tineau; on the Hebrew of the Old and the Greek of the New Testament, by Professor Dr. Vance Smith. The latter resigning his chair for the pulpit of St. Saviour Gate Chapel, York, Mr. Russell Martineau undertook the Hebrew lessons.

The men who entered M.N.C. with Mr. Blazeby were John Gow, B.A.; Joseph Stanfield Grimshaw, B.A., who became a barrister; Thomas Holland, B.A.; and Charles Wood, of Patricroft, who died in 1854. Amongst his other fellow students may be named J. C. Addyes Scott, M.A., whose divinity course, 1854-56, prepared him for the ministry, though he never execrised the same; C. C. Coe, Percy Bakewell, Robert B. Drummond, B.A., and his brother James Drummond, B.A., C. B. Upton, George Heaviside, R. H. Gibson, and Henry Enfield Dowson, who, entering, later than Mr. Blazeby, carried on till 1863 the Norwich and Norfolk traditions. The present Sir James Kitson, Bart., and Mr. Grosvenor Talbot, J.P., of Leeds, were among the laystudents at University Hall.

The students were encouraged by the Principal, on Sundays, when not engaged in preaching, of which experience they had frequent and useful opportunities to go occasionally to hear prominent preachers of other churches. Frederick Denison Maurice, at the Temple Church, the celebrated Dr. Cumming, of prophetic fame, the Rev. Charles Spurgeon, then coming into great notoriety, on account of his eccentric novelties, and popular extempore deliverances in his "New Park Street Pulpit," and other eminent Church and Nonconformist Divines, were listened to by the alumni of University Hall, and future occupants of Unitarian pulpits. But the Mission in Spitalfields, conducted by the good Missionary, Mr. C. L. Cockran, and another Mission, in which Mr. Israel Mark Wade helped so greatly, drew the more zealous students to teach in their Sunday Schools, and also at the week-night classes. The after Principal of the College at Oxford, Dr. James Drummond, and his chum Blazeby used to trudge together those manifold streets, lying between aristocratic Gordon Square and the univiting slums of Spitalfields. On one Sunday evening, at the service in this mission room, the narrator had the honour of being introduced to Lady Byron, a delicate and elegant looking lady, whom Lord Byron had

married, and soon deserted, after the birth of their child. She was charitably interested in Missions to the poorer classes.

ORDINATION AND FIRST MINISTRY AT NOTTINGHAM.

Divinity student William Blazeby, B.A., having finished his collegiate course of six years, including one in Manchester and five in London, was selected to become junior pastor at the High Pavement Chapel, Nottingham, to work with the older minister, the Rev. Benjamin Carpenter. On the 23rd December, 1858, the Ordination service was held, the chapel being crowded, and decorated after Christmas fashion, with an inscription in evergreens over the communion table—" Glory to God in the highest, on earth Peace and Goodwill towards men." Rev. Benjamin Carpenter read the Scripture lessons, and in the devotional portion made an impressive allusion to the main object of the service. Rev. James Martineau preached one of his eloquent sermons, urging, that it is on the affections we must depend for fixity of our belief, and impressing on the young minister, how he should preserve, within himself, a high spiritual standard of faith and feeling. Mr. William Enfield, the beloved father of the congregation, offered in touching and encouraging terms the invitation of the congregation. Mr. Blazeby, in reply, referred to his early desire for the ministerial service, and trusted, with Divine help, faithfully to discharge the high duties entrusted to him, concluding by giving out C. Wesley's hymn, "A charge to keep I have." Rev. J. J. Tayler delivered the charge in impressive and feeling words, urging, that the minister should cherish the spirit of the prophet rather than the aim of the mere lecturer, and especially devote himself to the religious welfare of his people, entering with heart and soul into all their experiences of joy and sorrow, temptation and affliction. After an anthem, the very venerable Dr. Hutton, of Derby, in flowing white locks and stately carriage, gave, in warmly affectionate greeting, the right hand of fellowship, on behalf of the ministers of the district. Other ministers present, were Revs. Brooke Herford, Sheffield; Francis Bishop, Chesterfield; C. C. Nutter, Lincoln; C.C.

Coe, Leicester; R. Lloyd, Belper; W. Newton, Hinckley; and Messrs. J. Drummond, Smith, and Dare, fellow Divinity students with Mr. Blazeby.

THE CONGREGATION AND SUNDAY SERVICES.

