We are obliged to compress the accounts received respecting Three new churches that have been formed out of the fruits of Itinerating at written, and containing sound doc- of the places visited are the regular trine, but could not desire the Com-stations occupied by the agents of this mittee to take money from the Society Society; but others were entirely for such a purpose. Matthew Henry's destitute, and such visits are adapted Commentary, Gill's Cause of God and to awaken attention, collect informaTruth, Witsius on the Covenants, and tion, and greatly encourage the laFuller's writings-any one, or a part bourers. of one, of these works, however soiled, would be considered a favour; for it is desirable that those who teach others, should have correct views of the doctrines of grace themselves. Some plain, popular work against the Deists might be useful: in Scilly infidelity stalketh like a pestilence at noon-day. Each of my friends preach six times a week, and attend prayer and fellowship meetings on their own islands. I am, &c. J. T. JEFFERY." A very interesting communication has been received from Messrs. Willcocks and Horton of Plymouth Dock, containing the Journal of Messrs. Aveline (student at Bristol) and Nicholson of Plymouth, during an itinerating tour, chiefly in NORTH DEVON, in the months of June and July last. Our narrow limits will not admit of any detail, but the account was highly satisfactory to the Committee, who very cheerfully voted a small sum towards defraying the expense. Many *It would be truly desirable if more religious tracts, and small treatises upon evangelical subjects, were at the disposal of our Missionaries, and likewise a few suitable books for their own use. Upwards of Thirty Pounds were expended out of the funds of this Society, in Bibles and Tracts during the last year, besides about Ten Pounds' worth, which were received from other Societies: but what were these when divided among 100 agents, labour ing at 350 stations-among 100 Sundayschools, with at least 500 teachers, and 4,000 children! The Methodists have long had a "Book Society" for their Preachers, (who are all Itinerants,) by which means they have saved many Pounds annually to their Ministers, and the profits or which have produced some thing considerable to their general fund. -Query: Could not something of this kind be established for the BAPTIST HOME MISSIONARIES? Or at least might not many friends send their old Magazines, and other books, which they never read, or purchase a few cheap and useful works, and either forward them to No. 99, Newgate-street, or 21, Thornhaugh-street; where the Treasurer, or Secretary, would gladly receive, and undertake the distribation of them. SOUTH CREEK in Norfolk, at CHALGROVE, Oxon, and at KENILWORTH in Warwickshire. correspondent writes: Respecting the first of these, our "The Eighteen baptized persons residing at South and North CREAK have been formed into a church, on the 5th of April last; since which period several other persons have been added to their number. An adult school has been established, in which there are twenty-seven persons receive instruction; and the Sunday-school contains about one hundred children." *The church was formed at CHALGROVE on Lord's-day, September 29, 1822, upon which occasion the Rev. James Hinton of Oxford officiated. Eleven persons, who had received their dismissions from the churches at Husband's Bosworth, Long-crendon, and Wallingford, were publicly united in church-fellowship. "Mr. Hinton assured them of his cordial approbation of the measures which they had adopted, and the designs which they contemplated, in thus establishing a central point, from which the rays of Gospel light might diverge to the villages around ;-an asylum, where the wounded penitents would find a sovereign balm ;—a fold, in which the sheep of Christ might go in and out, and find pasture," &c. &c. Respecting the church at KENILWORTH, Mr. Jones of Wolston thus writes, "The unwearied labours of your Missionary at Kenilworth have been crowned with considerable success during the last year. Seventeen persons have been baptized, and formed into a church;-the congregation still continues good; and prayer meetings are well attended."— Nov 8, 1822. *It was understood that this church was formed soon after the new place of worship was opened in August, 1821, and reported accordingly in the Baptist Magazine for December following; but this was evidently a mistake, which we beg leave now to correct. |