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one of the candidates | ing a student from Pontypool College ong and awful convic- preached to a large congregation, and sitting in a theatre, after the meeting was over the people Spurgeon was preach- separated highly delighted with the ll, to which place she day's services, especially with the ordiected on the following nance of baptism administered by a man the gospel of Christ whom they loved for his sterling worth, er of God to the saving and who, though not a bishop of any arden of her guilt was church, was considered quite as eligible Found joy and peace in to baptize as he was to preach the gospel. ich she became anxious r's injunction, "If ye commandments." I her facts that perhaps ne of your numerous t not trespass longer Providence permitting hear from me again, y more enquiring the heir faces thitherward, be very shortly "buried tism."

BATH, York Street.—After an impressive and instructive discourse by our pastor, Mr. R. White, to which the congregation listened with much attention and interest, nine believers were baptized on Lord'sday morning, July 1st; making twentytwo during the pastorate of Mr. Whitea little more than nine months. One of the baptized, Mr. Luckman, of Devonshire House, Bath, has been for many D. E. years a useful and effective preacher nmouthshire.-The vil- among the Wesleyans. At the water n the site of this old side he delivered an impressive and invited on Lord's-day, powerful address. Among many other anks of a brook in the important statements, he said, "With witness the celebration respect to this ordinance of Christ, (with baptism. Mr. Thomas shame I say it) for fifteen years I have the baptist church at resisted conviction, conscience, judg pected to be the ad-ment, and the word of God; but thank rough some misunder- God the spell is broken-I am free, and g the time, he arrived am now willing to obey my Saviour." it was advised, as he This address was accompanied with many distance, that he should tears both by the speaker and the congreer. The question now gation; and the whole service was solemn be done?" The can- and impressive. The Lord's supper was male, had been put off administered in the afternoon, and in the d it would neither be evening our pastor preached to the young. her any more, nor to May the Head of the church send us crowd that had assem- many such days of refreshing from his e ceremony. It was, presence. R. M. d that brother Griffiths, spected deacon of the nt, should be the imfiths had strong objecnce being administered an ordained minister.

GAMBLESIDE, Lancashire. -Our pastor, Mr. Maden, baptized one young female from the sabbath school, August 5, and on September 2nd an aged person put on Christ by baptism. These were received into the church.

lifted him up out of the water. He had Another is a daughter of ou

been for many years in connection with the Church of England, but at last was convinced of the propriety of immersion. The others were all members of the sabbath school. We are happy to say, the cause of truth and righteousness is prospering among us. During the past year fifteen were added to us by baptism, viz., in April, seven were baptized by Mr. Owen; in June, two by Mr. Thomas; in October, six by the same. We rejoice in the success with which the Lord is crowning the labours of our worthy pastors.

D. D. HEMYOCK, Devon. I cannot refrain from sending a brief account of some interesting services held here on Lord'sday, September 9th, when, after an interesting sermon in the morning on the mode and subjects of christian baptism, by Mr. Teale of Hatch, our pastor, Mr. Pearse, baptized nine individuals into the names of the Sacred Three. Five of them were young females, and the others inan and wife. The congregation was large and attentive, and the ordinance impressive and solemn. In the afternoon the candidates were publicly received into the church. We hope soon to have the pleasure of witnessing another such a scene, as there are several whose minds are deeply impressed. R. T.

BROSELEY, Old Baptist Chapel.-Four believers in the Lord Jesus Christ followed the example of their Saviour in the ordinance of baptism, on August 26th, one of whom was from our sabbath school.

AUDLEM, Cheshire.—Our pastor baptized two young disciples, September 2, and the same day they were added to the church.

deacons. She was first a then a teacher. The oth teacher; and, what added of the circumstance was Taylor of Kegworth, forme came over for the sole p tizing and receiving them i It was an interesting and portunity; a high day in o and we hope that it will b bered both by the candida were then present. BLACKWATER.-On Lo ing, August 26, four person in our neat little chapel after an address from " me to be baptized?" to attention was given. rendered the more interest of the candidates having employed as teachers in school, and that they consi and sister, who, with one were children whose paren with us, and with whom w other young friend made t family who have thus profe to the Saviour. Our pray that the Lord will contin of his Spirit upon our blessing on our offspring.

