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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 


CORONOLOGICAL  PAGE  FOR  JANUARY,  imo. 


...™...„ 

««„«..,.„»„„. 

H 

G<anUI,iLl-7. 
Luke  i.  1-25. 

1609,  Fint  number  of  Butiit  Hu.  tiubl. 
Vtm>  in  (outh-wMl  ■rtiViuiuet/ 

2 

Tb 

GcD«k  ii.  8-25,  ilL  1—19. 

MooD-i  fint  quttter.  38  in.  put  7,  mottling. 

Lake  i.  26-36. 

3 

W 

Ocdnd  ill  80-24.  i».  1-34. 

Lmkt  i.  67-Sa 

Jupiter  in  >ODtb-eut  it  iDidaisht. 
Moon  «t%  IB  m.  put  2,  rnomrng. 

i 

Th 

Gened.  w..  ri.  1-8. 

Lnkeil  1-20. 

Hdoq  riMf,  54  m.^  IS.  noou. 

F 

GBMiiiri.9— 22,Tfi. 

Moon  leti,  34  m.  put  3,  moroiH((. 

Luke  d.  21-39. 

t 

S 

Genen*  .iiL,  ix.  1—17. 

Moon  Hti,  4T  m.  put  4,  tnoroiDg. 

Luk.  iL  40-62. 

7 

Ld 

Pnlmi. 

SuOdlT  School  UniDII  iMtOBM, 

Lake  1.  1-23.  Hmluhi  iiL.  i*. 

F«li.ii. 

8 

M 

G.ii«j.iil-26,J<*1 

Mood  hU,  5  m.  put  7,  morning. 

Lnk.  iii.  i-air 

Foil  Moon,  50  m.  put  10,  nigbt. 

9 

To 

Job  JL,  in. 

Moon  kU,  48  in.  put  T.  morning. 
Frmtenul  meeting  of  MiniMen  at  4. 

Loke  iiL  21-88. 

10 

V 

Job  ir.,  T. 

London  B«p.  Af».,  New  Park  St.,  (1  3. 

Lnk.  It.  1-33. 

Moon  liiet,  35  tn,  put  B,  ewning. 

11 

Th    8    5 

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 

F    |»    4 

JobTlii. 

Moon  Kti,  47  m.  put  9,  morning. 
Moon  riKi,  9,  erening. 

4  14 

Lpk.  T.  13-39. 

13 

8      6    3 

Jobi*.,. 

1689,  -WiUiun  III.  uetnded  the  throne. 

415 

Lnkeri.  1_». 

Mood  rim,  7  m.  put  10,  night 

14 

Jb    2 

Fitlmi. 

SondtT  School  Union  Lmhhx, 
Luke  it  I— 20,  MiCTh  r. 

4  17 

P.d».. 

IS 

M     8    1 

Jobii 

1798,  the  Pope  Expelled  from  Rome. 

4  18 

Lnke,L  30-49. 

Moon  riui,  mt  midnifht. 

1C 

Tnl  8    0 

Job  .a.,  liiL  1-16. 

Moon-i  lut  quarter,  54  m.  put  6,  momiug. 

1  4S0 

Luke  Tii.  l-3a 

Biptiit  Mame  Miuion  Committee  U  6. 

IT 

W;  7  69 

Job  ™i  17—28,  liT. 

Moon  riRi,  S4  m.  put  I,  mnniing. 
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 

F 

7  57 

Jobxri.,xTiu 
Lnko  tUI.  93—40. 

Moon  riM,  36  m.  put  3,  morning. 

4S4 

Moon  Kli,  50  m.  put  12,  nnon. 

» 

8 

7  56 

Job  i»iii.,  xix. 

ia«C  Milei  Co^iiEfe  dfe^""'"'' 

426 

Luke  TJu.  41-5«,  ii.  1—6. 

S) 

Ld 

7  55 

Pulnu. 

Sundaj  School  Unini  Lenons, 

Luke  ii.  25-38,  1  SimuelU.  1-19. 

428 

Fulmi. 

a 

H 

7  54 

JobK«. 

Moon  riK^  7  m.  put  6,  morning. 

430 

Lnkeil.  7-27, 

Moon  Mta,  3,  Bflernoon. 

a 

Tm 

7  53 

Job»i. 

Moon  riio,  53  m.  put  6.  moraiog. 

4  81 

Lokeli2ft-45. 

leaOi  Duke  of  Ken  die*. 

» 

W 

7  53 

J<«uil. 

Ne»  Moon,  3  m.  put  10,  morning. 
Lecture  by  Iter.  J.  Aldie  it  Miwon  lions 

4  33 

Luke  ix.  46-62. 

15 

Tb 

7  51 

Job  im ,  »ir. 

Moon  ii»,  IS  m.  put  8.  moraing. 

435 

Luko  X.  1-34. 

26 

F 

7  50 

JAlXT.,XXTi.,XXTli. 

Moon  lisci,  12  m.  put  8,  morning. 

495 

Lake  X.  35-42. 

Moon  Mte,  14  m.  poet  7,  erening. 

w 

JO 

Jobxiriii. 

Moon  riee.,  7  m.  put  9,  morning. 

438 

Luke  xL  1-28. 

Mooneete.24m.put8,  erening. 

19 

Ld 

7  47 

Fttloi. 

Sunday  School  Union  Leuane. 

440 

Fnlmt. 

MMtbew  ii.,  Numben  ixii.  1—21 . 

33 

H 

7  46 

Job  xux.,  xi:i. 

mo,  George  111.  died. 

4  42 

Luke  xi.  29-54. 

Moon  eeti,  50  m.  paet  10,  erening. 

30 

Th 

745 

Jobiud. 

1649,  Cbarlei  L  bebeaded. 

444 

Lnke  xli.  1-2L 

Quarterly  Meeting  of  Baptiet  Board. 

31 

W 

7  48 

Jofcnii).,uiiiL 

Moan  •et^  6  m.  put  13,  morning. 

44S 

Lnkcxii.S2-'8. 

Moon'i  tint  ODirter,  43  m.  put  4,  aftemoOM . 

REVIEWS. 


aimdard  AWiMt.  The  PimaHal  Bible; 
bemg  the  Old  and  tfei»  TiitamenU,  ao- 
eardmg  to  Hu  AuAoriaed  Fertbm  ,■  illu*- 
trated  with  itael  tt^/ramngi,  nfler  cele- 
brated Picture;  and  Mang  Hundred 
Wood'«uli,  repreeentiag  the  LaadKape 
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 
poMiofet  eontueted  aith  the  Hietory,  Geo- 
graphy, JVoAiral  JlUlery,  Lileralure,  and 
Antiyailiii  'qf  the  Saered  Seriplurei  at 
regaire  obterealion.  Bg  John  Kitto, 
DJ>.,  F^.A.  A  Xew  Editim,  of  whieh 
the  Note*  ate  mueA  augaimUd  and  eon- 
j^talg  rtoiied.  In  Pour  Volume:  Lon- 
don :  Chaiie*  Knight.  8to. 
TTie  Paragragh  Bible,  eontaiiUng  the  Old 
artd  New  Tttlimetiii,  aeean&ng  to  the 
Au&oriMed  Vertion;  arranged  in  Para- 
graph! and  PuraUeiiimi,  with  an  entirely 
new  televtion  nf  R^erenae*  to  parailti  and 
ilhulTative  paengei,  Pnfaeei  te  Ihe  leve- 
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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 

aiatiibotton  amuag  me 

ducted  bj  inemben  of 

and  i>  creditable  to  their  good  acni 

lence,  and  Cbriattan  tcniinieDt.     It 

■hart  pieeei,  adapted  to  amal  alte 

pi^t  a  iloner  to  the  all-raffi^nt  5a 


AinK  bat  Jata  :  or,  Chrit  aS  and  m  all.  Bg 
Jabee  Bdbks,  D.D.  Author  ef  tht 
"  JSoOurt  of  tht  Wilt  and  Goodf  "  Oirit- 
tin  FhUoi^y ;"  ■>  ShteKti  and  Skitnoiu 
of  Semoju,"  ^.  London:  Uouliton  and 
Stoneman.     33ino.,  pp.  1!8. 

A  plain  and  iatereating  eabilntion  of  the 
flnt  prinelplea  of  gotp«l  truth,  well  adapted  tor 
general  naefulnoa. 

Tit  FroUctar: 
Merle  D'Ad 
Enlanjrd.      E. 


Viadicalim.       By  J.  H. 
SHE,  D.D.      Bmted  and 

, —      — jburgh:    ISmo.,  pp.    310. 

Piioe^.ed. 

A  cheap  edition  of  a  work  which  waa  enm- 

lember,  1847.  It  ia  an  eloquent  Tindicatioo  of 
Olirer  Cromwell  from  aipmioDa  by  which  the 
wicked  rollowen  of  the  Slnarta,  and  Ibe  adhe- 
renti  of  the  papacj  baxe  blackened  that  grnt 


the    honaahol 


of  paiteboar^ 

lacicuoni  ptice  for  the  guidance 
A    che^m   edition    ia    i 


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1  llaaUai  o(  tb*  Voau  Nen'e  Cbria- 
»n.  Not.  ITUi,  1»M      JoarfeH.  i.  z. 


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 


26 


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 


A^BRICAN  INTKLLIOEHCE. 


87 


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 


HOMB  IMTELLIOBNOB. 


31 


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- 


HOME  IKTELLIQENOE. 


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 


HOME  IHTELLIQENCG. 


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 


34 


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 


HOMS  INTELLIQENCB. 


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- 
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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 


HOMB  INTELLIOEHCB. 


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 

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OIh*.  lb.  namH,  for 

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Pno,  S-  H.,  bq..  U.P., 


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Lotghlon— 

ConinbaUoiu   ..„ 1  11 

MTinB  Wilden— 

ConlrlbnUiiu,        lOr 

JfcW _ M13 

TxAdbinj,  on  i 


Ptnioa,  TLomu,  E*i, 


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u  Com*, Eiq...  U    0 

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Cantrlbntlou    „    tie 

CoUrrctlon,  As.,  \il7, 
hj   Hit.  ^alu  Bd- 


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bWn  ud  Sibdaii— 


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>™ 17  u  a 

Odiw,  1.  B.,  bq., 

OnnieT,  Anni,  Noitb- 

nppi  tercle. t    0    0 

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THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD  FOR  JANUARY,  1849. 


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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. 


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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 


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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. 


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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 


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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. 
327110,  jip- 3'- 


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 
iDlenla:  I.  Uiuai 


Tbe  EsIeeUo  Rei 
Ward  and  Co.  C 
of  Bngli    ■     "   " 


The  Chrletlen  Treaiarr  for  JennaiT,  IBlg.  Con- 
taining BOntribotlonr  • "■-'-• -■  ■-     • 

of  rahma  B 


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 


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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 


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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 


116 


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 


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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, 

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Sutton,  Mr.,  hoi  bT I 

WuoD.  Mr,  TanbrUn 

Wellh  lOr  IM( ( 

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Homird,  Hiu,  Totun- 


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Maalimi 1    7  * 

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l^nuden S  It  1 

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iUmhtm 0  14  0 

StomiMkot I  11  1 

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THE  HISaiONABV  HBRALD  FOK  FEBSUABT,  1619. 

MOBTR  WALBt. 


SOUTH  WALES. 


CosMIhUoii*  

CMtO^ _ 

ContribiiUon)  .„._„  ] 
Pwbnka  Doek— 

CgllHtlou _.^ 

ContriboUsiu   „ 

Da.,JaT«U* 

SCOTUND. 

OoDlri  nlUoB*,  for 

Air 

Dmnliri.  I  lag — 
CmUl^  >Uau.        te 

4/r::a.tPrm ~  1 

Obui- 
rrlan.^   hj  B«T.  Jska 
C*iiip;):dl  .•■  1 

IRSLAMD. 

