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DEAR BROTHER DYER, In compliance with your request, I will now attempt to furnish you with an historical sketch of the Baptist churches in Nova Scotia. adorn their profession, yet many evinced the reality of their conversion, by bringing forth fruits meet for repentance. Mr. Alline, though an eminently pious. man, entertained some views which were undoubtedly erroneous. The principal source of his errors seems to have been, an undue regard to impressions and impulses. As to It appears that there were but very few baptism, instead of instructing his adherents of the Baptist denomination, among the first to follow the directions of Scripture, he emigrants by whom this province was set-taught them, that if it was impressed upon tled, after it was taken from the French, their minds, they ought to observe it, adoptand ceded to the British. There was, how-ing whatever mode they thought fit; but he ever, a small number among those who came from New England. One of them, Mr. Moulton, was a Baptist minister, who was probably the first that preached in Nova Scotia. He began to labour in Horton about the year 1763, and his exertions being crowned with success, a church was formed, consisting of Baptists and Congregationalists. He did not, however, continue long in the province. About the same period, the Rev. John Mason, from New Jersey, laboured for a short time in Nova Scotia ; but neither he, nor any other of this order, made a permanent settlement. did not himself immerse any. He and his people professed to adhere to the Congregational order, but they were usually called New Lights." Many persons, however, who experienced religion under Mr. Alline's ministry, became convinced, on investigation, that the immersion of a professed believer is the only scriptural baptism, and accordingly submitted to that ordinance; and several who were at first Congregational, or New Light preachers, are now pastors of Baptist churches. For some time the churches were, in most instances, composed of Congregationalists and Baptists; and where the latter were the majority, they practised what is termed mixed communion But as this deviation from primitive order, while it bore the sem It is not uncommon for an object to be promoted by indirect means. Such has been the case in reference to the Baptist interest in this province. The Rev. Henry Alline, though he did not belong to this denomination, was instrumental in greatly augment-blance of charity and candour, evidently ing their number. Mr. Alline was a native of Rhode Island, and was born in 1748. He removed, with his father's family, to Falmouth, N. S. in the year 1760. Having been the subject of deep convictions at the early age of eight, he obtained a hope in Christ in 1775, at which time he was twenty seven years old. The spring following, after some fruitless attempts to obtain a liberal education, he commenced preaching. He lived only about eight years after this time, but during that period he travelled extensively in this pro proved a source of confusion and contention, it has been found much more conducive to the peace of Zion to conform strictly to the laws of her King; and to separate, on friendly terms, from those whose views of the ordinances of the Gospel differ materially from ours. † It is not two months since the writer baptized a Mr. T. A. who is a native of England, upwards of eighty years of age, that was converted under the labours of Mr. Alline. + Permit the writer to mention, without The chief sources of my information, any design to censure such as practise otherbesides my personal knowledge, are state-wise, a circumstance which tended to estaments received from several of my brethren blish his mind upon this subject. The first in the ministry, the ministers of the Associ- time he was called to administer baptism, ation, and the Rev. Mr. Benedict's History two persons requested immersion, and two of the Baptists. others proposed to unite with them in church Having made these preliminary remarks, I will proceed to give you a brief account of the churches composing the Nova Scotia Baptist Association, distinctly noticing each. I. HORTON.-After the constitution of a church here, which has been already mentioned, considerable additions were made during the time of Mr. Alline. Soon after this, a Mr. Piersons, a native of England, who was a Baptist minister, settled with them. Under his ministry they adopted what is called unmixed communion. This appears to have been the first Baptist church of the present order ever established in the province. Mixed communion was afterwards introduced for a time, but it has not been practised since 1809. About 1790, Mr. Piersons removed to Hopewell, N. B.; and was, after a few years, succeeded by the Rev. Theodore Seth Harding, their present pastor. He had been a Methodist preacher, but was baptized, and subsequently ordained, by the Rev. John Barton of Halifax. An extensive revival of religion was enjoyed by this church about the year 1800, as also at several other periods. Some distressing reverses, however, were afterwards experienced, and in 1817, a reorganization was found necessary, when the number was reduced to 45, The harmony of the church was also somewhat interrupted about the year 1821, while Mr. Harding was residing in Fredericton, N. B. through the influence of a preacher from the United States, who called bimself a Christian; but whose conduct was not conformable to the name which he assumed. When his immorality became notorious, most of the members who had been led astray by him came back to the fold. In 1822, Mr. Harding returned, and resumed the pastoral charge; since