The Rev. C. J. Goodhart, the Secretary, then read the Report, which stated that the gross receipts of the Society, exclusive of the Jubilee Fund, amounted to £31,368, and the expenditure to £35,150. The Jubilee Fund, on the 31st of March, amounted to £1,018. The Report gave an interesting account of the operations of the Society during the year, and referred with devout gratitude to the large measure of success with which the God of Israel had crowned their labours during the past fifty years.

The Bishop of London ably moved the first resolution, and suggested the desirableness of educating young men of the Hebrew persuasion, who had embraced Christianity, to go abroad as missionaries. The Rev. Dr. Marsh seconded the resolution, and called on the assembly to aid the Society, not only with their purses, but by their prayers. The Rev. Dr. M'Neile supported the resolution, in an energetic speech; after which it was passed unanimously.

Other resolutions, urging increased exertions on the part of the meeting, having been adopted, a vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the business of the day.

VOLUNTARY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.

THE Annual Soirée and Meeting of this Association was held on Monday, May 3rd, at the Milton Club, when G. W. Alexander, Esq., was called to the chair. The assembly having adjourned to the large room, the Chairman commenced the business of the evening, by offering a few remarks upon the necessity that existed for more vigorous efforts to promote the voluntary education of the people.

The Secretary read the Report, from which it appeared, that in the normal institutions connected with the Association upwards of 100 young persons had been trained for teaching, a considerable portion of whom were now engaged in the work. The Association had contributed liberal sums towards the establishment and support of schools, not only in Eng

Indies, where it has aided many of the schools connected with the London, Moravian, and Baptist Missionary Societies. The receipts for the past year, with a balance in hand of £272 13s. at the former audit, amounted to £731 2s. 6d., which, after all expenses being paid, left a balance of £282 14s. 2d. in the hands of the Treasurer.

The claims of this valuable Association upon the friends of voluntary education were very efficiently urged upon the audience by the Revs. D. Katterns, J. Curwen, H. Richards, A. Reed, J. H. Hinton, and W. Brock.

COLONIAL MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

THE Twenty-second Anniversary Meeting of this Society was held in the Poultry Chapel, on Monday evening, May 17th, the Earl of Shaftesbury in the chair. A hymn having been sung, the Rev. Dr. Spence offered up prayer. The Rev. T. James read the Report, which gave a sketch of the Society's operations at Toronto, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town, Natal, Victoria, Tasmania, Sydney, Adelaide, &c. &c. The receipts for the year were stated to have exceeded those of any former year, the total amount being £6,544 13s. 6d., and the expenditure £5,569; leaving a balance in favour of the Society of £974 18s. 1d., which is absorbed by the amount due to the fund raised to meet the expenses of the outfit of the sixteen missionaries whom Mr. Poore came to England to obtain.

The noble Chairman then delivered one of the most admirable opening speeches out of the many we have had the pleasure of hearing from his Lordship, in which he bore distinct testimony to the importance and efficiency of the voluntary principle, set forth the necessity and value of providing for the spiritual instruction of of our colonial dependencies, and expressed the satisfaction it afforded him to co-operate with his Nonconformist brethren in carrying on the cause of God, whether at home or abroad.

The meeting, which we rejoiced to see so well attended, was effectively addressed by Mr. Baxter, M.P., F. J. Sargood, Esq. (of Victoria), the Revs S. M'All, T. Arnold, Newman Hall, F. Tomkins, and Dr. Archer.

SOLDIERS' FRIEND AND ARMY SCRIPTURE

READERS' SOCIETY.

THE Sixteenth Annual Meeting of this Society was held in Exeter Hall, on Wednesday evening, May 5th; Colonel Good. wyn in the chair. There was a large number of soldiers present. The Report stated that agents were employed in England, Scotland, and Ireland; and that two Scripture-readers had recently been sent out to India. Scripture-readers visited the barracks at Aldershott Camp, Brighton, Bristol, Deal, Dover, Exeter, Falmouth, Hampton-court, and numerous other places. The cash-statement showed receipts to the amount of £4,356 ls. 11d., which, after all expenses were paid, left a balance due to the Treasurer of £39 18s. 10d. The Report was adopted on the motion of Colonel Rawlinson, seconded by Mr. Joseph Payne.

