtM.
Th« mtrHrmt m hilCTBulf .
aSal^Bnutofi) ffiftU** Sb4ool.
EibMuhttl 1808.
Objiot ;— " Tho odocstion of tbe d«Bght«n rf miniamrifi."
" Tint tlwM ba proridod > comfortibla raiideace, odneotiaD, booid, mahia^ arfianj
BMdkinoa, udbo^j; and tbit tha totd dio^ to llw pumta or gurdiaaf dull not uaaad
£12 par annnn tor ««h chUd nndn tan Tcan old, and £15 for aU abora that age ; IT clo^ag
bo Inelndod, tS par annam extra, Tba education to be libenl and resectable ; attenlioa !•
dooicrtlcafliuti tobe tutgfatat aenltabla^a. TbeirtMle tobo eondactoiwilbaelikt tepri
to ntOity, bilnta of acoaomj, and comfort."
ImoMi, TMT andiog Apri^ 1847 ........ £1489 S 10
ExriNDiTimK .... . 151T 18 II
Buuoa dw to tb« Tnanrer 90 19 1
Tre&anrer, Joaim TiiVBMAH,jun.,Esq.
Secretaries, Mrs. E. CiBEr ; Hn. Foulqbb, Widthamstov.
O(dleotor, Hr. Bias, 88, Montpell^ Square^ Brompbuu
P.-EDOBAPTIST SOCIETIES.
Ihcoks, ]B4a-4^IildndiDg £13,139 18f.lil. from thEitatiinu . . £64,508 3 8
ExnoDlniu 67,336 IS 9
Bautcb in hand 314 10 U
Srocs pomwi fur getuni and ipecUl pntpoKi, abont .... 24,209 7 0
Treasurer. Sir CcLLina G&bdl'bt Babdlet, Bart.
SearetarieB, Rev. Abthue 'Sidki.s ; Eev. Josbfh John Fkxiiun.
Jiriaim Bouie, Bbtmfidd Street, Riuhiry.
Eunaw) middanaiM* ' 171
NadniKcnt) TOO
Bamhoi aniiut tbc SocictT fmm the yew 1B47 . ■ . . £5,903 6 G
' IHOOMI, fat the 7CBT ending l)^. 3), 1M8 ]04,1S6 19 7
Balasce doe to thi treuiinn 13,339 16 I
TIm TKunrm ue ■!» under icceptuca unonntbg to , . . 9,843 11 6
TreaBuiera, Thomas Faehbb, Esq., and the Rev, John Boott.
gectetariea, B«v. Dr. Bubtihs, Rev. Dr. Beechah, Rev. Dr. Aldbb, and
Rev. Hluah Hoole.
Ifaltyaa ITMiott HouK, Bi^optgaU Stntl WWun.
Centnl or mindpil lUtioDi eallid dretuti 990
Cb^Mb lud olhet prcBchlog plaeei 9>30S
Hiidauaiu aod wutant miuioDuiet ^
Caltehbti, intopntin, day Khool teaebtiK &c tnnnit
FuU and aicndlKd chuidi munbsn "'9'i?!
SebolHi '^-Sia
QTIiait!) iaiflsfonats gbocttts.
iNOova for tlia Tear ending March 31, 1S49 .
B^BRDITUBE
BAi.aBai>is
06351 B 4
110,S7S 13 II
President, the Bight Hon. the Bael of Chiohbsieb.
^^^snrer, John THOHHioit, Esq.
Searetariee, Rev. Hmet Yhsh, B.D., Bev. John Tookeb, B.D., and
Major Hbotob Btbaiih.
Acting Socretarj, Rev, Jobbph Risoev&t, M.A.
^fiaum fioKM, SaUnirs Biftart.
Statkmi !?J
Euopewi Enriidi elerg; ""
Enropeui LnUMMn olCgy • , ; , : i
Ewt-Indian and cenuHry-boni otdamed iil»innaim ^
Enrapcan bTDWD S
EutoMU Female Teachm "
Eaet Indka and eoimlry-bani clergjDien ...■..■ j
Eut-lndian and country-boin lay[nen . , , . . * ' ' ? i
NatiTedergj . ■ -. ' ' i lin
Natlxe UT.leachtt» .i'lS
Commuoicuili ... • '■^''^
HOHX laSSIONABT BOCIETT.
IxODai, Tcar entUng April 30, 1849 ..... £S^4S IS 9
ExmnitDU ........ G,»Z3 IB 10
Bauxci in ftTonr of the locietr ..... B94 14 1
SfocK, belonging t« Ihe aacietj ..... 1,960 IS 6
NDBbnirf iWioM ..... 131
Namb«t of giantcca ..... Tl
Nmnbei of iladcnto . . • . . 8
Laj pnachen ...... M
FuiuiM in which tba igenl* hare itatiani 417
Towni, viUagM, and bimleti, ia wbkib llMf preach . . 613
Chapeli 3»
RooDu ....... 380
Chnrchea . . . . . US
Hembeit ....... 6,333
Admlnioiii (o ebnrdiel dnring Am y«r , , IM
Beaien 4«,M6
SoBdaT^chiKiIi ..... 197
TcMhen I.SIS
Scholan 14,4(9
I>^r«chooli 37
TresnuM', Taoius TBOHnov, Eiq.
SacnIaiT, Ker. Juf as Willun Muna, D.D., LLJ).
IHIBH KViMOBUOAt •OCUTT.
lacOKK. rear Muliog April SO, 1849 ..... £3,701 3 i
EinaiiiTuu ....... 8,S9I 7 10
•Bii.iwfin, Bgaioit the lodetr ...... 71S IS S
Patton and mMonarics . . . . .37
Scriptiue MBden ...... 37
StatioDi and out-«tatioiii ..... 144
B«giilar hearen ,...•. 7,000
Chnroli tnemben ...... 800
Sabbath, daily, tsd loftoit aduwla .... 38
Childna under inttntction .... 1,710
iKBiuiei, T. M. CooHBi, Gaq., Lnd^ta Street.
Seoetaiy, R«t. Thomu iiMta, BlamEeld Street, Wi^tmtj.
COLOHUL uisnoirABT soanr.
Inxnt%7«««n^llardi3], 1849 .... ;e3,>10 II 3
ExnsDiTirui ........ S.OSl 7 I
Buud ia bTDUT of the aodetf , . . . 34 5 0
TiMBuerj JoHK BwniraKix Uilu, £«q.
Secietaij, Rer. Amubimi Wilu.
(SongttsstEonal SSnion.
Treamier, Bcuumr HixBimT, Eaq.
Sevetariea, Rar. W. Srmr Pauch, and Rev. ALonnoff Wiua,
Seeretar; of the Congregational Board of Education, Ret, R. AmuB.
aScsbsan iVEetlflMst Sbtatistitf.
President, Bn. Thoxu Juksoit, lUohmond, Suire;.
Secretarr, Rev. Jobk Hamrah, D.I>_ IHdsbuiT, near Mancherter.
Froaident of the Wealejui Theolwical Insbtatioii, Rev. Jabu BonTiHa, DJ>.
Treaauren of the Wealejan 8aho«^ J. Ibviki^ Esq., aod Eev. Crisuu F&ist,
11, Slorc7 Street, HulT.
Seoetaiy of th« Weak^an School^ Rev. Pirui lltPOwiF.
Boe^ Btewaid, B«t. Jobh Masov, 14, Citj Bead, London.
Editor, Rev. G-. Cubitt.
Beoretarj to the London Book Committee, Bar. Iskaxl Howatb, 24, City Boad,
London.
Seoretaiy to the Methodist Tract Committee, Bev. Willux Datbupobt,
14, CitT Rwvd, London.
Treasoren of the Qeneral Chapel Fnnd, T. Mabsiovt, Boq., and the Bev.
BoBXBi Wood.
Secntary to the Oenenl Chapel Fund, Bev. F, A. Wht, Buxton Road,
HudderaO^
DUTKiOTB Am ouotrira.
MIMLnXBS.
■ _ Bid BBp«nnn(ni]rudnip«niaultd lU ..^n Trial IH ....ToUl 1107
MlDlrtan idmltM Into Ml «n
DUd, 1b lb* ittt ntdbi Jnlj, II
C*uad lob«ni
Omat BmtAM - S40,77< SU.4n SM,37* ....- t3t,Bn ..... 3t8,m
lULANO .....»...« «......_. TT.ttt XTfiU £4,831 S3,1U ttjn.
OinRiHBno>Knu>rB..~......«-... 1^ .„... 1,8H 1,8M ....„ 1,711 I,S»
In* -..».,. _«.... iJSB» l.OR .._.. 1,711 .„.» l.TM 1,873
ADn>Ai.uu ul PoLnrMU. 1S,IM ,..._ UMC lUn 1SJ93 16,WS
ArucA ^ 7SBT " 7JM 8,«1 8,S» .»... 8,8(0
Win IRDIH, InUgU U.Htl...,. U.in U,730 1I,U* lUM
St-VlDHituilDaunn... 1S.BM lifilM I3,HB »,Bn 14,001
Jtatim _........ K.ett^.... »,0U ....„ 13,83} 11,814 11,U«
Bakuui SfiU 3^«1 Sjm 3,31) , 3«1
Hajtl _ Ml Ml ISO Sit 33!
Bamra H<WTB Auuu _ . 18^33 ..„- 18,0)*. — 1(UB >~- WJW IIBV
BdUA ud btih OonlMVBMi 488,313 . — 4«ft*« 48U» ■-■■ 4W,4M ...„ 488,141
KUnoKAKY Booart.—SxjKi^SOl.
it (katmaot Is to bt bald In Ltmdoa, eommmdu as IftJamln, Jolr 31ti,
ISSC^ at 9 o'clock, AJL
Farmed 1791.
Preaident, Rev. P. T. QiiToa.
Be4}reUi7, Bev. G. L. Bobinsov.
Book Steward, Bev. J. BjUtiwELL, SO, Newgate Stnet, Loados.
Botfud. Iidud. Cuu^ ToUL
ChaiMli «t U U M
UIBSION FUini.
SKnltgan iStttfistifst ^swcfatfon.
Formtd 18U.
Preaident, Ber, Gbobob Smitb, LiveipooL
Beoretair and Editor, Bev. Bobbbt EcKart, 6, A^rle Sqnwe, Londoa
(jonesponding Secretary, Bev. Johb Pbtbbs, Hanohester.
Treamirer, Jobs Pbtkih, Esq., Boohdale.
Sub-Secretaries, E. Dakkb, E. W. BooKbiT.
Book Steward, Bev. Richaus Abixokokbik.
Soot Axm, Sorm Bhee Oaart, LadgaU BSL
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lUd rt«pali wd iin«iilili( tluM M „_—._.■—-
tau Hbeoi iwiun ^!."!!~!"!!"!"™!!™!!"....»Zu!.«
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LI -II III 11 "-iftrrnlfii rnmimiTlnHiM. Tin " '"T
GENERAL BODY OF DISSENTING MINISTERS OF
THE THREE DENOMINATIONS.
fFUk amJJJra*QfeadtpirFoH,€atdOtt Ttar what liebteamtaMtmbtro/Oe QiauralBo^,
Formed 1727.
Secretary to the General Body,
Ber. WiLLUK Qsoiiit, 11, Smittt Street, Chelsea.
aSaiitfst 33oatb.
Fonmed 1723.
Object : — " Tfaa dcngn of thii Socitty it to iffbrd in opportunity for matail codi
wid tdrice on lubjceti ofm nligiani Dttan, puticulul; u cotmcdcd with lb« inlcrca
Biptitt Denoniiuitioa."
Secretary, Rev. Williak Obobek, 11, Smith Street, Cbeltea.
Angni, Joarpfa, A.M....
Bclti, HniT John ..
BUke, W. A
Bonur, W. H
Bowa, WillUm B....
duke, Owen
Coi, F. A., D.D, U»D...
Coi, John
Coi. Jabn.,
Cttrtis, Duiel
Dbtu, Stephen jD^ot...
Dickenon, Pbilip
Elliott, Williun H
Fiihlnnnie, O. W
Fnodet. Georn ,
Fruer, WilliuD
Green, Suinel
iB4e ..
22, Brookiby'i Walk, Uomertoa,
1, I^ndbunt GrOTi, Prckbam.
13, Frincei Street, Jnbilee Stttet, Mile End.
jS43 12, Whuton Street, LlovdSquucPentDDTillft
1847 9, CsbsTD Street, Bow Koid.
ei, Wilnut Tree Wilk, Kenninrton Boid.
"""'■"" - L»n».
Bintoo, John Uowud, A.U...
Hoby, J«ne>, D.D ,
Jonea, Jdin Andnwi
Katteru, Daniel ,
Kingifiwd, J<^
Leecbmin, John, M.A
Lewii, Benjunin ,.,-.,--,,.,4
UmU, WilUtdi „
Milner, Samuel
Orerbary, Bobert W
Feaeock, Joba
Ptilebud, Gtotfp
Hotbenr, JoHph
BnaaeO, Joriiiu
Bmitb, Jamet.
Smith, TbonM
Banle, IicmI May
Aeaoe, Edward, D.D
Storel, Chariea
Tfotnil. Fndtiick
Ward, Willkm
Wheeler, J. A
WooUaEott, ChtlMopbar...
Wjud, Oeorge
OWfiH, jBoea, i/.u. ....
aimBioa,Jiim,H.A. .
.. Stepney College.
.. 1, Roebjunpton Street, Tanihill Bridge Boad.
.. 4, Soutbampton Koad, Mew Boad, Ma^lcboDO.
.. New Cburcb 91ml, BermoDdjey.
.. Blandronl Cottige, W, Aiph^ Siui,
.. Longbloa, EUaei.
,. lit, Gower Street.
.. Ham - '
- a,v.
.. Doi
lOD Sqaare, PentonTille.
_ ... Park Bud, ClMiton.
1, Wellington B«d, Stoke NewingtoD.
,. IT, Cobourg Place, Kennuigtan 1.
. S9, Qoetn') Haw, Walworth.
. ithSlre. . _ . .
BartbDlomew Qoae.
.845 3li Great Coram Street.
H36 65, BulteiUad Street, lloxton,
Midway Place, Lower Ruad, Dcptfrnd.
Badclitte Lodge, St. Peter'i Sq.,iljunmen
S6, Trinity Square, Boniaeh.
1, MiyGeld ViUai, Dabloa.
1849 29, Stcpnef CanMwar.
"" 5, Wakefield Street, Regent Sqaere,
7, Owen'i Bow, St. Jabn Street Boad.
4, York Place, Pealonnlle.
' Temce, Boston.
1847 .,
Hill.
iwick Temce, Trinity St., Sonthwwk.
S3, Mounte Stmt.
St. Mn^ Hill. HMteTMU
Charafdon Park, Camberwell.
a, Bteboa Temce, Philpot Straet, EaH.
33, Honvate Stnet.
.846 Fnuidt PIk^ Mujrlud Poiol, SttUlord.
...bray Ta
. - 4, Comptoi Stmt E*at, BraniwlGk Sana -
1848 30, Bait SttMt, Bbomabaiy.
IBS8 l,aniT«FliatTJppnGraiig(Bd.,B«inMdwy,
NinuiBBs, NEKBixa or Tax bosi.
17, Porteu Road, Paddiogton.
IS, Marlborough Place, Walworth.
■ TubarMuBtlMiBiBbwatlhaDnt AnaulJ)li*IlB|>
nu auiES. I L
GENERAL BODY OF DISSEKTINQ HINISTEB8.
tfTongrtgrational ISoaili.
Famed 1727.
BecretATj, Ber. Robbbt Ashton, Cungregationsl Library, Blomfield Street.
Adntr.O.J.
Ad'T.JohD
AiaaliF, Robert....
AlloD. Hfnrr
Binh
beort
K
K^i;
r, H.
K, Gro
Draw
1!"
Bnx.
Bontr
,J. 8
.JobD
B.A
lieizw, S. U
CimptKll. John, D.D...
Ciiiiubrll. \\ illian
CarJlle,Janiri.D.D
CharltOD, .t. M., H.A...
CUlIOB, G«H|EK
Cubhin. InKTiim, A.M...
Colljw, W.B..D.D. ....
ConffT, G*ofm... ,
DkkiMOn.J.—
DiTira, Dan
on.J. P
■OIK, S. A
*, CleneDl, A.M.
Elilridie, .Sairnrl ..
Emblem, John
BnglBDil, S. 5.
Forattr, Willism
Fr«™n, J.J
G«ll>w». J. C, M.A
O.Bb1e, H.J
Oirvtj, M.A
Gilbert, Ch«rle«
Gad«rJD,J.H
Good, A
H-n.John
Harrii, Jabp, D.D.
HarrisoD, J. C
Harriwn, Jobs
Hartlaod, E. J
Hendrnon, E , D D
Hill.JaniH
HolHi-R
HopepWiilianJ
Moppna, John, D.D.
HoifcT,J
Hai<t,JohD
I8;t6 ..
.. Enlins.
.. l9,SDrrerSqaarp, Old Kant R«d.
.. WickliB^CattaKe,«oniiBtloDHl.BrEeDCiPt
.. HorMTT Itoad.
.. PnlnfT.
.. 6. Ntlsoo Temee, Stoke Newington.
.. PoHlaod Towo.
,. lalw Hill.
.. 49, Gibion Sonare, UliDitoo.
.. Saville Row, Wi]»ortli.
.. Finchley.
.. 30, llwprt PIbh, Siw Road. BcmioiidM^.
.. 2, Q.M'en'x Road. S(- Johna Wood.
.. Clapbaoi.
.. GibrallBr Place, Brilinal Gneo Roid.
.. Foilej Boad, North Brinton.
.. TabeHill.
.. llackoe^
,. Orot^ IJne, CamberwelL'
.. 16, Artillerr Place, tlity lload,
.. Tahenucle Houae, FioabuiT.
.. Crovdon.
.. Woolwich.
.. Totleriitee.
. HoODll^.
.Karh7lonlRoad,TiiiilMl
Upper Clapton.
Enlield.
Kicbmooil.
33, IVednar $qiHn.:Hile Eod.
Creacent Place, MomioKlao l.'rfac«U
37, Edward Stceet. Kauipaleid Road.
Acre Lone, aapbam.
_ I.O.rot(lTer.,MidJleloBRd.,Kia|iU»d.
B07 Upper Brlgrave Haoe, Pitolico.
"'•> KlngaloD.
3, Acre t^or, Briilaa.
147, Chnrcb SlTTM, BeltiDil Green.
U>IIHilt,Middle(ei.
Mrallbrd.
48, CaDOnborj Square, lalingtm.
Loodun MuHOD Hoaae, Blom6eld Stntt.
M.ddlrtua Road, Dalalan. .
Peckham.
], Moleiworth Place, Kenliab Town.
3B, Mancheiler Terrace, Lnerpoal Kaad.
_, HigfabDrTCollaie.
\SiS Naiatioo Titratt, Dabton.
S, New Grove, Mite End.
"■ ■ ■ College.
1849 ..
. BO, Altwrt Street, CandcD Ton.
lib
vortli.
1848 35, Noel Street, laliiwtaB.
\m II, Park Terrace, HifhbDrr.
„ Gibsoa Sqpare, lalioftoa,
. Deptfbnl Bridge.
,. 39, CamdcD Street, Caaiden Ton.
.. 7,PenibrakeTerrMe,C)iedoiiURd,MBtla>
,. 16, Briilon Rise.
