d read controversial works, fy himself with arguments octrine of the believer's perbe baptized. But his mind rest. He avoided the bapevery book on the subject in his way. At length he ind to a christian brother, ated his difficulty, and his ecide betwixt the conflicting was advised to sit down New Testament like a child, s far as possible, that he ng about the subject, and hat he might be guided into d then to decide according ed to be the plain teaching of God. One morning, not 8, he came to our five o'clock ng, and asked the pastor to forthwith, stating that the ewn him it was his duty, der a smarting sense of dise had passed a sleepless had solemnly resolved to onger. He had prepared a iment, and was with some suaded to wait till the fols-day, when, surrounded by ses, he witnessed a good cone sacred rite was celebrated ural baptistry, a neighbour which, probably, never man Lid in baptism. A few words ion were addressed to the fter which the hymn com thou said, exalted Jesus," d several questions touching Faith, &c., were proposed by and answered by the can"hey then went down both er, and he baptized him." vas received into the church interest to the service; our pasto daughter not having completed her fou teenth year; one of the daughters of o esteemed deacon is less than thirteen another less than fifteen; the other her twenty-second year. Our broth has now six children members of tl church. May they hold fast the profe sion of their faith without wavering! LONDON, John Street.-I do not kno whether you receive reports of baptism from any one who may send, or from deacons or office-bearers only.* Bu presuming that you will pardon the libert I take, I enclose a report of a baptism a this place. On Friday evening, March 16, Mr. Noel baptized twelve believers some of whom were young, and som rather more advanced in years. One was a female of sixteen, and another a youth of about thirteen. These both walked down into the water with a very firm and steady step, especially the latter. Both these are the children of pious parents. Oh that the Lord may give them much of his Holy Spirit, and may they go on their way rejoicing! H.B. Welsh Baptists, Moorfields.-On sabbath evening, March 25, our pastor, Mr. Williams, after a suitable discourse, baptized two believers on a profession of their faith in Jesus. LUTON, Ceylon Chapel.-Mr. Harcourt baptized twelve believers in Jesus on the last sabbath in March. Five of them were scholars in the sabbath school. Others are inquiring the way of salvation. We believe good is doing in the school, as well as in the congregation. We have been making an improvement in the chapel by having a singers gallery opened at the back of the pulpit. S. B. *We have repeatedly stated that we receive reAll we require is a careful statement of the facts, and the address of the writer -not for publication, but for reference. hand of fellowship on the ports from any one. rd's-day. are encouraged by favour, as it is seve have had a baptism ASTLEY BRIDGI John Metcalf, of Cheshire, preached on April 8. After Mr. M. proceeded t is in the chapel yar the assembly. The young females, wh gave themselves to were received in Lord's table. We after the Saviour, soon to go down waters. ANDOVER.-Our Crofts, after preac ever, therefore, sha men, him will I co Father which is i two believers in O April 8. A very BIRMINGHAM, Heneage Street. - Our nessed the solemn ordinance. We who we hope will by baptism. Oh, revive his work am WAKEFIELD. March 24, after an three believers in J Him in baptism, a church on the next gregation was larg was witnessed with to so holy an instit HARBORNE, ne Lord's-day evenin McLean preached two females and o sion of their faith crowded chapel. into the church evening. སྡུས བཔས P་པམས་ བཅས་པས -rgency, and kindly adminicomfort on the occasion. E. A. -TRENT, Notts. After an sermon on the subject of ism, on April 1, our pastor, -d down into the water a wife, and buried them with ism. In the afternoon they into the church, and joined e celebration of the dying blessed Saviour. Oh for easons of refreshing from of the Lord! May he so ork that the little one may usand, and the small one a R. F. Mill Street.-On Lord's-day 18, Mr. Killen preached on baptism to a large congrewhich he baptized a young e husband was immersed on month. We have reason e ordinance was blessed to young woman has since for baptism and fellowship convinced of her duty thus he footsteps of her Lord and T Rossendale, Lancashire.— were baptized at this place ir by Mr. Nichols, of Sunny1. They were a father and - eldest son of one of the a young female from the ol. After the baptism Mr. n the chapel, and received ptized into the fellowship of t the Lord's supper, when bers of the neighbouring down. STORTFORD.- On Tuesday rch 27, the ordinance of administered to one female dress by the pastor, Mr. and we hope others are MILFORD, Hants. Mr. Gill baptize two young females upon a profession their faith in Christ, on Lord's-day April 1. One of them has been in ou sabbath school from her earliest child hood, and is now a devoted and usefu teacher. We hope that others amongs us are not far from the kingdom of God E. P. IPSWICH, Turret Green. -On Thursday evening, Feb. 22, Mr. Lord had the plea sure of baptizing a young man, a sabbath school teacher, and a young woman, a domestic in the service of one of our deacons. On the first sabbath in the following month they were admitted to the Lord's table. G. R. G. BIDEFORD.