Schools.

The number of children now under instruction, is 40 boys and 43 girls. Three boys and eight girls have been admitted since the last anniversary: four boys have been apprenticed: one girl has died-six have been put out to service-and five, your committee regret to say, have been expelled on account of disobedience, after every milder method bad been tried in vain. On the whole, however, there is great encouragement in this department of your Society's labours; and your committee have had much comfort, not only in the satisfactory testimony generally borne to the conduct of those young persons who have been placed out by your society, but also in the evidence afforded, in several instances, that the good seed sown in their hearts, under the roof of your institution, has not been left without a blessing.

In establishing schools in other parts of the world, your committee have acted upon the simple principle of giving scriptural instruction to all the Jewish children who were willing to attend, without affording any other inducement whatever. The schools at Hamburgh, Posen, Pinnè, Dresden, Madras, and Bombay, were mentioned in the last report. Others have since been established at Dantzic, Margonin, Schlichtensheim, and Warsaw, to which more particular reference will be made when your committee come to notice the Missionary stations of your Society. They would only now add, that, although they are not accurately informed of the precise number of children in the different schools, they have every reason

to believe that it exceeds five hundred.

Publications.

During the past year there have been issued 2020 complete copies, and 20,327 portions of the Old Testament Scriptures in Hebrew, 919 copies of the Pentateuch in Judeo-Polish, 27 of the Prophets in German-Hebrew, and 127 of the New Testament in Hebrew and German-Hebrew.

Your committee continue to attach great importance to the circulation of the Old Testament Scriptures in the Original Hebrew; there is a considerable body of Jews who would probably receive them in no other form, especially among the Rabbinical Jews in Poland. But their chief importance consists in the fact, that they are the divine standard, to which, in their discussions, Jews and Christians refer, and from which there is no appeal. Translations into their vernacular dialects are, for the most part, only acceptable to the Jews, in connection with their possession of the original; and those, who cannot fully understand that language themselves, will often solicit the aid of their more learned brethren, in ascertaining the

fidelity of a translation, which at first excites their suspicions, because it contradicts the interpretations of the rabbinical writers. On late occasions, certain Rabbies have denounced the translation into Judeo-Polish, as unfaithful and dangerous, and have forbidden the Jews to read it; this had the desirable, though not contemplated effect, of increasing the interest which was already excited, and of leading to a more earnest and diligent comparison of the translation with the Hebrew text.

A new demand has arisen upon the resources of your Society, in the willingness of the Jews to read the Scriptures in the modern languages of Europe; and many of your Missionary stations have, in this respect, been largely supplied by the British and Foreign Bible Society.

The Missionaries at Warsaw are, at present, proceeding with the translation of the Judeo-Polish version of the Old Testament, of which the Pentateuch has already had an extensive circulation. The language of this translation is spoken by at least two or three millions of Jews; of whom a large proportion, including the females, have a very imperfect knowledge of the Hebrew, if they understand it at all.

Your committee are anxiously looking for the completion of a translation of the Scriptures into Jewish-Spanish, which is the language spoken by the Jews of Spain, Portugal, and Turkey, and round the shores of the Mediterranean. The translation of the New Testament was effected under the superintendence of the Rev. H. D. Leeves, during his residence at Constantinople; and the printing is now taking place at Corfu, under the care of the Rev. Mr. Lowndes, on account of the British and Foreign Bible Society.

The revision of the Hebrew New Testament by Dr. Neumann, a learned Christian Jew of Breslaw, has almost arrived at its completion; and your committee were desirous to take immediate steps for producing an improved version, which might be, at once, intelligible and acceptable to the Jews, and likewise faithful as a translation of the Word of God. Further attempts are, however, suspended for the present, in consequence of the application of an eminent publisher of the Scriptures in various languages, (who is now preparing an edition of the New Testament in Hebrew, as part of a large Polyglott edition of the Scriptures,) to have the use of the present version, with all the proposed emendations and corrections of some of the most learned Hebrew scholars in Europe, which are at present in the possession of your Society. Your committee readily granted this request, in the hope of deriving great assistance from the publication of another version under such advan

In the course of the year, ten students have been under instruction, of whom four have been appointed to the Missionary work. Five have been admitted since your Collections were made in aid of the Home last anniversary, and three more are shortly Missionary fund connected with the Assoexpected to arrive from Berlin. The num-ciation, amounting to £14. ber of Missionary agents, at present in connection with your Society, is thirty-six, of whom twelve are of the Jewish nation, besides subordinate teachers employed in

331

Northern Association.

