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Lessons by the Way; or, Things to Think On.

MORE THAN CONQUERORS. Many a Christian, looking at himself, looking at the dark scenes in the future, and feeling that while he is feeble and erring, his foes are numerous, powerful, and ever ready to beset him, is heard to exclaim, "I shall surely be overcome, and perish!" Now, it was not so with the Apostle Paul. None of these things moved him. Nay, more; after running through the whole catalogue of ills to which flesh is heir,after naming all the hosts of enemies by which Christians are liable to be assailed, so far is he from believing that any true disciple of Christ will ever be left to fall and perish by any of these means, that he exclaims, "Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us!" What a contrast is this to all that the doubting Christian apprehended! Instead of being overcome by any of them, he is, through Christ, more than conqueror over them all! Let, then, the Christian learn to lean upon the Arm that bringeth salvation, and go on his way rejoicing. More than conquerors! Surely, this is enough. And yet theirs will be the glory of the conquest; not as theirs, but an entrance into the glory of Christ, through whom they overcame. Yes, these will be enough. And yet they are the entailed inheritance of all who believe.

"O DEATH, WHERE IS THY STING?"

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"The business of a Christian," said Dr. Watts, during his last confinement, "is to learn the will of God as well as to do it. If I were in health, I could only be doing that, and that I may now do. The best thing in obedience is a regard to the will of God; and the way to get that, is to get our inclinations and aversions as much mortified as we can." Mr. Parker noted the following expressions as they fell from his lips: "I should be waiting to see what God will do with me. It is good to say, as Mr. Baxter, What, when, and where God pleases.' God should raise me up again, I may finish some more of my papers, or if God can make use of me to save a soul, and that will be worth living for. If God has no more service for me to do, through grace, I am ready. It is a great mercy to me that I have no manner of fear or dread of death; I could, if God please, lay my head back and die without terror, this afternoon or night. My chief supports are from my views of eternal things, and the interest I have in them. I trust all my sins are pardoned through the blood of Christ. I have no fear of dying; it would be my greatest comfort to lie down and sleep, and wake no more."

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PERSONAL CHRISTIAN EFFORT. The godly Baxter says of himself, "I confess, to my shame, that I remember no one sin that my conscience doth so much accuse and judge me for, as for doing so little for the salvation of men's souls, and dealing no more earnestly and fervently with them for their conversion. confess, that when I am alone, and think of the case of poor ignorant, worldly, earthly, unconverted sinners, that live not to God, nor set their hearts on the life to come, my conscience telleth me that I should go to as many of them as I can, and tell them plainly what will be

come of them if they do not turn, and beseech them, with all the earnestness that I can, to come to Christ, and change their course, and make no delay. And though I have many excuses, from other business and from disability and want of time, yet none of them all do satisfy my own conscience when I consider what heaven and hell are, which will, one of them, be the end of every man's life. My conscience telleth me that I should follow them with all possible earnestness night and day, and take no denial till they return to God."

THE PRINCIPLES OF DISSENT.

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Mr. William Howitt, the Quaker, when travelling in Cornwall, joined company with two young men. He says, "I soon found that they were Methodists, and going to preach in two villages not far off; but when I asked them if they were Primitive Methodists, they said'Primitive Methodists, sir; what are Primitive Methodists ?' 'Oh, Ranters, I mean-we call them Ranters.' Ranters, sir; what are Ranters ?? 'What, don't you know what Ranters are?' 'No, sir.' Then what do you call yourselves?' 'Oh, we are Bryonites, sir.' 'And what are Bryonites? In what do they differ from the Wesleyan Methodist ?' 'Oh, we don't differ at all, sir; we are all one, sir.' 'Then, why do you differ?' Why, Mr. Bryon did not exactly agree with the Conference, and so he left the Old Connexion, and so we followed Mr. Bryon.' A little farther on I saw a great number of people pouring out of a chapel; and I stopped, and addressing a little knot of them, said, 'Well, I suppose you are Bryonites?' 'No, sir, we are Thurnites (Thornites).' 'Oh, and pray what are Thornites ? In what do you differ from the Bryonites ?' 'Oh, we don't differ at all, sir; we are all one, sir.' Then I again asked, 'Why do you differ?' 'Oh, Mr. Thurn left Mr. Bryon, and so we followed Mr. Thurn.' 'Really! that was it? I suppose you read your Bible?' 'Yes, sir; oh, yes, sir.' 'Well, there is one tenet that I wonder you have not happened to meet with.' 'What is that, sir?' Why, "Some are for Paul, and some are for Apollos, and some for Cephas, but I am for Jesus Christ." You seem to be following after your preachers, and not after principles.' 'Oh, very good, sir; all very good, sir.' And so I left these very acquiescing Thornites, wondering what John Wesley would have made of them."

