All the services were deeply interesting; and it is hoped that this infant cause will receive the countenance and support of the surrounding churches. It originated in the commendable zeal of a few friends, about two years ago. They had observed a good chapel unoccupied, while many of the poor colliers around it attended no place of worship whatever. The case was submitted by them to the Lancashire County Union, who kindly voted a liberal grant for one year, to make the experiment. The chapel was re-opened in May, 1837, and supplies were obtained, for some time, from Manchester; and about a year ago, Mr. R. J. Matthews was invited to visit them from Nassington, in Northamptonshire, where he was then labouring. After some time, as Providence appeared to smile on his labours, a church was formed, under the sanction of the neighbouring ministers; and he has, consequently, thus become their stated pastor. May the Divine blessing abundantly rest on the union!

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On Wednesday, the 3rd of September, the Rev. Joshua Lewis, late student at Carmarthen Presbyterian College, was dained co-pastor with the Rev. J. Lloyd, of the Congregational church at Henllan, Carmarthenshire. The Rev. Mr. Davies, of Penygraig, read suitable portions of Scripture, and offered the introductory prayer; the Rev. J. Griffiths, of St. David's, stated the nature of a Gospel church; the Rev. H. George, of Prynberian, asked the usual questions, which, having been satisfactorily answered, the Rev. J. Lloyd, with much devout pathos, offered the ordination prayer; the Rev. D. Davis, Mr. Lewis's former Tutor, delivered a pious and an affectionate charge to the young minister; and the Rev. J. Breeze, of Carmarthen, preached to the people.

On the preceding evening, two sermons were delivered by the Rev. H. Davies, of Narboth, and the Rev. J. Williams, of St. Clears.

On the 10th of October last, the Rev. Edward Jukes was solemnly set apart to the oversight of a people who have already cause to bless the all-wise and merciful Hand which guided him to their midst, and who would earnestly invite all their brethren to join them in the importunate prayer, “O Lord, send now prosperity!" The Rev. Thomas Scales introduced the service by reading suitable portions of Scripture, and prayer. The Rev. John Ely delivered the introductory discourse from the words, "Hear the church."* The Rev.

At the unanimous request of the ministers and friends then present, the discourse has been pub

R. W. Hamilton asked the usual questions, and received the confession of faith. The Rev. Wm. Eccles offered the ordination prayer, and the Rev. John Jukes, of Yeovil, brother of the pastor, gave the charge.

The chapel was crowded to excess in the morning; and, not being sufficiently large to contain the evening congregation, the concluding service was held in Belgrave chapel, where the Rev. Thomas Stratten, of Hull, preached to the people. The Rev. Messrs. Hudswell an dCummins, of Leeds, Miller of Sheffield, Hewitt of Rochdale, and Obery of Halifax, took part in the services of the day.

In the afternoon, the ministers and deacons of the Leeds Independent churches, with friends from a distance, to the number of eighty, dined together, on the invitation of the newly-ordained minister and his people, when the noblest sentiments of Christian unity were warmly reciprocated.

On Wednesday, October the 10th, the Rev. James Spong, of Newport Pagnel College, was ordained pastor over the Congregational church assembling at Yardly Hastings Chapel, Northamptonshire. On the evening previous, a preparatory sermon was delivered by the excellent and highly esteemed minister of Bedford, the Rev. Samuel Hillyard. The Rev. Mr. Davis, of Wellingborough, commenced the solemn services of the day by reading the Scriptures and prayer; the Rev. Josiah Bull, M.A., Classical Tutorof Newport Pagnel College, in an introductory address of peculiar interest, explained the principles of dissent and the nature of church government, as recognised in the Scriptures; the Rev. J. B. Phillips. of Harrold, proposed the usual questions; the Rev. T. P. Bull, Theological Tutor of the above College, offered the ordination prayer; and the Rev. Edward Mannering, of London, delivered a most valuable, affectionate, and impressive charge, founded on 1 Chron. xxii. 16, "Arise, and be doing, and the Lord be with thee.""

In the evening, after the Rev. Joseph Johnson, of Farnham, Surrey, had conducted the devotional services, the Rev. James Hill, of Oxford, preached an excellent discourse, distinguished equally for its faithfulness and simplicity.

