This station was divided into six districts, and the rev. gentleman who had charge of one of them wrote, that "none have gone back who had been long with us." At Cottayam, the Rev. J. Bailey had completed and printed a translation of the Holy Scriptures and of the Liturgy in the Malayalim language, and churches had been erected, and were attended by large congregations. At Mallapalli, on the Travencore hills, a wild and desolate district, where the people were fierce, brutal, and ignorant, many converts had been made, and the sound of the gospel was now heard with joy by more than 200 of these people, and 500 rupees had been subscribed by them for the building of a church. At Ceylon, the prospects were encouraging; twenty-two converts had been recently baptized at Nellore. The committee, in concluding the report, impress on all the friends of the church mission the urgent need which existed for continuing those noble efforts by which its treasury bad been replenished; and they deprecated the notion that because so much had been raised in the last year, therefore their efforts should now relax. Neither was the call on the Christian public limited to the support of existing missions. New and sudden openings had of late been presented by the opening of Central Africa, by the way of Sierra Leone and the Niger, and by the opening of the great empire of China. Peculiar facilities suddenly arising might be taken as an indication of God's will; and with respect to Africa, an opening had now been offered to the Society without any expense to itself; and with respect to China, the Lord had put it into the heart of one of his servants to offer 6,0007. for that specific purpose. The receipts of the year from all sources are as follows :: WESLEYAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY. Annual Meeting, May 1. The chair was successively occupied by J. P. Plumptre, Esq., M.P., and Thomas Farmer, Esq. The report was read by the Rev. E. Hoole, and the Rev. John Beecham. It began by stating that the committee deemed it expedient as in former years, to call the attention of the members and friends of the society, in the first place, to the financial statement, premising that it was necessarily made up only to the close of 1842, whereas in reporting the state and prospects of the missions, the committee availed themselves of the most recent information. The gross income received for 1842, from all sources, was 98,2536. 12. 8d., being a decrease of income, as compared with 1841, of 3,434. 98. 8d. The gross expenditure of 1842 was 100,6637. 13s. 9d., being an increase of expenditure, as compared with 1841, of 1,9097. 6s.; and leaving a deficiency in the year 1842 of 2,4107. 18. 1d. To meet this deficiency, there was the surplus of income over expenditure in 1841, 2,9337. 148. 7d. By this addition of the surplus of 1841 to the real income of 1842, the deficiency of 1842 was wholly liquidated, and a surplus yet remains, towards the expenditure of 1843, amounting to 5237. 13s. 6d. After a very lengthened detail of the operations and prospects of the society in various parts of the world, it presented the following general summary : Principal or central mission stations, called Sunday-school teachers and other agents 265 360 590 4,500 £92,446 1 9 6,495 18 11 Full and accredited church members......... 93,680 60,396 7 Since the accounts were closed on the 31st of March, a further payment has been made on account of debt of 6,0007. Thus, through the Divine bountifulness, the debt of the Society, which at the commencement of the year amounted to 13,5007., is now reduced to 10001. The resolutions were moved and seconded by the Bishop of Winchester and Archdeacon Shirley; Lord Sandon, and the Rev. Augustus Hanson; the Dean of St. Patrick's, and the Rev. J. J. Weitbrecht; J. C. Colquhoun, Esq., M.P., and the Rev. F. Close. The report concluded with an eloquent and affecting appeal on behalf of Protestant missions, in the new and trying circumstances in which they now seem likely to be placed by the efforts of Rome, aided by the power of France. The meeting was addressed by the Rev. Drs. Hannah, Alder, and Leifchild; by the Rev. Messrs. Jacobs (Pah-tah-se-gay), Mortimer, Smith, Newton, Boyce, Huston, Turner, Stinson, Reece, and Jackson; also by M. A. Campbell, Esq., M.P.; C. Hindley, Esq., M.P.; Captain Woodward; and R. Wilson, Esq. BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY. Fifty-first Anniversary, April 27. - The chair was occupied by J. L. Phillips, Esq.; and after the Rev. T. Shirley had offered prayer, the Rev. J. Angus, M.A. read the report, from which we learnt that the committee