DR. JOHNSON'S DEATH-BED.

Dr. Johnson, the moralist, well known as the English lexicographer, the pillars of whose character were justice, truth, and virtue, looked with fearing apprehensions to the future judgment, until he beheld the propitiatory sacrifice of Christ as his only hope before God-then exclaimed he to his medical attendant, "Dear doctor, believe a dying man! There is no salvation but in the Lamb of God."

A PRAYER FROM EDWARD VI.'S
PRIMER.

Let me neither follow my own will, nor the fancies of other men; neither let me be beguiled with the masque of old customs, long

usages, fathers' decrees, ancient laws, nor anything that fighteth with Thy holy ordinances and blessed commandment; but faithfully believe, and steadfastly confess, that to be true godliness which is learned in the Holy Bible, and according unto that to order my life unto the praise of thy holy name.

THOUGHT NEVER DIES.

"It is a terrible thought," says Cooper, in his "Two Admirals," "at an hour like this, to remember that nothing can be forgotten. I have somewhere read that not an oath is uttered that does not continue to vibrate through all time, in the wide-spreading current of sound-not a prayer lisped, that its record is not to be found stamped on the laws of nature by the indelible seal of the Almighty's will."

THE GOSPEL.

Professor Dwight says, "So comprehensive are the doctrines of the Gospel, that they involve all moral truth known to man; so extensive are its precepts, that they require every virtue, and forbid every sin. Nothing has been added to them by the labour of philosophy, or by the progress of human experience."

PRAYER.

As the sails of a ship carry it into harbour, so prayer carries us to the throne and bosom of God; but as sails cannot, of themselves, speed the progress of the vessel, unless filled with a favourable breeze, so the Holy Spirit must breathe upon our hearts, or our prayers will be motionless and useless.

THE MISERIES OF THE RICH. With all his hoardings, Rothschild was by no means a happy man. Dangers and assassinations seemed to haunt his imagination by day and by night; and not without grounds. Many a time, as he himself said, just before he sat down to dinner, a note would be put into his hand, running thus-"If you do not send me immediately five hundred pounds, I will blow your brains out." He affected to despise such threats; they, nevertheless, exercised a direful effect upon the millionaire. He loaded his pistols every night before he went to bed, and put them beside him. He did not think himself more secure in his counting-house than he did in his bed. It must be moreover confessed, that the members of the synagogue generally did not entertain the same respect for him as the foreign Jews do for the Rothschilds of Frankfort. Some thought he might have done more for his brethren than he did; and that if he had only used the influence which he possessed with government, and the many friends which he had at court, all the civil disabilities with which the British Jews continued to be stigmatised would have been abolished when the proposition was first mooted. "But Rothschild," said an intelligent English Jew to the writer, "was too great a slave to his money, and all other slavery was counted liberty in his sight."-Margolioath's Jews in Great Britain.

IMPORTANT STATISTICAL FACT. From a recent statement of Lord Glengall, it appears that, at the present time, the Roman Catholics outnumber the Protestants in Ireland by barely 500,000. "In 1821," his lordship

observes, "the Protestants numbered 1,900,000 in a population of 8,000,000; now, in 1851, the Romanists have decreased 1,700,000; and in a population of 6,500,000, the Protestants are only in a minority of 500,000. The Protestants did not die of famine and disease, and few have emigrated. The conversions to Protestantism have been numerous, and the huge fallacy of the numerical majority of the Romanists in Ireland will soon evaporate when the real truth becomes known to the English public. Romanism is on the decrease in Ireland, although among a particular class in England it may have some converts."

MILTON'S DAUGHTERS.

The Chetham Society has published documents, showing that Milton's eldest daughter, Anne, could not write; that his second daughter, Mary, could not spell; and that his third daughter, Deborah, was much in the same condition, though it has been so often said that she was her father's amanuensis, and that she read to him in Hebrew, Greek, and Italian, without understanding a word of any one of the languages.