Baptized

288

Restored

43

Died

12

Excluded....

64

Dismissed by letters to

America

15

121

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ordination prayer; the Rev. Charles Carpenter, minister of Bethel Chapel, Somers Town, London, delivered a faithful and affectionate charge to Mr. Hinmers, from 2 Tim. ii. 15 and to the church, from Deut. i. 30, "Encourage him." The services were peculiarly solemn and deeply interesting. Pleasing prospects of usefulness present themselves.

Mr. Hinmers preaches regularly in four villages, and in others occasionally. There

Clear increase in the Three Associations, are five Sunday schools connected with the

2550.

J.T. R.

ORDINATIONS, &c.

STAPLEHURST.

Baptist Chapel at Oakham. The church here is the only one of the denomination in the county, situated in the midst of a popalation of eighteen thousand persons, as it respects the preaching of the gospel, in great destitution. Twenty-four persons have been added during the past year. Relying on the blessing of God and on the liberality of Christians, it is intended to make the chapel as large again as it is at present.

CRIGGLESTONE.

On Wednesday, Nov. 4th, 1829, the Rev. W. Hattersley was ordained pastor over the Baptist Church at Crigglestone. Met in the morning at half-past ten, when the Rev. Mr. Frazier, Student at Bradford Academy, read and prayed; and the Rev. B. Godwin, Classical Tutor at Bradford Academy, preached on Dissent, from 1 Thess. xxi. and concluded with prayer.

On Wednesday, Aug. 5, 1829, Rev. Isaac Phillips (late of Tunbridge,) was ordained Mr. Carpenter had visited Oakham acpastor of the Independent Church at Staple-companied by two friends, partly for the hurst, Kent. The solemn services of the purpose of establishing an Auxiliary Tract day were conducted by the Rev. Messrs. Society, in which they most happily sucWest, Chapman, Prunkard, Williams, Col-ceeded. lison, Rooke, and Jenkings. The religious interest in this place has existed notwithstanding various fluctuations, nearly 200 years. Here several of the ejected ministers preached with considerable effect, who were followed by some of the excellent of the earth, whose praise is in the church. The cause was, however, very low when it pleased God to direct hither the Rev. Mr. Kemp, (now pastor of the Congregational church at Tunbridge in this county) under whose ministry the congregation greatly increased, a church was formed, two enlargements made to the old Meeting-house, and ultimately a new chapel built which was opened in the month of August, 1825. Mr. K. having received a pressing and unanimous call from the church at Tunbridge, felt it his duty to resign his charge at Staplehurst, which took place in Nov. 1827. Now the Great Head of the Church has given them another pastor, and they are again favoured with a settled minister, whom they hope will prove an increasing and lasting blessing!

ОАКНАМ.

On September 22, 1829, the Rev. John Hinmers was publicly recognized as pastor of the Baptist church at Oakham in the county of Rutland. At seven o'clock A.M. a prayer-meeting was held to implore the divine blessing. At half-past ten, the Rev. Charles Dallison, Independent Minister, commenced the service by reading the Scriptures and prayer; the Rev. G. Foster asked the usual questions, and offered the

Met in the afternoon at half-past two, when the Rev. Mr. Muckley of Thornhill, read and prayed; the Rev. Richard Cope, LL.D. (Independent) of Wakefield, gave a short introductory address, asked the usual questions, and received Mr. H.'s confession of faith; after which Mr. Godwin prayed the ordination prayer with laying on of hands, and the Rev. Doctor Steadman of Bradford gave the charge to Mr. H. from Col. iv. 17.

In the evening Dr. Steadman prayed, and Dr. Cope preached to the people from Phil. ii. 29. The hymns were read by Messrs. Mackley and Frazier.

Mr. H. is the second son of the late Rev. John Hattersley, pastor of the Baptist Church, Crigglestone, with whom he laboured as a son with the father, in preaching the gospel for the last four years, during which time the pastor's health was regularly growing worse.

