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The last case I shall mention is that of a tailor residing in Fifth-street. When I first recommended this gentleman to use iodine, he appeared to be in the last stage of consumption; his face had a livid appearance, the colour had left his finger nails, and his strength had so far failed him that he was unable to walk across the room, excepting with great difficulty. He used the iodine according to the directions. In two weeks from the time he began to use the iodine, I met him near the Exchange, on his road to the upper part of Kensington. He appeared to walk as well as any around him; his cough had nearly left him; his face had assumed a natural appearance, and he expressed himself as being perfectly relieved. From that time to this he has been gradually improving, and he now appears to be in a fair way to have his health restored.

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These are but a few among the many instances in which I have recommended the successful use of iodine to persons predisposed to diseases of the lungs. I have not the least doubt that the remedy will prove a most valuable one. halation appears to be the most natural method by which the lungs may be reached; and if iodine possesses the property of absorbing the tubercles of the lungs, you have a remedy which at once touches the seat of the disorder, and, as a consequence, is most likely to effect a cure. The simplicity of its application is a great advantage-it is this: Empty an ounce of iodine into an earthen or glass vessel, with a wide aperture at the top-say a tumbler or flat dish-place it in a room in which you may be near a stove, and during the day place your head over the dish, and take three or four inhalations of the vapour of iodine, which rises readily from it, at a common temperature. Do this as often as may be convenient, and the good result must follow.

There is but little doubt that this discovery will prove of immense advantage to the afflicted. It certainly will appear to every reflecting mind to be superior in its application and principles to the remedies generally used, which must expend the proportion of their good qualities on the stomach and body, while but a comparatively small portion of the medicine reaches the seat of the disorder. For this reason and for the property iodine possesses of dissolving the tubercles of the lungs, it must be an efficacious remedy for diseases of the lungs.

ROYAL PATRONAGE AND BOUNTY TO

DECAYED AUTHORS.

ABOUT two months since the Secretary of the Literary Fund Society received a letter from Mr. Anson, equerry to his royal highness Prince Albert, stating that he had called upon him the day before. "My object," said Mr. Anson, "in seeing you was to ask if, in the literary world you knew any reduced to poverty, who have not brought it on by their misconduct, and whose exertions in the cause of literature might give them a claim to charitable provision for life. The qualifications for the charity are-' -That he must be single, either a bachelor or a widower, and above fifty years old." Thirteen names were handed to Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with a brief history of each, one of which was elder William Jones. The narrative concerning him reads as

follows:- 66 It will be enough simply to state that, Mr. W. Jones is eighty-two years of age, afflicted with the loss of sight in one eye, and with chronic rheumatism. He is the author of the History of the Waldenses and Albigenses, two volumes (five editions); Biblical Cyclopædia, two vols. ; Lectures on the Apocalypse; Lectures on Ecclesiastical History, three vols.; Primitive Christianity Illustrated; Continuation of Hume and Smollett, four vols.; Continuation of Russell's Modern Europe, four vols.; Christian Biography; Dictionary of Opinions; Memoirs of the Rev. Rowland Hill, Rev. E. Irving, and Dr. Adam Clarke, and other minor works."

Mr. Jones was chosen as one of the objects of royal bounty. "To the honour of Mr. Jones, we must add, that though deeply sensible of Her Majesty's goodness, and fully aware of the privations and sufferings that awaited him in futurehe with gratitude and thanks for the intended kindness, feels compelled to decline the appointment, as it can be held only by members of the Church of England; whereas he, though he set no exaggerated importance on mere dissent, had been a conscientious dissenter all his life."

"Notwithstanding Mr. Jones declined accepting the brothership of Charterhouse, from conscientious principles, still Her Majesty and Prince Albert have caused to be paid over into proper hands the sum of sixty pounds from the royal bounty-to be paid to him for three years, by annual instalments of twenty pounds."-Athenæum.

THE foregoing extract we thought worthy a corner in the Messenger, as it refers to one who is well known to many of our readers. Some will be ready to say, as they have done repeatedly of King James the First, when he ordered a new translation of the Bible, "That prophecy is again fulfilled 'Kings shall be thy nursing fathers and Queens thy nursing mothers.' Our desire is that Mr. Jones' last days may be his best.-ED.

ITEMS OF NEWS

The following letter ought to have appeared in the December number, but was mislaid.-ED.

Alva, October 22nd, 1843.

MY DEAR BROTHER.-I certainly intended to have written you long ago, but good intentions, until acted on, are something like faith without works they are dead being alone-what do they profit? As regards the state of the congregation here, I have not much to communicate. We are at present walking together in the observance of the Lord's commandments and ordinances, in peace and love. Since I wrote you in December last, four have been added to our number. One of these walks no longer with us, so that our present number is only eleven-another beloved brother and sister have also been called upon, in the course of providence, to sojourn in another part of this, our temporary place of abode. Two weeks ago we entered a more commodious place of worship; formerly we met in a small room kindly granted us by one of the brethren; but there we had no accommodation for strangers, which grieved us very much, being desirous of affording all who wished to witness our order an opportu nity of doing so. We prize highly the light which we have received, and feel an increasing anxiety to make others participate in the same blessings, hopes, and joys, which we so richly share.