CoBtrU   Uou,        far 

imuin— ' 

OnUibBltOM  I 

t>A,fori)A _  I 

Nenlib— 
CoBirlbuilgM,        tir 


aum«l  S.  MuUu  Eh,  ami  tmm 


SnbMriptiani  nd  DoDUiou  id  aid  of  tba  BtptiM  HiwoDUj  Sodel;  will  ba  dunlcfiill; 
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 


130 


IRISH  CHRONICLE. 


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. 


IRISH  CHRONICLE. 


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&gth  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 


MUBTARD  IBEES. 


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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 


CHRONOLOGICAL  PAGE  FOR  MARCH,  J849. 


».—.-» 

UHLT  aiBLI  ■MABOro. 

Tb 

6  47 

Ci«n.  xlui.  19-34,  kUt.  1—13. 

MDgnriH.itinidm|ibt. 

539 

Act.  iT.  33—37,  T,  1-16. 

Mooa'i  Snt  quitter.  57  m.  twf.  1,  monlng. 

F 

6  45 

Gen.  <Ut,14— 34,  Jt.  1~1S. 

Act!  T.  17—42. 

8 

643 

G.D.  .It.  16-88,  iItS.  1-7. 

Moon  Kti,  39  m.  put  2,  monuns. 
Moon  ii«:  12  m.  Cfor.  noon. 

S42 

Act.  Ti,  TiL  1—8. 

Lp 

9  41 

Pnlcdi. 

BaaiMj  School  Uaion  Umont, 

9  43 

Pslmi. 

Jobs  i.  43-51,  ii.  1—1 2,  OcD.  uiT.  S3-fil. 

H 

e  39 

Gm.  iM,  89-34,  lirii. 

Moon  Ktt,  26  m.  put  4,  moroing. 

S  45 

Ad.  Tii,  9~t3. 

SirtB.  Hutb,  46  ni.  put  7,  BTening. 

To 

6  37 

G*t.Mi.  .iTiii. 

Moon  Mt«  8  m.  piut  6,  morning. 

5  47 

Acu  vii.  44-60,  Tiii.  1—4, 

BiV>>rt  biili  Committee,  6,  "cning. 

W 

634 

G<nr«)  ilU. 

Moon  Hi.,  46  m.  put  5,  morning. 

94S 

Act.  Tiii.  R~35. 

Th 

ssa 

GtDMi.L,Eiiodi»i.  1— U. 

Moon  Mt*,  14  m.  put  6,  morning. 

9  SO 

AcU  nil.  2fi— 40. 

Moon',  tdifsc,  begin.  39  m.  put  11. 

F 

6  30 

E.odii.i,22.»ndiL 

Full  Moon.3m.  put  LmorijlTig. 

S  91 

Act.  ii.  1—31. 

MoonKK.,3em.>.t6. 

S 

6  S7 

EiDdiuiii.,ir.  1-lB. 

Mooa  pct9,6-m.  put  7,  moniing. 
Moon  riw.,  45  m.  p..t  7.  tTm&g. 

9  93 

Act.  It.  32—13. 

Ld 

6  25 

P«Im,. 

8uDd.T  School  Union  Uwow. 
John  a.  13-25,  Etn  ri. 

5  59 

pHlni.. 

H 

aas 

E.Ddn.iT.ar-31,T„Ti.l_9. 

Uoon  ttt,,  54  m.  put  7,  morning. 

9  97 

AM.  X.  1-33. 

Moon  risM,  56  m.  past  9,  .Tenine, 
1781,  PluKt  Henchell  diwoTwa. 

Tq 

SSI 

EiDdm  tL  38-30,  rii. 

9» 

Act.  X.  24-48. 

Aunud  HeetioR  of  B*ptUt  Boud  it  4. 
Moon  .ett,  49  m.  put  8,  morning. 

w;6  19 

Eiodn.  Tui. 

;  6    0 

Aeuii.  I~ai. 

Pollai  wath,  8  m.  put  B,  iifteniooii. 

Th,  SIS 

Bioduii. 

Moon  riHfc  2  m.  put  12,  morning. 

6    S 

Acttii.  S2— 30,iii.  1-19. 

Moon  Hti,  22  m  put  9,  mornipg. 

F   I  6  U 

ElOdDIX. 

Moon  ri«».  56  m.  put  13,  morning. 

S    4 

AcU  nl  30—39,  iHL  1-13. 

Moon  Kt.,  59  m.  put  B.  morning. 

B       6  ]S 

Eiodng  xi.,  Ill  1—30. 

Moon',  lut  qiuiter,  31  m.  bef.  1,  morniur. 
ie40,W.H.  F«r«  (Ciilcatt.)  died,  .ged  A. 

1  «    S 

Act.  liU.  14-43. 

Ld    6  10 

PulmL 

8uiid.T  Bcbool  Union  LoMni, 

JobD  ul  1-31.  G«kl.l  xxiTJ.  81-88.  - 

S     7 

Tuimt. 

» 

U 

S    7 

e  9 

Eiodwdi.  81— 51. 

Act.  .EL  44- 52,  xiT.  1-7. 

Moon  riMt,  33  m.  put  3,  morning. 
Moon  ut..  It  noon. 

so 

Tn 

6     4 

Eiodiuiiii.  17— 33,  lir. 

Moon  rii..,  2  m.  put  4,  moming. 

6  10 

Aet>  xIt.  B-B8. 

Biptiit  Home  HiMion  Committo  at  S. 

1556,  Crmmtr  burnt. 

n 

W 

6     I 

Euda.  IT. 

6  11 

GiJatUii.  i. 

Lect.  *t  MiMion  Hou.c,  by  IUt,  F.  Tncker. 

B 

Til 

SS9 

EioduiTl. 

Moon  rite^  7  m.  put  9,  morning. 

e  13 

Gil&tUniU. 

Moon  Kt.,  39  m.  put  3,  ifleraooo. 

33 

F 

e  IS 

ElodUIITii. 

Cktunt  iU.  1-18. 

Moon  tJK.,  ae  m.  put  5,  morning. 
ffiriu  icnth,  36  m.  put  6,  CTtning. 

■4 

8 

5  as 

Eicdo.  ITiii. 

Moon  riMi,  6  morning.            ■ 

a  17 

Gditiuii  iU.  10—39,  It.  1—11 

NeTMoon,fim.put2,.fte™oon. 

U 

Lo 

953 

PhIdu. 

SnndJV  School  Union  Lcnoni, 
JohlTa.  2a-3«,  Pulm  liiii. 

6  19 

Pnlnu. 

sc 

U 

6  61 

Etfljilx.1-9,16— 39,11.1-31 

Moon  riiu,  1  m.  put  7,  morning. 

S  90 

OditiaMiT.  13-31. 

Uoon  let.,  53  m.  put  8,  .Tening. 

» 

Til 

S49 

EinduiiiT.  udiul. 

1625,  J.mMl.  died,  .gcd  58. 

6  91 

GlktluUT. 

Slepnejr  Committee  it  6. 

aa 

W 

5  47 

Eiodn.  iiiii.  1-39. 

6S3 

Gilntiuu  Ti. 

MoonHt.,34m.[irtn,nighl. 

» 

Th 

5  49 

EiodD.  mii.  30-35,  udii. 

lB19,Elirf,Vamilh{BlocUey)di^,«([rt*4, 

635 

Act.  IT.  1-31. 

to 

F 

543 

Moon  Mt.,  33  m.  put  12,  morning. 

6  as 

Acl.  IT.  33—41,  iTi,  1—7. 

Ham  riie.,  44  m.  put  g.rnomiofr- 

St 

S 

9  41 

L«iticiuli.,i. 

Moon',  ant  quuter,  58  m.  put  6,  mommg. 
Hook  Ktfc  36  m.  put  1,  momln«. 

S38 

AcUxTiS~40. 

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. 


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new  of  tha  litnstioD,  climate,  legetalioo,  and 
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is  aa  ihridgment  of  the  auhatance  of  the  fin! 
Tolome  of  Captain  (now  tbe  Re*.I>r.)Bcomjb*^ 
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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 
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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. 

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it  i*  obrtracted  bj  ita  ptXtmait,  ao 


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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. 

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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 


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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« 


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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. 


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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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Thomu  JoDM 

Darld  Eraiu 

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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- 


172 


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 


174 


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^ 


196 


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. 


LnalaibB—MiuHll,  Mr.  W.... 
Untfott—VUknm,  Mr. 
&  Kn.  bj  Hit.  J.  L 


TltntMt— coUntloD 


IK)NATI0N8  TOWARDS  THE  DEBT. 


PrtTloulT  MkoowMnd 

K*1»u7b.  bq,  Bv^daU ... 
Nuta,  Hn.  W.  W.  LoBdoD... 
KIIVRi,  0«TBg,  B*q.  Btmgti 

B-M. .'..77. 

MBmU,  Mr.  Ljmiiicton 


HoaiblOB.  1.  Ewi-,  LlmpMl.... 
Snnin,  J.  B.,  Sao,,  Norwiita.... 
Fall,  /.  Bb).,  )lll>ilbiiT» 


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 


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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. 
TrafalgaT  Square,  Pteibam, 
March  3,  1819. 


TRIALS  WHICH  ARE  TRIALS  IN  MISSIONARY  UFE. 

Bi  oxx  wao  HAS  wiTHEMxn  OK  FKUt  tuuu. 

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 


ICTS.  213 

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- 


S14 


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»- 


216  EXTB 

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" 

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the  light  of  lift." — John  *iii.  12. 


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1  Corinlhiuii  iriii. 
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tiind.T  Schr 
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Moan  Kli,  10  m.  put  3,  momin;. 
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Bapliat  Inrii  ConiniLtH,  6,  ercning. 
Moon  «t^  17  m,  put  4,  morning. 
Vinut  (picndid  in  tlie  *e«l  io  cTeniog. 
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The  d.;  c^lcd  Good  Friday. 
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Moon  lel.,  10  m.  put  5.  raotoiog. 
PuU  Aloon^  50  m,  put  3,  .fttirnooD. 


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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. 


OOBRBSPONDSNCB. 


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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OOKKSaPOKDSHOS. 


■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 


SM 


COBBBSPOHDBNC& 


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. 


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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. 


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Ber.  Dr.  MviA 

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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.... 
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BeT.J.Anjw.M.*. 

B«r.J.Bf»ch 
B«T.  T.  T.  Ongli 

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Vtw  FMk  Street 

B«.  R.  &.  Hntn,  ki. 
BtT.C.Elwa    

Eer.  C.  ElTM* 

B<T.  C.  H.  Bi>i*n 
Bn.A.H.Btdktr 

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Uaioon  Twd,  Tiwkj  Street... 

Brr.  W.  e.  B«mti 



B«T.  V.  H.  Boancr 

Bn.aCliriu!'    ... 

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Bot.  W.  B.  E«-« 

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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— 

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THE  MISSIONARY  HBAALD  FOR  APRIL,  1S4S. 


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•  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 


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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 


iJ> 


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. 


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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. 


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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 


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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 


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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 


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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 


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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 
Wbo  eoold  dauB  (hil  Mt  ti  iha 
Wbo  mlkad  on  auth  as  dnsplBBlr  r~- 
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.— 
Wba  eaoU  4aaa  U*t  ttli  I*  aba  r 


CHaONOLOQICAL  PAGE  POIl  MAY,  1U49. 


•■nt*uu*(Ri' 

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1 

T. 

495 

Ana.  Meet.  Chareli  Uiaion,  Buter  HiU. 
ChriitUn  jRtlmction  Soe.,  Fiu.baiy  Ch, 

7  SI 

W 

433 

Brit,  and  Fonifrn  Bible  8jc,  Eietcr  H>a 
FiH  Ctanrch  Mutioai,  Exeter  Hall. 

T  93 

Th 

4  31 

Dent.  xxxi.  30,  xxxii.  1—43. 

XoDdoa  Cilf  Miulon,  Exeter  Hdl. 

7  94 

1  CorinthUot  xlL  1— S7. 

Sandar  Scbool  Union,  Exeter  Hall. 

F 

430 

Deol.  iKii.  44-58.  Kxili. 

London  SociMj  for  J.«i.  Exeter  Hill. 

