The National Register.
London, England, 1813-08-22 00:00:00

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the Rev. Hugh

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AUGUST gt

'orthington was unanimously chosen a. his

The eloquence of this eminent preacher soon exciled
interest in the religious world. It was neve to hearers, be.
cause it was his own. He affected no man's manner; pur.
loined no man's thoughts ; assumed no man's style:. He
disdaimA to s'rut in borrowed plumes..
Mr. Worthington's services were not altogether confined
to Salters' Hall. During the space of ten years, at least,
his valued labours were extended to Ilanover-street Meeting,
Long Acre, in conjunction with the Rev. Dr. Winter, and
the Rev. Dr. Philips. .
In 1786, Mr. Wouthington accepted the office of Classical
Tutor to the Old College at Hackney, which was opened in
September that year; but he relinquished this enzagernent
before the expiration of the ensuing year. He was heuein
academically associated with Drs.Price, Kippis, and Rees; of
whom the latter alone has survived him.

His constitution was not originally strong. Many years
anterior to the approach of that illness
.which indicated the
close of life, he felt frequently hu t ill capable of sustaining
the physical fatigue that was induced by his pulpit exertions,
in which the ardour of his spirit prompted him to efforts far
beyond what his bodily strength was calculated to sup-port.
Salters' Hall.tberefore, latterly, engrossed his talents. He
preached there, however, only or, the afternoon of the sab-
bath ; excepting on the first Sunday in each month, when,
conformably with bis designation, he officiated during the
entire day.
Feeling his health much on the decline, he, at length,
adopted an advised excursion to Worthing, in the hope of
re-invigorating his strength ; but he found the heat of sum-
mer, even here, not less injurious than the cold had proved
to him during tht winter. Cold pinched his frame, and
heat oppressed him, still he was enabled outwardly to bear
up; so that he attended the public worship of God, for
which he was a strenuous advocate to the last, the very day
previous to his decease. Ile delighted in the services of the
sanctuary, with an exceeding joy. The writer of this me-
moir still distinctly remembers the .unusual energy with
which he thanked the Divine Being, during one of his
prayers, some few years since, that our Sabbaths had not
been exchanged for Decades !

Intending; to have resigned his pastoral charge, at the end
of the fortieth year during which he had held it, he was me-
ditating what to deliver by way of Farewel to his Congre-
gation, whom he loved at heart, on the evening that pre-
ceded the morning of his dissolution. Heaven designed
otherwise ! He whose thoughts are not as our thoughts, and
whose ways are not ac our ways, could then.see that his work
was done. Monday, July the 26th, therefore, he closed his
life, after short but fervent prayer; and rested from his la-
hours ! He literally • fell asleep,' and was thus gathered to
his fathers,' having eminently served his generation.'

•• Character of Mr. Worthington, in conclusion ; con.
nected with some nbservafions upon the Bev. Dr. Lindsey's
Funeral Sermon for him, preached at Salters' Hall, on Sun-
day afternoon, the Bth instant.

An awful visitation, in the case of a sudden death, occurred en
Tuesday, in the church of Bodmin. On the anival of the Jude,ut' Sic
V. Gibbs and Mr. Baron Graham, to hear Divine Service. the Clergy-
man. the Rev Dr. Pomeroy, was nut in his place. The Captain of
the Javelinmen was therefore dispatched for him, and he arrived atter
the Judges had been about I'2 minutes waiting for him. The Chaplain of
the Sheriff helped him on with his gown ; he went into thet desk, and
opened the book, but be had scarcely turned over two or three leaves,
when he fell down and suddcnly expued. He was about sixty-four
years of age.