sAd V> # <\y. •^> o^A^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) // {/ *^ #5 ^ ^'^:^ 1.0 I.I 1.25 liSIIM Ik 140 12.5 2.2 !l.8 U IIIIII.6 "/a > n Q^/^. riiuiu^apiML Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 ,716) 872-4503 # :<\^ ^\ :\ V \ ^9) .V *> * r^ 6^ <> r-^o Ih. ROWLAND HILL, His Times and Eccentricities. DBIilVBf^BD IN -^ ST. JOSIXsT'S OS:XJE.OBC,^ MQNTREilL. V ■mma LECTURE. ROWLAND HILL. I do not claim for this lecture any nVwrmftlilv. The names, dates and histon- faSonsof it have been culled from WoCiources ; and these I havelmked to- Irther. with a few thoughts and opinions If my own. Tiiie was done after some weeks of indiepoBition, and during my JoSre of invaLcsnce. The Btu5y of this remarkable man. who was both clergy man and philanthropist, has been enter- Si"iDg and useful to myself, and I hope that it will be so to all those who may ^^■jrsime r'espect. Rowland Hill deserved to be kindly rett»embered, as well as Whitefield, Wesley, and other religiouB reformers. A man who spent a long life, a large fortune, and who died m the work ofblMBing and saving his fellow men, Bhould not be forgotten. For a very long neriod hie name was a common hot sehold word' and ae *• ointment poured forth in Emland and Wales, and it was not un knownia Ireland and Scotland. The Hills are an ancient and highly re •pectable family and of a very honorable .tock. One of their ance- rs was ttie first Protestant Lord Mayor o^ iiondon, and was knighted by the King during hie term ofoffiof, wtile others earned distinction by their valor in the British Mmy. The Hill family seat was at Hawkttooe, Shropshire. Sir Rowland, the father, wa^ " the equire." and. to some extent, the ruler and autocrat of the place. The squires of those days were ittle kings j their word was law m the villages, on the estate and in the family. Sir Rowland. although kind and generous by nature. As a boT he appears to hav« been strong and Kllthy.fSll of good nature, fun and frolic and ru.ning o^" '"J^.'^lLfS humor, always happy and kind to others. Being a healthy, romping, happy ooy. JiB frienSe found it difficult to get him to 00^- fine himstlf to any consecutive study until he was in his teens. It is said that at the age of ten, he was a poor speller, and a wcrse ^it". »jd thatup to that age there was but litt^ promise of his ever making any warfc in the world. But thie 19 noi a very unusual thinras the beat f'uit often ripeoa slowly, and retains its sweetness and per- feciioD loDger. than if grown in a gnen houae, where it is forced by unnatural means. Some of our greatest men havs Sen known to be " dull boya" at school. They attained to great eminence by patient plodding, rather than by any ^'^^^f.^l Cental supe.ionty Sir Isaac Newton says he was much like other bojs. only he bad a little more patience, and (/wrey, tne famous linguist, once remarked that ne WM simply "a plodder." Both became Jreat by plodding and patience, after their boyhood's days were gone. MENTAL DEVKLOPME^JT. Some minds develop slowly and continue to grow, while others develop early and rapidly ana soon reach their highest point, then fall, like the stick of a rocket, into the groove of commonplace things, r^ w- land Hill could hardly be called great m any sense, except that cf snoral g^at^ss -goodness and usefulness. And 1 take it that that is really the best and greatest of all greatness. lu this sense he became pre-eminently great. BDUOATION. He received iiis early education at ti AS " the fquire" was somewhat exacting and imperious, requiring submission and implicit obedience from all, eapecially those of his own houeehold. Yout' BowUnd was born m the month of uguat, 1744. being on^j hundred and forty-lhree year? ago._ He died in faith »nd hope when nearly niueijr years oia. the Shrewsbury Grammar School, and afterwards he spent several years at Eton, where he made consid- erable progress. His teachers and 'urrouodiDgs were all favorable to study, competition was keen and constant, and hU elier sister Jane and other mem- bers of the family, being anxious that he should, if possible, make up for lost time, constantly urged him to work and etu^ly hard, so that he might leave with credit and honor to himself. Eton, like Rugby, has always been famous for the maniv training given to the b:ys. It is «id that the Duke of Wellington used to remark that he owed his