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THE 


MISSIONARY  REGISTER 


FOR 

MDCCCXXIIi. 


CONTAINIVO  < 

PRINCIPAL  TRANSACTIONS 

6>  TBI  Ttamts 

INSTITUTIONS  FOR  PROPAGATING  THE  GOSPEL 

WITH  ...  '       •  ' 

ow  rmrn 

CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 


««V  BY    HlGflT,    HdE   BY    POWBB,   BUT  BY    MY    SPIBtT«   SAITH  TRB   LORD   OP   BO&Tt. 

ZECJ7.  IV.  «. 


LONDON: 
PRINTED  BY  R.  WAT79,  CROWN  COURT,  TBMPLB  BAR. 


PU^^TSHED  BY  L.  B.  SEELEY  &  SON,  1<J9,  FLEET^TREET. 

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LIST  OF  ENGRAVINGS 

nr  THIS  TOLUMX. 

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yiSIT  OF  A  MlSaieW AUY  TO  0eiiRMQgrH-WEST>iJlEMCAy 

INDIANS     - «78 

HINSOO^  BEYOXSES     -  -  - 455 

THE  BUBTING  OF  A  HINDOO  W|DOW  ALIVE 56S 


CONT&KTS. 


SuBYfiT  '4i  «M  »MMtoBt 
JbliodQcioQr  BtrntU. < 

SoodiAinM ,  10 

Africu  Islands 17 

AbyninU 19 

1feditc]Taii,esB  and  Black 

Seas 10 

Cai|iiaA Sea. ,.,..,,,...  95 


OiMy  aiiliiaal  Order 


.., f» 

Ctiimi 99 

India  beyoadjthe  Ganges,  M 
India  wtthln  the  Ganges,  89 

Ceylon .77...  67 

lndiaAArcki|ielago 64  » 

AvsMaeiirT: ,.06  I) 


thni^eat   tbe    Weiil,   i»   Ih^ 
; F.  1 

Pdm^ rs 

Sovth  AvMfica 79 

Wast  Indies «.  74 

Noiih- American  Indians.  76 

Labrador. ;»••»...  79 

Greenland fO 


BIOPRAPHY. 

NMicea  of  tome  tX  (ba  Pbonders  of  Cbprcb^Bogfaud  HisslMis  in  Indian— Rer. 
^^Tid  Brovf^n— Rev.  H.HIai^tjii— Bey.  Dr.  Bbcbaoan— Bi^t  Rei.  BIsbop  Hiddletoli 

Chaiaeler  and  Obttaarf  of  tiie  f^w.  LeTi  Perscwa* 

Mg»B«r of  OgmelieB, an  Aged  Negro.'...:. 

IileefMiitbew8lK:b .....901-906,341-346,981-988, 

IVtIiiaeBiaa  to  Ibe  lale  ftev.  John  Owen,  at  tbe  19th  Anidf  efsary  of  tbe  Britisb  and 

PurcigB  Bible  Soeiety.: 

Obitaaiy^Mas.i'tfDHv,  Widow  ef  the  late  BeT.RPldtter 

ObitaarTflrMn.Vaeghan 

ObiiBar7onfaa.I^or 

<%sncleBiandObitiMUf3eeef  IbarHiBdeoairiitiMis.'.'. 


61' 89 

161-164 
399-^36 

946-948 
860^1 
400^19 
457-460 

51M16 


PROCEEDINGS  AND  INTELLIGENCE. 
'  4nucAH  issrnvTioN.  n       .  .    jHn-st^rMRr  g^tsir.       ,^ 

VHmp  UVGDOK.  B  OlgeotandGioandsoflheSooietj m 

StvenleeihlhAnniversai7...«..«...^.««  918  H.49PMdj&  behalf  of  ibe&K^ *.-•  196. 


Sev«at4eatt  Repori^- 
Proceediags  of  the  CoiuareflB  of  Verana 

relative  to  the  fflaye  Trade 466 

Ceadnct  ef  France,  in  leibrenee  to  the 

AbdJtionof  the  Slave  IVade 4|6 

Chvclty  with  which  the  Aeneh  and 

flbaalafds  cavry  on  tiie  Slave  IVade,  467 
tafeaBMBtarx  IVooeedii^a 468 

JMBRICJN  BOAHD  OP  MISSIONS., 
BOMS  PEOdBPOIOa. 

nirteenth  Anaivetery 117 

SUtooftheFands 117 

Oonpletion  of  the  Wee terft-Af  ia  Printp 

iMFVind 117 

Dedication  of  Irfind  to  snpportMissions  117 

Porein-BUscion  School 568 

Namber  ofLaboorers 668 

KBSItEBEAMSAN. 

JmiwJim  a  HissioiiarTStotion  of pecaliar 

lotemt 398 

Joameys  of  Investigation ,  398 

Political  TVoobles  not  to  retard  OhriatiaB 

BxertioDS 894 

Spirit  to  be  cultivated  l»r  Mediterranean 

IfiMKMiariea ' 394 

Sitoation  oTMaHa,  favourable  for  tbe  Dif- 

fosiflti  of  Christianity 80S 

Slate  of  tbe  Malteae :i05 

nrou  wrrani  ths  fiAtroxa. 
Phypoani  for  a  Bliss.  Uoildug  at  Bunbay  436 

POLYNBSIA. 

Sandwich  Ulands. 

Stato  and  Plrogf^ts  of  the  Mi8«jon 666 

Treaty  between  Tamaahmaah  fcTauuiree  657 

Renaine  of  Superstition 556 

Barbarooe  Conduct  toward  1  nfants 559 

Utter  of  T.  Hopoo,  a  Native  Cbriitian . .  560 
Promieiog  ladicaUons  in  aome  Natives. .  561 

Eacoorageroeots  and  Triala < .  569 

Ultrr  of  Tamaahmaah  to  tbe  Board 569 

AMEBIC  AS  COLONIZATION  SOCIETY. 
y  lew*  end  Hopes  of  the  Board  respecting 
the  Colooy  at  Cape  Mesurado 149 


378 


ff ogress  and  Pro^weta  of ^  Soeiety 

adeei"oP^S.Sgr!r.^.^f.':!!!'.,,i» 

'Bjiowle%e  ^  X««ni^a  tocakMiibly  ^ 


BjmaT  MtsssondMr  soaarv^ 


Anmvacann w, ** 967 

^Mi^  and'pa^Dto'ef  Ae  Yev.' ! .'  4lf 

Ineraaaed  Means  required ..:...  419 

Ann»eenaries 697 

NewAwnlinriea 597 

4IASfUII  fUU 

Addi|is«ef  aMissJOMTyaaeng  <heNo» 
.  hiT^Man 489 

nillU  WRBIM  TBI  OAWOU. 

.Math  Mcttelr  on  the  Trmnalatioqs— 

Value  of  FirstVenioBs  of  the  Scriptures,  496 
list  of  Twenty  Veiraions  of  the  New 

>  Testament  already  published 491 

list  of  Ten  Versiqns  of  (he  N«w  Tea- 

iament  in  the  Pjreea 491 

Remarks  on  the  Tine  occupied  in  dif-  ^ 

fiBieatTraBshUioosof  4he  NewlW  _. 

iament 491 

Advantagea  of  the  Systom  pwsMfd  in 

e(botiMtheTnBfllationB 499 

^estifflooies  of  f^eamed  Natives  to  the 

tVanslatibna 493 

State  of  flie  Versions  of  the  Old  Testa'- 

meat ^ 49S 

Completion,  4i  fiifare  Supply,  by  Mev»- 

ab|aT^a,of  the  Chinese  Scriptares,  494 

Waiit  or  more  ample  Funds 496 

lliird  Report  on  the  Serampore  College* 

Object  of  tbe  InstilntAOB 644 

Reasons  for  instructing  Native  Chria- 

tian  Youths  in  Sanscrit tM4 

College  Buildings  and  Premises 646 

Number  and  State  of  the  Stadento. ...  646 

Progress  of  the  StndenU 547 

Scientific  Professor 54S 


CO!NTBNTS. 


DMaityPMfeaof........ 648 

UfOMVidiMiat:..: 649 

College Obienratory 540 

Collefe libnry ..«  66a 

eiUEli«|i  ClaM 660 

UEDlanluiM.... 661 

StetooftheF^Bdt 661 

'MfiLB  S0CTSTJE8, 

miTBO  KafODOH. 

BrUuk  and  Forngm  Bible  SoeUtv» 

iiM  in  tte  Traailation  wid  Circinft- 


tMn  of  the  Scriptures..... » i*  86 

KineteeiitbABiiiTereBry -919 

Ifeereue  and  ElBciency  of  Ladies*  Ao- 

MoiatioiM «..«.; ,.1 919 

.  EOcieDcy  of  Aaziliaiiee  and.  Lediee* 

AaiociatioDf • 988 

WiaeUeath  Repotf-^ ' 

'    Q^iidi  U^4d  totiie  Sicrttariei  . .  4lS 
Tnoieate  l>f -me  Codliibiitioii* .......  41S 

Imta  of  Ihe  Scriptves .,..418 

.    Gfaats  of  Money  and  flooka 413 

'  WorU  cdiiipleted  dnriitgtlie  Telur. ...  414 

Works  in  Pmm*......'... 414 

ltemaAiOhO|>poaiti4norRoni.CatlK>L  414 
Union  of  IHstitadon  &iU  Forei^  Asso- 
ciates . . . . . . .;..., 414 

NaoaiandMiUkiryBibkSoeUt^. 

Forty-third  Annirenainr 916 

Appeal  ftir  bcreased  Soppori 414 

Merehanl^attmm't  BiJUe  Boeiftp. 
Fifth  Aonifersary 919 


Pr6ceed|iflaofDn.PtefteiaoD,HaBdenoB^ 

I  andPrnkcrton^iaRjusia 134 

New  THrmaslations  eagerly  desired  ......  186 

Zeal  of  the  Russian  Soe.  and  its  Memben  1 35 
State.wvlPragresaof  the  Ptois  Bible  Spc.996 
Benefit  of  presentiog  the  Bible  to  the 

'  Newly-married 847 

Activity  and  Success  of  Collectort 848 

Miteand  IVgwress  of  Bible  Societies— 

ihanoe>  United  Netherhinds,  Switner- 
land.  Qemany*  Pmssia,  Denma^ 
Sweden«Norway«RossiajItaly^pain, 

Roman  Catholics 419-430 

Inflaeate  #f  4he  Scripliires  on  GaOsy 

Slaves  and  Prisoners. in  FVaaoe  ....  4^ 
The  Scriptnres  saspHed*  by  Children,  to 

the  Ne  wlyjaamed,  and  to  SelK^ars .  •  •  478 

WMSI'MW  AFMCA. 

Sierra  Leone  Anxil.  Bible  Society— Ozth 

Anniverssiy • 430 

.  Stateofthe  Ands. 480 

Bopply&BeneficialUseoftheScriptores,  430 
Bovm  MMESaCA. 
Tlie  Bible  ihe  greatest  blessing  to  South 

America .-., 876 

MoneBjamicAW  trarBS. 
Frogress  of  the  Bible  Society,  bk  its  Fifth 
and  Sixth  Years 116 

CtiRISTUN.KNdlVLSbOE  SOCJETY. 
morXDUNODOIL 
Rejpoii  for  1891-9— 

Sermon  by  the  Bishop  of  Ohmceiiler . .    87 

*  Proves  of  the  Society 89 

Assistance  to  Ireland...., i...«    89 

.  SaaplementalCatalogae 89 

Pnblic  Sale  of  Books  aad  Trade  .....  ^ 
*"  IMstribution  of  Books,  Tracts^  Papers    §0 

SUteoftheFands 90 

Retirement  of  the  Secretary,  &  appoint- 
faent  of  Two  Saccessors 165 


6i9 

619 


Yale^ctoryAddlresittfthol 

JReidyoftheBishopofQalco'tU 

Sermon  by  ^e^ikoporCaMta 

Beport  for  1829^—    ' 

•  Prtwreasof  the  Soeietyv 

Pttblio  Sale  of  Books  and  IVacts 

Mbnnment  to  the  late  Bn.  of  Caleptta. 

FoandingoffiveSoholarsnips  hiBnhop*s 
CoOsm,  Calcutta ...< 690 

Issoe  of  Bqoks,  IVact^,  and  Pipers.  • .  620 

State ofthe  Funds wk I.  kvt/» 690 

-Eastlndies :  621 

-  Of DU  WrrHIH  THS  OAMOBS. 

Pirogress  and  Effept  of  EdacaUon  at  Gat  . . 

cotU 113 

CHURCH  MISSIQNABY  SOCIETY,      i. 
OniTBD  UNOOOIf .      . 

Opening  of  a  SubecriptioB,  by  the  Gooh 
. .  imee«  for  the  Establishment  of  a  8e> 
flunary^  at  Isliii|[ton 


Clsphaln  Association— Anniversary 
Bath  Aflsooialion— 6th  AnniTefcsary. 


Bfiito)  Association— 10th  AnniTcrsary . . 

Broadway  Church  Associafion— Anniver. 

Brondey  at  Beckenham  Assoc.— 1st  Ann. 

Gyoucester^ire  Assodatioo— 6th  Annir. 

Worcester  Association— 3d  Anniversary . 

Sermons  at  Monmouth. 

Hereford  Assocmtion— 6th  Anniversary. 

HiberaianAnziliary— SthAnniver.... .... 

ISrenty-thhd  Antdversary 

Anaual  Vote  toBishop's  College,  Calcutta 

GhichesteV  and  West-Sussex— 9d  Anniv. 

Pormstion'  of  the  Portsmouth,  Portsea, 

.  .and  Oosport  Association  . . .' 

Gambrid|B|«  Association— 6th  Anniversai^, 

GnilflfOrcl  Association — 1st  Anniversary. 

Qedfoidsbire  Association— 8th  Anniver. 

Colchestcfr  and  EastEssez  Association— 
7th  AnaiTersary ; . 

Maldon,  and  Witham  and  Kelvedon, 
Braauhes<-^1iit  Aiinitersary 

Nbrth^EastLohdonAssociatioo— 3d  Ann. 

Derbyshire  A8SOciatiob-^7th  Aon.  with 
the  AnniversaHcv  of  iti  Branches  ,\ . . 

Idnooln  Associatidn— 6th  Anniversary. . 

Gainsboroiq^h  AsMciation-— 6th  Anniver. 

Retfinrd  Association— 9d  Anniversary.. 

Bradford  Association — Anniversary  .... 

Halifax -'Association-lst  Anniversary. . . 

Huddersfield  Association—  10th  Anniv  er. 

Doncaster  'Association— 6thAnniversary, 

Hull  and  East-Riding  Assoc.- 9th  Ann. 

Knaresborougfa  Association— 9th  Anniv. 

York  AssooiKtian — ^9fli  Anniversary 

Pontefract  Association— 3d  Anniversary, 

Leeds  Association— 10th  Anniversary . . . 

Manchester  and  BastLancashire  Asso- 
ciatioa— 8th  Anniversary 

Preston  Association— 8th  Anniversary. 

Kirkby-Lonsdale  Association— 6th  Anniv. 

WairmgtonBranchAssociation— 1st  Ann. 

Uveipool  and  West*Liancashire  Associa- 
tion—3d  Anniversary 

Nortii-Staifordshi^  Association— 6th  An. 

Pormathon  of  the  Lane-End  Branch 

Formation  of  the  Bursiem  Branch . .- 

Leicestershire  Association— 9th  Anniver. 

Annual  Sermons  at  Nottingjiam. 

Sheffield  Association— 7th  Anniversary. 

DtHtreisinglntelligenoe  fromSierra  Leone, 

Clerken  well  Association— 8th  AnniTersary 

Norfolk  and  Norwich  AssOc— 10th  Ann. 


165 
166 
166 
107 
167 
187 
167 
168 
168 
168 
168 


297 

227 
227 


^^ 
953 
253 
258 
953 
263 
254 
•i51 
254 
254 
254 
254 

264 
256 
255 
255 

256 
266 
256 
266 
356 
256 
256 
992 
294 
294 


•C^oirr'ETsrTa 


loof  iM^LffM  ana  We^-Mr- 

Mk»«c1i ...... •...  9M 

BIwfc^iMiA  AiwftriXimi^latAapkeiwtty/  996 
PomMtioo  of  tbe  Shoredheh  Ladies'  A«- 

•ooiatioii V IRS 

l>ulfa«toDAM«ektion^lttAJnid»««Kry>  SIS 
■f^rvmAm  of  the  LoatwitUol.  Aaoodation,  33{^ 
liiiofd  AMoriiiUnii^lgtAniiiyoiiMny. .  385 

UoltaiAiMieMete— Aairirenary 835 

pMi7»Aaaoci«tioft--»tdAiiiuv0iMi7...  836 
OuBMcne  A«90oiotioi»~Ut  AniTerauT,  336 
PbnwIiwoftheaedrafhAMockitidii...  336 
n«uitioiiorfUdrvtliLodiet'AiM>ciation,  83^ 
FkbuNiA  Aaoocintioo— ABBiTeraary. ...  ST' 


TeoiilAasooiatioii— 4th.ABiuvonai7..«  396 
Ttinto>Aiaiinw<imi    .IriAaniygrwry...  339^ 
WakytpaAMgdttiopr-.iftAnBlycroary,  337 
Denm.and  B>ei^  Ajtocwtino-ytb  Aa- 
ftivonvy^.  wiikAmaTenwicf  of  its 

Bnaelieo ,.•• •  337 

Briil^;ew«tn-  AMOGiatioii-'9d  Aauvor.  887 

Jloetiogai  Doidiettor ., 337 

Weyaottth  AMOffiition— <ltli  AnniyepMUTr,  337 
^onuey  Aaaociadoii— 6th  Aiiiuvemry»  888 
IMipiMitoa'  Awooiatrbii-4M  Annivcnary,  303 
SUiiica  AMoeiaiioii— ^d-Anmyemry...  838 
HoTOw Anodafioii— IstAnniforniy,.*  888 
Kent  AjoDciatioB^lfltAiiiiirenary.*^,.  838 
AiUMn  oHhe  Rev.P.  Roe,  lo  the  La4ieo' 
.  Atfeociatioo  of  the  Hibernian  Anxi^iuT*  338 

Heetb^  HTfhe  Penrith  AMoeiatJOB 871 

GirUde  AaMciatioD-^th  Annivenary. .  871 
NeWcaatle^iii-Tsme  AMociatien^-SthAii.  87] 
ForakitiondftheSCiMfktonKNi-TeeeAHOQ.  871 

CorkAMoaafioft--«lhAnniTeiiai7 371 

ShrqaiHreAaa6ciatioB-^6tfi  Anpivoraaryy  879 
Cfteeter  and  Cheehwe  Auqc.  ~4th  Aoniv.  ^79 
Toxaff,  Barto^«&  BamstallAM.— 8d  Ann.  879 
TmmirdrthAMDciatioo— 6thA|iDirenary»  379 
BirauBgham  Association — ^9th  Anniversary«379 
Bewdley  Aiiociatioii— 8lh  Anaiveirsaiy*  379 
8oafliB^ckaAiiiociatioi»~9dAnnivenaiy»  873 
Bsrkahire  A  ssociiitton--Sth  AJmircraafy,  373 
ffmiii«doaAs0ociati6n---]stAnBi^WMury,  W 
Piwnigsal  of  Mr.  and  Bin.  ^ope  toSierm 

I^eoBo.. 416 

SoDderland»Kaho|^weanBOBtB,aBdWoBk* 
veanwMith  Aasocialion— 3dABBiversary,  417 
Fenoation  of  the  Atheratone  Aaiocialaoa,  417 
BaffoHi  AasociatioB—lOth  AuBivefsaiyi 
with  the  Anniversaries  of  its  BiaachOT»  417 
Meeting  of  the  Cokhester  Ladies' Assoc  417 
Sligo  Association— Anniversary  ....••••  417 
Boyle  and  Rockingham  Assa— 7tib  Aim.  418 
Visit  of  AMstantSecretaryto  Ireland,..  460 
Twenty-third  Rcpart— 
Beaaarks  on  the  Income  &Eipenditaresp  691 

Reports  of  Associations..... 681 

Asoociations •••.••.  699 

MisaionariesandHtndents 699 

MtsBiOBS 693 

Cooclosioo «,  SM 

Appendix  to  the  Report jW 

Poraiation  of  the  Prescot  Association. . •  696 
FormBtioB  of  St  Helen's  Association. . .  695 
IMdiAgtOBAssociation— IstAnniversary,  696 
Eppersloil  AssociatidQ--lst  Anniversary^  695 
Formatioa  of  the  Pinner  Association ....  696 
PomiBtion  oftheSonthgate  Ladies' Assoc.  6^ 
PonBBtioBoftheHertfordahireAssociation  596 
Vorm^timi  of  the  St  Neoi's  Association . .  596 
Sermons  in  the  Neighhoorhood  of  London  596 
Ifiotite  OB  the  Death  of  0haB.Gs«it»SB4.  596 


WMnmxnanieMf 
Anaber  of  CommmiicaBts  ind  Sehdlirs.  M 
Third  AnniversaTT  of  the  Ghnich  Mis* 

sio&ary  Association 399 

AppointineBis  of  Labonren  to  different 

SMtiona 9gg 

Sickness  and  Deaths  of  Lnbonrers 999 

FVuth  and  Cooraire  of  the  SarvivorB 806 

Sickness  of  the  Rev.  H.iHiri^^... 881 

Pleafitr  more  Lahoarerr 881 

MereilU  Alleiriatioos  of  AfllietioQ 883 

Buliomg, 

Proapeot  of  a  Renewal  of  the  Society*f 

CAariotii. '" 

loflne&ce  of  Religion  among  the  Peqpla .  ITD 

XiioucesUr. 
Sketch  oftheHistorr  of  this  Settferoebt.  109 
Conrse  and  Effect  ofMr.During's  Ministry  104 
Recent  Progress  of  flie  Settlement.....;  106 
Mr.  DiMog^  Reception  on  his  Retom ; .'  384 
Mr.  lohiisoD's  View  of  Oloocester. . , . . .  386 

Joonial  of  the  Rev.  H.  Diiring : . . . .  385 

Sympathy  of  the  People  with  their  snffeiw 

.    ingMfaiister 393 

KnU. 
Stato  of  the  Settlement 141 

PIve  Qoarterly  Reports  of  the  State  and 
Progress  of  flie*  Settlement 307 

Return  of  the  State  of  Agricultore  in  the 
Parish  of  St  Charles BLI 

Iniaence  of  Religion  on  the  Christian 

Native. 818 

Manner  in  which  the  Word  of  God  & 
applied  for  Conriction  md  COntfofau 

lation ; .' 313 

Watchftihiess  and  Tendeniess  of  Con- 


science  .....M 

Benefits  of  Christian  Disciplble  aim 

Admonition 

Sympathy  with  their  Mimster  iB  his 

Affliction  . . ; ......'.,... 


813 

ins 

.     _ 317 

Affectionate  Confidence  in  ^eix  Mi- 

Bifct*r 819 

Orotrth  of  Relirfon  amo&|*tiie  Yoong. . .  890 
Incitoaseaad  BfflcfehcyorNativeTeacher889l 

State  of  the  Settlfimeot ;....: ^.  883 

Lettfera  of  Christian'  Nil6ves't6  th^  late 
Rev, MT. Johnson 483 

StatoofthoSMUtfta^nt tOjl 

York. 
fVomismg  State  of  the  Settlement.^ ....  140 

BXUUL  WITHIN  JWH  OAMOBB. 

State  of  te  Natives 190 

State  and  ArMress  of  Boys' Schools ]»1 

Progress  of  Female  Schools 194 

State  and  Pkogress  of  Boys*  Schools  ....  351 
Extracts  from  the  Journal  of  the  Rer. 

J.A.Jetter 359 

State  and  Prepress  of  Girls'  Schools. ...  356 
RurdboAN. 

Baptism  of  Two  Natives: 860 

Promising  Candidate  for  Baptism 360 

State  and  Progress  of  the  Schools 361 

Opinions  and  Character  of  the  Hiodooe. .  864 

Chtmar, 

Proceedings  of  Rev.  W.  Bowley  4OI 

ExtracUfromMr.Bowley'sJoornals,  409—407 

Meerul, 
Slate  of  the  Native  Christians 439 


COM,TE«^8. 


LoikriromAbdLMem4i(oa«r.^C«vi0  494 

Trqvamcifre, 
Visit  of  a  BliliUurj  Officer  to  the  Syrian 
Misijoii.:... .;,......,,,,.,,. ..I4d--tf7 

Mate  oif  the  Misniop  an^ji^  (he  9|viAiM.  452 

Uow'State  of  the  NZiveCiuuracter .....  444 

0enl  Worahip < ^....  447 

Discassibna  amois  th«  Nlitwt  ........  448 

BiiptiMtiof  OoiiTertir. , »♦  449 

Framisuig  YoimgpoiiYefts 450 

,AM>oiBtiDeiit  of  Native  Readera « . .  449 

AdvoitageB  of  Pablic  Free-Schools 443 

l^riloiM  Yojtkge  of  Misaioparies 436 

State  of  the  Natirea ^.w......  488 


CBTI.OH. 

Some  Account  of  BadtVli^m ^ .  • . .  496 

Iuft|U3iiceofCaateaiix>i«]^oiViStfdChrifti^^ 
ViaSt  to  the  Ooyenimeot  .3choftfci  'm  H^  . 

Mahiml>iatnct., ,.*._. 497 

Prevalence  nut!  Eff«?ct»  of  thfl  Cholera 

JMorbnji,  hi  lie  District  of  Jaffna 499 

ReiMlUieeaof  tiie  Pftipk  to  receive  l'racU,4!^ 

■  Viflit  to  ftOHie  of  the  Ubiidsoff  Jnllfifl TjOO 

Eipcctfitiou  nnioug  the  Heathen  of  an  a  p. 

jironchlnjt  Cliniige  ..,.»,»»-,.,.*,♦,,  5fl2 

\\  aut  of  Eltini^-ntij  ry  IWik  j?  . .*....  &(|3 

AUSTRAIiASUb 

Extvetalran  4he  Joanal  of  Mr.  F.  Hall,  S04 
EatzadafromliieJuiinialfifMr./.KiDg..  609 

WE6V  INDBfl. 

FonMtbnof  a«  Aa^if^Soe.  in  1>oiniiiioa,S37 
:BffUC4TW/9  socn^TtBs, 

^  CFNTfEd  KINGDOK. 

NaUurtalSbHetif, 

KjaS**  Letter  in  support  of  the  Society  . .  346 

VVelfcb  Report—    

State  fted  Prt^ress  of  the  Society S3S 

tDentral School... fie 

iTrainiog  |>epartmeiit 5^ 

PecaniaryOnoita 6|d 

Foods. .....;.;.; ,.,..  ^ 

Cdnduiion  of  (he  Report tSn 

Brititk  and  F^Hfei^  School  Sdciei^, 

Eighteenth  Anniversary  ...... .^ , ,  314 

BShteenth  Report- 
Exertions  restrained  by  Want  of  Pnnrds,  473 
State  &  Aofress  of  the  Centnl  School8,47S 
ImproveoMBtof  the  Mm6ai§upn  Yooths,474 

Support  of  Local  School* 475 

Foreign  Proceedings . . . , , .  47S 

ConefasiQi}: . : . ^ , 475 

SundajfScJijool  Union  SocUi'g, 

Anniversary 2|5 

Ntttfoundlandkd^aiion  Soctety. 

Fonaation  and  Object  of  the  Society  ...  205 

Kccewitt  for  this  Institution 295 

lAdiift  Hiberman  Female  School  Society. 

Formation  and  Object  of  the  Society  ....  377 

NecessityforsQch  a  Society    377 

CONTINKNT. 

state  aiid  Prosress  of  Education— 
PraY)ce,Switzerland,Netlierrond8,t>en- 
mark,Sweden,Ru«8ia,ItaIy^pain,  476, 477 
iyASGUtlCAL  MJSSIOHAHY  SOCIETY. 

Object  and  Progress  of  itke  Society ^U) 

^i^  ajkl  Progrcas  of  the  Seminary. . , .  •  ,4^ 


BMdkialiJM  df  UtlMkplM 
((HHiparatioD  wiCh  the  jdhsffcn '. 

StmHCH  PMaTBSTjtHT  MIBSiQSJMY 
MOCiETT 
«oriiHifMllWeQM9fthp$Pci^       130 
WmkmUikf  fer.  Jonaa  Kingto  the  M«. 

Name  mdOffioenLof  the  Society lU 

Addceaa  from  the  •CoBuaiilae', 191 

MontUylAeetinffforPraywr IS 

Progress  of  ^Society « 378 

Liberality  of  m  Poor  French  WoBBB....  378 

GENXtUL-BAPTiST  mSSiO^X 
Report  f9r  18»~      < 

Progveaa«f«be8oeiety 93. 

eBOJORjIPHKJC  SOCrETY  OF  fJKISl 

OkgeoitBdFliiDaoftheSooiety 134 

BlBkRVTAlttOClKTY. 

Seveoteantb  Amit^enary . .  * .  • SfS 

Formatl«nDl»Ladie«*Anliary |»1 

mBKRfifdlt  TtUfrSLMTTON  SQCIETT, 

Olgeet  tuid€lrooitds  of  the  Society ItB 

BcnelectioB«  to  Three  Sooietiesf. S^ 

^^  '  V  rnrsB  ^ctett  of  London.       ^ 

Flrat  AnniTersBry 20^ 

'    •  JEtrS*  SOCTBTy. 
UKTRO  dNODOll. 

Fnirteetatli  Report— 

Iflffirease  of  die  Public  FhTonr ..,    9S 

i^aleofWorkbyLadie* ;...;.    S 


l^hoohi. 

State -of  the  Minionary  Sefmmary  , 

f  BbBcations , 


Foreign RelationB 94 

inclusion , 9^ 

enth  Anniversary .*....  5111 

F^teenth  Report —  .    v  .    - 

Progress  of  the  Society 

Soccessful  Exertions  ofijsdies  .... 

Increasfd  attention  of  British  JetTB.,.  

Schools BflA 

SeminartAiidWiBBioDarieB. W 

Pablicadons  ,^ — 

Foveign  RelalSonj 

AniiTert«i(%  BIe^^«8,  and  Sermons. . 


iVocesdanvhlM  Soeletys  R^if^t^enfo. 
,  tives,  and  Exertions  of  its  FHcnds— 

Hdhmd,  Oemany,  Prossia,  Poland, 
'  Denmark,  SohthofFVance,  &  Italy. . .  96-99 
Favourable  Dispo^on  of  the  Jews:— 

Hollands  Germany,  Poland 99-101 

KEDITBRIUNBAN, 

State  of  the  Jews  ^t  Alexandria 22S 

— >— — ^ at  Cairo 23<^ 

at  Jerusalem 231 


^qnarks  of  the  Committee  on  the  Recep- 
tion of  Mr.  Wolff  at  Jerusalem .......  234 

OeneralViewof  Mr. Wolff's  proceedings  235 

Opening  of «  Palestine  Mission  Fund . . .  936 

LONDON  AflSSlONJRr  SOCiETY, 

tTlOTBD  KINGDOM. 

Tweaty-ninth  Anniversary 215* 

TVenty-ninth  Report — 
fiilboQrers  sent  out  during  the  Vear ...  418 
Receipts  and  Payments  of  the  Vear  . .  418 

Publications 418 

Want  of  Missionaries 4ji 

Anniversaries :  687 

hew  Auxiliaries 1688 

Notice  rPRpecting  the  Supply  of  the  So-  \ 
cietj's  Publications I&28 

,  AFRICAN  ISLANDS.  ]^^ 

Traits  of  Native  Manners  b  Madagascar .  179 


CONTENTS. 


T^ornuhMetimg 180 


Onmkabar.^ 


tfASfUKSBA. 


.119 


nntiA  nroNO  rat  oavobb. 
Dr.  BBhe'W  £i|»«MiMi,itt  ChliMse/bf  the 
^[wtte-JUi  tile  MietiaflB 186 

0)Ue8iiAiildfll|«.;..\« .....:.  649 

Mirv3sMaMaiii,oiMl  PhflotopUcai  In- 

■tnniKiits 543 

A^linlwidtt  of  Sdideiits 54S 

nnepuatmSeiioob**^^..^.. 544 

Dvbes  of  the  OfBcen 544 

Coarse  of  biHniotiMl 644 

P4JUS  SOCIETT  Qf/CBRESrUN  MOkJLS. 

ObgectandlVoceediDijpB^orthe  Society . . .  479 , 

JBPT'OF'l^Q^POtl  A9JMfili*S  SaCiMTY. 

MbApiuTenuy 914 

PMAVMS^BOOKAVD  MOmtLV  SOCiSTY, 

QMB^AomTenify 310 

j^||«iW^il^So^  4ffi| 

IMUbeMorthe  Homiliee&ArtkiM 

IB  Manhe..,. .,•••».. ^••».«  470 

GMtiMBlellVoeeediBgp «  4r0 

merediBfi  mrefereace  to  the  Bnt^.  479 

$Deietiesnith0U«te4atirte .».»  479 

mmmmrf  of  the  Societre  fVoeeedUag*  479 

*  sc9mBBmurwAnr  goctarr. 

ramo'cmosoa. 
AuufOTMrr  .•.••..••«••••. .•.'••••^^.V  M9 
BeiMr«.Ap|0S9«~ 

itelidhi.. ..•*..;; 34S 

^ ov4be*^nDde« •••'•••••<•  ••4.»..  948 


QASniMtlA. 

F^i^nimMeOhinelcrifltiee  of  thePtofsnnvlll 

Vatefb^rutarYilUtMa 169 

CAmcMfftmewithPeniam ^ 189 

C&renkn  of  Mahomed  AIS.aP^IMfam^..  «• 
B^tbtadfMahonedAlt.v.. 4B» 

state  ^tCeSpdeiy.:. 399 

scfcarr  for  tbb  PHM4Mrioii  op  the 

xmtnA  KiMdi)oM. 

Ffrawliqp  of  a  Diooeean  Cominittee  at 

Uch6e1d 164 

Aoooedi^p  wifli  refereiice  fo  the  Baat 

iadiee ..:.. 221 

Pkopooal  of  an  BccleAM^eal  Batablish- 

eBentforOie  Weitlndiee 239 

Bnort  for  IhoTear  1829— 

fitatooflheFaiKli.V...'..... 416 

ineroaM  of  flie  Society 416 

mMA  WITU  IN  TUB  GAMOBS. 

ieaniey  of  the  BcY.  Principal  Mill S96 

Syrian  Chrifliaiia. • 397 

Poffiogueee  Chriatiani 39B 

Peraiaii  Version  of  the  Old  Testament,  9^ 

WntofFrateetantlfiflSMnaries 399 

Black  Jewa  in  the  Coaoan 899 

P^toeoa^iaiBfl.  and  other  Tribes...,.  400 
Great  Want  of  GiergyBiea  hi  the  Nmih 

^ef  ladia^.^, . . . ....  400 

rtfb  vaflncrfeiife  'OiCaloff  naAkn* .  •  • .  •  ^••i 
la^WritiBga  agamsttfaesnperatillovi 


BainsH  juiiincA; 
MMsinnariea,  Sehoolnastera,  and  Notitia,  ^169 

SOCiSTY  OP  FRfEmS; ' 
.    .  ^^  _  WBSTBRW  AmCA. 

Mf .  W.8faig1flfl9ii*vAccoiint  of  theNlitlvd^ 

Persons  of  the  Nati^s ;........  135 

;  ChaM»lerortheJalD0ft^Maiidl&Meaj)8fl' 

Poor  Castes  ajnoog  the  Jaloofs, 137 

NatireSaperstifioos.: *, 137 

gopefiJCharacfereftiYoitetfBtihoBiedan  138 , 

SOVTBlJirRlCAS  MiSSiOffJRYsOCJETT^ 

Design  and  Proteediogk  of  the  Society..  641 

TRJCT  SOCrEtiBS^ 

UmTBO  KlNGDOJr.  ' 

■     Ckurdt-^fE^jfiandTteict  Society,  ' 
BUventh  IUIpori>- 
State  of  the  F^ftrds.'. . ...,.,....,,..,  12^ 

PkoifnsrDf the  Society '...,....  129 

NewTracta. .-...,..*.; 139 

S«Dday-8chpdTr&cts.... 129 

lisae  aod  Stock' of  Trtiols I29 

Anti-Po|rfflh  Tracts 139 

IVeatf-ibhiVi  AAniversai^ ,, ,.  '218 

Tvrent^-foAirth  Report— 
NewlVaoti ; 534- 

;  Ghan«e1tfforDtttrfh6tioii 586 

I  CireoIatioilofTMetrbyLoan....;...  589 

IiMtDyinirgMecheS '536 

fienefecialEflect^  ofBroad-SheetTractsJaO 
Issa^4onVa4ifB-:-UMfdlliess  of  Tracts  636 
Foreign 0|>eradoiis 6^ 

•  ONITSD  BRETHREN, 

'  tfHnSD  tJHODOtL 

FormatioB  of  an  Association  at  Brfaiot  ui  ' 

aid  of  the  Brethren's  Jtfissions. ..,..'..  168 
Exertions  and  Economy  of  the  Brethren,  169 
PeconiaryEmbarrassmeatsof  (he  Ifissions,  16S 

Soooess  of  the  Brethren's  iWisdons )6i 

Annnal  Senooa,  i ...» a.  .  9UI 

Oeoasion  and  Object  of  tiio  Perk>cBca] 

'  AecooBtaof.ffieMifaions .•;••..  469 

<:om'ijiurr. 
Remarks  of  U)o  Synodal  Gommktea.  on     • 

the  State  of  the  Ponds »..  XI9 

State  and  Prospects  of  the  Musions 840 

Daily  Words  &  Doctrinal  Tei|s»  for  1834,  341 

CASnAM  SKA- 

De«lractiveCon%ratioaatSaiepta....  431 

.    BODIB  AIBICA. 

Progress  and  Prospects  of  the  Settlement 

mtEnon ..^ 144 

Extracts  of  the  Diary  at  GoadenthaL  fiom    •* 
Midramner  189111  io  Ladf  Dayi8a3. ..  171 

Distress  at  Gnadenthal 1S6 

Celebration  of  the  Brethren's  Centenary  . 

JnbUee, , IW 

Origin  and  Languages  of  the  Hottentot^  >  177 

fHie  Soomer hombled ^.•.^^.^,.  178 

fPySSLEYJN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY^ 
UIDTBD  KINOIKIW. 

Report  for  1829- 

.    State  of  the  Pnnds 90 

Missionariea  employed  b^  the  Society,  91 
*  missionaries  sent  oat  smce  the  last 

Report. ^^ 

.  BleabersatMissioDStotions 91 

Ph)gresf  aad  Prospects  of  the  M is- 

sHHiary  €a«se.....;...'.**«**««>A    9] 

Aanivenar^ » *  907 

AnniTersanea.  ■•».•«••••«•••••«««•••  ■  69p 
JMow  Aoziliaxies  •• 


▼iewaofthe  NatiTee :.....•..  409  U;.  southafwca. 

onRaanohnaRoy M    ^Ibramon among  the  CaiErea Iw 


COI^TENTft" 


AcnteBMi  anil  Soeptwiiw  of  tlia  Caffry .  147 

FmMble  Diiipositian  of  olhen  , 148 

PhMpecto  of  Hie  MiMion  aiGbanie, ...  148 

cwrvrm. 
Aecoontof  tbe  Dev|l  Wonhip  of  Geykni,  6&I 

NBW  9KALAVD. 

ViBwavBd  SiveratiftioBaof  the  Na«ifea«  197 

MtSCELLdNEOUS. 
UMITBD  KINODOIf. 

Aimiveraariei 906 

Departor^of  the  Bp.  of  Qalcatta  for  India,  349 
Mlwiaoanr  &mn  by  the  Bp.  of  Calcutta,  960 
fiedfordimre  Ptotitioii  against  the  Burn- 

iw  of  Htedoo. Widows ^ 

Safe^  and  Policy  of  the  Abolition  of  the 

Practice 961 

Abslrrtfta  of  Addre^esi  at  VArioua  recent 
Aiiiiive?»ftrie«— 

IlflT.  E.  Irvitig,  <m  M(»  Want  o/BJuca. 
iian  nm0ng  iht  Poor  in  Ltutdtm .   . .  968 

Earl  of  Harrowby,  Rev.  Rok  Daf/^  V'is- 
co^ni  Lorton,  and  Hpv.  J.  W.  CaB- 
uin^bam*  on  tk^  Nece^f^  afEdvfO- 
Hon  and  ike  Scripturet  for  [r^^Jand,  9B9 

Lwd  Caldiorpe  aud  Rev,  Prof^'siior 
Stopfer,  on  tht  Progra^t  of  Bi&le  So- 
eiiii*s  rn  France  ...*♦.*....* 960 

M.  Pap^  aad  Rev,  Dr*  Pater*oo,  iMi 
1^4  jPtognts  of  ike  Euumn  BihU 
Society .,,.......,....,...,,...,..  968 

Re^.  Dr.  Pinkedfliii  on  th£   E^^cU  (f   ' 
th£  Bible  Society  in  Foninn  Partt,  ^ 

Sir  U.  H.  Rose,  on  Me  CiviiiMmi  Stais 
ofihm  interior  of  Africa . . ...    964 

Rev.  J,  W.  CunninKhiini  und  Mr.  Wil. 
bcrfbrce^  od  the  StaU  qfi&t  Naiiim 
S^l*mieiti»  in  Si*r»'i$  Leone 964 

Lord  Cnlthorp^,  on  thwRefitx  Inflmnf    ' 
^Ap^ffm  Convertiont. ...........  964 

Rev.  H.  Towniej,  oti  the  IhphrahU 
SCaievftAe  Hmdoot, 9IB* 

Ret.  H,  Townlcy,  on  the  GalettHm 
CArtMiianSekooi  Soeietf^  *..*.*..•  986 

Al^or  Mnck^vurtlir  "n  tke  PrttyneMf  ff 
CArtJitianiitf  in  the  South  of  India. .  967 

Sir  G.  H.  Roie  nnd  Jnmcs  Steplnni, 
EiK^.t  on  the  Butu  amd  Benefit  jf 
mt-'itt^  Christian  instruction  to  tM 
West  India  .NVf/rtJW ...........  h  . .  968 

BcY.  E.  Irring,  on  the  Benejii  qf  Mif- 
aUmatUt  to  Bmtopeamt  rowukmtin 
Beatkmt  Ltmda. 970 

Rer.  Joshua  Marsden,  on  In/^Meiont 
Baptuma  hy  Roman  CathoUds.,..  971 

Biahoo  vfCHooceater,  on  the  N^eoanty 
qf  Dhfim  Itdbiettcot. 971- 

Rer.  W.  Bfarah,  om  ikt  CAaraetor  of 
TVmMioaioHarios 979 

Kshop  of  Qkracester  and  Rev.  I.  W. 
Cimsi^ghaiD,  on  tka  Adoemtagos  nf 
AtegrUjf  m  JIf tMioiia^  St^Uamenta,  978 


Rer.  Dr.  Wardllaw«  on  tXg  Iwa^riMik 
\  Naturo  ofth§  Work tfUiniotf,..  976 
John  Bacon,  Esf|.  and  Rer.  Rob.  >few- 
ton,  on  Esamphi  qf  TVua  Ckaritn,M^ 
V  Rev.  J.  W.  Cunningham,  on  Ji«  Bight 

Imprmmnitnt  of  Amttverumea 974 

AnBttarRopeipts  oi  the  >chief  Missionary, 

Bible,  Education,  and  Tract  Soeieti^.  616 
ReHgioasand  Charitable  Societies'HooM 

in  LoodoD 517 

..    CONTntWlT..    .. 

Restrictiooson  theBapdtmortheHeathep 
inRuaiia ^ «  997 

WBSTBVIAPMICrA. 

Great  Mortality  anx>ng  tiie  Boropeans  m 
SierraLeone^ 879. 

Lamented  Death  of  ChJustice  Pltegerald,  88QF 

faipOTtance  of  an  Bflfcient  Minbtry  in 
Freetown. . 9M 

UigentWantofTwoChapbuns MI 


Accoontofthe  late RarUMKiake in  Syria.  109 
Dr.  Richardson's  Remarks  on  the  Holy 
City andthe  Jewish  People » 848 

•  -      •  •  aOOTH  AFRICA. 

Proclamation  for  the  ReKgtoos  Instruc- 
tion, and  Meliorating  the- Condition,  of    . 
Slaves  at  the  Cape Wf 

' '  mOIA  WtHON  THB  OAMGBS.     . 

Vindication,  by  Rammohun  Roy,  of  the 
Rights  of  Females 187 

Snccessfel  Inlroductioo  of  Ophthahac 
Phictice  at  Bladras ^ 19S 

Parliamentary  Regulation  of  Ordinatiim  I9q 
.  POLTmaiA. 

8flMe  Atfconnt  of  the.  present  State  of 
PStoaim*8  Island 114.. 

. .  HOITn^AIOmCAVBTATBf* 

Populatioaoftiie  United  States 119 

KSCBNT.  MISCBLLMKEOJUSJUTBLLi^ 

American  Baptist  Minions . . . »  198,979, 407  - 
American  Bpard  of  Missions . . .  168, 198,  Ml 
Ai€tic  ISeas,  aad  Korth-West  PassacT. . .  466 
Baptist  MiasMoaiy  Society.  118, 198,979,396 

SMa....,,. -^'J?  . 

Church  Hjfisaionary  Society,  118, 168, 198,939. 
979,  saw,  867, 407, 464, 511  . 

>'.'.'.'. .....Ji. ;•••• >......  466- 

mian  Society 897  ' 

__j 119,407 

Jewa'Society 16B  . 

London  Missionary  Society .  .118,199,867,^9 

NatiouaiSodety;. ..;.;... W., 

New-South  Wales 1 817  • 

North-American  Stit«ir........ ........  887 

River  Oaabia' 407 

SceilMrWMioiiii^  Society  .: 119^519 

iiSierra  Leone 979,368,407  • 

'   $llave.Co«vertimi  Society 397 

Sbdely  for  the  Prapagatum  of  tiie  Gospel,  119 
Wadeyn  Miiaioiiuy  Society;  119, 199,  m . 
397,868,407,464  • 


MISCELLANOSS. 


OMtributioM  t»tke  ChnrchMiss.  43ooi4ty, 
119,900,930, 980,398,^68^108,466, 519, 666 

Deatii  of  HimboB.on.tiie .Banks  of  tiie 
6ai«M  .e, 158 


Horth^ABMrican  Indians * ^ 

Hindoo  Devotees ii:v"V**  SS 

Tbe  Bvying  of  a  Binibo  Widow  ahve . .  568 


JANUARY,   1823. 


SURVEY 

or  TRB  PBOnSTAMT 

MISSIONARY  STATIONS  THROUGHOUT  THE  WORLD, 

ty  THUn  QIOGLftPHICAL  OEDIR. 

INTRODUCTORY  REMARKS, 

.  TH»  OOHVEJiaiON  OF  THE  WORLD   DEPENDEVT  OK  THE  MORE  ABUNDANT 
INFtUBNCE  OF  THE  HOLT  SPIRIT. 

Aw  increasnig  conBciousnesfl  among  tlie  Servants  of  God,  of  the  need 
of  special  assistance  from  on  high  in  all  their  Jabours  to  promote  the 
Kingdom  of  Clirist,  is  a  Sign  of  the  Times  whicli  is  truly  animating  to  the 
mteltigent  Christian. 

The  Church,  under  its  various  forms  of  goyemment  and  discipline^ 
baa  now,  for  many  years,  been  laying  its  plans  and  sending  forth  its 
Jaboturers  into  the  Heathen  World.    That  the  great  object  of  these 
exertions  has  been  the  glory  of  God  in  the  salvation  of  men,  and  that 
they  hove  been  conducted  undcfr  a  sense  of  human  insufficiency,  add  in 
dspmdeiiee  on  the  Divine  Blessing,  there  is  no  just  reason  to  doubt ; 
bat  it  18  equally  pUun  to  the  watchftil  observer,  that  what  might  have 
beesi  expected  to  follow  under  such  cilrcumstances  from  human  mfirmity 
lias  oetiially  taken  place — thes6  high  and  holy  prindples  have  been 
gmtly  weakened  and  hindered  hi  their  operation.    New  undertakhigs 
raise  disproportionate  expectadcms  in  the  mitad :  and  the  business  and 
cinnimataaoes  of  preparatory  measures,  lead  us  to  attach  nndue  impor- 
tance to  our  own  agency  in  the  work ;  while  the  desire  of  success  for 
the  sake  of  the  reputation  whidi  it  attadiea  to  our  particular  commuhity, 
leavens  and  alloys  the  simplicity  of  our  motives.    That  there  has  been 
a  large  portion  of  good  in  the  purposes  and  measures  of  Christians,  and  * 
a  degree  of  success  which  has  mdicated  the  favour  and  blessing  of  Godj 
we  acknowledge  with  thankfidness :  while  it  is  too  obvious,  that  our 
preparatory  labours  have  not  been  conducted  under  that  deep  impression 
of  the  absolute  necessity  of  Divine  Influence,  in  large  and  abundant 
measures,  on  every  step  of  our  plans,  which  would  have  called  forth  un- 
wearied and  fervent  and  humble  prater  for  that  influence.    Had  oixrlovp 
to  the  Saviour  and  the  souls  of  perishmgmenbeenso  intense,  as  to  destroy^' 
all  the  lower  feelmgs  which  associate  themselves  with  our  labours,  the 
ffriefaiid  pity  for  the  millions  which  still  perish,  year  by  year,  would  have 
been  more  prominent  in  the  records  of  Missionary  Prooeedinffs. 

We  have  frequently  called  the  attention  of  our  Readers  to  this  impor*  . 
tant  subject ;  and  shah  not  fail  to  take  future  opportunities  of  urging  on 
them  importutiate  and  persevering  praver,  for  the  more  abundant  influence 
of  the  Holy  Spirit  on  the  Church  and  its  labourers. 

It  pves  us  great  pleasure  to  remark,  that  attention  is  beginning  to  be  . 
rerj  generalljr  awakened  to  this  duty.    The  subject  is  attaining  somewhat 
af  that  proramence,  in  the  Pulpit,  in  Prayer,  in  Addresses  and  Bese* 
Imiona  at  Public  Meetings,  b  Instructions  delivered  to  Missionaries,  in 


2  SURVIT  OF   MISSIONARY   STATIONS. 

Keports  of  Societies,  and  in  the  CommunicatioDs  of  (be .  Labourers 
themselves,  which  gives  gtoiind  to  hope,  thal^  the  SeVtants  of  God  being 
stirred  up  to  pray  tor  the  blessing,  that  blessing  will  not  be  delayed. 

Many  Clergymen^and  Ministers  of  different  denominations,  throughout 
Great  Britain  and  Ireland,  have  taken  it  up  as  a  serious  part  of  their 
duty,  to  instruct  and  rouse  their  Congr^ations  more  largely  and  habitu- 
ally on  this  subject :  and  Courses  of  Lectures  have  been  preached,  in 
several  large  towns  and  cities,  on  the  Deity,  Offices,  and  Gracious  Ope- 
rations of  the  Holy  Ghost,  with  especial  reference  to  the  conversion  of 
the  world.  Friendly  Meetings  are  statedly  held,  of  those  persons  who 
take  the  most  active  share  m  the  direction  of  the  different  Missionary 
Societies ;  in  which  they  not  only  profit  by  the  experience  of  one  another 
in  their  respective  bodies,  but  unite  in  calling  down  the  Guidance  and 
Blessing  of  the  H<^y  Spirit  on  all  the  endeavours  of  Christians  to  make 
their  Saviour  known  to  the  perishing  world. 

This  feeling  is  widely  diffusing  itself  among  Christians  on  the  Conti- 
nent and  in  the  American  States.  Prayer  Meetings  have  been  ealablished, 
and  the  subject  is  pressed  on  general  attention  in  various  religious 
publications.  At  Paris  itself,  where  so  little  of  this  kind  has  been  known 
for  many  years,  a  Meeting  of  pious  persons  b  held  on  the  JFirst  Monday 
in  the  Month,  with  a  special  view  to  this  object.  In  the  United  States, 
Meetings  for  Prayer,  on  that  day,  have  been  for  some  time  very  generally 
adopted  among  different  denominations  of  Christians,  and  by  their  Mis- 
sionaries sent  forth  to  the  Heathen ;  and  a  degree  of  heavenly  influence 
has  attended  the  Means  of  Grace  in  various  places  throughout  the 
States,  by  whicbmany  thousands  have  been  converted  to  God,  and  main- 
tained in  a  consistent  and  steady  profession  of  the  Gospel. 

Very  beneficial  effects  among  ourselves  already  attend  the  exertiont  of 
which  we  have  spoken.  Many  Ministers  have  felt  a  great  increase  of 
personal  comfort  in  their  labours — a  growing  seriousness  of  mind  has 
been  manifested  in  their  congregations — the  Ministry  has  been  more 
blessed  to  the  conversion  of  the  careless  and  the  wicked — many  indi- 
viduals and  families  have  openly  united  themselves  to  the  Lord  at  His 
Table— -established  Christians  have  been  strengthened  and  edified — and 
a  warm  seal  for  the  extension  of  Christ's  kingdom,  and  more,  tender 
compassion  for  Heathens  and  Jews,  have  been  manifested.  Missionariea 
have  been  animated  in  their  labours  and  trials,  by  hearing  of  this  state 
of  things  at  home;  and  have  gone  forth  to  their  work  with  renewed  en* 
courageraent  and  zeaK 

Let  us  then  make  this  a  personal  duty ;  and  let  the  Closet  and  the 
Family  witness  daily  and  fervent  wrestlings  with  God,  in  believing  prayer^ 
for  the  abundant  out-pouring  of  that  influence  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  by 
which  alone  the  world  can  be  subdued  to  the  obedience  of  the  Faith. 


[mt^Um  afrtra- ; 

Tbb  visit  of  Sir  Charles  MacCarihy  to  England,  has  greatly  strengthened 
the  interest  before  taken  in  the  concerns  of  his  Governmeot,  which  now 
eitends  over  the  British  Possessions  through  40  Degrees  of  Latitude  on  this 
coast.  Hjs  arrival,  affectionate  reception,  and  subsequent  proceedings,  on 
his  return  to  Sierra  Leone,  were  stated  at  large  at  pp.  S35— S9S  of  onr  last 
Volume. 

Th4t  all  the  exertions  of  benevolent  men  in  behalf  of  Africa  are  nrgently 
rc<|uircd,  will  appear  from  the  sUtements  of  Sir  George  Collier;    His 


1S23.1  WESTBRH    AFRICA.  3 

remarks  on  Die  rapid  iinproveineBt  of  the  Setttemenbi  on  the  coist,  will  haive 
Jed  the  Rfluler  to  feel  more  deeply  his^  representations  of  the  increase  and 
anravalad  craelty  of  the  Slave  Trade :  see  pp.  :)19— SS3  of  the  last  Volume. 

We  quote  a  passage  on  this  subject  from  the  Twenty-second  Report  of 
'the  Church  Missionary  Society : — 

*'  II  is  an  affecting  consideration,  that  some  of  the  European  Nations,  in 
ungrateful  foreetfnlness  of  their  own  deliverance  from  the  hands  of  the 
Oppressor,  and  reckless  of  the  awful  consequences  of  provoking  the  retri- 
bvttve  justice  of  Heaven,  continue  to  countenance  those  who  act  the  part  of 
mtlilesa  tntrharians  on  these  devoted  shores;  and  your  Committee,  while 
tbcy  hleas  God  that  he  has  heen  pleased  to  make  the  Society  an  iqstrument 
of  abundantly  rewardinj^  with  the  Gospel  the  poor  victims  of  this  barbarity, 
and  perhaps  of  preparing  some  of  them  to  he  future  enlighteners  of  their 
country,  cannot  but  deprecate  this  horrid  traffic  as  the  bane  of  Africa :  they 
feel,  however,  bighsatisfactionin  the  persuasion  that  His  Majesty's  Govern- 
ment is  determined  never  to  cease  its  exertions  till  this  pest  is  destroyed, 
and  in  the  assurance  that  the  able  and  philanthropic  men  who  conduct  the 
African  Institution  will  persevere  in  their  patriotic  efforts  until  they  attain 
that  success  which  undoubtedly  awaits  them.'*' 


SOCIETY  OF  FRtSSDS, 
tTiiB  atCeolion  of  the  Society  of  Friends 
has  been  tomed  toward  the  inhabitants  of 
this  river,  with  the  view  of  cultivating  a 
knowledge  of  the  chief  liuiguages»  io  order 
to  the-  iniroduetion  of  Sehools  and  the 
Scnpiufca  amoog  themW  Die  viut  of 
llr«  liiflgJeton,  one  o^tnat  body,  to  the 
coss^^  and  Ike  a^^ssures  adopted  by  the 
Fneodb,  were  stated  at  pp.  131—134  of 
the  last  Volume. 


BATHURST. 

A  SettlMBOitOB  the  ItUnd  of  St.  Mty,  tt  the 
MottUi  of  Cto  GamMa—lnhBbitants  upward  of 
£000;  BloKnt  •Dtircljr  Jalooft  ud  Msodiny oca. 

MANDANAREE. 

A  Native  Town,  ea  Ui«  0«rabis,  •  few  miles  from 

Bathont,  ia  lh«  doimaionftof  Um  Kiasof  Combo. 

WEBL£YJK  aSlSSIOyjRY  SOCIETY. 

1821. 

..  John  Morgan,  G.  Lane,  Miunonariet./ 

The  Report,  just  publtihed,  states—" 
At  St  ]lsry*f«  ■  phoe  hm  been  erected  for  Pab> 
Ik  Wonhip ;  *iid  UMMinh  tereral  mHoos  intenrop- 
tiiMW  to  Uio  bbonn  of  Uie  Brethren  have  occurred 
Cbroo^li  the  sickacsaes  peculiar  to  the  climale. 
aoBM  eaeoorafinf  tastances  of  conversion  have 
taken  pinee.  Great  diSleuities  and  diaeonrane- 
■entshaTe  also  occurred.  Mr.  Baker,  who  was  an 
iaralid  on  his  arrival  from  Sierra  Leone.  wa9,  afier 
aome  time,  ol^iced  to  remore  to  the  West  Indies, 
mni  ftaa  tbence  to  Mora  Scotia.  Mr.  Moryan  has 
ted  aewaral  attacks  of  fever ;  and  Mr.  Bell,  who 
waa  taaC  sentoot*  was  removed  by  death  in  a  short 
tima  afUr  lie  had  eotared  on  his  Mistioo.  At  pre- 
saac.  Mr.  Laoa,  trom  Sierra  Leone,  is  with  Mr.Mor. 
iaa  at  8t.  Mary's ;  and  both  are  in  tolomble  health. 
Tbay   aM  enployad  io  acqoiriac  Jaloof  and  Maa* 


It  la  doolttfkil  whether  MMHtanarce  can  ba  re. 
tiiifeed.  from  the  excessive  badness  of  the  water 
md  it*  pra^ndical  effect  on  the  health. 

Mr.  Bdl  ■rriTed  oo  the  28th  of  Jaanary ; 


and  died  en  the  I5th  of  MaNb,  io  jojial 
confidence  on  Christ.  Mr.  Lane  arriired 
on  thto  1 1th  of  May.  y^^ 

The  Missionaries  state,  in  Augost,  that  * 
they  preach  twice  on    the   Sunday   and 
once  in  the  week,  both  in  Jaloof  Town  and  ' 
at  Soldaen'  Towrt.  -^^ 


fir  a  return  of  the  Population  of  this  t?o* 
lony,  dated  January  1,  1822,  it  appears  to 
have  increased  in  about  two  years,  from 
12,509  to  15,081.  *  Sir  Robert  Menda 
arrived  in  February',  to  take  the  command 
on  this  Station  t  His  Majesty's  Squadron 
had,  under  bis  vigorous  direction,  increased 
this  population,  by  the  beginning  of  Au- 
gust, by  the*  addition  of  1590  Liberated 
Africans :  these  were  distributed  among  the 
different  Settlements.  The  number  of  in. 
babiuats  stated  in  the  following  List,  under 
the  head  of  each  Town,  is  from  the  Return 
of  the  1st  of  January,  that  being  the  last 
received. 

Mr.  Johnson  and  Mr.  During  visited 
the  BuUom  Shore,  in  the  early  part  of  the 
year,  and  found  the  people  eager  to  hav« 
John  Johnson,  a  Native  Youth  in  the  Chris, 
tian  Institution  at  Regent's  Town,  settled 
among  them.  Mr..  Johnson  twice  went 
round  the  Colony,  and  saw  the  wants  of 
the  different  places.  He  sends  a  List  of 
Stations  which  require  a  supply  of  1 6  Mis* 
sionaries  and  1 1  Schoolmasters ;  andmakea 
this  strong  appeal — 

Oh,  inMy  the  Holy  Spirit  separstamore  Pants 
from  the  Church,  for  the  worltof  the  Miniktrj 
4fnonK  the  Gentiles!— especially  for  Africa,  which 
has  the  greatest  of  all  claims  fn  the  Chriatiao 
World'HioDa  has  been  so  ranch  hUaicd  as  Africa 
ad  none  Is  more  degraded. 
Of  tha  progress  of  the  Colony  in  culti. 


BtrmrsT  ov  missiohary  statiovs. 


tttdoDt  lome  jadgmeot  may  be  formed  by 
l9ie  foU^ving  extract  from  Mr.  During's 
jMsrnal  t— > 

'  Jm.  31,  lttS.*^Atteoded  the  MMtini  of  the 
Agiicoltnnl  8ociet7»  in  Fftetovn,  and  was  much 
'  deliirhted  with  the  different  Reports.  They  sbeved 
how  extensively  indnstvy  prevailed  among  the 
Ubflnated  Africans  in  the  diffierBnt  Villages,  and  I 
could  not  help  exclaiming,  Wkmt  kstk  Qcd  wnrngki  I 
when  I  compared  their  present  state  with  that 
In  which  tb^were  on  their  arrival.  A  man. 
trbo  candidly  coBfesaea  that  he  nte  human  ilesh 
In  his  own  country,  hnt  who  now  adores  the 
blcised  Saviour,  and  in  every  respect  adorns 
Bis  Gospel,  received  the  principal  reward  of 
fndastiy-«  silver  mp,  value  ^  3«.  M.  When 
Christianity  thus  vindicates  itself,  and  the  Gospel 
heeomes  tkt  pawtr  afG^tmto  uOvttim  to  wtry  om 
iktu  'Mi09§f,  no  wonder  that  seeplidsm  and  infi- 
delity, liiteDagon  of  thePliiUitines,  £sll  prostrate 
before  it,  and  lose  both  head  and  hands  1 

A*.  1, 18fi.^The  whole  of  my  people  continued 
to  reioice  in  the  "palaver "  of  yesterday.  Indeed 
it  became  difficult  to  keep  them  to  their  cnstomaiy 
%ork,  as  every  one  wanted  to  be  a  farmer. 

The  rains  of  last  year  set  in  with  great 
aeverity,  but  afterward  abated.  Many 
were  affected  wllb  fever,  but  most  re- 
covered. 

The  painful  disease  of  Ophthalmia  was 
liroughl  Into  the  Colony  by  some  of  the 
Slave^ Vesselseaptured  lostyear.  It  broke 
out  m  the  Schools.  Above  half  tlie  Girls' 
School,  of  130  Scholars,  at  Regents 
Town,  were  affected.  Mr.  Johnson  suf- 
feiM  much  firom  the  disease. 
^  '^very  year  adds  to  the  importance  of 
Jthb  Colony,  and  to  the  prospect  of  its  be- 
^coming  an  efficient  means  cf  inteicpurse 
with  the  interior  of  the  ContinentT/  In 
'«dditiod  td  the  evidence  in  proof  IRT  this 
point  {^ven  in  the  last  Survey,  various 
details  #ere  printed  at  pp.  154«— 1«1  of 
the  Number  for  April. 

Hie  State  and  Frogrest  of  the  Colony 
was  further  illustratdl,  fnim  authentic 
documents,  at  pp.  235—244,  828,  367— 
369,  and  506—508  of  our  last  Volume^ 

BtBLS  SOCIETY, 

In  reference  to  this  Auxiliary,  it  is  stated 
In  the  last  Report  of  the  British  and  Fo- 
reign Bible  Society  :— 

The  fanprsssion  made  on  the  Western  Coast  of 
A."i?*  ^  *5*  C*»*<*"»  Labourers  in  the  Settlement 
•^  ®l"7.J*?*'.?f  *™i^  rartfyin«;  «nd  tbeac- 
count  of  the  Amdliaiy  Bible  Society  at  Freetown 
Is  as  encouraffins,  as,  from  the  circumstances  of 
*^.J^2^'  *^  ""^^  reesonable  to  expert.  Copies 
of  the  Seriptarea,  whloh^  first  were  received  «». 
♦uitoosly ,  are  now  aeadily  panihesed  et  a  redded 
price ;  and  there  is  tmund  for  believing,  that  thev 
have  proveda  rnl  Uessinf  to  many,  by  whom 
-they  hare  been  terions^  and  dilitfwtly  phrased. 

The  proceedings  at  the  Rfkh  Anniver. 
sary  were  stated  at  pp.  243  and  244  of  the 
last  Volume. 

^CHURCH  MrssiosjRr  socisry. ' 
The  Governor,  on  his  visit  le  England, 


had  assured  the  Members,  at  Ibelr  Annual 
Meeting  in  1821,  that  be  felt  himself  uik 
der  great  obligation  to  the  Sodety,  as  be 
oould  have  made  but  little  piognssi  with- 
out ita  assistance^  in  the  improvement  of 
the  Liberated  Negroes.  On  his  return  to 
the  Colony,  His  Eioellency  forwarded  to 
the  Government  at  homea  stronglastiiiioiif 
to  their  progress,  during  his  abaence,  un* 
der  the  assiduous  care  <^  the  Chief  Superw 
intendani  Mr.  Beffell,  and  the  Iioeal  8ur 
perintendants  at  the  respective  Settlementa. 
lliere  is^  indeed,  a  growing  r^ard 
manifested  by  the  Colonists  to  the  labours 
of  the  MissioiMuies.  Mr.  Jobinoii  writes 
on  this  subject:— 

The  Gentlemen  in  jPrcetown  are  now  lo  fully 
convinceil  of  the  success  produced  by  the  preach- 
ing of  the.Oospel,  that  they  publicly  confess, 
thet.  above  all  other  Institntions,  nvrs  has  profved 
the  most  beneficial  to  the  children  of  Africa.  They 
have  inspected  the  Settlements  f  n  the  mountains; 
and  have  been  surprised  on  witnessing  the  order, 
industry,  and  piety  of  our  people :  and  acknow- 
ledge that,  the  Gospel  is  the  only  efiicient  means 
of  civilising  the  Heathen,  Scvtfal  have  desired 
me  to  call  on  Uiem  for  thdr  contributions  to  the 
Society.  At  the  bead  of  these  Isw  Bis  Excelieiic/ 
the  Ooveraor. 

Since  our  last  Survey,  no  deaths  have 
occurred,  in  the  Colony,  among  the  Mis- 
sionaries. Several  were  obliged  to  return 
home  on  account  of  ill  health^Mra.  Lisk 
embariced,  accoropaniedby  lUlr.  Liilt  |  Imt 
was  so  reduced  that  her  firiende  did  not 
expect  her  to  survive  the  voyage  I -teir 
fears  were  but.too  well  Ibunded,  il*  she 
died  the  day  before  the  ship  anchflied  at 
Portsmouth,  at  the  end  of  Jin».  Mr. 
Johnson  writes  of  her  slate  of  mind^ 

She  b  fully  resigned  to  the  will  ef  hsr  Savloor* 
and  suffers  with  the  greatest  patieoce< 

Mr.  During's  health  requiring  a  tem- 
porary return,  he  was  accompanied  by 
Mrs.  Johnson,  whose  state  was  such  aa  to 
disable  her  /h>m  remaining  longer  in  tlie 
Colony  I  it  was  a  severe  trial  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Johnson  to  be  separated,  under  very 
slight  proapecto  of  meeting  ^ain  on  tbis 
side  the  grave. 

The  increase  of  inhabitants  in  the  Colo- 
ny, and  the  wider  field  opened  to  Missio- 
nary Exertions  by  the  extension  of  ita  Juris- 
diction, with  the  etfecta  of  the  dimate  on 
some  of  the  Labourersr  occasioned  urgent 
demands  for  a  fresh  accession.  Mr, 
Nylonder  writes : — 

When  yon  read,  in  the  Mfarates  of  our  last  Miet> 
ing,  what  ragnlationa  we  were  obliged  to  make,  te 
removing  from  place  to  place  sneb  persons  aa  are 
in  the  service  of  the  SodeCy,  yoer  heart  must  be 
moved  once  more  with  compassion  for  Western 
Africm;  especially  when  yon  consider  that  there 
ere  but  seven  of  us  now  living  in  Afnca,  to  attend 
to  the  spiritual  demands  of  Fourteen  Stationiu 

The  difficulty  here  referred  to  was  much 
increased  by  the  rctivn  of  Mr.  Diirlng  and 


1823-]  WJBSTSHK 

Mr.IJAs  and  I7  die  neceMity  of  •  sup- 
ply  lor  Vrnbcrforce,  it  having  been  found 
TCquirite  to  mnove  die  Soperintendant 
of  that  Settlement  ftom  his  dbwge,  as  he 
nad  sofftred  designhig  men  to  bring  him 
into  pecaniary  embarrassment. 

nieKaUre  Teachers  were  the  only  le- 
■onroe.  W.  Tamba  had  acted  with  such 
propriety  while  in  care  of  Bathuist,  that 
it  was  the  wish  of  both  llr.  During  and 
of  the  Chief  Superintendant  Mr.  RcffeU, 
tint  be  should,  under  Mr.  Johnson's  di- 
jwjtum,  take  charge  of  Oloucetter  during 
Mr.  Dtiringfa  absence.  It  was  further 
ranged,  that  W.  Davis,  who  had  removed 
from  Hastings  to  Wilbcrforoe,  should 
leave  that  Settlement  for  the  present,  and 
eucceed  Tamba  at  SfUhurtt^  and  another 
of  the  CommunicanU  be  placed  at  mibtr- 
Jbrce  .•  James  Thomson  was  accordingly 
fixed  there.  On  W.  Davis's  removal  from 
Hastings,  John  Sandy,  another  of  the 
Commnnicants  at  Regent's  Town,  took 
his  place  at  ITas^in^j..  he  continued  there 
for  some  tiate;  but  the  Governor  having 
pleeed  Mr.  Coker,  one  of  the  American 
Settlers,  at  HasUngs,  John  Sandy  was  to 
ronove  to  York,  but  his  attachment  to 
Mr.  Johnson  and  Oie  religious  ordinances 
atr  B^gent'a.Town  waasncfa,  that  he  could 
aotbefirooghito  ivmove  ao  lar  as  York : 
ikesiqiplled  Mr.  Davey's  ph|oe  at  J>o|Kild, 
'vimiflovwatated  by  sicknesBb 

W«  have  great  pleaiyire  in  recoiding 
fliew  liKts,  M  they  sol  only  shew  the 
mcreaae  of  this  body  of  men,  but  the  ooo- 
fidence.which  diey  condliate  by  thdr  use- 
fnlnesB  and  good  conduct  In  all  parts,  in^ 
deed,  of  the  Heathen  World,  and  especially 
in  the  more  ungenial  climates,  the  increase 
of  Native  Labourers  is  an  object  of  maiih 
Importance  to  the  extension  of  Christianity, 

In  compliance  with  the  pressing  calls  for 
fresh  Labourers,  Seven  Missionaries  and 
odioolmasters,  six  of  whom  were  married, 
embarked  in  the  Autumn  for  the  Society's 
Miatton.  The  Rev.  G.  E.  W.  Metager, 
Mr.  Lisk,  and  Mr.  Philip  Vaughan,  with 
their  wives  (Mr.  Lisk  having  married 
afain)  embarked  on  theSd  of  October,  but 
dfal  not  leave  Spithead  till  the  23d.  The 
K«v.  John  Gerber,  the  Rev.  W.  H.  Sche- 
mel,  and  Mr.  James  Punyer,  with  their 
wives,  and  the  Rev.  C  W.  Beckauer, 
sailed  &om  Deal  on  the  8th  of  NovQm^r ; 
but  were  detained  by  contrary  winds, 
till  the  1 1th  of  December,  when  the  ship 
sailed  from  Cowes.. 

In  connection  with  the  School  Fund 
opened  by  the    Society,  it  appears    that 
444  Children  had  been  named  and  sub-  | 
scribed  for  by  BenefiKlors.     We  quote, 


AFBICA.  1^ 

on  diMsubJec^  Uke stftemnta cf  Uia  Jmi 
Report  :*- 

ThbFand>aofar—  Merra  Leow  b  conew««il. 
ao  lomrcrsxms  oaits  origteal  pin;  tbemainu! 
?.•?**  ^•**"5^<>»  of*'*  ^  Chlldrtaof  ihi 

m«aaon«d  in  former  Bepoffts,  of  ffMeiviof  ft6n 
B«ne£ftctors  who  mior  wbh  to  wun*  an  AfriaS. 
Sl.lSUir.iL*''^'^  •ppropriated  to  iu 
nitura  boaefit,  vwkws  Tooag  Persona   heve  been 

ennmefstlae  five  Childran  wfwm  jie  bed  ^ 
PMied  end  tSken  under  ble  "cere,  edde- 

"1  hope  my  friends  will  give  me  aianv  moM 
simfler  dntlse.  I  need  not  observe  thet  tbe  GUI- 
dreu  vfaom  IhKve  nsmed  ere  the  most  promitiar  "^ 

It  wlH  be  e  pleesing  teak  to  Mr.  JohnaMroThls 
feUowUboorere.  to  appropriate  to  the  benefit  of 
Young  Pctaona  ao  circumstanced,  the  respecUve 
some  of  SW.  aasigned  totbemb,  th^ir  JleneArton; 
and  the  Committee  cennot  but  hope  that  thia  plan 
of  benefitting  Young  Afnrans.and  of  cberiabinc  an 
itttereat  inrtbeir  Improvement,  will  commeud  iuelf 
to  maay  benevolent  persona. 

FREETOWN,      ^'^^'^^ 

TheChlefTownintba  Colony-^  the  Pariah  of  fit.  \ 
G<orge<-Jnbabitaau.  ead naive  of  the  Military,      \ 

The  ^ulation  of  Tneu>yrn  and  ita     ^ 
suburbs  is  now  upward  of  oaot  third  of  that     ^ 
of  the  whole   Colony.    Of  the  field  of 
labour  which  it  affotds,  Bdr,  NyUkoder  tbue 
writes— 

iJ^  *f  "•  5"**  y^  **  Fffatown.  that  Uiree  or 
,  four  Mbatonariea-^Msidea  the  Chaplaiua^WMleyaa 
^!*^*^  •«»  baV-a-doKn  Bbck  IPiScbeia 
of  tbuColoAy-^vonld  find  foil  e^plo^OMbt,  sad 
have  nothing  else  than  their  Minbtry.to  attend  to. 

The  Cbaplaio,  Mr.  Flood,  has  felt,  at 
times^  somewhat  disoouraKed  bj  the  weigfaC 
of  his  labours.  Mr.  Palmer,  the  Second 
Chaplain,  is  about  to  embixic  for  tha 
Colony. 

In  the  Fifth  Appendix  to  the  Twenty, 
second  Report  of  the  Church  Missionaiy 
Society  will  be  found  EzliacU  ftom  aA 
interesting  communioatioB  by  the  Chief 
Justice  of  the  Colony,  relatiye  to  the  Fub< 
lie  Obsemmces  of  Religion  in  Keetowo. 

CHURCH  MiSSIOSJRY  SOCJETT.     "^ 
G.  Fox  and  Mrs.  Fox,  liatio^  AsuttanU.) 
At  Christmas  182V  there    were  497  , 
Scholars  on  the  books ;  eensistiog  of  219 
Boys,  l(M  Girls/and  1 14  Men  ami  Youths 
Mr.  Lisk  reported  at  that  time— 

Sixty-five  promlains  Youtha  have  left  tlie  Scboob 
since  the  commencement  of  the  present  year. 
Some  are  employed  in  Oflicea,  othera  in  Merchenta* 
Shops,  end  the  icat  are  learning  tradea.  and  eo- 
gased  with  their  Parenta.  I  regret  to  aute  that 
the  Fenulea  aie  not  ao  fonrard.  lira,  liak,  being 
agaia  afflicted  with  m  lingering  akknei^  fans  not 
been  able  to  attend  the  School  for  the  iaat  five 
montha :  the  Giria  have,  in  consequence,  been  left  to 
the  care  of  Mrs.  Fox,  and  a  few  AaaiataotTeacfacrs. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lisk  having  left,  on  their 
return  home,  George  Fox  reported  ati 
Lady  Dagr  nearly  the  same  numbeiii  iBwut ' 


8VRVBY  OF   MISBIOKARY   STATIONS. 


MMmmxy  having  lieen  admitted  as  had  left 
duriiig  the  Quarter. 

*  WBSLBYAV  MISSIONAHY  SOCIETY.  ■ 
Vjohn  Huddlestonoy  Missionary, 
The  Report  gives  the  following  view  of 
this  Mission  :— 

This  Miuioo,  fnom  varioat  circamttanoes,  liM 
been  in  an  noMttled  state.  priDcipalb  owing  to 
■onM  mitanderstandiogt  in  the  Sociftty  at  Frefw 
town  ;  but  the  prospect,  at  present,  is  more  fa- 
vourable. In  the  country  places,  the  Rrethren  haw 
beea  prosecuting  their  labours  with  succms.  The 
Gliapel  built  bjr  the 'Maroons  at  Freetown  has  also* 
during  tlie  year,  been  opened  to  them;  and  will,  in 
future,  be  supplied  by  tite  Society's  Missionaries : 
this  is  a  new  and  important  field  of  usefulness. 
Besides  this,  the  ChapeU  at  West  £od.  Congo 
Town,  and  Portufuese  Town,  are  regularly  sup- 
plied:  the  Chapel  at  the  last  town  was  lately  de- 
stroyed by  the  fire,  which  consumed  almost  the 
whole  place;  but  a  stone  Chapel  is  in  the  course 
of  erection :  toward  this  work,  and  the  re-bnildmg 
of  the  town,  many  of  the  Europeans  have  very 
handsomely  subscribed ;  among  whom  were  his  Ex- 
c4iency  the  Governor,  and  the  Chief  Justice. 
.  -Tiie  number  in  society  is  8<6.  composed  almost 
ycntirely  of  Maroons  and  Re«aptnred  Negroes. 
The  same  simple  and  lively  expressions, 
descriptive  of  their  -feelings,  ar^  heard 
among  the  Africans  here,  as  fall  from 
Uieir  countrymen  in  the  mountains.  A 
Christian  Native  called,  one  day,  on  Mr. 
Lane,  while  stationed  here— 

I  said  to  him  a«  soorC  as  ha  cam«  in,  "  Well, 
Joseph,  any  newsf^  He  replied.  "  No :  I  call  for 
•ee  yOtt,  because  you  call  for  sea  roe :  one  hand  no 
wash  himself  good— two  hitnd  wash  one  another.** 

Of  the  harmony  which  prevails,  Mr. 
Lane  says— 

Kcspecting  all  the  Church  Missionanes  aad  ut,  it 
may  be  said,  ^re  iove  «r  hrethrtn, 

'  ^  American  baptist  mission. 
tOolIin  Teage,  Lott  Carey,  iiissionaries. 
^"The  Seventh  Report  of  the  Society 
states,  that,  in  January,  these  two  Mis- 
sionaries, who  are  men  of  colour,  sailed 
lor  Africa,  and  arrived  in  safety  at  Free*- 
town,  rejoicing  to  find  themselves  in  the 
country  of  their  forefathers.  They  were 
eager  to  testify,  in  this  land  of  their  an- 
eestors,  the  Gospel  of  the  Grace  of  God. 

KISSEY. 

/%  Town  of  liberated  Africans,  In  the  Parish  of 

St.  Patrick  —  Inhabitants  in    the  Town  and  its 

vicinity.  1009.  at  the  Ketum  of  Jan.  ISK,  but  since 

much  increased. 

CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 

1816. 

Gtistavus  Reinhold  Nylander,  Minister, 

Mrs.  Wenxel,  Schoolmistress, 

'^         George  Thomas,  Native  Usher, 

Mr.  Beddey  being  removed  to  Kent  on 
the  death  of  Mr.  Renner,  Mr.  Nyliinder 
pud  every  attention  to  the  Schools  which 
lug  itrtngth  allowed ;  but,  after  Mr  Bcckley 


[JAK. 

left,  George  Thomas,  a  very  attentive  and 
deserving  Young  Man,  was  appointed 
Teacher :  he  is  in  the  employ  of  Govern- 
ment,  and  receives  a  small  monthly  sti- 
pend from  the  Society.  Mrs.  Wenzel 
continues  to  be  usefully  employed  among 
th^lferoales. 

/Mr.  Nylander  reports — 
I  Churdi  and  Schools  are  attended  m  osoaL  The 
number  of  Boys  is  fifty,  of  Girls  forty-five.  Even- 
ing Schools  are  attended  by  all  the  Day-Sdiolars  ; 
and  |yy  an  averaire  number  of  fifty  Mecbanie 
\YouUis  and  aboixt  half-a-dozen  Men. 

C>f  the  state  of  the  people,  he  wrote  «t 
the  close  of  1821:  — 

A  Meetlnir  for  prayer  and  private  instruction  is 
atlttided  by  more  than  twenty  persons,  on  Wednes- 
day  and  Saturday  Evenings  after  public  praytvs  s 
where  my  soul  is  refreshed  by  the  simple,  but  I  be- 
lieve, sincere  expressions  of  my  people :  I  b^Iicv* 
that  the  Lord  Is  with  us  at  these  meetings  in  par- 
ticular, and  trust  that  He  will  complete  His  worit. 
in  the  souls  of  His  people. 


\Communicants,  8« 

A, 


^  WATERLOO. 

k  Town  of  Africans,  in  tlie  Parish  of  St.  Michael 
iHInhabitants.  519 ;  J  consisting  of  80  Discharged 
Soldiers,  and  the  mt  Liberated  Slaves :  Tconside- 
rably  increased,  since  tlie  above  return.  V 

CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 

1820. 

John  Godfrey  Wilhelm,  Minister, 

Mrs.  Wilhelm,  Schoolmistress. 

W.  Keville,  Native  Schoolmaster, 

W.  Lawrence,  Native  Usher. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wilhelm  continue  to  pro. 

secute  their  useful  labours  here,  with  very 

encouraging  prospects. 

W.  Neville  is  one  of  the  Youths  from 
Leicester  Mountain :  both  he  and  W.  Law. 
rence  give  much  satisfaction. 

At  the  date  of  the  last  advices,  tlie 
Schools  had  50  Boys  and  76  Girls.  Com- 
hiunicants,  15. 1  Seven  Adults  had  been 
baptized,  six  of  whom  had  belonged  to  the 
Christian  Institution :  49  couple  had  heed 
married.  The  Disbanded  Soldiers  behave 
well.  Of  the  body  of  the  people,  Mr.  WU« 
helm  writes — 

Though  most  of  them  are  still  veiy  ignorant,  yet 
they  love  us :  and  often  express  themselves  titank* 
ful,  that,  by  the  good  providence  of  God,  thi(j 
have  been  rescued  from  jSlavery  and  brought  into 
our  hands. 

f^he  Missionary  Association  contributed  ' 
3/.  10<.  in  the  year.  ^ 

^This  Settlement  is  forward  in  cultiva- 
tion. It  has  an  advantageous  situation  oa 
a  river  navigable  for  boats,  and  ita  soil  ia 
productive. 

KENT. 

A  Town  of  African*,  in  the  Parish  of  St.  Sdward. 
at  Cape  Shilling— I nhahitanU.  418:  bf  these,  3iB 
are  liberatsd  Slaves.  Si  Discbw-ged'^ldiers.  sfi 


tht  rest  oiber  Kativei* 


•^ 


,himA  ' 


83S*jv  WBSTSRlf  AVBICA^ 

tutmcn  mztibftAMY  mocibty. 

'  J819. 

^    Bobert  Beckley,  Seho^imatier. 
Mr*.  Reoncr,  SchoolmiUress* 

Th«  Giiis*  School,  under  Mra.  Rmdot, 

1  49  in  rtguUr  attoodance.  The  Boys' 
School  had  12,  there  being  few  Boys  in  the 
I  Setdcment.  In  the  Evening  Adult  School* 
'''■there  were  but  25  J  many  Young  Men  hav- 
ing be^n  sent  td^ork  and  the  Bananas  to 
assist  in  building  houses  for  the  Superin- 
mdaats. 

Mr.  Johnson  visited  this  Settlement,  in 
March,  and  administered  the  Sacrament : 
on  this  first  occasion  of  its  celebration  at 
Kent,  there  were  lONative  Communicants. 
They  have  since  increased  to  16,  and  walk 
flDunlently.  A  Meeting  is  held  with  them, 
for  religious  edification^  every  Saturday 
Evening. 

Mr.  Beckley  found  Ills  situation  at  first 
difficult  and  discouraging;  but  was  ani- 
mated b^ibe  prospect  of  increasing  us^ 
fulness.  \  Daily  Morning  and  Evening 
Prayer  is  better  attended  than  ever:  a 
great  desire  is  manifested  among  the  peo- 
ple to  bear  the  Word  of  God :  on  Sundays 
the  Pbce  of  Woiship  is  full.  I 
— *««.  ^._       •— ^ 

CHARLOTTE. 

A  Tows  or  XAcratod  Africsss  in  the  Parish  of  8^ 

John— lafaibiUata.  4eo,  at  th«  Bctarnof  Jan.  I.iaSk . 

but  tines  increased,. 

tBVRCa  MIBSiONARY  SOCIETY. 

1819. 
Cbrislopfacr  Taylor,  Schooimatier. 
Mrs.  Taylor,  Schooimistresi. 
John  Jackson,  Native  Uthtr, 
At  Christmas  1821,  the  Scholan  were 
>    940 ;  bn^  at  Lady  Day,  they  were  reduced 
to  139yconsi8ting  of   53  Boys  and  49 
Girts  Hn  the  Day  Schools,  and  85  Men 
and  92  Youths  in  the  Evening  Schools. 
On  this  reduction  in  the  numbers,  the 
Connnitlee  remark— 

A  pan  of  Uks  Seholari  in  the  Men  and  Tooths* 
Evaaiaf  School,  duliltiac  the  rastralnt  and  ibo  la^ 
hear  of  laaroinst  and  underttmndinR  that  their  at- 
taadaace  woald  not  be  enforced  by  aathoriiy. 
a^owt  half  Um  namber  witlidrav,  Utoojih  some  of 
them  voold  soon  have  bncn  able  to  read.  It  m$j 
bo  lioped  that  they  have,  before  Uiis  time,  obtainad 
a  tartar  sense  of  their  hitertst  and  their  dot/. 

/The  Scholars  make  eonuderable  pro- , 
greis  z  many  can  read  the  New  Testament. 
Jobn  Jackson,  a  Young  Man  educatedlh 
Engleod,  has  assisted  very  usefully,  sinoe 
lb*  beginning  of  last  jrear:  a  Sunday 
School  baa  been  opened,  sioee  his  arrival. 

The  Religious  Meetings  continue  to  be 
the  means  i>f  grett  good.  Their  Influence 
is  obvious  in  raising  the  tone  of  feeling 
nod  piety  among  the  people. 

Of  the  first  convert  from  among  the 
Nativei^  a  very  satis&ctory  and  instructive 


iaccoMttlwaa^vwii  with  fiHong  IniMnees 
of  the  power  of  Divine  Grace  in  the  re- 
formation of  open  and  daring  offienders, 
at  pp.  S99— 301  of  our  last  Volume,  aiid 
at  pp.  SS8— 325  the  Addresses  of  several 
Natives  at  the  Anniversary  of  the  Missio- 
nary Association.  ^ 

The  Association  contributed  7/.  St.  Oif  J 
in  the  year.  ^ 

A  considerable  accession  has  been  made 
to  the  inhabitants  from  newly- liberated 
Slaves ;  but  many  of  these  soon  died,  in 
consequence  of  the  hard  usage  which  they 
had  received  on  board.  !%•  sickly  and 
emaciated  states  especially  of  the  poor 
females,  was  truly  pitiable  and  distressing. 

Mr.  Taylor  writes  respecting  the  people 
under  him— 

Alclioufh  I  have  had  occasion  to  lament  over  ttro 
that  have  fbllen,  and  have  not  repented  of  their 
wicked  deeds,  jret  I  still  hope  that  the  work  is 
goias  forward :  for  those,  who  bavo  been  kept 
sUndinff-fast.  arerrowinf  in  grace,  and  esperieocn 
the  blesftinf  of  the  Oospal ;  and  others  are  inquir. 


ing  what  thej  roust  do  to  be  saved. 
fCommBnicants,  19. 


LEOPOLD. 

A.TowBof  LiberaftadAMcwu,  hi  the  Parish  si 

St.  Feter— Inhabitants  40). 

CHURCH  MiSSIOSARY  SOCIETY. 

1818. 
Thomas  Davey,  Sehoolmaster, 
Mrs.  Davey,  Sehooimittreu*  ,.„ 
At  the  last  Returns,  there  were  ST  Boys 
and  S3  OirU  in   the  Day  Schools,  and 
about  50  Men  and  Youths  in  the  Evenins^ 
Scfao^sj/the  number  in  the  evening  h|M 
been  goCout  had  been  reduced  by  the  same 
cause  which   had  operated  at  Charlotte : 
some  sppear  in  earnest  to  learn.    The 
Girls'  School  is  very  promising:    many 
can  icead  the  Scriptnres. 
.ancreasing  attention  is  manifested  to  the 
^eansof  Orsce.l  Frequently,  on  Sundays, 
many  have  to  sfsnd  outside. '  The  power 
of  religion  is  manifest  in  some. 
(  Communicants,  8./ 
Mrs.  Davey  was  safely  defiverad,  on  the 
7th  of  March,  of  twin  sons :  one  was  bom 
dead,  and  the  other  survived  but  a  few 
hours.     This  event  gave  occasion  to  a 
manifestation  of  strong  attachment  on  the 
part  ef  the  people. 

The  Missionary  Aiaodatlon  contributed 
^l»  9m,  Sd.  in  the  year. 

BATHUEST. 

ATpwb  of  UbeiBtad  Africans,  in  the  Psftoh  efSt. 

Jaraea— Inbabltaau,  aOS. 

.  CHURCH  MiSStONAHY  SQCiETY, 

W.  Davis,  iValJpc  TteMer. 


REGENT'S  TOWN. 

A  Town  or  Liberated  Africans,  in  the  Parish  of  Bt. 

Charles— Tnbabitanto  1A51.  at  (he  Retnm  of  JaQ,  i, 

18K ;  but  since  much  increased. 


^ 


8DHVBY  dP  ICtftSIOlTART  STATIONS. 


eamcm  Mnmnjotr  MoctETr. 

1816; 

W.  A.  B.  JohiUDiiy  2^st'd!'. 

Janet  Nonniii,  Schooimatier* 

Mn.  Normui  and  Hannah  Johncon, 

Schooimistrettet, 

David  Noah,  NaiiM,  TeatAer, 

Tbia  whole  ooaimindty  pmenla  the  dn- 
gvlar  and  delightful  appearance  of  one 
large  family.  Kindiy  feelings  are  ehe- 
riihed  among  them,  not  only  in  their  ta- 
Cfed  aasembUes  for  8|>iritual  edification 
and  wonhip,  but  in  the  common  and  aodid 
intefeonrse  of  life. 

A  striking  illustrition  of  this  is  given  , 
in  the  last  Report  of  the  Society;  in  a  nar- 
rative of  the  manner  of  spending  the  sea- 
flon  of  Christmas,  which  was  worthy  of  a 
Christian  Community. 

The  population,  as  it  stood  at  the  last 
Betum,  was  settled  on  406  lots.  None 
i^Ide  on  their  farms*  but  all  In  the  town. 
More  ground  had  been  cleared  than  In  any 
pfeeeding  year ;  and  sueh  had  been  the 
industry  of  the  people,  that  4050  bushels 
of  Coeoa  and  97St  of  Cassada  had  been 
aeld  to  th»  Government  during  the  year. 

In  our  last  Volume^  pp.  161—165.  va- 
rious instancet  wera  giv^n  of  the  Inflntoce 
of  ReUgion  op  the  pebpla;  and,,  at  pp. 
884—^2$^  a  generid  view  of .  thehp  states 
both  in  their  tem]k>rBl  and  spiritual  coa- 
oMlis,  which  cannot  fidl  to  .have  strength- 
ened the  conviction  of  every  intelligent 
Reader  Oiat  thii  is  indeed  the  work  of  God. 
Itie  Mlttlonarjr  Association  contributed, 
in  the  year,  72/.  8«.  Id.  The  B^efit  So- 
ciety for  the  relief  of  the  sick  distributed 
811.  iOs.  There  are  many,  however*  to 
whom  some  benevolent  assistance,  espe- 
cially in  sickness  and  in  child-birth,  will 
cdnnnneto  be  acceptable.  Mr,  Johnson 
acknowle^^^  therefore^  with  great  thank. 
fidnesSy  A  seasotiable  supply  furnished  to 
the  Society  by  the  Association  of  Ladies, 
mentioned  at  p.  460.  of  our  last  Volume. 

'Of  the  Sdiools,  Mr.  Johnson  writes,  in 
one  of  his  last  communications— - 

Th^  ire  well  lai!  rvKtAu\y  attended.  The  Male 
Schools,  Day  and  Evaaiiw,  are  eoadafclad  by  Da- 
vi4Hoah;aadtlMFeaiebJ^«i7SMer.    . 

•  -"  About  500  Scholars  r^giilariy  attended, 
and  others  ocoarfdnalTy. 

At  the  end  of  April,  the  mimber  of 
ComBBunkantswas340^  and  of  Baptised, 
in  preparation,  98.  /  There  1^  been  81 
'suapended  from  the  Communion,  who  still 
attended  Church-^8  Cornmunfcanto  had 
left  Begenfir  Town— and  13  had  'de- 
partiBd  in  tiie  faith. 

More  than  100  Adntts  had  been  bap- 
tSaed,  in  the  year;  ahd  85  weib  under 


[JAV. 

to  the  place,  and  the  means  which  have 
been  rendered  a  blessing  to  them,is  strongly 
evinced  on  l^acratnent  Days;  wheAthey 
have  early  Service  at  the  places  where  they 
Idlioup,  that  they  may,tfaemselve8,  comnu. 
nicate  at  Regent's  Town— on  whidi  occa- 
sional one  has  come  In  from  Gloucester,  a 
second  ftom  Bathurst,  a  third  from  Leo- 
pold, and  a  fourth  (five  miles  through  the 
bush)  from  Wilberforce. 

The  painful  separation  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Jdinson,  on  her  return  home,  was;  an  oc* 
casion  of  dnwing  ibrth  such  manifestations 
of  tender  regard  to  them  both  from  the 
people,  that,  though  It  could  not  but  be 
consolatory  to  Mr.  Johnson,  it  wounded 
his  heart  afresh. 

The  testimonies  of  Mr.  Ephraim  Bacon 
and  Mr.  W.  Singleton  to  the  state  of  Re- 
gent's Town,  were  quoted  at  pp.844 — 846 
of  our  last  Volume.  Captain  Tanney,  of 
the-  Merchant  Service,  who  visited  this' 
Settlement,  first  in  1817,  and  afterward  In 
1881,  adds  the  following  strong  tes- 
timony t»- 

S^ientf a/TowB,  nndcr  the  direetioQ  of  the  Hev. 
Mr,  Jobnaon,  vat  theo  0817)  but  thinly  inhabitad., 
I  received  the  Saeiwnent  from  bit  bauds,  wiih. 
aboat  twelve  Commanicants,  the  first  seats  to  his 
Ministry.  ATery  few  attended  Divine  Service. 

In  contruting  iti  tlm  condition  with  tha 
present,  I  rouai  confess  a  just  description  cannot 
ba  ftvto  without  the  appearanoa  of  en^ecaUon. 
Urn  dttace  U  ao  viaibla.  that  no  icapdti,  bdwerer 
hardened,  bat  must  conliBSS  it  it  the  band  of  tha 
Lord  tharhaUi  dona  tt;  the  lives  ofllie  Itacap- 
tared  Negroes  are  so  opposed  lo  their  own.  tfaM 
thev  are  astonished  and  confooadad. 
/TUsaatfs  Town  now  wears  the  aspect  of  a  «re]l- 
fwopled  village  in  our  happy  land— its  inhabitanu  . 
Iciviliaed,  iadnstrions,  honest,  and  neatly  clothed. 
Tlia  arooni  allattcd  to  each  funily  is  culUvatt^J, ' 
each  lot  being  diatincUy  marked  out  Ihavefre. 
qoenUy  ascended  an  eminence  near  the  town,  to 
behoU  tha  pleashig  scene  on  the  8aM>aCh.Day— 
hundreds  prassing  on  to  the  Honse  of  God,  at  tba- 
sound  of  the  bell,  hungering  afcrr  the  bread  of  life. 
Nochhig  bnt  sickfless  prevents  tbah  aUendance  now.' 

On  the  state  of  the  people^  Mr.  John-' 
son  says— 

,^  family  Prayer,  besides  Morning  and  Efenlog 
'Service  in  tha  Cborch,  k  obaerved  by  aU  the  Com. 
mnnlcancs,  and  by  aoaae    '    ' 


The  atnehaent  of  the  Kiti? a  Teaisbers 


B  who  have  not  yet  been  ad- 

l  mitted  to  the  Lonl*a  Table,  in  Uieir  respaetlva 

'4touses.  /Nine  in  the  morning  and  nine  In  the 

evening,  are  generally  tbehoan  when  that  solamn 

duty  is  performed. 

I  am  happy  to  observe  that  many  now.  of  the  first 
that  were  converted,  have  become  established  in  tha  * 
fislth.  Nothing  seems  to  move  thf-m.  Thay  »ay 
Uttlo— peritapa  will  worlt  a  whole  day,  and  speak 
not  ten  words ;  but  the  few  words  which  they  speM 
wHl  have  great  weight.  Theses  1  taay  truly  Say, 
aranvcrsOTK/rt^Mrav*  and  eneoumga  ma  lo  per* . 
•avers.  When  thay  vere  ficat  brought  to  the  iioow* 
ledge  of  Christ,  th<y  staggered  and  .fell ;  but,  by 
degrees,  learned  to  waU.  WiU  ftnalical  erootknu 
have  ei^iffely  osaaed,  as  well  among  old  as  young. 
The  new  eonverta  will  sometimes  bp  much  dis« 
tressed,  which  arises  ftt>m  not  h&ving  a  sufficient 
knolrledge  ef  the'sibitlty  of  the  Bevionr  to  save 
them  ;  but,  srith  all  these  I  have  learned,  from  kx^ 
peiienoQ.  to  have  patience,  and  to  treat  ibem  «« 
children.  They  will  incaniiousiy  run  into  error,. 
wiMfl  thi^  think  thay  #»va  acted  right;  enid  «hea- 


1823.] 


OBTiand  9f  tfc^.  niiMc.  wm  get  ioto  great  dU 
tiewof  miod.  TMi  was  Um  cam  with  Ibeflntwbo 

Su  »  th«  nme  with  the  yoong  «bo  remun  iio.' 
iettlAd.  t  mtut  confaM  Umt  I  wm  toinqtiinf  »ttch 
•taccw*'.  bcfim  ttel^tt  bMMvi  lattlcd.CbriMtaM ; 
batwiw  f  aa  aoqvlacad  that  our  cr»doiu  Ood  has 
beruo  a  gnat  work,  against  wblch  tkt  gmt§t  rf  HM 


lifith  tbe  following  strikiDg  tcene  rad 
f«rr«iit  parajrer,  we  shall  condudcb  Mr. 
Johnson  wricas— 

Aftar  %waSm9  School,  t  wrikad  in  tfaajdMa. 
Aa  awan  iIum  Tpiy  twtfblljr,  and  tbe  nigbt  was 
bcaatafaj.  Bat  I  was  chiefly  animated  by'hearinir 
tha  people  at  their  Fkmily  Worship,  in  erciy  direc 
tioa.  Atmy  riglit,  wcMlka  Boys  intba  Somii^aiy-- 
teCoaa.iae,  ,aad  ia  avaiy  other  qaartcr,  some  ifsre 
laadiag.  otlaers  prajiog,  and  olhars  singing. 

O  Ahnigbijr  and  Gradoos  Saviour,  nuu  Thy 
Kama,  which  b  as  otmraent  poorcd  ferth^aad  which 
1  nawaaar  Ami  tteaaaheep  vbom  Thoa  h«it  sough  t 
«a  the  wildemass^  be  precious  to  them  and  to  alt 
wboBB  thoo  haft  r«leeched  with  IV  blood  I '  May 
Thy  Jove  coaiCraia  Ibam  to  love  om  aaotherl 
auy  thaar  livaa.ttla.af)£Mth,  and  lead  a  holy  lile  to 
'Dv.fMMl  Ma3|[,  the  unworthy  Minister  and  the 
People  ba'always  round  at  the  Throne  of  Grace,  and 
the  Hbly  Spirit  enable  (hem  contfaauaily  to  eaiay 
IWIowehfp  with  the  Fathac  aqd  with  His  Son  Jeans 
CMal!  Qb  ieap,13yqa  t2ie  flame  of  love  aliTe,  by 
eawsiag  Ohb  bhased  communion  to  be  constant  and 
ancaaslng.  S«kf  down  refreshing  maaifiMtatiaBS 
af  Thy  Ja«a ;  aatfiaL  while  paajerago  up  firom  Thy 
i«^|iia  sad  Thf  ^ialstar,  blessiags  may  come  down 
like  r^  upon  the  mown  grass,  yea  as  showers  that 
V4t«r^eanb1  ' 

'  TBS  .CHBISTlAir   llfSTITVTIOK. 

Tlia  Tooths  vndcr  instni^on  continua 
ioomdiicttlieittsflveswell.}  Mr.  Norman 
haa.beaa,fiTi|iieatl7  indispc&edy  which  has 
tmyedad  Ihair  progress* 

,  At  |m.,  S9S^d  995  of  our  last  Volume, 
soma  I<et^  were  printed,  which  had 
been  addrMsed  to  the  Secretaries  by  seve^ 
ral  of  the  Youths  now  in  the  Seminary, 
which  indicate,  it  may  be  hoped,  a  state 
of  mind  muier  preparadon  to  become  a 
f  11  tore  blessing  to  their  countrymen  t  and 
at  p.  305  were  given  a  few  pMticulars  of 
the  Death  of  Miles  Atkinson,  a  Youth 
mentioned  in  the  last  Sonrey. 

Captsin  Tanney,  before  quoted,  says  of 
th«  Institution — 

I  svjoice  that  your  Society  (bee  cstablishad  aSe- 
minnry  for  Pious  Tooths,  to  prepare  them  for  the 
work  of  tbe  Ministry :  It  now  rontitlns  eiffhteen, 
who  will.  In  a  few  years,  under  tlie  tuition  of  Ur. 
Norman,  slioald  bis  life  be  spared',  be  ably  qualt- 
0e4.  (They  express  an  ardent  de&ire  to   be  sent 

>to  tbeir  Countrymen.    Much  good  may  be  expect- 

^  Item  this  Institution. 

GLOXTCESTEK. 

A  Town  of  libemicd.  Africans,  in  tbe  Parish  of  St. 

Aiidraw— lohabiiants.  f07. 

CHURCH  MISSION  AH  f  SOCIBTY, 

18J6. 

Henry  Diiring,  MinUttr, 

^       Mrs.  DSrmg,  8ehooimistre$t, 

ilie  testimony  of  the  Governor  to  the 

fnaprovtd   condition  of  this    Settlesaent, 

with  that  of  Mr.  W.  Stagleton,  was  quoted 

at  pp.  ^4C  and  ?47  of  our  last  Volume ; 


WlATEliy   AFllfCA.  J 

•nd,^  at  pp.  S98— ,t59»  ware  gifeo   many 
particulars  relative  to  thc^suie  und  pio- 
Sjf9»  of  religion  among  tjie  people, 
r    Tbe  Communicants  bsd  increased  ^o 
cay  The  work  of  Grsice  was  manifest, 
noronly  in  this  augmentation  of  numbers, 
but  in  the  fruiu  ot  the  Spirit  among  them. 
Mr.  Piirii^g  says  of  the  Copimi^nicaots^ 
4t  Min»  B9e  jireat  eo«Di)rM<;yneDt  to  say  pf  thtm 
at  luye.  that  there  exiles  a  bussed  union  among 
them ;  such  aa  becometh  the  Gospel  of  our  Lcrd 
Jesus  Christ.    Tliie  I  have  often  wiinesaed,  with 
much  satisfactioD,  In  case  of  any  one  being  sick 
among  thega  :  they  w^l  then  maeifest  the  -uunest 
care  one  of  another,  by  administering  every  kind 
of  relief  in  their  power. 

Calumnies  Lad.been  heaped  upon  msny 
of  thepi,  and  personal  injuries  attempted; 
in  reference  to  wljicb,  Mr.  Diiring  writes— 
Under  these  trials,  they  prosper  greatly ;  they 
are  brought  by  meaaaof  them  nearer  to  the  Throne 
of  Grace,  and  are  made  more  watchful  over  tht-m- 
selves  and  more  sinrere  and  affectionate  one  toward 
another ;  while  this  effect  creates  In  oUiers  a  desire 
to  unite  themselves  wiUt  ihem. 

JiUvino  VTorsliip. continued toJwj:^;u* 
larly  obscried,  morning  and  evem'ng 
evecy  day ;  and  was  well  attend^,  t^ougji 
not  so  numerously  as  on  Sundays. 

Tbe  Schools  had,  at  the  last  dates, 
suffer^  JOSS  f|}om  sickness ;  but  were  re« 
co^parlnfT. 

The -Missionary  Acsoelaiion  of  the  Set. 
^oroaat  coniribuiad  l«.  I4s.9tf»  In  the.var. 
^Tlie  Anniversary  of  tli^iCbun^  Mi»* 
sionary  Association  of  the  Colony  .was  bdd 
at  Qloucester,  Dec.  26, 1821 ;  Jfiit  {^, 
cellency  the  Governor  in  the  Chair.  Mr. 
Diiring  had  praacbed  a  Sermon  prepani* 
tory  to  tbe  Meeting.  Of  this  Annivenary 
we  gave  an  acooiant  at  pp»  24i-.,B4S  gf 
ourlaat  Volume. 

^  Industry  u  here  also  the  fruit  of  reli. 
gion,  and  is  manifested  in .  theJncreafe  of 
produce  and  live-stoclc,  the  amount  ff 
which  in  the  year  Mr.  Diiring  e^Umatfs 
at  double  that  of  the  year  preceding. 

In  this  promising  state  of  things,  it 
became  a  cause- of  great  disquietude  to 
Mr.  Diiring,  that  he  was  compelled  to 
leave  the  people  for  a  Reanitn,  and  to  see^^ 
a  renovation  of  health  by  returning  to' 
Europe.  He  would  gladly  have  retired 
to  the  Isles  de  Loss  or  the  Gambia,  for  a 
few  months ;  but  a  visit  to  Europe  was 
become  indispensab!e.  The  spiritual  ii». 
tcrests  of  the  people  pressed  heavily  oahsi 
mind:  he  bad  been ' among  them  savei«l 
years,  and  wsrm  affi)ction  was  mutual; 
while  he  was  aware  that  tlieir  state  wjw 
RucU  as  dsily  to  need  seasonable  counsel- 
The  best  practicable  arrangement  having, 
however,  been  made  for  the, supply  of  ^ 
absence,  as  wa  have  already  stated,,  h^  eio- 
hsrked  En  the  Fletcher,  on  tlie  ?d  of  Mu, 
and  raachAl  Liicerpool  .oiv  the  J  ^|h  of^  J^^y* 
After  spending  a  f«w  moMbfin^giand, 
C 


SURTKY  OF  MISSIONARY  STi^TIONS 


"10 

and  Tiifting  with  mudi  adtantago  YaHous  | 
AnodaUoiis  of  the  Soctetj,  he  left  Fal- 
mouth, with  his  family,  on  his  return  in 
tiie  Betsey  and  Ann,  on  the  3d  of  Decem- 
ber, greatly  restored. 

WILBEEFORCE. 

A  Town  of  Africans  in  the  Pamh  of  St  Paul— In- 

habiumu,  595 ;  bf  vhom.  365  are  liberated  BUves. 

115  Krooirteo,  and  the  rest  other  NatiTes, 

CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY, 

1817.  . 

'James  Thomson,  Native  Teacher^ 
Till  the  appointment  of  a  European 
Superintendant,  James  Thomson,  from 
Regent's  Town,  as  we  have  before  stated, 
is  in  charge  of  this  Settlement.  ^  William 
Davis,  who  preceded  him  in  this  charge, 
•omplained  much  of  the  dark  sUteof  his 
countrymen. 

Tlie  Missionary   Association  produced 
.  61.  19«.  Sd.  in  the  year. 


[JAJT, 


PLANTAINS. 

Several  Islands,  belonginc  to  the  Family  of  the 

Caulkers,  NaUve  Chiefo  in  the  Shert>ror->aboat  40 

ipiles  south-east  ofSierra  Leone,   and  three  miles 

west  of  the  main  land. 

CHURCH  MISSIONJRT  SOCIETY. 

Stephen  Caulker,  Schoolmaster. 

V  'The  Rev.  G.  E.  W.  Metsgerj>rhose  de- 
parture with  his  Wife  for  Africa  has  been 
already  mentioned,  'wacMppointed  to  enter 
on  this  Mission.  In  the  meantime,  Stephen 
Caulker  is  proceeding  much  to  the  satis- 
faction of  the  Society:  Daily  Prayer  is  kept, 
morning  and  evening,  in  a  small  PUce  of 
Worship ;  and  the  Scholars  have  made  such 
progress,  that  several  of  them  can  read 
fluently.  .    ,    « 

The  Journal  of  W.  Tamba  s  Second 
Journey,  mentioned  in  the  preceding 
Survey,  was  printed  at  pp.  385— J29  of 
our  last  Volume  ;  wi«i  some  Remarks  on 
the  Journal. 


CAPE  MESUBADO, 

AMERICAS  COLOSJZATION  SOCIBTT.  * 
^HfTwill  have  appeared*  from  pp.  416 — 
41 9  of  our  last  Volume,  that  the  land  pur* 
chased  at  Grand  Basse,  fof  a  Settlement, 
as  stated  in  the  Survey,  had  been  relin* 
quished;  and  that  other  land,  at  Cape 
Mesurado,  north-west  of  Grand  Basse,  had 
been  purchased  by  Dr.  Ayres,  the  last 
Agent  of  the  Society. 

Dr.  Ayres  arrived  at  Cape  Mesurado, 
with  part  of  the  Settlers  from  Sierra  Le- 
one, on  the  7th  of  January.     He  found 
the  Chiefs  disposed  to  recede  from  their 
bargain ;  but,  after  much  altercation,  har- 
mony was  restored.  In  February,  sickness, 
though  not  of  a  serious  nature,  attacked 
most  of  the  Settlers.  In  March,  Dr.  Ayres 
went  to  Sierra  Leone ;  and,  having  finally 
adjusted  the  Society's  concerns  there,  ar- 
rived again  at  the  Cape  on  the  2d  of  April, 
with  the  remainder  of  the  Settlers  and  th« 
stores.     A  dispute  had  arisen,  during  hie 
absence,  between  the  Natives  and  the  Co- 
lonisU,  which  led  to  a  Palaver  on  the  24th 
of  April ;  here  Dr.  Ayres  assumed  a  bold 
tone,  and  insisted  on  the  fulfilment  of  the 
bargain,  which  the  Chiefs  were  disposed  to 
delay,  in  the  hope  of  more  contributions. 
The  business  was,  at  length,  adjusted,  and 
possession  taken  of  the  Cape  on  the  S5th 
of  April,  by  hoistiug  the  American  Co- 
loturs  and  firing  a  salute,  in  the  presence  of 
the  Chiefs  and  people.     Dr.  Ayres  then 
left,  on  his  return  to  America,  to  lay  be- 
fore the  Society  an  account  of  the  dtuatlon 
and  ptospects  of  the  Settlement. 

4MER1CAN  EPISCOPAL  MISSIONARY 
SOCIETY. 

.Mr.  Ephraim  Bacon,  With  whose  name, 
in  connection  with  this  coast,  our  Readers 
are  acquainted,  /bas  been  appointed  by  the 
Society  a  Catechist  on  this  Sution,  with  a 
view  to  his  organising  a  permanent  Mission. 


/gotttti  mvica^ 

Thb  distress  of  this  quarter  of  our  Survey,  from  the  failure  of  the  late 
harvests,  is  well  known.  Some  judgment  may  be  ^P^mcd  of  the  degree  of 
tWs^lamity  from  the  following  extracts  of  Letters  from  Mr.  Hallbeck,  one 
of  the  Brethren's  Missionaries  at  Gnadenthal :—  .        u*  r      ^e 

"  The  same  quantity  of  corn,  which,  18  months  ago,  we  bought  tor  45 
rix-dollars,  is  now  sold  for  230,  and  in  some  parts  of  the  Colony  for  300. 
Hence  there  is  no  help  for  the  poorer  Hottentots:  they  must  either  suffer 
hunrcr,  or  incur  debts  $  which  prolongs  their  sufferings  for  years,  by  being 
obliled  to  work  off  arrears  with  the  farmers,  instead  of  earning  money  for 
their  families'  subsistence.  I  have  seen  two  years  of  scarcity  in  Africa,  but 
never  vras  the  general  distress  so  great  as  at  present?  not  only  because  the 
people  are  impoverished  by  the  sufferings  of  former  vears,  but  because  the 
real^wmnt  of  eatables  is  much  greater.   Tliero  are  huadreds  of  ColonisU  who 


1823.]  SOUTH  AVJIICA.  1,1. 

niust  contrive  to  live  on  animal  food  alone,  as  in  some  places  bread  is  not  to 
h^  bad/* 

In  a  subsequent  Letter,  Mr.  Hallbeck  saj's— 

**  Tbere  is  every  appearance  of  another  failure  of  the  crop.  In  several 
parts  of  the  Colonv  the  hopes  of  the  husbandman  are  alreadv  destroyed  by 
the  *'rast,"  or  mildew.  May  this  chastisement  be  sanctified  /or  the  good  of 
this  unhappy  Colony  ;  and  may  its  inhabitants  turn  to  the  Lord  with  their 
whole  hearts." 

This  anticipation  proved  but  too  well  founded.  Dr.  Philip  writes,  on  the 
3d  of  August — 

**  We  have  no  rice,  but  what  we  receive  from  India— no  wheat,  but  what 
conies  from  New  Holland  or  from  England.  Your  hearts  would  bleed  to 
see  the  present  condition  of  this  Colony.  We  have  had  no  crops  for  tsro 
years,  and  fears  are  generally  entertained  for  the  one  approaching.  While 
the  western  coast  of  Africa  has  been  deluged  with  rain  for  four  months  pa8t» 
ID  such  a  degree  that  the  seed  is  rotting  in  the  ground,  and  houses  and  even 
villages  are  falling  down,  the  eastern  coast  hi^  had  scarcely  any  rain  for  a 
twelvemonth  past,  and  the  grass  is  parched  up  as  if  it  had  been  burnt  in  an 
oven.  The  desolations  occasioned  by  the  late  storms  amount,  in  many  in* 
stances,  to  the  almost  total  ruin  of  a  great  part  of  the  inhabitants  in  the 
wealthiest  districts  of  the  Colony.  The  ezpences  of  Missionaries  are  neces-' 
sarily  higher  than  usual.  £ve^  thing  in  the  Colony  is  at  an  extravagant 
price." 

The  Government  afforded  every  possible  relief,  under  these  afflicting  cir- 
ca instaoces.  


We  have  exchanged  the  former  division  of  t&e  Stations,  as  *<  within  the 
Colony*^  and  "  beyond  the  Colony,**  for  the  more  appropriate  arrangement 
of  them  under  the  r^ative  Tribes,  for  whose  benefit,  chiefly,  they  are  respec- 
tively appointed. 

Church  has  be^n  formed.  Ihe  eridenoe 
of  decided  piety  afforded  by  gome  of  the  / 
Slaves  is  of  the  most  satisfactory  kind.  ^  - 
We  have  received  no  information  respect- 
ing the  Society's  Stations  al  aanwiUiam 
and  Zoar,  ^ 

SOCIETY  FOR  TBB  PROPAOJTION  Of  '^ 
THE  GOSPEL,   .  „         ; 

1821.  \ 

William  Wright,  Jfunofiafy. 
Mr.  Wright  has  restored  the  National    - 
School  to  a  state  of  efficiency.     Scholan^ 
300.  i 

LONDON  MtSSlONJRT  SOCIETY. 

John  Philip,  D.  D.  / 

Superintendani  of  the  Mistiont,^  / 
Dr.  Philip  spent  the  last  three  months 
of  1821  in  Wsiting  the  Stations  within  the 
Colony.  Valuableregulations  were  adopted, 
on  his  suggestion,  at  some  of  the  Settle- 
ments. 

The  Rev.  A.  Faure,  Butch  Minister 
at  Graaff  Reyoet,  has  been  associated,  on 
hii  own  offer  of  service,  as  a  Coiidjytor 
with  Dr.  Philip. 

The  contributions  received,  fromvariout 
parU  of  the  United  Kingdom,  toward  the 
Establishment  described  in  the  last  Surrey 
amounted  to  about  600/. 

Dr.  Philip  has  encouraging  evidences  of 
the  success  of  his  Ministry. 


CAPE  TOWN. 

» Capital  of  the  C<aon7— lohAbitanU,  at  th«  end 
^of  1818,  w«re  18,17S:  oonsisting  of  7460Whitn, 
.  iyo6  I^ae  Blacks.  810  Appreaticws,  596  HoltcotDCs. 
aad  7468  Slaves.  / 

Of  the  improved  state  of^  Cape  Town, 
Dr.  Philip  thus  write*— 

When  we  look  at  the  maia  or  the  popnlatioa  in 
Cape  Towiit  we  qaestioo  whether  ve  have  effected 
anjr  chaare  at  all  amoog  the  people ;  bat  when  we 
look  at  the  Public  lostitotioBi  of  the  place— the 
Coctrefatioaa  which  have  been  collected— the 
Chnxchas  vbicfa  have  been  fonned— the  persons 
bcie,  and  in  other  parts  of  the  world,  who  have 
been  brooffht  to  the  knowledge  of  the  troth— and 
tike  individiiah  who  have  been  raised  up  to  assist 
ia  the  Missions,  bj  the  preaching  of  the  Oosi>el  in 
Cape  Town— we  have  great  reason  for  thankful- 


SOtJTH'APRlCAN  BIBLE  SOCIETY, 
The  progress  of  the  Society  within  ite 
first  year,  has  amply  justified  all  the  ex- 
pectations entertained  at  its  formation. 
X1i«  Scriptures  have  been  distributed 
among  the  Colonists,  and  Missionaries 
bawe  been  supplied.  The  Society  has  de- 
clined a  Grant  of  200^.  f^om  the  Parent 
Institution,  in  consequence  of  the  present 
ra0ciency  of  ita  pecuniary  resources. 

SOVTH'JFRICAN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 
J.  H.  Beck,  Miirionary, 
Abont  500  Slavas  are  under  Mr.  Beck's 
Instmetion,  fnmi  among  whom  a  Qiristian 


•f 


SURVEY  Of  MISOTOKARr  STATIONS. 


fjAH. 


t    WESLEY  Alt  MlSSIOftAltTf  SOCIETY. 
Thomai  L.  Hodgson,  Muionar^ 
l&T,  Shaw,  of  the  Naoraqus  MW«U;  h«» 
eontihtied  to  assitt  Mr.  HodgMn. 
/  The  Place  of  Worship  and  School  for 
(asm  Hemhen  Population  hove  been  com- 
Ipleted.)  The  building  wai  opened,  by  Dr. 
jPfiJMp,  on  the  16lh  of  June  last.     Nearly 
the  whole  cost,  of  5400  rix-dollars,  hais 
bepn  contributed.  ^        ^  ^ 

/Scholars,  1<^8  ; ,  of  whom  about  50  ai^ 
/adults. 

At  SteUeriboscth  ^^r,  Bal(1cer>  who  h*s 
laboured  t6ere  usefully  for  20  years,  has 
been  compelled,  by  increislng  age  ftAd  hi- 
^rmitiesy  to  dJsoontinue  his  iertlcfes. 
Tfaledon  institution  has  b«n,  foi*  Mpf^ 
sent,  retiriquished.  Profai  MoBatiet  Beth- 
dnif^  anrf  SUihkopJjtt  "<>  I'epoWS  hitvtf  beM 
received  h)f  th6  Dlr«ctot^ 

t|[|att$titot«^ 

The  Stations  under  this  division  are  all 
within  the  Colony.  There  may  be  other 
inMons  tmder  the  care  of  some  of  the  Mis^ 
rfonattesy  but  the  Colonial  Hottentot*  are 
tbeir  fmdpBl  charge. 

/'  GROENEKLOOF. 

JUwat  40  mUes  north  of  Cape  Town. 

vstrMD  ARBTaRRfr. 

U08. 
,4^itner,  tietie*  Schuli,  kisHonariesJ 
Br.  Bonntc  >»  returned  to  Europe.   The 
Brethren  TieUe  and  Schuls  lateljr  arrived. 
0(  the  recent  distresses  of  this  Settle- 
ment, we  quoted  an  afflicting  account  in  a 
Postscript  to  our  lasi  Volume. 

No  report,  of  the  sUte  of  the  Coogrega. 
|k>n  has  lately  appeared. 


g^it 


^-^-^"PAARL. 

4CUvt  45  Milw  «orth-e«»t  of  Cape  Town. 

{LONDON    MISSIONARY  SOCIETY.:. 

1819. 

EtiM*  Etaflii  Miihnaty* 

the  labours  of  ^t.  Evans  cottUnue  fo 

be  a(ten<^ed  with  AUccets.   A  larger  Flice 

of    Worship   i«    become   rcquiilt*;  iuid 

ground  has  been  granted  by  Governincilt. 

^e  number  of  heftriSn,  At  the  Paart  tad 

in  ihe  neighbourihg  dlttrhiU.  k  tboUf  1 100 

Whites  and  I200c6loured  peoplej  Thert 

Vs  ^^^^^  ^^'^  Heathens  in  these  platM. 

/On  the  School  list  there  are  \  t5,  adults 

4nd  chUdreri,  slaves  and  free  :  Hhe  aViarage 

ittendance  is  butfW)m  40  to  80,  chiefly  on 

account  of  dUtancie.    M4hy  itfe  indefktS^ 

*The  Missiohalfy  SbciWy  contilities  td 
yrtsper.  The  SUves  contribute  cfaetrftilly. 


in 


Of  the  iniueoee  of  religi<Hi  en  the 
Slaves,  Mr.  Evans  says— 
It  U  ckceadfa^Ij  iratiO'iug  to  bear  tlie  «Wfl*nt 

the  SUve.  t»»**  »>*^i^  •y'l^i.SS^^ 
men.  Ave  of  whose  SUwt  I  h«i*  ^^'^/iJSS' 
SS  hs  ^Hahed  the  Society  had  Jeen  ~ta6ll*^ 
many  years  before;  for  siiice' W»  Slav»hJJ d«»» 
tosSitted.  be  has  ndk  hedthe  leeet.  noaWe  witM 
thm.  Many  otheis  have  «lTena»lmilarteitimony, 
SS^iome  who  were  formerly  Inimical  to  the  iB- 
Uracdon  of'thett'  SlkvM. 

TULBAiGH.^  . 

AtHHitlO©'  nlllss  nterttwsast-of  Cape  Towni\ 
L0NDON  MHaSWNARY  SOCIETY,    v 

Ari^l  Vos,  Mktiimafy. 

TIte  attehdatiee^  ow  FuMie  Worship  ijf 
gootf ;  «nd  the  Hurtiber  of  the  Htethent 
wh<reart>race  ChtfiUanity  is  enoeoragiilg^ 
Those  Wlkyhave  been  baptized  eonUnue 
steadfaM:  many,  who  have  not  yet  be«i 
baptiiedy  nanireit  serious  concern  as  to 
their  ftdvAtion  p  whUe  others  resist  oTtre- 
peated  exbortation»  and  entreaties,  and 
continue  in  sin. 

From  uAavoidiMe  causes^  the  attend- 
apce  in  the  School  is  far  from  regular. 
;A  Sunday  School  has  been  opened.) 

I  (JNADENTHAL.  \ 

H  Aboat  I*  ittilflV  ea«tw«rt-by-norlh  of  CapeTewa*  ^ 
UN  it  ED  BRETBRBN^ 
17.36  ^renewed  1792. 
Bembrech.   e]emens»  Fritscb.    Hallbeck,  ' 
Stein,  Thomsen,  and  Voigt, 
Mistwnariei, 
It  has  pleesed  God,  fo  take  kito  ecernal 
rest  the  venerable  Brother  Marsveld,  at 
the  age  of  76 ;  «fier  labouring  iikdeAiti- 
gably   in  this  Missioh,  l^om  its    recom- 
mencement hi  179».    Br.  Volghl  lately 
joined  tfie  Mission. 

A  distressing  account  of  the  suffering* 
of  fhi^  Settlement,  as  well  as  that  of 
Groenekloof,  was  given  in  the  Postscript 
to  our  last  Volume.  The  Government 
made  a  benevoleitf  grant  to  thie  Settle- 
ment of  rice  and  wheat,  to  the  value  of 
1000  rix-dollars.  Some  alleviating  W" 
cumataacesare  mentioned,, with  gratitude, 
by  the  Missionaries  ;  and  they  especially 
ffjoiced  in  the  spifltttal  beneit  which  the 
people  derived  thrbugh  their  stilferiogs. 
On  this  subject,  Mr.  Hallbeck  writes— 

In  externals,  oor  i>oor  ffottehtoU  have  ro  stf  ug* 
tie  %lth  ffteit  di^iiltles  i  btft  they  pttt  U^  UttU 
in  God.  inamaoaer  trtily  cdUyina*  and  will  there* 
fore  not  be  pot  to  shame.  A  sick  man,  with  whom 
I  lauly  conversed,  speakihf  of  the  scarcity,  said. 
-  Ood  fbrmed  our  eyes  id  idth  a  ttiaimw.  that  ws 
cannot  sss  iHiat  ha»p«M  on  the  other  side  of 
yonder  hill ;  and  I  nev«  heard  any  one  complain 
Oor  miod*B  ey*  is  formed  in  the  ftmnr  man- 


ner-  for  we  cannot  look  into  futurity.  Why  should 
vathen  be  dissatisfied?  Ko:  let  us  bdt  pot  oor 
SSSiSi«mr#h*inrvs^sU.i5d*illh^^^ 
Iteimch  every  dittcnlty."  Thb  •('*rij •J«»»iW^''^ 
conftdenee  In  Ood  pe^ades  our  whole  Cengrp  sa 
tioB,  and  is  a  great  source  ef  censolation  to  us* 


On  Anothtr  ttondoD,  hn  mjf^- 
BkhM  to  tfifc  iiiniwd  WMwe  of  oir  Cotwgptlan 
haft  sot  bOTa  diMiiited  IqrtiMM  oat«»ni  oidamitaei. 
Ob  theooatni7t  I  Jmvtt  reatoa  to  believe  that  many 
an  oiitf»  by  (heae  nielt.  lias  been  induced,  with 
nM»re  Umo  oooudoo  taraeetneu,  to  coniider  his 
viors  aad  tara  vith  AiU  purpose  of  heart  to  the 
aoij  helper  Bi  eveiTtfinoor  need,  l^bese  are  de* 
ligMtt  aqd  anciainciagf  fbett  ia  the  miditorxmseb 
outward  oiiseiy. 

€H  tlia  qiintiudfltats  oftbe  Settlemaat, 
W  writeiy  in  Oelober  1^1 — 

WeHaev  ^ft  fidiahed  •perfdor  «Ml  ail  llie 
tadtWdnali,  not  ^t  Codurtnnirants ;  and  fbond 
abondaat  raase  to  thank-tbe  Lord,  for  the  blessfnir 
udeaeoaraffamaBt  vhidi  this  employmMit  has 
*"•*  us.  In  the  hearts  of  most  of  them,  the 
XiOlj  Spirit  baa  beipin  a  good  work :  by  iW  the 
{^■•ter  number  prore  that  Che7  are  truly  in  earnest. 
^*  tiasd  aatonished  at  the  mercy  shovn  onto  theni 
^ttvn,  who  is  indeed  no  respecter  of  persona.  Bis 
wort  is  tmfy  marveltbns  in  our  eyes. 

He  mddM,  in  July  o^  lut  yetv— 
'  Thowgh  soma  onpleMant  thiiits  have  lately  oc- 
cnrrcd  with  n  few  individuals,  in  conaeqnenee  of 
tlw  distress,  we  mer  nf,  with  truth,  that,  hi 
teacTuf  .this  tryinr  season  has  be<B  a  time  of  much 
b'cesinc.  Weajso  notice;  srMi  peculiar  tratitude. 
more  iraem  of  the  dtviaelife  in  the  bearU  of  the 
ckSdren  than  in  former  years. 

The  ittte  of  the  Settlement,  for  the 
yew  1990,  k  ftbu»  feperted^ 

Rfty^oor  children  haeo  beets  baptlMd,  M  per- 
■MS  beeomo  iohaUlnota  of  the  place.  Qremoved 
iNtber  from  Enoa  and  Oroenekloof ;  in  all  U7. 
Forty^iM  have  departed  this  life.  15  have  re- 
mftvod  to  tho  other  settlements,  30  have  left  us.  or 
bom  strtcfc  eff  our  list  oo  aecooat  of  their  eon- 
tioMd  obeence  from  tho  place ;  hi  all.  94,.  The 
Canemgation  baaeonsaqnently  had  an  increase  of 
CS  .•  it  consisu  of  SMeQmmonlcants.  05  baptised 
not  yet  oommonicants.  410  bapiind  children,  105 
caalidatea  for  iMpdme.  180  new  people  and  un- 
biKiiid  eWidreia^Tetal^  MIS.  The  SetUement 
consists  of  tm  hooses.  gO  of  which  are  built  of  un* 


Tbelpeport  for  Ifl^l^i  as  feHowi— 

lorn,  4« :  bapciaed,  children  andadn1to»  98;  ob- 
laloed  taavo  fw  livd  to  tlm  ptacr.  »i  doj^rtod  this 
or  withdcai 


Hfc.  4t;  Mcluded  or  trithdrawn,  «iytba  Con- 
trendon  at  Gaadenthal  consists,  at  the  close  of 
tbm  year,  of  5)7  eommonlcants ;  <50  tafitinad,  not 
y«t  coramnnirants ;  MT  bnpeiaed  cMMren;  IM  can- 
rfiihtei  ftr  baplaan;  and 425  new  people-in  all. 

^^  Kepctttfld  preMnU  of  clotbiog,  phrtl- 
cnlarly  for  the  children,  sent  by  friends  in 
Snglend,  b«rebeen  most  thankfully  re- 


\ 


PACAI.TSDORP. 
About  SOU  miles  enst  of  Cape  Tosm,  three  miles 
Ibom  cbo  Town  oif  Oeome,  and  two  from  tho  sea. 
LONDON  MfSafONJMY  SOCJBTT. 
1813. 
V       W«  Anderaon,  Mistionafy.  } 
Mr.  Andenon  arrived  here  on  the  ISlh 
of  January  from  Caledon  Inatitution. 
The  DireetoriaUte^ 

ZCbrts  have  been  made  to  carry  into  execution 
mora  fnl^  the  plans  of  Mr.  Pacalt  for  the  im* 
provemcnt  of  this  Institution ;  but  tho  distress 
wMob  bee  prevailod  amonirthe  HottentoU  crip- 
pled their  exertions.  Amidst  their  deep  poverty. 
botrevcr,  they  had  commendabfy  exempUfied  the 
toAoMiee  of  GbrisUudir.  by  msigafttim  to  tbo 
wittof^od. 


saUTir  AFBJtfA.  19 

^^WLToaxf  fov  the  year  1JI21  :«- 
lahabitanU,  977;   admitted,  S7;  cxclodcd|  Xr 
Births, 9;  Deaths,  none;  Marriages  SB—Commu- 
nicant^ gSs  admiRed.lOi   eaclndsd;  I3{    re-ad^ 
.mined.  8.    _ 

nCaitle.  SCO— Horses,. n-Shecp„UO-abe'  Goots, 
74-Wii«piia.6.     ' 

'fhe  School  flourishes.  A  Miasioi&Honse 
baa  been  begun.  Mbst  of  the  Gardiene 
Are  ilk  a  gpod  state. 

BETHELSDORR         *"*% 

About  600  miles  east  of  Cape  Town,  in  the  Bisi 
trict  of  Uitenhace,  and  near  Ai(oa  Hay. 

LONDOirMTSSIONARY  SOCIBTY.        \ 
1802.  1 

Jamea.  Kitchingman,^  Ji/Mnonory/ 

wfth  Native  Teachert. 
The  hibours  of  Mr.  Kitcfaingfman  are 
very  aeeeptflble  to  tlie  people ;  whose  confi- 
Smm^  he  has  ac^uovdr  bj  conbiniBg  ftrm- 
newwidi  gentlenesa  in  kia  conduct  and 
pveoeedingt.  HisBfinistry  ia  wdl  attended. 
It  is  stoted,  in  the  last  Report-* 

Meaauras  were  oo  the  point  of  beiac  coneorti^ 
with  a  view  to  the  lonff.projected  removal  of  this 
Institution  to  a  more  elif  ibie  spot,  when  unfore- 
seen and  apparently  insurmountable  obstaclea 
presented  thmnsehres  s  wUeb  left  rno*  alternative, 
bmt  dthor  to  commenco  an  entirely  new  Institn- 
tipn;  or  to  supply,  aslkr  as  possible,  theegstarnal 
defects  of  the  exlstinf  Settlement. 

Betbelsdorp  InclodeMn  excellent  graaiaf^ftrat, 
but  no  grain  can  Iw  sown  therein  •  another  farm, 
near  the  Oamtooa  iUwer,  hea.beea  therefore  pnrf 
chased  on  account  of  the  Society,  #Hicli  is  reputed 
to  be  one  of  the  beat  corn-farms  in  that  part  of  the 
Colony. 

Dr.  PbUip,  who  was  at  fhis  time  at  Bedkdadorp, 
on. his  lata  tour,  prudently  refused  to  give  Ms  con- 
sent to  the  pordiase,  unEesa  the  peopfo  Arst  en- 
gaged to  exert  themselves  in  the  improvement  of 
the  town,  by  the  erection  of  better  dwelTlffg.booses, 
ate.  Ml  wHIcb  proposal  tbsgr  sheiifuMy  acqiffeeeed. 
A  plan  WHS  sobsequently  aaraed  upon,  at  a-Qone- 
ral  Meeting  of  the  inhabitanU,  in  conformity  to 
which  the  projected  improvements  were  to  be 
made.  These  measures,  together  with  some  jniii- 
cious  regulations  suggested  b7  Dr.  Philip;  seem 
lo  have  awakened  among  the  peofrfeaspirltof  ew- 
ertion,  and  in  other  respects  to  have  been  attended 
with  good  efiect.  Preparations  for  rebuHdine  tbo 
town  were  immediately  commenced,  in  wMch 
every  clsss  of  the  population  actively  engaged. 
Dr.  Philip  says,  in  a  late  Letter^— 

I  can  now  meet  the  calnmniaftors  of  Missionoand 
the  enemies  of  the  Hottentots  on  Uwir  own  ground ; 
and  challeale  them  to  show  nse,  in  any  part  of  the 
world,  a  people  more  capable  of  being  improved 
than  the  abused  Hottentots  of  South  Afrira.  or  aft* 
tempts  at  civilisation  more  complete  in  their  sno- 
cess  then  whatnu^  now  be  eeen  at  Bolheladprp, 

GAMTOOS  MVERr^^N 

L9V00N  MiSSiONAMY  SOCISTY, } 

18S8. 

J.  Monro,  Miuionary. 

To  this  place,  mentioned  und^r  the  last 

headt  Mr..  Monro,  who  had  newly  arrived* 

was  appointed.     He  left  Betbelsdorp^with 

his  family,  on  the  5th  of  Ai»il.     Intfae 

night  of  the  6tb,  they  were  atUckcd  by 

robbers  i  and  escaped,  with  dilBculj^  to  a 


14 

neighbouring  fkitn :  but  their  wagon 
was  burnt,  and  their  property  all  stolen 
or  destroyed.  Mr,  Monro  writes  from 
Gamtoos  River^  April  the  8th— 

I  had  thouffhtt,  at  6rar.  of  retaminff  to  Bethels, 
dorp,  bat  that  would  be  like  y  ieldinx  to  the  enemy ; 
■o  I  hare  come  hither,  in  the  ttreortb  of  the  Lord 
my  Ood.  The  poor  Hottentoift,  who  retide  here, 
visit  as.  and  every  meeting  ia  a  Bochiro.  They 
weep,  and  we  cannot  'comfort  them.  Bat  I  hope, 
that,  after  all,  God  will  yet  be  glorified  at  Oamtoot 
River.     _   . 

'     On  the  Witte  River,  near  Algoa  Bay. 
UNITED  BRETHREN. 
1818. 

Schmitt,  Hoffman,  Hornig,  Lemmer, 
•    V       and  Halter,  Missionaries* 

BrTtialter  arrived  at  the  Cape  in  Ju^ . 

Br.  Hallbeck  and  his  Wife,  fronn  Gnad- 
cnthal,  spent  a  month  herein  the  close 
of  the  year  1821.  He  was  greatly  struck 
with  the  change  which  had  taken  place, 
since  he  witnessed  the  first  beginnings  of 
the  Settlement. 

Of  the  difficulties  which  were  felt  here, 
in  common  with  other  parts  of  the  Colony, 
though  not  so  severely  as  in  the  western 
parts  from  the  additional  calamity  of 
storms  and  floods,  Mr.  Schmitt  writes,  in 
January  last — 

I  In  our  own  family,  we  find  It  difiicuU  to  come 
throuRh  ;  but  as  to  the  poor  Hottentots,  they  can 
get  neither  money  nor  food.  It  b,  however,  edify- 
inff  to  perceive,  with  what  resignation  and  firm 
trust  in  the  help  of  the  Lord  they  bear  every  priva. 
tion.  Kotonly  has  the  harvest  failed,  but  the 
drought  is  so  great,  that  the  garden*crop«  have  been 
almost  wholly  destroyed  forwent  of  moistore. 

Of  the  progress  of  the  Settlement,  we 
collect  the  following  notices : — 

Durioc  the  year  1820,  ten  children  were  bom, 
three  persons  died,  and  93  came  to  live  on  our  land. 
Oar  numbers,  at  the  close  of  the  year  18S0,  are  as 
follows :  SO  communicants,  56  baptised  and  candi- 
dates for  baptism,  43  baptised  children,  84  new  peo' 
ple-in  aU,  809. 

During  the  year  1821,  there  were  baptixrd  19 
adults  and  12  children,  and  IS  persons  obtained 
leave  to  live  here :  the  inhabitants  are  l^T :  54  chil- 
dren attend  School. 

From  the  beginning  of  the  Musioo,  48  adolu  and 
3S  cjiildren  have  been  baptised. 
/Of  the  first  half  of  1822,  Mfs.  Schmitt 
AvriteS'^ 

/    The  state  of  the  young  people  is  remarkably  pleas- 

,  Sng.    Oar  congregation  has  this  year   had  an^in- 

f  crease  of  19  persons :  10  children  were  bom  ;  three 

children  and  one  adult  departed  this  life ;  11  adults 

and  10  children  were  baptised  ;  7  admitted  to  the 

XotdiA  Supper.  The  number  of  4ohabitanU  is  £20. 

Mr.  Hallbeck  thus  speaks  of  the  state  of 
the  people  :— 

When  I  was  there.  15  of  the  Scholars  could  read 
their  Bibles,  and  all  were  very  diligent  and  atten* 
tive.  The  internal  state  of  the  Congregation 
was  truly  pleasing  ;  and  the  conversations  which 
ny  Wife  and  I  had  with  the  adult  inhabiUnU. 
were  highly  edifyingto  us.  The  outward  deport- 
ment of  the  HottentoU  proved  an  honour  to  the 
Oospcl.     . 


SURVEY  OF  ATIBSIONARY  STATIONS.  [JAK. 

THEOPOLI8. 

In  the  District  of  Albany— about  00  mllat  aoith-cast^ 
ofBetbelsdorp— InhabitanU,  500.  ^ 

LONDON  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY.  \ 

1814. 
G.  Darker,  Missionary, 
Jen  Tiatzoe  {Caffrtjt     Native  Teacher,  ■ 
The  Directors  state— 
During  the  protracted  illneu  of  the  late  Mr.  Ull- 
bricht,  the:  aflfairs  of  this  Institution  rather  retro- 
graded than  adTanoed.   Since  the  return  of  Mr. 
Barker  they  have  begun  to  assame  a  more  promis- 
ing aspecu 

The  local  situation  of  Theopolis  having  been  at- 
tended witli  serious  inconveniences,  it  was  deter- 
mined,  during  Dr.  Philip's  late  visit  there,  that  the 
Institution  should  be  immediately  removed  to  a 
more  eligible  spot.  The  site  and  plan  of  the  new 
village  were  accordingly  fixed  upon  ;  and  the  peo- 
ple have  since  exerted  themselves  in  carrying  the 
design  into  execution. 

SALEM. 

A  Settlement  of  Kew  €k>lonisU.  in  the  District  oT 

Albany,  16  miles  from  Graham's  Town,  about  SO 

firom  Bathurst,  and  100  from  Algoa  Bay. 

WESLEYAN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 
1820. 
W.  Shaw,  W.  Thielfall,  Misswnariet.  ' 
Mr.  Sliaw  writes— « 
Albany  is  of  importance,  because  of  the  desti- 
tute state  of  the  settlers,  Dutdiand  English;  but 
also  because  Missicmaries  in  Albany  may  have  re- 
gular access  to  more  than  9000  Ileatiien,  who  are 
connected  with  no  Missionary  Station.    Above  aJI. 
it  is  at  the  very  gates  of  Cafiireland ;  and  a  Mission 
in  Albany  cannot  fail,  sooner  or  later,  to  extend 
itself  into  that  important  field. 

The  Committee  observe—  .^ 

An  immense  tract  of  unexplored  and  unoccupied \ 
country  lie*  to  the  north-east  of  this  Station,  many  \ 
parU  of  which  «re  known  to  be  exceedingly  popu.  ) 
lous.  and  where  the  light  of  the  Gospel  has  not  ' 
yet  penetrated.  -"' 

Mr.  Shaw's  labours  ba?e  been  success- 
ful .  The  attendance  of  the  Settlers  is  large ; 
and  many  have  become  truly  religioiut. 
On  this  subject,  he  says— 

The  means  which  have  been  particalarly  instru» 
menUl  in  the  hands  of  GOD,  in  effecting  the  good 
which  we  have  witnessed,  are  a  steady  attention  to 
all  our  usual  means  of  grace,  and  a  systematic  and 
weekly  distribution  of  tracts  and  ether  books.  Tlie 
painful  dispensations  of  Providence  have  been 
sanctified.  Want  of  bread  has  humbled  many 
hearts,  and  disposed  them  to  listen  to  the  consola- 
tions of  the  Gospel. 

The  English  Congregation  at  Graham's 
Town  is  large  and  attentive*  The  Hot. 
tentot  Congregation  at  that  place  increasca 
and  improves :  the  Communicants  are  10. 
Chapels  were  building  at  Salem  and  at 
Graham's  Town.  ^  ^ 

GRAAFF  REYNET.    ^    . 

On  the  Zondags  RWer. 

fAVXlUARY  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. . 

rThe  Rev.  A.  Faure,  Dutch  Minister  at 
this  place, /of  whom  we  have  before  spokm, 
was  formerly  a  Student  at  Gosport,  and  ia 


vJ 


15221  ^        SOUTH 

■Mlont  in  proinoiinix  Mitsionvjind  the 
instruction  of  the  SbiTes.  HeCat  lately 
cstabltahttd  s  Mtsston  among  tne  Bosjes- 
mans,  to  he  supplied  bj  Native  Toacli^sJ 
Mr.  Sb»w,  ot  Salem,  aUies  that\the 
Heatbcn  Population  of  Graaff  Reyi^t  is, 
accordiog  to  Official  Returns,  6000  Jnone 
of  wliom  are  under  the  care  onUissio- 
nsriOf  and  to  the  greater  part  of  whom 
acoesa  might  be  had  if  Mtssioaaries  could 
besnpplicd. 


orafftM* 

Brownlee,  W.R.Thomson,  MUtionariet. 

John  Bennie,  Assistant, 
The  Missiooarics  are  supported  by  Go- 
nrnmentyand.the  Attlatantby  the  Glasgow 
^IfisBonary  Sodetj^  Mr.  Brownlee  writes, 
under  date  of  Jan.  28,  1832— 

Wc  hacv*  ae  reason  to  b«  discoorag«d.  We  have 
b»l  m  coosidorablo  addilioo  to  the  lostitation  .  the 
wemliiri  exceed  SOO.  Some  of  them  have  m«de 
cowilder&tMe  increase  in  knowledge ;  and  from  what 
I  can  learn  from  doee  obeenration,  it  appears  there 
is  a  sort  of  general  desire  for  Teachers  expressed  by 
■saajr  of  the  distant  Caffres.  1  believe  were 
HiasJoaarics  to  go  to  any  part  of  Caffreland,  if  not 
toe  nttr  to  Gaika,  thej  would  be  able,  in  a  very 
short  time,  to  collect  a  congregation. 

All  tfao  peopio  who  came  here  lately  belonged  to 
a  kraal,  that  was  formerly  near  the  Institution  on 
the  Cat  aWer.  The  head  of  the  kraal  died  in  May 
hot;  and  \m  conduct  ever  since  the  death  of  Mr. 
WJOtams  was  like  that  of  one,  who  had  tmtttd  tkmt 
$kt  L0r4  it  grmmoiu.  It  was  his  constant  piactice, 
after  Be  bad  gained  a  little  knowledge,  to  coounn* 
eicBte  tbm  same ;  and,  for  thb  purpose,  they  «Det  in 
a  tarce  hut,  built  on  purpose,  twice  a  day  for 
vorship :  and  in  all  the  vicissitudes  which  they 
experienced  since  the  above  mentioned  period,  I 
wherever  cb^  wandered  they  erected  a  but  for  the 
worship  of  God.  amkbt  the  reproach  and  persecu- 
taoa  of  the  surrounding  CaflFres. 

On  tbe  day  in  which  Sicana  died,  all  the  people 
of  the  kraal  met  as  usual  for  worship  in  the  morn- 
ing. He  was  present ;  and  addressed  his  audience, 
in  a  very  solemn  and  affecting  manner,  to  the  fol- 
lowiac  effedr-^  I  now  speak  to  you  for  the  last 
tune,  from  a  conviction  that  this  day  I  shall  die. 
It  has  pleased  God  to  afflict  me  with  sickness  :  but 
to  tfato  I  have  been  resigned,  knowing  that  God  can 
botk^iee health  ordis«ise  asHe  sees  fit;  my  soul 
and  body  v*  both  in  liis  hands.  Too  are  in  the 
midst  of  wolves :  therefore,  as  quickly  as  possible 
ranove  to  the  Teacher,  as  he  is  the  only  firieod  you 
have  ia  this  land;  and,  rather  than  give  up.  the 
acrvfee  ofOod,  suffer  death ;  as  the  situation  of  all 
withoat  Christ  is  wretched.  They  are  dead,  and 
vithoat  God.  Oa  my  decease,  go  and  say  to  all 
the  CWefis  aiaonc  the  Caffres.  that  God's  Word  is 
scat  among  them,  and  they  will  do  well  to  listen  to 
k;  ncherwise  they  may  expect  the  most  serious 

He  died  at  the  time  which  he  signified :  his  last 
iaiaactioa  has  been  complied  with,  and  the  whole 
ef  tke  people  that  belonged  to  his  kraal  came  here 
la  Joar;  and  I  am  happy  to  say  that  their  conduct, 
for  ibe  BMMi  part,  is  superior  to  that  of  the  other 
paople  who  have  been  much  longer  at  the  Inslt- 


AFRICA.  15 

excellent  Mitsionary,  Mr.  Williams.  Considering 
the  short  time  thst  Mr.  Williams  was  engaged  in 
that  interesting  Mission,  the  good  which  heappears 
to  have  been  tlie  instrument  of  doing  is  truly  great. : 


Dr.  Philip,  to  whom  this  communica- 
tion was  addreesed,  says-- 

r  liope  Mr.  Brownlee.  with  bis  associates,  will,  by 
the  bltoiing  of  God,  be  enabled  to  carry  on  this  great 

"  r  the  Caffres,  happily  bnan  by  our  late 


.Bosjesmans    and     Corannas  also  ari^       \ 
taught  in  various  parts  of  this  Mission. 

GRIQUA  TOWN. 

Nortli  of  tlio  Orange  Rirer—about  700  miles  north- 
east of  Cape  Town. 
LONDON  MISSIONARY  SOCiBTY, 

1802. 
Henry  Helm,  Missumary, 
Andrew  Watcrboer,  Native  Teacher*  ^  ' 
The  Congregation  is  increased.     Greaf 
indifference,  however,  still  prevails  among 
the  people  as  to  the  concerns  of  religion ; 
but  there  are  many  individuals  whq  walk 
worthy  of  the  Christian  Profession.  '^Scho- 
lars,  about  100. 1 

A  weekly  meeting,  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Bosjesmans  in  the  neighbourhood,  has  been 
kept  up  for  two  or  three  years  at  Griqua 
Town.  From  SO  to  40  attend;  and,  in 
some  of  them,  tbe  benefit  is  manifest. 

The  eitemal  circurasunces  of  the  Set- 
tlement are  improving.  Agriculture,  in 
particular,  is  on  the  increase. 

The  total  population  of  the  district  is 
computed  at  5000.  / 

V  In  the  last  Report,  the  following  view 
is  given  of  the  Mission : — 

The  Griquas,  when  the  Society^s  Missionaries, 
Anderson  and  Kramer,  first  joined  them,  were  a 
horde  of  savages,  almost  as  destitute  of  knowledge 
as  they  were  of  clothing.  After  traTelling  about 
with  them  for  several  years,  the  Missionaries  at 
length  induced  them  to  settle  on  tlie  spot  where 
Griqua  Town  now  stands.  Here  they  liave  acquired 
fined,  though  not  as  yet  sufficiently  regulated,  ha- 
bit»--many  of  them  much  useful  knowledge — and 
some  of  them  respecuble  property.  They  have 
unifbrmly  manifested  a  disposition  to  cultivate  a 
friendly  intercourse  with  the  Colony ;  and  the  rapid 
Increase  of  their  numbers,  their  incipient  advances 
in  civilisation,  and  their  active  and  enterprising 
character,  have,  of  late  years,  given  them  a  conse* 
quence  in  the  eyes  of  the  Colonists,  and  even  of  the 
Colonial  Government,  which  has  nut  only  led  to 
the  establishment,  by  order  of  the  Government, 
of  a  public  market  near  the  borders  of  the  Colony  to 
which  the  Griquas  resort  for  the  purposes  of  traffic  ; 
but,  more  recently,  to  the  appointment,  by  the 
same  authority ,  of  a  stated  llesident  at  Griqua 
I'own— a  measure,  which,  it  is  to  be  hoped,  will 
contribute  not  a  little  to  aid  the  efforts  of  the  Mis- 
sionary, by  repressing  those  occasional  irregulari- 
ties among  the  people,  to  which  all  communities, 
in  the  earlier  stages  of  society,  are  more  or  less  ex- 
posed ;  and  also  by  promotiog  thu  general  improve, 
mcnt  of  their  civil  and  social  condiiion. 

From  the  Gentleman  appointed  to  this 
oflSce,  John  Melville,  Esq.  every  benefit 
to  the  Griquas  and  the  Mission  may  be 
expected. 

The  Directors  have  received  no  infor- 
mation, during  the  jrear,  relative  to  the 
OuuSutions  at  Hardcastle,  Konnah,  and 
Ramah. 


K 


CAMPBELL. 

/  LONDOS  MISSIONARY  SOCiBTY. 

\      Christopher  Sasa,  Missionary. 
llie  Directors  give  the  following  melan- 
Aoly  view  of  Mr.  S«ss's  UbouTs: — 

Since  the  removal  of  Mr.  Sm*  to  Ctmpbell,  his 
*  hfslih  has  improvni,  bnt  his  encourafemenu  have 
dimioUhed.  few  of  the  people  attend  his  ministry  ; 
and  those  who  do,  show  much  aoconcprD.  He  oc> 
casionally  Tisits  tiie  Corannas  on  the  Great  River.- 
but  neiUier  does  any  fruit  appear  among  tbem.  U« 
also  pcieaches  to  the  BAsjesouMBS,  tqr  means  of  an 
Interpreter;  but  of  these  few  auend,  and  of  those 
few  some  are  so  bold  %*  to  deny  tlie  truth  of  his 
stntements.  11^  has  likewise  paeonttleltd  many 
trials  and  mortifications,  connected  with  the  ex. 
ter'nal  affairs  of  the  Mission. 

But  they  «dd  what  cannot  fail  to  ani^ 
mate  a  truly  pious  and  laborious  Missio- 
naryt  under  such  circumstances — 

In  the  midst.  howeTcr.  of  all  his  suflFerinits.  he 
has  been  supported  by  faith  in  the  promises  of  God  : 
and  if  this  bf  ief  enumeration  of  hSa  discoursaements 
should  laad  tiie  friends  of  the  Society  to  give  him 
a  distinct  remembrance  in  theii*  prayers,  the  darii> 
ness  of  his  circumsUnccs  may  soon  be  exchanged 
for  light,  and  his  complaints  ooovetted  into  praise. 
Even  the  hope  that  he  will  be  thus  rememberrd 
at  tl>e  Throne  of  Mercy*  which  his  perusal  of  this 
part  of  our  Report  may  inspire,  cannot  fail  to 
cheer  his  mind,  and  Co  Impart  new  vigour  to  his 
exertions. 

•It  is  the  intention  of  the  London  Mis- 
sionary   Society,  in  consequence  df  Mr. 
'    Catnpbeirs .  favourable  representations,  to 
'    tend  out  Missionaries  for   Mashow  and 
'    Kurreechane,  principal  towns  of  the  Boot- 
\suanna8.     Mr.  Peter  Wright,  an  artisan, 
with  his  Wife,  embarked,  in  August,  for 
this  destination. ) 

IVES  LEY  AN  MISSIONARY  SOCIKTY. 
The  following  extinct  from  the  Report, 
just  issued,  will  explain  the  state  of  the 
Society's  measures  with  ^reapect  to    the 
Bootsuannas  i-r- 

In  the  last  Report  it  was  SUted  that  Messrs.  Kay 
and  Broadbent  had  set  oot  on  a  journey  to  the 
Bootsuannas,  for  the  purpose  of  ttxing  «P<m  »  wit- 
able  place  in  which  tw  commence  a  Misaion  among 
■ome  of  the  numerous  tribes  who  spread  over  a 
vast  porUon  of  the  continent  to  the  North  and 
East.  Mr.  Broadbent.  we  regret  to  state,  was 
uhen  extremely  ill.  and  obliged  to  be  condurted  to 
Oraaff  Beynet ;  and  Mr.  Kay,  leaving  him  there. 
SS^d^?o  join  Mr.  W,  Shaw,  at  Albany.  untU 
£e  should  r«ccive  direction  from  the  Committee. 
Mr.  Hodgson,  from  the  Cape,  is  on  a  visit  to  the 
Bootsuanna  Ccountry,  and  will  be  joined  by  Mx. 
Broadbent  upon  his  recovery. 

Some  particulars  of  the  Journey  here 
leferred  to  were  given  at  p.  25  of  the  last 
Burtey. 

NEW  LATTA.KOO. 

About  000    miles  north-east  of  Cape  Town,  near 


SURVST  «»  MimOVAAV'  STATIONS.  'l^i^n* 

UQNDON  MiSSiONAMY  ^Oa^TY^ 
1817. 


{ 

Robert  Hamilton,  Robert  M<^t,  i 
Hiissumaries.  'j 

Jan  Goeyman,   Jan  Hendrick/ 
Native  Teaahers*         ^ 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Moffat,  who  had  laboured 
fbr  some  time  -at  Oriqua  Town,  'returned 
to  Lattakoo  in  May  18SI  ;  ftnd  were  re- 
ceived by  the  King  and  Chiefs  with  cor- 
diality. 
it  ia.stated  in  the  last  Jftepoil : — 

Mr.  Hamilton  continuea  his  .asual  labours,  and 
devotes  a  considerable  partioa  of  his  attention  to 
the  care  of  the  School. 

/Public  Worship  is*  kept  ap-forthe  benefit  of  the 
^oouoannas ;  of.  wlMOi.hoaBBter,  few  attend.  The 
ffiretliren  alteniatelyviiit.the  neighbonrieg  vlUvges^ 
In  which  they  meet  with  no  better  encourateihent. 
Atidifference  continuea  to  prevail  among  the  people, 
,  wbile  tite  Brethren  prea^uie  their  laboors  in  faith 
^aod  hope.  J 

^fr.  Mooat.  soon  after  hte  return  to  Lattakoo^ 
had  appSied  himself  to  the  study  of  Bootsuaonai 
and  hoped,  at  no  remote  period,  to  sequira  such  m 
knowledge  of  it.  as  would  euaMe  him  to  address  the 
people  without  the  intervention  of  an  Interpr^er. 


The  Directors  Yery  justly  i 
Indeed,  until  the  Katives  of  any  country  ars 
«ddr«»sed  by  a  Christian  Preacher*  in  their  own 
language,  it  is  unreasonable  to  expect  that  their 
attention  to  the  subjeet  of  religion  should  be  pro* 
periy  awakened  or  kept  vp,  or  that  an  extensive 
harvest  should  crown  the  Missionary's  labour. 


^maiitta^y 


GAMMAP. 

The  Tillage  Of  a  Chief  of  that  name,  in  Great  Ka-j 
maqu&land,  about  18  days'  journey  northward  of  the) 
Orange  River. 
tygSLSYAN  MLSSiQNARY  SOCtSTY^    / 
1821.  1 

James  Archbell,  Missionary, 
Jacob  Links  ^HotieutotJ,  Assistant^ 
Mr.  Archbell  arrived  at  this  StatidiC  in 
October  1881.     He  and  his  family  "hafe 
endured  many  hardships ;  but  he  b^an  |o 
see  some  fruit  of  his  labours. 

In  relation  to  their  dHficoUies,  we  select 
the  following  paragraphs:-* 

An  alarm  was  at  first  nised  by  soma  of  the  N«- 
tives,  that  I  liad  oome  to  make  pence  for  the  par- 
pose  of  enabling  thrir  enrvies  logain  advantage 
over  them:  they  sought  therefore  to  deMroy:Biy 
life;  whieli,  I  thank  God,  haa hitherto  been  pse- 


r^pH.c.p.,^«j-jru»^«."»-->-^-|  A„g„  p-^^en.. 


TherJothes  which  I  need  t»  wear  while  I  was 
yet  with  yon,  hang  now  upon  meHke  xags. 

It  is  no  small  trial  to  have  ov  two  little  chiUrea 
crying  foraomethlng  t»  eat  or  4lrink,.whenr  we  have 
often  nothing  to  gWe.them  but  dried  ^b»«liich, 
whenever  I  eat  mysolf.  makes  me  ill  the  wholaof 
the  next  day.  Pray  for  us.  Bat  yon  do :  we  Icel 
Um  banefit  tlweeof  In4uir  own  hearts,a»  well.aa 
iu  giving  our  Uvea  to  Him  who  hmth  hnint^md 
wmfked  MM  from  ourntui^^  «^  *'••'• 

Means  have  been  adopted  to  supply  fopd 
and  clothing,  by  means  of  the  Whaler* 
which  frequent  the  neighbouring  Bay  of 


80UTB  AVBieA 
Mr.  Aidibell 


Of  hit 

tfai 

I  fooad  «v«r7  Ihlnff  ia  jqpftirion,  on  ■ceooaC  of 
Cbe  rarioaa  vwt  «sittiiit  vaoau  the  Bo^jatmuis 
«ad  KamaqaM.  It  Is  ImpoitiMe  for  ma  to  ttata  m  j 
faAUacs  oa  tHa  oecaaioa,  as  mj  formioir  a  •talioa 
hare  lawmi  to  depead  Mdraly  apoo  Ui«  MoMiaR  of 
€>od  oa  mj  eadcavoariac  to  make  paaee.  My  aa- 
de9womn  sccoMd  to  hava  tfaa  dcalrad  effect;  and, 
ia  laat  Omtt  a  waek,  I  was  soiroaoded  with  Boi^fs- 

inaea  aad  KaoMiiaas,  all  desiraos  to  hear  the  Word 
of  Uia. 

Siace  qy  animal  tb«  pieaehtDf  of  Christ  Crucified 
bu  been  the  power  of  God  to  the  ronvcnion  of 
foar ;  aad  muijr  others  appasr  to  be  raroesUy  seek, 
iftff  aa  acquaiaiaaca  with  the  Gospel. 

Ov  baaiaaio«,U  is  trae.  u  feeble;  bat,  wheo 
aaea  wa  are  eaubUshed.  the  laod  is  so  thickly 
peopled,  that  this  place,  by  the  DiTiaa  bleaaiac. 
anil  becoma  a  station  of  Importaace. 

I  f  equest  that  another  Missionary  may  be  sent  to 
j*fa»  «•  in  so  petiloas  a  sitaatioa.    1  would  hate 

■*^S5*^*«>»"»^*»«o^  bad  I  not  seen  the 
prebabiltty  of  great  success. 
TaaaaiaMp.  aiy  head  ChSe/tain,  has  mora  than 

f,*^"  ***"  •^  *^J^  •^«  •'"V  mj  all, 

I I  lie  ttpoa  a  duuchill,  like  tiiat  man  in  the 
Ja  yon  teU  us  of  CJob),  it  would  give  me  no 

each  paia  as  that  whidi  would  tear  my  heartshonJd 
CiM  Gospel  be  taken  from  me."  ^       ^  "«"»nouia 

/raiCANEK'S  KRAAl^ 

^  A  lUde  north  of  the  Orange  Rber. 

^ItDOJi  MISSIOXARY  SOCIETY, 

Tie  Dinotors  ghe  the  f(»Ilowing  satU- 

§Bdbarf  iaformslkm  retpeotiiig  this  iingu- 

Afiieaaer  raneias  sladlhst  In  his  Cbrietiao  Fro. 
laanoa,  and  eeastaatly  obsertes  the  worship  of 
God  ia  hb  ibmiJty.  On  tlie  Sabbath,  he  regularly 
Bieacs  the  people  of  his  kraal  for  Public  Worship: 
aawUch  aecaHoa  ha  aapooads  the  Seriptnres  to 

AlHcaaer  had  bean  seeeral  timet  at  Pella,  to  in- 
fuire  whether  a  Miseioaaiy  for  his^raal  weta  com- 
ag;  abdta^bcaiBinslraetSons.astothemanaerin 
wMch  he  iboald  eendoct  himself  toward  certain 
tribes,  who  steal  his  eatUe,  so  as  to  avoid  {nfHngtng 
egjlia  Mgfltioasof  hie  Christian  Prof^ssioa. 
/The  Dtreeloo  lament.that  thto  Station,  fiom  vari- 
M  capsaq,  has  to  long  remained  desUtute  of  a 
Muetoaa^:  yet  caanoc  bat  rejoice,  that  the  place 
«f  a  Miesioaaffy  has.beea  so  eOcienUy  tupplied  by 
m.  lai  it  be  rtnembered, 
tl»e  terror  and  scourge  of 


^Maaaar  UmsalfJk  man.  let  it  be 
who  was  aotlonif^ce  tl» 
Cha  wMa  coontry  I 


PEIXA. 

'  mtle  ta  the  tooth  of  the  Orange  Blver, 


AlrmiCAK  I8I.ANDS.  '      .17 

LONDON  MiaSWNJRY  StKiETYJ 
Native  Cateebist.         ^*^ 
The  DTrectora  report — 
litis  Settlemeot  was,  some  time  siace.  extrems^, 
promising.   The  Namaqnasamouated  to  about  900 
of  whom  between  60  and  70  made  an  open  profoi- 
!  slon  of  Christianity :  hi  the  school  were  newiy  100 
'  children:  the  people  possessed  from  MOto  0OO 
hand  of  cattle.  1^  waggons,  and  about  .«•  food  gar> 
dens ;  and  were  advancing  in  knowledge,  indusuy . 
and  xivUlaation.    1  n  this  promising  stau  of  affairs, 
th^y  were  compelled,  by  excessive  droagbts,  to  dit 
paisa  ia  sepante  compaaies,  in  order  to  find  pas- 
turage for  their  cattle;  and  attendance  both  at  the 
Chapel  and  the  School  had  been,  in 


Kotwithfttattding  these   diaad«aatages.f  eereral  / 
Karaaqnas  have  beeh  led  to  think  serioasly  of  re-  ' 
ligion,  which  has  been  followed  by  a  manifest  im. 
provement  In  eonduct.  One  of  them  Is  the  Captain  ' 
of  the  Settlement;  and  the  change  which  lias  ap. 
peered  in  him  has  had  a  very  fiivowaUe  influence  ' 
on  others.   Ttiey  were  all  ander  instruction,  as 
candidates  for  bapt  Ism.  '«,...-«^ 

LILY  FOUNTAIN.     "^, 

la  little  Namaqualand.  near  the  Khafflies  BargV 
tFSSLBYJN  MISSION J»Y  SOCSSTY'  ', 
Barnabas  Shaw,  Edward  Edwards, 

Miuionarut. 
Circumstonces  have  required  Mr.  Shaw's 
residence,  the  last  yew,  chiefly  at  Cape 
Town.  He  spent  a  week  at  Lily  Fountain 
in  the  beginning  of  February,  to  assist  Mr* 
Edwards  in  the  arrangemant  of  afikirs  with 
the  Kamaqttas ;  and  was  much  njoiced,  on 
contrasting  tha  state  of  the  people  with 
their  condicioo  when  he  fi rye  enteredsaaong 
them. 

The  testimony  of  a  South.Africin  Tr». 
Teller,  who  staid  some  time  at  the  Settle. 
ment,  addressed  to  his  friend,  under  date 
of  Not.  6,  18S1»  is  dedsiTO  of  the  benefi- 
dal  effect  of  the  MissioB  x^ 

Yoa  know  1  wat  formerly  avena  toMlsiioiiar|es, 
thinking  that  they  came  out  to  get  a  liviog  ;  but  t 
have  now  learned  to  correct  my  opinion.  I  do 
assure  yon.  that  theirs  is  a  most  laborioue  lifh ;  aad 
I  should  prefer  beiag  a  Skive  to  the  befaig  obliged 
to  teach  the  Namaquas :  yet  the  good  dooe  among 
them  is  astonishing.  They  are  now,  fbr  the  most 
part,  in  estate  ofciviHaatiOB,  of  which  yoa  can  fona 
no  adaqnata  idea.  They  have  learned  ta  reason 
moat  acntdy ;  and  pat  the  most  pertinent  questions. 
A  considerable  number  of  them  reside  at  this  place 
the  greater  part  of  tha  year,  and  they  have  cattle 
In  abaudanca,  so  much  so,  that  the  place  is  not 
Jans  eaooyh  to  feed  themt 


r 


\f) 


GoTsmvoE  Fabqvbar,  of  MauritHM,  coDiinnes  to  exert  himself  with  zeal 
in  the  sappression  of  the  Slave  Trade  in  these  Mas.  The  Directors  of  the 
AfricaaiBstiintion  remark,  in  the  lastlieport— '*  At  the  time  that  the  Board 
W9B  €Bgaged,  doriog  the  last  year«  in  a  correspondence  with  ihe  Conrt  of 
Directors  of  the  East-India  Company,  to  induce  them  to  employ  their  in- 
IttCDce  with  the  Imaum  of  Muscat,  to  put  an  end  to  the  Slave  Trade  so 
ezteiisively  carried  on  at  Zansebar,  and  had  the  satisfaction  of  obtaining 
the  prompt  and  cordial  concurrence  of  that  disthigoished  body  in  their  app|i* 
cation,  Goremor  Farqubar,  by  atingnUrr-^  — "*^' *-"'"" — 


Jmm,  J893. 


3 


'  and  gratifying  coincidence,  was 


18  ttmrBT  OF  M'timovARY  grATioitt.  lJAit» 

occupied  in  addressing  the  Governor-General  of  Indift  nftd  Hietmattflf  of 
Muscat  for  the  same  purpose.  The  Directors  trnst,  that  those  onconcerteft 
hut  simultaneous  efforts  wilt  be  crowned  with  success;  and  that  the  time  is 
not  far  distant,  when  that  beantiful  island,  and  the  adjacent  coasts,  will  be 
delrvered  from  the  merciless  scourge  which  now  desolates  them.*'  His  Ex- 
cellency was  prompted  to  this  measure,  by  information  that  90,000  Slaves 
were  collected  at  ZSanzebar  for  exportation  $  and  that  a  CompaiT  was  esta- 
blished at  Kante»,  to  carry  on  the  trade  on  a  large  scale.  A  pian  rs  now 
acting  upon  by  the  French  Government,  for  colonizing  the  Island  of  St. 
Marie,  close  to  the  eastern  shores  of  Madagascar — avowedly,  with  the  same 
views  as  those  which  led  to  the  establishment  of  Sierra  Leone ;  hut  several 
suspicious  circumstances  have  awakened  just  apprehensions,  that  this  is 
hut  a  pretext  to  cover  the  real  destga. 


MAURITnXS.  I 

Or.  Tsle  of  Tr»ace^-<<«»tof  Mad«irMe«r— Infiftbl- 

taaCi  70,000 ;  chlHly  French  ColonUu  Mid  Blacks, 

but  Mloniiof  to  Great  Britain. 

The  Operations  of  the  Bible  Society  of! 
this  Island  have  been  unremitted  and  pro-  I 
gressive. 

By  the  JMHih  and  Foreign  Sd^ol  So* 
eiety,  sToong  Man,  Mr  .Jenkins,  has  been 
sent  out  with  the  view  of  estsblishing  a 
Model  School. 

£^DON  MtSSiONJRr  BOCIBTY. 
*  1814. 

John  Le  Bnin,  liiisitnutrjf. 

The  labours  of  Mr.  Le  Bmn  increase 
in  usefulness,  and  in  extent.  The  Com- 
munieanCB  are  49.  The  Boys'  School 
contains  112 ;  the  Girls*  60  -)  the  Gover- 
nor allows  80  detlart  per  month  in  sup- 
port of  the  Boys*  School. 

Mr.  Telfkit^  School  at  Belle  Ombre 
continues  lo  prosper.  (Many  of  hb  Slaves 
read  well. 

Respectable  individnals  at  Port  Louis 
manifest  liberal  seal  in  behalf  of  the 
Mission. 

On  the  arrival  of  Mr.Orifflths  at  Made, 
gascar  in  the  Spring  of  1821,  Mr.  Jones 
re-visited  Mauritius.  Having  spent  about 
<cn  weeks  there,  and  married  during  his 
stay,  he  embarked  again,  on  the  23d  of 
September,  with  Mrs.  Jones— Mrs.  Grif- 
ftths  accompanying  them,  to  join  her  hus- 
band. The  Governor  ordered  them  a  free 
passage ;  relieving  the  Society  thereby  of 
an  expenditure  of  about  1000  dollan. 


MADAGASCAR.     « 

A  very  lante  I^Uad.  off  the  Bastefs  Coast  of 

Africa,  In  the  Indian  Otaan,  abom80OtnilasbyMt> 

to  200 1  in  a  partl«l  itste  of  riviUsatio&,  and  said  to 

contain  4.000,000  of  inhabitants. 

LONDOS^  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 

1818— renewed  1820. 

David  Jones,   David  Griifi(bs,  Jrtin  Jaf- 

fVeys,  Mistionnriet* 

T.'  Btookes,  John  Canham,  G.  Chick, 

T.  Rowlands,  Attisonu 
Mr.  Jonci  reached  the  capital,  onUs 


return  fW>m  Msuritius,  on  the  1 8th  of  Ot- 
lober.  While  in  that  Iskad,  Governor 
Farquhar  had  furnished  him  with  varioiia 
articles  for  the  Schopls  ;  and  had  assigned 
SO  dollars  per  month  to  each  of  the  So- 
ciety's Missionaries,  subject  to  the  appra- 
bation  of  His  Majesty's  Ministers. 

Mr.  Jones  re-opened  his  School,  which 
is  called  the  **  Royal  School,"  as  it  con- 
tains, the  Children  of  the  Royal  Family, 
on  the  99th  of  October.  He  was  happy 
to  find  that  they  had  not  forgotten  what 
they  had  learned  previously  to  the  vacation. 

The  School  under  thf  care  of  Mr.  Grif- 
fiths contained  16  Boys  and  6  Ghrls; 
children  belonging  to  the  principal  fanU 
lies  in  the  town.  Mr.  Griffith*  dcseribte 
tbenrilesire  for  learning  as  rismg  to  iaspa- 
tience ;  and  observes,  that,  before  it  is  yet 
day-light,  they  are  assembled  about  tko 
School-House,  waiting  for  admittance. 

Tlie  **  Colombo**  reached  Mauritius  orn 
the  27th  of  November  1821.  Frinc» 
Ratailh  immediately  proceeded  to  Mada- 
gascar: Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jeffreys,  with  the 
Artisans,  after  spending  the  unhealthy 
season  at  Port  Louis,  aSrrived  at  Tama^ 
tave  on  the  6th  of  May. 

The  names  and  ages  of  eight  of  the 
Nine  Madagascar  Youths  sent  to  Rng. 
land  for  education,  with  the  death  of  one 
of  them,  were  stated  at  pp.  229  and  26 1  of 
our  last  Volume :  Shermlshe,  the  eldest, 
being  22  years  of  age,  and  having  a  family 
in  Madagascar,  soon  manifested  a  teluc- 
tance  to  renoaln  in  England,  and  returned 
with  Prince  RaUffe.  The  behaviour  and 
progress  of  the  Seven  now  in  England 
have  been  highly  satisfactory. 


JOHANNA. 

Oaa  of  the  four  Comoro  Islands,  la  tht  northetm 
part  of  tha  Moaambiciae  Chanaidl.  / 

LOffDON  MSSSrOffARY  SOCiBTT.    / 
1821. 


•U 


William  Elliott,  j^lfiiioiiary,  / 


Mr.  Elliott,  who  sailed  with  one  of  tha 
Frmces  of  Johanna  and  his  sultfr,  on  tbo 
18th  of  May  1821,  frotn  Ae  Cape.ktriv^ 
at  this  island  on  the  12th  of  June. ' '  Hia 


ficst  rawpdoa  bf  Um  King  was  not  flotter- 
■ag ;  kut»  in  sttbM9u«iitiiiterTiew%  heb«- 

Prino«  AMallab,  tKc  heir  to  the  erown, 
treated  Mr.  JBHiott  with  die  utmost  kind- 
ness. The  confidence  of  this  Prince  bad 
been  conciliated,  «  thoit  time  before,  at 
^auriiiusy  where  he  had,  in  tlie  month  of 
^larch  preceding,  met  with  Mr.  Griffiths, 
«r  Mndagaaear,aiid  had  expfeiied  hia  wall- 
angnesi  to  iveeive  tnatructors.  On  tbia 
«ob}eet,  the  DireoCora  remarh-— 

Tt  mof t  be  fcmirded  m  »  concnrrMica  of  drcnin- 
etaaoM  waft  *  lUUa  roDArlable,  that,  «t  th«  Uom 
cte  Vri&ei  of  Jobuui»  and  his  oompuuan  wan 
cBcnviaff  &m»  Dc  J^uJip  and  oUi«n«  at  Capa 
Towa,  iaatractioos  raUtiTe  to  tbe  avp«riority  of 
the  ralifiao  of  Jeaas  Christ  to  that  of  Mohammed, 
Mr.  Darid  Gfifllthi.  ooe  of  the  Society's  Miask>« 
la  empleyad  ia  eoromaaicatiof  similar  in- 
to anocber  Priacc  of  Johaona  aad  his 
,  at  thafale  of  FVmoce:  aad  tbal»  io 
•a*  it  was  iroposed  that  iaaWoctors 
•hoaJd  be  aaat  to  Jobaaoa*  and  the  proposal  ac- 
ceded Co  hj  each  Prince  respectively. 
^' A.  boose  waa  provided  for  Mr.  EHtilft 
by  the  King.  Many  of  the  Jobanneae 
liad  expressed  a  deaira  to  be  instructed  in 
£nglJ«h.  He  was  himself  making  pro- 
gress in  Anbic  and  Johaonese  :/this  last 
ia  a  poor  and  indefinite  lang&age;  and 
gircapbureiiocontapondence  aadacconnta. 


AWRICAU  IAI.AKD8.— ABTBaiNLft. 


» 


to  the  Sawchil,  which  ptftfkea  kfgtly  oC 
Arabic. 

Mr.  Elliott  thua  apealu  of  the  Muitt 
aad  the  people  t — 

The  lf«fH  here,  a  man  of  high  charactet  aad  dill. 
seat  atady.  is  fssidaeosly  cmpieyed  in  raadina  the 
BiMe  ia  Arabic.  Be  ifst  asked  for  a  sight  of  it« 
theo.fiM-  the  kMn  of  it  foor  days  but,  beina  woo* 
derfalbr  pleased  with  it«  he  desired  me  lo  allow  hiss 
Co  read  it  Ihroagh.  I  am  sere  you  will  join  roe  ia 
the  prayer,  that  the -Spirit  of  the  Word  tnar  dis- 
pose his  heart  to  receive  it  to  the  love  of  it. 

The  naifbftii  klodaeas  of  the  JohMinese  has  eo. 
eoonved  me  to  throw  off  aM  restraiat.  villi  fvard 
toa^y  professicp  of  Christiaaity.  m  my  roaversa- 
tioo  with  them.  Of  coarse  I  am  happy  to  rmhnioa 
every  opportunity  of  onfoldlnr  andrecootmehdina 
the  Gospel.  Bat  I  am  disposeid  to  thtok,  that  the 
most  efflcacions  aiMas  of  dotoa  r0<Ml  here,  would 
be  the  astabUshnaat  of  a  anall  oommoaity,  which 
aufht  be  doae  wichoat  any  alanaing  exiiease»  at 
theKiac  woald  sanction  and  assist  ii;  and  fioiQ 
the  richness  of  the  island,  and  tlpe  neighbourhood 
of  an  adequato  oiarket  for  the  surplus  produce  ia 
Madagascar,  Moaambiqoe,  and  Zaaaebar,  industri- 
ous aien  might  support  <Jieniselvet  iadependanUy 
of  any  fereifa  supply. 

