DONATIONS have been for Lea Sunnyside Burslem ... Bishop's Stortford Bildeston .... .... ...... 400 400 400 500 ...... 400 ...... the requests which at this rate we are BAPTIST. FOREIGN. Macclesfield clear increase of 609, whi per cent. Dr. Cramp says Lord's day of the present nine young persons, five of ing in the college, and four They are the fruits of a r recently commenced amon proceeding. It is probabl will be baptized next Lord frequent meetings, both fo for prayer and for exhortat bers attend, and much so I cannot but hope that we an extensive outpouring Brethren, pray for us!" of my heart for his of a clergyman, who, by various additions, ESTIC. Sire.-During the past = connected with the pel at this place were sistance of Mr. H. S. 1, at their anniversary rmon by Mr. B. in the ation repaired to the wards of 300 sat down, cured to reduce the debt. r of the place, Mr. H. alled to preside, introho at once commenced ture on "The Literary ims Progress," which he cheers of the deThe lecturer, after an omissions, and transpositions, transformed it into a teacher of the doctrines of puseyism, thus enabling him to place it with safety in the hands of the children of the church. He then concluded by expressing the wish that all might be found followers of those "pilgrims," who, through faith and patience, now inherit the promises. BURTON-ON-TRENT.-The General Baptists in this town have at length accomplished their long-cherished desire to erect a larger and more convenient place of worship. About thirty years ago. the late Mr. Pike of Derby, and other friends, purchased some old premises, which they fitted up, in a part of the town called Burton-Extra; and truly it was "extra," for on entering the town fromn "yonder bridge, That with its wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood," on the "" Progress," and travelling for about a mile along what to Bunyan as a mend a baptist preacher, was then a dull and monotonous street, distinguished chiefly by here and there an imgth to the persecutions mense brewing establishment, you passed at age. The spirit of the Town Hall and Market Place, and marked), was evinced winding round a vast stone wall, the rerian and episcopal rule, mains, it may be, of some old religious ng free from its influ establishment, after some inquiry you might ing enactments existing find a building, undistinguishable as a place wealth were, however, of worship; which form or shape had more tolerant spirit of none." Here, for all these years, ministers ersecutions became in- have laboured and the people have struggled the restoration, Bun- to maintain themselves. Under the pastorate e earliest victims of the of Mr. R. Kenney, the good cause has prosnous Conventicle Act. pered, and at length a new place, on an eligiess, written during his ble position, has been erected. At the his greatest, was by no time we write the opening services are takIt was written while ing place, and we hope that the expectations o other books than his of our friends will be realized in the liberal ce, and "Fox's Book of support of the public. Burton is a rapidly , however, that he had improving town. Its position as a railway ely. It also evinces an station is important; and we trust that its ce with human nature. inhabitants will not forget amidst their urnished materials for peculiar engagements, in the manufacture -Christ with his wicket of their famous "ales," that "the grace of 1 with armoury-Peter God that bringeth salvation hath appeared John with descriptions to all men, Teaching us that, denying unHis Greatheart and godliness and worldly lusts, we should live found among the heroes soberly, righteously, and godly, in this prearmy; his Parson Two-sent world; Looking for that blessed hope, Waich It appears can give year. lor, having offered themse ary labour in Orissa, hav on this service in compan ley, who is now on his way of his missionary labours. Mr. John Orissa Goadby Institution preparatory to same distant field of lab student, Mr. Thomas Goad one year at Glasgow Uni it. Able, searching, and faithful, it is just adapted to the purpose, and will, we trust, do much good, and cause "great searching of heart" among the members of the churches to whom it is immediately addressed, and in all who read it. We want such expositions to rouse us from our torpor, for so it is that "in our prosperity no altars buru." Mr. Hanson, minister of the place, was moderator. The preachers were Messrs. B. Evans, J. Walcot, and W. Wal-patronage of the Committ ters. Meetings of the "Yorkshire Baptist after a severe contest, in Itinerant Society," and the "Aged Ministers Williams's