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The Character of the King, preached at Exeter, by the Rev. J. Dennis, L. L. B. 2s. Rivingtons.

The Afflictions of England a warning from God, preached before, the Univerfity of Cambridge, by R. Luke, B. D. Rivingtons.

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The Alliance between Church and State, preached before the University of Cambridge, by R, Ramsden, M. A. 15. Matthews.

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The Exercife of Reafon and Liberty of Confcience, the facred right of all, by R. Fry, of Bridport, Is. Johnson.

OBITUARY.

MRS. ELIZABETH JEWITT.

THE fubject of this memoir was born at Woolwich in Kent, and married to Mr. T. Jewitt, a quarterman, in the dock yard there. She was naturally of a very amiable temper, but a stranger to divine things till fhe was near 28 years of age. Till then he had been accuftomed, like thoufands around her, to live in the neglect of the means of grace; and, when the weather permitted, spent her fabbaths in vanity, and in walking into the country. But a rainy day prevented her ufual Sunday rambles, and to pafs away the time, fhe took up the Bible and read the first chapter of the Lamentations of Jeremiah. The 12th verfe, ( Is it nothing to you, all ye that pafs by, &c.") particularly ftruck her mind: and fhe was led into a ftrain of thought about things which had never before engaged her attention. She could not tell what the Prophet meant, but the impreffion made upon her mind never left her till fhe found refuge in Chrift. She began to fee herself a finner all the fins fhe had ever committed the thought were brought to her recollection; and fhe went to bed in great diftrefs of mind, but with the hope that the fhould go to fleep and forget it all. But the found it otherwife; the words she had read, and her numerous fins and folies fo preffed upon her mind, that the fcarcely closed her eyes all the night; and when the arofe in the morning, her diftrefs was as great, or rather greater, than when he went to bed. She continued in this ftate for fome time, but determined to go to Chapel, to fee whether the could find any relief to her diftreffed mind there. She did fo, but her affliction was for fome time more increafed than leffened, as whatever was faid alarming, fhe took to herself. About this time when her diftrefs was at the height, the heard the Rev. Mr. Atkinson of Greenwich upon the fubje& of the woman who brought her daughter to Chrift to be healed. In the course of this fermon fhe found her own cafe particularly defcribed; e very

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remedy fhe wanted pointed out; and,fhe was enabled fimply to caft herfeif upon Chrift: and thus, the faid, the was happily fet at liberty. She now profeffed to follow the Lamb; and was for fome time diligent in her attendance upon divine ordinances. But a family afterwards coming on, fhe found herself, like Martha, cumbered about many things, and grew remifs in her attendance upon the means. At this time her attention was mercifully drawn off from the world and created objects, by the application of a very gracious paffage to her mind-" Return unto me, for I have redeemed thee." Ifa. xliv, 22. It was a word in feafon, and evidently from the Lord, by the effects which it produced. She never afterwards forgot it, and the recollection was peculiarly sweet and, comfortable to her in the immediate prospect of diffolution. "O! I can't forget that word," faid he, "Return unto me, for I have redeemed thee: I am thy portion." From that time she was a fteady profeffor; a uniform confiftent character, and knew the privilege and the happiness of living by faith, and living near to God. She was a praying, Bible Chriftian, and prized divine ordinances. The word of the Lord was precious to her; and as he went in expectation of a bleffing, having previously prayed for it, fhe was feldom difappointed. Like Jeremiah the could fay, Thy words were found and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart. Jer. xv. 16." She had a bleffed experimental evidence of the truth of that gracious declaration, "My people fhall be fatisfied with my goodnefs, faith the Lord." Jer. xxxi. 16. This fhe often mentioned to the writer of this article.

She had been in an indifferent ftate of health fince October last, but no danger was apprehended; and as fhe was far advanced in pregnancy, it was thought that when the was delivered, fhe would foon recover. Her delivery was remarkably favorable; and the appeared as though nearly restored : but about three weeks before her death, very alarming fymptons appeared: after that, however, hopes were again entertained of her recovery, and The was thought to be out of danger; but her friends were foon convinced of their mistake. On the Sabbath evening, when it was not expected the would furvive till morning, fhe expreffed a defire to fee the writer, who immediately went to her. The interview was affecting and fatisfactory in the highest degree; no tranfports, nothing rapturous, but a folid, wellfounded hope; a good hope through grace. Amongst other striking things which the laid at the time now referred to, the following were particularly noticed. "O thou precious Chrift, I caft myfelf on thee. I have no other hope-no other foundation-and I defire no other. O haft thou not called me by thy grace, convinced me of fin, and given me to fee and feel it? O yes-thou art mine," She added

"I am no hypocrite. One-I hope I am not. I hope I am not deceived. Dear Lord, don't let me be deceived. Lord fearch me-Lord try and examine me. O prove me-prove my profeffion-prove mý experience." She then prayed earnestly for the church, and for her family.