.. 4, BloinliFtd SineL
.. titoki- NeninKhD.
. Coward College, 1^inu«l«BSq«rr.
OENBRIL BODY OP DISSBNTIKQ MINISTEBa
KenKdT.Johii.M.A.
KtnneiUj, Thomaa
KtDt, Bcnjsiiiin
KiiighManie.
UMk.W. „
I.tirchild, John, D.a _
Lewi«,ThowM _
Utrlcr, Itobrrt
LockTCr. John
Locy. Willi™
MochtaT, Hubert
MtawAati, Edward
Murehniont, H
Mutin, Samnrl
M«»ie,J., D.D, LL.D
Mather, 3
Miller, J. A
MoriMn, .loliD, O.D., M..l>
Morri*, A. J.
Morris, Caleb
Morren,J.W
MnmBerr.J.Vale
Nelier. Frederick
Owen, William
Paliwr, W. .S
Philip, Robert
ProqCa. .„._
Pulling, J«hn
Richard, Henry
Richard.. J. E.
1lKl.ard»n, J. W
Robinion, Jabo
""•(•".O M.
noK, Oeo'ice
Smith, Oe«xe Z...ZZZZ.......
S.i.ill., John P.e. D.D. F.R.3
Smith, Philip, B.A
Spink, Sanoel
SpoBi. J
Slewarl, A
Stratteo, Jame*
Slo«Mhton, Jolin
Thomai, Datid
Tidnan, Arlbar.
TimpMD, Tliaaiaa
Townley, Henrj
TownleJ.C. O., LL,D
Tjler, W
Unwin, W.O.
Tamil, Ocoria
ViDH, JMbh
Valf, WillUm
Waraker.J.T
tVilliain*, C
WiUiaot), J. de KeiteT
WoDdman, B. ¥
V.»d»ark, John
Wri|(lil,Ororge
Korwond.
Lark-Hall Lane, Clapham.
9. Mollaad Groi'e, Cn.niaei
. 6, Camden Slreel, Camdrn
IS17 IS, Comptoo Terrace, lilinj
1845 38, Gloitrr Road, Regeal'i
YoagB,'w.C.„!!
SimHD, 'sSbtrUtLA..
Yai>ii|,J.,M.A
. Union llace.BUckheath Road.
. Walthamstow.
. 27 KiniaUnd Cieaceat.
. 7, NorUiamulon Ter., Lo'er Road, lalinitoD.
.. I, Chester Place, Cbeiler Square.
■ '-<""P«piliDnal Librarj.
''. 4^Ar«yle Sqnare.
Monlpelicr SoDire, DroDpton.
flnellPark.-'^'
,. ^, Mon
.. Tqflnell ..
.. 64. MidilIeK
.. BetlinRl Oreei
. Orchnrd Strei
lolloway.
qn.re, tenlnn
tM3 10, (liluoD Square, IiMdeIoo.
iH^r 3D. UpperCharlex .Si.. Norihinptan Hqam
Mahrritj Cottage, Ricbnioiid Road, Daltb
London .Ujsiionarr SncielT Hook.
4. Eliubeth Place. Neiy CroM.
:*J6 10, Surrej Sqoan-. Old Kent Road.
:S-2li 3, Caprniiflgan t'lace, Limehonae.
y.TonbriJge Pl.cr. New Itoad.
Bark VillwtB t^atl, ReirnCt Park.
TO, Albany Ruad, Old Kent Road.
I82(i Pelham Place, BerniDDdae*.
It*4l Surrey f „. . - • «
Bon la
_ _ .... HomerlL „_.
1844 CheahunI ColUge.
1, Park Creacent, Stockwell.
. _ ... Mortiner Road, KiogtUnd.
835 Hollowar.
SI9 6S. HaniiltrniTemccSt. Joho'i Wood.
844 6, Kcniin^ton Creacent.
B46 SluckM'ell.
2/, Finaburj Square*
3, Hifchbary Place.
IS44 1, St. John tiTerracn.Stacki[ellPaA Road.
I84B 6. Prince* Street. Spitalfield*.
10, Literpool Street, Biahopssate.
G-5. Qibun Square, litiogtoa.
Upper Clapton.
Broiler, tent.
18. Ann's Terrace, Ilaekner.
Kingiland Cre>c«nt
Tooting.
Hackney College.
Upper Clapton.
7, KingSliHl.Finsbnrr.
16, Brunswick Crescent, Camberwell.
ToIIenliBni.
I84t 6. Callett Place, Commercial Road GuL
iB37 Upton "
13, Clnplon Terrace.
9. Highbury Terrace.
iB4l Brentlbrd.
$itsI>Btei[an i^ttnbers of tlji asoa^.
IS. Han* PUce, Chelsea.
12, College Pace, Camden Towd.
Colebrooke Row, liliiwton.
7, Lonadala Sqoan, Uiaigla^
806 OEHERAL BOBT OP DISSENTINO MmiSTERS.
Formed 1737.
SeereUiy, Bar. Robbrt Ashtoh, Cungreftatioiul Librarj, Blomfield Street.
Adenn.O.J
Ad«,yohn
Ainilw, Robert
Allrni, Hinrf...
Aditon, Robert
AvrlinK. ThoaiM ....
Biik«r, W. H
Bran, William
Kennrlt, JaiMn. D.O.
BiDmi/rhomaji
Birch. Otone K
Bodioglon, Joho
BromW, H
Brown. George
Brown, Jimei
Brown,J.B.,aA. .
Bnnler, John ..
Border, H. F., D.D
Bamct, Joiin ...
llernae, 8. U...
I, D.D....
mmiibell. nilliam
Carlile,JanK-«.D.D
CharHDO,J. M., M.A...
CJajloo, Ororite
Cohhin, InKmm, A.M....
Collyer, W.B.. D.t). ....
Comej, George
DicklnMn.J
Daviei, David
Datwi, John
Da*>u,8. A
Daviu Eiao
Darii, SaniKl
Davi.,J
Dohaon, J. P
D«boBr|(,S.A
Dnkta, Clcnenl, A.M. .
Dnno, B. A
EdvnrdB,J
BI'IridfiF, Sannel
Pouter, Willium
Freeman. J. J
Oallaway. J. C, M.A
Gamble, H. J
Onrrej, M, A
Gilbert, Charle.
Godwin, J. H
Good, A
Hall, John
Harria, John, D.D.
Harriaoa, J. C
Harrinn.JohD
Harilud, B.J
Hndrnon, E., D D
HiU,JaBiM
HoUla,B.
Hope, William J
Hoppua,Jahn, DJ)..
Hoifc]r,J
Hn.t,7ob. ;
Jaraea, Thornaa
Jefferaon, John
J»rtjn,T. W.,D.D
19. Sarre; Sqoare, Old Kent Road.
WickiifieColtage,HaminitaBBd.,Renal'aPk.
HomXT Itoad.
Polofj.
6. NeUon Terrace, Stoke Newiniton.
Porllaad Towo.
>e Hill.
. 49,Olbi.
. Saville Ko», Wall
,. PiDchlejr.
. Sa,Thanel Place, Spa Road, Bennoodie
. a,Q»nn-aRaad.Sl.jDhii'aWaod.
.. Claphan.
. OiUmlter Place, Bethnal Green Road.
. Oror«Lanr, CaoiberwelL'
. le. Artillery Place, Cily Rd»],
. Taheniacle Hoiwe, FinabaiT.
. Cn>ydon.
. Wooiwi
.. Totlrri "
Irridpe.
....oeHill.
Cold Harhanr Une, Canberwcll.
Cliitellmnt, Keol.
BarkiriK.
1846 ilaunnlnn
. 4. Anil
e, Hark
3:1, TredenrSqMreJtIlkEM.
CreKent Place, Momington CreacenL
ll»e Sr, Edward Street, Hauipalead Road.
Acre Lane, Clanluim.
1.0>rord'l>T.,AliddietaDRd., KiDgduid.
1807 Upper Belgrave Place, Pimlica.
IBM .,
,. Kmgaloo.
. 2, Acre Lane, Briilon.
. 147. Charch Street, BclhnalOrcea
. Mill Hill, Middleaei.
. ^'tnirard.
. 48. Canonbary Sqnate, lalingtOB.
. Eentinli'l'
Honae, BbmSeld SKeet.
nrddletun Road, DalKoa. ,
Pwkhnm.
I, Molpiworth Place. Kesliab Town.
35, Maochcatcr Terrace, iiircrpool HomI.
Highbury College.
Naniina Temea, DaUton.
3. Mew Drove, &lil* EwL
IS43 Cheahonl College.
1842 eo, Albert Street, Camden Town,
1819 i^eworth.
36, Noel Street, lalington.
II, Park Terrace, H^bniy.
. II.
. Gibaon Sonare, lal
. Deptford Bridge.
. S9, Camden Street, Camden Tom.
1829 39, Camden Street, Camden Tom.
I8J8 r, Pembroke Terrw»,C(led<HU«Sd, la
16, Briiton Riae.
4, Blonifiehl Street
Stoke Kewinitiio.
Coward C«lli^, TwringUD Sfnaiv.
GESBRAL BODY OP DISSENTING MINISTERa
Jeola, H. B 1821 .,
Jcnta, Matthew „ 1841 ..
KeaMdr,JohD,M.A. 1847 .,
Rcnneilpy, Thonu 1839 i-nHjuom.
KruU BtiijuniD 184:1 Norwond.
Kaighl, JiniM „ 1792 LarV-H«ll L»ne, CUphtm
. Orttnvieti.
. Church Stnrt, Edmonton.
. SiPpnff Grata.
__a.k,W....
Lrifchild, John, U.D. .
. 1848 ..
. 9, HollBod Grove, Cm
;, BUckhcath Road.
Lacrfw'iiir»m !!';;"!!";!
Muclinij, liDbfrt
UsDarrniF, Bilward
MorchpiDiil, H
Martin, Sawofl 1B43 ..
MiiMie,J.,D.D,LL.D. .
Malbrr, J
Miller, J. A
Moriion, John, D.D,, LI,
Mnrri..A./.
Morrif, Calrb
HorraD.J. W la31 Belhnnl Oreen lload.
MnmoOTV. J. Vale 1847 Orchnrd Btnrt, lUckntT.
N.ller, Prederick lM49 S4, CrouStreel. I.linglon.
Owen, William 1843 10. CibwHi Square, linDnlnn.
Clapton.
4, Ar«yleSi
•a. Monlpelier Sqnlr
. Tuffnell Park, Hallo-aT.
. 64, MiddleiDO Sqaire, FcDtoHille,
rHiiiiK.funn io->i -
Richard, llenrj ltW6 ..
Richnrdl. J. B. IB'ii ..
Ilicnardran, J. W 1843 ..
Mhf man, Janei 1H4I ..
Smith, Grorie 1843 --
S.>.>tl>,JobnPtr, D.D. F.R.8 1801 ..
Smith, Philip, B.A 1S44 ..
Spink, Sanoel 1815 ..
^0D(, J........... I....*
. 1825 ..
. 1819 ..
. 184S .
), Upppr Charlei St., NorihnmptM Sqaara.
. MabrrleyCDlta)^, Hichmundltoad.DalilHi.
. Lonrlon Minionarr Aoc^ttf Houw.
. 4, Eiinbelh Pla», Npw Crnw.
. 10. .Surrcf Sqnnn^, Uld Kf-nt Road.
. 2, Coppniiap^n I'laie. LimehoiiM.
. 7, TonhriJite Pl'cr, New Kuait.
. Rark. Villaen F':a-<t, Rcgcat'a Park.
. 70, Albiny Ruad, Old Kent Road,
n ,L__ ™_. „ .Bdaey.
ickfri "
id. Poplar.
,. llanurlan Collnre.
.. Che.hi.n( Collene.
.. 1. Park Cmcenl. Slockwrll.
.. Mortimer Uoad, Kiogabnd.
.. Hollotraf.
,, 65, Hr ■■■'—
. 6, Kci
.. Slocki
,. •27, Finahury Sqnai
Tidiun, ArUwr
TinuoD, Thouai
Townlry, Henrj 1828 3. Hiihbary Plait.
To»nlrT.C.O.,hL.D 1S44 %». John'* Terrace, Sloekirell Park Road.
Tjia.W 1848 6. PriDcet Street. Snlallirlda.
Unwin, W.O. 1849 )0. Liverpool Street. Biihop^ite.
Vardv, E. F., A. M 1845 fr>, Uifaaon Square, liiiogloo.
"--'■- •- IBIS Upper Clapton.
TemU, Oeurn...
Viotj. Joaiah
Tall. WUliam ...
Wa™k«r.J.T....
WaluD, John
Wall*, AlEemoD .
'Wilbiaa f'.s.mr*
.. IB, Ann*B 'rerrace, ItackncT.
■ KiogalaiHl Crescent.
. Taolio;.
. HacknFT College.
Upper(
1844 ~... 7, KinicStiret, Fm^tj.
1840 Ifl, IJriiaiwick Creacent, Camberwell.
!, ComaNrcial Road Eail.
WiUiami, J. de Kewer 1847
Woodman, E.F 1844 8. Collelt I
■W.ndw ark. John. 18.17 Upton, En. ..
Wridil, 0>-orf[e 1849 13. CI nplon Terrace.
Yockoej. Jnhn 1816 9. Highhw. Temtee.
Yongt,W. C 1841 Brenllbrd.
^TCsbBtcitan iBtmiiErs at l^t aaobp.
Areber,T„D.D 18:16 IB, Hana Place, Cbelio.
Bedpath, R., H.A 1833 13, Callene Place, Camden Town.
SimaoD, Robert. H. A. )B36 Colebrooke Row, Iilington.
TConag, J., Mjk 183B T, Loudals Sqnan, laOnitaB.
INDEPENDENT CBAP8L3 IN AND HEAR LONDON.
ClipbimBo^Chtptf -
]. a Brawn. BjL......
-■
CliinDKiil Clupal, PiDbmrtU* ._
ColUafu RmU, Soathnrk
-'■^^
r
Comln««Ut BMd B«t _
CotUga aneii
-
Or»T«i Cluiwl. KMlbore' Slntt ,
I. LiUAUd, D.D
JH.
Fs SUvM Chipd, Sobo ^
Bbanenr Chiiwl, Bl
Onnl Ln*. Wip
H. P. Budor, D.D., 0». Thou
inCbtpgl
*■
HouMlow. tf»w Cluip.1 „._.,
--.J. i»wu«"
AlLm ^"^
"'"l"""
"*■
'
.. ._■.
, ^n.
Mllb«ljChti>a1.B111'>Pond
UulbOTgDita Ch^^l, Kant B<i4d ..
Mils Bnii, Chinh SInM „
HIllSll^S^HIlCUllIMl
B*dti>id BtiMl (Wall
UTDBPBNDBNT CHAPBL8 IN AMD NEAR LONDON.
XoitUlH ^ B. ]. Lablimd. „ .a. t.
t)<w Brcwl Stntl, Cllj.- _ O. WllUu „_.„■•. o. ft
Naw Court, Ctxvj Stmt .».«..»».» .»...».»«»...»».» .».,.,h^.. ,.»,h„.ii. t
la. Old StnM RiMd ......_ Jnw Th^u -m. c
m Court Cli., Ohurlott* BtiHt, Fltiror Squua ....__ .M. a
PuWWon CIumL N Bo»d "" "
" , , „ " "
PHamMt ClmiHl, K.w N«th Soi^
Bl^ """"■
P«kl»»,H«.«rCb^ _,
...W. B. GDlIjtr, D.D.. J. H. OuUa ■.
EoalamSaam!"
, Ytm-iLx. M
PorttanJ Ch.p.1, B. ;.!„,■. W*i4 ...
W. »- B*k«r. _ m.
BomU SbwL Ralb WuT'''*" "
TUVMI?
M.J. KNUHdr, M.A...,
Stntfsrl, BriekDald IAtft\ ...
Tibaisula, HsarflUdl , J. Cuipball, D.D....
Tsltaalitiii Court Road I W. W. RieliudMn...,
Tonbrldft Chapol, Nsw Hold J. Wvsdwuk
TMtukim and Edminilan J. u Ktinr WlUtanu m.
I<*'«t'l«» J. U. ChulUB, B.4
Titnltj Clival, Jutn atnal, Kdgnnr* Road ...R. Honclidl m.
™0-Rowo
■*
VbIod Ctwpal. Glean* Stntt .- _
Vlijlota Ob^«I. Sbo»dlt«k „.
T. W- BKjraOd ........
"
H.tfc^
^
Wmdnmrth
^*''™^ suJIi iiiu "
M
■ ii«..^
■1
dlilMgo SIfMt. Claitm'
>L, DtiuT Lu* D. HutlD ..
TOTAL OP BAPTISTS THaOtTGHOUT THE WOBSJ)
Frtrm the PhOad^ia Bi^titt Mmmad/er ISiS
<*^-
■r"-*
BhiUmI
llMbn. 1
8,20*
2,059
1,3'I9
20
SO
98
150
,Moo
6A0
»24
'■"S
40
136
160
1,000
£28
38,161
1,668
MO
400
360
667^60
69,338
65,323
3,6MI
6,200
100*0
Do. KiPriDdple
Do. SoTODthltef
127;000
Do. ChjbliBD Connnion (Unit)
34,000 i
us
67
100
72
16
2
2
2
8,8-36
78
46
W
lis
13
6
3
49,229
505
S«4
96
960
305
19
8
6
NfwBrorawid
4^:13 ■
82,2m
■IS
57
118
HoodaiM
14,483
9,160
61,381
1,039,612
Edkom.
1,428
306
104
43
1,060
230
6b
27
8,240
1,800
460
.85
118,233
3S,H6
1,881
IS
60
2
1,382
13
35
2
10,685
23
S39
4
.i4«,i:9
MO
Ifiil
1,432
10,951
150,643
Aiu.
3S
3
t
3
2S
12
3
2
3B
3
12
6
42
IT
3
2
1,6*8
3
31
21
S26
48
21
13
M
5«
MM
465
161
74
India <CtlcuttB, Bengal, &c.)
Total in Aik
m
m|
3.I09
9,840
Anici.
Liberia
14
6
13
9
154
27
646
482
UiMion Station* (FeiM»loPo,&o.)
90
31
ISt
1,127
14,482
i;S48
ua
30
9,180
1432
lis
31
51,381
io,iai
2,^09
181
1,039,613
130,619
9,840
1,1-27
QrarJ Total
lS,i62
10,Ti6
64.622
1,301.228
813
BAPTISTS m THE UNITED STATES.
From lie Philaddphia Baptist Abnaaact/or 1849.
..«
No. at
tlona.
Clm.tli«.
HlnlOen.
Bipijitd
JMJ.
«™^™.
Haine
13
7
8
12
2
7
43
*
IS
"2
24
23
14
27
3
IB
16
5
3
6
18
41
27
24
21
SI
10
i
2
"1
295
99
112
2)5
47
no
802
G9
801
21
4
5S6
471
393
667
43
501
353
77
24
78
448
702
473
390
29fi
851
J 60
52
44
21
S
208
7*
74
234
46
111
726
90
206
2
13
5
2*3
245
172
32«
26
220
166
»8
23
34
270
S6B
289
192
180
J83
101
34
21
18
4
23
8
8
35
5
15
125
12
48
2
2
1
60
92
46
133
7
69
34
12
6
91
132
72
49
64
69
15
9
4
6
261
84
145
804
265
583
2^84
519
1^0
11
70
8
3,540
3569
2:482
3,690
160
3,366
1,711
190
215
■307
afl\&
3,846
1,271
1,039
780
1,177
331
no
88
276
24
20,402
8,718
8,500
29,309
7,128
13,840
85,014
11,850
28/144
863
1,758
700
79,918
35,908
40,118
50,719
1,931
33,772
20,727
3,463
1,019
2,365
32,476
62,139
24,743
18,071
ia;363
18,946
8^122
?S
2
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M«yUnd
DtMrictofColiioibi.
