"Mr. Elder came from a distant home to die among strangers. Pulmonary disease claimed him, like many of the noblest and most beautiful of earth's children, for an early victim. In the opening spring he left the ice and snow of his northern home, to seek in the sunny south a more genial air. But the hand of the destroyer was on him, and from the hour of his arrival in our city, he drooped and passed away like a flower in autumn.

"A kind Providence sweetened the bitter cup given him to drink. His last hours were spent in a Christian family, who watched over him with the tenderest care as a brother in Christ. Several of the city pastors visited his sick chamber and cheered him by their sympathy and prayers. Above all the great Master was with him, and faith and hope sustained the soul in the hour of mortal agony. He felt that his work was done, and looked forward with unfaltering confidence to the rewards of heaven. Without a murmur, without a struggle, he fell asleep in Jesus, and the Christian warrior entered into rest."

EUROPE.

FROCLAMATION AGAINST THE BAPTISTS.

The following is a translation of a public document which has just arrived from Ger

many.

"We, by the grace of God, George William, reigning Prince of Schaunburg-Lippe : "We have received from our government and consistory, information that for some time the sect of the baptists have been making inroads into our country and have, by public speeches and distribution of tracts, sought to gain adherents, and have even dispensed the holy sacrament; and as we cannot tolerate that this sect, so opposed to civil and ecclesiastical order, should further seduce our subjects, we herewith command, that (in consideration that all spiritual exhortations have proved fruitless), on the basis of the ecclesiastical law issued in 1614 as follows:

"1. No authorities of this country are allowed to grant permission of residence to a foreign baptist missionary.

"2. Should, however, such missionaries secretly, or without permission, remain in the country, they are to be imprisoned, in the first instance, during four weeks, and, in every repeated instance, during three months.

"3. The holding of religious meetings or convocations is to be punished, in natives of the country, by an imprisonment of one to two months, according to the degree of secrecy or publicity with which these have been carried on. Foreign baptists conducting such meetings are to receive punishment according to regulation 2.

"4. Whoever gives up an apartment for such meetings, is to be imprisoned for one

fortnight, provided he has not conducted the meeting himself.

5. The distribution or sale of baptist writings is in every case to be punished by imprisonment for one fortnight. Foreigners besides to incur the punishment of regulation 2. Pamphlets which may be confiscated are to be forwarded to our government.

"6. The performance of ecclesiastical acts; viz.: dispensing the Lord's supper, ordination, marriage, &c., is to be punished by imprisonment for six months. Foreigners incurring the additional penalty regulation 2. "Bückeburg, June 29, 1852.

"In the name of his grace, our most gracious Prince and Lord of Schaunburg and Lippe, the presidents and government councillors. "WERNER.

"Von Lauer. "Published July 3, 1852."

HOME.

KINGSBRIDGE, DEVONSHIRE.

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The baptist church in this town having found it necessary under the pastorate of the Rev. E. H. Tuckett considerably to enlarge their chapel, and also to build a schoolroom for the increasing sabbath schools, the congregation has worshipped with much comfort, while the alterations were in progress, in the commodious town hall. The spacious chapel was solemnly opened for divine worship on Tuesday, June 15th, when sermons were preached by the Rev. S. Nicholson of Plymouth, and the Rev. N. Haycroft, M.A., of Bristol, to very large congregations. opening services were followed on the two succeeding days by those of the Devon Association. On the following Lord's day, the Rev. N. Haycroft, M.A. again preached to crowded audiences. The chapel is built in the perpendicular style of Gothic architecture, and is chaste, plain, and handsome; its dimensions are sixty-four feet long by thirty-four feet wide, and the schoolroom forty-four feet by twenty-two. This important alteration has been effected for a sum less than £500, towards which the church and congregation have nobly contributed, and are also being assisted by friends elsewhere.

ISLINGTON.

A handsome and commodious place of worship, which has been erected in Cross Street, Islington, by the congregation accustomed to meet at Islington Green, was opened on Tuesday, June 29th. At seven in the morning a prayer meeting was held, the attendance at which was highly encouraging. Large congregations assembled at noon and in the evening, when prayers were offered by Messrs. Cowdy, Hinton,

Clarke, and J. J. Brown, and sermons were delivered by Messrs. Brock of Bloomsbury, and Stoughton of Kensington. In the afternoon a numerous assembly dined in the former chapel, and received pertinent addresses from the pastor, Mr. Thomas, Dr. Cox, and Messrs. Hinton, Stoughton, Groser, White, Stovel, and Green. About £150 were collected during the day and at subsequent services, including those of the ensuing sabbath.

The expense incurred is about £3000; the contributions received and promised rather more than £1000. The church and its friends are making strenuous efforts to obtain

the remainder.

