London Baptist Building Fund.

THE Third Quarterly Meeting of this Society was held at No. 6, Fen-court, on Tuesday, October 25, 1825. It was numerously and respectably attended; unanimity pervaded all the proceedings, and much zeal for the promotion and prosperity of the objects of the Institution was evinced. The following sums were voted to approved Cases, namely, to

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$ The Annual Meeting of the Society will be held on the fourth Tuesday in January, 1826, when "a Report of the proceedings for the year will be presented: Officers, Auditors, and Committee chosen, and any other business transacted."

The Society have resolved, "That a list of the Subscribers and Donors be annexed to the Report." This resolution was the subject of much deliberation, and it is hoped, that no friend to the Institution will feel his charity or delicacy wounded by it. If modesty wishes concealment, the initials, or any other marks, may be employed.

The Society feel much satisfaction that they have been able, within the first nine months, while in a state of infancy, to distribute to twelve Cases the sum of £1040, a sum which many persons suggested would not be raised within the year.

The Committee are solicitous to be furnished with the means to propose an equal or larger distribution at the close of the year than in any of the preceding quarters. This, however, rests with the friends of Christ and kis cause, who, it is hoped, will enable the Committee to possess the gratification they desire, and to give up their account with joy.. There are many friends to the cause, who have delayed to subscribe, in order to ascertain whether the Institution was likely to be permanent, and who, having their doubts removed, will now cheerfully lend their aid; and others are only waiting to be called upon, in order to testify, by their contributions, their approbation of the plan. Hints have been given, that some of the subscribers might take the opportunity of augmenting their subscriptions before the annual meeting. The Committee are more particularly sanguine on

these points, from a conviction that very few personal applications by ministers from the country, of our own denomination, have been made in London within the present year; and gentlemen will be anxious, before the end of the year, to fill up the deficiency of their wonted benefactions to country cases. To this it is judged they will need no other argument, than an opportunity and conviction that they may do it with the greatest efficiency to poor churches, by subscribing to the "London Baptist Building Fund."

J. HARGREAVES, Secretary.

Rev. J. Hartnall's Orphans.

To the Editor of the Baptist Magazine. DEAR SIR,

I must again intrude on your kindness, by requesting the insertion of a few donations recently paid into my hands, on acnall. I cannot but suppose there are count of the orphans of the late Mr. Hartmany friends, both in town and country, children, who have not yet subscribed; to inclined to assist these poor destitute such I would respectfully intimate, that an early communication of their intentions is peculiarly desirable. JOHN DYER.

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THE SOUTHERN Association held its Half-yearly Meeting, at Lymington and Sway, September 27, 28, 1825.

Tuesday evening, the brethren met in New-lane Chapel, Lymington.

Mr. James Mursell preached from Acts xxvi. 24, 25.

Wednesday morning, at the same place, Mr. Tilly preached from Psalm xlix. 8. The brethren met at half-past two, at Sway.

Mr. Bulgin preached from Rev. xxii. 1.

JULY 12, 1825, a particular Baptist Church, of twelve members, was formed at Staines, Middlesex. Messrs. Fisher, late of Liverpool; Ivimey, of London; and Coles, of Wokingham, engaged in the services.

The following day, Mr. Gregory Haw. son, late of Portsea, was ordained pastor of the newly-formed church.-Rev. R. Porter, of Staines, (Independent) commenced the service at eleven, A. M. by reading the scripture and prayer; Rev. G. Pritchard, of London, delivered the introductory address, and received the confession of faith; Rev. Moses Fisher offered the ordination prayer; Rev. J. Ivimey delivered the charge from Luke v. 10, (latter clause ;) Rev. J. Coles addressed the church from Ephes. v. 15; and Mr. Coleman, of Colnbrook, concluded by prayer:-Seven, P. M. assembled in the Independent Meeting-house, (lent on the occasion.) Rev. H. Hinton, of Reading, preached from Ephes. ii. 1; Messrs. Keen, of Teddington, and Woollacott, of Westminster, engaged in the devotional services.

