in order to overcome that obstacle we crate themselves to G about to be baptiz chapel, Leeds-at apprenticed to the n when he was seize fever, and about the have publicly put on into his presence. senr., spoke of him manner, and also r mind the precept a Spencer Place.-Mr. Jennings, our pas-mother, who did n tor, baptized six believers in the Lord stroke of her son's d Jesus Christ, May 8. Two were sistersdaughters of one of our esteemed deacons. M. C. was a truly touch scene. May it be b who witnessed it! NOTTINGHAM, St WIGAN. Our recently elected pastor, FOLKSTONE.—On Wednesday evening, BRABOURNE, Ken were baptized in ob mand of Christ, and his example, by Mr. tor, on Lord's-day, A a large, attentive, an ested congregation. SAFFRON WALDE On sabbath morni believers were bapti and admitted into afternoon. We hop several others shortl he previous evening. On and affecting scene. The Lord has la these two administrations done great things in our pastor's fam several of his children having, within past few months, been led in the days their youth to choose the better pa Christian parents pray on! ore than a thousand permost of whom could diss the ceremony from their Counterslip. 8. Our beloved d fifteen upon a profession on the first sabbath in May. eached from 1 John, v. 19. ese were added to our own was from a village station; a Wesleyan Reformer, who that body. Would that acted out his baptist print by his countenance prop er small a degree, unscripOur pastor closed a ing and solemn day by in, "Will ye also be his We have several more incould have baptized many pastor's strength of body ermit, so we must baptize P. G. SODBURY, Gloucestershire.— Ir. F. H. Roleston, baptized on a profession of faith in 5. One of these is the son , and a teacher in our saband another, about sixteen the daughter of one of our dates her religious impresinstruction she received in ss of our sabbath school. her young persons in the who appear to be under ssions, and who, we trust, ecome decided for the Lord. W. B. Public Baptism. On Sunday (March 25) nine personsI three men were baptized in North Gate by Mr. pastor. The Chapel was spectators." Stamford Mercury. BIRMINGHAM, Cannon Street.-On sa bath morning, May 6th, we had an int esting baptismal service, when Mr. Eva (formerly one of our missionaries in C cutta,) read suitable portions of scriptu and offered solemn prayer. Mr. Swa preached from 2 Corinthians viii. 5, aft which he delivered an impressive addre at the water-side, and then proceeded immerse fourteen young disciples-fou males and ten females, part of who were scholars from the sabbath school They were all added to the church in th afternoon. There was a crowded con gregation, and it is pleasing to be able t say that there are others still enquirin the way to Zion at this place, where th seraphic Pearce and the venerable Isaial Birt once laboured. Heneage Street.-Our pastor, Mr. Taylor baptized eleven believers, two males and nine females, May 6. Five were from the girls school, five from the bible class. and one had been a member with the Independents more than twenty years. These, with one by letter, were added to the church at the Lord's supper in the afternoon of the same day. D. D. HALIFAX, Trinity Road Chapel.-Mr. Walters baptized eight persons in the above place of worship, on the last Lord'sday in April. The chapel was crowded on the occasion by an attentive and devout audience. Several others are waiting thus to follow their Lord. ARNSBY, Leicestershire.-We have pleasure in stating that Mr. Shem Evans, the new pastor of this church, in connection with which Robert Hall commenced his religious course, baptized seven believers on the first Lord's-day in May. n. U. LLANELLY, Carmarthenshire, Zion Chapel. -Mr. Morgans, minister of the place, after a powerful sermon from, "Why baptizest thou then?" to a very large and respectable congregation, on May 13, went down into the river and baptized eleven persons, mostly young men from the sabbath school. This was the first sabbath of the ministerial charge of Mr. Morgans after the late Mr. James Spencer's decease. We hope and trust that the future labours of our new minister will be blessed, by Divine grace, in the turning of many to righteousness. D.J. "Why should the wor Be lost in silence an ISLE ABBOTS, S baptized in the riv females, on Lord'smale was a young two females were so teachers and friend while one fourth o once in the sabbath first that have join scholars. We hope thus follow the Savi "Then to his tab And dwell in Zi PATTISHALL AND WIRKSWORTH.-The ordinance of bap-tonshire.-Our pasto tism was administered here, April 22; baptized two believ when four young persons thus put on faith in the Lord J Christ. Mr. Yates, our new pastor, One, a young femal preached from, “Lord, what wilt thou school; the other, af have me to do?" The attendance was who had been ha very large; the chapel being quite opinions for twenty thronged, and the interest felt was great, less, have so halted it being the first baptism since the settle- cision is a sad hinde ment of Mr. Yates amongst us. In the afternoon, at the Lord's supper, the newlybaptized were received. OLD BASFORD.