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pleted, and funds for the roof and internal fittings are being raised. On the 24th ultimo, a large party from Sydney held a pic-nic at that favourite watering place, and during the afternoon a public tea-meeting was held in a temporary erection near the church, the proceeds of which amounted to nearly £90 in aid of the building fund.

THE CONGREGATIONAL UNION OF TASMANIA. The annual meeting of the Congregational Union of Tasmania commenced in the Brisbane-street Chapel, Hobart Town, on Tuesday, March 3. The Rev. W. Day occupied the chair, and most of the ministers of the several Independent churches in the colony were present, as well as a number of the deacons. The secretary read the report, which, after referring to the death of the Rev. F. Miller, explained what had been done to erect a building and establish a library for the use of young men to be trained for the colonial missionary service. Reference was also made to the importance of churches adopting the practice of insuring the lives of their ministers; to the custody of trust deeds; the present position of the State-aid question; and other matters specially affecting the interests of the denomination. The meeting was resumed in the afternoon, and various measures were adopted and resolutions passed in acknowledgment of donations in money and books from societies in England. A committee was

appointed to take charge of the interests of the Theological Institution, and steps were taken to establish the general practice of insuring the lives of Congregational ministers. On the following day the meeting was resumed. Measures were adopted to insure the safe custody of all trust-deeds for property, held by the different churches of the body in Tasmania. A long discussion followed on the subject of ecclesiastical influences upon the social and political condition of the colony. Papers of statistics were read showing the sums of money that had been expended under the sanction of Parliament on charitable, educational, and ecclesiastical objects, and the proportion of the whole to the general revenue. The opinion was generally expressed that these large grants for objects foreign to the proper province of Government were not only extravagant in amount, but fatally demoralising in their operation, because they fostered the habit of reliance upon the Government for so much that ought to be done by the colonists themselves, and were rapidly effacing in many of the community the sense of personal responsibility in regard to social duties. A committee was appointed to bring the matter under the consideration of the Congregational churches. The executive committee of the Union was chosen, and the Rev. W. C. Robinson was appointed chairman for the year.

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THE SMITH TESTIMONIAL.-A deeplyinteresting meeting was held, June 4th, at Poplar, in connexion with the completion of the twenty-first year of the pastorate of the Rev. George Smith. His people determined to mark the pleasing event by the presentation of some memorial token, expressive of grateful esteem and affectionate confidence. So spontaneous and so general was the response to the call of the deacons, that in a very short period the sum of £260 was raised; and, had the time been extended, the Chairman said it might have been doubled. Among others there were present, the Revs. Thomas James, H. J. Gamble, John Kennedy, M.A., T. Price, G. Wilkins, R. Ashton, J. E. Richards, W. Tarbotton, T. C. Hine, J. H. Wilson, S. M'All, Drs. Tidman, Ferguson, and Campbell; Captains Dunlop and Thorne. Mr. Nathan, one of the deacons, occupied the chair; and in introducing the business, said

"My dear friends-Permit me to express the pleasure I feel at being invited to preside over you on this most interesting occasion. You all know that we are here tonight to give our pastor some visible and tangible proof of esteem and regard for him. The occasion is the completing of the 21st year of his able, faithful, and successful ministry amongst us. How much this neighbourhood as well as ourselves is indebted to such a ministry as our pastor, having obtained help of God, has maintained amongst us, it is hard to say. How much our country and the world is indebted to the pulpit and the faith

ful preacher, it is impossible to say; but this we know that the pulpit has ever been the advocate of truth, a barrier against vice, and the support and ornament of virtue. One of our favourite poets says:

The pulpit (in the sober use
Of its legitimate, peculiar powers)
Must stand acknowledged while the world shall
stand,

The most important and effectual guard,
Support, and ornament of virtue's cause.
There stands the messenger of truth. There
stands

The legate of the skies. His theme divine,
His office sacred, his credentials clear.
By him the violated Law speaks out
Its thunders; and by him, in strains as sweet
As angels use, the Gospel whispers peace.
He 'stablishes the strong, restores the weak,
Reclaims the wanderer, binds the broken heart,
And, arm'd himself in panoply complete
Of heavenly temper, furnishes with arms
Bright as his own, and trains, by every rule
Of holy discipline, to glorious war,
The sacramental host of God's elect.

'Are all such teachers? Would to heaven all were !

