་་་ Intelligence. - YORKSHIRE CONFERENCE. It has state of our Foreign Mission funds is to THOMAS BARRASS, Secretary. 1 BAPTISMS. LEEDS BAPTIST MISSION TO THE UNCONVERTED. On Tuesday evening, June 28th, at Armley, near Leeds, after an address, six believers were baptized by the Rev. Jabez Stutterd. They will all be added to the Baptist church in the above village. CLAYTON On Lord's-day, June 5, the first Lord's-day in July two more our pastor baptized five persons; and on fellowship of the church. all of whom have been received into the E. H. QUEENSBURY.-On Lord's-day, May 29th, Mr. Hardy baptized four persons after an appropriate address at the water side by the Rev. C. Leigh, of Clayton; and on July 10 he baptized three more. June 1, six friends were baptized by our WISBECH.-On Wednesday evening, pastor, Rev. T. Watts, and received into the church on the following Sabbath. REV. J. HARCOURT.-A very interesting meeting of the church and congregation was held in the Borough Road chapel, London, on the evening of Tuesday, July 19, for the purpose of publicly welcoming the return from America of their pastor, Rev. J. Harcourt, after CROWLE, Lincolnshire.-Since Christ- an absence of six months, occasioned by mas last, Mr. W. Saunders has been the loss of his voice. Resolutions exlabouring amongst us here and at Ep-pressive of their gratitude to God for worth, and has accepted the pastorate the safe return of the pastor in renewed among us for a year. His labours have health, and also of the hearty thanks of been blessed in our midst. On Sunday, the church to the various ministers who June 19, two young people from the Sunday school were baptized and received into the church. We were thankful that after so long an interval our baptistry should be used. On Sunday, July 17, the ordinance of baptism was administered to two believers, who were received into the church in the afternoon. We have others in our midst who are earnestly seeking the way of life. SHORE, near Todmorden. Two believers were baptized by Mr. Gill, June 14: have so kindly and efficiently supplied: the pulpit during Mr. Harcourt's ab sence, were unanimously carried, and addresses of congratulation and en-: couragement were delivered by the Rev. J. Clifford, M.A., Rev. J. Batey, Rev. T. Doxsey, and by Mr. R. Alexander, Mr. J. Underwood, Mr. W. McMicken, and Mr. E. Stiff. W.M.M REV. H. ASHBERY bas accepted the invitation of the Baptist church, Wellington Street, Luton, to become their pastoren * Our Churches. REV. HARRIS CRASWELLER, B.A., of Woolwich, has accepted the cordial invitation of the General Baptist church, Mary's Gate, Derby, and commences his labours in September. REV. W. SALTER has resigned his pastorate of the General Baptist church at Lineholme, but, at the request of the church, has consented to stay for a short time longer. REV. E. BOTT, has accepted an unanimous invitation to the pastorate of the General Baptist church, Tarporley, and commences his labours there on the first Lord's-day in August. REV. T. R. STEVENSON, of Harlow, Essex, has accepted the unanimous invitation of the church at Union chapel, Luton. CHAPELS. CLAYTON.-On Lord's-day, June 26, the services in connection with the Sabbath School anniversary were held. The Rev. C. Leigh, pastor of the church, preached in the morning and evening, and the Rev. J. H. Beevers, of Bradford, in the afternoon. The chapel was densely crowded in the afternoon and evening, and the collections amounted (with a few small donations received before the close of the day) to the noble sum of £40 4s. The overplus, after meeting the expenses of the school, is to be devoted towards the entire removal of our chapel debt during the present year. E. H. i 307 gregations were large, especially in the evening. The collections, however, were rather less than usual. On the following day the children of the Sabbath and day schools had their annual festival. Tea was provided for them, after which they repaired to a field kindly lent each season by Mr. W. Bennett, for recreation and various innocent pastimes. Tea was provided afterwards for friends, to which a goodly number sat down. C. T. BROUGHTON.-On Lord's-day, Junë 26, two sermons were preached on behalf of the Sabbath school, by Mr. L. Stevenson, of Loughborough. The congregations were good, and collections £4. On Wednesday, July 13, the teachers and scholars were feasted by two friends with plumcake and tea, after which they amused themselves on the grounds of one of the friends. SHORE, Near Todmorden.-Two serSabbath school on Lord's-day, June 19, mons were preached on behalf of the by the Rev. W. Chapman, of Melbourne, in the Baptist Chapel, Shore. The place was full to overflowing. Collections, and donations, £52 19s. 94d. LINEHOLME, Todmorden. On May 29, Mr. J. Greenwood, of University College, London, preached two sermons on behalf of the Sabbath school. The collections amounted to over £28. MISCELLANEOUS. TESTIMONIAL TO MR. J. F. WINKS. CROWLE, Lincolnshire.