A  number  of  Arabic  Teataments  might 
be  distributed  to  adrantage,  Mr.  Eiliott 
thSnk^  at  Johamim  and  f n  the  iidghboui- 
ing  Islaflda. 

The  average  heigbt  of  the  IljflRiwBo- 
ter«  in  the  month  of  June,  waa  84  ia  ^ 


Iir  speaking  of  iSbe  Four  Goajiels,  in  Amhvic,  wkicb  are  proceeding  nft 
press,  the  Committee  of  the  British  and  Foreign  JStble  Society  thns  refer  t0 
this  quarter  of  odr  Survey : — "  Abyssinia  wilT  enjoy,  it  is  hoped,  at  no  dis- 
tsnt  period,  the  privilege  of  being  admitted  to  a  participation  in  the  benefits 
of  Scriptural  Lirht«  The  late  residence  of  (he  Rev.  Mr.  Jowett  for  some 
time  in  Englano,  and  his  purchases  of  Etbiopic  Manuscripts  at  Pari% 
trill  afford  your  Committee  opportunities  of  maturing  various  important 
measures  to  regard  to  the  pubfication  of  those  and  other  Vcfssions,  ia  the 
languages  of  the  Mediterranean.*^ 


I 


The  Volume  of  **  Christian  Researches^*  by  the  Rev.  William  Jowett,  to 
which  we  have  before  called  the  attention  of  our  Readers  (see,  in  particular, 
-p.  163 — 165  of  our  last  Volume),  supplies  the  most  complete  view  of  this 

leld  of  Christian  Labour  ^ich  has  been  yet  made  public.  Such  of  its 
facts  and  statements  as  have  appeared  in  our  pages,  are  incorporated  with  a 
mass  of  additioaal  information  and  remarks,  and  all  are  arranged  in  lumi- 
nous order. 

But  some  parts  of  the  scene  described  bv  Mr.  Jowett  have  since  suffiuned 
an  awful  change.  At  Scio,  for  exafnple,  tne  fine  city  which  he  witnessed  in 
1818  is  become  a  heap  of  ruins — the  learned  Professors  and  Bishop,  with 
whom  he  took  instructive  counsel,  are  driven  into  comers — and  the  acute 
aad  eag^er  Students  murdered  or  scattered  to  the  winds.  But  Mr.  Leeves, 
who  visited  Scio  in  September  last,  shall  draw  its  present  picture.  He  thus 
writes  to  the  British  and  Foreign  Bible  Society  : — 

Melancholy  and  otter  desolation  haa  befallen  tbia  iMantifal  and  once  flonngbing  ialand; 
f  coold  not  bare  couceixiid,  without  being  an  eve-witnesa,  that  destruction  coald  hava 
keen  reAderedaocoaipIete     We  walked  through  the  tovm,  which  wag  handsome,  an^ 


^  ilO  '  ftUmrcV  Otr  MUSIOWAAt  8TJ|TtOH8«  (sAlts 

bailt  •ntfrely  ofttone;  aftd  found  the  Roqim,  tb«  Chm^ei,  th«  HoepHaU,  At  extendte 
College,  wbere  a  few  moDths  ago  600  or  700  Yoatha  were  reoeiTieg  their  eduoalieo,  OMr 
^aas  of  mina.  On  erery  aide  were  atrewed  fragnenta  of  halAbomt  hooka,  nuuiaacripta^ 
clothes,  and  fomitnre ;  and,  what  waa  moat  ahocking  to  the  feelinga,  nnmeroaa  hmaan 
bodiea  mooldering  in  the  apota  where  they  fell.  Nothing  that  had  life  waa  to  be  aeen,  hot 
a  few  miaerable  hal^atarred  doga  and  cata.  The  ▼illagea  have  shared  the  aame  fate ;  and 
of  aMMmlation  of  130,000  Greeks,  there  remain,  perhaps,  800  or  1000  indmdoaJa  acat- 
tered  through  the  moat  distant  villages.  In  the  town  nothing  has  eacaped  bat  the  Cod* 
sols*  houses,  and  a  very  few  immediately  a^joming  them,  which  conld  not  be  burnt  with- 
out burning  the  Consulates. 

From  the  painlul  sight  of  these  dreadful  effecta  of  unbridled  human  paasiona,  we  were 
a  little  refreshed  by  visiting,  in  the  afternoon,  the  country  house  of  the  Britiah  Vice- 
Consul,  Signior  OiucKce ;  who,  during  the  aack  of  Scio,  humanely  received  all  the  unfor- 
tunate creaturea  who  fled  to  hhn  for  protection,  and  haa  redeemed  many  o&era  from  ala- 
E.  He  haa  a  little  colony  of  207  soiots.  chiefly  women  and  children,  hutted  in  hi* 
en  and  premisea,  whom  he  feeds  at  ms  own  expense;  and  who,  under  the  British 
have  found  protection  amidst  the  wreck  of  their  country.  There  are  similar  esta- 
blishments in  some  of  the  other  European  Consulatea.  Their  food,  at  present,  consists 
chiefly  of  the  ftga  and  mpea,  which  are  now  connnon  propertv,  there  being  no  hands  to 
gather  in  the  fruits  of  the  soil :  but,  as  this  suppljr  will  soon  fan,  we  have,  aince  our  return, 
commenced  a  subscription  among  Uie  £n|^1ish  residents  at  Constantinople,  who  have  been 
ever  ready  io  meet  sinribr  calls  upon  their  charity  during  this  calamitooa  period,  in  order 
to  send  them  a  suppljrofbiscuit  and  flour  for  the  winter  months.  I  mean  to  add,  on  the 
part  of  the  Bible  Society,,  a  donation  of  Greek  Testaments;  and  have  written  to  Smyrna, 
io  deaire  that  a  sufficient  number  of  copies  may  be  sent  to  furnish  the  refugees  both  at  tiie 
British  and  other  Consulates. 

The  Divine  VisitatioDS  are,  indeed,  sifpially  manifest  in  this  Quarter  of 
oar  Survey.  The  Turkish  Empire,  the  strong-hold  of  the  Mah^medan  An- 
ticlmst,  is  shaken  to  its  foundations.  The  bold  and  persevering  resistance 
of  its  oppressed  subjects,  which  led  to  the  desolation  Just  described,  and  the 
fierce  conflicts  of  party  and  faction  in  the  capital,  indicate  the  rapid  growth 
of  internal  disorganization  :  while  the  successes  of  its  enemies  on  its  eastern 
border,  the  equivocal  allegiance  of  the  Pacha  of  Egypt,  and  the  watchful 
though  smothered  indignation  of  the  Great  Powers  on  its  northern  aiid 
western  frontier— are  alladditional  symptoms  of  the  approach  of  that  Rurn, 
which  has  long  been  preparing  for  this  main  support  of  the  Delusions  of  the 
vPalse  Prophet^Delusions,  by  which  the  God  of  this  World  has,  for  twelve 
hundred  years,  blinded  the  ejes  and  besotted  the  hearts  of  coantleu  mil- 
lions of  mankind. 

But  the  finder  of  God  has  been  still  more  immediately  manifest,  in  one  of 
those  desolating  judgments,  which  all  History  shews,  in  entire  conformitj 
with  the  intimations  of  Scripture,  to  have  not  unfrequently  accompanied 
and  promoted  the  great  acts  of  His  moral  government  of  the  world,  and  in 
vhich  Uis  overrn ling  and  direction  of  Second  Causes  is  roost  awfully  di&- 
plaved.  We  allude  to  that  dreadful  Earthquake,  which,  in  a  few  seconds, 
laid  in  ruins  an  entire  district  of  the  Astatic  Provinces  of  this  Empire. 
"  On  the  night  of  the  ISth  of  August,"  writes  one  of  the  sufferers,  '*  about 
half-past  nine  o'clock,  Aleppo,  the  third  city  of  the  Ottoman  Empire, 
built  entirely  of  stone,  was,  in  the  space  of  a  few  seconds,  brought  down  to 
Its  foundations.  Antioch  has  likewise  been  destroyed,  as  well  as  Latakia, 
Gisser  Sho^re,  Idlib,'Mendun  Killis,  Scanderoon,  and  all  the  rest  of  the 
towns  and  villages  io  the  Pachalic  of  Aleppo.'' 

The  British  Consul,  John  Barker,  iEsa.  has  transmitted  home,  from 
^*  near  the  ruins  of  Antioch,"  under  date  of  Sept.  ]3tli,  an  Official  Report, 
part  of  which  we  shall  extract  :— 
fiveryvilkigetmd  evety  detached  cottage  in  this  Pachalic,  aadaome  towns  in  the  ad- 
.  joining  ones,  were»  in  ten  or  twelve  aeconda^  entirely  mined  by  an  earthquake,  and  are^ 
becttne  heaps  of  stone  sand  nibbish;  in  which,  at  the  lowest  compatation,  twenty  thoa- 
9and  human  beings,  about  a  tenth  of  the  populatkm,  were  deatroyed,  and  an  equal  number 
maimed  or  wonnded. 

•  It  IS  iniposfflble  to  convey  an  udeouaie  idea  ef  the  acenea  of  horror,  that  were  simal- 
laneonalT  passing  in  the  dreadful  night  of  the  Uth  of  August  B^re,  hundreds  of  decrepid 
parents,  nialf  buried  in  the  ruins,  were  iinploring  the  succour  of  their  sons,  not  al^vaya 
willinf  to  rink  their  own  lives  by  giving  their  assistance.  There,  distracted  mothers  were 
frantically  lifting  heavy  stones,  from  heaps  that  covered  Ae  bodies  of  their  lifeless  infants. 
The  awful  darkness  of  the  night,  the  Aontimuince  of  the  moat  violent  shocks,  at  short  in- 
tervals, the  crash  of  falling  walls,  the  shrieks,  the  groans,  the  accents  of  agcny  and 
^spair  oftliat  long  night,  eannet  be  described. 


IMS.]  MIOITSItSAirBAII  AVD  BLAM  tBAi.  ff 

WWtt  aiendiilht  aHmln^  fkwMdL  tatdtkt  rotwnorU^t  pttmHfedtttfpaqpll  lo^ir 
the  ipot  oD  wkieh  tbey  luul  beMiif«fi4efltUny  mvmI,  a  nort  affretilif  flcene  ensiMd.  Tov' 
ni^l  lwT«  •een  bwdt ,  uacewtooMA  l9  pny,  fone  pralnle,  •ame  «•  thdr  kaaMr* 
adoriny their Makar.  Othara thm were nmnioffiatooM ■nothflr's aram^r^joiainf  Sm their' . 
MKisteBtfe  f   An  air  of  chMffbliiMS  toA  hraiberiy  lov«  animated  arery  eoiftt^iuica. 

la  apohlio  calanitj,  in  which  tfaa  Turk,  tha  Jew,  Ihf  Chriatian,  the  fdolator,  wen 
iodieaiiDinate  vietiaM  orelgeot8<»f  theeare  of  an  impartiid  Pntrideace,  ererr  one  fonot, 
ibr  a  time,  hia  reUgioasaainioBities;  and,  what  waa  A  still  more  anivenal  feelibg,  in  uat' 
joyft]  moment  every  on^  looked  niwntiie  heavieat  losaes  with  the  greatest  ibdUSBrence 
Sm  as  the  son's  rays  increased  in  intcnsitj,  they  were  mdnally  reminded  of  the  natmral 
wanta  of  shelter  asid  of  CmnI;  and  became^  at  length,  alrra  to  the  fiiD  extent  of  the  draar] 


prospect  before  them:  for  a  greater  roasa  of  hnman  misery  has  not  been  often  jwodnced  by ^ 
any  of  the  awful  conToIsions  of  natnre.  A  month  has  now  elapsed,  and  the  ahodka  oaiiti> 
■ae  to  be  felt,  and  to  strike  terror  into  crery  breastr  night  andfday. 

The  Contal  wrote,  od  the  18tli  of  October,  that  the  sboclcs  coBtiDved  to* 
W^elt  till  the  9th  of  that  month,  but  had  ceased  from  that  day :  on  the  19tb, 
bowcver,  he  adds  these  affecting  words :— -> 

At  half-iiaat  fire^  f .M.  a  rioient shock  of  earthqnake has  destroyed  aO  our  hopes  of  its' 


These  impressiTe  representations  will,  we  trust,  not  onfy  awaken  liberal' 
efforts  to  reiieye  the  temporal  wants  of  the  sufferers  $  hut  will  call  forth 
nany  pnTers  in  behalf  or  all  the  surrivors,  tiiat,  while  the  judgments  of 
God  are  thus  so  awfully  displayed  in  the  land,  its  inhabitants  maj  leara  ' 
rtghteoasnesB. 

It  may  be  hoped  that  numbers  are,  at  this  moment,deri?ing  instruction  and 
consolation  from  those  copies  of  the  Sacred  Scriptures,  wliich  had  provi- 
denliaJlj  been  put  into  their  hands  but  a  few  days  oefore  this  overwhelming 
calamity.  The  following  statement,  transmitted  hv  Mr.  Benjamin  Barker, 
the  Consurs  Brother,  aad  Agent  at  Aleppo  of  the  Bible  Society,  on  the  Sd 
of  August,  only  TBN  D4Yt  befofc  the  Earthquake,  cannot  he  read  without- 
eaoHon.  Mav  the  Holy  Spirit  blest  the  reading  of  tha  Word  to  those, 
iriiose  hearts  thus  seem  to  have  been  under  a  gracious  preparation  fo^  ita 
coasolatioos,  at  a  time  when  they  little  conceived  how  soon  those  consola- 
tions would  be  so  peculiarly  needed  ! 

A  fow  days  ago,  I  received  499  Arabic  New  Testements,  and  640  Arabic  Psalters.  He  ' 
Ghfktiaas  ciowdc»d  in  great  numbers  to  the  Society's  Dep^t  to  beoooM  purchasers.  Beinf 
Boat  of  them  of  the  lowest  class  of  the  people,  we  gave  them  at  very  low  prices.  In  three 
daya  all  ware  distributed.  Purchasers  have  not  ceased  since  to  come  to  ns  for  books,  and 
we  had  &e  painfol  task  to  send  them  away  withoot  the  Word  of  God,  bat  we  promised 
Aat  ^ey  should  be  soon  supplied. 

It  was  a  pleasing  sight  to  see  with  what  eagameas  they  songht  the  possession  of  those 
:s:  and  to  hear  their  invocations  of  bfessings  "  on  the  English  and  on  the  BiUe 


holy  books,  «hu  «v  «sviu  Ma«.u  ua«w— w»  -.■.  ..^.^..^...Q.     v..  .Mv  •..•B-.v—  'T'"'  "^  'Z"^ 

Society,  who  did  not  forget  the  poor  Christians  of  countries  to  distant  .from  their  own.' 
Tbcy  were  even  damorons  in  the  expression  of  their  feeliagt.  I  only  regret  how  ioado- 
quite  I  am  to  paint,  in  a  proper  manner,  the  nataral  aeasatioas  of  those  poor  people,  who 
6ythe  hberality  of  the  Bible  Soem^,  have  been  «q>pl}ed  with  a  real  comfort,  the  posses- 
SMmof  die  Word  of  their  Oed  and  Saviour. 

On  the  especial  duty  of  Christians  toward  these  countries,  we  quote 
from  the  Twenty-second  Report   of  the  Church  Miasionarj 


Society :—  t      .  v 

.  Recent  and  passinr  events  have  awakened  in  every  humane  heart  warm  sympathy  with 


onrsafferiagF^now-Christians,  within  the  sphere  of  this  Missions  and  the  Committee  feel, 
tfaa^  while  It  is  the  dnty  of  the  Members  to  pray  that  Almighty  God  woald  direct  Uie  in- 
tervsts  and  affairs  of  nations  to  the  promotion  of  His  own  Olory,  it  is  equally  their  daty  ta 
aeiae  every  opportunity  which  (lis  Providence  mav  afford,  by  nnmbling  the  Membera  of 
firllen  Charclies  throogn  their  sofferings,  to  pour  in  the  instructions  and  consolations  of  Ae 
Dmne  Word:  they  now  mark  His  over-ruling  hand,  in  opening  wave  for  its  difasion  nnder 
appanest  Impossibilities;  nor  oan  they  doubt  but  that  a  pecubar  blessing  ^U  attend  the 
patient  and  t«donbled  exerttona  of  Christians,  favoured  as  we  are  with  lieht  and  secunty, 
to  lead  the  Members  of  sofferUig  and  fallen  Churches  to  AcorMt  rod,  and  ERm  thai  kaik 

BiBLE  sociETtsa.  ||  difficutUes,  however,  Mr.  Leevas  and  Mr 

eSbrtsofthe  BrUuh  and  J!V»re(^     Barker,   the   Society's   A«e"ts.^*'*' jj 


f^Mt  Sifcieiy  havet>een  checked,  as  might 
bo  ezpaetcd,  by  the  paralyzing  influence 
mf  those  inteOine  commotions  which  dia- 
l  the  Turkiih  Empire.      Under  these 


their  respective  spbmrcs,  vigilantly  avaUcdx 
themselvas  of  every  opportunity  to  "pro/ 
note  its  desipit.  "^ 

Ciieumsiances  alio  whig  of  Mt.  Lcevas's 


flUSTCT  OV  IUWI9MA»T  STATIOV*. 


U 

TCftom  kota  Odewa  to  Constantiiiople,  ba 
g«ve  up  hit  purpoM  of  procMdiog  to  Paris. 
At  Coasiaiitliioplo»  1m  pviMaA  tiio  6q- 
deCf 'f  pUoB.  Tharcvittonof  Hikrioa's 
Modem  Grcfk  Ttotaipeiit  wa«  ne^y 
finiriied  bj  thi  Archbishop  of  Mount 
Sins],  and  roeuures  talcing  for  a  first  edi- 
tion. Tbo  Albanian  Testament  bad  been 
fiiuabed  bjr  Dr.  Mezioofi  and  a  copy  for* 
warded  to  Malta,  which  bad  wfely  ar- 
riTod:  Hibriod  had  idvitad  an  Bcde- 
sias^of  flalonloa,  well  qualified  for  the 
undertaking,  to  reside  with  hnn  at  his 
Sad  of  Temoffi*  in  oador  to  tiaaalate  On 
QM  Testament  iiiii!  Allwnian.  Eoge- 
nius,  who  succeeded  Ghvgory  in  the  Greek 
P^riarcbatebdled  oi^  fha^th  of  August  j 
and  was  succeeded  by  Anthimus,  Arch- 
bishop of  ChalcedoDi  greatly  bebved  by 
the  pcoplet  *nd  a  friend  to  the  objects  of 
the  Society.  In  the  Armenian  Patriarch 
of  Constantinople,  Mr.  Lee?cs  fiads  also 
■a  warm  supporter  of  the  Society :  he  gi^es 
bit  icalous  aid  to  the  circulation  of  the 
Turkish  TesUment,  printed  by  the  Rus- 
eian  Bible  Society  in  Armenian  charac- 
ters, a  great  demand  for  which  has  been 
excited.  Mr.  Leeves  was  putthig  to  press 
4000  Turkish  Psalters  in  Greek  charac- 
ters and  2000  in  Armenian,  with  1000 
Armenian  Psaltsrs.  Of  the  Torkiafa  Tes- 
t^meoti  it  is  stated  In  die  Report*— 
TlMTorktoh  N««  Tssliniimt,  thftckcnl 


fMk»* 


which  had  bean  Mopped  on  socoant  of  tome  eiTon 
detsetad  in  the  Tcrsipn  of  ilali  Bcty,  has  undargonc 
ntavisionby  Prohssor  ftiifftf.ef  Paris,  «Im  has 
pespared  a  Uttof  tha  laiaor  errata*  aofl  eaneeUad 
loaras  where  defecU  of  Inportsaoe  hed  been  ,d>s- 
eovercd.  At  the  saOM  time  the  revision  and  print- 
lot  of  the  whole  of  thU  version  of  the  Bible,  is  in 
ploffrsu  at  Faris;  and  your  Cooamittse  hope  that 
Ito  apccdj  eoBspletion  will  prtpare  then  for  step* 
pinr  forth,  en  the  first  appearances  of  retnmior 
trsaqnlllity,  tnaAninister  with  impertial  hand  to 
the  spiritoal  necessities  of  the  coatendlnff  nations. 

Mr.  Barkei^s  proceedings  at  Aleppo 
aad  in  9yTi%  in  18S1,  were  stated  at  pp. 
IS6  and  1«6  of  (he  last  Volume.  His 
late  seasonable  distribution  of  the  Scrip- 
tures has  Just  been  mentioned. 

Hie  Committee  of  Ihe  Britiih  and  Fo- 
reign Bible  Society,  in  reference  to  the 
recent  obstructions  to  its  OMrtions,  state— 
-MenxwhileUie  Maitm  SiKittf  has  not  been  ioac- 
tirii,  in  iu  pAuliar  and  extensive  sphere ;  having 
distrtbntcdthelulian,  Oreel.  Anuenian,  arriac, 
and  AraMc  Scriptures,  and  the  Elhiopic  FSalters. 
besides  vartotis  European  Versions,  to  the  shipping 
in  its  haiiMunr 

TbeyaSd— 
Your  Committee  mast  again  express  their  sense 
of  the  obligations  due  to  the  Rev.  Mr.  Jowett.  for 
the  eminent  services  conferred  by  him  on  yonr  In- 
sticntion.  They  regard,  with  joyful  anticipation, 
bis  intended  return  to  his  important  station  at 
MalU :  and  confide  fully  In  the  exeition  of  those 
uAenu  and  of  that  tndustry,  which  hav»  been  elmdy 
B  its  varioea  ead  ea- 


The  same  Gommittea  ouoto  from  fho 
IEUt.  Isaac  Lowndes,  the  ^Uowi^g  state- 


mie  iMfen  ftcMy  goes  on  with  spirit.  The 
CommJttae  nave  distributed  many  copies  of  lh» 
Seriptnrea,  both  in  Corfu  and  other  Islands,  i 
The  iaurael  arrangenent  of  the  Society's  afEsirs  is 
very  pleasing,  as  it  respects  regularity,  and  judi- 
cious plans  of  operation.  Thry  have  engaged 
Priesu  to  read  the  New  Testament,  in  the  different  • 
Tillages,  on  Sundays  and  other  particular  [days, 
and  also  In  tfis  prisons  in  the  townof  Corfii. 

Of  the  Bibles  and  Testaments  entrusted 
to  the  American  Missionaries,  at  Smyrna, 
a  considerable  number  were  circulated  by 
them,  with  the  assisUnce  of  the  Chap- . 
lain  of  the  Dutch  Factory,  partly  by  sale 
and  partly  br  gratuitous  distribution. 
Many  demands  had  arisen  for  Arabic . 
Bibles  and  TcsUments. 

J£ira'  SOCiETIBi.  V 

Mr.  Joseph  WolflT,  whoso  dcpartar*' 
from  Malta,  on  a  lisK  to  Egypt  and  Sy* 
ria,  was  stated  in  the  last  Surr^,  ha* 
sent  hoBM  copious  Journals,  which  oc 
cttpy  about  100  pages  of  dose  printing  ia , 
the  Jewieh  Expositor,  The  following  if 
an  abstract  of  bis  route  :— 

Reached  Alexandria,  Stp.  4,  MSI— CaTro.ontbe 
S4th~left,  for  Mount  Sinai.  Oet.^gth ;  and  reached 
Cairo  again  Ktv.  ^ih :  havingbeen.forsemedays, 
held  in  captivity  bythe  Arab»^eflCh1nsO«e.i4A. 
for  the  land  of  hU  Fathers— at  Gaaa,  the  C6ih— at 
Jaffa,  the  28th— at  Acre,  Jmn.  1,  ia«S— at  Tjrre, 
the  8th-nt  Salde.  the  9Ui— at  Beyront,  Uie  UXlH- 
thenee  visited  Mount  Lebenon,  and  spent  Up^ 
ward  of  a  month  among  the  Convents— returned  ' 
to  Eeyront,  A*.  83d— left  on  the  nth— reachod 


by  way  of  Salde,   Acre,  aad    Jaffa» 


Lo  Beyront 
rerosalem, 
MUrek  8th. 

After  spending  three  monlhs  in  tb** 
Holy  Ci^,  in  continual  discussions  with 
bis  Brethren  on  the  Christian  Faith,  Mr. 
Wolff  proceeded  to  Aleppo,  from  which 
place  lie  wrote  on  the  2d  of  August.  Tho 
dire  calamity,which  ao  soon  afterward  befel' 
that  city  and  territory,  naturally  occasioned 
anxiety  far  further  intelligence  respecting 
him.  This  has  just  been  received.  H« 
was  at  Latakia  at  the  time  of  tiie  Eerth-. 
qualte,  end  has  sent  home  a  most  afi^tfig 
account  of  that  tremendous  scene. 

Mr.  Wolff  has  projected  the  establidi-  . 
ment  of  a  College,  in  a  vacant  Convent  on 
Mount  Lebanon,  for  the  education  of  the 
Children  of  Europeans  on  the  coast.  Tho 
plan  has  been  approved  by  the 'principal 
Europeans. 

The  Committee  of  the  Jew^  Sode^ 
remark  on  Mr.  Wo1ff*s  proceeding*-^ 

It  is  truly  gratifying  to  find,  that  hli  aesilouk 
endeavours  have,  in  general,  met  with  a  kind  a»<l* 
encouraging  reoeption  from  Jews  of  all  ranks,  with 
whom  be  has  freely  and  fully  conversed,  and  among 
whom  he  has  circulated  numerous  copies  ef  the 
Hebrew  Kew  Testament,  and  of  other  Chrisniii^ 
Publications. 


..^ 


-^  Goiildiii€«eitfiiM«lM  MuMiliiii  Wi«»%M 

MALT£l  pwdes  who  tftn  cOttrittttHieAto  anlf  IhfoiigW 

an  liittrtircttef. 

The  Rev.  T.  C.  IMMltgfer,  wppwntte^ 
to  \Aoat  in  tfils  Mitiioii,  sailed  ttom  FM«'' 
mouth  on  the  10th  of  Korember. 

At  the  latest  datea»  Mr.  Jowett's  health 
bad  mucli  imprortdt  and  hia  family  i 
aUwell. 


/iL  ctl^brstMl  IslcDd  ia  tbe  ICedltemana,  uadsr 
BHtMi  Antbority— InbabitftnCB,  wHh  thoM  of  the 
aaM^fcoaifac  IilMid  oF  G«n,  llO^OOO-ft«lltfloa« 
BotauiCattMlie. 

CBVUCH  MISSION JntY  SOCtSTT, 

1815. 

W.Jowtt^   T.  C  Dnoiiigtf. 

JUpreMtUaii»€t  tf  the  Society* 

Dr.  Cleardo  Naudi,  .Cbai|Parr  ^Tracrj^ 

Mr.  Jowett  anrifcd  at  Malta,  with  fak 

IhBitly,  on  their  return  from  England,  by 

way  of  Fraoee^  oa  the  87th  of  AprU^  bav. 

i^  left  Loudon  on  tbe  1  Itb  of  Mareb. 

Wirh  what  vie*i  md  ftelings  the  Com- 

aod   Mr.  Jowett  separated,  on  hb 

to  his  Sution,  will  be  seen  in  tbe 

Instructions  given  to  hhn  o&jhat  occasion, 

and  in  tbe  very  afTectianate  and  able  4^- 


iftKtng^ 
sia,  tMa 


AMBBICJN  BOAMD  OPMiaSIOHS^ 

Fllny  FIfk,  Daniel  Temple,  Jonaa  King,] 
MmionarieM* 
To  tbe  eonntriee  of  Western  Asia, 
Mission  IS  aore  partlcolorly  directed.  Ita 
ealablisbmcnt  at  Smyrna  by  Mr.  Fikk  and 
the  late  Mr.  Parwini  in  ISfiO,  and  theiv 
early  proceedings,  were  suted  In  the  lati 
two  flurreye,  and  the  fiartaof  our  Volumo 
fbr  1R91,  rcfferivd  in  in  the  last  Survey. 
Tbeir  sulMequent  measures,  with  the  deatti 
of  Mr.  Parsons,  are  noticed  at  pp.  166, 167» 


^ M  »    J  X   .  -*.  -  1  •;  ^  •  -rt         o«  Jjnr.  rarsona,  are  nouceo  ai  pp.  it 

dress  denvdred  at  their  request  by  the  Rev.  I      .  awL-^aofcrfo-*  l.««  Ww^Lm^ 
XBUM^^  rL..if^ .  .-.^.kI.  -hk  a^  R*nW    ™  a70-4l8fl*of  OUT  last  VoliMio. 


William  Deal  try ;  together  with  the  Reply 
returned  by  Mr.  JowetL  These  documents 
ore  printed  in  the  Third  Appendix  to  tbe 
iVfinty- second  Report. 

Authority  has  been  given  to  Mr.  Jowett 
to  establish  a  Press  in  Malta,  under  re* 
gttlations  rendered  necessary  1^  local  cir- 
cumstances, and  to  which  he  will  stHctly 
amionaj^  On  this  point,  we  quote  his  own 
words,  fram  a  Letter  of  Nov.  96tb^ 

1  TtA  htan  ttiiy  OtuAM  to  Ood.  that »  menort. 
liearftertDfMolts  of  liieakalsM«  oUlity,  has  ob- 
toinsd lb*  approUtioo  of  oar  GoT^ronicot.  It  shall 
ba  my  constant  eodaavour,  to  act  in  such  a  muioor 
na  not  tohofwlr  that  gooid  naderstamlinf.  which 
sutaiats  botwMD  yoar  tcnrasts  and  thairraparion 
i«  lids  lalaod.  GorarmnCDt  haa  allowed  us  liborty 
t0^^jnore  foiMi  than  we  are  at  preaant  able  to  do. 

^/Two  founts  of  Roman  Types  have  been 
■selected  at  Paris,  which  have  been  since 
Ibrwarded.  A  Printing  Press  had  arrlr ed 
from  England./  A  Periodical  Work,  in 
itnlian,  will  be,  of  aU  ear^y  measures,  one 
of  ^e  most  promising. 

"fir.  Kaudi  had  b^n  employed  on  the 
translation  into  Italian  of  an  English 
Oommootary  on  the  Scriptures ;  land  Giu*> 
ioppc  CannMo,  the  trnnslator  of  the  derlp- 
tnria  into  Bfaltese,  bad  proceeded  in  the 
Old  Testamont  as  far  as  the  end  of  the 
Vint  Book  of  Chronicles. 

Tbo  Getpelipf  3t«^hn,  in  Mdt^s^ {and 
English,  in  pairmUel  columns,  has  been 
printed  in  thia  couotiy ;  and  copies  sent  to 
lialtn  for  distribution,  at  present  chiefly 
•moog  persons  capable  of  forming  a  judg- 
ment of  4io  Maltese^  in  order  to  the  ren- 
dering of  the  tran&lation  as  perfect  as 
practicable. 

Mr.  Jowott  waa  resoming  bia  cormspon- 
dnoce  with   various  quartan;    and 
dlligendj  improving  his   knowledge 

Arable,  with  a  view  to  his  Journeys  among  |[  — ^ . _    . 

<bPBato  wbemtiiatlanguagaiatnruaenlariB  him  twolbuataof  Oreek  lypea  Mm  Pe- 
bning  fUly  aware,  from  experience^  that|  ria.  A  Printer  waa  coming  from  Ameiicai 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Temple  sailed  fywU  Boa* 
ton,  on  the  Sd  of  January,  in  tho  Brig 
Cyprua:  and  anifed  at  Malta  on  tbo  ssi 
of  Febranry.  Tha  Bov.  Isnic  Bird  bad 
also  beeo  npposntnd  to  ihle  Miasion,  but 
waa  to  remain  in  Ametiea  for  another  ye«* 
On  the  l^th  of  ficptitafebce,  Mr*W.  eoodett 
felao  was  erdainad  for  thaa  Miislen* 

At  p.  SB»H  «*r  laM  VoinBi^  yf  lefr 
Mr.  Fisk  aad  hiri  let*  aasOdMe  kbOM  to 
proceed,  in  the  earl|r  part  of  Jannaryi  from 
Bniynia  to  Ale^t^ndria*  After  the  dedih 
^  Mr«  Parsons,  at  Alteandria,  bn  tbe  lOifi 
of  February,  Mr.  Flsk  ooniirin^  a  few 
wceka  in  tfant  dt]^,  nad  then  piwceeded  to 
Calroi  AtClSrobeheardfromDr.MaHdi 
of  Mr.  Temple'a  arrival  at  Malta»  when  ho 
left  Egypt,  and  reached  Malto  on  iba  I6lb 
of  ApriL 

IntiaaatiOn  having  been  meelved  tbntthe 
Bev«  JOulto  King)  Iroas  the  United  Siata% 
then  pursuing  the  atnd^  Of  «h«  Oiienlil 
Languages  «t  Paris,  might  be  induced  to 
assist,  for  a  time,  tn  the  MItsion,  Mr.  Flsk 
made  a  proposal  to  bim  to  that  effect.  Mr. 
King  concurred  in  the  proposal;  and  leh 
Paris,  In  consequence,  in  flettAen  Libe^ 
ral  contributions  i^eTe  fnade  toward  tltla 
object  at  Paris;  and, a  Missionary  Socletir 
vhis  (bmiod,  with  the  cs|^f«la  ttew  of  aid- 
ing in  this  Mlarion. 

The  Mission  will  bnre  ito  head>quaitan 
at  Malta,  untfl  opportunity  ^all  occur  of 
esUbllshing  It  in  the  Levant.  Permlttiotik 
haa  been  ebiained  to  eet  isp,  ia  the  naean 
wMl^  n  Printing  Frets  in  Maha,  under  thn 
f  gwr^y  Hw>i»a>i<w«a  ma.  that  ^  the  ChurdliMhP- 
sionary  Society.  It  will  be  chiefly  employed 


9i  SUBTtir  OV  MISSIONAl^T  tTATIOMS.  (jAV<* 

%aft  di«  Fra«0  Mjmm  almdy  Mi  nfv  and       y£oiii>OJr  itiagtdftJMr  Boergrr. 


-MTend  pltctt  in  Itdiaa  printed. 

Th«  Tiewi  of  the  Board  in  refercnoa  to 
^ih%  Pr«M  will  be  lemi  in  Uie  following  ex- 
tract of  tlieir  Inttnicdons  to  Mr.Temple  :— 
The  aertioos  of  tb«  British  and  Foreign  Blhlo 
'flodotjronibrace  to  wido  s  raaye,  tb«t  *  prett  Is 
not  primftrily  demoadod  in  Wesitrn  Asia,  for  the 
pnMwalion  of :tho  Scdptnras  tntira ;  tbootth  H  may 
prohoblj  bereeAsr  b«  osofallj  and  profiuUj  em- 
ployed for  this  purpose.  Bat»  et  present,  end  dor- 
Hng  ttie  lint  stares  of  religioas  Inquiry,  Select  Por- 
tioae  of  the  Scriptares.  printed  io  soch  «nantitles 
as  to  be  very  extensively  dlsCributed*  promise  to 
enswer  a  valoable  end,  by  attractinf  notiee,  and 
preparlof  the  way  for  oockiplete  eopiee  of  the  Bible. 
Short  Tracts,  also,  expressinf  the  great  truths  of 
the  Gospel  in  the  words  of  Scripture,  msjberec* 
koned  among  the  most  efiseMal  means  of  exdting 
attSBiion,  and  leediag  U  the  demand  for  direct 
personal  labours.  School  Books,  formed  on  the 
principles  of  unadulterated  Christianity,  with  the 
design  of  early  hnbuiog  the  niad  with  heavenly 
truth ;  a.:d  introducing,  at  the  sane  time,  aU  the 
'modem  Improveaients  in  rudimental  leeming,must 
be  of  ioestimable  value  to  such  e  people  as  we  are 
contrmpleting. 

The  Diractora  of  the  London  liittio- 
narj  Sodety,  considering  it  expedient,  un- 
der praaent  ditumetancas,  not  to  continue 
ibeir  Station  at  Malta,  Mr.  end  Mr^  Wil- 
eon  leftt  on  their  return  by  wayof  Legliom, 
on  theaothof  JFuly.  The  American  Mia- 
eionaries  continue  the  Religioua  Servicea, 
which  had  been  hdd  by  Mr.  Wilaon}  and 
will  probably  a?ail  tiianaalTea  of  aome  of 
•die  tranalationt,  which  had  been  prepered 
4)y  him  in  Modem  Greek. 

Ilr.  Vuk  and  Mr.  King  were  on  the  eve 
of  dcpurture,  at  the  end  ot  November,  for 
l^gypt  and  Syria ;  deaigning,  if  God  pre- 
aerve  their  health,  knd  circumstances  shoidd 
befero«raUe,to  epend  three  yeara  in  those 
•parts.  They  were  fiimisiied  with  a  large 
aupplyof  Scc^ptufea  by  the  MalU  Bible 
.JBociely. 

SDUCJTION  SOCIBTISS, 
Hie  ibtlowing  statement  b  extracted 
Aem  the  last  lUperi  of  the  British  and 
Foreign  S<^hool  Society  :— 
'  In  Malta,  the  School  Sodety  of  Valetta  continues 
aealpnsly  to  promote  the  cause  of  edncatien.  The 
Schools  in  that  dty  maintain  their  repotatlon ;  and 
the  prafidency  of  the  Children  is  wul  reported  of. 
Ihe  worthy  Cetholic  Priest,  the  Bev.  Pulre  Lnigi 
X^emilleri,  has  leeently  added  e  School  for  Oirls  to 
his  establishment  at  Casel-Zeitun ;  and  other 
^Schools  are  contemplated.  In  the  country  villages, 
and  in  Mm  teaU  island  of  Oosa.' 

Tour  Committee  look  with  greet  Interest  to  the 
pf  oesedincs  of  this  isolated  spot :  the  peculiar  situ- 
ation of  Blalta,  and  its  connections  with  the  neigh- 
^oortag  shoras  of  the  Mediterraneen,  induce  them 
io  indulge  the  hope,  that,  from  this  place,  the  means 
of  enlightening  many  a  desert  land  may  go  forth. 
Tlie  Schools  at  Valetu  are  reported  to  have  been 
visited  by  many  foffsigwers  of  dbtlnetton,  vrhohave 
^pieised  their  admiration  and  delight  at  the  eifocts 
of  tfie  System  adopted  in  them. 


1819. 
Isaac  I*owndes,  liisHonofy, 

The  Directors  have  authorised  Mr* 
Lowndes  to  remove  to  Corfu,  that  island, 
being  deemed  preferable  to  Zante  as  the 
seat  ^the  Mission. 

His  English  snd  Modem  Greeic  Lexicoo 
is  finished.  Gf  his  Modem  Greek  Trans- 
lati6n  of  Mason  on  Self-Know  ledge  an 
edition  of  500  copies  has  been  printed. 

Mr.  Lowndes  has  continued  to  preach 
in  the  Garrison  Chapel,  and  occasionally 
to  the  troops ;  and  to  distribtite  the  8crip« 
turasand  Thicta. 


/  ZANTK. 
The  most  seuthim  and  most  fertile  of  the  loniaa 
Islands;  and,  foritssiae,  tha  roost popnlonM.ln- 
iMbitants.  iOfiOO,  chiefly  of  the  Oreek  Church T  the 
town  of  Sknte,  which  is  the  largest  In  the  Seven 
inrtUsaosibeivf 


ODESSA.  ^.^ 

EDINBORGU  JE  WS»  80CIBTY.  * , 

Frederick  Lewis  Betsner,  Bemhard  Saltet, ; 
Miitionariea.  J 

Hie  Missionarite  proceeded,  in  the  lit- 
ter pert  of  1821,  on  the  Journey  up  the 
Dnieper,  which  was  mentioned  in  the  laa 
Survey.  They  visited  some  Settlementa 
of  Mennonites,  and  many  Colonies  of 
Germans,  preaching  with  much  accept- 
ance. On  the  7th  of  November,  thej 
nachedXlew. 

At  Breditshew,  they  estimate  nearly 
90^000  Jews^  with  few  Christians.  Many 
opportuoitiea  occurred  here  of  making 
known  the  Gospel.  Tracts  were  eagerly 
received.  Many  Jews  visited  them,  chiefly 
young  men:  of  eight  they  had  good  hopea. 
There  was,  however,  in  many,  a  spirit  of 
bitterness :  one  said,  •*  If  I  did  but  know 
all  those  who  have  desired  Tracts  of  yo», 
I  would  kill  them  instantly  !** 

On  the  18th  of  January,  they  arrived 
at  Dubno ;  (Vom  whence,  after  some  stay, 
they  were  to  proceed  to  Wilno. 


CRIMEA.) 

A  Peninsula,  of 'European  Russia,  on  the  Black 
Sea-flOB  miles  long,  and  lt4  broed^e  norfliem 
pert,oMn  postures;  and  the  sentMm,  highly  r«. 
mantio^he  Native  InhaWfnts  era  Tartars,  wha 
are  BCahomedans-^ceded  to  Russia  at  the  peac* 
^-y      of  1701. 
SCOmStt  MISSIONARY  50C/g7T^. 
18S1. 
Rev.  Dn  Roas,  Rev.  J.  J.  Carrathen, 

Afimonariei* 
The  Jdnraeys  of  Investigation  taken  by 
the  Biissionaries,  with  the  difficultiea  ap* 
prehended  from  tlie  prejudices  of  the  Na- 
tives, were  stated  in  the  former  Survey.  Itt 
reference  to  this,  the  Comtnittee  say,  In 
theb  last  Reports 

Somedel^  will  probably  take  place  before  a  da* 
dsive  trial  of  their  views  on  thb  heed  can  be  made. 
at  leait  on  an  extended  scale ;  as  the  Commltif  e 
find  it  necessary  U>  have  soaie  further  communica- 
tion with  the  Russiaa  Oovemmeat  befbre  the  Semi- 
latheaMsatlai 


|82S*3  MEDIXMTRANBAir  AK»  BLACK  8BA8.— CASWAIT  81A.         2^ 

Miwreer«mwMratiwr  liuliraUafk«oanblat«*    thl»  placi^*  !•  which  Om  KcwTtotamnt  wlUbt 
draft  at  Bmklchcwrmi  has  b«en  wtnisted  10  Mrs. 

■^     -        -*.fc^ L^^   -■^     *  -  -         -      * 


Carmtbet*  ^  CbdrpMrants. 

Oftfa*  Ailtati  Katcgerry,  It  is  said— 
The  SMUB  did  uU  wHv«  in  th«  Crimeft  till  the 
ITlh  «f  Ko««mb«r.  After  rantaloiov  tot  about  a 
Boatk  with  Sir.  Carratben,  he  mnoved  to  S>n»- 
JllHpropoI(^  vhera  be  Is  to  remain  for  the  present. 
8iBc«  hie  arH^ai  at  that  place,  one  Tartar  Youth 
e£i4jrca»»«f  «ff«.  the  eoo  of  a  respectable  Tartar, 
baa.  witboot  soticitation,  been  placed  under  his 
ebatfr  for  evocation ;  and  he  understands  that 
ttany^cber  Tsetark,  some  of  whom  are  people  of 
^Bsaltli,  am  also  dcsirooa  ol  eotmstinf  him  with 
iba  ffdstration.ol'  their  cbildreB*  without  anj  stipa- 
laiioe  reraidiiur  relicion.  It  Is  probable  tbata 
Skbool  win,  io  the  mean  time,  be  established  ia 


inUoduced  as  a  SchooUboo^. 
The  CoiiiiDittee  add~ 
The  Missionaries  deemed  either  Baktcheserai  or  ' 
Sympheropolc  to  be  the  most fk^ouraUesKuat  ion 
for  the  ettabliahroent  of  the  Seminsrjr,  and  for  IJia 
head>qoarters  of  the  Mission ;  and  it  is  probable 
that  one  or  other  of  these  towns  will  be  flDall y 
selected.    Mr.  Carrothers  resides  et  Bakteheserai, 
at  present;  dilifentl/  edfaced  in  tlie  study  of  tl^ 
language,  and  conciliating  the  good  opinion  of  ^ 
Tartars,  by  whom,  the  Sultaa  informs  the  Com* ' 
mittee,  be  is  much  esteemed. 

The  testimony  of  Drs.  Pateraon  and 
Henderson  to  the  Missionaries  at  this 
Station,  was  quoted  at  pp.  383  and  384  of 
our  last  Volume. 


A  jr«  w  bod  J  of  Labourers  baa,  last  year,  entered  into  this  fiel4.  The  German 
Efmogelical  Mi»ionary  Socjetj,  at  B&sle,  has  sent  Six  Missionaries  to 
the  shores  of  the  Caspian.  Messrs.  Dittrich  and  Zareroba,  mentioned 
at  p.  39  of  the  last  Survey,  having  proceeded  to  Petcrsburr,  were  thera 
joined,  afler  some  time,  by  Five  other  Students  from  Bftsle.  One  of  these, . 
Mr.  Cuifcss,  havmg  caught  cold  on  his  Journey,  finished  his  mission  and. 
entered  mto  rest  ten  davs  after  his  arrival  at  Petersburg :  he  was  a  man  of 
great  promise,  and  highly  beloved  :  hh  funeral  was  ab  affecting  scene— he 
was  borne  to  the  grave  by  his  six  brethren  I  A  Ulcase  having  been  irranted 
by  the  Emperor,  allowing  the  establishment  of  Missionary  Colonies  and' 
Schioo\ft  with  Prmting  Presses  among  the  Heathen  and  Mahomedan  Tribes 
beyond  the  Caucasus  with  the  same  privileges  as  are  enjoyed  by  the  ficoltish 
Misal0Barfes,  the  Six  Missionaries  set  forward  fo^  their  destination,  in  May, 
by  way  of  Moscow  and  Astrachan :  these  were^^fng^g/iig  DiiMchl  FeUciin 
XMrcmtm^  Frtieric  Hohnaker^  Henry  Benz^  Henry  Dieterich,  and  Dun  BoerlinJ 
At  Mo^ow,  the  last  two,  not  having  been  ordained,  .were  admitted,  on  th^ 
S6th  of  May,  to  the  Ministry:  Mr  Boerlin  being  indisposed,  he  and  .Mr.' 
Dieterich  went  forward  more  slowly  to  Astrachan.  The  other  four 
Brethren  visited  Sarepta  and  the  Christian  Calniucs  in  their  way,  and  arrived 
at  Astrachan  in  June.  After  staying  some  time  at  this  place,  measures 
were  to  be  taken  for  procuring  a  suitable  spot  for  a  Missionary  Settlement 
OB  the  borders  of  Persia. 

fn  reference  to  this  last  mentioned  country,  we  quoted,  at  p. 45  of  the* 
former  Survey,  a  passage  from  Sir  Robert  Ker  Porter  in  which  he  speaks  of 
the  late  Henry  Martvn  as  designated  in  Persia  by  the  name  of  the  "  Man  of 
GodJ"  Sir  Robert  has  stated  the  following  circnrastanceK :— He  was  asked 
by  some  Persians,  when  on  his  way  to  visit  the  King,  if  he  was  acquainted 
with  the  Man  of  God,  and  coujd  tell  them  any  thing  about  his  religion.  He 
inquired  whom  they  meant—what  man  of  God.  They  replied  Henry 
Martyn,  or  so  described  him  that  Sir  Robert  knew  that  tliey  meant  him. 
He  fold  them,  that  he  had  heard  of  him.  Said  they,  *'  He  came  here  into 
the  midst  of  us — satdown  encircled  byour  wi&e  men — and  made  such  remarks 
mfon  our  KorAn,  as  cannot  be  answered.  Our  King  has  called  upon  the 
wi^e  men  to  answer  them,  but  they  cannot.  The  first  thing  the  Kjng  will 
demand  of  you,  will  be  with  regard  to  this  sutjecl.  We  want  to  know  more 
alKiut  his  religion,  and  the  book  that  he  left  among  us.**  A  friend  has  told . 
as,  that  the  British  Resident  at  Bush  ire  assured  him  that  Martyn's  Testa- 
ment was  held  in  high  estimation  by  the  nobl0  and  learned  in  Persia  as  a 
work  of  beauty,  and,  to  use  their  own  words,  as  a  **  master-piece  of  perfec- 
tion:*' the  Residanthad  parted  with  all  his  copies,  and  intenikd. to  procure : 
more  from  Bomliay. 

The  testimony  of  Drs.  Paterson  and  Henderson  to  the  Scottish  Mii^io^' 
•sries  atKarass,  Astrachan,  and  Nazran,  whom  they  visited,  was  printed  at 
pp.  389—884  of  our  last  Volume.    At  Natran,  Mr.  BIyth  had  gained  th« 

Jmn.  1893.  E 


dar,  ^9  ^ad  Un  pIm«m«  oC  vitneMisg  tb» 

[  deiiKhtTvI  frutu  of  *  srcd,  which  hmd  been  tcAt- 

under  like  vanton  IflfBiilU  aad  aevere  trials. 


28'  .   ftqpvBT  OF  icissiOK^HY  tTAvioya^  t<^AV« 

CfMifideBM  of  the  lofuiah,  and  was  Uboarmg  bard  al  their  lanifiia^a,  wlisa 
a  sudden  stop  was  pat  to  his  plans,  by  9^  direction  of  the  Governor-General 
of  the  Province  to  q^ait  Nazran  and  proceed  to  another  Station  of  Xh,9  9o-. 
clety :  on  what  pround  this  order  was  issued,  the  Oommittee  are  uQt  aw^fe, 
as  Mr.  BIyth  was  living  on  the  most  friendly  footing  with  the  Russiimi 
Officers  at  Nazian,  aim  had  prosecuted  the  Socioty*s  objects  in  the  nost 
prudent  manner.  Mr.  Blvth  nad  retired  to  Astrachun,  quitting  his  Station 
with  the  most  painful  feelings,  but  with  reason  to  hope  that  he  had  nol 
labopred  in  vftiii.  He  writes  from  Astrachan,  under  date  of  Feb.  16, 1889  ^— 
The  parting  eipreMioat  of  ktadneM  and  gr^titode,  and  ihfi  good  with^  wbieh  Mwat 
lbaiU«i  of  tbc  Xngutk  denrtd  me  to  coaaonicate  io  my  father  and  iiioth^»  to  mj  brathora 
i^  aiaUraf  ^  all  m  raUtiTaa*  and  OMpry  iaidividiialof  my  acqnanitaiico,  qqite  orci^ 
wwered  mj  (eoUmVy  and  aeat  ne  bome^  niy  kdginga  with  a  aonrewing  heail  As  I  witth 
orew  from  Naknia/  and  left  the  inhabitenta  io  ignorance,  perhapa  for  afes,  I  abed  tears  oC 
pity  over  their  apiriCual  daaolation ;  and  offiBred  op  the  dlent  prayer,  that  God  would  ooa- 
doot  me  to  another  Station^  wheve  aimilar  enconragcmenta  may  present  themselves. 

The  Ru»ian  Empire  occupies  a  portion  of  the  last  division  of  the  Survey* 
and  extends  over  the  greater  pf  ri  of  the  present  and  the  whole  of  the  next 
divisions.  The  Missions  established  in  this  vast  range  of  territory,  ar^ 
matlv  assisted  ^y  the  Russian  Bible  Society  and  its  numerous  Auxiliaries^ 
The  Fetersburg  Tract  Society  also  renders  valuable  ^^d ;  and  by  the  Htie* 
rality  of  one  individual,  the  Princess  Mestchersky,  they  are  supplied  with 
TfuctB  in  the  Russ  language :  the  Princess  has  herself  translated  a  number 
of  English  Tracts  into  uat  tongue,  hundreds  of  thousands  of  which  are  In- 
ciffcu&tton. 

SABEPTA. 

A  fl>ttl«Biat  of  the  BnUna.  oathaRifwSaBpa. 
asBcCovitM  oo  tiieWolta*  and  clotf  Xo  tha  te- 
'  ^darter  AatatfcmoMla. 

UmrMD  BRETHREN, 
1765. 
SddB,  IjOOS,  Dehm,  Munonariet. 
Tbe  happy  death  of  a  Calmuc  Woman, 
tb9  Wifa  of  bscbimba,  Brother  to  Sodoooi, 
ooa  of  the  Chiefs  of  the  Horde,  and  its,  in- 
fluanoe  on  others,  were  mentioned  In  the 
last  Survey. '  We  extract,  from  the  Bre- 
thren's Periodical  Accounts,  some  further 
particulars} — 

'In  oonseqaeoM  of  the  boitility  of  the  Ftince  of 
tlM  Horde,  who  wonld  ao  lonxer  permit  DechkntNi 
Of  the  MlMionarlet  to  railde  emons  tbcin,  Br.SchiU 
had  moved,  with  the  smell  compunj  of  Calmoce 
vHd  were  4bpeeed  to  etteed  bb  Ministry,  to  the 
opposite  book  of  tbe  Voice,  about  tweoty-flye 
nente  from  Serepts.  Hto,  however,  ihej  coold 
BOI  remela  loaf ;  end  they  have  since,  eceerdinRly , 
moved  on  to  the  lead  beloogfas  to  thet  Settlement, 
with  their  eemels,  horses,  cows,  end  sheep*  They 
are  9S  in  number ;  end  emouf  them  ere  two  fkmilies 
of  perbets,  who  have  eccompeaied  them  from  et- 
teflbnent  to  the  doctrine  ot  Jeeoe,  end  wlio  behave 
tl^eanelyes  in  tbe  most  orderly  end  peeceeble  men- 
aer.  The  two  single  Mbsionarles,  Loos  and  Dchm, 
tsers  eapeeted  shortly  to  join  thrir  company ;  after 
lehleh.  we  most  be  saided  by  tbe  cireamtteacos, 
wh&eh  it  niqr  please  the  Lord  to  direct  for  the  pro- 
edeutloa  of  this  Mf«sion. 

An  interesting  narrative  of  the  remotal 
of  thaso  lirst-fhiits  lh>m  among  the  Cal- 
noea  to  tha  Brethren's  land,  was  given  at 
pp.  508-*-5n  of  our  last  Volume. 

Tha  German  Blissaoaaries,  in  their  way 
to  Aatracfaan,  haTing  wirmtaed  tbe  di4- 
cultias  which  Mr*  Rahmn  has  to  encoun- 
ter .among  the  Calmucs,  ramarb— 

We  bed  seen  the  sowing  of  the  seed  of  tbe  Word 
uajlac  efllicUve  circttauteacee.  end  now«  on  tlie 


Qfriat  tba  vini^  *M^P*  fcbis  eaiell  body  of 
Chr^Ueas  inhebiu  %  litcU  island  ia.tho  Wjslga„ 
near  Serepta;  where,  they  have  ballt  a  woede^ 
hpose  for  the  Miesloneriee;  they  themselvee  Uviac 
in  their  ''Ubities,*'  or  met-tcnts,  both  ietwialeg 
end  summer.  During  the  summer  season,  they 
live  a  few  miles  from  Serepta,  at  the  fbot  of  somo 
billa.  Here  we  vitited  theas;  ead  reached  tbeic 
habitalioos  in  ebo^  an  boor  from  Serepts.  Tbv 
heve  six  kibit jes :  a  seventh,  dietingnisbed  by  Its 
sice  end  neatness,  is  the  dwellinf  of  the  Miteio- 
oaries  end  the  Place  of  Worship  of  Uif  Coatreiar 
tion.   We  received  a  lieerty  veloqme. 

Sodbom  is  of  strong  stature.  He  is  ebont  4D  yeen^ 
of  efs.  His  feetnrea  discover  great  iatelligaaee, 
end  an  oprifht  an4  decided  eherecter.  HbiawM^t 
peace  b  legible  in  bis  count/onence. 

These  Calmu^  are  of  the  Koshot  Hoi^ 
under  Prince  Serdesh^  son  and  successor 
of  Prince  Tiimen.  They  nomadise  on  the 
banks  and  islands  of  the  Wolga,  between 
Sarepta  and  Astrachan. 

LajtDOJff  MJSSIONJBT  SQCIBTT., 
Cornell tui  Rahmn,  J^itai^nory. 

The  report  of  Mr.  Rahmn's  proceediofa 
waa  placed,  in  the  last  Survey,  under  tha 
bead  of  Astrachan:  it  should  hare  ap- 
paigrad,  as  now,  under  that  of  Sarepta,  as^ 
his  head-quarters  are  here. 

In  June  182 J  Mr.  Rahmn»  iapursu* 
ancf  of  his  intention,  intimated  in  the  last 
Suprey,  entered  the  Great  Steppe,  and  re* 
suiped  his  labours  amon^  the  Cslmucs  of 
the  Dorbit  Horde.  Of  his  prooeedinKs^ 
the  Directors  say — 

He  met  wiih  e  cool  reception  from  Prince  Ser^ 
bicshep.  end  endured  much  scorn  end  opposition 
from  ethers.  In  tlie  true  spirit  of  a  bljssiou«ry, 
however,  he  calmly  prosecuted  bis  labours.  Some, 
tiroes  he  met  with  ettentlve  lieerers ;  hue  tim  >«euis. 
to  heve  been  rather,  a  rara  oceurreace.    He  dae^ 


Ins.] 


iAto  fraoiimt  iliMMiion  with  the  Luom  coq. 
csraifif  Chmtiul^,  who,  ootwithsUn'dW  thej 

>»bcaiMd  coirfct  af.Ofc  QM^tfliv  thtauf h  tb«  dm. 
dfamortfadrdiidplfls. 


lll^bw  A*  GtfmM  If uriofnariet  wck 
«(Sii«pt%  in/uncol^Wjetr,  tbey  h«d 
mncb  pliaMnl  iDtwcoiiiw with  Mr.  Rahmn. 
He  wwvwiiagfOT  a  Urilofir-lidwiifv,  in 
OTdcr  to  proceed  wMi  iwm  confidcnee 
none  the  GBlmoci.  Hm  had  opened  a 
School  ht  the  instruction  of  tbelr  chii<ffen 
in.  leading  and  wiidni^  and  had  pjtehed 
Ina  taiit  among  them  for  that  purpoM. 
TWy  were  full  of  suspicion  M  fean 
with  ffspeet  to  this  SAwA,  leat  he  shouM 
iatnMbeetfMGbrislien  Rel^,  orpur 
— ^««i*tiiiiBttedea^^.    Anextrturt 

»  or  their  oommunieatioQs  will  nve 

•"^"•^    "tiea,-— 

I  lb'.  ItdUnn  trtHH  the 


CiianAw  SUA.  27 

KA1U88. 

A  brgeVinete  in  Atietic  lUittla.ftetwesaiheBhekx 
■■tf  GMpien  8ee»«»Mir  OeergUefrii. 

ecctmsa  mtn^ioiiMur  soctEtr, 

180S. 

Rev.  John  Jack, 

Alexander  Pat^rson,  Jimei  Oalloitay* 

ITie  Committee  thui  notice  the  Indic^ 

Uons  of  a  DiWne  BlessSngat  this  Station ;-? 

For  e  looff  time  elUr  the  MiuioaeHes  becia  their  ' 
work,  they  were  held  la  abborreace  by  the  srirfi&. 


_„      - ^     _ i««tt  evil.  After  rtpeet. 

r^:  ^  ir!?S!i***J?**  ^  ^udm,  m  the 

Ma  M  SiMltfS :  bat  tfarelT  mora  then  «b  (M*  eight 
•ttBirf  ;  MitfBMM  fre^pready,  bdttwo Or  thre6.  As 
y*  gthetfttefanAe  wetfy  of  their  leMoA,  they 
l«»«^eae  Sfjheol-.aadir  Mr.  Rehiha  were  to  li 
^  |hMi,  Che/  wMId  aemi  retoni.   He 


^«w,M«tw^jMMtly  ehd  coarediiodsly  to  be^ 
OH  efkl^  ^}  aKMtte^  ^Hth  preyed  eod  sliFfille^- 
t»Mi,  aad  ia  hoaa  efthe  fiaal  falillUeBt  ^1^ 


BH  dwif  ihfrd%  M  flie  dol^  df  hlk 
Jo«rneJ.hieediilatrtl^Chri8ti4nSpMt:— 
■•■f*  I  iill  Mie  rty  EbeaeMr.  It  f»  evident 
tiM  the  Steppe  b  dMitm,  field  for  iWukSS 
la  tftete  ivffhms.  I  (mat  the  ]>>rd  hie  e  work  fi 
•e.  If  wearreble  to  so  oa  w>ith^ltour.  Stmi^heii 
9«flnrhaadt.ead!letasto  fdrweid  to  prepete  a 
way  Atf  the  iMd  hi  thUwildShieie!  tThe  coikver. 
*>■  «f  CahHttet  aad  Modcoiteai,  Mder  the  tLni- 
ttm  Ooveraiaeirt,  will  oi^  day,  tift^^ prove  a 
teeam  oTcafiytaff  the  Gospel  iatd  the  very  heart 
as  iUia,  wlisw  aweieee  tribee 


Chl^%Mlf!jjS?^ 
tfn»!..di^Cril 


•eoMduy  jneeevat  leaet,  to 
*1iS7  the  Loi^  hasten  it  ia  Itis  own 
Cribt  fraee  be  epda  ds  all! 

BlilLB  80CIRTY. 

k  HmebordhsRitMianBIUeSodbty 

baaii  AiaMd  m  Sai^encai}  in  eonse. 


with  the  dlfternntC 
la  the  1 


Osadit  UiMy  detiriblt  lliat  Mfch  aai  IiSKitactoa 
iS'ZJS^J^^J^l  ■**  ^'  •ccordlnsly^ 

ia -£5!?i'if?S!!??*****  •»  thisssttleaient. 
p«^bkh  weeadMfVliMd  ta  pleee  theeal^feet  be^ 

S!i*?  •%.*■  **'**  t?  «wt  the  proposed  esse. 


ASTRACHAN. 


I  of  the  Tisit  of  Drt.  Patenon  and 

Hendefaon.    They  write,  Sept.  4«  M9I-* 

Alckoach  the  Brethrea  la  this  Colony  are  the 

•WOTS  oNmspoadfliiti  of  the  Biitish  end  Vkirainr 

Baee  to  aetabllsh  e  Qraneh  emona  them.   Their  k  - 

^5^  to  a  noaibei'  of  <MAf«n  ColMlei  whiS    ^.  ^jV  to  ASUtic  ]Us«b,  end  Cpmjlal.of  the  Ti^ 
»  keen  plaalad  en  the  beaks  oT  i!he  Vdlea,  and    ▼»5«*-*>«"It  on,  ■»  I»lMid  In  the  Wolsac«boot  59 

*         tSJimicHordes    ^II^^JSJ^'^lS^^ ''T^'!!^^ 

platt-tlBhahitaats.  74^000;  of   mritty  dafi^s^:^ 
place  of  great  trad«.^ 

SCOTTiSa  MiiSlOSAHY  SOUtTT. 

18  If. 


moch  Madness  aad  retard:  fcraMriy,  the  dnratian 
of  the  Tartars  to  their  Miperstition  was  rigid  la  tta 
eiiietete-Hiow  It  b  sreaUy  rdexed.  These  ere  kk» 
satedly  tokens  fbr  fdod. 
They  add-* 

Pk^mthis  Stati(Mi,tbeWonlofOod  has  eiiee* 
lated  very  widely  throatbont  Asia.  Mr.  Cam- 
thers,  the  Missionary  in  the  Cridwa,  ststes.  la  dda 
of  Ids  Mt  letters.  ■'  A  fsw  days  ago  I  convetsA, 
hi  th^  Baibot,witfa  a  yoaaf  maa,  who  showed  ma 
a  cony  5^  the  first  editioa  of  the  KarassTsstanients 
and  It  may  irratify  joa  to  know,  that  another  ocfor 
was  observed  in  the  bsidi  of  a  aivntoer.  In  a 


The  Miarieteries  thna  ipeik  of  tfuir 


Wehavsalaiestdidly  IntereouvM  wifli  the'  Na- 
tives, either  hi  their  own  villefes.  or  when  tbar 
call  Ob  OS.  We  reed  aad  ez|dsfai  Chapters  o^  tK 
Kew  Testaemnt  aad  Ttfacfi.  Their  atttntkai  cih 


?^issk.'& 


seldom  be  kept  eltve  to  a  loos  dlsoourfiy  Tb^ 
EffiendU  are  apt  to  enter  into  dlsqnlsiUouf  oea* 
cerahif  the  freedom  of  the  hunua  win,  the  oricla 
of  evil,  tui.  Against  th^  Divinity  of  Christ,  and 
hb  b«itoff  cdled  the  Son  of  Oed,  th«y  fiequent^ 
raise  obi^tions.  TXiy  Wse-  tUmk  iUt  IttmoA 
U  d  cmui  wUdk  it  idiittf  g^atmg  im  tUt  fUMrttr,  the 
people  are  tttmlng  caiele&  abont  it,  id  thefr  es . 
tettfa*.  prayers  are  dot  panctaalbr  p^ffbh&edt 
otbera  do  not  keep  the  fast*:  some  doebt  t^Kefh^ 
.preyirsliM'lhedeadoenbdofbBnBfit,s^  nSdM 
to  pay  the  fees  raauired  on  these  o< 
power  of  the  sword  cannot  now  Mi  < 
IMle  attoafion  b  paU  to  ail 

Mnr.  Gallowvy  hasheeti  removed  to  bto 
etemdl  rest.  She  died  in  holy  joy,  es- 
^laitthig,  with* SC  Paul,  0  detHk,  wktrt^ 
thy  tting  /  O  grave,  where  is  thy  victory  i 

In  the  Som/for  1S91,  p.S7,  w^men. 
tioTCd  a  Joumay  of  Mr.  Olait  liNmi  Atf^ 
tractaan  to  KdnMs,  and  another  hy  hint 
and  Mf^  Galloway  amoBg  thd  JamUUnk 
Tartard  A  smaH  Voionie  has  Jnsi  an* 
pawedy  oonialmng  the  Jotuwdb  of  ttnh 
Tours,  with  #eaia(icaon  iia  cMMiy  ibM 
ita  Inhabitants,  and  the  snhetanceof  n^any 
conversations  with  Mahomedans.  It  may 
be  read  with  great  adTantage. 


Kev.  Williaitt  GTen, 
MmHl  IXdctOD,  Hfitti^,   Sf'i^lienbn. 
and  SelSy.  . 

The  ComniiUee  divide  thd*  operations  at 


SURVEY  or  MlSaiOtf  ART.  STATIONS. 


Ill  the  School,  tber#  ■?«  14  ChUdren  •f 
Misrionariet  and  2  Ransomed  Boyi. 


this  Sution  Into-^^«  translating,  print* 

inf^  and  circulatiog  of  the  Scriptures  and 

other  religious  books— the*  preadung  of 

the  Gospel  to  the  Tart8rs---and  the  in-  I  '  ORENBURG. 

strucdon  of  the  Persians  in  the  same  Di-  ^a  town  in  A»Utic  Ruttia,>  north.by.«Mt  of  the 

" —  '*' — •»-  1  Cupiaa.  and  ^bont  (300  miles  from  Attractaen— . 

sitoatcd  in  a  vast  plaiQ-^ncontain*  £000  hoa»es<^ 

tbe  great  tborouffhtkiti,  l>y   Caravant,  between 

SilMria  and  European  Roatia. 

iecTTisH  MnsiONjur  aocisTY,      t 
1815.  : 

C  BVaser,  G.  M' Alpine,  John  Grajr» 

Walter  ^chanan,  o  Ca6or</tan.  ^  / 
The  following  ^ztracU  from  the  last  Re- 
port will  shew  the  state  of  tlijs  Mission  ;-*• 

Tbe  Miasionaries  coatinua  to  visit  the  Kirihi* 
•iani,  and  frequently  meet  widi  h  kind  reception  aa'd 
a  aoratarhat  attenUve  audience.  Tha  plan  of  fol> 
lovinf  this.tribe  into  tbe  extensive  Steppe  oocupied 
by  them,  which  it  beyond  the  prfcincts  of^liui 
Roaaian  territory,  to  Usourhttobe  danferoos. 

There  are,  bovevcr.  other  tribes  of  Tartan  to  be 
found  in  the  iiei(|hbonri>oodof  Orenbarg  besides  tha 
Kirghisians.  The  permanent  Tartar  populatioa. 
residing  in  the  town,  to  likewise  veij  considanble ; 
while  numbers  take  up  their  tempomiy  residence 
in  tbe  place,  from  dtotaat  parts  of  tho  proviaoe, 
and  OTeti  from  the  most  remoU  4totricts  of  Tartaiy . 

Besides  the  afforU  whicii  are  making  to  impact 
a  knowledge  of  Christianity  to  those  Kirghbians 
who  are  within  the  reach  of  the  Missionacica,  aa 
eateosiTe  circulation  of  the  Kew  Tesiament  and 
of  other  suitable  Books  and  Tracts  to  maintained 
at  this  station :  and,  in  addition  to  the  regular  dis- 
tribution which  is  made  among  the  strangftca  who 
▼toit  Orenburg,  two  eatensiTe  tours  have  been 
undertaken  thto  year,  with  thto  ohisct  more  imm«« 
dUtely  in  view. 

Mr.  M*Alpine  took  the  first  of  these 
Journeys^  accompanied  by-  Walter  Bu- 
chanan.    Of  this,  it  is  said-*- 

Tbey  proceeded  as  far  as  Ifvmot  acity  upwarda 
of  300  miles  to  the  north-west  of  Orenburg,  takiac 
one  road  in  going  from  home  and  reluminn 
by  another.  He  stopped  at  all  the  different  vil- 
lagei  on  the  two  routes  ;  waiting  on  the  MolJalia ; 
conversing  with  fhem  on  the  subject  of  religion : 
and  distributing  copies  of  tlxe  Scriptures  and  of 
Tracts,  to  those  who  by  actual  trial  shewed  Uiat 
tliey  could  read  them. 

Mr.  Gray,  with  the  same  companion, 
proceeded  to  Oufa,  the  seat  of  Govern- 
ment of  the  Province,  which  had  been 
visited  the  preceding  year,  as  cUted  in  tb« 
last  Survey. 

On  each  Journey,  about  600  Tekta- 
menis,  Books,  and  Tncis  were  distributed: 


fine  Truth. 
..  In  the  department  of  the  raxsg,  Mr. 

Dickson  is  proceeding  with  the  transla- 
tion of  th6  Old  TesUment  into  Tartar- 
Turkish  and  into  plain  Tartar :  the  edi- 
tion of  tbe  Tartar- Turkish,  mentioned  in 
tbe  last  Survey,  had  proceeded  as  far  as 
the  middle  of  Leviticus :  the  main  expense 
b  borne  by  the  Bible  Societies  of  Britain 
and  Russia.  In  1821,  there  were  printed 
500  Persian  Tracts,  8000  Tartar- Turkish 
and  SOOO  Genesis,  300O  TarUr,  and  7000 
Armenian.  Of  Books  and  Tracts,  with 
copies  of  the  Scriptures,  6S59  copies  have 
been  citculated,  independently  of  the  7000 
Armenian  Tracts  which  were  printed  for 
the  Russian  Bible  Society. 

The  labours  of  the  Missidnarles  among 
ibe25/XK>  TAaTAas  of  the  vicinity  have 
'been  continued.  Some  listen  to  the  things 
spoken — others  reject  them  with  contempt : 
fwrne  receive  the  Scriptures— others  will 
not  touch  the  *'  infidel"  publications*  The 
Committee  state— 

llie  Missionaries  do  every  thing  in  their  power 
to  avoid  the  dUpotatioua  torn,  which  their  con> 
VersatloQS  with  these  Idgoted  Mahomedans  are  so 
apt  to  assume ;  and,  by  reading  to  them  tlie  Word 
of  God,  vxd  avoiding  aa  much  as  possible  in  con- 
▼ersatioa  the  subjects  which  are  apt  to  eacite  their 
prcjodicea.  tedcavour  to  land  then  to  tha  know- 
ledge of  Dlviae  Truths 

In  respect  of  the  psmgzAifs,  the  Com- 
mittee observe— 

Until  the  present  year,  neither  Mr.  Olea  nor  Mr. 
^Phcrson  had  acquired  a  sufficient  knowledge  of 
Persic  to  enable  them,  to  address  the  Persians  io 
Astrachan.on  the  subject  of  religion.  Thh  difficulty 
iMsing  now  removed,  a  portion  of  their  tins  is'devot- 
a4.to  this  duty.  JUT 

The  mildness  of  the  Persian  character, 
and  their  i^adiness  to  enter  into  discussion, 
^ffqrd  great  facilities  to  labours  among 
tbems  but,  as  yet,  none  acknowledge 
thi^mselves  eoavlneed  of  the  truth  of  the 
Xroepel,  though  \miich  interest  respecting 
ft  has  been  tzdl^  awiiong  them. 


The  Emperor  of  Russia,  in  May  of  last  year,  granted  land  lo  tbe  Mis- 
•ionariesat  Selinginsk,  ontheaame  terms  as  had  been  just  before  prescribed 
to  the  German  Missionaries,  and,  some  years  since,  to  the  Scottish.  These 
terms,  by  which  greater  privilesesare  conceded  to  the  Missionaries  than  to 
any  other  foreigners,  are  as  fblFows:— 

1.  TTic  land  accorded  to  fhem  moat,  imder  no  pretence,  paas  firom  the  MisMoa^riea  into 
other  hands:  not  by  aelUqg  nor  by  mortgaging  if :  as  they  have  no  right  to  ^^^^ .«  "» 
for  eInecU  foreign  to  their  views,  i.  e,  their  professed  designs  as  Missmnanes  ol  Chnst 
♦    9.  After  the  term  of  30  years  from  the  Und  being  put  info  their  possession,  the  1™"®" 
aaries  shall  pay  fo  the  Goyenimcnt  15  copecks  yearly  for  every  "  Desiative"  of  if  [nboei 


1023.] 


CABPIA^N  SEA.— CHINA. 


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•mt  and  tw<^^nl8]  that  ii  proper  to  bo  nmltirated,  ao^  fidfil  tka  Mrricea  nHparvd 
I  aB  pooenon  of  monda  by  the  police.  Bat  th«y  ahall  be  free  from  ewry  tither  mt- 
jBcnt  or  chawe,  and  from  mHitary  and  civil  aenrices;  as  also  from  the  obligation  to  iive 
lodsuga  u  Oua  hoosea  to  the  Soldiera.  *  * 


ISELINGINSK/' 

;S  i??*?^  SUtteaftoolb-eMt  of  IrkaUk  and  LAt 
SattaJ-^about  1«0  miles  from  Irkutsk— labahi 
CaaU  aboat  3000,  cjrclasive  of  tboia  of  lavena  til 
agM^ia  Um  centre  of  all  the  Boriatt.  oa  the  test 
^  aide  of  the  Baikal. 

y'ZONDON  MISSION JRY  SOCTETT. 

Xdw.  StaUybraii*  W,  Swan,  Rob.  YuiUe, 

The  Emperor  bas  abeam  much  ^Tonr 
ito  the  Miauon.  Tba  Grant  of  Land^ 
jiiil  maiiiieuu],  amounting  to  4#  deiia« 
tQfibfla-aboot  112  acres,  was  acoompa- 
Bied  by  the  Emperor's  engagement  to 
*fiay  the  expense  of  7000  rubles  incur- 
red by  the  erection  of  the  Hissionary 
Buildings. 

In  theeady  part  af  1631,  Mesne.  Stal- 
Jybraas  and  Swan  spent  several  weeks  in 
Ae  ^ieinity  of  the  Ousraa  Lake,  during 
the  celebration  of  the  *<  FesUval  of  the 
White  Month,'*  when  the  Buriala  assem- 
hU  in  great  numbers.  They  were  chiefly 
•■Wpe**  in  visiting  their  temples,  in  conver- 
sation,  and  in  tlie  distribution  of  Tracts. 
Tbey  state,  at  the  close  of  their  Journal  of 
this  Tour^ 

^  The  ricw  noir  aJTm  of  lamaism,  as  practised 
sett,  oertainly  exhibits  itaa  comparatively;  of  a 
hareiless  character.  It  has  no  features  of  crveity : 
aed  pfesents  none  of  those  shockinf  spectacles, 
which  ere  common  among  some  idolaters.  Bat 
tke  whole  system  b  a  delusion.  The  people  be- 
iMvea  lie:  they  take  pleasuxs  in  unrifhteousoess, 
nnd  none  more  than  the  Lamas  thcmselree.  Their 
books  tradi  them  no  morality,  for  they -are  in  an 
•nkaawn  tooffve.  Their  restrainU  from  criminal 
^•Ifeares  are  conSned  to  the  short  time  vhich 
they  spend  in  thotr  temples ;  snd,  when  they  re- 
tom  home,  ic  is  to  commit  mfl  mic/^mmm  wUk 
fwrfwew.  Tlieir  serrices  are  onmeanlnff  forms : 
aad  they  hesitate  not  to  confess  them  to  be  irk- 
some ami  disagreeable ;  but  think  the  performance 
of  them,  on  ibu  very  account,  so  much  more  rnerl- 


between  600  and  700  miles*  among  tha 

Chorlnsky  Buriats,castward  of  Selinglnsk. 

The  two  systems  of  Stuimaniam  and  La- 
1  maism  are  making  inroads  on  each  other* 

A  passage  in  Mr.  Swan's  Journal  js 
striking: — 

The  Setioginsk  Burials  amount  only  to  about  half 
the  number  of  their  brethren,  the  Cboriosky  Tribe  s 
but  they  have  ten  temples  and  not  Jess  tJian  two 
thousand  Lamas,  while  the  latter  have  only  four 
temples  and  scarcely  two  hundred  Lamas.  Siia- 
maaism.  however,  is  on  the  decline.  M aoy  have  re> 
cently  renounced  it.  and  embraced  Dalai' Lamaism  • 
and  many  more  are  at   present  halting  between 

S^u  '"u  **?i"^Vv.  ^**'^  *  ^^  ^^^  poo* 

Heathen  should  be  left  tiius  toexcliange  one  sys- 
tem of  delusion  for  another,  instead  of  beJn^ 
tuned  firom  darkaeas  to  light,  and  rrom  the  power 
of  SaUn  to  Ood  I  We  desire  to  rcgaitl  thlTas  n 
loud  Cell  for  exertion  on  our  part;  and  we  trast 
that  the  sUtemeat  of  it  will  «zcite  our  friends  at 
home  to  earnest  prayer  for  this  people,  and  for  as- 
who  have  been  sentaqiong  them. 

The  zeal  of  the  Lamas  has  led  them  to 
send  Missionaries  beyond  the  Baikal  ia 
the  unlettered  tribes  round  Irkutsk,  in 
order  to  overthrow  Shamanism,  and  set 
up  their  own  unintelligible  mummery  in 
regions  where  it  has  hitherto  been  un» 
known:  and  Mr.  Sbivw  met  with  one 
Buriat,  who,  out  of  IG^OOO  sheep  left  him 
by  his  Father,  haddisposedof  ssrm  thou- 
sAxn,  and  had  devoted  the  produce,  with 
other  property,  to  the  building  of  a  tern, 
pie  I  Well  may  these  things  provoke 
Christiana  to  jealousy  J 
'  The  Missionaries  continue  the  study  of 
Kuss  and  Mongolian;  and  have  in  view 
a  Version  of  the  whole  Bible  into  Mon- 
golian. A  Printing-Fressis  to  be  esta- 
blished, the  authority  of  the  Government 
ha ving. been  obtained  vit  was  to  be  foi*- 
warded  with  the  requiute  types  from  Pe- 
tersburg ;  and  will  be  immediately  em* 
ployed  in  printing  the  Gospels  and  Tracta 
in  Mongolian;  the   whole 


„ ,   —    expense    of 

in  the  Spring  of  last  year,  they  under-    printing  the  Scripturea  being  undertaken 
took  a  journej  of  about  1000  vents,  orl'  by  the  Russian  Bible  Society. 


€tiina^ 


CANTON. 
XONDON  MISSIOHARY  SOCISTY, 

1807. 
Robert  Morrison,  d.i>.  MUnonary,  ^ 
An  extract  from  the  last  Report  will 
cotivey  the  sentiments  of  the  Directors  on 
this  Mission:  — 

Br.  Morrison  continues  to  view  with  deep  con- 
cern the  small  effect  produced  by  his  labours 
eenoatfths  lew  Cbineee,  to  whom,  from  time  to 
tme.  he  liaf  been  casbled  to  impart  relliioos  io- 


To  persevere,  for  a  period  of  llfteea  yean,  in  at- 
tempu  to  Ulaminate  the  dark  minds  of  these  peo- 
pie  by  the  light  of  divine  truth,  and,  with  an  ex- 
ception of  two,  to  behold  all  still  dark,  affoitis  a 
flne  exemplification  of  the  patience  and  resolution 
of  the  Christian  Missionary,  and  of  the  efficacy  of 
the  motlvM  which  bis  religion  supplies.  Those, 
however,  who  firmly  believe  In  the  fulfilment  of 
the  Scripture  Prophecies,  are  not  to  i  e  discouraged 
by  the  delays,  which,  on  grounds  as  just  as  tiMar . 
are  inscrutable;  ere  permitted  by  Him,  who  rules 
in  every  heart  and  over  every  empire. 

The  Chinese  Mission  is.  however,  peculier^  The  - 

public  preaching  of  the  Oospal  in  any  one  spot  of 

•  the  Empire  is  impracticable.  .  All,  thereibie,  thai; 


SORVKT  OP  MISSIOMAinr  STATIORS. 


^m  flk  praMDt  bfl  doM  Is, 

8«ript«ntMid  oIlMr  reHgioM  y,w — ,  -^- 

thar  vitb  tuch  OMfal  knovledfe,  «ith«r  liurary 

or  tiieatiftc,  u  thall  be  Mlapcml  to  cnllthttD  and 

expand  the  miiML'^  It  b  through  the  mnliiraiof 

^Voks.«liiMMt  exdnbivelj,  tbet  Misnonuiet  can  as 

VM  s^nk  to  thomyriads  who  people  that  knmeose 

territoryi  MdthU  noBBt  of  Jntrododv  Chria- 

tUaity  asoBf  tbem  kpa  bc«o,  for  aome  years*  in 

ttttanaiv?  operation.Tjirpirard  of  lOO.OOO  copies  ot 

Aartettt  pubUcatioiaa  in  Chiaase.  indudtaff  portiom 

/  of  thftfloir  acript««i»«iav«  been  dUpaiwdbar  the 

S  Brathrea  connected  with  the  Ultra  Oangea  HU- 

aioo:  partly  amoof  the  Chin«ie  Settler;  in  Ma- 

'  laeca  aadFeaauff,  and  ia  varioos  Ulanda  of  the 

Malayan  Aichlpelaio;  aadparrty  ainoj«thi8^bejri 

gaton  and  othert  on  boanl  Chtaeae  tiadiii»j«- 

aels.  by  which  Oieans  they  have  obtained  a  cwtttla. 

|loo  even  In  the  heart  of  the  Empire.;       ,,    .  „ 

Tnthl*  way.tbe  seed  ofthe  Ooapel  Ii  »c*tj«fteg 

orer  the  province!  of  ChUi*-the  hopes  of  a  fatnre 

ane  are  sowing— Che  sacred  leaven  of  Troth  >b  dlf- 

Atsfng  Itself:  U  it  ours  steadily  to  persevere  ta 


[iAK. 


these  preparMmy  iikbbnrs  t  patialiUjr  to  wiit  and 
earaastly  to  any,  aatU  the  aU^atekenlig  tfiilt 
shall  descend,  and  spread  moral  life  aad  fettilitqr 
and  beauty, over  thiiextenftive  portion  ofthe  gkbf » 
Jn  furthertDce  of  the  general  detlga  ad^entd  to 
in  the  preceding  remarks.  Dr.  Morrison  has  in  con- 
templation ratMr  an  extensive  treatise  of  an  argn- 
menutive  nature,  **  ia  support  of  the  claims  of 
Christianity.  aS  Opposed  to  tfce  Polytheism  and 
Hero- Worship  of  Chinese  Relltlonliu  on  the  on* 
I  u  hand,  and  of  Chines*  AtheUtical  Materi^isU  cjps 
I    theother.** 

At  pp.  419 — iSl  ot  the  last  VolttfDe»  a 
Document  wm  printed  Hlustrative  of  the 
•▼enion  of  the  Chineae  to  ChrittiAQlC|rt 
with  6r  MbrriMil*8  r«mirlft  thereon  i  grid 
alto  tome  acooQiit  cf  tfi«  lioman*  Catholic 
Mivfodt  in  China.  At  pf.^it^l5» 
proofc  were  sAdhcei  of  the  pre^alMite  fX 
iaIhntSdd*  amoifg  the  Cbkiew* 


m^ia  lf$i^nn  m  €RaiiftWe) 


MALACCA. 

the  chief  Town  in  the  PeaiasaU  of  Malacca 


ZOHDON  MISSION JRT  SOCIETT. 
1815, 
Oaadina  H*  Thooian,  Biibart  FlaMing, 
>  JamMHttnu^taMyi.  DmtiA  CoUie, 

O.  H.  Hottmami,  PvimUr.       ' 

It  ia  with  T^ret  that  we  omit  the  name 

^Dr.Mnncat  a  Labouminthb  Ml»- 

Hit  health  had  b«^  long  dedin- 

with  a  Tiew  to  ha  rettoration,  he 


i^mi. 


IQg  . 

cook  a  Toyai^e  to  flincapore  and  PettAng  -, 
Imt,  finding  himtelf  grow  weaker,  here* 
turttttd  taMalaecft,  and  died  ther«,  of  pul- 
urottirr  ofHisumption,  on  th^  2d  of  June, 
lAKmt  a  week  afker  bis  rettim.  ha^--  - 
little  before  attained  his  STfh  yMr. 
bad  written  to  the  IXrectonfrom  PenMg, 
Aprtt  ITtti,  hot  a  few  weeks  be£b«  his 

death — 
As  to  my  own  case,  tthhik  a  great  aad  peculiar 
-        it.  Thara  la  a  coaiplica* 


tion  lnm>  diteidar.  J  beltefe  that  a  long  sea- 
voyage  would  be- useful ;  and  yet.  I  am  so  tied  at 
MalyfT^,  that  I  cannot  leave  it:  I  roust  hang  on, 
till  I  see  persons  able  to  carry  on  the  work*  Make 
haste  and  send  them,  or  I  shaU  be  gone  before  they 
oome.  Whenheartandflesh  fail,  be  thou.  OOod» 
the  strength  of  my  heart,  and  my  portion  fof«nr  f 


him 


Mr.  Betgfatofi,  who  aoeonpanied 
from  Penang  to  Malacca,  writer— 

On  the  Sabbath  that  we  apeat  at  sea,  I  waaaear 
Macooeh,  aaA  ha  appeecad  to  be  fireqaeotiy  ia 
pnyer.  Oft  mm.  oee«loo.  Ui  pctflioa  was-'*  O 
tSod^  pcepaaa  ma  for  Ufo,  or  for  'death^-a^diag. 
trich  peculiar  eavtaiis,"  b«t  Deatlr-PcaUi-that 
Irtke  tkiagr 

'  He  thus  describes  tbe  dosing-  scene  of 
the  Ufa  of  tbSa  dittinguished  Missionary— 

About  iva  ^ckMk  OB  Batorday  Aftemeoa,  Jane  1 , 
to^w^  ia  aatrsBM  pato;  aaA.jndatesd,  with 


I  great  esmeslness,  **  My  Ood,  my  Ood,  help  m.e  t** 
Me  was  afteiwuid  aomcwlMtaMf«  aasy,biAbbcaaM 
gTKluaUy  weaker.  He  asked  for  Utile  imAm%  the 
night:  aad,  at  half-past  two  o'clock  en  Suodajr 
Mornlug,  June  9,  our  highly  respected  friehd  and 
baatoerwto  released  from  all  his  safforings,  aad  bta 

I  happy  spirit  fled  toeojoy  aglerioii*  SaUMtb  In  dite 

I  paradise  of  Ood.^ 

It  was  the  Intention  of  Dr.  Morrison  tp 
retom»  this  year^  for  a  season,  to  £iurc»p9. 
llie  death  of  Dr.  Milne  may  probsbabty 
oceasion  some  change  ia  his  plan. 

Mr^  and  Mrs.  Hnnsphrcys  arrireil 
Sept.  9,  1 82  J ;  and  Mr  Collie  In  June,  of 
last  year. 

Mrsh  Collieb  afteraa  illness  of  14  dayis 
died  at  Madns,  hi  their  way,  on  the  S4th 
of  Migr.  Her  end  was  triumphant.  After 
quoting,  la  her  last  conilct»  wi%h  a  falter* 
harinir  a  H  '"^  <<Migue.  He  it  the  chiifett  attang  tin 
He  ^^**^^^>  A'^d  aUogetker  lovely.  Who$o0»er 
belitveik  in  m^  hmtk  tverlattin^  l^  mtd 
1  wUi  raise  kim  up  at  the  last  day^htr 
dying  words  were— 

The  battle's  fought,  the  priae  is  won  I 
Now,  O  Lord,  let  trouble  cease, 
Aad  let  tfty  8erTant.dte  la  peaue? 

The  labours  of  the  Mlasion,  in  iu  rarl- 
ous  departments,  were  prosecuted  with 
acdftty  during  the  year.  "^^ 

In  the  Chinese  Schools,  there  wer«^ 
about  90  Boys.  A  well-qualified  person 
b  to  proceed  to  Ibis  Station,  in  order  to 
or|^a«  Mitlvfl  SchDois,  ayfat  a^yiMtlca- 
ble  on  the  British  System,  for  tiie  benefit 
ofthe  Chineae  and  Malay  population*^  ^   ' 

The  ustial  daily  exercises  of  Christiaii 
Worship,  lor  the  benefit  of  the  Hea^eUat 
are  continued.  In  a  few  of  the  Heathen, 
an  increased  attention  to  the  Gospel  la 
appasent* 

The  press  has  been  flctively'  efliploytHi, 
and  has   been  welt  cionducfigd   bj  tb* 


^i 


HttttmMiii.    IW  Ghlii«fe|kIigasiMcoii.t  X  9INCAP0BE./ 

to  be  fVUlvly  pilMI^  and  drw  I^a  »m»Il  island,  at  th«  .oothern  .xtfemirj  of  U^« 

^  '  a  tizth  tolllllia  of  thlt  w«rk  bat  |  F^ninsttU  or  Malac<»|-takcn  posMstioa  of  by  th« 

ipleted.     The  First  Nmnbu*  of    5<^'**'^^^**^'^^'0-rMdlyiiicraM«l»i«c«, 

ootb  io  ^aunerce  aod  popuJlaaon-VlnlioUiUott^ 


odtttedi 


the  •*  Milaj  Magazine/*  a  quaiterlj  pub- 
Uemion,  conducted  by  Mr.  TbomMO,  waa 
MHMd»  aa  prapoMd,  in  January  1831.  Ad 
■  dMw  of  a  CMct,  by  Dr.  MQae^  afttitWd. 
•»  An  Faoo/'  at  tha  «<  Thraa  Paarit," 
Oiwtrfrtng  an  aaconnt  of  the  MMoMiyv 
l^act.  awl  Bible  Sociatie%  tieatad  accord. 
ing  to  the  oeder  of  their  aatabliihaaBt» 


Oa  the  cooopletioB  of  the  CfaiiiaM 
iVmlitfni  of  the  Old  Tettament,  Dr. 
IfihM  fiuianled  to  compiler  in  that  Ian* 
»  Piectical  Ezpedtioa  of  the 
the  i:phaiiaiia;"  coerideriiig 
Ifab  part  of  the  New  TeataBeot  aa  bamg 
adapted  to  the  CQoditioD  of  the 
This  werfc  waa  branght  to  a 
I  before  hia  death. 
Im  rffiiieie  to  the  circulation  of  books, 
th^Bapoft  states— 
/Xh««ititatkMi  of  U»  ScrifiTum  and  Rdifkrat 

TactYjoj^  •fli'o  Uncoaires,  M  lew eatenshr*     ,  ^„, •,.-,.« 

*^.  '■?T*^'?  *•  P««»««»i*  of  Malacca;  th«  the  Malay  P«nln»ula-contalni  aboat  ICO  square 
eeof4e  of  tM  Colour  hting  now,  ia  a  conaiderabl*  atiler^Iabahitaiitt.  areoftling  to  a  cmmbs  in  mig 
4^m,Mpthtd.  It  homer  appMr«,  tl|ftt  the  ;«Kn30jH»;  but  fiiM«lncr«a«d  tobeivoan  9»aad 
4«erteti«B  upon  the  whole,  eapeciaUqr  amon^  the     40.000 :  of  whom  about  1900  axe  Naiire  Cbristiaaa. 


10.000.; 

LONDON  MlSStOHAttX  SOCIETY* 
1819. 
V  Samuel  MUton,  JfiMtoiMfy. 
Tbe  Chinese  and  English  Senrices  on 
the  Sunday  have  been  continued.     The 
Chinese  and  Mahiy  Schools  prosper ;  the 
children  improving,  soase  of  them  in  par* 
tic«lar>  with  rapidity. 
^In  the  Spring  of  18S1    Mr.  MOtoii 
risited  Batavia,  and  married  there.     On 
his  return,  he  opened  an  English  School 
fox  the  Settlers,  and  Mrs.  Milton  (daughter 
of  the  Ute  General  Wilson,  of  the  Ma- 
dras Service)  who  is  well  ac^aintad  with 
Malabar,  employed  this  I^nowledge  to  the 
benefit  of  the  Mission.     Mr.  Milton  was 
still  studying  Malay. 


/  PULO  PENANO. 

Or,  Prlooe  of  Wales  Iftland,  lying  off  the  coMtof ' 


U|^  of  ^  Mahiyao 


hole,  eapeciallj  among 
Archipelago,  is  .mach 
acted  than  it  waa,  Arom 


tbe 

betlereoBdocted  *"     "' '      ■  -       ^' 
of  penoas  employed,  and  their 
opportanitim  fiv  promotiag  aa  effkliva  dr- 


Jm  the  Anglo-Chinese  College  there 
were  six  StuAnU;  but  they  have  since 
hftcieaead.  On  the  suljectof  the  CoU^ga, 
the  OiiecftoRa  say— 

Imahle  aewwioai  had  been  mad*  to  the 
aad  eadeafl^oera  weva  making  to-  colleot 
lay  awdtiamaM  Booki.  Ghineae^  Malay, 
■e  Teacbara  were  employed  ia  the  Inatl- 
Tbo  two  latter  were  partly  occapM  In 
"'l^**  booh*  for  the  OM  of  the  college. 
,^  -  .**!?•»«>■•  raaolvadlothiecountry.fti  aid 
eMbaAatfaNCMBete  OoUcge,  dnrlar  the  past  year, 
we  amcaoeeraed  to  sute.  have  not  mach  exceeded 
Aa  •■»  of  100/.  The  additiooal  sabscripUons  re- 
^•^dahreaaforthe  same  object,  advioeaof  whkh 
M«B  base  received  by  the  Directors  since  the  U»t 
Asaiwwrsiy .  amount  to  400  dollars. 

CBINSSB'SJUJRITJN  SOCIETY. 
1819. 
TW  tematioa  of  this  Society  was  no- 
tSee4  to  the  hul  Survey.  It  Is  under  the 
fraction  of  tmat-woithy  Chinese.  The 
Pin8  Anolvenary  waa  held  in  the  Anglo- 
CTiiiMMf  College,  Feb.  8,  1821  ;  when  a 
Bepofft  waa  ftad,  from  which  it  appeared 
that  A  number  of  aged  and  afflicted  Chi- 
aesa^  aome  blind  and  lame,  had  been  relieved 
hy  gratuitous  monthly  alloimnoes.  The 
same  of  the  Secretary  is  Taou-seen-aang. 
The    following   Notioe  has    been  drcu- 


Ito  affard  peconiary  aid  to  this 
-,  -''■■•  ^•**^  to  remit  their  coatribations  to 
Vo-I^ao^tbe  President ;  or  to  Hea.  He.  or  Heen, 
ar  ajher  Memb^  of  the  CoiamlttiH  at  Malacca. 


8000  Chinaie.  and  the  rest  Malay  and  other  Set- 

Uen^-traaafismd,  in  1786,  to  the  Bast  India  Com. 

pan/,  and  has  a  regular  Ooremment^  sotvMdinaU 

only  to  the  Ooveraor  Gensral. 

yioii DON  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY, 

1819. 

eBOEQI  TOWN. 

T.  Beighton,  John  Ince,  Missionaries, 


Walter  H.  Medhurst,  Missionary, 

Mrs.  Ince  died  in  peace,  within  a  fvw 
days  of  Dr.  Milne.  She  had  spent,  with. 
Mr.  Ince,  several  months  at  Malaco^  bk 
the  latter  half  of  18S1»  hi  the  hope  oT 
restoring  her  health. 

An  additional  Chinese  School  now 
makes  the  number  six — two  Chinese, 
three  Malay,  and  one  Female  Malay.  In 
all,  the  Scrlpttires  and  IVacts  are  mora  or 
less  used,  even  by  the  Chinese  and  Mabo^ 
medan  Teachers.  These  indicatiooa  fdT 
regard  to  tbe  Scriptures  may  enoooragf 
favourable  expectations  respecting  the  fu* 
ture  progress  of  the  Mission.  The  Female 
School,  of  about  30  Girls^  prospers.  Seve^ 
ral  Malay  Youtha  and  Females  read  the 
New  Testament  wiih  ease.  From  among 
the  Mali^  Youths^  the  Missionaries  hope  to 
obtain  NaUve  Ttediers.  A  few  adulhr 
learn  English  and  Malay,  in  an  evening 
SchooL  Mrs.  Beighton  and  the  late  Mrs» 
Ince  bad  opened  a  Boarding  School  'm 
connection  with  the  Mission. 

On  the  increase  ot  Schools,  the  Report 
statea*- 
Maayoppeitonlties  occar  Tor  opening  additional 


S2: 


SURTtY  OT.MttSltfWARY  STATiONS. 


Native  School*,  ia  ivhich  the  Scriptnrei  miglit  b« 
iotrodaced.  Mehomedftu  School mast«cs  also  vo* 
Innterily  apply  to  be  Uken  into  the  sei^lce  of  the 
MhsioD. 

The  Brethren  are  solidton*  to  av*il  themselves 
or  these  facilities  for  the  maltiplicatlon  of  Native 
Schools,  but  are  checked  by  considerations  of  ex- 
pense.' They  are  desirous,  however,  •  that  the 
British  Public  should  know,  that  a  Malay  School, 
after  the  charires  of  its  rstablishment.  miffht  be 
supported -for  10  doUacs^  prr  moi^fthr Chinese 
Schools  are  move  expenstve>:  ^nd  hope  that  the 
plan  which  has  hetn  so  happily  adopted  as  to  the 
naiatenoice  of  Native  Teachers  in  Travancore* 
vill  be  acted  upon  by  aooe  benevolent  friends  ip 
Great  Britain,  for  the  support  of  Native  Schools  in 
Fenang:  ^ 

Mr.  Medburat,  at  James  Town,  is  en- 
gaged in  Che  education  and  reli^ous 
instru^'tioa  ot  Chinese  and  Malays.  Many 
of  the  Chinese  Settlers  call  daily  to  con* 
verse  and  tead.  Mr.  Medhurst  adminis. 
,  ters  medicine  to  the  (seople :  we  quoted 
at  pp.  511  and  512  of  the  fast  Volume,  a 
shodttng  instance  of  the  cruel  indifference 
6f  on^  of  his  |)atienfs  on  the  murder  of  his 
female  children. 

Pcnang  is  divided  by  a  chain  of  moun- 
tains running  from  north  to  south.  The 
Europeans  dccmpy  the_  eastern  side  only. 
Mr.  Medhurst  having,  passed  over  the  hills 
to  the  western  side,  fouiTd  about  SOCO 
Chinese,  whom  he  purposes  visiting  occa- 
sionally, in  order  to  preach  to  and  converse 
with  t)iem« 

In  the  Letter  written  by  Dr.  Milne 
from'  Penang.  l)efore  quoted,  ho  thus 
speaks  of  this  Mission  i  — 

The  Mission  here  is  doing  well;  There  seems  to 
be  a  good  deal  of  Christian  Truth  communicated 
directly  to  the  Ifeathf  n,  weekly  and  daily-^  tliing 
of  much  importancf  in  this  stage  of  our  Missions. 
We  are  already,  in  possession  of  many. books;  but 
more  preacliinr,  catechising.  &c.  is  wahted. ' 

•  The  Brethren  h»w  l^t  up,  what  Imay  call  "  a 
Form  of  Public  Worship,"  by  which  I  mean  Sab* 
baUi  Services,  conMsting  of  public  prayer,  reading 
the  Serlptores.  singing,  preaching,  &c.  t  consider 
this  a  high  roissiooary  attainaient,  aad  a  good  sign 
nt  a  Mission. 


RANGOON'; 


|jAir.  * 


The  chief  Se»-poit  of  the  Borman.Emplre-abolir 

670  miles  south-east  of  Calcutta, 

jtMERlCJH  BAPTIST  MISSIONS, 

1815. 

Adonuram  Jtfdsqnt  Dr.  Price*  JI/i««xoiuxrtf«w 

The  rettim  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jildaon. 

from  their  visit  to  Bengal,  and  thesub^e*- 

quent arrival  of  Mrs.  Judaoti  in  England' 

on  her  way  to  America,  were  noticed  aC* 

p.  258  of  OUT  last  Volume;  aad  Che  pro*' 

posal  of  some  friends  in  London  to  ralae 

funds  for  the  ransom  aDd^educaAiOftof  SLS-. 

Burman  Girls,  at  pp.  3i5  and  dl6.   < 

.  Dr.  Price  and  Mi*.  Price  had  reached* 
Rangoon  .befoi*  Mrs^Judson  left;  and 
Mr,  and  Mrs.  Hodgh,  who  bad  J«a 
that  StaUon  fpr  Seearopore,  were  abouft 
to  return  tliitber,  .    .  '.  i  :-.  "  ,      » 

Ati,  American  Publication  hasthefol-' 
lowing  notice  fe^pectang  Mr.  Judion*ia 
proceedings:—  -  • 

The  Journal  of  Mr.  Judsoo,  np.  to  tlie  lUh  o 
March  1821,  has  been  re<^ived.  On  the  4th  ol, 
January  he  arrived  at  Rangoon  from  Bengal,  wbi- 
t)i(«r  he  had  accompanied  hto  wife  for  the  benefit 
of  her  health.  The  converts,  though  so  long  tl«. 
prived  of  his  instmctioos  and  ewitnple,  h«i  maiiT- 
tiilned  a  consistent  "course.  Some  agitatioD  f«» 
suited-  from  the  preparations  -for  war  with  tlie  Sla-" 
mese ;  but  there  seemed  to  be  no  cause  lo  appre- 
hend an  Sntefntption  of  the*Ml«sion.  On  the  J^^ 
trary  its  concerns  wore  a  brightening  aspect.  Tw 
Viceroy  had  given  unequiyocal  evidences -of  ItU 
disposition  hot  to  interfere ;  and  had  deft»WH  th« 
efTorU  of  some  of  the  Native  Priests  to  injure' 
Moung  ShwaOnong,  thetnost  promineat  of  the. con- 
verts. Moung  Ing  was  baptised  on  the4th.of  March, 
Mr.  Judson  himself  writes-^    •     ,    * 

'*We  had  thenuftt  pleasaht  assembly  yesterday  mV 
Worship,  that  I  can  recollect :  ten  disciples,  fir«  ' 
hopeful  inquiren*  (respectable  people.)  and  others 
to  the  amoupt  of  about  twes»iy-five  adutta  in  i^» 
exhibited  a  spectacle,  which  wOald  have  eeemexi. 
two  jrears  ago  «  perfect  miracle. 

1  havo  engaged  Moung  Shwa  Onoof  to  assise  iia 
revising  Acts  ;  but  he  is  so  particular  and  thorougti. 
that  we  get  on  very  slowly— not  more  than  t«»« 
versea  a  day,  though  he  irwith  me  lirom  ob»  iotbe  • 
iooming  till  sunset. 


\ 


Sntita  toittiin  tbt  ^am$»/ 


Oh  Ihe  favourable  prospect  which  opens  for  the  difEusion  of  Christianity 
-        .- ^eofa 

jollege* 


in  India,  we  have  roucfi  satisfaction'in  quoting  the  following  passure  of  a 
letter  from  Calcutta,  addre^ed  by  the  Rev.  Principal  of  Bishops*  Co 


to  the  Society  for  Propagating  the  Gospel : — 

The  impulse  riven  to  the  public  mind  here,  with  respect  to  the  obligation  of  ini|ttt»«JDg. 
the  state  of  the  mtive  Population,  is  indeed  remarkable ;  and  the  conviction  among  the 
more  reflecting  and  religions  part  of  the  European  Society  seems  to  be  gaipi«g  gronno* 
that  this  improvement  mast  involve  in  it  the  introduction  of  Christianity. 

Apprehensions  of  danger  from  the  native  prejudices,  are,  in  the  judgment  of  almost  every 
observer  here^  withoot  foondatian*  The  experience  erf  the  Diocesan  Schools,  and  others , 
where  the  children  of  Pagans  are  instrncted,  proveathat  they  will  admit  any  thrag,  pro- 
vided their  errors  be  not  the  direct  obiects  of  attack ;-  and  that,  while  the  rodblcnce  ai^' 
aensaalily  of  their  native  habifs  bind  them  most  to  their  snperi^tions,  the  hopes  of  tbeir 
children's  advancement  are  sufficient  to  make  them  consent  to  the  method,  which,  mor^ 
effectnally  than  any  other,  tends  to  undermine  the  same  superstitions  in  them.    .      _    , 

I  can  qpeak  with  confidence  to  the  fafct,  that  the  Scriptures  and  other  Christian^Boeka. 
even  in  passages  the  most  contradioiory  to  the  whole  System  of  Idolatry,  mat  be  rwd  ^ 
in  Heathen  Schools,  where  Brahmin  Pandits  are  the  hearers  andteachers>  without  e<citing' 
any  alarm  or  offence  whatever. 


IMS.]  rkOIA   WITHIV  TW  GAKOM.  gS 

A  pMMM  iQ  the  Twvntytiecoiid  Report  of  the  ehurch  Miaiioiiaiy  Sodoty 
^wm  an  mfbctitt;  piciaro  of  the  condition  of  this  large  portion  of  mmakhid  t^ 
Om  thie  atflil  ttet*  of  the  NMItb  Plopolatioa  of  these  vast  regions,  the  Committee  hete 
fhe  attctiiwlsftiaoiiy  of  tho  Tory  highest  Mthorily.  A  pusa^  from  e  Letter  of  the  Most 
Nobfe  the  OtvfeiMr-GeiHna  to  the  Noble  President  of  the  Society,  wiU  Terr  forcibly 
ibew  the  necMsity  vhioh  exists  in  IntUe,  for  the  ntai9«t  exertions  pf  Cbristita  Societiep, 
fui4 ttomd  pro^iect  onder which  these  exertions  are  carried  on.    The  Jjlaiqais of  Bz^ 

^Jtniil  hv  gniiffitig  to  Tfiiir  Lorrl^iliTp  to  leam,  that  the  disseminatioB  of  Instroction  In 
&i«  ciKintrT  prijcceclfl  tittonUtly  miiJ  rnpidly.  As  the  Boohs  prepared  far  the  Schools  are 
ti  j^irtiont  oi'  the  aimpk  principii-fl  ot  MonUity,  MO  OTBBa  inculcation  of  WBlCB  exists 
fi^iocGHacT  i|iiu  t,  tbi'Tis  ii  r«aau}i  lo  Ik^  that  the  division  of  those  Leesons  may  he  of 
nath  ftjT^atage  to  tUe  Native  Coninnmity.  Had  I  not  been  in  a  position  to  ascertain  iL  I 
CQiild  Dut  ha^e  belieyed  thai  uti  immcvnti,  and  in  some  particakrs  cnltiTSted,  popolatiaij 

WMM  Id  be  foan4  MO  UESTtTUTl  Of  laudable  QUAUnES!" 

The  increiie  af  Kducalion  and  the  diflfbsion  of  Scripture  Roowledgfl 
mu^t  be  ih€  remedy  for  this  Jl  a  tyrant  evil  t  for  what  other  state  of  morals  can 
be  cxpecicd  afpon^  ft  peopfu,  who  live  under  th^  ^orainion  of  ^uch  vain 
fancier  and  peruJciouH  i^upcr^tilitvns  as  were  described  at  op.  934 — 386,  386, 
Bsd  S86  af  OUT  la?il  Votume  I  There  is,  indeed,  a  powernii  and  increMMig 
body  of  Hmdo<i'< — the  J&^oteric  Philosophers  of  India— who  avow  Thi^ 
their  Bacred  Books,  if  prnpLTl^  explained,  declare  One  God,nnd  Him  to  bo 
the  ittlc  object  of  wor«^hip:  ef  ilu-  manner  in  which  they  attempt  to.  mjike 
oni  thtfe  eipkuatioiT,  our  HeadcTK  bad  some  f^peciroems  at  pp.  370 — 375  of  ^be 
Voliunc  for  ]8I6,  and  at  ii(>.  5LH^523of  that  for  1818.  T|ie  indefatigable 
Reformat,  llamwobuD  Huy^  Ktill  bbpunit  and  otber  Natives  are  fio* 
operating  with  bi  m.  Thcj  arc  now  fairlj  committing  their  Creed  to  the 
ieil  of  public  inveati^alioD;  and  openly  impugn,  on  the  grounds  of  reason 
aod  comparison  wiih  ibeir  own  notions,  the  peculiar  doctrines  of  the  Gor 
4pel*  Rammobun  Roy«  in  parliciilar,  discovers  in  his  publications  an  eiir 
l£B»\e  Knowledge  of  En^linb  Polemical  Writings.  A  Periodiosl  Work 
vasbeguain  184  L  in  Bengalee  andEnglish,  with  tbeeipress  view  of  defend- 
iar  the  HiJidoo  Helrzion:  it  is  entitled  the  **  Brah|ninical  Magazii^t  the 
Msnia^af^  and  Ibe  j£rabiujn"  ;  it  is  mild  in  Its  avo^als»  and  acnte  jn  its 
aepluelncsf  hit  its  spirit  is  bitter,  and  its  misrepresentations  flagrant.  But 
these  Refonsirs  are  all  preparing  the  way  for  th^  Q999fiU  V^e  of  tbem» 
lataly  d^Kfnetd,  left,  in  Bengalee, a AMsterly  piece  **  Againit  the  prevailing 
Syaleni#f  Htadao  Idolatry  ,^*n4ranelattoil>  of  which  M  b«en  ^ade  by  the 
KcT,  I>e€M:erBchmid,AQd  revised  by  Rammohun  Roy>  at  whose  expense  it ' 
has  beep  puUisbed  :  aperies  of  extracts  from  this  Tract  will  be  fo^iul  in  the 
SdRenlfc  Appendix  to  the  Tweniyriecond  Report  of  the  Church  Mipsiopivj 
Sodeity, 

AjBBMg  the  indications  of  the  progress  of  Knowledge  in' India,  we  fi4ioted« 
at  fu  SSS  of  the  last  Volume,  the  Address  of  Native  Gentlemen  to  Sir 
Edward  East  on  hie  quitting  India.  Mfeadd  a  testimony  on  the  same  sub- 
ject from  the  JouroM  of  the  Rev.  Pliny  Fisic»  American  Missionary,  when 
at  Aiesflpdria,  in  Fohruary  of  lastryear  :— 

MiVor-Ocaeral  Sir  John  Malcolm,  who  was  going  from  India  (o  Enghind*  was  with  jnf 
tmm  aahhafhi  ^ifli  him  I  had  some  intereating  converaation  respecting  India  and  Pe)rsia» 
B  vli^  coontnea  he  baa  spent  ahont  80  veanf  of  hit  life.  He  aays  the  progress  of  know- 
Mga  aad  cirilisaiion  in  India  ia  aalenishing.  Thoogh  he  has  aone  fears  that  yonngMia* 
I  sbHriBBvrho0OloL|idia  will ibe  too  aeahma,  and  endeavour  to  "gotooftat"  at  first,  yet 
It  ealttiaiBa  na  doont  of  Oeir  nltiinate  aaoceis. 

Bnt  oae  of  the  surest  indications  of  the  improving  state  of  India,  is  the 
katioo  which  is  beginning  to  be  paid  to  the  just  rights  of  Females:  all 
ftelabo or  and  kindness  bestowed  on  this  object  will  remunerate  the  friends 
of  India  a  hundred  fold,  by  the  beneficial  influence  of  all  improvements  ia 
Ihe  Female  Character  on  the  great  body  of  society. 

Of  the  present  wretched  condition  of  Females  m  India,  yfe  have  adduced 
Irefaeot  evidence;  and  particularly  in  the  last  Volume,  pp.  422 — 425,  from 
Kr.  \¥ard :  and  it  will  be  seen,  from  pp.  481 — 485  of  the  same  Volume,  that 
be  attempta  to  introdwce  Education  among  Female  Hindoos  is  assuming, 
^ih^reat  promise,  a  more  systematic  form.  By  recent  advices,  we  learn 
Ibt  P^roale  Schools,  in  connection  with  diiferent  Societies,  are  rapidly 
I  /eau  1893.  F 


S4  SUAVST  OF  MUSIOlTARr  STAriOlTS.  [;IAV. 

ineraasiDg :  and  that  the  Hindoos  themselves  begin  to  advocate  this  Cause ;  m 
highly  respectable  Brahmin  having  written  a  Treatise,  in  Bengalee*  in  sup* 
.port  of  this  object,  which  is  put  into  circulation  among  the  Natives. 

We  are  the  more  rejoiced  at  this  growing  attention  to  the  state  of  Fe- 
'  males  among  the  Hindoos,  because  we  fear  Uiat  it  is  only  to  the  prevalence 
of  just  views  and  feelings  among  the  Natives,  that  we  must  look  for  the 
'  extinction  of  those  cruel  superstitions  under  which  they  suffer^  so  long  as 
the  Native  Expounders  of  their  Books  can  find  any  colourable  pretext  in 
support  of  them  as  apart  of  their  religion.  In  a  Government  Oraer,  issued 
in  February  last,  we  nnd  it  distinctly  avowed — *'  that  during  the  ceremony 
denominated  Suttee  (at  which  Hindoo  Women  burn  themselves),  certain 
acts  have  been  occasionally  committed^  in  direct  opposition  to  the  rules 
laid  down  in  the  religious  institutes  of  the  Hindoos,  by  which  that  practice 
is  authorized  and  forbidden,  in  particular  cases:  as,  for  instance,  at  several 
'places  pregnant  women,  and  girls  not  ^et  arrived  at  their  f«U  age,  have 
been  burnt  alive;  and  people,  after  havmg  intoxicated  women  by  adminis- 
tering intoxicating  substances,  have  burnt  them  without  their  assent  whilst 
Insensible;  which  conduct  is  contrarv  to  the  Shasters,  and  perfectly  incon- 
sislnit  with  every  principle  of  humanity.**  But  what  follows  ?^The  Govern- 
ment Officers  are  *' strictly  enjoined  to  use  the  utmost  care  and  to  make 
every  effort  to  prevent  these  forbidden  practices**;  but  they  are  to  let  the 
people  know,  ''that  it  is  not  the  intention  of  the  Government  to  check  or 
forbid  any  act  authorized  by  tfa^  tenets  of  the  religion  of  the  inhabitants  of 
their  dominions,  or  even  to  reauire  any  expressleave  or  permission  being 
obtained  previously  to  the  pertormance  of  the  act  of  Suttee.*^  This  docu- 
ment is  important,  to  adopt  the  words  of  another  writer,  **  as  it  fully  authen- 
ticates the  facts,  on  the  subject  of  these  atrocities,  which  from  time  to  tim» 
iiave  been  reported  by  Missionaries ;  and  it  will  operate  to  prevent  many  of 
them,  if  the  6rder  be  faithfully  executed.  It  is  now  established,  beyond  all 
power  of  palliation  or  contradiction,  that  prejgnant  women,  girls  under  age» 
women  made  intoxicated  for  the  purpose  or  rendering  them  victims,  and 
women  whose  consent  has  not  been  obtained,  have  fed  these  detested  fires  I** 
We  rejoice,  with  the  same  friend,  '*that  tlie  Indian  Government  has  inter- 
posed to  prevent  such  enormities;  but  we  deeply  regret  that  the  Order  is 
drawn  up  so  as  almost  to  imply  a  sanction  of  the  practice,  where  the  victim 
is  consenting,  and  the  above-mentioned  circumstances  do  not  occur  :*'  and 
we  cannot  but  feel,  with  him,  *'  that  some  expression  of  horror  that  such 
practices  should;  in  an?  case,  be  prescribed  by  the  religion  of  the  Natives, 
was  surely  demanded  by  humanity,  as  well  as  by  religion,  and  ought  to 
have  found  a  place  in  a  State  Paper  which  will  be  read  throughout  India.** 
But  whoever  has  duly  weighecl  the  mass  of  afflicting  evidence,  brought 
forward  in  the  House  of  Commons  on  the  Motion  of  Mr.  Buxton,  and  since 
printed  in  a  Folio  Volume  of  270  pages,  on  the  base  and  cruel  treatment  of 
MTomen  in  India  under  pretext  of  religion,  will  be  well  satisfied,  that,  as  now 
tiiese  atrocities  are  brought  out  before  the  eyes  of  just  and' humane  men, 
the  poor  Females  of  India  will  not  be  much  longer  abandoned  to  Delusion 
and  Oppression. 

*"  •"         -..     -    .  «.  ..  American  Baptist*,  ac(s  in  concert  with 

the  Baptists  of  India. 

Under  various  disadyantages  there  ar« 
said  to  be  150  Members.  Nearly  loO 
Scholars  are  io  daily  attendance :  of  tbase 
it  is  said-— 

Th«j  All  bear  ths  Christisn  Vtm;  and  ar«  tb« 
olfspring  of  Hoasn  Catholics ;  bat  boinf  left  by 
tfasir  PrissU  wlUMmt  any  inttniction,  and  witbottt 
tb«  Scriptorcs,  thay  equal  their  Heatbea  Beagbbour» 
in  ifmonnce  and  depravity. 

At  the  Annual  Examination,  the  Col* 
lector  bestowed  Pocket  Bibles  on  20  Boya, 
and  pecuniary  rewards  on  upward  of  80. 

In   Arracan,  between    Riingoon    and  , 
Chittagoni^,  there  are  Christians  among  < 


Two  or  Tbree  of  the  6rst  Stations  met 
With  at  the  aoatfa*east  part  of  Bengal  are 
net  ia  point  of  fact  '<  within  the  Ganges," 
bat  they  fall  naturally  within  this  dimion 
of  the  Surrey. 

CHITTAGONG, 

Is  a  diitrict.  190  miles  by  an  average  of  S5-the 
eapital  is  Islamabad,  bntJt  is  freqnenUy  called  by 
^  name  of  the  distrirt^t  is  8  miles  (rom  the  sea, 
and  S17  miles  traveUinc  distance  fttna  Csleutu.* 
BJPTlSt  MiSSIOJrs* 
181 S. 

Jamss  Colnmn,  UUMnaty, 
John  Johannes,  Schoolmatier, 
Hr.  Colmaii,  from  Rangoon,  of   the 


lazsj 


the  fi£ug%  wbo  an  under  th«  cara  of  ]Mfr> 
Fink  mnd  Five  Native  Preachers.  ^^^^^ 
Mr.  Colmaii  was  about  to  settle  in  Ar- 
racan,  in  the  mi<2st  of  a  large  population, 


IK 61 A  #itmp   Titfc  &A»&S8« 


^a6 


NOACOLLY. 

In  Hm  ZKitfiet  of  Tlperah.  nortli  of  that  of  Chltl 
««Mif .  and  bordertar  on  the  Barm 

CBRtmAN  KtiOWLZDQB  SOCIETY. 

1821. 
The  last  Report  sCate»— 
At  Voaeally,  a  Mitdonaiy  wonld  be  enineatljrJ 
■acfU.  Alihooah  Schoola  are  alreadly  fonped  «Uh{ 
a  special  tmv  (o  the  improTCtnrut  of  the  long-ne- 
Rlcct«4  Christiana  discovered  at  this  place,  bal 
UUlc  reoioved  from  Fsgaaisn,  aa  able  lastractoj 
ie  raqaiike  to  five  effect  to  these  establishmeni 

^        DACCIT" 


Eastentf 


A  lane  Chj  ia  Beoial,  the  Capital  of  the 
4ivisioe  of  that  Provincei— Inhabitants,    IMiXOJ 
•f  wheal  mow  than  half  are  Mahomedaaa— tra^;. 
hag  dj||»nfeMinrth«eait«  froni  Calcutu,  J70  miles. 

/M^PTIST  MiSStONARY  SOCIETY. 
/  Remed  in  1816. 

Owen  Leonard,  Missionary. 

Ramprusady  Itfaitps. 

An   Attxiliary  School  Society  has  now 

^bced  at  Dacca  for  four  years  Wand  has 

-     •  •     •  oft!      ~ 


teceived.  not  only  the  support  of  the  Eu- 
ropean Gentlemen  residing  in  Uie  city, 
but  that  of  many  leading  Natives.  The 
folio wis^  abstract  is  taken  from  the  last 
Report  of  this  Sodety  : — 

The  attempt  to  ovale  KaiMre  Schools  io  Dacca 
has  l»eea  atieaded  with  the  most  pleasiof  effect. 

•SnanWea  Brn«mlee  Schools  liave  been  raised  and 
kept  up  in  sscfa  a  manner,  that  thej  give  76  Scho. 
Jars'cachae  the  aveofe  aueodance,  the  whota 
ii—ber  anoantina  .  to  1300.  The  examination  of 
these,  at  ditfereoc  periods,  has  afforded  the  mo»t 
lively  satisfaction. 

A  Persiaa  School  b  opened  for  respectable  Hos- 

A  School  for  indigent  ChristianChildren  hasbeen 
«r  the  highest  value  lo  this  city ;  and  has  rendered 
those  Yoertha  valuable  Members  of  Society,  who, 
withoat  the  instruction  given,  would  have  been 
wndmnc  in  the  stieetste  vice  and  wratrhedness : 
aTB^sat  a  lata  Rsnminatioa   maaiissted  gxeat 


BJFTiST  MtSBtOndkY  SOCOIFY.  \  . 
1807.  i 

William  Thomas,  Portvgunet 
'  with  Four  iVbr/vc  Assistanis,^^^ 
Mr.  Thomas  and  his  Assistants  are  con* 
stantly  engaged  in  travelling  from  village 
to  village.  The  number  of  villages  viahed: 
in  the  course  of  two  months  only,  is  stated 
at  upward  of  150.  In  the  last  two  years, 
more  than  20  persons,  chiefly  Idolatora^ 
have  been  baptised. 

The  following  extract  ftom  the  Peii- 
odical  Ac^ounto  will  shew  the  veiatibns  to 
which  the  Native  Christians  are  subject:-— 
For  a  considerable  time  back,  the  Native  Chris- 
tians have  suffered  grtet  laconvsnieace,  from  tbs 
refusal  of  the  naUve  barbers  to  shave  them.   In 
India  tvery  man.  however  iadigeat,  .employs  a 
barber.    As  the  ^  ative  Christians  have  np  barbers 
among  Ihcm,  an  attempt  has  been  made  with  too 
much  soccesa  to  distress  them,  oo  the  partof  sbroo 
mea  of  opulence  in  this  district.  The  plea  alleged 
for  the  refusal  was,  that  to  shave  a  Kative  Christian 
would  be  fatal  to  the  caste  of  the  heathen  barber. 
After  considerable  altercatioa,  it  was  proposed  to 
limit  the  aid  of  the  barbers  to  those  amoog  th«  Va- 
tive  Christians  who  had  originally  eiuoyed  distinc- 
tion of  rank ;  but  these  refused  to  take  advantage 
of  the  offer,  saying* (hat  among  Christians  there 
were  no  distinctions  of  caster  The  plea  of  loss  of 
caste,  so  plausiMy  advanced,  was,  however,  to- 
tally void  of  truth ;  for  an  application  being  made 
to  the  authorised  eapoondera  of  the  Hindoo  Law 
in  Calcutta,  they.  In  a  ooopiet  of  Sanscrit  Yerse, 
delivered  it  as  the  law.-  that,  as  no  loss  of  caste 
was  incurred  by  shaving  those  of  a  different  rcli- 
gioa,  so  an  equal  laticade  was  ta  be  sMowed  ia 
favour  of  those  Hindoos  who  had  embrscsd  a 
foreign  relit ioQ. 


1b  lbs  greater  number  of  the  Schools,  the  Scrip- 
twee  have  been  inrrodneeri  without  creating  aiiy 


The  gradual  disappearance  of  opposition  to  the 
inlnaductSonofthe  Sacred  Scriptures  into  the  Ka- 
ts«e  Schools,  coooeeted  with  the  dificreat  Sodetlu 
wb»  promote  this  okgect,  is  among  the  most  pleas- 
aag  aod  anhnating  features  of  improvemeuU 

Butilie  desire  for  information  ia  not 
confined  to  the  youth  training  in  the 
Scfaoola.  At  a  Festival,  where  it  was  com* 
^tcd  that  nearly  SOaoOO  persons  Were 
collected,  such  was  their  eagerness  to  re- 
ceiire  Tracts,  that  thousands  6 lied  the  gar- 
den and  tlte  house,  and  would  not  depart 
till  each  had  received  one.  Tlie  distri- 
bution occupied  five  days ;  on  the  first  of 
«iucb.  Alone,  more  than  3000  individuals 
were  supplied. 


SAHJEBGUNJ. 

the  principal  Town  in  the  District  of  jJessore- 
»early  80  miles  east-aorth-esst  of  Cdlcutla. 


BARRIFORE.  \^ 

About  10  miles  sooth-eest  of  Cdeotta.       V 
CSKiSTUN  XNOm^BDOS  SOClETYy 

1807. 
The  Diooesan  Committee  hsnf^  ^ken  a 
large  School  under  their  car^  ^d  have 
erected  a  School  House. 


\ 


tALCUTTA.^ 


The  Chief  of  the  British  Presidencies  in  Indii^ 

Inhabitants,  mcludhig  ft)  mUes  roond.  calculMed. 

in  laos,  at S,SSft,O0O:. those  of  Calcutu  itsetf  very 

variously  estimated. 

AVXIUARY  BIBLE  SOCIETY^ 

Thf  Society  has  prooeeded  dilkeotly  in 
the  preparation  of  Veraiona  and  Editlona 
of  the  Scriptures.  The  edition  of  the 
Malay  Bibl^  in  Arabic  characters,  under 
the  care  of  the  Ret.  Mr.  Hutchings,  waa 
about  to  issue  from  the  press  t  that  Gen- 
tlenuin  haa  declined,  in  gratifying  term% 
the  acceptance  of  a  liberal  gratuity  offered 
to  him.  The  Sindoostanee  Version  of 
the  Old  Testament  waa  coming  to  a  conr 
elusion :  the  arrival  from  the  Patent  So* 
dety  of  4000  copies  of  the  Hindoosunee 
New  Testament,  printed  ip  Xiondoo,  haa. 
been  highly  seaaonable :  various  quantities 
of  them  were  dispatched  to  different  parU; 
the  Pentateuch  being  in  great  request 
amoog  Uahomedans,  SOQO  ctura  copia^ 


ftURVXT.  Of  MISSIOITARY  STATIOHt- 


bikw. 


forwardedArom  £ngUiid» remained  uiuold. « ^h«  l«c  y«r  1uit«  beea  mow  «»ttojWe.  iMJtJf 


boVfCI  mors  enewoBit  «•«»  ■*  ""t^  •«••-«■  *>«>■««.. 
■nicexertloM  of  th«  DUlrkt  Committee,  h*^*^ 
been  materlslly  incnsMed.  A  lerger  nttjJX^f' 
books  has  been  distributed ;  end  tbe  proceedJlAito 
every  department  hare  acqaired  a  degree  of  «Wer  _ 
S^dlouStm^whieh  catt  hardly  Ikil  tocoatrilM 
eisentuaij  both  to  present  and  nltimnle  sncfifc 

A  De^  of  Booka  at  Cawspm  hkm 
been  added  to  those  before  fonncd  r  19^ 
haye  been  inued  horn  lU  IndiTidiiali 
n  alto^  at  Agra  and  elaewhere»  awdoiMly  pto* 
Dmote  the  Society's  objecta.  PnWk  K^ 
tablishments  continue  to  be  iv|>plied«  The 
demand  for  Elemcntarjr  Works  is  rapidly 
increasing.  In  l63l,  tbe  nmnberof boofca 
recelted  was  10,883 1  of  these,  5885  had 

I  been  put  in  circulation.  ^ 

The  Diocesan  Committee  had  put  to 
the  Miracles,  f  ^.^^^*™?J^  ^^ 
Lord,  in   Hindoostonee,  and  At  mm 
number  both  in  Hlndoojuid  Bengalee  » 
ana  iia  owwiws  w«  ^..^m  ..  rr making  together  18,000  coplea* 

nr  flnoihar  tneful  deatsn*  i 


Society  has  been  equally  dlli^t.  AU 
pnsons  engaged  in  the  wofk  of  Missions, 
of  whatever  persuasion,  were  encouraged 
$o  make  their  wanU  known,  and  were 
liberally  ftimished  according  to  the  So- 
ciety's means.  Tbe  list  of  places,  to  which 
the  Scriptures  have  been  sent,  compre- 
hends all  the  most  imporUnt  pUces  in  Oie 
Presidency,  besides  the  varioua  AuziU- 
ariea  in  India* 

Ihe  oontributlona  of  the  Tenth  Year 
amounted  to  14,141  mpeea;  exceeding 
those  of  th»  Ninth  by  tfOOO. 

GoCiSTf  FOB  PROPAGJTtNa  TUB] 

V  gosPbl, 


It  WM  etpectedthat  the  buildings  would 
be  finished  by  the  preeent  time.  In  July 
1821,  the  contributions  So  India  amounted 
to  1900  rapeea,  jn  addiUon  to  4000  from 
Ib^tib  BiiAiop  tolrardfitting  up  the  Chapd. 
-  The  Society  has  ^iproprlAted  1000/.  per 
^Moom  to  tbo  nndntOBanea  of  Ten  Divi- 
nity^nd  Ten  Lay  Scholarshipet  and  has 
itin  oontamplMiop  to  adopt  meiiilires,  for 
rendering  the  Sooaof  Cleffgymen  educated 
by  the  &agf  Orphan  Sodety  available  for 
tbe  purposes  of  the  Society./  On  this  sub- 
ject,  the  Board  remark** 

Should  any  arxaniementof  thlsnatnre  be  carried 
into  esectttion.  it  cani«t  641  to  be  prpdoeti^  of 
the  most  lively  interest  in  all  the  supporters  of  that 
^abrishitaenc.  when  they  see  U»e  Sons  of  their 
Brethren,  whose  forlorn  sltnatlon  at  the  death  of 
their  Parents  has  claimed  for  them  the  protection 
which  they  now  enjoy,  educated  for  the  same  rank 
in  lifis,  and  for  the  same  blessed  purpose  which  their 
Fa^rs  promoted  in  advanciDflr  the  interests  of 
Chrbtiani^,  tbouthin  afar  distant  country. 

An  el^ant  ^ieW  of  the  CoHege  ii  given 
with  the  last  Report  of  tbe  Board. 

CHMtMJV  KnomsB^OB  SOOtBTY, 
Mr.  Van  Oricken, 

SuperinieHdant  ofStkdoU, 
Ot  &e  advantages  of  an  Fcdeshstical 

EiUblisliment  m  India,  the  feorinl  say — 

They  if*  iftll  aw^rr;  timt  lite  prdpAtf^iLlpii  of 
Chriittvnity  in  li»*  E*4t  \*  Jaitly  TPj^irtlpd  with 
p«curtw  intercsl  b»  the  vhok  coipffiuniij.  The 
fDinuhoD  of  tfl  EedniMlicnl  ZfiibUst^rupet  ia 
luclM,  ha*  not  only  nfttcrcd  to  Rflifrion  htf  ItaU 
tlniMie  hfinoura,  whcfc  iho  hid  lejin  bcm  din  re- 
KVflcd,fcir»:itt<en«  ox  d#tpL»d  i  but  hiS  ope  tied  »l!M> 
t  inbUme  and  anlmatlus  proipctt.  It  liM  ^ift\  a 
flreat  c«ntrf<  of  uhidb,  without  vthitli  t^ic  rani  intc- 
leitidr  Kejljf^on  can  titv«  jifoiptTj  wid  U  Uai 
.  ^ivfia  q  fresh  impulia  mid  dlrpcdon  to  every  eftort 
for  thw  d«i*nuDntiOD  of  thh  Gospel  thruugS^  the 
Wt  jiiid  populDd»  itrriLory  of  ilindqcitjtn. 

They  Add,  in  rcferenco  lo  the  bene  flu  do- 
rived  to  the  Society  bj  ihe  lame  mtma^ 


Of  another  useful  deatga^  K  to  said  bj 
the  Board- 
Lending  Librariea  have  heen  parUally  wtaklbh,- 
sd  hi  this  Presidency;  w»d  appear  to^r*J5l71!t 
great  satisfacUon  to  those,  who  take  »»  »Jf«rj» 
tht  *orai and reKgiow »«P~^Sl2il**  ~S^ 
try.  UUdscemdnedthattheUbrariesshalleonsiat 
7aeo»pletesetofthe  iwundbooks^amountinj 
lo  4S  Volumes,  and  of  the  w6rUadndtt*l  on  tha 

Sapplemental  Catah}su«- 

Several  New  Sdiools  have  been  added. 
On  the  state  of  the  Bengal  Schools,  tli* 
Board  remark— 
The  report  is  highly  enconraging.  '^^^^"22?  ■ 


mike  mudl'g^Ur  Voficlency  ^«»  J»F;J;*2!! 
and  ihe.valeeof  inaUiicUon  U  now  o»ore  dniy  fata-. 


BJFTisr  Mission JBY  SOCtBTr. 

180K 

John  Lawson,  EusUce  Carey,  W.  Yate% 

James  Penney,  W.H.  Pearce,  X  Statham, 

MimoiMriet : 

with  Natii9€  Attistanti. 

The  EngHsh  Chapel  was  opened  in  March 
18fi:  the  cipense,  found  to  amount  to 
about  SOOO/m  was  nearly  defrayed  by  local 
contributiona.  'There  appear  to  be  naw\ 
iifght  Placeij  df  Native  WorAip.  Pj^^  ) 
ing  is  considered  as  the  mOst  "ndubit^ 
means  of  awakening  the  Heathen.'  1>* 
attention  Of  the  NativesTiaS  been  encouTHf- 
iog.  Discusdonsoften  take  pUcc  m  public. 
The  Missionaries  have  had  the  P^n  «> 
lose  one  of  their  liumbcr;    Mr,  Adam 
having  fallen  into  dangerous  errors  dcnjr- 
ing  the  Lord  who  bought  him.    HtepUo* 
has,  boWever,  been  supphed  by  Mr.  St#- 
tham,  who hasbeen  united  to  the  Missioii  i 
a  Brahmin  also,  Anunda,  has  been  bap- 
tised, and  promises  to  be  ■ /eiyusrful 
Teacher  of  his  countrymen  :  Mr.  Carapeit 

Aratoon,  formerly  at  Surat,  renders  mipof  < 
tant  and  gratuitous  assistance. 


/JA  ^bskit  t«ro  7«fi»  Tncu  and  School 

/JoditB,  In  BengJeg^  HIadootmwb  Hin- 

•  doOi  liod  SiBflcritihad  bwii  printod,  to  the 

,  Bunkhor  of  5^950 ;  bwidoe  14»600  mraoeU 

JpittiT*  IVacts,  and  Tarious  lamr  WoilbfJ 

A  **  Female  Jnvenila  Societj^  haabeen 

fti  oftnaoQ  for  flooM  time*    It  bad,  ai 

ifit,  great  diffieoltiei  to  encounter    In 

HeeoAbfr  18S1,  thefe  wen  76  Girl%  in 

ttffte  ilhoola»  under  Native  Teacfacnt  a 

Iblutil  %aa  added  in  Jamnary,  and  had  soon 

twentf  ftchoknw    Tboeapente  of  each  is 

ebeot  flOf.  per  anmmi. 

AIM  Elereolh  Annual  fixamination 
of  the  BihevoleQt  Institution*  eatablidied 
fm   InA^t   €hrittian    Ouldreis  held 


III9IA  WITHIV  TBS  OA96B9*  t7 

■bp?e  mu  cadeMd  teeart.  tenpnfmMm  aboat 
haSf  an  «er«,  with  »  broad  iiiawi  all  rovnd  and  an 
open  area  in  Uicinlddli.  aftarthanodaloraColkes 
Squares  with  a  pond  of  sweet  water-a&d  Uwelta- 
atwn  Mch  aa  w«  coa^der  liig hly  dtsiraMa  for  the 
poipole  inteaded. 

All  the  departments  of  a  Christian  In* 
ititution  are  now  coming  into  action. 

In  the  early  part  of  October  18S1,  Ifr. 
Jettcr  and  Mr.  Brown  were  settled  in  their 
new  abode.  Mr.  Jetter,  who  had  been 
perfecting  his  knowledge  of  Bengalee^  and 
had  much  improved  in  health,  estabtlahed 
OlTine  Worsbl]v  la  that  tongue,,  ercry 
Snncby  Morning.  On  Saturday  Even- 
ingly a  meeting  is  held  for  Player.  Accom- 
paaied  by  Mr.  Brown,  he  pays  legular 
fii  iftQi  n— rW  acM  TJ^iMMi*  U  ^4?  *®  Ki^derpote,  for  the  perfiyrmaoce 
J}'l^^^  "~^  •^^T^y  of  ^''^^  S«^i<«-   Surrounded,  at  Mine. 

woe  preaM^  of  whom  84  were  Girls.    Of    ...^^  k^«..5--k^..- ju-*.'.u-u-^_ 

tfak  InstitHKoni  the  state  of  which  ishigb- 


ly  setiaiMltty,  ilie  aaidintheFniodlcul 


Tvelva  yoaithsva  now  elapsed  aliiee  tho  fei«in> 
tiqn  of  this  laMtation ;  doriof  which  period  It 
bat  not  only  latMiMd  la  Cakntta  to  four  thncs 
010  siae  irH  fataaded  fths  aaasber  of  ChUdron 
ori|iaall7  within  htatetaplation  hwrinf  ho«i  oatjr 
My)  bat  bfuchcsef  it  have  been«»teadod  to  8o- 
noBpore.  Dacca  Ibd  Chlttaconc  and  embrace 
jinrly  an  the  indtiltt  CfaruUan  Children  to  he 
Ibaad  in  these  towns.  The  saaerons  snpport  which 
thJb  iDstitntioD  has  rMaived:ih>m  the  Pnbiic  has 
thos.  with  the  Divine  mssing,  been  the  means  or 
lApRxIadoc  into  usefnt  tth,  witbont  interferinft  in 
.  the  least  with  tho  PareatI*  rifht  Over  then,  more 
ttan  a  tboosand  Toaths»  who  mltht  otherwisn 
knve  been  a  prey  to  igeeMnce  and  vice;  the 
cMMir  nnaiber  of  whom  are«ew  valohble,  thonch 
ludtk^mniewe  of  soeiety* 

1818. 
Deooar  Sehmld,  X  A.  Jetter,  l^ionofMs. 
Ifiaa  Cooke,  8lipei^nl.  of  Fema^^hoolt. 

Tbomaa  Bnwn»  Printer, 
native  Schooimatters  imd  Sckodtmi$trme$, 
W.  Sawyer^  Jacob  Maiseh,  Tbeopb.  Rt^ 
cfaardt,  tailed* 


pore,  by  native  houses  and  huts,  tbdr  com- 
passion is  moved,  by  witnessing  the  wretch- 
edness and  immorality  of  the  Heathen. 
**  I  have  found  the  people  In  the  country," 
Mi^.  Jetter  writes,  «•  expert  at  every  kind 
of  wickedness  t  but  they  are  much  worso 
in  Calcutta ;  and  are  led  by  their  pretended 
Bellgious  Guides  as  a  beast  is  led  by  lib 
owner!**  He  labours  among  them,  in 
preaching  and  conveisaUon^  as  he  baa 
Opportunity. 

Tike  east  ude  of  the  quaArui|^e  at  Mir- 
aapore,  and  about  half  that  of  the  north, 
ere  apprmialed  to  the  Soeiety^s  Printing 
Office.  The  IVesacs  wen  reikMfcd  thither 
In  Mardi.  Tor  conducting  4hh  depart- 
ment of  lervice,  the  Corresponding  Com- 
mittee report  that  a  more  suitable  perion 
than  Mr.  Brown  could  not  have  been 
telected.  Mr.  Schmid  continues  to  labour 
actively  and  uacftilly  in  the  supply  of  the 
^k«ss,  and  receives  assistance  therein  frem 
Mrw  Jetter. 

TIm  labotuv  of  the  Society  in  the  de- 
partment of  Education  are  rapidly  in- 
creasing. In  April,  there  were  Five 
Schools,  from  balf-a*>mile  to  five  miles  dis- 
tant from  the  Institution :  they  contained 
425  Bengalee  Boys,  among  whom  were  a 


Messrs.  Sawyer,  Maiacb,  a»d  Rdchardt 

left  the  Downs,  in  the  Aginctwrt,  April     ^  ,  ,  „ 

^le  14th ;  and  arrived  at  Madras,  on  their    cooaideratile  number  of  Brahmin  Children. 
««y,inthebeglnning-of  Septembeir,  aftifry  An   Bnglish   School    bad  been  opened. 
The  ship  was  agrOUBd    occupying  the  half  of  the  north  sid^  of  the 


•  perilous  pemage. 

fifty  hours,  on  a  eoral  rock,  in  the  Moiani- 
liique  Channel,  and  bad  been  struck,  off 
the  Cape,  with  a  terrific  poop-sea ;  besides 
kevlog  been  in  imminent  danger,  in  a 
dark  n%ht,  of  being  run  down  by  a  large 
weneL  But  God  graciously  delivcjed 
t^pw  who  sailed  in  her  1 

The  commencement  of  a  Christian  In- 

,  atitution,  in  the  Khtive  Town,  was  stated 

'\|n  tlie  leal  Survey.\  Hr.  Corrie  thus  de» 

acfibesthe  Fvemises,  which  are  situated  at 

Uirsapore  :** 

The  ghristtan  Instkatloo  in  Cakotta  will  coet 
SMte.  Por  thb  sum.  bar  Soiefety  will  ^ss^s  in 
thfe  heart  of  the  VativeToWh,  a  ipaea  eobttinitta 


Hooao,   eootaiBiac  eifht  rooms  below  and  five 


quadran^e  not  occupied  by  the  IVintIng 
Office :  the  room  will  hold,  with  ease,  150 
Boys;  and  will  serve,  at  present,  Pxr  a 
Hace  of  Worship :  this  School  was  opened 
with  18  6oys ;  and  is  intended  as  a  Cen- 
tral School,  like  that  at  Burdwan,  for  the 
more  promising  and  advanced  Scholars  of 
the  Bengalee  Schools.  The  fears  and  sua* 
picions  of  the  Parentt  were  at  first  very 
poweriHil;  but  are  graduaily  wearing 
sway :  the  History  of  Joseph  and  Eller- 
ton*s  Dialogues  on  Genesis  are  now  used, 
and  the  way  is  opening  for  the  admission 
of  the  Gospds.  The  noise  and  splendour 
of  the  Heathen  Festivals  prove,  however, 
a  groat  hindrance  to  tlie  Qijldren ;  as  they 


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SUllVBY   O?   MlSftlOKARY  StA'TlOMS. 


draw  them  away,  in'CalcuUa,  at  least  one 
part  of  the  year  out  of  four. 

The  Society  has  been  enabled,  in  the 
course  of  the  year,  to  enter,  wiUi  unex- 
pected sueccsa,  on  the  new  department  of 
Female  Native  Education.  The  com- 
mencement and  early  progress  of  this  un- 
dertaking were  detailed  at  pp.  481-^485 
of  our  last  Volume.  The  Schools  rapidly 
Increased  I  "AAer  the  ice  was  broken," 
to  use  Mr.  Jetter*s  words  in  April, "  very 
soon  a  second,  a  third,  a  fourth,  and  a 
fifth  Girls'  School  were  established ;  and 
wc  have,  at  present,  three  more  in  con- 
templation." These  were,  soon  afterward, 
opened;  and,  in  May,  the  Society  had 
Eight  Female  Schools  in  Calcutta,  con- 
taining about  2200  Girls  ;  and  wherever  a 
Boys*  School  is  now  established,  one  for 
Girls  is  happily  beginning,  aa  a  matter  of 
course,  to  be  looked  for.  It  had  been  under 
consideration  to  appropriate  the  west  and 
part  of  the  south  sides  of  the  qnadrangle 
at  Mirzapore  to  the  purpose  of  a  Female 
Central  School ;  but  the  Committee  were 
waiting  for  the  advice  of  some  Native 
Gentlemen,  who  favour  the  object,  as  to 
the  most  eligible  situation  for  such  a 
School.  This  undertaking  has  been  ho- 
noured with  the  highest  patronage  which 
India  affords :  '*  and  U  is  a  subject,**  the 
Committee  remark,  *'of  yet  liigher  gra- 
tification, that  the  measure  is  likely  to 
become  popular  among  the  Natives  them- 
selves.*' 

But  the  gracious  guidance  of  Divine 
Providence  may  be  still  further  traced  in 
tills  opening  prospect  of  good.  The  want 
of  suitable  Teachers  for  the  Female  Schools 
would  have  soon  brought  the  Committee 
into  difficulties;  but  this  want  is  likely, 
in  a  great  measure,  tobesuppUed.  Several 
of  the  Elder  Girls  at  the  Asylum  for  the 
Female  Orphans  of  European  Parents, 
have  gpven  good  evidence  of  having  be- 
come truly  religious ;  and  have  entered, 
with  gladness  of  heart,  on  the  study  of 
Bengalee,  in  order  that  under  MissCooke's 
instructions  they  may  be  prepared  to  act 
as  Teachers  of  tlie  Female  Schools.  In 
Mr.  Thoroason's  zealous  exertions  to  es- 
tablish that  Asylum,  he  always  hoped  that 
it  might  be  rendered  subservient  to  the 
interests  of  Christianity  in  India ;  but  he 
could  scarcely  look  for  such  a  gratifying 
fulfilment  of  his.  wishes.  It  is  particu- 
larly satisfactory  also  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Schmid,  that  they  have  been  led  into  a 
situation  in  which  they  are  enabled  so 
eflTectually  to  aid  the  objects  of  the  Society. 
The  number  of  Girls  in  the  Asylum  was 
58,  but  it  is  to  be  greatly  augmented.  Our 
Readers  will  feel  their  hearts  drawn  out, 
we  trust,  to  pray  earnestly  that  the  Holy 
3pirit  would  graciously  render  this,  and  all 


[JAU. 


similar  establishments,  permanent  nur* 
series  of  Christian  Teachers  for  the  counts 
less  multitudes  of  the  Females  of  India. 

The  Expenditure  in  the  North- India 
Mission  for  the  year  ending  June  30^ 
18S1,  was  46.159  rupees,  or  57697.:  and 
consisted,  in  round  numbers,  of  the  parti- 
culars which  follow  I — 

CalcQtU  and  Kidderpore.«7AI.— Bardwan.niUBt 
~B«n«^.  12801.— Chttaftr.«tt/.-.Luclittov.  751^ 
Meerut  (forKowahMX  1«3/.— Ajtm,  JXi.-WaOoo^ 
.ttanee  Tooths,  under  the  Rct.  Daniel  Corrie.  €65/. 
-*-LaceRev.  Baawiiet  La  Rocha*s  Salary  and  Pas- 
Mffa  to  England,  SUIK.— Printing  Office  Exprawa, 
619/..'d«docti^  Id? /.received  for  Printing,  Icavea 
Ket  Charge  MS/.— Books,  Stationery.  Vritan, 
Pnndiu.  and  Incideatals.  473/. 

The  Subscriptions  and  Benefactions  at 
Calcutta,  with  the  Collection  at  the  An- 
nual Sermon,  amounted  to  about  807/. ; 
which  sum,  added  to  a  Donation  from 
Government  of  3051  rupees  or  8791.  forms 
a  deduction  of  11 86/.  from  tlie  ehaige  on 
the  Society. 

There  is  every  eneouragctnent  for  re- 
dojibled  exertions  and  incrfssed  liberality. 
Mr.  Corrie  writes— 

f  We  have  now  FSve  Bojs*  Schools  In  CalcutU ; 
and  might,  if  funds  ware  foctbcoming,  hare  all  the 
Tooth  of  the  Town  under  ottr  i  nit  Ion.  We  have 
now  Bight  Female  Schools j)  the  erection  of  School 
Houses  vill  leave  us  deep  in  our  Treasurer'a 
books :  but  we  trust  in  the  God  whom  we  serve  to 
help  us  through.  Thiogaare  as  progressive  as  we 
can  well  expect ;  we  have  only  to  pray  for  aa  ia* 
crease  of  faith  and  patience. 

Mr.Jetter  says— 
Our  work  is  prosperinir.— The  rapid  profrtsf  ia 
forming  Female  Schools  will  shew  that  the  Saviour 
owns  our  feeble  vadeavours.  With  Boys  there  is 
now  no  more  dURculty  to  get  them  to  School :  the 
great  want  now  is,  to.  ohuin  enlarged  support  to 
enable  os  to  extend  Instruction  fiirther.aad  further, 
nie  little  which  has  be«n  hitherto  '  done,  can 
scarcely  be  culled  a  beginnhig,  when  we  consider 
the  Tast  multitudes  who  are  still  perishing  for 
lack  ofltnowledpe.  These  Schools  aretlM  means  of 
introducing  the  Oospel  among  tlie  Heathen ;  » 
Missionary  maj  go  to  them  every  d$j,  and  prtadk 
the  Saving  Health  to  perishing  sinoera. 

LONDON  MISSIONARY  SOCISTT. 

1816. 

MiuionQvUi  : 

James  Keith,  S.  Trawin,  W.  Hugh  Banlc^ 

head,  James  Hill,  Micaiah  Hill,  Joseph 

Bradley  Warden. 

Edward  Ray,  Auittant  Mitiiimary, 

George  Gogerly,  Printer. 
Mr.  Bankhead  arrived  August  16tb, 
1821.  Mr.  James  Hill,  Mr.  M.  Hill,  and 
Mr.  Warden  reached  their  destination 
early  last  year.  Mr.  Harle,  late  Assistant 
Missionary,  has  relinquished  his  connec- 
tion with  the  Society. 

The  Sunday  Congregation  at  the  £ng« 
lish  Service  of  Union  Chapel  was,  in  Sep- 
tember 1821,  firom  800  to  250.  Bengalee 
Service  is  held  in  the  afternoon  ;  and  also 
at  Mirsapore,  Manicktula,  Kidderpors^ 
and  other  places.     In  the  highways  of 


i6QS-l  INDIA  WiTHIK 

nnons  wSSia^gHf  from  50  to  SOO  persons 
•TO  fraqocntly  collected.  Messrs.  Gogerly 
■nd&ajrtraTclledesfarasJessore,  prcoch- 
ing  sod  distributing  Tracts  in  a  great 
nomber  of  villages. 

At  Kidderpore  there  is  a  promising 
Abool  of  from  60  to  70  Boys ;  and  a  Girls' 
Sckool  wasopened,  which  bad  1 1  Scholars. 
Tbcra  had  been  printed,  within  a  year, 
33,500  TracU  ;  and  SO,COO  had  been  is- 
aoad :  thoseprintedhad  consisted  of,  1 7,000 
Bengalee  15,500  Bengalee  and  English, 
said  lOOO  Hindoo  or  Hinduwee.  The 
18/XX>  Tracts,  mentioned  under  the  head 
ftflha  Christiao  Knowledge  Society,  were 
priaiiflig  at  this  press  fur  the  Diocesan 
Goomittee. 

Hie  Mission  had  been  aided  by  the  Ben- 

g^  Auxiliary,  to  the  amount,  within  the 

year,  of  f  58:2  sicca  rupees,  or^about  697/. 

One  Missionary  writes— 

Tbr  worfc  of  Um  Lord  U   evidently  advaodoc— 

pt^udiem  appran  daily  to  decrease—laree  con^tre- 

galioM  Bsaemble  to  linr  the  Word  of  Life— And 

aptoit  oT  inquiiy  appears  xenerally  to  prevail. 

ABoCher  adds— 

Bat  w  want  ttw  aarly  and  latter  rain  of  Divine 

laJfaMwa  apoo  thU  tpiritoally  barren  and  parched 


And  all  unite  in  sayings 
W«  doM  with  oar  fervent  prayers  that  the  Great 
Head  of  the  Chnrch  may  afford  unto  all  the  Dircc* 
toca,  w^tkeir  Missiooaries,  Uie  plentiful  effusion 
of  Ma  Holy  Spirit,  that  all  their  Stations  may  be 
cicl^T  watered  widi  the  precious  dew  of  heaven* 

SCHOOL-BOOK  SOCIETY. 
From  tbe  Fourth  Report  we  collect  the 
following  statement  of  tbe  number  of 
Works  printed  or  patronised  by  the  So- 
ciety, and  of  the  copiaa  printed,  during  its 
first  four  years  :— 

'WotJu*    Copies. 

Printed 32     78.500 

Patronized  •  •  •  .     13     47,946 
In  the  Press  ...     10    24,525 


Total  ...  54  150.971 
Tbe  grant  of  500  rupees  monthly,  made 
hf  the  Government  to  the  Society,  with  the 
testimonies  of  the  Goremor-Oeneral  and 
of  Natives  to  its  value,  was  stated  at  pp. 
836  and  337  of  our  last  Volume.  There 
being,  however,  at  the  time  when  tlie 
Fourth  Report  was  delivered,  in  Septem- 
ber 1821 ,  a  balance  of  2365  rupees  against 
the  Society,  the  Committee  remark — 

Thus,  notwithstanding  the  timely  and  muni6cent 
aidofOovemmeot,  your  Committee  must  obsetve, 
that  the  fulfilment  of  numerous  euffagements  of 
loot  stsodinc,  for  the  preparaUon  and  printing  of 
such  a  variety  of  School- Books,  has  not  only  ab- 
sortied  aU  the  receipts  of  die  year,  but  left  the 
*— "■  of  the  Institution  in  a  state  which  will  de. 
■spd  the  aaaloas  exertions  and  continued  support 
antovellHrMim. 

It  has  been  well  remarked,  in  reference 
to  Isbours  of  this  nature— 
..TJeJntelloctual  and  moral  infloeoce.  which  the 
dlstrvwlsa  of  so  many  works— all  excluding,  ido- 


THB  OAMQBfl.  89 

latry.  communicating  useful  fcaowtodgt,  and  cn- 
fordog  moral  principles— must  produce  on  the 
minds  of  those  who  r««d  them,  independently  of  the 
ability  communicated  by  them  to  read  nnd  under* 
stand  books  more  decidedly  of  a  Christian  charac- 
ter, is  too  important  not  to  be  contemplated  with 
faiterest  and  delight.  And  when  we  add  to  these 
works  the  School*  Books  published  and  distributed 
by  odMr  Associations,  with  the  large  number  at 
Scripture  and  Reliirious  TracU  issued  by  Bible 
and  BCissionsry  Associations,  we  cannot  doubt  thMt 
He.  who  seldom  allows  any  means  agreeable  to  His 
will  to  be  tried  in  vain,  is  bringing  on,  though  gra- 
dually, a  revolution  in  the  minds  of  many ;  the  dis- 
covery of  which,  at  a  future  period,  shall  excito 
the  gratsfol  thanksgiving  of  His  servants. 

CALCVTTA  SCHOOL  SOCIETY. 
From  the  Second  Report  the  following 
statements  are  collected  :— 

In  the  first  department — the  encourage- 
ment of  Indigenous  School <;-^80  of  tliese 
Schools,  containing  nearly  2800  Children, 
botli  receive  books  and  undergo  examina- 
tion three  or  four  times  a  year.  In  the 
department  of  Regular  Schooht,  of  the  five 
which  tlie  Society  had  opened,  two  only 
remain ;  three  having  been  given  up,  on 
account  of  the  expense,  as  stated  in  the 
last  Survey,  to  the  Church  Missionary 
Society.  In  the  tliird  department,  that 
of  leading  on  Native  Pupils  to  a  knowledge 
of  English  and  the  higher  branches  of 
Science,  the  Society  supports  SO  Youths 
at  the  School  of  the  Hindoo  College,  at  a 
monthly  charge  of  150  rupees:  on  this 
subject,  it  is  stated— 

The  time,  it  is  hoped,  will,  soon  come,  when 
Scholars  wiU  turn  their  acquirements  to  some  use 
among  their  own  countrymen':  for  the  expeciationa 
to  be  derived  from  such  instruction,  as  furnishing 
them  with  claims  to  situations  under  Europeans, 
must  gradually  die  away  as  the  competition  in- 
creases, and  give  place  to  exertions  of  oth«-  kinds 
ta  be  useful  in  their  own  circle  of  society. 
On  the  state  of  the  funds,  it  is  said — 

Notwithstanding  the  reduction  of  the  Regular 
Schools,  the  annual  income  of  the  Society  is  barely 
adequate  to  the  due  support  of  the  Indigenous 
Schools,  and  the  capiUl  of  the  Society  is  fast  dhnU 
nishing  to  answer  the  expenditure  necessary  for 
the  education  of  the  Boys  at  the  Hindoo  OoUegc. 

The  Annual  Examination  for  last  year 
took  place  on  the  4th  of  January,  and  gave 
great  satisfaction  to  the  Europeans  and  ' 
Natives  assembled.  Al>out  40  Girls,  be- 
longing to  the  Schools  of  tlie  Female 
Juvenile  Society,  mentioned  under  the 
head  of  the  Baptist  Missionary  Society^ 
were  examined. 

Hlh'DQO  COLLEGE, 
The    Fourth    Report  of  the  Calcutta 
School- Book  Society  gives  the  following 
information : — 

The  supreme  Government  have  resolved  to  esta- 
blish a  Hindoo  College  in  Calcutta,  for  the  an- 
coaragement  of  the  study  of  the  Sanscrit  i  and. 
through  the  medium  of  that  language,  of  general 
literature. 

The  College  will  be  liberally  endowed,  and 
plaoad  under  the  soperiotendenc«»or  a  Cowmiuee 
of  European  Gentlemen,  with  a  dulv  qualified  Se- 
cretary ;  and  the  most  cxteusiTe  advantace*  may 


40 


SUirfET  Ot   II^SlOVAftT  ftTATlOHS 


tMMitidp»t«4  from  chia  nn«iMr»»,iad  fros  Ui«  i«>  | 
fbrmnd  system  of  edotttHm  reesntly  tetMdoeed 
iato  ibe  Hindoo  College  at  Benivei. 


-       ^    SEBAMPORE. 

A  Danish  ScUlcmeot— about  15  miles  north  ofCal- 

ctttu,  on  the  western  bank  of  the   Iloogly— the 

chief  SuUoo  of  the  Baptbt  lOssion. 

BMPrnr  mssiONJRY  aocrsnr. 

'  1799. 

WiIliMnCftrey,D.i>.,  JcwbaaBfanlmian|D«i>.) 

William  WAvdt  Mi»uonari0t, 

John  Mack,^  Professor  in  the  Coflege* 

J.  Maisbman,  Supcrmtendant  nf  Schools, 

\       J.  Fountain,  J«R.  Douglas,  Assistants, 

"^ —  with  Ndtioes. 

Mr.  Ward  and  Bf  r.  Mack,  arrWed  in 
October  1831,  after  an  abaeoce,  on  tbe 
part  of  Mr.  Ward,  of  noarly  tbree  years. 
We  collect  from  several  comoiuntcations, 
his  Tiew  of  tbe  Mission,  on  bis  return  t«— 
At  the  Mission  (<hapel  and  at  the  Danish  Church, 
nt  Krishnn's  Chapel,  and  across  the  Ganges  at  the 
Barrackpore  Chapel,  daring  tbe  Sabbath,  there  are 
seven  Services ;  and  parties  of  Native  Converts 
visit  end  praaoh  in  the  streets  of  the  neithbouring 
villages.  At  Serampore  there  have  lately  been 
frequent  baptisinn :  the  Native  Sisters  have  begun 
to  hold  Prayer-Meetings  from  house  to  bouse; 
•nd  a  bappj  revival  Is  visible  among  the  Native 
Members,  wlyo  amount  to  about  60.  The  increase 
of  Native  Christians  since  I  left  has  been  great ; 
and  a  numbei^  appear  to  be  added,  every  month. 
In  on*  part  oflndia  or  another:  sevarsX  Native 
Brethren  and  S&tteca.liavi  died  full  of  Christian 
hope  and  joy. 

Besides  $erampore  and  Calcutta  we  have  eight 
Missionary  Stations  supported  by  onr  own  private 
fnnds ;  that  is,  by  the  proceeds  of  our  own  labours. 
In  the  coontry  around  us,  we  are  cheered  by  a 
epirit  of  inquiry—*  disposition  to  read,  to  think,  to 
doubt— and  this,  in  many  casee,  has  taken  place 
nmonc  higher  orders. 

In  VKde  of  the  Schools  the  Scriptures  are  rend 
without  hesitation  ;  and  the  diffionltles  id  this  de. 
partment  are  melting  down  mpidly. 

OftbeScboob,  Mr.  liouglas  says— 
The  Natives  enter  wiUi  more  spirit  into  the  New 
System  of  Edncatioo ;  and  the  frequent  petitions 
which  I  receive  for  establ^hing  New  SchooU  have, 
I  think,  originated  in  a  considerable  degree  in  the 
Buperiority  of  the  plan,  which  the  Natives  begin  to 
•PpreoiatB. 

Mr.  Fountain  adds— 
The  Bo3^  have  often  been  cross.<ittestion6d  on 
the  Scientific  Copy-Books  (one  of  which  each  Boy 
writes  out  and  commits  to  memory  during  the 
month),  to  ascertain  whether  they  enter  into  the 
spirit  of  the  exerdses ;  and  have  made  veiy  signifi- 
cant answers.  The  little  books  given  aa  rewards 
create  much  satisfaction;  these  books  they  carry 
home ;  and,  as  we  learn,  read  them  totheir  parenU 
and  relaUves.  Thers  is  every  reason  to  expect  that 
tbe  eootipiuoce  of  this  pUn  will  create  a  love  for 
raading  and  knowledge  among  the  rising  generation. 

^  The  visit  home  of  Mr.  John  Marsbman, 
flie Genera)  Superintendantof  tbe  Schools, 
was  autad  at  p.  399  of  -our  last  Volume : 
at  pp.  SIS — 519,  we  extracted,  flrom  tbe 
Second  Report  of  tiie  College,  which  had 
45  Stttdenta,  an  account  of  its  sute  and 
progress;  and,  at  pp.  519—581,  gave  the 
substance  of  the  £i|^th  Memoir  on  Ibe 
IVanslations. 


[JAM, 
Mn,  Oaney,  the  eeeond  'Wlf6  of  tW. 
Carey,  died  early  In  the  morning  of  M^ 
60Ch,  1891.  We  extract  pait  of  her  vener^ 
Ue  £fo8band*a  view  of  ber  cfaaractcn 
which  may  aenre  as  a  modd  to  other  Mil. 
iionary  Fem'des:-* 

She  wai  stent  twfo  montbt  above  sixty  years  oM 
We  had  been  married  thirteen  yeafa  .and  dm 
weeks  i  during  all  which  season,  I  beUeve,  we  had 
as  great  a  share  of  conjugal  happiness  as  wasevar 
enioyed  by  mortals.  She  was  eminently  pions,  and 
iivod  very  near  to  Ood.  Tbe  Bible  was  lier  daily 
delight.  It  was  her  oonstant  habit  to  compare  everp 
verse  that  she  read  in  the  various  German,  French. 
Italian,  andlEngUsh  Versions;  and  never  to  tmti 
hyndUfiouIty  tiU  It  s«aa cleared  np :  in  thianapro. 
she  was  of  eminent  n«e  to  me  in  the  trai^Utfoa  nf 
the  Word  of  Ood.  She  was  full  of  compassion  fje 
the  poor  and  needy ;  and  entered  most  heartiG 
into  all  the  concerns  of  tbe  Mission,  and  into  tM 
support  of  Sobook,  particnlariy  tboiefbr  FwuSe 
Native  Children. 


CHINST7RAH.  ^ . 

A  Dutch  Settlement,  «S  miles  north  ofCalcntty. 

LOUDON  MISSIONARY  SOCtBTY, 

181S. 

H.  Townley,  J.  D.  Peac^om  Q,  .Muody, 
Missionaries. 

Mr.f  Townley's  health  hasimpibfcd^fiioe 
his  rem  oval  from  Calcutta. 

Divine  Service  in  Dutch,  and  £ii^|lsb, 
with  catechiMngf  continues  to  be  regular* 
ly  •oanducted  in  the  SettlemeDt  Church, 
and  with  increasing  spccesa.  Aq  addl- 
tional  Bungalow  Chapel  has  been  ai«ctecl 
within  the  town  %  tills,  ak  welt  aa  that  with- 
out the  ^tes,  is  opened  every  tfrinlng  for 
Wondiip  in  Bengalee :  the  conggigaiioiii 
on  these  occavkms  are  numerow  and  at- 
tentive. (As  opportunity  oflSu^  tbe  Missies 
naries  preach  in  the  market^|k«oaa  and  by 
tbe  way*side.  Kombers  of  Kativa  have 
been  Induced  to  receive  Books  and  tracts, 
and  ta  inquire  reqiecdng  tbe  doctrine  of 
the  GospeL  

In  April,  Mr.  Mundy  writcs*- 
Mr.  Townley,  in  coropbny  with  Mr.  Harle,  spent 
a  month  in  preaching  and  distribntfaig  Tnen  at 
all  the  towns  and  villages  up  the  rivar,  to  t^e 
disunee  of  SOO  miles.  Since  their  return,  Mr. 
Townley  and  I  hnve  generally  been  companioda 
in  labour;  visiting,  while  the  cold  oontinoed,  ndl 
the  villages  for  many  miles  aroundos,  and prs^ch- 
log,  fluently  the  greater  part  of  the  day. 

'  In  July  18S1,  there  were  twenty-three 

[Schools,  containing  about  S450  Sdbolaiy.  ' 

Tbe  Directors  state—  ^ 

Mr.  Pearson  laments  that  the  Schools,  under 
present  circumstances,  cannot  be  rendtfed  more 
efficient  in  promoting  the  dissemination  of  Qiris- 
tian  Knowledge,  It  is  true,  the  Oospeb,  together 
with  Scripture  Selections,  have  been  introduced 
into  seversl  of  them ;  but  this  hat  been  done  sim- 
ply as  a  Class-Book,  without  any  vertwl  explana- 
tion or  personal  application  of  their  contents. 

But  this  state  of  things,  it  appears,  haa 
recently  improved  :— 

Tt  Is  an  evidence  of  the  decline  of  prajudice,  th%r, 
in  addition  to  the  books  which  are  read  at  the 
Schools,  both  Teachers  and  Scholars  fVeqnenQy  so- 
Hcii  from  tbe  Missionaiies  copiea  of  the  SanW 
Scriptores,  or  books  treating  on  Christianity. 


) 


rtaj 


Serend  Kev8cliQ6]|i1iaTe.inojreovc;rib^eQ 
■■mad,  in  which  the  «ducfttioii  is  CbriittaiL 
Mr.  ^undj  Una  writes,  in  April— ^ 
^W\i  hmn  toUn  wider  oor  tut  roor  Native 
•ctioois^^artaiHiat tboqt too ChUdiw.  TKtCate- 
^te.«Ba  Jcripcom  are  levnt.  and  read  bjr  them 
daily,  Oa  flUtbath  nMHuiDff  they  are  aU  assembled 
la  oor  lai«e  Bcofalee  Chapel  (where  mt  tvtrf 
•^•miBg  oUMt  a  cradfied  SaTioor  to  the  peo^eX 
vbca  wt  rarerhlie  and  expocmd  to  them.  This 
rommencarf  abbat  ten  weeks  acb,  aad  has  hitherto 
gaaa  oa  with  fieat  iuccess :  we  are  indeed  eon. 
tfntead  ta  t^y  9Fkmi  haik  God  mrmgkit  WHt 
yaara  affo,  oa  Br.  Pearaon's  arrival,  the  Kame  of 
Clinic  coold  scarcely  be  mentioned  to  a  Boy  ;  or 


ruDiA  w^HiK  mm  oakgss. 


a  'ti&flrtltaolr  yot  into  his  hand,  though  its  con- 
twta  ^era  nothJai  hot  a  few  fables ;  so  freat  were 


I  VV?)adicea :  bnt  now  what  a  door  is  openina 
Dnraaication  of  that  knowledge;  which 

MMTBMMI^NDS*  MfBSIONJRr  SOCIMT^ 

Mr.  Laeroiz  MriTCd  atfbe  begfAningof 
I«SI./  Ss  resided,  lor  sone  thne,  with 
his  FflUow.liisiioiiaries ;  but  afterwaid  re- 
M««d  to  aiMrtiiiems  in  the  Gorernor's 
konae.  Sfoee  hb  arrivd,  a  Society  has 
kwa  fbniMd  among  the  Dutcblnhabltants, 
b  cid«f  ibe  Parent  Society  at  Rotterdam. 


it 


BUBDM^AN. 

A  lavve  Town,  aboat  50  miles  northward  of  Cal^ 
taSa^  in  a  very  populous  district. 
CBORCa  ilJSSlONjtRT  SOCiSTT* 
1615. 
^ohn  Perowne^  W,  J,  Deerr,  Misnotuiria 
C.  D*^Anselme,  AmttanU 
Whh  Natioe  Sehoolmasiert* 
nm^banm  meniiooed  in  the  last  Surrey 
tabSOweretfttf  land  connected  with  it:  the 
cost  of  the  whole  was  440D  rupees,  or  5501. 
Mr.  Jatter's  continuance  in  Calcutta  har* 
ing  been  determiBl^  On;  the  htfbse  whidi 
Md  been  occupied  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pe- 
lowne  waa  sold;  and  they  were  settled, with 
Mr.  Deenr,  on  the  new  prennset. 

A  snbacription  having  been  set  on  foot 
to  a^  Place  of  Worship,  Government 
maitA  land,  on  the  application  of  the 
Meal  Authorities,  and  toe  sum  requisite 
«a  complete  the  buDding :  in  April,  it  was 
nearly  finished.  There  is  English  Scr- 
^iee twice  on  Sundays.  An  Adult  Native 
and  a  Youth  of  13  were  baptised  on  Sun- 
^,  Oe  5th  of  May,  by  die  names  of 
naasel  ted  John.-.«ha  irsufruka  of  the 


'"^e  15  Bengalee  Schools  had  958  Boys: 
^8Baneathad58;  the  largest,  90.  The 
Central  School  contained  nbout  30 :  the 
desitn  to  learn  English  does  not  prevail 
OMiig  the  Bengalee  Scholars  to  the  ex. 
J«^ich  was  esptofod  :yveiy  many  npifli. 
ationa  are  made,   however,  by  Youths        „„  «;«««  naa  oeen  pa 


Schools ;  but  none  of  Aese  had  been  adw 
mitted,  Mrs.  P^rowtfe  was  pursuing  Ben.' 
glJee,  with  a  riew  to  Female  Schools: 
after  several  unsuccessful  attempts,  she  bad* 
estabUshed  one. 

The  Onqiels  ur^  now  reid  In  All  the 
Schools;  and  interes^ng  conversations 
often  arise  thereon.  The  Maaaionaries  are 
delighted  wiibtheinteUigeQtanswerp,wbic<y 
they  sometimes  obtain  to  their  questions. 

In  February,  the  Schools  were  examined 
by  Mr.  Cotrie  and  Major  Phipps,  vrith  the 
assSsUnce  of  Mr.  EUerton.  they  were 
much  gratified,  and  particulariy  With  thd 
habit  of  attention  vrhich  the  Boys  disco^ 
ured«  so  foreign  to  the  native  character* 
/The  Schools  are  decidedly  advancing  W 
jpoint  of  efficiency.)  Hat  apathy  among 
the  peofde  which  is  so  distressing  to  the 
Missionary -is  very  much  conquered  in  1h« 
Scbolara. 

Mr.   Deerr    disinterestedly    maintains 
Five  Yotith"  out  of  his  stipend ;  and  daily 
instmctsthem,  in  the  hope  of  their  beoom«« 
ing  instruments  of  advancing  the  Gospel. 
Mr.  Corrie  writes— 
The  favour  shewn  to  the  Schools  by  the  British 
maideiits.  and.  the  grewing  popularity  of  tha  sab4 
jfCLaoBoag  the  Natives,  araaacoaraging:  agmdiiai 
meliorauon  of  the  state  of  the  people  cannot  faj 
10  crown  the  persevering  efforts  of  the  Sodety. 
Mr.  Deerr  says^* 
Wbt  «ne  generation  Vrill  hdse  aw^,  Vuf  quite 
oth«  ideas  than  thoea  w«)ictf^W  hitherto  beS 
received  wUl  be  in  drcalaUon.  With  what  saccesa 
wUl  the  labours  of  the  fsithmi  lUssiMiarf  thS 
begfai  to  be  crowned! 

Mr.  Perowne  adda,  in  ApriU.  * 
The  remarks  aad  questleas  of  the  children  in  the 
Schoob  evince  that  a  fenndatioo  isiaying  fbr  much 
future  good.  There  is  abundant  reason  to  blest 
God  Adit  what  haa  beea  dona.  Whd  would  have 
•jpected.  f  year  ago*  to  see  a  thousand  Hindoa 
ChUdren  reading  the  Gospel  ?  Nay,  so  greatly  are 
their  prejudices  removed,  that  those  veiy  Bays, 
who,  a  few  rooaths  since.  disKhed  or  refased  to 
read  any  book  which  contained  the  Kame  of  Jesus* 
are  now  willing  to  read  a  professed  History  of  His 
Ufa  and  Doctrine;  and  what  it  more,  in  tame 
instaacea.  they  have  tolieitad  the  Gospel  in  prefe- 
rence to  every  other  book!  May  the  Loidthe  Spirit 
MwttotheaHie  own  Word!  A 

In  the  Eighth  Appendix  to  the  Twenty- 
second  Report,*  Extracts  are  giVeti  fVom 
the  Communications  of  Messrs.  Jetter  and 
Deerr^  in  which  ^iU  btf  found  various 
particulars  relatiVjB  to  the.  9ch^ls,  and  the 
difficulties  opposed  to  the  propagation  of 
Christianity  by  the  character  and  st^r- 
stition  of  the  Natives. 


<;u'i*WA. 

^  Town  in  Beng»T,  on  the  iresiem  bank  of  ;tbe 

Moogly,.  ab9^t  75  Ailet  north  of  Cslcutta. 

BAFITIST  msaiONABY  SOCIETY. 

1804. 

William  Cirey,   jun.  Mismmaryi  with, 

Jituiw  AiMsumii* 

No  account  has  been  published*  of  th« 


41 


fUEVKY   OS   MISSIOVABY   STATIONS.  fjA«^ 

'  ^rxr\^  am?  r\  A 11 A  -n  ^  \\^^  Famny,  whether  the  membtft  en  beptiied  or 

\]tfOORSH£DABAi)-  Uq^^^  beve  <UUy  worship  in  their  house:  »i»d  • 

A  lMt«  Town,  e«ieiuiiii«  eight  aUea  »!««  both  Ij  p^^y^  Meetlnt  is  beld_o«i  Thuredey  ETeniiif s  in 

sides  of  the  most  secred  brunch  of  the  G»nii«-\r 

formerly  the  Capital  of  Bengal-O^O  miles  «>ortkJ 

north*  west  of  Galcuttft-popnIationMid  to  be  nearU 


equal  to  that  of  CalcutU, 
*  BAPTIST  MiS8lO»AJtY  SOCiSTY, 
181C. 
Stephen  Satten,  MUiionary* 
Knrecm  aiidBhoTudguf.iVii/ipe-rf««»la«^ 
.  liitUe  progress  ha»  been  made,  during 
^e  yesr,  among  the  Natives.  Of  Mr. 
Suttpn*s  proceedings,  under  these  afflicung 
drcuoistances,  the  Committee  say- 
He  wrkes  under  a  deep  impression  of  the  nwfnj 
dkprmTity.  the  inrettrate  prejudice,  and  the  cold 
•nd  heartless  Inattention  of  whlah  he  has  «ontinual 
evidence;  but  perseveres^  notwkhstandin^r  in  «» 
aealons  endeavours  to  mske  known  the  GMpel  or 
Christ.  Awareof  the  importance  of  itinerauni,  he 
has  undertakes  several  journeys  ta  a  considerable 
distance  ftom  Moorshedabad ;  end,,  while  at  home, 
be  embraces  every  opportunity  of  bearing  his  testi-. 
mony  for  God  in  Jthe  streeU  and  markets  of  that 
populous  city.  Large  quauUties  of  TJracto  have 
been  dbtribnted  by  him,  and  about  «00  children 
•re  receiving  instruction  in  the  Schools  under  hU 
diiectiott.  The  Native  Preachers  aasoeUted  witb 
bim  oontinue  stedfast,  and  afibrd  him  much  assist- 
ance in  their  various  labours. 

At  Berhampor^  which  Mr.  Sutton  sup- 
plies, a  Kew  Chapel  has  been  erected  for 
tiie  increasing  CongregaUon,  at  the  ex- 
pense of  200^9  defrayed  by  contributions 
on  the  spot. 


at  their  own  dwellings. 
Mr.  Femandes  thinks  that  idolatry  ia 
^sibly  defining  among  the  Natives  in  thi» 


MALDA. 

A  large  Town  in  Bengal,  about  170  mUee  north  of 
•^^  Calcutta. 

BAPTIST  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 
1818. 
Krishnooy  Native* 
Intelfigenee  h  yet  wanting  firara  this 
Station.    It  appears,  however,  to  be  still 
occupied  by  Kr^noo ;  who  has  been  en- 
gaged, for  more  than  20  yean,  in  teaching 
his  countrymen  the  way  of  Salvation. 


district: 'and  states,  in  support  of  his 
opinion^  that  many  large  temples,  built  by 
the  former  Rajahs,  are  hasuning  to  ruin  ; 
and  that  the  pecuniary  allowance  allotted 
for  their  support  by  the  Native  Govern- 
ment»  has  been  materially  reduced,  and  is 
stiH  annually  decreasing. 


