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obliged to abridge his sermon by the occur rence of an afflictive dispensation of Providence, which obliged him to leave town in the mail that evening. The friends of the Missionary Society had high gratification in reviewing its past, and contemplating its future operations, joined as they were on that day by a goodly number of its venerable founders, whom God has graciously spared to witness the accomplishment of far greater things than they ever anticipated; and it is earnestly hoped, that those feelings of holy delight will be renewed and greatly extended, by the perusal of the two excellent discourses, preached on this occasion, the publication of which the Directors have requested.

ANNIVERSARIES, &c.

DARWEN, LANCASHIRE,

ON Thursday, May 4th, the Lower Chapel, Darwen, branch of the Mid-Lancashire Auxiliary Society, held its Second Anniversary. Rev. Dr. Raffles, of Liverpool, preached in the morning. In the afternoon, Dr. Raffles having taken the chair, the following speakers addressed the Meeting on subjects connected with Christian missions to the heathen-Rev. G. Payne, A.M., Blackburn; J. Fox, Bolton; E. Miller, A.M., Blackburn; W. Hacking, Blackburn; J. Ely, Rochdale; J. Slate, Preston; R. Fletcher, Darwen; P. Ramsey, Haslingden; J.Smith, Hulme; J. Gill, Walmsley; and J. Speckman, Tockholes.

COVENTRY.

On Wednesday, Aug. 2nd, was held at Vicar-lane and West Orchard-street Chapels, Coventry, the First Anniversary of the Branch Missionary Society for that city and its vicinity, connected with the London Missionary Society. The public meeting was held at the former place, on which occasion the Rev. T. Craig, of Bocking, and the Rev. W. Ellis, Missionary from the South Seas, attended as a Deputation from the Parent Society; the Meeting was also addressed by the Rev. Messrs. Jerard, Rowton, Jones Franklin, Sibree, Giles, &c. Report stated, that the sum of 927. 19s. 3d. was last year remitted from this Institution to promote the general object. The same evening a Sermon was preached by the Rev. T. Craig, at West Orchard Chapel; after which, an address was delivered by Mr. Ellis, who also preached on the following evening at Vicar-lane Chapel. The collections made after the above services, including those at Kenilworth and Foleshill, amounted to 941. 4s. 6d.

SOMERSET. AUXILIARY.

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teenth General Meeting of this Institution was held at the Rev. J. Gunn's Chapel, at Chard. In the morning, the Rev. J. Small (Tutor of the Western Academy), read the Scriptures and prayed; after which the Rev. Henry Townley, who, with the Rev. Rowland Hill, attended as the Deputation from the Parent Society, delivered a most interesting and impressive discourse, illustrative of the extreme ignorance and consequent wretchedness of the heathen, much of which he bad himself witnessed; and also of the mighty efficacy of the Gospel, many instances of which had come under his own observation while in India, in diffusing knowledge and happiness, and producing that allimportant change in the moral and spiritual condition of those poor heathen, which it is the great object of the Missionary Society to accomplish. The Rev. T. Golding concluded the Service. In the afternoon, the chair was occupied by Rev. Mr. Small, the Report read by the Secretary, and the Reso lutions moved and seconded by the Rev. Messrs. Cuff, Hill, Jukes, Pyke, Townley, Cave, Toms, Johnson, Buck, and Standerwick. The Meeting felt much gratified by the interesting addresses of Mr. Hill and Mr. Townley, and also by those of the other gentlemen who spoke on the occasion. In the evening, Rev. J. Jukes prayed, and Rev. Rowland Hill preached with all his usual energy and effect, and concluded the solemnities of the day. The congregations were very large, especially in the evening, when the place was exceedingly crowded; the services all peculiarly interesting, and very liberal collections for the Society were made.

BRIDLINGTON.

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On Lord's Day and Monday, Sept. the 3rd and 4th, were assembled the Fourth Anniversary Meetings of the Bridlington and Quay Auxiliary Missionary Society. mons were preached by the Rev. John Arundel, Home-Secretary of the Parent Institution, and the Rev. A. Creak, of Yarmouth; and, at the Public Meeting for business, the chair was taken by the Rev. J. Morley, of Hull, and the Resolutions submitted by the Rev. Messrs. Arundel, Creak, Harness, Allan, Hayden, Taylor, E. Morley, and Mr. W. Brambles. The collections were 281. 4s. 2d.

