career in the army, was converted and became a lay preacher of the truths he had scorned. He met with opposition in his endeavours to carry the gospel into the villages of the Kent and Sussex Weald; but he persevered, and ultimately became a centre of great spiritual power through his faithful courageous preaching and holy conduct. He acted as a kind of local bishop of sixteen villages and places, where he conducted services until he was past eighty years of age.

Heaton Main Colliery, Newcastle, Northumberland. The scene of the terrible accident which gave rise to the incident commemorated in the tract entitled The Collier Boy and his Candle Box. Forty-one men and thirty-four boys lost their lives by a sudden influx of water into the mine, on May 3, 1815. When their bodies were brought up, Elizabeth Thew, whose husband and two sons had perished, recognized her son William by his fair auburn hair. In one of his pockets was found his tin candle box, on which he had before his death scratched the following words: "Fret not, dear mother, for we were singing while we had time, and praising God. Mother, follow God more than ever I did."

Heavitree, Devon.-A suburb of Exeter. In 1849, in removing one of the almshouses in Livery Dole here, the remnant of the stake at which Benet the schoolmaster was martyred, in 1533, was found, with the ring and bolt for the chain. The relics are now,

it is believed, deposited in the museum of the city.

Here, in 1553, was born Richard Hooker, a liberal Protestant, and the great champion of the Church of England by his masterly work entitled, Ecclesiastical Polity.

Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire.— In a farmhouse near was born in 1770, John Foster, the prince of modern essayists, one of the profoundest thinkers of his age. He says, "Oh for a mind all alive to religion, completely consecrated to God, and habitually devotional!" Six days before the completion of his seventeenth year, he became a member of the Baptist Church here. beautiful country around was the scene of his rambles in lonely thoughtfulness.

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Helmsley, Yorkshire. In 1762, Mr. Conyers was incumbent. He carried on in a secluded sphere of labour a thoroughly evangelical and successful ministry. Mr. Venn writes: "I lately paid a visit in company with Mr. Madan, to Helmsley, and spent four days with our dear friend, Mr. Conyers. Immediately upon his receiving us into his house, he broke out into a most fervent thanksgiving to God who had sent us unto him, as he had never before received under his roof a faithful preacher of his dear crucified Master."

Henley Green, Staffordshire.In April, 1784, J. Wesley writes: "I preached in the new preachinghouse at Henley Green; but this was far too small to hold the congregation. Indeed, this country is all on fire, and the flame is

still spreading from village to village.

Henley-upon-Thames, Oxfordshire. A chantry attached to the parish church was, in 1820, converted into a parochial library, furnished with many valuable works, to which all rated inhabitants have access. The library was begun by Dean Aldrich, who died rector of the parish, 1710.

Hereford. In the monument chamber of the cathedral, which is now the library, there is kept a copy of the Gospels bequeathed to the cathedral by Athelstan.

Bishop Cantilupe, who died in the year 1266, was the last English prelate on whom was conferred the doubtful honour of canonization by the Pope. No less than four hundred and twenty five miracles are said to have been performed at his tomb !

Heyford, Northamptonshire. Dr. Preston, an eminent Puritan preacher, born here, is called by Fuller "the greatest pulpit-monger in England, in man's memory." He was born in 1587, and died at Farnley in 1628.

Hichenden, Bucks.-In 1530, ten countrymen were persecuted and burnt here, by the Bishop of Lincoln, "for being together in John Taylor's house, and there hearing Nicholas Field read a part of Scripture in English to them, who there expounded to them many things."

Herne, Kent.-Bishop Ridley was vicar here, and it is said that during his incumbency the Te Deum was sung in English at his church for the first time in the kingdom. Ridley, in his farewell, writes: "Thou hast heard of my mouth, ofttimes, the Word of God preached, not after the Popish trade, but after God's Gospel."

Hesketh End, Lancashire. Close by is a chapel said to have been the earliest nonconformist place of worship built in Lancashire.

Oriental scholar, was rector of this parish, and was buried here. He took a considerable part in preparing the English polyglot Bible. He was born at Hetley, Cambridge.

he declared when he was dying, "If I were permitted to live my life over again, I would pass a great portion of my time in studying David's Psalms and Paul's Epistles."

High Peak, Derbyshire.-Mr. William Bagshaw died here in 1702. He was the apostle of the High Peak, worked hard with his pen as well as in the pulpit, and established evangelical preaching throughout the uplands of this district, which was formerly quite neglected.