-Six persons were baptized by Mr. B. Arthur on a profession of their faith in Christ, April 1. One of them was a person who, some few years ago, was thrown into prison by the Ecclesiastical Court because of his firm resistance to the unjust exaction of church rates. [Was this John Thorogood?] SALFORD, Zion Chapel.—On Lord's-day evening, March 25, three believers put on Christ by baptism. There was a large congregation, and many were much affected. An appropriate discourse was delivered by the pastor of the church from Deut. iv. 2. LLANELLY, Bethel, Sea-side. Seven believers in the holy Saviour were immersed in the baptistry of the above chapel, by Mr. Hughes, minister of the place, before a large and attentive audience, on the second sabbath in April. D. J. of the set ble adde ds, "Wis W.P 11 baptize rofession f Lord's-d een in jest ch nd usef among n of God E. P. Thursday the ple sabba man, of our in the tted t 1. G. ptized f their them 1 ago estas of age-the latter was in he last stage neart, consistent baptist. The rector used often "O, I am and the reason assi child had not be ebullition of ecclesi outrage on the c humanity, was prom resented by great nu tants of the village. that the corpse woul the time previously sp ments made for it When the coffin was the sexton instantly in the soil; this ra of the assembled cr to hurl him into it and as the grave w yard gate, a poor f the request of the his stand just outs and from the impul aided by a simple a gospel of Christ, ga ing address, and th prayer to God for assembled throng. will clerical assump to give cause to t infidel to lampoon cross? Very frequently a communications as seldom publish ther one rather of regret that any educated could be found, ever who, in these days, ner here described. this month, just to that such things are and to let these m our eye upon them, circumstances may their ignorance and ANOTHER INSTANCE of clerical intolerance occurred a short time ago in a populous village in Leicestershire. A poor woman left a child five years old alone in the house while she went to procure some food, and when she returned, to her astonishment and distress, the child was burnt to death. A coroner's inquest was held on the body, and a verdict of accidental death was recorded; and though the poor woman made no profession of ras into two parts: 17,920,609 Those able to attend public worship (including children in our schoools) 12,549,326 Unable from physical 5,371,283 Now it appears that out of 1: millions, able: Only While causes ... ... ... ... ... 7 were willing ey may be lea to glorify God action in two particulars, viz., the re oy him for ever." The question of these scholars in the school, w far is the effort successful, the creation of a permanent influe by the effects in adult life of which shall hold them to the congregat ng thus given, on the bulk of The population of England and Wa who have for the most part is now taken at rough the Sunday school? This total is subdivided ubject may be properly brought mind of the reader, it will be give the following passage Report of Mr. Horace Mann. nder the head, "Lay Agency School Teachers," p. 100:mating the extent and power tion for religious objects, we orget the vast amount of chrisand influence displayed and by teachers in Sunday schools. here were, at the time of the ore than 250,000 instructing day in religious knowledge as ,800,000 children. It is diffirstate the value of these voluns, much as the effect of them, is lost, when, verging on he scholar ceases to attend the hout commencing or continuent the church. Few quese more momentous than the all the friends of Sunday e anxiously endeavouring to By what means can the salutary exerted on so many in the heir youth be still exerted on they shall become adults? suggested that the bond which acher with his scholars need olved by their departure from but that the more experienced thus becoming a superior -agents-might erect, midway e school and the congregation, cies of religious institution, e the school would be for it a paration, would itself be no al an introduction to more formal worship." 5 were unwilling. If, then, the bulk of the chiidren the poorer classes have been in ou schools, this 12,000,000 have, for the mo part, been with us, or are so now; an yet, though the Sunday school is nobl represented in the seven millions wh went, five millions and more of peopl were found not attending public worshi anywhere. Who are these? Were they eve really with us? How did we let them go? Why did they not become attached to the means of grace, and the institution of the sabbath? These are the questions which force themselves upon us; and in the absence of satisfactory explanations our labour seems to be thrown into comparative insignificance, and we stand confounded. The practical way of meeting difficulty is to look it full in the face; and this Committee are not inclined to shrink from such an ordeal. They, therefore, propose to themselves, as to others, these questions: I. Do we retain our elder scholars? If not, why not? Is not the average age of those at present in our schools twelve or thirteen years? After all the care bestowed, why |