MISSIONARY CONTRIBUTIONS. [Collections, Anonymous Donations, and all other Donations of £5, or upwards, received. from 16 July, to 16 August, 1826.] Warwickshire, &c. Auxiliary Society, Birmingham.-Ebenezer Chapel.-Rev. T. East. 101 0 5 10 0 0 200 200 1000 50 0 The Thanks of the Directors are presented to the following, viz. :- The Gentleman, the initials of whose name are R. F., who a few weeks since, sent a letter to the "Secretaries of the Missionary Society," in which he proposes to contribute a sum of Money, either for the promotion of Schools among the Chinese, or in aid of the Chinese Press, is respectfully informed, that if he will be so good as to favour the Secretaries with his full address, they will be happy immediately to return an Answer to his inquiries. Milne Duckw THE EVANGELICAL MAGAZINE AND MISSIONARY CHRONICLE. OCTOBER, 1826. MEMOIR OF THE LATE REV. JONATHAN TOOTHIL, OF HOPTON, YORKSHIRE. THE following Memoir is extracted from Dr. Boothroyd's interesting discourse on the death of Mr. TooTHIL, and is, with the Doctor's permission, laid before our numerous readers. It was not his privilege to spring from the wealthy or honourable of this world. He was the son of parents who earned their bread in the sweat of their brow; but they were both eminent for their seriousness and piety. The family derived their surname from the place where they dwelt, and which once probably belonged to them, called Toothil, not far from Brighouse. One branch of this family removed into the parish of Howorth, and in the reign of Charles the Second became hearers of that laborious, useful, much-esteemed, but much-persecuted ejected minister of Christ, Oliver Heywood, at Northowram. The names of his parents were Jonathan and Martha Toothil; the maiden name of his mother was Demby. They usually attended the ministry of Mr. Wainman, of Bingley, a zealous and successful preacher, a holy and remark ably devoted man. The mother of Mr. T. was a Mary in her love to the VOL. IV. Saviour, and a Martha in her domestic concerns. Next to the Bible, her favourite author was "Gurnall's Christian Amour." She was soon ripe for a better world, and taken to it, dying in three days after his birth. She was in a state of high spiritual enjoyment, and saw, or thought she saw, three glorious beings sent to be her conductors, and said, she must go with them. Her husband raising her a little in bed, she said, "Farewell; take care of my child," and instantly expired. As soon as circumstances permitted, the motherless babe was taken to Bingley, and baptized by Mr. Wainman; and what was singular, another motherless child was on the same day dedicated to God in the same ordinance. The worthy minister was deeply affected, and while administering the ordinance could not refrain from tears; and he spoke on the occasion in such a manner as to move and melt into tears the whole congregation. During his first year, he was committed to the care of three nurses, one of whom died, the second became sick, and was obliged to part with him, and the third was the 2 R |