It was a responsible task for a student, fresh from college, to undertake his share of the ministry of so important a congregation, and he needed all the friendly encouragement of his revered senior. Probably, the newcomer introduced some fresh element into the services, for, in the evening, was it gratifying to see a larger attendance of the working-class people, young men and women preponderating. His introduction, occasionally, of a discourse illustrative of Unitarian doctrine, evidently excited particular interest. Mr. Carpenter, in his earlier career, had changed from Arianism. to Unitarianism, but, in his later years, he loved mostly to dwell on religious themes affecting the hearts and lives of his people. It was in the morning, that the chapel presented its most imposing appearance, all the pews downstairs being then regularly filled by families of good social position. Several of them had their carriages, presenting quite a long line in the High Pavement. Of the more prominent families, may be mentioned the names of Paget, Fellows, Hart, Enfield W. and R.; Lowe, Fisher, Tayler, Hollins, White, Heymann Jacoby, Turner, Woodward, Wright, Eames, Wakefield, Gill, Mundella, Guildford, Ward, Perry, Johnstone, Shawe, Cohen, and a good list more. Mr. Broadhurst, a gentleman of good position from Newark, used regularly to attend on the monthly Communion Sunday, so as to have, he would say, three services on that Sunday. The pews downstairs at night would present a rather deserted appearance, that not a little disturbed the new assistant. Deploring this state of things to his senior, the latter, with a placid smile, confessed, that from his own long experience, not an angel from heaven could induce many of the morning worshippers to attend twice on the Sunday, and he encouragingly added, “You will get used to

A very flourishing girls' boarding school from Lentonwhere so many of the after mothers of our best Unitarian families owed their superior education to Mrs. Henry Turnerpresented a goodly sight at morning service.

Half a century ago, Unitarian families generally, of the higher social position, hadn ot so much come under Mrs. Barbauld's famous indictment in her essay "On Education,' as may have been the case of later years. She wrote: “I believe it would be difficult to find an instance of families who for three generations have kept their carriage and continued Dissenters." Of course, social influences, more than doctrinal changes, have brought about the regrettable result. For instance, not a few carriages of our older Presbyterian families rolled off to the parish churches, when Drs. Priestley and Price displayed their enthusiastic wooing of the great French Revolution.

ANECODOTES.

The High Pavement Chapel households of all classes were exceedingly hospitable to the young minister. He well remembers, with amusement, how he was once even invited to the breaking-up for the holidays, of that attractive girls' boarding school. To sit at tea, the only bachelor-indeed, the only one of his sex present-surrounded by some twenty lively maidens, with all their sharp eyes upon him, was something of an ordeal; but, afterwards, to be asked to dance in the school-room, with so many tempting partners, was enough to appal the modesty of a much bolder adept of the light fantastic toe." The recipient will The recipient will never forget another incident. He had received from Mrs. Fisher, of Lenton Abbey, a large and handsome pork-pie, the pastry beautifully adorned, along with a basket of eggs. What to do with that precious pie the junior parson, coming direct from London, had no idea. To eat it-why, he would as soon have thought of swallowing a big tortoise, shell included! It happened, that the assistant secretary called about the time with the quarter's salary. The young pastor, bewildered about that pork-pie, ventured modestly to ask, "Could you, Mr. Secretary, do with a pork-pie ?" As the same official said he had thirteen children, there is no wonder that he jumped at the offer of that magnificent delicacy. Alas! on his next visit to the kind lady-donor, that "young innocent" told, how gladly he had disposed of her fine pie. The old

lady said nothing, but looked the more, though she had but one available eye. Never another pie knocked at his door.

THE CHOIR AND PARTICULAR SERVICES.

The choir was of a numerous and popular character, and, under Mr. Henry Farmer, the organist, and well-known favorite pianist and musical composer, promoted admirable congregational singing. It deserves to be recorded, that Mr. Farmer's publication of his choice musical adaptations to Martineau's" Hymns for the Christian Church and Home," as well as his admirable musical compositions for the responses of the "Ten Services," served greatly to improve and vary the psalmody of our churches.

The Communion service used to be unmerously and reverentially attended, the Churchwardens handing round the bread and cup. Curiously, on other Sundays, top-hats might be seen located within the Communion rails, and even some on the table itself-perhaps intended as a reminder of old Puritanic anti-Laudism. Marriages and baptisms were often performed. The junior minister was called to baptise during his year of office two adults, one, a young woman who felt disturbed in mind because she had never received the rite; and the other, a gentleman who, prior to his marriage, desired to undergo the rite of Christian baptism, and who, a day after the ceremony, happily left in the celebrant's palm a £5 note. Several burials had to be performed, and such sorrowful events served to associate the junior pastor with families in their deepest sorrow.

It may be worth mentioning, that the officiant at such services, not knowing of any Unitarian liturgy, had recourse to the "Offices" of the Church of England for conducting the ceremonies, with, of course, the Trinitarian portions omitted.

THE FAREWELL.

It was a sad wrench, indeed, when he had to break himself away from all these endearing associations. It had at length to take place, as Mr. Carpenter's health entirely broke down, so that on his coadjutor's shoulders devolved the entire and weighty charge for the last three months of the year. The