were gratified in being able to state, that the progress of the society had been uninterrupted in its position and prospects, and was never more calculated to encourage and stimulate the exertions of its friends. While they had to deplore the return or death of ten agents, including five missionaries, they were able to report that, during the year, sixteen, including eight missionaries, had gone forth to this glorious work. The total number of missionaries who had been sent out by the society, or had been in connexion with it, amounted to 169; of whom 62 had been sent out within the last ten years. The report then proceeded to detail the society's operations in the East Indies; and, after furnishing an account of the progress of Biblical translation, referred to the missionary schools. There were, in India, in connexion with the society, 79 schools, being an increase of four during the year, containing 2789 children. The total number of members added to the churches during the year had been 173; the decrease, by death and removals, including 17 through the continued machinations of the missionaries of the Propagation Society, 92; the total number of members being 1350. The report then adverted to the progress of the mission in the various stations, and went on to speak of Africa. The committee were glad to be able to state, that in a few months they had reason to hope four missionaries, with at least eight teachers, from Jamaica, would be employed in regular mission work at Fernando Po, and the coast of the neighbouring continent. To render that agency more efficient, the committee had resolved on the purchase of a vessel for the use of the mission in Western Africa. The West India missions were next brought under review. In connexion with the Baptist churches in Jamaica, there had been added, during the last year, by baptism, 2925; by letter, 604; by restoration, 388: while the decrease had amounted in all to 2062; leaving a clear increase of 1855. The number of inquirers was 14,353, and the total number of members 33,658. The number of children in the mission schools was 6944; somewhat less than last year, though the number of Sunday-school children had proportionably increased, being 13,042. Reference was then made to the new missions at Trinidad, Hayti, South America, and Canada, all of which were in a flourishing condition. With regard to home . proceedings, it was stated, that the total amount of the Jubilee Fund was 32,5001. The total ordinary receipts of the year amounted to 21,1987. 38. 10d., being a decrease, as compared with the preceding year of 15287.188.4d. The summary stated, that the total number of members added to the churches during the past year, was 3569; the total number of members in all the churches being 36,622. There were also about 18,000 inquirers, 165 stations, 79 missionaries, 59 female missionaries, with 78 native preachers. The number of day-schools was 137; of schoolmasters, 155; of children taught in dayschools, 10,226; and of children taught in Sabbath-schools, about 15,000. The number of volumes of the Scriptures printed was 90,000. The total receipts for all purposes, 50,8067. 128., exclusive of the additional sum of 2,8127., still due to the Jubilee fund. The meeting was addressed by the Rev. Messrs. Edwards, (Nottingham,) Birrell, Clarke, Mursell, and Elven; and also by the Rev. Drs. Alder, Leifchild, and Murch, and by H. Kelsall and W. B. Gurney, Esqrs. On the evening of the same day, an adjourned meeting of the society was held, C. Hindley, Esq., M.P., in the chair. Mr. Angus read parts of the report omitted in the morning, and addresses, in moving and seconding the resolutions, were delivered by the Rev. Messrs. Hamilton, Philip, and Merrick; Mr. A. Fuller and others. LONDON SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIANITY AMONG THE JEWS. Thirty-fifth Anniversary, May 5. - The chair was occupied by Sir Thomas Baring, the president of the society, several hymns were sung by the Jewish children, prayers were read by the Rev. J. B. Cartwright, and the Rev. Dr. Marsh addressed the children. The Rev. W. Ayerst read the report, which stated that the still growing interest in behalf of the Jewish cause has been manifested by the constant and increasing demands for the publications of the society, giving information respecting its operations in the various departments of its labours. The cause of the society has been pleaded in many pulpits, where previously it had not been advocated; and new openings are constantly being presented for making its claims known. The Irish auxiliary, amid the many difficulties of the times felt in the sister country as in our own, has continued to flourish. The sum remitted from that country during the year is 2,0471. 