6
was divines of the Methodist frate-
rnity. In these days, he said, when P
Protestantism was becoming so
unfashionable and the Church of the
nation was apostatising from that
faith which their fathers so valued
and slaid down their lives to mai-
ntain, he rejoiced that they had a
Protestant instituion in Portsmouth
whos object was the defense of those
true protestant principles which they
hoped to hand down to the coming
generation. He then proceded to trace
the Political and esclesiastical hstory
of the country ^from the Reformation^ down to the present
day. Queen Elizabeth, he maintained
certainly checked the full develo-

6 was divines of the Methodist fraternity. In these days, he said, when Protestantism was becoming so unfashionable and the Church of the nation was apostatising from that faith which their fathers so valued andlaid down their lives to maintain, he rejoiced that they had a Protestant instituion in Portsmouth whos object was the defense of those true protestant principles which they hoped to hand down to the coming generation. He then proceded to trace the Political and esclesiastical hstory of the country from the Reformation down to the present day. Queen Elizabeth, he maintained certainly checked the full develo-