we await, with undivided thoughtfulness and solemn expectation, those mighty influences of God's Holy Spirit, which are to confirm his word, establish our faith, and fortify our hardly-won position against the hosts of hell.

For some time past the evidences of true piety in this little class have been more clear and encouraging than at any former period. They have requested a place in which to hold a weekly prayer-meeting, and assemble in the Mission-house for that purpose, bringing with them members of the Spanish congregation, who, but for this opportunity, would not have access to such a means of grace. With great simplicity they exercise the gift of prayer, and afford an excellent opportunity of observing an intellectual improvement, keeping pace with the gradual deepening of religious feeling, the heart and mind working together, and strengthening each other in the service of our heavenly Master. The presence of God is felt in these assemblies; Christ is indeed in the midst of them, according to his promise; and, surely, he will not withhold the spirit of interceding grace, but dictate and answer their petitions in behalf of the perishing millions of poor, neglected Spain.

CHAPTER II.

New Places of Worship erected on the Gibraltar Station-Liberty of the Press established-Circulation of Books and Tracts, and of the Holy Scriptures-Religious Liberty gains Ground, and Intolerance is successfully resisted-Increase of true Religion in the Army-Duty of Methodists towards their Relatives who are serving in the Army-Jews in Gibraltar and in Barbary Jacob Cohen-A Presbyterian Church established in Gibraltar.

TOWARDS the end of 1834 we had the satisfaction of opening a new chapel, capable of seating at least five hundred persons, being nearly twice the size of the former building. The congregations ever fluctuate, in consequence of the change of regiments, and the temporary residence of the English generally. But the word of God has been attended with power to many, and a better proportion of civilian inhabitants than formerly are under its influence, which gives an improved character to our little church, as assuming a nearer relation to the population of the place.

In 1841 an entirely new Mission-establishment was effected at the south, by the erection of buildings. These, as well as the chapel just mentioned, were raised by local effort, without any pecuniary assistance from England, with a very trifling exception in the former case. By this undertaking there is secured to the inhabitants of the south of Gibraltar, a great part of whom are English, or highly Anglicised, and where half the garrison is quartered, a place of Protestant worship, of which they had ever been destitute, as our little congregation, the only one there, was assembled in a private room, exposed to many inconveniencies, and only known to the few who frequented it. There is also a spacious and airy school-room, master's dwell

ing, &c. The congregation is good; and, the schoolmaster and mistress there being Missionary labourers, we hope for great eventual success.

An important change has been effected as regards the press. It has always been deemed necessary to exercise a strict censorship, in order to prevent the publication of offensive personalities, or articles of political controversy in the daily paper, a proof of which, containing only an abstract of the most interesting news made by the editor, with extracts from newspapers, and occasional advertisements, is daily submitted to the Governor's civil Secretary for his approbation. No religious publication had ever come to light from this the only press in Gibraltar ;* and there was an express order that nothing of the kind should be printed. Even the Roman Catholics, although the original occupants of the town, and constituting its chief population, were excluded from the use of it as a vehicle of religious opinion, and their works were therefore printed in Spain. Objections were made to print any thing of the kind for me; but those objections were overruled or set aside, until a better custom was induced; and experience has shown clearly that no mischief whatever results from allowing to all parties the labours of the compositors. The following books, tracts, &c., have been printed here, all in the Spanish language:

In 1833, Rules of the Methodist Societies.

Prospectus of Lectures on Popery, printed with the Lieutenant-Governor's official sanction.

In 1836, First Conference Catechism.

In 1837, Second Conference Catechism.

Supplement to a Collection of Hymns, which was printed in Cadiz in 1835.

Lessons of English Grammar for Spaniards. 12mo.

PP. 22.

Another has been recently established.

In 1838, Bogue's Essay on the New Testament. Spanish. 8vo. pp. viii, 272.

In 1839, Apology for the Methodist Protestant Church. Spanish. 8vo. pp. 19.

Nevins's Thoughts on Popery. Spanish. 8vo. pp. iv, 199.

Rules of Arithmetic, and Collection of Examples. 12mo. pp. 49. For Spanish Schools. Gurney's Observations on the Sabbath. Spanish. 8vo. pp. iv, 70.

Statement of the Methodist Missions, for the use of Missionary Collectors among the Spanish population. In 1840, Horne's Romanism contrary to Holy Scripture. Spanish. 8vo. pp. 62. Letter on religious Toleration, and Abuses of Rome. Spanish. 8vo. pp. 4.

In 1841, Refutation of a Calumny invented against the Methodists. 8vo. pp. 4.

The Four Gospels Translated from Greek into Spanish, with Notes. Spanish. 4to.

pp. 632. In 1842, Andrew Dunn. Spanish. 8vo. pp. 49. Spanish Hymn-Book. 24mo. pp. viii, 120. Christianity Restored. Spanish. 8vo. pp. iv, 127. Besides school-rules, &c., from time to time.

With the exception of Bogue's Essay, which is a reprint revised, and the Letter on Toleration, which was written by a Spaniard, the above were all translated or written by myself; and for defraying the expense of Bogue, Nevins, Gurney, Horne, and Dunn, the Spaniards are indebted to the characteristic liberality of the American Religious Tract Society. Many thousands of the smaller works, in addition to many more thousands of tracts, chiefly from the English Religious Tract Society, have been circulated gratuitously in Spain; and we have good reason to believe, that by them a powerful effect has been wrought in favour of the truth, much knowledge imparted, misap

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prehension removed, and prejudice subdued. Applications for these books have been, and still are, very frequent, both by inhabitants of Gibraltar and strangers of all classes from Spain. They are dispersed along the coasts, and in many of the chief towns of the interior, Madrid included, the Balearic isles, and the Spanish and French settlements in Africa. We are angrily charged with having sent "sackfuls" into the neighbouring towns. They have not been sent in sacks; but sacks might be filled with those sent, and we hope to send more sackfuls yet; so that our neighbours begin to be well-informed as to "the sect every where spoken against."

Mercantile people, visiting Gibraltar, call in to talk with the Missionary, in order to satisfy their curiosity as to our usages and doctrines, or to hear sermons. Into their hands are given books and tracts; and in this way persons of high rank and extensive influence have often become the circulators. The holy Scriptures are not forgotten in these distributions; but I am now describing the operations which are peculiar to Gibraltar, rather than those which, with greater success, and on a more extensive scale, have been conducted by agents of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Some few years ago (I forget the exact time) I canvassed the whole town, in order to ascertain who of the humbler classes had copies of the holy Scriptures, and who had not. Many families were supplied; a very few declined accepting them; but the remainder were furnished with Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese Testaments, by the liberality of that Society. A pleasing illustration of the good effect of education was then afforded. Not a few of the elder members of families received my visit with a scowl or in silence; but, without one exception, the young men, many of whom had been taught to read by the bounty of Protestants, were perfectly familiar with the mention of the Bible, manifested