earnest, impressive, and appropriate ad- invitation from a Baptist church with a Obituaries. MRS. GOODALL departed this life, Dec. 14, 1863. Her memory will be embalmed in the heart of those who have known and loved her, as long as their memory retains its hold; nor will it perish from the minds of their children. Blessings," including the blessing of the Lord, and the benedictions of the righteous, "are upon the head of the just" whilst they live; and "the memory of the just is blessed." It is thought that a record of the long and consistent course of one who walked by faith in the unseen Lord, while gratifying to her family connections, may be profitable to others also, by holding out a persuasive motive to "live soberly, righteously, and godly, in the present world; looking for that blessed hope." Mrs. Sarah Goodall, widow of the late Mr. John Goodall, surgeon, of Epworth, Isle of Axholme, in the northern part of Lincolnshire, who died in 1850, was the daughter of the late Mr. William Anderson, a farmer of the same place, who departed this life, Nov. 9, 1798, at the age of 75. Mr. Anderson appears to have been a principal contributor to the building of the original General Baptist chapel at Epworth, erected in 1769. Sarah, his daughter, was born, March 24, 1774. Her age, therefore, was 89 years and nine months. She was married to Mr. Goodall, in 1800, and became the mother of nine children, two of whom died in infancy. Mrs. Goodall was baptized at Epworth, Oct. 3, 1813, and continued through life attached to the principles of the General Baptist denomination. Nevertheless, during the years from 1836 to 1847, whilst residing at Rotherham, Mr. Goodall being at that time connected with the Dispensary in that town, she communed with the Particular Baptists, there being no General Baptists in the place. were made to feel. Not merely her family affection, but also her love for those whom she judged faithful in the Lord, was strong and unvarying. This warm heart, whose affections were thus fixed on worthy objects, had its reward, for hers was a happy spirit. She passed through many sore troubles with rare resignation, and through all held fast the rejoicing of her hope unto the end. Her nature was keenly sensitive, and though she felt the griefs of life acutely, still, in the midst of them all, she was calm and hopeful. During the last two years of her life her infirmities induced her to seek an asylum in the home of a kind daughter at Sheffield, where her death took place at the date before mentioned. The solemn close of life was ushered in by severe suffering; but her ruling habit of seeing in all that befel her the will of the Most High, standing towards her in the relation of a Father, was strong in death, and she endured her suffering in the faith of this, and in the patience of hope for a near deliverance. A sympathetic Saviour, whom she trusted and loved, succoured her in her trial, and her faith failed not. During the forty and nine years that the writer of this short memoir has been in the office of minister of the Word, he has never met with one who manifested a more simple and childlike reliance upon Jesus Christ for all that He, of God, is made to them that believe, a more devoted love to His name, and a more sure and stedfast hope of eternal life, than, to his judgment, were manifest in the late Mrs. Goodall. And as he is not one of her family, nor yet connected with that Christian denomination of which she lived and died a member, his judgment has some claim to impartiality. The Christian's hope, bearing the characDuring the fifty years of her christian ter of "sure and stedfast," is founded not course, Mrs. Goodall maintained an un-on a consciousness of merit, but on the deviating consistency. Her faith, and strength of the promises of God; neverhope, and love, shone out in her whole every day life. Warmly devout, upright, and intelligent, her religion was not blind feeling, nor the assumption of piety unsustained by strict integrity. Hers was a loveable and loving spirit. She certainly loved much, as all who associated with her theless this full assurance of hope, it is important to observe, is uniformly connected with unequivocal christian charac ter, and with carefulness to maintain good works. And such, it is but just to say, was the character of the late Mrs. Goodall. Wisbech. R. R. Notes of the Month. ECCLESIASTICAL. ask, in the name of common sense, shonld CONVOCATION has once more commenced a teacher of Greek be a clergyman? Are we always to submit tamely to the exclusion of learned laymen from such offices, and thus shut out not unfrequently the most eligible man from the post?-The controversy between Professor Kingsley and Father Newman is not yet ended. Dr. Newman advertises a reply to the Professor's pamphlet, and is certain to bite therein as remorselessly as in his last celebrated letter.