It will be recollected by some, that the Baptist interest at Staines, which had

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existed nearly half a century, had become extinct, (the church being dissolved, and the meeting-house shut up,) when Mr. Hawson was applied to by a society, now united with the Berks and West London Missionary Association, to preach at Staines, and in the villages around; but, by the blessing of God, the scene is changed-a church collected-a Union Missionary Prayer-meeting formed by the Baptists and Independents; and, in the adjacent villages, we have reason exclaim-What hath God wrought!

NORTHAMPTON.

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OCT. 7, 1825, the settlement of the Rev. W.JGray, (late of Chipping Norton,) over the Baptist Church at College-street, was publicly recognized. The Rev. T. Coles, of Bourton-on-the-Water, stated, with clearness and effect, the duties of the Christian ministry, from 1 Tim. iii. 1; the Rev. J. Simmonds, of Olney, explained and enforced the new commandment of love to the brethren, with great ability and impression, from John xiii. 34, 35. The Rev. S. Hillyard, of Bedford, preached in the evening from Rom. xvi. 7; a sermon enriched with evangelical princi. ple, and much adapted for general instruction. Devotional exercises were conducted by Messrs. James Clarke, Heighton, Burkitt, Green, and Hobson. The congregations were large and attentive; and it is hoped that, under the Divine blessing, a connexion begun under so many pleasing circumstances, will be happy, permanent, and useful.

Stepney Academical Institution.

A SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the subscribers and friends to the Stepney Academical Institution will be held on Thursday Evening, December 8, 1825, at the King's Head, Poultry, to take into consideration some measures that will be proposed, in order to increase the resources and extend the usefulness of the Institution. Chair to be taken at six o'clock precisely.

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sidence joining the meeting, which is finished, and the contractor is paid for the whole concern within £20, which I hope soon to obtain in Dublin or elsewhere, without further troubling the Committee.

On the 9th of this month I preached again at Thurles, and on the 10th went to the Hills, and took a cold, from which I have not since been free, in consequence of having to ascend and go over them at night-fall under a dense fog which covered them. My stomach is uniformly weak, so that I am generally more or less affected by my visit there. However, after encountering more difficulty, and experiencing more discouragement than you can be at all aware, there is now a new curate come to the parish where our school is situated, and I send a letter he addressed to me the other day, which will afford you gratification. I did not receive it in time, but we met at the school, and I have engaged to spend an evening at the Glebe on my next visit. Several boys are working hard for new Bibles, which is the reward for committing and repeating together the whole gospel of John.

Letter referred to by Mr. Davis.

October 6, 1825. I RECEIVED your letter, which was left for me at Mr. Mason's, and beg leave now to apologise to you for my seeming neglect in not answering it sooner, which arose entirely from my time having been more than usually occupied these last few weeks.

I request your acceptance of my thanks for the respect you are pleased to express for my character, with the assurance that such respect is mutual, and that I have since my arrival in this parish, sincerely wished for an opportunity to cultivate your acquaintance, and procure occasion. ally your advice, hoping that by our united endeavours, the great work of the vineyard might be better conducted. The plan of your school is one which has always been approved of by me, and that which I followed precisely in the county of Clare, where I lately held a curacy; and your master, I am happy to say, bears a most excellent character, both for morality and attention.

I understand from him that you are to be in the country next Monday. I will endeavour, please God, to meet you at the school on that day; but should business interfere to prevent me doing so, you will really oblige me if you will wave ce

remony, and take share of our dinner with us that day, and we will endeavour to make you as comfortable, while you remain in the country, as we can. When I shall be so fortunate as to meet you we will talk over the subject of your letter, and, I trust, you will not find me lukewarm in the cause. J. W.

From Mr. W. O'Neill to Rev. Mr. West.

Clonmore, Oct. 14, 1825.

I HAVE to acknowledge the receipt of four pounds, which you were kind enough to pay me for a quarter's salary due to the master of the Garryhill school, the 1st of October inst.; and at the same time to state, that the number of children in attendance has not been latterly so many as usual, probably owing to their being employed about harvest, turf making, and now potatoe digging. I have every reason to hope, from the comfortable accommodation that the school-house affords, and country business being nearly over, that the children will shortly return.

From Mr. Briscoe to the Rev. Mr. West.

Cork, October 13, 1825.

