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the last solemn morning, her ever-faithful and kind servant apprised her anxious husband, that she could not long survive; and he, and a dear friend, who was hastily summoned, were soon convinced that death was At his suggestion, the young ladies, the boarders, were called to take their last farewell of their endeared governess; when, as she took each of them by the hand, she said to them most impressively, "Prepare to meet thy God-prepare to meet thy God! The scene was overpowering; and many tears were shed by all but herself. After this, she expressed some hesitation and timidity at the scene before her; yet assuring Mr. R. that as far as she had known the path of duty, she had followed it: and he, giving her full credit for her sincerity, rejoiced to know that her entire dependence was in the merits of her Saviour's righteousness and death, and who was her "all in all :"

"Yes," she said, "He is all, and in all!" At length, as life was ebbing apace, she stretched upward her dying arm, and exclaimed, "One smile from Jesus, 'tis all I want-one smile from Jesus!" And he replied, "Still be clinging to Jesus, and you will find Christ is in you the hope of glory!' and may the Lord Jesus receive thy spirit;" when he retired to the adjoining room to pour out his whole heart's desire that this might be instantly realized. And from the great placidity imprinted on her countenance, he had no doubt that the smile of Jesus was granted, as a clear indication, that she should that day be with him "in paradise." For, as Mr. Newton beautifully says, "In vain my fancy strives to paint

The moment after death,The glories that surround the saint, When yielding up his breath!" Mrs. R. died, as you are aware, in the morning of Sept. 24th, 1840; and was buried near a kind Christian friend, Mrs. Elliot, (the worthy wife of the missionary of that name, late of Demarara), in the Abney-park cemetery. And her tablet contains this brief but expressive memorial of her uncommon worth :

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"This record be on all impress'd,The memory of the just is bless'd." And blessed,-let us all unite in saying, "Blessed be the Father of mercies, and the God of grace, " for the rich variety of favours, natural and intellectual, moral and spiritual, with which he endowed the departed saint! And may it be the happiness of the writer, the relations, the friends, and the pupils of this gifted woman, to follow her, "as she followed Christ."

In the full ardour of such a prayer for yourself, your spouse, and your infant offspring, believe me to remain,

My dear Madam,

Ever affectionately yours,

Madame D-, Pau, Lower Pyrenées, France.

MRS. MARY PHILLIPS,
Late of Haverfordwest.

Mrs. Phillips was descended from pious ancestors, who suffered for the sake of a good conscience in times of persecution. One of these was the vicar of Amroth, in the county of Pembroke, in the reign of James the First, and is spoken of as "a good old Puritan, who suffered for not reading the Book of Sports." But of his son, the Rev. Peregrine Phillips, much more is known, as of him an extended account is given in the third volume of the Nonconformists' Memorial. In consequence of the Act of Uniformity, in the reign of Charles the Second, this pious clergyman resigned the livings of Langum and Freystrup, in his native county, because he could neither profess to believe that of which he seriously doubted, nor engage to do that which appeared to be inconsistent with the duty he owed to his Divine Master, contrary to the express commandments of Christ, and to the nature of spiritual religion. On giving up his preferment in the established church, he cast himself and his family on the providence of God, took a farm of Sir Herbert Perrott, called Dredgman Hill, near Haverfordwest, and fitted up the largest room in his house for a place of worship. There he preached on Sunday mornings, and frequently in Haverfordwest on a Sunday afternoon, where he was instrumental in laying the foundation of the church assembling in St. Thomas's-green, of which the Rev. W. W. Fletcher is now the stated pastor. The conduct of Mr. Phillips in exercising his ministry contrary to law, subjected him to repeated prosecution and pecuniary loss. At one time several of his cattle were taken from him by order of the highsheriff. At another time he was committed to prison in the middle of harvest, when his temporal affairs were under the necessity of being left to the care of his wife and servants. After being confined in the jail at Haverfordwest about two months, he was discharged in consequence of sickness, conveyed to Dredgman Hill in his landlord's carriage, and remained at home for some time dangerously ill of a fever. After this he was again committed to prison under the Conventicle Act, and was repeatedly fined for holding meetings, and preaching in his own house. Under all his trouble, Sir Herbert Perrott was a powerful protector, and kind friend to him; and, through the favour of Providence, the family and descendants of Mr. Phillips were never forsaken, nor any of them under the necessity of begging their bread. Ever since his time, some of them have always been members of the church which he origi nally formed at Haverfordwest. The father and of Mrs. Phillips was one of its elders; by him she was trained up in the fear of God, and in the practice of religious duties. Sh

