175 Savannah-la-Mar, William West. 176 Ocho Rios and Watsonville, George Savery, Robert A. Johnson. 177 Duncan's, and Brown's-Town, David Kerr, Henry B. Foster. 178 Grand-Cayman, John Green. 179 Mount-Fletcher, Richard Harding. 180 Belize and Charibb-Town, (Honduras-Bay,) James Edney, William Wil son, 2d. IV. BAHAMA DISTRICT.-John Corlett, Chairman. 181 New-Providence, John Corlett, Thomas Pearson, 2d; William Dowson, Supernumerary. 182 Eleuthera, John Blackwall. 183 Harbour-Island, James Eacott. 184 Abaco, Thomas Lofthouse. 185 Turk's-Island, Samuel Simons.. 186 Bermuda, William E. Shenstone. Another wanted. V. HAYTI DISTRICT.-Mark B. Bird, Chairman. 187 Port-Republicain, Mark B. Bird. 188 Port-au-Plaat, James F. Hartwell. BRITISH DOMINIONS IN NORTH AMERICA. I. CANADA: WESTERN DISTRICT.-William Squire, Chairman. Blanshard, Henry Lanton. One wanted. E. Stoney, Supernu merary. Henry Byers. One wanted. John S. Marsden. Edward Sallows. One wanted. 200 Warwick and Adelaide, One wanted. 201 Brantford and Grand-River, Thomas Fawcett. 202 Woodstock, 203 Belleville, 204 Brock, One wanted. John B. Selley. One wanted. 210 Alderville, William Case. 211 Rice-Lake, 212 St. Clair, 213 Grand-River, William Steer, John Sunday, who is to visit the Indians at William Scott. To be supplied. 214 Wyandott Indian Reserve, One wanted. II. CANADA: EASTERN DISTRICT.-William M. Harvard, Chairman. 215 Montreal, Matthew Richey, A. M., Edmund Botterell, Charles Churchill ; Robert L. Lusher, Supernumerary. John B. Brownell, John Borland. III. NOVA-SCOTIA DISTRICT.-Richard Knight, Chairman. 231 Halifax, Alexander W. M'Leod, John Allison; William Bennett, Super. 236 Horton and Cornwallis, Richard Knight, Charles De Wolfe. 238 Newport and Shubenacadie, William Crosscombe, James Narraway. 239 Amherst and Parrsborough, William Webb, 1st. 240 Wallace, 241 Guysborough, Richard Weddall. 242 Sydney, Jeremiah V. Jost. CAPE BRETON. James Buckley. PRINCE EDWARD'S ISLAND. 243 Ship-Harbour, One wanted. IV. NEW-BRUNSWICK DISTRICT.-Enoch Wood, Chairman. 247 St. John, South, (Germain-street,) George Miller, Ingham Sutcliffe. 248 St. John, North, (Portland-street,) Michael Pickles. 249 Carlton, Long-Reach, &c., William Allen, 2d; Christopher Lockhart, Assistant Missionary. 250 Fredericton, 251 Nashwaak, Enoch Wood, Samuel D. Rice. Wesley C. Beals. 252 Sheffield and Gagetown, William Temple. 253 Mill-Town, James G. Hennigar. 254 St. Stephen's and St. David's, Henry Daniel. 255 St. Andrew's, 256 Sackville, Richardson Douglass. Arthur McNutt, Humphrey Pickard, A.M.; Albert Des brisay, Supernumerary. 257 Point-de-Bute, Sampson Busby. 258 Petitcodiac, Joseph F. Bent. 259 Bridge-Town, William Smithson. 260 Aylesford, George M. Barrett. 261 Annapolis and Digby, George Johnson; Stephen Bamford, William M. Leggett, 265 Woodstock and Wakefield, Frederick Smallwood. 266 Grand-Manan, To be visited by the Minister stationed at St. Andrew's. V. NEWFOUNDLAND DISTRICT.-Richard Williams, Chairman. 268 St. John's, TERRITORIES OF THE HUDSON'S-BAY COMPANY. James Evans, General Superintendent. 283 Norway-House, Lake-Winnipeg, James Evans, William Mason. 285 Lac-la-Pluie and Fort-Alexander, Peter Jacobs, Assistant Missionary. N. B. 1. Edward Edwards and William Seccombe are placed under 2. The appointments to the Foreign Missions are prospective, and will take place after the next Annual District-Meetings. OBITUARY. (Extracted from the Minutes of the late Conference.) I. In Great Britain the following fifteen Preachers have died in the course of the past year :— 1. OWEN JONES; a native of Merionethshire, and among the first-fruits of Wesleyan Missionary labours in Wales. In the year 1808 he entered on the work of the Christian ministry, and continued to discharge its duties until the year 1835, when he became a Supernumerary. He was a good man, of a quiet spirit, and sound judgment. His talents as a Preacher were not of the first order; but in pastoral duties he was careful and diligent. Though the nature of his disease was such as to prevent him from uttering any sentiments as to the state of his mind, for some time previous to his death, we have, however, no doubt of his peaceful end. He died July 27th, 1843, in the sixty-fifth year of his age. 2. WILLIAM FISH. He was brought to God in early life, and gave decided proofs of a sound conversion, by the uniform consistency of a holy and devoted life. He entered upon the work of the ministry in the year 1785, and laboured with success in Circuits at home for several years; but such was his love to Christ, and his zeal for the conversion of the world, that, at the request of Dr. Coke, and from a conviction of duty, he left this country, in 1792, for Jamaica; where he was associated with men who suffered "bonds and imprisonments" for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ; and faithfully and judiciously assisted in laying the foundation of the great work of God, which has since been so successfully carried on in that island. In 1805, on account of the failure of his health, he