tary, (Rev. James Salisbury, of Huggles- | had very tastefully decorated the teacote, near Ashby-de-la-Zouch,) had only tables with flowers. After tea the chair received promises amounting to £10; and that, as the case was urgent, they hoped immediate and hearty assistance would be rendered by the churches of the Connexion. 2. The Orissa Mission.-According to the request of the Association, the present financial condition of the Orissa Mission, and the best means for improving it, was discussed at great length, the afternoon sitting being indeed chiefly devoted thereto. After a warm debate, the following resolution was adopted :That this Conference urges upon all the churches in this district an immediate response to the appeal for liquidating the debt by raising the one shilling per member, and as much more as possible; this Conference also expresses its earnest hope and trust that the General Committee will be able to keep the expenditure within the income. 3. Autumnal Session of the Baptist Union at Birmingham.—Attention was called to the meetings to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 12th and 13th, and it was unanimously resolved: That this Conference cordially recommends the churches to respond to the circular on this subject from the Local Committee by sending representatives to the forthcoming meetings. The next Conference will be held at Osmaston Road chapel, Derby, on Tuesday, Dec. 13th, Rev. Harris Crassweller, B.A., of Mary's-gate, Derby, to preach in the morning, or in case of failure, Rev. Cockerton, of Castle Donington. J. JACKSON GOADBY, Sec. was occupied by the Rev. W. Salter, "We bid thee welcome in the name And we receive thee in His stead." Suitable addresses were delivered by the Revs. W. Evans, A. Kirkland, J. Ash, and by Messrs. Samuel Woolley, Abel Brooks, John Green, and James Farron. During the evening the choir, conducted by Mr. J. Pownall, sang several choice selections of music. WORKSWORTH.-Mr. James Orchard, of Chilwell College, has accepted an invitation to serve the church at Worksworth, Shottle, &c., for twelve months. THE REV. J. C. SMITH has resigned the pastorate of the church, Carley-street, Leicester, and is open to invitation. CHAPELS. WHITTLESEA.-The General Baptist chapel in this town having been greatly improved by new flooring the upper end of it, by erecting an orchestra and platform in the place of the pulpit and singing pew, by altering some of the pews, and by thoroughly cleaning, graining, and painting the whole building. Re-opening services were held a few weeks since, when sermons were BAPTISMS. LOUTH, Northgate.-After a sermon by the Rev. W. Orton, the pastor of the preached by the Rev. T. W. Mathews, church, from the words, of Boston, and a handsome sum was Why baptizest thou then ?" three persons were realized towards defraying the expenses baptized by the Rev. Thomas Burton, incurred. But as a considerable balance and were welcomed to the Lord's table was left unpaid, the proceeds of the on the following Sabbath. chapel anniversary and harvest home VALE, near Todmorden. · At the festival were devoted to this object. branch station, Hurst Wood, two per-Rev. S. S. Allsop, of Longford, preached sons were baptized on Sept. 22. MINISTERIAL. Accordingly on Sunday, Sept. 18, the two sermons, and a thanksgiving service was conducted by the pastor, the Rev. G. Towler. On Tuesday afternoon a STALYBRIDGE. - On Wednesday, beautiful harvest sermon was delivered Sept. 14, the members of the church and by the Rev. W. H. Wylie, of Ramsey congregation welcomed the Rev. W. (the chapel being decorated with fruit Evans as stated minister. The ladies' and sheaves of wheat). About one hun CHILWELL COLLEGE. dred and seventy sat down to tea. In RAMSGATE.-The One Hundred and the evening the chapel was full, and Fortieth Anniversary of the General many had to sit in the school-room. Baptist chapel, Ramsgate, was held on Several pieces were finely sung by the Lord's-day, July 24, 1864. Two serchoir, Mr. Bundy, junr., presiding at mons were preached by the Rev. H. the harmonium. Appropriate and ex- Hunter, of Nottingham. Collection rather cellent addresses were given by the better than on the last occasion. Revs. W. H. Wylie, J. Keed, of Cambridge, S. S. Allsop, T. Barrass, W. Telfer, and G. Towler. More than enough was raised to clear off the remaining debt. We cannot omit to refer to a disgraceful circumstance which took place during this service. Just as the Rev. S. S. Allsop was beginning his speech a large stone was thrown by an evil-disposed person, which broke the glass of two windows, and greatly alarmed and endangered those assembled. Two guineas are offered as a reward for the discovery of the offender, which it is hoped will bring this shameful affair before the proper authorities. G. T. W. LEICESTER, Dover-street.