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rumál of the Thugs, and threw up his arm just in time to save his neck. The noose fell on his arm, and was at once tightened until it cut like a sword. Providentally, when a youth, he had learnt sword and axe exercise among the young thieves of his native village. The instant, therefore, he felt the noose, he cut down his opponent, dashed on those opposite, levelled several on the right and left, and fled over the rivulet for precious life. As he fled from the midst of them, one man aimed a deadly blow with his iron-bound látíh, which he evaded, and it fell on one of the Thugs. God again appeared for his rescue at the stream, for he crossed where the water was shallow and the bottom hard; but they rushed, in their mad haste, into a deeper part, where the bottom was all mud. In this they floundered whilst he fled with the speed of the wind. At the distance of two fields, he stood and defied them; but they left him and he escaped. He then went to Nawabganj to complain to the Thannadar, who derided the idea of the holy man and his fellow-saints being a party of Thugs. Mohan then left, threatening to inform the Nawab of Lucknow, through a friend at court, that he had connived at Thugi. This alarmed the Thannadar, who sent after him, brought him back, told him he had murdered one of the party, but if he would accompany him to their camp, he would restore his property. Mohan said, "If you give me a lakh of rupees, I will not return." The Thannadar then sent to the gang, recovered all his property, returned it to him, and allowed him to depart in peace. Oriental Baptist.

LOSSES OF HUMAN LIFE BY WAR.The last number of the Companion to the Almanac contains a curious return, compiled from official sources, of the killed and wounded of the regular British troops in the military and naval actions from 1793 to 1815. The results exhibit a less amount of bloodshed than the popular imagination usually connects with great wars. The total number of killed was 19,796, of whom 1,160 were officers. The total number of wounded was 74,359, of whom 9,720 were officers. The proportion of killed in the navy, as compared with those in the army, is about one-fourth; but the

the means of destr effective in the fo It would manifestl to speak, in round lives as the total a and land during th of war. We know wounded never re lives shortened an injuries they had also without any number of the m their fates. It wou the truth to speak ficed by the war. warlike period wer character during For example, the was only thirty-ei were officers. Eve arduous campaigns cromby in Egypt, than 507 men and In the years of the P the numbers increa which includes the s and 1628 in 1811, encounters of Baross and Albuera. The nearly 3000. At 171 officers, and while the wounded 680, and 9005.

Whether the abov or not, we are not taking even this low we have ever seen, tale it tells of huma would not pray-"s that delight in war.'

THE KEY TO U contains facts far any to be found in Here is one: "The tree and whipped wi Souther became fatig of whipping, he calle of his, and made hi shingle. He also m of his help to cob hin bing and whipping, h body of the slave. him to be washed do in which pods of re steeped. The negro log and to the bed which choked him, and stamped by Sou

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ITED STATES, Philadelphia. - Dr. er, of this city, in writing to the J. Smith, junr., of Soham, makes ollowing gratifying statement: will be glad to hear that the cause rist in this vast country is prong. We have not less than twenty t churches in this city, including, bly, 50,000 members; and though ave no noisy stir, nearly all our s have for some time past been zing once or twice a month. Our societies are making rapid proWe have less noise than formerly; more work." Dr. B. has in the "A New Life of Carey, with enngs," to be published by the AmeriBaptist Publication Society; also ring for the press, "A Companion -A New Life of Andrew Fuller." speaks of himself as "somewhat gely, I hope I need not add very charged in some of your papers and dicals lately as a friend of slavery!!!" italics and pointing are his own.

: Dr. B. has no one but himself to me, even if some things reported of are not strictly correct. He ould have placed himself above all spicion of favouring or winking at e hateful system. The vexation in ch cases as that of Dr. B. is that ey are Englishmen, and therefore eir countenance, however slight, is ught for by the oppressors of the or sufferers.-ED. B. R.] RINIDAD, Port of Spain.-Mr. Law alluding to the decease of Mr. en:-"Since our brother's death I visited all his stations twice, and all I can for each and all. On my visit I baptized six individuals who been waiting for some time to ive the sacred ordinance.

On my

visit I met with a good many iners, all of whom seemed to be under O religious impressions. Seven of number having given satisfactory ence of having a christian character ell as a christian faith, were baptized the names of the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit. These are the fruits rother Cowen's labours. 'Blessed the dead who die in the Lord, they

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do follow them.' We have had two baptisms lately in Port of Spain; the subjects of which were both christian women. The first was one of Afric's sable daughters, the other was a Portuguese, a native of Madeira."

WEST AFRICA.· Clarence, Fernando Po.-Mr. Saker writes:-"You will be glad to learn that I baptized three converts in our mountain stream last Lord'sday. One was a native of the island, who is treading in a path highly gratifying to me. The others are females resident in the town, and who have been inquirers at least seven years. Our inquirers are increasing, especially amongst the young."

