dom; and be as ready to seize the opportunity, and encourage the fellow-labourer; and our multitudes will soon be found accessible to truth, and ready to assemble under a preached Gospel. We have an earnest desire that the affluent and disengaged of our denominational brethren would consider the example, and be provoked to the good works of Mr. Thomas Wilson. Let them thoughtfully peruse this volume. We are glad to perceive that the enterprising publisher has brought out a second thousand, at a cheaper rate. It will be now available for libraries, and appropriate as presents to young Christians; and may be placed at the disposal of ministers, who might lend it where likely to be useful. It must be manifest that the only object desired in selling at so cheap a price, is circulation, and not profit. We commend the work to the consideration of ministers and the managers of school libraries, that they may thus lend their influence to diffuse our principles and stimulate men of the present times to live for their age and country. WORKS RECENTLY PUBLISHED. 1. Loyola and Jesuitism in its Rudiments. By ISAAC TAYLOR. 8vo, pp. 382. Longman and Co. 2. The Age and Christianity. By ROBERT VAUGHAN, D.D. Svo, pp. 336. Jackson and Walford. 3. The Temporal Benefits of Christianity: exemplified in its influence on the social, intellectual, civil and political condition of mankind, from its first promulgation to the present day. By ROBERT BLAKEY, Author of the "History of the Philosophy of Mind," &c., &c. Svo, pp. 412. Longman and Co. 4. The Domestic Practice of Hydropathy: with fifteen engraved illustrations of important subjects, from drawings by Dr. Howard Johnson. By EDWARD JOHNSON, M.D. 8vo, pp. 582. Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. 5. 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Memoir of the Rev. Isaac Anthony, of Hert ford. To which are subjoined Two Sermons; one delivered at the funeral of the subject of this Memoir, and the other at that of Mrs. Anthony, By the Rev. JOHN HAYDEN. 8vo. Jackson and Walford. 17. The Fall of the Papacy. By Rev. ROBERT FLEMING, Minister of the Gospel, London. With Historical Notes, Essay on Popery, Preface, and Memoir. By the Rev. INGRAM COBBIN, M.A. Unabridged Edition. Small 8vo, pp. 296. W. Tegg and Co. CAPTAIN JAMES PATON. Obituary. [WE feel a peculiar pleasure in inserting the following sketch of the late Captain James Paton, of the Bengal Artillery, from the funeral sermon preached on occasion of his death, by the Rev. J. T. Beighton, of Bideford, from Matt. xiv. 12.-EDITOR.] Having now, in the first instance, directed your thoughts to Jesus-the person pre eminent in the text, and who should be pre-eminent in every Christian assembly,— let me invite your attention to a few particulars respecting that servant of Jesus who is represented, on this occasion, in the text, by John the Baptist: "And the disciples came and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus." We have taken his body and buried it; we have told Jesus of our sorrow: now let us seek some les sons for our own life, from the life of our departed friend : "He being dead yet speaketh." Had he arranged the solemnities of this morning, no one would have more earnestly desired the order we have pursued. More than once he has said to me, "It is hearing about the love of Christ that does the heart good." And could he address us now, he would say, "If it be right to speak of me, let Christ be first and uppermost in all your allusions." In fact, he was distinguished by a humility which made him singularly modest; so much so, that the few facts that have been gleaned of his history, have been obtained with difficulty. Most of them have been gathered from the recollections of the faithful and affectionate friend to whom reference will be frequently made; and they are laid before you in the confidence, that the eminent example of Christian virtue which they present, will at once encourage and rebuke, comfort and stimulate. The late Capt. Paton was born at Lasswade, near Edinburgh, in the year 1798. His father was a minister in the Established Church of Scotland, so that he received a religious education; but it does not appear that he had any clear understanding of the great facts and principles of the gospel, till many years after he left home. Being intended for military service in India, he removed, when a young man, to the Hon. East India Company's Military College at Addiscombe. He was in disposition most lovely and winning: an officer who was with him at College tells us, that he was "a general favourite, beloved by every one-gentleness itself." It was in the year 1821 that