livered the charge, from 1 Tim. iv. 16.; | Scarlet, of Gildersome, commenced with and the Rev. D. Thomas (Independent), of Wotton, preached to the people in the even ing, from 1 Thess. v. 12, 13. The other devotional services were conducted by Messrs. Stinchcomb, Thomas, Norgrove, and Shakespear. The congregations were crowded and very attentive. May the union thus formed prove a blessing to both pastor and people! LECHLADE. On Thursday, June 6, 1827, the Rev. R. Breeze was publicly ordained the Pastor of the Baptist Church, Lechlade, Gloucestershire. The Rev. D. Wright, of Blockley, introduced the services in the morning by reading the Scriptures and prayer; the Rev. T. Coles, M.A. described the nature of a Christian church and proposed the usual questions to the Church and the Minister; the Rev. J. Smith, of Astwood, offered the ordination prayer, accompanied by the imposition of hands; the Rev. R. Pryce, of Coate, gave an affectionate charge to the Minister; and the Rev. D. Williams concluded with prayer. reading and prayer; the Rev. B. Godwin delivered an appropriate and seasonable address to the members of the church, from Phil. ii. 14-17.; and the Rev. J. Gaunt, of Sutton, concluded with prayer. In the evening, at half-after six, the Rev. M. Saunders, of Haworth, commenced with prayer; the Rev. C. Thompson, from Halifax, preached from Acts xxvi. 29.; and the Rev. A. Nichols, of Keighley, concluded the highly interesting services of the day with prayer. The day was favourable, the congregation numerous, and we hope the solemn transactions of the day will never be forgotten. NEWTON ABBOTT. On Friday, July 13, Mr. Cross was set apart to the pastoral office, over the church at Newton Abbott, Devon. Mr. Weeks, of Barton, commenced the services by reading and prayer; Mr. Brewer, of Shaldon, described a Gospel Church and received the confession of faith; Mr. Kilpin, of Exeter, offered up the ordination prayer and deli Cross, founded on 1 Tim. iv. 16.; and Mr. In the evening, the Rev. H. Larter (In-vered a very impressive charge to Mr. dependent), commenced the service; the Rev. J. Kershaw, M.A. of Abingdon, delivered an address to the church, founded on Acts ii. 23.; the Rev. D. Holmes (Inde pendent), of Farringdon, concluded by imploring the divine blessing on the interesting and solemn services of the day. As a Home Missionary station, Lechlade is highly important, being surrounded by many villages, whose population shew an earnest desire to hear the glad tidings of salvation. May the labours of the newlyordained Minister be attended with all the success which present appearances encourage him to anticipate! HORSFORTH. On Wednesday, May 2, the Rev. J. Yeadon, late student in Bradford Academy, was set apart to the pastoral office, over the Baptist Church at Horsforth. Service commenced at ten o'clock, A.M. The Rev. Mr. Lard (Independent), of Pudsey, introduced the service by reading and prayer; the Rev. J. Acworth, A.M. of Leeds, delivered an explicit statement of the nature and grounds of dissent, and proposed the usual questions; the Rev. S. Hughes, of Rawden, Mr. Y.'s Pastor, offered the ordination prayer, with the imposition of hands; Dr. Steadman gave a very affectionate and impressive charge, from Col. iv. 17.; and the Rev. W. Colcroft, of Bramley, concluded with prayer. In the evening Mr. Weeks again commenced by reading and prayer; Mr. Watkins (Independent, Newton,) preached to the Church, from Heb. xiii. 7, 8, and closed in prayer. The congregations were large, and very attentive. SHEERNESS. On the 19th of July, Rev. George Moulton was ordained pastor over the Baptist Church in Mile Town, in the Isle of Sheppy. Mr. Hinton of Reading, stated the reasous and privileges of dissent, and asked the usual questions. Mr. Hargreaves of London, offered the ordination prayer. Mr. Pritchard of London, addressed the minister; and Mr. Groser, of Maidstone, the church. The devotional exercises were conducted by Messrs. Prankard, (Independant) Hargreaves, Groser, and Hathaway. May the great Head of the Church crown this union with his blessing, and succeed the zealous efforts of Mr. M. in attempting to build up the people of his charge on their most holy faith, and to exhibit those views of the gospel which are adapted to bring sinners to Christ that they may be saved. SWANSEA. On Wednesday, May 30, 1827, the Rev. Robert Oxlad was ordained Pastor of the In the afternoon, at three, the Rev. W. English Baptist Church, Swansea, Glamor ganshire. The Rev. W. Winterbotham, of Horsley, delivered the introductory address, asked the usual questions, and received the confession of faith; the Rev. F. A. Cox, LL. D. of Hackney, offered the ordination prayer. In the afternoon, Dr. Cox delivered the charge, from 1 Tim. iii. 1. In the evening, the Rev. T. Morgan, of Birmingham, preached to the church from Eph. vi. 19, 20.; the Rev. Messrs. R. Newman M. A. (Lady Huntingdon's), D. Davies (Pastor of the Welsh Baptist Church), J. Buckley (Wesleyan), and D. Peters (Theological Tutor of the Dissenting Academy, Carmarthen), conducted the devotional services. The attendance throughout the day was numerous and respectable, and the engagements impressive. The prospects of this new interest (the statement