victory aliWaterH jqq nnd Other fanaoui battles, j in' great k> have b«»n stroog good nature, fun and over with wit and y and kind to others. I ping, happy boy, hia all to get him to coii- jneecutive study until • age of ten, he was . a wcree writer, and here was but little making any mark in lo noi a very unuuual fruit often ripens IS Bweetnees and per- f grown in a gr»en forced by unnatural iir greatest men hava dull boys" at school. ftt emineice by patient an by any natural or Sir Isaac Newton ike other boj8,only he itience, and Carey, the ice remarked that he idder." Both bscame ad patience, after their :e gone. lEVELOPMEST. iop slowly and continue era develop early and ach their highest point, fidck of a rocket, into Donplace things. P w- rdly be called great in hat'tf moral greatness Bfulness. And I take ly the best and greatest [y. this sense he became t. CCATION. x\B early education at Oram mar School, and pent several years at he made consid- His teachers and B all favorable to study, keen and constant, and Jane and other mem- ilv, being anxious that Bible, make up for lost urged him to work and at he might leave with to himself. Eton, like ikye been famous for the iven to the b;;y8. It is ke of Wellington used to iwed his victory atiWater'' amous battles, J in- great LECTURE. measure, to the manliness and courage of boys trained at Eton aad other English public (^eboolfi. Rowland went from Eton to Cambridge, from which University he received hiu B.A. and M.A. So that he was by no means the uneducated tind uncouth par- son, ac some of his traducers have repre- seHfdhimto be. Having finished his education, and which is more important atill, had become an rit^rnest Christian and evangelibt, he sought ordination and a Elace among the clergy, in the church of is fathers, EVANCKLIST. But his conduct aa a voluatary Evange* list, preaching and holding meetings in private houses, bsirac, and in the open air, when and wherever opportunities were pre- sented, had b«en so " irregular" that the Bishop refused ^ot a long time to ordain him, or to permit him to preach in the churches. Having been refused some five or six times, he was at length ordained deacon, and was appointed to the parish of Kings- ton, Somersetehir'', where he remained about a year> But on account of his " perpetual irregulcritie"," the Archbishop of York refused to admit him to any higher grade in the Church. So Rowland used to say that he ran away from Mother Church with only one ecclesiastical boot on. PERSECUTION. While at Cambridge, " pure and unde- filed religion " was at a discount, and the few who spoke out for Christ suffered not a little persecution. For visiting the sick, and those in prison, and holding meetings in private houses, five or six of tbes.udents were formally and solemnly expelled. It is difhcalt to understand why young Row- land was not also expelled, for he seemed to be the most zealous otfander of them all. He says that no one in the college ever gave hioQ a cordial smile but the old shoe black at the gate, who had the love of Christ in his heart. Being frank and honest to a degree, he could not make any compromise with con- science and therefore remained outside the church of his father's, and for ten yaaro England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales were hia parish. A Nonconformist minister [the Rev. Cornelias Winter] collected money and bought him a pony, on which he rode through the moral wilderness like John the Biptist, calling sinners to repen- tance, as with a voice of thunder, wherever he went. Although he suffered all kinds of persecution, trials, perils and privations, he never lacked hearers. Crowds fl xiked to hear him, eepeeially in London, where he has been known to address as many aa twenty thousand people at one meeting. He often went forth in true apostolic order " without purse or scrip,'* and, like Abra- ham, hardly knowing whither he went. He worked and walked by faith ; God guiding and working in him and by him, and blessing his preaching in the conversion of sinners by thousands. Like his master, he literally ^'went about doing good." A WIFE AVD MONET. Whether true or not, 1 hardly know, but it is said that when clergymen select a woman for a wife, they generally if not alwavs take one with %good dowry, — that is with a good fortune. Money anewereth all things, er^ith the Scripture, so