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niously throughout a long series of years. From 1795 to 1841 it was their constant business and delight to labour with all earnestness and diligence to promote the interests of the Redeemer's kingdom; and though more must remain to be revealed hereafter, much of their success was visible to themselves and their contemporaries. Their hearts were brought under the influence of the gospel at about the same time; their judgment was generally coincident in respect both to principles and to practical measures; and in the changes which they experienced as increasing light broke in upon them, they went on in general with nearly equal steps. Robert, the elder, being by far the wealthier, and having less routine duty to perform, was the more prominent of the two, and was generally regarded as the leader; but in the council chamber, we apprehend that the influence of the younger brother was usually predominant. The history of the senior is better known than that of the junior, ten years having elapsed since his death, while the removal of the latter did not take place till February, 1851; but the biographer has done wisely in weaving their stories together, for they and their exertions were connected inseparably. They well deserved that an octavo volume should be published about them, though they were but fallible men. It seemed to some of their contemporaries as though a stronger consciousness of their own fallibility would in some cases have imparted an additional charm to their admirable character. Muscular in body, in mind, and in creed, they were rather fonder of wrestling than to some of us southerns seemed pleasant; but the love of the truth was very strong in them, and they were conscientious in all things. The biographer, who is the eldest surviving son of Mr. James Haldane, has fulfilled his duty in a manner for which the public will thank him. We cordially commend the work to the attention of readers of all classes, but especially to those to whose care many talents have been entrusted.

more interesting. It details the zealous and successful efforts made by Dr. Chalmers on be half of West Port, a district of Edinburgh, which had been notorious for filth, crime, and ungodliness, but in which now the habit of attendance on public worship is as general as in any part of the city, while it is not known that there is a single child of any family resident in it who is not at school. Pleasing illustrations are afforded also of his domestic habits, and of his peculiarities in social intercourse, down to the Lord's day evening on which he retired to rest, waving his hand and saying, “A general good night." In the morning, "The expression of the face undisturbed by a single trace of suffering; the position of the body so easy that the least struggle would have disturbed it; the very posture of arms, and hands, and fingers, known to his family as that into which they fell naturally in the moments of entire repose,-conspired to show, that, saved all strife with the last enemy, his spirit had passed to its place of blessedness and glory in the heavens."

A Letter of Example, Exhortation, and Reproof to the Seceders from his Church; together with a Brief Notice of Some Passages in the Ministerial Life of his late Curate, Mr. Richard Jones Temple, alias Richard Jones, &c., &c. By ROBERT L. HILL, M.A., Incumbent of St. Barnabas, King Square, London, London: Eglington, 1852. 8vo., pp. 78.

wishes to study the history of the Rev. Richard No one should pass over this pamphlet who Jones, alias Risiart Johns, alias Richard Pritchard Jones, alias Robert K. Jones, alias been expelled from the independent college at Richard Jones Temple, who is said to have Manchester, discharged from the baptist pasbishop of Cashel to a curacy in his diocese, torate at Whitchurch, Hants, ordained by the engaged for a short season at St. Sepulchre, Northampton, and then admitted to be assistant Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Thomas to the writer of this pamphlet at St. Barnabas, Chalmers, D.D,, LL.D. By his Son-in-King's Square, London. Independently howLaw, the Rev. WILLIAM HANNA, LL.D., Vol. IV. Edinburgh: Constable and Co. London: Hamilton and Co., pp. 610.

The complete biography of the kind hearted Scottish giant, whose eminence as a theological teacher was acknowledged while he yet lived by all protestants throughout the civilized world, is now before us. Some who well deserved to be held in remembrance have soon after their decease sunk into oblivion, because their history was never written; and some have suffered greatly in their posthumous reputation through the incompetence or unfaithfulness of those who undertook to describe their career; but these volumes will transmit to posterity a view of Dr. Chalmers so ample and so correct, that he will be regarded with reverence and affection by thousands who are yet unborn. A full account of the steps which led to separation from the ecclesiastical establishment of those ministers who formed the Free Church, and of the infancy of the Free Church itself, is given of course in this last volume; but there is much else in it which to many readers will be

ever of those who may be anxious to make themselves acquainted with the life and adventures of this personage, there are two small classes of readers who should peruse it. We recommend it very cordially to all dissenters who imagine that the Church of England is an asylum from those evils which are supposed to arise from the democratic constitution of our churches, and to all bishops of the Ecclesiastical Establishment who are inclined to confer what they call "Holy Orders" on renegade dissenting ministers.