BINAGEPORE. 

A  City  in  Bengal,  S40  miles  north  of  Calcutta— 
.  Inhabitants.  40,000. 

BAPTIST  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY, 

1804. 

Ignatius  Femandes,  P&rtugue$e. 

JUidh^fm,  Native. 

Hr.  Femandea  gives  the  following  view 
of  the  sute  of  this  Biiasion,  under  date  of 

Sw.  8, 1821JL— 
TlMfe  are  now  aboot  XTO  peisem,  yoanff  sad  old. 


MONGHYB. 

A  large  City,  about  250  miles  north.west  of  Cnl-  < 
cutta— a  SUt&oo  for  Invalids  of  the  British  Army .  t 
BAPTIST  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY.       / 
1816.  A 

Hingham  Misser,  Native/,      ^ 

This-  Station  has  been  deprived  of  it* 
labosious  Missionary,  Mr.  Chainberlsin ; 
and  of  the  aged  Native  Teacher,  BriodA? 
bund.  Mr.  Chamberlain  had  been  long 
declining ;  and  died,  at  sea,  on  the  5th  of 
December,  1821,  twenty  days  after  his 
embarkation  on  board  the  Princess  Char- 
loUe,  on  a  vbit  home :  Mrs.  Chamberlain, 
at  his  entreaty,  consented  to  remain  at 
Monghyr,  for  the  bene6t  of  the  Native 
Christians.  Brindabund,  after  much  scar 
lous  labour  among  his  countrymen,  de- 
parted in  peace  on  the  6th  of  September. 

The  Committee  thus  speak  of  Mr. 
Chamberlain  :— 

The  Society  has  lost  a  aealous  and  disinterested 
ICissionary ;  who,  for  nearly  twenty  years,  baa 
made  full  proof  of-  his  mlnistiy.  He  was  eminent 
for  decision  of  character— for  an  inflexible  adhe- 
rence  to  what  he  eonsidered  to  be  truth— end  fbr 
such  a  warm  attachment  to  Missionary  LaboiM*,  at 
led  him  often  to  exert  himself  beyond  what  hi* 
frame  could  well  sustain.  As  a  Preacher  to  the 
Natives,  he  was,  probaU/,  the  most  impressive 
ever  heard  in  indin;  and  his  translation  <^  the  M  ew 
Testament  into  tlie  Brij  Basha  dialect,  which  is  now 
printing  at  Serampore,  is  understood  to  exhibit 
ample  proof  of  his  superior  proficiency  as  an  Orien- 
tal Scholar.  In  the  diflerent  Stations  which  tie 
successively  occupied,  not  a  few  appear  to  Imvw 
derived  eternal  benefit  from  his  laboon. 


living  at  this  place  and  Saddamahl,  completely 
^weaned  from  idolatry,  and  worshipping  the  only 
vUving  and  true  Ood.  Of  them,  06  are  in  ftiU  com- 
U»unioit|JasMl,  6ob>  tbeir  vnUonn  good  walk  and 
conversation,  I  have  reaeoa  to  think,  that  a  work 
mt  Pivine  grace  has  been  wrought  ii^  their  minds. 
' 'Tliere  are  18  candidates  for  baptism.  Kidberam  is 
truly  a  good  man,  and  very  aealous :  he  left  me 
vestctday  morning,  in  company  with  two  of  the 
j9a(Uve  Brethren,  for  Rungpdre,  with  a  large  num- 
ber of  B«ligioaa  TVacts  andJBobks.  Svery  Chris- 


GUYAH. 

A  large  City,  efi5  miles  west-north-west  of  Cal- 
cutta :  and  a  i^ace  of  great  idolatrous  resort.    ^ 

BAPTIST  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 

1802.  y 


Rughoo,  NttHoet.  -  -^ 
No  accounts  have  been  received. 


DIGAH. 

Kear  the  extensive  Cantonments    at  Dinaporc— ' 

9S0  miles  nonh-west  of  Calcutta. 

BAPTIST  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 

1809. 

Joshua  Rowe,  W.  Moore,  UUtionaries, 

with  Native  Teachers. 

Tbe  Communicants  at  Pinspore  are 


1S23-J  IVDXA   WITHIN 

about  50.)  A  eonsidflrable  .Congregation 
«8seiiibl«t^  Roopdat,  one  of  the  Natito 
Teachen,  liad,  once  a  week,  visited  Patna, 
aboat  ten  nulea  ilistanty  and  addrasted  a 
BUBiber  of  his  countrymen.  Native  £du- 
catieo  is  making  prqgreas  at  Djgah :  the 
li^port  8lat»— 

. '  Tto  uunber  of  ScteoH  b  aow  levea ;  eootainlnv 
178  Boys  ud  46  Female  PupilsJ  Serioaa  obetaclos. 
bovtcor.  exist  to  the  order  Ad  hoprovemeBt  of 
OieMScboob,  erbing  from  tbe  igooraace  end  mar- 
CBoary  cliaracttr  ef  the  parents.  In  one  itwtence, 
a  Faoele  School  was  conplecely  deserted,  from  a 
report  that  all  the  pupUs  were,  to  be  sent  to  £nff- 
bad:  nothw  was  broken  iip,  bacanee, after  «t- 
teadiag  far  •  time,  it  was  dboovcred  that  no  money 
was  fivcB  tbcea  for  their  trouble ! 

From  a  late  communication  it  appesfB 
4hat  the  Female  Scholara  had  increaaed 
to5I« 


BUXAR. 

ATowB  oa  the  Canges,  aboetJTO  miles  below  "Be- 

aares«  on  a  beautirol  plain. 

CHURCH  MISSIONJBY  SOCIETY., 

1819. 

No  report  lua  been  received. 


THB  GANGES.  4S 

tention  to  the  Schools,  visite^CaloutU^ 
having  married  there,  vrith  the  concurrence 
of  the  Corresponding  Committee^  he  return- 
ed  to  his  Station  :  he  hoped  to  be  able  to  ea- 
tablish  Schools  in  the  Villages  round  tbe 
City^  after  the  OMnner  of  those  in  con* 
fnectionwith  Buidwas,  vrhich  he  greatly 
admired.  Seijeant  Stewart,  disohargcd 
firom  H.  M.  17di  Foot  on  the  application 
of  the  Committee,  was  to  proceed  td  Be- 
nares to  assist  in  the  Mission. 

A  suitable  situation  nearer  the  oitythan 
that  occupied  by  the  Missionaries  had  not 
beeoobtained^  which  was  to  beregretted, 
aa  the  operations  were  less  efficient  than 
they  otherwise  would  be.  Ms.  Morris  re- 
ports, however,  in  the  latest  communica- 
tions^ that  tbe  ninnber  of  Scholars  ^as 
greater  than  it  had  been  since  the  opening 
of  the  Schools,  and  that  a  thirst  for  know- 
ledge was   evidently   increasing  amonf 


fB£NAB£S.N 

~  The  anient  seat  of  Brahminical  Leamlnf :  and 
deaemm^ed  tbe^'Hol/  CitjT-HdO  miles  north- 
west of  Caleatte^br  fn»  of  Birfohoom ;  bat.  by  that 
of  MoorshedaHd.  50a4contains  1S.000  stone  and 
tnA  Ihoaaes.  from  on^  to  six  stories  high ;  and 
oaoie  then  lAfifO  mod  honie»*«f  the  bouses,  aoOO 
are  occapied.  It  b  said,  bj  Brahmins,  who  receive 
vd^as  eetttribQtlMtt~IohBbitaoU,in  1603.  were 
Sa^flOO :  daring  the  Festivals,  thecoooeaneJs  be- 
yond all  calculation. 

MJPTIST  MISSION MRY  SO  CJSTY^- 

1816. 

W.  Smitbt  Cauntry-bomf  and  Kati»e 

A$Mtanit* 

.^Mr.  Smith  thutspeaks  of  the  MisHon  h— 

1  have  nine  Members  and  four  eandidates  for 
baptbnu)  Several,  wliohave  recesred  copies  ef  the 
^Scripiora,  call  on  me,  fron^Ume  to  time,  to  in- 
spertienlarly  into  the  meaning  of  what 


tii^ffeed.  1  ha««  one  Native  itinenat  bapCiaed 
t  the  Station,  of  tlie  name  of  Ramdas.  Every 
lAnTs  Day,  I  preach  at  Secrole,  in  IJindoostanee; 
nad«  oo  week-days,  go  among  the  Natives  of  Be> 
aares  both  morning  end  evening.  The  state  of  re- 
bgioa,  in  the  minds  of  the  memb€A.  is  'ftrj  pleas-, 
ias :  ttey  have  worship  regulvly  in  ttak  AmUies.* 

CBVRCa  MISSIONARY  SOCIBTY^^ 
18J7.  V 

Thomaa  Moms,  Missionary.        \ 
John  Adlington, 
S^penmtmiafU  of  Jay  KarairCs  Chafiiy 
School: 
WiA  Assistants  SLudJ^ativg  Teachers, 
Joseph  Dutton, 
Schoolmaster  at  SecroU, 
Amanut  Messeeh, 
l^ative  Schoolmaster  at  Secrole* 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morris  reached  Benares 
Jaa.lO^I8SI.  On  tbcir  arrival, Mr. A dliu g- 
toeifVrbose health  had sufiered from closeat- 


Jay  Narain,  the  Founder  of  the  Cha- 
rity School,  died  in  November  1831,  in 
via  69th  year:,  he  had  appeared,  at  times^ 
to  have  some  serious  Impressions  of  reli- 
gion;  l>ut  from  his  absence  of  mind  on 
the  approach  of  death,  Mr.  Morris  could 
not  ascertain  his  views  in  the  prospect  of 
ettfmi^.  (The  legal  transfer  oi  the  pro- 
perty, assigned  by  him  as  the  endowment 
of  the  School,  was  never  effected :  but  his- 
Son,  KoUy  Shnnker  XShoesaul,  has^  very 
honourably,  secured  to  the  Society  the  - 
monthly  payment  of  iKX)  sicca  rupees  as-  ' 
signed  by  bis  Father. 

tOSDOV  MISSIONARY  SOCIBTY* 

18S0. 

Matthew  Thomson  Adam,  Uissiotun^ 

Mr.  Adam,  besides  the  study  of  Hin-* 
doostanee,  had  .been  occupied  in  tbe  com- 
pilation of  Traeu  in  Hindoo,  and  in  the 
distribution  of  Tracts.  He  had  opened  4t 
Native  School;  and,  on  Sunday  and* 
Wednesday  evenings^  preached  to  a  few 
Europeans. 

Mr.  Adam  gives  an  affeetittg  account  of 
the  d^padedand  immoral  condition  of  tho 
Natives  in  this,  so  called,  "Holy  City*'; 
which  opposes  peculiar  obstacles  to  Mi^ 
sionar^  Labours  among  them. 

HINDOO  COLLEGE,  ' 
The  Second  Annual  Examination  was 
held  Dec.  92,  18S1.  Tbe  Rowing  credit, 
of  the  College  was  manifest,  in  tbe  in- 
crease of  the  'Students  who  receive  no 
pecuniary  support  fVom  the  funds :  they 
now  exceed  100 ;  )icing  an  addition,  within 
the  year,  of  8S.  Tbe  whole  number  of^ 
Students  is  1 79.  Disputations  were  held» 
on  Seven  Questions ;  e^  by  a  Respon-^ 
denl,  with  two  Opponent,  undera  Mo- 
tdtratort  and  prises  were  distributed|  to 


•URTBY  OF  MI88IOVART  STATIOKS.  f' A^ 

BAPTIST  msStONJRY  SOCIBTT.  \ 
1814. 
L.  Mfu:IunUMh,  Countrybom^     ^ 
MUsul  Siog,  Native  Assi$tant*y 
The  Members  ere  few  in  uumberf  mom 
have  removed  to  other  parte.     A  Place  of 
Worship  was  erecting,  for  which  I">n*^ 
2000  mpeee  had  been  glten  by  an  IndU 
viduaU 


f4 

ttid  amoant  of  1000  rupees,  among  S5 
Foatidatioa  Students  and  39  Free  Scho- 
lars. The  sum  of  4378  rupees  was  con- 
tributed: the  Merchants  gave  712  rupees, 
the  Rajah  of  Benares  1000,  and  15  other 
Natires  the  remainder. 


GHUNAB. 

ATovnoo  thsQsaaet.afewmUeiaboveBMweit 

and  s  sUtioa  of  Ii)vaUd8  •  sf  M»  British  Arn^. 

CBUfiCa  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 

1B14. 

W.  Greenwood,  W.  Bowley^ 

MisHoHUriet* 

Nicholas  Joachite,  Native  CatecMtt. 

W.  Cross,  Clerk  and  Sehoolmatter, 

Several  Jssistanttand  Native  Teackert. 

\  Mr.  Greenwood  preaches  three  times  a 
week :  his  Fapils  occupy  the  rest  of  his  time. 
Hr.  Bowley  pursues  his  course^ on 
[  preaching,  conyersing,  and  traveUing  m  he 
visits  Tarlous  places,  where  the  people  are 
In  the  habit  of  assembling,  in  order. to 
preach  to  them>  converse  with  them,  and 
distribute  the  Gospeb  and  Tracts;  as 
few  wpjl  aUend  to  hear  at  any  fixed  place, 
iirom  £rar  of  the  loss  of'  caste  or  the  re- 
proaches of  friends.  Mc  Bowley  says,  of 
those  more  immediately  around  him : — 

Tbey  hsT«»  notwithstandiof ,  lo  •  treat  measure, 
the  witness  within  themselves,  that  CbrisUans  are 
ffgbc,  and  poesese  theoniy  Relifion  fha^  wtU  itand 
the  teM«f  UosA  iavwUiiaticm. 

He  tins  Strongly  lurges  the  increase  of 
X«abourers  :•« 

J  loar  f«r  thit  biased  dv.  when  a  body  of 
Missionaries  shall  be  sUtiooed.at  Boxer,  Ghaaee- 
pore.  Benares,  Chunar,  Minapore—aU  on  the 
banks  of  the  Osnges,  witfala  a  day's  joomey  from 
one  anothert  end  also  at  Jioopore,  -which  is  a  most 
populous  Mahoraedaa  City.  Were  each  of  these 
Stations,  or  two  or  three  of  them,  occupied  by  two 
HiKkmariee.  a  circuit  could  be  formed,  for  the 
distribution  of  books  and  public  .preeching,  in^l 
the  Town*  aad  ViUM»s  on  both  banks  of  the  rfirer, 

3h^  miffbt  sttcoessiveiy  be  kept  up ;  or  a  Mis- 
onary  micht  set  out  every  t«o  months,  at  tiie 
same  time  visiting  the  Fairs  wfiich  take  place.  In 
Cfeis  maoMT,  Schools  ought  also  be  established,  and 
ngularlgr  visited. 

.  Moreftaiight  be  done.  I  think,  with  the  Divine 
BlesiiUg,  in  One  year,  on  this  or  some  such  plan, 
than  can  be  efiscted  otherwise  in  Five.  A  heari&g 
h  Ktuired,  sod  this  I  long  to  obtain :  I  could,  in 
t^  case,  proceed  with  faith  and, confidence;  beiul 
assured  that  the  Word  would  not  return  void.  1 
could  almost  weep  in-the  dust  for  want  of  a  hearing : 
aUft!  it  i»  hard  living  without  it,  when  thousands 
are  perhaps  for  want  of  it  aonoaUy  dropping  into 
torments! 

The  thought,  of  ^ur  want  of  mprO'  Missionaries, 
burning  with  Seat  and  flying  with  the  EverUhSting 
9espel,  ttardetas  my  souK  But  I  arast  not  dwell 
upon  it>-God  wilt,  iiv  His  owa  good  and  gsaoibas 
tune,  send  out  to  us  such,  men. 

Extracts  from  Mr.  Bowley's  Journal  Are 
printed  in  the  Kinth  Appendix  ta  the 
7wenty-second  Report. 

"^     ALLAHABAD. 
An  andcnt  City,  situeted  at  «he  junction  of  ths 
Juama  yitb  the  Oangee,  about  4go  sulti  west* 
■oith-vekt  of  CUcutti, 


CAWNPORE.  "\ 

A  large  end  hnpoitant  MlUtaiy  Steti«»- ~  *H    ' 

west  biuk  of  the  Ganges— 49  miles  south-west  of 

Lucknow. 

BAPTIST,  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 

1817. 

Kriputa,  Native. 

LUCKNOW. 

A  large  City,  to  the  west  of  Agra-popoUaon»  la;- 

dudhig  the  vicinicy,  500,000. 

,CSURCU  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 

1817. 

Mr.  Hare,  Superintendant* 


FUTTYGHUR. 

A  Town,  90  milw  west.nortli-west  of  Luckao^ 
and  close  to  Fuiruckabed. 
BAPTIST  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 
1Q21. 
-^Richards,  IHerionarif.  * 
This  Station  has  been  reeenUy  fonnecW 
under  the  superintendence  of  Mr.  Rich*- 
ards.    He  speaks  Hindoostanee  fluently. 
Several  have  been  baptized  here  and  in  the 
neighbouring  towns. 


BAREILLY. 

A  large  end  fibpidous  City— 156  ^^^  ndtth-west 

of  Lucknow,  and  142  east  of  DelhL 

CBVRCH  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY.    . 

1818. 

Foes  Messed  Native  Reader  orut  , 

Cateckist. 


MEERUT. 

A  Urge  Town,  about  22  miles  south-east  of  Pelhv 

CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 

1813. 

Moonef  Messeeh,  Native  Reader  and . 

Cateehiitl  v  ,] ^  ' 

Ko  int^eUigence  ha«  been  raoent]^  r^i 
ceived  from  Cawnpore,  Lucknow,  Bareiltyt 
or  I^eerut. 


KOWABEE. 

A  Sasdh  ViUege,  about  40  miles  north-west  of^ 
.  DelhL 

CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 
Atinn6^tM%h,NativeR$ader4[CaHehi9U 
David  Jysinghi  Native  Seheolmaiter^    . 


1823J  INDIA  WITHIW  XHB  QAVQMB. 

Puiiculan  of  Mr.  Haher'a  Visit  tp  the 
Saadbs*  mentioned  in  ibe  former  Survej, 
were  printed  at  pp.  8S9  and  340  of  our  last 
Volume.  Among  these,"  is  a  beautiful 
and  striking  scene  of  the  grateful  acknow- 
ledgmems  of  tlio  fiaadfas  lo  Mr.  Ftaber. 


4i 


DELHI. 

VmuuMHf  m  Imperial  City,  under  itt  own  Em- 
peror-976  miles  aorth-west  orCalcutU,^  wj  of 


BAPTIST  MISSIONARY  SOCIBTT. 

1817. 
J.  T.  Tliompion,  Countrybom* 

Mr.  llioii^aoii  baa  been  on  a  yuk  to 
Senmporo^  carf^ing  thnmgh  the  press 
some  pieces  in  Hindoostanee,  the  fniit  of 
his  own  labour. 

He  baa  continued  his  journeys  into  the 
adjacent  profioces^  and  has  distributed  the 
Scriptosta  in  six  or  seTeo  dialects,  with  a 
number  of  Tracts.  '  The  Sikhs,  m  parrii 
coltr,  have  (x>ntinued  to  receive  the  Scrip- 
tuica  with  atidity ;  and  haTe  manifested  a 
iiMMne  than  usual  degree  of  freedom  and 
liberality  in  examining  them./  A  fact, 
mcniiaoed  in  a  late  communication,  de- 
serves attention  :— 

I  fooad.  that,  of  aU  who  came  to  hear  me,  tnch 
as  "vera  most  remote  frpnj  the  British  Provincm, 
were  the  readiest  and  most  jinreserved  in  receiving 
oar  Scriptnrea.  I  know  not  how  It  i»,  hut  the 
westom  nations  eertaSnly  poesess  a  thirst  for  know, 
lodge  atevw  those  in  Hiwlooetan. 

.He  thinks  the  Nepftleae in  a  ftvouitble 
•tate  for  improvement. 


AGBA 

A  tarctt  City.  800  mUeft  &orth«west  of  Calcutta. 

CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 

1813. 

Abdool  Messeeb,  ^atwe  Hiistionafy. 

John  Lyons,  SuperirUendant  of  Schools. 

John  Crowley,  Sckooima$ter* 

Abdool  Messceh  Appears  to  have  arrived 
M  Agfa,  Sn  the  beginning  of  March  of 
*^y«»»  after  his  Ordination  at  Calcutta. 
J^Ktfculara  of  his  voyage  up  the  Ganges 
are  given  in  the  Fourth  Apptadix  to  the 
Twenty. leeottd  Report:  extracts  of  the 
Joamal,  highly  characteristic  of  this  faith. 
ftd  Christian,  were  printed  at  pp.340— 
34S  of  our  last  Volume. 

•  Of  Abdool's  resumption  of  bis  labours, 
Mr.  Crowley  thus  writes:— 

Hie  retamtnir  an  Ordained  Minister  of  the  Go- 
sfel  of  Cbrist.T  hope  wlU  have  the  happiest  effects : 
ndood  this  b  ahvady  manifest. 
^Mray  Nominal  Christians,  who  I  have  reason  to 
wtieve  have  never  entered  a  Place  ofWorship  for 
maay  years  past,  have,  since  his  arrival,  become 
recvlar  attendants  on  Sabbath  Days.  Blessed  be 
Ood,  fotr  this  mercyf  The  Church  hfere.  is  now,  on 
•8«odays,  very  decently  and  coDparaUvtiy 
l^^taMrovs^  attsndsd.. 


AGIMEEB. 

The  CapiUl  of  the  Province  of  that  name,  lately 

added  to  the  British  Territory— travellint  distance 

from  Delhi  sao  mites,  from  Bombay  6JK>.  and  ftoiA 

Gftlcatu  lOte. 

BAPTIST  MISSIONARY  80CIBTY. 

1819. 

Jabcz  Carey,  Misuonary.      _  - 

Ofthe  liberality  of  Government  iniefe- 
rence  to  tbeScbools  in  this  lemoteDistrictf 
it  is  stated  in  the  Periodical  Account*-*. 

On  the  establishment  of  these  Schools,  the  Moa% 
Noble  the  Marquis  of  Hastings  was  pleased  to 
grant  the  s«m  of  0000  rapees  toward  the  expenaa 
of  organising  them,  and  to  meet  the  expenses  of 
Mr.  Carey's  jonmey  to  Agimeer.  Tin  money, 
thus  mnniiicently  bestowed,  was  in  the  eoorse  of 
time  exhausted ;  and  a  farther  sum  of  4000  ropees 
was  advanced  by  the  Serampore  Missionaries.  Bnt 
the  pressure  on  their  fbnds,  from  the  erection  of 
the  haildints  of  the.  C^lege,  liavinc  rendered  It 
embarrassing  for  them  to  continue  these  advances 
they  submitted  the  sUt^  of  the  case  to  his  LotdZ 
ship,  in  whose  benevolent  suggestions  the  measuri^ 
of  impertiBg  inatmetion  to  these  provinces,  so  louf 
desolated  by  predatoiy  excursions,  had  originsted; 
and  his  Lordship  was  pleased  to  direct  the  saqr 
expended  above  his  original  donation  to  be  re- 
funded to  them,  and  to  grant  900  rut^ees  mohthlz 
toward  the  support  of  the  Schoob.  with  n  view  tO 
their  being  augmented- 

No  report  of  the  state  of  the  Schoob  or 
the  Mission  has  been  recently  received* 


SURAT. 

A  large  City,  on  the  Western  coast  of  the  Pealn.^  > 
sula— 177  miles  nortli  of  Bombay—IahabitanU  ssid  \ 
to  beAX),000;  of  whom  a  considerab^  part  afo    \ 
Moors,  professing  Mahomedanism,  but  retainisff    ^ 
some  Pagan  Rites. 

LONDON  MISSIONARY  SOCiSTY, 

1815. 

W.  Fyvie,  Alex.  Pyvie,  MUrionariti: 

with  a  Natin>e  Atnstani, 

'•  Tlie  Society  has  sustained  great  loss,  in 
the  death  of  Mr.  Skinner;  Who  was  not 
only '  diligently  co->opertting  in  the  trans- 
lation of  the  Scriptures  into  Guserattee, 
but  had  qualified  himself  to  superintend 
the  Printing  Establishment :  be  died  Oct. 
30,  1821.  Mr.  Alexander  F^vie,  wiilk 
his  Wife,  having  sailed,  on  the  same  day, 
to  join  his  Brother,  arrived  at  Bombay  on 
the  25th  of  April. 

-  From  20  to  40  persons  attend  the  Ka* 
tive  Services.  Bnglish  Worship  b  held  on 
Sunday  Mornings. ,  Mr.  Fyvie  oontinnea 
his  visit*  to  the  neighbouring  villages:  the 
Native  Assistant  spends  most  of  his  time 
in  the  instruction  of  his  countrymen,  both 
in  the  city  and  the  villages. 

Impedimenta  stood  in  the  way  of  Native 
Schools.  These  have  been,  at  length,  stu> 
mounted  i  In  February,  there  were  thi«« 
Qchools,  containing  150  Boys.  In  the 
English  School,  which  bad  been  established 
about  iive  years,  were  about  30  Boys. 

Of  the  Native  Schools,  Mr.  Fyvie  say^-r 
Thtj  asjr  ^  ssid  to  »e  CMilin'dbAM*  «l- 


46 


SUHVXT  OF  MI8SI0KART  STATIONS. 


tiniy,  M  tvery  th&iff  of  a  HaaUien  and  taperttl- 
liooa  nature  hat  been  f  radoally  excladad. 

One  of  these  Schoob  U  entirely  composed  of 
Ditrm  Children— that  class  of  Hindoos  who  eat  car- 
rion. All  the  other  Hindoos  abhor  them,  and  they 
al  vays  lire  in  districU  by  themselves.  It  is  the 
duty  of  a  Missionary.  I  conceive*  to  teach  the  peo- 
ple that  all  castes  are  on  a  lerel  in  the  sight  of 
God ;  yet,  in  the  present  state  of  the  people.  It  is 
absolutely  impossible  to  mix  these  people  with  the 
children  of  other  castes.  We  must  either  teedi 
tJtem  in  separate  Schools,  or  allow  them  to  remain 
ignorant.  The  children  of  all  other  castes  unite 
Ibgether  in  the  Schools. 

The  printing  of  the  Guierattee  New 
Testament  was  finished  in  July  1821  :  it 
is  divided  into  eight  parts,  for  the  conve- 
nience of  distribution.  The  printing  of 
the  Old  Testament  had  advanced,  in  Fe» 
bruary,  to  the  end  of  Levitictis :  toward 
Ihe  expense^  the  Bombay  Bible  Society 
have  voted  4000  rupees.  TracUin  Gu- 
ierattee and  Ma^ratta,  with  School  Books, 
were  at  Fjress.  (The  demand  for  books  by 
the  Natives  is  urgent :  they  come  in  crowds 
to  procure  4hem  :  about  10,000  Guserattee 
TiracU  had  been  circulated^ 

Of  the  business  of  'HmnsUtion,  Mr. 
Fyvie  says- 
Translation  U  very  laborious  work,  both  forbody 
and  mind,  in  this  trying  dfanate ;  indeed  so  much 
so,  that  I  am  fully  convinced  no  person  even  of  a 
healthy  constitution  can  support  it  long.  Poor  Mr. 
Skinner  said  to  me.  a  few  dujt  before  he  was 
Uken  Ul  of  the  compUint  which  terminated  his 
life,  **  1  do  not  know  how  you  feel  in  translating ; 
but  I  feet  thai  it  is  tHmHng  mmmp  my  Itf** 

Mr.  Fyyie  adds  this  just  remark- 
In  a  work  so  important  as  giving  the  Word  of 
Ood  to  mankind^n  addition  to  literary  attainmenU. 
I  know  of  no  qnaliScations  so  necessary,  as  a 
conscience  and  a  heart  right  with  Ood. 

BOMBAY. 

/The  Third  of  the  British  Presidencies  in  India— 
(  about  laoo  miles,  travelling  dbtance.  to  the  west  of 
Calcutta— popuhition  above  200,000. 
BIBLB  SOCIETY, 
Hie  labours  of  the  Society  proceed  un- 
remittingly, in  every  part  of  its  extensive 
sphere.      His  Excellency  the   Governor, 
the  Hon.  Mr.  Elphinstone,  hag  accepted 
the  office  of  President. 

EDVCATWS  SOCIETY' 
1815. 
The  Eleventh  Report  of  the  National 
Society  has  the  following  sUtement  in  re- 
ference to  Bombay  :— 

The  cause  of  National  EducaUon  appears  to  be 
supported  with  great  spirit,  under  tlte  sanction  and 
gjroowcjtheh  Authorities.   There  U  a 

rS^^?^*^^^**  °^*'  Schooto.  in  which 
?  M^"*f  ^•^^  *^  «*«»  ved-foor  Schoob 
for  Natives  only-^  Schools,  in  addlUon  to  thSe. 
{^•^*L.  ***?»«^™>  lUiriments  there  sutioned. 
fhetotal  number  of  Scholars  in  these  several 
Schools  amounted,  by  Uie  last  report,  to  10«. 

CmuSTUS  KNOfVLBDOE  SOCIETY. 

1816. 
It  Is  said  in  the  last  Report  :— 
The  Tiaets,  which  were  suted  l*»t  y^ar  tojjave 


[jak:. 

been  translated  into  Ouaerattee,  are  now  printed 
also  in  MahratU;  and  the  District  Committee, 
having  received  assurances  of  support  frofn  th« 
Sodety  at  home,  are  resolved  to  prooced  in  th« 
arduous  work  of  translation  to  the  utmost  of  their 
power.  Lending  libraries  have  been  esUbHshed 
in  the  oot-statlons  of  this  Presidency,  under  the 
management  of  the  Chaplains ;  and  in  no  part  of 
the  worid  are  thej  likely  to  produce  more  iubstan' 
tial  benefit. 

The  Mahratta  Tracts,  here  spoken  of, 
were  the  History,  the  Miracles,  the  Fara-^ 
bles,  and  the  Discourses  of  our  Lord,  with' 
the  Sermon  on  the  Mount,  and  the  His- 
tory of  Joseph.  It  will  be  seen  by  the  fol- 
lowing extract  of  a  Letter  from  the  lata 
Mr.  Newell,  of  May  11,  1821,  not  three 
weeks  before  his  death,  that  the  American 
Missionaries  rendered  herein  good  aerrioft 
to  the  Society:— 

Since  the  beginnhig  of  the  present  year,  we  have 
printed  about  IS.OOO  Scripture  TracU  of  84  peges» 
ISmo.  for  the  Christian  Knowledge  Society.  The 
Committee  pay  ui  for  the  whole  edition  of  the  Scrip> 
ture  Tracts,  and  allow  us  to  take  gratuitously  aa 
many  copies  as  we  wish  for  distribution.  The. 
translation,  as  well  as  the  printing  of  the  TtracU, 
was  done  by  us. 

It  is  a  most  encouraging  dreumstanoe.  tlttt  the 
old  and  influential  Sociaiy  for  Promoting  Chrbtiaa 
Knowledge,  is  taking  the  lead  in  the  circulatiou  of 
Religious  TracU  among  the  Natives  in  thi#  region. 
These  TracU  wiU  be  circulated  through  a  vase  ex- 
Unt  of  territory,  which  no  Missionary  at  present- 
can  be  permitted  to  traverse.  They  cannot  fail  of 
producing  some  effect.  If  it  please  Ood  to.beslow 
His  blessing,  the  effect  may  be  great. 

AMERICAN  BOARD  OF  MISSIONS. 
1813. 
Gordon  Hall,  Allan  Grates,  J.  Nichols,  • 
Missionaries.  ^ 

James  Garrett,  Printer. 
Mr.  Garrett,  not  having  been  penpitted 
to  settle  in  Ceylon,  proceraed  to  Bombay  ; 
and  arrived  May  9,  1881. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hall  and  Mr.  Garrett  live 
in  Bombay.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Graves  continue 
at  Mabim,  6  miles  to  the  north ;  and  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Nichols,  at  Tanna,  25  miles  in ' 
the  same  direction. 

In  the  last  Survey,  we  anticipated  vari- 
ous notices  of  the  Twelfth  Report :  w« 
shall  here  give  an  abstract  of  the  remain- 
der;  and  also  of  the  Thirteenth  Report,. 
and  of  varioti9  Letters. 

The  Missionaries  avail  themselves  of  all 
the  means  in  their  power,  to  make  known . 
to  the  Heathen  the  truths  of  the  Gospel. 
Of  the  just  degree  of  estimation  in  which . 
the  preaching  of  the  Gospel  should  be  held, 
tlie  Board  say^ 

The  MiMionaries  do  not  forget,  that,  however  im- 
portant and  necessary  their  other  objecU  of  atten- 
tion may  be,  the  preaching  of  the  Gospel  is  their  . 
highest  employment ;  as  it  is  the  divinely  appointed 
method,  by  which  sinners  are  usually  brought  to 
the  knowledge  and  obedience  of  the  Truth.  In  ttie 
most  discoorajting  circumstances,  a  confidence  ia 
the  superior  effi^pacy  of  the  means  which  Ood  Ilim* 
self  has  established,  should  never  be  shaken,  as  it 
will  never  ulUmately  be  disappoinUd.  Where  this  ' 
divine  inatiiutioo  is  honoured,  and  raaintalned  wi A  * 


IMS.]  .       XWDIA 

Ikiimbto  ralMiiM  on  lu  Avtiwr ;  ud  the  crMt  truths 
orRerelAtioa  arc  proclaimed,  lathe  form  of  a  plain, 
aolvun,  eanien  twtlmoay ;  though  tb«  effect  may 

Ct,  for  a  loojr  thse,  be  appueat,  God  will  at 
tgth  vindicalB  His  ova  Word,  and  prove  the 
visdfftD  of  His  own  plan. 

^  "^Mr.  H«D  has  greater  facilities  and  more 
eneouragemcnts  for  preaching  than  either 
of  his  Brethren  ;  but  be  feels  tbe  want  of  a 
Place  of  Worship  and  of  a  fellow- labourer^ 
Ae  Missionaries  assemble  the  peopleiR 
such  timet  and  places,  and  address  tliem 
In  such  manner,  as  local  circumstances 
seem  to  require :  the  numbers  who  attend 
greatly  Tarj ;  and  it  is  remarked  of  such 
asscmbljcs— 

Holbinff  can  be  more  inecnlar  or  uncertain, 
tbaa  a  Heaihra  Audience.  Sometimes,  a  proposed 
maetiua  i»  frnstrsted  by  aa  insidiuas  Brahmin : 
•OBCtimea,  a  hopeful  assemblj  of  hearers  are  bro- 
kea  up,  and  the  opportunity  lost,  by  some  annry 
BDrtsr,  or  some  obscene  buffoon.  So  light  a  mat> 
tar  to  noftt  Heathen,  are  those  tmths,  which  con- 
cern the  very  life  of  their  lonls! 

Short  ezcvnioiis,  and  jouniejt  of  a  week 
era  fortnight,  are  continiied  with  assiduity. 

Hw  embarrassed  suteof  the  Society's 
Funds  in  1831  cbedBcd  the  efforts  of  the 
Missionaries.  While  New  Schools  were 
called  for  in  farious  places,  they  were 
obliged  to  sufpend  Ten  of  those  which  had 
been  already  established,  and  to  abandon 
oeaily  500  Boys  to  ignonmce  and  supers 
stitioii*  The  printing  of  the  Mahratta 
Jcstament,  fbcy  were  compelled  to  defer  ; 
and  to  restrain  tbe  issue  of  the  Gospels 
and  of  Thicts,  Chough  great  numbers  of 
then  alight  have  been  di^iened  thtough- 
om  tb«  Mahratta  Empire* 

At  the  time  of  suspending  these  10 
Schools,  the  whole  number  was  S5.  In 
the  15  which  remained,  there  were  about 
750  Boys.  The  Schools  are  much  im- 
proved, both  in  management  and  in  pro- 
grsss:  the  progress  is  not,  indeed,  equal 
to  that  of  an  American  School;  but  that 
does  not  arise  so  much  from  want  of  capa- 
city in  the  Scholars,  as  from  the  irregu- 
larity and  tinskilfiilness  of  the  Native 
Teachers:  •  considerable  number  have, 
however,  made  a  gratifying  proficiency. 
Jewish  Schoolmasters  are  found  to  be  much 
superior  toHeathen :  the  Board  look,  there^ 
fore,  to  their  Jewish  School  at  Bombay  as  a 
laursery  of  future  Instructors  of  Heathen 
Children.  In  respect  to  the  extent  of  ter- 
ritory ofer  which  the  Schools  are  scattered, 
th«  Board  remark — 

Vol  only  have  they  been  iastitnted  in  several 
pons  of  tha  Island  of  BocSbay,  but  they  have  been 
catendod  alone  100  mtlas  of  coast,  on  the  adjacent 
contineat.  The  Schools  are  thinly  dispersed,  it  is 
true,  and  embrace  only  a  small  portion  of  the 
Children  whoareia  perishing  need  of  instruction ; 
but  snch  is  their  nature,  and  so  happily  are  they 
sitiiatcd,  that  their  infloenee  most  be  very  con- 
sMerahle^aad  must  coniinoally  increase. 

Benevolent  persons  in  several  towns  of 
the  United  States  have  agreed  to  support 
Fits  Schools  in  ornear  Bombay.    Three 


WITHIN  THS  GANGES.  47 

Schoob  have  been  named,  after  tiie  places 
by  which  they  are  respectively  supported 
—Charleston,  Savannali,  and  Augusta 
Schools. 

The  prospect  of  obtaining  Children  to 
be  brought  up  in  the  Mission  Families  is 
more  favourable.  About  20  were  in  the 
three  Families.  It  is  the  Country4x>m, 
to  whom  tbe  thougbu  of  the  Missionaries 
are  chiefly  directed ;  as  they  feel  very  strong- 
ly the  importance  of  endeavouring  to  raiie 
from  among  this  class,  which  possess  many 
advanUges  fer  the  purpose,  future  Mis- 
sionaries for  India. 

On  Mr.  Garrett's  arrival,  he  entered  on 
the  superintendance  of  the  Press.  It  had 
not  only  been  employed,  as  already  stated, 
by  the  Christian  Knowledge  Society,  but 
was  likely  to  be  occupied  in  the  service  of 
tbe  Bombay  School- Book  Society.  The 
Missionaries  say  on  this  subject— 

We  feel  happy  in  beinf  able,  by  means  of  oar 
press,  to  farther  the  efforts  of  the  rcligioos  and 
benevolent  establishmeuU  here ;  and  wa  are  much 
eneoorafed  by  the  increase  of  sneh  efforts,  in  this 
part  of  the  coootry ,  within  a  few  years  pest. 

The  New  Testament  in  Mahratta,  and 
some  of  the  Old,  were  ready  for  the  press  ; 
and  the  whole  liible  could  be  proceeded 
with,  as  fast  as  the  means  should  be  sup- 
plied. 

The  Board  give  the  following  view  of 
the  Mission:— 

Though  the  prejudices  of  the  Natives  aie  stub- 
born  and  Inveterate,  and  though  we  do  not  dis- 
covar  that  Inqi^  conorrnuit  the  natvre  of  re« 
ligion  and'  thist  concern  for  the  soal  which  is 
desired ;  jet  .there  are  many  things,  which  de- 
mand our  unfeigned  thanks.  We  should  not  fiiil 
gratefully  to  acknowledge  tlie  presarratiQu  of  ths 
Mission  amidst  all  its  changes  and  bereavements* 
the  favour,  which  it  has  obtained,  with  Intelligent 
men  in  Indiar-the  Schools,  which  have  been  com- 
menced and  supported  under  its  superintendence— 
the  establishment  of  a  Missioo-Prese— the  transla- 
tion of  the  Scriptoree— the  printing  and  distribo* 
tion  of  different  parts  of  the  New  Testament— and 
tha  preaching  of  tha  Gospel  to  many  thousands, 
who  would  otherwise  never  have  heard  it;  to  soma 
of  whom  it  mMj  yet  become  the  power  of  Ood  and 
the  wisdom  of  Ood. 

Mr.  Graves's  words  will  form  a  suitabla 
close  to  this  abstract  :— 

I  exceedingly  wish  that  I  coold  tell  yon  good 
news ;  but  I  must  be  content  to  say,  or  at  least  I 
most  say,  that  we  do  not  enjoy,  in  our  labours, 
the  converting  influences  of  tha  Holy  Spirit*  But 
1  do  indulge  the  hope,  that,  as  a  body,  we  avs  ba- 
ginnins  to  seek  mora  earnestly  this  Divine  gift ; 
und  we  era  still  hopingto  see  better  dv«w 

,  CHURCH  MJSSIONJMT  SOCISTY, 
1890. 
Bichazd  Kenney,  I^aionary.  / 
Mr.  Kenney  i^lied  himself  to  the  study 
of  Mahratta ;  and  bad,  in  August,  suflid. 
ently  acquired  that  language  to  make  hfaov 
self  understood  by  those  who  use  it :  hot 
as  great  pumbers  use  the  Hindoqptanee^ 
he  was  beginning  to  pay  attention  to  that 
tongue. 

.Of  Four  Sdiools,  cotttaiAing  1{K)  Boys, 


SITRVKT  OF  MiSSlOKAftT  STATldMf. 


h  if  flAte^  M  dM  rwnlt  ofan  cxaniiiitlion 
cf  150  of  them— 

•  llMir  proficteucjr  was  f wy  crttlltaMe.  coaiMgfiny 
that  the  Sehoola  had  bean  eatabUibed  acareely  a 
jaar,  and  Chat  there  it  mocb  difScultj  ia  briniring 
both  the  Scholars  and  the  Katiire  Mattera  to  dili> 
cenee  and  panctaality. 

.The  AsiociAtion  mentioned  in  (he  last 
Surrey,  formed  by  die  Rer.  Henry  DaTies, 
had  niied  upwards  of  S400  rupees,  in  aid 
Of  the  Society.  It  was  Mr.  Davies's  wish 
to  build  a  Chapel,  in  the  neighbourhood  of 
one  oftheBazan. 

•     The  Missionaries  of  the  Wesleyan  Mis. 
I  aionary    Society,    Messrs.    Homer    and 
Fletcher,  hare  both  been  compelled  by  ill 
l^ealth  to  return. 

BEI^AUM. 

A  populous  To«a»  between  Bombay  and  Bellair, 
/•boot  SOO  mUet  north-west  of  Bellaiy— receotlj 

made  a  Military  Sutlon. 
'         LONDON  MtSStONARY  SOaETY, 
\  18S0. 

Joseph  Taylor,  Missionary. 
\^   Ryadass,  Naiive  Teacker, 

Of  three  Sunday  Services,  two  are  in  the 
Camp  and  the  third  at  Head-quarters :  on 
Wednesday  Evenings,  there  is  one  at  the 
Camp ;  and,  on  Friday  Evenings,  another 
at  Mr.  l^ylor'f  house  in  the  ForL  There 
were  17  Communicants.  The  Madras 
Government  have  made  a  liberal  allowance 
for  the  Services  in  the  Camp,  which  veliavea 
the  expences  of  the  Mission. 

In  two  Schools,  at  Belgaum  and  Shaw- 
pore,  there  wera  about  li20  Boys.  All 
were  receiving  Christian  Instruction. 

'  From  BelUry  to  Belgaum,  the.Canara 
is  spoken ;  from  Belgaum  to  Bombay,  the 
Mahratta.  The  Canara  is  spoken  by  nearly 
all  the  inbabiunu  of  Belgaum  and  Shaw- 
pore  ;  but  their  books  are  written  in  Mah- 
imtta,  and  their  business  is  transacted  drieflv 
In  that  tongue.  Mr.  Taylor  has  attended, 
therefore,  to  the  study  of  both  languages. 
"A  Society,  denominated  the  <*  Belgaum 
Association,"  formed  in  aid  of  Bible, 
Missionary,  and  Tract  Societies,  had  raised 
upward  of  500  rupees ;  and  had  promoted 
the  dreukdon  of  the  Scrq>turet  and  Tracts 
In  five  languages. 

BELLARY. 

A  Towoia  the  aorthem  pait  of  Kyaore,  t9t  miles 
north  of  Seringapatanu  and*  about  aoo  north-west 
or  JfadFas^surronnded  by  many  populous  TV>wns 
and  Vlllates. 

•  LOHDOV  MiSSlOSAttr  SOCIBTT. 

1810. 

J.  Hands,  W.  Reeve,  Hiram  Chambers, 

MistionatUs, 

W.  Howell,  Superintendant  of  School9* 

Anandarayer,  Native  Teacher^ 

.    Mr.  Reera  having  aeoompaniad  Mra. 


[JAlr, 

Reeve  to  Madras  on  her  returning  home  for 
the  recovery  of  her  health,  continued  tbera 
ftom  Januaiy  to  August  18S1,  asaating  in 
the  worit  of  the  Mission.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Chambers  arrived  there  .on  the  20th  of 
March ;  and  set  forward  to  BelJary,  but 
were  detained  several  months  at  Bangalore 
by  Mrs.  Chamber's  state  of  health.  Mr. 
Reeve  left  Madras  well  supplied  with  the 
Scriptures  and  TracU;  and  took  a  cir- 
cuitous route,  on  his  return  to  Bellary, 
through"  several  large  places,  addressing 
the  Natives  and  distributing  books.  At 
Bangalore  he  found  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cham- 
bers; when  they  proceeded  on  together, 
and  arrived  at  Bellary  on  the  4th  of 
October. 

The  English  Services  in  the  Fort,  oti 
Sunday  and  Wednesday  Evenings*  are 
continued  t  that  on  Simday  Morning  haa 
been  resumed  by  the  Chaplain,  whp  has 
returned  with  restored  healthi  The  NaUva 
Services  an  incteaaad  to  five:  they  are 
generally  well  attended,  and  many  are  be- 
come regular  in  their  attendance  ;  but  the 
Missionaries  find  it  a  hard  tarit  to  excita 
interest  in  the  minds  itt  tfic  Heathen 
around  them  i  listlessnesa  and  indiiftraiioe 
mark  their  c&aractar,  in  referenoa  to  divina 
and  eternal  ildags ;  while  they  are  uader 
aa  awful  iaOrtuattOD  after  tbek^ldolalraua 
wimhlp*  Hiar  fiist^hdcs  of  tba  ifissioa 
from  among  the  Haaifaeli  iiave^  however, 
been  gathered  $  two  Aduks,  Ihthar  and 
daughter,  were  baptised  Nov.  14,  1981  t 
in  the  English  CongtfeganiaB,  also^  tka 
powar  of  religion  la  in  several  Instances 
made,  manifest;  and  the  prejudices  of 
Europeans  and  their  daseendants  hava 
given  place,  in  various  cases,  to  friendship 
and  support.  .^  The  New  Mission  Chapel 
was  b^^un :  5300  rupeas  had  been  con« 
tributed«*  N 

'  The  Native  Schools  were  16 ;  contain^ 
log,  aa  before^  about  800  Children.;  TImj 
are  under  tba  auparintandanoe  of  Mr. 
Howell  t  of  his  proceedings  the  Diradora 
say- 
Mr.  Howell  visits  each  Sehool  ia  snecetiioii, 
once  every  monih— azaminea  the  BoTSscparateljr-' 
explains  to  them  the  import  of  tibat  thssrhava 
been  leamhiff— and  keepa  a  rexular  account  of  their 
proftdency.  The  chlldran  in  all  the  Schboli  read 
and  commit  t6  neroorj  the  Scriptorea,  Oatediiams, 
and  Prayers.  BCany  were  able  to  repeat  naarlj 
twentr  chapters  of  St.  Matthew*s  Gospel; 

When  Uie  arrival  of  Mr.  Howell  b  annonaced  la 
Uie  vUlases.  the  parents  of  the  children  crowd  the 
SchooURooms,  where  he  avaUa  Mmtclfof  thao^ 
portunities  thus  afforded  to  pieach  lo  them. 

Applications  for  Ten  more  Nativa 
Schools  had  been  made,  but  could  not  ba 
complied  with  from  want  of  funds.  A 
Hindoostanee  School,  however,  for  Ji^us* 
sulman  Boys,  of  whom  there  is  a  consi- 
derable number  in  Bellary,  was  to  ba 
f<Mmed. 

The  Printing  Press  at  Ihn  Sta&nis  to 


)fi23.-) 


bi  pvoTided  with  9,  sutUble  manager.  Mr. 
Thomas  Brown  sailed  for  Calcutta,  Dec. 
31,  1821.  Sliould  iie  take  charge  of  the 
SocMty's  Press  at  Calcutta,  Mr.  Gogerly 
will  remove  to  Bellary  :  but  if  Mr.  Gogerly 
sfcooM  Bniiaia  at  Calcutta, "  Mr.  Brown 
will  take  charge  of  tl^e  Press  at  BvW&ry. 

Hie  Canarm  Version  of  the  Testament 

was  fijiisbed.     Specimens  of  that  of  the 

Pentateocfat   bj  Mr.  Reere,  bad  been  ap. 

pfOTcd  by  competent  judges  appointed  by 

the  Madras  Bible   Society,  and  the  rest 

waa  to  undergo  examination.     The  Book 

o^,P!n]ms  was  under  revision. 

/  The  Tract  Society  ha(|  printed  8000 

Caoarcae  Tracts  and  2000  Tcloogoo ;  and 

had  dreolated  4650  English   and  6050 

KfCiw  Tracts:  it  bad  been  aided  by  Grants 

>  of  mooey  and  paper,  from  the  Religious 

Tnct  Society.     The   Bilde   Society  had 

jdistriboled  1500  copies  of  portions  of  the 

'iS|ppCuras.^Ilio  income  of  these  Societies, 

lor  the  year,  is  not  sUted :    that  of  the 

Misnonary  Society  had  been  reduced,  by 

local  causes,  to  between  9/.  and  10/. 

Opportanities  frequently  occur  of  distri- 
buting ibe  Scriptures  and  Tracu  to  great 
advantage  ;  audi  as  at  a  Heathen  Festival, 
rttwided  last  year,  it  is  supposed,  by  nearly 
«  mtttion  of  persons— or  when  multitudes  of 
fiarmos  and  heads  of  villages  come  to  Bel- 
iafy  OB  public  business,  amounting,  on  a 
la—  tmrnkiOt  to  20^000 — or"  on  different 
JuMmays;  such  as  those  of  Mr.  Reeve  to 
wad-hmn  Madras  ^  and  one  taken,  by  Mr. 
Hands,  in  the  close  of  1821  and  begin- 
ning af  1832,  ^y  Bangalore  and  Seringa- 
^tam  to  Bombay.  On  all  these  occasions, 
Tfada  were  distributed  in  numbers^  and 
thankfully  received. 

-In  the  Journey  jast  mentioned^  Mr. 
Hands  married  while  at  Bombay ;  but  was 
aalled  to  a  severe  trial,  by  the  early  death 
of  Mrs.  Hands,  on  their  way  to  Bellary. 


INDIA    WITHIN  THE   GANGES. 


M» 


BANGALORE, 

'  A  Town  and  UiUtary  Statfon  in  the  Ifjrsore,  74 
aiScs  BmtJi-««st  ot  Serii^Bpatam,  snd  815  west  of 
^MMlni  Jiiiri  to  be  very   healthy— its  etcvBtion 
.'       .  above  MadrM.  9001  feet. 

^  "ioNDO^  AIISSIOSAHY  SOCIETY. 

1820. 

Aod.  Forbes*  Stcph.  Laidler,  Minionarie$, 

y       Samud  FUval,  Nadoe  Ttacher. 

The  Chapel  lately  built  will  seat  about 
250  parsons :  it  waa  erected  chiefly  through 
ilia  seal  and  Uberality  of  Major  Mackwortb. 
TbeNativaTeacher  usually  preacbeaon  Sun- 
day and  Wednesday  Mornings  and  Frida^jL 
Svaningfl^  congregations  which  fluctuate*^ 
bacwaan  26  and  50  in  numbtf :  his  Dis- 
C4Mii'BCs  appear  to  be  Tery  imprewive.  On 
Sitbdaj^  Afternoons  and  Evenings,  Eqg- 
jlali  9iM^»  are  held }  the  CommUnicaats 

Jmrn-  IgfS. 


are  chiefly  Soldiers;  some  of  these  bacf. 
profited  under  the  ministry  of  the  late  ex-* 
cellent  Henry  Martyn,  when  they  beard 
him  in  Bengal.  Mr.  Forbes  occasionally 
acts  as  a  Public  Reader  of  the  Scriptures, 
with  good  eflect  on  some  of  the  Natives. 
TTiree  Adult  Heathens^have  been  baptized* 
and  three  others  are  hopeful  inquirers*     ^ 

In  two  Schools,  there  were  about  SO"* 
Boys.     A  School  on  the  British  System,    • 
for  200  Or  300  children,  was  in  contem.     . 
platioQ.    Mrs.  Laidler  had  about  20  Scho-*^ 
lars,  in  a  School  for  the  female  children 
of  the  descendants  of  Europeans.  -^ 

Mr.  Laidler  writes— 
I  believe  that  a  work  is  beinu  hm.  more  exteo- 
sive  than  haa  yet  come  to  my  knowledge.  Wemrd 
assured  that  the  Heathin  are  jjiven  to  Christ— that 
the  Spirit  will  accompany  Ihe  truth  with  power  to 
the  soul — that  casie.  and  ignorance,  and  the  enmity 
of  the  human  heart  asainsi  God.  which  is  the 
greatest  barrier  of  aJI,  will  be  destroyed.  Oh  that 
Chnsllans  ffelt  more  deeply  for  their  fellow-meo. 
Oh  that  they  frayed  always,  with  all  prayer  and 
ntppUeatUm  in  the  spirit,  and  especially  for  Mis- 
sionaries, that  atteroace  may  be  given  mtotkem  g 
that  tkey  may  open  their  mouth  boldly,  to  mmka 
knovn  ttie  myttery  qf  the  Gospel  I 

IVBSLEYAN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY^ 
1S21. 
James  Mowatt,  MUsionarig, 
The  Report  states- 
Mr.  Mowatt  b  preparing  for  his.work,.by  a  (fili- 
gent  study  of  the  native  toogues ;  and  with  tliat 
Sution  SeriMgrnpatmn  is  at  presentconoected.  and 
is  visited  ft^om  Bangalore  antU  addkionsl  Missio- 
naries can  be  sent  out, 

Mr.  Hpole  appears^to  have  rettirned  to 
Madras. 


CANNANORE.         .    ,      . 

A  Town  a  few  miles  north  of  TeUfclieirjL     ' 
CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCtETY. 

1818. 
Jacob  Joseph,  Native  Catechui. 
B.  Johnson,  Trotcstant  Schoolmaster, 
Streeoyvassel,  HindoQ  Schoolmaster*  ^ 
The  Congregation  remains  much  intha 
same  state.     The  irregular  attendance  of 
the  Children  is  a  bar  to  the  more  completa 
usefulness  of  the  School. 


TELLICHERRY. 

A  Town  on  theMalabarCoast.  north-west  of  Cochin. 

XBURCU  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY, 

1617. 

J.  Baptiste,  Protestant  Sehooltriaster* 

Kinrakal,  Hindoo  Sekoolmaster. 

Th6  Rev.  Francis  Spring,  Chaplain  at 
this  Station,  vrrites  in  reference  to  the  So- 
ciety's Mission  here-^ 

Seed  has  been  sowo,  here  and  there ;  bat  the 
•ffect  of  it  does  uot  yet  so  visibly  appew.  as  u> 
justify  us  in  tue  hope  of  an  abanHaat  tarvestao^^ 
H 


tURTVT  OW  MISSIOKABT  BTATIOK*. 


fO  

Ibdaai  ft  ire  reMonaMy  Ticw  tha  cMe,  we  moet 
wtAt  with  peOcocet  we  oubM  weU  mppoeeflflft- 
Iheiit  lo  be  more  alive  to  the  latereeu  of  the  loal 
•nd  eternitj,  than  well-iafornied  memb«n  of  the 
Chrlttiaa  ConuBenity;  and  Teechen,  whether  they 
be  Misaiooaries  or  othera«  ceanot  hope,  till  ^er  a 
loBc  period  of  residence  amoag  them,  aod  toter- 
eourse  with  them,  either  to  gain  their  confidence, 
•r  become  familiar  with  their  languace. 

The  work,  howeTer,  ta  not,  I  belieTe.  ataadlag 
•Ull :  althonth  the  progreas  il  Imperceptible. 

There  are  many  Yoong  Men,  of  the  higher  daie 
*r  Kativea  here,  who  are  muaing  on  auch  partaof 
the  Ooepel,  ai  have  been  submitted  to  their  aotlee, 
tbvongb  the  iastrumeatality  of  a  Tooth,  who,  I 
yertly  believe,  b  a  Chnstlan  in  aU  but  the  name 
and  ontward  rite  of  BaptUm.  1  hopehe  mv.  in 
time,  be  prepared  to  enter  upon  the  ardnoas  duues 
of  a  Public  Preacher  la  this  hU  KaUye  Conatry. 
I  think  this  is  a  subject  worthy  of  the  Committee's 
consideratien :  foci  am  fuUy  persuaded,  Jjumanly 
gpeeUng,  that  the  great  work  of  eTangeliaauon 


[jAir* 


eat  be  i^iainlypecformed  by  Native  hands,  such 
„  the  Lord,  in  His  own  good  time,  shall  be  pleased 
to  raise  up. 

I  hope  much,  that  the  School  here  wHt  be  a  means 
•f  renderipg  some  of  the  rising  generation  leM  pre- 
Indiced  than  their  forefathers :  and,  certainly,  fruit 
may  be  fairly  expected  from  some  Coontcy-bom 
Youths,  who  are  educating  in  it. 


COTYM. 

jMVaiage  oa  tlM  Malabar  Coast;  about  18  mUes 
from  AUepie.  and  near  the  New  Syrian  College. 

QHVRCB  MISSIONAKf  SOCIETY. 

B.  Biiky,  Joiepb  Fenv,  H.  Baker, 

Jdimomariet: 

Moses  Isarpbaty,  Hebrew  Teacher, 

Thirt^fipe  Native  Sch9oimatter4. 

The  Report  of  the  Ret.  James  Hough 
on  the  state  of  the  Mission  at  the  end  of 
1880,  with  Mr.  Fenn's  Tiew  of  it  at  the 
elose  of  the  following  jear,  and  the  Letter 
of  the  Metropolitan  to  die  Sbdety,  all 
printed' at  pp.  48^ — 498  of  our  last  Vo- 
lume^ wiU  hate  given  great  pleasure  to  all 
who  are  interested  in  the  progr^  of  the 
^  Society's  plans  for  the  benefit  of  the  Sy- 
riaii  Church.  They  will  hear,  also,  with 
aadsfsction,  what  Uie  Committee  sute  in 
TCference  to  the  present  British  Resident 
at  the  Court  of  Tnmuicore:— 

Tbe  protection-  and  favour  of  the  Resident  Is  so 
Impoftaat  to  the  welfare  of  the  Syrians,  that  the 
Oemmittee  feel  especiaUy  gratified  in  reporting 
llMt  Col.  NewaU,  the  present  Ketldent,  JusUy  ap- 
prccUtefe  the  claim  which  they  have  on  the  support 
and  kiadaesa  of  his  country. 

The  Missionaries .  gito  the  following 
view  of  the  Mission  :— 

EjkJi  of  HI  cifl  uDtl'!rjt*nd  the  Naflvea  la  ordi* 
mty  convtrvitioB,  *iid  be  understood  by  them ; 
uid  Mr.  Haiky  » in  Lhc:  coDstant  habit  or  preaching 
to  thciHt  in  tbeir  owe  language.  The  Scriptures 
pn  u  it]«  cfiur*B  of  ifMislation:  IVacta  havebeoi 
ijuilited:  rortj'-tw&  Students  are  receiving  fa^ 
iimciion  4t  iJie  C&ll^jf* ;  ihe  Heads  of  the  Syriai^ 
aiuTfli-fc  plFaftc-J*ith  waat  ingoing  forward: 
u4  1  k.ab«ii^ajt«  af  £jjriiic  and  Sanscrit  is  in  the 
coiLTiie  <»f  Aci4tiij«Diea1.  t/  tiw  Missionaries. 

Into  a  Grammar  School,  lately  erected 
by  the  @ode£y,  fpr  60  Youths,  40  had  been 
rtcetved,  and  were  maintained  and  in-: 


Btmcted.  These  Youths  trr  to  act  !• 
Schoolmasters;  and  to  fin  up.the  Tacan- 
des  in  the  College,  as  the  Students  may  b« 

'Sw  Paroa»ial  SjJhools  were  hicteased 
from  82  conUining551  SAolars  to  35  ««. 
taining  806,  The  Parishes  maintam  18  of 
these  SchooU :  about  15  Parishes  are  y«» 
to  be  supplied.  _^ 

Communications  relaUveto  theTVaaa- 
lations,  the  Cergy,  the  College,  and  *• 
Schools,  and  Extracte  from  the  Jotirnato 
of  Mr.  Ferin  and  Mr.  Norton,  are  printed 
in  the  Fourteenth  Appendix  to  the  Twenty  . 
second  Report* 

In  October  1821,  a  Printing  Pros  »u 
rited  whrch  had  been  sent  ^^l^'L^lS^ 
ciety ;  with  EngUsh  Types,  School  Bdoks^ 
a  Lending  Library,  kc.  to  ihe  great  joy  lif 
the  Metropolitan^  and  the  Mssionmes:  ar 

fount  of  MalayaKm  was  ^P^Jg^* 
Madras.  A  present  of  ;f«Jj»We  Brfata 
from  the  Society  to  the  College,  and  of 
various  Versions  of  the  Scng^TJ".^ 
the  Bible  Socie^,  have  call^  ferth  th* 
wurmest  thanks  of  the  Metropohttn. 

Mr.  Bailey  had  a  serious  bter  attadc  in 
the  early  part  of  last  year,  but  was  tta^ 
dfully  restored.  ^     

The  Missionaries  expreis  fncreattng  ne» 
light  in  their  duties.  Mr.  Baker  writes,  in 
February— 


♦^eDruary—  .^^ 

lamhappy  to  say  ^«t  we  are  proNwedW 
la  our  labours,  aod  fiot  without  as  «vMaat 
MasJSrof  Ood;ipon  them.  VTemeet  with  giM 
^ncourageoientfrom  the  attention  ^»Wch  ^JT?^* 
pay  to  the  Instructions  given  to  them,  and  hem  tbw 
SKgres.  wMch  they  are  maklnr.  JJ*  ^£^ 
bacomlng  dealer  to  us  every  day.  end  we  to  them  ; 


and  we  have  xeMoa  to  believe  that  some  ate  truly 
blessed  of  God.  «     •      ^   *      kv 

Mr.  Hough,  now  in  England  for  th» 
restoration  of  hU  health,  has  mentioned  to 
the  Comxhittee  Stations  in  connection  with 
the  Syrian  Church,  where  ten  Mlsdonariea 
are  greaUy  needed:  and  has  stated  tho 
want  of  nearly  twenty  others,  Sn  places  to 
the  east  of  Ae  Ghauts,  where  they  could 
come  into  spheres  of  extensiTe  promisa. 
The  wants,  Indeed,  of  India  «•»,»>•— 3^ 
beyond  calculation :  and  he  strongly  urgta 
the  education  of  Country-bom  Youths  for 
NatiTe  Priests,  after  the  example  of  «!• 
Roman  Catholics,  who  have,  in  the  I»a- 
trict  of  Tlnnerelly  alone,  53  Churchea 
wlth»O.OOOpeople,almoatwholly«nd«rth« 
.uperintendance  of  qountry-bom  PttesH 
«ducatcd  mnd  ordained  at  Goa. 

COCHIN. 

^A  Town  OB  the  Malabar  Odest.  about  1«0  nsllea 
'  north-west  of  Cape  CocDorin. 

CHURCH  MISSIONAltr  $OCiSTY^       . 
1817, 
The  Missionaries  at  Cotym  conf&iue  tp 
afitmtmiiuitffii*!  assisunce  to  thf  Engliah 


1835'2  J  i»i>iA  wfraiir  thb  oavobs. 

€longmatforttQDchiii.j  Tb«  tnuwferof 
tfie  JewU  SdMNtltoUMTjcwi*  Society  was 
stated  in  Ae  kst  Sunr^ :  of  the  School 
wludi  Tcmc&is  xxndtr  the  Society  the  MIs- 
l^onerics  report:— 

Tha  lCafa7»Um  School  near  th«  Fort  contafu  39 
tTJiiMfwi  bthm  tSCatbolks,  10  Mahoowduw,  and 
a  n-chei,  Th«  pratrat  •f  these  CbiMran  b 
T««7  alow,  vfaich  is  occationed  chiefly  hy  their 
irrevaiar  atteadaace.  Th«  athoolmaster  {9  atteo' 
ti««  nd  diUicnt ;  b«t  the  Bojrs  are  so  often  abMot, 
'  loec  one  day  what  they  have  gained  on 
^  Hmg.  IlMAU8siooariei,friU,hove?ar,do 
t  dM(y  cu  la  remedy  the  eril. 


SI 


The  MaliijalidI  lAtargj  wm  under  • 
thi^  refUioo. 

A  Chikt^n  Chnrdi  it  gndnrilj  rbbf 
at  Allepie.  On  Whitsunday  18dl,  fiT« 
Men*  one  -Woman,  and  th^e  Childnn 
were  baptiaed;  making  with  those  men- 
tioned  in  the  last  Surrey,  13  AdulUand 
14  Children.  Three  persona  wen  receivdl 
from  the  Roman  Communicm.  The  rn» 
gular  Communicants  were  8, 

Ifir.  Norton  thus  speaks  of  the  s^itiB  of 
the  IkCssion  :— 


JBW9  SOCISTT, 
1831. 

Hr,  flargOB  entered  on  the  charge  of 
icbe  Jewish  School  July  1,  1831.  ^ At  the 
laM  datesb  ^  CQptahied  70  Children)  many 
inditidnala  among  the  Black  Jews  l)ad 
aapeeased  a  grea^  desire  to  fdlow  the  ez- 
«^le  mf  the  White  Jews,  in  committiDg 
thdr  cfaSdivn  to  his  care ;  but  their  re> 
9enMBg  pnjndioee  had  prevented  them 
tnm  Mug  4fais  ^  a  body. 

Hie  Madfaa  CommiUee  urge  the  «z- 
^cdieofy  of  placing  at  this  Sutiour  as  a 
Miiiinnary,  an  English  Cleigyipan,  well 
versed  in  Hebrew. 


AIX£FI£. 

A  T»*o  aa  Iho  Malahar  Coatt-40  aOlcs  ftom 
Cjrliifi  aainng  U$  inh^itanu  eaid  to  haTe^oco 
-  jfAomwdia*   iinnoanded  by.popnloQs  vUlagea. 

CMUBCa  msSIONJUY  SOCiETY. 

1817. 

n^oMa  Norton*  Mi$tUmaryt 

with  Nativ  AmttanU. 

The  dcndi  of  Mra»  Norton  has  proved  a 
feesty  sOiction  to  her  husband.  An 
Obituary  of  her  waa  gli^n  at  pp.  055—357 
«f  our  last  Volume. 

TbeMadraa  Committee  remark  on  this 


Mg,  Kortioa  has  capetieaced  mach  cnoonrate- 
naoc  la  laa  lahoora  at  thta  Statioa  darinc  the  pre- 
tmk.  year,  aatwithstandinr  the  vevivBl  of  eonside- 
nMe  oppeeitioB  oa  tfae^atft  of  the  Roman  Catbo- 
Jfaa.  I7  vhon  he  is  torroooded.  and  from  whom 
te  ^motSng  ytmn  be  was  so  frtqaently  thwarted 
fa  kis'eadesvoors  for  the  benefit  of  the  Inhabitants. 
Mr.  Ndrten^a  report  of  his  labours  will 
f^MT  that  be  ia  fully  orcupied : — 

IfMam  Service  is  perftmaed  four  feimei  every 
I^DcdTa  IHf^-«aca  in  Tamol,  twice  in  Englisb,  aad 
B  ia  Malayaliro.  I  The  Tamol,  the  Catechist  per- 
:  the  otlier  Services,  I  perfiBrtn.  On  Thursday 
ac.  Eafflish  Worship— on  Friday  Afteraooo, 
t  by  the  Catechist.  A  Iso  a  Catechetical  Lec- 
saae  ao  Wadaesdey  Evening. 

He  awrace  attendaaoe  of  ConsregatioDS  at  En- 
ffiab  Worship  is  £S,  and  at  Malabar  00.  exclttsire 
«r  «te  ChUdiaa  who  are  M— tolalior.  Thry.  of 
wwe.  vary  occarioaally.  Of  a  few.  I  hope  I  can 
M^tbat  they  love  the  Lord  insincerity  and  troth. 
/la  the  Mi|mon  School  there  were  40 
'  Bm  an4  is  Girls;  and,  in  the  Baser: 
^dbol,  4Q  Boys  imd  9  Adults^ihital,  96  J 


_?J*  ^^  *****  "^  ••<^<**1  •<>  "»Pi*ly  ••  ^  «>«I4 
wish.  We  have  not  those  blessed  visitations  af 
Divine, Hen^  and  displays  of  the  power  of  Al- 
mifhty  Grace,  which  oar  Brethren  in  AfHca  eiOoy. 
Bat  we  kaow  in  whose  hands  the  wortK  is ;  aad  hava 
reason  to  hope,  that  the  same  fradoas  Ood  wH 
tTMt  as  also  tMre  the  oatpoorinf  oT  HIa  Spiff  t  frote 
on  high.  We  have  to  be  thankfal  that  H«  does  nbt 
aHotether^ve  his  Word  withoat  tcstioMny.  A 
Mnall  nnmber  of  souls  have,  I  trust,  been  laallr 
benefitted  to  their  everlasting  walfare.  Users  Is 
51^'JJi^S?^/^*"***»**»«  •"<>  dispatation  about 
'^  ^'*!S?  "S*«J~*  **»  P"*»"«  »»'»«»•»*«  *n  pri- 
vate fiuniliesi  this  is  the  case  eBwogsU  castes  aad 
descriptions  of  people. 

■  III  ^- 

NA6BACOIL. 
Ciosa  to  the  soathem  extremity  of  the^Ohsutt-a 
place  of  eonairterable  extent. 

L^yDOy  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY* 

1805. 

C.  Head,  C.  Mauli,  MUtUmiriei. 

H.Ashton,  Englith  Te&ehtr^ 

B.  M<Cally,  SuperiniendiaU  ^  Oui-^SUh 

iion  Sekoaii. 

DaTid  Adiappen,  Prinier  and  Bindtt. 

10  Deaooni^   n^eadtn,  «nd  SO  Sckoci' 

'  The  Mission  Cbuich  piooeeds  elowly^ 

from  want  of  ftmda.    Theson  of  2Si*  baa 

been  received  by  the  Directors,  for  ihm 

arection  of  a  Fourtli  Bungalow  ChapeL 

Of  98  Out-Stations;  the  ]>hrectorssi^|^ 

At  dmost  all  the  Out-Ststioas  vrhers  NaUaa 

Schools  have  been  estabUshed,  Congregations  aUf 

have  been  formed ;  but  of  theee.  comperatively^ 

only  a  few  are  acconmodatsd  vrith  a  soflkleatly 

larae  end  coBvenient Place af  Worship;  several aia 

without  any  ;  aad  the  Brethren  observe,  tliat  tbiT 

are  likely  tocoatinoe  so, unless  sabscriptloas  should 

be  leoeived  finpm  some  benevolent  individoaUfor 

tlw  express  purpose. 

The  Congregatioas  were,  iagenerd,  on  tlie  la* 

rease :  while  nameroas  fMnlliet  of  the  He«th«l 

re  renouncing  PatanisB.  several  Soman  Catha* 

lie  families  are  renouncing  Popery. 

Of  other  places,  they  add*- 

Kamerous  villages  are  still  entirtty  witboet 
Schools,  and  are  destittttoaf  aU  means  of  fsligioas 
iastruetioa. 

In  addition  to  tiie  17  Bieaders  mention- 
ed in  the  last  Survey,  names  and  contribu« 
tions  for  10  others  have  been  received  by 
the  Directors  for  Travancore,  and  6  fof 
such  parts  of  India  as  may  be  moft  in 
need  :  the  subscription  for  the  support  of 
«sch  is  10/.  peranniun.  Of  the  Readeif 
already  appointed  the  Missionaries  writ#-r 
ViBf  have  been  diligeally  eeiplayod  sii^tM  ibs^ 


SUAVPY  OF.  Mr<?'?lO>fARY  STATIONS.  [jA^V. 

were  at  Stations  occupied  by  that  Society. 
Two  more  were  added ;  and  there  were, 
in  the  Nine  Schools,  when  Mr.  Hough 
left,  283  Children. 

,  In.l819,  there  were  34  Convert!  frpm 
the  Heathen  ^nd  4  from  Popery,  51  Mar- 
riagef,  and  174  ComiminicaBts. 

The  Society  has  a  House  tod  a  soHdl 
Chapel  in  the  Fort  of  Palamoottah. 


Si 

'  appointment  in  JitTusing  a  kno«lr.fj;o  of  the  Scrip- 
tares  to  both  piosessed  ChristiMos  aud  tleaUicns. 
Xbey  read  in  the  chief  places  of  concoorse— in  the 
retired  villaxes,  and  to  stated  assemblies.   By  their 

^  itieai^s.  some  knowledge  of  the  Oospel  has  pene- 
trated  many  a  dark  and  uaenlightened  place. 

'  Tor  the  Central,  Natire  Female,  and 
Bazar  Schools,  with  the  School  of  Indus- 

'try,  all  at  Nagracoil,  are  to  be  added  32 
at  the  28  Out-Stations,  two  of  the  Stations 
having  each  three  Schools  t  making  the 
total  of  Schools  36  :  nearly  all  of  which 
are  prosperous,*  In  reference  to  them  the 
Missionaries  write — 

The  children  are  the  hope  of  the  flocks,  and 
comfort  us  concerning  our  work.  The  Seminary 
-will  fomish  Youth  to  evangelic  the  surrounding 
villages :  they  already  accompany  ns  in  our  visits 
to  the  Congregations.  There  are  some  promising 
Children  Ukewise  in  the  ether  Schools. 

Of  the  Press,  they  say — 

The  Press  has  partially  furnished  the  Schools 
with  books  of  learning,  and  the  Congregations  with 
religious  instruction,  suited  to  their  peculiar  wants. 

On  the  review  of  their  labours,  they 
add— 

We  have,  perhaps,  all  the  success  that  we  ran 
reasonably  expect,  when  tlie  nature  of  our  opera- 
tions is  considered. 

We  move  a  vast  machine,  apd  endeavour  to  keep 
it  in  motion.  The  utmost  rigilance  and  care  are 
requimd.  Temper,  wisdom,  prudence,  and  love 
to  the  souls  of  the  people,  are  essentially  neces- 
sary to  keep  the  mind  alive  to  the  proper  discharge 
of  our  work. 


QUILON, 

Or,  Conlan-^«8  miles  north-west  of  Cape  Cumorin 
—Inhabitants.  80.000. 

LONDON  MISSIQN4ftY  SOCIETY. 

.    1821. 

John  Smith,  Missionary, 

*  A  School  has  been  epened  at  Trevan- 
^erum,  40  miles  from  Nagracoil  and  the 
same  distance  iirom  Qtdlon.  It  was  in 
contemplation  to  op6n  Schools  ia  all  the 
towns  between  the  two  Stations.  The  Re- 
sident supporu  two  Schools  in  Quilou  at 
^is  own  expense. 


Giitiubells. 


A  District,  150  miles  long  by  an  average  breadth  of 

SO,  occupying  the  south-eastern  extremity  of  the 

Peninsula. 

PALAMOOTTAH. 

A  Town  about  three  miles  from  that  of  Tfnnevelly , 
and  55  miles  east-north-east  from  Cape  Comorin. 

CHRISTIAN  KNOH^LEDQB  BOCIBTY. 

1800. 

Abraham,  Country  Priest, 

'  The  Rev.  James  Hough,  while  Chap- 
Iain  at  this  Station,  had  esublisbed  Seven 
Schools  for  the  Church  Missionary  Society: 
the  Madras  District  Committee  of  the 
Christian  Knowledge  Society  having  fiu-. 
tiished  him  with  the  means  of  supporting 
these  Schools,  they  wtre  readily  givfen  dp 
ta  it,    on  his  recommendation,  as  fliey 


CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY, 

C.  T.  £.  Rhenius,  Bernhard  Schmid, 

Missionaries, 

Robert  Graham,  Robert  Lyon, 

Countrtf'bom  Snglisfi  SchoolviHisteru 

David,  Native  Assistant. 

Twelve   Tamul  Schoolmasters,     . 

Tamul  Service  is  held  at  nine  o'cloek 
on  Sunday  Mornings,  and  English  at 
eleven,  with  Tamul  in  the  Afternoons. 
Tamul  Family  Service  is  Open  every  even- 
ing to  the  attendance  of  others.  On  Sun- 
day, March  the  1 0th,  were  baptised  the 
first-  fruit's  of  this  Mission-^-a  man  of  high 
Soodra  Caste;  and  a  Parriar  Woman* 
with  her  two  little  Daughters,  of  6  and  8 
years  of  age. 

At  the  last  dates,  there  were,  in  2  Eng- 
lish and  1 2  Tamul  Schools,  486  Scholars: 
the  number  bad  varied,  dturing  the  year, 
from  548  to  51 5.  The  Seaainary  iiad  met 
with  sonle  difficulties  on  account  of  caste  ; 
but  was  again  proceeding,  with  good  pro- 
mise. The  National  System  is  introduced 
into  some  of  the  Schools.  The  Missionariea 
write — 

Not  only  Children,  but  many  Adults  also,  reap 
benefit  from  these  Schools:  for  many  of  them  at- 
tend when  we  fcatrchise  the  children,  and  leara 
the  same  wholesome  truths;  and,  not  seldom, 
they  make  up  a  handsome  Congregation,  to  whom, 
*fier  the  School-business  is.  over,  we  preach  the 
Gospel,  with  exborutions  to  repent  and  beiieve  ia 
the  Saviour. 

Books  and  Tracts,  in  Tamul  and  Teloo- 
goo,  have  been  distributed.  Eleven  or 
twelve  pieces,  in  Tamul,  bad  been  com* 
piled  or  were  in  hand. 

In  the  Thirteenth  Appendix  to  the 
Twenty-second  Report,  Extracts  are 
printed  from  the  Journals  of  Mr.  Rhenius 
and  Mr..  Schmid,  relative  to  the  sUte  of  the 
Schools,  and  of  the  Christian  Natives  dis- 
tributed in  various  parts  of  the  District  of 
Tinnevelly. 

The  labours  of  the  Missionaries  are 
gradually  exciting  interest  among  the  Na- 
tives ;  some  of  whom  were  under  idstruc* 
tion  for  Baptism.  When  the  Seminary 
shall  be  brought,  by  the  blessing  of  God 
on  the  care  of  the  Missionaries,  to  supply  - 
Native  Christian  A&sistants,  a  wide  field 
will  lie  open  before  them  in  this  District, 
both  as  Catecbists  and  as  Scboolmasievs. 

Mr.  Rhcniusj  being  a  N^itivt  of  Prussia, 


1825']  INDIA   WITHIN 

addroBcd  a  Letter,  some  time  bock,  to  his 

.  Sovcrei^,  the  Kipg  of  Prussia;  with  a 
flDCciiict  aecoont  of  the  Missionary  Exer- 
tions carryiog  on  in  India,  aud  particu- 
lariy  in  that  part  in  which  he  was  himself 
called  ta  labour;  and  acconi|>anied  with 
copies  of  the  Tamul  and  Telingoo  New 
TeaCamciits— homblj  recommending  the 
^lisaionarj  Cauae  to  the  Patronage  of  his 
fiowcreign.     To  this  communication  His 

.  Majesty  has  graciously  replied ;  closing 
hia  Letter,  from  Berlin,  in  these  words — 
With  plcaanre  I  ffiv*  joa  s  proof  of  the  int«r«t 
whkii  1  taie  in  joar  Ubours,  by  iaformiag  you 
tkax  Llawt  Hipaloted  m  pennancnt  pecuoiMry  a»sut> 
m.c«  fior  tim  Mistioovy  Society  etUblUhed  in  this 
city ;  ud  c«im  the  inrJosed  Medal  to  be  sent  to 
joa.  ia  oidv  that  it  ouor  senre  as  a  ramambrance 


THE  OAN6B8. 


TRICHINOPOLY. 

Ia  th«  Sonth^rn  Carnatic — 968  miles  rrom  Madras. 

CURISTiJN  KSOWLBDGE  SOCiETY. 

1766. 

Darid  Rosen,  Missionary, 

Pakiyanaden,  Wisuwasansd«n,  and 

XuUalambi,  Country  Priests, 


TANJORE. 

Id  thaftoatbcn  Carnatic— 205  miles  from  Madras 

CHRISTIAN  KNOWLEDGE  SOCIETY, 

1766. 

XCKohlhoff,   J.G.P.Sperschneider, 

Missionaries. 

Adeykalam,  Nanaparagason, 

Country  Priests. 

Ko  report  of  proceedings,  at  either  Tri- 
dnaopoly  or  Tanjore,  has  appeared. 

NEQAPATAM. 

A  Seaport,  4B  miles  aast  of  Taajore— InhabitanU 
30,000. 

WB&LEYAH  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY, 

1821. 

Titus  Close,  Missionary, 

'  Katts,  Assistant  Missionary, 

■     Tbo  Committee  report  respecting  thb 
Bfisston;*- 

nas  Station,  which  was  for  some  time  left  with- 
«fit  sapply.oariog  to  Mr.  Sqaancr  having  bcrnea- 
tirely  laid  asid«  by  a  lonf-continued  afllictioo, 
which  has  atleavth  obHged  him  to  retam  home.  Is 
BOW  acain  occupied,  and  with  every  prospect  of 
taeccas.  Mr.  Close  (from  Madrss)  has  been  ap- 
pelated to  this  Sution ;  vith  Mr.  Katts,  an  As< 
ilMaat  Missionary  from  Ceylon.  Mr.  Close's  last 
liTttcs-  is  dated  April  SO.  He  preaches  twice  «n 
Soadaya,  in  the  Dutch  Chnrch ;  aud  has  commenced 
a  Hativa School,  in  the  centre  ot  ihe  town.  lie  io> 
Mr.  Katts'  arrival,  to  visit  Tanjore, 
,  and  Trichinopoly.  At  the  Utter  place 
i  is  a  considerable  Society  of  pious  Soldiers. 

Mr»  Close .  haa  stiflered  so  much  in  his 
hmhh  since  became  hither,  that  his  return 
homit  is  jftdged  necessary. 


53 


TRANQUEBAR. 

A  Danish  Settlement,  on  the  Eiut  Coast  of  the 

Pemnsuk— 145  miles  soath-by-went  from  Madras. 

DANISH  MISSION  COLLEGE. 

1706. 

Aug)i8tus  Caemmerer,  D.  Schreyvogel, 

Missionaries. 

In  1821,  there  were  54  Births,  53 
Deaths,  2  Conrertsfrom  the  Heathen  and 
2  from  Popery,  and  125  Communicants, 

CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY, 
1816. 
Isaac  Wilson,  Missionary, 

John  Devasagayam, 
Native  School  Inspector, 
Nyanapiragasam,  Simian*  Inspector. 
Auben  David,  Aative  CateckiU. 
Native  Schoolmaster s for  Thirty'one  Schools, 
Mr.   and  Mrs.  Wilson  arrived,    from 
Madras,  Oct  11,  1821 ;  for  the  advantage 
of  better  preparation  for  futiire  labours, 
rhe  loss  which  he  had  shortly  to  susuin 
in  the  death  of  his  Wife  is  known  to  our 
Readers  ;  who  must  have  been  impressed 
by  the  Character  and  Obituary  of  that  ex- 
cellent Woman,  given  at  pp.  401 — 406  of 
our  last  Volume. 

Mr.  Wilson  has  been  allowed  the  use  of 
the  Danish  Mission  Church  for  an  finglish 
Service  on  Sunday  Evenings;  which  is 
attended  by  Europeans  and  Native  Chris- 
Uans,  and  has  not  been  without  a  blessing. 
A  Missionary  Prayer- Meeting,  on  the 
First  Monday  in  the  month,  was  begun  by 
him  in  March.  While  he  is  diligently 
studying  Tamul,  he  assisu  the  objects  of 
the  Mission  by  j>articular  attention  to  the 
Seminarists,  who  arepreparing  as  Teachers. 
John  Devasagayam  writes— 

By  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  several  of  our  present 
Seminarists  appear  more  serious  than  any  whom  I 
have  hitherto  known.  I  hope  the  pious  labours  of 
Mr.  Wilsan  will  be  greatly  blessed  to  Uiem.  wo 
have  now  more  prospect  that  some  of  our  Scholars 
will  go  forth  from  us  to  the  work  of  the  Lord  with 
better  knowledge  and  sentiments,  yea  with  .hearts 
more  devoted  to  Ills  cause,  than  maA>'  who  have 
hitherto  left  us. 

Mr.  Barenbruck,  from  Madras,  spent 
the  month  of  January  in  Tranquebar  and 
places  in  its  vicinity. 

The  Native  Inspector  pursues  his  la- 
hours  with  great  steadiness  and  simplicity. 
Extracts  from  his  Journals  are  printed  in 
the  Twelfth  Appendix  to  the  Twenty- 
second  Report :  the  Corresponding  Com« 
mittee  remark  that  they  wUi  be  found-^- 

— to  throw  much  light  on  the  state  of  the  Katlves 
generally,  both  Christians  and  Helens;  and  to 
exhibit  the  devout  spirit  with  which  the  Writer  Is 
animated. 

At  MichaelAias  1821,   there  were  SI 
Schools  under  the  Society :  of  these  ft  |s 
said  in  the  Report  :— 
Opposiuoo  having  been  ezcilf^y  ^y  some  Ueathea 


54  «URVBT  OV  BflSSIOVART  tTATIOKfl. 

Hatiftt,  to  llM  SociatyV  BcbooU  ia  a  few  plftCM,  I  BIBLE  SOCtSft, 

tbeCoiTMpoiiillBff  OoBunitt—  ^y  m  ttloment  of 

tb«  eooseqnoot  flttctoAtioa  io  tbe  unndier  of  the 

SchoUrt,  firom  which  it  appears,  that,  at  the  end 

of  December  1820  there  were  16S4.  at^the  ead  of 

ilpril  foUowinir  14«4.  at  th«  ead  ofJalj  1497.  and 

at  the  end  of  Septamber  1591.   The  nombcr  having 

been  16M  at  the  date  of  Ute  last  Report  of  the  Cor> 

re^MMidiDg  Cooamittee,  the  decreue  en  the  ymx 

was  but  41. 


[JAY. 


VEPEEY. 

A  ViUage  near  Madrii. 

CRBtSTiAir  KNOWLEDOE  SOCtWrY- 

J.P.  Rottltr,  D.D.,  LMir.P^ter  Haubroe» 
Afuttpiianff. 

The  re-establldiment  of  the  Pi-en  at  this 
Statioii  was  noticed  in  the  last  Surrey.  It 
appears  ftom  the  First  Report  of  the 
Madras  DttCrict  Committee,  an  elaborate 
historicaLDocameD^which  has  called  forth 
just  praise  from  the  Parent  Society,  that 
effectual  measures  hsTe  been  taken  for  re- 
storing the  whole  Mission  Establishment 
toastateofefliciency;  as  it  is  fbund  to  be 
in  possession  of  rety  ^nsiderable  property. 

In  the  first  year  of  its  re-establishment, 
the  Press  issued  about  4000  Books  and 
Tracts. 

The  Nationd  System  has  been  intro- 
duced into  the  Sdiools.  At  the  end  of 
1819»  the  Scholars  were  150:  at  Mid- 
summer 1890,  they  had  increased  to  801 : 
and  at  the  close  of  1831 »  they  were  nearly 
500.  Ofa  Public  Examinat^  held  Dec. 
S9;  18S1,  the  Madras  Goternment  Ga- 
totta  thus  reports  >* 

Hie  chfldren  were  all  wiartaMy  d^n'sad 
hesltlqr ;  their  rapid  progress  and  orderly  beba- 
eioor  reflected  thelhl^iest  credit  oa  their,  vcnera- 
Me  Fester  tlie  Her.  Dr.  Bottler,  and  Us  iadebtigs- 
ble  coadjntor  the  Ber.  Hr.  Haabroe. 

The  reviral  of  this  lata  neglaoted  lostStuUoa. 
with  the  grsat  Improrements  in  the  system  of  tui- 
tion and  the  increase  of  the  Sdiool,  caanoC  fail  to 
prove  a  Messing  to  tbe  popokms  neighbomhood 
In  which  it  b  sitoated. 

Hie  erection  of  «  New  CSuvdi  was  so 
strongly  urged  on  the  Society  by  the  late 
Bishop  of  Calcutta,  though  at  an  expense 
of  SOOOL,  that  a  Resoltttion  was  passed  to 
that  ^ect,  at  a  meeting  held  on  the  9th  of 
July.  His  Lordship,  in  fecommending 
tUs  measure,  thus  spesks  of  the  rapid  pro- 
gress of  the  Vepery  Mission  .*— 

TMmo  increasing  (demands  on  yooritoids,  arise 
•at  of  tlie  hiffaly  flourishioir  sUteof  your  Missio- 
nrf  CoDcems  In  that  <ioaner.  I  qnestioo,  indeed, 
wlwtberte  tlie  history  of  Christian  Mistios*  from 
any  Cbopch,  it  will  be  found  to  IwTa  beoa  snipass- 
ad.  The '  CoQgregation  and  Schools,  ¥hich  were 
lately  In  so  astrmeJ 
three  or  ftrar  fold. 


1820. 

From  tfio  Eighteenth  RepoiFt  of  tto 
British  and  Fortisn  Bibk  Society,  we  eel* 
lect  an  abstract  of  the  proceedings  of  tiii 
Auxiliary,  during  its  irst  year  ^^- 

Its  Fiast  Report  aOerds  the  most  satisfkctofy  e«i» 
d^noe  of  the  seal,  caotion.  and  activity  with  whiek 
this  Infant  Institntion  has  entered  on  its  work  (^ 
'preparint  and  dbtriboUnf  Varuens  of  the  Scri^ 
turfs,  in  the  Ismmiss  spoken  ia  tbe  s««|heni  part 
of  the  Jvdisa  Fenlasnla. 

On  the  pveparatioa  of  Versionts.  it  if. 


MADRAS. 

IbrSseoHWtlMBtftidi  BiwidMKiff  in  In^io^ 
I  Paoinsnte— Tnhabitaats, 


ea  the  eaat  coast  df  tbe  ^_  _____ 


At  Baltory .  a  Commitiee  fa  eagaged  ia  eaaminhic 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Hands*  Version  of  the  Kew  Tesi». 
meat,  and  part  of  tbe  Old  Vsstameat  In  Cmm<t$0k 
At  Madraa,  a  Committee  has  been  famed  for  the 
porpose  of  examlaiiig  the  VarsloCi  of  the  QM  and 
New  Testament  in  TWmW,  revised^  the  |U«.  Dr* 
Bottler  and  the  Bev.  Mr.  Rhenins :  meanwhile,  the 
Committee  have  resolved  to  strike  off  flOOO  copies 
of  Fsbridns's  translation  of  the  Old  Testament,  la 
iu.present  state,  to  meet  the  actual  demand.  Twe 
Versions  of  the  MmtsfmUm  have  been  sobmltted  to 
the  inspeotlon  of  persons  competent  to  judge  of 
tiieir  merits :  and  specimens  of  the  New  Testament 
in  T«2Mf»e.  translated  by  the  late  Rev.  Mr.  Pritchect 
together  with  a  portion  of  the  Old  Testament,  have 
been  distributed  among  persons  conversant  in  that 
language,  for  tlie  purpiMO  of  obtaining  emendatocy 
critioina.  Versions  liavealso  been  prepared  in  tlui  ' 
dialect  of  the  HMtotlmm.  which  is  spoken  in 
this  Presidency ;  end  the  final  adoption  of  any  or 
them,  depends  upon  inquiries  aow  ptasding  rcia* 
tive  to  their  probable  otiUty. 

Hie^tribution  of  the  Scriptures  if  tbua 
spoken  of  :— 

A  Depository  has  been  established  at  theBla^ 
Towa.  In  the  Native  lAnguages.  £474  copies  of 
Ihe  Scriptures,  either  entire  or  in  part,  have  beea 
issued ;  in  tlie  English  and  other  European  lan- 
guages, 000:  the  soldiery  and  the  ftriaoners  in  the 
gaol  have  shared  the  benefit  of  the  latter.  _ 

CBVncn  MISSIONARY  SOCISTT. 
1815. 

G.T.  BSirenbmck,  James  Ridsdde^ 

Miistionaries,      * 
Christian^  Natite  jfsnttanii 
with  Native  Beaden  and  Schootmoitirtm 

CbrisUany  fonnerly  dismissed,  has  been 
restc»red.  Sandappen  mentioned  iir  tib« 
last  Survey,  grew  dissatisfied ;  and  so  did 
Nallapen,  another  Native  AssistaoL 

The  Society  has  suffered  serious  losg, 
by  sickness  and  4eath,  among  its  frien^a 
at  Madras  i  the  Rev.  James  Hough  waa 
obliged  to  embark  for  England ;  and  waa 
soon  followed  by  the  Rev.  Cbaries  Churd^ 
who  died  at  sea.  The  Rev.  Mr.  TbQmi% 
tlie  Senior  Chaplain,  has,  however,  joinad 
the  Corresponding  Conomittee ;  and  thji 
Bev.  M.  Thompson  an^  Mr/  G.  Cfuwfc 
major  are  now  on  their  return  to  India. 

The  Euglish  Services  have  been  con^ 
tinned  by  Mr.  Ridsdale,  and  the  Xamid 
by  Mr.  Barenbruck.  In  tbe  English,  be- 
tween 100  and  150  attend  on  Suad^ 
Mornings,  and  ifiom  50  lo  «0  as  TneaiUy 


MEB*] 


lathe  tiunttlyftekinaigr  AAeniooiwCcni^ 
^TBgttion  Bt  KomrDokspeCU)!  ifrcreaflet; 
and  in  the  Ercnnig,  at  Che  Church,  about 
lOO  attend :  the  Commumcants  ai«  d  1 : 
ymnmn  h&pdam  of  Heathen  hate  taken 
yitmem.  A  Monthly  MMonary  Pmyer- 
Me^dng  was  established  In  July  18S1  ; 
and  a  Ftajwr  Meeting  is  held  on  the  Tbiid 
Samrday  In  themooth^  for  Gommuni- 
caitts«|iiC|Mnitofytothe  Sacrament. 

At  the  lMtdatea»  4here  were  10  Schools, 
14  SdMcdmasters,  and  888  Children. 
Hie  Sdiolars  improre  In  religious  know- 
Ms*  ^^  e^^  feeling.  The  Cnrespond- 
fag  Committcb  atat^-- 

Tte  Banber  of  ehitdraa  of  all  dawes,  Chrittios 
■odHiadBM,  ia  the  Soctoly*s  SchooU.  is  betvvca 
tlw  ami  htm  thoasaad;  aad  probiO^lr  hMiiy  •» 
mmr  anon  bam  waecmahf^lj  quittMi  th«m  for 
yw  employmettts  to  lif«,  Mftar  acqalrinir. 
Oree^  dMtr  mesas,  tb*  ruduiuuits  of  lesrniDiaod 
■oaM  n— iuw  orieUttoas  inatructSoii. 

Ei^lah  and  Taanul  IWcta,  to  the  nun- 
beroT  15,900^  had  been  prfaited,  beddea 
aecaaional  papera.  The  foundation-atone 
cf  a  School  Hooaa  and  a  FHnting  Office, 
in  the  MIsMQ  Piamisea,  waalaid  July  8, 
1831.  The  College  of  Vwt  St.  Gemge 
had  permitted  a  Fount  of  Mahiyalim 
Typaa  to  ba  caat  at  their  foundry  and  from 
their  matncaa,  for  the  use  of  the  FnsB  at 

On  Ihe  auljeetof  the  ^resa,  the  IVea- 
•ofer  wwHta^  on  the  Sd  of  August  last  t— 
'  0«r  Tantul  Firess  is  jost  nov  eommenciBr  the 
VriatiMtg  of  Ml  -edhioii  of  £S0O  copies  of  the  Mew 
Testameot.  vitb  fSOO  additioBsi  copies  of  the  Go- 
•ptis.  oo  aecoont  of  Uie  Aaxlllnr  BiUe  Society. 
The  fvcas  of  the  Vepeiy  Mission  of  the  Christisn 
Xnovledflo  Society  is  engaged  is  aa  edition  of  Uie 
Team]  Old  TestameBt,  oo  the  same  nceoaat.  and 
oar  praoa  has  nadertalMa  Che  New  on  the  same 
teas ;  which  are  very  moderate,  hut  sufficient  to  de- 
ftmj  the  charge  of  oar  £stablishraent :  while  the  an- 
daitakiac  has  ihehappjr  effect  of exhiWUnr  the  Three 
•srieciee,  acting  hi  their  respective  spheres,  end 
Msallr  oMCrfbatiag  to  the  propagation  of  the 
Sionl  Oracica  and  the  common  advancement  of 
oar  Blaaeed  Faith. 

Lcttara  and  Instructiona  of  the  Con«- 
ipondliig  Committee  to  the  Missionaries, 
with  Eztr^Ha  from  the  Journals  of  Mr. 
IKrenbrndc  and  Mr.  Ridsdale,  are  printed 
IB  the  Blerenth  Appendix  to  the  Twenty, 
aaooiid '  Report. 

ThaiBeport  fumfshas  a  sUtement  of 
the  eipenditufe  of  the  year  in  the  South- 
lfliSa~Sf«uidii  :-* 

Xadna.  14941.  (eooiirtlBg  of  BUI.  ordinary  ex- 
Hasaa*  wmd  MBf.  lor  new  haitdiagt  and  fttttag-ap 
ms  Miaaiau  Chwah^-T^aoqaehar,  44«l.-TiaBe. 
siHy,  14981.  Cheiag  040C  orduiaiy  expenditare.  and 
amL  far  Cha  pvrchase  of  Um  Miasioa  Premises)- 
lVa»ii>iiea.  tedadlflg  Cotym,  Cochte.  and  Allcpie. 
i«0Hr--TrilSdisn3r|ndGaBttnoffM8l.--Viaoapa. 
cm,  l«i.-P»iatim  tlSpartmeat,  nBA-Secntary's 
Oa— ,  mU"  swnhfct  a  total  of  89081. 

•A  NewSution  has  been  formed,  at 
fvoiMOKAuai^  ten  or  tweWe  milcafrom 
ICadsaa.  The  Re?.  Jamea  Hough,  after 
kMtff  Naneottah,  oocupied  the  Chap- 


rtfmk  wiTRtit  rtti  CAvtowL 


& 


Wcy  of  PoonamaOaa  witQ  Ua  atiia  of 
health  obliged  him  M  qnlt  India.  A 
Tamol  Scho<A  was  opened  In  September 
1881,  in  a  commodious  |>uildi^g  granted 
for  the  purpoee ;  and  a  neat  rueiic  Church, 
60  feet  by  SCh  dose  by  the  road  aide,  haa' 
been  built,  diiefly  by  local  contributions. 
The  Sahoolmaatcr,  Veiaaawni,  had  48 
Scholars. 

At  TEZPPAsoom,  also,  a  village  18  mHea 
from  Poonamallee,  A.L.  Deonis,  Country- 
bom,  has  opened,  under  the'Society,  aa 
English  School.  Divine  Scrrice  is  per- 
fanned  on  Sundays. 

LONDON  MiBBiowjner  toaxTT.   . 

1805. 
W.  C.  torelaaa,  Comdhia  TraveUer» 

T.  NicholsDn,  EdnmndCiiap, 

MittionarieM, 

jMiiaanis,  and  IS  ^aftve  ficAoelaiajlarib 

Mr.asdMn.€ii9airivado&  tbe96th 
of  March* 

At  the  English  Scrvioein  Black  Towiit 
there  are  98  Communicants,  beridea.  the 
Mission  Faouliea:  Prayer  Mealiags  aia 
held  on  three  eraninga  in  the  week*  Al 
the  Vepery  Chapel,  Engliih  Senriaa^ 
monuDg  and  evening,  H  wail  attaodadf 
and  at  IVuml  Servieea,  oo  Son^y  AIUr« 
iiooaa  and  Thunday  Evenings^  ftom  i90  to' 
70  wn  present,  of  whom  only  from  10  to  . 
15  are  Heatheks.  TheMiasionariea.wera 
about  ta  itinerate  among  the  nomeroua 
population  of  the  aidiurba  and  vicinily  of 
Madras.  Four  young  Men,  Oaont^ 
bom,  were  preparing  ror  future  aervioe  t 
the  Directors  have  resolved  to  enomnaga 
and  assist  this  chias  of  Lalioarefa. 

In  the  English  Free  Schools,  for  £u- 
ropeana  and  Country-boro,  there  were  1  fi0 
Boys  aad  63  GirU  In  IS  Native  School^ 
2  Engilsb  aad  11  Tamul,  under  Native 
Teachers,  the  average  attendance  of  tha 
Boys  was  864:  by  a  new  regulation,  such 
Christian  add  Native  Books  are  usedf  and  ' 
such  only,  as  the  Misaionariea  direct ;  and 
this  legnlathm  was  adopted  without  tha 
loss  of  any  Seboohnaatcr,  and  with  the  lose 
of  only  11  Boys:  all  wko  am,- read  coa.- 
mitto  mcmoiy,  weekly,  8  «ieiaea4if  SaJp^ 
tui«;  and,  oftheaek  there ware:l08  Bay** 
The  Sunday  School  vraa  aaakhig  good 
progreis,  espedaHy  in  the  oommitl^  of 
Scripture  to  memory. 

WSBLBYAN  MiSSIONMOT  SOCIETY. 

1817. 

Jamea  hymh,  Elijah  Hooler  If i''****"^'- 

The  New  Chapttwaa  opened  on  Aa 
S5tb  of  ^^^vlL    Mr.  Hoole  wiHaa  «ii  thb 


suq 


is  a  sUonglaad  neat  hnildiog  of  tiro  stdHai 


5$.  SURVST.OV  MISSIONARY  STAtlOHS. 

the  lowK  mptftmeDts  «re  wall  adapted  for  a  prfat- 
inf  •ofKce,  should  a  press  ever  be  connected  with  the 
Mission  at  Madras,  or  for  Schools.  The  upper 
story,  which  fbrtns  the  chMpel,  is  a  sood  room, 
fifty -Mven  feet  by  thirty,  and  30(rpersoas  may  he 
well  accommodated  in  it. 

The  old  chapel,  which  stands  contiffuons,  is  a 
low  and  narrow  buildimr :  but  as  it  po»s<>sse6  Rreat 
advantanres  for  native  preaching,  from  its  siruation 
on  the  road  side,  where  crowds  freqaeiitiy  stop 
nod  hear  the  words  of  eternal  life.  It  is  allowM  to 
remain,  and  will  onderiso  some  repairs,' and  be 
fitted  upexpressly  for  that  purpose. 

On  the  sUte  of  the  Mission,  the  Com- 
mittee say- 
five  different  placeSk  in  the  midst  of  a  lar^ 
Heathen  Population,  are  reipuUrly  visited,  and 
have  Divine  Service  performed  in  Tamul  and  Ens- 
lisb;  and  147  persons  have  bren  united  in  religioa» 
Bociety,  many  of  whom  have  given  unequivocal 
proofs  of  thrir  conversion  to  Christ  Four  Native 
Schools  are  in  estate  of  activity  rand,  beimr  con- 
ducted with  express  reference  to  the  instruction  of 
the  children  in  the  principles  of  reliRion,  are  et- 
erUni;  considerable  influence  upon  their  principles 
and  character. 

JEfFS*  SOCIETY, 
Researofaes  into  the  literature  of  the 
Jews,  and  inquiries  after  a  large  body  of 
that  nation  generally  known  by  the  name 
of  Beni-Israel  and  supposed  by  many  to  be 
detcendanU  of  the  Ten  Tribes,  occupy  the 
attention  of  the  Corresponding  Committee. 
They  avail  themselves  of  the  opportunities 
whidi  their  situation  afibrds  for  the  distemi- 
nation  of  the'  Scriptures  and  Tracts  among 
learned  Jews  in  all  parts  of  Asia,  to  whom 
theyliore  access  by  means  of  the  constant 
communication  maintained  between  Co- 
chin and  tlie  Red  Sea,  the  Persian  Gulph, 
and  the  Mouths  of  the  Indus.  The  ira- 
porunce  of  this  part  of  their  plans  may  be 
estimated  from  the  consideration  that  the 
Jewish  Population  in  Persia,  China,  India, 
andTartary  iscstimated  to  exceed  500,000. 


appear  from  a  Letter  of  Mr/  Kidliogerir 
written  in  September  1821,  a  few  months^ 
after  his  arrival  :— 

I  am  in  a  very  extensive  sphere  of  action  ;  and 
have  so  much  to  do.  that  I  «m  employed  from  five 
o'clock  in  the  mominir  till  ten  in  the  evening.  Under 
my  du-ectioD  here  are  301  Christians,  divided  ac- 
cordinif  to  their  langua«es—iei  ThtouI,  140  Portu- 
guese, and  40  Dutch :  the  Taiaul  »vd  Portuguese 
were  baptized  in  their  youth ;  but  that  baptism  in- 
cludes tlieir  whole  Christianity  :  nor  is  this  anr- 
prisinir.  for  they  have  been  visited  only  once  a  year 
by  a  AUssionaiy  durinc  the  course  of  23  years,  and 
the  whole  remainder  of  time  they  were  left  to  them- 
selves. Till  I  came,  a  Dutch,  a  Portuguese,  and 
a  Tamul^  were  appoiuted  Readers :  the  6rst  two 
I  was  obliged  to  lemove,  on  account  of  their  bea-. 
thenish  iniquities.  Among  the  Chrjstians,  not  one 
School  was  to  be  found  in  the  course  o^  «  years  ; 
though  I  found  two  among  the  heathenbh  inhabt- 
tants :  and  that  Ju  tlie  reason  why  ignorance  pre- 
vails in  this  country ;  and,  with  ignorance,  idle- 
ness and  poverty  are  conjoined. 

ITiis  is  the  place  where  it.has  pleased  the  tord  to, 
appoint  me  to  preach  tlie  Gospel ;  and  1  tlunk  Him 
that  He  has  already  opened  to  me  a  door  of  use- 
fulness. 

A  Tamul  School  of  25  Children  has  beea 
estAblished  ;  and  a  Dutch  School  of  44 
Children  and  6  Adults.  The  Congrega- 
tion is  good :  Prayer  Meetings  are  held 
weekly,  both  in  Dutch  and  in  Tamul.  On 
these  labours  the  blessing  of  God  is  mani- 
festly granted. 


TRJCr  JSSOCIJTION, 
1818. 
The  Third  Anniversary  ^as  held  Sep- 
tMDber  18,  1821.  Seven  Tracts  have  b©^ 
printed  by  the  Association.  It  has  been 
aided  by  a  Grant  of  paper  and  the  sum  of 
SOI.  from  the  Religious  Thict  Society :  ite 
own  income,  in  Uie  Third  Year,  was  about 
-750  rupees.  From  that  Society,  13.000 
English  Tracts  had  been  received  :  and  in 
the  course  of  the  year,  9069  Tracts  had 
been  distributed,  of  which  4181  were  in 
Eui^pean  Languages,  and  4888  in  Native; 
raa^ng  a  total,  issued  in  three  years,  of 
35,421. 


PULLICAT. 

A  Dutch  Settlement,  85  miles  north  of  Madras. 
NISTBERLANDS  MlSSIONAnT  S^OCigTY. 

1821. 
.     .      John  iCidlinger,  Mismnary, 

That  the  labours  of  a  devoted  Missionary 
were  urgently  required  in  this  place,  will 


VIZAGAPATAM* 

A  Sea-port,  483  miles  north-east  of  Madras,  and 
557  south-west  of  Calcutta. 
LOSDON  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY, 
1805. 
John  Gordon,  Jas.  Dawson,  MissionarUs. 
Knowledge  and  a  spirit  of  inquiry  e«H- 
dently  increase  among  the  people  at  this 
Sution.    A  Teloogoo  and  English  Scho<i]y 
with  4  Native  Schools  at  VizagapaUm  and 
2  at  Cicacole  (a  tovrn  to  the  north-east),  are 
prosperous.     Many  Youths  commit  largtt 
portions  of  the  Teloogoo  Testament  to 
memory. 

CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOClBTr.  " 
A  School  for  Country-bom  Children  ic 
supported  by  the  Society.  It  was  formed 
by  the  late  Rev.  C.  Church,  while  Chap^ 
lain  at  this  Station.  The  number  of  Scho-. 
4ars  is  increasing,  and  the  School  of  much 
utility. 


CUTTACK. 

A  Towto  in  the  DisUict  of  Cuttaclt  an'd  Province  of 

Orissn— £51  miles,  travelling  dbtauce,  soolb^wssf 

ofCaleutu. 

GENERAL  BAPTIST  MISSION. 

W.  Bampton,  J.  Peggs,  MItsionaries. 

The  Missionaries  arrived  at  SerAnporo 
Oct.  1 5,  1 82 1 .  They  had  been  condition- 
ally appointed  to  Assam  ;  but,  l^  the  9d^ 
vice  Qftheir  friends,  adopted  Cuttack  aft 
their  scene  of  labour.    Orissa  is  a  BritfaK 


I«f5,]  IN  MA   WITHIW   TH 

FNniioe»  wUle  <be  JMloiiiy  of  tU  Native 
GovMTinienta  would  prore  a  hindrance  in 
A«8m.  The  Jaaguage,  too,  is  nearly  aU 
lied  to  9epgalee.  which  they  had  studied, 
hy  thehalpof  Mr.  Ward,  with  yvhon  they 
had  saikd  in  tha  Abberton  as  far  as  llfa- 
db«^  whence  he  went  forward  in  the 
Woodford,  the  Abbcrion  being  delayed  for 
some  time.  The  Bible  is  translated  into 
Ortsia,  and  ntany  copies  of  the  New  Tes- 
tament  htfo  bean  distributed.    No  Mt». 


■iooafy,  however,  was  stationed  in  the  Pro- 
▼faico.  Tlicse  reason*,  with  the  contiguity 
of  Cottadc  to  Calcutta,  and  the  unmense 
numbers  of  pi^rhas  ftom  all  parts  of  In- 
dia to  thoAe^boorii^  tanple  of  Juggaf^ 
uaot,  led  the  Missiooariea  to  prefer  Cu  t- 
tack  ■■  their  tetioo. 

At  am  iBtarfiew  with  which  they  were 
Ummtd  ^  tb«  Govemor.Geaend,  Hb 


n   OANGB8.— CETLOKt  %J 

Lordship  promised  them  his  countenance 
and  support. 


MIDNAPOBE.V 

A  Town,  TO  milM  vest-bj-toatfa  from  Calcutta. 

BAPTIST  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 

1817. 

Domingo  P*Crux,  Portuguete. 

The  inquirers  have  been  many,  but  tha 
baptisms  lew. 


TUMLOCK, 

A  Town,  95  mtlet  sonth-wmt  of  OUcutta. 

BAPTIST  Mission ARY  SOCIETY. 

1820. 

Brankriahna*  Ahllve  TmcA^ 

No  report  has  been  received. 


CTefilQIt* 


etnvAnt  Bibitftmi. 

COLOMBO. 

Th^Ovtelofthe  Uhnd-bhatrftaats,  SOfiOIK 

AJjRLS  SOCiSTY, 

18X2. 

Otbcrlm«|eQtiona»an4  particularly  the 
QHrtian  Knowledge  Society,  having  un- 
dertaken to  ooaulate  Hetigious  Tracts  and 
JMkM  in  the  Island,  the  Bible  Society,  by  a 
naaaiMQin  BcwdutiflVB  of  July  1,  1821 J 
■ow  MmitsitBalf  t»  tho  dreulatio*  of  the 
9criptqres. 

tevAojf ivnr  of  fiw4%  r^tiyrdlng  the 
tmalation  and  printing  of  the  Cingalese 
€04  TcmiPWt,  asHilW¥:«  bi^  been  ren- 
^■Wdaiythagritisli  «od  Foreign  Bible 
tei«|j  an4  th«  Calcut|t»  Auxiliary,  which 
vUl«QsWbl  thie  Co^optbo  Sociely  tooon^plete 
within  three  ym^  «  work  which  other- 
«M««gbt  hftie  oc<}upi^  «ix.  The  pro- 
» araathna  slatedxm  August  9»  182X 


of  1821<  tod  m^ny  were  put  intp  Immedi- 
ate drculation. 

At  the  suggestion  of  the  late  Bbhop  of 

Calcutta,  a  Printhiff  P>^s,  with  an  ample 

supply  of  paper  anf  ink«  Ym  been  sent  out 

by  the  Society;  it  is  proposed  that   tha 

Press  shall  be  transferred  to  the  Bishop's 

CoHeget  Cakitfta»  when  the  urgent  de. 

mands  of  Ceylon  shali  hate  been  supplied. 

BAPTIST  msSIPNARY  SOCISTY. 

>81£. 

J.  Chater,  Hcndrick  Sien,  Mtsshnariet, 

Nmthe  Asti$tani$  and  Sehooimfitter$. 

lUpr.  Chiller  has  relinquished  his  |nt«i- 

tioB  of  visiting  Sngland.    He  continuee 

to  preach  in  English,  Portuguese,  and  Cin< 

galeae  s  and  assists  In  the  Cingalese  Tzans- 

latioB   of  the  Old  Tostament.     Of  his 

Spools,  the  Committee  say^- 

Incraasingljr 'sensible  ofthe  vast  inportance  of . 
Sebools.  in  pr^pariaa  Uie  waar  for  Missipnarjr  8ac« 

»„. ^-^  ^  .w-^ cess,  he  has  p«id.  of  late,  partienlar  atteatioa  to 

TK-  .k^.  V  ^L  -B  .  »  w  1  _t-*.^  *u  n  ^^  department.  Sis  Schools,  In  Colombo  and  the 
^  jMe  of  toe  P«»Ulei»ch  Is  printed :  tos  SlageiadieceBt. eomtsioiiv  il6  pupils,  are  under 
li90l»<Jgthiia,  Jodire?.  Ruth.  £celesiast««,  and    hirSirti.tscw:  nomSictio^^Sf  imposed  I? 


tbe  1st  of  Samoel.  have  been  translated :  the  PSaloia. 
and  IVorerby  bed  bseai  pre«io^sl7  pabHshed  with 
the  Boo^«f  Genesis, 

Daring  its  Ninth  Teay,  the  Society  or- 
CoUtcdIn  different  languages,  1492  Bibles, 
Testaments^  and  separate  Book*  of  Scrip- 
tore— 1«5  Extracts  from  Genesia — 9S 
Tanuil  Prayer-Booka-aud  26  Cingalese 
IVtects. 

CHRrrrtAir  JiNOWLEDQ^  socistta 

llie  edition  of  the  Book  of  Common 
Fimyrer  in  Cingalye  consbted  of  1000 
•opiea.     ItwwtBi^edin  the  htglnning 


the  parents,  as  to  the  khid  of  instructioa  giveo : 
scriptural  information  \\  of  course,  constantly  im» 
parted ;  and  this  h  hkibifaed  with  a  readiness  that 
aflbfdaMr.  Chater  hicb  gratification.  AtHaagwell, 
also,  two  Schools  are  established,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Mr.  Slers.  and  his  Native  Assistants  Carv- 
los  and  Cornelias, 

CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 
On  the  School  Fqnd  opened,   for  Cey* 
j  lonese  Children,  as  stated  in  the  UMt  Suih 
ivmyf  tho  Gommftt^  thus   ^peak,  in  tha 
Twenty«eeeond  Report  9-^ 

Aeonsideratieo  of  the  deafwlad  ehanoUr  of  the 
people  arUl  commend  this  Fund  to  the  support  of 
I  tueh  beaevoleatfersons.  as  nuy  aot  oalj  wish  t% 

I 


SUIiTSY  Of  MtlStONARY  STATIOHfl.  [JAIT. 

Mr.  Clough  remarks  on  tho  ntotsuty  of 
Tiaiting  the  peopje— 

The  conTlction  is  daily  ttreoRthened  in  my  mind, 
that  our  duty  u  Missionaries  in  heathen  lands,  is 
by  no  means  done,  when  we  have  attended  to  the 
improvement,  of  the  children  in  their  books,  and 
have  preached  to  them  and  their  parenU.  llw 
principal  part  of  the  wor)(  to  be  done  is  In  Roing 
from  house  to  house,  and  having  personal  inter- 
course with  the  people.  In  this  respect,  the  Roman- 
Catholic  Missionaries  are  an  honour  to  their  cha- 
racten  they  RO'from  house  to  house,  as  well  as  from 
village  to  viUafe ;  «nd,  however  little  I  might  he 
disposed  to  admira  their  proceedings  in  other  re- 
spects, I  certainly  do  in  this :  and  I  will  not  deny. 
that  this  is  one  reason  why  they  carry  all  before 
them  almibst  in  this  country. . 


56 

perpetoata  among  the  Heathen  the  endeared  name  I 
of  some  Christian  Friend,  bot  who  may  wisely 
judge  that  the  separation  of  prombing  Children  | 
from  the  habits  and  practices  of  a  depraved  popu- 
lation, is  the  most  likely  method,  under  the  bless- 
ing  of  God.  to  train  up  Native  Preachers  of  Truth 
and  Righteousness.  The  litUe  School  of  Kandcan 
Children  will  plead  powerfully  with  such  persons 
for  support  and  enlargement:  so  also  will  the  Nal- 
lore  and  Baddagamrae  Sutions  t  all  are  in  the 
midst  of  Heathens,  from  whose  evil  example  the 
Missionaries  would  gladly  withdraw  as  many 
ChUdren  as  Christian  Benevolence  may  enable 
them  to  do.  In  order  to  their  being  brought  up 
in  the  nurture  and  adihonitton  of  the  I^rd. 

WBSLBYAN  MISSIONARY  SOCiETY. 

Gmeral  View  of  the  Ceylon  MuMfi- 

A  considerable  reduction  has  taken  place 
in  the  Schools :  in  the  former  Surrey,  thej 
were  suted  at  84  Schools,  containing  4878 
Scholars,  under  160  Teadiers :  the  last 
Report  >tetes  them  at  63  Schools,  con- 
taining 3335  Scholars,  under  84  Teacheta. 
6n  this  subject,  the  Committee  say— 

lliis  has  arisen  fiom  the  extension  of  the  Schools 
beyond  the  means  for  their  support  placed  at  the 
duposal  of  the  Missionaries  by  the  Committee.  The 
sum  allowed,  for  this  important  department,  is  One 
Ttwusaad  Pounds  per  annum:  beyond  which,  in 
the  present  lUte  of  the  Funds  and  in  justice  to  the 
claims  of  other  Missions,  the  Committee  could  not 
to.  This  has  occasioned  a  considerable  part  of  the 
reduction,  and  it  has  been  increased  by  the  ravagea 
of  epidemic  disorders.  In  no  instance  has  it  arisen 
from  aay  change  in  the  dispbsition  of  the  Native 
SkrenCs  to  have  their  Children  instructed  in  useful 
knowledge  and  Christian  priociples  united. 

The  Committee  thus  Report  the  general 

state  of  the  BUssion  :-^ 

It  continues  to  support  the  hope  of  extensive 
usefulness  ;  and.  though  not  without  exerciM>s  of 
difficulty  and  discoorafements.is  gradually,  pro- 
ducing a  striking  and  most  benefidal  change  in  the 
jsentiments  and  conduct  of  both  the  Proteased  Chris- 
tian and  the  Pagan  Population. 

The  Missionaries  themselves  writ&» 
The  rapid  progress  making  by  the  Brethren  lathe 
languages  of  tne  country,  is  a  matter  of  s^oere 
congratulation.  We  are  lajing  aside  our  interpre- 
ters ;  and  in  at  least  four  or  five  different  Ian- 
fuages,  are  constanUy  employed  In  making  known 
the  riches  of  Divine  Grace :  while  a  sUll  Increasing 
somber  are  daily  hearing  the  Gospel ;  and  are  giving 
munifest  proofs  of  their  love  to  the  ways  of  God. 

^  The  Press  has  not  only  been  occupied 
with  the  Cingalese  Old  Testament,  but  has 
completed  several  works,  and  particularly 
Mr.  Clough's  Cingalese  and  English  Die 
tionary.  Mr.  Fox  says  of  this  Dictionary  — 
It  torms  a  ve^  handsome  ocuvo  volume  of  642 
pages.  It  will  be  of  iociilcuiaole  use  in  translating, 
especially  from  Eaglish.  It  coutains,  according  u> 
my  calcttlaiion,  about  45,000  words. 

OolomU  dtatUm, 

W.  B.  Fox,  B.  Clough,  SUtttonariet. 

In  this  Station  there  are  98  Members, 
8  Schools,  510  ScMan,  and  18  Cate- 
cfaiats  and  Teachers.  Tlie  Congregations 
and  Members  were  increasing;  and  a 
growth  in  pioty  and  sail  bad  been  latterly 
•bserved  among  the  Sebotlmasters, 


NEGOMBO. 

Twenty  milts  north  of  Colombo— InhabitSnU 

15,000.  .  ' 

WBSLBYAN  MISSIONARY  80CIBTY, 
S.  Allen,  Mistionary, 
W.  A.  Lalmon,  Atmtant. 
From  a  communication  of  Mr,  New- 
stead,  dated  Jan.  15,  1822,  we  collect  the 
following  Ticw  of  the   Mission  at   Ne- 
gombo,  with  which  he  has  been  chiefly 
connectedi — 

Our  Schools  have  afforded  me  real  pleasure. 
Several  of  the  Native  Teachers  have  well  repai«L 
our  pains ;  though,  in  many,  we  have  been  disap- 
pointed. In  four  years  we  have  bad,  in  all,  17 
SchooU  established,  including  about  700  Boys  and 
SOO  Girls :  these  have  all  received  some  Cbristiaa 
Instruction,  and  are  scattered  round  the  mi^ 
bonrhood.  in  some  measure,  we  would  hope,  be* 
nefitted  by  our  labours.  At  present.  U  Schools 
(inclusive  of  the  two  in  the  Kandian  Terxitonea* 
uxt  in  existence,  which  are  tolerably  tfBcient :  they 
contain  about  400  Boys  and  86  Girls.       . 

We  have  54  persons  In  sodety.  eUefly  oar  eldw 
Scholars  and  their  Parents;  and  24  on  trial.  Our 
Congregationsoften  grieve  ot:  ««* J»  •V*«!ff- 
rigible  apathy  prevalent  among  them,  and  it  te 
difficult  to  prevail  upon  them  to  attend  the  Houa« 
of  God.  Oar  faithful  few  at  Negombo  are  ever 
present,  and  often  expreu  their  joy  at  hearing  tl»« 

Word. 

ChapeU  have  been  built  in  the  ▼illf«c« 
of  Seedua,  Tempale,  and  ChUaw,  chiefly 
by  local  contributions :  that  at  Teropal* 
cost  221  rix-doUars,  and  diat  at  Chilaw 
411.     Of  ChiUw,  it  is  saidr- 

The  people  are,  in  general,  vepr  frtendly;  en* 
hmve  noMeans  of  Grace  but  such  as  we  oondaet 
^ng  uSTJnd  as  there  is  no  r«ide«t  Prieat 
among  the  Roman  Catholics,  though  they  have  • 
Church,  we  do  not  calcuUte  on  that  exeessive  op* 
position  which  we  have  ever  had  to  encounter  at 
iJegorobo,  where  two  or  three  reside,  aad  con- 
stantly threaten  aU  who  approach  either  our 
Chapfcl  or  our  School. 

KORNEGAIXE. 

In  the  Kandian  Territory— between  50  and  00  mfiee 

fh)m  the  coast.  

WBSLBYAN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 
1821. 
Robert  Newstead.  Mitiionary. 
The  Chapel  at  this  Sution  was  opened 
Dec.30, 1821,  by  an  English  and  «  Cin- 
galese Senrioe. 


Hr.Newttew]     , 

The  whole  has  bMP  raised  at  aHu  Ins  fzpenMtiMB  I 
could  hawhcan  caJcolatad  on.  in  so  reooua  sitn- 
•tkm.  A  Ivgt  Miasioa  Hooso  aad  Cliapel,  with  a 
Urraetd  viraoda  fifty ieet  looff.  with  two  rangas 
of  dataclied  offices,  a  larfo  ahooKroom.  and  garden 
wall  fenced  in,  bawe  been  completed  for  a  sum  not 
exceedint  1900  rixHiollara,  out  of  which.  I  trust, 
we  shall  only  have  to  bring  the  cost  of  the  out- 
bojldin^  on  onrfund. 

Or«st  assUtanee  had  been  rendered  by 
Government,  and  liberal  contributions 
iroin  the  Britiab  Resident  and  other  Gen. 
tkmen. 

Itie  School  had  been  increasing ;  and 
was  likely  still  farther  to  increase,  as  it 
was  eountttmnced  by  the  Kandian  Chiefs. 


Ob  thtt  cost  of  dit  BCTiiton  Prtmises,  0  brick  was  looking  for  a  retired  pkce  in 
'  ~— — ^  "—  I  Kandy,  in  order,  as  he  wrUes.- 

•HhatI  may  get  among  the  Natives  as  much  as 
possible,  and  converse  with  them  on  their  own 
affairs;  mingling,  as  the  Lord  may  enable  me,  the 
good  news  of  Salvation  by  a  Crucified  Saviour. 

Under  these  circumstances,  the  plan  of 
a  permanent  EsUblishment  at  Kandy, 
mentioned  in  the  last  Surrey,  was,  for  th« 
present  at  least,  relinquished.  It  was  pro- 
posed to  erect  temposary  buildings  ;  and 
to  establish  there  a  Fkm,  whichliad  arrived 
from  ,  home,  with  a  Fount  of  English 
Types ;  a  Cingalese  Fount  being  ezpMted 
from  Calcutta. 

Mr.  Lambrick  visited  Colombo  in  Fe. 
bniary,  for  the  purpose  of  laying  before  Sir 
Edward  Paget  the  state  and  prospects  of 
the  Mission;  and  proceeded  to  Badda- 
gamme,to  confer  thereon  with  his  Brethren. 
On  his  return,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Browning 
took,  in  April,  the  same  route,  for  the  re- 
Uef  of  Mrs.  Browning's  mind,  depressed 
by  the  loss  of  their  infant,  and  for  the  re- 
storation of  her  health :  at  Colombo,  they 
were  hospitably  entertained,  for  some  time, 
by  their  friend  Sir  lUchaid  Otdey. 

Four  Orphan  Boys  were  under  the  care 
of  the  Missionaries.  The  Girls  were  dis- 
missed during  Mrs.  Browning's  absences 
she  returned  in  good  health,  and  was  about 
to  collect  her  Scholars.  The  Master  of  the 
Boys'  School  established  in  Kandy  had 
proved  unfaithful,  and  was  dismissed.  The 
two  Village  Schools  were  continued,  and 
afforded  a  medium  of  intercourse  with  tha 
Natives. 

The  Caffre  Drummer,  mentioned  in  the 
Survey  of  1821,  and  baptised  Nov,  12,' 
1820,  the  first-fruita  of  tiiis  Mission,  gives 
the  Missionaries  much  pleasure  by  his 
simple  and  consistent  course  as  a  Christian. 
The  Missionaries  are  anxious  to  obtain  a 
translation,  both  of  the  Scriptures  and  the 
Liturgy,  in  a  style  more  generally  intelli- 
gible than  the  present  Versions.  Mr. 
Lambrick  having  endeavoured  to  prepare 
some  portion  of  Scripture  in  such  a  Ver- 
sion, the  Committee  have  recommended  the 
printing  of  a  single  Gospel,  in  the  first  in- 
stance, in  order  to  ascertain  the  acceptable- 
ness  of  such  a  translation  to  the  Cingalese 
Population. 


KANDY. 

Ahovt  80  Biles  catt-Qorth-east  of  Colombo-«on- 

aista  of  OM  priaeifia]  sOvct,  about  two  mUes  long, 

with  many  braaches. 

CaVRCH  MISStOHARt  SOCIETY, 
1818. 
&  Lambrick,  T.  Browning,  Missionariei, 
In  tiw  early  part  of  hst  year,  Mr.  Lam- 
brick was  disengaged,  by  the  arrival  of 
another  Cbaphun,  from  all  pastoral  relation 
to  the  Europeans  at  Kandy;  and  received 
the  thanks  of  Government  for  his  exem- 
plary diacharge  of  that  duty.  Becoming 
free,  in  consequence,  to  devote  themselves 
CO  iJm  iliraet  objecta  of  tiie  Mission,  the 
Mtsiionaries  tamed  their  attention  to  the 
hest  meant  of  benefitting  Uie  Kandians. 
Kandy  itself,  on  the  gro^nds  stated  in  the 
last  Surrey,  had  been  found  but  little 
favourable  to  the  instruction  of  the  proper 
Kandians :  to  the  grounds  there  stated,  it 
may  be  added,  tha^  the  river  nearly  sur- 
rounding  the  tovm,  and  the  great  body  of 
the  neighbouring  Natives  living  in  scatter- 
ed villages  beyond  the  river,  free  inter- 
course with  them  from  Kandy  is  greatiy 
ehstmeted.  Residence  in  the  midst  of  the 
Natives^  where  no  English  is  spoken,  would 
pramote  the  more  rapid  and  perfect  acqui- 
sition of  the  colloquial  language,  while  it 
wonld  enable  the  Missionaries  to  cpnciliate 
the  regard  of  the  people  and  promote  their 
instroction.  An  eligible  place  presented 
itself,  Anamepoora,  about  nine  miles  from 
Kandy;  in  the  neighbonrhood  of  which  two 
Schoola  had  been  opened,  in  the  lattar  part 
of  1881,  at  the  Villages  of  EmbUmegama 
•■d  Bantnre,  on  t|ie  request  of  the  people. 
His  Excellency  Shr  Edward  Paget  is  de- 
cinraa  to  promote  in  evcfy  way  which  he 
deema  practicable,  the  propagation  of 
Chrutifmity  in  the  Ishmd ;  but  the  British 
Bcsldent  at  Kandy  not  judging  it  safe  .or 
expedient  that  the  Missioneries  should  set- 
tie  out  of  the  reach  of  miBtary  protection, 
the  plan  was  relinquished,  and  Mr.  Lam- 


CALTURA. 

A  village  about  87  nilea  south  of  Colonbe. 

•  WBSLBYAlf  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 

John  M«Keony,  James  Sutiierland, 

HtfMonarteg. 
This  Station  has  6  Schools,  329  ChiU 
dren,  and  9  Masters  and  Catcchista.    In 
January,  Mr.  M*Kenny  writes— 

The  visHatkm  of  our  Schools  has  bean  veiy  ea* 
tottraiiog.   These  which  we  have  beta  able  lo  rs- 


60 


SVRVBT  OF  MIBIIOIfARir  STATIONS. 


Uia.  on  the  ptet^t  sc*U  of  aUovaace,  in  t«n«ral 
promise  well. 

The  work  of  the  Mission  goes  forward 
with  regularity.  Weekly  Prayer>Meet- 
ings  were  estaktisbtd  in  the  latter  pert  of  { 
1891,  in  the  houses  of  many  of  the  prin- 
cipal Dutch  and  Portuguese,  with  great 
advantage:  many,  particularly  SerTants, 
are  thus  brought  to  hear  the  Word  of  God, 
who  would  not  otherwise  hear  it. 

At  the  Annual  Collection,  about  60 
riz-doUars  were  contributed. 

In  September  1821,  the  Mission  House 
was  in  imminent  danger  from  fire:  the 
Chapel  and  School  would  almost  inevitably 
have  followed ;  but  God  mercifully  averted 
the  calamity. 

,BADDAGAMME. 

A  Vniave  1<  oris  niles  from  Galle. 

CBURCa  MISSION AtLT  SOCJBTY, 

1819. 

Robert  Mayor,  Beiij.  Wa*d,  Migdimariet. 

The  Missionaries  have  been  puituing 
their  usual  course  of  labour^  The  Gar- 
fison  Duty  of  Galle,  though  encouraging 
in  its  effects,  waa  found  to  interfere  so 
greatly  with  the  direct  work  of  the  Mia- 
aion,  that  they  had  requested  to  be  rdieved 
of  the  charge. 

In  February,  the  Church  tnm  neariy 
finished :  tlie  difficulty  of  erecting  it  wmj 
he  judged  from  the  fact,  Aat  TOOIbs.  of 
Gunpowder  were  requiied  to  blast  the  toA 
tot  the  foundation.  Mr.  Mayor  says  of  it— 
It  will  contain  400  penoat.  asd  is  to  ooutractod 
that  a  G«Uei7  m^  bs  added  irithont  much  mc- 
pense.  it  is  built  of  ttene ;  and  vitl  ranaln.  I 
doubt  not,  a  moaumaot  to  fatare  agea  of  tho  day 
'When  the  Sun  of  Bifhteoasneaa  fint  aroea  upon 
Ihia  baaif  htad  vfllaffe ;  and  of  that  oompaatioQ  with 
which  the  Savioor  has  inspired  British  Chriatians 
towifd  the  deluded  Kativaa  of  CayloiK  li  ia  the 
first  Church  which  has  ever  been  erected  la  Hw 
interior  of  this  Island,  for  the  sole  benefit  of  tbe 
Ciavalese. 

.The  House,  which  Is  Inhabited  by  both 
thtflUhsion  Familiea,  consists  of  six  rooms, 
with  an  enclosed  verandah  and  a  centre 
room :  three  rooms  are  occupied  by  each 
Family,  and  tbe  verandah  and  centre  room 
•re  common  to  both.  Offices  and  store- 
rooms form  a  separate  building. 

Public  Worship  is  attended  by  upward 
of  100  Children  and  from  80  to  100  Adults. 
The  Missionaries  have  resoltitely  set  their 
faces  agaittst  that  prevalent  abuse  of  the 
Sacred  Ordinance  of  Baptism,  wbioh  has 
led  to  the  degradation  of  the  Christian 
Name ;  and  admit  the  Children  ef  those 
persons  only  who  attend  the  Public.  Wor- 
ship of  the  True  God,  or  those  Children 
who  regularlyfVequent  the  Mission  Schools. 

The  Schools  were  increasing  both  in 
number  and  in  attendanrcc.     In  Various 


C^lfs 

plaeea  Sohoohhad  been  cameeily  tequeatedf 
and  would  be  established  when  provision 
could  be  made  for  their  being  duly  taught 
and  visited.  The  laboara  of  the  Missio- 
naries have,  indeed,  been  much  extended 
in  thia  department,  by  thesuperintendauce 
of  nearly  Forty  Government  Schoola  in  tbe 
Districu  of  GaUeand  Mature,  whfdi  they 
undertook  from  the  1st  Day  of  last  year» 
at  the  request  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Glenie^ 
Principal  of  Government  Schools,  who 
anxiously  wishes  to  render  sll  the  Schoola 
under  his  care  the  means  of  diffusing  Chris» 
tian  Knowledge  among  the  people.  The 
field  of  usefulness  opened  to  tbe  Mission 
naries  bytfaese  Schools  may  be  judged  pf 
by  Mr.  Ward's  staumenta.  Re  writes^ 

These  Schoote  have  been  esUbliahed  bj  Oovera* 
ment  for  many  yean,  bat  ba«a  always  been  iaaf* 
fideat,  ttook  want  of  refolsr  soperiaieadaaee. 
They  extend  over  all  this  had  the  adloialM  Die- 
triet,  and  are  sitaated  in  1^  neat  populous  vU* 
Isffet.  Two  Masters  are  attached  to  each  School* 
maayot  wbomare,8tpre8eal.vct7ftii«>aBtofthe 
ChristiauTUliffiOB :  we  an  directinc  our  first  esraCto 
them ;  trostiac  that  they  will  beoeme  tbe  rcRular 
chaoBelS  IbT  eonveyiat  rAf  foes  laoirtcdie,  aat 
only  to  the  risiac  generation,  bat  toi  the  people  of 
their  rcapective  villaies.  Tlia^p  icbools  will  give 
us  access  to  iaa«y  thaoaaad  KatlTeat  thi^  wU 
Increase  oor  influcace,  and  will  afford  ua  many  BM»re 
oppemmities  of  pnachini  the  Ooapel  aad  of  dtt- 
tribotiBC  thaScriptnies  aai  ItacutlMui  weeoald 
have  bed  withoat  thcsk  Were,  wc^  todssd.  bat 
coaapeteatly  qualified  la  the  leaiuafca,  and  eonid 
but  expose  ourselves  to  the  sun,  we  might  spend 
our  day^  like  the  first  Great  Misdoaaiy,  the  Lord 
from  Heavenrin  travtUiag  ftom  vBla«t  to  village, 
prsaebiag  the  thing*  wlUch  eonccm  tJie  Kingdom 
of  Oed. 

A  report  of  the  sute  and  proapects  of  the 
Mission  was  giten  at  pp.  $15  and  526  of 
our  last  Volume ;  and  much  information, 
relative  to  tbe  Schools  and  to  the  condition 
of  the  Heathen,  will  be  found  in  the 
Twenty-second  Report  and  iu  FiAeenth 
Amndix. 

On  the  advantages  of  thdr  utualfon,  Mr«« 
Mayor  adda^ 

Our  Staaon  has,  fa  ivtry  respect,  answered  our 
eapeetations.  K  has  proved  exceedingly  healthy^ 
has  affDided  as  vary  ready  access  to  the  Nattvea, 
■od  gives  us  Sn  infiuence  among  them  which  we 
should  not  otlierwise  have  had— has  enabled  us  to 
establish  a  School  fcr  Females,  the  regular  daily 
atteadaaes  of  whom  averages  flO-^^od  briaga  iwaad 


.  to  hear  the  Word  of  God,  • 
greater  aumber.  I  belicTe,  of  Adult  Heathen  than 
saseaiMe  at  any  other  Station  on  tbe  edost. 
Tbe  Committee  renijirl>^ 
Ekperienee  has  taught  the  Mlssioatries  te  view 
appearances  of  stteeeas  with  much  tiaation.  Oaeer 
two  Adulu  had  awakened  hope  coneemhw  tbdhi ; 
but  they  soon  sunk  back  into  the  apathy  and 
e^Mtdly.iMadedrasn  wMch  tAaiwciailSfe  this  pceplcL 
The  gross  deilintm  wMch  haags  ^vie  tfaSMt  ft.  f»o# 
ever,  gradually  dispersing ;  but  patieare  must  inf 
hav«  her  perfect  work,  uatU  the  arm  of  the  Lord 
be  revealed. 

In  tfale  spirit^  the  BfiarioMflee  ny-^ 
Wb  have  need  of  patAnce;  itad  we  desire,  ruber 


us  in  eaniest  prayer  for  tbe  manifestaiioa  ef  the 
Divine  Glory  in  thsse  benighted  regions,  than  }haM 
ihsiy  Aoald  rsiN  the  vo«c«  ertrhimphkat  Itfatie  an 


CHnrtolr. 


f^OadmdUidgQMumf] 


€i 


GALLE, 

A  Tbvn  79  mlks  louth  of  Colombo. 

John  Callaway,  Musionary, 

John  Antbonies,  Auittant  Miiuonary, 

On  the   Galle   Station    tibera   art   H 

Sohook  362  ChUdrea»  and  14  MaMwi 

Md  CaUcbiits. 

From  Galle,  14  places  are  regulaJ-Iy  tl- 
ned,  with  the  aid  of  Six  Native  AsittaBts. 
All  thcae  plaeei  knpmve* 

MA?tTlA. 

A  TUmt  ekMt  leo  mOH  MnthHroethiatst  ef 

Cotoobo. 

Dan  Com  de  Sfiva  Wijedni^  A$siaUint, 
%d8  Chndreo,  and  IS  Maaieie  and  Ca- 


1819,    thus 


Mr«   Hom^  in  October 
•peaks  oTbts  Miaion  .w. 

Tfc«  last  chrM  immths  have  beea  the  moat  »n- 
Mmeioe  vfakh  I  have  yet  had  io  this  place.  To 
al  er^M  who  are  te  any  degree  acqdaidtad  with  th« 
llateriay.thairiw»Tatbialpr9flita«y,tMrwotaa 
•■persdtioK.  and  dtTotadxiess io  the  wonhip  of  da. 
taa  and  laoiimenble  deitiet^  it  will  be  craU^riot 
tt  Inar,  that,  at  kalth,  opoa  soma  vreb  of  these  the 
toptdorawbtfaauaiAtoiiag  itiaaeiVTW  On  the 
third  of  tida  aaadi.  w«  celebrated  the  Lord't-Sep- 
PT.  wbea  wm  bad  Nine  Natives  present.  After  the 
May  fcrbiddiae  apfnarancaa  and  mefancboly  re- 
■■«**■>■>  ^  »M«h  darittt  the  last  two  yeait  I 
hma  bam  dMtraeted.  te  aea  thU  little  flod^i  eethm^d 
•at  of  so  oopronmhig  a  wild,  aaeembjed  with  me 
touNuiuHikorac^  the  love  of  Jestts,  eoald  not  fUl 
the  laofnlii  cspectaftinn,  that  the  wllder- 
ild  jr«t  bkMeem«  and  the  baitea  dMen  woeid 
—  --f—y  the  lBboors4»r  the  hotbandman. 

At  Batnaan,  wh«re  CbmeUm  has  hern  since  the 


TCtrnMj 


,^- — Z  ^  the  year,  our  worit,  amidst  mtfch  tri- 
Miaooci,  is  gainiae  f fouad. 


Camitl  SUii^ioit. 

BATTICALOE. 

A  Town  on  the  cast  coast,  about  60  miles  ftom 

■a^nra.  and  Td  from  Trfawomalee* 

WBSLEYAii  MISStOIfJkY  SOCIETY, 

Joseph  Roberts,  MinUmary, 

We  bave  usually  placed  Batticalee  in 
*e  Cingalese  DiTikbn  of  the  Island,  but 
m  Taioul  is  chiefly  spoken  it  seems  pro- 
perly to  beloag  to  that  Division. 

Mf^  Roberts  bad  atquired  Tamikl  ar 
Jaflba :  the  Natives  bear  him  with  plMsur^ 
te  tiMir  ewn  tongua 

Tlicre  are  4  Schools,  186  Chadten,  and 
4llMtM.  .. 

TRIHCOMALEE, 

A  Town  on  the  north-east  coast 

WBSLSTjm  mnNovMKT  socmv. 
JUIkChw,  Joa.feoii,  aHwtiame'ii 


This  Station  has  4  School^  304  Chil. 
dreti^  and  5  Masters.  Applications  for 
New  Schools  have  been  declined  from 
wantoffands. 

An  Obituary  of  Abraham,  the  Hca^ 
Schoolmaster,  was  printed  at  pp.  489  and 
490  of  our  last  Volume. 

The  New  Chapel  received,  in  its  eree* 
tion,  so  much  ii^jtiiy  from  the  violence  of 
die  weather,  that  th^  damage  eioeeds  SOOfk 

TILLIPAIiLY. 

1816. 

Daniel  Ftoor,  Jas.  Richards,  Mu^omrietk 

Nicholas  Paramanundu,  Nmtwet 

BATTlCOTTA. 

1817. 

B.  C.  Meigs,  H.  Woodward  a/ttjt<marMew 

Gabriel  Tissera,  kative*. 

OODOOVILLK. 

18gCK 

Miron  Winslo#,  MUiUmafy. 
Francis  Malieappa,  KatUft, 

PANDITERIPO. 

i8sa 
John  Scudder,  m.d.  Mummmry, 

MANEPY. 

18S1. 

1>id  SpAuIding^  MUdonary* 

JMSRiCAN  BOARD  OF  MiSSiONS, 

It  will  be  seen,  by  a  comp^ison  of  Hm 

above  vHth  the  last  Survey,  that  coa^de* 

rable  changes  ham  been  m^  in  the  ttm 

tlMi  of  tfie  Missiottariet;  vHth  the  addi- 

tloii  of  tf  New  Station,  and  of  Three  Natlv* 

Lttboufert. 

Mn  Woedwardhadkn  TillipaUylbrthe 
Kew  Station  at  Manepy,  in  the  early  pari 
of  18S1 .  Mr.  Poor  being  deprived  of  hie 
Wii^,  by  the  death  of  that  excellent  Wo^ 
ftiah  in  May  of  that  year,  Mr.  and  Mrk 
lUchards  removed  fhMki  Batticotta  oii  t&4 
S5th  df  Jttne>  td  join  him  at  TilHpally. 
Mr.  Woodward's  health  fliiUnx  toon  aAtef 
he  went  to  Maaepy,  h*  was  advised  to  try 
the  effect  of  a  voyage  i  and  embdHted,  ac- 
cottiitigly,  fbr  Madras,  oti  the  ISth  of  Sep* 
tember;  at  Madras,  Osptdfi  CfaAptbin,  ttf 
the  Woodfbrd,  wiUitigly  gave  hita  a  A«« 
passage  to  Cahnitti,  in  vdiitih  sblp  be  had 
the  pleasure  to  saHwfth  Mr.  W^ftWIi  mihto 
nrtum  to  Ceylon,  at  the  beginiiiitg  of  last 
year,  he  joined  Mr.  Metgs  at  l^atticotta. 
Uk  centemplation  of  Mr.  Woodward's  voy* 
age^  Mr.  Spaolding  had  tideeti  hb  plec«  At 
Manepy ;  removing  A  ugust  26, 1 831 » from 
Oodooville.  The  licensiog  of  Dr.  Scuddtf 
,to  preach  was  noticed  at  p.  523  of  our  Vo- 
lume for  1821  and  in  the  last  Survey  t  li« 
vraa  ordained,  according  to  the  practice  of 
hu  Choreh,  at  Jaiha,  May  15, 18S1. 


S3  •VKTBT  OF  MItaiOVART  STATIOKS, 

'II 
be  frequently  ▼isited  Mr^  and  Mrt.  Sohmid  11 

at  the  Female  Aeyluxn  over  which  they 

preside.    His  affectiopate  and  impressive 

labonrs  to  benefit  the  Children  are  spoken 

of  by  Mr.  Schmid  with  gratitude :  they 

were  not  without  endence  of  a  manif^ 

blessing. 

A  very  interesting  view  of  the  state  of 

the  Mission,  furnished  by  Mr.  Woodward 

to  hb  friends  at  Calcutta,  was  printed  at 

pp.  581—595  of  our  last  Volume.     The 

Meetings  which  are  held  daily,  weekly^ 


[jaw. 


monthly,  and  quarterly*  connected  with 
the  personal  piety  and  the  work  of  the 
Missionaries,  are  descrilied  in  those  pages, 
and  deserve  the  imitation,  so  far  ar  cir. 
cumstanoes  will  allow,  of  all  other  Mission 
Families :  the  course  of  labour  also  among 
the  people,  and  the  method  pursued  with 
the  Children  and  Touth,  and  the  good 
prospects  in  this  department  of  theMission, 
will  have  been  read  with  pleasure.  A  con- 
stant course  of  instruction  is  pursued  in 
the  Places  of  Worship  and  in  vints  among 
the  people.  The  Communicants  were  87, 
of  whom  13  were  Missionaries  and  their 
Wives;  the  rest  being  chiefly  Native  Con- 
verts, th^  fruits  of  the  Mission.  In  S5 
Schools,  each  having  from  20  to  50  Scho- 
lars, the  total  would,  of  coune,  average 
875 :  besides  these  Schools,  distant  gene- 
rslly  one  or  two  miles  from  the  Stations, 
there  are  Four  Boarding  Schools,  in  which 
90  Children  named  after  their  Benefactors 
are  maintained  and  educated. 

The  blessing  of  God  has  evidently  at- 
tended these  &hools,  as  it  has  done  those 
'  of  the  Church  Afissionary  Society  at  Sierra 
Leone.  At  Tillipally,  in  particular,  from 
the  time  of  Mrs.  Pooi^s  death,  wha  had 
taken  a  very  affectionate  interest  in  the 
Young  Natives  under  the  care  of  the  Mis- 
sionaries, the  gracious  influences  of  the 
Holy  Spirit  appear  to  have  rested  on  many, 
and  espedally  on  some  of  the  £lder  Boys 
and  Girls:  Seven  Gurls  eame  to  Mr.  Poor 
under  serious  concern  for  their  eternal 
salvation  :  he  himself  seems  to  have  been 
much  awakened  to  feel  the  need  of  the 
special  power  and  grace  of  the  Holy  Spirit, 
and  to  have  been  stirred  up  to  earnest 
prayer  for  His  blessing.  Of  the  Elder 
Youths,  the  Missionaries  say— 

Siaos  the  commeiieamciit  of  Uiia  MiMion,  Um 
pcnona  bav«  been  added  to  our  Charcb,  Nine  of 
-whom  era  Toang  Men  of  promliint  pletj  end 
talents ;  endwho,  we  hope,  vill  hereefter  be  Prearh- 
ers  of  the  everlaftting  Ooapel.  The  dealtnga  of  God 
with  at  thus  far,  give  us  encoanigement  to  hope, 
that,  in  a  few  years,  ve  shall  have  a  nnmber  of 
Netiye  Preechen. 

Of  the  thi^  Young   Natives,  above 
named,  who  have  been  appointed  Pk'each- 
crs,  the  Missionaries  report*- 
,  Tbej  ndem  the  prefistsioB  which  th«7  have  nadt. 


Christ  to  their  perishing  coantiymen. 

The  intercourse  of  the  Children  with 
their  relatives  is  under  proper  regulation ; 
and,  in  the  case  of  those  who  become  truly 
religious,  is  likely  to  be  beneflcial,  as  will 
appear  from  the  following  extract  of  one  of 
the  Journals  X— 

Jmi9  1.  laei.  5MiAiy.—TheBojs  end  Girls  in  the 
Boaniing  School  visit  theb*  friends  onoa  e  month. 
Those  who  live  near  go  and  return  tlie  aame  day  « 
others  are  absentJonger ;  the  time  of  their  absence 
being  regulated  by  the  distance  at  which  thek  frienda 
live  and  the  frequency  of  their  going  home.  When 
the  Girls  came  in  this  •evening,  to  take  leave  prepe- 
retery  to  going  home  to<morrow  rooming,  two  of 
them  repeeted.  of  their  own  accord,  the  substance 
of  severd^chaptera  of  S&  John's  Gospel,  which  hea 
been  finr  a  short  time  past  their  reeding-booli  in 
the  School :  they  gave  me  »  particular  aecoant  of 
their  oonvenation  with  their  (nends  when  they 
vtoited  them  last  month;  and  lequeated pemission 
to  go  together  to  visit  each  other's  friends,  and  to 
take  St.  John's  Gospel  to  read  to  them :  they  also 
requested,  that,  on  Saturday  Aneroooni,  they 
might  go  Into  the  village  here,  and  converse  with 
the  Girte  and  Women  of  their  aeqaafaitance. 

One  of  the  Missionaries  appears  to  have 
adopted  a  plan  of  rendering  the  Elder 
Children  useful,  which  is  well  worthy  of 
imitation.  He  addresses  Letters  to  the 
Inhabitants  of  the  Village  near  him,  ex- 
plaining-the  otjects  of  the  Mission,  the 
motives  which  actuate  the  Society  and  the 
Missionaries,  the  manner  in  which  the 
Funds  are  raised,  the  kind  wishes  and 
earnest  prayers  of  Christians  for  the  salva- 
tion of  the  people,  the  nature  of  that  Sal- 
vatibn,  and  the  need  in  which  they  stand 
of  it,  with  other  topics  calculated  to  affect 
and  enlarge  their  minds.  These  Letters, 
are  copied  by  the  Boys  in  the  School :  and 
are  circulated,  at  intervals,  among  the  peo- 
ple, not  without  a  manifest  influence  upon 
their  minds. 

The  Missionaries  maintain  an  effieotion- 
ate  intercourse  with  the  fellow-labourers 
of  other  Societies,  who  are  stationed  near 
them ;  and  cherish  toward  sifth  as  they 
may  see  but  occasionally,  chose  kind  feel- 
ings wliich  adorn  the  ChrisUan  Character. 
Of  a  visit  paid  them  by  Mr.  Lam  brick 
and  Mr.  Ward,  when  attending  at  Nellore 
the  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Church  Mis- 
sionaries, it  is  said— 

We  feel  much  strengthened  in*ottrwork.  by  op* 
portnnities  of  personal  aoquaintanoe  with  such 
feliow-labonrers.  We  eeroesUy  desire  and  pray 
thtt  the  Church  Missionary  Society  may  be  able  to 
send  forth  many  such  labourers  into  Uie  widely  Ex- 
tended harvest,  which  is  wasting,  because  it  is  fully 
ripe  and  the  reapers  are  very  few. 

Under  the  temporary  embarrassnenta 
of  the  Board,  the  Missionaries  conclude 
their  Journal  with  the  following  disin- 
terested and  strong  appeal :  «— 

We  are  much  dbtretsed  to  hear  of  the  pecunlaiy 
embarrassqtcDts  of  Uie  Board,  and  regret  exceed, 
ingly  to  be  obliged  to  draw  so  often  and  so  largely 
upon  their  funds.  To  do  what  we  can  to  liglitea 
the  eapease,  we  have  fesolved  te  aiisapt  Uwiat  •« 


CBTLOK.  ^ 

th«  10th  of  May,  be  retumed  the  duties  of 
the  Fojt  Church,  on  which  he  had  entered 
at  his  6nt  anrhral,  and  regulariy  discharges 
them.  Mrs.  Bailey  was  much  indisposed. 
Mr.  Knight  had  pursued  his  usual  course^ 
tilt  interrupted  by  the  return  of  the  fearful 
Epidemic,  which  has  so  long  been  the 
scourge  of  the  East.  The  Cholera  re- 
commenced its  rayages,  as  stated  in  the 
last  Surrey,  in  the  ginning  of  October 
1821  :  they  continued  till  the  early  part 
of  last  year,  when  they  began  to  subside. 
Seren  out  of  the  Nine  Schools  hi^l  been 
suspended:  but,  about  Midsummer  last, 
six  of  the  seTen  had  been  resumed,  when 
the  8  Schools  bad  296  Children  and  an 
average  attendance  of  228 ;  and  some  of 
them  gave  Mr.  Knight  more  satisfiMtioa 
than  before  their  suspension. 

In  the  absence  of  the  Rer.  Christian 
David,  for  several  months  in  the  Summer 
of  1821, Mr.  Knight  took  charge  of  his  Con- 
gregation of  Native  Christians.  He  went 
also  among  the  people,  especially  during 
the  prevalence  of  the  Epidemic,  reading' 
Tracts  and  distributing  them ;  and  he  wit- 


•  redactd  «yurm :  by  deducttaff    tO  ris^lollan 
•owbly.  from  tbe  allowaaoe  of  each  fsmiljr. 

We  bopo  that  tM  Soveraiica  Lord  of  Mitftiont  will 
<oattaMt0iiicliiie  tbo  bearttof  His  chUdren  to  coB- 
tribate  to  tbe  sapport  of  that  ciose,  in  which  thocu 
Muls  of  immortal  •onto,  equally  predontwiththesn, 
■iw  etemSlljr  cooceraed.  We  do  eaniettljr  hope, 
that  tbej  will  not  allow  these  BBtabUahmenu  to 
droop  awl  die.  We  feel  confident,  that  the  more 
the/ dolor  the  teke  of  Him,  -who  loved  them  and 
gam  hinaaalf  for  them,  tbe  greater  will  be  their 
crewB  of  reioicint  in  that  dajr.  when  thejr  must 
meiC  tlMM  Heathen,  whom  they  have  a  strict 
*■«§«  to  cvanjreUae.  We  trust,  when  tbej  reflect 
how  moch  tbe  Lord  has  already  blessed  their  ezer- 
tioBS  to  spread  the  light  of  the  Gospel  in  this  be- 
aded laad«  that  they  wUl  feel  encooraged  to  make 
evef7  exertion,  to  assbt  ne  in  the  important  worli 
lowiach  we  have  boen  called. 

JAFFNA. 

Tbe  Capital  of  the  District  of  Jaffna. 

WXSLETJff  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 

T.  Osborne,  Abr.  Stead,  Mistionariet, 

John  Hunter,  Assistant. 

Tbe  nnmbCT  of  Schools  b  10,  of  Chil- 
dren  510,  and  of  Catechists  and  School- 
masters  11.  A  Female  School  also  has 
been  opened. 

had  bccaraised.sostainedsenous  injury  fay  a  storm,  H  unpression  seemed  to  be  made  oytne  cbas* 
andiucompleUoii  has  been  delayed :  the  Congre^  ||  tisement,  but  the  Heathen  became  even* 

more  mad  after  their  idols.  Several  ezcur* 
sions  were  likewise  taken,  in  company  with 
one  or  other  of  his  neighbouring  fellow- 
labourers,  for  conversation  with  the  Na- 
tives and  the  distribution  of  Tracts.  The 
Madras  Corresponding  Committee  had 
supplied  him  with  IVacts ;  but  as  the  de* 
mand  was  much  beyond  the  supply,  they 
being  in  most  places  eagerly  sought  after, 
he  distributed  many,  after  the  eiample  of 
the  American  Biissionaries,  written  by  the 
Scholars  on  oUahs :  these  were  not,  how- 
ever, so  acceptable  to  the  people  as  printed 
Thicts.  Mr.  Knight  was,  therefore,  in 
hopes  of  being  able  to  establish  a  Press  at 
NeUore. 

The  Flftee^tii  Appendix  tothe  Twenty- 
second  ReportcontainsMr.  Knight's  Rtiles 
for  conducting  his  Schools,  and  a  copious 
series  of  Extracts  firom  his  Journal.  On 
this  Journal,  the  Committee  remark- 
It  is  of  that  nature  which  they  always  recdrt 
with  pleasure,  as  it  contains  a  foil  report  of  his  pcp- 
ceedings,  in  reference  to  hb  great  ohiect;  with  de- 
uils  of  bis  conversations  with  the  Natives  and  of 
their  notions  and  superstitions,  and  a  record  of  his 
own  views  and  feelings,  as  they  arise  under  the 
various  cirtumataaces  which  occur. . 


wnte— 
for  tbe  Scriptufes  aRMmt  the  Na- 


xowtinnes  letge,  and  moch  good  has  been 
TIm  Tamnl  Preaching,  both  in  Jaffna  and 

the  eowatry  parts  of  the  Circuit,  is  well  and  seri. 

matf  attended.  T^  Brethren  all  preach  in  TMnnl. 

Tb« 

Webave  Tbrae  Toung  Men  who  take  their  work 
iSigalarly  with  us  aa  Freacbers.  By  their  help,  w* 
are  able  to  hare  about  00  regular  Serrioet  every 
■iath  ia  tbe  Jaffna  part  of  the  Circuit  only.  Our 
Bcbesl-Eooaia  are  our  general  places  of  preaching ; 
hat,  as  tbe  Congregations  there  are  uncertain, 
wherever  a  company  of  men  can  be  found  there  we 
pveach  and  tench,  whether  it  be  in  a  Rest-house  or 


NELLOBE. 
Kaar  Jaina— population,  5000  or  0000. 
CBVRCn  MISSIONARY  SOCIBTT, 
1818. 

Jos.  Knight,  Jos.  Bailey,  Misdonaries. 

Sekoplmistretus  and  Eight  Native  School* 

masters. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bailey,  with  tbe  Sister  of 
Mr.  Knight,  arrived  at  Jaffna  on  the  3d 
of  March.  A  few  weeks  afterward,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Bailey  took  a  House]near  Jaffna ; 
but  the  illness  of  his  Brother,  the  Rev. 
Benjamin  Bailey  at  Cotym,  was  considered 
to  be  so  alarming  that  he  left  home  on  a  visit 


Mr.  Knight  uniformly  speaks  with  plea- 
sure, of  his  constant  and  beneficial  inter- 
with  his  fellow-labourers  of  tbe 


Wesleyan  and  Ameriean  Sodetiea. 


u 


aORVKT  or  MiniOVARY  STATIONS. 


JJAK. 


W<  regret  that  we  do  not  receive  more  regoUr  uid  full  accounU  of  tlie 
ProceediDgd  of  the  NetherUods*  ^fi8sioDary  Society  In  this  Quarter  of  the 
Survey,  fn  the  last  purvey,  the  Naoies  and  Stations  of  Eight  of  iU  MU- 
sioparies  vere  given  as  follows :— Buttonaar,  in  JatMH-41elleBdooni,  im 
CeMe9^lje  Brnnn,  in  7Yai#»^-Finn,  Mueller,  Bormelsler,  and  Aheraloth, 
in  Jmboyna-^wikd  Jungraichel,  in  TemaUi  we  have  since  been  able  to 
ascertain  very  little  oftheir  proceedings*  On  the  4lh  of  November,  Five 
Missionjiries  of  the  Society  were  ordained  at  Rotterdaro-^Baer,  Yoflk.  and 
K^ec^  (or  the  Indian  Archipelago ;  and  Trioa  and  Winkler  lor  tho  Coast 
of  Co^omandel* 

.  The  NclberUvds'  Bible  Society  is  zealously  engaffed  in  supplying  the 
Scf  iptHnM  for  the^  I^bmd^*  Its  measures  for  this  end  were  stated  at  p.  479 
of  our  last  Volume. 


SUMATBA. 

The  moet  westerly  of  the  Soad*  Ttle»-1050  mHei 
tooff.  I>7i65  average  breMMi— InliaMtuits  S.000,000. 

BIBLE  SOCIETY. 

X^  nfeiVBOe  to  this  Society,  it  if  stated  in 
the  last  IlBport  of  th^  Britisb  and  Foreign 
Bible  Society  :-^ 

The  two  freatdi^cvlti^  ^ith  which  this  Soeie^ 
Ins  hitherto  contended,  arise  from  the  general  in- 
aUUty  to  re^  i»evaitt^  aaonii  tb#  inhahMuts  of 

2m  i^M*  ^nd  t^  Tsnt  of  tke  Ma^ay  Sihla  in 
rabic  characters.  These  obstacles,  will,  it  u 
hdped,  be  in  a  great  maasai*  removed  by  the  means 
adopted.  In  the  seal  maaUkiated  for  the  establish. 
mw%  0f  ««hools*  th«  So^ty  baa  faoad  the  most 
^ectoal  co^peratioii ;  and  the  progress  of  the 
Malay  Bible,  in  Arabic  characters,' will  soon  pro- 
vide the  necessaiy  instrament  fbr  enltivating  the 
l|M4pr«0|Nd  fir  its  reeeptkim 

BAifTIST  mSSIOVABJ  UOCtSTT* 

BBlFCOOLEy. 

Or  Foit  Ifariboroagh— on  the  south-west  coast— 

tbaeUel  estabHskment  of  the  Sast-Iadia  Con^pany 

on  the  Island. 

RidkBurCon,  Kaai.M.WaTd,W.RobineMi, 

Mr*  Robinson,  having  found  it  tipe- 
dient  ^>  leave  Batavia  where  he  bad  long 
Uhoureda  arrived  at  Bencoolen,  nith  Mrs, 
•  Robinson  «nd  tbeir  family,  Ji4y,  5, 1821« 
Mr.  Ward  wee  not  then  retnmed  from 
CalnUtii»  but  aniyed  in  the  course  of  tbe 
month. 

The  probabilH^  of  Mr.  Burton's  sejttlhag 
%t  the  island  of  Pulo  Nias  was  stated  in 
IIm  last  Survey :  having  visited  that  place, 
however,  fhmi  Natal,  £  October  1821,  he 
v«M  conArmed  in  lihe  opinion  which  Mr. 
Mnoe  had  pmmooafy  given  him  at  Natal, 
ftem  a  Ibniwr  knowledge  of  tho  people, 
that  it  would  be  hnpnident  at  prment  to 
settle  among  them.  Mr.  Burton  pasmd 
on  to  Tapanooly :  befive  he  left  Natal,  nc 
had  spent  about  ten  days  in  a  journey  to 
Mom  fiumma,    a  Sta^on  inland  Ute^ 


chosen  by  Mr.  Prtnoe,  lnwhi«h  ezemrsjkm 
he  had  passed  sevend  days  among  the 
Battas :  renewing  hb  intercourse  with 
other  9«ttas  at  Tapanooly,  end  finding 
circumstances  very  pfomlslng^  he  deter- 
mined on  that  place  as  a  liissioDary  Star 
tion,  the  Chiefs  having  given  a  piece  of 
ground  for  the  purpose. 

An  account  of  the  Religion  oC  the  Bgttaa 
by  Mi^  Primie,  was  pnhted  at  pp.  680  and 
5S 1  of  our  last  Vohime. 

Of  tbe  proceedings  at  Q«nml^.  tb« 
Committee  thua  spaek  :-^ 

Miv  Ward  manages  the  pretf,  which  bids  frfr  t* 
be  an  efltdcnt  aoxiliai^  in  spreading  the  Ooapel, 
as  well  as  to  afford  considerable  assistance  In  the 
sappoKofthaBfisskm.  Schools  to  a  considerable 
extent  have  bMO  foraiad  in  the  sorronndlng  viU 
lages ;  and  the  inhabttaau,  generally,  appear  d«- 
tinms  tbas  their  ehiMceo  shonld  reoeivainacnie- 
tion.  The  (»perstions,  in  this  department,  are  nw- 
wHelly  aided  by  the  extensive  aeqoatnianee  oT 
Mr;  Robivon  with  the  Malsy  Luignafra.  in  whi^ 
be  haa  oonpeeed  a  number  of  elementary  boeka ; 
«ad  preaehea  with  a  detree  of  floen^y,  which  ax- 
citee  the  astonishmaal  and  admiration  oT  ika 
Natives. 

The  Missionaries  thus  speak  of  tfio 
Schools:-* 

The  Schools,  we  think,  are  better  attstaded  thau 
might  be  expected  j  op ^ard  of  lOfare  daij^y  pt  esant 
mt  those  about  the  BcUlemeot.  and  we  already  ob. 
serve  a  growing  dlHM«iti<»  ^^  ^  appreciate 
education.  As  this  advances,  of  coorse.tbe  nnm- 
berwiU'  increase;  and  w»  have  reaasA  IP  hove, 
that,  at  no  very  distant  period,  the  bulk  of  the  ria- 
Int  generati6n  will  be  able  to  read,  andTwill  be  sup- 
plied with  books  by  onnelves.  We  have  lately 
received  a  petition  from  six  yiUages,  at  adistanoe. 
for  Schools,  to  whieh  tbeVatives  pcomise  to  send 
near  flOO  children.  Tbesb  we  are  now  comiofoctegl; 
and  hope,  in  the  coarse  of  time,  to  extend  th<ay«^ 
temas  (sr  M  thirty  miles  ^und  as. 

A  Dutch  Settlement,  about  300  mnes  north-west 
of  Benoooleo* 
1891. 
Charles  Evans,  Misrionary. 
The   Report  -  states    in  referenor   ta 
Padang— 
ThU  StaUon  has  not  been  irlihont  its  difficnitlesf 


is«.] 


:Si5r;p...H.-i.i.tuwtoi.s 


itiaiMK«  9f  HIt.  £vans  will  prol^Hbly 

II  thM  D^bt  ia  which  his  inteDtions  and 

prbposAU  arc  reflfcrded  by  the  auprripr  authoritie* 


JKPIA^  A|ljQIf|f»AOO. 


•C  Eauvia,  to  whom  tb*7  have  beeu  rercrri^d. 
Vhoev*  considers  the  importance  of  t^)e  Station 
ia  «  MlaakHifj  pojot  of  view,  will  unite  with  us 
i»  earaestl^  desiring  that  the  decision  may  be 
fxToorable;  and  tliat  this  door  of  hvpe  may  not 
be  cloied  apon  the  myriads  in  that  populous  dh. 
tntt,  mbo  are  aitilag  id  darkoaw  »ad  ihe  sU^^ow 

Mr.  Evuit  bad  rectifed  no  ancwcrat 
tbe  beginning  of  May, 


JAVA. 

Al>atdi  Island,  between  the  sixth  and  ninth  de- 
crees of-  South   Latjtude-^00  miles  long,  b>  y5 
IVentfft  ^eadth— population,  in  18 1 5.  estimated  at 
4»:96>Ul ;  of  whom  81 ,518  were  Chinese* 

BATATIA. 
TWCqllal  of  Ihe  Island— lohaUtanU,  in  1615,  in- 
d«dt«t  tha  aavirons,  SSijOHS ;  of  whom  52,3191 
were  Chinese. 
BiPTiST  MISSION ARY  SOCIETY. 
181$. 
,«-*•  I)i«ring,  J/stiibfMt^. 
Mr  Robinsoo'i  removal  from  Batevia 
•  iMa  Men  nlcstionad .     The  reasons  of  this 
meagre  are  that    stated  by  jUu    Con- 


rtbe 


oaeiifeor  Uur  kpplicitioD  iscAdr  in  M.e  King  of  the 
lteth*H^Lis.pf  a  Pi'iiutMi.iL.iifj"iirii  t  No  Committee 
IK  IdiilB^  liuu^oCiiiiicW  would  havr  L^ien  removed  ; 
liat  Uie  BTiffit  did  aat  ajKfAcr  bur  i^oticipatloos. 
ftti/i  Mr,  Robimon  p^tifnUy  |>tr^f  ^(^red  iiiliisjtfis- 
sldAKT?  viHi  ;  Ito^uE  tbtit,  111  dur  time.  'Divine 
Fi^ridfUDe  would  ctttat^r  rf tnoTtr  1:1  it  diaeoura<ihg 
ij|r*^iiimpf  1  hj  utitcli  he  Wa*  BuiroLi.ided.  or  direct 
^^aiaicne  atiier  5^tii;jii  In  wIlec]*  iie  might  more 
i  liU  lenfra'.jon  hy  ti.ij  wfllof  God. 

fc  |d0ar  if  tli*s«  w-^!i  rtii^f  Eii*^  t>een  afforded 
)UIK,  5ean  »ft*J  tU*  arrival  or  Mry*rs.  fiqrxon  and 
Enns  at  6eq£t»[eq.  Ih^y  loaceivcd  that  a  much 
ft  lb-'  S^M  lor  bL-  eji#rti9xjs  prr  untM  Itself  at 
^  ihaa  at  BaUrU ;  atteadsd,  tod.  by 
r  advantage,  that  it  would  allow   him 

'  oppcrcanlty '  of  communicating  with   the 

I  left  at  his  farmer  'Station,  and  of  attempt- 

iac,  by  the  distribution  of  Tracts,  ^«  to  benefit 
1^  Malay  Fopalatiou  of  Java.  •  They,  accordingly, 
balMd  him  Co  jrinnovo ;  and  their  inriratlofl  wa« 
ftMlj  ^^onded  by  his  £xc^leA.cy  the, Governor, 
-"      -     I  MrnEUMa^n  was  w*U  kndwn. 


Akboagfe  tfaa  laboon  of  Mr.  Robinson,  for 

*^l^^n  jfi**afsof  his  r^^iideoci-  iu  iliatcily.  had  not 
toCjL  vlpaili  AapTDductt^Tfr ;  >ct  Kh^  ,]^velang 
bftrn  impcaed  by  such  retiricLJijiiv.  as  greatly  to 
di<i\iiii4Vt  tbr  h<»pe  aT  future  PiMiFiilnris.  Expecta- 
t  f«^«aM^»l)^kit#ru[urrj,  rUat.   in  coii«e 


JJfUPON  ^IJ^fOifJ^Y  SQCfpZY, 

ISM^-^fiyW   1819. 

John  §Uur,  J^Ufionaiy. 

K^tH  •tknr  to  Msiat  Mr.  Slater  io  the 

.^aaU^png  ^oncoma  of  this  Minion,  Pr 

Mflna  had   sent  tB^  Chinese  Teaches 

.Jt9m  Mala«ea,oo«  of  whom  had  .stu4ied 

4n  the   Anj^o-Chinese   College;  and  by 

.  lipcelit  adti^  it  appears,  that  Mr.  M*d- 

jknvt  anivpd,  in  /anuary>  ^oxn  Penang, 

^^teke  a  sbajra  in  the  Chineie  Brunch  of 


_   Qieptli  has  Ueen,  built  for  JSog- 

laiMl  Malay  Worship*  atacost.«faboui 

fOOL,  more  thtti  thfM^&brths  df  which 


were  r»iied  by  localcoptobutions.  Chinese 
Worship  is  held,  en  Sunday  Afternoone 
and  Wednesd^  Evetiings,  in  Ihe  School 
Booms  :  from  J25  t0  35  Chinche  atten^. 
Mr.  Slater  preache*  both  in  Malay  and 
Chinef^e ;  aud  in  one  of  the  .proviaci4l 
dialects,  also,  of  the  CUiiiese. 

BAMAIUNO. 

A  Town  on  tl}e  north-east  coast  pf  the  Island. 
BAPTIST  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 

1816. 
GotUob  Bruckner,  MU^o^twy, 
Mr.  Bruckner  continues  to  labour  dilf* 
gently  among  a  people  sunk  in  apathy  and 
indifference.  Many  obstacles  oppose  the 
progress  of  Diviqe  Truth  in  this  quarter; 
but  a  blessing  may  be  confidently '^ipecftd 
where  that  spirit  prevails,  which  is  dis- 
covered in  the  following  extract  of  one  of 
his  Letters:— 

There  appears,  for  the  present,  no  great  prospect 
of  usefttloass  in  Java.  But  times  may  alter:  aftfr 
a  cold  winter  season,  may  come  a  quickening 
spring;  and  a  barren  wilderness  may  become  m 
rrourol  land,  arrordins  to  the  very  promises  of  Ui« 
I^ord.  lam  confident  that  he  will  hear  our  pravers, 
in  his  own  doe  Ume,  respecting  this  lUstern  Archi. 
pelago.  The  BreUiren  hi  Benroolen  have  agreed 
with  me,  to  spend  every  week  an  hour  10  prayer, 
especially  for  the  success  of  the  Gospel  in  thasa 
Malay  Islands.  Prey.  mU  ye  tUU  tMiwtf,  Is  Oa 
promise  of  the  Lord.  M^y  ttier^  be  raised  many 
more  in  England  who  help  ji^s  to  pray,  'i'Ay/liVigiMs 
cfm§ !  ' 

Of  Translations  and  Printing,  he  write9-^ 
I  have  finished  the  Translarion  of  the  Mew 
TfS^ment  io  t|ie  Javsn  language ;  it  fema^oynow 
^or  me  to  revise  it.  1  have  Mlsotransfaied  soma 
irnctsand  short  Systems  of  the  Cliristian  IDofc- 
tn'nes;  some  of  ^kh  I  have  given  to '^e  KaUeea. 
whmh  they  seeme4  tu  Uke.  I-wi^  vfry  moeh  Mte 
printmg  of  them  could  be  effected.  Many  of  tlje 
Natives  would  like  to  read  both  ihe  NcwTesU- 
ment  and  other  things. 

It  appMjrs  to  ma,  that  XiUiography  will  be  bap 
adapted  to  pfinting  injavjii^e^e  :  and  I  am  indeed 
very  hxppy  to  hear  that  XJi*.  Ward  of  fieucooten 
understands  that  art ;  and  he  will  undoubtedly  a^ 
ply  it  to  Javanese  Printing. 

AMBOYNA.  • 

A  Dutch  Island,  lying  off  the  south-west  coast  of 

Cenm-«9e  miifs  by  IP— in  lT96.-the   lahabitanu 

ware  %B'fiSi\  of  whom  17.8IS  were  Protestants. 

and  the  rest  chiefly  Mahomedans. 

BIBLE  SOCIETY,  ' 

The  Rev.  Joseph  Kam,  as  Vice-Pre^ii 

dent  of  this  Society,  writes  to  the  Britidi 
and  Koreiffn  Bible  So^ietV— • 

llie  larsa  iupply  of  the^Iew  I;fsUmsnt,in  Mahgr, 
liaf  ployed  the  iusUuraeni,  in  the  hand. of  God«ilf 
bringing  many  benighted  sinners  from  die  graa|tcait 
darkness  to  ihe  marvellous  light  of  the  truth  ag  itia 
in  Jesus.  A  cheering  proof  of  ;b^  I  had  lately.  In 
travelling  alpng  the  southern  Co|)3t  of  the'lsland  of 
Ceraoi.  inbabitadby  a  people  called  A  lyoer:  amsa 
pointed  oatiom«^Mi^ place  by  Uiesea  slipr9,wbera 
he  had  burnt  a  great  number  pf  idols  io  the  p|a- 
seace  of  aiaay  witoewes :  I  had  supplied  this  dla> 
trict  in  1819*  with  .New  Ttstamenta. 

A  similar  ipsunoa  took  Rlaca  in  a  naighbowriag 
iflaQd,.wh9ra  awoipaa  bad  conoealedbar  idol»|ba 
a  censi^able  time,  but  bad  no  rest  la  bep  cqa- 
scienes,  until  she  bad  rablidy  dssHoTld  ilwou 


68 


SURVXT  OF  MISSIOVART  f TATIOKS.  [jAV. 


A»  oftoB  at^I  look  al *  17«wTesUm«at,  I  remember 
yoor  laboar  oTloT* ;  bat  I  trast  we  ihell  Mon  be 
•Qpplicd  with  the  Old  Tettamcttt  eled:  it  wttl  be 
perticalarij  eoeepUble  to  the  Mahonediiift  In  this 
Colony.  I  hope  they  will  6D<i  Christ  In  it.  at  we  do. 
Mr.  Kam  has  rectived  from  the  King  of 
one  of  the  Sengir  Islands,  a  Letter  eipres- 
sive  of  great  thankfulness  for  the  copies  of 
the  Malay  New  Testoaient  sent  by  the 
BritiBb  and  Foreign  Bible  Society,  admir- 
\tig  **  this  great  ^  of  God  from  such  a 
d&tant  country.*' 

hOtlDOV  MfSSiONARY  SOCIETY, 
1814. 
Joseph  Kam,  MUtionary, 
Mr.  Kam  had  opened,  as  stated  in  the 
%irTey  for  1821,  a  Seminary  for  the  pur- 
pose of  preparing  Schoolmasters :  these  are 
placed,  as  wanted,  in  Amboyua  and  the 
surrounding  Islands.  Of  a  Second  Semi-* 
naiy,  the  Directors  thus  speak  i-^ 

In  Jennsxy  IMt,  be  opened  another  Seminary 
foK  traininc  np.Tonnf  Men,  as  Netivf  Teacbera.  to 
niaiat  the  Maaaionarite  aent  out  by  th«  Ketherlanda' 
Miasiooary  Society.  Of  those  who  had  received 


instmctions  with:this  view,  three  have  been  sent 
lo  the  aasbtance  of  Mr.  La  Bninn.  in  the  island  bC 
Timor;  and  one  to  the  ialand  of  Aroo.  the  inbabi- 
tanta  of  which  were  anxions  to  receive  Christian 
Inslmction.  About  Fifteen  more  Tooux  Menwvre 
under  preparation  ft>r  the  same  work. 

