attainments and studious habits, rendered him a most valuable labourer in the literary department of the Mission; and, I fear, it will be long ere the Bible and Tract Societies find a man equal to our lamented brother for the work they had intrusted to him." ANNIVERSARY SERVICES IN MAY, 1855. THE Directors are gratified in announcing to the Friends and Members of the Society, that they have made the following arrangements for the ensuing Anniversary : MONDAY EVENING, MAY 7th. SERMON TO THE YOUNG, by the Rev. J. BALDWIN BROWN, B.A., of To commence at Seven o'clock. WEDNESDAY, MAY 9th. MORNING,-SURREY CHAPEL. SERMON by the Rev. T. RAFFLES, D.D., LL.D., of Liverpool. EVENING.-TABERNACLE. SERMON by the Rev. JOHN MCFARLANE, LL.D., of Glasgow. THURSDAY, MAY 10th. MORNING.-ANNUAL MEETING-EXETER HALL. EVENING.-ADJOURNED MEETING-FINSBURY CHAPEL. FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 11th.-instead of MONDAY, as formerly. The SACRAMENT of the LORD'S SUPPER will be administered at the usual Places of Worship in and around London. LORD'S DAY, MAY 13th. SERMONS will be preached on behalf of the Society, at various places of Worship in London and its Vicinity. TO THE AUXILIARY SOCIETIES IN LONDON AND THE COUNTRY. THE Officers and Committees of Auxiliary Missionary Societies, in London and its vicinity, are respectfully requested to pay in their amounts at the Mission House, on or before Saturday, the 31st instant, the day appointed for closing the Accounts. The Lists of Contributions should be forwarded to the Mission House on or before that day, in order that they may be inserted in the Society's Annual Report for 1855. The Officers of the Auxiliary Societies throughout the country are respectfully requested to transmit their Contributions, so that they may be received at the Mission House on or before Saturday, the 31st instant; together with correct Lists of Subscribers of Ten Shillings and upwards, alphabetically arranged for insertion in the Annual Report; also distinct statements of the sums collected from Congregations from Branch Associations, and by Deputations sent from London. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. The thanks of the Directors are respectfully presented to the following:For Mrs. Muirhead, Shanghae. To the Stornway Missionary Working Society, Bridgnorth -For a Box of Useful and Fancy Articles. For Mrs. Bausum, Penang. To a few Friends at the Tabernacle, Bristol, by Mrs. W. D. Wills -For a Box of Useful and Ornamental Articles, value £21. For Mrs. William Porter, Madras. To the Ladies of the Clapham Missionary Working Society -For a Case of Useful and Fancy Articles, value 658. To the Maberley Chapel Missionary Working Society-For a Case of Work, value £20. To the Ladies of Great George Street Chapel, Liverpool-For a Case of Useful and Fancy Articles. For Rev. George Hall, Madras. To the Com mittee of the British and Foreign School Society-For a Case of School Materials value £10. To the Friends at Commercia Street Chapel, Northampton, per Mrs. Prust - For a Box of Useful and Ornamental Articles, value £16. For Rev. J. and Mrs. Abbs, Pareychaley. To the Wycliffe Chapel Missionary Working Association-For à Box of Useful Articles. To Friends at Newfoundland, per Rev. G. Schofield-For a Box of Clothing and Useful Articles. For "Mark Clark," in Mrs. Abbs's School. To the Mile End New Town Sunday School-For a Writing Desk. For Mrs. Lechler, Salem. To Friends at Thetford-For a Parcel of Clothing. To Friends at Grantham-For a Box of Useful Articles. For Mrs. Lewis, Santhapooram. To Friends at Zion Chapel, Bridlington- For a Box of Cotton, Articles of Clothing, &c. For Mrs. Addis, Coimbatoor. To Friends at Stourbridge-For a Box of Useful and Fancy Articles. For Mrs. R. D. Johnston, Vizagapatam. To Miss Murphy's School, Wexford-For a Parcel of For Rev. E. Porter, Cuddapah. To