BIDEFORD.-Ten persons were baptized by our pastor, Mr. Arthur, in the presence of a large assembly, Dec. 5. During the present year the Lord has been very gracious to certain families of this congregation. From one family four have been baptized, the mother and three children. In another, the mother and daughter: and in four instances the husband and wife have been baptized. Also sixteen young persons have been added to the church from the sabbath school. And many more, both in the school and congregation, are inquiring the way to Zion. Thus we have abundant reason "to thank God and take courage." BATH, Somerset Street.-After an impressive address, to an attentive congregation, on sabbath morning, October 17, our pastor, Mr. D. Wassell, baptized four believers, all females. In the afternoon they were added to the church. May they be faithful unto death! We hope this is the beginning of a shower of divine grace upon this vineyard of the Lord. G. C. LITTLE STAUGHTON, Bedfordshire.Three believers were immersed upon a profession of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, Dec. 5, by our pastor, Mr. T. Robinson, in the presence of a numerous congregation, many of whom appeared to be deeply impressed. Two were brother and sister. They were all added to the church. J. D. W. LAMBETH, Regent Street.-On Thursday evening, Dec. 2, Mr. C. T. Keen bap LONDON, Shouldham St day, Nov. 21, the ordina baptism was administered and two males, after a pastor, the Rev. W. A. words, "These are they Lamb." The interestin performed before a large We incorrectly repo number that Mr. Kelly, was baptized. We sh that Mr. Kelly, a bapt America, a man of colo country, opened the serhow he was led to follow ordinance of baptism; an candidates, Mr. R., who gave an account how he clude that immersion w mode of baptism. BEESTON, Notts.-Aft "One Baptism," o J. R. Pike, immersed fo the watery grave of Dec. 5. We had a l attentive audience. One, for many years a heare now became a doer of the was the fruit of faithful sa May they persevere, a others be led by Divine in their steps! WOLSTON, Warwickshir his wife followed their L his liquid grave, after a pastor, Mr. Jones, Dec. buried with him in baptism was first impressed by rea the other by reading the was a solemn and delightf RUGBY.-On Lord's-da pastor had the pleasure into the name of the Sacr individuals, in the presen interested and affected & the afternoon of the same received into the church table. BLACKHEATH, Dacre P 2, the baptistry in this ne first opened, when two per and wife, formerly Wesley tized by Mr. Jones, who pr occasion from John v. 11. BRANDON, Suffolk.-On ing, Nov. 26, Mr. Scarr believers in the Lord Jesu RY, Coles Hall.-The friends Enon Chapel.-On Lord'sSep. 26, after a sermon by six persons were baptized On sabbath evening, Dec. more followed the Saviour water to the fold. Thirtyw been baptized since the Ar new chapel, in April last. E EMLYN.-Three believers ur, one of whom had been ent twenty years, were bapprofession of faith in Him, on Oct. 2, one female was baps are asking the way to Zion. LEDBURY.-On Lord's-day evening, Nov. 28, our pastor, Mr. C. E. Pratt, immersed three female disciples, upon a profession of faith in Jesus. The attendance was good, and our prospects, we hope, are somewhat improving. May the Lord revive his work in our midst! J. D. T. IPSWICH, Turret Green.-On the first sabbath in September, our pastor, Mr. Lord, baptized two young female friends, who were the same day admitted into church fellowship. May they remain faithful. We hope soon to record_the decision of others. G. R. G. PETERBOROUGH.-We are gratified in being able to report the baptism of three believers in the Holy Redeemer, by our minister, Mr. Barras, on Dec. 19.—W. S. KEYSOE, Beds.-One believer was baptized here, Nov. 21, and we are not without hope that others will shortly yield obedience to their Lord's commands Baptism Facts and Anecdotes. FA METHODIST MINISTER. my views, although I avoided any agita tion on the subject. I loved the church too much to disturb her peace. For a long time I have been endeavouring to dissipate my doubts and difficulties with regard to those points, by reading such pædo-baptist works as would strengthen my faith in the views of the church to which I belonged. Still doubts and uncertainties perplexed me. I studiously avoided reading anything on the opposite side-fearful that my impressions might be confirmed. Every time I performed the rite of infant baptism, my aversion to it increased, until it has now settled down into a fixed opposition. I saw nothing in the Scriptures to justify me in performing it. I often wished that I had never been ordained, so that I might not be requested to perform that rite. an papers have of late rey baptisms of pædo-baptist An occurrence of this nature September, 1851, in Mary- where the baptist interest be remarkably feeble. Dr. a methodist minister of long ving embraced the doctrine baptism, was immersed at Gardens, by Dr. Fuller, on n of sabbath-day, September n the evening of the same essed a densely crowded conn the alteration which had è in his views. Dr. Cole published his reasons for baptist, in a letter which the True Union, and which For the benefit of our readers. e, six months ago, had pre- It pleased God, about three months such