HORNSEA.

On Wednesday, Sept. 6th, Missionary Services were conducted at Hornsea. In the afternoon, the business of the Associa tion was transacted. The chair was taken by the Rev. J. Morley, of Hull; and the audience addressed by the Rev. Messrs, Arundel, Creak, Sykes, Hayden, E. Morley, and Messrs. Hull and Foster. In the evening, Rev. A. Creak, of Yarmouth,

Tuesday, the 5th of September, the Four- preached. Amount of collections, 57. 118. 1d.

The weather being unfavourable, the congregations were small.

MUSTON.

On Friday, Sept. 8th, two Sermons in behalf of the London Missionary Society were preached at Muston, by the Rev. A. Creak, of Yarmouth. 47. 88. was collected.

BIRMINGHAM.

The Anniversary of the Warwickshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Auxiliary Society, was held at Birmingham on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the 12th, 13th, and 14th of September. On Tuesday evening the Rev. Dr. Philip, of Cape Town, South Africa, preached at King-street Chapel. On Wednesday morning, at seven o'clock, a Prayer Meeting was held at Carr'slane School Room. At eleven o'clock the meeting for business was held at Carr's-lane Meeting-House. The Rev. Dr. Philip and the Rev. Henry Nott, of Tahiti, addressed the meeting at considerable length: the former illustrated, by a reference to important facts, the past history, and present state, of the Missions in South Africa; the latter gave an interesting detail of the commencement and progress, the early difficulties, and late success, of the South Sea Missions, and concluded with an affecting and final "farewell" to the inhabitants of his native town. The meeting was also addressed by the Rev. J. Ely, J. Styles, D.D., J. A. James, T. Morgan, Winterbotham, &c. In the evening of the same day, the Rev. J. Styles, D.D, of London, preached at Ebenezer Chapel. On Thursday evening the Rev. J. Ely, of Rochdale, Lancashire, preached at Livery-street Chapel. The collections after these services amounted, we understand, to more than 3501., and we are happy to learn that the contributions to this Auxiliary have suffered but a slight diminution during the past year, notwithstanding the great depression of commerce. The feeling of lively interest in missionary efforts, which was excited by means of these meetings, has been but rarely equalled, and never exceeded, at any former anniversary; and it is confidently hoped, that the effects will be as lasting as the feeling itself was intense.

YORKSHIRE NORTH RIDING AUXILIARY

SOCIETY.

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On Friday, the 15th, a Missionary Meeting was held at Staithes, the first Meeting of the kind ever witnessed there. The chair was occupied by the Rev. George Young, Whitby, and the Resolutions were moved and seconded by the Rev. W. Ellis, A. Creak, W. Blackburn, J. Haigh, and Messrs. Sanderson and Trowsdale. The Rev. J. Van Hemert, clergyman, of Hinderwell, also attended. The chapel was crowded, and the most earnest attention, accompanied by a lively religious feeling, appeared to be kept up to the last. The collection was by far the largest ever made in the village of Staithes. The Meeting will long be remembered by those who had the happiness of being present, and the most salutary effects may be expected to follow.

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On Sabbath, the 17th, the two congregations of Silver-street and Cliff-lane, in Whitby, were united each part of the day. In the morning and evening they heard the Rev. A. Creak, at Silver-street Chapel, and in the afternoon the Rev. W. Ellis, at Clifflane Chapel. The public Meeting of the Whitby Branch Society, was held in Silverstreet Chapel, on Monday evening. Rev. A. Creak was called to the Chair, and addresses were delivered by Rev. W. Ellis, W. Blackburn, A. Redcliffe (Wesleyan), J. Haigh, and G. Young, and by Messrs. R. Campson, H. Hyslop, &c. An extraordinary interest was excited here and at Staithes on this occasion, from the circumstance that our celebrated navigator, Captain Cook, who lost his life at the Sandwich slands, and respecting whom Mr. Ellis communicated much important information, spent some of his early years at Staithes and at Whitby. The narrative given by Mr. Ellis of the happy change produced in the character of the Sandwich Islanders, and the inhabitants of the Society Islands, since they were visited by Captain Cook, afforded great delight to all present. The collections were considerably greater than those of last