7  96 

lC0T.xu.97-31.xui.,iiiT.l— 5 

a 

498 

Dnt.  luuiT.,  Jothiu  i.  1-9. 

1S2I,  Kapoleoa  BaonapiTle  died. 

7S7 

lCorintliuuiiWT.6— W. 

Uoon  liNi,  33  m.  put  S,  tnaix^. 

Lo 

4  36 

Pulmi. 

Sondar  ScbMd  Uoioa  Lewon., 

7  S9 

pMlmi. 

John  ».  1-99,  9  Singe  t.  1-19. 

U 

494 

Jothnai.  10-18,  iL 

PbU  Mdoii.  7  m.  put  7,  maraine. 

730 

ICorinthUnixr.  1-31. 

To 

4  33 

J«liii>  ill,  \t. 

Japiter  cnnipicnoni  in  ireet. 
Bn[i.h  HiiefoDi.  Exeter  HalL 

7  32 

W 

4  31 

JOlllUlT,   10-15.  Ti. 

OrpEaa  Workiog  School.  London  TiTtra. 

7  33 

1  Coriolhiui  »i. 

10 

Th 

J0.I1M  »li. 

London  Miwionarj  Socitty,  Eietei  H«ll. 

7  35 

Acuxix.!!3-41,xx.l. 

11 

F 

4  17 

Jaiham  tiU, 

Moon  >et>,  17  n,.  put  7,  morning. 

7  36 

SCorinlhUnil.  1-28. 

Moon  lieci,  17  m.  pait  11,  night. 
Moon  Mil,  7  m.  pot  7,  msrmnit. 

IS 

a 

4  IS 

JoihMix. 

7  37 

2  CoriotbUni !,  93,  34,  ii. 

Moon  ri«.,  58  mTpaet  11,  night. 

13 

Li.   4  14 

Pulmi. 

S,  9.  n..  Matt.  lii.  1-91,  Mark  iL  93,  ill. 

7  39 

TuAmn. 

[6,  Eiodoi  XI. 

14 

M     4  19 

Joibaa  X.  t-27. 

Moon  rtui,  36  m.  put  1,  morning. 

7  41 

Mooo'i  lut  quarter,  30  m.  put  10,  motsiog. 

15 

Ta    4  11 

Jothuiii.  10-93,  lir. 

'7  42 

Eagged  School  Union,  Exeter  HUl. 

16 

W 

4    9 
7  44 

Jmhaii  iiiL 

Ml^nrlH.,  33  m.  pull, morning. 
Uoon  «t.,  18  «.  put  li  noon.'' 

17 

Th 

4    B 

Joihna  ixiii. 

1630,  Jobp  Hove  bom. 

7  45 

Prince  Albert  to  pmide  at  Srrr.  Fror.  Mg. 

U 

F 

4    6 

Jo>bt»  XX>T. 

Moon  ri«s,  30  m.  put  9,  morning. 

7  47 

1803,  Booniparte  appointed  Emperoi-. 
HMnrac^m.  [iL^ 9, morning. 

19 

8 

4    B 

JuimO. 

748 

9  CoriDthUu  Tiii. 

90 

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4    4 

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7  49 

Pwloii. 

[2  Chronicle,  x.ii. 

91 

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4    3 

jode«  tL 

Moon  rii«,  1  m.  put  4,  morning. 

7  51 

SCorinthluuii. 

Moon  Kti,  37  m.  put  6,  anemoon. 

S3 

Tb 

4    1 

JodgMYU. 

New  Moon,  37  m,  paat  7.  moroing. 

7  B9 

3  C^thiu.  >. 

Pe«»  Societv.  Fineborj-  Chapel. 

S3 

w 

4    0 

Jndpt  •iii.  1-32. 

75* 

Moon  Kle,  17  m,  p«t  9,  ereniog. 

U 

Th 

S39 

Jndgn  TiH.  33—35,  Ix. 

1819,  Queen  Victoria  bom. 

7  5S 

95 

F 

358 

Jaag»x.,xt  l-Il. 

]BQS,I>r.  Filer  died. 

7  W 

S  CorinthUn*  lili. 

IB46,PrinceM  Helena  bom. 

36 

8  57 

Jndgnil.  19— 40,>U.  1-7. 

Moon  nit*,  99  m.  put  8,  moning. 

7  58 

A««  XX.  I,  9,  Horn.  i.  1—25, 

M«m«t^  aim.  put  11,  night.' 

97 

Li> 

S6« 

PmIoi. 

S.  8.  U.,  MatL  T.  1-19,  Loke  tL  20-26. 

769 

Pnlmi. 

[Palm  Ixxiii. 

98 

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3  55 

JodgM  xlii. 

Wbitmonday. 

8    0 

Ko'u.,  ii. 

Aloon'i  Grit  qnarler,  S3  m.  palrl  Jl,  night. 

39 

To 

3  54 
a    1 

Jndl.1  xiT. 
RomuH  ill. 

1660,  Cbarlrill.  retlored. 
Qaartdly  Meeting  of  Beptiet  Board. 

30 

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363 

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8    9 

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3t 

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1700,  Alexander  Onidcn  born. 

8    3 

Bog^nni  *. 

1843,  J»bib»  Meeting  at  Kaltenng. 

u  sit<— roiTHB  tiBiia. 


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. 
Edited  by  Riai.ri  a,  HmwicBtLi-  8i«ond 
Edition.  London.  Boyal  ISmo,  price  3tk  ^ 
ThoBjA  all  the  nanatlTee  are  not  equal  In 

merit  oila  bitenat,  yet  the  collection  ia  a  good 
a  4 


BEIXFNOnCBa 


MM.    Siluid*  «b»  ImI  ■  dMf  inUMt  ia  lb* 
eaamrioB  at  tbm  Jin  will  io  wtll  (a  dienkb 


tma:  I.  Dtdti  tfatm  ood  <Met  nf  At 
BtaU.     It.   atadft  RndaHoiu  of  lAfi. 

III.  Firjiutai  on  True  Primiipkt  m  Art 

IV.  Amaieut  BcafamdOniSiniaiaBery. 
T.  Thi  ntaA  Bnaidinittry  Prw.  rl. 
aMlmAt,mHiitmm»dIb»anttt.  Vll 
Ctib,  Briluu,  ami  An^Siumu.  TUl. 
Ti»  AdWt  mrf  (Ac  Pmk.  IX.  .Mffion-i 
Pron  fronb,  fr.     Laaim  :  Vni  ud  Co. 

tha  ■rtlcla  m  th*  Folplt  ud  tba  Pra^  k 
ptiMliarir  dtmring  of Utantion.  Thenanpirti 
of  it  with  wbicb  we  in  diljghtcd  to  lee  in  n 
tBflontl^  1  poUkatlon,  (One  portloDi  of  whkh 
If  w>  Ind  tlimt  WB  hiTe  tlu  nqniilte  ipace  to 
mit  In  mi "  Callcetum,"  wa  Intuid  to  tnuu- 
tcTto  oar  own  Jtg^ 

A%  Appeal  to  mu  Fdlme  TVwiuaua  fa  Tonpoji, 
aiul  (AnM^ll  (Aeai  to  fAi  Ptoplt  of  Dteoiulurc 
owfo/eb  7Vm  J^HKlinu,  OS  AeW/ d/ U< 
An.  J«H  Shon.  M.A..  of  Sidmy  (Mitge, 
Cambridgt,  (nJ  ITiniittr  of  &t  Ciapet  of 
S.  G.  a»  Duit  of  Sommd,  at  Brii^cfDini, 
TatnUh  WW  ImpriKmtd  for  Cotlt  in  St. 
Thonat't  ITartl,  Entrr,  at  Oe  Swt  of  tht 
Btgittrar  ^  th*  Bigkl  Sn.  Ot  Lord  Sitliiv 


&£• 


London :  Fartridn  ud  O^j.    Sto. 
pp.  34. 

Abj  of  ou  filndi  who  m  nnKqiulatcd 
with  Itr.  Ehon'i  cue,  or  donUfnl  mpecttoE 
Ki  mtrlti,  nu;  find  hm  u  iblt  lUtcnitnt  ot 
It  with  Ulutntira  doMinuiti,  iriLich  tcU 
4«dd«dlj  in  Ui  (>TDur. 

■BOIMX  tVBLlCA.TIO»B 

Spgtsbit. 


Mr  ThaniH  ramll  Biilas.  But.,  ■  Btadr  for 
Thbi  Un.  A  LMion  br  Ik*  Bat,  tMM*a 
tatra*,  Mlnaad  balan  tta  VsaBi  Hh'*  Ctela- 

SilmnknaB.  In  Ziatar  Halt  FahTurr  Stb. 
,  a.  W.  Pata,  Ba«.,  la  tha  olulr.  IiiuIm  .. 
ft    ^H«U 


JoalpaJiHia.W«A1i>|CoD[ae(lsD<r.Brtiti>l.  On 
at  Iht  Caopatlton  far  Itia  Piiaa  Baiin  an  tb 
■»H*Ul.    £ail4M<  rtrtrMfiuriOXv 

OMMtktRpMttfCtolMteBttr.    ADiMontMb 


toidaoi  J'oRndri  ■•< 


l^mdOntqr 


lacalhicwtlkaaHlMortalBatnavaatillW.  ^ 
BaT.  Jaui  IH.«f«iuii.  lomdo»i  Juttmni 
Wi^/tri.    Friatd. 


..___.    _.   p  Coi,  uUwr  of  "Ow 

>!•»  R[^  Prifil,"  "Cmnliii  ud  ElDtdsD.- 
ImmuHl  BalknuA"  "  W«d  a[  SikMiiUn,- 
Blttkdiv  Boak,"  *«.    lamimn  fp.M.    J>rtoU 


OtrlitlaD  lipwIaoH,  lla  GaastirfBlt^  Halwu' 
Hlodimiaia.  A  DUtana,  wktk  Tbogku  ifio 
□ad'i  mathod  at  tddnaaiai  tba  UnanTaiUd.  Ir 
JoBH  Cm,  utlior  at  "Oai  Oral  Hiib  FilHt,^ 
"CDinlDg  bid  K^n^Dm,"  "InuDuaat  utbivnBd,'' 


Unai  of  Oanaid  KiM«Ul|a.    J  Bn 


BallflaD. 
Tonda  ot  ( 


Twiwol  ««Tlna  m  daoaaoa  s(  tka  B«*.  VM 
MBkan,  bU  at  MaipMtad  DnloaaYBdCtarA 
LaodcHL  Fonan]  wboo,  Um  Bar.  Josh  Bsascv; 
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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. 


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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 


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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 


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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- 


830 


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, 


REV.  THOMAS  BURCHBI.L. 


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 


REV.  THOMAS  BUBCHELL. 


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- 


REV.  THOHAB  BURCHBIL. 


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 

n»T. 

IMPI 

TbejTl 
rmlDgl. 
li>  witb 

Theril 

npt 

■iHpI 

res 

d,.p< 

boln, 
Lrgoldt 

tjmi 

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 


3fi6 


HOME  INTELLISBITCE. 


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 — 


HOME  IKTELIiIOEKCB. 


807 


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." 


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_ 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 


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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 
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■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 


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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 
trust  in  (he  I,«nl  in  r^afd  to  all  taaifwntl 


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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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IRISH  CHRONICLE. 


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- 


QUARTERLY  REGISTER.  407 

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 


410 


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, 


412 


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. 

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3  Susul  ii.,  iH.  I. 
Ephciiuit  t), 
aSMDBeliU.  17— 19,  It. 
Pbilippiuu  i 

3  8»DlulT.,Ti.  I— II. 

Fhiljppiuii  ii. 

'  ri.  12— 33,  Tii. 


Plulippuot  It, 

3aun.XTL5-14,iTii.l' 

Coloniuii  i. 

3  BHii.iTiL33— 29;■Tiii.l- 


3Bun.lTiii.l9-3^,IiI,l— S3. 
Cokwiuiii  iU. 

"    81— 4^311.  1—22. 


Fnlmi. 

Fnlou. 

lKiogiLS-69. 

Habrtirii. 