I would express him simple, grave, sincere ;
In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain,
And plain in manner, decent, solemn, chaste,
And natural in gesture; much impressed
Himself, as conscious of his awful charge,
And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds
May feel it too; affectionate in look,
And tender in address, as well becomes
A messenger of grace to guilty men.
Behold the picture! Is it like ?'

Let us thank heaven that ours is not only such a teacher, but such a pastor, watching for our souls, comforting the aged, strengthening the middle-aged, and guiding and instructing the young, and it is because our pastor is all this that we are about presently to ask him to accept at our hands this mark of our regard. It must be quite unnecessary for me to go over the catalogue of our pastor's labours; let it suffice that I remind you that when the sainted George Green built Trinity Chapel, Mr. Smith was chosen to be the first pastor over the little band of Christians that then formed the church. Twenty-one years have passed away, and what do we now see? We see the chapel enlarged, and from 1,200 to 1,400 persons assembling morning and evening to hear him preach. We see that he now presides over a church consisting of about 500 members. Nor need I do more than just remind you of the day and Sabbath schools, and the other religious and benevolent societies founded or fostered by our pastor. It is also most gratifying to us to know that our pastor is held in high estimation by his ministerial brethren, and that in the London Missionary Society, the Congregational Union, and the other great religious movements of the day, our pastor is held in deserved repute; and then as a preacher I do not think I could paint him in words more appropriate than those used by the poet, from whom I have already quoted. Yes, it is like our pastor. Take, for instance, that noble sermon preached last Sabbath evening to young men ; so plain, so touching, and so earnest. May the Almighty follow that sermon with His blessing!

"There is one thing in respect of this presentation that I must not forget, indeed the committee have enjoined it upon me to mention that there has been no pressure, no, not the least, upon the subscribers to this testimonial. No sooner was the design broached than the money was subscribed, and this to my mind gives the present its chief value.

"My dear friends, I have said enough in opening this meeting. Let us never forget, that if our pastor is anything, it is through the grace of God given unto him. Join with us, then, dear friends, in wishing that God would long spare his valuable life, and bless him and his amiable partner, and his children, and his children's children to the latest generation."

A resolution, in the terms of the address, was then moved by Dr. Tidman, seconded by the Rev. Thomas James, and supported by Dr. Campbell, and carried with acclamation. Mr. Smith tenderly adverted to the fact that the brethren, Tidman and James, were the only survivors of the large body of ministers that attended his recognition, one-and-twenty years ago. Mr. Roope, one of the deacons, then presented the testimonial, and, in the course of a suitable address, said:"Sir, I cannot go back in thought to the evening when we first met, to promote the object now so happily accomplished, without saying that the matter then entered into was not formal, cold, or lifeless; but it was full of soul. We began our work with praise to God, and from Him sought by prayer direction in the future.

We were thankful to Almighty God that we were enabled to meet so harmoniously, for no sooner was the idea suggested than it was readily and cordially adopted-in a word, I may say, the wish expressed the object accomplished;' and this for you to know, my dear pastor, must be gratifying to your feelings.

"Now, permit me, my dear Sir, to address a few words to you on this happy occasion, and in so doing we cannot look back for a moment without experiencing feelings of a mingled order over a period of twenty-one years, and with hearts full of gratitude, exclaim, What hath God wrought-what hath God wrought!' He hath, through your instrumentality, wrought deliverance for the captive. He hath built up His people on their most holy faith; He hath caused them to rejoice on earth. Nay, more, the angels have rejoiced in heaven over repentant sinners; Christ himself has beheld the extension of His kingdom amongst us, and His Father's glory promoted; and yet in all this we humbly bow at His footstool and say, 'Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give we the glory.'

