POETRY. SOLOMON'S SONG. Metrical Tranflation of the Introductory Part of the Canticles, Ch. i. 1---6. SCENE An open country, a few miles Southward from Jerufalem: the female attendants on Pharaoh's daughter, advance finging alternately, and personating that princefs. First Singer. LET th' embraces of his love Ev'ry chafte affection move! Kindled by thy matchless name. To the royal chambers brought. Darker though my afpect feem, "Why fperting thus ?" a feaman cries, "Whilft forrows overwhelm ?" "Why yield to grief?" the boy replies, "My Father's at the helm !" Poor doubting foul, from hence be taught, How groundless is thy fear; Think on the wonders Chrift hath wrought, And He is always near! Safe in his hands, whom seas obey, When fwelling furges rife; Though thy corruptions rife abhor'd, And outward foes increafe, 'Tis but for him to fpeak the word, And all is hufh'd to peace. Then upward look, howe'er diftrefs'd, Inftructive vault! for here I find As o'er thefe lords I tread ! Frail annals of the dead! Shall mortals pant for glitt'ring state? Is happinefs but--to be great? Are all unbleft befide? I will no more the cheat believe, Sure, earthly honours all are vain, If nothing else we own. There is an honour from the skies--- The rich poffeffor's mind; Immortaliz'd in death. IOTA. HYMN FOR A CHILD. SINCE JESUS loves to hear his praise In vain and idle fongs. We can't too early ferve the Lord, The pleasures that his children find, ERRATA in our laft No. W. Page 45, line 8, for Hill read Hall.-p. 46, 1. 26, for moving read moved. P. 47, note l. 13, for in the Society read in Society-for Jer. xxxiii. 7, read xxix, 7.-p. 47, .l. 22, for denomination over (in fome copies) read domination over. Printed by T. Gillet Salisbury Square. THE Evangelical Magazine, FOR APRIL, 1801. BIOGRAPHY. MEMOIR OF THE REV. GEORGE BELL, Late Minifter of the Affociate Congregation, at Wooler, in the County of Northumberland. TH HIS good man, and induftrious fervant of Jefus Chrift, was born in the village of Crailing, near the town of Jedburgh, in North Britain. His parents, though poor, were of a refpectable character for piety, and thote humble virtues, which, in general, are found to diftinguish the cottages of the Scottish peafantry. At the parith school he was taught reading, writing, accompts, and the rudiments of the Latin tongue. The advantages which the youth in Scotland derive from thefe wife inftitutions are peculiar, and very important. They lay the foundation of all that is afterwards venerable in piety, refpectable in public appearances, and fuccefsful in commercial purfuits. At the inftance of the General Affembly of the Church, and by the authority of Parliament, there were, fobn after the Reformation, fchoolmafters fettled in every parish. Their qualifications are judged of by the Prefbytery, and their conduct cognizable by them. Out of the unappropriated tythes there is allowed to them a fmall annual ftipend, from about five pounds to thirty. A dwelling and school-house, with a garden, are by the heritors given to them, and in several places pafture for a cow. In confideration of thefe emoluments, they are bound to inftru&t, gratis, the children of the poor. The wages for other children are fixed by the Prefbytery, and are very moderate indeed one and fixpence a quarter for reading; two fhillings for reading and writing; five fhillings (in fome places only the half) for Latin and Greek. Thefe things, aided by the affectionate fuperintendance of the miniftry, produce the very beft effects. The feeds of VOL. IX. : U true |