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RELIGIOUS AND PHILANTHROPIC
INTELLIGENCE.

Wesleyan Missionary Society.—After the usual preparatory sermons, which were this year preached by Dr. Clarke, Rev. W. Jay of Bath, and Mr. R. Wood; and after the Annual Meeting of the London

District Auxiliary; on Monday, May 5, was held the Annual Meeting of this Society, at the City Road chapel, Jos. Butterworth, Esq. M.P. in the chair. The Report, after giving as usual a circuit through all their Missionary Stations, proceeded to a statement of accounts, the total receipts being £31,748, and the balance remaining due to the treasurers, £2702. The collections and donations at this anniversary exceeded £1200.

Church Missionary Society.-Tuesday, May 6, was held, at Freemasons' Hall, the twenty-third Anniversary of this Society; Admiral Lord Gambier in the chair. The Report stated the income of the year at about £35,000, being a little more than £1000 beyond last year. The first thirteen years have averaged an income of £1700., their total value being 22,000. The last ten years averaged £24,000 a year! There were promising fields of labour opening in different countries, and not half enough husbandmen for the work. Some thousands of zealous clergymen might be advantageously employed, The Committee had not been able to appoint all who offered themselves, some wanting the necessary qualifications. Of ninety Europeans who had been accepted and sent out, twenty-two were Englishmen. Out of fifty-seven, who had offered themselves within the year, eighteen were accepted, twenty-seven declined, and the rest were under consideration. The Report then reviewed, seriatim, the condition of the several missions.

British and Foreign Bible Society.-On Wednesday, May 7, was held the nineteenth Anniversary of this noble and excellent Institution, at Freemasons' Hall, the Right Hon. Lord Teignmouth, president, in the chair. The Report announced the death of their late laborious and highly esteemed secretary, the Rev. John Owen; to whose memory it paid a tribute, in which the meeting expressed their concurrence, by the manner in which they received the intelligence. The number of the copies of the Scriptures circulated this year exceeded that of any former year, and made the total circulated by this Society alone, since its commencement, more than three millions of copies. The Report stated at great length the progress of the Society, which was represented to be still flourishing in every quarter of the world. It had spread its agents, and increased its supporters, in India, Russia, and America. The most perfect intercourse subsisted between the Society and its foreign associates; and this intercourse had been productive of other beneficial effects, beyond the great one of the dissemination of the Scriptures, in the promotion of a friendly and Christian feeling, in quarters where it had not before existed. It occasioned people to read who never read before, and was found useful to the people in respect of their temporal as well as spiritual welfare. The treasurer stated the receipts of last year to be £97,052. This sum, when compared with the average of the three last years, exceeded them by £1600. There had been one legacy of £5000 left to the Society; and they had received £8600 from Auxiliary Societies. Though the funds were diminished, in consequence of the increased expenditure, yet the prospect was in every way most gratifying; and increased exertions might safely be calcu lated upon.

Prayer Book and Homily Society.-On Thursday, May 8, the Annual Meeting of this Society was held at Stationers' Hall, the Right Hon. Lord Bexley in the chair; when it appeared from the Report, that the income of the Society during the last year was

£2082. 95. 6d., and its expenditure £1977. 3s. 5d. On the preceding evening, the Rev. Henry Budd, A.M., minister of Bridewell Precinct, and Rector of White Rocking, Essex, preached the annual sermon at Christ Church, Newgate-street.

Merchant Seamen's Bible Society.—Thursday, May 8, the fifth Anniversary Meeting of this Society was held at the City of London Tavern; the Right Hon. Admiral Lord Exmouth in the chair. The Report stated, at great length, the progress the Society had made during the last year. A great change had been effected in the manners and morals of sailors, amongst whom the scriptures had been circulated. Bibles and testaments were now made part of the furniture of ships, and sailors were thereby instructed in the way of salvation, that they might be prepared, at any sudden call, to meet the face of their Maker. Such a change had been wrought in many sailors, that in their desire to obtain the Scriptures, they had actually purchased them out of their own wages. They were now neither so profane nor profligate as heretofore. In some instances they had declined breaking the sabbath, though requested by their captains to do so. A great change had been wrought in the captains themselves; their commands were often unaccompanied by curses; and one of them had said he endeavoured never to work his men on Sundays, if it could be avoided. Another had acknowledged to the Society's agent, that he was one of the "greatest scamps imaginable,” before he received the Scriptures from them. In fact, sailors were now becoming sober steady men, to whom property might be entrusted with safety, and whose honesty and courage might be equally relied upon. The number of bibles sold by the Society last year at Gravesend, amounted to 730, and 79 testaments; and the number left without payment (many of which have been since paid for) 90 bibles, and 356 testaments. The total distribution from the commencement of the Society in 1818, is 7190 bibles; 9279 testa

ments.

Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews.-Friday May. 9, a most numerous meeting of this Society took place at the Freemasons' Tavern, Sir T. Baring, Bart. in the chair. The Report, which was long, and very interesting, contained a great deal of intelligence transmitted by the Missionaries from distant nations, as well as accounts of the branches which were shooting out in different parts of the kingdom, from the parent stock in London. The total amount of subscriptions, for the year, was £10,924, exceeding the last year £230; of which Ireland had contributed, notwithstanding the privations under which that country had recently laboured, no less than £1150. Within the year, 8824 copies of the Scriptures, in whole or part (including above 3000 testaments in Hebrew, German, &c.) had been issued, and no fewer than 74,000 tracts. An additional number of Missionaries were going out to Poland, where the efforts of the Society were strongly felt. In Holland, a steady progress was making, notwithstanding many and peculiar difficulties which arose from the great dissatisfaction the Jews there felt at the state of their own religion. The Report cited cases of infidelity cured by the means of the Society, and one case of a thief who had been condemned to imprisonment in the house of correction at V. converted without any persuasion from the clergyman, or prospect of advantage. The Jew was baptized-remained in prison till his offence was expiated, and was now in the service of a man who

placed the most unbounded confidence in him. It concluded with a call for increase of funds.

