Church of Scotland adjourned, on receiving the news of his death, but that the "General Assembly," from which he had seceded, with hundreds of other ministers, and, perhaps, mainly through his influence, also adjourned, in token of their profound regard and veneration for the character and services of Dr. Chalmers. All differences were forgotten, in the remembrance that the "eloquent orator," who had been the glory of that church, as he had been an honor and a benefactor to his nation, had suddenly passed away.

In conclusion. Let no one be contented with the gift of speech, nor with any other gift. It is not knowledge, it is not oratory, it is not any power to please, to amuse or even to benefit others, but it is a heart to use these aright, and the right use of them, which renders us blessings to this world, and makes us meet for a better. It is a character, and not talents that God approves.

In every nation, he that feareth God and worketh righteousness shall be accepted of him. But he that feareth not God and worketh not righteousness, whatever may be his talents or his nation, shall not be accepted of him.

Since this discourse was delivered, I have been exceedingly gratified to learn, that the Queen of Great Britain, on the advice of her minister, has settled on Mrs. Dr. Chalmers and her family a pension on the Civil List of £200 a year. "It is highly creditable, both to the monarch and her adviser, that the act, alike unsolicited and unexpected, on the part of Mrs. Chalmers and her friends, takes the form of a spontaneous expression of sympathy with the bereaved widow, and of respect for the illustrious dead." The official letter, written by Lord John Russel, to Mrs. Chalmers, is as follows:

"CHESHAM-PLACE, June 22, 1847.

Madam,-I have the satisfaction of informing you that the Queen, taking into her consideration the piety, eloquence, and learning of the late Dr. Chalmers, has been pleased to command that a pension of £200 a year should be settled upon you and your daughters, out of her Majesty's Civil List. Allow me to add, that I trust that this act of the Queen may render the remainder of your life as tolerable as the loss of so eminent and excellent a partner will permit."

This is an illustrious instance of public homage, paid to great talents, allied to great private virtues, when both have been consecrated to the public good.

SERMON LXXII.

JEHOVAH EXTOLLED.

The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted. Psalms xviii: 4,6.

THE book of Psalms is an endless mine of celestial treasure. It suits every variety of Christian character; the young convert, the mature believer, the aged saint. It is adapted to the closet, the domestic hearth, and the sanctuary. It is alike precious in health and sickness, prosperity and adversity, joy and sorrow, life and death. The text is equally appropriate to us, as to David. It contains, I. A three fold description of God.

1. The living Jehovah. "The Lord liveth." istent and eternal." "He is the same," etc. the idols of the heathen. They live not, etc.

"He is self-exContrast him with

They have eyes,

Contrast him with men. They have their breath in their nostrils. Did live-but where are they? Do live-but how long? "Man at his best estate, etc."

2. The godly man's rock. The ideas are-strength, power, firmness, immutability. Nothing can affect or shake it. Rock of foundation; rock of shelter; rock of defence; rock of celestial prospect.

3. The saint's salvation. "The God of my salvation." All salvation is of the Lord; temporal, spiritual, and eternal. "Look unto me," etc. He is the one, only sure, and everlasting salvation of his people.

II. The saint's desire respecting God. "Let the God of my salvation be exalted."

1. He is so in the hearts' affections of his people. "Whom have I in heaven," etc "O God, thou art my God," etc.

2. He is so in the congregation of his people. By adoration and praise; by worship and blessing, etc.

3. He is so in the courts of heaven. Constantly, rapturously, etc. 4. They desire it with respsct to the whole earth. "Blessed be the Lord God," etc.

APPLICATION.

1. Is he your God? etc.
2. Do you seek his exaltation?

SERMON LXXIII.

THE FALLEN STATE-AND REMEDY.

Remember, therefore, from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works. Revelations ii. 5.

A CHRISTIAN may fall. The bosom that now glows with the holiest emotions, may become the prey of the basest passions. The love of God, which now controls our entire being, may be banished from our souls, and selfishness may enthrone itself in the affections of the heart, and reign without a rival. In fact, the text addresses those who have already fallen; and reverts to former scenes of enjoyment and thrilling hopes, as but calculated to startle them from their slumber and win them back to Christ. We here find

The remedy of a fallen state.

And let us notice,

I. The fallen state.

II. The remedy.

This fallen state may either be partial, or complete. Only "somewhat against thee," or "concerning faith have made shipwreck."

