J. A. BENGEL, born 1687. This distinguished Christian divine has exercised immense influence in this country, where his views have been reproduced by Wesley, Adam Clarke, &c.; and his principal works have been, and are still, much read by students. Bengel died 1752.

26. JOHN FLAVEL, an excellent and pious minister, and the author of a number of valuable works, died in 1691, aged

6-1.

DR. DODDRIDGE, born in London, 1702. As a Christian man and minister, as a tutor, and as an author, he was equally

distinguished. He closed a career of great honour and usefulness, at Lisbon, in October, 1751. His memory is still fragrant, not only at Northampton, where he ministered, but in all the Christian world; and his writings are still read and prized.

29. JOHN WILLIAMS, the apostle of Polynesia, was born at Tottenham, 1796. He commenced his missionary career in 1816, and prosecuted his great and good work till November 20, 1839, when he fell a martyr to the vindictive passions of the natives of Erromanga.

In consequence of the large space devoted to the notice of "London Anniversaries," a considerable portion of intelligence for the Home Chronicle, which is in type, must stand over until next month.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVANGELICAL MAGAZINE.

YOUR reference in the first page of the April number to Home Scenes worthy of notice, and interesting to your readers, reminds me of a spot not forty miles from London, on the line of the Brighton Railway, to which I beg to refer you. It is in the parish of Withyam, in the County of Sussex, near or adjoining the parish of Ardingley, which may be reached from the Balcombe or the Rowfam stations by pedestrians, or by conveyances from the "Three Bridges," the "East Grinsted," or the "Hayward's Heath" stations. Broad Hurst is the name of what was the residence, during the latter part of his life, of Archbishop LEIGHTON, whose remains are interred in the village churchyard close by. The scenery is lovely, and the Ardingely Rocks want only the flowing stream to render them as picturesque as the banks of the Rhine.

If this little notice should induce others in different localities to direct attention

Gibbs as minister of the place, under the auspices of the Home Missionary Society. The Rev. Dr. Massie presided. The Rev. J. E. Richards implored the Divine blessing, after which the Rev. W. Tyler bore favourable testimony to Mr. Gibbs. Dr. Massie then gave Mr. Gibbs suitable counsel and advice. The Rev. Messrs. Frame, Bowrey, and Glass successively addressed the meeting in terms of fraternal encouragement and sympathy.

HOPE CHAPEL, WEYMOUTH.

ON Sunday, April 11th, two sermons were preached by the Rev. J. Pyer, preparatory to the ordination of the Rev. W. Lewis, of the Western College. On the following Tuesday evening a special prayer-meeting was held, and on Wednesday the public services. In the morning the Rev. E. R. Conder, M.A., delivered the introductory discourse. The Rev. T. Smith proposed the usual questions, and the Rev. W. Smith, the former pastor, offered the ordination prayer, after which the Rev. J. Pyer delivered the charge to the minister. In the evening the Rev. J. M. Charlton, M.A., preached to the people.

conducted the devotional exercises; and the Rev. R. Ferguson, D.D., preached to the church and congregation.

HINDLEY.

ON Good Friday, April 2nd, the Rev. Robert Berry was publicly ordained as pastor over the church and congregation worshipping in St. Paul's Chapel. The Rev. Mr. Wilsden conducted the devotional exercises; the Rev. J. Noall, B.A., delivered the introductory discourse; the Rev. W. Roaf received the confession of faith; the Rev. J. Widdows offered the fles, D.D., preached the sermon to the ordination prayer; and the Rev. T. Raf

people. In the afternoon, the Rev. G.

Berry delivered the charge to the minister.

OAKHILL, SOMERSET.

ON Monday evening, the 22nd of March, the Rev. Henry Shrimpton, of New College, London, was ordained to the pastoral charge of the church of Christ assembling in the Congregational Chapel, Oakhill. The service was com menced with reading the Scriptures and prayer, by the Rev. T. Flower. The introductory discourse, upon the "Nature of a Christian Church," was delivered by the

TRENT.

THE Rev. Alexander Mackennal, B.A., of Hackney College, has accepted a unanimous invitation to take the pastoral oversight of the church and congregation assembling here, and commenced his duties on Lord's-day, the 9th of May.