-The Report of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners is published. We shall call attention ere long to some of its curious details. GENERAL. its useless talk. Nothing can show so completely the trammels of the State upon the action of the Episcopal Church in this country as the little result that has hitherto come out of these annual clerical parliaments. The Bishop of London took advantage of the dearth of topics to say a word or two in favour of one part of his scheme for overtaking the present fearful spiritual deficiencies of the metropolis. Like a true son of the State Church, he did not go to the Scriptures for his authority, but tried to show that a precedent already existed for the employment of "lay agents." Judging from the tone of several speakers, Dr. Tait's innovation upon the THERE has been one absorbing topic in work of " the duly authorized" ministers of England during the past month-the arrireligion seems to find no great favour with val of Garibaldi. When we predicted for these pretended monopolists. But with him, in our last issue, "an enthusiastic one earnest man, like the Bishop of Lon-reception," we could not foresee the extent don, who is painfully alive to the need for to which this would run. All the world fresh appliances to win back the people, now knows that the simple-minded patriot much may yet be done. The same grave has been welcomed and feted by every rank assembly is still debating about Bishop and party. Strange explanations have been Colenso, who, by the bye, is determined to offered by continental newspapers of this follow in Renan's wake, and publish a universal admiration; and the "Englishcheap edition of his works.-A black bishop man" is fast relapsing, in the estimation of is about to be consecrated by the Primate Frenchmen and Austrians, into the most of England. His name is Crowther. He incomprehensible of beings. And yet there was once a slave boy, was rescued by a is no mystery in the matter. Garibaldi British cruiser, and became a missionary embodies in his own person that which teacher in Sierra Leone. The new bishop- Englishmen of all classes most dearly love ric comprises the native churches in parts-patriotism, simplicity of character, and of Western Africa beyond the dominions the ability to do a good stroke of honest of the British crown, and will be formed on the model of the Jerusalem and Central African bishoprics, under what is called the Jerusalem Bishoprics Act.-The foundation of a new Anglican church has been laid in Brussels during this month by the Bishop of Oxford, who was taking on the continent the duties for the time being of Dr. Tait.-The Lord Chancellor has introduced a bill into the House of Lords for attaching a canonry to the Greek chair of Oxford. Professor Jowett will not derive any benefit from the bill, if it should pass, until some one of the canonries in the gift of the crown falls vacant. But why, we work without making much fuss about it. Like the Briton himself, he is a man of deeds and not words. His hasty return to Caprera has given rise to all manner of reports. Even the Tory press have joined with the extreme Radicals in attributing this step to the hints which have been received from France. The true version of it is-that his best friends saw that his power would be lessened if he were made too cheap, and that the dearest object of his heart, a united Italy, would be thereby endangered. The ministerial papers in Turin did not at first know what to make of the English reception; but have now ""Tis mad idolatry discovered" that it is homage to the Italian | should lead to revolutionary talk? The nation in the person of Garibaldi !"-The Emperor's letter to M. Fould, it is said, has Shakspeare Tercentenary is upon us. produced a favourable impression in Paris, The quarrels between authors, actors, and is regarded as an assurance of peace. and committee men, which have arisen But what is to be done with the vast army throughout the attempted preparations of France, now brought to such efficiency are sad enough; but, to our think of drill and morale?-The new King of ing, the saddest thing of all is, the mani- Mexico has at last definitely accepted the fest glorification of the creature rather crown. It bodes no good to the liberties than the Creator, which attained its climax of that people that Maximilian should be at the dinner of the actors, when the chair- such a devoted son of the Romish church, man offered thanks for the entertainment and of the most reactionary section of it. "to the spirit of Shakspeare." We yield A large portion of the Polish revoluto none in profound admiration for the tionary army has crossed from East transcendent genius of the man who was Prussia into Poland, and has had a severe not "of an age, but for all time." But engagement with the Russians.