while himself is locked in slumber. Then impart your evening counsel, whispering in his ear with his evening prayer, such instruction as you would have him remember when the night of death shall overtake him.

"And when thou risest up." In the morning, when the sun is rising into the heavens, and the bright beams of a new day shine cheerfully around your habitation: then remind thy child of the beneficence of that Being who hath preserved him during the night watches, and hath lifted upon him the smiles of the morning. Call his thoughts to his Saviour, when now his spirits are refreshed with rest, and are buoyant. Instruct him, when now his mind is clear to perceive, and his memory is strong to retain. Now teach him the truth, the Bible story, the verse, or the answer in the catechism; and let what is solid, and beautiful, and hopeful in religion, be associated with the morning. The precept is, to begin and end the day in instructing your children. Give them at least a morning and an evening lesson. Make it pleasant and interesting. Neglect not, at your peril, the religious instruction of your children. Would you have them rise up to call you blessed, and make you so? Would you find in them a solace when you shall be bowed down in years, or be afflicted with sickness and sorrow? Would you feel comforted when you shall lay you down on your dying bed, and turn your dying eyes upon those whom you watched over in infancy, and cared for in childhood? Oh, then, neglect not their religious instruction! And as for your children, would you have them intelligent on religious subjects, preserved from the paths of the destroyer, converted young, become stable members of the Christian church, and useful in the world? Would you have them cherish in life and death the Christian's hope, and in heaven would you wait for them in confident expectance, until they shall be restored to your society, where tears and separations are unknown? Oh, then, be faithful in imparting to them religious instruction.

PROVINCIAL.

ORDINATIONS.

ON Tuesday, September 12, the Rev. John J. Dunlop, student of Glasgow University, was ordained a pastor of the Independent Church, Painswick, Gloucestershire. The introductory sermon was preached by the Rev. A. M. Brown, M.A., Cheltenham-an admirable discourse, worthy the distinguished preacher, and well

adapted to the times and the occasion. The usual questions were proposed by the Rev. Thomas Nicholas, Stroud; the ordination prayer was offered np by the Rev. W. Wheeler, Stroud: and the charge given by the Rev. W. Temple, Cheltenham. In the evening, the Rev. John Burder, M.A., Bristol, preached to the people. Both services were well attended, and all appeared pleased and gratified. The Revs. J. Hyatt, E. Jones, J. E. Blomfield, J. C. Butterworth, and C. J. Russell, B.A., were present, some of whom took part in the services.

After the first service, the ministers, and about seventy of the people, sat down to dinner-prepared by the ladies of the congregation, in a manner every way worthy of them and the occasion-in the adjoining school-room. The dinner being ended, the company was briefly addressed in succession by the Revs. John Burder, J. Hyatt, A. M. Brown, W. Wheeler, and J. J. Dunlop, in which addresses, sentiments of the strongest attachment and loyalty towards our beloved sovereign, Queen Victoria, were uttered and responded to by all present.

The church at Painswick is very ancient -first formed in 1680; and remarkable for its attachment to the principles of the old Puritans. The Rev. Cornelius Winter preached here for nearly twenty years; and the Revs. Rowland Hill and George Whitfield honoured it with frequent visits. Mr. Dunlop, too, is of the old school; brought up in connection with the secession church-that of the old Erskines. As might be expected, his views of Divine truth are the very same as those of the Westminster Assembly of Divines.

HAVERHILL, Suffolk.

ON Thursday, 14th Sept., the Rev. Henry Gill, late of Hackney College, was ordained to the pastoral office at the Independent chapel, Market Hill, in the above town. Rev. H. J. Rook, of Faversham, Kent, opened the solemnities of the day by reading and prayer; Rev. S. Ransom, classical and Hebrew tutor, of Hackney College, delivered the introductory discourse; Rev. S. L. Harris, of Clare, asked the usual questions; Rev. John Reynolds, of Halstead, offered the ordination prayer; Rev. John Watson, Theological Tutor of Hackney College, gave the charge to the minister; Revs. Rutter and Sowter, of Stansfield; Chapman, of Bumpstead: Smith, of Hundon; Fenner, of Thurlow; Marsh, of Castle Camps, engaged in the other parts of the service. At three o'clock in the afternoon, upwards of eighty ladies and gentlemen sat down to an elegant dinner, which had been provided at the Bell Inn;

