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2. Men of first-rate qualifications in their respective departments.

3. Men who have no other employ. ment, and who will devote themselves wholly to the duties of their profession.

4. Men who will be endeavouring to improve themselves from year to year, in the knowledge of what belongs to their department.

IV. LENGTH OF THE SESSION. 1. The session to commence in the middle of September, and conclude in the end of May.

2. Ten days relaxation at Christmas, and a week at Easter.

3. The length of the whole course of studies to be three or four years.

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5. Some Jewish youths may wish to embrace the opportunity of acquiring a liberal education here.

6. Young men of property designed for the Christian ministry, may choose to spend some years in this Institution before they enter on a course of Theological study in a seminary.

7. Many Theological students, after finishing their course in the seminaries, will wish to spend a year at the College before they become candidates for the pastoral office.

These young gentlemen would be exceedingly useful in the College, as patterns of good conduct, and of diligence in study; and by their inspection, influence, and lessons, would assist the juniors in their literary pursuits.

8. Gentlemen of leisure might wish to enjoy the benefit of this Institution. At the Scotch Universities, officers who have served in the army and navy, mercantile men, and country gentlemen, attend courses of lectures for their entertainment and improvement.

VI. MODE OF INSTRUCTION. 1. The University of Glasgow, it is conceived, forms the best model of any public institution in the kingdom, in this respect, as combining :

(2.) Careful examination of the students on these lectures, and

(3.) Frequent themes in writing on the subject of their lectures.

2. If any improvement can be made on their method of teaching, it will be adopted; as the professors will not be shackled by old statutes to follow infe rior modes.

VII.

PLACE AND ACCOMMODATIONS. 1. As to the place.

(1.) A healthy situation, and a central situation, are extremely desirable for the seat of the College.

(2.) It is desirable that there should be in it, congregations of different denominations, for the convenience of the students attending on public worship.

combine these advantages. (3.) Reading or Northampton would

2. Accommodations.

(1.) It will be wise not to incur expense in building, till the College be es but eminent and laborious professors, that tablished it is not elegant structures, will be the glory and stability of the

Institution.

in, cannot be rented; the professors, as (2.) If convenient rooms for teaching is the case in some of the Dutch Univer sities, at first can instruct the students in their own houses.

3. The students will find lodgings in and Dutch Universities: and if it should the town, as is the practice in the Scotch could be provided for them. be found necessary, boarding-houseş

4. The professors might be willing to accommodate with board and lodging peculiarly under their eye. such students as their parents chose to be

5. Should the College prosper, necessary buildings could be erected, as well as additional professors introduced: but in building much money should not be

spent.

VIII. DISCIPLINE AND GOVERNMENT.

1. It should be liberal.

2. It should be strictly observed. 3. It should consider good moral con. duct as absolutely necessary.

4. It should render the College incompatible with the abode of idlers in it.

5. It should aim to render the stu dents useful and ornamental members of civil society, and should also regard them as immortal beings preparing for a state of eternal blessedness in heaven,

When the Institution has arrived at a sider it advantageous to confer literary state of maturity, and the professors con honours on those students who distin (1.) Public lectures by the profes-guish themselves, the liberal and free Government of Great Britain cannot re

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fuse to grant authority for that purpose, to a College designed for the learned education of so numerous, so respectable, and so enlightened a body as the Protestant Dissenters of England, who have thousands of places of worship without the pale of the Established Church.*

vices of the day were profitable to the church and friends who were present on the interesting occasion. Mr. Rogers takes this opportunity to thank his numerous friends in London and its vicinity, for their liberality while collecting for the Meeting house in the above place. Since his return, it has been deemed necessary to make some alterations and improvements, which have cost about £40.

ASSOCIATION.

WILTS AND SOMERSET.

THE Twenty-eighth Meeting of the Wilts and Somerset Association for the encouragement of village preaching was held at Keynsham, April 4; Mr. Winter, of Beckington, preached in the morning from Cant. i. 6; Dr. Ryland, of Bristol, in the afternoon, from Luke i, 79; and Mr. Crisp, of Bristol, in the evening, from John i. 24. Messrs. Roberts of Shrewton, Smith and Porter of Bath, Townsend of Paulton, Witcomb of Frome, and Edminson of Bratton, engaged in the other services. The next Meeting to be held at Penknap, near Westbury, Sep. 20. Mr. Ayres of Keynsham to preach in the morning.

R. EDMINSON, Secretary.

ORDINATIONS.