Education for God: or, "The Pure Word of God." A Record of Real Life. The Memorial of A. M. R. R., who fell asleep in Jesus, aged Nineteen. By the Author of "The Morning Visit." London: Seeleys, Fleet Street, and Hanover Street,

pp. 244.

1852.,

Notwithstanding all that has been written on this subject, there is room for much improvement in the training and education of the families, and especially the daughters of pro

fessing Christians. To train them for God should be the manifest aim of every Christian parent, and at the same time to produce the impression on their minds, from the earliest infancy, that the conviction of the parent is that thus their present happiness as well as their best interests will be secured. Instead of this, that their daughters may excel in those accomplishments which shall fit them for society and grace the drawing-room, appears the desire of parents generally; and the religious education which is imparted is of that character and holds so subordinate a place, that it has long been matter of astonishment to us that indifference to religion and even infidelity has not been more frequently the result. Vanity, pride, and selfishness are the fruits that may fairly be expected from the mode of training and education generally pursued. We should, therefore, hail with delight any publication in which in a narrative form a purely scriptural education for God was developed. Hoping to find something of this kind, we opened the volume before us; but though it contains much that is excellent we have been thoroughly disappointed. All that is said respecting the subject of the Memorial may be compressed into a very few pages. The writer occupies a much more prominent position. She is an ardent admirer of the Church of England; and though it is evident from her own statements, that her conversion and that of her sister, the subject of the Memoir, was effected in spite of the system she so much admires, rather than in consequence of it, there is through

out the volume the recurrence ad nauseam of apologies for the Established Church. The book, therefore, is not one the circulation of which we should be anxious to promote.

Why are we Dissenters? Three Lectures on the Principles of Evangelical Nonconformity. By EUSTACE Ř. CONDER, M.A, London: Snow. 1852. 32mo., pp. viii. 126.

The first Lecture shows that the Constitution of the Church of England exhibits so wide and essential a departure from the Divine and authorized model of a Christian church, as to render Dissent our solemn and imperative duty, The second shows that we are not guilty of schism in dissenting from the church of England, but that the guilt of schism is chargeable on that church, on account of its terms of communion, and its bearing and conduct towards scriptural churches. The third treats of the Union of Church and State, illustrating the objectionableness of State Control, State Power, and State Pay. The good sense which pervades this small volume, and the spirit of moderation combined with firmness in which it is written will render its extensive circulation a public benefit.

The Journal of Sacred Literature. New Series. Edited by JoHN KITTO, D.D., F.S.A. No. IV.-July, 1852. London: 8vo., pp. 272. Price 5s.

The editor and the publisher are doing their utmost to render this work all that it should he, and if they fail it will not be their fault, but the fault of those who ought to be purchasers or fellow-labourers. There is in this number a

great deal of valuable matter. We cannot enumerate the articles: were we to specify any as worthy of distinction we should mention "The last Blessings of Jacob, Translated from the Chaldee Targums of Jonathan Ben Uziel and Jerusalem;"-"The Nature of our Lord's Resurrection Body," by Dr. Robinson, the design of which is to show, "first that the disciples believed the body of their Lord after his resurrection to be the same identical body of flesh and bones which they had seen crucified and laid in the sepulchre, and secondly that our Lord took special pains to impress this very belief on their minds." There is an elaborate article also on Dr. Edward Hitchcock's Religion of Geology and its connected Sciences; of which the reviewer says, "The most recent geological discoveries are explained in a highly attractive style, while no other work affords so complete a view of the bearings of geology on religion."