and in the evening, the Rev. William Woodhouse, of London, preached to the people. On Friday, 15th instant, two hundred persons took tea together in celebration of the above event. After tea, D. Gurteen, Jun., Esq., occupied the chair, and the meeting was addressed by Revs. Ramsom, of Hackney; Woodhouse, of London; Smith, of Hundon; Marsh, of Castle Camps; and H. Gill, of Haverhill. The attendance at all the services was most encouraging, and the impressions made of the most solemn character. "O Lord, send now prosperity!"

ON Thursday, the 26th October, the Rev Robert Spence, M.A., late of Highbury College, was publicly recognized as pastor of the Congregational Church assembling in Newington Chapel, Renshaw-street, Liverpool. The Rev. Wm. Bevan, of London, commenced the service by reading the Scriptures and prayer; the Rev. George Legge, LL.D., of Leicester, delivered an eloquent and impressive introductory discourse from Hebrew vii. 12; the usual questions were asked by the Rev. David Loxton, of Hanover Chapel, Liverpool. These having been most satisfactorily answered by the young minister, the Rev. Dr. Raffles offered up a very solemn and affectionate designation prayer; after which a very instructive charge was given to the pastor by his late tutor, the Rev. Dr. Henderson, of Highbury College, from 2 Tim., iv. 1-6. The Rev. Dr. Crichton, of the United Presbyterian Church, Liverpool, concluded the morning service by prayer.

In the evening of the same day, the Rev. James Spence, M.A., of Preston (late of Oxford), addressed, in a very striking and forcible manner, the church and congregation, from 1 Cor., iii. 20 and 21.

The chapel, during both services, was well filled by most attentive and deeply interested audiences. May the services of the day, and the union which they recognized, prove the occasion of great prosperity to this place-interesting as the original Independent chapel in Liverpool, and still more so as the scene of the lamented Rev. Thomas Spencer's short, but bright career.

After the first service, the ministers and friends dined together in the Adelphi

Hotel.

RECOGNITION SERVICES OF THE REV.
THOMAS JOSEPH.

In the afternoon and evening of Thursday, the 5th Oct., recognition services were held in connection with the settlement of the Rev. T. Joseph, late of Tahiti, as pastor of the church and congregation assembling

in the Congregational Chapel, Upminster, Essex. At the afternoon service, the Rev. G. Corney, of Barking, read the Scriptures, and prayed; Rev. G. Rogers, of Camberwell, delivered the introductory discourse; Rev. J. Woodward, of Tonbridge Chapel, New-road, proposed the usual questions; Rev. G. Clayton, of Walworth, offered the recognition prayer, and Rev. J. J. Freeman, Home Secretary of the Society, addressed the minister. In the evening, the Rev. Caleb Morris, of Fetter-lane, preached; and the Revs. A. Brown, J. Hall, E. Davis, and J. Morison, took part in the engagements. The services were deeply interesting throughout, and well attended.

DARTFORD, KENT.

TUESDAY, September 12, services were held in Lowfield street Chapel, with a view of the mortgage on that place of worship, to raise subscriptions to pay off the remains 2001. Lord's day, the 10th, preparatory services were preached by the Rev. J. Breeze of Queenborough. On Tuesday, at district of the Kent Association met for 11 o'clock, the ministers of the Greenwich business; and at 3 o'clock a goodly number of persons met to hear a sermon from the Rev. Dr. Carlile, of Woolwich, who on the occasion delivered one of great power and excellence. After this a very excellent tea, the gift of the ladies of the congregation, was provided, and both school-rooms with visitors. were filled to overflowing on the occasion

At half-past six a public meeting was held, Dr. Carlile in the chair, when a report of proceedings was given by the Rev. W. Smith, the minister of the chapel, who moved the following resolution:

"That this meeting cordially approve the effort to remove the debt due by morthope that the effort will be speedily crowned gage on this chapel; and express an earnest

with success."