returned to his native land, but was enabled to continue his efficient labours until 1816, when he became a Supernumerary, and spent the closing part of his life in the island of Guernsey; where he diligently employed his remaining strength in the ministry of the word, the visitation of the sick, and other important duties, until prevented by "age and feebleness extreme." His piety was deep; his views of Gospel truth were correct and scriptural; his preaching was clear and convincing; his manner affectionate and winning; and his labours were owned of God in the conversion of souls. The doctrines of the atonement of Christ, the justification of a sinner by faith in the blood of Jesus, and the enjoyment of personal holiness, were subjects on which he delighted to dwell. He was highly respected and beloved by those who knew him; he not only had "good report" of "men," but also "of the truth itself." For some time previous to his decease he was much debilitated and afflicted; and, conscious of approaching dissolution, calmly and patiently waited the coming of his Lord. He died in peace, on the 9th of August, 1843, in the eightieth year of his age, and the fifty-seventh of his public ministry. He 3. GEORGE MORLEY. He was born at Calverton, near Nottingham, February 17th, 1772. The circumstances of his conversion to God are not recorded; but this important event is known to have taken place in early life. He soon began to preach; and was almost immediately appointed to the work of the regular ministry in Nottingham, his native place. From his early years he was diligent in reading, and exceedingly apt in turning to good account every source of information incidentally opened to him; and throughout life his memory was peculiarly retentive and exact. was a close observer of men and things. He took great interest in public affairs, and was well informed on all subjects pertaining to the great movements of the age. His mind was deliberative and calm; displaying clearness and strength, rather than originality. His faculties were well balanced, and evenly exercised; giving him eminently the character of a practical man. He inquired patiently, resolved prudently, and acted with firmness. As a Christian, he was sincere, uniform, upright, cheerful, and devoted; and he was distinguished for a constant acknowledgment of the hand of God in all the events of his life. In speaking of others he scrupulously guarded their character. With an equanimity of spirit rarely equalled, he was enabled to bear opposition with placidity, and to encounter disappointment without being discouraged. His ministry was remarkable for distinct and clear statements of truth, and the evangelical enforcement of duty. It was eminently instructive. His subject was sure to be made clear to the least informed; and few of the more intelligent could fail to gain some fresh light from his expositions. His ministry, though not characterized by imagi. nation, was full of freshness and interest, His acceptability and usefulness rested upon the solid value of his discourses. He appealed to the reason and judgment; and the effects upon his hearers were substantial, and generally permanent. In the exercise of ministerial authority, few men more happily combined gentleness with firmness. His measures were wisely planned, and executed with a mildness which rarely provoked hostility, and yet insured success without compromising principle. His name stands in the first rank of those who have served the great cause of Missions by their exertions at home. His zeal for the spread of the Gospel abroad was quickened by his intimacy and intercourse with Dr. Coke; and when the Doctor's Mission to India was determined on, in conjunction with Dr. Bunting, Mr. Watson, Mr. Buckley, Mr. Naylor, Mr. Pilter, and others, he took a leading part in originating the plans since so successfully carried out to raise increased funds. With the concurrence and aid of these excellent men, though not without some opposition, he adopted measures which led to the organization of the "Methodist Auxiliary Missionary Society for the Leeds District," and thus introduced an entirely new era in the history of our Foreign Missions. In 1821, he was appointed one of the General Treasurers of the Wesleyan Missionary Society; and in 1824, at the request of the Conference, he undertook the important and laborious office of Resident Secretary; and for six years, at Hatton-Garden, discharged the duties of that office with exemplary punctuality and diligence. The Missionaries, with whom he regularly corresponded, were always encouraged and comforted by his letters, and with joy anticipated their arrival. To his cool and well-formed judgment, his judicious counsels in the Committee, and his paternal kindness to the Missionaries who dwelt under his roof previously to their departure, the Society is deeply indebted. At the Conference of 1830, he was chosen as President, and discharged the duties of that office with fidelity and acceptance. In 1831, he was appointed to the