cutioners of this terrible sentence, are here implied! "2. The Jews are to be converted.... The Jews will assuredly be converted, and with raptures of faith and love, hail the adorable Jesus, as the true Messiah.....To their own land they will again return, and flourish there under a government adapted to their new and exalted condition. There they will constitute the centre, the most distinguished and dignified point, to which the whole Christian church will stand related. But to ef fect all this,...what instruction, what arrangements, what assistance from other nations, what journeyings, what concurring providences must here combine! "3. The fulness of the Gentiles is to be brought into the church....But what means and ends, what causes and effects, what a train of events are comprised in the conversion of the world to the obedience of Christ! What prejudices must be conquered, what old foundations razed, what new structures erected!......Should Pentecostseasons be frequently repeated, and the work be cut short, still a number of years must necessarily elapse in accomplishing this blessed pur pose. "4. The destruction of antichrist..... His destruction began at the Refor mation, and will increase in the same degree in which the gospel is preached with success....Every thing that militates against revealed religion, and the worship of God the Redeemer, throughout the whole earth, shall be overthrown. "What changes in the moral world, what revolutions in the civil, are impending! Attend to each of the enumerated articles; estimate their magnitude....and then determine whether two hundred years are not a short space for the consummation of such events! And if the extensive propagation of the gospel is to precede the conversion of the Jews, the bringing in of the fulness of the Gentiles, and the destruction of antichrist, say, whether we may not indulge the expectation, that it will soon commence, if it be not already begun! "With this conclusion, if, now, we compare existing facts; if we view the missionary spirit, which has suddenly pervaded the churches, and es, timate the efforts lately made, and still making, for sending the gospel to those, who know not the precious name of Jesus ;....do we not discover a striking resemblance of what the vision describes? May we not exclaim, behold the angel! his flight is begun!" This prediction, in our author's view, is comprised also under the third class of prophecies, and receives additional light from the rules of explication respecting co-existing events. The hour of God's judgment he considers, as the very hour when the angel begins to fly. God's judgment against the nations, who are chargeable with the murder of the saints, appears al"What are the ready begun. singular, what the desolating scenes, which have opened, and are still enlarging in prospect? Why are convulsed nations ris ing in a new and terrific form to exterminate each other?" By such questions the author expresses his apprehension, that God is now coming out of his place to judge the earth, and accordingly, that the angel is about to begin, if he has not already begun his flight. Here the investigation ends in the following manner. "Let this suffice. You have attended to the prophecy, and estimated the period of its accomplishment. You have compared existing facts with the prediction, and drawn a conclusion. Do you now call, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night 2 The watchman saith, the morning cometh, and also the night. Clouds and darkness still remain, and the gloom may even thick en at its close; but the rising dawn will soon dispel the shades, and shine more and more unto the perfect day. THE MORNING COMETH!" From the numerous reflections suggested by this subject, the author selects the following. "1. How mysterious are the ways of God.... The time which elapsed before the birth of the Messiah; the narrow boundaries within which the church was circumscribed during the dispensation of the Old Testament; the sufferings which overwhelmed her immediately after the primitive ages of Christianity; and the small progress of truth and righteousness for so many centuries to the present day, are all, to us, mysterious and inexplica ble. What difficulties hold us in suspense! How many inquiries arise! If the everlasting gospel is to be preach ed to the whole world, why are the nations permitted to remain so long in ignorance and wickedness? If the heathen be given to the Lord Jesus, why doth he delay to take possession of them? Why a discrimination? Why .... But, Oman, who art thou that repliest against God ?...." "2. The magnitude of this event next arrests our attention. Vast in its nature and consequences, it involves renovations in the moral world more extensive and stupendous, than any hitherto experienced; it implicates radical changes in the manners and customs of mankind, and even.... revolutions in the principles and administration of civil government, which surpass the power of anticipation....When all nations receive the gospel; when men of every rank, from the least to the greatest, shall know the Lord,......then all will be happy, individuals will be happy, society will be happy, and peace, joy, and holiness prevail throughout the whole world.... Alarmed at the prospect, infidels raise objections, and ridicule the hope of believers. All things, say they, continue as they were from the beginning of the creation; and all things will forever so remain. Nothing can produce the mighty change von Christians contemplate. You cherish fictions, chimeras, and dreams.....What! convince the ferocious followers of Mahomet, that their prophet was an Impostor, their Alcoran a rhapsody! persuade the Chinese to abandon their ancient habits! induce the myriads in India to demolish their pagodas, and erect temples to Jesus Christ! curb the roving Tartars! elevate the or tame the grovelling Africans! savages of America! How can these things be? Not by human power or might, we reply. We know, more than infidels can inform us, of the stupendous heights and horrid abysses over which the promise has to pass; but none of these things move us.... It is the work of God. This answers all questions; this silences every cavil. Are not all things possible with him that doth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth ?...." The 3d reflection is on the certain accomplishment of the great event under consideration. After mentioning the present exertions in the churches, as the first