390 Hornsea, Joseph Lowthian, Thomas Wilks. 391 Grimsby, John E. Coulson, William H. Clarkson, Thomas Hughes, George B. Mellor. 392 Gainsborough, Aquila Barber, Henry Cattle. 393 Epworth, Charles Hawthorne, George Buckley (Owston-Ferry, near Bawtry). 394 Snaith, William Wilson, 1st, James Kendall, 2d (Goole), John I. Muff. 395 Brigg, Thomas Denham, Jacob Turvey. 396 Barton, John Philp, Peter Featherstone, John Wood, 2d; John Nowell, 1st, Supernumerary. 397 Bridlington, Matthew Banks (BridlingtonQuay), Robert H. Hare, Benjamin Smith (Bridlington-Quay). XXVI. YORK DISTRICT.-Peter M'Owan, Chairman. Peter C. Horton, Financial Secretary. 398 York, Peter M'Owan, Luke H. Wiseman, James Parkes, Marmaduke C. Osborn; Richard B. Lyth, Returned Missionary; John Burdsall, William Jewett, William Robson, Alexander T. Weir, Supernumeraries. 399 Tadcaster, John Hornby, Amos Learoyd; Richard Heape (Boston-Spa), Supernumerary. 400 Pocklington, James Findlay, Richard Petch. 401 Malton, Jonathan Cadman, William Chambers, Thomas Isaac Guest; Daniel Jackson, Supernumerary. 402 Easingwold, Richard Hornabrook, Richard Sergeant. Helmsley, George Patterson, who shall change on one Sunday in every four weeks with the Ministers at Easingwold and Pickering, alternately. 403 Scarborough, Peter C. Horton, Frederick Griffiths, Samuel Wilkinson; William Smith, 1st, Supernumerary. 404 Pickering, Edmund B. Warters, John Ryan, 1st. 405 Thirsk, William Stevinson, William Lindley (Sowerby), Joseph Dyson (Northallerton); John Kemp, John Parry, Supernumeraries. 406 Ripon, James P. Fairbourn, James R. Webb; Luke Barlow, Supernumerary. 407 Selby, Josiah Hudson, Joseph Moorhouse, Edward Horton, XXVII. WHITBY AND DARLINGTON DISTRICT.-Joseph Raynar, Chairman. Isaac Denison, Financial Secretary. 408 Whitby, Samuel Fiddian, William H. Bambridge. Danby, Robert Colman (Grosmont, Yorkshire), who shall change on one Sunday in every six weeks with the Ministers of the Whitby Circuit. 409 Stokesley, Joseph Sykes, Benjamin N. Haworth (Guisborough), Robert H. Mole; Joseph Hutton (Guisborough), Supernumerary. 410 Darlington, Isaac Denison, William Faulkner, Charles Lawton; George E. Young, Supernumerary. 411 Stockton, Joseph Raynar, Thomas Garbutt (Hartlepool), Richard Wrench (Middlesborough); James Rosser (West-Hartlepool), Supernumerary. 412 Barnard-Castle, Samuel Lucas, 1st, William O. Aldom; John Lewis, 1st (Barningham), Supernumerary. 413 Bishop-Auckland, Richard Brown, John Rhodes, 1st, Ebenezer A. Gardiner ; John Haigh, Robert Cooke (Shildon), Supernumeraries. 414 Middleham, Harry Pedley, Charles Currelly. 415 Hawes and Sedbergh, William Fern (Hawes), who shall change on one Sunday in every six weeks with the Ministers of the Middleham Circuit. 416 Richmond, Edward Stokes, Joseph Sutton. 417 Reeth, Henry Owen, Henry R. Burton. 418 Bedale, John Mann, Uriali Butters; William Shackleton, Supernumerary. XXVIII. NEWCASTLE DISTRICT.-Robert Young, Chairman. William Henry Taylor, Financial Secretary. 419 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Robert Young, William H. Taylor, John W. Close, William F. Slater; Samuel Jackson, Francis Neale, Supernumeraries. 420 Gateshead, Isaac Woodcock, John Connon. 421 North-Shields, Thomas Brumwell, Henry Balls. 422 Blyth, Jabez Ingham, who shall change on one Sunday in every six weeks, alternately, with the Ministers of the North-Shields and Morpeth Circuits. Morpeth, Peter Prescott, who shall change on one Sunday in every six weeks, alternately, with the Ministers of the Blyth and Alnwick Circuits. 424 Sunderland, John Lambert, Charles Rawlings, William Mearns, M.A.; Humphrey Stevenson, William Langridge, Supernumeraries. 425 Houghton-le-Spring, George Abbott. Robert Totherick, 426 Durham, John Brandreth, William Shearman, William Hudson, 2d (Chester-leStreet). 427 Wolsingham, Hugh Johnson, John T. Morley (St. John's, Weardale). 428 Hexham, Robert Lyon, John Henshall. 429 Shotley-Bridge, Thomas Shaw, Thomas B. Butcher. 430 Alston, Peter Wilkinson, William Maltby. 431 Allendale-Town, Matthew Giles, Francis Hewitt. 432 Alnwick, William H. Cave; James Dunbar, Supernumerary. 433 Berwick, Thomas Pearson, 1st, who shall change on one Sunday in every quarter with the Minister of the Alnwick Circuit. XXIX. CARLISLE DISTRICT.-John George Greenwood, Financial Secretary. 434 Carlisle, John Talbot, Ishmael Jones. 435 Brampton, Samuel Bowman, who shall change on one Sunday in every six weeks with the Ministers of the Carlisle Circuit. 