circular letter was written by brother Aiken- | Almost too late for notice head,-"On the work of the Holy Spirit." a rather lengthy commun The recently formed church at Harborne village, the substance of was cordially received. The home mission The baptist interest here h committee held several meetings. Brother time in a low state, when T. W. Morgan having resigned his office as the approval of the Commi secretary, owing to his engagements in the tershire Association, invite scholastic institution, it was accepted, with of Chesterton, to occupy th thanks for his services, and desire for the complied and entered on prosperity of the institution over which he March last. Since then presides. Brother Young was chosen secre- progress. The chapel and tary. The next annual meeting to be at repaircd; and on Thursda Mount Zion, Birmingham, at the usual time. Lomas, of Leicester, prea Messrs. Young, Macmasters, and Nightin- about 150 sat down to tea gale to preach. Brother Mills to write the Richard Harris, Esq., Ma circular letter, on "The Aspect of the Times." presided, and Messrs. Lo THE BAPTIST SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION of Leicester, and other mi held its meetings at Salisbury, the 5th and the friends. Before the p 6th June; the Rev. P Griffiths, of Romsey, the whole of the money requ and the Rev. J. Davis, of Portsea, preached. We cordially wish Mr. I. s The devotional exercises were conducted by engagement. brethren Chancellors (Independent) Bigwood, Popley, M'Laren, and Osborue. The thanks of the meeting were given to the Rev. Thomas Morris, as secretary, and also to James Baker, Esq., treasurer, and that they be requested to continue their services during the ensuing year. Petitions to Parliament for the total abolition of Church-esteem for his devoted lab rates were unanimously adopted. THE EAST KENT BAPTIST ASSOCIATION met at Ebenezer Chapel, Margate, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 29th and 30th May. Sermons were preached by the Rev. B. C. Etheridge, of Ramsgate, and by the Rev. D. Jones, B.A of Folkstone. The attendance at the various meetings (considering the weather) was very good, and the returns from the churches highly encouraging. Under the able management of the Messrs. Flints and Lewis, the hospitable arrangements made for the comfort of strangers were most ample and satisfactory. BULLWICK LODGES, Northamptonshire. A new chapel was opened at this place on May 23. Messrs. Mursell of Kettering, and Nicholson of Northampton, preached two appropriate sermons, and Messrs. Marriott of Milton, Cubitt of Thrapston, and Archer E E LOUTH.-Mr. Kiddall h with a testimonial of estee consisting of an elegant sugar-bason, and cream-ju lowing inscription on each sented to the Rev. James at Maltby, Louth, and Alf tian ministry at Maltby, d 30 years. Presented June, Smith, the colleague of M istry, presented the testin Orton, pastor of the other Louth, and Mr. Rydall, W addresses. This presenta venient appendage to a si was presented to Mr. K. s the sub-distributor of stam HOOK NORTON.-Mr. M nized as pastor of the ba congregation, on Tuesday mons were preached on Monday by Messrs. Branc Smith of Cheltenham. took part in the services, very gratifying and encou The chapel was crowded friends afterwards sat dow preponderance of religious people augments, its commencement, is a from day to day, to the extremities of the more honoured and suppo habitable globe, and the field is prepared few years ago. This for the good seed. What a great task! and association is, according what immense responsibility! In the stations in the way of progress. of French missionaries at the Cape of Good ceipts, the benedictions Hope, the recent war between the English the sympathies of which troops and the Aborigines caused numerous increase and still increa obstacles and great desolation. journey made by him to the speaker had the jo Americans themselves, th pions of the voluntary sys towards the work of this committees have been f parts of France. Scattere been abundantly furnishe of edification. Chapels a verted Romanists have b The prej theology founded in Paris Nevertheless, thanks be to God, the missionaries have not been obliged to leave their posts, and the inhabitants have felt yet more their need of recurring to God for protection in their calamity. The Committee of Paris having learned that the Boors, or -Dutch farmers, had manifested hostile sentiments towards the French stations, drew the attention of the English Government to this state of things, and received a most be-ferent places. -nevolent reply. French and Foreign Bible Society.-Re-number of scholars who ceipts, 99,662f.; expenses, 95,597f.; M study, and their good co Jules Delaborde filled the office of reporter. the hope that they will b The work of Bible colportage continues to vants of Christ. extend, and produces in France very satisfactory results. This mode of dissemina. tion has also been employed with success in Algeria, where religious books have been able to penetrate among colonists of all nations, into hospitals, the ranks of the army, and even into some Arab schools. In Paris, many copies of the Bible have been placed in public establishments, coffeehouses, shops, &c. With the general concurrence of the British and Foreign Bible Society, a certain number of the Sacred Volume have been distributed to the officers, soldiers, and French sailors transported to the East. In conclusion, the reporter called the attention of the meeting to Turkey, where the Bible is found by the side of the Koran. "It is, perhaps,” said he, "the first step to a renovation of social and religious faith. England and France have formed a political alliance in order to give aid to Turkey. Let Christians of all countries contract another Alliance with a yet grander aim;-an Evangelical Alliance, destined to Society for the encoura Instruction amongst Pro 62,218f.; expenses, 78,60 commenced by a discour The illustrious speaker ad to the fervent and active n in our country for the a kingdom