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

By a return of the public income and expenditure of the United Kingdom, in the years ending the 5th of January, 1849, 1850, 1851, it appears that in the year 1849 the total income was £58,980,734; in 1850, £57,647,392; and in 1851, £57,431,796. The total expenditure in 1849 was £58,090,734; in 1850, £55,480,656; and in 1851, £54,938,534, showing in 1850 a surplus of £2,166,736 income over expenditure, and in 1851, a surplus of £2,493,262.

WISDOM.

Beauty is a fine thing; money is a precious thing; an extensive demand is a good thing; but knowledge and wisdom are superior to them all. "My son, receive instruction rather than silver, and understanding rather than choice gold.”

TIME.

The first and principle rule in regard to the economy and right improvement of time, is to habituate ourselves to watch it; otherwise, from mere heedlessness the precious possession will pass from us, as if it were a thing of no value. "WHY NOT?"

Mary F was a Christian. She often spoke to others of their souls' salvation. She was introduced to an impenitent young lady, in whose spiritual state she felt a deep interest. After conversing a short time on other subjects, Miss F said, "Miss T- are you a professor of religion ?" Miss Twas much surprised at such a question from a stranger. She answered in a low voice, "No, I am not." Why not?" asked Miss F- in a sad tone. Miss T's eyes filled with tears; she could not answer. No more was said. The "Why not?" rung in her ears for many days, and the more she pondered the question, the less able was she to give a satisfactory answer. At length the Saviour sent his Holy Spirit to win her heart to him, and she is now a professor of religion.

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Ecclesiastical Affairs.

WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA, NORFOLK.
Account of the Independent Cause there, by Joseph Davey.

THE present Independent cause dates its com-
mencement from a separation which took place
among the Wesleyans about the year 1816.

For some time a few pious individuals used to meet for worship on Sabbath afternoons at the house of an elderly gentleman named Colvin, who lived on an independent income, but who died before the Meeting-house was erected; while occasionally a sermon would be preached publicly in my father's school-room by such ministers as could be procured,-there being at that time no Independent cause nearer than Lynn, except at Burnham.

During the summer of 1816, the late Mr. Wilson, of Highbury, coming into the country, visited Wells, and offered to send down a student for the vacation. A large room was hired for preaching, and Mr. Joseph Player was sent down by Mr. Wilson, who laboured there with, I believe, considerable success, and would probably have been invited to settle, but that suffering from the effects of a blow on his head, which he received during his youth, he was occasionally incapacitated for study, and it was thought better to decline. Mr. Player resided with my father till the end of March, 1817, and on leaving his roof addressed a long letter to him, dated April 1st, in which he says "I cannot take my departure without acknowledging the kind attention which I have received, and expressing my satisfaction with the very suitable accommodation your house has afforded. speak the dictates of my heart, I cannot review the hours I have passed under your roof without much occasion for regret that I have not employed them to greater advantage both to myself and others. *** I hope we shall never recollect one another without offering our aspirations to heaven; then shall we both draw out of the fulness of Jesus, and by him transformed, be made complete in all things."

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The room becoming too small for the nubers that sought admitance, a commodious barn, belonging to Mrs. Gardner (wife of the late Francis Gardner, Esq, and sister to the late W. Nettleton, Esq.,) situated at the north end of the field adjoining the present meetinghouse, was kindly lent, and appropriately fitted up for Divine worship. Mr. Gilson, of Burnham, and Mr. Creak, of Yarmouth, occasionally preached there.

Of Mrs. Gardner, whose memory deserves to be cherished in connection with this cause, it may be remarked, that she appears to have been converted to God some time in the year 1811, up to which period she had mixed in gay society, and been a frequent and regular participant in the worldly amusements of the day, particularly attending the theatre, &c.

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seems to have met with considerable opposition from her worldly friends, and apprehensions were entertained, by at least some, that the change which was apparent in her might fail to become permanent. At this important crisis, a letter was addressed to her by a friend, which was as kindly received as it was honestly intended, and laid the foundation of a friendship with the writer of it which only death terminated.

From this period the course chosen by Mrs. Gardner was a decided one. She renounced the hidden things of vanity, forsook her worldly companions and amusements, and casting in her lot with the people of God, became a steady and liberal supporter of the cause, a devout and consistent member of the Church of Christ, under the Rev. John Tennant for more than twenty-three years, and died an ornament to her profession, and a witness to the faithfulness of a covenant-keeping God, on the 10th of July 1842, aged seventy-two years.

