£ s. d. 28. d. Do., Myrtle StreetHarpolo ClareCollections, Special 146 0 0 Contributions, Special 3 2 6 Contributions ...... 3 1 6 Contribs., Juven., for Kettering FramsdenRev, J. Smith's N.P., Contribs., Special.... 46 2 6 Contributions ...... 2 16 6 Delhi............... 12 . 12 10 0 Kingsthorpe EyeDo., Do.for Rev.J.Clark's Collection for W. &0. O 6 Collection for W. &0. 1 5 2 School, Jamaica .... 5 0 0 Kislingbury Contributions ...... 13 9 6 Do., Do. for Rev.J. Allen's Collection for W. &0. O 100 Do. Sun. School School, Ceylon...... 5 00 Contribs., Special .. 3 0 0 Do. Special ...... 1 i 6 Do., Do. for Rev.W.K. RyMilton Do. for N.P. ... croft's Sch., Bahamas 7 10 0 Collection for W. &0. 1 6 6 Ipswich, Stoke GreenDo., Do., Donatn., Special 1000. Contribs., Special.... 7 1 2 Contributions ...... 439 Do., Pembroke ChapelMoulton Do. Sun, School for Balance from Weekly Collection for W. &0. 0 100 additional N.P. for Contributions .... 25 00 Contribs., Special.... 5 0 4 Rev. J. C. Page .. 10 00 Contributions ...... 0 0 1 Do. for N. P....... 0 16 2 Little StonhamDo., Sun. Scbool, for Northampton, College Street Contributions ...... 1 1 3 Contribs., Special.... 52 7 6 Otley- Contributions Peterborough, Union Chapel - Collection for W. &0.14 0 Do. for N. P. .... 011 4 525 1 2 Contribs., Special.... 5 17 9 WaltonLcss deputation expens. 5 0 0 Stanwick Contributions ...... 2 O 8 Contribs., Special.... 3 8 3 520 1 2 Sulgrave 138 4 2 Manchester Contribs., Special.... 100 Less exps, and amt. Contribs. on acct. .. 200 0 0 Woodford acknow. before,. 84 78 Oldham, King Street, T Contribs., Special.... 100 Contributions ...... 700 63 16 6 Rochdale NORTHUMBERLAND. Contribs. for N. P. .. 4 8 4 Berwick-on-Tweed SURREY. Southport Contributions ...... 13 5 0 Upper NorwoodDonation, Special .... 500 Collect., Special .... 11 DO NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. SUSSEX. Fishergate- Contribs. Sun School 2 3 2 LewesContribs. Special.... Collection for W. & 0.0 130 8 10 01 Contribution ........ 1. Contribs. (balance) .. 2 14 0 Do. Sun. School for 0 5 0 Midhurst Sutton-on-Trent Contribs. for N. P... 2 16 6 0 10 0 Hulangama, Ceylon 14 16 0l Collection for W. &0. Contributions ...... 11 0 7 Blaby and Whetstone WARWICKSHJRE. Dunchurch- Collection for W.d0.0 8 2 Collection .......... 1 15 2 Boston Contribs.,Oakham and 4 16 2 Contribs. for N.P.., Contributions ...... 6 10 Langham.......... 7 15 6 Harbury SouthamDo. for N. P. ...... 0 19 8 Do. OakhamSun. School 1 14 6 Contribs., Special .... 0 7 6 Husbands Bosworth- Collection .......... 2 14 2 Contributions ...... 0 7 6 Stratford-on-Avon- Contribution ........ 5 18 3 Contributions East Dereham SOMERSETSHIRE. Less expenses .. 0 8 1 Contributions ...... 5 Yeovil Contribs. for N. P... 2 12 8 Foulsham 5 10 8 Contribs. for N. P... 0 17 6 Saxlingham STAFFORDSHIRE, WILTSHIRE Bratten- Contribs., Special.... 7 8 6 Collection for W. &0. 1 100 Contributions ...... 17 5 5 Collection .......... 2 8 6 Collection for W. &0.0 10 0 Do. Special ........ 9 5 0 Stafford Damerham and RoekbourneNORTHAMPTONSHIRE. Contributions ...... 0 10 6 Collection for W. &0 0 100 BlisworthWalsall Contributions ...... 1 12 6 Contributions, Special 400 Contribution ........ 0 10 0 Kington LangleyBugbrook Contributions 3 3 Contribs., Special.... 512 0 SUFFOLK, Do. Special........ 2 0 0 Clipstone Aldborough- WORCESTERSHIRE. Do. Sun. School .. 1 17 7 BewdleyContribs., Special .... 0 14 0 Bildeston Contribs. for N. P... 1 0 Hackleton Collection for W. &0. Bromsgrove Contribs., Special.... 1 100 Contributions ...... 3 8 8 Collection .......... 680 Helmdon Do. for N. P. ...... 20 i WorcesterContribs., Special..., 1 6 0 Bury St. Edmund's Collection for W. &0. 1 100 Collection for W. &0. 0 7 6 Contributions ...... 27 16 61 .. 3 £ s. d. £ 8. d. Penycae" A Friend," by Rev, T. Contribs., Special.... 66 5 0 Contributions ...... 4 10 6 Pottenger .......... 10 0 0 ShipleyArmleyCollection for W. &0. 200 25 1 3 Contributions Contributions .. 1 10 0 Less for Local Home Do. Sun, School .. 