self, "No, I will not go; let her do what she pleases. I will not care about her at all," and therefore turned back again towards Exeter. But after awhile he altered his mind again, and said to himself, "Nay, I will go; she shall not have her way," and he rode again towards Ashburton. He pursued his way, and then changed his mind a third time, and turned towards Exeter; but not long after this, a fourth time he had different thoughts, and determined to ride home. Now, however, he remembered, that on account of his having gone backwards and forwards, and that for several miles, he had wasted so much time, that he could not possibly be at Ashburton by eleven o'clock, a distance of more than twenty miles from Exeter. Enraged by this thought, he dismounted from his horse on Haldon Common, between Exeter and Teignmouth, cut a large stick out of the hedge, and determined to beat his wife as long as a part of it remained. At last he reached his home late in the afternoon, and found his wife had been baptized. In a great rage he now began to beat her, and continued to do so till the stick in his hand was actually broken to pieces. Having thus unmercifully treated her, her body being full of bruises, he ordered her to bed. She meekly began to undress herself, and intended to go to bed without saying a word. But when he saw her about to go, he said, "You shall not sleep in my bed any more. Go to the children's bed." She obeyed. When now on the point of lying down on the children's bed, he ran into the kitchen, fetched a piece of wood, threw her down on the bed, and was about to begin again to beat her, when suddenly he let the piece of wood fall, and went away without saying a word. The poor suffering wife saw no more of him that evening or night. On the next morning, Saturday, before she had risen, her husband left the house, and was absent all day till the evening. In the evening the wife gave him to understand when retiring for the night that, according to his wish, she was again going to sleep in the children's bed, when he meekly said to her, "Will you not sleep in your own bed?" She thought he meant to mock her, and would beat her again if she did go into her own bed. As, however, he continued in a meek and kind way to desire her to lie down in her usual bed, she did so. All night from D ing by her side, turning but having no sleep. morning he rose early. came to her, and said time to get up: if you make the breakfast I w the meeting." Still th only meant to mock her he would beat her again the point of going to the theless she rose, prepar and at last, as he cont kind to her, she made going to the meeting. the astonishment and sur in the small town, whe become known almost t arm in arm he walked the meeting, and entered he had never done bef meeting was over he re persons present what h mind between Ashburton he had most cruelly bea he had ordered her to go bed, how he had run in fetch a piece of wood to second time, how he ha the bed for that purpos had already lifted up hi piece of wood in it, whe an audible voice, saying persecutest thou me ?" T had then fallen out of hi had felt instantly that he the Lord Jesus. From t soul had become most had been sleepless and m the night from Friday to the Saturday morning house early in the greates and had been roving ab and neighbouring villag He had come home and sleepless night, from Sa Lord's-day. And then p been related. From this day the per disciple of the Lord Jesu peace through faith in 1 walked about thirty year gospel of the grace of G outlived him. The husba than thirteen years ago. I told all the particulars of christian friend, from w them; and I have given th best of my knowledge. S of the Lord is not shortene 87 Sabbath Schools and Education. S FOR SABBATH-SCHOOL SERMONS. season is approaching when the sabbath schools to generous supbe again made, and as we are t teachers are always anxious to ies of original hymns, we insert have lately been sent to us. LDREN COMING TO JESUS. hildren come singing, praises oft bringing, O! may the precepts of thy word Be deep upon our hearts engraved; Then shall we sing, with sweet accord, "Hosanna to the Son of David." O! soon may every human soul, By satan's power no more enslaved, LONDON CHURCHES AND SABBATH nuel our God who died to redeem; SCHOOLS.-The character of the future welcomes and blesses, our distresses, population of the metropolis is, under on the humble his life-giving God, very mainly in the hands of the beam. ne'er be despairing; mercy declaring, salvation to all who will seek. be you believing, e'er shall go, leaving Sunday school teachers. But for the Sunday school, we should tremble for the prospects of religion in London. Let the rising race be left to run wild; let them have their moral education in the street, in the penny theatre, in the casino, ne of his grace, till in mercy he in the tap-room, in the tea-garden, and in speak. blest was that saying, goodness displaying, le ones suffer to come unto me." ord we come pressing nd for thy blessing, the public park; and let nothing henceforth be done to spread among them the knowledge of God, and at the end of fiveand-twenty years the result will follow for which, at present, few are prepared. If the adult ministry in London should most of all to be favored by thee. be left to itself, we should stand in fear 1 send the glad story, rightness and glory, of the churches largely dying out before the close of the present century. Let the metropolitan pastors, of all sects, but give children on earth shall sing this the statistics of conversion among adults new song. 1 sound the loud chorus, emer be o'er us, us in spirit the strain to prolong. Father! be near useemer! now cheer us us, O Spirit, for ye three are one. r, Lord, our imploring, EN'S HOSANNAS TO THE SON OF DAVID. s thy name, Eternal King, nk thee that we here are brought, —that is, among persons who have never numerous, and could print them, would also tain the most urgent ap the condition of the pe bourhoods where the Some places, especiall presented as under, or li under, the entire con priests; other more po infected with infidelit both; and other, as abo and immorality. The f in these