As we have upwards of 300 schools, a single communication in twelve months from each school, on Juvenile Biography, Happy Deaths, Conversions to God, Natural History, &c., would furnish twenty-five articles for every month in the year; nor would it at all interfere with the sale of the Child's Magazine. I have also enclosed a copy of our plan for visiting the schools. If you would give insertion to the questions and remarks," they may perhaps furnish some useful hints to some schools, or lead others to recommend plans that may conduce to the good of the whole.*

Leeds, Dec. 15, 1843.

WM. RINDER.

P. S. a little girl about eight years of age, being deeply impressed under a sermon she heard in one of our chapels, asked me the important question, when may I be converted? Perhaps one of your correspondents will give an answer to this question, in your next number.

*It will afford us pleasure to devote a portion of our pages for the insertion of suitable communications relating to our Sabbath schools: we have formerly intimated this to our friends, and requested them to favour us with such communications; which request we now repeat. To prevent any misunderstanding, it may, however, be needful to state, that it is our rule not to insert, in this Magazine, accounts of the conversion and happy deaths of children. Such articles have their appropriate department in the Children's Magazine. For which latter work we shall also be happy to receive other communications instructive and interesting to children. The questions and remarks above referred to, will be inserted next month. They are now deferred because we have not room for their insertion.

ED.

THE

WESLEYAN METHODIST ASSOCIATION

MAGAZINE.

FEBRUARY, 1844.

MEMOIR OF JAMES ARMINIUS, D. D.

THE venerated founder of the Methodist Societies embraced many of the opinions which had been formerly held by Arminius. Among those, was included the doctrine of "universal redemption;" or as it is now, and with stricter propriety, designated "universal atonement." The Magazine which he published was specially designed for the defence of this doctrine; which at that time was generally rejected by the dissenting churches in this kingdom. Mr. Wesley called his Magazine "The Arminian Magazine." These circumstances have occasioned the members of the Wesleyan family to be, generally, designated, Arminians-and this term has been often applied as though it were a term of reproach.

We do not, however, allow, that we hold any opinion upon the authority either of Arminius or any other uninspired man. We believe with both Arminius, and Calvin, so far as we have reason to conclude, that they rightly understood and believed the Word of God; further than this, we think it right to refuse to concur with any man, no matter what may be the extent of his celebrity for learning, wisdom, and piety.

Arminius, and Calvin, embraced the same creed, so far as related to doctrines essential to salvation. Many of those who have strongly declaimed against Arminianism have been shamefully ignorant of the opinions held by Arminius, and have therefore grossly misrepresented, and unjustly abused him. On the points on which those eminent men, Arminius, and Calvin, differed, the members of the Wesleyan family, without pledging themselves to all the opinions of Arminius, confess, that they believe the sentiments avowed by him more accordant with the Word of God, than those maintained by Calvin. For these and

other reasons, our readers must feel highly interested in the history of the justly celebrated Arminius. We have therefore prepared the following brief memoir; the facts of which we have taken from his funeral oration, delivered by one of his co-professors, and from other historical records.

REY JAMES MOLINEUX.

President of the Annual Assembly of the Wesleyan Methodist Association?

hold in Trochdale 1838.