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faith and consolation to the Christian believer. His discourse, as usual, was listened to with intense interest, growing manifestly to its close, as the preacher solemnly and eloquently dedicated the place they were assembled in, to the worship of the One, True, and Living God, the Father, through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. In the afternoon, Dr. Montgomery performed the whole service, taking for his text, Acts xxviii. 22. From this he took occasion to show what were the peculiar doctrines of Unitarians, and to contrast them with those of the Church of Scotland, as expressed in the Westminster Confession of Faith, and in the works of some of their most eminent divines. The illustrations on both points were exceedingly striking; and the contrasted statements between Calvinism and Christian Unitarianism, must, we feel persuaded, have made a deep and lasting impression on the minds of the audience. Mr. Harris conducted the introductory service in the evening, and Dr. Montgomery preached from Romans xiv. 12, 13. He stated, and replied to, the charges usually brought against Unitarians, with a force and eloquence it has not been our privilege ever before to listen to; and we are happy to know, that some who were our opponents were led by this discourse to think more favourably of our doctrines.

The choir was assisted by a beautiful seraphine, hired for the use of the church. A calm and sustained dignity characterised the devotions of the day. Collections in aid of the funds of the Society were made at each service, amounting nearly to £30.

The church is a handsome edifice, from a design by Mr. James Simpson, builder, and displays a very correct and chaste taste. The architecture is of the Grecian order, and few Dissenting places of worship possess more claims to attention, both for its simple elegance and general fitness for the purposes of public worship. The church stands back from the line of street about ten feet, and is enclosed by a neat iron railing. In the front, and over the entrance door, is a tablet with the inscription"Christian Unitarian Church, 1840." On each side of the entrance, there is a large and beautiful window, in imitation of the zinc windows, but made of wood (which is conceived to be much stronger), glazed with obscured

glass, and having all round the outer edge purple stained glass, which has a most pleasing effect. Over the entablature there is a square pediment, supported by two handsome Grecian scrolls and wreaths. The interior is in excellent keeping with the exterior. In the back are two windows similar in form to those in front, between which is placed the pulpit, having on either side a simple yet neat gas bracket. From the ceiling, in the centre of the church, hangs a chandelier, with eight branches and forty burners, surrounded by a simple device of the rose and thistle. The ceiling is a very elegant piece of plasterwork, being divided into sunk pannels, and having at each intersection a ventilator, overlaid by an ornament representing the rose and thistle. The dimensions of the church are 50 by 43 feet, inside measure.

On Monday, August 10, the Trustees entertained the ministers to dinner, at Mollison's Hotel, and an interesting and happy evening was spent. On the Sunday following, August 16, Mr. Harris conducted the whole services, forenoon and evening, when the church was again crowded by most deeply attentive audiences.

J. C.

TESTIMONIAL OF RESPECT TO THE REV. ROBERT WALLACE OF CHESTERFIELD.-On Sunday, Aug. 9, the Rev. R. Wallace preached his farewell sermons to the congregation with which for a quarter of a century he has been connected; in the morning, from 1 Thess. ii. 13; in the afternoon, from Acts xx. 27. The place of worship was crowded to excess, persons of various religious denominations assembling to show their respect to the excellent and esteemed preacher. On Monday afternoon, Aug. 10, upwards of two hundred and fifty persons sat down to tea on the lawn in front of the residence of Robert Malkin, Esq. at tables erected in the open air.

After tea, when the company had continued in friendly conversation for some time, Robert Malkin, Esq. thus addressed the assembly,

My friends and very kind neighbours,-I am glad to see you on this occasion, and when I look upon the respectable assembly drawn together, I am pleased to think

it is an evidence of the kind and friendly spirit that prevails, and an indication of the harmony which exists amongst us as a religious society. It will be remembered by many now present, that, on a somewhat similar occasion to that on which we are now met, I was zealous that the memorial then proposed to be given to our revered pastor, Mr. Wallace, should equally mark our veneration in the real value and the ornamental character of the article of our choice. Circumstances having taken place lately by which, I lament to say, we shall lose the advantage of his counsel and distinguished talent, it is proposed as a farewell proof of the esteem in which he was held by his flock, that he shall take with him a pledge thereof. It is in the hands of Mr. Atkinson, who will now make the presentation. Although I have not taken so prominent a part in this as in the former presentation, it has equally my warm approbation.

