example should produce lad that an ce, &c. seriou induce our Operuse the whole. him away. No one PRAYER MEETINGS The Aan AUXILIARY SOCIETY. at Whit1 from ading from re doubt not but many of you have ready drawn the parallel between David's sentiments and conduct as a worshipper of God, and those of our late respected and lamented brother Mr. Daniel Humphrey"-" You know THIS is an Extract from that he was always here when the doors were opened for worship, and son's History of Baptism." that, if he was absent on any occasion, an Account of a public Baptism we always concluded, either that ill- Cambridge in 1765, when Dr. A 5. ness or some unusual event had kept drew Gifford preached, and the Rex ever suspected Joseph Gwinnep baptized 48 people him of indifference respecting the wor- in a river. It is the most elegant, ship of God, or of undervaluing the picturesque, and yet argumentative ministry of the word; or of being historical defence of our carried away by the love of the world and practices that has been written. principles from the house of prayer. I never We are glad to see it printed as a knew any man who more exactly comTract. Two interesting Anecdotes bined the qualities the apostle enjoins upon all Christians; Not slothful of Dr. Andrew Gifford, whilst subin business, fervent in spirit, serving librarian at the British Museum, are the Lord.' Rom. xii. Neither did any appended. one suspect him of being formal, much less hypocritical in his motives. No; he was of the true circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. in the flesh'-"In his constant and early attendance at the house of God I have never known his equal. During more than seventeen years that I have been acquainted with him, unless when he was for a Lord's day with his relations, at New Mill, near Tring, or from some very extraordinary occasion, he was always in time."-" And yet, as you know, he conducted an extensive business, which required great and personal attention. He might often have excused himself on account of the fatigues of business; or, had he been inclined to self-indulgence, he could have well afforded it; but the hand of his watch was not more faithful in pointing at the hour of prayer, than he was ready to drop business to go up to the house of the Lord, in order to enjoy the pleasures of public worship; he Prospectus of the Third Volume of the History of the English Baptists, by the Rev. Joseph Ivimey. To be printed uniformly with the two former Volumes, and to contain 600 Pages. Extra boards, 12s. to Subscribers. THE history of the Baptist Churches from the glorious Revolution in 1688 till the end of the reign of George II. in 1760, is but very little known; and yet the events which took place during that period are daily passing in their results before us. These were the Act of Toleration; the change of dynasty from the house of Stuart to that of Brunswick; the passing of the Schism Bill, and other obnoxious measures in the reign of Anne, and their repeal in 6. But does not Mr. Burder assure his young friends, that notwithstanding their pious parentage and early dedication, unless they are born of the Spirit, and dedicate themselves to God, it is impossible for them to enter into his kingdom? "This is precisely what the Baptists insist upon. So far as relates to moral agents there is a perfect agreement. Of course the difference between the Baptists and their opponents respects the state of infants, of dying infants, and of them only." P. 9. 7. Does not the withholding of baptism from infants look with a less benign aspect towards them than the practice of the Pædobaptists? "The Baptists with grateful confidence esteem all children who die in infancy to be equally and certainly saved without any distinction." P. 9. 8. And do not the Pædobaptists do the same? Answer. Not, if they are consistent with themselves. For "Pædobaptism, with a partial, gloomy, and awful aspect, makes a privileged order amongst dying babes -placing a comparatively small number in a state of regeneration, and a very few others in the covenant of grace, leaving the vast and incalculable majority destitute of those blessings, which are essentially necessary to their future and eternal felicity.* Who that impartially considers this subject, can avoid being thankful that the Bible does not lead him to so awful a conclusion, and that he is not by Divine authority connected with a practice, the implications of which are so truly appalling? But although the sentiments of the Baptists on this subject, are so benevolent and unrestricted as to lead them to conclude that all who die i infancy are without exception saved; and although they feel the most serious objections to Pædobaptism ou account of the very exclusive and gloomy aspect it bears towards the great majority of those who die in infancy;-yet such is the power of prejudice and the influence of custom, that it is by no means uncommon for us to be represented as entertaining opinions, and observing a practice, most inimical to the state of infancy. But Wisdom is justified of her children."" P. 10. 