—On Lord'sday, August 28, two sermons were preached on behalf of the Sabbath-school by Rev. Thomas Toller, of Kettering. Collections, £21. THE NEW SESSION was opened at the beginning of September with eleven students, five of whom are fresh young men admitted on the usual probation. The work of the Session commenced by free and familiar addresses from the president to the students on points pertaining to their studies, preaching, domestic order, and general comfort. His good wishes for their improvement and usefulness, and his anticipations of a prosperous and happy Session, were warmly reciprocated by all the students. FRATERNAL MEETING.-On Friday, Sept. 16, the tutors and students of the Congregational Institute in Nottingham having been invited to spend an afternoon and evening with our brethren at Chilwell, the Rev. J. B. Paton, and between thirty and forty of the young BOURNE.-Anniversary sermons were men under his training, presented thempreached in the General Baptist chapel selves at the College. There a hearty on Sept. 18, in the morning and evening welcome greeted them from our own by Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M.A., of tutors and students. The afternoon Nottingham, and in the afternoon by Rev. being beautifully fine, two or three hours John Stevenson, M.A., of Derby. The were spent in the open air, some occupyannual tea-meeting was held on Monday ing the time in pleasant chat and stroll evening, Sept. 19. Addresses were in the field or grounds adjoining; the delivered by Rev. J. Stevenson, and young men, however, for the most part Messrs. D. Horscroft, T. Shaw, &c. fraternizing at cricket, or other out-door The concluding sermon was preached after the addresses. Collections, &c., £30. BURTON-ON-TRENT.-On Lord's-day, Sept. 11, the new school-rooms which have been erected in connection with our chapel were opened. The Rev. C. Clark, of Halifax, preached two sermons. On Monday, Sept. 12, we held a public tea meeting-the trays were furnished gratuitously. About 380 sat down to tea, and afterwards a large congregation assembled in the chapel. The chair was occupied by the Rev. R. Kenney, and appropriate addresses were delivered by the ministers of the town and the Rev. C. Clark. The attendance at each of the services was large. The cost of the rooms is upwards of £200, towards which £130 have been received, viz., £40 from the services, and £90 in contributions. J. B. sports. Tea was at length served in the lecture-room and library, after which a very interesting meeting was held. The Rev. J. Lewitt gave out a hymn and prayed; the President of the College then first spoke a few words of Christian greeting to the visitors, and afterwards read a pithy and very judicious address on the spirit and behaviour proper to students for the ministry. The Rev. J. B. Paton followed in an earnest and very beautiful speech, in which, after responding to the kind sentiments expressed by Mr. Underwood, he dwelt upon the subjects of study most important to young men preparing for ministerial or home missionary work. He urged with especial emphasis the thorough mastery of the English tongue, together with the careful study of the Bible and theology. After a few addi tional words from the Revs. W. R. Ste-siderable value which had been placed as venson and J. Lewitt, this very pleasant a votive offering on one of the numerous and long-to-be-remembered fraternal altars dedicated in that city to the gathering came to a close. The Treasurer begs to acknowledge the following sums received: General Account. Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M.A., Nottingham Spalding Leicester, Friar Lane Rev. J. Shaw Purchase Account. Rov. J. Finn, Todmorden.... MISCELLANEOUS. £ s. d. 7 8 0 0 Virgin. The soldier at once explained that he and his family being in great distress, he had appealed to the Holy Mother for assistance, and that while engaged in prayer and contemplation of the four millions worth of jewels displayed on her brocaded petticoat, she stooped, and with a charming smile hauded him the golden cup. This explanation was received by the court in pro100 found silence, and the case handed over 1 0 O to an ecclesiastical commission, to whom it at once occurred that however inconvenient the admission of the miracle 5 0 might be, it would be highly impolitic to gave the cup to the soldier, solemnly warning him for the future against similar favours from images of any kind, and impressing him with the conviction that the Virgin required profound silence from him as a proof of his gratitude. PACKINGTON, near Ashby-de-la-Zouch. -On Thursday, Sept. 15, a small dispute its possibility. They therefore bazaar was opened in the school-room of Packington chapel. Most of the articles were useful, and had been made by two or three of the ladies connected with the place. The purchasers exceeded the number of articles to be sold, so that all were gone in a short time. A public tea was also provided, the trays were freely, and amply, and richly furnished by the ladies of the congregation. In the evening the Rev. C. Clarke, B.A., gave, by request, a lecture on the Model Woman," as a counterpart to the one he delivered recently on the "Model Man." The proceeds of the tea and bazaar were about £20. This money, with much more which it is hoped to raise next year, is to be devoted to the restoration of the chapel, and to make it in its internal appearance what it is by its associations and by the devotedness and energy of some of its supporters—a credit to the denomination. STALYBRIDGE. On Lord's-day, Aug. 21, two sermons were preached by the Rev. H. Wilkinson, on behalf of our Foreign Mission. The collections and donations amounted to £12 10s. In the evening Mr. Wilkinson gave a most interesting address to the teachers and scholars of the Sabbath school, which we trust will be the means of reviving the missionary spirit in the juvenile portion of our congregation. Miscellaneous. A MODERN MIRACLE.