On Sunday, October 3, 1858, by permission of Dean Milman, the regiment of the London Militia, now in training under the command of Colonel Wilson, attended Divine service at St. Paul's. The men assembled at half-past eight o'clock, and were marched in the following order:

Police to clear the way.

The fine Band of twenty musicians, in their new white clothing, headed by the
Drum-Major, with his official baton.
Colonel Wilson (mounted).
Lieutenant-Colonel MacCall (mounted).
The Advanced Guard.

Major Harvey and Adjutant Hall (mounted).
The Privates (497 in number) four deep.
Staff Surgeon, G. B. Childs, (mounted).
Rear Guard.

Police four abreast.

The Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress were present at the Cathedral; and, after the service, attended in the Court-yard to see the procession pass. The Lord Mayor expressed his high approbation of the conduct and orderly behaviour of the men during the service, but very much regretted to see so few with Prayer Books.

Upon returning to head-quarters, Colonel Wilson addressed them upon their behaviour in Church, as well as their conduct during the whole time they had been under training; it gave him yery great pleasure to be able to state that during the seven years he had been connected with the regiment, he had seen a visible yearly improvement in their behaviour. On this occasion the Guard reports were blank; he had not been called upon to punish a single man. The neighbours and the police had very generally expressed their approval of the conduct of the men, both by night as well as by day. It was exceedingly gratifying to their officers to hear such testimony from all quarters. They had been highly complimented by the General, while in camp, upon their good conduct; and he was glad to see that they maintained it to the present time, and appeared to know their position as soldiers. He had presented them each with a Prayer Book while in camp, and had written in their names. If there were any who still possessed them, and they were worn out, if they would bring them to him after the training, he should have pleasure in giving them

new ones.

INSPECTION.-On Monday, Colonel Douglass arrived upon the ground at halfpast two, and was received with the general salute, the band playing during the time, when Colonel Wilson was requested by the Inspecting Officer to march past in quick time, and at quarter distance, to form line, open ranks, and dismount. The Inspecting Officer then took one company at a time, and made a most minute inspection of the men and their dress. This over, the Major was called upon to put the regiment through the manual and platoon exercise-the Lieut.Colonel, the batallion exercise-the Major, light infantary movements,-which very much pleased the ladies and children, and drew forth strong expressions of approbation from the Inspecting Officer. Colonel Wilson then formed the whole in line, opened ranks, gave the general salute, closed column on the leading division, and Colonel Douglass addressed the men, very highly complimenting them on their military appearance and achievements.

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the men have been volunteering into the line. On Wednesday the officers subscribed a sum of money, and the men enjoyed themselves at foot-ball, racing, running in sacks, swarming up poles, wheeling in barrows, &c., &c. On Thursday they returned their accoutrements into store, and returned to their different employments, much pleased and gratified at the high character they had maintained. The Commissioners of Lieutenancy (who were present in considerable numbers at the inspection on Monday) ordered a letter to be written officially, by their secretary, Mr. Henly Smith, addressed to the Colonel, which he read on the last day publicly in the field; upon which the men gave three hearty cheers. He stated he hoped to meet them again early in the spring, in the same good health and

AS GOOD SOLDIERS OF JESUS CHRIST.

A Sermon

PREACHED

BY THE REV. JAMES LUPTON, A.M.

"Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ."-2 Timothy ii. 3.

CHRISTIANS in this world are frequently described in Scripture as being in a state of warfare. And hence they are told to "fight the good fight of faith,”— to "lay hold on eternal life." The Apostle Paul compares his own condition to that of a warfare. "I have fought a good fight," says he, "I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." The contest going on between the good principle and the bad, in the Christian man, is also compared to a warfare. St. Paul, meaning in his own person to describe the condition of all who seek for glory, and honour, and immortality, through Jesus Christ, says, "I find that when I would do good evil is present with me, for I see another law in my members warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin.” And in the text, St. Paul addresses Timothy as a soldier,-and to warn him of the difficulties which he would probably have to encounter, and in some measure to prepare him to meet and encourage him to overcome them, he says, "Endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ."

Being called upon this morning to direct my discourse to those in our City who have girded on their armour, and who have undertaken to defend the rights and liberties of this free nation, (should they ever, by foreign foe, be assailed,) I have chosen a text which I thought might be applicable to the occasion, a text which will lead us to a knowledge of what are some of the main duties of a Christian life, by considering those of a military one.

And on the very first onset I am reminded of a military term applied to preachers and teachers of Christianity, and one therefore which I may consider addressed as a warning and direction to myself.

The Christian minister is not to be wrapped up in his own learning. He must consider those whom he has to teach. He must level himself to their capacities. And not only must he choose subjects which they can under

stand, but he must deliver what he has to say in intelligible language. And to express all this, and lay down a rule for all preachers, in all places, and at all times, St. Paul says, asking a question, but giving a solid instruction, "If the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for the battle?"

The text I have chosen will not be deemed inappropriate to such a congregation as this, and I hope, that by simple, and plain, and homely language, I shall make myself well understood, so that, not one of all those who are assembled here may go away without receiving some profitable instruction, and having some godly reflections awakened in his breast, which may abide there to fructify in good works to the end of life.

Observe now, my brethren, you are called upon to attend muster,-you are there to learn what you are to do,—you are to receive commands,—you are to hear instructions,-nay, if there is nothing to be done, and you are ordered on to parade, you must go. No excuse, except under dire necessity, can be allowed. Not to be present would be an act of insubordination to be punished.

