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APRIL, 1864.

THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE BAPTIST IRISH SOCIETY.

ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 20TH, A JUBILEE MEETING will be held in UPTON CHAPEL, Barkham Terrace, Lambeth Road. The Rev. C. H. SPURGEON has engaged to preside, and the following Gentlemen have promised to speak:

THOMAS PEWTRESS, Esq., the Treasurer of the Society; Rev. HUGH STOWELL BROWN, of Liverpool; Rev. GEORGE D. EVANS of Upton Chapel; Rev. STEWART GRAY, late of Waterford; Rev. JOHN STOCK, of Devonport; and Rev. CHARLES STOVEL, of London.

*** To commence at Half-past Six o'clock.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY will be held in the Library of the MISSION HOUSE,

ON FRIDAY, APRIL 22ND.

The Chair to be taken at Eleven o'clock by the Treasurer, THOMAS PEWTRESS, ESQ.

The following persons are entitled to attend and vote at this Meeting: viz., Subscribers of 10s. 6d. a year or upwards, Donors of Ten Guineas or upwards at one time, and every Baptist Minister who makes an annual collection in behalf of the Society.

JUBILEE SERMON.

ON FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 22ND, THE JUBILEE SERMON will be preached in KINGSGATE CHAPEL,

By the Rev. THOMAS FOX NEWMAN, of Shortwood.
Service to commence at Seven o'clock.

ANNUAL MEETING.

The Annual Public Meeting will be held in BLOOMSBURY CHAPEL,
ON TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 26TH.

The Chair to be taken at half-past Six o'clock, by SIR S. MORTON PETO, Bart., M.P.

The Rev. JOHN ALDIS, of Reading; the Rev. J. P. MURSELL, of Leicester; the Hon. and Rev. BAPTIST W. NOEL, M.A.; S. R. PATTISON, Esq., of London; and the Rev. W. TARBOTTON, Secretary of the Irish Evangelical Society, have engaged to speak.

*** The Committee have much pleasure in announcing the above arrangements, and trust that the attendance of friends of Evangelical truth in Ireland will shew that their attachment to this important Mission is earnest and devout. The present year being the Jubilee of the Society the Meetings will be of more than usual interest.

COLERAINE.

Mr. TESSIER, the pastor of the church in this town, writes :

"Ireland still crieth out for help. Poor temporally, her spiritual need is far greater. The fertility of her soil is a contrast to her spiritual barrenness. To help the needy is the work of Charity This poverty may be traceable, in a great degree, to the withering influence which Popery hath over every true religious principle. We thank God that there are some green spots in this desert.

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parts of Ireland are not alike unfruitful. The clear gospel ring is heard from many pulpits, and Christ is preached as the way to the Father. Ireland's great need is the gospel. We cannot boast, as a denomination, of having numerous churches in Ireland, but we can rejoice in the few who remain faithful to primitive institutions. The society renders valuable assistance to our churches, and is a means of preserving the Baptist interest. Baptists in Ireland have as much to contend with as Baptists anywhere. The strong Presbyterian element that prevails throughout the north, is a barrier to Baptist principles. The poverty of the people hinders them also in their desire to spread evangelical doctrine. Independent of this, Popery withstands the heralds of the Cross. The constant migration from the shores of Ireland is felt in most religious communities; many of the brightest young men, the hope of the church, going elsewhere to seek more remunerative employment. I do not know whether any of our ministers, as yet, are found sitting upon the stile weeping the loss of their congregations, and preparing to depart to the land of "bread" and "sunbeams;" but the population is certainly moving. There are multitudes, however, who remain behind, that need religious instruction, and many are hungering for the bread of life. Need I say that there is a wide field for Christian labour in Ireland? All parts will not be alike productive. In large towns, and in thickly populated districts, there is hope of our cause prospering. Influences favourable to the growth of a church in England are essential here. That church prospers where God is. "Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." Let me assure you still of the spiritual prosperity of the church at Coleraine. If a note were out of tune, I should not better by striking Our harmony remains unbroken.

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The Word is still acceptable to the people. We ask the prayers of our brethren that it may be blessed more and more."

Rev. C. J. Middleditch.

Mr. CARSON, of Tubbermore, gives the following narrative of proceedings during the last year :—

"MY DEAR BROTHER

"March is come again, and matters here are pretty much as when I made my last annual report. In referring to our church book, I find that we have lost considerably by dismissals during the past year. Not less than ten are on record. I know of no cause except the continued depression in this country, and the cheering prospects abroad. Five of our number have been removed to their eternal rest, leaving behind them pleasing remembrances of their faith and joy. One of them-a wife and a mother -made a most touching allusion on her death-bed to the time and occasion of her conversion. It was in the Sabbath school, she said, under the earnest appeals of our late beloved brother Graham she learned Christ; and oh! how ardently she spoke of the value of that institution, and of our brother's labours; pressing on me, as I sat by her side, the importance of looking well after the

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