EASTCOMBS,

NEAR MINCHIN HAMPTON. FEB. 23, 1820, Mr. Rogers, late student at Abergavenny, was ordained over the Baptist church at Garraway, Herefordshire. Mr. Davis, itinerant for the county of Hereford, began with reading and prayer. Mr. Williams of Ryeford, introduced the service by describing the nature of a Gospel church, and asking the usual questions. Mr. Fry of Coleford, prayed the ordination prayer. Mr. Micah Thomas of Abergavenny, (Mr. Rogers's late tutor,) delivered the charge from Rev. ii. 10.; and Mr. Hawkins of Eastcombs, preached to the people from Heb. xiii. 7. Messrs. Davis and Hawkins preached in the evening. The ser

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EARBY IN CRAVEN, YORKSHIRE.

AUG. 2, 1819, a new chapel was opened at Earby in Craven, Yorkshire : and Mr. William Wilkinson was ordained pastor over the church newly formed there. The service commenced at halfpast ten in the morning, with reading and prayer by Mr. Scott of Colne. Mr. Shuttleworth of Cowling-hill, delivered the introductory discourse, asked the usual questions, and received the confession of faith. Mr. Oddy of Haworth, the charge from 2 Cor. iv. 1. Met again offered the ordination-prayer, and gave at three, P. M. Mr. Nightingale prayed. Mr. Gaunt of Sutton addressed the church from 1 Thess, v. 12, 13. A collection was then made, amounting to about £5, towards liquidating the debt on the chapel.

There have been a few Baptists in Earby for a considerable time, who have regularly attended divine worship at Barnoldswick, about two miles distant. They have for some time desired a chapel in this village, there being no place of worship in it, though it contains six or seven hundred inhabitants, and is surrounded by several other villages.

In Dec. 1818, about ten of them requested their dismission from the church at Barnoldswick, and invited Mr. Wilkinson (who had exercised his gifts in the neighbourhood for some time with acceptance) to take the pastoral charge of them. They carried on worship in a dwelling-house, until the chapel was covered in, when they entered it in an unfurnished state, in which state it still remains. It is thirty-three feet by twenty-four. It cost £120. £44 have been already advanced. For the remainder they will be under the necessity of appealing to the liberality of the religious public, being themselves very poor. Their prospects of usefulness are encouraging. Six have joined them from Cowling-hill, and several have been added by baptism. Their number is now upwards of twenty.

Monday 1st.-Morning.-Half-past Ten. Sermon for the Society for PROMOTING CHRISTIANITY AMONG THE JEWs, at the Episcopal Jews' Chapel, Bethnal-green, by the Rev. W. Borrows, M. A.

Morning. At Eleven. The Annual Meeting of the WESLEYAN MISSION. ARY SOCIETY, at the City Road Chapel, J. Butterworth, Esq. in the Chair. Evening.-CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY'S Twentieth Anniversary Sermon, at St. Bride's, Fleet-street, by the Rev. B. W. Mathias, M. A. at half-past Six, Tuesday 2d-Same Society, Annual Meeting, at Freemasons' Hall. Chair at Twelve. No persons to be admitted without tickets.

Wednesday 3d.-Noon.-BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY. Sixteenth Annual Meeting, at Freemason's Hall. Chair at Twelve.

Thursday 4th.-PRAYER-BOOK AND HOMILY SOCIETY. Eighth Annual Meeting,

at the Crown and Anchor, Strand; after a Sermon, at Christ Church, Newgate-street, at Half-past Ten, by the Rev. John Scott, M. A. Chair at Two. Friday 5th-Morning-At Eleven. ORPHANS' WORKING-SCHOOL, City Road. Anniversary Sermon by the Rev. W. Walford. Dinner at Four, at the Old London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street.

Morning. Half-past Ten. SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIANITY AMONGST THE JEWS. Sermon at St. Paul's, Covent Garden, by the Hon. and Rev. Gerard T. Noel, M. A.

Afternoon.-Same Society, Annual Meeting, at Freemasons' Hall. Chair at Two. Saturday 6th.-Noon.-Anniversary Meeting of the HIBERNIAN SOCIETY. City of London Tavern.

Monday. 8th.-Annual Meeting of the LONDON FEMALE PENITENTIARY, at Freemasons' Hall. Chair (W. Wilberforce, Esq.) at Eleven.

PORT OF LONDON SOCIETY for promoting Religion among SEAMEN. Annual
Meeting at the City of London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. Chair (The
Right Honourable Admiral Lord Gambier) at Twelve.