The new Act relating to the "Certifying and registering places of religious worship of protestant dissenters" having received the royal assent on the same day, this was the first building entered under it in the office of the Registrar General.

We have learned with pleasure that since the foregoing sentences were in type Mr. Peto has presented a donation of £100.

HUDDERSFIELD.

In June, 1851, the particular baptist church assembling in King Street, Huddersfield, obtained the services of Mr. W. K. Armstrong, B.A., of Horton College, for one year. At the end of that time, being encouraged by many tokens of divine approbation shown both in the increase of the church and its renewed harmony and comfort, they presented him with a unanimous and pressing invitation to assume the pastoral charge; and on the first sabbath of July, Mr. Armstrong commenced his public ministrations in this new relation. The prospects of this church are now very encouraging, and it is hoped that its prosperity will soon remove at least one half of the reproach so long resting upon the Yorkshire baptists that two of their most important towns, Huddersfield and York are without baptist chapels.

CAMBRIDGE.

The Rev. W. Robinson after sustaining the pastoral office at Kettering nearly twentytwo years has removed to Cambridge, having accepted the charge of the church in St. Andrew's Street, recently under the care of the late Rev. R. Roff.

EYNSFORD, KENT.

Services connected with the recognition of Mr. J. Whittemore, late of Rushden, as pastor of the baptist church at Eynsford, near Farningham, took place on Tuesday the 6th of July.

HIGH WYCOMBE.

Mr. G. Blakeman of the Baptist College, Bristol, having accepted the unanimous invitation of the church meeting in Union chapel, High Wycombe, to become their pastor, entered upon his duties the third sabbath in July.

WALTHAM ABBEY.

The Rev. Spencer Murch of Sudbury has accepted the invitation of the baptist church, Paradise Row, Waltham Abbey, to become its pastor, intending to commence his labours on the 22nd of August.

DEVONPORT.

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.....W. Yates, J. Berg.......... 1630 C.........J. Rogers, Dr. Steane............. 16. 10 N.........Dr. Steane, S. Green.......... G.........Shem Evans, T, Sprigg J..........J. Edwards, J. Wilde....... S.........J. T. Brooks, John Haigh H...... .M. Kent, W. Keay..............! ✪ 20 K.........J. T. Brooks, E. Adey..... 6.0 C.........Dr. Murch, W. Groser ......... 60 F.........Dr. Murch, S. Green

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The widows, to whom these grants have been made, are requested to send their addresses to the Rev. Dr. Murch, 57, Torrington Square, London, on the receipt of which he will transmit to them the sums voted.

BRISTOL COLLEGE.

On Wednesday, June 30th, the annual meeting of the friends and subscribers to the Bristol Baptist College was held in Broadmead, Bristol.

In the morning, essays were read by two of the students; by Mr. G. Blakeman on Prayer, and by Mr. John Hannay on the Resurrection of the Body. These essays were heard with pleasure, and a very able address was delivered afterwards to the students by the Rev. S. J. Davis, on the characteristics of the Christian Ministry suited to the present Times.

The public businesss was transacted as usual in the vestry, and very satisfactory reports from the gentlemen by whom the examination of the students was conducted were read.

DR. ACHILLI.

In the Postscript of our last number a brief reference was made to the termination of a trial in the Court of Queen's Bench, in which the notorious Dr. Newman was found guilty of a libel on Dr. Achilli, the Italian ecclesiastic who having escaped from the Inquisition at Rome two or three years ago, found an asylum in this country. In reviewing his work entitled Dealings with the Inquisition, we warned our readers that it was a part of the established policy of the adherents of Rome to vilify every witness who exposed its abominations. Dr. Achilli has since had to experience the same sort of treatment as the history of the last three centuries shows that all able converts from popery have been accustomed to receive; and we are anxious that our readers should have a more just view of the case than they are likely to derive from those reports of the trial and editorial comments which are most extensively circulated. The following are extracts from an article in the Christian Times which gives an epitome of the case such as we should be glad that all the young people in our families should read, and which, if any of their elders have been mystified by the writings of popish emissaries on the subject in the daily newspapers, it would be well for them also to consider.

