straight." Afterward Mr. Chambers was ordained to the office of the
gospel ministry, and the charge was given to him by Dr. Campbell;
and the charge to the people by Dr. Hall. After the conclusion of
the services, the congregation congratulated our newly-ordained
pastor in his new relation to us.

_Sabbath, October 1st._--Preached by Mr. Chambers to the children of
the Sabbath school, in the Fortieth Street Church, from Luke ii.,
verses 27 to 32. Simeon was led by the Spirit into the Temple, and
for an important object. He had been waiting in expectancy of this
great event, and at the appointed period was led to the temple,
where he became satisfied in beholding the Lord's Christ, and thus
his faith became constant in the fulfilment of God's promise to him,
and found that the desires awakened in his soul was now satisfied;
and although he had been comparatively unknown to others, yet he now
enjoyed not only a convincing proof of God's goodness to himself on
this occasion, with such an appearance of love, but he enjoyed the
privilege of prophesying concerning his own people, and also the
effects of the gospel upon the Gentile nations.

_Sabbath, November 21st._--Preached by Mr. Chambers, from Jeremiah,
2d chapter and 19th verse: "Thine own wickedness shall correct thee,
and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that
_it is_ an evil _thing_ and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord
thy God, and that my fear _is_ not in thee, saith the Lord God of
hosts."

In one of his notes, as if he had just heard a sermon upon the subject,
he writes: "In lives of faith and long obedience to the command of our
Lord and _Master_ Jesus Christ, we have first presented to us something
of the operations and workings of the mind of the depth of humility and
gratitude expressed in his own words, and the evident absence of
everything of a proud spirit. Thus when the sinner is brought to Christ,
the change will become manifest not in giving expression to similar
feelings in only thankful acknowledgments in words, but a becoming and
thankful spirit will be seen in the entire life, in proportion as Jesus
is followed and kept in view. But when Jesus is received into the heart,
the recipient of this precious gift will feel anxious to do good to
others, that they, too, may partake of the benefits of His salvation.
First, then, deep