Governorship of Woodhouse-Grove school, where he remained, faithfully discharging the duties of that responsible situation until within two weeks of his decease. Dur. ing the last three years of his life, he suffered much from the attacks of disease; but they were borne with uniform submission to the will of God. He was not confined to his bed until within a few days before he died. His mind was uniformly placid and resigned, and he expressed, on several occasions, his calm confidence in the atonement of Christ for his final acceptance with God. He said, shortly before his departure, with great emphasis, "I gave myself to God, and to God's people, threescore years ago; and He has never left me. He is with me now; and he will never leave nor forsake me." He spoke on the prospect of spending the next Sabbath in heaven; and after a short, and not very severe, struggle, the mortal strife closed, September 10th, 1843. Few men have pursued, for upwards of half a century, a more unbroken course of activity and usefulness; his labours being continued, with scarcely a day's interruption, until the last month of his earthly career. His life was one of perpetual sunshine. He was emphatically a happy man; and his end perfectly accorded with the tenor of his life. 4. ROBERT BENTHAM; who was born at Dent, in the county of York, in the year 1791. He was designed by his parents for the ministry of the established Church, and enjoyed the benefit of a liberal education. When about twenty years of age, he undertook the duties of Classical Tutor in a private school, in which the Rev. John Bowers, at that time a youth, who, together with his parents, had recently been brought to the saving knowledge of God by means of the Methodist ministry, was placed as a pupil. The youth became the religious guide of his tutor. By the blessing of God upon his conversation and example, Mr. Bentham was effectually convinced of sin, and sought, with great earnestness, the knowledge of its forgiveness. He at once joined the Methodist society; and whilst engaged in prayer at a classmeeting, he found peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Shortly afterwards he was impressed with a conviction that "a dispensation of the Gospel was committed to him ;" and in the year 1812 he was received by the Conference as a probationer for our ministry. He continued to labour for a period of twenty-eight years, when he was compelled by a paralytic seizure to relinquish the active duties of his office. His character was distinguished by great ChrisVOL. XXIII. Third Series. tian simplicity, sincere and consistent piety, sound sense, and a respectable share of learning. His preaching was instructive, fervent, and useful. As a colleague he was affectionate and faithful; and in seasons of agitation in some of the societies amongst whom he laboured, he was firm, though mild, in the administration of our discipline. From the nature of his affliction he occasionally suffered great depression of mind; but the Lord restored to him, before his departure, his usual confidence and joy. He often observed, "I would not give up my dependence upon the atonement of Christ for all the world." He died on September 15th, 1843, aged fifty-two. 5. WILLIAM HILL, 2d, in the thirtyseventh year of his age, and the tenth of his ministry. Born of pious parents, he experienced in early life the advantage of religious restraint, and though fond of the gaieties of youth, he was preserved from its vices. At the age of seventeen he was converted to God. Drawn by curiosity to a meeting where a divine influence was specially felt, and many persons were earnestly seeking salvation, he too became convinced of his lost state by nature, aud sought redemption through the blood of Christ, even the forgiveness of sins. This he soon obtained; and gave evidence of a change of heart by great conscientiousness of character, and a life of active piety. For some years he was usefully and honourably employed both as a Leader and Local Preacher. In 1834 he was admitted on trial into the Methodist ministry, the duties of which he discharged with credit to himself, and acceptance to the Circuits in which he laboured. Possessing a sound and vigorous understanding, which had been cultivated by diligent study, he bade fair to maintain for many years a highly useful position among his brethren. But his career, so full of promise, suddenly terminated. While actively engaged in attempts to advance the Redeemer's cause, he was seized by illness, which in a few days proved fatal. The day before he died, when his case was first apprehended to be dangerous, on being reminded that it is our duty at all times to put our trust in Jesus, he replied, "I do. I trust entirely in the mercy of God through Christ. I rely on Christ as the almighty, all-sufficient, and eternal Saviour." Only a few hours before he fell asleep in the Lord, he exclaimed, “The prospect is bright! Jesus is precious." He died at Camborne, January 2d, 1844. 6. JAMES SUGDEN. He was awakSEPTEMBER, 1844. 3 H |