good Rowland Hill married a lady, with soma money, as we say. But she possessed what ie better than money, true r< ligion, com« bined with an Evangelistic spirit like her voung husband, therefore she often trav- elled with him and the pony, and helped him much in his good work of preaching the gospel to "the common people." HIGHWAYMEN. Id their journeyings from place to place, often through mud and mire, dark lanes, and over lonely commons, they sometimes met with unpleasant things. On one occasion, when passing throu^sh a lonely glen, they were beset wuh highwaymen, who, I suppose, as was the fashion in those days, demanded their money or their life. Mr. Hill eays, that instead of complying with their demands, he stood up in the carriage and made all the terrific roars, screams and shouts he could ^hink of, so that before he had done the highway- men took to their heels and fled. Being pitch dark and Rowland being a tall, big man, perhaps with his usual black cloak on, the robbers hastily concluded that they had *'got the wrong pig by the ear" this time. One of the them was heard to say that t^py had " stopped the Devil by mistake ai he had better be off." iieing fall of resuurcesy of one kind or another, he was seldom at a loss for means to get out of a scrape. A OHUROH. Although very happy and successful in his evaigelistio work he often felt that ha would like to nave a church where he could build up a regular oongregatien and work HOWLANB HILL. •round it M • eantral bi▼^ '^f. Ji*^ "f,^ In dw tiipe Divipe Providence opened a wftT M bf had deeired and »%rnfBlly pray- ed f(» in the South ot London, where thew were few ohurohes and thoueanda of SJpleiiVout the go-pel, the ohurohes Jf the establishment and ev.n I|^y Buntinj;don'8 churehea being atill cloaed aaaiDHt him. Surrey Chapel, Blackfriare road, was •reoted chif fly by hia own meaoG, left h?m on the Wth of hie father and ooened fw public worebvp m 1783, Mr. 2ni preaching the first sermon. He aljo Teo^pted the pastorate, but only on the ooSditioB that he be allowed several SJoth. annually to go on evangelistic tours through the country. THE D»VIL AND COBN^RS. Surrey Chapel, which I have seen, waP j^ plein round^rick building, with a dome 1» centre, without any architectural pre- SoBionfl, a«d somawhdt unattractive and dbev He said he built it round, for the devil could not then get iu any corners. It Jould seat from 2,000 to 3,006 persons, and for along period waa-one of the beet ftttfoded and most popular places of wor- Sipin London. No one going up to the Metropolis from the country or from the Unitea States would think of returning without going to Surrey Chapel to hear Rowland Hi". In this setse, for more JUn half a century he was the 8purg«on Of London, and his usefulness and popu- larityknew no waning to the last, tor th 8 long period there was po name more widely Uown or npore highly eateemaj in the Christian ministry than bis. it was a name of power in the land. ine Qcsil be pleached was a Gospel of power, which when applied by the agency of the Holy Spirit ebook the conBCiences of sin- pera, stirred the heaite of lukewarm Chris- Sans, convinced skeptics, and turned many from darkness to light, and from the Mwer of Satan to the light and liberty of Gpd* WIT AND GOOD TABTB. r.tftin uniijured his moral influence ovef hi« Bud.encep. Behind his wit and humor r;,re was a g.dly character, which •Iwaya gave solidity and atrengvh to hia miniairy. The people believed m bim, loved him, and therefore flocked lo crowds to hear him. NO IMITATOR. He was a man Of strong individuality, he never imitated any one, ard no one ever successfully imitated him. HewasaUavs Eowland Hill, and no on« elne. He could never be compared to, or with any otner preacher. There were some who were more logical and more eloquent, but tf w who were more successful in winning souls. And that should be, and •;•• ^« eole aim, in preaching, of every "good minister of JeeuH Christ." A PARADISB OV DEVILS. The good John Berri-ige, the Vicar of Everton, one of the leadirg evangelical Clergymen of those times, when wrising to Lady Huntingdon, said that Ro'7ley had fixed upon one of the worst spots in Lon- aoa on which to build his chapel. It was at that time the very paradise of deyiif. Fine soil, said he, for planting and eowing, please send up a volley of prayers fur its euccf«P. Surrey Chapel will