-On Sunday, We beg to call the attention of our July 10, the Rev. T. W. Mathews, of readers to the "insertion" on this subject Boston, preached two sermons on be in the present number. Whatever suphalf of the Sunday School. In the after-posed rivalry there may once have been noon Mr. Saunders delivered an address between this Magazine and the Reporter, to children, parents, and friends. On it should in all fairness be stated that Monday, July 11, we held a public tea- once and again Mr. Winks, at the remeeting in the Primitive Methodist Cha- quest of the Annual Association, bas pel and School-room, kindly lent us for willingly given the Committees apthe occasion. About 160 sat down to pointed to consider the welfare of this. tea, and afterwards, a large congrega- denominational organ the advantages of tion assembled in the Primitive Metho- his long experience; and that there is dist Chapel, our own being too small for not among us a more devoted General the company. The chair was occupied Baptist than the late Editor of the by Mr. B. S. Mahew, of Misterton, and Reporter. At the Boston Association addresses were delivered by Brethren the following resolution was unanimously T. W. Mathews of Boston, Saunders of passed "That this Association is glad Crowle, Thos. Ashmell, and Jno. Gibson to learn that it is in contemplation to of Epworth. present a testimonial to their esteemed SAWLEY.-The annual sermons for friend, Mr. J. F. Winks, on his retiring the Sabbath school were preached on Lord's-day, June 19, by the Rev. E. Stevenson, of Loughborough. The con from the Editorship of the Baptist Reporter, and heartily wishes the movement success." The "testimonial" has our LONDON UNIVERSITY.-We are glad to see the name of Rev. J. Clifford, of Paddington, in the list of those who have taken during the past month their M.A. degree with honours, and the name of Mr. F. W. Goadby, of Regent's Park College, the youngest son of the late Editor of this Magazine in the list of those who have matriculated with honours. most cordial support. We would sug- alterations and repairs, and is now one gest to any readers, Sunday-school of the most commodious, comfortable, teachers, or others, who are willing to and elegant places of worship in the contribute sums, to ask one of their neighbourhood. The whole of the friends to act as treasurer, and forward interior has been coloured, painted, their united subscriptions to the trea-grained, and varnished, with quiet and surer of the fund, Mr. T. W. Marshall, appropriate decorations. A massive of Loughborough. iron fence has been erected along the whole front of the building and adjoining school-rooms, in order to preserve the walls and doors. The painting and decorations were entrusted to Mr. W. Brown, anc the whole of the works have been executed under the direction of Messrs. Hinds and son, architects and surveyors, who have shewn great taste and skill in the adaptation of colours and in the general arrangements of the whole BIBLE-CLASS PRESENTATION. - The place. The cost will be £300. The Bible-class conducted by Rev. J. Lewitt place was reopened for Divine worship in connection with the Stoney-street on the 7th, when the Rev. C. H. Spurchapel, Nottingham, and consisting of geon, of the Metropolitan Tabernacle, about one hundred and thirty members, preached two very powerful sermons to has recently been brought to a close for overflowing audiences. The collections the summer, when Mr. Rowe, on behalf of the members of the class, presented Rev. J. Lewitt with Smith's Dictionary of the Bible. GENERAL BAPTIST COLLEGE. after both services amounted to £50. On Sunday, the 10th, the reopening services wire continued, when two very eloquent sermons were delivered by Signor A. Gavazzi, and £20 were collected. On Monday evening last week, THE Treasurer begs to acknowledge the Signor Gavazzi delivered a lecture on following sums received on the J. Salisbury, Hugglescote £ s. d. 0 0 "Garibaldi," and thrilled and delighted his audience whilst he described the character and private life of the great oohero, and traced his public career as a 20 patriot and warrior. These descriptions 2 0 o were the more interesting on account of 5 Mr. B. Baldwin, Loughborough 2 0 0 their being given from personal know » J. Gibson, Heptonstall Slack 2 W. Stanwell, Boston.. 