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been apprised of the true state of the case by Mr. Morrall,
who was quite content to leave it to time to clear up mis-
apprehensions. The above is merely a hasty and imper-
fect sketch of the proceedings which have taken place, but
they are in all respects essentially true. The whole scene
on Sunday morning was certainly most disgraceful, be-
sides being a serious desecration of the house of
God. Doors were violently closed, and a perfect up-
roar occasioned in the sacred building. No sermons
have been sent to the present Bishop of Chester, but,

this soc

it six millions : those
six hundred millions,

of the missionary societies at abo'

perhaps near to eight hundrc

This makes a
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The thought inGid,

some ten years ago, somethin
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;e a dill

evening service Mr. Morrall left the church on the con-
clusion of the prayers. This was occasioned by his having
to take the train to Bootle, where he has been obliged to
remove on account of the serious illness of one of his family."

society simply as a missionary si
of course there are .eiceptions,

re not in general—

it generally such persons

it active supporters. The clergy
generally preach for our society.

The following is a copy of the placard which has beer
extensively posted in the neighbour)

who think thus do not 0_
The laity who think thus do not
our society. There is another feat
tends to diminish the inter
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ST. MARTIN'S

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ANY ONE PINDIN

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converts to

ST. MICHAEL'S

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ON OR BEFORE SUNDAY EVENING NEXT, OCTOBER
16TH, 1853, SHALL RECEIVE, AS AN EQUIVALENT

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when, by the grace of t

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AN EMPTY PEW

labours, converts are

IN THE GALLERY

I made:inimediately the

join themselv e 9 to the nearest Chris-

N.B. THIS REWARD WILL NOT BE REPEATED

tian church, they become members of that church, they
are lost sight of, and the Jews' society, to which, under
the Divine blessing, they are indebted for their conver-
sion, has nothing to show. Her children are adopted by
the Christian churches on every side, and she herself,
after all the pain and labour of an anxious mother, seems
to be left in continuance without children. This makes
s of those who like
Thus, both with re-
i numerically. and

PUSEY AND CO., PRINTERS,

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY
FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIANITY
AMONGST THE JEWS.

a vast difference, especially in the e 3
to see something for their money.
spect to the persons aimed at, consid,

