themselves, they may wait in vain and will wait forever.'

We have been speaking only of Congregational Unitarians. These constitute but a small proportion of the Liberal Christiaus of our country. According to the best judgment we can form, the whole number of christian Societies in the United States which profess to be Unitarian, so far at least as regards the doctrine of the Trinity and the 'five points' of Calvin, cannot be less than two thousand.

UNITARIAN ORDINATIONS.

October 29. Mr Henry F. Edes, from the Cambridge Theological School, ordained as Pastor of the Congregational Church and Society in Canton. Introductory Prayer, by Mr Pierpont of Boston; Selections from the Scriptures, by Mr Thompson of Natick; Sermon, by Mr Walker of Charlestown; Ordaining Prayer, by Dr Edes of Providence; Charge, by Dr Lowell of Boston; Right hand of Fellowship, by Mr Fox of Newburyport; Address to the Society, by Mr White of Dedham ; Concluding Prayer, by Mr Hamilton of Taunton.

November 9. Mr Oliver Stearns, late Tutor in Harvard University, ordained as Minister of the Second Congregational Society in Northampton. Introduc tory Prayer, by Mr Fessenden of Deerfield; Selections from the Scriptures, by Mr Moore of Athol; Sermon by Mr Francis of Watertown; Ordaining Prayer, by Mr Harding of New Salem; Charge, by Mr Peabody

of Springfield; Right hand of Fellowship, by Mr Hosmer of Northfield; Address to the Society, by Mr Ripley of Boston. Concluding Prayer, by Mr Noyes of Brookfield.

November 15. Mr Edward H. Edes, from the Theological School in Cambridge, ordained Minister of the Unitarian Society in Eastport. Introductory Prayer and Sermon, by Mr Whitman of Saco; Ordaining Prayer and Charge, by Mr Whitman of Waltham; Right hand of Fellowship and Concluding Prayer, by Mr Edes of Canton.

November 23. Mr Allen Putnam, from the Cambridge Theological School, ordained at Danvers, as Pastor of the Unitarian Church and Society in Augusta, Me. Introductory Prayer and Reading of the Scriptures, by Mr Upham of Salem; Sermon, by Mr Brazer of Salem; Ordaining Prayer, by Dr Flint of Salem; Charge, by Mr Bartlett of Marblehead; Right hand of Fellowship, by Mr Sewall of Danvers; Concluding Prayer, by Mr Thayer of Beverly.

EDITORIAL NOTICE.

With this number of the Advocate the labors of the present Editors cease. The work will be hereafter published by Mr David Reed, who has become the Proprietor. The contributors generally for the last two years will continue to write, and others, we believe, are pledged. The work will be continued on the same principles as heretofore, except that more space will be allotted to articles of Intelligence. The arrangements in regard to the editorial department, we trust, will prove satisfactory to the public, and secure for the work a liberal patronage.