Society for educating the Children of Debtors, under Confinement in and near the Metropolis.

Ara meeting of the committee held the 14th of December, 1802, Joseph Reyner, Esq. in the chair, the following Address to the public was ordered to be printed.

"Amidst the various calls for liberal support of charitable and benevolent Institutions, the Society for educating the Children of confined Debtors, instituted in 1796, feel themselves, in consequence of the reduced state of their finances, again under the necessity of appeal ing to the benevolence of the public.-Impressed themselves with the laudable object of their primary Association, and consoled with the success attending the progress of the work, they are only desirous of exciting in the public mind a more extended, as well as livelier interest, than appears yet to have discovered itself on the important occasion. In the course of the extensive circulation which is purposed to be given to this address, it is probable that it will meet the attention of many individuals, who have hitherto remained ignorant of the very existence of this Society; but whose benevolence would otherwise have prompted them to aid a cause which powerfully appeals to the finest feelings of the human heart, and has a tendency to exalt the standard of morality and public vir.

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to the painful vicissitudes of life, that many of these children who pathy, were the endearing pledges now claim their patronage and sym

of once happy unions; that they have been fostered dining infancy, and the first rudiments of their education, with great parental tenderness; and even in the unpropiti ous hour of removal from their do. mestic circles to the confinement of prisons, were innocent victims of the misfortune, extravagance, and even profligacy of their unhappy parents.

"To afford an asylum to such as these, from misery and wretched, ness; to shelter them, during the day-time, from a familiarity with scenes of gross licentiousness and profanity; to extend to children of this description, of both sexes, the privileges of a guarded, moral, and religious education, are the leading, and may it not be said, the dignified objects of this Institution?

The Society, through the medium of its committee, has the happiness of assuring the public, that the schools in the city and the borough of Southwark are both well appointed: the masters and mistresses, in addition to the necessary qualifications for instruction, ale serious and exemplary characters, and discover a lively interest in the welfare and improvement of the children. Many grateful teftimo. nials have been received from parents discharged from prison, of the benefits derived from time to time by their children.

About 1000 children have been educated since the opening of the schools in 1796; and there are now remaining in the achool, sixty-two boys, forty-eight girls,"

Subscriptions are received by H. Thornton, Esq. M. P. the trea surer, Mr. Stiff, the collector, and by the committee.

D. Philips

E. T. Wouler, Northumberland

£. 69 3 2

SEPT. 15, 1802, the Eighth General Meeting of the LINCOLN and NOTTINGHAM Associations was held at Great Grimsby. On the preceding evening Mr. Mather, of Hull, preached from John x. 27.

Next morning the ministers met, according to their usual custom, for prayer, and the arrangement of the business of the day. In the forenoon Mr. Griffith prayed, and read suitable Scriptures; Mr. Bean preached from Rev. i. 12, 13.; and concluded that service. The Lord's Supper was afterwards administered. In the evening service, Mr. Clark prayed, Mr. Griffith preach. ed from John iii. 1. and Mr. White from Psalm cxviii. 25. latter cl.; Mr. Smelle concluded. In the afternoon, a conference was held among the ministers, when it appeared from the account given, that the interest of true religion increases in this part of the country. May the great Head of the church prosper his own work!

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The next Meeting is to be held at Mr. Bean's chapel, at Alford, on the last Wednesday in April, 1803. Mess. Smelle and Griffith to preach.

Dec. 28, a Meeting of Ministers of the county of CORNWALL, was held at Tregony. The morningservice was commenced by Mr. Cope, of Launceston, with prayer i Mr. Wildbore, senior, of Talmouth, preached from Isaiah xliii. 10.; Mr. Anger, of East Love, concluded; the ordination of the Lord's Supper was afterwards administered. In the afternoon, Mr. Wildbore, junior, prayed; Mr. M'All, of St. Ives, preached from Phil. i. 27.; Mr. Baron, of Bodmin, concluded. In the interval of the two services, the ministers agreed upon an Half-yearly Association, to be held alternately in the castern and western parts of the county; and upon a statement of the number of places opened for the preaching of the gospel, but unable separately to support a stated pastor, It was resolved, To obtain three itinerants to labour in the courty; and a variety of resolu tions thereupon were agreed to.