of which was given in the last Supplement) are highly encouraging, and evidence has already been afforded of the divine blessing. STOKE NEWINGTON, MIDDLESEX. The Baptist Chapel, Stoke Newington, will be re-opened for public worship, 2d of August. (Vide advertisement.) in part those ministers who may be kindly disposed to give their services to the cause, neither of which can be effected whilst the debt remains, and the income of the place continues what it now is-little more than sufficient to meet the annual demands. This statement is made in expectation that many friends who read it will be induced to give their attendance on the 2d of August. Those who will be prevented, and may yet wish to contribute to the liquidation of the debt, will have their donations thank fully received, and faithfully applied by remitting them to Mr. Millard, Bishopsgate Street; Mr. Allard, Hackney; Mr. Morgan, Lower Street, Islington; or Mr. Drayton, Stoke Newington. NOTICES. The Rev. Caleb Morris, late of Narbeth, Pembrokeshire, who has accepted the call of the Independent Church in Fetter-lane, London, to become co-pastor with the Rev. George Burder, is expected to commence his stated labours in the afternoon of the second Sabbath of August (the 12th inst.) The Rev. W. March, of Frome, has undertaken the office of Theological Tutor at Stepney Academy, having been invited thereto by the unanimous vote of the Com ANNIVERSARY PECKHAM. This place of worship was erected in the year 1822, through the laudable exertions of the Rev. James Bissett, who pre-mittee of that Institution. viously to that period, had gathered a small church and congregation in Stoke Newing. ton, for whose accommodation the chapel was built. Since that time Mr. Bissett has continued to labour amongst them, and by the blessing of God upon his efforts, and the assistance of his friends, half of the expenses originally incurred in the undertaking have been paid off. Mr. Bissett having considered it to be his duty to relinquish for the good of the cause, bis connexion with the people as their pastor, and his interest in the chapel as a lessee, has with his co-lessees, assigned the premises in trust to seven persons, for the use of the church and congregation, and to secure them to the public, and the Baptist denomination, from the 24th of June 1827, till the expiration of the lease. The trustees, with the hope of promoting the interests of the Redeemer, and having made themselves responsible for the payment of the debt now due upon the chapel, amounting to 3901., and for which sum the premises are mortgaged, ask with confidence, the co-operation of the friends of religion, in assisting them to discharge this debt, together with the extra expenses necessarily incurred in repairing, painting, &c. A prospect may then be opened of maintaining a minister at this station, and till that can be accomplished, of remunerating The eighth anniversary of the Baptist Chapel, Rye Lane, Peckham, will be held (by divine permission) on Wednesday, the 8th of August, when three Sermons will be preached: that in the morning at eleven o'clock, by Mr. Stodhart of Pell Street; in the afternoon at three o'clock, by Mr. I. Mann of Maze Pond; and in the evening at half-past six o'clock, by Mr. I. Smith of Ilford. After each service a collection will be made. The following sums were voted, at the last general meeting of proprietors, June 22, from the profits of this work, to the widows whose initials follow. E. S. E. B-n £5 5 M.C. ... 5 S. M. 4 S.S 5 M. W. £97 MONTHLY REGISTER. FOREIGN. carefully avoid in their public discourses all expressions which might disturb the We are sorry to observe that the censorship of the press has been re-esta- harmony and peace existing among the members of the different churches, and blished in France. Thus power wars with knowledge-an ignoble, and in which would be contrary to the spirit of the issue a disastrous strife, as his Ma- the Gospel and to Christian tolerance.” jesty of France, and all who aid and So then, according to the "royal order" abet him in the attack, will undoubtedly of the King of Prussia, Popery and find. We are thankful that such re- Protestantism are equally right; or at strictions do not exist in England, and any rate, if the latter system be prethat we can publish our thoughts with-ferable to the former (his Majesty, we ont fear of a literary inquisitor. How much is this country indebted to a free press! May it never be deprived of the blessing! From Portugal and Spain no news of any interest to our readers can be reported, except that Ferdinand, in addition to his political intermeddlings and squabbles, has quarrelled with the Pope for appointing bishops to some parts of South America, where the Spanish power was formerly acknowledged. It seems that his Majesty can quietly enough permit his conscience to be enchained, but if his prerogative be touched, he is all alarm: so much for consistency! But in truth, neither the Pope nor the King need interfere with South America: that Continent is already lost to the latter, and we trust will not long remain connected with the former. Education is rapidly diffusing its blessings; free inquiry is abroad; the Bible is making its way :-- before such