We have not adverted to the state of | the cause in Ballina very recently. But this has not arisen from want of intelligence, but from a wish to present the reports from all the agents in turn. The following facts will gratify our friends.

I baptized, writes Mr. HAMILTON, July 1st, two women this morning, upon a profession of their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. They are the persons who came to us on the report of the beggar men, of whom I spoke at the meeting in London. They were under instruction for several months, and after most patient inquiry, we have reason to believe they are the subjects of divine grace.

FAITHFUL TO DEATH.

One of our members departed this life yesterday. She had been a Romanist, but a person of good character. She came to our place of worship about three years ago, and was baptized in August 1847, and she continued a faithful member of the church, until she exchanged earth for heaven.

She was very patient in all her sufferings, and expressed the strongest confidence in the Lord Jesus Christ as her Saviour, and repeatedly said that she had no fear of death. When I read and prayed with her the last time, she held up her poor wasted hands and said, "Now I am happy, I depend on nothing but the Lord Jesus for my salvation!"

Knowing that the Romanists would bring a priest to anoint her when they found her insensible, I requested Mr. McNamara and I. Judge to stay with her till she died. When the people learned she died without being anointed, some were angry, and many were astonished. Before her death she requested that her body might be buried in the Protestant ground.

INCREASING USEFULNESS.

Mr. MCNAMARA preached at Tullylin yesterday, July 15, to the largest congregation we have had there yet. He also gave an address at the prayer-meeting here in the morning, when he told the people that he did not understand how to pray in a scriptural manner, until he joined the church; that when he was a priest he had to say a number of Latin prayers every day, which if not said before twelve o'clock at night, he would be guilty of a great sin. He thanked God that now he knew how to pray, in Christ's name, and to ask for his sake, for whatever he felt his need of; and that such exercises were very delightful and profitable to his own soul. He preached last week at Mullifarry, Carrowkilly, and Greenown, and seemed encouraged by the meetings at these places.

Mr. BERRY has had several open air services lately, and the attendance has been most encouraging. The order and seriousness which prevailed formed a striking contrast to the behaviour of the people, in similar circumstances a few years ago.

Yesterday, July 15, was to me a happy day, and one which will be remembered. I preached in the open air, and baptized two brethren. Hundreds of Romanists, and about a hundred Protestants were present. The banks of the river were lined with people, and they heard the word in breathless silence. Only one person acted otherwise, and he made no disturbance, but put his fingers into his ears, as if signifying that he would not listen to what was said. Those around him gave him to understand that he should cease doing that or withdraw.

Again on the 4th of August, writes Mr. Berry, I had an open air service, and had a large congregation. I baptized four disciples, and the husband of one, a Romanist, is to be baptized shortly. When I announced another service that day fortnight, the people were delighted. The number of candidates is increasing. I believe that ere long, a whole district will pronounce for us. Indeed already fourteen from that district have been baptized already. I wonder what the priests will say now! The famine they said brought converts to me. The famine is almost over. The earth is literally bursting with abundance. Yet the truth is spreading. It is not the famine now surely.

In our last we presented some facts tending to illustrate the nature and progress of the new state of feeling in the mind of the masses of the people. We give a few more from a different part of the field of labour; as illustrating this new state of feeling they are worthy of serious consideration, and ought to inspire the friends of the society with fresh emotions of gratitude and hope.

I understood, writes G. M. that the priest of C-, continues to remember me, and all who hear me. I suppose the priests here are following his example. As I was visiting yesterday, I went into Mrs. M's cabin. Her countenance was fallen. After a short conversation I asked permission to read and pray. She replied, "I have no dislike to you or the word of the Lord, but the priest has cautioned me against you for the time to come." I told her she was rejecting the gospel of God, and the salvation of her soul. There are two persons who lodged in her house, and they at once said, "we shall lodge no more with you,

There have been some deaths in the neighbouring villages. I went to a house where one had happened. The neighbours followed the stranger, and as it is customary for many to assemble on such occasions, we soon had a

good number. I went on reading and talking to them in Irish. The wife is a shrewd, keen, woman, and she asked me many questions, but never put the right one, "what must we do to be saved?" This subject I pressed upon their present consideration. She asked me | who made the law? I explained it, and set forth its holiness and justice of the law, which stops every mouth, and makes every man guilty before God, but whose full demands are met in Christ. While I was explaining the second commandment, she said, "that is not in our catechism." I told them their catechism concealed it, and gave the third instead, and split another to make up the number. They exclaimed, "we are an unfortunate people to be deceived in this way." After I had done, they sent one of their number to show me the way on my journey, and as I left I heard them praying for my long life.

Since I wrote last I have visited four hundred and five families, and have paid four hundred and eighty-eight visits, and have spoken in the name of Jesus, to more than five hundred persons, and given away many tracts.

Occasionally we find opinions expressed in a very homely form, but not the less striking as evidences of the effect which the truth produces when it enters the mind. The following is an illustration from J. J's journal for June.

Read the scriptures and prayed in the house of P. C., who received me cordially, and paid great attention. I tried to set before him the doctrine of regeneration. He told me he had never heard so much of it before, nor of the reason for it, "Though we are forbidden," said he, "by the priests to hear or read the scripture, yet it is our only guide. They are no better than some of our cobblers, who dont care what stuff they put in the work, if they can get the money. They cobble up their own commands as the gospel, and it is not the truth they teach."

I visited Mrs. J. and B. L., who have been greatly concerned about their souls. These women are greatly persecuted for attending our meeting, and for embracing the Scriptures. They have been attending more than six months, have given up altogether, and are faithfully advocating the cause of the Re deemer. They have now no confidence in

We are sorry to say that Mr. ECCLES has suffered greatly in his health, owing to his unceasing efforts to do the work of a missionary, and attend on the sick and dying. He is cheered, however, by success, of which the following is a sample.

We yesterday received to fellowship a young man whom I had the pleasure of baptizing on Wednesday last. My last lecture in reply to the late work of Professor Wilson was the first discourse to which he ever listened in Academy street. Since then he has attended our chapel regularly. His regularity at worship was observed, but no one knew him. Some weeks ago he remained after the pronouncing of the blessing, and, addressing me, said he wished to join the church. We found him worthy, after due examination, and on yesterday admitted him to a seat at the supper of the Lord.

Thus an effort that was thought likely to ruin the cause, has only ministered to its increase. The insinuations, too, of the local press, to the effect that many Baptists would now review, regret, and retrace their steps, have been proved by the actual issue to be very wide of the truth. The movement, on serious review, has been, in every case, to join our standard, not to desert it.

We have suffered in proportion to our numbers, with almost unparalleled severity, The loss of by removals and emigration. nine of our apparently most promising members was truly trying to our infant cause. We have Yet their places are all filled. still an increase upon the number reported last year, and the congregation is considerably improved.