fight, and the Lord our God will give by the Mother of God on you victory. The words of my prophecy a pledge of the eternal pr are accomplished. By the defence of the is granted to orthodox fortress committed to your care you have General says: "In the fi gained immortal laurels for yourself and that the benedictions of ou your soldiers. And now I say to you will be for us the pledge of f once more, Fight and triumph, for you let us add to our strength, are the elect of the Lord, destined to rades, by the idea that ou become the scourge of his enemies.'' ." and that the Emperor an The writer adds:-"It is indeed sur- found on your heroism and prising that General Osten - Sacken, bility a well-justified hope

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INDIA, Jessore.-Mr. Sale has recently be to God who giveth us t baptized three persons in this district, viz., two young men and one young woman. One of the former is a convert from Hindooism who has been wishing for baptism for more than a year. Mr. Sale says, "We also found at Buridangá a young man of the writer caste who had renounced Hindooism and joined the christians there. He came to Buridángá to buy rice for the markets near Jessore, and whilst staying there received a tract, On Caste, from the native preachers, and after reading it decided on renouncing his caste. His knowledge of christianity is very limited, but he is very teachable and anxious to know more of the way he has chosen. I cannot help hoping that several others will soon come to the light.'

Barisál.—Mr. Page writes, under date of April 20th :-"I have but just come in from a twenty days tour. I baptized seven persons at Madra; eight of Pakhar and eight of Digalyá, in all, sixteen persons; at Digalyá, amidst thunder,

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January 11th.-I baptiz Rájápur, of whom we all well. She has long learne had been several months Every one who knows her hear of her being accepted before, I happened to be sp Muhammadans of a villag journey from Rájápur. T her having lived with her time,. of her excellent char ing the Bible, and wishing Mussalmán neighbours, a ing the sabbath, refraining &c. 'And,' said an old I once took Raimoni's J pressed hard by some me question on question, fa could reply. I said to the she is a woman and you be so hard on her; she ca cannot; she is a good won around spoke in the same st was satisfactory and unexpe

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tian carpenter. She has been nearly three years with us, and has given us all the time increasing reason to be satisfied with her conduct, and now it is evident that the great change has been wrought out in her. May God keep all these, whom we have received into our little church, by his mighty power, through faith, faithful unto the end.”

Dacca.-Mr. Bion says, "On the 27th of March, I baptized a native doctor, formerly resident at Chittagong, in the Dulaserry, near Feringí bazar. May the Lord make him a blessing to his countrymen, not only as a physician for their bodily diseases, but also as one who can impart to them the balm of Gilead." Narsigdarchoke.-Mr. Pearce had the pleasure to baptize two persons here on Tuesday, May the 8th ;-one for the church at this station, and the other for that at Malayapore.

Agra. Mr. Jackson baptized two Serjeants of Her Majesty's 8th (King's Own) Regiment, on the 2nd May, in the Cautorments Chapel. May they have grace given them to endure unto the end.

Calcutta-Two persons were baptized at the Lal Bazar Chapel on Sunday morning, March the 25th. One of them is a native who has long been a candidate for the ordinance.