A Textual Commentary on the Book of Psalms. By H. N. CHAMPNEY, Author of an "Index to Scripture Readings," an "Index to the Book of Common Prayer," &c. London: Bagster and Sons. Square 16mo., pp. 93. Cloth.

Psalms, illustrating verse by verse, by copious A convenient companion to the Book of ferences indicating not merely the place where references to other portions of scripture, reeach passage is to be found, but also recalling sacred volume by the citation of five or six of it to the memory of any one familiar with the the words. It will be particularly useful to ministers when selecting texts on which to discourse, or studying sermons from texts in that favourite portion of the Old Testament. An Essay on the Local or Lay Ministry; as Exercised in the Wesleyan and other branches of the Methodist Family. By RICHARD MILLS, Wesleyan Local Preacher, Rugeley, Staffordshire. London: John Kaye and Co. Small 8vo., pp. 250.

dersfield, offered two prizes, one of £50 and one In the year 1849, John Kaye, Esq., of Hudof £25, for the two best Essays on the local ministry as existing amongst the Methodists. To this essay the first prize was accorded. It nistry; shows the origin, and proves beyond enters very fully into the history of the miquestion the great usefulness of the class of preachers to which it refers, and contains many suggestions, which may be pondered with adVantage by ministers of all classes.

The Titles and Similitudes of the Lord Jesus Christ. By JAMES LARGE. With Recommendatory Prefaces by Rev. J. Sherman and Rev. J. A. James. Vols. I, and II, London: J. C. Bishop. 12mo., pp. 163, 164.

These volumes will be hailed with pleasure by the Christian parent and Sunday school teacher, as portraying in a most interesting manner the character and excellency of Him who is "altogether lovely." They will, doubtless, tend to excite renewed delight in that sacred volume, the spirit and life of which is the testimony of Christ.

Political Economy illustrated by Sacred History. By JAMES TAYLOR, Author of " The Money System of England from the Conquest," &c., &c. London: Seeleys. 16mo.,

pp. 77.

The leading principles of this work are that the prosperity which Adam Smith assigns to the earlier portions of the eighteenth century in this country was promoted by the system of political economy which had prevailed; that this agreed essentially with the system taught in the holy scriptures; that a legal provision for the poor is a distinguishing characteristic of this system; and that under the coined money system now prevailing, usury is not inconsistent with the spirit of the Mosaic law, but under judicious regulations quite as beneficial to the borrower as to the lender.

A Book for the Sea-side. With Numerous Engravings.

pp. 275.

London: R. T. S.

12mo.,

At this season of the year many visitors to the sea-side will be glad to carry with them a book replete with information respecting cliffs, plants of the cliffs, fishes, the stones and flowers of the beach, molluscous animals, shells, sea-weeds, and similar marine curiosities. Here they may find one suited to their purpose, and adorned with many wood-cuts.

Wonders of Organic Life. R. T. S. Monthly Series. Pp. 192.

A good sixpenny worth of solid information respecting the vital principle-sleep-hybernation of birds-torpidity of reptiles-migration of animals, and kindred topics.

Tyre: its Rise, Glory, and Desolation. R. T. S. Pp. 188. Price 6d.

This epitome of useful information on a most interesting subject constitutes the eightieth volume of the Monthly Series published by the Religious Tract Society;-a series which we will venture to advise the Committee to prolong indefinitely, and the public to purchase extensively.

The Exhibition Lay. London: Groombridge and Sons. 16mo., pp. 32.

A brief description of the scenes in Hyde Park which distinguished the summer of 1851, in pleasing verse, extolling England also, as

"A land of generous sympathies,

Whose children love to see
Their fellow-men, in other lands,
Free as themselves are free."

The Children of the Bible. London: R. T. S. 16mo., pp. 76.

Short and simple narratives, done up very prettily in cloth, and illustrated by many woodcuts and six oil-coloured prints.