1 J. S. Baldwin, Nottingham 1 W. Lees, Walsall O. Hargreaves, Burnley G. Towler, Whittlesea Dawson Burns, London .. Mrs. Esberger, Boston Wolland, Boston Rev. J. Taylor, Maltby Mr. S. Calladine, Hucknall 100 1 0 1 0 EVERTON, Liverpool-On Monday afternoon, July 4th, the Rev. C. M. Birrell laid the foundation stone of a uew 0 0 Baptist chapel in Breck-road, Everton, 0 opposite Belmont-road, Liverpool, in the 0 presence of a large and respectable O assemblage. The building is intended 0 10 6 for the congregation now worshipping in 0 10 0 the Athenæum, Brunel-street, which has 0 50 outgrown the accommodation afforded. The cost of the land and building is estiOther Congregational Churches. mated at £6,000, of which about £3,500 has already been subscribed. A hymu having been sung, and the Rev. H. S. RAMSGATE.-Cavendish chapel, Rams-Brown having offered up prayer, the gate, having been closed for the last six Rev. F. H. Robarts (minister of the weeks, has undergone very extensive congregation intending to remove from Other Congregational Churches. 309 CANTON, Cardiff-On Tuesday, July 5th, the Rev. S. C. Burn, late of Bristol College, was publicly recognised in Hope Chapel, Canton, Cardiff, as the pastor of the church meeting for worship in that place. A sermon on "The Principles of the Athenæum to the new chapel), ad- E. Webb, of Tiverton. It is expected dressed the Rev. C. M. Birrell in a few that the school-rooms, together with the kind and appropriate words, and pre- land, will cost about £1,000. Towards sented him with a trowel with which to this sum nearly £600 have been given lay the stone. Mr. Birrell then gave an and promised. The meetings on Tuesaddress, in which he related some very day were of the most cheering character. interesting facts in connection with the The attendance was very large, and a Baptist cause in Liverpool. He also laid spirit of liberality and harmony was the stone with the usual ceremonial. In evinced by all present. the evening a tea-meeting was held in the schoolroom underneath Myrtle-street Chapel, the Rev. H. S. Brown presiding. The speakers were the Revs. C. M. Birrell, E. Mellor, and F. H. Robarts, Mr. J. P. Jeffery, Mr. N. Caine, and Mr. S. B. Jackson. The proceedings Congregational Dissent." was delivered were closed with prayer. by the Rev. N. Haycroft, M.A., of BrisWELLINGTON, Somerset.-On Tuesday, tol. The usual questions were asked July 5th, the memorial-stone of the new by the Rev. T. Michael, of Halifax, school and class-rooms, in connection who also offered the ordination prayer. with the Baptist church, was laid by The charge to the minister was delivered James W. Sully, Esq., of Bridgewater. by the Rev. F. W. Gotch, LL,D, resiThe building will provide on the ground-dent tutor in Bristol College, and was floor a lecture-room forty-five feet by founded upon 1 Cor. iv. 2. A sermon twenty-seven, fifteen feet high, lighted to the church and congregation was by six pair of circular-headed windows, preached by the Rev. E. Probert, of and two single windows at the south Bristol. The Revs. A. Tilly and R. end. The entrance to the lecture-room Griffiths also took part in the service. is thirteen feet by twelve. Infant school-Dinner and tea were provided in the room on the ground-floor twenty-nine schoolroom beneath the chapel, and befeet by twelve. On the upper floor there tween these repasts, addresses were dewill be ten separate class-rooms, eleven livered by the Revs. Dr. Gotch, T. Mifeet in height, spacious landing, and a chael, G. Howe, A. Tilly, E. Davies, passage communicating with the gallery Nathaniel Thomas, - Wills, and other of the chapel. The whole of the rooms friends. will be heated with hot water from the basement. The entire plan has been arranged to meet the requirements and practical working of a healthy Sunday school, and to secure accommodation for the infant, the youth, and the adult. After the laying of the stone, addresses were delivered by Mr. Sully, the Rev. G. W. Humphreys, Mr Pollard (architect), Mr. Haddon, the superintendent of the school, and by Mr. W. D. Horsey, jun. At five o'clock, upwards of 400 friends sat down to tea, given by the ladies of the church and congregation. SEVENOAKS, Kent. On Thursday, In the evening, a public meeting, pre-July 7th, services were held to recognise sided over by W. D. Horsey, Esq., was the Rev. J. Jackson as pastor of the held in the chapel. At this meeting, ad- church at Sevenoaks. The Rev. F. dresses were delivered by the chairman White, of Chelsea, commenced by read(who stated that his recollection of Sun-ing and prayer. Rev. G. Rogers, of the day schools in Wellington extended to Metropolitan Tabernacle College, gave about fifty-five years); by the Revs. J. an impressive pastoral charge, from Acts Price, of Montacute; R. James, Yeovil; xi. 24, showing that goodness, devotion, J. Le Couteur (Independent), of Wel- and faith are the essential qualifications lington; H. V. Cowell, B.A., of Taun- for a Gospel minister. The Rev. C. tou; C. O. Munns, of Bridgewater; and Vince, of Birminghan, offered prayer, WARWICK,-At the close of service on