Soon after the death of his father, he was unanimously chosen to succeed him as pastor of the church of which he was a member.

BOSTON.

On Thursday, Nov. 5th, the Rev. Dr. Perrey from Glasgow, was publicly recognized as pastor of the Baptist Church, Boston, Lincolnshire. The Rev. S. Marston, of Grimsby, read portions of the Scriptures and prayed, asked the questions, and received the confession of faith. The Rev. J. Jarman of Nottingham, delivered the charge to the pastor from Rev. ii. 10; the Rev. J. Craps of Lincoln, addressed the people from Heb. xiii. 7. and the Rev. T. Thomas of Gainsborough concluded with prayer.

In the evening of the same day was held a meeting of the Lincolnshire Home Missionary Society. The chair was taken by Rev. Dr. Perrey, who in an eloquent and energetic speech showed the importance of local institutions for the spread of the gospel. Addresses were delivered on the occasion by the Rev. Messrs. Marston of Grimsby, Taylor of Boston, (Gen. Bap.) Craps of Lincoln, Thomas of Gainsborough, Jarman of Nottingham, and Mr. Noble of Boston, The meeting was numerously and respectably attended, and a liberal collection was made to promote the important objects of the society. Mr. Westland of Boston, is appointed Treasurer for that part of the county, by whom and by Dr. Perrey, subscriptions and donations will be thankfully received.

ISLEHAM.

WORSTEAD, NORFOLK.

The new Meeting-house belonging to the Particular Baptist denomination at Worstead, Norfolk, was opened for the worship of God on the 6th inst. Messrs. Puntis and Kinghorne preached on the occasion, the former in the morning from Isaiah Ix.7. the latter in the afternoon from Col. ii. 6. Brethren Le Maire, Bane, Baker, Venimore, and Browne (Independent), assisted in the devotional services of the day. The weather was favourable, and many attended it is hoped to their spiritual advantage.

This new place of worship is a substantial commodious structure 49 feet long, 37 wide, with baptistery, vestries, &c. cost including the materials of the old house £650.

Its

The origin of the Baptist interest here, it may not prove altogether uninteresting to glance at. In the church book it is recorded, that in the year 1717, Dec. 4th, Richard Culley was chosen Elder over the people, and five deacons were appointed at the same time. The number of members was about 120. They had separated from the General Baptist church at Smalburgh, in consequence of their maintaining the doctrines commonly termed Calvinistic. This Christian society has enjoyed a considerable share of peace for a series of years, and God has not withheld his blessing from the administration of his word and ordinances, From the commencement of the late Mr. Edward Trivett's ministry about the year

50 years) down to the present time 589
persons have been baptized, 15 called to
preach the gospel, and two churches have
The attend-
sprung from the parent one.
ance has been uniformly good on the Sab-
bath day, and it is hoped that the Lord
will continue to establish and increase his
cause here.

A substantial and commodious Meeting-1740, (and who was its pastor upwards of house was opened for divine worship, on Thursday, September the 17th, 1829, at Isleham, Cambridgeshire. Three sermons were preached on the occasion. In the morning an interesting and edifying discourse on the joy of angels at the repentance of sinners, by the Rev. S. Thodey of Cambridge. In the afternoon, the Rev. C. Elven of Bury, preached an affectionate sermon from Numb. xxiv. 17. And in the evening the Rev. P. Cater of Newmarket, delivered a luminous and ingenious discourse on the rise, duration, and fall of Anti-between 140 and 150 under his charge. Last Christ.

Not a few are saying, O Lord we beseech thee send now prosperity. Mr. R. Clark, the present pastor, has been with the people upwards of 17 years, and there are now

Lord's day, for the first time after having The sum of 261. 5s. 3d, was collected been necessarily in a scattered state for during the day towards liquidating the debt. many weeks, the ordinance of the Lord's There still remains a debt of about 2841. Supper was administered, and three persons for which an application will immediately were proposed for baptism and membership, be made to the liberality of the religious and others it is expected will follow their public. For further particulars relating to example, so that the church of Christ may this Meeting-house, see an account of lay-be built up, and the name of the Lord ing the first stone, given in the Baptist praised from one generation to another, until Magazine, for September in the present time shall be no more.

year.

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