be placed, be repeated, in the very middleof the devil's territories. Whuta bellowing and a clamour the old enemy will niake. He may storm and rage, but Chrm's cause must and will prevail, and bo it did. Mr. Berridk'e must have belonged to the Salva- tion Army of those times, for he always speaks of the old enemy, the deyil, as if be knew him well. Rowknd Hill did not oonfine hia labors to the mside of the Cbapel. HIS FEBBETS. He organized a company of preachers and workers and called them bis firrets. He was himself the centre and life of thiB organizaiicn, the members of which went forth into •' the high ways and hedges and streets and lanes of the city," compelling men to come into the House of the liora. They visited the sick, relieved the poor, . ' . . .1 _ • . or,rl Kont nhniit A writer in the Encyclopedia Briian- nica says that not infrequently he vio- lated the la-vs 01^ good tasM m the eccen« ttioities of hi. wit and humor, but he ^-j.^-akt" !txt^ «!iiiitw ftf nnr«0fle. DT WBlon ka Mi'iotuated," iM.iU^ bim always to instructed the ignorant, and went about doing good to the bodies as well as to the souk of men. In this work for a long time they were often in peril and received but scant returns, but they persevered and at length were rewarded with signal sue- oees. Mr. i*ili fiinaseii aiaioet conSiSS».y "*!.. LECTURE. heldcpeti air services in the luoality of ihe cbapl and in the »-utrouDdini; districts. Id this preacbing work be bad generally efficieot helpH, wbo aeeisUd bim in carr.y- iDg on the vork. fie nas by nature and hfibit, voicp and manner, well fitted for the work .of ouf-door prcBcbing, and " tbe common people heard him gladly " by thou/^ands. His grand central theme eyery where and at all tijuea was *• Cariet crucified," His GoMpel was CbriKt always and Christ everywhere, as the au/y saviour of mfn. FIRST SUNDAY SCHOOL It is believed that he opened thefir^^t Sun- day schoo' in London in Surrey Chapel, which was poon followed bv others iuvari> OUH parts of the parish. For many y^ars; until, and long ufier the close of his min- U .-re wt-re four inf-; h'T thi'-een 'u- ,dal n tpuev . << *^iied ' i>t. ~ ■ ■- iD^ atioD, 1.1 e of ihe prfc aimed to bay something (hat would strike nnd ^^tcA;, convict, convert and bring men to Christ, ratber than to please or amuse them by floe essays on geueral t!Ospel topics. In this he was succeseful, for although his sermons and methods appeared odd and strange, they perhaps made a greater impression and turaed more from darkness to light than any other preacher of those times. He was so continually abi^orbed in the work of his Vlaster that he had neither time nor desif* to think cf anything else. His SALARY I from Surrey Chapel was never more than fifteen hundred dollars per aooum, aod •uuch of this he gave away to the poor aud needy. He wa<4 so full of Christian tenderness, and sympathy with suffering humanity, that his purse was often empty and his own Deeds were often supplied in a remarkable and providential way. His f4iih in Qod never failed him, so that he wan free from anxiety aud always car- ried a happy face aud a pleasant couaten- ance. This helped bim much in hi^ preaching tours, for the people could see that he had been w, a soul wia*< ner. His fine PERSONALITY, as well as his bland and happy face, no doubt assisted him in making a good im- pression on his audiences on his first ap- pearance. He was tall, di^^ifisd and gent- lemanly in his bearing, full of good humor, always ready with a good pleasant story, and always wiiliDg to hear one, IN DOCTRINE he was a moderate C&lvinist, of the Spur* geon type, he therefore at tbe time of the Armenian controversy between Toplady, Wehley and Fletcher took sides with the former. But, nevertheless, he was m the fullest senee evarjgelical, and preached the Gospel to all sinners, as if he had been th« broadest Armenian, and few preaoberi were ever more successful in bringing sinners to Christ. WOTTONUNDER-EDOB. Mr. Hill built a chapel at Wotton, in Qloucestftrshife,in which he often preached when absent trom London, but £ie had a • 6 ROWLAND HILL. r tiuiar mioieter statioDid Ibere, who Bomewimea exchanged with him and preaohed in Surrey Chapel. Mr. Hill humorously deecribed himself as " tbe rector of Surrey Chapel, yicar of Wotton, and curate of aU the fields and lanee throughout Easlaad and Wale»." fie also describes