reference to the Oxford Charity Organisation Soziety, to which allusion was made last week, some very interesting local statistics are published in its report just issuml. It appears that the applications to the Guardians in Oxford for relief in 1870 were 739; in 1887, 321. The

The other work nn4ertaken by the Union was the entertaining of the Congregational Union of England and Wales at its Autumnal Session ; but over this we will throw the veil. Our housekeeping experience at that time was too imperfect to enable us to succeed in entertaining our cou

Rev. George Moir, of Avoch, died on Thursday, at the age of 55. After labours as a schoolmaster and home missionary, he studied at Nottingham Institute. He filled successively pastorates at Greenock, Aberdeen (where for eight years he did good work among the poorer classes), and

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[Rev. W. HEWI:ILL, M.A., of Farnworth, then read his paper on the above subject. In consequence of the great length of our report of the last two sessions of the Union, we are obliged to hold over Mr. Hewgill's paper till next week, the drift of which is indicated elsewhere. The

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THE ANNUAL MEETING will be held in FINSBURY CHAPEL, MOORFIELDS, on TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 19, BiSS. The Chair will be taken by Sir J. W. PEASE, Bt., M.P., at half-past Sir. Doors open at Six o'clock. The meeting will be addressed by Hon. and Rev. W. H. Fremantle, M.A., Samuel Smit