Rev. T. Timpson of Lewisham, and supThis was most cordially seconded by the ported by the Rev. G. Verral of Bromley, and unanimously agreed to.

This was followed by a very appropriate speech from the Rev. H. B. Jeula of ford case appeared to him, in consequence Greenwich, who remarked that the Dartof its long series of unparalleled trials, like a long dark railway tunnel-which, after travelling a long time, we rejoiced to see the light at the other end-so he congratulated the people that he believed they began to see the light; and sat down after moving the following resolution:

"That this meeting express its special satisfaction that the present effort has originated with the pastor and church in this

street, London. He commenced his stated labours there on Lord's day, the 13th of August.

THE Rev. J. Roberts, of Llanbrynmair, having accepted the affectionate and unanimous invitation of the Independent Church at Ruthin, Denbighshire, to become their pastor, commenced his labours there on Lord's day, the 22nd October.

CALL ACCEPTED.

MR. J. C. ROOK, of Hackney College, has accepted a cordial and unanimous invitation to become the pastor of the church assembling at the Old Meeting-house, Thaxted, Essex.

NEW LIGHTS OF SCOTLAND.

To the Editor of the Evangelical Magazine. DEAR SIR,-I am sorry to find in the Christian News of this day fortnight, but which I never read till yesterday, that a rather formidable attempt had been made to throw discredit on my letter in the Christian Witness, containing a narrative of events which recently occurred in our church, and which in substance, though a distinct statement, was furnished to your Magazine. I have this day replied in a letter to the editor of the Christian News, but with small hope of his inserting it; he having thought proper to reject a calm review of the matter before, though he had devoted two columns to an account of the ordination proceeding from the New Lights.

Now, Sir, I do not desire you to occupy the pages of the Evangelical Magazine further on the Hexham case; but think you entitled to some corroboration of what you have already published, in answer to the objector in the Scotch newspaper above referred to.

There is ingenuity enough put forth to mislead careless readers, whilst the more discerning will readily detect the Jesuitry of appearing to contradict what has never been stated-averring that which has never been called in question-claiming an abatement where the general facts cannot be assailed; and, even after quibbling at a statement, ending in putting down the same things, but in a studiously different verbiage. A bolder tone, however, is assumed in some instances, and demanding graver consideration. I shall at once refer to the most serious objection. It is denied that

the Association examined Mr. Frame; and the three ministers who signed the letter condemnatory of his erroneous doctrines, are said to have acted in a private capacity.

Now if the ministers attending that Association Meeting wish to separate that part of the business which related to Mr. Frame's examination from the other matters which they transacted at the same meeting, it behoves me to show what reason I had for regarding their whole proceedings as having the sanction of the Association; and this I propose to do by transcribing the letter of Mr. Rogers, Secretary to the Durham and Northumberland Association, written to me the day before the meeting, and of which I hold the original:

"Newcastle, 19th July.

"My dear Sir,-I am in receipt of your two notes, and shall lay them before the ministers of the Association who meet tomorrow. I have already written, though very briefly, to Mr. McKane, declining to recognize Mr. Frame in any way until he gives satisfaction to us as to his views. Whether it may be possible or desirable to adopt any united course of action, remains to be considered. It would, perhaps, help our deliberations if you could ascertain, and let me know by return of post, the provisions of the trust-deed, and the denomination to which the church worshipping there is to belong. I fully sympathize with you in your views relative to what are termed

New Lights.' They are not Independents, but they have the dishonesty to try and appear so. "Believe me,

"Yours very faithfully, "J. GUINNESS ROGERS. "Mr. Jos. Ridley, Hexham."

Thus, Sir, I trust I have made out a case showing honest intention at least; and though I am willing to have this letter regarded as a private communication, hoping it may not be required to repel any charge made through the medium of the Evangelical Magazine, I have judged it expedient to apprise you of the danger, at the same time providing the antidote.

Congratulating you on the eminent position which your Magazine now holds in the ranks of periodical literature, and the flattering approbation which it elicits from contemporary writers.

I remain, dear Sir,
Yours, very truly,
Jos. RIDLEY.

Hexham, November 9th, 1818.