About thirty ministers from the surrounding towns were present. The congregations attending both services were very numerous, and a delightful, and, it is to be hoped, permanent impression was pro

lished in a cheap form, being well adapted to counteract the tendency of the errors contained in a Sermon recently published, as preached before the Queen, from the same text, by the Rev. Dr. Hook, Vicar of Leeds.

duced by the hallowed and deeply solemn exercises of the day.

On Wednesday, the 3rd ult., the Rev. Jno. Poole, late of the Western Academy, was ordained to the pastoral office over the independent church at Dulverton, in the county of Somerset. The Rev. M. Hodge, of Wi veliscombe, commenced the services of the day by reading the Scriptures, and prayer; the Rev. F. W. Meadows, of South Molton, stated the nature of a Gospel church, and asked the usual questions; the Rev. W. Heudebourck, of Tiverton, offered up the ordination prayer; the Rev. Dr. Payne, Theological Tutor of the Western Academy, delivered a most impressive charge from the 20th chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, and the 28th verse; and in the evening the church and congregation were addressed by the Rev. J. H. Cuff, of Wellington, from the 1st chapter of Deuteronomy, and the 38th verse. The services of the day were deeply interesting, and we trust the impressions then produced will not be easily effaced.

is now being erected at Middlesboro' an Independent chapel, capable of seating between three and four hundred worshippers, which is expected to be opened in December. The cost, including land and all other expenses, will be not much less than 7007.; towards which 4007. has been subscribed by the liberality of friends in the Riding, and the adjacent county of Durham. Middlesboro' is rising into a town of considerable importance, with a population already of between three and four thousand. It is hoped, that when the case is known, other friends of the Redeemer will aid this spirited effort to increase the means of grace in a place of great religious destitution.

On Tuesday, Oct. 16th, the Rev. John Boyd was ordained to the pastoral office, over the church recently formed at Appleton Wisk, near Yarm, North Riding, Yorkshire. The Rev. G. Swan, of Stokesley, introduced the service by reading appropriate portions of Scripture, and by prayer; the Rev. J. C. Potter, of Whitby, briefly described the nature of the service, the principles of scriptural churches, and proposed to the minister suitable questions; the Rev. Wm. Hinmers, of Ayton, offered the ordination prayer; the Rev. G. Croft, of Pickering, gave a very affectionate and

solemn charge; and the Rev. J. C. Potter addressed the church and congregation on the mutual relations and responsibilities of a pastor and his people.

In the evening, the Rev. John Thornton, of Darlington, addressed the congregation with great force and effect, on the importance of prayer for their newly ordained pastor; the Rev. John Knox, of Stockton, and the Rev. Wm. Orme Burgess, of Middlesboro', assisted in the devotional services. The services of the day excited a deep interest, and left on the minds of all present very pleasing and hallowed impressions.

On Tuesday, the 27th of November, 1838, the Rev. William Jackson, of Highbury College, was ordained pastor over the Independent church in Epsom, Surrey. The morning and evening services were numerously attended. The Rev. George Clayton, of Walworth, delivered the introductory address, on the Nature and Discipline of the Christian Church; the Rev. George Browne, of Clapham, proposed the usual questions; the Rev. Thomas Lewis, of Islington, offered the ordination prayer; the charge to the minister was given by his father, the Rev. Thomas Jackson, of Stockwell; and the sermon to the church and congregation was preached by the Rev. Dr. Harris, Theological Tutor at Cheshunt College, who took leave of his late charge, and urged them to co-operate with their minister in works of Christian benevolence and zeal.

On Wednesday, the 12th of December, 1838, the Rev. D. Adkin, late of Tideswell, Derbyshire, was ordained to the pastoral office over the church and congregation of the Independent chapel, Leigh, near Bolton, Lancashire. The Rev. John Langridge, of Tyldsley, commenced the service by reading suitable portions of the Scriptures and prayer; the Rev. Samuel Ellis, of Bolton, delivered an appropriate and judicious discourse on the nature of a Gospel church, and asked the questions; the Rev. J. Langridge offered the ordination prayer; the Rev. W. Alexander, of Churchtown, (formerly minister of the place, and by whose instrumentality the chapel was erected,) delivered a very able and affectionate charge to the minister, from 1 Tim. iv. 16; the Rev. Dr. Raffles, of Liverpool, preached an impressive and faithful sermon to the people, from 1 Cor. iv. 1; and the Rev. W. Vint, of St. Helen's, concluded the solemn service by prayer.

