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was baptized by Dr. Eippon in 1783, and in 1791 he became minister of a congregation in East Street, &quot;Walworth. There his success was great. It became necessary to enlarge the chapel, and the number of the members of the church increased from twenty-seven to two hundred. But his useful course was cut short, as he died in 1796.

He was the author of the &quot; Walworth Hymns,&quot; published in 1792.

&quot; How sweet, how heavenly is the sight,&quot; No. 584,

his only contribution to the &quot; New Congregational Hymn Book,&quot; is an excellent hymn, and a favourable specimen of his poetical productions.

HELEN MARIA WILLIAMS.

17621827.

&quot;While Thee I seek, Almighty Power.&quot; No. 286.

THIS is the sole contribution of this authoress to the &quot;New Congregational.&quot; It bears date 1786. The original contains another verse, and begins

&quot; While Thee I seek, protecting Power.&quot;

Helen Maria Williams was born in the north of England, in 1762. At the age of eighteen she came to London, where she was introduced to the literary world by Dr. Andrew Kippis. Her first work was a legendary tale in verse, entitled &quot;Edwin and Eltruda,&quot; 1782. Two years after, she sent forth &quot; Peru,&quot; a poem; and in 1786, &quot; An Ode to Peace,&quot; and a collection of Miscellaneous Poems, in two volumes ; and in 1788, a poem &quot; On the Slave Trade.&quot;

In the year 1786 she visited France, and became known in literary circles. And in the year 1790, having settled in Paris, she published her &quot; Letters from France,&quot; and a continuation of the same work in 1792. Her works courted the favour of the

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