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tion a supplement to Dr. Watts. In that work the above hymns appeared for the first time, and hymn 333 has also been inserted in the &quot;American Sabbath Hymn Book.&quot; Dr. Smith has also contributed some poetical pieces to the &quot;Evangelical Magazine.&quot;

In May, 1842, Dr. Smith removed to London, to become the minister of Trinity Chapel, Poplar, a commodious edifice, erected in the previous year at the sole expense of George Green, Esq., of Blackwall. A church was formed there in July, 1842, of which Dr. Smith has been the pastor ever since. In addition to the fulfilment of his arduous pastoral duties, Dr. Smith has taken an active part in maintaining several denominational and general religious and benevolent institutions of the day. Dr. Smith received his degree of Doctor of Divinity from the Glasgow University in 1864. In 1865, he went, in company with the Rev. J. L. Poore, as a deputation from the Congregational Union to the Churches of Canada and the adjacent Colonies.

Dr. Smith is the author of several prose works, including the following: &quot;The Domestic Prayer Book,&quot; 1848; second edition, 1852 ; &quot; Sermons,&quot; 1851 ; &quot; Life Spiritual,&quot; 1855 ; &quot;Lectures on the Pentateuch,&quot; 1863; besides several lectures, sermons, tracts, and contributions to periodicals.

��JAMES SPENCE, D.D.

THEEE is one hymn in the &quot; New Congregational Hymn Book&quot; by Dr. Spence, pastor of the Church meeting in the Poultry Chapel, City, one of the largest and most ancient Congrega tional Churches in London. Dr. Spence disclaims all pretension to the name of poet, and has published no poetical works. This hymn

&quot; What means the water in this font ? &quot; No. 850,

was supplied anonymously to the committee for preparing the &quot;New Congregational Hymn Book.&quot; The author felt that there

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