PORT OF LONDON SOCIETY. Monday, May 6, the Members and Friends of this Society assembled at the City of London Tavern, to celebrate their Fourth Anniversary. The Rt. Hon. Lord Gambier, on taking the Chair, remarked that it was a truly delightful and joyful sight to see so many supporters of this excellent and highly useful Institution collected together to celebrate their Fourth Anniver sary; and also, under Divine Providence, to assist in promoting the spiritual and eternal happiness of that valuable body of men, the British Seamen, whose long and tried services justly merited their utmost gratitude and most affectionate regards. Dr. Newman then shortly implored the Divine protection and favour, in a suitable address to the Throne of Grace. NAVAL AND MILITARY BIBLE The Annual Meeting of this most interest- The Noble Chairman in opening the business of the day said, he should very readily obey the call which had been made upou him to take the Chair, though he must confess he wished his Noble Friend, Lord Exmouth, had filled the situation. It was a The Report commenced with adverting Meetings assembling to circulate the word gratifying circumstance to see so many to the preaching on board of Ship, and pro- of God. There was nothing more important ceeded to inform the Meeting that at most of the out-ports of the United King-diers were in need of the spring of life, and than the objects of this Society. Our sol-dom, Seamen have now chapels devoted to their use. Preaching on board of private vessels has also greatly increased; and in various ways the moral and spiritual welfare of this interesting class of men has been promoted 66 A letter was quoted, reciting the like measures adopted in the United States of America-particularly at Boston. The unwearied exertions of "the British and Foreign Seamen's Friend Society," in establishing Devotional Meetings of Seamen under the Bethel Union Flag was then honourably mentioned; and a small Society of the same nature said to be established at Gibraltar. The Floating Chapel continues to be well attended, and an annual service has been established on the 4th of June, in honour of his late Majesty. Several anecdotes were then quoted to shew the effects of religion upon Seamen, and the great moral change now taken place among them, Mr. Marten, the Treasurer, read an abstract of the accounts, which, amongst other things, stated the gratifying fact, that £186. 17s. 7d. had been obtained by the monthly collections from the sailors and others who went to hear the sermons delivered in the Floating Chapel. the brave defenders of their country with redoubled exertions were needful to supply that word which so materially contributed bling that day was to receive the Report to their welfare. The object of their assemthat their esteemed Secretary do now read of the last year, he should therefore propose that document. The Secretary here stated that a letter had been received from H. R. H. the Duke of York, whose indisposition prevented his attending their Meeting; one from the Duke the Comittee of another Society; and from of Gloucester, who was busily engaged in several Noblemen, the Vice-Presidents, stating that other pressing engagements pre wented their attendance. by detailing the exertions and progress of The Report was now read. It commenced much good has been effected. the Society in the Army and Navy, where It next noticed the support they had received from various Auxilaries, particularly that at aided by a liberal donation of £300 from Portsmouth and that they had been further of the last year amounted to about £2050; Edinburgh. The receipts and expenditure but there was a debt owing of £1332. This balance against the Society prevented the Dr. Newman dwelt upon the obligation,tribution of the Scriptures; 8631 copies, Committee from their usual gratuitous diswhich all are under, of showing gratitude to seamen; and lamented that it seemed to be a discovery of late years, that a seaman had a soul to be saved. By the instrumentality of sailors, he remarked, Missionaries had carried the light of the Gospel into the most distant climes; and he had a pleasure in looking forward to the time, which he be lieved to be fast approaching, when the ancient people of God shall go back to their own land, and seamen be required to convey them to their home. however, had been circulated, and the results were truly gratifying. The demands Indies a Bible had been put up for sale, for them were very great. In the West and a serjeant in one of the regiments had bid £1 for it; but a superior officer increased the bidding, and purchased the book. The officers of the regiment afterwards procured another copy and presented it to him. The mittee on the benevolence of the Public, Report concluded by a call from the Comto assist them in their important undertaking. HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY. On Monday, May 13, was held the third Annual Meeting of the Home Missionary Society, at the City of London Tavern, Bishopsgate Street. The interest excited by this Society was so great, that although two rooms were provided at the Tavern, it was found necessary to have a third at the Tavern opposite, and this also was crowded, while great numbers were obliged to return home unable to obtain admission. An apology was sent by T. F. Buxton, Esq. who was expected to fill the Chair in the first room, but whose presence was required in the House of Commons. R. H. Marten, Esq. was his substitute. In the second room Thomas Thompson, Esq. presided; and in the third room. Dr. Collyer. Upwards of thirty ministers spoke in the different meetings. The Report stated, that the Society has now twenty-two Missionaries, who preach in 159 villages, among a population of 80,000 villagers, and to 15,000 hearers. Fifteen of the Missionaries have forty-seven Sunday Schools, in which several thousand children are