are farther told, that "though we (the apostles) or an angel from heaven preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed." Gal. i. 8, 9.

Now, my dear countrymen, I hope you are fully satisfied in your own minds that Mahommed is not a prophet of God; that he is a wicked man, an enemy to God. The Scriptures say, "Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world." I call upon you to forsake Mahommed, and flee to the Lord Jesus Christ, and receive baptism as his true disciples.

May the Lord Jesus Christ, as the great prophet of his church, teach you by his word and Spirit. Amen.

My beloved brethren in Jesus Christ, you who have forsaken the religion of our forefathers, and who have the image of Christ on your heart, walk as his disciples, and give heed to the injunctions of the Apostle Paul, Eph. iv. 17, &c. "This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, having the uuderstanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: who being past feeling, have given themselves over to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. But ye have not so

learned Christ; if so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: that ye put off concerning the former conversation, the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts and be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness, and true holiness. Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour : for we are members one of another. Be ye angry, and sin not let not the sun go down upon your wrath neither give place to the devil. Let him that stole, steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." Often have you heard the doctrines of our holy religion, and the great importance of holiness. Mortify, I beseech you, the members of the body, and live near to Christ, that your cross may be light. They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Wait upon God in his ordinances, and obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: " for they

watch for your souls as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you."

My dear brethren, you who are preparing to preach the gospel of Christ Jesus to our fellow-countrymen, listen to me whilst I exhort you to persevere in the good and glorious work. Christ says, "he that putteth his hand to the plough, and looketh back, is not fit for the kingdom of God." Whilst he describes in Matt. xxiv. 45-47, who is the faithful and wise servant, and what is his reward; "who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his Lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season ? Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you, that he shall make him ruler over all his goods." You stand as shepherds of Christ, watching over his flock. Do not sleep, for if one sheep suffer by your carelessness and neglect, you will not be able to conceal it, or escape from the great Shepherd and Bishop of souls. Read carefully the thirty-fourth chapter of Ezekiel. Be not careful, nor look after your own things. Diligently seek after the things which are Jesus Christ's. When a famine of the bread of life is threatened, by reason of the great opposition of ungodly and wicked men, do not leave your flock to perish in the wilderness, but follow the example of Paul, by labouring and working with your hands, that you may remain with them, and give to them their portion in due season. All your trials, both from without and from within, will not be

able to injure you, if you live near to your Lord, Do not trouble your people with doubtful disputations, nor poison their minds with false doctrines. You have already studied very important truths in the word of God. You know the person and offices of the great Redeemer, the important doctrines of a sinner's justification before God, of adoption into his family, of regeneration and sanctification, all proving our election, of the resurrection and eternal life. You have the example of faithful preachers of the gospel recorded in the word of God. You have there also set before you who are the proud preachers, and what is their reward. The preachers who love this world's goods, as Judas and Demas. You have the example of true believers, the marks of ungodly professors and hypocrites, and you are warned by their fate. You have also the character of those who should be bishops, or overseers and elders, described by the Holy Spirit in 1 Tim. iii. 1-8.

O, my brethren, be not lords over God's heritage. 1 Pet. v. 3; neither attempt to lord it over your brethren. Give up yourselves entirely to the work of your great Master. Study with great diligence and earnest prayer. Preach the word, and water it with your tears and prayers. Be compassionate for the poor sinners, and affectionate to true believers. Preach the gospel to yourself, include yourself in all the service, and when pronouncing the apostolic benediction, seek to fulfil the important part of fathers in the church. Do not forget the direction which our Lord gives his apostles: "Be ye wise as serpents, and

harmless as doves." Pray that the Lord may take you from study, and recommend you to his people by the graces he freely bestows on you, that you may be found among the number of those whom the Lord promises to his church in the prophecies of Jeremiah, chap. iii. 15. "And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding." The Lord give you a double portion of his spirit, through Jesus Christ our Lord!

Amen.

Another important duty I beg to fulfil, viz. to call upon the churches of Christ in Britain, to afford their fostering care, that we may be able to give instruction to those who may become pastors and preachers of the gospel in this dark land.

Brethren, in Jesus Christ in the British churches, you have by the great assistance of the living God, pitied the poor heathen, and sent them relief. You have overcome difficulties, and you have given an example of your true love to Christ before hypocrites and wicked professors of our holy religion, by seeking out those who had wandered far from God in the wilderness; you have sent the gospel of the blessed God to this land of darkness. I have seen many copies of the holy Scriptures in the villages and towns, and many of the poor people are reading them, but I have seen very few preachers. There are many voices crying out among the heathen and Roman Catholics and Mahommedans, as the Eunuch of Ethiopia did when Philip asked him, "Understandest thou