During the year 1817, an agreement was effected with Mrs. Gardner, for the purchase of the present burying-ground and site, for £100; and the same was put in trust, but Mrs. G. never took the money. On the 8th of May the first stone of the building was laid by the Rev. James Arrow, of Lynn, who delivered a suitable address on the occasion. Towards the erection of this building, Mr. Wilson gave £50, and Mrs. Gardner made an advance of £500 by way of loan; but a new trust deed being made just before her death, and she having been paid £100 on account, she gave a discharge for the remainder, and thus relieved the trustees from a debt which was found to be greatly inconvenient. The Norfolk Association for the spread of the Gospel in the County, which had then been recently formed, assisted for some time in supporting the minister.

The building having been completed, was opened for Divine worship on the 24th of Sept., 1817, when three sermons were preached; in the morning by the Rev. William Clayton, of Saffron Waldron; in the afternoon by the Rev. William Hull, of Norwich; and in the evening by the Rev. James Arrow, of Lynn.

On Thursday, Oct. 30th, Mr. Player returned to Hoxton, and on the following and four succeeding Sabbaths, Mr. Haynes (late of Bristol), then a junior student at Hoxton, came down to supply. During his stay the Princess Charlotte died, and Mr. H. improved the event to a very crowded congregation.

On Friday evening, the 5th of Dec., 1817, the late excellent and beloved Rev. John Tennant came to Wells for the Christmas vacation, bringing with him a letter to my father from Mr. Wilson, speaking of him in terms of the highest commendation. He took up his abode in my father's house for about three months, and proved all that Mr. Wilson had premised. Between him and my father a friendship of the most endearing character sprung up, interrupted by the illness of nearly our whole family, which necessitated the removal of Mr. Tennant, and was speedily dissolved by the death of my father in the following April.

As my father was among the earliest and most active and zealous individuals who laboured to introduce Congregationalism into Wells, I trust the reader will not deem irrelevant the following notice of him from a sermon preached by Mr. Tennant on the occasion of his death, which happened April 10th, 1818.

Mr. Tennant took his text on the occasion from Rev. xiv. 13: "Blessed are the dead which die in

the Lord," &c. After having described the blessedness of the Christian in his glorified state, he proceeds, "And this is the bliss in which our dear departed friend now shares. In support of this declaration the following account will be sufficient, and it will be interesting to those who knew him. It cannot be expected that I should say much about our departed brother, because my continuance with him has been so short. On my being an inmate of his house, I felt peculiarly attached to him, and was frequently pleased with his pious conversation, and with the proofs I had of his devotional feelings. These enjoyments were short-lived. In the midst of our pleasures he was laid aside, and now I am called upon to improve the sorrowful event,— sorrowful to us, but joyful to him.

"I believe for some considerable time our friend Mr. (Samuel) Davey was truly acquainted with religion, and those who knew most of him will testify to the truth of this statement. At the commencement of his afflictions he lamented, as he frequently did afterwards, that he had lived to so little purpose. On inquiring if he realised the joys of religion, he replied, 'I hope I do; I am not conscious of anything to the contrary, but I have always been afraid of saying too much;' so diffident was he, and so fearful of exceeding the bounds of truth. On another occasion he said, 'I have not indulged in any known sin. If I regard iniquity in my heart the Lord will not hear me. I should have wished to have lived a few years longer that I might glorify God. I feel,' said he, 'conscious of my situation;' and on one occasion conversing with him, he said, 'I have been eminent in nothing; I have not been eminent in religion.' Referring to a person whom he highly esteemed, he said, 'I should expect that he would die triumphantly; but it cannot be expected of such a poor insignificant worm as I am.' I mention this to show the humbling views he had of himself, and I am persuaded they were genuine feelings. On inquiring if he did not feel a serenity of mind from what he had known of religion, he replied, 'I do at times.'

"He desired to be resigned to the will of God, and inquired if he had been impatient. He was reminded of the danger of his circumstances, and he seemed much affected. He said, My confidence is, that I have been sincere in my profession, and I have endeavoured to glorify God in what I have done.'

