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rantee for truth. Besides, there is a broad distinction drawn between truth and error in God's Word; and it is truth, as opposed to all error, that you are to preach to men; and a grave responsibility rests on you and on all of us in this day that we are found faithful to God and to truth. You do not ask, of course, what is truth? But I would answer, "Thy word is truth." Preach Christ, then, who is the truth. Grasp the cross of Christ as St. Paul did, and say, "God forbid that I should glory," &c.

2. Observe How truth is to be presented-" rightly dividing the word of truth."

1. You are to divide it. Truth, indeed, is one, but it is divisible. It is neither all doctrine, nor all precept; neither all law, nor all Gospel; neither all duty, nor all privilege; neither all one thing, nor the other; but a combination of each. You must therefore divide it. You must not present the one to the exclusion of the other. Truth is not a part, but a whole; and you must give the whole, as St. Paul did-"the whole counsel of God." You are not to make your ministry all head and no body, or vice versâ; you are to study proportions, giving to every man severally as he needs. You are not to regard your hearers as all saints or all sinners; you must divide the truth according to your ability and the necessities of the case. You will have babes to feed, as well as young men and fathers; and you will divide the truth suited to each-milk to babes, meat to the strong, but truth to all, only truth divided.

(2.) But truth must be RIGHTLY divided. There is a right and a wrong way of doing almost everything, and so there is of dividing truth. Some make an unnatural division of the truth, and some an unwise one, and others an unscriptural division of it. The way to learn how to divide it is to study the truth itself, and to observe how the apostles did it. The Greek word (Oporoμis) means to cut straight, as you would divide a thing in the half, and in a straight line; and so, in your divisions of truth, you are to cut a straight line. You must draw a straight line between law and Gospel-between justification and sanctification-between grace and works-between moral responsibility and human inability-between the promises and precepts of the Gospel-between duty and privilege. Let there be a broad, firm, but scriptural foundation laid, on which the sinner's hope may rest securely, and in which the believer may rejoice constantly. "Christ in you, the hope of glory." Let there be no "yea and nay" about that. Never preach the Gospel as if it were law, or the law as if it were Gospel, or jumble both together, as if a man's salvation were composed of a linsey-woolsey garment, part Gospel and part law, part grace and part works, part Christ and part man's doings. Cut straight between them. The Gospel is glad tidings; the law is condemnation and death to the guilty. Rightly divide between justification and sanctification. Let not your doctrine of justification spring out of sanctification. Keep clear of that rock. Let grace and works have their proper place assigned them in your ministry. Lay the foundation of a sinner's salvation in the grace of God and faith in Jesus; and works as the fruit and expression of his gratitude and love. You are not only to divide the truth, but rightly to divide it. "Study," then, "to show thyself approved of God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (3.) And, lastly, keep the work of the Spirit in this dispensing of the

truth in the foreground of your ministry. Expect all from His grace and influence, and depend only on Him for success and prosperity. "Not by might," &c. And now, to enable you to "rightly divide the word of truth," to avoid sameness in your ministry, and to give breadth and variety to your subjects, allow me to recommend to you, as one of the many advantages of a liturgical service, which you use, I believe, to take your subjects from the services of the day-the Lessons, Psalms, Epistles, or Gospels; this will give freshness to your ministry, impartiality to your teaching, and a wonderful scope to your subjects. And now, dear brother, I commend you to God, and to the word of His grace, which "is able to make you an able and good minister of Jesus Christ."

We must not omit the very pleasant and profitable evening spent at the house of the Treasurer, where the conversation turned upon the revision of the Prayer Book, which had occupied the former part of the day.

Several influential adhesions were announced to the Free Church of England, and it was evident from many communications, that the country is now ready to welcome the movement. It was, therefore, resolved to raise forthwith a Free Church of England Fund, of at least 5,000l., for opening Free Churches, and for the preaching of the everlasting Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

We append the Report of the Executive Committee :

Subjects of considerable interest have been brought before the Committee during the past year, to which they have endeavoured to give their best attention. Important openings are constantly being presented for preaching the Gospel, and, so far as their means have allowed, advantage has been taken of them. Several important meetings have been held in Birmingham with a view of forming a new congregation in that populous town, and there is every prospect of this effort being successful. A missionroom has been opened in that town during the past year, and the friends are hoping that this is only an introduction to the erection of a church. Congregations have been formed adopting our order of worship in several other places, most of which have expressed a wish to become identified with this branch of the Church of Christ. Arrangements have also been made for services at Llandudno, for the accommodation of visitors frequenting that part of Wales during the summer months. Grants of money have been made to several congregations during the year, thus keeping up one important feature of our Missionary Society, its being for home as well as abroad.

