ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. The thanks of the Directors are respectfully presented to the following, viz. : For Rev. T. D. Philip, Hankey:--To the Ladies of Augustine Church, Edinburgh, for a case of useful articles: To the Ladies of Stepney Meeting Working Society, for a case of useful articles: To the Ladies Working Association, Clapham Congregational Church, for a case of clothing and fancy articles. For Rev. W. Dower, Hopedale :-To the Ladies of Augustine Church, Edinburgh, for a case of useful articles. For Rev. R. B. Taylor, Cradock:-To young friends at Hare Court Chapel, Canonbury, per Miss Mollett, for a bale of clothing, value £10: To Mrs, and the Misses Burford, Westbourne Park Villas, for a case of dresses, &c., value £50: To the Ladies of the Rev. J. Flower's Congregation, Beccles, for a case of useful articles, value £50: To Friends at Hanover Chapel, Peckham, for a box of fancy and useful work, value £20. For Rev. J. Good, Griqua Town:-To the Missionary Working Society, Wicker Congregational Church, Sheffield, for a case of useful articles. For Rev. R. Toy, Madagascar:-To Ladies of Arley Chapel, Bristol, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Godwin, Wrington, for a case of clothing, stationery, &c., £20. For Mr. Pool, Madagascar:-To Miss Abbot, Pensarn, for a parcel of books, &c.: To Miss Lawrence, Beddington, for a parcel of gar ments. For Mr. J. Parrett, Madagascar:-To Miss Bigg, Edinburgh, for a parcel of useful articles. For the Rev. J. Pearse, Madagascar:-To Ladies of Steelhouse Lane Chapel, Birmingham, for for a parcel of clothing. For Rev. E. Bryant, Hankow-To Mrs. Corbin and friends, Hornsey, for a Communion service. For Rev. J. Sadler, Amoy:-To Miss Biggs, Canonbury, for a box of useful articles, value £22. For Rev. B. Rice, Bangalore:-To the Missionary Working Association, Surrey Chapel, for a supply of garments and useful articles, value £18: To the Young Ladies Working Party, for a supply of clothing, &c., value £8. For Rev. J. B. Coles, Bellary. To the Ladies of Rev. R. W. Thompson's Congregation, Glasgow, for a case of clothing and useful articies, value £85. For the Misses Austey, Bangalore:-To the Ladies of the Congregational Church, Montrose, for a case of clothing, &c., value £14: To Mrs. Sugden, Teddington, for a parcel of children's dresses, &c. For Rev. A. Corbold, Madras:-To the Ladies of Kentish Town Congregational Church, per Mrs. Lee, for a box of clothing. For Rev. W. G. Mawbey, Cuddapah :-To the Queen's Square Juvenile Missionary Working Society, Brighton, per Miss Hooper, for a box of useful articles, value £16 13s. 9d.: To the Young Ladies Sewing Party, East Parade Chapel, Leeds, for a box of wearing apparel and books, value £6. For Rev. G. O. Newport, Nagercoil:-To friends at Spicer Street Chapel, St. Albans, for a box useful articles: To the Queen Square Juvenile Missionary Working Society, Brighton, for a parcel of clothing, value £4. For Mrs. Wareham, Belgaum :-To the Missionary Working Party, Bunyan Meeting, Bedford, for a case of useful and fancy articles, value £29. For Rev. F. Wilkinson, Quilon :-To the Ladies of the Missionary Working Society, Barnet, for a box of useful articles, value £10: To the Abbey Road Missionary Working Society, Torquay, for a parcel of clothing: To the Stockwell Missionary Working Association, for a box of clothing, value £20: To the Missionary Working Party, Oxton Road Chapel, Birkenhead, for a case of clothing and useful articles. For Rev. Dr. Mather, Mirzapore: To the Ladies' Working Society, Park Chapel, Camden Town, for a case of work, value £50. For Rev. J. P. Ashton, Calcutta :-To the Ladies' Missionary Working Society, North Street Chapel, Brighton, for a case of work, value £27. For Rev. J. Kennedy, Benares:-To Mrs. Watson, Bolton, for a box of clothing. For Mrs. Whyte's High Caste Girls' School, Madras:-To the Young Ladies of the Poultry Chapel Missionary Working Society, for a case of fancy and useful work, value £15 10s. For Mrs. Gordon, Vizagapatam:--To Mrs. Lings, Fleetwood, for a small parcel of crochet materials. For Rev. W. J. Gardner, Jamaica :-To the Misses Penney, per Rev. G. Robbins, Slough, for a box of books and useful articles. For Rev. T. H. Clark, Jamaica:-To the City Road Juvenile Missionary Society, for a parcel of clothing. For Rev. Dr. Turner, Upolu:-To the Juvenile Missionary Association, Wrington and Langford, for a parcel of clothing. For Mrs. Creagh, Mare:--To the Pentonville Road Missionary Working Society, by Mrs. Buzacott, for a box of clothing. For the South Seas:-To the Independent Sunday School, Bakewell, for a box of clothing. To Mrs. Russell, 11, Baker Street, for two boxes of books: To Mr. W. Beck, Rotherhithe, for an old Communion serviec: To W. Swinscow, Esq., Streatham, for a parcel of books: To Mr. J. W. Copeland, per Miss Dunning, for a parcel of medical