THE MISSIONARY HERALD. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. Contribs., Juven., for Do., Myrtle Street Collections, Special 146 0 0 Rev. J. Smith's N. P., Harpole Clare Contributions, Special 3 2 6 Kettering Framsden Contribs., Special.... 46 2 6 Contributions 216 6 12 10 0 Kingsthorpe Eye Do.,Do.for Rev. J.Clark's Collection for W. & 0. 0 76 School, Jamaica... 500 Kislingbury Do.,Do.for Rev. J. Allen's School, Ceylon... 500 300 Do., Do. for Rev. W. K. Ry croft's Sch., Bahamas 7 10 Do.,Do., Donatn.,Special 10 0 0 0 Contributions Do., Pembroke Chapel· Balance from Weekly Contributions 25 0 0 800 Do., Sun. School, for Rev. W. Dendy's School, Jamaica.. 10 0 0 Collection for W. &0. 0 10 0 Contribs., Special Milton .. Collection for W. & 0. 1 6 6 Contribs., Special.... 7 1 2 Moulton 6 Otley Contributions 13 9 6 210 6 116 242 43 9 8 10 0 0 .. 1 1 3 430 Do. for Canada.... 0 76 200 Contribs., Special.... 1 10 Peterborough, Union ChapelContribs. (moiety) 0 Sudbury Collection for W. & O. 140 563 Contributions 7 17 9 Rushden Do. for N. P. 011 4 Stanwick Contribs., Special.... 5 17 9 Walton Contribs., Special.... 3 8 3 Contribs., Special.... 1 0 0 Less exps. and amt. acknow, before.. 8478 Contributions 138 4 2 700 Contribs., Special.... 1 0 NORTHUMBERLAND. 0 53 16 6 SURREY. 4 8 4 Berwick-on-Tweed Donation, Special.... 5 0 0 Waterbarn Contribs. for N. P. LEICESTERSHIRE. ...... Contributions 13 5 0 Upper Norwood- 153 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. SUSSEX. Nottingham Contribs., Special.... 55 1 6 Fishergate Arnsby Southwell Contribs. Sun School 2 3 2 Lewes Contribs., Special.... 8 16 0 Collection for W. & 0. 0 13 0 Contribution 050 Contribs. (balance) Do. Sun. School for Midhurst Sutton-on-Trent Rev. C.Carter'sSch., Hulangama, Ceylon 14 16 0 Blaby and Whetstone Collection for W. & O. 0 10 0 Contributions Contribs. for N. P. 11 0 7 Contribs., Special.... 5 5 0 Do. Sun. School Collection for W. & 0. 0 8 Oakham Collection Boston 1 15 Contribs., Oakham and Do. OakhamSun. School 1 14 Contribs., Special 0 7 6 Stratford-on-Avon- Contribs. for N. P. 1 6 10 622 Harbury Southam 6 0 7 6 214 2 NORFOLK. Contributions 0 18 0 East Dereham Less expenses 5 18 3 081 Yeovil Foulsham Contributions Contribs. for N. P. .. Saxlingham 5 10 2 017 6 Contribs, for India 171 -Worstead Contribs., Special.... 7 8 6 Coseley, Ebenezer Stafford Collection for W. & 0. 0 10 0 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. Collection for W. & O. Blisworth Walsall Contributions 1 12 6 Contributions, Special 400 0 Kington Langley Bugbrook Contributions 3 3 0 Contribs., Special.... 5 12 Clipstone Aldborough Contribs., Special.... 10 3 0 Contributions 5 14 10 Do. Special. WORCESTERSHIRE. 2 0 0 Desborough Do. Sun. School Bewdley Contribs., Special.... Bildeston Contribs. for N. P. Hackleton Contribs., Special.... 1 10 Helmdon 0 Do. for N. P.. Collection for W. & 0. 0 10 0 Contributions 388 Bromsgrove- 680 Bury St. Edmund's Collection for W. & 0. 1 10 0 Contributions 27 16 6 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 Chapel, By the Rev. THOMAS FOX NEWMAN, of Shortwood. ANNUAL MEETING. The Annual Public Meeting will be held in BLOOMSBURY CHAPEL, The Chair to be taken at half-past Six o'clock, by SIR S. MORTON PETO, Bart., M.P. 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. 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 interest. 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 doctrine. Independent of this, Popery withstands 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 elsewhere to seek more remunerative employment. 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 remain 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 ardently she spoke of the value of that institution, 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 evidence 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. It "The Sabbath school prospers. contains all, or nearly all, the young connected 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. |