It is most important for the formation of right opinions with regard to the late trial in the Queen's Bench, that it should be distinctly remembered that for all the scandal and impure details which have been brought before the public, Dr. Newman and his abettors are responsible. As is already well known, when Dr. Achilli had through British and Protestant influence been permitted by the French authorities to escape from the Inquisition at Rome, he found in this country a welcome reception from a large body of evangelical protestants, and by eloquent exposures, both from the platform and the press, of the dissolute and immoral character of ecclesiastics in Italy, he became a formidable barrier in the path of the papal party in England. He had addressed the Italian priesthood thus:

"Yes, the people, deceived by you, have

good reason no longer to believe in you. You have deceived them with your doctrines -your own, not those of the gospel-invented for your own profit alone, not for the benefit of men's souls, to which you have even denied consolation when they could not give you silver and gold in payment for it. You deceive them with your practices, when you, so avaricious, preach disinterestedness; you, so impure, chastity; you, so vindictive, forgiveness; you, so insubordinate, submission; you, so turbulent, peace; you, so selfindulgent, temperance; you, so indolent, industry; you, so immoral, holiness. Thus, to this day, you have deceived the people, and they have ceased to believe in you, perceiving that God did not dwell in you-that God no longer spoke through your untruthful | lips."

ter.

It was, therefore, found necessary, if possible, to silence so dangerous a foe; and it was justly believed that this could be best effected by utterly blasting his moral characAccordingly a lengthened article appeared in the Dublin Review, understood to be from the pen of Dr. Wiseman himself, in which a series of specific charges were made against Dr. Achilli, which, if they were to be credited, proved that he was a base impostor. Our readers will remember that while Sir A. Cockburn, in his address to the jury last week, insinuated that it was astonishing that Dr. Achilli had not taken earlier steps to vindicate his reputation, that Mr. Tonna-who had distinguished himself by his exertions to procure the liberation of Dr. Achilli-actually went to Italy after the charges of the Dublin Review were made, and as far as possible made inquiries which, although not as complete as he could have desired, yet proved to his satisfaction, and that on testimony of the highest character, that his friend had been foully wronged. Mr. Tonna, when he went to Italy, saw Mr. Petre, nominally the Attaché to the Tuscan Embassy, but in reality the English diplomatie agent at Rome. He received Mr. Tonna with extreme coldness, but having been desired by Lord Palmerston to give Mr. Tonna all the assistance in his power, he made inquiries of the Abbé Guide, the Pope's Foreign secretary, as to the nature of the charges made against Dr. Achilli. The Abbé's answer was, that the Holy office' had nothing against him but delicti tenui (small faults), and that the cause of his arrest and imprisonment was his circulation of the bible. A pamphlet soon after appeared from Mr. Tonna's pen, entitled, "The real Dr. Achilli," in which, with happy irony, and with great force of fact and argument, Dr. Wiseman's article was held up to public reprobation as a tissue of falsehoods. Dr. Achilli, also, in his book entitled "Dealings with the Inquisition," thus noticed the article in the Dublin Review:

"There is the renowned Cardinal Wise man, the Archbishop of Westminster, according to the Pope's creation, the same who had the assurance to censure me from his pulpit, and to publish an infamous article in the Dublin Review, in which he has raked together, as in a dunghill, every species of filth from the sons of Ignatius Loyola, nor is there lie or calumny that he has not made use of against me."

Nevertheless, the slander continued to be actively circulated, and at length Dr. Newman, in one of his lectures to the Brothers of the Oratory, gave deliberate utterance to a libel on Dr. Achilli, endorsing every one of the charges of the Dublin Review, and couched in language betraying a spirit of intense hate and bitterness. Now it was that an opportunity was furnished for a fair and full investigation, and Dr. Achilli, by the advice of his friends, and conquering that spirit of contempt with which he had viewed the efforts of his enemies, resolved to appeal for protection to the law. Dr. Newman acknowledged himself the author of the libel, and by the late change in the law he had the great advantage of putting in a plea of justification, and thus of setting to work the whole Romish priesthood in Italy, from Monsignore Talbot, the Pope's secretary, downward, in order to collect such evidence as might prove him to have been not an ignoble libeller but the champion of outraged virtue, as well as of Catholic truth, and thus consign Dr. Achilli to eternal infamy. Most justly, therefore, was it said last week by the counsel, and admitted on all sides, that it was Dr. Achilli, and not Dr. Newman, who was on his trial, for no less than twenty-three distinct charges had been made against the former; and "justification' was offered, such as if not sufficient to establish all of them, might at least establish the most prominent, and thus attach a moral certainty to all the rest. More than this, the witnesses for the defence were presented to the court under most suspicious circumstances. Several of them came from Italy, where that system is in full vigour, which teaches according to Liguori (the canonised saint of 1839, in whose writings it has been declared there is "not one word worthy of censure") that "a person interrogated by authority may conceal the truth; that to equivocate even without a just cause in swearing is only a venial offence; and that it is lawful to equivocate for a just cause, and sUCH A JUST CAUSE IS GOOD IN A SPIRITUAL POINT OF VIEW, i. e., THE GOOD OF THE CHURCH." One of the witnesses declared that her curate had told her she ought to come to England to give testimony, for "the honour of holy Mother Church and the honour of God." Moreover, these witnesses, coming from Italy, were, as foreigners, in no way amenable to justice,