9. What was the ground taken by the ancients for administering baptism and the Lord's-supper to infants? Answer. The supposition that they were necessary to salvation. "In this part of Christendom, the notion of the eucharist's being essential to the salvation of dying babes is exploded, and the practice of infant comit only be conceded that dying babes munion has consequently ceased. Let without distinction are saved, and the practice of infant bastism would also very speedily and equally decline. The whole solicitude of Christians would then be directed to moral agents, and personal religion." P. 9. We hope that this work will be extensively read, on account not only of the powerfulness of its reasoning, but also of the excellency of its spirit. Supreme Attachment to the House of God, exemplified in the Character of David. A Sermon occasioned by the Decease of Mr. Daniel Humphrey, a worthy Deacon of the Church in Eagle-street, Holborn, London; Preached on Lord's-day, Nov. 11, 1821. To which is appended on Address delivered at the Interment. By Joseph Ivimey. pp. 31. *The High-church Clergy, who so freely and severely censure the doctrines of Calvin on account of their predestinarian principles, would do well to consider, that their practice of infant baptism, and their notion of In this Funeral Sermon and Adbaptismal regeneration, imply a repro- dress, Mr. Ivimey has piously and bation of myriads of children who die affectionately discharged a mournin infancy, which far surpasses in hor-ful duty; and, in calling the attenror any doctrine which even they them- tion of survivors to those excellencies selves can impute to Calvinism. These Divines should first take the beam out of character and conduct by which of their own eyes (eye), before they the deceased was honourably disattempt to remove the mote out of their tinguished, he has neither omitted t brother's eye." refer to their evangelical origin, nor to assert the influence which such an example should produce in the members of our churches; especially those among them who sustain office. We are glad that an occasion so favourable for exciting attention to a course of action intimately connected with the welfare of the christian church, was not suffered to escape; and we hope the following extracts from this serious and useful discourse will induce our readers attentively to peruse the whole. was generally the first person in the vestry to see every thing was got in order, and the last to leave it, having ascertained that every thing had been regulated. The sparrow, nor the swallow, were not more constant in seeking their nests in the walls of the temple, nor more comfortable when resting in them, than was our late worthy brother, during the period of more than thirty years, in his attendance upon the worship of God in this house of prayer." Pp. 14, 15, 16. The Administration of Baptism by the THIS is an Extract from "Robinson's History of Baptism." It is an Account of a public Baptism at Cambridge in 1765, when Dr. Andrew Gifford preached, and the Rev. Joseph Gwinnep baptized 48 people in a river. It is the most elegant, picturesque, and yet argumentative historical defence of our principles and practices that has been written. We are glad to see it printed as a Tract. Two interesting Anecdotes of Dr. Andrew Gifford, whilst sublibrarian at the British Museum, are appended. "I doubt not but many of you have already drawn the parallel between David's sentiments and conduct as a worshipper of God, and those of our late respected and lamented brother Mr. Daniel Humphrey"-" You know that he was always here when the doors were opened for worship, and that, if he was absent on any occasion, we always concluded, either that illness or some unusual event had kept him away. No one ever suspected him of indifference respecting the worship of God, or of undervaluing the ministry of the word; or of being carried away by the love of the world from the house of prayer. I never knew any man who more exactly combined the qualities the apostle enjoins upon all Christians; Not slothful in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.' Rom. xii. Neither did any one suspect him of being formal, much less hypocritical in his motives. No; he was of the true circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. in the flesh'-"In his constant and early attendance at the house of God I have never known his equal. During more than seventeen years that I have been acquainted with him, unless when he was for a Lord's day with his relations, at New Mill, near Tring, or from some very extraordinary occasion, he was always in time."