Total, i.e., weekly offerings, &c., £375 18.; certainly not less than £60. for the benevolent society, £44 2s. 4d.; £627 158. 7d. Large as the amount for the Sunday school, £16 19s. 8d.; raised has been, the expenditure has for reduction of debt, £12 19s. 6d.; for the poor of the church, £12 14s. 11d.; for the Dorcas society, £6 8s.; for Foreign Mission, £47 9s. 5d.; for Chilwell College, £11 13s. 3d.; for Home Mission, £1 10s.; raised at Ruddington station, £38 17 6d.; exact sum raised at Hyson Green station not known, but exceeded it, the treasurer being out of pocket at least £25. To clear off this sum it was announced that the Rev. S. Cox had printed a small volume of sermons, five hundred copies of which were already subscribed for, and that the profits on this sale would realise the exact sum required. Obituary. MARY TURNER, |bility possessed by the husband were also Relict of John Turner, the notice of whose possessed by the wife. She survived her death appears in the Repository of July, husband nearly fourteen years, and her 1852, page 340, died at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, former virtues and graces shone steadily Oct. 30, 1865, at the house of Mr. Thos. unto the end; and all this through the Orchard, her son-in-law, with whom she abounding grace of God, of which she was had resided for the last few years of her ever ready to speak with gratitude and life; and her mortal remains were interred dependence. It was her mournful priviat Barton Fabis, by the side of her hus-lege to be with her husband at the time of band, in the burial ground adjoining the General Baptist chapel. Her last days were spent in the peaceful expectation of the coming of the Lord, and often the state of her mind was expressed by the words of her favourite verse, "And when I'm to die, his decease, and while she and one of her sons were with him, and "while in the act The Rev. C. Clarke, B.A., at the request of removing him from the bed to an easy of the family, preached her funeral sermon chair, without a sigh or struggle his head at Ashby, on Sunday evening, Nov. 12. dropped upon his chest-and he was gone." The text selected was Heb. iii. 14-"For In like manner did she pass away, her end we are made partakers of Christ, if we not being immediately anticipated, aphold the beginning of our confidence stead-parently without pain, and without a fast unto the end." Of her husband it is struggle, while being assisted to her bed. said in the notice referred to, He had received Christ Jesus the Lord, and he walked in Him, steadily and consistently, for the long period of forty-three years." Of his wife it may be said, with equal truth, that, having received Christ Jesus the Lord, she steadily and consistently walked with God for the still longer period of fifty years. She was born at Withybrook, in Warwickshire, in 1787, her grandfather, on the mother's side, being named Toon, who, in the days when General Baptists were held in contempt, and spoken of as the crazy and madheaded, and subjected to persecution, went regularly a distance of thirteen miles from Wolvey to Barton Fabis to hear the gospel preached. On her marriage she removed to Shackerstone, and attended with her husband the General Baptist chapel at Barton, where, in 1815, she was converted and added to the church during the ministry of Rev. S. Deacon, of which church she remained a member till the time of her decease. The excellent qualities of decision, sincerity, conscientiousness, and sta Thus has entered into rest one more of that number who, during the last half century, have been most forward to support the churches of our body by their unceasing prayers, their ungrudging liberality, and their unblemished reputation. Where she was best known she was most appreciated, and while her body moulders in the grave awaiting the resurrection of the just, her spirit is undoubtedly with Christ, and her memory for years to come will be cherished by her children and friends with all the fondness due to a loving parent, a faithful adviser, and a steadfast Christian. Ashby-de-la-Zouch. C. C. Notes of the Month. ECCLESIASTICAL. 66 shriek, the said corpse being notoriously A GOOD deal of uneasiness exists among High church in its sympathies. A third Establishmentarians, some signs of which party, among whom is Keble, advocate the are very significant. The High church 'let-alone" policy, which is now the comparty have, it has oozed out indirectly, mon cry of all far-seeing Episcopalians. been coquetting with the Russian church. But danger also threatens from an old A meeting has been held in London at quarter. The Irish church must be overwhich some eighty persons were present, hauled, or readjusted, or supplimented. chiefly High church clergymen, and three This last is the avowed scheme of some Russians, the chaplain in London, Father time-serving politicians. Of course the Yevgnei Popoff, Count Tolstei, and Prince". 