The Anniversary of this Society was held at Pickering, on Thursday the 14th Oct. The Rev. A Creak preached in the after-year, although a liberal subscription for the

noon. At the public Meeting in the evening, Rev. G. Croft presided, and Rev. A. Creak, W. Ellis, W. Blackburn, W. Greenwood, J. Hinchcliffe, R. Watkin (Wesleyan), and G. Young, with Messrs. Bird and Barker, took a part in the business of the Meeting. The address of Mr. Ellis was uncommonly affecting; tears started in many an eye,

relief of twenty-eight widows and seventyseven fatherless children, suffering by the loss of their relatives, in the Esk and the Lively, two Greenland ships, was about to be set on foot. That subscription has been now begun on a most liberal scale,

FORMATION OF NEW SOCIETIES.

KENILWORTH.

August the 3rd, a Public Meeting was held at the King's Arms Hotel, in the village of Kenilworth, to promote the interests of the Missionary Society, when a numerous and respectable company assembled, who were addressed by Rev., Messrs. Craig and Ellis. A Society was then formed, denominated the Kenilworth Missionary Association, connected with the Branch Missionary Society for Coventry.

FOLESHILL.

A similar Meeting was also held at the Independent Chapel at Foleshill, on Tuesday evening, Aug. 8, for the purpose of establishing a Juvenile Missionary Society in that place, at which, also, Rev. Messrs. Craig and Ellis were present, and animated the Meeting with their important communications. Addresses were likewise delivered by neighbouring ministers. On the previous Sabbath-day, a Sermon was preached in the same chapel in behalf of missions, by the Rev. Mr. Craig.

SKIPSEA.

On Tuesday, Sept. the 5th, Missionary Meetings were convened at Skipsea, a small village. In the afternoon, a Sermon was preached by the Rev. J. Arundel; and, in the evening, an Association was formed in connexion with the Hull and East Riding Auxiliary Missionary Society, when Rev. J. Morley, of Hull, took the chair; and Rev. Messrs. Arundel, Creak, Sykes, Hayden, E. Morley, and Mr. Foster, addressed the Meeting. The sum of 671s. 3d. was collected.

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New Societies have been also formed by the assistance of Rev. H. Townley:-At Martock, Somersetshire, Rev. Eb. Smith; Yeovil, ditto, Rev. Mr. Jukes; Milbourn Port, ditto, Rev. Mr. Richards; Wincanton, ditto, Rev. ; Castle Carey, ditto, Rev. W. Paul; Shepton Mallet, ditto, Rev. W. B. Leach; Chelwood, ditto, Rev. ; Bridgewater, Rev. Mr. Corp; Bishops-Hull, Rev. R. Winton; Tiverton, Devonshire, Rev. Mr. Whitta; South Molton, ditto, Rev. Mr. Thomason; and at Wells, Glastonbury, Wivilscombe, Exeter, and Plaistow, the Societies have been re-organized.

CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY'S SEMINARY AT ISLINGTON.

On the 31st of July, the first annual examination of the Society's Students in clas sical and general knowledge and theology, took place before the President, the Committee of Visitors, and other Members of the Society. The Principal reported, that twenty-six individuals were pursuing their studies at the Institution: of whom six were Missionaries, having been admitted to holy orders; eleven were received students; seven were probationary students; one was preparing to offer himself to the Committee; and one was a printer; five classes were examined in Latin, three in Greek, one in Divinity, one in theoretical interpretation of the Greek Testament, and one in Logic. Papers, written during the sitting of the Committee, were delivered on the following subjects:-on the Hindoo System, by one student-on Divinity, by four-on Mathematical Questions, by six. The President expressed to the Students the gratification with which, the Committee had witnessed the proficiency made by them generally in the different branches in which they had been examined. Appropriate addresses were delivered by the Rev. D. Wilson and the Senior Secretary.

MISSIONARY CONTRIBUTIONS.

[Collections, Anonymous Donations, and all other Donations of £5, or upwards, received from 16 September to 18 October, 1826.]

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