NORWICH CITY MISSION. as shewing in different ways the supe- | other gentlemen were on the platform, riority of man to the lower animals, the and most of them took part in the mode in which christianity recognises business: The Revs. Edward Jukes, G. and enforces that superiority, and the B. Johnson, H. H. Scullard, D. Williams, foundation that it lays for man's duty to J. Baker, and J. Unwin, Independents; himself and his fellow men; while secu- Francis Skinner, United Presbyterian; larism, rejecting or disregarding God R. Cameron and J. Barker, Baptists; and a future life, denies man's superiority, and W. Kidd, Methodist. There was and deprives him of any adequate motive but one opinion among them, that Mr. for the true interests of the present life; Grant is admirably fitted for the mission an exclusive care for which has led the which he has undertaken, and which the advocates of this system to call them- venerable Mr. James so ably advocated selves secularists. The lecturer was in his excellent letter to the British exceedingly happy in proving that the Banner, in which he suggested and dename these persons assume is not de- fended the propriety of the churches, or scriptive of their principles; and that some of their liberal members, sustaining their enjoyment of the life that now is Mr. Grant as a missionary in this work comes far short of that which is experi- of faith and labour of love. enced by those who, in addition to their enjoyment now, have the hope of endless blessedness in the world to come. The lecture was in every respect most effective. It was well fitted to shew the nature and effects of our holy religion, when placed in contrast with the nature and effects of secular atheism. Throughout the lecture Mr. Grant was frequently and warmly cheered, and at its close received several rounds of applause. As on the former evening, two of the leaders of the secularist party came to the platform; but they were made to feel the folly of their temerity. Instead of replying to the lecture, or exercising their reason on what they had heard, they introduced the most irrelevant matters, with which they had evidently come prepared. The audience bore with them, and gave them every indulgence; but the scorn and pity of that vast assembly were specially called forth by the confession of one of the infidels, who, in answer to a question from one of the ministers on the platform, acknowledged that he had given up his belief in a God and his hope for eternity, without having read one book on the evidences of christianity. Mr. Grant, in his reply, again shewed his extraordinary tact and ability; and after he had received the best and most enthusiastic thanks of the meeting, the audience rose and sang, as on the preceding evening, the doxology. The chairmen, Mr. Porteous on the Tuesday, and William Hoole, Esq., on the Wednesday evening, discharged their duties with great ability, and received unanimous thanks. The following ministers and THE sixteenth anniversary meeting of the friends and supporters of this valuable institution was held in St. Andrew's Hall, on Wednesday evening, Nov. 17. There was a large attendance, and deep interest was evinced in the proceedings. J. H. Gurney, Esq., occupied the chair. Mr. Fletcher read a very gratifying report. The agents now at work consist of seven missionaries and one superintendent missionary, who had held during the year nearly 1,600 meetings, had paid 18,000 visits, and had distributed 15,000 tracts. The results of their labour had been very encouraging. There had been fifty-seven cases of conversion, and seventy-six of reformation; thirty-nine had joined christian churches, and sixtyone had died giving evidence, more or less satisfactory, that they had found the Saviour. Four females had been reclaimed from a course of vice, and thirtytwo couples married, who before had been living in unlawful union. Twelve drunkards and nine infidels had been reclaimed, and four shops formerly open on the Lord's-day had been closed. And at least twenty persons were now engaged in tract distribution, and forty as Sunday school teachers, as the results of the city mission agency. A female missionary had also been appointed, who had been able, through the providence of God, to effect much good amongst the fallen women of the city. THE BAPTIST AND THE JESUIT.-A few months ago, sitting at my usual work, a gentleman was announced, who introduced himself as Mr. some long Italian name which I now forget, who informed me that he was the person who had sent me two letters respecting church-rates, to which I had returned certain replies, and he wished to have some further conversation. I invited him to be seated. He was a little man, of courteous manners, and spoke English pretty well. We talked of church-rates, and then glided easily into religious questions. Observing an oil picture of the baptism of the Eunuch over the fireplace, he made some remarks on it, and then followed a long conversation, of which I need only say that I determined he should not depart without hearing something about the gospel. Here, thought I, is an Italian, educated in all the mysteries of popery, and all the arts of jesuitism. He shall just hear some plain simple truths, at all events, and I