Tuesday 9th.-Same Society. At Eleven and Three, Two Sermons at the Floating
Chapel for Seamen, by the Rev. T. Raffles, A. M. and the Rev. Rowland
Hill, A. M. The Rev. Mr. James of Birmingham, who had been an-
nounced to preach the morning sermon, has been constrained to relinquish
bis intention of visiting London, in consequence of severe indisposition.
Morning. At Six, to Breakfast at the City of London Tavern; Annual Meet-
ing of the LONDON ITENERANT SOCIETY. Chair at Seven.
Noon. Annual Meeting of the NAVAL AND MILITARY BIBLE SOCIETY,
at the King's Concert Rooms, Hay-market. Chair at Twelve.
Evening.At Six. Annual Meeting of the IRISH EVANGELICAL SOCIETY, at
the City of London Tavern.
Wednesday. 10th-BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ASSOCIATION. At Swanbourn, Bucks.
Morning-At Half-past Five, to Breakfast, at the City of London Tavern ;
Anniversary Meeting of the SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION. Chair at Half-past Six.
LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

Morning. Half-past Ten, Surrey Chapel, the Rev. John Pye Smith, D. D. Evening.-At Six, Tabernacle, the Rev. Daniel Dewar, D. D. of Glasgow. Thursday 12th.-Morning-Half-past Ten, Report of the Directors, at Queen-street Chapel, Lincoln's-inn Fields.

Evening. At Six, Tottenham-court Chapel, the Rev. R. Elliott, of Devizes. Friday 12th.—Morning.—Half-past Ten, at St. Clement's, Strand, the Rev. William Borrows, M. A. Sunday Evening Lecturer at St. Luke's.

Evening. At Six, Missionary Communion at Sion Chapel, Silver-street Chapel, and Orange-street Chapel.

Thursday 11th.-Morning-At Six, to Breakfast, at the City of London Tavern ; Twenty-first Annual Meeting of RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY.

Saturday 13th.-At Eleven precisely, at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill, Annual Meeting of the PROTESTANT SOCIETY for the Protection of Religious Liberty.

Monday 15th.-Evening.-At Six, HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY, at the City of London Tavern.

Tuesday 16th.--The CONTINENTAL SOCIETY, Freemason's Hall. Chair at Twelve. Tuesday 23d.-OXFORDSHIRE ASSOCIATION, at Oxford.

Tuesday 30th.-MIDLAND ASSOCIATION, at Birmingham.

The Anniversary of the BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY is post poned till June 10.

Irish Chronicle.

Extracts from a Letter of the Rev. J.
Wilson, dated

March 23, 1820.

As this is the last quarter previously to the Annual Report being prepared, I shall now offer some remarks, particularly respecting the schools.

The number of children in general attendance in the schools, amounts in the whole to 4,937; to this may be added 150, who occasionally attend, most of whom are adults. This shows the number of schools and children to be as nearly as possible the same as last year, viz. 60 schools, (for one will be dismissed this quarter,) and 5,000 scholars. This statement excites a diversity of feeling, particularly that of gratitude and praise-of pity and regret. Our grateful feelings | should be in exercise, and our praises offered, in the first instance, to God, who is giving repeated evidences that the cause is his own; to whom we are indebted, that notwithstanding the many difficulties that have presented themselves, and the great opposition that has been attempted, our numbers have not failed. Our thanks are also due to many of the gentlemen of the country, who, their attention being directed to the subject, have most cordially co-operated, and rendered essential service.

As we would be grateful for what has been done, so we cannot but regret that more has not been done; we cannot but pity the thousands of unhappy youths who are still in ignorance, and involved in the darkness, and exposed to the horrors, of the grossest superstition.

An awful insensibility to the state of these wretched beings, from the habit of constantly seeing it, is still too generally discovered in this country, even by some from whom we might expect a different conduct. But it is matter of rejoicing, that the conduct of those children who spend one, two, or three years in the schools where the scriptures are taught. when contrasted with those who do not enjoy this privilege, is removing this insensibility, and exciting inquiry as to the cause of the change.

I will now give some particulars as to what has been done in the schools. Of

the 5,000 children in the schools in Connaught, about a fourth have been committing the scriptures to memory, and have made considerable progress in writing and ciphering; and some of the females are taught knitting and needlework. These committers have from one to thirty chapters of the New Testament treasured in their memory; so that were all the Bibles in the island destroyed, the scriptures would not be erased from their minds.

