most neceffary articles of furniture which preachers had formerly to provide entirely out of their little falary. The laft winter I made a little excurfion from the city St. John up the river as far as Fredricton, where we have a little chapel and a small fociety. I was unable to vifit Nash Waugh, and fome neighbour ing fettlements on the circuit. Having preached a few times at Fredricton, and once at Sheffield, the Lord, who cannot err, faw meet to lay me afide as a broken veffel. I had three or four attacks of that very dreadful diforder, the bilious cholic. My fympathizing and friendly Dr. F. Hatheway, attended me day and night during the feverity of my diforder. Two other Doctors were afterwards called in. It was not till after four fabbaths were spent, I could refume my pulpit labours. The Lord was precious to me during the whole of my ficknefs. In general, my mind was kept in fweet fufpenfe, being in a ftrait betwixt two, having a defire neither før life nor death, but referring my caufe to Him who maketh all things to work for good to them that love him: and who has kindly numbered death in the inventory of a chriftian's treafures. The Lord in his goodness has raised me up again. O may my life be devoted to his praife! The eftablishment of a Sunday-school at St. John, New Brunswick, together with the opening of our large new chapel, and a pretty general attendance of the people, has roufed the zeal, fuch as it is, of several of our church-men, who have been writing against us in the public prints weekly, for feveral months. With them baptifm is regeneration, diocefan epifcopacy is effential to minifte rial authority, and even to communion with Chrift, and being in covenant with God. Hence an authority derived from Rome, becomes an effential link in the chain of connexion between Chrift and his church, from which all diffenters are excluded. I am not apprehenfive of their making many converts: they may, however, increase the prejudice of fome ill-inftru&ted church-men, Their weapons are chiefly taken from the Church

man's Magazine, published in the United States. In thefe publications, Mr. Welley and Dr. Coke are feverely handled.

During the laft year, a confiderable reformation in manners, and feveral convertions, took place at Carlton, a ward of the city St. John, and alfo on the opposite fide of the river: about twenty have been added to our numbers. They have lately finished their chapel at Fredricton, where Mr. Alexander, lately a local preacher in the United States, is labouring. Mr. St. Bamford is gone to meet Bishop Afbury for the purpose of being ordained, and will return as foon as poffible. At Cumberland, and feveral other circuits, nothing fpecial is doing. But on the Annapolis circuit, the Lord has liberally poured out his Spirit, and I believe about an hundred members have been added to our communion.

It is likely Mr. Sutcliffe will write you by the next packet.

Mr. John Mann is nearly worn out. He is at prefent fick. I think we shall foon loofe him: his end will be peace. May we follow him, as he has followed Chrift!

I am not able to perform the active fervice of a travelling preacher; yet I do not wish to locate: If I can be affifted as a fupernumerary for a few years, it will lengthen out my ufefulness. 1 thould like a ftation at Halifax in that capacity if it meets your approbation. But in this cafe, 1 fear it would bring a burden ftill greater on your funds, perhaps ten or fifteen pounds a year more than ufual. I am in hopes, should I be at Halifax, we thould be able to get another chapel or the old one enlarged. You will please to give me your thoughts on this fubject immediately after your committee has met.

I am, dear Brethren,
Your Son in the gospel,
WILLIAM BLACK.

We approve of Black's application for a fupernumerary station at Halifax. Signed William Bennet, Secretary to the Conference.

THE IMPORTANT ENQUIRY. Mark viii. 36.

And count the mighty gain,

RISE, my torpid pow'rs, arise

That will the' immortal foul outprize, And its vast loss sustain.

Shall the rich mass of dazzling ore
Peruvian mountains bear,
Or bright Golconda's fparkling store.
With its high worth compare?
Can fenfual pleasure's fyren train,
In one eternal spring,

head

A crown of glory, which fhall never fade; Whofe gems refplendent thall with luftre blaze,

And fparkle to the bleft Redeemer's praife. My golden harp high-tun'd, my song fhall

be

T. R.