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Tlie cor tion met as on the former Sabbaih, in a school house, as the Methodists would n. nut us to meet in thoir chapel on account of their requiring it themselves for a ineeting. The school-house was crowded to excess, but still it did not accomr all who desired admittance, thou,!,'h there might be i:,0 persons in it. These wi the most part natives of Scotland. There seems no reason to doubt that were * liter of our church settled af Cohourg he would soon have a largo congregation.! people appear to be impressed with a sense of the value of gospel ordinances the number of professed presbyterians is already very considerable and the towif' fi. ii in^i judly on the increase ; all that is necessary is merely to plant a Presbyterian CW- townships and without doubt by the blessing of God it will flourish. This is true of man#''-es and to places in the province besides Cobourg. Presbyterians abound in all quarters.i''«t'l's » «" number of churches actually constituted, bears a small proportion to those whicr^" ' bo so; and, were presbyterians only aroused to see it their duty to organise themselv^ societies, and use becoming exertions to obtain regular pastors among them, the entertain no apprehen ' ., , about success. l",p"^ '**!5''"°"" "' ''"^ '^^'"6 day I preached as formerly in Colborne. The no falling off but rather an increase in the congregation, I had reason lo believe t ••■■ >•- ■"'-' mind* of the people had been in some degree excited, and a spirit of inquiry ii »'" l'i»rly pe y may havu ached for si gospel to lo of oitject' confiideriiii the preaci lie of a l.u <] e forcibly s ill ihey sei it to their aratiis of tl they are reii :li better pr ding it to till iges, iiianiKM is.-iion to tliB C loada a hi act with a Ii the means o \he liearls an es we-u!(i nf ious to prov ec e* ral cases produced during my stay among them. I saw here aii illustration of tl that tl^ro IS nothing like preaching the truth boldly, even where it may be expe give offence. It excites people to think, which the preaching of smooth agreeable will never do, and even though they may be offended and sav they will not comi >, to hear such a preacher, still they do come notwithstanding, a'nd good is producet I have found decided Calvlnisls in various places particularly among the desc of the Dutch but many of those with whom I conversed used very unguarded > deed erroneous language upon the subject— the terms in which they meant to dei will amounting in fact to a denial of free agency. I have sometimes found indi' of a serious turn of mind, a good deal perplexed with such subjects, and it has stn in hearing them tpeak of sermons which they had heard upon them, how very thoni misters of the gospel ought to be, in guarding their language against mistake,! cularly on topics of this kind, and in al! the views which they give of the Diviri ereignty, keeping prominently in the foreground the entire responsibility of marti On the afternoon of Monday the 24th Sept. I reached Gananoque 25 milesj Kingston. Here I expressed a desire to preach but found that a Methodist P\ had anticipated me and was to address the people that evening. But through Mi' donald's interposition he offered to let me take part of the service, and conce right to embrace every opportunity of preaching the gospel, no matter what n the place or what the cirumstances, 1 delivered a discourse to the people ; one dist Preacher taking the preceding part of the service and another the subscquen a mode of j-roceeding would appear somewliai out of order at home but in the \ circumstances of this country, I thought myself rather fortunate, in having an opi ^">^^ «" I>'"^ ty of preaching the doctrine of justification by faith alone without the works oft ?*hien, ouu;hi to such an Assembly as that before me. The Methodist Preacher who closed i "^ of <>'•' S<^^ vice spent about three quarters of an hour in telling us his experience— how w " " ' ' man he was once, addicted to all kinds of sinful pleasures and how entirely his tnr ivni2 nnw rhnn havu no reason to expect to have anolher opportunity of hearing the gospel 'smooth agreeablcB"'-"'"-'' *'"' *''" months to come, still tliey seem in i;eneral unwillini,' for the sake of they will not com J l':?^'*!'