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 ‘Now, my friends, I hope you will all come I and hear this sermon. The Gospel is 19 be preached as free as from the lips of Jesus Christ himself, for there is to be no collection He, every one that thirsteth, and he that hath no money, come buy wine and milk without money and without price.

On hearing this intimation, we looked at each other with considerable surprise, and remarked that we certainly should have a large congregation, which was the ease. The Drummer was the only soldier present owing to the evening parade being at the same hour in the skirts of the town; but the commanding officer had said to him, ‘John, as you are to intimate this sermon, I suppose you would like to hear it, so you need not attempt parade To-night, but go and hear the sermon.’ After sermon we invited the Drummer to call upon us at the inn. When he came, Mr. H——— offered him two shillings for his trouble, in giving the intimation. He looked rather surprised at being offered any remuneration, and said, Sir, I will not have money. I am as much interested in the propagation of the Gospel as you are. I never went with so much pleasure through a town with a drum in all my life; we have been laying here six or seven weeks, and I have not found one Christian yet in the whole town. I thought when you were to preach—now God may perhaps convert some of these people by this sermon. We have two short sermons in this town on Sabbath; I do not know what is preached, but sure I am that it is not the Gospel.

We then asked him to sup with us. He answered, ‘I must go and consult my wife, if she