.-
LAST night, the 34th anniversary of the Liverpool with respect to the results attained, considered visibly,
Auxiliary of the Society for the Promotion of Christianity our society labours under manifest disadvantages. What
Amongst the Jews was held at the Collegiate Institution. is there, then, it may be fairly asked, of a compensating
The attendance was very nemerous and respectable. The character, on the strength of which we ground. our spe-
Right Rev. the LOAD BISHOP of CHESTER occupied the cial claim ? What is there peculiar about the Jews; en-
chair, and amongst the other gentlemen on the platform titling a mission to, them to the attention, interest and
we observed :—Rev. W. Ayerst, Rev. J. Keeling, Rev. J. support of the Christian Church? To answer this- ques-
Scott, Rev. Dr. M'Neile, Rev. H. Carpenter, Rev. W. tion aright, we must have recourse, not to the speculations
Rawson, Rev. F. Parry, Rev. Dr. Kerns, Rev. &. Minton, or reasonings of men, but to the word of God. There
Rev. W. Pollock, Rev. G. London, Rev. D. Barry, Ilea, we shall find the Jews- spoken of as: no other people are
I. Matthews, Rev. G., Reade, Rev. A. Knox, Rev. J. spoken of, whether with- reference to the Christian duty of
Harrison, Rev. W. M. Failoare Rev. D. Anderson, Rev.W. F. seeking to save some of them by the preaching of the.
Taylor, Rev. W. J. Jones,- Rev. Newsham ;W, Jones, Gospel of. Christ to them,. or with reference to the Chris-
ESq., Edward Jones, Esq., W. J. Webster, Esq., W. gall:: tian instruction in
,the waysof God to-be derived from their'
Esq., &c., &c. history past and present, and from the revealed purposes
The meeting was opened with prayer, by the Rev. Mi: of Jehovah concerning their future. Touching our mis-
Parry, the secretary. sionary duty toward.; them,- they present on the pages of
His LORDSHIP said, many of their friends were aware' the New Testament a plain priority of claim on our atten-
tion and our exertions. Whyrin describing the Gospel of
that thu annual meeting, for' the transaction of ordinary
Christ, does the Apostle call it " the power of God unto
business, was held in the spring of the year, when thee
salvation, to the Jew first,and-arso to the Gentile ?" financial accounts were audited, and a report printed, andl
please.) Why, in describing the. judgment of God, does
(Ap-
circulated among the friends of the society. There would,
therefore; be no report to read that evening, and it was the Apostle announce " tribrdation and anguish upon
every man that doeth evil, of th7eSew first, and also of the
attended with this advantage,—itw-ould leave ample time
Gentile ; and glory, honour, and. peace to every man that
for the-gentlemen who had undertaken to address them ;
and though in Liverpool they never failed to have a worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile ?"
;
Dees this mean nothing ? Who. will. venture to say so ?
choke- of good speakers to- present, one after
the other; yet it was seldom that they had so many as on And what then does it mean, but Shat even in these days
the present occasion. (Applause.). They were attended of Ohriatian missions, and up to- the great day of the
also by a numerous deputation from' the parent society, coming of the Judge, the Jews are spoken of, by the Spirit
consisting of the Rev. Wm. Ayerst.Reetor of Egerton, of God,. as a people distinct from all, other people. Why
Kent, formerly missionary to the Jews in Poland ; the this should be, is another question altogether, and a ques-
tion which does not affect our argument. It may be as
Rev. JohuiSeott, M.A., London Secretary to, the Society ;,
the Rev. Dr. Kerns, Association Secretary; and the Rev. difficultttesay why they should at any, time have been a
James Keelihg, M.A., Secretary of the-Irish Church Edu- Peculiar people, as to say why they should at any time con-
cation Society. They would also hearwith pleasure that tinue so., The fact that they have beenaucli is undeniable
Dr. M'Neilehad kindly promised to address them. (Ai). by all who-believe their senses. The fict that they shall
plause.) Whether other gentlemen would. address them continue'such is undeniable by all whoa believe prophecy.
in the course: of the evening, would, depend on the Our Lordthimself, when announcingtheorder of the great
time they had within the limits- in- which the Gospel Miision, stamped upon the Jews, adclear and unde-
meeting must conclude ; but he was, sure, with God's niable priority of claim. He said the gospel should be
blessing, there' would be interesting information Preached &mil nations, beginning at Jerusalem. (Hear,
supplied to therm The first speaker would be the Rev. Mr. and applause:) The best comment on aright and full
understanding of this will be found in the history of the
Ayerst, who had‘been for many years the •zealous friend of
apostolical miasion itself. Dr. M`Neile here showed that
