last. There is a promise of two others, and a hope of a fourth. The sabbath school is much as usual. Our congregations, too, of the sabbath evening are still overflowing, and are often larger without than within. We can truly say, then," What hath God wrought?" and can assuredly answer, "He hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad." To him alone be all the glory. HOME PROCEEDINGS. FAULTS. Nothing is easier than to find faults, unless it be in some states of mind to think that we find them. Nothing is harder than to correct them. Since the publication of the October Herald more than one of our friends have called attention to a growing evil in their respective counties. They say that while the larger places take care of themselves, and secure a deputation, smaller places are unvisited. County after county sends this report, and our funds suffer seriously in consequence of the evil to which it refers. The permanent cure is obvious. Let all the churches in each county have meetings at a regular fixed time. Let every church have its sermons at least, and if possible a meeting. By a little management every place might have sermons, and every place might be visited by the deputation at least every other year. A temporary correction of the evil may be effected thus. Let some friends in each church where there has not been a collection, send word to the Mission House; and if it be possible for a passing Deputation to hold a meeting it shall be held. If not, then our friends might supply the place of a meeting by a special effort for the "Dove," or for some particular station. Full information for the guidance of such an effort the secretary will be very willing to supply. The most important thing, however, is to have sermons at a fixed time, whether there be a Deputation or not, and then to have a meeting, or if there be no meeting, to make a special effort for some individual object. We may illustrate the whole of these remarks by the following extract from a letter recently received: Until the last three or four years a mis- and now we are preparing for a home missionary meeting appears to have been unknown sionary meeting, consequently the foreign in this place, arising at one time from its pre- claims will have to stand over for the spring, vailing doctrinal sentiments, and more lately when I hope, if we can get some brethren to from its depressed condition. On my taking visit us, we may by boxes and our public the pastorate in April, I found the time had collection hand over £10. This evening I come for a foreign missionary meeting-the have promised to meet the children and people were wishing to have one. I accord-teachers, to talk to them about doing someingly spoke to some brethren about coming thing at Christmas for the " Dove." for the purpose of holding it. For different reasons they could not. Time passed away, and our Sunday-school anniversary came, I have thus written from a love to the mission cause, and as one tolerably certain that ours is not an isolated case. REPORTS, COLLECTING BOXES, ETC. Will our friends throughout the country favour us with the names of friends through whom we may send Reports, &c., if possible free of charge, and at all events with safety and despatch? If one friend in each church would let us know where small parcels can be left in London, and to whom in their respective places they ought to be addressed, our friends will be saved much annoyance, and the Society considerable disappointment and expense. JUVENILE MISSIONARY HERALD. A new Series of the Juvenile Herald will commence with the number for January, 1848. It may be had, as usual, of Messrs. Houlston and Stoneman. We feel sure that we need say nothing to recommend it to the notice of our young friends. ARRIVAL OF MR. ABBOTT. Mr. Abbott of Falmouth, Jamaica, arrived in London in the beginning of November, after a long voyage, which, we are happy to say, has proved highly beneficial to his health. He is now visiting in the country, where, we trust, his vigour will be recruited. HAVERFORDWEST. DEPUTATION. Mr. Statham The annual meetings of the Haverfordwest | Davies. Mr. Rees, in the course of the evening branch of the Baptist Missionary Society were gave a statement of the amounts collected by held at the Bethesda Chapel, on Sunday, Mon- the baptists at Haverfordwest, since the year day, and Tuesday evenings, the 31st ult., and 1830, as under ;— the 1st and 2nd instant. The chair was occupied on Monday evening by the Rev. D. Davies, the minister of the place. William Rees, Esq., read the report, which was very cheering, and showed that the income for the present year considerably exceeded that of the previous one. The meeting was subsequently addressed by the Rev. Jas. Williams, Edward Davies (whose speech was full of power and practical utility), J. Bytheway, and Joseph Angus, M.A., the deputation from the Parent Society. Mr. Angus's address was a highly instructive and interesting one. On Tuesday evening the juvenile branch held their anniversary. At five o'clock about COO sat down to tea in the chapel, after which a public meeting was held, William Rees, Esq, in the chair. Mr. John Lewis, the secretary, read the report, which went to show the lively interest the committee and collectors felt in the cause of missions, and the amount which each collector, severally, brought in. The meeting was also addressed by the Revs. Edward Davies, D. L. Pughe, of Pembroke Dock, and D. Messrs. Nicholson and Steane (2) ..... -E. Thomas .......... Messrs. Carey and Tinson YEARS. JAMNT. 1830 £36 1831 61 1:32 50 1833 50 1834 Carey and Merrick (4) Total. 1. Including special contribution of £5 towards building Chapel in Jamaica. 2. Including special contributions of £100 towards sending additional Missionaries to India. sending additional Missionaries to Jamaica; and 3. Including special contributions of £50 towards £57 10s. for Central Africa. 4. Including special contribution of £100 towards Jubilee Fund. 5. Including special contribution of £20 towards Jamaica Debt; and £30 for China. 6. Including special contributions of £25 to pur chase a Printing Press for the Island of Trinidad. KANDY SAMARANG... SERAMPORE BAHAMAS ......... NASSAU BRITTANY ......... MORLAIX.... HAITI .......... ..JACMEL JAMAICA .......... BROWN's TowN .September ..August 24. .Robinson, W....August 24. .Morgan, T........ September 6. ......... .September 15. MONTEGO BAY ............Cornford, P. H...October 7. Lewin, J. L....... September 21, Oct. -. ...Burchell, H. C... September 21. MOUNT CAREY........ The thanks of the Committee are presented to the following Friends at Bow, for a box of clothing, for Western Africa; King Street Working Society, Maidstone, for a box of clothing and cutlery, for Rev. J. Merrick, Bimbia ; Baptist Tract Society, for a parcel of tracts, for Rev. G. Cowen, Trinidad; Stepney Ladies' Working Society, for a box of clothing, for Haiti; Mr. William Goodings, for a parcel of magazines; Ladies and Young People of Mr. Upton's congregation, St. Alban's, by Mrs. Upton, for a box of clothing, for Rev. J. Merrick, Bimbia ; Ladies of St. Andrew's Street Chapel, Cambridge, for a case of useful articles, for Miss Harris, Haiti. Subscriptions and Donations in aid of the Baptist Missionary Society will be thankfully received by William Brodie Gurney, Esq., and Samuel Morton Peto, Esq., Treasurers, or the Rev. Joseph Angus, M.A., Secretary, at the Mission House, 33, Moorgate Street, LONDON: in EDINBURGH, by the Rev. Christopher Anderson, the Rev. Jonathan Watson and John Macandrew, Esq.; in GLASCOW, by Robert Kettle, Esq.; in CALCUTTA, by the Rev. James Thomas, Baptist Mission Press; and at NEW YORK, United States, by W. Colgate, Esq. Contributions can also be paid in at the Bank of England to the account of "W. B. Gurney and others." |