and the light of the sun shall be seven-fold, as the light of seven days. For thus saith the Lord; The sun shall no more be thy light by day, neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee; but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light; and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

But I must not enlarge; the glorious subject has already imperceptibly carried us beyond the bounds allotted to a single discourse.-I hasten, therefore, towards a conclusion. And permit me, in so doing, to apply what has been said,

To your personal edification.- My brethren, be not deceived by mere appearances. There may be much outward devotion, and even much activity in promoting Missionary Societies and other religious charities, while a man's own soul is far from God. Let every individual, then, seriously inquire, "Am I a child of the night, or a child of the day? Is the mist of vanity and error passed from me; or am I in dark

ness even until now? For what shall it profit a man to give the bread of life to others, if he never taste of it himself? How awful the thought, that it is possible to assist in sending the torch of Revelation to a benighted world, and yet, through hardness of heart and unbelief, to live and die ourselves in spiritual darkness, a darkness that may be felt, and will be felt by such to all eternity! Am I, then, at this hour addressing a careless, thoughtless creature, who, though in a Christian and Protestant country, is nevertheless living according to the course of this world, being alienated from the life of God? And does such an one inquire whether our grand object will not be fully answered by obtaining large pecuniary contributions? we answer, No! It is not merely your countenance and support, but your spiritual benefit, that we would labour to secure. For be assured that a broken and a contrite spirit- a heart that has felt and been affected by the Saviour's grace-a soul that has been taught at the Cross of Jesus to sink into the depths of self-abasement, and yet enabled

by the power of the Holy Spirit to rise into peace and purity and joy ;—such is the person who will do most to promote the spiritual welfare of a lost and perishing world. This is the man who, from his own experience, will be able to enter into the feelings which influenced the great Apostle of the Gentiles, when he exclaimed, The love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that, if one died for all, then were all dead; and that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him that died for them, and rose again. But I proceed to apply the subject, lastly,

As an incentive to your liberal contributions. -Let it not, for a moment, be supposed that we refuse to other Societies the honour and affection which are so justly their due. In the pious exertions of all who out of a pure heart call on the name of our Lora Jesus Christ, both theirs and ours, we do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice; whether those which are carried on by the two venerable Societies, for "Promoting Christian Knowledge," and for the "Propagation of the

Gospel in foreign parts;" or such as occupy the attention and call forth the energies of the various bodies of Christians not in connection with our own Ecclesiastical Establishment. Concerning ALL faithful labourers in the Missionary Field, men who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity, we would ever feel, Peace be to the brethren, and love, with faith, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ our Lord. We would rejoice in their joy, and sympathize in their sorrows, while we look forward with delightful anticipation to that period when there shall be one fold under one Shepherd.

It could not, however, be a matter of surprise, that the members of the Church of England should wish for a Society whose entire and exclusive object should be to send the light of the Gospel to nations wandering in error, and lying in the shadow of death. Hence arose that institution for which I am permitted this day to solicit your kind and liberal contributions. At first it assumed the name of the "Society for Missions to Africa and the East;" but, as it was found that other bodies of

Christians sent their labourers to both those parts of the world, and that fresh doors of usefulness were opened in places not included in the original designation, as well as for the sake of distinction and brevity, the name of "the Church Missionary Society" was adopted. The import of which was simply this, that the primary object of this institution was not the circulation of Bibles or Tracts, but the sending forth Missionaries; and that its funds were to be expended, and its proceedings directed, by members of our own Establishment. need that Establishment be ashamed of such a daughter. Already has she called out many "holy and humble men of heart," who have taught their hearers to "bless the Lord, to praise and magnify him for ever;"-men who have not counted their lives dear unto themselves, so that they might finish their course with joy, and the ministry which they had received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the Gospel of the grace of God.

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We are not anxious to conceal the varied kinds of trial and opposition to which this Society has been exposed. But, in the