-The Aussuch stuff as this demands the severest trian authorities are expelling from Galcondemnation from all sober-minded Chris- licia all the Polish refugee families, and at tian men. It is nothing less than flat two days' notice. Preparations for war on paganism, and would have been denounced a large scale are being made in Venetia, by no one more strenuously than by the and the Turin journals advocate equally great bard himself. active and extensive efforts on the Italian government. It is still reported from To make the service greater than the god." Rome that fresh enlistments of brigands -The budget has given another opportu- are taking place, and new expeditions are nity for the display of Gladstone's fascina- already planned.-The Russian governtion as a speaker, even when his subject is ment has published a decree abolishing most unpromising. Dry figures are dressed the compulsory sale of landed property up with such skill that they possess an belonging to Russian ladies on their marunwonted charm when he deals with them. riage with foreigners.-Frightful destituThe anxiety to hear the Chancellor's tion at present prevails in Northern China. speech was so great that persons were-From Japan we learn that the attack on waiting for admission into the strangers Kagosima was not so barbarous and inhugallery of the House of Commons before man as at first represented. The inhabiseven o'clock in the morning. We were tants had all deserted their paper houses, right in our conjecture about the sugar and the shelling was on the forts of Prince duties. A slight modification is promised. Satsuma. Friendly relations have been We are also to have the income tax reduced restored.-General Grant is now in coma penny in the pound. There is no pros-mand of the Northern army in America, pect of its final extinction while the exten- and great expectations are once more sive armaments of Europe are kept up.- raised of the decisive battle which is to After a gallant resistance, continued for end the conflict. An eye witness from two months, Dybböl has fallen. More this country reports that it is no exaggerathan a thousand prisoners were taken, and tion to say that a million slaves have the loss on the Danish side in killed and already been set free. No greater evidence wounded is frightful. One of the news- of the change of feeling in the North on paper correspondents was killed. The the question of slavery can be given than Conference on the affairs of Northern the fact that George Thompson should be Europe is to sit to-day (April 26).— permitted to speak in the House of RepreFrance, it is well known-and especially sentatives in Washington, and that the Paris-is over-policed. The dinner of President should be one of his hearers.some literary enthusiasts on Shakspeare's The weather in the West Indies has been birth-day was forbidden. What next? Is generally fine, but the sugar crop is backthe "man who goes to war for an idea" ward. The cultivation of cotton has been afraid that homage to the English dramatist greatly extended in the island of Jamaica. Marriages. March 25, at Turret-green chapel, Ips. wich, by the Rev. T. M. Morris, Mr. James Smith, St. Clement's, Ipswich, to Eliza, only daughter of Mr. George Goodwin, late of Woodbridge. March 30, at South-parade chapel, Leeds, by the Rev. W. Best, Mr. George Craddock, of Wakefield, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. Edward Ackroyd, of Gildersome. April 4, at the Baptist chapel, Sloffordstreet, Walsall, by the Rev. William Lees, Mr. James Harvey, of Birmingham, to Jane, second daughter of Mr. F. P. Hubbard, Walsall. April 4, at the General Baptist chapel, Spalding, by Rev. J. C. Jones, M.A., Mr. Jacob Horne to Miss Sarah Hare. April 13, at High-street chapel, Lancaster, by the Rev. James Fleming, of London, assisted by the Rev. Robert Dawson, B.A., of Devizes, the Rev. Thomas Slade Jones, Independent minister, Heywood, Lancashire, to Annie, fourth daughter of Edward Dawson, Esq., of Aldcliffe Hall, Lancaster. At the same time and place, by the Rev. W. Brock, D.D., assisted by the Rev. T. T. Lynch, Mr. Daking Bear, of Great Holland, Essex, to Emily, youngest daughter of Mr. Thomas Wilcox, of Provost-road, St. John's Wood. April 21, at the General Baptist chapel, Barton-in-the-Beans, Leicestershire, by Rev. E. Bott, assisted by Rev. J. J. Goadby, Mr. Joseph Exton, of Hugglescote, to Elizabeth, eldest surviving daughter of Mr. Samuel Deacon, of Barton-in-the-Beans. April 24, at the General Baptist chapel, Mansfield Road, Nottingham, J. Blatherwick, Grocer, Nottingham, to Sarah Smith, eldest daughter of Mr. Giles Jurberville, of Birlingham, Worcestershire. Deaths. March 24, the Rev. F. Wiles, Baptist | superintendent of the school and deacon minister, Hay, Breconshire. He preached of the Baptist chapel, Mint Lane. Christ and lived Christ. April 1, at Kingsthorpe, after a few hours' illness, Maria, the beloved wife of the Rev. J. Litchfield, of Kingsthorpe, aged 47. April 1, very suddenly, at Grove-hill Glebe, Camberwell, Eliza, widow of the late Rev. J. Davies, of Colombo, Ceylon. April 4, at Kirton Lindsey, Mrs. Mary Frow, the youngest daughter of the Rev. J. Stapleton, aged 32 years. She had long been a teacher in the Sabbath school. April 4, at Purwell Mills, Hitchen, Mr. William Foster, aged fifty-one years. April 5, at Leicester, aged 66, Ellen, the beloved wife of Mr. J. F. Winks, nearly