will watch their effects. I proceeded to detail the leading facts of scriptural christianity. He listened, not only with attention, but with apparent interest, and seemed absorbed in thought. When I came to describe the real kingdom of God as composed only of those who are believers in Christ, and that such, and such only, ought to be baptized, he started fom his reverie, and exclaimed, "But you are only a small sect. Who ever heard of you until lately? Who ever heard of a nation of baptists?" "Heard of us, indeed!" was my reply. "Where, sir, could you be educated, or what ecclesiastical history of your own could you have then read that did not mention the heretical Ana-baptists ? from your own books of history we trace the existence of baptists in every century, in your own records of persecution we discover them, in your proclamations against heretics we find them. And as for a nation of baptists, why that is the great blunder of all national or state establishments, whether popish or protestant. Only so far as individuals receive Christ and walk in him is his baptists in England, A Germany, the West Ind parts of the world, and done and were doing. to add, that he listened to hears strange things. during the long conversati to be convinced of the pr remarks, and sometimes y again, as if recollecting hin urge some little objectio evidently not prepared for bat. At length he depa pressions of respect and and my prayers followed might, through divine gra the knowledge of Christ. THE MONKS OF ST. B THEIR DOGS.-A tragical s an adventure that happened of St. Bernard, in the da breed of their celebrated do full perfection. No less robbers, to whom the supp sions of the monastery of booty, had, by degrees, intr selves to the retreat, arrivi at intervals, and always re most friendly manner. A whole band was assembled off their concealment, and su abbot to produce the keys of The monk was, fortunatel more resolute character t occurred in these places of s did not loose his presence of observed to them, mildly, th duct was unworthy, and an the hospitable attentions t ceived. The robbers, as m posed, were deaf to this continued their demand. so," said the superior, "as means of defending oursel submit; follow me, therefore where our treasure is kept." way, and was tumultuously the eager band. He placed a door, but before he turned looked back and made anoth he was answered with execr no choice being left him, he loud yell responded, then | niciously abstained from coming to signal, and in an instant the Church, to hear divine service, and was nimals bounded forth upon a common upholder of several unlawful tearing some, strangling meetings and conventicles, to the great sending the few robbers who disturbance and distraction of the good eir attack flying for their subjects of this kingdom, contrary to the ong down the mountain in laws of our Sovereign Lord the King, T, to be dashed to pieces over &c.' The facts were not proved-no es which yawned beneath. witnesses produced against him-but, by Fostello, in British Journal. his confessing, in his conversation with the justices, that he was a dissenter, and had been at meetings for prayer and exhortation. These confessions were taken as a conviction, and recorded. Mr. Keeling, the chairman of the sessions, then said, 'Hear your judgment. You must be had back again to prison, and there lie three months following; and at three months end, if you do not submit and go to Church to hear divine service, and leave your preaching, you must be banished the realm: and if, after such a day as shall be appointed you to be gone, you shall be found in this realm, you must stretch by the neck for it, I tell you plainly:' and then said to the jailor, 'Take him away.' His works published in two folio volumes, 1736, with a preface by Mr. Wilson, of Hitchen, and Mr. Chandler, of Bedford. Born 1628, died August 31, 1688. August 12." CHER FOR PETER.-A few writer in the Patriot, giving tour in Ireland last autumn, e editor of the Watchman a Ballina paper, was at our He said, among many excelhe could vouch for the fol:-'A sick and dying man bourhood sent for the priest. =found him at his dinnerng whiskey punch, and urged te presence to administer the the church. The priest deing immediately, but they necessity of the case, and of the dying man. Messenessenger came, and at last he The man is dead; you need He then ordered his horse, house, and told the people to he would set all right immeney would only pay the fees; red to any payment, as no een performed, and extreme not now needed. The priest corner of the room, took out and wrote on a bit of paper, r, admit the bearer; the fees all is right.' The priest ne scrap of paper, and put it outh of the dead man, and people that their departed gone straight to glory."" OF JOHN BUNYAN.-In lookhe leaves of an old Bible, a r's found the following memonich was written on both sides nity-brown paper, about two and eight long, in a plain neat also found written on old red umber of chronological notes nces. They appear to have en many years ago.-"Sir Wingate's indictment against -an, at the Quarter Sessions, ed November 12 and 13, 1660. unvon of the town of Red IN TEMPERANCE ON THE SABBATH.Intemperance, did we say ?