POSTSCRIPT. We find that in some quarters some misapprehension exists, as to the farm at Ballina. It is supposed by those to whom we refer, that the funds subscribed for the general purposes of the Society are diverted to this object. Suffice it to say, we hope once for all, that the whole concern is sustained out of the RELIEF FUND. More than one hundred persons have been benefited greatly by this undertaking. About twenty heads of families have had steady employ there, by which they have been enabled to support themselves and families. About There is every prospect at present of the produce repaying the outlay. £130 have been expended, including wages, repairs of buildings, purchase of a horse and agricultural implements, up to the end of February. There are nearly eighty acres in oats, wheat, and turnips, and the prospects are highly encouraging. Mr. Bates wishes to acknowledge the following sums towards the erection of the new chapel at Banbridge. £ s. d. 40 1 6 16 3 8 7 0 0 0 15 0 £64 0 2 The Committee return their thanks to Miss Hopper for a valuable parcel of clothing. Subscriptions and Donations thankfully received by the Treasurer, JOSEPH TRITTON, Esq. Lombard Street; and by the Secretary, Mr. FREDERICK TRESTRAIL, and Rev. JOSEPH ANGUS, at the Mission House, Moorgate Street; and by the pastors of the churches throughout the Kingdom. COLLECTOR FOR LONDON, REV. C. WOOLLACOTT, 4, COMPTON STREET EAST, BRUNSWICK SQUARE. OF THE BAPTIST HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY. THE ANNUAL MEETING WILL BE HELD AT FINSBURY CHAPEL, On Monday Evening, April 23rd. THE CHAIR TO BE TAKEN AT HALF-PAST SIX PRECISELY, BY THOMAS CHALLIS, Esq., ALDERMAN OF LONDON. TEA will be provided at half-past Five the same evening, for Ministers and other friends of the Society, at the White Hart Tavern, Bishopsgate Street, (near Bishopsgate Church, and corner of Liverpool Street.) A ticket of admission will not be required. The Committee are happy to be able to state that they have secured the services of several valued brethren for the Annual Meeting. They confidently look to the friends of the Society to make the Meeting, in some other important respects, a decidedly good one." Our friends, particularly in Monmouthshire, where the difficulties connected with the cause at Monmouth are understood, will be encouraged by the following brief but cheering communication from the respected minister, Mr. CLARK : In reply to your inquiries concerning the church here, I beg to state that we have received by dismission during the past year three-and by baptism thirteen. Pulsford of Derby, will visit them in the course of a few weeks. One of the deacons of the church at Riddings, in writing to the committee. says:-"During the year we have adde twenty-one by baptism. Our present number of members is one hundred and nineteen. We have in our Sunday school 178 children and twenty-seven teachers. We have amongst us several of whom we Notwithstanding the depressed state of hope well, and eight whom we reckon de- trade we have to be thankful for more cided inquirers, most of whom are expected than usual prosperity. Our prayer-meetshortly to make a profession. Our presentings both here and in the neighbourhood number of members is seventy-nine. are well attended." We have two village stations, at both of which there is weekly sabbath service, and at one of which there is a fortnightly weekday service. In our sabbath school there are one hundred children and sixteen teachers. In reviewing the past year, we doubt not it will give you pleasure to find in all cases an increase. At Neath, Mr. JONES has laboured hard, and with much self-sacrifice; and although his faith and patience have recently been very severely tried, he hopes, by the divine blessing on steady and earnest effort, eventually to succeed. The committee trust that by the liberality of their contributions, his friends in Glamorganshire will give him great encouragement. A deputation, probably Mr. At Monkwearmouth, Mr. KITTS, formerly the missionary at Dunchurch, has made a good beginning, and appears to be considerably encouraged. He says:— We have much reason to bless God and take courage, for, during the past year, our church has doubled our congregation has trebled our school has improved-we have preached in doors and out of doors—we have distributed hundreds of tracts-our contribuvisited many from house to house-we have tions towards the cause of God have increased, and altogether our prospect is very encou raging. Oh, may the blessed God give us grace to bear up under difficulties, and to persevere in his holy work, till the "little one become a thousand." From Studley, Worcestershire, Mr. and a happy day. At Perry, when I came, MAIZEY the missionary writes: The cause of Christ in connection with the Cookhill and Studley Home Mission is on the whole in a prosperous state. During the past year sixteen have put on Christ by baptism, and six others are standing as candidates for that ordinance. Within the last three months we have commenced a prayer meeting at a village