-We have heard that at this village, near Nottingham, a very pleasing revival of religious feeling has taken place, and is yet in operation. On the second sabbath in May, after a suitable discourse by Mr. Ferneyhough, a considerable number of young persons were baptized, and many more are waiting as candidates. We wish one of the friends in the village would favour us with a full report of this gracious visitation. LIVERPOOL, Great Cross-Hall Street, Welsh Baptists.-We had another baptism on March 25; when three believers thus avowed their devotion to the Lord Jesus. Mr. Price, our pastor, baptized them. We have hope of others. T. G. SABDEN. On 1 May 6, Mr. Webb, suitable sermon, im upon their profesion Jesus. One had be the Wesleyans; a Independents: four with our station Whalley. The serv sant one, and we p from it. CHELSEA, Paradi day, April 19, four after a sermon by M tized by Mr. S. K. tor of the church. [We have said “Chel no other "Paradis correspondents sho mation of places an fear that there is consider THE BAPTISMAL CONTROVERSY nce and neglect in reference alluded to in the writings of several ism. In one of our oldest the fathers, some of whom did not scrupl is State there had not been, in spite of edicts and decrees, to condem since, an instance of infant the practice of baptizing infants, as a d the seven preceding years.viation from scripture and the early cu ere were seventy congregatom of the church. The same view es in New Hampshire that the subject was very prevalent in th fant baptisms. This year eastern provinces of the Roman empire urches, or about one-half in where it became so popular that, in th ort none. If this indiffer- ninth century, when that powerful schism es the ordinance will become arose which led to the formation of the - Congregational church." Greek Church, this was one of the article s.-1. Baptism commenced on which an irreconcileable difference o stian dispensation, and was opinion prevailed between the new com bearing no analogy to any munion and the old; the latter (Roman) ution, such as circumcision; adhering to its established custom of ense derived from previous sprinkling infants in baptism, while the but revealed as a positive former (Greek) performed the ceremony gdom of Christ., 2, Baptism by trine immersion.—Encyclopædia. Sabbath Schools and Education. SERVICES FOR SCHOLARS. plans for the improvement ith school system, recome pamphlet, from which we racts in our two last numbers, te services is mentioned. mittee have long been of the practice of adapting es for the younger children, le agency, is eminently calrk out a change in this par g opinion of so many minerienced teachers upon this d worthy by this Committee is consideration, and it will d that both Mr. Baines and w attention to it very promrmer remarking : dren are, I am sure, of great value, be cause there everything is adapted to the understandings and attainments of the children. But it is to be feared that much of the service and sermon for adults is beyond the comprehension of the majority of the scholars, and that their attention, it be wise to extend still further the sysonce lost, can hardly be regained. Would tem of the separate service? or to adapt any part of the public service more distinctly to the Sunday scholars? Or can any better method be found of making public worship a more intelligent and pleasing service to the children? The desideratum is, to make the children feel it a privilege and pleasure to attend public worship; which, it is to be feared, from their ceasing to attend when they leave the school, is hardly the case at ervices for the younger chil-present.' uo adult congregations; and, to the large of places, and none ar majority, these sacred exercises have been their concurrence now, nothing but a dull, unmeaning form. The first withheld their coun Religions Cracts. on the subject to a crov ESSEX.--Our baptistery was opened again a few weeks ago, when one young person, daughter of one of our aged deacons, followed the example of Christ, and was buried with him in baptism. The service was well attended, and we trust some good impressions were produced. Since then I have entered the arena of controversy with a clergyman of the Puseyite school at one of our village preaching stations. One of our members lost a child by death, and because it had not been christened he refused to bury it in the usual way. He also found out that others in the village had neglected this duty of having their children regenerated by water. He went to them and remonstrated with them; and upon this I sought an interview with him, to which he agreed. Before this, he preached on the subject in his own pulpit. We met in his study at the appointed time, but instead of arguing the question upon scripture grounds, he read me the effusion he had delivered to his congregation. 'It would be impossible for me to give preachers to discuss you an outline of this oration; but it was strange to say, there 'full of unproved assumptions and illegiti- fend infant sprinkling mate inferences, endeavouring to show lage clergymen has pr that baptism succeeded circumcision, and in his neighbourhoo that as the former was administered to merses them in the v children, so should the latter; and that being annoyed, will the children were all regenerated, though they have been invite the seed deposited might in some in- dent chapel; but as stances be counteracted and destroyed. supplying that place, I did the best I could to show the absurdity not think of attending t of his views, and I afterwards preached ordinance. This, doub |