his asHintant at Wotton as *'a plaiu bawliDfjr Weinhtuan," and adyiees him 10 " never mind breakitig grammar if the Lord enabled bim to break hearts and bring touU to Christ." The R y. R. Knil', father-in-law of the Rev. Charles Chapman, M.A.. formerly pastor of Zion Church of this city, wat- for eome jeurs minister of Wotton chapr*], and colleague of the Rey. Rowland Hill. During his absfnce in the country, and while at Wotton, the celebrated Rev. W Jay, minister for 64 years of Argyle chapel, Bath., also preaohed for him at Surrey Chapel, eyer" summer, for the period of 40 years, and wh«n Mr. Hill died he preached his funeral sermon. Mr. Jay speaks of him. as a man of learniott, and of yery superior talents, with an un- common quickness of apprehension, and a great fund of general knowledge. *'I go to hear Rowland Hill," said Sheri- dan, " because bis ideas come red hot from the heart." The Rey. Mr. Jay applies the followmg poetic lines to Mr. Hill: " Grant some of knowledge ftreater^store, More learned some in teitchin^ ; Yei few In life did lighten more, Or thunder more In preaching." ECOLESIASTIOAL FBEFERENOES. Although Surrey Chapel was practically Independent, he disliked strict Indepen- dency. Being brought up and educated an Episcopalian, he had a Fi'ong liking for the Liturgy and for the Epis 'opal eer- yice, which was always kept up at Surrey Chapel. But at one of his last interyiewe with Mr. Jay, he said: "Ah, Mr. Jay, Presbyterianism comes much nearer the original and scriptuval model than your Independency or our Episcopacy; you know this was always my sentiment." From his peculiar circumstances he was driren to study the polity of the various denominations very closely, and the result was his decided preference for Presbyter- ianism . Neither prelacy no7 the demo- cracy of Congregationalism suited his tastes, for in principle they are both very much alike, aa Independency and Congre- gationalism simply means being ruled generally by someone lay Biihop,'—" A Mr. iuoney Bags." If we munt be ruied by some one man, let ua have a real Bishop. BIPTISTS. Mr. Hill was a man of broad Catholic sentiments and uped to say that Mr. Bigo- try bad broken his leg; we wished he hud bv'oken his neck, and yet it was difficult for him tocdnceal bisdislke to the B»pti^ts. After preaching for the minifiter of f, Bap- tist close communion church, he sat down to commune wi' sist^ncy called for this. On one occasion^ in a company of P'eacbers, Mr. Hill, addressing a certain Baptist minister, said : Brother, there is one text that I can preach from and you can't. What text is that said the Baptist ? " He sent me not to baptise, but to preach the goppel," was the reply. All present enjdyed the pun, end the Baptist brother must of all. A LONG MINISTRY. After working and preaching for sixty- six years, fifty of which he had been min- ister of Suvrey Chapel, the infirmities of age began to show themselves. His eyes and memory began to fail, his step was less firm, and his once erect and dignified form was now bending toward mother earth, so that it was necessary that his faithful se vant Charles should be con- stantly by bis side. It is said that oetore starting for church to preach, Charles ai-* ways had to ask him a number of ques- tionp, such a«t — Have you got your spec- tacles, sir? Yes, Charles. Your white pocket-handkerchief? Yes, Charles. Your colored one? Yes, Charles. And then with one of his peculiar winks, he would add — "Yes, Charles, and my none too I'* Preaching was a master passion with him. It was all through life a glorioud hobby of his. He continued to preach un- til he was only within one year of ninety, and when he was unable to stand, and nearly blind, he sat upon a high stool in the pulpit and had his texts copied ia LiilCTUEE. ibop,-" A t be ruled ave a real i Catholic Mr. Bi|{0- bed he bud jiffi'.ult for e B»ptiqt8. r of v. Bap- e sat down nras kindly be could )'e. '•Your it was the aid be wel- B Baptists to preach- else open ns. Qou'- mpaay of I a certain r, there is . and you ke Baptist ? Uo preach ill present ist brother for sixty- been min- irmities of His eyes step was d dignified d mother ' (hat his d be oon- hat oefore /harles ai« ■ tf ques- 'our spec- jur white rles. Your And then he would »«too!'