Mrs. Pye For Rev. T. D. Philip, Hankey. To the Missionary Working Party, Lowestoft, per Rev. H. More -for a Box of Useful Articles. For Kat River Station. To Friends at Ryde, per Rev. Dr. Ferguson-For a Box of Clothing and Useful Articles. For Rev. R. Birt, Peelton. To the Committee of the British and Foreign School SocietyFor a Box of School Materials. For Rev. W. Thompson, Cape Town. To Friends at Pontefract, per Rev. T. Ellis-For a Box of Clothing and Useful Articles. For Rev. R. B. Taylor Cradock. To Mrs. M⭑Neil and Friends, Elgin-For a Box of Clothing. For South Africa. To a Juvenile Working Party, Chelmsford-For a Parcel of Clothing. For Rev. G. Turner, Upolu. To the Sebelars of Miss E. B. Parkinson's Class, Bolton-For a Box of Clothing, &c. For Rev. William Harbutt, Upolu. To Friends at Brecon, per Rev. H. Griffiths-For a Box of Useful Articles. For Rev. W. W. Gill, Mangaia. To the Committee of the British and Foreign School Society-For a Box of School Materials, value £5. For Rev. W. Alloway, Jamaica. To Miss Gayton, To Mrs. Luke, Goodwich, Fishguard, for Three Boxes of Valuable Books; to a Member of the British and Foreign Bible Society, for a copy of "Cobbin's Commentary" for China; to Mrs. Ibbotson, Tadcaster, for a Box of Clothing; to A. Z., Sherston, for a Bale of Calico and other Useful Articles; to Mrs. Capper, Upper Clapton, for Parcel of Books and Newspapers; to Rev. E. Reeve, Hales Owen; to Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Hales Owen; to Mr. J. Middleton, Kensington; to F. Baltam, Esq., Westbourne Grove; to Miss Rust; to Mrs. Casterton; to Mr. Fentley, Kingsland; to Mr. R. H. Shrewsbury; to Mrs. Hunter, Gravesend; to the Misses Hallett, Islington; to Mr. 8. Lownds, Macclesfield; and to Mrs. Sargeant, Leicester, for Volumes and Numbers of the Evangelical and other Magazines, Reports, &c. The Rev. W. J. Gardner, of Chapelton, Jamaica, desires to acknowledge, with best thanks, the receipt of a Box of Useful Articles for the Schools, from Mrs. Sibree and Ladies at Hull. The Rev. Thomas Henderson, of Demerara, gratefully acknowledges the receipt of the undermentioned Packages for the Schools at Buxton and Lusignan: -Box of Useful Clothing from Mrs. Smith and Friends, Upper Tooting; Box of Useful Articles from Miss Newsom, Wandsworth; Box of School Materials from the Committee of the British and Foreign School Society; a grant of Books and Lessons from the Sunday School Union; a grant of Tracts from the Religious Tract Society; a grant of Bibles and Testaments from the British and Foreign Bible Society; a Parcel of Tracts from Miss Sturges, Forest Gate; a Parcel of Haberdashery from Miss Forster, Tottenham; a Parcel of Books from Charles Burton, Esq. SACRAMENTAL OFFERING TO THE NECESSITOUS WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF DECEASED MISSIONARIES, AND ALSO TO AGED MISSIONARIES. THE Directors, in presenting the annexed list of contributions, entertain the hope that those friends who have been prevented from making their contributions during the preceding two months will kindly forward them not later than by the first week in April. LONDON AND ITS VICINITY. Birkenhead Birmingham: Carr's Lane Bideford. 1 10 3 5 0 0 0 415 0 0 13 0 Blakeney 1 9 Bolton: Duke's Alley 2 0 Mawdsley Street 0 0 Boston: Grove Street 0 0 MISSIONARY CONTRIBUTIONS, From 14th January to 13th February, 1855, inclusive. £ s. d. Including the following Mr.Thos. Allwright 0 8 8 4 Mr. W. Allwright 088 088 088 088 0 12 0 Mr. H. Allwright 012 Mr. E. Allwright 020 0 7 1 01 10 Mr. A. Allwright Mr. James Burn Mr. M. H. Burn. 060 Miss A. S. Burn 006 23 2 6 2 13 1 343 0 11 6 Printing Reports 2 14 1 906 32 3 0 146 £30 18 6 3 Subscriptions from the Chil- Abney Chapel, 3 12 Sunday School.... 3 17 Master G. Francis... Holloway Congrega- Horbury Chapel, 110 0 10 0 0 10 0 2462 20 0 0 |