-A soldier was cited before the police-court of Madrid for having stoleu a golden cup of con SHIPWRECK AND ESCAPE OF THE BISHOP OF LONDON.-The Bishop of London and family have lately been residing on the banks of Loch Fyne. They recently went to the Island of Arran in a small steamer to spend the day. When returning in the evening the sky became overcast, the weather stormy, and the night dark. When near the entrance to Loch Fyne they were suddenly startled by the cry, "Breakers ahead!" and before the steamboat's course could be altered, they were aground upon rocks. The boat being iron, it was dangerous to back her off, for fear she might have received such injuries as to make it impossible to keep her afloat. They were therefore obliged to land in the small boat. When the party reached the shore a new difficulty presented itself. They discovered that they had landed, not upon the mainland, but upon a rock which might possibly be covered by the flowing tide. They soon, however, found that they were safe at least from that danger. They were able to construct a tent by means of some tarpauling, and under the shelter which it afforded they spent the night. When day dawned they were soon relieved from their disagreeable position, and we are glad to hear that none of the party have suffered from exposure during a night of somewhat stormy weather. Notes of the Month. ECCLESIASTICAL. crowds are attracted to see Mr. Stuart's bold and unblushing use of vestments and ceremonies for which no single line can be found in the canons of the Anglican Church, and St. Margaret's has therefore become as much a raree show as any of the continental churches. Time was when Bibles were chained in English churches. It would seem as if in these days the canons of the Church needed to be chained there, that the worshippers might mark how far some priests ventured to deviate from their own professed standards of authority. Nor is it only among Puseyites that this avowed laxity exists. A writer in the Guardian, speaking of the Evangelical clergy, says, Subscriptions and declarations of conformity sit very lightly upon them, as we have occasion to know; for, happening the other day to be in one of their churches, we took up the Office-book, and found all the passages in the Baptismal Service which asserted baptismal regeneration, were bracketted to be omitted." With such glaring instances of Is Popery on the increase in England? We think there can be no doubt of it. Perhaps it would not be safe to accept with unquestioning faith all that Papist authorities tell us of their successes; but when the Lancashire Sessions vote £100 a year for a Papist chaplain at Kirkdale, and £150 for a chaplain at Preston, with the addition of £10 for "vestments, chalice, linen, crucifix, candlesticks," &c., for the chapel; when Augustine friars once more show their faces in London, it is useless to deny the fact of Papist progress in England. Of course some will contend that Lancashire has always been a stronghold of Papists, and that London abounds with Irish. But this is by no means a sufficient answer. It appears to us rather that the Papists are beginning to reap some of the seed sown so plentifully by the Puseyites, and that the Church, whose boast it once was that it was the grand bulwark of Protestantism, is effectually doing the work of Roman Catholicism. As a proof how near the wind some avowedly Anglican clergy-deviation, what becomes of the proud men can sail, we have only to point to the notorious proceedings of Brother Ignatius at Norwich and elsewbere. What with invocations to the Virgin, and hymns to the saints, we cannot for the life of us discern where the line of demarcation between Romanism and his Anglicanism really exists. Some Anglican journals are wax-hitherto claimed to be "gentlemen and ing wroth at the extravagancies of the said Ignatius. That he should celebrate the Feast of the Assumption with Papist accessories, which is, however, not reckoned a festival by the Anglican Church, and that he should seek to link all this on to the Establishment, seems to one journal to demand summary dealing. "The Bishop of Norwich can cite him into his own court, and if he be contumacious, can proceed to excommunication ;" and the writer marvels that the thing is not done. Meanwhile the quondam friend of Ignatius, Mr. Stuart, of London, still conducts avowedly Protestant worship under Papist forms, and the keen-sighted bishop of the diocese makes no sign. Every Sunday boast of uniformity? Where is the honesty of men who can thus verge on the one hand into "flat Popery," and on the other