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"Your first coming amongst us, my dear pastor, is vividly before my mind, as it is doubtless to many now in this room. Methinks I behold the countenances of two who were then amongst us listening to the truth as it then fell from your lips, but are now no more on the earth. God has taken them; they are now singing the high praises of heaven before Him that loved them and washed them from their sins in His own blood. I refer to the noble founder of our place of worship, and his beloved and valued friend the Rev. Dr. Fletcher. And I well recollect, also, the opening services of our sanctuary. On the morning of that day the Word of Life was preached to us by that venerable man of God, Dr. Raffles; and in the evening by the Rev. J. Sherman, who is now inheriting the promises. He has ceased from his labours, and his works do follow him. His address to us on that occasion was founded upon those words, Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord. O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity. And how has God blessed us from that time! God has been pleased, graciously, by His Holy Spirit, to speak through you to the assembled multitude that has thronged our house of prayer. Year after year we have been called to lengthen our cords and strengthen our stakes; and it is a matter for devout thankfulness still to find we have an overflowing attendance upon the proclamation of God's word, and that He is from month to month giving to you, my dear pastor, seals to your ministry and souls for your hire, who, we trust, are now your hope here, and will be your crown of rejoicing in the heavenly world; neither can we forget that God has blessed us with peace within our borders, suffering no root of bitterness to spring up whereby we might have been troubled; but still, as a church and congregation, we have not been without our troubles and sorrows of heart; and I might here say the pastor has not been exempt. You have had your days of darkness. God has, in days past, put forth His finger and touched you. We, as a church and

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people, wept with you, and we prayed for you that God would bind up the stricken heart, that He would pour holy consolation into your mind, and give unto you the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. He heard our cry. God came to your deliverance. In this we rejoice; and, as we have been called to weep with you, so likewise do we now rejoice with you. This is, indeed, a time of rejoicing; and surely we are called upon, each and all of us, to say, 'Ebenezer'-hitherto hath the Lord helped us; and that God our heavenly Father may still continue to help and bless you in all your future labours is, and will be, the prayer of your charge. May He hold you, my dear pastor, as a star in flis right hand until you shall hear a voice saying, 'It is enough; come higher.'

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"Now, my dear Sir, let me, in the name of the church and congregation, who have contributed to this offering of love and esteem-present it to you. May your life be long to look upon it, and may it ever recall the happy moments which doubtless are now filling your heart. May you hand it down through your family as a heirloom, that when your children and your children's children look upon it, they may behold in it the esteem and affection you were held in by a loving people."

The testimonial consisted of a silver tea and coffee service, and a salver bearing the following inscription:

"This salver, with a tea and coffee service, together weighing 331 ounces, was presented to the Rev. George Smith, June 4, 1863, by the church and congregation assembling in Trinity Chapel, Poplar, as a memento of their affectionate regard for him as their pastor, and of his having completed the twenty-first year of his able, faithful, and successful ministry amongst them."

The Rev. G. Smith responded to the foregoing address in a speech of an intensely interesting and every way appropriate character. All events and all classes, the present and the absent, the dead and the living, received suitable recognition and ample justice. After the presentation, the Revs. J. H. Gamble, J. Kennedy, and S. M'All addressed the meeting.

DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN.-The Rev. Anthony Thompson, B.A., of London University, and of Springhill College, Birmingham, has accepted a cordial and unanimous invitation to become the pastor of the Independent Church, Douglas, Isle of Man.

ELGIN, SCOTLAND. PRESENTATION. Lately, at the close of the usual weekly service in the Independent Chapel, a pleasing incident took place. Mr. R. R. Williamson requested the audience to remain for a short time, and then came forward, and, in the name of the members of the congregation and of the Bible class, presented the Rev. Mr. Lothian with a purse of gold, as a small token of their respect and attachment, and an expression of gratitude for his services while labouring among them, and praying for the Divine blessing to rest upon him wherever he went. Mr. Lothian briefly expressed his sincere thanks for the gift thus

unexpectedly presented to him, and said that he had been taken completely by surprise, as he had not received the slightest intimation of what was intended.

FINCHLEY.-The Rev. C. R. Howell, after a ministry here of upwards of seven years, has resigned the pastorate of the Independent church in this place.