books: To Mrs. T. Scrutton, East India Road, and to J. Tomkins, Esq., Leytonstone Road, for Evangelical and other magazines, &c. THE EVANGELICAL MAGAZINE AND MISSIONARY CHRONICLE AUGUST, 1868. The Rev. Robert Vaughan, D.D. THE REV. Dr. Vaughan was born in the year 1795; and having received some direction in his studies from the Rev. William Thorpe, at Bristol, entered the Christian ministry, amongst Independent Nonconformists, in the year 1819, when he became pastor of a church at Worcester. There he laboured with diligence and success until 1825, when he undertook the oversight of a church at Kensington. It may not be uninteresting to cite a passage from the letter dated February 19, 1825, in which he accepted the call sent him by the members of the society at that time. "The invitation which you have been led, as I trust, under the best guidance, to lay before me, could not have received that serious attention from me which I have now bestowed upon it, had I not been induced to form the most favourable judgment of your character as a Christian Church, and of the spirit of those holding the usual offices among you. "It is not, then, without being truly grateful for the many blessings which have accompanied my religious connections in this city (Worcester), that I yield to the influence of circumstances which, in my own mind, and that of the most judicious of my friends, fully warrant the step which I am now taking in freely stating my acceptance of your call. "I do, however, wish you, my dear friends, to be fully aware that I have not dared to proceed thus far without confiding greatly on your deeper sympathies, and more frequent prayers in my behalf. The doctrines I have preached in your hearing will never, I trust, lose their prominence in my ministry-to my own heart they yield its best, its only stay,--and to apply them as a balm of never-failing efficacy to your spirits, is what I now propose as the one object of my life while continued as your pastor." VOL. XLVI. G G To the pastorate at Kensington, he for some time added the professorship of Modern History at the London University. He remained in Kensington until the year 1843, when he accepted an invitation to be the Principal of Lancashire Independent College, an office which he retained till 1857. Upon resigning that presidency, he returned to London, and then, for a short period, undertook the care of a small church at Uxbridge. Subsequently, he resided near Primrose Hill for a few years, ever sedulously devoting his energies to the service of God, both as a Christian minister, and as a literary man. It is not our intention to attempt a memoir of Dr. Vaughan: we do not possess materials for the purpose. No doubt before long the duty of preparing a proper biography will be undertaken by some competent person. Meanwhile, we venture to record our reminiscences of the character of our departed friend. Dr. Vaughan may be viewed under several aspects. Looking at him simply as a man, fashioned by the hand of God, and endowed with certain qualities of mind and heart, those who knew him felt at once that he was above the average order of his fellows. No one could have seen him in some of the great occasions of his life, when about to address a large audience on some important subject, without being struck with his appearance and with his manner, as betokening what was remarkable. The expression of his countenance; the light which gleamed from under his knitted brow; the intensity of purpose indicated by the compression of his lips; his somewhat lordly bearing at such moments; and his significant attitude and gesture, all revealed something quite out of the ordinary way in the individual about to speak. There is generally a correspondence between a man's physical and spiritual nature, between the body and the soul, so that the former (it may be in a mysterious and indescribable manner) shadows outwardly what is possessed within. Certainly, the face and forehead of our friend showed that no small amount of active thoughtful brain lay behind; whilst his frame, at once compact and robust, told of one who was gifted with superior qualities of service and endurance. An observer was ready to exclaim, "Behold a man made to do more than common work in God's world." But there is Some, under Such was he, as made by the Divine Maker of men. another kind of making, of which we are the subjects. God's providence, are made what they become, mainly through the education and influence which they receive from others. They enjoy in early life pre-eminent advantages of culture; they are drilled in University learning, and catch a social inspiration which they never lose. Some miss such benefits at life's outset; have to pursue knowledge under difficulties; to be their own teachers and masters; to fall back almost entirely upon the instruction derived from books; and thereby they |