the friend alluded to became acquainted with him. Being stationed at Meerut, near the city of Delhi, he found Captain Paton there, a "marked man:" isolated among the multitude by his seriousness and disregard for worldly pleasures. He was not now simply the moral and amiable man, he was more ; but still he was not a Christian. There had been a change; he now had religious feelings as well as external virtues; he felt he was a sinner, and that religion was a thing of the heart as well as of the conduct; but he sought acceptance with God and peace for his conscience, not by faith in Christ, but through his religious feelings and virtuous deeds. So much religion had he, that his love for the word of God and for prayer, was deep and earnest; every sabbath he summoned his servants together for religious instruction, never was there a master more beloved in the world;" -and he regularly and scrupulously devoted one-tenth of his income to charitable purposes. Thus was he, like Saul of Tarsus, "touching the righteousness of the law blameless." It was not till many years afterwards that he could say with Paul the Apostle, "I count all things but loss that I may win Christ, and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith," Phil. iii. 7—11. There was, however, as I have said, a change in him, and this he attributed to the preaching of the Chaplain at Meerut, the Rev. Henry Fisher, now gone to his rest; who not only preached on the Lord's day, but collected the officers and soldiers from week to week and expounded the scenes and conversations of Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress." From Meerut, our departed friend was summoned to duties very painful to his gentle and loving spirit. He was placed in charge of the Rocket Brigade, under Sir Thomas Brisbane, in the Burmese war; and so distinguished himself, that, on returning from the scene of conflict, in the year 1826, he obtained a staff appointment in the large city of Saugor in central India. It was here that Captain Paton originated those plans which led to the establishment, by Government, of that system of general education which prevails in India. It must be borne in mind that, at this time, the education of the Hindoo population, was in the keeping of the Brahmins exclusively; that they taught, not idolatry only, but social vice; and further, that such was their power, that, without their consent, no other plan of education could be expected to succeed. Captain Paton, by his wisdom, tact, and good temper, was the man who gained, not merely their approval of a change, but their active co-operation in it. In the course of a short time he brought every Brahmin teacher and school in the city of Saugor into one school, where no books were used of which he did not approve; where books of his own composition were text-books; and where he, in fact, was the superintendent. The success of this scheme brought him into contact with the great statesmen and philanthropists of India; and, as I have stated, laid the groundwork of that system of public instruction, which bids fair to make India one of the best educated countries in the world. From this time our friend became distinguished as the active, zealous, and munificent promoter of Hindoo education; composing many Hindoostani books, translating English works and portions of the Scriptures, inventing contrivances for teaching the sciences: and so devoted was he to this object, that upon arriving in this country, he wrote in Hindoostani descriptions of the great works of art and science that he met with in his travels, which he sent out to the native schools in India. Honours now gathered around him. In 1828, he was made a "Political Agent;" and in 1830, he was appointed Assistant to the British Resident at Lucknow, the capital of the kingdom of Oude; and this important position he occupied till 1840, when he retired from public service. You are probably aware that, in addition to that vast territory in India, belonging absolutely to the British crown, whose population amounts to ninety millions, there are a number of states or kingdoms which are called "allied " or "protected" states; which, though in fact subject to our Government, have native princes as their nominal head, and preserve the forms of independence. Oade is one of those states; and Captain Paton was the Assistant-resident, and sometimes, for months together, the representative of the British Government in its court; having a residence adjoining the palace of the king; and being thus for the time in effect, if not in form, the ruler of a kingdom containing some four millions of souls. It was because he was known