"He expressed much pleasure that family worship had been regularly conducted during his illness. Oh, sir,' said the dying man, this is the spring of all; this is of the greatest im. portance; everything goes irregularly without this. I want,' said he, to have more comprehensive views of God, and to be delivered from childish notions:' yet he rejoiced in what he did know; and before now that knowledge has been increased. He said, with a great deal of emphasis, I want the religion of the Bible.'

"After some reference had been made by him to the state of his afflictions, he was reminded of that world where sickness and death will be no more known. 'I look forward,' said he, 'to that habitation. I expect it through the grace of Jesus Christ. Here I lie ripening for glory.' On the Friday before his death, he was very unwell. He was quite overcome by the kindness he had experienced from his friends.

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a young friend who visited him, he said, 'Remember the end; never mind a rough passage if there is safety at last,' He expressed a desire to depart, and yet desired to wait the Lord's time. I have been thinking,' said he, 'what religion has done for me, and I find it has brought me into a tranquil state.'

"On the Sabbath previous to his death he observed to a friend, I find religion does tranquillize the mind amidst afflictions, and I mention it to encourage you.'

"On the Tuesday and Wednesday he said but little. On the Thursday he requested me to pray with him, and he joined me with much fervour-especially when I prayed that his afflictions might be sanctified to survivors. This was the last time he engaged in prayer here.

"I was with him on the Friday, about eleven o'clock; he was much depressed with his afflictions, but was perfectly sensible. On approaching his bed-side, he said, 'The state of my breathing will not allow me to converse with you.' "These were his last words to me. He continued about till two o'clock, when he reclined his head, and gently breathed his last. To him we may apply the words of the poet : 'One gentle sigh his fetters breaks, We scarce can say he's gone; When the departed spirit takes

Her mansion near the throne.'"

On the 17th of January, 1819, the church was formed, and thirteen individuals professedly gave themselves to the Lord. The Rev. William Gilson presided on the interesting occasion. Mr. Tennant was ordained to the pastoral office on the 22nd of September, 1819; and the service occupied about six hours. The Rev. John Paul Briscoe, of Burnham, introduced the service, the Rev. James Arrow, of Lynn, delivered the introductory discourse, and asked the usual questions; the venerable Rev. John Sykes, of Guestwick, offered up the ordination prayer; the Rev. Isaac Sloper, of Beccles, gave the charge; and the Rev. Alexander Creak, of Yarmouth, preached to the people. The Revs. John Hall, of Chesham, Richard Fairbrother, of Dereham, and Robert Drane, of Wymondly, gave out the hymns; and the Rev. John Abbott, of Wymondham, concluded with prayer. In the evening, Mr. Fairbrother read and prayed, and Mr. Hull, of Norwich, preached from Psa. cii. 25-28. During the interval between the services, the ministers and friends dined together at the Crown and Anchor Tavern.

Although by no means of a robust constitution, Mr. Tennant soon proved himself to be no idler in his Master's work. He diligently gave himself to the ministry of the word and prayer, and was in labours abundant. He found himself in a place where, with the exception of the Wesleyan Methodists, who had afternoon and evening services, no Gospel was preached. In the Establishment, that Gospel which gleamed forth from the reading-desk met with no response from the pulpit; and a veil of thick darkness, like one vast funereal pall, enshrouded the town and the benighted neighbourhood. Such a state of things could not fail to arouse the attention, awaken the tenderest anxieties, and engage the warmest exertions of such a man as Mr. Tennant. His heart was grieved at the depravity he witnessed, and the profanation which surrounded him, and like his Divine

Master, he had compassion on them who were as sheep having no shepherd. In addition to the stated labours of his own place, which he never neglected, he licensed a cottage in the village of Stiftkey, during the first year of his ministry, and continued to preach there once a fortnight, on Tuesday evenings, till his death, while the Sabbath day services there were conducted by the late excellent Mr. Peter Thurgur and Mr. J. V. Fryer, till the growing infirmities of age compelled the former to desist some little time before his departure to his heavenly rest, since which time the services have been and still are continued by Mr. Fryer every Sabbath afternoon and evening in a place fitted up as a chapel, to a congregation of about a hundred hearers. In 1821, Mr. Tennant succeeded in forming a Benevolent Society "for the relief of the sick poor at their habitations, together with the communication of religious instruction." This institution was open to all who were willing to join, and towards its funds the Wesleyans annually preach a sermon, while some of their body co-operate in their labours. A committee was formed, which met on the second Thursday evening in every month, in the vestry of the Independent Meeting, to attend to cases presented for relief, and general business. To this Society Mr. Tennant acted as secretary, and in the first Annual Report he says, "It is a melancholy fact, that the persons who have been relieved by this Society, with one or two exceptions, were found remarkably ignorant of true religion." This deeply affected him, and he ever continued to maintain a high estimate of the labours of this society, whose efforts, there is every reason to believe, have been abundantly blessed to the spiritual welfare of the poor of that town.

