RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. eivil and religious tye, with your poor benighted, perishing fellow-subjects in Ireland. HIBERNICUS. APRIL 8, 1806, Mr. G. Edwards, late student at Hackney, was ordained pastor over the Independent church at Marlow, Bucks. Mr. Winter, of Newberry, began the service with prayer; Mr. Cooke, of Maidenhead, delivered the introductory discourse, and proposed the usual questions; Mr. English, of Woborn, offered the ordination prayer; Mr.Collison, of Hackney, gave the charge from Josh. i. 6-9.; Mr. Hyatt, of London, preached to the people from 1 Cor. xvi. 10, 11.; Mr. Douglass, of Reading, concluded in the afternoon; Mr. Frey, the Jew, preached from Acts xiii. 26.; and in the evening Mr. Wilks preached from Zac wiii. 23.; Messrs. Jackson, Surman, Barratt, and W. Clayton engaged in prayer. Same day the Rev. J. Greenwood was ordained pastor of the Particular Baptist church at Bingly, in Yorkshire; Mr. Moss, of Steeplane, opened the service; Mr. Bowser, of Shiply, asked the usual questions; the ordination prayer was offered by Mr. Moss, attended with laying on of hands; after which, Mr. Fawcett, of Hebden Bridge, gave the charge from Acts v. 19, 20; which was followed by an address to the Church, by Mr. Steadman, of Bradford, from Ezra x. 14, who also concluded. Two persons were also set apart as deacons; and in the evening Mr. Bowser addressed them from 1 Tim. i. 13. The congregation was large and solemn. Next day, the Wilts Association beld their half yearly Meeting, at Swindon, when Mr. Muston preached in the morning, on sincerity, from Phil. i. 10; W. Priestley, in the afternoon, from John iii. 30; and Mr. Jay, in the evening, from Mat. xiii. 33. The next meefing is to be held October 22, at Melksham; Mr. Mantell to preach in the morning, on Christian zeal; and Mr. Sibree in the afternoon, APRIL 29, the anniversary meeting of the Congregational Union, established to promote the further spread of the Gospel in the county of Essex, and its vicinity, was held at Maldon. The services of the day began with prayer, &c. by Mr. Smith, of Brentwood; Mr. Craig, of Bocking, engaged in prayer; Mr. Chaplin, of Bishop Stortford, preached from Eph. i. 12; and Mr. 285 Stevenson, of Castle Hedingham, having (as chairman of the committee) read the report of the transactions of the past year, concluded with prayer. Homerton, preached from 2 Cor. iv. 7. In the eveving, Mr. Smith, tutor at The Associated Ministers in Essex held their Spring-meeting at Mr. Douglas's, in Chelmsford, on the 5th and 6th of May. In the evening of the 5th, Mr. Frost, of Dunmow, began with prayer; and Mr. Davison, of Rochford, preached from Micah vi. 6, 7, 8, and concluded with prayer. On the 6th, the devotional services were conducted by Messrs. Jennings, of Thaxted; Stevenson, of Castle Hedingham; and Churchill, of Ongar: and Mr. Craig, of Bocking, preached from John viii. 36. May 8, was opened a place of worship for Village Preaching, at Warborough, Oxon. Mr. Raban, of Wallingford, began both services; Messrs. Melony and Lovegrove, both of Wallingford, preached on the occasion, from Ps. cxviii. 25. and lxxxix. 15-18. Mr. Pratt's lecture at St. Laurence's Jewry, is changed by the parish, from Thursday to Wednesday Evenings. A meeting was lately held at Birm ingham, consisting of all the religious denominations, in order to support the Society; when, it was agreed to divide object of the British and Foreign Bible the town into twelve districts, and that three persons (of different denominations) should visit cach; in consequence of which, 600 pounds were collected for that excellent institution. The Bristol Society, for promoting Religious Knowledge among the Poor, have published a Third Annual Report, stating, That, since their commencement, they have distributed 110,000 Religious Tracts; and encouraging their friends to new and increased exertions. At the late Anniversary of the Magdalen Charity, which was the fortyeighth, it was reported, That since the commencement of that institution, no fewer than 2.400 young women, a cou❤ siderable majority of whom were under twenty-one years of age, have been rescued from the vices and miseries of prostitution. The evil, however, still continues to a most alarming extent; and additional remedies are imperiously demanded. - Another institution of a similar kind, conducted by pious persons of evangelical principles, and under the direction of Christian Ladies, would do honour to the sex and to the nation. List of Lectures, &c. in and near London, for June. 3. LORD'S DAY MORN. at Seven, Mr. Brooksbanks.. Ev. Broad St. Mr. Brooksbank; Hare Ct, Mr. T.Thomas; Chapel Str. Mr. Stollery; Dean Str. Mr. Hutchings; Devonshire Sq. Mr. Atkinson; Crown Ct. Mr. Greig; Palace Str. Mr. Dunn; Peter St. Mr. Pickett. 2. Mon. Ev. Missionary Prayer-Meeting, at Kingsland Chapel. 3. Tu. M. Broad Street, Mr. Ford. Wed. Ev. Prayer-Meeting for the Nation, at Mr. Williams's, Stepney. Th. M. Monthly Meeting (Indep.) at Mr. Barker's, Deptford, Mr. Wall to preach. The continued Aids of the Holy Spirit, &c. Ev. Fetter Lane, Mr. Winter. The Way of Salvation. Peter St. Dr. Duncan; Hare Crt. 17. Tu. M. Broad Str. Mr. Ford. Mr. Collyer's concluding Lecture at Mr. Wall's, Moorfields. 19. Th. M. Monthly Meeting (Bapt.) at Mr. Newman's, Old Ford, Mr. T. Thomas to preach.