present of books, the gift of the congregation, which he hoped he would be long spared to read. Mr. Campell then presented to Mr. Gordon the books referred to, consisting of the Pictorial Commentary on the Old and New Testament, with the whole of the practical works of the Rev. Richard Baxter, and Dr. P. Smith's Discourses on the Priesthood and Sacrifice of Christ.

Mr. GORDON then presented himself to the meeting, and was received with every demonstration of respect. He appeared much affected while delivering the following address

Mr. Chairman, it is not my intention to occupy much of your time. You and this meeting are about to listen to able addresses, and I would not anticipate the powerful and brilliant speaking yet to come. My peculiar circumstances, however, require that I should not be altogether silent. When I look around this meeting, and call to mind that the many countenances beaming with health and intelligence, are assembled from a feeling of regard to myself, I feel quite overpowered; and if the scene fails to unloose my tongue, it does at least affect my heart. There is always something touching in a parting scene; it awakens the memory of joys that are past, seasons of social intercourse departed to return no more, and it carries us into the unknown future amid figures and forms which fancy alone can know. But such a scene as the present has its advantages. Under such circumstances, we can express our feelings with greater freedom than we could do in the privacy of friendly intercourse. The heart, somehow or other, on such occasions, can throw itself out without that delicate reserve which more private occasions very properly impose. It is now nearly four years since I became an inhabitant of this city; during these four years I have, I think I may say, without ostentation, enjoyed, uniformly enjoyed, a share of public esteem-at least I have had the esteem of those whom every man who values the approbation of his fellowmen would wish to possess. I have had the happiness of forming some valuable friendships, one of the sweet solaces of life,

the memory of which I shall ever cherish, and I have been privileged to watch over an attached and pious little flock. My pastorate has been one of unbroken harmony and mutual confidence-under such circumstances the idea of parting must be painful. To say I did not feel on an occasion like the present, would indicate a degree of stoicism, to which I am an utter stranger; I do feel, but a sense of duty outweighs the feeling, and has determined my course. I know something of the deceitfulness of the human heart, and how apt we are to impose on ourselves; I do hope, however, my motives in this step are such as God will approve of. The prospect of more extensive usefulness is, in this matter, I trust, my ruling motive. May the Lord grant me grace to follow out this principle. With regard to your gift, my friends, I accept of it with mingled feelings of humility and gratitude. I am humbled when I think of my imperfections-I might have been more zealous, more prayerful, more devoted, more faithful, but with all my imperfections, I believe the good Lord will not suffer my labours to be altogether in vain. Oh, the honour of being privileged to work for Christ-the honour of being made the instrument, under God, of bringing souls out of darkness into marvellous light, infinitely transcends the loftiest distinctions which the proudest earthly monarchs can confer. The star, and the coronet, and the crown of worldly honour emit but a feeble and sickly ray, when compared with the ethereal effulgence of the crown of glory which the Divine Master will bestow on the faithful labourer in that day. The gift now presented by my beloved friends and Christian brethren, I shall ever keep as a dear memorial of affectionate esteem; it will become the property of my children, if God spares them, and while they look upon it, and read the inscription, intimating the reasons for which it was bestowed, they will admire the good sense and bless the memory of those who loved and esteemed their father. Permit me, Sir, ere I sit down, to express the pleasure I feel in seeing you occupy that chair--you have ever been my

friend, good and true, all the way through. May the Lord bless you and your family; and may God bless you all, my friends, and may you be found in the number of his in that day, when he shall come to make up his jewels. Mr. Gordon resumed his seat amidst universal applause.

The Rev. Mr. DILL next addressed the meeting in a speech of some length, in which he urged the necessity of co-operation and charitable feelings amongst Bible Christians toward each other, and passed a warm eulogium on Mr. Gordon, for his zeal, as a minister of the Gospel. He cautioned the congregation not to be hasty in their choice of another minister, but to select a man of integrity, such as he whom they were about to lose, no matter whether he might happen to be an eloquent preacher or not.

The meeting was also addressed by Mr. William M'Arthur, Rev. Mr. Alexander, of the Reformed Presbyterian Church; Rev. Daniel M'Afee, Wesleyan Minister; Rev. Mr. Heathcote, of the Independant Church; and Mr. David Hamilton. Each of the speakers complimented Mr. Gorden, for the liberal spirit he had evinced towards other denominations, and for his anxiety to win souls to Christ, and expressed their regret at his removal from Derry. At the conclusion of these addresses,

Mr. DAVIS moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Campbell for his conduct in the chair; and also to the strangers who had attended their meeting, which passed unanimously; and after an impressive prayer from the Rev. Mr. Vance, the meeting separated.

Londonderry, and enter on the large and promising field of Missionary labour presented in this part of the country. In this step, I trust, I have been guided by the "wisdom that cometh from above," and that a desire to be more extensively useful in preaching "the unsearchable riches of Christ," in a place where the Gospel is much needed, has been my grand ruling motive.