In 1822, a Religious Tract Society was formed through Mr. Tennant's instrumentality, and has proved of incalculable benefit to the town and adjacent villages, where many thousands have been freely and widely distributed; in addition to which, Mr. T. greatly exerted himself to promote the reformation of the seafaring population, among whom profane swearing prevailed to an alarming extent; and he was eminently blessed in that holy work.

The attendance upon the public means of grace, which from the first had been highly encouraging, continued to be maintained; and it was thought that by providing additional accommodation by the erection of galleries, others might be induced to attend who imagined that they could not obtain sittings. Acting upon this conviction, galleries were erected in 1826. On their completion, the Rev. John Alexander, of Norwich, preached, and the anticipations of the pastor were realized by the further increase of his congregation.

Meanwhile, the hand of death had removed some of Mr. Tennant's earliest and most zealous members from a community upon which a still heavier stroke was about suddenly to fall, that should fill the hearts of all with the most pungent sorrow. Endeared to his people in a far more than ordinary degree, it could not escape their observant eyes, that their beloved pastor was ripening for heaven; but, although his health had been frequently delicate, his 80 speedy removal was far from anticipated. In the spring of 1834, he left his home to visit his family in London, probably intending to be

present at the anniversary May Meetings; but on the 5th of May, almost without a warning, his Master's summons reached him-" Friend, come up higher." And he was well prepared, and could cheerfully obey. A few minutes before he expired, holding his brother William by the hand, he broke into the following raptures: "Farewell, my brethren!-farewell, father and mother!-farewell world, with all thy vain delights! Welcome God and Father!-welcome sweet Lord Jesus!-welcome death!-welcome heaven! Amen!" Then, with a low voice, he said, "Lord Jesus, come Lord Jesus," and so he fell asleep in Christ, and obtained an abundant entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our God and Saviour. In the Congregational Magazine the following notice of his death appeared at the time:

"On Monday, May 5th, 1834, the Rev. John Tennant, pastor of the Congregational Church at Wells, Norfolk, entered into his rest. From the suddenness of the event, and the fact that the deceased was eminently prepared for it, he might almost be said to be translated without seeing death. He ha, for sixteen years, occupied an important sphere in the Church of Christ, and under the full proportion of trials and discouragements incident to the faithful discharge of such an office. The Divine blessing which manifestly attended his labours, proved that they were not in vain in the Lord. In the character of Mr. Tennant, qualities were combined which, when existing singly, command respect; but when bestowed to the degree in which he enjoyed them, attach a value to the man and the Christian, which gives him weight and influence in any sphere. With a power of mind of no common order was connected a Christian humility which rendered him always unassuming. An uncompromising faithfulness in enforcing the claims of the Gospel was invariably connected with a kindness and affection which convinced the sinner how he longed for him in the bowels of Jesus Christ. His zeal for the promotion of the Saviour's cause furnished a bright example to his brethren in the ministry, while his kind disposition and sound judgment, universally qualified him as their adviser."

The sudden removal of such a pastor, so lovely and so beloved, could not fail to make a deep impression upon the people among whom he had so affectionately and zealously laboured. In testimony of their respect, a marble tablet was erected over the pulpit in which he had exercised his ministry, on which is the following inscription:

"This tablet is erected to the honoured memory of the Rev. John Tennant, who during sixteen years faithfully and successfully discharged in this place the duties of the Gospel ministry. He showed his flock the path of life, and led himself the way. He was suddenly removed to his rest, May 5th, 1834, aged fortytwo years. The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance." "

He only published a sermon, occasioned by the loss of a vessel and her crew belonging to the port of Wells.

It is very remarkable that the day fixed upon for the ordination of his successor was the anniversary of his decease, a circumstance totally unknown to the individual who fixed the day. It was, therefore, on the 5th of May, 1835, that

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