In the July Chronicle. Denny Auxiliary Missionary Society. Rev. J. Harrower, for £10 0 0. read £10 19 0 Donations in Aid of the Anglo-Chinese College at Malacca Mr. Smith, Frampton-on-Severn For the Education of Native Females in India. 330 100 0 120 To Mr. Preston, for 12 Penknives.-Mr. Ellerby, York, per Mr. Westley, for a number of Pamphlets and Magazines. Rev. T. Young, Margate, for 21 Copies Truth Triumphant.-Mr. Monds, for 18 Nos. Baptist Register. St. Dionis, for 12 Pamphlets. -Mr. J. Bartlett, for 10 Vols Evangelical Magazine. Messrs. Monds, Masterton, Hayward, A. T. Mrs. Smith, J. B. and a few Friends; per Mr. Slow, for several Nos. Evangelical Magazine. POETRY. Lines written on occasion of the Departure of Missionaries for Jerusalem, HEAVEN'S fiercest wrath has touch'd the temple's spires, O'er the delightsome land wild ruin reigns, The scatter'd rocks still lie on Calvary's hill, But thou art glorious still, though deep decay Devoted Youth, go pitch your lowly tent There shall the Arab, drawn by pow'r divine, There shall the Turk his waving plume resign, Ah me! I cannot go your toils to share, But freely give of well-earn'd praise the meed; My lowly flock demands my watchful care, Them must I stay to feed. Yet oft to you I turn the wand'ring eye. From shady nook, deep dell, or forest's maze, B. EVANGELICAL MAGAZINE AND MISSIONARY CHRONICLE. SEPTEMBER 1821. MEMOIR OF THE LATE REV. JAMES BOWERS, PASTOR OF THE INDEPENDENT CHURCH AT HAVERHILL, SUFFOLK. AMES BOWERS was born of ✔pious parents in London, Sept. 3, 1762, and was the only survivor of nine children. His father was greatly distinguished for the solidity of his judgment and the fervour of his zeal; and was, for many years, an ornamental member of the Baptist Church at Cripplegate, under the pastoral care of the Rev. John Reynolds. These affectionate parents, who were most anxiously concerned that the mind of their only child might, in early life, be imbued with the principles of grace, had the high gratification to find, that the seed which had been so carefully sown, and watered by their mutual tears, soon promised to reward all their labours of love. In the days of his childhood he was the subject of very powerful impressions. A sudden, or remarkable death, an alarming sermon, a funeral, especially of a young person, used to excite in his mind the most affecting emotions. When he was of the age of 12, he went with his father to the Lord's Day Evening Lecture in White Row, to hear Mr. (now Dr.) Rippon preach a funeral sermon for a Mrs. Kingston, the mother of one of his schoolfellows, from Ps. xlviii. 14. " This God is ΧΧΙΧ. our God," &c. Mr. R. having noticed the vanity of this transitory state in affecting terms, addressed ⚫ different classes of people, particularly children.. "The address (he says) suited to my age, was delivered in a manner so impressive, as to occasion tears to flow in abundance, and led me to think very seriously of my future and eternal state; and from that time I became more thoughtful, and was more attentive to the preaching of the word and religious exercises." Upon his return home, his father having noticed the effect which the service had produced, asked hím whether the emotions he discovered were occasioned by what he had been hearing. "1 told him (says Mr. B.) in broken accents, for I was yet in tears-they were. He then desired me to read the Psalm in which were the words of the text. After which he talked with me in a most affectionate manner, himself weeping for joy at what he was called to witness. After prayer and supper, I retired, and most of the night wept over my lost state, almost without intermission." We must not be surprised, if appearances so lovely, and blossoms so promising, should receive a check, 2E 1 sinner!'" It is cheering to the mind of a traveller to have an entertaining and improving companion; and while he gives and receives pleasure by lively observations upon various occurrences, by the interesting intelligence, or the appropriate narrative, how rapidly have the swiftly gliding hours moved along! -" O, then the longest summer's day "Seem'd too, too much in haste; still in a region so unpropitious as this to cry, God be merciful to me a earth is to such tender plants. Such was the experience of our young disciple, for, returning to a school in the vicinity of London, and mingling with his youthful companions, the impressions he had experienced lost much of their energy, although they never wholly left him. But here the all-directing hand of Divine Providence is most strikingly apparent, for, ever mindful of his promise, that where he hath begun a good work he will complete it, this young scion was soon removed to a congenial soil, in being placed in the school at Northampton, under the tuition of the Rev. John Ryland, sen. 66 Here he acknowledges, with gratitude, that it pleased the Lord to bless him with great religious privileges, with frequent opportunities of hearing the word, of enjoying the company of religious persons, and of being placed in a family composed of some of the brightest examples of true piety. Nor did he less esteem his being favoured with opportunities for devotional exercises in private. But, with shame, (he says) I must lament, that my improvement bore but little proportion to the greatness of my advantages. My views and feelings were very imperfect; like the man in the Gospel, I saw "men as trees walking." I had much self-righteousness cleaving to me, and for a time was resting too much upon my religious performances. But God, by his gracious Spirit, was pleased to convince me of these unscriptural views, to open to me something of the depths of the iniquity of my own heart, and to fix my attention wholly for righteousness and strength on the Lord Jesus Christ. Thus stripped of my own self-righteousness, I was brought humbled to the feet of Christ, and with the guilty publican, the full heart " Had not imparted kalf." Such were the pleasures which our youthful pilgrim found in one of hisschoolfellows, having corresponding sensibilities, enduring similar conflicts, and animated by the same cheering encouragements. Nosooner had they communicated the state of their minds to each other, but they commenced a very close intimacy, and had frequent meetings for prayer and conversation, which proved eminently beneficial. After a lapse of some months, several of the pupils, who have since been shining characters in the Christian church, were under deep religious impressions. They mingled their feelings together, spent much of their extra time in religious meetings, and formed themselves into a little praying society. Every kind attention and affectionate sanction was given to their endeavours by the heads of the family, particularly the present excellent Dr. Ryland, who (Mr. B. says) was then one of the tutors in the school; and was pleased to notice me, suggesting the most salutary advice, suited to the circumstances of my mind, with whom I took, and from whom I frequently received, sweet counsel." 66 In August 1776, when our young friend was about the age of 14, the Rev. Rowland Hill visited Northampton, and preached several times |