* ision with i glorioud preach un- of ninety, tand, and I stool in copied la large lettere, from which h« often sweetly discoursed of heaven and divine things. ▲ THRILLIlfO SCENE. A little while before be had finished his course, having preached in a neigbbonng church on a Sunday evening, when l^-aving the vestry for the door of the church, afier the congregation wa^ gone, amid profound silence, nothing being heard but nis own slow footfitepe, he was overheard, in low tont.*^, to repeat the following stanza:— "And when I'm to die, Rec-lve nae. I'll cry, For Jesus hath loved me, I o«nnot tell why ; But this I can tttid. We t«o are so juintd, He'll not be in glory, and kave me behind." To my heart, pa^s the minister for whom he had been preaching (Ur. Clayton), this was a scene of unequalled solemnity, nor can I ever recur to it without a revival of that haJltwed, sacred, shuddering sympa- thy. Which it originally awaked. He departed this life in April, 1833. and hie remains were interred in front of the pulpit in Surrey Chapel, where he had preached for half a century. A bust and tablet were placed, with suitable inscription, behind the pulpit. His last words were to a friend at his bed- side—"! have no rapturous jays, but peace — a good hope through grace— all of grace." In this state he passed through the valley and shadow of death into the eternal calm and sunshine of heaven. HIS EOOENTRIOITIES. _ We will now ppeak ot some of his pecu- liarities. When leaving his London par- sonage and chapel for the countiy for the last time, it must have been affecting and sad to see him walk around from p'aca to place and from room to room, bidding all end everything farewell— the church, the pulpit, the vestry, the study, the stable, the kitchen, the servants, and the old cat that use < to keep his feet warm in winter and curl her tail around his lege. He was tender and kind to every living thing, and was once beard to say from the pulpit that he would not give a farthing for a man's religion if his cat and dog were act the better for it. Wuh sorrow, and yet with gratitude to God for allowicg him to preach so long and happily, he bade all a final adieu, trusting in • he Lord. In bis Vi iage Diilogues^ which ran through 31 editions, he speaks of the charbCtrriHtics of preaohern, designates some as "Tap Catiks,^' "Slap Dashers," and " Slop Dashers," and he intimates that nona of them carry the true ring of the gospel preacher. When spoken to about letting so much wit and humor out, in his sermoub, he was not quite so ri^ady wiih an answer, as was the late Mr. B«echer, when he said to the complainer, " Oh you don't know how much I keep in." Many came to bear his wit, and to ridicule him, but who remain- ed to pray. When he returned flrom a preaching tour to Scotland, he complained of the manr sects and namep, such as the " Lifters," and "Antilifiern," etc. One of their minifiters was ordained by the imposition of hands, but one of the elders, who, I fuppose, was a little man, could not reach his hand high enough to place it on the top of the youog ministers' head, so he put the head of bis walking stick where his band should have been, aud went away feeling satisfied that he had done his duty. Well, said Mr. Hili, the stick did equally well, for it was putting timber to timber. The old Squire, his father, wab greatly chagrined at his son Rowland turning prracher, end did all he could to prevent him. At first, arier various warnings and remonstrances, be reduced his annual allowance of money, and then he for a time dropped it altogether. But that made no difference with Uowland, for he had well counted the cost. He even if j )iced to suffer poverty and persecution for Christ's eakti. Ou one occasion the Squire hearing some ozie cpeaking in a loud voice, at some little distance from the Hall in- quired what was going on. I suppose, ttaid Richard, his brother, that it is Kow- land preaching. Gc and fetch him to me at once, said the father. So Richard, who <*a8 himself a Christian, went and told Rowland that his f ,.aer wanted him im- mediately. He promptly obeyed, but told Richard that tie must finish the sermon. So when Rowland got to his father he a^ked him why the noise continued. O, said he, I suppose it is Richard prebching \ When a minister, who had not the btst of reputations, appared anxious leut the sexton would not be on time wnh his cas- sock. O never mind, said Mr. Hill, I oau preach without my cnnsock, but I cannot preach