edification of those present; he also for a number of years administered the ordinance of baptism; was treasurer of the church and Sabbath-school, &c. ; in fact it is surprising that with a limited education he was able to undertake and accomplish so much. He was much interested in the success of the Foreign Mission, and was a subscriber to its funds from its commencement. During a long life our departed friend was eminently a man of peace, and if in the exercise of his office he had to reprove, it was always done with fidelity and affection. For several years before his death he was incapacitated through infirmity of body for taking the active part in the affairs of the church which he had done for so many years, but as long as he was able he continued to attend the services, and it was a great denial to him when he could no longer tread the courts of the Lord's house, which he was not permitted to do for more than two years. Those who visited him during this time will remember his high appreciation of Christian fellowship. He retained all his faculties, except eyesight which failed him, so that he was unable to read that word which had been a light to his feet and a lamp to his path. This he felt very keenly, but always manifested a spirit of resignation. His memory was well stored with scriptural knowledge, and as a friend once observed, he seemed to know the hymn book by heart.' The hymn commencing the Christian profession for nearly | social prayer-meetings much to the seventy years, and the office of deacon of the General Baptist church at Rothley nearly fifty years. Our departed friend was born at Normanton-on-Soar, in the county of Nottingham, on the 24th of August, 1772. His parents being in humble circumstances, and his father dying while he was young, Henry left home for service in his early days. Under the ministry of Mr. John Tarratt, who preached at Kegworth, Diseworth, Castle Donington, &c., he was led to decide for Christ. The sermon which caused his awakening was from Matthew vi. 24., Ye cannot serve God and mammon. It was about the same time and under the ministry of Mr. Tarratt that that distinguished servant of God the late Rev. Joseph Jarrom, 'was led to a clear conception of the plan of salvation by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.'* Henry Sleath was baptized with Mr. Jarrom and sixteen others in the river Soar at Ratcliffe, near Kegworth, May 31st, 1795, in his 23rd year, and united to the church at Kegworth. From Kegworth he removed to Sutton Bonington, and from thence to Rothley in the year 1806. The interest and anxiety he manifested for the extension of his Master's cause, and his exemplary conduct, led the friends at Rothley to elect him a deacon in 1814, an act which they never had cause to regret. A brother deacon now in the decline of life who was associated with him from the time he joined the church at Rothley, says of him he honourably sustained this office to the satisfaction of all his brethren for forty-nine years. He was a man of uprightness and integrity, firmly attached to the cause of Christ and to the General Baptist denomination. He was seldom absent from the public or private means of grace, and always willing to assist the cause of the Redeemer.' When the church was without a minister he was in the habit of conducting the See General Baptist Repository for February 1845. 'Let all our tongues be one, was a favourite with him, and he 'Where Jesus is I long to be, I long that upper world to see.' He had a very strong sense of his own unworthiness, and placed his trust for salvation and hopes of heaven alone in the merits and death Correspondence-The College Bazaar. of Christ. He was confined to his room for about twelve weeks, and to an aged friend who visited him most days, he always requested (to use his own homely language) that he would say a few words in prayer before he left him.' One evening but a short time before his death this friend said, 'I think you will not be here long, friend Sleath.' His reply was the sooner the better, if it be the Lord's will;' and in this waiting posture he calmly fell asleep in Jesus without a struggle or a groan. There were with him when he died some who are not decided for Christ, but so peaceful was his exit that one of them immediately exclaimed with Balaam, Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his. His remains were interred in the burial ground belonging to the chapel at Rothley, February 15th, 303 by Mr. Marshall, of Loughborough, and on the following Lord's-day, his funeral sermon was preached to a large congregation by the Rev. E. Stevenson, from Job xix. 25-27., I know that my Redeemer liveth, &c. His aged widow, to whom he was united in 1809, survives him. He has also left behind him two sons and one daughter. May they and all who read this simple memorial of an aged disciple of the Lord Jesus, resolve like the departed, that they will serve not mammon but God. Though the