0 10 0 Do. Special........ 25 0 Mission and expens. 7 2 7 Barnsley Do. for India ...... 50 00 Collection for W. 0, 1 2 0 Do. for N. P....... 2 50 17 18 8 Conts., Ladies' Assoc, 8 14 8 SkiptonDo. Juvenile do, .. 6 13 4 Contributions .. 6 10 01 FLINTSHIRE. Rhyl SnapeCollection for W. £0. Contributions 4 10 4 MONTGOMERYSHIRE. Contribs. for N. P. . 2 2 10 Steep Lane NewtownBishop Burton Collections.... 12 0Donation, Special .... 500 Collection for W. &0. 0 12 0 SuttonContributions ...... 6 19 8 Contributions ...... 9 17 81 SOUTH WALES. Do. for N. P. ...... 1 4 7 Do. Special 2 001 BRECKNOCKSHIRE. Builth Contribution ........ Do. Juvenile .. 0 100 Do. for N. P. ...... 3 16 3 CARMARTHENSHIRE, Do., 2nd Church - Cilfowyr and Ramoth Collections .......... 27 7 2 598 18 8 Contributions ...... 4 17 6 Do., Juvenile...... 4 2 10 Less exps. and amt. Llanelly, Greenfield Chapel Do., 3rd Church acknow. before.. 309 18 6 Collection for W. &0.^2 2 7 Collection for W, &0. 2 100 Contributions ...... 31 10 5 Contribs., Vol. Offer, 13 10 0 289 0 2 Do. for N. P......, 1 12 3 Do., Juvenile...... 1 5 1 Pembrey, TabernacleDonation ............ 5 00 Contributions ...... 3 8 0 Bingley NORTH WALES. Collections ........... 217 2 Whitland, Nazareth Brearley CARNARVONSHIRE. Collection for W. &0. 0 4 0 Contributions ...... 82 1 1 Bethesda Contributions ....., 4 Do. Sun. School. 12 7 7 Chapel FoldContributions ...... 5 14 0 4 11 7 Collections ..... Cowling Hill Capel-y-beirdd Less expenses .... 0 0 7 Collection .......... 100 Collection .......... 446 4 11 Farsley, 0 Collection .......... 8 8 6 Mission ........., 1 8 21 GLAMORGANSHIRE, Contribs., Special, by Rev. T. Evans, of Delhi .........., 1 10 9 Do. Pellon Labe Less for Local Home Contributions ...... 3 i 4 Collections, Special .. 7 1 3 2 8 CaerphillyHaworth, 1st Church Contributions ...... 12 4 Contributions ...... 24 18 4 13 6 7 Do. Sun. School .. 0 18 6 Hebden Bridge Do. for N. P. ...... 0 3 Contributions 0 Tal-y-Sarn 2 Cardiff, Bethany- Collection for W. &0. 2 10 Horkinstone 0 Do. after Lecture by Collection .......... 1 1 0 Mission .......... 2 8 0 Rev. T. Evans, of Horsforth .., 2 13 Delhi, Special.... 5 10 0 6 4 17 3 Contributions ...... 47 15 8 Do. for W. &0. .... 0 15 0 Do. Sun. School .. 6 8 8 Huddersfield Contributions. u o Do. Tredegar Ville Collection for W. &0. 2 2 0 Contributions ...... 38 14 10 Contributions ...... 26 01 Mission .......... 0 8 Goetre, SiloamKeighley 1 Collections ...., 3 0 Contributions ...... 1 9 6 Merthyr Tydfil, Bethel Lockwood Chapel, George TownCollection for W. &0. 3 0 0 DENBIGHSHIRE, Contributions .... 2 5 0 Contributions ...... 66 14 6 Morriston- Contribs., Special, by Rev. Í. Evans, of Delhi ... ........... 1 13 5 Contribs, for X. P.., 1 18 0 Contributions ...... 6 3 9 Pontypridd, Dinas Soar Chapel- 6 Collection ........ 0 18 4 8 1 16 0 Rawdon Llansanan Pyle Pisgah Contributions ..... 1 14 Collection for W. &0. Contributions ...... 2 1 2 0 Contributions ...... 4 0 0 Llangollen Pontbrenllwydd Penybyrn, Rotherham English Church Contributions ...... 3 13 0 Contribs. Sun. School 0 7 8 Contributions ...... 6 8 8 Swansea, Mt. PleasantSelbyRhos Contribs., Special, by Rev. T. Evans, of Delhi ............ 5 3 0 Aberavo 2 16 4 Aberavon 7 00 Brithdir Collection £ s. del £s d. CANADA. MONTREAL. £ s. d. Collection .......... 0 19 0 Thos. M. Thomson, Esq., - Special Donation .... 20 00 251 14 6 JAMAICA. acknow. before .. 10 3 5 By Rev.J.E. Henderson, Treasurer. Contribs. for African Mission 241 110 for year 1863–4. Alps and Ebenezer RADNORSHIRE. By Rev. P. O'Meally 10 0 0 Annotto Bay and Buff Bay- Contributions ...... 4 15 10 By Rev. 8. Jones .... 500 Belle Castle By Rev. H. B. Harris 5 0 0 Bethtephil and Hastings 2 2 7 By Rev.G.R.Henderson 4 10 0 Brown's Town & Bethany 1 O 3 By Rev. J. Clark .... 15 0 0 Clarksonvill & Mt. Zion- Collection .. 7 By Rev. F. Johnson.. 6 0 0 Coultart Grove- 13 5 6 1 Contributions ...... 10 11 0 By Rev. J. Steele .... 4 100 0 3 Dry Harbour and Salem Do. Sun, School .. 