The next Meeting was appointed to be held at St. Ives, provided the new meeting-house there be finished. Messrs. Paddon and Cope to preach.

AUG. 19. Mr. Brook (late of Rotherham academy) was ordained to the pastoral charge of the independent church at Tutbury, Staffordshire. Mr. Gawthorn, of Derby, began the service by prayer and reading; Mr. Phillips, classical tutor of the Rotherham academy, delivered the introductory discourse, &c.; Mr. Dawson, of Shef field, offered up the ordinationprayer; Dr. Williams, divinityEntor of the above academy, delivered the charge, from 1 Tim. iii. 15. middle clause; and Mr. Boden, of Sheffield, preached to the people from John xv. 12. and concluded with prayer. Mr. Shaw, of Hkiston, preached in the evening, from Isaiah lv. 1.

Tutbury is a place that has been long envelopped in almost midnight darkness; but of late, we trust,

the Lord has done wonderous things, whereof we are glad!

SEPT. 8, the Rev Mr. Crockford was ordained to the pastoral office at Nottingham, in the Methodists' chapel, Hallifax Lane, where a numerous and respectable congre. gation attended,-Sion chapel, the stated place of worship of this church and congregation, being considered too small for the occasion.

Mr. Start, of Newark, introduced the service by reading and prayer; Mr. Alliot, of Nottingham, deli vered a suitable introductory discourse, asked the questions, and received the confessions of faith; Mr. Gawthorn, of Derby, offered up the ordination prayer; Mr. Brewer, of Birmingham, delivered a solenin charge from 2 Tim. ii. 15. "Study to shew thyself approved unto God." The service of the

day being divided, the congregation assembled in the evening in Castlegate-meeting; Mr. Froom, of Sutton Ashfield, offered up the general prayer; Mr. Burgess, of Chesterfield, preached to the people from Phil. i. 27. ; after which Mr. Brewer preached from 2 Pet. i. 7. "Precious faith." A sermon was preached the preceding evening at Sion-Chapel, by Mr. Burgess, from Psalm xcii. 5.

DEC. 7, 1801, the Rev. Mr. JOHNSON, late student at the Hoxton Academy, was ordained pastor of the Independent church of Christ at Warrington, Lancashire. Mr. Toothill, of Rainford; Mr. Wilson, of Northwich; Mr. Davies, of Liverpool; Mr. Parsons, of Bamford; Mr. White, of Chester; Mr. Hanforth, of Gatley; Mr. Raban, of Macclesfield; and Mr. Kenworthy, of Norwich, who was, some time ago, the pastor of this church, engaged in different parts of the service. Mr. Bradley, of Manchester, delivered the intro. ductory address, and proposed some suitable questions to the minister and the church. Mr. Ralph, of Liverpool, presented the ordinationprayer, with imposition of hands; after which, Mr. Roby, of Manchester, recommended the ministe rial example of Christ to the newly ordained pastor. That the lively

attention of the people might not be fatigued, the congregation was then dismissed; and the service was renewed in the afternoon; when Mr. Sharp, of St. Helens, gave a seasonable address to the church and congregation, from 1 Thess. v. 13. In the evening, Mr. Smith, of Manchester," concluded the services of the day with a discourse from Gal. iv. 19:Through the whole, the audience appeared to be uncommonly im pressed; and we hope it will be a day long remembered.

THE Rev. J. FOWLER, late of Sheerness, having accepted an unanimous invitation from the church and congregation at Tottenham and Edinonton chapel to settle over them, the same was publicly recognized Jan. 1. in the forenoon Mr. Buck, of London, read appropriate Scriptures and prayed; Mr. Towers, of Barbican, asked the necessary ques tions and prayed; which was fol lowed by a discourse to the minister and people by Mr. M. Wilks, frem Ezek. xxxvii. 17.; and the service was closed with prayer by Mr. Platt, of Holywell Mount. -— In the evening another sermon was preached by Mr. W. B. Collyer, of Peckham, from Psalm cxviii. 25latter clause.