I some time ago mentioned a little girl, seven years of age, who in a few months learned to read well, and repeated several chapters very correctly. This encouraged me to promise her a Bible, as a premium, when she should repeat the whole of the Gospel of John. On my last visit I found that she, with four brothers and sisters, were going with their widowed father to America; but all the anxiety of the dear child was, not how they should cross the mighty deep; not how a livelihood was to be obtained in America ;-but, Will Mr. Wilson come with the Bible before I go? I was there before she went, nor would I have been absent for the value of ten thousand Bibles! She repeated, with the whole of the Gospel of John, the Sermon of Jesus on the Mount. Judge then of my pleasure in bestowing the premium. Since I mentioned this circumstance several similar instances have occur red; but I pass over the rest, to mention one: E. C. a girl who will be seven years old in May next, has, since the establishment of the school, No. 28 in the schedule, not two years since, learned to read well, is beginning to write, and has committed to memory, and can repeat correctly, the whole of the Gospel of John, the Sermon on the Mount, with the Epistles to the Galatians, the Ephesians, the Philippians, and the Colossians. This child, it is probable, had not that school been established, would not now have known a letter in the alphabet. The family lives, and the school is situated, in a boggy mountain in the Barony of Tyrera; and the child has never seen a city, town, or village, in her life; nor scarcely six cabins in the neighbourhood of each other. To comment on such facts as

these, would, I humbly conceive, be an insult to the reader, and tend to destroy the impression which they are calculated to make.

The Committee will observe, that though the number of schools is not increased, some changes have taken place respecting the masters and the situations of the schools; the particulars of which, perhaps, need not be mentioned. The occasion of some of their alterations was, acting upon the principle laid down by the Saviour for the apostles, Matt. x. 23. For the information of our "Norwich" and "Harlow" friends, I have the pleasue of saying, that the schools assisted by them are doing very well; girls, and women nearly thirty years of age, are now making a good use of the needle, some of whom never had one in their hands before reading and writing are also, of course, attended to,

Both the above schools are in the Barony of Liney, in the County of Sligo; the latter is at the foot of a barren and rocky mountain; its sterile appearance is too faithful a picture of the minds of most of the inhabitants.

preached at eighteen different places in the course of this quarter; repeatedly in some of them. Besides these eighteen, there are ten or twelve more in my circuit, in which equally good congregations might be obtained, had I time to visit them. That I may be as explicit as possible, I will here add, that in two of those places the number of persons is not more than from 20 to 40; in three of them the number is from 150 to 200; and all the others from 60 to 100. These, I think, are loud calls for farther assistance, considering where these persons are placed; and I therefore again plead the cause of these three thousand persons, scattered through this part of the Province of Connaught; and beseech the Committee, as soon as possible, to fulfil their promise of another preacher in this part of the country. I have given the intimation of this promise to many; who are therefore looking with anxious solicitude for its fulfilment. With respect to money towards the support of another preacher, 1 fear but little will be obtained, as most of the people referred to are poor; but this I will say for them, that of such as they have, they will freely give.

Sandhill, March 18, 1820.

But I have another Female School, for which I want a name; and any of our English friends will do themselves honour by adopting it; and I do not hesitate to say, that it is worthy of the Extract of a Letter from R, P. date@ name of the" London School." It was established in the beginning of the year, in Dromahuir, County of Leitrim. There are no boys in it, and yet there are 108 names on the list, 78 of which I found present when I was there, about three weeks ago. A very creditable young woman is appointed as the mistress, and it will be superintended by some respectable ladies in the village. I appointed this in faith, not doubting but that I should find supporters for it, on making it known in my native country.

These Female Schools are of great importance; for in addition to making them acquainted with the scriptures, teaching them needle-work, &c. they will make them of use in their families; whereas now scarcely one poor woman in fifty knows how to make a garment for herself or family.

The readers and inspectors, I believe, are men fearing God, and devoted to the object of their employment: their journals are well worthy of attention.

Preaching is the next subject to which I shall advert; and respecting it I have to observe, that during the last year I have preached at five places, which I had not previously visited, and where at any time good congregations may be obtained by a gospel preacher. I have

THE Lord seems to bless our endeavours, by adding to our congregation daily both rich and poor; our number often exceeded a hundred, and it was seldom less. Many of the Roman Catholics used to come to hear preaching, after they returned from the chapel on Sunday; and they generally listened with the greatest attention, as I seldom touched their prejudices. I found it to be the better way to tell them of the love of Christ to siuners, and of the gospelplan of salvation, in the plainest manner

I could.

Though some good has been done, much more remains to be done. Here we daily see the poor deluded inhabitants going round a monument of stones on their bare knees, until their flesh is all torn with the gravel and small stones, bowing as often as they come to the east side of it. With this kind of wor ship they imagine God to be so delighted, that it not only atones for their past sins, but also for their future; nay, they undergo the like penance for their horses, sheep, and cows, if they chance to be sick. O monstrous blindness! Ah! much to be lamented ignorance! How degra But, thanks ding to human nature!

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