RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. was given to her little girl, about two years ago; and for which she said, she believed the child would thank God for ever and ever; and that the dear crea ture had often been found on her knees, weeping over it ?" "The deputy lieutenants shall not appoint Sunday as a day of exercise, unless his Majesty shall deem it neces sary, and, by an order signified by his Secretaries of State, direct them to d so." See Sect. 25. List of Lectures, &c. in and near London, for November. 2. LORD'S DAY Ev. Broad Str. Mr. 3. Mon. Ev. Missionary Prayer-Meet- 4. Tu. M. Broad Str. Mr. Clayton. 5. 6. Th. M. Monthly Meeting (Indep.) Er. Fetter Lane, Mr. Stollery. - LORD'S DAY Ev. Broad Str. Mr. 10. Mon. Ev. Prayer-Meeting for the 11. Tu. M. Broad St. Mr. Goode, 13. Th. Ev. Fetter Lane, Mr. Nicol. 16. LORD'S DAY Ev. Broad Str. Mr. 18. T. M. Broad St. Mr. Ford. 20. Th. M. Monthly Meeting (Bapt.) Ev. Fetter Lane, Mr. Austin, MINISTERS SUPPLYING AT The Tabernacle and Tottenham, Mr. Surry Chapel, Mr. Griffin, Horton, Mr. Mark, of Weatherûeld. LINES WRITTEN ON A VISIT, IN THE GARDEN OF A LADY, FORTY MILES FROM LONDON, on the Morning of the 16th of October. Too late for flow'rs and fruits; but not too late, Dear H―, in thy garden to enjoy Sweet meditation. O indulge a thought Truly sublime, that will not flatter thee! Such henceforth shall it prove, dear friend, to thee, Where'er He manifests himself, there must And unconceiv'd without Him; -- such as is not, IT IS FINISHED. Sin how abhorr'd! but man how dear! J. A. Printed by G. AULD, Greville Street, London, THE EVANGELICAL MAGAZINE. DECEMBER, 1806. MEMOIR OF THE LATE REV. JOHN FORD, M. D. THERE is a kind of natural curiosity in the human mind, which prompts us to covet an intimate acquaintance with the character and habits of our fellow-men, especially of those who have distinguished themselves in their day and generation. On account of the general prevalence of this principle, biography is a species of writing which cannot fail to be popular; and when the subject is wisely selected and properly exhibited, it is likely to be useful in a very extraordinary degree. Many thousands, we doubt not, have been greatly edified in reading the biographical sketches published in the Evangelical Magazine; and we are persuaded that the brief account which we are about to give of the Rev. Dr. Ford, will-prove very accept able. The subject of this Memoir was born at Castle-Heddingham, in Essex, in the year 1740. In the line of his ancestors, so far as we can trace them, we find an uninterrupted succession of faithful gospel ministers, several of whom were sufferers for the truth as it is in Jesus. His great-great-grandfather was a Mr. John Vincent, a minister in the west of England, "who," as Dr. Calamy remarks, "was so harrassed for his nonconformity, that, though he had many children, not two of them were born in the same county." Two of this good man's sons were eminent servants of Christ: the elder of them, Thomas Vincent, was one of the very few ministers who had zcal and courage enough to continue in the city of London, amidst all the fury of the plague. At the commencement of this dreadful visitation he resided in Islington; but compassion for the souls of his perishing fellow-men, determined him, in opposition to the most earnest solicitations of his friends, to go into the heart of the city; where he preached every Sabbath-day, and visited all who desired to see him. The dangers to which he was exposed, * See Palmer's Abridgement of Calamy's Nonconformist's Memorial. 3 Y XIV. |