Ост. 7, a small chapel was opened at Redbourn, Herts. Two Sermons were preached on the occasion; one by the Rev. S. Burder, of St. Albans, from Mark xvi, 20; the other by the Rev. T. P. Bull, of Newport Pagnel, from Acts iv. 20. The place was very much crowded, and has been well attended at every subsequent scrvice,

En omission in the account of Wraw, by chapel, Lincolnshire, in our last, obliges us to repeat this article. About twelve years since, a little

mud-walled place of worship was occupied by the friends of Mr. Westley, in this village; but the proprietors changing their sentiments, it was occupied soon after. by Calvinistic Ministers; and seve ral persons having been converted under the ministry of Mr. Clark, who has the care of two congregations at Brigg and Wrawby, new chapels have been built at both places, The former opened about three years ago; and the latter on the 17h of last October, on which occasion the service was conducted as stated in our last.

PSALM CXLV. JC.

THE UNCLOUDED SUN!

and thy Saints shall bless thee.

GREAT God! how wonderful art Thou
In all thy works and ways!

To Thee should all thy creatures bow,
And meditate thy praise.

Bright seraphs that surround thy throne
Their noblest honours bring;
From bliss to mortals yet unknown
Superior praises spring.

In mystic harmony above,
The planets roll along,

And teach the universe thy love,
In never-ceasing song!

The winds that sweep along the sky,
By thee directed, breathe;
And clouds and vapours float on high,
Or drop in show'rs beneath.
From darkest shades thy lightning
breaks,

And darts thy glory near:
Thy voice in awful chund r speaks,
And fills the wretch with fear.
Compar'd with thine immensity,
The sea a drop abides;
'Tis peopled, ebbs and flows by thee,

And foams or gently glides.

The summer's heat, the winter's cold, The seasons all proclaim :

As each their various scènes unfold,Thy goodness still the same.

In flow'rs, and fruits, and trees, and

herbs,

The earth thy bounty gives;
And men and reptiles, beasts and birds,
And ev'ry being lives.

Thy mighty hand, thy watchful care,
Direct each fleeting hour;
And Nature's countless forms declare
Thy wisdom, love, and pow'r.
Yet in thy law alone, we view

Thy justice and thy grace;
Deep truths that Nature faintly drew,
And Reason could not trace.
But in Moriah's work divine

We learn the wond'rous plan,
Where Justice, Love, and Mercy join,
To teach rebellious man.

His doctrines teach, his deeds explain,
His death and triumphs prove
The first and best of truths we gain.
That our great God is Love.

ALIQUIS.

slyn's Arms.

Illeso lumine Solem.

TH' unclouded sun!-While I survey
Th' appointed ruler of the day,
My spirit ardent cries,
Enlighten, Lord, my darken'd mind;
By Truth's bright beans I fain would
find

Salvation's blessed prize.

Th' unclouded sun!

How it displays
In its reviving, cheering rays,
An Image of my Lord *!

O Sun of Righteousness arise,
Revive, and cheer, and make me wise!
Health to my mind afford.+.

Th' unclouded sun!—an emblem bright
Of the approaching world of light,

Without a dark'ning veil‡ ! Knowledge shall shine resplendant there, Nor clouds nor tempests interfere,

But light and truth prevail.
Their Sun shall never more decline,
But with unfading lustre shine

Throughout eternal days!
God is their "light and glory "too ;
His presence evermore they view §,
And sing his worthy praise!
Westminster.

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* Psalm lxxxiv. 11. + Malachi iv. 2. Isaiah ix 19. § Rev. xxii. 4.

THE TRUTH,

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, Fc.

THE doctrines we boldly profess,

By what name salvation is giv'a, Compel priest and scribe to confess

That we with Christ Jesus have been. The plague of the heart is reveal'd,

Through unlearned and ignoraat men; The power cannot be conceal'd,

For we with Christ Jesus have been. The practice which flows from this faith, Most clearly by all must be seen, While each taketh knowledge, and saith, That we with Christ Jesus have been. ZENAS.