February 4th.-I baptized here in Barisal four persons, two women and two men. The history of two of these, a Brahman and his wife, is not without interest. The husband was, for many years, the leader of a band of singers, whose occupation was, to attend all the houses of the respectable Bábus in this and neighbouring districts, and sing at all the marriages and pujás performed therein. Many a festival has he attended, and many a vile song has he concocted and conducted, mixing in the worst society, and joining in all the wanton recreation of the disciples of Krishna. About two and half years ago he came to me at Rájápur. I was struck with the frankness with which he told his tale (bad as it was), and encouraged him when he said he would come among us. He then went about with me a little; and afterwards, not without a good deal of contrivance, got his wife from her village, and settled down at Barisal. We found him, however, a sad lazy fellow, and given to taking the most noxious drugs. He was quarrelsome, too, and ill-treated his wife. The native christians could not agree with him: and, but for that frankness in him which first attracted my attention, and a hope that he would yet reform, I should hardly have kept him. But we persevered in hope, gave him work to do, spoke often and kindly to him, gave him a Bible, taught his wife to read, and did all we could think of to unite the two, and bring them both to Christ. Slowly a change came over his wife, and then over him. She learned to read in a very short time, and grew in knowledge. He abandoned his former practices one by one, and seemed anxious BIRMINGHAM, Heneage Street.-On the about salvation. The two lived in peace first Lord's-day in July, our pastor, Mr. and love, with the Bible and prayer at Taylor, baptized five believers-four home. Both became candidates; both males and one female: two were father were baptized to their great joy; and we and son. The father had been some can say of them that the signs of con- years a member and a deacon with our version-old things passing away, and all Independent brethren, and, like many things becoming new-are evident in others, had long believed that immersion them. The other two we received can also read; and in them, too, we have cause for gratitude. One of them is a lad whom we have brought up, from a mere child, as a house servant, He is a real honest young fellow, with a straightforward simple heart, in which, we would sincerely hope, the seeds of youthful piety have been received, to germinate and spring up and bear fruit in years to The last is the wife of our chris

come.

Haurah.-On Lord's day, March the 18th, Mr. Morgan had the pleasure to baptize a Maulavi, who has already given proof of his sincere attachment to christianity. May this interesting convert be upheld and enabled to be steadfast to the end.

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was the only scriptural mode of baptism; and after long halting, the convictions of his mind led him into the path of duty. Mr. Taylor's ministry was blessed to the conversion of two of his sons; one was baptized some months since, and when the other was about to follow in the same path the father at once came forward, having long known his Master's will to do it. The Lord's supper was administered in the afternoon, when they all

thus put on Christ; and on the first sabbath in July three more avowed their

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In the address given by t
Mr. Godson, he discla

faith in the Saviour of the world. All" dissenter," stating tha these were added to us; may they be faithful. Since we commenced, seven years ago, our place has been enlarged to double its former size; and we believe the Lord is blessing his word amongst us. H. P. R.

BURNLEY, Enon Chapel. On sabbath evening, July 29, Mr. Batey had the pleasure of dedicating seven disciples to God in baptism. This addition makes twenty-two since the commencement of the present year, who have thus followed the Saviour. The congregations have uniformly been large and attentive, and some of these baptisms have been of a very interesting character. On one occasion five young men, like the Eunuch, went down into the water and were bap tized, and then went on their way rejoicing. On the last occasion three of the candidates, in their letters to the church, said they had formerly attended a sabbath school connected with the Establishment, but having heard so much of "Enon" they determined to come and see" for themselves. They came; and having first given themselves to God they then gave themselves to his people. May they be faithful unto death! Mr. Batey, the pastor of this church, has been active in conducting open-air services during the present season, both on sabbathday afternoons and Wednesday evenings, in the old Market Place, to orderly and attentive audiences.

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SUNNYSIDE, Lancashire-The ordinance of baptism was administered by Mr. Nichols, Aug. 10, the candidate being his daughter-in-law; and it is pleasing to add that all his children have now put on Christ by baptism.

church of Christ they ha from the church of Rom church; but from the at ever acknowledged--one the Lord Jesus Chr minister-John the Ba mentary assembly-the one code of laws-the Being thus a complete stitution they should con till the end of time, whe redeemed church, they ceived into everlasting h

P. S. Notwithstandi repetition of the above place since Mr. G. has be the large, respectable, behaved audiences bear interest here taken in re

From the i SUTTON-IN-THE-ELMS We had the pleasure of disciples put on Christ June 24; one had more her threescore years and sought and found the old the good way, she resolve the other had passed the and hopes now to follow to its close. They wer into our fellowship.-A we had the happiness to females render obedien nance, thus shewing to love to Christ. These s at our next breaking of b

GRIMSBY. Mr. Hogg church in Burgess Stree disciples of the Lord Je of July.

ng on us with his bright | this in remembrance of me." e was numerous on both also baptized one brother at Poulver on Mr. James addressed the morning of Aug. 12, and received him into the church in the afternoon. A. M.

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