436 Whitehaven and Workington, Jonathan Barrowclough, Joseph R. Cleminson (Workington). 437 Cockermouth and Keswick, William Parker, Jabez Iredale (Keswick). 438 Appleby, Thomas Brown, John Maydew (Brough). 439 Penrith, George Greenwood, John Wesley Thomas, James Wright. 440 Wigton and Maryport, Charles E. Woolmer, James Moorhouse (Maryport). 441 Kendal, Thomas Armson, Joseph Brown (Kirkby-Lonsdale). 442 Ulverstone, George Clement, David Williams, 2d. 443 Dumfries, Samuel Atkinson, 2d, who shall change on one Sunday in every quarter with the Ministers of the Carlisle Circuit. on one Sunday in every six weeks with the Minister of the Glasgow East Circuit. 449 Glasgow, West, John Hay, John C. George; John M'Lean, Supernumerary. 450 Glasgow, East, Samuel Walker. 451 Airdrie, William Barrowclough (Kilsyth), William Slack (Airdrie). 452 Stirling and Doune, Jabez Palmer, who shall preach at Wallaceston on one Sunday in every six weeks. 453 Ayr, Francis Barker. 454 Aberdeen, John Drake, George H. Chambers, Henry J. Pope. 455 Dundee, John Reacher. 456 Perth, Thomas Moss, who shall change on one Sunday in every six weeks with the Minister of the Dundee Circuit. 457 Arbroath and Montrose, James Faulkner, Thomas Brighouse. 458 Banff, George Smith, 2d. 459 Inverness, Thomas L. Parker, who shall change on one Sunday in every quarter with the Minister of the Banff Circuit. I. DUBLIN DISTRICT.-Robert Masaroon, Chairman. 465 Dublin, South, (Centenary Chapel, &c.,) William P. Appelbe, LL.D., John Oliver, John W. Ballard; Robert Crook, LL.B., Governor, Chaplain, and Head-Master of the Wesleyan Connexional School; Robinson Scott (6, Prince Edward's Terrace, Blackrock), who is still engaged in the business of our Deputation to the United States of America; Arthur Noble, John F. Mathews (6, Victoria-Place, Dublin), Supernumeraries. 466 Dublin, North, (Abbey-street Chapel, &c.,) Gibson M'Millen, George Chambers, William Gorman. 467 Kingstown, James Tobias, Thomas Beamish (Blackrock); Charles M'Cormick, George Burrows (Blackrock), Supernumeraries. 468 Drogheda, Robert Masaroon, William Hoey, 2d; John Carey, Supernumerary. VI. SLIGO DISTRICT.-Edward M. Banks, Chairman. 486 Sligo, John Donald, James B. Atkins. 487 Castlebar, Robert H. Campbell, who shall change on two Sundays in every quarter with the Missionary in Westport. 488 Ballina, Edward M. Banks, who shall change on two Sundays in every quarter with the Missionary in Killala. 489 Boyle, James Collier (Drumshambo), George Kirkpatrick. VII. CLONES DISTRICT.-James Henry, Chairman. 490 Clones, Thomas K. Whitaker, Thomas Cooke (Belturbet). 491 Cootehill, Thomas Foster, James Oliver. 492 Cavan, John Gilcriest, William Quaile (Killesandra). 493 Monaghan and Castleblaney, James Henry (Monaghan), Charles Wood (Castleblaney). 494 Aughnacloy, Edward Johnston, 2d, who shall change on one Sunday in each quarter with Brother Henry in Monaghan. IX. LONDONDERRY DISTRICT.-Robert Wallace, Chairman. 500 Londonderry, Robert Wallace, James Donnelly. 501 Coleraine, Robert G. Cather, A.M., William Crook, jun. (Ballymoney), Thomas Clarke Laurence. 502 Newtownlimavaddy, James Donald. 503 Strabane, Henry Geddes, William C. Doonan. 504 Omagh, James C. Bass, Francis Douglas; Thomas Hickey, Supernumerary. X. BELFAST DISTRICT.-Daniel M'Afee, Chairman. 505 Belfast, South, (Donegal-square Chapel, &c.,) Robert G. Jones, James B. Gillman, Thomas Guard. 506 Belfast, North, (Frederick-street Chapel, &c.,) George Vance, William G. Price. Ballymacarrett, William Crook, sen., Supernumerary. 507 Ballyclare, Robert Collier. 508 Donaghadee, William Brown, William Cather (Newtownards); James Olliffe, John Hill, Supernumeraries. 509 Carrickfergus, James Murdock, George Alley (Larne). 510 Magherafelt, Robert Hamilton (Cookstown), Thomas W. Baker. 511 Lisburn, William Mulloy, Daniel M'Afee; James Johnston, James Patterson, Supernumeraries. 512 Downpatrick, Robert H. Lindsay, Edward Harpur. 513 Dromore, Oliver M'Cutcheon. XI. NEWRY DISTRICT.-Thomas Ballard, Chairman. 514 Newry, John Nash, John Harrington (Warrenpoint). 515 Dungannon, Thomas Ballard, Samuel Dunlop; Nathaniel Hobart, Supernumerary, whose address is Coal-Island. 516 Armagh, Robert Huston, George W. Patchell. 517 Lurgan, John Armstrong, Robert J. Meyer. 518 Moira, Richard Maxwell. 