Various resolutions having been passed, a vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the meeting.

the Jubilee Memorial Building, which had been transferred to the Benevolent Fund. The sales at the Depository had amounted to £12,556 19s. 6d. A legacy of £200 had been left by Mrs. W. Flanders, who had long been a warm friend to Sunday-schools. The Report concluded by stating the painful fact that there are still more than 300,000 young persons in London alone, between five and fifteen years of age, who are not found in the Sunday-school; so that for every child inside there are two outside the walls. Mr. G. H. Davis, the Rev. Paxton Hood,

the Rev. Dr. Archer, the Rev. J. P. Cook (of Paris), the Rev. Newman Hall, and Mr. Charles Swallow addressed the meeting.

The morning conference was held at the Jubilee Building at seven o'clock, when the Committee, together with the officers of the London Auxiliaries and

branches, spent two hours in prayer, and in discussing important subjects connected with Sunday-school Instruction.

EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.

THE usual Annual Soirée in connexion with this Society was held on Tuesday evening, May 4th, in the Freemasons' Hall, where a numerous company assembled. Among those present, were the Rev. Drs. Campbell, Spence, Steane, Tidman, and the Revs. Messrs. Davies, Hall, Jobson, Lester, &c. Mr. Thomas Chambers, the Common Serjeant, occupied the chair. The Rev. Archdeacon Phillpott addressed the meeting, and

exhorted them to more unity.

The Rev. J. P. Cooke, as the representative of the French branch of that alliance, gave an account of the progress of religion in that country. The Rev. M.

Malan, the Rev. Dr. M'Crie, and others, also offered remarks on the importance of practically carrying out, as widely as possible, the spirit and principles of that Alliance, which had long proved an interesting bond of union among so many of the followers of the Lord Jesus Christ.

NAVAL AND MILITARY BIBLE SOCIETY.

THE Eighteenth Annual Meeting of the

tended the classes of the Normal College during the year; of these 102 have been appointed to schools. In the Model Schools, the average daily attendance of boys is 603, of girls 350; the total admitted since these schools were opened is 62,102. During the year, 119 grants of money and school materials have been made to schools at home and in the colonies. Ten Ragged Schools have been thus assisted. The receipts for the year were £10,169 9s. 8d., and the expenditure amounted to £10,228 16s. 3d.

The Earl of Glanville, Earl Ducie, Rev. Mr. Taggart, Rev. Dr. Angus, Rev. W. Cadman, Mr. Robert Forster, and others took part in the animated proceedings of the day.

RAGGED SCHOOL UNION.

ON Monday evening, May 10th, the Fourteenth Annual Meeting of this So

| ciety was held in the large room, Exeter Hall, the Earl of Shaftesbury presiding.

Mr. W. Locke read the Report, which stated that the number of schools in connexion with the Union was 135 Sundayschools, having 20,500 scholars; 98 dayschools, with 14,390 scholars; and 131 week-evening schools, with 8,650 scholars. The number of voluntary teachers was 2,580, and the number of paid teachers 328. From the last cash-statement it appeared that, including a balance in hand of £758 11s. 5d., the income amounted to £6,518 68. 1d., of which a balance remained, after paying all expenses, of £874 108.

On the motion of the Rev. Canon Miller, seconded by the Rev. Mr. Graham, the Report was adopted.

Other resolutions having been passed, a vote of thanks to the noble Chairman concluded the proceedings.

THE usual May meeting of the Trustees of the EVANGELICAL MAGAZINE was held at the Milton Club, on Wednesday, May 12th, after the missionary sermon at Surrey Chapel.

Various suggestions were offered as to the best means of extending our circulation. Among others we deem the following, made by the Rev. John Angel James, worthy of special notice-that the wealthy widows in our congregations should take several copies monthly, which they might give, or lend, to the widows in their several neighbourhoods, who

are not able to purchase it for themselves.

When it is remembered that for each additional thousand copies sold monthly, the trustees are enabled to make grants to eight or ten more widows, it must be obvious that, beyond the intrinsic value of the magazine, its wide circulation is a matter in which all our Christian friends should feel the deepest interest.

We trust that our friends will not lose sight of this simple way in which they can show their sympathy for their sisters in affliction.