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Tbim
Ark»n««
Kentucky
Ohio ..
lUtaoi.
Mtaouri
■wi-^i^
Indum Territorj
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Total
Anti-minioa bopliBta
Grand total in U. a .
431
m
8,205
2^9
4,950
924
1,244
128
38,161
1,668
667,750
69,328
£79
10,204
5^74
1,367
39,829
737,078
RnuKKS. — Ths pncediDg itatutics ore uniuiulljr full and recent, from mil
TOluntaril; or in reaponie to the three hundred letl«n and drculat* tent 0
Editor.
Tbe AMOciatioDB bordcriiig upon differaDt ilatlt, aie iamted undei tha nai
■t»te conlaining a m^oii^ of the chorcha or membera.
BAPTIST COLLEGES AND THEOLOQICAL INSnTDTIONB IH THE
UNITED STATBa
From a* PhOaddphia BaptitC Ahtumadt/or 1849.
WiUrrUU CDlltg* ..._.
BnvnUDlnnltj
lUdlioB UdltinlV ....
Ltwisbiui UnlrinKj ....
CalmubUn Cullcg*
McbiKHid CoLIfu .......
W.k. Pom.! tulleg* ....
Mtrwt Unl.trtitj
Ourgttown Coll.(.
Fiuklln Colli)* L
fcjler UBltenUj"""™!
ToUl,]
TamouxacAl. Schooij.
Ki* Ruiplon, HikI. tK
KawloD naaLlBnilDUoE
Fiudi WiTtud, D-D. .
B koartr, LI
RECENT PUBLICATIONS AFPROYEB.—Continued.
A BibUnl Lciicos of two Iboiuud fln
linndred Nunt* of Mm ud PUcc* in thi
Bible; being > Spiritual lDt«rartt>tian uid
Ufiag open of the llntrHiilktcd Hebccw and
other Cbmctan. B^ Sakuil Coeiri,
T.L.B.8., Minuter of Ibe QotpO. Ltngjmt,
Sotatnet. Landm : Botditan awl SMMiun.
ltmo.,pp. 180.
Sb(X"U** Hint! tonard* Improved Bccnlu'
Ipitroction, making it bear on Fraetkal Life.
InlendcA for the nee of BrhoolmMlcn and
Teiu^ben in oar ElemtDtllj Schooli. Bj
tbe Be*. KicBKiD Davu, A.M., Vicar of
Kin^i Bombomt, Hanti. StcoBd Editian,
Lombnt: Oreoadiridpe. ISao., jip. Ift4.
Fopnlai Bdocatioa 1 An AntUotitoJaTenils
DelinqneDFj, and a great Seearitj of National
Virtne, Bt TaOMai aad F*ancm B(n.I«CI,
Undet lb* Patronica of b«r Gndooi Hajoty
Qoten Vletoria, and dedicated I17 pennniion to
the Bk|bt Hononnhle Lord Aablej. Lomdam ;
Partnigt aai Oak^. \ima.,fp.i\\.
P.L8., of KiuatoD-npoii-HDlL B; Nswhan
HUL,B.A. LoHAn: Shok. 19Bw.,;ir>. 317.
MianoDan Kogra^j. !%• Maoai
Babab B. JciMOIf, McBtwr of the Ajne
Hixian to BonidL Bit Favnr Foair
With an latrodactoc; Hotu b; bv
Two Diacoaraea, pnadied ia th* jvar )73S.
Imed bf the Commltlea of the Oeaeial
The Seed of the BiRhlMU. A Meveir of
the late Mra. Buiaairn Lono of Qapbi»
Park. WitblataMtlii|Nodec«af her n>«e
Anceataj, Daacndanta of Oa Ptoto-llartjr,
John ifeinn. London : j^jflna, ASpia,
amd Cb, S«a„j!p, 938.
rialiiad. By Sir
a, Knt, LUIK,
F.8.A., and a Mamber of the AmcrioB And-
qnarlan BodeM. London: AT.5. Uaw.,
W..168,
RECEKT PUBLICATIONS APPROYED. '
The Sttla Futar. Th* Uf* of tlw h«t. j>
A. A. Gratliier. Frem the Fnnch of hia
Ntiduwi, L. ud C. TpumLMin. With m
n« lift rf the RjT. JOHH MaoDOSAID,
Chnni of SeotluHf tt CdcatU ; intlndine
|«l«!bopifroaihiiDUrj«,dLetim. By tl^
SSIkri-^C^™"' *""''*" «f Free Tol-
Monoriil, of AitH Da™, ma Xmliunt
«|ri^ m Hnoible Life. 5.k« doiTin
Adamt, amd Q>. l6mo.,pp. 126.
Hcmomb of Beitw'a Brothcf ud Inftst
^. B, ihdr Mo.h«. Anlhor of "ifliSt
mil of Bwtie,"" The Idd Child," 4e. io,-
*»: H-arrfmdO,. a4.«,.jp. 113.
,.^.» CWog Bane; or Chriitiuiily ud In-
fiWitv cOEtr...,^ h. the tut hour. oTSemuk-
"t£; ?v &' O-y""." "Self 8«riace,"
«^ 8.™.. zo«j«, Zo,j«„. 'Ve^;
BKRUONS.
Jn^t"* ^"? f^Pt^ to •«* Bondij
SL Ttu, ud dMignri more npedallj to
pon. By the Her. Jiumuh Smith M A
the Stndenti of Hotton College, on Ihdr H^
■»«toUkg. Aogn.t Irt, 164?^Bt ST^
W K«. Knnio^Mln. PriDt^l»E««S
rf^ao CmdmiltM. LimJm : A Z.^^
tli^l£^;/"M"^J^^<™« Occumned br
Yjnioa Cbepel, Vemon Sqnsre, P-ntonTfll,
Cta Tre«, thdr Uee* ud Biofruhj: hdnv
the SnIMuKSC with AdditjoDi, of TVo LNtueiL
^•■red before ths Frame Witatioo, udiii
""J'oL By JoHM ShitfaBd, Anthor of
Thoaehti on DerotioD," &e. Zowjoa; Joci-
im,.,pp. 162.
Thooeht
»ellCh.pd. B* the Her, D. Thohai. Xoh-
iAm.' Onni, I3w.,j9i. 104.
ABCHITKCTDHa.
CimA ud Ch«wl ArchUwaore, fron O,
irl»« period to the pmeut time, with u
«dded On. Thouud Antbutioted Honldinn
•electrf from the b»t ouipl*. which tC
conntiy contiiiu. Br Andrst Tumbh.
Arehitect. iMdim: Loagmam. eoB.H^S(la
TTie P«aod Work, of Ja-i. Thommk.
ud bldKtk: Poemt, ud ■ few of l^JnWS
t^"^rp.tHT^jf^f S'DrrR.S'
A WajftTeT'i Kotet on the Shone of tba
■ketch of the Religion* F«tB«f of Syii.' >
repplttoent on Italj, ud u appendi. on the
«te of the HoiT S^olchre. &c Sy Cdthbe™
.A??S^I^i^> 'S?-^- °°»"" M""-
rii™i: ^^ "^ MiBuler of fit. Peter-.
Chiudi, Ihindn : ContaiJng u Accoaot of
by the Choreb of ScotUnd on . Miidon of S-
^T*°5«J""i»iaS9. Edit«lb»hl.FShS.
^fiiSwffH. JoiwtoM. 8»,jy.l73.
N^iceerf the Holj Lud ud of other pUo,
^eotaoorfmthe Sured SeriptnM., inelSdST
Ar.1,10, Egypt Greece, ud Row. VidtS
Kd>hoo. £.«<*« ..(,4«,,«rf.,^ ^^
inG
the Edoeitlonkl,
... MuijuDynnent. Delirered
ifdere of Vuiooi Dtnomin*.
I^ctnrr. to Tonng Men i
[o«l,udHeligioB.Inipro,
^?t^"of^E^c^-„2Ki:!
BMATa.
Cmenj^twnml Independucy in eontr^Ii..
meaon to Epucopu, „d Preebyteriubii, :
he Chorch fohly of the New *reiUm,ot
Morieh J or, Aet<^ of the Socred RitM of
M A fll"^\ By a,». BoBU, W. Fm«.,
M.A at. John'e, Edinboreb. £dMar<A ■
OUfhmt. lamo.,pp.X6. -^b"*?" ■
KDITOEIAL POBTSCRIFP.
Tha Lur of tfae CMtBriogi In Initicoa L-
TfL, cWuUernl *i Iba AMointed Knra of tba
nrtaai aneeti of tba Ontriu of Um Bodr of
JaojChnat. B; Aitmu« Juki*. XmJiiii.-
yUtetamdCb. lbu„/ip. 341.
Thdolai ; or, «i Aigament mi Ibt Enitciic*,
Ptrftctioiu, Slid Penoul Dbdactimi, sf tha
Drit^l intaiided aa an Antidota to At*^-—
Tie CfaiiiaaB ladMd; or, the Lord'i Pr«7eT
Eiponnded. Bf the BcT. Willum TaiT,
Ineomboit of Holj Triui^ChBreh.WakaMd,
Aslkor of "Eipodtion of tka Hebrcwa."
JjnJm : Sedty, ISmt^pp. 34fl.
Pmnti thirtor, Tii., PredHtiiutiDD rrann
on Hiid'i forcKca Worl*— UaiTCnal Redii_,
tian-^-SafficicDt Gnw ia all— Tha Towtx of
Mu'i Fne WiU in CannnloD — uid the
PoMibilitj of Troe SsinU fJling awaj TottSj
and FinitlT. RecommeDdcd b; Di. Owen,
and Publiihed for Poblie Good, bj Chriito-
Fnn Nbu. Berenth £^tion. Loniim :
WardamdCo. 3/^0., pp. \^.
Church BalidiTi, tlia Hutory and Mjatar;
of Good Fridn. Bj Bobekt BoBUrioN. at
Cambridga. withao tnuoductioaand 8ki
of the Anthor, New Bditian. Lone
AddWDB owl SbmeWM. Vimo.,pp,a.
of tbe Sabbath. Intenpened with Eipoati
lalorr Rcmatlu. By GaoBoa BktaN, one □>
the lata Competitort for the Sabbath BMa;
Fiiie. LoMott : Partridge and Oairf.
The Sabbath ; itg BcUlion to the Temporal
well-beiB£ of the 'Workiog ClaiKa. A Priae
Eeaaj. By WiLUiii Watt. With P«&-
toTf Note, bj William McCohbie, Author
of " Moral Agene;." AtenSttn : O, and S,
JRig. IGno., pp. 38.
8c«ptare Uetapbon. Bj the Rer. John
LmmAT ADAMaon, Miniitei of St. Darid')
Painb, Dandee, Author of "Abrabam the
Tb« Great RedenptioD. An EaMj on the
MedUtorial S^item. Bj William Liab,
Author of " The Fnotitepa of Meanah,"
" ViewB from CalTarj," lie., Ac, Loaibii .-
B.t.,anm. 8ro.,pp.ii6.
ifioaAa vicK, AdAi*u.t Aaioer a — ime
ChiMiac FhUMThtf,' "The ~" ii|'] af
Sclwioii,' " Dil^rioB of KnoBia^,' - Moid
Imprereiiient,* "Crlwtial Bfoaj,'' &c A
New Editkn. Oiufim,! OObu. 8». ]*.
God in Hiatoty; or. Facta maabatn* of
the Prawnee and Pioridence of God ia Ik
ASain of Hen. Br Uke B*r. Jobr Ctmrnme,
D.D., Hinialer ofthe ScoMiBh NatfaHial OiaRh,
Cravn Couit.CoTont Gaiden, AMborof'Chiiil
Decariflg anncn,''&c.,&c. Louim: Sktr.
16»io.,pp.lS6.
EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT.
Conlmvtd from Pagt 7S0.
Vb an inbtined that at Bildaitai, scat
HadleiBh, In Suffolk, tlien ia a bapli*
church, bsTiDg > now and cammoduBi
chapel, bat deSdtale of a putor. Tbej an
deaciibed aa a " kind, wnrthy people," aoil it
ia thought that a miniater not depeiideni for
nipport, of Caliioiatic aentiiDcnta, and
fiiTounbls to open oomiDaDioii, mi^ Sod
then an important apb^ of oeeAdK*.
Furthw informatiau tamj be obtained fim
Ur. J. Oibom, one of tbo damae, *be
itndoi in tbe tillage, or from tbe Re*. C.
Elvoi of Bnrr, who t«kea a lirely JaMM ia
their welbre.
Tbe EngUih Cbarchman and the Gvrdist,
paper* which adTocate the nevi of (bar
memben of the •etabliafament who are called
Tiactariana, dow aigne opant; for " the le-
adjaatmcnt" of the relatkna of tbe draich
with tbeatate. The fanner aay^ * Fitn be-
ing and allj and patron, tbe rtale haa beeene
indifTomt, or even hoatile, and the chud
baa to adapt heraelf to her altered poAiaa.'
. , . ** It may aeem * hold ajia^ btf
it ia a moat tne one, that we hate no |iiaiia-
lee whateter that sU tbe biibD|» « the
bench may not be bcretica, or eren wotk."
The Chriatian Timee haa pubtidied an ei-
tract trota ■ apeech made by Sir Robnt Feet
in 1847, ahowins that tbe hiatoiy of Scollud I
may be appealed to with gnat force in &TWr
of the eatabluhment of the Roman Catbo&c
relvion in Ireland. It addai'To tbii F"'
: hare no doubt the tbonghU of lb* m
I political perticB of Ibis ooontry aanMaij
lend, with tha *un hope of l^t^tbe deno*
of Era and avoid which now Ihraaten otetr
prorinos of tbe aiiter ialand.
Ho erealt <d marked ia,.
«t to tbe continent of Eompes ^^ «
our knowledge tbii muUb, but iteoM
information im&TOQrabla ta dTil and t
gioua liberty are breast by alBwM tr
THE MISSIONARY HERALD.
818 THE HiaSIONABY HB&AU)
TO THE HEHBEBS AND CONTRIBUTOBS OF THE BAPTIST
MIBSIONARY SOCIETY.
Dum Bbxthun,
Anioi Kgain needs j'ooi ud, ijinpatfaieB, uid piay en. Tri&lB of ■ most afflietiTe
kind, though not without many alleviatuHis, ht,jo bebllen youi mission. Mm;
as were the ptoob of the Divine blessing that seemed to sanction its coMmen(«-
ment, and have marked iu continuance, it has had from the fiat to stnig^ witli
the fiitatities of an African clime. Again and again has the mission band been
weakened bj disease and death. And now we have to lament, from this e«iK,
the announced return to England of oat brethren Henick and Yamald.
Of the seven missionaries who in 1841 were toiling in this field, tm) only
remain, Clarke and Prince have been constraiaed to give up the work thiongk
personal or domestlo nifiering. Alexander Fuller now eDJoys the heavenlj lewud
of his devotion to the cause of ChrisL Sturgeon has entered into rest after a irell
wrought day of tolL And Merrick, worn down with disease and nigh unto deatb,
in (wmpanj with Yamold, to recently sent to their help, is seekiog leatoiation b
the inwgorating oUmate of Eoglond. Newbegin and Saker only are left of all tie
European brethren, to bear, emphatically, the beat and burden of the daf. To
these trials must be added, the return to Jamaica of some of those whose negio
descent it was suppoMd would allow them to past unscathed through the seoieb-
ing heats of AMco. Only teveD continue to kid our brethren. That lid k
generally efficient and moit valuable.
While, however, there is so much oaute fei grief ud apprehension, at the sine
time there is much more to encourage yon not to teUx in your exer^ns and jout
prayers, and in our judgment to tender it the duty of the churches and diEcipka
of Christ to strengthen the weakened band, and with renewed energy cany ml tiie
work of the Lord.
" It is a Seld the Lord has blessed," Concurrent with lliese trialj bave beei
the marks of Divine approbation. The auspicious formation of the mission cinnot
yet have escaped recollection. You can remember the intense fei^ling^ '"
pleasure, the Universal acclamationt of joy, and the fervent prayers, that accen-
panied the announcement of yout Committee's resolve to convey to the shoces of
Africa that same gospel of the blessed Ood, which had been so signally suecestful,
through the meroy of the Most High, among the baoished and enslaved aots o^
that dark land, in the ishinds of the West. Shortly after the ezploialecy landing
of our brethren, Clarke and Prince, in Fernando Po, they were called to witness
the tear of penitence, and to rqoioe over some of the children of Ham tumisg to
the Lord. Within less than five years of that memorable visit, the chunh *'
Chuence consisted of 79 members, 210 inquirers, 360 Sunday echoUts, WO d»J
Bcholars, and an average congregation of 4fiO persons. The sun of iSflO hii
been contributed towards the erection of a house for worship. Statioos were als°
formed at Bimbia, Cameroons, and Old Calabar. TransUlions, and preaehisE ■"
the native language, were carried on by our brother Merrick, and inqoireis ftom
among the degraded Isubus turned their gaie towards the rinng Sun of righieoui-
The year 1810 was the flnt year of aonow and trial, Mr. Thompson and Mr-
Sturgeon were called to their reward. Four of the Jamaica teaohiis rewned;
and the health of all wa* more or less affected. For a time the missioii »l
Oarence scenied drawing near to its exlinetion, from the threatened eipnision of
out brethren &om the islaod by the government of Spain. " The ooDStitotioa '»'
FOR DBCEHBEIt, 1849. 810
Spain foTbadfl tlie promul^tion of Proteatantism," or tbe word of Qod. Yet, oa
if to Afford us encouragemcDt to abide fiuthful, the wotk of the Loid mu not
stajed; Eeven persons made confeGsion of the name of Christ, and were added to
tliQ church. Bimbia and its one huodied and foitj villages, were opened to tlie
goapeL House* ud aabooUrooms were erected, not oulf without intenuptioo,
but with the glad consent of tlie native rulers. A translation of the first two
gospels in Isubu was read; for the press, and the first native convert on the con-
tinent was baptized. And not among Uie least of the tokens of Divine fitTOur
attending Ihe exertions and presence^af the missionaries, at every station slave-
dealing, by consent of tlie chiefs, was entirely abolished.
The return, a few weeks ego, of Captain and Mia. Mtlboume, who in the ently
part of the year sailed for Fernando Po with Mr. and His. Newbegin, Mrs. Saker,
and Mr. and Mrs. Yarnold, Icift the mission in the hands of Messrs. Merrick, Baker,
Newbegin, and Yamold.
Painful personal or relative afflictions have constrained the first and last
of these brethren, with tbelr families, to turn their facias homewards. In the
hope of recruiting his exhausted strength, Mr. Merrick and his family, about the
middle of July, passed over for a few weeks to Clareoee, giving at the same time
the opportunity of a hcalth-scoklog voyage in the " Dove " to Mr, and Mrs. Saker
and Miss Viton. On their return from the G&l>oon, " we found," says Mr. Saker,
" brother Merrick very ill. He sank soon after we sailed. Ho preached but once
during my absence. A surgeon of H, M. B. vessel had been called in, who gave no
hope of recovery here ; nothing less than a voyage to Europe was thought of.