Sunday evening last, the Rev. T. A. Binns intimated to his congregation that in consequence of the health of Mrs. Binns, which required her permanent removal to a more sheltered and warmer locality, he should be obliged to resign his pastorate at an early date. The announcement was made and received with very great regret. Mr. Binns will be glad to hear of an opening for ministerial usefulness in the south of England, at or near the seaside. especially commending the pastor to God. The Rev. W. Brock addressed the church from Titus ii. 10, contending that the doctrine of the Gospel must be believed and adorned with a pious life. A hundred and thirty persons sat down to tea in the old assembly-room, which was tastefully decorated. In the evening, the Rev. C. Vince preached from Heb. xiii. 8. Many neighbouring ministers were present. two able sermons were preached, that in the morning by the Rev. J. Martin, B.A., of Nottingham, and that in the evening by the Rev. J. Mursell, of Kettering. Dinner and tea were provided on the spot under a spacious marquee. In the afternoon, select pieces of sacred music were sung by the choir, and several brief addresses given, the Rev. J. P. Marsell, of Leicester, presiding. And on the Sunday following, June 26th, two excellent sermons were preached by the Rev. T. Lomas, of Leicester. The proceeds of the services amounted to £40. The SUTTON-IN-THE-ELMS, Leicestershire. On Tuesday, June 21, the Baptist chapel in this place, which has for the last hundred years been the meeting- improvement effected in the chapel is so place of one of the oldest Nonconformist great, that it called forth the admiration churches in the kingdom, after under- of all present who knew the place in its going extensive repairs and alterations, former state. was re-opened for public worship, when Obituaries. MRS. W. MARSHALL.-On the 26th of ments and share in the enjoyments of those March, 1864, Mrs. W. Marshall, daughter who are "present with the Lord." She of Mr. John Stansfield, of Nazebottom, a was baptized, and became a member of the member of the church at Vale, near Tod- church at Shore in the year 1841, when morden, calmly fell asleep in Jesus, at the sixteen years old, and was one of those age of twenty-eight, leaving a husband and that united in the formation of the church two children to sustain the greatest loss to at Vale, a little more than twelve years which they could be called. Mrs. M. was ago. In the prosperity of this church she the daughter of pious parents, and from has taken a deep interest, labouring zealthe dawn of her reasoning faculties she ously in the Sabbath school, attending had been instructed respecting the way to diligently on the public and more private heaven, and the infinite advantage and means of grace, contributing cheerfully to importance of enjoying the Divine favour. necessary expences, visiting the absent, Her father has long used the office of inviting to the house of prayer, and urging a deacon well. Her brothers and sisters, the undecided and ungodly to an accept it is believed, are all walking in God's ance of Christ and salvation. In an afflie. statutes and favour; and the bereaved tion which continued for months she exhusband is living in the enjoyment of perienced the advantages of a previous "good hope through grace." The de- and regular perusal of God's word, of parted had for twelve years honoured habitual prayer and trust in God. a Christian profession in connexion with had peace with God through believ the church at Vale. She was "not sloth- ing. She patiently bore her pains, and ful in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord." She was blooming and vigorous but a few days previous to her decease. Rheumatic fever brought her low; but she knew in whom she had believed, was not afraid to die, and was resigned to the will of Him who she knew would neither err nor be unkind. May the relatives and members of the church who survive, similarly adorn their profession, finish their course, and enter into the rest which remaineth to the people of God. MISS STANSFIELD, the sister of Mrs. W. Marshall, has also been called from the church 'militant to unite in the employ She thoroughly bowed to the will of her heavenly Father, in full assurance that He was doing and would do all things well. She manifested deep anxiety for the consistency of those who name the name of Christ, feeling assured that nothing would so much promote the salvation of the world and the glory of God as an adorning of the doctrine of God our Saviour by all that profess their trust in Him. Miss S. and her sister "were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were" very briefly divided. The latter peacefully expired on the 29th of April May survivors be followers of them so far as they followed Christ. T |