—that is too mild a term. Absolute drunkenness we mean; and on the day of rest too! Can anything be more unseemly, more indecent, more outrageous? What are the facts-simple facts-without attempt at exaggeration ? Work and wages are now abundant. How is the money spent? On Saturday evenings the public-houses, gin-shops, and beer-shops, are all full. Many do not go to bed at all, or only tumble themselves upon it undressed. Early on the sabbath they must drink again, and when a christian family leaves home on sabbath morning to go to its place of worship, it is scarcely possible to reach it without seeing the sad spectacle of a drunken man or woman in filth and dirt, staggering through the streets. Is not such a sight a disgusting nuisance? And ought it not to be removed by the power of the police? It is, in some notorious cases, we know; but generally it is not. Magistrates and their clarks oro chy of acting in beneath its wheels innocer it blows to atoms the m young; it carries in its t pestilence; it leaves beh homes, impoverished fa beauty, parents bereave dren, widows and orphans It has an arm for blood, & blasphemy;-hands reeki a hoarse throat blackened It is the suspension for a laws and principles of sends thousands to their is greatly to be feared, in far more in harmony with of hell than with the love the upper world! It is no to extenuate the horrors great captain, who was from his youth up,' and w the field might have ind pardonable admiration of testimony to the fearfulness and explained the price would have purchased ex its terrors. 'My lords, those who have probably I my life in war than most cipally, I may say, in civil I must say this, that if I c any sacrifice whatever, ev of civil war, in the count am attached, I would sacri order to do it." THE war-banner floats,-there are spears on the coasts,- The ships in the offing like bacchanals reel, And their flocks speed alarm'd to the mountains afar! And the lins are now stiff that the trumnat have blam FOREIGN. Baptisms. sagor, Asám.—Mr. Brown persons. May the Lord preserve them from the snares to which youthful piety ad the happiness of bap-in this country is so much exposed, and men, on sabbath day, June keep them unto his eternal kingdom! the widow of a brahman, of one of our school girls; Hupahi, another of the Doom. It was pleasant e highest and the lowest out and being baptized Mr. Phillips, of Muttra, re to baptize three persons ir of a mill stream at the ur hill, on sabbath mornHe writes:-"There were n and several native specm by immersion is quite a e, and some present looked curiosity. I hope they what they heard." On Lord's-day, the 25th vers were baptized at the pel; one a Jewess, whose a similar profession of his as the promised Messiah, hree years ago; the other, of pious parents, members who has been led in early the Saviour.-On sabbath August, one believer put baptism at the Circular and one on the same day Chapel.-On Lord's-day, , three were baptized at 70 persons were immersed, a of their faith in Christ, on July 25th. Mr. Williams had the pleaze one European believer, evening, July 29th, in the any witnesses. -Two persons were ima profession of their faith ner, at the christian village re, on sabbath-day, Aug. 1. e young man was baptized the 2nd of May; two young the Female Asylum, on une; and three others on gust.-On the 9th of May, an was baptized at Choga. of July, five were baptized the church ot Resham Dacca. On sabbath-day, September 5th, Mr. Robinson baptized Mr. Atherton, Commissioner of Abkary. Mr. Atherton does not intend to abandon the communion of the Church of England, but having long doubted the divine authority of infant baptism, and being now, "after, full consideration, of opinion that adult baptism is alone warranted by Scripture and common sense," he has felt it his duty to make an open profession of christianity, and to be baptized in accordance with our Saviour's commands. Cawnpoore. Mr. William had the pleasure to baptize two Europeans on sabbath morning, September 12th. Berhampore, Orissa. Mr. Stubbins writes:-"Last Friday, September 3rd, we had a peculiarly interesting day at our new location. Three youths, who had been rescued from the Khunds, and placed in our asylum, were baptized. This is the first baptism we have had there: the Lord grant us to see very many more! Next Lord's-day, we expect to baptize five more approved candidates." DOMESTIC. SUNNYSIDE, Lancashire.-The ordinance of believers baptism was administered by Mr. Nichols, Nov. 28; when three young men thus put on Christ. One is a trustee of our new chapel, and the other two were from the young men's bible class. This was the first baptism in the new baptistry. Mr. Nichols preached from Job xxxii. 17, "I also will shew mine opinion." Dec. 5, Mr. Nichols baptized another young man. In the afternoon the newly-baptized were received into the church in the presence of a large number of spectators, many of whom seemed deeply impressed with the importance and solemnity of the services. It is hoped a good work has commenced here; several are under deep concern; and the four recently added were from families in which we previously had no members. DEVONPORT, Pembroke Street. - Mr. Horton baptized two females in the above Wedreader canina the las |