Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-19 00:00:00

BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of the above society was held
yesterday evening, in Myrtle-street Baptist Chapel,
and was largely attended by a most respectable and
attentive auditory. The meeting commenced at half-
past six o'clock, at which time the body and galleries of
this larguand commodious place of worship were well
filled. The proceedings were commenced by the Rev.
H. S. Brown, minister of the congregation, who went
through the introductory devotional services. The
following other ministers were present and
Rev: Baptist Noel; Rev. Messrs. C. Stovel, J. P.
Chown, C. M. Birrell, James Davies, H. S. Booth,
Thos. Dawson, James Buck, Jchn Edwards, and H. S.
Brawn.
The Rev. H. S. BROWN then introduced the secre-

tart', who read the report, from which it appeared that
the total amount of contributions to the society for the
year ending Oct., 1859, was £542 18s. 81d., of which
£173 7s. 4td. was from the schools and juvenile mis-
sionary associations, as reported at the meeting on Mon-
day night ; Myrtle-street congregation contributed
£B6 9s. 3d. ; Pembroke Chapel, £2Ol 14s. ; Byrom-
street Chapel, £2l 10s. ; collection at annual meeting,
£22 "12s: 9d. ; Great Crosshall-street Welsh congrega-
tion, £l5 Os. 10d.• Athol-street Welsh congregation,
'
£3 14s. 11d. • Welsh Baptist congregation, Price-street,
Birkenhead, £6 17s. 4d. ; and Bootle English BaptiSt
crngiegation, £ll 12s. 3d.
The Rev. C. STOVEL, of London, was the first to
address the meeting. He commenced by referring to
the exertions the society vas making to send the Word
of God to the perishing heathen. The missionaries of

the society were doing-their duty abroad, and it behoved
them to do their's equally at home. (Hear, hear.) He
then noticed India—The Buddhist, and the Brahmin
were most devoted to their forms of worship, yet,
amidst all the recklessness of their idolatry, and their
devotedness to their forms of Pagan worship, still they
regarded the Great God as the great cause of all causal-
cal works. And although the various important sections
of the Brahmnical tribes worshipped God in figurative
-symbols, yet they appeared convinced from the works
of Nature itself, that there mast be one great
Supreme Being. Well, then, what was their
duty? Was it not plainly to hold up to the perish-
ing heathen " Jesus Christ, and Him crucified ;" and to
point them through this Saviour to God, the Eternal
Father. To christianise India ought to be their aim
and object. He cared not for the dogmas of creeds and
sects; let them preach the Gospel to the heathen, and
endeavour to deliver them from that idolatry and super-
stition in which they were plunged. (Applause.) He
exhorted them with all earnestness to devote
themselves to this great work, and invite the
iii3doo to " Taste and see that the Lord is gracious,"
and point him to that " Stone which is laid for a foun-
dation steno in Zion," The Press, too, was doing a
mighty, work in printing copies of the translation of
the Scriptures, and distributing them among the heathen
in thousands and in millions. The aged and venerable
clergyman then went into a statistical account of
the work in India, and the establishment of the Popish
inquisition at Goa. He then referred to Africa,—yes,
Africa for which. Wilberforce wept at the results of the
wretched slave-trade on that continent. After a most
powerful address, he called upon them never to relax
their exertions until hallelujahs would resound from the
Nile and the Niger to the Ganges " Unto Him that
lovedus, to Him be glory for ever and ever." (Applause.)
Rev. J. P. CnowN next addressed the meeting in a
Scriptural and useful address, which was very atten-
tively listened to. One leading point in his address was
to inculcate a spirit of liberality among teir people to
erect the temple of God and of Christ in heathen lands,
and and through their devoted energies spread the name o
Christ to the farthest part of the Indian world. Might
he not say, with the immortal Heber—
.. Waft, waft, ye winds his story,
And you ye waters roll,
Till like a sea of glory,
' It spreads from pole to pole.
" Salvation! oh, Salvation!
The joyful sound proclaim;
Till each remotest nation
p,
Has learned Messiah's name."
God had raised England in the world, not that she
might glorify. herself in her elevation, but that she
might be the instrument of sending the Word of Truth
to the remotest corners of creation. (Loud cheers.)
The collection, at this stage of the proceedings, was
taken up ; after which
The Hon. and Rev. BAPTIST NOEL spoke to the
meeting for some time in a religious and most feeling
strain. His
.speech was characterised all through by a
deep persuasive religious tone, containing sound theo-
logical reasoning and practical advice to all present.
It was listened to with profound attention.
Several other speakers having addressed the meeting
on the. great absorbing and important subject of mis-
61°P5 m which they impressed upon those present the
privilege they enjoyed in being permitted to contribute
to send the story of the Cross to the heathen world,
the usual blessing was given, and the proceedings ter-
minated,

COUNTY :COURT.--YESTERDAX. I

(Before W.A. HULTON, Ban., Jadiel
BUSINESS OP TIIE COURT.—TiIe following ;is rthe
business of the Second October Count, which commenced
on Monday:—Wednesday the 19th, Thursday: he ZOth,
Friday the 21ht, Monday the 24th, and Tuesday the
25th, 140 original oases and judgment summonses each
.day ; Wednesday the 26th, insolvency ,cases...; Tb.nraday
the 27th, cases of 1110 and upwards.; Friday the 28th,
,adjourned cases. The total number ,of noriginalcasestte
icome before the comet is 1,006.

COSIMITMENTS.—Eis Honour granted 'warrants ,for
the commitments of the following
.persons ;for ithe
periods as under, for:non-compliance with the.previons
;orders of the court::—Andrew Mee it, -stevedore, 59,
Townsend-street, Great Howard-street, 14 days, ;to
issue in a fortnight,-; John lathers, 209, Athol-street,
cotland-road, 14 days ; John Smith, 11 Court,
Bostock-street, Scotland-road, 14 days, to issue in
three weeks.

THOMAS v. BAKEN„—This action was .brought bvttlie
soprietor of the Edinburgh Castle Hotel, Limo-street,
to recover the sum of £9 Is., alleged to be due by the
defendant to the plaintiff, for having boarded and lodged
his wife for a month. The evidence went Ao show that
the.defendant's wife had left her husband +®f her own
accord, and after the soyaration defendant ;allowed his
wife 10s. a week. Many years had elapsed since the
separation took place, and when the defendant's wife
came to the complainant's house, the &ClA:dant, after
discharging one bill, informed the complainant that-he
would note liable for any further debts, as he gave her
10s. a week.—His Honour said that the only question
in the ease was, whether that amount was adequate to
her maintenance, and as that had been paid for a number
of years, without complaint, he decided that the com-
plainant was non-suited.