Now, as Christians, you are called upon to visit God in Iris sanctuary every Sabbath day. There is no one here, but will allow that the Sabbath ought to be kept holy. And, I ask, can you keep it holy when you do not attend the sanctuary? In the law of Moses, the one duty is made, as it were, part of the other, both duties are interlaced together, so that to keep the one we must of necessity keep the other also. The command is, “Thou shalt keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary." The Sabbath was not intended as a day of idleness. I may call it God's muster day,-it is the day when Christians are to meet on parade, they are on this day to be informed of their several duties. They are to listen to their commanding officers. And they are to listen with the intention of being obedient, and seriously determined to carry the commands delivered into effect.

I said, if there was nothing to be done on parade, and you were ordered to go, that it would be your duty to do so. Christians have other things to do on the Sabbath besides being instructed from the pulpit. They have need of pardon, and therefore have need of prayer. They have need also of Divine help, even let their intentions be ever so good. "It is God that worketh in us both to will and to do of his good pleasure." We should come to church, therefore, if it be only to ask for grace. But further, our religion is in some measure a symbolical religion. We are to show forth our "Lord's death till he come." We ought to testify our faith in him and show forth our gratitude, by going to his holy table, and partaking of the emblems of his body broken and his blood shed. These are duties that cannot conveniently, or so conveniently be performed at home as at church. You are assembled here to-day, but your duty is to arrange so as to spend every Sabbath as you are now spending this. The very coming to church, if you

are rightly minded, suggests holy thoughts. And it is God's command that you should come; and I must ask you in seriousness, whether you can expect his blessing, if you do not obey his commands? On this head, I trust that you will feel that I have spoken in no uncertain terms, I have given no ❝ uncertain sound,” and, I trust, therefore, that when you depart from this muster, you will go with a resolution to do your duty.

I must remind you further, that when you become soldiers, you enlist, or obtain commissions. Your names are enrolled. You thus bind yourselves to the service of your Queen and country. You forsake other avocations and give yourselves up to arms. The words which follow those which I have chosen for my text describe your condition. "No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier." This is not the condition exactly of you whom I am now addressing, but should you be called into active service, it is what your condition would be. And you have taken the first step towards its being realized in you. You have dedicated yourselves to arms, and should your services in a more active sphere even be required, you would, I make no doubt, willingly and heartily give them.

Well! have you not also dedicated yourselves to Christ? have you not enlisted under his banner? have not your names been enrolled as members of his church? have you not been baptised in his name? What then is required of you from this relationship? I cannot better describe your duty than by citing a few words to you from our Baptismal Service. The words are an instruction, more especially to godfathers and godmothers, but at the same time they set forth, what the duties of true Christians are. You promised then at baptism, not only to "believe in God," but "to serve him." As you have bound yourselves to serve your country, so you have solemnly bound yourselves at your baptism to serve God. You are to learn his will and do it. And that you may learn his will, you must attend muster,—you must visit the sanctuary and listen to the preacher, and not only listen to the preacher but to God's own word read. As it is your duty to endeavour to know what is required of you as soldiers, so it is equally your duty to endeavour to learn what your duties are as Christians. And when you have learnt them, you are in hearty prayer to kneel down and ask God to give you grace to do them.

The great characteristic of the great commander, whose venerated ashes are deposited in the gorgeous tomb, in the crypt over which we are now assembled, was duty. Duty with him was everything. In this ruling idea he forgot self, and he forgot also the selfish feelings of others. Whatever he saw it was his duty to do, he did. And what he saw was the duty of others, he insisted that they should do too. And those who would be good soldiers of Jesus Christ, must in this follow his example. They must inquire of God's word what their duty is, and then resolutely determine to do it. That

great commander, when he was Prime Minister, as I know from personal knowledge, was up every Sunday morning, and went to his devotions to the Chapel Royal by eight o'clock. He went to say his prayers, and receive the commands of his heavenly master. And if you would be good soldiers, you must not waste that day, which he; though on his mind, at that time, rested the cares of this great kingdom; thus marked with his special veneration.

Your military discipline reminds me also of another circumstance. Every soldier follows in the steps of his comrade. In marching, you each follow your leader. And what says the Scripture to us, when exhorting to the duties of Christianity? Why simply this. It tells us to walk in the steps of good men. And all are exhorted to follow the steps of Christ. St. Paul, conscious that he was walking in the way of life, says to those whom he addressed, "Be ye followers of me?" But then he professes at the same time, that he himself is a follower of Christ. And our Lord says, exhorting on the same subject, "I have given you an example that ye should do as I have done to you."

And if we are to walk in the steps of good men, it is plain that we should avoid the steps of bad men. They can only lead us into evil, and in the end peril our eternal happiness.

I must remind you, that when you undertook to be Christians,-when you enlisted yourselves, or were enlisted under Christ's banner,-this was one of the duties you bound yourselves to perform. "Baptism," says our Baptismal Service, "doth represent unto us our profession; which is, to follow the example of our Saviour Christ, and to be made like unto him ;-that, as he died, and rose again for us, so should we, who are baptized, die from sin, and rise again unto righteousness: continually mortifying all our evil and corrupt affections, and daily proceeding in all virtue and godliness of living.”

And this brings me home more especially to the words of the text. Our Christian course is represented in this text as a struggle,-it sets forth that we shall have difficulties to contend with. It does not represent the discharge of Christian duties, as being an easy matter, but as one, which requires resolution, and firmness, and labour. It represents it in short as a kind of warfare, and it entreats us to harden ourselves for the contest.

In this world the Christian has many enemies to contend with. First, there is our own natural corruption. We have minds and bodies naturally inclined to evil. And in this respect Christianity is from first to last a contest or warfare against self. Then further, we are beset with outward temptations. The world is full of them. The young and the unwary are often betrayed into sins, which if left to themselves, they would have avoided. But the devil is allowed thus to tempt us, as he did our Lord himself. Then further, the world abounds with bad examples. And walk therefore where we may, we walk in danger. We can only be prepared for the contest by polishing our arms in the sanctuary.