This he had decided to undertake as aoon as arrangements could be made. This
is a severe stroke. Tbo next was expected. That night the dear sufiferinff babe
of brother Merriok was relieved by death."
Tbns, dear brethren, the mission Strength has been paralyzed. " I need hardly
tell you," says our dear brother Merrick, "that leaving Africa, at a lime when
God is manifestly blessing my labours, is a great calamity: to me — a burden
greater than I can bear." At the very time that this mysterious Providence lays
aside the workman, is the seed he has sown springing up, as the afiecting nam-
tives of Fanny Watson and Inangge so lately testify ; and In the midst of these
nffliotive occurrences, were three converts to Christ, at Clarence, baptized into his
name. Thus, severe as are these trials, yet ore they accompanied by such dis-
plays of the saving grace of God, that we are led to the conclusion, that it is his
will, notwithstanding these discouragements, that we press forward in a cause,
which, as such, he so manifestly crowns with tokens of his favour.
And now, dear brethren, we turn to you. We ask you, in the name of our
Lord and Master, to sustain us. We need both the men, and the means to send
them forth. Will the churches of Christ present both the ofiering and the fire?
We loant the men. Men who, from love to the Redeemer, will fece the dangers,
the fiery trials, the sicknesses, the tribulations which will befal them, with
patience, meekness, and unshrinking fortitude. Men, whom no suffering will
dismay, no peril affright, no disc ou rage mcnt thrust down into the dungeons of
despur. If yoo have them not, then let prayer, much prayer, fervent prayer,
arise before the altar of God, that the Lord will "send forth labourers into his
harvest," for " truly, the harvest is great, but the labourers are few."
But if the men be given in answer to your prayers. We want the meant to «nd
them /orlh. The demands upon your present funds are more than enough to
absorb the whole, and leave nothinff behind for an emergency like that which now
appeals to you. Must we, then, relinquish ihis "husbandry" of tiie Lord?
Surely not. It was not lightly Ihat your Committee entered, at your bidding.
B20 THK HiaSIONART HERALD
upon ihii work. If tho cost was great you generously and nobly met that eort.
In a manner almoit unprecedented, erery kind of gift, the nafl, the TeatmeDt, the
com, wat caatio profusion into the treasury. The Bnt band went forth laden
■with innumerable proofs of your deep interest and anxious care. And now thai
the need again appeais, shall there not be a dispby of the like generona impolse,
and the same williogness to forward the building of the sanctuary of the Lord?
Brethren, we wait for your response. Yout reply will indicate the wUl of God
in this matter. With much prayer and deliberation your Committee hare conw lo
the conclusion that they ought to go forward. Without your aid they cannou
Will you, brethren, sanction their resolre, and With heart and hand Ud Ibcni
"Ood speed?"
Signed, on behalf of the Committee, Faro. Tasnun., Xseerttarii:
EdWD. B. nNDEBHILL,)
INTALLY.
At Tarious timea the Herald has contained intetesting notices of the BenenUti
Ina^tution at this station, which has been for m long a time under the superin-
tendence of Mr. QaoaOR P>abok. His educational efibrts have in several ns.-^
been crowned wldi the divine blessing, and aome of the youth there instHK^
haro become confessors of the name of Jesus. In a letter to the tietnucr,
W. B. Gumey, Esq., of the date of September fi, IBiQ, Mr. Paaacx details tic
following very interesting account of a boy's converaiOD, and his firm and deddcd
lesolution lo be a disciple of Christ.
Yon an aware ihal then it at Tnlally a
H^ool Sw the edncatian of Hindoo yoolh, .- -
called the ■' Chriitian Inatitutiao." Hera, nor pnibably anj kaowlei^ of it. At fim
ia eaaneiion with various bnncbei of general he ataaclod do ipaeial notice, ernpt itet hr
knowledn, scriptural instructioa i» duly and wta naturally intelligent and qwek, ud il
sedalatiily imparted. Tis a plouing proof T«ry diligent in hi* St ""
D'apula milk hit todwi.
Oaring tha sacoad year, when hi ^4" *?
apprebeul HimeUiing of bible tRiih,lHimiaH
•oma iorwardMai in diapntingwith hit Mcber
asahut it, whieh it not to ba iimi<i««l at. fc
partioularly oi
natJTM, in n^ard to lae i;tirutun religion,
Lbat the mBJoriC; oF the pup^, from the dJest
to the joungest, oanie folnataril; to oar
morniDg tervice for prayer on Saturday*, and
always behare with tba ataiaat decorum.
Some at them join ia the linging o( the
hyiDDi. On tbtte occaiions I ofien embrace
the opportnnily to ipeak ta tlie Hindoo jooth,
nnieuUrl. na the lubjeet of salvalioD,
Dtaonalk BcM.
lis lehool
is a KiuM by
. ,- , — the Brahmioi. xin
"'iff 1 -• f''9*?»P". • oomnMHi employment
^ihiakuidorHindODi. Bring raUtil to one
Of our native preaeben at Inlallv, and hariair
raoovwl &,m him the promin of some mcu-
hS7JS!^' *^ "^ *»■"« """ ^
^wSr«^ ioo, at tb. time a ij «]«,,„
«« MMldiDg t£« ChTMtNB Inilitntioiu
rents to all tbe oun«nt dogmst and npcnu-
tiom piacticei oF Hindooiam ; ba had tkn-
tore lacked nailhM insBnetion iMr ennple lo
respect lo it, and wsa pnibably as uiloia f*
it as any boyt may be aappoaed to be tf ^
age. At thii time he often aooempaaitd ta
parent* to the idol temple*, to effiv Htrifoa
HiMfcAtr', mnAfiiiMn.
Knowing the oharacler of the IntaOyMM,
of tb* M bviaaiv '""
hit ChriMiaa snela mo taqaMrily ^
FOR DECEMBER, 1840.
iTintot]
nmilj hi
tcTWtl manlhi to tbcir
It may be uked, hiviDi Ihcfe fean why
did ha Had hii loa Co the Intallj Kbool
Bgsin 1 Tha aniwer w, ibat ibere ia no othcr
Kngliih Mfaoal nnr, and Ihat Iba ~ ~
Iha Hisdoa population tot Ihetr childKO to
learn Engliih ii ao mat that they « '"
ri'ki ralhar than lEat they ■bonli!
'I'bey an, moreover, gnat fiitaliita,and tbere-
Tora arga* wmelhing lika* Ibn : " If my lo
ii to b« a Chiirttan, ba will b« ao, eren if
kMp him at borne ; and if he ii noi to be oni .
he will not be, whaterer pain) tbe wbiba ma;
Uka u> make him one." NevertbeleM Cfaej
da Dol abata their waniiuga and oauliona to
ibeir cbildren on going to Kboo).
Firtt Mwprwrifliu,
OatherahmiorDeiionath taMhaol.hewmD
advanced inio one or tbecIaMea(otwbich there
are tbree) (bat daily read the Kriptaiea will
Mr. Chill, tbe maater. It ia Mr. CbUl'
practica to oommcnl macb on the portion of
scripture wbich ii read, and an bonr ia occu-
pied in tbia exorciae, much to tbe advantage
of the KboUn. It waa from tbia period Ibit
(be Tonlh began to feel tome iniereat In tbe
Imtha of revelation, and hi* knowledge of
Ibeni, in coMe^iaeDee, rapidly inemaaed. "
slio MMn anerwardt b^;an to relax i
nltention lo the ralea of caata, and would go
lo bia niMle'i hoate, and aecretly eat nee
when be felt hungiy.
IdoUlry.
The time now drew nigh when tbe truth*
of tbe geapel were to make a moi
impreaaion upon bia mind than b(
been aewible of. At the cloee of lait Hirefa,
or tbe beeinuiig oF April, ooourred tbe oele-
bralion of the Chnimckiar (be Swinging ft*-
lival — the moat diigiiaiiiw to a aenaiDle and
feeling mind of all the Hindoo featiial*. On
thi* oeeaiion deToleaa,nn<W tbeinBoaneaof
opinm and otbar dmgs, proceed to tlM ihrine
of the goddeM Kalae, where tbey pieroe their
bodie* with iron rodi in aeTeral plaoei, and
with bair clotted with mud, and ibor fiuea
and bodies bctmeired with aabea, ibey ,
bulate ibe atreela of the ciiy, dancing and
tnakiog all kioda of teitarei, like madmen,
accompanied with a large crowd of people
RDil banila of horrid miuie — a nght indeed
rnore R( for tbe inlemal world than for tha
Bbv<|ei of ratiootl and vcntl bcinp,
Although Denooath bad witoeaMd tbaa*
icenea often before, it wa) not till the lait
ibition of Ibem that hit mind turned (ram
then came borne ttrong to hii nnl, that then
atrocities coatd form no part of true religion,
aa he bad been taught to believe. He fctt
that they moat have originated with wicked
own or wioked apirita. He felt aahamed, loo,
tbac he had ever felt any delight in Ibem,
and fitjad hia coanlrymen, who now appeered
to bini U be Ihe inbjeela of aad deluaioD.
Anon then Chongbta and feelinga were fol-
lowed by the remembrenoe of tbe divine
tnitha he had been taught at acboot, and in-
ilantly be fell that the Ood of Ihe Uble wm
the onlv true and livit^ God, and Jeiua
Christ bii Son and only Savionr. Now he
felt his own liafulneaa, and partienlarly hia
danger of periihing eternally, if be remained
~~ idolnteT,or among idoUien,and Ihe deaira
become a Christian took initanl and fall
of hia heart.
DlaoHaUi prayi — Ut daeiifpB.
Impelled by theae leellnga.for the Gratlime
he knelt down in his little chamber alone in tbe
dead of tbe night, and prayed eamcatly to Him,
— '-n had now, by bia Spirit, revealed himaelf to
heart, and whose favour he now felt to be
re than life itself. His bible now also
■me the companion of bia leianre momenta
ai often a* he could evade ibe notice of bia
father, whose fears nn hi* aeoonnt do not
appear at all to have abated. He wished
now 10 attend our chspet tervicaa; but after
doini^ so once or twice, bis father itrictly
-irofaibiird him from going again. His falbar a
can were further increued by bis bearing
towards some Brahmins who came one day
tbe shop. These people are alwaya
■alnled by lealous Hindoos on meeting them,
wilb folded hands, and the word "prunam,"
an act of worahip. The father oSered it aa
nsunl, but bis son remained motioaleaa and
silent At this his father rebuked bim, and
desired him to honour Ihe Brahmins. Deno-
nalh replied, " I cannot do so any mora, Ibey
are hut men, and we may not worship any,
hot God only." At Ibis reply hi* father
eipressed great anger, but did nolbing mors
at iba time. From Ihia period he ceaaad
altogether to worahip Brmbmina, Thb wa*
an act of great decision far • Hmdoc youth
BO young M be is.
Wiilut tebiQ Chtiamn.
About this time be came under my notice,
or TBiber lb* change Ibat waa going on in hia
character. A marriage waa being Bolamoiied
in the chapel, and I obaerved thai this youth
was one of the apeetalora on tha oceanon.
When all was OTtr, it h^ipeoed that wa came
ant of the ebepel together. Pleased at seeing
him there, I laid my band upon bit )itui, in3
THE HIBSIONABT HERALD
uid, with ■ imUt, '' Wall, Denouith, wben
;au ire inuried, wQl it ba ifter the Hiodoo
or th« CfanUuD ruhion!" "After the
Chriiiim, nr," uid be, "Indeed," replied
I, with Kinio mrprije, " ! hope it m4y be to,"
It wu odIj I week eRe tbii ba came lo me
one d>;, ud with much egiutioD (aid, " &ir,
I hare a great deaire to be a Chriilian, and
Iherclbre I wiah ta be allaved lo come to yon
for
half ai
tbe achool eloaea. I am ao oloaalj watcb
1^ m; lathar, that I oan come to yon only
a«hoal honn," " Bat why do joa wiah
ba aCbriatiaa!" "Oh, I feel that I am
gnat linner, and (bat none bat the Lord
Jaana Chriac can aara mei atid if I do
beliere in Un I mnat periah."
JIae<tt)ii/iirlft<r uutructisn.
SubaequeotcoiiTeTaation with him oonTii
ID* that Um fcmtk wtl in eanteat, I thererore
jojfally complied wiA hi* requeit, and he
came daily lor inatruction from tbia timej
and eiery day'a intereourae only iocreawd
my iDiei«iiahim. What fbllowa will '
you what diffiealtiea atUl attend both mil
ariea and conrerla in tbia country, in mpecl
lo tbe profeaaion of the goapcl, and that after
GIW yean labour. Deoonalh'i inlercaiu--
wiui me gnaily atreDgtbeaed hit deaira .
join the Chiiatian floek Itere; bat bia jonlhliil
ag», and Uie abort period of our religion
aoqaaiolaiioe, led me atroogly to diacoui^fe
the idea of qaitiing hia bther'a abode.
HUfaAtr htUrfira.
It aeemed, bowcTer, deairable tbal be ahoald,
if ponible, altead Cbriitian wonhip, at least
occaiiooally. He thererore came to ohapel.
but on hia going home bia father penemptorilj
forbad hia ([olng any more ; and aome oeigb-
boun, tbal were pieaent at the lime, threat-
ened to beat him for having gone. He wai.
moreorer, told that if he did not give np all
ialcrcourte with Chriatians, he thould be >en1
back to hia country, and committed to the
cuatodj of hit relalioni there. He abttained,
therefore, from atleadtng again at the chapel.
The boja of the achool, aa before remarked,
oame ioUi my houie to wonhip on Saturday
norningi, he therefore came with them aa
uiual. Ilia father found tbia out alao, and
prohibited him from coming again. Malten
were now eomiog Co a criaia, and he became
very ntieaay. Od the following Friday be
inquired wbat he ahonid do on the morrow;
whether attend worahip with the aehool,
abaCain. I adriaed him in the mom
aerioualy bihI oalmly to aak hia father'a ].„
miaaion to Mm* lo (ha Saturday morning
warahio. He did ao three limea, but bia
falber held down hii head and made no r^lt.
Da then took up hia books, went to aebod,
and aficrwarda to wonhip.
Jtiiu tAi Mjiiiiui family,
Wbat ocourrad (hat day I do not reooL
leet, but on tbe Mondn foUawitt ha cue
and aaid, with much weling, " ft ia qute
fUin now that I canoot aerre Christ vkila
remain among Hindooa and moreorer, mj
father will, wiihoal donbt, aend me trj
shortly into the eonnlry, da Ibenfen [in
your permiaaion for me lo liTi emoag the
Cbriitiana at once." Tbe caaa waa a tary
difficult one. He waa not of age, aceoniiDj
lo Hindoo law; if be came, be mi^i
therefore be taken fima ia. Moreoter,
waa it couiaieDt with the datiea wbieh ehild'
lea owe their parenta, that I abonld enoomap
him, or latbar, give him leave to come amoiit
na t A* to tlM fint, in two or (bree laKs
the evidcnoa, affimled by a long inteciafatiaa,
of the capacity of tbe yontba to nodattud
the camparatira merits of the HtBdoo aad
Chriitiaii ayatema ; in reapeeC id tbe saool,
tbe falbar waa going bajMuI bia antborii; ia
preventing bia aon bia lidlowing ClniM,
seeiog be waa (ally os^kble of nndeaatudisf
the Koapel, and did, ao br aa t ooaU ja^
deeply feel hia claima. See Mm. m.^,
and other similar paaaagea, which indeed ik
youth pointed ont to me, to show ii ■>
proper tor him lo leave hia father and ame.
llie oonoluaion waa, I gave faim jicriiiissinn n
oome, and two days a^er, on the clodog of
the school for the day, he jireaeDied hiDuilF,
saying, " I am now come, air, to remain wii^
/itfareit* ■iU;iUi/alier.
On tbe following morning aarljitba fslbrr,
attended with a crowd of people, appeared it
our gale, and cncd bitter]* for adminini. f
direoted the galekeeper njurwan) to let bin
iUj but nol the crowd. On eomiiw to me, be
aaid, " Oh, sir, give me my son, and wcpl
bitterly. I told bin be ahonid aea his sei,
and aent some 0D« to call bim. The an
came Trembiing, On aeeing him, ibe father,
weeping, aaid, " Oh. Denonath, w^ hirt
yon left me t Come home again." Tiie boy
aaid, " I have not forsaken yon, btit I wish la
aerve the true God, which j^a will not let
If I r
, father, et
shall periah. Uoyoti, __. .
and then me both aball be happy.' "Go
with you," angrily said tbe lather: "will jn
lupporl me and the family t" ''No,"iaiil
tbe lad, " I cannot anpport you, bat Gad
will." •• God wUI," aud the father, with a
sneer. " Will you 20 back with na, or notl"
" No," replied ihelad," I cannolgobaokia
Hindooiam again." The fktber then M witb
moch angar,
/■fsniit* irilk Bnkmbu, and DcHMtk'i
FOR DECEMBER, IBM.
railing il him toy nughlj, ona of Ibmn
nid ■n«erlnelj, " wh; how old ti thii mw
ftngled ftligtaal" "Eigbteen hundred and
fonj-Dius jMn,"nid the youth." "EightMD
hundred and fortT-nina yean! hot* ii chatl
Why hot* long biTa Um Engliih poHWMd
thii couiitrTV' "Not quite 100 yean,"
nid the lid. " And how loog hiTo there
been Christian* here!" "Erer linee the
lint Hindoo beliend the go*p«l." Seeing
that they could not get on in irgnmeDt, they
be^ to coninlt what to do. On this tlie lad
uid, " Tis no uie you ettompling to bring
me back. I tell you plainly T am a Chriitian,
■nd wUl never turn to yon wain." Some
one took hold of hia hand to drag hitn out;
but not being permitted to do that, they ]ett
in ■ rage, and gare him up ai loat. We
heard in the caune of the day that they were
■bout to apply to the magiitnte, but it came
lo nothing. The father, subeequently, made
mtckI feeble attempts to reclaim hia md, but
se him, yOD would love him.
Smurb.
Thii il 1 long nirratiire ; I am afiraid it
•ill tire you. I hiTe written it because I
y thing oT the kind htf
we hate Id contend with here. Thej
will >ee bow much labour and amiely tM
■niKionary has to undergo to win a soul to
Christ, and how much more converts hera
have to contend with, and )o ucrifiee, than
young people generally at home heve. AH
may leam, also.ta ijmpathise with mioioo'
aries in their arduous work. The battle yet
rages, in all ita fierceneii, sod hitherto ttiere
■le few signs of yielding on the part of the
enemy ; but it is the Lord's, and he will pre-
vail. The idols mnil perish, the temples
rauit be deitroyed ; the Brahmins must be
■based ; caste must be annihilated. " Thit k
JES80RE.
In ihe September number of the Oriental Baptirt we find a long and interesting
account of Eome recent baptiama bj our successful missionaiy brother, Mr. Parbt,
wfaa is settled in the above locality. Its appeaianco in the page* of the Herald
will, we are sure, gladden the hearts of the Lord's people, and lead them to the
expression of their devout gratitude that the name of Christ is thus glorified among
the heathen. Let tliem likewise pray the Lord of the harvest to send forth more
labourers into these fields ahead; ripe, and gleaming with the brightness of
maturity.
