Intelligence.-Removals, Miscellaneous. that a larger and more suitable chapel was required for the congregation and the increasing population in the lo cality. They have, therefore, put forth their energies to the utmost, in order to gain their object. The school has been taken down, the old chapel converted into schools, and the new chapel erected on the site where the school stood. The work is nearly completed, and meets with the approbation of all its supporters. It is in the plain Grecian style of architecture, built of stone. Hewing work in the front of the chapel well polished, and the wall stones neatly tooled. The dimensions inside are about twenty-two yards by fifteen. The gallery is circular, having three pews on each side, eight in the front, and three behind the pulpit, under which are three vestries. The pews in the bottom of the chapel rise one half inch to the foot from the table pew to the front of the building, but the aisles are still level. The communion floor is raised fourteen inches above the aisle, round which are fixed cast iron ornamental banisters, with strong mahogany coping. The whole has been erected according to the plans and specifications furnished by Rev. T. Horsfield, of Louth. The place is said to hold about eight hundred, and has cost about £1,500, besides all old material. About £1,000 will be the sum raised by collections and private and public subscriptions. The debt will now be (including £500 of old debt) about £1,000, on the whole property, namely-chapel, schools, and minister's house. REMOVALS, &C. Rev. T. Horsfield, of Vale Chapel, Todmorden, has recently accepted a call to North-gate, Louth. Rev. T. R. Stevenson, of Burnley, has accepted an invitation from the Baptist Church, Harlow, Essex, and commenced his labours on the first Sabbath in June. MISCELLANEOUS. 267 COALVILLE.-New Chapel Bazaar.— The bazaar to aid the funds for the erection of a new chapel was held May 6th and 7th, and was very successful, the amount realized being near £60, besides about £20 worth of articles which remain unsold. The church is greatly encouraged in its important undertaking by the kind helps afforded not only by many friends in the immediate neighbourhood, but by many others at a distance. Our special thanks are due to friends at Leicester, Derby, Spalding, Birmingham, &c., for the liberal contributions which they forwarded, and which tended greatly to our success. WHITWICK, LEICESTERSHIRE.-Laying of the Foundation Stone of a New Chapel-In this little ancient market town, which is pleasantly situated amidst some of the most romantic scenery in the Midland counties, & General Baptist Church existed in the time of the Commonwealth. The cause now existing originated through the efforts of the Barton preachers,' regular preaching being established in 1794. In 1823, a small chapel was built. Since then the population has greatly increased, and as the chapel was far from comfortable, and being very difficult of access, the friends have been led to resolve to build a much larger and more respectable place. Ground having been purchased, the foundation stone of the new building was laid by the pastor of the church, the Rev. J. Cholerton, in the presence of a large concourse of spectators, on Whit-Monday, May 20th. After the ceremony a tea meeting was held in the old chapel, which was well attended. The Revs. J. Lewitt, of Nottingham; E. Bott, of Barton; and J. Salisbury, of Hugglescote, took part in the proceedings, which excited very great interest, and will, we trust, be productive of great good. REV. T. HORSFIELD.-Presentation. Rev. Giles Hester, of Long Sutton, On June 1st a numerously attended has accepted the unanimous invitation public tea meeting was held in the of the Wood-gate Church, Lough-school room of the Vale Chapel, Todborough, to become their pastor, and enters on his labours on the third Sabbath in July. morden. After tea the friends adjourned to the chapel. Rev. T. Horsfield opened the proceedings of the of a new chapel. He then introduced Mr. J. Bennett, of Leicester, an old friend of his, who had kindly engaged to lay the stone; who, having done so, gave an address well adapted to the occasion. The Rev. E. Stevenson, of Loughborough, followed; and, as the representative of the denomination, delivered an admirable address in which, while due importance was attached to our distinctive principles, the most kindly sentiments were expressed respecting those who differed from us. The Rev. R. W. McAll, of Leicester, as representing other Christian bodies, then expressed his great gratification at being present on the occasion, and spoke with much force and feeling on the oneness of the church of Christ. The doxology having been sung and the benediction pronounced, a large number of friends adjourned for tea to the school room, after which they assembled in the old chapel, where effective addresses were delivered by the Revs. E. Stevenson; R. W. McAll; J. Stewart; Salisbury, of Hugglescote; Burrows, of Measham; Holroyd, of Barton; Mr. Bennett, and the pastor, who pre meeting with singing and prayer, and in a brief speech reviewed his ministry at the Vale, and alluded to the circumstances which had led to his resignation. Mrs. Jane Stansfield then, in the name of the church, presented Mrs. Horsfield with a beautiful electro plated silver tea service, in commemoration of the affectionate esteem in which she was held by the members of Vale Church. The testimonial bore the following inscription, Presented to Mrs. Horsfield as a token of esteem and love by the