SALISBURY-ORDINATION.

THE Rev. Henry J. West, of New College, was publicly ordained as the pastor of the church and congregation assembling at Endless - street Chapel, Salisbury, on the 2nd of April. The devotional exercises were conducted by the Rev. H. J. Chancellor; the Rev. E. R. Conder gave the introductory discourse; the usual questions were asked by the Rev. R. Ferguson, D.D.; and the charge to the minister was delivered by the Rev. Professor Godwin. In the evening the Rey. J. Metcalf White, B.A.,

Brindley asked the usual questions. The ordination prayer was offered by the Rev. J. Rowland. The Rev. Professor Godwin delivered the charge to the pastor. The Revs. R. E. May and V. J. Taylor assisted in the devotional exercises.

WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL.

THE Rev. G. K. Walker, of Tideswell, Derbyshire, has accepted a cordial invitation from the friends connected with the Independent Chapel, Waterloo, Liverpool, to become their pastor, and entered on his labours there the first Sunday in April.

COLNE, LANCASHIRE.

THE Rev. Richard Salkeld (late of the Lancashire Independent College,) was ordained on Friday, April 2nd, as pastor of the Church and congregation at the above town. The opening services were con

ducted by the Rev. John Stroyani ; the introductory discourse was delivered by the Rev. J. S. Russell, M.A. ; the usual questions were asked by the Rev. S. Davidson, D.D.; the ordination prayer was offered by the Rev. R. Gibbs; and the charge was given to the pastor by the Rev. Dr. Davidson, based on Matthew xiii. 52. In the evening, the Rev. Watson Smith preached to the people from Philippians ii. 15 and 16. The services of the day were peculiarly interesting.

OLDBURY.

EXTINCTION OF DEBT.

By the efforts of the Rev. W. Hood, in conjunction with his people and other friends, the above chapel has been relieved from a debt which has long pressed upon it. To celebrate the extinction of the debt, public services have recently been held. On Wednesday evening, March 17th, a sermon was preached by the Rev. J. A. James. Nearly 300 friends assembled at a meeting, on Monday evening, March 22nd. The Rev. J. Hammond presided, and addresses were delivered by the Revs. W. Bevan, R. Davies, T. Arnold, J. Whewell, R. Ann, W. Creed, and D.

Addenbrooke.

TORQUAY.

THE REV. W. Slater, of Barnstaple, has received and accepted a most cordial and unanimous invitation to the pastorate from the church assembling in the Abbey-road Independent Chapel, Torquay.

OUNDLE, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.

THE following services in connexion with the ordination of the Rev. W. S. H. Fielden, (late of Hackney College,) were held in the Independent Meeting House, West Street, Oundle, on Wednesday, the 31st of March.

In the morning, the Rev. G. Nicholson, B.A., read the Scriptures and offered prayer. The introductory discourse was delivered by the Rev. Samuel Ransom. The usual questions were asked by the Rev. E. T. Prust; the Rev. Thos. Toller offered the ordination prayer; and the charge to the minister was delivered by the Rev. John Watson.

In the evening, the devotional exercises were conducted by the Rev. I. F. Poulter, and the sermon to the people was delivered by the Rev. Geo. Legge, LL.D.

The Revs. A. Murray, G. Bullock, T. Lord, &c., were present, and took part in the services.

PORTSEA.

THE Rev. R. W. Carpenter, senior student of Hackney College, has accepted

a cordial and unanimous invitation from the church at King-street, Portsea, to be co-pastor in connexion with the Rev. T. Cousins, and commenced his labours on the first Sabbath in May.

MALDON, ESSEX.

THE recognition of the Rev. J. Gwynne Hughes, as pastor of the Congregational Church, Maldon, took place on Tuesday, March 30th, 1858. The morning service was introduced by the Rev. J. Hill, M.A., of Witham. A discourse on the Reasons for our Congregational Nonconformity was delivered by the Rev.

T. W. Davids, of Colchester. The dedicatory prayer was offered by the Rev. Thomas Adkins, of Southampton. The address to the pastor and people was presented by the Rev. Robert Ferguson, D.D., LL.D., of Ryde. In the evening a public meeting was held, several addresses were deli

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vered.

