"Sweetest Spirit by thy power, Sixth and Ninth Hours. Oh, loiterer, speed thee! apace; Then squander no longer thy remnant of grace; agree; The Lord of the vineyard stands waiting for "Gentle Spirit, prithee stay, Eleventh Hour. Oh, sinner, arouse thee! thy morning has pass'd; The Lord of the vineyard yet waiteth for thee! Earth hath flung her spell around me, Hark! borne on the wind is the bell's solemn toll: 'Tis mournfully pealing the knell of a soul A. Copeland.. ...... Of a soul that despised the kind teachings of C. A. B........ truth, And gave to the world the best hours of its youth; The Spirit's sweet pleadings and strivings are o'er ; The Lord of the vineyard stands waiting no more ! 0 1 0 006 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 Collected by George Rainy Young, and Grace A Friend A. M. King Jane A. Smith Young 0 6 0 6 0 1 0 ......... CONTENTS OF VOLUME IV. NEW SERIES. Ancient Church and the Modern, the, 69 Antoinette, 106 Notes of a Tour to the Missionary Beneficence, Thoughts on Christian, 97 Berwick, Proceedings of the Presbytery of, 23, Church in Chancery, and subscrip- Bibles, Distribution of, at Seaton Delaval, 58 Devotional Breathings in verse, 217 English Presbyterian Literature, 82 Evans, the Rev. J. H., Memoir and Remains Faith, Lights and Shadows in the Life of, 52 Foreign Evangelical Review, the, 281 Haldane, Memoirs of the Brothers, 281 Healthy Religion exemplified, 114 Howells, Remains of the Rev. William, 52 Messenger and the Messiah, the, 341 Nineveh; its Rise and Ruin, 342 North British Review, the, 115 Pentateuch, the, and its assailants, 375 "Premillennialism a Delusion," Defence Protestants of Scotland, Letters to the, 114,310 Resurrection of Life, the, 51 Soul, Truth for the, 82 Weaver of Quillbrunn, the, 19 Wellington, as warrior, senator, and man, 376 Woman's sphere in the service of Christ, 52 Braidwood, Letter from Rev. John, 116 Bright Day, the, and Darkening Sunset, 366 Letters from, 20, 115, 219, 262, 371 Church and the School, the, 250 -,Opening of Winter Session for 1852, 353 Collections and Associations, Dr. Duff on, 247 Commission of Synod, Meeting of the, 284, Communion Addresses, 39 Elections, the, 155 Falstone Schools, the, 154, 382 "First man of the earth earthy," the, 104 Greenwich, St. Mark's Church, 60 Greek Church, the, and the Ionian Islands, 211 Hamilton, the late William, Esq., 316 Holland, theology of, 74, 108 Home Mission, collection for, 52 Annual Report of, 180 Lancashire, Proceedings of the Presbytery of, 56, 91, 121, 256, 319, 377 Large Towns, spiritual destitution of, 76 missionary efforts in, 298 Last Fetter, the, 80 Presbyterian Church in England, Proceedings at Synod of the, 148, 161 Presbyteries, deputation to the, 14 Roman and Protestant compared, 138 Ross, Rev. A. J., of Brighton-Charge of heresy, 229 Roxburgh, testimonial to the Rev. Adam, 124 Sabbaths at sea, 77 Sabbath-schools, Presbyterian, 134 stated seasons for prayer, 141 Schemes of the Church College Fund, 22, 54, 90, 317 Corfu Mission, 55, 90, 121, 223, 256 Foreign Mission, 22, 53, 89, 120, 150, 191, 222, 255, 285, 317, 352 Home Mission, 22, 54, 119, 154, 191, 223, 255, 285, 352 School Fund, 90, 121, 153, 191, 255, 285, 317, 352 Synod Fund, 54, 88, 90, 153, 192, 317 Scotch Churches (Established) in Liverpool and Manchester, 111 Seaton Delaval Sabbath Schools, 289 Sloan, Rev. Joseph, call to, 57 Smethwick Schools, Birmingham, notice of, 257 Southampton Church, 93, 224 St. Mark's Church, Greenwich, 24 Synod's Deputation to the Free Church Assembly, 284 Systematic Benevolence, 337 Trinity Church, Manchester, Anniversary Sermons at, 26 Truth, tampering with the, 305 Turkey, the Royal Family in, 362 Variable day and the glorious sunset, the, 143 Wark and Housesteads, induction at, 288 Weir, Rev. John, testimonial to, 57 Whitehaven Sabbath Schools, 224 Will, Dr. Williams', 76, 110, 140 Young Men in England, a voice to, 146 Young Men's Societies, Anniversary Meetings of: Grosvenor-square, Manchester, 25 St. Andrew's, Manchester, 25 CONTENTS OF THE CHILDREN'S MESSENGER. Amos and the Nails, 160 Avenger stayed, hand of the, 127 Bees and Thistles in Australia, 354 Blind girl, gift of a poor, 62 Child is father of the man, the, 31 Children's Scheme for 1852, 62 Corfu Jewish Mission School, 94, 126, 195 Contributions to, 96, 128, 196, 228, 260, 291, 323, 385 Dare to be wise, 95 Doing nothing, 259 Poetry Calls, the three, 384 Irish boy and the priest, the, 128 Little Wandering Jew, the, 290 Saviour was a Jew, the, 322 "She came to the village to die," 323 'Tis evening o'er thy grave, Willie, 196 Tommy and his shilling, 62 Two years in heaven, 160 Electric eel and the astonished sailors, the, Poor boy, the, 356 Runaway's return, the, 258 The Child is dead, 384 Thoughts about my soul, 259 Ticking watch, the, 126 Wilberforce, dying words of, 31 Macintosh, Printer, Great New-street, London. |