Working Men's Club, Westminster, twice; St. Paul's, Clerkenwell; Mission Hall, Five Dials; Whitfield Chapel, Long Acre; Ogle Mews; St. Matthew's School, St. George's-in-the-East; Southville, Wandsworth Road; Esher Street, Kennington; Barbican Chapel; Surrey Chapel; Dagleish Place; Limehouse; Exeter Buildings, Chelsea; Lant Street, Borough; Cross Street, Blackfriars; One Tun, Westminster; Kentish Town; Commercial Road; and Vauxhall Walk. He has also taken part in four adult meetings, preached six sermons, and addressed three sunday schools. CONTINENTAL CONGRESS.-We are sorry that a notice of this important gathering did not appear in the Band of Record for November. We hasten to supply the omission. Harper Twelvetrees, Esq., and the Rev. T. W. Matthews, of Boston, represented the United Kingdom Band of Hope Union, and Messrs. Taylor and Rae, the National Temperance League. The proceedings of this gathering of the friends of temperance from Holland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, England, Russia, Germany, Switzerland and Prussia, commenced Sept. 29, at 9 o'clock, by a sermon in the Egidien Church, Hanover; after which the members of congress, numbering about 300, adjourned to the hall of the Lyceum, when Paster Bootcher, of the Kirchrode, was elected chairman of the congress. The delegates from distant parts were then welcomed, and the English representatives (the Rev. T. W. Matthews, of Boston, Messrs. Harper Twelvetrees, R. Rae, and Joseph Taylor of London,) invited to the platform. Their excellencies the ministers of state were present; also the chamberlain to his Majesty the King of Hanover; Baron de Lynden, chamberlain to his Majesty the King of the Netherlands; Lord de Borries, late Minister of the Interior; his Excellency the State Minister of Oldenburg; Baron von Geld, Potsdam; Dr. Filly, member of the Hamburgh Chamber of Deputies; Professor Stolz, of Baden; and numerous distinguished gentlemen, with a great number of pastors and Roman Catholic clergymen from all parts of the continent. Reports were then presented by the delegates, and the progress and position of the temperance movement in different countries were reviewed, which occupied the whole of the first day's sittings. On Wednesday, September 30, the proceedings were devoted to discussions and resolutions bearing on the social and sanitary aspect of the question, as to pauperism, lunacy, taxation, disease, &c. On Thursday, October 1-the last day-the attention of the congress was directed to the various matters by which the temperance movement might be promoted-to the position of the legislature in reference to distilled spirits in the individual states, and the principle on which their action has been, or should be governed-and to a review of the different measures of the governments, with the results of such legislative action, and regulative arrangements. In the course of this day's sittings a resolution, introduced by the English delegates, and supported by his Excellency the Minister of Justice, was adopted-viz., that the congress considers it desirable to reconsider the basis of their operations, with the view of practising and advocating abstinence from all intoxicating drinks, in addition to distilled liquors. ANCHOR BAND OF HOPE, CAMBERWELL.-A meeting of rather more than ordinary interest was held on Monday, Nov. 9, at Waterloo street School-room. Invitations had previously been given to above one hundred young people connected with the society, or having been once members of it, their eligibility generally consisting in being or having been in place, and thus having entered, more or less, into the temptations incidental to this position. A goodly number of these, therefore, assembled on the appointed evening, and, after having been regaled with tea and its usual accompaniments, an interesting meeting was held, which was addressed first in a suitable manner by the Rev. Mr. Rowe, afterwards at some length by Mr. Caines, and Mr. Samuel Steele, from the United Kingdom Band of Hope Union. The speeches were interspersed with songs, and a few recitations were also given, which helped to enliven the proceedings. The Committee sincerely hope that this meeting may have strengthened the members in their resolution of total abstinence, and that it may also induce those who had not remained firm to it to re-consider. the matter, and again join the ranks of so glorious a cause. NOTTINGHAM SUNDAY SCHOOL BAND OF HOPE ASSOCIATION.