1 3 10 By Rev. J. G. Bennett 300 Falmouth- 21 16 11 By Rev. T. Lea...... 600 Less expenses .... 0 12 6 Fuller's Field . By Rev. W. Bourke.. 1 2 0 214 5 Gurney's Mt. & Mt. Peto By Rev. C. E. Randall 9 0 0 Hay's Cross & Water Lane By Rev. A. Duckett.. 1 11 8 Lucea, Fletcher's Grove, Dr. Evans .......... 386 3 1 and Green Island- By Rev. W. Teale.. 10 00 Contribs., Old Scotch Montego Bay and Wat- Independ. Church.. 40 ford Hill- Contribution ........ 100 By Rev.J.E. Henderson 10 0 0 Mt. Lebanon & Whitfield- Contribution .. 1 0 0 By Rev. J. Elliott .. 10 0 0 Mt. Carey and Bethel Town- By Rev. E. Hewett .. 12 10 0 0 0 Mt. Neho & Moneague- By Rev. J. Gordon .. 5 0 0 Mt. Merrick & Point Hill Contributions ...... 84 8 11 By Rev. R. E. Watson 2 0 0 By Rev. C. Sibley.... 10 0 0 82 0 0 Refuge and Kettering- By Rev. E. Fray .... 10 0 0 Donation, Special.... 6 0 0 Rio Bueno- By Rev. D. J. East .. 6 2 5 Ordinary and Extra- St. Ann's Bay & Ocho Rios- Spanish Town & Sligo Ville- Salter's Hill and Maldon- Contribs. for N. P. .. 0 10 0 By Rev. W. Dendy .. 5 0 0 Do. for India...... 0 5 6 By Rev. J. Maxwell . 3 0 3 Stewart Town & Gibraltar Contributions ...... 511 01 By Rev. W. M. Webb 4 0 0 Thompson Town- Contributions ...... 12 7 01 By Rev. G. Moodie .. 400 Waldensia & Unity Contribs. for N. P... 0 10 0 By Rev. J. Kingdon.. 500 196 6 4 Remitted in excess 3 13 8 Contributions ...... 4 1 0 -Jericho- 200 0 0 FOREIGN Contribs by Rev. Jas. .......... 0 10 6 Hume ............ 12 10 0 Montego Bay- Contribs. by Rev. Jas. Reid .............. by Mr. H. LewerTuck 3 15 0 Mount Hermon- Contribs. by Rev. Jas. ne ............ 6 10 0 elle APRIL, 1864. THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE BAPTIST IRISH SOCIETY. ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 20TH, A JUBILEE MEETING will be held in UPTON CHAPEL, Barkham Terrace, Lambeth Road. The Rev. C. H. SPURGEON has engaged to preside, and the following Gentlemen have promised to speak : Thomas PEWTRESS, Esq., the Treasurer of the Society; Rev. Hugh STOWELL BROWN, of Liverpool; Rev. GEORGE D. Evans of Upton Chapel; Rev. STEWART GRAY, late of Waterford ; Rev. John Stock, of Devonport; and Rev. CHARLES STOVEL, of London. *** To commence at Half-past six o'clock. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY will be held in the Library of the MISSION HOUSE, ON FRIDAY, APRIL 22ND. The Chair to be taken at Eleven o'clock by the Treasurer, Thomas PEWTRESS, Esq. The following persons are entitled to attend and vote at this Meeting : viz., Subscribers of 10s. 6d. a year or upwards, Donors of Ten Guineas or upwards at one time, and every Baptist Minister who makes an annual collection in behalf of the Society. JUBILEE SERMON. ON FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 22ND, THE JUBILEE SERMON will be preached in KINGSGATE CAAPEL, By the Rev. THOMAS Fox NEWMAN, of Shortwood. Service to commence at Seven o'clock. ANNUAL MEETING. ON TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 26TH. The Rev. John ALDIS, of Reading; the Rev. J. P. MURSELL, of Leicester; the Hon. and Rev. BAPTIST W. Noel, M.A.; S. R. PATTISON, Esq., of London; and the Rev. W. TARBOTTON, Secretary of the Irish Evangelical Society, have engaged to speak. *** The Committee have much pleasure in announcing the above arrangements, and trust that the attendance of friends of Evangelical truth in Ireland will shew that their attachment to this important Mission is earnest and devout. The present year being the Jubilee of the Society the Meetings will be of more than usual interest. The Word is still acceptable to the people. We ask the prayers of our peo brethren that it may be blessed more and more." Rev. C. J. Middleditch. COLERAINE. Mr. TESSIER, the pastor of the church in this town, writes : “ Ireland still crieth out for help. Poor temporally, her spiritual need is far greater. The fertility of her soil is a contrast to her spiritual barrenness. To help the needy is the work of Charity. This poverty may be traceable, in a great degree, to the withering influence