scholarship. Society," were held. Petitions to Parliament had been invited by the ch were agreed on, against the Maynooth En- Mr. T. W. Freckleton, b dowment Grant and Church Rates, and in Longton; and Mr. J. O favour of legalizing marriages with the sis-church at Pinchbeck. Mr. ter of a deceased wife. The churches at had been engaged during Doncaster, and at Hellifield, near Long deliver a course of lectu Preston, were admitted. The next circular which were attended by al letter to be on The Remedies for the Pre- by several ministers, (form sent State of the Churches;" Mr. Dowson the neighbourhood. of Bradford, to write it. The association ceived some valuable add meeting for 1856 to be held with the second posal for erecting a buil baptist church in Halifax preachers, abeyance for the present Messrs. Acworth and Giles. The statistics the examiners suggested so at this annual meeting furnish the follow-but was on the whole sa ing results: churches, 68; members, 6,556; couraging. baptized, 266; increase, 405; decrease, 375. Nett increase, 30. PONTYPOOL, Zion Chapel, Trosnant.The usual anniversary services were held on Sep. 2, when Mr. Evan Thomas, of Tredegar iron works, preached three sermons in Welsh, and Mr. Evan Jenkins, student at the baptist college, delivered two in English. The collections were very liberal. On the fol. lowing day Mr. Lewis Lewis, late student in the college, was ordained to the work of the ministry in this place. Messrs. Lloyd of Merthyr, Morgan of Llandovery, Thomas (Theological Tutor), and Thomas of Tredegar, conducted the services. Sermons were delivered in the afternoon by Messrs. Owen of Berthlwyd, Price of Abersychan, and Thomas of Pisgah; and in the evening by Messrs. Thomas of Tredegar, Thomas (classical tutor), and Lloyd of Merthyr. All the discourses were able, and suited to RR The RHYLL, North Wales.sure in being able to stat in this place and neighb templating the erection o ship in this popular and r There is at present a ch members, and an eligible land has been secured Having visited the place v of the circumstances of and of the necessity wh such an attempt; but w little more from the partic undertaking, and especi design,-whether it is t English worship and pr for much of the success o depend on the purposes t ing is to be appropriated. our friends in the neighb us with an exposition of Peto, any debt should encumber the Society, OBJECT determined to remove it, not by any public THE Rajah of Sutteala, a appeal, but by naming the matter to some few friends privately. We have lately received the following letter, which we gladly insert, and the perusal of it cannot fail to gratify all our friends, and will prove, we trust, a fresh encouragement to them in their efforts to sustain the Society's operations. 66 "DEAR FRIEND-Circumstances, which G. E. Foster, Esq., Cambridge.. Edmund Foster, Esq., ditto A Friend, X. Y. Z A Friend, Cambridge A Friend, ditto.. £. s. d. 100 0 0 50 00 21 0 0 20 William Collins, Esq., London 5 India, when paying a vi Calcutta, was received w regal. The Friend of In ticulars of his journey by which we learn that he to the Company to whon the Ganges belong, to pay ordinary rate of passage suite, £30 for every day's pened on his pilgrimage, a for every hour's delay. 1 strange contract will app lows. He stopped at several dered the vessel a consi first at Benares to visit and distributed £26,000 i turned aside to visit Gy At the former place, accor offered the funeral cake fo 0 0 00 tions of deceased ancesto 0 0 A writer in the Bengal. 00 in relation to this occuren ooity of the judge and pilg 0 0 now both dead, that the 0 0 Ragpore had been, for ma 20 0 0 the Gywats, or pilgrim h 00 shrine, to go there on offer the funeral cake for rations of his ancestors. 20 50 20 0 0 100 100 25 10 0 0 21 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 10 10 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 priest who accompanies th lion's share of the offerin men at length persuaded 0 0 take the journey. He set 00 retinue, and a full treas O the temple he ordered the be spread out before the came the perquisite of t been so fortunate as to co The sum offered exceeded rajah, turning to him said "Maharajah," replied th only silver." "Then," sa it be covered with gold rupee can be seen." It i way the silver offering was £762 0 0 "The value of these donations has been greatly enhanced by the kindness with which they have been given. Yours truly, Z." It will be seen that the foregoing amounts are somewhat more than the sum required. But as one friend who gives £20 to the object, wishes, if the contributions should |