I AM asked to say a few words to you as the minister of this congregation. I need not say much as you have now been a long time in the ministry, and have had much experience. But I must remind you of what the Apostle said when he exhorted Timothy regarding his work in the gospel. He told him he must take heed to himself, and to the doctrine. You see, he put himself first—take heed to thyself. He meant, of course, that he was to walk consistently with the gospel he preached; for whatever we preach, unless our walk correspond, our preaching will be of no avail. Here there is a great responsibility, take heed to thyself. No one but a minister can think how great such a charge is. His responsibility bears upon eternity. We as a congregation are going to eternity, there we all must soon be; it were well if this was impressed upon each of us, but especially upon you as the minister of the congregation. The excellency of the power is however, of God, and not of us, and I pray that your labours may be blessed exceedingly. Then the Apostle went on to say, take heed to the doctrine: preaching Law and Gospel; saying faithfully to the wicked, it shall be ill with him, and to the righteous, it shall be well with him. I do not think it necessary to say more to you—you have many years experience of your own to draw upon. I wish with my whole heart that your labours will be blessed in this congregation, and that you will see the Cause of Christ prospering, and many souls awakened to the realisation of eternal things, and fleeing to Christ for salvation. We wish that God will keep and bless you, and that many in this congregation will have to say it was a blessed day for them when you were appointed to be their minister.