Moravian Mission.-The Annual Sermon on behalf of the Mission of the United Brethren, was preached on Friday evening, May 9, at the Church of St. Clement's Danes in the Strand, by the Rev. Thomas Mortimer, Sunday afternoon lecturer of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, and Sunday evening lecturer of St. Olave, Southwark. The collection amounted to £70. 1s. 3d. The receipts of the London Association for the last year were £2691. 8s. 3d., of which £2267.9s. 6d. has been paid to the Brethren's Society for the furtherance of the gospel. Port of London Society.-Monday, May 12, the fifth Anniversary of this laudable institution was held at the City of London Tavern; Lord Gambier in the chair. The Report of the committee's proceedings for the last year, stated that there was scarcely a port in Britain where the gospel was not preached to seamen; and that they received it with avidity. There were numerous instances of conversion from the grossest profaneness and ignorance, by the efforts of this association. The Society being truly catholic, they had invited ministers of all sects to the pulpit of the floating chapel for seamen, taking only care that they should be men of good report in the church. The Committee strongly recommended the formation of small libraries on board our trading vessels. In allusion to the Society's finances, they were sorry to say they were not equal to the great expenditure, and the claims on their exertions; but they did not doubt of the charity and benevolence of the meeting.-By the Society's accounts, there appeared a balance of £75 in hand, and a debt of £216 against them.

London Itinerant Society.-This Society, formed for introducing Sunday-schools, and the preaching of the gospel, into destitute villages within fifteen (formerly ten) miles of the metropolis, held its twentysixth Annual Meeting at the City of London Tavern, on Monday, May 12th; Samuel Robinson, Esq. in the chair. The Report stated, that the Lord had made the Society the honoured instrument of training up and introducing to this work no less than 48 of his public servants, whom he had since employed in various parts of the world, some in the South Sea Islands, in New Zealand, and India; whilst the rest are labouring at home, either as stated pastors, or in the service of the Home Missionary Society, which chiefly owes its origin to some valuable and zealous brethren in connection with the London Itinerant Society: That the preachers and teachers are gratuitously engaged from sabbath to sabbath in proclaiming the unsearchable riches of Christ to hundreds of immortal souls; many of whom, but for the labours of the Institution, might never have heard of the glorious gospel of God: That although the Society is still burdened, it was pleasing to find, that during the past year the debt had been reduced by upwards of £90: That Sydenham, Dulwich, Merton, Wimbledon, Garrett, Wandsworth Common, Battersea Rise, Finchley, and Barking side, are the villages now under the charge of the Society; and some pleasing things were mentioned, regarding the progress of the truths of God in most of these places. The introduction of the new plan of the Religious Tract Society, circulating bound tracts, selected and properly classed, had been adopted, with prospects of usefulness. The spiritual interests of the congregations at Lewisham, Bromley, Mortlake, Ealing, Acton, and Crouch-End, (raised by the Divine blessing on the Society's

exertions,) appear to be improving. At Lewisham, a more commodious place of worship is in progress; and at Ealing, in March last there was one opened, erected by the zealous efforts of the villagers and their friends. A pastor has been recently settled at Crouch-End, and the Rev. Mr. Blackburn continues to minister with increasing acceptability at Mortlake. The chapel there, belonging to the Society, the people have generously repaired. The Report lastly stated, that for want of an increase in the Society's funds, the Committee had not been able to send the word to any new station during the past year, although several villages call for it. A general appeal was then made to the Meeting, urging to renewed co-operation and support.

Naval and Military Bible Society.-Tuesday, May 13, the Anniversary Meeting of this Society for the distribution of bibles amongst sailors and soldiers, was held at the King's Concert Room; Lord Viscount Lorton in the chair. The Report represented that the Society had been greatly cramped by their want of adequate funds: but they were determined to proceed in their course of making, in all the army and navy, soldiers and sailors of Jesus Christ; and not to sheathe the spiritual sword whilst one remained who did not submit to the sacred standard. The Institution had received strong aid from the Auxiliary Societies in Ireland and Scotland, and also from the Ladies' Association, at the head of which was the Duchess of Beaufort. The exertions of the ladies in behalf of the soldiers and sailors had been by far the most efficient, and they had made the greatest subscription to the Society. The Society had appointed an officer to travel from station to station, and offer bibles and testaments to the soldiers; and he had distributed altogether 9000 copies of the Scriptures; and had succeeded in getting in return upwards of £100. This agent had been eminently successful in supplanting blasphemous and seditious tracts, which he feared had been extensively circulated amongst the soldiers. Notwithstanding the endeavours which were made by persons to seduce the soldiers, there was a strong desire amongst them for the Scriptures, which desire was manifested by the actual purchase of them. Nothing could be better than the plan of selling the Scriptures at the cost price; for the chance was, that the man who paid for them would read and prize them more than if he had them for nothing. The Report concluded by an exhortation to the friends of the Scriptures to come forward, and save the soldiers from the current of infidelity which was let loose upon them.

Sunday School Union Society.-On Tuesday Morning, May 13, at six o'clock, the Annual Meeting of this Society was held at the City of London Tavern; Joseph Butterworth, Esq., M.P., in the chair. The following was given as the state of the funds:

Receipts of the Year.

£. s. d.