ORDINATION OF A DEACON.

On Tuesday, Nov. 27, an interesting service was held at Zion Chapel, Whit

stable, when Mr. James Holden, who had been previously elected by the unanimous voice of the church, was set apart to the office of deacon. The service was commenced with reading the Scriptures and prayer, by the Rev. D. Harrison, the pastor of the church; the Rev. H. J. Rook, of Faversham, addressed the deacons on the nature, &c. of the deacon's office, observing, "That a deacon should be the helper of the minister, the servant of the church, and the friend of the poor." After this address, Mr. R. offered up an appropriate prayer on behalf of the recently-elected deacon; the Rev. H. Cresswell, of Canterbury, addressed the members of the church, on the duty and advantages of abounding in the work of the Lord; Mr. C. concluded with solemn prayer. Both of the addresses were faithful, appropriate, and affectionate; a good impression was produced, which, it is hoped, the Divine blessing will perpetuate in the minds of the officers and members of the church.

RESIGNATION.

The Rev. John Orange, minister of St. James's Chapel, Newcastle-on-Tyne, has resigned his pastoral charge, on account of the long-continued indisposition of Mrs. Orange, which requires her removal to a warmer climate. The pulpit became vacant in November.

Mr. Orange's resignation having been read at a special meeting of the church, a resolution was unanimously adopted, expressing the warmest attachment to their pastor, and the tenderest sympathy with his domestic affliction. The congregation, which was comparatively small, when Mr. Orange commenced his ministry at St. James's, has, by the Divine blessing upon his labours, been so augmented as to render additional accommodation necessary. This was provided, so far as it could be obtained, on the same site.

In 1833, a Church was formed on Congregational principles, by the Rev. Thomas Scales of Leeds, comprising thirty-eight members. This number has, by subsequent additions, been raised to a hundred and thirty-five. The peace of the church has been uninterrupted.

A valuable piece of plate, bearing an appropriate inscription, has been purchased and transmitted to the Isle of Wight, where their late pastor is sojourning with his family, as a memento of the affectionate regard cherished for him by his late flock, and of their appreciation of his services.

RECOGNITION.

On Monday, November the 19th, the

Rev. Thomas E. Thoresby was publicly recognised as pastor of the church assembling in Kingsland chapel, Dings, Bristol. The Rev. Robert Taylor Hunt, of London, commenced the service by reading the Scriptures and prayer; the Rev. Thomas S. Crisp, President of the Baptist Academy, Bristol, delivered the introductory discourse; the church, through Mr. Frederick Wills, one of its members, stated the circumstances which had led to the settlement of Mr. Thoresby among them; the Rev. Henry Isaac Roper, of Bridge-street chapel, asked the usual questions, and received a good confession among many witnesses." The Rev. James Taylor, of Anvil-street chapel, offered special prayer for the Divine blessing on the newly recognised minister; the Rev. William Lucy, of Lodge-street chapel, delivered the charge in a faithful and affectionate manner, from John xx. 21, "As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you;" and the Rev. David Wassell, of Thrissell-street chapel, concluded with prayer. The Rev. John Glanville, of the Tabernacle, Kingswood, near Bristol, preached the Sermon to the people on the succeeding Sabbath evening.

REMOVALS.

The Rev. Thomas Atkin, late of Wigan, has accepted a unanimous invitation to become pastor of the church assembling for worship in Littlemoor Chapel, Glossop, Derbyshire, and has entered upon his stated labours.

The Rev. Thomas Kennerly, late of Burton-on-Trent, has accepted a unanimous call from the Congregational church, at Mitcham, Surrey, and has entered on his pastoral labours. May the Saviour's smile rest on his ministry!

JOHN HAMPDEN.