was early received into church-fellowship, and was much esteemed by the members of the church, long under the ministerial care of her brother-in-law, the Rev. John Bulmer, now of Rugely, in Staffordshire, to which place she removed with him, and her sister, Mrs. Bulmer, in 1840, and where she died in the 75th year of her age, Jan. 23, 1843. Her funeral sermon was preached by her brother-in-law, at Rugely, on the following Sunday, when it was his happiness to speak of her as follows: "I never knew her to do anything that she thought to be wrong and I believe that her prevailing desire was, to have a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.' She was remarkable for a meek and quiet spirit. She could never bear contention, and would rather suffer wrong than be engaged in strife. Thus she adorned the doctrine of God her Saviour, until called from the church on earth to that above. When questioned respecting the state of her mind, she signified that she was not unhappy, and suffered merely from weakness and oppression of the lungs, her disease being that of water in the chest. To her sister she said, I hope I can say that my Redeemer liveth, and that he will stand by me; for I have committed myself to him without reserve many and many a time.' To him she continued to look by faith and prayer, until she attained what Dr. Young mentions, as the summit of his wish,

'The promise of eternal life,

A glorious smile in death.' May the readers of this account be careful to follow those who have lived and died in the faith of the gospel, committing the keeping of their souls to Christ in welldoing, knowing that He abideth faithful,' and cannot deny himself." "

THE REV. THOMAS BENNETT.

This long-tried and faithful servant of

God died very suddenly, and unexpectedly, on Sunday evening, October 16th, 1842. Mr. Bennett had complained of being unwell the whole of the day; but as he had preached in his own chapel in the morning, and in a village in the evening, with his usual energy, his illness did not excite any apprehension. After returning from his village preaching in the evening, he complained of being worse, but expressed a hope that he should be better after a little rest. For this purpose he reposed on the sofa, but had been there only a few moments, when, without a struggle or a groan, his spirit took its flight to higher worlds. Mr. Bennett had been a faithful minister of Christ for half a century, and the pastor of Hatherlow chapel, near Stockport, twenty-three years. His remains were interred at Hanover chapel, Stockport, and his funeral sermon was preached by the Rev. N.K. Pugsley, both at Hatherlow, which had so long been the scene of his ministerial exercises, and at Stockport, where his remains are deposited, until the resurrection of the just.

THE REV. CHARLES TREVEAL.

On the 26th of September, 1842, died the Rev. Charles Treveal, aged forty-s y-seven years. He had been successively pastor of the congregational churches of Buckfastleigh, Devon, and of Cawsand and Mevagissey, in the county of Cornwall. The people with whom he was ministerially associated will long remember his character and labours among them with universal respect and affection. His end was peace, and afforded many pleasing incidents which discovered his sense of the preciousness of Christ's blood and righteousness, as the foundation of his own hope, and his lively solicitude that others, both at home and in heathen lands, should know and love him too.

DR. VAUGHAN AND THE LANCASHIRE

INDEPENDENT COLLEGE.

We most heartily congratulate the committee of this rising Institution upon their appointment of the Rev. Dr. Vaughan, of Kensington, as its President and Theological Professor. A more judicious choice they could scarcely have made. The studious habits, and solid attainments of Dr. Vaughan, connected as they are with bland dispositions, and dignified deportment, point to him as a person eminently qualified to take charge

of the education of a portion of the rising ministry. The appointment will involve a great sacrifice of feeling to his attached flock; but we trust they will be graciously provided for by the great Shepherd and Bishop of souls, and that they will have grace given them to acquiesce in an arrangement, which has such important bearings upon the ministry of the Congregational Denomination. We hear that our reverend friend will enter upon the duties of his new sphere about the end of May or the beginning of June. May the

presence and smile of his Divine Master attend his steps; and may 66 a good minister of Jesus Christ" be raised up to instruct, and edify, and comfort the people among whom he has long laboured, with equal happiness and success!

CLAIMS OF THE ORPHAN.

To the Editor of the Evangelical Magazine.

SIR,-I feel assured that your readers will not be displeased at my reminding them of their duty to the widows and fatherless children connected with the various churches of our land that they ought to be especially the objects of their care and solicitude, I presume no one will question; that they are so, to the degree which their necessities demand, few will believe. In order to realize this more fully, let any of the pastors of our churches look around them, and they will at once perceive that many a necessitous widow claims their Christian sympathy and regard; and on the other hand, let the members of those churches do the same, and they will instantly recall to mind many a faithful pastor who has departed to his eternal rest, leaving no other legacy to the church but his family, in the full confidence that the church will sustain them. Your valuable magazine has been the means of doing much for the widow, but the churches must take charge of the orphan;-shall these be neglected? shall it be said that the church is careless and indifferent to those who have been emphatically denominated "God's poor"who are said to be the objects of His care and special solicitude? The following extract from the last report of the Orphan Working School, City-road, is so good on this point, that I transcribe it :

