Gen. 41: 40. God reserves his " GLORY," and let all that is within me, and without me, say, Amen and Amen! His glory and our good! O, how delicately and sweetly has the hand of our God twisted and woven these together!

In journalizing the conflicts of truth and its victories, through the power of the Holy Ghost, the glory of God has not been forgotten; has not, I trust, been misappropriated. My soul would tremble at the thought; would detest and abhor the word, or line, or sentence, that would rob him of a single particle or ray of his glory. Huddersfield has a noble population, citizens generally, and the Wesleyans in particular. Christ our Lord has diamonds in veins of gold in Huddersfield,— which an old author pronounced a miracle,― Christians abounding in the good things of this world, and yet sparkling with the glory of Christ. It is not with Christians generally as with a certain jewel I once read of, which lost its virtue unless it was set in gold. Alas! many lose both their virtue and religion by being encased with much of that metal. What is called precious among men, becomes pernicious to them. They rise in the world to sink from God. Huddersfield presents many noble exceptions. Glory be to our God for this also. Among the most devoted and zealous are families of high respectability, intelligence, and influence. These, and the people generally, showed me much kindness, as also the three Wesleyan ministers. My heart is full of gratitude. May they all, and the excellent families who entertained me so many months, be rewarded greatly while they live, and at the resurrection of the just. Amen.

APPENDIX.

THE two following letters from Mr. Caughey contain his views on Church Architecture. They exhibit the results of his observations on the influence which certain styles of architecture exert over the voice of the preacher. They are worthy of consideration.

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"Hamilton, C. W., "Wednesday Morning, May 8, 1853.

"MY DEAR SIR: Yours is to hand. I rejoice in your prospects. You needed a better church in You say, 'As we are about to erect an elegant and costly temple to our God, we desire the internal plans and fixtures to be as conducive to easy and effective speaking as possible. You know, sir, tastes differ as to order and general style of church architecture. We have our tastes and notions here, which, I suppose, we would not alter for anybody. But it is our wish, for all that, to avoid everything, in the internal construction and arrangement of the edifice, that would be prejudicial to an easy and successful delivery of the Gospel message. You, sir, have had considerable experience in these things, on both sides the Atlantic. You have noticed, doubtless, that some churches have been harder to speak in than others, and possibly you have detected the cause or causes. Would you do us the favor to state them, or, at least, what you would have us avoid?'

"To this I reply: Those churches which I have found most exhausting to voice, strength, &c., have had one or more of the following defects:

"1. POSITION OF THE CHURCH.-Painfully close to low houses and noisy children, mechanic shops; too near the street, especially if rough and much travelled, so that every passing carriage duly announced itself, and even the passing segar-smoker; so flush upon the sidewalk as to allow no fence, exposing the prayer-meetings in basement to outside gazers, if windows open,-if shut, ruining the meeting for want of ventilation.

"From such defects as these your good sense, I trust, will preserve you,—ay, even though the site should be offered as a gift.

"2. CHURCH PROPORTIONS. Want of internal symmetry; either out of proportion in length or width. The wall of galleries too wide, placing the audience at a painful distance from the preacher,— tempting him, perhaps, to pitch his voice too high to begin with, and to speak louder than he need to. Ceiling too lofty, allowing the vc.ce to ascend too high before receiving a returning impulse, such as a properly-constructed ceiling always affords. Concave ceiling always bad; but more on this by and by.

3. THE PULPIT- Its Position and Fixtures. - Position: At the entrance, where winds and noises may annoy the preacher the readiest, whether administering in pulpit or altar. Too low, if ceiling lofty; too high, if ceiling improperly low. Fixtures: Lamps too near for safety or comfort, leaving the preacher no choice but submit. Recess behind: Too deep, always bad; or, if shallow, so abundantly supplied with whitewash as to leave the preacher no alternative but sit bolt upright,' like a boarding-school miss, or lean back for a moment, to rise like a powdered beau or liveried servant of other days. Drapery behind the pulpit: A nuisance evermore; it absorbs sound without returning it, as black absorbs the sun-rays without separating them; detains and deadens the voice. Foot-board: Too high or low for the desk or habit of the preacher, without means of lowering or raising his standing to taste; and so uneven and shaky, withal, as to creak time' with his motions. Times not a few I have had to fold my cloak and stand upon it, to avoid one or other of these disadvantages. Kneeling board or stool: Too low, so as to bury him to the shoulders when at prayer. Times without number have I been forced to press cloak or Bible under knees, as a remedy, or have prayed standing.