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LONDON, Salter's Hall.-On sabbath evening, May 22, our pastor, Mr. Hobson, baptized nine persons-six males and three females-who are also candidates for fellowship. Nearly all these are young, and most of them engaged as teachers in our sabbath school. All their cases had something peculiar in them; and though perhaps not manifesting anything very uncommon, yet each had such circumstances of dissimilarity as very much interested me; showing how different are the means by which the Holy Spirit acts in bringing sinners to God. I think I have rarely observed the constitutional differences of mental character more strikingly brought out. It is my anxious desire that our pastor may find his usefulness only beginning, and that all our London churches may share in the revival. J. C.

East Street, Walworth - Mr. Joseph Chislett, recently ordained over this church, baptized seven believers-six females and one male-March 31, who were received into full communion, with seven others who had been members of baptist churches.-On June 2, eleven more followed their Lord's command by being buried in baptism,-eight females and three males-who were received into the church on the following Lord's-day, with seven others who had been members of baptist churches. Thus, within three months, the Lord, we hope, hath added to our number thirty-two immortal souls,

who we trust will clarify God by their

walk and conversation while on earth, and "find mercy of the Lord in that day." Of the above, two are teachers in our sabbath school; two were members of Independent churches; one, whose brother and two sisters have been honourable members with us some years; also, an aged blind man, who had been in the army the greater part of his life, with his aged sister, who for many years had been a member of an Independent church. J. S. KEGWORTH, Leicestershire. - Within less than one year from this time, the church here has added about twenty by baptism. Among these have been five young ladies from the seminary of Mrs. Taylor, wife of the minister. We state these facts from a conversation; and we mention them as an encouragement to christian ladies who have the management of similar establishments for the young, rejoicing that the judicious and assiduous attentions of Mrs. T. to the spiritual culture of her young charge have been so well rewarded. The last baptism was on the Lord's day, June 12, when three young females devoted themselves to their Lord in baptism. One, it gives us further pleasure to state, is the daughter of the late Rev. Charles Lacey, for thirty years an indefatigable and successful missionary in Orissa, in connection with the General Baptist Missionary Society.

GLASGOW, Nelson Street.-We have received several communications from a community of baptized believers, meeting in College Open in this city, which have appeared in our columns. We have just received another, from which we gather that the active efforts of this little band of christians have caused their place in College Open to be too straight for them, and they have now rented a chapel in Nelson Street, which was opened by them on Lord's-day, June 5th. In the evening, eight believers were baptized and added. The church now numbers eighty-five members, every one of whom are total abstainers, though that is, and very wisely, not made a condition of fellowship. LEICESTER, Carley Street.--On the first Lord's-day in June, two females put on Christ by baptism. One was the wife of a member of the church. She had long doubted her interest in the great salvation, but at length found peace through

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COTTENHAM, Ca day evening, Apri of the Old Baptis baptized seventee teen females and fession of their 1 Saviour Jesus C was administered Twenty-pence Fe from 1500 to 2000 pastor of the bapt worth, who was tr bath school, and b ders, delivered th side; and Mr. Rob ton, their former es ed a powerful serr the new birth. crowded to excess. pulpit stairs were listeners. The wh were received into church of which on the first Lord's was one feature i which rendered it 1 refer to the fact of those who thus were in the bloom them were the your senior deacon, and children; so that sees the whole of nected with the ch part of the third ge call the Redeemer h the children of piou were, or had been, sabbath school, w received their first Let parents and te and labour; "In d reap if they faint no

HOLYHEAD-On May 29th, five belie four females-put or after a discourse Other candidates a sideration, and we their profession of

HORSFORTH, Zion Mr. Jackson, baptize a profession of their Lord's-day, June 5. worthy of their Lord

SOHAM, Cambs.-O day in May, Mr. Sm immersed two candida

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HERHAM. - Christian churches, | writer's relations. 1 am now threescore and ten, and am glad to see the cause of my Redeemer reviving in my latter days. C. B.

l other institutions, have their te changes of prosperity and ty, of increase and decrease; and upposed prosperity is not real, or anaged, especially if the unconfind their way into the fold, the ient relapse may be serious. So e found it at Rotherham. For nan four years our pastor has had ur against such discouragements. rge increase and subsequent den and division which took place he came, had so disturbed the , that many had to be cut off. inful and delicate labour, together ther difficulties, both pecuniary iritual, were so discouraging that der how our pastor was borne up them and what made the matter his numerous and faithful labours that time did not produce anylike so many additions to the as there were separations from it. the whole four years, no fewer ixty-four persons, besides deaths ismissions, had to be separated is, while only about thirty-nine admitted. But I am happy to that the Lord is reviving us again, e now hope to see better days. In y last, fire were baptized; in ary, one; in March, four; in April, and in May, four. We expect o have more. May God revive k in all the churches of his Son!