HERTFORD.-The new Independent Chapel was lately opened for public worship. The building is planned to accommodate about 600 persons. The opening service was held at noon, when the Rev. J. Wonnacott, minister, offered the dedicatory prayer. The sermon was preached by the Rev. S. Martin, of Westminster, from Phil. iii. 3. The Rev. W. Upton, of St. Alban's, offered the closing prayer. After service the congregation proceeded to the Corn Exchange, where a cold coliation was provided, to which a numerous company sat down. Mr. Henry The Chairman said, he Rayment presided. was glad his services had been appreciated, and was quite satisfied if they had in any way facilitated the object so dear to them all. He could not speak too highly of their esteemed pastor, to whose exertions it was chiefly owing that they had erected the new place of worship, which was now an ornament to the county town of Hertfordshire. The total cost of the building was £2,030. The Rev. Clement Dukes proposed "The preachers of the day." The Rev. George Smith acknowledged the motion in a suitable address. After speaking in high terms of the new church at Hertford, he advocated the erection of better places of worship generally; and said he observed that wherever they built a good chapel the number of attendants always increased. He was glad to see this work in Hertford. The Rev. Mr. Forsyth, of Orange-street Chapel, London, proposed "The Congregational Church in Hertford, its pastor and deacons." Mr. Francis proposed, "Prosperity to the Congregational churches in the county and to other denominations," to which Mr. Upton replied. Rose proposed "That the best thanks of the meeting be given to the architects, Messrs. T. Smith and Son, for the uniform courtesy and attention they have paid throughout the work," which Mr. Smith acknowledged. In the service at half-past six, the Rev. G. Smith, of Poplar, preached from Hebrews i. 3. On Sunday, May 31, two sermons were preached by the Rev. Dr. Vaughan. The proceeds of the opening services amounted to £105.

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HORBURY, NEAR WAKEFIELD,-On the evening of Whit-Tuesday, the Rev. Mr. Dixon, formerly of Poole, and late of Leeds, was or dained pastor of the Congregational church and congregation worshipping at Mount Zion Chapel, Northgate, Horbury. The Rev. H. Sanders conducted the devotional part of the service, reading the Scriptures and offering prayer. The Rev. J. S. Eastmead delivered the discourse on the constitution of a Christian church; the Rev. H. Sanders asked the usual questions, which were replied to in a very satisfactory manner by Mr. Dixon. The ordination prayer was then offered by the Rev. S. Oddie, of Ossett; and the Rev. E. R. Conder, of Leeds, gave the charge to the minister and people.

HORNSEY NEW TOWN.--On Friday evening, June 12th, a special tea-meeting, under the auspices of the "Ladies' Working Society," was held in Milton-road temporary Congregational chapel. After tea, a testimonial, consisting of Alford's Greek New Testament, in four volumes, subscribed for by the members and friends worshipping in that place, was presented at their request by the Rev. Joseph Beazley, of Blackheath, to the Rev. Frederic Tomkins, M.A., LL.D., as a memento of their Christian regard and high estimation of his faithful and arduous labours in the cause of Christ in that place; and a present of a dressing-case and contents (specially subscribed for by the ladies) was made to Mrs. Tomkins, on their behalf, by Dr. Waddington, as a token of esteem for the many Christian qualities of one who may be truly designated "a mother in Israel." Dr. Tomkins expressed, in deeply affecting terms, his heartfelt thanks for this addition to the many proofs of their Christian attachment to himself, wife, and family; insomuch, that it was evident to all that the affection between minister and people was truly sincere and reciprocal. The assembly was feelingly addressed by the abovenamed ministers, the Rev. Mr. Bligh, Mr. Bulman, and other friends, and the pleasant evening's proceedings were concluded by praise and prayer.

HULL.-The Hull auxiliary to the London Missionary Society commenced the celebration of its jubilee on Saturday evening, May 30th, by a devotional service, which was held in Salem Chapel. The Rev. James Sibree presided. The Revs. Messrs. Ollerenshaw and R. Thompson offered prayer, and the Rev. J. Fleming delivered an address. On Sunday, May 31, sermons were preached in Fish-street, Albion, Hope-street, and Salem Chapels, by the Revs. Messrs. R. W. Dale, B.A., of Birmingham; J. Fleming, of London; W. Fairbrother, of London; H. Batchelor, of Glasgow; and J. Sibree, of Hull. In the afternoon, juvenile missionary meetings were held in the same places of worship, which were attended by more than 2,000 Sabbath-school children, besides a large number of young persons connected with the various congregations. On Monday, June 1st, the public meeting of the auxiliary was held in Hope-street Chapel. Arthur Levett, Esq., treasurer to the Society, occupied the chair. After singing and prayer, the Rev. J. Sibree, one of the secretaries, commenced the proceedings of the evening by reading from the pages of the Evangelical Magazine, for the year 1813, a most interesting account of the formation of the "Hull Auxiliary Missionary Society," which was the second in the country, Bristol preceding it only by a few months, when those devoted servants of Christ, the fathers and founders of the London Missionary Society, David Bogue, Alexander Waugh, George Bender, and James Bennett, were present. The sermons and addresses of thsoe men produced a hallowed impression on the minds of Christians in the town, which continued for many years. Few men took a more lively interest in the cause of missions in those early days than the venerable George Lambert, then minister of Fish-street, and his ardent spirit has been richly diffused among the people worshipping