"Among the numerous objects of Christian beneficence which claim our sympathy and support in the present day, none seem of greater importance than those especially intended for the benefit of the Orphan and Fatherless child: they have a claim upon our regard, both as philanthropists, and as Christians. Who can look calmly at the distress and painful anxiety into which that family is plunged whose head has been taken from them by death? Whatever may be the circumstances of the family, they are the subject of painful solicitude when there is a young family to bring up and provide for; but how much is that difficulty increased when the opportunity of making a provision for such a time has either been neglected, or never known? The common feelings of our nature dictate that something must be done to relieve their necessities. But when we consider our duty as Christians, the claims upon us are of a higher

order. It is not enough to say, 'Be ye clothed, and be ye fed; pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father' teaches us to visit the widows and the fatherless in their affliction '-to provide for their necessities to take care they are not thrown destitute upon the world-but especially, that they are taught those blessed truths which can make them wise unto salvation.

"Such were the objects contemplated by the founders of the Orphan Working School, an institution which has seen EIGHTY-TWO ANNIVERSARIES, and received under its fostering care 1129 CHILDREN, many of whom have risen to important stations of usefulness and honour."

For the mode of affording them relief, I am at once directed to those noble Institutions which adorn and bless our countryOUR ORPHAN SCHOOLS. I should be sorry to say one word in disparagement of any other, they are all of great value in a religious and moral point of view; but still, as a conscientious dissenter, I cannot help stating, that I most of all approve of the Orphan Working School; and for this reason I think it deserves the countenance and support of all dissenters: all the other Institutions of this kind may be considered as connected with the Established Church, but this not at all so. Its committee are all dissenters-the children go to a dissenting place of worship-the teachers at the schools are dissenters-most of the governors are dissenters, and there is nothing in the entire management which would not commend itself to dissenters generally. With respect to education, the children are well taught-the boys in reading, writing, geography, grammar, arithmetic, &c. &c.; the girls, in addition, are trained to household and domestic duties, and by preparing most of the clothing of themselves; and the boys are also made expert with their needles. In a religious point of view, their education is thoroughly based on those truths of the Bible which are able to make them wise unto salvation. They receive, in fact, a sound, useful, evangelical education, and not merely a cramming of the memory with long, tedious, and useless tasks, which are only to be forgotten. I was present at the annual examination of the boys a few weeks since, when they were well tested, and their ready and proper answers proved that it was an education they were receiving of the heart as well as of the understanding. Among the dear orphan children in the schools, I was happy to learn that several are those of some of our most devoted pastors; the orphans of two more (Jones and Widgery) were elected in November, and others are about to be brought forward; among them is a child of the beloved Jameson, of whom an interesting account has lately appeared in

the papers of the Baptist Home Missionary Society. Here, then, is a home for the orphans of our pastors, our missionaries, our deacons, our church members, our friends, for who is there who may not to-morrow have to lament the loss of a friend, and bless God for such an institution as this?* Its managers want funds for a new building they are about to erect for double the number of children, at present on the establishment, and shall we not give it to them? the Lord loveth a cheerful giver. Do they want men to carry on the work? shall they not be sought out?"Whatsoever thine hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might." We do not want objects of compassion, for it is recorded that 112,000 orphans were relieved by the parishes and unions of our country last year! and a chaplain of a county gaol informs me, that of all the prisoners who have been under his care, no less than two-thirds of them have been either orphan children, children who have been deserted by their parents, or illegitimate children! This awful and appalling statement ought to quicken us in our exertions for these distressing objects of compassion. Unless we take them by the hand, they are driven out as the associates of the profane, the vicious, and the profligate, until they are as bad as the most depraved. It is for us, then, as true Christian patriots, to do all that we can to prevent, as well as to rescue them from this degradation in so doing, we shall prove ourselves true Conservatives, and be effecting more for the regeneration of our country, than all the police and military forces the government can muster. Commending these remarks to your especial attention, and that of your readers, I am, &c.,

A FRIEND OF THE ORPHAN.

NOTE. It will be well just to mention, that any minister preaching on behalf of the Orphan Working School, is entitled to as many votes as there are children to be elected, for every guinea they shall collect, at the following election. That payment of one guinea annually constitutes an annual governor, and ten guineas at one payment, a governor for life. Children are admitted between the ages of 7 and 11, either by election, or on the payment of 100 guineas. Candidates not succeeding at one election, have their votes carried to their credit at the next election.

MEMORANDUM.

The Rev. John Arundel acknowledges to have received from S. & M. R. Liverpool,

What a striking illustration of this is the case of the late Mr. Harry: he who was the friend to the orphan, has now left his orphans destitute, and his widow needing assistance.