On no character in our history have the enemies of the parliamentarians been accustomed to look with a more evil eye than upon John Hampden. His good points stand out so beautifully, and his too short career was so singularly cautious and faultless, as to render him a most unwelcome object to the eye of parties hostile to the cause which he espoused. It is, indeed, a rare thing to meet with a patriotism so bold and determined, in alliance with so much reflection, self-possession, and urbanity. The several parts of his character might be found in different men in many countries; but where to look for them all combined in such admirable proportions we hardly know. Dr. Vaughan's Protectorate of Cromwell.

IRELAND.

LONG NEGLECTED IRELAND!

Ir has rejoiced the hearts of many of the readers of the Evangelical Magazine, that this part of the United Kingdom has been frequently referred to in the course of the past year. The friend of Ireland, who now addresses the Editor, begs most earnestly to recommend that all ministers, and leaders of prayer meetings, do plead with God for this lovely island in all their public prayers; and he is sure, if this be done, poor Ireland will not be forgotten in the closet, nor at family prayer.

He remembers being present at an Antislavery Meeting, many years ago, when a Christian advocate had been speaking of the wrongs done to Africa, in a way which had

caused many an aching heart; the late Richard Watson was among the hearers, and, at the close of the address, that good man asked the gentleman aloud, what he would recommend to be done? His answer was, "I would recommend prayer to God; and especially would I submit to all minister the importance of public intercession on behalf of our oppressed fellow-creatures." It was responded to; we all pleaded for the slaves in the West Indies, and the Lord has granted our requests. Let us all, all, all, supplicate for Ireland. This will bring the oppressed Irish (interesting people!) before God and man at the same time; and it will be as honourably successful in the latter case, as it has been in the former.

AN ENGLISHMAN,

To the Editor of the Evangelical Magazine.

DEAR SIR,-I have been deeply interested and impressed by the statements contained in the letter of Mr. Knill, which appeared in the last number of the Evangelical Magazine. Surely when it is known by our churches that so many devoted youths are desirous to enter upon the Missionary work, funds will not be wanting to enable the society to accept of their services. I have for a considerable time been intimately connected with one of the oldest of the country auxiliaries, and whatever I can do to stir up among those who are connected with that society such liberality as the present crisis demands, shall be cheerfully and promptly done. Having, however, been led from the circumstances in which I am placed in connexion with another most valuable institution to take much interest in the evangelization of our own country, and knowing that there now exists very great difficulty in finding Home Missionaries, I am induced to suggest to some of those who are so anxious to labour in the vineyard of the Lord, but who are at present prevented from entering on that department of labour which they have chosen, the importance of turning their attention, in the meantime, at least, to the claims of Home. To my certain knowledge various associations, aiming at the diffusion of the Gospel in different parts of England, are greatly embarrassed and impeded in their operations for the want of suitable men. need men who are willing to undergo the

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same kind of self-denial, and to manifest the same zeal and perseverance in this country, as the Missionary must exemplify in foreign climes. Why are not such men readily obtained? It is only, I conceive, because the work to which they are called is entirely overlooked or greatly undervalued. Many important stations, commanding extensive spheres of usefulness, among people almost as much in need of instruction as the deluded idolaters of India, or any other heathen land, might be immediately entered upon, were humble, pious, and zealous youths, deeply imbued with the Missionary spirit, ready to consecrate themselves to this great work. I need scarcely add, that I would not on any account seek to abstract a single Missionary from foreign service, where a desire for that service exists, and it seems to be the will of God, ascertained from the course of his providence, that it should be embarked in; but I would have our youth to seek to catch the spirit of the great apostle of the Gentiles, who could say, "I am debtor both to the Greeks and to the Barbarians, both to the wise and the unwise; so as much as in me is, I am willing to preach the Gospel to you that are in Britain also."

Trusting that the subject of Home Missions will awaken general attention throughout our churches; and that such Missions, furnished with suitable agents, will soon be vigorously prosecuted in every county in England. I am, dear Sir, Yours sincerely,

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Jan. 7, 1839.

A. R.

MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK OF THE COLUMRINE, AND DEATH OF A WESLEYAN MISSIONARY AND HIS WIFE.

