The following extract from RICHARD MOORE's journal is worth reading and considering.

I read and explained many portions of holy writ for P. I., from the county of Mayo, to whom I gave some tracts. He seemed much impressed with the scriptures, which I explained to him in his own tongue. He told me that there was a great inquiry after the truth in his neighbourhood, since priest McNamara left the church of Rome. He requested that I would go to that place for a few days, for he was fully persuaded I should do much good, especially as able to talk the Irish language so fluently. He also informed me that the priest with whom I conversed in his part of the country, goes to church from that period to the present.

WM. LORIMER also writes,

I was invited by a romanist to go to visit his mother who was dying. I had often conversed with the family on eternal things, read the scriptures, and prayed with them. They were always glad to have a call. The poor woman had ceased speaking about an hour before I reached the house. But I hope my visit was not useless. Many persons had gathered when they heard I was there. The friends requested me to engage in prayer; after which I had a long and profitable conversation with the people. She died after I left.

I attended her funeral; and was requested by her family to address the people before they left the house. There was a large assembly, very many of them romanists. The attention of all was solemn and becoming throughout.

PAT. GUNNING writes in a similar strain, and his facts go to prove the existence of a spirit of inquiry, and that it is rapidly spreading.

In some of my former journals I spoke about a romanist who frequented my house at all opportunities, to hear the word in this life. During his illness he could not Irish. It pleased God to remove him from bear to have me one hour from his bedside. the chief opposers of the truth, is now a great His brother, who was up to that time one of friend; and within these ten days, has requested me three times to get him a Testament. Another romanist who belonged to the most bigoted sect, the Scapularians, now frequents my house at all opportunities. At our last conversation he anxiously desired me to get him a small bible, or, if I could not get that, a testament; saying to me, "When I am working in my garden, if there comes on a shower of rain, while standing in the shelter of a ditch, I would be happy to search for myself; and as I am often hired by other people, I could communicate unto others the same knowledge."

During the summer the Committee accepted the offer of two students in Bristol College, to spend their vacation in Ireland. The following statement from T. COOKE, will show the readiness of the people to hear, and the importance of sending to that country the most efficient men that can be obtained.

The congregations at Easky, Mountain river, Tully-linn, and other places, were larger than I ever saw before, owing to the number of

romanists who came to hear Mr. Williams.

In some places we had forty, in others more, and in some as many as 200; and not only romanists, but the various denominations of protestants were also interested in his preaching and conversation. His kindness, punctuality to his engagements, and ability, gained the greatest esteem. Indeed if nothing more came out of his visit to this popish district, than the spirit of inquiry which it has

aroused, it is good; but ever since I have had access to almost all the respectable families in this district.

Surely the extract we subjoin from JOHN MONAGHAN's journal will be read with similar feelings to those which the facts recorded seem to have awakened in his own mind.

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A short time since, a woman from Bcalled at my house in the hope of getting Bible. I was not at home, so she called again a few days after. Finding she had come from the best of motives, I asked if a Testament would do? She told me she had a Testament. "But," said she, some years since, I heard Mr. Bates preach, and he quoted and explained several passages from the Old Testament, which I have thought of since, and now I want a Bible to read and study these portions over again." I gave her one. She was overjoyed. A man who was present said, "I suppose you would not now give your Bible for a new dress." "No," said she, "not for the best dress that ever was made." "Well," said he, with a sneer, " you could get many Bibles for the price of a new dress." "That may be," she replied, "but the Bible tells me of a dress, the best of all; which I hope will clothe me for time and eternity. And I would that you could see it too." This remark from a person whom I thought ignorant of the treasures of God's word, filled me with wonder and gratitude. God be praised, that I was used as the hand of the Society, to present her with a gift, the value

of which she seemed to know.

The evidence which appears from time to time of the usefulness of the schools is pleasingly illustrated in PAT. BRENNAN'S letter for September. His judicious remarks on the incident he mentions are well worth a perusal.

I am after inspecting the schools in my district. They are going well, as the rolls show. I trust that more good is doing than we can see at present. Every day shows that we are not able to judge all the good which has been done in this dark corner of poor Ireland. When I was questioning the children in the school at C, I remarked one little girl that gave most pleasing answers to the different questions proposed, both on the word itself, and its meaning.

After the school was dispersed, I asked the mistress who this little girl was; and found she was the daughter of a poor beggar woman, and had been in the school only a few days. I inquired where the child had got all her knowledge, and learned that she had been in one of our schools in another part of the

county. I said in my mind, if this poor little girl has been so much benefited, what may we not expect from all the children who have been in our schools for these thirty years

past.

The usefulness of the tracts is becoming daily more evident. There is something striking about the following, communicated by another reader in the same district, under date of Sept. 20.

The priest of our parish is hostile to all our labours. For these three weeks past he has been warning every one not to read the tracts or receive them; and those who have them to burn them. One of his people to whom I gave some, at various times, told me that his wife had collected them all, and put them on a shelf for every one who came in to see, and so strong was she, that she had bid defiance to the priest to come and lay hold of them.

