GLORIOUS DOINGS AT SHEFFIELD.— MY DEAR SIR,-We feel constrained to "make our boast in the Lord," that "the humble may hear thereof and be glad." Yesterday was the seventh Sabbath of our special services, conducted by that honoured man of God, the Rev. James Caughey. Six times each week has he proclaimed the gospel in our chapel, which has been crowded almost every time, and during that period 429 souls have professed to be fully sanctified, and 721 to receive the pardon of their sins. Of these a considerable number were from distant towns, many from neighbouring towns and villages, and many others real Sheffield blades. Bless God the fire has been burning, and we have had many forged into true Jerusalem shape, and a goodly number ground and polished with entire sanctification. Some, perhaps, may think it unwise to publish a numerical statement of the results, but does not this caution proceed from a spirit of unbelief, the tendency of which is to check the work of God? If Luke had been so cautious, we should never have had our hearts cheered with the fact that on the day of Pentecost about 3,000 souls were added to the church. To the honour of God we tell it, that our special services have been richly blessed to more than 1,100 souls. Oh, that in our hearts we may ascribe all the glory to Jehovah!

Scotland-street Chapel is well-known in the town as a representative of earnest christianity. It has been the birth-place of thousands of souls, but never has it been the scene of more gratifying occurrences than during the last few weeks. Many husbands and wives have there embarked together for heaven-children have there taken the first step to follow pious parents to glory, and many poor slaves of sin have there thrown off allegiance to their infernal master. Often has the communion-rail been surrounded by groaning penitents, shedding tears bitter as the waters of Marah, but the tree of salvation has been thrown in and the tears have been sweetened into streams of joy. The convictions produced by pious training, or by faithful preaching long ago, like rays of light scattered over the mind, have here been brought to a focus, and have led to the full enlightenment of the soul; whilst some of the most dark and care

less have been attracted by the strange rumours, to listen to that gospel which they had despised, but which has proved to be the power of God to their salvation. We are certainly highly favoured to enjoy so large a share of the invaluable labours of Mr. Caughey. His peculiar style of preaching is eminently adapted to arouse the slumbering conscience of the sinner. His mind is evidently of no common order, and is richly cultivated, and abundantly stored with varied information. All this is consecrated to the single purpose of saving souls. His sermons contain endless analogies drawn from scriptures, science, history, and common life, by which truth is presented in its most impressive aspects, and flashing on the understanding and penetrating the hearts of his audience. His descriptions of character are peculiarly faithful. One night he portrayed the course of a sinner with such clearness, that a person excitedly called out "I am the man. Another, after he had been speaking of a man who was living in adultery, followed him into the vestry to beg that he would say no more about him in public, and to state some extenuating circumstances of his case.

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Many sinners of the most hardened class, who never attended a place of worship, have been brought as trophies to the feet of Jesus. I heard from one of this class a very interesting account of his conversion. On Tuesday, the 27th of October, he was induced by a pious brother to hear Mr. Caughey preach. He thought it "a fine thing" for him to go to chapel, and laughingly asked his wife for a pocket handkerchief to wipe the tears away." She gave him one, and he showed her how he intended to cry under the sermon. However, he was much impressed. He went again the next night, and again on the Thursday night. This night he was completely broken down, and went to the communion-rail, but did not obtain pardon. On Friday he went to the private meeting for penitents, believed for the forgiveness of sins, but still had not much joy. He rested by naked faith on the atonement, and his trust in Christ became gradually more firm. On the Monday morning he awoke about three o'clock, in a very happy frame of mind. He thinks no man in Sheffield ever had such a time as that. He said, "I couldn't pray, I didn't know how; I couldn't think of