"These are small matters to some, sir, but they are often very annoying and weakening to a preacher.

4. WINDOWS. In particular, two or three facing the pulpit, dazzling the preacher's eyes on a bright or sunny day, without remedy. Windows, in general, uncorded, or but one here and there so honored; and so large as to require two men to lower or raise them for ventilation; or so tight that but one or two out of half a dozen could be opened at all upon an emergency; or so loose as, when winds were on parade, to remind the boys of drum-beat on training-day; and so open as to give them lessons in the whistling science.

5. DOORS. Perhaps I should have spoken of these first-but so wakeful as to announce arrivals and departures by creak or slam, with great faithfulness.

6. PEWS. -Backs capped with a projecting ridge, or shoulder protuberance, and so upright and so narrow-seated, withal, as to force wearied hearers to sit sideways to the preacher at length, and with that wearied and displeased expression by no means inspiring to the preacher. And, besides, so inconvenient for kneeling as to induce a general habit of sitting or standing at prayer-time.

"7. LIGHTS.

Dim, or badly arranged; twinkling here and there like a stray star in a gloomy sky.

8. TEMPERATURE.

In extremes of heat and cold, owing to want of judgment in the sexton, or absence of that invaluable appendage to our American churches, a good thermometer.

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9. VENTILATION-Neglected or Mismanaged. Neglected: Air left unchanged after the congregation has retired, to be reinhaled by the next audience, · perhaps on a Sabbath morning, after having been imprisoned through the week, exhausted and poisoned on the previous Sabbath, and now to be breathed over again; voice making its heavy way through a loaded and leaden atmosphere, into the ears of yawning or sleepy hearers. Ah me! what sorrowful times have been my portion from this cause! Not one sexton in twenty has any rule against this evil. Mismanaged ventilation: Windows kept closed till the atmosphere becomes insufferable; then opened without judgment, wide and to windward, spreading discomfort and uneasiness in the vicinities. I have not found one sexton in ten who makes it a rule, in such emergencies, to open the windows the sheltered side of the church, keeping those to windward shut, or but very slightly open. What next? Windows re-closed; better bear the ills we have,' than suffer others to fly to us, 'that we know not of.' Thus the pure air a friend, indeed, if prudently managed has made

'cowards of us all.'

10. A few words about CHURCH CEILINGS. A ceiling immoderately high may have some advantages. It may, in the eyes of some, perhaps, look imposing. In hot weather, or when a large audience is present, may be somewhat refreshing, enclosing, as it does, a larger body of air for the breathers beneath. But, depend upon it, the preacher pays the tax upon such slight advantages, in an increased outlay of both voice and strength, besides a sensible diminu tion of his ordinary power, enjoyed under a ceiling of medium height. He feels it, sinks by degrees, or loses heart, and closes under the impression of a hard time.' Let him realize the same difficulty again and again in the same pulpit, and the apprehension will go far to weaken his faith in his usual preparation.

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"If the ceiling be concave, or arched, the difficulty will be increased ten-fold.

"There is a singular sympathy, if I may use the word, between the voice and the ceiling. At least, the voice is singularly aided or retarded by the character of the ceiling. If it has to ascend high in space before it meets a substance to arrest, steady and react upon it, by a returning impulse, the preacher will sensibly feel the loss. It will force him to unusual exertion, risking the unnatural both in tone and manner. And this will exhaust. Remember this, my dear sir; every foot you poise your ceiling above an ordinary and reasonable height, you are preparing a proportionate tax upon the strength of your successive pastors.

"Above all, sir, let me caution you and your colleagues of the 'Building Committee' to reject, once for all, any plan which contemplates a sloped, or concave, or arched ceiling. I may not be using the proper architectural phrases, but you comprehend me. Either of