called Middletown, (about one mile and a half from the chapel,) which is well attended, and great good has been the result; large numbers of the inhabitants who never attended any place of worship now worship with us constantly on the sabbath day. We have seventy-four children in our Sunday school, twelve teachers, and two superintendents. Our congregations are very good; brotherly love and spiritual union abound; the members are united as the heart of one man; and all pray for the future prosperity of Zion. To the name of God be all the glory. The committee beg to call the attention of their friends in Huntingdonshire to the following communication from Mr. FLOWER. They will see that the worthy missionary has a strong claim on their generous contributions. peo In taking a retrospective view of the cause of Christ at Offord and Perry during the past year, (the first of my labours among the ple,) I have much cause for thankfulness. We have peace and harmony amongst us. There has been a very pleasing spirit of hearing evinced ; a regular and good attendance upon the means has been maintained; at Offord so much so, that we were obliged to make more room. We have built a gallery to accommodate sixty persons, at an outlay of £54;-£20 of which we have already paid; and we are hoping to be able to pay the whole by the end of the year. It gives me much pleasure to state that on the Lord's day evenings we are full. We have several anxious inquirers; a few we believe are Christians who will publicly declare themselves to be on the Lord's side. At Perry the little chapel is often full; nearly the whole of the people of the hamlet attend on the means of grace; several are concerned about their souls' salvation, and I have every reason to believe that soon we shall have further additions to our number. In September last I baptized, in the river, nine persons, eight of our own friends, and one Wesleyan, in the presence of more than a thousand persons. In the afternoon of the same day I preached to the candidates and the church, from Phil. iii. 10, "being made conformable to his death," after which we all sat around the table of our once dying but now risen Lord; it was a high there remained a debt on the chapel of £37, but by the kind liberality of some of the friends it is now reduced to £10, which sum we are fully expecting to pay in May next. The cause at Ledbury appears, a length, to be reviving. Mr. WALTERS, who has done much to give a character to the interest, writes: Our congregation has been slowly but At times steadily increasing since I came. our chapel is nearly filled. A considerable number of sittings has been recently let. Several episcopalians now attend in the evening, who were never used to frequent a dissenters' place of worship. The deacons with the members think that the prospects of the church are better than they have been for many years. But I still think that owing to the peculiar position which the cause here has been in so long, it will require patience, energy, and self-denial, in pastor and people, to restore it bers are thirty-three; we baptized last year five. to its once flourishing condition. Our mem It is my intention shortly to preach a sermon on behalf of the Home Mission Society, and the amount of the collection shall be forwarded to you. The hearers and inhabitants of our out-sta tions now, in very pleasing numbers, attend our chapel in town, thus swelling our congregational ranks, and by taking pews aid our re sources. We are about taking another village station, which will make the number five in all. You will kindly remember that, if with so much machinery at work the results are not great, we have a Puseyite vicar and curate, active and energetic; there are many gifts to the poor at the church, and the town hitherto has been eminently a high church place. A better spirit I think is now manifesting itself, and before long the committee may see more fruit than was visible before. From Chipperfield, Herts, Mr. CoWDY writes: At Chipperfield we witness much which ought to inspire gratitude to God, and much over which we ought to mourn. Among the former (motives for gratitude) are,-the peace and unity of the church-the co-operation of pastor and people-the revival of sympathy for the young-the efforts of females in tract distribution-the interest taken in our welfare by some of the surrounding churches, especially that at Watford-and the local interest felt to sustain the pastorate. Among the latter (motives for grief) are,--the poverty of the place the depravity of the neighbour Donations and Subscriptions will be gratefully received on behalf of the Society, by the Treasurer, J. R. BOUSFIELD, Esq. 126, Houndsditch; or by the Secretary, THE REV. STEPHEN JOSHUA DAVIS, 33, MOORGATE STREET, LONDON. Much trouble will be saved, both to the Secretary and his correspondents, if in making payments by Post Office orders, they will give his name in full; or, at any rate, advise him of the name they have communicated to the Post office authorities. J. HADDON, PRINTER, CASTLE STREET, FINSBURY, |