strirrings for accomplishing that great end, the author breaks forth in the following animated, impressive manner : Eventful period! a time replete with occurrences of the highest impor tance to the world! Long lives for many generations have passed in uniform succession, and men have grown deviation from the ordinary course of old without witnessing any remarkable Providence. But now a new era is commencing. The close of the last, and the opening of the present century exhibit strange and astonishing things. Principles and achievements, revolutions and designs, events uncommon and portentous, in rapid succession, arrest our attention. Each year, each day is pregnant with something great, and all human esl culations are set at defiance. The infidel, with his impious philosophy, stands aghast, and destitute of resources, with trembling forebodings, wonders how and where the perplexed scene will end; while the Christian, instructed by the word and spirit of his Saviour, calmly views the turning of the dreadful wheels, and knows which way they proceed. Strengthened by divine grace, he stands undaunt ed in the mighty commotion, and looks Up, rejoicing that his prayers are heard, and that his redemption draweth nigh." In the remaining part of the the author urges discourse, Christians, and especially mis sionary societies to ascend the prophetic mount, to enjoy the vast prospect laid open to their view, and to engage in strenuous, persevering exertions to propagate the gospel. The close is full of rapture. "We wait in confidence for the full accomplishment of the promise, and participate gladly in the triumph of the gospel. What John saw in vision, we now behold an existing fact. We see another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth. With fervent prayers and raised affections we cordially bid him God speed. Go, welcome messenger of good tidings, bear the invaluable treasure to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people. Proclaim with a loud voice that the hour of his judgment is come; cry aloud, spare not, until the whole world shall learn to fear God, to give glory to him, and worship him as their CREATOR and REDEEMER. Amen." Such is the sermon, of which we think it useful to exhibit this particular review. Some parts of the discourse might, with advantage, have been abridged, par, ticularly the illustration, page 10, 11, 12. An appendix of unusual length, made up of learned & very useful notes, closes this valua ble pamphlet. The theme of this discourse is judiciously chosen; the division of the subject and the arrangement of the parts marked with natural simplicity and correct taste, and the whole is evidently executed by the hand of a master. But the highest encomium, which can be bestowed, is found in the im pression, which the sermon has made on devout attentive minds. Religious Intelligence. The Twelfth General Meeting of the London Missionary Society, held May 14, 15, and 16, 1806. "WHAT hath God wrought!" Is an exclamation, which has seldom been uttered with more sensibility than by the members of the Missionary Society at their sucessive meetings, and especially at their twelfth meeting; the particulars of which we have now the pleasure to record. "What hath God wrought!" said our friends in 1795, when the measure of forming the Missionary Society was so unanimously adopted, when the solemn vote was passed on the evening of September 21, "It is the opinion of this meeting, That the establishment of a society, for sending missionaries to the heathen, and unenlightened countries, is highly desirable," when the places chosen for the first public services were crowded with attentive hearers, when about two hundred ministers testified their cordial approbation of the design,-and when, in a few months, many thousand pounds flowed into the treasury of the socie ety, then, again and again, did the pious exclamation proceed from a thousand tongues, "What hath God wrought!" But surely there is now more abundant cause than there was eleven years ago, to admire the good hand of God in this matter. It is more than ever ev. ident, that "the thing proceedeth from the Lord;" and that he deigns to accept and prove the ardent desires, the holy breathings, and the ac tive exertions of his people, to diffuse the fragrant name of Jesus among those who never heard his fame, nor saw his glory. Every succeeding anniversary strengthens this confidence in God, this lively hope of his effectual blessing; and, to say the least, no preceding Anniversary more than the last. Of this, we believe, none could doubt who were present;-to other Christian friends we can convey but a faint idea of the general impression by the following detail: On the evening of Tuesday, May 13, a considerable number of the ministers who had arrived in town, assembled at Haberdasher's Hall, when some arrangements were made repecting the public services of the following days. Hall, of Edinburgh, delivered an animated and impressive Address to the Society, exhorting them to perseverance in the good work, and suggesting many encouraging considerations to strengthen their hearts and hands. On Thursday evening, Mr. Bogue preached or the appointed subject from Rom. x. 1, "Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved." Mr. Bogue considered the state of the Jews in three periods, viz. of past excellence, present degradation, and future glory; the obligations under which we are laid to seek the conver sion of the Jews, arising from the claims of gratitude, compassion, equity, justice, and benevolence:-the means to be adopted, in order to effect this object:-and some encouraging considerations by which the duty may be urged. Mr. Frey, one of the house of Israel, concluded the service by prayer. On Wednesday morning, a great congregation was assembled at Surry Chapel, long before the time appointed for the commencement of the worship, and notwithstanding an incessant rain, which fell for several hours. Mr. Charles, a minister of the establishment, resident at Bala, in Merionethshire, Wales, preached a sermon from Isaiah x. 27, “And the yoke shall be destroyed, because of the anointing." The preacher considered the text as expressive of a distressing calamity, the bondage and slavery of sinners; and of the means of deliverance by Christ, the anointed Saviour. On Friday morning, a large conIn the evening the Rev. Mr. Brad-gregation assembled. Mr. Whitting. ley, of Manchester, delivered a dis- ham, of Everton (the successor of the course at the Tabernacle, which was memorable Mr. Berridge) delivered exceedingly crowded, from Psalm a discourse from Isaiah xi. 10, " And lxxxiv. 