were built in the days of the with a generous and widely extended support. our fathers were too glad to religious assemblies in any vade the gaze of a persecuting thers stood in streets once gago sunk far into oblivion gateway, a court, an alley, ly conducted you, after pro and much futile inquiry, to a l-ventilated, uncomfortable t unfrequently the fathers th, more safely than sweetly, many instances, vermin in ustained the character of the had come to visit. "I relace," says the Rev. Charles ech upon the subject, "called (!!!), where the rats were Cross gallery in time of wor Prescot Street chapel was , the members of the baptist eated to interfere and rebuke son for determining to erect d worldly a place of worship." r Wilson was before his age, nd worldly" building has now wears been ineligible from its lmost untenable from annoyfor Mr. Stovel and his conw building, worthy of their cory, is nearly prepared for One of the ablest and most ters of our own or any other John Howard Hinton, is still ergies in a place assailed by of the Jews' market. The aptist Metropolitan Chapel ty, however, presents some nation upon the improving our denomination in the uring the past eight years chapels have been erected, ,000, affording accommodapersons. The gentlemen management of the society 11 of them been engaged in or more of these eighteen ey have seen the advantage ouses of prayer in eligible they are associated for the Freeman. We find the following interesting facts respecting two of these places, in a volume recently published.-"Curiosities of London; exhibiting the most Rare and Remarkable Objects of Interest in the Metropolis, with nearly Fifty Years' Personal Recollections. By John Timbs, F.S.A." Baptist Chapel, Little Wild Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields: here is annually preached a sermon in commemoration of the Great Storm, Nov. 26, 1703. The preacher in 1846, the Rev. C. Woolacott, in describing the damage done by the storm, stated: "In London alone, more than 800 houses were laid in ruins, and 2,000 stacks of chimneys thrown down. In the country upwards of 400 windmills were either blown down or took fire, by the violence with which their sails were driven round by the wind. In the New Forest, 4,000 trees were blown down, and more than 19,000 in the same state were counted in the county of Kent. On the sea the ravages of this frightful storm were yet more distressing; fifteen ships of the Royal Navy, and more than 300 merchant vessels, were lost, with upwards of 6,000 British seamen. The Eddystone Lighthouse, with its ingenious architect, Mr. Winstanley, was totally destroyed. The Bishop of Bath and Wells and his lady were killed by the falling of their palace. The sister of the Bishop of London, and many others, lost their lives. This annual custom has been observed upwards of a century. The chapel is built on the site of Weld House and gardens, the mansion of the son of Sir Humphrey Weld, Lord Mayor of London in 1608. It was subsequently let; Ronquilo, the Spanish Ambassador, lived here in the time of Charles II. and James II; and in the anti-Popish riots of the latter reign the house was sacked by the mob, and the Ambassador compelled to make his escape at a back door. Bloomsbury Baptist Chapel, on the west side of Bloomsbury street, was designed by Gibson, and opened Dec. 2, 1848; it is in elegant Lombardic style; the central portion in connexion with the baptist body, having been refitted for that purpose by the munificence of Sir S. Morton Peto, Bart., at a cost of £18,000, including the purchase of the building. The building has been re-modelled in a very handsome manner, and is calculated to seat 1800. The Rev. W. Brock, in the morning, preached in the new edifice, after which the company adjourned to the Fitzroy rooms, where a dinner was partaken of. Sir S. Morton Peto presided, and near him we observed Sir George Goodman. Rev. Dr. Leifchild, Rev. James Stratten, Rev. James Sherman, Rev. Howard Hinton, M,A.; Rev. T. Binney, Rev. Dr. Burder, Rev. W. Brock, and Rev. R. Philip. The usual loyal toasts having been duly honoured, the chairman rose, and said he recalled to his mind a like occasion in 1848, when he stood in a similar position at the opening of Bloomsbury chapel. That undertaking, as they all knew, had been largely blessed. On the occasion of that meeting, they would remember that he stated that it was his intention to leave one-third of the cost of the building to be defrayed by the friends, and he was happy to say, that the debt had been extinguished; that Bloomsbury chapel was now free from debt, had been put in trust, and was the property of the denomination. That trust deed would serve as a model for its liberality, because it bound the church to nothing but the preaching of christian truth. He had told the church there, that so soon as the debt was paid off, he intended to commence another christian enterprise, and they bad seen the result that day. He in If S friends might say, as wa force, he was mad. really mad, all he wished v bite them. Tea was afterv the proceedings concluded the evening, from the Rev. the attendance was overflo THE LATE W. B. GURNI the last contributions of th of religious education was fund for erecting a new "Snowsfields Sunday Scho Station." In the letter ac handsome donation he st began, with the assistanc friends, the Maze-pond Su boys' school being for sev fifty yards of the spot your the outlet from Snowsfields -namely, in Bermondsey was close to Weston Str colts that were ever got t school comprehended som change in their appearan though commenced five yeɛ was surprising. The scho never so bad as that called Sunday School," (called so attended, and which kept i boys' and the girls' school and I pray that your prese of spiritual good to some blessed." Our readers wil the Snowsfields school wa an article in these colum since; and will be glad tohalf the required amount raised or promised. tended to leave one-third of the cost of the chapel they had seen opened to be defrayed by the congregation, and as soon as that REMOVALS.