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The thanks of the Directors are respectfully presented for the following:

To Anonymous, for a Packet of Medicines for South Africa. R. Y. K., for Bags, Pincushions, and Needle Cases. Rev. Mr. Peggs, for Books for Rev. Messrs. Fyvie, Surat. Mr. Hart, for Copies of Mr. Whitfield's Life and Letters. The Author of " Youth's Scripture Catechism," for 39 dozen Copies. Anonymous, for Hints to the Benevolent, and Tracts on the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. Mr. Wyatt, Mr. James Grimes, Mr. Smithyman, Amicus, Mr. W. Hammond, Miss Gale, J. C., Mrs. Green, Mr. Eisdell, and T. Welman, Esq., for Numbers of the Evangelical and Home Missionary Magazines, Sunday School Repository, Christian Instructor and Guardian, Eclectic Review, Sermons, Reports of the Church Missionary, Prayer-Book and Homily Society's Proceedings, Missionary Register, and one Copy of the Missionary Voyage in the Ship Duff.

Printed by John Haddon and Co., 27, Ivy Lane.

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THE

EVANGELICAL MAGAZINE

AND

MISSIONARY CHRONICLE.

FOR NOVEMBER, 1832.

A BRIEF

NOTICE OF THE LATE REV. WILLIAM WILLIAMS,

LATE OF NORWOOD.

[We have extracted the following notice from a pamphlet just published, by one of Mr. Williams's sons, and which is referred to in the Review department.]·

IT would have been gratifying to the family of the late Rev. W. Williams, could they have discovered any documents detailing his early history, and manifesting the gradual development of those characteristics by which he was distinguished in after life. Unhappily such a document cannot be found, and, therefore, any narrative will be necessarily defective. Mr. W. was a native of London, where he was born January 24th, 1774. He enjoyed the advantage of a liberal education, and at a suitable age was entered as a student at law, being designed for the profession of a practising barrister. Till nearly the close of his legal studies, he appears to have been in spiritual darkness. At this period, however, he was induced to become an occasional attendant at Surrey Chapel. Here the preaching of the venerable Rowland Hill was blessed to the awakening of his conscience. He was led to behold himself as a sinner in danger of perdition, and taught earnestly to apply for

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salvation to a crucified Redeemer. He now became a stated worshipper at Surrey Chapel, and continued rapidly to grow in grace. Having been taught rightly to estimate the value of his own soul, he soon felt deeply interested in the well-being of those by whom he was surrounded. Beholding the spiritual destitution of the villages in the immediate vicinity of the metropolis, he felt an intense desire to convey to them the gladdening intelligence of salvation through a crucified Saviour. Actuated by these powerful motives, he joined the London Itinerant Society, and commenced his ministerial labours under their auspices. Shortly after, having frequently and fervently prayed for divine direction, Mr. W. came to the resolution of giving up the profession of the law, with all its prospective advantages, and wholly dedicating his talents to the ministerial work. Having taken this resolution, Mr. W. acceded to the request of the Church of Christ assembling in Paradise

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