the society, and: its assiduous and successful advocate. i
the Apostles s commenced to preach at Jerusalem, so that
What they had to look to was not so much the measure of
in the first instance, geographically, chronologic;lly, that
their success. It depended upon the-blessing
was adhered in, What did Paul, the apostle of the Gen-
wisdom of Almighty God, to determinewhether itsrate be
tiles, do ? At each place he visited, Antioch, Thee_
or be rapid ;.: but what we were to 'look to was the
measure of our daty—(applause)--and that was to spare no saienfea, anda Berea, we found by the Scripture
exertion that was in 'our power to act iiiithe spirit cf God's record that he first entered the synagogues.
command that His gospel might be- preached to all the So much, he sal, for our missionary dute towards the
world, Jew or Gentle, and pray that Ffn imight be_pleased ! Jewish people:. And now with reference to the
bring instruc-
tion in the wept of God which we receive from their past
to make us instruments in His hands. to bank His I
ancient people of Israel, and convert them •to the faith of history, their present position, and their future prospects,
our Lord Jesus Christ. (Applause.) as delineated eta the page of prophecy. I request atten-
The Rev. Mr. AYJcaST commenced by showing thowon-
tion to an apparent inconsistency in the langeape of St.
ul
derful position the Jews occupy in the-world at large.- We !I's, concerning-. them. Speaking of them= as his own
find the Jews alreadk located in the wideness of 'that.' din- flesh, or his kinsmen after the flesh, he expresses earnest
1 anxiety about ne•pessibility of saving some atthern. He
persion in places, where we, as Englishmen, with all
h e a:brae some of
thato
i says, Rom. xi.
4by any means I may provoke to
me
our enterprise and intelligence, cannot. follow them. In
1 frmia)loitisthem
ilis.hasichsearrtes
Dmees-itevsehi,
Timbuctoo, in the centre of Africa, there was a synagogue.
They were on good terms, as kindred, with the Arab i "all Israel shall he saved." Does nYot this look like : contra-
IT the lag
tribes, and could hence penetrate where- other travellers diction ? Or, Unites contradiction in terms, yet some want of
Would be put to death. This showed, if converted, of what i sincerity in the Apostle. If he had full and sincere confi-
value they might become, in spreadinrthe Word of Truth ; dence in the assurance tnat all Israel shall be Bared, whence
where at present all/access was debarred: The Jews were
' his anxiety, arid why in that anxiety should he propose as his
also spread throughout China. We bad received Irene :the ' t oobijoe/otteh Llvdiez.p.:fhesonse?sibtillid on the other aide, if he con-
very centre of Chirainot only the roue of-the law, butalso I saving some and' some,onlypos
couldtl p4asa:tiliisioliltsyt,efif
their prayer-booksorifich could be readin any synagogue assert, as he does, that al Israel shall be saved? Thisy
in London. What a-wonderful identity; it made us- re- apparent difficulty leads to real instruction. The early Chris-
joice in the evidence of God. Another point to whir& he Sian writers in the-Western Church had a saying, which was
solicited their attention•was this, nor; important in itself,- i forced upon them-byupoonra eios 7.51;
,seemingie. contradictions,,,..-`‘ pistin-
but because, thouglnvery obvious, it had been very much F
periods tempos,
to, and then the C fii;tru'eres willTainrriuo'n'iiiseth.'7
overlooked, and that was when people asked them as to 'rhe history of thelews must be divided into three great prin.
the amount of success they-met with in the Jewishs rills- cipal periods :—First, the period of typical religion, which
sion. They were too apt to- compare the result' they had just expired in the days of St. Paul; second,lhe period
thought had beernarriied. at with. the statements, that of dispersion and, degradation, which had jueti then com-
could be made in some other cases, thus arguing against meuced, and is not yet ended; and, thirdly,. the period of
national pre-eminence and glory, which is to begin when their
the favourable result they spoke of 'as, following their- en- king
shall appear in his glory, that is,when Jesuituf Nazareth,
deavours. Theresnitsof the missionwerenotso immediately the king' of the- Jews, shall return from heaven, in like
apparent, becausesthe • converted'were scattered, andl not manner as he was seen going away into heaven. When St.
collected into churches. They could not be tabulated. i Paul expresses his anxiety about saving some,he speaks of
As an instance,, he•adduced thes labours of Mr. Moritz, thed second rriod,during which the nation is, dispersed and
who was em to by the- late• Emperor Alexander to tairdual s' fromut a duringgs7htilciehmitmias possible that , some
saved, Blindneins"
preach to the Jews. in Russia,;: and many pleasing in- is indeed come upon them, but not necessarily.on them all.s
