Hoxton Female Society, by Miss Wilson Broad Street Female Juvenile Society, by Miss Wilkinson Miss Griffiths £40 0 50 8 15 £347 10 0 A few Friends, holding a Weekly Prayer Meeting, belonging to Tabernacle Auxiliary Society, by Rev. Mr. Wilks, Treasurer. A Family of Brothers, at a Monthly Prayer-Meeting 6 8 8 Holywell Mount Chapel, by Rev. Mr. Platt. The Sunday School Children Sundry Friends Clerkenwell Society, by Mr. Holmes, Treasurer Miles Lane Juvenile Society, by Mr. Grove, Treasurer Founders' Hall Society, by Rev. Mr. Strutt. Collections Sunday School Islington Auxiliary Society, by Mr. Strell, Treasurer London (West) Auxiliary Society, by Mr. Walker, Treasurer. Gate Street Branch, Rev. G. Williams Wells Street do. Rev. A. Waugh Southwark Auxiliary Society, by S. Robinson, Esq. Treasurer Camberwell, by Rev. J. Innes Stock well, by Rev. T. Jackson Surry Chapel Juvenile Society Mint School do. Prayer-Meeting at Mr. Kesterton's 683 50 44 4 4 10 0 -14 13 5 Balance of General Subscriptions 89 Nottinghams. Leicesters, and Derbys. Auxiliary Society (particulars A few female Friends, Brydges Street, Covent Garden, by Mrs. Moss Auxiliary and Juvenile Societies, Kensington, by Rev. Mr. Leifchild Ladies' Auxiliary Society, Brighton, by Rev. Dr. Styles Religious Conversation Society at Deal, by Mr. Soames Mr. Fox's Sunday School, Bethnal Green Road, by Rev. Mr. Phatt Lo, a spot of land most glorious! Árm'd with rocks, aud girt with sea; Still more happy let her be. Let them be from year to year! Near thee, on the western shores, Who thy gospel aid implores. Go ye on, increase in numbers, As to rank among the best! Y. ON THE DEATH OF THE REV. G. LAMBERT, .MOURN, favour'd Kingston, at thy loss sustain'd In Lambert fall'n! who half a century taught, Oft on the Sabbath had this favour'd man, Thy thousands warn'd; and taught them how to find How grace, and pardon, and immortal life, By wond'rous means; and bow, by righteous deeds, So, on the Sabbath, ere yon sun declin'd AMICUS. EVANGELICAL MAGAZINE AND MISSIONARY CHRONICLE. JUNE, 1816. in an age. MEMOIR OF THE LATE MR. JOHN STEPHENS, MISSIONARY STUDENT. we gather from various quarters, that his abilities as a preacher were peculiarly striking. THE possession of "five talents" is the lot of very few individuals of our race. Two or three such persons, perhaps, are found One of the most prominent feaSuch were Newton and tures in his character was vigour Locke among philosophers, Milton and resolution of spirit, inducing among poets, and Whitefield among him to perform whatever he unpreachers. One, at least, of this dertook with all his might, and distinguished class, to say nothing soul, and strength. This quality of the living, has appeared in our of mind is either useful or perniown day; and it was but for a day cious, according to the character of that he appeared. its possessor. If he be wicked, it makes him notorious for wickedness: "He does evil with both hands earnestly," according to the strong language of the prophet Micah; and " draws sin, as it were, with a cart-rope," according to the yet stronger figure which the prophet Isaiah employs. "He came like lightning from the skies; He seem'd as dazzling to the eyes; We do not place the subject of this Memoir so high in the scale of talent. The far greater number of the servants of Christ are represented, with regard to their endow ments, by the individual in the parable to whom "two talents" were given; and we conceive that, in this middle class, the deceased youth of whom we speak may be considered as having occupied an elevated station. We learn from his tutor, that his talents as a student were highly respectable; and XXIV. as The parents of John Stephens bear testimony that their son, while quite a child, was remarkable for so much obstinacy and perverseness of disposition, that they were led to forebode trouble and sorrow the mature fruits of this unpromising temper; and these fears were strengthened, by their perceiving the chosen companions of his play to be wild and riotous boys. This resolution of soul, however, which Dd |