1  Cfamnidn  xiU.  &-19. 

Btbranli. 

I  Chnmiclei  uriii, 

Hebnw>  iU. 

]  Chraniclci  xxix. 

1  KingiU.' 
HcbKiriT. 
1  Eiugi  IT.  30—34,  T. 


1  King*  T{L4e-fil,TlIl.  1—31. 

1  Kinp  Till!  33—66. 

HtbnwiTiiL 

I  KiDgi  iz.  1—19. 

Babnw*  ii.  1—14. 

H«bKw.u,  liW», 
Pn>Ttrt«i. 
Hebreiri  i.  1—18. 


Fnlni. 

Hefanwi  xL'i— 19. 
ProT(rti»ifL 
Hahtir*  li.  SO— 40. 


Snnda;  School  Uniaa  Lcwodi, 
Lnkc  Til.  1—17,  1  Singa  lii. 
Hoon  Ktt,  1  min.  put  9,  monusg. 
Waoa  riwi,  2G  niu.  put  S. 
I84S.  Dr.  Yun  died.  >t.  Sa. 
Biptiit  Iri«h  Committm.  6,  enning. 
Venal  iplendW  In  tb«  curl  ereiydeu'  m 
Mood  ri«ei,  13  min.  put  7. 
1816,  A.  AaitiD  ( Fttter  L»n«)  iM,  «t. 
Fall  Mood,  29  mlo.  put  1,  ifteraoon. 
IBM,  Edwud  VL  ditd,  tpi  16. 
Hoon  liio,  4]  dId.  put  8,  ercniair. 
130T,  Edwud  I.  died,  iged  E7. 
Mooa  riMf,  15  m(n,  put  9,  iTiaing. 


Moon  riiM,  13  min. put  1ft  tTinlDg. 
Hoon  Hti,  S  m.  wit  9,  mDraing, 
Moon  iiM,  40  miD.  put  1<^  ni^t 
Hood  uti,  IS  min.  put  10,  morniu. 
London  Anodalian  m«t>  at  Chcln. 
EpHul  MnUng  of  B«p.  MLu.  Committee. 
100b  B.C.,  JaUui  Caurboiii. 
Moon'i  lut  guLrtcr,  8  nin.  put  7,  monibt 
Afaon>uei,SB  min.  put  U.aTeDiiig. 
178S,  Bwtil*  Kt  P*ru  deitmnd. 
Clock  after  nm,  5  minote^  28  Koondi. 

SoDday  School  Union  Lcmobi, 
Lnk*  tU.  36—50, 3  Cbtonicln  uniu 
Mooa  riui,  3  min.  part  ],moRuiig, 
IMS,  Anne  Aikew  martyred. 
Moon  riaet,  46  min.  put  1,  morniDg. 
Biptiit  Home  HinoQ  Committee  at  6. 
Moon  liaca,  40  min.  part  2,  morning. 
1704,  Benjunin  Keach  died,  eI.  64. 
New  Hood,  13  min.  nut  9,  night. 
1784,  Dt.  Andrew  Giffoid  (Earie  St.)  diad. 
1838,  G.  BarehT  (KilwinDinE)  d.  1^  74. 
Fro{sietan  of  Baptiat  Magadna  meet. 
Moon  liaea,  S  mia,  part  6,  morning. 
Moon  ntiv  es  mia.  part  8,  annlng. 

&  8.  v.,  Luke  iL  39—54,  lauih  Iriii. 
1641,  John  Dw  died,  agsl  57. 
MoonriNt,40iDin.  p.  IC^momiog. 
Moon  leti,  S3  ndn.  lart  9,  ereuing. 
179S,  John  Colet  Hjlud  died,  at.  69. 


Moon  let*,  43  min.  put  10,  night. 
Moon  riaee,  6  min.  part  IS,  aftemow. 
Uwa  leti,  9  in.  part  II,  night. 
Uoon't  flnl  qiuRer,S5min.  bcfl  1,  nton 
Moon  Mtl,  31  n.  put  11,  night. 
18S3,  Jamu  Binton  (Oxford)  died. 
Mooo  leti  at  midnight. 

Snnda;  School  Union  Lenoni, 
Lake  2ii.  13—31, 
Mooa  Hti,  33  m.  put  12,  morning. 
Moon  liaea,  15  min.  put  4,  atiemood. 
Hoon  leti,  13  min.  put  1,  morning. 
QBartariy  Merting  of  B«plirt  Board. 


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. 


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jltilS*6.  Bf  Ik*  CommlllM  or  til*  B*pUM  Unloa 
-. „^ . ,,  ^^Ij^  „  ^|,^_ 

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 
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._.—  - — J(  Qrtnl  fcltalB, 

iBdlu  April,  1H».    WlthallMr''-' 
BHua«ton.    iDitllnUdlBtti*  n 


Xnol  Saal*»,  tit  alndiUnt  BaHgtoiH  Pi 
in  the  BfUlik  DomlalMia  and  Fcnloi 
InMlUUd  la  17M.    ImdtK,   IJ--^' 

PWalinUi  on  Impoiiut  Saldi .. 

PudHL    I.  n*  Surlptan  DaglHw  of  BapmluM. 

*.  I><Uli4*d  B«nUB»    Wllh -- 

but  dv>  of  tb*  UK  St  Lonl  — 


who  dU  In  tt*  L«d.  Br  Uu  B<T.  W.  Tmua. 
D.D.,  HbUatH  ot  Bdfnn  Chipti.  Xawba.-  At- 
fcj*    »..,JT.1M. 

ClnlMiM  HeHunht*  In  AoUi  wleb  "U«*^ 

^nS"  Vlipninl  «  Lb*  Colltg.  of  Fon 
WllllHi  Ik  BxigiL  »•«  Edition,  Comotod. 
1«U^!  Ward  and  Co.    Mm.,i.j>.  in. 

J«ni  Tuspted :  u  BumpU  to  hli  Tamptwl 

w.i?A  ri,is-r  "s.'-'Js^ 

Tbo  Coon  of  Ftnli  Tlnnd  In  oonuiloB  lilk 
oilBtiml  Uuni.  Br  JdBii  Kim.  D.D.  ZoadMr 
L  r.  8.    UaiMIr  arin.    Priet  W. 


■tbMl,  C^ltf*  or  Ood*!  Otft.  DnlwlBb.  lata  Nomil 
Malta  of  SI.  HMk*  OaUKg^  CbitiMu  With  aa 
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 


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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 


448 


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 
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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- 


470 


IRISH  CHRONICLE. 


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 


472 


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 


474 


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. 


ColUiitiun— 


THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


ContrilralEoiu. 


CratribiitlDiu  .. 


AbludM— 

Coaeeltou 11    0  1 

Cratrttiatiou  M    I 

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IVariWr,       £t- 

Dt.,  tat   FmaU 


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478 


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- 
tion of  our  own  oountrymen.    Analyse, 


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480 


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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«-T««^.  ««,»». 

«-«AW«. 

W 

4  25 

ProHrb*  liii. 

yeDM  ud  M»n  TiHbie  in  mominp. 
Sun  dnc  oat  7h.  4m.,  moniinj. 

7  45 

Bcbnmi  uL  1-13. 

Th 

*« 

ProTCTb.  U.,  1 

744 

Hebnwi  iJ.  14— a». 

F 

4  as 

ProTtrbi^. 

S 

7  42 
430 

Hebnn  liii. 
Prorerbi  lii..  nil. 

Clock  Iwfan  bild,  5  minutd,  US  MConda. 
FuliMoDD.SSmiD.  puts,  morning. 
M(KinriMi,44min.  p»«7,«TeLinf. 

7  41 

■KtoiL 

Ld 

4  31 

P«dml. 

Snaday  School  Union  L«nn«, 

7  39 

Pulm.. 

Luke  liii.  1—17,  Pnlm  U. 

U 

433 

PioitrU  liT. 

1844,  Prince  Alfred  born. 

To 

7  38 
435 
736 

Titoi  iL 
PromlMir. 

TitiuiiL 

Mood  ri*ci,  44  min.  put  8,  eTenior. 
M«m  kU,  S8  niiD.  put  7,  momJnB. 

Moon  Ml,  10  mia.  put  9,  morning. 

W 

436 

784 

1  ■nmothy  L 

Moon  riH,  35  min.  put  9,eTeDin|c. 

1791,  Dr,  0.  ETu.'oiri.tol)  dtei  M.  54. 

Th 

438 

ProTtrbi  ini. 

7  33 

1  Timothj  ii. 

Moon  ri«.,  10,  n[ght. 

1812,  Lnw»n  irrirtd  It  C*lcott>.* 

10 

S 

4  40 

It 

a 

7  31 
4  41 

1  Timotliy  tii. 
Prarntniii. 

M««ri«..30m.i-rtlO,nighl. 

Dog  Dan  end. 

Mooo'i  lut  qiurter,  33  min.  put  1 ,  afiem. 

729 

1  Hmolbj  It. 

13 

Ld 

443 

Pnlnia. 

7  27 

Pnlra*. 

Matthew  liii.  1-23.  luiah  It. 

13 

H 

444 

ProTerk.  «. 

1793,  Queen  Adelaide  born. 

7  as 

1  Timothj  T. 

Clock  before  inn,  4  minutei,  35  KCDndi. 

Tn 

4  45 

ProTRlsuL 

Moon  riKa,  31  min.  put  12,  monlDg. 

IS 

7  83 

1  Timothy  Ti. 

1457.  Pint  printed  iraok  iomrd. 

W 

4  46 

P>«TcrU  (xii. 

Mood  tiki,  26  min.  put  1,  morning. 

7  91 

aHmothji. 

Moon  leti,  31  min.  put  5,  iftemooD. 

16 

Th 

448 

Prorerh.  xxlil. 

Moon  rim,  31  min.  put  2,  maniing. 

17 

F 

7  19 

StTio.oO.jiL 

Moon  wtt,  10  raio.  put  6,  CTening. 

4  49 

Pranrba  uit. 

1761,  Dr.  Carey  bom  at  Panlenbuty. 
1786.  Ducboi  of  Sent  bora. 

7  17 

2  Timothy  lU. 

18 

S       4  51 

ProKTba  KIT. 

NeiT  Mood,  33  min.  put  5,  morning. 

1  7  16 

2  Timothy  It. 

Hoon  acta,  39  min.  put  7,  eTcning. 

19 

Ld 

462 

Pmlm: 

SuDday  Bchool  Dnion  Leaiona, 
Matthew  xiiL  24-53,  Judgti  ii.  1—29. 

7  13 

Pnlmi. 

SO 

H 

4  54 
7  11 

PronrU  Mii, 
Muk  L  1-28. 

1800,  J.  FountunCDin.gepor.)d.,,grt3S. 

91 

Tn 

465 

PlOTUb.  UTii. 

Da^brrtka  2  b°3!  min.'  """"^' 

7    9 

Shik  L  29-45. 

Baptiat  Home  MiaaioD  ComnittH  at  6. 

1485,  Riduird  HI.  died,  aged  42. 

V 

!" 

P™.nb.  UTiii. 

aa 

Th 

7    7 
4S9 

MirkiL 
PrattrtM  xxlx. 

Moon  Kta,  10  min.  put  9,  .Tcning. 
Itl06,  Chaler  &  Bobintou  artiTtd  id  India. 

34 

F 

7    5 
S    0 

Uuk  iii. 
EcclniMK*  i.,  ii. 

Hoon  aeta,  34  m.  put  9,  CTcning. 
1662,  Act  of  TJnifonnilr  enforced. 

7    3 

Mvk  ir.  l-2a 

1844,  Dr.  Canon  died,  aged  6B. 

25 

B 

S    3 
7     I 

Eccl™Mt«iiL,i». 
SUrk  it.  21—41. 

1795,  Dr.  Samuel  Slennett  died,  ct.  68. 
Uoon'a  Giat  quutei,  56  dud.  put  4,  aftera. 

36 

Ld 

5    3 

P«lm.. 

Malt.  Tiii.  18—37,  Mark  iT.35- 44,  Jonah  1. 