'supplimenting" means-that the Romish N. Orloff. The object of the English clergy should be state-pensioners. It does party seems to have been some kind of not appear, however, that this project will union with the Greek Church. But the gain much favour with the priesthood. Russians were shy fish, and only nibbled The Romish archbishop of Cashel has cautiously at the English bait. They declared against state-pay, and in favour were disposed to claim the renunciation of of voluntaryism. Nor do we think that the title of Protestant before any such a liberal House of Commons would accept union could be brought about, and on the the endowment of the Papal priesthood as whole displayed a hauteur that must have a desirable solution of Ireland's difficulties. greatly damped the enthusiasm of the -It would seem that even in Republican projectors of this impracticable scheme. Is America Episcopalianism is on the init that the "priestly party" in the State crease, chiefly fed by the same class which church are already sniffing the battle from swells her ranks in the old countryafar, and wish to close their ranks ere the young Wesleyans, Independents, and Bapfoe sweeps down upon them? Or is it tists, whose fathers have grown wealthy. that this longing for foreign recognition is It is too sweeping an assertion, that mere a mere crochet of men whose better judg-pride and worldliness drive all such perment must condemn the picture worship- sons away from their early traditions and ping and gross superstitions of the Greek influences. In our judgment, the interchurch? Whatever it be, the High meddling policy of some, the narrowness churchmen have gained nothing but ridi- and bigotry of others, and the applauded cule for their servility.-The Ritualists are habit of denouncing any thing like culture taking alarm. The bishop of London, it and refinement among a still more nuis reported, intends to ask the House of merous class, should also be regarded as Lords for powers the more effectually to having had some share, perhaps a very restrain the ritualistic vagaries in his own considerable one, in the defection.-The diocese, and also, by implication, in that Independents, at least some of them, are of others. The bishop of Oxford has anxious for a creed. It is suggested that reverently lifted his hands to heaven in nine professors from the colleges should devout thankfulness that he has not been be a committee to draw up this confession called upon to rebuke any innovations in of faith, who shall also take into their his see! But then he takes care that it counsels & few learned lawyers well versed shall be known how decidedly he leans to in Church history!!! But whatever may the side of ultra-ritualism. We learn that come of this project, which is exciting a appeals are being made in every parish good deal of wrath, let it be noted by throughout the land on one side of the Baptists to their shame, that this large ritualistic agitation or the other. Some and wealthy body is most vigorously pushwould ask Parliament to help. Others ing on the work of evangelizing the vilthink that that galvanized corpse Convo- lages, and really builds more new chapels cation can do something besides jibber and in large towns than any other Noncon forming community in England. - Mr. | plied by the Governor and his friends, the Spurgeon has been holding that queer hy-request was a little absurd. Would it not brid-a religious bazaar, and in the rooms be far better to wait before writing such of the Metropolitan Tabernacle. The pur- trash as this, which appeared in a recent pose was to raise money for chapels for his number of the Church Times? "Dissenters students in and round London. We most are even now impudent enough to ask for heartily wish that the flow of Christian money for West Indian Missions; are liberality would at once and for ever ex- absolutely so shameless as to request tinguish the bazaar mania.-Baptists are Englishmen to contribute to funds which "looking up," not only in London, but in have been employed for two such objects Edinburgh. A soiree was held in " modern as the restoration of Obeah worship among Athens" at the beginning of January. We the negroes, and the massacre of the white learn "that the tables were judiciously population of one of our colonies" !!! In arranged, so as to admit of the meeting the opinion of the same sober and enbeing as sociable as possible." The hint lightened Journal, "if the negroes like is worth treasuring up for English use. anything better than rum and laziness, it Upwards of fourteen hundred people sat is howling and ranting hymns to rabid down to tea in the Music Hall. Revs. F. tunes;" and again, "there is a prima Johnstone, J. Watson, W. Tulloch, J. E. facie ground for charging the Baptist MisDovey, and other speakers addressed the sionary Society of employing in the prolarge, fraternal, enthusiastic assemblage. motion of murder and the revival of heaThe choirs of the different churches were thenism the funds entrusted to their present, and being accompanied by the care"!!!-The past month will be famous organ, greatly added to the pleasantness in the annals of disasters at sea. A cloud of the meeting. This meeting is a hope- of gloom and grief darkened all England ful sign of better days for the Baptists when the news came last week that the beyond the Tweed.