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inform the numerous readers of Brothers S. Deakin, J. Howells, our Juvenile Magazine that our R. Askin, I. Moore, J. Shephard, Sabbath-school at Shrewsbury C. Temperton, Miss Bowen, and continues to increase. Another Mrs. Price.

Christmas having arrived, the The children have done exscholars and teachers were pre-ceedingly well with their cards pared for their annual Missionary this year, one little girl having meeting, which took place on collected £2 3s. 2d., another 15s., Christmas-day, at the close of a and others from 2s. up to 10s. public tea-meeting, which was The sum raised for the Australian held in behalf of Old Heath Fund by cards, school-boxes, and Chapel. collection, amounts to £7 17s. 2d., being £3 3s. 2d. in advance of last year.

The Juvenile Missionary meeting commenced at half-past six o'clock, when the chair was efficiently occupied by Brother J. Davies, superintendent of the school. The children recited, in a very creditable manner, several interesting pieces, which were listened to with marked attention, Warm and suitable addresses were also delivered by

In order to encourage the scholars, the teachers treated them with plum-cake and tea on the following day.

May the Lord prosper this and every other Sabbath-school yet more abundantly.

C. TEMPERTON.

Anniversary Services.

STANTON, ST. JOHN'S, OXFORD | credit to their teachers. Also CIRCUIT-On Lord's day, De-pointed addresses were delivered cember 21st, 1862, we celebrated by J. Morbey, Miss Morbey, J. the sixth anniversary of our Hudson, R. Morbey, G. Collett, Sabbath school, when three im-J. Rogers, J. Faulkner, W. pressive sermons were preached Haines, T. Higgs, and Thomas by the Rev. G. Warner. On Collett; and a glorious influence Christmas-day the children were pervaded the whole of the serregaled with cake and tea. Tea vices. To God be all the glory. was also provided for the teach- The profits of tea, with colers and friends; after which lections, in addition to the several recitations were given by usual treat to the children, the scholars, which did great amounted to £1 0s. 5d. A num

ber of the senior scholars have
lately decided for Christ; they
meet regularly in a class formed
for their benefit, and promise to
do well.
E. BISHOP.

SEEND CLEEVE, CHIPPENHAM CIRCUIT.-On Thursday afternoon, January 1st, 1863, we held a bazaar in our chapel at this place. This being the first bazaar, a little stir was created in the neighbourhood; the attendance was very good, and the profits exceeded the expectations of many of our friends. At 5

£18 during the year. We in-
tend to try, and thus reduce the
debt on the chapel £20 at least.
May the Lord bless us, and give
us spiritual as well as temporal
prosperity.
G. BROMLEY.

OKEFORD FITZPAINE SABBATH SCHOOL. This school commenced in January, 1861, with five scholars and one teacher; this year it numbers seventy children. The superintendent and teachers have been indefatigable in their efforts amongst the young; several of the scholars appear to

o'clock tea was provided, of to be seriously impressed about which more than 160 persons partook. The meeting after tea was a very delightful one. The writer presided, addresses were delivered by my esteemed colleague, the Rev. E. Millichamp, and Messrs. M. Moore, and M. Earle (Wesleyan). During the meeting Ellen Hayward, a little girl, under six years, presented to us 1,778 farthings which she had collected during the year. Since the meeting she has added eighty-five to the above number, making a total of 1,863. S. A. Rawlings, another little girl, gave us 5s. 6d. in threepenny pieces. The proceeds of the day amount to £9 17s. 5d. We are extremely thankful to all the kind friends who have helped to make our New Year's meeting a good one. Mr. M. Moore offered to give us £2, if we would raise

the salvation of their souls. We hope ere long they will be brought to a knowledge of experimental religion. On Thursday December 25th, 1862, a public tea was provided, and well attended, in a large barn kindly lent by Mr. Phillips, a Wesleyan friend, who, with his good wife, most energetically laboured to make the place as comfortable as possible. The teachers and friends spared no pains in decorating it with scripture mottoes and evergreens. Also a splendid Christmas tree was suspended, covered with treasures to be distributed amongst the little ones. After the tea the congregation was so large that a great many persons could not gain admittance. Sunday Dec. 28th, three services were held in the same place, when the Rev. J. Hill

preached; after which several ceeds of the tea and coliecappropriate pieces were recited tions amounted to £3 8s., a sum by the children, with which the we deem excellent for our little people were highly pleased. place. That the school may beAnother service was conducted come a nursery for the church is by the Rev. G. Cripps on the the earnest prayer of— following Monday. The whole

of the services were visited

with a holy influence. The pro

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Miscellanies.