LANCASHIRE INDEPENDENT COLLEGE. We understand that the Committee of this important Institution, have unanimously resolved, "That the expenses of the board of the students in this Institution, in all cases where neither the candidate nor his friends are able to provide for them, be derived from other sources than the ordinary funds of the College; and for which sufficient provision is intended to be made." But, in explanation of the above resolution, the Committee deem it right to say, that, besides the assistance which particular churches are expected to render to young men recommended by them, steps are about to be taken in order to the formation of an Education Society, in connexion with the College, whose funds they hope will prove sufficient to meet every eligible case brought before them, not otherwise provided for.

DEAR SIR,-The glorious spread of Divine truth, the enlargement of the borders of Zion, and the conversion of precious souls, is heart-cheering to those who feel interested in the present and eternal welfare of the multitudes around them. The glorious gospel of Christ which conveys light, truth, peace, and joy, yea, the great salvation! is winning its widening way,

"And sinners, freed from Satan's chains,

Own Him their Saviour and their Head.'

Blessed be God, not only do our cities and towns hear the "voice of the turtle," and abound with their holy temples for prayer and praise; but, numbers of our villages resound with the sound of the gospel trumpet: "the people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined."

We can look over them with feelings of holy triumph, and clasping our hands, cry out, "Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee."

The triumphs of the Cross shall spread throughout the length and breadth of this land, until the Prince of Darkness shall quit

Neath, Glamorganshire.

Our readers will be gratified to be informed that several religious friends at Neath, belonging to the Independent, Baptist, and Countess of Huntingdon denominations, feeling the severe grievance of being without any place of worship of their own, in which the service was conducted in the English language; and considering that many English residents absented themselves from the house of God, who would attend if such a facility were afforded them, agreed together, about a year ago, to meet in a room for preaching and prayer. The neighbouring ministers most cordially co-operated in the arrangement, and the blessing of God appeared to attend it. The room was soon found to be too small for the congregation desirous of assembling; and the mayor of Neath liberally assisted in obviating this inconvenience, by allowing the use of the Town-hall, gratuitously, for several months. Finding the congregation still increasing, it was resolved to build a chapel, to accommodate 350 persons, the estimate for which is 7701.

About two-thirds of the amount has been subscribed, in various sums, from sixpence to one hundred pounds, chiefly by persons residing in the neighbourhood. One of the largest subscribers is a churchman, who also granted a piece of land in an eligible situation, for the erection of the chapel. The building is now in progress, and will be completed in the spring; until which time the use of the Welsh Baptist chapel in Neath has been kindly permitted; the church and con

The above chapel is in debt about £212. Donations towards its liquidation will be thankfully received by Thomas Thompson, Esq., Poundsford Park, near Taunton, and by the Rev. Messrs. T. Luke, Taunton J. H. Cuff, Wellington; J. Bishop, Bridgewater; W. H. Griffith, Chard; S. S. Wilson, Shepton Mallet; W. Skinner, Bruton; E. Paltridge, South Petherton; J. Tayler, Fulwood; J. Smith, Oakhill; and J. B. Bishop, Curry Rivell.

gregation usually assembling there, having most handsomely, and not without some inconvenience to themselves, altered the time of their own service, in order to allow two English sermons on the Sabbath. It might have been apprehended that some difficulty would arise from the union of the three denominations mentioned; but it has been quite otherwise. All felt the painful position in which they were placed, and were convinced that neither of the three could separately overcome the obstacles. Mutual deprivations led to mutual co-operations; and every one was pleased to forget that he belonged to a party, when the recollection might have frustrated the benevolent plan. The result has proved, as it always must, that the exercise of Christian charity, concord, and union, and the exhibition of forbearance without any compromise of principle or of sentiment, are productive of delight and benefit, which party-spirit cannot feel or communicate. It was most readily conceded that the pastor of the church should be a minister of the same denomination as the majority of those hearers who were members of some Christian church, and were desirous of connecting themselves with this cause. The Baptists were found to predominate; but whichever denomination had proved to be the most numerous, neither satisfaction on one side, nor regret on the other, would have been manifested or felt; as the triumph of party was not coveted by a society which originated in mutual want, and sought only the general good. The case is a peculiar one, and has, perhaps, more than an ordinary claim on the kind assistance of those who love the Saviour, and desire to cultivate Christian union. It may be at present a singular case; but it is hoped that it will not long continue to be such, as there must be many situations where a similar combination is desirable. The friends of the cause are desirous of being almost singular in another respect; and that is, having the whole of the cost of the chapel subscribed before the building is completed. The case is strongly recommended by about a dozen highly respectable ministers of the three denominations. If the reader have the ability and the disposition to assist this effort, his contribution will be most thankfully received by the Treasurer, Mr. W. H. Buckland, Cadoxton Place, Neath.

Trowbridge Tabernacle.

On the 16th November, 1842, the congregation worshipping in the above place had the delightful gratification of opening a complete set of new school-rooms, and celebrating their seventy-first anniversary. In the morning, the Venerable William Jay preached a sermon that will never be for