Prayer On Sept. 17, Mr. Wilkins (lately a minister in Lady Huntingdon's connexion) was set apart to the pastoral care of the Independent church, Abingdon, Berks. and reading, Mr. Evans, Baptist minister of the same town; introductory service, Mr. Douglas, of Reading; prayer, Mr. Griffiths, of Aston; sermon, from Col. ii. 6, Mr. Winter, of Newbury; concluding prayer, Mr. English, of Wooburn. Sept. 20. Mr. J. Perry was ordained pastor of the Baptist church at Newbury, Beiks. Mr. Cooper, of Romsey, delivered the introductory discourse, &c.; Mr. Bicheno (who had lately resigned the pastoral office here) gave an account of the church, &c.; Mr. Holloway, of Reading, offered up the ordination prayer; Mr. Cole, of Whitchurch, gave the charge, from Mat. Xxiii. 8, and concluded. In the af. ternoon, Mr. Cooper prayed; Mr. Holloway preached, from Deut. i. 38, and concluded. CHAPELS OPENED. Hambledon, Bucks, Sept. 22. Eighteen months ago this parish was destituie of the gospel: the people have now one of the Rev. G. Collison's students, the Rev. Mr.. Eastmead, settled among them. Mr. English, of Wooburn, and Mr. Frey preached on the occasion; and Mr. Jones, of London, Mr. Churchill, of Henley, Mr. Redford, of Windsor, and Mr. Barratt, now of Petersfield, prayed. Beaconsfield, Bucks, Sept. 23. This chapel was built in 1800, by Mr. Glover, of bridge, at his sole expence. In the year 1805 it was conveyed to the Village Itinerancy, who have been obliged to give it a new roof, and considerable enlargement. Joseph Martin, Esq. of Beaconsfield, has engaged for half the expence he has also clothed 12 female children, who attend; and has presented a handsome organ for the use of the chapel. Mr. Collison, of Walthamstow, Mr. Cooke, of Maidenhead, and Mr. Hyatt, of London, preached on the occasion. Mr. Lovegrove, of Wallingford, Mr. Edwards, of Great Marlow, Mr. Torlin, of Harlington, Mr. Hescox, of Burnham, Mr. Geary, of Reaconsfield, and Mr. Wilks, of London, engaged in prayer. Mr. Cooke, organist of St. Magnus, London Bridge, led the psalmody. Oct. 7. The Buckinghamshire Association met at Mr. Gardner's, Potter's Pury. Mr. Scraggs, of Buckingham, and Mr. Denham, of Towcester, preached the former from 1 Tim. iv. 6; and the latter from Eccles. v. 1. Messrs. Aston, Reynolds, and Fletcher engaged in the other parts of the service-The next meeting to be held at Towcester, the second Wednesday in April, 1808. The ministers unanimously agreed to promote the circulation of the Eclectic Review. The Presbytery of Glasgow, at their Meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 7, took into consideration the circumstance of an organ having been used on a Sabbath, about six weeks ago, in one of the churches of that city; and after deliberating at great length, a motion to the following purport was made and seconded :That the Presbytery are of opinion, That the use of organs in the public worship of God, is contrary to the law of the land, and to the law and constitution of our established church, and therefore prohibit it in all the churches and chapels within their bounds; and with respect to the conduct of the clergyman in this matter, they are satisfied with his judicial, declaration, that he would not again use the organ in the public worship of God, without the authority of the church. From the Times, Oct. 14. Oct. 15, at Plaistow, in Essex, a neat place of worship was opened. Mr. Collyer preached in the morning, from Psalm xv. 4; and Mir. Steven in the afternoon, from Ps. xlviii. 