to be a man of inflexible rectitude that he was chosen for this post of great temptation; and he honoured the confidence reposed in him. For ten years he occupied this position, discharging its duties with integrity, wisdom, and success; and when he left it, he did so not only a pure man, but a man crowned with every kind of moral glory. At Lucknow, as at Saugor, he interested himself most warmly in educational operations. It was mainly through his influence and effort, that the King of Oude, the most powerful Mussulman prince in India, established an English school in his capital, for the instruction of Christian and Hindoo youths, as well as Mussulmans; and set up a lithographic press for the printing of works that might benefit Christians as well as Mussulmans.* The picture of this sphere is not yet complete. Most of you have heard of the Thugs. For centuries there have existed in most parts of India, especially in its northern states, hordes of men, in gangs from ten to two or three hundred, of all races, castes, sects, and religions, yet all the worshippers of the bloody goddess Kalee. They infest the roads and lurk in the cities, under every form of deception, * At this press there was printed, a "Collection of Moral Precepts and Reflections, gathered from various sources, in English and Hindoostan, for the Instruction of Youth,"-the production of Capt. Paton-of which the Calcutta Christian Observer, in its review, says, "A work which bids fair to become a standard book in the education of Indian youth. The author asserts no claims, puts forth no pretensions; he indeed thinks and writes most humbly of his own labours; but we are much mistaken, if in this, as in most other cases, humility be not found closely allied with solid worth." sometimes even managing to obtain situations of official importance, and commit murder on principle,-in fact, as an act of worship to Kalee. It is manifest, however, that though they thus look with complacency on murder, never attaching any criminality to the deed, their great design is plunder. Lucknow, being one of the wealthiest cities of Northern India, was one of the strongholds of the Thugs, whos warmed in its neighbourhood, appearing as the most bland and courteous of men, decoying travellers known to carry money, and strangling them with the "sacred handkerchief." Our departed friend, on being stationed at Lucknow, was appointed "the Officer for the suppression of Thuggism" in that kingdom; and throughout the country he had secret emissaries, who were employed in tracing and capturing men proved to be Thugs. He has often told me, that he After has sat with his room and all the passages filled with these men, of whom there was not one who had not been at many scenes of murder, and some who had themselves strangled one hundred victims! several hundreds of them had been executed, the Government of India resolved on another mode of suppressing them; and now some four or five hundred of them are dwelling in an encampment, where the adults are employed in schools of industry, and their children receiving a religious education. In procuring this change of policy, I doubt not our friend had an important share.* The following honourable testimony is borne to Capt. Paton's zeal and success in the suppression of this cruel and diabolical system. Col. Sleeman, the Commissioner for the Suppression of Thuggism, in a letter dated Jan. 26th, 1840, thus addressed him: "Sir, You are to leave Lucknow on the 1st of next month for Europe, and I fear with the intention not to return to India; permit me, therefore, to offer you the expression of my grateful sense of the valuable aid and support you have afforded me in the duty of suppressing Thug associations throughout India. When you first entered upon this duty in 1834, there was no part of India more infested by these offenders than the dominions of his Majesty the King of Oude. At this time, the whole of those dominions may, I hope, be considered free from the crime. I feel assured that in looking back upon your Indian career, in which you have filled many high and responsible offices, and had opportunities of usefulness that can fall to the lot of but few, there is no part of it which you will recollect with more pride and pleasure than that during which you have been associated with me and others in carrying out the benevolent views of Government in the suppression of this great evil. I have the honour to be, Sir, &c.