Priiuipht of iht Gttpfl,
SStberiiiS, July 3rd, IS49. Last Lord's day
I baptised eighteen disciples who had been
seeking the Lrad for some montha preiiouBly.
We have had good evidence of the sineeril;
of ihsir hith in (he gospel, and hope that
they will ooatiaoe iteadfait in their proression
of Christianity. Most of them were lealous
Mobammadans before they paid any attention
to the gospel, and anme even evinced a haired
and opposition towards it. But by the grace
of God they b^;Bn about ait months ago lo
attend upon the public means of grace, and
requeited the two native preacher* of this
place to visit them in their respective houiei
Ki the purpoie of Instructing them. By the
ahore means the Holy Spirit enlightened the
said converts, and the good seed mwq in
their hearts began to yield fruit la their faith
and repentance. The foltuwing cireumaMnces
relative to some of the cnnteris, being 'inter-
esting, I hope nil! prove acceptable to thou
who are seeking for th
Lord's kingdom in India,
Kuriyd and hU mft.
They heard the gospel when I Bnt visited
this village eome eiglit yeers agn. About
three yean ago, Wlris, one of the naliTa
preachers, visited tliem, and having retired to
devotion, asked Wbis to pray with his voicei
he did so, and through the Lord's blessing it
made such an impression upon him that he
declared that hencerorth he would give up hii
numti. and would begin to pray as W&ris
did. Ever since he hiu conscientioualj prayed
in secret, and endeavonred to convince hi*
Mohammedan neighlraura that the rel^ion of
the QarAa was invented by Mohammed, a
false prophet, and that Christianity was a
divine refigioD, and the followers of it would
obtain aalvalion through Jesus Christ the Son
of Ood. But his (ear of man, and the lacri-
lice he would have to make of the friendihip
oF the world, hindered him for >ome yeai«
from coming to the fdeciaion of making a
publle prafiNsiaa of his laith in the goepel.
THE MISSIONABT HEULD
, *Dd I
I KtipllUti
Ha heuil llw gMpel about Hts or nx jcan
■go bmn DMi, nbsn I wu pmdiing in Ibe
B^lbetiTi mirket, ind be felt « <l«>ira to
fallow ilM tnw wif , When hii lelitiici and
fhcDdi, ind bk zamiadir heird of bis inten-
boB, tbcj did tbeir beat by pemauon and
ibiMta to liioder him Imin erobraeitiK Cbrii-
liuitj. Hii faar got the better of hii eon-
Tielion, ud ba for nme time gave ap Ibe
good raaolntian ba had lanned of btoommg a
follower of Jem Cbriit; notwilbitaiMliiig be
coatiDaed to oDUrtain die bope of making ■
— *-"! nnrfaanon of tbe gofpel at tome Alton
AboDleiibt montb ago he '
a tSe ; '" '
Lord*! dif , and to praj
e he hai been miking
ooniiiteQtlj withoat waTcring. We hope be
hu becD tralj conrerted b; the Holj Spirit,
■od will never Cnm back.
Par, Ut bmlur J6mir, nd mtlhtr.
About ughi monlhi ^o thcif began to
Mncemed about dieir MlratiDD, and Goding
that tbe Qnrio rereaM no waj of delivar-
anca fiom the puniihnient oF ud, and that in
the geapel God had provided for tbe re-
demption of ainneri tbroogb tho ucrifice of
Hii beloied and only Son, Far, who ia the
head oF tbe family, rewind to embraoe
Chriitiaaity, and vinled AU Mohammad, the
Native prMcber, who ia ft rtlaliTe, and re-
(juested to be initmetad, and oommencui
attending wonhip. He and the two otben,
member* of hli lamily, met with mach oppo'
aition from their relatiTca aod friaodi in their
eadesiroan to Follow the Lord; but tbej per-
ieverad in the good coune in which (bo Lord
h»i led theoi, until, to tbe prwe and glory
oF Hit natna, ibey dedieued ihemidTea to
ehaukidir wed to vnit Amir freqtieDtly, and
eadeanmnd to teaoh him the way oF «l*a-
tioo. At firat be did not pay any aerKins
Utenlioa to bii meaaage, bot after a abort
lioM he wai awakenad by the met of God
to KeL For tha lalTalioD of bit lonl, and
about lii or aeven monthi ago be gave op
Roik aod N amfct, and began attanding wor-
ahip, aod obNTrios the Lord'* day.
_ Tha former bcMmt ■ pnilhaional beggar
ahoat«riity«anago,aiidwBimiiebr«^wctad The latter an botud i
by the MohMnnwdiual He oflaa had oppop- chain of oaMa Aan the
(00^ of bearioc the ge^ bat did do( it bmc« dtScult lor a Hi
md iTMled liiiiwW ef erery
ni^ of liMenmff la it, aad aboal mt
moouw ago be reliaqaiibed tteulwiia «f
all tha Hohamuadan ritea aad aermi iiiiii,
and began to attaad the paUie oMn* tf
giaee, to pny in aeoM, and to kaap 4*
Lad'* day ID ■ kdy manner. Be iaatraetai
hii wila, and iha aba attended wonUp wah
bim. Bafarehiaeoanmoobawtabatfileb
Ibe gaaFcl and oatiire ChriMiaBB. BdnU
tha giaca of Oed dit^yed towaidaaUal,
hardenad. hinted, and M saner, wIm aow
lovei Jema, hii wonhip, and hb people. I
viuted him yetterdH, and had worihip ia i»
litlla hot. &Hh of the eoaverta abore alladid
to wwar to be anecre and bappy hdieven.
PleaM God I hope to baolin bar oeafsti
I tbe api^naehiag Lord'i day. Two ef iWn
iderweot a iearchii^ etaminalioB Imt Sa-
turday, and we weie glad to find that Ibey
poaeaed agood knowMge of tbe nnl pfaa
of talTatioD. A Itrga aaabcr of Haum-
■-.— -' -S
Ibrwan) to eiprMi latir
:hri«iuii^, bot an abail
lo take up their oaat and Mlow Ibe Uti.
We hope and pray (hat the grace of God will
effect their deliveraooe, and that ere hag «i
The ebapel wbidi I oommcMed bailfa|
Kna month* ago, ba* not bsan Saiabvl, tat
. hope in tbe ooorae oF a roonth it will bi w,
and Ibe oongregation of tbe 8&tb«iy& ehmii
will have a oomfartable plaee of wonb^. 1
TravcDbf
. F^Mfcach ,_
to keep a Mt of pUki bcarera to go ahoat the
rravcDtni ii vary in _
theH parti in the ramy laaaoa, owiag to O*
' " - - ""^ fcadMhl kt'- ■ — -"■--'
Three or finir T&nib and KtyaadMa «f»
leairao* of embraoing Chriatiaaily. hot the
ttti of loiine eado ke«p* then baet. It a
remarkable that not a ti^a Hind* baa been
rertad mlbeeeparli, fhereanatpmeei
'ly Hity mamben in (all tjauiaionina
ngiu to the Bitberiyi drarch, who wat
'iniily Mohamatadatt*. It appaan thai
I will glori^himaelfd^yin theae para
by ditplayiag hi* grace towazda Mahawwe
'oM, who are oonaidered, I beliare, gHer*I)y
be mora arene to the gcapel then Hiadn.
Kb a mnA aCnattf
hatnattf
ieh mafaa
._ .1 BMn difficult far a Hindn to atlt
„ , Aboallpnbll--.— - - — ,- - - , .- —
''iw «) hf Uta itrin to attaiKl to tbe found ft«i|iiniiagtlNpla«tgrO«nw((^
_„ gewal,
ihiak it worth bi* wUIa M WWa
FOR DECEMBER, 18J0.
liii frisnd* ihrMlen imtoediilBlv
out of cute. Such ia nol (be
Mobamrnidani, lod ihererore they enjoy iba
privilege of receiving religioiu imtraclion, of
which the poor Hindu i* deatiiuM, owing to
(be ilrong piejudice of cute.
Mart taytitnt.
e of bepniing
(ilhige of HUimpur, itliich ii gitaiLed la the
e»t of BilberiyS, rad nearly s mile di«Unt
from it. I wu gUd to find & lu^c number of
Hindu end Mahimmadini collected neir
the wilenide to witneu ihe ceremony. Mtny
of then hnd neTer leeo the edioiiiistratioii of
tba ordinance of baptiam, and their curioiily
WBi gratified, but I hoj>e (he light of it made
apectalon. I addrened them for nearly an
hour before leading Ihg conierti into the
water. I wai much pleued la obtene my
andlton aerioiuly allentive, and I hope that
waie of them er« long will Inra lo the Lord.
An European gentleman from the Tnmonj
Si^ar Factory attended on the occuion, and
he teemed lo take an intereit in the matter, aa
he hdda BapUit principle!.
Tilt cemtrU — Froipecti,
With regard to the con*erti, laffice lo aajr,
that we hope ibat they are aincere, and by tha
grace of (iod will honour their proftMino.
Sereral monlbt nreiioualy their walk and
conTCfiation had been eonaiilent, which
afibrda na an eTidence that they will con.
tinne lo do k>, and to grow in gr>M *"'! ■»
the koowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jeiut
Cbrial. I expect to baptize Ibnr believera in
tbia plaee (d.t.) on the enaning aabbath.
Thua we are encouraged by the aucecM (he
Lord i> gndoutly gnmling na. Of late I
have had conatant applicaliona at my home
for the acripturea, and I have liberally tup-
plied the applieanit with the word of God,
with my prayer thai ita conteuta may b«
bleHed to the converaion of the recipfentt.
On auch occaiitHia I have availed myaelf of
the opportunity of addnning ■ few wordt for
the good of the touli of thoie who have longbt
for the acriptnrea. All the applicant! con-
ftMed that ibeirthiatraa were emineoua end
deluaive. The Furiaaa, dc, are fait falling
into diarepute amongit the Hindui. Tba
time ia coming when all who can read will
aeek for the bible, and I fear we shall not be
able to aupply the demand. Let ua hope,
bowerer, that the Lord will provida.
RETRENCHMENT.
Under thiB head we prapoM to bring togotber « few ptwanget from the letters
of our miisionarteR, on whom the announcement ot the necessity of Tetrenebmeat
has produced n most discoursifipng; efiecl. The long continued decline in our
funds rendered this course impeiatlvc; and althongb there are some encouraging
symptoms of improvement, jet it ia not enough to enable the Committee to irriie
these bretliren and say " Go forward." We lay these heartrending epistles before
our readers with the deepest grief, yet not without the hope that they m&y lead
the followers of Christ to a renewed consecration of themselves and their all to
Qod, that the work of grace and the salvation of the perishing be not hindered.
Brethren, listen to the cry that roaches 3'ou from lands of pagan darkness and
deepest wretchedness. Be mindful of your Lord's command, " Go ye into all
the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."
Oar brother Thomas, of Calcutta, under date of September 7th, thug writes ;— •
The detarminatioD of tba Committee to
radnee the eipendimrs fram X7000 to £6700,
it really beaitrsndiDg,
gard«d at merely tbe b^onbg of the and.
How to bring down the eipenditure lo any
thing like the aum yon menlioa I cannot con-
A fvH weekt ago I made out a liit of
Mationa and menti, appending to each, aa
nearly at I eauld, the amount which would
Pt III evenU I ntHl go gw the iinna t^un.
Tbe total eihitnted by the atatement it rather
more than 6600 rupee* per menaem, equal l«
66,000[£6600] for the year, whboaiallowanoe
(or mtiM. How to rednee the monthly pa*>
mentt even to 5000 rnpeet.I am at a katg the
iubject, however, will have the eamett cont^
deration of the brethren. I hope Ibat provi-
dence will aomehow appear in our favour,
ao that the awful reduction your letter ealb
for will not be necoaaary, at leaat to ita full
exteuL We want, and have long been eallhw
out tor, more help, and now (0 be told that
none can bo given, and that the aid hiiberta
■flt>rdad mutt b« redneed is eatianwl* diir
826 THE HISeiONAST HEOALD
From Delhi, Mr. THomsoN, nndei date of Septembei 8tl
Secretary : —
Mill p^ for iM <__ _ .,
injniy it nwUuiMd bj Ihe nia*. In ill th
chirget tbme ennmenUd, ukd hjtltkmv»-
leep grief I dt down to reply to
jovr loUcrind liM Committee'i rsfot ~'"~ ~~
the ntbiecl et reduction. From ihe
Socielj withdrew tbeii' lupporl of mj^ Chrii-
tian mden, now loiiig yure, I felt il quite
n ternary to relaia Ihiir aui«ltDee, and took
their aupport on myielF. About tba aame
time, tbe expeniei attending my miHionarj
jounieyi were alro withbeld, and belieriog
that luch diaiiot viiiu from hoDie were
•ninentlj cilculaled to do gfiod toward! the
diHusioo of Ihe goipel and ^a diitribuliDii oF
God's word, I availad myielfof the coatriba-
tioDi of G. Edmonitoiie, £aq. (dow in Eng-
land), and wn happy in being able to con-
tinoe them without the ntnal coat to tba
Society. Mr. Kdmonalooa hu lince laFt
Indii, and the tnielling ehargei to Hurdwar
1hi> year had to be met by mywlf. Anatfaer
journey tnuat (d.t.) ihortjy be underlBkeo, if
iha Diual amount of innnal labour i« to be
performed, in the hope of doing good, and tbe
•ipenM muit ba home by myaelf. Ever
tince my unioti with the Society in 1812, all
(uch eipenaa were mat by themielvea, even
when I traTslled far three or four monlhi
together. 1 have, beiidea, to aupply our
worship with lighta, which, under no circum-
Itancea, have I chained the Society with,
being too happy to b^r their coat, and hHTC
long paid a watchman, or cholieydar, tar
guuding the ohapel and il* furniture, and
Not Ibis diBtresatag u the foUowing from Mr. Makbpiaob, of Sku^ot, under dilr
September 7th : —
9 eSoiti, a pe^le (or hi* praiee ;
jntal e , ,
continue to reliere, the Society of aboM 371
rupees a year, whiob wai alway* bem ky
ihemaelre* (tbe charge for lighla and cIk^-
dar excepted), and now I meet them. Tht
Society ara put to bo expenaa for haae-ral,
nor hu any aid been aolidtttl for my italioa
heartfelt gratitude to the great Head of ibl
church who aeot me into tin Geld thIrty-Mn*
yean ago, I feel eiceedingiy Ibinkiid to tla
Society. After paying all eipeniai we ban
not, at dmea, Uicmllj and tnilj ona nm
left, end I am aure yon will belie** me wbn
I lay, that before tbe end of Ihe moMli we
biTfi at timca to barrow fire or ui repeca ibc
current eipeoMa. No part of oar pay h,n
we or do we lay by ; aa a mlttor of ooam^
all goei that comea, through the ray mom-
micai management of Mr*. Thompaon, ■tHi,
beside* paymg servanto (a heavy chirgt ta
India), pror id tng food for the tamily, maii^
to clothe all in decent clotbat, a anit ot m
now and then, half-a-dozen of any article of
linen beins; out of tbe qoeaCion, a> inpne-
ticable with our meaiu.
What ahall I aajr to tba reaolatMHi of tba
Committee to reairiol for dia preaent the
oprntioD* of the Society within narrower
limits I How you are to da that in India, aa
il regards Euraptan and Ea<t Indian agenny,
I know noL Mr. Beddy baa left Patna, ao
that that importaot atation ahares the faie of
Allahabad. Brother Ttompson of Delhi i>
at the grave'a mouth, being br advanced in
yean, and no proviaion has been made for a
BucoaaaoT, Should ha be auddenly removed
our miuion m Delhi must of course br -'
least temporarily abandoned. Brother F
lips it atill alone at Muttra. A few monllit
ago he wat complaining of bad health, and
spoke of sacking a chanee either in England
or at the hill*. Should he leave, who is there
to occupy hit flock ! At Agra you have
aooreditad agent of the aociaty, Mr. Willi
having become pastor of the English church
.k — u;. J-. — ._ • ^ allow of
Then look at Sailor. Hera am I, a lose
mittiooaiy. heaving a sigh after a ftllow-
Ubonrer of a kindred tpinL Tma lbs Lord
bai abounded in goodneat towaida me in
^Mwring logether, through my unwortby
It nipply tbe place of a
r, with wliam yon can lake esoMd,
and who can abare alike yonr foih and yoar
•orrowa. Far be il from roe to oomfUa. I
hope, (hrangh tbmgUi oommBaieatad &<■
on high, to pnrtne mj laboort, both Ea^iA
and native with viganr, ontil compeUnl to
pause. My oonttitntion bat been DBib
■battered, and yon moil not be aarpnaad if,
ai the mull of ancaatii^ aicitioa and ore
in an Indian climate, I should era many y«sn
have passed by, aitbar fall inbt a preniatan
grave, or be hurried away to seek naoiatiw
in a more genial oUms. Believe dm, I aa
praiectly ready to work atone amidst a Mw-
talion of nearly taro miiliooa of peopk-TJo
preach in Ei^tuh twice a week— b the naliTt
looEue three or four timet — to meet inouiitn
— visit the memben of tlie ohnrch and eon-
grt^ti on —attend the hospital— imlrocl oar
native agents — write hither and ihithv bt ^
ipport, or laboar ■jwtf' in ia-
atractiag a few boya (as I do now Itt tw
hours in sarly morning), so as to seean ■
■uffioieney withoni appealing to ib* CommiUM
Bemember, my dear air, that the aanie
FOB DECEMBER, 18tit.
w mj •rriiit coit the Sooely tntfarOoKg.
vvtih tbe eiccpiion of ■ imkll ton given W
Kme gsntJaineii in tbe autioD, ib« wbow
■mount required for (be mBinMuuieB of our
uatiTB egUbliibmeiit ii piid from mir Qwo
•alirf, sDd from (he eaina 1 bare mliied
Ibrongh the iboTe mentioned privile eSbrti.
Tbe ■nejerily of tbe dooon b»e preferrEd
the MibbBth aehDol ta an object of lupport.
Whilat OUT memben bive, generallT ipeaking,
eDDDgb to do 1o austeiD tbe Ed^Uiq lerTiose,
end meet otber dei
EngUib
The r
It ot ligbli, Mmnu, &
10 inninnde table emow
>re, can I make I
Hyielf
month than wlitt n
DBliTe mimon eoM wh nething, end by tb«
blesitng of Ood it iliill ooal yen noUiins.
Unlil we have an English chapel uf our oon,
oui people cannot be eipeoted to do mnoli
mora that) the; «t preient accompliib. I
CMBOt enter now into further detail, but will
do 10 when I lend my annaal report.
We eatnestlj iaCieat the churches of Christ to take these matters into pnyerful
consideration, and if possible veA the painful tilals which s««in to hang over oui
beloved and first established missions io India.
BRITTANY.
MORLAIX.
Our missionarj brother, Mr. Jsinctm, imtin^ the 6th November to the Beore-
taries, favours us witli the foDoniog acoount of his labours and prospects in tbe
interesting laud nhcre ha is called to labour in the gospel of Christ.