Contrary to expectation the furvived the night, and continued for more than a week. She fuffered confiderable pain at times, and laboured under great difficulty for breath; fo that it was only at intervals fhe could fpeak, or fhe probably would have faid much more: but a murmuring word was never heard to escape her lips. The defire of her foul was to say, Thy will be done; and to welcome all that will; because the knew, as the expreffed it, that all that will was love. For fome time the found it hard to part with her dear family; but she was afterwards enabled to leave them all in the hands of her gracious Lord.

Before he died, which was on Tuesday morning the 1st of April, in the 42d year of her age, he was afked by her husband whether the found Jefus precious now-She replied with great expreffion, and with her eyes lifted up to heaven, Yes, I do—I do—I do. And in lefs than three minutes without a groan or a struggle, the immortal part escaped from its prison, and took its flight to mingle with kindred spirits in the bright realms of eternal day. On the Lord's day evening after the interment, a funeral fermon was preached to a numerous auditory, from the paffage in Isaiah above mentioned. May the folemnity of that evening be long remembered by furvivors, and under a divine bleffing be attended with the happieft confequences. J. W. P.

Woolwich.

RECENT DEATHS OF MINISTERS.

MR. W. DANIEL, Paftor of the Baptift Church in Dublin, died Dec. 22d, 1800, of a violent fever, univerfally regretted. He was called to the ministry by the Church at Abingdon in Berks, then under the paftoral care of the late Rev. D. Turner, and was a student in the Baptift academy at Briftol. This mournful event happened at a period when his exertions were more than ordinary; and there appeared fome room to hope that Providence intended him as an honored inftrument of reviving a very decaying interest, which makes the event the more afflictive. He had had in October a very dangerous illness of an inflammatory kind, from which he was apparently perfectly recovered. But he caught cold the first Lord's day in December, walking in the rain to meeting, and then preaching twice and adminiftering the Lord's Supper, and took to his bed the Saturday following. Throughout the whole of his illness, when not delirious, he manifefted the utmost refignation to the divine will, accompanied with an ardent zeal for the falvation of fouls. He was calm, meek, manly and full of strong consolation to the last. Dr. M'Dowall preached his funeral fermon from Heb. vii. 23.

January 12th 1801. Died the Rev. R. GALLAND, of Holmfirth, York. fhire. This very useful and respectable Minister had for some time refigned his charge through indifpofition and infirmities, but had not been more than a week worse than ufual. He was neither visited with fevere pain nor fickness, but finished his courfe with almost as much ease and compofure as if he had fallen afleep. We are very much concerned to add that his fucceffor, a promifing young Minifter, was taken ill and died, while Mr. Toothill, of Hopton, was preaching Mr. Galland's funeral fermon.

We have allo received the painful intelligence of the death of the Rev. Mr. GEARY, after only 8 days illness from a cold and fever. Mr. Innes of Dundee preached his funeral fermon to his afflicted congregation, by whom the lofs will be feverely felt.

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

MISSIONARY INTELLIGENCE.

The religious public will learn with confiderable fatisfaction and pleafure, that our brethren in America are exerting themselves to spread the Gospel of our Saviour in every direction around them, and with confiderable fuccefs.

We have inferted the fecond letter of Dr. Vanderkemp, by which we are encouraged to hope, that the perfevering piety and diligence of this excellent man, is about to be crowned with the divine blessing.

LETTER

LETTER II.

From Dr. Vanderkemp to Dr. Haweis.

Reverend Doctor, and moft efteemed Father in Chrift!

SOME weeks I fent ago, you my journal from April 'till June 1800, but

am informed, that it was taken from the bearer, on fufpicion, that it contained fome things written with an intention to injure the people, among whom I now refide. Ignorance of the language, in which it was written, caufed this fufpicion, which will entirely disappear, when it is examined by a perfon who understands English. King Geika, has employed a person, who understands the Dutch language, to examine all the letters from this place, which neceffitates me to write in the above language; notwithstanding I am apprized that it will occafion you the trouble of procuring a tranflation. I ftill refide with Mr. de Buys, near the river Keiskamma, having been obliged to leave my former habitation, where I had a house and little garden.

The reafon of fo much strictness and severity in this place, is on account of fome civil difputes between the colony and this nation, which I am not at all acquainted with; but notwithstanding this, they are not yet come to open war; however the confequences are murder and rapine, which make the times very bad at present.