The  Directors  state,  in  reference  to  the 

Mr.  Kam  faidethe  Printing-Press  sent  out  by  the 
Sodety  of  incalculable  utility  ;  and  requesrs  the 
Directoce  to  eend  out  another,  for  which  also  he 
especta  to  have  ample  employment.  The  number 
of  Catechisu  and  Tracts,  in  Malay,  which  had  been 
printed,  amounted  to  about  7000. 

Mr.  Kam  has  commenced  stranslatioa  into  Malay 
of  the  Ret.  Mr.  Burdrr's  ••  Vilhige  Sermons,**  of 
which  he  purposed  to  print  an  edition  of  9000  or 
aoOO  copiea  :  tlie  first  volume  was  completed.  Bir. 
Kam  intends  these  Sermons  for  the  use  of  Cootra- 
■ations  in  the  several  Molucca  Islands,  which 
aounint.  accord  iof  to  hia  statement,  to  about  mm 
kimind ;  almost  all  of  them  being  without  the  bleaa- 
ing  of  a  rsRular  Chriatian  Pastor.  He  conceives, 
also,  that  the  European  Missionaries  will  derive 
fVom  them  ytrj  tesential  assistance,  until  they  are 
able  to  compoee  their  own  Discounes  in  M^ay. 

On  the  9th  of  January,  a  Missionary 
Society-  was  formed,  for  the  purpose  of 
aiding  the  objects  of  the  Netherlands*  and 
London  Missionary  Societies  in  those  ssm* 


FnoM  the  Journal  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  Marsden,  while  in  New  Zealand, 
printed  in  the  Fourteenth  Appendix  to  the  Twenty-first  Report  of  the 
€hurch  Mitsionary  Society,  we  quote  a  passage  in  which  he  very  striking  It 
combtnet  the  Colony  of  New-South  Wales  with  the  Missions  in  the  Islands 
of  the  South  Sea,  as  necessary  to  the  existence  and  support  of  those  Missions :-~ 
What  means  has  Infinite  Wiedom  adopted  to  accomplish  the  Difine  Purposes!  Did 
it  please  God  to  send  an  army  of  pious  Christians  to  prepaie  His  w^  in  this  Wilder- 
ness? Did  He  establish  a  Colony  in  New- South  Wales,  for  the  advancement  of  Hia 
glory,  aiA  the  Salvation  of  the  Heathen  Nations  in  these  distant  parts  of  the  Globe, 
from  men  of  character  and  of  principle  ?  On  the  contrary,  He  takes  men  fnnn  the 
dregs  of  society— the  sweepings  of  the  gaols,  hulks,  and  prisons— men,  who  hadfor- 
feitecl  their  liTes  to  the  laws  of  the  country — He  gives  them  their  lives  for  a  prey,  and 
sends  them  forth  to  make  a  way  for  His  servants ;  for  them  that  should  being  glad 
tUlinge— that  should  publish  peace  to  the  Heathen  World— that  should  say  unto  them, 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  Zoo*  unto  me,  and  be  ye  saved,  aU  the  ends  of  the  earth  i 
for  I  am  God,  and  there  is  none  else.  Well  may  we  exclaim,  with  the  Apostle^  How 
UBsearchable  are  His  judgements,  and  His  ways  past  finding  out  / 


CHURCH  MISSWNJRY  SOCIETY, 
The  Committee  remark,  in  reference  to 
the  Society's  concerns  in  the  Colony— 

The  arriral  of  his  Excellency  Sir  Thomas  Bris- 
beac  at  the  seat  of  his  Goventment,  is  an  event 
which  lyromisea  mach  advantafe  to  all  exertions 
for  the  moral  and  religions  bcne6t  of  tlie  Colonj 
and  the  eoontless  islands  to  which  it  is  a  medium 
of  acoBSs.  His  Excellency  landed  on  the  7th  of  No- 
vemher,  IBSl.  MrJOarsden  had  an  interview  with 
him  the  saoie  dey ;  when  he  renewed  the  assor- 
•noea  of  his  countenenee  and  support  of  tlic  So- 
ciety's andeeiakhigs.  which  he  had  made  to  iu 
Depatntion  iu  London. 

Tbe'Semhiary,  at  Parrametta,  for  Kew-Zeelan. 
ders.  has  been,  for  the  present,  suspended ;  the 

>  cheoee  of  habHs  and  climate  belnf  found  iAjnrfous 
to  the  health  of  the  MaUTOs,  and  to  require  a  de. 

'  free  of  attention  to  them  which  under  prtsent 
ciKttiDstaoces  could  not  be  paid. 


WESLEYAN  MiBSIONJRy  SOCIETY,   ! 
W.Walker,l^iMiotiaf;y  to  theSlaekNaUvat. 

Mr.  Walker  arrivod  Sspt.  16, 1821-;  and 
entered  on  his  labours  among  the  Black 
Natives  of  tlie  Colony  in  a  tribe  who  speak 
English,  and  through  whom  he  h  endea- 
vouring to  acquire  the  Native  Language. 
The  Committee  say— 

The  comraeaoement  of  Ian  attempt,  whidi.  hy 
many,  may  be  resarded  ea  hopelese,  to  raise  this  de^ 
traded  people,  at  once,  lo  the  rani  of  human  be. 
ings  and  to  a  perception  of  the  excellence  aod 
necessity  of  Christianity,  has  been  encoursffi^. 
The  very  circoroetaoce  of  a  Miesiottary  bdnc  iq^ 
pointed  expressly  lor  their  instruction,  has  in* 
pressed  fliem  with  surprise,  and  coDcillated'Oieir 
rerard.  They  reeoitniae  the  MissioDnry  as  their 
piopecty ;  and  the  Chief,  on  that  croQnd.  enisNes 
op  his  people  the  da^  of  etbeadiaf  to  his  inscrec* 
Uons- 


9^^  tiOO  milw  by  an  Aveiaire  breadth 
of  UO;ai^theaoutbeni  neatly  as  I*^, 

IUKGH££HOa 

A  If^itin  Town,  oa  the  north  side  of  tho  Bay  of 

lllaods. 

emUi^MyitSSHiiliJRY  SOCIETT. 

A  N«y«o  H^pah,  or  FortifieA  Place.' on  m  River 
li  telo  tbe  Bay  of  Islaiiis,  on  the  west 


r  ^ikkb  ba  Settleme^  of  the  Sode^, 
vhieb  hm  been  named  Olon^eeter. 
CaURCH  MISSIONARY  SO^BTY, 
1819. 
Onr  Rcdferi  ^sre  been  apprise^  of  tlie 
JiiCieafug   ctrcmnstaaces  in  wbio^  fhis 
Wamtm  has  been  fenced,  since  the  aifiTal 
cf  tbe  Chiefs  who  visited  England.     Tbe 
eepiobtabstnct  which  we  gave  in  our  last 
Voittme  ipf,  947—957,  S86-*-596,  an4 
452^440;  of  Mr.  Marsden's  Jonmals  on 
fab  Second  and  Third  Visits  to  New  Zea- 
land, amst  hwre  awakened  deep  regret  to 
find  a  sphere  of  labour  so  promidng,  ex- 
posed to  the  difficulties  and  dangers  stated 
at  pp.  528 — 590  of  that  Volume. 
Tbe  Labourers  how  in  connection  with 


lAB-j  AUSTRALASIA.  ^ 

fi^  Zrotollll«  .  lint  Port  Jackson,   on  their  .return,  the 

Two  larai^  Xslttds,  east  of  New  HolUnd— tbe    K^^^^  P^rt  of  the  clothing  and  iron- 

nwngwy.  with  which  the  Society  had  fin^ 
niahed  them  at  a  laige  expense,  and  pur- 
chased arms  and  ammunition.  They  landed 
on  the  nth  of  July,  1821,  at  the  Bay  oT 
Islands,  furnished,  l^  these  meant,  to  a  for- 
midable extent,  with  the  instnmienu  ef 
revenge  and  devastation. 

With  his  mind  embittered,  from  some 
quarter,  against  tbe  Society,  notwithstand. 
ing  the  kindness  which  had  been  shewn  to 
him,  Sbunghee,  pn  landing,  manifetted  a 
hostile  spirit  toward  the  Settlers  who  had 
remained  at  New  Zeahmd,  which  the  Na- 
tives  of  his  party  soon  imbibed;  and  the 
scene  of  peace  a^d  friendship  was  changed 
into  one  of  turbulence  an4  insult. 

On  the  5th  of  September,  1821,  after  the 
most  formidable  preparations,  the  largest 
party  of  Natives  which  ever  left  the  Bay  sal 
forward  to  the  Thames,  with  Shnnghee  m 
itshead,  to  murder  and  ravage  without  pity. 
On  the  21st  of  December  they  returned, 
efter  Ae  destruction,  it  is  said,  of  a  thou- 
sand of  their  compmtively  defenceless 
countrymen,  three  hundred  of  whose  bodiee 
they  feasted  on  upon  the  field!      The 

I  Settlers  had  the  pain  to  see  them  return 
home,  loaded  wldi  the  relics  of  their  hor- 
rible  cruelty,  and  to  witness  the  murder  in 
"   "'  '  '  '    «old  blood  and  the  devouring  of  their  pri- 

soners. At  such  time^  the  mildeit  di^o. 
siiions  seem  to  beabsoluldy  bmtaUied  by 
a  ferocious  superstition ;  and  even  Utt|e 
children  would  take  a  savage  part  in  mur- 
dering other  children  who  were  priaonen* 
of-war. 

On  the  28th  of  Ribraary  of  last  year, ' 
Sbunghee  and  his  party  again  left  the  Bay* 
a  thousand  strong,  to  gather  more  at  every 
village,  on  another  expediUoo,  in  which' 
they  determined  to  sweep  the  country  %rith 
tbe  besom  of  deslmctiom 

While  these  scenes  were  passing  before 
the  eyes  of  the  Settlers,  fbe  earth  was 
yielding  her  produce;  and  repaying  abun- 
dantly the  toil  to  which  they  had  submit, 
ted,  in  order  to  shew  her  inhabitants  the 
rewards  of  peaceful  labour. 

Of  Rangheehoc^  one  of  the  Settlen 
writes,  in  January— 

I  desire  to  be  thaokfal,  that  I  have  just  finishedi 
reaping  a  fine  erop  of  wheat.  I  have  bnilc  a  new 
barn,  and  have  fot  all  Uie  wbeatia ;  aarf,  with  tbe 
bleaaing  of  Oed,  it  will  serve  toy  farailj  tbe  year 
nmod,  aadsapply  seed:  for  Uie  acxt  sowfag. 

Of  Kiddeekiddee,  the  other  Settlement, 
it  18  said,  in  February— 

We  have  gathered  ia  an  excellent  harvest.  We 
he^e*  at  this  time.  Twelve  Ketivee  at  work,  and  it 
gives  tts  great^pleasare  in  having  •  Wkmtgm  XmI/; 
the  prodoce  of  dicir  own  ooontrjr  and  iaboor,  witii 
which  to  feed  them. 

In  the  midst  of  those  distressing  tidings,  ' 
ft  is  refreshing  to  find,  that  the  grace  of 


WaBama,  and  Messrs.  Samuel  Butler, 
George  Clarke,  John  Cowell,  Wm.  Hall, 
Fraocie  HaU,  James  Kemp,  John  King, 
aad  Jaaos  ShepbOTd.  Mr.  Cowell  em- 
barked at  Bort  Jackson,  at  the  end  of  Ja- 
onary,  vrith  bb  Wife ;  he  having  married 
again  in  Joly  pteceding.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Clarke  sailed  on  tbe  28th  of  April  fW>m 
AraveseMi,  and  were  at  Bio  Janeiro  on  the 
90lh<yfJttne.  Tbe  Rev.  Henry  Williams, 
with  Mrs.  Willianis  and  their  Children, 
sailed  from  the  Downs  on  the  U|h  of 
September. 

In  the  last  passage  of  Our  preceding 
Tdume  above  referred  to,  we  quoted,  fsom 
the  Twenty-'second  Report,  an  affecting 
etatemenl  of  the  recent  difficulties  of  the 
Misaion,  aristog  from  tbe  violent  proceed- 
ings of  Sbunghee  and  his  party,  and  the 
nnfaivoiisable  change  in  the  temper  aqd 
eooduet^f  tbe  Natives  connected  with  him. 
Dm  Rciiort  itself  and  its  Sixteenth  Ap- 
pendix contain  other  partibolars,  which 
casBOt  be  read  without  deep  regret.  Jour- 
iHla  and  Letters  of  the  Settlers  carry  the 
intdigence  to  the  month  of  April.  Of  the 
state  of  things  at  the  last  dates,  we  shall 
■oar  give  a  briefhbstract. 

TSt  great  otyect  of  the  Chiefs,'  as  it  has 
since  appeared,  in  coming  to  England,  was 
Id  ptocnrearms  and  ammunition.  To  aug- 
ment the  stores,  which  by  some  means  they 
had  obtained  when  in  England,  th^  sold. 


e6 


SURVEY  OF  MlisioifAnY  STATIONS.  f^^''' 

September.  "  It  tipptan  tKot  none  of  the 
Mmionafiei  baa  been  obligwi  to  quit  thek 
posts.     Mr.  Marsden  arfyi—  ' 

I  greftly  Umfcnt  ihe  t^\\»  which  h«T«  uMen  pUcj, 
but  ihey  do  not  make  medcspidr.  1  have  no  dwittt 
but  th«t  the  U«w-2e«Und««  «UI.  ii|  du«  Uro«,  be- 
come a  CIviliaed  Neiion.  God  wiH  <*^^"  "^ 
from  the  dominion  of  the  Prince  of  thie  WofW,  en* 
tJiey  ftball  tee  UU  Salvation,  rhe-wajr  la  »uU  open, 
if  Lab6orer»  can  onty  be  piocond  8t  *"»***  ^^51*  • 
and  God  wfll  find  theeft  and  send  them  fbrth,  wljen 
He  »ees  meet.  Yo«  hive  eoma  wy  Pjo«  *** 
booien. uMt txceOtnt  Mtfr^f ite ^mk^ mhyf  Zea^ 
Uad,  vhon  the  Lowl  will  UBoredly  blew.  iWi 
must  not  tow  and  expect  to  reap  *«  ••?**'^* 
When  It  shell  please  Ood  to  PW' o«t  W»  Sftokoj 
thalnhabicaetoof  New  Zealaiid,  thett  wiU  Uto  Woe* 
have  .effect  indeeiL 

To  Mr.  Leigh,  who  has  proceeded  to 
New  Zedbnd  from  the  Wcalcyfta  Mtano- 
nery  Society,  Mr.  Menden  bears  att 
honourable  testimony : — 

Mr.  Loi«h  will  be  a  great  stay  to  the  Cause  of 
God.  when  be  is  setUed  at  his  own  Station  ra  »e>J 
Zealand.  The  Rev.  Mr.  White  la  anrtvid*  md  Fill 
join  him  Ihe  first  opportunity.  J^^'}^}9^  j  •  T!S 
laboured  hard  and  prudently .  while  sUtioAed  w  tb» 
Colony  as  a  Missioaacy .  "nd  was  much  esteemed. 


dod  leaiT?  His  scnrants  confidenUy  to  re- 
pose on  His  AlinJgbty  Ann. 

Affer  describing  some  of  the  atroci6u8 
acts  which  they  were  compelled  to  witness, 
"one  of  the  Settlers  writes—  ^u..^ 

Dtar  Sir-Thesc  scehes  of  cruelty  are  very  «»"««- 
ia«  to  our  frellnirsr;  and  nwre  than  we  '••»^«*r*;^' 
were  it  not  for  the  promises  of  God's  Wossijd  Word. 
To  support  ui  when  cavt  down,  our  Lord  has  ajid . 

to  enable  us  toiUnd  our  frouniL  At  present  we 
2n~rbut  little  in  forwardi^the  spiritual  objects 
of  the  Society.  Tb*  native  spWt  is  T^nrlnf:  Ibe- 
Ikva  that  Ihey  have  a  greater  ihirsi  fer  Mood  ttnu 
ever;  and  until  the  l^rd  by  l!i»«i«»  chanfi  their 
liearts  they  will  remain  the  same.  •  ^ 

Who  can  read  wiihout  deep  emouon,  in 
Aa  foUdwing  passages,  the  contrast  of 
diabolical  supcrftition  and  cruelty  with  the 
^eayenly  spirit  of  a  Christian  ! — 

Jen.  9  IMS.— Shunghee  came  this  morning  to 
likve  hla  wounds  dressed;  having  been  tateood 
afresh  upon  hU  thigh,  wWfeh  Is  much  ioAuied. 
His  eldest  Daughter,  tbfc  widow  of  Tettee,  who  fell 
lA  the  expedition,  shot  herself  this  day,  through 
tkeOeehy  partof  the^arm.  with  two  balls:  she  in- 
taoded  to  mak^  away  with  heraelf ;  bat  we  suppov 
that,  in  the  agitation  of  pullin|r  the  Uigger  wiUi 
lier  toe,  the  roaule  of  the  musket  was  removed 
flrom  the  fttsl  part. 

The>  ihbt  another  poor  Slave  jrestmday.  and  ate 
her^-a  oirl  aboat  t»n  years  oM.  The  brother  of 
littee  shot  at  her  with  a  pistol,  and  only  wounded 
her ;  when  one  of  Shnnghee's  little  children  knock- 
ed  her  on  the  head  I  We  had  heard  of  t)te  gh-l's  being 
kiHad  ;  and  when  we  wrat  to  dresa  the  woneds  o( 
Tettee's  widow  we  inquired  if  it  was  so,  when  they 
leughinsly  told  us  that  thfey  were  hnnpvy,  abd  that 
tbay  killed  end  ate  her  with  some  sweet  potatoes, 
with  as  little  concern  as  they  would  have  shoirn 
had  tlicy  mentioned  the  killing  of  a  fowl  or  a  goat. 
*The»e  are  scenes  which  have  never  before  taken 
place,  under  the  eye  of  Europeans,  since  the  Mis- 
sion was  established.  The  lau  events  have  madie 
the  people  dr4'adfallx  familiar  with  human  blood. 
They  pay  no  re^rd  to  our  feelhigs ;  but  teem  rather 
bent  QUilit»u»tia«  at.  There  it  a  mystery  in  their 
way  ot  fCting  which  I  cannot  unravel.  It  Ittaf* 
ficie'nt  for  me  that  my  gracious  Lord  knows  what 
lit  in  4*very  heart ;  and  He  will  do  all  things  well. 
To  His  Name  be  alory  and  praise!  If  t  am  killed 
and  eaten  by  these  ferocious  men,  I  know  that  my 
Saviour  will  find  my  poor  body  at  the  Last  Day ! 

With  the  hopes  and  prayer  of  another 
LaBoiirei','we  shall  close  this  melancholy 
detail  i — 

1  do  hop^  and  pray,  QOtwiihstaoding  every  diffi- 
cnlty.  tliat  the  Lord  will  enable  me  to  keep  my 
ground  among  thu  people :  ahd  finally  of  His  good- 
ness and  merry,  bless  the  cause  which  wu  hava  in 
hand :  and  in  His  own  good  time,  make  these  habi- 
tations of  cruelty  the  quiet  and  peacMbl^  dwellings 
df  hbmooy^and  love. 


We  had  sent  the  preceding  sftttenle^t^  to  i 
when   a'  Letter  arrived  from  Mr.  || 
iof  f 


lltrsden,  of  so  Ute  a  dale  aa  the  8tb 


ITESLBYAfi  MiSStOJTjIRT  SOOiSTY, 

1822. 

Samuel  Leigh,  jUtSiionary. 

Mr.  and  Mr«.  t«tgb  arrived  at  the  Bay 

oT  Irtands  iti  Jahuary.     At  pp.  SCO  anftl 

S5l  of  otar  last  VbluAie,  ^e  gAve  an  e¥» 

tract  of  due  of  liis  Letters,  wWcb  confatl* 

a  distressing  acconnt  of  the  state  of  th» 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tutnet  aftd  Mr.  Whiter 
who  wtr^  to  join  Mr.  Leigh  in  tbb  Mia. 
afon,  at  sotne  Siatttm  distant  frWa  ib^aa  of 
the  Church  Misstooary  Society,  had  anlTed 
^t  Port  Jack  sort. 

Trt  rifbrence  to  Mr.  Leigh's  aeeonnt  df 
(he  crueUiesi  Whfch  he  witnessed,  the  Gbm* 
mittee  remark —  ^ 

The  wretchvd  state  of  the  Inhabitants  presents  a 
deeply  ^ffecUng  picture  of  the  effects  of  human  cor- 
ruption, and  of  the  necessity  of  the  Gospel.  In  no 
place  ere  lu  pacific  influences  more  pathetically 
invoked,  by  the  groans  and  sufferings  of  Xht  victiew 
of  baibarous  cruelty  and  infuriate  passions;  snd  la 
no  psrl  of  the  earin.  Will  its  triumphs,  as  the  ^ospM 
ofPcaice  and  Salvatibn,  be  more  strongly  marked,  of 
a)>peKl  with  more  powerful  and  ddightful  affert^ 
the  feelinin  of  our  conftmoo  humanity.  For  din^ 
cultjes  and  dangers,  in  such  a  Mission,  our  nitbda 
must  be  prepared ;  but  the  relations  which  Ibllow 
will  give  the  case  of  these  Heathen  adeepsr  iaivaes 
in  Our  pity  and  our  seal :  and  the  prayers  and  coir^ 
trlbutlons  of  oor  Ixieods  will,  we  doubP  not,  ul^ 
maieh'  receive  an  abundtint  reward,  in  the  moral 
changes  which  ourDivibe  Religion  will  Uiere^ec^ 
Even  in  New  Zealand. the  promise  shall iM fa IfiUeA 
Tiey  9haU  ao<  Aarl  aor  AtCrojr.      . 


A  groups  of  Islands  in  the  South  Pacific  Ocean. 
Kftfkriitl  the  principal  Isiaad*  Is  ia  extent  about  SO 
■ailrs  by  m^Eimto,  10  by  6 ;  and  520  norCh-west  of 
<Xab'e1te~ r«i«rM.  b  i  number  of  low  islets  within 
a  ffsef.  JO  mUss  in  slrceit:  and  30  miles  wSttward- 


9Olt2ftg0ta. 


of-noith  from   Otaheite-r^prfa  ifc««i«  b  l^'fbUea 
long,  ihd  30  westdf  Otahelte. 

LOffDov  MissiOfijnr  soc/ett. 

1^7. 
The  DeiitfteUM^  appoioted  to  vS^t  Ak 
Society's  Missions  in  t^  Ceorgiatt  •md 


M29.}  ^teTHSiiA^ 

flbeicty  ItHtti^  ftnitea  «t  Otaheice,  with 
Mr.  JoMi  Hid  th«  Artittiis,  in  Um  Ut^ 
ter  part  of  September  18S1.  The  oro- 
ilAuog  «(ite  in  iHiicti  tbty  found'the  Mis^ 
dotn  Sh  bdft  groupes  wms  deuifed,  fW>in 
Ihcir  ooammntartkmtj  gt  pp.  896—598, 
4SSf  and  486  of  our  lait  Volame ;  and  at 
pp.  591  and  592  were  glren  a^iew  of  the 
Vgw  Code  of  Lawf,  under  which  theGeor. 
^an  Islands  are  now  goremed. 

King  Fomare  rtic^rcd  the  Deputation 
witfi  the  almost  kindness.  He  was  indts^ 
pesad  at  the  time  of  their  arrival  $  and  died 
it  Otaheke,  OB  the  7lb  of  December,  while 
Ae^wfreatHoaMne*  Hie  Biissioaariet 
say  of  h&n— 

What  k«  va^  M  t6  hit  rtlifioo  and  Chriltln 
AMttur,  w  leare  elth  Him  who  Jndgcth  risht- 
CMd/.aad  vooUl  remember  with  gradtudeto  Ood, 
&e  coaatenaooe,  proteetioa,  add  ftvour,  whidi  the 
Miaioo  lo0f  CDJo^ed  under  hU  f  overttment. 

Some  passages  fhim  a  recent  Letter  of 
Ifr.  lyertnaotone  of  the  Deputation,  give 
iD  animating  view  of  the  whole  Mission  :— 

CivilicBtioa  b  mdiing  rapid  progress.  Crimes  of 
•U  kinds  are  almost  anknown.  Encourase  missio- 
nary  exlni«iis  and  misftioaary  prayers.  If  any  are 
relasittc  in  tlicee  respects,  or  are  unbelierers  in  the 
importaoce  of  missionary  exertions,  send  them 
IMbsr.  I  ^msld  not  haire  tboocht  the  sufferioas 
and  ioeouweulence  of  going  ten  times  round  the 
world  too  much  to  be  endured,  for  the  sake  of  seeing 
Wtet  Ood  has  wrought  in  these  idolatrous  coon- 
criee.  We  hope  to  see  all  the  islands  which  bave 
amfaraced  Christianity  before  we  return.  Thirteen 
are  kjsown  where  the  people  have  abaodonfd  tlielr 
idols  and  reemed  the  troth.  Other  islands  are 
petit toainf  hr  IfiasSonariea.  Indeed,  if  Mlssio- 
Mrifi  rrmfif  be  fboad,  there  is  every  reason  to  hope 
«l«t  elf  the  islands  in  this  vast  ocean  would  teime* 
lately  embrace  the  truth. 

The  dtaage  whleh  has  taken  pkoe  among  these 
people  b  what  most  of  all  dehghts  me  and  fills  me 
with  asCoAishment.  What  you  have  read  Is  all  true. 
All  the  stations  that  we  have  seen  are  in  the  most 
laerishiug  eircnmsteaoM.  All  the  coogregations 
are  largv.  The  profession  |of  Christianity  is  uoi* 
eirs^ :  eenreely  m  the  individual  known,  ertio  does 
aet  attend  three  times  erery  Lord's  Day  at  public 
wwaaip.  The  betauTiour  of  the  Taheitan  Congre- 
fscioaa  b  not  excelled  by  any  in  England.  All  is 
aAama  i  all,  apparently,  b  devotions!.  Too  would 
ke  charmed  with  a  Taheitan  Sabbalh.  No  doubt 
SmAi  ef  this  b  nothing  but  profession  ;  but  that 
there  b  a  great  deal  of  vital  piety,  I  doubt  not. 

Hm  lliesionaries  are  aware  of  the  ne« 
CMnty  lor  caution*     Ther  wntc-  » 

There  tf^  many  eaodidatea  forbeptboi:  but  we 
Bseesome  Aar  that  the  deeire  of  many  to  partake 
er  Oh-hie  Otdiaances  b  more  lor  the  sake  of  dis* 
AMiioo  among  their  eoentrymen  than  forOospd 
pftelTctee  and  spiritual  bletshigs. 

Most  of  the  statemehis  in  the  last  Re- 
port <»f  the  Directors,  relative  to  the  diOe. 
asat  Statioaa  in  bodi  groupes,  were  anti- 
eipatedt  ffom  the  correspondence  of  the 
IfiarfctaariOi,  in  the  full  aceoaot  which  we 
fare  of  them  in  our  last  Survey.  Where 
aay  adffiilaaal  information  has  appeared, 
iaaifcalla<ticelt> 

OTAHEITE. 

3ifuionttr{et : 

fiabert  Boome,  W.  Pascee  Crook, 

^■HffDi^ii^  JkBaViasy  James  Hayward, 

X  Janes,  H<  J^ott,  C  Wilson. 


ArtUtau : 

Elijah  Armitage,  T.  Blossom. 

Thedeeths  Of  Mr.  Bicknell  and  Mr. 

Teesier  were  slated  in  the  former  Surref. 

Obituaries  were  given  of  them  at  pp.  353- 

and  354  of  the  last  Volume. 

EIMEO. 
W.  Henry.  C.  Flatt,  Mittionariet. 

In  April  1821,  there  were  about  100 
Communicants :  six  of  them  had  been  ap* 
pointed  as  Native  Teachers,  and  all 
promised  well ;  at  every  place  the  people 
receive  them  gladly.  Tlie  Missionaries^ 
on  their  journeys  round  this  island*  are 
imlfbrmly  welcomed  with  joy :  on  theaa 
tours,  besides  preaching  and  exhorutioo, 
they  make  particular  inquiries  into  the 
state  of  religion,  and  ti^  the  names  of 
those  whom  they  deem  proper  Caodidatea 
for  Baptism; 

The  Attendance  of  Adults  and  Children 
at  the  Scho<^  is  good,  and  their  improve- 
ment rapid. 

A  visible  improvement  had,^  of  late, 
taken  place  in  the  conduct  and  manner  oi 
the  people;  their  attendance  on  Public 
Worship  and  otiier  means  of  religious  in- 
struction was  encouraging. 


Of  thisiroapaof  Islands,  which  ties  north.wfst 
of  tftt  0^orglao,  Hmmktinf  is  90  miles  in  cireuir, 
and  90  from  Ouheite— A«m«m  b  from  l6  to  it 
niiU'S  west-south>west  ol  Huaheioe,and  more  thaa 
double  its  exlrnt— TaAa  b  3  or  4  miles  north  of 
Raiatfa,  and  nbout  half  its  slae;  both  enclosed  in 
one  reef->i^«r«l«re  b  IS  or  14  tnH^  nordi>«tst  of 
Taiia,  of  less  rircuil,  but  sorroundi^l  by  a  rref  fuU  of 
populous  i»bni{»~ 'iWal  Is  a  cluster  of  bbts,  a  few 
miles  north  ot  Bombora ;  and  Mmnui  a  small  bleed 
westward  of  ttorabora. 

LONDON  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY,  \ 
1818. 
HUAHEINE. 

C.  BarflT,  W.  Ellis,  MitMionaries. 
The  Tliird  Anniversary  of  the  AvxSHa 
ary  Society  was  held  May  9  and  10.  18SI. 
The  contributions  amounted  to  12  balls  of 
arrow^root,  and  6549  bamboos  of  coeoa^ 
nut  oil — each  bamboo  containing,  on  the 
average,  about  half  a  gallon. 

A'  Code  of  Laws,  adopted  in  several  of 
the  doeiety  Islands,  had  been  printed  and 
distributed :  it  consists  of  Twenty«>fivd 
Articles,  in  the  last  of  which  Trial  by 
Juryh  instituted.  vThe  Press  was  alsd 
employed  on  the  Gospel  at  9t.  John-  and 
other  publications. 

Of  a  Public  Examination  of  tRe  Scho^ 
lats  the  following  interesting  aoeoimt  ik 
given:— i 

On  the  day  cftef  thb  Oenerel  MoMlag  of  the 
Auailiary Society,  the  people  acaio  assembled  ia  the 
place  of  worship,  which  was  nearly  m  muchcrowd- 
ed  as  on  the  former  deys.  The  object  of  the  Meetlot 
was  tb  caiathiae  pebUely  some  of  the  SeheSl 
CMIifsn.  Two  of  theFttnelt  Childiao  /9P«eted 
the  whole  of  the  «5lh  Chapter  of  St.  Matthew's 
Gospel.    8U  of  the  Soys  repeated  the  l6th  chapter 


SVBVKT  or  MtSSIONART  STATIONS. 


70 

of  the  Gospel  bf  St.  X^ke.  The  rhildrtn  beioff  neatly 
dreaaed  preiented  •  aicht  highly  iratifyioc. 

The  Chiefs  itnd  people  irenenlly  eppeered  deeply 
iAterested,  sod  earnefttly  entreated  that  a  similar 
Ueetinc  mSgfat  be  held  in  the  month  of  May  every 
year,  in  order  to  stimulate  their  children  in  leani' 
ing  the  Word  of  God»  and  to  instil  It  into  their  minds. 

The  children  were  afterwards  conducted  to  a 
place  on  the  side  of  a  rooabtain^  to  partake  of  re- 
freshments provided  for  them  by  the  Chieft  and 
people.  They  were  seated  on  the  f  rass^in  the  A>nn 
of  a  drcle ;  the  Female  Children,  with  their  female 
Teachers,  on  one  side:  and  the  Boys,  with  their 
Teachen,  on  the  other.  The  Chiefs  and  parents  of 
the  children,  tof  ether  with  the  Missionaries,  occn- 
jried  the  centre. 

When  the  repast  was  ended,  end  thanks  were 
returned,  Mr.  Ellis  gnve  an  appropriate  exhortation, 
abd  one  of  the  19  atives  concluded  with  prayer.  All 
departed  to  their  habitations,  apparently  much 
Vleesed  with  tim  occurrences  of  the  dny.  The  num- 
ber of  children  present  was  350,  of  whom  120  were 
Girls. 

RAIATEA. 

L.  £.  Threlkeld,  John  Williams^ 

Murionariet. 

At  pp.  533—535  of  our  last  Volume,  a 
series  of  Extracts  from  the  Addresses  of 
the  Natives  at  one  of  their  Public  Meetings 
was  given  ;  and  at  pp.  535  and  536  some 
indications  of  the  spirit  with  which  the 
Ueformation  of  the  Laws  was  proceeding. 

A  Society  has  been  formed  among  the 
Communicants  for  promoting  the  ex- 
tension of  the  Gospel.  The  subscriptions 
had  amounted  to  1050  measures  of  arrow- 
root, each  containing  upward  of  6lbs. 
avoirdupoiie. 

BOBABORA. 
J.  M.  Orsmondi  Munonarym 

Tliis  Island  renounced  Idolatry  with  the 
rest  of  the  groupe  in  1816.  Mr.  Ors- 
mond,  in  compliance  with  the  wishes  of 
many  of  the  Katires  who  had  long  been 
desir9us  of  a  Missionary,  settled  among 
them  in  Notember  1880.  The  inhabitants 
wereibrmei^y  noted  for  more  daring  fero- 
dty  than  those  of  any  of  the  neighbouring 
islands ;  all  of  whom,  at  one  time^  they 
held  In  sulijection.  The  prospects  are 
now  very  promising,  and  the  Natives 
advancing  in  civilisation. 

BAIVAIVAI  AMD  RUBUTU. 

The  Icqowledge  of  Christianitv  has  ex- 
tended from  the  Georgian  and  Society  to 
another  of  the  countless  Groupes  of  Islands 
which  are  found  in  the  Pacific  Ocean.  Of 
the  Reception  of  the  Gospel,  by  means  of 
Otaheite,  at  aiiviiiviii,  we  gave  an  ac- 
count at  pp.  532  and  53Z  of  the  last 
Volume;  and  of  the  Renunciation  of 
Idolatry  at  auaoTir,  by  means  of  inter- 
course with  Baiatea,  at  pp.  536«'539. 

Roivaivai  lies,  it  Is  said,  about  400  miles 
ft'om  Otaheite,  in  a  south-easterly  direc- 
tion; and  Burutn  350  miles  east-south- 
eaot  of  Raiatea.    The  groupt,  of  which 


[JAir.' 

these  two  isUkids  fomr  a  part,  is- slated  by 
Auura,  a  Chief  of  Bunitu,  to  consist  of 
six  islands-^Baivaivai,  Tubtiai,  Ruruti^ 
Bimktora,  Barotoa,  and  Rutui :  which  bo- 
describes  as  being  all  out  of  sight  of  one 
another,  which  is  probable  if  the  above 
bearings  and  distances  be  correct.  He 
represents  Raivaivai  as  the  largest,  an4; 
Tuboai  as  the  most  desirable;  and  says 
that  tlie  inhabitants  of  the  whole  groupe 
bear  a  resemblance  to  one  another. 


Of  these  Islands,  OwhyheeUesto  tbesevth-enito^ 
the  rest,  which  extend  from  it  west^north-west; 
OmkykM  is  97  miles  hy  78 :  the  followinff  is  Oie 
meaanreneut  of  the  other  •  Islands,  with  the  dis> 
tances  of  their  nearest  points'  from  the  neaicst 
point  of  Owhyhee  v—Momut  48  miles  by  SQ.  distent 
SO :  Tmk»0rawm,  11  by  8.  distant  SB:  Ramm,  17  by  ft 
distant  fio :  Mnotai,  40  by  7,  distant  75 :  tr«cA«e, 
46  by  2S.  disUnt  130 :  Ataoi,  SSby  «8.  distant  S50  : 
OntiJUm,  90  by  7.  «l»t*nt  SQO.  T«4e*w,  httle 
more  than  a  roci.  is  SS  miles  sonth-west  of  Onee- 
how.  The  distance  from  the  eastern  pwlsa  «f 
Owliyhee  to  the  north-w««tem  side  of  Oneebow' 
is  about  SQO  miles. 
AMERICJH  BOARD  OF  MlStlONS. 
1820. 

Tlie  Missionary  Sutions  art  now  eon-. 
fined  to  the  islands  of  Woahoo  and  Atooi; 
that  in  Owhyhee  having  been  given  up, 
in  consequence  of  the  removal  of  the 
King,  Reho-reho.  to  Woahoo. 

Another  Native  Youdi,  brought  up  in 
the  Foreign  Mission  School,  George  Sand-^' 
wkfa,  anived  from  America,  April  SOU 
1821,  to  assist  in  the  Mission.  Dr.  Hoi-; 
man  has  been  separated  from  the  Mission  i ' 
see  p.  303  of  our  last  Volume. 

Messrs  W.  Richards  and  Artemas 
Bbhop  were  ordained  at  New  Haven, 
Sept.  12,  1822,  to  labour  in  these  Islands  .- 
a  strong  reinforcement  of  the  MlsslOn  waa  - 
in  preparation  in  America,  consisting,  with 
these  Missionaries,  of  no  less  than  Thirty 
Persons. 

On  the  want  of  additional  assistance^  the 
Missionaries  sav 

The  prospect  of  ro«._  

briirhteninx ;  end  we  havelfood  crannd  i^  ^"^3 


more  estensive  nsefnlness  is 


ins,  that  a  creat  and  glorions  hanrest  of  souls  will 
be  gathered  from  this  now  wretched  and  desraded 
people.  We  could  find  employment  for  many, 
more  Missionaries ;  and,  in  a  few  years,  shonld  thn 
Lord  prosper  our  efforU,  we  shall  need  a  host  of 
faithful  servants  of  the  Lord  Jesus.  Many  such 
we  shall  need,  to  complete  the  work  whith  Ood.  in 
Hh  providance,  has  permittedns  to  oommence. 

In  July  1821,  the  fund  for  the  support 
of  Orphan  Children  amounted  to  more 
than  2000  dollars:  this  fund  had  been 
raised  chiefly  among  the  visitors.  Ofth« 
advantages  andiisadvantages  attending  the 
Mission,  from  the  cobduct  of  the  vidtoim 
and  resident  foreigners,  the  Board  say- 
Missionaries  bad  enperienced  mat 


Tbouffhthel 

acts  of  kindness  from  various  classes  of  penoos  at 
the  islands,  yet  there  hdl  been  instances  of  oppo- 
sition to  the  piogress  of  Divioe^Xnith.;  It  is  well 


183M 

kmtmV^^  who  art  aequintcd  with  the  Iihnds 
«r  <be  Padlik  thmt,  In  ouMt  of  them,  are  to  lie 
fttMJl  nabappf  itteto.  wlu>  hairt  ran  kwj  fmai  the 
rotnlMa  of  chdHaid  society,  and  with  to  pnctise 
vickcdnHS  witbout  veproof  end  without  sheme. 
AmooR  the  vnltitiide  oT  ^cetionel  rlsitors,  it  is  to 
be  expected  tMt  there  shewld  be  some  of  e  simihu- 
chencter.  Bet  0M  very  ei^ence  of  e  ▼iituoue 
little  eofiuDttttity  befeixt  their  eyes,  is  in  itself  e 
keen  reproof:  we  are  not  fo  wonder,  Uaerefore,  that 
ktteapts  should  be  made,  by  »  part  of  tfewforrigners 
icaidnt  at  the  Sandwich  Islands,  to  embevraat  the 
'  eparatieiDa  of  the  Mtsslonarlea,  by  exciting  distrust 
la  the  teinds  of  Ihe  Chieft  and  the  people.  lYIib 
of  this  kind  ere  to  be  cndared,  almost  as  a  natter 
of  oDonc.  It  i*  to  be  observed,  however,  that  bad 
men  are  not  apt  to  acquire  end  retain  inflaenee, 
even  araonff  the  most  nntatored  people :  and  tiiat 
the  Lord  of  JOaaions  is  able  to  .defeet.  in  a  thon- 
MBd  ways,  the  machinations  of  his  enemies. 

Some  hoitile  influeoce  of  this  kind  seems 
to  licve  defeated,  for  a  time  at  least,  a  de- 
sign entertained  by  Taraoree  of  visiting 
the  Georgian  and  Society  Islands. 

T«ro  Russian  Stiips  of  Discovery,  under 
Commodore  Vasaicleflr,  twice  touched  at 
the  Islands :  the  Missionaries  had  much 
pleasant  intercourse  with  the  Officers. 

The  Board  give  the  following  view  of 
tteMlsBion:^ 

TiM  atfeKtament  of  tfat  Kings  and  Vativts  to  the 
Misaionaries  is  lacraaalttc.  Reho-reho  proceeded 
fipoae  Woahoo,  to  visit  Tamoree  at  A  tool,  for  the 
porpose  of  lenewittg  the  amicable  relations  which 
esJBSed  between  Itaidree  and  the  fiither  of  Beho- 
rsho:  Tswawisefcred  to  sonenderhis  authority 
te  RehiM^siio ;  but  Udio-reho  refused  to  accept  It. 
Tamoree  afterwards  viiited  Voahoo,  and  married 
fte  notfacr  of  Bah^r^M,  e  Queen  whose  inflaenee 
is  t reefer  tiisa  eny  other  in  the  Islands;  eo  that 
Teasoreci'savthority  is  now  more  firmly  establiah^ 
then  ever.  Be  continues  to  be  the  ardent  friend 
of  Hw  MiaslBBarles.  Hie  son  George  is  still  friend- 
ly; hot  has  influence  is  small,  owing  to  his  dissi- 
patios:  B^)o.reho  appears  to  be  subject  to  the 
saoM  vice;  hut  as  that  was  once  the  case  with  Ta- 
aofwe,  who  is  now  entirely  reformed,  hopes  ere 
entertained  that  the  other  Princes  will  escape  from 
that  dreadftil  anare  of  SaUn,  which  appears  at  m- 
ams  the  priaripal  impediment  to  the  moral  im- 
imvaent  of  themselves  and  their  people.  The 
childrea  are  affectionate  and  docile.  The  seed  is 
sown,  and  the  soil  seems  to  be  prolific.  They  are 
ell  caiight  tlie  fondaaMatal  truths  of  the  Ooapel: 
and  BO  otM  olqects. 

On  the  whole,  we  were  never  more  convinced, 
that  the  Sandwich  Islands  present  an  important 
Add  far  Missionary  Labour.  It  is  important  in  re- 
spect to  seamen  of  different  nations,  multitudes  of 
whom  go  thither  every  year.  It  is  hnportont  in  m. 
ipecCto  *e  adjaeent  eootinenu  and  islands.  It  Is 
eeatral;  and  fkom  it  heralds  of  salvation  may  go 
to  the  tribes  and  nations  in  the  north-western  and 
western  perts  of  America,  in  the  north^eastera  and 
saetam  parts  of  Asia,  and  on  the  numerous  islands 
of  the  Fecific.  Should  Divhie  Providence  bless 
the  Uboors  of  the  Missionaries,  it  will  probably  be 
fMad  expedient  to  establish  a  Missionary  School 
there,  te  which  Natives  may  be  brought  from  theac 
aevanl  regfans.  end  in  which  they  mi^  be  fitted 
fsr  aaefolness  to  their  countrymen. 


WOAHOO. 

. 1820. 
Hinun  Bingham,  Asa  Thunlon, 

liissionariet. 

Danid  Chamberlain,  Agriculturist, 

EliAa  XiOomis,  Printer  and  SchoUmatter* 

Ibomas  Hopoo,  Katiift  Teacher. 


P0LTKE8IA.  yi 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thurston,  arrtved  from 
OwhyheeDcc.  21,  1820.  Reho-reho  did 
not  reach  the  island  till  Feb.  4,  1821, 
having  passed  some  time  at  Mowcc. 
Thomas  Hopoo  has  done  much  for  the 
Mission. 

A  Place  of  Worship,  about  54  feet  by 
2«,  was  opened  Sept.  15, 1821— the  6rst 
building  consecrated  UT  the  Worship  of 
God  in  the  Sandwich  Islands:  it  was 
b^gun  in  July,  when  the  liberal  visitors  in 
port  subscribed  toward  ita  erection  between 

400  and  500  dollars :  it  is  thus  descril>ed 

The  VoBSe  for  Public  Worship  is  built  in  the  aa. 
tive  style,  thetdwd  with  grass,  and  lined  with 
mats:  but  finished  with  glass  windows,  good 
doon.  with  two  rows  of  kog  seata  aepanted  by  eif 
aisle,  besides  a  decent  p«l|ik«  and  appropriate  seats 
for  the  Mission  Family;  nd  will  accommodate 
about  900  people,  for  a  few  yean,  till  a  CbSpel  can 
be  erected  still  mora  commodious  and  permanent. 
Mrs.  Thurston  thus  speaks,  in  May 
1 821 ,  of  their  situation  :— 

Here  now,  on-  an  extensive  plain,  in  n  grass- 
thatched  cottage,  with  half-a-dosen  pupils,  haviajp 
the  daily  society  of  a  Christian  Community,  niy 
ttoe  passes  almost  imperceptibly  eway.  Eleven 
Chtldreo  and  Adultf  ere  members  of  tlie  family,  a^d 
aboutthirty  of  the  School  Seven  long  since  could 
read  the  Scriptures  intelligibly :  several  have  com- 
mitted to  memory  WatU*s  Catechism  for  Children ; 
and  several  have  vr>oti»e4  the  art  .of  writing  with 
much  f 


ATOOI. 

18S0. 
S.  Whitney,  &  Rugglea,  TtfacAm. 
John  Honooree,  Native  Teacher, 

On  the  removal  of  Thomas  Hopoo  from 
Owhyhee  to  Woahoo^  John  Honooree  waa 
removed  from  Woahoo  to  Atooi,  to  act  as 
Interpreter  and  Assistant  to  this  Mission  i 
he  has  continued  to  do  well. 

A  building  has  been  erected  here,  whiqfa  • 
is  thus  described  :— 

Ttie  Mission  Hbnse  is  large  and  commodioos,  54 
foet  by  S4— having  a  good  floor,  doors,  glass  win. 
dows,  five  bed-rooms,  and  two  large  rooma :  these 
two  rooms  are  not  only  convenient  for  the  two 
families,  but  answer  for  a  School-room,  Dining- 
hall,  and  placelfor  Public  Worship.) 

Mr.  Thurston  writes  of  this  Station,  fn 
May  1821-* 

At  Atool,  prospects  of  usefulness  are  flattering. 
Tamoree  calls  the  Brethren  and  Sisters  stationed 
there  hn  ckiUrgm\  and  supplies  their  wants  with 
all  the  indulgence  of  a  fond  father.  Himself  and 
hia^  wife  have  commenced  taking  tlieir  meals  at  the 
table  of  the  Brethren ;  and  are  -vtry  desirous  to  leam 
to  read,  and  become  acquainted  with  ihe  contents  of 
the  Bible.  The  King  has  placed  thirty ,  children 
under  their  instruction,  to  be  educated  as  childrea 
are  in  America. 

In  July  of  that  year,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bing« 
ham  visited  Atooi,  with  George  Sandwich; 
and  spent  about  four  months  in  the  island: 
the  visit  was  a  great  strengthening  and 
encouragement  to  Mr.  Whitney  and  Mr. 
Ruggles :  they  are  urgent  for  a  Missio- 
nary  to  settle  with  them  :  before  they  en- 
joyed  the  advanuge  of  Mr.  Blnghttn'a 
visit,  they  wrote— 


72 


SURVEY  or  UmBlOVAAY  STATIONS. 


We  Imuw  oada  fome  advaoots  in  horticulture ; 

'  «»d  can  have,  throvtli  tlieyeu',  meet  of  the  Ameri- 

.«wi  Vegetahlis.  besides  others  eomaioa  to  the 
iatends.  We  bsve  .cnenttfaotofed  seme  aocar*  «9d 
Um  icrMter  part  of  the  molsiiei  which  ve  have 

'  used  since  our  arfival. 

'  Oar  protress  in  the  lajifuace  has  net  keen  rapid, 
but  such  as  with  perseverance  will  ensare  snooeas 
We  mn  blessed  with  tiie  prii ilofe  of  ^oietly  at- 
teadfaiC  oor  pabllc  and  private  duties;  and  have 
liosed.  that,  ere  loot,  the  light  of  the  blesMdSab. 

-  hath  wtU  dawn  on  this  benighted  island.  Tamorfe 
has  assured  us  of  his  willingness  to  keep  that 
■acred  dajr,  and  that  he  wishes  only  /or  the  appro- 


(jAjr. 


batlon  of  KehO'ieho.  John  Honooret  Is  now  wHb 
u^.  hy  .whose  assistance  we  are  permitted  to  tell 
t^ese  p^k  Heathen  of  Chriit,  and  the  inj  of  a^^ 
vatiou. 

If  we  do  not  wholly  mistake  the  hvdlcatlons  of 
Prorideooe,  there  are  tokens  for  ROod  to  this  p0o- 
pie ;  and  while  we  call  oo  oar  fVieods  and  patrqna 
to  unite  with  us  in  gratitude  to  our  Redeemer, 
they  will  not  forget,  that  we  need  a  helper,  leader, 
counsellor— ons,  who  shall  feed  us  with  the  bread 
of  life.  It  is  more  than  six  ponlhs,  since  we  sat^ 
under  the  sound  of  the  preached  dospet ;  aad 
with  the  Jieeoest  emoMons  w«  tell  y6u,  that  ^ 


'  The  separation  of  tbe  Colonies  of  this  Cob tinent  from  the  Mother  States  of 
Europe,  and  the  rapid  progress  among  them  of  Knowledge  and  Liberty, 
are  opening  a  way  for  the  diffusion  of  Christian  Truth  and  all  its  attendant 
blessing,  beyond  any  expectation  that  the  most  ardent  mind  could r  a  few 
y^ars  since,  have  reasonably  formed.  From  Columbia  to  Patagonia,  throuffh 
the  whole  extent  of  this  immense  Continent,  covered  until  these  days  as  with 
'othe  shadow  of  death,  the  germ  of  intellectual  and  moral  life  is  beginning  |o 
We  adore,  in  grateful  surprise,  the  working  of  the  Almij^hty  Hai^d 


these  vast  regitms  for  a  participation  in  those  bl(sssipgs  which 


expand. 

in  preparing  these  vast  regftms  tor  a  part 
.sh^ll  assuredly  come  oa  the  whale  world. 

The  provision  made  by  the  rising  States  of  this  Quarter  of  the  Globe  jE9r 

.securing  Genera!  Education  and  for  the  gradual  Abolition  of  Slavery,  are, 

.  at  once,  strong  IndicaXiops  of  improving  knowledge  and  principles,  aod 

•  among  the  best  means  to  confirm  and  extend  such  unprovauenjt.    On  .|Jljis 

last  subject,  the  Abolition  .pf  Slavery,  we  quote,  with  much  pleasiire,>a 

passage  from  the  last  Report  of  the  Adhrican  Institution  :-r- 

Tbroughout  the  wbole  range  of  Spanish  America,,  now  baBome  jndepfpdent,  f^ 
only  has  the  Slave  Trade  been  effectually  probllrite^,  but  the  very  iactotive  to  tfais 
crime  haa  been  removed,  by  prOYididg  f^  the  early  ,#;pd  gradual  Abolftion  of  SlavsTy 
itself.  All  peraoot  of  every  coieur,  boni  suhjocu  of  ikie  h^^v^^^A^i  iS^tea,  kiff% 
rlMfin  declared  free  from  their  btiSh.  lAnd  wbalever  other  variatioiM  may  appear  in  the 
a|»lan  of  the  Conatltutioaa  .to  be  adapted  by  the  several  Jpdependent  GoyerbQi^nts,  $X\ 
bate  agreed,  that  difference  of  cokkur, shall  Jiot  pooduipe  any  jdiffereacain  tb^  civil  cop* 
.  ditJon  of  their  subjects. 

The  Christian  Societies  of  this  country  and  those  of  the  United  St^itos, 
are  onthe  watch  to  embrace  every  opportunity  of  promoting  the  etDaact- 
pation  of  this  Continent,  not  only  from  the  fetters  which  have  galled  the 
limbs  of  its  oppressed  inhabitants,  but  from  the  tyranny  of  the  Ckud  of  tlus 
World,  which  has  sUlI  more  fatally  enslaved  and  ruined  their  souls;  and 
Iher  have  good  encouragei^eni  in  this  benevolent  labour. 

The  Committee  of  the  British  and  Poreign  Bible  Society  state,  that,  in 
.yarious  parts  of  this  Cootlnqnt,  the  Spanish  and  Portuguese  Scriptures  are 
sought  with  eagerness  and  received  wit|i  i^ratitude :  lie  American  fiiVe 
Society.,  entering  zealously  into  the  religious  iotereats  of  South  America, 
has  circulated  mat  numbers  of  Spanish  Testaments,  and  finds  tfaeCi^cHMBS 
for  e&ctinf^  this  object  continually  increasing;  while  tlie  Board  dxpma 
their  detern  ination,  to  improve  to  the  utmost  every  opportuaity  of  com* 
municating  the  Scriptures  to  the  mnltitudes.who  till  ||iteiy  possessed ^ir^ofy 
a  single  copy. 

DfffliH .  t  the  Central  School,  for  the  imrpoae  of  leit^lisMhc 

^^2_  I  SchooU  In  Chfll.  arrived  at  ^liafo  far  S^ptvmMr. 

"TT"  j|  and  was  faroofsblj  received  by'the  Buprem«'t>i. 

SANTJAGO. 

EDUCATION  aOCIET^ES, 

'Tha  arrival  and  fi&viiur^W^,;^ceptiQ|i  of 

.Mr.  James  'Hiom^a  .at  Sanii^o  were 

.^«a«H)  in  the  last  Sufv^jr.   ,  Tl^  X^pmHtteo 

of  the.  BriiMh  and  Fpceign  .School  JSpdety 

Mr.  XaioB,  who  itodtod  Uie  BrUtsh  S/tUfa.la 


rector  of  that  Ooverninettt.  Ha  was  engaged  im* 
mediately  to  saperinteod  a  S^iool  for  1M>  Bejs  r 
another  School,  oo  a  larger  scale,  was  also  opeoed, 
in  rooais  provided  hy  OoVeninMat ;  and  two  other 
Schools  vera  In  poifrflSi,  fat.  be  ftstaMiab^fi  in  the 
Literary  InsUtution. 

Mr.  Thompsob,*  naTfni(  soooeeded  so  fihr  in  eata- 
bUihing  the  SyalamM  SantiWo/was  yntMinf  t» 
.rvurte  his  mp^t  naafbl^ear^.  Hefl^Ommmp 
wbare  qoasiderahle  fpihtj  tfi  rsoqire  jlpitraculat 


M2S-1 


ad  i«4«A«aa{iifti  to  visit  all  th«Sui»s4>r  Sooth 
America,  «lth  k  vleir  to  eMmioe  into  Mod  pnuDoCt 
t^  nnao*  of  eatttrntion  on  tif  firitish  System 


ftOITTH   AMIRXCJI. 


lU  Vlata 

AUENOS  AYRES* 

MQVCATiOH  SOCtJETiES. 
When  Mr.  ThonMon  proceeded  to  Seiw 
ti^gcs  be  committed  the  Schools  «t  Buenos 
Ajre»  lo  tlie  cere  of  en  inteHigeot  and  ac* 
tnr»  mut^  a  native  of  the  country  t  but  ilo 
attounts  of  hii  proceedings  have  appeared. 


PABAMARIBa 

Mwr  tba  raootJt  of  the  Hivcr  Snrinani. 

UNiTBO   BRETHREN, 

1735. 

^emb,  4?rar»  Lutske,  Schwarts,  Buck 
Volgt. 
The  latest  return  of*  numbers  in  this 
HisBioB  shews  a  considerable  Increase  :— 

The  CoQp^ef  ation  consbts  of  l«gff  ptrsons :  of 
Jo^  AS  ■«  Ouidid4tes  for  fiaptism.  110  New 
Fa^le.  and  109  Baptiaed  Membrrt  Ilrlof  disperead 
te  varioos  plaatatloas.  In  I8«l.  there  were  Ofl 
Adults  aod  17  Children  baptized. 

The  Brethren  thus  state  their  practice, 
witb  reference  to  a  particular  class  of  Ae 
~-ople:   it  may  furnish  a  bint  to  other 


7B 


pesat  vititifif  the  Gorenlara  ladisat  i  Sad  an  at* 
tempi  to  eatahtish  a  School  amoag  then.  lORCti&er 
with  other  means  of  roUgioaa  iutmctioo,  wM  in 
contemplatioo* 

The  fanpraved  maoMn  and  behavionr  of  tba 
Negroet,  in  the  neighbourhood,  bad  beguo  m 
attract  common  obaervation,  F^odicM  agaiast 
the  io4tr«ctioa  of  the  thnre  popnktion  a»  aaby 
aidiet  ia  Berbice ;  and  a  great  ebanse^  Ua  varioes 
r««pecta«  u  favour  of  the  llbaioa,  baa  taken  plane. 
Mr.  Wrajr  indeed  it  of  opinimi,  thatcireomftaaeas 
ware  never  so  farourable  in  that  Colony,  for  the 
instruction  of  the  ignorant  and  the  propagetioa  of 
ChrfaUanity,  as  tb^  aie  at  present. 


people:   it  ma 
JLabourers/— - 


We  always  ghre  the  New  People  and  Candidates 
fcr  Baptism  an  opportonity  to  come'  and  conf  efse 
vlfbas^  Seme  Vemea  avail  tbemaelves  of  it.,  VbD 
«e  not  able  to  ull  us  wbj  they  come;  and  who 
*»  »«  *ow  the-smalfest  trace  6f  that  knowledfe 
9f  tb<wisl»es.  which  veiUd  mahe  them  seek  spin. 
•ul  Mmfbrt  or  advice.  Bat  we  admit  them  ail ; 
sert  improve  the  opportunity  to  make  them  altrn> 
liassa  Ihooa  tbiags  which  concern  the  salvaUon  of 
Ibgir  aaols.  aa  we  find  that  frtqaentljr  the  Lpid 
grsata  to  our  words  lib  blessing. 

NEW  AMSTERDAM. 

In  the  Coiooy  of  Berblea. 

lOMDon  masiOffjBr  bocibty. 

1814. 
John  Wray,  Misnonar^, 

'  Mr.  Wray  is  much  encouraged^  by  the 
WBieiiaoee  and  favour  of  the  Governor, 
wb#  bad  newly  arrived.  The  Sunday 
Xbmiog  Conmgations  had  considentUy 
iBCffiMLii^  and  Communicants  were  added. 
The  SduMl  contained  from  70  to  80,  and 
piu^ierefl.:  a  New  School- Eoom,  to  con- 
liiD  -^6©,  was  begtin. 

The  Directors  give  the  following  view 
ttthe  Vission  :•— 

Kearty  the  whole  of  Mr.  Wra>r's  time  appears 
to  be  oecopied  ia  eemwunfctingjeligious  instrue- 
Mas  ;  iododlac  bis  visiu  to  the  cells  of  the  prison 
aadtbe  ch«mbers  of  llckness.  with  his  oceasiooal 
SiAiijiu-at  the  graves  of  the  dead  Several  more 
ftfA'of  labour  have  been  tfpSMd  to  Bff.  Wray 

fCmeCswwsmand  the  Flfeii*   Hr.  Wrsn  par. 
Jmt.  1993, 


OEORGE  TOWN,* tTEST  COAST. 

In  the  Colony  of  Donarara. 

LONDON  MISSION JBY  SOCIBTY. 

1809. 

John  Daries,  Rich.  Elliott,  James  MeKer* 
Missionaries* 
Mr.  DaWes's  health,  after  labouring  in 
Demarara  14  years,  renders  a  visit  honi 
necessary.  His  hOiours  at  his  Chapel  In 
George  Town,  had  been  much  interrupted 
by  illness. 

At  Mr.  Elliott's  Chapel  in  Geoige 
Town,  the  Congregation  had  Increased. 
But  Mr.  Elliott  had  paid  his  chief  atten. 
tion  to  West  Coast,  where  a'great  increase 
in  attendance  had  rendered  it  necessair 
to  enlarge  the  Cbapcl :  51  Communieants 
had  been  there  admitted  during  the  year, 
and  there  were  18  Candidates. 

The  Congvfgations  bad  coirtribnted 
about  140/.  to  the  Mission  Fund,  in  the 
year.  Of  the  Mission,  generally.  Mr. 
Elliott  writes-^ 

We  have  much  to  be  thankful  fbr  in  Demarvi^ 
^J^  ^™*  •'  '*»•  ^'•^  Protpers.  There  is  a  spirit 
of  hearing  ameng  the  people.  The  Places  of  Wor. 
ship  are  well  attended,  The  Word  has  be«n  ac- 
companied with  power  ftom  en  high. 

'Mr,  Mercer  laboured,   during  part  of  • 
1821,  on  several  Estates  on  th^  islaikd  Of 
Leguan,  in  the  estuary  of  the  Essequibo;, 
but  under  restriclionswhich  circumscrit>ed* 
his  usefulness.      An  opening  of  greater 
promise  ha?ing  presented  itself  in  Trini. 
dad,  which  he  left  a  few  years  since  on 
account  of  the  restrictions  then  imposed, 
he  was  to  return  thither.     Iliroughout 
Demarara,  indeed,  Missioparies  are  not 
yet  allowed  to  teaeh  the  Slaves  U>  read,  but 
only  to  gjye  them  catechetical  iastructioii. 
WBSLEYJN  MIS8ION4BY  MOCtMTY. 

1814. 
John  Mortier,  James  Cheesewrigh^, 

Missionarigs* 
On  the  death  of  the  Missionaries  at 
Geoiige  Town  and  Mahaica,  Mr.  Bellamy 
and  Mr.  Ame^  reported  in  the  last  Sur- 
rey, Mr.  Shrewsbury  proceeded  from  B^T^ 
badocs  to  take  charge  of  the  Congregations 
and  Soeletiesso  suddenly  bereaved  of  their 
Mtnislcri  He  wrote,  Nov.  90,  1821— 
This  Itatton  b,  opee  the  wbel^.  ia  a  praepwina 
^«  The  Ceairatatfons  an  vary  large,  sstioiUr 
I. 


74  8URVST  or 

dtfont,  tad  attmttvis  tU  SodetiMu*  irn 
Hyiood  ttotn,  altiwaih  la  G«orM*  Towa;t|)er« 
hM^enr  ratiwr  a  luitjr  of  dUclikliae.  I  Tisltad 
ICahaioi  fS  milctdttta&t,  iMt  iMtk,  rad  BMtMvvral 
irlmn.  BMrijr  all  of  wlwni  w9f  tlavM ;  and 
IhsogM  tlMm  CO  b«  very  •iacere,  «mI  frilhonttx- 
M^tkB  traly  ia  earaett  Ifor  the  salvation  of  their 
•ottU :  Br.  Aims  wacchad  over  that  SodeQT  «ith  ex- 
tfaordhianr  Adthfalncss  aad  dUicraea.  There  ia 
a  naall  8aad«y  School  in  George  Town,  hot  it  is 
aot  yet  orfaaiied. 

The  Committee  give  the  following  view 
of  the  rise  end  present  itate  of  this  Mis- 
don  :-r 

On  the  ramoral  of  piotts  members  of  our  Socie- 
ties from  other  Colonies  to  Demarara.  they  entered 
iatoChrbtiaa  commonion  with  one  another;  and, 
throng h  evil  report  and  irood  report,  held  on  the 
neTarylng  tenorof  their  way.  A  Missionary  was 
appointed  to  take  charge  of  the  Society.  thns'eoU 
WMed  together,  in  the  year  1814.  At  that  time, 
their  nwnlier  amonated  to  7S,  now  It  is  IStt— so 
flUghtily  has  the  Word  of  tha«lArd  prevailed  I 

Oar  Society  is  chiefty  composed  of  the  poor. 
The  greater  part  are  Slaves :  the  rest  are  the  lower 
elasses  of  Free  People;  among  whom,  era  a  few 
who  rise  {to  the  middle  state,  between  affloenoe 
aed  poverty.  Taking  a  view  of  the  whole,  any  one 
who  nndetstands  spiritual  things  cannot  b«t  acknow- 
ledge that  there  has  been  a  great  and  deep,  as  wall 
at  a  rapid  woit  of  Qod  wrought  in  this  land. 

LE  RESOUYEKIR. 
le  the  Cotoey  of  Demaran-about  8  miles  from 

Oaoiga  Town. 
t  >     LONDON  MISSION JM¥  SOCIETY, 
1808. 
John  Anidiy  iligitefiiiry. 


MISSIOXARY   STATIONS.  [JAST. 

Tbe  Return  of  the  Mieeionfor  18S1  ie 
as  follows : — 

Cobiiregatlon,  upward  of  600-bapciaed.  STf 
Adultt  and  18  Ctaild(«n— Candidates  for  baptlam. 
a^—CommnnicanU,  147 ;  of  whom  35  were  added 
daring  the  yaar-^icd  in  the  faith  of  the  Oospel,  4 
—excluded.  0— Marriages,  TO. 

The  Missionary  Contributions  of  the 
year  were  ebout  1202. 

Mr.  Wray ,  who  visited  Demarara  In  July, 
writes  of  Mr.  Smith  and  his  Sution  :-^ 

I  was  mv^  pleased  with  some  of  his  plaas,  peril. 
calarly  his  dividing  of  the  people  mto  classes,  eg- 
cording  to  the  EsUtcs  to  which  they  belong,  and 
examining  their  progress  in  the  Catechism  in  rota- 
tion.  He  thinks  die  number  under  regular  iBstrao^ 


I  greatly  lamcat  that  the  Miseieaaries  In  that 
Colony  are  not  permitted  to  Uach  the  Slaves  to 
read :  laad  yet.  after  all,  many  do  aequim  tbe  art 
of  reedioa:  ladeed,  all  aloag  the  coeat,  which  is 
abont  70  miles,  a  desire  of  iastructioa  prevails. 

We  may  hope  that  these  restrictions  will 
not  long  iemain»  as  the  Missions  are  com* 
mendinff  themsel? es  to  the  good-will  of 
the  Colonists.  The  Directors  sute  on 
this  subjects 

Several  Oeotlemen,  both"^  on  the  East  and  West 
Coasts  of  the  Demarara  Biver,  whose  Slaves  have 
been  insuactcd  by  tbe  Missionaries,  speak  in  vpcy 
fmvourable  terras  of  the  good  condeet  of  those  Ne- 
groes who  attend  the  prMching  of  the  Oospel ;  and 
have  evinced  tlieir  approbation  of  the  labours  of  the 
brethren,  by  liberally  eeetilballBg  to  the  r 
rara  Ausiliery  Sodatjr. 


tm$»t  Sltl»ir0. 

Iir.  this  department  of  the  Surrey,  as  tlie  Stations  are  nnmerons  and  not 
many  parttcnlars  given  under  eaeh.we  have  adopted,  this  year,  for  the  sake  ojf 
brevity,  a  more  condensed  form  than  before.  The  Societies  are  plaeed  in  ai- 
phabetical.  order  i  and,  under  them,  the  respective  Misbions,  in  the  order  of 
their  establishment  and  with  their  dates  where  known,  and  their  several  Mis- 
sionaries. Notices  and  extracts  follow,  which  include  the  most  important 
particulars  of  the  year. 


BJFTIST   mSSIONJRY  SOCIMTY,- 
Jamaiea:  1814:  Jancui  Coaltart,  at  Kings- 
'  ton  ;  ThoBUUi  Ooddeo,  at  Spanish  Town. 

At  Kingston,  about  1000  Members 
baive  been  added  in  fire  years :  Scholars, 
above  100:  the' New  Chapel  was  opened 
Jan.  S7,  183S:  on  the  first  Sunday  in 
March,  79  were  baptised,  and  there  were 
upward  of  1600  Communicants.  See 
afie^ing  TVaita  of  the  Negroes,  at  pp.  559 
«*548  m  our  last  Volume. 

CBUnCB  MtSSIONAKY  SOCIETY. 

AMiutia:  Mr.  W.  Dawes,  Director  of 
Sdioou;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  TliwaitM.  Saperin- 
tendants ;  W.  Anderson  and  Patrick  Sker^ 
let^  Teachers:  7  Schools  eontaining  646 
Boys  and  696  Oirls;  with  96  Inspectors,  V 
Teachers,  and  29  Assistants,  all  gratoitoos. 
Barkido99;  C.  Phipps:  Scholars,  143:  total 


SInee  ]tfay,ihe  Eoglisb  Harbour  Sun*     hana.  BoenhoC    Damna,   GloeoUer,  and 
di9^Msol4bcl«tj,  in  Antigua,  has  taken  |  Mubr*  at  the  ataHoneof  New  Betmbul 


exclusive  charge  of  the  Schoob  at  that  place* 
containing  985  Scholars. 

Of  the  Antigua  Schools,  it  ia  said— 

Trulj  we  ean  now  ssy.  Hitherto  the  bleesiat  of 
Ood  has  attended  ns.  We  have  seen  Ignorance  and 
Tiee  decUnlnr.  snd  the  Reliffion  of  our  Savioar 
maklaf  prester  proKress  tnto  at  any  former  period, 
both  amonff  the  old  and  the  young.  The  Scrlp- 
tnres.  finding  their  way,  through  Um  medium  of 
the  Sunday  Scholars,  into  the  houses  of  the  poor 
Kegroes,  have  produced  good  effects  visible  to  all. 

More  tlian  00  of  the  Young  People,  at  one  of  the 
Schools,  are  awakened  to  sarioos  concecn :  nfthfeo, 
about  flO  are  Coffimonicants» 

In  the  Twenty.seoond  Report  and  ita 
Serenteenth  Appendix,  Tatioua  details  aru 
giren. 


VNiTED  BRBTHEEN. 

Damth  IsUmdi. 

1739:  Hohe,  Wied  Lehman,  Syfareeht, 
Hnenerbein,  Hover,  Sparmeyer,  Jong,  Peleiw 


IWSj  WEST 

nd  SMkj,  H>  St  TlimBM  :  IVie^eiMberf  , 
MedeiHtbd,MidFHe«kotfe1d,i]i  StCraiz ; 
and  EmiMiM  ainl  Betliaoy,  in  Si  Jan.^ 
JmtmaUa:  1764:  |Iodk«  Berger,  Becker,  and 
light;  atNewEdem.  CanMl,  andjrwin^ 
Amiumail766:  RiclitM.  Sautter,  Newby, 
Oloften,  Enia,TViyl<nr.BQbins,Brannerj  at 
the  5  Stationa  of  St  John's,  Oracehitl, 
Gracebay,  Newfield,  Cedarhsll.  and  Mount- 
jcf^Barhadoet:  1766:  O.  F-  Berg— A. 
CiHtiepker :  1776 :  Pfocop,  Johanaen,  and 
Wiight ;  at  Basseterre  and  Bethesda. 

The  following  general  view  is  given  of 
this  Miwaiffn  ;^» 

All  Um  SUtioBB  hmw  bMo  Titited  by  Brother 
B<Mohor.the8a|Mriauo<Uatofth«  Miuioa,duruii 
tbs  emnw  of  tiie  yev.  He  found  much  OMi«e  to 
niok*  m  tho  evideot  trices  of  the  continnuioe  of 
tbeDivioo  bJeniaf  on  the  leboon  of  the  BretMreo 
in  Itee  Islwds.  The  pnUic  MnricM  ooDlinue  to 
W  asmnmsJy  attended,  nod  n  coanderable  non- 
Isr  of  N«roen  bnre  been  added  to  the  Chureh  by 
Uh  BapdMi.  dttrioir  the  yenr. 

Ihe  Wife  of  Br.  Matthew  WIed  hoe  been  celled 
hoM  Id  rent  in  the  maoeiont  of  bliss,  after  a  faith- 
M  asnice  of  ftwty-eix  yean  in  the  West  Indies. 

IWlart  Return  of  New  Eden  follows: 
In  3Mb,  tkam  were  II9  Negroes  admitted  Candi- 
dMae  for  Bnpttaa,  81  Adnlu  and  11  Children  bap- 
osid.  19  netimA  Into  the  Coninvfation.  CO  admit 
ted  to  the  Cowmmioo.  and  1.1  departed  this  life 
ne  Ceacregntioa  eoasisu  of  76  Communicants, 
IVi  Boptined  inelndisff  children,  US  Candidates 
*r  Bapdam,  and  176 New  People :  total,  ASQ. 

No  Return  of  the  other  Stations  has  ap- 
poovd;  but  of  Carroel,  it  is  said— 

The  Bnlds  appear  here  ripe  for  the  harvest,  and 
the  mam  tte  Eaemy  ot  Soals   endeavours    to 
bwedefor  de«foy  the  Word  of  God,  the  more 
e«g|ff|y  the  Kegnwe  seem  to  hear  sad  beliete  the 
OeM.  They  eone  to  us.  and  ask  with  earnest- 
■a*.  What  HMBst  we  do  to  be  saved  f 
Of  lywBo,  Br.  Hoek  wfitcs— 
Br.  JaoMe  I4sht  is  aeUveIn  hie  eallioff.  bat  se^s, 
•tea !  litUe  froit  of  his  leboor.    He  has  no  Ylace  of 
WersUp  to  which  he  may  admit  Keirraes  from 
ete  itetatMNM ;  «nd  yet  this  is  highly  necesswy . 
irMIssioaariee  shall  not  labour  in  vain.   It  oftao 
ba^pens,  that  those  In  the  place  pay  less  atten- 
ika,  and  profit  less  by  the  preaching  of  the  eospel. 
tana  such  as  come  from  a  distance. 
jfntigua, 
Newfield  was  formed  in   1818:    the 
feradation-etooe  of  a  Church  and  Dwell- 
ng-hooae  was  laid  at  Cedarball,  Nov.  5, 
1821 :  ~  Mouutjoy    Church   was    opened 
Nor.S5,18Sl.  Of  these  Stations,  Br.Stob- 
waoscr,  now  returned  to  £im>pe,  wrote— 
That'we  hare  been  called  upon  to  fcnn  Three 
Vow  Scalemenu  in  such  convenient  and  central 
■>— y»o^  U  a  proof  that  the  Lord  has  oauscd  our 
feorcxertions  for  the  conversion  of  the  Kegroes  to 
beoodcca  with  approbation,  by  those  who  wish  weU 
to  Bis  caose,  and  aUend  to  the  real  weli-beiaff  of 
the  Colony  and  ito  inhabiUuts. 
Of  the  Schools,  he  says— 
The  Blamlag  which  the  Lord  is  pleased  to  ley 
ea  oar  Schools  issoeh.  that  wa  are  willing  to  use 
STw^f**  e»mioos  to  promote  this  branch  of 
lM]fttaiaa,'aad  recommend  it  to  the  serious  con- 
aMMioa  aad  acdve  beaavolcaoe  ot  oar  dear 
ffkadi  in  Bag lapd. 

Br.  Ricbtcr  writes— 
Tlaworii  ofGod,intmsted  to  ns,eontinaes  to 
<sraiiaia  thioiilaDd;  «adtboUestlBgof  theXord 


IV  DIB  8.  75 

ristt  upon  onr  eadeaveors  to  make  Ris  name 
known  to  lost  sinoers  as  their  Saviour;  for  which 
we  thaak^Hia  la  humility. 

Barbadoeg, 
The   Congregatioa  is  small,  and   the 
worit  slow. 

Si.  Chrittopher» 

Returns  of  the  Mission  for  18B0  and' 
1821  :— 

In  I8SO,  there  were  98  adolts  and  83  chiMrea 
baptiaed ;  201  baptised  as  children,  or  ia  other 
Place^  received  into  the  CoagregatioB ;  0r  re-ad* 
mitted ;  77  made  partakers  of  the  Lord^  Supper, 
<1  re.«droited  tolil.  and  gt  added  to  the  Candi- 
dates  for  it ;  SOS  admitted  Candidates  fbr  Baptism ; 
end  go  old  and  young  departed  this  life.  At  the 
close  of  the  year,  the  Congregation  consisted  .'of 
8774  persons,  <ll  moro  than  last  year;  of  whoa 
Off  are  Communicants. 

In  lasuhere  were  114  persons,  yoo^  and  old,'bap. 
Used ;  100,  baptiaed  as  children  reeeived  into  tbe 
CongrvgaUon ;  47admitted  to  the|Loni's  Supper;  ro« 

&wlinitted, « :  Candidates  for  the  Holy  Commonioa* 
end  Candidates  for  Baptism,  188 ;  dcpMled.thi' 
.w-'J?*'  ««'«<»•<>.  «0.  At  the  dote  of  the  year 
«•  Congr^ation  at  Basseterre  consisted  of  1873 
persons,  of  whom  518  are  CommnoicanU.  If  tha 
!J7J2If*>P»«*n**  thwe  et  present  excluded  are  added 
'P*  ^vBole  number  under  our  caio  amoanta  tA 
•botttSOOO.  ■»«HUi«a.w 

Br.  Kaltofen  died  on  the  Slst  of  Sept. 
iMt.  having  faithfully  served  the  Mission 
for  many  years* 


WESLnyjN  mtssioNJRf  soeiErr, 

Si.  rhrUiopher  ;  I?74:    T.  Morcan    H 
Daviet,  \V.M«bkb:   W embers  "wSS;  il* 

»ork  T,  K.  Hyde  :  M^mbersTwhiti.  4? 
bhrk>  4m:  Scholars.  lOei-HdKJ,- 
im:  /ohi.  Gick  in  New  IVovMenSTj. 
g«vi^i,  ,n  EJ^mh^n, ;  W.  Wilson,  sen!  in 
Hiirhnnr  Isf.,>rf  .nd  Ab.ro;  Roger  ftoore,in 
TVilt  lUand:  Mvi..i.*;,a,  whites 686. blacks 
M8:  SchoUrs.  Kl-B#nw«&:  |^:  j. 
Dunbar :  Members  i  whites  69,  blacks  df 
-^-Domtmca:  1788 :  James  Catts.  T.  Har- 
neon:  ^Members  :  whites  9,  blaoks  438: 
Scholars,  iSft-Crenaifa;  1788$  W.D. 
Goy,  Jon.  Edmonson,  joo.  ITiomas  Murray  r 
2S"o/'iJ  :L^'*;«»' Weeks  319:  Scfaolara, 
368-5/.  BariAofomnc:  1788:  PkLFfrenchi 
Members,  whites  II,  blacks  314-A'emr: 
1788 :  John  Hhjt,  W.  Oke  :  Membert  1 
whites  ^.  blacks  1083:  Scholars,  139- 
Tnmdad:  1788:  S-RWoHey:  Memhen. 
whites  4,  blacks  116:  Scholara,  117-i 
Jamatca:  1789:  W.  Binrnng.  Rob.  Vomifo 
at  Kingston,  James  Home,  at  Spanish  IWa  s 
John  Shipman,  Peter  Dnncan.  W.  Pferidn- 
son.  at  Morant  Bay  j  Francis  Tr«niaTB«i    o* 

atBellemont:  Members  t  ^niitea33.b1aeka 
7643-rorto/a:  1789:  ^J^KlW 
TtVujcott.  Jacob  Orimshaw:™embers7 
^bites  41,  blacks  1969:  Schohtn.  94* 
--«.  Jf^ieeni:  1817:  Moses  Riyner, 
John  Nelson,  Isaac  8.  Powell,  Joeepi; 
Fletcher:  Members)  ifUtesSl,  blacks 98£^ 
Scholars,  ITS^-lfeHlferrffr  :  1890:  W. 
White,  sea. :  Members  >  whites  9,  bheka '' 


h^  SURVEY   or   MISSION AET   STATIONS. 

33  i  Scholarf,  i23l— ^SSf.  Imeit :  183d :  W. 

Squire. 
AngmUa :  John  Hod^:  Mertben  ,  ti^Het 
7,  bllick«3ia— BorAadb«».-  John  Smedley  : 
Member* ;  whitei  17,  blacke  S»-^  &»- 
fo^MS ;  Joeeph  Parkin :  Membert  j  wbite* 
8,bkick8  21$:  Scholars,  l&^-^,  Martin  : 
John  FelTna :  Members  ;  whites  14,  blacks 
163  :  Scholara,  108— IWoffo:  W.  J.Starews- 
bnry.John  Stephenson:  Members;  White 
],black8  48:  Scholars,  60 

•  The  Coi^mittee  report,  in  reference  to 
the  Schools : — 

*  Sunday  Schools  for  th«  Children  of  the  Sieve* 
now  begin  to  be  encoarmged ;  those  connected  with 
our  MiaeionsconUin  near 5000  children,  besides 
a  considerable  number  who  are  regularly  <»techised 
by  the  MiMionaries,  on  the  Estates  and  m  Towns, 
at  earbr  boura,  on  the  mornings  of  weekday*; 
.  On  the  progress  of  the  Schools,  the  Committee 
are  happy  to  sUte,  that  ihe  Dbtrict  Reports  are 

Einerally  favourable,  lliis  great  work  b  in  its 
fancy,  and  has  therefore  to  struggle  with  dimcul- 
Ues ;  among  which  not  the  smallest  is  the  want 
of  competent  and  persevering  Teachers.  In  roapy 
6f  the  StaUoDS.  This,  however,  will  gradually  be 
removed  by  the  diffusion  of  instruction ;  and  by 
an  increasing  Interest  in  the  success  of  these  In- 
itttatiotts  in  the  community.  In  the  different  colo< 
Hies,  of  which  wearehappy  to  observe  many  l^igh 


The  Committee  thui  apeak  of  tb« 
general  state  and  prospeotiof  tie  i*b6I« 
Mission: — 

The  laat  year  has  been  a  year  of  socosis  ntMilp 
the  Pafan  Staves  of  the  Weet-India  Colonies;  aaxL 
hy  the  blr»sing  of  God  upon  the  labours  of  His  ser- 
vants, in  some  places  very  eminently  so.  In  ep 
large  a  sphere  of  action  as  thst  which  is  formed  by 
near  Forty  Stations,  the  number  occupied  in  tlie 
West  indies;  and  in  drcumsUnces  so  greatly 
varied  as  those  in  which  the  Negroes  aad  Pedple 
of  Colour  are  placed  in  so  many  cotoniesi  and,  wa 
mey  add,  dl«erins  as  the  dispositions  of  the  In- 
fluential classes  of  society  do,  in  respect  to  Mia- 
siooary  Labours,  in  different  islands— this  eaten- 
sive  Mission  must  be  expected  *o  present  a  sobi#- 
what  chequered  appearance.  The  whole,  however , 
affords  encouraging  indications  of  pyofreesi  aa^ 
may  be  exhibited  as  an  unanswerable  proof  of  tha 
efficacy  and  benefit  ofihe  perseverinx  and  mrten- 
sive  application  of  Cluistian  lnstraetio»<  to  eaalt 
individual  jnan,  however  degraded,  aad  to  baasAft 
society  at  large. 

The  total  number  of  Members  in  ih% 
West  India  Islands  and  Demarmra  was,  bjr 
the  latest  Returns,  24,699;  being  860 
whites,  and  S5,819  coloured  and  bladi:. 
This  is  a  decrease  from  the  year  preceding 
of  41  wliites,  but  an  hncreaae  upon  it  of 
889  coloured  and  black ;  making  an  inr 
crease,  in  the  whole,  of  848  Members. 


Iv  the  la$l  Burycy  we  printed  a  itatement,  by  Dr.  Morse,  of  the  dumber 
of  Indians  in  the  Territories  of  the  United  States  and  east  of  the  Rocky 
Mountains :  his  Official  Report,  addressed  to  the  Secretanr  of  War,  has  lately 
reached  us:  it  occupies  96  pages,  with  an  ample  Appendix  of  400.    A  more 
intended  view  of  the  American  Indians  is  given  in  this  document,  ahd  mi^ 
ante,  and  elaborate  Statistical  Tables  of  the  numbers  and  residence  of  the 
different  tribes:  from  these  Tables,  which  have  the  AuthOr*s  ladt  corrections, 
we  shall  form  an  abstract  of  the  general  resnlts. 

The  Indians  may  be  considered  as  forming  three  grand  divisiona: — 
■   ^ast  of  the  Mississippi,  amounting  to--------------     120,^* 

-    The  details  of  this  division  are  as  follows:— Maine,  96^Ma08ach«s- 
setta,  750— Rhode  Island,  420-  Connecticut,  400— New  York,  5184— Ohio, 
S40r— Michigan  and  North- West  Territory,  28,380— Indiana  and  lUinoia,  .     . 
1?,0»-Viimnia,  CaroHnas,and  Floridn,  5497— Creeks,  20,000— Chero- 
keea,  1 1,000— Chociaws,  25,000-Chickasaws,  3625. 

Between  the  Mississippi  and  the  Rocky  Mountains   - 179^W 

Of  this  nnmber,  there  are  88,150  west  of  the  Mississippi  and  north  of  the 
Missoori— 101,072  between  the  Misaoori  and  Red  fivers  and  the  Missia- 
sippi  and  the  Rocky  MountaiDS— and  45,870  between  the  Red  River  and 
Riodel  Norte. 

- 171,200 


West  of  the  Rocky  Mountains 


Total    471,417 


*  The  whole  number  of  Tribes  and  Branches  dispersed  over  this  vast  tract 
of  country,  the  namfcs  of  which  are  siven  in  the  Tables,  is  about  260 1  of 
which,  about  70  are  in  the  first  division,  90  in  the  second,  and  100 in  the 
third.  Some  of  these  Tribes  or  Branches  are  very  small--onc  as  low  as  15 
persons;  while  the  Choctaws  amount,  as  above  stated,  to  25,000. 

The  average  proportion  of  Warriors  to  the  whole  number  of  souls  is  alM>ut 
1  to  5;  except  in  the  Tribes  which  dwell  among  the  Whites,  where  the 
proportion  19  about  1  to  9.  Where  fish  constitutes  an  article  of  food,  the 
number  in  each  famiij  is  about  6:  where  this  food  is  wanting,  the  averai^ 
number  is  about  5. 


1B23.]  .  NORTHrAII«Ri[CA|l   IHMAKfi.  77 

Some  TaUbsare  given  from  the  Sixlh  Yblpineof  the  l^trs  of  the  Ueited 
Statees  .from  these  we  collect  that  the  States  have  purchased  from  the  le- 
dians,  at  various  times  from  1784  to  1681,  jand  aoiouutiug  to  191,998«77e 
acres ;  and  AoDuities  are  now  pa^ah  e  to  the  Indians  by  the  States,  in  cour 
sideratioo  of  such  land  and  under  Treaties,  to  the  amount  of  154,976  dol- 
lars: of  this  sum^  79,600  dollars  are  Annuities  for  different  periods  from  5 
to  20  jearS)  the  last  of  which  will  terminate  in  1884—650  dollars  are  for 
Life^-^ttd  80,085  are  permanent  Annuities. 

A  Table  is  added  by  Dr.  Morse  of  the  number  of  Schools  for  the  Educa- 
tion of  Indians,  which  amount  to  31  and  contain  about  1 100  Scholars.  He 
concludes  this  Table,  bj  remarking — 

Many  more  Schools  might  be  advantageously  established,  were  funds  provided  for 
the  purpose.  The  appeal  is  strong  and  urgejit  to  the  Government  to  furnish  these 
funos,  to  all  the' extent  in  which  they  can  be  Usefully  employed. 

Most  of  these  Schools  are  supported  by  Societies  in  the  United  States, 
with  aid  from  the  Grovemment.  Atpp.  S4S — S46of  our  last  Volume,  we 
gave  a  brief  account  of  such  of  these  Societies  af  are  engaged  in  Foreign  Mifr* 
sions,  or  in  Missions  to  the  Aborigines  of  their  country.  These  Societies 
are  labouring,  to  the  utmost  of  their  means,  to  bring  under  tlie  civilizing 
and  converting  influence  of  the  G4>spel  the  mullitades  of  Indians,  who  are 
either  dwelliQg  in  the  midst  of  them,  or  wander  throueh  the  vast  plains  ot 
the  Western  Wilderness.  The  sufferings  which  the  Mission  Families  en- 
coanter,  in  settling  amon?  the  tribes  of  the  back  country,  are  generally 
very  seveM;  the  fevers  and  agues  of  those  wild  and  uncultivated  regions car- 
Tjiug  some  of  their  Members  to  the  gnnre,  and  occaMoaally  weakening  the 
'Strength  of  all:  yet  they  are  not  discouraged,  but,  in  Ihe  true  spirit  of  a 
.Missionary,  bear  up  under  the  teroporarv  difficulties  of  their  labour,  assured 
that  they  are  fulilling  their  Master's  will. 

Of  the  number  of  the  Aborigines  of  the  North- American  Continent  who 
live  to  the  southward  of  the  Territory  of  the  United  States,  and  of  those 
'Irfao  range  the  boundless  plains  to  the  north  and  north-west,  no  estimate 
seems  yet  to  have  been  formed.  They  furnish  a  wide  field  for  the  active 
benevolence  of  British  Christians.  * 


As  we  entered,  at  large,  in  the  last  Survey,  into  the  state  of  the  Mis- 
sions amonff  the  North-Anierican  Indjans,  we  shall  now  confine  ourselves 
to  a  genenu  view  of  the  proceedings  among  the  principal  Tribes. 


The  Uniitd  Foreign  MUiiwarif  So' 
eietff  eontiaues  its  labours  amoog  the 
Osage  Indians  under  many  difficulties. 
The  war  between  the  Osages  and  the 
Cberokees  of  the  Arkansaw  proved  a  se- 
ricns  obstacle  to  the  progress  of  the  infant 
Settlenicnt  at  ux^k,  among  the  Little 
Osages :  the  other  Settlement,  at  bar- 
vovT,  among  the  Great  Osages,  150  miles 
distant^  was  not  affected  by  it :  a  Treaty 
of  Peaoe  was,  however,  hi^pily  signed  on 
the  9th  of  August ;  in  which  it  was  agreed, 
that  ihe  due  observance  of  its  provisions 
ftball  be  enforced,  if  necessary,  by  the 
Gowmnient  of  the  United  States.  The 
sickness  attendant  on  'I^ew  Settlers,  to 
which  we  have  already  alluded— the  lovg 
and  toilsome  journeys  neeessary  for  pro- 
curing assistance — it\t  difficulties  of  a 
Iftagittf^  dot  yet  llted*-*^e  reluctance  of 
many  of  the  Indians  to  give  up  their  Chil* 
disB  for  iastmettoii— "these  and  other  cir- 
•iamstaiiBss  have  eiirreuftded  these  ezem- 
plaxy  Families,  in  their  attempts  to  settle 


among  the  Natirefl,  with  peculiar  difficul- 
ties. But,  in  the  midst  of  all,  they  set  an 
admirable  example  to  other  Missionary 
Communities:  like  their  Brethren  and 
Sbters  among  4he  Cboctawa  and  Cbero- 
kees, they  seek  end  aeknowledge  in  every 
step  the  Almighty  Arm  on  %«^ieh  they  de- 
pend :  under  the  pressure  ef  trials  or 
fears,  tliey  set  apart  Days  ot  Humiliation, 
when  the  whole  Family-  bows  before  the 
Lord  with  fasting  and  prayer:  ih  tithes  of 
mercy  and  deliverance,  they  praise  Him 
on  appointed  Days  of  Thanksgiving. 

The  establii^fflent  of  the  Mission  Family 
at  uKfoK,  aiiaong  the  Little  Osages,  or 
Qsages  ot  the  Arfiansaw,  In  February 
JSSlr  was  BCSted  hi  the  last  Survey.  By 
the  end  of  October,  the  estimated  value 
of  the  buildings,  stock,  produce,  and 
other  property  of  the  Settlement  was  up- 
ward-of  17,GOO  dollars.  But,  in  the  UtUr 
half  of  that  year,  disease  had  again  attacked 
the  Family,  not  one  of  them  wholly  escap- 
ing. The  retoming  health  of  the  Family 
enabled  them  to  resume  their  labours  at 


KORTR-AMKHICAM   UrOIANS.— labbadob 
Then   bAve   been    89 


1828.] 

Locml    flcfaeolt. 

AdulCi  iMptiied. 

At  PALLET  xowxst  ID  the  eouth^west 
corner  of  South  CeroUne,  thtjimerieon 
Bapiialt  have  a  flouriibing  School  of  54 
Cherokee  Children,  under  the  Rev.  Hum- 
phrey Poeey;  end  another  of  about  80 
near  it. 

Among  the  Cherokee*  of  the  Arkansaw 
(about  6000  in  nnmber)  the  ^oard  ofUi^ 
»Mii«,  at  their  Sution  of  dwioht,  have  had 
the  same  difficulties  to  encounter,  as  have 
been  felt  at  the  Sutions  among  the  Osages 
in  this  quarter.  It  was  stated  in  the  last 
Survey,  that  part  of  the  Mission  Family 
arrived  at  its  destination  in  July  1880; 
and  that  the  i«st  had  reached  Little  Rock 
So  the  Arkansaw  on  the  8d  of  May  1881. 
This  last  party,  by  an  unusually  qoick  pas- 
sage up  the  river,  reached  the  Settlement 
on  the  1 0th  of  May.  Buildings  have  beep 
erected,  and  about  80  acres  of  land  clearM 
and  enclosed.  A  School  House  for  1^ 
Children  has  been  prepared.  We  ext/act 
from  the  Journal  of  the  Mission,  upder 
date  of  Aug.  7,  1881,  some  Resolptions 
passed  by  the  Missionaries,  which  indicate 
exemplary  devotedncss  to  the  cause  «i  which 
they  are  engaged  :— 

Resolved-- 
1.  Tbst  ««  hold  oaradves  conwenttd  to  the 
w«»rk  oo  vfaicfa  we  h«v«  entered,  for  life. 
<t .  Thai  v«  neither  expect  nor  recfiveeny  earthly 


79 


•nolnment  whatever  ibr  our  aervtosi,  satept  whnt 
i«  neeesssrily  espeadsd  'for  our  sapeest  whllo 
under  the  petronore  of  the  Board. 

3.  That  we  rontidcr  all  the  property'  comaUlod 
to  our  cere  as  aacred  to  the  Lord,  and  onnahet 
bound  to  tt«e  it  aa  auch. 

4.  That  we  will  endeayonr,  at  all  tinea,  to  coa* 
aider  oanclvea  >o^  Brethren  en«af ed  in  the  aana 
work.ar.d  to  cultivate  a  spirit  of  union  and  peace 
amoBf  ouraelvea ;  that  we  nay  not  retard  amrovtfi 
of  rraee  in  our  own  hearta,  nor  theprofrcaa  of 
the  Gospel  amonr  thoae  with  whom  we  dwell. 

The  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the 
Board  of  Missions  gives  an  encouraging 
account  of  the  sute  of  the  Cberoke 


It  ia  very  cTidcnt,  that  they  are  inproviuf  more 
rapidly  at  preaent,  than  at  any  previoua  time. 
Thare  are  more  iaataacea  of  laboriont  iaduatnr 
aipc»ff  them,  *very  retuminR  year.  There  a^ 
more  instanc«a  of  aerious  inquiry  after  moral  and 
ptlicioos  truth.  There  ia  aal&ereaainrconvietioB, 
that  many  of  th«  WMtea  aiacarely  wfahteptemote 
the  welfare  of  the  Jadlua.  At  aeveral  plaeea  3m 
the  Katibn,  ia  found  eaaerBeatdaaire  to  have  Vll- 
laire  Schools,  with  mralar  jiisuMiin.  Iti»l 
that  the  preaent  icaeration 
kindled  in  all  their  bordera;  and  that  i 
to  come  may  be  aaved  from  the 
WTOtchedneaa  of  their  f  athcra. 

.  Of  the  Cherokees  as  a  body,  Jh»  Mon» 

draws  a  striking  picture ;— 

The  character  of  the  Cherokeea  for  eouraire,  tde- 
Hty.  hospitality,  and  eleahlineaa,  standa  }BMi^^ 
They  are  ganerally  of  a  fine  fif  are,  .polite  in  their 
ntanners,  and  fond  of  improve  ptent  in  the  artf. 
They  are  said  ODiTersally  to  beliere  in  the  beiot 
of  God ;  and  call  Him  the  Otmi  Spirit,  wboae  at^ 
tributes  are  Geodneaa  and  Fttwer :  thagr  newer  pre* 
fane  the  name  of  God  in  their  own  lanfuase  s  tM^. 
have  no  words  to  eaprcaa  spdi  profanity  I ^ 


«.  Itislwped 
y  htm  UilHs 
bat  B^iMalia^ 

iXm»mt 


ilatita^mr. 


VNiTBD  BRETHREN* 


KAW:  1771- 


1788. 


»kkak:  177^— BOPsnAU : 
MUtionariet* 
^^^*p^*^K  Henn,  Kmoch,  Knaus,  Koemer,  Koblmeister,  Kunsth,  Lundbetg^ 
Meisner.  Mcntsel,  Morbardt,  Mueller,  Schmidtman,  Stock  and  Stucrman. 


Xbe  Isst  aoeounts  from  I^brador  are 
dated  in  July  and  August. 

Br.  Mmhardt  was  about  to  visit  Europe  • 
in  his  place,  the  Mission  had  obtained  the 
ettistaiue  of  Br.  GKtsch. 

Government  have  granted  to  the  Mis- 
aion  the  free  use  of  the  coast  up  to  the  59th 
degree  of  North  Latitude,  that  they  may 
teeafter  establish  a  Fourth  Settlement, 
pe  Missionaries  express  thehr  gratitude 
for  thU  grant ;  which  will  have  the  further 
effect  of  securing  them  against  the  annoy- 
ance of  str^glers,  to  which  they  have  been 
occasionally  exposed. 

We  extrsct  Ihim  the  communications  of 
the  Missionaries,  a  report  of  the  state  of 
each  Settlement  at  the  above  dates  t— 

IIAIK.      . 

WaeeAagnat.  IStl.SsdnlteandU  ehildren  heve 
neen  baptiaed-7  have,  been  made  psrtakera  oHIm 


Lord'a  8apper-i5  were  received  into  the  Congroga- 
tion-«nd  one  departed  Uila  life.  The  number  of 
inhabitants  is  ue.:  ' 

The  saving  word  of  the  Croaa  haa  approved  itself 
throughout  the  year,  to  be  the  power  of  God.  We 
cannoc  aufficiently  admire  and  extol  the  work  of 
Hia  grace,  when  we  see  how  the  rough,  untasaa^ls. 
wild  Eaquiroaox  are  totally  changed,  and  made  new 
creaturea,  through  the  simple  testimony  of  Jeaiia 
Chriat,  as  the  Saviour  of  the  woild.  who  came  to 
seek  ilU  wandering  aheep,  and  laid  down^b  iifc 
for  them. 

We  spent  last  winter  very  comfortably  with  our 
Esquimaux,  for  we  perceived  that  God  was  with 
ih«n;  and  had  aapecially  awakened  the  youth  of 
both  saxea  to  lifo  eternal,  through  the  mciita  of 
JeauaChnat,  Both  the  mceUngs  at  Church  aad 
the  Schoolawure  diligently  attended,  and' that  with 
SB  eager  deaiie  to  be  biatmctad. 

OXKAX. 

The  Lord  has  been  plesead  to  liv  a  apeeial  bless- 
ing  on  our  labours.  Our  Saviour's  grace  aad  powef 
have  been  made  asaaifoat  in.yeeng  and  old ;  aad  the 
word  of  Hia  croaa.  auffsriags,  pad  death,  perfemw 
the  samemlFaeicssiiB  thessrjlcttpsriedsef  CMs- 


78 


•UBTIT  07  MI8SIOKABT  BTATfOVa. 


ibc  end  of  tbe  ynr.     A   School  of  pro- 
mising  Children  bad  been  begun. 

The  Second  Miaaion  Fnmjly  bating  ar- 
riTcd  amoi^  the  Great  Osage%  or  Osages 
of  the  Mifsoari,  in  the  beginning  of 
Augiiat  18S1,  at  the  place  which  they  have 
named  baamontv  •  Council  of  about  70 
ChlcA  and  Warriors  waa  held  on  the  15th 
of  that  month,  which  presented  the  Mia- 
aion  with  •  tract  of  land,  containing  by 
estimate  about  15»000  acres,  in  a  situation 
combining  peculiar  ad?antages.  Butsick- 
nesa  here  also  arrested  the  labours  of  the 
Settlers  t  heavy  and  incessant  rain  coming 
on  before  n  single  building  could  be  erected, 
the  tanu  under  which  they  Kvvd  were 
IbuBd  insiificient  to  prevent  them  from 
continually  wet  and  frequently 
i«d  by  the  rdn:  agues  and  fevers 
IfaOowod:  8  ofthe  Brethren  and  18  of  the 
Femalea  were  confined  to  their  tents  at 
the  same  time:  on  the  S8th  of  October 
Mnb  Montgomery  died,  and  on  the  2Sd 
of  November  Mr.  Seeley,  both  deeply 
regretted  by  their .  friends ;  and»  in  the 
same  months,  four  infants  were  committed 
to  the  grave:  scarcely  a  sidgle  person, 
indttding  16  hired  men,  escaped  aiclcness. 
In  the  course  of  December,  the  surviving 
Members  of  the  Family  were  sufficiently, 
ncovered  to  enfer  on  their  respective  du- 
ties:  Cbriatmas  Day  was,  in  consequence^ 
sot  apart  as  a  Day  of  special  Thanlugiving 
and  Prayer.  In  January,  a  School  was 
op«ied,  which  had,  at  the  latest  dates,  1 1 
children— sprightly,  obedient,  and  easily 
managed :  6  had  been  taken  away  by  their 
Mothers,  who  could  not  endure  the  separa- 
tion. In  April  the  Family  consisted  of  80 
persons ;  and,  at  the  latest  dates,  a  number 
of  buildings  had  been  erected,  and  four  acres 
of  garden  land  with  forty  of  arable  were 
ia  cultivation.  In  August,  the  season  was 
unusually  sicUy  around  them ;  but  most 
of  tho  Family  were  capable,  except  at  a  few 
intervab,  of  attending  to  their  respective 
Ubours  some  in  full  health ;  but  others 
vaakened  by  the  effecU  of  the  climate,  or 
liable  daily  to  some  atcees  of  fever.  The 
confidence  of  die  Tribe  seems  to  have  been 
•aeuftd  beyond  eapectation  t  many  of  them 
nwaifeMed  a  ationg  desire  to  cultivate  the 
soil,  and  to  live  as  white  men. 

To  the  flettlementa  of  xluot  and  mat- 
KBW,  formed  by  the  American  Board  of 
Mitriona  among  the  Choctaws,  a  third  has 
boon  added,  which  is  namrd  vawzzx, 
afkar  dio  hite  Missionary  at  Bombay.  Mr. 
KiofriMiry,  the  Supcrintendant  of  thisMis- 
lioa,  made  a  Report  of  its  ttatCb  on  th» 
of  January  laa^  to  the  Soenrtary  of 


[jAir. 


War:  we  shall  extract  the  principal  points 
of  this  Report:— 

£ffM«^Prospectt  vcre'iMvsr  more  promliiaf  ihsa 
in  Aoffnsc,  when  adiitreMiiif  siekii«M  iotcfrapua 
oar  labours :  haalth  hat  a«nr,  in  a  food  das roa.basa 
restorad.  Wa  have  cath«r«>  UOOboahels  of  oora 
and 7dO  of  potatoes.  The  propaitjr,  in^udlog  70 
acres  of  inproTed  land,  was  valued,  on  the  1st  of 
October,  at  l5«40O  doners.  The  Schools  are  flourisb- 
ini:  of  75  Scholars,  descendants  of  ChoeUvs. 
about  9A  are  full  blooded. 

Jlfnyinr— The  property,  inclndinf  05  acres  of 
impfOTcd  land,  b  valued  atQSQSdolUrs  A  School 
ia  about  to  be  opened :  it  has  been  delved  b7  want 
of  funds. 

NtmeU^A  promisinr  School  of  15  Scholars  has 


From  the  Journal  of  the  Mission,  kept 
at  Elliot,  we  extract  the  Ibllowing  grate* 
ful  acknowledgment  :— 

Fcft.  94.  last.  •MMiBy.-SodM  OMctaws  sad 
several  black  people  were  here:  at  aoee,  anras. 
oellaot  opportnnltj  was  ofiiMnad  and  Improved  for 
the  Brethren  and  Sisters  to  take  these  ignorant, 
but  precious  souls,  to  their  rooou,  and  taech  them 
the  waj  of  life.  It  ia,  indeed,  food  to  be  here : 
some  of  oar  labourers  and  a  few  of  our  scholars,  ap- 
pear to  be  more  thooihtful  than  tbear  have  been. 
'I'be  Lord  is  weitinf ,  as  we  hope,  In  mercy  and 
love.  Far  diierent  is  our  present  situation— in  the 
eajoyment  of  health,  surrounded  vrith  cfaildran, 
visited  by  the  heathen,  and  smiled  upon  by  heaven 
—from  what  it  was  faMtfall  and  summer,  when  our 
children  were  dispersed,  end  ourselves  laid  on  beda 
of  sickness.  We  are  amopt  the  most  favoured  and 
happy ,  though  most  unworthy  serventsof  the  Lord. 

Mrs.  Kingsbury,  a  woman  vigorous  ini 
understanding  and  in  faith,  died  Sept.  15, 
1 8S3— an  irreparable  loss  to  her  husband 
and  children. 

In  reference  to  the  great  body  of  tha 
Choctaws,  Mr.  Kmgsbury  remarks  in  tha 
Report  above  quoted— 

The  wretchedness  of  this  people  Is  daily  beeom- 
log  more  manifest;  as  Is  also  the  importance  of  ea- 
tending,  as  siieedily  as  possible,  to  the  rising 
generation,  the  salutary  influences  of  civllistd  and 
Christian  education.  On  this  rests  the  only  hope 
of  rescuing  them  from  Uie  avarice  of  unprincipled 
white  people,  and  from  the  intloence  of  their  own 
onrovemed  appetites  and  passloas. 

It  was  suted  to  Dr.  Morse,  on  rcspce- 
tabie  authority,  that,  in  October  1821, 
the  Chocuws,  in  Council,  resolved  on  tlm 
esublishment  of  Schoola  in  all  the  popu- 
lous parts  of  their  country,  and  tluit  ar^ 
dentspiriu  should  no  longer  be  introdoced 
among  them. 


.  At  araivo-PLAOK  and  at  oocROBioor, 
the  United  Brethren  have  small  oommu-* 
nities  of  Christian  Cherokees,  and  SI  pro- 
mising Scbolaia. 

AtaaAursao,  an  establishmont  which 
has  served  as  a  model  to  others,  and  at 
the  Local  Schoola  coimected  with  it,  the 
i^oard  of  Mi$$ioHt  prosecute  their  lalxmrs 
for  the  benefit  of  the  Cherokees.  Since 
the  Spring  of  1817,  when  the  first  School 
was  opened,  89  Boys  and  18  Girls,  hav- 
ing loamt  to  read  and  write,  had  left  i  iba 
present  number  ia  100^  with  88  in  tk^ 


80 


SDB^BT  or  MISttOKARY  STATIONS. 


hearts  *»  hkrd  as  stone ;  and  we  can  thereftsre  re- 
joice to  t»^d  iU  blessed  etf  ects  In  our  people,  viio 
iMcoae  more  and  more  grounded  apon  the  oaljr 
me  foundMioa,  which  Is  Christ  Jesos. 

Several  persons  hare.MlvMtoed  i*  ttM  pHvUef  es 
•f  the  Church :  IS  received  haptlsni— 7  became  can. 
didates  f^  that  holy  oitiinance-r-4  wereieitidaitted 
to  the  C(hi8i«ffatfo».  and  S  teeeived— 1ft  cblldrea 
wvre  bom  and  baptteed— 6-  persons  departed  Hits 
Uft^iO  were  made  pwtakers  of  the  Lord's  Supper, 
and  7  became  candidates  for  it :  the  nomber  of  oar 
teomrauhieahtsisT^.  ' 

TIm  Schools  were  held  last  winter  In  two  dlvi< 
skms,  and  wete  attended  with  diligence  and  profit 
to  the  Scholars. 

The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  us.  Of  the 
preaching  of  the  Qpspel  of  his  Cross,  we  Have  s«eo, 
during  this  year  aUo»ihe  most  eneouragihg  fraits 


Ib  the  ^sru  and  conduct  f>f  ^  tht  me^ibert  of  this 
ContfregaUon.  lie  blessM  bur  labour  among  them, 
and  supplies  all  our  deficiency  bj  the  inward  teach- 
ing of  hu  Holy  Spirit. 

The  spirit  of  brotherly  lo?e  aqd  harmony  b*«  ^ 
more  than  ever  prevailed  among  dor  little  floek^ 
May  the  Lord  preserve  this  jewel  unto  us ;  KOd  df  • 
fiend  thrm  against  all  the  varioos  ,maebinhtlo9i  of 
the  Enemy  of  3(luls,  who  ^  t^  nuthor  ^f  dilcmd 
i   and  sbtfe  !  . 

H  ine  children  have  been  bom  in  this  plare— 3  per- 
sons  admitted  cendidates  for  b]ipti4m.^edu1U  ftaf  * 
(iaed-^  beoaiae  cendidates  for  the  l^ni*s  Supper* 
and  4  partakers  of  iCr-4  baptised  as  children,  w«tr« 
received  into  the  CouKregaUon.  The  I^u^maua 
CongregaUou  consists  of  55  couimonicsnts,  S  rapdl* 
diites,  ei  bapcisbd  net  yet  communlMots.  IS  cans 
didates.  and  7Si>apciaed^ildrcnand  Saotyet  btt9>> 
tiaed— inall  UO  persons ;.  19  more  tlivn  last  yenr. 
A  f^idow  end  family  have  removed  bither  frtitd 
i^^im,  e&diio  oae  Has  departed -this  Ufe^  .      '    \     f 


SffBW  Himtlf KVT : 


UNITED  BRETHREN, 
1733— LiCRTEirrKLs  :  i7SS— lichtSkau  : 
Mittionariet, 


.  \ 


i 


1774»  . 


Albert,. Eberle,  FleigiGriUidb,  Oorqke,  KIoinscHnlidt,  j:el]raah»^MehTb«b^y  liillpdine, 
.  .  Mueller,  Popp,  and  Sclmr.  -  -    >r      '  '2^ 


TbeBr«tbrMi  Popp  and  Schur  lately  arw 
rfved  tH)m  Europe.  Of  dtte'  Laboiirer  in 
tills  fldid,  the  Ybilowiifg  liotice  appears  j— 

Our  venerable  Brother  Jacob  Beck  finished  hif 
eonrse  wltH  5dy  tec'liahtenatt.'beittg  02  years  old. 
Fifty-three  years  of  his  usetui  life  wete  spent  in  the 
service  c^  the  Mtasioo.  t^i^  the  blessing  of  the 
Lord  rested  abundantly  on  his  a?aicus  and  in. 
defstlgable  exertions. 

'  111  th«  last  Surveyi  the  tiumbev  of  the 
three  Congregations  in  J  tine  1821,  wai 
ttati^«t  lS7&r  .They  were  thus  dividecl 
—New  Hermhiit  359,  -Llchtenfels  33 1  / 
Licbtenau  483*  At  the  close  of  that  year, 
Kew  Herrnhutbad  362,  of  whom  168  wen 
CommuBieants ;,  and  UohtBn£eU  liad  ^8. 
Of  Lichtcnaut^no  further  account  has  tieMi 
ffeeeired.  The  state  of  the  Congregatious 
fras,  at  the  last  dates,  highly  enfxii(raging« 
A  Fourth  Settlement  is  in  contempla- 


tion.    On  the  preparatory  mesoref  lor, 
this  pur|H)se,  it  is'said  — 

A  gresit  desire  having  exited  fbr  soine  time,  to 
ascertain  the  practicability  of  A^tabiishlog  afoisrtls 
settlement  amopgthe  Gre^nlauders,)a  She  vanity oj 
Cape  Farewell,' Br Jtleinschmidt  was  cbmnussjoned 
by  the  Elders'  Conference  of  the'Uoity,  to  uoder- 
jakf  areconnoiteriog  voyage,  southward  from  Lichir 
tenau.  lie  accordingly  set  out,  00  the  ^  of  iuX^ 
1821.  accdm panted  by  three  OreenlMod  AssUtauU« 
Benjamin,  Shem, andFrederiek}.and^adeiicoaalk' 
log  'voyage,  as  far  as  %  duyM  saii  beyond  i^Pe 
Farewell.  In  every  place  where  they  landed,  the 
Heathen  received  them  with  acclauiaUous ;  aott 
were  ajotost  besi4e  themselvea  for  joy  at  tKe 
thought  of  soon  obtaining  Teachers.  On  one  orc»> 
sioti,  Br.  Kleinschmidt  addressed  a  company  of  lOp 
GreeuUoders;  wiio  listened,  with  great  attention, 
while  he  spoke  to. them  of  Jesus,  the  Saviour  of 
pinners,  'ilie  Heathen  Population  about  Cape  fiam- 
weil  may  be  estimated  at  JKK)  persons.  This.div 
trict  of  couutry  is  called  by  the  .'natives  **  KmrM- 
smmim^"  whieh  signifies.  "  the  dwellers  in  a  plain.** 
The  sea  never  enttreiy  freeaas  on  its  coasts,  oo  Chait 
there  is  a  possibility  of  lay  lag  in  a  stock  ot  fnrd^  :i 
sions  in  winter  as  well  as  in  sumiper.  ^ 


CAN  THESE  BO(IES  X.(VE?-^  LORD  GOD.  TUOU  K^OWF^T—COME  PBOU  THKJfOtZa 
WtKDS,  OBHEAtU,  AND    BRKATflE  UPON  THESE  SLAIN.  THAT  TKEY  MAY  tttfel 

(EZEg.XXXltI.S,9.) 


^ia^mvp  v^tamtti 


ifc  ■[<  <rt  ■>  1 1  ii. 


FEB  ft  IT  Art,  1823. 


— : — - — — ^- — '- .  .  .    '         ^\ 

iJOTICES  OF  SOME  OF  THE  EODNDfi&S  OF  CHURCH^OfX 
ENGLAND  MISSIONS  IN  rNDIA, 

EEV.  0AVm  BROWN-REV.  HENRY  MARTYN-*RB7.  ba  BUCHANAN-* 
RIGHT  REV.  BISHOP  BftlDDLBTON* 

A  QUAATSftLV  Circular,  published  at  Calcutta  by  the  Corresponding 
Coonnittee  of  the  Church  Missionary  Society,  has  the  fblbwmg  ptHM^r  ia 
refirency  to  the  deatli  of  the  late  Bishop  or  Caloutt»— 

Tlie  ktgh  tribute  ofrespect  paid'to  bis  memory  by  t^  Goveitimetft,  and 
ffae  e»retisioB  of  public  esteem  ezhHiited  in  the  drowde^  ttttendanee  at  bis 
finefmU  are  nmeraily  known ;  and  various  effbsious  in  praise  of  the  splendid 
aiii4itioQ,  uTe  profound  talents,  and  the  benevolent  chameter  of  om  latd 
Bishop  have  Issbed  frotn  the  press.  It  belongs  to  our  plan  to  tall  the  atten- 
ticNi  of  our  friends  to  the  inmence  which  the  Deceased  exerted  on  the  Canse 
•f  Mtsstons  IB  India^  and  which  renders  his  character  a  subject  of  pec ultai* 
ialBfiestto  the  readers  of  Missionary  Intelliffence :  with  this  view  we  gUdlV 
ami  owsdves  of  the  kind  permission  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Parson,  to  copy  thd 
flilo^in^ extract  of  a  Sermon  preached  by  him  in  the  Ccithedral  on  the 
cvtoaio^  of  Sunday  the  14th  of  Juty,  when  a  Just  and  impressive  tribute  of 
tMecS  was  pand  to  the  meaoory  of  lon^  late  Diocesan  %  as  in  the  mOmhiif 
bad  been  ddnoirp  the  Venerable  tfavArchdttibn  of  Caleutta.  ^ 

We  subjoin  tne  greater  pait  of  the  extract  referred  to.  tt  cohtalns, 
IS  the  Reauer  will  see,  some  stHkmg  Notfces  of  other  distinguished  men, 
who  epttked  the  way  for  the  Bishop  s  important  measures  in  India. 

Lei  BsjMSS  to  a  conchidinff  view  of  over  wbick  tbef  shall  n^ioein  tbeend 

o«r  late  Bisbop's  Life  and  Ministry  t  tog^ber  in  a  better  state  of  exisletice: 

a«d  that  is,,  to  a  view  of  him  as  a  The  services  of  men  who  have  been 

AMOff  o   onTu.Bs,  *»  mill o*  removed  from  this  progressive  work 


MaiTior;ismoredjgkiiliedterms,aa  in  India,  with  a  rapid  sueeession,  it 

4JOSVOMCAL  Bishop.    He  has  lived  mav  be  allowed  me,  in  aftjw  words,  • 

loa|*eAOOgh  to  aflRord  bis  nneqttivo^  to  aislingnish. 
cal  lasChnony  to  this  iaboroit  spirit        The  Parent  ofMi$sion8,ia  the  Esta* 

of  ChristtaMty;  baving  given  to  tiie  blished  and  English  Church  of  India; 

Cwse  ef  MiSMoas  in  India,  that  iden-^  was  the  aar.  nAV»  bho wit  ?  than 

tieal  atamp  and  sanction  whidt  it  whom,  a  more  unambitious,  though 

vMled.  It  was  ootbis  lot,  indeed,  to  at  the  same  tim^  simply  maje^c  and 

!  tha  work  among  ns^  no*  evaiM^ical  parent,  the' Cause  needi 


it  well  often  be,  under  olir  ceo«  not  to  tiaSm.    His  it  was,  to  cherish 

ay  of  the  Chnrebr  the   lot  of  thid  infant  enterprise  with  hb  pray^ 

Bhbaps  s  theft  mast,  iisna]iy>  rather  eri'  (  andfm&sily  to  engage  othm  tA 

eciM»LKTB  aad  oaoAHisB,  tlm,  lUio  sbitaMprayerfOrthesafieea'd.    Mei^ 

Apostles,  be  the  first  jko  go  forth  on  c^  lAom  ac^omplisbniteiit  may  have 

the  gr^t  errand.    Great  indeed  it  is.  followed  him — men  of  less  luiifif^ 

aod destined hsre  to  be  the  errand  of  cannot^  n^r  have  any  mea    better 

SBceeftAve  men,  each  cobtributihg  as  acquainted  with  Christianity  in  its 

God  shall  enable  ham  i  and  only,  all  great  yrinclpleis.    Such  a  roan  lived 


together  suececaively .  and  in  tbc  col^    K>ng  misunderstood  in  Calcutta,   A^ 
locftive'eyent^ooiDplstinglheirworkv    Jeagtb,-  after  a  ministry  the  longest 


82 


BIOGRAPRT.  fFEB. 

then  w»s  Ood  pleased  with  the  labours 
of  Buchanan.  « 

To  advance  under  God  the  good 
work  of  Brown,  Marlyn,  and  Bo* 
chanan,  the  BISHOP  has  appositely 
piven  to  the  Cause  of  Missions  the 
identical  sort  of  sanction  which  it 
wanted.  It  wanted  political  counte- 
nance, and  the  reputation  of  sound 
learning.  Judfied  dangerous  in  its 
apparent  disregard  of  political  cares, 
it  was  Judged  of  disputable  orthodoxy 
in  point  oi* doctrincf.  In  the  Chnrch»  x 
it  bad  been  supjiosed  to  characterize 
a  party.  Stability  and  ballast  appear* 
ea  to  be  wanting  to  this  irk  upon  the 
waters.  Old  Institutions  For  the  pur- 
pose did  comparatively  nothing  to- 
ward it:  the  Government  of  England 
had  not  expressed  itself  fatonrably 
on  the  subject,  beyond  an  anctinit  in- 
dication or  two,  grown  obsolete; 
the  Universities,  as  such,  sent  fbrlli  n» 
raen  in  the  cause  :  it  was  prosecuted 
but  collaterally,  and  by  individval 
efforts:  no  provision  existed,  hiMnaa^ 
ly  speaking,  for  the  continiMnce  of 
Missionary  Exertions  in  the  Church. 
Our  departed  Bishop  has  conferred 
upon  the  Missionary  Cause,  accord- 
ing to  his  predilections  as  to  tho 
mode  of  it,  every  attestation,  aid,  . 
and  honour,  which  it  could  expect  to 
receive  from  him.  Instead  ofa  dan- 
gerous project,  he  has,  with  reason, 
said,  that  it,  or  nothing,  must  prove 
our  safety  in  these  possessions — that 
it  were  preposterous  to  suppose  onr- 
selves  established  here  for  any  pur- 
pose except  to  make  known  the  Son 
of  God  to  a  people  ignorant  of  him. 
He  gave  the  Missionary  Cause  his 
heart.  During  life,  he  employed  on 
the  Mission  College  all  hiselaborate- 
ness  and  accuracy  of  attention:  in 
death;  he  has  bequeathed  to  it  the 
choice  of  his  Books ;  he  has  also  be- 
queathed a  part  of  what  expresses  the 
heart  of  man,  his  Money :  lastly,  he 
had  beoueathed  to  it,  if  it  should 

filease  6od,  his  very  bones :  he  had 
ooked  to  it,  as  Jacob  to  the  Holy 
Land,  saying,  Tkiere  ihe^  th^  hury 
met  . 


which  has  been  allowed  to  us,  he  died 
a  sort  of  self-sacrifice,  in  the  cause 
which  he  thought  worthy  of  his  de- 
votion— a  cau«ie  connected  closely 
with  that  of  Missions-^the  cause  of 
the  Bible  Society. 

Thesame  Joint  cause  appears  more^ 
certainly  to  have  cut  short,  qr,  as  it 
were,* burnt  out,  the  life  of  maTYN ; 
than  whom  there  has  never  been 
a  more  thorough  scholar  for  his  years, 
nor  has  any  man  of  a  more  simple 
and  iegennous  spirit  set  foot  in  India. 
With  the  vivacity  of  jouth,  he  com- 
bined the  wisdom  ot  age.  He  had 
science,  without  its  slowness  and  in- 
cumbrances. It  was,  in  itself^mucb: 
but  he  made  little  of  it,  unimpeded 
and  uninflated  by  vanity.  His  reli- 
gion, though  reared  in  the  Establish- 
ment, was  ofa  liberality  quite  Caljio- 
lie :  he  saw  the  comparative  insigni- 
ficance of  modes:  beloved  the  lover 
of  Christ,  under  whatever  mode  such 
a  man  might  worship.  Ailmankind 
were  interesting  to  him ;  and  he  irent 
forth  among  them — fearless,  as  hav- 
ing God  wilTi  hiol— free,  by.  a  consci- 
ous inoffensrveness  of  heart — quick, 
hj  the  roost  practised  familiarity  with 
his  subjects — cheerful,by  the  peace  of 
the  Blessed. Spirit  in  him.  Diligent 
in  labours  which  were  his  delights 
also,  devoted  under  the  foreseentact 
that  he  would  not  live  long,  this  un- 
surpassed servant  of  Jesus  Christ  has 
enoed  his  course  with  j 05. 
;  Perhaps,  however,  under  God,  no 
man  contributed  so  'immediately  to 
the  result  which  we  have  witnessed, 
that  is,  to  the  accession  of  an  accom- 
plished pRVLATBto  our  nambers,  and 
to  the  qphhEoxAjK  character  which 
has  since  accrued  to  our  Missions,  as 
pa.  BucifAN.AN.  Whilst  others  were 
otherwise  engaged  in  the  same  thjng, 
and  each  according  to  the  assignment 
of  particular  Providence,  Buchanan 
employed  in  the  matter  a  sort  of 
worldly  vigour  and  cleverness  as  of 
^  iplomacy .  This  has  no  t  pleased  the 
^orld  at  times «  and,  perhaps,  for  the 
reason  that  it  was  successful.  But  if 
success  denote  .the  pleasure  of  God, 

The  Arclideacon  (who  has  himself,  wte  regret  to  say,  been  since  car- 
ried off  by  the  fatal  epidemic  of  the  East,  in  the  flower  of  his  uge)  had 
bbserved,  in  reference  to  the  College,  in  the  Sermon  which  Ifc  had 
preached  in  the  morning-^ 

It  was  to  the  New  Mission  College  sure  means  of  extending  knowledge 
that  the  Bishop  eagerly  iooked/as  a     %o  the  people  of  this  country.     This 


1823.]     ,  BiOGttAPTlY.  ,       .      »  S3 

InslituUon  wa.^  the  nursline  of  bis     Bis  aniious  mind  was  dailv  gratified, 
latter  years.    It  occupied  his  atten-     with  the  expectation  of  seeing  it  La 
tioti  many  hoars  of  every  day  ;  and     full  operation. 

The  Corr^ponding  Conamittee  add-^ 

From  these  truly  Christian  antici-     andf&rever:  and,  however  mysterious 


patibns,  Ihe  late  Bishop  was  suddenly 
«|]at<fbed  away,  to  engage,  we  trust,. 
in  the  mimilcd  exercises  and  defights 
of  ihe  Jvsi  m^Oe  peffeci.  The  great 
^hefiberd  and  Bishop  of  souls  ever 
livcth — ikeiameifuterdttjfy  andio-day. 


His  dispensations  may  appear,  we 
know  that  He  is  mindful  of  His 
Church,  and  will  not  fail  **  toaccom- 
plisl^  the  number  of  His  elect,4ind  to 
naslenHts  kingdom.'*   . 


OBITUARY  OF  WILLIAM  BLAIR,  ESQ. 

IA3E  atfXOKOK  TO   THB  LOCX   HOSPITAL  AlTD  OTBSB.  INSTITUTIONS,  WHtrVIED 
OK  FaXDAV,  DEC.  6,  18SS,  AMSp  56  TSAns. 

Mr.  BirAin  had,  for  many  years,  taken  an  active  share  in  the  proceed- 
iog«  of  varidus  Benevolent  and  Religious  Institutions.  Besides  those 
mentioned  in  theTolIowing  account  of  his  last  hours,  which  has  been  cir- 
calated  by  his  friends,  he  was  a  Subscriber  to  the  Church  Missionary  So-. 
ciety  from  its  first  formation ;  and  became  a  Member  of  its  Committee  in 
its  Fifth  Year  ;  he  died  in  the  thirteenth  year  of  his  service  on  that  Com* 
iBittee,  having  willingly  rendered  the  Society  all  the  assistance  which 
kia  professional  and  other  engagements  would  allow.  In  his  last  mo* 
ments,  there  was  not  only  peace,  but  that  true  sublimity,  wfeich  nothing 
but  the  grace  of  the  Gospel  can  impart  to  dying  man. 
For  many  months  past,  Mr.  Blair's    pared  to  dispose  of  the  greater  part 


health  had  evidently  declined.  Dur 
\ne  the  last  illness  of  his  excellent 
Wife, he  was  at  tiroes  so  exceedingly 
reduced,  that  she  greatly  feared  lie 
would  die  before  her  t  and  earnestly 
praypd  that  her  Heavenly  Father 
woald  take  her  fir^t,  if  consistent 
with  His  holy  wiJl,  and  not  allow  her 
to  be  left  an  infirm  and  helpless 
Widow.  It  pleased  God  to  grant  her 
request:  and,  after  a  long  and  pain, 
fnl  but  sanctified  affliction  of  many 
Tears,  she  departed  peacefully,  in  the 
last  Spring  ;  bearing  a  clear  and  un- 
Mj^uivocal  testimonv  to  the  truth  and 
fiiithfnlncss  qf  God,  who  supported 
and  comforted  her  in  every  trial, 
eapecialW  when  passing  through  tha 
vallev  of  the  shadow  of  death. 

After  his  Wife's  decease,  Mr.  Blair 
began  most  decidedly  to  nt  hi*  hou$e 
im  order ^  as  ho  knew  he  most  shortly 
follow  his  beloved  companion.  lie 
resolved  to  give  up  his  pi'ofessional 
prmetice ;  and  to  retire  into  the  coun- 
try,  where  he  thought  he  shonid  enjoy 
more  uninterrupted  opportunities  for 
reading,  meditation,  and  prayer,.  He, 
therefore,  took  a  house  in  ihe  neigh- 
bourhood of  Colchester ;  resigned 
hts  situation  as  Surgeon  to  the 
Bloomsbury  Dispensary;  and   pre- 


of  his  library,  together  with  sqch  ar- 
ticles of  household  furniture  as  he 
would  have  no  occasion  for  in^the 
country.  |Ie  had  fi>rmed  a  large  col* 
lection  of  rare  and  curious  editiona 
of  the  Bible,  and  many  scarce  Com- 
mentaries in  difierent  languages ;  for 
the  Word  of  God  had  been  his  stody 
and  delight,  during  the  greater  :part 
of  his  life :  a' few  months  a^o,  antici- 
pating his  approaching  dissolution, 
be  presented  this  valuable  collection,, 
worth  several  hundred  pounds,  to  the 
British  and  Foreign  Bible  Society, 
who  have  gratefully  acknowledged 
the  same  in  their  last  Annual  Re- 
port. He  had  been  an  uetrve  and 
very  useful  member  of  the  General 
Committee  of  that  Society  for  the 
last  sixteen  years  i  he  was  also  Preai- 
dent  of  the  Bloomsbury  Bible  Asso- 
ciation, and  Vice-President  of  the 
Auxiliary  Society:  his  unwearied  la- 
bours in  the  cause  of  the  Bible  Soci- 
ety, and  in  active  benevolence  to  the 
poor,  are  well  known  to  his  intimate 
Triends.  As  Surgeon  to  the  Blooms^ 
bury  Dispensary,  he  was  indefatiga- 
ble in  his  attentions  to  the  cases  of 
di^itress  which  came  under  his  notice : 
be  cared,  not  only  for  the  bodies  and 
temporal  concerns,  but  for  the  souls 


Bi 


nrpQHApnr^ 


^ad  etermU  inleresto  of  his  patieato; 
frequentry  eib'austiir^bls  iucom6  m 
relieving  *the  wants  m  the  indigent, 
and,  when  his  own  chart ty-purse  was 
empty,  recommending  tne  cases, 
which  he  coi^ld  not  himself  relieve 
to  the  bounty  o(  his  friends* 

Th^  Bible  Sociotj,  of  all  benevo- 
lent Institutions,  lay  nearest  his 
heart.  The  last  effort  which  he  made 
to  leave  bis  house,  was  iq  attend  th^ 
Meeting  of  the  Committee,  on  the 
Monday  before  his  death.  He  asked 
a  friend  to  lend  bin^  a  carriage  for 
the  purpose,  having  parted  with  his 
pwn ;  and  proceeded  as  ^as  Bridee 
'  Street  Blackfrian,  toward  the  Bible 
Society  House,  but  wils  too  111  to  go 
on,  and  was  obliged  to  relurD  hom<? 
without  accomplish  tog  his  objecL 
He  went  nnmcdiiitcf  j  to  hii  bod. room . 
After  takior  a  little  refreshment,  he 
remarked  that  he  fett  as  if  he  should 
not  be  iihie  tu  |ro  down  sIhIt^  agalu  j 
^d,  being  in  great  pain,  said— i 
*'  Well,  I  will  liear  LtjpaUcntly,  for 
the  Lord  lov^tb  whom  He  chasteneth, 
and  scourgeth'every  son  whom  He  re- 
ceivetb.**  In  the  evening  of  the  same 
day,  he  requested  his  servant  to  rea^ 
to  him  the  xiUi  and  lztUi  chapters 
of  Isaiah,  the  xfh  chapter  of  Hebrews 
beginning  at  the  i9th  Terse,  the 
whole  or  the  xith  chapter,  and  the 
Urst  thirteen  Tet^sof  thexiith  chap- 
ter of  that  Epistle.  Aftet  they  had 
been  read,  he  desired  his  servant  par- 
ticnlarl  v  to  notice  those  chapters,  in 
order  that  he  might  find  tnem  the 
more  readily,  when  he  wished  to  hear 
them  again. 

On  the  next  day,  Tue<)day,1}ec.  8d, 
he  appeared  to  suffer  great  pain. 
Several  friends  called,  and  were 
admitted  to  see  him/  He  then  de- 
sired his  servant,  if  any  others  came 
to  make  inquiries,  to  say  that  he 
was  too  ill  to  see  them,  but  that 
he  was  firmly  fixed  upon  the  Rock 
Christ.  His  servant,  in  the  course 
of  the  day,  read  several  chapters  from 
the  New  Testament,  and  also  the  i  st, ' 
xvith,  first  eightverses  of  the  xviitb, 
the  xxviith,  ciiid,  and  first  ten 
verses  of  the  cvith  Psalms.  While 
reading,  Mr.  Blair  said,  *'  There  1 
you  see  what  faith  does.  Believe  on 
the  Lord  Jesns  Christ,  and  you  also 
shall  lie  saved.*"  With  his  hands 
clasped,  and  uplifted  eyes,  he  added, 
*'  1  believe  1u  Him,  and   have  ho 


I  (wa^ 


doubt— ho,  Dot  the  Icm)— 'Vttt  that  I 
shall  be  saved  through  the  blood  of 
jny  Redeemer,  for  /  knatp  tiuU  m 
Redeemer  Uveth.^ 

He  passed  Wednesday  nearly  ia 
the  same  manner.  Nothis^  guve 
him  so  much  comfort  as  to  hear  the 
Word  of  God.  He  would  often  say, 
while  listening  to  it,  *'  What  com- 
fort 1 — what  consotatioa ! — what  en^ 
couragemeai  there  is,  in  seeking  the 
Lord  1"  and  he  exclaimed,  *'  Com€^ 
JLord  Jenu^  come  quickljf  I  My  only 
desire  is  to  be  with  Thep  I  I  am  now 
waitingfor  thee  T' 

On  Thursday,  a  medical  friend^ 
who  called,  proposed  writing  a  pre- 
scription for  nim :  he  i*eidied^**1roii ' 
know  tbat  it  conld  he  of  n/o  service  | 
I  am  aware  of  my  own  situation,  an4 
that  I  am  a  dying  man^  proceeding 
to  admonish  his  friend  to  seek  the 
Lord,  and  a^din^that  he  himself  had 
sought  him  during  thirty-five  years, 
and  now  exnejrienced  the  comfort  .of 
having  Goi  for  his  salvation.  To« 
ward  evening,  feeling  some  appre- 
hension lest  his  understanding;  should 
be  affected,  and  having  considerable 
pain  in  his  head,  he  prayed  earnestly 
that  God  would  be  merciful  to  him, 
and  spare  him  the  use  of  his  Intel* 
lect^.  The  pain  in  his  head  was  re- 
moved, and  he  was  afterward  com^ 
posed  and  tranquil. 

An  intimate  friend  called  upoQ 
him  during  the  week,  to  whom  he 
expressed  his  entire  confidence  in 
the  Word  and  Truth  of  God.  He 
said,  **  My  reliance  is  alone  on  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ:  as  to  looking 
back  at  my  past  life,  to  place  any  de- 
pendence upon  that,  I  cannot  bear 
the  thought.  My  hopes  are  alone 
iipon  the  mercy  of  Goo,  and  ray  trus^ 
is  in  the  Rock  of  Ages :  I  am  ^xcd 
on  that  Rock.*'  The  Bible  lay  open 
on  his  table ;  and,  looking:  at  it,  he 
said,  "  That  is  my  only  Book — my 
^reat  comfort.  I  used  to  be  fond  oC 
my  library  :  but  I  now  vrant  no  other 
book  than  mv  Bible.'*  Several  times, 
during  fh^  latter  days  of  his  illness,, 
he  expressed  himself  in  a  similar 
manner. 

The  same  fificnd  called  upon  Mr. 
Blair,  for  the  last  time,  on  Pridaj 
Night,  Dec.  6th.  His  eyes  then  ap- 
peared to  be^ed — bis  mouth  seemed 
to  be  fulling — and  he  was  breathing 
with  great  difficulty,  while  supported 


aa  bed  bj  hfeier^Mil :  il  «M  drabl- 
fal,  from  bis  appeaimBcet  wbetberbe 
bad  tbe  oae  or  his  mentai  fiicnlties. 
The  servant  told  him  whir  had  entered 
theVoom,  and  be  seemed  to  recognise 
the  name.  His  friend  whisper^  in 
hid  ear,  '•  The  Lord  lesus  Christ  is 
your  Saviour  :**  he  imroediaiel  j  re- 
plied, catefainr  his  breath  at  everj 
syllable,  '^Alt&etherprecions r**  His 
Iriend  then  said,  '« When  flesh  and 
heart  fail,  God  is  the  strength  of 
the  heart,  and  He  will  be  your  por"* 
tion  for  ever  :'*  to  which  he  replied, 
**  Alwa7S**-Hrepeatin^  the  word  with 
l^reat  emphasis.  This  visit  had  the 
effect  of  rousing  him  %  for  after  his 
Iriend  had  taken  his  leave,  and  an- 
other attendant  had  entered  the  room, 
on  the  latter  saying,  **  I  doubt  not. 
Sir,  you  can  say  with  Job,  /  know 
ikai  my  Redeemer  Hveth^^  he  immedi- 
ately took  up  the  passage,  and  re- 
iieated  the  two  following  verses,  be- 
ing the  85th,  86th,  and  27th  verses  of 
the  xizth  chapter  of  Job,  which  had 
formed  the  text  of  the  last  Sermon  that 
be  had  heard  preached  at  St.  John*s 
Chapel,  where  he  usually  attended 
Divine  Service.    Shortly  after^rd, 


x^^Mir.  as 

be  said,  **  Thofugh  mf  toil  and  m 
heart  fail,  Ood  is  tbe  strength  of  n^ 
heart,  and  my  portion  for  ever.**  H^ 
Aext  endeavoured  to  re  j»eat  theHy  mn, 
pagp  S58  of  Mr.  Cecil's  Collection, 
*'  Rock  of  Ages  rent  for  me,  dEC.'* 
He  then  desired  his  servant  to  read 
those  chapters  which  he  had  noticed 
at  tbe  bennning  of  the  week,'partj- 
cnlarly  the  zith  of  the  Hebrews,  to 
the  14th  verse  of  the  ziith  cha^r, 
and  the  ciiid.  Psalm.  One  or  his 
attendants  said  to  the  other,  ^*'What 
a  blessine  is  it  to  see  him  so  Happy  T' 
which  Mr.  Blair  overheard,  and  i^ 
terrupted  him  by  saying,  *'  Though 
I  wAIk  through  the  valley  of  the  sha- 
llow of  death^*— then,  h^lUtiilg  as  if 
endeavouring  to  recollect  the  passage, 
he  at  leneth  added,  '*  Comfort  me.** 
He  now  Became  very  weak,  and  was 
unable  to  attend  to  the  reading. 
About  five  minutes  before  be  died; 
he  said,  **  Reach  me  that  Bletfed 
Book,  that  I  may  lay  my  hand  on  it 
once  more."  The  Bible  was  brought 
to  tbe  bed,  andJiis  hand  placed  on  it. 
Then,  reclininghis  head,  ne  distinctly 
said,  *'  I  rest  in  Chrbti**  and  thua 
peacefully  expired. 


^^ttt^inqnk  astHf  iixU\\iq,tnt9. 


ffttiitr&ititig&oiii* 

mamSB  AND  FOREIGN  BIBLE  SOCIETY. 
VaOOasSB   IK    the    TRAKSLATIOir  IVB 

cxacuLATioir  or  tbz  scaxPTuaBs. 
Im  the  *•  Survey,"  prefixed  to  our 
Volume  for  1S20,  will  be  found  an 
enumeration  of  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-seven  Languages  or  Dia- 
lecu,  in  which,  at  that  time,  the 
Society  had  promoted  the  circu- 
lation of  Uie  Scriptures.  The  fol- 
lowing Tid>le  is  taken  from  the  Ap- 
pendix to  the  Eighteenth  Report, 
smd  is  thrown  into  a  new  form,  and 
corrected  up  to  a  late  period : — 

TMt  ^Om  Rwm^wA  mi  F0H9  Lamagei'or 
DiclMW.  f«  which  ike  XKifrtMiM,  PH««itf, 
tt  TmMliiom  Iff  IM  SertoCiiref,  ••  wkoU  or  «i 
part,ka»betm  ffromoud 6y  tte  BHtitk  mad  fbtt<fW 
3Mg  SocMCf «  eUkmr  dirtetly  or  wdlrcclly. 
(A.)  Directly,  itUw  upcniif  of  the  Society. 


r 


At  Hom«i. 


jj  At  Home.  Abrowl. 

BeprtnU  0fBecaiv€ti  V*rn&m$. 
])BagK«h  I 


SjGaelio 
Iriah 
ManU 
Danish 


8 

9 
10 
11 

12  S] 
13 


Dutch 
German 
Italian 
Prench 
Spanish 

Portogneae  (9   ver* 
•ions) 
Greek  Andent 
Greek  Modem 
BUdopio 
Arabic 
Syriao 
Hebrew 

Malay  (with  Romap 
cbaracteri) 


Awo(n« 


Icelandie 


lUdiaa  (9  veraiona) 
French  (3  TerBionsi 
Spanish  (9versiona| 


Syriae  andCarabna 


N0iprmfdSifor$. 


Amharic        (Tulgar 
Abyssinian] 
96|lfttUQia  (West  Afri- 
MuikniMffB) 


Torfcisb 
TWr<arTo«ysli 
Tartar, /ewiail 
CaluHie 


SPMdmwL  (NoriFX 
SglE&qiiiJiiaH]c,filtto 

Re-fratmiafioJt*,  printed  or  prijtiiitg^ 

3i  » , . , , , . ,  T . .  *    Ambic  Moiiern 

'S$|,.„ , l^ersianN.  Testa- 

tnent 

NIetP  TransInfiDni  msd«  or  in  pnj/p-fmt. 

Perpitin  Old  Ttrita- 

Greek  Moilem 
AtbnnUiii 


li»tt>i  not  m^tJO&va 
under  f.4J. 


Itft*   4lrrarlf  mm* 


RtpHnit  qfMecmued  Vernon^. 
3^1  Bohemia  11 

4:  Ltttui 


41  tiomaneie  (L^dtDEtch) 
4:?  Rdmane  se^         ( C Jmr- 

4,'^  Wcnriiflb  (Upper  dia- 

4 J  VVr lid iili  (Lower  dia- 
lecO 

45  Poliih 

46  Moldavian 

47  Is  In  van  ian 


German 

Daniab 

Datch 

Italjjirv 

FrencU 


Spaniih 


48 
49 
6(1 
51 

m 

54 
55 
Hj 
67 


Uthnaninn 

Ilorput  Ejithonmti 

R^viii  Estlioaian 

Lethiiuan 

FifinijiEi 

LaponeJie 

Swedish 

Ariiif^iuati 

Georgian 

Ekt]gale« 


Arabic 

Hrbrew 

Mnlny   (with  Art- 
,    bif?  characters} 
TaimT  ^  Mai  ay    (with    Ro- 

man cliaractenit} 
Ifot  prinitd  Iffure. 


m 


Modem  Rom 


60  Samccntian 

61  iCareNon 

09  Turkish  AnneniHn 
Gi3  BtiTiat  Mniig4>lLan 
64iOI<inotz  Karelian 
f>5|  Tartar  jjufp 
66MDrFijbiirK  T^iiiar 
£7iT«cbawaflhiiiii 
6Sj  r»eherciui*iaJan 


German  fwilli  He- 
brew cuaractcrt) 


Ctilmiic 


TjkfTED   KINGDOM.    >  ]j?EB. 

^JH*fT»iid .  ;_      . ;        >'«. mPitHopgii  iind^T  A >  |  Mratimifrt  irttJrr.  A. 
G'J  Afghati,  vf  FiuhtOQ 
7(|l  Assatnrse 

71  Blibtuneer 

72  Bikiinoer 
73BrTy 
74  BufEgaa 
76  CanarefPorKnmalD 


r6Gadrtal 


(iqjuratca 
H^ratfH 


(a' 


;^!!imii5^.i; 


7?  If  itld«^e 


Joypoffl 


Pfratan 

{]iadooataa«A 


8i>  K*nfi»y 

B4  KhaMpe 

86'Kukh 
«7"Mahnitla 
SBIIVfubvalim 
84*jrabeUan»of  OUhei 

{^(^iManivrar 
91MJthile« 

1WjOoflf>yporc 

94inoi>u\ttieo 

950riMmi 

9e'S^iaRcrit 

97  Sf^ik,  orPnnjabpc 

98TtHnKn*    or    THoo- 

coo  (2  Tf^rsiona) 
flrr.Vatch,  Wucha,  or 

Mulianee 
lOaDelasvare  Indian 


E^iraHslalwas  prtnitd  tr  pftnfitrt;. 

mi  Chinese  (2  versiotia]  J  nemmrt    (3    veK 
1 0-2  Ciiignleae  Pi?rsmti      [ won«) 

JD3,Greoleie  lUiudoOBtaoee 

N*w  TyemMhiiOHs  m^dif  Qr  in  jtrogrtM. 


lOllBalgarian 

106;  Parotic 

lOeWo^ilian 

)  0?'  Mord  waschian 

lOS|Tii»)gnsian 

lOO.SLhtnari  Tartar 

nrlOitinljaii 

Jll  Tfichapailrian 

1  ISuSatnojedian 

ll3Wota;?i8h 

I  N  UhojpGEircc 

1 15  Rl]ujrclthiiTirff*e 

1 10  'inmielkhimde^ 

J 17  Bifat 

IIH  BndrinaLhca 

i20eulocbee 

J:?riliiriyano 

1  '?2  Jatjatai,  or  Turcoman 

193  Jay  fid  ese 

l"2l  Juiaboo 

ISrjJKanyakfWija 

1'26  Kaomftoon 

ta7|KaasiiJce 

H^SiKIntharee 

]'2r|Maeas#nr 

JSUMaldiiifiti 


1S2S.1 


UNITED   KINOPOM. 


jypt  in»wtk>o»4  andw  A-    lM«iaUoo«H  nndcrA . 


87^ 


l.tt|Ma^buda 
JSSlMtanipoor 
]3?!Masipoor  Koosikce 
ld4iPalpa,  or  0ogiini 

l^'ttamese 
J^  '^indhee 
]388<Mitheni  Siadhoo,  or 

Hydrabadee 
ISy'Dipoora  Koonkee 

Reprints **•••    *| 

Re^nmslattoBB o 

LaDgoageii  and  Dialects,  in 
which  the  Scripturefl  have 
nerer  been  printed  before 
the  Inatitntion  of  the  Society,    60 
New  Translationa  in  progreM»    43 

199  Various  Languages  and 

Dialects.  . 

C      lAnew  translation  into 

To  which  is  1  the  modern  gkrek,  not 

to  be  added  i  nombered  in  the  above 

^f  lUL 


Total 140 

N.B.— Most  of  the  Northern  Asiatic  Vor- 
aioDS  mentioned  under  the  head  of  6.  are 
pnMDOted  by  the  Russian  Bible  Societr; 
and  the  Southern  Asiatic,  «6C.,  Reof^l.^y 
the  Serampore  Missionaries,  and  the  Bible 
Societies  of  CalcntU,  Colombo,  MadM, 
and  Bonbay,  and  the  Missionaries  of  other 
Missionary  Societies. 

CHRISTIAN  KNOWLBDOS  SOCDFTY, 
BEFORT   FOR  1822. 

Thb  Btate  of  the  Indian  Miraions 
was  reported  in  tbe  Survey.  We 
shall  now  give  an  abstract  of  the 
Home  Proceedings  of  the  Year. 

Sermon  hy  Ihe  Bishop  of  Ghucetter, 

The  Annual  Sermon,  at  St.Paurs 
Cathedral,  was  preached  bj  the 
Lord  Bishop  of  Gloucester,  from 
laai.xii.  11.  We  quote,  with  great 
l^easure^  a  few  passages  from  this 
Sermon. 

The  ffracious  oonduct  of .  the 
Good  Shepherd,  as  delineated  in 
Uie  text,  is  held  forth  as  the  model 
and  pattern  to  Christians,  in  their 
•ndeilvoDrs  it  db  good,  whether  as 
lodividilals  or  in  associated  bodies.' 
His  Lordship  remarks — 

Afeaaurmg^  our»elw9  ly  ourselveit  f^nd 
comparing  owrt'elvet  amongst  ourselves, 
we  shall' iioe  be  wise.  Human  rules  and 
human  examples  must  have  their  errors 
an4  defects :  they  will  deviate  from  the 
epufse ;  tbajr  will  &U  short  of  the  mark. 


But,  referring  to  the  onlj  perfect  stan- 
dard, we  cannot  fail  to  judg^  aright. . 
The  image  of  the  Saviour  will  cast  a 
light  upon  the  whole  scenp  of  Chrifltian 
Duties,  and  infuse  a  spirit  into  their 
performance,  which  will  make  each  act 
of  charity  a  true  lahow  o/love^  a  tribute . 
of  gratitude,  an  acceptable  sacrifioe. 

On  the  Aause  in  the  text,  He 
shall  gently  lead  those  that  are  unih 
young,  it  is  observed-*- 

This  designation  is  intended  to  in« 
dude  a  numerous  and  greatly  diversified 
class  of  characters;  even  all,  who,  by 
the  burden  of  past  transgression,  by 
the  incumbrance  of  habitual  sin,  or  by 
the  pressure  of  present  temptation,  ar» 
checked,  retardcKl,  and  perhaps  altcge- 
ther  hindered  in  the  Christian  coux«e, 
but  who  are  at  length  sensible  of  the 
weight  which  oppresses  them,  and  §ie 
somewhat  alive  to  their  guilt  and  their 
danger. 

VTiill  not  history  and  observation,  the 
testimony  of  others  and  our  own  self- 
knowledge,  bear  ample  evidence  to  this 
distinguishing  property  of  ourRedeemer's 
dealings  with  his  people  ?  Various  in- 
deed are  the  ways,  by  which  be  extri- 
cates a  soul  from  t^e  dominion  of  sin* 
soothes  its  spiritual  sorrows,  relieves  its 
cares,  draws  and  binds  it  to  Hims^ 
We  see  as  yet,  sttch  things  especially, 
as  through  a  glass  darkly  /  and  far  clearer 
and  more  glorious  will  be  the  display  of 
this  gracious  conduct  of  our  Lord,  when 
the  process  of  each  man's  salvation  shall 
be  revealed  to  the  assembled  world* 
Severity  and  terror  appear  sometimes 
to  attend  the  commencement  of  a  salu- 
taary  change ;  but,  when  the  whole  case 
comes  into  view,  eveiy  part  will  be  seen 
to  be  reconciled  with  a  love  Irhicfa  pass- 
eth  imderstanding. 

.  After  tradng  the  Domestic  Ope- 
rations of  the  Society,  the  Bidhop 
thus  adverts  to  its  Foreign  Pro- 
ceedings : — 

But,  the  fford  of  Chi  is  not  hounds 
nor  are  the  overflowing  mercies  of  the  Sa- 
viour strdtened  ahd  Confined.  He  pro- 
claims (John  X.  16)«  Other  sheep  I  havey 
which  are  not  of  this  fold:  them  also  I 
must  Mngi  and  they  shall  hear  myvoicOf 
and  there  shall  be  one  fold  and  onjt  Shep» 
herd.  And  from  His  beloved  disciple 
(Rev.  xiv.  6.)  we  learn,  that  an  Angel 
was  to  fly  in  the  midst  ofhenven,  having 
the  Everlasting  Gospel,  to  pteach  unto 


86 


tXiriTBD  EIVOBOlf. 


fMlMif    tfMv   mumtm^  ofuf  fvn^H^f,  ffltif 
pmph.    Here  also  our  Society  hat  kept 
ul  view  her  Divine  Pattern :  she  has 
bbrne,  itt  aonie  measure,  howerer  as  jet 
itadequate,  her  part  in  the  fulfilment 
of  Iftie  heavenly  vision.    Through  her^ 
in  unkm  with  the  Danish  Mission,  the 
fim  dawn  of  QWi^vvf^  6ospel  light 
broke  upon  the  benighted  inillions  of 
J^indboiBtan :  a  pure  and  hallowed  fire 
was  kindled,  which,  however  hitherto 
extracted  in  its  influence,  has  never 
bken  extinguished;  and  now  prpnuses, 
under  liappier  auspices,  in  Uod*s  ap-' 
pointed  time,  to  bum  before  it  all  things 
tMat  ^fimd — the  stumbling-block   of 
F^iai    superstition    and     adulterated 
Onistiani^fthe  dc^nraiatiea  of  theMaho- 
nedan  Imposture,  and  the  base  fiibpc 
of  Brahminical  Idolatty;  and  (if  blest. 
ttom  above)  to  enlighten  and  to  warm 
each  heart,  from  the  Ganges  to  the  In- 
du^  and  fron^  Cape  Cq^lQr^l  to  the' 
Mt^untains'ofHimalya.  , 
'  Our  JZlegenbalg,  our  Schwartz,  and' 
our  Gericke,  will  tlien  be  ranked  amdtag' 
the  sainted  heralds  of  salvation  to  hun<. 
dreds  of  milUons :  and  tongues  without' 
number  shall  bless  the  name  of  our  So- 
detj,  which  had  pity  on  the  pertsbing" 
multitude,  when  no  man  eared  for  their 
nut — at  least  wUh  n  teat  according  la 
knawledgti  and  n^ch  fiftt  made  known 
to  them,  in  His  trUe  and  iUll  ofBce,  that 
Qreat  Shepherd  of  the  sheep,  whose 
voice  they  had  not  heard,  but  whonv 
th^r  descendants  will  then  gladly  follow^ 
through  grace  in  timey  to^ory  In  eter- 
nity. 

On  the  Duty  of  the  Society, 
and  her  Encooregemant  to  abound 
theiieinj  his  IiOrdsh»  condiidea 
with  these  salutary  reflections:— . 

Her  mnrr  hh  to  p0rse««s»e-<«-le  be  in-  , 
sta&t  — *ev«t  to.«bou9d  in  the  dlstribu^ 
tien.oC'  the /fVkird^.  wAdch  camot  err; 
and  of  those  Formularies  of  our  CbQA:h> 
for  which  an  exact  essential  correspon- 
dence with  that  Word  has  secuxed  an 
authority^  in  eur  view,  inferior  only  to 
inspiration. 

Let  her  increase,  if  possible,  her  dili- 
gence and  her  expenditure  in  the  supr 
port  of  Schools,  founded  and  conducted 
upon  the  principles  of  Scripture^  as  in-  > 
terpreled  by  her  own  Communion.  Let 
her  inaintain  and  rivet  her. connection 
with  that  Church,  which  acquires  more 
value  by  every  egnparliDB,  and  cornea 


oitt  brightest  Hpqq  eveiy  attaok*   In  ali 
her  .other  efforts,  may  she  ever  hs  re» 
curring  to  first  priac^es,  sad  to  tka 
oldpathe^  on  theonehaQd  «  and,  on  the 
other  huid,  in  consistency  with  this 
standard,  may  shp  be  ever  observing  the 
signs  of  the  times,  and  adapting  her 
instructions  to  the  chaiupng  state  of 
circumstances,  ^nd  the  nuctuatipas  of' 
popular   erroTr-in  her  statements   of 
Doctikies,  sound  and  faUlf  deelarin^  aU 
the  eaumel  of.  God ;  but  ever  aocovipa- 
nying  her  doctrines  by  the  stzenuous 
enforcement  of  their  practical  tendency 
and  the  inculcation  of  the  whole  moral 
law-^in  her  exhortations  to  Duty,  plain^ 
dear*  circumstantial,  forcible ;  urging, 
the  5A>ligations  of  private  and  social  life 
with  all  becoming  eamestneta  by  an  ap« 
peal  to  the  sanctions  of  eternity,  buti 
referring  the  fulfilment  of  those  oUiga^p*' 
tions,  at  the  same  time,  to  the  only  avail- 
ing and  acceptable  motive,  th^,Love  of 
God  and  Faitii  in  theBedeemer«  and  /ay* 
ing  no  other  foundation  than  that  whiek  im 
hidj  even  Jems  Christ:  resting  all  hope*, 
of  salvation  solely  and  exclusively  upou 
the  atonement,  the  interpession,  the> 
gMce,  andtheri^bteousnefls.of  «Atf.<^btf^ 
Shepherd,  who  laid  dawn  his,  tifk  far. 
the  «Atf^p— inall  her  Controversial  Pub- 
licatiims,  inflexibly  upholdip^^  without 
admitting  addition  or  diiiiinution,  taa 
•  faith  once  delivered  to  the  saints^  the  trutii^ 
etsUisin  Jesus,  sgaiast  the  Infidel,  t^e 
Papist,  the  Sodniaa,  and  the  I^&lagnn,' 
under  all  their  modifications,  andagainrti 
the  .Antinomiaa»  amidst,  all  his  vaiit; 
boasts  of  Scriptural  correctness ;  giving 
way,  no  not  for  a  moment,  to  any  vie^ 
which  might  tend  in  any  measure  to  in* 
validate  Uie  authority  or  corrupt  thel 
meaning  of  Scripture,  to  revive  8aper<« 
stition  and  idolatry,  to  deny  the  Loid 
that  bought  us,  to  assert  ourown  merity 
to  depreciate  tile  necessity  of  the  Holy 
Spirit,  or  to  .vindicate  oontiniianoe  in 
am  that  mce   nay  abound -i- In  aU 
Minor  Di&reHces,  steadily  maintaining 
the  system  and  practiees  of  her  owia*' 
communion;  but  in  that  spMtof  ChHs-^ 
tiaa  Moderation,  which  is*  a  efaaiae- 
teijstie  gloiy  of  that  coBmwiniim,  aadc 
which  is  alone  calculated  to  coovinoe 
the  ^nsayer,  to  win  those  who  cannot 
be  dnven,  and  to  enervate  the  force  of 
each  persevering  adversary,  iHisn  it 
cannot,  as  it  wiU  injaany  cases,  converts 
that  adversary  into  a  friend. 

Fulfilling  thus  her  Duty,  punniing 
her  lofty  but  eogaging  way,*the  Socie^ 


1589«]  UNITBD 

BHj  then  hop*  U  find  Uiai  wny  lead  to 
the  Mcouphshmenl  of  her  most  san- 
game  expectations;  and,  obeying  the 
Pattern  of  the  Text,  she  roaj  take  to 
herself  the  xvconaAoxMEMT  of  the 
Chapter,  from  which  it  ia  taken. 

Thnw^heriostrumeBtality — in  cod* 
nettion  witii  other  means-— in  union,  or 
in  harmonidus  co-operation,  with  other 
SocietieB  of  a  kindred  qiirit  and  design 
— the  way  of  the  Xiord  will  be  prepared, 
the  highway  wiU-  be  made  stn^sfat  in 
the  deaert  (of  this  evil  world)  for  gar 
God.  AH  the  obstacles  to  the  progress  of 
genuine  religion  will^  in  His  due  time, 
beremored.  i^vevy.wf^  ikaiiketjp' 
aiUdf  mmd  every  wumnitrim  emd  hUt  skail 
he  wHtde  kms  and  ike  eroeked  ihtM 
he  made  siraigki,  emd  ike  rough  places 
plain.  The  objections  of  the  infidel, 
the  cavils  of  the  disputer  of  this  world, 
the  pr^udices  oC  each  Tarious  tribe  of 
dissent,  wiH  theo,  we  will  venture  to 
Juftj  gndoally  give  way  to  the  pexvua- 
eive  rarae  of  sound  Scriptural  argument, 
and  to  the  evidencee  of  superior  practical 
utility  in  our  ApostoUcal  Communion. 
And,  stiil  further,  the  prediction  will 
«weive  its  full  spixituai.  and  rnAtru 
"CAi.  fblfilment:  the  grovellam^  debase, 
ment  of  worldly  lust^  the  hostile  front 
of  carnal  prid^  the  perversities  and  ob- 
liquities cSf  selfish  dishonesty,  and  the 
asperities  of  evil  temper,  wiU  dl  pro- 
gressivdly  yield  to  the  influence  of  Go- 
apd  Truth,  blessed  and  sanctified  by  the 
Holj  Spirit,  and  conveyed  through 
▼diides  which  our  Society  inll  take  an 
ample  share  ia  providing.  Jad  ike 
ghirpa/ihelMrdshaliherevpaUd*  Our 
21011,  of  which  the  Society  will  be  the 
ftidifiil  handmad,  will  then  indeed  hear 
th^  yoioe  of  her  Divine  Head  and 
Jtfarter— ^PMi,  apiNB,  far  tkg  Ughi  it 
aeme^  and  the  gierjf  of  ike  Lard  if  ti»m 
ofontkeeg  and  will  become  (may  we  not 
indulge  Uie'  ddightM  anticipation?) 
the  centre  of  ze^union  te  all  the  piety  of 
our  Isad,  and  the  centre  df  difiiision  for 
.Christian  Kiiowledge  to  all  the  ends  of 
(he  earth. 

jiad  ailjle$k  OkaU  see  ii  tegether^-w^ 
as  St  liuke  has  completed  the  passage-— 
^mU  see  ike  sahmikn  ef  Ged-  Through 
His  inconceivable  and  boundless  mer- 
des,  the  sheep,  who  have  kept  the 
nearesii  and  those-  who  througlf  ignoif 
TMioe  have  stiayied  the  tethest,  shall 
be  gathered,  in  the  fellowship  of  xe^ 
pMitance  and  faith,  aa  one  flock  into 
eae  fold,  under  Uie  cetaMnoa  Shephend 
Feb.  IMS. 


KINODOIC.  W 

and  Disbep  ef  our  sMs,  tk  Ldrd'jesils 
Christ. 

Progress  ef  the  Sdciety. 
'the  iramber  of  SubscribinK  Members 
now  amounts  to  14,650;  of  w]rom635 
have  been  elected  since  tlie  Audit  in 
Aprfl  18S1.  Within  the  same  period, 
anacceSDon.of  SO  Diocesan  and  Dis* 
trict  Committees  has  been  made.  The 
.  curculation  of  Bibles,  Prayer.Books,and 
lUH^oiis  'tracts  has  continued  without 
abatement ;  and  the  g^eral  operations 
of  the  Society  have  been  pn^ressivel/ 
enlarged. 

Assisttmee  ie  iMand. 
An  edition  of  the  Scripturei  in 
the  Irish  Language  is  rapidly  ad- 
vancing toward  completion  :  and  a 
supply  of  Books,  not  exceeding 
the  value  of  1000./,  has  been  placed 
at  the  disposal  of  the  Irish  Associ- 
ation for  '*  discouraging  Vice  and 
promoting  Christian  Knowledge/' 
for  the  use  of  Gaola,  Schools,  Hos- 
pitals,  waA  Workhouses,  in  Ireland. 

Sapplementai  Caiabgne. 
The  Supplemental  Catalogue  of 
entertaining  and  Instructive  books^ 
formed  in  aid  of  the  establishment 
of  Pvochial  Lending  Libraries,  now 
contains  40  volumes  of  Historj, 
Biography,  Science,  and  Amuses 
ment.  'Hiese  are  sold  to  Members, 
in  calf  lettered,  at  prices  amount- 
ing in  the  whole  to  8/.  Is.  1  kd.  s 
while  the  cost  of  the  same  books  to 
the  Public  is  12/.  Si.  Sd.  On  the 
advantage  of  forming  Collections  of 
diis  nature,  the  Boara  remark — 

There  are  dicumstances  in  the  pre- 
sent age,  which  render  such  a  measure 
not  on^ezpediciit,  but  almost  indispen- 
sable. The  education  now  given  to  the 
poor  natunlly  ezdtee  among  them  a 
taste  for  reading :  they  are  no  longer 
satisfied  .with  'Sie  mere  rudiments  or 
knowledge,  but  are  graduallj  learning 
to  inquire  into  the  history  of  past  times, 
and  to  speculate  on  sulgects  pf  which 
tliehr  ancesters  had  no  conception.  This 
increased  appetite  for  infbritoation  must 
be  gratified  to  a  certain  extent ;  and, 
unless  i|  be  supplied  with  wholesome  and 
nutritious  food,  it  will  probably  devour 
those  poisonous  productions  of  Infidelity, 
which  are  still  disseminated  with  un. 
wearied  dlli||eaDe  thioagh  the  vamotast 


^  V24ITED 

^Mrieto  tff  tlw  ImmL  TIm  work  of  edu- 
cation  is  incomplete,  or  its  advantage  is 
at  least  precarious,  if  no  effoit  be  made 
to  vender  the  Imowledge  whicli  lias  teen 
acquired,  a  real  and  permanent  source  of 
truth,  happiness,  -and  edification. 
PuUk  Salt  ofBookt  and  ThtHa 

The  Shop  opened  in  Fleet  Street, 
in  December  18 19>  for  the  sale  Of 
Anti*infidel  Publications^  has  been 
found  to  answer  the  purpose  in  audi 
an  effectual  manner,  that  the  Boar^ 
have  determined  to  continue  the 
Establishment,  and  to  adapt  it  to 
the  general  promotion  of  the  So* 
cl^tya  designs.  An  extract  irom 
the  Report  will  explain  the  plan  ; — 

To  enccuraga  tha  widest  di&slon  of 
sound  reli^u^  tns^Iedge,b£i  cTcr  been 
the  main  o inject  of  the  Societj.,  in  oil  lU 
tfjunssb  and  oprsratioai*  Tha  Board, 
theneftfre I  acting  on  this  principle  in  the 
proaent  instanc^^,  huve  endeaTouted  to 
extend  the  benefit  *f  their nrrengement^, 
as  fj.r  at  po^Jble,  tft  ih."  wh^A^s  commu- 
nity. Bibleg»  Teatanenliy  an^  Vrojer* 
£oo1n>  are  ^M  to  the  publiii  at  cost 
price ;  and  all  other  Books  and  Tracts, 
either  in  the  Genairal  or  ISupplemehtta 
Catalogue,  al  n  i^  trifling  adfance  on 

The  Biatti^CemiBittee  at  B«th  hare 
eatabliflhed  a  Shop,  on  the  eame  principle, 
with  caxnplers  siio«e«s :  the  nme  pkn  ia 
in  agitation  at  Lireipool  and  SriatoL 
jbisiribuHon^of  Books fTrdefis  and  Papers. 

iFrom  Aprit  1821  to 'April  1822, 
jthe  isiue  of  Publications  was  a^ 
follows  :•« 


Bible*     , 
N^TeiitaiaeDtv  } 

and  PanlbriS 
Com.  Prij-pfN  . 
tKberbd.  Booksi 
Small  TrfioU& 

Fapefi  ,     , 


KINGDOM. 

PajPtmeatf. 

Bookp  tent  to  Meml>ers ; 

Mamben*  part   S9.74S   4'  0 
SodHy'spart     13.4^9   f  3 


80/290 
J  796,878 


1,160 

1^99 

1,653 


Total 
Siaes 0/ th$  P^mds.^ 


ej,943 


BencAictioM       .     .     •     . 
Anntial  SubacripCion't    .     . 

Lei^ciea        

Dividends  on  S(ock»Sco. 
War  Offic^for  Troops  kc. 

On  Accoaot  of  Books     .     . 
Dissoaat  for  BooLtcUtra 


4SSSU   ^ 

7,773   9   I 
M9_U8 

.    S4433    9    7 
.      1;876    5    g 


£.       s.  tf. 
86J71    6    S 


Books   aod    Papers^  Orntiii- 

toosly  disiriboied^  inclndiBg 

Reports  ..«.,.  3,889  0  10 
Books  at  prime  cost  .  .  .  216  19  7 
Irish  and  Welsh  Bibles  .  .  879  11  9 
DiTidends  and  advances    on 

acconnit  of  India  Missions 

aod  Printing  Presa  at    O- 

bmbo $348  14  11 

Scilly  Mission  ...  .  499  9  9 
On  account  of  Governments.  601  7  S 
On  account  of  Charities  65    0    8 

Salaries;  Rent,    Taxes,    and 

Sondries 9,784  II    8 

jf  .48^56    3    1 

WBSl^AV  MISSIOSARY  SOCIEJT, 
1UCP0&T   FOR  1822, 

The  Foreign  Proceedings  among 
the  Heathen  were  noticed,  last 
month,  in  the  Annual  Survey. 

SiOie  of  lU  Funds, 
Receipts* 

United  iUngdom       .     .     .  99,lo6  17  8 

Prance 7  16  4 

Gibraltar        88  181  7 

Mailras      ......  150    0  0 

Ceylon        36  16  0 

TiTew  South  Wales.         .     .  320    0  0 

West  Indies        ....  897    9  7 

Rritish  America       ...  S06  13  9 

Leveies 176    0  0 

Fnen4  on  a  small  Annuity  700    0  0 

31/48    9  11 
Cost  of  PobHcations,  genl 
f «  the  Auxiliaries      .     .      I>I96    3    4 

Net  Receipts   £.  30^52.6    T 
PajTOMnts. 

....                        £      9.  d. 

EamaanMiwums     «         ,    IJU8 13  4 

WesMfiaea  Missions     .    .    l^ai    9  ^ 

South-AlHoa  Missions      .     .    ^L788  I3  4 

India  and  Ceylon  Missions  .    S(7(^   9  ] 

Australasia  Missions       .     .    3,788    8  II 

West  indies  Missioss'   .     .     4^44    7  8 

BritishNoctfaAmericaMissions  9>631  0  4 
Widows  and  Ohildren  of  De> 

ceased  Missionaries.       «     .      74    1  0 
Printing,  Expenses  of  Manage- 
ment, and  Incidentals           .  9;04D    5  ^ 

Total  jf;  86,039    i    9 

..  On  Uie  improved  State  of  the 
Foods,  it  is  t^senred-*- 

The  Gommittee  expressed  their  strong 
confidence  last  year,  that  though  the 


18^]  UKtTBD 

TiniMnwn  w«Pt  then  in  advaaee  man 
thuBL  Seven  Thootfand  Fonndb,  the  ez- 
leadiiigwork  in  winch  the  Sociefejr  Is 
«Maed  ireuM,  by  the  bletsing  of  God 
and  oe  exertkniB  of  His  people,  be  sup* 
ported:  butitwaanot  theif  anticipetedy 
that,  in  one  year,  the  reoeipta  of  the. 
Bodi^  would  make  an  adnnoe  upon 
thoae  of  any  ftrmer  jear,  by  the  amount 
of  mora  tttfui  rtvB  tkoosakd  vowmIm  i 
and  enable  the  CoauHittee,  without  ma- 
terially c<mtnictlDg  their  operational 
and  notwithnfundfam  aome^unJooked-for 
large  aapendituraa^  to  nduce  the  So*» 
eie(y'8debttae70stl,|««u^ML  The  ex* 
^en£lure  d  the  year  haa  been  laige ; 
and,  within  prudential  regulation,  it 
aught  to  be  increasingly  aO|  when,  in  no 
period  of  the  modeni  hlatory  of  the 
Clnnvh,  have  such  opeafa^  and  eldto 
§air  MiaBienary  Laboura  ever  pieaented 
themaelveii  and  if,  in  a  year  when' 
auny  Diatricta  of  this  country  have  Mi 
96  much  depraauon,  tl^  funda  of  the 
SoeieCy  have  ibereaaed,  it  may  be  hoped 
that  they  will  go  on  veguhGrly'  to  ad- 
vanee,  aa-the  g^raat  aubjeot  of  eonrert- 
iag  the  world  to  the  fluth  of  tlurist 
ahall  more  deeply  influent  thnae  who 
^    thia 


M^Msimaries  gmpbifed  ly  ih£  Society, 
In  Ireland  (speaking  Irish).     .  .     II 


fa  FVmnce  and  GTbraliar  .  .  . 
ll  WestaadSoathAiHca  .  .  . 
b  CoatiBtatal  ttdtn  and  Oeyldn 

Cb  AnaMaaia 

In  UU  Weat  lodiea       

la  Britiiih  AoMrica 

About  to  sail  to  different  Statioas  . 


19 

41 
6 

Total  .  .  "15 
AfSfslsaort^f  jcai  otU  ikut  ihg  Uui  Rtpart. 
W.  White,  jun«  and  Nathaniel  Tur- 
ner with  Mrs.  Turner,  to  New  Zealand 
— raaac  &  Powell,  to  St.Viaeeot*0— and 
Jonathan  Edmondaon,  jun.  to  Grenada. 

Bffwifrr  ta  F9rmg9t  SooUik$  ot^MMm. 

Stmiwt0m 
la  Gibraltar  and  FVaace        .     «         133 
la  Western  Ajirica  976 

In  S<»iithenr  AiHca      ....  199 

In  Madras  and  Negapataai    «     .    \'    161 
la  Ceylen      ........         978 

laNewSootii  Walaa  .^    .:.     .         141 
U  the  Westlndiea      ....    34,699 

la  ttritiah  America    .  ...    3.931 

Tbtal    .    29{7S6 

Progr£u  anttProipeets  tfthM  JUmionary 

Caut€* 

TTie  Comipittee^  in  conpluding 

tlie    Repcnrt,  take  fi  very  juat  and 


KiNanoM.  .    ^ 

comprehensive  view^ofthis  Mibject, 
as  will  be  seen  in  the  following  ex^^ 
tract8>— 

On  the  general  state  and  proapecta  of 
that  work  in  which  the  Society  is  en- 
gagedy  and  the  successful  operations  of 
^^^  other  Society  engaged  in  the  same 
warfiure,  and  urging  on  thefr  way  to  a 
common  and  univerra^  triumph  over  the 
darkness  of  this  world,  tJkrough  the  hloo4 
tf  the  ijomb  apd  by  ike  wvrd  of  HU 
UiiimoMy,  the  Committee  offer  their 
congrafeulation  to  the  Society  and  their 
^hanksgiring  to  Qod. 

Much  lias  been  done  by  the  exertions 
of  Modern  Miaaioaary  Sodetiea;  though, 
af  to  aU>  the  work  in  which  they  are  en- 
^a^and  the  part  which  ^  takes  in 
it, ia  but  incipient  aadparUaL  Ifthehar* 
vest  haa  not  been  reaped,  the  firat-fruiU 
have  been  gathered:  if  meridian  light 
ia  not  poured  upon  the  people  who 
walk  in  darkne$t^  the  light  which  beams 
upon  them  ia  the  freah  and  adrandng 
light  of  morning:  if  the  battle  is  not 
turned  to  the  gate,t]jie  pasaea  which  lead 
to  the  enemr's  <^mtry  are  in  our  poaaea* 
aion,  and  fielda  of  atniggle  and  conqueat 
liebe|breua» 

.  It  ia  no  amall  mister,  that  the 
CHuaeaaa  or  cHBisT  IN  tbx  naiTisa 
BMPi&B— to  whom  Proridence  ha«  as- 
aigned  the  Uugieat  opportunities  of  hast* 
ening  the  oouTersioa  of  Pufah  Ka* 
tiona,  and  an  ability  auperior  to  other^ 
tq  8um)ort  the  great  enterprises  necea- 
aary  fpr  the  accompliahment  of  this  ani- 
mating teault  —  have  been  made  ac- 
Suainted  with  the  actual  condition  of 
be  Heathen  World  i  and  have  not  only 
been  reminded  of  their  oblkntiona  to 
haldfwa  ih£  fTard  of  Li/e,  but  have 
readily  answered  to  the  call,  and  offered 
themselves  for  this  service.  The  mise- 
ries and  dangers  of  Pagans  have  now  a 
sympathy  in  the  hearta  of  tens  of  thou- 
sands,  who  never  before  considered  their 
ease :  tens  of  thouaanda,  who  hv€  our 
Lord  Jesui  Christ  in  tinceriiy^  now  wait, 
with  deep  and  solemn  interest,  His 
maniftatation  to  the  Gentiles,  and 
bound  with  joy  at  the  iG^)|ligence^  of 
the  progress  of  Hia  puiSi  whilat,  for 
Uie  aucc^s  of  every  attempt,  countless 
and  unceasing  prayers  are  c^ered  tohim, 
whoae  is.*^  i^iK  KuroDOM,*'  which  they 
long  to  see  established ;  whose  is  *'  the 
PQWSR,**  by  which  only  it  can  be  effect- 
ed ;  and  whose  is  '^  trs  olouy**  of  the 
whole  work;  from  its  commencement  in 


CKTITSO   KINftBOtf^ 


« 

9elU^4fim  of  JlldaI^  lo  UmI  Ktoub 
bour  when  He,  who  was  tbeie  bom  of 
wbmfth,  Bhall  deliver  up  the  Idngdom  U> 
God,  e^en  the  Fother. 