^'' '" '"'^'* half a (ia\'s WDik. It is tine, they often lose a ' **•'"'' **'"■ 'U o' almost forcing it upon them insK'ul of delaying till they in- it to their doors — of piovidini; and hrinirinL; inio aclion amcjni; them tho cslurnal aratus of tho gospel and not leaving it to themselves to send for it when they fan. iluy are ready lo receive it. There is much umio (uicouragement however, and a .:h better prospect of success, in :ienrs and habits, the diversity of which in the case of the heathen, rnndets ission to themso expensive and so didicult ; there is for the most part in the townships C inada a body of men who are willing to become coadjutors in the cause, and who 10 matter what ny'"-' *v'''' '' ''"''• assistance are able to support a gospel ministry, which may not only the people ; onel'''^^^ means of edifying their own souls, but may bring the tidings of salvation home er the subsequent''** hearts and consciences of that larger portion of the community, who, if left to thcm- lonio but in the J"''* would never he brought within heaiing of the " joyfii! sound." Individuals thus , in having anopil*'"US to provide spiritual instruction both for ihemsel out the works of ^ :her who closed i jerience — how w| row entirftlv his renoon. The co ethodists would n themselves for a it did not accom 5 in il. These w doubt that were irge congregation JOS pel ordinances rable and the tow ind in all quarters.' ion to those whicli organise themsci ! among them, thej I Colborne. Th reason lo believe t ipirit of inquiry i i good is produceij y among the descd very unguarded them, how very ;e against mistake^ give of the Divir lonsibility of mar [lanoque 25 miled It a Methodist P|| But through Mi rvice, and concel •3-^^0 hooJ to urge upon us, but the still stronger argument that they are doing what the> can to help themselves. The people of Beckwith have sent home to Scotland an application for a Minister with engagements for his support. When 1 was in tiie townsiiip, workmen were cm- ployed in puttinc; a roof upon a neat stone church, !)uiit for the Service of the Church of Scotland. The people have also provided a gk-bo and intend building a huui ' as soon as they hear of a Minister coming out to them. They are te warm hearted p< uple and disposed to receive a minister with much kindness. Leaving York on Wednesday, I reached Ancaster on Thursday forenoon. Hero I had expected to meet the Rev. Mr. Sheed, and enjoy the beneht of that knowledge of the roimtry to the westward, which his frequent journeyings through it had enabled him to obtain. I found, however, on my arrival, that he whom I came to seek was there no longer: an unwearied traveller in the cause of the Gospel; his last jourooy was now over — his spirit had gone to its rest, and I arrived Just in time to assist in con- voying his body to the tomb. He h id been looking forward with much satisfaction to the prospect of preaching in a church which his people had nearly completed for him, hut tho first audience that met in it were the mourners who attended his funernl. — This wrs one out of several affecting lessons which I had lately received of the uncer- tain tenure by which we hold the present life, and it seemed us though it spoke in that jitill but most impressive voice, " Work while it is called to-day, for the night cometh wherein no man can work" — The people assembled at the funeral and were addressed by Mr. McGill before committing the body to the grave, and the weeping eyes which were frequent through the assembly, were a well merited tribute both to the touching pathos of the speaker, and to the warm and generous nature of him over whose dead body he spoke. Tho Presbyterians of Ancaster and neighbourhood are thus left without a Minister, but the e?(ertions they are already making to obtain a successor to their late pastor, and the great liberality they have shown in making provision for his support, may well jus- tify the hope that the vacancy will soon be supplied. During the course of this week, I was informed of the death of a woman, the mothi^F of a family whom I had seen a few days before at Mr. Sheed's funeral, where indeed, by exposure, she had caught the illness of which she died. I was invited to attend her funeral, and embraced the opportunity of addressing the people who were assembled on the occasion. Riding with the funeral company td the church yard, I entered into conversation with the person who rode alone side of me. I found he was a fellow-countryman though he had been so long in Canada, and had caught so completely the American tone, that had he not told me, I should not