among a native people, or to impair the simplicity of their faith. If the fairest openings for missionary effort lie before

brings more clearly in ing truths which had, too much overlooked.

us, yet, if the ground has been pre-occu- see more plainly that pied by any other religious body, we other matters, self-he forbear to enter. . Nature itself has that a little which mer so divided our mission field, that each is better than a great labourer may work without interference the State to do for th with his neighbour. Every island, circled this-and not long a with its own coral reef, is a field in which which philanthropists each missionary may carry out his own were too much in the b system with native teachers, trained -we see that we ca under his own eye, and obedient to his ference on the part of will; grateful and loving men, with no public, deprive the par pride of private judgment to interfere or absolve him from with their teacher's plans; children in sponsibility, which lie obedience, but men in action; with no-that of duly instru weapon but prayer, and with no refuge but in God, &c. Many of these islands I visited in their days of darkness, and therefore I can rejoice in the light that now bursts upon them, from whatever quarter it may come. I feel that there is an episcopate of love as well as of authority, and that these simple teachers, scattered over the wide ocean, are objects of the same interest to me

DOMESTIC.

And from these admit that, in order to do a the parent who must work of education. accomplish by giving in literature and liter own account; and th ciations of this kind, endeavour to effect, a which we, oue and al

Baptisms.

HIGHGATE, near London.-Amid many discouragements for some time past we have been favoured this year with several encouraging additions to our little church. Six have been baptized, each under pleasing circumstances: one had previously been a communicant of the Established Church; another was, many years since, attached to the Wesleyan body, but after falling back from his profession had suffered great soul-trouble, from fear of

having sinned away but be is now walki consistently in the way third, though living e baptized at her nat under expectation of might there boldly te God. The fourth ha benefit from a pædoba felt it her duty to be l to a church of the san had been a consisten

and his nearest and mbled, we are glad to that he sustained no but much comfort to

Lord Jesus Christ. Two of the candidates had formerly been consistent members with the Welsh Calvinistic Methodists of this town (one for upwards of 18 years); but finding no scriptural GREEN, near Welwyn, authority for the practice of infant sprinkrst Lord's-day in Sep., ling, they determined no longer to coun- Parkins, baptized two tenance that practice, and resolved thus of the Saviour, one to shew their adhesion to the true mode male, both teachers in laid down by Christ and followed by all ol. In the afternoon his faithful disciples. Another candidate ey were added to the was the writer, who makes the third from the first sabbath in the same family who have within the last female friends followed nine months professed their love to the e. One of them had Saviour. One of the candidates, aged 14, on with the Wesleyan was the only son of our much esteemed er of years in another pastor, Mr. Hughes. They were all ad, but since her removal mitted into membership when commemorhood she has been a rating the dying love of the Saviour with us; and being the following sabbath. May the spirit is the duty of believers preserve them as His own to the end of e has followed out her their days. J. R. and united with the [Our friend asks, in a note, "Have you no e. A third candidate, means of getting the English baptists in ng man, had been proLiverpool to report their baptisms? There ship, but was unable to are eleven baptist places of worship in he desired on account this town, and I occasionally hear of some -h has prostrated his interesting baptisms taking place, and very much regret that no one reports nd keeps him at home. them." So do we: but we cannot help idate would have been ourselves. All we can do is, to say as we prevented by a similar have often said, that we shall feel greatly Lord sanctify the afflicobliged to any friend, in any city, town, ted, and enable those or village, in England, Wales, Scotland, professed his name to or Ireland, or at the ends of the earth, and be saved. who will send us reports of baptisms.] After an appropriate FOLKESTONE.-On Wednesday evenastor, Mr. H. Smith, ing, Oct. 3, Mr. Jones baptized five young mmission of our Lord, persons-three males and two females. - baptized on a pro- The sermon was from the words, "Let ith in Christ, Oct. 7. every one that nameth the name of ere immersed by our Christ depart from iniquity." And truly , in the presence of a it was an interesting sight to see these nd crowded audience. young friends thus, in their early days, aracterised by becom-naming the name of Christ." Our mnity. In the after- heart's desire and prayer to God for them ceived into fellowship is, that they may all acquit themselves as R. B. good soldiers of Jesus Christ.