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in that sanctuary since that period. The meeting was afterwards addressed by the Rev. Messrs. Fleming, Fairbrother, Dale, Batchelor, Redford, Ollerenshaw, Sibree, and James Oldham, Esq., and by the Rev. T. Hicks, of Collingham, who was present at the formation of the auxiliary in 1813. On Tuesday evening, the Rev. H. Batchelor delivered an admirable lecture on "The Conditions of Success in the Missionary Enterprise," in the theatre of the Royal Institution. On Wednesday morning a second lecture was delivered in the same place, by the Rev. W. Fairbrother, on Madagascar and her Martyrs." In the evening of the same day, a soirée was held in the hall of the Sailors' Institute. After the repast, the chair was occupied by Mr. John G. Kidd, one of the deacons of the church in Albion-street, and who, when a youth, was present at the formation of the auxiliary. Addresses were delivered by the Revs. Messrs. Fairbrother, Batchelor, Upton Davis (Baptist), and J. Dickinson, of Bridlington. jubilee services were brought to a close by a missionary communion service, which was held on Thursday evening in Albion Chapel; the Rev. J. Sibree presided, and addresses were delivered by the Revs. R. A. Redford, and H. Ollerenshaw. The Rev. E. Jukes, the minister of Fish-street, was prevented from taking part in the services by severe indisposition.

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KEYSOE, BEDS.-On the 10th of June, the anniversary of the Sunday school in this village was held in the spacious school-room adjoining the chapel, which was erected under the notorious Five- Mile Act prohibiting the building of any Dissenting place of worship within five miles of a corporate town, the first pastor of which, the Rev. John Donne, educated at King's College, Cambridge, became vicar of Pertenhall, was one of the ejected ministers on Bartholomew's Day, and was a prisoner for six years with Bunyan in Bedford Gaol. A numerous company sat down to tea; after which, a public meeting was held in the chapel, the pastor, the Rev. M. Edwards, occupying the chair. Several anthems were sung by the children, who filled the galleries. Prayer was offered by the Rev. J. Connor, Moravian minister of Pertenhall, and suitable addresses were delivered by the chairman, by Revs. Messrs. Hawkins, Connor, Deater, Robinson, and by Mr. Maitland, of Walworth, who went largely into the subject of the education of the young. On the preceding Sabbath, sermons for the school were preached by Mr. Maitland, and by the Rev. Mr. Pedley, of Kimbolton. LIMEHOUSE. On Wednesday, the 10th ult., the Rev. Edward Price was recognised as the pastor of the church assembling at Coverdale Chapel, Limehouse. After a large number of friends had partaken of tea together in the school-room, the services were conducted in the chapel. The usual questions were asked by the Rev. W. Bevan, of Bow; and most excellent addresses were given-to the pastor, by the Rev. G. Smith, Poplar; to the people, by the Rev. J. Kennedy, M.A., Stepney; and to both, on the concentration of their influence in the neighbourhood, by Rev. W. Tyler, Mile End. Other parts of the service were sustained by Revds. J. S. Breeze, Queen

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borough; - Goadby, M.A., Commercial-road; J. Renney, Queen-street; E. Jefferys, Southgate; S. Eastman, Mile End; and J. Bowrey, Shadwell.

A delightful spirit pervaded the meeting, and brighter days were anticipated for the church in one of the most densely populated neighbourhoods of the east of London.

LISKEARD.-The Independent Chapel in Dean-street was built in 1701, by Thomas Johnson, for the Presbyterians, who occupied it until 1802, when it was closed. In 1806, the chapel was re-opened by the Independents, who, in 1817, obtained a lease of the chapel and two adjacent houses for fifty years, from the late S. Kekewich, Esq.; this lease, with an endowment derived from the sale of the houses, expires in 1867. To the little church assembled at Dean-street, this has been a dark cloud "looming in the distance." It has been dispelled, however, by an act of Christian liberality, which deserves publicity. The Rev. W. Thorn, of Winchester, commenced his religious life at this chapel more than fifty years ago, and has ever continued to hold it in grateful remembrance. Visiting this town during the past week, he purchased a freehold property at a cost of £600, and presented it to the Independent church at Liskeard as an endowment, when the present lease expires.