church, at Todmorden Vale, June 1st, 1861. Mr. James Crabtree (deacon) afterwards addressed the meeting, after which, in the name of the church, he presented Mr. Horsfield with a copy of the last edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, 22 vols., ¦ 4to cloth lettered, by Black of Edinburgh. It bore on the label of the work the following inscription, Presented to Rev. T. Horsfield, by the General Baptist Church at Todmorden Vale, as a token of love and esteem for his faithful and disinterested labours during a period of nearly six years. June 1st, 1861.' Rev. T. Horsfield having replied, the meeting was after-sided. wards addressed by Mr. Jonathan Greenwood (deacon), and Revs. W. Salter, J. Finn, and E. Vickridge (Free Church Methodist), all of whom expressed their sympathy with Mr. Horsfield, and their approval of his ministerial activity whilst in the neighbour hood. Mr. John Marshall then presented Mr. Horsfield with a rosewood walking stick, mounted with silver. The kindness was acknowledged with thanks, and the hymn sung commencing Hail sweetest dearest tie that binds,' after which prayer was offered by Mr. Horsfield, and the interesting proceedings closed. The meetings were very interesting and profitable. An offering was made upon the stone of contributions from friends to the undertaking, which, with the proceeds of the tea, amounted to £30. The new chapel will be an elegant and spacious structure capable of accommodating from five to six hundred people, and will cost, exclusive of old materials, upwards of £500. The friends connected with the place are nobly exerting themselves to raise the needful funds, and will be very grateful for any help which any friends in the denomination may be disposed to render. THE EXHIBITION OF 1862.-About COALVILLE.-Laying of the Memo- 800 men are at present employed upon rial Stone of the New Chapel. A the erection of this building. It will service for this purpose was held on require 18,000,000 bricks, 22,000 tons Monday, June 3rd, 1861, when a large of mortar, 500 tons of glass, 600 tons number of friends assembled together. of paint, and 10,000 tons of iron. The meeting in the afternoon having There will also be no fewer than 600 been opened with singing and prayer miles of planking from seven to nine by the Rev. J. Stewart, of Leicester; inches wide, 108 miles of window sashthe Rev. J. Cholerton, the pastor of ing, and 600,000 square feet of felt. the church, gave an outline of the his- Half the space in the building is astory of the cause and the circum-signed to England and the Colonies. stances which had led to the erection Intelligence.-Miscellaneous. LETTER FROM REV. D. M. GRAHAM TO THE FREE-WILL BAPTIST PAPERThe following letter will show the state of feeling in New York. It was published in the Morning Star,' of June the 5th.-ED. MR. EDITOR.-It has been a week of stirring events and sad pageants. The war is beginning in earnest, and on a large scale. The day of mere talk and boasting on the part of the South has now gone by, and her great boastings must be changed into deeds or she must be for ever disgraced. 'Poor fallen Virginia,' as I heard a man in the prayer meeting the other day call the venerable mother of Presidents, is now just beginning to drink the bitter cup originally prepared for Maryland.-South Carolina and her confederates have succeeded for the time being in transferring the war from their own doors to the border States. It seems to be as well for the Union to have it so to have the battle fields brought within a convenient distance and into a climate nothing so difficult for our men as the extreme south. Poor old Virginia must play the part of puss to the South in this business of trying the fires of patriotism. General Butler has been requested to deliver up three slaves that fled to him. He that was willing to fight slaves in Maryland calls the same kind of goods and chattels in Virginia 'contraband of war,' and sets them to work in the trenches. This is a decided gain in the right direction, and may serve to reveal what must take place by the time the war reaches the more central parts of Africa.' The funeral of Colonel Vosburgh, a popular officer of this city, who died in Washington, was attended here last week. The military display, though not very large, was very impressive on the sad occasion. After the hearse followed the horse of the deceased rider. Before the close of the week the city was thrown into mourning again by the death of the brave Ellsworth, Colonel of the Zouaves from the firemen of this city. Upon the taking of Alexandria last Friday morning, the dashing young Colonel went to the top of a hotel to haul down the secession flag that had been for many weeks flaunting into the 269 very face of the President, as it is said that functionary could see it from his bed room window. Jackson, a rebel, the keeper of the hotel, secreted himself in a position to murder the Colonel as he came down. The murder was perpetrated, and the murderer immediately slain by one of the Colonel's men. The brave young officer the night before had written his parents a letter breathing filial affection and Divine trust. This leader of firemen never tasted of liquor, nor did he indulge in smoking. The death of no one could have more touched the public heart, even had he been slain upon the field of battle; but to be murdered by a rebel dog opened the flood gates of sympathy, and yet the tender emotions have crystalized into revenge in the hearts of thousands. The But it is said the young man was more reckless than