78. 11d. The aggregate amount of contributions received during the past year, towards the general and special purposes of the society, is 25,0667. 28. 6d., being an increase of 3661. 138. 9d. above the receipts of the preceding year. This amount has been contributed in the following proportions :General Purposes of the Society, including the Jerusalem Mission and Scripture Funds...... Hebrew Church at Jerusalem ... Hospital at Jerusalem Jewish Converts' Relief Fund, Jerusalem The several Temporal Funds... 3 £23,618 13 974 8 11 230 16 8 46 10 4 195 13 4 After defraying the expenses of the year, the society have for carrying on the work for the ensuing year, the sum of 9,5007. vested in Exchequer bills, and 2,0767. 68. 7d. in the hands of the treasurer, and on account of the Temporal Relief Fund the sum of 3801. 178. 9d. At home, during the past year, the following Bibles and other works have been issued from the Depositary, from April 1st, 1842, to March 31st, 1843:-Hebrew Bibles, 1830, and New Testaments, 2,056; Hebrew, German, Dutch, &c., Pentateuch, 3,257; Psalms in the same languages, 1,323; Book of Common Prayer, in Hebrew, 558; The Old Paths, English, Hebrew, and German, 675; Tracts, various, 13,680; Bibles and Testaments, English, and in foreign languages, 573. The committee took this opportunity of thankfully acknowledging the grant of 666 copies of the Scriptures, English and in foreign languages, from the British and Foreign Bible Society during the past year. The extension of the operations of the society has rendered new editions of several tracts and other publications necessary; and 18,500 copies have been printed. Of the Hebrew Scriptures, the committee have printed 2,000 copies of the Pentateuch with the Haphtorah, and have been carrying through the press editions of 2,000 copies of the Bible in Hebrew and Dutch, interleaved, and in Judeo-Polish. A translation of the first part of Bunyan's well-known and useful work, Pilgrim's Progress, Hebrew, has been completed, and an edition of 1,500 copies is now in the press. Various facts were detailed relating to the operations and prospects of the society at home and abroad, and the different resolutions were then moved and seconded by Lord Ashley, the Rev. Drs. M'Caul and Marsh; and by the Rev. Messrs. Bickersteth, Caswell, Stowell, Cunningham, Tottenham, Freemantle, and Pym. CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTION SOCIETY. Eighteenth Anniversary, May 2. Chairman, Thomas Challis, Esq., the treasurer. Prayer was offered by the Rev. A. G. Fuller. The report, which was read by the Rev. The beneficial influence of these visits is also seen in the fact, that last year 1,421 copies of the Scriptures were distributed, 2,686 children were directed to Sabbath or day-schools, and 3,635 cases of urgent distress were relieved by the agencies of this society. During the past summer, five tents were employed for the public preaching of the gospel in the neighbourhood around the city. It may be supposed that not less than 20,000 persons listened to the gospel through this instrumentality alone. That at no season of the year there should be wanting a special testimony on behalf of saving truth, the committee renewed, on the return of winter, their courses of lectures to mechanics and young men. The series of lectures addressed to the former were delivered at Union-street chapel, in the Borough, which were heard by many persons of the class for whom they were prepared, whilst those to young men were on several occasions crowded chiefly by those who will be a blessing or a curse to the coming age. The committee had long felt that it was necessary to attempt to perfect the organization of existing associations, and it was resolved that it was desirable to secure the services of some minister who would act as the general agent of the society for that purpose, and the Rev. James Mirams had been invited to take, and had undertaken that office. The report then adverted to the loss which the society had sustained in the death of their late devoted assistant-secretary, Mr. Frederick Pitman; and concluded by calling on the meeting to renew their purpose and their prayer to live and labour for the salvation of men. J. Pitman, Esq., presented the cash account, from which it appeared that there was due to the treasurer last year 1857. 18. 11d., the total receipts amounted to 1,1527. 6s. 7d., the expenditure to 1,1921. 5s. 6d., leaving a balance against the society of 391. 188. 