Nor  less  retson  have  we  to  derive  en- 
itounigement  from  the  isped  of  Modenr 
Mnsions  abroad,  than  thna  that  new 
and  interesting  position  in  which  they 
have  placed  the  Churchei  of  Christ  at 
home.  It  would  anfwer  no  practical  pur. 
pose  to  overtook  facta  of  a  discouraging 
nature,  which,  in  some  places,  willoc. 
cur,  and  exercise  the  patience  of  eveiy 
ftbcidty:  hf  slow  steps  will  the  work 
advance  in  its  earlier  stages: .  he,  who 
keeps  the  house,   is   strong ;    though 
there  is  one  stronger  than  he,  who  will 
cast  him  out  and  spoil  his  goods :  indif- 
ference will  mock  the  most  earnest  la- 
boura^  prejudice  and  inveterate   vice 
will  counteract,  and  inconstancy  disap- 
'  point  them.    If  Divine  Power  operated 
immediatelj,  and  put  forth  its  omnipo- 
tence,  the  contest  would  be  short :  but, 
in  this  case,  it  is  Divine  Power  operat- 
ing tlut)Ugh  human  means,  by  suggest- 
ing, sustiuning,  and  blessing  them;  and 
in  ftiture,  as  in  all  past  ages,  the  strug- 
gle will  be  of  that  kind,  which  shall  at 
once  show  the  exceeding  corruption  of 
the  human  heart  in  its  power  of  resist- 
faig  the  moe  of  Ood  and  defying  the 
most  influential  motives,  and  the  effi- 
cacy and  glory  of  that  grace  in  subdu. 
ing  a  corruption  so  deep  and  refractory. 
Progress  apparently  sbw,  and  seeming 
or  mi  temporary  reveraes,  may  them, 
fore  often  occur:  at  this.  Infidelity  ex- 
ults and  scoffii ;  but  the  Christian  walks 
by  faithy  and  it  is  jufttcient  for  rim 
that  Mtf  MMflJI  pf  ihi.  Lord  hath  spoken 
it:    the  histotyof  the  true  Church  of 
Christ  is  the  history  of  an  administn- 
•tion,  which  has  covered  the  predictions 
of  unbelief  with  confiision;  and  has  il- 
lustrated that  dedaration,  Iie%  that  he^ 
iigifethfSkaii  not  he  ashamed.    Whatever 
may  be  urged  of  slow  progress  or  of 
disappointment, were  it  even  abundantly 
more  than  the  present  state  of  the  Mis- 
sions of  different  Societies  will  warrant, 
this,  at  least,  may  be  most  confidently 
said,  that  hiWrto  the  event  has  honour- 
ed fidth,  and  given  no  sanction  to  seep, 
ticism:  .the  efibcts  actually  produced 
infinitely  transcend  the  measure  of  the 
most  fiivounble  remits,  which  Unbeliev- 
ing  men  and  lukewarm  Cliristians  ever 
rfmceded  to  the  hopes  of  the  friends  of 
leGnions*    Infidelity  did   not   predict, 
for  it  did  not  ex^iect,  the  measure  of 


sneeeas  wbiabbftf  iMriaiiMdvaahieTeds 
it  expected  not  that  the  diflbmnt  Itfia- 
sionary  Societies,  having  no  arms  buft 
liiaae  of  persuasion,  no  infiuesce  buti 
that  of  kindness,  nomwaxds  to  ofier  bu|t 
those  of  a  moral  nature,  would,  in  a  few 
years,  be  able  to  trace  upon  their  re* 
eorda-^he  abandonment  cSf  false  deitie* 
and  their  sanguinary  rites,  hy  the  dis« 
tant  irianders  of  the  Padfio— the  rise  o£ 
peaceful  setUements  among  the  savagea 
of  New  Zealand— pious  and  esemplaxy 
Christian  Churchea  among  the  Slavea  of 
our  Cobnies,  and  on  those  very  coasts  of 
Western  Africa  where  the  man-hunter 
aeised  his  prey,  and  on  ahores  moistened 
with  the  agonized  team  of  a  cruel  cap. 
tivity.-that  Hottentots  should  rise  into 
intellect,  mwality,  and  hudustiy;  and 
-that,  firom  their  interior  tribes,  invi* 
tationa  should  reach  us  for  the  laboum 
of  those  very  men,  whose  motives  In« 
fidelity  has  slandered  and  whose  objects 
it  has  ridiculed— that  hundreds  of  the 
fbllowera  of  Budhoo  and  of  Brahnm 
should  be  numbered  among  the  devout 
worshippers  of  our  Saviour:  and  tens 
of  thousands  of  their  children  be  now 
receiving  instruction  under  Christian 
patronage  and  influence — that  the  Holy 
Scriptures  should  not  only  be  so  exten- 
sively circulated,  but  so  lax|pely  demand, 
ed  by  the  awakened  attention  of  a  once^ 
dormant  world  to  their  aaoned  teachin|^ 
—and  thaty  after  the  lapse  of  many 
years,  the  interest  in  these  exertione 
should  not  be  absited,  nor  the  "  enthu. 
siASM,*^  as  it  was  termed,  be  spent ;  but 
that  arras  mom  numerous  and  more 
vigorous  aholild  at  this  day  be  put  forth 
in  aid  of  the  work,  and  that  it  should  be 
how  deepening  its  interest  In  hearts 
daily  mere  devoted  to  its  principles  an4 
claims. 

To  these,  however,  may  be  added 
other  efiects,  which,  if  less  prominent, 
am  not  less  important.  It  is,  indeed, 
roost  difficult  to  measure  the  success  of 
exertions  wliich  introduce  Christianity 
into  Umds  tod  neighbourhoods  where 
before  it  was  unknown.  It  runs  out 
into  incidental,  as  weU  as  direct  results  s 
it  springs  up  men  ktiem  net  kete;  and 
commences  a  course  of  corrective  ope^ 
retion,  mom  extended  than  its  imme- 
diale  direct  saving  influences.  Error 
then,  for  the  first  time,  comes  into  eon- 
tnst  with  truth  ;  and  in  its  worst  forms  ' 
is  rejected  bj^  the  public  undentanding. 
Morals  are  judged  by  a  higher  role. 
Mercy  to  the  rrvr,  and  rompasd^on  to 


182S.]  wnvMD 

the  helflMHlM^  t^eaurt  tMr  hum^ 
niaing  initaeace.  Themindisvouaedto 
•pum  the  pueir^tieB  of  ridiculous  su» 
pentitioiM ;  and  the  domestic  and  social 
afiectieBs  of  the  heart  zeviTe  from  the 
torpor  of  ages. 

Sttch  aiethe  effects  pfroduoed  and  pro- 
dodBg,  on  a  scale  hmwr  than  in  any 
fermer  i^^e,  by  the  iBniitton  of  the  doe- 
trines  of  the  Cross  of  Christ ;  and  tiiey 
usge  on  eveiy  Society  a  persevering  and 
iiTfigorated  exertion. 

OSSSR4L  BAPTIST  MiMiONS. 
&£rOAT  FOR    183S. 

The  substanoe  of  the  preceding 
Reporu  of  the  Society  was  stated 
at  pp.  405  and  406  of  our  Volume 
for  1821.  Itfrfirst  Misiionariei  have 
established  themselves  at  Cuttack 
in  Orissa^  as  was  reported  at  pp.  56 
and  57  of  the  last  Survey. 

The  Committee  state:— 
The  general  appearance  of  the  So- 
ciety*! aSairs  is  promising.  Its  friends 
manifest  increased  ardour:  its  8U|>. 
porten  multiply  &  Meetings  to  promote 
its  interests  have  become  more  regular :. 
Uie  ItfissionaTy  Day  is  anticipated  with 
pleasure  and  remembered  with  satisfac- 
tion ;  and  the  obvious  effect  has  been 
an  increase  in  the  Funds  of  the  Society. 
The  Income  has  risen  from  960^ 
which  was  that  of  the  preceding  year, 
to  upward  of  1200/.  The  expendi- 
ture of  the  year  was  about  560/.  A 
Legacy  of  1000/.  has  been  be- 
queathed to  the  Society. 

JBWP  SOCIETY. 

rouaTHVTK  asroaT. 
Thk  Receipts  and  Payments  of  the 
year  were  noticed  at  p.  206  of  our 
last  Volume ;  and,  at  p.  Ae95t  the 
Journeys  of  various  friends  in  fur- 
therance of  its  interests. 

ifureatt  a/  f  As  PrnkUe  Feawitr, 

The  Committee  state,  on  this  sub- 
ject:— . 

It  ynll  he  gmtifyfaig  to  you  to  be  in- 
Igrmed,  on  the  authonty  of  those,  who, 
by  thdr  pemmal  communication  sriih 
various  parts  of  the  kingdom,  hf ve  hfA 
She  heitopportuBittss  of  Jud^ag,  that 


KlVOOOM.  9g; 

the  eauss  tf  the  fioekty  is  deddedfy 
gnidng  ground.  There  is  a  deepening 
oonvictlon,  on  the  part  of  those  who 
have  already  stood  forth  as  its  ^ends* 
of  the  importance  and  utility  of  its  la- 
bours ;  and  a  more  open  manifestation, 
of  good-will  on  the  part  of  Christians,  of 
other  Communions. 

Four  Auxiliaxy  Institutions  have  Yieen 
formed,  in  this  part  of  the  United  King, 
dom,  during  the  past  year — ^a  Society 
for  Bedford  and  Bedfordshire— an  As- 
sodstion  in  aid  of  the  Hebrew  Testa- 
ment  Fund,  at  Stansted  in  Sussex— a 
Ladies'  Association,  in  aid  of  the  Mis-  ^ 
sionaiy  Fund,  at  the  Episcopal  Jews* 
Chapd— and  a  Ladies*  Association,  in 
connection  with  the  Society  at  Liver- 
pooL  The  friends  <^  the  Society  in 
Scotland  continue  stedfiist  in  their  at- 
tachment and  liberal  in  their  contribu- 
tions.  The  generous  ardour,  with  which 
the  Jewish  Cause  was  espoused  in  Ire- 
land, has  experienced  no  abatements 
Au^liary  Associations  have  been  esta- 
blished at  Wexford  and'at  Belfiut. 
Sal€  of  fFmrk  ly  Ladies. 

Ladies'  Associations  cbntribate 
a  venr  principal  portion  of 'the  So- 
ciety s  income.  In  several  places,  the 
Sale  oi  Ladies'  Work  has  been^prb* 
dactive  of  considerable  sums :  on 
this  plan  the  Committee  remark  ;— 

This  mode  of  assisting  the  funds  is 
peculiarly  appropriate  to  those  with 
whom  it  has  originated;  and  lies,  in- 
deed, almost  exclusively  open  to  them :' 
and  surely  it  is  no  inconsideraUe  ho- 
nour to  a  sex  which  baa  distii^giushed. 
itself  in  this  country  by  its  compas- 
sionate  regard  for- the  race  of  Israel,  to 
have  deviwd  a  method,  at  once  so  un- 
^oeptionable  and  so  effectual,  of  ren- 
dering the  elegancies  of  taste  snd  the 
decoratipns  of  art  tributaiy  to  the  spi- 
ritual  improvement  of  that  Ancient 
People. 

Seh9olt. 

There  are,  at  present,  in  the  Sdioob, 
38  Boys  and  44  Girls :  the  numbers  ad- 
mittCMd,  during  the  year,  Imve  been  se^n 
Boys  and  three  Girls :  four  Boys  and  six 
Girls  have  been  wprenticed  or  put  out 
to  service;  and  five  Boys  have  been 
removed  by  their  friends,  of  whom  on^ 
has  been  re-admitted. 

The  Committee  have  reason  to  hope, 
that  the  blessing  of  God  accompanies  the 
iastruction  of  the  Jewish  Childm,  con- 


§4  UNtTBD 

fided  to  tbo  eare  of  the  Society,  hi" 
^fcanoee  have  not  been  wanting  of  a  deepi 
and  abiding  impreniotf  having  been 
made  on  their  minds,  even  under  cir- 
onmstanoea  apporentiy  moat  diacouxttg- 
ing.  . 

State  of  the  Mitsionary  Seminary. 

Eight  Students  have  been  received 
into  the  Seminary,  since  its  commence- 
ment; all  of  them,  except  one,  Gentiles. 
Two  of  these  are  at  present  engaged  on 
the  Continent,  in  the  service  ot  the  So- 
ciety;  and  it  i^  intended  that  two  others 
shall  pioceed  thither  shortly.  ^  Four 
more,  who  have  been  brought  up  under 
Mr.  Jenick^,  of  Berlin,  have  offered 
themselves  as  candidates,  and  will  shortly 
he  jidtnitted  into  your  Seminary. 

Of  the  intp€jrtaoc«  of  such  a  Prepara- 
tory  lustilutioii,  every  year  brings  fresh 
evidence.  New  s<ienes  of  useful  exertion 
nre  presenting  themselves  in  various 
part$;  and  It  19  ohvious,  that,  in  many 
important  respects,  the  preparation  of 
Missionaries  tu  the  Jews  is  fsculiar. 

.PtfMicaladKf. 
The    fo)lowiiig    enumeration    is 
iven   of  the    rublicadons  circu- 
ted  during  the  year : — 

.  Tettammts:  Hebrew,  8459$  Ger- 
man-Hebrew,  899 ;  Judeo-Polish,  SS97 
—PtaUert:  Hebrew,  800— TVeclj.- 
Hebrew,  43,410;  German  -  Hebrew, 
31,366;  German,  3,360;  English, 
30,000; — Qirdlf;  Hebrew,  19,300;  Ger- 
man-Hebrew,  15,300  ;  English,  4000. 

Of  the  benefit  and  the  extent  of 
this  circulation,  it  is  said — 

The  most  gratifying  conmiunications, 
fh>m  various  quarters,  have  been  made 
to  your  Comnuttee  respecting  the  utility 
of  the  Society's  publications,  and  there 
is  a  continusdly  increasing  demand  fbr 
them.  The  principal  places  to  which 
they  have  been  forwarded,  during  the 
past  year,  are — Calcutta,  Madras,  Co- 
chin, Bayonne,  Gibraltar,  Egypt  and 
Palestine,  Hamburg,  Berlin,  Frankfort- 
on-the-Maine,  Amsterdam,  Ekatheri* 
naslav,  Dresden,  Odessa,  Leipzig,  Posen, 
Warsaw,  St.  Petersburg,  Barbadoes,  and 
New  "York. 

Foreiitn  RHations. 
'  "the  chief  part  of  the  Report  in 
reference  to  Foreign  Parts  is  occu- 
pied withihe  Continent  of  Europe  :• 
an  aUttract  of  hs  statements  on  this. 


KlffODOlf.  [vz9.  . 

sabject  will  form  bdr  next  artide. 
In  fcfference  to  a  late  Agent  of  the 
Society,  we  extract  the  following 
notice : — 

It  was  stated  in  tlie  last  Report,  that 
the  Rev.  B.  N.  Solomon,  having  com- 
pleted his  translation  of  the  New  Testae 
ment  into  the  Polish  Hebrew,  was  about 
to  return  to  Poland,  to  ezexdte  his  !€!-■ 
lyistry  an^^ngat  the  numerous  Jews  in 
that  country.  In  pursuance  of  this  de- 
termination, Mr.  Solomon  left  England 
on  the  21st  of  May,  accompanied  by 
Mr.  M'Caul,  of  Dublin  College,  one 
of  the  Students  in  the  Sennnary.  It 
was  judged  ad viaeable,  that  they  should 
qiend  a  riiort  time  in  Holland,  on  Ihetr 
way  to  the  plaoe  of  their  destination  t 
aod^aQDordingly,  having  arrived  at  Am* 
steidam  on  the  S9th,  they  immediately 
engaged  in  measures  for  the  benefit  oi 
the  Jews  in  that  city ;  and  were  concert- 
ing public  plans  of  useftilneas  among 
them,  when  Mr.  Solomon  most  unex- 
pectedly quitted  his  companion  and  hie 
undertaking,  without  assigning  any  other 
reason  for  so  doing,  than  the  sudden  im- 
pulse of  uncontrolable  motives.  In  the 
absence  of  all  subsequent  -  explanation 
from  Mr.  Solomon  as*to  the  nature  of 
these  motives,  your  Committee  were, 
naturally  led  to  conclude,  that  they  were 
connected  with  the  circumstances  of  hie 
Wife  and  Children :  this  conjecture  was 
strengthened  by  the  contents  of  a  Let- 
ter, which  he  had  recently  received 
tttna  his  flunily,  and  -aocidentaUjr  lef% 
behind  him;  sad  has  since,  been  coa^ 
firmed  by  the  inteUigenee  of  his  having 
been  at  Lemberg,  in  Poland,  the  place 
of  his  birth  and  residence,  and  taken  one 
of  his  Children.  Further  than  this,  no 
authentic  information  has  yet  reached 
the  Committee :  they  have,  however, 
no  right  to  suspect  that  he  has  been  in- 
fluenced by  meroenary  motives ;  and, 
while  they  mourn  over  his  defection 
from  the  cause,  they  feel,  that  '^  it  is 
still  matter  of  consolation,  that  they 
have  at  present  no  grounds  to  think 
that  it  has  been  occasioned  by  apostacy 
fropi  the  fiuth  of  Ue  Gospel.*'  The  ser- 
vice which  he  rendered  to  the  Institu. 
tion,  by  his  translation  of  the  New  Tea. 
tament  into  the  dialect  of  the  Polish- 
Jews,  Was  unquestionably  greats  and 
your'  Committee  cannot  but  earnestly 
comrtiend  him  to  the  gracious  protection 
of  chat  Saviour,  whom  they  #ould  stall 
hopi^  that  it  is  his' purpose  to  serve. 


The  fttten^  of  ths  Society  has 
been  called  to  Gibraltar  and  to 
Malta.  It  is  stated  on  this  sub- 
ject:— 

The  impertance  t^F  OHnraltar  is  a  Mis- 
maoktf  Statfen  has  been  fttnmgl j  pn!iM<^ 
eo  the  (jommitteei  it*i»weU  knoira, 
tbat  the  lesdcnt  Jews  these  aie  noma, 
row,  probably  npt  much  below  SOOO; 
and  it  18  a  pUioe  of  great  resort  for  Jews 
from  ahaost  every  part  of  the  world  i 
the  continual  intercourae  also  kept  *up 
between  Gibraltar,  and  Spain  and  Portu- 
gal, on  the  one  side,  and  the  Barbery 
Coast  on  the  other,  seems  to  peint  it  out 
as  a.  most  desLKHble  post  of  ocsttpattoa 
for  the  Sodely. .  No  less  important,  as 
a  centre  of  ofasenration  and  action  in  the 
Meditorranean,  is  Mallaa  your  Com* 
mittee  have  been  strongly  urged  to  send 
an  f^ient  thither,  by  the  Rer.  W.  Jowett, 
the  yahiablerepresentative  of  the  Church 
Misriinary  Society  in  that  island ;  and 
with  his  aoggestion^they  would  immedi^ 
ate^  oomidy,  had  they  the  means  ef 
doing  a9^  Most  ^adly  would  ithey  ap- 
poutMissiQnaries,  both  to  Gibraltar  and 
Malta,  if  men  duly  qualified  would  ofihr 
tbemselres  for  that  servioei 

A  brief  abstract  of  theproceed- 
ings  of  Mr.  Joseph  Wolff,  in  the 
MediierraneaQ  was  ^?en  at  p.  22  of 
tiie  Survey. 

Under  the  heads  of  Madras  and 
Cochkt,  m  tlie  last  two  Surveys,  wiU 
be  foiind  notices  of  the  formation 
of  a  Corresponding  Conmiittee  at 
Madras,  and  of  its  measures  in  be- 
half of  die  Jews  in  the  East. 

Omeli 


A  dmnnstance  well  meriting^  the  at*- 
tentiOn  of  those  who  are  interested  ifi 
the  spiritual  welfare  of  the  Jews,  is  the 
TAUiETY  or  KEAK8,  by  wliich  theit 
canviction  of  the  truth  of  Chi^tianity 
appears  to  be  brought  about. 

Ill  .  some  cases,  the  steading  of  the 
Old  Testament  seems  to  be  the  primary 
means — first,  exciting  doubts  as  to  the 
correctness  of  the  religious  opinions  of 
the  Jews— ^thto^  leading  to  inquiries  on 
the  subject— suggesting,  for  the  solution 
of  diflicultles,  an  eiamination '  of  the 
Xew  Testibnent,  where  accessible-^in- 
dcicing  applications  for  the  New  Testa- 
ment—  termiuating,  through  the  blessing 
of  bod  oh  the  study  of  the  Christian 


QfaQte%'  hi  a  psrsaasioii  of  Oistrath  of 
the  Chiistiaa  System. 

In  other  cases,  where  there  has  been 
previously  ai»  entire  abitece  of  ficxiptu. 
ral  Knowledge  of  any  Idnd,  without  any 
other  matrumentality  than  the  mviaibie 
power  06  the  Spirit,  the  Secret  WoA. 
ings  of  Cooacienoe  appear  to  lead, 
tfaroq^  the  use  of  the  means  of  gtaee, 
toen  acquaintance  with  the  main  prin- 
ciples of  Christian  Truth. 

To  these  may  be  added,  the  Uifiucnce 

of  Early  Education  in  Christian  Schools. 

Some  instances  in  proof  of  these 

observations  are  given,  and  it  Is 

added — 

These  facts  serve  to  point  out  tl^e 
most  likely  means,  under  God,  of  pro. 
ducing  a  salutary  impression  on  the 
minds  of  Jews. 

Of  these  means  one,  of  primary  im- 
portance, appears  to  be,  the  furnishing 
them  with  complete  copies  of  the  Old 
Testament,  in  languages  which  they 
understand.  With  these,  it  Is  to  be 
'feared,  they  are,  in  general,  very  scantily 
supplied;  and  the  consequence  is  sudi 
as  might  be  ex^iedted — that,  as  a  body, 
they  are  very  imperfectly  acquainted 
with  their  own  Scriptureft. 

Plain,  forcible,  direct  Ajpp^da  to  the 
Heart  and  Conscience  seem  to  be  ano- 
ther most  efficadous  means  of  awakening 
conviction  in  the  minds  of  Jews.  Their 
opposition  to  Christianity  appears,  in 
many  instances,  to  be  founded  on  an 
aversion,  not  to  the  Christian  Religion 
in  particular,  but  to  all  religion.  They 
are  as  ignorant  of  Moses,  as  they  are  of 
Christ— as  much  at  enmity  with  the 
XiHW,  as  with  tlje  Gospel.  A  cold,  un- 
feeling Deism  has  steeled  their  hearts. 
In  such  cases,  >  therefore,  arguments 
addressed  to  them  as  Jews  wul  be  of 
little  avail:  they  must  be  addressed 
as  Men — as  Gentiles,  or  as  Nominal 
Christians  are  addressed,  when  it  is  - 
sought  to  prepare  them  for  a  cordial 
reception  of  the  Gospel.  '^I  should 
thinx,  therefore,"  says  a  learned  Pro- 
fessor of  Theology  abroad,  on  grounds 
similar  to  those  just  stated,  ^'that 
Tracts  should  be  composed  for  German 
Jews,  of  such  a  nature  as  to  convince 
them  more  of  their  guilt  and  sinfulness, 
to  point  out  to  them  the  wants  of  their 
heart,  and  to  destroy  the  foundations  of 
Deism,  whilst  shewing  the  superior 
nature  of  the  Law  of  Moses  and  of  the 
Gospel.    A  Jew  may  be  persuaded  that 


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VllllTkl>  KlllM>0li.<^OiNTlVSVT. 


MshflfllDttilelipnkofCMitt  but 
of  whatuMisthlsyif  ho  doesnol  kaow 
hhnsdf?" 

It  is  Msredj  necMftvy  to  tdd,tlMt 
the  Encouragement  of  EductUoB  muit 
contaoue  to  nmn  a  prominent  olyect  of 
attention.  In  mtnj  places,  the  Jews 
discover  great  readiness  to  send  tlidr 
duMrien  to  Cbristiin  Sdioc^ :  this  dis- 
position must  be  encouraged.  Ereli 
should  liie  duldren  be  instruaed  in  the 
Jewish  Scriptures  only,  much  good  maj» 
bj  the  Divine  Blessing,  be  expected  to 
result.  FatriardiB  and  Prophets  preadi 
Christ  t  the  Law,  properlj  ezj^aitfe^ 
and  enforced,  teaches  the  Gospel:  to  un^ 
derstand  the  Old  Testament  rightly  is 
to  understand  the  New. 

IHius  have  jour  Committee  endea- 
voured to  discharge  the  dutj  which  the 
return  of  this  daj  has  imposed  upon 
them.  It  remains  onlj  that  Uiej  entrei^t 
the  Members  of  this  Society  to  unite  in 
fervent  prajers  to  Almightj  God,  for 
His  continued  blessing  on  the  work  in 
whidi  thejr  are  engaged.  From  bim, 
alone,  come  both  the  will  and  the  ability 
to  do  good.  He  only  can  incline  the 
hearts  of  Christians  toward  the  Jews, 
aiid  of  the  Jews  toward  their  Saviou^. 
May  the  Holy  Spirit  work  effectually 
in  both;  disposing  the  one  to  impart, 
and  the  other  to  receive,  the  Gospel  of 
Peace !  May  His  sacred  influence  en- 
lighten, warm,  and  purify  all  who  are 
seeking  the  salvation  of  Israel ;  that, 
with  simplicity  of  motive,  fervency  of 
zeal,  and  perseverance  in  action,  they, 
may  labour  in  this  holy  cause  I  And, 
above  all,  may  a  roirit  of  earnest  suppli- 
cation be  poured  forth  on  Jews  and  Gen- 
tiles !  Thei^  and  not  till  then,  may  we 
expect  that  God  will  atamble  thM  ouU 
catt$  9f  irraeli  and  hrmg  &a«ft  thM  iU 
sper$€d  of  Judek*  Then,  and  not  before, 
may  we  hope,  that  th€  fnlnm  of  the 
Gentikt  tkali  come  m,  and  that  ihi 
J,trd  shali  hi  King  over  all  the  earth  t 
whibt  Jews  and  Gentiles  joi^  in  one 
diorus  of  praise,  saying,  Blette^  be  ike 
Jjord  God  of  Israel ;  far  fie  hath  vieited 
and  redeemed  Hie  people^  and  hath  raised 
np  a  hem  of  salvation  for  w  in  the  house 
of  His  servant  David^  as  He  epahe  bf 
the  mouth  of  His  hofy prophets,  which  have 
,hetH  since  the  world  began  ! 

To  Him  be  glory,  and  piaise,  and 
dominion,  for  ever  and  everf^Halle- 
Jujab>  Amen !        . 


.JEWS' 80 CIBtT,\ 

Wb  ihall,  in  this  article,  ftigfi^ 
uader  appropriate  heads  the  vari« 
ous  details,  whidi  are  given  in  the 
Fourteenth  Report  of  the  Society 
and  its  Appendix/ in  reference  to 
the  Continental  Jews. 
pmocESDuros  o»  th»,  poci^Ty's  bk- 

PaSSCN  TATIVSS,  AXO  BXEaTlOVS  OF 

ITS  rmixxDs. 
HeOand. 

llieola'ecto  of  the  Sodety  are  steadily 
pursued  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  TbehraU^  iU 
representative  at  Jmsterdam.  While 
he  adopts  every  practicable  measure  for 
promoting  Christianity  among  the  nu- 
merous Jewidi  Inhalntaatsof  thailarge 
dty,  he  is  also  assiduously  engaged  in 
endeavours  to  excite  amongst  ChiisfianB 
an  enlightened  interest  in  hehidf  of  tfaehr 
Jewish  Rrethren.  Much  good,  in  tikb 
respect,  has  been  efiected  through  the 
mediun^  of  the  Tract  Society.  Mr. 
Thdwall  has  opeiied  channels,  by  means 
of  sevend  men  of  learning  and  piiety* 
for  the  distribution  of  Uie  Sode^a 
publications!  many  of  the  Butch  Clergy 
cordially  concur  in  its  views.  An  In* 
stitution  has  heen  form^,  under  the 
joint  management  of  Jews  and  Christians, 
for  the  purpose  of  educating  the  Child- 
xen  of  the  poorer  part*  of  the  '  Jewisli 
Population :  the  intention  i8»  to  give 
them  gieneral  inMructioln,  and  to  teach 
them  to  read  their  dwn  Scriptureslia 
the  Hebrew  Language. 

As  a  proof  of  the  attention  with  which 
the  Society's  efforts  are  observe  by  the 
Jews  themselves  in  HoUand,  it  may  be' 
mentioned^  that  an  application  has  heen. 
made,  by  the  Directors  of  the  Jewidi 
Syni^pqgue  in  Retterdam^  for  copies  of 
every  one  of  the  Tracts  pi4>liBhed  by 
the  London  Sodety,  espedally  those 
in  which  it  is  proved  that  Je^nis  is  the 
Mesdah.  Can  we  desire  a  more  ^our. 
able  ^rmptom,  on  the  part  of  our  Jewish 
Brethren,  than  a  spontaneous  determi- 
nation calmly  to  investigate  for  them* 
selves  the  evidences  of  our  holy  reli-> 
gion?  May  God,  c^  His  infinite  mercy, 
guide  and  bless  the  inquiries  of  th^ 
Jews  of  Rotterdam,  and  of  every  place 
where  a  similar  disposition  to  inquiry; 
may  have  been  excited ! 

In   reiereace  to  the  Society's  pro^ 


IfgtH  r    GOKTI1JB1IT. 

fdecb  of  uteftihHMi  in  H^kmd,  whilst        ~~ 
jjb^  ThehraU  atmies  his  oonTiciion  tHat 
mm  k  Aetmieof  pAtwnoe,  pnijer,snd 
^Sfifle^t   olisenmticm  and  iliquiry,  he 
wruet  to  the  Committee — 

Ify  bapw  «  aMMtMof  betor  ftaaAdl^  OM 
1^  tMs  eooBtiT.  of  vfMt  Inpoftaoc*  to  tlM  J«*l«li 
Qii,  ■«  galidat  sti^ntth  cMl)a 

Ftei  FVonA/vf f,  the  Comipitiee  still 
icce*Te  the  most  satisfactory  assurances 
of  the  prtigms  of  the  good  work.  Mr; 
XEuCy  the  Society's  Missionarjr  at  that 
plaee»  writes,  under  date  of  April  16,' 

'  TIm  "atir'moBf^e  Jevs  U  iocremua^,  mod  th« 
mmmr  baptisint  roose  thmo  powerfully.  The  news 
«jF  til*  exiMaadl  of  oor  Society  »pre«<f s  mors  and 
j^irff  atoead,  aad  oMupy.an  therafey  oofparafod  to 


S7 


,  Bfr.  Marc'mehtions  several  instanees 
oJT  thia  kind,  by  no  means  confined  to 
eoe  dMB  of  society — some  of  them 
Teadiefi^— tome,  men.  of  opulence— 
iilWifii.  #ho  kad  given  up  lucrative  aitua- 
tidBS  I  md^  notwithstanding  the  earnest 
ioiicltatidns  and  tempting  offers  of  iheiir 
fiMBda,  persevered  in  their  detennina* 
tkB  to  embrace  Chrinianity.  Mr. 
IPCaiiU  ^ho  spent  some  time  ih  Frank. 
ftnt«  in  his  way  to  Warsaw,  speaks  in 

»^  U!tmi  of  the  humility  and  sincerity 
some  of  these  teachers ;  and  of  their 
J  qualifications  as  Missionaries 
'their  countrymen,  ta  which  ser^ 
¥iee  they  were  anxious  to  be  engaged. 
Mr.  Marc  mentions  the  formation^ 
i)i  a  place  with  iHiich  he  cdrre^onded, 
of  a  Society  for  promoting  Christianity 
anumg  OU  Jews,  supported  by  many 
pecsoos  of  (tspeetability  in  the  neigh- 
hBUfhodd-MheadBuasroo  into  the  Chn»- 
tisn  Ouireh,  of  some  individuals,  and 
the  prepcratian  for  baptism  of  others, 
w^ose  Scriptural  attainments  and  dei* 
votodsiets  of  character  afforded  gre^ 
bopea  c»f  their  future  usefulness  among 
their  eoantrymen — and  the  baptism  of 
an  entire  Jewish  Family,  consisting  of 
ten  niembers,''and  highly  respected  in 
tbeir  oeighheurhoQd, 

Of  tiie  Important  opening  made,  by 

Che  providence  of  God,  for  the  Society's 

ofjemUons  at  Le^/uie — of  the  cordiality 

«^th  which  its  cause  had  been  espoiised 

by  Mr.  Tauchntts,  a  piqus  inhabitant 

of  the  place— of  the  eagerness  with 

wlddi  our  publicationa  were  caught  up 

by  tike  JewA,  who  atteBde<l  the  fair— 

.wiid  of  the  deagnation  of  Mr.  Smith  as 

,  a  MiMionary  to  that  city,  mention  was 

.  m^H  in  the  l«it  Beport* 

JTeh.  law. 


Tour  Committee  have  been^  enablid 
tp  occupy  another  Miasionary  Station*, 
with  encouraging  ptospects  q£  usefiil- 
ne^  in  tiiat  part  of  Germany,  vijs.  at 
jPraidbi.  .  tiaving  determined,  on  ma- 
ture consideration,  to  appoint  to  this 
SUtioh  MTi  (^Idberg,  the  converted. 
Jewish  Schoolmaster^  whose  baptism' 
was  mentioned  in  yol^r  last  Repoirt,  and 
of  the  consistency  of  #hose  conduct  Ui4 
most  decisive  testimonies  continued  to 
h^  received,  the  Comtnittee  directed 
Mr.  Smith  to  accompany  him  thither, 
ttom  Leipsic,  and  to  assist  in  his  eeta- 
bliahment.  Mr.  Smith,  in  a  Letterfhini 
Dresden,  expresses  his  sanguine  hope^ 
of  the  UsefiUness  of  Mr.  G^dberg's  Isi. 
hours  in  that  dty,  where  he  Will,  ho 
aays,  be  protected  by  the  first  men  in 
the  town,  or  rather  in  the  nation.  He 
commented  school  ^^th  six  Jewish 
Children ;  whose  Mother,  having  been 
educated  herself  in  a  Christian  School, 
had  been  much  persecuted,  and  at  length 
forsaken  by  her  Husband,  for  givrag 
Christian  Instruc^on  to  her  family. 

Prussim 

From  Bfriin^  the  Committee  stiU  re* 
ceive  the  most  gratifying  assurance  of 
the  progress  which  the  Jewish  Cause  is 
making  in  that  quarter.  The  Society 
continaes  to  enjoy  the  counsel  andpa- 
tronage  of  Sir  Geoi^  Rose  j  and  its  ob« 
jects  are  promoted  with  unwearied  seal 
by  Mr.  Eisner.  ► 

A  Society  for  promoting  Christianity 
among  the  Jews  has  been  established  at 
Berlin,  under  the  express  sancUon  oJt 
His  iPrussian  Migesty.  Major-Genend 
"VlTitzleben,  its  President,  writes — 

We  have  formed  oorMlvee  into  a  body,  wIUi  a 
Tiew.  to  portoe,  syueataUeally  and  amidnoos^, 
the  promotion  of  ChrUtUnlty  atnonf  the  Jewe,  ae 
a  duty  most  sacred,  Important,  and  bif  hly  iropera. 
tive  on  all  those,  who  fook  for  salmtkm  throaf  h  a 
Cradfi'd  Redeemer.  We  feel  deeply,  how  r>**B 
an  oblfgaUoo  b  doe  from  all,  who  bave  the  irlory 
of  oar  Lord  Jesus  Christ  and  the  welfare  of  the 
Ancient  People  of  Ood  at  heart,  to  the  Society, 
which  was  the  first,  after  the  ceMfttion  of  the  Cal- 
lenberg  Institution,  to  -hold  out  the  lifhtof  ths 
Gospel  to  the  beniffhted  Israetltea.  We  b^  your 
Sooiery  to  aeceiU  theaatitraBeea  of  Bfneere  respe<« 
a^4  retard,  offiTPd  by  <boeo„  wh^  with  l^  pray,  that 
oar  Heavenly  Father  mey  be  pleased  to  hiese,  for 
Hit  SonJesus  Christ's  sake,  the  homUeeffbrts  mak- 
Itit  tobrittf  hie  brethren  in  the  flesh,  to  f  loriQr  Ma 
nam^,  and  to.fread  In  tlie  path*  of  salvation  Uirooth 
his  blood— <«o  build  up  anew  the  walls  of  Zion. 

Your  Committee  will  also  read  a  short 
extract  fyjtm  the  Address  of  the  Berlin 
.Society.;  as  it  will  disclose  the  just  and 
enlightened  views,  by  which  the  authors 
of  this  important  measture  are  guided  in 
(heir  undertaking. 

O 


# 


BiQUt  ChrUtbt»tn  OenMny  havp,  to,th«^im^» 
•kfQ  them$dTe«  iilin<*t  excluded  from  tU*  wort  dr 
fiOiivertiivR  tkt  IIeallMD,t0'»lv)ro  s«ar«*rbMl  uaiiMUf 
only  tM^  »o  immedUte  aocet*.  May  th«l|  b«  o£ 
gopd  chwr.  in  turning  thejr  fye«  ta  the  millions  of 
die  Ancient  PeoplfrofOod,  wlio  live  kmbnf  tliem, 
arlacheiriinaiadiatftvlcinityl  'tr*  '    ' 

,TA«re  is  qo,  D«Uoa.pit>vLd^fr,wi:^  00  effecUv^ 
mean*,  now  to  brgin  the  work  of /conve^oo^a^  Pro- 
tfesunt  Germany:  tothisooubiry,  the  MMflo-^ 
rjttn*  *o4  tacwdthanreat  apnear*  to  be-menr^q. 
^ich  ever  ha«  offered,  iteelf  10  i-ou*  activity.  Dft 
v«  th^Q  clear  oarsedres  from  the  blame,  nay,  from 
Uiecilmft;onaiiTtD7  thc»omUlion«:iivln(  aiBoOff  U9. 
ttt  Dp«r  «ur  cat^M;  witboot  h»vi<tR  aver  made  a;ij^ 
weU-rr.«ulated  Attempt  to  le*d  tbero  to  that  Cn»as, 
■fpon  which  their  fathers  sacrificed  tha  Messiah. 
-Thit  fieiaisourown:  it  only  requiras'laboiireiVr 
AccoKUog  tp  ouf  be»t.|nfarmatioa  of  its  s^ts,  we 
nave  no  doabt  but  the  soil  will  readily  receive  th^ 
teed  of  the  DMae'  Word.  The  newt  which  wo  r«> 
^ve  firora  Poland  is-q^ite  decisive  in.  tiuf  vetpect: 
the  Jews  there  scenti  to  be  copviuMd  ijjat  some  imp 
iwruntchaiifre  iii  their  bonditloa  is  preparing,  and 
to  W  ready  to  offer  their  Harnit  for  coHyperatioD.; 

'Potand. 

iWTrl  Alexander  M^Caul,  Iraring^  been 
]%(t  at  Amsterdam,  as  before  stated,  by 
Mr.  siolomon,  at  thtf'end  of  May,  pro* 
teeded  forward  alone,  to  their  destina- 
lion  at  fflirsaw :  he  was  here  joined,  on 
ClirifltfnTifl  Bivy,  hj  'JVfr.  W.  F.  Becker, 
wlio  haU  been  Vbr  some  time  resident  in- 
the.Spmiiury  at  Stansti-d,.  and  had  ap- 
.nroved  Umisolf  worthy  of  confidence. 
Mr,  l^lTiiLil  lifld  been  steadily  prose- 
V\itin^  hi  a  ^rort  among  the  Jewish  In- 
liabitantu  oF  Wiir:iaw%  who  are  very  nu- 
liierousi  having  found,  immediately  on 
^isarnviil,  an.ple  opportunities  of  com- 
fnencln^  the  business  of  his  Mission. 
As  souu  ii»  it  w:vfi  Itnu^^n  that  he  had 
Tracts  to  distribute,  numbers  of  Jews 
,.<abie  successively  to  hiri  lodging,  to  ask 
Jl>r  them  I  many  of  I  be  ii).  asking  for  the 
Neu-  Teatmneni  aJso.  By  these  visits, 
opcaatons  Were  atfottleil  bim  of  entering, 
^into  conversation  with  the  applicants, 
which  he  failed  not  to  Improve. 

Jlr-  ^r'Cuul  having  proposed  to  visit 

other  parts  of  Poland,  in  company  with 

Mr.  jiecker,  voiii^  Committee  ftiUy  ap- 

"i^roved  of  the  ^ieptipq;  kad  hfive  since 

Kceived  a  most  gratifying  account  of 

the^cqm^igemen^  Which  they  nietirit^ 

an  tlieir  escursion.    Hie    first   place 

wbidi  they  had  visited  was  Potefh  in- 

.  tojiissijin  Poland';  wTi'^i^ehaving^.withbnl- 

dIfBculty,  obtained  the  sanction  of  the 

Prussian  Crovemment  accompanied  with 

the  expression  of  a  "  wish  for  good  suc- 

'  rieis  €0  thfeiir  undeitakiiig,'*  they  began 

^o  distribute  books — with  What  eflTect, 

*^  foriowfng  extract  from  thehr  Letter 

vill  shew : — 

i ..  W«.|i««9  Xksct»  to  some  iewa'vho  vera  passlofr 

'y  :  the7'1>rKar  to  read  them  before  thf  viodov  : 

lis  attracitKi  other  Jews,  who  came  In  to  request 


',mi» 


jnrT* 


r  tr 


mtofi^  tw  tfiemselvei :.  Mm-rtw.ininjStM^  tifciii  WM 
•bout  tKlrty  Jews  sachneil.  Kow  the  ^ewt  apreiift 
imtm%  tbcn  like  fin  t  in  leu  tluttuliia  vdostw 
%ft»r  w^  bef«D,  our  Koop  was.comp^eteVy  fiUfd^ 
0r  raCher  cr^mhted,  the  ball  the  same;  aqd  a'^grear 
crowd  before  tlie  bdi^se,  clanoroasly  eslclntf  fef 
Dwf u,:  «e  fawe avey  »bom  a  bvodved.  ,Tlit croivd' 
Uif«  becaine  JO  4Sraat,  that.  in.  Mlf-ilefeeqe,  .««■ 
were  obliged  to  ^top.  On, Jlopdaylt  wphI^Jwi^ 
beea  the  same,  had  not  tlie  Goverament  Uodl^ 
sent  up  a  Oeodarme,.thra«|h  wbose  aid  wet 


enabled  to  lieep  up  ofder.  lettioK  cpmfk  afieW'onlT 
into  bur  room  at  once ;  this  lasted  fro|ii  liaU-paet 
eicbt  ia  the  momUff  till  twelre.  Tuesday,  tM 
Goaeours^  of  J^ws  was  oeaily  aa  ffieat  e*  t^^lijr 
before  j  and.  of  Christians,  still  srealqr.  Ab«ir 
loo  Tracts,  at  least,  and  upward  of  SO  Testaraeti&, 
(Mf e  been  dutrlbuted  taJe«s..and  nearly  900-8M(> 
roons  OB  the  coaveraion  of  the  Jews  xo  1 
tianity— mostofth?  i:especUbje  people  in 
tenditt^  for  co'i^s ;  aroouj;  them,  die  An^Uiii 

.  Your  Committee  cannot  forbear  quW 
ing  the  words  of  one  of  y  wnr  Vice-Pre- 
sidents, now  abroad ;  who,  in  I^Btnlnll^ 
Wicating  this  intelligence  I'eniarlc*^ 

^rheir  account  would,  a  veiy  few  years  petl^ 
have*  been  iocredible.  Stranne  ChriaciMi  Hi»eio» 
naries  go  ioto  a  place  full  of  Jears^tp  whom  their 
arc  uoknown  :  but  thry  proclaim  l^e  Cospel  i  apd 
are  short'y,  in  consr^quence.  oblffed  tboMMA 
military  aid^  the  dvil-  powinr,  fonb«ir  pntefltio^ 
—every  one  will  suppose,  to  aave  thera.oeiD'thp 
fury  of  the  enraged  and  lUgotted  T^raclites.  'Kol'! 
it  is  that  they  may  not  be  trodden  down  U!f  tM 
crowd  of  the^ildrenof  Abraliara,  Isaac,  aqdJaecJIi*. 
rushing  on  them  for  the  Udipcs,  qf  fialvatip*, 
through  tliat  Messiah  whom  their  ratncts  n^ected  t 

Tdift  iAvrnl  inMtll««MM.>*'  Um,  mAA%.  *«mu4»  «W.»,1I. 


ThU  joyfnl  inteltifence,'*'  he  adds,  * 
U>  our  Seriaty*  lar^e  recompenee  fip f-  i^  eae^tiopfs 
in  the  peculiarly  hallowed  cause,  which,  ftowever. 
was  but  little  felt  and  understood. 

Subsequent  ^omrhuhtOiaidifs  \XX^ 
crease  the  hope  oF  success  attfdhg^ 
the  Jew«  in  this  quarter.  In  refer- 
ence to  this  subject,  the  Com- 
inittee  say — 

The  information  received  from  MK 
M'Caul  and  Mr.  Becker  has^fiiliy  oon^ 
firmed'  the  views,  express^  by  jmx't 
Committee  in  former  Reports^  of  tb^ 
importance  of  strenuous  etertions  iB 
behalf  of  the  Polfsh  .Fews  :  they  hope 
Boon  to  send  out  tWo  more  MissioinaHes 
thither  from  the  Seminairy ;  and  they 
will  niost  ghidiy  send  finthan  addition^ 
supply  of  Labourers  to  as^tin  culttvat* 
-ing  that  extensive  fieM,  as  soon  as  ne* 
qu^ite  means  shall  be  afforded  them. 
'  Ofthe  necessity  of  augmented  efforts 
ih  that  quarter,  they  received  tte. 
most  urgent  representations  from  0r. 
Pinkerton,  during  hii  late  visit  to 
this  country.  He  stated,  tilat,  in  a  dti- 
triet  comprehending  Russian  and  Aus- 
trian Poland'and  a  part  of  Turkey,  there 
were  at  least  three  millions  of  Jewi, 
among  whom  there  is  an  tmusual  spiiit 
of  inquiry  on  the  sabject  of  Christianity  ; 
and  a  readiness  to  receive  Uie  New^Teft- 


UfWP 


tlie']£l]fe  M^Y  knd  &e, v|U  give  ui 

H^idtfiOD  aod  Fatanea  r^ative  lb 
die  Jews  at  BercBuihef  and  Lusk, 
mhUh  villbt  fcuiulatpp.46daad 
4Mi^imry<rfii]Befo^l321.    Tkcy 

'  YtwrComiiiUlaecaiuMt^tUiMpatt 
af  the  artgfct  WUhout'  Noticing  a  Ihct; 
^idi3^1^|ta'Te8tl](8^win  be 
fiirbciinidSIe'  to  the  efTotts 
&I7  amoBgthe  J^ws  in  Fbknd.  Thiii 
f^Uie  abomion,  k  the  early  pait  of  tb^ 
fraent  jear,  by  an  edict  4f  his  Imperial 
JGS«lijr,oCthe  Kahak,  er  lUbbinical 
fiMftittttiaiia,  vldch  hav^  long  operated 
m  ^^irtrnM  the  pvdgreis  of  the  Jevft 
in  ciftEzalaon  and  knoirledge. 

Tfcia  event  was  Communicated  to  the 
Cooittittee  in  a  Letter,  of  vhich  the  foU 
lowii9&  an  extract  :-*     ' 

I  MMv^  I  toldyoa  latdr,  UwC  tin  Bmpcror  dt 
Mammhm  its««dM«dkK,bri«ki«z  ap  the  KutuiU. 
•raabktaical  inftitatioas,  io  Poland;  and  that  I 
«iBifefennc4  tbte  will  destroy  the  RabbiiSidil  Yok/. 
«MKk  iMweifflMd  ao^rteUy  oa  the  aeck  of  ImoU 
rfi4>«Bat|kripM(io^af*4^faent  to  their  conversion 
te  tbe  ftitt  of  Clinu-^  evenf,  at  this  momejil* 
MaSh&t  ctf  lU  k^tcdSbo'  witf  adninitT6n. 

Dtnmark, 
Yery  pleasing  intelligence  respecting 
the  slate  of  the  Jews  in '  Dembark,  has 
hmn  commnnirated  through  ihe  medtuly 
of  jour  Feieign  Secretary ;  who  y^site^ 
thit  fpd  jiie  i^jac^Qt  ^rritorie^  of  S we. 
USa  af  d  Norway,  durin^^  Iwt  summer. 
In  tie  joint  seryic?  of  this  Society  and 
&s  Biitish  and  Foreign  ^M^  Society. 
Jpjs  ~fl>und  the  Jewish  fnlis^itatits,  in 
CMsteth  and  l^n marie,  h(i(t  only  pro- 
Iteieihy  the  Govertiinent,  buteitjoy- 
^Dj^the  benefit  of  a  very  liber^A  adinini. 
stTittpsi  in  iiypir  fiivotir.  Sevei^I  mea- 
anres  had  been  adopted,  tending  to  tlieir 
)|iaral'  snd  qvtl  improvement.  Some 
■ev  axrangements,  ahio,  affecting  the 
,iUae  of  religion  amous  them,  wliich  had 
MSI  intrbduced  by  the  Oovemmeni, 
-had  not  only  not  been  opposed  by  the 
feiwt^  but  had  met  with  their  cordial  con- 
cvscBce.  The  Secretary  justly  r^rds 
jpbse  and  other  circumstances  which  en- 
*}pifged  his  attention,  as  indicating  ^'a 
leaeral  t^pdency  among  that  t^^ple 
Xtvard  a^:eat  cwige  of  tjiehr  religious 


pn  his  way  to  those  northern  king: 
donis^Mr.tV^schoWBJiidesome  sUyat 


WPMPM  espe<^Uon.  Af    ^^.  ^  SIT^^^  northern  king: 


comes    flat)[d><ii^,  whfei^e  he  had  tin  epporiunity 
irf  tt^-    o^^er<iifing  a  lively  inierttrt  *n  favour  of 
the  Jewish  Cause;  as  an  evidence  of 
which,  the  evening  beibre  he  left  Ham. 
boi^,  a  Conrndttee  for  Jewilh  Affilirs 
ivarAirmed,  comprising  some  d£Uie  most 
aealoub  Christians  in  the  place. 
SmtiA  0/  Franee^  0H4  liaf^. 
Descending  <iow  towards  the  Sonth^ 
your    Comnfltlee  have  reason  to  hop* 
chat  prbspects  are  gradually  opening  'tk 
thit  dh^c^ion  also.    Th^  have  been  ftt 
loured  with  commtmications  6n  thissubi. 
^uliarij^    ject  ftofai  a  Member  of  the  Society,  #h* 
ef  the  ^So-    ^ff  lately  spent  some  time  ih  the  S<iut& 
of  Fhmce  and  in  Italy :  this  Gen tlemaA 
has  msde  it  his  prthdipal  olgect,  during 
his  travels,  to  ascertain  thfe  state  and  di^ 
^^itibh  dtthe  Jews  toward  Christianity : 
no  ttiet  with  several  indications  of  a* 
InqiJiring  spirit  anmng  them  ;  partici^- 
lariy  at'Nice,  where  the  Habbi,  a  man 
tJf  leahiing  and  extensive  travel,  entered 
freely  into  conversation  on  the' subject 
of  religion,  and  received  with  tbankfui- 
liess  a  copy  of  the  New  Testament  in 
Hebrew.    As  this  Gentleman  has  been 
enabled  to  open    channels,  in  various 
places,  for  t^e  drculation  of  Tracts  and 
Testam€fnts  among  the  Jews,  your  Cottt. 
mltteecaniolt  but  hope,  that  £ivouiable 
j'esults  may  ultimately  arise  from  Us 
exertions   in  their   behalf  t    and  thej 
would  take  the  liberty  of  suggesting  tb 
others,  who  may  have  occasion  to  resort 
to  those  countries  in  \«4iich  Jews  reside, 
-a  consideration  of  the  important  serviCM 
"which  they  may  render  to  the  Soci^y,  by 
cultivatiug  a  friendly  int^course  with 
individuals  of  that  bation,  and  by  setting 
on  foot  salutary  measures  for  the  disse- 
mination of  Christian  Knowledge  among 
thiem.  I 

VAVOUaABLE  DISPOSITION  OP  TITB  JEWS. 

Evidence  of  such  a  disposition  has 
been  adduced  under  the  preceding 
head :  we  shall  collect  from  the  11^- 
port  and  Appendix  some  further 
testimonies  to  the  readiness  with 
which,  in  various  places,  they  re- 
ceive Christian  Books  and  listen  ta 
instruction* 

A  Gentleman  writes-^ 

Ueceiving  so/iie  ^em  Tes^ments  and^ 
Tracts  for  the  use  of  the  Jews,  X  ^t,to 
Woik  amoiig  ibmtif  ipany  living  |i^ri-  i. 

629G  SI 


'      -^ ; — 1  -i»\.     ,gg„|^  im4  tiigt  they  wer^  fullj  Wiw 

▼inced  of  tlie  truth  of  CbriatiAnitj  { 
thej  even  added,  that  they  worahi^led 
Christ  i}8  the.  Messiah  promised  to  their 
Fathers;  bat  that,  as  many  of  them  i^re 
partly,  others  totaJly,  dependent  ujwnf 
the  Jeirs,  they  dunt  not  miJfcewi  opett 
I>on£es8i0n  of  their  fluHh. 

On  this  subj^  it  is  rdmanrked---' 
Your  Committee  feel  teOiibly  th« 
difficulty  of  forming  a  decided  judgnent 
on  Bttch  cases  as  these.  Were  on*  o» 
TWO  fueh  instances  only  leportgd  to 
then^  they  nvght  be  apt  to  suspect 
stuongLy  the  genomeness  of  the  oonvic* 
tions  stated  to  have  been  wrought  upoi^ 
the  minds  of  the  indiyiduals  concerned  t 
but  hearing,  as  they  do,  fifom  almost  al} 
parts  ^ith  which  they  carry  oh  carre-^ 
aponJenca,  and  finun  persona  of  unquesf 
tionable  authority,  that  nA»r  acpa  in, 
sUnces  are  brought  to  their  knowledge, 
they  are  constrained  to  suspend,  at  least, 
their  judgmentr-«nd  to  encourage  the 
hope,  strongly  entertained  by  many  of 
their  corr^ipandents  abroad,  thata'BXAL 
ooKviCTiOK  of  the  truth  of  Christianity 
Is  silently  and-in  seoret,  gaining  ground 
among  the  Jews  in  different  parts;  and 
that  thi^  the  Great  Head  of  the  Chvrch 
may  be'  making  r€pu^  dpe^^  preparti 
for  ike  Lardy  to  be  brought  to  Bght  m 
the  day  o/  HU  powtr. 

To  these  testimonies  respecting 
the  Gennaa  Jews  are  added  the 
following  :-r 

.  Leander  Van  E^will  always  be  a^ 
knowledged  a  credible  witness  by  as- 
semblies of  British  Christians.  Your 
Committee,  therefore,  ^glad^y  cite  his 
authority,  \n  confirmation  of  the  pre, 
ceding  statements.  He  thus  writes^ 
May  7,  18«1 »— 


iw. 

obstirvicd,  —w.  ^ ,  —      -^ 

ready  thou^t  upon,  and  oonvened  with 
one  another  over  the  histories  of  the 
New  Testament. 

Girmamjf. 

Mr.  Maic  states,  that  a  correspondent 
had  found,  that,  in  a  certain  countzy  of 
Gennanr,  the  Jews  were  very  eager  in 
nading  the  publioations  of  the  Society, 
M  were  enoyuraged  to  do  so  by  thdr 
own  BabbL  The  same  correspondent 
)uA  informed  Mr.  Maic,  that  a  friend 
of  his,  to  whom  he  had  sent  a  parcel  of 
booksjiad  received  applications  for  them 
Dram  SO  tp  30  Jews  duly.  From  others 
he  learnt,  that  a  respeotable  Jew  had 
set  on  foot  anegpdation  with  the  Frank* 
ibrtJews,  for  ^he  establishment  of^ 
Bible  Society  \  and  that  many  Jews,  who 
read  with  attenti<>n,  not  only  the  publi- 
cations of  the  Sctdety,  but  likefd^e  other 
Christian  Books,  openly  avowed  theur 
belief  that  the  Messiah  would  appear 
for  the  SECOKD  tin^.  After  menUon- 
ing  other  foots  of  a  similar  i^omplezlony 
Mr.  Marc  concludes — 

Thf  work  of  the  Lort  unoni  the  Jews  appttfs  to 
mf  d6w  to  glidi  gently,  Uke  a  riv»Iet;  but,  when  the 
Xdid  shaU  «{mk  Uie  word,  itif  dl  becooMi  a  mishtjr 
t^nenL  ,      ,    ,  • 

A  Christian  Jew,  who  i^  l^oqrr 
ing  among  his  countrymen,  writes^ 

Wherever  the  good  seed  is  sown  by 
dissenpnating  New  Testaments  orTracta, 
|t  takes  root,  and  afifords  hope  of  matur- 
ing to  fruit.  1  am  astonished  at  the 
•  blessuig,  which  the  Lord  in  meiuy  grants 
tomy£tbour.  Wherever  I  come,  New 
Testaments  and  Tracts  are  readily  re- 
ceived,  both  in  Hebrew  and  Jewish- 
German.  Many  of  the  most  respect- 
sbleJewlshFimilies  invite  me  into  their 
houses,  to  converse  wiHi  me  about  reli- 
.  j^oa.  In  a  nei^^bQuring  village,!  gave 
to  JewsTe^tamente  and  Tracts;  and  a 
.Ohri^tiall  aaiured  me  afterwards,  that 
now  the  Jews  meet  exery  evening,  when 
^ne  of  them  read*  publickly  the  Testae 
ment  or  aTrac^,  and  all  the  others  listen 
^o  It  attentive^. 

What  great  blessings  have  attended 

the  Frankfort  Society  is  weU  known  to 

you.     Since  the  last  Spring,  Fifteen 

« Jews  from  the  city  and  a^facent  places 

^ve  embraced  Christianity. 

fhe  Committee  state,  respecting 
|he  joarney  of  Mr.  Smith  aod^^Mr. 
Goldberg  from  Leipiic  to  Ores- 
den-— 

-     On  their  way,  Mr.  Smith  was  grati- 
IM  by  hearing  from  many  Jews,  that 


Very  flrwiuenl  an44irect  appUcaU^  ^Si* 
to  me  on  the  part  of  the  Jew*,  for  the  Ilehrew- 
OcrAian  re«t»ment,  of  which  no  copiee  have  «s  3fWt 

will  favour  me  with  an  adequate  »npply.  *Jy«<«J 
of  Hebrew  Testamenti  will  ■ohn  be  exhaa»t«a.  tt 
i»  i  moat  pleaainH  phlfoomenov  of  our  llpiea.  that 
an  mimon  gmamk  ttir  is  ^^^^''^^JSUSt^ 
Jews;  and.  although  we  cannot  ^^P^]I^}*^^1_ 
wiJ  iinmeAlelely  niakaapnttfcprofciMPa^fCJin-. 

lianlty,  yet  the  Lord  eieina  to  he  fJW";  Jjjj 
minda.  by  a  iloif  but  certf m  Pro«,«*!Vf?X^ 
reception  of  the  Gospel,  Ih.vo  »ijf»yj«f»*^ 
«iost  fxmtifyfnr  conTtiaatteiv  ^Hh  Jawa,  jrt» 
called  opop  meforWebrew  Xostameott.  on  their 
f  ay  to  the  Frankfort^air. 

Nor.  18,  the  ^Btimony  of  Mir.  Senator 
Von  Meyer,  of  Frankfort,  lessdecisiyo 
on  thili  point  s-— 


*!*]• 


KcM^rTHUMrt,! 


J«wi.  of  tbftcM  ^r  THMMrt,  ana  iHthDnt 
far  the  irtetetpt#t'ilraa»eit. 


of  Christ.  •>  Hiiv  phsqiNDenoA  widely  difieii  from, 
fbrtbcr  coBv«nipu  of'tbe  Jtws  In  OermanV.  Hi. 
thtite;  loftM  tadividlnla,  poor  ar  rich,  VBot'ortr 
I^MK  the  JewJBh  to  the  ChrUtian  Church  of  the 
rouolryfai  vhlcb  thejr  livad^  mixed .  among  the 
fltther  ChriatiaaB,  and  rfinitiiied  ivithiiit  'mflofmce* 
aithairvwa  people.  Bet  all  cb«  pfw«t  toe¥erta 
g0  Q^arvith  m  deaira  to.  become ^poatlas  of  Chris- . 
llaiiltj  amonc  the  Jawi. 


Of.  the  firmness  of  one  of  the, 
Converts,  Mr.  Marc  wntes—  .        \ 

A  Jew  having  in  rain  endeavoured 
to  shake  bis  detenDninAtian  by  all  man-i 
ner  of  threateoings  and  flattering  pro-r 
miaes,  aeAt  his  Sisler*  his  Aunt»  and  his: 
aid  Ather.,  to  move  faim  bj  their  cries^ 
sod  tears  I  some  opulent  Jews  sent 
biBi  invkationa-^but  allin  vain.  A  Jew. 
has  told  iBe»  that  some  other  Jews  .would: 
have  expended  S  or  3600  Carolines  to 
gain  oTor  that  Young  Man  from  his  d^ 
tennination.  Andhow  washe.addresied 
bj  us  ?  '^  As  to  your  temporal  welfiue>: 
we  can  do  hotbing  for  you  t  but  you 
must  rely  on  the  Lord  alone."  When' 
he  is  asked  by  an  acquaintance  in  the 
street,  what  he  isseeking»:  his  anawer  is» 
'*  Salvation  1**  Asked  by  another^  what 
he  expects  to  become  aa  a  Christian,  he 
replies,  ''ISaved !"  fie  is  fuU  of  the  love 
of  Christ ;  and,during  the  short  time  of 
his  residenoe  here,  he  has  already  la- 
boured successfully  in  bnnging  some  of 
hb  Jewish  fiieods  to  the  niowledge  of 
iheThith. 

PwUmd. 

Mr.  M'Caul  writes,  from  War- 
•aw — 

The  Jewish  Nation  appears  to  me  to 
|)e  ready  to  receive  any  impresnon,  either 
good  or  bat),  that  may  be  presented. 
They  appear  to  feel,  that  there  is  a  void 
jn  their  hearts,  that  can  only  be  filled 
up  by  vital  religion ;  and  they  also  seeni 
very  sensible  of  their  want  of  instruc- 


Iflistributea  m  Tfaetir;  and  about 
400  Jews,  men,  wonien,  and  'ChUdreiii' 
odled  oil  me  for  books.  Msny  odT  tiiese ' 
were  Teacbeia,  and  solidteii*TraBts  fbe 
the  use  of  their  Schools;  and  if  I  had' 
beee  willing  to  give  Testameots  to  ell. 
tint  a^ed  .fur  them,  I  should  have  dis- 
IM>sed  of  n\y  whole  stodc. 

FroB^  Poses,  he  ^vrites,  m.  xei^ 
reace  to  jiia  visit  thither  wjtKJir., 
Becker— 


Every  Jew,  without  exception,  who 
has  visited  us  since  our  arrival,  adted' 
ibrtheNew'testamcn.t.  Threfe  Young 
Men,  who  had  borrowed  New  Testa^- 
mentsfrom  us,  returned  tUem ;  dedar- 
ing  their  belief  of  the  truth  therem- 
contalned,  but  not  yet  8tix)ng  enough  to 
renounce  all  for  Christ's  siile.  "Kiese 
nid  many  other  examples  show  how 
0)od  is  Dr.  Pinkerton's  advice,  not  xo 
look  fbr  individual  converaons,  but 
((uietly  to  sow  the  seed  where  we  bave 
opportunity :  now  is  only  seed-time  ;' 
and  it  would  be  premature  to  look  lor 
that  fhiit,  which  can  only  be  had  la  the 
great  harvest. 

The  want  of  books  did  not  at  ail  pre- 
vent  the  Jews  from  visiting  us.  Almost 
every  dsy,  many  have  come  to  con-  > 
vcRiB  upoli  the  Christian  Heliglon ;  jmd 
the  only  bitter  spirits  that  we  have  seen. 
Were  some  Jews  who  bav^  been  in  £ng- 
Iand«  Ohe  Young  MSn,'when  he  heaWl 
me  remark,  that  we  only  sought  those 
things  which  we  were  not -iD.paiBsesBtoa 
of,  exclaimed,  with  gretot  eamestnesa» 
**'  I  will  go  and  seek  the  Lord  my  God, 
that  I  may  find  him.**  Among  the  many, 
persons  who  came  to  converse  with  us, 
two  several  parties,  the  one  consisting 
of  five  the  other  of  four  old  Jews,  partU 
cularly  astonished  us :  they  did  not  come 
for  Tkacts,  as  they  themselves  told  us ; 
but  to  disoourMwithus,  if  we  permitted 


tkms  for  this  resson,  in  niy  conversations^  themf  each  party  remained  about  i 


I  always  press  them  very  mvch  with 
tbeix  igncBftnce  of  their  own  religion  i 
jod  to  this  cause  I  also  attribute  the 
eagerness  with  which  they  demand  cards 
and  bosks.  I  have  no  doubt  that  the 
.Most  extennve  sood  might  be  done 
emong  the  Jewish  Women^  by  the  dis- 
tribution of  Solomon*s  Testapient.  I 
have  found  very  many  persons  inclined 
to  Christianity,  but  afraid  to  declare 
themselves  openly. 

On  occasion  .of  a  great  Fair  at 
Warsaw^  be  «ays-f 


hour ;  dnd  heard  us  with  the  utmost  at-, 
tention,  and  without  the  least  contra- 
diction :  what  they  had  to  object,  which 
was  very  little,  they  delivered  with  a 
mildness  and  meekness  of  spirit  which 
gratified  us  exceedingly.  The  spirit  of 
;nquiry  has  also  seized  some  of  ^the 
Young  Men  who  study  with  the  Rabbis 
they  assemble  in  the  house  of  a  certain 
TeScher,  at  night,  to  read  the  New  Tea. 
tament,  and  to  examine  the  proofs  ad- 
vanced  for  the  truth  of  Christianity. 
We  shall  close  this  article,  hy  an 


OMiBed  lo  Profoiior  HapHw  ^ 
Bieslaoc  k  relates,  indeed,  lo  iha. 
flteteoftheJewsm  eootherquaiter, 
1^  it  shews  that  the  dispositAon 
afnbD^  themto  incniire  bto  Christi- 
emtj  IS  extendingitself  very  widely* 
X  |iece|Ted,  l^t^^,  copies  of  tSie  Gor 
■pdi>f  Jesiui^BhfistfWtieis  to  be  jnsised, 
is  H^irew.  I  confess  to  jou,  nqi;  Beu 
iP!|i^d^  Fbst  I  oonuBuiiicfttad  fHxtfadj 

?•  fitl||»ft  sio>»  s^^pn^idemU^  time,  ^1^4 
fm  whpU/  penyadedtliAt  Jesus' Pbnat. 
urtbeKiemalk.  The  Pssppl  is  ^  gcaM 
lipok,  ^ho^  pce^epts  are  e^;opUei^|,jsn4 
lys^Ung  on  i^e  jnxiiciples  or  conimDii 
^lepse.  I  remsxk,  that  the  Gospel  is  no^ 
]|^  the  hands  of  foany  Jews,  for  it  waa 
n^ff  ^e&cefeen  in  £b&Sacred  Tongue, 
^aqy  Jews  are  of  the  same  opiqibn 
witJ|^  me  respecting  ^ie  Keanah ;  axid  I 
^  pf  the  ppiniap,  that  a  gceat  dis^rd 
will  soon  arise  faetwee^i  fhese  Jews  and 
th^  Phffrfs^an  Jews. 


OLOUCl^STEll, 

(Sierra- Leooc) 
i^MOMCH  MiSSiOyjRY  SOajSTT.  "' 
Sf€ifikp/  tkt  Hisiar^  of  thi*  SeHkmqU, 
Tm*  Render  w?U  have  seen,  a^ 
n>.  9  and  10  of  the  Surrey,  a  sum- 
aaary  view^  of  lite  state  of  Glouces- 
ter, at  the  time  of  Mr.  Diiring*s 
leaving  it.  in  the  beginning  of  May, 
on  his  visit  to  this  country.  While 
l.n  London,  he  was  requested  to  state 
the  begioninff  and  progress  of  the 
worJk  in  which  he  had  been  engaged: 
¥is  scatemeat  will  stroigthen  the 
tntenest  which  is  wycmtlf  felt  in  the 
M>oars  of  the  Bftbstonaries  on  these 
shores. 

Qn  first  seeing  the  Negroes  brought 
fttmi  the  holds  of  the  Siare  Ships  in  which 
ihey  had  heen  confined,  I  was  greatly 
discouraged.  I  had,  indeed,  heard  some- 
thing oif  their  deplorable  condition  ;  but 
H  my  truly  be  said,  that  na  one  wh(> 
has  lived  only  in  a  civilized  country  can 
form  an  adequate  idea  of  the  misery  of 
these  our  poor  fellow-creatures. 

I  was  first  appointed  to  Leicester 
Mountain,  then  a  Station  qnder  the  So- 
i3ety.    On  going  thither,  my  heart  was 


poctualty  of  kqu^putt  fim  tSa^mli 
Btat^l  uld  s^  Amnd,  that  if  I  did  nafr 
faH9Qpme  wwt;  tWog'  to  tjiem^'  J  'cpp4t 

have  but  little  hope  cS  besi<ftttioff<  Ibenu 
Mo8|  oftb^  wetje  s^  yfftjh.  Ih/dysen- 
teiy,  or  had  laige  wof^f  snSmany. 
died  I  but  n^  greatest  difficulty  with 
them  at  first,  i^  ihat  't|i(^  mistoolp 
every  ^  of  kindness  for  a. pertain  ^ofpi 
of  thw  6eii!g  sold"  agsii^  tf  soon  w 
cured;  Bnd,^wing  t6  thttr  Ighofanfee 
and  the  contianiai  crofri^  uaa^  Vhlch 
th^  haid  endured,  it  waa  the  haidest' 
thin^  .topersunde  them  to  the  cdnlnay. 
IBTotwithslaading,  however,  thsee  and 
othet  tnab,  I  bebane  so  eompletely- 
settled,  that  it  waa  a  new  trial  to  me, 
when  I  waa  called  npon  to  leave  tham, 
andrto  undertake  the  flettlaaent  now' 
palled  Gloucestei; 

•  Here  begins  a  new  aoene,a  retrospacti 
of  whidi  oUslarib  my  waimeatgciti* 
tnder 

The  fint  day  that  I  went  totheapot,  I 
took  a  cutlass  with  me;  but  not  knowii^ 
what  use  I  could  make  qf  it,  I  had  % 
mind  to  aaodi  it  ba^  by  one  of  tito  hays 
which  were  with  me  i  but  the  boy  aeem-- 
ing  unwilling  to  go  baek,  I  res<M(ed  to 
take  it  in  my  hand,  as  it  would  serre  in* 
stead  of  a  walk! ng-atick ;  and  waa  in  the 
end  ^ad  enough  thati  hadit, §x  1  bad 
to  out  my  way  throiigb  in  many  >plaoaa 
until  J  arrived  on  tlm  ^lot  fixed  upon, 
where  I  found  107  individualabtfiry  met 
cued  from  the  chains  of  the  Slave  Trader^ 
and  sent  in|o  this  f9fti^  wi^^^ro- 
pean  who  had  'to  manage  them  until  |. 
^ok  charge  of  them. 

ti  was  on  the  1 8th  of  December,  1816^ 
that  I  went  there*  About  two  chaiha 
square  had  been  opened ;  the  bushes  an^ 
trees  having  been  cut  down  by  those 
who  were  able  to  do  a  little  work*  "two 
huts  had  been  erected ;  the  one  half 
ooveredi  and  the  other  hot  at  all:  so. 
>  that  the  sick  were  neither  sheltered  fitMiia 
the  sun  by  day,  nor  from  the  heavy  dews 
at  night.  Preparations  were  now  to  be 
inade  for  convenient  bouses,  agdnst  the 
enduing  rains ;  but  how  to  set  about  it 
with  Expedition  I  knew  not*:  the  few 
wUo  were  iible  to  work  were  ^liged  to^ 
^0  every  thing:  the  rest  appealed  like 
akeletoQS,  moyed  about  by  machioeiy  ) 
biacouraging  as  my  qase  was,  I  was  not 
willing  to  give  up  the  thought,  tiiat  tMs 
might  l^^me  an  Asylum  for  these  and 
others  of  ike  folorn  Sons  of  Afsiaa,  at 
which,  90ma  of  them  at  Jeaat,.T(ai||d.vitb. 


gn^tttde  renieiBj»e)r  ttietr  bene^ictprB^     by  toils  an&  ia))dur 


andpaiae  tW  God  who  tiad put  it  into 
the  )ieart«  of  His  Bonrittiis  to  rescue  them 
firom  the  btads  ^f  cruiel  m^ok  and  to  de- 
rise  rn^uM  for  Iheir  g^^.  lliis  thought 
CsmtmuaHy  encoursged  me  to  peraevere. 

I  soon  g6t  room  enoifgh  td  bUiM  four- 
iiteii. houses,  hesides  otic'fof  mji^lf  ani 
^efcra'SchMlriba(iefbr;the  p^o;^  werfc 
cMifMkK6ehot^{  h4t -mine  ilid  the 
SdboM,  being  of  a  laq^  comthxctnA 
tbmn  tfit  NatiteshUd  been  Uted  to^  they^ 
p^  notable  to  make  them  water-prooH 
yrhea  ikut  cai^  therefore,  full/  set  ia, 
yre  were  indeed  ,8heftered  from  the  win£ 
hilt  were  obliged  to  eat  our  Tictuals,  to 
S!t,  und  'to  traUr  ib^t,  unil^  kn  ihn. 
brella,  eVen  in  the  house,  whehltt^ined'; 
Jhi^  ib'6rder  hrkMj^  odr  bfed  dx^,  I  was 
ob&ed  torhoihi  a  rbof  orer  it  withte  m 

'  la  tfts. state  lio^ere^,  <tf  <!ofktimial 
captaiye  to  wet  atid  damp,  leso^ 
enry  sfcknesB  \  sethst  I  Wak  tSro  jenH 
cniinaf  we&  This  mercer  fxak  dvat^ 
■nned  hie  unnwt  aeirpair,  hi  ttis  worst 
^aeasMit;  mrthe  Xiord,  who  ^r^erYed 
m  Uk  this 'diAci^  add  dang^rOss  siiuaB- 
txctLr  Is  aU^  stilt  to  ^preserve  and  keep 
an  fti  eVer^  ittbel:  danger  r  itot  'that  1 
woifia  be  piBsmhptuqa8,^md  >xposfe  my. 
brif  tQ  dmgA:  where  there  fsno  nteceS- 
9hyi  hot,  where  itmaj  be  unavoidable, 
m  it  w»  wftli  meat  that  time,  lei  me 
Her  tnfcst  Hftn,  and  nbt  be'afi>siA 
•  Batttaefatstmction  df  tireigndrantin 
<he  Way  of  SaWatibn,  was  that  for  which 
I  hid  ehiefly  c6me  to  Africa;  and, 
lOgmt  asoisr  other  duties  ireii'e,  wis  not 
t»  be  neglected. 

The  first  point  to  which  1  'bent  my 
ilteiitxofl,  with  a  view  ti>  our  higher 
wod,  %ms  the  otaervijndd  of  the  fiabfaatb 
iOsys  the*  first  time!  spoke  toYnypoor 
pe«iple  bn  this  subject*  ttan^  wcm  only 
'thxve'who-  hi  some  meaMiire  miderstood 
me,  and  were  able  to  explam  to  tiae 
wOers  whai4  had  said*  Soon  after  this 
J  cemkiiem»d  Evening  SchooL  \Vlien  I 
bad  get  m  lit,^le  on  with  this  plan,  I  bc- 
ffoi  to  keep  Morning  anil  Evening  Ser- 
vice, and  three  times  every  Sunday  : 
most  of  the  people  shewed,  at  first,  great 
aversion  to  this';  but,  by  little  and  Rule, 
this  d»ed  aWay,  and  our  assemblies  were 
more  frequently  and  regulariy  attended 
iiy  a  good  many. 

When  I  had  been  scarcely  six  months 
^among  them>  I  found  some  few  began 
tu  'be  concerned  fiar  thenlvatidn  of  their 
My  joy  was  inexpressibly  great : 


'^  dangera  wet^B 
now  dchly  rewarded  a  t  thodght  myself 
the  bumpiest  man  in  the  world,  andbiv^ 
Wen  )Dle  to  Uumk  my  God^  ever  nncai 
for  hi^ying  brought  aoe,  by  His  flood  pzo« 
▼idence,  to  Afirica.  Wlien  1  had  been 
about  a  Aill  year  on  the  spot,  I  had 
eight  Communicanls,  who  ha^  all,  tp  the 
moment  of  my  leaying  them,  stood  the 
test,  and  proved  that  the  Go^l  U 
indeed  irJIe  pamer  #/  Gmt  mnf  dtfbtoiim 
U  €ver^  9m  thai  haiimffihj  and  hadbeoi 
real  ornaments  to  that  &ith*which  th^ 
profess. 

In  the  end  of  1817)  mo^  wooA  was 
Cleared  away,  and  more  houses  lor  'thfe 
people  huilt :  the  foundation  of  the 
Soperintendant^s  Dwelling-Hottse  W9B 
iiudf  and  a  $ace43tore,  30  feet  by  ti, 
was  begun  and  finisiied  in  less  than  two 
months-.  It  may  appear  erlraorditiasyp 
that*  Aiiicans,  who  bad  hardly  beconf^ 
.used  to  their  tools,  as  masons,  should  l>e 
ao  expedidoua :  Jl»ut  any  ohe,-  whio^ 
xnoi^s  what  an  effect  true  relu^on  ham 
yn^ei^d  dTan  AMcan,  wnino  ioik. 
jger  wonder,  lor  six  of  the  masons  en^- 
ployed  jat  that  Work  were  Cbtnmuni' 
,cants.  But  this  was  not  all,  for  the 
^I^wellmg-lioase,  the  foundation  of  which 
had. been  previously  laid,  was  also  for- 
ward  enough  for  me  to  live  in  by  the 
time  when  the  fuH  of  the  rains  of  191^ 
set  in ;  and,  in  tlie  latter  .end  of  Jwy  oT 
the  sameyear^  all  the  maaon-worlc  was 
do^e;  W  hen  I  saw  what  the  wp&inen 
could  dp,i  set  about  planning  theChu^lu 
to  which  the  Governor  ireidily  gaveh^i 
sanction ;  aard,  in  consequ^ce|^ the  fotiq - 
dSitioh  of  St  Andrew's  Oiurcb  was  lad 
}n  the  hitter  end  of  September  1^16:  the 
bnildi^is  76  feet  by  43>  witbiwo-galle. 
ries  sli  idong  f  and  will  hold,  conveni- 
ently, 1600  persons :  it  was  ep^ed  for 
Divine  Service  in  June  19^6^  As  seo^ 
as  the  masons  had  ^nished  th^  work  q^ 
the  Chtwch,  the  foundation  of  a  female 
School-House  was  Uud,  TO  feet^y  !ZS; 
this  also  is  finished^  and  both  building^ 
are  in  daily  use.  My  next  plan  is  a 
School  for  the  Boys,  of  the  samedhn'en* 
siokisi  and  then  the  chief  buildii^s  wilt 
be  ffaiished  at  thb  places  which  I  heartily 
desire  l  for  i  am*  quite  tired  of  all  the 
headaches*  and  groans^  and  sleepless 
nights,  which  those  that  we  erected  hav^ 
caused  met  at  the  same  tiziie,  I  cannot 
review  the  whole,  without  expressing 
my  warmest  gratitude  to  the  Lord,  who 
enaUed  me  to  do  what  I  have  done. 
Nothing  is  more' calculated  to  stir  up 


104  WEaXBRK 

pnde,  tlianjivooess  iii  any  4indect4ing ; 
and  tli^Tefol^  i&6gfeateat bl6saing  Uiat 
our  Heavenly  lather  can  bestow  on 
HU  servants,  in  order  t;o  keep  them 
bumbie,  is  aflllction.  Of  this  I  have 
had  plenty,  at  Wt  as  much  as  ought 
tokeep-mein  my  plaCe  at  His  footstool. 
I  have  often  thought  on  Nebuchadnez- 
zar: while  the  words  Jt  not  this  great 
^abphn  that  (  havt  built !  were  hi  his 
mouth,  he  became  a  companion  of 
beasts* 

•  These  things,  all  ^thef,  haV6  had 
a  wonderAil  influence  on  the  minds  (rf* 
the  people ;  as  they  afforded  them  the 
greatest  opportunity  of  putting  in  prac- 
Boe  the  blessed  doctrines  of  the  Opsjpel, 
in  which  they  have  been  fh«n  the  first 
instructed,  as  well  as  in  other  usefM 
knowledge  t  and  it  is  also  tlnmigh  these 
things,  that  the  truth  and  force  of  reli- 
gion becume  evident,  even  to  a  superfi- 
cial observer ;  for  the  difference  of  those 
who  jure,  and  those  who  are  not  reHgi- 
oua,  ia  at  once  seen— il  cHjf  set  upon  a 
kOl  caf&iot  ho  hid. 

It  Was  my  earnest  wish,  from  my  first 
coming  to  Africa,  to  glorify  my  God  in 
*aU  thSigs  whatever  I  should  be  called 
to  do  I  the  system  ^hich  1  adopted  in 
consequence,  for  the  superintendent  oT 
the  Settlement  in  all  its  parta,  had  for 
it^  bans  the '^^ord  of  God  alone;  and  h 
.  is  in  this  way  that  I  have  so  far  succeed- 
ed j  but  nothing  is  due  to  me  on  that 
score,  for  it  is  neither  By  my  wisdom 
nor  by  my  goodness  that  I  have  thns 
fiir  come ;  fbr  if  I  look  back  and  review 
the  whole,  I  have  reason  to  ei^clahn, 
£nter  not  into  judgment  with  thy  set- 
vanii  OlAirdr  *  wa  • 

(Gloucester  contained,  #hcn  I  Itefl  tt 
in  May  last,  T«0  inhabitants:  of  this 
number,  above  100  couple  have  becii 
lawfully  married— 500,  at  Irtwt,  are  aMe 
to  read  their  Testaments— and  69  were 
stated  Communicants.  'Insurmduntabk 
as  the  difficulties  appeared  at  first,  many 
of  them  have  been  overcome ;  and  the 
remaining  shall  also  be  surmounted.  If 
our  gracious  Lord  and  Master  shall  con- 
tinue  His  wontal  favours  and  the  bless- 
ings of  the  Holy  Spirit  on  the  endea- 
vours of  His  servants. 

My  coming  to  Europe  his  done  me 
much  good,  both  as  it  respects  my  body 
and  soul  s  and  I  trust,  also,  that  my 
having  been  absent  from  my  Station*  will 
he  sanctified  to  the  people  who  are  near- 
est my  heart ;  and  that  now,  being  on 
the  point  of  leaving  England  a  second 


time,  l8haU,th|oiigfa.thegr»Q^oifW 
Go^,  be  enabl^  io  cAiter  i^n.  on  |ny 
labours  hi  Che  fhfaiesa  of  ihe  blesshig  of 
the  Gospel  of  Christ. 
Qmtie  aM  ^ffoH  ^  Mr  DM^gU  Mi 
'  nittrg^ 

Mr.  Duruig'8  Journal  of  the  ewiy 
paft  of  last  year,  just  before  the 
attack  of  wi^esB  which  pbligea 
him  to  leave  his  work  for  a  seasoD, 
furnishes  som^  iostructive  detaOs^ 
on  the  subject  of  -his  labours;  and 
their  influence  on  the  people.  Hia 
debility  of  health  was  at  times  ac- 
companied by  dejection  of  mind  t 
on  an  occasion  of  this  kind,  he 
writes--- 

.  Jdn.  S,  ia2«,  Satnrdirg.^'^ai  I 
jrofl6  tUs  momhig,  I.found  myself  much 
better.  I'his  1^  me  to  rejoice ;  uid  ttt 
expect  to  he  able  lo  feed  my  ftxSk,  on  ^ 
^le  morrow,  with  tkt  ttnotro  mUk  of  tko 
Words  but,  Wmy*  great  sorr^,  I  soon 
found  that  my  nnna  was  Si  mtneh  dia^ 
ordered  as  my  body  had  been :  1  feh  as 
though  I  could  i)eithex^  read  nor  prajr* 
and  that  I  cotdd  have  giten  aHy  thi^ 
for  some  one  to  fblfil  the  duties  of  ftha 
Sabbath  for  me-  My  Sable  Brethren^ 
who  laid  often  been  instrumental  in  rer 
lievin^  my  mind,  seemed,  in  ouriisual 
meeting  in  the  evening,  only  to  add  t« 
my  distress;  with  the  exception  ef  one, 
who  said,  ''I  ahonldfeetsb  plad,  if  I 
could  lell  you  of  some  good  thmg  which 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  done  for  my 
sool ;  but  me  no  find  any  thing  iniO^ 
heart  that's  good.  Suppose  me  want  ta 
read  the  Bible — that  word  condemn 
me.  Whm  I  want  to  pfay— I  can  find 
no  word  to  say,  but  that  same  whldi  the 
Publican  say,  Ood  he  morcifkt  i0  me  m 
sinnerr  ^  A  deep  sighmg  was  heard 
throughout  our  company  $  and  I  believ^ 
this  man  spoke  nearly  the  feeling  of 
every  heart  present. 

The  Missionaries  fin^Ut  requisite 
to  guard  the^e  simple  Christians 
against  the  perversions  of  Scrips, 
ture,  which  the  Great  Enemy  is 
busy  in  scattering  wherever  the 
Word  of  God  takes  efiect.  Mr. 
Diiring  writes,  in  reference  to  this 

subiect-r 

Jan*  14.  Mmday. — I  entered  into 
conversation  with  some  of  the  Com- 
municants, one  of  whom  fipequently  adcs 
me  very  intelligent  questions.    He  said. 


W*^3  wxjtrnK 

^dSh^p^au^-^^Ummf  Hkxe  people 
ite  FreH<iwa  tmy  ^Man  can  iind  tmne 
AUke  kvp^f  f&i  to  receive  the  gtace  i€ 
4beli0rd  Jofua;  for  tbe  Mving  <of  the 
.wml  r  aadoUien  aayi^auif  ^  if^nj man 
^ikod  G^  lie  can  QD  niortf  fall  into  stii^ 
tosBttse  heiabolj^  akdmaj  clo  i^hat  he 
•BiMea,  yet,  after  all,  ahftU  beaav^d' 
When  I  think  about  them  people,  107 
Jbeait  fed  <0Kro#~I  be|^  to  fear  very 
-much:  Maaaa,  we  want  to  kao#  what 
^QU  tluflk  about  them  ?'*    I  permred 
(hat  say  lafll  n^hft  Diacourae  had,  as  I 
intended,  exposed  these  errors ;  and  had 
led   them   to'  make    these   inquiries. 
*'  Well,**  I  said,  *'  what  do  yotr  think 
«f  these  opinions?    Axe  they  the  effect 
^'the  Holj  5pint*8  teaching,  or  of 
^ma&'a  spiritiiid  ignsraace  and  rebellion  i? 
You  seethat  thoae,  who  wish  to  pilrchaae 
their  salvation,    openly  rebel    against 
God,  by  reducing,  the  rigliteousness  of 
X^hrist  and  exalting  their  own,  which 
aauat  he  abominable  in  the  sight  of  a 
hofy  Gods   the  others*  who  tutn  tkM 
grtt£9  9f  €9d  ittUf  IfUdt/iotoneif,  make 
Christ  the  servant  of  sin.     Thus  Jthe 
^me,  yon  see^  rqject  the  counsel  of  God 
'ngsinst  themselves;. and  the  ether  abufe 
it  most  grossly."    L  then  jrdfefred  them 
4o  lUm.viii..l-~l4;  and  begged  them 
-to  piay  ^r  those  unhi^py  per8ons>  that 
<he  JUvd  may  bring  them  to  see  the 
error  of  their  way,  and  enli^ten  their 
benighted  undersfasndings.     Tbej  re- 
joic^  ana  #ent  awi^  apparently  much 
Kntified. 

But  the  effect -of  ;Scriptural  in- 
•tructian  is  seen  amoi^  these  Chris* 
idaas,  Hot  obly  m  the  confirmation 
•of  their  mincfe  in  sound  principlef  , 
Imt  in  tbe  practical  influence  of 
-diose  principles.  Mr.  Diivin^  gcvea 
a  striKing  mstence  of  this  in  the 
following  pusagss  of  the  Joumal:-r' 


A-rAfCA^ 


^ 


.  .  U,  1882.  7V«day'.«<-I.expound- 
.«!,  in  Jthe  ev^is^,  Matt,  xxvii.  a9<— 44; 
-fl&dendeavoiffed  to  point  out  man's  na- 
•terelenmity  to  Godss  thesource  of  every 
.«Clser  sin.  The  Chureh  was  well  at- 
tended; nA  the  Wetness  which  coati^ 
mssd  after  the'Senrice,  indicated  that« 
.et]Niog.impresaiiD  had  been  made  onthe 
nom&  of  all  present.  Hay  the  Ho(y 
Sfdiit  ^pply  the  word,  awl  mske  it 
flhsper  than  a  two-edged  sword  I 

Jam^  1&  fridav.^1  endeavoar«d  tp 
dhesr^  this  .evening,  from  Matt,  acwii. 
4^—49 f  that  inan's  4^  un4ent9idias 


Iirevented  him  from  discerning  thiite 
^piritunl.  Conaidemble  impfession  ^ 
peered  to  be  again  made   upon    the 

•^A».  19.  Saimriaiu^We  had  %  very 
reviving  meeting  this  eveniiig,  after 
aimther  week's  toil  and  labour,  which 
led  me  to  look  forward  with  pleasure  to 
^J^^%  Sabbath.  The  Discourses 
of  Tuesday  and  yesterday. continued  to 
occupy  the  minds  oi  the  peojOe. .  The 
•remaiks  of  a  Young  Man,  who  was  baft, 
tieed  last  Chriatmas,  testified  that  the 
former  had  not  been  in  vain. 

He  went  to  Kiasey,  last  Wednesday,, 
to  cut  grass  for  his  house.     Having 
worked  hard  till  moonlight,  he  repaired 
to  die  house  of  an  old  acquaintance,  to 
rest  till  day-break.    On  his  arrival,  he 
found  nobody  at  home  but  a  little  boy, 
who  could  give  no  satis&ctory  account 
oftheininates.  He  felt  at  a  loss  whether 
to  stay,  or  return  to  his  grsss :  at  length, 
howpvcr,  he  ventured  to  trust  to  his 
mend's  liberality,  and  laid  himself  down 
on  a  oountry-madesoflu  He  found  him- 
aelf,  however,  aotwithstandmg  his  fa. 
tigue,  unable  to  rest,  as  he  could  not 
help  anticipating  trouble.    While  iatbiitf 
situation,  he  wasatrudc  by  theremem- 
|>iance  of  what  he  had  ^eard  me  say,  tlie 
previous  evening,  on  the  imptortance  of 
Christians'  forsaking  their  old  coinpi- 
«ions  in  sin,  and  taking  up  their  crOs^  to 
follow  their  Saviour.   His  peace  b£mind 
was  now  so  disturbed,  jkhat  he  resolved 
to  go  away.    Just  as  he  was  quitting 
the  place,  the  owner,  with  his  wife,  • 
«me  in;  and  b^gan  to  quarrel  an^  to 
fight  t<)gethex,  both  being  intoxicated. 
Their  infimt  was  in  the  greatest  danger; 
but  the  YouM  Man  rescued  it  from  the  • 
brutality  of  its  parent:  tliis  had    so 
striking  an  effect  on  the  mother,  that 
ahe  desisted  immediately,  snatched  up 
her  child,  Jand  left  her  husband  to  his 
own  fury :  ^  he  would  immediately  have 
pursued  his  wife,  had  not.  the  YouiJg 
Man  prevented  him.  This  in^uption 
had  nearly  produced  unplcjassnt  conse- 
qi^ences;  as  the  Jbusband^  abuMd  him, 
and  was  proceeding  to  strike  him,  when 
a  man  happened  to  come .  in  and  sue- 
ceededineffectii^a.x^nciliation.  Our 
friend  wns.about  immediately  to  depart, 
but  the  owner  of  the  hous^  wished  now  to 
detain  hi^i;  and,  for  that  purpose,  j)ro- 
•duoed  what  lie  thought  would  prove  irr^ 
sistible— his  rum-bottle :  this,  howeve^, 
had  npt.the  deshn^  ^ect ;  as  our  friend 
inibraaed  hla\,  that  He  could  drink  nun 


f^  WKBTSSV  AISICA.  [ȣ*' 

..uvra    that  it  WM  "  no  good"— and        After  ttw  EtcdW  SerrJce  I  «*  y**^ 

«,^a^  Twr  wife  no  drink  rum  to^y,    though  my  pitt^hm^  w«,  o»el«» :  hut 

^^tu  could  no  fight"-"  Where  do  you 

ive  this  tim*?"  «a»d  the  nto,.     At 

Gloucester  Town,"   was  the   reply-- 

"  Aha!    Mr.  Daring  make  you  Iholl 

You  think  Mr.  Dttnng  no  tonk  njm  ? 


I 


*•  No,  my  Massa  no  drink  rum ;  uiA  sujj- 
pose  he   drink  it,  I  can't  dnnk  it:  it 
SSe  people  fools— I  no  see  my  Maa« 
act  likrafool!  he  don't  dnnk  rum?" 
He  then  pn)ceeded  to  expatiate  ot  the 
rin  of  drunkenness?  which  madte  Uie 
owner  and  the  other  man  so  «>f7>  th" 
ihey  actuaUy  turned  him  out  of  the 
hmoe.    This  the  Young  Man  said  mad» 
him  "  so  glad ;"  and  he  prayed,  all  the 
W&y  to  the  place  where  his  grass  was, 
tiiat  God  wottld  have'mercy  on  the  soiUs 
•f  these  people.    "  It  is  true,'*  be  said, 
**  all  whauSassa  say  Ust  Tuesday  Even, 
inir.  Yes,  suppose  them  people  love  and 
feSr  God,  they  could  not  doso;  but 
they  hate  God  and  all  that  18  good.  This 
tell  me  that  aU  men  sUnd  m  same 
fashion  like  the  Jews,  who  kUl  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ."  The  sensation  produced 
in  our  assembly  ly  this  stetemeut  it  ss 
kniMssible  to  describe. 

Mr.  Diiring  thus  describes  his 
course"  on  one  of  the  last  Sundays 
on  which  he  was  able  to  prosecute 
his  labours  :^— 

Jan.  30i  182^.  .^niMfi^.— Preached,  m 
the  Momuig,flrom  Johnv.  39 :  shewing, 
^  ist.  What  w  meant  by  Searching  the 
Scriptures.— «dly.  The  Duty  of  search, 
ing  them,  because  theralone  reveal  to 
us  the  perfect  will  of  God  respecting 
our  Salvation.— 3dly,  The  manner  of 
gearchlng  them ;  that  is,  with  Hmnihty 
and  holy  Reverence,  and  with  earnest 
Prayer  to  the  Holy  Spirit  to  apply 
them  to  the  heart.  In  the  Afternoon,  I 
catechized  the  Children  on  Luke  vii. 
36 — 50;  endeavouring  to  draw  their 
attention  to  true  and  genuine  repent- 
ance,  and  to  the  compassion  of  the  Sa- 
viour toward  those  who  weep;  as  the 
poor  woman  wept,  at  the  feet  of  Jesus, 
for  past  sins.  Preached  in  the  Evening 
from  2  Kings  vi.  16:  and  shewed, 
1st,  The  perfect  safety  of  God's  people 
in  all  situations  ;  as  was  evident  in  the 
•case  of  ElUba.— 2dly,  That  all  iridked 
•men's  plans  to  hurt  the  children  of  God 
are  over.ruled  by  the  Lord,  and  made 
'  even  to  work  fbr  their  good ;  as  verified 
•  IB  the  case  of  the  Sy  rifttia* 


Where  do  you  no  soofler  bad'  I  taken  some  »efiM*- 
tbe  nian,."  At  ment,  thai! two  men  came  in,  anddtf. 
sired  to  speak  with  me.  Tired  as  I  wa^ 
I  could  not  send  them  away,  pretty 
well  knowing  what  they  wantai,  as-ths^r 
came  after  Service. 

The  first  who  spoke  said,  **  Hasstf, 
you  know  me  live  here  since  thefirst-^ 
when  you  come  from  the  mountains  s  nft 
go  to  Church  every  time  t  me  hear  all 
what  you  say :  but  me  can't  believe  it* 
Me  see  plenty  people  turn  Christiansr— 
me  hate  them  all.     I  plenty  times  say, 
'  They  tell  Massa  lies'  "—meaning  that 
he  disbelieved  thdr  deckratioas  coi>- 
cerning themselves:  "but,  sometiAies, 
somethii^  tell  me,  '  Suppose  them  tdl 
truth,  then  you  in  the  way  to  Hell, 
hecause  you  no  feel  that  bame  thingsT 
Then  I  fear  very  much — I  begin  to  pray. 
But  my  fear,  that  time,  go  away  firem 
me.*'   I  inquired  at  what  time  that  wa»« 
he  replied,  "  At  that  time  when  M^ 
Johnson  in  England"— about  two  year* 
— "  when  my  fear  go  a#ay  tiiat  time,^ 
he  continiied,  "  I  teft  off  to  pray,  and  £ 
did  more  sin  than  what  I  did  befors* 
But  my  fear  come  agun ;  and  I  could 
not  stop  in  my  house  by  myself  in  the 
night-time— I  fear  somethmg  bud  "want 
to  catch  mew    By  and  bye,  somethiii|^ 
tell  me  '  Leave  off  going  toChnrch,  ana 
your  fear  will  go  fiway.'..  I  do  so  foir  a 
longtime;  but,  one  day,  you  meet  me 
in  the  road,  and  you  b^n  to  talk  to 
me ;  you  say,  *  You  don't  want  to  hear 
the  Word  of  God  in  the  Church;  but  1 
am  determined  that  you  sbaH  hear  It 
here,  that  you  may  beJcft  without  er^ 
OUST.'  Every  word  you  say,  thattimeigo 
throughmy  heart :  but*  soon  after  th«|, 
me  again  hfite  all  the  Christians;  and 
whe»  me  see  them  get  into  trouble,  mar 
heart  feel  glad,  and  me  say  again,  '  AU 
what  they  say  are  lies !'  But  ndw'*-^d 
:  tear»  began  to  flow—**  but  now,  I  can* 
say  so -no  more !  because  I  see  that  iBe 
hated  them  for  nothing.    Yes!  I  bav« 
•  hated  God  and  all  his  people,  more  than 
all  the  people  in  theWorM."    He  now- 
cried  aloud;  and,  being  unable  to  deart, 
l  told  him  to  come  the  following  day. 
The  other  man,  .whose  case  much  ife- 
sembled  his,  I  desired  also  to  come  tte 
next  day.    My  joy  was  great ;  and.i 
trust  that  I  could  heartily  say,  Thunk^ 
heunio  God^  ^hich  always  cautitkw^ 
\triumpk  m  Chrisi  i 


1S2S»]  WltfTUltN 

.  Some  fluther^extcacU'will  daetr 
tbe  state  of  tke  people : — 

.Jam.  SI.  18S3.  AiMMfay.—- The  tino 
men,  juit'  mcntidzied,  came  as  soon  aa 
HfgmUig  Ptaj^n  were  over,  aadaeemad 
aaxioiu  to  declare  what  Go^  had  done 
fhir  their  aoula.  I  was  much  pleased  with 
the  account  that  they  gave  of  them* 
ac^es ;  aa  they  were  much  more  com- 
posed than  they  were  last  nigfat.  Know. 
lag  what  they  said  to  ^  true,  I  put 
twa  dow»  in  the  list  of  those  who  are 
t#  be  examined*  ' 

•/m.  25.  /*riiAiy.— This  evening  was 
appointed  for  Public  Examination.  Ten' 
out  of  twelve  were  admitted  on  prepa* 
■ntion  for  baptism  mi  Easter  Bay :  the' 
ctiter  two,  being  deficient  in  knowledge, 
i^ere  referred  to  a  future  day. 

iFeb.  3.  Saturday. — I  was  so  much 
ifiected  by  bile  the  greatest  part  of  the 
day,  as  to  faU  into  an  almost  irredatible 
Stupor;  but  got  the  better*  of  it  in 
tSie  usual  meeting  with  the  Communi. 
cants  in  the  evening,  which  was  truly 
edifying.  A  Woman,  among  the  rest, 
complained  very  deeply  of  the  sinful 
state  of  her  heart,  and  expressed  herself 
hi  the  following  words :— ^' When  f 
lldnk  how  my  heart  stand  tUs  time,  I 
cannot  say  that  I  am  a  Christian.  ^Vhen 
Igo  to  C3igrch,iiiy  heart  trouble  me  with 
41soits0ffodlishne89.  When  IhearGod's 
Word  preached,  I  feel  glad:  when  I 
eomeliom^  J  read  what  Massa  preach 
sbottt — I  fecA  ghtd  again :  but  all  this  ^ 
soon  go  away  mm  me,  and  my  heart 
trouble  me  again !  People  call  me  a 
Ohnstiato,  but  a  Christianas  heart  can^t 
stand  in  this  fashion.  All  my  Brothers 
and  Sisters'  hearts  ho  stand  so,  because 
they  are  true  Christiana.  I  love  them  $ 
lut  I  hate  myself.  I  want  to  Jm  witlu 
«ut  sin  in  myheart  one  tdme,*'  that  is,en« 
tizdy ;  ^^  but  the  nmre  I  wish  for  it,  the 
more  sin  I  see."  She  added  these  strik- 
ing  words,  in  tl^e  depth  of  her  compimc- 
Hon—"  Yes!  Hell  is  bad  :  Ae  Devjl  is 
bad  :  but  myheart  pass  all  I"  •  Suitable 
advice  and  consolation  were  given  to  her  J 

Feb.  4.  ilioiM/ay.  I— We  had  our 
MootSily  Pray erMeeting  this  evening,  as 
usual ;  after  which  I  reiui  to  the  assem^ 
bly  the  Journal  of  William  Tamha  in 
the  Sherbro,  (See  pp.  360—363  of  the 
Missionary  Better  for  1821,)  to  which 
•11  lutened  with  the  greatest  silence  and 
attention;  the  language  being  simple» 
and  some  of  the  places  mentioned, 
^miliar  to  them*     One  little  Sciig^ 


A7iiieA« 


lOT' 


Boy  Tec(»gidsed  iuM  pttive  plaee  ^nong 
them. 

Feb.  9s  Saiwday.^l!he  Meetings 
this  evening,  vdth  the  Communicants^ 
refreshed  me  so  much,  that  I  completely 
foigot  all  my  troubles  and  trials  of  the 
week  past! 

One  Woman  expressed  herself  in  this 
affectmg  manner  j  —  "  Last  Sunday 
Morning,  when  J  consider  all  what ' 
Massa  preached  about,  my  heart  feel 
vety  glad ;  but  the  time  I  kneel  down 
to  receive  the  Lord's  Supper,  I  fear 
much.  I  remember  the  verse  Massa 
pveadied'from;  but  particularly.  Let 
Aim  thai  nametk  the  name  of  Ckriti, 
depart  /rem  imguiiy.  My  heart  beat' 
much,  because  something  asked  me, 
*  When  will  you  depart  from  all  youir 
iniquity  7^  Oh  my  heart  feared  so  much 
that  time,  because  I  feel  myself  guilty 
<^Vezy  sin  !  But,  when  Massa  read« 
*.  re,  that  do  truly  and  earnestly  repent, 
Ac.'" — which  I  have  frequently  ex- 
plained, as  well  as  the  preceding  Exhor-. 
tjation,  while  reading,  fer  the  better 
understanding  of  those  who  are  admitted 
to  the  Sacrament  for  the  first  time**-! 
"  idl  my  fear  .go  away  from  me :  iind 
this  one  thought  strike  me — '  True !  I 
am  a  poor  polluted  Woman ;  but  the. 
foundation  of6od  standeth  sure— 4A«\ 
Ijerd  knew  all  ihem  that  are  his  own !. 
Yes,  true ;  because  His  covenant  stand 
sure,  and  cannot  be  broke  by  theLprd  !' 
Plenty  time  I  live  in  darkness  and  fear ; 
and  plenty  time,  when  I  fear  that  the 
Lord  had  now  fersaken  me,  by  His 
Word  He  always  make  me  glad  again  I 
Oh  how  glad  was  myheart  when  I  think 
a]i)out  all  that !  And,  Monday  Evening* 
when  Massa  read  in  that  book  about 
Tamba  —  particularly  about  that  man 
who  pray  in  his  house, '  O  Lord,  we  no 
sabby  you.  O  liord,  we  have  broke  Thy 
Law,  &o/  I  cannot  tell  how  my  heart 
feel  that  time :  suppose  me  have  fou? 
dollars,  that  time  me  can  give  it  all,  and 
thank  God  tool" 

Most  of  those  who  spdce  were  in  a 
similar  state  of  mind. 

Often,  O  Soveretf  n  Lord,  rentw 

Th«  wonders  of  this  daj  ; 
That  Jwo»  here  tD»y  m«  His  SMd* 

And  Sktu  los«  Ms  prey! 

was,  I  believe,  the  feeling  of  every  heart 
present. 

Feb.  10.  Smtday.  -—  Beceived,  this 
morning,  a  Note  from  the  Governor,  in 
srhich  His  Excellency  intimated  his 
pyrpom  of  attending  lltivine  S^rvte  at 


G3oti^eft^.  '^Hie'CkUTdb-Wiitdetfd  bad 
alreaity  arranged  the  seats,  and  causecf ' 
tl)e  dust  to  be*  wiped  off,  which  ia  in 
great  abundance  at  this  time  of  the  year.  * 
The  people  were  all  in  their  beat  dresses, 
and  wtufing  for  the  ringtQg  of  the  belL 

TheCongregation  came  nothing  short* 
in  order  and  regularity^,  of  many  that  I 
have  seen  in  £urope ;  in  which,  alas  ! 
mj  rebellious  heart  felt  tempted  ta 
glory,  more  than  in  the  S(^mn  worship 
6f  Jehovah,  and  for  which  I  desire  to 
behumbkd.  His  Excellency,  after  Ser- 
vioe,  seemed  much  pleased. 

After  Evening  Service,  Mr.  Du- 
ring was  seized  with  the  illnetswbich 
led  to  hk  return  for  a  time  to  Eng- 
land. 

We  laliadl  dose  these  extracts 
from  his  Joornal,  by  a  notice  of  the 
industrious  habits  of  the  people  :  -— 

All  the  people  attend  doily  Evening 
Worship  very  regularly;  but  many  of 
die  .men  do  not  attend  either  the  Even- 
ing School  held  after  Worship,  or 
l^i^ung  Prayer;  This  arises  firom  their 
retiring  to  rest,  when  there  is  no  moon- 
lig)rt,  about  eight  o'clock,  in  order  to 
piursue  their  labours  with  the  earliest 
dawn ;  whSIo,  in  moon-light  nights,  they 
sioetty  repair  their  houses  against  the 
next  Rains,  in  order  that  they  may  not 
be  interrupted  in  the  day-time  fVom 
.  clearing  new  or  improving  old  farms. 
Many  mornings,  sometimes  an  hour  be- 
fore day-break,  1  am  awakened  by  the 
noise  of  the  grindstone ;  and  see  them^ « 
as  soon  as  it  is  light,  walking  in  all  di- 
rections, with  their  axes  and  cutlasses^ 
toward  their  ^rms :  a  sight  so  pleasing, 
has  often  drawn-  from'  me  petitions  on 
their  behalf,  and  expressions  of  thanlr- 
Ailness  to  that  God  who  alone  was  abl6 
to  effect  such  a  change. 

.  Rtetnt  Progreu  of  the  SeUlemeHi. 
.  The  jieed,  which  Mr.  Diiring  had 
been  for  severalyears  sowing  among 
the  people  at  Gloucester,  has  not 
only  thoB,  in  many  instances,  sprung 
up  and  flourished;  but»  in  other 
cases,  #as  germinating  and  ready  to 
shoot  forth,  when  the  fresh  dews  of 
Heaveii  should  descend  upon  it. 
.This  has  been  happily  realized,  by 
llie  gracious  influences  of  the  Holy 
Spirit  on  the  labours  of  William 
a^amba,  and  th«  ministry  of  Mr. 


AyUtcK:  ^  [wni 

Johnson,  -during  Mt,  Alirmg*8  ab- 
sence, among  the  people.     Willtam ' 
Tamba  was  stationed  at  Oloucestdr^ 
as  was  noticed  at  p.  5  of  the  Sur^^ 
vey  5  and  Mr.  J(Ainson  visited  the 
people  as  often  as  he  was  able :  and, 
as  is  not  unusually  the  case^  the  tea- 
timony  of  these  new  witnesses  to  the 
truths  which  had  been  preached  to 
the  people,  was  the  means  •f  ian^ 
ning  into  a  flame  the  spark  which 
had  glimmered  in  the  breasts  oC 
many. 

Mr.  Johnson  writes  to  Mr.  Dii- 
ring, in  June —  ^   . 

You  fed,  no  doubt,  anxious  to  know, 
the  state  of  Gloucester.  I  am  happy  to. 
say  that  all  goes  on  as  well  as  could  be 
expected.  1  have  endeavoured  to  keep^ 
the  people  orderly,  and  I  believe  they 
are  Iwppy.  Six  of  those  who  had  back- 
slidden, have  been  reclamed,  and  agaiB. 
admitted ;  their  conduct  manifesting, 
real  contrition .  One,  I  am  sorry  to  say,, 
has  severely  fallen :  I  warned  him  twice  ^ 
but  he  would  follow  his  own  inclination* 
fjet  not  thia  trouble  you.  Bear  Brother  : 
such  things  will  happen  in  the  best  of 
Churches:  1  have  had  to  experience 
the  same  among  my  flock. 

The  number  increases,  and  thus  the 
work  of  mercy  is  proceeding.  I  said 
above  that  six  backsliders- have  retun;.^ 
ed;  and  I  am'  happy  to  add,  that  four 
people  have  been  admitted  as  Candi. 
dates  for  Baptism. 

The  following  further  notices^ 
from  Mr.  Johnson's  conihiunic»^ 
tions,  will  be  read  with  pleasure  :^— 
July  14,  I8S!!.  Sumfay.—l  got,  witb 
difficulty,  in  the  Afternoon,  to  Glouces- 
ter; and  preached  from  John  iii.  3. 
I'he  people,  who  wer^,  I  believe,  all 
present,  appeared  veiy  attentive ;  which 
'  almost  surprised  me,  as  I  felt  myself 
very  lifele^  t  but  I  was  more  surprised 
after  I  had  concluded,  when  I  fbund 
that  several  of  them  wanted  to  speak  to 
me  about  what  they  had  heard,  and 
appeared  very  much  alarmed.  One 
woman  said,  that  very  much  people 
felt  their  hearts,  and  granted  to  speak  to 
me.  A»  I  had  to  preach  again  at  Regent*a 
in  the  Evening  and  it  was  late,  I  could 
not  stay  to  hear  what  all  the  people  hadt 
to  say ;  but  promised  to  come  again  itf 
a  day  or  two*  1  achninistered  the  XiOfd*^ 
8upper  to  ^  Communicants. 


IH3>1  trssnRK  AntcAi-t 

Api.  8.  &0id^.— Ib  the  After- 
noon,  I  went  to  Gloucester— preached 
on  Bomans  Txii.  l^-^heptiaed  11  per- 
;oiie-«end  admioistered  the  Loid^s  Sup-  • 
per  to  6S ;  of  whom  14  attended  for  the 
&«t  time.  The  ordinance  of  baptiim 
wa0  very  afiecting:  many  tears  were 
flhed  bj  the  baptised.  I  ftel  gratefal 
that  our  gi«rioua  God  is  pleaaed  thua  to 
curry  <Hi  Hia  woric  et  that  place,  dnrii^i^ 
the  ahMDoe  of  Br.  Dtiring.  Unto 
thee*  O  Lord,  be  all  the  praiae  and 
jlory  1  The  Church  at  Gloucester  wao 
qiiitefttU «  jea,  luU  of  attentive  hearers. 

Sept.  IS,  1899.  Thwrsdt^.^l  went,  on 
Tuesday,  to  Gloucester;  where  I  found 
a  number  of  people  who  wanted  to  speak 
to  me  about  their  hearts.  Being  on*  my 
#ay  to  Freetown,  to  attend  the  Month- 
ly Prayer  Meeting  at  ten  o*clodcv 
I  had  not  time  to  stay ;  and  therefore 
told  Tamba  to  desire  them  all  to  be  at 
the  house  at  four  o'chtck  yesterday 
^ftemoop.  There  appears  a  great  stir 
at  Gloucester)  those  who  had  backriid- 
den,  previous  to  Br.  DILring's  departure, 
are,  m  general,  very  anxious  to  be  re- 
admitted ;  and  about  90  are  desirouaof 
being  admitted  as  Candidates  for  Bap- 
tinn.  When  I  returned  .yesterday 
ikom  Freetown,  it  rained  very  much ; 
SBd  I  was  obliged  to  make  the  best  of 
my  way  to  Regent's,  in  order  to  change 
my  clothing;  but  promised  to  be  at  Glow- 
eester  at  nine  o'clock  this  morning  •  but 
the  lain  descending  very  fiwt  it  was  ini- 
poouUe  for  me  to  fulfil  my  word  and 
wishes. 

8qn.  13,  FHi/«y.— Being  a  little  fair 
thia  morning,  I  went  immediately  siter 
prayetBto  Gloucester,  to  examine  the 
C«ndidates  for  Baptism ;  and  vras  agree- 
^ly  surprised  to  find  a  much  larger  num* 
her  than  I  had  expected.  I  received  again 
two  who  had  backslidden,  and  thirty  Can- 
didates fbr  Baptism ;  but  was  rather 
ilarmed  at  so  laige  a  number,  lest  the 
work  in  some  should  not-  be  real :  -I 
Ibttiid,  however,  no  cause  to  prevent  any 
of  them  from  coming  forward;  but 
tharged  Tamba  and  the  Communicants 
to  watch  particularly  over  their  conduct. 
May  the  Lord  of  Hosts,  who  has  blessed 
His  Word  and  wrought  this  change, 
luiTe  all  the  glory  f  Amen. 

The  Communicants  and  Candidates 
ht  Gloucester  amount  now  to  98. 

In  October,  Mr.  Johnson  adds — 
^  The  number  of  Communicants  has 
Intfeased  to  102 :  and  aoinany  mora  ava 


-MSERTStRAirXAV.  tOf 

inquiring  about  U>»  tkHap  l^hlth  toiH 
ccm  their  peaces  that  fesrM  Tmxiim 
tvemhleB  under  the  iq[»prehesision  of  hav«, 
ing  the  Church  of  Christ  filled  witl% 
hypocrites.  He  is  very  usefid  'u&oof  the 
people;  but  finds  it  aomewhat  diiftculti 
to  get  through  his  labours,  aa  his  con- 
stitution is  not  veiy  strong,  and  hia  mind 
naturally  anxioua. 

jfffieiingrJcemti  ^fiht  iaH  Mmrtkp^ 

At  pp.  20  and  21  of  ibe  Sunrejr, 
some  extracts  Were  given  on  thi» 
subject  from  the  Official  Rq>ort  of 
the  British  Consul,  John  Barker/ 
Es^.  The  following  impressive  Nar* 
ratiye  of  this  awful  event  bas  been 
transmitted  by  the  Consul's  Brother^ 
Mr.  Benjamin  Barker,  who  Is  Agent 
to  the  British  and  Foreign  Bible  So^ 
ciety .  It  is  dated  from  the  *'  Ga^* 
den  of  Ibrahim  Aga,  near  the  Ruin^ 
of  Aleppo :" — 

With  a  heavy  hearti  take  up  my  pen^ 
to  trace  r.newiamy  dejected  mind  tho 
most  dresdfiil  of  all  events.  The  wounds 
of  affliction  must  bleed  afiresh,  wh»n  ( 
recall  to  my  memory  the  lamentationa 
of  fathers  for  their  children,  of  children 
for  their  fiithers,  of  husbands  for  their 
wives,  and  of  wives  for  their  husbands- 
running  naked  from  place  to  place— im« 
ploring  the  protectiim  of  the  Almighty  t 
or,  with  their  feeble  hands,  irying^ 
amidst  the  falling  niina,  to  extricate 
themselves  and  their  relations. 

I  was  at  that  time  asleep  on  the  ter.. 
race  of  my  particular  frimid  Mr.  Ma* 
seyk ;  who,  by  the  help  of  the  Almighty, 
was  meiciAdly  saved,  with  all  his  family. 

About  half  an  hour  previous  to  the 
great  shock,  a  light  one  was  felt ;  when 
I  took  the  precaution  to  draw  my  bed 
from  under  a  vety  high  wall,  where  it 
was  placed.  I  was  soon  awakened  by 
the  UX  of  that  wall,  on  the  very  wffil 
where  my  bed  had  stoiid.  I  sprang 
from  mj  couch ;  and^  without  waiting 
to  dress  myself,  fled  into  the  house* 
which  I  found  falling  on  all  sides. 

To  remain  in  the  house,  or  to  take  t^ 
flight  through  the  streets,  amidst  falluig 
houses,  appMred  to  be  equally  dangeroua. 
- ,  1  recommended  my  soul  to  God,  and 
foibniced  Ih^  Isttcj;  rwohiKtioB.    la  tmk* 


110 


UEDlfBRHAWXAK. 


trSB. 


aequenc6,'  I  dtiwended.  thft  bick^taizB  of: 
Hr.MttMyk'B  hofxse,  by  the  Almighty's 
mtidanee ;  for  the  great  staiicaBe  fell  at 
#e  ifane  time- 

'  The  darkneas  of  the  night,  and  the 
doudfl  of  duBt  chat  coTersd  the  atmo. 

2 here,  prevented  mefrom  pereetriBg 
e  stones  and  rubbish  on  the  stain, 
which  had  &Uen  from  a  part  of  the 
bouse ;  and,  consequentlj,  I  was  precipi- 
tated into  the  court-yard  on  a  dead  body. 
How  can^I  express  my  feelings  at 
that  moment,  ignorant  on  what  body  I 
hadftUen!  I  was  half  dead  with  iHght 
and  horror.  I  afterward  learnt  that  it 
yas  A  AithfUl  servant,  who  a. second 
be&re  had  descended  those  stairs,  when 
some  stones  of  an  ai^oining  Turkish 
house  fell  on  him,  and  killed  him. 
'  I  quitted  that  melancholy  spot ;  and, 
Cke  a  man  deprived  of  his  seqses,  ran, 
•midst  the  falling  walls,  to  the  gate  of 
the  town,  which  is  situated  at  some  dis-' 
tance  from  my  fViend's  house.  It  was 
on  my  road,  among  narrow  streets,  that 
I  was  destined  to  witness  the  most  hor« 
rible  of  all  scenes-  The  lights  of  the 
iiouses  whose  sides  had  fiillen,  exposed 
to  my  view  men  and  women  clinging. to 
the  ruined  walls  of  their  houses,  holding 
their  children  in  their  trembling  arms — 
9iangled  bodies  lying  under  my  feet- 
while  piercing  cries  of  half-buried  people 
assail^  my  ears.  Christians,  Jew?, 
and  Turks,  were  imploring  the  Al- 
mighty's mercy  in  their  respective 
tongues,  who  a  minute  before  did  not 
peihaps  acknowledge  Him. 
'  After  a  great  d«d  of  trouble  and  fa- 
tigue, running  among  the  ruins,  I  ar- 
rived, exhausted,  at  ttie  gate  of  the  city, 
called  Babelfimige ;  the  earthquake 
still  continuing.  Cold  and  'dreadfully 
bruised,  and  cut  in  my  body  and  feet,  I 
fell  on  my  knees  amonff  a  concourse  of 
people,  to  thank  the  Almighty  for  my 
happy  deliverance  from  the  Jaws  cf 
death.  But  the  gate  of  the  city  was 
shut ;  and  no  one  dared  to  risk  his  life 
under  its  arch,  to  open  it.  After  re- 
commending my  soul  again  to  my  Crea- 
tor, I  threw  myself  on  the  gate.  I  felt 
in  the  dark,  and  perceived  that  it  was 
not  locked ;  but  the  great  iron  bars  that 
went  across  the  folding-doors  were  bent 
by  the  earthquake,  and  the  little  strength 
which  I  retained  was  not  sufficient  to 
feree  them.  I  went  in  quest  of  the 
guards,  but  they  were  no  more ! 
'  I  fell  again  on  my  knees  before  the 
•Almighty,  who  alone  could  save  me 


ftom  the  immediate  pAil  of  being 
crushed  to  death.  I  did  not  forget  in . 
my  prayers  the  miserable  creatures 
around  msu  While  I  was  in  that  atti* 
tude,  four  or  five  Turics  came  n^r  met 
and  joined  hands  to  pr^y  in  their  accus- 
tomed way^  calling  out,  ''AUa!  Allar 
Having  in  smht  my  safety,  and  that  of 
thousands  of  individuals  who  crowded 
tp  the  gate  to  escape,  I  made  no  more 
reflections,  but  began  to  entreat  themt 
ii^  the  name  of  God,  to  help  me  to  open  • 
the  gate,  in  order  to  save  our  lives,  and 
those  of  ^so  many  individuids  who  were 
continually  perishing  before  us.    . 

The  Lord  inspired  them  with  cou-; 
rage;  and,  providii^  themselves  with, 
large  stones,  according  to  my  instruc- 
tions, in  a  little  time  they  forced  the 
liars  anil  opened  the  gate.  No  sooner 
had  I  quitted  it,  than  a  stroqg  shock  of 
an  eerthquake  crumbled  it  to  pieoea, 
and  several  Jews  were  killed  by  its  fell. 
•  A  ne^  and  affecting  scene  .^as  now* 
exhibited.  A  great  concourse  of  people 
r^ed  out ;  and  with  one  accord  fell  on. 
their  knees,  to  render  thanks  to  the  Al«. 
mighty  for  their  preservatiou :  but, 
when  the  first  transports  of  joy  were, 
over,  the  thought  of  having  Idft  buried,- 
qr  in  danger  of  being  buried,  in  thp^ 
city,  their  friends  and  relations,,  m^ej 
them  poi^"  forth  such  piercing  lamenta*. 
tbns,  that  the  most  hard*hearted  person, 
ifould  have  been  penetrated  with  grief*, 
.  I  crept,  as  well  as  I  could,  about 
twenty  yards,  to  a  place  where  I  saw  a 
group  of  people,  who  had  saved. them* 
selves  from  the  suburbs,  where  no  gates 
prevented  their  issuing  out  of  the  town  i( 
there  I  fell,  half  dead,  with  cold,  ami 
with  the  pain  from  my  sores.  Two  or 
three  of  those  people,  who  reoognise4 
^e  in  that  miserable  doadition,  imme* 
diately  gave  me  a  cloak,  and  bioii^h^ 
me  a  little  water.  When  I  recoveM. 
a  little  my  senses,  I  began  to  feel  new 
^erings,  of  a  nature  too  poignant  to 
be  described.  The  thoughts  pf  what 
might  have  befallen  my  brother  and  hia 
family,  who  were  at  Antioch,  and  th« 
cruel  fate  of  my  friends  in  the  city,  be* 
sides  the  melancholy  objects  around  me 
— people  wounded,  others  lamenting  the 
deiftth  of  their  relations,  others  having 
before  them  their  dying  children  taken 
from  under  the  ruins— preyed  sostrongly 
on  my  mind,  that  not  the  pen  of  the 
ablest  writer  can  give  an  adequate  iden 
of  my  feelings.  I  spent  the  whole  nigsht 
in  prayer  and  anxiety. 


WW.] ,  MBDITBIimAUB AW.-.-CA«PI A  N  SEA.  |  j  J 

JEWy  the  ne^  ■«??«<»  I  wm  eon.    tJie  KnmdneH  of  the  Uahointfdan  PaiuC 


*  veyed  by  loiiie  chalitftble  people,  on  m 
'  99^  ■  to  the  liearest  gazden,  to  profit  bj 

the  shade  of  the  trees.    I  ^d  not  remain 

*  long,  before  Mr.  Beieh^,  the  French 
'  Bh^man,  jeined  me ;  and  ga^e  me  the 
'  i^freeable  news,  that  all  the  European 

Christians,  excepting  a  little  boj,  had 
'  been  sared :  but  many,  like  myself,  were 
greatly  bruised. 

Of  the  European  Jews,  the  Austrian 
Consul,  3f  r.  Esdra  de  Piodateo,  and  a 
few  others,  were  crushed  to  death ;  and 

*  many  thousands  of  Native  Christians, 
'Jews,  and  Turks,  perished  with  them. 
'  I  have  now  the  satia&ction   to  know 

that  my  brollier  and  family  had  escaped 
Ihrai  a  similar  danger  at  Antioch. 

When  I  joined  the  rest  of  the  Euro- 
peons  in  the  garden  of  Ibrahim  Aga,  I 
was  most  kinmy  received  by  the  French 
Consul,  Mr.  JLess^,  who  sffbrded  me 
every  possihiie  assistance.  I  cannot  too 
greaUy  admire  the  conduct  of  this  wbr. 
'  thy  gentleman,  in  the  critical  and  afflict- 
ing position  that  he  is  in.  A  father 
could  not  shew  more  affection  to  his 
children,  than  Mr.  Lesseps  manifests  to 
his  countrymen,  as  well  as  to  all  those 
whoareinwant  of  his  advice  orassistance. 

The  -next  day,  my  friend  Mr.MaseyJt 
came  to  live  among  us;  in  the  bosom  of 
wBooe  fionily  I  begin  agmn  toei\|oy  life, 
although  deprived'  of  all  its  eomfwts. 

My  heart  Ueeds  for  the  poor  Euro- 
peans ;  who,  without  the  least  prospect 
fif  having,  for  a  time,  a  roof  to  preserve 
them  from  the  scorching  rays  of  the  sun, 
must  soon,  from  the  heavy  rains  of  thie. 
autumn  and  winter,  be  dejirived  of  every 
resource  ;  for  the  few  effects  which  they 
ha^e  been  able  to  save,  must  be  sold  for 
ihdr  sustenance. 

<ra»pian  ^n^  ' 

SCOTTISH  MISSIOKARY  SOCIETY. 

AtPoiiraMr  ChaxwcieriUicp  o/  ikt 
Petiiana.- 
Thk  last   Report  of  the  Sodety 
'contains  the  follot^ring  remarks  oi 
thia  subject : — 

Andent  History  unites  with  Modem, 
in  rsprasentipg  mildness  .and  gentleness 
.jta  being,  in  general,  prominent  charac- 
teristics of  the  dispositions  an4  manners 
of  the.  Persons.  Their  wiUbgness  to 
en|^  in^  .controversy  with  regard  to 


and  the  fer  greater  degree  of  toleration 
which  exists  in  Persia  than  in  Turkey 
m  matters  of  religion,  have  likewise 
been  noticed.  In  the  middle  of  the 
seventeenth  century,  that  inteUjgent 
traveller  Sir  John  Chardin  bore  ample 
testimony  to  these  peculiarities;  an4, 
in  our  day,  the  reception  which  HeniV 
Martyn  met  with  at  Shiraz,  and  the  ve- 
neration in  which  his  memory  is  now 
held  at  the  seat  of  his  previous  disput^^ 
;  tions  (which  may  certainly  be  considered 
as  the  strong-hold  of  Persian  Bigotry), 
shew  that  no  change  has  taken  pkce,  in 
these  respects,  in  the  Persian  Character. 
The  same  peculiarities  distinguish  the 
Persians  who  reside  in  Astrachan.  The 
proDosition  which,  was,  some  time  since, 
made  to  Mr.  MitcheU  (one  of  the  So. 
ciety's  Missionaries),  by  the  Persian 
Consul  in  that  city,  to  print  fur  higi  the 
first  ten  chapters  of  the  Gospel  of  Mat- 
thew, as  an  elementary  School-book,  w^ 
certainly  of  a  singular  and  pleasing  na- 
ture;  and  the  following  descripUon, 
extracted  from  one  of  the  List  Letters 
from  this  Station,  of  the  manner  and 
spirit  in  which  thfey  engage  in  religious 
discussion  with  the  Missionaries  of  this  ' 
Society,  forms  a  gtateful  contrast  to  the 
rude  intemperance  with  whfch  the  Tar- 
tar-Mahomedans  frequently  repel  a^ 
8ttem][>ts  to  enter  upon  the  subject  :«- 

.  WiUi  a  very  few  e«e«pUons,  the  Fereiuis  in  A»- 
tmclun,  vbo  are  chiefly  io  Uie  rocrceaUle  lioe, 
accept  of  our  books  without  heaitaUon.  and  racfliTO 
yoor  MiMionariee  with  respect ;  and.  to  for  are 
they  from  sparain«  a  con^eraatioa  on  the  lafetieet 
oC  reliffion,  that,  when  opportunity  offert,  they  are 
rorward;to  ceart  it.  Hot  that  they  are  diapoiled  to 
admit  the  authority  of  our  Venion  of  the  8ci)|^- 
tnres.0-,the  soundness  of  the  doctrbies  which  ihcy 
clearly  percelTe  are  ccntaidca  in  them :  oq  the  con- 
traiy,  they  are  as  much  incii^etf  tp  coutravest  them 
as  other  Mahomedans,  and  much  better  qualified 
fordoiair  so  than  many  of  thrm  >  but,  with  all  thesp 
conces»iotts,  it  affords  us  miffhty  fisefUties  in  our 
work,  when  we  hare  to  do  with  q»en,  who  recognhia 
the  principle  Mat  U  it  their  dutf  and  friwiUgt  /o 
tkhtk/or  tkemMtvett  who  read  our  books  wItK  aa 
little  hf  sitatioD  as  they  receive  Umm,  and  pr6peeo 

.  their  difiicultiea  and  hear  our  eaplanations  w4ih 
temper }  and  who.^as  sometimes  happens,  no  so  far 
at  to  allow  us  to  take  fundaiDental  doctrines  t&r 
crantedi  Vben  re<|oeeted  to  do  so,  in  order  that  they 
may  set  a  view  of  the  saperstroclnr^  which  «• 

'propose  to  rear  upon  them,  or  the  practical  pur- 
poses to  which  we  apply- them. 

'  In  another  Letter,  the  Miasionarieff 
wi^ite—  ^     .  ' 

For  the  most  part,  they  r«eeiv  v>vr  books  without 
scruple :  and  so  far  are  (hey  from  SVofding  discus, 
aion .  or.  pleadlnf  Incompetency  to  mattaae  it,  <as  the 
Tartars  daily  do.) that  tlieyseem.  to  court  it:  end, 
although  none  of  them  acknowledge  themselves  lo  be 
conTiuoed.hy  our  arguments,  that  there  is  noothec 
wv  of  saivaUpu  except  that  wlUott  is  published  iath« 


\\2 

Goiiwl.  tliejr  we  «itadiully  lieeooiins  jotoahKpd 
iirSlli  (faefhKh. 

That  A  «cm8idenble  inUrest  has  becfn 
•zeited  «aioiig  th^m  with  reference  to 
tlw  truth  of  the  Chzistitn  Faith,  may 
be  inferred  firom  fhe  folldwing  verjr  siti- 
gd^ur  &ct,  wfaich'the  Miadonaries  have 
coMinaidcated  to  the  Committee :  — 

A  tair  FvntoM  IuhI  itaedsiBd  tofMber.  to  remd 
4lM  N«w  Tnt«pi«Dt,  and  to  deddt  vpoa  it»  pnum. 
•kms.  Uorder  to  do  iostioetotheqaeufcm.flCM 
of  them  perwutod  Mr.  M*Phenon»  and.  for  tlie 
MkB  •f  Mrgommi,  dofeodod  the  Gospel.  Being 
sinvle.  huded,  however,  apd.  periMp^Mt  venr  •«»- 
'.bkioes  of  victory,  be  at  last  eonfeased  himself  on- 
ftble  to  solve  the  difficulUes  ihat  were  crowdiog  In 
ttpea  him.  aad  bc«ted  his  .friends  todesisttiU  Air. 
irpherson  himself  sheald  cone  to  his  aisiatenee- 
If  r.  H'Pbersoa  has  since  had  an  iotorview  wtCh  the 
.«eaibataaU.dor{iig  which  be  endeavoared  to  satMy 
,Ue««nthe  points  atistne;  dsd,  although  he  has 
BO  nMsoa  to  soppoae  that  his  reoaarks  were  follow^ 
by  eoovlction  on  thetr  part,  ample  encoaragement.is 
/tActditd  him  toge  fbrward. 


BAREPTA. 
LOKPOIf  MISSIONJRT  SOCtETT, 
Cdlmuc  Stiper4tiiym9, 
Wb  extract,  from  the  Journal  of 
the  Eev.  Cornelius  Bahmiiy^some 
account  of  the  notions  and  anpef- 
j0tkionB  of  the  people  among  whom 
helaboQrs. 

Of  one  of  their  Sacred  Book^^ 
he^ys—  .1 

i  hav^  copied  the  '*  Yligemn  Dalai/* 
1:hli  boiok,  Oi^iM  Into  13  imrta,  and 
contaimng^  chaptezsyrdstea  the  won. 
ders  end  ▼arioiM  transmignttona  of  the 
Burchaxia,  or  gQd8»Shigimuni,  Maidari, 
and  JVtansbushari. 

yisitii^  the  Dorb&t  Horde,  he 
wiites«-*- 

We  went  out  to  the '« ChunilL*'  This 
la  She  name  of  that  part  of  the  encamp, 
ment  where  the  Temple  Bobitjes  (or  sa- 
cred tents),  and  those  belonging  to  tiie 
Xisma  and  Odh>ng|B,  or  priests,  ar^ 
.pitched :  the  word  u  derived  from  a 
verb  whkb  signifies  **"  to  gatiier ;"  and 
in  this  plaee  aU  oidixuay  assemblies  fox* 
worship  are  held. 

In  the  ChuruU  We  saw  six  Temple 
IKibitj^ :  in  one  of  them  I  observed  ft 
snteU  saddle  of  .iron.  I.asked  wbfist  thia 
was  used  ?  th#  priesta  ansifeiped,  that  on 
Ihii  saddle' two  iJuVchansi  who  stand  ofi 
the  altar,  are.  transported^ :  iffieh  the 
horde  moves  from  one  place  to  another* 
^  fittrsfasn*^  is  the  general  name  of  the 
Cilmne  Idols  ^  most  of  them  are  sup. 
poMd  to  have  been  spiritual  beings^ 
which,  passi^  through  all  the  diflfereot 


^egsaas  af  .tiffanjgnlaoPf  ft  laatiiave 
laiaed  themselves  to  the  dignity  of  god- 
head,  ^  great  deeds  and  e);^?^  n^^ 
feringa* 

In  most  of  these  kibiljes  were  seated 
three  or  four  Mandshi,  or  scholars,  -who 
had  been  inatmeted  in  t^e  Thibetan 
Liangtu^e.  The  method  is  this: — A 
OsUpng  first  reads  aloud,  and  the 
Mandshis  read  after  him,  witbput  Imow^ 
ing  what,  till  they  have  learnt  the  sound 
by  heart :  the  reading  is  p^oemad 
with  a  certain  messure,  like  singiiigvUi » 
very  sleepy  manner  :  there  is  np  quea- 
Uon  about  spelling  or  transktingr 

A  great  feast  amon^  toe  Cm- 
macs,  cidled  the  Feast  oO^  Barcfano 
.Baksht  *'  or  «  God  the  Teadier,":a 
title  given  to  their  principal  idol 
Dshagdshamum,  is  thus  describe^ 
by  Mr.  Rahmn: —  \ 

The  Galtongs  erected  a  wood^  fran^ 
about  7  or  8  yards  in  height  and  3  in 
breadth,  covered  with  coloured  woolen 
carpeta.  Before  this  an  a)tar  waaplao^ 
covered  also  with  a  brocaded  carpet,  ^t 
tiie  foot  of  which  stood  a  tabouret  ^ 
Chyiese  wprimian^up*  Aound  .abou^y 
in  the  fiont  pf  this  sti^e^  lelts  and  ci^« 
pets  were  spread  on  the  grojund. 

In  J^heafrenioon,  ^MHit  half-pa8tibi|r 
o'clock,  a  procession  commenced,  co|i« 
sis^ing  of  ISO  or  200  Gallongs,  follow^ 
.by  a  gieat  multitude  of  the  common  peo* 
pie.  The  GallongB,  dressed  i?  their  rf4 
and  yellow  coats,  bearing  ^'  Chadaks^** 
fans,  and  musical  instruments,  marched 
up  from  the  Churull  to  the  above-me^ 
tioned  fiaine :  and,  at  the  head  of  tlie^r 
body,  three  grave-lodnng  men  walked,  or 
rather  danced,  holding  eaQh  ofthemafi 
image  of  brass,  about  a  quarter  ofayaiyl 
in  heitfht,  and  gilt,  representing  Uuse 
of  theur  Burcfaans ;  and  a  fourth  6alioo|^ 
carried  a  large  spoil  about  two  yarda 
.fong  t  the  ^  Chaoak**  is  a  kind  of  fiin, 
consisting  of  small  but  long  pieces  of 
silk,  like  a  tail :  they  are  h^d  in  high 
repute,  far  being  ^reat  and  powtrnd 
amuletj,  as  well  as  pmaments  in  the 
>templ^.  A  whole  apparatus  belonglflg 
to  a  heathen  altar,  according  to  the  cua« 
tom  of  the  lAraaites,  was  slso  carried  hf 
othpr  GaUqngs. 

Arriving' at  the  fiame^  the  Gallons 
Burrounded  it.  A  noisy  kind  of  muste 
hem  t  and  a  yellow  Silk  cover  wasskaa* 
ly  drawn  up,  iy  sznall  strincs,  tHi  a  Un^ 
picture  was  unveiled.  Tms  picture  !•• 
presented  IMuigdshamuBi,  aaat3ypalB«ei 


ISA]  eAWIAW  SKA.— IKDIA 

tm  t>liia  tMttjt  with  light  j^Uow, 
led  ftnd  tilue  At  that  moment,  th« 
ytMt  multitude,  Gallongs  and  people, 
proHsattfd  thrice  beibre  the  picture: 
•cfter  which  oeremonj,  the  Gallongt  and 
tbdr  disciples  seated  themselves  in 
rows,  and  began  to  sing,  from  their  Thi- 
betan  Shastres^  to  the  honour  of  their 
Idol  During  their  singing,  tea,  ttthigan 
(or  sour  mare's  milk),  and  wUte  bread 
ipcre  distributed  among  them.  In  the 
meanwhile,  the  Prince,  his  family,  and 
afi  the  people,  walked  round  the  plftce, 
Braying  their  usual  form  of  prayer, 
^^  Om^M-ni-bad-me-chom-ti  ;*'  and  cod. 
Ciraed  so  till  stin-set,  when,  in  an  in- 
verted order,  $^  waa  brought  back  to  the 
Qiuryll  again- 

with  what  emotions  I  witnessed  this 
spectacle  may  easily  be  conceived.  How 
lierreDtly  I  prayed,  that,  for  many  of 
the  pe<^le  present,  this  might  be  the 
last  time  that  they  should  perform  such 
an  aoreasonable  service!  To  a  man  who 
ittked  mehow  I  Uked  it,  I  anawered,  *'  I 
diifike  it  very  much.  This  people  are 
eommitting  a  heinous  sin,  worshipping 
the  work  of  their  own  hands,  although 
we  have  but  pne  God,  and  one  Media- 
tor  between  God  and  man,  yib.  Jesus 
Christ.'*     At  this  answer  he  made  a 


An  obi  €paU<mg  sat  at  a  distance  from 
Uie  others.  He  waa  almost  blind,  and 
•acmed  to  be  deranged.  He,  like  the 
Qtbeza,  worahippedy  and  uttered  with  a 
bod  voice  a  kind  of  prayer  or  thanks- 
ffviflg;  but  nobody  took  notice  of  him. 
u  younger  daya  be  msy  have  acted  hia 
psft  aa  veil  as  any^but  now  he  was  ouite 
•veriooked,  because  infirm  ;-*«  fresh 
pnof  that  Heathenism  tends  to  hardness 
and  cruelty ! 

CALCUTTA- 
ettMNpruy  knoivledge  society. 
PngretM  ami  Bjfftei  of  Edueaiim. 

This  subject  was  noticed  generally 
at  p.  36^i]Krthe  Sorvey.  From  the 
Eiftb  Repoit  of  the.Didcesan  Com- 
mittee»  we  Aall  extiact  some  par- 
ticulars  :•»- 

The  J7ative  Schools  under  the  patro- 
oage  of  the  Committee  continue  to  flou- 
riah,  and  the  attendance  of  the  children 
ia  generally  numerous  and  regular.  It 
is  pleanng  to  obasrvs  the  profideney 

^f6.18Sa. 


WITHHI  TBI  OAKO^S  IJS 

made,  in  some  instances;  and  th#'in«» 
creased  value*  which  now  appears  tb  be 
set  upon  the  instruction  al&rdeds  to 
though,  •at  first,  the  Schools  were  80<|tt 
filled,  yet  tb^ie  appeared  among  tni 
childjren  too  eager  a  desire  of  reward^ 
with  a  wish  to  render  every  thing  sub- 
servient to  arithmetic,  theur  fiivourite, 
and  formerly  almost  only,  employment. 
This  feekng,  however,  seems  gradually 
to  be  wearing  away,  as  the  mind  becomes 
open  to  the  reception  of  new  ideas :  pe» 
cuniary  rewards  were,  in  a  great  mea- 
sure, discontinued ;  and  pains  were  takeit 
to  induce  a  more  worthy  tone  of  feelingi 
and  to  teach  the  children  more  justly  to 
appreciate  what  was  done  for  their  bene* 
fit.  These  endeavours  have  not  been 
without  success;  and  it  b  homed  that 
the  sordid  ^lirit  so  lamentably  pre^ 
ponderant  among  the  Natives  of  this 
country,  may  in  a  reasonable  time  give 
way  to  more  enlarged  and  amiable  sen- 
timents. 

IVith  respect  to  the  proficiency  made 
by  the  children,  it  is  enough  to  observe, 
that,  in  addition  to  the  initiatory  spell- 
ing and  reading  lessons  with  whidh  they 
are  made  thoroughly  acquainted*  soma 
of  them  have  repeatedly  read  throiigh 
the  three  parts  of  the  Niticotha  (Ben- 

£'  lee  Moral  Fables),  five  parts  of  the. 
boogol  Britanto  (Geography);  in  all  of 
which  they  are  weU  versed,  and  are  able 
tb  answer  questions.  Besides  which, 
they  have  gained  a  considerable  know- 
ledge of  Arithmetic,  and  some  of  English. 
In  addition  to  the  regular  clas8«bookS| 
some  of  them  have  made  themadves 
acquainted  with  Tarachund  Dueet'a 
"Pleasing  tales,"  the  "  Histmy  of  Jo. 
seph"  in  Bengalee  and  English,  with 
other  books  of  the  same  description. 

The  increased  esteem,  in  which  in- 
fdnnation  and  amusement  thus  derived 
is  held  by  them,  is  evinced  by  th^fre- 
quent  requests  for  books,  im  the  pms 
pose  of  takinff  home  to  read  in  theb 
fiunilies,  which  is  now  becoming  a  eom- 
moo  practice  among  them  s  anc^  among 
the  pleaong  omens  of  the  geaend  im- 
pKovemeat  of  moral  £6^iig,  it  macjt  be 
maotioned,  that  a  little  B<y  (v^iose  at. 
tsntion  and  good  behaviour  had  been  al- 
wsysremaxlable,  sndiHio  had  invariably 
refosed  soy  pecuniary  reward,)  on  quit* 
ting  Calcutta  for  apenod,  eame  teratura 
th^ks  for  his  schooling;  and  a8ked,as  the 
only  desired  mark  of  favour,  for  books  to 
carry  home  to  his  friends  i  ^  They  have 
BMme,*'  said  he,  '*  IB  our  village;  aad  I 
Q 


^14 


IVOIA   IflXHIW   THa  QAHatS.-rFO^TWESIA^ 


(VSB. 


^ifOl  read  theie  to  them.**  Severalequall/ 
pleasing  iiutances  might  he  mentioned : 
and  the  Committee  offer  no  apolog^^ 
Ibr  occasionallj- noticing  ohjects  wmch 
•  may  appear  to  some  so  trifling,  hecause 
■the  benevolent  ?rill  see  in  such  traits  a 
prospect  of  &ture  good;  and  will  feel 
assured,  from  such  dawnings.  of  improve, 
ment,  that  their  kind  countenance  and 
liberal  support  .will  reap  their  fruit  in 
due  season. 

In  the  Cossipore  District,  a  Third 
-School  has  been  opened  at  Oottur  Par- 
Tah  on  th»  Barrad:pore  Road,  which  was 
Occupied,  within  a  few  days  after  its 
completion,  by  upwatd  of  100  children, 
A  Fourth  Schodl  is  commenced  upcm,  at 
Chitpore,  near  the  Nawaub*s  garden, 
inrhere  a  laree  number  of  children  are 
waiting  for  iSmlsnon.  It  is  satisfiu^tory 
to  observe  ^e  increasing  desire  mani- 
fested by  the  Natives  to  instruct  their 
dilldren ;  a  petition  having,  in  this  in- 
stance, as  wdl  as  others,  b^n  made  for 
a  School,  and  the  ground  readily  obtain** 
^,  where,  two  or  three  years  ago,  se- 
vera!  attempts  were  made  on  the  part  of 
the  Committee,  but  in  vain.  Recently, 
however,  several  applications  have  been 
offered  for  Schools  in  the  outskirts  of 
Calcutta:  but  detached  Schools  have 
not  hitherto  fiillen  within  the  Comniit- 
tee*s  plan,  principally  on  account  of  the 
mfficulty  and  expense  of  superintend- 
ence. The  .  wishes  of  the  Committee 
have  turned  much  to  U^t  subject ;  ^d 
the  Lord  Bishop  of  Calcutta  has  ad- 
dressed a  communication  to  the  Society, 
from  which  a  most  satis&cUuy  arrange- 
ment is  expected. 

In  reference  to  the  late  Bishop'a 
views  on  this  subject,  it  is'  stated*  io 
the  last  Report  of  the  Parent  So- 
ciety— 

A  communicatkm  has  been  received 
firom  the  Bishop*  io  whidi  he  expresses 
sfi,  earnest  wjsh  that  the  Schools  in  Ben* 
gal  n^ay  he  placed  under  the  care  of 
JVfiMioparies,.  as  Car  better  qualified 
fic^r  the  taipk  of;  kistruetion  than  ordinaty 
Schoolgiasters.  In  the  northecn  and 
aoutWn  suburbs  of  Csleutta,  are  Schools 
which  pfurticu)ar\y  require  such'  super- 
intei^cieiye.      ^       .     ■    -        .      • 

PITCAIRN^S  ISLAND. 

Some  Account  of  iUpretofU  $i(tte^ 

A  BRIEF  notice  of  Pitcaim's  Island 

wiis  giy^n  at  p.  4i  of  our  Volume 


for  1819^  This  island,  .which  liep 
south  of  the  Line,  and  south-east- 
ward of  the  Georgian  and  Sooietj 
Islands,  has  engaged  much  atten- 
tion, from  the  origin  and  diaracter 
of  its  inhabitanU  ;  and  has  of  late 
been  frecjuently  visited.  We  sub- 
join a  bnef  account  of  the  state  in 
which  it  was  found,  in  March  1819, 
by  Captain  Arthur,  of  the  American 
Whaler  the  *'  RusseU  :"- 

Captain  Arthur  found  about  fifty  in^ 
habitants,  descended  fhrni  the  muti- 
neers who  seised  Captain  Blights  riiip, 
the  Bounty.  When  at  the  distance  of 
three  or  four  miles  ftcm  the  shore,  they 
were  boarded  by  the  crew  of  a  boat 
from  the  island,  who  were  remaxkablj 
interesting  Young  Men.  Bread  and 
butter  were  set  b^ore  them ;  but  thc^ 
reftised  to  eat,  alleging  Uiat  it  was  their 
fiist-days  but  beh^  much  importuned 
to  eat,  th^  partook,  though  dighUy> 
but  not  till  after  they  had  implSared  a 
blessing  {  and,  after  their  repast  was 
fimshed,  a  hymn  and  prayer  followed^ 
with  great  derotional  propriety.  Thei^ 
boat,  needing  repair,  was  taken  on  deck 
and  completed,  before  the  nait  mondngv 
to  th^  great  satisfhction. 

After  landing  on  the  island,  Captaiil 
Arthur  and  others  ascended  a  high  hil)^ 
assisted  by  a  young  man,  named  Robert 
Yoong.  They  then  met  with  the  yene* 
sable  Governor,  John  Adams,  who  was 
attended  by  most  of  the  wonien  and  Qill. 
dren  of  the  island ;  and  were  welcomed 
to  their  shores,  in  the  ntost  artless  yet 
dignified  manner.  They  were  then  ln<* 
med  to  the  village ;  and  a  dinner  was 
prepared  for  them,  consisting  of  pigs, 
fowls,  yams,  and  plantains.  A  blessing 
was  asked,  and  thanks  returned,  in  an 
impressiye  manner. 

At  night,  they  were  provided  with 
beds ;  and,  in  the  morning,  at  seven,  a 
plentiftil  breakfiist  was  prepared  ft>r 
thein.  At  dinner,  alsoi  they  were  equally 
well  provided  for.  In  the  afternoon, 
about  three,  they  tbok  an  afi^ectionate 
leave  of  their  friends,  an^  returned  to 
the  ship.  John  'Adams*  and  six  Ot»- 
heitean  Women  areaU  that  are  left  of  the 
Bounty.  Forty-nine  have  been,  bom  on 
the  inland,  two  of  whom  are  dead  ;  whieh 
leaves  fifty-diree  persons  on  the  island, 
now  all  in  good  h^th,  without  a  single 
exception.  There  are  about  eleven  active 
Young  Men^  who  are  ready  and  willing, 
at  all  times,  to  assist  a  ^p*s  crew  m 


•^T^^^^^ddTortl..  gntitude.  that  a  dlteSVf  iJe^^ 


ThedtftrBDt  nametof  the  iahmden 
«!<•— Adamty'  Christian  aen^  ChiiiUaii 
JtnvToun^ ,  Oumtxail,  and  M'Kaj. 

The  Directors  of  the  London 
Munonary  Society  sent  out  some 
Bibles,  Prayer-Books,  and  School- 
Books,  for  the  use  of  this  singular 
community :  they  were  thankfully 
received,  and  an  acknowledgment 
gifeo,  signed  by  John  Adams.    It 


oftera  lilb  whid^had  heen  marked  with^ 
n»ny  acta  of  charity  and  benevolence, 
in  his  last  Will  bequeathed  large  sums 
to  various  religious  uses;  and  the  name 
6f  Mr.  John  Withington  is  recorded  as 
one  of  the  most-distinguished  bene&ctori 
of  the  American  Bible  Society,  to  which 
be  has  left  a  legacy  of  ten  thousand 
doUaiv. 


^ , J ^•.««,.    *v  '^^   P^**  ^  issuing  Monthly 

may  behoped  that  these  people  ]^**>^cts  of  Correspondence  has 

will  uldmately  take  a  share  in  com-  o^en  adopted  with  great  advantage^ 

municating  the   Gospel    to  other  .    ? .  ™  exertions  of  the  Societjir 


Islands. 


BJBtB  MOCIBTY, 

.  Sixth  YKtn. 
Faoic  the  Fifth  and  Sixth  Reports 
of  the  Society,  we  collect  the  fol- 
lowing particulars : — 

In  its  Fifth  Year,  there  were 
printed  29,000  Bibles  and  50,000 
Testaments;  and,  in  its  Sixth, 
15,625  Bibles,  17,500  Testamente, 
and  3250  Spanish  Testaments: 
n»king  a  total  of  268,177  Bibles, 
Testaments,  or  parts  of  the  Testa- 
tteat,  printed  or  otherwise  obtained 
kx  circttlation  daring  six  Tears. 

Of  these  copies,  ld3,8 18  had  been 
issued ;  besides  a  large  number  ob- 
taioed,  by  several  Auxiliaries,  from 
other  quarters.  Of  these  issues, 
15*242  bad  been  gratuitously  cir- 
culated in  the  Fifth  Year,  and 
15,706  in  the  Sixth. 

The  income  of  the  Fifth  Year 
was  29/)ll  dollars;  and  that  of 
the  Sixth,  36,363. 

In  the  Fifth  year,  32  Auxiliaries 
were  formed ;  and,  in  the  Sixth, 
62 :  oarrying  the  whole  number,  at 
the  close  of  the  Sixth  Year,  to  301 . 

Referring  to  die  bequest  of  4589 
acres  of  land,  by  the  late  President, 
to  the  Society,  the  Board  state— 

The  liberality  of  Dr,  Boiidinpt  hat 
tot  been  without  its  influence,  as  an  ex- 


•    ^  ^  y^   « — (Society 

m  behalf  of  Seamen,  it  is  said,  in 
the  Sixth  Report— 

The  Marine  Bible  Societies  ha^6  con* 
Untied  their  operations.  The  expecta. 
tions  as  to  their  usefulness  have  not  beei^ 
disappointed.  Many  Seamen  have  ex. 
hibited  much  interest  in  the  dtsign  of 
the  Societies,  and  derived  benefit  from 
them.  On  one  occaidon,  at  a  Meeting 
appohited  by  a  Marine  Bible  Sod^y, 
all  the  Seamen  in  port  we»e  requested 
to  attend,  and  the  request  was  very 
generally  compHed  with :  an  AddrMf 
was  delivered  to  them ;  and  the  imme- 
diate  consequences  were,  that,  in  the 
two  followbg  days,  160  Seamen  a|yplied 
to  be  fUmished  with  the  Scriptures,  and 
80  became  Members  of  the  &cfety. 

From  the  Report  of  the  New- 
York  Auxiliary,  we  extract  a  pas- 
sage in  reference  both  to  Soldieni 
and  SaUora— . 

I^revious  to  the  institution  of  Bible 
Societies,  perhaps  no  class  of  people  were 
so  ighoraat  of  the  Bible  as  the  Soldiers  i 
but,  since  the  chruUtion  of  the  Bibl6 
among  them,  many  instances  of  convert 
sion  have  occurred  ;-^  the  lion  has  been 
converted  hito  the  hunb,  and  the  warlike 
soldierinto  tiie  peaceftil  sutgect  of  the 
Cross. 

A  change  equally  remarkalde  has  also 
been  produced  among  ourSeamen.  Thei^ 
characteristic  profanity,  intemperance, 
and  dissipation,  are  fkst  yielding  to  a 
settled  charactiet  for  sobriety^  ih^ty, 
and  industry;  and,  in  many  instances^ 
they  have  become  sincere  Christians^, 
Tliej  are  now  generally  adoptii^  th» 
Bible  as  their  inseparable  companion 
at  sea. 

-  In  the  course  of  six  months,  xxiotk 


lid 


VOATH-AMXftlCAir   STATBS^ 


than  dOOtetmen  called  on  oa&of  the 
Officers  of  the  New- York  Society, 
either  to  converse  on  reli^ous  sub- 
jects, to  take  leave  of  him,  or  to 
aolicit  Bibles. 

We  have  the  greater  pleasure  in 
recoidiog  these  facu,  because  we 
bave  latdy  seen,  with  grief  and  in- 
dignation, a  passage  in  a  Work  en- 
tiued  '*  A  Voyage  to  the  Soutb 
Seas,  by  Captain  David  Porter,  of 
the  American  Frigate,  the  Essex," 
which  shews  the  writer  to  be  utterly 
unfit  to  be  entrusted  with  the  com- 
mand of  the  Seamen  of  a  Christian 
Government.  Our  Readers  shall 
judge  for  themselves. 

In  March  IBIS,  the  Essex  first 
arrived  at  Valparaiso,  on  the  cruise 
in  the  Pacific ;  in  which  she  was 
taken,  in  February  of  the  following 
year,  off  the  same  port,  by  the 
Fh^be,  Captain  Hillyar.  On  his 
first  arrival  at  Valparaiso,  Captain 
Porter  disgraces  his  narrative  by 
Che  following  passage; — 

As  the  next  day  was  Sunday,  and  we 
all  required  some  relaxation  ftom  our 
0itigues,  I  determined  to  devote  it  to 
pleasure ;  and  invited  the  Ladies  and 
Gentlemen  of  Valparaiso  to  spend  the 
afternoon  on  beard  the  ship;— aU,  as  well 
as  ourselves,  beitig  previously  engaged 
Ibr  the  evening  at  a  Ball,  at  the  house 
of  Mr.  Blanquo,  the  Viee-Consul.  The 
Spaniards*  and  particularly  Catholics, 
do  not,  like  the  people  of  Protestant 
Countries,  spend  their  Sabbath  in  pe- 
nance and  prayer,  but  in  feasting  and 
dancing:  and  altHough  a  good  Catholic 
would  consider  himself  lost  if  he  neg- 
lected Confession,  or  tasted  meat  dur- 
ing Lent,  yet  he  is  above  the  vulgar 
Protestant  pr^udice  of  devoting  one 
whole  day  in  eiu;b  week  to  the  worship 
jof  the  Almighty,  when  he  has  it  in  his 
power  to  spend  it  so  much  more  agree- 
ably in  amusement. 

On  Sunday,  we  all  laid  aside  our  na- 
tional and  religious  prejudices,  and  de- 
voted ourselves  entirely  to  the  pleasures 
of  the  day. 

The  Christians  of  the  United 
Sti^tes  have  read  this  passage,  we 


have  no  doubt,  with  as  much  indig- 
nation as  ourselves;  but  we  can  ven- 
ture to  assure  them,  that  if  any  Na* 
val  Officer  of  this  country  could 
have  brought  himself  thus  to  offend 
public  decency,  he  would  have  met 
with  merited  degradation. 

If,  indeed,  the  American  Kavy  ia 
exposed  to  the  contaminating  influ- 
ence of  such  Officers,  there  is  the 
greater  reason  for  Christians  to  be- 
stir tl^emselves,  in  order  to  fortify 
the  minds  of  the  seamen  against 
such  contagion;  and  blessed  be- 
yond estimation  will  that  Society  be, 
which  shall  become  the  means  of  im- 
buing hundreds  and  thousands  of 
them  with  the  saving  knowledge  of 
God's  Holy  Word  ! 

The  Board  give  the  following 
genertd  view  of  the  state  of  the 
Society  : — 

The  pressure  of  the  times' has  not 
ceased,  particularly  in  the  Western 
States:  perhaps,  in  some  districts  of  the 
countiy,  pecuniary  difficulties  have  be- 
come more  numerous  than  at  the  time  of 
the  kst  Report.  Yet  the  sales  of  Bibles 
and  Testaments  from  the  I>ep08itory 
have  been  greater  than  ever,  during 
the  past  year;  and  the  Treasurers 
statement  will  shew  that  the  reoeipta 
of  the  Societj,  and  the  libendity  of 
the  community  in  its  fitvour^  *  have 
augmented. 

Rejoicing  in  the  support  of  their  fel- 
low-citizens and  in  the  blessing  of  God, 
the  Board  have  prosecuted  their  work 
with  unabated  zeaL  They  bave  felt  the 
influence  <yf  the  truths  of  the  Bible  on 
their  own  hearts :  they  have  found  that 
the  bQnds  of  Christian  Charity  grow 
stronger,  while  the  union  of  Cfaristkii 
Efibrts  continues :  tbey  have  heard, 
month  after  month,  of  new  Auxiliaries 
to  strengthen  the  Parent  Society,  and 
to  furnish  the  Scriptures  to  the  desti- 
tute :  and  they  have  been  cheered  with 
repeated  accounts  of  the  benefits  xesult. 
ing  flrom  the  diffusion  of  the  Sacred  To- 
lume.  Thus  influenced  and  encoursged, 
they  have  persevered  in  their  labours  of 
love ;  entertaining  mutual  confideoo^ 
knd  engaging  in  their  delibenitions  and 
adopting  their  measures  with  uaintor* 
ntptad  harmoiiy. 


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aoava-AMUMSAir  stat m. . 


aOAAD  or  MISSIONS. 
TkirteeHlh  jinmwenum* 
On  tbe  12di  and  ISth  of  Septem^ 
ber»   this  Annivenary  was  held  in 
the  Philosophical  Chamber  of  Yale 
College,  at 'New  Hayen. 

On  the  12th»  the  Board,  adjourned 
their  business,  that  the  Members 
might  attend  tlio  Ordination  of 
Messrs.  Richards  and  Bishop  for 
the  Sandwich  Mission,  and  or  Mr. 
Goodell  for  the  Palestine. 

In  the  evening  of  that  day,  the 
Rev.  Dr^  Proudfit  preached  the 
Annual  Sermon,  from  Mai.  i.  11. 

Jeremiah  Evarts,  Esq.  late  Trea- 
surer of  the  Board,  was  appointed 
Correroonding  Secretary;  andHenry 
Hill,  Esq.  Treasurer. 

It  was  appointed  that'  the  Four- 
teenth Anniversai^  should  be  held 
at  Boston^  on  the  Third  Wednesday 
in  September  next  3 — the  Rev.  Dr. 
Moore  to  preach ;  and,  in  case  of 
his  failure,  the  Rev.  President  Day. 

Simie  0/  the  Ftauu. 
Hie  Receipts  of  the  year  ending 
August  31st,  were  61,237  dollars; 
of  which  about  1^00  were  forin-* 
tereat,  &c.,  and  the  rest  contribu- 
tioos  in  money. 

The  Payments  were,  in  round 
*  numbers,  as  follows  :— 


Pidottiiie  MiwioD  • 

Bombtj  Misfion 

CejIoQ  MusioD . 

Sandwich  Islaadi*  Blisiion 

dietokee  Hisaion  : 
At  Brainerd,  &c.  8967 
OBt]ieArkaiuaw7916 


tlT 


.  Choctaw  Minsion  .    . 
Foreign  Mission  School 
Aemittances  to  the  Choctaw 

and'Arkaiuaw  Misnoiia 
fiandriea 

Total- DoUan    . 


Dollars. 
.    2090 
.    6381 
.    9884 
1071 


16963 
11941 


1043 


60334 


OmpMiono/ihe  fTettem-Jsia  Printing 
Fuiui. 

The  opening  of  a  Fund  for  the 
maintenance  of  a  Printing  Esta- 
blishment for  Western  Asia^  was 
stated  at  pp.  214  and  215  of  our 
Volume  for  1821.  The  subscription 
intended  was  9000  dollars  per  an- 


num, for  five  yeava ;  and  was  fiiled 
before  the  day  fixed  in  the  eirculan 
-  Besides  this  annual  sum,  the  con- 
tributors will  supply  presses  and 
founts.  One  unknown  friend  has 
given  500  dollars,  wliich  will  be  ap- 
plied to  this  purpose. 
.  Our  Headers  were  apprised  in 
the  Survey,  that  permission  had 
been  given  to  the  Missionaries  to 
established  a  Press  in  Malta. 

Dedicaiion  of  Aoful  to  tht  nippari  of 
MistienM, 

On  former  occasions  (see  pp.  285 
and  286  of  the  Volume  for  1816, 
and  pp.  120  and  121  of  that  for 
1821)  we  have  noticed  apian  of 
some  Farmers,  who  are  friendly  to 
the  Society,  in  the  formation  and 
maintenance  of  a  Flock  of  Sheep  for 
its  benefit.  Some  other  persons  of 
the  sanae  class  have.li|tely  set  apart 
a  portion  of  land,  amounting  to 
6i  acres,  which,  they  cultivate  at 
their  own  expense,  devoting  the 
net  proceeds  in  aid  of  tbe  Society's. 
Funds.  The  success  of  this  mea- 
sure has  exceeded  the  expectation 
of  these  benevolent  agriculturists. 
They  write  to  the  Board : — 

Most  Farmers  iiave  more  land  than 
the7  can  cultivate ;  and  such  a9  feel  at 
all  interested  in  the  difitision  of  Christian 
Truth,  Would  readily  give  the  use  of  an 
acre  or  two  a-year  for  so  important  an 
object.  Many  would  willingly  contri- 
bute to  prepare  and  cultivate  the  land, 
and  to  fumish  teams  and  implements  of 
busbandrj.  T6  some  of  the  proprietors 
from  whotn  land  if  as  obtained,  we  ex- 
pected to  paj  one.  half  its  value:  but  the 
unexpected  crops  sent  them  by  a  boun- 
tiful Providence  were  considered  as  a 
full  compensation;  and  they  declined 
receiving  any  thing  from  us.  We  can- 
not  therefore  help  indulging  the  hope, 
that  this  example  will  be  followed  bj 
many ;  and  that,  in  this  and  in  simibo: 
ways,  many  thousands  will  be  added  to 
the  ftmds  already  devoted  to  carry  to 
our  dying  fellow-mortals  the  good  news 
of  lifi^  and  salvation. 

The  Board  remark  on  this  com- 
munication :  -7 

.  It  is  not  to  be  doubted,  that  if  soma 
eatcrpriiing  Friend  of  Missions  in  sack 


lis  MK»NT  |CMCttl*^«B6W  IHMtlMIVCt. 

ooiuitrx  vtlUig*  or  nelglAoarliood  would  taken  in  182L  Its 
immeaatelj  propose  to  hU  fHcnds  and. 
neigbbourg  the  adtivation  of  a3fi4iio- 
aarf  Field,  the  attempt  would  b^auoceM- 
ful,  to  a  greater  or  leiM  extent.  Id  almoat 
ererj  instance.  The  outlines  of  the 
plan  might  be  somewhat  like  the  follow- 
ing ;  Tiz.  That  a  piece  or  peces  of  good 
land  be  devoted,  for  the  present  season, 
to  Missionary  Purposes,  in  eac^  consi- 
derable  neighbouibood-^that  one  man 
be  appointed  to  see  that  this  land  be 
cultivated,  according  to  a  plan  previ- 
Ouslj  agreed  on— that  he  call  ou  his 
associates  for  labour,  in  the  proportion 
which  they  had  previously  engaged  to 
rendek^-that,  when  the  crops  are,ga- 
theied,  they  be  assigned  fbr  dimsal  to 
the  person  most  competent  to  effect  this 
part  of  the  bu^ess;  that  they  be  sold 
by  an  appointed  day,  the  money  remit- 
ted, the  official  receipt  returned,  and 
arrangements  made  for  the  neit  year— 
and  so  on,  without  intermission,  till  the 
spiritual  wants  of  the  world  shall  be 
supplied. 

^PVLATIOX  OF  THE  UmTXD  STATX8U 

The  Fourth  Census  of  the  Po- 
pulation dftfae  United  States 


resnks  here 
follow  I 

Maine        « 
New  Hampshire* 
Massachusetts 
Bhode  Island 
ConnecUcui         « 
Vermont 
New  York 
New  Jersey       ■• 
Pennsylvania 
Delaware     • 
Maryland    • 
Virginia 

North  Carolfaia  • 
South  Oarolina  • 
Georgia    •  • 

Alabama 
Mississippi 
Louisiana   • 
Tennessee  . 
Kentucky  • 
Ohio 
Indiana 
Illinois 

Missouri     .         • 
Territory  of  Michigtn 
Territory  of  Arkansas , 
District  of  Columbia  _^___ 

Total,     9,625,7.34 


.  €98^,935 
.  244,161 
•  523,387 
.  83,059 
V  276,248 
.  235,76% 
.  l,37S,8ia 
4  277,575 
.  1,049,398 
.  72,749 
.  407,350 
.  1,065,36^ 
;  638,829 
.  490,809 
.  340,989 
.  127,904 
.  75,448 
.  153,407 
.  422,81$ 
.  564,317 
.  581,434 
.  147,178 
.  55,211 
.  66,880 

•  ^89(1 

•  14,273 
.      33,030 


Hecent  jtnHi^ttlimma^  inUlMgtntt^ 


Mr«  James  Colman,  who  was  settling 
in  Arraoaa  (see  p.35  of  the  Survey),  lell 
a  vicUm^^n  the  4th  of  July,  to  the  disease 
agnominated  the  <*  Jungle  Fever.*^ 

Mr.  John  Harlc^  whose  lelinquitbment 
of  his  connection  with  the  London  Mis^ 
aionary  Society  was  stated  at  p.  38  of  the 
Survey,  died  on  the  1 2tfa  of  August  He 
had  been  resident  in  India  some  years, 
when,  in  1817,  lie  became  an  Assistant  to 
the  late  Mr.  May  at  Chinsurah.  Having 
Utterly  thanged  his  opinions  with  respect 
to  baptism,  he  was  baptised  by  the  Bap- 
tist Missionaries,  and  joined  their  Society. 

Church  i^Msionarif  SoeUiy* 
Died  at  Madras,  Aug.  14,  Edward 
UhthoflT,  Esq.  of  the  Company's  Civil  Ser- 
vice, and  a  Member  of  the  Society's  Cor- 
responding Committee^  in  the  SStfa  yesf 
of  his' age. 

Mrs.'  Johnson  continuing  in  a  declining 
stale,  Mr.  Johnson  has  been  authorise^ 
on  Kit  urgent  request,  to  re- visit  this  coun- 
try.ftain  Sierra  Leone,  duiipg  tbt  Rains 
ef  this  summer. 


The  Rev.  tlenry  l^llliams  and  his  fa- 
mily arrived  at'Rio  Janeiro,  in  Aeir  way  t^ 
New  Zealand,on  board  the  Lord  Stdmouth, 
all  weU,on  Sunday,  Nov.  17th.  Mr.  Wil- 
liams had  been  assiduously  employed  Ia 
the  instruction  of  t|ie  Female  ConvicU  oa 
board:  he  had  foond.muoh  difficulty  in 
bringing  some  of  them  into  order :  Imt,  at 
the  time  he  wrote,  all  treated  him  with  re- 
spect;  and  he  had  hopes,  that,  on  karing 
Rio,  he  should  be  able  to  bring  them  ge* 
nerally  under  daily  instruction. 

London  Minionary  Shdeiy* 

Mr.  Thomas  Brown,  who  was  prooeed- 
ing  from  Calcutta  to  Madras  in  order  to 
superintend  the  Printing  Office  at  Bell4ry 
(see  p.  49  of  the  Survey),  died  at  sea.  Miv 
Brown  and  their  Children  have  returned 
to  England. 

On  the  2d  of  August,  Mr.  Thomaa 
Nicholson,  after  suffering  most  acutely 
from  the  spasmodic  diolera  for  six  houn^  . 
departed  to  his  rest,  leering  a  Widpw  an4 
two  Children.  Among  the  short  sentene^ 
which  fell  ftom  bim  durinff  hb  sufferings, 
he  was  beard  to  exclaim,  ''Heaven^i^^ftsv 
aUthisI"  Hislossb  greaUy deplored, aa 


1«»] 


^■QBItT  MlflCBLLAHBOVi  fllTBLtlOtirCS. 


b«  wm  >M»  becoming  an  efficient  imtni- 
'ment  or  good  among  the  NatiTet. 

Mrs.  Townley'i  health  requiring  her  n» 
tarn  to  Englaody  BIr.  Townlej,  it  is  ex. 
p«cted,wUl  accompany  her;  but  purposes, 
CM  iier  reoo?erj,  to  resume  iiis  labours  in 


*  Mr.  Jtffbtys,  wiib  Mrs.  Jeffreys  andthe 
sFoof  Arttsanf,  ^see  p.  18  of  the  Survey,) 
left  Tamatave.  in  Madagascar,  on  the  Slst 
flf  May,  and  reached  the  capiud  on  the  9tli 
of  Jane,  where  tliey  were  ourdially  received 
by  the  King.  Mr.  Thomas  Brooises,  one 
ftf  ttieutisans,  was  taiien  ill  on  the  day 
of  their  arrivd :  be  lingered  till  the  84th, 
wben  be  departed  in  peace,  to  the  great 
regret  of  all  who  knew  him:  he  was  every 
skiifol  artisMk 

,  Africaner,  once  the  terror  of  all  around 
him  in  South  Africa,  and  his  Son,  have  both 
4icd  in  the  Faith  of  the  Gospel.  Tounker, 
the  pious  Grandson  of  Africaner,  thus 
writes  to  Mr.  Moffat,  who  was  formerly 
the  Teacher  to  whom  the  Young  Man  al« 


Mj  OrBadfaOiar.  old  A Wcaaer.  hu  left  im,  sod 
Aad  in  tb«  Lord:   mlio  mj  dear  Father,  Cbrittiaa 


-, ..jr.  tbe  Chief,  hM  left  roe,  aod  died  in  tbo 

Lwd.  I  keve  lost  my  Oraad&tber,  my  Father,  sad 
«r  Teacher,  thos  I  am  deprived  of  parents. 
'  Mr.  Moffat  add%  in  reference  to  the 
i^Cblel^ 

A  fed  asifdeprlvd  of  a  near  relation ;  especially 
vhoo  1  coll  So  mind  the  many  happy  hoora  which  I 
iffcnt  ia  his  company,  performing  the  delig htfnl 
taAof  iofnaincinto  hisfrowinc  ondentaodioc  the 
]>DCtrinea  of  Redemption.  *' 

The  Directors,  for  the  more  convenient 
despatch  of  the  Society's  business,  have 
tiken  a  boose  In  Austin  Friars.  The 
HnsHun,  at  the  present  Rooms,  will  close 
on  Saturday,  the  15th  of  March;  and, 
eher  the  S4di  of  March,  all  communica- 
tiooB  are  to  be  addressed  to  the  **  Mission 
Hoas^  Austin  Friars,  London."  Notice 
wai  be  givefu  when  the  Museum  will  be 
epsaed  oo  the  new  premises. 


119 

8e6iHik  Mistiimmy  Society. 
A  Deputation,  coosistSng  of  the  Res^ 
James  Thomson  ^f  Dundee  and  the  Rev^ 
W.  Brash  of  Glssgow,  have  visited  Lon^ 
don  on  behalf  of  the  Society,  and  preached 
in  various  Places  of  Worship, 

Society  far  the  PropagatioH  of  ike  GotpeL 
On  Friday,  the  Slst  of  February,  the 
AnrnversaryoftheSpdely  was  held.  The 
Sermon  was  preached  by  tbe  Right  Rev, 
the  Lord  Bishop  of  Bristol,  ^t  the  Church 
of  St.  Mary-le-Bow,  Cheapside,  fronk 
Matt,vu.  S8,S9.  llie  Annual  Meeting 
was  afterward  held,  as  usual,  in  the  large 
vestry  of  the  Church. 

Wedeyan  Mittionafy  Society. 
Messrs.  Davies  and  Magga,  who  bad 
been  appointed  to  St.  Kitt'e,  end  Mr.  TwL 
mayne  who  was  to  proceed  to  Jamaie% 
were  dismissed  to  their  labours  at  King* 
Street  Chapel,  Bristol^  on  Monday  the  6th 
of  January, 

India 

Deputations  from  the  British  and  Fo- 
feign  Bible  Society,  and  from  the  Church. 
Baptist,  and  London  Missionary  Societies, 
have  waited  on  the  Right  Hon.  Lord  Am- 
herst,  proceeding  as  Governor- General  to 
India,  to  state  to  His  Lordship  the  dbjecta 
nod  views  of  Uieir  respective  Societies,  and 
to  present  to  him  copies  of  their  Pro* 
oeedings, 

TT>e  Rev.  Reginald  Heber.  M,A.  some 
time  Fellow  of  All-Souls  College,  Rector 
of  Hodnet  in  Shropshire,  Canon  of  St. 
Asaph,  and  Preacher  to  the  Hon,  Society 
of  Lincoln's  Inn,  has  been  appointed 
Bishop  of  Calcutta*  In  a  Convocation, 
bald  on  Monday  the  13th  of  Febmary,  tbe 
Degree  of  Doctorin  Divinity,  by  Diploma, 
wasconfeind  en  Mr.  Heber  by  the  Unl. 
veniiy  of  Oxford. 


CONTRIBUTIONS  TO  THE  CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCIETV, 
/Has  December  17,  18^2,  to  February  SO,  1823. 


ASSOCIATIOJIS.         rr/.      uTi: 
J»J«e»    -       •      -  •410-      sto 

Bc«i»rdshir«      -         .  .ioao-8s<iiS 

Blnaiefbftmciacf.isil.lhnn)  _ 

Udlcs*AMOciation)  ^.  /  Ui  15  7  •  !•$•  ts  i 
Blscfcfrtert  ...  'mxa  o  -  J74  u  8 
BlTtbeliBUby(Bca.byH.l   ^  ^*  * 

JKalkct,  B«|.)      .       .     /  «  0  •  -  •»  IS  t 

findflMdCToriuhirs)  )   •     •  s»  •  •  •  mss  9  » 

B^tiBfd      ....  aa'aSio-   im  i  o 

B«iclu,Soath(lrerBr.46l.|S«.  \ 

>rlftcc'siasboro\  si.  if.  )d.5H  <>*•»•  if  § 

BrOdd  (Nortbamptooshire)     is  to   1  •  t«s  it  s 

Carttsle      -         -  .      ->  e  o-uos  4  5 

'JwasTTonsoire  -  .  -_w  17  •  -  19  n  « 
Cbwut  fc  Cbethlre  (tacl.i-;|:  '          1 

4SI.«st.fromKBntBford)   i  **   •_•  •  Hms  7 


Toiol. 

i^  ••  4,  X^  «. «(. 
Chichester  &  West  Souex  -  st  o  •  -  Asi  17  • 
Chobham  sad  iu  Vicinity  •«•••«>,„«. 
Clapbam  (\  ncl.  liL  sa.  itd.  Ch»m  1  _ 

Senrmhu  and  Lsboarert;  .  .1  ^  M  9  •  ty«e  il  4 
Colcshill  (Warwicksbirc)  -  110-  11  g-  a 
CoTtntry   -     i-  .        •  s*  •  •  -  aogS  s  • 

Cuny  Rifell  (SomeneO  •  -  i«  is  •  •  40  o  « 
^ington  .  .  -  4t»t  t-  4S1S  « 
^eanatrsetliUnallsctory.Bobo,  1  if  «  .  s  is  s 
l>eddlaf ton  (Oxon)  -    i  9  s^     i  9   s 

Dewsborjr  .  .  •  St  it  s  •  714  ?  a 
Diagtrall.LsdiesCN.BritsIn)  s  s  •-  10  i  • 
Doacssur      .  ..-  «»  o  •  -  M?  7  n 

Dorchestsr     •         •  'tf*>e**i7St9 


120       CONTRlVtfTIOKS.  TO 


BWetham  (Rmnto) 
JSpKmi         •         •         •       • 
^ssendcQ  THerts) 
Farincdon  -         -  . 

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T.Ttuuna*)      .         -        / 
Glouccaterslilre     -      -         - 
Godstone  (Surrey) 
Ooaport  .  .  . 

OaildTord    -       -  -         • 

Henley-on  Thames ' 
Henti ridge  (Somerset)    .      - 
liercford      -   ,- 
Keot  (Bromley  &  Reckcn- 


Pram  I. 
Ut.d. 

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151  . 1  0 

17  15  >  • 

7  U  4  • 

5»    3  o- 

40    •  0  • 

10  10  i  • 


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X.  «.  d. 
86    0 

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4t    4 

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tigf  II 


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Kettering        .            -  -••••• 

Kerid  (WiUo)        -       -  -    «k5.8- 

Kighly  (Yorfc*hire)        .  •»  •  •  • 

Xingsdere  ( Hants)         -  •    9  is  0  < 

Kttiureaborongh        •  -  76  •  0 . 

Lambourn  (Eooex)  •  is  •  •  • 

Leeds         ...  -ija  •  • . 