-Mr. D. Evan was accomplished he intended to commence Swansea, to Newtown, Mc another chapel. He hoped that the Diorama Mr. R. Robinson, of Unio would become a centre of very great useful to York Road chapel, La ness, and that Mr. Landells would, to the Lodge, of Uppingham, to fullest extent; justify the choice that had Mr. W. Jeffery, of Lobeen made. The honourable Baronet con-meeting-house, Amersham cluded by congratulating the friends on the (Continued on pag A A missions in the West of Asia and the East of Europe. That name was now to be changed, and it would henceforth be called the Turkish Mission. Its efforts would not, however, be confined to the Mohammedan inhabitants of Turkey. Although its operations would extend over the whole of the Sultan's dominions, they would especially be directed to the benefit of those large bodies of the population of Turkey who belong to the Greek Church. This was not to be regarded as a new mission. The promoters of the society wished to avail themselves of all the existing agencies; and had therefore considered that they could not do better than lend their aid to the American Board of Missions, composed of members of the Episcopal Church in the United States, who had already established Protestant missions in the East. The American Board of Missions had occupied that ground upwards of twenty-five years with the greatest success, and had extended their operations over parts of European Turkey, Syria, Asia Minor, Armenia, and Koordistan; they were persons of great intelligence, piety, and experience. His lordship then recommended the claims of the society, observing that great facilities were afforded by the present war, bringing, as it did, many Europeans of various classes and professions, into contact with the christians of the East, and with the native Ottomans. The war gave us also, he thought, a certain right and power of interference; for, whilst conferring great obligations upon Turkey, we had a right, in return, to demand that certain facilities should be given to us, for the great and holy objects which this society had in view. And there was some hope that, if the Governments of France and England could induce that of Turkey to abolish the law by which the penalty of death was decreed against any Ottoman who should embrace Christianity, the benefits of this Evangelical mission might be extended, not only to the people of the Greek Church, but to the Turks themselves. He remarked of principal and interest. in England had offered £1 would lend the same amo Mr. Veitch, chaplain to Jerusalem, said the hand festly pointing to the Ea missionary work. Up to spiritual rulers in the Ea civil power, and were en with the utmost severity th noxious to them. This v case; and protestantism w and to a certain extent pro An edict of toleration h which came into operatio when it was specially ne cellent opportunity was protestant christians for ] gelical missions. The A which the present society were of the greatest servi with signal success. The were in a most corrupt s trines were very similar to t of Rome; and where there between the two, the adv in favour of the Western c Mr. Goldberg, missiona Society to the Jews at C lated several instances oc own observation, showing a spirit of inquiry among Armenians, and a readine pel truth. He bore testin ficial results of the labours missionaries. Mr. W. Arnold, missions American Missionary Boar the present society was v uniting the christians America in one common difficulty might be felt by in joining the English Eva the present effort would be by them, and be the means real alliance, which, if not ble, would be none the less I the Eastern missions. Hungarian missionary from described the results of his the Hungarians, many of were anxious to renounce prace protestantism. Her Majesty's Consul at stine, bore testimony to the ts of the labours of the ionaries in Syria; and urged of English christians uniting icans in advancing the cause n the East. He also intromeeting Jacob Esh Salezeby, who is soliciting temporal re on. He has taken out some religious friends with him to unite in holding prayer meetings. PUDSEY, Yorkshire.-The following paragraph has appeared in the public papers. We should like to know more of the facts of the case. Will any one tell us?" The Rev. James Hillyard, late minister at the above place of worship, sent in his resignation to the members of the church at their meeting on Wednesday evening, April 25. The reasons which have determined the reverend gentleman to take this step he states to be a change in his views on the subject of baptism, both as regards the subject suitable for, and the proper administration of, that ordinance. After a careful, deliberate, and prayerful review of the subject, Mr. Hillyard has arrived at the conclusion that scriptural baptism is that practised by Evangelical Pædo-Baptists." in said, that the Mohammead no opportunity of seeing tianity in practical operation, iated christianity with idolanothing but the worship of THE REV. W. LANDELS.-This gentleman toman churches. Late events having accepted an invitation to London, the dissipate this error, and re- Baptist Church meeting in Bradford-street, ejudices which the Moham-Birmingham, have recently held a meeting, ntertained in reference to at which resolutions of deep regret at his They were now asking for removal, and of cordial wishes for his sucscriptures, and assembling cess in his new sphere of labour, were corsionaries to hear the gospel dially adopted. A very affectionate letter to d a remarkable work was the same effect has been addressed to Mr. ngst them. So also among Landels by his brethren lately associated of which abundant evidence with him in the Missionary Prayer Meeting. a. He desired to bear his It is signed by the Revds. J. A. James, John e sincerity and the high Hammond, Isaac New, Peter Sibree, Charles ual character of the American Vince, R. W. Dale, R. A. Vaughan, T. Swan, and G. Cheatle. T, SUPPLEMENTARY. N, English Baptists. Our CHELTENHAM.-The church and congregation meeting in King Street, Cheltenham, and in the pastoral care of Rev. James Smith, having erected a new and commodious chapel in Cambray, in that town, it was opened for public worship on Tuesday, April 10. Rev. Dr. Fletcher, of Finsbury, preached in the morning, and Rev. C. H. Spurgeon, of London, in the afternoon and evening. The chapel is neat and chaste, built in the Italian style, and capable of accommodating about 1,100 persons. It is freehold, and has a dwelling-house attached to it. The entire cost will be about £4000. It is vested in trustees for the use of the baptist denomina |