[We deeply sympathise with our Wesleyan brethren in the melancholy bereavement which they have sustained by the wreck of the Columbine, and lay before our readers the following particulars from the postcript of the Missionary Notices of last month.]

Wesleyan Mission-House, 77, Hatton

garden, London, Dec. 18, 1838.

It is with deeply-chastened feelings that we have to announce the death, by shipwreck, of the Rev. Edward Peard, and Mrs. Peard, who had been recently appointed to the Mission at St. Mary's, on the river Gambia. The Columbine, in which they had embarked, was lost on the Pebble-beach, off Wyke, near Weymouth, on the 28th of November. The particulars of this afflictive event will be best learned from the following letter, addressed to the parents of Mr. and Mrs. Peard, by one of the General Secretaries, who proceeded to the place where it occurred, in order to collect any information which might be possessed by those who had witnessed it, and to pay due respect to the remains of the deceased, should they be found.

MR. ALDER'S letter.

"MY DEAR SIR,-It is my painful duty to communicate to you intelligence which will deeply wound your spirit and that of your excellent wife, as it has distressed and grieved our own.

"The great Head of the church, as you are aware, had put it into the heart of your son Edward to offer himself as a Missionary to Western Africa; and for that important work he was, after due examination, found to be well qualified. He possessed a truly devoted spirit, and counted not his life dear unto himself, so that he might fulfil the ministry which he had received of the Lord Jesus to testify the Gospel of the grace of God.' We fondly hoped that he and his excellent wife would be spared to labour for many years for the benefit of their fellow-creatures in Africa; but He who knows what is best for us, and who chastens us for our profit, has seen fit to frustrate our expectations. I accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Peard to Gravesend last Thursday fortnight; and they sailed from thence on the following day in the ship Columbine, on board of which were four passengers of very respectable character. You will doubtless recollect the terrible gales of wind that blew along the coast on Wednesday and Thursday, the 27th and 28th of the last month. On the morning of the latter day, about eight o'clock, a vessel was seen near the shore in Weymouth-bay, and standing

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in for the land; the man at the helm was, as is believed, forced from it by the violence of the sea, in consequence of which the vessel swung round, and being caught between two tremendous seas, was dashed to pieces, and all on board perished. vessel was the Columbine; and our dear friends, your son and daughter-in-law, there found a watery grave. 'How unsearchable are thy judgments, O Lord, and thy ways past finding out!' But, my dear Sir, it is not for you nor for us to sorrow as those that have no hope. Your son and daughter sleep in Jesus; and though it is painful, very painful, to us to lose them, and especially in such a way, they have found that for them it was better far to die. And if we who remain follow them as they followed the Lord Jesus, we shall meet in that better world to which they have been just mysteriously removed.

"As our departed friends resided at my house for some time before they sailed, and their persons were known to me, I lost no time in proceeding to Weymouth, to ascertain whether their bodies had been cast on shore, in order that, if so, all proper attention might be paid to their remains. As nine vessels, with their crews and passengers, were lost during the same gales, and near the same place; and as the violence of the waves had greatly disfigured many of the bodies, I was afraid that my inquiries would be fruitless; but I was determined nothing should be left undone on my part in order to accomplish my object. I learned, on my arrival, that no female body had been seen, but that a body answering to the description which I gave of Mr. Peard, had been picked up, and interred in the same grave with thirteen others. I at once caused the grave in which they were deposited to be opened, and, after some time, the shell which contained what was supposed to be the body of your beloved son was brought out, and on opening it, I found, after a careful examination, that it was even

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His countenance was as placid as if he had died on his bed, and afforded cheering evidence of the joyful hope that cheered him amidst the stormy wind and the tempest, and the horrors of shipwreck. I ordered the body to be removed and washed, and wrapped in a suitable shroud, and gave directions for preparing every thing necessary for his funeral on the following day. On the morning of Thursday last his remains were conveyed in a respectable coffin to the house of our minister at Portland, near Weymouth, where we have an excellent burial-ground. At eleven o'clock in the forenoon, five hundred persons were assembled to attend the funeral; and after a hymn had been sung in the garden behind the chapel, the coffin was carried by six men

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