L«icc«terabire            •  .  ns  16  s  • 

Iforden  (Surrey)         -  •    7  9  3  < 

Meiroa«tle-on>TVBo      -  -   4*  0  •  • 

North  Shields  •         •  •  la  e  •  •  < 
Nottingham  (Incl.  Lenton,  1  a.   .  _ 

&C.  It/ J                      .  ^  /  "I    7  5  - 

Nuaehftm  (Oxon)           •  -     1  10  e  • 

Pcnryn      -          -          -  -    7  0  •  - 
FercyCbapelCLadies  1sl.14f-9d.M4    •  >•  • 

ftonteftract       -          -  •   10  •  0  • 

FOMypool    -       -        -  -  C|  •  0  i 

^rtaeft     -    -               .  -  '«»  j  la . 

Preston                •  •  9d  a  0  < 

Pyrton  (Oxon)    -         -  -     1   •  a  . 

Queen's  Square  Chapel   -  •   18'  •  •  . 

Kichmohd  (Surrey)       -  -  iss  0  0 

St.  Antbolin's          •            -  i*  3  . 8 

Staines  ana  its  Vicinity  .      -   44  0  0  • 
Siitton  Sunday  School  (Surrey)  488' 

•wioeahoid  (Lincolnshire)    -  16  o  • 

Tamwocth   -                        -  |9  n  9  < 

Wellington  (Somerset)    ^      -  «|  0  a 

Weymouth         •'        -         -  l9  7  7  ■ 

Winkfleldlb1lowde(WilU.)-   is  t  6 

Worcester        -          •          ^  60  $  6 

y«o»U   •      -                         -  4«  •  e 

York        -  *        -        -       -  aso  •  o  • 
Tosall  h  Harostall  (inclod-  ) 

ing  Abbot's  bromley  and  >    ••  0  a 

Barton*ander-Needwood;  | 

(X)LLBCnONS. 
Aplln.  ««f.  C.  D.»  flpom  bU  1 

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A,  B.  per  the  Treasurer  -        -      •  aa  o  • 

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Vaillant,  John,  B^ la  a  o 

Youth's  Uag.  Committee  for  coodacting,  40  a_o 

COKOREOATIOKAL  COLLECTIONS.  _^ 
Luton  (Beds.) 

by  the  Hev.  James  Scholefield     -      •  is  U  S 
St  Mary  Woolnoth, 

by  the  Assistant  Secretary    -      •      -  17  i9  7 
Vttoseier,  (Staffordah.)     .  .     .    •  i9  •  6 

SCHOOL  FUND. 
Rar.BlBoawell, 

ForAforyltofMll     •    -    Fifth  Year 
Miss  Byron.  - 

ForBlitabethBiekenietk,  Sixth  Year. 
Bev.  F.  Lake, 

For  i«iii6rose  «eW«     -    Sixth  Year 
Mrs.  D.Whitmore, 

ForGatAeHjie  WMtmon,  FtfthTeA' 
LEGACY. 
By  the  laU  Rev.  C.  Hardy,  of  Boa.  ^ 
ton.  In  the  Parish  of  Bramhajn,  1 


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ahajn,a«ari 
Leeds  I  being  the  valna  of  an  Aq»C 
Vuity  for  T«fentT  Years  at  as/-  por  r 
annum,  paid  by  bis  Brother.  John  1 
fdy.  Esq,  Beoorder  of  Leeds   .     ^ 


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the  two  pages  open  opposite  to  each  other,  it  baa  probably. been  noticed  by  mosf  of  our 

Readers. 

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ofth*thortf»i  Missionary  Sorleiy.  Under  thjhwid  of  Ki'nt.jil^Promley  and  Bedi*nbsro,^B«ipfcaiott 
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wickshire.  m  (Tovf-ntry^  05/.  (.>«.  3^.  at  tlia  sum  total  of  Contributions,  is  ritht,  but  the  name  ot  Ur. 
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MARCH,  1823. 


CHAKACTEE  AND  OBITUARY  OF  TH£  REV.  LEVI  PAR60K8, 

AJCEBICAV   XnSIOirABT   IW   THE   MSSITEmKAXSAlT  { 
WHO  DIED,  AT  ALEXAKDftIA,  FEB.  10,  1838. 

With  the  death  of  Mr.  Parsons  our  Readers  are  already  ac- 
quainted. We  have  collected,  from  some.  American  Pubfications, 
various  particulars  relative  to  the  decease  and  the  character  of 
this  exemplary  Missionary. 


An  extract  of  s  Letter  from  Mr. 
Parsons  to  a  friend,  written  May  5, 
1881,  a  dajr  or  two  before  he  left  Je* 
rusalem,  and  aboatsiz  months  befqre 
his  death,  will  be  read  with  particu- 
lar interest.  Maj  the  spirit  which  it 
breathes  increasini^lj  mfluence  all 
Missionaries  I—  ' 

Too  tpcok  of  the  vmuu  of  Minio- 
Bwict.  PcriiApa  now  joo  em  tpesli  of  them 
hj  experience  If  sa»  you  have  found  them, 
I  doubt  not,  much  as  we  oonlempUted 
them,  when  czwniniog  the  question  rele* 
tire  to  Mituoni.  It  is  one  thing,  howw 
ever,  to  make  mention  of  the  trials  of  a 
Missionary,  and  quite  another  thing  to 
experience  them.  We  often  taid,  **  We 
must  languish  under  a  b)iming  suB'^- 
wander.  Mlitary  and  forsaken,  without  a 
smile  to  cheer,  or  a  heart  to  feel  for  us-^ 
be^  hated  by  maBj,ilatlcred  by  a  few,  and 
loted  by  none  end  have  Bfe  always  given 
over  unto  deeth.*' 

nicse,  it  is  true,  are  affuctioks  ;  but 
not  fhnrthy  to  be  mentioned,  in  oompari- 
sQQ  with  others,  which  prey  more  deeply 
oa  the  heart.  To  be  obliged  t»he  silent 
when  God  is  dishonoured,  and  souls  de- 
ceived and  destroyed  by  the  craA  of  men 
—to  be  left  In  doubt  what  measure  to  pur- 
soe^  what  ooufse  to  take,  what  counsel  to 
ghre— lo  be  counteraded  In  every  good 
dea%B,  by  a  power  wUcb  cannot  be  evaded 

end  to  uigea  spfahual  religion  on  those 
wbo  have  no  ears  to  hear,  bo  eyea  to  per- 


late.  In  my  solitary  mom,  1  often  Sad 
comfort  from  this  mflection— that  I  may 
do  good  to  my  Brethren  who  are  afar  oB, 
f  ven  if  I  can  do  no  good  to  those  who  are 
near.  It  Is  a  comfort  to  pray  for  Missis 
narles  by  name;  and  thus  employ  a  day  ia 
looking  over  the  Christian  World.  1  think 
I  can  my,  that  my  awuiance  of  the  eon» 
version  of  the  world  to  Christ  was  never 
so  Srm  as  at  the  pesseat  -tiase ;  aad  never, 
sarely,  were  the  obetades  aad  dISIenltiae 
more  affectingly  magnified. 

We  need  not  fear.  Wemay  dismiwaU 
solicitude— go  forward— turn  aot  to  tho 
right  or  to  the  left.  God  wUi  ovarium 
and  oeerUira/  tiU  S§,  wkou  Hgki  U  if, 
sAotf  take  the  kingdom. 

My  last  wish,  as  I  bid  you  teewell,  is, 
tliat  we  may  tU  together  in  heavenly plmce$. 

Very  soon  afterward,  was  Mr^  Par- 
sons taken  to  his  eternal  rest  On 
his  return  from  Syria,  he  rHoined 
his  associate,  the  Rev.  Pliny  Fisk,  at 
Smvrna  i  and,  shortly  afterward,  em- 
barked with  him  for  Alexandria,  as 
was  stated  at  pplSSI  and  389  of  our 
lastVolnme.  They  landed  at  Alexan- 
dria, January  the  15th,  1681.  Mr.Fisk, 
a  few  days  afterward,  bears  this  strik- 
ing testimony  to  his  friend  : — 

I  desire  to  record  it  aaoneof  the  greatest 
mercies  of  my  life,  that  I  am  permitted  to 
enjoy  the  heavenly  society,  convenatloa, 
and  prayers  of  Br.  Parsons.  While  at 
Smyrna,  from  Dec '  4th  to  Jan.  9th,  we 


yet  who  kkow  that  heaven  is     enjoyed  seaaona  of  social  prayer,  momlof 
an  afllictlon  which  makes  the     and  eveninj|,  and  oa  the  Sabbath.    I  do 


keanbbed. 

I  have  aever,  been  more  sensible  of  the 
duty  of  ptaying  for  MIssloBaries,  than  of 


not  recollect  that  a  single  season  of  de«*» 

tlon  passed,  without  some  romaiks  fteai 

Br.  Parsons,  eipressive  ef  sufamisrion  to 

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133 

tb«  DiTint  Will,  conctrn  for  the  souU  of 
men,  love  to  our  Mission,  gratitude  for 
Divine  Merdesy  confidence  in  G4k1,  and 
love  to  the  Saviour.  I  fcvcely  read  a 
verse  of  ^*ripture,  but  it  drew  from  him 
some  heavenly  remark.  While  on  onr 
Mission,  we  have  read  the  Ft|i}'first 
Psalm  oftener  than  any  other  part  of 
Scripture ;  and  he  has  frequently  remark- 
ed, *'  We  cannot  read  that  too  often." 
One  day  he  said,  <*I  have  often  thought  9f 
being  on  Missionary  Ground  and  too  feeble 
to  labour,  as  one  of  the  greatest  trials  that 
could  be  laid  upon  me ;  and  this  it  now 
the  very  thing  V'ith  which  God  sees  fit  to 
try  roe." 

How  mcioualy  he  was  topported 
UDder  this  trial,  will  be  seen  by  the 
followioi^  extracts  from  his  Journal, 
wrillen  \u  the  prospect.of  death,  after 
his  arrival  at  Alexandria :  they  may 
«prve  to  quickea  the  devout  aflfec- 
tioas  and  the  earnest  diligence  of 
•very  Misionary : — 

•  Jan,  I  Si  1B93-- Twomen  took  me  in 
my  chair  ftdm  the  boat,  and  carried  me 
mfe(y  te  my  room.  So  tender  is  my  Hea« 
venly  Faiber  to  provide  for  me. 

Jon.  1 9*^  My  heelth  greatly  enfeebled. 
It  teems  that  this  shattered  frame  will  not 
long  endurfi  so  great  weakness.  With 
Br.  Fisk  I  talk  freely  of  finishing  my 
work ;  and  of  meeting  my  final  .Judge, 
tiie  Lord  of  Missions.  Heaven  looks  de- 
arable,  to  obtain  the  mracr  image  of 
Odd— to-  know  more  of  the  etistence  of 
Ood»  as  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost^ 
to  see,  without  a  glass,  the  exceeding  love 
displayed  ta  the  Crose— to  observe  the  sta- 
tions, orders,  and  employmenu  of  angels 
vrto  know  -how  sainu  are  employed  in 
relation  to  this  and  other  worlds-»to  see 
^ow  God  overrules  sin— and  why  it  is 
tkrough  great  9rilmlation  that  He  brings 
HiB  children  to  glory— in  a  word,  to  see 
pod  in  all  His  attributes,  and  His  angels 
•nd  saints  in  all  tlieir  glary4 
.  Jan.  21— Find  my  strength  exceedingly 
reduced.  Desire  to  be  in  readiness  to  meel 
my  summons  from  the  world.  Have  but 
little  expectation  of  recovering  tlrength 
befor§  I  go  hence  to  be  here  no  more, 
my  great  desire  is,  to  honour  God  and 
religion,  even  to  the  moment  of  closing 
my  eyes.  '  As  this  earthly  tabernacle  It 
dissolving.  I  pray  G(^  to  build  me  up  into 
-a  new,  vigorous,  spiritual  man  :  then  can 
I  siog,  with  a  dying  voice,  0  death  /  where 
^9*fty  sting  f  I  DID  desire  to  slumber, 
tin  the  resurrection,  on  the  holy  hill,  Beth- 
Mem,  the  birth-place  of  uur  Saviour :  but 
1  rejoice  that  the  Lord  has  brought  me  to 


BIOGRAPHY.  [march, 

£S7P^  •  «°<1»  <^*  to  the  future,  may  I  lay. 
The  will  of  the  Lord  be  done  S 

Jan,  S2— In  view  of  my  great  vreakneta, 
and  in  consideration  that  all  the  means 
which  we  oduld  use  have  not  had  their 
desired  effect,  we  thought  it  our  duty  to 
set  apart  this  day  for  prayer.  We  enjoyed 
a  season  for  several  prayers,  and  for  much 
conversation  respecting  God  as  Fhysiciaa 
and  Parent  We  read  Ps.  cvi,  Isa.  xxxviii, 
1  Sam.  lii,  and  many  precious  Hymi^s.  We 
mid,  '*  This  day  brings  heaven  near.'*  May 
it  hasten  us  toward  our  home ! 

Jan.  23— Rain  most  of  the  day — the  cold 
very  uncomforuble.  I  am  subject  to  con- 
stant chills-^keep  my  bed  most  of  the  day 
— 6nd  the  nights  refreshing,  the  days  long. 
Br.  Fisk  reads  to  me  much  of  the  time. 
Our  morning  and  evening  devotions  are 
always  deeply  afi^ting.  Thus,  while  I 
descend  to  the  banks  of  Jordan,  I  can 
gather  a  flowef  —  I  can  see  a  ray  of  light, 
from  beyond  the  swelling  fiuod.  My  flesh 
is  literally  consumed  like  the  smoke,  but 
nothing  is  impossible  with  God.  He  can 
make  these  dry  bones  praise  Uim  in  thia 
world ;  or  He  can  lay  them  aside,  to  raise 
from  them  a  spiritual  and  glqrjous  uber- 
nacle,  for  His  kingdom. 

Jan.  25 — In  the  morning,  read  tfaa 
account  of  the  character  and  doom  of 
unfaithful  Ministers,  Esek.  xxxiii.  After- 
ward, we  endeavourad  to  confess  otir  paat 
unfaithfulness  t '  end  to  supplicate,  with 
many  cries  to  God,  for  the  entire  class  of 
the  Clergy  in  Asia,  of  every  denomination. 
To  be  ever  alive  to  this  subject,  it  is  neces- 
sary to  contemplste,  often,  the  wretched- 
ness of  blind  leaders  of  the  blind,  and  of 
their  deluded  followers,  beyond  the  grave, 
in  the  fire  that  is  never  to  be  qui^nched. 

Jan.  S7,  Sunday — Early  in  the  morning, 
read  from  the  Epistle  to  the  Hebrews,  and 
prayed  together  for  our  American  Mis- 
sionary Brethren :  and  then  for  all  faithful 
Missionaries,  of  every  denomination  ;  and 
for  every  Missionary  Ststion,  beginning  at 
China,  including  India,  Cape  of  Good 
Hope,  Sierra  Leone.  Malta,  Astracfaan,  Ac 

At  10  o'clock,  Br.  Fisk  went  to  the 
house  of  Mr.  Lee,  the  English  Consul, 
to  preach  to  a  few  Protestants,  who  seen 
to  be  grateful  for  his  servicee.  The  distant 
prospect  of  the  entire  conversion  of  this 
city  to  God,  is  a  rich  compensatiou  for 
man)^  years  of  toil  and  suffering. 
•  Jan.  SS-i- Weather  a  little  more  Qsode^ 
rate.  Rest  well  during  the  nights.  The 
Sabbath  past  was  highly  intereating^no 
interruptions— a  little  emblem  of  heaven. 
We  read  Isa.  liii,  and  the  chapters  ralating 
to  the  love,  suffering,  and  death  of  Christ. 
Gained  new  encouragement  to  -pcrieve- 


182S.]  CHARACTER  AND  OBITUARY  OF  RET.  LEVI  PARSONS. 


'ih 


ranee  in  our  work.  This  morning,  read 
from  Cerinihians  concerning  the  superi- 
ority of  cu ARirr ;  and  our  united  prayers 
were,  for  a  great  increase  of  charity,  in  our 
own  breasts,  and  throughout  this  world 
of  sin. 

Jbn.  SOf  1 822 — Walked  on  the  terrace  of 
the  house,  and  viewed  the  city.  Br.  Fi^  took 
ne  in  bis  arms,  and,  with  ease,  carried  me 
Op  the  stairs ;  so  wasted  is  this  dying  body . 
I  assured  him  it  was  my  ppinion  that  be 
would  take  care  of  this  dMsolving  body  but 
a  few  days  longer.  Let  me  be  waiting, 
and  at  last  say,  Come  Lord  Jeius,  come 
^uicklu  /  I  am  oAen  very  weary  and  sor- 
rowful; but  tears  are  not  in  heaven.  Oh, 
may  I  find  the  rest  that  remaineth  for  the 
people  of  God ! 

Jan,  31 — Weather  very  unfavourable— 
tain  almost  every  day.  The  Dr.  informed 
Br.  Fbk,  that,  in  his  opinion,  I  shall  never 
again'  enjoy  perfect  health  in  this  warm 
dimate ;  and  I  am  now  too  weak  to  change 
my  situauon.  Why  should  I  wish  to  be 
im  any  otfaer  hands,  than  in  His,  who  h 
able  tossivc  to  the  uttermost ! 

Feb.  1-^  A  woke  with  great  faintness, 
which  oominued  for  an  hour.  I  tried 
to  cast  my  burdens  on  the  Lord;  and, 
aAer  a  few  hooray  He  enabled  me  to  do  it. 
Come  unto  me,  said  the  Blessed  Saviour, 
aff  rtk^t  labour  and  ore  heavy  laden^  and 
I  wiU  give  yuu  rest,  God  is  very  kind  to 
me  id  my  sickness.  My  appetite  and 
slect>-at«  usually  eicellent-^my  mind  calm 
in  view  of  death :  although  I  see  heavenly 
tlmi|^  mi  through  a  glass,  darkly,  my  hope 
is,  thai,  as  my  outward  man  decays,  thy 
iaward  man  will  be  renewed  day  by  day. 

Feb.  5,  Sunday — Awoke  with  greater 
wttikiiesa  than  ever  I  was  sensible  of  be- 
fbre.  I  fmr  I  shall  complalli,  as  my  body 
decaya.  How  much  Christians,  that  ire 
in  health,  shoo  Id  pray  for  their  bretlirea 
on  a  djring  bed  !  I  need  many  pray  era 
to-day.  I  cry  out  in  my  distress — I  do  sink 
under  the  rod—  Shall  I  ever  see  Jesus  as 
He  is?  Will  Jesus  make  my  dying  bed? 
Let  me  not  doubt  I  cry,  with  every  * 
hreath,  to  Him  who  is  my  only  hope. 

Read,  prayed,  and  conversed  with  An- 
tonio, t  told  him  that  1  expected  to  die ; 
and  my  desire  was,  to  meet  him  in  heaven. 
He  promised  to  read  the  Bible,  and  to 
pray  every  day. 

How  dreadfully  solemn  to  remain  fixed 
between  two  worlds — between  time  and 
eternity— between  a  mortal  ind  an  im- 
mortal tabernacle !  How  dreadfbl,  and,  at 
tfie  sakne  time,  how  pleasing,  to  rest  with 
an  the  sainu ! 

F^.4 — Monthly  Concert.  Read,  in 
Hia  morning.  Pa.  Ixxii,  and  1  Chron.  xzix. 
-— converaed  respecting  the  last  devotional 


attainments  of  David  \  and  made  one  re- 
quest to  God,  that  we  may  attain  to  a  mea- 
sure of  the  same  faith,  before  we  {Miss  to 
the  clear  light  of  eternal  day.  We  re- 
membered to  pray  for  the  three  Churches 
in  Boston  which  give  their  monthly  con- 
tribution for  the  support  of  this  Mission, 
and  for  all  our  Missionary  Brethren ;  and, 
last  evening,  we  thought  of  bur  duty  to 
all  the  Colleges  in  America.  On  this 
evening,  we  could  only  raise  our  cries  to 
God  for 'Kings,  Princes,  Presidents,  Go- 
vernors, all  in  civil  and  all  in  ecclesiastical 
authority,  that  they  may  all  praise'  our 
God.     Let  Evsaf  thing  praise  God. 

Feb,  5  —  Weather  more  favourablcw 
Walked  in  the  public  street  a  few  mo^ 
raents — appetite  good,  but  feet  swollen  to 
an  extraordinary  size— strength  not  sen- 
sibly improved. 

Feb,  6— Thermometer  at  60^ — rainy— 
cannot  therefore  walk  abroad.  Read,  fof 
our  devotions,  morning  and  evening,  ^ 
Chapter  in  Exodus,  respecUng  the  plaguaa 
sent  on  Pharaoh. 

jTg^,  7.^  Rainy.     Walked  in  nay  room. 

Fib.  8 — Weather  as  yesterday,  itemain 
very  weak.  Last  night  we  conversed  on 
the  high  Christian  attainment  of  suhmia- 
sion  and  quietness.  God  says,  when  w# 
make  an  improper  inquiry,  ■<  Be  still^ 
Children,  be  still.** 

Mr.  Fisk  observes  on  these  ex- 
tracts— 

The  above  femtrks,  I  believe,  were  tht' 
last  that  our  Umtnied  Friend  aod  Brother 
ever  wiote.  80  obeerfully  did  ha  obey- 
the  Divine  Command^  **  mm  szill** — so 
contented  and  pleasant  was  ho^so  ser^na- 
hia  counUQance-*ao  heavenly  bi^  soul»' 
that,  to  h^ar  him  converse,,  and  pray,. and 
give  thanks,  ai»d  praise  God,  seemed  Ukm . 
Uie  begi]kiuag<of  4xmimunipn  with  perfeat: 
spirits. 

The  death  of  Mr.  Parsons  to^k; 
place  on  Sanday ,  the  ttecond  day  frMn ' 
the  closing  of  his  Jourrial.  Mr.  Fisk, 
on  the  same  day,  gives  ihfi  following 
affecting  account  of  the  last  sdane  ti^ 

His  symptoms  continued    Avdiitatle; 
till  the   day  before  yesterday:  then  his  ' 
diarrhoea  returned,  though  not  severely.  ; 
Yesterday  he  was  worse,  and* be  was  weaker  ' 
than  I  had  ever  seen  him.     My  afppre- 
hensions,  respecting  a  fatal  termination  of 
his  disorder,  were  greatly  excited.     He 
converse^  on  the  suibject  vHth  hb  usual 
serenity,  refci'ring  the  eVent  continually 
to  th^  will  of  God.  as  he  has  always  been 
a<!customed    to   'do.      Last  evanlogf  wa* 
spent  fome  thne  in  readingthe  Scriptures, 
prayer,  and  conversation.     We  read  the 
Fourteenth  Chapter  of  John,  and  conversed 


134  BIOGRAPHY, 

■oni*  tlin«  OB  Uw  f 7dl  ftrM^  Peace  I 
Utnre  with  ffou,  ftc 

'  After  eoawtrmng  about  on  boar,  I  told 
hfan  that  U  was  nooeaary  that  he  ihoald 
•Cop  and  take  loiiio  mt  Ho  replied,  *'  I 
fcelaa  though  I  ooold  oohtotm  two  boon 
er.  Tou  don't  know  how  refimhing 
are  to  me.**  He  then  fell 
I  looo  heard  him  laying,  in  his 
.<*  The  goodntai  of  Ood-*growth  in 
grace-  -ftilfilment  of  the  promiiee  -eo  God 
to  all  in  heaven,  and  all  on  earth."  After 
ileeping  awhile,  he  awoken  and  eeemed 
ahoot  a«  utnal  at  that  hour.  I  propoicd 
•itting  by  h»  aide  thfoa|^  the  night :  hut 
be  iniltted  on  my  going  to  bed,  and  laid 
be  l^lt  aa  though  he  iboald  have  a  reiy 
quiet  night ;  and,  aa  hb  attendant  always 
•lepc  near  him,  and  awoke  at  the  least 
word  or  motion,  be  oiged  me  to  retire  to 
rest.  About  eleven  oTclock  I  bid  him 
good  night,  and  wished  that  God  might 

Cundcnieath  him  the  arms  of  everlaat- 
mercy.  He  replied.  Hie  angel  of 
tk€  Lord  eneampeth  round  aboui  ihem 
fhmtfyar  himt 

'   These  were  the  last  words  that  I  ever 
beard  that  beloved  Brother  speak— the  last 
that  I  shall  bear  from  him,until  I  hear  him 
qieak  in  the  language  of  immortality ! 
Twkc^  while  I  slept,  he  awoke;  and  told 
Antonio^  his  servant,  that  he  bad  slept  very 
quietly,  and  felt  easy  and  welL     At  half 
flasc  |famb  Antonio  heard  him  speak,  or 
groan;  and  started  up.    He  saw  some- 
thing wn  the  metier,  and"  ealled  me.     I 
viaa  by  the  bed-side  in  a  moment.    Ob 
what  a  beart^rending  moment  was  that ! 
Ho  was  gasping  Ibr  breath,  unable  to  epeak, 
and  apptrrody  insensihle  to  all  around 
him.    I  atood  by  his  side,  and  attempted 
to  iwive  him  i  but  In  vain.     I  sent  in 
I  Hot  the  physidan,  but  did  not  obtain 
do  I  suppose  it  would  have 
of  any  use  whatever,    if  he  had 
It  was  evident  that  he  was  dying. 
I  attempted  -to  oommend  his  departing , 
apirit  to  liiat  Redeemer,  on  whom  he  bad 
believed.     I  pseiied  his  hand,  and  kissed 
hii  quivering  lips,  and  spoke  to  him ;  1>ut 
hm  gave  me  no  antwer— not  even  a  look 
or  a  motion.     He  took  no  notice  of  me»  or 
of  any  thing  around  him.     His  appointed 
time  bad  arrived.  He  oontinued  to  breathe 
till  a  quarter  peat  four.   Then  the  muscles 
of  bii  Ihce  were  knit  together,  as  if  ho  was 
in  pain.    It  iras  tbe  dying  struggle.    It 
was  the  dissolution  of  the  last  ties  that 
united  soul  and  body.     It  was  the  soul 
breaking  of  its  last  fetteit.    His  features 
then  bmme  pl#cid  again.      His  bitath 
•lopped.     His  pulse  ceMcd  to  beat.     His 
fpql  took  its  toMnorliil  flight. 


[MAftOS, 
After  the  flnt  pang  of  scpuntlon,  I 
stood  pensive  by  the  corpse,  thiidLiag  of  the 
scenes  which  were  opening  to  his  view ! 

A  little  while  after,  as  there  was  no  per- 
son with  me  who  understood  English,  I 
read  a  Chapter,  and  prayed  in  Greek  wilfi 
Antonfo ;  and  then  we  dressed  the  body 
for  the  grave. 

Early  in  the  forenoon,  Mr.  Lee,  tho 
Consul,  called  on  me,  and  kindly  offered 
to  see  that  all  neoeessry  arrangements  were 
made  for  the  Aineral.  He  said,  that,  in 
this  dlmate^  it  was  necewsry  to  bury  soon. 
Four  o'dodL  was  accordingly  appointed. 
All  the  English  Gentlemen  resident  in  the 
place,  sii  or  seven  in  number,  the  Captains 
of  several  English  Ships,  and  a  great  num* 
her  of  Merchants,  principally  Maltese,  at- 
tended the  funeral.  Tbe  Consul  waUied 
with  me  next  to  the  coffin;  and  tbe  others, 
sixty  or  seventy  in  number,  followed  in 
procession  to  the  Greek  Convent,  where 
the  few  English  who  reside  hei«  bury  theic 
dead.  At  the  grave,  I  read  some  versea 
Irom  Job  ziv.  Ps.  xxzix.  I  Cor.  xv.  and 
Rev.  xxi.  xxiL,  and  then  made  a  short 
address,  ond  closed  with  prayer.  We 
then  committed  the  dust  to  its  kindred  dust, 
there  to  await  the  archangel's  trumpet. 

A  few  days  after,  Mr.  Fisk  writes*- 
Since  the  funeral  of  my  Brother,  I  have 
often  seated  myself  by  the  grave,  and  read 
some  appropriate  Chapter  from  the  Greek 
TesUment;  as,  1  Cor.  xv.  Rev.  xxi.  and 
xxii.  Jobnxi.  and  xiv.  On  these  occasions^ 
the  President  of  the  Monastery  «ad  some 
of  the  Monks  have  always  joined  me,  and 
listened  to  the  Chapter  and  some  aceom-. 
ponying  remarks,  and  some  account  of  the 
religious  views  and  feelings,  the  chaiacter, 
and  preaching  of  the  deceased. 

Prom  some  remarks  on  the  cha- 
racter of  Mr.  Parsons  by  a  friend, 
we  ezlract  the  chief  particulars  :*> 

Mr.  Parsons  was  tbe  Son  of  a  Clergy, 
man  in  tlie  Sute  of  Vermont,  He  re- 
ceived a  liberal  educetion ;  having  added 
to  tbe  Academical  Course  of  tbe  principal 
College  in  his  native  State,  a  three  yean' 
preparation  for  the  Ministry,  at  the  Theo* 
logical  Seminary  of  Andover.  'in  Masao- 
chusetts.  He  left  College  with  the  repu- 
tation of  being  among  the  6rst  Scholars 
in  his  class.  Nor  did  his  qoaliftcau'oos  for 
the  Ministry  disappoint  the  expectotiooa 
of  his  friends :  he  was,  indeed,  richly  Air- 
nished  with  the  gifts  which  are  required  to 
constitute  the  active  and  useful  Pastor. 
With  his  ardent  piety  and  good  sense,  bis 
captivating  address,  unaffected  solemnity, 
und  hpnpt  s«ai,  he  might  have  found  bis. 


1888.]       CBARilCTER  AMU  OBITUAAT  OF  REV.  LEVI  PARSONS^       '    I^ 
wtf  to  almost  toy  itation  of  utcfuUie«  in 
iIm  CIrardi. 

The  popularity  of  his  talents  cfeated  a 
stroog  denre  in  many  of  bis  Christian 
lriciul%  that  he  woold  spend  his  days  in 
America.  But,  while  few  could  boast  a 
'more  sincere  attachment  to  tindred  and 
natiTe  land,  or  have  had  less  natural  dis- 
podtioo  to  visit  foreign  climes  than  Mr. 
Fvions,  he  would  only  reply  to  sugges- 
tions oo  this  pointy  that  he  regarded  him- 
felf  as  called  to  another  serricet  he  had 
willing  devoted  himself  to  the  cause  of 
^^^— ^'^"•,  and  could  not  go  back. 

Mr.  Parsons  appears  to  have  first 
felt  the  powerful  influence  of  religion 
about  the  time  of  his  entering  on  re- 
sidence at  College,  in  the  year  1811. 
**  It  was  then/'  says  the  friend  whom 
we  have  just  i^uoted,  **  that  the  faith- 
ful instructions  and  fervent  prayers 
of  his  venerable  parents  were  brought 
home  to  his  bosom,  and  received  a 
gracious  answer.**    He  adds— 

The  Brst  jeyCdl  emotion  of  which  he 
WIS  conscious,  was  that  of  ineffable  deljght 
in  Jesus  ChiisL  This  leading  feature  in 
his  (Christian  experience  seemed  to  impart 
a  general  character  to  his  piety.  He 
evinced  a  peculiar  disposition  to  dwell,  in 
his  conversation,  his-  supplications,  and 
pnbfic  disoourses,  on  the  grace  of  the  In- 
osmate  Son.  Here,  he  was  ever  finding 
■ew  subjects  for  study  and  imitation,  as 
wsU  as  for  thanksgiving  and  praise.  And 
lew,  even  among  the  oldest  and  most  emi- 
aeot  Christians,  have  been  observed  to 
poiseai  as  much  as  he,  of  the  dislntererted 
charity  and  meekness  of  the  Saviour. 
Iliese  spread  a  loveliness  over  his  other 


virtues*  which  rcnderkl  him  a  most  capti- 
vating friend.  It  was  with  evident  Satis- 
faction, that  he  received  from  the  Beard 
hia  destination  to  that  consecrated  land^ 
where  once  the  Patriarchs  lived  and  wor- 
shipped, where  PropheU  were  inspired  to 
foretell  the  coming  of  Messiah,  and  where 
He  was  actually  bm'n  and  sacrificed.  A 
spirit,  fired,  like  his, with  the  love  of  Jesus^ 
would  naturally  be  hurried,  by  its  own  de- 
sires, to  the  very  spot  on  which  the  Mes- 
siah suffered  in  our  fleslu  We  accordingly 
find  him  early  at  Jerusslem,  and  on  the 
Mount  of  Crudfizion.  His  communica- 
tions from  thence  breathe  a  delightful 
spirit,  and  have  proved  a  rich  entertain- 
ment to  many  readers. 

He  has  now  entered  into  the  New  Je- 
rusalem, where  he  beholds  the  beloved 
of  his  soul  —  not  as  through  a  glau^ 
darkly ;  hut  face  to  /ace.  How  does  the 
^ye,  which  lately  fixed*  insatiate  on  the 
Mount  of  Crucifixion,  the  Pool  of  Siloam, 
and  the  Sacred  Tomb,  now  gaxe  on  Chrial 
Himself! 

Mr.  Parsons  waa  remarkable  for  uni- 
formly keeping, the  prospect  of  death  near 
at  hand.  Hu  practice  was,  to  commit  him- 
self to  God,  each  night,  aa  one  ready  to 
depart.  Often  has  he  repeated  the  re- 
mark, in  my  hearing,  that  his  pilgrimsge 
would  probably  be  short ;  sometimes 
adding,  in  the  words  of  the  Apostle,  that 
he  had  a  desire  to  depart,  and  to  be  wUk 
Chriit,  which  i$far  better.  He  waa,  not- 
withstanding, an  uncommonly  cheerful 
man ;  but  his  cheerfulness  was  that  of  m 
serious  mind  :  it  bespoke  a  soul  filled  with 
other  enjoyments,  and  intonsely  inteietted 
with  sublimer  prospects,  than  this  vain 
world  can  afford. 


9to(eelring0  attH  inielliqtnte. 


Unita  iRistgliom. 

AirrUSLArERY  SOCIETY. 
.  0(/tfcl  ami  Gmmdt  of  <A#  Stdgiy. 
A  y UMBER  of  benevolent  Dertons 
in  the  Metropolis  have  united  them- 
selves together  under  the  appella- 
tion of  the  "  LONDON  SOCIETY  FOR 
MITIGATING  AND  GRADUALLY  ABO- 
LISHING  THE  STATE  OF  SLAVERY 
THROUGHOUT  THE  BRITISH  DOMI- 
NIONS.** Samuel  Hoare,  Esq.  jun. 
.  is  Treasurer  of  the  Institution. 

^  The  crounds  on  which  this  Asso- 
ciation has  been  formed  are  defined 


in  the  following  Resolutions,  which 
were  unanimously  adopted  at  the 
first  Meeting:— 

That  the  individuals  composiiig  tha 
present  Meeting  are  deeply  impressed 
with  the  magnitude  and  number  of  the 
evils  attached  to  the  system  of  SLsTery 
which  prevails  in  many  of, the  Colonies 
of  Great  Britain;  a  system,  which  ap- 
pears to  them  to  be  opposed  to  the  spirit 
and  precepts  of  Christianity,  as  well  as 
repugnant  to  every  dictate  ef  natural 
humanity  and  justice — 

That  they  long  indulged  a  hope,  thai 
the  great  pleasure  of  the  Abolition  of 
the  Slave  Trade,  for  which  an  Aet.oC 


196  L 

tli«  LoglslatuFe  wu  passed  in  1  > 
•  struggle  of  twenty  years,  we 
tended  rapidly  to  the  mitigat 
gradual  extinction  of  Negro  B<> 
the  British  Colonies:  but  tha> 
liope  they  have  been  painfull 
pointed;  and,  after  a  lapse  ot 
years,  they  have  still  to  deplore 
most  undiminished  prevalent 
very  evils,  which  it  was  onegr* 
«f  the  Abolition  to  remedy — 

That.under  these  circumstnii 
feel  themselves  called  upon,  bv 
binding  considerations  of  tlici 
Christians,  by  their  best  sym, 
men,  and  by  their  solicitude  tr 
imimpared  th6  high  reputation 
aolid  prosperity  of  their  couiU 
ert  themselves,  in  their  sc]). 
ooUective  capacities,  in  furti 
most  important  object,  and 
▼curing,  by  all  prudent  and  law 
to  mitigate,  and  eventually  « 
the  Slavery   existing  in  our 
Possessions. ' 

Appeal  in  behalf  of  the  Sf 
The  misery  and  vice  wli 
from  Personal  Slavery,  ai . 
urged  by  the  Committee, ; 
for  exertion  in  procuring 
gation  and  ultimate  Aboli: 

Among  the  manifold  evil 
Man  is  liable,  there  is  not,  }>( 
more  extensively  productive 
edtiess  than  Personal  Slavery 

Slavery  may,  without  ex- 
be  described  as  inflicting  on  t^ 
subjects  of  it  almost  every  in. 
Law,  even  in  its  rudest  sta* 
tended  to  prevent.     Is  pro])i 
ject  of  soliciCUde  ?■ — the  Slav(\ 
speaking,  can  neither  acqui' 
curely?  ei\joy  it.  Isexemptioi 
aonal  wrong  indispensable  to  c 
the  Slave  is  liable  toindignt 
suit,  to  restraint  and  punish  u. 
mere  caprice  of  another:    li. 
harassed  and  rendered  misei 
thousand  ways,  which,  so  farl'i- 
tlng-of  the  proof  |,hat  would  bt- 
ta  obtain  legal  redress  (even  \' 
legal  redress  is  ostensibly  prov, 
perhaps  with  difficulty  be  di^ti 
ftom  such  exercise  of  a  mastei 
as  admits  of  no  regulation  or  ( 
even  life  itself  may,  with  imjn 
wantonly    sported  with  — *•  it    \ 
abridged  by  insufficient  su9ttM> 
T*^y  be  wasted  by  excessive    1 


I  dfilR 


a    IM  riUL-^ 


*  ^ 


1^2   afl>T<fciA 


^Tircsi 


1S2S.3  ^^^^  '       UKITBD 

iSewii^  of  the  A«  A. 
Tfi«  Incoine  of  the  year  hai  ex- 
ceeded that  of  anr  year  precedinr 
nnd  has  amounted  to  6Sb/.  8s,  8rf  | 
of  which  275/.  9s.  lOrf.  consisted 
of  Subscriptions  and  Contt-ibutions, 
and  SeO/.  IBx.  10<<.  arose  from  the 
Sale  af  Tracts. 

TJie  Payments  amounted  to  649/, 
15s.  6ef. 

I»rosrress  of  the  Society, 
The    t)ean    of  Bristol  and   the 
Archdeacons  of  Cleveland  and  Ely 
are  become  Vice-Pwaidents  of  the 

Societies  have  been  formed  in  the 
Dioceses  of  Durham  and  Glouces- 
ter, under  the  patronage  of  the  re- 
spective  Bishops,  which  circulate 
the  Tracts  of  the  Society.  Branch 
Associations  having  been  formed; 
daring  the  year,  at  Wolverhampton 
and  at  Derby,  the  Commiuee  enu- 
merate Thirteen  Societies  and  As- 
sociations \n  England  and  Ireland 
whieh  circulate  the  Society's  publi- 
cations. 

Religious  Tract  Societies  among 
£pfiicopalians  at  Baltimore  and  at 
Bosttm,  in  the  •United  States,  have 
reprinted     ^ome:  of  the   Society's 
Tracts.  A  third  Institution  has  been 
ibrmed  at  St.  Paul's  Church  Phil. 
ade}phia»  for  the  purpose  of  circu- 
iatiag  the  Homilies  o^f  the  English 
Churchy    and   such  Tracts  as  are 
calculated  to  cherish  and  diffuse  the 
spirit  of  her  Reformers  and  Martyrs* 
New  TracU. 
While  large  editions  of  the  TracU 
which  were   out  of  print  have  been 

•prepared,  the  following  New  Tracts. 
hava  been  isaued:^ 

An  ApfT^  to  Ho!y  ScHpture  for  the 

•  'kurcfaibsn^s  Confinnatibn  in  the  gV;eat 

joctrin^*  of'the  thiwitt,  to  the  prd- 

^•ion  or  which  h^wis  dedicated  at  his 

.ytisna* 

'he   Featitrsb  of  the  United  Church 

i-Jj^gland  ^nd  Ireland ;  4r,  «  dA)rt 

:  ,.\ait%   £xpls»»tion  ^her  jltrvifies 

.    Jfjose  occaaions:  Part  the  4iooD4, 


V^r^A 


18«5 


itijJciDOAr.  lAh 

containing  the   Festivals  designed  ti 
aTS"^^     the    Evangelists     an^ 

The  Martyrs  of  the  Reformation  in 
•KngHina. 

V^^^^*^  'rt^ywexphdaedtoroun^ 

Of  the'  tract  on   the  Trinity, 
which  forms  the  Sixty-seventh  la 
«ie  general  seiries,  it  is  said— 
^  It  prsMnts  a  summarfotf  Seriptins 
Tsatiinonie.  to  that  fuiyhnientml  doc 
'tone  of  our  ftith ;  and  thereby  iiimiab« 
•a  ttUdote  to  the:  iofldel  and  deistiad 
F?n«*l«  wWch   a»e  ao  awfuUj  and 
widely  dioaeminated  is  publicatiima  of 
^vty  due  and  shape  m  the  pment  dayi 
-,,     ^««*.y-&jktof  TfWfts. 
The  other  three  TracU  above 
mentioned  are  additions  to  the  series 
for  the  use  of  Children  and  Sunday 
Schools.     On  the  Tracts  of  this 
series,  which  now  contains  nine,  H 
w  remarked — ^ 

The  Teacher  who  doTotes  to  t|jia  ob- 
ject  several  hours  of  the  Sabbath,  wiU 
tlnd  this  Society  to  be  a  safe  and  a  useful 
auxiliary  to  his  labours,  by  fiiruishinff 
him  with  a  series  of  Tracts  (either  aa 
school-books  or  as  rewyds)  adapted  to 
the  capacities  of  children ;  and  calcukted 
not  only  to  infuse  into  their  minds  tha 
I^mciples  of  rebgion,  but  also  to  traia 
them  up  in  conscientious  communion 
with  the    iilstablishment,    by  shewins 
them  that  its  doctrines  and  discipline,  ito 
creeds  and  formularies,  are  founded  upon» 
and  in  dose  accordance  with  the  Word 
of  God. 

luueandSiceko/TVaetM. 
The  number  printed  during  the 
year  was  146,000:  that  issued  was 
203,240;  which  consisted  of  1 77,29 1 
sold  in  separate  Tracts,  6800  sold 
in  bound  volumes,  and  19;H9  gra- 
tuitously distributed. 

In  the  Depositoryat  Bristol,  there 
IS  a  stock  of  Tracts  on  hand  amount- 
ing to  281,173,  and  in  other  places 
130,202  — forming     a    total    of 

^nti'Pepish  Tracts, 
ACorrespondent  in  Ireland  writes, 
in  reference  to  this  part  of  the  So- 
ciety's publicstjons— 

The  MiblioatioBs  of  the  Society  an 
Peculiarly  calcuUtad  for  tfaiscouatrx. 


196 


VUltEH   KiKGDOM. 


tli«  Ii«giskittyre  wag  passed  in  1807  after 
a  struggle  of  twenty  years,  wcmid  have 
tended  rapidly  to  the  mitigatio'n  and 
gradual  extinction  of  Negro  Bondage  in 
the  British  Colonies :  but  that  in  this 
liope  they  have  been  painfully  diaap. 
pointed ;  and,  after  a  lapse  of  sixteen 
years,  they  have  still  to  deplore  the  al- 
most undiminished  prevalence  of  the 
very  evils,  which  it  was  one  great  object 
«f  the  Abolition  to  remedy — 

Tliat,under  these  circumstances,  they 
feel  themselves  called  upon,  by  the  most 
binding  considerations  of  their  duty  as 
Christians,  by  their  best  sympathies  as 
men,  and  by  their  solicitude  to  maintain 
uniropared  th6  hi^  reputation  and  the 
solid  prosperity  of  their  country,  to  ex. 
ert  themselves,  in  their  separate  and 
collective  capacities,  is  furthering  this 
most  important  ol^ect^  and  in  endea- 
vouring, by  allprudent  and  lawful  meansi 
to  mitigate,  and  eventually  to  abolish 
the  Slavery  existing  in  our  Colonial 
Possessions.  ^ 

jifpeal  in  Uhalf  of  the  Society, 
The  misery  amd  vice  which  result 
from  Personal  Slavery,  are  forcibly 
urged  by  the  Committee,  as  moUves 
for  exertion  in  procuring  it8  Miti- 
gation and  ultimate  Abolition ; — 

Among  the  manifold  evils  to  which 
Man  is  liable,  there  is  not,  perhaps,  one 
more  extensively  pTt)ductive  of  wretch- 
edness than  Personal  Slavery. 

Slavery  may,  without  exaggeration, 
be  described  as  inflicting  on  the  unhappy 
subjects  of  it  almost  every  injury  which 
Law,  even  in  its  rudest  state^  was  in- 
tended to  prevent.  Is  property  an  ob- 
ject of  solicitude  ?-^the  Slave,  generally 
speaking,  can  neither  acquire,  nor  se- 
curely? eiyoy  ifa.  Is  exemption  ^m  per- 
sonal wrong  indispensable  to  comfort  ^-^ 
the  Slave  is  liable  to  indignity  and  in*, 
suit,  to  restraint  and  punishment,  at  the 
mere  caprice  of  another:  he  may  be 
harassed  and  rendered  miserable  in  a- 
thousand  ways, which,  so  farfVom  adttdt- 
ting'of  the  proof  |hat  would  be  requisite 
ta  obtain  legal  redress  (even  where  any 
legal  redress  is  ostensibly  provided),  can 
perhaps  with  difficulty  be  distinguished 
from^Qcb  exercise  of  a  master*8  power, 
as  admits  of  no  regulation  or  controul : 
even  life  itself  may,  with  impunity,  be 
wantonly  sported  with  —  it  may  be 
•Mdged  by  insufficient  sustenance— ^it 
"wy  be  wasted  by  excessive   Ubtmf-^ 


[MARClf, 

itay,  it  may  be  sacrificed  by  brutal  vio- 
lence, without  any  proportionate  r^ 
of  adeqiiate  punishment. 

In  short,  the  Slave  can  have  no  secu- 
rity for  property,  comfort,  or  life ;  be- 
cause he  himself  is  not  bis  own  :  he~ 
belongs  to  another,  who,  with  or  with- 
out the  offer  of  a  reason  or  pretence, 
can  at  once  separate  all  from  him,  and 
him  from  all,  winch  gives  value  to  e» 
istence. 

Again ;  What  sense  of  moral  obKctf- 
tion  can  he  be  expected  to  possess,  who 
is  shackled  with  res})ect  to  every  action 
and  purpose,  and  is  scarcely  dealt  wif^ 
as  an  accountable  beiiig  ?  Will' the  mai^ 
forexampW,  whose  testimony  is  rejected 
with  sconiy  be  solicitous  to  establish  a 
character  for  veracity  ?  Will  those  who 
are  treated  as  Gattie»  be  taught  thereby 
to  restrain  those  natural  appetites  which 
they  possess  in  common  with  their  felL 
low-labour^^  in  the  team  ?  Or  will 
women  be  prepared  for  the  due  perform- 
ance of  domestic  and  maternal  duties* 
by  being  refused  the  connubial  tie ;  or 
by  being  led  to  v^;ard  prostitution  to 
their  owner,  or  his  representative,  as  the 
most  honourable  distinction  to  whiob 
they  can  aspire  ?  ^ 

From  this  source  of  Slavery,  thoif 
flows  every  species  of  personal  suffering 
and  moral  degradation,  until  its  wretched 
victim  is  sunk  almost  to  tiie  level  of  the 
brute  ;  with  this  fkrther  disadvantage^ 
that,  not  being  wholly  irrational,  he  is 
capable  of  inspiring  greater  degrees  of 
terror,  resentment,  and  aversion,  and' 
will  tfaerefbre  seem  to  his  owner  to  re- 
quire and  to  justify  severer  measures  of 
coercion. 

And  let  it  not  be  forgotten,  that  Sla- 
very  is  itself  not  merely  the  effect ;  it  is 
also  the  very  cause,  of  the  Slave  Trade — 
of  that  system  of  fraud  and  violence,  by 
which  Slaves  are  procured.  If  Slavery  . 
were^  extinct*  the  Siave  Trade  milst 
cease:  but,,  while  it  is  suffered  to  exists 
that  murderous  traffic  will  still  find  »' 
fatal  incentive  in  the  solicitude  of'  the 
Slaveholder  to  supply  the  waste  of  life 
which  his  cupidity  and  crtielty  have  oci 
casioned.  Thus,  in  every  point  df  vie w^ 
is  Shtvery'  productive  of  tUe-'worfttcOta-' 
sequencer  to  all  tfaepirtles  concenRBd. 
Besides  all  the  direct  and  wide-Wasting: 
injuries  wbicb  it  inflicts  on  its  immediate' 
victims,  it  substitutes  for  the  otherwise 
peaceful  merchant  a  blood-thirsty  pirate 
trading  In  hutnah  flesh;  and  by  minis- 


UVIWO   KINGDOM 


1823.] 

Uriiig  to  pride,  avArke,  and  flenmaUty* 
hj  exciting  the  angry  passions  and  hard- 
ening  the  heart  against  the  best  feelings 
of  our  nature,  it  tends  to  convert  the 
ovrner  of  Slaves  into  a  raerciless  tyrant. 

The  Society,  be  it  remembered,  are 
not  DOW  endeavouring  to  xtJUse  indigna- 
tion against  particular  acts  of  extraor- 
dinary cruelty,  or  to  hold  up  to  merited 
^prehension  individuals  notorious  for 
flieir  crimes :  they  are  only  exhibiting 
a  just  picture  of  the  nature  and  obvious 
.tendencies  of  Skvery  its^,  wheresoever 
and  by  whomsoever  practised.  They 
are  very  ftrfrora  asserting,  or  suppos- 
ing, that  every  one  of  the  enormities  to 
which  they  have  alluded,  will  be  found 
to  co.«xist  in  all  their  horrors  in  every 
place  where  Slaves  may  be  found  s  but 
they  know,  that,  in  such  places,  they 
lave  existed,  at  one  time  or  other,  in  a 
greater  or  less  degree— that,  in  many 
places,  they  are  even  now  in  full  and 
fearful  force— and  that  they  are  liable 
to  be  revived  in  all. 

Should  this  pictuve  appear  to  some 
persons  to  be  overehurged,  they  would 
refer  them  to  the  most  decisive  and  un- 
qnettionable  authorities.  The  felon 
Slave-trader,  indeed,  they  consign  to 
the  laws  of  England,  and  to  the  recorded 
reprobation  of  Europe ;  but  for  the'ae- 
ciiracy  of  their  delineation  of  the  wretch- 
edness and  degradation  connected  with 
the  condition  o^  Personal  Slavery,  (will- 
ing as  they  are  to  admit  the  humanity 
of  many  of  the  Owners  of  Sbves,  and 
the  efforts  which  some  of  them  have 
made  to  mitigate  the  evils  of  Ct^onial 
BondageO  they  appeal  to  Ancient  and  to 
Modem  History,  and  to  every  traveller 
worthy  of  credit  who  has  visited  the 
TVpons  wh^re  that  condition  of  society 
pvevails.  Three  thousand  years  ago,  a 
Heathen  Poet  could  tell  us, 

J«ve  fixaa  it  crrtaln.  thM.  whatever  dty 
KakM  nan  a  Slave  UUi  h»lf  hia  worth  away. 

And  this  might  be  shewn  to  be  the  con- 
current  testimony  of  all  ages. 

The  enemies  of  Negro  Freedom,  in 
our  own  age  and  country,  were  so  sen- 
^ble  of  this  truth,  that,  with  great 
ehiewdnesa,  they  disputed  the  claim  or 
the  Negro  Eace  to  be  regarded  as  men. 
Tbey.  doubtless,  felt  with  Montesqjdeu, 
that  if  **  Negroes  were  allowed  to  be 
men,  a  doubt  might  arise  whether  their 
masterscould  be  Christians.'*  This  po- 
ntioQ,  however,  has  been  abandoned  as 
onteiiable;  and  we  noay  tl^erefore  in- 
4u1g«  la  a  sanguine  hope,  of  at  length 


1«7 
reeovering  for  them   the  indi^bitable 

riffbts  of  humanity,  so  long  and  so  em- 
eSy  withheld  by  the  strong  arm  of  ex- 
pression. 

Some  persons,  however,  may  here  be 
disposed  to  ask,  hew  it  is  poasiUe,  if 
Slavey  were  an  evil  so  enormous  as  it 
has  now  been  represented  to  be,  that  it 
should  not  only  have  been  tolerated,  but 
recognised  and  established  as  a  legal 
condition  of  society,  by  so. many  po- 
lished, uid  even  ChristJaa  Nations,  up 
to  this  very  day. 

The  Society  admit,  that,  to  a  hu- 
mane and  conuderate  mind,  nothingean 
seem  more  extraordinary,  than  that  this 
and  other  enormities,   the  removal  of 
which  lies  obviously  within  the  eompaso 
of  human  ability,  should  yet  coodnue 
te  torment  mankind  from  age  to  age. 
But  our  past  supineness  in  no  degree 
weakens  the  obligation  which  we  are 
under  to  attempt  ihmr  removal,  when 
their  real  nature  has  been  detected  and 
exposed,     Ner  will  the  plea  of  pre* 
scription  and  antiquity,  or  ofpravioue 
connivance,  justify  the  prolongation  of 
practices,  which  both  religion  and  na« 
tural  justice  condemn  as  crimes.    The 
AMcan  Slave  Trade,  with  all  the  abo- 
minations accompanying  it   in   every 
stage,  had  been  carried  on  for  eenturies, 
without  attracting    observation  (   and, 
even  alter  it  bad  excited  the  attentiMi 
of  a  few  benevolent  individuals,  it  cost 
many  a  laborious  effort  and  many   a  - 
painful  disappointment,  before  a  convic- 
tion of  its  inherent  turpitude  and  cri- 
minality became  general,  and  its  con- 
demnation was  sealed  in  this  country. 
In  the  exulUtion  produced  by  this  vic- 
tory,  it  was  perhaps  too  readily  be- 
lieved, that  the  Colonial  SUvery,  which 
had  been  fed  by  the  Slave  Trade,  wovddr 
when  all  foreign   supply  was  stopped^ 
undergo  a  gradual  but  rapid  mitigation, 
until  it  had  ceased  to  reproach  our  Free 
Institutions  and  our  Christian  Profession, 
and  was  no  longer  known  but  as  a  foul 
blot  in   our  past  history.     It  was  this 
hope,  joined  to  a  liberal  ^nfidenoe  in 
the  enlarged  and  benevolent  purposes  of 
the  Colonial  Proprietary,  which    pre- 
vented   the  immediate  prosecution  ef 
such  iiirther  Parliamentvy  Measures  as 
should  have,  at  once,  placed  the  un- 
happy Slave  under  theprotecUon  of  tliv 
law,  and  have  prepared  the  way  to  hia 
reatomtion  to  those  aacrtd  and  inalin. 
nabl^T>gl^ta  ef  humanity  of  which  hfr 


128  UNITED 

liftd  been  utfjuatly  dbposseflsed.  But  il^ 
as  is  the  ftct«  every  fluch  hope  has  proved 
ilhuoiy,  aad  aUsiich  confidence  has  onlj 
served  to  render  their  disappointment 
more  bitter  and  mortifying,  shall  the 
firiends  of  the  African  Baoe  be  now  re- 
proached for  waiting  no  longer,  when 
the  real  ground  of  reproach  is,  that  they 
should  have  waited  so  long  ?  They 
place  themselves  then  on  the  immove* 
able  ground  of  Christian  Principle,  while 
Ihey.  invoke  the  interference  of  Parlia- 
ment, and  of  the  country  at  laige,  to 
eifect'the  immediate  mitigation,  with  a 
view  to  the  gradual  and  final  extuiction«. 
in  all  parts  of  the  British  Dominions, 
ttf  a  system  which  is  at  war  with  eveiy 
principle  of  religion  and  morality,  and 
.  outrages  every  benevolent  feeling.  And 
they  entertain  the  fullest  conviction, 
that  the  same  spirit  of  justice  and  hu- 
manity,  which  has  already  achieved  so 
aignal  a  victory,  will  again  display  itself 
in  all  its  energy,  nor  relax  its  effi)rts 
until  it  shall  have  consummated  its 
triumphs. 

Od  an  occasion  of  this  natarei 
when  the  consummation  and  ulti* 
mate  end  of  all  his  benevolent 
labours  in  behalf  of  the  oppressed 
people  of  Africa  is  brought  into 
view,  their  untired  and  undaunted 
Champion  could  not  remain  silent : 
a  forcible  Address  has  just  appeared 
ft'om  the  eloquent  pen  of  l^r.  Wil- 
berforce,  in  furtherance  of  the  ob- 
ject of  this  Society.  Another 
pamphlet,  entitled  "  Negro  Slavery, 
or  a  View  of  some  of  the  more 
prominent  Features  of  that  State  of 
Society,"  has  been  lately  published, 
which  comes  powerfully  in  aid  of 
the  same  object,  as  it  exhibits  a 
series  of  Facts,  on  unquestionable 
authority,  which  place  in  the  most 
afiecting  point  of  view  the  demo- 
ralizing and  degrading  effects  of  the 
Stute  of  Slavery. 


MIBSMNUM  TRJN8LATI0N  SQCTSTYi 
Object  and  Grounda  of  the  Soeieiif. 
This  Institution  was  established  at 
a  Public  Meeting,  held  in  the  Lec- 
ture Room  of  the  Dublin  Institu- 
tien,  •n  the  SOthof  April,  of  last 


ICIXUDOM.  -  [UAnCH, 

year— -the  Right  Hon.  the  Earl  of 
Koden  in  the  Chair_fot  the  pur- 
pose of  forminff  a  ''  Society  for 
aiding  the  Translation  of  the  Holy 
Scriptures  into  Foreign  Languages. 
An  Address  has  been  lately  cir- 
culated by  the  Committee,  some 
extracts  from  which  will  explain  the 
srounds  on  which  the  Society  has 
been  established :  —    . 

Among  sll  the  Societies  at  present 
existing  in  Ireland  for  promoting  the 
knowlSge  of  the  Redeemer's  Name 
among  Heathen  Nations,  there  is  not 
one  specifically  direct^  to  the  Transla- 
tion of  his  Holy  Word  into  their  vari- 
ous languages.  Hitherto,  Ireland  has 
borne  no  share  in  this  important  con- 
cern. Her  Bible  Society  is  purely  do- 
mestic; and  though  her  Msssionaxy 
Exertions  have  been  laudably  extensive* 
considering  her  .means,  and  eminently 
successful,  as  yet  she  has  made  no  effort 
that  foreign  tribes  and  nations  may  read 
IN  tMr  own  Unguei  iko  wonderful  works 
^God. 

Under  such  circumstances,  the  Com- 
mittee of  the  '^  Hibernian  Society  for 
aiding  the  TransUtion  of  the  Holy 
Scriptures  into  Foreign  Languages** 
conceive  that  they  have  just  ground  to 
congratulate  the  Irish  Public  upon  its 
formatioif.  It  is  not  a  Bible  Society, 
for  it  does  not  circulate  the  Scriptures : 
it  is  not  a  Missionaxy  Society,  for  it  has 
nothing  to  do  with  the  explanation  of 
them :  but  its  simple  ol^t  is,  to  asnsi 
all  Societies  engaged  in  the  Translation 
of  the  Holy  Scriptures  into  Foreign 
Lax^nuiges. 

This  simplicity  of  object  in  the 
Society,  it  is  presumed,  should  protect 
it  fh>m  every  jealousy  $  and,  at  the 
same  time,  commend  it  to  public  pa- 
tronage. It  interferes  not  with  any 
ether  Society,  but  is  in  the  strictest 
harmony  with  all :  and,  even  shouJd 
the  Hibernian  Bible  Society,  at  sohie 
future  period,  find  herself  in  a  situ- 
ation to  imitate  her  elder  sister  of 
Great  Britain,  and  embrace  foreign  ob- 
jects in  her  principle,  and  bend  her 
energies  to  foreign  operations ;  still  it  is 
conceived  that  they  would  not  dash, 
and  that  the  Hibernian  Bible  Soci^ 
would  find  in  the  Hibernian  TransU- 
tion Society  a  powerful  and  efiicient 
auxiliary. 


1829]  '       UKITBD 

^gmCU^F'ENOtJlHO  TRACT  iOCrSTT. 

SftJEVZNTB  lUBPOAT^  « 

Slate  of  the  IkMdi. 
Tb%  Income  of  the  year  haa  ex- 
ceeded that  of  any  yedr  preceding, 
and  has  amounted  to  6Sb/.  65,  Sd,  i 
of  which  275/.  9s.  lOd.  conaisted 
of  Subscriptions  and  Contt-ibutions, 
and  S60/.  I81.  lOd.  arose  from  the 
^a!e  of  Tracts. 

Tbe  Payments  amounted  to  649/, 
155. 6rf- 

Progrets  pf  Ihe  Societff, 
The  Dean  of  Bristol  and   the 
Archdeacons  of  Cleveland  and  Ely 
arel>ecome  Vice-Presidents  of  thq 
Spcietjf-      , 

Societies  have  been  formed  in  the 
Dioceses  of  Durham  and  Glouces- 
ter, under  the  patronage  of  the  re- 
S active  BishopSy  which  circulaca 
e  Tracts  of  the  Society.  Branch 
Associations  having  been  formed, 
during  the  year,  at  Wolverhampton 
and  at  Derby,  the  Commitiee  enu- 
merate Tliirtoen  Societies  and  As- 
849ciation«  in  England  and  Ireland 
which  circulate  the  Society's  publi* 
cations. 

Religious  Tract  Societies  among 
Eptscc^palians  at  Baltimore  and  at 
Boston,  in  the*United  States,  have 
reprinted  some  of .  the  Society's 
Tracts.  A  third  Institution  has  been 
formed  at  St.  Paul's  Church  Phil- 
addphia,  for  the  purpose  of  circu- 
lotiiigthe  Homilies  0/  the  English 
Churchy  and  such  Tracts  as  are 
calculated  to  cherish  and  diffuse  the 
spirit  of  her  Reformers  and  Martyrs* 
New  Tracts. 
'While  large  editions  of  the  Tracts 
which  were  out  of  print  have  been 
prepared,  the  following  New  Tracts, 
haver  Unissued  :-* 

Att  ApjJ^  to  HFoly  Scripture  for  the 
Cfcurdiihan^s  Confirtnation  in  the  g^eat 
Doctrine'  of  the  tbixitt,  to  the  pra-' 
lewion  of  which  he  was  dedicated  at  his 
Bsplisto.  •     ^ 

The  FestH»b  of  the  United  Church 

of  .£iiglaQ4  ^nd  Iretend;  4r,  a  dA)rt 

•DdpUm  foplaaatkm  ^her  S«nrkfiS= 

Sar  those' occaaions:  Part  the  Sfpond, 

iMrfvA,  18«S. 


KlJtCDOM'. 


126 


containing  the  Festivals  deigned  to 
commemorate  the  Evangelists  an^ 
Apostles. 

The  Martyrs  of  the  Reformation  in 
Snghnd. 

The  Lofd*Ji  l^nyer  ezpUdned  toVoun^ 
Persons. 

Of  the!  Tract  on  the  Trinity^, 
which  forms  the  $ixty-seventb  11^ 
die  general  series,  it  is  saidp— 

It  piesenta  a  auamuny.otf  Ssriptuns 
Ttstipioniea  to  that  fw^^amental  doc- 
-trine  of  our  fittth ;  and  thereby  fiimiata 
an  antidote  to  the-  infidel  and  deistical 
fir^c%)l€a  wUeh  are  ao  awfiiUy  and 
wi<lely  diasemiqated  in  publicadima  of 
^erf  aiaeand  shape  ia  the  praaentdajft 
SuMhjf'SiMi  Tracts* 
The  other  three  TracU  above 
mentioned  are  additions  to  the  series 
for  the  use  of  Children  afid  Sunjlay 
Schools.  On  the  Tracts  of  this 
series,  which  now  contains  nine,  it 
is  remarked — . 

The  Teacher  who  devotes  to  this  oh« 
ject  several  hours  of  the  SabLath,  wiU 
find  this  Society  to  be  «  safe  and  a  usefiil 
auxiliary  to  his  labours,  by  furnishing 
him  with  a  series  of  iSracts  (either  as 
school-books  or  as  rewinds)  adapted  to 
the  capacities  of  children ;  and  calculated 
not  only  to  infiis^  into  their  minds  tha 
principles  of  reh'gion,  but  also  to  tnua 
them  up  in  conscientious  communion 
with  the  ICstablishment,  by  shewing 
thetn  that  its  doctrines  and  discipline,  its 
creeds  aadformulariesy  are  founded  upon, 
and  in  close  accordance  with  the  Word 
of  God. 

Itttu  and  Stock  0/  TracU.^ 
The  number  printed  during  the 
year  was  146,000:  that  issued  was 
208,240;  which  consisted  of  177,291 
sold  in  separate  Tracts,  6800  sold 
in  bound  volumes,  and  19,149  gra- 
tuitously distributed. 

In  the  Depositoryat  Bristol,  there 
is  a  stock  of  Tracts  on  hand  amount- 
ing to  281,173^  ^nd  in  other  places 
130,202  —  forming  a  total  of 
411,376.      \'     - 

^nti'Pajpish  Tracts. 
ACorrespondentinlreland  writes, 
in  reference  to  this  part  of  the.So- 
ciety's  publicstiODS— 

The  publioations  of  the  Society  aw 
peculiarly  calculatad  for  thiscouatry^ 
S 


ISO  UNITED  K1HGD0K«- 

Ihai  is,  for-droulation  among  the  poorer 
Members  of  the  Established  Church. 
The  arguments  which  they  fUmish  in 
iupport  of  our  Establishment,  enable 
the  poor  man  to  reast  successfully  the 
subtle  attempts  which  are  continually 
made  by  his  Popish  Neighbours  to  un- 
dermine his  attachment  to  the  Church. 
They  are  particularly  adapted  for  circu- 
lation in  Schools.  The  Lives  of  the 
Martyrs,  and  some  of  y  eur  other  Tracts, 
•M  given  as  rewards  in  the  School  which 
I  myself  m^  immediately  superin. 
tend;  and  the  children  are  so  anxious 
to. procure  them,  that  every  penny 
which  they  can  obtain  is  laid  out  in  the 
purchase  of  them :  they  are  encouraged 
to  this  by  the  practice  which  we  adopt 
of  having  their  Tracts  bound,  when  they 
^all  be  enabled  to  procure  a  sufficient 
number  to  form  a  volume. 

The  Committee  add — 

Your  Committee  have  taken  the  hint 
suggested  to  them,  and  have  ordered 
the  Biographical  Tracts,  whibh  are  pub* 
Bshed  by  the  Society,,  to  be  bound  and 
sold  to  the  public  on  the  most  reason? 
able  terms'Which  the  Society  can  afford. 
This  volume  illustrates  the  influence  of 
the  Protestant  Faith  in  the  holy  lives 
and  exemplary  deaths  of  Wickli£fe, 
Archbishop  Cranmer,  Bishops  Latimer, 
Bidley,  Hooper,  Farrar,  and  Jewel; 
Lady  Jane  trrey.  King  Edward  the  YI. 
Frith,  Bilney,Taylor,  Gilpin,  Bainham, 
Lambert,  T^dall,  and  Bradford ;  and 
to  them  is  prefixed  the  Tract  entitled 
^  A  short  History  of  the  SUte  of  the 
Church  in  EnglazKl,  from  the  first  in- 
troduction  of  Christianity  to  the  esta- 
Idishment  of  the  blessed  Reformation 
under  Queen  Elizabeth.*' 

atontitmtt. 

FRANCE. 

PROTESTANT  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY, 
Fmrmaiitm  and  Objeeit  of  the  Socitty, 
The  establishment  of  this  Society, 
with  its  appointment  of  the  Rev. 
Jonas  King  to  the  Mediterranean, 
was  noticed  at  j^.  23  of  the  Survey. 
We  shall  here  give  someparticulars. 
A  Meeting  was  held  on  the  3d. 
of  September,  at  the  house  of  Mr. 
Wilder,  an  American  Merchant  re- 
cent m  Paris,  and  a  ssealous  pro- 


-COKTIKBNt.  [MABCir, 

moter  of  benevolent  and  religious 
plans.  This  Meeting  was  attended 
by  the  Presidents  of  the  {lefonned 
and  Lutlieran  Consistories,  by  other 
Pastors  with  Lay  Members  of  th^ 
two  Churches,  and  by^  various 
Foreign  Protestants  then  in  Paris ; 
among  whom  were  —  the  Rev, 
Daniel  Wilson  —  the  Rev.  S.  S. 
Wilson,  on  his  return  from  Malta 
to  this  countiy —  the  Kev.  Jonas 
King,  of  the  United  States  —  and 
tlie  Wesleyan  Missionaries  in 
France,  Messrs.  Cook  aAd  Croggon. 

The  two  following  Regulations 
point  out  the  course  to  be  at  first 
chiefly  kept  in  view : — 

—That  this  Society  shall  seek  to 
enlighten  the  public  mind,  by  means  of 
the  press,  as  to  the  character  and  import* 
ance  of  the  different  Missions  set  on 
foot  among  Pagans,  by  Protestant  Mis- 
sionary  Societies;  and  shall  publish 
what  it  may  think  proper  to  that  end^ 
whether  original,  or  translations  of  the 
most  interesting  publications  that  have 
appeared  in  foreign  countries  in  favour 
of  the  Missionary  Caus6. 

— ^That  this  Society  shall  procure 
convenient  premises  for  an  establishment 
for  the  reception  of  Young  Persons,  to 
be  recommended  by  the  dirorentMinio. 
nary  Societies  already  in  existence^ 
as.  The  Bisle  Missioiyry  Societj^.the 
Churdi  Missionary  Society,  the  Wes- 
leyan Missionary  Society,  the  Londoji 
Missionary  Society,  &c. ;  to  whom  it  may 
be  necessary  to  study  some  of  those 
Oriental  Languages,  for  the  acquisition 
of  which  Paris  presents  peculiar  advan. 
tsges. 

In  reference  to  this  last  Regula* 
Uon  it  is  stated — 

One  special  olgect  of  the  Society  will 
be  to  facilitate  the  acquisition  of  lan- 
guages, particularly  the  Oriental,  bjr 
the  Missionaries  of  all  the  various  Soci- 
eties of  Europe  and  America.  The 
Committee  will  take  them  under  their 
special  protection,  and  preserve  them 
IVom  the  inconvioiSencea  and  dangers 
connected  with  a  residence  in  sucb  a 
city. 

Mumn  of  the  tUo.  Sonta  King  U  ikm 
R§tmiitnr0M0aM» 

The  Members  did  not  intend, 
however,   to  Mmit   the   Society  to 


these  objects;  and  therefdre  reap 
dilj  emoraced  the  opportunity  of 
contributing  their  aid  to  the  direct 
work  of  Missions.  It  is  stated  on 
this  subject — 

Wfl  have  tlready  commenced  our 
operatians,  hj  engaging  to  nipport  Mr. 
Siig,  M  a  Minionary^  for  a  given  period, 
in  Pakstine.  ]tfr.  King  is  a  native  of 
She  United  States ;  and  has  been  some 
time  in  Paris,  for  the  acquintion  of 
ArM^t  which  he  is  destined  to  teach  in 
the  College  of  Amherst,  on  his  return 
to  America.  The  death  of  Mr.  Parsons, 
the  AliMiooary  sent  out  by  the  Ame. 
rican  Board  of  Missions,  has  determined 
Mr.  King  to  proceed  to  the  H0I7  Land ; 
that  he  maj  continue  the  labours  inter- 
rupted by  the  death  of  Mr.  Parsons,  and 
obtain  a  perfect  knowledge  of  colloquisl 
Arabic.  Not  being  able  to  correspond 
with  his  friends  in  America,  without  con- 
siderable loss  of  time,  the  Paris  Com* 
mitlee  hss  au^orised  and  enaUed  him 
to  proceed  immediately. 

As  a  subscription  of  S500  francs  had 
afa^ead J  been  raised  toward  the  expenses, 
for  the  first  year,  of  the  Mission  of  Mr. 
King,  Mr.  Wilder  proposed  to  the  So- 
ciety to  receive  that  sum,  and  take  him  up 
for  the  first  year,  as  their  Missionary, 
which  would  cost  an  additional  sum  of 
AOOftancs.  This  was  sgreed  to ;  so  that 
the  Society  will  hegin  by  sending  a 
Missionary  to  Jerusskm. 

J^ame  and  Ojficen  0/  the  Society* 
The  title  of  the  Institution  is — 
•*  The  Society  for  Evangelical  Mis- 
sions among  Jreople  not  Christians, 
established  at  Paris." 

On  the  4th  of  November  the  fol- 
lowing Officers  were  appointed  for 
the  direction  of  its  concerns  : — 

Presiient^ 

yice-Admiral  Count  Ver-Hueli,  Peer  of 

France. 

Vice-preaidinii^ 

The  Bev.  Pastors  Goepp  and  Stopfer. 

Seereiarjfy 

*  Bev.  Mr.  Soulier. 

AuitiinU  Seereiaryy 

Eev.  Mr.  AufscUscer. 

TVeaptreTf 
&  V.  S.  Wilder,  £sq. 


Trof:  Kofier  and  Rev.  Mr.  MsnodiStn. 


CONTINBNT.  iSl 

The  Committee  consist  of  Five 
Ministers,  with  Baron  de  8uel  and 
Six  other  Lay  Members  of  the  Pro- 
testant Church. 

Address  ef  the  Committee, 
From  an  Address,  signed  by  the 
President  and  Secretary,  and  circu- 
lated in  December,  we  translate  a 
few  passages : — 

The  Protestants  of  Frsnce,  placed  by 
Divine  Providence  at  the  present  day 
in  circumstances  more  fiivourable  to  the 
influence  of  the  sacred  truths  of  the 
Gospel  than  at  any  antecedent  period, 
have  begun  to  manifest  a  decree  of 
sealfor  the  interests  of  Religion,  which 
proBuses,  under  the  Divine  blessmg, 
the  most  solid  and  durable  advantages. 
The  estoblishment  of  Bible  and  Reli- 
gious Tract  Societies,  the  erection  of. 
many  Places  of  Worship,  the  formation 
of  new  Congregations,  the  urgent  de- 
mands for%  larger  number  of  Ministers, 
the  increasing  attendance  and  devotion 
at  Public  Worship  both  in  the  towne 
and  in  the  country,  all  testify  that  our 
Holy  Religion  is  regaining  ito  empliti 
over  us.  WhHe  these  facts  should  call 
forth  lively  gratitude  to  the  Dispenser 
of  all  good,  they  may  justly  awaken 
the  most  ardent  hopes  in  relation  to 
the  future. 

Occupied  in  the  cares  of  their  own 
Churches,  and  feeling  themselves  under 
primary  obligation  to  promote  the  puiw 
religion  of  the  Gospel  in  their  native 
land,  yet  the  Protestonts  of  France  axe 
desirous  of  taking  their  share  in  the 
efforts  by  which  their  Brethren  of  other 
countries,  attached  to  the  different 
branches  of  the  Great  Family  of  Evan, 
gelical  Christians,  are  seeking  to  pro- 
pagate the  Light  of  the  Gospel,  and  to 
extend  the  Kingdom  of  our  Divine 
Redeemer. 

After  citing  various  instances  of 
the  influence  of  Missions  in  the  in- 
crease of  piety  at  home,  the  Con^ 
mittee  add — 

United,  for  the  sdvancement  of  this 
Holy  Cause,  to  sealous  Christisns  of 
other  lands,  what  spiritual  tressures  of 
Light  snd  Grace  may  we  not  sccuhiu* 
late  on  ourselves,  for  the  prosperity  of 
our  Churches  and  the  edification  of  our 
souls! 

There  is  happily  in, Frsnce  a  graet 
number  of  Protestants  Mo  feel  sfi  tfa% 


|S3  QONTIXSMT. 

Ibrce  of  thew  leflectioiu ;  mdA  who  are 
•DXious  for  the  opportunity  of  uniting 
to  dieir  efforts  for  the  melioration  of  the 
religious  state  of  their  own  land,  bene- 
volent exertions  fbr  the  conversion  of 
the  wretched  inhabitants  of  countries 
deprived  of  the  light  of  the  Gospel. 
Wishes  on  this  subject,  cherished  by 
persons  who  had  no  mutual  intercourse, 
tfulBciently  attest  the  general  tendency 
of  minds  toward  this  important  object. 
'  In  reference  to  the  Society's  de- 
aign  of  affording  facilities  u>r  the 
instruction  of  Missionaries^. it  is 
said— 

This  Institution,  placed  under  the 
superintendence  of  a  respectable  Minis- 
ter,  will  be  open  to  Missionaries  of  all 
Foreign  Societies,  as  well  as  to  those 
Young  Persons  whom  the  Holy  Spirit, 
yre  doubt  not,  will  awaken,  in  the  bosom 
of  our  Communions,  to  carty  the  good 
Hews  of  Salvation  by  the  sacrifice  of 
Christ,  even  to  the  most  distyit  regions 
of  the  Globe« 

The  Address  concludes  with  this 
touching  appeal  :— 

We  cannot  dose  this  statement  of  ou^ 
designs  and  our  hopes,  without  entreat- 
ing oiur  friends  never  to  forget,  that, 
while  we  onrseives  ei\joy  the  loiowledge 
qf  the  Gospel  and  the  numberless  blesB* 
inga  of  which  the  Gospel  is  the  source^ 
hundreds  of  millions  ijp  men,  like  wan- 
dering sheep,  aie  utterly  ignorant  of 
Him,  who  is  the  fFoff^ihM  Truih,  and  ike 
'  Lift.  Let  us  ever  have  present  the  re- 
collection of  what  we  owe  to  that  merci- 
Ail  Mediator,  who  wot  slain  to  redeem  u$ 
to  Cod  by  Hu  blood.  Let  us  recall  to 
mind  how  little  we  have  to  this  moment 
done  to  aid  His  glorious  Cause.  Let  us 
have  H^n  unceasingly  before  our  eyes, 
who  was  wounded /or  omr  trantgresMwns 
qnd  bruised  for  ewr  imquiiiet —*>  niif^ 
whose  agonies  calm  ours,  and  purchase 
peace  for  all  who  believe.  That  mouth, 
which  kept  silence  before  His  murderers, 
hut  which  spake  when  maladies  were  to 
be  healed  and  souls  to  be  saved  -^that 
mottth,  may  it  not  aeem  to  open,  in  order 
to  address  to  e«ch  of  ois  these  tender  but 
cutting  worda,  thia  reproach  at  once 
mild  and  awftil— ''  Behold  what  I  hi»ve 
do&efor  theel .  What  hast  thou  done 
m  Me  among  my  brethren?  Hast 
Vim  made  them  pvtakers  in  the  bless, 
iws  which  I  grsntcd  to  thee  thai  thou 
nni^te^  acatter  tiiem  abroad  ?  Hast 
Ibou  carried  to  ihfBii  so  &rs8  th<w  hast 


[maiici<» 

bad  opportunity,  the  knowledge  of  My 
Salvation  ?  Knowest  thou  not,  that 
My  Gospel  must  be  preached  to  every 
creature?" 

Let  us  not  delay  to  answer  to  this  ap- 
peal of  our  Saviour — as  yet  full  of  mercy 
and  love,  but  one  day  our  Judge.  Let 
lis  not  forget  that  the  time  ia  ebott — that 
ike  dajf  iefttv  speni^  and  iMe  nigbt  cometh 
when  N0.  man  eon  work*  H^hatever^ 
therefore,  our  hand  fittdeth  to  do^  let  «| 
lb  U  wi(h  our  mighi^  Let  u*  be  9tedfa$i^ 
immoveable,  ^tmojft  aboundimg  in, the  work 
^f  tike  Lord,  foraemuch  ae  we  Anm^  iifui 
our  labour  will  moibeiu  vain  in  ike  ^Jard^ 
Monthfy  Meeting/or  Prayer, 
.We  noticed,  in  the  Introductory 
Remarks  to  the  last  Survey,  the 
establishment  at  Paris  of  a  Meeting 
for  Prayer.  It  is  by  tliif.  Society 
that  the  measure  has  been  adopted. 
On  this  subject  it  is  remarked,  in 
the  Address  just  quoted-^ 

The  Friends  of  Missions  having  long 
pursued,  in  various  parts  of  the  world, 
the  Sfdutary  practice  of  uniting  on  the 
First  Monday  In  every  month,  at  seven 
o*dock  in  the  evening,  te  implore  the 
out-pouring  of  the  Hofy  Spirit  on  their 
-f^pective  Churches  and  Countries — on 
the  labours  of  all  the  pious  AasodaUona, 
scattered  over  the  face  of  the  whole 
globe,  which  concur  in  promvliArllto 
Kingdom  of  Christ— and  especially  on 
th^  work  of  Missions  among  the  Hea- 
then; the  Committee  intend  to  establish 
Meetings  of  a  like  nature,  on  the  same 
day  and  at  the  same  hour,  In  one  of  the 
Evangelical  Churches  of  the  metropolis. 
They  trust  that  the  Protestant  Chris* 
tians  of  France  will  unite  with  them 
herein,  on  the  same  days  and  at  the  same 
hours. 

To  promote  this  union  in  fervent 
intercession,  the  Committee  have 
circulated  an  Address  on  the  sub- 
ject, part  of  which  we  shall  ex- 
tract :— 

The  union  of  the  Children  of  God, 
and  the  heed  which  they  felt  of  drawing 
near  to  Him  in  prayer,  were,  at  all 
times,  signqofthe  presence  of  the  Lords 
in  the  midst  of  His  Church,  and  effects 
of  the  influence  of  the  Holy  Spirit  on 
the  bearU  of  the  fiuthAil  i  the  first 
symptoma  of  the  decline  of  religion 
have  ever  ^een,  the  abseoce  of  Charity,  . 
and  the  loss  of  that  aphit  of  SuppUca- 
tis9f  jrhkb  is  at  once  the  indication  of 


1S23J  CONTINENT. 

spiritual  U&  and  the  means  af  Its  sus- 
ienanoe.  The  History  of  the  Church 
moreorer  proves,  that  whenever  the 
liord  has  gninted  any  great  deliverances 
to  His  servants,  whenever  the  pure 
apirit  of  the  Gospel  has  heen  received 
mnoag  Christians,  these  events  have 
heen  prepared,  and  as  it  were  announced 
heforehand,  hy  the  fraternal  feelings 
which  the  faithful  have  mutually  che. 
rished,  and  by  the  humble  and  fervent 
prayers  which  they  have  united  to  pour 
mit  before  God.  K  is,  in  truth,  impos- 
sible that  prayer  should  have  place 
where  languor  and  disunion  prevail  i 
prayer  and  charity,  on  the  contrary^ 
BUtually  awaken,  sustain,  and  promote 
each  other;  and  the  success  whidi 
awaits   them  is  unlimited. 

After  illustrating  these  just  ob- 
servations by  the  late  increase  of 
religious  zeal  in  our  own  counftv 
and  other  parts  of  Christendom,  4t 
is  added — 

ftow  sublime  is  that  spectacle,  which 
occaaionB  joy  in  heaven,  and  awakenaT 
gmans  in  h^  I — multiCudes  of  Chris. 
tiana  ledeetned  by  the  blood  of  Christ, 
pcostated  at  the  same  hour  at  tha  foot 
of  the  CrQSS,in  countries  fitf' sepasated 
ftom  oae  another ;  asking,  for  the  sake 
oftbasufieringsoftheSonof  God,  the 
Mhration  of  their  kind ;  and  Iteaeeching 
the  God  of  the  New  Covenant  for  the 
■ecompBsiiment  of  those  prophecies, 
which  concern  the  kingdom  of  Christ 
aad  the  pouring  oiit  of  the  Holy  Spirit 
OD  all  the  childnn  of  men  I    * 

We  rejoice  greatly  in  the  establish-' 
ment  of  this  Society ;  not  only  on 
acconnt  of  the  aid  which  it  will  ren- 
der to  tlie  Cause  of  Heathen  Mis- 
sions, but  for  the  sake  of  France  it- 
self: for  this  Institution  will  serve,  in 
connection  vith  the  Bible  Society, 
as  a  centre  of  union  to  pious  Pro- 
testants throughout  France.  A 
considerable  number  have  already 
united  themselves  with  it,  and  Aux- 
iliary Societies  are  springing  up  in 
that  Communion.  All  the  exer- 
tions of  the  Protestant  Churches  of 
France  in  this  cause  will  be  abun- 
dantly repaid,  as  many  examples 
testify,  in  a  return  of  spiritual  bless- 
ings  on  themsdvcs. 


We  may  notice,  in  rcannection 
with  this  subject,  two  other  Insti- 
tutions recently  formed  in  Paris, 
which,  though  rather  literary  than 
religious  in  their  own  immediate 
object,  will  yet,  doubtless,  become 
subservient  to  that  great  end,  in 
reference  to  the  world/  which  lies 
nearest  to  the^  hearts-  of  sincere 
Christians. 

ASIJTie  SOCIBTY  OF  PARIS. 
Ofy'eei  p/  the  Society, 
This  Institution  was  formed  in  the 
earlier  part  of  last  year ;  and  has  for 
its  main  object  the  Encouragement 
of  Oriental  Learning.  Its  :^ecre* 
tary  is  Mr.  J.  C.  Abel  Remusat^ 
Professor  of  the  Chinese  Language. 

The  connection  of  this  Sociecy 
with  the  object  of  Irlstitutions  more 
directly'religiouSy  is  well  stated  in 
the  following  extract  of  a  Letter 
from  M.  Remusat  to  the  British 
and  Foreign  Bible  Society :  — 

Amidst  the'  helps  of  which  it  would 
be  desirous  of  assiuing  itself,  the  Asiatic 
Sociefy  places  in  the  first' rank  the  con* 
currence  of  enlightened  men  of  all  na- 
tions ;  and  of  tnose  associations  which 
are  animated  hy  a  zeal  similar  to  their 
own,  for  the  progress  of  useful  know- 
liedge.  Actuated  by 'motives  of  a  supe- 
rior order,  the  Bible  Society  $an  only 
indirectly  take  a  part  in  labours  which 
have  an  object  purely  scientific  and 
literary.  Still,  the  progress  which  the 
knowledge  of  Asiatic  Languages  may 
make  in  Europe,  cannot  be,  in  its  eyes, 
an  indifferent  object ;  and,  if  the  zeal 
which  it  displays,  to  publish  throughout 
the  world  the  Sacred  Books,  contributes 
at  the  same  time  to  make  known  a  mul- 
titude  of  idicans  and  of  dialects  whioh 
appear  to  be  concealed  from  the  invest!* 
gation  of  the  learned,  thtf  same  zeal 
will  find  a  powerful  auxiliary  in  the  U* 
teriiry  ardour  which  will  in  some  piea* 
sure  prepare  its  way,  by  facilitating  the 
study  01  those  languages  in  which  the 
Word  of  God  will  ultimately  appear. 
Two  Societies,  whose  views  have  so 
much  analogy^  must  fiml,  in  mutual 
correspondence,  advantages  which  I  neet) 
not  enumerate.  I  have  only  to  fulfil 
the  wishes  of  that  body  whose  sea^ 
mental  iun  appointed  to  transmit  ta 


154       ^ 

70U,  by  offering  to  70U  their  co-operttion 

in  those  InboiuB  which  mvf  come  within 

their  prorince,  mnd  requesting  from  you 

those    reciprocal  services   which    will 

oeoesstrily  be  to  the  advantage  of  all 

parties. 

OBOQRAPUICAL  SOCIETY. 
Object  and  Plans  0/  Iht  Society. 
The  First  Annual  Meeting  of  this 
Institution  was  held,  xvt  Paris,  last 
year.    Its  Object  and  Designs  arb 
thus  stated : — 

The  Society  is  formed  for  the  purpose 
of  contributing  to  the  progress  of  Geo- 
graphy. It  causes  Travels  to  be  under- 
taken in  unknown  countries:  it  proposes 
and  determines  Prizes:  it  maintains 
Correspondence  with  Learned  Societies, 
Travellers,  and  Geographers :  and  it ' 
publishes  appropriate  Worlcs  and  En- 
gravings. 

The  following  subject  is  proposed 
for  one  of  the  first  rtizt  Disserta- 
tions : — 

To  investigate  the  origin  of  the  dif- 
ferent tribes  scattered  throughout  the 
Isla:idsof  the  Great  Ocean,  to  the  south- 
east of  the  Continent  of  Asia — by  ex- 
amining both  the  dissimilarities  and  the 
resemblances  which  exist  among  them- 
selves and  with  relation  to  other  people ; 
in  respect  of  conformation,  physical  con- 
stitution,  manners,  customs,  civil  and 
religious  institutions,  traditions,  and 
antiquities — by  comparing  the  elements 
of  their  languages,  in  respect  both  of 
verbal  analogy  and  of  grammatical  con- 
struction— ant]  by  considering  the  means 
of  communication,  in  reference  to  geo- 
graphical position,  ]irevailing  winds, 
currents,  and  the  state  of  navigation. 

It  is  obvious  tbat  Questions 
of  this  nature,  ably  investigated, 
must  furnish  those  beaevolent  per- 
sons, whose  ^eat  aim  is  the  present 
and  everlasting  good  of  the  inhabi- 
tants of  ail  the  regions  of  the  earth, 
with  materials  which  they  maj  use 
to  great  Advantage.  Science  will 
thus  act  as  pioneer  to  Faith ; 
and  will  furnish  the  Christian  La- 
bourer with  that  knowledge  of  the 
people  among  whom  Jie  may  live, 
which  will  enable  him  to  prosecute 
i)»  iiigh  calling  with  more  intelU- 
geime  And  wisdom. 


CONTlMEKt.  [MARCHf 

And  tliat  the  objects  of  this  So- 
ciety will  be  ably  pursued,  sufficient 
security  is  given  by  the  high  repu- 
tation of  Its  officers.  The  Marquis 
Laplace  is  President :  Count  Rosily- 
Mesros  and  Viscount  Chateaubriand 
are  Vice-Presidents :  and  Count 
Amede  de  Pastoret  is  Secretary.  A 
Central  Committee  has  been  lorm- 
ed :  of  thfs  Committee,  M.  de  Ros- 
sel  is  President ;  MM.  Walckenaer 
and  Langl^s  are  Fice -Presidents  ^ 
M.  Malte-Brun  is  Secretary  ^  and 
BaronCoquebert  deMontbret,Baron 
de  Humboldt,  and  Baron Cuvier^  ere 
Presidents  of  Sub-Committees, 

RUSSIA. 

^  tilBLE  SOCIBTY, 

P/octedingt  of  M>r».  Pater  tony  Bend€r9§m, 
Und  Pwkerton, 

It  is  stated,  in  the  Ninth  Report 
of  the  Society : — 

In  the  course  of  the  preceding  year, 
the  Rev.  Brs.  Paterson  and  Henderson,  • 
in  company  with  Mr.  Serof,  a  Member 
of  our  Society,  paid  a  visit  to  twenty- 
four  of  our  Auxiliaries.  This  tour  was 
productive  of  very  pleasing  effects. 
Three  Branches  and  several  Associations 
have  been  formed — ^increased  demands 
for  copies  of  the  Scriptures  are  made  on 
the  Depository  at  St.  Petersbuig — and 
a  greater  number  of  Bibles  has  been  dis* 
posed  of,  in  consequence  of  greater  ib- 
gularity  in  the  despatch  of  business. 
Several  Branch  Societies,  imitating  the 
example  of  the  St.  Petfrsburg  Commit- 
tee, have  deputed .  some  of  their  Mem* 
hers  to  visit  their  Associations* 

The  Rev.  Dr.  Paterson  has  rendered 
so  many  essential  services  to  the  So« 
ciety ,  from  its  very  commencement,  that 
this  Committee  cannot  sufficiently  ex* 
press  their  obligations  to  him :  the  whole 
of  the  typographical  labours,  binding  of 
copies,  procuring  of  all  materials,  and 
the  forwarding  of  Bibles,  have  now  been 
placed  under  nis  more  immediate  super* 
intendence ;  he  having,  in  past  times, 
(evinced  such  zeal  and  knowledge  of 
business,  that  his  aid  in  the  work  is  con- 
sidered indispensable.  Dr.  Henderson, 
also,  at  our  request,  has  undertaken  the 
revision  of  various  translations  into  the 
Oriental  Languages,  and  of  that  of  the 
New  Testament  inWHebrew  in  pilr. 


162S>1  CONTIKBNT.— 

tkular.  Tke  CommiU^  .acknowledge 
the  gracious  hand  of  DiWne  Proyidence, 
in  giving  to  the  Society  these  worthy 
promoters  of  the  Bible  Cause;  who 
cheerfully  submit  to  every  labour  and 
inconvenience,  for  the  sake  of  promoting 
the  glory  of  God  and  the  salvation  of 
their  fellow.men. 

The  Rev.  Dr.  Pinkerton»  who  has  long 
devoted  himself  to  the  service  of  the 
Bible  Sodety,  by  travelling  through  a 
great  part  of  Kurope,  haa  done  all  in  hitf 
power  to  awaken  an  interest  in  this  great 
vork:  by  his  instrumentality,  several 
Auxiliaries  have  been  established  in 
Russia,  in  the  prosperity  of  which  he 
has  taken  the  most  active  interest. 

Nim  TranskUUna  eagerfy  deiirtd. 
In  the  same  Report,  after  enu- 
merating tvrentv-nine  languages  and 
dialects  into  which  the  Scriptures 
were  translating,  or  in  which  they 
had'been  printed^  the  Committee 
add-< 

But,  beside  the  numerous  lansuages 
in  which  the  Scriptures  have  uieady 
been  published  or  are  in  forwardness 
for  publiiiung,  there  are  other  dia* 
leets  in  the  Empire  in  which  the  Scrip. 
tures  are  wanted.  Every"  year,  the 
Committee  are  solicited,  from  various 
parts  of  the  Empire,  to  publish  transUu 
tions  of  thd  Gospels  for  those  tribes, 
which,  althou^  they  compose  a  part  of 
the  same  poUtical  body,  nevertheless 
speak  a  totally  different  language.  Since 
the  Scriptures  have  become  more  gene- 
rally used,  numy  persons  have  arisen 
who  are  desirous  to  communicate  their 
benefits  to  these  people :  and  the  min- 
gled surprise  and  delight  with  which 
they  receive  the  Sacred  Records  of  the 
Divine  Will  of  which  they  were  before 
enUrely  ignorant,  and  the  impresssion 
which  the  perusal  of  the  glad  tidings^ of 
salvation  in  Christ  Jesus  has  made,  en- 
courage the  Committee  to  comply  with 
every  similar  requisition  for  the  transla- 
tion of  the  Scriptures  into  fresh  Ian- 
guages;  considering  it  as  a  token  of 
Providence,  and  an  intimation  of  the 
Divine  Will,  to  prepare  the  way  for  the 
pouring  forth  of  the  blessings  of  the 
Divine  Word,  in  the  languages  intelli- 
gible to  the  inhabitants  of  those  regions. 
indeed,  the  time  seems  to  be  at  hand, 
when  the  prophetical  declaration  will  be 
verified  ThMMjtrd  hat  madt  bare  Hit  k»iy 
mm  im  tkt  tytt  p/oU  tke  naiiuUf  and  all 


W£STC4M  AFRICA.  J35 

ike  endt  of  tke  eartk  tkall  tee  ike  eahaiten 
o/mtr  God.     Isaiah  liL  10.  » 

Zeal  of  tke  Society  emd  iu  Memhert. 

In  reference  to  a  Grant  of  «000/. 
lately  made  by  the  British  and  Fo- 
reign Bible  Society,  it  is  stated— 

The  Committee  of  the  Russian  Bible 
Society  teceive  this  Grant  with  the 
more  satisfaction,  as  they  behold  in  it 
a  fresh  nroof  that  both  Societies  are  ani. 
mated  with  the  same  zeid  in  the  com* 
mon  cause,  and  feel  the  same  ardent  de- 
sire that  the  Word  of  God  may  be  dif. 
fused  among  every  nation  and  in  every 
dime.  Indeed,  they  consider  themselves 
as  only  one  Society;  and  the  same  spirit, 
which,  in  the  early  ages  of  Christianity, 
united  the  believers  in  one  heart  and 
mind,  so  that  they  had  all  things  in 
common,  in  the  present  day  actuates  the 
lovers  of  the  Divine  Word  and  all  who 
promote  its  dissemination. 

A  Correspondent  writes — 

In  our  smallest  hamlets,  asVeH  as  in 
our  large  towns,  people,  of  all  ranks, 
emulate  one  another  in  zeal  to  promote 
the  sacred  cause  of  the  Bible. 

'■■  ■.■■■■■■  sa 

SOCIETY  OF  FRIENDS. 

mb.  w.  sixglet0n*s  accoitirt  of  ths 

Natives. 
The  recent  visit  to  this  coast  of 
Mr.  Williani  Singleton,  of  the  So- 
ciety of  Friends;  was  frequently 
referred  to  in  our  last  Volume.  TTie 
Journal  of  his  visit  is  written  with 
the  simplicity  characteristic  of  the 
body  to  which  he  belongs.  We 
have  collected,  from  various  parts 
of  it,  his  remarks  on  the  Natives. 
He  usually  mentions  the  names  of 
the  individuals  from  whom  he  ob- 
tained his  information,  but  we  have 
not  thought  it  necessary  always  to 
cite  his  authorities^  in  the  following 
abstract. 

Pertoat  of  ike  Nai^veu 
Generally,  the  Jaloof  is  rather  taD, 
plump,  of  fine-turned  limbs,  short  curl* 
ing  hair,  and  shiningjet-black  skin  &  the 
Madingoes,  mostly  of  a  spare  make,  not 
quite  so  clean,  or  of  so  briaht  a  black  { 
their  hair  somewhat  less  curled  than  that 
of  the  Jaloofs.  But  the  Kroomen  lare 
the  most  remarkable:  though  Ihi^y  vm 


if  diffefebihelflhts,  all thatl  have  seen 
axe  remtrkabliT for  th^rupright  walk, 
firm  tread,  activity,  and  atrength  of 
mvacle  f  they  abound  in  Sierra  Leone, 
Vvhere  they  are  employed^  as  cooks, 
grooms,  or  labourers.  The  Pul,  or 
Fbolab,  is  as  filthy  as  the  Jaloof  is  clean : 
he  wears  his  hair  long,.  platt#d  into  a 
hundred  divisions,  and  as  full  of  grease 
as  it  can  contain  :  hia  skin  appears  as  if 
iullied  with  dirt,  rather  than  »atundly 
blx^ck ;  and  in  his  person  he  is  somewhat 
nke  the  Mandingo. 

Ckarmeter  of  ike  JtUot/i  and  Jtfandingoet' 
The"  Screens*'  spoken  of  in  the 
following  extract,  appear  to  be 
Mahomedan  Teachers  who  have  at- 
tained a  certain  degreeof  knowledge 
of  the  Kor&n.  The  Captain,  from 
whom  part  of  this  information  was 
derived,  commanded  a  vessel  in 
which  Mr.  Singleton  sailed  about 
S50  railed  up  the  Gambia. 

The  Captain*8  opinion  of  the  Jalooft 
18  noit  a  favourable  one :  he  says  they 
are  liars  and  thieves :  they  are  dreaded 
by  other  nations,  because  more  expert 
than  they  Ml  ^"'i^  iii  which  they  employ 
much  cavalnr:  they  pay  little  ^ittention 
to  trade,  and  are  of  a  Jealous  disposition, 
Orie,  who  had  heard  him  express  this 
opinion,  added  to  it,  ^  Ah !  when  a  Ja- 
loof hais  said  good  morning  td  you,  he 
has  said  hia  last  ^>od  word  for  the  day.** 

Of  the  Mandingoea,  hip  opinion  it 
nearly  as  unfavouralile.  They  are  lasy,- 
and  depend  much  for  support  on  thdft 
and  the  Slave  Trade :  the  total  abolition 
of  this  would  oblige  them  to  work,  or 
find  some  other  means  of  support.  The 
little  trade  they  keep  upon  the  Gambia, 
is  partly  by  stailiog,  and  partly  by  pur- 
Cbiudng  wax,  hides,  Ac.  fromthe  Fekmpe, 
who  live  more  inland,  and  are  more 
industrious  than  the  Mandii^goea. 

Notwithstanding,  this  propensity  to 
thieving,  the '  Mandingoes  leave  their, 
com  in  enclosures  (in  the  villages)  of 
platted  grass,  not  six  feet  high,  and 
without  any  cover.  Mattlk,  the  chjef 
liereen,  who  resides  on  the  Senegal  Coast, 
told  a  Gambia  Merchant,  that  he  thought 
it  an  honour  to  steal  from  a  White  Man. 

There  appears  to  be  a  strong  and  mu- 
tual  antipathy  between  the  Mandingoes 
and  the  Jaloofs.  When,  one  day,  I 
invited  a  Mandingo  into  my  hut  near 
BMthuniy  the  Jaloof  Boy  that  then  ttred 


WESTERN  AFRICA.  [MARCft, 

with  me  would  have  put  him  out 'again. 
'**  Ah,  Master  !**said  he,  when  the  man 
was  gone,  ^Hhat  time  you  let  Mandingo 
into  your  house,  and  you  look  another 
way,  he  sure  he  take  something  t  Man- 
dingo all  tief." . 

The  Mandingoes  appeae  (perhaps 
owing  to  the  insecurity  of  property)  to 
liave  little  thought  for  the  future: 
hence,  in  part,  arises  the  necessity  for 
selling  their  slaves,  and,  in  extreme  di^ 
tress,  their  wives  and  children :  some 
pledge  these,  and  leave  them  unredeem- 
ed. Few,  if  any,  lay  up  store  ;  widely 
differing  from  the  Jolas,  who  hoard  up 
all  they  can.  The  Mandingoes,  for  pre- 
sent gratification,  i.  r.  if  Ihey  see  any 
article  which  they  wish,  to  purchaae,wiU 
sell  their  com,  though  at  a  price  which, 
when  they  would  purchase  again,  they 
must  double. 

Except  among  the  Sereens  and  their 
followers,  there  is  not  any  PUce  or  Fom^ 
of  Worship ;  nor  have  the  Mandin^es 
any  idols  or  images.  They  are  given 
up  to  drunkenness  and  other  vices ;  and 
then  appears  to  be  no  check  upon  them^ 
so  long  as  they  avoid  injuring  one  ano^ 
ther.  Theseare  called  So-nink«as. 
.  Should  any  Native  determine  to  leave 
the  evil  practices  of  the  So-ninicas  (^ 
gans),  and  to  joSn  the  Mahomedans,  he 
nldcea  known  his  intention  to  his  neigh« 
bouzs,  and,  becoming  a  pupil  of  the  Se^ 
reen,  is  taught  to  read  and  write  Arabiet 
and  is  thenceforward  designated  Toobe; 
or  convert,  till  sufficiently  versed  in  the 
Alcoran  to  merit  the  name  of  Sereen. 

The  number  of  Mahomedans,  coin* 
pared  with  the  Sojiink^s,  is  supposeds 
in  this  neighbourhood,  to  be  as  one  to 
twenty. 

Another  witness  gave  a  much 
more  favourable  character  of  th6 
Jaloofs  than  the  Captain : — 

John  Dodds  spoke  highly  of  the  dis- 
position of  the  Jaloofs,  as  affectionate^^ 
mild,  peaceable,  and  patient;  and  repre^ 
sented  the  Blacks,  in  general,  as  jgiuch; 
disposed  to  forgive  ii^juries,  except  ou. 
the  day  they  meet  annually  to  aing,  9lc* 
when  it  is  the  custom  for  the  men  to 
call  to  account  any  one  who  had  ixyured 
their  family;  anud  excepting,  too,  the 
injury  of  curring,  which  a  Jaloof  finda 
it  almost  impossible  to  forgive.  **  Don*t 
curse  me,"  is  a  very  common  exclama* 
tion  in  the  commencement  of  a  qifarrel ;,. 
and  ^'he  cursed  me,**  as  frequent  an, 
apology  in  the  tennination  ef  it; 


182S.] 


WJ»nft9  Af  BICA. 


18T 


ftmr  Ouim  am^tmg  tU  Jatmfk' 
'  I  haye  not  kAned  vrhether  the  Man* 
dingoes  have  aa  j  peculiar  ^Bliaction  of 
caste  or  tribe,  b^rond  that  of  Matter 
and  Siave.  But  the  Jalooft  appear  to 
hare  leveral  diflferent  classes  or  castes  i 
Mch  ii,  the  Tug,  the  Oodae,  tkeMo-ul, 
And  the  GaeweU  :  these  Four  Caste^  are 
lightly  esteemed  by  the  '*good"  Jalp^ 
ws  some  are  pleased  to  style  theBiaelves, 
being  such  as  can  subsist  without  labour, 
and  belong  not  to  any  of  these  Cast^.* 
One  class,  the  GaeweU,  or  sidgers 
and  fiddlers,  are,  beyond  all  the  rest,  de« 
spiaed :  they  are  not  suffered  to  lire 
within  the  towns,  hut  must  vaside  to 
wagrd  one  certain  point,  on  the  outside  i 
thfigr  an  neither  permitted  to  keep  cat- 
tle, nor  to  drink  sweet  milk.  If  one 
dies  near  the  water,  his  corpse  is  thrown 
into  it ;  if  at  a  distance,  it  is  heaved 
into  the  hollow  tnmk  of  a  monkey- 
bread  tree ;  for  the  Natives  say,  that 
vfacre  a  GaeweU  is  buried,  nothing  will 

gfOlfc 

Xhougb  these  GaeweU  aregeq^ral)y 
Ihiia  despised*  they  c^e,  at  tUnes,  mucb 
fought  unto:  for  the  ^'good*'  Jaloof 
loves  to  hear  the  praise  ofhis  ancestors; 
and,  when  intoxicated,  wiU  condescend. 
to  hear  a  GaeweU  sing  the  honours' o( 
bis  famUys  if  the  minstrel  flatters  the 
fmplfycar  to  satisfaction,  hiavewardis 
not  oi4x  certain,  but  often  considerable* 
In  time  of  wsr,  the  GaeweU  has  another 
banrest :  in  the  field,  or  on  the  march, 
the  King  listens  to  their  songs  in  honour 
of  bis  predecessors,  or  of  his  own  past 
exploits ;  as  chieft  of  former  times  at- 
tended to  the  bards.  It  is  the  duty  of 
a  GaewcJl,  too,  in  case  the  army  should 
be  repulsed,  to  urge  them  to  return  to 
the  charge ;  but  here,  if  he  exceed  jthe 
wiMes  or  the  courage  of  the  chief,  or 
even  of  the  soldiers,  he  may  pay  for  bia 
temcirity  the  price  of  his'li^ 

Tbe  cfste  named  Tug  are  smiths  of 
any  sort.  The  Oodae  are  riioemakers 
and  worken  in  leather.  The  Mo-ul  are 
fUiermen.  iKo '*  good*' Jaloof  wJU  mar. 
xj  into  these  castes ;  but  the  GaeweU 
is  the  only  caste  to  whom  they  xefhse 
ioterment. 

Native  Sttperttitims, 

VfUm  up  the  Ganbiery  Mr.  Sin- 
^dcmwritei — 

WbOe  dtting  at  ti»  doer  of  a  hut,  I 
pnoalTed  a  buaUe,  owing  to  one  of  the 
ihti^w  adatng  a  BMMket,and*aftar  aftw 
araMii  oUnsd  in  haita,  but  apparailly 


with  inttrtst,  eanying  it  away,  as  it 
prov^,  to  the  Screen,  for  a  fetis&  or 
peegree,  to  prevent  the  baU  from  bu^st- 
mg  out  at  the  side.  Not  unfirequently, 
\wq  Africai^s  wiU  fight,  to  try  ti»e  power 
of  each  other*s,  or,  each  ofhis  own,  gree« 
gree ;  and  sometimes  the  conflict  tenni* 
nates  in  tbe  death  of  one  of  the  parties. 
Mli«i  intoxicated,  individuala  have 
been  known  so  fkV  to  presume  on  the 
virtue  of  these  amulets^  aa  to  deprive 
themselvea  of  lile  by  a  too  free  use  of 
theiv  weapons  on  thei?  own  penons. 

A  Bhick  Man  at  Bathurst  once  put 
nch  oQKfidenoe  in  his  gnegreeo,  as  to 
declare  to  Captain  8.  his  persuasion  thai 
the  captain  could  not  injure  them  witb 
bis  fowiing-piece.  He  put  them  aU  into 
bit  capi  and,  en  seeing  them  and  the 
QHP  blown  to  pieoea,  exclaimed,  ''  Oh,  I 
see  Bhick  Man*s  greegree  only  oood  fat 
Blackbfanr      «*»•'»       * 

Of  other  Natives,  he  says — 

IKiring,  Superintendant  of  Gloucea* 
tcr,  bought  a  greegee  of  a  child  for  a 
penny :  on  opedng  it,  among  a  variety 
of  scrape  of  paper  was  one  bearing  his 
own  name,  in  his  own  band«writing$ 
also  a  small  quantity  af  earth*  In  ano- 
ther, he  finmd  a  nail  and  several  other 
articles  equaUy  benefidaL  He  thought 
it  ri^t  to  speak  pubHdcly  on  the  subject  s 
many  were  ashamed  of  their  greegeea^ 
and  cast  them  aside.  The  maker  ab« 
soended,  and  has  net  yet  returned. 

The  Bdigaa  have  an  image  of  wood 
aet  up  by  the  path  leadfaig  to  each  vU« 
lage,  near  the  entrance.  It  is  not  pin* 
perly  an  olject  of  worship ;  but  is  'con-> 
aidesedas  a  kind  of  talisman,  to  preserve 
the  village.  When  the  viUagera  ftast^ 
they  place  themselvea  near  to  thie 
image,  and  lay  before  it  the  first  portion; 
of  meat  that  is  cut :  they  also  pour  out 
a  smaU  quantity  of  their  beverage  at  hie 
fleet. 

The  Limbai,  another  people,  fbrm 
flguies  of  a  man  in  day ;  not  in  an  erect 
attitude,  but  stretched  across  the  village 
paths,  near  to  tho'entranoes :  this  also  ip 
to  prsservetbe  -jdaoe,  and  to  be  a  crite. 
rion  of  the  nikention  of  any  visitor.  If 
Natives  of  another  tribe  or  country 
come  to  one  of  Oieir  towna,  and  waJk? 
ovxB.  the  ims^,  it  Is  oonsidmd  by  tbe 
iahabitantaa  si^  of  hostile  or  unfriendly 
inlentaon.  Themsrives  always  turn  out 
of  tbe  path  te  him  t  but  thev  oi^  n» 
worsbsp,  not  any  meat  or  drmk;  only» 
they  take  gitat  cava  te  supply  aiij  k^ 
T 


^38 

tha^  hyfkce  may  fUsUdn,  firom  accidents 

or  by  the  actien  of  the  atmosi^herew 

The  people  named  Fie,  Ma^ne,  or 
CaMo,  make  small  images  of  wood,  whkh 
sere  of  no  other  use  Uum  to  assist  them 
ifv  divining. 

HvptffU   Charadtr  of  a   Ymmg 
Mahomedan. 

Mr.  Singleton  writes,  while  in 
the  Gambia  — 

My  favourite  Sereen,  Dongo  Karry, 
paid  me  a  visit  at  my  lodgings.  I  in- 
quired of  him  what  those  Natives  are 
called,  who  disregard  the  instmclions  of 
the  Sereens,  and  give  themselves  up  to 
wickedness. 

D.  K.— "  We  caU  them  Keddo." 

"  What  name  do  you  give  to'  those 
who  begin  to  forsake  bad  ways,  and  to 
learn  book?*' 

**  Toobkut. — M^hen  they  do  no  bad, 
but  learn  book  every  day,  then  they 
Maraboo  — all  English,  Maraboo.  All 
sabby  book  too  much.*' 

^^  Ah  Dongo,  I  fear  some  sabby  book 
and  are  no  better  for  it** 

"  O  my  fader,  you  say  right^no  bet- 
ter for  it.  But  all  BUck  Man  tank 
English :  they  no  take  man  and  sell 
him.  Damei,  keddo — Mba  boore,  ked- 
do— Boor  Sin,  keddo — ^Frenchman,  ked- 
do. Black  Man  no  tank  dem:  Black 
Man  tank  Enslish.*' 

'^  Bongo,  wou  hast  often  told  me, 
that  if  Black  Man  read  your  book  every 
day,  he  must  go  to  heaven.  Can  no  one 
be  happy  at  iMt,  unless  he  read  your 
book?" 

**  O  yes.  Suppose  White  Man  or 
Bhck  Man  mind  what  Ood  tell  him  in 
his  heart,  he  go  to  heaven,  if  he  no  sabby 
book.  Mind  every  day  do  good,  no  do 
bad,  MOST  ffo  to  heaven.  Suppose  any 
man  sabby  nook,  read  book  everyday, 
sabby  it  too  much ;  if  he  vo  do  good, 
every  time  do  bad,  he  kg  go  to  heaven, 
he  no  better  for  book.  Suppose  Sat^a 
turn  your  heart,  force  you  do  bad,  drink 
.wine,  drink  runiy  break  house,  fl^t,  you 
go  fire." 

^  But,  Bongo,  Satan  cnmot  vcmox 

us  to  doevilt  he  can  bid  ua,  but,  if  we 

say  we  will  not,  be  cannot  fofoe  us ;  for 

^  our  Maker  is  stranger  thanSatan^sind  will 

make  hihi  go  away." 

At  this,  Dongo  gave  a  sbout,  as  usual 
with  the  Natives  when  pleased  s  his 
countenance  appeared  animated  with  de- 
light, and  he  exclaimed  with  energy: 
^^O  my  fader!  I  believe  dat.    O.dat 


WBSTSRK  AVRTCA. 


[MARCRy 

very  good. '  Satkia  no  toft»  utr-SatAna 
go  away.  0, 1  believe  dat.  Dat  is'tnie 
what  you  say.  God  make  him  go  away." 
The  joy  which  appeared  in  Dongo'a 
countenance,  the  feeling  manner  of  ut- 
tering the  above  expressions,  and  others 
which  I  cannot  recollect,  incline  me  to 
hope  that  he  is  acquainted  with  some* 
thing  better  than  the  Alcoran. 

CHVRCtt  MISSION JBY  SOetETY, 

Pratpeci  tf  a   Rmewoi  of  Hut  So<iiiif*s 
Mitsum, 

A  Visit  paid  by  Mr;  Johnson  and 
Mr.  Diiring  to  the  BuHom  Shore, 
in  the  early  part  of  last  year,  was 
mentioned  at  p.  3  of  the  Survey. 
They  were  accompanied '  bv  Mr. 
Norman;  and  by  John  Johnson, 
the  Senior  Student  at  the  Christian 
Institution,  who  is  a  native  of  the 
Bullora  Country.  The  object  of 
the  visit  was,  to  prepiire  the  way 
for  the  renewal  of  the  Society^ 
Mission,  formerly  established  and 
long  persevered  in  by  Mr.  Nyl9nder. 
Mr.  Johnson's  Journal  of  this  visit 
follows : — 

Jl^eh.  18,  I8f9,  Mnuta^Ldt  Free* 
town  about  two  oVlock;  and  arrived^ 
at  half-past  six,  at  Tongroo. 

The  King  appeared  very  reserved  ^ 
and  would  not  enter  on  any  conversation 
respecting  Teachers  being  sent  to  instruct 
his  peopk :  he  said  he  would  not  talk 
that  palaver  now.  After  some  time,  we 
were  informed  that  a  house  was  ready 
for  our  accommodation :  we  shook  hznda 
with  the  King,  and  went  to  the  house 
pointed  out  to  us. 

Our  landlord  proved  to  be  Peter  WiU 
son,  who  was  eleven  years  in  England, 
and  was  educated  there. 

This  poor  num  lives  like  the  refd  of 
hb  countrymen.  His  habitation  is  sur- 
rounded with  greegrees.  He  had  lour 
wives ;  besides  others,  as  I  understandt 
who  were  in  his  farm.  Hb  educatiaa 
has  effiscted  no  change:  nothing  but 
iprace  can  (:hiange  a  man. 

After  we  had  taken  possession  of  the 
house,  and  directed  our  people'to  cook( 
I  took  a  wjtik,'  and  observed  that  the 
populatbn  iiad  much  increased.  .When 
I  beheld  tl^e  poor  creatures  naked  and 
igBora&tt. both,  in  temporal  and. eternal 


198S)  WCSTERN  AFRICA. 

CUim  I  ctimot  csfottm  what  I  fek.  I 
could  not  belp  InroMhing  oitt>  my  grief 
jt  Hie  Tfarone  of  Grace:  and  felt  an 
asaured  hope,  that  the  Gospel  wiU,  one 
day  or  other,  sound  throughout  thii  dark 
jnegioo. 

Ailer  we  had  Tetoahed  ourselves,  we 
Jiad  JEvenii^  Prayer.  I  read  the.giit 
P«lm«  and  Br.Dtibring  prayed. 

We  bad  some  of  our  people  of  Re- 
gent's Town  to  vow  the  boat ;  being 
pious  pcsfJet  we  were  rmy  happy  toge- 
ther. 

After  ^e  had  retired  to  rest,  the 
drums  b^gan,  and  the  noise  continued 
iift  day-lStalE.  One  of  our  boatmen, 
who  akpt  whh  the  rest  in  the -next 
h^pise,  came  before  the  door,  and  called 
•Ht,  '^Maasa,  you  hear  what  noise  these 
people  make?"  I  told  him  that  it  oouU 
set  be  Avoided :  we  nuist  bear  it  with 
patienoe.  The  next  morning,  we  heard 
that  a  penon  had  died  a  fisw  days  befiane, 
4unl  that  the  noiae  would  continue  for  a 


1S9 


/U.  19,  1889,  TlMfd^y— We  rose  this 
marmng,  after  a  sleepless  nigfai,  nrtheif 
ttBComlortabk.  We  called  our  people 
together,  and  vead  Isaiah  Iz.  One  of 
our  Nati^  Brethren  pmyed. 

I  sent  J6ha  Jdinson,  to  inform  the 
King  that  we  wished  to  speak  to  the 
people  as  soon  mm  possible.  The  King 
j^grsed  to  Una,  and  said  ihat  he  would 
mad  for  us  aa  aoon  as  the  people  had 
eome  together.  Accordingly,  we  were 
aummooed  about  seven  o'clock,  but  only 
4he  Headmen  were  present.  I  again 
juyed  that  aM  thepeople  should  be  called; 
which  appeared  to  be  rather  opposed  to 
the  will  of  the  King,  and  he  was  almost 
.4ilbpleaaed :  there  were,  however,  a  fow 
more  women  and  children  caUed. 

John  Johnson  then  told  the  King  and 
the  rest  of  his  countrymen  <in  Bullom) 


gUd  when  he  was  settled  among  them. 
I  told  him  that  he  must  not  expect  this 
to  take  place  soon,  as  I  thought  John 
would  not  have  finished  his  studies  for 
two  years:  he,  notwithstanding,  still 
appeared  pleased  with  the  prospect.  We 
.finallj  left  the  King  much  gratified  with 
.  the  interview ;  and  went  to  take,a  view 
of  the  Qld  Settlement  of  the  Society. 

With  much  difficulty  we  got  threuefa 
the  bush  ;  and,  had  it  not  been  for  the 
orange-trees,  we  should  not  have  known 
the  spot.  There  was  not  a  vestige  to 
be  seen  of  either  houses  or  fences :  th(B 
whole  was  overgrown  with  bush. 

yte  next  went  to  a  place  odled  Keh- 
mem,  the  native  place  of  John  Johnson, 
about  «  mile  from  Yongroo.  Jqhn?s 
brother  met  us  on  the  road,  and  seemed 
very  glad  to  see  us:  he  was  cleanly 
dr^sed,  and  much  resembles  his  brother  . 
in  countenance :  he  appears  to  be  the 
only  relative  that  John  has.  When  we 
had  arrived  at  the  place,  I  asked  John  to 
shew  me  the  spot  where  he  was  bom ; 
and  then  asked  him  if  he  could  point 
out  the  place  where  he  was  bom 
^gain :  thu  caused  a  smile  on  his  coua- 
tenance. 

After  we  had  refreshed  ourselves  with 
a  cocoa-nut,  we  proceeded,  along  the  sand  . 
beach;  to  a  place  called  Camamandoo, 
about  four  miles  and  a  half  from  Yon- 
groo. John  Johnson  addressed  the  peo- 
ple here  in  BuUom.  Like  the  people 
in  the  other  place,  they  were  very  at- 
tentive ;  and  said  that  they  should  be 
glad  if  John  would  come  and  inform 
them  better,  for  they  knew  nothing  of 
the  way  to  heaven. 

From  this  place  we  returned  to  Yon-, 
groo,  passing  several  small  villages.  The 
people  appeared  every  where  anxious 
to  know  something  about  God*s  Book  ; 
and  seemed  much  pleased  with  the  pro- 


wfaat  the  Lord  had  done  for  his  souL     spect  of  having,  at  a  future  period,  the 


This  qipeared,  so  far  as  we  could  judge, 
(#  have  a  great  effect  upon  his  audience. 
He  then  asked  wliether  he  wouUl  be 
permitted  to  come  among  them  when  he 
had  fiBished  ms  studies,  and  teach  them 
the  way  to  heaven.  The  King  answered, 
without  hesitation,  that  he  should  be 
^iad  of  it;  and  aaid  alsOf  that  he  did  not 
conaent  to  Mr.  Nyltoder*s  leaving  them. 
He  observed  that  there  were  plenty  of 
children  now,  who,  if  John  Johnson  did 
come,  should  go  to  schooL  Upon  the 
whole,  after  John  had  spoken,  the  King 
appeared  to  be  in  better  temper;  and 
fwal  liRies  lepceted  that  he  should  be 


Word  of  God  explained  to  them.  We 
arrived  at  Yongroo  about  three  o'clock. 
We  read,  in  the  evening,  Isaiah  xli,\ 
and  John  Johnson  prayed :  after  which 
we  retired  to  rest. 

Feb.  20,  Jf^tdntuday—Vi'e  waited, 
early  this  morning,  on  the  King,  who 
wished  to  send  with  us  to  School  two 
Boys,  whb  might  make  some  progress, 
and  return  with  John  Johnwn,  to  as- 
sist as  Teachers  in  a  School.  Two 
likely  boys  could  not  be  found,  ns  tlie 
parents  were  from  home:  the  King, 
however,  prouiisedio  send  them  by  the 
earliest  opportunity. 


^1^  V«gt«KH 

Mr.  Nonoati  writes,  in  reference 
to  this  visit— 

Every  thing  on  the  Bnllom  Shore  is 
■  encouraging ;  as  all  the  people  iHth 
whom  we  spoke  were  very  anxibuS  'to 
•  have  Teachers.  I  believe  tins  Is  tiie 
general  desire  of  all  the  nations  around 
us.  Maj  the  Lord  send  forth  fiddi- 
fiil  labourers  into  the  harvest  I 

Sierra  Uim. 
In  the  coarse  of  last  year,  the  Rev. 
W.  Johnson  iseveral  times  visited, 
from  Regent's  fown,  the  more  dis- 
tant SetuemenU  of  the  Colony.  On 
one  occasion,  he  accompanied  the 
!Suncrintend«at  of  Libearated  Afri- 
cans, Mr,  Reffell,  and  the  Chaplain, 
Mr.  Flood.    We  dwll  extract  from 
hisJoumid  some  account  of  two  of 
the  most  distant  Stations. 
YORK. 

CBVRCB  MISSIONARY  SOCtSTY, 

•  Promiting  Siaie  of  ihM  Sitiiemeni. 

Of  his  first  visit,  in  Mardi,Mr.  John- 

son  gives  the  foUowing  notice  :— 

jl/«rc*  14, 1822,  Tkunday—^^^ 
at  York,  tf  r.  Johnstone,  the  Superin- 
tendant,  received  me  very  kmdly .  The 
people  had  built  a  Place  of  Worship,  to 
whidi  all  had  subscribed.  I  b^ged 
him  to  inform  them  that  I  should  be 
«lad  to  speak  the  Word  of  God  to  them 
Suie  evening. 

About  seven  o'clock,  we  went  to  the 
iPlace  of  Worship,  which  I  found  coin- 
pletely  crowded,  tad  many  outside.  1 
addressed  the  people  from  Acts  xvi.  31. 
^  While  speaking  on  the  depraved  state 
of  mankind,  ?nd  explaining  what  God 
demanded  of  men,  as  a  just,  holy,  and 
righteous  God,  one  woman  fell  trembling 
on  the  ground;  others  also  appeared  to 
be  much  affected.  Fearing  lest  coxifuaion 
should  follow,  I  exhorted  them  to  be 
quiet,  and  to  restrain  their  feelings,  in 
order  that  I  might  dwell  on  the  pro- 
mise of  the  text.  The  woman,  who 
continued  to  be  much  a^tated,  I  demred 
to  be  removed.  When  I  had  concluded, 
all  were  anxious  to  shake  l^ands  with 
me,  thanked  me,  and  begged  that)  I 
would  speak  the  Word  of  God  to  them 
again,  on  the  following  morning,  which 
I  gladly  promised  to  do.  I  went  back 
with  Mr.  Johnstone  to  his  hospitable  ha- 
bitation, much  delighted  with  what  had 
passed. 


ATRICA.  •    [MABCa, 

I  enl^Nd  tills  place  ^Omuchfeart 
but'  the  f oUewing  {MMsge  ooolftsrted  »» 
much,  and  was  in  some  degree  reslilse4  : 
Isaiah  sliii.  5. 

Moreh  15,  Frttffljr-The  htXL  began 
to  ring  some  time  before  day-light.  1 
could  not  at  first  conceive  the  eaose; 
but,  on  inqjuiry,  was  interned  that  k 
was  for  Divine  Servicet  a  light  wim 
brought  in,  and  I  diosssd  saysdf  as 
soon  ast^oniblew  it  wsstast dav-Ugkt 
when  we  Tcentered  the  Phwe  nf  W«t. 
ship,  which  was  again  well  attended.  >  1 
retad  And  explahied  the  first  Chuptsr  of 
the  Fhst  EpbUe  of  8t.  Ptfter,  end  i^Kike 
on  the  Uessed  stcfee  of  betievers  end 
lliemaerableBtsteofunMieven.  All 
were  attentive. 

When  I  had  eonduded,  I  wto  en. 
treated  to  sead  some  person  to  teach 
them  the  way  to  heaven:  this  I  |n«. 
mised-to  do,  with  the  Ail  cdBseot^f 
Hr.  Johnstone,  as  soon  as  pneOoaUe. 

As  Ihad  a  lieenee  firom  Hiii  Sse- 
cellcncy  for  Marriage,  eight  couj^e  wese 
inaiTied,  and  «ve  isfittits  baptfated. 

Aftel:  breekfint  I  watried  ft«r  eosi|de. 
Several  made  application  ft*  Beptbai. 
I  told  them  that  I  could  net  now  hep- 
ti«  them,  beawweit  was  necisssiy  that 
'  they  riiould  be  first  instructed*  Forthis 
purpose  I  fhimed  soase^^uestioiis,  whiA 
aieusedat  BegenfsTewiHaiiddireotcd 
WiUiam  Allen  to  hMtruot  twice  e-wedc 
sueh  as  wiihed  to  be  bspti^ei^  Bone 
^seemed  to  be  much  concerned  with  re- 
spect to  thoh^ 'sphitualstbte.'  When  I 
left  the  Chapel,  1  was -mudientrasted  410 
visit  them -again  soon;  which  I  pro- 
mised to  do,  should  it  So  please  God. 

About  ten  o*dock,  I  left  Yoric,  ac- 
companied by  Mi*.  Johnstone ;  but  be- 
fore we  enltered  the  boat,  I  addressed 
the  people  at  sosae  length,  on  the  Scrip, 
tures:  they  were  att  attentive  At 
leaving  them,  they  agahi  reqfiestM  me 
to  send  a  man  to  teach  them,  and  to 
come  myself  again  soon.  W^en  I  went 
'to  the  boot,  a  woman,  who  had  been  in 
the  house,  said  to  Miodier— "  Ah,  theu 
wot^s  that  White  "Man  talk  go  throu^ 
,tey  heart."  Oh,  may  not  my  wdwte, 
but  the  Word  of  ttie  Lord,  WWoh  4s 
guick  And  fdwir/ult  ttki  Bhkrptr  Wham 
any  two^dg^d  iw^¥d^  pierce  theii*  twits  I 
Of  a  second  visit,  paid  16  this 

Srotnising  Settlement  in  May,  Mr. 
ohnson  ira'ites — 

JI/IV15, 1882,  Tkwrsday^Hhepevfim 
assembled  in  the  evenii^.    I  addressed 


ttem  crti  Jolm;itt.'84  X  ftft  p9CuUa4gr 
jiiiipy  Jn«ddMt8hlg  tlMin :  they,  indeed, 
seemed  fe»  be  hungerii^  after  t|ie  Word 
of  God :  fCMne  wept  bitterly. 

When  I  visited  this  pfane  before,  I 
^A&etved  serexil  persona  iatoxicatad  : 
thii,  WiroYer,  wis  not  the  case  niMr. 
Tlie  Snperintendant  essured  me,  that, 
before  that  visit,  he  had  not  been  safe 
out  o£  dMTs  after  daik  s  be  was,  hoir. 
lerer,  hsmiy  to .  say,  that  an  entire 
.«hange,so  nur  as  respeots  their  moial  coQ- 
idoct,  had  tak^  phce.  It  was  alio  ve- 
Mi  h  il  by  Mr.Befflill,  that  he  had  never 
«een  the  place  so  quiet  as  it  now  was* 

.1  andsa^onred  to  bring  John  San^f 
.wHb  ne  to  ihis  place ;  but  I  ooold 
•aot  prevail  tipon  lufcn.  fie  acoMtt. 
fiHod  lAa  as  &r  as  Freetown ;  but 
Cook  care  not  to  take  mote-clething  than 
that  which  he  ware*  I  found,  on  in- 
.^uiry,  that  he  was  afraid  I  should  leave 
iim  behind.  He  said  that  if  J  stayed,  he 
would  stay  too ;  tiut  when  I  went,  he 
would  go  too.  trpon  my  discovering 
this,  I  desired  Mm  to  return  home:  wi£ 
*tlii8  he  seemed  weH  pleased.  I  am  really 
'aornr  that  he  is  so  partial  to  liis  home, 
for  I  hoped  to  place  him  among  this 
peofde* 

jifty  17,  l823..rWAv--Tbebellranff, 
M3  before,  between  four  and  five  o*clodc 
in  the  morning:  I  was  obliged  to  get 
dressed  by  candle-light,  to  attend  the 
Chapel.  I  could  but  ju.H  see  to  read  a 
duster  at  the  window.  I  chose  John  z. 
The  place  was  again  ftill,  and  all  were,  as 
usiud,  veiy  attentive.  In  prayer,  I 
commended  them  to  that  God,  who  will 
cany  on  the  work  of  grace  in  their  hearts, 
which  I  belSeve  is  begun.  The  Super- 
Intcndant,  Mr.  John8tone,'8eemed  much 
aflbcted. 

In  AxigoMly  Mr.  Johnon  agaiii 
•«ifitcd  York,  at  a  viery  aeasenable 
time;  US  attempts IrndDeen  made, 
as  Mr.  Johnstone  informed  Uim,  to 
prejudice  the  minds  of  these  simple 
people.  They  resolved  to  go  to 
the  Governor,  and  aric  him  to  ap- 
point them  a  Teacher;  and  appear- 
ed happy  and  thaddul  that  Mr. 
Jolmson  liad  again  visited  them.  It 
may  be  hoped,  that,  on  the  arrival 
of  the  Spcieqy's  Missionaries,  who 
sailed  for  the  Colony  hi  the  antunm, 
due  provision  could  be  made  for  this 
Settlii^ment. 


AfftlCA»  :\^ 

KENT, 

GBVRCa  MlSSiQJfAMT  MOaSTT^ 

Ik  March  and  in  May  of  last 
year^  Mr«  Johnson  visited  this  Sta- 
tion ako.  On  Manihihe  15th|  he 
writes — 

About  tw€^ve  o^^iook  we  arHved  at 
Kent.  This  Settlement  has*  §ne  ap- 
.pearaoce  from  sea,  which  is  much  in- 
creased by  arange  ef  mountaina  behind. 
Some  rooks  in.  irent  of  tl»  fciiidiial 
building,  and  a  flag.«taff  on  ane  of  the 
summits,  give  the  plaes  the  a^MnC  a 
Aurtification. 

We  were  kindly  and  hospiuMy  n- 
ceived  l^y  Mr.  Beckli^and  l^frs.  Bcaiaar. 

AILr.  Beckky  stated,  that  he  co«ki 
not  get  all  the  people  to  attend  DIviM^ 
Wmhip  on  Sundays:  he  belie v«d»  tor- 
ever,  that  a  gaod  work  was  ba0ui  in  tl^ 
hearts  of  some  s  their  csttduct  baaw  lesll. 
t^aay  to  this.  In  the  era^ingi  I.ad- 
dreitfed  thepeople  from  Matt'Tvl-^Ali  t 
all  present  weye  veiy  attentive. 

I  visited  the  grave  of  Mr.  Benner; 
and  that  of  Mr.  Baeon,  the  Aaatriean 
Missionary^  They  aie  well  finished: 
that  of  Mr.  Renner  is  fenced  with  a 
black  railing ;  and  has  a  board;  contain, 
zng  his  name,  the  Society  to  which  he  be- 
longed, and'  hia  age— 58  yean. 

Of  the  next  day,  Mr.  johilson 
says— 

Ailor  Tamily  Prayer,  I  went,  aeapm- 
^panied  by  Messrs.  Beddeiy  and  Jaha. 
.stone,  to  the  Bananas  Island.  Jfr^Oam- 
mel,  who  is  Superintendent  of  the  Set- 
tlement there,  honoured  us  by  hoialfaig 
the  Briti^  enngn,  and,  on  hMiffgt  re- 
ceived us  with  ^eat  tindtoese.  Theaeil 
^  this  pUce  is  the  beat  that  I  have  aeen 
in  Afrioa :  sgnoultura  migr  be  carvM  on 
to  great  advantage;  and,  bebig  wall 
situated  for  commeroe,  thift  Setttametft 
micron  future  be  of  mudi  ittportaaee  to 
theCvloay  t  there  are  about  nity  people. 
.After  we  hadmiified  oUfsehaa  with  m 
view  of  the  Settlement,  which  ia  1^- 
iarly  laid  ont  in  streets,  we  returned  Id 
^nt«  Both  Mr.  Muytene  tff  York, 
and  Mr.  Cammed  have  hwmm  lub- 
scribers  to  the  Society. 

In  the  evening,  sber  prayer,  some 
4)eople,  whom  Mr»  Beckley  had  invited, 
,came  to  speak  to  me.  I  examined  thum 
lOPe  by  one ;  and  the  simple  ytet  sarftiag 
evidences  of  piet^  which  they  ga?et  in- 
duced me  to  believe  that  our  gracieiis 


14S  WfiSTfillN 

Lord  bad  eommenoed  Ae  work  of  mercy 
in  their  hearts.  I  admitted  ten  as  Com- 
municants ;  they  had  all  been  baptized, 
as  they  coittisted  of  Discharged'^oldiers 
and  Soldiers*  Wives. 

The  day  fiollowing,  being  Sunday, 
was  thus  spent  :— 

£arly  In  the  morning,  we  had  Family 
Prayer  in  the  Church — at  half-past-ten. 
Divine  Service,  which  was  well  attend- 
ed. Read  the  Liturgy^  and  preached 
on'  John  iii.  5.  When  I  was  speaking 
OB  Uie  evidences  of  true  grace,  I  ob- 
served two  women*  whom  I  had  ad- 
mitted as  Communicants,  weep  much. 
After  the  Sermon,  I  muried  8  couple, 
baptined  14  childiren,  and  administer. 
ed  the  LonTs  Supper  to  the  above- 
mentioned  10  Communicants,  with  Mr. 
Beckley  and^rs.'Renner.  It  was,  in- 
deed, a  happy  season ;  and  especially  so, 
as  it  was  the  first  time  that  th^  Holy  Sa- 
cnunent  had  been  administered'  here. 
In  the  afternoon,  I  read  and  explained 
Bomans  vii  15;  and  in  the  evening, 
Luke  zxiii^  49, 43-  May  the  Holy  Spi- 
rit bless  His  word ! 

Of  the  second  visit  to  this  Station, 
in  May,  in  conopany  of  Mr.  Reffell 
and  the  Rev.  b.  Flood,  Mr.  John- 
son writes — 

Afay  17, 189t,  Fridag^We  reached 
Kent  about  six  o*clock.  In  the  even* 
mg,  Mr.  Flood  addressed  the  p^ple. 

May  18,  Saiurdtty— After  Evening 
Service,  Mn.  Renner  brought  four  S 
her  scfaiool-girlB,  one  man,  and  one  wo- 
man « these  she  recommended,  as  persons 
who  were  very  ilesirous  to  serve  God,  and 
to  receive  the  Lord^s  Supper.  I  examined 
them,  imd  admitted  three  schooLgirls 
and  one*man.  Mrs.  Renner  spoke  very 
highly  of  their  conduct :  their  know- 
Mge  appeared  to  be  sufficient,  and  I 
hope  that  time  will  shew  that  they  are 
partaken  of  the  saving  grace  of  Ood. 

Aby  19,  Sunday — Held  prayer  with 
the  people  this  morning.  Mr.  Flood, 
at  Morning  Service,  read  Prayers,  and 
I  preached  on  Matth.  xi.  38  :  after  Ser- 
me»  Mr.  Flood  baptized  two  children, 
tfHl  we  admii^stered  the  Lord's  Supper 
to  16  persons. 

-  Mr.  Cammel  came  firom  the  Bananas, 
with  a  lar^  canoe  ^1  of  i)eople,  to  at- 
tend Divme  Worship.  The  place  was 
well  filled;  but  one  thing  appeared  to 
BM  stranse,  not  being  the  case  at  Re- 
gtni's^uie  people  came  go  very  laie, 


AFltlCA.    '  *t*''ABCir, 

that  many  did  not  come  until  Mr.  Flood 
had  read  the  Second  Lesson.  I  took  the 
opportunity,  in  my  Discourse,  to  re- 
prove  them.  The  people  here  are  not 
so  forward  to  hear  the  Word  of  God,  as 
those  at  York :  such  as  profian  Chris- 
tianity  are  attentive  to  the  means  of 
grace;  but  the  rest,  in  my  opinion,  are 
very  much  behind  other 'Settlements. 
'  My  reproof  had  some  efi^ct,  as  they 
came  much  sooner  in  the  afternoon  : 
Mr.  Flood  addressed  them  on  Isaiah  Iv. 
6  &  7.  In  the  eveniz^,  I  spoke  to  them 
on  Luke  v.  12  &  13.  When  I  had  coo« 
eluded,  and  the  people  were  just  moving 
to  go  out,  Mr.  Reffell  arose  and  ad. 
dressed  them:  he  spoke  in  a  very  pleas. 
iDg  manner,  and  bemedihem  to  lemem* 
her  what  they  had  heard,  and  to  follow 
the  advice  which  I  bad  given  them. 

Mr.  Johnson  has  some  remarks 
in .  this  part  of  his  Journal,  in  re- 
ference to  some  refractory  Boys, 
which  well  merit  attention : — 

When  the  African  once  gets  a  bad 
opinion  of  an  European,  there  is  no 
help.  Oh,  that  Missionaries  and  School- 
masters would  make  it  their  principal 
object,  at  the  beginning,  to  gain  the 
hearts  of  their  people !  I  know,  by  ex- 
perience, that  the  Missionary  who  bas^ 
the  affection  of  the  people,  can  do  more 
with  two  words  spoken  in  season,  yea 
with  a  sorrowful  look,  than  anoUiej^ 
with  never  so  severe  means.  I  have  seen 
some,  who  have  used  the  most  entreatr 
ing  language,  but  to  no  purpose  t  why  ? 
because  the  individuals  entreated  did  not 
believe  that  it  came  from  the  heart. 

Mr.  Reffell  asked  me  how  I  acted 
with  such  Boys  :  I  told  him  that  I  rea- 
soned with  them,  which  had  generally 
the  desired  effect.  Once,  a  few  Car. 
penter*s  Beys  'stiU  refused  to  attend 
School  t  these  I  ordered  to  eo  to  Kis- 
sey,  and  fetch  each  one  bushel  of  limet 
when  they  came  home,  they  begged  my 
pardon  with  tears  in  their  eyes. 

CAPE  >fESURADO. 

JMSRICAN  COLONIZATtON  SOCiSry, 

the  Colony. 
This  establishnfeht  of  the  Settlers 
at  Cape  Mefiurado,  or  Montserado, 
and  the  return  of  Dr.  AjTes  to 
America,  were  stated  at  p.  10  of 
the  Survey.  On  his  arrival,  the 
Board  of  Managers  of  ihe  Society 


GtmilateA  ihe.fidloiriQg  Address^, 
expressive  of  their  yiews  and  hopes 
respecting  the  New  Settlement  :— 

>  The  period  has  at  leDgtharrivedywhen 
we  feel  it  our  duty  to  call  on  our 
friends  for  their  united,  aid  and  exer- 
tiont.  We  have  now  a  reasonable  pro- 
^lect  of  accomplishing  the  great  ol§ect 
§n  which  the  Society  was  formed.  The 
public  hare  b^en  made  acquainted  with 
the  difficulties  with  which  it  has  pleased 
Providence  to  try  our  faith,  our  con- 
stancy, and  our  zeaL  They  have  been 
infornied,  by  the  last  Report,  that  a  ter- 
ritory had  been  purchased,  under  the  di- 
rection of  Lieut.  Stockton  and  Dr* 
Ayres,  on  the  L5th  of  December  last. 
Tliis  territory  is  situated  at  Montserado, 
at  the  mouth  of  Montaerado  River. 
Further  accounts  and  fuller  observa- 
tion confirm  all  the  repres^itations  for- 
merly  made,  of  the  hedth,  fertility,  and 
comrnerdal  and  agricidtuial  importance 
of  this  place. 

•  Our  people  who  were  at  Fourah  Bay, 
in  the  Colony  of  Sierra  Leone,  have  been 
removed  to  their  New  Settlement.  Br. 
Ayres  and  Mr.  Wiltberger  left  them  on 
the  4th  of  June,  when  houses  had  been 
prqwred  for  them.  They  amounted,  at 
that  time,  to  about  80.  A  vessel  was  then 
<m  the  way  to  join  them,  with.  35  New 
Settlers  and  15  Captured  Africans,  with 
a  gpod  supply  of  provisions  and  stores. 
.  As  the  rains  will  cease  in  October,  and 
the  season  then  commence  for  active 
opaimtions,  it  is  of  importance  that  such 
reinforcements  as  will  be  necessary  to 
place  the  Settlement  on  a  respectable 
ibotiagv  as  to  strength,  society,  and  re- 
sources,  should  be  forwarded  without 
de^y.  It  is  for  this  purpose  that  we 
now  call  on  the.  public  for  aid.  To  this 
period  we  have  always  looked,  not  with- 
out anxiety  at  to  the  result,  but  with  a 
eoofideqt  expectation  that  we  might 
rely  en  the  liberality,  benevolence,  and 
Christian  seal  of  oiirfeUow^tiaens,  to 
supply  the  necessary  funds  for  laying 
the  fiiundation  of  a  Settlement,  whidi 
viii  make  Africa  r^ice,  and  i^hich 
Afamkm  shall  not  be  ashamed  to  ojitb  as 
ber.frork. 

Qresjt  as  have  b^en  our  diffieyl^iesy 
nur  diseoursgements,  and  our  trials,  W9 
view  in  them  all  the  hand  of  a  kind  Pro- 
vidence ;  who  has  sent  them,  g^  we  be- 
lieve, for  wise  purposes,  and  has  not  fiiil-; 
jad  to  fupport  us  under  tbem.v  .We  ne- 
nwitirjly,  commenced  our    operationf 


AStlCA,  \a 

under  i|iud»  igi|orape#  of  ^  the  country 
and  people  of  Africa:  by  (he  delay 
which  has  taken  place,  we,  have  procured 
such  information  as,  we  hope,  has  en* 
abled  us  to  select  our  situation  with 
great  advantage,  and  to  direct  our  fU- 
ture  operations  with  greater  skill  and 
judgment ;  and  to  give  to  some  of  the 
people  of  Africa,  aJdiowledge  of  our  oh* 
jects,  and  a  confidence  in  our  agents  and 
<;ountry. 

We  are  happy  to  learn,  that  many  of 
the  most  powerful  and  intdligent  of  the 
Kings  along  the  oosst  have  become  cott« 
vinced  that  the  Slave  Trade  must  soon 
cease ;.  and  they  have  been  led  to  loot:, 
with  no  small  anxiety,  for 'the  sourcea 
of  their  future  supplies  :  and  they  now. 
see  in  ourNew  Settlement  that  resource, 
the  olgect  of  their  solidtude.  Their  in- 
terest and  their  hopes  are  already  enlist- 
ed in  our  fiivour ;  and  the  activity  and 
enterprise  of  our  cruisers  have  brought 
them  to  dread  the  power  uid  to  respect 
the  name  of  our  country.  We  are  now 
seen  and  known  through  another  medi* 
um,  than  that  of  Slave  Traders ;  and  we 
are  now  enabled  to  place  the  safety  of 
our  people,  and  the  success  of  our  Settle- 
ment, on  two  of  the  strongest  passions 
of  num— Fear  and  Interest. 

At  a  grand  palaver  called  by  Dr. 
Ayres  in  April  Isist,  at  which  there  were 
17  Kings  and  upward  of  30  Half.king8 
or  Head-men,  Uiere  were  but  two  op« 
posed  to  the  settlement  of  our  peo|deat 
Montserado;  andallbutoneoflNeredDr* 
Ayres  land,within  their  own  jurisdiction*  , 

As  to  thedinMsition  of  our  Coloured 
People  to  avul  themselves  of  an  oppor- 
tunity to  join  the  Colony,  we  can  ooofl^ 
dently  state,  that  many  hundreds'arenot 
only  willing,  but  anxious  to  g6;  and 
that  applicationa  for  this  purpose  are  al« 
most  daily  made  to  the  Board  t  at  the^ 
same  time,  it  is  proper  to  state,  that  n» 
persons,  of  any  description,  ou^tr  to  at* 
tempt  to  settle  in  the  Colony  without 
the  permission  .  of  the  Board;  and  tliat 
\hey  will  not  be  received  witboul  nisli. 
pmnissSon. 

We  request  the  Auxiliary  aoeletleato 
exert  theroadves  in  mskiag  crfteetioas^ 
and.  wehop^  that  where  these  are  wm 
Auxiliary  Societies,  indi^dwda  fiitodly 
to  the  cause  wUl  dQaomeChfo^ameog 
their  friends  and  ne^UKMurs.  If  thi» 
is  doae.exteilBlvely,eveB  small  eootrihii. 
tions,  which  wiU  hardly  be  felt,  will* 
£rom  their  number,  enable  us  16  send 
out  a  powerful.rmofbreemeDt.  We  hope 


U4 

aoftfandtf  Ite 


toon  AVBICA. 


[H^Mfin. 


trfll 


gl' 


'SS. 


somdhiBg.  rrUiitftniiiipoitvBl 
is  OUT  aiUxt.  We,  thercfofe, 
BMie  will  be  liAewBfm  or  iii4ifl^r«Bt. 
la,  a  diori  t&tte,  we  expect  tke  Settkn 
win  lie  Me  to  tupport  themaelyee,  and. 
lo^otkerenigniits.  Now  k  tlie  time 
to  eneoilnge  t^em,  end  U^^  a  feiisi^ 
tkm  Ibr  Aiture  strengflk  Many  thoB^ 
aasdtwQIbeeiiabled,  inafew  jeaj«9  to 
fiod  their  way  to  the  Settlement^  when 
k  ia  oaoe  firmly  ertabUahed,  and  employ. 
VMolaad  aaabtaneecas  be  readily  flir. 
nMwd  tbem  on  their  tfrWaL  Let  ua, 
lhe%  be  up  and  doii^.  The  cause  is 
gvtal,  the^objeet  ifnpoituit,  and  the  oc- 
eailMi  uigent^i 

9t9gmi  mid  FtMftcU  igf  <*«  S^iUmtmi. 
Itii.  HALtBKOK  having  visited  this 
place  from  Gnadenthal,  in  the  latter 
{MUtof  1821,  thus  states  to  Mr.  La- 
trobe  the  livdy  inapressioo  which  its» 
pBDgre^  made  on  iiis  mind :— - 

What  I  felt  at  flnt  eight  of  this  viU 
lege  of  the  Lord,  no  language  is  able  to 
deaeribe.  I  had,  indeed,  been  informed 
of  the  changes  that  had  taken  place  here^ 
anpoe  I  flttt  witaesaed  ita  b^ginmnga;^ 
but  even  the  lively  deseriptiona  given 
in  Br.  aefamitC'e  Letters  presented 
tfafaigs  maoh  more  fidntly,  than  I  now 
saw  them  with  my  own  egres.  The  wil. 
denaem,'  and  the  impenetawble  thidbet  of 
li9a»  were  atiU  present  to  my  imagina* 
tion.  Judge,  theiefoe,  of  my  aarpiise, 
when  I  saw  that  wilderness  chm^jed 
into  ftuitfkd  nvdcna  i  that  thicket  ex- 
tis)^ated{  aBd'&i  itsflaee  a  fine  vuMyaid  i 
the  hnldn^^^aoea  of  tiaers  destroyed, 
aadif  hi)  their  stead,  oom&rtable  habita. 
tlons  of  inen*  Bnaglna  my  he*tMl 
flbssursj  ^when,  on  tlie  spei  Vhere  we 
lusls  dowh,  «D  Um  Aesh  tndr  ofsn  de^ 
phaat,  two  years  ago,  andnihcidup 
His  fif*  pniyar  te  the  proiperity  of 
lids  eOrtdlihaswtt,  I  bow  ftmnd  a  bisuti^ 
M  usj^g»4ree,  adoraed  st  oaee  wish 
ifpa  ftuit  end  ftagrsat  blossoais  ;  sad, 
1ihea,ste(lgr  after  my  aniwd,  I  vpts 
'  ^to  tea  aader  tlM  huge  yeHow: 
»ln  thesbadeef  wlilb,  butktelr, 
ibuttfaeesofwild 
ats,aad  oUmv  dreadsi 
Toaassd  to 


eieahaat 


say,  that evsry  tmaaad  riuvb  plsnted 
sl^  Goadanthal  wee  aot  only  m  onuinea^ 
to. the  plsoe»  but  to  the  Gospeli.  and 
you  may  say  with  eq^nal  truth,  that  every 
tree  and  thonubush  that  is  extlrnated 
here  to  make  room  ibr  moie  useful  plantsf 
is  aeft  so  much  a  ptoef  ef  the  strength 
of  tho  human  arm,  as  of  the  efficacy  of 
God-eHofylWbrd;  iforby  iUinfluenoa 
the  work  waa  aoeooi]^shed.  It  is  ceiw 
tainfy  more  than  I  had  ezpected'-*4o- 
ihid  here  a  piece  of  ground,  neaily  three 
times  as  huge  as  the  ^reat  Garden  at 
Gnadentbal,  cleared,  levelled,  and  Udd 
out  as  a  guden  and  vineyard  for  tha 
Missionanes,  besides  about  forty  gardens 
ef  the  Hottentots  i  end  all  this  done 
amidst  a  variety  of  other  needfiil  work» 
such  aa  bmUUng,  making  wateNooursea, 
AOi  and  even  in  the  meet  dktKBnng 
times. 

Yet,  netwithstan^g  the  fidthM 
diligence  of  the  Hfissfionaries  and  the 
Hottentots,  this  Settl«ment  is  labouriag 
under  great  difficulties,  not  likely  to  bo 
folly  removed,  and  which  wiU  ke^  the 
.  number  of  its  inhabitants  small  The 
'soil  is  indeed  very  fertile,  when  it  has 
moisture ;  but  for  want  of  tba^  the  hopes 
ef  the  gardener  are  Often  blasted  by  a 
fow  hot  days.  Thus  ttie  MissioBaries 
have,  by  met  esextion  in  weterittg  the 
l^ants,  only  a  few  beens,  potatoes,  and 
other  Tegetables  in  their  garden;  and 
the  Hottentots^  who  have  not  been  meg* 
Ugent  in  phnting,  have  but  very  Ktue 
pioduce  to  expect,  except  God  in  mercy 
sends  a  ihittAil  rain*  We  are,  indeed^ 
contriving  to  remedy  this  evil,  and  ndse 
the  water  out  of  the  river  by  means  of 
a  pump<  but  this  encine,  in  dry  weather, 
will  not  suffice  for  aU  lihe  grounds. 

Notwithstandhig  all  the  difficulties 
with  whidi  £non  has  to  struggl^^for 
instance,  scanUness  of  water,  want  of 
employ  for  the  Hottentots,  and  of  gbod 
corn-land— there  is  scarcely  a  vacant 
pkee  to  be  found  in  the  Ccdony,iddchi 
Considering  the  aim  we  have&i  view, 
possesses  so  many  fkdltties'  ab  that  spot^ 
This  was  my  opinion  Wo  yean  aao,  sad 
I  have  been  conflmed  in  it.  There  is 
one  drciimstence  in  psrticukr,  which 
proves,  I  think,  more  than  any  thing 
dse>  that  you  and  your  company  wmne 
kdtotheWitteBevier  bytheinv^e 
hand  of  Qedt  and  influenced,  by  His 
Spirit,  to  fix  upon  that  spotfoT  a  Ifis. 
slenary  SettleBaeat ;  which  drcumstan^ 
BMyr  net  have  been  genarsUy  viewadf  hi 
its  proper  Ught.    It  is  kaowh  that  i 


lM*-3  ^ouy4i' ArmcJA.  flat 

Giffires  fbnti«rly  r^sidi^  new  the  Witw    govemttcnt;  that'  tkey  mhnotf0^  w 


Berier,  even  as  Ute  as  }Qi%  for  their 
IcnaU  are  seen  on  several  spots  near  the 
Settlement ;  but  never  did  we  know  be- 
fore, that  they  had  dwelt  here  in  such 
great  numbers  and  cultivated  so  much 
Smd,  until  we  made  an  exctnsion  from 
bence,  on  the  6th  of  last  December,  into 
Hoftnan*B  Kloof.  Having  walked  for  an 
hour  in  a  northerlj  direcSon,  we  turned 
to  the  we8t>  into  a  kloof  or  valley  of  con- 
iiderable  length,  in  which  a  great  extent 
of  Terj  fruited  land  bore  evident  marks 
of  baving  been  once  under  cultivation  ; 
and  we  were  not  only  informed  by  our 
guide,  but  soon  discorered,  by  the  rem« 
aants  of  Caffre  tools,,  that  it  was  the 
work  of  Caffres.  This  discovery  raised 
our  curiosity;  and,  upon  inquuy,  we 
kamt,  that  the  Witte  Revier  and  its 
oe!|^bouiiiood  had  been  the-  fovourite 
tSbode  of  CaflVes,  particularly  of  the. 
flSambi  Tribe.  Ifi  therefore,  as  we  may 
liope,  confidence  should  be  restored  be- 
tween the  Colonists  and  the  Caffires^and 
the  latter  should  be  permitted  to  enter 
the  Colony,  it  is  more  than  probable 
that  some  would  come  tathe  Witte  Ee- 
rier, and  gladly  accept,  as  a  boon  from 
the  Missionaries,  the  privilege  of  living 
on  th^  fiivourite  spot,  knowing  them- 
selves to  be  too  weak  to  maintain  it  by 
the  strei^di  of  their  arms.  Thiis  is  not 
a  vogue  suppositum  of  mine,  but  the  firm 
persoasion  of  all  tiie  CafiVes,  with  whom 
1  haveconversed  on  the  subject.  Speak- 
ing  once  witii  the  Christian  Ca£Rres,  re- 
£uiig  at  Enon,  about  their  countrymen; 
I  a^ed  them — "  What  do  you  think  the 
Giffrea  would  do,  were  they  permitted  to 
enter  the  Colony  f  *'  They  seemed  asto- 
n&bed,  and  with  one  voice  exclaimed-^ 
**Wbatdo?  What  else  but  come  to  this 
theirnative  spot  ?" 

Hence,  I  think  it  is  evident,  that,  by 
the  good  providence  of  Ood,  we  are 
brau^t  as  liear  to  that  aim,  which,  we 
had  fr<^  the  beginning  in  forming  a 
tUrd  Settlement, — namely,  to  find  en- 
trance among  the  Caffires, — as  k  could 
panMy  be,  under  present  dtvtnnstan- 
ees:  Ve  are,  as  itwe^  pUoed  on  the 
threshold,  to  be  ready  to  enter,  when- 
ever He,  who  akme  has  the  keys  in  His 
hand,  wEl  be  pleased  to  open  the  door. 
A  Settlement  in  the  centre  of  Caffraria 
Wisve,  in  my  apsnion;,  n<^t  as  eligible  a 
iitvat^oa  as  JEmoik  t  for  there  we  should 
iMhre  to  combat  all -the  deep-rooted  pre- 
^iffices  of  the  Cafires ;  which  are  so  inti- 
mately connected  with  their  mode  of 

JUarcfi,  1$S3. 


overcome,  but  by  overturning  what  they 
«  Consider  to  be  the  fundamental  laws  of 
their  country :  whereas  single  -ftnnilietf 
tmigmting,  and  pkcing  themselves  nn-^ 
der  the  care  of  the  Mistionari^  and  pro- 
tection of  the  BritiBh  Government,  laay 
more  easily  be  taught  here  and  converted 
to  Christianity,  without  the  Missionaries 
incurring  the  suspicion  of  enterinff  ^e 
Caffre  Country  to  overthrow  the  emting 
order  of  things,  as  for  as  their  govern- 
ment is  concerned. 

dn  revising  the  accounts  ol  the  Set- 
tlement, I  discovered,  with  pleasure  and 
sttiprise,  that,  by  the  extraordinary  ex* 
ertions  and  diligence  of  the  Missionaries 
and  their  Hottentots,  they  have  nearly 
raised  the  whole  of  their  own  subsist- 
ence ;  and  have  indeed  earned  their 
bread  by  the  sweat  of  their  brow,  so  as 
to  be  as  little  burdensome  to  the  Com- 
mittee as  possible.  T^eir  indefatigable 
industry  has  excited  the  astonishment  of 
the  whole  country,  and  of  every  oncthatf 
visits  Enon.   ' 

A  great  difficulty  however  arises, 
from  the  low  situation  of  the  bed  of  the  * 
river,  which  makes  irrigation  of  the  hmd 
for  gardens  in  summer  impracticable 
without  a  pump.  The  water  has  alread/ 
been  led  for  above  300  feet  under 
ground,  and  a  pump  constructed  by  the 
Brethren  Scfamitt  and  Homig;  but'some 
more  powerftil  hydraulic  en^i^e  would 
be  of  essential  aervice,  if  it  could  be  pro- 
cured. '  ' 

Cafftaris. 

•  WE&LEyjN  MiBSIONJRY  SacrETV.  ' 
Exeurtim  amomg  ih§  Caffret,  ^ 
M'r.  Shaw  and  Mr.  Tbrelfall,  Misr 
sionaries  at  Salem  near  the  borders 
of  Caffraria,  spent  about  ten  days  in 
that  country,in  themonthof August, 
in  company  with  Mr.  Kay^  another 
Missionary  of  the  Society,  with  the 
view  of  preparing  the  way  fot  m 
Missionary  Establishment  amon^ 
the  Cafites.  *They  wereaisisted;  d!^ 
an  interpreter,  by  Jati  T2at9!oe;the 
Caffre  Teacher  at  the  nei|^hbourmg 
JStation  of  Theopolis,  bel^ngin|^..  to 
the  London  Missionary  Spaetyr 
Of  this  Christian  Native  Mr^iShMt 
saya*^ 

Jan  Tzatisoe  was  given  by  his  fkcber,' 
rCaffVe  Chief,  many  years  ago,  when 
U 


j^JIg  SOUTH   AFRICA.  [M&MIIj 

v«ry  jouBgi  t»  l>r.  V$odrriBemp»  to  be    sent  to  Kki^XSaSka,  to  re<)ue8t  an 


kroo^tup.  He  ifl  now  a  cre^t  to  those 
linder  whose  care  he  was  placed.  He 
feada  Dutch,  is  a  good  carpenter,  istrul^ 
converted  to  God,  aod  an  occaaioiial 
Preacher  at  Theopolls. 

Oo  the  4th  of  August,  the  party 
reached  Fort  Wiltshire,  and  were 
hospitably  entertained  by  Major 
Rogers  and  the  other  Officers.  Mr. 
Shaw  preached  to  about  200  of  the 
Soldiersu 

'  Soon  aAer  they  had  entered  Caf- 
fraria,  the  Missionaries  had  a  fine 
specimen  of  the  persons  of  the 
Natives  : — 

We  nw  about  300  Claffires,  at  a  pass 
in  the  Keiskamma  River.  These  Caf- 
f^  belong  to  the  tribe  whose  Chief  or 
Captain  is  named  Botman.  They  are  a 
fine  looking  race  of  men :  their  colour 
varies ;  but  a  deep,  jet  black  is  the  most 
common :  they  are  well  proportioned  in 
iheir  limbs;  and  appear,  in  general,  very 
agile  and  expert.  They  had  no  cover- 
ing whatever  on  their  bodies,  excepting 
the  kaross,  which  is  made  of  ox-hide,  pe- 
culiarly dressed,  and  hung  carelessly 
over  their  shoulders. 

On  the6ih,  the  travellers  set  off  for 
Chumie,  the  Missionary  Station 
supported  by  Government,  some  a&> 
count  of  which  is  given  at  p.  15  of 
the  Survey ;  where  tney  arrived  after 
dark,  having  passed  a  number  of 
kraiJs  or  villages^  and  seen  others 
at  a  distance. 

'Mr.  Shaw  gives  the  following  de- 
scription of  the  costume  and  appear- 
ance of  the  party : — 

I  could  not  avoid  a  smile,  when  look- 
ing rouud  upon  our  little  company. 
Persons  who  travel  in  AlVica  need  an  ex- 
traordinary kind  of  outfit.  I  and  ray 
brethren  appeared  with  trowsers  made 
af  sheep-skins :  jackets  we  found  more 
convenient  than  coats : '  our  heads  were 
covered, '  some  with  straw  hats,  and 
Others  with  caps.  Br.  Kay  carried  a  fowl- 
ing-piece, Tzatzoe  a  heavy  musket; 
and  we  all  had  haversacks  slunc  over  our 
dioulders,  in  which  we  carried  our  pro- 
vender. An  extra  horse  bore  our  heavy 
gieat  coats,  which  were  needed  ftnr  nfght 
wear.  Thus  equipped,  we  rode  on  our 
vray,   _  • 

JFiom  Chiiinie»  arinassenger  was 


interview.  On  the  8th,  the  parn^ 
proceeded  on  their  journey ;  and, 
after  resting  at  the  kraal  of  Ma- 
kooa»  the  eldest  son  of  Gaika,  went 
forward  to  a  village  where  thej 
slept,  having  passed  a  number  of 
kraals  in  their  way.  On  the  9tfa» 
they  reached  the  kraal  of  which 
Tzatzoe's  father  is  captain.  In  theic 
road,  Mr.  Shaw  says — 

We  crossed  the  finest  river  which  I 
have  seen  in  Africa,  a  most  beauCiful 
stream  of  excellent  water :  the  country 
over  which  we  have  travelled  is  also  very 
fine.  There  is  clearly  an  improvement 
in  the  magnitude  of  the  rivers  and  the 
appearance  of  the  country,  the  fUrther  a 
traveller  proceeds  to  the  east  from  the 
Colony. 

On  arriving,  in  the  afternoon,  at 
Tzatzoe's  village,  the  Missionaries 
found  that  Gaika  had  left  that  p]ac« 
the  same  morning.  Theif  recep- 
tion by  the  chief  and  people  Mr. 
Shaw  thus  describes  :— 

We  found  about  fifty  men  assembled, 
cutting  up  an  ox,  which  they  had  just 
slaughtered,  and  were  about  to  c^dc. 
After  a  pause  of  about  two  minutes,  o« 
our  presenting  ourselves  before  them, 
during  which  time  we  silently  gaaed  at 
one  another,  old  Captain  Taatzoe  re* 
cognised,  in  our  interpreter,  hia  son; 
and,  on  hia  risii^  to  welcome  him,  we 
were  presently  surrounded  by  all  the 
people,  who  eagerly  shook  hands  with  us. 
They  gave  us  about  twenty  pounds  of 
the  beef  which  they  were  cutting  up, 
as  our  share.  We  took  up  our  abode 
under  the  enclosure  of  a  plot  of  ground, 
intended  to  be  sown  with  com.  We 
held  Service  after  d!>rk :  a  great  number 
attended;  and,  when  they  bad  seated 
themselves  round  our  fire,  we  sang  a 
Hymn,  and  delivered,  in  short  aao* 
tences,  a  few  simple  truths.  We  find  U 
an  advantage  to  draw  them  into  conver- 
sation on  religion.  They  were  here,  aS 
in  all  other  pu«es,  in  a  dreadful  state  of 
ignorance.  Indeed,  in  Caffreland,  if  an  J 
where,  gross  darkness  hath  covered  the 
mudds  of  the  people. 

On  the  10th,  the  party  retunied 
to  the  residence  of  Makooa ;  uad 
found  Gaika  at  his  kraal  on  th% 
-ChjLimie  River,^  which  has  been  his 


tSSS-]  .     80VTH  AFRICA. 

duiof  abpde  for  te?enl  yean.    Mr. 
Shaw  says  of  him — 

He  inm  seated  on  the  trrouod,  8ur« 
ftninded  by  a  number  of  his  Hemraiwlen, 
or  Council.  He  rose  to  shake  hands 
with  us,  bade  ^s  unsaddle  our  horses, 
and  then  seated  himself  again  ;  leaning 
on  the  breast  of  a  man  who  sat  on  bis 
left,  «nd  who  was  ornamented  with  a 
chain  round  his  neck,  to  which  was  sus- 
pended a  seal.  The  King  and  his  coun- 
selloiB  were,  all  armed  with  the  usual 
weapons.  We  sat  down  in  front  of 
Gaika ;  and,  by  Tzatzoe*s  advice,  waited 
a  short  time  before  we  put  any  questions 
to  him.  During  this  time  he  was  en« 
gaged  in  conversation  with  the  Chieft 
around  him,  and  I  had  an  opportunity 
ef  attentively  considering  his  person : 
be  is  a  tall,  well-proportioned,  and  good- 
looking  man :  he  wore  round  his  head  a 
band,  studded,  not  with  diamonds,  but 
with  white  and  black  beads,  so  disposed 
as  to  ftrm  the  shape  of  half  diamonds  or 
trilogies  t  his  karo«s»  or  cloak,  was  of 
^rlger^kin ;.  and  it  seemed,  from  its  ap- 
pearance, to  have  been  leng  a  rojal  gar« 
neat:  like  all  his  male  subjects,  he  had 
no  other  part  of  dress  or  covering  what- 
ever than  this  desk,  which  was  thrown 
carelessly  over  his  dioulders :  as  to  or* 
fuments,  his  right  fore-arm  was  almost 
covered  with  metal  rinn;  as  were  the 
two  thumbs  and  third  fingers,  of  eaeh 
hModf  with  bnss  rings,  given  him  at  ya* 
nous  times  by  visitors.  On  one  ring  1 
notioed  the  word  *'  Hope**  iascribed*  I 
viah  I  could  say  that  I  consider  Qaika  a 
sovxrox.  chankcter ! 

The  interview  was  not  very  satis- 
lactory.    Mr.  Shaw  remarl^fU- 

•  We  told  him  that  a  King  like  him, 
named  Pomare,  and  most  of  his  people, 
who  live  on  an  island  s  great  way  over 
the  Great  Water,  had  thrown  aside  their 
Heathen  Customs,  and  had  embraced 
the  Christian  Keligioni  and  that,  in 
coDsequenoe  thereof  thfej  are  now  peaoe- 
^  and  happy.  ''  Yes,**  said  Gaika, 
*^  when  men  receive  G6d*s  Word,  and 
become  Christiana^  I  know  it  will  make 
them  happy,  and  wars  will  cease ;  but  I 
JUD  afraid  that  will  never  be  the  ease  with 
the  Caffresx  they  are  too  slim;**  that 
is,  slj  or  cunning ;  meaning,  I  suppose, 
tlkst  his  pe^le  are  too  wise  to  be  im- 
posed upon  by  the  fabi.es  of  our  relL 
.  .g^  s  and,  trulj,  thisy  are  a  most  scep- 
tical race  of  men. 


147 

In  a  sobseqaent  interview,  o^the 
12th,  Gaika  gave  the  Mitaiobariea 
pennisaion  to  visit  Congo,  another 
Chief,  who  -reaides  on  the  coast, 
about  80  miles  from  Gaika..  in  the 
part  of  the  country  which  is  thought 
eligible  for  a  Settlement;  various 
pircumstances  leading  to  the  opn* 
elusion,  tliat  Congo  will  throw  no 
obetacles  in  the  way.  Not  being 
able,  howerer,  to  proceed  at  that 
time  so  for,  the  travellers  hurried 
homeward,  partly  by  a  different 
route  to  that  by  wnich  they  had  en- 
tered the  country,  but  everywhere 
finding  it  well  peopled.  They 
reach^  Salem  on  the  14tfa. 
Jimt€lMU  mUt  ScepHeiim  •/  the  Naiinm^ 

The  following  conversation  to6k 
place  at  the  village  where  the  Mia- 
aionaries  slept  on  the  8th ; — 

The  principal  man  at  this  kraid  sent 
off  women  to  the  neighbouring  kraals,  to 
say  that  we  intended  to  preadi  the  Go- 
spel at  his  place,  and  io  invite  them  to  ' 
attend.  We  were  allowed  to  tsJce  up 
our  abode  in  their  encircled  threshing- 
floor;  and,  while  we  were  boiling  our 
kettlel^  a  number  of  Caffres  assembled 
round  us.'  We  desired  them  to  ask 
us  any  questions  which  th^  thought 
proper,  respecting  the  Gospel;  when  the 
following  conversation  with  a  Cafire  took 
place,  to  which  the  rest  listened  with 
attention. 

Cuffrt*  God  requires  men  to  pray 
all  their  lives,  even  to  death :  now  Uiis 
is  too  hard.  If  God  would  be  satisfied 
with  two  or  three  days*  praying,  that 
might  be  done ;  but  to  pray  au  our  lives 
is  too  hard. 

ifftMiomify.  Those  who  pray  sincere^ 
will  soon  find  that  it  is  not  a  hard  work, 
but  a  pleasure  and  delight  i  a  child  finds 
it  very  difficult,  at  first,  to  attempt  waB^ 
ing ;  but  it  soon  takes  graat  deli^^t  in 
runniiffi  about. 

Cqfie.  I  am  now  growing  old : .  I 
,have  lived  bng  in  the  world  without 
Cod ;  therefore  it  i^  of  no  use  fi>r  me  to 
change  now. 

MUHmagqf.  Tou  should  consider  it 
a  iperey^  tiiat  now,  at  the  latter  end  of 
your  life*  God  has  sent  his  Word  to  yiNi: 
the  older  you  are»  the  more  reason  there 
.  is  for  you  to  change,  becsuse  yon  must 
SOON  appear  before  the  judgmsnt4)*r 
efGod. 


X4l  flOuTit 

c  410^9,  But  ycnt  taj  God  U  blmight j, 
•nd  cm  do  all  thit^ :  why  does  he  not 
^atige  me  at  once  himseijf,  without 
sending  teachers  to  tell  me  wbat^  I 
piuat  he  ? 

Missionary,  God  is  truly  almiglitj  ; 
but  he  uses  means  to  effect  what  he  de- 
igns. It  is  the  same  with  the  soui,  as 
with  the  body:  he  can  give  us  com 
fiom  heaven ;  but  he  gives  none,  until 
the  women  dig,  and  plant,  and  sow ; 
then  he,  sends  his  rain  upon  it,  and  we 
"  receive  com  and  piunjdnns  for  food. 
ilow  it  is  just  so  with  our  souls :  God 
•ends  teachers  t  you  must  hear  and  be- 
lieve them,  repent  of  your  sins^and  pray 
to  God ;  and  he  will  save  you. 

Ci>ffire.  Why  does  not  God  change 
the  Devil  first :  he  is  very  wicked.  Be* 
pides,  I  know  that  he  troubles  me,  and 
pushes  me  on  to  bad  things  t  why  does 
not  God  first  convert  him  ? 

Missmunf^  The  Devil  was  the  first 
sinner:  no  person  tempted  him ;  and, 
as  he  sinned  without  being  tempted, 
God  cast  him  into  hell,and  there  he  must 
remain  for  ever.  God  will  not  have 
mercy  on  him :  but  it  pleased  God  to 
have  pity  upon  man ;  yea,  he  loved  man 
M  much,  that  he  gave  his  only-begotten 
Sod  to  die  for  us,  that  whosoever  be. 
Heveth  on  him  should  not  perish,  but 
•         Imve  everlasting  life. 

'  Here  the  smiject  of  redempdon  by 
Christ  was  enlarged  upon. 

I  have  transcribed  a  part  of  this  con- 
Tersation,  in  order  that  you  may  have 
some  idea  of  the  acuteness  which  these 
ITatives  occasionally  display.  The  ques- 
tions were  proposed  by  one  Cafire :  the 
eyes  of  some  of  his  companions  seemed 
to  sparkle  with  satisfiu^tion,  when  they 
thought  he  had  asked  a  question  which 
would  puzzle  us.  The  answers  were 
gpven  b^  US'  all  three:  sometimes  one, 
9nd  then  another  of  us,  taking  up  the 
BUl^ject,  and  replying  to  the  inquiries  of 
*  this  shrewd  man.  We  more  Uian  once 
Had  the  ntisfiiction  of  hearipg  firom 
Tzatzoe,  after  interpreting  some  of  our 
replies ;  "Now  he  is  stom  (dumb) ;"  by 
which  he  meant  that  his  otgections  were 
fflenced; 

fiivamraile  Diip9iUian  o/dhtr  Nmiivu. 
In  reference  to  the  scmie  just 
described,  Mr.  Shaw  writes— . 

After  this  conversation  was  ended,  the 

-principal  man  of  the  kraal  made  an  ani- 

'ttated  oration  of  a  quarter  of  an  hour 

long,  which  Tzatzoe  informed  us  wis  to 

'    the  following  purport  s— ^ 


l^at  every  Qiiiig,  mountains,  rivere^ 
grass,  cattle,  down  to  even  hiskaroes^ 
proved  the  being  of  a  God.  God  had 
sent  Missionaries  into  the  land,  to  speak 
of  Him;  and  they  ought  to  receive  and 
hear  them.  If  even  a  child  were  to  call 
out  to  them,  b9  they  passed  a  kloof  or  a 
bush,  and  begin  to  tell  them  any  thinff 
respecting  Goid,  they  ought  to  stop  and 
hear;  much  more  when  such  men  as 
these  apeaky  who  are  now  in  the  land. 
The  words  of  the  Missionaries  should  be 
believed,  and  not  reasoned  about :  (al- 
luding to  the  man  who  had  asked  us  the 
above  questions.)  You  allow,  that  you 
know  nothing ;  then  why  should  youcavQ 
at  the  word.  These  men  are  much  supe- 
rior to  you,  and  they  know  more;  be« 
sides,  tl>ey  have  GU)d*s  Word,  &c 

IFe  delivered  all  this  with  such  ani- 
maUon,  and  display  of  natural  oratory, 
as  surprised  us ;  and  the  pepple  Ustened 
to  his  speech  with  profound  attention. 

Of  the  estimation  in  which  Mis- 
sionaries are  held,  Mr.  Shawsays^^ 

The  inhabitants  of  a  certain  kraal, 
who  annoyed  us  very  much  when  we 
passed  them  the  day  before,  and  who  all 
came  out  to  us  with  their  assagays  and 
chibs,  which  they  brandished  about  in  a 
somewhat  terrific  manner,behavedthem* 
selves  in  a  more  agreeable  manner,brlng« 
vag  com,  beans,  curiosities,  Ac,  for  us 
to  purchase;  and,  with  scarcely  an  ex* 
eeption,  they  appeared  without  their 
weapons. 

-Inyariably,  wherever  we  came,  when 
it  was  understood  that  we  were  Mis- 
sionaries, a  dm«e  of  confidence  in  us 
displayed  itselu  They  know  that  they 
have  nothing  to  fear  firom  the  men  who 
proclaim,  Chry  to  Cod  in  the  highest  £ 
tmdon  earth  peace,  good^wUl  tawat^  mmm- 

Prospects  of  the  Mission  at  Ckttmie, 
I  was  mudi  pleased  with  the  appear- 
ance of  the  Congregation  here.  About 
150,  chiefly  Cam^s,  were  present :  they 
sang  melodiously  a  sort  of  native  air,  to 
some  expressive  words  of  praise  to  God» 
said  to  be  composed  by  a  Native  Captain  ; 
and  repeated,  as  with  one  voice,  answers 
to  the  catechetical  examination,  which 
was  conducted  by  Mr.  Brownlee. 

Considering  the  short  period  that  has 
elapsed  since  the  commencement  of  t£ls 
Institution,  and  the  peculiar  drcum. 
stances  of  the  country,  much  has  been 
effected.  The  site  of  the  viUage  is  well 
chosen:  it  afibrds  abundance  t^geod 
timber,  pasturage, water,  &c. ;  aad^i^»ich 
if  of  ^reat  conse^enee  in  Africs^  ihm 


i625.j  ^  SOUTH  AVaiCA.-^IKDlA 
lAiesoD  has  been  n  led  out  by  conduits, 
«ft  to  render  irrigation  pracfcicabk,  to  a 
Conttderable  extent.  The  village  is  laid 
out>  on  a  regular  plan ;  to  which  all  the 
Gaffrea  submit,  on  coming  to  build  upon 
Alieplaee.  " 

The  neigbbourfaood  is  very  populous- 
I  was  surprised  at  the  niunber  of  kraals, 
all  full  of  people,  which  we  passed  in 
the  course  of  an  hour*8  ride  from  the 
SUtion.  Mr.  Bennie,  of  the  Glasgow 
^Society,  has  a  number  of  children  in  his 
School :  he  writes  out  for  them  Cafire 
UTords,  which  thej  appear  to  learn  to 
Head  with  fadlitj.  On  the  whole,  I  think  . 
the  Missionaries  at  this  place  will,  bj  the , 
bleBsing  of  God,  produce  a  great  change 
on  the  mass  of  the  people  in  their  neigh, 
bourhood. 