-W. H. SLEEMAN." In his work "Recollections and Rambles," vol. I., p. 119, he enumerates the names of "a few diplomatic officers of distinction who have aided in the good cause," and says. "and among the foremost, Major Borthwick and Capt. Paton." (To be concluded in our next.) Home Chronicle. BISHOP OF LONDON AND LONDON MIS- IN days of yore, the power of the Bishops was a very awful prerogative. As the guardian angels of the Star-Chamber, they had to give directions about cutting off ears, slitting noses, branding cheeks (see Alexander Leighton, father of the good Archbishop), and such like episcopal functions. Happily for them and for their country, the prelates are now relieved from the exercise of these Laudean appendages of the Episcopate, which certainly resembled more the cruelty of the wolf than the tenderness of the good shepherd. But we do not pretend to understand the power which now belongs to the English prelate. Our best lawyers are a little at sea on the point; and we may be excused for ignorance on so great a mystery. We imagine, however, that its exercise will be regulated by two things-the man and the age. From our study of Dr. Blomfield, we are not at all surprised that he should be disposed to prohibit the advocacy of the London Missionary Society in the churches of his diocese; but, considering how carefully his lordship watches how the wind blows, we think it somewhat remarkable that his High Church tendencies have not been prudentially restrained by the spirit of the times. But it is all well; the laity of the Church of England are being instructed by what is passing both in Exeter and London. This go-ahead churchmanship is compelling men to think for themselves, who were accustomed to let others think for them; and Truth and Liberty will be sure gainers by the process. of London's letter to the Rev. Thomas Mortimer. I suppose we are to understand from that document that the Bishop does not carry out his prohibition. A little more explicitness would have been very commendable. NOTICE TO THE WIDOWS OF MINISTERS THOSE Widows of our beloved brethren entitled to relief at the Midsummer distribution of profits, are respectfully requested to make their applications to the Editor, at the publisher's, on or before the 25th of June. N.B.-No grant can be made without application. REMOVAL. THE Rev. Robert Massie, from Newtonle-Willows, has received and accepted the call of the Congregational Church at Atherstone, Warwickshire. May the Divine blessing rest on the newly-formed union! PORTRAIT OF REV. T. BOAZ, OF CALCUTTA. THE numerous friends of this devoted servant of Christ will rejoice to be informed that a splendid portrait of him is now published by Mr. Snow. The engraving is from a picture by Mr. Room, in his best style. LONDON ANNIVERSARIES. CONGREGATIONAL UNION. THIS Union assembled, as usual, at Crosby-hall, on Tuesday morning, May the 8th, was very numerously attended, and the proceedings were full of interest. The sermon of Mr. Binney on the previous evening, at the Poultry Chapel, was lis As it respects the London Missionary Society, we firmly believe that it will benefit, rather than suffer by the Bishop's decision. Episcopalians are asking, right and left, "what has the Society done to bring upon it the frown of the Bishop of London, when all his predecessors in office, for fifty-tened to with intense interest and edificafour years, have shown it at least negative favour?" Perhaps the Bishop himself would find it difficult to answer this question, more especially as he has hitherto winked at the Church Sermon ! Blessed be God! the London Missionary Society has higher patronage than his lordship can either give or withhold. Enlightened Englishmen will know how to interpret passing events, and posterity will pronounce their verdict. P.S.-Since writing the above, we have seen in the Record newspaper, the Bishop tion by a numerous audience. It was remarkably distinguished by its depth of argument, and its rich evangelical spirit; and the service was a happy introduction to the business of the succeeding day. The address of the Chairman, the Rev. J. Parsons, of York, may be briefly characterized by its adaptation to the occasion, to the times in which we live. It was calculated to promote the steady maintenance of the principles by which we are known-the earnest belief and promulgation of evangelical Truth-the de sirable and abundant increase in holy spirituality of mind and life-and the yet more anxious and practical cultivation of true fraternal love. These points were handled with Mr. Parsons' usual clearness, eloquence, and affection. The Report was read by the Rev. A. Wells, and is marked by singular ability, full of fact and argument, with occasional touches of pleasantry and pathos. The Revs. T. Binney, Dr. Burder, Dr. Morison, Mr. Godwin, Professor