have supposed that he was not a native of the coun- try. 1 chose such topics of conversation as seemed suited to the serious occasion which had brought us together. lie bore this well enough for a little and tried to answer discreetly, though I felt there was that peculiar civil callousness about him, which seemi greatly to prevail, particularly among the older sottlers. On his telling me he was 70 years of age, I endeavoured to pre^s home upon him the necessity of personal prepa- ration for that eternity into which be muste.xpect so soon to be ushered. This he re- ceived, apparently with great indiflerence, and with an air that spemed to say, " I have still too much of the stamina of life in me to be apprehensive about a dying day.'' So true is it, that time serves only to harden the heart, and that in proportion as eter- nity really approaches; it seems to recede farther and farther from the view. Thus the lapse of years instead of making a man more disposed to serious religious thought, appears to have the effect of rendering him less so. On Sabbath, December 23d, I preaclicil at Dundas, West Flamborough, and An- caster, The congregation at Dundas was tlie largest they said, ever seen there. It consisted of upwards of 150 persons, but they belonged to three or four different rei;- gious bodies. How unhappy are those rclii;ious divisions, and yet liow recklessly ij^ people rush intothom, separating from eachotlior on account of matters which neiihwr party considers essential to salvation. This shews a sad want of brotherly love, or in other words, of the true spirit of the gospel, How easily could the people of almost ^'-lery town those who i f'tult a mai «s a matter On Tue: l.ondoD Di: In proceed of the greai frequently r lation. Bu generally w an extent o passing trav People ma) passion for i seems to be buth profani most horrii many other While pre tention of i geared to se Scotia, who though I fou but the Gae pleased and cibly than w house of Go The town! the evil con: in Canada. amongst ther /arid they ha( * Thnre are 'bij, t still 1 foil pit I caching of 'U^j ckwith; in Lcl )ndon Disir lOfcil jnwich and • « • • • I i place whe f that the d le I bad fai jst have occ J was somethin] lone in the in preacher and i ly an hour, wa , b'y from the s I f me in the n >out 200 pei particular b ^Jacher. Tli ird. There tain classes Mm>J>' ■'m, «te.^ - ■ m.r.mll*!l!. ftuh. ,na«e, „hen ..ciit, i" 0^,^!?. b'v n.LV "''" " ",°"'" '''' '» '''"'• « . n,M,or of c„„r... .rue^cuS i, Ml to l.tVnTb """'• '"'' *'"'"• "'"•'°"' ,.nor.lly well setllod, and r.no.,„.d for the f.r°ili,, of i , s„if ihti I, f' " •n e>lenl of counlry, not a sin^l. boildinc »aa , siblo from .'l, ! ', °"S'' '° }"'' p.«i«g travoller. ,l,i, ,h, aeulo^, .era of o^iaTf , of A. G JLf S iT'- '" '•" "" People „,ay i„do.d, apeak of ,!,„ hcuhen. and . i. Uu "a, .. 1' u", ",'"""■ pasjioi, for choir spiriloul deslilulion ; bol really in Dassini. ll rLM.t , , f '"'"" ».™a.obe sorroonded by ,1.. very ^mos.ZjuZV^Z'' "'"^ ol'sT bath profanation u common, and, above all, profane sweating .,J .1 . "?«",="''- l.o.t horrid kind prevail, to a'draadful «xlln nlZhl'Jit u" T' "' "", many other part, of Canada beaides th, London Di.'ric! ""'"<''■'''■" ""■"""J' '"" "f .e„r:?x''i:^„;e;^.'„d"l::S"rb't!;:t;:; iz'-i^:^-^" "■ I 'fie 'I S'S-i^^^^re &r:=;e:^/"" -'^ '-- taching of the gospel ck ■ ■ ■ „ - : . o •-— — . "«..«, ciilirely destitute of the .a. aotnethine providan i,l ^n th.",.,!!.,^ J ."''"f'i""">y »PP««'"1 «» if lltere ^'y fron, t . atnirf'-rrrd'a Va'd"b^er:„r i: To";: tt^/'^czl" '""r .?:r iS5SS3» - '?•- ^-^^^ -'^s^ RMtflMMMP^ place of inward dovnlion. H luippened Imtc I In li.'vc, »% in many otlirr placM, that I was llu) first proaclier of the Cliiirch of Scn'.l.ui.l wliom t!i- t any idci. o I \ ml'fi i'' tiieir peculiar application to him, and siip-iosted mcitly by the topic of the day, camo floiely houK" to hi^ own ras<', for the di>.«asc under which he appeared to ho sinking hnd repeatedly assailed him bofore, and been progressively prostrating his constituiion. On my speaking to him at'.iin, he appei.red to be in great ainim— death seemed to be indeed to him tlio king of terrors ; with violent emotion be start, d up in his bed, toss- ed the bed clolhes from him and in an extremity of agony called upon Uod to have metrv upon his soul, I tried to lead his mind to Christ as a giver of pence to the yuiliy concicncc, and read to him such parts of the wor