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he removed to Cork, and, in 1839, to Devonport, where he re mained during a pastorate of twenty years, and where he died. Labouring to the very last day of his life, he was found by the servant lifeless, sitting in a peaceful attitude in his study, having literally fallen asleep in Jesus. This was on the 7th of April, 1859. Mr. Pyer wrote a few useful hymns. There is one by him in the &quot; New Congregational Hymn Book.&quot;

&quot; Met again in Jesus name.&quot; No. 803.

��HENRY MARCH.

BORN ABOUT 1790.

FROM materials kindly supplied by this venerable servant of God, we are able to give a few particulars of his useful course.

The Rev. Henry March was born about the year 1790, and received his education for the ministry among the Congre- gationalists at Homerton College. In 1818, he left Homerton to enter upon his ministry at Bungay, in Suffolk. There the attendance was so good as to induce the people to build a new and large chapel about twelve months after his settlement amongst them. But at the end of a pastorate of eight years, Mr. March was prevailed upon to leave Bungay in order to undertake the chaplaincy of Mill Hill School. This was at the request of his tutor, Dr. Pye Smith, who had persuaded the committee of that institution ti) separate the chaplaincy from the he;idmastership, and who thought Mr. March especially adapted to fill the former office.

After retaining his position at Mill Hill for about two years and a half, Mr. March resigned it, and soon after became pastor of the old Independent Church at Colchester. In this place he remained for more than ten years, till 1839; but finding the neighbourhood unfriendly to his health, and desiring another sphere of labour, pastor and people parted with mutual regret. In the autumn of the year 1839, he accepted the call of the

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