Stowell, J. Stratten, Mr. Fisch, of Lyons, J. Sherman, Dr. Halley, and Dr. Campbell, spoke to the various and interesting resolutions respecting the adoption of the Report, the adjudicators of the Prize Essay for candidates for the ministry, and for the continued success that had attended the Magazines of the Union. We cannot, and need not, make any particular remarks on these most appropriate, truth-telling, and powerful speeches ; they were received with deep attention, and often with loud applause, by this large and enlightened audience. Dr. Massie then read a brief sketch of British Missions, and Messrs. Smith of Dublin, and Wilks of Canada, effectively addressed the meeting, which was closed with prayer by the Rev. S. M'All. The meeting on the 11th was a season of much interest, in the business transacted and in the fraternal spirit displayed. BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCCIETY. THE forty-fifth anniversary of this great Institution was held at Exeter-hall, on Wednesday, May 2nd. The hall was exceedingly well filled, much more so than last year; and on the platform, which was much crowded, the noble Marquis of Cholmondeley, who occupied the chair, was surrounded by many honourable and distinguished friends of the Society. The Chairman stated, that his highly-esteemed friend, Lord Bexley, whose infirmities prevented his attendance that day, retained his attachment to this great Society as ardently as ever; and he (the Chairman) fully estimated the high honour of presiding at an assembly such as this, and to have the opportunity of testifying his own attachment to the cause of this Society. The Rev. A. Brandrum then read the voluminous, but vastly interesting Report, of the exertions and successes of the Society, both at home and in France, Germany, and Prussia; but especially in Italy, where the demands for the Scriptures had been most urgent during the year. The work of revision was proceeding in China, and the Society had a warm friend in Dr. Smith, the Bishop of Victoria. The financial statement was next read, which proved that the entire receipts of the year, ending March 31, had amounted to 95,933l. 6s. 1d.; showing an increase of more than 695l. from the Auxiliaries over the preceding year. The receipts for Bibles and Testaments amounted to 43,3587. 11s. 10d. The issues of the Society amount to, from the depôt at home, 802,133; from the depôts abroad, 305,385. The total issues have amounted to the amazing number of 21,973,355! The expenditure of the past year has been 88,8314. 1s. 2d.; but with engagements to the extent of 67,694l. Os. 11d. The Bishop of Norwich, Mr. Plumptre, Revs. H. Stowell, I. Kennedy, T. Boaz, J. Miller, Dr. Dealtry, and Dr. Keeson spoke to the motions, in a style of powerful eloquence, and most gratifying to the audience. In the midst of the engagements, a dişcussion arose in consequence of the ardentlyexpressed desires of Mr. Plumptre, in his speech, that the public meetings of the Society might commence with prayer, and reading of a portion of Scripture. Mr. Brandrum, Mr. Gurney, &c. spoke against the proposal; but Mr. Bickersteth, seconded by Mr. G. Clayton, succeeded, amidst great applause, to carry their motion, That the Committee be recommended to reconsider the subject, On the propriety of reading the 67th Psalm, and offering the Lord's Prayer, at the commencement of the annual meetings of the Society.' meeting altogether was of a most interesting character. The Rev. Mr. Steinkopf moved thanks to their noble Chairman, which was carried by acclamation, and to which his Lordship briefly replied; when the proceedings terminated. CHURCH OF SCOTLAND MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION. The THIS Association, which forms in London a branch to the missions of the Church of Scotland, held its annual meeting on Friday, May 4th, at Freemasons' hall. The Duke of Argyle presided. The Report detailed the missionary efforts of the Church of Scotland. About 20,000l. was annually raised for these schemes in the North, to which the London Association contributed; but it had recently directed its attention to Home Missions and schools in the metropolis. The meeting was addressed by the Revs. J. Brown, T. Boaz, Sir A. Anstruther, Rev. N. M'Leod, and other gentlemen. RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY. On Friday evening, May 4th, the Jubilee meeting of this Society was held in Exeterhall, and was well attended. S. M. Peto, Esq., M.P. in the chair. The Rev. W. W. Robinson, incumbent of Christchurch, Chelsea, opened the meeting by prayer. Mr. Jones, Secretary, read the Report. It gave a brief view of the Society's opera |