20, "Have respect unto the in that day there shall be a root of Jes covenant, for the dark places of the se, which shall stand for an ensign of the earth are full of the habitations of people; to it shall the Gentiles seek, cruelty." After some general observa- and his rest shall be glorious." Mr. tions on the Psalm, the preacher Whittingham considered the prophetshewed, by a detail of various particu- ical declaration concerning the Mes lars, that the Heathen countries are siah, which the text contains,-the filled with cruelty,-that the great glorious effects arising from the full eause of this is moral darkness, the accomplishment of this prophecy interest the church of God feels in the and he improved the subject by ap state of the Heathen, the way in plying it to the design of the Missionwhich it should be expressed,-that ary Society. God's covenant secures to the church success in undertaking missions to the Heathen. On Thursday morning the Society held their General Meeting for the Annual Business at Haberdasher's Hall. Mr. J. A. Knight began with prayer. The Minutes of last Annual Meeting were read, together with the original Plan of the Institution. The Report of the Directors, containing an account of their proceedings during the last year, and the present state of the several missions undertaken by the Society, was read; and, we believe, afforded much satisfaction to the Members, of whom there was a more numerous attendance than on Any former occasion. The Rev. Mr. The pleasing solemnities of this Anniversary were concluded as usual, by a Sacramental Communion; to which the friends of the Society were admitted by tickets, previously distributed by the Ministers among the Stated Communicants, of various denominations of Christians: so anxious were many persons for accommodation, that they were seated in Sion Chapel nearly three hours before the time fixed for beginning. Much care was taken by dividing the whole area of this vast place into distinct com. partments, marked with large figures, to facilitate the distribution of the elements by the ministers to the great assembly, and to avoid confusion as much as possible. The whole area of this vast chapel being devoted to coinmunicants, a far greater number than on any former occasion united in commemorating the dying love of that adorable Saviour, whose kingdom among men, it is the object of the Society to extend. The liberality of the religious pub. He has had another opportunity to manifest itself. It was supposed, last year, that the novelty of the measure of making collections, might occasion a larger sum than could afterwards be expected; but experience has now evinced that it was genuine philanthropy that opened the hearts and hands of our fellow Christians, so that about one third more was produced by the collections of the present year than of the past. The Directors of the Society derive no small encourage. ment from this circumstance; as it affords additional reason to hope that, however widely the operations of the Society may be extended, and consequently the expenditure increased, the liberality of the church of Christ will proportionally be enlarged. This circumstance, coupled with the great increase of Missionaries, who have consecrated their services to this object during the year past, enlivens every heart with the most cheerful hope, that the work of God among the Heathen will prosper yet more and Ev. Mag. more! RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY, LONDON. MAY 15, 1806, this Society held their seventh annual meeting at St. Paul's coffee-house, London, which was more numerously attended than any former one, and proved a meeting of peculiar interest, from the extended exertions and growing usefulness of that institution. The zeal for the diffusion of divine truth, which induced the formation of this society, appears to increase in proportion as new objects present themselves, and as the means of attending to them are afforded to the committee, from whose report it appears, that in the course of the last year, seven new tracts, of the first series, have been published. Five have been translated and published by the society in the Welch language, one in the Gaelic, one in the Spanish, one in the Italian, and two in the German languages. That since the last report, about 600,000 of the first series have been issued from the depositary; and that the whole number issu ed since the commencement the institution, in 1799, exceeds 2,700,000. of That the committee have gratuitously distributed among the army and navy, to foreign prisoners of war, among the Roman Catholics in Ireland, and to other places where the necessity was urgent, 110,000 tracts. That the committee had commenced the important attempt, which was sanctioned by the last annual meeting, of subverting the pernicious tracts, so extensively circulated by hawkers throughout the kingdom, by the publication of a new series of tracts, peculiarly adapted for sale by such persons; designed to be both entertaining and instructive, having cuts, and being printed in the same form as those usually sold by the hawkers; three of which have been translated and published in the Welch language; and, as an inducement to such persons to engage in the sale of them, the committee have fixed the price so low as to yield to the venders and hawkers a profit su perior to that on any other tracts hitherto published. A very extensive correspondence has been opened for the furtherance of this concern, and about 260,000 of the new series of tracts have been already issued; but as returns have. not yet been received from many of the society's agents, the exact number sold cannot be ascertained. The committee strongly recom. mend to their Christian brethren to consider the vast importance of sub verting the vicious tracts, and pro. fane ballads, which supply temptation and corruption to the rising genera. tion; and they earnestly entreat every friend to religion and virtue to look around on the shops near his residence, which are the depositories of such vehicles of vice, and to exert his influence to introduce in their place the tracts published by this society; and it is especially desirable that wholesale venders, who at pres ent supply the small shops and the hawkers, should be made fully ac quainted with the circumstance of |