which Popery hath over every true religious principle. We thank God that there are some green spots in this desert. All parts of Ireland are not alike unfruitful. The clear gospel ring is heard from many pulpits, and Christ is preached as the way to the Father. Ireland's great need is the gospel. We cannot boast, as a denomination, of having numerous churches in Ireland, but we can rejoice in the few who remain faithful to primitive institutions. The society renders valuable assistance to our churches, and is a means of preserving the Baptist in. terest. Baptists in Ireland have as much to contend with as Baptists anywhere. The strong Presbyterian element that prevails throughout the north, is a barrier to Baptist principles. The poverty of the people hinders them also in their desire to spread evangelical doc. trine. Independent of this, Popery with stands the heralds of the Cross. The constant migration from the shores of Ireland is felt in most religious communities; many of the brightest young men, the hope of the church, going else where to seek more remunerative em. ployment. I do not know whether any of our ministers, as yet, are found sitting upon the stile weeping the loss of their congregations, and preparing to depart to the land of “bread” and “sunbeams;" but the population is certainly moving. There are multitudes, however, who re. main behind, that need religious instruction, and many are hungering for the bread of life. Need I say that there is a wide field for Christian labour in Ireland? All parts will not be alike productive. In large towns, and in thickly populated districts, there is hope of our cause prospering. Influences favourable to the growth of a church in England are essential here. That church prospers where God is. “Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." Let me assure you still of the spiritual prosperity of the church at Coleraine. If a note were out of tune, I should not better by striking it. Our harmony remains unbroken. Mr. Carson, of Tubbermore, gives the following narrative of proceedings during the last year :“MY DEAR BROTHER “ March is come again, and matters here are pretty much as when I made my last annual report. In referring to our church book, I find that'we have lost considerably by dismissals during the past year. Not less than ten are on record. I know of no cause except the continued depression in this country, and the cheering prospects abroad. Five of our number have been removed to their eternal rest, leaving behind them pleasing remembrances of their faith and joy. One of them-a wife and a mother -made a most touching allusion on her death-bed to the time and occasion of her conversion. It was in the Sabbath school, she said, under the earnest appeals of our late beloved brother Graham she learned Christ; and oh ! how ar. dently she spoke of the value of that in. stitution, and of our brother's labours ; pressing on me, as I sat by her side, the importance of looking well after the young. " During the past year five have been received into fellowship, concerning whom we have the most satisfactory evi. dence that they have turned to God. But against this we must put on record the exclusion of four, who belonged to the number admitted during the Revival season. There was, as we now see, some chaff among the wheat; but blessed be God! we can say only some. By far the greater part continue steadfast, and adorn their high calling. “We have just been revising our Church Roll, and in doing so, we have found in it names that ought to have been removed years ago, but through some oversight, still remained. These we have now removed; and the total number now remaining, after this and all other deductions, is 226. “ The Sabbath school prospers. It contains all, or nearly all, the young con. nected with our people, very many of whom come from great distances. Our young people we regard as the hope of the cause; and we are most anxious to have the seeds of truth and Christian duty early implanted in their breasts. |