having the duty of performing the Service) be requested to attend in turn for the purpose of preserving order during the Service, and that each gentleman be requested to take a lady with him whenever practicable, to over-look the girls.

The Service commences at a before 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The Visitors are expected to be in attendance by past 2 o'clock to receive the children.

REV. THOMAS GOYDER'S VISIT TO THE NORTH OF ENGLAND.

To the Editors of the New Jerusalem Magazine.

GENTLEMEN,

As I have just returned home from visiting a number of the New Church Societies in the North of England, it will, perhaps, be interesting to your readers to be made acquainted with some of the particulars of my journey. If you think it will be useful to insert it in your Magazine, it is much at your service.

I left London on Saturday Morning, September 6th, and arrived at Birmingham the same Evening. Here I was received in the most kind and affectionate manner by both Minister and people. The Rev. E. Madeley is much respected by his congregation, and I am happy to say that the Society in this town is in a very growing and flourishing condition. I preached on Sunday the 7th September both morning and evening to full and attentive congregations, and also spent a most delightful evening on the following Tuesday with a part of the Members at a conversation Meeting. The New Church Society at Birmingham is undoubtedly a credit to our glorious cause. I left Birmingham on Thursday morning, and arrived at Nottingham the same evening-spent an hour or two in conversation with some of our Members there, and on the following morning took the steam-boat to Gainsborough, where I passed the night. There are no members of our church as I am aware of in this town. I took my place on the following morning, Saturday the 13th, in a steamboat for Hull, and arrived there about 2 o'Clock. Bills had been previously printed and posted, announcing that I were to preach two Lectures in the Chapel in Prince Street, Dagger Lane, which I accordingly did to numerous congregations. During my stay in this town, every evening was engaged in meeting with the friends for social conversation upon our doctrines, and it gives me pleasure to know, from a letter which I have received since my return home, that my visit and services have been acceptable and profitable to them. I shall not easily forget the great hospitality and kindness I received from all our friends at this place. During my stay here I baptised 18 adults. On Friday the 19th I left Hull in the steam boat for Selby, and from this place took coach for Leeds where I arrived the same night. Our friend Mr. Gilbert met me at the coach, and gave me a cordial welcome to Leeds. On Sunday the 21st I preached both morning and afternoon, and in the evening held a meeting for conversation, at which Mr. Gilbert and some members of the Church took a pleasing and active part. The meeting was interesting, and I hope useful. It is with regret I have to state that at present the society at Leeds is divided into two parts; Mr. Bradley, late of Newcastle, has taken up his residence here, and from what I could learn, some of the friends at Leeds were desirous that Mr. B. should occasionally preach at the chapel; but this was objected to by Mr. Gilbert, and the result is that a separate meeting of Mr. B's friends is now held in a private house. It is hoped however that this division will not be of long duration. On Tuesday I went to Eccup, a village about 7 miles from Leeds, and preached to about 30 and upwards of our friends there. It was to them a repast, as it is not often they can have a visit from any preacher. On Wednesday the 24th September, a church meeting was held in the chapel at Leeds, when a subject connected with the heavenly doctrines was considered, and a lively conversation kept up until nine o'clock. On Friday I left Leeds for Dalton, near Huddersfield, and arrived at the house of our friend Mr. George Senior about nine o'clock in the evening. The following Sun

day September 28th, I preached morning and afternoon in the chapel at Dalton, to a congregation of devout and steady hearers, who regularly attend this place, and in the evening at Colne Bridge, about 24 miles from Dalton. The Society at Dalton is now, as it always has been, a quiet, peaceable, and happy society. Mr. John Parry still continues his labours ainong them, assisted by our zealous and kind friend Mr. George Senior, who may be justly esteemed as the founder of the society, and father of this happy flock. From this place I went to Manchester, and preached on Sunday October 5th, in the New Jerusalem Temple, Bolton Street, Salford, both morning and afternoon. This society I rejoice to say is in a growing state, and I doubt not, but its happiness will increase with its numbers. The kindness which was shown towards me by the minister and members of this society calls forth my most grateful acknowledgments, and sincerest thanks. On the following Tuesday I left Manchester for Accrington, where I arrived at nine the same evening, and on the evening of the next day, Wednesday, October 8th, I preached to the congregation in this place. A person coming from London excited some interest, and I understand many strangers and one or two preachers of other denominations were present. At this service I endeavoured to explain according to our heavenly doctrimes, the nature of the unpardonable sin against the Holy Ghost. I was informed by Mr. Pickup that the subject was new at Accrington, and that the explanation was received with considerable delight. What may be the result of this visit time alone will show. From this place I went to Preston, where I preached to about 12 persons in a private house, after which an interesting conversation was kept up till a late hour. The few friends in this place behaved to me in the most kind and christian-like manner. From this place I took the coach to Keighley in Yorkshire, where I arrived at the house of Mr. Hattersley about 6 o'clock on Saturday evening. The next day, Sunday the 12th of October, I preached morning and afternoon to our society in this town, and in the evening the members met in the chapel for conversation, when two hours passed quickly but pleasantly away. Mr. Michael Pickles continues as leader among them. As I were to preach on the following Tuesday evening at Liverpool, I was therefore obliged to leave Keighley on the next morning, Monday, about 7 o'clock, and passing through Hallifax, again came to Manchester in the evening, and after attending the Coffee meeting at the house of the Rev. Richard Jones, spent the night at the house of my very kind and hospitable friend, Mr. John Barge of Broughton. The next day I set out for Liverpool, where I arrived in time to preach to a few persons who were assembled in a schoof room for the purpose of hearing me. In Liverpool the number who receive the doctrines is very small, yet strange to say these few are divided into two societies; Mr. Sheldon is the leader of one, and Mr. Peg, I believe, of the other. In union there is strength, in division weakhess. I left Liverpool the following morning and returned to Manchester, and the next day went to visit Bolton. In this town the New Church society has a neat chapel, in which I preached on Thursday the 16th October to a small but attentive congregation. The next day, Friday, I returned to Manchester, and as my visiting the societies was now ended, I determined to set out immediately for London: but upon application at the coach office I found I could not get to London without travelling on the Sunday, I therefore determined to spend the next Sabbath at Manchester. In the morning of Sunday the 19th I assisted the Rev. Richard Jones by reading the Liturgy, and in the afternoon preached to the congregation in Peter Street. In the evening, I was invited to attend a quarterly tea meeting, held by the members of Bolton Street, Society. The meeting was numerously attended. After tea, the Rev. David Howarth, the minister of the society, was called to the chair, when the meeting proceeded to take into consideration the following passage in Malachi-They that feared the Lord spake often one to another; and the Lord hearkened, and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name." iii, 16. Upon this passage many