WHO | him with a respect for the SabBECAME LORD MAYOR bath, and a desire for the means

OF LONDON.

of grace. It was about this time that a ray of Divine light entered his mind, which was never extinguished. But Thomas never liked farming. He had not strength enough to do the hard, heavy work, and besides, a relation had promised to get him employment in London; and London, with its fine shops and wide, bustling streets, had far more attractions for him than tending cattle and mending

In a small school, taught by a matronly female in a room in her own house, at Chelsham, Surrey, was seated an interesting little boy, named Thomas Kelly. He was a thoughtful and affectionate child, and employed his leisure hours in taking care of his younger brothers and sisters, and doing such jobs about his father's little farm as his strength would allow. His parents being poor, Thomas was taken from school hedges. He thought, too, if he before he was twelve years of could get work in the great city, age, and when he was hardly able to read or write properly, and went to work with his father on the farm. There were no Sunday-schools at Chelsham at that time; but it was well for him that the Sabbath was always devoutly kept by his parents, and publie worship regularly attended, for this conduct inspired into the chimney of his bed

he should get good wages, and then he could send money home to his father to buy cows and sheep, and his little brothers and sisters might be sent to a good school. The London enterprise was the topmost in his mind by night and by day, and one night he actually climbed

room, when he was asleep, and | He had often felt the effects of when his father, awakened by his limited education, and being the noise, discovered him, and now among books, he selected asked what he was doing good and useful ones for reading, there, the poor boy, still asleep, and began to improve himself in said, "I'm going to London." grammar and general knowWell, after waiting and hoping ledge, and he made rapid imfor some time, a situation in provement. In this situation he London was heard of, and Kelly's continued for twenty years, in the application for it proved suc- first fifteen of which he never had cessful. On a gloomy and mise- a day's holiday. He spent his rable day in 1786, after many Sabbaths in the house of prayer. prayers, and tears, and caresses, Every Sabbath evening he might young Kelly set out from his be seen at the French Protestant humble home for London. A church, Threadneedle Street. little bundle, which contained Having taught himself French, half-a-dozen shirts, and as many he was able to follow both praypairs of knitted stockings, and ers and preaching. When he other little necessaries, prepared had been with Mr. Hogg fifteen by his kind mother, with special years, he raised his salary to £80 effort, contained his earthly all; a year; but when his wages and when he entered the great were only £10 a year, he gave city, he was wet through, very nearly half to help his parents, lonely, and sorrowful. Many and as his salary increased he would have failed under these gave more in proportion. Mr. trials; but his earnest, steadfast Hogg's health failed when he character, and his determination had been with him twenty years, to be of service to those whom he and he proposed that his tried loved and had left behind, en- servant should enter into partabled him to bear all. The situ- nership with his son; but this ation with his first master lasted offer Kelly declined, as the three years. He then engaged young man was not steady, and with a Mr. Alex. Hogg, book-time proved the wisdom of this seller, Paternoster-row. The decision. wages were, board and lodging, and ten pounds a year; and young Kelly had not only to serve in the shop during the day, but sleep under the counter at night, and was expected to take constant care of the business.

At thirty-nine years of age, Thomas Kelly began business for himself. He had only a very small capital,and no friends who could help him; but he trusted in God to bless his honest endeavours. He commenced by selling miscellane

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ous books and publications, in a cold, wet, and weary-a poor boy little room in Paternoster-row, a seeking employment for his daily kind of slice from a barber's shop, bread; and his year of mayoralty hardly big enough to turn in. was rendered very memorable by There God prospered him; and the accession of our beloved queen at the end of two years he ven- to the throne, June 20th, 1837. tured into a new and important It devolved on the man who had branch of business, viz., the been a poor farmer's boy, to pre. printing and publishing of some sent the first civic address to the standard books, and circulating youthful queen from the citizens them in threepenny, sixpenny, of London. How fully in this and shilling parts. "Kelly's 's case were the words of Scripture Family Bible," in this way, had realized-" Seest thou a man dian immense success. 'Foxe's ligent in business? he shall Book of Martyrs," "Bunyan's stand before kings." Full of Pilgrim's Progress," "History of days and honours, all his prosEngland," &c., &c., followed. Of pects brightening to the last, he course, as his business increased, closed his valuable life at Marthe little scrap of a shop was en- gate, in August, 1855, at the adlarged by adding to it the build- vanced age of eighty-four.ings on the right and left as they From Fell's Life of Alderman fell vacant; and at length he Kelly, sent by M. LEWIS. purchased from Mrs. Hogg the lease of the premises where he had been servant for nearly oneand-twenty years. His father died, but his mother lived to see him lay the foundation for prosperity and greatness, and to enjoy his support. She always called him her good son Thomas.

His career as a citizen of London is as follows:-In 1823, he

A CHILD'S QUESTION. DURING a revival in ——, a sweet little girl named Sarah, went home full of what she had seen and heard. Sitting at the table with the family, she asked her father, who had been to church, but was a very wicked man, whether he ever prayed. He did not like the question, and in a very angry manner replied :—

"It is your mother, or Aunt Sally, that put you up to that, my little girl."

was elected common councillor of the ward of Farringdon Within. In 1825, he served the office of Sheriff. In 1830, he was removed to the Court of Aldermen. In November, 1836, he was chosen Lord Mayor of London, just fifty years from the time he entered, good people pray; and those

"No, papa," said the little creature, "the preacher said all

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