brave. True, if Ellsworth had known that he was among savages he might have used more caution; but he had been accustomed to hear such pretty things about our Southern brethren that he was not aware that he had entered 'the Barbarous States of America.' death of Ellsworth has had two good effects in this city; it has made ready 50,000 brave men for the war the first moment there is an opened door for them; still better, it is beginning to convince thousands and tens of thousands that slavery is precisely the barbarism that the Anti-slavery men have always (in unwilling ears) proclaimed it to be. The funeral services connected with the carrying out of his remains through this place exceeded, probably, anything of the kind that ever took place in this city. He was buried at Mechanics'-ville, in the interior of this State, on Monday. Since I am speaking of death I may mention that our church is in deep mourning over the loss from our midst of one of the most excellent of the earth-I refer to the coloured widow concerning whom I wrote for your columns the incident, Five Fingers and Ten Dollars.' So many have heard of her mature piety, you will allow me a word more. Two weeks ago last Friday morning I heard that she had fallen down a long flight of stairs in one of the epileptic fits with which she had been for some time afflicted. Hastening to her apartments, I found the floor saturated with the blood that flowed freely from a wound several inches, stretching from near one eye upward across the forehead to a point nearly as high as the crown, and on the other side from where the wound began. It was cut to the skull, which was also fractured. For some time after the fall she was unconscious. Two physicians had called to see her before my arrival, but had not dressed the wounds, recommending her immediate removal to the Coloured Home, an institution chiefly endowed by the late Hon. Wm. Jay and his family. It was about two miles away. She had in the meantime become conscious, and was suffering greatly. With great patience she bore the long jolting ride; with clasped hands and face heavenwards, as she was bolstered up in one corner of the carriage, she occasionally said, 'My Master; O Master!' She had known what it was to have a very different master before she chose Christ. When she was laid upon the bed in the Home she said, as I took my leave, 'I am not to go hence alive. Tell the brethren and sisters at prayer meeting to-night to remember me in prayer-to come and see me now and then. A fortnight passed, and the afflicted saint had fallen asleep. Not less than thirty or forty visits were paid to her during that fortnight. All who were happy enough to find her conscious could but magnify the grace of God as they listened to her testimony for her precious, precious Saviour. Last Saturday the church assembled to pay the last sad attention to one so dear, and to carry all that was mortal to 'Evergreens,' a beautiful cemetery on Long Island. Not far from the head of her grave I saw a small oak shrub, without form or comeliness, apparently intertwined by the branches of the evergreen cedar.-A few weeks more and the dead oak too will be covered with verdure. It is not dead, but sleepeth.-The soul is alive with Jesus; the body in the spring time of the resurrection is to be alive and in the likeness of Christ's glorious body. Weltering in her blood, she did not forget the evening of the prayer meeting; she arose that morning with the full expectation of attending prayer meeting. The prayer meeting was the place to go to learn without inquiry whether sister Quiller was well or not. Being dead she yet speaketh, and speaketh not in vain, if some 'shiftless' professor takes the hint to remember the prayer meeting, and to let attendance or absence there be the infallible index of your health of body. If sister Quiller was absent the benevolent ones said, 'she is sick; we must go in the morning to see what can be done for her.' Our commingled mourning the past week and this for those who had nobly gone forth to war to preserve all that is dear and sacred in government and civilization, and for one so devout and mighty in prayer, has brought to mind with a fresh interest the following lines of Tupper: 'Thousands bewail a hero, and a nation mourneth for its king, But the whole universe lamenteth the loss of s man of prayer.' The news this morning from the seat of war is of very great interest. On the left General Butler has made an advance movement up the James River still nearer to Richmond. His object seems to be to clear the river banks of rebel batteries. At the same time to separate the forces of the enemy at Norfolk from those at Richmond and other places in the interior, and then, perhaps, either to reduce Norfolk or otherwise engage the rebel troops there, so that they can afford no help in the defence of Richmond. At the same time the force in the centre seems to be pushing forward in like manner to intervene between Harper's Ferry and Richmond. To aid the latter movement a large force of Federal troops is advancing from the west by way of Wheeling, to act first upon Harper's Ferry, and ultimately to cooperate with the forces from Alexandria and those of Butler in the reduction of Richmond. Thus the concentrating forces seem to be tending in a direction not pleasant for the rebel Congress to contemplate, if it must hold a session in Richmond next July. D. M. G. ECCESIASTICAL. The impression is fast gaining ground THE old cry of Church in Danger,' GENERAL. COUNT CAVOUR is no more. He died on As the |