nearly destroyed our chapel, glared upon the still unburied remains of my beloved child, who had died that morning.

I need not say that the cup of my sorrow was full; but God has graciously helped me. "In the midst of wrath he hath remembered mercy." Our poverty is so great, and so general, that I fear we cannot raise all the money required to repair the chapel. And we should be exceedingly grateful if you can obtain a little assistance for us in this our time of need.

THE THUNDER STORM IN FALMOUTH.

edifice, which was erected under the superintendence of the late William Knibb. It was struck in four different places, the apex of the triangular front-face has been partly demolished, and the glass windows over the south and north entrances were literally shattered to pieces. The body of the chapel, and the well-constructed roof, remained untouched; the organ was slightly injured, but we regret to learn that the entire front of the building will have to be taken down. The estimated amount of damage is £300; and we feel certain that the appeal to our fellow parishioners, which has been made by the "We are glad to state, that with the ex- Rev. Mr. Gay, in a letter which appears in ception of the injury sustained on Thursday the first page of this day's publication, will last by the baptist chapel in this town, not a be liberally responded to. Subscription lists single report has reached us of damage being have been placed in the hands of several done to any property of value. The windows parties, who have offered their services, and of many houses in Falmouth were broken, we trust that every person who can spare a and a few persons suffered from the effects shilling will contribute towards so philanof the lightning, but they have all recovered, thropic an object. We would earnestly and are, no doubt, grateful to a merciful recommend that a petition be presented to Providence, who was pleased to spare their the members of the House of Assembly, for lives. We regret, in common with every we are confident that, under existing circumclass of our fellow parishioners, the affliction stances, the grant of a small sum of money of that portion of the community who worship would be approved of by every individual in their Creator within the walls of the noble the island."

HOME PROCEEDINGS.

During the past month Mr. TRESTRAIL has finished his engagements in South Wales, and has also visited Salisbury, Downton, Brighton, and Lewes. Mr. UNDERHILL was also at Brighton for the Lord's day previous to the public meeting, and has attended a meeting at Wallingford. Messrs. TUCKER of Manchester, and BURTON of Great Grimsby, have visited the churches constituting the North of England Auxiliary. Our friend, Mr. JOHN HILLS, writes from Sunderland to say the meetings in that town were very effective, and the contributions beyond the previous year. We hope to hear the same good tidings of others.

We have great pleasure in publishing the following letter, and are glad to have so kind a response to the hint thrown out in the last Herald.

Abingdon, Nov. 19, 1850.

four more places in this locality to which I am anxious first of all to take them.

DEAR SIR, By the last Herald I see that you request At Abingdon and Oxford, the Rev. G. H. friends to inform you respecting any pro- Davies of Bristol, and the Rev. John Clarke, ceedings in the country on behalf of our attended as deputation, the early part of last Mission Society likely to interest. I have month. W.thus the meeting was considered great pleasure in informing you that I have one of the most effective we have had for recently made a tour through the churches some time past. We had also an admirable of the East Gloucestershire Auxiliary in con-attendance of children at the afternoon juvenexion with brother Hull of Blockley, and nile meeting. brother Hall of Arlington, and that the attendance on all occasions was most encouraging. I took with me the box of gods you were kind enough to supply me with for my own meetings, which tended considerably to increase the interest. I shall hope to return them very shortly, but I have yet three or

Wishing you continued encouragement, and hoping that the details of home proceedings may be made more and more extended in the Herald,

Believe me, dear sir,
Yours most faithfully,
ROBERT H. MARTEN.

Mr. PRYCE of Gravesend, has forwarded a note, received by him after his

recent journey into Hants, from a friend at Emsworth, who says, "I presume any hint, be it ever so trivial, would not be out of place. What I would suggest is just what we are doing here. Every first Monday in the month we hold our missionary prayer meeting, at which our pastor reads extracts from the Herald. At the close of the meeting, we invariably have a collection; and several times three and four shillings have been collected. I feel confident that not one farthing less is put into the missionary boxes, or that any one contributes the less for it. These twelve small collections in all the churches would amount to a considerable sum. Perhaps this may be the practice. If so my hint is not necessary."

We fear this is not the general practice. It does prevail in some churches, and we were glad to hear Mr. TODD of Salisbury, at the annual meeting there, a short time since, strongly urging it on all present, as he had found it so useful in his own church.

By the time this meets the eye of our readers, Mr. WHEELER will, we hope, have embarked for Western Africa. The designation services were held at John Street Chapel, on the 25th November, when Revs. Messrs. NOEL, HINTON, BROCK, and OVERBURY took part in them.

Mr. JONES, the owner of the ship "William Carey," has written to the Committee offering free passage for four missionaries and their wives to Calcutta, in that vessel, which will sail early in January. This is a truly noble offer, and is a matter of the deepest regret that it cannot be accepted even for one, inasmuch as there is only one candidate for mission work, and that only known to the Committee ten days ago.

Several friends have recently sent letters to the Mission House for brethren abroad, evidently under the impression that we have some peculiar means of forwarding such communications. Except now and then, when parcels of goods are forwarded, we have no other means than by the Post Office, which is open to all. We merely mention this to prevent a misapprehension.

The progressive increase in the funds noticed in our last number has not kept up through this month. We hope our friends will therefore continue and increase their exertions, that the Committee may have some prospect this year of the income exceeding the expenditure, and thus relieving the Society of a portion of its debt.

FOREIGN LETTERS RECEIVED.

AFRICA............ CLARENCE ..................Becroft, J.......... August 18.

BAHAMAS .........NASSAU ..................... .Capern, H......... September 20.

CONTRIBUTIONS,

Received on account of the Baptist Missionary Society, during the month
of October, 1850.

£ s. d.

Charles Street

Collections...... 14 10 6
Contributions ......... 5 10 0
Do., Juvenile, for
Jamaica Schools 3 8

£ s. d.

Collections ....... 13 14 6

25 7 8 Do., Sun, School 3 16 0 Loughborongh

0

Tewkesbury

Smith, Rev. James ...

0 10 6

The following are the particulars of contributions from Leeds acknowledged, without the items, in the last Annual Report :

Subscriptions and Donations in aid of the Baptist Missionary Society will be thankfully received by William Brodie Gurney, Esq., and Samuel Morton Peto, Esq., M.P., Treasurers, by the Rev. Frederick Trestrail and Edward Bean Underhill, Esq., Secretaries, at the Mission House, 33, Moorgate Street, LONDON: in EDINBURGH, by the Rev. Christopher Anderson, the Rev. Jonathan Watson, and John Macandrew, Esq.; in GLASGOW, by Robert Kettle, Esq.; in DUBLIN, by John Purser, Esq., Rathmines Castle; in CALCUTTA, by the Rev. James Thomas, Baptist Mission Press; and at NEW YORK, United States, by W. Colgate, Esq. Contributions can also be paid in at Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, and Co., Lombard Street, to the account of the Treasurers.