NEW CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL, LOWER CLAPTON. The foundation-stone of this building, which will be a handsome Gothic structure, erected on a most eligible site, at a cost of £6,126, was laid on Tuesday afternoon, the 5th of May, by Sir Samuel Morton Peto, Bart., M.P. The dedicatory prayer was offered by the Rev. Thomas Binney. The Rev. Frank Soden, pastor, read a brief history of the church, and of the origin and progress of the movement for the erection of a new place of worship, from which it appeared that seven years ago the cause had been so reduced as to be almost extinct, when the present pastor, at the earnest desire of the church, and acting under the advice of judicious friends, undertook the charge. There was then £1,300 debt on the old chapel at Pembury Grove, which has been paid, and about £4,000 obtained and promised in aid of the new building. Sir Samuel Morton Peto and the Rev. Dr. Spence delivered very eloquent and exceedingly appropriate addresses. The Revs. A. McMillan, J. Thomas, John Davies, Clement Dukes, W. Dorling, D. Katterns, and J. Kennedy, also took part in the service. At the close of this deeply interesting ceremony, most of the friends present adjourned to the school-room of the old chapel, which was well filled, and about 300 sat down to tea. A public meeting was afterwards held, under the presidency of Eusebius Smith, Esq. The Revs. Evan Davies and J. Key conducted the devotions of the evening, and addresses were delivered by the Chairman, the Revs. Frank Soden, John Sidney Hall, J. H. Hitchens, Clement Dukes, John Thomas, John Corbyn, Dr. Campbell, W. Tyler, and J. B. French, also by E. Newell, and H. É. Tompkins, Esqrs., the Revs. J. Bowrey, John Glanville, W. Miall, and other ministers were present. The interest of these meetings was well sustained, the speeches very effective. £300, including £25 kindly given by Sir S. Morton Peto, were contributed

during the day, and the character of the entire services was such as to afford great encouragement to the minister and people engaged in this undertaking.

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NOTTINGHAM.- REBUILDING OF CASTLE GATE MEETING-HOUSE. The foundationstone of the building which is to replace the old Congregational Church in Castle Gate, and which is intended also to commemorate the Bicentenary of the Ejection of the Nonconformist ministers from the Established Church, was lately laid by Alexander Alliott, Esq., one of the deacons of the congregation. The plans have been prepared by Mr. R. C. Sutton, architect, Bromley House, and Mr. J. E. Halĺ is the builder. The Rev. C. Clemance, the pastor of the church, delivered the introductory address. He said this church and congregation has certainly a noble history. Surveying the past, they would find four distinct periods in its history. The first period, somewhat brief, from the year 1655 to 1660, was a period of comparative ease. About that time Cromwell was Protector. The Commonwealth was suffering, and Presbyterianism and Independency gained the ascendancy for a while. The second period, from 1660, or thereabouts, to 1668, was one of persecution,, when the pastors of that church were put in prison for expounding the word of God, and for preaching the testimony of Jesus Christ; and, in short, when those who exhorted the people to works of faith and good doctrine had to suffer for conscience' sake. During that period, it was a cruel and almost crushing thing to proceed, but God gave our forefathers strength to work, and strength to suffer, and, in spite of obloquy or scorn, they had a clear precept to guide them, and the smile of their Master helped them on, until their way should be cleared, that they might again be free to worship God. After that period came the time of toleration, and on the 29th of May 1689, they might imagine that some similar assembly to that which was now before him. though on a smaller scale, met to lay the foundation-stone of the old Meeting-house. They thanked God who had made a little one become a thousand; they thanked Him that He had cherished their fathers in the day of battle; that He had helped them to do a good and determined work when it was a hard task to do so, and to press onward in spite of opposition and scorn. They felt that it was right to acknowledge the work of our forefathers, and if the circumstances of the town and the congregation justified it, to assert in a larger and stronger manner that strength which God had permitted them to acquire, and it seemed to them that the circumstances of the church and congregation did justify it. The building in which they used to worship was not sufficiently commodious for the growth of their church, and the growth of the town, and as Nonconformists it seemed right that they should take their part in doing something to extend the provision for church worship and larger work, and it seemed also right that the movement should take this shape and form. Mr. Alliott having read an address, laid the stone with due formality A tea-party afterwards took place at the Arboretum, and was attended by about 1,000 people. Mr. Clemance presided. Regarding the new

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