of the Lord against Socinians, Arminians, Arians, and Puseyites, for they all unite to fight against the King of Israel. Dear Brethren-In following you for four years in doctrine experience and practice, I am persuaded there is not a magazine of so long standing that has been conducted more to the honour and glory of our precious Lord Jesus, and my prayer is, that from year to year abundant proof may be shewn you that your work and labour of love is not in vain in the Lord. So prays your unknown, but wellknown, brother in our precious Lord Jesus, C. G. P.S.-The truth was sealed home to my soul under the ministry of Mr. Everett, an obscure but faithful servant of our Lord Jesus Christ, in 1836, at Princes-street, White Chapel, now at Zoar Chapel, Somers'-town. The curse of a broken law, and the fear of hell and eternal banishment from God, so got hold of me, that I opened my mind to no one in the place, and could get no comfort under his ministry; I went to various places of worship, and when the Lord was pleased, to set my soul at happy liberty,, which was in about eighteen months, I went to look after the minister that was employed by my Covenant God and Father to cut me down, but behold the chapel was shut up, and no one could tell me where he had gone; I did not even know his name; I found him about three months ago, after a lapse of five years; I sent him an account of my experience, and in a swer received the following note. You would do me the greatest kindness if you would publish it, for three reasons: 1st, because it came from my spiritual father, I should wish it always by me; 2nd, because I never received a letter or note from any one that was so precious to my soul; 3rd, as I found it precious, some gleaner in your Magazine, through the teaching of the Holy Spirit, may find it equally precious: Dear Son in the Truth, AND longed-for, my joy, and the crown of my rejoicing, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper in thy soul, and be kept stedfast in the faith. To have Christ for our friend when temporal friends forsake us, is a blessing that cannot be estimated. To have Christ for our refuge when every enemy to our comfort is hotly pursuing us, is a favour that cannot be paralelled. To have Christ as a rock, when our vessel is sinking, and to be enabled to enter into the cleft thereof, is a matter of everlasting thankfulness. To have Christ for our portion, when every earthly treasure is taken from us, is to be possessed of that which angels are ot partakers of. Yes, to have Christ within us, is to be filled with what the Apostle calls increase of God. O, my brother, there is nothing to be compared to an enjoyment of a feeling sense of Christ in the soul; it is sure evidence of the soul being in Christ. Yours in christian love, J. H. EVERETT. A LETTER TO THE EDITORS. DEARLY beloved brethren in our most exalted Lord Jesus, grace, mercy and peace be multiplied. I am still in the wilderness, and find that it is through much tribulation we must enter the kingdom, and this is not so much the external trials of outward circumstances, as the internal conflict of the soul with a body of sin and death, which you know what it is to have to encounter with: moaning and groaning after our wellbeloved-nights of darkness, through which we have to travel-no clear shining of day-this is the heartache; thus crying why art thou cast down, O, my soul, and why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God. Well, we go hoping all our days for a clearer manifestation of the Lord's presence; this is some of my experience. Oh! bless his dear name, he doth appear, and causeth his face to shine: then I can rejoice in his dear name, and trample the world beneath my feet. I well remember the blessed time, I think it was in the year 1810, when the dear Lord shone powerfully into my soul, under the ministry of that ever beloved man of God, Dr. Hawker, at the Old Broadway church; when I walked in light, and rejoiced in the God of my salvation; I thought then I should never more know what darkness was, and for some years I did have much of the Lord's refreshing presence; before this I had heard Mr. Gunn and Mr. Saunders, and occasionally enjoyed Jesus, and aw some beauties in him, but not so clearly as when the set time was come to hear and know the joyful sound for myself. Bless the Lord, O my soul, for visiting my soul when in darkness and in the shadow of death. Dear Sirs, I find by your address to us in the last number, you have had much to encounter with like myself; but cheer up, the prize is good, the victory is sure, the inheritance is certain, and we shall reach, the land safe at last. May the dear Lord strengthen your hands. I am an old soldier, but hitherto the Lord has helped me; our fathers are gone home-those that I have mentioned -they fought a good fight, and have now entered into rest, where I hope you and I shall also be indulged with the same blessed portion. The Lord is good unto Zion, and will be so unto the end. He will keep the feet of his saints. Oh, the many blessed seasons at the Old Broadway church, and at Charles, Plymouth, where Jesus alone was exalted, and the souls of God's saints refreshed, built up and established. Oh, that the dear Lord would come, as in former days, and shine forth from himself, who is our life, our light, our joy, our all in all. Well, bless his dear name, he does come at times, and gives us his love visits, and speaks comfortably unto us that remain in the wilderness. Oh, for more real union of soul amongst God's saints, instead of that churlish bickering of spirit. Love as brethren, we shall all see eye to eye ere long; for we shall see him without a veil: no clouds of darkness, no wintry seasons, no dark nights; but all will be bright and open vision. How