Yes! beloved brethren! only let there be unity in the church, and scenes, of which Pentecost was but a type, an imperfect emblem, will presently appear. Much has been done in preparing for the approaching harvest. The seed is thickly sown, and is being sown still more thickly. The preached word—millions of bibles—the hundreds of millions of tracts—the labors of Sunday schools, and the efforts of missionaries; all these have scattered wide the sacred gospel. And now what wait we for? Oh! beloved! for the shower which these united prayers of the united church shall bring down; then, and not till then, nations will be converted to JESUS; the world will be brought to his feet believing; earth shall raise its triumphant song—“Hallelujah for the LORD GOD omnipotent reigneth. The kingdoms of this world, &c. Hallelujah.”—The church _is one_.—The world is CHRIST’S. Having already detained you so long, I feel reluctant to trespass upon your patience further. I must however not forget that my duty would be still more imperfectly performed than it has been already, were I not to make honourable mention of that great and noble society; the claims of which I would in conclusion urge upon you. I say _great and noble society_, for such verily it is; whether you regard the broad and catholic principle upon which it was originally founded—the eminent and pious who have adorned its ranks—the devoted, self-denying, and exemplary men who have been its missionaries—or the signal success and peculiar blessing with which the “GOD of all grace” has crowned its operations. These are days in which missionary societies proceed with rapid strides; and it is interesting to a devout and enlightened mind, to review the history of such institutions; to trace them in the infancy of their existence, the feebleness of their first efforts, the perils and danger attendant upon their course; and then to rejoice in every year of their advancing strength and prosperity. In the case before us, whether we consider the signs of the times when the foundation of this society was laid, amidst the fall of thrones and the convulsion of the civilized world; or the limited means and feeble agency, with which it commenced its efforts for the redemption of the nations; or the gigantic obstacles, both at home and abroad, which were then presented to its progress; or whether we glance at the superhuman and glorious results, which in every sphere of its labours have rewarded its toils; reason, no less than piety, will give utterance to humility and praise in the poetic strains of inspiration, “not unto us O LORD, not unto us; but to thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.” We rejoice in the happy contrast presented to our view, between the state of things _now_, and that of _former days_.