6  99 

PmIdm. 

181S,  Prince  Albert  born. 

27 

M 

S    5 

Moon  riaea,  3,  afternoon. 

6  57 

Mirk  T.  1-20. 

Mood  wta,  49  m.  patl  1],  cTening. 

1B39.  John  Chin  (Walirorth]  died,  >t  67. 

Moon  riaea,  49  min.  put  3,  afternoon. 

28 

To 

5    6 

Ecclc.iMl.1  TiL,  Tia. 

65S 

Huk  T.  31—13. 

29 

W 

5    8 

Clock  bafore  aon,  45  leconda. 

6  53 

BUA  Ti.  1-29. 

30 

Th 

5  10 

Boekriute.  d.,  la. 

Moo.  Kt..'30»in.'p£ri  I,  morning.  ' 

6  SI 

Mark  Ti.  30-B6. 

Hood  riiea,  15  min.  put  9,  afternoon. 
I6S8,  John  Bnnyan  hd,  aged  60. 

31 

F 

S  12 

1  Kingt  lii. 

._ 

649 

Hwk  tiL  1-33. 

ol^decreuBlsVsJnin. 

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. 


THB  WBSTMINS^EH  ASSEMBLT. 


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  • 


STOWEIiL'S  WORK  OP  THB  SPIRIT. 


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. 
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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 

Haaalndb^MM „ 

.  IM 

S=Ei.''.t?..-.=r 

—  a 

_  1(U 

—  M 

™:™;: 

Badcox  I«ite,  Froma. 


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. 

~ft~= 

.„E.Aiii«t' 

SSSS^T?" 

„.T.  BUM,  A.B, 
...D.  WUM,  J. 

ntetori-- 

..J.  Fiiw. 

aStei-:;:: 

■■■i^.n°- 

^=ir 

..J.  pri». 

niftm  

..J.M-Tl^ 

WoodMoA  

ItnuiTtdbTdoUb 

IQ 

n's;^"^'™"""^ 

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. 


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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. 


BUeejrUlfl.  Cltimdoi.    ... 

Uvwui  Tmrn,  TrtUwnnj 

Kdw    BlimlD^iuD,    Tn« 

Umof   _ 


UaldoE,  SI.  Jvhh  ... 

9DdbtiT7,  BL  jAm«... 

■IgantCHVT.St.Jmm 

Pltto.  iBJhnl. -- 


ll  TowD,  WMtmon- 

■dBULBUMTB" 

'■  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  .... 

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TajiBT,  Mn.,  WlidtMoaa 


DOt  (or  Mwureul  CW- 


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Boagbton  Rfgli— 

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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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IRISH.CHBONICLE. 


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 


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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  &lth  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 


CHRONOLOGICAL  PAGE  FOR  SBPTBMBEB,  1849. 


— H 

,^T«^.„^m,. 

g 

S  13 

iKiDgtiiii. 

Mui  m.;  b.  i«D  in  Moth  bcGm  witri.c 

646 

UukTU.  24-S7. 

Btara  ia  cTcaing  netr  cutem  horixoa. 

Lb 

filS 

Pnlmi. 

8.8.0.  M»k  T.  1-90,  Samb.  xxi.  1-20. 

644 

PhIhu. 

Full  Mood,  18  miii.  put  6,  ifttnoon. 
Venu.  in  th<  uit  at  bnik  of  dxT. 
Mood  riwh  14  mia.  put  7,  mnkg. 

H 

5  16 

1  Chron.  iii„  xiU. 

642 

Muk  riii.  1-16. 

Tb 

5  18 

a  Chron.  lir.,  it. 

B40 

U>ikTiii.S7— 38,ix.  1. 

Hooi.  !>.»,  40  win.  put'7,  eTtniog: 

w 

5  'X) 

2  Chroo.  xri.,  »™. 

Hoon  mU,  13  mia.  put  8,  morniDg. 

637 

Huk  U.  1-29. 

Moon  riK.,  6  nOo.  put  8,  erining. 
60S4y«nfii»n  the  mmtion  oflight,  »ee. 

Th 

sat 

1  King.  ™.  S3-34,  xrii. 

6  3S 

JUrkix.30-S0. 

[Fmnan,  B.p.  M»g..  p.  547. 

F 

51(3 

1  King!  iriii. 

6  3a 

M«kV  1-31. 

[•ec.  Preeni»n,  nl  lapn. 

a 

624 

IKingiiii. 

6054  7«ui  fiom  Ikc  cntion  of  «uth  xnd 

639 

Huk  z.  31—52. 

[««,.«.  P»en,u.. 

Li. 

536 

Pnlmi. 

Lake  T.  97-^,  Hxtl.  ix.  10-17,  Bstfa  U. 

eiT 

P-lB... 

6054  jan  {torn  cntion  of  >nn  ud  mooo. 

10 

H 

617 

IKingixz. 

635 

Uark  iL  1—16. 

Hood  Tiwi,  17  m.  put  11,  night. 

11 

To 

539 

IKlnpiii. 

6064  7«i  from  cnlion  of  <Mll«  ud  mu. 

621 

Huk  iL  27—33,  xU.  1-17. 

Fnlonil  muting  xt  4,  Mooigxtc  St. 
6054  rtu*  etmi  Qui  fint  ublatb. 

11 

W 

680 

lKta|.uU,1^0.' 

520 

Mvk  lii.  18-40. 

fsx;»::^TSu,. 

13 

Til 

531 

8Ch™..ii.,  .X.  1-30. 

6  18 

UnkxiiLl— 23. 

Hood  uti,  47  mia.  put  4,  ■flemoon. 

14 

F 

533 

2  Cbron.  XX.  3S— 37,  xxi. 

IBIS,  Nipoteon  nt^k  Hokow. 

6  16 

UiA  xiii.  S4-3T. 

Moon  AuTSl  min.  put  3.  morning. 

IS 

8 

5S5 

1  KinK>  i.,  ii. 

6  U 

MMkxi».  1— 25. 

IB 

Ld 

636 

Pulmi. 

MukTi  1-13,  M«t.  xUL  54-58, 1  flua.  IT. 

6  19 

PmIou. 

New  Hoon,  2  min.  put  4,  aftcmoon. 

17 

H 

538 

3  King!  ill. 

Moon  tiKi,  21  min.  put  6,  moming. 

6    9 

Mxrk  xi».  28—63. 

1714,  OM>rg>  I.  luided  at  Orunwicb. 

18 

Tn 

5  40 

SEiDgiiT. 

6    7 

M^kSr.  63-72. 

Baptitt  Homa  Miarion  ComnitlM  U  6. 

» 

W 

Gti 

2  King.  T. 

U71,  Pint  Bn^aJ.  book  printri. 
1631,  HanurdKnoUja  died,  >t.  93. 

6    5 

Uuk  XT.  1-10. 

» 

Tk 

643 

a  King.  Ti.  1-23. 

Moon  riwt,  50  mia.  put  9,  monbg. 

11 

P 

6    1 
G  45 

Mwk  IT.  21—47. 
3KiDgiTLS4-33,Tii. 

Moon  .Ota,  1  m.  put  8,  treaiiw. 
166S,  John  Gifford  (Bedford)  Skd. 

6    0 

MxrkxTi. 

Hoon  ut.,  30  min.  put  8,  evening. 

S3 

S 

6  46 

9IUDgiT!u.,ii.]— T. 

1795,  London  Mianonair  Socltt;  formtd. 

S6B 

lPrtSil-21. 

1834,  Junn  Upton  (Cbnich  8treM)  ditd. 

S3 

Ij> 

548 

PMlm*. 

Snndaf  Bchoal  Cnion  Lenon., 

5  96 

PmId,.. 

Matlbo  X.,  Honban  xiii.  17-33. 

M 

M 

5  49 

3  King.  li.  11-37,  X.  1— 11. 

Moon'a  firat  qnapter,  24  m.  paat  1 1,  morning. 
Moon  uta.sb  min.  paatldToight. 

5  64 

IFet<rt3S-SS,ii.l-l)l. 

3S 

T« 

6  61 

3Kinpx.  la-S6. 

Moon  >i>».  2B  »b.  put  2,  afternoon. 

5  51 

lPettriH3-25,iii.  1-7. 

Moon  Mta,  17  min.  paat  11,  night. 

16 

W 

5  63 

S  60 

9  Chnm.  iiii.,  xiiii. 
1  PrtoriT. 

Moon  rian,  10  mm.  put  3,  afternoon. 

»7 

Th 

555 

3CkraD.xilT. 

Moon  .Xi,  13  min.  put  1%  morning. 

646 

IPrtCTT. 

Moon  liMt,  46iniD.  put  3,  >ften»oa. 

98 

F 

6S6 

9  Chmn,  xit. 

Moon  Mtat  IT  min.  fM  1,  morning. 

S4S 

IPcleri. 

Hoonriao,  18  min.  paal  4,  afternoon. 

9» 

e 

668 

lKiD|ixir.l3-S9.Joiul>i. 

Moon  Mta,  93  m.  put  2,  morning. 

S43 

3  p<t«  a. 

Moon  liMi,  43  miTput  4,  nnanSMUi. 

3D 

Lb 

5  59 

PnliDi. 

SandaT  School  Union  Leuona, 

5  41 

Trnbt,!. 

Mark  Ti.  H— 29, 1  Samnd  ixii. 

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 


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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 


nOME  IHTELLiaBHCE. 


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^ 


HOME  INTELU'^SNOB. 


m 


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 
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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. 


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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. 


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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 


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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. 


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«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. 

*■! 

•  SCOTLAND. 
I  JbetdHB  


.  aia  > 


Aaiptun  ait  0 

Bapllal  Chanli ■  11    « 

CAmuDoaiama, 
Cunhrtdii M    0    0 

AiBtlatlen  _...    t  «   0 

Iniv  .... — «...- too 


KonsaTsnms. 


Wvm- 


1  10    0 


ICalilorl  Dlitrictl. 
TrMUr,  Mr.  Oeorg*...  1> 


Ditto.  » 


.IOC 

.     TIB     ( 


..  »    0    0 


Botheztum,  a  Frieod ... 


CMnbniT ... 
Caw(il<%a_. 


ITaotTlle   • 


PobS^."" 


idSutteripliantalBbeffralfftiBgreceivtdomMayftftlttSaamlK  im  lit 
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 


614 


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 " 


CHRONOLOaiCAL  PAGE  FOR  OCTOBER,  1849. 

.«-«.„*.« 

«».„«w...^™. 

1 

M 

6     1 

Jai»hii.,iu.,  ir. 

Jufuler  uid  Venui,  morning  rtut. 

sw 

9  P«ltr  UL 

3 

Tb 

6  a 

3  Cbras.  xxrl,  Imah  -n. 

Pull  Uooo.  83  Diin.  put  9.  mertilag. 

S 

W 

5  37 

6  5 

Mattluw  u. 
3  Chron.  uriK. 

1^  Joiepb  HuBhu  (B.t.cr«a)  f.  «t,  6S. 
lloen  riKi,  34  nOn.  nut  G. 
1635,  Cuvcidile'i  Bible  pnbUihcd. 

534 

UitUuwiU. 

4 

Th 

6     7 

luwh  TU. 

583 

UmHbtw\T.l—'tl. 

Moon  riHi,  7  min.  put  7,  CTcning. 

5 

S 

6     9 

Ittitb  TiU.  »-tt,  ix. 

Moon  Kti,  43  min.  put  9,  momiog. 

5iS 

Mmhtw  ir.  33—35,  r.  1— 3a 

tiDOn  liiel,  40  in[n.  put  7,  evcniae. 
Uoon  wti,  U  mio  pMt  10,  monihig. 

t 

d  11 

Iniih  ..  33,  34,  »!.,  «rE. 

S37 

Hktthew  T.  31-48. 

Moon  iU«,BS  mU.  pMl  8,..Mi[iK. 

7 

Ln 

S  IS 

PHlmi. 

Sunday  School  Union  Lcwn* 

S» 

PHlm*. 

Jobnri.  1-39.  BiodusxH. 