Since removing my family to this part of the country, and commencing more permanent operations, I have been favored with a large measure of encouragement. A general movement prevails; the "new religion come to the town," as a Reverend gentleman, in talking the other day with one of our friends, was pleased to phrase it, has not failed to awaken much attention. My meetings in town have been exceedingly well attended, and though I have not yet been able to visit many places in the vicinity, I have many invitations to do so, which I hope to be able to fulfil; and where I have been, I have been encouraged by a large and attentive audience. The Lord appears to have opened in this locality a wide field for the preaching of the Gospel. May he pour down, on the seed sown, his blessing, which maketh rich and addeth no sorrow! many anxious inquirers, I have not yet, it is true, been privileged to see; but, we must let patience have her perfect work. Duty is ours, consequences are God's. Labour, prayer, and faith, on our parts, will not want, assuredly, the blessing of the Most High. If this work is of God, as I believe it is, his Word will not return void, but

Magazine.

Ballybay, County of Monaghan;
March 18, 1845.

SIR,-I sent you some time ago an account of my Missionary visit to this place, and neighbourhood. Encouraged by the prospects then presented, the deep anxiety manifested by many to hear the word, and the wish expressed by some to have a permanent Gospel ministry in connexion with our body, settled among them, I have been induced to resign my pastoral charge in

it; and many will, no doubt, have cause to bless the Lord throughout eternity for his unspeakable goodness in bringing their souls, through the preaching of his own word, out of darkness into marvellous light.

The town of Ballybay must be our head quarters in this mission, where, by the blessing of God, I have no doubt we shall soon have "a congregation of faithful men," as a witness in this dark land, for purity of Christian fellowship, and scriptural prin

ciples of ecclesiastical polity. Our ultimate success will in no small degree depend on the immediate creation of a place of worship. At present we meet for public worship in the court-house, but this is a favor we cannot expect long; besides, the place does not afford sufficient accommodation. The erection of a place of worship would give the people confidence in the permanence of our operations, and doubtless, lead not a few to disattach themselves from their present connexions, and identify themselves with the movement. But how is this undertaking to be accomplished ?-Our friends on the spot are prepared to do what they can, but we must look to our English friends for liberal assistance. A building might be erected at a moderate expense, but a proper site, in the heart of the town (and it is of great importance to obtain such) would cost a considerable sum. Our brethren in England have sometimes complained that much visible success did not attend our labours in Ireland. Those who know the country, can, in many cases, easily account for this. But have we not had all the encouragement they could possibly desire? Surely they will not withhold their help. We confidently calculate upon it. It is probable I shall soon visit England, with the view of soliciting assistance in this matter, and I have taken this opportunity of acquainting our friends, through your excellent Periodical, that such is my intention. I have spoken of their good-will and liberality to our friends here; I am therefore anxious they should be prepared for my visit, "lest haply if I should go and find them unprepared I should be ashamed in this same confident boasting." Should any who may happen to see this feel disposed to aid in this enterprise, or supply any suggestions relative to its success, I shall be most happy to hear from them by letter, or should they prefer responding through yourself, I am sure from the deep interest you feel in the evangelization of Ireland, you will readily allow yourself to become the organ of such communications.

I am, Dear Sir,

Yours, in the words of the Gospel, ALEXANDER GORDON.

DINGLE COLONY.

THE WEAPONS OF POPERY.

[We insert this glaring instance of persecution and peril for conscience' sake, (extracted from the Record newspaper), being a fact calculated to show that Popery is, in spirit, (and would be in practice, had it but the power,) what it has ever been; and that, under a professedly Protestant government, Protestants are persecuted even unto death! Christian reader! will not you come forward to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty? Will you, by your silence, sanction this nefarious, unscriptural system of religion? No: you cannot. Remembering your responsibility to your God, your Queen, your country, family and friends, you will be constrained to cry, with heart and voiceNo endowment of Popery !]

"The following documents, which have reached us from an unexceptionable quarter, will give some insight into the methods by which Popery, when unveiled, resists the attempts to give light to her deluded children:

"TO THE REV. MR, GAYER.

parson gayer the betrayer,-Will you never cease to do evil and learn to do well -never and conscious of that i now warn you and your family to leave this part of the country at once where you are beginning to create a civil war between the inhabitants of this hitherto quiet and peaceable town and neighbourhood and your ignorant and deluded followers, if you still persevere in remaining amongst us, your life, or the lives of one or other of your confederates must be sacrifised, as there are many who would deem it an honor and glory to rid the earth of such monsters as yourself and a certain would-be-Noble Lord and that paymaster general of the Soupers, Lieutenant Clifford, Royal Navy, take heed and carry your hated presence to some other country, or if you do not, mark the consequence, as you have none of her Majesty's war-steamers in the Dingle Harbour now, to protect the lives and properties of our tory gentry, nor will they or you ever have the pleasure or gra

tification of seeing the Hecate' and her Orange blood-sucking crew in our harbour again, as there was many an anoymous letter sent off against her, until we had the pleasure of seeing and hearing that she could never come in our safe harbour again—as for that rotten Lynx and her old Commander they are too insignificant to be afraid of her, nor would the few sailors he commands avail much against the fury of an enraged and justly-incensed populace, though the few sailors be commands are most of them roman Catholics and would in case of emergency-help sooner than fight against us so you see you are beset un all sides, once again i tell you beware beware and quit this part of the country in time.