fifty years a member of the General Baptist connexion. She died in peace, trusting in Jesus. April 5, at 2, Blenheim-crescent, Kensington-park, Alaric Alexander Watts, in the 68th year of his age, one of the minor poets. April 5, at Lincoln, in his 72nd year, Mr. J. G. Doughty, nearly forty years April 9, at her residence in Bristol, Susan, the beloved wife of the Rev. W. Hill. Her devoted labours in the Redeemer's service will make her loss widely and painfully felt. April 11, at her residence, Stratford-onAvon, Mary, relict of the late James Cort, Esq., of Leicester, in her 76th year. H. Herschell, in the 59th year of his age. April 14, at Brighton, the Rev. Ridley Suddenly, at Measham, on Tuesday, April 19, the Rev. George Staples, of Wymeswold, aged 46 years. His mortal remains were interred in the Measham chapel burial ground, on Friday, April 22. The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. C. Clarke, B.A., of Ashby, in the presence of a large number of sympathising friends. At Sainthill, Kentisbeer, Devon, Mr. Charles Baker, sen., in his eighty-first year. For nearly fifty years he was deacon of the Baptist church in that village. His end was peace. Missionary Observer. THE BAPTIST AND GENERAL | baptizing in the river Kurbadia, and BAPTIST MISSIONARY CIETIES. SO- quite near our encampment, four male converts from heathenism. We had a WE rejoice to learn from the Freeman, large number of spectators, among whom that instead of the apprehended defi- were many friends and neighbours of ciency of £8,000, the Baptist Missionary the candidates. Two of the latter wore Society closes its financial year with a the poita, or sacred thread-one being surplus of £2,700. This most gratify- a brahmin, the other of the Naik caste. ing result is not due entirely to the special The removal of these sacred badges from contributions which have been made by their persons and handing them to me, the churches throughout the denomina- and my casting them into the river, protion. The officers of the Society, induced quite a sensation among the specforecasting their probable position, were tators. The eldest of the converts is a bound to reckon it at the worst that was man named Sanantan Naik; he is a likely to happen, and things have not doctor and schoolmaster, and is the head turned out so ill as was accounted pro- of a family numbering some thirty or bable. The fund for general purposes is forty souls; he has a son, a teacher in a considerably larger than in previous Government school, also a nephew simiyears. The Calcutta Press has yielded a greater revenue than was anticipated. But still the present position of the Society is mainly due to the prompt and generous response evoked by the appeal of the Committee. larly employed; he has been almost a Christian for many years, and was a great admirer of dear brother Lacey, from whom he received much instruction. The second is a man named Bhobanee, about thirty-five years of age—a maker We would not be envious at the sucof female ornaments-bas a wife and one cess of our brethren, but we should be child. The third, Makunda Sahu, is most thankful to be able next month to about thirty years old, and is of the make a similar announcement in refer- confectioner caste; he has a wife aud ence to our own Society. Instead of a three sons. surplus we fear there will still be a large Purdee, a brahmin, who has a temple The youngest is Bhakari balance due to the Treasurer. The ladies with an endowment of land, of which he have been working well in many places was the priest up to the time of his conduring the year; let the gentlemen now version; he has a wife, and a brother come to the rescue, with the same zeal about sixteen years of age. He, Bhoand promptitude that have been dis- banee, and Makunda have been inplayed in the other section of the body, timate for years, and used to meet and we too shall be permitted to share together to read the Hindoo Shastres. the joy of our brethren. One hearty and simultaneous effort throughout the Connexion would accomplish this most desirable object. Only let us get out of debt, and the officers of the Society see every prospect of being able to keep out of debt in future. BAPTISM OF FOUR CONVERTS BY THE REV. W. MILLER. Camp, Bonamalipore, Last year when I and the native brethren attended a festival a few miles from their village, two of them were present, and heard the Gospel proclaimed and received tracts. On the preachers visiting the Bonamalipore market a few days subsequently, they came to their tent, and spent the night with them and receiving instruction. In this way inquiring about the Christian religion they were led to the knowledge of Christ. Henceforth they met together as often as possible to read Christian books. The hymns composed by Makunda (native preacher), which are so full of You will be glad to learn that I had the their attention. Christ and his love, especially absorbed privilege, last Lord's-day afternoon, of committed to memory, and could sing Many of these they N |