-" And yet, as you know, he conducted an extensive business, which required great and personal attention. He might often have excused himself on account of the fatigues of business; or, had he been inclined to self-indulgence, he could have well afforded it; but the hand of his watch was not more faithful in pointing at the hour of prayer, than he was ready to drop business to go up to the house of the Lord, in order to enjoy the pleasures of public worship; he ་ Prospectus of the Third Volume of the History of the English Baptists, by the Rev. Joseph Ivimey. To be printed uniformly with the two former Volumes, and to contain 600 Pages. Extra boards, 12s. to Subscribers. THE history of the Baptist Churches from the glorious Revolution in 1688 till the end of the reign of George II. in 1760, is but very little known; and yet the events which took place during that period are daily passing in their results before us. These were the Act of Toleration; the change of dynasty from the house of Stuart to that of Brunswick; the passing of the Schism Bill, and other obnoxious measures in the reign of Anne, and their repeal in that of George I;-the Regium Donum for necessitous dissenting ministers ;the establishment of the society for defending the civil rights of Dissenters; the decision of the Peers that Dissenters were not liable to serve the offices of Sheriff, &c. in the City of London; and the conduct of the Dissenters in the years 1715 and 1745:the alteration of religious sentiment in many of the Baptist Ministers on the doctrine of justification, &c. and the free invitations of the gospel to their unconverted hearers; the progress of academical instruction; the establishment of the Baptist funds; the rapid decline of the Baptist churches towards the close of that period, &c. Mr. Ivimey intends to supply the want of this information, for which he has abundant materials; and should health and strength be mercifully granted him, he will carry forward the History to the close of the late auspicious reign of our lamented monarch George III. Plan of the third Volume. 1. History of the four reigns of William III. Anne, George I. and George II. including the Public Addresses to the throne on various occasions by the Protestant 'Dissenters, and the MEMORIAL presented by the whole body to Queen ANNE after the SCHISM Bill had passed both Houses of Parliament, and they had been prevented from being heard by counsel in the House of Lords. 2. History of the London Churches, including biographical Sketches of the Ministers, and other distinguished characters. own denomination in particular, are much indebted to the pious and laborious author." Subscribers' names will be received by the Author, 20, Harpur Street; B. J. Holdsworth, St. Paul's Church Yard, London; I. T. Hinton, Oxford; and all other Booksellers. As the two former volumes cannot now be easily obtained, if a sufficient number of Subscribers wish to possess them to justify the reprinting them; they will be immediately put to press, and be sold at the same price as the third volume. PRIZE ESSAYS. The Conductors of the CHRISTIAN RECORDER will present to the Author of the most approved Essay on any of the following subjects, a neatly bound copy of Dr. Dwight's System of Theology, in 2 Volumes 4to. or 5 Volumes 8vo. 1. On Sanctification. Founded on the answer to the question in the Assembly's Shorter Catechism,' with the Scripture Proofs annexed, What is Sanctification? 2. On Christian Hope, and its influence on the temper and conduct of its possessors. 3. On Christian Charity, and its influence on the comfort and happiness of its possessors, and of those with whom they are connected either by natural, civil, or religious bonds. No The Candidates for the above Prize must be Students of four years stand3. History of the Western Associa- ing in some one or other of the Evantion, including Extracts from its circu-gelical, Baptist, or Independent Acalar Letters, with but few exceptions, demies of England or Wales. from 1652 to 1730. Essay, however well written it may be, 4. Sketches of the Eastern Churches. whose author does not afford evidence of 5. Ditto Western Churches. his being a Student for the time speci6. Ditto Northern Churches. fied, will be accepted. Students howThe Rev. R. Hall of Leicester has ever of longer, or shorter standing, may expressed his approbation of the