The Rev. C. G. Acworth, a learned young man, whose facial capillary forces are coming gradually into play, and who seems to have the entire Book of Common Prayer off by heart, is the curate of St. Paul’s.  He is a good reader, a steady, sententious, epigrammatic preacher, and with a little more knowledge of the world ought to make a clever and most useful minister.  Something, which we do not think exists in connection with any other Preston church for the management of affairs, is established here.  It is a “Church Committee.”  It consists of the ministers, the churchwardens, and a dozen members of the congregation.  They discuss all sorts of matters appertaining to the district, smooth down grievances when any are nursed, and keep everything in good working order.  The outside machinery for mentally and religiously improving the district is very extensive and varied.  There are five day and Sunday schools under the auspices of St. Paul’s.  They are situated in Pole and Carlisle streets, and are under the guidance of four superintendents and fifty-seven teachers.  Mrs. Myres (wife of the incumbent), who is a great favourite throughout the district, is one of the teachers.  The day or national schools are the largest in the town; they have an average attendance of 934; and that in which boys are taught is the only one of its kind in Preston which is self-supporting.  The average attendance of Sunday scholars is 800.

Night schools also form part of the educational programme, and they are well attended.  A mutual improvement class—­the oldest in the town—­likewise exists in connection with St. Paul’s.  It was established by the Rev. S. F. Page, and is conducted on principles well calculated to regulate, illumine, and edify the youths who mar and make empires at it.  A temperance society, in which the Rev. Mr. Acworth, who is a “Bright water for me” believer, has taken praiseworthy interest, has furthermore got a footing in St. Paul’s, and beyond that there is a band of hope society in the district, which does its share of work.  Every Monday afternoon, a “Mother’s Meeting,” conducted by Mrs. Myres, Mrs. Isherwood, Miss Wadsworth, and the Bible woman, is held in a room of the Carlisle-street school.  The mothers are pretty lacteous and docile.  In various parts of the district, cottage lectures, conducted by the curate and a number of energetic teachers, are held weekly.  The district of St. Paul’s is great in missionary work.  There are about four-and-twenty collectors in the field here, and by the penny a week system they raise sums which periodical efforts would never realise.  By the way, we ought to have said that there are a good many collections in St. Paul’s church—­16 regular ones and 14 on the offertory principle—­ every year.  Those who consider it more blessed to give than receive should be happy at St. Paul’s.  The sums collected at the church range from about 12 to 50 pounds.  The Irish Church Missionary Society receives much of its