Two others of his parishioners came to me, under the cloud of night, to beg a copy of the scriptures. I gave them a Bible, praying the Lord to open their eyes to receive the word which is able to save their souls. The priest's opposition has endeared the society's labour to many; and I am confident good is coming out of evil. I have visited during the last month, 97 families, paid 152 visits, given away 2 Bibles, 1 Testament, and about 100 tracts, and held 9 prayer meetings.

Again read and consider what THOS. COOKE writes.

The priests round about here, are still scolding wherever they hear of the people receiving tracts, or copies of the scriptures from me. "Beware," they say, "to have anything to do with the two leaved books; for these readers are putting them into the holes of the ditch, or any other place where you will meet with them. Mind or you will be caught by them, and be lost for ever!"

One of these who receives the tracts with great delight, came for a Testament lately, which he now reads to his family, and says he will do so, by God's blessing, in spite of all the clergy. I had a long conversation with him, in the presence of many more, about the sacrament of extreme unction; and pressed upon him, that if it gave a passport to heaven, it rendered all the other ceremonies useless. I directed them all to the Saviour, and fetched up many passages on the work of the Spirit, and the efficacy of the blood of Christ to take away all sin. Many romanists are beginning to attend our meetings.

The same sort of testimony comes from a district far away from those to which the previous extracts refer. JoHN

Although I meet with many who are enemies to the truth, many are different. I went into a house lately, and began to read the Testament to them. They paid attention, and their minds seemed affected, especially the woman of the house. After some time the husband came in, and began to blame his wife, saying that it was the words of Calvin and Luther I was reading to them. She said, "No, but the words of our Saviour, and what this man tells us makes me love the Lord Jesus; and I am afraid, from what he tells me, that my soul is not right with God, for the words of this man's book caused

more fear on me than all that I ever heard from the priest."

Some few weeks ago, we called attention to the colony of fishermen at Dunmore, near Waterford; and intimated that steps would be taken to meet the case. Since then Gore McClure has been removed from Cork. MR. HARD-| CASTLE has forwarded his report of the present state of the mission, and it is very gratifying.

We have had a very full attendance at the last two seven o'clock services. Nearly sixty were present. We have fresh accessions every Sunday evening. Some of the people are obliged to stand the whole service;-we are, therefore, much in want of seats. I have changed the three o'clock service to a morning service at ten, and there are more in attendance than when we had it in the afternoon.

We have over thirty scholars in the Sunday-school, and there are thirty-six on the roll of the day school. The average attencance during the past week has been twentynine. We have commenced making collections at the evening services to defray the incidental expences.

JOHN TALBOT an intelligent and indefatigable reader in one of the midland districts thus writes to his superintendent.

The day after I came from Abbeyleix, going among the people distributing tracts, I chose one for a self-righteous romanist family, called the "Great Error Detected." I knew them to be great penance-doers, for which they expected salvation. Three days after I called again, and was not well inside the door, before the man welcomed me, and ran for the tract, which he had marked in several places.

The first place he showed me was about the believer having peace with God, and

Christ's sake. He was greatly pleased, but of the ground on which a sinner is justified he knew no more than the dead. I read many passages to him on this subject. speaking of the centurion's confession of his When reading to him the vii. of Luke, and unworthiness, he seemed surprised, and said he thought protestants never confessed their sins. I showed him what true confession meant; and that every penitent came to God for that purpose, and through Christ sought forgiveness. He replied that every word he could recollect he would tell the priest; and he kept his word, for I afterwards learnt that the priest spoke largely in favour of those protestants that devoutly kept up family worship, regretting that his own flock were not like them.

These facts are far from exhausted; indeed we often wish the Chronicle were larger, that we might give all the intelligence which comes from Ireland each month. Another reader informs us.

The first time we had seven protestants, I have held prayer meetings twice in C― which were all in the neighbourhood, and eight romanists; on the second there were seven of the former, and nine of the latter. We had much conversation after the services. A roman catholic woman who had attentively heard all that had passed, said, "What you have told us is true, for we are all sinners, and are continually sinning, and it is plain that nothing can save us but the free unmerited grace of God." When we parted they all returned thanks, and wished I would come again the first opportunity.

Through all the places I visited, tracts were received with the greatest thanks, and my daily regret is, that I have not enough to supply half the applications that are made. So great indeed has been the desire for tracts, that persons to whom I gave some, have come a distance of twelve miles hoping to have more, particularly the Comparative Views and Reasons for being a Dissenter.

In my last I mentioned Mrs. McK whose husband was a convert from popery. I am happy to say, that contrary to our expecshe has kept the one thing needful in view. tation, she is recovering. During her illness

The quarterly meeting of the Southern Association has recently been held in Cork. Mr. WATSON states that

The services were interesting and well attended. Though we had no deputation this time for the mission, the collection was somewhat larger. The friends generally are pleased that this expense has been saved. The package