W. D. T HILL, Kentisbeer, Devon. — In our pastor, Mr. Pulsford, baptized g man, a son of pious parents, and st active of our teachers, who has cone to reside in Nottingham.-On day evening, June 2, Mr. P. bapfour believers in the Lord Jesus. was an aged man, who for forty

STOCKTON-ON-TEES, West Row.- On Lord's-day, June 5, two young disciples were baptized by Mr. Leng, the minister of the place. One of the candidates is a young man of considerable promise, the son of one of our metropolitan ministers; and the other, a young lady from Guernsey, who is at present residing in Stockton. We trust that the example of these young disciples will prove influential on the minds of others, and that next month we shall have the happiness of reporting a further increase. Prior to the baptism, Mr. Leng preached from John xiv. 15, and we trust a salutary impression was produced on the minds of those who heard the word of life and witnessed the administration of this solemn and significant ordinance.

WESTON, near Towcester.-On the first Lord's-day in May, our pastor, Mr. E.

Clarke, immersed two believers in Christ. They had both been professed members of the Establishment; but had gone great lengths in sin. In their conversion we recognized the mighty agency that can bow the most stubborn heart, and bring it into complete subjection to the mind of Christ. The chapel was densely crowded, and the deepest solemof your valuable tracts on baptism were nity pervaded the congregation. Many distributed, and thankfully received.

WELSHAMPTON, Shropshire.—Mr. Jones immersed one believer, June 12th. The ordinance was administered in the open air, after a discourse on those words of our Lord, "Why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?" The tracts you kindly sent us were given had attended the means of away. grace; -r had long been a Wesleyan; the wo were recent converts. Others

quiring seriously concerning their and salvation. Since Mr. P. came us in December, our public serave all been better attended, some m crowded. Our sabbath school, increased. Sixty years ago the ts commenced preaching here in use in which I live. Since then rents and seven of their children been baptized. Altogether, above ndred have thus put on Christ in

Good order prevailed, and we have reason for believing that some "who came to mock," went away under the J. J. impression that we were right.

GREAT ELLINGHAM, Norfolk. - On Lord's-day, April 17th, our pastor, Mr. Cragg, baptized a husband and wife, who now complete a whole household of baptized believers, several of that household having previously thus put on Christ. We have recently erected a ministers' house, and we hope our beloved pastor will long be spared to dwell in it in peace, and see the prosperity of Zion.

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CAMBRIDGE.-On Lord's-day evening, April 24, four females and one male were immersed by our pastor, Mr. J. Burton, upon a profession of their faith in the Son of God. One, the mother of a large family, who had loved Christ for twenty years, was now brought to testify her love by following him in his own ordinance. May her example be blessed to her husband and her interesting family! Another is the only child of one that may be truly called a father in Christ. His prayers are now answered in the salvation of his only surviving daughter. Another was for many years connected with the Independents; but of late has been led to say:

"Hast thou the cross for me endured,
And all its shame despised?
And shall I be ashamed, O Lord,
With thee to be baptized ?"

One was another seal to the ministry of
our late pastor, Mr. Keen. The fifth is the
eldest son of one of our deacons, and
an indefatigable teacher. At the service,
many were affected to tears.

"Often, O Sovereign Lord, renew
The wonders of this day."

subjects of repenta and out of love ordinances of bap Supper according t he proceeded to im viz., two of each se the afternoon; also ciple, from Smet about three mile small baptist churc

Heneage Street.— an appropriate serr down into the water young disciples, on repentance towards Lord Jesus Christ, at the Lord's Sup

[Our corresponden the leading passa Mr. Vince, for wh WOKINGHAM.-( didates baptized, N page 184, had bee saints. He was re sion, and kindly in humble christian fri

May all the churches of the saints enjoy worship at our plac such times of refreshing!

J. J.

BIRMINGHAM, Mount Zion.-On sabbath evening, May 29, Mr. C. Vince delivered an interesting discourse from "Jesus being baptized and praying, the heaven was opened," after which he proceeded to immerse three young disciples. It is pleasing to add that about two thousand persons were assembled, and it is hoped much good will result.

New Hall Street.-On sabbath evening, May 15, Mr. O'Neill delivered a discourse on the nature and importance of christian baptism; when, after the manner of the apostles, he went down into the water and immersed five disciples. One of these brethren had formerly been a Churchman, afterwards a Wesleyan, and now joined to the baptists. The other was a youth of about sixteen, who was brought up in the school; and both are now teachers in the branch school, meeting in Penn Street. The other three were young females. These were ail added to the church.

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WATERBEACH, Са morning of sabbath presence of a large tators, (supposed to a thousand persons) th tian baptism was a river near this villa our minister, delivere and Mr. Smith bapti eleven in number, w the church the same d addition of six in Oc not reported. The I things for us, whereo

ESCOTE, Northampto men were baptized at one from the village

May they all edorn

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