The National Register.
London, England, 1811-04-21 00:00:00

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declining ace. Let him still renumber, with
all this, that lie has pronounced himself ",13 tliaseater, from con..
viction and principle ;—not because I will be," added Mr. R.,:fles,
" but because, to ikreserve a clear eonseience, and yield obedience
to the laws and authority of Christ, must."
Notoriety.should be sacredly avoided by young ministers._..
Tice once young minister of the day, fl arprove I fie manister.pr
the day. Whether in or out of an ecolesiastical estaklipluurt,
the Embassadors of Christianity may Sid at least one brilhant
example in point ;—the conduct of a Feneton, who, haying
shone in the pulpit;withdrew to privacy and reflection, in ruder
to mature those talents which were afterwards to blaze forth
with augmented lustre. Instead of its being disadvantageous to
them, it is not desirable that youthful preachers should be sta-
tioned at the post of popular observations, though they may
happen to appear there for a time; but that, having thus made
trial of their talents, they should submit to comparative retire-
ment, for the purposes of examining themselves, and of, benefit.
ing mankind.• Now it is to the advantage of Mr. Raffles that
such is his lot. May he duly learn the value of it. Let him
shun the town, and keep at his post. Players may look for gra-,
tification in watching the transient effects of their personal
"animation, energy, and interest," and seeing these qualitica
diffuse themselves in every direction—kindling in every eye,
and reflected from countenance to countenance A but preachers,
• withontthe least -" death in the pulpit," must feel ambition, if
an ambition it be, of another nature. They must aspire to save,
not to delight the world... Preachers of the truth must have
their lips touched with the live coal from off the altar. Preach-
', ers of this stamp must glow in spirit !

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Fancy is too predomiuunt la the discourses of Mr. Raffles—
" Where there is a living imagination," afßrins Dr. Collyel-," in
younger life there will always be a redundancy of imagery ;"
eautionlng the present preacher, however, to " let its flight be
directed by judgment, and corrected by the awful magnitude of
his.re4ponsibility." Mr. Rallies still nevds the prudent hint.—
Fancy is far 'short of feeling.
Action is not wanting in this preaciter, but his action has
much of violence. The perpetual shaking, or nodding of time
head, communicates rather an irkscanke sensation to those who
contemplate him.
His appearance is respectable, and his voice good. H.e speaks
even zealously, but rather inclines to ra.nt. Charit% would in-
duce the hcQe that approbation has not yet rendered himpuffed-
up. Popularity is dangerous to inexperience.
Following the preatlAng of Dr. Collyer, the sermons of Mr.
Raffles are stroliijy involved by divisions. Time will correct
his faults, nevertheless, if he petccives them faults.
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TCtolooiCal.pissqutftfon!

ON GOOD WOW.

/lfara/ity is the science of Good Wicks, min other words the
practical part of religion, and etrallyeasential to the hope of
Heaven with faith ; it 7 proof of ialtioh assertion, and to Con-
vince Enthusiasts thatinoraiity apd faith must be united, stands
as incontrovertible auchorPy the words of our Saviour--" / was
:as hmegered mid ;le fed me sot, lc." and in this sentence Pith is
not mentioned, though doubtlessly implied. Alen who have not
studied the scheme of Christian Duty •express 'v der that those
who exercise themselves. hi moral duties coutitioally, cannot on
that account claim the rewards of heaven without having resorce
to faith as an adiunat ; and there certainly
are in the world
many characters, whose morality excites our respect, who ap-
pear to have no other sense of religion ; and this seems to me to
arise from several sources; • viz, want of early instruction, ex-
travagancics of zealots, insipidity of the superstitious, levity of
the ink c-trarm , and itlitrtStefi matuaava4 the dasiguiug, better