masterly sermon; and we trust Dr. Montgomery will be prevailed on to gratify the public wish in this particular. In the evening of the same day, Dr. Montgomery preached in the Meeting-house of the Second Presbyterian Congregation. At both services, collections were made for the liquidation of some incidental expenses. The collections on these occasions, together with some donations from friends to the cause, who were prevented from attending, amounted to £63. On the Sunday following (January 12), the Rev. James Carley officiated to a congregation nearly as numerous as had attended at the opening of the Chapel; and the services have since been carried on with every prospect of usefulness and success. It is hoped that, until the services of a stated Minister can be secured, the pulpit will be supplied by the Reverend Members of the Antrim Presbytery and Remonstrant Synod.

The Meetinghouse has no pretensions to architectural embellishment; but is substantial, neat, and comfortable. The house and premises have been put into a state of thorough repair; and the pews, &c. neatly painted in imitation of oak. On the whole, the house has a very respectable appearance; and we trust soon to see it filled with regular worshippers. May the blessing of God accompany every effort to disseminate his truth!-Bible Christian.

DIED, February 28, aged 59, and in the thirty-fifth year of his ministry, the Rev. John Mitchell of Newry, Ireland. He was a student at the University of Glasgow; and, on the completion of his college course, settled with the Congregation at Dungiven, in 1804; removed to Derry in 1819; and in 1823 to Newry. He combined in his character, in a remarkable degree, mildness with firmness. Educated in strict Trinitarian principles, Scriptural inquiry led him to Christian Unitarianism; and he had the moral courage to avow his convictions. By every religious party he was respected. Those who knew him, could not fail to esteem and love him. His family were devotedly attached to him. One of the most instructive and happy days the Editor of this Magazine ever enjoyed, was passed in the company of this excellent man

amidst the beautiful scenery near his residence. His deathbed was in harmony with his life. Fever, brought on by exposure to cold whilst attending a funeral, it is believed, caused his death. "Not a murmur escaped from his lips. He spoke of his dissolution as an event which he had been in the habit of contemplating, and the approach of which he awaited with calmness and composure. On the eve of his departure, he called all the members of his family around him—attempted in feeble accents to soothe their sorrows by words of comfort—and addressed to them individually such admonition and advice as he thought suitable to their respective dispositions and circumstances; then fixing on each of them in succession a look of ardent and affectionate regard, he raised his clasped hands in the attitude of prayer, and kept them in that position until they dropped gradually down from debility." "Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, for the end of that man is peace."

INTERNAL ORGANIZATION OF CHRISTIAN UNITARIAN CONGREGATIONS.-In our articles last year, in reply to the question, "What should Christian Unitarians do?" the importance and vital necessity to the prosperity of Christian Societies, of unremitting attention to their internal organization, was pointed out. That organization, we are aware, must often vary, in accordance with the circumstances and position of various congregations. To select the most efficient plan, it is necessary that the plans adopted by our Societies should be compared together. With this view, we solicit copies of the rules for their government already in existence and operation, and shall be happy to receive suggestions and remarks for their improvement. We now insert those lately adopted by the Unitarian Congregation of Plymouth:

"1. Every person subscribing a sum not less than five shillings per annum, for the support of Christian worship in this place, and being eighteen years of age, who has been a subscriber for at least six months preceding any congregational meeting, and has paid up all his arrears of subscription, shall be entitled to vote on all congregational business brought before that meeting, and shall be eligible to take any other share in the execution of the same.

2. No meeting shall be held for the transaction of congregational business, without due notice having been given of the same, during the time of public worship immediately preceding the meeting; and if such meeting be held after the evening service, notice shall be given thereof both in the morning and evening services.

3. No meeting shall be held for the choice of a Minister, or respecting his resignation, or any other business materially affecting the interests and regulation of the Society, without due notice of the same having been given during each time of public worship on the Sunday preceding that on which the meeting is to be held, and during the time or times of public worship on that also on which the meeting is held.

4. There shall be an Annual Meeting of the Subscribers on the second Sunday in January, immediately after the morning service (of which public notice shall be given on that and the preceding Sunday), at which the Treasurer's, and Secretary's reports shall be received, and two Subscribers appointed to audit the Treasurer's accounts for the past year; and at which subscriptions shall be paid, a Treasurer and a Secretary appointed for the current year, and such other business transacted as may be necessary.