8 

M 

6  U 

a  King.  iriL 

Mooa  Hti,  9  niin.  put  1,  ■ftemoon. 

B  aa 

Mitthew  ri. 

Moon  ii»i,  11  min .  put  10^  nigbt. 

Moon-gIg>tnuiiri..r,1Gmin.ber.  l,mon>. 

9 

Ta 

8  16 

S  CLnm.  ixii. 

5  SO 

Mattkw  TiL 

10 

W 

e  17 

2  CLron.  m. 

fi  18 

AUtliuw  nil  1-17. 

Moon  Kt*,  49  min.  pnst  2,  aflenioaa. 

11 

Th 

6  19 

■I  Cbron.  mi. 

1531,  Ulric  Zi.;n~le  dirf,  Bgcd  44. 

S  13 

M.lt.  TiiL  28-34,  Ix.  1-13. 

1819,  T.  Tbonins  (Pcckhnm)  died,  ct.  61. 

13 

F 

630 

S  China,  uiii. 

Hoon  riiep,  37  min.  put  1,  mornins. 
1843,  B.U.Unpti(^thUDp<oD)d.,i««de& 
1664,  B.  Kcwb  pilloried  M  Ajleiburr. 

5  J3 

M>ltb(w  k.  ]4-3tl. 

13 

6 

6  S3 

I«Uh«T.,uyL]-15. 

fi  10 

Hutbewi. 

1799,  Wud,  &e ,  ■rriTcd  it  Senmpoi^. 

U 

Ld 

GS3 

Fidml. 

finodaT  School  tTnfDn  Luuni, 

8    8 

PmIiiu. 

SUrkii.  34-60,  EiodMiiT. 

19 

H 

639 
5     6 

ImuIi  iixH.,  xut. 
M.ttheir  ,1. 

Moon  riiei,  15  min.  put  9,  momlng. 
1B43,  John  Fo.l«  diid,  «rt  70. 
Htw  Uoon,  13  min.  put  £,  momigg. 

16 

To 

6S6 

iMilhiL 

6    4 

H.ttb»  lii. 

Bipliit  Rome  Miulon  Committee  it  6. 

17 

W 

SH8 

liush  ill,  xlii.  1-13. 

Moon  TiKs,  S3  min,  put  7,  Dioming. 

6    2 

Mitlheo  liil.  1— OS. 

le 

Tb 

639 

lukblliT. 

Moon  iiHi,  38  min.  put  8,  morning. 

S    0 

Mutlbtw  liiL  53—58, .;». 

Moon  Kt>,  30  mii^.  put  6,  afterDoan. 

w 

V 

6B1 

lui>b  lU. 

468 

Ukttbc*  »T. 

Hoon  Hti,  3  in.  put  7,  eveniiiE. 

so 

s 

Iiaudi  lUiii. 

MnonrlKi,  U  mlu^put  10,  niornine. 

4M 

Mlltl»w  XTi. 

Bloon  Hti,  W  mio.  put  7,  ervniog. 

31 

Ld 

634 

Fulmi. 

SDdday  School  Union  Leuoni, 

4M 

Piilmi. 

Muk  vS.  1-33,  lulah  iiii. 

33 

M 

636 

iHHhilil. 

1835.  John  U-wn  (CJ«ntt.>  died. 

4  S2 

Untlbcw  I>U. 

Moon  iels,  10  m,  put  9,  eTenmg. 

1685.  B1i»beth  0>nnt  martptdit  T;ban. 

98 

Tn 

838 

Liid.  I<. 

449 

U>Uli<ws»L 

Stepney  Consmittee  (t  6. 

Moon'i  first  qu«rtor,4  min,  put  7,  morning. 

a* 

W 

0  40 

tulnh  lU.,  bll. 

4  47 

M.llhewxk. 

1685,  Rdict  of  Nuntea  icToked. 

»S 

Th 

643 

I«UbU*..lT. 

1760^  Gnoie  II.  died,  *«ed  77. 

4  4S 

.Miltbcw  11.  1-38. 

Moon  riio,  19  min,  put  2,  inernooa, 
1761,  Dr,  I)oddridge  ttled,  ict.  49, 

M 

F 

G  44 

Iui,h  lix. 

443 

U>ltbtwi]<.39-M,xii.l— 16. 

Moon  rin,  47  min.  put  3.  mftemoan. 

37 

6  t« 

i»i.bi.,.iri. 

Moon  iKt>  4  min,  put  midnlsht. 
Moon  tue^  16  mfa.  put  3,  iffleraoon. 

4  41 

M»lttit--«i.  17-48. 

38 

Ld 

648 

PmId)). 

Sunday  School  Union  L<»odi, 

4  39 

Pulmi. 

Mrtthc*  XT.  12—38,  Iiniih  M«vlii. 

39 

6  W 

8Cbcoii.,«iii. 

Mmh  Mt»,  31 1».  put  3,  mMniog. 

4  37 

Mittho  uiL 

Uoon  nM>,  H  mi.i.  |>ut  4,  KAemoon. 

3D 

Tb 

6  51 

2  Cbran.  mir. 

Moon  icti,  45  min.  \a>l  4.  moroiii((. 

436 

U*»bc-  iiiil. 

31 

W 

853 

3  Cbraii.  imr.,  XJlKvi.  1-4, 

1819,  T.  Flint  CWcyinouIii)  iki.  «l.  43. 

4« 

Matllicv  xoi*. 

Full  Moon,  47  tii!!!,  |ii»t  4,  aOtrnoun, 

KETIEWS. 


The  Hamang  qf  Mitttij/  vifA  Propheep  t 
an  ExpoMilion  qf  Ihe  JppealfpK.  Bg 
JosuH  Co:<ot.K,Aiithernf"  The  Literary 
Hillary  qf  the  Nea  Teilanienl,"  ^c,  f  c. 
London  :  Sbair,  1849.     lenio.,  pp.  £32. 

Ifolei  on  Ihe  PrejAeciei  qf  Ihe  Apoealgpte. 
By  UEnsT  FoosTF.R  BmnKB,  D.D. 
LondoD :  Wud  and  Co.,  1849.    pp.  S70. 

The  Rite  and  Fi^  qf  ihe  Papacy.  By  Rev. 
ROBEEi  Flbhiho,  Miuiiler  qfihe  Gmpel, 
Laadan.  With  Hiitarieat  Nalei,  Eaay 
on  Popery,  Priface,  atid  Meaoir.  By 
Rev.  Ingram  OMin,  M.A.  Unabridged 
Bdilian,  London  :  T^  and  Co.  ]3mo. 
1849.    pp.  zlTiiL,  34E. 

The  Seventh  Vial ;  teittg  an  Ejepoiitian  qf 
Ihe  Apocalypee,  and  in  particvlar  qf  Ihe 
Pouring  Oul  qf  Ihe  Seventh  Vial,  ttilh 
Special  Rqferenee  to  the  Pretent  Reeolvr 
ftoRi  in  Europe.  Second  Edition,  Revised, 
Corrected,  and  Enlarged;  tmlh  Supp/f. 
tnenlary  Chapter,  irinpn^  doan  lAe 
Hitlorical  Bxpeiilion  lo  Decemter  qf  Ihe 
Preieni  Tear.  London  :  J.  Johiatone, 
1848.     16mo.,  pp.  Tiii.,  464. 

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. 


** — ".  Un.,  Claptiam    1 


Frlasd  (St,  It« 
Fclaad,  A  Cotnli 
Frindi,afnr,  b 


Atnawntb,  UIh  Anas, 
lil«  of  Bocbibla,  \1 


«llli,  MlH  E.,  Ula  at 
WdllutsD,      Slirop- 


lUtsd  1-1k«,  K«(  Bcwl-' 


AckDOirMiH  balsr*  is    S 
U    7 


Daabuii,       Tbtnai, 


Bslnlb— 

VTUiBi.bit  DM  .. 
Mloball,  Mia  

'W^oBlb,  Kr. 


THE  HI8SI0NABY  HERALD  FOR  OCTOBER,  1849. 


*  t.d. 

..  10    I    0 


CoDtribDUoDi,      hiU 


SatUnatBona—' 

Flii«,b7  0.G^C.lL, 


LlT*rp<»l— 

CnpMr,   J^   Bh.. 
(n  BaUtr'i    Sill 


SnnnUisl    I 

•■■nUlSodal 
Jforiaii 


C^lcctlon,     Pablla 
UHliiW 3    DID 


CoDliibntloTU   .. 


ConUlbstlgu  .. 


S.     WiaaU,     for 

MoTlaix „   I 

Brlitol,  br  Ur.  Onnc 


CoDinbiitlaiu  It  Bul- 
Aox  Lu*  And  Sliap- 

C'a    B&rloil»    fay 
D.  Tntmu...  IS    0 


BiljbtoD— 


SOUTH  WALBS. 


CiMiUlb«th>n»  .„ 1  >  * 

INnUiHr.  Sim  Cbqwl— 

CoBtrlbatlm  H  )  • 

CollHtlOD .„. .    *  11  ' 

CoDlriballoiu   -    >  I)  < 

PsBtipool,  BncUih  Cfcn*- 


ifCMlKtlaii 


SubieripUan*  uid  Donttioiw  in  kid  of  the  fiiptut  Mbrioniry  Sodcty  will  bi  tbuillbll; 
Teeei>edb;WilliunBradieGuriiey,E9q.,uidS(iiiud  MorUm  Peia,  Ew].,  U.P^liaM»v« 
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,  '^■ 
ContribotioDieuilMbepaidinalthaBuliorEoglaiidCotligeeeoaiitof'' W.B.  Omt] 
and  otbera." 


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. 


POSTSCHIPT. 

ItiitequMted  tliat  all  lettet*  for  the  future  be  addrened  to  Hr.W.  P.  WiutuB, 
Seeretan,  Imli  Bodetj,  MoMgate  Stteet,  our  late  Secretary,  Mr.  7>ttltaiL 
hftving  niUj  enleied  on  Uie  office  <^  Secretai;  of  tbe  Foreign  If  uakm. 


S  SINCE  OUR  LAST. 


l^$U/m,i. 


DEBT  DONATIONS, 


B.  Bat, 

n.,  U&m,  K 


>    '    0    0 
.    OU    0 


vpreaented  to  Mra.  H.  and  W.  P.  B>  fbr  a  gift  of  TnA 


SnbacnrtionaandDonatlonatliankfuUj»edTedbTtheTrt™iiw,Jo»aMT«iTioi.,&t. 
Ixwibard  SbM  I  and  bj  the  SecRtair,  Mr.  W.  1>.  WituiMa,  at  the  ISMoa  Hoew, 
Uooipte  Street ;  and  by  the  paitoit  of  the  churcliei  throughout  tbe  Kingdom, 

COLLECTOR  FOR  LONDON,  REV.  C.  WOOLLACOTT, 
i,  CuinoM  Snm  Rtet,  BatrnwioE  Sqduc 


BAPTIST  MAGAZINE. 


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. 


OHROVOLOaiOAL  rAOB  POE  HOTXHIBB,  18W. 


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4  IB 

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4  IS 

Tao 


Tfc 


4  11 


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7  38 

s  ar 


Jmdmt, 

Jo.  luriL  U— ai,  xxnlii. 

JvAt. 

Jmv  isdi^  1. 1— 4> 

Joba  i.  1-34. 

I^niBntitlinii  L 


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. 


U>Ani.Sl,  Tffl.I-9, 
ISte,  Tim.  nomw  (Dciao.  So.)  d.,  u,l 
Mdo- n.^  e  ak.  M  Si  nvuw. 
1SI7  PiiBceB  Ou&ttc  dMd. 
BntiM  lifak  CoDuihtM,  II)  mBi». 
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. 
Mmh  ibN,  W  Bia.  pNl  a^  ■       ' 
Fntenul  meetiw  Miwrgttc : 
Ifsoa  Tu«>  M  II&.  part  (^  am  ■mi 
Now  Hmo,  U  i^.  pwt  a,  H^tf. 
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 . 
Hoon  rim,  81  laia.  part  1^  iAnaaB. 
Hoon  Mta,  la  min.  part  6,  BMnio^ 
Hmn  ritef,  S  uin.  put  4,  aftcnMM. 
Fnll  Hn»,SSala.  ^t  8.nMni^ 
Mooa  littt,  U  nin.  part  4.  »P 


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~" 



"idi" 

B^!^'^' 

letter™ 

.  s* 

gj™jbj 

—  M 

Clear  Inoeaee  In 

Namber    of    m. 

ar 

IB 

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    

"j.  MHlardtJ. 