519 Tandragee, William Hoey, 1st, Robert Johnson 520 Portadown, John Dwyer, John Landers. N.B. Brother James Hutchison has the consent of the Conference to place himself at the disposal of the Missionary Committee in London. (To be concluded.) IV. THE ANNUAL ADDRESS OF THE CONFERENCE TO THE METHODIST SOCIETIES. DEARLY BELOVED, "We are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth whereunto He called you by our Gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.' As we survey the many thousands who are united to us in the fellowship of the Gospel, both in this and in other lands, with ardent gratitude and deep humility we magnify the grace of God in committing to us a dispensation of the Gospel, and in attesting our commission by so many living witnesses, who have been turned "from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan unto God;" who have received " forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance among them who are sanctified by faith which is in Christ Jesus." We call upon you to unite with us in thanksgiving to the Great Head of the church for those tokens of His grace and power with which we have been favoured during the past year. The sessions and services of our last Conference were marked by gracious and undeniable evidences of God's presence, and we were led to indulge hopes of abounding grace through the coming year: and blessed be God, who alone giveth the increase, that our labours have not been in vain in the Lord. He has not turned away our prayer, nor His mercy from us. The addition to our numbers, after supplying the vacancies occasioned by declensions, emigrations, and deaths, amounts to 6,996; while as candidates on trial we have upwards of 22,000. During the year, the God of peace has graciously given us peace in all our borders, and has, we believe, bound the members of our numerous churches more closely in that charity which is the bond of perfectness; awakening, at the same time, an earnest desire to be more extensively useful to our fellow-men, specially in our own land. In order to this desirable end, we affectionately invite you to join with us in a renewed consecration of ourselves to God, under the deep and solemn conviction that upon the depth and consistency of our personal religion will depend the continued and effectual blessing of God, and our own influence for good in the world around us. Let us always feel VOL. 1V.-FIFTH SERIES. that nothing can be a substitute for the spirituality of the church; neither a talented ministry, nor high morality, nor extensive beneficence, nor abounding wealth, nor multiplied and beautiful sanctuaries. The glory of the church is the presence of God in her midst; her beauty is the beauty of holiness: and then only will she be "terrible to her foes "as an army with banners," when she is "fair as the moon, and clear as the sun." Her power to impress, to win, and to save souls, is from God; and we must seek our end "by pureness, by knowledge, by long-suffering, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left." Let us seek, then, for ourselves individually, and for all our Societies, schools, and congregations, the outpouring of the Spirit of holiness. We would in particular urge upon you to cultivate a living faith; realizing in your daily experience "the powers of the world to come;" rendering influential on the heart and life the word of God, His warnings and threatenings, as well as His promises. So shall Divine truth penetrate the soul in all its affections and faculties, and give its own impress of holiness to thought and sentiment, to motive, feeling, and judgment. So shall it mould, and elevate, and hallow act, and habit, and character. It shall elevate the morals of trade, and the tone of the domestic circle, no less than our personal enjoyments in spiritual religion. "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.' In all the secular affairs of life, we exhort you to "have faith in God," as the God of providence as well as grace. "For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him." Never deviate from righteousness and truth in the transaction of business, under the delusive notion that thereby you will promote your worldly interests. "The fear of the Lord is to hate evil." Let your religion be the religion of principle, and not of circumstances. When tempted by the allurements of wealth, or ambition, or pleasure, to "turn aside to crooked paths," let "integrity and uprightness preserve" you. Detection and retribution may not instantly follow transgression, but the certain result will 3 H be shame and sorrow. In