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. Prayer 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 Woobnrn. Sept. 20. Mr. J. Perry was ordained pastor of the Baptist church at Newbury, Berks. 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 destitute 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. expence. Beaconsfield, Bucks, Sept. 23. – This chapel was built in 1800, by Mr. Glover, of Utbridge, at his sole 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 Beaconsfield, 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 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. our established 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 Ixv. 4; and Mr. Steven in the afternoon, from Ps. xlviii. 9. Mess. Newman, Parker, J.P. Smith, and Brown, engaged in prayer. Mr. Newman has long preached occasionally in this vil lage; 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. L. 3 16 6 Parish of Woolvey, by the Rev. Mr. Hollefear Rev. J. Dempster Rev. T. Hopkins and Congregation, Linton, Cambridgeshire 686 5 12 6 List of Lectures, &c. in and near London, for November. 1. LORD'S DAY Ev. Broad Str. Mr. Collison; Devonshire Sq. Mr. Stevens; Hare Crt. Mr.W.Smith; Crown Crt. Mr. Knight; Peter Str. Dr. Duncan. 2. Mon. Ev. Missionary Prayer-Meet. ing, at Mr. Humphrys's, Union St. 3. Tu M. Broad Str. Mr. Ford. 4. Wed. M. Crown Crt. Mr. Dunn. The Saint's Victory crowned with Glory. Ev. Prayer-Meeting for the Nation, at Mr. T. Thomas's. 5. Th. M. Monthly Meeting (Indep.) at Mr. Gaffee's, Mr. Ford to preach. - The Scripture Doctrine of Offences. Ev. Fetter Lane, Mr. Waugh. How a Christian should die (concl.) 6. Fri. Ev. Lect. to Jews, Jewry Str. 16 0 6 14 14 0 8. LORD'S DAY Ev. Broad Str. Mr. 9. Mon. Ev. Prayer Meeting for the 10. Tu. M. Broad Str. Mr. Humphrys. 12. Th. Ev. Fetter Lane, Mr. Nicol. - 13. Fri. Ev. Lect. to Jews, Jewry Str. 15. LORD'S DAY Ev. Broad Str. Mr. Townsend; Devonshire Sq. Dr. 17. Jenkins; Chapel Str. Mr. Greig; Tu. M. Broad Str. Mr. Burder. 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. - 22. LORD'S DAY Ev. Broad Str. Dr. 24. Tu. M. Broad Str. Mr. Humphrys. Ev. Praver-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; Fe'er St. Dr. Rippon; Palace St. Mr. Winter. MINISTERS SUPPLYING AT Surry Chapel, Mr. R. Hill. 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. Havant. Yours, with best wishes, -"ET TU MARMOREUM QUOQUE!"- From Nature's quarry was the former hewn, SIMPLEX. Hell's dread assaults, and Heaven's more dreadful will! Come, then, Othou! my pattern, and my guard; ۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰ PROVIDENCE. To God all Nature owes her rich supply, O! for an humble faith, that hopes to rise A FRAGMENT. CORNELIA. Castle at Deal, 11 o'clock at night. 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 atomam I, compared to the objects around me! Yet I see, by the effort of a small part of my frame, these boundJessly sublime objects; and my mind discovers in their vast extent, only a very small part of his works, who is the Comprehensive Mind, operating over this complicated universe. Father Onmnipotent, 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 Shall oft, by Recollection's pow'r, supply, Sweet solemn scene! - The sober veil of night Sweet solemn scene! - Silent the trackless ray Sweet solemn scene! - majestically grand! Sweet solema scene! - yet ere I take my flight, And all this soften'd splendor leaves my sight, Printed by G. Aulp, Greville Street, London, |