11d. The meeting was addressed by the Rev. Messrs. Burnet, G. Smith, T. Smith, and Blackburn; and by the Rev. Drs. Leifchild, Cox, and Campbell. RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY. Forty-fourth Anniversary, May 5. John Labouchere, Esq., presided, and the Rev. Dr. Henderson offered prayer. William Jones, Esq., the corresponding secretary and superintendent, read an abstract of the report. It briefly referred to the operations of the society and its auxiliaries in China, Java, Burmah, Assam, India, Ceylon, Australasia, New Zealand, South Sea Islands, West and South Africa, Spanish America, West Indies, New Providence, the United States of America, British North America, Newfoundland, Labrador, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Hungary, Carinthia, Lower Saxony, Wirtemberg, Iceland, Denmark, Russsia, the Mediterranean, and adjacent countries. In noticing the home proceedings, the committee expressed their regret at the retirement of Mr. John Davis, the Society's superintendent, the duties of which office he discharged for nearly twenty-four years, in a faithful and conscientious manner. The following grants of publications were reported: -For Sabbath-day circulation, soldiers, sailors, and rivermen; Home Missionary, District Visiting, City and Town Missions, Christian Instruction, and other kindred societies; British emigrants, prisoners, hospitals, workhouses, railway workmen, fairs, races, foreigners in England, special occasions, public executions, convict ships, and other important objects, amounting to 1,677,936. Grants to Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, 302,557. The value of the foregoing grants is 2,6687. 188. 106 libraries have been granted during the year to schools, destitute districts, and union houses; also a grant of books value 601., at half-price, has been made to form libraries for the police. The report further stated the proposals of the committee for the formation of factory libraries, and the issues of cheap books, and their efforts to counteract those principles which are opposed to the Reformation. The new publications of the year were 218. Publications circulated amount to 16,469,551; making the total circulation of the society, in nearly 90 languages, including the issues of foreign societies assisted by the Parent Institution, to amount to nearly 377,000,000. The total benevolent income of the year amounts to 4,9807. 158. 10d.; special donations received for China, to 31st March, 1,7471. 48. 4d.; proceeds of sales, 43,0647. 148. 9d. Gratuitous issues amount to 6,6497. 78. 1d.; being 1,6687. 118. 3d. beyond the amount of benevolent contributions, without any charge or expenses whatever thereon. Legacies, 9997. 198. Total receipts, 52,6057. 78. 9d. Addresses in proposing and sustaining the resolutions, were delivered by the Rev. Messrs. D. Wilson, J. Clayton, W. C. Wilson, J. B. Condit, (Portland, America,) A. W. Hanson, H. Hughes, J. Angus, T. Mortimer, G. Smith, and the Rev. Dr. Krummacher. BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY. Thirty-eighth Anniversary, May 8. Lord John Russell presided. Henry Dunn, Esq., read an abstract of the report. It commenced by noticing the decease of His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex. It then stated the general proceedings of the society. The new normal schools were opened in June last, when Lord John Russell presided. The female establishment is now approaching completion. The amount raised is 17,0871. The sum required to defray all expenses, 21,500; 4,500l. must, therefore, yet be provided. The ladies' committee have raised 1,0457., and the teachers of the society have presented a donation of 2501. During the year, 207 candidates have been in training in the normal school; 58 have been recommended to boys' schools; 62 to girls' schools; 13 have sailed for foreign stations; 21 have withdrawn ; and 53 are now on the list. Owing to difficulties on the question of inspection, only 15 applications have been made to the committee of council. The aid granted is 1,5771. The schools thus aided will accommodate 2,504 children; and the cost of the buildings will be 5,5731. Forty-five schools have also been established, which have received no aid whatever from Government. The resolutions of the committee on the Factories Education Bill, the foreign operations, and financial affairs, were then noticed. The amount expended during the year, for general purposes, was 6,8631. 13s. 2d.; the amount received, 6,7771. 158. 9d. Balance due to the treasurer on the expenditure of the year, 857. 178. 