I have been thii time eomawbet loi
i before wrilitig to tbe Society.
reaohitij " '""" "
am ^led to •» that preaohitig b (be oonntry
contmnea. I regret that I bnve not been
able to attend aufficiently to thia part of my
work for want of an aaaiatant. I preached
lately in the part of tbe countn whioh I
generally viail lor ttiet purpoae. I held four
mee^uga in three diSerent pariahea. Theae
were not ont^f-doar meetiaga, but held in
private bouaea. They were fairly attended,
and the attention was g;oad. The people here
regularly, and it is troly deainible that I abould
do to. I truBt I vtili be able to preach in
that neighbourbood oftener. At Bell»-I«le-
en-Tern I intend taking a Oonvenienl roam,
as tbe hoDM of onr fnend Georgel ia incon-
venient, and too far out of tbe town. While
eiperienee ahowa tbe diScnltiea whidi attend
every >tep of tbe progteaa of our work in ihia
country, yet inch ia (he atate of thinga, and
our proapecta, that I am confident it will iiend
ita ground, and gradually go on, and triumph
over diffieultiea. Very often after oar meet-
ing* we have interettittg and good coavar**.
tiona on religion and tbe erron of Rome.
Tbe people will Irealy blame many tbingi in
their cburcb, and ibetr feeling* generally are
Strang egainat the avanoe and the wickedneH
of tbe prieats; but it ia aomewhet eatoniahing
how void they are of a true notion of the
duly of man to come to God, form hia Chria-
tian character, faia oppoeition to ain end error,
bii lile and actiona, according to tbe word of
Cod. Tbii indctti ia one of tbe baneful
c^la of Ibe ayatem of popery. It i* con-
tiuosl preaching, and other evangelical meaiM,
ilh the Lonl'a hteaaing, that will bring this
people oat of darkneae into li^bt, and from
the povter of Satan into the kingdom of the
Redeemer.
Since I wrote last I have baptiied our
Breton bible colporteur, Omnee. We are
fully persuaded be ia truly converted to tba
hori, and he is a eonaiateni and eieellent
Christian. Preaching in the country com-
menced at bis hoDie} end he has been very
useful ever since in ecnneiion with that
work, and in distributing tbe New Teatamenl.
He laffen a]t reiiling for Christ's sake with
admirable patience, and ia never ashamed nur
diicouraeed to confess tbe Saviour before
men. His house is alwsyi open to preach
the goapel therein, and ha is always reedy to
invite his neigbboiir* to hear it.
Sabbath day the 30th nil., I was to baptiie
two men, one a Itreton, and tbe other a young
Frenchman employed in selling tbe tcripturea.
Tbe French friend had come from L'Oneni, a
town from twenty-five to thirty leagues Iieni^,
for that purpoae, where he bas been useful
not only in selling tbe scriptures, but atso in
■ ■ " '■ ■ ■ 1 lbs mlsda of
many, who meet often in .
the explanation of the word of Ood. But I
was not able to leeve my bed on that day,
nor for some dava afler, having been taken ill
with Tomiiing the day before. Through the
Lord's goodness I was not long ill, end am
quite welt now.
I devote some time to the translation of
Berth's Bible Stories. This work is not in lo
forward e state *s 1 could wish, as Mr. Wil-
liams, of Quimper, hsi not been able to give
any assistance, a* he intended.
THB UiasIOHABY HESALD
The Bibk Seciet; hM <Mrj iiaOf voted I Mntlbg
Ibat a KoaDd idilion of tlw Brcton Now T«
Mmcnt •kould ba mode, and 1 dorote wme
tinw to th« (ctBion of the pmeM TcnioD.
I hon been far ■ loo; tine ia ttniu lo
know bo* lo ban an cnonliit la mrct ike
Tkw* of tba Liverpool friend*, and bri null
nlaly. I MaM not wriu lo Hr. Laeqael, a>
then mo no iMs^eet of intaiii lo paj bii
nlarr, aa Ibo Lncrpool Societr hi „
bat £20 far Ihi* year, aod promiMi onlj £1S
fartlMiMitTotr. However, I tiul the Lnd
DoMatiu, (bo oolportaur that k aov
L'OricDt. Ai tbia matter ii not decidrd, 1 1
tell joa mora aboM it in 1117 aeit Ittler.
HOME PEOCEEDINGS.
Since out last publicfttioa, niMtiiiga id behalf of Uic Mtsaion hsTe been hdd at
TUioiu places in NottfaumbetltiDd and Duibam ; Messts. Hihtok and TtKnuiL
of London attending at the deputation — at Birmlngtioni, wbera the clalnu of tbe
Society wete advocatsd b^ Meaars. O. H. Datu of Bristol, B^Tifn oi Nottingliaoi,
■nd Joan CLiau — at HaverfordweBt and places adjacent, whete Hessn. Ciur
and CuRSS were present — at Pljinoutb and its vicinitj, and at Shooldham Stieei,
Ijondoo, the feimer attended by Mr, Clakks, and the latter hy B. B. Uhdiisiu, Esq.
It U Teij grstilpDg to the Committee to be able to state, that these meetings
won pemded hj ap earnest and devout spirit. The deputations were received
irith ths greatest cordiaiitj, and their appeak were responded to with pramptseM
and liberal]^. We wonld bin hope that the minionary spirit i< still maintained
ID <MU chmchea, and is visiblf on the increato. Hay it abound jel more and mon.'
It may be proper to state that the connexion which fbnneily subsisted between
the Committee and Mt. Diddt, late of Patoa, is at an end — he it no longer u
agent of the Society. Mr. Start, a Baptist brothcT, sapporting missionaries cm 1^
own resonrces , has intimated his intention and wish to oocnpy that station ; ud
the Caloulbi brethren hare ntccnnmended that Fatna be no longer occupied by the
Society. This leeommendation has been adopted by the Committee, who hire
authorized the brethren in Calcutta to make such artangements respecting tlia
Society's property at Patna aa may appear to them most expedient.
YOUNG MEN'S MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.
On Wednesday ercning, December 19th, the Third Lecture will be delirercd in
the Mission Libiary, bj the Rev. J. B. BaowN, B.A. Subject: " The Pfailosoplij
of Missionuy Eoterprise, as dereloped b the Ufe of the Apostle Paul"
FOREIGN LETTERS RECEIVED. '
...Caluu .- „Hmick,J. Aoginai.
NcwbegiD, W. ...AagnM IT.
C»nams Baktr, A „Aiw«rtS7.
AiUMOA HoMnuL ..CTamp,J.H OetaUr».
QoiBEC...... HBiG,D....„...OetobfrG.:
Asu „.BBua«* ..BaMll.0 SntemberS.
CAttnnA Thomai, J. Smttmber 7.
DibBi TbonipnD,J.T..ScptnDbtr«.
IiTALLT Peaces, O B^tcnbnO.
SAGoa Bbkepeaoe, J. ... September 7.
SBnAMFoaa Hanhmui, J. CSeptambcr 7.
BaiTTurr.,. ...... HOBLUX „... Jmkin), J. NoremberS.
"•'« JiOMBt „Wrtl«y,C October 9.
HovDDBU Bblisb. KiB^D, J. Beptcnber la
•'*""'" T-~— ...May. J. OetriXT 1.
Btiamwau, „ Tubf.J tftmUtll
FOB DECEUBBB, 1849. 829
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
He Ibtnkt of (ha CommiOM Bra pMtaal«cl to the fallowing friendi—
Mi« Bhode Tbomai, thnogh Mr. Hinton, PorUmanlb, tor ■ p*reel of lutful uticUi, tat
AfriM,
Mr. a. T. Whitwell, foraparoelofmigmime.; _ ,„ -.
Frieodi at LaamingtoD, bj Miii Rawun, for a boi of elothuig, itc, for Kw. J. Uirrtek,
TaacbenuideluldreiiorBrituliSclKN>l,I.oughtan, biapareelafdothii^, for Hid Vilni,
CUtnnct.
The Re». G. Cowod, of TriDidid, d««re» his " oonlial ihanki to (ha fiiendi at Ipawieh,
Bni7 St. Edmnndi, and LjmiDgton, for boiea of clolhine; alio to Mln Waring, of Shire-
hamptoB, near Bmtol, for a pa<£age of iracti kiodtj KM ' him.
CONTRIBUTIONS,
Eaeivtd on account 0/ the Baptitt MUtionary Society, during the month
0/ Oelobtr, 1848.
THE MISSIONARY HERALD
-cSU...
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OmlribuClou.
* 7 t
Contilbatlaiu ..
a mix.
CoDLTlbDtlaiu^ for
Dtbi t S t
COdtTltHltloiU 1 0
Do., bl .DiU i 10
Lnni—
ContribnUaDi, Sir
BM „... 1 10 0
Warwicumwb.
Birmingham, on u-
eonnl. br Kr. J, H,
HopUu 121 IS U
CtHMI*, Hi. J....A.B. 1 0 0
IiDWbrldg*—
PoirI«r, W,, bq., br
iw< too
HsTmrd, Hr.J. E.,^ 10 0
Wuu>UT. c«A-i at/Is—
ColleeUMi 1 18 0
Contilbiitlon 110
Bmltb RST J for
-CollHtlon
CODUUnillDni ... I
So Gnndif Sihool <
Contilbnttau H 1<
I>o.,Jbt«iiU* t I
0pMeal««B—
CsotilbatlBu „
Cdloetion, lit (Tl
CoBtarltnitlDnt 17 1
Da., te DfK....^.. 4
Himitb, FInrt CtaiA—
OdlKUna ..^..«..~ 4
CuittllnUlaiii .„„- I]
Habdui BrUat—
OallBKina _„ U 1
ContiUntlou _„ 0
Do., for Aim 0
ColtootlDB 1 1
OvaMbntbw „....„ 1
UlUirood—
ColleetloB „...„ 1
B*l«dlM Nook—
CoUeMIoa „ 1 1
Stod, ItoT.J.... „ I
ColloMloD ...„ 8
SUtp Liiw —
^Colloelton 1
...~- I I
BOOTH WALn.
IprttBd
Subtoriptioiu ini DonUioai in tid of the Btptisl Minioatr; Sodal; will be UMnkMl;
recdTHlb7WmumBn>dicGurDa]i,Eaq.,uidSui)neIMDr[aaP«to,Emi.,6I.F.,Ti^Nu«i,or
Ibe Her. Frederick TreHnil tuid Edwud B«ui Underhill, Ewj., SBcretwitt, at Iba Minn
Honie, 33, Mwnpta Stroet, Loitook : b EniNasBoa, by the Hev. Cliriitopbs AndowB, tlu
Bei. JoDSihui Wttun, ud John Muaadnw, ^.j in Oumoit, by Robert KMtli, ^;
in DvBLDi, by John Puwr, Eiq., Ratliniian CuUe; in Cii.iyirt bj tbt R<». J«^
ThoiBM, Biq)tkt MiMion Pre>; >nd u N«w Yoiim. Unilod Sula. by W. CobiM. E«l.
n-ntribni.™ en .Uo b« ptid in u Mew. BwoUy, Bwo, TrittoD, ud Co., L<«tari
to th* «oo(«unt of tie t^MMBrew.
INDEX, 1849.
ILLDSTBATIONS.
DJba DJliD HoiLH, Drkalum*, Africa ...
7 ' Port of SHda, Trloldiid.
L I Smmuu Onndi, Trlnidid. IUhIod
9 , Tooth ot Snddhii .'
If, llLidon FnmlHi U3 I TiloidHl, FnKUns la Ua Woodi. .„_..
AFRICA... 48,13, 113, 181, US, mS.esT. 711, 811
BodU of Ubear, (S. DJha D]lis Houh, SK
Bmiii 43, S7, IM, 181, (U7, 711
OuiDUIft nuMt WAloome, &X BjigtiLonliA 03-
Wlio U lo glT* ncHU, S3. Bank of £^1»-
tloni, 181. Th* Sibbuh, IBI. Hopatol ii>-
pwueH, 18& Houhon lapantUloiu. Isl.
Rounl of nr, im. Wu>( of uilituu,
I, 183. W7, 711. Uufnl gu-
4, 183.
a 113, 181. ua, sn, e
A. all 6a bar, U^
BinnolNit luUtiUon, 181.
(, 178, Hi. Ut, ftlS. 181, «90
. 31, IM, 181, U3, U7
. 111. 711.
_»sus, ill. Hatnn,
Boni'Keiub i'mJ na.""
Cbitauu 115, 110, S«, (IB
Barlsv. llC Two penoni bipllied, lir
»« lAbounr, 110. Fenulo Communlt;
prcTed, lis. Pnkcblng tmoug tb« hv
118. CuU imdiiniilncd. lit. Cbrljtlii
Ufa, lis. VUit to UoU, ng. Hmlhm
■upgntltlom, ns. CoDTcrmtlon t1' '
sliit, SKI. Principe IsthliiB d», I
IntenitlDf old mui, BSO, B^bbiih-nUnd
■UTliH^ Oil. Dligutltig hiin, —
OQDilfniHat, AIL
ClTTTACI 81,110,31}
X ntinii i^li^i^U!rT"4&"'D«iUi of ki. Loo-
DHd,ltt.
Dxuu ....~ ....„..„ ..._... 113, UI, 187, 8J8
UiiloTiuT tonr, 143. An iDtmAlDE Tontb,
143. HlalouTT aBOn^ 144. BJtteti
[amiR •ffoiti. 144. Serlptum. &o,
trllmtod, 143. CanTiclioni or tbe huti
SB7. School! axdodliii ChrlilUuillj, S»B.
DrujpDH 117,
Hopflfnl aDpavmncea, 117. ladloo pLutAtI
vUltod, lis. Tlia Loaschu of findeallni, ___.
DmtOtn 114, W
■ S3, 117, UO, in, S43, 4U, 057, nt, m
ud llbanlllT ot tha csaoTerli In IndlA, 11.
UiHlan Itlneracf, 40. Soma bur, loina tar.
baar, 4S. Scriptural dlilribotad, 31. Nallio
ualituU, ITS. Suu Khooli, ]7B. Hop*
iDdnlged, 3S3. Dailh of an aHlxUnt mia^
■lonuy, 034. UluioouT tour, 383. Becnt
Inqnlnn. 383. Shnllnr In ■ haathan tample,
383. CordlilllT of leeoptloD, 533. BaptlBm
of Uirea coDTarta, 383. Haul taien to
■KSTtain •incarllr, B34. DbtoMiwb of
A tackiUdar natored, 711. Tncilatlou, 111.
). EncoBnigamaii(,318. Mlc Ntor All. 3!
RuHua, Nnr-St. laOumt IK
Jtn „ M, 14», m
uuic*.. ii,ia,iw,ue,tu,7a
BMllUlo, 437, 314,313.
Baltiri Bill and Maldoo
Bunda; School!, 143.
Noad of aid In printing liMla, lis. 8.
ton ttate of Ilia tcboola. Hi. Dea<
of (nppllaa, lU. DlOcnlUea and V
■oBmanU, 031. Labonrara on th> H
wi. mot duuibnUoD, on.
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.SO. Ui, SU, dU, W3, I CommltM uid
'I Huulraf Dr. TMw....
Km., S78. K, KMcrort. 381. J. Jordin, 38*
T. Sou, 389. 0. I^nn. B^., JSB. A. SntUm.
IBS. W. Buton, 101. }. it. Allin. Eki.. 3BI.
J. PiUnoB, JBS. W. Brock, m T. p. N«-
mu.lM. J.LHebmu,I»I. J.H.HlnUia.JM.
?n "V*""™'*' "■'"*■■— ■" — ■"■,;;
PoTdpi L.tt«. IU«l»d M. 18B. t», 3t>. ^»^
TruulaUoBl, 313. iBHitaltoni lor uUl*
■C*D<7, 311. Addlllou to tbe etutitit^ 314.
**"'s;.o!;..^:::^._!r"::r„."f T^^r.
Id ollitr put> of iDdli, Sit Ctjlon, 3M.
OarYoan|M.ii _. 1U,7»
Pri»P>iiiUiiia(tb*Bi|>Ung(t:tarM .. IT
W»1Ll7 llHllnn gf Ui* CommlUH .„. »
UI8C ELL ANSA.
Agi«ml
dSiMLui InUnutlio Id IndU...
Crnmnhm ud DhUi of Xul FiiliuCliMdm n8
ItHtk or R«r. o. Lwiud _ lu
Dlirin* HoUiod ol OItIdi _ 183
"DoTa-— DapuMn for AMai,U. DMonilaii it
BanuikH, 46. At YunioBtli, I. W. lU. BMrm
InBijotBlHj.IU. AtFouhil. MuUIn, 189.
AntTil 11 dwrnca, 3M. H^pjr D«Ui>ft 419.
Ore™, Mr., on hli tnuti ii.""!^!!!,'!,''.. 187
Hlndiio ABlI-MlHlanin C«ll*i* 893
latuMliiii MMUl ol Hit HMr All Ml
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Mbf, Hod. H. C, hi- ■■— '
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IKISH CHRONICLE.
A QUESTION ASKED AND ANSWEEED.
" Wb*t would you convert tliein from ?" Suoli wm the qaettion somenliat
UUDtiogij picferred by an intelli^nt IriEh CatboUc to our Becietary at the cIom
of ODB of liis addresses in Fifesliire, about s fortnight back. "And praj, ffifi
trbat TTould vou coDTert them from ?" Caodonr, however, compeli iia to Bay,
that neitber m the conversBtional discussion which followed that Dif>ht iu the
chapel, not in the continuation of it in private, on the nibsequent tnonbg, did
the opponent of out Society and its alms, abandon the courtesy of the gentleman,
or the honesty of an honourable disputant. Our friendly antagonist is gone —
pledging himEelf, however, to assail our 8ociet)[ and tmi statements in the public
press— nil question, and the thoughts which it originated, still remain with us.
" From what would you convert them ?" Wo can readily understand the motive
which prompts those whose craft is in danger, to put the question ; we can
undeistand why certain political agitators who traffic in the credulity and igno-
ranee of their fellows should frown upon our e&brts to reduce their capital. But
for an intelligent and warm-beatted Irishman — Catholic though he is — a lover of
his country and his countrymen, a man of large observation and hiatorio know-
ledge, to condemn a Society which even h» admitted ia benefitinir his countrymen,
is to ns incomprehensible. The secondary evils of Ireland, however, great
though ihey unquestionably are, and which our Society in striving to achieve it«
primary aim, must neoessarily mitigate, if not ultimately remove, fall into insig»
tiiScance when contrasted with those greater and giant forms of evil against
which we specially contend. "What would we convert them from?" From
the darkness and death of sin, into the obedience of &itb, and the liberty of the
children of God ; from tlie delusions of superstition, into the sound knowledge of
gospel truth; from another religion, "which is not another," into the religion
of Christ and of Qod; from a blind reliance on priestly or saintly medialois,
and which, in the strong phrase of the Hebrew prophet, will prove to them but
"a refuge of lies," to rest their hopes on the alone Mediator between Ood and
man, the only refuge from the storm, and the only hiding-^lace from the tempest.
" What would wo convert them from i" From superstition and mummeries,
invocations and penances, absolution and indulgences, to an enlightened know-
ledi^ of the religion of heaven ; and to teach them what is the spirit of the
religion of God, and what is the nntiiro of that worship which a spiritual Being
requires from hia intelLgent creation ; to inscribe on their very heart's core the
solemn truth, and to make it the habit and the governing feeling of their daily
Uvea; that external worship without internal devotion. Is an abomination in the
Bight of a holy God ; that charms, incantations, masses, and anointings, are
neither in themselves, nor are tbey incentives to, spiritual and true worship.