which the church has been in a more prosperous state. It now contains 90 members. (To be continued.) DOMESTIC. Recent Death. Died, on the 20th of December, 1828, at Soham, the Rev, Edward Woodford, while supplying the Baptist chapel at that place. He was a native of Leicestershire, and had attained only to the 29th year of his age. The Rev. I.James read the Report, which detailed at very considerable length the operations of the Society. The efforts of the Society had in most instances been crowned with signal success. The idolatry of the heathen was in most places giving way to the light of divine truth. Sunday schools had been established in many heathen nations, and during the past year there had been a very considerable increase in the number of members belonging to the Wesleyan Methodists. The total amount of the receipts was 50,0051. 19s. 4d: 38,871 members were connected with the Foreign Society, of whom the greater part were slaves. The number of children in the schools amounted to 20,000, of whom 10,764 were the children of slaves. The Right Hon. Sir George Rose, W. Wilberforce, Esq. the Revs. James Parsons, Elijah Hoole (Missionary from Madras), Robert Newton, Jabez Bunting, M.A. Theodore Jewry, Dr. Townley, G. H. Swarty, &c. proposed and seconded the resolutions, in speeches worthy of the men and the cause they advocated. The Rev. G. Morley announced the total receipts of the anniversary to be 14251. 5s. 3d. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. Annual Meeting in Freemasons' Hall, Tuesday, May 5th, Lord Gambier in the Chair. The annual report of the Committee, which was very voluminous, related the operations of the Society in its different missions. It stated that The Society's income had, during the early part of the year, fallen so far below the current expenditure, as to occasion considerable anxiety to the Committee; but the receipts during the last quarter exceeded 19,000l. carrying up the total of the year's to 53,4001. In this sum, however, is included upwards of 2,5001. under the head of legacies-a much larger proportion than usual; and there is reason to believe that a fellowship, one saying that he had been bap-done? If he received both these, would he tized (sprinkled) in his infancy, and thought that sufficient; and the other, that he was never baptized in any way; it was never impressed upon his mind, and he did not wish to be. What ought the writer to have not be guilty of making the command of God of none effect? And upon what grounds could he reject one, and receive another, whom he conscientiously considered equally unbaptized? considerable part of it has been contributed under the form of benefactions, in aid of the known deficiency in the funds, and the repetition of which, therefore, from year to year, cannot be calculated upon. The expenditure of the year, including 4,400. advanced to the Institution Building Fund for the completion of the works at Islington, amounted to upwards of 55,000l.; making an excess of expenditure in the year over the receipts, of rather more than 18001. To the above Report the Treasurer, Mr. Thornton, added, that the amount of last year's subscriptions exceeded the highest amount received in any year since the existence of this Society, by 8,3331.; that it was above last year by 10,2001.; and above the average of the last three years, by 9,1461. There had been no deficiency in the Society's funds, and that the demand for copies of the Scriptures had much increased. The operations of the Society, through the medium of its agents, in Sweden and the north of Europe; in Russia, Germany, Greece, and France, were then brought under review. More than 14,000 Bibles, it was stated, had been distributed in France, by the Paris Bible Society, during the past year. After noticing the appointment of Dr. Turner, Bishop elect of Calcutta, an old and valued friend of the Society, and his acceptance of the office of Vice-President, the Report referred to the transactions of the Society's agents in India. It appeared that the Calcutta Bible Society had distributed 8,700 copies of the sacred Scriptures within the last year, and that the Madras Bible Society had distributed nearly an equal number. An edition of the Bible, in the Chinese language, had been distribated very extensively among the inhabitants of China, who had manifested the greatest the West Indies and South America, the anxiety to possess themselves of copies. In prospects were equally gratifying. The receipts of the last year amounted to 86,2591. an excess of 7,3151, over the receipts of the preceding year. The total number of the year, was above 365,000, being 29,000 copies of the Holy Scriptures distributed in more than had been distributed in any former year. In Scotland, and particularly in Re-Glasgow, the interest felt in the proceedings of the Society had greatly increased; and in Ireland, the agents of the Society appeared to have conferred most extensive benefit. The Bishops of Chester, Calcutta, and Winchester, the Revds. Thomas Mortimer, W. Jowett (Missionary to the Mediterranean), George Hazlewood, Dr. Singer, E. Bickersteth (the Secretary), Josephi Fenn (the Society's Missionary at Travancore), the Hon. and Rev. G. T. Noel, W. Wilberforce, Esq. Matthew Gisborne, Esq. of Calcutta, and Mr. Sibthorp, addressed the Meet ing. The account of the effects of the Society's exertions, both in Ireland and in India, were highly gratifying. specting the latter, Mr. Fenn observed, "To those who imagined that we had made no progress in the conversion of the Hindoos to Christianity, he felt great pleasure in being able to state, that in the neighbourhood of Travancore there were many