observations were made by different speakers; and a heavenly sphere of true charity the only bond of union-seemed to pervade the meeting. It was a delightful time of refreshing-indeed it appeared to me that the meeting felt something of that blessed state described by the Psalmist, where he says "Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell to gether in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore."-[Psalm cxxxiii.]

Such, Gentlemen, is a slight sketch of my journey. I arrived safe at my home in London on Tuesday the 21st October, much pleased and gratified with the cordial reception I met with from the Church at large. The particular sums of money collected from the New Church Societies and individuals in aid of rebuilding the Church in Waterloo Road, London, will be given in the printed List of Donations, published by that Society.

THOMAS GOYDER.

11th

13th

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MEETINGS IN NOVEMBER.

Visiting Committee, connected with the
Church, Waterloo Road, London, at the
No. 2, Harper Street, New Kent Road.
past five o'clock in the evening.

Society of the New house of Mr. Taylor, To assemble at half

Coffee Meeting at 15, Cross Street, Hatton Garden, at 6 o'clock in the evening.

Union Coffee Meeting at ditto.

27th Coffee Meeting at do.

VARIETIES.

HISTORICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND LITERARY.

CONFESSION AND ADORATION OF A

TRUE CHRISTIAN.

"God is love!" cries the enraptured adorer, who hath through the Divine Blessing been led to look further than an oral confession, a barren morality, a partial redemption, and a dead faith; who hath been enabled to feel the powers of the world to come; who hath looked through the letter of Scripture to the inner meaning, and power thereof; who hath found that the Word of the Lord is Spirit and Life; who is an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no guile; but who hath found and acknowledged that the Lord his God is one Lord; and hath thus been led to worship that Lord his God, with all his heart.

Such a soul, and such an heart as this, enabled to exclaim, "Gracious God and Redeemer, what thanks are

due to thee! Where shall my heart conceive, or my tongue utter language equal to my conceptions! Once I beheld thee as a God of wrath and vengeance, but now I see thee as a God of mercy and love! Once I approached thee as my greatest tormentor, now I embrace thee as my happiness, my comforter, and friend; because I now know, by happy experience, that not thy holy nature, but my carnal heart, is changed; that not thy vindictive vengeance, but my evil affections and tempers are removed; and that thou art the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever."

Such is the confession of a true Christian, who hath a right knowledge of himself and his Redeemer; and such will be our confession when we approach Jesus Christ alone, and obey his commandments.

guages and dialects, enumerated and classed.

The Bible is translated into 139 languages.

AMERICAN POPULATION.

The celebrated Prussian traveller and statesman, Humboldt, has made the following calculations respecting the population of America. He estimates the total population at 34, 284,000, of which 22,177,000 are catholics, 11,287,000 protestants, and 820,000pagans; the English language is spoken by 11,297,500, the Spanish by 10,147,000, the Indian languages by 7,800,000, the Portugese by 3,740,000, the French by 1, 358,000, the Dutch, &c. by 214,500. The population of Spanish America is 15,983,000; of which 2,937,000 are whites, 7,530,000 indians, and 5,518,000 mixed races and negroes. Portugese America contains 4,000, 000 persons, of whom 920,000 are whites, 1,960,000 negroes, and 1,120, 000 mixed races and indians.

A Russian has published a view of all the known languages and their dialects. In this book we find, in all 937 Asiatic; 587 European; 226 V. CONFUCIANS African; and 1,264 American lan- VI. ÑANKNISTS

present describe the equator, tropics, 58,000,000, and polar circles, &c. by the earth's 115,000,000. diurnal motion, will describe them 169,000,000, over again) would be equal to 25,740 124,000,000. solar years. Rees. The aggregate population of the globe according to the forogoing statement, amounts to 828 millions of souls. It may be observed how ever, that the number of the Jews must be far greater, and may be taken at more than eight millions. We have given it at 2,650,000, because that is derived from authentic sources; but these are very uncertain, in Asia and Africa especially.

Obituary.

DIED on the 6th of October, at West Houghton, Lancashire, Mary, Wife of Mr. John Hartley, aged 61 years. While the Rev. R. Hindmarsh was minister of the temple, Salford, Manchester, he was often called upon to preach at various places, some of which had no place of worship. In the