all your transactions with men, obey the precept of Christ, "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them." As Christian tradesmen and merchants, seek to create a healthy public opinion in practical and commercial morality. a A living and fruitful faith will have, for its associate graces, a "good hope,' and the spirit of LOVE. "Now abide faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity :" and without this, whatever our gifts, our zeal, our faith, our self-denial, we are nothing. Maintain this Divine love,-love, that, for Christ's sake, shall seek the wandering souls of men, with daily prayer, with ceaseless personal efforts, and willing sacrifices. "He which converteth sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins." This charity is the peculiar badge and characteristic of the disciples of Christ: "By this shall all men know that ye are My disciples, if ye have love one to another." This is the law of Christ's kingdom, the rule of His house, and the bond of perfectness, girdling that seamless garment which covers and adorns the regenerate body of Christ's redeemed. The spirit of devotion must be our constant aim. Let us associate with spiritually-minded men. Never trifle with conscience: to do so, will prove a snare. No man indulges in anything which his conscience tells him ought not to be done, but it will at length wear away his spirituality of mind. The Brethren, suffer the word of most earnest exhortation on this topic. Christianity in our land has exerted a vast and general influence on the public mind; has removed much darkness and error; has created a public sentiment, and a public conscience; and brought the church and the world into much nearer relations. Is there no danger of confounding things that differ? of joining things that ought to be for ever separate?—no danger lest, by a gradual conformity to the world, we come to disregard the solemn teachings of Christ, and cease to condemn the world by righteousness; lest we forfeit our consistency, and lose the power of rebuke? Is there no danger lest we grieve the Spirit of God, and lose our Christian manhood? Let us remember that there can be no fellowship between light and darkness, between him that believeth and an infidel, without a sinful weakness or a sinful conformity. To retain the adop tion of sons and daughters of the Lord Almighty, we must be separate, and not touch the unclean thing. In the conflict of the church with error and sin, success depends mainly on the impression made by individual professors in their intercourse with others. It is not the public profession, but the private character, that convinces; it is the good conversation that wins. "The world will allow some men to call it to account. They feel the weight of character in a holy, just, and humble man: but the unholy professor gives them occasion to condemn the truth." Must we not admit the painful truth, that the chief cause of scepticism, of distaste for the Gospel, is the practical infidelity of many who "profess and call themselves Christians?" How great and how repulsive is this contradiction, -to profess to be laying up treasures in heaven, and yet to devote every faculty of the mind, and almost every moment of time, to the acquisition of wealth!—to be dead to the world, and yet to vie with the most impetuous worldling in the whirl of business; with the most polished, in the elegancies and style of life; with the most frivolous, in amusement; with the most wealthy, in lavish expenditure; and with the most penurious, in mean exaction, oppression, or inadequate remuneration! Most fatally will such a spirit act upon the Christian himself. Entering the soul, it will eat out the very core of religion, leaving only the dead and shrivelled form of godliness. "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth." We beseech you to ponder these matters prayerfully; to act out your solemn convictions of Christian duty; to cultivate an enlightened, fervent, and devoted piety. So shall "our God count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of His goodness, and the work of faith with power;" so shall "the name of our Lord Jesus Christ be glorified in you, and ye in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ." "For this cause we also cease not to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding: that ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God." Such holy consistency will make every |