instructed, besides Schools for adults. The Society is also directing its attention to the Gipsies, and to the destitute parts of London. We are sorry to find, that the Society is unable to attend to the demands upon its aid, being in debt to the The expenditure last year was £3,500, and the receipts £3,000. Treasurer £500. BAPTIST ANNIVERSARIES. The next Annual Meeting of the BAPTIST ITINERANT AND BRITISH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. Established in 1797. Now called the BAPTIST HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY, will be held, by Divine permission, at the City of London Tavern, on Tuesday Evening, 18 June, 1822. Chair to be taken at Six o'Clock precisely. Wednesday, June 19, a Sermon will be preached at Queen-street Chapel, Lincoln's Inn-Fields, in aid of the BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIELY, by the Rev. William Jay of Bath. Service to begin at Eleven o'Clock. The same Evening, a Sermon for the same object will be preached at Zion Chapel, Whitechapel, by the Rev. Micah Thomas, President of the Academy at Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. Service to begin at Six o'Clock. Thursday, 20th. A Prayer-meeting for the Mission, at Eagle-street Meeting, at Nine in the Morning. The same day, at Eleven o'clock, the General Meeting of the Society will be held at Great Queen-street Chapel, when the Report will be read, and the Annual Business of the Society transacted. Friday Morn. 21st. The Annual Meeting of the Baptist Irish Society, will be held at the City of London Tavern, Breakfast at Six o'Clock. The Chair to be taken at BAPTIST MISSION.-DEATH OF MR. CHAMBERLAIN. of this laborious and indefatigable MisWe were grieved to hear of the departure sionary, while on a voyage for the recovery of his health. The intelligence of this mournful event arrived some days since at which vessel he breathed his last. Liverpool, by the Princess Charlotte, in He had years, which rendered him unable, except been conflicting with disease for many at intervals, to pursue his Missionary work; and his Physicians intimated their opinion, afford him any prospect of ultimate relief. that nothing but a long sea-voyage could ceed either to the Cape, or if that change He accordingly was recommended to prowas unbeneficial, to this country, where his Presence, after so many years of absence, hazardous exertions, would have been exand those spent in such self-denying and ceedingly grateful to all his surviving friends. He had not left his widow, and only remaining daughter more than twenty days, before he was taken from the world where they are left to lament his loss, though they would be necessarily uninformed of it for a considerable time. His remains were committed to the mighty deep, in Lat. 9, 30 N. Long. 85 E.; and there they must remain till, at the voice of the Archangel, "the sea shall give up the dead which are in it." Should we be able to collect sufficient his Life and labours, in a subsequent number. materials, we intend to give a Memoir of EVANGELICAL MAGAZINE, AND Theological Review. JULY, 1822. BIOGRAPHY OF TIMOTHY ROGERS, M.A. [With a Portrait.] THE worthy minister, whose portrait | pious father paid particular attention to accompanies this number of our Ma- his education, and had the happiness gazine, is pretty generally known in the of seeing the fruits of his labour and of Dissenting community, as the author of his prayers, in the piety of his son, a volume which has been thrice pub- of which the symptoms began early to lished, entitled, "A Discourse con- be manifested, to the great joy of his cerning trouble of mind, and the parent's heart. "In those times of disease of Melancholy-written for the heavy persecution," says the Memoir use of such as are, or have been exer- above referred to, "when the excellent cised by the same: by one who was of the earth, who could not [adjust] long afflicted with both." His father, their consciences to the standard of the the Rev. John Rogers, was many years royal faith, were denied the common an eminent minister at Barnard Castle, rights of hospitality, and hunted from in the diocese of Durham; a living place to place, like sojourners in a which he was obliged to resign at the foreign country, debarred from those time of the Restoration, when he re- common privileges which a bountiful moved to Croglin, in Cumberland, Father hath bestowed freely upon all; where he continued till he was ejected it was the lot of young Rogers to spend by the Act of Uniformity, on Bartho- the early and most important part of his lomew-day, 1662. It is of this ex- life. The difficulties he must have excellent man, that those remarkable cir- perienced in his education may easily cumstances are recorded, in which Sir be imagined; and, it was only by great Richard Cradock, a justice of the peace, perseverance and industry, that he and violent persecutor of the Dissen- could hope to surmount them. Having ters, had so large a share. The par- availed himself of those advantages for ticulars will be found circumstantially acquiring the rudiments of learning, detailed in the Memoir of his son, pre- which were afforded in his native place, fixed to the volume above-mentioned; he was, at a proper age, sent to one of and, also, in Mr. Wilson's History of the Scotch Universities, where he proDissenting Churches, Vol. II. p. 322-secuted his studies for the ministry, 6. The story certainly partakes much and, having passed through the usual of the marvellous in some parts; but forms, he took the degree of Master of the reader is at liberty to exercise his Arts." own judgment on its credibility. TIMOTHY ROGERS, the subject of this Memoir, was born at Barnard Castle, but in what year is not known. His VOL. VIII. Previous to his entering upon the work of the ministry, Mr. Rogers passed some time under the roof of Mr. Edward Veal, a learned Noncon 2 B |