I. The fallen state.

1. It implies a departure from faith into unbelief. Faith introduces sinners into the family of God. "Ye are the children of God by faith." Faith retains the Christian in the heavenly orbit. By faith we realize invisible things. It imparts to us the comparative value of heaven and earth. Illustrate by reference to the history of Moses. Faith views the promises and threatenings of the Bible, as stern realities, and fill the soul with life and energy. Faith lost, the soul rushes from its heavenly orbit, like a wandering planet. Now walk by sight. No "looking unto Jesus." Heaven recedes and the earth looms up. The promises are destitute of consolation, the threatenings are a dead letter. Unbelief unnerves the arm and palsies every effort. How great the fall from faith into unbelief!

2. From love into hatred. Love is the first emotion of the con

verted soul.

"Every one that loveth, is born of God, and knoweth God." "We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren." Then, we loved God ardently, and cherished true affection towards the brethren; were intensely interested in the conversion of sinners. Then, all the affections of the soul clustered around God. But now, the heavenly visitor has fled; our hearts unmoved. The love of the world has taken possession of the soul, and the love of the Father is not in it. Ill will, hatred, jealousy and envy rankle in the heart. No interest in sin

ners.

3. From hope into despair. The converted soul hopes for heaven, which God has promised. Once, hope buoyed up the spirit; now, despair sits heavy on the soul; once bright, now dead; once an anchor to the soul, now a spider's web; once the glories of heaven shone in splendor, now the fires of hell flash before you. 4. From happiness into misery. "Being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ." "There is, therefore, now no condemnation, to those who are in Christ Jesus." "Great peace have they that love thy law." The devoted Christian enjoys true happiness. The wanderer from duty is necessarily miserable. The soul that has feasted on the bounties of heaven cannot be satisfied with the vanities of this world.

"Where is the blessedness I knew

When first I saw the Lord?
Where is the soul-refreshing view
Of Jesus and his word ?"

5. From liberty into bondage. By nature in bondage. At conversion, the power of the enemy broken, grace ascends the throne and reigns in the heart. Liberty in Christ. "Whom the Son makes free is free indeed." But now reduced to bondage again. Instead of the easy, the galling yoke; instead of liberty, the clanking chain. "His servants are ye, whom ye obey." The devil the greatest tyrant, and his service the most oppressive and degrading.

6. From doing good into doing evil. They that do good, are on the direct road to the resurrection of life. Co-workers with God. Employed in winning souls to Christ. Light-houses in a dark and stormy world. Sources of good influence. But doers of evil are on the shortest rout to the resurrection of damnation. Foes of God and man, they are filling this world with anguish, and

hell with victims. Instead of pulling the perishing out of the fire, they are plunging them into it. Reader, hast thou fallen, in respect to any one, or to all, of these items enumerated? How alarming your situation. But, thank God, there is help.

II. The remedy.

1. Remember. Memory is a fearful faculty. It is productive of great happiness to the good, and of intense agony to the wicked. "From whence?" From faith, love, hope, happiness, liberty, and doing good. Into what? Into unbelief, hatred, despair, misery, bondage, and doing evil. Gaze upon the former picture, glowing with the light and love of heaven, winning and attracting you upward; and the latter, black and threatening, urging you to seek a shelter in Christ. Contrast your former condition with the present. 2. Repent. Realize, if possible, your fallen condition. Look upon your miserable situation, until your soul shrieks in agony for the living God. Loathe your sins; forsake them and fly to Christ.

3. Do the first works. Do-not merely remember, repent, and feel, and resolve-but, in the name of God, act; act as when you were first converted. Be earnest. The first works. Review first principles. Reprove sin; labor for souls; watch and pray; be instant in season and out of season; attend the means of grace; erect the prostrated family altar. Retrace your steps. Confess, and make a perpetual consecration of all to Christ.

(1.) The consequences of a fallen state are most alarming. An angel could not fully portray them.

(2.) Remember now, while you may repent; it will be too late soon profitably to do it. All must remember in hell or in heaven. The rich man remembered, but it was too late to benefit him.

SPECIMENS OF WELSH ELOQUENCE.

A MORE remarkable man and Christian minister, in many respects, than Christmas Evans, never lived. He was a Welshman, and a Baptist. So far as the schools are concerned, he was unlearned-uneducated; and yet, by unremitting industry and application, he became one of the most