Hindlip, Worcestershire.—William Habington, son of one of the Gunpowder Plot conspirators, was born here in 1605, and died here in 1645. He wrote a volume of lyrical poems called Castara, containing some devotional pieces remarkable for pious feeling and beauty of language. The hymn entitled, Night showeth Knowledge, is a specially fine expression of the psalmist's thoughts. begins:

When I survey the bright
Celestial sphere,

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So rich with jewels hung, that night Doth like an Ethiop bride appear. Hingham, Norfolk. Robert Peek, the vicar here in the days of Charles the First, distinguished himself by his zeal in putting down the altar rails, and lowering the altar, for which he fell into disgrace, and had to flee to New England, accompanied by a number of his parishioners. There he founded the now flourishing township of Hingham. He afterwards returned to his native country, was reinstated in his vicarage, and died here in 1656.

Hintlesham,

Suffolk. John Fortune, otherwise called Cutler, was the village blacksmith in 1556. He was a man of quick wit and good attainments, remarkably ready in Scripture. He stood a long examination on the charge of heresy concerning the doctrine of the and probably died in prison. Bereal presence. He was condemned, fore his judge he argued from St. Paul, the efficacy of the one sacrifice made by Christ for sin.

Hinxworth, Hertfordshire. Mr. Wesley writes in his Journal on December 20th, 1784: "I went to Hinxworth, where I had the gratification of meeting Mr. Simeon, a fellow of King's College, time with Mr. Fletcher at MaCambridge. He had spent some deley; two kindred souls, much resembling each other, both in fervour of spirit, and in the earnestness of their address." He met Mr. Simeon again at Hinxworth in 1787, and says: "I preached on that inexhaustible text with much liberty of spirit, By grace are ye saved through faith.""

Hipswell, Yorkshire. In this village on the river Tees, the best evidence fixes the birth of Wycliffe about 1324.

Hitcham, Suffolk.-The residence of William Burkitt, the author of the useful evangelical commentary on the New Testament. He was born in 1650, and died in 1703.

Hitchin, Hertfordshire. — On May 25, 1739, Whitefield mounted a table in the market-place to preach to the people, but the bells

Honiton, Devon. Mr. Soreton, of Exeter College, incumbent at the time of the Act of Uniformity, was ejected, but ultimately returned here. He was a noble

preacher, so that his sermons were for a century kept in MS. and often repeated. "A man of great learning, a close student, and surprisingly humble."

This was the birthplace, in 1807, of William Brock, D.D., one of the leading evangelical ministers of the metropolis. He died in 1875, after a most useful and successful career, beloved and valued by good men of all denominations.

Horndon-on-the-Hill, Essex.— This picturesque small outlying village was the home of "a worshipful gentleman" named Causton, who, with a friend of the same station living at Thundersby, was denounced to Bonner as a heretic. They were both condemned at St. Paul's; and after a noble and public confession of faith before the Bishop of London, mayor, and sheriff, they were taken, bound in a cart, and burned, the one Horndon, the other at Raleigh.

to the Establishment, after meeting for a short time in Penny's Wood, erected the present unpretending structure.

Horseford, Yorkshire.

In this village was born Samuel Marsden, the apostle of the New Zealand Maoris. He was the son of a blacksmith, and himself used to work at the forge, chalking up the declensions on the fire-board of the smithy, and learning them as he toiled. The parish clergyman gave the Wesleyan lad education, and he was sent to college, and went out to New South Wales as chaplain. The in at Cowes, where he preached, ship in which Marsden was, put

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Horningsham, Wiltshire. -A hamlet remarkable for the beauty of its surroundings. There is an old well on the slope of the hill bearing the inscription, "O ye wells, bless the Lord. With Thee is the spring of life." The old meeting-house here is said to be the oldest nonconformist place of worship in England. Its date, 1566, is displayed in large figures on its venerable front. In that year Longleat House was begun, and a party of Scotch Presbyterian workmen, who would not conform

from

heathenism. At the close of the year 1814 the heroic missionary entered the Bay of Islands, and committed himself to the warrior tribes. The first convert made in 1825. Marsden died in Sydney, after a life of extraordinary toil and perseverance, crowned with divine success.

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Horsted Keynes, Sussex. Here the great and good Archbishop Leighton is buried. He retired to this peaceful retreat after a holy active life spent in troublous times, and occupied the plain mansion of Broadhurst,