of God. He ex men meet with so much part of the indifferent a not be anxious about the he, "do not allow you couraged; persist, redo you will never do too m as to what has to be done accomplish will not be in then recommended chr works of charity without to be gentle, equitable, t spect for the sincerity M. Robert de Pourtalé During last year, the co help to 143 primal scho schools have been oper en from this that we bum y-schools is 248, distributed nts. A growing interest is rk, and the adhesion to it much. Another advance is that the charge of these ger devolves exclusively on formerly; there are at the early everywhere, auxiliary ond them with as much zeal CIST FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY. Association and the annual relegate meeting of the Wesleyan Reformers, as the question of the union must be finally decided by those assemblies. We believe there is every probability of the union taking place.-Leeds Mercury. NOVEL MODE OF HEARING WORSHIP.— The Caledonian Mercury says that a lady connected with one of the principal churches in the New Town of Edinburgh, having become enfeebled in health, and unable to leave her bed, felt her inability to join in the public exercises of devotion one of her greatest deprivations. An ingenious friend suggested that she should take a house ad Mr. Buckley and other Mis-joining the church, and have one of those ordination services of Mr. gutta percha conductors actually led to her will be on Tuesday, July 10; bed. The suggestion was carried into effect; Leicester, on Wednesday, and now, in the solitude of her sick chamhe farewell services of Mr. ber, she listens to the public ministrations hborough, on Tuesday, July of her spiritual adviser! Thus, then, serce all the brethren and sis- mons, like gas and water, are "laid on!" dia are expected to be presionaries expect to sail in the 8th of August. RELIGIOUS. I MISSIONARIES have lately THE PARISH CHURCH OF Braintree.— The result of the many years' contest touching church-rates is, that the fine old church at Braintree is in a most dilapidated state. It is stated that the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, and the Diocesan, have warmly interested themselves, on the voluntary principle, to aid in effecting a restoration of the fabric. A public meeting was convened for the 24th of May, on which occasion a dissenter (an Independent) subscribed £100. It is expected that the restoration will cost £4000. NEW BISHOPRIC FOR BORNEO.-A new see for Borneo has been constructed, and the Rev. Dr. Francis T. M'Dougal, who has been for some time the chief missionary in the island, has been appointed the first bishop, with the title of "the Bishop of Labuan," and will be consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury in the course of a few days. There will then be thirty colonial bishops in connexion with the Established Church of England. THE METHODIST NEW CONNEXION CONFERENCE was held this year (the 69th) in Sheffield, when an unsuccessful attempt was made to unite what are called "the Reformers" with that body. induced Cardinal Wiseman to leave his evangelical missionaries i archdiocese of Westminster and become a the five ports accessible member of the sacred college at Rome. The population of ten million reason assigned for this change is, the failing health of the Cardinal, and the service he would render his Holiness in the decision of grave questions in the canon.' " ANNIVERSARIES.-We give brief reports of the ings of religious and phil in our next. GENERA NEW COLLEGE AT ROME.-A new college has been established at Rome "to provide England with priests, and English perverts with an opportunity of qualifying themselves for the priesthood." A Dr. English has been sent to this country to collect funds for the institution, with a "special blessing in writing" from the Pope in his pocket, and a recommendation signed by all the papal bishops with their illegal territorial titles.— Monthly Letter of the Protestant Alliance. THE JOHN WILLIAMS.-The missionary ship John Williams entered the Thames on the 10th instant, after a quick and prosper-geon's charities) under f ous voyage of one hundred days from the Society Islands. The missionary party on board consists of the Rev. Charles Hardie and Mrs. Hardie, from Samoa; the Rev. John Barff and Mrs. Barff, from Huahine; and, including their families, twenty-four children of missionary brethren, who are sent to be educated in this country. A MUNIFICENT OFFER has been made by Dr. W. Clark, of Western Moffat, to give £20,000 for a Free Theological College at Glasgow, provided that another £20,000 be forthcoming; and after that £10,000 more for another £10,000. About £14,000 have been subscribed. DR. TIDMAN, Secretary of the London (Independent) Missionary Society, has been presented with £880, as a public testimonial, by the Earl of Shaftesbury, who said he would call Dr. Tidman his friend and brother Arthur Tidman. Dr. Harris read a suitable congratulatory address. IMPOSTOR.-John Eliot Rev. Mr. Hadlow, alias t man, alias the Rev. Mr. little man, dressed in a sh with a dirty white neckel fluity of bushy grey whi head, was charged with crown from Mr. James W reader and distributor of pretences. Mr. Wood sta geon had received a letter which was of considerab forth his extreme povert relief. He was deputed about the prisoner. At view witness took with h the Mendicity Society's o recognised him as an old him into custody. The manded. ARCHBISHOP HUGHES, out of a controversy with the following classic sty Brooks has exhibited him a man who has no regard who is, therefore, utterly u I take him, consequently, w to the nearest open sash send him forth with the servation, 'Go hence, wre sect! the world has space for me.'" A LITTLE LUGGER of burden left Penzance for the good luck to arrive at THE QUEEN'S GOLD MEDAL was presented by the Earl of Ellesmere to Dr. Tidman, who received it on behalf of Dr. Livingstone, the enterprising African traveller, in connection with the London Missionary Society. | 4th March. |