places wish to d ask our aid, which we a afford them to the ful ability. And not only all these in their efforts we are very anxious to during the summer mon stand up to preach Chri This is our open-air. question is, the best mo the necessary assistance pared to do our part, a obliged to any ministers adapted for general distribution, as cir-will suggest any plans cumstances may direct. Since our last, we have r donation, but we would r any more until we have the advice of our corres regular mode of operation we shall resume the sub meantime we hope to be some suitable suggestions "SECULAR CHRISTIAN we have published a large variety of small Rewards and Picture Books for children, suitable for presents in sabbath schools; and often, when receiving applications for tracts, we have been requested to send also a grant of these, which we have not been able to do, on account of our limited means of supply. Now the question is, how we can enlarge our grants of tracts-The tract with this title to those baptist churches and ministers 43 of our last number w who are not in circumstances to purchase had on application, has, them, together with an occasional dona- month, been sent by near tion of reward books for the children in all who have applied. B their sabbath schools. It ought to be to state that the 2000 cop stated that we have a method of forward- gratuitous distribution a ing such donations of tracts or books at and no further applicatio a trifling expense to any part of the king-plied. The collation of dom. Hitherto we have made these in that tract has been so r grants single-handed, without any money both by dissenting minister donations to aid us. In our January of the Church of England number, at page twenty-three, it will be piler has some thoughts seen that we have already given away and publishing it in a above 500,000 hand-bills, 25,000 page leaving out the remarks tracts, 60,000 invitations to worship, aud sion at Leicester. His con several thousands of copies of old num- the Words of God, thus se bers of the Reporter. These we shall con- their own work, and be m tinue to supply so far as the sales of this God, to the pulling down BAPTIST. Intelligence. ›rd Street CHAPEL, MANCHESE.-A special service for prayer in this chapel on Wednesday b. 2, for the purpose of imploring blessing upon the labours of the astor and members of the church gation. At its close, without any or expectation of the pastor or senior brother, a member of the dressed Mr. Bowes, adverting to at he had on that day completed enth year of his pastorate among hem. In reviewing the past, they forget his sympathy with them, as when in embarrassment, and the and sacrifice he had made on their These and other incidents bad m up to give him some testimoeir affection and regard; and he er) had been requested to present Mr. Bowes at the close of the eeting. He therefore had the f presenting to his pastor, in the hose who loved him and esteemed highly for his work's sake, a purse, g sixty sovereigns. Mr. Bowes prised and overcome by the totally d kindness of the friends as only e, in a few sentences, to give exo his feelings. EY.-The baptist church and on in this town, feeling that the g debt of about £700 on their new d school rooms is an incubus on ations, have resolved on opening a May next, and would be glad to ontributions in money or goods, Mr. Merryweather, 18, Church rnsley. The case is a very com= one, and we trust our zealous ill not be disappointed in their meeting with public countenance tempt. Their congregations are the schools are in a prosperous WYCOMBE, BUCKS.-On Tuesday, 18th, recognition services were Union chapel, in consequence of ment of the Rev. Ebenezer Davis, of the church. Messrs. Payne, of ; Hayden, of Wycombe; Cox, of n; and Salter, of Amersham, con he services. Messrs. Weston, of ; Pain, of Kingshill; Blackmore, rough; Smith, of Wendover; and of Wycombe, assisted in the ser the dow mhich maws concluded ha SHOREDITCH, Providence Chapel.-The church and congregation meeting here under the pastoral care of Mr. Miall, have resolved to erect a new place of worship on the Queen's Road, Dalston; the foundation stone of which was laid by G. T. Kemp, Esq., Jan. 31, and Mr. Miall delivered an address. The place will be in the Gothic style, and to seat 800. The cost is estimated at £3,500, nearly £1,500 of which has been contributed already. Diss, Norfolk.-At a crowded social tea meeting, Feb. 2, being the birth day of our pastor, Mr. Lewis, he was presented by our furniture, in expression of esteem. young friends with a handsome piece of Mr. presented with similar tokens of respect C. B. Simpson, our singing leader, was also from both the members of his psalmody classes and the congregation. We enjoyed a delightful evening. THE SECOND AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH have granted their pastor, Rev. Edward Lathrop, a leave of absence for six to nine months, owing to his impaired health, to enable him to make the tour of Europe. His salary of 2,500 dollars will continue, and a purse of 2,000 dollars is being made up by the members of his church and con gregation as a testimonial for him. New York Recorder. BRADFORD, Yorkshire.-Mr. Sole, late of Market Harborough, has removed to the second General Baptist church in this populous town. Previously to leaving Harborough, Mr. S. received from the friends there a pecuniary testimonial of their esteem. CLAYTON, near Bradford, Yorkshire.We are requested to state that the baptist church and congregation at this populous village, under the pastoral care of Mr. Asten, are exerting themselves vigorously. At a recent tea meeting, £16 13s. 6d. were produced by gratuitous trays. LEDBURY.-At our annual tea meeting, nearly 200 friends sat down, among whom were seventeen aged persons, whose united ages amounted to 1367 years, thus averaging rather more than eighty years each. J. D. T. SUDBURY. Mr. W. Bentley, of Stepney College, has accepted the unanimous invitation of the baptist church, Sudbury, and commenced his labours the first sabbath in February. Bow, MIDDLESEX.- Feb. 3, the Rev. G. W. Fishbourn resigned the pastorate of the hentist church at the above plece. |