Passages in the Life of Gilbert Arnold; or the Tale of the Four Sermons. By SULLIVAN EARLE. London: Richard Bentley. 16mo., pp. 146. Cloth, gilt edges.

The external appearance of this small volume is very prepossessing; but we cannot say that the tale itself is to our taste, though it indicates a degree of ability which will probably appear to much greater advantage on some future occasion.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS,

Approved.

[It should be understood that insertion in this list is not a mere announcement: it expresses approbation of the works enumerated, not of course extending to every particular, but an approbation of their general character and tendency.] Sermons to Young Women. Fifth Sermon. FeBy J. A. JAMES. First male Religious Zeal. thousand. London: Hamilton, Adams, and Co. 16mo., pp. 140.

The Glory of Young Men. A Sermon delivered

in Pendleton Independent Chapel, on the occasion of the Death of Robert Needham, Esq.; who died December 20th, 1851, aged thirty-three years. By the Rev. A. E. PEARCE. London: John Snow. 12mo. pp. 22.

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BAPTIST MISSIONARY UNION.

The Annual Report of this Society has just reached us. This month, we must content ourselves with extracting the summary of its operations; next month, we hope to present our readers with interesting details.

The number of missions prosecuted under direction of the board, not including the one to Ava, is eighteen, embracing eighty-three stations and one hundred and four outstations, besides three hundred and fifty places of stated preaching in Germany and France. Connected with the missions are fifty-seven missionaries, of whom fifty-two are preachers, and there are fifty-nine female assistants. Two missionaries and two female assistants have died, besides one missionary under appointment, and two female assistants have joined the missions. The number of native preachers and assistants is one hundred and ninety-seven; total of missionaries and assistants connected with the missions, three hundred and thirteen. Ten missionaries and

female assistants are under appointment. There are one hundred and eighty churches, having a membership of 13,733, of whom were added by baptism the past year, 1,280. The number of schools is seventy-nine, including four for native preachers, one normal, and sixteen boarding schools; with about 1,700 pupils. The number of pages printed in three of the missions, Maulmain, Tavoy, and Assam, was 4,392,300.

The expenditure for the year ending March 31, 1852, has been 102,958 dollars; the receipts for the year 102,611 dollars. The balance against the Union, at that date, was 19,894 dollars, 47 cents.

LIBERAL OFFERS TO PEDOBAPTISTS.

In the Tennessee Baptist several premiums are announced, competition for which is open to residents in Europe as well as in the United States. The proposals are as follows:

To all Pedobaptist Catholics and Pro

testants.

1st. I will renew the grand premium offered some years since:

One thousand dollars for a passage in the

VOL. XV.-FOURTH SERIES.

bible affording a plain precept for, or example of, infant sprinkling for Christian baptism.

Five hundred dollars to any one who will furnish a solitary passage usually relied on or quoted by Pædobaptists to prove infant baptism, which has not been denied as authority for the practice by eminent and standard Podobaptist divines.

One hundred dollars to any one who will produce, from standard historians, a solitary instance of infant baptism among Christians (some heathen nations having practised it before the coming of Christ) before the third

century.

One hundred dollars to any one who will produce an instance of pouring or sprinkling among Christians before the third century.

produce scriptural authority to prove that One hundred dollars to any one who will the visible Christian church, as organized by Jesus Christ, is an institution identical with the Jewish commonwealth (or nation), once called "the church in the wilderness."

One hundred dollars to any one producing scriptural authority to prove that baptism comes in the room or place of circumcision.

One hundred dollars to any one for one passage in the bible in which "baptizo" in the Septuagint, or New Testament is translated in our version by "to sprinkle or pour upon."

One hundred dollars to any one producing scripture to prove that the peculiar form of church organization and government were left to the discretion of Christians in any age or ages after Christ.

One hundred dollars that Christians, as individuals or as churches, have a right to change the ordinances or externals of religion, as taught in the New Testament, in the least, whether in substance or form, by addition, diminution, change, or substitu

tion.