[Address.]

Upon receiving the above notice, Mr. Gayer circulated the following printed

notice:

"TO THE INHABITANTS OF DINGLE. "Having received a notice yesterday, in which my life is threatened unless I leave Dingle, I take this way of informing the writer that it has come to hand. I quite agree with him that "there are many who would deem it an honour and a glory to rid the earth of such monsters as myself and others are in your eyes.* As in all ages there have been those who, through ignorance and blind zeal, have thought, as did Saul of Tarsus, that by killing those who called on the name of the Lord Jesus they were thereby doing God service;' and the reason of which the Saviour gives, because they have not known the Father nor me.' I would now tell the writer a few things.

"1st. That, whatever is the consequerce, I am resolved not to leave Dingle.

"2dly. That I fear not him who can only kill the body, but, after that, has no more that he can do.

"3dly. That my life is in God's hands and not his, and that it cannot be touched without his permission.

• Lord Ventry, and Lieut. Clifford, R. N.

pesible peple and discountenance all Blagards that deny their holy religion for soop, this do and you will do right. By the Eternal God i will drive A Brace of ball through your carcass privately otherwise in the Noon day if not.

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Signed by A RIGHT GOOD AIN. [A death's head and cross-bones are here introduced in the margin.]

"parson Good man is a good man he interfairs with no mans religion I leave him to you.

"Tiprery For Ever."

We anew recommend liberality to our readers in support of this interesting cause: and application to the Government by such of them as are in situations of influence, admit of, may be afforded to these men that every protection, which circumstances who have taken their lives in their hands for the cause of the Gospel.

The present style of the proceedings in the colony is given by another Correspondent in the following letter:

TO THE FRIENDS OF THE DINGLE COLONY. "Many will be anxious to receive intelHigence from me whilst I am sojourning in this most interesting spot. Many of you have kindly and generously supported the Dingle colony, and I feel it my duty

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are.

“I have attended the Sunday and dailyschools in Dingle and Ventry, and have both examined the children myself, and have heard them examined by the Rev. E. Norman, and I thankfully testify, that I never heard better answering. I have visited and conversed with the converts from house to house, while my heart rejoiced in the assurance that many of them were the children of the Lord, and even those from whom the least might be expected, seemed to value the blessed truths of the Gospel, and rejoice in their deliverance from the darkness of Papal bondage.

"Great has been the interest I have felt in Dingle, for the last four years; an interest always deepened by every visit I have paid to it, yet I can truly say, I never understood the vast importance of the work so fully as within the last three weeks.

"From the spirit of inquiry, and the many applications of those who are anxious to renounce Popery, but are deterred from doing so through fear of starvation, I have deemed it right to call again on the friends of the colony to renew their exertions on its behalf, and give us the means of gathering in these poor straying immortal ones into the fold of the Gospel.

"This day, a man with a wife and nine children applied for admittance into our colony; one who for many years has walked a consistent Christian in this county, but who has been driven from place to place by persecution. He is a respectable intelligent man, once doing well as a butcher,

has failed, in consequence of the priest | having cursed any who would buy of him. He has now sold everything he possessed in the world, except his Bible, and is left in a state of beggary.

"We have not funds to give employment to those already sheltered in our colony; many of whom Mr. Gayer has assured me pass whole days without tasting food, and whose children often go to school and remain till evening without even having had a dry potatoe.

"We see the necessity of enlarging our operations, we propose taking more land, and establishing other means of employment by way of manufacture. Now is the time when, if encouraged, the reformation here will take rapid strides. Again, and again, do I entreat all who love the Lord Jesus Christ, not to lose the opportunity he has afforded us now of gathering in his people. The recent conversion of Mr. Brasbie, a Roman Catholic priest, has caused many in the Church of Rome to question their safety. Would that my English friends had witnessed what I did on the day of his reading his recantation, would that they had heard the hideous yells, and shoutings, that accompanied us as we walked home with him; and which, I am persuaded, would not have ended there, had it not been that an armed force, of nearly two hundred men, had been provided by the magistrates to prevent violence on the occasion.

"Your faithful servant,

NATIONAL SYSTEM OF

EDUCATION.

SIR-In the December number of your Magazine there is an important Article on the present system of National Education, (as it is improperly called,) in which the writer remarks, that the number of Roman Catholic children receiving either united or

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scriptural instruction have greatly decreased under the present system, and that under it there can be no hope of an increase. And again he speaks of the rising race of the Roman Catholic population as handed over by the system to the Priests, to be trained up in the superstitions and errors of the Romish faith.

Allow an humble individual to say, that