Although I have no part in thefe difputes, my refidence would be very precarious and difagreeable, if the Lord did not ftand by me, for my encouragement, with his confoling and fupporting grace.

The fociety will wonder, why I do not return to a Christian country 'till thefe difturbances are paft. My first reafon is, that probably I could not obtain, at prefent, liberty from the king of this country, though he did advise me to it at first, and affured me, that I fhould always have the liberty of returning; but a certain citizen who fled hither, loft his life by attempting to go back.

My other reafon is, that I am convinced, it is the will of the Lord, I fhould remain for a time in this country to labour in his cause.

Every thing concurs to perfuade me to it, and I fear, I should act against my duty, if I attempted to leave the work I have begun. When it is the will of the Lord, that I fhould leave this country, nobody can prevent it, as he has the hearts of all in his hand and I have no doubt of his being near to deliver me from all dangers, as he has already, in many inftances, difcovered this to me. Befides, he has now given me fome reason to hope, after having laboured during the space of ten months, to all appearance without effect, that I have not preached the Gospel in vain. One of the female heathen, who are now under my inftruction, seems to be pricked to the heart;" fo that I may perhaps be able to apply thefe words: "The winter is paft, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land." Oh! that I could with a grateful heart, and in a proper manner, give the glory of this to my God and king, to whom alone it entirely belongs!

Till now I have received no tidings of brothers Kicherer and Edwards, but am just informed by a letter from brother Edmond, at the Cape, that brother Edwards is there alfo, and intends to join me here in Caffraria (which would be very agreeable to me) but has not yet obtained the neceffary permiffion from the Governor. I have at prefent under my inftruction five Hottentot women, two youths and one girl; one Caffrarian girl, one Chriftian youth, and eight children from parents of different nations, who are here in general called bastards: the whole amounts to eighteen.

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That I may be able to write on paper more than once, I besmear it over with the juice of a plant, which Ifuppofe to be the Euphorbium antiquorum verum, and all letters wrote thereon with ink can be washed off with water. A finall drop of this juice, fprinkled accidentally into my right eye, occafioned a violent inflammation, which fpread itself to the left eye, and did not abate till the 3d day after; but however I then found, with great aftonishment, that fome dark fpots, which had appeared before my eyes within these last two years (and which I took to be the beginning of a cataract, as they encreafed from time to time) totally vanished away; but returned to the left eye in the course of a few days, though in a lefs degree; the right eye, however, remains perfectly clear. Perhaps this may be an inducement to furgeons to try farther experiments; I am not certain, however, whether this juice is the Euphorbium which is fold in Europe, not having an author at hand who treats of the materia medica. The plant I allude to grows here to the height of 20 and 30 feet.

Recommending yon to the mercy of God, and having prayed for the con folations of his Holy Spirit on you, I remain with the fincereft efteem, Dear Brother in the Lord!

Your moit obedient Servant and Fellow-Soldier,
J. F. VANDERKEMP.

Keifkamma, Aug. 11, 1800.

REV. SIR,

Hartford, Connecticut, September 24th, 1800.

VARIOUS events, within a few years paft, very favorable to Zion, have taken place within the American States. An unión has been formed between the Prefbyterian churches, in America, and the confociated pastors and churches of Connecticut. Delegates from the General Affembly are sent annually, and fit and debate in the general afsociation, and give their fuffrages in all matters which are tranfacted, with the fame liberty as do any of its own members; and the delegates from the General Affociation of Connecticut enjoy the fame liberty and privileges in the General Affembly of the Prefbyterian churches. Reports are annually made in the General Affembly, and in the General Affociation, of the acts and doings of each. Agree ments and arrangements are made by and between them, to prevent impofitions from candidates for the gospel ministry, and from immoral and corrupt teachers; to preferve an orthodox and pure minifty; and to maintain and promote the purity, peace, and order of the churches of both denominations. A fimilar union has lately, for the fame purposes, been effected between the General Affociation of Connecticut and the Convention of Minifters in the flate of Vermont.

The people of Connecticut are, in general, amply supplied with minifters, and moral and evangelical inftruction. In this fmall ftate there are about two hundred congregational churches, and nearly that number of fixed paftors. The churches have all their own paftors. None are vacant except, a fhort time, in cafes of death, or on the removal of a pastor, or in cafes of churches newly formed, until they are able to agree in the calling and fettling of a minifter. There are, befides these, numbers of candidates for the ministry, who are examined and approbated by the feveral affocia VOL. IX. T tions,