Me-port-:::::::::::: 

J  c  a>Mn 

PonH«.irt(hiiVdl.. 

I10M.T  

iSSS,. 

.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. 

"^ 

gnAWMM::- 

-^  » 

a«™db,*«h... 

„...~n 

» 

— 

M 

vffiSTrtlolS'" ■■'■■"" " 

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 


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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' 


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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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•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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■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 

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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 


HOME  IHTSLLIGXNOS. 


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. 


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■  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. 


CONTRIBUTIONS  SINCE  OTTR  LAST. 


for  Csnllc,  ptf  S«i*UiT A    0    0 

A  FrMDd,  par  Bn.  D.  utunu,  Ib 
Ut.  irauun „..  le   0    0 


Witterd-coUMtlsBi  oad  HbNdfUow  „ 

HarthunptoB — ia.  do.. 

CuBbil^ ._ 


DEBT  DONATIONS. 


Subaenptunu  and  Donationi  tliankfnUr  ncnTcd  br  tha  Treanrar,  Jorara  TaiRoi^  Bn 
Lombard  Street  ;  and  bj  the  Secreluy.  Mr.  W.  P.  WiLUtMs,  at  the  HWm  ttvm, 
Uooriata  Street ;  and  bjr  tha  paiton  of  the  cbnrchea  thnm^ont  the  Kingdom. 

COLLECTOR  FOB  LONDON,  REV.  C.  WOOLLACOTT, 
4,  CoivioH  Strbit  Em,  BanmwicK  SquAnm. 

I.  aAoooR,  raunan,  ounu  imaar,  tunaawt. 


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 
translated  but  transferred ;  and  it  b 
believed  that  eortwt  limni  of  the  mean- 


ing of  these  words  witii  lists  al  the 
places  in  which  th^  occur, will-domncb 
to  elucidate  scripture,  especially  to  the 
apprehension  of  Christians  who  havt 
not  access  to  the  original  Greek. 

The  object  to  which  the  profits  of  th« 
work  are  devoted  must  not  be  passed 
over  in  silenoe.  They  are  given  to 
widows  of  approved  ministers  who  after 
eerving  the  churches  during  their  livei 
have  leit  behind  them  dear  partner! 
is  toil  and  privation  for  whom  no 
adequate  provision  has  been  roada, 
Five  thousand  six  hundred  and  forty 
seven  pounds  have  been  realized  and 
distributed  among  widows  of  ministeri 
from  this  source.  It  is  still  few  who 
can  be  relieved  annually  from  this  fond, 
in  comparison  with  the  number  who 
need  relief,  but  the  number  of  recipients 
and  the  amount  of  the  grants  will  be 
increased  in  proportion  as  the  sale  of 
the  work  is  extended. 

A  purchaser  of  the  Baptist  Msgaidne^ 
therefore^  while  he  is  obtuning  suppliea 
of  instruction  adapted  to  promote  bii 
own  spiritual  advantage,  and  the  beet 
interests  of  his  children,  is  also  contri- 
buting to  aid  an  interesting  and  neoea- 
sitous  class  of  beneSciaries.  Siipeno* 
per  month  thus  expended  is  employed 
in  a  way  which  conduces  to  the  wel&re 
both  of  him  who  parts  with  it,  and  of 
others  who  have  claims  on  bis  empathy. 

There  are  several  smaller  periodicaJs 
conducted  by  members  of  the  baptist 
denomination  which  we  doing  good  in 
their  respective  spheres.  But  it  is  ooij 
from  the  Baptist  Magaiine  that  the 
vridowi  of  baptist  ministen  derive  any 
pecuniary  advantage ;  it  Is  only  in  the 
Baptist  Magaxine  that  the  official  dooii- 
ments  of  oar  denominational  societiei 
p^ularly  appear ;  and,  the  pages  of  the 
Baptist  Magazine  being  more  numerous 
than  thoee  of  any  other  baptist  periodi- 
cal, aSord  opportunity  for  the  most 
ample  and  divermfied  contributions 
of  valuable  matter. 


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BaadkT  Sekml  XJnkn  Iiwiai, 
H(tt.  XTui.  \—V),  Job  niT^ 
Moon  Mli.  44  mb.  put  10,  nMnbf . 

BiptM  LrU  Committ*^  half-pHt  5, 
HMD  iIm^  13  min.  pul  9.  eranBg. 
lS97,I>r.Hn(luBU  (Senuoc)  d^ifd  m 


OHROHOLOQICAL  PAQB  FOB  DECEHBSB,  1&«. 


1135,  Bnr;  L  died,  aged  67. 


ZMbubhia,ir. 
JohuxfiL 
Zti!l>iri>kiil.,iiil. 
Jobn  iTiU.  1—37. 


John  itx.  19—48. 
"      srL.iL 

Eilhcr  ik,  i*. 

John  ixL 

IIMhcr  T.,  Tj. 

lJ<>hDi.,iLl— 14. 

Either  Til,,  liii. 

1  John  iL  15—39,  m.  1-6. 


1  John  iu.  7—94. 
EiktU. 
1  John  {*. 
EmtTiiL  15—38. 


Rerelitloti  t. 
Nahemlih  It. 
BtTtJAHaaO.  1— 


Ntbemuh  tL 
Rerelation  BL  7—33. 
H<benikli  Tin. 
BcTeUliciB  It.,  t. 
Hehemlah  [l. 
RcTiUtiOB  tL,  TfL  9—17. 
:f  ehcraiih  liii. 

1. 11-15,  iii.  1-8. 


ta(A|n)i,l«rf41, 
Imin.p*it6,«in. 


HoM't  liM  qoaittr,  S3  min.  p*M  6,« 
Hood  Kti^  I,  *ftcmi>aii. 

I80B,  John  HiLtonfnn. 


Snn  j»  Sdunl  Cnicn  Lfowi, 
Matt.  iTiii.  31—35,  1  ^m.  xii*. 
Hooa  liH,  13  min.  nut  3,  Biemtf, 
1530,  LDtbnpablicljbnnudtbcP^^AIL 
Moon  lixi,  16  min.  pail  4,  noniaf. 
Baptiit  Biaid  tnact*  M  4. 
Monn  littt,  SO  min.  put  5,  atatSat. 
1843,  R.  HiUuM  (Bdbihogt)  M. 
Hooa  iNoi,  88  ndn.  put  6,  nwniif . 


1799,  Wadiinpon ,  _ 

New  BIooB,  X  nun.  pMtS;  ■ftoiwoB. 
1836,  Sunnd  Siuuwn  (BiMol)  dwl « 
Hoon  Mti,  45  m.  put  4,  (ftcmoiH, 

SandiT  School  Dnion  LfflM, 

Mark  Ix.  33— Sa  £«■  ix. 

1836,  Dr.  IUm>on(Hn>Fu):SL)4.,KI& 

Moon  Mti,  41  min.  put  6,  ■fiDvmn. 

Biplut  Home  Hiidba  CamBiHtn  at  6. 


■,63ai 


■tlO,B 


Ubon  Mil.  45  mia.  paat  9,  maiac. 
1819,  A.  UcLcaa  (B^lmrgli)  4..  ifll  M 
Hoon  tit,  SS  mia.  patt  10,  (Tcniaf . 
iaSS,I>r.  Hcwmau(Bow}dlt4,B«.68.      ' 
UooTi'>GntqDaiter,40  min.  paat  7,  rra 


Bolidif  at  Fnblio  Ottco. 

Hooa  nttt,  39  ads.  paM  I,aAuuooa. 

MooB  ntf,4l  mia.  put  8,  Bondv- 

Hooa  liata,  1  dub.  part  1^  aftanaia. 

HdOD  aeta,  at  6,  nm^g. 

Hoon  rim%  89  mia.  part  3^  aflanaiB. 

Hooa  itti,  IS  min.  part  6,  maimf- 


8ond«  BdMol  DbIob  L(M», 
John*a.  14— S8,Nd>«niiahTi>L 
1831,  Inac  Hana  (H«ai  rmi)atV 
Mo«nriwn4TaJn.parta,iwata|._ 


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 


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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- 
tions  for  the  work — of  these  we  doubt 
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- 
reasonably, of  disappointment  It  will 
be  conceded,  we  hope,  that  it  is  better 
to  say  nothing  of  a  book  than  to  pro- 
nounce through  haste  an  erroneooe 
judgment ;  yet  it  is  not  agreeable  to 
any  man  who  has  writt«n  what  he 
believes  to  be  a  work  deserving  of  com- 
mendation, to  look  for  a  notice  of  it 
month  after  month,  in  a  periodical  to 
which  he  has  forwarded  it,  and  look  in 
vain.  Now  the  truth  is,  that  we  can 
neither  afford  time  nor  ^aoe  sufficient 
to  do  justice  to  all  the  works  that  come 
into  our  hands.  It  might  be  pleasant 
to  some  of  our  readers  if  a  \hrger 
portion  of  our  pages  were  allotted  to 
Reviews  than  is.  allowed  to  them  at 
present,  but  this  would  not  be  agreeabb 
to  others;  and  if  the  space  conld  be 
granted,  yet  time  to  examine  a  laig«r 
number  of  volumes,  and  write  a  deli- 
berate, trust-worthy  opinion  of  each, 
conld  not  easily  be  found.  We  exdnd^ 
on  prindple,  one  species  of  help  which 
might  be  obtained  very  readily,  and 
which  would  abridge  our  personal 
labour  greatly.  An  author  is  seldom 
so  destitnte  of  friends  that  there  is  no 
one  wilUog  to  do  him  the  kindness  to 
write  what  might  be  called  a  review, 
bat  what  would  be  in  reality  only  a 
panegyric ;  but  this  sort  of  thing  is  to 
the  public  delusive  and  we  therefore 
cannot  admit  those  volunteered  articles 
which  profess  to  speak  editorially,  but 
arc  in  ffict  mere  effusions  of  private 
'  friendship.     From    .1  few    writers    i;i 


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valued  auuUnce ;  but  in  oui  denomi- 
nation men  of  mpwior  powen  generally 
have  their  hands  so  full  Utat  the  service 
is  often  undertaken  with  reluctance, 
and  performed  tardilj.  The  reviewer 
whose  kindness  has  led  him  to  connent 
finds  presnng  engagements  crowding 
nnexpectedlj  npon  him,  and  is  some- 
times unable  to  fulfil  his  intention  till 
the  book  has  been  in  bis  hands  msnj 
months,  or  is  impelled  eventually  to 
return  it  unread.  The  aid  which  we 
raomve  from  a  few  of  the  more  eminent 
of  our  brethren  is  inestimable ;  but 
with  regard  to  the  mass  of  puUioations, 
the  editor's  altematives  are,  either  to 
entrust  them  to  Mends  of  whose  oom- 
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get  through  as  many  of  them  as  he  can 
himself.  The  latter  is  the  coone  which 
he  has  generslly  thought  to  be  the 
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It  hss  happened  thus  that  some  of 
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treatment.  It  has  been  seen  at  once 
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iununarily,  but  deserved  deUbehite 
perusal  and  extensive  deaoripliaL    To 


do  this  for  the  ensoing  nnmhet  m 
impossible;  thej  have  been  defemd, 
therefore,  and  tlien  again  defemd 
amidst  incessant  dswns  of  a  nniilir 
character.  To  assist  in  remedjing  thii, 
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has  relieved  us  in  part,  but  still  left  u 
at  the  present  time  with  arrean  to  u 
amount  wiiich  we  cannot  ewitempUte 
without  regret 

The  best  compensation  which  ws  eso 
now  offer  to  authors  and  pobliahen  ta 
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poundage.  We  give  at  this  time  an  in- 
usnallf  long  list  of  works  "Approvei" 
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Leuona  fat  Infut  Clataea )  with  an  Introdnc- 
tion  on  Infant  CUa*  Teacbing,  Bj  ■  Teacher 
of  In&nt*.    hmdtm ;  B.  L.  Onen.    Sdam., 

Greea'i  JoTnile  Libran.  Jenia  Gnbam; 
or,  Frienda  Dear  bnt  Trath  Dearer.  By  Adht 
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Cyclopedia  of  Honl  and  Beligiooa  Anao^ 
datea :  a  Collectian  of  nearly  Thne  Thonund 
Facta,  Incident!,  Namlini,  Giaraplea,  and 
TeitiinoDiei,  emtn-adag  tlu  bait  of  the  kind  in 
moat  former  CoUectioDi,  and  aoma  Handttda 
in  Addition,  Original  and  Selected.  Tbawbola 
Arranged  and  Cliaified  on  a  New  Plan,  wlU 
Cgpioui  Topical  end  Scriptural  indeiea.  By 
the  Her.  K.  Ahvijh,  A.M.,  Paator  of  the 
Proridenea  Church,  Saw  York.  No.  111. 
To  be  completed  in  Ten  Nnmbeia.    London. 