That  blessing  will  not  be  delayed, 
if  the  spirit  which  animates  the  fol- 
lowing passage  prevail — 

I  spent  an  hour  in  prayer,  with  my 
brethren,  and  the  three  Missionaries  on 
the  Station;  when  many  fervent  peti- 
tions were  oiSered  to  God  for  the  Caf- 
Ires.  Human  aoenct  was  acknow- 
ledged before  the  Lord  to  be  weakness 
ita^df ;  and  the  abundant  efi\ision  of  the 
Holy  Spirit,  to  prosper  Missionaxy  La- 
bours among  the  Cafires,  was  succes- 
nvely  solicited  in  prayer,  by  all  the  Bre- 
thren present.  Oh  that  God  may  give 
nu  the  denre  of  our  hearts  1 

IitDin  taiitl^itt  t^  €Saiige04 

caURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCtETY, 

VISIT  OF  A  MILITAXT  OVFICEH  TO  THE 

BTSIAK  MI8S10K. 

A  voLUMit  has  lately  appeared 
under  the  following  title— •*  Diary 
of  a  Tour  through  Southern  India, 
Egypt,  and  Palestine,  in  the  Years 
1821  and  1822:  by  a  Field-Officer 
of  Cavalry."  A  Visit  of  a  fortnight, 
paid  by  this  Christian  Soldier  to 
the  Syrian  Church,  is  described  in 
so  lively  a  manner,  and  makes  the 
reader  familiar  with  so  many  cir- 
cumstances and  characters  of  per- 
petual recurrence  in  the  reports  of 
the  Mission,  that  we  have  extract- 
ed nearly  the  whole  of  this  part  of 
the  narrative  -.  it  cannot  fail  to  con- 


WITHIH    THS  GANGES.   ^  )40 

firm  and  extend  the  interest  irfreadr 
so  generally  felt  in  the  revival  of  the 
Syrian  Church. 

In  the  Fourteenth  Appendix  to 
the  Twenty-second  Report  of  the 
Society,  will  be  found  some  account 
of  the  excursion  of  Mr.  Bailey  to  a 
few  of  the  Syrian  Churches,  here 
mentioned  under  Feb.  22d  to  the 
25th.  In  the  orthography  of  proper 
names,  we  have  followed  the  Ap« 
pendiz. 

The  TVavancore  Back-water. 
r«&.  16, 1821— 1  embarked,  at  Qailon,  m 
ttie  e? enioff,  in  a  boat,  on  the  great  Back- 
water. This  Back-water  is  a  remarkable 
ieatere  in  tiie  geo^nraphy  of  TraTancore  and 
Cochin;  it  is  an  immense  narrow  sheet  of 
water ;  navigable,  though  shallow  in  many 
parts;  and  extending  from  near  Trivande^ 
ram  on  the  sonth,  tolVichoor  on  the  north: 
it  was  nearly  parallel  with  tiie  ocean,  into 
which  it  has  several  openings }  and  receives 
snch  a  nnmberof  mountain  streams,  that,  in 
the  rainy  season, its  waters  are  fresh,  thoagk 
at  otiier  times  it  is  supplied  by  tlie  sea ;  its  ' 
breadth  and  shape  are  extremely  irregular 

Alttpie. 

Feb.  17— After  a  oleasant  trip  of  If 
boors,  we  were  laaaed  at  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Norton's  (the  Missionary)  house  at  Allepie  i 
having  passed,  by  means,  of  connected 
streams  and  inlets  of  the  sea,  through  l^ 
country  invariably  low  and  flat,  butcoverec^ 
in  many  places,  with  superb  crops  of  rice. 

Fth,  19^1  did  not  leave^  AUeirie  tiH 
half-past-ten,  having  been  to  visit  Mr.  H^xit- 
ton's  Schools.  They  have  not  made  the 
progress  which  might  have  been  ezpeoted, 
as  he  experiences  considerable  difficulty  in 
inducing  the  Natives  to  send  their  children', 
from  a  report,  which  the  Roman  Catholics 
of  the  neighbourhood  hai'e  sedulously 
spread,  &at  ne  means  to  send  them,  when 
educated,  off  to  England  t  and  nothing  is  too 
absurd  or  improbable  to  be  credited  among 
these  poor  people,  especially  when  it  ae- 
cords  with  their  own  tdeas  and  prejudicasi 

Mr.  Norton  has  built  an  excellent  Church 
by  subscription,  close  to  his  own  house  >  and 
seems  to  labour,  with  undiminished  seal, 
under  his  disadvantages.  Allepie  being  a 
place  of  great  resort  among  the  Arabs,  who 
come  pnncipally  in  seareh  of  teak  timber, 
Mr.  Norton  has  found  means,  through  them, 
of  disposing  of  a  considerable  nnmberof 
Arabic  Bibles ;  and,  in  that  Kght,  it  may 
hereafter  become  an  important  Station. 

Dr.  PMBdeigBSt,the  new  Catholic  Bwbop 
of  Verapoly,  and  Apostolic  Vicar  of  the 
.  Pope,  was  at  Allepie,  on  a  pastoral  visit  to 
that  part  ofhis  flock  \  but  I  did  not  see  hife^. 
He  is  said  to  be  very  unpopular  among  them, 
from  having  preached  jJamly  and  openly 
againat  the.  worship  of  Amageai  and  for  rt* 


150 


IKDIA  WITHIW  TBB  CAKGBS. 


coiMneiidiog  Hhtmt.  vrho  etua,  to  re«d  their 
Bibles. 

Jrrivalat  C0tym> 

I  erabarked  in  a  canoe,  hollowed  out  of  a 
•ivf^  teak  tree,  having  in  it  a  comfortable 
ttofered  cabin,  and  containing  fboHeen  pw- 
woBj  beside  myself.  Afler  a  five  hours*  sail 
and  row,  thruogh  a  conntrjr  tctt  similar  in 
appearance  to  that  between  Qnilon  and 
Allepie^  we  came  in  sig^t  of  the  several 
iionses  of  the  Missionaries  at  Cotyn,  erect* 
ed  on  some  rising  grounds,  at  no  great  dis- 
tance from  each  other  i  and}  soon  after,  we 
tHscovered  an  ancient  Church  on  our  rii^t 
hai^d,  in  a  romantic  situation  aipoi^  the 
trees,  andslightly  elevated  above  the  valley, 
through  which  flows  the  stream  that  we 
were  ascending.  A  little  further  to  the  hd, 
*and  in  the  valtey,  was  the  Syrian  College. 

I  landed  about  half-a-mile  from  Mr.  Fenni 
house,  and  proceeded  toward  it  on  foot} 
but,  before  I  entered  his  grounds,  he  came 
himself  to  meet  me,  andjrave  me  a  Christian 
welcome.  He,  with  Messrs.  Bailey  and 
Baker,  are  Clergymen  of  the  Church  of  Eng- 
land,  sent  out  by  its  peculiar  Missionarv  So- 
ciety, to  Ae  Syrians  of  Malabar.  ^  f  hope 
to  pass  near  a  fortnight  in  this  very  interest- 
ing country. 


Cbi^m  Church^amd  Syrian  ff^sk^ 

Ftb.  10,  1921— T  accompanied  Messrs. 
Fenn  and  Baker  to  the  Syrian  Church,  at 
the  village  of  Cotym;  where  we  found 
them  em^oyed  in  celebrating  thehr  religious 
rites ;  and  pceparing  fiv  a  least,  in  conuni- 
jAoration  of  an  ancient  Bishop  from  Aa- 
tioch,  who,  after  having  rendered  them  es- 
sential services,  died,  and  was  boried  there. 
lite  feast,  at  least,  was  in  imitatiun  of  bat- 
ter time-s  {  for  it  consisted  in  lam  quanti- 
ties of  rice  and  other  food,  far  all  the  poor 
who  ohose  to  oome  for  it 

On  arnviajg  at  the  Church,  the  Bletropa- 
litm.  Mar  Dionysins,  received  as  in  a  vomUI 
room  leading  into  it*  and  serving  as  the  ha- 
Intation  of  one  of  its  Catanars.  The  Me- 
tran*s  appeaiance  ia  pleasing  and  dignified, 
imd  his  address  good;  he  aeems  to  h«  about 
■lbrty,or  forty-^a,  years  of  age— has  a  fiae 
countenance,  (evidentiv  not  of  Indian  ori- 
gia,)  espressive  of  mild  good  sense  s  yet 
with  a  laeeksobdoed look, which iastaata- 
.  neonsly  bespeaks  oar  nataral  syvpathy  and 
affection.  Ha  received  bm  with  kindness, 
shaking  me  by  the  hand]  and  I  hope  niv 
manner  expressed  -the  respect  which  I  felt 
for  all  that  I  had  heard  of  his  real  worth.  Ail 
ter  a  short  coavenation,  we  went  up  stairs 
into  a  gallevy,  which  overlooketl  the  interior 
of  the-  Church,  aad  in  whaoh  we  fonnd 
Alezandreas,  one  of  the  most  respectable 
Catanars,  who  almost  immediately  alluded 
to  the  great  lost  which  thaSyrians  had  sus- 
tained in  the  retirement  of  their  revered 
protector.  Colonel  Monro,  from  pabUc  affairs. 
In  the  meantime,  the  people  were  asseti. 
Miag  for  Divine  Worship,  while  the  Ca- 
tanars werev^ittiBg  on  their  robea  in  sight 
af  the  whole  Charth,  and  in  a  way  that 
avinoed  much  want  of  order  and  decomm. 


[march, 

After  tha  Betwica  had  commenced,  thay 
were  all  more  atteative.  T%e  nerfbnnanoa 
of  it  verj  much  resembled  that  of  the  Ronasli 
Superstitions}  but.  toward  the  close,  T  waa 
delighted  to  find  that  they  read  a  portion  of 
the  New  Testament^  in  Malayaliffl,lhe  ver- 
nacular tongue  of  the  Syrians,  and  the  peapla 
appeared  to  listen  with  much  attention. 
Ine  Church  itself  was  small,  but  vras  oons- 
ptetely  filled.  There  were  no  images,  hot 
some  wretched  daubs  of  painting  over  the 
altar.  'From  the  Communion  Table  de- 
scended a  few  steps,  on  which  candleatioka 
were  placed ;  and  on  the  cen^  of  the  op. 
permost  step  stood  a  wooden  cmcifix,  toe 
foot  of  which  Mras  concealed  by  a  glory,  a^ 
pnrently  of  solid  silver.  In  the  body  of  the 
Church  was  a  large  silver  cross,  presented 
lately  by  the  Metran'sbmtber,  a  rich  Syrian. 
The  Metran  himself  sat  in  the  gitJktrj 
with  us,  during  the  performance  of  the  Ser- 
vice, and  talked  most  of  the  time,  but  at 
wa^s  in  a  modest  and  humble  manner. 
This  gallery  formed  part  of  the  dwellinf- 
plaCe  occupied  by  tiie  Catanars  of  tl^ 
Church  i  and  is  not  usually  considered  as 
bekmging  to  the  tetter. 

Ftmtwrei  of  tht  Siftimu* 
t  waa  much  struck  with  ti^e  differenpe,  ia 
aoloor  and  feature,  between  some,  of  the 
jSyrians  {Jacobite  S^frianM,  as  they  call 
themselves)  and  the  generality  of  the  Na- 
tives of  India.  Many  of  the  former  have 
noble  distinguished  features,  such  as  de- 
cidedly mark  a  distinct  race ;  aad,  .thoagh 
•always  respectful,  they  exhibited  much  leia 
.servility  ofmanner. 

Cktrarf ^  und  Brnpto^mmii  •/  tht 
MhiionarUi,  . 
All  the  Missionaries  and  their  Tiadiis 
dined  this  evening  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fenn, 
and  I  was  a  delighted  spectator  of  their  am- 
tual  conKalltv  and  Christian  firiendship.  It 
seems,  indeed,  a  peculiar  blessing  from  the 
Almighty  to  this  fallen  Church,  that  those 
whom,  Phope  withoat  being  presumptuous, 
we  may  venture  to  regard  as  sent  to  be  Hia 
honoured  instruments  in  restoring  her  to  her 
pristiaa  faith,  shoald  be  all  anqoestiooaUy 
pious  men :  surely  it  is  an  earnest  that  Hm 
olessing  will  attend  their  labours. 

In  order  to  prevent  confusioo,  and  in- 
crease their  mutnal  efficienpy,  they  have, 
Kinaness      ^^  ^^*  Fenn's  sogsestion,  each  taken  a  ae- 
hone  my     p<"^^  ''>>^  ^^  usefuhiess.    Mr.  Fean  supar- 
•^"^  -  ^'     intends  the  College  and  its  eonceilts^aCir- 


Baker,  the  Schools  ;  and  Mr.  Bailey  traiia- 
lates,  preaches,  and  visits  the  Chorchea. 
By  this  excellent  regulation,  each  beoomaa 
better  master  of  the  basiness  in  his  own 
appointed  line— >no  one  interferes,  with  an- 
other's pnrsoita— and  all  things  are  coii> 
dncted  with  unbroken  hannpny. 

CharacUr  qf  tho  Mttn^toKian. 
They  speak  in  high  terms  of  the  Melsa- 

en*9  huanlity  and  good  sense :  and  thfj 
hopes  that  the  work  of  Divine  Orate 
Is  really  begun  in  his  heart:  partSculiifly 
since  tliey  nive  reason  to  l>elief«  tbal  km 
does  not  neglect  tha  impoitant  work  of 


1 


I  KOI  A   WlTHXir  TBM  GANGfiS. 


imtMT%  pr«yer^"»  part  of  religioua  dut| 
"wkieb  tcttB*  to  lUnra  fkllon  into  Blmoit  fe- 
tt«nl  Mid  total  diMM  amon^  tke  Sjriaiis. 
WhMicver  fteMiMionnries  express  a  ynA, 
he  gMij  accedes  to  it,  as  far  afe  he  is  abla;.* 
Imt  Ikia  Uiey  seldom  do,  in  a  direct  mannei*: 
«s  tkeir  oli>ject  is,  rather  to  l^t  improTemeats 
mating  from  their  sngKestions,  acting  od  tha 
mdoaHy  inereasiiigliKht  of  his  own  mind. 
Bone  few  mmeKoratioos  have  been  alreadjr 
effected;  and,  among  diem,  one  very  im^ 
porlani  one— tiie  marriage  of  a  large  bodf 
«»f  the  Catanars.  In  these  improremenis. 
tte  Ifetraii  modestljr  declines  any  share  of 
■leiil ;  ^>enly  attribntbg  all  to  the  friendly 
ftoooael  of  the  Missionaries,  and  acknow- 
Mjtmf  his  own  sad  ignorance,  and  earnest 
dente  of  Inrther  light  and  instmctiOD.  Be 
personally  resides  in  the  College }  and,  every 
wvening,  regnlariy  qoestions  the  Students  as 
ta  what  they  have  been  learning  during  the 

MUfOtdoJ  Ot  ayrimufar  0$  Mwory^ 
Dr.  Buokanan, 
Ifce  S^rrian  Clergy  seem  to  have  aO  a  great 
fwwratiMi  for  the  name  of  Baehafian ; 
flMmgh,  for  two  or  three  years  after  he  left 
Utarn,  they  qaitn  execrated  bis  memory,  in 
•ODseiinenee  of  their  hearing  no  news  of 
IkeiraBdcnt  aiAl  only  complete  copy  of  the 
Holy  ScHptnres  in  monusoript,  which  they 
pMutted  him  to  take  away,  under  a  pro- 
■ue  of  sending  them  the  same  book  in 
pmL    Until  the  prnledScriptares  arrived. 


after: 


151 


tlMyiaagined  he  had  been  decejving  them; 
htt  when  they  had  diligettly  compared 
Ikom  with  the  namerooa  fragments  which 
^ey  atill  poesessed,  an^  found  them  mi- 
anlely  exact  copies,  their  joy  and  veneration 
Ihr  ezeeedcd  the  abhorrence  which  Chey 
h»A  lately  expressed  towards  their  bene- 


Syrian  College. 
*  jPU.  91,  1881— Mr.  Fenn  conducted  n;e, ' 
<hic  morning,  to  the  College.    It  is  a  hand- 
•cnne building  for  this  conn&y;  andcertamly 
well  adapted  to  its  present  purpose.     Its 
Ibrm  is  that  of  a  small  quadrangle,  with  an 


nvKi 


the  centre ;  and  outside  the 

BtjBte  of  the  building,  but  close  to  it,  is 

the  Chapel.  The  College  has  two  stories ; 
aod  m  useful,  though  very  small  library,  pro- 
vided chiefly  at  the  expense  of  the  CKnurch 
Ipasionary  Society. 

There  are,  at  present,  fourteen  Students, 
dratined  for  the  iSacred  Ministry }  besides 
ft  considerable  number  of  Boys,  selected 
fioB  die  Church  Schools,  and  sent  here  to 
finish  their  edaeatkb.  The  whole  is  yet  in 
its  infiuicy,  having  been  but  fifteen  montha 
iaactioD)  but  I  have  seldom  seen  a  better 
mnoaaiae  of  iiiture  success  than  it  presents, 
»pm  three  mnnoipal  caoses—fbe  affection 
which  the  Tomig  Men  and  Boye  evince 
toward  •  their  Ineirnctor  i  dieir  strongly  ex- 
pteaaed  desire  of  karniaff )  nd  his  capa- 
ulity  of  filling  the  aitnnnon  in  which  he 
twee  the  warmest  interest 

Of  tilt  voaft  iiitelligait  and  promising  ef 
^  Tranr  Men,  Mned  Marcns,  llbaU 
liobaMr  Sm  occaaioA  ta  sap  «ore  here*. 


to-day  I  saw  httle  of  him,  except 
r  hia  examination  in  the  rudiments  df 
the  Latin  Orammar :  as  lar  as  he  was  ad 
vanced  in  it^  he  was  well  informed' 

After  havmg  examined  the  Collegians  and 
Bovs,  Whoae  nfogress  mast  be  estimated 
rather  by  the  shortness  ef  time  eiaOe  which 
they  have  commenced  their  studies,  aad  by 
other  numerous  difficulties,  than  by  their 
actual  aofairements,  we  proceeded  to  the 
apartment  ^f  die  Metropolitan  ;  whom  w« 
imd  in  his  nsnal  robe  of  crimson  silk,  with 
an  «gato  erosa,  suspended  from  his  neck  by 
a  golden  ehain,  red  shoes,  gold  or  gill 
boekles,  and  hia  head  covered  with  a  pecut 
Barly-shaped  silk  handkerchief,  in  whieH 
mimeroQS  saaall  crosses  were  marked.  The 
erhason  robe  resembled  in  shape  an  English 
Clergyman's  surplice,  and  the  dress  wan 
eertaxniy  hcndaome. 

Nertmwn, 

Feb.  92—1  set  out  this  morning,  in  com- 
pany with  Mr.  Bailey,  to  visit  the  pria^ 
cipal  Churches  sooth  of  Cotym.  VVe  pro- 
ceeded b;r  water,  in  a  large  bo«t,  presented 
to  the  Mission  by  the  Ranee  i  and  it  was 
manned  chiefly  by  Syrian  rowers.  We 
arrived  at  Neranum,  which  is  forty  milea 
S.  by  E.  from  Cotym,  in  the  er ening.  It  is 
one  of  the  largest  Churches,  and  has  about 
5000  Christians  connected  with  it  It  waa 
the  usual  residence  of  the  Metran,  until  he 
name  to  live  at  the  College.^  We  were  ae» 
eommodated.  for  the  .Jiignt  in  a  amall  low 
room,  close  to  the  Church,  aad  built  in  this 
ahape  of  the  upper  part  of  the  great  gateway 
of  apagoda. 

i?tB«r  Pemdeu 

FS^  23— We  re-embarked  at  dav-liriit, 
and  bc^  to  ascend  the  River  Anda  f 
which  u  a  fine  sheet  of  water,  ite  banks 
richly  covered,  down  to  the  border  of  the 
stream,  with  woods  and  gardens.  Tn  the 
Woods,  we  saw  in  abundance  the  cocoa-imt 
and  l>etel  trees,  and  mother  Sjpecies  of  the 
arica,  the  mango, banian,  jack,  teak,  plan- 
tein,  pepper,  and  a  variety  of  plants  and 
treeSf  with  which,  being  no  botanbt,  I  am 
unacquainted.  The  river  was  full  of  fish  ; 
the  woods,  of  numenms  species  of  varie- 

K ted  birds,  some  of  diem  among  the  most 
autiful  plumage  that  I  hafve  ever  seen. 
Isolated  cotte(^s  among  the  woods  {  stepd; 
carved  rudely  in  the  rocks,  from  the  river 
up  to  their  doors;  women  washing;  and 
canoes  passing  lightly  np^  and  down— added 
animation  to  this  beautifol  scene :  and  ite 
effect  was  fnrther  heightened  by  the  bril- 
liant light  of  an  Indian  rising  sun,  darting 
at  intervals  through  the  diick  foKags  of  the' 
banian,  or  gilding  the  wavy  tops  of  the  lofty 
arica. 

Chengemoor. 
We  arrived,  pleased  and  gratified,  pmd 
thankfol  for  aB,  to  our  gradons  Father,  at 
the  vilhga of  Chenganoor,  where  we  break- 
fasted. Xtis  about  six  miles  E.  by  S.  from' 
Neranum.  llmt  of  Cheoganoor  is  among- 
the  most  ancient  of  the  Syrian  Cburchea; 
but  it  is  notpossible  to  ascertain  when  it  was 
built:  the  Catonars  oaly  reply  to  question. 


1^2  IVDIA  WITHIN 

caliiat  h«ad  Aonri  ci?ilHy«  And  b;^  ioppom* 
4ioB ;  M  Ihcy  ftfc  allremariuibly  imttentiT* 
to»  and  coMcqnently  inaccimte  in,  the  dates 
whick  tkey  awin  to  jnost  thinn. 
'  Id  the  Churcli  were  aereraTfooliab  and 
wretehedly-execiited  daabSf  patatedon  the 
wallii  aady  einongthem,  a  representation 
of  St  Geeijse  and  u«  Dragon.    1  inquired 


into  the  history  of  fliis  mis-named  Saint, 
whom  ay  conntryinen  haTe  so  eztraordina* 
(Uy  choaeo  as  their  pa^n  s  and  what  thev 
told  me  of  him  coincidM  so  exactW  witli ' 
the  aeoeonts  given  of  him  in  the  silly  Roman- 
Catholic  Lsgends,  that,  IromtUs  and  some 
•fther  circumstances,  I  shoold  ooi^ectnre 
these  paintings,  stories,  and  many  even  of 
the  present  Uhnroh  Ceremonies  and  Pro* 
cessions,  to  have  only  epiisted  among  them 
ainee  the  times  of  the  Portuguese  Tyranny. 
When  I  asked  of  what  country  they  sup*, 
posed  St  George  td  have  been  a  native,  they 
told  me  "  He  came  from  Rome.** 

We  found,  on  inquiry,  that,  at  this  Church 
they  had  not  yet  established  any  School, 
•ssigning  extreme  poverty  as  the  cause  : 
however,  after  a  little  conversation,  they 
consented  to  receive  a  Schoolmaster;  and 
fwentv  principal  householders  agreed  to 
contriDuteeaeh  four  chuckrams*  per  month, 
«s  his  salary.  One  will  conseonently  be 
sent  from  Qotym,  or  from  some  other  ^ace  i 
as  there  is  none  eligible  in  this  poor  vilhise* 

I  iorgot  to  remark,  in  m^  sccount  of,  the 
Church,  that  on  the  wall  inside  is  painted 
a  calendar  of  their  moveable  feasts,  and 
the  Syrian  Confession. 
,  There  is  a  petty  native  Rajah  here, whose 
FALACB  is  in  the  village :  be  is  about  tea 
years  old ;  and  his  people  have  -not  perse- 
cuted the  Christians,  as  has  been  tiie  case 
threngbont  the  remainder  of  the  country. 

PtUitncave. 

One  mile  forther  up  the  Panda,  and  on 
the  opposite  side  to  Chenganoor,  is  the 
Church  of  Callncherri  >  and  three  mil?«  be- 
yond, thatofPatteucave.  where  we  stopped 
to  dine.  The  Church  of  the  latter  is  large, 
and  well  situated  on  a  hill  riaing  froif  Oie 
water'a  edge  ;  and  the  village  to  which  it 
bek>nn  extenda,  from  the  foot  of  it,  some 
WBV  down  the  bank  of  the  river. 

After  dinner,  we  walked  throQjj^  the  ba- 
ser, in  which  are  none  but  Christian  In- 
habttanta )  and  paid  a  visit  to  one  of  the 
CTatanars  and  his  wife,  who  have  been  mar- 
ried, under  the  new  regulations,  about  fifteen 
montha  She  is  a  young  girl,  about  sixteen 
or  seventeen,  with  a  pleasing  coiwtenance, 
and  dressed  with  greater  decency  thsn  is 
usual  among  them  t  but  was,  as  may  be 
supposed,  not  a  little  embarrassed,  at  hav- 
ing to  entertain  the  first  two  Europeans 
whom  she  had  perhaps  ever  seen.  1  should 
scarcely  have  thought  thb  visit  worthy  t>f 
rcfuiark,  but  from  the  singularity  of  such  an 
event  in  India,  and  the  very  t  decided  proof 

*  A  Chttckrain  U  io  v»Ioe  iu«r/y  the  airnie  u  an 
Enf  Hsh  pTDoy. 

t  Althouth  ««  only  letuAllv  visited  Ibis  one  Ca- 
UnarS  wife,  we  wer«*  in\'ited  to  do  to  by  others; 
RDd  nil  would  hare  looked  on  the  visit  of  no  £u- 
ropeen  ms  an  honour.   .  ... 


TRM  GANOK&,  [MABdlf, 

which  it  aflbrds,  how  free  tiie  Syrians  arp 
from  a  prejudice,  else  so  universally  preva- 
lent there,  of  the  dishonour  sustainea  by  a 
man  of  any  rank,  shoold  bis  wife  chance  to 
he  exposed  to  the  fcase  of  a  stranger. 
Most  of  the  Catanars  are  now  married: 
thejr  had  practised  celibacy,  according  to 
their  own  account,  only  since  the  times  of 
the  Piortngnese »  and  they  seem  sincerely 
gbdto  have  so  unnatural  and  nnseriptural  si 
practice  cBscontinned. 

We  embarked  once  more,  a  little  before 
dark,  meaainflrto  sleep  at  Maramanna :  but» 
after  ascendma  the  river  with  difficulty 
about  three  miles,  it  became  so  shallow^ 
that  we  despaired  of  getting  up  any  fardiec 
in  our  large  boat;  and  therefore  decided 
on  sleeping  in  it,  aad  proceeding  in  a  oanoe^ 
at  four  o'clock  in  the  morning. 

CbbtttckftTtm 
Fsft.  24,  1821— We  set  out  aeoordiag  for 
our  intention  s  and,  having  landed  the  break- 
fast things  at  Maramanna,  continued  our 
trip  up^the  river,  as  far  as  Cevencherrit 
which  is  about  ten  miles  east  of  ^ittencave. 
lliis  Church  is  beautifully  attuaied  amsiw 
wikl  scenery  of  hills  and  woods,  and  isr 
kept  clea^and  neat.  Inside  was  a  woodew 
image  of  St  Thomas,  the  first  which  I  bafi 
noticed  among  them  ^  and,  db  remarking  fo> 
tlie  Catanars  how  sorry  I  was  to  see  it 
there,,  they  told  me  that  it  had  been  for« 
merly  put  there  by  the  RooMn  Catholics,! 
and  had  not  been  removed  since  i  but^thati. 
as  they  did  not  not  the  aljghtest  vahhar 

•"  have  * 


on  it,  they  would  have  it  removed 
diately.  I  learned  afterwards  that  th<7> 
were  aU  superstitiously  afraid  of  layingr 
hands  on  it,  for  the  purpose  of  removal  u 
till  one,  bolder  or  wiser  than  the  rest,  shew«: 
ed  them  the  example.   ^  .    ^ 

Marannmna. 
We  ^taid  here  but  a  short  time ;.  and  re- 
turned two  miles  down  the  stream  to  Ma-^ 
ramanna,  to  breakfast    The  banks  of  the 
river,  end  all  the  scenery  between  these* 
two  places,  were  truly  romantic.      Tie, 
principal  Catanar  of  Maramanna  is  a  very 
respectable  mam   much  in  the  habit,'  we; 
were  told,  of  family  prayer:   and  his  nt-\ 
phew,  also  a  Catanar,  and   Malpan  (or* 
Doctor  of  Divinity),  is  a   young  man  t^* 
abilities,  and  eateemed  amonff  his  countey- ' 
men.  .  We  had  a  sood  deal  of  conversation  ^ 
with  him,  in  wUcn  he  shewed  good  sense, 
and  some  knowledge  of  Scripture    He'  saya ' 
he  is  very  anxious  to  learn  Bdglish,  and* 
means  shortly  to  go  to  the  College,  for 
that  purpose :  but  as  his  wife  has  been  lately 
confined,  he  is  unwilling  to  quit  her  at  the 
present  moment     This   yonng    Malpap*s 
name  is  Abraham  t    and  the  Missionaries 
have  hopes  that  he  will  turn  out  a  genuine- 
Christian  :    he  certainly  seems  well  diV^ 
posed. 

Mavelieari. 

After  breakfast,  we  continued  to  descend. 

the  Panda ;  and,  when  we  had  gone  abont 

ten  miles,  entered  a  branch  which  flows  inr 

a  southerly  direction :  we  followed  nearly^ 


ttet  cooiM,  OBlil  w«  nacM  Mavelioari^ 
a  Kttie  before  dark.  W«  are  lodged  in  e 
geflerj,  over  the  wMt  end  ef  Ike  Cktirch; 
and  ^t  is  )>y  DO  meant  an  uncomfortable 
•pattattnt  Hie  peo(»le  bere,  as  at  all  the 
▼illafBS,  received  ns  m  a  bod7«with  erenr 
dwwwstraikiB  of  kindness,  ana  expressions 
tti  craCiMde  for  onr  visit.  Perhsps  this  is 
am  tag,  in  a  mat.measwe>  to  the  Metran's 
Letters  of  Keconunendation  i  but  I  am 
wilbnff  to  hope  that  they  are  themselves  gra- 
tified by  onr  coming  among  them. 

Aodby  ai  MaeeSoan, 

ffsk  95, 1831.— We  remained  here  to-day, 
inorder  to  keep  tbe  Sabbath:  and  do  not 
■llmd  setting  ont  till  after  dark. 

When  the  Syrian  Divine  Service  of  the 
day  was  over,  m  which,  for  the  first  time, 
the  pBATBas,  as  well  as  the  portions  of 
Scripture,  were  read  in  the  Malayalim 
tonne,  Bir.  Bailey  went  through  a  part  of 
thoEnglidi  litornr  in  the  same  language  > 
and  then  preacheda  short  Sermon  to  them, 
en  die  ninth^erse  of  the  Fourth  Chapter  of 
the  First  Ef^tle  of  St  John.  OonDg  the 
Seimoii,  ^ntrary  to  their  nsnal  costom, 
tkey  were  all  attention,  and  crowded  one 
^mam  another,  in  order  to  get  nearer  to  the 
flnachsr.  The  Catanars  appeared  partico- 
llorfaf  ftmok,  as  mnch  iHth  the.  novelty,  as 
mA  tbe  interest  of  the  scene  ;  for  this  was 
d^  fipk  Sermon  which  they  had  overheard, 
snoOwinc  the  custom  amongthem  to  preach. 
BniJHr.  BttileT  has  exhorted  them  to  com- 
»enee }  and  I  tmst,  of  tqiz,  they  will:  as 
yet,  most  of  them  are  too  ignorant  them- 
netses  of  the  Scriptures  to  do  so. 

Soon  after  the  Sermon  was  ended,  one 
of  the  Catanars  called  the  attention  of 
ibe  people  to  a  Letter  from  the  Metropo- 
Utaa,  forbidding  a  certain  individnal,  who 
bad  been  guilty  of  some  offence,  the  en- 
tmace  of  any  Church  for  the  present  It 
is,  fai  fuit  a  temporarv  excommunication ; 
bat  I  am  unacqnainteo  with  the  merits  of 
Ike  case. 

The  men  and  vramcti  itre  always  tn  »e- 
patate  pufta  of  die  Church  ;  btit*  with  this 
uerptJoD*  Uierr  is  Utile  dft^ornin.  Nevir- 
theli'-ae*  it  «ai  vf  17  r^marLftbU^  how  dif- 
&rent  theatteDlion.  of  the  pt^ople  wis  during 
ibe  Malsyiiliiii  Pray«r?,  from  what  they 
«rin«ed  daring  the  few  p-iiyf  rt  which  wtre 
wst  recited  in  ^yriar.  The  tr&nslitiari  of  our 
lilar^  iotni  MaZa^aUm  is  neaHr  c^mpktt^il. 
Several  nf  the  ^jiispa  calbd  on  Mr. 
Hailey  in  the  eftemooa  ■  end  oac  or  two 
of  ihum,  entenog  on  the  tnl^«ct  of  hi« 
Slmtt^amj  recroimtaLated  1q  him  the  whole 
aMtdf  it;  mno^  Dbsprvecin  how  murh  happier 
Mv brethren  *t  Cotym  were,  who  would 
biaw  fucb  ffequ^til  oppottiiutilie^  of  hearing 
^B  pfraeh- 

Frevftras  to  quitting  M^veUcsri,  we  htd 
Bili:Ii  Hftd  inter^ttmg  con^erAatioD  widi 
Ibe  CatftEuir«  who  had  remd  tbe  pruvsra  in 
^Palsjalim,  <yD  reliiciciuA  topics.  Il«  dp- 
pjsfi  li  to  take  n  reuIintrTe«t  in  whHtwiK 
SC  bolmthef  liit«Q«4t]iun  «pake  much  : 
iijiti  be    did    smyt.    wti    iipt>ropn:ite   and 

March,  1893. 


ItfDiA   WITHIN   THB   0ANOE&. 


15S 


JM.  »^Wt  embnbiid  lor  tbb  piece 
yeelerdny  evening,  at  dark  ;  b«t  tbn  boat- 
men hMw  loft  their  way  during  the 
night.  We  did  not  anive  till  latethia  eren- 
iag.  Our  wanderinn  b»led  so  long,  that 
I  am  unable  to  calcnlalft  tlie  real  length  of 
our  voyage  from  Mavelicari. 

Monro  Iiland  ie  a  piece  of  ground  in  the 
Back-water,  about  eiaht  milee  N.  £.  from 
Quilon,  given  by  the  Ranee  of  IVavancore, 
for  the  support  of  the  Syrian  College  {  and 
tbe  gift  was  one  of  the  last  public  acts  due 
to  the  influence  of  the  benevolent  Colonel 
Monro,  hv  whose  name  the  ishind  is  to  be 
called  in  future,  at  the  Ranee*s  own  desire. 
Its  (brm  is  very  irregular,  with  a  computed 
average  diameter  of  about  two  miles  anda 
half:  it  is  intersected  bv  two  navigable 
streams*  and  indented  with  several  deep 
bays,  in  one  of  which  fish  are  found  in 
abundance.  Tbe  seil  is  paitionlarly  rich  in 
those  parts  which  have  been  solrjected  to 
cultivation  1  but  five-sixths  of  the  land  is, 
an  vet,  covered  with  jungle,  and  full  of 
wikhboars  and  buffaloes. 

The  interior  scenery  of  the  island  is  benn- 
tiinl :  at  tbe  south-west  end  of  it.  there  ia 
an  eminence,  on  the  summit  of  which  a 
bungalow  is  about  to  be  erected,  which  will 
comnmnd  a  sea>view  of  great  extent  nnd 
magnificence.  It  fiioes  tbe  principal  open- 
ing firom  the  Back-water  to  tbe  sea :  and 
the  Back-water  in  that  part  is  not  only  of 
unusual  breadth,  so  as  to  present  the  up- 
pearuice  of  a  vast  lake }  but  is  ooveiied 
with  islands  and  well-wooded  heights,  jot- 
ting forward  successively  one  beyond  as* 
other,  hiving  under  them  canoes  and  boats 
paddfing  or  sailiujg  along ;  and  fishermen 
employed  with  their  nets  In  different  groope, 
and  forming  an  ever-? arving  piotnre  of  busv 
life,  which  is  admirably  contrasted  with 
the  still  end  glassy  ssMMithness  of  the  water, 
and  tbe  deep  areen  shade  of  the  surconndiog 
woods  andniUs. 

A  shoal,  attached  to  the  north-west  ex- 
tremity of  the  island,  has  been  converted 
into  a  ruge  ofpaddy-grounds,  of  a  singular 
description,  liiey  are  covered  with  water, 
which  is  never  less  than  a  foot  in  depth, 
and  of  course  there  is  then  no  means  of 
sowina  them  with  grain :  but,  to  remedy 
this,  &e  Natives  sow  the  seed  elsewhere 
on  the  bland ;  and  when  the  crop  is  about 
eight  or  ten  inches  hicfa,  they  transplant  it  to 
these  sub-marine  fields,  taking  care  to  ar- 
range tbe  seed-time,  sons  to  bring  fiirward 
the  paddy  to  a  proper  height  at  the  period 
wbea  the  first  rains  of  the  monsoon  have 
brought  the  fresbesdown  fonn  the  Malabar 
Moontains,  and  expelled  the  salt  water 
further  towards  the  sea.  By  this  method, 
ibe  paddy  ripena  before  the  effects  of  the 

Sisoon  have  ceased ;  and  the  harvest  is 
ond  all  comparison  richer  than  b  any 
sr  pert  of  tbe  oountry. 
On  the  whole,  this  island  appears  suscep* 
tible  of  ahnost  everv  species  of  cultivation 
and  were  an  intelligent  and  enterprising 
English  farmer  plaoed  in  chaiga  of  it,  I 
doubt  not  but  it  would  soon  become  a  va- 
luable property. 


INDIA    WITHIN   THE   GANOE^. 


154 

^   Mtoolal  (Joiym. 

Fe6.  28, 1821— We  could  not  leave  Mnnro 
Island  yesterday  until  past  eleven,  owing  to . 
the  delays  of  oar  boatmen  ;  and  it  took  na 
nearly  24  hoars  to  retnm  to  Cotym.  In  the 
afternoon/ 1  went  to  visit  Mr.  fiaker^  School, 
which  is  evidently  in  good  order,  and  well 
attended  to  i  bnt  haa  not  yet  been  a  suf- 
ficient time  established,  to  produce  any' 
thing  remarkable.  Several  of  the  boys, 
however*  shewed  marks  of  intelligence  ; 
and,  above  all,  of  willingnesa  to  learn.  I 
was  surprised  to  see  two  little  ^rls  among 
them,  as  that  is  quite  a  novelty  m  India. 
Manaracah,   • 

March  1—1  n€cotti|}aiiicil  J\Ir.  Bi*-. 
khr  liiin  atom^ugt  on  n  \\sii  tct  tlio  jtiiiRle 
Church  of  MsiiiuracnU  i  aetUed  id  a  in  oaf 
wUd  and  roifiitntjc  coimfjjr^  tihoui  ttirt^c 
honni'  wnlkfrumCotjiu.  it  m  oii1yr«Diiirl- 
ahle  far  itsbemitifu!  sjtu^Mon  \  but  we  vers 

td  fmo  that  the  Nsiiiv^x  .i.^fmii  mt  miich 
plejuicd  Vfiih  aur  viMir 

Visiifrom  the  MetropoHian, 
On  our  return,  we  dined  with  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Bailey  :  and,  in  the  evening,  the  Me- 
tropolitan came  to  ua  in  atate  }  which  he 
haa  kindly  consentedtodo,  in-order  to  aflord 
me  the  gratification  of  seeing  him  in  his 
pontificafrobes.  He  wears  a  mitre  on  these 
occasions  i  and  the  pastoral  crook,  or  cro- 
sier, is  cairied  belbre  him.  The  latter  is  of 
a  very  ancient  form,  having  the  top  orna- 
mented with  gold,  and  the  staff  made  of 
Solished  black  wood,  with  aatripe  of  silver 
escending  spirally  from  the  top  to  the  bot- 
tom. After  a  short  time  he  took  off  most  of 
his  robes,  and  kept  on  only  the  usual  one  of 
erihfson  silk.  . 

He  sat  and  conversed  with  us  for  about 
an  hour;  and   confirmed    me  in   the  im- 

EessiMi  which  I  had  i>efore  received  of 
m — that  of  his  being  a  Gentleman  and  an 
bnmMe  Christian'.'  ile  spoke  in  terma  of 
warm  gratitude,  of  the  benefits  conferred 
.  on  hfs  people  and  himself,  by  the  English 
Nation  )  and  more  especially  by  the  excel* 
lent  Colonel  Mnnro, .  who  seems  beloved  by 
them  all  He  allowed,  unreservedly,  tlie 
state  of  wretched  ignorance  in  which  the 
Syrians  are  i>longe,d  :  and  aince  the  arrival 
of  the  Missionaries,  he  founds  from  his 
conversation  with  them,  that  he  had  every 
thio^  to  learn— all  was  new  io  him.  He 
appeared  particularly  pleased  with  the  well- 
knovm  saying,  which  1  begged  Mr.  Fenn  io 
explain  to  him,  of  our  revered  Sovereign, 
who  wished  that  every  man  in  his  dominions 
<«  might  be  able  to  read  his  Bible,  and  have 
a  Bible  to  read."  When  he  at  length  re- 
tired,  the  three  Missionaries  accompanied 
him  to  his  aalankeed,*  with  the  greatest  re 
spect  and  aeference ;  by  which,  and  similar* 
means,  they  render  him  venerable  in  the 
eyes -of  bis  people,  from  the  honour  which 
the  notice  of  Earopeans  in  this  country 
always  confers :  ano  thds,  through  his  in- 
flnendft,  they  will  be  able -to  intnmuce  gra- 

*  This  palaokren  was  a  present  friMn  the  Raofe- 
(*fTrxviknc*r»,  and  U  ronsidcred  as  a  mark  of  dis- 
tinction. 


[MARCfT/ 


dually  into  the  Syrian  Church,  ameodm'eAta  ' 
correspondent  with  its  gradual  increoise  in  ' 
the  knowledg;e  of  the  OospeL 

Committee  Meetittg  qf  the  MiseionarUe, 
March  9—1  aecompanied  Mr.  Fenn  io  • 
the  weekly  meeting  for  Committee   busi-* 
ness  of  the  three  Missionaries,  at  which  the  • 
Metropolitan  also  attends.    It  opened  with- 
an  earnest  prayer  to  God,  by  Mr.  Baker, 
for  His  gTVCious  help,  and  for  the  influence  * 
of  His  Spirit,  in  guiding  their  counsels  and; 
labours,  with  a  single  view  to  His  gloir. 
The  Metropolitan  took  Ida  ahkre  in  the  deli- 
berations. 

When  the  business  was  concluded,  tibe. 
MUsiouaries  and  I  a4Joi(nied  to  the  Chapel ' 
belonging  to  the  College,  and  there  partook' 
of  die  most  holy  and  blessed  Sacrament, 
previously  to  my  leaving  them — it  may  be' 
for  ever  in  this  world;  for  I  intend,  with 
Ood's  blessing,  to  recommence  my  journey 
after  dark  ;  and  Mr.  Fenn  will  accompany 
me  on  a  visit  to  Cochin,  and  the  nortjiem 
division  of  the  Syrian  Churches.    As  soon 
as  the  Service  was  over,  I  wrent  once  more 
to  hear  the  students  andboys  of  the  College 
examined,  and  was  pleased  at  their  correct- 
ness as  far  as  they  bad  gone. 

-  Fhtai  Inierview  tbith  ike  MetrepoHtmmm 

We  then  visited  the  Metropolitan  ;  and  i^ 
^vas  not  without  some  emotion  of  sorrow,  that 
I  finally  qahted  this  venerable  man.  lie  re-  , 
Ceiv^d  me,  as  before,  in  his  little  bed-hK>m ;'  ^ 
the  furniture  of  which  conristed  sitiipiv  of  a 
bed;  three  chairs,  a  very  small  ume,  • 
wooden  chest,  and  a  brass  lamp :  from  the 
canopy  of  his  bed,  some  dresses  of  cetvmooy 
were  hanging  on  a  cord,  and  a  very  few  books 
lay  on  the  chest  opposite  the  ode  small 
window.  Besides  this  little  foom,  he  has 
one  other,  not  much  larger,  which  is  nearly 
empty.  Such  f  pictured  to  lAyself,  the 
abode  of  an  Archbishop  in  the  primitive  ages 
of  the  Church,  before  the  progress  of  society 
and  civilization  had  efibctcd  a  corrdiponding 
chnnge. 

Our  conversation  was  short,  consisting 
mainly  of  mutual  good  wiJihes:  but,  bcforcf 
I  went,  he  expressed  a  wish^o  have  from 
England  a  print  of  George  the  Third ;  and 
entrusted  me  with  a  commission,  with  which 
I  was  happy  to  be  changed,  .of  conveying  a 
copy  of  the  printed  Kew '  Tesh^mcrtt  in 
Syriac,  with  a  few  Knes  on  the  first  blank 
leaf,  in  his  own  hand-writing,  i^  the  Pa» 
triarch  of  Antibch :  and  this  1  hm  Io  deliver 
personally,  if  possible,  on  my  intended  ^^er- 
land  Journey  to  Europe.  VVe  then  parted: 
.May  our  Heavenly  lather  bles*  him,  and 
bestow  on  him  a  knowled^  of  the  Sacred 
Volume,  commensurate  ^vith  his  deep  and 
nnaffedted  humility  aod  kindness  \  and  may  - 
he  become  a  liglit,  burning  and  shinitig  amid 
the  sfHntual  darkness  of  this  Ibng-neglected- 
offspriag  of  the  Cliurch  of  Antioch !  ' ' 

Departure  frnm  Cotym. 
After  dining  with  Mr.  fiaker,  'I  took  my 
.leave  of  the  l^lissionaries  and  their  Ladies; 
whom',  aod  especially  niy  amiable  hosteaa 
Mrs>  Fenn,  I  shall  ever  remember  with  sin- 
cere esteem  and  affection.    Then,  accom- 


1823-] 


I^DIA  WITUIK  CHE  Q^^HQBd, 


uuiied  bjr  Mr.  Peon,  and  by  MarcM,  On     inuated  op 


455 


Studant.  whose  name  has  Jbeen  mentioned 
before^l  descxeoded  the  Cotym  Hilla. 


Wo 


^eopod  onee  more  ioto  Uie  Minuon-boa^ 
andyet  ofi'oa  our  tour. 

Cochin, 

March  4,  1821^  Skmdap  —  Mr,  Fen^ 
preached  an  excellent  JSemion  to  us  at  the 
C%«rch  of  Cochin,  but  there  were  not  above 
thirty  people  present }  the  othem^  consisting 
jmostly  of  conotry-born  persons,  having  gone 
)a  a  mat  ^man-Catholic  festival  in  die 
neiailtboarhood :  the  Church  being  very  Xar^e, 
aBa  capable  probably  of  accommodating 
}fi^  pe^w>iis,  hspkedsadly  eoipiy. 

Rec4ptkm  al  lUameticherry. 

.  M*trch  6  —  Wo  rcav-Jied  Purovan  t6 
tiiTftlifajtL  If  ere  ive  mtt  Lhf?  principal 
lli4!{>jui  of 'he  CuUtgi^  of  Lilly m:  he  is  an 
letlie^  iDtelli^eDt  niiiu ;  \vi  H  versed,  a9 
Mr.  ^eoD  asKurt:^  ia«,  h\  the  i^criptures. 
Hp  c-iuae  tc)  meet  iis  frtitn  Mumeli cherry,  to 
wlirch  ptflc^e  he!^  e^ioidioil  us  aft^r  breakfast, 
as  be  hjBiJtlf  officinlPB  fl«  oue  of  its  Gatanars. 
Oi*  sTfiriDg  ftt  Uie  larvdirii?  jjlace  (lor  all  our 
yUrts  to  the  Sjrianfl  iiri?  sliil  timde  by  water) 
w#  fqiifid  Ihut  he  meeirit  in  givi^  us  a  sort  of 
public  rect^ptjaD.  We  w  j^r*?  wrliomed  by  a 
erowJ  cif  Syrinns,  with  two  or  three  most 
iocicnt  matchlcickH  amojij^  them,  ^^  bich dkey 
fired  on  our  Inuflin^ ;  »iid  <\  nnmW  troop  of 
Dojs,  amied  ¥rith  ^worcl.^i  and  sliielpl!*,  pre- 
ceded iw  with  a  in€ 3 loured  atip^  pu(itA  by  a 
ttthe^  which  ut)»  auiiji;  mifl  the  others  re- 
^eate>d  itt  thorn  a,  while  thtir  instructor  in 
fhia  Pfrrhic  Dauce^  nulmatefl  nnd  encon- 
n^  tlem  i^lth  co^isciotiB  iiatl»f»ction.  On 
amvmg  at  a  fovourahje  ifKit  of^nund,  we 
lifltted  for  a  few  Diiuut^H,  whjk  two  of  the 
1>aj«^  togifther  1^ith  tbeir  UDuter*  performed 
*oiue  UnU  of  ftctivily,  wUkh  were  no  ways 
TPmafiablc.  The  daucc  was  then  resumed, 
utd  cQutimicd  tiH  we  resii^lied  thr  Churchy 
on  H'hich  half  ad  07,1?  n  iron  [Htt*.  filled  with 
^upowder.H  ere  dlachurgril,iind  made  about 
AS  much  uoUe  a^  those  Jn  St.  innifslBi  Park. 
^  I  h«*e  mentioned  iLese  tritlen  tiiainlv  to 
lire  ftome  faint  idea  of  the  cuiitcittis  of  the 
Natives  \  sad}  though  we  uiiiy  eEiteem  them 
sosdhevhat  rfdiculotia  in  Ihem^Rtlves,  and 
JBC ou slate  ut  with  ttiegmve  recrptivndueto 
i»  Chrktiui]  Mlinisteri  nWW  we  w^t^  gratified 
with  th^  iiitefUiori^  tmX  could  not  but  be 
j^Ieiuicd  with  thi3  evident  a  fid  invariable 
good-win  of  tills  inlerestinp people. 

J^fiui^ce  of  ih^  Principal  Hfytpatty 
\  t^e  remained  till  evening  at  Mamelicher- 
'xji  ra^  dunog  our  stay  conversed  much 
'with  ihie  Halpan :  he  is  a  great  advocate 
for  tiie  duty  of  frequent  fasting,  and  does 
not  give  his  unqualified  afsent  to  the  mea- 
,swe  of  alk>wingthe  Catanars  to  marrv,  al- 
IthoaKh  he  never  openly  onposes  it ;  aud  can- 
not deny,  thai  the  last  Bishop  who  visited 
them  irom  Antioch,  about  60  years  ago, 

*  f  Ycnture.'tb  l>eitow  this  nttme"u|M>a  it,  from 
its  frarter  reterahiance  lo  the  detcriptionryet  ex- 
(fst  of  the  f elebrUed  daoca  of  the  Jdacedoaiao 
wrurlon  of  Aiejttoder,  ' 
VKcIi  I  am  acqmited. 


,  than  to  aay^oUier  with 


^     __  ._  _^  it,  and  actually  compelled  the 
/our  Malpaos  of  his  time  tp  take  wives. 

This  Malpan's  authority  and  influence  in 
the  Syrian  Church  are  very  consic|erab1e,  as 
he  is  much  res|)ected  for  his  talents  and  lean^ 
ing:  indeed  his  very  obstinacy  is  useful  to 
the  iMissionaries;  because,  as  they  never 
even  sun^st  any  improvements  without  coo- 
sultiogAjm,  nor  adopt  any  without  his  con- 
currence, they  are  sure  of  never  doing  too 
much,  or  of  advancing  beyond  the  present 
light  and  kiiowledge  which  the  Syrians  poa- 
sess.      • 

Impravetnenis  in  the  Syrian  dvrcA. 
The  fbllowiiig  are  the  fonr  main  linprove- 
ments,  which  have  been  eflected  witSfene- 
ral  anpmbation,  or  at  least  without  anyoas- 
like  having  been  openlv  manifested:  — 
'    1.  The  Marriage  of  the  Clergy. 

2.  'Hie  Removal  of  all  Images  from  tha 
Churches. 

S.  The  reading  a  portion  of  the  Scrip- 
tures, every  Sunday,  m  the  M alayalun. 
•   4  The  opening  of  Schools,  attached  Co 
most  of  the  Churches. 

These  reforms  may  be  safely  considered 
as  general  in  spirit;  although,  in  fact,  from 
the  remoteness  of  some  of  the  Churches, 
and  the  short  space  of  time  which  has  elapsed 
ainoe  the  reforms  commenced,  fhey  cannot 
be  yet  said  to*  be  in  universal  operation :  in 
a  very  few  more  months,  with  God's  bless- 
ing, I  have  no  doubt  they  will  be  Entirely  so. 
Among  partial  amendments  may  be  reck- 
oned — a  decreasing  estimation,  in  the  eyes 
of  the  principal  clerey,  of  pomp  and  cere- 
mony—a desire,  openly  manifested,  to  study 
the  Scriptures— an  humble  acknowledgmimt 
of  the  oreadfo!  state  of  ignoranee  in  which 
they  are  plunged— gratiVide  toward  tfaooa 
who  are  assisting  in  rescuing  them  fVvm-it— 
and  a  greater  regard  to  cleanliness  and  de- 
cency of  anpareL 

Since  all  this  has  been  effected,  through 
Yhe  Divine  permission,  in  the' short  space  of 
fhur  years,  (when  Mr.  Bailey,  the  first  Mis- 
sionary, settled  among  them,)  can  we  doubt, 
T  woufd  soy  it  with  humble  reveretice,  hot 
that  it  seems  to  be  our  Ood's  good  pteaiswre, 
that  this  once  flourishing  Oliprofa  shoald  b« 
restored— sdoner,  potoibly,  than  many  may 
be  aware  of? 

Oijf  ptt'fbsinff  feal^une  in  the  cbflrncUr  of 
t}ie  Syrians,  (  haveafl  yet  neglected  to  bring 
forward — Imenn  the  great  re  v^^reuce  which 
they  shew  towards  their  iiged  parents  and 
rifilntives.  E^en  lh&  Mulpan  rould  never  be 
prevailed  on  to  ait  in  bia  a  pole's  presence ; 
iind  1  HJtaei9si^d  a  flimilur  fei?ling'^  m  several 
other  instances. 

Tesiimmy  io  Dr.  JBuchanan, 
■  In  short,  though  they  are  in  a  low  state  of 
ignorance,  and  shew  little  sense  of  mora' 
'llty  and  religion,  they  have  snfildent  re- 
deeming qualities,  to  excite  a  lively  interest 
In  all  who  have  seen  and  kfiown  them.  I 
myself  went  among  them,  prdudiced  both 
against  them,  and  against  what  a  great  and 
good  man  had  previously  vnritten  coneerning 
them.  With  Or.  Buchanan's  account  of 
them  IB  my  hand,  I  ^^ent  whera  he*weDl> 


\^  IWDIA   WitltiM 

•nd  ■ometiiMa  wbcre  be  'went  not  |  Mid  I 
■niBQ  with  pleaiare  this  opmittiiiiitj  of  offifir- 
tog  th«  testiinoDy  of  an  isttridiiiil,  who  hu 
heon  an  eye-witnoM  to  novt  of  what  has 
been  aaaerted  on  this  head  by  the  first  friend, 
and  now  belored  bsnefiictor,  of  the  neg- 
leotbd  Syrians.  ^ .     „    , 

In  the  evenmg  we  took  a  fnendty  leare 
of  the  Malpan,  who  accompanied  ns  to  the 
boat)  and  set  off  onoe  more  on  onr  trayels. 

MnrekT,  18S1— We  breakfasted  at  Moinn* 
dnrte,  and  ascended  the  river  to  Caranga- 

We  passed  (he  Chmch  of  Udiampoor, 
once  celebrated  for  the  Synod  held  there, 
at  winch  the  Portngnese  Archbishop  Mene- 
■es  destroyed  all  &e  Syrian  Manuscripts 
which  he  coald  collect,  with  the  exception 
of  the  Bible,  which  he  ordered  to  be  cor- 
rected according  to  the  reading  of  the  Latin 
Vnlgate:  oar  friend  Maicas  observed,  that 
a  Dmne  judgment  seemed  ever  since  to  rest 
iDOn  the  place,  for  they  had  now  no  wor. 
ship  there  at  all:  the  inhabitants  profess 
Aomanism;  but  die  Church  is  almost  in 
ruins,  and  thev  have  no  Priest:  the  justness 
odf  Marcus's  observation  is,  of  coarse,  not  to 
as  shewing 
I  still  regard 


We  had  some  difBculty  in  reaching  Caran. 
^efaerry,  e>en  in  onr  eanoe;  and  the  men 
who  rowed  us,  all  vohinteers  on  the  ooca- 
aioii,  were  far  more  attentive  to  Mr.  Fennli 
jdfiscourse,  than  to  their  work ;  and  the  case 
beii^  so,  we  were  well  content  to  move  a 
litfla  more  slowly.  At  last  we  arrived  there, 
stayed  about  an  hour,  and  then  retnmed  to 
Caadenade. 

Of  all  the  Syrian  Villagers  whom  I  have 
jeea,  those  of  Candenade  pleased  me  the 
most^tkere  appeared  in  them  so  much  can. 
^dour,  intelligence,  and  confidence ;  and  their 
HcIkkiI  was  in  better  order  than  any  other: 
it  vras  the  principal  place  of  abode  of  the 


TiiB  GAN0B8.  [MARCtf/ 

the  late  wars,  and  dhcoveied  to  us  fkvr 
marks  of  what  could  be  termed  a  religious 
mind  (perhaps  ont  of  oompliment  to  my  uni- 
form), we  cannot  bat  hoi»e  belter  things  of 
him  than  of  most  other  priests  of  his  persua^ 
sioo,  when  we  know,  that  he  is  preaching 
ttroughout  his  diocese  against  the  worship 
of  idols,  which  is,  in  reality,  the  common 
practice  of  Indian  Catholics ;  and  that  he 
recommends  to  them  the  reading  of  the  Boly 
Scriptures.  He  also  espreases  himself  as  a 
warm  friend  to  Schools  for'the  Poor.  Seek 
conduct  will  little  please  his  present  flock  $ 
but  win,  it  is  to  be  hoped,  benefit  the  cause 
of  real  piety.  May  Ood  reward  it  to-bim,  by 
blessine  his  own  nuad  with  clearer  views  oif 
that  holj  faith,  which  he  will  thus  be  iaalra- 
mental  in  propagating ! 

AssoonasOurfruj^l  breakfast  was  oveiv 
we  B<^ieuroed  tothe  Library,which  contained 
a  number  of  Jiiooks,  chiefly  on  polemical  di- 
vinity, in  an  almost  ruinous  state.  There 
were  several  heretical  works;  but  I  wan 
not  a  little  surprised,  and  indeed  shocked,  to 
Bee  among  them  a  New  Testament  in  Por- 
tngnese, with  the  terrible  mark  of  the  Inqui- 
sition  on  its  back—"  Novum  Testsmentam, 
Idber  Prohibitus."  Hardljr  believim^  it 
could  be  true,  I  ventured,  in  spite  of  fte 
Inquisition,  now  no  longer  very  formidable 
to  a  British  Ofllcer  in  India,  to  open  it,  and 
read  a  few  passages.  Several  old  English 
Divines  were  there,  in  folio,  wifli  the  sfeme 
mark,  "  Liber  Prohibitus." 

There  is  a  College  at  Verapoli;  for  th« 
Roman  Syrians,  containing  abo«t  14  Stu- 
dents ;  and  another  for  a  verjr  few  PoiiQ- 
gnese,  who  learn  Latin  sufficient  to  be 
able  to  read  the  Roman  Litmgy,but  probably 
without  understanding  its  meaning.  The 
Bishop  s  residence  is  a  part  of  the  College  i 
which  is  built  much  in  the  style  of  a  mnf- 
nastery,  but  of  very  amall  dimensioas. 
'  There  was  a  Neapolitan  Carmelite  Friar 
in  company  with  the  Bishop,  who  toM  an 
that  he  had  been  eleven  years  in  the  co«^ 


Uti  Mefao^itan";  and  the  inhabitants  Kve     ^T.^^  *^"l5,lirj;!2IT.j£tfc^ 

in  more  eraifort  and  happiness  than  else,     the  pwpose  of  better  institictingtiieNative* 


where, 

yiOi  U  ike  Pkw^Apni9lk  of  rtrapoH. 
Mardk  8— Yesterday,  between  ten  and 
eleven,  we  reached  Verapoli.  There  we 
stopped  to  call  on  the  Roman  Apostoh'cal 
Vicar  and  Bishop,  Dr.  P)rendergast>by 
birth,  as  his  name  indicates,  an  Irisl^pian; 
and  never  was  there  one  whose  character 
seemed  more  genninely  national:  he  re- 

Sinded  us  of  an  Irish  Gentleman  of  the 
lys  that  are  pasti  nor  did  his  tall  form 
appear  the  less  picturesque  for  being  con- 
cealM  in  the  loose  .folds  and  coarse  dri^ry 
of  a  Cannrlite  Friar,  to  which  Order  he .  be- 
.longs.  His  welcome  was  really  Bibemian : 
be  seemed  to  open  to  us  his  house,  and  his 
heart  The  warmth  and  friendship  of  his 
manner  were  united  with  a  degree  of  aative 
•liu»our,that  removed  all  solemnity  from  his 
.episcopal  charactor,  and  res^nded  us  far 
mere  of  a  Iree  and  nlfaiat  ex-officer  of  the 
Iririk  Legion.  Yet,  althongh  in  bis  conver- 
.sation  Jfaia  mke.  with  an.  e^sgemess  of  dalighi 
of  Ike  exploits  of  his  native  eotetrymen  in 


he  evidently  dislikes  the  proceedings  ofido 
superior,  and  expressed  a  afiroto  vrish  for  a 
speedy  return  to  Europe,  fle  seemed  a 
quiet  inoffensive  man )  out  possessing  Ktde 
of  that  hich  miasionary  sphpit,  which  aboidd 
animate  those  who  abandon  all  the  ease  and 
comfort  of  their  hemes,  to  serve  God  and 
their  fellow'^oreaturea  in  these  distant  reafaasw 

Porosr. 
From  Verapoli,  we  proceeded  to  Mroor, 
which  is  supposed  to  be  the  oldest  Chnrflfa 
in  possession  of  the  Syriana:  anew  eiM.isiv 
at  present^  building  in  itaroonL 

We  leflParoor,  afler dinners  but,  owing 
to  frequent  shallows  in  the  upper  part  of  the 
Back-water,  we  did  not  arrive  at  TVichoor 
iill  nearly  one  o'clock*  t»^y<  .'The  Back- 
water,  on  which  we  have  so'  long  bttsn 
sailings,  extends  no  further  in  this  direction, 
but  is  bounded  by  the  hilb,  at  the  foot  of 
the  Malabar  Moontaina,  on  which  l^choor 
is  bnilt    It  eahihite  the  remahia  of  a  larga 


18S2S-}  INDIA   WlTKOf 

IbfftifcdcMii,  lA«be  i^perMirtoC  which  k 
a  ibrt»  at  pracot  g%rriaai«d4iT  100  SefM^ 
at  ia  a  naefal  itatioa  for  cootrolKog  the  moon- 
tain  baiiditti.  who  often  iafett  the  nei^- 
booihood.  Tm*  m  then  are  now  hanging 
in  thaine>  not  hr  from  the  vilhigeb 

Mar,  9~Bf  r.  Fenn  an^  T  set  off  early 
&»  norahig,  he  in  a  moiQeel*,  and  f,  to 
mty  delidkty  once  more  on  horseback,  for 
CatHonlacherrT,  the  largest  of  all  the  Sy- 
rian Townf,  and  the  last  which  we  mean  to 
▼iiit.  It  Is  distant  abont  14  miles  from  Tri- 
chMr,aMdwegotther»tobreaklast  We 
were  receimd  by  a  large  coocoorse  of 
people }  and  escorted,  as  it  were  in  triumph, 
to  the  Church,  where  they  pressed  greatly 
anon  one  another,  in  order  to  obtain  a  eight 
or  ns.  Mr,  Fenn  took  adrantage  of  the  op- 
psftimity,  to  address  them  on  religions  sod 
jectst  and  theyseemed  deeply  attentire  to 
what  hei  said.  There  are  about  ten  thousand 
of  them  in  the  town  and  its  iricinity,  and  they 
sraifivided  between  iour  Churches. 

fTftI  Cs  ike  retired MtiriftoHian. 
A^er  breakfiist,  we  set  out,  on  foot,  for 
the  residence  of  the  late  Metropolitan :  who 
resigBcd  his  sttoation  for  the  purpose  of  lead- 
ing a  quiet  retired  life,  unembarrassed  by 
anv  secular  affairs.  We  had  about  three 
mtfes  to  walk,  before  we  reached  his  pkice 
of  «>ode,  and  that  under  the  burning  heat 
of  a  perpendicular  meridian  sun,  so  that  we 
wen  truly  gbd  when  we  arrired,  and  jmt- 
todL  of  a  Uttie  Madeira  andpfauitains,  which 
ihe  .good  old  hermit  had  provided  for  os. 
Be  is  a  little,  man,  with  a  pleasing  eipres- 
sion  of  countenance},  fona  of  tauung,,  and 
BMve  inquisitive  than  Indians  usuafiy  sre 
when  conversing  with  Europeans.  He 
asked  a»oa|jeat-manv  questions  concerning 
myfosniy  in  England,  how  many  brothers 
and  sislera  I  had,  where  they  lived,  &c.;  and 
hft  vaa  pentir  amased  tiiat  they  should*  as 
he  Iqana  Qiut»nve  in  the  same  town  (London) 
wiA  Mr.  Penn*s  fomily,  and  yet  be  personally 
unacquainted  with  them.  I  wished  to  know 
what  he  thought*  of  the  new  printed  Syriao 
TBstamcnt:  hie  said  he  admired  it  very  much; 
and,  on  beinc  asked  whether  he  had  ^ 
ocsnered  the  slightest  error  in  it  or  deviation 
from  the  original,  he  assured  me  that  he 
'knew  of  none.  We  staid  with  him  about  an 
hour,  and  then  returned  to  the  Church  of 
CoraBgalachenry.  Tins  aged  Metropolitan 
has  bail!  the  Aoase  in  which  he  resides, 
within  the  Qoooarable  Com^nv^s  territory ; 
in  nrdon  by  becoming  a  Bntisa  suLriect,  to 
eaeape  me  continueo  insults  andpersecu- 
tioos  of  the  inforior  oOcera  of  the  iVavan- 
core  Government.  Tlie  line  qf  demarcation 
in  this  part,  is  a  small  rivulet,  which  flows 
cloae  nnder  the  Metropolitan's  garden )  so 
that  he  ei^oys  the  ricinity  of  his  countrymen, 
by  whom  he  is  revered  aa  a  saint,  and  is  no 
Um^  sob^t  to  the  same  oppressions  under 
which  they  are  Mionring. 

il  memble*  m  Mamaa's  bammock,  aod 
to  s  vrry  toBg  bamboo  pole,  and  m 

Ugbttr  tbaa  a  palaaktca. 


rum  fAKOBS.  )57 

Heiurm  U  7*i*tcAior« 

A  Bttle  aflnr  four  in  the  afternoon,  we  sot 
onton  our  wav  back  to  IViehoor :  and,  as  the 
road  was  bad«  wo  walked  the  first'mile  on 
foot,  accompanied  hj  several,  thoasandi  of 
the  people, who  testified  the  ^eatest  pleasure 
at  our  having  toiAe  to  see  them.  As  they 
were  yery  imxidto  for  onr  $lUfy,  Mr.  Fenn 
promised  to  return  to  them  to-morrow,  and 
pass  the  ensuing  Sabbath  among  them. 

On  rcgoining^mv  horse,  the  groom  informed 
me  that  the  whole  town  had  .been  flocking 
to  see  him,  while  wo  were  at  the  Metrqpo- 
litaa's ;  and  that  they  had  brought  to  the  she^ 
where  he  was  put  up  Quantities  of  different  ' 
things  for  him  to  eat  it  appears  diis  simple 
people  had  never  seen  a  horse  before,  as 
there  are  none  in  their  immediate  neighbour^ 
hood,  and  they  seldom  wander  for  from 


•Amoajeel 

MrL„_.^ 

myntng,  and  b  mudi  Ugbttr  tfe 
tbisgiaoi  •#— avsaiaat.    __ 


Here,  before  Imounted,  I  shook  hands,  for 
the  last  time,  with  onr  amiable  and  interest- 
bg  young  companion,  Marcos  of  Cotym^  con- 
cerning whom  I  cannot  refrain  from  adding 
a  few  words.  He  is  about  18  jears  of  age, 
of  a- lively  and  strikingly  intelligent  counte- 
nance, uid  easy  gentle  manners,  thou^ 
somewhat  high  spirited:  already  thoroughly 
ac<iuainted  with  the  Sacred  Writings,  and 
thirsting  after  knbwled||[e,  he  has  also  sMido 
considerable  progress  m  the  Engliah  ana 
Latin  tongues,  and  is  quite  master  of  Syriac 
and  Malayalim.  '  His  attachment  to  Mr. 
Fenn  is  like  that  of  a  son  to  a  father ;  aiid 
every  look  and  action  betray  it  to  the  lea^ 
attentive  observer.  But  that  which  is  far 
more  important  is,  that  his  nragress  in  Chris- 
tian knowledge  and  coodudt  give  ^every 
reaffon  to  hope,  that  he  is  becoming  a  sincere 
believer  and  partaker  of  the  blessings  of 
vital  religion.  He  is,  indeed,  the  subject  of 
maA  J  fervent  prayers,  for  all  vrho  know  him 
love  him  i  and  I  humbly  trust  that  it  wilt 
please  onr  Heavenly  Father  so  to  pour  out 
'  His  Holy  Spirit  upon  him,  that  he  may  hers- 
after  become  a  main  instrument  in  restoring 
to  his  conntrrmen  the  light  andcoosolatioas 
of  tiie  Ooroel  of  Christ  His  forewell  to  mo 
.  was  full  or-warmth  and«ffection }  and  he  has 
promised  to  write  to  me,  as  soon  as  he  has 
acquired  a  saiBclent  knowledge,  either  cvf 
Latin  or  English,  for  that  purpose.  Ood 
bless  him ! 

We  got  back  to  IViehoor  by  hal^pasl- 
ei^ 

CvNtfiMflSII* 

March  10, 1891— Tliis  morning  I  quitted 
mf  kind  and  excellent  friend  Mr.  Fenn,  and 
proceeded  once  more  on  my  solitary  Journey. 
Blessed  be  mv  God,  that  my  last  foit^t  has 
been  so  delightfully  spent}  nnd  that  the 
general  result  of  my  inouiries  is  the  alMnd- 
formed  conviction,  that  there  are,  in  this  re- 
mote and  almost  unknown  comer  of  ^e 
worid,  between  sixty  and  seventy  thousand 
souls  ready  to  receive  the  Gospel,  as  seen  as 
it  shall  be  preached  among  them  onfottered 
by  an  unkniDwn  and  obsolete  tongue  I  With 
this  beBef  I  joyfrdly  proceed ;  counting  that 
my  dight  labours  and  fktigues  have'  been 
am^y  recoa^ensod,  and  hvra  raraly  bees 


Amtnam  Boarit  of  JiiMcmt. 

flfb  fUv.  James  Richsnh.  mitrionsry 
at  TUKptlly  m  Ceylon,  died  there,  after 
long  sicknosv^on  the  3d  of'  August^  The 
close  of  his  life  was  suoh  as  mi^t  he  Looked 
for  in  a  faUbful  and  dcifotfd  MUsionary. 

The  Bmw.  Daniel  Poor,  the  associate  of 
^t»%  late  MiU  Bichards  at  Tillipalljr,  was 
«bont  to  be  united  in  marriage  to  the  Sister 
of  the  Rev.  Joseph  Knight,  Chnrcb  BiCs- 
aionary  at  Nellore. 

The  Rev.  W.  Gogdcll  ^d  the  ReT. 
Jsaac  Bird  (see  p.  83  «f  the  Survey) 
jailed  from  Nev  York,  wkh  ihetr  Wives, 
on  hoard  the  <*Sbepherdes^**  for  Malta,  on 
ibe  9^  of  Decembet.  They  preached  in 
that  cfty  seveiml  times,  and  attended  va^ 
rious  Meetings:  about  600  dollars  wer^ 
collected  for  the  Meditem^iean  Mission. 

Messrs.  Fisk  and  King  left  Malta  fct 
AUxandi«a«  on  4he  3d  of  January.  They 
took  with  tbem  a  supply  of  the  Scsiptures, 
<n  dkfomit  languages;  and  a  larg^ 
quantity  of  IVacts,  in  Italian,  Greek, 
Arabia  and  Persian :  the  l*racts  in  Xtar 
tian  and  Greek  w^e  pt inted  at  the  Press  of 
fibe  American  Mission^  which  had  been  at 
motkM  Malta :  those  In  Ar^'c  and  Peiv- 
«iaa  fsere  Treats  of  tke  Ohurch  Missionary 
•flookty ;  wjtfa  the  First  Homily,  in  Arabic, 
df  tb?  rrayer^  Book  and  Homily  Society. 
Ckurch  Mhtionary  Society, 

Mr.  Deioinger  f  see  pp.  447  and  487  qf 

.the  last  Volume)  arrived  at  Malu  on  tbe 

7t|i  lef  December,  after  a  passage  from 

Ealmoiith  of  SO  days.     We  quote  a  pas- 

>aafa  horn  hH  Journal  to  the  honour  of 

X:aptain  Wbitt,  of   H.  M.   Packet  the 

' Prince  Regent:— 

^^•i?T«  **?'  5««fa».— The  Cmptain  laid  oat  *ll 
IMS  Blbkt  Md  lYayeriSooka ;  bat  vdy  feUov-fHii- 


MOflTTt.  upon  Ukinc  them  op  sod  tormnff  oyer  a 

/ew  iMve*.  put  then  inunedUtelv  aside,  UkdrMd 
o'.hrr  book}.  Oao  of  them  inq  aired.  oC  the  Cap- 
uin  for  bit  Plays ;  who  answered,  to  my  tTf»t 
surprise.  "  Judge  iu  vooraelf,  whether  it  be^rtitht 
or  not  to  wish  tor  su<«  books  on  the  Lord's-di^jr  !•• 

.The  inquirer  s«id,not»  word;  and.  fMlinir  the 
slroDg  appeal  XA  Itfs  donsaeuce.  was  ashamed. 

Let  tilts  be  contrasted  with  our  report 
respecting   another    Naval    Captain,    at 

, p.  1 1 6 orour last  Kuml^r. 

The  Baabaw  has  an  Arsbic  Freas  at 
Cairo,  and  has  been  printing  iha  Society's 
Ambic  Tratt  on  Edncation. 

•  Mr.  XHiring  and  his  fkmily  readied  St. 
Mary's  in  the  Gambia,  on  theii'  way  to 
Sierra  Leone,  on  the  23th  of  Dec^Oober. 
lie  there  learnt  that  the  Lively/  with 
Messrs.  MeUger,  Lisk,  and  Vaughap,  and 
tbeir  Wives,  had  arrived,  aU.weUrJilxNU  a 
month  before.  * 

Mr.  T.  W.  Smyth,- a  native  of  Bengal, 
who^Md  bec|i  under  education  some  years 
in  ibis  country,  embarked  at  Graveseod 
for'  .Calcutta,  on  the  15th  of  Marpb,  on 

.board  the  Madras,  Capt.  Cjauke^to  aaaiat 
in  the  Schools  of  tfaei  Society. 
Jei0s'  Society. 
Mr.  Wolff  aurivc^  »^  Malla,  from  AI«15* 
andria,  on  ^le  27tb  .of   November;  and 

■  sailed  again>  for  that  city,  on  the  Sd  af 
January,  with  Messrs.  Fi^  and  King. 

The  ]^e<vi  Lewis  Way,  who  vritb  fafs 
familj^  wintered  at  Nice,  was  to  s^  IVdm 
that  place,  on  a  vi^t'to  the  eastern  shor^ 
of  the  Mediterraneai),  i|t  the  en^  ^  F©- 

.  brufqr,  or  beginning  of  JKUrch ;  wilh.  tl^ 
view  of  (oUecting  |nfarmatfon  relative  to 
tbe  state  of  the  Jews,  and  of  distributing 
th^  Scripturea  and  XracU..  He  was  to  be 
accompanied  by  tibe  Rev.  W.'^.li^ewis; 
who  is  to  continue  in  the  MediternUiean,  as 
a  Missionary  to'the  Jews. 


DEATH  OF  Hil4D00S  ON  THE  BA^KS  OP  THE  GAWES. 

Ths  Engravings  on  tiMi  •pposite  page,  takien  from  a  Drawing  by  »  Native  Artist, 

,  ahi^ws  aome  of  the  aupersUtioua  praotices  oooneoted  with  the  6aige»  t  Some  per- 

'  sons  aie  batfaix^  in  its  supposed  sacred  -stteam ;  and  others  Si^  protiUH^j^  and 

canoeing. away  its  Vateis  for  bpljr  purposes.    But  DEATH  is  the  chiei^  i|ib)^^  of 

•this  fiogiaving,  whieh  displayia  some  of  the  miserable  delusions  un/Jer  whidji  tbe 

nillMfts  of  our  Hindoo  FeUawi4mbjects  l^v«  tbe  world.     The  vian  on  (be  oouch 

Imabeen  broo^  down  to  breathe  hi^  last  (m  the  borden  of  the  river,-,  while  a 

^rabmin  is,  offering  liim  its  watera:  the  Women  ^tfe  probably  the^  Wires  ^  the 

dyui^  Meo»€onie  tawittljeis  this  sceue— 4be  more  afflicting  to  tliein,  as  th^  bar- 

>basonB  supiWBtlliiMsof  their  country  mayl  require  them  to  sscri^ce  tlielr  own  lives 

'Km*the^ftinef«lpile;t>f  their  Husband  (  and  the  very  fire  whidi  aball  xopsupd  tbe 

*  living  psroit  ,with  the  dead  to  be  |indled-^-the4iand  -of  his  own  eSspring.    On 

;thet]^t.hatid  ot  tbe  ^Ernr^ving  is  a, Pagoda,  befpre  the  dd^r  of  .which  anoih^ 

qmiscitiiMp.  iqan  Jus  becnJaia».th^xetobrieathe  outhis  soul,in  th^'presence  of  his  Idol! 

*•*  7%€  CbnirHulimts  h  the  Church  JUitmnary  Society^  will  bjf  gi9€n  inowr  ntxt. 


§aigfiumatp  ^CQigHv, 


APRIL,  1823. 


Viotvapfm* 


MEMOItt  OF  CORNELIUS,- AN  AG^D  NEGRO, 

A^USTAlfT   Iff  THB   BRETllltBIf*!   CBUBCH   AT  ST.  TU  OVA  I, 
WHO   DIED    IN    NOTBMBER    1801. 

Thb  following  instnictive  and  afieotinff  narrative  is  extracted,  in 
the  Third  Volume  of  the  Periodica!  AecounCs  of  the  Brethren'! 
MJOTJoiw,  from  the  Diary  kept  at  the  Settlement  of  New  Herrnhu^ 
in  die  Danish  Island  of  St.  Thomas  in  th^  West  Indies, 


TIm  Negro  Brother  Oornelius  bas 
sol  left  any  wriiteo  account  of  bis 
Life,  though  often  encourB^j^  to  do 
it  As  he  WBS  well  able,  he  might  have 
ftmiished  a  verr  taleresling  narrative, 
bMg  one  of  the  oldest  members  of 
this  Congregation,  and  for  many 
yens  a  fatthiiil  iaboarer  among  his 
owa  nation.  He  possessed  an  un- 
common share  of  humility  ;  and, 
Irhenever  spoken  to  in  that  view, 
■fed  to  say — **  I  amrnot  worthy  that 
any  thing  should  be  said  concernl  ag 
ine :  I  am  a  sinner,  and  the  chief  of 
sinners:  in  me  there  was  and  is  no 
good  I  and  alt  I  have  is  what  Christ 
has  given  me,  according  to  His  great 
mercy,  bj  which  He  saved  my  soul. 
This  alone  is  worth  speaking  of.^* 
.  About  fifty  years  ago,  he  was 
poverfiiUy  mwakened  by  the  simple 
tsslimony  of  the  Brethren's  Mis- 
yaooaries  concerning  the  death  and 
atonement  of  Jesos.  He  grew  con- 
eeraod  about  the  salvation  of  bissoul, 
and  felt  a  gieat  desire' to  attend  their 
|NdUic  mtnistry,  and  their  private 
UNtmetioB  la  Abe  Christian  Doc^ 
trioes.  It  was  some  ttine,  however, 
before  he  could  fosoUre  entirely  to 
ffenovnoe  the  world  aad  its  heathenish 

WBVS. 

It  happened  onee  that  he  attended 
a  merry-making  of  his  conntrymen* 
Kven  into  this  hooM  of  riot«  the  Lord, 
as  the  good  Shepherd,  foHowed  His 
straying  sheep  i  and  so  ordered  it, 
that  our  late  Br<»thfcr,  Frederic  Mar- 
tin, passed  by,  and,  being  made  at« 

Afrii,  1823. 


tentive  to  the  uproar,  looked  in  at 
the  door,  and  immedralely  espied  his 
scholar  Cornelius.  He  beckoned  to 
him  to  come  out ;  and,  in  a  friendly 
but  serious  address,  represented  to 
him,  that  it  was  not  becoming  for  one 
who  had  declaied  that  he  would  give 
his  heart  to  our  Saviour,  to  atund 
such  meetings  as  these.  **  Here,** 
said  Br;  Martin,  *'  the  Devil  has 
his  work,  and  yon  have  assured  me 
that  you  will  not  be  his  slave  t  bat 
now  I  discover  that  your  heart  is  stilt 
in  his  power ;  for  you  still  love  the 
vanities  Of  the  world,  and  the'  com- 
|>any  of  the  children  of  disobedience, 
in  whom  he  rules.  *  It  would,  there- 
fore, be  better  that  you  left  off 
coming  to  our  meetings  and  to  the 
school.**  This  offended^him  greatly  ; 
and  he  thonght— **  What  is  that  to 
the  White  Mao «'  and  what  do  I  cm-e 
for  him  V*  However,  his  amusement 
was  spoiled  for  that  time ;  and  he  re- 
turned home  much  displeased,  and 
resolved  never  -more  to  visit  the 
Brethren  or  attend  their  meetings. 
Sot  his  heart  was  not  at  rest;  and 
fris  convictions  grew  so  strong,  that 
he  could  not  sleep  at  night:  {head- 
dress of  the  Missioaary  sounded  oOa-  * 
ttnually  in  his  ears?  and  followed 
him  with  so  strong  an  impression, 
that  he  altered  his  mind  and  i48fted 
him.  Beting  received,  not,  as  he 
feared,  with  displeasore,  but  wi4h 
great  cordiality,  he  was  exceedfogty 
allected  ;  and  related,  with  mahy 
tears,  what  had  passed  ia  Ins  tonl. 


.BlOeRAPttT.  [AFRI  tf 

gavt  Br.  Martin  omsjon.  to     •?L^?f^v^.^^*f^?i8!V^^^^^^ 


l€2 

Thif  «•»•  «■.  ..'*-..—  - — :-•-;-.  - 
coDverse  freely  and  closely  with  hiim 
and  Cornelias  now  made  a  solemn 
promise  to  surrender  himself  entirely 
op  unto  Him,  who  had  shed  His  hlood 
to  redeem  him.  . 

June  1st,  1749,  he  was  haptized  hy 
Br.  John  de  Wattevifle,  Bishop  of 
the  Brethren*s  Church,  who  was  at 
that  time  on  a  irisit  to  the  Mission  in 
St.  Thomas;  and,  on  September  the 
S7th,  he  was  admitted. to  the  Lord's 
Supper.    Ever  since  that  period,  he 
remained  fkithful;  and  made  daily 
progress  in  the  knowledge  of  him- 
self; and  of  the  love  of  his  Lord  and 
Saviour  Jesus  Christ.     He  had  an 
humbling  sense    of  his  innath  de- 
pravity;  hut  cleaved  so  closely  to 
our  Saviour,  and  relied  so  firmly  on 
His  atonement,  that  all  who  spoke 
with  him  were  encouraged  and  edi- 
fied. He  soon  began  to  preach  Jesus, 
as  theFriend  of  sinners,to  his  country- 
men.   In  1754,  he  was  appointed  an 
Assistant;  and  has  ever  since  served 
the  Lord  and  the  Congregation,  in 
various  ways,  with  great  aeal  and 
fiithfulnesB. 

God  had  blessed  him  with  a  re- 
markable share  of  good  sense  and 
many  talents.  He  had  learnt  the  bu- 
siness of  a  mason  well :  and  had  the 
appointment  as  master-mason  to  the 
Royal  Buildings;  in  which  employ  he 
was  esteemed  by  all  who  had  any 
thing  to  do  with  him,  as  a  clever,  up- 
right, and  disinterested  man  :  he  laid 
the  foundation-stone  of  each  of  the  Six 
Chapels  belonging  to  our  Missions 
in  these  islands,  which  are  all  built  of 
•tone.  He  was  able  to  write  and  Speak 
tha  Creole,  Dutch,  Danish,  German, 
and  English  Languages;  which  rave 
him  a  great  advantage  befora  alltlie 
oMier  Negroes.  . 

Till  1767,  he  was  a  Slave  in  the 
Royal  Plantation,  now  belonging  to 
Count  Schemmelman.  He  first  pur- 
chased the  freedom  of  his  Wife,  and 
then  laboured  hard  to  eain  his  own 
.  liberty,  which  at  last  ha  effected, 
»fUr  much  entreaty  and  the  payment 
ofa  considerable  ransom.  God  blessed 
kirn  and  the  work  of  his  hands  in  such 
a  manner,  that  he  also,  by  degrees, 
purchtsed  the  emancipation  of  his 
Six  Childrep* 

In  his  free  state  he  still  sought  to 
feme  the  Lord,  amopg  the  people  of 
his  own  colpar » and  spent  whole  days. 


them  in  the, different  ^Untationi. 
The  gift  which  he  possessed,  dis- 
tinctly and  emphatically  to  espresa 
himself  on  religious  subjects,  was 
wonderful:  and  nis  discourses,  both 
in  the  weekly  meetings  at  the  Chapel 
and  at  funerals,  were  full  of  life  and 
spirit;  insomuch,  that  i^ot  only  the 
Negroes,  but  even  many  White 
People  of  all  descriptions,  heard  him 
with  pleasure  and  edification. 

As  a  proof  of  his  gift  in 'this  way, 
we  give  the  following  Discourse  de- 
livered by   Cornelius  to  the  Cate- 
chumens at  New  Hermhut;— 
My  dear  People^ 
Moftes  Ufked  up  a  braien  serpent  in  tba 
wilderness;  and  all  that  were  bitten  by  ther 
fiery  poisonous  serpents  ivare  obliged  to 
go  and  look  at  tliis  brasen  one,  if  they 
would  be  well :  this  boppened  long  befora 
our^Lord  and  God  appeared  as  Man  in 
the  world  ;  but  it  referred  to  Him,  and  to 
His  bitter  death  on  the  Cross.-  When^ 
therefore,  He  was  in  the  world,  St.  John 
pointed  to  Him,  saying,  Behold  the  Lamb 
of  God,  and  the  Man  of  Sorrows,  who  is 
to  be  hung  upon  the  Cross  !   He  it  is,  thai 
can  heal  all  those  that  are  bitUn  by  sioi  aa 
by  a  poisonous  serpent.    Whoever  looks 
to  Him  with  a  belieWng  heart,  is  made 
whole.     He  has  uken  away  the  sin  of  the 
world,  and  died  for  us.     All  men  may 
now  come  to  Him  ;  even  the  poorest,  the 
most  sinful  and  wretched.    He  receives 
all,  even  the  very  worst.    Let.no  one 
think  himself  too  far  gone,  and  that  He 
will  not  receive  him.  * 

My  dear  People — If  any  human  crca-' 
ture  were  too  bad,  then,  indeed.  He  could 
not  receive  any  one  of  ua,  for  we  are  alltf- 
getheravery  bad  people.  In  theOldTesta^ 
ment,  He  commanded.  Hia  Prophets  to 
say  concerning  us— /n  that  time  thaii  ikt 
preieni  be  brought  to  the  Lord  ofSoetei 
of  o  people  icmttered  and  f^eeied'^a  nation 
meted  out  and  trodden  under f^ot'^to  the 
place  of  the  name  of  the  Lord  of  HotU^ 
the  Mount  Zion  :  and  again.  The  Qentike 
ihaU  come  to  His  light,  and  to  the  bright- 
neti  of  me  ruing."  Ha  will  evan  baveNa- 
groes,  and  He  will  receive  them  gladly. 

My  dear  People— JLet  every  one  of  you, 
therefore,  come  just  as  he  is.  He  onlf 
desires  to  have  your  hearts.  I  myself 
feel  that  I  am  very  poor  and  needy;  but,  on 
this  very  prayer^y,  I  have  experienced 
His  grace  in  my  heart,  and  felt  His  love 
toward  me..  This  He  gives  roe  daily  to 
feel:  and  every  one  of  you  msy  enjoy  the 
same  favour.  All  depends  upon  this  on^ 
thing,  that  we  give  ourselves  wholly  to  ou¥ 


Aivioun 

betireen  Him  and  the  world.  Tho  only 
way  U,  to  give  them  wholly  unto  Him  : 
therefore^  surrender  yourselves  up  with 
your  whole  heart.  He  will  baye  mercy 
upon  you,  grant  you  to  know  His  lote  and 
graces  and  freely  impart  to  you  all  that  He 
baa  purchased  for  you  upon  tiie  Crosii. 

We  can  say  with  troth,  that  he  was 
by  no  means  puffed  up  by  the  excel- 
lent talents  which  he  possessed.  His 
character  was  that  of  an  humble  ser. 
vant  of  Christy  who  thought  too 
meanly  of  himself  to  treat  others 
with  conteropL  To  distribute  unto 
the  indigent  and  assist  the  feeble,  was 
the  delight  of  his  heart ;  and  every 
^o^ry,  suffering,  and  perplexed  soul 
found  in  him  a  generous  and  syropa- 
thizins  friend  and  faithful  adviser. 
•  In  the  year  1796,  his  Wife  depart- 
ed this  life  verv  happily ;  after  which 
he  sought  to  be  free  from  all  out- 
ward concerns,  and  gave  up  his  busi- 
ness to  his  eldest  son.  The  mfirmities 
of  old   aee    increasing  upon    him, 

.lie  ardently  longed  to  oepart  and  be 
with  Christ.  During  the  last  three 
jears  of  his  life,  he  was  exceedingly 

,worn  down  by  a  constant  cough  and 
pain  in  his  side,  jind  the  time  of  his 

,  £nal  release  appeared  to  him  to  be 

,put  off*  too  long.  His  great  activity 
and  cheerfulness  of  mind  suffered  hj 
it,  and  sometimes  it  would  seem  as  if 

•bis  faith  and  courage  failed.  He 
complained  now  and  Uien,  with  great 

•  earnestness  and  many  tears,  that  be 
did  not  feel  his  love  to  the  Lord  Jesos 

•  so  fervent  as  formerly ;  and  once,  as 
he  was  reading  and  meditating  over 
that  text  of  Scripture,  /  have  tome, 
wkai  again$i  ihee^  beeauwe  thou  luui  /^ 
iiy  Jirtt  iove,  he  exclaimed, ''  Ah  I  I 
have  also  lefl  my  first  love,**  and  could 
not  immediately  be  comforted. 

Whenever  any  of  us  visited  him, 
the  conversation  soon  tikmed  on 
iqiiritual  subjects,  and  all  hearts  were 
melted.  All  our  Brethren  and  Sis- 
ters,  wbo  often  called  to  see  him,  e^- 
^presHed  how  much  they  were  edified 
'  md  blessed  b'y  their  interviews. 

November.  86th,  1801,  word  was 
«ent  to  OS  that  he  was  considerably 
weaker,  and  begged  to  see  a  Missio- 
narjr.  One  of  os  immediately  w^t 
to  bis  house.  After  some  conversa- 
*  tion  concerning  the  lo^e  of  our  Savi- 
our, the  comfort  to  be  derived  from 
J9is  saflreriogaand  deathyHb  gracious 


MBMOm  OPCORKKLIU^,  AN  AeE»  KEORO.  l$$ 

We  eannot  divide  our  hearu    help  in  the  severest  trials  of  this  life 

and  the  most  grievous  temptations, 
Cornelius  exclaimed,  '*  Ah !  I  ought 
to  have  done  more,  and  loved  and 
served  my  Saviour  better:  but  I- 
firmly  trust  that  He  will  receive  me 
in  mercy ;  for  I  come  to.  Him  as  a 

Soor  ftioner,  having  nothing  to  plead 
ut  His  grace,  and  the  righteousness 
through  His  blood.'*  Being  assured, 
that,  in  this  situation  of  heart,  ha 
might  with  full  assurance  and  cheer- 
fulness rest  on  the  gracious  pro- 
mises of  our  Saviour,  and  wouldt  ob» 
tain  the  end  of  his  faith,  even  eternal 
life,  he  begged  that  his  children 
might  be  called,  that  he  might  once 
see  them  all  together,  ta  Uke  a  final 
leave  of  them. 

This  was  done :  and  his  chUdren, 
with  several  grandchildren,  assembled 
round  the  bed  of  their  sijck  ^ther. 
He  now  once  more  exerted  all  hfs 
8trength,sat  up  in  the  bed;  uncovered 
his  venerable  head  adorned  with  locks 
as  white  as  snow,  and  addressed  them 
thus:— 

I  rejoice  exceedingly,  my  dearly  be* 
loved  Children,  to  lee  you  ondl  more  to- 
gether, before  my  depaitare ;  for  I  bellert 
that  my  Lord  and  Saviour  will  toon  come 
and  take  your  Father  home  to  Himself. 
You  know,  0ear  ChildrM,  what  my  chief 
concern  has  been  respecting  you,  as  long 
as  I  was  with  you— bow  frequently  I  have 
exhorted  yon  with  tears,  not  to  neglect 
the  day  of  grace ;  but  to  surrender  your- 
selves with  soul  and  body  to  your  God  and 
Redeemer,  and  to  follow  Him  faithfully ! 
Sometimes  X  have  dealt  strictly  with  you, 
in  mattera  which  I  believed  would  bring 
harm  to  your  souls,  and  grieve  the  Spirit 
of  God ;  and  I  have  exeited  my  parental 
authority  to  prevent  mischief:  but  it  was 
all  done  out  of  love  to  you.  Hbwever,  it 
may  have  happened  that  I  have  been 
sometimes  too  severe.  If  this  has  been 
the  case,  I  beg  you,  my  Dear  Children,  to 
forgive  me.  Ob  forgive  your  poor  dying 
Father. 

■    Here  he  was  obliged  to  stop— most . 
of  the  children  weeping  and  sobbing 
aloud,  beine  deeply/  moved  bv  thS 
address.  At  last,  one  of  his  daughters, 
recovering  herself,  said — 

We,  Dear  Father,  we  alone,  have  caoee 
to  ask  forgiveness  t  for  we  have  often 
made  yonr  Ufb  heavy,  and  have  been  ^Os- 
obedieot  diildren. 

The  rest  joined  in  the  same  cob- 
lession.  The  father  then  cbntinned«>. 

WeU^  my  Dear  Children^  if  all  of  you 


hsLV^  fbrgiTeirme,  then  attend  to  my  last 
wifhsnd  dying  requesi— Lov«  on«  an* 
other  I  Do  not  suffer  any  qaarreli  and  di»« 
Bulfes  to  arise  among  you  after  my  decease. 
Noi  iby  Children,  fraising  his  voice,)  lover 
one  another  eordiaily :  let  eaoh  strive  td 
shew  proofs  of  love  to  his  brother  or 
aistel' ;  iibr  siiff'er  yoanrsetv«4  to  be  tempted 
b^  any  thing  to  become  proud,  for  by  that 
you  may  even  miss  Of  your  souls'  salvation  | 
bdt  pBsy  our  Saviour  to  grant  you  lowly 
minds  aiid  humble  hearts.  If  yon  follow, 
this  advice  of  your  Fathciv  mj  joy  will  be 
pomplete^  when  I  shall  onee  see  you  all 
tigain  in  eternal  bliss,  and  be  able  to  say 
to  our  SMrioiln  "  Here,  I«rd,  li  Thy  poor 
unworthy  Comelitts,  and  the  children 
whom  lliOu  hast  given  him."  I  mm  sore 
our  Saviour  will  not  forsake  you ;  but  I 
beseech  you*  do  not  forsake  Him. 

Words  caBVQt  describe  what  a  sf  nse 
.•f  the  p«ace  of  God*  and  what  melt, 
iog  #f  all  hearts,  prevailed  duriof  Ibis 
iiiMl  affectiof  scene.  The  Missio- 
nary, hating  takeit  occasion,  frona 
the  above,  to  address  all  present  in  an 
affectionaie  and  earnest  manner,  sung 
a  'fow  venea ;  then^  kneeling  down, 
offered  u|p  a  ferventj^iayer)  thanking 
oar  Saviour  for  all  the  proofs  of 
nercy  and  faithfulness  experiencea 
by  this  dear  patient,,  now  ardently 
ioagiojglbr  his  release^  and  especially 
that  He  had  drawn  hins  by  cords  of 
love  anto  Htnttolfv granted  kin  to  be. 
lieve  in  Him  and  enjoy  the  iHerits  of 
Ifis  ffnfferittgs  and  death,  and  pre. 
terted  him  in  this  faith  to  the  end  of 
his  mortal  life:  thtfn,  vrith  mohy 
tettrs,  be  besoujjht  the  Lord  to  ^nmt 
t6  Ih'ih  His  f^rlhfal  tefvant  rich  eon. 
ftblatibi^s ;  nnd  tb  remove  tytry  clond 
that  iAight,  id  atejf  deg^ree,  ob$c^rts 
the  bright  nrospccl  of  everlastiM^ 
joy—to  keep  the  etes  of  his  fkith 
steadily  liked  on  that  g^eat  atonci. 
ment  made  for  all  sin ;  and,  vrhen  hfs 


time  was  come,  to  take  him'hOVne 
into  His  joy,  and  impart  onto  binir 
that  rewdrd  of  grace  which  He  had 
nromised  unto  all  those  who  were 
found  faithful'  unto  death— closing 
with  those  words,  *'  Amen,  Lord 
Jesus!  come,  and  take  this  Thy 
blood.bought  sheep  home  to  Thy. 
self  !**  In  these  last  words  Cornelius 
joined  most  fervently;  and  addeU^ 
*'  Yea,  Lord  Jesus !  come'  soon  ! 
come,  come.  Oh  come  r  The  hIesK. 
ing  of  the  Lord  was  then  pfondunced 
over  him.  Hift  countenatrce  shone 
with  an  expression  of  Joy  and  ]lemce  t 
and  he  could  not  expretts  in  words 
hbw  thankful  and  hippy  he  fhlt, 
while  the  tears  flowed  down  bis  aged 
ciiteks. 

His  departure  did  not  take  fUtit 
till  in  the  night  between  the  29th  Snd 
SOth  of  November ;  when  he  fell 
gently  asleep ;  his  children,  who  were 
singing  a  hymn  at  his  bed-^de,  not 
even  perceiving  when  he  breathed  htfe 

His  two  sons  and  four  daughters 
are  employed  as  Assistants.  Bf  them 
he  lived  to  see  twelve  grand  ahd  five 

freat-grandchildren.    According  tb 
is  own  account,  he  was  84  yenrs  old. 
He  was  buried  in  the  finrjring. 

f;round  at  New  Hermbut,  andT  fof. 
owed  to  the  graVe  by  many  of  his 
Negro  Brethren  and  Sisters.  The 
Funeral  Discourse  was  from  the  text 
appointed  for  the  day  on  which  fate 
departed,  Ezek.  xxxiv.  15.  fwffifged 
my  Jlocky  and  IwUi  caUBt  fheih  ib  He 
down,  with  thi  Lord,  The  Chkpel 
could  not  contain  the  nun^erotrs  torn- 
paqy,  among  whom  wefe  n  gfett 
manyWhitereople-^  biea^dng  proof 
how  much  this  venerable  Negn)  Bro- 
ther was  esteemed  and  belovdl  li^ 
persons  of  all  ranks  and  colour. 


matetUntti  mh  MUUlgtuu: 


tatdttH  mngtftm. 

.    SaCIBTY  FOR  THB  PROPJGATION  OF 
,  THE  GOSPEL, 

'Fwm^tmk  0f  H  Diocesan  C&mmittee  ai 

Lichfield, 
'  A  MeM i!fro  w'hs  held,  &n  the  17th 
of  Januaf^,  in  the  Chapter  Hbufee 
oir  Uie  Cathedral  at  Lrchfield,   of 


the  Clerp  end  Lmty  fif  that  city 
and  its  vicinfty  $  the  Very  R«V.  the 
Dean  of  Lichfield  ip  thl^  Chair— 
when  a  Diocesan  CoxAitSitise  wkm 
^  formed,  under  the  sanction  of  the 
Sifihop,  in  aid  of  the  SocieQr. 
The  Mating  felt  that  the  mip. 

Soft  of  the  Cleivy  and  othet*  Mem. 
era  of  the  EstaJbiiahed  Chorch  tvas 


1R».]  ^»»" 

more  e«pec«Hy  required  at  the  pre^ 
sent  time,  on  account  of  the  in- 
adequacy of  the  Society's  funds  to 
the  great  importance  of  its  under- 
takings and  to  the  increasing  matgni- 
tude  of  its  operations. 

CHRISTIAN  KNOiVLEDQB  SOCIETY. 
Retirememi  efihe  Seemitrff,  aniafpaimi- 

The  Rev.  Dr.  Gaskin,  after  faith- 
fully serving  the  Society  for  a  period 
of  thirty-seven  years,  has  resign- 
ed his  office  of  Secretary.  The  na- 
ture and  ejctent  of  the  duties  now 
devolviik^  on  the  Secretary  having, 
on  this  occasion,  heen  taken  into 
consideratioi^  it  has  heen  resolved 
Ihat  twoJoint  Secretaries,  with  equal 
powers  and  in  Holy  Orders,  should 
be  oppmnted  to  fill  the  office.  The 
Rev.  W.  Parker,  Son-in-law  of  Dr. 
Gaskin,  and  hmg  and  deservedly 
known  as  the  Society's  Assistant 
Secretary,  and  the  Rev.  Archibald 
MoDtgomenr  Campbell,  have  been 
tiected  to  the  office. 


CHVRCH  MISSIOIfJRY  SOCIETY. 

Opening  of  a  Suht&riptinh  hif  the  Com- 

miitee,  for  the  establishmeni  of  a 

Seminary  at  Jtlington* 

Tbk  Coxnmittee  of  Uie  ChUTch  Missioiuiry 
Sociccj  b«g  lo  call  the  tftteniion  of  tlie 
M«iiiberi  td  a  subject,  which  materially 
aflccu  its  progress  and  efficiency. 

or  an  parts  of  the  Society's  proceedings, 
the  prefiSratio*  of  suitaUa  MiirioMaries  is 
c«o/csscdly  one  of  the  most  nnportant 
On  them,  mder  the  Divine  Blesang,  de- 
pend aH  the  hopes  of  the  Sodely  £or  the 
attainment  of  its  objecU. 

In  the  choice  and  preparation  of  Missio* 
aanas  «b«  Conmitue  have  .hitherto 
«fvailid  thcmaelfta  «f  the  beia  means  in 
Unit  power;  but  these  means  are  be. 
COTnif^  so  Inad^uate  to  the  increasing 
wants  of  Ae  Bfissions,  that  tfa%  Comroittee 
Imvc  found  It  reqinnte  to  adopt  some  more 
cflicicnt  measures. 

In  the  dioice  of  Students,  it  has  been 
the  usual  practice  to  phMse  them  with  a 
Clergyman  Ibr  Six  Momka  mi  prdbation; 
mm4.  ki  Ibeir  preparation,  if  approved,  to 
thorn  with  him,  unless  sent  to 
of  tho  Unhenitiea,  till  i^ady  to  be 
ndssCvididSICiffvHdly  Order*.    It 


HIV'GOOM*  1^ 

i«  an  obvioM  dvfcct  ki  this  eouBM,  th^llM 
Committee  and  Officers  of  the  Socioiy  can 
have  but  in  imperfect  acquaintance  wllb 
the  character  of  Uie  Missionary;  and  thead- 
vanti^cB  connected  with  matnal  knowledge 
in  their  future  correspondeoee  are.  conso- 
quently,  in  a  great  measiira^  lost :  neither  am 
such  oppoitunitiet  aflbrded  by  this  course, 
for  the  diaractor  of  the  Candidate  to  deve- 
lope  itself,  aa  more  constant  intertour^e  with 
other  Miiaionary  Studenia  would  fumisli  t 
nor  can  those  means,  of  inefructioo  and 
improvement  be  so  well  supplied,  with  re- 
ference to  Che  Studenu  who  do  not  go  to 
College,  in  small  and  insulated  circles,  as 
may  be  brought  into  action  when  a  larger 
number  are  collected  tofetber.    The  duty 
of  adopting  the  best  practicablo  system  of 
preparation  for  the  Society  *s  Missionaries 
is  obvious:  advantages  are  a0brdcd  for  this 
ohjact  by  the  vicinity  of  iW  Metropolis, 
Whkb    cannot    be    elsewliere    aecuredl: 
means,  for  example,  of  aequiring  ftwiti 
living  inatructors  the  Elements  of  various 
HeaUien  Languages  are  thereby  offered, 
wliich  may  obviate  much  of  the  evil  arisilig 
tram  the  early  application  of  Misaionaries 
to  tliat  object  in  debilitating  and  anheolchy 
dimales.    A  furthee  advantage  will  ha  ab- 
tained,  tha  impt»naace  of  whtck  has  bean 
strongly  represented  to  the  Committee^  by 
aeveial  fHeiids  of  the  Sodaty  who  have  r^ 
turned  from  India;  wliich  is^^hatthaca- 
padty  or  incapacity  of  a  Student  to  at- 
tire tha  re^site  language*  may  ba  thus 
ascertataad,  lielbrethe  eapenae  of  sandiug 
him  abroad  sliall  be  iiKurredb. 

Tha  benefit  of  personal^  intereaurae  be- 
tween the  Society's  Missionaries  and  ks 
Committee  and  Officers  has  been  alreedy 
felt,  even  in  the  imperfect  manner  in  wbidi 
it  bas  as  yet  been  attdaed.  It  has  been 
the  practice  for  severd  years,  for  such  of 
the  Missionaries  and  Scbodroasters  as 
could  be  there  accommodated  ta  redda 
with  the  Asdstani  Secretary  in  a  House 
rented  by  the  Sodety  at  Islington,  m  op- 
portunities may  have  offered  during  the 
course  of  their  education,  and  also  for  a 
few  weeks  before  thak  embarkation «  but 
this  House  is  ^itolnadp<]uato  to  the  pie- 
•  aent  wuats  of  iha  Sonety. 

In  eontemplarion  of  these  and  aibar  ad- 
vantoges,  tha  CaoMnittae,  afW  fre^piant 
and  eertous  deliberation,  havo  judged  it 
condudve  to  tha  Interest  of  the  Sodety 
tiMtan  JfistabUaboient  shtnild  be  Ibraiad 
within  such  a  distance  from  ^UJiebufy 
Square,  as  might  plaoe  jt  under  the  ooiw 
•taut  laipertntendenca  of  the  Couunlttea 
and  OficefsdftheSactetyi:  andibeybaaa, 
in  pursuance  of  this  oliiect.  avdled  t|i«n- 
adves  of  an  opportunity  to  putiehaae  a 
House  and  aa  «li8ihla  ptsct  of  Land,  the 


rm  UKITBD 

•  greater  .|Mn  of  which  land  is'  Freehold  and 
the  rest  Copyhold  of  Inheritance,  in  the 

'  Parish  of  Is1ing;ton,  within  ^  shbrt  distance 
from  the  Church. 

A   Special  Committee  haTing  been  ap- 

•  pointed  to  conftiderthe  best  mode  uf  ren- 
dering these   Premises  available  for  the 

.  purposes  of  the  Society,  they  entered 
•with  much  care  into  the  inquiry.  It 
appeared,  on  an  .  examination  of  the 
number  of  Students  and  Missionaries 
likely  to  be  brought  together,  that  an 
«  aTerage  of  qot  less  than  Twenty  should  be 
taken;  for  whom,  together  with  the 
necessary  Teachers,  suiubie  apartmenu 
must  be  prorided :  with  these  apartments 
must  be  connected,  a  Hall  or  Common 
Dining  Room;   and  a  Lecture   Room, 

•  which  might  also  serve  for  a  Library.  The 
buildings  at  present  on  the  premises  maybe 

.  rendered  available  to  the  objects  for  which 
the  purchase  waa  made :  but  other  build- 

•  ing«  will  be  required,  and  for  these  the 
ground  offers  a  very  eKgtble  site. 

In  contemplation  of  the  opening  of  a 

•  Separate  •  Subscription  for  the  atuinment 
•^  of    the  propoaed  object,  tbe  Committee 

have  advanced  about  25001.  for  tbe  'pur- 

•  chase  of  the  premises  in  their  -present 
atate:  but  as  the  regular  income  of  the 
Society  is  barely  sufficient  to  meet  the 

•  current  demands  6f  the  various  Missions, 

-  the   Committee  hope  to  be  enabled  to 
•Teplace  the  said    sum  of  2500/.  for  the 

gvneral  use  of  the  Missions;  and  hav. 
ing  formed,  'on  the  most  economical 
principles,  a  Plan  and  Estimate  of  the 

-  proposed  buildings,  they  have  every  reason 
to  believe  that  the  sum  required  for  the 
necessary  alteration  of  the  present  build- 
ings, together  with  ihe  erection  of  such 

•  new  structure  as  is  found  requisite;  the 
furnishing  of  the  whole,  and  the  replacing 
of  the  money  advanced,  will  not  exceed 
10,000/. 

The  Committee  hope,  dierefore,  to  be 
enabled,  by  the  bounty  of  the  Members  and 
Friends  of  the  Society,  to  raise  a  structure 
which  shall  afford  every  reasonable  conve- 
nience, while  iu  plainness  and  simplicity 

-shall  comport  with  the  principles  and 
ebjecta  of  tho  Institution  :  and  they  are 
well  satistted,  on  accurate  calculation,  not 
.  only  that  the  preparation  of  the  Society's 
Missionaries  will  be  rendered  more  effid* 
ent  by  this  plan,  but  that  the  annual 
charge  of  such    preparation  will  be  very 

i  considerably  diminished. 

This  appeal  is  made  to  the  liberality  of 
the  Society's  Friends  t  because  itoExpendi- 
t«TO  has,  for  several  years,  kept  so  steady  a 
paea  with  its  Income,  that  ita  regular 
annual  resources  are  inadequate  to  carry 
into  efihct  tbe  plan  in  qoistioD^^ewcver 


KIKOOOM.  [a^JH^, 

directly  and  totlmately  cotoiecteil  with  the 
vital  interests  of  the  Society  :  nor  can- any 
,part  of  its  funded  property  be  alienated  for 
thst  purpose,  as  that  hss  long  been  scarcely 
,  adequate  to  cover  the  claims  on  the  So* 
ciety  becoming  due. 

The*  Committee  have-.no  doubt,  there- 
fore, that,  on  this  representation  of  the 
facts  of  the  case  to  the  Society's  Memliers 
and  Friends,  the  requisite  sum   will  be 
•  cheerfully  contributed. 

Benefactions  In  r  aid  or  the  proposed 
plan  will  be  thankfully  received  at  the 
House  of  the  Society,  and  by  the  Membera 
of  the  Committee.  The  Committees  and 
Officers  of  the  different  AssociaUona 
throughout  the  United  Kingdbm  are  alao 
respectfully  requested'  to  k-eceive  and 
transmit  Benefactions.  ,  A  List  of  the 
Contributors  to  this  object  will  be  printed 
with  the  next  Report. 

By  Order  of  the  Committee, 

JOSIAH  PRATT,  RP. 
Secretary, 
C3inrch  Mluionvy  Hoow,  Sali^Hiry  Squsn. 
FlMt  Street.  April  19, 1838. 

PBOCEXDXirOS  OF  A8SOCXATIOHS. 

jfnnUtertttrp  o/  the  Clapkam^ 
On  the  evening  of  Wednesd^,  the  IStn 
of  March,  the  Annual  Meeting  of  tbe 
Clapham  Aaaociatlon  waa  held,  in  the 
Free  School ;  Samuel  Thornton,  Esq., 
one  of  the  Vice  Presidents  of  the  Parent 
Society,  in  the  Chair. 

Movwa  and  Sftcoudert. 
Rev.  W,  DeAltrjr }  and  the  AstUunt  Seeretaor— ^ 
John  ItiorntoB,  Esq..  Treaiurer  of  the  Society  : 
mod  the  Rer.  David  T.  Jones,  Missionary  to  the 
north-west-American  Indians— Rev.  T.  Robert- 
son.  Chaplain  to  the  Hon.  E.  I.  Company  ;  and 
Rev.  r..  James  Hoare— John  Poynder,  Esq.;  aad 
^ReT.  Peter  Treschow— and  C.  £IUolt..£«q. ;  aad 
/  Mr.  James  Thomas. 

Nearly  30/«  was  received  at  the  doors. 

Fifth  Jnmvertarp  o/theJS^th^ 
On  Tuesday,  March  the  18th,  in  tbe 
'  Guildhall  at  Bath,   the  Fifth  Anjitial 
Meeting  of  the  AssociaUoti  took  place  ; 
Sir  W.  Cockl.urn,  Bart,  in  the  Chair. 

Movers  and  Blonder*. 
Major-Oenerai  Baynes,  and  the  Seuetwy  of  Cha 
Sodety—the  Assistant  Secretary,  aod  R>ev.  Spen- 
cer Drummond— Rev.  Dr.  Thorpe,  aod  Rev.  John 
Richards— General  De  BntU.  aod  Rev.  Joseph 
Richards— Sir  Orftvd  Gordon,  Bart.,  and  Rev. 
Jamea  Ualdeoe  Stewart— and  Rev.  T.  A.  Merhnen, 

aod  Rev.  Mr.  Tamer . 

The  Collection,  tncludiogai^astomary 
Benefiiction  of  fid.,  amounted  to  up- 
wardof?!'-  t 

In  the  evening,  a  Meeting  was  held 
at  the  house  of  Miyor-General  Bajrnce, 
when  a  Ladies  Assoeiation  was  formed 
in  aid  of  the  General  AsBodation,  when 
the  names  of  ncarlj  Thirty  Ladies  w«ar« 


183S.]  uirrrBD 

delii^ered  In  m  Callect<in'  of  Weeklj 
and  MonthljT  Contribtitioos. 

Temih  Jnniversary  of  the  BfiitwL 

The  Sermons  at  this  Annirersarj  wm 
preached  as  follows  :— 

At  St.  JanMs**  and  St.  ThxMpX  by  tb«  ]UV.*Dr. 
Thorpe— M  St.  Werbttrgb'a,  CUftoa,  sod  iIm 
Tempi*,  by  tb«  Sccrrtvy  of  the  Society— at  St. 
Marjr  Redcliff,  Bodmlnster,  sod  Downj  Chapel, 
hf  the  Att.  J.  11.  Stewt— end  it  St.  ThomM*s; 
Bl  Mirhael**,  and  ChrUt  Charcb,  by  the  Assistant 
fleeraury  of  the  Soeiety.- 

At  the  Andual  Meeting,  held  in  the 
Great  Boom  in  Princes  Street,  oit 
Thundaj  March  the  SOth,  the  Mayor 
of  Bristol,  James  George,  Esq.  in  the 
Chair,  the  chief  Resolutions  thus  notic- 
ed the  principal  scenes  of  the  Society*s 
labours:— 

— That  this  Meeting  views  with  thankful-r 
mtm  the  extended  Uooora  of  the  Society  to 
evBDgeliae  India }  and,  while  it  deeply  de- 
plores the  loM  which  has  occurred  to  the 
eaose  of  Biissions  and  to  the  Church  at 
iarce»  by  the  death  of  the  late  Lord  Bishop  of 
CalcQtta,  it  cannot  but  rely  with  confidence 
■poo-the  known  piety  and  talent  of  his  Suc- 
cessor in  that  high  station,  to  cairy  fbrward 
with  energy  and  effect  those  •  admirable 
plans  for  the  extension  of  Christian  Ruow- 
Icdse,  which  hare  been  already  begun  by 
the  late  lamented  Prelate. 

—That  this  Meeting  is  desirous  to  record 
itspatitnde  toAlnu^ty  God,  for  the  pe- 
cahar  manner  in-whicn  He  has  been  pleased  . 
ta  overrule  the  discouragements  and  trials 
which -hsTe  attended  the  i^iety's  efforts 
,  at  Sierra  Leone:  and,  whilst  it  contemplates 
the  abundant  blessings  vouchsafed  to  that 
MissioB,  is  encouraged  to  hope  for  a  similar 
naoifestation  of  the  Oirine  favour  in  be- 
half of  New  Zealond. 

— That  this  Meeting  cordially  wishes 
soebess  to  the  Society's  labours,  in  promot- 
ing (he  rerival  of  the  Ancient  Christian 
CCofches  round  the  Mediterranean  and  in 
IVaTaooore »  and  especially  reioices  in  the 
Mission  lately  estabUshed  for  the  benefit  of 
the  Horth- West-American  Indians. 
Morera  and  Seconders.  ' 
Sir  Ednaad  Cradock  Hartopp,- Bait.,  and  the  Se* 
cmmKy  of  the  Socicty-U  Sandford.  Esq..  and 
John  S.  Harfbrd,  Esq.— Eer.  Mr.  Thomas,  and 
Rev.  Dr.  Hamilton— the  Assistant  Secretary  of  the 
loeiety.  and  Re».  W.  Day— Rev.  J.  H.  Stewart. 
and  Arthar  Fonlks.  Esq.— H.  Davis,  Esq.,  and 
ft««.  John  East— and  Rst.  James  Vaof  han,  and 
Isaac  Cooke,  Esq- 

The    Collections    and   Benefiictions 
aanmnCed  to  upward  of '6002. 

Passion  Week  intervening,  the  visit* 
of  the  Soeietj*sOfficers  and  their  Friends 
cauld  not  be  extended  on  this  Jouiinej, 
as  is  intended  when  praetioable  (see 
p.  143  of  our  last  Volume),  to  Gloucester, 
Hereford,  and  Worcester. 

-  jifuUvertarjf  o/4he'Br0adffM^*Ckurck, 
Ob  Tuesday  Eveoiog,  March  the  S5th, 


KINGDOM.'  ]^ 

this  Anniial  Meeting  wMhdd  in  the 
Great  Boom,  in  Tufton  Street,  West- 
minster;  the  Kev.  G.  Mutter  in  the 
Chair. 

Hovers  and  Seconders. 

Sl*,^^**^*®**'^"^  o'^'«  Society,  and  Rev. 

5*iU-  •'«n«-R«v.  SoloroSn  Pi«otl,  and  fi^I 

T.  Webster—Mr.  Bingham,  and  Mr.  Adeney-nnd 

Mr.  Welford.  and  Mr.  Ayre.       ^^^ 

Collection,  5/.  12*.  About  BOt.  waa 
contributed  in  the  last  jear. 

-FirsiAjmwmrsar^^theBrwmkptmd  * 

Beckemkam, 
The  Meeting  was  held,  on  the  3d  of 
April,  in  the  JUrge  Room  at  the  White 
Hart,  Bromley;  John  Cator,  Bsq.  in 
the. Chair. 

,..»...  Hovers  and  Seconders. 
John  Wells,  Esq.  M.P..  and  the  Auistant  8e<fi«.' 
^*7  2f  ^^  Society— James  B.  Wildman.  Esq.  M.P. 
and  Rev.  Andrew  Brandram— Rev.  T.  Bartfett, 
and  Rev.  John  Sheppard-Rwr.  A.  Jenour.  and 
Rev..David  T,  Jones— md  W.  Jenney,  Esq.,  and 
Rev.  Andrew  Brandram. 

The  Bight  Hon.  Lord  Bexley,  Walter 
Boyd,  Esq.  of  Plaistow  Lodge,  and  E.' 
Goodhart,  Esq.  of  Langley  House,  were 
added  to  the  list  of  Vice  Presidents. 

This  Association  had  raised,  in  its 
First  Year,  about  360/. :  and  there  was 
received  at  this  Meeting  the  sum  of  J  44 A* 
8#.  2d,  —  consisting  of  78/.  14i.  Bene.' 
factions,  38/.  lOi.  Annual  Subscription, 
and  27/.  4f.  9d.  Collection. 

Sixth  ^ntdverwLtrjf  of  the  Ghucettgrshire. 

The  Bev.  Fountain  Elwin,  of  Bristol, 
met  the  Assistant  Secretary  on  this  oe* 
casion ;  and  preached,  on  Sunday  the 
6th  of  April,  at  Stroud,  in  the  morning; 
and  at  St.  MichaePs,  Gloucester,  in 
the  evening.  The  Assistant  Secretary 
preached  at  Bursley  in  the  morning, 
Stonehouse  in  the  afternoon,  and  St. 
John^s,  Gloucester,  in  the  evening.  The 
Bev.  C  Neville  preached  at  St.  Nicholas, 
Gloucester,  the  same  mommg. 

The  Annual  Meeting  was  held  in  the 
Shire  Hall,  on  Monday  the- 7  th,  thf 
Lord  Bishop  of  Gloucester  in  the  Chair ; 
and  was  more  numerously  attended, 
notwithstanding  an  un&vourable  da/, 
than  on  any  preceding  year.  *Abou| 
190/.  was  collected. 

Movers  and  SMooders. 
The  Riirht  Worshipfal  Uie  Mayor  of  Oloncestca. 
and  the  Assistant  Secretsry-Oen.  Prole,  and  Ret. 
John  Daviee  -Major  Kewenh^,  .nd  Ri-v.  C. 
Neville— Rev.  F.  Elwin.  and  O.  Sandferd  Esq  — 
*Cor.  Barry,  and  Rev.  O.  Hddson-R^v  IK  cimp- 
beil,  and  Rev.  Jeremiah  Smith— abd  Rev.  JoUb 
Martin  Wbi&h.  and  W.  Mootaffue,  Esq.     ~ 

The  Anniversary  of  the  EvrMtt-mf^ 
JDaait  Branch  was  held  on  Thursday  the 
loth  of  AprU :  the  Bev. Bo)>ert  Stropg 


MS 


UWITSD  KfHODOAf. 


(pt  iht  Ciair«  -Sttntes  had  tera 
iprttdbed^-^on  Sundax,  bjr  fcbe  &ev.  T.  B« 
Otmej* St  tbe  Holj  Trinitj  Choicfai 
OB  TuesidRjTf  by  the  Rev.  F.  Elwin  aft 
Weatonf  an^  fijthe  Assistant  Secretary 
it  jlifctle  Dean^  and,  on  laTe^neaday, 
I7  tiM  B«T.  F.  £lirtB  at  BtmapUm. 

TkM  jtnnw§r*ar^  cfika  0^m'C€aler. 

Sermons  were  preached  fi>r  the  So*^ 
detj  on  Sunday  the  30th  of  March, 
by  the  Sev.  D.  Morgan,  at  St.  Oswold's 
Chapel ;  and  on  Sunday,  April, the 6th, 
at  St.  Martiti's  hi  the  men^ng,  and  ^t. 
Clement's  in  the  aftecaoen. 
'  The  Amraal- Meeting  was  held  m  the 
Guildhall,  on  Friday,  April  tlie  Hth, 
the  Bey.  Digby  Smith  in  the  Chair. 

Morm9  and  SecondKt. 

Gift.  Sherwood,  and  the  AtakUolSecioUrj— B«v. 

H.  Berkio,  eo4  Ji«v.  £.  Wbieldon  —  Rev.  John 

P««iea»e«d  Rcv.Joh9C»woodr-eod  Rev.  Mr.  BeU, 

end  Rev.  IrJounUin  El  win. 

The  CoUeotiens  ^ere  between  %0L 
and  BOA 

Sermant  ai  Ifonmouih. 

The  Assistant  Secretary  proceeded 
ftom  Worcester  to  Monmouth ;  and 
pleaded  the  cause  of  the  Society,  for 
"^he  first  time,  in  the  pulpit  there.  A 
^nsiderable  interest  was  excited,  which 
there  is  reason  to  hope  will  soon  lead  to 
the  forming  of  an  Association.  About 
S4L  was  collected. 
■  f\fth  Jimwtrtary  0/  #*«  Hereford. 

The  Bev.,T.  R.  Gamsey  preached,  on 
Smiday,  Apri}  the  18th,  at  St.  Peter^ 
In  the  mormi^,«nd  BuighiU  in  the  after, 
iioon ;  and  the  Rev.  H.  Gipps,  at  Leo- 
mitMter  and  Bodenbam.  Mr.  Gamsey 
also  preached  at  St.  Peter*s  on  Monday 
firening. 

The  Annual  Meeting  was  held  in  the 
Bhhre  Ha!l;  which  was  so  filled,  that 
tbe  assembly  were  several  times  re^ 
qioested  to  sit  closer,  in  order  to  aocom- 
modate  the  fresh  comers.  The  Rev. 
H.  GKpps  was  in  theChalr. 

About  150/.  was  collected, 
tad 


Bipv.  JehB  Riesen,.w»d  the  Awinent  Secreleigr^ 
ftev.  C  J.  Bird,  end  R«ev.  II.  Bus— Rev.  T.  &. 
OerMC^r.aqd  Heir.  H.  Betues— Rev.  ffugh^owelf. 
Mid  Rev.  T.  A.  8UlUnfflee(-.«id  ReT«  J^  Wood- 
home*  nsd  Ihe  AetUtAnt  Secrrterjr. 

Aimtk  Amiufertar^  of  Hihemiun 

The  Ninth  Annual  Meeting  of  thv 
■Auxiliary  took  place  in  the  Rotunda,  at 
I>ubUn,  on  Friday,  thei  Ith  of  April ;  the 
-Itfght  Hofi.  the  Earl  of  ftoden  in  the 
^%aif.  The  various  Resolutions  were 
)neved  or  seconded,  by  the  Hon.  James 


[A-PIW*, 

Hewitt,  ^ohn  M^ClinUMk,  £sq.»  P.iB. 
Sin^,  £sq^  the  Scnr.  Mesan.  AthiUt 
Irwm»  Roe,  Sterr^,  Pope,  Burke,  and 
Croflon,  John  Syn^e,  Esq.,  and  Admiral 
Oliver. 

TheSecretary,  the  Rev.  J.H.  Steger, 
writes  in  iseference  to  the  Meetinf^— 

One  of  (he  most  immeroas  and  respectable 
assemblies  that  I  have  ever  seen  collected, 
seemed  aaimajtedby  every  emotiaB  of  Chris- 
timn  Feeliogand  ChrisUan  Qatitude  £Mrthe 
prcmctoreTeataal  spccess  croi^niiig  the 
exertions  of  oar  fellow-labourers. 

We  extnct  the  chief  Reselutions  :— 

—That  while  the  Society  feels  am}  ac* 
knowledf(es  the  paramoont  claims  of  In. 
land  en  the  attention  of  all  her  Sons,  yet» 
knowing  the  expansive  character  of  frpe 
benevofencej  it  trqsts  that  cotariotions  ^ 
duty,  the  feeKogs  ofhnmamty,  and  the  dae 
renrd  for  the  real  interests  of  the  Bmpoe, 
will  commend  to  their  attention  «nd  eaer* 
tions  the  claims  of  Africa  and  India. 

T-That  the  Society,  looking  Ibrwaid 
with  expectation  to  Ae  neriod  when  fidlh> 
M  Missionaries  from  Ireland  shall  enter  «■ 
th«  important  work  of  beariag  to  the  < 
Heathen  Ihe  jriad  tidkics  of  SalvalMn,  and 
the  Form  of  Sound  Words  reoonised  fay 
oor -Ohnrch,  the  prayers  of  i\M  friends  aro 
entreated  in  behalf^  of  the  Stndenta,  new 
under  its  care^  and  ef  all  others  who  am 
similarly  engaged  in  pnepariag  for  this  labour 
of  lore. 

— That  the  Society,  in  retaming  Thaoks 
io  the  Ladies  who  have  wssisied  the  ezer- 
tions  of  the  Committee,  would  presson  their 
attention  the  destitote  stateof  Fifty  MilKona 
oftheir  Female fellow-sd^jects in  India;  and 
would  claim  their  prayers  and  dieir  ezer> 
tions  In  aid  of  tbe  <F«male  Schools  leeentlf 
established  in  that  part  of  the  world. 

The  Assistant  Secietary  of  the  Parent 
Society  will  proceed  to  Ireland  in  ashort 
time,  ui  Older  to  vioit  the  prindpal 
Associations  xn  coaneotien  with  the 
Auxiliary. 

UKJTSD  BRSTHJlEIf. 
Farmatkn  of  an  Jssociotion  at  Britiei^ 
t»  aid  of  the  Bretkrtn^  Mimotu. 
TBft  state  and  prospects  of  the 
Brethren's  Missions,  with  their  want 
of  funds,  were  noticed  at  pp.  2Q2 — 
205  of  our  last  Volume.   An  Asso- 
ciation was  firmed  in  London,  a 
few  years  siuce,.as  our  Readers  are 
aware,  in  aid  of  the  Brethren's  exer- 
tions..   AuxiKary  Assodatiooshave 
been  ^stahiished  at  Liver)>oQ},  at 
Leeds,  and  at  HiiN ;  and,  on  the  11  th 
of  February,  another  was  added  at 
BristoL 


Of  this  Awociatlon,  JoliA  8.  Har- 
ford, Esq.  18  president,  G.  ThbmeV 
Es^*  Treasurer,  and  the  R&y.  T. 
Grinfiddy  Secretary]  aiid  a  6okq- 
miltee  has  been  appointed,  consist- 
tng  of  18  Clergymen  and  Laymen. 
Benefactions  to  the  amount  of  380/. 
125.,  and  Annual  Subscriptions  of 
44/.  S5.  were  contributed. 
Extrt'^m  mndEcmom^  rf  the  Bret krem. 
The  Committee'  of  the  Bristo} 
Associatioh  have  circulated  the  fol- 
bving  statement : — 

In  33  MiMiohary  Staliona — in  Green* 
land,  I^bnidor,  North  America,  the 
West  Indiei,  Surinam, /South  Africa, 
*nd  Tartarjr — there  are'  about  3^,000 
Christian  Converts,  under  the  care  of 
16&  Id^isaionaries ;  whose  attention  is. 
not,  however,  exdusiveljr  confined  to 
thein,  for  they  also  preach  the  Gospel  to 
many  thousands  of  Heathen  in  their 
respective  vicinities.  The  direct,  ex. 
pense  pf  all  these  Stations  amounted,  in 
I8S0,  to  6677/.  9t.  W.— a  sum' incredibly 
small,  in  proportion  to  the  magnitude  and 
extent  of  the  good  effected.  But  the» 
were  arrears  and  contingencies  to  be 
added,  partly  for  the  maintenance  of  aged 
Ilfissionaries  worn  out  in  the  service,  or 
of  the  widows  of  deceased  Missionaries', 
or  for  the  education  of  their  children: 
these  aitears,  when  added  '  to  tke 
preceding  sum,  produced  a  total  ot 
d4diA  17#.  lU. 

The  particulars  of  this  expendi- 
ture were  stated  in  our  last  VoluBiey 
as  aboTe  referred  to»  On  its  aaooant, 
the  Gommittde  Femark-^ 

The  smallneas  of  the  expenditure  is 
to  be  accounted  for,  not  merely  by  the 
rwld  economy  and  the  self^lenying habits 
of  the  Miflsonaries,  hut  alto  by  the 
gratifyuig  fact,  that,  in  some  of  the 
Stations,  trades  or  manu&ctures,  icanied 
en  under  the  superintendence  of  the 
Brethren,  have  been  so  productive  as 
nearly  to  cover  the  whole  of  the  ex- 
penses. In  the  Danish  West-India  li~ 
lands,  containing  1«,000  Negro  Converts, 
the  Missionaries  have  exerted  them. 
selves  so  effectually,  as^  even  to  remit 
750/.  during  the  year  J  880,  toward  the 
maintenance  of  other  Missions. 

P^emumv  EmknrrmummU  of  th9 

The  poogTfgatioaa  oif  the  Brstlmn, 
Jrrit,  1833. 


KiVODOM.  igg 

en  the  Continent  and  elsewhere,  amount 
not,  on  an  average,  to  more  than  8000' 
^  perMms :  and  these  chiefly  belong  to  the* 
humbler  chwses  of  society  ?  so  that  their 
means  of  contributing  to  this  expendi. ' 
tupe  are  very  small :  yet  they  were  able 
to  meet  it,  in  a  great  measure,  unia  the 
difficulties  and  devastations  attendant 
on  the  late  war  had  so  impoverished  the* 
Continental  Congregations,  as  to  threir 
the  burden  almost  exclusively  on  those 
of  Great  Britain.     With  every  effort, 
however,  on  their  part,  they  ^re  not  able 
to  raise  above  SOOOA  per  annum;  less  than 
a  fourth-part  of  the  whole  annual  ex. 
pense.    The  Society  kbours,  in  conse* 
quence,  under  heavy  pecuniary  embar. 
rassments :  and  must  long  since  have  re- 
linquished a  great  part  of  the  Missionary 
Stations,  and  yielded  op  these  ChrisUeft' 
Inclosures  a  prey  to  the  powers rfdsrk- 
ness,  but  for  the  spontaneous  bounty  oC 
benevolent  friends,  chiefly  in  England 
and  ScotUnd ;  by  whose  aid  and  exer- 
tions,  upward  of  40001  per  annum  have 
been  collected  in  aid  of  the  Mistfiomuy 
Fund.     Still,  an  annual  sum  of  SOOOA 
remains  to  be  provided  for;  to  which 
are  to  be  added  unliquidated  deficiencies 
of  former  years :  and,  during  the  present 
year,  thb  deficiency  has  been  conside. 
rably  augmented,  owing  to  the  dreadfiil 
devastations  produced  by  hurricanes  on 
two  of  the  South-African  Stations. 

Onlhese  grounds,  the  Committee 
make  a  strong  appeal  in  behalf  of 
their  object;  and  this  appeal  la 
further  enforced,  by  the  fottowing 
statement  of  the  .     .   >  . 

SwxeiteftheBrelkrenUMiinm*' 
Their  Missions  aaumg  the  fisstltoii 
have  long  been  regarded  by  the  Qhw-a^im 
World  with  the  deepest  intereat,  in  ctaU 
sequence  of  the  wonderful  effi^ts  wfaidi 
they  have  produced,  in  dvilijring  the 
rudest  barbariaaii,  and  communicating 
tf>  them  the  pure  light  of  the  Gospel. 
Wherever  the  Brethren  have  preached 
that  Gospel,  it  has  not  only  prevcditaelf 
to  be  the  power  »/ God  unt§  snitmiim.hat 
also  tlte  most  effectual  instrument  of  pro^ 
during  citrilijBation  and  order.  Beligious 
Instruction  and  the  Arts  of  Sodial  lift 
hav^  .under  their  auspices,  gone  hsadia 
hand,  and  each  has  sided  the  proMSP 
of  the  other*  Sava|tes  have  bsdoite-Mw 
eremluTM,  not  o^3^  ia  heart  and  o(au 
duot,  but  iff  pMBM  sppaanae*  aid 
general  dean|aou^  T 
Z 


j70  WBfTPlm 

Tedfifid  by  the  ipontenieoufl  teitii^oiij  qC 
MiUg^tened  tnv^IlBfB,  who  have  rUited 
^eir  x»mote  Settlements ;  and  have  been 
struck  with  wonder,  on  beholding  the 
eomfortable  habitations,  the  ha^py  ok- 
cjiimstances,  the  humble  demeanour,  and 
the  fervent  piety  of  the  cpnverU  fom 
Pagtnism,  whether  Greenlanders  or  £s. 
quimaux,  Negroes  or  Hottentots. 

CHAELOTTE. 

CUerrs  Ltonc) 
CBUnCH  MlSSlOnJBY  S0CIBTY. 
h^fkmu€  ttf  ReligwH  among  the  PtepU. 
Some  extracts  from  the  Jmirnai  of 
Mr.  Christopher  Taylor,  the  Super- 
intendant  of  this  Station,  will  shew 
that  Diyine  Grace  coiidnaes  to  ma- 
Mh$t  Its  influence  on  the  hearts  of 
the  Christian  Conrerts  among  the 
Natires. 

Nov.  3,  I8SI— One  of  the  baptiaed 
stld,  that,  first  time,  he  thought  he  wa^ 
a  good  man,  and  was  proud  of  it;  hut, 
tills  time,  oittch  trouble  came  imon  him, 
aad  that  was  to  punish  the  ^^  good  ** 
inan. 

Nov.  10— I  was  much  cast  down  Inr 
a  number  of  unpleasant  *'  palavers/^ 
which  happen  too  frequently ;  but  was 
greatly  refreshed  in  meeting  the  pious 
part  of  my  people,  to  hear  their  simple 
statements,  and  to  point  them  to  the 
Good  Pl^aidan  for  Che  heaUng  of  all 
^hr  qniitttal  maladies.  I  read  aad 
spoke  to  them  of  th^  iffliotkm  of  Job. 
One  said  that  he  often  has  had,  and  now 
has»  trouble  t  bat  if  he  had  sudi  strona 
trouble  ^m  Job  had,  bt  could  not  teU 
what  he. should  dot  I  rsminded  him  of 
the  promise,  Js  ti^  tU^o  art,  ooikmUikp 
flfMylft  bo.  Another  ssid,  ""  If  Jesus 
dots  not  save  me,  I  must*  perish.** 
aiflised  truth  to  know  and  feel  I 

N9V.  ir^Folt  much  refreshed  In 
taMeting  with  my  Blaok  Brethren. 
They  appear  to  be  growing  in  grace, 
and  increasing  in  humility.  May  God 
the  Holy  Spiritcarfy  on  His  own  woHe! 
.  Nov.  S4^Thls  evening,  one  of  the 
Comarauicants  said,  that  he  was  drunk 
avaiyday.  I  asked  how  that  was.  ,  He 
aaidp  '^  Massa,  suppose  somebody  drink 
i^m  aid  he  druhk,  he  don't  know  what 
•  hedoi  so  I stand^-sIn  live  in  ipy/heart 
every  day^till  I  donH  %now  ^Ami  I  do ; 
eo  me4raBk»'* 


AFHICA*  C^fXil^ 

Jfocw  f  «*-This  erenlag;  one  said— 
^  My  heart  stand  Bke  man  fo  plani 
rice  in  the  bush,  without  cutting  bush 
firstt  the  rice  can*t  grow— the  bush 
diokelts  sonndiokemyheart— Icai^t 
grow  in  gnce."  Another  said^  ^  Bin 
&11  »r  heart  s  me  look  all  about— eae 
can't  find  any  gD9d.**  1  dinseted  hioa 
to  loo^  to  Jesus  by  Mth,  which  waiil4 
give  him  rest — He  being  the  chirf  good. 
Doe.  Si— Bead  and  explained  the  Se- 
venth Chapter  to  the  momans  t  dfter 
Which,  one  said,  ''  I  thank  the  Loid 
Jesus  Christ :  He  keep  and  preserve  me 
to  this  day-  T  can*t  say  any  more,  for 
that  book  done  say  all  what  lire  in  my 
heart.- 

Doe.  9,  iSkaifay— Felt  very  cold  and 
dead  all  the  laKerpart  of  the  week  past, 
and  looked  forward  to  this  day  as  a  day 
of  trouble  and  rebuke  to  my  soul ;  whi^ 
drove  me  continually  to  the  Throne  of 
Grace.  Now  the  evening  is  come,  I 
think  tiiat  this  has  been  as  pleasant  a 
Lord's  Day  as  I  have  enjoyed  for  some 
time  past;  HehavingmademefiselmT 
nothinsnesa,  which  caused  me  to  look 
forward  for  diyine  assistance  in  a  greater 
degree  than  1  sometimes  do>  although  I 
stand  in  continual  need. 

Jan.  IS,  18S9— Felt  comforted  and 
refipeshed,  in  meeUng  a  few  upon  whom 
I  have  reason  to  l^lieve  my  labours 
have  net  beei^  in  vain  in  the  Lord. 
One  of  them  seemed  to  be  almost  over- 
come  with  a  sense  of  the  love  and  mercy 
of  God  shewn  to  him  whilst  in  Ids 
country,  and  more  especisUy in  his  beln^ 
broui^t  hitiier.  ^     ^ 

Jan.  Id— Met  agahiiny  plena  fHenda. 
Qneoft|Mnsald-**''lamafixdl  leon. 
thmaUy  fiOl^hito  on.  Sin  manm  dfab 
My  sin  cover  me  like  a  thkk  cloud— 
Ah  I  I  am  a  mnner  t— who  shall  deliver 
me?  £very  morning  I  wake,  I  aay, 
^  "What  I  I  liveyet !  still  out  of  Helir 
Qhl  thank  God  through  Jesus  Christ!** 
Another,  who  had  been  ill  all  the 
week,  said-— *'  This  week  I  been  sick— I 
cent  rise  myself  i^«-^  think.  Ah,  se 
sinner  stand :  he  oanHte^  himself  i  he 
can't  turn  hunself." 

One  of  the  women,  rtssnyjirinlngofher 
smfiil  state,  sa\d — **  I  look  before— sin 
Kve  there.  I  look  behind — sin  live 
there  !  What  must  I  do  ?"  I  directed 
her  to  look  up  to  JesuL 

Ftb,  9  — This  evening,  in  meeting 
the  Brethren  and  Sisters,  I  fttt  pecu- 
liar  pleasure  in  fUlfilUng  the  G^fid 
eofldmiaaiOR   (aceoidfaig   to   the    grace 


tft».]  WttTBRN  AFirieA.^SOUTM  AFRICA. 

gif«o  to  me)  of  am/0^  jf^  n^mfntl  ^t,     #orlh>rto«pe«k  to  cSd  now ! 


How  oMf  if  it  fbr  Ibo  AhnMtt 
SwHoof  toi^,  PfttI  b&tiinr  andim- 
BiediaMjr  there  b  A  c«liti— »pea6e  wbicti 
tile  irorld  cannot  give,  nor  take  away. 
Mij  it  be  my  lot,  while  I  i<(f oum  on 
earth,  to  point  one  and  another  to  Jeeus, 
and  say,  BekoUi  rX#  Ixmb  ef  &ott,  which 
Uhetk  aw^  ihssim  o/ihew^U  / 
,  Feb,  16,  IB83. — In  the  Evenmg  Meet^ 
li^  one  aaid-7'^  Sin  troubleme  too  much. 
I  lotk  on  this  side,  and  that  side,  hut  can*t 
aee  any  thing  that  comforts  me.  Then  t 
|M>  teU  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  all  them 
things  that  trouhle  me  \  and  beg  him. 
Chat,  as  he  delivered  me  from  the  Savery 
ef  maoyso  he  would  deUi^er  me  from  the 
^liverf  cf  the  Devil,  and  make  me  his 
iVceman^** 

jA*.  90— After  the  Prayer  fleeting, 
I  ihet  the  Candidates  for  Baptism, 
iild  endeavoured  to  instruct  them  in 
the  way  of  God  more  perfectly.  I 
asked  one  of  them,  if  he  thought  that 
Chrlflt  would  save  him.  He  answered, 
^  Yea :  He  will  not  cast  out  any  that 
come  to  Him.*'— ••Can  you  co|ne  to  Him 
of  yourself?"  *«  Koi  for,  N^wmn  etm 
tmmeU  wte^exetpt  the  Father^  whkh  kaih 
mmi  n^  draw  MM."—'*  How  does  God 
daw  sinners  U  Himself?"  He  said.  He 
dottU  not  tell  that.— I  asked  him,  ^' What 
does  the  Holy  spirit  shew  first  to  an 
awakened  sinner  ?  '*  *^  His  shiftilness.*' 
—•*  What  next  ?••  "  Jesus  Christ.'*— 
••  What  next  ?•*  He  could  not  tell,— I 
then  exphuned  to  him  the  Go^l  plan 
ef  salvation. 

Feh,  523 — Felt  much  pleasure  in 
mteting  the  people.  One  said,  ^'  Thank 
the  IjM  Jesus  Christ  for  bringing  me 
Co  this  country,  to  hear  His  Word !  He 
^Dod  tome,  but  mj  heart  follow  sin  ev^ry^ 
moment.  Sometunes  my  heart  say — 
*  Tou  see  them  people  what  no  hear 
(believe)  God*s  Word— they  no  have 
tftMible — they  go  ealy;  but  you  have 
trouble  too  muai.'  But  then  I  consider 
God*8  Word  s^s.  There  U  no  peace  to 
He  wiehpd."  When  I  was  in  my  couii. 
tty,  I  was  sick,  till  I  was  left  nothing  but 
bone.  Then  I  was  in  Jail  one  yeari 
jAenfy  people  die  there,  before  I  was 
put  into  a  ship,  and  live  on  the  water 
afas  iftonths.  Me  sldt  rery  much— - 
ilo  eat,  no  drinic,  for  two  of  three  days 
together  $  but  Go^lceep  me  t  that's  whv 
I  no  die— He  bring  me  saf^throu^^  aQ. 
Bot^  oh  that  greal  Bay.  of  Judgjinntt 
hbw  ^  I  stttid  thcBy  irho  la  not 


iri 

,-       .  When  He 

say,  xou  no  hear  my  Gtmpel  from  day 
to  day,  from  wedt  to  we^,  from  year  to 
year,  thpse  thre^  years  ?•  What  can  I 
wy  ?  Oh  tnretthai  hi/tii  ihai  /amy  utha 
than  deHvtr  mef**-^!  mninded  him* 
that  it  was  very  profitable  for  us,  often 
to  remember  the  wajf  ly  which  the  Ijird 
God  half  Mue  in  the  witdemetti  and  that 
He,  who  had  saved  us  in  past  troubles, 
would  save  us  in  the  nejtu 

March  2.— Feh  happy  this  evenings 
in  Aieeting  those,  whom  I  b^eve  to  ft 
citizens  of  the  heavenly  Jerusalem,  and* 
preparing  for  that  blessed  habitation. 

One  of  them  prayed  much  against 
pride ;  and  afterward  greatly  lamented 
.  the  temptation  to  pride  by  which  he  barf 
been  assaulted^  Another  spoke  much  of 
the  sweetness  which  he  found  hi  GodV 
Word,  and  wished  that  others  might' 
know  the  same  sweetness  in  it  as  he  did  j 
he  said,—*'  Sometimes,  when  trouble 
want  to'eatdi  one  man,  his  friend  can  say, 
*  When  that  trouble  come,  t  can  help 
you  :•  but,  when  it  come,  he  say,  *  No  f 
me  can't  help  you  there— bye  and  bye, 
palaver  go  catch  me  :*  but  God  no  stand^ 
so !  for  He  will  never  leave  nw  forsake 
his  people!" 

GKABENtHAL. 

Bxtraete  ofthe'Diarp,  ffam  Mndgummer' 

l830,Ys  Lady  Day  \%99\ 
Ik  oar  Volume  for  1821,  pj>.  147- 
152,  were  printed  extracts  of  ihe^ 
Diarv  keptatOnadenfhal  for  the  First 
Half  of  the  Year  1820.  We  shall 
now  give  extracts  from  the  parti  of 
theDiary  which  have  sioc^  appeared.  > 
From  April  to  September  ]82t»  ad' 
Diary  has  been  pnbliilied. 

July  4,  1880— A  person,  who  had  not* 
yet  obtained  permission  to  be  a  Candidate^ 
for  Baptism,  said,  **  I  feel  mysdf  so  fbll 
of  sin,  thaJt  I  dare  soatcely  raise  ifiyeyw 
from  the  ground,  for  I  know  tlmt  I  'im' 
unworthy  of  the  nnallest  fitvour  t  yet  t- 
often  long,  with  tears,  for  the  privilege^* 
ofbeing  a  Candidate.  Sometime  1  think, 
it  is  not  proper  to  entei^in  sb  ttrwig  a' 
desire;  and  I  then  eudeifvottr'feo  leptetJi' 
it :  but  this  I  find  impos^ble.  WIM  ^ 
coihe  to  C3mrdi,  ahd  am  tbld  of  the' 
love  ofCfari^t  to  rinn^  it  Isai  ff  a'lro}^ 
addressed  ikie, '  EVen  thee  BenlllMCn^ 
jiblicoiut  tiitato^lm,  joitii^letwK.'^ 


I7i  SOUTH 

A  Candidate  for  Sapliam  Mid)  *'  Mj 
uater  htm  been  long  sinoe  baptized^  but 
baa  proved  unfutliful  to  our  Saviour.Tbif 
circumatanoe  baa  made  me  reaaon  tbua 
withiii  myself:  Wbjr  baa  tbia  grace  been 
conferred  upon  ber,  aa  our  Saviour  kne v 
tbal'  ahe  waa  not  wortbj.  of  it ;  and  why 
ami,  on  the  ot1|er  band,  Buffered  to  atand 
in  tbe  bacjc-ground  ?  Npw,  bowever,  I 
perceive,  tbat  juat  tbia  idea  baa  atood  in 
my  way:  and  I  pray  ourSaviour,  to  deliver 
me  entirely  from  it ;  and  to  grant  me  the 
grace  to  feel  more  trouble  about  my  own 
atate,  and  leaa  about  tbat  of  othera.** 

A:  Woman  aaid,  "  I  have  been  now  a 
long  time  a  poor  unworthy  Candidate 
for  Baptism,  and  have  often  felt  dis- 
tress^ on  account  of  it.  The  fault,  bow. 
•ver,  reata  entirely  with  myself:  for  I 
have  been  often  disobedient  to  tbe  ^Spirit 
of  Ood,  and  acted  contrary  to  my  vow  aa 
Candidate.  Ob  tbat  our  Saviour  would 
yet  have  mercy  upon  me,  and  caus^  me 
to  grow  in  Hia  grace  and  knowledge!** 

•fnfy  9t  1 880 — ^Nine  persona  were  ad- 
mittedfor  Baptian>,  and  twdve  baptized: 
aeven  were  Deceived  into  tbe  congrega^ 
tton.  When  tbe  jojrful  intelligence  waa 
^lade  kno.wn  to  tbem,  many  were  deeply 
affected,  and  shed  teara  of  thankfulness 
fat  tbe  grace  conferred  upon  them. 

In  these  days,  tbe  Baptized  and  Can- 
didatea  for  the  Holy  Communion  were 
spoken  with  individually,  by  Br.  Bein- 
brech  and  hia  Wife;  who  were  much  en- 
oouraged  and  rejoiced,  by.  their  unre- 
served dedaratioqa  of  the  atate  of  their 
iouls;  One  of  them  aaid,  ^'  Some  time 
1^  it  waa  aa  if  a  gulph  existed  between 
me  and  our  Saviour.  When  I  wished  to 
draw  near  to  Him  in  prayer,  I  could  not. 
But,  thanks  toHim!  the  way  is  now  open; 
and  I  can  address  all  my  Complaints  and 
deairea  to  Him,  in  the  moat  confident 


*  Jit/j^SO^The  conversations  bdd  with 
the  Communicants  were  vdlry  satis&c- 
tory. 

One  of  them,  whose  cbild-like  depen- 
dence 6n  our  Saviour  is  always  edifying 
to  us,  said,  ^'  Yesterday,  something  very 
cztnordinaiy  took  place.  Three  oxen 
broke  into  my  wheat-field  during  tbe 
night,  but  did  not  destroy  any  of  the 
blades  of  com,  which  by  this  timtf  have 
grown  pretty  h^i.  When  I  peroeived 
tbia,!  thought,  Thia  iff  the  Lord'a  doing : 
He  knows  that  I  am  a  poor  man,  and 
llave  a  burge  fbmUy  of  childien,  ao  (hat 
IcafNiot  afSM  to  loae  apy  thing.  He.' 
basjheraifagte  elo«ed  tbe  mouUia  of  thai 


AFRICA.  [APRl^ty 

oxen,  and  aaid  to  them,  '  Touch  it  not ; 
for  the  children  are  crying  for  bread.*  ** 
.  Jugmi  IO-«Tbe  Communicanta  were 
spoken  to  in  comfuuiies,  in  reference  to 
the  Holy  Communion.  Aa  this  regulation 
h|id  not  been  adhered  to  for  several 
years,  tbe  impression  which  tbe  renewal 
6f  it  made  on  tbe  minds  of  all  present 
waa  very  great.  Tbe  subject  of  brotherly 
love,  being  the  main  topic  of  conversation , 
gave  occasioii  to  many  edifying  remarks, 
with  much  feeling  and  many  tears,  tbe 
Hottentots  acknowledged,  that,  in  regard 
to  thia  essential  point,  tbey  were  yet 
very  defective :  each  tqok  blamcl  to  him- 
self;  and  many,  with  much  emotion, 
entreated  forgiveness  of  all  present,  if 
tbey  badgiyen  offence. 

Jug.  IS^The  celebration  of  the 
Festival  of  thia  day  was  attended  by  a 
particular  sensation  of  our  Saviour*8  pre- 
sence :  on  this  occaaion,  17  peisona,  who 
had  been  confirmed  on  the  9tb,  were 
fftvouredto  partake,  for  the  first  time, 
of  tbe  Holy  Communion. 

Jug>  2S— We  held  an  examination 
of  the  boys  belonging  to  our  School,  in 
presence  of  the  European  firethrpn  and 
Sisters^  and  the  parenta  of  tbe  children. 
On  this  occaaion,  60  boya,  wbo  had 
arrived  at  the  proper  age,  left  tbe  School, 
to  make  room  for  othera.  We  united  in 
offering  our'  tribute  of  thankfulness  to 
theliord,  who  has  evidently  laid  a  blessing 
upon  the  endeavoura  of  Br.  Lemoierz, 
at  tbe  aame  time  encouraging  the  pupila 
to  make  a  proper  use  of  their  great 
privileges,  We  concluded  with  fervent 
prayers  ibr  the  continuance  of  the  Divine 
Biasing.  The  Schools  consisted,  exclu- 
sive of  tbe  above-mentioned  60  boya,  of 
1 S7  boys  and  150  girls. 

Sept* — In  the  banning  of  this  month, 
the  Brethren  Hailbeck  and  Clemens, 
and  their  Wivea,  were  engaged  in 
apeaking  with  the  married  people,  of 
whom  there  are  S20  pairs  residing  in  the 
Settlement.  Most  of  them  are  truly 
desirous  to  live  in  the  experience  of  the 
grace  of  God,  and  to  bring  up  their 
cnijdren  in  tbe  nurture  and  admonition  of 
the  Lord'  On  the  latter  most  important 
subject,  the  Misnonaries  had  much 
drqimstantial  conversation  with,  each 
married  pair,  )iaving  a  family ;  and  tbey 
pbserved,  with  pleasure,  thatt  altbcfui^ 
some  were  constrained  to  acknowledge^ 
with  ahame,  their  graat  deficiency  in  Uie 
diachaige  of  their  perental4uties,  more 
attention  appeared  to  have  been  paid  to 
them  Iban  ba^'  been,  tha  case  formerly ; 


1«2S.]  UOUTH 

all  of  them  promisAi,  that,  througii  the 
enabling  giace4>f  our  Saviour,  thej  would 
attend  more  diligently  to  the  performanoe 
of  the  sacred  obligationa  imposed  upon 
them. 

A  married  man  expressed  himself  as 
follovs^'^I  never  forget  to  wash  my 
hands  and  fiice  every  morning ;  and  I  do 
not  feel  comfortable,  till  I  have  done  it. 
Oh  that  I  were  always  equally  desirous  to 
have  my  heart  cleansed  from  the  stains 
of  sin!  This  is  the  more  needful  for  me, 
iw  I  have,  children,  *to  whom  X  ought  to 
give  a  good  example.  Oue  would  hardly 
•uppoee  it  to  be  the  esse,  but  I  have 
often  remarked,  that  children  are  as 
quick  in  discerning  the  blemishes  in  our 
hearts,  as  the  spots  upon  our  faces ;  and 
then  all  admonitions  become  fruitless!** 

Another  man,  a  few  days  ago,  hap<. 
pened.to  meet  one  of  the  Missionaries, 
and  addressed  him  as  follows—''  What 
you  said  to  me,  the  other  day,  has  dwelt 
on  my  mind,  by  day  and  by  night,  viip. 
that  X  oii^ht  to  be  a  Priest  in  my  own 
house.  This  duty  becomes  more  and 
more  clear  tome,  the  oftener  I  think 
about  it.  Oh  help  me  to  pray,  that  I  may 
become  such  a  Priest  as  you  described!*** 

^ii^.  7, 1830 — Besides  the  usual  so- 
lemnities on  this  day,  it  was  enlivened 
by  the  baptism  of  four  married  men, 
who  had  long  been  waiting  for  this  pri. 
▼ilege.  in  t!ie  evening,  the  whole  con- 
gregation partbok  of  the  Holy  Com- 
munion* As  usual^  on  such  oc4»sions, 
joyful  hymns  of  praise  resounded,  both 
in  the  morning  and  evening,  throughout 
our  happy  Vsle  of  Grace  (Gnadenthal). 
Should  our  dear  Brethren  and  Sbters, 
and  friends  in  Europe,  be  eye  and  ear. 
witnesses  of  such  striking  occurrences, 
they  would  doubtless  be  powerfully  ez- 
mted  to  praise  the  I«ord  for  Hia  mighty 
works,  and  thankful  for  what  has  already 
been  effected,  and  the  more  freely  con- 
tribute towards  the  furtherance  of  the 
Qospel  among  the  Heathen. 

StpL  9— A  School  was  opened  for 
the  great  boys  and  youths,  with  fer- 
Tent  prayers  for  the  Divine  blessing. 
One  for  the  elder  girls  had  already  com- 
menced on. the  19th  of  February. 

jS€pi.  30  —  A  Letter  from  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Messer,  at  Pacaltsdorp,  gave  us 
infornyition,  that  two  of  our  Com- 
puttnicants,  who .  were  thqve  on  a  visit, 
wiJB.  Theodore  Pitt  and  Sabina  Pitt,  had 
depart^  this  life,  by.  occasion  of  an  in<* 
fiectious  fever.  Sabina  lost  her  speecli 
aevep.da^s  Uefore  her  depfuttire,  ifhicl| 


AFRICA.  X7$ 

took  placevon  the  ^th of  July;  in con^ 
aequence  of  .which,  Mr.  Messer  could 
not  report  much  on  the  subject  of  her 
state  of  heart,  during  her  illness :  he  had, 
however,  a  short  time  before  her  falling 
sick,  seen  pleasing  proofs  of  her  atten- 
tion to  spiritual  things,  when  she  par-  ' 
took  of  the  Holy  Comnntfiion  with  hia 
congregation  of  Hottentots.' 

Concerning  the  last  days  of  Theodore 
Pitt,  his  Letter  stated,  that,  during  the 
progress  of  his  disorder,  his  heart  was 
continually  engaged  in  converse  with  his 
Saviour.  On  one  occasion,  he  expressed 
himself  thus  to  a  Hottentot :  '^  Many  of 
my  friends  have  been  to  see  me,  but  I 
have  felt  no  freedom  to  converse  with 
them.  Our  Saviour  has  sent  you  to  me, 
that  I  might  tell  you  what  is  in  my 
heart :  a  Child  of  God  should  say  no- 
thing, but  what  our  Saviour  enables  him 
to^  speak  ;  otherwise  he  speaks  from 
pride,  deceives  himself,  and  is  punished 
for  it  by  indifference  and  dryness  of 
heart.**  He  then  added,  '^  X  am  quite 
astonished  at  the  faithfidness  of  the  good 
Shepherd ;  that  He  has  had  mercy,  even 
on  the  poor  Hottentots,  and  sent  to  them 
teachers,  who  stand  at  the  entrance  *of 
the  fold,  and  compel  the  wild  sheep,  who 
would  rather  remain  outside,  to  enter  in. 
X  hope,'*  he  fhrther  remarked,  ^  that  I 
have  given  no  one  here  offence ;  but  the 
-words  of  a  man  are  often  like  an  invisi- 
ble pernicious  blast,  which  does  mis- 
chief before  one  is  aware  of  it.  Xt  may, 
therefore,  have  been  the  case ;  and  if  so, 
X  beg  forgiveness  of  aD.** 

SqH'  89 — Nineteen  persons  received 
permission  to  become  Candidates  for 
Baptism;  13  to  be  baptised;  and  $ 
t^o  be  received  into  the  congregation. 
Brother  apd  Sister  Thomsen  had  pre- 
viously spoken  with  our  .people;  .and 
expressed  themselves  particularly  grati- 
fied with  many  of  the  children,  whose 
declarations  were  uncommonly  f^  and 
openhearted. 

Maria  Jacobs,  an  unbaptized  cbUd, 
said — '*  My  earnest  desire  is,  that.X  may 
become  a  child  of  Cod ;  and  it  therefore 
grieves  me,  that  X  cannot  yet  attend  the 
meetings  of  the  baptized  children.  I 
have  oSten  followed  the  advice  of  my 
dear  mother;  and  prayed  to  oyr  Saviour, 
that  He  would  open  my  heart,  when- 
ever X  go  to  Church  ;  and  X  fbel  that 
He  hears  my  prayers,  and  blesses  me^ 
when  I  attend  the  meetings.'* 
.  Another  child„  when  asked  if  he  was . 
obedient^  answered  4i)  the  n^tivl?,  and 


1H   .  SOOtM 

began  to  ireep.  tte  added,  '*  I  oftem 
UnpieasBe  my  puents,  tnd  also  our  8a. 
inour,  by  toy  disobedience ;  but  I  am 
alwajs  uneasj  in  conwquence  of  it,  tiU  I 
ia^  pn^ed  for  fbrgxTenets.'* 

a£?i«*«-,l850— The  speaking  with  the 
baptized  and  Candidates  for  the  Hol^ 
Communiottyin  which  we  were  about 
thia  time  engaged,  waa  encouraging. 
The  fblloidng  particulan  are  extracted 
from  the  report  r— 

Frederick  Mtchels  said— '*8ince  I  have 
been  baptized,  I  cannot  sufllcientl^^ 
thank  our  Sairiour  fbr  the  grace  confer, 
red  on  me.  Not  that  I  account  nipraelf 
better  than  I  was  before;  but  the  Lord, 
b J  Hia  Spirit,  convinces  me  of  whatever 
is  ainAil  in  my  heart  or  conduct,  and  t 
am  thus  driven  to  Him  for  help>  I  feel 
vften  dispoaed  to  leave  the  company  of 
othera,  to  pour  out  my  heart  before 
Him.  Oh  that  I  might  remain  throu|^. 
out  my  lifblik  auch  ablesaed  intercourse 
with  Him!'* 

An^e  l>avid  said—"  When  I  think 
what  our  Saviour  has  su^red  fbr  me, 
and  that  I  do  not  by  any  means  requite 
Him  as  I  ougitt,  I  fi»el  quite  ashamed : 
but  I  still  peroehre  that  He  follows  me 
witli  love  and  mercy.  He  ia  not  like  a 
man  who  sleeps  occasionally;  for  in  the 
night  I  have  often  cried  to  Him,  and 
experienced  that  He  heard  my  prayer." 

N&v,  8 — ^A  married  woman,  Valeria 
Kubido,  ^raa  translated  into  eternal  rest. 
She  was  baptized  in  1814,  and  became 
a  Communicant  in!  810.  The  satisfac- 
tion  which  we  so  frequently  have  the 
favour  to  enjoy,  when  attending  the 
death-beds  of  our  Hottentot  Converts, 
was,  on  this  oecaaion,  afforded  to  us  in  a 
particular  manner.  A  deep  sense  of  her 
own  imworthiness,  and  a  firm  confidence 
in  the  mercy  and  merits  of  her  Re- 
deemer,  were  manifissted  in  the  clearest 
manner,  by  the  etpressiona  whfch  fell 
from  her  lips.  She  cleaved  in  truth  to 
her  Saviour,  and  once  said — ^*  Let  things 

Saa  they  will,  t  win  not  depart  from 
im  !  at  His  feet  will  I  continue  tore* 
t^  my  station." 

iVbv.  4— Marcue  Hess,  a  man  who  had 
been  for  some  time  excluded,  was  sud- 
denly called  out  of  time.  A  propensity 
to  thelt  waa  the  means  of  his  not  only 
losing  Us  privOeges  as  a  member  of  the 
congregation  andtihabitaut  of  our  phce, 
but  even. of  his  becoming  amenable  to 
the  lawa^  the  country.  A  short  time 
ago,  in  conaequence  <n  the  &voiirable 
taifcittoiliala  givtn  by  the  limadroit  of 


AfftiCA.  [a#ri&» 

2iireUendam,  who,  from  his  conduct,  had 
reason  to  believe  that  a  change  liadtakefl 
place  in  him,  we  gave  him  leave  again  to 
Hve  id  our  place.  From  the  time  of^hia 
return  to  u^  he  complained  of  a  constant 
pain  in  his  abdomen,  the  cause  of  which 
'could  not  be  explained.  On  the  above* 
mentioned  day  it  Suddenly  attacked  him 
with  such  violence,  that  he  sank  to  the 
ground,  and  in  an  instant  expired.  Tbitf 
occurrence  made  a  deep,  and  we  hope  an 
abiding  impression  upcm  ourHottentoti. 

Ar«v.  8— Fourteen  persons  were  Cbo^ 
firmed  ^r  the  first  enjoyment  of  th« 
Holy  Communion,  in  the  usual  aolenm 
manner. 

jfw.  14^ We  held  an  examination  of 
our  Girls*  School,  and  found  much  canae 
to  r^ice  at  the  proficiency  which  they 
hadmade.  Eighteen  were  honourably  dia- 
cfaaif^  fhom  fUrther  attendance :  they 
were  much  afiRfiCted,  and  shed  tearswheir 
they  took  leave  of  thdr  teacher  and  fd^ 
low^scholara. 

Jam,  1,  1881  —  FmrerfUIly  encou- 
raged  by  the  gracious  declaration  con- 
tained in  the  Daily  Words  for  the  First 
Bay  of  the  Ne#  Yeut^J  k^uisedrted 
tkati  he  not  break,  and  ike  tmMmg  Jf/Ke 
Omll  ke  noi  ^tiMcA-^a  dedacraiion,  the 
truth  of  which  we  have  abundantly  ex* 
perienced  in  the  time  past,  we  were  en* 
abled  to  cast  a  believing  look  into  the 
future.  We  ofi^ered  up  our  united  aup. 
plications  at  the  Throne  of  Grace,  that 
the  patience,  love,  and  forbearance,  with 
which  our  Gracious  Lord  baa  led  thli' 
congregation,  may  still  be  extended  to» 
wai9  us ;  and  that,  in  the  time  to  come, 
the  smoking  fiax'  may  become  a  burning 
and  shining  light  to  all  around.  Many  , 
of  the  strangers  who  attended  our  New. 
Tear*s  Services  expresaed,  befhrfe  they 
left  us,  their  thankfulness  for  the  bleas- 
ing  which  they  had  et\|oyed. 

Departed,  in  a  very  happy  manner,  an 
old  manled  man,  David  Vallentyn.  fie 
was  baptized  in  May  1 795,  by  Br.  Maxir> 
veld ;  and,  in  1798,  became  a  CotnmVu 
nicant.  We  can  tfive  him  the  teati. 
mony,  that  it  was-  his  earnest  deaire  to 
walk  worthy  of  the  Gospel ;  and  to  shew 
forth  the  praiaes  of  Him,  who  had  caBed 
Kim  outbf  darknesainto  His  marvelloua 
li^ht.  He  aeemed,  at  the  very  com- 
mencement of  his  last  illness,  to  have 
the  oonvitftion  t)|at  it  woidd  prove  the 
meana  of  hia  departure;  and  her^oieid 
at  the  thought  ao  much,  that  hie  could 
not  join  in  the  setlsfiustkm  expressed  by 
hia  fHiod^  wtai  any  ijyiBptems  of  a 


fiivsaimble  HAttire  Appaired.  Tb«  plM- 
•ore  vhk:h  we  ezp^ienoed  in  visiting 
.him  wa^  howeyer,  chiefly  produced  bj 
the  eridenoe  that  he  gave  of  a  tnilj 
iiumUe  end  eentrite  apirii,  trusting 
Alone  in  the  merits  of  a  merciful  and 
fidchfbl  Redeemer.  He  often  said,  with 
mneh  emotion—^  Oh,  I  am  the  most 
unworthy  of  all  to  whom  mercy  has 
been  shewn!  The  longer  I  live,  the 
luore  I  am  astonished  at  the  matchless 

Cticnee  and  love,  which  our  Saviour 
s  displayed  toward  such  a  miserable 
being  as  I  am.** 

Martk  19,  1891-^After  a  Ami  exa- 
tnination  of  the  children  in  the  Boys* 
School,  iBr.  Lemmers,  who  has  been 
their  teaeher  for  five  years,  took  leave  of 
them  t  most  of  the  parents  and  relations 
«f  the  pupils  were  present ;  and  the 
many  tearsshed  by  all  at  parting,  proved 
how  much  th^  kte  teacher  was  beloved 
mod  valued  by  them.  Br.  Stein  was  in- 
troduced as  his  successor. 

In  the  following  days,  Br.  Lemmerz 
•ad  Ids  Wife  went  through  the  vilhge 
to  take  leave  of  the  Hottentots,  having 
received  an  appointment  to  Enon.  Both 
on  this  occasion,  aifd  when  Br.  Lemmerz 
preached  his  Farewell  Sermon  on  the 
f5th,  the  emotion  was  generpd;  nor 
were  particularly  encouragli^  proo& 
wnntiiu;,  that  their  services  had  been 
blfsscrfto  this  congr^ation. 

Oct.  JI7  — Was  thd  ftmeral  of  the 
widow  Theren  Armoed.  She  was  an 
old  inhabitant  of  Gnadenthal ;  but  as 
ber  htuband  was  engaged  in  militaiy 
iervice,  she  wandered  about  for  many 
years,  in  different  parts  of  the  Colony : 
wee  yean  ago,  she  returned  to  Gna- 
denthal, and  was  ag|un  permitted  to  re- 
aide  among  us.  In  the  bmnning  of  the 
Iffesent  year,  she  was  afflicted  with  a 
eancer  in  theihce  {  and  in  a  lew  months 
the  disorder  Increased  so  much,  that  her 
very  u>pearance  was  most  distressing. 
In  April,  upon  her  urgent  request,  she 
was  baptised  at  her  own  house ;  and  al- 
tiiougfa,  both  befbre  and  after  this  trans- 
aetiafi,  she  manifested  a  degree  of  re- 
ierve  upon  the  subject  of  her  sUte  of 
mhid,  we  can  confidently  believe. Uiat 
Ae  knew  and  loved  the  I^ord  Jesus. 
^ttke  Ikvour  granted  to  her,  to  be  bap^ 
tized  on  her  sick  bed,  appeared  to  make 
M  deep  impression  upon  hef  heart;  and 
A  peculiar  cheerfulness  and  serenity  of 
^rdnd  was  In  the  sequel  perceptible. 
^iVW.  51 — ^Was  the  f\ineral  of  a  niar- 
ifed  man;  NatbsnJass.     He  received 


B/sfy  9iiptlsm  i^<kt9im  itll,  jmd  la 
Septeinber  1816  attained  to  the  4m 
eiyoyment  ef  the  Holy  Commuaiaa. 
We  can  give  him  the  testimony,  that  he 
had  karat  to  kn^w  himai^f  as  a  helftfesa 
sinner,  saved  only  by  gmee,  and  tlrtt 
maidst  all  weakness  it  was  his  csofltaat 
desire  to  live  to  tiie  hfloour  of  his  I^ad 
aad  Saviour.  In  his  hMt  sickness,  H 
was  a  satisfaction  to  visit  hkn.  I^  «t 
times,  the  thought  of  parting  with  Ui 
wife  and  chikUitn,  in  the  prime  of  fait 
life,  caused  him  soirow  and  pendma^^ 
it  was  not  long  before  his  confidence  ia 
God,  and  rengnatioa  to  His  wiU^  xe. 
turned  wiHi  all  their  oonsding  poweiv 
imd  enabled  him  to  r^eioe  again  in  the 
love  and  mercy  of  his  Xiord.  A  few 
days  before  his  end,  he  said—**  I  have 
now  resigned  myself  entirely  into /my 
Saviour's  hands,  and  am  ready  to  meet 
Him,  whenever  He  may  please  to  call 
me." 

jDse«  31 — During  the  course 'of  tiie 
year,  several  changes  have  taken  pkee 
in  our  company.  Br.  Leaaaerc  aad 
hie  fiuaily  have  removed  to  £tk>n. 
Br.  Stein  and  his  Wife,  and  Sister 
Schwinn,  have  come  tons  fi!om  Groene* 
kloof.  Our  number  at  present' consista 
of  seven  married  couples,  two  widows^ 
and  nine  children. 

Jmn.  1,  la^ft-^Our  hymns  of  praiseat 
the  oommenoement  of  another  year^ 
weremized  with  ferveat  supfdicatioas  to 
our  merciful  Fathss;,  that  it  would  please 
Him  to  alleviate  the  distress  wmch  at 
present  prevails  to  such  an  extent  in  the 
whole  Colony,  and  particularly  to  shew 
mercy  to  the  members  ofour  own  coa« 
gregation.  We  were  much  comforted 
by  the  portions  of  Scripture  w)bich  mvb 
appointed  inthe  Brethrea*fe  C!burdi  Ibr 
our  consideration  on  the  first  day  ef 
this  new  year.  7^  Mm4  G«d  u  mp 
ttrengtk :  Hab.  ill.  10.  and,  Ia^/  I  mm 
wUh  yvH  aluwjf,  ev€H  tmio  ihe  end  n/  (^0 
world:  Matlh.  xxviii.  90.  And  we 
were  encouraged  to  believe,  that,  ac- 
cording to  the  declaration  of  the  Apa» 
stle,  AU  thinest  even  the  severest  tem- 
poral necessities,  shall  work  iogeikor/or 
good  to  them  that  love  God* 

Jan,  7  and  8— We  held  the  cUuees 
of  the  Communicants.  Tlie  conveiw 
sation  was  uncommonly  lively  and  un« 
reserved ;  and  we  rejoiced  to  perceive 
the  freedom  with  which  our  HotteBjto^ 
encouraged  one  another,  to  confidence  in^ 
our  Sai^our,  and  brotherly  love  toward^ 
eadi  other.     We  were  much  iedi^ed'by' 


17<i 

tbe  mtti^  decltfilieiis  of  ebildlike  coii* 

iktonoe  in  >6od,  which  proceeded  from 

their  lips.   He  will  flot  put  their  fiuth 

toduude. 

Jam.  \Sf  18S8— We  held  our  Annual 
Meeting  with  the  Ch«pel  and  School 
Servants  and  Overseers;  and  took  occa- 
sion to  remind  them  all  of  that  faithful- 
ness in  our  respective  offices,  which  we 
owe  to  the  Lord,  our  Common  Master. 
It  affords  us,  <m  such  occasions,  much 
Joy,  to  pereeive  that  they  have  a  deep, 
sense  of  the  importance  of  the  several 
diaiges  committed  to  them. 

Jmn,  14— Br.  Fritsch  and  his  Wifie 
were  engaged  in  speaking  with  the  New 
People,  Candidates  for  Baptism,  and 
Baptised  Children;  and  had  oause  to 
thnk  the  Lord  fbr  the  blessing  which 
they  themselves  enjoyed  in  discharging 
this  duty.  Among  the  Candidates  for 
Baptism,  a  particular  visitation  of  .grace 
was  manifest;  and  even  the  Children  and 
Young  People,  concerning  whom  we 
often  rael  soihe  anxiety,  were  more  than 
uniaHy  greeted. 

.  Fek  5ir*—  Twelve  persons  were  so- 
lemnly  confirmed  for  the  eigoynlent 
of  the  Lord*s  Supper,  amidst  a  powerful 
perception  of  the  Divine  presence.  We 
were  happy  to  discover,  during  the  pre- 
vious period  of  instruction,  an  evident 
Vork  of  grace  in  their  hearts;  and 
earnestly  pray  that  they  may  be  enabled 
to  keep  the  vows  which  they  on  this 
occasion  ofiered  to  thdr  God  and  Be- 
deenier. 

JHttren  of  the  Settltmeni. 
This  subject  was  noticed  w.  a 
Postscript  to  our  last  Volume,  and 
at  pp.  12  and  13  of  the  Survey.  We 
ada  sooie  extracts  from  Mr*  Hall- 
beck. 