sweet is that promise to my soul. I will water it every moment; I will keep it night and day; no state that you and I may be brought into but our God and Father will keep us from all evil unto the day of our final redemption. The Lord bless thee and keep thee stedfast in the truth, You see I am hobbling along through the wilderness; I walk by faith now, once in my younger days I walked in enjoyments and love tokens; but now I am coming up out of the wilderness, leaning upon the arm of our beloved. I wish you all the happiness that a covenant God can bestow; and remain yours to serve in the gospel of Christ, MOSES G ORDINATION. The ordination of Mr. Charles Merrett, of Cheltenham, over the Particular Baptist Church, assembling in Park-street, Gloucester, took place October 18, 1841; when Mr. Hawkins of Painswick gave the charge, from Eph. iv. 12 verse; and Mr. Leader, of Cheltenham, preached to the church and congregation, from Phil. i. 27. The day was spent very happily, and we doubt not the opportunity will long be remembered by the Lord's blood-redeemed people with feelings of gratitude and thanksgiving to a covenant God for the same. I CONCLUDED my last with an account of the favour bestowed on me in Kingsland road that evening I arrived at Hertford. No door was opened for work in that town: but there I overtook a person of the same trade, seeking work. We set off early the next morning for Ware; staid a while, then to Bishop Stortford at noon; arrived at Saffron Walden, and slept there. The next day we set off for Royston. This day the Lord manifested his care over me, for I believe that if Satan and sinful man could have had their wills, I should that day have been murdered in a wood, into which I was enticed by this person who persisted in it that we could soon fill our pockets with nuts; true it was full of bushes. but the nuts were gathered. I had not been five minutes in the wood before I lost sight of this man, I shouted three times, the last time very loud, but received no answer : on turning I saw him through a bush with his large stick lifted up ready to strike me if I came round the bush. The Satanic look which I saw in his face did so frighten me, that I flew like the wind to the spot we entered, and then into the road, and went at a quick pace until I to Royston, when he overtook me. His agitated manner showed how strong the temptation for murder and robbery had possessed him. We scarcely spake the rest of the way, On our calling at the shops to ask for work, in the shop of Mr. Wells worked a young man who kindly asked me to take tea with him at his lodgings; but how great was my surprise, when he told me, that he would rather entertain me a week at his own expense, than I should travel with this man, January, 1842.] came near For I know him (said he) to be a bad fellow when I worked with him at Tiverton he killed a man by a foul blow in fighting, was taken up, but got over it.' Then rushed upon me the fear I felt in seeing him through the bush with his stick lifted up to strike at me if I came round towards him. There being work for one only at Royston, I accepted it. Here this hardened sinner and I parted, never again to meet. At Royston I attended the ministry of Mr. Towne, and was soon noticed by the church, who sent two elders to enquire respecting me. My landlady being ignorant of God, could not satisfy them. I attended constantly all the cold and wet season at the meeting; but as soon as the spring came, I spent most of my sabbaths in visiting the neighbouring villages, and to hear different ministers. I also got acquainted with a young man who, like myself, was a stranger and who came there a few months before me: he was sober, chaste in his conduct and conversation, no swearer, nor sung obscene songs. I approved of his life, and we were generally in each other's company, when not at work; he was one after my own heart; I believe he is now in glory. We spent sixteen months at Royston; and a few weeks after I left, he left also, and came to work and reside first at Camberwell and then at Clapham: here he married his master's neice. His master regularly attended the ministry of Mr. Huntington, both on the sabbath and week days. He felt desirous to accompany his master: the word was effectual, he sunk very low, and laboured under deep conviction, which continued three or four years; but in the Lord's time he became as a city set on a hill. It so pleased God that my soul was first wounded, on which account I slighted him by not acquainting him with my removals; C but one night being rather late at Monkwell Street Chapel, I was under the necessity to stand in the aisle, and on looking up into the opposite gallery, to my suprise I saw my old acquaintance S. Brown; I waited his coming down, but our feelings were such that we could not Converse much that night, we wept for joy over each other. He lived a life of faith, and died in our Lord. He passed through great, very great tribulation, before he passed into the world of glorified spirits. : S. Brown did not lodge in the same house with me, but the two young men that did, were obnoxious to us, as they did not approve of our life; yet I heard from Mr. Towne in October, 1826, that they were two pious souls, one a member of his church, and the other a member of the church at Ware. Mr. Towne's ministry was searching; often made me afraid and tremble; but that sermon which affected me the most was on prayer after speaking of the necessity and the effects of prayer, he was led to reflect on the present and future state of a prayerless sinner; he opened up and described my case so truly and powerfully, that I knew not how I contained myself in the Chapel; I feared I should have broke out in lamentation and weeping, and and thereby disturbed the people. It