an event as transpired since, to lay me on a bed of sickness afternoon, September 28th,—many thought a bed of death. ur in my history, I should ght he was indulging in the culation. How little do we is concealed in the future. , I have been, more or less, oncerned about baptism; and wished that I had been imstead of sprinkled. I never nfidence in infant hentism og The subject was brought impressively before me, and the thought fixed itself immovably in my mind, that I had been performing a rite without Divine authority. I then and there determined to do so no more. I resolved, however, if my life was spared, so soon as my health would permit, to examine the subject in all its bearings let the conse My convictions with r ject of baptism are not baptist books on the sul When I determined to ject a fair and honest resolved to go to the N the Magna Charta of church. With regard to I saw nothing to suppor the scriptural mode of satisfied that it was imme perfect satisfaction. I am now convinced that there is not a shadow of evidence for infant baptism in the Bible, and that there is but one mode of baptism, and that is im-read none,-nor to bapti mersion. These are my settled convictions. I never heard a sermon No one knows, except a person who that I remember-nor to has been similarly situated, what I have with that people, for we suffered in mind for the last three months same circle. The only so in view of this subject. To obey my I learned the baptist arg convictions, would bring about conse-pædo-baptist books, wh quences the most painful to my mind. opposed by pædo-baptist I must be immersed or be miserable. I seeing them there, was to must abaudon infant sprinkling, and the them, and not to be convi application of water to an adult in any way but by immersion. To do these things would necessarily separate me from the church of my choice; to which I had been attached for twenty years, and of which I had been a minister about fourteen years. During all that time, I never had the smallest difference with ministers or people. They had always treated me with marked respect, and honoured me more than I deserved. I had many warm friends in the church: some dear relatives, and one as dear to me as my own life. For these reasons, I must ever love and respect the Methodist Episcopal Church, let my destiny be what it may. To submit to my convictions of duty would sever the ties that bound me in church relationship to those dear friends and beloved brethren. But my obedience to my Divine Master demanded the sacrifice. There was another difficulty which presented itself to my mind. Where shall I go ? I looked around upon other churches; nearly all of them practised the things I objected to-or there were objections to other subjects more serious to me than the difficulties I was endeavouring to shun. The baptist church was the only one whose views and practices coincided with my own. But I must confess that I did entertain prejudices against her. I, however, attended a prayer meeting at the seventh baptist church, (Dr. Fuller's) and was astonished to find them worshipping as I had been accustomed to worship. They sang the same spirited tunes and hymns as I sung and heard sung by my methodist brethren. They prayed with as much fervour as I had witnessed in other places. So my prejudices began to vanish, and I thought to myself, these people are not the cold, frigid christians I had imagined. Thus providence led me to seek admission into the baptist church. But the question was re me, Why not be baptiz where you are? But connexion with that chu sanctioning practices I co a minister, I should be perform rites and practice conscientiously refuse to doing, expose myself to t of the church. Another that influenced me to with church, was that I could minister of the church, 1 the subject from the pu would have been sealed. to preach the gospel and as I believe them. With regard to my own now satisfied. Before I according to my present was an unbaptized christia Do not suppose I atta importance to baptism. T my body has effected no in the soul.-I base no Christ is my only hope, a God, he is a safe hope. I be summed up in a very Justification by faith in O newal of the soul by the Holy Ghost, and good work evidence of that renovatio that all were found walking that their comforts and j might be increased, and thei in Heaven. My prayer is, that I may ful than I have ever been. Is Sabbath Schools and Education. AL FOR SPECIAL PRAYER. various institutions that are n our land, and which are by the generous friends of next to the ministry of the is not one that has stronger che sympathies of the church sabbath schools. And there f labourers in the vineyard more worthy of countenance, Couragement, than sabbath rs; and though their arduous nerous discouragements may ed by many, there is still them the aid and blessing ose ear is ever open to the er, and who, by the gracious has often vouchsafed, has prayer moves the hand which world." It is, therefore, the writer to remind all pious ose hearts and energies are is "work of faith and labour there ever remains a power them, which, when commuamply compensate the toilof their work. But how ssential power be obtained? by fervent and effectual r the residue of the Spirit is rd, and it is written, "I will of by the house of