5. The Treasurer shall receive the income, arising from all endowments, subscriptions, and any other funds, and shall dispose of the same according to the decision of the Congregation; and pay all bills that shall have been inspected and approved by the Annual Committee of Management, and all the disbursements of the Society shall be made by him, and he shall keep the accounts of them. The Secretary shall keep the records of the Congregation: he shall also see to the execution of these Regulations, and of the resolutions of all meetings of the Subscribers.

6. The Congregational Records, and also the account of money received and expended on behalf of the Congregation and Minister, shall always be open to the inspection of the Minister, or of any one who has a right to vote at a meeting of the Subscribers-upon application respectively to the Treasurer or Secretary.

7. A Trustee, the Treasurer, the Secretary, or any

five Subscribers, shall be at liberty to call a general meeting of the Society, whenever they conceive such a meeting necessary: a written notice expressive of the object of the meeting shall be sent to the Secretary, who shall cause the Subscribers to be summoned on the next Sunday, provided such meeting be not contrary to the provisions of the 2d and 3d Regulations.

8. An Annual Committee of Management shall be chosen on the second Sunday in January, to consist of seven Members, of whom the Treasurer and Secretary shall always form two by virtue of their office. They shall be entrusted with the distribution of the pews; the superintendence of repairs and alterations; and, generally speaking, see to the execution of the votes and plans of the Congregation in the best and most economical

manner.

9. No repeal or alteration shall be made on any of these Regulations, except by a majority of two-thirds of the Subscribers present at a meeting regularly summoned for the purpose.-J. FULFORD, Chairman.

NOTE.-The Pew Rents are paid QUARTERLY, in advance. The Treasurer will attend, after the services, to receive the same.'

RESULTS OF THE REVIVAL AT KILSYTH.-In the opening article of our present volume, we pointed out the nature of true religion, and contrasted it with the out break which, under that hallowed name, had taken place at Kilsyth, expressing our confident belief, that the extravagance and the uproar, the denunciation and appalling cries, by which that revival had been characterised, partook of any spirit rather than that of Christ, resembled anything rather than the still small voice of Christian wisdom, peace, and hope. We questioned whether the results would be a more practical attention to Christian godliness, a more faithful observance of Christian morality. That we were right in our anticipations, the following passage from a letter addressed to the Rev. Dr. Willis, the Moderator of the Presbytery of Glasgow, by the Rev. Mr. Burns, the clergyman of the Established Church at Kilsyth, will testify. If the chief leader in the revival can thus speak of the results, what may not our readers rationally conclude the reality to be?

"I have not," observes Mr. Burns, "the slightest hesitation in saying, that the remarkable outpouring of the Divine Spirit, with which we were lately so graciously favoured, has, for some time back, appeared to have entirely ceased. The general interest in the public mind on divine things has now in great measure disappeared. Multitudes, once impressed with concern about their souls, but never having reached the point of decided conversion, having relapsed into their former indifference: several of whom good hopes were once entertained, have returned more or less decidedly to their former ways; prayer-meetings have in many instances fallen off, both in numbers and in fervour; the house of God does not continue to be thronged on week days and on Sundays as heretofore; and, in general, the administration of divine ordinances seems now to be attended with little more than an ordinary blessing."

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THE shafts of death fly quickly. Within a few brief months, the Unitarian denomination has been deprived of some of its chiefest ornaments. In the wide-wasting waters perished Follen and Carpenter; Armstrong and Mitchell were summoned almost in the performance of ministerial duty; and we have now to record in our pages the decease, at the age of sixty-three, of the friend of the poor, the originator of Domestic Missions, the preacher of peace and virtue in the abodes of the sorrowful and sinful, the honoured and lamented Dr. TuckerHe died, April 20, at Havannah, whither he had gone for the benefit of his health. His daughter ministered to his last moments; his remains will repose in the cemetery at Mount Auburn, near Boston. We shall not soon forget his visit to this City. On that occasion, though far from being well, yet ever active in doing good, he addressed for upwards of two hours the preliminary Committee of the then projected House of Refuge, for the reformation of juvenile delinquents. His suggestions were very admirable, and were listened to with profound respect; and in this connection, we are happy to be able to say of this Institution, that it is pursuing its most laudable and philanthropic efforts with great moral effect, having by its labours lessened very considerably the