Although St. Paul’s was opened by Bishop Blomfield on Christmas Eve, in the year of our Lord 1860, there are no day or Sunday-schools identified with it,—a fact in part resulting from the almost total absence of poor people in the district. The circumstance is remarkable; but may find some explanation also in the general character of Mr. Molyneux’s congregation, and in the direction of its zeal and resources to other Christian objects. We do not know whether, in London or out, any church can be found so distinguished for Christian benevolence, in all its social branches, as St. Paul’s, Onslow square. We have been familiar with many grand doings of Christian people, but we have not in our recollection any congregation which, as a whole, must feel it “more blessed to give than to receive” than this one. It is no small pleasure to us to record it as a matter of local Church history. Sometimes it has been said that Church people do not understand the art of giving. If there were any truth in this as a rule, we may point to St. Paul’s as a noble exception. The clergy and the church are maintained solely out of the pew-rents, and the offertory taken at the doors is for other purposes; and the latter, commonly thought not the most effective mode of making collections, yields an average of nearly 100_l._ per Sunday. The offertory at the Communion is in full proportion. In addition to this, the congregation supports a “Church Home for Destitute Girls,” for which about 500_l._ a-year is contributed at sermons preached by the Vicar, and in donations and subscriptions. An annual effort for the Church Missionary Society results in little short of 300_l._ The Irish Church Mission and Church Pastoral Aid Society are yearly united together in an appeal, and the response to the last was taken at the doors, in the morning, 53_l._ 10s. 9d.; and in the evening, 23_l._ 4s. 10d. The London City Mission, we hope, recognizes in St. Paul’s one of its strongest supports. The collection after sermon for this object amounted on the last occasion to 108_l._ 18s. 4d., and the regular subscriptions swelled the amount to over 450_l._ The “Jews’ Society” has also an annual benefit. The “Consumption Hospital,” which is situated within the parish bounds, has its funds replenished every year to a very important and gratifying extent. At the last preaching of sermons on its behalf, there was taken at the doors in the morning 70_l._ 10s., and in the evening 92_l._ 9s. 7d.—162_l._ 19s. 7d. All this is done in a general way; but there are special occasions on which the distinguished charity of this Church has shone forth with even greater lustre. We all remember what national sympathy was evoked by the Lancashire Famine in 1862. The Rev. Capel Molyneux made a collection for thirteen weeks in succession for this object. On the first day—November 9, 1862—there was taken at the doors in the morning 780_l._, and in the evening 299_l._ 9s. 9d., making for the day 1,079_l._ 9s. 9d. In the twelve following weeks the gross amount collected in the same way was 1,363_l._ 5s., making a grand total for that patriotic object of 2,442_l._ 14s. 9d., which was duly remitted to the Lord Mayor’s Committee. So recently as the 26th of February last, a collection was taken up in relief of the Paris distress which reached the figure of 229_l._ 16s. 8d. In the midst of all this we have further to record that for the past five years this congregation and people have contributed 600_l._ a-year towards poor and distressed churches in the east of London. We repeat, we do not know where, with an average congregation of 1,500, or where with any congregation, such figures as these can be paralleled. We confess to a profound admiration of such results. The persons who have contributed to them are known to Omniscience; it is not necessary that they should be known to the world. Although our architectural correspondent, from a professional point of view, does not appear to think highly of the church, as a material structure, it forms, to our eye, a very pleasing feature in Onslow-square. Even outwardly, it breaks up the monotony of palatial secular dwellings very agreeably; but religiously, morally, and socially, it is a bright and beautiful spot, which we trust will shine and flourish more and more unto the perfect day.