PECKHAM RYE, LONDON.

ON Wednesday evening, March 31st, 1858, the Rev. J. Hiles Hitchens, late of Western College, Plymouth, was publicly set apart to the ministry in connexion with the New Congregational Church, Peckham Rye. The Rev. R. W. Betts commenced the service with reading and prayer. The Rev. A. M. Henderson delivered the introductory discourse, and proposed the usual questions. The Rev. J. Sherman, of Blackheath, offered the ordination prayer; and the Rev. R. Alliott, LL.D., delivered the charge from 2 Tim. ii. 15. The Revs. S. Thodey, J. Barker, LL.B., and others, took part in the service.

BIBLE SOCIETY.

THE Annual Meeting of the British and Foreign Bible Society was held in Exeter Hall, on Wednesday, May 5th. There was an overflowing attendance, and the chair was occupied by the Earl of Shaftesbury.

The business of the day commenced with prayer, which afforded much satisfaction to all the best friends of this noble and truly Christian institution.

After a psalm had been read, the chairman addressed the meeting, alluding particularly to the fact, that, when holding their anniversary last year, there appeared not the slightest cause to arouse suspicion or alarm; yet within one week from that time, there broke out that most fearful revolt in India,-the most awful exhibition of human cruelty and wickedness which had, perhaps, ever defaced any portion of the habitable globe, awaking the utmost consternation on every hand. He referred to the significant circumstance, that in the favoured Brahminical Presidency of Bengal, where the Scriptures had never been allowed to approach the Sepoy cantonment, and the missionary was positively interdicted, and where the chaplain was prohibited from giving instruction in the Word of God, there was it that the rebellion raged most fiercely. The Report-which was an elaborate and able document-announced that the entire receipts for the year amounted to £152,574 3s. 6d., and the issues from the various dépôts to 1,602,187 copies, being an increase of 84,329 copies. The total issues now amount to 33,983,946 copies.

The various resolutions were very effectively spoken to by the Bishops of London and Ripon, the Revs. W. Brock, Dr. Cumming, Canon Stowell, W. Cadman, C. H. Wilson, and G. Osborne.

A special resolution was adopted, expressive of the Society's obligations to the Earl of Shaftesbury; after which the vast assembly retired, more than ever convinced, by terrible recent events, of the desirableness, the duty, and the blessedness of circulating throughout the whole earth the Word of God.

BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

THE Anniversary Meeting of this valuable Society was held on Thursday, April 29th, at Exeter Hall. The morning was somewhat unfavourable, but the attendance was large, while the platform was crowded.

Sir S. M. Peto, the Treasurer, occupied the chair, and was supported by the Revs. Dr. Campbell, Dr. Hoby, Hon. and Rev. B. Noel, C. H. Spurgeon, J. H. Hinton, J. P. Chown, W. Brock, &c.

The proceedings having been opened with devotional exercises, the Chairman introduced the business of the morning in a very appropriate address. He expressed an earnest wish, that, with regard to missionary operations, all Christians might be more entirely one ;-made some forcible remarks, in which we entirely concur, as to the undesirableness of having too frequent recourse to the "special fund" system, and concluded by strongly urging the assembly to give from a cheerful, grateful, and loving principle, accompanied by earnest prayer that God would with the gift grant His blessing.

The Secretary, the Rev. F. Trestrail, read the Sixty-sixth Annual Report, which stated that the receipts for the year were £22,946 15s. 10d., being an increase of £1,479 11s. 4d, over the previous year, while the total expenditure amounted to £23,593 138. 8d.

Reference was made to the effect of the mutiny in India on the Society's stations in Calcutta, Benares, Dacca, Jessore, Barisane, Dinagepore, Chittagong, &c.

Having enumerated several touching instances of the firm devotion to Christianity exhibited by the native Christians, particularly at Delhi, the Report instituted a striking comparison between the state of India when Carey commenced his labours, and the present aspect of that land. "From the six or seven faithful men who first set foot in India, the missionary band has multiplied to nearly 500 missionaries, the chosen messengers of Christ from all the churches of Christendom. 700 converts assist them in preaching Christ crucified, and in distributing