swear to maintain one of its dogmas whilst doing their best to show its falsity? It really becomes a grave question whether the laxity shown by the men who have scholars," has not assisted to lower the tone of morality among those who have looked up to them as spiritual guides. Nor is this all. In the face of such patent inconsistencies men are found in the ranks of the clergy who take advantage of their position on the magistrates' bench to fling their bigoted sneers at Dissent as one main cause of gross immorality. We shall not deign to reply to these. They contain their own refutation. But so long as such men remain on the bench, it is impossible to expect even-handed justice. We devoutly wish that the Lord Chancellor would use the power invested in him to strike off every holder of a benefice from the list of magistrates. The controversy on "baptismal regeneration," re-opened by | maintain its hold on the scientific public, Mr. Spurgeon's sermon, still continues. and indeed on the general public. Its The Saturday Reviler has, of course, recent sessions at Bath were a decided thrown its own particular mud at the "Shimei of the Tabernacle," and, in its anxiety to bespatter the Dissenter picks out of the "reply" of a renegade the epithet "anabaptist Caliban,” and adopts it as a heading for its bilious vituperations. It is not a little amusing to see how this would-be oracle tries to "settle" the differences between high church and low church. It says, "The Church of England, as a matter of fact, consists of two parallel but not identical lines of thought; the one expressed in the Articles, the other in the Prayer Book. All things, religious doctrine included, have two sides-what, in Coleridge's slang, or classical language, is called the objective and the subjective. The Church formularies express the objective, the Thirty-nine Articles the subjective of-perhaps the same-truth. The Evangelicals unfold and exaggerate the one aspect, High Churchmen the other. It requires a scientific and especially theological and educated mind to reconcile the two. We should think so, decidedly. But what are plain people to do who have not such a mind? Bow, we suppose, to the decision of their betters. success. One thing alone cast a cloud over the proceedings-the untimely end of Captain Speke. Captain Burton championed himself and the King of Dahomey. We should like the sometime Mecca pilgrim a great deal better if he were not so intensely egotistical.-The Social Science Congress has also opened its annual sessions. Lord Brougham delivered a characteristic inaugural address, and revealed the keen relish with which he still enters into the things of to-day, one secret, according to Sydney Smith, of the men who live on to a green old age.-Some of the celebrities of the House of Commons are taking advantage of the recess "to pronounce" upon their favourite topics, or to show their constituents the versatility of their genius. Among the former we may mention Baxter, Laing, Newdegate, Roebuck, and among the latter, Disraeli and Palmerston.—Revising barristers are beginning their work, just now the more interesting as upon their decisions will depend many votes in the impending general election.-The Prince and Princess of Wales are on a visit to Denmark. Croakers have been disappointed. cool looks and hisses with which they were to be greeted were neither seen nor THE one topic of excitement during the heard. It is rumoured that the proposed past month has been the capture and visit to St. Petersburg is deferred.-The return to England of Franz Müller, the Roman question is entering into a new supposed murderer of Mr. Briggs. The phase. Louis Napoleon has not dared to German population in London seemed at do what he wished, or was thought to first to suppose that Müller would scarcely wish-withdraw his troops from Rome; have a fair trial. We imagine that the but he has propounded a sliding scale for calm, judicial method in which, so far, the the Pope and Victor Immanuel. Florence examination has been conducted will dis-is suggested as the future capital of Italy, abuse them of this most erroneous opinion, and Victor Immanuel is requested to pay Even the unusually exciting news from the Pope a good round sum for the terriAmerica lost its interest for the moment tories which he has annexed to his new in the popular mind. It hardly stopped kingdom. The French troops are then to read that Atlanta had been taken by the to be withdrawn at the end of two years. Federals, and that M'Clellan had declared Such, according to the French Imperial for Union. Müller had been taken. This Pythoness, is the present "solution." was considered excitement enough. The Riots have taken place at Turin, but were purveyors of news have certainly descended speedily suppressed. How the "party of to the lowest depths of subserviency in action" will like the giving up of Rome as detailing what he read and what he ate. the capital of Italy remains to be seen.-But enough of such trash.-The British Spain is again reactionary. Narvaez has Association has been doing its best to taken the reins of the ministry. GENERAL. The |