without my character. A eomewhat conceited young man called upon him and at-ked him if he had heikrd that he was going to change bis senti-<- I 8/ EOWJLAND HUjL. I b«t if joa have not fixed Ui« tito; I would ted lo obauge my reiigiou. lodfcH, aia'ao), ssid be, I wae DOS. a«rare uotil now that you had any religion to change. Be was an intimate friend of Dr. Jen* ner, and a great beii<^ver in vaccination, 8o that he carried vaccine in hia pocke* and vaccinated thoueanda — meeting with soce who were bitterly o'^posed to it, as they said, because it was very disagreeable and offensive in communicating a disease from a filthy beast into a humac being. A filthy beast, said he. Dj vou call a cow a filthy beast? Why everything about her is mot^t agr^'eable, wtiOlesome and use- ful. 8he supplies our tobies with meut, butter, cheese, milk and cream. I afsurv you, that I would much rather eat a cow than a Chriatian. When leaving the vestry for the pulpit one Suaday morning in a church In which hp had been invited to preacb, one of ttic officials met him and paid, — We only preach to the elect here. Neither will I, , said he, if you will go and t-et a mark up- on then. He remarlred afterwardn that he would as soon see the d'.vil in the pulpit, aa an Antinomian. He luved to bf regard- ed as •* the apostle of the common peoplr," and they generally beard him gladly. As a preacher he rx^ried a aiicLiy iuflueucp over them, throughout England and Wales. I do think, he ueied to say, that once in my life I did earn my daily bread. I was s^^nding several weeks in Njrth Waleir with a friend and she made me preach f r every meal, so I had to mount the pulpit four timew a day, that is, before breakfa-t, dinner, tea and supper. Tlicy have four meale a day in Huglan , you know." He always spoke of iiis Mautei'i^ work as ♦* sweet service " and " perfect free- doBQ," In one week, when past seventy- one, he travelled a hundred mifes in a mountainous part of W-^les, and preachea twenty-one sermons — three a day I He was never idle ; f jr. recreation he would make net^-, little shots for children, fcmaP. boxes, and pands in his garden for frogs aod toads. His garden was a joy to him, ID which be cultivated flowers, truits, plants and trtee to great perteotion. A HYMN WRITER. He lovei music and poetry, and waa himself quite a respectable hymn writer. He wrote bsautiful hyinns for children, for h'l never forgot that he was flrs», brought to thick about religion and Ctriet by reading Ut. Wattb' songs for children. I will give two verses euch, from two of his hymnp, the fl ret from hia " Divine Hymad for Children," and the peoond from his hymns for adults :— Dear Jesus, let nn Infant claim, The favour to adoM thy name, Thou wast 8() wear thH,t babes might be, Kucouraged to draw ulgh to Thee. My gracious Saviour, I believe, Thoitcansiia Mtlechl. 1 receive. Thy tender love fur us 1^ fret, Aud why not love poor sinful me Dear Friend of friendless sinners hear, An 1 magnify Thy grace divine ; Pardon a worm that would draw near, That would Llshtiurt tofbee resign : A worm bi .elf and elu oppr' .'t That pants to reach i hy promJijOd rest With holy fear and reverent love, I long to lie beneatti Tuv Throne, I lung 1q Thee to live and move. And charge mj self on Thee alone, Ttach me to iwan upon Thy breast, lo And in Thee the promised rest. THE KND. I should parhaps e&j i conclusion that Mr. Hill wa- succeeded by the R2v. Jttmes Stieruian, who seldom preached without weeping. Mr. Sherman wu8 succeeded by thq R v. Newman Hall, bjth cf whom I h'lve heard preach with much pleasure. Many cnuugea have taken place in rebtiou to Surrey Chapel and its furroundiug^. The Rev. Newman Hall, some yeiirs ago, erectiid a large and im- poaii g edifice with high towcs aud fpiren, which has been designated " Ch.-ist'a Church." A large h^ll for Evaugelistio iisev'tings was aivo ereo ed at the sdme lim!', aa a part of the Cnurch building. It id called " Hawkstoae H^ll," being named after the family seat of the Hiiia' in ShropHhire. Tne o'st of th-i whole building umouated to upwards of $30JjO0O. •« Chn-t'rt Church" w the c lare ot a great Evangelistic and Sunday school i^-ork, waich is constaniiy t^oioo; oa all the yearroiiuo, uuder the able direction of Mr. Hall, the na-ttor, who is a worthy succesHor of Rowland Hill, who being dead yet speaketh, and his works do fol-< low him. I