The National Register. — London, England, 1813-08-29 00:00:00

* Rev. tl. L‘CEY, in the morning, at S titers' H ill, from Acts 13. 5 ; and the Itkil..llu. CotuvElt. the ..aine time, at Peckham,ll - 4th' lit Corinthians 13. 31 ; REv. DR. lAN DfIEY, alsO, id the 4ternoon, at s a b e r s - Hall, by special request, from Ist Corinthians 14. 1? ; and the Subtlety morning after, the REv. J. EVANS, at Worship atmet, from Acts 18, `1•1, 23. $ See a masterly and most satisfactory Sermon on the Decease of the Reverend Hugh Worthington, entitled Ustfulness the great Object of the Christian Ministry;' preached at Worship sireet Meet ing, Sunday the 15th of An4ust, tai;;.—By the Rev. Jon 1 EVANS, 41. A. Many of the detached sentences that are here denoted by inverted to ;tae, together with the detail of Mr. Wortliinv t ir's funeral, 553 character. He was like wise not only intelligent, but communicative. His informa tion was various, pleasing, elegant, practical. *He was con versant with men, as well as books; and' , . whether he con templated abstract truth,. or viewed the characters of men, he was equally ready of comprehension." • His friendships we. e becoming him. He valued his friends much ; yet. he valued the peace and purity of his conscience'. infinitely more. ..... Ostentation had no .part in his disposition. Ills whole deportment was natural, unrestrained ; and while most can did in his judgment of .ushers, he was really modest in his estimate of himself.. Ile was ardent in mind. He felt warmly and stron and d:d nothinc , coldly or by halves. ‘. There was not, singgish in his conceptions; and, when he had !nice deter mined upon any thing, nothing heitating in his conduct." . Excelling in conversation, his society was earnestly sought. and very generally enjoyed. lle thus instructed the old, whi!e he delighted the vouilg. Persons of both kexcg, an d of all ages, repaired glad!) , to his house, for many years. nor ever quitted it without some feeling «if reluctance. it was the abode of virtuous hospitality, and of innocent'hila ritv. His praise was praise. Tic did not merely admire, loved genius; and when he spoke of men of ! -...;eitins, and their works, he cxpiessed himself with an energy that attested the sincerity of his soul. With an ardent temper, however, be Mended a solid judgment. " There was a perspicui , y in Ins understanding that marked him ont above other men. Ile saw, with a kind of intuitive percepti n, whatever eanie before bitu." " But he not only possessed from natuie a quick and intel ligent mind—a judicious education it emiehed and expanded it. lie was versed," dealt-es the Rev. Mr. Evans, "in ancient and modern hist-ry ; ai•d had acquired a respectaVe share of classical and mathematical learning. Moial philf.sorby also kid occupied of hi attention. and he discriminated even the shades which accompany the virtues and vices of mankind "But neither lang.viges, which put into his possession the treasures of heathen antiquity—nor mathematics, %%ilk!' teacbe , the legitimate rules • f evidence—nor history, anciciA and model n, which proves (112 best substitute f,l - experience —nor ',Hurd and mural phibhoph . ,/, the one iNuitrating the laws of nature, which evince the existence and pei fections of the Supretne Being, and the other unfokUng the recesses of the human mind—none of these branches of educmion, however important, were." continues the Rev. Mr. Evans, in his opinion, to he put in carol etition with a KNOWT.CDG have been transcribed from M. Evans's Sermon, to which the present writer with pleasure acknowledges his obligation this occasion. Besides Occupying at this time. in the perusal of the Sacred Volume, 'Mr. Worthington occasionally repeated.losomite otiuizas front Watts's Psalms and Hymns ; of which was— There is a land of pure delight, Where Saint-: immortal reign; Infinite day exclude: the And pleasures banish pain ! ' 4 This enviable frame of mind (adds the Rev. Mr. Evans) coati • need the whole of the evening. He svas indeed approaching his heavenly:ll°nm . ; and the anticipation diffused over his mind an in describabie serenity. Two days only previous to his decease, he wrote a letter to a faithful friend iii London--tlia) , king him for the easy - lie had taken in, providing supplies for his licio,,ett F stating his own great weakness siceellis arrival, even the liensinn of dissoluticqi at no remote period. linlcetl, he telopt expression of the Apostle—ilia li.oc of "y departure is ut /laud T. :RECO C'r'S R 7 It interesting traits in ►►is perrs►► iI( 'Ck --.• A ppm- wd the /1,0 AU(VST 29. TIT ' Al El%lOl R, • BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL, oF THE REVEREND HIJCaI WORTHINGTON, 11.+T*.: uncisTEß. Or 4tALT , nw MALL MEETING. (Conthsued jivln our lust.) .60 1..... wbo , e noontide beam, E•riblinz n to think in higlift . , t)ln, 'An idea.; of ctiocrt. I rower: x%e to t its•trt• itt the tines ;' 1.1 stene,t, anti rottet tltt. closc?-I:cIUNG. AP° TIIF rupture of a hinna vessel proved the immediate oc casion • f Mr. tt .rthin , vtnn s death scarcely one quarter of a, hour is paid to h•• e• t ' .used fom the time the alarm sva,. e.•ve! , to the friend• sv n were with him, to that of his ..d e , e. •is las , w. rds "e e Gracit.us Father ! forgive ipe, and Te -ive me to th y self"' Worthing, whine he died, w ffic(i'llite ‘va , ..ring-pap e. kits cot. o .e w;-s bt ought to hi, late residence in Northamp ton s'... are, near c.osweli-street-ronil. where it lay for a few days. ►• he eve"i tg pr'ViOUS to the funeral, however, it wa , removed .0 sal Meet ng•llouse, by the wish at.d the expellee .:f his own church, where it rested in the ceotre of the place, the pulpit and galleries being at the same time ao rayed in black Ft iday the 6th of August, about ..ne o'ci , ck. the re lain.: of the to earlier were conveyed in to..eral ti r o , es i4)n to Bunnill.Fiekis ; the p.ocession con s'st ng , Lliteen tii.qt coaches, and nine private ear. rhige , . The p.Ol, on the hod , • being taken from the heave, %cis h-'d by mix Mini ter. of the Thee Denominations of Dis•ente si while among the mourners there were also several mMister , , as well a- relations .'rd friends. An oia- . tion was deli% erect by the Rev. Thomas Tayler, of Carter la' e din:d t a " a , seml.l , of ne .rlv tw , thousand people, Who oum:fost. d by lie', deportment toe mournful sympathy w tic which this last solemn se , vice had inspired them. They so. rowed in hope. I , wever„ a d not without hope. Pulpits have pir.!,c ly consecrated his memory. Sunday the ukh of ..Vo . ;tist, ifl 13, three Sermons %vele peached on his de, ease, and another the sabbath following.' Ilis praise is in the chili ch. Mr. W o rth:ntron f L ul been a widower for the last seven years. Ile mar' led in 1782, ne• n hts comiiete ministei ial est,iblislunent hers flail. to '4usanna. e:dest daugh'er of the Rev Samuel Statham, of I.oughltorotu.h. This lady ctie.i iu 1806, without leaving any liv!n2, kstie, atler a p::in full v lengthened di , e3se, the effects of which she bore with great foitititik and piety. " After an intimacy of upwards of twen y years," one of Mr. Worthington's friends has described him to have been " social, and friendly;' and concerning wh-se 44 social and friendly disposition" he had reason !o speak in high terms.t His sociability was, indeed, one of the most