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HENRY ADDISCOTT. 18061860.

THIS useful Congregational minister was born, at Devonport, in 1806. Favoured by the teaching and influence of pious parents, and led to thoughtfulness by a severe affliction, he was brought to religious decision, and early joined the church at Mount Street, Devonport.

In 1832, he sought admission to the Western College, as a student for the ministry, but renewed illness threatened to prevent his entrance. At this juncture, the secretary of the College, the Rev. J. Bounsall, kindly arranged for the young candidate to re side with him till his strength was sufficient to enable him to enter on his college duties. In 1837, Mr. Addiscott commenced his first pastorate at Torquay. In the following year, he removed to Maidenhead, and in 1843, to Taunton, the town where he re mained till his death, and with which his name was usually con nected, and where his indefatigable labours were, by the Divine blessing, attended with much success; so that the Christian Church over which he presided was consolidated and built up. Mr. Addiscott was a man of much public spirit, and the warm advocate of every good cause. In particular, the Dissenters Proprietary School, Taunton, owes its origin mainly to his advo cacy. It was while on a journey in the North for the purpose of advocating the interests of the Western College, that this excel lent minister was overtaken by his fatal attack. Walking in the streets of Liverpool on October 2, 1860, the hemorrhage he had previously suffered from returned upon him, and before he could reach his hotel his spirit had departed.

Mr. Addiscott was not known as an author, but he contributed one good hymn admirable for its unity to the &quot; New Congre gational Hymn Book &quot;

&quot; And is there, Lord, a cross for me ? &quot; No. 650.

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