attacks both popery and despotism must fall. believe, is a Lutheran-oh! what would Luther say to him?), yet the difference is so slight, that truth must not be contended for, lest "harmony and peace" be disturbed! When kings, as such, meddle with religion, it would be well if some one could whisper in their ears, ne sutor ultra crepidam—or, in plain English, Let not the cobler go beyond his last. The misfortunes of Greece have been much aggravated by the loss of Athens, which was surrendered to the Turks June 5. Without foreign aid it seems scarcely possible for that country to regain its independence. It is therefore with great pleasure that we mention the treaty just entered into by Russia, France, and England, for the purpose of procuring the immediate cessation of hostilities, and an acknowledgement, from the Sublime Porte, of the independence of Greece, on the payment of a small annual tribute, on which plan the Greeks will hold their country by a kind of feudal tenure, under the protection of the three Governments just mentioned. We sincerely hope that this arrangement will be acquiesced in by both parties. DOMESTIC. Parliament was prorogued July 2, till August 21. The Magistrates of Dusseldorff, in Prussia, have issued the following notice :-" His Majesty, in consequence of an event which has come to his knowledge, has ordered the strict observance of the prohibition to preach any sermon of a controversial nature, either in the Protestant or Catholic churches The ministerial arrangements are now of the monarchy, and to prosecute, complete. The Marquess of Lansdown without indulgence, the clergy who may is Secretary of State for the Home Deviolate it. In making the clergy of the partment. The accession of this highly several churches acquainted with this gifted Nobleman to the Ministry is a royal order, we expect that they will most happy event. IRISH CHRONICLE, AUGUST, 1827. The extreme haste with which the Chronicle of last month was necessarily prepared, occasioned several mistakes, which we have endeavoured to correct at the end of the present number. If we have omitted to insert any contribution, or stated any communication inaccurately, we shall be happy to receive information as speedily as possible, that in the Appendix to the Annual Report such errors may be corrected. May 12, 1827. she, and when she was parting, she said that she felt a great ease in her mind, to hear that the salvation of her soul did not depend upon human merit, but that it was freely given by Jesus Christ. I remain, yours sincerely, PAT. BRENNAN. To the Rev. Mr. Ivimey. Arduaree, May 14, 1827. To the Rev. Mr. Wilson. forbidding to read the Scriptures, which contain such blessed words as these, and, said REV. SIR, "I will not be prevented in future, for I I TOOK a tour through the county of Lei-will come often to your house to hear the trim last week, and inspected the schools Irish Testament read." The following day, there. Indeed it is very interesting to hear my wife went a part of the way with her, and see all the good that is done and likely to be done in that county, through the instrumentality of the readers and schools, belonging to our Society. There are an old man and woman there, who read their recantation last week in the church of Kilanumera, and they both acknowledge that this blessed change happened chiefly through the instrumentality of their children reading and repeating their scriptural tasks in their hearing every morning and evening. The old man, who is called J— F, though he cannot read, has such wonderful retention, and delights so much in the word of God, MY DEAR BROTHER, that he has a great many chapters committed I ONCE more resume my pen to inform you, to memory; by listening attentively to the that, through the Lord's mercies, I am still children, he could repeat it sooner than spared, and in good health, and enabled to themselves; by this means he was brought continue with increasing pleasure my feeble to see the errors of Popery, and their traffic exertions in this vicinity. My opportunities in the souls of men. The old woman is the are becoming every day more numerous, and the widow C, mother to the deceased I expect, that from this time, I shall be fully Elenor C, the girl who was brought to occupied during the summer. I have obsee what the friend of sinners, Christ Jesus, tained a promise of the market-house in had done for her, in Mrs. Walker's school, Killala for preaching, as soon as it is empty; and whose name is recorded in the Society's it is at present occupied with flax-seed. Report, for 1823. This old woman acknow- Foxford will, I hope, soon furnish another ledges, that her change happened through station. I have already commenced preachobedience to the injunctions of her daughing at Mullafary, and in point of numbers, I ter, when going to depart, who exhorted her have a good congregation. My evening conto pay attention to the word of God, and to rely exclusively on Jesus Christ for salvation, &c. There came a woman to my house, a few days ago, from the barony of Connor; I began to read for her of the Saviour's love to sinners; she paid great attention, and said that it was surprising how the priests are gregations at home are not so large as