stances of the pod effected, by whom had come tcolight. I It is only in part;; and not for ever, but only for a time.
Through the machinations.of the-Greek priests, Mr: Moritz Then he speaks- of the third period, when, as he says, the
was forbidden by-the Emperor totontinue his labours, and Redeemer shaoll• come, to Zion, when the blindness shall
was engaged asn•missiOnary by this society; and although hebrigrlTaonvrldblesZidstohini ga,"inlstrtlelmnsall ol;edrahvenedia"andtdiisffia-
he was an agamtin,only lately two Jewish ladies in Co- catty and discouragement, to see and know tkat there shall be
penhagen departed this .life,. full of glory and peace .in the a prosperous andhappy termination of it all. But while this
prospect of death, owing tO,h6labours. Mr. Ayent then cheers and animates in the anticipation of the future, it does
referred to the conrersionot Bishop Alexander, who was . by no means emancipate from the calls of urgent duty for the
and yet who, when, twenty educated as a Jewish Rabbi',
present. This descnbes exactly the position which St. Paul
occupied, and which we, after his example, des'
years of age,Vid not know there was a New Testament. with reference to the Jews. Darkness, diiii
litre to ;:i.(cicicifiey
Evidences of the-good effected by the voice in the wilder- couragementaabound, for they are a rebellious, stubborn, and-
ness were evident on every hand ; still it was a work that prejudiced race. There is a bright prospect-for them for the
man could not fathom, and God could only understand, future opened and certified by the same word of prophecy.
But there were • cases. in which there were some con- This is cheering in the anticipation; but it by no means in-
gregations, of the converted collected together, and lerferletishwap, the urgency of present duty towards them. All
these should be, mentioned. There was, his own asnray einstrumeentanalvifyd or ryceosloaptetrnantiLnonrodf'souersomihtlnn dthweitrohooauot
sphere of labour, in) Berlin. In Prussia the Empe- time, before He comes, how can and. of them be saved except
rocs had allowed' the- Jews to enjoy the privileges of ' by our instrumentality? There is but one Saviour, and but
citizenship, and thus there was much intercourse between one saving faith, whether for Jew or Gentile, and there is
them anti members- of the Christian community. He I but one way of propagating that faith. It comes by
ig_ by_ hearing the Word of God. Thus our attention
hear-
preached a course of'public lectures there, and during that is fixed upon present duty towards the Jews as in-
time had 200 candidates for baptism, of whom he baptised dividuals if by any means we may save some, and our
43 ; and others.had twice as many. In Berlin, from the ' hope is fixed upon the sure word of prophecy concerning the
Lord Chancellor dawn to the humblest, servant in the Jews as a nation, that all Israel shall be saved. Now, my
Courts of Justice, we found members of thejewish society. lord, whether we are able to point out any logical connexion,
There were 2,000 converted Jews in Bealin ; and there I
rbeetwagntothtehetwoartiirnf,i; or not,hwecannot be mistaken with:
must be nearly 2,000 of the House of Israel in London subject is taken,m
ande thisacti„jiattiantzhoengteTwr
between
ois Lite:
joefwVisiet:
united With them. The speaker mentioned some circum- periods past, present, and future is entered into; there the.
stances in private life as illustrating further the utility of whole question is invested with an additional and an ani-
missionary labour in casting bread upon- the waters, which mating interest. Instead of dwindling into comparative in..
w.as found after many days. They had got cause to be significance as a mere handful of people contrasted with tile
thankful that they had been permitted to commence their massess ofo heathenism, the Jews, becme °magnified in our
work—he mentioned the word commenced evYerettya of hils'scvisitsrgssesmeseiont the earth, monuments of the se-
missionaryesadvisedly ;—thank God they had, a Church on Zion. of his love. We trace them pledgesn
ol iosftotrh e u reti,ne v 011,1171%
ems
They had 600 baptized in London,. and 600 Jewish chil. in all nations. And need I add, that Ley occupya most
dress being taught in schools there. In the Duchy conspicuous prominence in the field of prophecy? Thloatih"
of Posen there were 6,000 ;—(applause)—and they had out the sacred Scriptures, °tiler nations and other topics
missionaries labouring, besides other places, in Prussia,. tree
introduced,
ns itirboscii du tiler" tot
is these.oo y It Se
I that he perform
s Jehovah'srir
Palestine, and the Coast of Africa. They had made is, pleasure upon the Jews. If Nebuchadnezzar, the ChM-
beginniag, thousands had been brought to a knowledge et dean, be presented to our view, it is only that he may