R. B.

mersion of believers, and about one half of the members have now submitted to

CARDIFF, Bethel, Lord's-day afterno Thomas Thomas, 1

Pontypool college, a

four of whom were nance of baptism t

that ordinance.-On the 14th of August, Mr. D. Alexander immersed two females, a mother and daughter; the one an aged disciple who has long known and adorned the gospel, and is the wife of one of our deacons. The daughter is an interesting had lately been dra young woman of some promise. Both were added to the church here. The

teachers of our sabba were Primitive Metl

tion of the subject Saviour. Mr. Thon They have now yield lightful discourse in Psalm cx. 3, after wh per was administered dates were received This was our first ba

baptist churches in this district have long been in a languid condition, but symptoms of revival begin to appear, which, it is hoped, will be permanent. There is a prospect of efforts being made this winter for the purpose of securing the services of a pious and devoted missionary in connection with the baptist churches on the we believe the Spir east coast of Forfar and Kincardineshires, amongst us. viz., at Arbroath, Montrose, Luthermuir, way to Zion with thei

and Bervie.

J. H. D.

The Welsh church at

Other

ABERDARE. NEWCASTLE EMLY Aberdare held a very interesting open-air Five candidates we meeting on the banks of the river Cynnon, John Owen, our pa Sep. 8. Mr. Priel, of Liverpool, preached senior pastor, Mr. T to about two thousand people, after which an impressive addre our minister, Mr. Price, immersed two language, from John young men. We had the pleasure, during dates are all memb the last twelve months, of seeing sixty- school. They were one immersed by Mr. P. in the same church the same mo place, the great majority of whom were was restored. This Sunday scholars. We have thirteen to collect for the m more before the church as candidates happy to say that for baptism. collection alone was n more than last year. day. The Lord hat for us, therefore we a

The English baptists had a very interesting scene in the Welsh chapel, Mill Street, kindly lent for the occasion, on Sep. 23. Brother Lloyd, of Merthyr, preached in the Welsh language, and an address was delivered in English by brother Priel, the minister of the Welsh church in Aberdare, after which he immersed six believers in Christ. This was the first baptism in connection with the English church since its re-formation in

[We very much wish more such reports a Principality, We h of a baptism of seve in Montgomeryshire as the name and ad not given we cannot notice.]

to seventy. Several were either senior scholars or junior teachers in the sabbath school; and one, an aged female of threeoth from ecclesiastical score years and ten, had been in connection with the Church of England.

FROM JONES'S BIBLICAL CYCLOPÆDIA.

PREACHING, BELIEVING, AND BAP-| BAPTISM EXHIBIT TIZING.- -Whatever may be said respect- RIAL AND RESURRE ing the mode by which baptism was ad- whereby he fulfilled ministered in the times of Christ and of the substitute and re his apostles, it is certain that there is lievers; and also the neither precept nor example in all the with, and conformit New Testament for applying it to infants. "Know ye not," says In the original institution of it as an "that so many of us a ordinance of the kingdom of Christ, bap- Jesus Christ, were ba tism stands inseparably connected with l'herefore we are b the preaching and believing of the gospel. baptism into death, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the was raised up from th gospel to every creature; he that believeth of the Father, even (the gospel) and is baptized shall be walk in newness of saved," Mark xvi. 16. The practise of He uses similar lang the apostles was in all respects strictly ing the Colossians: conformable to the commission which in baptism, wherein a was thus given them by their Divine him, through the fa Master. They baptized none but such of God, who hath ra as were made disciples by teaching. On dead. And you bein the day of Pentecost, Peter preached the and the uncircumci gospel to the Jews; and they only "who hath he quickened t gladly received his word, were baptized," having forgiven you Acts ii. 41. Philip preached the gospel ii. 12, 13. Thus the to the Samaritans, and "when they that baptism repres believed the things concerning the king-burial, and resurrect dom of God and the name of Jesus, they in a figure, what th were baptized, both men and women,' way of testimony, n ch. viii. 12. The Ethiopian Eunuch also delivered for our offe was baptized on a profession of his faith, for our justification,' ver. 35 38. Considerable stress has been further, that by a g laid, in this controversy, on the whole stition, Christ sustai households; but it is obvious that those believers in his dyin who found infant baptism on this, are that they were so co begging the question at issue; for, not connected with him only are there innumerable households his death, been buri without infants, but it is demonstrable raised again in his re from the narrative itself, that these bap- uow, on their belie tized households consisted only of such is signified to them as heard the doctrine which the apostle which the death, bu preached; had their hearts opened to of the Saviour are attend unto it; were capable of being upon their own pers comforted as brethren; or who rejoiced, believing in God. Acts xvi. & ch. xviii.