former write on any of the other subjects spevolumes, in his "Reply to Mr. King-cified in the list, which, after deducting horn," printed in 1818, in a note, P. 220. those submitted to Students in Britain and Ireland, amount to no less than thirty-eight. See the History of the Baptists by Mr. Ivimey, in which this subject (the Candidates are to deliver their Esopinion of the Waldensian churches says, free of expense, to some one or respecting the baptism of infants) is other of the following Booksellers, discussed with much care and impar- publishers of the Christian Recorder, tiality. To those who wish for infor- addressed to the Editor, on or before mation respecting many curious and the first Monday of June 1822;-B. J. important circumstances connected Holdsworth, 18, St. Paul's Churchwith the progress of the Baptist opi-Yard, London; James Finlay, Moselynions, I would earnestly recommend the perusal of that valuable work; for which the public at large, and our Street, Newcastle; Oliver and Boyd, or W. Oliphant, Edinburgh; or Jackson and Orr, Glasgow. Intelligence, &c. SHIP PRAYER MEETINGS ARE held at 7 o'clock on Monday and Thursday evenings on the North side of the Thames, between London THE Friends and Supporters of the BAPTIST ACADEMICAL INSTITUTION AT STEPNEY have long been desirous of having, connected with it, a place of public worship; both on ac-bridge and the Tower. For Particulars count of the advantages it would afford apply to No. 25, Pitfield-Street, Hoxto the surrounding neighbourhood, and ton, or No. 19, Finch-Lane, Cornhill. the opportunities that would be thereby given to the Students for the public exercise of their gifts. The desired ob ject has, through the good hand of HANTS AND WILTS AUXILIARY BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY. Sept. 12, Annual meeting at Whitchurch. Mr. Draper preached from Rom. viii. 35; Mr. Hinton of Reading from Psalm xcv. 7, 8; Mr. Clare from John iii. 16; and Mr. Saffery, the preceding evening from John xvii. 4, 5. There was an early meeting for prayer. Messrs. Saffery, Franks, Yarnold, Coles, Mursell, Russell, Welsh, and Townsend, conducted the devotional God upon us, been at length accomplished. A substantial out-building has been fitted up, in a neat and convenient manner, capable of accommodating two hundred worshippers, and at an expense of about two hundred pounds; which was opened for divine worship on Wednesday, the 17th of October. On this occasion, Messrs. Upton and Hoby engaged in prayer; the Rev. Joseph Ivimey delivered an Address; and Dr. Newman concluded. On the following Lord's-day evening, the Rev. T. Griffin preached at half-services. This Assistant Society has past six o'clock; which service, together with one on a Sabbath morning at half-past ten, and a lecture on Tuesday evening at half-past six, it is intended to continue, the pastors of our churches in London and its vicinity having kindly expressed their willingness to assist in supplying the pulpit. The Annual General Meeting of the Stepney Institution will take place on Tuesday evening the 15th Inst. at the King's-Head Tavern in the Poultry, at six o'clock, when the business of the Society will be transacted. CORNWALL ASSOCIATION. Oct. 9, 1821, the half-yearly meeting of ministers and churches was held at Redruth. Messrs. Clarke and Green preached the former on the duties of church members, from John xv. 17; and the latter on steadfastness in the faith, from Jude 3. Messrs. Morcom of Whitehall, Burgess (Methodist minister), Read, and Heath, engaged in the devotional exercises of the day. On the preceding evening Mr. Rogers prayed, and Mr. Lane preached on the object of christian hope, from Titus i. 2. Next meeting to be at Falmouth, Tuesday in Easter week. Mr. Dore to preach. been established more than twentyeight years, and has contributed to the funds of the Mission this year £686. 19s. 3d. While the Committee congratulate the churches on their increased exertions, they indulge the hope that these will be redoubled, being persuaded that large as is the sum collected in the current year, much more may be obtained by united and persevering efforts. The next Association is to be at Ebenezer chapel, Portsea, April 10, 1822; Messrs. Russell, Saffery, and Draper, to preach: the former on the Tuesday evening. ORDINATIONS, &c. May 23, 1821, the Rev. W. House was, at the Meeting-house in Eaglestreet, ordained pastor of the Baptist church in SHIP PLACE, Temple-bar. Mr. Pritchard delivered the introductory discourse; a deacon gave a history of the church; Mr. House delivered a confession of faith; Mr. Elvey offered the ordination-prayer; Mr. Upton gave the charge; and Mr. Ivimey addressed the church. |