deceased was not very extensively known beyond his own immediate neighbourhood, or his influence felt except in the church with which he was connected, the writer believes there are but few to whom the Saviour's commendation would be more applicable, An Israelite indeed in whom there is no guile. Correspondence. THE COLLEGE BAZAAR. To the Editor of the General Baptist DEAR SIR,-Permit me through the pages of the Magazine to convey the cordial thanks of the Association to the numerous friends throughout the denomination who so kindly and generously contributed to the above object. While many of the churches responded to our appeal, I deeply regret to say that many others from whom we looked for considerable aid gave no assistLocal circumstances perhaps will account for this. Still the Bazaar was a decided success, since after the payment of all expences about £380 have been realized towards the Purchase Fund of Chilwell College. While great praise is due to all who assisted us, the ladies of Nottingham deserve special commendation, and I am sure have ance. found their rich reward in the success which has crowned their cheerful and self-denying toil. A large quantity of goods is yet unsold, and as the opening of the next session at Chilwell is to be celebrated by a soiree, it is proposed to erect a few stalls on that occasion and thus endeavour to dispose of part of the articles left over. The time and order of the soiree will be announced as before, and I trust the meeting will be as excellent as it was last year. I am desired by the treasurer to inform your readers that he has given notice to Mr. W. Stevenson, of Derby, to pay off the £1000 owing to him on bond, in January next. Toward this amount the sum derived from the Bazaar is nearly all that is in hand. Mr. Marshall would feel very glad if as far as convenient the promises yet unfulfilled could be paid in by or before Christmas, so as to enable him to meet his engagement on the purchase account, and edification of those present; he also for a number of years administered the ordinance of baptism; was treasurer of the church and Sabbath-school, &c.; in fact it is surprising that with a limited education he was able to undertake and accomplish so much. He was much interested in the success of the Foreign Mission, and was a subscriber to its funds from its commencement. During a long life our departed friend was eminently a man of peace, and if in the exercise of his office he had to reprove, it was always done with fidelity and affec tion. For several years before his death he was incapacitated through infirmity of body for taking the active part in the affairs of the church which he had done for so many years, but as long as he was able he continued to attend the services, and it was a great denial to him when he could no longer tread the courts of the Lord's house, which he was not permitted to do for more than two years. Those who visited him during this time will remember his high appreciation of Christian fellowship. He retained all his faculties, except eyesight which failed him, so that he was unable to read that word which had been a light to his feet and a lamp to his path. This he felt very keenly, but always manifested a spirit of resignation. His memory was well stored with scriptural knowledge, and as a friend once observed, he seemed to know the hymn book by heart.' The hymn commencing the Christian profession for nearly | social prayer-meetings much to the seventy years, and the office of deacon of the General Baptist church at Rothley nearly fifty years. Our departed friend was born at Normanton-on-Soar, in the county of Nottingham, on the 24th of August, 1772. His parents being in humble circumstances, and his father dying while he was young, Henry left home for service in his early days. Under the ministry of Mr. John Tarratt, who preached at Kegworth, Diseworth, Castle Donington, &c., he was led to decide for Christ. The sermon which caused his awakening was from Matthew vi. 24., Ye cannot serve God and mammon. It was about the same time and under the ministry of Mr. Tarratt that that distinguished servant of God the late Rev. Joseph Jarrom, ' was led to a clear conception of the plan of salvation by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.' Henry Sleath was baptized with Mr. Jarrom and sixteen others in the river Soar at Ratcliffe, near Kegworth, May 31st, 1795, in his 23rd year, and united to the church at Kegworth. From Kegworth he removed to Sutton Bonington, and from thence to Rothley in the year 1806. The interest and anxiety he manifested for the extension of his Master's cause, and his exemplary conduct, led the friends at Rothley to elect him a deacon in 1814, an act which they never had cause to regret. A brother deacon now in the decline of life who was associated with him from the time he joined the church at Rothley, says of him he honourably sustained this office to the satisfaction of all his brethren for forty-nine years. He was a man of uprightness and integrity, firmly attached to the cause of Christ and to the General Baptist denomination. He was seldom absent from the public or private means of grace, and always willing to assist the cause of the Redeemer.' When the church was without a minister he was in the habit of conducting the See General Baptist Repository for February 1845. 