Rogers preached to the minister and the church, from 1 Cor. iv. 2. and Psalm cxxxiii. 1. DEAN STREET, SOUTHWARK. ON Thursday, May 7, 1818, Mr. J. M. Cramp, late of Stepney Academy, was set apart to the pastoral office, over the church, in Dean-street, Southwark, where the Rev. W. Button presided, in a highly respectable manner, during a period of forty years. The Rev. Thos. Thomas commenced, by reading the scriptures and prayer. The Rev. T. Griffin delivered the introductory discourse, describing the constitution of a gospel church, and asked the usual questions. -The Rev. T. Cramp, of St. Peter's, Thanet, (Mr. C.'s father,) offered the ordination prayer. The Rev. Dr. Newman gave the charge from 2 Tim. ii. 15. The Rev. Tim. Thomas addressed the church, from Rom. i. 11, 12; and the Rev. Dr. Rippon concluded the interesting service with prayer. The hymns were read by the Rev. S. Brawn, of Loughton, and Messrs. Coombs, Reynolds, Green, Pope, and Clarke, students at Stepney. PEMBROKESHIRE. ON December 10, 1817, Mr. Isaac Johns, and Mr. James Thomas, were ordained co-pastors of the Baptist church, at Moleston, Pembrokeshire. Brother William Evans, of Cwmvelin, prayed; Brother D. Rees, of Froghole, delivered the introductory discourse, and offered the ordination prayer; Brother B. Davis, of Tyfynnon, gave the charge, from 2 Tim. ii. 15; and brother T. Jones, of Rhydwilym, addressed the church, from Heb. xiii. 22. SWANSEA. ON December 29, 1817, Mr. David Thomas, late student at Abergavenny, was ordained, at Mount Hermon, near Swansea; Mr. D. Bowen, of Velin Voel, prayed; Mr. J. Harris, of Swansea, described the nature of a gospel church, and offered up the ordination prayer; charge was delivered by Mr. J. Watkins, of Carmarthen, from 1 Pet. iv. 16; and Mr. Daniel Davies, of Velin Voel, addressed the people, from 1 Thess. v. 12, 13. LLANGOLLEN. CARMARTHENSHIRE. Velin Voel, introduced the service by prayer; Mr. D. Davies, of the same place, delivered the introductory discourse-charge by Mr. J. Watkins, of Carmarthen, from Jer. xx. 9. Sermon to the church, by Mr. Tim. Thomas, of Aberduar, from Eph. v. 27. Sermon to the congregation in general, by Mr. D. D. Evans, of Carmarthen, from Matt. xii. 29. On the 10th of February, 1818, Mr. W. Michael was ordained to the pastoral On Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. office over the new church (which was 24, and 25, 1817, a new Meeting-house formed on the same day) at Saron, was opened, at Llangollen, Denbigh-Carmarthenshire; Mr. D. Bowen, of shire, for the use of a small church formed there, which was formerly a branch of the Baptist church, at Glynn. The Meeting-house is 33 feet by 27, inside. Wednesday afternoon, at six, brother John Edwards began by reading and prayer; brethren B. Owen, of Llanrwst, and R. Edwards, of Lixwen-Green, preached from Cant. v. 16, and Isa. liii. 12.Thursday morning, at ten, two sermons were preached, by brethren R. Williams, of Glynn, and S. R. Davies, Llansantffraid, from John, xvii. 2. and Ps. xl. 2.At two, brethren J. Edwards, of Ruthin, and C. Evans, Llangefin, preached from 2 Cor. v. 14, 15, and Rom. viii. 3, 4.Met at six, when brother J. Pritchard, Pwllhili, preached from Acts, i. 25, and S. R. Davies, from Matt. xxv. 10. Devotional services were conducted by brethren, R. Edwards, S. Edwards, and J. Davies. May this littie one soon become a thousand. The hearers were very numerous, and seemed to be under serious impression. GARN. Nov. 24 and 25, 1817, Mr. Evan Jones, and Mr. Rowland Peter, were set apart to the ministerial office, at Garn, Carnarvonshire. Public worship commenced with reading the scriptures and prayer, by Mr. Peter; Mr. Jones preached from Rev. ii. 10; and Mr. Ambrose, of Bangor, followed, from Jer. xxiv. 7. Met Tuesday morning, at ten o'clock, commenced with reading a part of the scriptures, and prayer, by Mr. Jones; Mr. Evans, minister of the place, stated the nature of a gospel church, asked the usual questions, and received from the minister a concise and satisfactory confession of faith. The ordination prayer, with the laying on of hands, was offered up by Mr. Ambrose; Mr. Evans gave the charge, from 2 Cor. iii. 6; Mr. Ambrose addressed the church, from Heb. xiii. 7, and concluded the interesting services with prayer. N. B. Mr. Jones was ordained as an itinerant, through the county of Car narvon, and Mr. Peter as a co-pastor with Mr. Evans, over the church of Garn. NEW