5d. The usual resolutions were moved and seconded by Earl Fitzwilliam, Lord Monteagle, the Rev. Drs. Reed and Alder, the Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel, the Rev. Messrs. Green and Burnet, Colonel Fox, M.P., and J. Barton, J. Cheetham, and J. Beldam, Esqrs. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION. Fortieth Anniversary, May 4. The chair was filled by Lord Morpeth, and prayer was offered by the Rev. J. Yockney. Mr. W. H. Watson read an abstract of the report, which commenced by stating that the committee had received numerous applications for assistance on behalf of Sunday-schools established in the British colonies and foreign countries. Extracts from these communications were then read from Denmark, Belgium, France, Corfu, Van Diemen's Land, Antigua, Jamaica, the United States, Nova Scotia, and Canada. With reference to home proceedings, it stated that cash grants had been made in aid of the expense of erecting Sunday-school rooms amounting to 2547., making the total number of grants up to the present time 228, amounting to 5,0731. The number of Sunday-school lending libraries granted this year had been 107, making a total of 966. The pecuniary loss sustained from the grants of last year amounted to 2997. The schools which had thus been assisted contained 14,661 scholars, of whom 8,259 were able to read the Scriptures. The cash grants, in order to promote the extension of Sundayschools in this and other countries, amounted to 517.; the book grants to 2847. 18s. 2d. The following are the numbers of schools, teachers, and scholars, within a circle of five miles from the General Post-office. Schools. Teachers. Scholars. 84 16,172 South........... 1,807 East ............... 135 2,539 25,349 23,857 24,674 The sales of publications at the Depository during the last year had amounted to 8,8271. Os. 2 d., being a decrease of 7271. 18. 3d. on the sales of the previous years. That falling off had been occasioned by the distress which had prevailed during the last year in those parts of the country where Sunday-schools were so generally established, and had not been so considerable as might have been expected. The demand for the publications sold at the Depository was, however, again reviving. Various publications had been issued by the Union. Donations had been received amounting to 1667. 138. The proceedings of the Union with reference to the Factory Districts Education Bill were then detailed. On the obnoxious clauses of the bill being read, they were received with general hisses, while the efforts of the committee to overthrow them were loudly cheered. The total receipts of the benevolent fund were 1,4741. 108. 73d. The meetings of this union of pastors and churches was held at Crosby-hall, Bishopsgate, on Tuesday and Friday, the 9th and 12th of May, the Rev. J. Reynolds, of Romsey, in the chair. The attendance, espe cially of ministers, was highly encouraging, and the spirit pervading the assembly was such as to indicate the cordiality and affection which obtain in the congregational body. Deputations from Scotland, Wales, and America, were received by the Union with demonstrations of lively joy, and the presence of the Rev. J. B. Condit (the successor of Dr. Payson) from Portland, in the State of Maine, added greatly to the interest of the assembly. The annual letter on Christian love, drawn up and read by Mr. Stratten, of Hull, was full of holy counsels, richly illustrated by an appeal to the word of God. Much interesting matter was laid before the Union, on the subject of British Missions, on the necessity of taking vigorous steps for resisting the tide of Puseyism which now sets in upon our country, on the best means for resisting Sir James Graham's mischievous Education Bill, on the importance of a cheap denominational magazine, and on other measures connected with the progress of the denomination and the cause of Christ. There was an unusual feeling of solemnity thrown over the assembly by the circumstance that, at the time of its sittings, the respected chairman's near connexion, the Rev. Dr. Fletcher, a brother beloved by all, was lying in a state of almost hopeless indisposition. When his former activity in the cause of Christ was called to mind, the lesson on every heart was peculiarly impressive. HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY. Twenty-fourth Anniversary, May 16. W. Alers Hankey, Esq., occupied the chair. The Rev. Dr. Matheson read the report, from which it appeared that there were 150 principal stations under the care of the society. There were 80 missionaries, and 70 pastors preaching in villages; making 150 agents, the largest number ever connected with the society. The educational depart |