Mr. Atkinson then got up, and, addressing Mr. Wallace, said,

Sir,-In compliance with the request of Mr. Malkin, I rise to perform the duty that has been assigned to me by this congregation-a duty which I should have been glad to have seen imposed upon some older and abler member. But having been requested to undertake it, I do so with readiness and pleasure-a pleasure, indeed, not unmingled with regret, that an occasion for our assembling under the present circumstances should ever have occurred. Yet, since we now meet for the last time as pastor and flock, it is with pleasure I perform a duty which consists in giving expression to the feelings of satisfaction which in these relations have subsisted between us. I have been deputed by the congregation of the Elder-yard Chapel to present to you, in their name, this silver inkstand, as a parting token of their profound respect for your general character, and a slight proof of the deep sense they entertain of the value of your services as their minister for a period of five-and-twenty years. Of the value of these services it is unnecessary for me to speak, they are known to, and highly, if not adequately, appreciated by all the members of this congregation, and it would be useless for me to attempt to convey to you their sentiments on losing them. I shall not therefore

attempt it. I shall merely say, that the feeling entertained by them is one of unfeigned regret. This feeling of regret is qualified, however, by the consideration, that though your valuable labours are about to be withdrawn from them, those talents and energies which you have hitherto employed for their peculiar benefit, are now to be transferred to a sphere of more extensive usefulness, where they will still be exercised for the furtherance of objects dear to this congregation. I will therefore conclude, in their name, by requesting your acceptance of this small token of their esteem and gratitude; and may you long live in the possession of it, and be an ornament and an honour to the arduous and distinguished situation to which you are called away from among us.

The Rev. R. Wallace addressed the assembly as follows:-My Christian friends, the occasion on which we are assembled cannot fail to excite within my breast feelings of deep regret at the termination of a connexion, which has now existed, with uninterrupted harmony, between you as the members of a religious society, and myself as your minister, for a period of five-and-twenty years. At the same time, I am happy to think, that, while circumstances have occurred, which have led to my resignation of the pastoral office among you, we part without any abatement of Christian affection on either side; and that, on my retirement, I receive an unequivocal proof of your approbation of my past services as your minister, and of your continued interest in my prosperity and usefulness. The gratifying manner in which you have testified your regard for me, and the substantial token of that regard, with which I have now been presented, will leave upon my memory enduring traces of your kind attachment; and will operate as an encouragement to me in the arduous office to which I have been appointed, and upon the duties of which I expect shortly to enter. If I had followed the dictates of my own inclination, I should have continued to pursue the "noiseless tenor of my way" in this quiet town, with which I have formed so many interesting associations, and in which some of the happiest years of my life have been spent. But when the voice of duty calls, personal feelings must give way, and the requisite sacrifice must be made at whatever cost.

This, I can truly and unaffectedly say, is the situation in which I now find myself. To discharge in a faithful and unostentatious manner the duties of a Christian minister, and to pursue, with as little interruption as possible, the studies connected with my profession, are the leading objects which I have had in view, during my residence among you. I know the dangers which accompany popularity, and the tendency which it has to destroy the simplicity of the Christian character. There are few minds upon which it does not exercise a more or less pernicious influence. For these reasons I have never sought it. My highest ambition has always been, to make myself useful, wherever it might please God to call me; and I hope you will give me credit for sincerity when I assure you, that this has been my chief motive in accepting an appointment, which will necessarily withdraw me in some measure from the privacy which I love, and in the studies and pursuits of which, all the little reputation which I enjoy has been acquired. The profession of the Christian ministry, in the religious body with which I stand connected, was the object of my early unbiassed choice; and of that choice, I bless God, I have never had cause to repent. When I entered upon the duties of the pastoral office in this town, it was with an earnest desire to extend the doctrines of pure and unperverted Christianity; and to enforce, to the best of my ability, those great and saving truths which are contained in the Gospel. In the exercise of that unrestrained freedom of thought and of speech, which it is the happy privilege of ministers of our denomination to enjoy, I have made it my study to withhold from you nothing which could contribute to your spiritual improvement; and if my labours in this way have been attended with any good effect, I desire to be humbly and devoutly thankful. I have now been confirmed, by the study of many years, conducted under a deep sense of responsibility, in all the views which I entertained respecting the leading doctrines of the Gospel when I first came among you. The more I have reflected upon them, the more I have learned to feel their value and importance; and I am persuaded that I can have no better wish either for you, or for myself, than that we may live and die in the

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