-The fourth annual meeting was held in the Mechanics' Hall, on Nov. 2. The object of the association is to assist the teachers of Sunday Schools in encouraging the young in the principle and practice of abstinence from intoxicating drinks and tobacco. After tea George Herbert, Esq., F.C.P., took the chair. Addresses in advocacy of the movement were delivered by Rev. C. Burrows, of Lenton; Rev. A. B. Marshall, of Parliament street Chapel; Rev. C. J. Trevaile, of Shakespeare street Chapel; Mr. W. Richardson; Mr. W. Mart, of Derby; and Mr. J. Harrap, of Leicester. Mr. R. Mellows, the secretary, gave an account of the position of the cause in the societies connected with Stony street, Colwick street, Leen side Mission, Circus street, Shakespeare street, St. James's street, the Baptist Schools at Daybrook, Hyson Green, Basford, Lenton, and Carrington; Lenton Primitive, Hyson Green Free Church, Arkwright street, &c. Mr. W. Johnstone, the treasurer, read the cash account, which showed £11. 5s Od. in hand, although no subscriptions had been received. Prizes consisting of good books, such as the British Workman, 8 vols., "The Land and the Book," by Dr. Thomson, "The Shepherd King of Israel," "Kester Lane, a tale of Nottingham Life," by the Rev. C. J. C. Street, a Nottingham man, &c. The prize "For repeating in the best manner, the greatest number of complete passages of scripture, showing the evils counected with the use of intoxicating drinks, and the benefits of abstinence therefrom," 10s., was obtained by Kate Cross; and two prizes of 5s. each, by F. Townroe and Ebenezer Stevenson. Four prizes of 10s., 7s. 6d., 5s., and 2s. 6d. respectively, for selling the greatest number of temperance publications, were awarded to Thomas J. Lawrence, number sold, 3,579; Samuel Birmingham, 2,050; Arthur Ward, 1,031; Walter Sheppard, 577. Children from various schools gave recitations of a moral and religious character. The audience were apparently highly pleased with the cause and its advocates, and concluded with a vote of thanks to the Chairman.Nottingham Daily Express. BRIDPORT BAND OF HOPE.-Mr. S. Insull gave a lecture in the School-room connected with the Independent Chapel, on Friday Evening, November 13th, to a large audience, composed principally of young people. The subject was "Home, what it was, and what it became," shewing the blessings of Temperance; a series of dissolving views were exhibited to illustrate the lecture, which was highly interesting to those present. Mr. Insull agreeably diversified the entertainment by singing several melodies. The committee of the Band of Hope are worthy of hearty commendation, for providing for the young people so excellent in every respect an entertainment, and we hope others of a similar character will follow in the coming winter months.-The Bridport News and Advertiser. ST. GEORGE'S BAND OF HOPE, BRANDON HILL, BRISTOL.-Miss E. S. Price, writes :-Again have we had the pleasure of receiving Mr. F. Smith amongst us, with his interesting dissolving views. On November 12th, he gave us two exhibitions; the first at half-past five, especially for the young, was the series," Lights of the World," and again at eight, those entitled, "London, Past and Present," particularly for the profit and pleasure of the parents and friends of the Band of Hope children. The adults are not able to determine which they admired the most of the views, but we dare say Mr. Smith with his knowledge of children's nature, will not be surprised to hear that the juveniles pronounce emphatically for "Betty and the Bear," or for one or other of his comic pictures. The acclamations and clapping of the young people, on first sight of Mr. Smith, evinced that he was recognised as a welcome old friend. And so he is; for the last three years, he has paid us a yearly visit, which visit is always regarded by superintendent and children as an epoch in their Band of Hope annals. Mr. Smith's descriptive lectures were much liked, abounding as they did, in pleasant illustrations, and little bits of moral, and christian sentiment takingly dealt out. Our Band of Hope is now two years and a half old, has grown in numbers and popularity, and is now become a recognised institution in "our parish." Since January of the present year, 160 members have joined; and by Cristmas will have paid into the Penny Bank in connexion with it, upwards of £40. Many of our little ones have proved in their neighbourhood, young Temperance missionaries; and those interested in them trust and pray, that from amongst thein may rise a band of sober, godly, christian men and women, whose lives may adorn the doctrine of their God and Saviour, in all things. J. BALE, Printer, 78, Great Titchfield-street, Marylebone. |