While we write, wo have before us the abandoned oil stocks of a once Soman
Catholic priest — the sacred vessel cnntaining the holy oil, viewed with so much
veneration and awe by millions — inasmuch, as they l(>ndly imagine the smallest
drop of its contenta can make smooth for them life's vojege to heaven. There it
atands, vrilb its three initial letters, and which might conjure op in a bnciful
mind, the throe-fold thing of another mythology. The vessel is becoming rusty
from neglect ; the oil is rancid from disuse. And is it possible that in suoh it
thbg as this rests the hopes of millions of our fellow-subjects ? Alas ! 'tis too
true 1 Then, from these false hopes would wo convert them. And we appeal to
our friends and readers more earnestly and mora eatreatingly than ever to aid- ns
ia our efforts to reclaim, to elevate, to save a noble and interesting people from
crime) demdatioa, and death. We want heh time, brethren, ana whatsoever
our band aadetli to do, let us do it with Our mi^t.
IRISH CHRONTCLK.
Oar agent, Mr. BsssT, whose laboms
bSTe been greatly b1e««d during tbe
put jeat, writei undei diile Nor, fith.
It ia luual with me to fiunuh mont})];
IdteiB,^ — Bud aa tba pnigreta made the lait
month baa been encouni^g, I am tha mon
AiajKaeA to follow my old plan. I b>Te in
roimer letten referred to the gnat saccea
at one of m? out ttsliimi, Clonmore, fivm
which I baptued >aDia twentj' or tweatf -finir
dnring the preMnt jen; and u mai
tbem are unable to come to Abbejle
thought it better to fium a branch church
there, and have a monthlf adminiitiatlini of
the Lord'i (uppar, Ai iDim ai the deiKr-
mao heard thii, he forbade the man in idioia
hoiue I had ftumerly preached, to admit me]
and be being in the poww of hie landlord,
and ftsring tba cleigjman, reAiwd me hie
home with eridant and deep teluctance.
Hanog, howarer, made my arnngemenli, 1
went oD tba appmnted nbbath determined,
if DO honae wu open bt tae, to preach in
the open air. Bnt upon Bit arrinu, my J07
waa great when I found that almiiit 1
houae wei open to me, and I eelectad,
was aetnallr admitted into the houie of the
clerk of the chaw*. The people
indignant that mch mean! ihoald hare been
emplofad bj tha cletgjman to pnt ma down .
and to maik the trimnph of tfaa truth more
AiUf, I ha*e receiTcd a meange thii daj'
from the landlord'* agent to occupy ai a
ncoching room an excellent out-bouM.
Tbem thmp cheer me much, and I have to
manr candidatea in that locality ai to junifr
the hope that a conaideiBblj luge church
will be collected there. Tis onlj a diitanee
of thirteen miles from Abbejliei. I do
think the nigbt Khmili I opened there for
the benefit of the poor conduced to thii
general good. The people are Tery poor, I
haTe more than thirty poor membera, and
■hoald BBj kind fneiidi lead you elotbn
fin tha winter, I ihould be greatly obliged if
you would eend a box or two to my poor
paopla.
We ahall not comment 00 the above,
or on iLe opposition offeied to Mr.
Bkhrt's etier|[etio efibrta. From all our
agents we have cbeerinj accounts of
the nillingnesB of the people la listen
to their teachings. We pass them hy,
however, to make room for the following
painfnlljr interestiiip letter from Mr.
fficobiB. We deoplf sympatliize with
bim, aa no doubt will our readers.
Perhaps some of them will help us to
give this devoted and noble-Dearted
agent more substantial usislance than
barren i^mpathj.
Mv itau BaoTSEa,— The potato enip is
agian deitnyed, «nd with it the bopeg of the
noall bimer. The winter i> Ktdng npidlj
Hnndredi of funiliei.
half {
I with c
ercry qnutH m
continually aniring front
•earch of, at beat, a preca . .
In finding thii employmoit multitnda an
di<app<nnted altogMbei; othen, aioie lot-
tunata, obtain ao occaetooal day^ wart,
hesaby only pntlo^ng a ettrring cnrfon.
And, in fact, the oat-door labounr i> pfi-
vsnted, by the slate of tha wcalher, ban
more than a day^ work at uncertain iour-
ral*.
I have been in fumliei where btbtr,
mother, and aeveral of the diildren bare bad
nothing to eat for tha whole day, and vliffa
they were only too bappy to hire a liillt
bnHh once in the twenly-foui bonn. Blm-
keta, all the bed elothea, and eriiy Ihint
tbat could be converted into ■ BHini oT
remoring hoi^er, were gone. And tha s
not a BolitarT caae. I knom the peo^ nil.
and have kiiown tbem Long as hud'Workiit
honest, wnthy people. . . . Ok! B;r
country I God only knows tha iauii a u
thee I Dark, iuk indeed, ii thy fntfut;
thy situation cannot be oonceiied t^ 1
stranger. The sober reality is loo likd; u
be mistaken for the workings of a fnulfal
&ncy. Need I «y, 1 have already diiva
upon my prirate meana in aid of ncii an
diabeiL You could not — no Cbntn
could have helped it. I knew yoo wm
away on a collecting toor, or I would ban
written sooner, I cannot, bowenr, m
delay longer ;— matten are too prasnng ■ ■
Can I have a few poimda ftir relief aew, ui
an allowanee of — ssyjtw peiatdi s noill^
during the winter? I trust the CotaiiitW
wilt allow me this Bmall sum with pnKnpti-
tude. Bit dal, qui cito Ooi. " BlsMd ii
ha tbat coniidereth and remetnbercUi ite
Will not some of oni readers snil
friends help ua in this matteiP— We
await [heir answer.
Mr. Thomu, writing f^om Meate,
after detailing bis labours, his esteenre
joumejings, and his prospects of fos-
The school at Honta has also inerssMd
and improred; great diatroBsnd nakedMi
howeTn, hinder manj of the poor chlldra
tram altendiag: their poreity sad mauj
are beyond ail eiptesaion sereie. Tboe»
no employment here whalerer. I hate "^
aeveral poor children entirely naked. »»
their parents in filthy np, little brtter.
Could yon, toy dear brother, send me woii
clothesand relief fbr them? I am sots -—
will not be uipealsd to la vala oa "T
IRISH CHBONICLB.
Wo ihiU b« mo(t lutppj to receive
the anutance of oar friends, eithcT in
clothes or Bp«cift1 coDtribiiCionB, >od will
forwBrd their kind donntions inatantlj
to Ireland, either to the pl&cee where
we think distress most preTsils and
where they mott need our help, or to
tbe places specisHj ineiitioned bj our
fUenda themGclTes. But as he givua
tnice who giTcs quick! J, will oui
readers allow us to bewecb tbeii ptompt
and tinelj aid.
Mr. EccLFS, in the niidrt of his manv
triab, has boweTcr cause for thankfuf-
ness in the success of his work. In
another letter he says, —
Our lut Laid'i daj we bad the pleamte
receiiing into tbe fellowahip of the chuicb
a femnle, originally a Preubjterian, whom I
had preiiaiulj baptiwd, on a latiafactoiy
profusion of ftilb in the lUdeemar. Amid
manj difficulties, the cause kreft aleodilj
■dranciog ; the «ub-itatIoDi aie well attended ;
prejudicea are doil; giring wb? ; and, ai a
church, we are at peace among ounelves,
and joj in God tluough our Lord Jemu
Chritf,
Hr. MfKn, in a letter dated £asky,
No». 17 th, says, —
In a good many cbim Ramaniid attend,
andgeneralljhevwithniarkedattenlion. The
Sabbath ichool baa lomewbat improTcd in
attendance ; and the tbiioiu dail; Khools in
this diitrict are going on n well aa we could
expect. There is a great deal ot Bpathj
manifested on leligioui nubjecd, eien bj
many who come out to hear : but we desire
to BOW in hope : we rel; on a pramiae-kcep-
ing God. I endesTODr, wherever I go, lo get
hold of the yxinng people. The memben of
oar little ubtuch being much Kattered about,
few of them can »end their children to the
Sabbath ichooI ; but I strive to teach them
the moet important Ihingi at their respective
bomea. In thii department of labour, I do
Dol, of coune, confine mjself to our own
people ; but remembering that " as the twig
IS bent, the tree^ inclined." — I try to in-
struct the lising generation in tbe things con-
nected with their soul's welfiire. By this
meazu, and by small books which I ^veto
the moat deaeriing, I have no doubt that
much good is done to the children them-
■eliea, and indirectly through them to their
parents. B; means of small periodicals and
some books of a religioos cbaractai suited to
the character and capadtiei of the people, I
am endeavouring to teach the people to
Ihmk /or IhemieheM. This to some of our
English friends might teemMrange language;
but it isa melancholy fact, that vary tew of t^e
people here think at ail : and this ia especial-
ly true of them ia religlona matten. llils
holds equally of many Pmteatanti as well a* of
Papists : lomettaing is bung dons to get rtd
of the monster evil of thinking by proxy.
Men will eventually begin to thmk that they
have understanding! 1 and for the proper
exercise of which, they will be held account-
able. May the Lord teach them speedily to
fell that they have souls, and to seek their
eternal weliiue.
We look upon tbe education of the
youDg as a great means of benefiting
and penoanenUy blessing Ireland. A
Scntleihan who has recently returned
■om "amonth's visit to Connaught," and
who had ample facilities for acquaint-
ing himself with the state and prospecla
ofreligion there, writes : — '' To weaken
the overgrown power of the priesthood
in Ireland, God has hern pleased to
employ the famine ; making the people
to see that it is to Protestant feeling and
to Protestant benevolence they have to
look in the day of distress. But another
agency, and one more abiding in its
results, ia also at work. It seems feeble.
It resembles the sand which God hath
placed for the bounds of the sea by a
perpetual decree that it cannot pass it :
and though tbe waves thereof toss them-
selves, yet they cannot prevail; though
they war, yet can they not pass over it.
Popery is lifting up its waves, and
making a mighty noise in rolling its
roaring surges to the shore, but Ood is
providing a generation of little children,
sea shore, will yet present a barrier,
against which Popery will spend itl
foam and its liuy in fruitless rage. The
tchool ia the missions' strength ; the
school is Ireland's hope. , . . Tbe
children soon learn that the word rf
Qod is supreme in all things relating (o
religion — above tbe authority of priest
and of chuicb."
I am happy to inform yon that the scbool
ia domg remarkably well during the last
montliB. There are between fifty and sixty
children in attendance daily at my school.
Our Sabbath -school is rapidly on the in-
crease. The pareut* of the children who
attend our prayer-meeting, feel highly satia-
God at the answers made by the children
after a chapter is read. I have had many
opportunities of reading the Scriptures for
my neighboun during the past month. The
greater part of them being more desirous to
836
IRISH CHRONICLE.
h«ir the word of life tb*n Bt othn times. '
The onlf leuoa I could wdgn for the
change, na the feu of bong nlted to eter-
nity all of a sudden on account of the pesti-
lence raging around. As won ai 1 okasrrvd
their 11007 hearti at all ■oftened, I loM do
time in directing them to the Lamb of Chi
vbieh tuketh airaj the sn of the vwld.
Mr, M'Kbb initei tbtu about the
■cbool« in bii oeigbboiuhood: —
I herewith enclose jmi the account of the
qaartcrly iuipeclion of ichoolj in thi* di»-
trict. The prieeta are gitiog sU the opp*-
■ition they can to the sehooU, psiticularlr
■bout Sliffi and Bojie, »hic!i has caused the
attendance somewhat to diminirii. The cha-
lacler of the schools, however, has improTsd.
The children are piocuring more leligioits in-
stniction than the; fbnnarlr obtained. This
I take to be most important. I estimate the
Talue of OUT schools in a great mcuure by
this. There are enough of schoots to ^ve a
literary education in this couotry, at least in
most place* ; but what is wonted are achoola
that will combine religious with literary edu-
cation. Our gchooli are doing something in
this wsy. During the past fortnight I et-
nmined all the schools in the district ; but
the two in the neighbourhood of Boyle, which
are so distant, that I cannot visit them every
quarter. I am happy to state that great
good ii being done in them. Here than one
half of the children are of Roman Catholic
parentage, and they are obtaining an amount
of religlDU* instruction, which but for our
schools we haie reason to believe they would
never have obtained. May tlie Divine bless-
ing rest upon all eflbrts for the spiritual
welfare of the rising generation. The num-
ber of children at the seven schooli under
my supervision is 475.
John MoKxcHiM writea, —
You wiU he glad to hear that » _ .
on well as usuaL The people still gUdly
hear the Scriptures ie«d itnd eaplained, and
many of them seon to appreciate the truths
brought befbre then
deligbL We daily
his boose. On entaring be laid, "The Urt
tjuie you wen ben we quaiieUcd haid aboot
religion, but I have nnoD studied ymr aija-
menta and am competed to consider fan
right. Yoa an now welorano to read to as,
and you and I shall quarrel no nore. This
1 ptqudiee
superstition gradually decline and give war to
the spread of gospel light and koowlodgB.
A few days since, whUe pasting through ihs
village of Emlingahton,
man of the name of H-
. , ,. . Jmi raw]
, „_ of Scripture, pcuntiiig oat
the way of solvation with God Ihrnqgh a
etuciSed Savionr, to all present, fin sereBsl
(^ the ndghbouiB had ssMmbled during tba
time. . . . Some id these psrtiM have
since applied to me for bibles, dedarini that
they now intended to read and atody fin
tbemsetiea, which leads ma to hope that
however feebly the seed may be aown, tba
Lord will, in his own appointed tima and
way, Hnctiiy it to the praise and gkiy of Us
Gnus H'DoNmu atys :—
In visiting the house of a man nanel
Battle, this week, I found three other aa
in the house who did not belong to tk
family. 1 read the first chapter of Fttect
Epistle to them, and I strove to draw Ihas
the folly of paying for pitting soul-msiM
read for then- deceased friends. One of lbs
of Mayo, told me I was the Biti p
he ever heaid refer to Petcr^ writii^ ; ■«,
said he, ^ protestants hate him because they
prefer Paul who wished to be made a pope
in Peter's stead, and who, therefore tnai
fruit with every thing Peter did. I asked
him to point out to me from the table when
Peter was called pope. He attempted, but
most lamentably &iled.
John Judoe, id a letter dated Notvid-
ber 14tb, amongst a number of interest-
iDg facta extracted from his jouraal, says,
Head and pmyed in the house of Pat
B , who hea^ me with greet attention.
Afler much eonveraation be laid that he had
deiived mora knowledge of the Scripture*
from what I bad read to Mm in the Iugb
language than be had ever received from the
priest with hit LiTia maisea. Said he^ " I
believe there can be no aalratioa by the
priest — no salvation bat bf Christ, — the
Saviour of sinners." The man Mneslly
invited me to call a^in.
Subscriptioni and Donations UianWully tocdved by the Trossoist, Jmvb TwTOa.Eiq.
Lombard Street j and by the Seoetaty, Mr. W. P. WlLUUsa, at the Hianm House,
Moorgate Street i and by the pastors of tbe cbnrcbe* throughout the Kingdom.
COLLECTOR FOR LONDON, REV. C. WOOLLACOTT,
4, Covnon Sttsn Em, Bbomwick Sqviss.
INDEX OF CONTENTS, 1849.
Adnmi, Mr. W., by the Her. R. Roff
Aihenhend, Rev. A., b^ tbe Rer. Jonathan Wgtaon
Burchell, Rar. Thoma* ....
Dallerell, Mra. Jans ....
DougUa, Rav. Darid, b; the Rer. Georga Sample ■
Gray, Rer. William ....
tformanton, Rev. James, bj the Rer. B. BTsna
RuMclt, Rer. Hagb, by the Rer. B. Coihead
Sample, Rot, G«arge, by the Rev, T. Pollengec
Wilkinaon, Rer. Jodah, by the Rer. J. Hopldna
m
ESSAYS. ■
Addren of the Hon. and Rer. B. W. Noel at his baptitm ... 541
Addren to the almort Chriatisn, by the Rev. C. Eliea ... 7
Amendment of a well-known Ilymn ..... 490
Appearancei of Chriat as the Angel Jehorah, by the Rev. J. Roberlaon, M.A. . 7<8
Are you Atiaid of the Cholera 1 ...... 631
Awociatiana of Baptiit Churrhea, by the Rer. T. Foltenger, . . 274
Awocialiona of Baptist Churches,— The Preaent . . . .342
Anociationa, Province of, b; the Rev. 6. B. Ide, D.D. ... 1S9
Baptitm in the Holy Spirit, and Baptinn in Fire . . . .272
Bengali Proverb* ........ 88
Belter Times, by tbe Rer. J. M. Cramp, D.D. , . . .433
Charaeteriitics of the Principal MinianBry Societiei . . 346
Chronological Page . . 17, 89, IS], 219, 281, 340, 429, 493, 5fi7, 62t, €86, 760
Chnrity begina at Home, by the Rev. C. Elren .... 136
Claima of Chnil's Eiample on us , . . . . . 269
Continental Scholar* end Infiint Baptitoi, by (he Rev, F. Clowes . S3
Conaolation for the Christian In valid . , , .14
Conititution of the American Baptiit Mlanonary Union . . . 418
Covenant wiih Abmbam, hf the Ret. J. HsJdane , . . .15
Cmmba foT the Dop ....... 148
Elfeeta of Infknl Baptism, by the Hon. and Rev. B. W. Noel . .677
Ealncts ftom a Deacon'* Soap Book . . . .148, 346, 632
Exiract* ftinn a Recent Work by the Rev. J. Atdb . . .213
Faetaand-ObsoTBtionB ...... 273,555,682
Fleeing to Qod from the Peatilenea ...... 630
God has no Pleature in the Death of lh« Wicked, by Ihe Rer. G. W. ]
Greek Worir which signifies -Immerdon, hy the Bev. N. Brown, Y '
Happiness of the Mercifbl, by tbe Rev. J. J. Dbvies
I am M Good h my Neighhoun, by tbe Rev. C. Elven .
TDL. XII,— ^OVKH BULin,
Dn)EX or C01ITKNT&
ladeiMBdcnee of tb* Englkli BOde ....
InspiraUon of the New TaUmoit, b; Uw lite Bar. K. Hall
Izupiiatkni in CaoSict wiUi Beoent Fan of mkaofkj ad
Ireland, bj the BcT. B. C Yotu^ ....
Mnlilstiaii m Heatea .....
Hunn of tha Baplut Chuidba ...
Miubrd nca ......
New 'CaUmcst ok of Um word* Smptofe aad TtiiilJwi
On Haniage ......
Oriental ..,..,
Origin of In&nt Baptira, I17 the Ber. F. Ckwca
Page which maj be Bead from the Pnlpit
Pniapcnly and Declennon 1^ Chriatian Cb.
PniioCMiiaa to Lore, bj the Ber. T. Swan
Bea«>n« for desnng a Cbaits for tha BqMiat MMiwiij Sociatr
SinfiilDcai of Sm ......
Snow on Ihe Eutb ......
Spiritual Exempt! ......
SviM BapdMa of the Sixteenth Cmtnij
Thongfati on Gennan Theologr . . . .
ThoBghti m Hamat, bj the Ber. W. AitcUm
Ml
On bdialf of Bintol Colli^ b; the her. J. Foetw
PeneTcnnce in BoptL bj the late Bev. A. FbUbi .