Christ, but there were millions remaining behind ; mist ;ixieecli:edtenetFereadicstueg judgments en t a ;I:in the Jews., If Cyrus,
they mourned over those who see nothing of Christianity, may liberate the Jewish .caprivmels), eacA it is
orders
that he
s for the
except as distorted by the- corruptions of Popery, or re-building of the Jewish temple. And, give
in the prophecies
which was lost sight of in the: chilly ice which had per- which remain still to be fulfilled concerning
the mountain of
veiled the soundness of views held by our Re- the Lord's house in the top of the mountains;, whatever may
formers. They must succeed. The history of their•rnis- be the prelude, whatever introductory notices may be given
sion showed it, and he should conclude by requesthig concerning the calling of the Gentiles, or the resurrection of
their prayers. In the eighteen blesssings or praeers of thessCdhettitrchs; whatever tones of terrible solemnity may be
the Jews, which were, rip doubt, the model of ourtitany, confederacy of
destructionoations of Antichrist, and his
there was a special petition offered up for
,proselytes, and never to rise to its, true and real rlchneess oflidarminiornpy,sneeevmesr
he entreated those present, when repeating the Litany, to to vibrate in its perfection of bright and joyful anticipation;
think of the same. They prayed in the Litany for the never to swell into the full diapason of rapturous vision, till
weak-hearted. Many a poor Jew was weak-hearted, and its theme is,—the King, the King in his beauty, the King in
the converted .Jew bad much to struggle with. He had deentoorie4ertdslarristealem,stlflhcity of the great King, the resi-
leearth. (fhe reverend
the opposition of his relatives, the bigotry- of those in gentleman resumed iris syeat amei‘dli enthusiastic applause.)
darkness, and the contempt of the world. At the conclusion of Dr. M'Neile'a address, a hymn was
The Rev. Mr, leautasG was the next speaker, and in sung. in order to allow the collection to be made.
neat and eloquent terms enlarged upon the good effected The Rev. JOHN Scorr, London secretary to the society, on
by the mission, and mentioned an instance in which he rising,
of
sreceived withi applause. He said, at so late a
had himself been called in to officiato in his ministerial period the e
fully into theyensoinbgfecteodt
tirootsofeoTeltwurrantedtin entering
capacity to a, young Jewess, lying on a sick bed, who had would otherwise have felt called on to dreg operations 1 oent
the eloquentase
been converted by reading her Testament, and who had address of Dr. M'Neile this was the less necessary, as in that
left her father's home and mother's care, with good address the sympathies of Christians had been so eloquently
worldly prospects, rather than abandon Christ.- It was itleltei oougehrts tioorntshsefJews. He gave an interesting description of
not only- in its direct results that the Jewish Society had the missionary statteontmslentyonocriloilineriTenrt localities, including
done good. It had awakened Christian hearts to search Jerusalem, in all of which he traced thelin4eAntenfisctiearldaeoneuctsanol
more into the glorious promises of God. They were in- their operations. He concluded his address by an earnest
debted to the Jews' Society for fixing their hearts appeal to the sympathies of the audience on behalf of Jewish
upon those blessed truths, so that they had realised the conversion.l_)r
words, " They shall prosper that love thee ; I shall bless attem.pt EIIIILowed, and likewise apologising
periodny
him that blesseth thee,' What had the Jewish Society the eveningTco making
nt natepdroifiramcsteel
with
spchosat latenangsoniio the
done ? Its blessings upon ourselves and those around more important facts which bad fallen under his own obser-
would tell us so many interesting, touching motives why ration in connexion with the society in America.
we should be more deeply anxious, more perfectly devoted, Dr. MWEILE moved the thanks of the meeting to the
and more generous still in our efforts to spread Christi-
Lord Bishop for the uniform kindness he manifested, and for
the trouble he took in presiding over so many of their meetings.
anity among the Jews. (Applause.) The Right Rev. CHAIRMAN expressed ibis gratitude for
The Rev. Dr. MaNTEILE was then introduced, and re- the .
i compliment paid to him, and begged to assure the meeting
ceived with cheering. He said—My Lord, We are much that be looked on it as both a duty and a pleasure to come
indebted, and I hope I may add sincerely grateful, to our among them.
reverend friend who_has just sat down, for the interesting The meeting then broke up

particulars he has laid before us of the operations of this

TIIE CITY OF GLASGOW steam-ship arrived in the Mer-
sey on Saturday, from Philadelphia, with a large number
of passengers and $lOO,OOO in specie on freight.