villages, the entire inhabitants of which had renounced Hindooism and embraced Christianity. They had all destroyed their idols, and worshipped God in the spirit of Christian truth; so that in this district, the missionaries had more on their hands than they knew what to do with. Indeed, whichever way we now turned in India, we saw causes going forward which would lead to the belief that God was about to manifest himself in that country in a very striking manner." The Bishop of Calcutta, in tracing the glorious career of the Society, observed— I could not go to any part of the world, where the labours of the Bible Society have not preceded me. I trust, by the blessing and favour of Almighty God on its labours, they may be continued and persevered in; and that I and those who succeed me, may enjoy the co-operation of the Society, and find in it the means of confidence and strength to forward the cause of the Christian church in India. But in encouraging you to fresh exertions in behalf of the Hindoos, you should bear in mind that your past success is not to be estimated by the reports of your treasurer, nor by the accounts from your agents abroad; as these do not supply the best means of judging of it. The effects are to be traced, and on this point I would The Rev. A. Brandham read the Re-appeal to the authority of every individual port of the proceedings of the last year, from which it appeared, that BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY. Annual Meeting in Freemasons' Hall, Wednesday, May 6th, Lord Teignmouth (the President) in the Chair. who has traced them,-in the progressive change that has taken place in the public mind in India,-in the preparation of the heart which is there rapidly going forward; and of which the revealed will of God is the recognised agent. The Bishops of Lichfield and Coventry, Chester, Winchester, the Revds. James Hands, Dr. Singer (Secretary to the Hibernian Society), Mr. Jowett (late Missionary to the Mediterranean), Mr. Reichart (Missionary to the Jews), Dr. Townley, J. Burnet of Cork, and T. Grimshaw; also F. Buxton, M.P. and W. Wilberforce, Esqrs. took part in the interesting proceedings of the day. LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY. fruits of the Protestant churches in France, associated, as it was, with the recollection of what that country had formerly been, produced the strongest emotions, and drew tears from many of the audience. The other circumstance to which we referred, was the allusion made by some of the speakers to the liberation of South Africa from slavery, through the instrumentality of Dr. Philip, which produced a feeling of triumphant exultation. Mr. Buxton, speaking of this event, remarks Twelve months ago South Africa was doomed to endure the severest cruclties, and to crouch before a monster of the earth, who proposed to call himself the Lord and master of the African's liberty and life; but now if the most exalted personage in that assembly were to go to South Africa, there was not a right or privilege which he could claim as a British subject that did not equally belong, by law, to the poorest Hottentot. He (Mr. B.) exulted in the change ; and he questioned whether any change in the history of nations had been so sudden, The Annual Sermons on behalf of this Society were preached by the Rev. Dr. Bennett, at Poultry Chapel, from Ps. cx. 3.; J. Burnet of Cork, at Surrey Chapel, from 1 Cor. i. 21.; W. Lucy of Bristol, at the Tabernacle, from Zech. x. 8; D. Dickson, D.D. Edinburgh, at Craven Chapel, from Rom. x. 1.; and J. Julian of Trimley, A.B. at St. Bar-yet so complete-so silent, yet so effectual. nabas' Church, from 1 Cor. xv. 25. The Report Meeting was held at the City Road Chapel, Thursday, May 14, Wm. Alers Hankey, Esq. in the Chair. The Rev. Wm. Orme read an abstract of the Report, after which addresses from the following speakers animated the assembly:-Revds. J. Clayton, Dr. Philip, J. Hands (from Bellary), J. Julian, J. Dixon (of the Wesleyan Connexion), Mark Wilks (from Paris), M. Bisieux (one of the French Missionaries), J. Burnet, J. Campbell (of the Tabernacle), S. Munday, Adrian Vaudest (from the Netherland's Missionary Society), and Dr. Dickson (from Edinburgh); also, T. F. Buxton, Esq. M.P. W. Wilberforce, Esq. M.P. Alderman Venables, and W. Thomas, Esq. of the Madras civil service. Two circumstances, to which our limits will only allow us briefly to advert, gave a peculiar interest to this anniversary: the introduction to the meeting, by the Rev. Mark Wilks, of three young French missionaries, who were about to accompany Dr. Philip to South Africa. This delightful specimen of the first When the measure was brought forward in the House of Commons it did not occupy half an hour; yet of its effect no man could judge. The liberty which the blood of Englishmen had been shed to maintain and secure, was granted, without limitatious and exceptions, to a people who had never before tasted of justice, humanity, or law. The number of native children in structed under the superintendence of the missionaries is between 16,000 and 17,000. The annual expenditure of the Society is upwards of 45,000l. It has exceeded the receipts this year by 6,8001. The collection at the chapel amounted to nearly 4001. RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY. The anniversary of this Society was celebrated by a public breakfast at the City of London Tavern, on Friday, the 15th of May. The Revds. R. Marks, Vicar of Great Missenden, Dr. Philip, Dr. Bennett, J. Hughes, J. Dyer, S. Hillyard, W. Jowett, R. Ashton, of Dedham, J. Hands, S. Fletcher (Treasurer of the Manchester Tract Society), Horatio Montague (late Chaplain to |