I AM willing to go to Ballina, and make the experiment, whether I am adequate to the duties of that station. I will thank you, therefore, to send me £10 for travelling expenses, as soon as possible, as I wish to remove next week. Mrs. Bwill remain in Cork for the present. I suppose I must come to Dublin, and if so, I shall spend a few days in Clonmell, and will write to you from thence. If you should write to the Committee before long, please to inform them that I intend proceeding to Ballina, and to thank them, in my name, for their liberality.

From an Irish Reader to Mr. Wilson.

Collooney, October 12, 1825. I COMMENCED my feeble labours the present month in Tobberbreede, in the house of P- M-, where ten persons attended, who listened with marked delight to the glad tidings of salvation; they talked with disapprobation of what their priests had taught them, compared with what they then heard. There was one M present, who entreated me to come to his place; accordingly I visited him with the gospel, where eighteen Roman Catholics attended; all appeared to

be dissatisfied with what they knew about religion, and was anxiously inquiring after it. I read five chapters for them, and talked on the general and plainest truths of the gospel; and when we were parting, they expressed an ardent wish that I should visit them again. From thence I travelled to M- O'B-'s house, at Cashel, where I read and lectured a goodly number of Roman Catholics; some of them were contending for the true faith being only in the Church of Rome, whilst others declared that if they had the true faith they would have the scriptures for their guide; and if they had the best religion, they would love the best book, which was written by the prophets and apostles. Those who spoke in favour of the scriptures, were such as had the opportunity of hearing them read, and had their children at Dromconnor school. I visited P- O'B-, also of Fluchan, who confessed the Saviour in the presence of twelve dark papists, and said, "When I look back and reflect upon my state, when you commenced teaching me the Irish scriptures, and brought the gospel to my view, I cannot but, with gratitude and joy, return sincere thanks to the Baptist Society, for sending you into my cabin." He also told me, that he lost his holding, by means of large divisions being made of the village; in consequence thereof I accompanied him to Mr. S

to whom I was introduced by J. D--, and told him, that poor O'B- came out from popery by means of the Baptist Society, and I hoped he would give him a division of land elsewhere. He replied, with a smile of approbation, (after bestowing many encomiums on the Baptist Society and its useful exertions,) that through my recommendation he would endeavour to accommodate him; he also gave a handsome plot to Mr. K——, in Dromconnor, to build a school-house for our Society, which he prefers to any other. I also read and endeavoured to explain the holy scriptures in a dark vil lage in the county Roscommon, called Stonepark, where I had not been before. The disposition excited among those poor people, for hearing the word in their vernacular tongue, was truly interesting and encouraging. I have read and explained also in Lugnamackew, where I was sent for; the word declared seemed to produce some good effect, as many who were present, expressed their thankfulness with appearance of great seriousness, and spoke of what they heard. What you told us all here about salvation is true, and we should all believe what is written for our instruction, that the Saviour is

the way, the truth, and the life, and that none cometh to the Father but by him.

Could the Society witness the change produced in the life and conduct of many individuals in this country, by their instrumentality, I am inclined to think they would rejoice with exceeding great joy.

From an Irish Reader.

Kilglass, Oct. 12, 1825. I HAVE omitted no opportunity in the dissemination of truth; and I can truly say, those who are in the habit of reading or hearing that which is able to make wise unto salvation, we see that they are preserved from the evils that are in the world-their life and conduct is regulated by the word of truth.

Many who were in the habit of reading the scriptures, have acknowledged to me that they knew nothing of them, but were deceiving themselves, knowing nothing of the spirit of them; but after I read and explained two chapters to some of them, who declared that they would not attend to the explanation of the word, until they were able to know something of it: all is vain if God give not the increase.

When on my tour, I conversed with some tradesmen, who were at their work; after shewing them the danger of priestcraft, with its awful consequences, then explained to them the covenant of grace, which extorted the following expression from one of them :-" Purgatory is of no use, I am sure," said he, "it is all craft to pick our pockets," and sealed it with an oath, "that all priests are robbers."

On the way to Ballina met with one of the constables, who conversed with me on the things of eternity. I have every hope of him, he, like the man in the gospel, sees men like trees walking; he expressed a desire of meeting with me again, as he was not half satisfied.