Israel to m." That divine influences sly descend, and be more sed, the following means are oposed for adoption in every most convenient portion of the of every month be devoutly by teachers to implore the ssing upon themselves and ildren. Let the supplications be not confined merely for chools, but let them embrace and the interests of all their arers throughout the world. ite in lowly, yet believing besiege the throne of Him omised to give his Holy Spirit that ask him, entreating him the grace which will enable impart, and their youthful receive, the wisdom that m above. Oh! who can ade which the idea of such a movement would have upon those who are engaged in this good work. What motives to diligence would it inspire! And while on such a scene, the eye of Omniscience will gaze with delight, the devout teacher would again enter upon his duties with invigorated zeal and love. It is the earnest wish of the writer that the means now suggested will be adopted by those devoted servants in the work of God to whom they are addressed; and that, in answer to their fervent appeals to heaven, the Spirit may be abundantly poured out upon them, and upon our rising race, that their souls may, in multitudes, be converted; that thereby large accessions may be made to the numbers of the saved, and the glory of our Divine Redeemer be thus extensively promoted. R. W. INTELLIGENCE.-We have often stated that we have not space for sabbath-school reports, which are usually only of local interest, and yet willing to oblige some of our best friends, we shall attempt to give, very briefly, the substance of such as are of a more general character. Cardiff-The teachers of the English baptist schools presented their late indefatigable superintendent, Mr. Edy, with a handsome easy chair, Nov. 29, to rest in, we presume, after his long labours; but we question if he will not often be found leaving it to see how his friends are going on. A silver plate on the chair records his long labours.-On Dec. 1, a meeting of the Bethel teachers was also held, when three elegant vols. of the Bible Encyclopædia were presented to Mr. J. T. Barry, after ten years service as superintendent. Both services were of a most interesting and cheering character. NEW SCHOOL ROOMS have recently been erected and opened at Steep Lane, Halifax, at Vine Street, Leicester, and, of very spacious dimensions, at Mary's Gate, Derby. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, we have seen it stated, has a class of the children of the domestics of the palace, whom she instructs on the sabbath-day from present we cannot tell how that will be, and must wait for a few weeks to see. We shall be glad to be able to resume them; but to secure this, our friends should be diligent in endeavouring to extend the lists of our subscribers. We have, however, one application which we cannot refuse. It is from Jamaica, in the following letter, just received:PROVIDENCE, Black River.-Dear Sir, -Knowing the interest you take in the cause of Christ, and of the efforts you are making to diffuse scriptural sentiments on the subject of baptism, I am induced to ask your aid in the defence of truth, in this sorely afflicted, but deeply interesting island. Permit me first to give you a hasty sketch of the progress of our principles in this part of Jamaica. Some years since, a devoted missionary, Mr. Allsop, was sent here by the General Baptist Missionary Society, and laboured with great success, gathering a church in the town of Black River; but he was early called to his rest, and the people, not being able to obtain another pastor, were scattered. At this time, an evangelical clergyman was labouring in the Church, who seized the opportunity of building up his own church, gathered the baptists around him, and adopted their system of "classes and leaders." This good man has since been removed, and his people are now as "sheep having no shepherd." About twelve years since, the Particular Baptists commenced a churches, which have them three out stations, a been supplied, until thi missionary. In the ea year, it was thought ad another labourer into th view of commencing a ca of Black River, now dest ministry. With this view a house, and have, preach nesday evening, and thre month, when we have a from one hundred and fi dred. Several persons nected with the church g Allsop have expressed unite with us, and some o beginning to enquire af Lord's-day, Oct. 13, we b teen in the sea, in the p hundred spectators. Am dates were several sece Church, one of whom pub reason for joining the bap we expected, has excite feelings in the minds of goers, who are determined in every possible way, un us out of the parish. Their to deluge the town with "Dangerous Errors of the baptists.' Now, sir, can y grant of tracts, to enable u with them in their own full of hope. Our peop parish is proverbially darl time for baptists has come," I never laboured amid encouraging. I verily be about to bless us in this pa first days of our mission thing that clouds our pros Our missionary brethren ha of funds. Our people are 1 to maintain their own gro therefore, British christi through the Special Fund shall be compelled to field full of hope. We t whose is the gold and silve you can, help us with a gra they will be of essential ser to the Mission House they |