An impartial jury is to decide the validity of any claim presented; an equal number to be chosen by each party, the authority relied on being furnished to the proposer of the premium one month at least before the trial.

NOVA SCOTIA.

ACADIA COLLEGE.

The Christian Messenger, published at Halifax June 11th, contains a pleasing report from Dr. Cramp and Professor Chipman of the studies of the young men under their

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"Halifax, June 11, 1852. "After our paper of this day was struck off we received the following letter from the Rev. Dr. Cramp; we hasten to furnish it in an extra in order that the particulars of the mournful event to which it refers may be communicated to our friends with as little delay as possible. We attempt no expression of our own feelings on reading the heartrending intelligence Dr. Cramp's letter communicates; indeed we feel wholly unable to do so.

"DEAR BRETHREN,-After sending you the telegraphic despatch this morning I obtained full information respecting the catastrophe which has spread' mourning, lamentation, and woe' throughout our denomination in these provinces, and now hasten to transmit it to you.

they stood for Long Island Creek, intending to land there, as the wind had become stronger. When they were nearly half a mile from the island a sea struck the boat and half filled her: they succeeded, however, in baling out nearly all the water, and put about the boat before the wind, purposing to run in at the back of the island. Just then (it was about four o'clock) they were struck by a heavy sea, which swamped the boat immediately. She went down stern first, and turned bottom upwards. All with the exception of Grant (who sunk at once) and Professor Chipman, of whom presently, clung to the boat, and endeavoured to get upon it, when it turned completely round till it was bottom upwards again; Rand and King were lost in this last movement. The remaining four still clung to the boat. They were washed off two or three times, but gained it again. At length Phalen and Coldwell were washed off together, and rose no more. Soon after, Mr. Very was washed off, but he swam to the boat, and was assisted on it by Benjamin. He held on by the stern for ten or fifteen minutes, when three heavy seas in succession broke over them, and swept Mr. Very away.

"Professor Chipman was upon the mainsail, which had got adrift when the boat upset. He was heard to call aloud for help, but none could be rendered. Benjamin saw him at about twenty rods' distance, a few minutes before Mr. Very sunk; he appeared to be then dead.

"The boat dragged towards the shore till it was right off the point of the island, when it held on. Benjamin then stripped off his clothes and swam to the shore, which he reached in a very exhausted state. The boat was found this morning bottom upwards, but little injured.

"Brother Very having a taste for geo- "Benjamin adds, that Messrs. Very, logical pursuits felt desirous of obtaining Phalen, and Grant had suffered much from specimens from Cape Blomidon, so well sea-sickness; Grant seemed to be quite disknown as Professor Chipman's favourite re-abled by it, which may account for his sort for that purpose. They agreed to form sinking immediately. a party for a visit to the spot. Four of the students, Benjamin Rand, Anthony E. Phalen, W. Henry King, and William E. Grant consented to accompany them. There were also two boatmen, George Benjamin and Perez Coldwell. The following narration of the disaster is given, substantially, in the words of Benjamin, the only survivor.

"They left Wolfville yesterday morning about five o'clock. The weather was then fine. They were three hours crossing over to the Cape, where the gentlemen landed, and remained till noon. It began to blow just before they started on their return, but became calm when they were between the Cape and Long Spell. It freshened again when they were about half way across, and veered round more to the south, heading them off towards Long Island. They tacked and stood across for Cornwallis, when they came about again'

"It is not surprising that in the confusion of such a struggle no words escaped them, indicating their inward feelings. All their energies were concentrated in the effort for self-preservation. The Lord understood the utterances of their hearts.

"Yours truly,

"J. M. CRAMP. "Acadia College, June 8, 1852."

NEW BRUNSWICK.

DEATH OF THE REV. S. ELDER.

The Philadelphia Christian Chronicle of May 24th, says, "Died in this city, on the 23rd inst. at Mr. John Jones's, Walnut Street, Rev. Samuel Elder, pastor of the Fredericton baptist church, New Brunswick, aged 35 years.

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