9. Mess. Newman, Parker, J. P. Smith, and Brown, engaged in prayer. Mr. Newman bas long preached occasionally in this village; and several families from London having settled there, a place is now erected for stated worship, with the pleasing prospect of much utility. Lately died suddenly, Mr. Barker, of Burslem, an occasional preacher. He was in the midst of his discourse in the Methodist Chapel at Stafford, when he fell down suddenly and expired, to the great terror of the congregation. He has left a wife and several children. Died lately, at Rome, aged 82, Cardinal BENEDICTUS CLEMENS, known by the title of the Duke of York. He was the last of the STUART family, and of the Pretenders to the British Throne. Died, Oct. 19, at Ipswich, the Rev. Dr. Gordon. COLLECTIONS FOR THE DISTRESSED GERMANS. Parish of Woolvey, by the Rev. Mr. Hollefear L. 3 16 6 6 8 6 Congreg. at the Old College, Homerton, by the Rev. J. P. Smith 55 2 0 Independ. Meeting, Harleston, Norfolk, by the Rev. D. Fisher Contributions of a few Friends at Denny, Stirlingshire, by the Rev. J. Dempster Rev. T. Hopkins and Congregation, Linton, Cambridgeshire 5 12 6 16 0 6 14 14 0 List of Lectures, &c. in and near London, for November. 8. LORD'S DAY Ev. Broad Str. Mr. Stevens; Devonshire Square, Mr. Gould; Hare Crt. Mr. J.Thomas; Crown Crt. Mr. Webb; Peter Str. Mr. Spilsbury. 9. Mon. Ev. Prayer Meeting for the Nation, Surry Chapel. 10. Tu. M. Broad Str. Mr. Humphrys. 11. Wed. M. Crown Ct. Mr. Greig. The Hindrances to Prayer. Ev. Prayer-Meeting for the Nation, at Mr. Coxhead's, Wild Street. 12. Th. Ev. Fetter Lane, Mr. Nicol. The Rich Fool. 13. Fri. Ev. Lect. to Jews, Jewry Str. 15. LORD'S DAY Ev. Broad Str. Mr. Townsend; Devonshire Sq. Dr. 17. 18. Jenkins; Chapel Str. Mr. Greig ; Tu. M. Broad Str. Mr. Burder. ed. M. Crown Crt. Mr. Austin.Fruits of Righteousness. Ev. Prayer-Meeting for the Nation, at Mr. Williams's, Stepney. 19. Th. M. Monthly Meeting (Bapt.) at Mr. Coxhead's. Ev. Fetter Lane, Mr. Austin. The Perseverance of the Saints. 20. Fri. Ev. Sermon to Young People, at Barbican, by Mr. Ford. Lect. to the Jews, Jewry Str. 22. LORD'S DAY Ev. Broad Str. Dr. Rippon; Crown Crt. Mr. Winter; Hare Crt. Mr. Frey; Peter Str. Mr. Brookshank. 24. Tu. M. Broad Str. Mr. Humphrys 25. Wed. M. Crown Crt. Mr. Ivimey. Fear of God a Preservative from Sin. Ev. Prayer-Meeting for the Nation, at Mr. Gaffee's. 26. Th. Ev. Fetter Lane, Mr. Collison. The Value of Life. 27. Fri. Ev. Lect. to Jews, Jewry Str. 29. LORD'S DAY Ev. Hare Crt. Mr. Shenstone; Feter St. Dr. Rippon; Palace St. Mr. Winter. MINISTERS SUPPLYING AT Surry Chapel, Mr. R. Hill. Hoxton, Mr. Harris, of Cambridge. AN ITALIAN EPIGRAM, on our Lord's being bound to a Pillar in Pilate's Judgment Hall. If the following Epigram meets with your approbation, I should be glad to see it rescued from oblivion, by an early insertion in your valuable Miscellany. Yours, with best wishes, Havant. Marble ET TU MARMOREUM QUOQUE!”. the pillar against which he stood: The pillar, stone! more soft its hardest part Redemption's witness, and the friend of God Arm'd with his mind,-all meeknes, but all zeal, Patient to bear, tho' exquisite to feel, SIMPLEX. Hell's dread assaults, and Heaven's more dreadful will! Come, then, O thou! my pattern, and my guard; In life, in death, I meet, by thee prepar'd, My hope's last conflict, and its last reward! I saw the broad expanse of ocean covered by innumerable stars! I heard the roar of waves dash successively against the shore! Ah! thought I, how inconsiderable an atom am I, compared to the objects around me! Yet I see, by the effort of a small part of my frame, these boundlessly sublime objects; and my mind discovers in their vast extent, only a very small part of his works, who is the Comprehensive Miud, operating over this complicated universe. Father Omnipotent, direct my heart to thee! Teach it to perceive wisdom and goodness in all thy works; and to confide, through all the varieties of life, in that benevolence which directs them! Sweet solemn scene! which Mem'ry's faithful eye 1 bid thee now farewell! - yet, ere we part, Sweet solemn scene! The sober veil of night Sweet solemn scene! Silent the trackless ray Sweet solema scene! yet ere I take my flight, M. Ge Printed by G. AULD, Greville Street, London, |