came to me, in demonstration of the Spirit and with power, that I was the man. The minute Mr. Towne finished, I hasted out of the Chapel, ran on the road towards Needsworth, turned to the left and ran up between the hills, where no eye could see me; here I fell on the ground in the greatest agony of mind, rolling first on one side and then on on the other, until I gave vent to my feelings by tears and lamentation. It burst forth in such a manner, that my eyes and ears affected by it. I wept bitterly, and I wept bitterly, and do believe they were tears of repenI remained in this solitary tance. were place until I became so composed as to be fit to return home. This was the third time the Lord in a sovereign way opened my understanding, and revealed his anger against sin, and showed me my need of salvation. After this I did more earnestly seek the Lord by prayer; but as the young man, the member of the church at Ware, slept in the same room, saw me kneel in prayer before I went to bed, he took the opportunity to upbraid me before my companion and some others, much to the joy of Satan and three of the party, and to my grief; but I was dumb before them. After that day before I retired to rest I did walk out and lean over a gate, or go into the churchyard and lean on a tomb stone, and there pray; for I felt I was not so strong as to be able at home to kneel before God in prayer. Under great burden and sorrow of mind one evening, as I was walking along the Needsworth road, my thoughts of my future life and death were distressing I felt an inward groaning and sorrow because I had not died in my infancy, or because I was born into such a miserable world. This was the cause of often and deep reflection; and I remembered when young to have often heard my father say Why was I born?' But I knew not then why he so expressed himself. But as I was bewailing myself, I looked towards the sky, and was struck with its grandeur; the sun was descending below the horizon; the whole creation around me seemed to resound with praise to their great Creator, it all appeared to be full of his glory: I stood and wondered, and bursting into a flow of tears, I joined to praise the wisdom, power goodness, majesty and compassion of God to sintul man, which I then felt, but cannot express now. felt an unusal flow of words in confession of sin, and sorrow to think, notwithstanding all his goodness, I mine had been a life of continual sinning against him. That wretched feeling was by this removed for a season, and instead of hardness of heart I found melting of spirit. This was the fourth time I was visited; but I soon returned to my place. The fifth visit was in Royston Church-yard, late one cold, frosty night, whilst leaning on a tombstone, and groaning out a prayer; it was showed me that I must love the Lord God with all my heart, with all my mind, and with all my strength; this my soul desired to do, and then it was for the first time showed me that this love and affection must center in our Lord Jesus Christ. I saw clearly that he must have the pre-eminence in my affections and from that hour I besought the Lord for this love. The necessity of this was powerfully forced on me and of this I was convinced that I had never yet thought on the subject, much less was in possession of this love. I knew myself to be empty and barren, and without either love or knowledge of our Lord Jesus; but my cry was, that I might know and feel the love of Christ, which I believed exceeded all earthly affections. This was a night particularly to be remembered, and was the last visit during my stay in Roy ston. After this I was beset by the world, who seemed to hate me; by my own heart and flesh and by the temptations of Satan, with a witness. It injured my health, disturbed my natural rest, affected my appetite, made me disrelish my work, my friend, and the place also; therefore I came to this conclusion to leave Royston, and in about six days after I was in London, I said, and thought that by so doing I should lose all those malancholy thoughts, either in company, or in the play-house, or in a fresh situation: but in all this the Lord disappointed me. First all my acquaint ances were scattered, one gone to this place, and another to that; my brother gone into Surrey; and as for the scenes of a Theatre, such was truly obnoxious, flat and tedious to me, I could see its emptiness, wickedness, its delusion, and that a curse rested on it. I went only thrice, and after I got into the street the last time, I looked up to heaven and solemnly vowed that I never would enter a play-house again. I know now I vowed in my own strength that night; yet to this day, through grace, I have kept it: yet before this I delighted to see and hear these soul-destroying vanities. I was five weeks without work, unwilling to return to my trade ; went after several places, and got one in Portland Place, but gave it up through hearing an unfavourable account of it. I seemed at my witts' end. Money nearly all spent, no access to God, no weeping, no melting of heart, full of fury from disappointment, was so hedged up, that at last I could see no other means to live by, but my trade. But the Lord's thoughts were not my thoughts; I had five weeks severe discipline. Adieu. SERIES OF LETTERS FROM REV. E. PAR- MAY the light of David, the hope of Jacob, the love of Paul, and the sword of Gideon be sweetly put on by you, through faith in Christ Jesus. Amen. As I have an opportunity of sending you a few lines by our dear Mrs. H-,and as I am still under her roof this morning, (having preached. yesterday in town) she has had the goodness to furnish me with pen, ink, and paper; the good Lord reward her for her kindness to me his poor despised servant; surely it will not be forgotten by Him that is all love, |