-The Lord's Supper. Ev. Fetter Lane, Mr. Waugh -The Nature of Fellowship with Christ. MINISTERS SUPPLYING AT POETRY. DISAPPOINTMENT. BRIGHT was the prospect of my op'ning years! CORNELIA A HYMN, Composed on the Sea-Shore during a Gale of Wind. DIVINE Creator, as my footsteps roam Along the trackless margin of the sea, The mighty world of waters as they foam Lift my astonish'd soul to Heav'n and thee! Who, that beholds th' impetuous billows pour, Far o'er th' accustom'd limits of the main, But must thy strong o'erruling pow'r adore, Whose awful fiat can their rage restrain? Resistless, urging on their wild career, The boiling waves affright the watchful eye; The shelving sands oppose a slight barrier, But Ocean hears thy voice, and passes by! What power, but thine, Almighty, thus could guide And teach the restless waters where to flow! What skill, eternal Architect, but thine Could fix the boundary of the headlong surge! Or trace th' unseen, irremeable line, That checks destruction on the dang'rous verge! A victim to th' o'erwhelming waves would fall: EDWARD. THE WARNING. TIME seems to creep, but swiftly flies; Each passing moment kindly cries, Unthinking mortals! stop and hear; "Remember Age and Death are near.' Sweetly the still small voice bespeaks Attention, and our notice seeks; For true and faithful is the Friend Who warns us of our speedy end! Let us, dear Celia, then obey The solemn call, and haste away As fast from sin and from the curse As fleeting Time withdraws from us! Seek we the Lord? He may be found; For still we are on hallow'd ground. For sinners did the Saviour die, Sinners as vile as you and k! Then welcome Age with all its cares, Its furrowed brow, its hoary hairs, With Death close pressing on its wing; For harmless Death bas lost its sting. Or if the op'ning grave should yawn, And swallow us in Life's fair dawn (Jesus the friendly grave has blest) Cheerful we'll enter it and rest! For when this tott'ring house of clay, By age or sickness shall decay, We have a heav'nly bright abode, Where we shall ever live with God! W. W. A Thought on the Rainbow. SEE! how yon cloud obscures the day, And darkness spreads around! The fearful trav'ller speeds his way, Lest storms his path surround! And cheers the trav`ller's eye! But Faith lifts up her prayerful eye, loTA. ON GENESIS XLVII. 9. EVIL and few my days have been, The aged patriarch ery'd; I have not reach'd the length of years At which my fathers dy'd. Evil and few much more may we Confess our minutes are; So short, so frail Life's slender thread, So broken off with care! We in this feeble body groan, This house of Death and Sin, Oppress'd with troubles sore without, By sorer far within! We've sow'd to self, and often still Blest Spirit, help us sin and self That we to ev'ry thing but Christ Thine holy unction may our hearts That to our dear Immanuel's praise The following lines were spoken by some of the Children educated at the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb Children of the Poor, at the Anniversary Dinner, 1806. Tuo' harsh our voice, and Utt'rance slow, To offer thanks we come; Friends of the Deaf and Dumb! And not expect too much, Then from our lips a tribute due, On a Half-Length Portrait of [Imitated from the Latin of Bauhusins.] That none could paint the whole! Printed by G. AULD, Greville Street, London. THE EVANGELICAL MAGAZINE. JULY, 1806. MEMOIR THE LATE REV. ABRAHAM BOOTH. We have seldom, if ever, been called upon to record, in this Miscellany, a departed saint and minister of more sterling worth than the late Rev. Abraham Booth. Averse as he was, from the prevalence of deep humility, to any eulogium on his character, solemnly forbidding any thing to be said of him in his funeral-discourse, yet it would be injustice to the God of all grace, who so highly favoured and blessed him, not to acknowledge, to his glory, that plentitude of gifts and graces which was bestowed upon him, that "Reign of Grace" which was exemplified in him. For our ability to gratify the wishes of our readers in doing this, we confess ourselves indebted chiefly to a short Memoir, by the Rev. Dr. Rippon, attached to the funeral sermon by the Rev. Mr. Dore; and to which we gladly refer for more copious particulars than the limits of our biographical pages can admit. Mr. Abraham Booth was born at Annesley Woodhouse, in Nottinghamshire, May 17, 1734. His parents were destitute of ail vital religion, till hearing a preacher who visited the country, they became seriously concerned about their eternal interests. Abraham was their first child, and discovered early marks of piety. He chose the most retired places for prayer; and was frequently overheard, alone, wrestling with God. He made an early profession of religion; but he recollected not any particular day when he was suddenly alarmed, any striking sermon under which he was roused, nor any remarkable seasons of overwhelming sorrow; and he has often said, that if he had judged of the state of his soul by such religious convictions only, he must have concluded that he had never been savingly converted to God. His first religious connexions were formed among the General Baptists; and in the nineteenth year of his age he was ordained pastor of a church at Kirkby Woodhouse, near the place of his birth. He was then a zealous enemy of the orthodox system ; and greatly opposed the doctrine of election, in a poem "Or Absolute Predestination." Gradually, however, as the lig |