There are two things, brother Wallis, which merit our attention in an eminent degree. First, The perfecting of our own characters in the sight of God; and, second, The conversion of sinners from the error of their ways. Oh! how suitable to the present state of the congregations of the saints is that Pauline exhortation to the Hebrew converts "Wherefore leaving the first principles of Christian doctrine let us progress towards maturity." Ah! it is but a poor boast that we are right with the gospel theoretically, with baptism, the Lord's Supper, the collection, &c., if we neglect justice, mercy, truth, and the love of God. These things we ought to practice, and not omit those. And then, again, what zeal and effort we ought to put forth for the conversion of sinners! The emissaries of Infidelity, Catholicism, and Protestant Sectarianisms are all industriously employed in propagating their respective theories; and shall they throw us in the

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shade? God forbid ! Let us put forth all our energies; and may we receive the countenance and support of our Almighty Father; in due time we shall reap if we faint not.

"The seed which in these few and fleeting hours
Our hands unsparing and unwearied sow,

Shall deck our groves with amaranthine flowers,

And yield us fruits divine in heaven's immortal bowers."

May the churches of the saints bestir themselves, and begin with ardour to that "work of high and holy love;" their labour shall not be in vain in the Lord. Well, some may say, we shall do what we can to keep our proclaimers in the field, and to get out others. Very well, so far so good; but remember that you are to labour personally: and let me add for your encouragement, the success of the gospel depends in no small degree upon the personal efforts of "private brethren and sisters in Christ. Public statements of the gospel have a very good effect, but only so when they are backed up by the personal efforts of the upright and intelligent members of the church. I am yours in the best bonds, A. DRYSDALE.

Newark, December 21st, 1843. BELOVED BROther Wallis-THE following piece of intelligence, I doubt not, will be received with pleasure and read with interest, by all the disciples of our Saviour and King. It is from Dungannon, Ireland, and was furnished by our sister M. G-, whose immersion you witnessed while at Auchtermuchty last August.

Sister G, you are aware was then on a visit to her friends. Soon after her conversion she returned home, but has since gone to reside in Scotland. Before leaving Belfast she visited the brethren in Dungannon, of whom she gives the following interesting information:-They number sixteen members, are scattered over an area of eleven miles; their chief men are Mr. Isaac Tennor and his brother, who is factor to Lord Dungannon. Brother I. T. has been in America, and was for some time resident at Bethany. He returned to Ireland about twelve years ago. They were all much surprised to hear of the number of churches in England and Scotland, not having the least idea that there was any other congregation existing in Britain but themselves! They were all much gratified to hear of the progress the truth had already made in this country, and would with much pleasure receive a visit from one of our Evangelists, or any other brother whom circumstances might send to their vicinity.

Thus, in a country for ages buried in gloomy superstition-tossed on the raging surges of political and priestly strife and commotion; wasted and trodden down under the iron heel of oppression, in this moral wilderness of ignorance' and squalid wretchedness-there is nevertheless one green osier whose branches have been preserved verdant, being supplied with refreshing water from the inexhaustible fountains of eternal truth; one elevated watch tower on the face of the deep sending its cheering rays into the surrounding darkness. None, I am sure, will refuse a hearty amen to the prayer-Lord may

this little one soon become a thousand, these sixteen isolated followers of the Lamb soon become a very great and mighty people.

Does not this piece of information send from the sister isle the cry, loud and penetrating, "Come over and help us?" Truly the fields are white unto harvest, but the labourers are very, very few. Oh! Lord, raise up, qualify, and send forth labourers to reap the teeming harvest fields. G. C. REID.

Wrexham, December 1843.

SINCE I last wrote you twelve have been added to our number; six by immersion into the death of Christ, five by restoration, and one from a church in London. In the same time two have been excluded, so that we have a clear gain of ten. As a church we are in peace, and to the best of our ability are contending for the "faith once delivered to the saints," holding forth and holding fast the word of life; and are the more encouraged to do so, as we are making some little progress. A few weeks ago I spent a very agreeable first day with the brethren at Buckley, when five individuals who had been baptized by brother Ashbury came forward and joined the church, on which occasion twenty-three sat down to commemorate the Saviour's dying love. Since then I have been glad to learn that several more have made the good confession, and joined themselves to the Lord in the profession of his name, in connexion with his people. D. KEMP.

QUERY. WE have a few persons here who wish to be united to us, without submitting to immersion; on what ground can we reject them, seeing we have great reason to believe in their sincerity? W. C.

ANSWER.-Such a union cannot scripturally take place because Jesus the King, before he left the world, appointed that all who believe in Him should be immersed in water, into the name of the Father, Son, and Holy spirit, for the remission of sins. Secondly, no person was recognized in the Apostolic days, as a disciple of Jesus until he had been immersed according to divine appointment. There is no doubt but sincerity is required of all Christians; so also is faith, repentance, and immersion; consequently those who have not submitted to divine requirements give no proof of their faith, sincerity, or love to the truth, and therefore must be rejected.-ED.

PRIZE ESSAY." THE evils which are produced by late hours of business, and the benefits which would attend their abridgment." By THOMAS DAVIES; with a preface by the honourable and reverend Baptist W. Noel, M. A. Nisbet and Co. London. pp. 40. This essay and preface we have read, during the last month, with considerable pleasure. The plan proposed by the Metropolitan Drapers' Association meets with our most cordial approval and recommendation; at the same time, we greatly fear, in the midst of so much competition and monopoly as are now in existence, nothing permanent can be adopted without having recourse to an act of Parliament for the purpose, as in the case of pawnbrokers' shops and large factories.

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