A Hearty Methodist Welcome

Eev. Robert Collyer, the fanious Unitarian preacher of Chicago, has ri-cently been in Penusylvania to fulfill his lccturo eiigageinents. While theru he was espociully dosirous of visitir.g the town iiï whioh ho passed many years when ongaged at his trade oí' blacksmith, and on Sunday, December loth, ho reached thü spot around which olustered so maay associations dear to hiui. Whoa the hour of tho morning service arrived, ht wonded his steps to the old Methodist Church, where for many years ae was an attentivo listener and worshiper. Passing in, ho went direetly tcrhi9 " old pew in the corner," and fheie took a seat. When the minister of tho society arose in the pulpit he discovered Mr. Collyer,and inainediately caiue down to the pew, and most urgently invited him to take the moruing service and to preach io the [X'ople, uumy et' whom were forme i'rienda, mdghbors, and fcllow worka'.en with the distingaished visitor. Mr. Collyer declined to preach, bui promised, at the close of his sermón, to go into the pulpit, and say a few words to his old friends piesent. After the sermón the minister announced that Brother Dollyer was in the church and publicly invited hiin to speak, to whieh he responded, addressing them in kiod and Friendly language, speaking to them of the great universal religión, that wo ara all brothers and sisters in the true church of Christ. At the close of his remarks, which were listened to with the closest attention, Mr. Collyer offured prayer, during which, from dinerent parts of 1ho old church, was heard "hallelujah" - i " glory " - " amen." After the service, Mr. Collyor called upon his former employer, who, being of the Baptist denomination, did not happen' to hear him in the old church. The venerable gentleman did not know him." Don't yoa know me ?." said Mr. Collyer, " I have made more hammers for you than any other man you ever had work for you ; my name is Êob Collyer." " Glorious time," said Mr. Collyer to a friend, as he reaohed Boston after the above visit ; " such a glorious time as I did have in my old Methodist church, and amongst my old friends ! "