The Scotish Congregational Magazine (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845. Excerpt: ... which you have prepared for your concert. Be at your work, in your work, and in the spirit of your work. God shall make friends more friendly; the doubting, confident allies; and change even enemies into counsellors and comrades. Every dissenter should have this very valuable little volume. A second edition is contemplated, and we trust will soon be called for, when we hope there will be the addition of an index to the series of most valuable essays which it contains, and which may well become articles of reference in non-conformist literature. CONGREGATIONAL UNION. Tins Thirty-third Anniversary of the Congregational Union, which was appointed to be held this year in Glasgow, was celebrated on the 1st, 2d, and 3d days of April, by series of religious and social meetings. The various meetings we shall notice in their order. GLASGOW THEOLOGICAL ACADEMY. The meeting of the General Committee of the Academy, open to the pastors of all the churches, was held in the hall of the Academy, Nile-Street, on Tuesday, April 1st, at eleven o'clock. The attendance was unusually large, both of pastors and other brethren. Mr. Black, of Dunkeld, was called to the chair. After prayer the minntes of all the ordinary and extraordinary meetings of the year were read and approved. The resolutions which, on several occasions, had been under the consideration of the General Committee specially assembled for the purpose, affecting the more efficient conducting of the Academy, were taken up as the principal and most pressing business of the Committee. Our readers may remember that the subject as remitted from the last anniversary in Dundee: and the general conclusions of the Committee were briefly referred to in the October Number of the Scottish Congregational Magazine. The severa...