The BlMnog of the Ongngatioai, bjr the lata Bar. A. FUbc
POETRy.
Chaiitr, by the Ber, T. Swan
ChriitiEUi'e Walk . "
Chntch, The, bj the Ber. E. H. Bicknateth
Concerning them who are Adeep, by M. E. Lolie
Eterluting Lots, br the Ber. J. Jaikinami
Fahh, bj (he Ber. T. Swan
Future Rett, b^ H. E. Leilie
HcBTenly Stranger, bj Sir E. DennT, Bait
FitituI Bedeemer, The
Sapling, The ....
Snii of Bi^Ueouanea, The
REVIEWS AND BRIEF NOTICES.
Abeolon'a Hiftory of a Famil; , M
Aldii'i Excellent Glory , ' . * ' ' MS
Alexander'g Sennon for Creak . . ' * ' ' ' a?
Andenon-B (John) Chrooiclea of the KItk . ' ' * ' ' 2»
Andenon'* (Hugh) Ruth , . , . ' , ' ' . IM
Anderson'! (Alexander) Statemant of PiinciplM ' ' ' aif.lM
Annrteadl Tributa for the Negro ... ' . JW
Artine'i Cjolop»dia of Aneedotea . .".',' ' *M(LCM
ATeling'i Recreation! , _ ' _ ' * * j*
Ballantyne'i Heir of Gloij . ■".'.'." W
Bamei'i Notee on Jame^ John, and Jude , ' * ' ' Ml
Beilb}*! Mental Culture , , , , ' ' * ' Ml
Benrd'i Union of Chureh and Stale . ' ' ' ' i$t
Bickenteth'i Poetni * * ' 311
Biokenteth'a Practical Thoughti " . * * " ' «»
Bigwood'a Proapenty of ZioB ■...'' W
Dn>BZ OF OOMTENTa 889
Binney'i Clont and tbs Chimh . . ... 9t
Bbnej's Lectum to Yoong Uen ...... 380
Binnc;'i Stnitx of Song ....... 99
Binnaj*! Ultimate Dcvgn ....... SS9
Btmcknian^ Lectnra ........ 38D
Boai'i Bgm «>1
Bmdtbaw'i Engliih langu^^e ...... 937
Bmnr'i UMon of Je«a« ....... 4U
Braver^ Repeotance ....... S88
Biidgs^ HUonal for the Young ...... SH
BiDdia*! Hanmr of Oiiutie ...... 99
Brown't BumbM fiOS
bown'e WiMth nnmd the Cnw ..... SOS
Buchanan'! Ten Ynn' Conflict ...... 600
Bndinger'g Wb7 of Faith , 35
BiucheU'i Memoir of ButcheU H9
BuigM'i Duty of the State to its In&nt Poor . . . . 169
Biugca'i Pemuul Beligiim ..... .327
BoiseH'* Tnith or Orthodox; S58
Bnider'i Note* on tlie Apocalypw ...... 6S4
Bnnnt None but Jhos ....... 34
CbalnMn'* iMtitotet of Theohur ...... SB8, SSO
"■-' '- "" acy of Piajer IfiO
CUA'i Bead and You wiU Emw
Clowe*^ Bsamfnei Aniwaied
Cvodcr'B Hatmoij' of Hitfor; with Pntpheej
Coz'i ChlWian Experience*
Cos'* Congiatalation and Counasli
Coz^ EncouiagenMBt to Inqtumi
Coz'a Idolatiy ....
Coi'i UiMionn7 World
Craig^ PriM Earn;
Oimming^ Chrirt Raceif ing Sinneii
Cntnaung'* Chnitianity from God
Cnmmii^* Commnalmi lUila
Cnnren'* School Soap
Datiaili AnuicMi Scene*
D'Aubigne'i PiotMtor
Dean J** HyiDni and PoaoM
Eadie'i Inapiration ....
Eardlej^ Appeal
Farqnhar'a Torch of Time . ,
Flaming!) Biae and FoU of Papwr
Footed Lacturea
Foalw^ CoDTamtioii*
OilfiUw'a ChrMan Beariiv
GilfiUea^ Connezian
Gilnoi'* Rapljt to Noel
Onao'* Dictlowtfir
Oieen'i Ere of PantaocM
Onjot'a Earth and Man
Bania^ (Dr. John) Man Primaral .
Hear]''! Daily Communion with God
Hioton^ Lettet* to the Chiiatiaii Bacord
Hinton'a Honoir of Knibb
Hogartli'* School Muaic
Heiacbdl'i JawMi Wito««e*
Incs^ En^Mi Hiatotr
hietft Fnnch H'ubirj , .
Janotit'a Jmva TaniitMl
itmm't Chnrdi in Eam«t
IHSEX OF OOMTBNTe.
fietiptw* Hanntuiu^ ,
Sdiptura Scuwi
Seventh Vial
Sondaj School Uniiai Migune
TMdier'a OfiMng
~ taontlteBainuilIind
Toloe of Eranta
WatduDu'i O7
Woid to m Wtdeju tUthodiit;
WiAmsHaDli Cbaitor
Tmu( Woridng Kan
AiaAoiMpiu 770, Mill 814.
INTELUaENC^
,. Baptitt AwocMtjon in BMton . ,
Bipdit Chnrdi Ordai
Biptiit UiBionaij Union . ■
Belcber, Dr. ....
Cnlilbnua , ' . . ,
Canida Baptist Hinionarf Socirtj ,
CaDBda Bsptiit Union
CrawelL Rer. W. .
Good Newi &«m the Wert
Onnde Lign^ Cumda . .
Jono, Horatio Q, . , ■
Hontieil BeoMei ....
National FMt ....
NoTB Scotia ....
Fertilence ....
Pfctennou of RommiBn in UM United Stit«i
Pntpecti of Popeij , ,
ReriTali in the United Statai
Sale of Young Women .
ft^iih^ of Hiiaionariei ' .
StOT, BCT. Dt. .
,...Biitidi Connexion wlth'Ididabr
Ctiineu Hand-bill
KB(eni,Tbe ....
...Baptirt Chmch at GommanoM
...CanKm de Vand
France .
AmraiL HonHQ*. Anti-State Church Aaaodatiao
fiaptiit Bnildiog Fond
Baptiit Union
Baptirt Union of Ireland
Baptiit Union of Seotland .
Bible Tnulation Sode^
ToltrntaiT School AModatiDii
Wedcl7 Tract Sode^ .
mnz 01 ooNTiBiTa
Cunbridgeahlie
Kent Bod Sumz
Lancaihiie and CtMdun
LoDdon B&ptut
Londim Strict BapUit
Midland
Northamptoiwhire
Northern
Soaihem .
SaSblk
OibnbUre
WMtom
Hsw Cbubu Bsmils;
BinniDgham
Bloonubuiy
N>w Cbukhm
New Swindon .
R;d«
W««toQ Super Hare
WolreAampton .
...DedMTo'
Fmibnij
Leith
LoDBode '.
Rjde
H...
Archer, W.B. Speldwick
Arthur, B Bideford
Bigwood, J Chnrch Street
Blake, J. A. LeauM Heotll
Brooks, T Roade .
Cunpbell, J. 8 Towcerter
CoopeT,J Rom .
Coi,J, WalgnTO
Cnbitt,' Thrapibm
DaTia*,J. J Lalon
Eiana-W. W. Honiton .
FifBjJ. Dariington
Gould, a, Norwich .
6iaee,R. Aldwinkla
H«td>,S. S. Highgate .
Hinton, J Beckington
Jarman.J Atgoed .
JeAnon, J. Bidiop Burton
Jcnkiuaoii, J Oakham •
Jonea, D FoikeMone
JonOfW. Newport
Ktu^CT Cambridge
L«nc«, J. W HowtonRegil
Uacpbeiwn, J Aibton-uoder-Ljne
Hitler, R. Swinwick
Noel, B. W John Street
Owen, J. J Derbj
Pitt, A Upton-OD-SaTcni
PottaDger,T Newcaitle
PHghe,D. L Poplar
INPBX OF cosTEirrs.
UuHMTio.'H TlobeitiDD, J
Sraith, A
Smith, C
SpiWiJ ~
Stutteid, J _..
Thoiiu«,£.
Waii«iii*,B.
WilliBiDi, J. P.
Woo«tar,C
UpUin,J.
Rum DUTHi—Acworth, W., £k[. .
Adutw, W., Eaq.
AndenoD, Mn. S. A.
BaDneU, Mm A. M.
Booth, Mn. and Min
Brook, Mn. 11. .
BroDk«, Mil.
Brooki, Mn. S. .
- Bmli, Mn. .
Cane, Mn. B.
Chtnnon, Hr. C. H.
OupUn, Mn.
CSuppell.Mn, A.
Gluke, Mn. A. .
• CUike, ilT3. M. A. .
Collier, Mr. H.
Oniwai]', Mr«. A.
Daiu, Rer. Eliel .
Dcnbam, Rct. D.
Dou^as, Rev. D.
Eiaiu, Mn. J. '
Falck«, Hr.
Fiiher, Ber. W.
Groaar, Mn. lenior
Harlow, Mr. J,
' Herifortli, Hn. H.
Higham, Mn. M.
Hugbca, Mr. J. .
JopliDs, Mr.
' Luigf'Mn. It. .
Maaoo, Mr. J.
Hinel, E., B>q.
ninna, Hrg. A. .
Hoore, Mr. Murk
norrant, Mrs. S.
Muckter, Mn. E. .
Oibom, Hn. hi.
' Pstiehce, Mr.' A. B .
Paraler, Mia,
Price, Mrs. C.
Ptickett, M™. a.
Qnanl, Mr. H.
Beeg, Mn. .
itandle, Mn.
Sample,' BcT. G.
Sarage, Mr. W.
Scroilen, Mn. A.
Slock, Mn. E. A.
Terry, Rbt. T.
■ Tboauu, BeT, J.
TbDii]ai,'Mn. H.
* Thotaat, Htn E.
Thomaa, Min H. L.
* TwdMreea, Mn. M,
. K«ppel Street
.. CtaiAvook
.. Whitcbarch
.. Wsatburr Lngh
. CaMl«acre
,. Aeoringtan
. Eldon Street
INDEX OF COHTSNTS. 845
RicBrr Duras...V]nM, Un.F. . . ■ . . . . w'
Vicknden, Un. H. . 703
Williami,Mra. - . 164
WilkiiMii, Rav.-JoMl) ..... 106
WyhB, Eer. J. C. 80
MISCELLANEA.
AttntratioD imtcail of Wnr ....... 167
Baptitm of Rot. T. Rut . . . . . . .303
Baptiit MudoDUT JunnilB Aiaociatian ..... 40
BsptiN Tbeoldgii^ Education Societ; ..... 447
BimuDgfauu ........ 448,811
Baptiit Bcaid, Tbe . 646
Brirtol Baptut College
Qreat FJlingham ........ 704
Honcoat, liiincaalura ....... 774
Important Decioon of the Court of Archea .... £7S
Jamaica Schooli ........ 704
Jubilee Serniei in CoimtiT ....... 16S
X/ondon Matecnal Aaodation ....... 40
Lnn ......... 440
Hoan, Rev. T. ........ 64G
Naunton ......... 574
Poetal Airai^ementa ........ 703
Profito of the Baptiit Magnzioe ...... 168, 010
Profite of the Selectioa ....... SIO
Revgn^Ioni 40,166,232,303,448,511,705
Berival at Grantown ........ 167
Rem 704
Stepney College ........ 045
Bamj MiMion ........ 448
Waterloo Hoad 703
WeatDrajton ........ 704
Yorkibire Baptiit Tillage Miniun ...... 448
COLLECTANEA.
AcMli, Dr.
Baptiimal RegenenUton
Bau,DT. .
Britiih Banner .
Clerical AnumptfaHi
Choloa, The
Dela; in Making Willi
DifficnltT of a PadobaptiK
Denman, Nanraj, and Sweden
Enlightened Clei;g;fmau'j Home
ETangellol Alliance
Exconununimtlon of the Duke of Aigjle
FhtcbtiiDT.
Vne CbaMh of Scotland . .
Bill.lIicaUi
Ignwnnce and Crime , .
London MWoaaij Sodetr ,
Montreal BaptiM CoIImo
Policy of Pope Hni IX. .
TOL. XII.— rODMB IliirKi.
8M iHinx OF wjrrsens
Pdiice Albert
P«BP,B«»J-
S^Mte SerricM lot Cbildicn . . • I
Suda; School* .....
WmI^sh Coalavat* • . . i
WeMMnAfiica . ; ^ . ;
■a:
A. B. C. D. on ■ Pncticml Difficulty . . . ; . UT
Angm, Rer. J., on the Election of the Biptirt HiMigoHy CoMoittM . . 441
Angiu, KeT. J,, on tlie Rer. J. F. Mnnell^ LeU«r . . . SXt
Baitlett, W. P., fHq-, on the PropoKd Charter of the B« ptist Hunontfy ScmUt UT
Boner, Mr. A. T., on the PtofKMed Charter of the Baptiit iSmiauij Sodety . 174
ClovM, Re>. F., on Honoun Ineotfectlj Iiunibed to Philip Nye . . Mt
Cloirei, Rei. F., on Nwndet^ Present Tien of Baptinn . ... HI
Claypole, Rot. E. A., on ProTirion for Aged liUiUiten ... 174
Commercial TraTelln on Hioitterial Eameetoeu .... ill
DaBiell, Rer. C, on the Societv for the Relief of Afad and lafiim Uoktas . SI>, 77S
Fletcher, J., Esq., on the Biptwt Baildiog Paad ... .Iff
pMter on " A Practical Difficult " ..... T7>
Freeman, Ur. J., on the FriTationi of ftUniiteii' Familial ... 44
HaddoD, Hr. J., on the Proposed Change in the CooititDtion of tIiaBap.Hki.Soe. 4lt
UtiriioD, l£i. W., on the Fifth of NoTember .... Ill
Hioton, TUt. J. H., on the Rey. J. P. Muiwiri Letter ... . ISl
Jonea, Rer. E., on the Article Baptiim in Kitto'e CjclopBdia . . I7t
Jones, Rer. J., on Marriage with a Deceased Wife's Sitter . . i7A,7M
Lavyer, A., on the Letters of Messrs. MurseU, Bohinson, and Bowwr . SU
Lilljcrap, Rei. B., on the A^ and Infirm Baptist Ministeis' Sodet; . . 701
H. C. H. on the Apprenticeship Society . . . . , 371
MeLsren, D., Esq., on the Proposed Charter of the Baplin Hisnoaary Society . SH
Middleditch, Rer. C. J., on the Constitation of the Bapdit Uiwonary Sobrty . S7I
Miall, Rer. W., on the Attendance of Children in Public Worship . . IK
Hursell, Rev. J. P., on tbe Proposed Charier of the Baptist liboaury Sodety 170
livrsell, Rei. i. P., on Two Letteis in the Baptist Uagaiioe . . M5
Obeerrer, An Old, on Ministerial Dalneu ..... (47
OrerbarT, Rer. F., on the Charter of the Baptist Miaionaiy Society . 3IB
Pera, ReT. J., on Inbntjcide in OriHa ..... lOt
Philalathea on a ReTiew of Hr. Noel's Work on Baptism ... 77fi
Pryce, Bev. K S., on the Constitution of the Baptist Uisnonaiy Society 371
Roberta, Ret. E. on Baptist Commentaries ..... 775
Bobertion, Rer. J., on Attendance in Publie Worship . . .11*
BobinMMi, R«T. W., on the Proposed Charter of the Baptist UiriaBHy Sadety 174
Ssoelaiiea of Baptist Union on Special Serrices .17*
T. D. U. en An Eamett Ministry ...... f 7>
W, B. C). on the Attendance of Children in Publio Wonhip , . . IM
r. on Uw ConKvplated Prorinen for Hinisten .... Ht
StrPPLEMENT.
PRINCIPAL BAPTIST SOaSTIBa.
Baptbt Bnlldlag-Fund .
Baptist Home Mi^oiuiT Sad«ty .'...'
Baptjst Irish Sodaty , . ■ .
Baptist Hagatlne . - ,
Baptist UiisionBly Soddy .....
Baptist Tract Sodety .....
BaptiM Union .
*)ath Sodety for Aged Uinbtos . ' . ' .
IHCXX OF OOMTBKTa
Bibis Tniulatlon Socielj ' .
Gencnd Baplut Fund
Genenl BaptiM HuDonaiy Sodet;
Huuerd KnoU^ Sodetr
Puticular BaptiM Fund .
SeltctiMi of Hjnmi
'.BAPTIST COLLEQES AND EDUCATIOHAL INSTITUTIOHa
Baptuit Theological EdoMtion Society .....
Baptist Tiieolo^cal Iiistitntion for Scotland .....
Brutol ..... ....
Bradford .........
HaTerfbidWett
Pontjpool .........
S(«pne7 .........
Wkid't, I>^, Trait
GENERAL SOQETIES.
Aged MinkUn* Societj .....
Apprentteealiip Soeietr ......
Britiah and ForMgn Bible Snaelj . . . . ,
Britiib and Fate^ ADti-Sla*eif Sod«t]r . . .
Biitiih BDd Foreiga Sailon' Society , . . .
British and Foreign School Societj ....
British Anti-State Church AjaocialioD ....
Britiah Souietjr for the Propagation of the GotpelunoDg the Jen
Chriatian Inafaruction Society ...
City Hiauon ......
Engliih Monthly Tract Society ....
Female Educatioa in the Etut Sode^ ....
Female Orphnn Inidtution .....
Inland NaTigation and Railway MiMion
London Society Proteriant Schooli ....
New Asylum for Inbnt Orphan* ....
Orphan Working School . . , . ,
Peace Society .......
Protestant Union .......
Rigged School Union ,,,...
Religious Tract Society .....
Sunday School Union ......
Volontary School AnodaUen ....
Walthanutov Girlj' Sdiool .....
Weekly Tract Society
Widowa'Fnnd
F£DOBAPTIST SOCIETIES.
Churdi Ui^mwry Sodt^ .
Coogregational Britiih ^•f^'mr
Coi^TfSBtiontl Union
London Hisnonary Society .
Uetbodist New Conneilan .
PrimitiTe HethodiM Conneiion
Wealeyan Hetbodiat Avocdatian
Wetleyan Uiarionaiy Societ/
Wealtoran UethodM BUlMet
8 INDEX OF COKTESTR
GENERAL BODY OF DISSENTING UINISTERS OF THE THREE
DENOUINATIONS.
Bkptkt Boaid . . ...
CmgregBtiaDal Board . . . , .
General Baptiit UiniAen, Memben of the Bodf
Piabjtenan Henibet of the Boiy
CHORCRES AND CHAPELS.
Baptist Chapeli in ml m«i LoDdon
Independoil Chipeb in and ncai London
AUERICAN STATISTICS.
Tola) of Baptiri* thnragliont tlw WotM
HwoDUT Henld, for Index na page 8;
Iriih Chronicle, 61, 120, 193, 257, 329, 397, *69, 533, 597, 665, 729, 829.
QuaTtcrlj Reguter of Ihe Baptiit Hoois Miitfonai? S.-iciet]', 65, 201, 405, 601 .
To Ike Binder.
TbePoBTiUWof IbelUv. Willuk Knibb to face page 1.
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