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BISHOPS' STORT FORD. kins baptized three person after preaching a sermo Baptism;" two of whom bath school children. In they were added to the ch the church covenant and right hand of fellowship table.

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They had both been scholars in our sab-—Mr. Davies baptized th

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ater and immersed two | May they run well the race that is set profession of faith in before them, and at last finish their course -ceived into the church with joy. T. R. the Lord's table. It MAIDSTONE, Bethel.-On sabbath evenrefreshing. We hope ing, August 26th, after preaching a serhdays. mon from the words-" These are they Pembrokeshire. which follow the Lamb whithersoever he pastor, Mr. B. Lewis, goeth," our pastor, Mr. Crambrook, bapnore noble than those tized two teachers from our sabbath that they received the school, who, with a sister from a distant adiness of mind, and church, were received into communion tures daily, whether with us the following Lord's-day. May o," two males put on they be enabled through Divine grace to - September 11. Our prove themselves faithful witnesses for hat they may hold out Christ. J. S. received into everlast- SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD, Notts.-We had T. H. E. the pleasure of baptizing one male and ANDYSSIL.-On Lord's three females, August 5. One is a teacher 2nd, seven candidates and one a scholar. J. E. Mr. John Owen, of SANDHURST, Kent-After a discourse in the river Tivi. on "the Reproach of Christ," our pastor ed to the church. baptized three persons in the "appointed way," September 2. T. E. S.

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aptism Facts and Anecdotes.

HRISTMAS EVANS.

latter, with his usual simplicity, says, "I period, he became ac- had always regarded the baptists as anatain members of the baptists, as re-baptizing, and from my e village of Llandysul; infancy had always heard them called urse with them he al-anabaptists, nor had I ever understood marked gratification that any man of my condition had They, by the sim- searched the bible for himself, to ascerit, and the richness of tain what baptism it enjoined. In the owledge, strongly at- controversy with my old friend I was to the great doctrines pressed severely, so that I was beaten ; prepared him for the but this I attributed to my ignorance; I, nexions and position therefore, carefully examined the scripA man named Amos, tures, to mark down every passage that urch at Llwynrhydo- mentioned infant baptism, for I believed ntly left that commu- there were hundreds of such there. he baptist church at after a careful perusal, I was terribly dis Christmas Evans; the appointed to find none of that character

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gave recommendations forty-two schools reporte about 4000 children as t canvass. From 2,000 calculated, had gone to the town which were no report. This report s position on the faith of inent was commenced, from 12,000 to 18,000 not attend Sunday sch vassers reported that th children between the a eighteen years who were with any Sunday scho lowest estimate, 2,000 a on each Sunday during brought from the lanes placed under christian tion. If results so im brought about by suc what might not be ex

SUNDAY SCHOOL CANVASS AT BIRM- They induced 8,450 out INGHAM. — INTERESTING RESULT. On to promise to go to a Su Tuesday evening, August 7, a public meeting was held in Cherry-street Chapel, Birmingham, to receive the report of the committee of the Sunday school canvass which has recently taken place in that town, and to decide on the steps to be taken for permanently securing the advantages of the movement. There was a very numerous attendance, and the meeting was presided over by John Henderson, Esq. Mr. J. A. Cooper read the report of the aggregate result of the canvass in aid of Sunday school extension. It appeared from the returns of the late census, that there were from twelve to eighteen thousand young persons in Birmingham who ought to have been in Sunday schools, and, on the faith of that return, a general canvass of the town was resolved upon. Forty-four schools sent in their adhesion to the movement, which was inaugurated in January last, and it was arranged that the canvass should from a united, consiste take place on three consecutive Sundays aggressive movement o in April. The town was divided into whole christian church districts, the Rev. J. A. James prepared might be asked-"Ha au address to parents for the occasion, continued in the school and £20. was immediately promised to committee had no stati wards defraying the expenses. The re- ject, yet they were in a sult had been of the most satisfactory favourable reply to the character. The statistical report was as had been many who h complete as could be made up to the pre- once or twice; but the ́sent time, and the following were the that the number of th total results. Forty-two schools employed continue their attendan 7.8 canvassers, who visited 28,698 houses, than might have been e in which they found 39,073 children, out number and characte of which number they found 21,952 who Many of the children attended a Sunday school. They found which they threw off that 17,121 did not go to any school. and nothing could persu