formerly, owing to there being service in the Church, which is to continue during the summer months, but in the winter half-year I have no doubt I shall have as many as my place will contain. Thus I am endeavouring to proceed, sometimes encouraged at other times a little discouraged, inclined, when I look around me, despondingly, to ask, "Can these bones live?" Forgetting that the work is the Lord's, that his kingdom cometh not with observation, and that it is written, that his word shall not return unto him void. The spirit of enquiry is still alive in this country, and is becoming increasingly active. You have heard, no doubt, of the late discussion between Messrs. Pope and Maguire. The discussion will, I doubt not, be productive of good. Mr. Pope, whom I have the honour to call my friend, is a man of superior talent, and of superior piety. To-morrow morning, if the Lord will, I commence another tour of inspection, preaching, &c., the result of which, you shall hear in due time. Wishing that every good may continually attend you, I remain, &c., JOHN PAUL BRISCOE. To the Rev. Mr. Briscoe. Ardnaree, May 14, 1827. REV. SIR, THE 13th ult. being Good Friday, there were many persons flocking to the Roman catholic chapel of this town, some of whom were barehended and barefooted, as it is customary with the most superstitious part of the Papists to perform pilgrimage on such days; that is, to walk on their knees while they are worshipping images and crosses that are put up in the chapels for this purpose. I made it my business to remonstrate with some of these people, respecting some of the many absurdities that are daily imposed upon them, and then endeavoured to shew them from the Scriptures the true plan of salvation. I remained in this town the four following days, during which time, I often read portions of all of which I endeavoured to answer from the word of life. The anointing with oil was brought against me by a man in another village in that neighbourhood; I also proved to his satisfaction, that the oil was not desired by the Apostle James as a passport or preparation to send the soul to heaven, but that it was a means used to restore the sick person to his former health, and that all the stress was laid on the prayer of faith. After returning from this part of the country, I went to the parish of Kilmactigue, where I visited several of my old friends and neighbours. In this part of the country I also strove to sound the trumpet of salvation. On the 2d instant I began the inspection of our schools in Tyrawly; in several parts of this extensive district, I had the pleasure of directing the attention of several persons to Jesus Christ, who is able and willing to save to the uttermost all that put their sole trust in him. In Crassmolina, I had a very interesting conversation with persons of various denominations. With many of them I was acquainted: while I was endeavouring to expose many of the errors of Popery, they paid the greatest attention. And again, in Ballybeg, I exerted myself equally. There are many there that are about to come out from the Popish yoke, and I am told that our schoolmaster has offered himself as a protestant in the church of Crassmolina. Many persons became protestants since the formation of this Society, and through its instrumentality. In the town of Ballycastle, there are several persons that would wish to hear you preach, as also in the Glin. I remain, &c. R. MULLARKY. Limerick, May 15, 1827. MY DEAR SIRS, I PROCEED to give you some account of the Readers' labours (which I am sure will give you pleasure,) according to statements with which they have furnished me, agreeable to order: I mean the Readers under my superintendence. Itinerant Readers. the Scriptures in the hearing of several little To the Secretaries of the Baptist Irish Society. companies, and also endeavoured to answer their questions respecting religion. On the 18th, I went to inspect our schools in Tyrasough, where I also exerted myself in many villages, endeavouring by reading, conversation, and expostulation respecting the Scriptures, to make my fellow-sinners acquainted with the truth as it is in Jesus. In the village of Drummore, after reading portions of the New Testament, I endeavoured to make my hearers sensible of some of the numerous errors of popery. One of the men present answered and said, that his priest had told him that "the Scriptures were dark and obscure." I then told the persons present, that we had no other revelation from heaven than the holy Bible, and if the priests could have destroyed it, we should have long since been groping in the dark. I showed them from from 2 Cor. iv. 3., that if our gospel be hid, it is hid to those that are lost, &c. The above brought on several other questions, Augustine Thynne, states that he has read the Irish Scriptures frequently to 34 families, and the English to 40 and has given instruction to 16 persons in the Irish language. Thomas Bush states, that he has instructed about 90 persons to read the Irish Scriptures, several of whom have become excellent Irish scholars, and zealous teachers of others, and have read and expounded the word of life to at least three families a day, in different parts of the counties of Clare, |