CHURCH formed. BRIDLINGTON. ON May 15, 1817, seven persons who had received their dismission from the Baptist church, at Bridlington, were formed into a separate church. The ministers present, on this occasion, were Mr. Hague, Mr. Sykes, and Mr. Beard, of Scarborough, Mr. Harness, of Bridlington, Mr. Arbon, of Hull, and Mr Nor manton, of Driffield. In the afternoon, twelve persons were added, who had been previously baptized by their present minister. This small church is now increased to thirty-two members, and appears to be in a very prosperous state. NEW MEETING OPENED. BODDICOT, OXON. Lord's-day, April 26, 1818, the church and congregation, under the pastoral care of the Rev. Evan Herbert, entered on their newly-erected chapel. The Rev. Wm. Read, of Warwick, commenced the services of the day, by reading the scriptures and prayer. The Rev. Win. Shenston, from London, preached in the morning, from Zech. iv. 7; and in the afternoon, from Eccl. iii. 5. to crowded audiences. Mr. Holmes, of Wantage, delivered a discourse in the evening, from Isa. lx. 7. Mr. Herbert concluded in prayer. We are happy to state, that the expenses of this house, which will accommodate about 500 persons, have been defrayed, with the exception of a handsome collection, and a few do nations, by the liberality of a few indivi duals, with a view to express their gratitude to God, whilst promoting the best interests of their fellow-creatures. To those who have the means, we would say, "Go ye and do likewise." NOTICES. GENERAL MEETINGS Of the Baptist Denomination in London. Tuesday, June 23. A Sermon at Dr. Rippon's, at half-past six o'clock in the evening. Wednesday, 24. Sermons for the Bap tist Mission. In the morning, at eleven o'clock, at Great Queen-street Chapel, Lincoln's-inn-fields, by the Rev. F. A. Cox, of Hackney. In the evening, at Sion Chapel, Mile End, at six o'clock, by the Rev. S. Saunders, of Frome. The Baptist Itinerant Society will meet at seven in the morning, at the City of London Tavern, Bishopsgate Printed br I BARFIELD. 91. Wardour-Street. Soho THE Baptist Magazine. JULY, 1818. INCREASE OF POPERY IN IRELAND. AMONG the signs of the pre-testants have been guilty of the sent times, there is perhaps no one more awful and alarming, than the daily increasing growth of Popery; and the almost universal apathy that prevails among those who call themselves Protestants, who seem to imagine there is no danger to be apprehended: but our forefathers, who had felt what Popery was, and had seen its effects, were very differently disposed towards it, and would have trembled to contemplate what is now beheld with perfect indifference, if not with complacency! They could not endure Popery, and they felt it to be their duty to "resist unto blood" its dreadful abominations, and to teach their children to hold it in abhorrence; but the present age is more enlightened, and we are instructed to regard Popery as a perfectly harmless thing in the sight of God and man. The silly couplet is still reiterated : "For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight; His can't be wrong, whose life is in the right!" POPE. "It is superstitious, to be sure, and their ceremonies are very ridiculous; but there are, no doubt, some good and very honest people among them; and as to their persecutions, why Pro VOL. X. same: but both parties are more enlightened now, and better disposed towards each other!" Such is the common cant of the day, to which is added, a general cry against a steady regard to principle, as the spirit of bigotry; and 66 To a so they wrap it up." Nor are the Papists insensible of this; nor do they fail to foster, and take every advantage of it. piteous moan about what they have chosen to call emancipation, they now add positive and high demands; and can assume a tone which themselves could scarcely have supposed possible a few years since, and which Protestants would not have heard, at that time, without indignation and horror! Their worship also, which was conducted with privacy, and in bye places, is now performed with all imaginable pomp. And chapels are erected in the most public situations; and (in this country, Ireland) far exceed, in a general way, the parish churches, in size and elegance; and in some towns they have bells to call the people together; nor are they ashamed or afraid to exhibit their mummery, and bring out "THE HOST" into the streets, to attract attention as much as pos 21 |