place. Brother Graham, though unwell, went with me, and preach. ed from, "Take heed unto thyfelf, and unto thy doctrine," &c. which was an excellent introduction to what I had to fay. I fpoke for a confiderable time, and the God of truth affifted me to declare his truth, before a vaft crowd, which came from all parts of the town and from different parts of the country, to hear the Priest and the Methodist Preacher difpute. The Jefuit, however, it feems, thought better of it,& fo declined coming: in confequence of which, I was fuffered to explain my text, I hope to the fatisfaction of the people who heard me. Since that time, neither the priests nor their people, as far as we know, have faid any thing about us. We were three times in Cork. The first time, we had a bleffed opportunity in preaching, which, I have reafon to think, will not foon be forgotten. The next was fiill better, becaufe we had more people; but the mob ftrove to difturb us. Some ftones, and other things were thrown, which, however, did not injure us in any degree. And notwithstanding there was a little noife, thoufands heard with great attention, and fince that day, fome refpectable people in Cork, who never attended our chapel before, have become very confiant hearers of the word. (To be concluded in the next.) LONDON. Wrotons prevented us from in E are forry that want of room has forming cur Readers, that a Society for the fuppreffion of Vice was established fome months ago in the parishes of St. Leonard, Shoreditch, and St. Luke, Middlefex, "for the purpose of giving effect to the laws made for the protection of religion and morality, when friendly admonition has failed of fuccefs." The bers of the fociety have directed their particular objects, to which the memattention, are the profanation of the Lord's-day, by carrying on of trades, working at ordinary callings, vending goods, &c.; falfe weights and measures riotous and diforderly houfes; lewdnefs, drunkennefs, and profane fwearing. a This fociety is under the direction of and a Committee of thirty, chofen in equal numbers from the two parishes; to whom are added the Vicar of St. Leonard, and the Rector of St. Luke's, for the time being. The Funds of this Society are raised by annual fubfcriptions, donations, bequefts, and public fermons; and are partly employed in rewarding peace officers, who are found to be vigilant and active in the difcharge of their duty; and partly in printing and circulating abftracts of the laws made for their guidance, and fuch penal ftatutes as the lower orders are liable to violate from their want of information. The Society, at its firft establishment, iffued a temperate and judicious Addrefs to the Inhabitants of those parishes, explaining the nature of the inftitution, and calling on them to aid hs defign. And they have hitherto, we believe, conducted all their measures with the greateft moderation, and in ftrict conformity to the laws of the land, knowing that it is always more defirable to prevent crimes than to punish them. We fhould greatly rejoice to fee affo ciations of a fimilar nature, formed in every parish of the United Kingdom; and, are fully perfuaded that if formed and conducted with prudence, moderation, and steadinefs, they would meet with ample fupport from all fuch as have the interefts of morality and true religion at heart. POETRY. What tho' to fwell his trophied pride The thunder of his tongue? The fiend Oppreffion ftarts to view, And owns Ithuriel's fpearShout, Afric, as the monfter flies; And fee to glad thy longing eyes, Bright Faith, and golden Hope, and Peace, and Love appear! Nor thou, Britannia, fcorn the ftrain, That hails thee, wash'd from crimson ftain, More vigorous and more fair. To ravage than to spare. And ftablifhed upon wrong; But Juftice is the pureft gem That decks a royal diadem, As Uriel's vifage bright, as Michael's buckler strong. AREWELL, poor World, I must be gone, Thou haft no home, no reft for me: I'll take my ftatf, and travel on, Till I a better world fhall fee. Why art thou loth, my heart? Ah! why Doft thou recoil within my breaft? Grieve not, but fay, Farewell," and fly Unto the Ark, thy heav'nly reft. I come, my Lord, a pilgrim's pace, Weary and weak I flowly move: Longing, but cannot reach the place, The welcome place of reft above. My foul from fin and forrow flies, 66 Stay, ftay," faid Earth: "Ah! whither hafte? Here's a fair world, what wouldst thou have? Fair world! Ah! no, thy beauty's paft; An heavenly Canaan, Lord, I crave. Thus Pilgrims, in Time's elder day, Weary of earth, figh'd after home: They're gone before, I muft not stay, Till I with them to Zion come. Put on, my foul, put on with speed: Tho' long the way, the end is sweet; Once more, poor world, farewell indeed! In leaving thee, my Lord I meet. SERENA. Printed at the Conference-Office, NorthGreen, Warjhp-Street, G.Story, Agent. THE METHODIST MAGAZINE, For DECEMBER, 1807. BIOGRAPHY. An Extract from the Life of the Rev. RICHARD BAXTER. [Continued from page 490.], His applying himself to the Ministry. FROM the age of twenty-one till near twenty-three, my weaknefs was fo great, that I expected not to live above a year, and my own foul being under ferious apprehenfions of the matters of another world, I was exceedingly defirous to communicate those apprehenfions to fuch ignorant, prefumptuous, and careless finners as the world abounds with. But I was in great perplexity between my encouragements and difcouragements. I was confcious of my personal infufficiency, for want of that measure of learning and experience, which fo great and high a work required. I knew that the want of academical honours and degrees was like to make me contemptible with the moft, and confequently to hinder my best endeavours. But yet expecting to be fo quickly in another world, the great concernments of miferable fouls did prevail with me, against all these impediments, and being conIcious of a strong defire of men's converfion and falvation, and of fome competent, perfuading faculty of expreffion, which fervent affections might help to actuate, I refolved that if one or two fouls only might be won to God, it would eafily recompence all the dishonours which, for want of titles, I might undergo from men. And indeed I had fuch clear convictions of the madness of prefumptuous finners, and the unquestionable reasons which should induce men to a holy life, and of the unspeakable greatness of the work, which in this hafty inch of time, we have all to do, that I thought the man who could be ungodly, if he did but VOL. XXX. Dec. 1807. hear |