-We again hear that good ship London had gone down in the the Pope is about to make another archi- Bay of Biscay, with two hundred and episcopal see in Britain. Some of the old twenty souls on board. The heroic conRomanist families are still sore about the duct of the Captain, the calm resignation appointment of Dr. Manning as Cardinal of the passengers, and their sudden burial Wiseman's successor, and the erection of in the Atlantic, will still be fresh in the another see is regarded as the best method memories of all our readers. Two of the of allaying the dissatisfaction. passengers, we regret to learn, were well known to one of our London churches: one was the widow of a deacon, and the THE Queen and royal family are at Os- other was her step-daughter.-Parliament borne. A good deal of attention has been opens this month. We are, if rumours drawn to the sponsorial gift presented by are worth anything, to have a further the Queen to the son of the Prince of reduction of taxation, and a Reform Bill. Wales; and most people see in the offer of On the last the ministry will stand or fall. Her Majesty to be sponsor to the infant-France has heard the voice of her daughter of Sir Robert Peel, not merely a charmer-and is glad. The Emperor's token of affection, but an additional sop speech was pacific, and even congratulafor the peevish and superseded Irish tory.-Prussia has been told through the secretary. The Jamaica question has not modern Strafford to vote the supplies and yet approached much nearer its solution. do as she is bidden.-Spain has been The legal opinion of Messrs. Cairns and attracting an unusual share of attention. Stephen on Governor Eyre's first despatch In a way thoroughly Spanish, the dissatisis ominous; and the notes recently pub-faction of the country has broken out. lished of Gordon's trial more than confirm General Prim has headed a military insurthe first impression, that he was judicially rection, has drawn the troops of the governmurdered. We are told "to wait" before ment on to the Sierra Morena, and, if we giving an opinion; but seeing that until can rely upon the official telegrams, is now just recently all our information was sup-himself a fugitive in Portugal. GENERAL. Marriages. Dec. 22, at Greville-place Church, John | third daughter of the Hon. Mr. Justice Leeds, B.A., of Abbey gardens, St. John's Lush. Wood, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late Jonathan Dawson, Esq. Dec. 23, at Herbert-street Church, Mile End, Portsmouth, by the Rev. H. Kitching, brother-in-law of the bride, John Stanswood, chemist, to Matilda Hancock, both of Landport. Dec. 26, at Bloomsbury chapel, London, by the grandfather of the bride, the Rev. C. Woollacott, William Edward, third son of C. S. Coe, of Bristol, to Rebecca, only daughter of Mr. S. Evans, of London. Dec. 26, at Cross-street chapel, Islington, by the Rev. Clement Bailhache, John Restall Luscombe, of Bodmin, Cornwall, to Rosa, eldest surviving daughter of Robert Dunning, Esq., of Islington. Dec. 27, at St. Paul's Avenue-road, Hampstead, by the Rev. H. W. Webb, of Weobley, Herefordshire, brother-in-law of the bride, assisted by the Rev. C. Wynne, of Wimbledon, Watkin Williams, Esq., of the Inner Temple, to Elizabeth Anne, Dec. 27, at the Independent chapel, Market Harborough, by the Rev. W. Clarkson, Mr. J. W. Thompson, grocer, Loughborough, to Mary Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late Mr. W. West, of East Farndon, Northamptonshire. Jan. 1, at the Baptist chapel, Keynsham, by the Rev. W. C. Pratt, Mr. S. B. Porter, of High-street, Newport, Monmouthshire, to Mrs. Derrick, daughter of the late Rev. T. Ayres, of Keynsham. Jan. 2, at the Baptist chapel, Quorndon, by the Rev. J. C. Pike, of Leicester, the Rev. Isaac Stubbins, late Missionary in Orissa, to Caroline, daughter of the late Mr. Joseph Balm, lace manufacturer of Quorndon and Nottingham. Jan. 8, at the Baptist chapel, St. George'splace, Canterbury, by the Rev. A. W. Heritage, Mr. Edward Finn, to Miss Charlotte Frances Solley, both of Canterbury. Deaths. Nov. 29, at the residence of N. Brice, | Pontypool Baptist College for more than Esq., Dinapore, the Rev. L. F. Kalberer, Baptist Missionary, Patna, aged 54 years, in peaceful trust on the Redeemer, whom he had preached in India for 29 years. Dec. 8, aged 19 years, at Alexandria, Talbot Baines Pye-Smith, fourth son of the late William Pye-Smith, Esq., solicitor, of Sheffield. Dec. 13, at the Cifu Mawr, after a short illness, much regretted, Jonathan Jones, for many years deacon of the Baptist church there. twenty years, and for many years the secretary of the Welch Baptist Association of Monmouthshire. He was brother of the late reverend and celebrated Francis Hiley, Llanwenarth. He had been blind for the last eight years of his life, but he endured that, like other afflictions, with Christian patience and resignation. Jan. 1, at 19, De Beauvoir-square, Edgar Ashton, aged 2 months, the beloved child of W. T. and E. Henderson. of the Rev. William Crowe. Jan. 2, at 6, Ravenscourt-terrace, HamDec. 18, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Rev. John Trickett, Baptist minis-mersmith, aged 66, Ann, the beloved wife ter of Bromley, near Leeds. She fell asleep in Jesus in the 59th year of her Dec. 28, at Ross, Herefordshire, Mr. Joseph Bussell, aged 49 years, leaving a widow and seven children. age. Dec. 31, at Walthamstow House, Emily, the beloved wife of Edward Steane Jackson, aged 31 years. Jan. 1, at the Vestry, near Pontypool, Isaac Hiley, Esq., aged 72 years. He had been an active member with the Baptists for more than fifty years, deacon for more than forty years, one of the secretaries of Jan. 4, at his residence, 55, Morganstreet, Tredegar, Mr. N. James, aged 59 years. He had been a useful member of the Baptist church, Shiloh, for forty years, and for more than thirty years a deacon. Jan. 9, at 5, St. Woollo's-place, Newport, Monmouthshire, Christina, 18 years of age, daughter of the Rev. John Williams, Stow-hill chapel. Jan. 19, at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Mary, the wife of Mr. Thomas Orchard, aged 50 years. "Not lost, but gone before." Missionary Observer. CONFERENCE AT CUTTACK. Mr. T. Bailey, from Mark iv. 14, "The sower soweth the word." The sermon was carefully prepared, the arrangement lucid, and the thoughts select and appropriate to the occasion of our meeting. Babu AGAIN we have met in Conference, have deliberated on the things relating to the kingdom of Christ in this heathen land, have united together in prayer and praise, have preached or listened to discourses On the following Thursday evening, bearing on our great and all-important the Annual Native Missionary Meeting work, and having enjoyed with each was held. The attendance was as large other the sweets of holy fellowship, and as I have ever seen on any similar occastrengthened each others' hands in the sion; I think indeed larger. Lord, we have returned to our respec- addresses were delivered by Gunga Kortas Chundra Ghosh presided, and tive fields of toil. It now remains that, Dhor on the present state of the heathen, according to my practice for these twenty and by Sebo Patra on the hindrances to years, I should tell your readers a little of what has been said and done. I the progress of the gospel in India. Damudar followed with an address on begin with the assurance we have that notwithstanding these hindrances the gospel will prevail, and the closing address was delivered by Jugoo on the blessed state of the world when the kingdom of Christ will universally prevail. Many pleasing and interesting things were said, some of which were fitted not only to produce a salutary effect at the time, but to leave an abiding impression. Prayer was offered at the commencement of the service by Sanantani, and at the close by Babu Šudanund Jacheck. The latter was marked by much holy fervour. THE PUBLIC SERVICES. The usual sermons were preached before the Conference on Lord's-day, Nov.5, a day on which every Englishman should render hearty thanks to God for the deliverance of his country from arbitrary power and Popish tyranny. God be praised for the deliverance of the land we all love from the last Popish tyrant, who would have enslaved her, and for the happy coming of William III., one of the greatest benefactors the dear old country has ever had, and whose name, as ages roll away, will be increasingly honoured, revered, and loved. The first sermon was preached by Thoma, from Daniel xii., latter part of 4th verse:"Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased." It was an excellent and stirring discourse, was well delivered, and did credit to the head and heart of our young brother. At the close, a favourite Öriyah hymn, on the advancement of the kingdom of Christ, was sung with feeling and spirit. In the afternoon, Mr. Miller preached from Ephesians iii. 20, 21. The power of God to do for his church "exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think," (how wonderfully comprehensive and sublime the words!) was illustrated and applied in an animated and energetic manner, and we felt that the theme was fitted to cheer us in this time of depression, and especially to encourage us to continue and abound in prayer. The English sermon was preached in the evening, by F On the following Lord's-day we met as usual at the Lord's table. The Oriya address was delivered by the writer, from "He loved me, and gave himself for me;" words that will never lose their sweetness while grateful loving hearts remember how much they owe to Him whose grace and love delivered them from "more than orphan's woe." Mr. Miller followed with an English address from words not less full and precious; "Ye are Christ's." All our talk, as John Bunyan would have said, was about the Lord of the hill, and the great things he had done for pilgrims. Our sittings for business commenced on Monday, Nov. 6th, in the Mission College; and here I must tell my readers, though no doubt some of them know it, that since our last Conference a new roof has been put on the College; the premises have been improved and beautified, and the portion occupied by the English school has been enlarged; the work, too, |