Since the last conference the Executive Committee have engaged the temporary services of the Rev. Frederick Newman, of Congleton, as Travelling Secretary, the son of one of our oldest ministers. He appeared peculiarly eligible for this service, and has already visited, with much acceptance and some success, the following places: Liverpool, Manchester and the neighbourhood, Birmingham, Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon, and Gloucester

shire.

His object has been to revive auxiliaries where they have been languish

ing, and to establish them where they have not hitherto been formed. Your Committee hope much from this arrangement.

The Magazine has appeared in a new form and with an additional name. It was thought by your Committee that the addition of the Free Church of England Magazine to that of the Harbinger of the late Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion would more fully express the present aggressive movement of the body, while the retention of the previous designation would show to its subscribers that it had undergone no change, either in its substance orits object. The Commitee have felt much pleasure in being able to meet the several applications made towards assisting ministers in educating their children. In this respect the Educational Society has proved of great service, and deserves the liberal support both of our ministers and their congregations.

The sale of the Hymn-book continues to increase, and, for the accommodation of several fresh congregations, it has also been published specially as the "Hymn-book of the Free Church of England."

The aspect of the times, especially in reference to the spread of Ritualism in this country, seems to call very loudly for help in endeavouring to suppress this wide-spreading heresy. The order of worship adopted by this body seems especially suited to the times which are passing over us. With Romanism on the one hand and Ritualism on the other, there is evidently rising up in our midst a strong and powerful foe to Protestantism. Both these systems are opposed to the Bible. With them it is the form, ours must be the power; their reliance is an arm of flesh, ours must be the living God. But for this conflict we need earnest-minded men-men of faith, men of prayer, men of God. These, and such as these only, we desire to send forth, especially in those districts which are afflicted with this spiritual leprosy. Funds are needed for this enterprise, and the Committee earnestly appeal to the churches for help, and your Committee would direct special attention to the formation of the Guarantee and Sustentation Fund in connexion with the Free Church of England. The rapid rise of Romish principles and practices, and the consequent defection from Protestant truth, have become patent to all men. It has therefore become a matter of very grave inquiry to the Committee, in view of "the great door and effectual that is opening to them from various parts of the country, how they can best fulfil their mission as the representatives of a Christian body at this critical and important crisis.

It ill becomes the representatives and successors of the Countess of Huntingdon to be restrained in their efforts or crippled in their resources. At this moment there is not only a special need for the Free Church of England, but a loud and wide-spread call for it. Let us arise and come to the help of the Lord, the help of the Lord against the mighty.

IN MEMORIAM.

BATH.-Died, June 12, 1867, W. H. PIERPOINT, Esq., aged eightyeight years. He was for thirty years a Manager of the Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel, on the Vineyards. To a very superior mind, in him, was united great amiability of disposition. He was converted at the early age of seventeen, and maintained, by the grace of God, a course of consistent piety during the protracted period of seventy-one years. peacefully departed this life in the faith and hope of the Gospel. "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord." He was for many years a Town Councillor and Alderman of the city of Bath, and was held in the highest esteem by the whole city.

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G. Coker, ditto.

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W. J. Smith, Rokelle.

29. J. Henry, ditto

D. A. Helper, ditto.

31. W. Pratt, ditto.

T. Cole, Eboi Town. 33. H. Palmer, Tombo. 34.

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H. Gordon, ditto. 36. J. Thomas, ditto.

W. Jones, ditto.

S. A. Palmer, ditto.

J. Maddee, ditto.

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42. 8. L. Peters, ditto.

J. Williams, McDonald
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S. A. Brown, ditto.
T. Johnson, ditto.

P. T. Tecker, Waterloo

REFERENCES.

B.-Baptism.

c.-Christmas-day.

w.-Watchnight.

8.-Sacrament.

The District Meeting will be held in St. Mark's Chapel, Waterloo, October 23, 1867. The Rev. S. M. PRIDDY is our authorised Agent.

J. TROTTER, Secretary.

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