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Handred  Hioietan,  who  are  BDricd  at  BanhiU 
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icription  on  tbeir  Tomba  and  OtaTeitooea,  and 
other  Uiitorical  lulbmution  napecting  tbam, 
from  antbentic  aourcca.  Edited  by  J.  A. 
JoKBl.  To  which  i)  added,  a  Paneral  Sermon, 
preached  on  Sonday  afternoon,  October  Slat, 
1649,  by  tba  Be*.  Tkowas  Dub,  M.A.,  at 
St.  Pani'a  Cathedral,  on  occuion  of  tba 
Death  of  the  Bight  BeT.  Lord  Biibop  of 
Llandaff,  and  Dean  of  Bt,  Paul*!.  No.  XTI 
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Eeent!  tbnnighonl  the  World,  tnm  the  Cri^ 
lion  to  the  Tear  IMS;  wherein  ii  ihown— Tlu 
Linean  of  the  Lord  Jeaa!  Chriat,  front  Adan 
throBRh  tbe  Boyal  Family  of  Darid.  Tha 
Bnccauon  of  the  Jewiah  Pneatbood,  Prophetlk 


!  SoTeielgn'i 


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e'  a  with  the  daiation  of  ererj  Soreie 
rim.    The  Biompbj  of  the  Hoal  Kmi 

IndlndaalaofallConnniea.  And  an  Arrange- 
ment of  Eenila  affecting  alteration  in  tha  Ka- 
trlbntian  of  TatrflmT,  and  the  Bercnlon  of 
DraaaHatb  Com^led  from  tlw  moat  eilaamed 
and  Htontely  Collated,  with  MtrnMroni 


I.  S,  a.    London.     Pria  li,  task. 


The  Family  Choir;  or,  Pnlma,  Hymne,  and 
Sinritnal  Bonn,  for  Social  Worabip.  Tba 
Mnaic  lelecteir  from  Handel,  Haydn,  Hoxart, 
-     ■  ElghldJ,  Romberg,  Croft.  Wehbe, 


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BECENT  PUBLICATIONS  APPKOTEl). 


UtknI.  KHIcT,    Rlok,  L.  Hison,   Harting*, 

ud  SilcIuF,  &e.  Amniced  for  Four  Vwxi, 
ud  the  Fiuo  Foile  or  Ornn.  Thg  Poctir 
<rdm  W.tU,  Wenley,  Newtoo.  D«ldnd|T, 
Sltclc,  Toplid]-,  Logu,  Hchn,  Mantgamcr]', 
Siganmcy,  Hutingt,  S.  F.  Smith,  &c.  Lm- 
An.  B.L.  Grta.    8l«.,;p  315. 

Tba  HiUelBJmh ;  or,  DemtiDBil  FMlmodT. 
THt  the  Stcond.  CampoMd.  Anuged,  ud 
Edited,  bf  the  Rer.  J.  J.  Waiti,  uf  Henbt 
Jons    Gacmtlett,     Hdi.    Doc.      Lnndini : 


t  of  Voeel  Mtuic, 

I^noDi  ud  Eincuei  fonnded  on  the  Tonie 
8ol-P«  Method,  end  ■  fatl  Inlrod action  to  the 
Art  of  Singinii  at  Sigbl  fnm  the  Old  Natation, 
■od  connected  with  "School  Bonn,  Sicrad, 
Manl,>Dd  DcicriptiTe  ;■■  "  Bchaol  Hoiie,"  coa- 
tainini  tunta  Id  the  aboTe,  in  Three  Parta  ;  and 
"Children'!  School  Hunc,"  in  Two  Parte, 
when  the  Eierciici  are  ginn  in  the  Old  NoU- 
tion.  Edited  b;  Johm  Cdbwbh.  Second 
"'■■'  "         ■  ■  n  and  Greatly  Enlarged. 


Xmadbii.'  Ward  and  Co. 


"Pit  (hotd  Biatorr  of  the  World :  A  Berica 
of  Dialoncf.  Tranalated  from  the  Dntcb, 
With  *  Reeommendatary  Fnftce  hj  the  Rer, 
F.  (^wn ,  Ciaarical  Tnlor  of  Horton  College, 
=_j,_.       r..^..  ir_^      ia«o.  W(.  337, 


Bradlbcd.    Ltedt:  HaHmi. 


ant  VOB 


mtanaitj;  i 


b  ofit 


Gcntial  BiitDTj,  with  u  ■tconnl  of  the  Ri 
4Dd  Pmtnt  Btale  of  iti  Tirioni  Dtnominationa 
in  the  Town  of  Binninf|li>a.  By  John 
Ahobll  Janis.  Z^Dulm:  SamOtaii,  Adtmu, 
nnifCs.     IGmo.,h>'379- 

A  HlatoTj  of  the  Vandma  Church  from  ita 
Oiigin,  and  of  tbe  Vandoii  of  Piedmoot  to  the 
Pnaent  Daj.  Bt  Antoihi  Mohistiii, 
fbcBierlT  Paalor  in  t'he  Canton  De  Vaud,  and  a 
Vtiin  of  tbe  Vandwi  VaUeji  of  Ficdmoot. 
Tianalated  from  the  French.     Limdaa:  HT.S. 

13m.  pp.  laa. 

Tbe  Bialorr  of  the  BenTal,  and  Pn^Ttu  of 
Indeiwndeney  in  Eneland,  dues  the  period  of 
the  TteGjnnatkii.  With  id  latrodnetion,  Cnn- 
tainin^  an  Aecsiut  of  the  Uoelopneol  of  the 
PrinapUt  of  Independenn  in  tba  A<e  of  Cbriit 
andbii  Apa*tl*a,>odof  IhoGfadnilDeiiutnrB 
of  tbe  Cbnrdi  into  Anti-Cbriitiui  Eitot  until 
tbe  time  of  the  Reformation.  Br  JoMrB 
Flktcbeb,  Editn  af  th«  ■■  Select  Worka  and 
Hemnin  of  the  laU  Dr.  Fleteher,"  Aatbor 
of  "  Bii  Yien  of  InfidelitT,"  &c  ToL  IT. 
Londm  !  AMD,     Itao,  pp.  S96. 


Huloiy  of  Gnat  Btitui  ud  Mnl;  Tnli 
an  Aceonat  eC  tbe  Pnwnt  8taU  aid  BtM»Tni 
of  the  United  Kingdan  and  ita  CoIobb.  B( 
Hekkt  Warn,  B.A.,  Triail;  CoUcge,  Cn'. 
bridge,  M.A,  and  Ph.D.,  B^Udhn^  Aailw 
of  "  BlemcaU  of  Bpimwl  HiataT,"  He. 
Wilb  a  Hap  of  Great  Britain  and  liAal. 
EdabuT^:  OUvir aad Befd.     l^B.fr.m. 

TheFilsrim  Falbcra:  at  the  Joonal  if  Ik 
Filnisn  at  PlTaonth,  New  Englaad,  in  UK 
wTth  Hirtoiical  and  Log^adtllBtfalNU  d 
Prindplea,  ProrldeMc*.  ud  Ttmat.  Br 
GBomu  B.  Cnnm,  D.D.,  Avthor  of  "  Via- 
deringi  of  a  Pilgrim  in  tbe  Shadow  of  HhM 
Blanc  and  tbe  JungfiaoAIp*,'"  Lectottiaii  Ik 
Pilgrim 'ProgreB,aDi  on  tba  Lift  aad  Tmm 
of  John  Bnnnn,"  Ac.  GAugne;  fUIigH. 
\imo.  pp.303. 

Tbe  Banner  of  the  Covenant ;  or  Hifliinal 
Nolieei  of  HnH  of  tb«  Scotdab  Itetfn  ■bat 
Line  and  Snfleringa  ban  not  hiMrta  k« 
■ketched  in  a  Sepunte  Farm.     Br  tbe  Rn. 


Tbe  Aportlei:  Containing  Ihet  Hirf°T  <• 


A  PrKiical  Goide  to  the  Gnek  Ttatasoti 
Deaicned  for  thoM  who  hBTe  no  knewMlt  d 
the  Gnek  Langnage,  bot  who  deare  to  md  Ik 
New  Teitament  ia  the  OiiginaL  Ii^ba; 
BogtttT.     I3b».,  fp.  93 . 

A  Gtnk-Engliih  Ltiicon  to  the  New  Tnu- 
mcDt.  A  New  Edition  with  Ad£tiagi  tai 
Aheratioaa,  reriacd  1^  the  R*t.  Tmld 
SaauMN  Gkbeh,  M.A,    Lcmdm:  By'«' 


HbtocT  and  EtrmologT  at  tb*  B^A  Ln- 

rv,  for  the  DM  of  Cluneal  Sihooh.    B; 
Q.  Latbah.   H.D.       Lmd^:    Ti^< 
VsaoD,  end  Mabirbr,     Itao^ifL  9C. 

The  Normal  School.  Aa  Inauanl  Di<- 
conrae,  DellTered  at  th*  Openiu  of  tht  Oa- 
gregalional  Board  of  EdncaUoa  Netnal  W«'. 
LlTcnool  Stmt,  nBabatr,  Awiit  A  ■»>- 
ByALO ™— - 


Board  of  Edno 


ContinMd  on  pag*  811  of  SupjitmtKt. 


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- 


780 


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." 

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Baptist  Miauon  House,  33,  Mooi^te  Street. 


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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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HOME  AKD  FOBEIOIf  lOmOM  POITO. 

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n  th<  lut  Wtjamiaj  !■ 


$tfmftff)e  iVUt^fst  (Sonnrxion. 

AnMrfieiS. 

VdL ^„,— . 

lUd  rt«pali  wd  iin«iilili(  tluM  M „_—._.■—- 

tau  Hbeoi  iwiun  ^!."!!~!"!!"!"™!!™!!"....»Zu!.« 

bMb  Mholtn  „„,_«,„,._._,._,_..___ w...~~-.>. 

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 

CoDDBCticut  

M«yUnd  

DtMrictofColiioibi. 

?SS :;:::::::: 

LoniMina  

Tbim 

Ark»n««  

Kentucky 

Ohio  .. 

lUtaoi.  

Mtaouri    

■wi-^i^ 

Indum  Territorj   

c;&.™..7..;:::::::: 

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 


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OmlribuClou.  

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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 

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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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UOUB  PROCIBDIHOS. 

.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 


IiidKra.Un.,  EitnctotiLXtwItem ....  U> 


,    18<  »^  SU,  S9IK  U 


B«lM  (K  JiTWllo  MlMlnuT  Ai 

Mbf,  Hod.  H.  C,  hi-  ■■— ' 

Btrimpan  OoUai*.... _.. 

tondwbado,  Mffripllon  of.... 


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 


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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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