'Let all our tongues be one, To praise our God on high.' was a favourite with him, and he would, when giving expression to his feelings, often say, 'Where Jesus is I long to be, I long that upper world to see.' He had a very strong sense of his own unworthiness, and placed his trust for salvation and hopes of heaven alone in the merits and death Correspondence-The College Bazaar. of Christ. He was confined to his room for about twelve weeks, and to an aged friend who visited him most days, he always requested (to use his own homely language) that he would say a few words in prayer before he left him.' One evening but a short time before his death this friend said, 'I think you will not be here long, friend Sleath.' His reply was the sooner the better, if it be the Lord's will;' and in this waiting posture he calmly fell asleep in Jesus without a struggle or a groan. There were with him when he died some who are not decided for Christ, but so peaceful was his exit that one of them immediately exclaimed with Balaam, Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his. His remains were interred in the burial ground belonging to the chapel at Rothley, February 15th, 303 by Mr. Marshall, of Loughborough, and on the following Lord's-day, his funeral sermon was preached to a large congregation by the Rev. E. Stevenson, from Job xix. 25-27., I know that my Redeemer liveth, &c. His aged widow, to whom he was united in 1809, survives him. He has also left behind him two sons and one daughter. May they and all who read this simple memorial of an aged disciple of the Lord Jesus, resolve like the departed, that they will serve not mammon but God. Though the deceased was not very extensively known beyond his own immediate neighbourhood, or his influence felt except in the church with which he was connected, the writer believes there are but few to whom the Saviour's commendation would be more applicable, An Israelite indeed in whom there is no guile. Correspondence. found their rich reward in the success which has crowned their cheerful and self-denying toil. A large quantity of goods is yet unsold, and as the opening of the next session at Chilwell is to be celebrated by a soiree, it is proposed to erect a few stalls on that occasion and thus endeavour to dispose of part of the articles left over. The time and order of the soiree will be announced as before, and I trust the meeting will be as excellent as it was last year. I am desired by the treasurer to inform your readers that he has given notice to Mr. W. Stevenson, of Derby, to pay off the £1000 owing to him on bond, in January next. Toward this amount the sum derived from the Bazaar is nearly all that is in hand. Mr. Marshall would feel very glad if as far as convenient the promises yet unfulfilled could be paid in by or before Christmas, so as to enable him to meet his engagement on the purchase account, and to render it unnecessary for him to | that a single church in the denomina. advance any considerable sum of tion has tested its full merits. But money. Again thanking our friends from the imperfect approaches to it for their generous aid, and yourself in some churches we can gain some Mr. Editor, for your courtesy in ad- view of what would be its full mitting my frequent communications blessings if fully adopted.' into your pages, I remain, AMERICAN TESTIMONY IN RE- To the Editor of the General Baptist DEAR SIR,-Most of your readers The means of introducing it with the most pleasing results in many of the American churches. The following is taken from their report: "The Rev. D. M. Graham, pastor of the church in Portland, affirms that it (the Weekly Offering) has succeeded beyond expectation. brethren of that church are elated at its success, and it was stated at the last annual meeting recently held, that during the whole progress of the cause in that city, the financial affairs have never been found in so encouraging a condition as they are this year of the war. The general opinion is that the plan is a wonderful success in the church. The pastors in Portsmouth and Boston, have affirmed in these times of war it has saved these churches. It is further affirmed that it is an exact guage of the spirituality of the membership. It can hardly be said To those churches in our own land who are contemplating a trial of the plan we would again recommend them to read over carefully the account given in the June number of our Magazine for 1861, page 229, of the course pursued by the Broadstreet church, Nottingham. Yours truly, Melbourne, July 6th, 1863. J. E. |