He  writes  in  February  1822 — 

The  distress  throughout  this  Colony  is 
very  great  indeed.  Under  this  calamity, 
it  is  to  us  here  some  consolation,  and  a 
sul^Ject  of  thankfulness  to  our  Heavenly 
Father,  that  our  orchards  and  gardens, 
and  those  of  our  Hottentots,  have  been 
more  than  usually  productive.  The  weU- 
known  old  pear-trc^,  planted  by  Br.  Geo. 
Schmidt,  has  this  year  produced  1 5  sacks 
of  pears;  which  exceeds  anything  known, 
even  in  the  most  ihiitful  seasons.  An 
essential  improvement  has  been  made  in 
the  distribution  of  the  water  in  the  mill. 
eourse;  by  which  a  great  number  of  Hot. 
leatots'  gardens,  wluch  at  this  time  of  the 


SOWa  AFRICA.  [A^kiif 

year  were  always  fMrched,  are  now  hix<* 
uriantly  productive. 
In  April,  he  states  «- 
One  particular  feature  ip  the  Diary, 
wbich  I  send  you  herewith,  will  strike 
you ;  I  mean,  the  few.  deaths  recorded. 
Excepting  the  departure  of  an  unbap- 
tized  person,  in  the  month  of  February, 
the  last  funeral  of  an  adult  was  on  the 
SOth  of  November  last  year,  now  five 
months  ago:  and  on  £a8terJSunday 
Morning,  when,  in  the  Litany,  we  called 
to  mind  those  Members  of  the  Congrega^ 
Aion  who  had  departed  since  Easter  18^  1 , 
only  four  men  andsixwomen  were  named; 
whereas,  on  an  average,  we  have  had 
betwe^  so  and  M  deaths  of  adults  iu 
one  year.  This  is  a  consoling  circunr- 
stance ;  inasmuch  as  it  shews,  that  the 
effect  of  the  great  scarcity,  by  which 
poor  Hottentots  are  compiled  to  eat 
but  s^dom,  and  little  at  a  time,  and 
hardly  any  thing  but  the  produce  of 
their  gardens,  is  not  injurious  toheakh. 
In  July,  Mr.  Hallbeck  thus  pleads 
the  cause  of  the  suffering  Uotten-" 
tots:— 

My  former  Letters  have  made  you 
acquainted  with  the  distress  into  which 
we  have  been  plimged,  in  consequence 
of  the  &ilure  of  two  successive  crops,  t 
also  mentioned  the  noble  gift  made  by 
Government  to  our  poor  Hottentot^  ai 
Gnadentbal,  of  4000lb.  weight  of  ric9 
and  15  sacks  of  wheat.  About  a  month 
ago  we  received  this  most  seasonable  re- 
lief, for  which  we  cannot  sufficient!/ 
thank  our  worthy  Governor ;  and,  above 
all,  our  Heavenly  JPatber,  who  incliaed 
his  heart  to  feel  for  our  wants. 

We  have  at  Gnadtathal  a  great  many 
poor,  aged  persons,  besides  helpless  chiL 
dren.  So  general  is  the  want  of  provi- 
sions, that  it  would  have  been  imposskt 
ble  to  ffo  through  the  labour  of  so  wing  the 
15  sacks  of  wheat,  had  we  not  stepped 
forward  and  provided  the  labourers  with 
food.  By  thb  and  other  unavoidable 
expenses  of  the  poors*  box,  that  account 
is  already  involved  in  a  ^ebt  of  up- 
ward of  100  dollars  (about  «f.  sterling)  i 
and  i[>efore  the  end  of  this  distressing 
year,  I  fear  there  will  be  a  still  greikter 
deficiency.  But  what  is  to  be  done? 
We  make  every  individual  ^ert  him- 
self to  the  utmost  to  provide. for  hit. 
own  and  his  fiuniiy*s  subsistence ;  and* 
Bany  are  compelled  to  leave  the  nlaee 
and  seek  work  in  distant  parts  or  Uie 


tSiS-]  SOUTH 

Colony ;  but  the  $g^  sicV  nnS  helpless 
'must  be  cared  for  here.  X  am  confi* 
dent,  that,  were  jou  here  to  see  the  dis- 
.treta  existing,  you  would  not  blame  me 
for  rather  incurring  debts,  than  leaving 
these  poor  creatures  to  perish  for  want. 
•If  their  sufferings  were  owing'  to  their 
own  indolence  or  thoughtlessness,  I 
should  feel  very  differently  toward 
Uiem ;  but,  since  it  is  by  God's  provi- 
dence, I  trust  He  will  not  forsake  us  in 
this  extremity,  hut  provide  means  for 
our  relief.  As  they  have  of  late  yeara 
been  imjproving  in  industry,  and  parti- 
cularly-last  year  done  their  best  to 
guatil  against  the  calamity,  .1  will  do 
what  I  canTto  make  their  case  known  to 
such  who.  have  the  power,  and  to  whom 
I  trust  the  Lord  will  grant  the  will,  to 
help  them;  knowing  that" what  they 
do  to  these  poor  despised  Hottentots, 
'who  believe  on  Him,  He  will  graciously 
consider  as  done  unto  Hiikiself. 

CeUbraiion  of  ike  Brethren^  Oniehary 
Jttbilee. 
^r.  Hallbeck  ^ives  the  following 
description  of  this  Celebration : — 
The  17th  of  June,  1838,  being  the 

•Centenary  '  Jubilee  of  the  renewed 
Qtureh  of  the  Brethren,  was  celebrated 
at  Gnadenthal  as  a  day  of  ngoicing  in 

•the  Lord.  We  had  an  extraordinary 
Service  at  the  Church,  when    eight 

'adulta  w^r6  baptized ;  and  two  youUis» 

•baptized  as  children,  received  into  the 
coogregation. 

.  In  various  ways,  w6  likewise  con- 
trived externally  to  distinguish ,  this 
Bay  of  Jubilee  before  the  usual  yearly 
festival-days.  The  Church  was  decently 

.adoRied;  and  upon  the  front  of  the 
desk  an  inscription  fixed,  in  Dutch— 

.^^  This  Jubilee-Y^r  shall  be  holy  unto 

jrou.**  Iq  thea^nioon,  the  whole  Con- 

igr^ation  assembled  ip^the  grove  before 

.the  Churdi ;  and  walked  in  order  rojind 
the  grove  and.gardensv  singing  hymns 

tof  praise  and  thanksgiving  uxt  the  mer. 

.cies  of  God  bestowed  on  the  Cborcb  of 
theBilpthreiivand,  by  its  service,  on  their 

.nation  also.  When  the  procession  ar- 
rived  at  the  old  pear-tree,  Br.Marsveld 
apd  the  other  Missionaries  seated  them- 
selves on  the  bench  which  surrounds  its 
stem,  the  Congregation  &nning.a  circle 
around  it«  When  iShe  singing  ceased, 
I  rose  and 'observed  to  the  Hottentots, 
that«  probably  about  the  same  timt,  our 
Breth^ren  at  Hermhut  were .  standing 
round  the  spot  where  the  first  tree  was 


^fnicA. »  177 

^felled  for  the  builduig  of  tbft  Settle- 
ment: I  reminded  them,  that  this 
pear-tree  was  probably  the  oldest  exist- 
ing monument  of  the  labours  of  the  re- 
newed Bx^thren*s  Church  among  the 
Heathen,  and  the  fittest  emblem  that 
could  be  produced  of  what  we  and  the 
whole  Brethren*s  Unity  ou^t  to  be ; 
for,  thouglvnow  at  an  age  ot  upward  of 
eighty  years,  this  tree  has  become  more 
fruitful  than  ever :  thus  we  wish  and 
pray,  that  oiir  old  age  might  be  as  our 
youth,  and  that  the  Lord  uTould  renew 
our  days  as  of  old.  The  whole  scene, 
and  the  various  ideas  to  which  tt  gave 
Hse,  caused  among  our  people  great 
emotion,  and  our  old  venerable  Father 
Marsveld  was  quite  overpowered  by  his 
feelings.  In  the  evening,  we  made  a 
little  illumination  in  two  of  the  princi- 
pal windows,  at  which  the  following  in- 
scriptions, in  Dutch,  were  exbibited^ 
**  Building  of  Hermhtit,  xvii  January, 
MDCCXXII  ;••  and,  in  tie  other, 
***  Christ  the  Corner-stone,  upon  which 
ye  likewise  are  built" 

During  the  following  days  the  Hot- 
tentots expressed  themselves  most  feel- 
ingly on  the  sulject ;  and  said,  that  it 
had  not  only  been  a  day  of  ceremonies, 
but  of  real  grace.  X 

Origin  and  iAtngUflg^t  </  iht  HoiipUci% 
Mr.  Hallbeck  writes  on  this  sub* 
ject:^ 

I  am  endeavouring  to  obtain  Some- 
knowledge  of  the  Hottentot  Language, 
and  to  'collect  their  traditions  respect- 
ing their  origin«and  early  history.  Our 
Missionaries  here  always  thought  that 
they  knew  nothing  about  it:  but  the 
&ct  is,  that  they  were  ashamed  and 
afraid  to  tell  their  tales;  as,'  oh  their 
conversion  to  Christianity,  they  were 
led  to  despise  their  old  sayings  and  eus. 
toms. 

'  When  I  mentioned  to  an  old  man, 
that  I  wished  to  save  the  Hottentot 
iianguage  fVom  total  extirpation,  be  was 
delight^  urith  the  idea ;  and  broiight 
two  other  old  men  with  him,  to  give  me 
lessons,  by  which  I  have  made  a  begin- 
ning to  fbrm  a  kind  of  Hottentot  Voca- 
bulary.  As  the  questions  which  I  put 
to.  them  convince  them  that  I  ftel  in- 
terested in  their  history,  and  that  they 
need  not  fear  rebuke  if  they  reveal  to 
me  their  former  national  custom^  what« 
ever  they  may  have  been,  they  are  quite 
unreserved.  I  have  thus  eliated  many 
curious  bets. 

«  A 


178  SOUTH 

The  Hottentots  call  thenuelTes 
*^  Gkhui  gkhui,*'  pronoancea  irith  »  click 
of  the  tongue  or  throat ;  and  eay  that 
they  did  not  come  from  the  interior  of 
ASeua^  but  over  the  a^ 

Their  tradition  runs  thus : — ^There  ar- 
rived at  the  Cape,  somewhere  about  the 
aite  of  Cape  Town,  ^'  a  House  of  Pas. 

Slie**:-  this  is  a  literal  tnmslation  of  the 
ottentot  word,  meaning  evidently  a 
ship  or  ^oat — containing  i^  man  and  his 
wi&,  with  two  boys  and  a  girl,  a  bull  and 
cow  with  three  calves,  two  more  bulls 
and  p,  heifer,  a  ram  and  sheep  with  three 
lambs,  and  two  other  nuns  and  a  sheep  { 
and  these  were  the  progenitors  of  all  the 
Hottentots  and  their  cattle.  Where 
thejrcame  from,  mjr  reporters  did  not 
know;  but  I  think  some  c^ecture  maj 
be  (brnied  firom  the  language<^  The  sun 
and  moon  have  the  same  a|^llation  in 
the  Hfttentot  and  Hindoostan  Lan^ 
suagos.  I  ^ofsess  the  Lord's  Prayer 
in  the  language  of  Madagascar,  and  find 
that "  sica  »•  is  the  word  for  **  our  '•  io 
both  that  and  the  Hottentot.  Henoe  I 
presume,  that  we  must  look  to  the  East 
Indies  or  the  Eastern  Archipelago  for 
ttie  home  of  the  ancestors  of  the  Hot^ 
tentots. 

Besides  the  colony  that  came  to  the 
Ckpey  aaoUier  seems  to  have  arrived 
somewhere  ahout  fletteobera^s  or 
ICoasel-Bay.  *' Houtniquas*'  mgmBe^ 
men  that  wear  saiL-doth;  and  it  is 
nmariDable,  that  the  Koopman  and  Hesr 
aequa  Tribes,  the  former  of  which  poa. 
seased  the  hrndfrom  Ca^Town  toVier- 
en«twentlg  Revier  and  Breede  Bevier, 
and  the  latter  from  Breede  Berier  to 
Groenlaad  on  this  side  of  Oeoq^,  ,*peak 
one  huguage  or  diakct„^d  the  Houi- 
ni^uaaand  OoMiquas  another.  Hence 
^parrmaa  and  Vaillant  ^iiSer  in  their 
names  for  the  same  thing.  The  fact  is^ 
•ae  has  noted  down  the  Hessequa  and 
the  other  the  Gonaqna  word. 

The  Bo^smans  are  runwaway  Hot- 
tentfls*  Their  oriffin ,  is  said  to  be  this  s 
that,  on  account  of  the  very  great  sor 
verity  with  which  the  Hottentots  pu- 
nished their  childxen  for  any  fiiult,  but 
pacticuhu-ly  for  losing  their  cattle,  th^ 
children  were  in  the  latter  instance 
aftiidt  to  retnrn  home ;,  MXfd.  thus  a  tribe 
of  mnoways  was  fonaed,  ifhose  smaller 
•tature  and  a^eaner  appearance  origi* 
Bated. in  their  hard  manner  of  livingi 
and  the  differenee  of  th^ir  languid  u) 
tbidr  separation  firom  and,  enmity  %q 
•ther  Hottentot  Tribes. 


AFRICA*  ;  [Antt^ 

We  were  RmtkMj  told,  that  the  Hot. 
tentots  knew  Clothing  of  an  Evil  Spirit; 
but  they  both  knew  him,  and  dreaded 
his  influence.  Their  '*  T'Geikas,**  or 
sorcerers  and  doctors,  were  in  his  ser* 
vi^ ;  and  it  is  to  be  noticed,  that  these 
TGeikas  performed  this  same  kind  of 

^uggling  tricks,  which  are  described  in. 
3r.  Haensers  account  of  the  Nicobar 
Islands— an  additional  circumstance,  by 
which  tbeir  origin  may  be  guessed  at. 

GBOENEKLOOF. 
UNiTED   BRETHREN, 
n€  Se^mtr  kumkM, 
Wx  extract  the  following  striking 
passage  frorn  the  Diary  of  this  Set- 
tlement:— 

Br.Stein  set  out  to  purchase  some  cattle^ 
On  his  jouniey,  he  suent  the  night  with 
a  Farmer,  who  soon  shewed  his  contempt 
of  religion  and  religious  persons;  an^, 
among  the  rest,  of  ail  Missionaries  and 
Ministers  of  the  Church  :  .he  consluded 
his  remariEs  upon  them,  by  saying— 4hai 
he  lived  and  acted  as  he  plcssed— that 
there  waa  a  time  for  '•U  things ;  Jt^  lime 
to  go  to  church,  a  tune  to  dance^  and  to 
teach  hb  children  to  dance;  nor  need 
any  one  be  strictly  virtuousl  Br.  Stei» 
replied—'*  And  would  yon  dance  under 
the  gallows,  on  which  yeUr  Father  had 
fluffmd  the  'Inerited  puniahment  of 
death?**  "^  Ood  forbid  r  exdabned  the 
Farmers  ^  how  could  I  dance  there  t^ 
The  Missionary  answered—^*  Then  eon* 
aider,  that  the  Son  of  God,  Who  b  eulr 
Creator  and  our  Lord,  suffered  iarny. 
Gently  for  us ;  bearing  all  our  sins»  and 
likewise  those  in  which  you  seem  to  de- 
Kght,  in  His  body,  en  the  crass ;  becom. 
hw  4  curse  for  us,  and  dying  a  death  of 
pain  and  torment,  hr  greater  than  what 
a  man  suffers  on  the  gallows.  If  you 
reflect  on  this,  you  will  no  IdUger  wish 
to  live  the  sUve  of  sin."  The  Farmer 
replied*-^  O  Sir,  such  words  I  have 
never  heard  before :  and  I  beg  as  a  fa- 
vour, that  whenever  you,  or  any  of  your 
Brethren,  come  this  way,  you  would 
always  make  my  house  your  home.** 

mAbaoascar. 

IsOJfDOV  M1S$M0»ARY  SOCIBTY. 

Prom  the  Joui^al  of  the  Itev.  Da- 
vid Griffiths,  one  of  the^  Society'a 


182S.]  AFRICAN 

Misnonariei^  we  extract  seme  pas- 
•ages  illustrative  of  the  state  and 
habits  of  the  people. 

We  were  surprised  to  see  all  our 
AshsUrv,  onemomiag,  with  tbeirhair 
40086,  ui4  ;elothed  in  their  Mskgiuh 
'dxMs^  Tia.  a  piece  of  cloth,  as  formerly, 
iunied  roiisd  their  kins.  On  inquir^^ 
we  were  informed  that  hb  Mi^^esty's 
Ami  was  no  more,  and  that  the  peofie 
wese  lamenting  her  loss.  During  a  few 
'ds7S,a&  ranks,  both  in  town  and  country, 
ceased  fiwra  manual  Uboaf,and  w«i«;with 
their  hair  unphoted,  hanging  loose  over 
thdr  shouldm,  in  great  huaentationS. 
The  whole  town  was  as  still  as  a  calm 
«fter  a  great  storm — profound  fitenQg 
amoogi^ 

His  M^'esty  <me  day  employed  aa 
Englishman  toxuthishairat  his  country. 
.    sttt:  when  his  Mig'esty  i;etutned,  he 
saranned  us  that  he  had  cut  his  hair  in 
thelkifflisfaiashion.    The  Natives  tdte 
nracfa  xAide  in  p^ing  their  long  Mack 
*sir  reiy  neatly  and  curiously  s  of  this 
they  thought  so  highly,  that  I  am  per- 
suaded if  a-  penon  would  have  offered 
any  of  them  a  thousand  pounds  ftqr  cut- 
ting off  his  hair,  he  would  not  hare  ac- 
cepted it    But  their  attachment  to  the 
-King  and  regard  for  his  character  are 
*ndi,  that  they  thought  little  of  their 
Jilted  hair  any  more;  anB  would  noi 
rest  satisfied  till  the  King  was  pleased 
,to  give  them  Iris  consent  to  cut  their 
«wn  also.    On  the  following  morning, 
the  children  of  tiie  school  and  the  prin- 
cipal people  in  the  town  would  give  us 
no  rest  till  we  lent  them  combs  and  scis- 
sars  for  that  purpose,  saying,  that  Ihey 
teow   are  become  Itke    the    Whites. 
Though  tihis  is  apparently  a  trivial  af- 
fidbr,  weioekupon  4t'as  no  nattSi  pre- 
parative to  the  reception  «f  more  im- 
portant instructions,  principles,  man- 
ners, and  customs.      Ever  since,  the 
King  dresses  himself  zn  a  European 
jaress;  andmany  of  the  people  have  put 
on  hats  and  caps,  and  have  paid  greatef 
attention  to  eleanliness  and  decency  of 
dress.' 

MttH^  tf  ffimem  againtt  t%e  Mfy^ 

The  following  extract  discloses  a 
singular  scene.  It  took  place  on 
tbe  15t2i  imd  16ih  of  Apnl  of  last 
jear.  Tlie  word  ^  KiAar"  seeoM 
to  be  used  for  amessage  er  address. 


ISLANDS.  I7t 

and  also  for  a  public  meeting ;  and 
to  be  analogous  to  the  ''  Tftlfc  *'  of 
the  Indians* 

The  IQng  was  informed  of  a  Bfothiy 
of  Women,  Anem  a  district  Co  the  nertil, 
who  rose  aaainst  him  atod  tbe  Whites  hi 
•town.  Orders  were  instantly  issued  to 
oollect  She  soldiers;  and,  in  less  than 
two  hours,  «000  were  gath^ed  together 
in  Om  Royal  Ceurt-yard.  A  '« Kahar  * 
was  delivered  to  them,  r^tive  to  their 
fid^ty.and  allegiaaoei  they  unani- 
nKmsly  protested,  that  if  any  «f  thei^ 
brothers  or  Sisters,  Ihthers  or  mothers, 
should  discover  the  lesstdlsi£fectioB  So 
the  King,  they  would  he  the  flret,  hy 
his  Majesty's  permlsiioB,  te  put  them 
to  death.  ^ 

The  next  day^  shout  4000  Females 
arrived  at  a  viMi^  about  aaille  to  tiw 
east  of  the  Iowa,  and  sent  their  KiSbar 
4o  .the  Kiag,  ssymg,  that  they  we^ 
come  to  inform  his  Mi^jesty  that  tli^ 
were  notsatiifled'  with  hlsisrooeediags. 
The  King  sent  te  them  a  messeuger,  €e 
demand  whst  w^re  their  grievancee— 
whether  they  were  vexed  because  thei^ 
iHenas  end  illations  were  made  soi. 
diers  and  employed  In  his  service,  or 
hecause  they  were  too  heavily  taxed. 
They  answered  in  the  negatives  but 
^e  leaders  came  forward,  and  said  that 
they  were  come  lo  testily  their  dis-  < 
satisfaction  wHh  his  M%|esty*s  pro« 
feedings,  and'  request  him  to  disnge  his 
conduct,  and  put  an  end  to  er  deliver 
the  WHiTCS  in  town  up  te  them.  HIS 
M^esty  sent  tlum  a  second  message  to 
Ihis^flect  I — **  Am  I  not  King,  Snd  may 
I  not  do  as  I  i^ease  m  f^ese  matten, 
without  c<iniultii^  yeu  P** 

The  next  orders  issued  ««i^  tosdeel 
the  ringlsaders  out  of  the  crowd,  Snd 
inq[uire  who  were  the  fint  inst%afeon  sf 
this  Insurrection — ^whether  there  were 
any  Wair,  who  had  excited  them  to  Iti 
or  wasit  merely  iheb  ewn  inveirtlott  f 
They  boldly  replied*  that  thkt,'  and 
they  only,  were  the  instigators  of  ft  t 
Snd  said  that  every  woman  of  note, 
even  the  King's  own  Mother,  should  be 
fined  a  Spanldi  Dollar,  If  she  relbsed  te 
Join  them. 

'  The  nex^  orders  dcKvered  were,  te 
set  foer  ef  the  prindpal  women  j^art 
ttma  the  rest ;  snd,  as  soon  ss  tbe  gun 
ftred,  the  soldien  ef  the  district  rsn, 
to  they  were  oidered,  with  great  speed; 
Snd  put  them  to  death  with  their 
bayonets. 


180 

When  this  uuhappy  afikir  was  oVer, 
hb  Maj€8tj  KBt  for  ub,  both  Mit- 
•tonaries  and  ArtisaiM,  and  infonned  lis 
of  tbepainful  duty  which  b«  had  Ueen 
obliged  to  discharge,  in  consequence  of 
the  insurrection  of  these  siUy  women. 
*'  These  women,**  said  he,  *^  were  dis- 
^  affected,  because  they  wished  to  remain 
"  ixx  ever  in  ignorance,  and  be  like  beasts; 
and  because  I  would  have  them  id- 
strvcted  and  become  wise,  and  like 
Europeans— because  they  were  dis- 
pleased with  me  for  cutting  my  hair 
without  consulting  them,  and  also  adopt- 
ing European  Customs;**  adding,  that 
he  had  put  four  of  Uie  principal  to 
death,  and  that  we  need  not  apprehend 
any  evil  on  account  of  that,  ''for/'  said 
he,  ''-J  will  arran|;e  all  things  so  as  to 
put  an  end  at  once  to  such  wicked  de- 
vices  as  these.*'  We  thanked  him  for 
his  gracious  pnHnises  of  regard  and  pro- 
tectioQ. 

Cirt<a  Kahar^  or  Pubtte  Jttietmg, 
On  the  23d  of  April,  Mr.  Grif- 
fiths writes  *- 

To  make  the  necessary  preparations 
for  the  great  Kabar,  on  the  ensuing 
Thursday,  his  Mi^^^y  ^^  ^^  capital 
this  morning,  in  great  pomp,  for  Amboo- 
mang,  Om  former  residence  of  his  Royal 
Fatto".  The  principal  officers  in  the 
army,  r|ding,  preceded  the  train  i  his 
M^esty,  walking  down  the  hill,  fol- 
lowed  with  his  body  guard  and  female 
singers*  Having  reached  the  plain,  he 
rode  gently  on  to  the  opposite  hill, 
where  he  was  saluted  and  received  by 
two  regiments,  forming  two  separate 
lines  fVora  top  to  bottom ;  and  then  as- 
cended the  hill,  and  marched  on  between 
the  lines  to  Amboomang.  The  immense 
crowds  of  all  ranks  following  were  such, 
that  every  road  and  path  was  completely 
covered « so  that  this  populous  town  was 
Almost  deserted  by  its  inhabitants. 

On  Che  25th,  titts  Kabar  was  held. 
Mr.  Griffiths  gives  the  following 
view  of  this  remarkable  scene : — 

His  Miyesty  was  pleased  to  send 
hones  for  JVIr.  Jones  and  myself,  and 
bearers  for  Mrs;  Jones  and  Mrs.  Orif.' 
liths ;  but,  deeming  it  rather  dangerous 
to  expose  them  to  the  heat  of  the  sun, 
we  only  accepted  of  the  horses*-8tarted 
off  early  in  the  morning,  and  arrived  on 
the  spot,  about  15  miles  north  of  the 
cajiital,  about  eight  a.  x.  - 

Oo  our  arrival,  we  were  astonished  to 


AFRICAN   ISLAKba.  {APRttf 

find,  among  Uie  numerous  hills  around, 
^sueh  a  large  and  beautiful  plain,  occii- 
pled  by  the  army,  and  to  see  such  an  im- 
mense i^owd  of  people  surrounding  the 
parade-ground. 

When  the  regiments  to  the  east,  west, 
and  south  of  the  parade  were  formed, 
his  Mi^esty  moved  forward  from  a 
neighbouring  hill,  with  the  2d  br^ade 
guarding  him.  and  two  field-pieces,  and 
fifty  royal  artillery:  to  the  north-east  <tf 
the  parade  he  was  received  by  a  general 
salute.  After  riding  in  his  carriage 
round,  and  reaching  the  stsge  erected  in 
the  centre  of  the  plain,  be  took  off  hia 
military  uniform,  and  put  on  ^hst  of  the 
Kabar.  And  having  seated  himself,  he 
was  pleased  to  send  for  Mr.  Jones  and 
m3rself  to  come  and  sit  with  him  on  thf 
stage,  that^we  might  have  a  complete 
view  of  the  soldiers  going  through  their . 
exercise.  .       ,  .       . 

The  regdlarity  and  dexterity  which 
they  exemplified  gave  the  greatest  satisr 
faction  to  the  King ;  and  also  to  their 
General  and  Instructor,  Mr. .  Johp 
Brady,  who  was  sent  hither  by  his  £xb 
cellency  Governor  Farquhar  some  time 
ago  for  that  purpose. 

After  going  through  sevend  rounds^ 
the  soldiers  were  called  in, -and  fi>rmed 
inta  close  columns,  as  near  as  conve- 
nient  to  the  stage,  that  they  might  hear 
to  advantage.  TheKing  gave  orders  to 
unfix  bayonets,  while  he  should  pray. 
His  prayer  consisted  of  a  few  words^  . 
offering  thanks  to  God,  or  the  King  of 
Heaven*  for  past  favours,  and  praying 
for  future  blessings.  . 

The  soldiers  having  again  fixed  bayo- 
nets, his  Migesty  dehvered  an  ebqueni 
speech,  which  was  no  less  cheered  by  the 
militai^  than  applauded  by  the  popo. 
lace.  •  Some  of  the  leading  ideas  wero 
as  follows  t — 

Having  commended  the  soldiers  for 
the  dexterity  which  they  evinced  in  the 
exercises  of  the  day,  he  stated  to  thei^ 
the  dying  expressions  of  his  Royal  Fa- 
ther :— .*' '  Radama— you^'^see  thst  our 
people  are  happier  and  richer  than  any 
others  in  the  island :  remember,  that  it 
will  be  as  much  to  your  honour  to  be 
their  king,  as  their  felicity  to  be  your 
subjects ;  therefore  rest  not  till .  you 
reduce  the  whole  island  to  your  autho- 
rity.' These  words  I  have  deUberately 
ruminated  upon,  and  kept  in  mind  to  thitf 
day,  and  every  one  present  longs  to  see 
them  fully  completed ;  and,  to  meet  the 
lost  wishes  of  my  Father,  i  have  used  all 


182S.] 

possibU  means,  and  have  effiscted  much 
ty  ^rour  arms,  your  muskets,  spears,  and 
aagoU:  but,  thoroughly  convinced  of 
the  superioritj  of  disciplined  troops  to 
answer  our  purposes,  I  issued  orders  in 
the  mat  Kabar,  last  November,  that  a 
gomy  number  of  Volunteer  Youth 
should  be  disciplined ;  and  you  see,  that, 
through  an  alliance,  with  one  of  the  moat 
enlightened  powers,  I  have  been  enabled 
to  raise  this  mighty  army — thirteen 
thousand  disciplined  men  under  ar^is! 
My  Men — have  not  we  ever  been  invuv 
cible,  and  did  not  unexampled  courage 
and  intrepidity  distinguish  our  fathers  ? 
Are  not  our  towns  and  villages  impreg- 
nable ?  Now,  my  Men — not  to  mention 
my  own  private  feelings  and  public  sea* 
tinients,  and  ^  the  one  heart,  the  one 
mind,  the  one  feeling,  and  the  one  sent!* 
ment  which  you  all  possess ;  must  we 
fidl  short  of  any  of  the  heroic  exploits  of 
our  forefitthers  ?  And  must  such  a  pow. 
erful  host  as  this  shrink  or  yield  to  any 
power,?  Koi  we  are  invincible  !  we  are 
irresistible  1  All  powers  must  submitto 
us,  and  all  opposition  must  vanish  before 
us..  Had  he  who  is  no  more"— allud- 
ing to  his  Father^-*'  been  present,  to 
witness  this  powerful  force,  and  to  see 
how  &r  his  wishes  have  been  eflfected^ 
his  heart  would  have  been  overwhelmed 
with  joy.  *Now,  my  Men— if  every  one 
do  his  duty,  there  is  nb  evil  from  inter- 
nal broils  to  be  apprehended,  nor  any  in* 
va«ons  from  a  foreign  enemy  to  be 
dreaded.** 

These  closing  compliments  to  the 
scalers  were  applauded  by  loud 
and  general  acclamations.  When 
they  had  subsided 

Uis  Royal  Highness  Prince  Batafie; 
Genend-in-Chie^  Commander  of  the 
Northern  Army,  consisting  of  the  2d 
and  4th  brigades,  rose  up,  addressed  the 
King,  and  delivered  an  eloquent  speech, 
assuring  him  of  the  moat  unfeigned  fide* 
lity,  and  making  the  most  solemn  oaths, 
in  the  name  of  his  army,  of  their  un- 
shaken allegiance  to  their  King. 

Ulie  other  officers  of  their  respec- 
tive regiments  followed,  with  eloquent 
speeches  of  similar  import,  till  dusk— 
lix  hours,  from  one  till  seven.  The  im- 
port of  some  of  their  oaths  is  as  follows: 
^Wf  we  do  not  discharge,  our  duties, 
•obey  the  Kisg*s  orders,  and  to  the  ut- 
most of  our  power  meet  with  his  wishes 
in  an  things  and  on  all  occasions,  Let 
ih«  King  order  us  to  i  be  burned  alive, 


AraiCAM  ISLANDS.  -CASPIAN  9£A.  . 


poisoned,  beheaded,  t(om  in  pieced 
speared  td  death,  exposed- to  the  beasts 
of  prey,  and  to  the  fowls  of  the  air,  pr 
buried  alive,  &c.** 

After  disnusauag  the  people,  his  Msf 
jesty  left  the  stage,  entered  his  tent  re- 
joicingi  and  seqt  for  Mr.  Jones  and  my;- 
self  to  come  and  dine  with. him,  before 
we  should  leave  for  Tananaxivoo.  He 
.was. highly  delighted  with  the  transac- 
tiona  of  this  day;  and  observed,  at  din- 
ner, that  such  assemblies  as  these  were 
his  Gaaettes  or  Newspapers. 
;  Though  piieparation  lor  war  is  re^ 
pugnant  to  our  fieelings  and  princifAes, 
we  cannot  but  admire  his  Mijesty*s 
proceedings  in  xaifing  up  such  a  mighty 
host  since  last  November.  We  speak 
thus,  because  we  are  fully  persuaded 
that  it  is  the  only  means  to  put  an  end  to 
petty  wars  and  plundering,  and  to  abo- 
lish the  Slave  Trade,  and  is  a  prelimi- 
nary step  to  the  civilization  of  these 
people; 

But  sentiments  of  a  higher  stamp 
and  feelings  of  a  purer  nature  were  ex- 
cited in  our  bosoms :  they  were  not  the 
attainment  of  a  little  more  land,  riches, 
and  honodr,  nor  even  the  protection  of 
ourselves  and  property;  but  the  liberar 
lion  of  immortal  spirits  from  the  bond- 
age of  guift  and  misery — the  translation 
oi  soul  and  body  from  a  state  of.  sin 
and  corruption  to  that  of  holiness  and 
grace— the  attainment  of  celestial  and 
eternal  treasures  and  honours— and  the 
poBsesaion  of  ah  everlasting  kingdom  and 
glory. 

The  sighl  of  an  assembly  exceedmg 
EIGHTY  THovsAND,  and  the  hearing  of 
one  speaker  after  another  addressing 
with  fluency  an  audience  exceeding 
thirty  thousand,  made  us  look  forwar^ 
with  ardent  longings  to  the  time  when 
we  shall  address  a  similar  audience  on 
sulyects  infinitely  more. important,  and, 
when  understood,  infinitely  more  attrac* 
tive.   ,  •  .    .  ■ 

^^        Caspian  S^ta. 

ASTEACHAN. 

SCOTTISH  MISSIOVAHY  SOCJSTY,  . 

UiiiiEK  this  head  in  the  Survey,  a 
general  view  was  given  of  the  la« 
hours  of  the  Missionaries  among  the 
Ta^ta^s  of  the  vicinity.  Some  ex- 
tracts of  their  Journals,  in  the  early 
part  of  1821,  will  shew  with  what 
assiduity  and  patience    Christians 


18S 

must. carry  on  their  beneVolent  de- 

f  igni  among  these  people. 

§^tiUBt0Tmtimr  ViUagm. 

5rli»ffAi— In  the  ndrtheni  diriskmaf 
thin  liitge  village,  we  hM  a  lofiig  eon- 
vvmtion  irxth  several  person^  Anuoi, 
paaahiff  by  en  faorsebaek,  inquifed  abent 
our  reugion.  Weexphdned  to  falte  the 
ftrndamefital  doctrinetf^ihe  Oefepel,  and 
.  trontrasted  tbein  wiUi  the  teneti  of  the 
rabe  Prophet  Herenarked^^^Onedr 
MahomecPtf  pieoepU  ia  to  kiH  Chrie- 
tiaaa:**  were^died,  ^  A  religioB  which 
eonnnandl  mttrdcr  tnuat  he  a  bad  one ; 
Imt  mnr^  tetehea  to  hrre  our  eiie«iiea» 
mnd  to  do  good  to  ril  nen  t**«Miiiahle  to 
hear  ^ia,  he  rode  off.  Ovr  mmiher  had 
flow  increaaed  to  ibont  40,  to  whoa  we 
read  the  5tfa  and  6th  of  Matthew,  and 
M  of  John,  and  a  few  p$^  Of  the 
Catechism  x  they  heard  with  ettention  i 
and  we  chnged  them  to  r^ect  on  what 
they  faad'henrd* 

We  propeeded  to  the  middle  dhriaioa 
)»f  the  Tillage.  A  tinmher  of  men  were 
aittingr  we  saluted  them.  Soon  after, 
the  person^  who  haddiapo^  with  na  on 
hdraebsdr  hi  the  north  diatHef,  made  hia 
appearance:  as  he  drew  near,  he  said, 
In  a  vannthig  tone,  **  You' wander  about 
iTom  morning  ttU  night ,  and  you  bare 
tiotmadetme  oTus  aChrtatianl"  fiEe 
was  answered,  '*  You  sow  your  fields  in 
sprii^yand  expect  hardest  some  months 
mer:  so -we  expect,  h^  the  Idessing  ef 
heaTen,  that /good  ww  result  from  our 
iaboarSy  -thoi^^h  not  perhaps  ttfl  many 
days  hence^"  A  Tartar  ^nding  bj, 
hcttring  us  express  this  confidence  in 
Ood,  finmefHiEitely  took  the  alarm,  oi^ 
dered  us  to  he  gone,  and  threatened  to 
petSthm  Government  to  punish  us  fot 
disturbing  their  peace.  We  departed. 

After  We  had  left  the  Tillage,  we  were 
Ibllowed  by  two  interesting  lads,  who 
requested  books.  We  gaTotrom  a  Testa- 
ment and  a  copy  of  Genets* 

Araliiar0<— We.wandered  thrcMgbthe 
place,  without  meeting  one  person. 
When  about  to  depart,  we  Ibund  a  few, 
to  whom  we  read  a  portion  of  Scripture; 
but  little  attention  was  paid  to  us. 

Jimmeilt — We  met  withafewihen, 
and  conrersed  with  them.  **  Can  you 
read  ?"*  *'No.**— "« SbaU  we  read  to  you  r 
*'  If  you  pleaae  ;**  and  thay  very  poHtriy 
roae,  to  give  us  their  aeais*  Theyaaked 
mimy  questions,  and  confessed  that  all 
which  we  said  was  true. 

The  asiemblies  of  British  Christians 


CASPIAN  8a4.  tAPJfllL, 

are  considered  as  dignified  by  the  pre* 
senoe  of  females;  bat  it  isnotsoamoii^ 
the  inhabftanU  or  Jiminelle.  Afem^, 
perhaps  the  most  honounrt>te  hi  the  place, 
%ho  heard  us,  occupied  only  the  place 
of  a  sltfve;  and  was  disrcgatded  by  all, 
excent  her  despotic  husband  of  master. 

Afteri^ndhig  upwards  of  an  hour  in 
reading  ttid  convei^g  with  these  pea- 
^ie,  we  left  them;  thankfiil  tot^od  for 
the  opportunity  afibrded  us  fer  dedaring 
the  Gospel  to  perishing  souls. 

Ctct€mi!h-On  approadiing  this  place, 
ire  introduced  ourselves  to  some  men 
who  hid  been  at  the  burftd  of  one  </f 
iheh*  Hijies.  *rhe  business  which  they 
had  been  engaged  in  opened  fer  ns  the 
iBubJects  of  £e  shortness  of  Hfe,  the  cer- 
tainty of  death,  the  immortaH^  of  the 
sotil,  the  connection  betvreen  thne  and 
eternity,  and  the  means  of  attaining  eter* 
nal  life.  They  listened  with  attention, 
askedos  many  questions,a0d  begged  us  to 
lead.  In  the  village,  we  coUeeted  a'con- 
sidend>ie  number,  vast  of  whom  were 
young:  some  opposed;  yet  still  we  had 
an  of^ortimity  of  dedanng  to  them  the 
GospeL 

Tetk — ^We  had  the  satisfection  of 
heing  listened  to  with  some  degree  of 
attention,  by  a  condderable  number  who 
ecdlected  round  us,  as  we  addressed  them 
at  the  comer  of  a  street,  /^ware  that 
tiie  appearance  of  a  new  labourer  (Dr. 
Boss;  would  haTe  sometffiect  in  awaken<- 
ing  their  curiosity,  we  ordered  our  ad- 
dress and  our  reasonings  in  such  a  man* 
ner,  as  to  giTe  them  an  opportunity  of 
hearing  the  wondNa  of  redeenfiing  love 
feom  Sie  mouth  of  a  stiaager;  and 
thoi^  nothing  occurred  matoriaUy  dif. 
ferent  from  the  incidents  reportc^i  by 
your  Missionaries  on  former  occasions^ 
^ere  was  certainly  a  d^ree  of  candour 
in  Some  of  the  liearers  and  of  respectful 
behsTiour  ia  others,  which  we  could  not 
but  regard  as  a  token  for  good,  in  a 
quarter  of  the  Tillage'  where  a  Tory  dif. 
ferent  sjMt  had  sometimes  be^  mani* 
fested. 

'  J^arAftfAo— -Our  attempt  to  secure  the 
attention  of  the  NatiTes  here 'was  fkr 
from  being  equally  successfiiL  A  few 
incidental  lemarks,  indeed,  were  of- 
fered:  but,  instead  of  listening  to  them, 
tlie  company  to  which  they  were  address- 
ed broke  up;  apparently  with  a  view  to 
STdd  the  contagion,  Which  seemed  to 
be  anticipated  as  the  probable  result  of 
coming  into  contact  with  Infidds.  After 
traTersing  the  Tillage,  and  felling  in 


182».]'  cAf PIAH  SEA.  I8jf 

our  endeaTouTitowcufe  a  hearing,  we     faigs  wes,  ^'Whet  0tnaige  tUngs  ui^ 


ordered  our  8le4ge  end  withdrew,  under 
the  influence  of  impressions  and  feel- 
ings of  a  much  more  gloomj  complexion 
than  those  which  had  the  ascendency  as 
we  approached  their  humhle  dwellii^ 
hopefuU  as  we  were,  that  theirattefation 
might  equal  that  dT  their  countrymen* 
to  whom  we  had  spoken  in*  the  Nsme  of 
the  Lord  at  the  viuage  of  Teek. 

On  another  yisit,  we  addressed,  sreral 
persons.  Asked  one  who  was  more  tallyi-' 
tive  than  the  rest,  wliether  he  believed 
in  the  statement  contained  in  the  First 
Chapter  of  the  Kordn,  riz.  that  "  God 
is  the  Kiig  of  the  Daj  of  Judgment.** 
He  was  not  very  expUcit  in  his  answer; 
but,  taking  advantage  of  the  quotation 
which  we  had  given  them  horn  their 
Korftn,  we  endeavoured  to  shew,  that, 
as  thej  believed  in  a  Baj  of  Judgment, 
it  %as  indispensably  necessary  to  pre- 
pare for  that  day*-.that  if  God  wiD  be 
the  Judge,  he  must  be  just,  and  that^ 
except  His  justice  is  sativfied,  we  must 
perish.  But,  beibre  we  had  got  this 
lei^th,  the  greater  part  of  our  audience 
had  removed  to  .the  opposite  side  of  the 
street,  in  order  to  avoid  hearing  these 
uiiwelcome  tidings.  Unwiiling^however, 
'  to  leave  ttiem,  we  crossed  toifard  them  j 
but  as  soon  as  we  had  reached  them, 
they  again  pemoved  to  their  qiid  station, 
maintaining  all  the  while  an  obstinate 
aileQce.  we  then  desired  James  (the 
interpreter)  to  elevate  his  voice,  so  that 
they  might  hear ;  when  we  declared  to 
them  the  only  way  of  escape  frovck  hel}, 
and  of  access  to  heayen;  beseeching 
thein,  upon  leaving  them,  to  remember 
what  had  been  said,  and  to  reflect  upon 
the  solemnities  of  death  and  judgment. 

JmrnuBa-^'We  had  a  long  and  in- 
teresting convenation,  with  a  still 
greater  number  of  the  Natives  than  was 
contained  in  our  audience  at  Teek. 
Availing  ourselves  of  a  wish  expressed 
by  one  of  them,  to  hear  some  particulars 
respecting  the  death  of  Christ,  we  re- 
quested John  Abercrombie  to  read  the 
account  given  of  this  important  event 
by  the  Evangelist  Matthew;  and  of- 
fiered  such  remarks  in  explanation  as  it 
occurred  to  us  might  enable  them  to 
form  just  views  of  a  transaction,  of  the 
uiture  and  design  of  which  it  so  much 
concerned  them  to  ^ave  distant  and 
miithentic  information.  The  behaviour 
of  the  audience  was  respectful ;  and, 
from  the  looks  of  some  of  them,  it  was 
xnaniftit  that  the  kngoage  of  their  ftd- 


these,  which  you.  bring  to  our  ears. I  * 
That  considerable  attention  had  been 
paid  by,  at  least,  one  of  them,  is  evident 
frem  a  circumstance  since  reported  by 
6ur  brpther  Mr.  Carruthers  t  on  visiting 
the  village  a  week  or  two  after,  he  was, 
eocosted  Dy  one  of  the  Natives,  who  in- 
formed him  that  two  of  hi^  brethren  bad 
been  there  preaching  to  the  people ;  and,, 
to  the  no  small  surprise  of  our  MencL 
i^ieated  the  substance  of  our  discourse, 
with  a  decree  of  readiness  and  perspi- 
cuity, which  shewed  that,  so  far  firom 
being  forgotten  as  a  matter  of  ind!^- 
rence,  it  had  foimd  a  place  amoQg  the 
tre^ures  of  the  memory. 

KnUakoto — We  could  get  no  people 
to  speak  to.  We  called  upon  the  2^1- 
lah  of  the  viUage,  with  whom  we  have 
been  acquainted  for  some  time :  w^  ex- 
pected that  he  would  have  been  on  the 
eve  ef  setting  out  for  Mecca ;  but  fo:un^ 
him  stretched  on  his  mattress,  and* 
labouring  under  an  attack  of  rheumatism, 
which  rendered  the  time  of  liis  depaj^ure 
uncertain :  ill  as  he  was,  however,  he 
rose  soon  after  we  entered ; '  and,  liaving 
taken  his  KoHhi,  began  to  discourse  to 
Us  about  the  Virgin  Mary.  The  attempt ' 
to  interrupt  him  was  vain,  and  we  soon 
after  bade  him  fiurewelL  Poor  man  I 
we  shall  probably  not  see  him  again  oa 
this  side  tlie  grave. 

CvHversathnM  yHth  PirsUttn* 

The  auention  of  the  Missionariei 
to  the  Porsians  in  and  near  -  Aitva- 
cban  waa  ^also  mentioned  ia  the 
Survey  j  with  the  advantages  af- 
forded by  their  dispoiitiett  and 
oharacter.  Mr.  Glen  and  Mtf« 
M'Pherson  write  on  thia  subject,  in 
referenceto  February  of  last  year— 

We  continued  our  visits  among -the 
Persians,  in  the  manner  former^  re- 
ported :  tlie  reception  given  iis  by  the 
natives  of  that  country,,  and  others  who 
speak  their  language,  encourages  vm  tf> 

gerseverance.  For  particular  reasons,  we 
nd  it  advisable,  in  the  mean  time,  to  visit 
them  in  company ;  and,  in  order  that 
such  of  them  as  are  in  the  habit  of  cw- 
ing  on  us  may  come  to  know  when  to 
find  us  in  tlie  Mission  House  fmd  free 
from,  other  engagements,  we  have  adopt- 
ed the  plan  of  being  in  waiting  for  them 
at  home,  and  visiting  them  in  their  lodff- 
ing>9  alternately.  :Foi^  the  Uitl^r  service, 
we  have  fixed  .on  Tuesday,  Thursday, 
and  Saturday.     - 


.  The  HUtobef  »f  TesUmeDU  and 
TracU  put  into  circulation,  in  the  visita  ' 
made  durins  the  month,  is  considerable* 
The  disposition  to  receive  them  still 
continues ;  and  we  have  not,  in  a  single 
instance,  returned  to  our  lodgings,  since 
last  report,  without  the  satisfaction  o( 
having  put  one  or  more  of  them  into 
the  hands  of  this  or  the  other  deluded 
Mahomedan,  in  the  hope,  that,  with  the 
instructions  which  accompanied  them, 
6iey  might  prove  the  means  of  leading 
ihem  to  the  Onl/  Saviour. 

One  day,  an  application  was  made  to 
us  for  an  Arabic  oopj  of  the  **  four 
books,**  understood  to  be  in  our  deposi- 
tory, bj  a  Merchant  who  had  received 
a  cpmmission  to  that  effect,  from  one  of 
the  chief  MoUahs  in  Ispahan.  We  sup- 
pose the  books  which  he  referred  to  are 
the  Law,  the  Psalms,  the  Prophets,  and 
the  Angeel  or  New  Testament.  We 
had  on^  two  of  them  in  Arabic,  the 
Psalms  and  the  Angeel,  of  each  of  w^ich 
we  gave  him  a  copj,  with  the  addition 
of  a  Persic  New  Testament;  for  all  of 
which  he  seemed  thankful,  and  promised 
to  forward  them  to  his  fHend  the  MoU 
lah,  by  the  earliest  caravan  for  Ivan. 

In  addressipg  the  Nativei,  we  have 
never  lost  sight  of  the  recommendation 
given  us  in  your  Circular  Letter  of  Nov. 
SO,  1851  — by  avoiding  disputation, 
Whenever  it  could  be  donei  and  en- 
deavouring, if  possible,  to  secure,  a  hear- 
ing,  without  awakening  angry  passions, 
by  a  professed  attack  on  the  religion  of 
'Mahomed.  On  this  principle,  indeed^ 
Ve  had  made  it  our  business  to  act,  be- 
fore receiving  any  particular  instructions 
on  the  sul^t ;  and  we  are  happy  to  re- 
port, that,  keeping  it  still  in  view,  as  a 
maxim  approved  of  by  our  constituents, 
we  have,  in  several  instances,  had  the  sa- 
tisfiiction  ofbeing  allowed  to  preachChrist 
Crucified,  without  being  interrupted  by 
impertinent  questions.  On  other  oc- 
casions, however,  we  have  found  our- 
'  selves  under  the  necessity  of*,  risking 
their  displeasure  and  seaQng  our  con-- 
damnation  as  confirmed  Infidels,  by  dis- 
'  cussing  some  of  the  points  at  issue  be- 
tween us,  and  obviating  certain  difficul- 
ties connected  with  the  doctrines  of  the 
Trinity,  the  Divinity  of  Christ,  Ac. 
which  to  them  appeared  to  stamp  absur- 
'  dity  on  the  very  fece  of  the  system 
taught  by  us,  as  being  founded  on  the 
Scripture. 

Of  the  nature  of  their  cavils,  and  the 
'  difficulty  of  meeting  them  in  such  a 


CA»PIAV  IBA.  [ikTRihf 

manner  as  to  Nd^ltre  otli^lves  from  the 
charge  of  believing  impossibilities, 
we  shall  content  ourselves  at  present 
^y  adverting  to  two  out  of  several  dis- 
cussions, that  toek  place  in  the  course  of 
the  month,  on  other  topics ;  the  one  of 
^emiwith  a  Merchant  who  often  calls 
upon  us,  the  other  with  one  of  the  most 
learned  Mollahs  in  Derbent  who  has  - 
passed  the  winter  in  Astrachan. 
;  The  discussion  with  the  Mollah  re- 
spected the  evidence  of  the  truth  of 
Christianity  and  l^Iahomedahisiii,  re- 
spectively :  it  took  place  in  his  lodgings, 
in  presence  of  a  number  of  his  coimtry- 
men.  ^  Suppose,"  said  th%  Mollah, 
*'  I  were  coming  to  Britain,  and  alto- 
gether ignorant  of  your  religion,  by 
what  process  of  reasoning  would  you 
convince  me  that  it  is  from  God  ?^  In 
reply,  we  adverted  to  some  of  the  lead- 
ing evidences  of  the  authenticity  of  the 
Scriptures ;  the  miracles  performed  by 
Christ  and  His  Apostles,  for  example— 
the  concurrence  of  enemies  and  Mends 
as  to  the  truth  of  the  facts  recorded  in 
the  Scriptures  as  miraculous,  &c.  &c» 
The  soundness  of  our  aiguments  he  im- 
mediately assented  to,  in  as  far  as  they 
went  to  prove  that  the  Messiah  was  a  true 
prophet ;  but,  instead  of  giving  us  time  to 
set  before  him  some  of  the  practical  con- 
clusions to  which  his  concessions  would 
have  led,  be  proposed  a  question,  which, 
as  we  found  •it  impoenble  to  get  it 
evaded  without  acknowledging  tl^t  we 
deserved  to  be  considered  as  Infidels, 
we  answered  in  substance  as  follows:— 
AfMih.  "  Why  don't  you  also  believe 
that  Mahomed  is  a  true  prophet,  and 
that*  his  religion  'U  from  God  ?**  ^IfEt- 
sionariet.  **  Because,  in  our  opinion,  his 
claims  are  not  attested  }ij  sufficient  evi- 
dence." AibI'  "  How  so  ?  He.  wrought 
miracles  as  well  as  Christ.**  JUisg. 
"  What  were  they?**  ,,MpL  "  He  di- 
vided the  moon  into  two,  for  the  con- 
firmation of  the  fidth  of  his  followers.^* 
AS»f'  ^*  This  we  canuot  believe ;  as  an 
event  so  extraordinary  must  have  been 
seen  and  recorded  as  a  wonderful  phe- 
nomenon, by  many  in  different  parts  of 
the  world,  besides  the  few  who  are  al- 
leged  to  have  witnessed  it.**  Af^l.  '^  The 
miracle  was  performed  at  night,  when 
men  were  asleep.**  Afiss.  "  It  is  incre- 
dible that  all  could  have  been  asleep, 
at  that  instant,  but  Mahomed  and  his 
followers:  in  towns,  there  would  be 
'  guanls  and  sentinels  who  must  have  ob- 
served it ;  and  in  the  fields,  shepherds 


mCdun^  their. 4ock%  whoie  notice  it 
wild  not  faive  teaped.'*— MM.  ''  The 
heavens  mighl  be  covered  irith  clotide^ 
«iid  thus  prevent  people,  in  other  places, 
from  seeing  the  mirsele.*'  Mist.  *'  It 
js  not  st  all  probsble  that  a  cloud  should, 
M,  one  and  the  ssme  time,  orerhaog  all 
the  ici^onB  in  which  the  moon  would 
otherwise  have  been  visible  i  and  pro> 
vent  the  inhabitants  of  the  world  ftom 
vitneisuig  a  miracle,  which»  If  true,  it 
eo  much  conoemed  them  to  see  with 
t&eir  own  ejes.'*— J&l.  ''  Is  not  the 
world  round  ?**  Mum.  ''  It  is."— AM 
*'  Might  not- the  moon,  in  this  case,  be 
vnsihle  in  one  part  of  the  world,  and  ita- 
visihle  in  the  other  ?"  MUs.  "  She  not 
•onlj  might,  but  must  have  been  out  of 
•aigfat  in  manj  parts  of  the  world ;  but 
4f  she  was  anj  considerable  way  above 

.  the  borison,  in  Arabia,  she  must  have 
•been  visible  in  £gjpt,  in  the  Holy  Land, 
in  Asttachan  %  and  if  approaching  her 
smith,  there  was  nothing  in  the  cur- 
vatuie  of  the  earth  to  prevent  her  d'om 
•heing  dlsCmctly  seen  above  the  horizon, 
bbthtn  Greece  and  Hindoostan.  In  this 
«aaerif  the  event  had  taken  place,  learned 
wen,  though  ignorant  of  ihe  cause  of  it, 
woold  have  recorded  the  matter  offset, 
«•  theyhav^doneeelipeesofthesunand 
moon ;  but,  so  far  ss  we  know,  there  is 
not  a  trace  of  any  thmg  of  the  kind,  exp 
cept  among  the  foUowert  of  Mahomed.'* 
-^iJUb/.  "^  It  was  not  hitended  that  dl 
.abouidsee  H.** .  ^flrr*  "  It  is  very  im- 
imibable  that  it  should  have  been  .can- 
oenled  «N>m  the  world  at  large,  by  dendi 
or  othelrwiae,  if  it  really  took  place  t  pav- 

-Hcuiarly  as>  in  your  opinion,  the  religion 
Which  it  #as  intended  tocon&mrwas  ibr  all 
ttBnkhid.**^At4hisstage  oftheaigument, 
•  epeetater  struck  in,  with  a  degree  itf 
vdiemence  that  we  had  scAdom  witneised 
among  the  Persians;  eadaimix^,  ^^And 
how  do  yo»  prove  that  the  nmndea  of 
Christ  weie  really  performed  F*^— at  thnt 
instant  the  MoUah  commenced  has  mid- 
day  prayen,  and  left  the  Layman  to  put 
tiie  fiiilUels  to  tilenee.'—In  answer,  we 
repeated  some  of  the  evidences  which 
had  already  %een  sanctioned  by  the 
MoDahas^iM.  "^  But,'* says  the  Mus- 
sulman, ^*  I  deny  the  truth  ofymiramer. 
tion  respedang  the  aatedes  of  ChdA. 
How  cmi  yon  prove  that  they  wew  redly 
performed  in  the  manner  amerted  by 
yon?**  "From the oolnddenee between 
thetxtaiceesidne  and  stdtemenU  of  all  the 
eariyanthors  wliehsveadvertedtotfaem ; 
how  different  ^aefevet  their  <etigiim, 
Jprii^  1833. 


3^A.  las 

whether  Heathens,  Christiami^  or  Jews ; 
9jA  how  remote  soever^hey  ita!ght4)e 
from  one  sno^ier^  when  preparing  their 
respective  narratives."  For  a  time,  be 
effected  not  to  perceive  the  force  of 
Wiiat  we  saidi  but,  after  caWlltng  at  flom^ 
of  our  statements  and  inferences,  he  ad- 
mitted the  soundness  of  our  sjguments^ 
as  the  Mi^lah  had  done  before ;  taking 
care,  however,  to  qualify  the  concessions, 
by  adding,  that  the  miracles  of  Mahomed 
were,  in  like  manner,  entitled  to  ckedit, 
tand  ought  to  oommand  our  befief.  The 
whole  company,  however^  seemed  to  feel 
ihe  feroe  A  the  olgeotiens  advanced  by 
us  against  the  credihilii^  of  this  pretended 
miriKle.  Indeed,  there  is  little  room  to  . 
doubt,  that  theLayman  took  the  matter  in  , 
band  merely  to  afford  the  MoUah  an  op- 
portunitr  of  making  an  honourable  re- 
treat at  the  hourof  prayer;  and  therdfore, 
without  attempting  to  sound  a  triumph 
over  the  Layman,. or  challenging  4he 
Mollah  to  renew  the  combat,  we  em- 
braced the  opportunity  afforded  us  by 
the  conclusion  of  his  prayers,  for  intro- 
ducing a  remark  or  two  that  seemed  to 
be  called  for,  in  explanation  of  our  views, 
and  then  took  our  leave  of  them  with  the 
usual  expression  of  respect* 

The  other  conversation  respected  the 
^Hakkannaip/*  therightof  men  to  panfoh 
or  to  refuse  pardon  to  offences  by  which 
they  are  injured;*and  the  ^  HakkuUah,^ 
the  right  of  God  to  pardon  or  punlsli 
OVX.T  those  ofienoes  committed  directly 
sgainst  himself.  E^pectiqg  this  conver- 
sation, it  iaunnecessaiy  ibr  ua  to  say  more, 
than  that  we  endeavoured  to  point  out  the 
absurdity  of  supposing  ^hat  any  creatuie 
could  have  a  ri^t  to  withhold  his  pardon 
for  an  offenoe  that  God  was  willing  tg  par- 
don; and  that)  bgr  calling  in  to  our  aid  the 
nae  of  what  has  been  denominated  the49o- 
^cratic  method,  we  completely  succeeded, 
in  so  far  at  least  as  tomake  the  GenUe- 
mmi  adniowledge  the  seimdnessofour 
doctrines( which  we  shewed  him  wexe  the 
doctrines  of  the  Angeel)  respecting  fer- 
giveness,  and  to  abandon  the  pesitbn, 
that  a  creature  could  have  a  right  to  in. 
aist  on  punishiag  with  the  damnation  of 
heU«ny  person  that  God  was  willing  to 
pasdon.  May  we  not  hope,  that,  by 
such  Q[>Bcession%  ius  mind  may  be  gndv- 
ally  opened  and  pvmxed  ferentertainiag 
.  mote  just  notions  (vihe  character  of  God 
tlum  heretofore,  and  to  trust  tbe  keep, 
ing  of  his  soul  to  the  only  wise  God  and 
ear  Savour  Jesus  Christ- 

t  B 


186 


IKDIA  BfiTPMD  THB  OANOB8. 


MALACCA. 

LONDON  MiSSiONARY  SOCIETY. 

Dr*  ARlm»*a  BxporiiUmf  m  CMmtte^  ofihi 

Episile  to  the  Ephuiam, 

Thb  late  Dr.  Milne  transmitted  to 
the  Directors  the  following  out- 
line of  this  Exposition ;  on  which 
"  he  appears/'  as  they  justly  re- 
mark, *<to  have  spared  no  pains,  in 
order  to  render  it  acceptable  and 
satisfactory,  so  far  as  relates  to  the 
explanation  and  illustration  of  the 
text,  to  the  inquisitive  Heathen." 
We  quote  it,  as  an  example  and 
stimulus  to  other  Missionaries  who 
may  be  situated  among  intelligent 
Heathens. 

1.  A  SHORT  vaxPACK,  explaining  the 
principles  on  which  the  Exposition  is 
conatnicted,  commences  the  book. 

S.  A  COPIOUS  IXTRODUCTIOK,  Con- 
taining a  sketch  of  the  Writer  of  the 
Epistle— of  the  city  of  Ephesus — of  the 
first  establishment  of  a  Church  there— 
the  time,  place,  and  occasion  of  writing 
the  Epistle* 

These  pre&tory  matters  being  de- 
spatched, the  work  itself  follows,  which 
embraces— 

J*  An  abridged  view  of  the  coKTEiTTs 
or  EACH  CHAPTER,  the  Contents  being 
prefixed  to  thor  proper  chapter. 

%  The  TEXT  of  the  paragraph  under 
connderation,  in  a  large  character,  and 
written  a  line  higher  up  the  page  than 
any  of  the  other  parts. 

8.  Critical  and  explavatort 
VOTES,  which  are  generallj.  copious 
throughout ;  as  there  are  in  the  EpisUe 
many  references  to  the  Jewish  Economy 
isnd  the  Grecian  Mythology,  whieh  the 
readers  cannot,  as  those  in  Christian 
Countries,  be  supposed  to  be  previously 
acquainted  with.  Besides,  where  the 
subject  warranted  it,  a  freedom  has  been 
taken  in  illustrating  Christian  Doctrines 
and  in  combating  Pagan  Errors ;  which 
will  be  the  less  necessary  in  futute,  as 
the  Chinese  become  acquainted  with 
Divine  Truth,  and  as  theological  works 
on  particular  subjects  increase.  This 
will  account  for  the  length  and  copious- 
ness of  the  Nptes. 

4.  A  paraphrase,  following  gene- 
rally  in  the  order  of  the  verseaas  thej  He, 
and  connecting  the  sense  of  the  who^Je. 


fAPAlt, 

5.  A  PRACTICAL  iiCFBOivsiixjiT  of  the 
chief  truths  contained  in  the  paragimph 
exphined,  follows ;  the  object  of  which 
is,  to  apply  the  doctrine  of  the  text  to 
the  heart  and  conscience  of  the  reader. 

6.  There  are  some  maroixal  repb. 
RBHCBS  at  the  top  of  the  page,  accord- 
ing  to  the  Chinese  custom  of  margins; 
but  thes4  are  not  numerous. 

7.  For  the  sake  of  adapting  the  work 
for  use  in  the  closet  and  ftmily,  the 
EpisUe  is  divided  into  portt-pour 
PARAGRAPHS ;  ORch  paragraph  having  its 
explilnatory  notes,  paraphrase,  and  im- 
provement, attached  to  it.  A  few  sup- 
plementary sentences,  for  the  sake  of 
connecting  the  present  and  preceding 
paragraphs,  have  been  thrown  into  the 
paraphrase,where  tliey  seemed  necessary. 

8.  At  the  end  of  the  volume  is  ap- 
pended  a    SUMMARY    op    TBB    WHOLE 

EPISTLE,  divided  into  two  parts,  doctri^ 
nal  and  practical ;  which  concludes  the 
work. 

The  necessity  of  this  fuU  and  minute  ^ 
explanation  may  not  be  perfect!/  obvi- 
ous to  every  person,  at  first  thought.; 
but  if  it  be  considered  that  ^e  Heathen 
know  nothing  of  Jewish  Antiquities,  or 
of  the  sources  firom  which  Scriptuze 
Language  is  borrowed,  or  of  the  histoty 
of  the  countries  bordering  on  Judea,  or  ^ 
of  the  system  of  ChristianTheology,  or  of 
Ecclesiastical  History'^if  these  things 
be  duly  considered,  the  necessity  of  a 
very  flill  and  particular  explanation  will 
be  evident ;  especially  if  it  be  farther 
taken  into  account*  that  there  are  as  yet 
no  other  books  in  the  language,  to  wjiicfa 
the  Heathen  could  be  referred  for  iti«  ^ 
formation.  In  proportion  as  the  other 
parts  of  the  Exposition  of  the  New 
Testament  advance,  the  necessity  of  so 
very  fiill  and  |iarticular  a  definition  will 
diminish,  as  the  reader  can  be  referred 
to  some  preceding  part  of  the  work  for 
the  requisite  information. 

With  respect  to  the  execution,  it 
would  ill  become  me  to  say  any  thing. 
I,  of  poujae>  conceive  it  caJcuiated  to  be 
useful ;  or  I  would  not  have  spent  so 
much  time  and  labour  on  it,  nor  would 
I  now  presume  to  ofier  it  to  a  respect- 
able body  of  Christ*s  Ministers  and 
Disciples.  But  I  am  well  aware  how 
imperfect  it  is.  May  that  God,  for  the 
promotion  of  whose  blessed  Gospel  I 
wish  humbly  to  dedicate  it,  graciously 
fingiveits  defects,  and  render  it  of  some 
service  to  the  interests  of  His  Chu^  in  I 
Chma  L  for  I  trust  the  day  is  coining. 


though  U  maj  not  be  near,  ^h«n  th« 
^  Church  of  Cbrlst  in  China'*  shall  i)e 
as  common  a  phrase,  as  the  '^  Church  of 
Christ  in  £urope*'  now  is.  In  the  hope 
of  this  desired  event,  the  *^  Exposition** 
has  been  written :  and  in  the  same  hope 
I  w^h  to  go  on,  as  He  shall  enable  me, 
in  preparing  materials  for  the  use  of 
that,  as  yet  iiiture.  Church.  I  am  sen- 
sible that  some  maj  object  to  this,  firom 
a  doubt  of  its  immediate  necessity  and 
utility ;  but  it  is  difficult  for  a  man  to 
account  for,  and  still  more  so  to  go 
against  the  convictions  and  impressions 
of  his  own  mind  :^  and  I  hope,  that,  while 
looking  forward  to  fUture  ages,  the 
SM|e  mmediate  duty  of  oral  instruc- 
tion is  not  neglected,  according  to  the 
strength  and  opportunities  afforded. 

The  expense  of  preparing  a  set  of 
good  blocks  will  amount,  I  suppose, 
to  50/.  The  work  contains  about  86,000 
characters:  if  to  these  the  points 
and  head  lines  be  added,  they  will 
amount  to  90,000.  The  expense  of 
printing  it  ivith  the  defective  fount  of 
moveaue  eharacters  which  we  possess, 
would  amount,  I  think,  to  much  more 
than  four  times  that  sum  ;  for  there  are 
three  different  nze^  of  letter,  which 
would  require  as  many  different  sizes  of 
character :  this  would  necessarily  be  very 
expendve.  On  the  Chinese  Mode,  the 
different  sizes  of  character  are  all  cut 
on  the  same  block,  by  the  same  hand, 
with  the  same  ease,  and  at  nearly. the 
aame  price.  But  indeed,  in  our  circum* 
stances,  and  with  our  views  of  the  sub- 
ject, we  are  fully  satisfied  that  the  Chi- 
nese methodof  printing  is  the  most  suit- 
able to  their  language,  and  best  adapted 
to  our  purposes. 

yimdieaiion^  hp  Rammokun  H^y,  of  ike 

RigkU  of  Femabt. 
A  Tract  was  lately  published  by 
Rammohun  Roy,  entitled  "  Brief 
Remarks  regarding   Modem   En- 
croachments on  the  Ancient  Rights 
of  Females^aocording  to  the  Hindoo 
Law  of  Inheritance.*'  We  shall  ex- 
tract  the  principal   parts  of  this 
Tract;  as  the  statements  of  this 
able  Advocate.of  the  Rights  of  his 
Country-women    cannot     fail    to 
atrengtnen  that  sympathy  for  their 
da^^raded  condition  wliich  has  been 
recently  awakened. 


IWDIA  WITHItf  THS  OAMOKS. 


187 


In  the  beginning  of  the  Tract, 
the  Author  gives,  m  aNote^  the 
following  view  of  the  manner  in 
which^  as  he  conceives,  India  lost 
its  ancient  civilization  : — 

At  an  earl  J  stage  of  civilization,  when 
the  division  into  Castes  was  first  intro- 
duced among  the  inhabitants  of  India, 
the  Second  Tribe,  who  were  appointed 
to  defend  and  rule  the  country,  having 
adopted  arbitrary  and  despotic  practicesy 
the  others  revolted  against  them ;  and, 
under  the  personal  conunand  cdf  the 
celebrated  Purusooram,  defeated  the 
Royalists  in  seversl  battles,  and  put 
cruelly  to  death  almost  all  the  males  of 
that  tribe.  It  was  at  last  resolved  that 
the  l^slative  authority  should  be  con- 
fined to  the  First  Class,  who  could  have 
no  share  in  the  actual  government  of 
the  state,  or  in  managing  the  revenue 
of  the  country  under  any  pretence;  - 
while  the  S^ond  Tribe  should  exercise 
the  executive  authority. 

Th^  consequence  was,  that  India  en- 
joyed peace  and  harmony  for  a  great 
many  centuries.  The  Brahmins,  hav- 
ing no  expectation  of  holding  an  office 
or  of  partaking  of  any  kind  of  political 
promotion,  devoted  their  time  to  scien- 
tific pursuits  and  religious  austerity, 
and  lived  in  poverty :  freely  associating 
with  all  the  other  Tribes,  they  were 
thus  able  to  know  their  sentiments  and 
to  appreciate  the  justness  of  their  com- 
plaints ;  and  thereby  to  lay  down  such 
rules  as  were  required,  which  ofUgi  in- 
duced them  to  rectify  the  abuses  that 
were  practised  by  the  Second  Tribe. 

But,  after  the  expiration  of  morethan 
two  thousand  years,  an  absolute  form 
of  government  came  gradually  again  to 
prevail.  The  First  Ckss,  having  been 
induced  to  accept  employments  in  po- 
litical departments,  became  entirely  de- 
pendent on  the  Second  Tribe ;  and  so 
unimportant  in  themselves,  that  they 
were  obliged  to  exphiin  away  the  laws 
enacted  by  their  forefathers^  and  to  ih» 
stitute  new  rules,  according  to  the  dic- 
tates of  their  cotemporary  princes: 
they  were  considered  as  merely  nominal 
legislators ;  and  the  whole  power,  whe- 
ther l^slative  or  executive,  was  in  fact 
exerciMd  by  the  Rajpoots. 

This  tribe  exercised  tyranny  and  op- 
pression for  a  period  of  about  a  thou- 
sand years:  when  Mussulmans,  from 
Ghuznee  and  Chore,  invaded  the  coun- 
try'; and,  finding  it  divided  aniong  hun- 
dreds of  petty  prinoes  detested  by  their 


IBB 


INDIA  WITHIH 


fMpeoiiv»  iubjec^i,  oonqiwred  them  all 
aiciSeiw dy>  and  mlroduced  their  own 
lyraqni^  iystwn  of  goTemment,  de* 
•trqyipg  Temples,  Universitiei,  and  all 
bth^  Sacred  and  Literary  Establish- 
ments. ^ 

At  present,  the  whole  Empire,  with 
the  excepdon  of  a  few  provinces,  has 
been  phiced  under  the  British  Power; 
and  some  adrantages  have  already  been 
derived  from  the  prudent  management 
of  its  rulers,  from  whose  general  charac- 
ter a  hope  of  ftiture  quiet  and  happi- 
ness is  jusUJr  entertained.  The  suc- 
ceeding generation  will,  however,  be 
more  adequate  to  pronounce  on  the  real 
advantages  of  this  government. 

An  account  of  the  Four  Castea 
nJbave  alluded  to— thie  Sacred,  Mili- 
tary, Trading,  and  Servile— will  be 
found  at  pp.  251— S5S  of  our  Vo- 
lume for  1818. 

ITie  main  subject  of  the  Tract— 
The  Vindication  ofFemale  Rights— 
18  thus  introduced  : — 

With  a  view  to  enable  the  public  to 
form  an  idea  of  the  state  of  civilization 
tlm>ughout  the  greater  part  of  the  Em-* 
pire  of  Hindoostan  in  ancient  days,  and 
of  the  subsequent  gradual  degradation 
introduced  into  its  social  and  political 
<*onstitution  by  arbitraxy  authoriti^,  X 
am  induced  to  give  as  an  instance,  Uie 
Interest  and  care  which  our  Ancient 
jji^h^ton  took  in  the  promotion  of  the 
comfort  of  the  Female  part  of  the  com- 
inunTty ;  and  to  comp^  the  Laws  of 
Fem^  Inheritance  which  they  enacted, 
and  which  afforded  that  sex  the  oppor- 
tunity  of  enjoymei)t  of  life,  with  that 
irliidi  Modems  and  our  Cotemporaries 
luive  gradually  introduced  and  esta- 
bUshed,  to  their  complete  privx^tion,  di. 
rectly  or  indirectly,  of  moft  of  those 
piyects  that  render  life  agreeably- 

By  quotations  from  Six  authori- 
llea,  tile  following  position  is  first 
established^ 

'  All  the  Ancient  I^awc^vers  unani- 
mously award  to  a  Mother  an  equal 
sliare  with  her  Son  in  the  property  left 
by  her  deceased  Husband,  in  order  that 
she  may  spend  her  remiuning  days  inde- 
pendently of  her  children. 

-  But  Modern  Expoundert/' whose 
oj^ioM  are  considered  by  the  Na- 
tnret  of  Bengal  as  standard  autbo- 


TIlKGAXe^S.  [APKtLi 

rity  in  the  divison '  of  property 
among  heurs,"  have  thus  explained 
away  this  andent  law : — 

A  widow  can  receive  nothii^  whep, 
her  husband  has  no  issue  by  her;  and 
in  case  he  dies  leaving  only  one  son  by 
his  wife,  or  having  had  more  sons,  oi\e 
of  whom  has  happened  to  die  leaving 
issue,  she  shall  in  these  cases  also  have 
no  claim  to  the  property :  and,  again« 
should  any  one  leave  more  than  one 
suviving  son,  and  they,  being  unwilling^ 
to  allow  a  share  to  the  ^idow,  keep  the 
property  undivided,  the  mother  can 
claim  nothing  in  this  instance  also*  l^ut. 
when  a  person  dies  leaving  two  or 
more  sons,  and  all  of  them  survive  lm4 
be  inclined  to  allot  a  share  to  their 
mother,  her  right  is,  in  this  case  only, 
valid. 

The  degradation  of  the  sex,  ia 
consequence  of  these  pervereiona 
of  the  law,  is  thus  feelingljr  traced 
by  the  Author ; — 

Under  these  expositions  and  with 
such  limitations,  boUi  step-mothera  i^4 
mothers  have,  in  reality,  been  let^  desti- 
tute in  the  division  of  the^  husbands* 
property ;  and  the  right  of  a  widow  ex-. 
ists  in  theory  only  among  the  learned, 
but  unknown  to  the  populace. 

.The  consequence  is,  that  a  woman« 
who  is  looked  up  to  as  the  sole  mistress  by 
the  rest  of  a  &mily  one  day,  on  the  nex\ 
becomes  dependent  on  her  sons,  and  sub-  • 
ject  to  the  slights  of  her  daughtenkin. 
law :  she  is  not  authorised  to  expend  the 
most  trifling  sum,  or  dispose  of  an  article 
of  the  least  value,  without  th^  consf^nt  of 
her  son  or  daughter-in-law*  who  were  aQ 
subject  to  her  authority  but  the  day 
before.  Cruel  sons  often* wound  the. 
feelings  of  thdr  dependent  motheiv,  de- 
ciding in  ikvour  of  their  own  w^ve^ 
when  fiunily  disputes  tak^^place  between 
their  mothers  and  wives.  Step-^oth^nL 
who  often  are  numerous  on  account  of 
polygamy  being  allowed  in  these  coun- 
tries, are  still  more  shameftiUy  neglected 
in  general  by  their  step-eons;  and  some- 
times dreadAiUy  treated  by  their  sisterap 
in-law,  who  have  fortunately  a  aon  ot 
sons  by  their  hysband. 

It  is  not  from  religioua  prejudices  and 
early  impressions  only,  that  ^indoa 
Widows  bum  them^felves  on  the  piles  of 
thdr  deceased  husbands ;  but  also  fnm 
theiv  witaessinf  |he  distress  in  which 
,  witons  a£  the  aame  wuak  in)ittv  ^ 


ljBC3*]  IKPIA  WfTHlN 

Tolr9d,  tmd  the  iii9um  «od  iUdito  to 
which  they  are  daily  fubjected,  thai 
they  become  in  a  great  measure  regard- 
leaa  of  existence  after  the  death  of  their 
bnabandss  and  this  indifference,  accom* 
pfinied  with  hope  of  future  reward  held 
out  to  them,  leads  them  to  the  horrible 
act  of  suicide.    . 

These  restraints  on  female  inheri- 
tance encourage,  in  a  great  d^rae,,PoIy« 
gamy— -A  frequent  source  of  ^e  greatest 
misery  in  Native  Families.  A  grand 
otject  of  Hindoos  being  to  secure  a 
provision  for  their  male  offspring,  the 
kw  which  relieves  them  from  the  ne- 
cessity of  giving  an  equal  portion  to  their 
wives  removes  a  principal  restraint  on 
the  indulgence  of  their  inclinations  in 
respect  to  the  number  which  they  marry; 
Home  of  them,  especially  Brahmins  of 
higher  birth,  marry  ten,  twenty,  or 
thnty  women;  either  for  some  small  con- 
sideration, or  merely  to  gratify  th^ir 
brutal  incUnationa — leaving  agreatmany 
of  them,  both  during  their  lifetime  and 
after  death,  to  the  mercy  of  *tbeir  own 
paternal  relations.  The  evil  conse- 
quences ariang  fr^m  such  polygamy  the 
public  may  easily  guess,  from  the  nature 
of  the  &ct  itself,  without  my  being  re- 
duced to  the  mortification  of  particular- 
izing those  which  are  known  by  the 
Native  Public  to  be  of  ddly  occurrence : 
to  these  women  there  are  left  only  three 
modes  of  conduct  to  pursue,  after  the 
death  of  their  husbands; — to  live  a 
miserable  life,  as  entire  slaves  to  others, 
without  Indulging  any  hope  of  support 
from  another  husband; — to  walk  in  the 
paths  of  unrighteousness  for  their  main- 
tenance and  independence  ;^-or  to  die  on 
the  frmeral  pile  of  their  husbands,  loaded 
with  the  applause  and  honour  of  their 
neighbours.  It  cannot  pass  unnoticed  by 
those  who  are  acquainted  with  the  state  of 
society  in  India,  that  the  number  of 
Female  Suicides  in  the  single  province 
of  Bengd,  when  compared  with  those  of 
any  other  British  Provinces,  is  almost 
ten  to  one :  we  may  safely  attribute  this 
disproportion  chiefly  to  the  greater 
frequence  of  a  plurality  of  wives  among 
t^  Natives  of  Bengal,  and  to  their  tdUd 
neglect  in  providing  for  the  maintenance 
of  their  Females. 

Tbe  Writer  then  cites  Five  aacient 
nuthorities  in  support  of  the  follow- 
iogpoMtioo^T— 

A  Daughter  it  ^titled  toone-Amrth 
partofthepoftiottwhiahagonraninhwit. 


xiiE  oAKaea.  189 

Bat  one  of  tbeCoinmeiiti^toci,now 
followed  in  Bengal^— 

—sets  aside  the  right  of  the  daughters, 
declaring  that  they  are  not  entitled  to 
any  share  in  the  property  left  by  their 
fiithers,  but  that  the  expenses  attending 
their  marriage  should  be  defrayed  by  the 
brothers. 

The  Author  adds-. 

In  the  practice  of  our  cotemporaries, 
a  daughter  or  a  sister  is  often  a  source  of 
emolument  to  the  Brahmins  of  less  re- 
spectable caste(  who  are  most  numerous  in 
Bengal)and  to  the  Kayusthsofhigh  caste; 
these,  so  fiur  from  spending  money  on  th^ 
marriage  of  their  daughters  or  sisurs, 
receive  frequently  considerable  sums ; 
and  generally  bestow  them  in  marriage 
on  those  who  can  pay  most.  Such  Brah- 
mins and  Kayusths,  I  regret  to  say, 
frequently  marry  their  femaJe  telations 
to  men  having  natural  defects  or  wome 
out  by  old  age  or  disease,  merely  from 
pecuniary  considerations ;  whereby  they 
either  bring  widowhood  upon  them  soon 
after  marriage,  or  render  their  lives 
miserable.  They  not  only  degrade  them- 
selves  by  such  cruel  and  unmanly  con- 
duct, but  violate  entirely  the  express 
authorities  of  Munoo  and  all  other 
ancient  lawgivers. 

After  quoting  a  few  of  these  autho* 
rities,  the  Writer  adds — 

Both  common  sense  and  the  law  of 
the  land  designate  such  a  practice  as  an 
actual  sale  of  Females;  and  the  humane 
and  liberal  among  Hindoos  lament  its 
existence,  as  well  as  the  annihilation  of 
Female  lUghts  in  respect  of  Inheritance 
introduced  by  modern  expounders. 
They  however  trust,  that  the  humane 
attention  of  Government  will  be  directed 
to  those  evils,  which  are  chief  sources  of 
vice  and  misery  and  even  of  suicide  among 
Women;  and  to  this  they  are  encouraged 
to  look  forward,  by  what  has  already  been 
done  in  modifying,  in  criminal  cases, 
some  parts  of  the  law  enacted  by  Maho- 
medan  Legislators,  to  the  happy  preven- 
tion of  many  cruel  (»:actices  ^Mrmerly 
established. 

How  distressing  it  must  be  to  the 
Female  Community,  and  to  those  who 
interest  themselves  in  their  behalf  to 
observe  daily,  that  several  daughters  in 
a  rich  fiimily  can  prefer  no  claim  to  any 
portion  of  the  property,  whether  real  or 
personal,  la(t  by  their  deceased  father, 
ifs  BDgWbvotbtrbealtva;  whiWthey 


.190  INDIA  WITHIN 

(if  bdongiiiig  to  a  Kooleen  Familj  or 
Brahmin  of  higher  nnk)  are  expoeed  to 
be  given  in  marriage  to  indiriduak,  who 
hare  ahneadj  aeveiA  wiyes,  and  have  no 
means  of  maintaining  them! 

Should  a  widow  or  a  daughter  wiah  to 
secure  her  right  of  maintenance,  how- 
ever limited,  by  having  recourse  to  law, 
the  learned  Brahmins,  whether  holding 
public  situations  in  the  Courts  or  not, 
generally  divide  into  two  parties ;  one 
advocating  the  cause  of  those  Females, 
and  the  other  that  of  their  adversaries. 
Sometimes,  in  these  or  other  matters 
respecting  the  law,  if  the  object  con- 
tended for  be  important,  the  whole  com- 
munity seems  to  be  agitated  by  the 
exertions  of  the  parties  and  of  their  re- 
spective friends,  m  claiming  the  verdict 
of  the  law  against  each  other.  In  general, 
ho#eve^,  a  consideration  of  the  difficul- 
ties attending  a  law-suit, which  a  native 
woman,  particularly  a  widow,  is  hardly 
capable  of  surmounting,  induces  her  to 
forego  her  right;  and  if  she  continue  vir- 
tuous, she  is  obliged  to  live  in  a  mise- 
rable state  of  dependence,destituteof  all 
the  comforts  of  life :  it  too  often  happens, 
however,  that  she  is  driven,  by  constant 
unhappiness,  to  seek  refuge  in  vice. 

The  conclusion  of  this  forcible 
Tract  is  highly  honourable  to  the 
British  Authorities  in  India  : — 

At  the  time  of  the  Decennial  Settle- 
ment in  the  year  1793,  there  were,  among 
£uropean  Gentlemen,  so  very  few  ac- 
quainted with  Sanscrit  and  Hindoo  Law, 
that  it  would  have  been  hardly  possible 
to  form  a  Committee  of  European  Orien- 
tal Scholars  and  learned  Brahmins, 
capable  of  deciding  on  points  of  Hindoo 
Law.  It  was  therefore  highly  judici- 
ous in  Government,  to  appoint  Pundits 
in  the  different  Zillah  Courts  and 
Courts  of  Appeal,  to  facilitate  the 
proceedings  of  Judges  in  regard  to  such 
subjects.  But,  as  we  can  now  fortunately 
find  many  European  Gentlemen  capable 
of  investigating  lecal  questions  with  but 
little  assistance  mm  learned  Natives, 
how  happy  would  it  be  for  the  Hindoo 
Community,  both  male  uid  female,  were 
they  to  ei\joy  the  benefits  of  the  opinion 
of  such  Gentlemen,  when  disputes  arise, 
particularly  on  matters  of  inheritance  t 

Lestany  one  should  infer,  from  what  I 
have  stated,  that  I  mean  to  impeach,uni. 
versally,  the  chaxacter  of  the  great  body 
of  learned  Hindoos,  I  declare  positively, 
that  this  is  fiur  from  my  intention :  I 


THE  GAKGBS.  [APRIL, 

only  maintain,  that  the  Native  Com- 
munity place  greater  confidence  in  the 
honest  judgment  of  the  generality  of 
European  Gentlemen,  than  in  that  of 
their  own  countrymen.  But  should  the 
Natives  receive  the  same  advantages  of 
education  that  Europeans  generally  en- 
joy, and  be  brought  up  in  the  same 
notions  of  honour,  they  will,  I  trust,  be 
found,  equally  with  Europeans,  worthy 
of  the  confidence  of  their*  countrymen 
and  the  respect  of  all  men. 

CALCUTTA. 

CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY, 

From  the  communications  of  the 
Rev.  J.  A.  Jetter,  stationed  at  Mir- 
zapore,  in  the  Native  Town  of  Cal- 
cutta, we  shall  extract  some  account 
of  the  , 

State  of  the  NatwtM. 

The  place  is  well  adapted  for  a  Missio- 
nary Establishment;  because,  on  all  sides, 
we  have  native  houses  and  huts  around 
us.  This  affords  us  an  opportunity,  some- 
times to  our  great  grief^  to  see  these 
people  in  their  most  deplorable  con- 
dition ;  while  our  ears  are  every  day 
puned,  by  the  senseless  music  and  noise, 
which  accompanies  their  Idol  Worship. 

The  temporal  miseries,  alone,  of  the 
lower  order  of  people  around  us  would 
move  the  heart  of  any  Christian,  to  aid 
theJViissionary  Cause,both  by  his  prayers 
and  his  money.  I  do  not  say  too  much, 
when  I  assert,  that  most  of  these  Hin- 
doos are,  almost  in  every  respect,  like 
the  brutes  which  perish.  We  are  sur- 
rounded, too,  by  a  set  of  people,  who 
lurk  in  secret,  watching  opportunities 
to  cheat  and  defraud  you.  And  as  the 
employment  of  a  Missionary  naturally 
brings  him  in  contact  with  these  people 
daily,  he  has  to  attain  very  sad  experience 
in  Uiis  respect  May  these  lamentable 
fiicts  raise  our  compassion  toward  them; 
and  may  we,  who  are  daily  beholding 
these  abominations,  never  become  indlN 
ferent  about  them!  as  you,  my  esteemed 
Friend,  in  oneof  your  letters  warned  ua. 
May  our  exertions,  on  the  contrary,  be 
more  persevering  and  our  prayers  more 
fervent,  in  behalf  of  this  enslaved  and 
miserable  people!  And  may  we,  by  the 
gracious  assistance  of  our  Divine  Saviour, 
be  always  ready  to  give  an  answer  to 
those  who  wish  to  dishonour  Christianity, 
and  thus,  by  well  doing  put  to  silence  the 
igmttanoe  of  fiwlish  men ! 


1823.]  LNPIA  WITUIV  THS  GANOSS. 

Mr.  letter's  aooount  of  his  Qpuver-    abled  to  ai^oach  the  Holy  God. 
satioDS  withsome  of  the  Natives  will 
throw  further  light  on  their  con- 
dition i— 


191 
Hav- 
ing heard  this,  he  said  to  the  rest  that 
stood  about,  J'*  These  are  good  words  J 
these  are  good  words !" 


At  pi  vine  Service  at  Kidderpore 
School,  seyexal  persons  have  come  to 
listen  to  what  was  spoken ;  and  conrer- 
sations  have  taken  place  after  the  Service 
was  over.  But  these  conyersations,  on 
the  side  of  the  inquirer,  did  not  seem  to 
proceed  fVom  a  serious  and  candid  search 
after  truth,  but  rather  from  a  wish  to  ex- 
pose and  ridicule  it,  if  possible.  When  I 
was  speaking,  for  instance,  on  the  depra- 
vit  J  of  the  human  heart,  and  the  entire 
inM>Uitjr  of  man  to  do  any  thing  of  him- 
sdf  which  may  be  acceptable  in  the  sight 
of  God  and  procure  his  favour,  a  Brah- 
min came  forward,  and  endeavoured  to 
disprove  what  I  had  said ;  which  he  did, 
however,  in  a  mild  manner.  He  referred, 
as  might  be  expected,  to  their  peniten- 
tial  and  rigorous  ceremonies.  After  he 
had  spoken,  I  sjud,  '^  Supposfaig  all  that 
jou  have  spoken  of  to  be  acceptable  to 
God,  do  JOU  think  that  you  can  justly 
demaai  any  reward  for  the  same;  or  will 
God  be  obliged  to  grant  you  eternal  sal- 
vation on  account  of  your  good  works  ?" 
All  present  were  listening  for  an  answer; 
but  the  Brahmin  was  not  quite  prepared 
for  one.  I  then  proceeded,  ^^See^lthoupfa 
a  child  does  all  in  its  power  to  |deaseits 
parents,  and  studies  by  eveiy  means  to 
fixlfil  Char  commands;  yet  that  diild 
can  never  vmake  any  just  claim  for  re- 
-ward,  because  it  has  only  done  what  it 
was  its  duty  to  do.  In  the  same  manner 
must  we  regard  our  obedience,  or  ser- 
irices  to  God.:  if  we  have  done  all,  it 
becomes  us  to  regard  ourselves  still  as 
but  unprofitable  servants.*' 

On  going  out,  one  day,  to  converse 
with  the  people,  an  old  man,  of  95  years, 
attracted  my  notice.  I  asked  him, 
•*  What  is  your  hope  of  things  to  come  ? 
for  you  must  be  aware  that  you  will 
soon  die.*'  His  answer  was,  "  My  hope 
ia  in  a  son  that  I  have.*'  "  This,"  I 
said,  ^  may  be  a  hope  and  consolation 
toyounow;  but  will  not  accompany  you 
when  you  die :  tell  me,  therefore,  what 
idea  you  have  of  the  world  to  come,  and 
what  you  expect  will  be  your  destiny 
there."  ''  I  know  nothing  of  things 
to  come,^  was  the  old  man's  answer : 
adding,  *'^  What  will  be  my  fate,  God 
knows."  I  briefly  explained  to  him 
the  way  to  iieaven,  and  how  we  must 
be  desoaed  from  our  sins,  and  be  en- 


Siate  and  Progreu  o/B^yt^  Seh^oli* 

Mr.  Jetter*s  communications  en- 
ter much  into  this  subject.  A  ge- 
neral view  of  these  Schools  was 
given  at  p.  S7  of  the  Survey.  The 
various  particulars  which  follow 
will  interest  our  Readers  :-^ 

The  greatest  part  of  my  time  has 
been  hitherto  taken  up  with  the  Native 
•  Schools ;  which  employment,  although 
connected  with  trials  and  diflioiltiea,  is 
a  pleasant  one  indeed  to  me,  and  I  hope 
that  the  Lord  will  make  it  more  so ; 
for  many  things  shew  already,  that  He 
is,  in  a  special  manner,  about  to  establish 
His  kingdom  among  the  benighted 
Heathen. 

At  Kidderpore  School,thechildrenwiB 
read  sny  book  whr** '"  i.'tnay  give  them; 
and  some  of  them  ^  have*  alr^dy  read  a 
considerable  part  of  the  New  Testament, 
which  they  are  able  to  understand. 

We  have  begun  to  hold  a  religious 
meeting  in  that  School,  every  Monr- 
day  Evening.  We  sing  a  hymn,  in 
Bengalee ;  and  I  read  a  portion  of  the 
Evening  Prayers,  which  have  been  trans- 
lated by  Br.  Schmid.  His  translattoa 
of  the  Collects,  with  the  Gospels  and 
Epistles  according  to  Mr.  EUerton's 
version,  is  now  printing.  After  this,  I 
read  and  expound  a  portion  of  Scripture. 

It  is  pleasant  to  witness  the  favour- 
able change  which  has  tal^en  plsce  in 
this  School.  When  I  first  visited  it^ 
and  b^an  the  necessary  reformation, 
several  of  the  children,  under  different 
pretexts,  left  the  School :  but  now  many 
of  their  pr^udices  and  apprehensions 
are  vanished ;  and  I  can  freely  speak  of 
the  Christian  Religion  without  any  in- 
jurious effect  on  the  attendance  at  tbie 
School. 

In  our  other  Schools,  they  do  net  yet 
read  the  Gospels :  but  the  books  wirich 
are  introduced  are  of  such  a  nature^  that 
their  Hindoo  folly  is  undermined  by 
them.  The  History  of  Joseph,  as  it  is 
found  both  in  the  late  Mr.  EUerton's 
Dialogues  and  in  the  Holy  Bible,  is  read 
without  any  objection  in  all  our  Schools; 
and  I  trust  that,  by  the  Divine  assist- 
ance,  we  shall  by  snd  bye  succeed  in  in- 
troducing the  Gospels  alsa 

Schools  do  not  prosper  so  much  in 


192 

large  towns  as  in  Tillages ;  becAUscfthe 
pe^lo  in  the  toWna  keep  thdr  childxen 
so  much  away  from  Sdhool,  that  they  are 
unable  to  comprehend  the  books  which 
the^  may  read:  for  although  the  Gospels 
are  written  in  the  pbiinest  language,  yet 
the  chUilren  cannot  fully  understand  the 
sonde,  unless  theyJiaVe  befbrehand  read  a 
aeries  of  introductory  booliB.  The  subject 
differs  so  much  from  all  their  pecuiiar 
notions,  that  their  minds  want  first  to  be 
tilled,  like  a  fiillowfl^ld,  before  the8ee4 
can  be  sojirn^  There  are,  besides,  many 
holidays,  which,  in  a  wealthy  town^  are 
accompanied  with  more  pomp  and  splen- 
dour than  the  pc»or  people  in  the  villages 
cm  afford,  and  consequently  attract  the 
town,  children  more  frequently  from 
ScbooL  We  must  be  very  thankful  in- 
deed, if  we  get  the  children  to  attend  the 
School  during  three  quarters  of  the  year: 
one  quarter,  at  least,  is  occupied  in 
boUdayi. 

.  These  hindar^^^^p^owever)  must  not 
lead  ua  to  connfiF'cHlDt  benevolence  to 
those  who  are  perhaps  more  ready  to  re- 
cdve  it :  on  the  contrary,  let  our  bene- 
volence be  also  extended  to  those,  who 
.y«t  would  rather  see  you  turn  your  back 
cH  them.  Grateful  hearts  we  must  not 
yetetpect:  these  are  rare  things  among 
the  Hindoos.  Let  us  do  our  part :  let 
us  make  them  acquainted  with  the  truth, 
and  ^ve  them  opportunities  to  become 
acquainted  with  it :  then  if  they  still 
chooae  Uie  broad  road  to  destruction,  we 
are  clear  of  their  blood.  But,  my 
Christian  Friends,  let  us  not  think  that 
we  have  fulfilled  our  part  already.  No! 
there  are  great  things  yet  to  be  done : 
we  have  scarcely  entered  on  our  labour. 
More  especially,  let  the  gift  which  you 
bring  for  the  advance  of  Christ's  King, 
dom  be  accompanied  with  your  fervent 
prayers;  and  always  remember,  your 
friends  and  brethren  in  Christ,  whom 
the  X/ord  hath  more  particularly  called  to 
labour  among  the  Heathen,  in  your 
public  and  private  devotions.  We  want 
your  pxaydrs  as  much  as  your  pecuniarv 
aid ;  imd  rest  assured  that  the  Lord  will 
not  leave  the  exertions  which  you  make, 
humbly  and  sincerely  depending 'upon 
Him,  withofit  a  blessing  and  reward. 
He,  who  promised  a  recompence  for  a 
'  cUp  of  cold  water,  given  in  the  name  of 
a  lli8ci|>lei  will  He  not  bless  yqu*  who 
MTe  engaged  in  His  moat  glorious  work, 
with  all  heavenly  blessings ;  and  finally, 
After  this  Ufe»  receive  you  into  His  eter- 
nal  mansions ! 


INDIA  wimiti'tnE  GAtibEs.  [afsiw 

-  Ih  B  subsi^^aent  de8pftt(^>  Mr. 
Jfetter  Writes — 

'Otir  'Schools  are  coming  round  $  and 
lose  more  and  more  of  the  pr^judkes, 
which  were,  not  long  since,  wry  strong. 
The  ol^jections,  however,  which  prevail 
against  our  books,  are  not  removed  with- 
out a  Btni^le  (  as  will  appear  from  the 
following  circumstances. 

I  introduced  the  second  part  of  £ller. 
ton*s  Scriptural  Dialogues,  which  treats 
on  the  Fall  of  Man.  At  the  end  of  thi^ 
part,  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  is  once 
mentioned,  which  gave  offence  to  some 
of  the  parents  of  the  children.  The 
School  Pundit,  to  whom  I  first  gave  it^ 
made  a  complaint  against  this  hock^ 
Mying,  ^^  By  reason  of  this  Name,  seve^ 
ral  of  my  scholars  did  not  come  to-day.** 
Upon  this  I  told  him,  that  I  should  ad- " 
mit  no  such  vain  excuses,  ,but  should 
make  the  deficient  number  of  boys  a 
reason  for  lowering  his  wages^  I  mad^ 
it  my  ol^ect  to  gain  the  affection  of  the 
children,  and  nothing  more  was  said 
about  it. 

The  day  following,  I  gave  the  sam^ 
book  to  the  first  class  of  another  School  c 
it  was  received  without  hesitation.  But, 
two  days  after,  the  Pundit  came  to  me, 
and  said,  ^^  Several  of  the  children  stayed 
away  from  School,  because  their  parents 
objected  to  the  book  which  you  gave  them 
the  other  day.*' — "  Could  you  not  recoiu 
oile  their  minds,'*  I  said,  ^  and  bring 
them  back  ? "  "  No,"  he  replied.— 
"  Well,"  said  I,  "  then  it  wiU  be  beat 
that  you  shut  up  yourSchool,if  you  can- 
not do  any  thing  more."  He  went 
awi^ ;  and  I  founds  on  a  succeeding  visit 
to  that  School,  that  the  boys  not  only 
were  all  come  back,  but  read  this  book 
also*  As  it  had  been,  however,  for  some 
time  in  contemplation  to  open  another 
in  its  stead,  in  a  more  promising  place, 
and  as  I  found  it  necessary  to  give  an 
example  of  disapprobation  to  the  other 
Schools,  I  asked  the  boya  in  the'  first 
class,  ^^Did  you  object  to  read  this* 
book  r  "  Yes,"  said  they.  I  then  took 
the  lK)ok  out  of  their  hands,  and  said, 
*'  Vou  are  by  no  means  obliged  to  read 
it,  but  I  shaU  now  shut  up  your  School." 

This  bad  a  mast  desirable  effect  on 
our  other' Schools:  I  have  not  onl^ 
heard  no^complatnts  since,  but  the  Pun- 
dit of  another  School,  who  hed  not  yet 
received  the  book,  oame  the  day  follow- 
ing and  asked  for  it. 

In  the  beginning  of  Februaiy,!  open^ 
a  New  School,  at  Bag  Bazar;  a  veVr 


1823] 

popiloacpart  ef  the  NstlTe  Town,  and 
chiefly  inhabited  by  respectable  people. 
When  I  went  there  fint»  to  see  the 
children  who  wanted  to  be  admitted  into 
this  New  School,  I  found,  to  my  sur- 
prise, no  less  than  1 2&  children,  38  of 
whom  were  able  to .  read  an  easy  book. 
A  great  crowd  of  people  collected,  so 
that  both  inside  and  outside  the  School 
was  fuU;  and  I  found  it  necessary  to  de- 
lay my  arrangii^  them  into  classes  till 
the  next  day.  The  number  now  attend- 
ing the  School  is,  at  an  average,  iio 
children.  That  School  gives  me  much 
pleasure  indeed,  as  I  see  the  parents  of 
the  children  taking  great  interest  in  th^ 
instruction  of  them,  which  is  not  every- 
where to  be  found. 

In  the  middle  of  the  same  monUit  I 
went  to  view  a  spot  of  ground  for  aNew 
School:  and  had  scarcely  reached  the 
place,  ifhen  a  crowd  of  people  surround- 
ed me;  who,  on  hearing  that  I  was 
come  to  erect  them  a  School,  were  rvrj 
happy.  I  distributed  several  Tracts 
among  the  boys,  whe  were  quite  anxious 
to  have  them^  though  the  contents  were 
well  calculated  to  give  offence,  because 
directly  opposing  their  foolish  notions 
of  religion.  1 1^  the  spot,  greatly  re- 
joiciw  at  the  interest  which  the  people 
manifested  in  the  instruction  of  the  ris- 
iAggeneration. 

We  have  not  yet  been  able  to  satisfy 
the  wishes  of  these  people.  I  hope  that 
our  Christian  Friends  in  Europe  will, 
with  redoubled  ^ise^tions,  prosecute  the 
work  of  our  Lord,  when  they  hear  from 
so  many  quarters  the  long  wished-for 
news — the  ardent  desire  of  the  Hea- 
then  for  knowledge  I 

In  April,  Mr.  Jetter  writes — 

Boys*l^hools  might  be  extended  to 
any  degree,  had  we  but  the  means  of 
dc^ig  so.  Out  of  Seven  Petitions  which 
were  presented,  only  two  have  yet  been 
acted  on.  With  the  male  sex,  it  is  now 
no  more. difficult  tq  gejt  them  to  school : 
the  great  want  is,  eiUarsed  funds,  in  or.' 
der  to  extend  instruction  further  and 
further.  The.  littlo  which  has  been 
dope  hitherto,  can  hardly  be  called  a  be- 
ginning, considering  the  multitude  of 
people  who  are  still  perishing  for  lack  of 
knowledge. 

.These  Schools  are  eiKicient  means  of 
introducing  the  Gospel  among  the  Hea- 
then.  A  Missionary  may  go  out  every 
day,  and  preach  the  saving  heaUh  to  pe- 
Vrid^bg  sinners ;  but.  If  hejs  not  under- 

^rU^  1833. 


INDIA  WITHIK  TITB  OAKGB8. 


199 


Stood,  as  is  too  often  the  ease,  what  pro«  ' 
fit  will  arise  from  his  exertions?  The 
ignoranee  among  the  lower  orders  cf 
people  (who  are  especially  the  objects 
to  whom  the  Gospel  is  to  be  preached, . 
because  the  great  people  d»not  wish  to  • 
hear  it)  is  very  lamentable  indeed.  I 
have  been  speaking  about  the  Word  of 
God  to  my  School-boys,  to  whom  with 
ease  I  could  make  clear  any  doctrine  or 
truth ;  but  when  I  came  to  speak  to  an 
ignorant  multitude,  the  easiest  doctrines 
or  truths  could  only  with  great  difficulty 
be  explained  to  them.  For  example^- 
when  addressing  a  number  of  people,  I 
remarked,  *'  This  you  know,  that  you 
are  sinners."-— *' What  is  a  Sinner?- 
what  i^a  Sinner  ?"  they  b^gan  to  mur« 
mur.  I  asked  them  again,  ^  Do  you 
not  know  that  your  hearts  are  unclean, 
and  that  you  always  entertain  evil 
thoughts?"  "This,"  they  said,  ">e 
know."  I  proceeded,  -and  pointed  out 
the  Saviour  to  them. 

Our  Schools  are  situated  in  the  most 
populous  parts  of  the  Vative  Town. 
The  farthest  is  five  nnles  firom  the  Mis- 
sionary House,  and  the  nearest  about 
half  a  mile  distant.  The  tract  of  land 
which  we  occupy  affords  fUll  scope  fbr 
the  most  laborious  and  zealous  Missio- 
nary. May  the  Lord  enable  us  to  till  the 
ground  wdl,  that  we  may  at  last  be  re- 
joiced with  the  fruits  of  the  same  t 

A  monthago,  I  also  opened  an  English 
School  on  our  premises;  into  which  I 
have  received  the  most  promising  and 
advanced  boys  from  our  Bengalee 
Schools :  and  it  shall  be  always  held  out 
as  a  reward,  to  those  who  have  been 
diligent  and  well-behaved  while  in  the' 
Bengalee  Schools.  In  this  School,  no 
other  than  Christian  Books  are  usfd.' 
Thie  number  of  Scholars  at  present  in*it 
is  18,  which  could  easily  be  increased 
were  we  to  receive  any  boy  who  may  jisk 
for  admission .  A  few  among  these  boys 
are  supported  by  the  Society ;  but  the 
rest  live  with  their  parents,  and  attend 
only  at  school-hours.  The  school  com- 
mences  at  teno*clock,  and  doses  at  three. . 

The  School  Room  is  also  uied  for  'ft 
Bengalee  Chapel,  where  I  perform  Di- 
vine Service  every  Sunday  Morning. 
The  worship  is  commenced  with  singing 
a  Hymn ;  next  I  read  the  Prayers,  in 
which  some  of  my  En^ish  School-boys 
join ;  and,  after  Prayer,  Idcliver  my  Ser. 
men.  The  hearers  are,  for  the  present, 
but  few ;  and  consist  chiefly  of  our  own 
pebple.  We  know,  however,  that  the 
S  C 


19* 


IirpiA  mTHIlf  tHfi  OANOSt. 


work  of  our  Bletsed  Lord  di^fneotper; 
and,  fK»!oixliiig  to  the  Scriptures  end  ey« 
pegriencei  the  kiugdom  of  God  bat  always 
a  amall  beginning. 

•  After  tbe  Service  ia  over,  I  give  to 
two  or  tbiee  of  tbe  Englifb-^booUboya, 
wbo  came  down  with  me  from  Burdwaa, 
having  been  in  tbe  EngUab  School  there, 
the  beads  of  mj  Discourie,  or  some 
questions  to  answer  $  which  they  do  in 
English.    Perhaps  it  will  be  interesting 
to  you  to  see  a  qiecimen  of  their  per- 
formances:  I  shell,  therefore,  insert  here 
the  Questions  and  Answers  of  last  Sun- 
di^. — Q,  *^Do  you  bdiieve  in  two  or  more 
Sbasters  Viewing  us  the  way  to  heaven9>'* 
A'  "Ifl  were  to  believe  in  two  Shasters, 
I  must  expect  hell  for  my  portion  ^here- 
ftre  I  believe  in  one  true  ^utf  ter,  to  in- 
herit heaven.**— fl-  "  Why  can  there  be 
only  OHB  true  Shaster  ?**  jt.  '^  Because 
there  cannot  be  two  on  more  Gods,  but 
only  One  True  and  living  God :  there- 
fore there  must  be  only  One  True  Shas- 
ter."—fl.  "  Which  Shaster  4s  the  true 
one — the  Hindoo,  Mussulman,  or  Chris- 
tian ?"    J.**  From  the littlesenae that 
1  have,  observing  the  different  Castes  in 
Calcutta,  I  think  the  English  Shaster  to 
be  the  true  one."— fi.  '^What  wiU  be 
the  consequence  ef  following  the  fidse, 
and  what  tike  reward  of  obeying  the  true, 
ShMterr*    4.  ''  To  follow  thai  which 
is  false»  is  to  inherit  heU  for  everlasting; 
and  to  follow  the  true  Shaster,  is  joy  for 
our  souls  for  ever." 
It  is  really  a  great  delight  to  me,  and 
'  encourages  rae  to  persevere,  when  I  «m 
permitted  to  witness  some  fruit  of  my 
labours ;  and  I  rejoice  more  and  more,  in 
the  thought  of  being  a  servant  of  the 
highest  of  all  Masters.    By  the  grace  of 
God,  I  am  able  to  say,  w^  thePsalm- 
ist,  The  Hmg»  mrt  fallen  to  Me  inplemMtni 
placet.    No  employment  whatever  could 
alPord  me  more  joy  than  that  of  a  Mis- 
sionary.     The  only  thing,  which  I  too 
often  regret,  is,  that  I  am  not  so  imith- 
fiil  in  this  holy  and  important  office  as  I 
ceuld  wish  to  be.    May  the  Lord  gra- 
douriy  enable  me  to  ssy  with  truth  of 
heart,  *'  Unto  Thee  I  live,  unto  Thee 
I  wish  to  resign  myself,  and  for  Thee  I 
wish  alsb  to  DIE  I" 

Progrtu  of  Fkmali  SckooU. 

For  a  general  view  of  thiaHubject^ 
we  refer  to  p.  88  of  the  Survey, 
the  formation  of  Uie  First  Girls* 
School  in  connection  with  the  SO- 


[AfWt, 

cvety,  is  thus  reported  by  Mr.  JeCter, 
under  date  of  Jan.  ^,  1822  :— 

I  aip  happy  to  say,  that,  by  the  assist- 
anoe  of  our  Lord,  I  have  been  able  to 
form  a  Female  School,  quite  close  to  our 
house. 

We  commenced  on  the  ]4tb  instant, 
with  8  girls;  who  began  with  the  alpha- 
bet, ana,  though  they  had  never  been  in 
the  habit  of  committing  to  memory,  they 
have  by  this  time  learned  tbe  whole. 
The  first  day,  the  female  parents  of 
several  of  the  children  came  to  see  what 
was  going  on  with  their  children.  Being 
doubtfbl  whether  we  could  be  so  disinter, 
ested  as  to  spend  money  wi|hout  seeing 
any  profit  on  our  side,  they  said  to  the 
Pundit,  ''Who  knows  that  they  will  not 
take  #way  our  children  by  and  bye  ?*' 
This,  the  Pundit  repeatedly  told  Uiem, 
would  not  be  the  case;  but,  in  order  to  per- 
suade them  ftdly,  he  was  obliged  to  give 
them  a  declaration  in  writing — that  ther 
should  take  and  hang  him  up,  if  any  such 
thing  should  happen  s  thus  they  were 
satimed ;  and  now  the'number  of  scholars 
has  increased  to  13,  only  in  these  few 
days,  and  we  have  every  reason  to  be- 
lieve that  we  shall  succeed  in  this  most 
desirable  work.  In  several  other  places, 
we  have  intimations  of  the  same  nature. 
On  the  Slst,  Mr,  Jetter  writes — 
This  day  I  received  the  First  Peti- 
tion for  a  Female  SchooL  It  greatly 
rejoiced  both  myself  and  aU  my  Chri»* 
tian  Friends. 

This  Petition,  which  was  in  Ben- 
galee,  was  signed  hy  various  Hin* 
doos,  and  was  followed  by  a  lis^  of 
a  number  of  girls  who  wished  ad- 
mission. It  waf  addressed^  in  the 
usual  way  pf  corapliment  to  those 
whom  they  consider  as  their  supe^ 
riors,  <<  To  the  exalted,  honoured 
Mr.  Jetter;"  and  was  thus  ex- 
pressed — 

As  you  are  pleased  to  establish  Schools 
in  many  places,  in  which  the  male  child* 
ren  of  many  poor  people  receive  good 
instruction,  we  beg  to  inform  you,  thai 
in  the  village  Shootalobtee,  in  die  Bacar 
Shyampahhor.  in  the  dty  of  Calcutta, 
the  female  children  of  many  poor  people 
are  desirous  of  learning  to  read  and  to 
write.  Accordingly^  we  request  you  to 
manifest  your  kindness  by  establishing 
a  School  in  this  place. 

The  Natives  are  now   bappify 


I9nj  «WA  wiraur  th«  qahoes.  195 

beigiBniiig  to  expect  the  esttbUsh-    deed  Uiejuow  tdl  me  so  1  some,  hov- 
-.^^  ^F  ^  n..^^  c-*k^i  *^  w^  ^fc      ,^ey^  ^^jjjj  ^  differeet  rien.    As  yet  I 

iMiFe  onlj  Uugfat  re«Uiiff  end  writing  | 
but  I  sometimeB  speak  •!  teechii^  them 
iieedle.wail:,  as  soon  .es  they  can  read 
prettj  wdl>  which  I  wish  them  to  con- 
sid^  as  a  favoue.  I  have  always  e 
crowd  of  the  fitthers  and  mothers  around 
me,  as  wellascUldren;  and  they  ap. 
pear  much  interested. 

I  find  fknoy  «rttcke,8udi  as Ibrouglit 
put— indeed  every  thing  £uropean->-seU 
high  here :  I  was,  therefore,  advised  to 
scQ  them,  in  ordor  togiveiewardeto  the 
children.  Mrs.  Corne  has  kindly  en- 
gaged  to  dispose  of  them  ;  and  you  will 
be  happy  to  hear  that  1  have  received 
SOO  rupees  for  the  greater  part  of  them 
— a  few  still  remaining  on  hand  :  the 
Ladies  have  all  been  kind  in  assisting  to 
sell  them.  This  little  Aind  has  enabled 
ine  to  give  the  giiis  a  trifle  now  and 
theni  and  I  promise  them  a  '*sary"a8 
soon  as  they  know  all  the  characters  and 
-double  letters ;  so  that  they  can  begin 
reading.  Th^"sary"  is  the  only  cover- 
ing a  Hindoo  Woman  or  Girl  wears  t  it 
is  a  long  cloth,fixmi  fbur  to  seven  yards 
hmgi  it  is  first  wound  round  the  body 
to  form  e  Okckt  peUieoet,  then  passed 
reuad  the  neck,  asd  thrown  over  one 
•hoiildert  when  weU  put  on,  they  aie 
gnu^efuL  Apcdectcoverit^costseboul 
tworupees. 

'From  what  I  have  written,  you  will 
perceive  that  we  stand  in  great  need  of 
Amds.  Twenty  or  thirty  pounds  will 
ered,  an  ordinary  School,  and  about  the 
same  sum  will  pay  the  Native  Teachete. 
I  see  tihe  necessary  expenses  of  an  Eii^ 
ropean  here,  with  jthe  erection  and  sup- 
port  of  a  large  School,  idll  be  consider- 
able.  We  shall,  therofore,  want  all  the 
asristance  that  you  can  render  us  in 
England. 

Mr.Corrie  thiis  speaks,  in  a  Letter 
to  the  same  Gentleman,  on  the  sub- 
ject of  Female  Schools ; — 

By  quietly  and  persevering^  aV 
temptinpr  their  good  on  a  small  scaler 
the  Natives  are  graduidly  led  to  see  the 
advantages  arising  to  themselves ;  and 
thus  they  will  desiro  greater  opportuni- 
ties. In  this  way,  moral  improvements 
have  genemUy  proceeded  here ;  and 
some  of  those  very  Native  G«Dtlemeii, 
who  declined,  as  Memben  of  the  School 
Cotmnittee,  taking  part  pubHckly  in  Na. 
tive  Female  Education,  privat^  assr 
us  in  procuring  grouiid  fo^  etecf 


ment  of  a  Boys  School  to  be  aft- 
(xunpanied  by  a  School  forOirls^  On 
the  formation  of  the  Boys*  School  at 
Bag  Bazar,  mentioned  above^  Mr. 
Jetter  writes — 

I  entertain  some  hope,  tha^  we  shall, 
by  and  bye,  have  a  Female  School  at 
that  place.  I  was  told,  last  evening,  by 
my  Pundit,  that  thore  came  yestenlay 
afternoon  a  girl  of  her  own  accord  to 
School,  and  wanted  to  learn  to  read  and 
to  write,  which  of  course  was  not  denied 
to  her.  And  this  I  h^rd  again  of  her 
this  meming,  by  one  of  our  men  whom 
I  sent  there,  who  told  me  that  she  had. 
already  learned  the  first  five  letters ;  and 
he  informs  me  that  there  will  con^  a 
few  mora  I  gave  a  commission,  seve* 
lal  days  ago,  to  a  man  to  look  out  for  a 
Feaoals  Sdi.ool  at  that  place,  but  he  has 
Botyet  given  me  any  answer;  sod  it 
is  clear  that  these  few  female  children, 
whom  I  have  mentioned^  have  not  been 
called  upon  t0  visit  our  School,  which 
shews  that  thero  is  some  desire  among 
them  for  instruction. 

Mim  Cooke,  in  a  Letter  to  the 
Secretary  of  the  British  and  Ibreign 
School^Socie^,  thus  speaks  of  her 
entrance  on  her  work: — 

I  win  mention  the  particulars  of  my 
first  day*s  work.  Mr.  Carrie  advised 
my  attendii^  one  of  the  Beys*  Sdiools 
ior  coaversation.  1  fixed  on  one  in  the 
midst  of  the  Native  Town.  Besides 
convmation,  I  hoped  I  might  be  able  to 
induce  the  boys  to  bring  their  sisters  to 
school.  Wmle' there,  some  duldren 
crowded  abeut  the  door,  whidi  annoyed 
the  Pundit,  and  he  began  to  drive  them 
awny.  I  desired  that  they  woidd  not 
send  awi^rmrls,  as  I  wished  to  speak  with 
them.  The  man  sud,  one  girl  had  long 
wished  to  learn ;  but  he  comd  not  tew£ 
her,  not  having  received  any  order  to 
teadi  girls.  I  said  I  would  teach  h^ : 
on  which  she  looked  pleased  and  sur- 
prised. Two  moro  little  girls  followed ; 
and  the  next  day  1  found  twelve  as- 
aembled.  I  hope,  as  things  advance, 
that  women  will  be  induced  to  learn,  in 
order  to  instruct  others;  as  at' present  it 
is  diffictdt  te  find  a  Native  Woman  who 
can  read. 

On  the  30th  of  April,  of  last  year> 
she  writes  thus : — 

Ifiou^atfinthothmyself  and  pUns 
wu'u  viMredhy  many  here  aswiu>:  in* 


195  INDIA  WITHIH 

Schools,  Ac.  ManjberefeelgratefiUto 
• .  giacums  Providence,  for  putUng  it 
Into  your  hearts  to  send  Miss  Coioke 
forth ;  and  consider  it,  as  one  proof^ 
among  manj,  that  her  services  were 
want^.  Our  strongest  ground  of  en« 
couraffement  is,  the  promise  that  the 
Imowledge  of  the  Lord  shall  cover  the 
earth ;  and  the  general  union  of  Chris- 
tians, in  prayer  for  the  promised  grace  of 
the  Holy  Sinrit,  is  a  happy  omen. 

MA1>BAS. 
4Suee€ttful  hUroduethn  rf  Opkihaimk 

Praeiiee> 
At  the  close  of  the  extracts,  on  a 
f  receding  page,  from  a  Treatise  by 
Rammohun  Roy,  that  intelligent 
Native  acknowledges,  though  not 
with  the  cordiality  which  might  have 
been  expected  from  him,  the  obliga- 
tions of  his  countrymen  to  the  Power 
nnder  which  they  now  live.  We  are 
happy  to  add  another  instance  to  its 
claims  on  their  gratitude.  Compe- 
tent judges,  indeed,  on  this  subject 
will  consider  the  moral  and  religious 
advantages  which  British  Christians 
are  conferrine  on  India,  as  esta- 
blishing for  Uiem  die  character  of 
being  its  noblest  Benefactors :  yet 
they  will  rejoice  to  witness  the  al- 
leviation, by  British  Institutions,  of 
social  and  physical  evih ;  not  only 
for  the  lessemng  thereby  of  t^e  sum 
of  human  misery^  but  especially  as 
conciliating  the  Natives,  and  thus 
opening  to  them  the  way  to  still 
greater  blessings. 

In  this  view,  we  quote,  with 
pleasure,  the  following  passage  from 
an  Address,  lately  circulated  by  the 
Committee  of  the  <<  London  Oph- 
thalmic Infinnary  ;*'  frpm  which  it 
appears  that  the  Natives  of  India, 
vast  multitude  of  whom  suSSer  under 
the  most  painful  Diseases  of  the 
Eye,  are  now  beginning  to  receive 
tliat  relief  which  they  Imve  hitherto 
sought  in  vain : — 
.  Of  the  numerous  Institutions,  the 
offiqiring  of  this  School,  one  only  wiU 
'  now  be  particuli|rly  noticed.  The  ma- 
DtLM  XVB  ixFUtMABY  attests  the  mu- 
nificent of  the  East-India  Company — 
Ihe  prevalence  and  severity  of  Ophthal- 


THX  OAVQESs  [A'PRIXt, 

mic  IMsease  in  India— and  the  power, 
and  energy  of  the  Original  Institution, 
in  imparting  to  that  £stant,  but  inter- 
esting region,  the  means  of  cure  or  al- 
leviation. 

In  the  year  1818,  Mr.  R.  Richardson 
received  permission  from  the  East-India 
Company  to  carry  the  practice  of  the 
London  Ophthalmic  Infirmary^  to  the 
British  Dominions  in  Asia.  The  na- 
ture,, extent,  and  effect  of  the  relief  ad- 
ministered under  the  sanction  and  liberal 
support  of  the  Fresidenty  of  Madras, 
are  shewn  in  i^bdn  but  affecting  terms, 
in  Official  Reports  addressed  to  the  Me- 
dical Board  of  Madras.  Mr.  Richard- 
son states,  that,  during  three  years, 
ending  the  30th  of  June  1889,  three 
hundred  and  eighty -one  cases  of  Cata- 
ract were  successfully  treated ;  and  he 
particularly  notices  the  frequency  of 
total  blindness  Scorn  opacities  of  the 
cornea,  of  which  he  speaks,  under  the 
name  of  ''  Leucoma.**  This  class  of 
cases  does  not  admit  of  Cure;  hut  Mr. 
Richardson  observes — ^  I  have  never, 
however,  met  with  a  case  that  did  not 
admit  of  ReUef ;  and  of  those  home  en 
the  Report,  many  were  restored  firom  to- 
tal blindness  to  a  degree  of  sight,  small 
indeed,  but  to  them  of  inestimable  va- 
lue.'* And^  fi^thei^— *'  The  laige  pro- 
portion of  ^  cases  of  this  description 
afibrds  a  convincing  proof,  at  once,  of 
the  prevalence 'and  mismanagement  of 
Ophthalmic  Disease  in  this  country.  Of 
the  numerous  cases  of  this  affection 
which  swarm  in  eveiy  town  and  village, 
some  doubtless  owe  their  oriffih  to 
measles  and  small-pox ;  but  by  nr  the 
greater  number  are  the  consequences  of 
s^ere  Ophthalmia,  unchecked  by  the 
appropriate  means,  and  proceeding  to 
ulcerate,  and  eventually  to  destroy  the 
transparency  of  the  external  tunics  of 
the  eye.  I  feel  that  I  am  well  borne  out, 
in  assuming  that  many  of  the  cases  of 
Ophthalmia  and  Iritis,  in  the  Reports, 
have  been  saved  firom  this  termination, 
by  the  timely  means  of  counteraction 
afforded  by  the  Eye  Infirmary."  Of 
f  56  cases  of  this  class,  3Sl  are  reported 
"  restored  to  a  degree  of  sight." 

In  the  first  Report  it  is  observed, 
that  ''  the  benefits  of  the  Institution 
have  not  been  confined  to  paupers  or 
the  lower  castes :  a  considerable  propor- 
tion of  the  patients  has  always  consisted 
of  agriculturists,  artisans,  and  shop, 
keepers,  and  the  number  of  Brahmkw 
has  seldom  been  under  15 — a  areuBu 


1S23.]  AUSTRALASIA. 

■taBoe  wkidi,!  triMt,  will  be  reeelved  as 
an  exception  highly  creditable  to  the 
£ye  Infifmar/ ;  namely,  that  this  lat- 
ter class,  who  in  general  regard  all 
European  Institutions  with  aversion 
and  contempt,  should  eagerly  seek  to 
avail  themsehres  of  its  benefits,  and  re- 
side without  scruple  within  its  walls. 
Half-castes,  Por^iguese,  and  Native 
Christians,  also,  are  always  to  be  found 
la  the  Infirmary.  Moreover,  besides 
those  borne  on  the  Report,  relief  has 
been  daily  afforded  to  applicants  of  all 
descriptions,  including  Europeans,  whose 
cases  were  not  of  a  nature  to  require 
admission  into  the  Infirmary.**  The 
number  of  In-Patients  of  all  classes,  in 
the  three  years,  approximates  to  two 

THOUSAND. 

The  submission  of  the  prejudices  of 
the  Brahmins  to  the  influence  of  art, 
directed  to  their  physical  relief — the 
consideration  of  the  extent  of  service 
actually  performed  at  Madras,  and  the 
more  important  consideration  of  the 
future  prevention  of  blindness,  the 
means  (^  which,  hi  a  high  degree,  it 
May  now  be  hoped  are  secured  to  India 
lor  ever — cannot  be  adverted  to  with- 
out an  animated  expression  of  delight; 
nor  can  the  Institution,  whence,  under 
a  uvivxmsAL  provideitcz,  these  bless- 
ings spring,  be  nlaeed  in  a  point  of 
view  more  grateful  to  its  supportera. 

Tsfftb  lEeabUD. 

WBSLEYAN  MISSIOVARY  SOCIBTT. 

The  arrival  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leigh 
at  the  Bay  of  Islands,  in  January 
1 822«  was  stated  at  p.  68  of  the  pur- 
vey. They  resided  at  the  Settlement 
of  the  Church  Missionary  Society  at 
Rangheehoo;  and  were  to  remain 
there,  till  the  arrival  of  fellow-la- 
bourers and  the  circumstances  of  the 
country  should  enable  them  to  esta- 
bli^  themselves  in  a  Station  of  their 
own.  Some  extracts  from  Mr.Leigh's 
Journal  corroborate  the  views  re- 
peatedly given  by  us  of  the 
ykwi  and  Smptrstiiiotu  rfthe  Natives. 
:  Aug.  «0,  1899— A  Young  Man,  who 
was  fiur  gone  in  a  consumption,  asked  me 
if  the  White  Man'sGod  was  a  good  God: 
and  when  I  answered  in  the  affirmative, 
be  observed,  that  theNew.2;ealandMan's 
.j^od*  was  a  very  bad  god,  for  he  ate  their 


inmde,  and  made  them  very  UL  *^  Be- 
sides," said  he,  ^'  our  god  gives  us  ne 
Such  bread,  and  clothes,  and  good  houseai 
as  your  God  gives  you.*' 

One  tribe  object  to  Europeahs  settling 
among  them;  and  give  this  reason:— 
That  if  the  White  People  came  to  live 
among  them,  they  would  bring  the  Euro* 
pean  God  with  them,  who  would  kill  the  ^ 
whole  tribe :  since  the  White  Peof^ 
have  been  at  the  Bay  of  Islands,  numy 
New-Zealand  Men  have  died,  and  their 
God  is  very  angry  with  them* 

Jug.  S5— Last  Sabbath,  Mrs.  Leigh 
and  I  visited  a  number  of  the  Natives 
who  were'planting  potatoes.  I  convened 
with  them,  for  the  first  time,  in  their 
own  language,  on  the  evil  of  working  on 
the  Sab^Lth  I>iy,and  recoihmended  that 
they  and  their  slaves  should  rest  on  Sun- 
days. The  people  said,  that  they  would 
work  no  more  that  day,  but  rest  until 
the  day  after ;  which  I  believe  they  did. 

I  lately  met  with  a  Priest,  who  di- 
rected my  attention  to  a  place  where  the 
bones  of  a  young  woman  lay.  He  -said 
he  had  killed-her  for  going  with  a  saUor 
to  a  ship,  which  was  contrary  to  his 
order;  and  that  after  he  had  put  her.  to 
death,  he  gave  her  body  to  his  men,  who 
ate  it,  near  the  place  where  her  bones 
were  now  strewed. 

At  a  little  distance  firom  the  above^ 
mentioned  place,  he  shewed  me  another  - 
spot,  where  were  the  bones  of^a  man 
whom  he  had  killed  for  stealing  potatoes. 
Among  themselves,  theft  is  punished 
with  death ;  but  not  so  if  they  steal  frrom 
persons  of  another  nation,  or  from  their 
enemies. 

The  first  pig  that  I  bought  in  New 
Zealand  was  with  the  hat  which  I  took, 
off  my  head:  nothing  which  I  had  be- 
sides would  jprocure  it,  and  we  had  been 
in  the  land  four  months  without  animal 
food. 

I  always  disapproved  of  Missionaries 
procuring  food,  or  any  thing  else,  with 
muskets  and  powdor :  and  uthough  we 
have  suffered  for  a  time  in  consequence,' 
I  hope  the  trial  is  nearly  over.  We  have 
•lately  been  able  to  purchase  pigs  for 
dolUurs. 

Aug.  30 — In  one  of  the  Native  Vil- 
lages a  Young  Man  was  lately  taken 
side.  Tea  and  bread  were  sent  him^  from 
time  to  time;  but  when  he  himself 
seriously  thought  that  he  should  die,  he 
observed  to  the  person  who  conveyed  the 
food  to  him,  that  he  should  not  eat  the 
bread  at  that  time,  but.  would  save  it  te 


198 


RBCBNT  MISCELLANEOUS  IKTBLLIGBNCE. 


liis  «pirit  to  eaty  after  H  had  left thebod/, 
and  was  on  its  way  to  the  North  Cape* 

S^.  3,  IS8»— A  tick  Chief  was  ask- 
ed bj  a  European,  **J}o  you  pray  feoGod 
to  restore  you  to  health  ?*•  "  No.  We 
have  no  good  Qod :  our  god  is  a  had 
spirits  He  gives  urno  food— he  makes 
us  sick'— he  kills  us.  Yours  is  a  good 
God:  when  you  pray,  your  God  beari 
you,  and  gives  you  good  things.  Do  yoU 
pray  for  me?  Pray  fbr  me,  and  I  shall 
getwelL  Yours  is  a  good  God.  Teach 
us  to  know  him.  New-Zealand  People 
know  nothing  that  is  good :  we  have  too 
mudi  fight,  and  too  much  eat  men. 
European  People  no  eat  men :  that  is 
veiy  good.** 

I  lately  met  with  some  Natives  who 
had  been  fishing.  I  wished  to  procure 
some  fish  from  them ;  but  when  I  in<4 
quired  if  they  would  sell  me  some,  they 
said  that  they  could  not  let  me  have 
any,  because  they  were  the  first  which 
they  had  caught  at  that  place  that  sea- 
son,  and  that  they  must  eat  them  on 
the  first  beach  or  shore  which  they  came 
to ;  bilt  if  I  wished  to  havesome  on  mj 


[afail; 

return,  they  would  go  out  and  piocuxv 


Oei.  14—1  visited  the  Church  8eU 
tlement  at  Kiddeekiddee*  in  which  I 
found  good  wheat,  baffley,  oats,  beans, 
peas,  and  vegetables  of  all  kinds  in 
abundance*  Five  Natives  can  repeat 
the  Lord*s  Prayer  and  the  Belief  by 
heart,  and  are  able  to  answer  many  ques- 
tions on  religious  sulgects. 

At  the  latest  date,  Nov.  the  16thy 
Mr.  Leigh  writes — 

You  will  be  glad  to  hear  of  our  safe 
continuance  in  New  Zealand.  We  are,' 
and  shall  remain,  at  the  Bay  of  Islands, 
till  Br.  White,  or  some  one  else,  arrives 
to  assist  in  the  Mission,  inasmuch  as  it 
would  be  useless  fbr  me  to  fix  in  any 
place  in  this  land  by  myself. 

Mrs.  Leig^  and  I  are  going  on  in 
learning  the  language,  and  are  doing  a 
little  among  the  Natives.  The  prayers 
or  hymns  in, the  native  language,  we 
can  read  and  sing  with  ease ;  and  yoa 
win  be  pleased  to  hear,  ihat  the  New- 
Zealanders  join  with  us  in  repeating 
and  singing  these  compodlions. 


•trmtt  0HiHtUMiMf^  intiHllignicf . 


American  BmplulMMotu. 
Tb  the  deaths  which  have  lately  taken 
plaoe  aaiODg  tke  Labourers  of  the  Baptist 
Hoeietiea^  soat  be  added  that  of  Ifrs.  PHoe, 
Wile  of  Dr.  Prioe«  MissioiMry  at  Bangoonr 
i^iNcriam  Beard  of  MbfiSfw. 

Mr^lGngalMU^.Wife  of  tkoBev.  Cyras 
Kinnbory,  Misnonarv  at*Majhew  amoof 
theChoctaws,  died  on  the  IRh  of  September. 

A  cooriderable  body  of  MiBsionaries  em- 
barked, oD  the  19th  of  November,  at  Neur 
haven,  m  the  "  Ihames,"  destined  to  re-io- 
foree  the  MMoa  at  the  Sandwioh  Ishuidk 

Th^  Rev.  Messrs.  Ooodell  and  Bird,  with 
their  Wives,  {we  p.  168,)  arriTed  at  Malta^ 
on  the  Slat  of  Jannary. 

Baptist  Mittianary  Scekiff.  ' 

Krishnoo  Patd,  the  first  Hindoo  Convert, 
who  was  baptised  in  1800^  aAdhas  been  lon^ 
eoqtloyed  in  preaching  the  Gotpel  to  his  coon- 
tiymen,  died,  in  the  antamn,  at  Serampore. 

Mr.  T.  Knibb,  with  his  Wife,  embarked, 
on  the  30th  of  October,  b  the  "  Ocean,"  for 
Jamaica;  and  arrived  there  on  the  19th  of 
Jannary :  a  free  passage  was  granted  them, 
through  the  kindneaa  of  fiieowners,  Messrs. 
AnMs,  of  Newcastle. 

Mrs.  Bonme,  who  went  oat,  with  her  Hus- 
band, in  the  same  vessel,  on  a  former  voy- 
age, to  Hondaras,  has  been  early  removed 
by  death  from  her  laboars. 

Ckurth  MiMtumarp  Seeieip. 

Mr.  ITiehael  Wilkinson  and  Mr.  David  T. 
Jones,  having  been  admitftsd*  by  the  Bishop 


of  London,  on  Snnday  the  92d  of  December, 
to  Deacon^  Ordeiv,  received  PHesf  s  Orders, 
from  the  Bishop  of  Bristol,  at  < 


by  Jjetters  Oinnssory,  on  Sonday  the  iS 
of  April.  Bfr.  Wilkfaison  had  been  n^der 
prqwration  upward  of  foor  years,  and  ia 
appointed  to  Calcotta:  Mr.  Jones  had  been 
connected  vrith  the  Society  aboot  three 
years,  and  is  to  proeeed  to  the  North* West- 
America  Mission.  Miss  Hannah  Cortis  boa 
been  ap|»o{nted  to  assist  Mrs.  Mayor  and 
Mrs.  Ward,  at  Baddanmme,  m  Cevlon,  in 
thA  edocation  of  Female  Cingalese  CbUdraa. 
On  Fridav  hut,  the  26th  of  April,  at  a  Meei- 
ingoftheCommittee—M^ior^neralCharles 
Neville,  Vice-Piresident,  in  the  Chair— Mh 
and  Mrs.  Wilkinson,  and  Miaa  Cortis*  were 
dismissed  to  their  kboiirsji  the  Secretary 
having  addressed  them,  and  Mr.  Wilkinson 
replied,  the  Secretary  commended  them,  hi 
prayer*  to  the  protection  and  grace  of 'Ab- 
mighty  Ood.  On  the  S6th,  they  proceeded 
to  OraVesend,  to  embark  on  boara  the  Pak 
mira.  Captain  Lamb,  who  conveyed  the 
Rev.  Joseph  Bailey  and  his  companiaBa  to 
Cevlon  in  1821. 

A  passiige  was  taken  in  the  same  vessel 
for  Miss  Jane  Cooke,  Sister  to  Miss  Coohe, 
now  in  the  Society's  service  in  Cahmtta  : 
she  was  about  to  proceed  to  India,  to  as- 
sist in  the  Female  Schools.  Bat  it  pleased 
Ood  otherwise  to  determine.  Sne  waa 
taken  ill  at  the  dose  of  Febmary,  bat  was 
gradnally  recovering :  and  bad  appobted 
to  leave  Mariboroon^,  where  ate  Vaed,  at 


18^.1  RVCBKT  MlSCBLtAl?B0178  INTZLLXOBNCK. 

the  beginming  af  April)  but  flxperiented  a 
lelapse  at  the  end  of  March,  which,  in 
aboat  a  fortni^t,  bromihC  her  to  the  grate. 
Her  Stater  wul  ^atly  feel  this  bereave- 
'  ment}  at,  by  adncca  receired  since  those 
which  we  quoted  in  a  former  part  of  Ihis 
Nnmber,  the  Schools  nnder  her  care  had 


199 


About  1000  ffiz^ollars  ware  collected  after 
three  Sermons. 

Mr.  J.  WilKams,  on  his  ratom,in  April, 
from  Port  Jackson  to  Raiatea  (see  p.  261  of 
the  last  Volnme),  again  visited  New  Zealand. 
It  is  encoaragiog  to  find,  fropi  his  testimony, 

inoonaection  with  that  of  Mr.  Leigh  in  a 

increased  to  15,  and  oontamed  nearly  400     preceding  page,  that  the   labours  of  the 
Oirli;  and  an  cmeaing  had  been  obtained     Settlers,  in  £e  i  " 


for  instructing  the  Native  Females  of  the 
higher  classes. 

7.  W.  Sherer,  Esq.  a  Member  of  the 
Calcutta  Correspending  Coffimittee,arrived. 
•n  the  irth  of  April,  in  the  "Asia,**  Captain 
Balderaott.  Mra.  Sherer,  who.  is  Sister  to 
the  ReT.  Daniel  Corrie,  had  returned,  with 
tfieir  dnldien,  a  considerable  time  since. 

Tie  Rer.  Measrs.  Maischand  Reichardt 
Tsee  p.  87}  left  Madras  on  the  1st  of  Oeto- 
per,  and  arrived  at  Calcutta  on  the  90th. 
Mr.  Reichardt  was  to  be  staliotied  at  Mir- 
sapors  with  Mr.  Jetter,  and  Mr.  Maisch  at 
Bordwan  with  Mr.  Deerr,  till  they  had  ob- 
tained soma  ifroficiency  in  Bengalee:  it 
bad  been  in  contenq>lation  that  they  should 
proceed  to  Titalya,  in  order  to  prosecute 
Ihe  labours  of  the  late  Mr  Schroeter;  but 
0ie  lamented  death  of  Major  Latter,  which 
took  placf  in  October,  prcTented  ihe  exe- 
«ntion  of .  this  plan.     Mr.  Sawyer  did  not 


,  _-  midst  of  their  difficulties, 
both  from  without  and  within,  hare  been  the 
meansof  prei>ario|:  the  Natives  for  that  better 
state  to  which  it  is  the  great  object  of 
Chnstians  to  bring  Qiem.'  He  writes — 

We  kavsbssQ  St  New  Zealaod  aow  thro*  Uroep, 
two  or  thi««  weeks  mch  tiora;  sod  the  Isagnsffe 
beius  «MmwfaAtaiBBilBr  to  the  Tabttian.  I  eapcoo- 
veree  withthom  verv  weU.  I  had  three  of  them  eat  * 
ting  Mnn  for  iqy  heiftn  which  I  have  oo^  hoard 
they  eaked  me  If.  tbay  mutt  work  oo  -the  Sabbatb 
Day :  I  told  them.  Vo;  ceriaioly  not. 

1  bare  convened  with  some  oa  the  propriety  of 
reiardiog  the  Mbhalh  Dey :  they  told  me  they  re- 
garded ii  all  over  the  land  as  a  day  in  which  they 
did  no  work  :  wfoetbirit  is  so* or  not  I  cannot  tell. 
AH  that  is  wanted  at  New  Zealand.  I  think,  i«  ae 
tive  exertion.  More  mod  itinerant  MiisiOBariea, 
with  the  blessing  of  Qod,  wiU  tnm  the  lion.lik« 
New  Zeaianderlinto  the  bmnhla  and  peacelVil  Chris- 


tian.  They  are  very  kind  to  vs. 
The  Deputi  *      " 


.  itation  iirom  tiie  Society  to  the 
South-Sea  Mission,  with  Mr.  Ellis,  Mia- 
sionary  at  Huaheine,  and  two  Christian 
Natives  with  their  Wives,  were  conveyed, 
in  the  early  part  of  last  vear,  in  H.  M.  Cut- 
ter the  Mermaid,  to  the  Sandwich  Islands, 


Lamdm  Mtstwimrp  Soeitty* 
The  Rev.  Henry  Townley  and  Mrs.Town. 
ley  have  n$tamcd  borne  In  the  Asia,  both 
improved  in  health  by  the  voyage.  The  fol- 
lowing  extract  of  a  I^etter  from  him  while 
9i  tea  conveys  afflicting^  intelligence  :-»- 

Awfol  have  brf  a  the  vbitations  in  Bengal,  as  it 
raapecu  death,  durfng  the  past  year.  Ton  will.  I 
Vnrehcnd,  already  hsVe  beeq  informed,  tgr  Letters 
deaoatched  before  we  sailed,  of  the  removal  of  that 
h»d.workioglaboQrer,  Mr.  Keith,  from  his  work  to 
bja  reward.  A  mysterious  pro^idracc  followed  the 
Mow,  by  shortly  after  removing  Mra.  Keith ;  and, 
a  finr  days  aftrr  that.  Mr.  Bankhead :  they  all  lived 
tagetlier  in'  the  same  house  in  Calicntu ;  and  are, 
we  hope,  now  IMog  toscther  in  a  better  hahiution, 
net  made  by  hands,  eternal  in  the  heavens. 

On  the  97di  of  Pebmarv,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Massie,  appointed  to  Madras,  sailed  from 
Ae  OoWns  for  that  city,  in  the  Pyramus, 
Capt  Brodie :  and  on  the  9th  of  March,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Crow,  appointed  to  Qoilon,  South 
Tavaacore,  sailed  from  the  Downs  for  Boa»- 
bay,  IB  die  Eophratea,  Capt.  Meade. 

Mr.  PteCer  Wright  (see  p.  360  of  the  last 


accompany  ti 

it  having  been  arranged  between  the  Cor- 
responding  Committees  of  Calcutta   and     .     *«   •  *    it    »>  r IT^ 

Ma!dn»,  that  he  should  occupy  the  place  of  S  *>"'  iTJ-If.?*  ^^'^^'^t?  ^l*,*!,*^ 
the  Rev.  Isaac  Wilson,  w¥o  was  to  re-  Jf***l*  Chnstians  wero  to  be  settled  as 
move  to  Calcutta.    ^  w«        re-     Teachers. .  Circumstences,  however,  pro- 

vented  their  proceeding  to  the  Marquesas  : 
and  earnest  invitationshaving  been  given, 
by  the  Chiefs  and  people,  to  Mr.  Elbs  and 
the  Huaheine  Natives  to  settle  at  the  Sand- 
wich Islands,  it  had  been  determined,  with 
the  fnll  concunrence  of  the  American 
Missionaries,  that  the  invitation  should 
be  accepted.  Prom  the  similarity  of  the 
language  to  that  of  the  Societr  Islands,  Mr. 
Ellis  was  able,  in  a  few  weeks,  to  addresa 
the  Natives  widi  ease  and  fluency. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Close,  both  in  a  state  of  ill 
health,  have  rotnrned  from  Negapatam  (sea 

S63}.  Mr.  John  Prederick  Bngland  left 
ravesend,  m  the  ship  Madras,  Csptain 
Clarke,  to  join  Mr.  Lynch  at  Madras,  when 
Mr.  Hoole  wouldproceed  to  Seringapatam. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pletcher  for  StVvincenrs, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Murray  for  Orenada,  and  Mr. 
Stephenson  for  Tobago,  lately  sailed  from 
Bristol  in  the  ship  Henry  Carter. 

In  the  middle  of  June,  Bfr.  Lawry,  with 
his  family  and  several  Meehaaies,  Ml  l^wt 
Jackson,  in  the  St  Michael,  for  Tongataboo, 


Volume)  am^d  at  the  Cape,  on  the  98th  of  to  begin  a  Afianon  in  that  quarter,  under 

Iforaiber,  after  a  Msage  of  nearly  15  promising  cnrcmastances.    Sir.  Thomas  Bri»- 

weeks,  on  his  way  to  Kurroechane.  bane  had  presented  to  hii&  out  of  the  Go 

TTie  New  Chapel  at  Cape  Tmym  was  * '^    ....        "^ 

opened  on  Sunday  tiie  8th  of  December, 


vemment  Stock,  eight  cows,  a  bull,  and  six. 
slieep,  to  remain  on  the  ishuid  for  breeding. 


CONTRIBUTIONS  TO  THE  CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCIETYi 
B-am  February  SI ,  t9  j^U  19,  ljB23. 


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*  •*  TAt  Coiiectiona,  Bewfaetitms,  and  School  FtmH,  wiU  appear  in  the  next  y umber. 


0li^ii0nMp  UtQi^ttt. 


MAT,  1823. 


I     ■  "    • — —      I 


^UF£  OF  MATTgEW  STACIJ. 

In  the  Life  of  the  Missionary  Ilgede  and  the  Supplement  to  * 
that  Life,  given  in  our  Volume  for  1821,  the  principal  circum^ 
stances  were,  stated  relative  to  the  foundation  and  present  con-^ 
dition  of  the  Danish  Mission  to  Greenland,  and  were  illustrated 
by  a  Map  of  the  Western  Coast  of  that  country :  that  Mission. 
vas.begun  in  1721. 

The  first  entrance  of  die  United  Brethren  into  thb  inhospitable 
Held  was  in  1733;  which  year  was  marked  by  the  arrival  of 
flieir  Missionaries,  Christian  David,  Matthew  Stach,  and  Chris- 
tian Stach.  Matthew  Btach  was  an  eminent  servant  of  this  Mis- 
sion. In  our  account  of  Mr.  Egede  (p.  174.  of  the  Volume  for 
i82l)  we  promised  .to  lay  a  Narrative  of  Matthew  Stach's  Life 
before  our  Readers.     In  fulfilment  of  this  purpose,  we  shall  now' 

five  a  Memoir  of  this  distinguished  Missionary,  contained  in  the 
^  irst  Volume  of  the  "  Periodical  Accounts ;"  interweaving  with 
it  s&ch  eattriiets  from  Cfantz's  Greeidand,  as  may  present  a  Yiew 
of  the  foundation  and  e^lj  progress  of  the  Brethren's  Mission  in 
ihat  country .^ 

\. 'Narrative  6f  his  ^arlUr  Y€iir$'^  In   the   sammer- season,    I    was 

*   tk;«  \ra.^f:«»o  :.  <*:«rA»  :«  an*  chiefly  employed  in  tending  cattle  in 

^Thw  Narrative^  IS  given  m  Mr.  ^^  fields5*^Bnd,inw.nter,  my  fatter 

Stacti  s  own  wor(ts.  taught  me,  at  liome,  to  read  and  Vrite, 

I  was  bom  at  Mankendorf  in  Mo.  fearing  lest,  if  I  went  to  school,  I 

rsvia,  March  4th,  t71 1.    My  father,  might  be  hurt  by  bad  exviAples.    He 

Ohfii^ian  Stach,  was  a  pious  man  \  did  not  agree  with  the  Roman-Ca- 

and    laboured    diligently,    though  tholic  custom  of  aditiifiistering  the 

lUdder  g^eat  oppressfon,  m  the  uo*  Sacranielit  to  Children  of  seven  or 

itoel,  amonj^  the  few  Tcmaining  in  eight  jbars-  old,  tfod  therefore  kept 

Moravia.  me  flhom  ill'  I^r&riember,  about  that 

'    The  first  occasion  of  nky  having  a^e,  to  have  been  in  great  distress  of 

Mriotis  impressions  upon  my  mind;  mind  afbdtit  tny  jf5tit%'Salvatton,  so 

was  a  cifcniAstance  apparently  in-  Uiat  I  often  wished  to  hate  been  any  ^ 

'  significant.  I  was  sittin?  and  crying,  creature  rathef'thaa  a  mttn.  • 

that,  in  a  distribution  of  cake  among  '  In  my  twelfth  JT^ar,  I  entered  Into 

niv  companions,  I  had  been  neglected,  service;  andfbeilig  ho  more  under 

«Mj  lather  reproved  me  for  it,  and  my  father- s  imm^hite  iilKp«ction, 

9sid,   "  Ah,  iny  Son',  could  I  but  soon  got  a  hankering  after^  the  va- 

tmce  see  thee  weep  as  earnestly  on  ihUcs  and  pleaseres  of  the  wot^ldt 

aecotmt  of  thy  sinsT  These  words  .though  I  was  not  able  to  lanncht-out 

^pierced  itfe  to  the  heart,  nod  I  re-  ai$ 'oUi^i's  di4,  owing  to  myialber'a 

*tsioeda  Ifsltog  itDpfessitaof  Ifaem.  being- oountc^  a  heretic;   ko^  the 


80* 

jouilg  men  of  the  viirage  shuDain^ 

nis  connections.  Whenever  I  visited 

him,  his  wofds  penetrtfledft  inta^my 

heart,  aid  hreugbi^  kick  my  fbrmer 

reflections. 

When  I  wa»  ttsleeB,  I  moved  to 
Zauchenthal,  a  place  noted  for  iicen- 
tionsncss ;  and,  alas  I  soon  began  to 
relishit  myself.  However,  God  was 
pleased  to  bless  the  frequent  admo- 
nitions of  a  friend  of  ray  father^s^ 
called  Melchior  Conrad;  who,  by 
representing  the  dangers  which  I  wa» 
exposed  to,  prevail^  on  me -to  re- 
Solve,  that,  as  soon  as  I  con  Id  save  a 
litUe  mone^',  I  would  leave  the  conn- 
Uyn  and  iom  the  emigrants  who  then 


had  settled  at  Heriinnot,  in  Upper 
■   '  _    it  mv  fathc  * 
bouse  on  Palm  Sunday,  ithai 


Lusatia:  but|  being  at  mv  father*s 


inata  cousin  of  mine,  Martin  Franke, 
was*  there,  from  Hernnhiit ;  and  I  felt 
a  great  desire  to  accompany  him  on 
bis  returik  tite  endeavoured,  by  every 
argument,. to  dissuade  ipe  ^om  tak. 
ing  this  step ;  painting  in  lively  co- 
lours, the  ijioverty,  hardships,  and 
distress,  which  the  emigrants  had  to 
struggle  with,  anid  how  much  worse 
v^j  outward  condition  Would  be :  all 
this,  joined  to  the  pain  that  my  father 
felt  at  the  thought  of  parting  with  me, 
iiad  nearly  overset  ra^  resolution: 
but  it  soon  retnmed-  with  redoubled 
iWee,  till  at  last  I  packed  up  my 
Mnen  in  a  bundle,  and  went  to  take 
a  final  leave  of  my  father.  On  seeing 
me  firmly  determined  to  go,  he  be- 

r.  tor  describe  the  difficulties  which 
had  laboured  under  to  provide 
somelhing  for  me ;  '*  and  now,"  said 
lie,  *Vyou  are  ^oing  to  leave  me,  just 
when,  accordmc;  to  the  course  of 
aaturev  you  would  Jiave  soon  stepped 
into  your  inheritance;  but,''  aoded 
he,  '*  if  your  wish  to  emigrate  origi. 
nates  from  a  pure  desire  to  save  your 
soul,  and  to  enjoy  liberty  of  con- 
science, I  would  not  OB  any  conside. 
vation  in  the  world  detain  you»'*  It 
iaimpossibie  for  me  to  tell  what  com- 
fort I  felt  at  tbi9  last  speech  of  m^ 
lather's.  ]  remained  cenoealed  in  his 
boose  that  night;  and,  the  aeit  morn- 
ing, before  lay.break«  my  cousin, 
%WQ  Other  bretKren,  and  I,  set  out  on 
ourjonmey.  In  the  Forest  of  Trop- 
pku  we  rested  a  little,  and  I  prayed 
jiarnqsUy  to  th^  Lord  to  grant  me 
^•tfffiOglblo  pfloeeodc  for  the  vranjt  of 
ftoeni  foe  tw»  nights^   had  almost 


MlOORAPirr.  [RTATr 

broken  me  down.  At  night,  we  ar- 
rived in  Rosniat,  where  we  celebrated 
*thoEflster  Holidiiys,  a&dtlle^sooa 
f^adiod  Heraahnt  safe. 

Here  I  first  lodged  with  my  cousin, 
whose  eottversatioB  and  connections 
proved  a  blessing  to  me.  I  soon  found 

freat  difficulty  in  earning  my  bread, 
served  in  the  Orphan  House  for 
some  time;  then  took  to  spinning 
wool.  Many  .a  day  I  subsisted  on 
nodiing  but  a  bit  of  dry  bread ;  and, 
in  short,  oMt  with  so  many  trials  of 
this  kind,  that  the  Brethren  thouf  ht 
1  $hould  soon  qviSt-Hemnhnt.  But 
I  never  forgot  my  resolution,  mad» 
before  the  Lord,  when  I  ^  left  my 
fiither*s  house,  ta  persevere,  should  1 
even  saflSMT  hunger,  sickness,  anddeatb 
itself.  Thus  f  looked  up  in  faith  to 
my  Heavenly  Father,  and  trusted  to 
his  kind  Providence  from  day  to  days 
nor  did  I  lack  any  thing  aeedfVil  m 
the  support  of  life. 

In  June,  I  was  followed  by  mt^ 
cousin.  Christian  Stisch ;  biit  heara» 
soon  after,  that  both  his  and  my* . 
fathek'  had  been  imprisoned>^s>lMiving» 
countenanced  our  escapes  my  fatbef 
was  soon  set  free^  but  his  father  rer 
mained  in  prison  till  three  days,befor» 
his  death.  The  widow  then  sent  to^- 
desire  that  we  would  come  and*fetcb 
heraodher  two  childrefttoHernntnit;. 
We  accoMlncly  atfcempted.it;  a^d* 
on  Whitsuntide  Eve,  1730,  arrived  «t 
tny  fatfa^s  hoUse,  where  We  lay  cout 
cealcd  for  a  whole  week.  M^^Mftef 
wished  us  not  to  stay  for  him;  and 
thus  we  set  out  with  the  above-meii- 
tioned  perBons,  and  another  widow 
woman.  Finding  it  very  inconvi^ 
nieat  to  bring  the  children  along,  we 
got  a  wheelbarrow  on  the  frontiera 
of  Silesia,  and  piit  the  two  younge^ 
into  it;  and  thus  airived  safe  in 
Hernnhut.   ' 

Meanwhile,  the  Koman-Catholie 
Priests  resolved  to  secure  my  fathen 
They  sent  searchers,  nnfrwares,  into 
bis  housejand  examined  all  his  napers 
and  books;  and,  among  other  tninjap 
found  a  Letter  from  me,  with  wh|co 
they  went  to  the  parsonage-hotise^ 
where  a  number  of  Priests  were  as- 
sembled, taking  my  father  with  them. 
He  was  left  below  stairs  nngvardedr 
while  theyperused  the  contents  of  the 
Jitter.  Knowing  their  evil  designsv 
my  father  availed  nimself  of  his  liber- 
ty,  and^  ran  home  as  fast  as  he  could. 


^CM  ^e  MHarned  Ms  ^f«.  itiid  diiJr 
itvk  id»t  Jm^  Imppened,  «Bd  wbere 
Jie  fbOM  hUc  himself, '  so  that  the j 

T&  LeHer  filled  a  whole  sheet  ai 
upper  in  eliise  'wrtttog,  so  that  the 
Fnetls  discovered  his  escape  too  late. 
Hereupon  ther  sent  four  men  to  watch 
the  honsBi.  hut,  in  the  dark,  mf 
niother'and-ihrea  sisters  escaped  their 
AJg^Hanoe,  and  Joined  my  father.  They 
BOvprooeededtbZauehenthal;  hdtnot 
km*  of  my  fother*s  idd^ritodswould 
veature  to  takohim  in.  The  second 
^jr«  thetefore,  they  sfient  in  a  com^ 
Aeld,  the  owner  of  which  discovered 
them,  and  liuraanely  relieved  their 
mmoa  with  jome  bread  and  milk.  la 
tile  night  they  proceeded :  bnt,  findi- 
iag  that  the  strictest  search  was  made 
m&f  them  in  all  the  neighbourhood, 
4iief  temain^  in  ^  place  of  conceaU 
iBOtftdghtdaysi  andf  at  length,  fetch^ 
Mga  large  compass,  arrived«t  Uema. 
ktttoo  the  I5lh  of  Jane,  1T90. 
:  I  had  now  Hvod  two  yeinrsin  Hemn- 
|Mi  and  spent  my  davs.  In  geueral, 
•oulsiitod  a|id  eheerfoh  but  remained 
fiwm  d^fioftt^in^^btfinmg  as  im- 
ward  assurance  toat  my  sins  were 
tfifffL'iftm,  Thisau^iect  was  treated 
o|  in  allfubUjcdisdourflis.and  I  gre# 
jparoanAmorf  unoai^.  Butalasl  I 
tM  iato  wtalusg  «nd  MTHriag  to  ob- 


MFE  or  llATCBftW-  STACH. 


SOS 


shield,  and  such  nUrm  foliaace  on 
His  merits  and  death,  that  afl  my 
doubts  and  fears  vanished;  and  peacd 
and  joy  in  the  Holy  Qhost  took  place 
■within  my  heart.  I  was,  soon  after; 
iadmitted  to  the  Lord's  Supper;  and 
enjoyed.  In  communion  with  my 
8aviour,  and  in  fellowship  with  the 
wholeCongre^tioo,  dail5M}ewble887 
logs  and  spiritual  consolations.    Iii 

feneral,  love  and  simpiicity  rdgned 
mong  us,  and  we  forgot  all  outward 
jioverty  and  diflkulty* 

After  the  labour  of  the  day  wap 
over,  the  Single  Brethren  usualljr 
took  a  walk  into  the  wood,  two  and 
•two,  to  conversewith  each  other  con- 
cerning what  the  Lord  had  done  fot 
their  souls ;  and  when  they  return^ 
they  sang  a  hjron  together  before 
^oingto  rest.  Once,  as  we  were  passr 
mf  Dj  the  house  of  the  late  Count 
Zinzendorf,  he  was  just  stepping  but 
With  Dr.  Schaefer,  a  Lutheran  Di- 
vine, then  on  a  Visit  to  Hernnhut.  On 
aeeing  ns,  he  addressed  the  Doctor— 
.^  Here,  Sir,  yon  see  future  Missies 
-naries  among  the  Heathen.*'  I  waa 
much  atrnek.ath^iiij: these  wofrds^ 
And  a  derire,  which  f  had  ftfit  for 
:Some  time,  to  preach  the  Gospel  40 
dhe  Heathen,  began  to  iiicrease  within 
one.  Abouf  the  same  timb,  tWo  Bro- 
4hren,  Leonard  Dober  and  TcMns 


tela  it  b^  my  «iwa merit*  which  eaaaed  Leopold,  wrote  a  Letter  to  the  Con. 
im  many  »  sad  mi  aaxiosis  hanr.  I  gregation,.  mentn»ning  their  dt^ra 
|lel|  asyfejf  totally  imder  the  Law  and 
lis  came »  a^d  the  more  I  strove  to 
JuHf  it,  the  mof^  I  discovered  my 
fall.  Theffef Qce,  wherever  1  was,  l 
jwaa  wretched  a$d  asiaerahle;  and, 
^fldiog  th«t  I  cpuid.not  procure 
Ma^  of  mi«d  ^  >atty  other  means,  I 
Oisdpsed  m(y  whole  siUmtion  to  a 
^ftonMential  ftiend  for  his  advice, 
jglis  answer  was» ''  If  thou  art  hungry, 
4e«t«-»if  thirsty,  drink:,  all  things  are 
^iW^red  for  thee/'  I  thought  his 
wiJvifrt  nvf  unsatislaatory,  eapecting 
Jtb9A,bcm9mi  dicMe  to  me  a  greater 
^^soertion  of  ^elf-denial •  upon  which, 
jKtthattime,Iiwstedmyhopes.  Thus 
jM  distress  rem^iusd  i  and  I  spent  a 
whole  night  in  tears  and  prayers  to 
SjkB  Lf>rd  for  His  help  and  dit^ction, 
bumplim  myself  before  Him  an  a 
^too€  im&ne  sinner. 

In  the  fneming-raeeUnz,  the  next 

^^y,  I  (Pun  say  with  truto,  that  our 

Savionr  snaaM  mn  such  confidonoa 

.towiird^  nim,  as  my  slreogth  and 


<and  willingnessto  preach  the  Gospf^l 
to  the  Negroes  in  the  liirest  Indier^ 
«ttd  that>  to  gain  thjs  «nd,  thoy  were 
even  willing  to  beoome  Slaves  thenlh 
selves.  Hitherto  I  had  hesitated  to 
.mention  a  similar  impulse  of  mjf 
heart  to  any  oney  bnt  this  Letter 
gave  mo  courage  fe»  ^Mak  to  Br. 
JSoeimish,  niy  confidential  friend, 
about  it.  I  rejoic^  greatly  to  Had 
-in  him  the  same  disposition  of  mind; 
-and  we  resolved  to  lay  our  desire. he- 
'fore  the  Elders  and  Uie  Congregation, 
iin  the  sa^ie  manner  as  the  hbofye-men.. 
tioned  two  Brethren  had  dona,  offi>r- 
Jng  to  go  to  Greenland.  We  had  to 
-waittwo  years  belbre  our  wishes  were 

accompltfhed ;  and,  in  the  mean  time, 
.'frequent  inquiries  were  made,  whe- 
.ther  we  continued  in  the  same  mind  t 

and,  thanks  to  theLotdhwe  could 
.  always  dreerfully  answer  In  the  alir- 
rmative.  During  this  peried,  i  was 
•sent  to  Hall  in  Saxony,  and  to  JeniC  t 

with  n  view  to  inquire  into  tho  cfar- ' 


201 

cunMUneet  of  Ifae  emigranta  from 
Salsbaix*  On  this  journey,  I  hmd 
the  mis^rtUDe  to  fall  id  to  the  hands 
of  some  Prussiaa  Soldiers,  who  de«> 
tallied  roe  «  whole  aight,  and  treated 
me  very  craelly  in  order  to  compel 
.  me  to  eitirsl.  However,  through  the 
interforeDce  of  Coant  Ztnsendorf,  I 
was  set  at  liherty  the  next  day.  Thb 
happened  in  1738. 

Oh^aint  the  Patronage  of  the  Khig  of 
Denmark'^ 
Leonard  Dober  and  Tobias  Leo- 
pold, mentioniad  in  the  preceding 
Nc^rative,  having  set  sail  Aug.  21, 
.1732,  '*  ten  years,"  sap  Crai>tz, 
*'  after  the  building  of  Hemnhut» 
when  the  Congregation  consisted  of 
DO  more  than  &S}  poor  exiles,  in- 
cluding women  and  children,"  that 
Writer  gives  the  following  account  of 
the  proceedings  of  Matthew  Stack 
and  his  associates;— 
•  At  the  same  time,  the  plan  of  a  Mis- 
sion to  Ch-eenlaod  was  also  a^^tated. 
;As  that  country  .was  under  the  Da?- 
nish  Qovernmeai,  which  was  very 
friendly  to  the  Brethren,  it  appeared 
to  them  the  more  eligible  for  the 
establishment  of  a  Mission ;  and  the 
forlorn  state  of  the  poor  Natives,  who 
had  already  received  Christian  In. 
struction  from  Mr.  £gede,loudly  call- 
ed upon  their,  companion.  Matthew 
Stack  and  Frederic  Boehnish,  two 
youog  men,  bein|^  at  work  together, 
in  preparing  a  piece  of  ground  for 
a  burial-place  at  Hernnhut,  in  the 
course  ot  conversation,  found  that 
they  had  both,  unknown  to  each 
other,  formed  the  design  of  going  as 
Missionaries  to  Greenland.  They, 
therefore,  proposed  themselves  for 
this  service ;  but,  the  delay  of  a  year 
ipterveninff  before  their  offer  was  ac- 
cepted, and  Boehnish  having,  mean- 
while, undertaken  a  considerable 
journey.  Christian  Stach  consented 
to  accompany  his  cousin.  These  two 
Missionaries,  along  with  Christian 
David, the  principalagent  In  the  Mo* 
rjivian  Emigration,  who  intended  to 
return  to  Europe  after  the  settlement 
of  a  Mission,  set  out  from  Hernnhut, 
Jan..  19,' 1733,  attended  with  number- 
less good  wishes  from  their  Brethren. 
,  The  Congregation,  which  was  as 
yet  totally  inejcperienced  in  Mis- 
sionary Aflairs,  could  give  them  no 


bioqrapht/  [^^tf 

instracttOns.  ThOT  were  b«t3ib# 
second  company  who  bad  to'mako 
the  untried  experiment,  whetlier  the 
Heathen  would  receive  the  message 
of  peace  firom  their  Creatoraad-  Re^ 
deeitaer ;  and  were  tberefo/eT  heft  to 
act  in  every  circumstance,  as  the 
Lord  and  his  Spirit  should  lead  them. 
It:  was  QvXj  suggested,  that  they 
should  cherish  an  affectie«ate  bro- 
therty  lose ;  that  ther  should  respeel 
the  venerable  Cbristwn  David  .sm« 
father,  and  profit  by  his  adviice ;  and 
that  they  should  offer  themselves  aa 
assistants  to  that  loni^trted  Apostto 
of  the  Greenlanders,  Mr.  Egede;  bat 
if  he  did  not  want  thei^  help*  the^ 
should  by  no  means  interfere  in  hit 
labours. 

With  scarcely  any  protisioA  for 
their  journey  beyond  the  most  ne- 
cessary articles  ot  clothing,  out  Mia- 
sionaries  travelled,  by%ay  of  Ham- 
burgh, to  the  Danish  Capital.  Hero 
they  met  #ith  a  krod  reception  from 
Professor  Ewaid,  member  of  the 
College  of  Missions,  and  M.  Reu^ 
His  Miyesty's  Chaplain,  and:  ^OM 
S0»oval  other  fHends,  to  whom  uttf 
had  been  recommended.  •  'i 

Their  intention  of  going  to  Gr^^- 
land  could  not,  however,  but  be -re* 
girded  as  a  visionary  scheme,  part-^ 
ticularly  while  the  fate  of  the  Danlsll , 
Mission  at  Godthaab  wa$  yet  in^no* 
pense.  But  they  took  little  notice  ^ 
these  gloomy  foreboding;  and  east 
their  confidence  on  Him;  who,  -a^ 
they  believed,  had  called  them  to  the 
work;  and  would  support  them  ia 
the  prosecution  of  it.  They  leameif , 
shortly  after,  that  His  Majesty  ha4 
granted  leave  for  one  ves!wl  more  to 
sail  to  Godthaab ;  and  that  M.  I^les^, 
the  First  Lord  of  the  fiedohamberw 
had  engaged  a  (nerc^hant  of  the  name 
of  Severen,  to'  send  a  trader  to  Diteo 
Bay,  on  triil.  Though  the  latter 
would  be  ready  to  sail  almost  imme- 
diately, they  preferred,  after  del tbe>- 
rate  consideration,  to  wait  for  the 
King*s  Ship,  and  made  their  applK. 
cation  to  this  effect  to  the  Chamber- 
lain. 

Their  first  audience  with  this  Mty 
nisterwas  not  a  little  discouraging. 
Indeed  it  might  well  seem  strange  to 
him,  that  Young  Layn^en,  who  poa. 
sessed  no  advantages  of  study  or  ex- 
perfence,  should  hope  to  succeed^ 
where  the  indefatigable  eker lions  of 


1S3S.3 


the  leaned  aDd-pious  Egede  bad  ae 
conplished  so  little.  Bui,  beiog  co&<* 
viaced,  by  a  closer  acouaiatence,  of 
the  solidity  of  tbeir  saith  and  the 
rectitude  of  their  intentronsv  he  be^ 
came    their   firoi    friend »  willin^Ly. 

f resented  their  Memorial  to  the 
ahg,  and  exerted  all  his  influence,  in 
their  behalf.  He  is  said,  pn  this  oc- 
<:asion,  to  have  made  use  of  the  fol- 
lowing argument: — That  God  has, 
in  all  ages,'  employed  the.  meanest 
and  apparently  the  most  despicable 
instruments,  tor  accomplishing  the 
grand  designs  of  His  kingdom,,  in 
order  to  lead  men  to  ascribe  the  ho- 
nour to  Him  alone  ;  and  to  rely,  not 
on  their  own  power  or  penetration, 
l>ut  on  His  hand  of  blessing.  His 
Miyesty,  moved  by  the '  representa- 
tions of  his  Minister,  was  pleased  to 
accept  their  overtures^  and  wrote, 
with  his  own  hand,  a  Recommen- 
datory Letter  to  Mr.  Egede. 

The  Chamberlain  also  introduced 
theoi  to  several  persons  distinguished 
b]r  rank  and  piety,  who  liberallv  con- 
tributed toward  the  expense  or  their 
^^7^^  ^^  intended  settlement. 
Seing  asked  one  day  by  his  Excel- 
lency, how  they  proposed  to  main- 
tain themselves  in  Greenland,  they 
answered — that  they  depended  on  the 
labour  of  their  own  hand^  and  God*s 
lilessing;  and  that,  not  to  be  bur- 
densome to  any  one,  they  would 
teild  themselves  a  house  and  culti- 
vate the  ground.  It  being  objected, 
that  they  would  find  no  wood  to 
bnild  with,  as  the  country  presented 


LIFE   OF  MArrmW  8TACEI. 


20» 


feelioaate'leave  of  the  Court  wfaero 
they,  had  been  so  hospitably  eater. 
tained,atid  embarked  on  the  10th  of 
April,  'on  board  the  King^s  Ship,^ 
CariUSH  CapLHildebrand.  TheCon-^ 
gregation  at  Hernnhut  had  already; 
adopted  the  custom  of  ani^ually  com- 
pilinga  Collection  of  SeriptureTexta 
fore  very  day  in  the  year,«ach  illusr 
trated.or  applied  by  a  short  verse^ 
from  ^rae  Hymn.  This  text  was 
called  the  •*  Daily  Wprdf'  it  sup- 
plied a  profitable  subject  for  private 
meditation,  and  a  theme  for  the 
public  discourses,  h  has  been  fre- 
quently observed,  that  the  text  ap- 
pointed for  a  day,  distinguished  by 
some  remarkable,  event,  has  bad  li 
striking  coincidence  with  thatevei^t; 
Thus  the  Daily  Word  on  the  lOth  of 
Auril,  when  our  Brethren  set  sail  on 
a  Mission  which  so  often  appeared  lc( 
baffle  all  hope,  was,  Faiih  it  the  tub- 
stance  ofthinge  hoped  for,  the  evidence 
of  things  not  seen, 

"  We  view  Him,  whom  no  eye  can  »«c. 
With  Faith's  keen  vision  steadfastly." 

In  this  confidence  they  set  sail ;  feior  ' 
did  they  suffer  themselves  to  be  con- 
founded by  any  of  the  unspeakable 
difficulties  of  the  following  years, 
till  they  and  we  at  last  behehi  tho 
completion  of  what  they  hoped  for 
in  faith; 

They  sailed  by  Shetland,  April 
22d,  passing  there  out  of  the  North 
into  the  West  Sea,  or  Long  Reach  ; 
and,  after  an  expeditious  and  agree- 
able voyage,  entered  Davis*s  Strait,  - 
Httle  but  a  face  of  barren  rock—  Jn  thebegmning  of  May.  Herethey- 
"  '"'       "       "  ^"^     ^  "        Till  diff     epcountercd  a  field  of  floating  ice, 

while  enveloped  in  a  thick  fog;  but, 
the  next  day,  a  terrible  storm  arose, 
which  dispersed  the  ice,  and  freed 
them  at  the  same  time  from  their 
fears.  On  the  13th,  they  came  in 
sight  of  the  Coast  of  Greenland,  when 
a  violent  tempest,  of  four  days  conti- 
nuance, preceded  by  a  total  eclipse 
of  the  sun,  drove  them  back  mOre  than 
60  leagues.  May  20th,  they  castanchor 
in  Bairs  River,  after  a  voyage  of  six 
weeks;  and  joyfully  welcomed  th$ 
snowy  cliffs  and  savage  inhabitants 
of  a  country,  which  had  so  long  been 
the  chief  object  of  their  wishes.  The 
Word  of  the  Day  was.  The  peace  tf 
God,  which  passeth  ali  understanding, 
shaUkeep  your  hearts  andminds  through 
Christ  Jesus.    By  this  they  were  fie^. 


*•  Then,"  replied' the y^,  **  we  win  dig 
into  the  e^rth,  and  lodge  there.^* 
**  No,**  said  the  Chamberlain,  V  to 
ibat^eoessity  you  shall,  not  be  re- 
duced :  vou  shall  take  timber  with 
jon  for  building  a  house  :  accept  of 
these  50  dollars  for  that  purpose.'* 
With  this  and  other  donations,  thej 
porchased  poles,  jilanks,  and  laths; 
instruments  for  agriculture, masonry, 
snd  carpenters'  work  ;  several  sorts 
of  seeds  and  roots;  implements  of 
Ashing  and  hunting ;  household  fur- 
jiiUire,  books,  p^per,  and  provisions. 

Arrivosm  Oteeniand^^ 
Crantz  thus  describes  the  en- 
trance of  Matthew  Stach  and  his 
conipahicms  on  their  Mission  :— 
Tous  e<|aipped,  they  took  tn  af- 


S06  ll!llT£f»  1CfK6DOV.  1^^^^ 

qMoUjCBci^iiffiSed loA^eMefiiljMMl  wtioas of  Hvdjiil^MhiM s  iWrfsli. 

beiiavii^  penoverMioi,  dariar  lh«  aUe  ooBdition  pi«rc«d  thiBm  to  tbe 

first  ensaiog  jcan,  amidst  aU  Ilia  hmdrt,  and  thej  pmyed  tke  Lord,  ^Ae 

wpo$ttioos  whidi  thej  met  with,  and  £4ghi  to  tiOigkten  Ite  £^tAM,  that  Mit 

Ike  Afeoder  proapoct  of  the  coamc*  wouM  grant  tlieai  ffacaift   wiadon^ 

^OB  of  the  Heathen.  and  po^wer,  to  bring  ffoaae  cif  then  at 

The  sight  of  the  first  GreenUndeiB,  least  ont  of  darkness  iatoHU  iiuh> 

though  uej  could  not  speak  a  word  velioosJight. 
to  them,  was  ac(;oinpanied  with  sen*  (T^  be  eonlkmtd.) 

emite&jRistKBom. 

ANNIVERf&ARIES. 

I^BOM  the  following  List  of  Arniuid  Meetings  which  took  pkeelfi  Londoii, 
from  the  middle  of  April  to  about  the  middle  of  May,  in  addition  to  mai^ 
iSermons  and  Tarious  Meetings  of  Cbmmitteesy  it  will  be  seen  that  thi$ 
has  been  an  active  season  for  those  benevolent  persons  who  engage  in 
these  workp  of  charity : — 

4inH  l€:  North- Weft  Losdon  Aiudiiaiy  Bihle  Sofiety-^d:  iiOiidoB  Wddi 
Auxiliary  Bible  Soci««j— t5s  WMtmuister  AioiUsiy  iBibl«  Sode^r^^f :  JUm^ 
Loadon  Irish  Fk-ec- Schools— 30:  Irish  Society  of  Loadoa:  Wesleyao  Jbondon  Ana^ 
liaiy  Missionary  Society :  London  Society  for  Female  Sarv«ntB-p>ifay  ^ :  WcalajBpya 
Missionary  Society^-6 :  Churdi  Missionary -^Sopiet^— 7 :  BriM«h  and  Forogn  BfU* 
Sodety— 8:  Prayer- Bo<^  and  Homily  Sogl^iy — 9:  Jew^  Sooiety^lO:  Hibeniiaa 
Society— 12:  Female  Penitemiory ;:  Pott  of  London  Seamen's  Society :  British  and 
FbreigD  School  Society-*  13:  Sunday- Sdhool  Union  :  Kaval  and  Militiuy  Bible  So^ 
^ty:  Irish  Evangelical  6ooiety-*-15 :  Sona  of  the  Clergy:  London  Missionarr 
Socie^—  ]  6 :  fUhgious  Tr«Bt  Society :  African  Institution^  1 9  :  Marcihanl»  Seameo^ 
Ba>le  Society. 

As  it  is  our  practice  to  give  an  abstract  of  theAeports  of  such  Societief 
as  come  within  the  scope  of  our  work,  as^oon  as  practicable  after  thdr 
publication^  we  shall  liaut  onr  notices  of  the  Anniversaries  to  a  f  enerd 
view  of  the  procei^diigs  on  these  odcasioos,  with  such  Resolutions  as  may 
have  a  reference  to  the  transactions  or  projects  of  the  respective 
Societies^  and  an  account  of  the  State  of  their  Funds.  The  Officers  of  the 
diffierent  Societies  have  again  obligingly  furnished  us  with  the  docuipents 
reouifiite  for  this  purpose.  . 

We  are  happy  to  add,  that,  so  far  as  our  obsenrauon  iu»4  ipfonpfltioa 
extend,  the  spirit  which  prevailed  in  the  various  Meetings  Md  piAlia 
Services  was  truly  Christian.  Unostentatious  statements  of  what  had 
heen  done  or  attempted,  honest  avoiarals  of  difficulties  and  dlfappoAnt* 
inents,  humble  acknowledgments  pf  humiminsyfficif^ncy,  grateful  ^letrip? 
tions  of  all  glory  to  God,  a  deep  sense  of  entire  dependence  on  the  in- 
^uc^ces'  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  strong  im.pre«js^>n4  of  the  misery  of  the  Uu.^ 
christianized  World  and  the  duty  of  iahouring  for  ita  converaion,  power- 
fid  and  affiscting  testimonies  of  ^ye-witnesses  both  of  the  slate  of  tha 
Heathen  and  of  the  good  in  progress  among  them,  a  growing  ooncera  for 
the  honour  of  Christ  in  the  Salvation  of  liie  World,  and  a  kind  andlMrctheiif 
r^ard  to  all  Christian  Societies  labouring  in  this  great  Canaa— 4his  la 
4he  spirit  and  these  are  tl^e  proceedings,  which  should  diatinguish  the 
iMs^mbliea  of  Christ*8  servaQts,  on  ibf^  oocfsions  *•  and  ire  tipoice  tf 
bear  testimony,  that  a  Urge  infusion  of  Ihia  temper  e^^jcacleiued  tbf 
preteat  season. 


Th  ■  fermation  of  iliis  Society,  f  ntl 
some  paitrculars  of  thelrish  Society 
in  Dublin  with  which -this,  is  con- 
nected»  were  slated  at  pp.  2S0-233 
•f  our  lasf  Volume, 

Its  First  Anniversary  was  held 
en  Wetlnesday,  ApHI  the  SOth,  at 
'two  oTIocky  in  the  King's  Concert 
Room,  in  the  Haymarket ;  the  Pre*- 
sidentytheLokl  Bishop  of  Giouoes- 
teT)  inthe  Chatr^  His  Lordship  had 
preached  the  Arniiial^  Sermon,  the 
pr^ecedfng  afternoon,  at  St.  Paul's^ 
Covent  Garden. 

Bar)  of  Oosford,  ftpd  Viacoonl  Poweraf 
■court — Mr.  WiJberfofce,  sod  Lord  €«(• 
lliorpe — ^iiord  Lilford.  and  Atdennan  Sir 
CUndios  Stephen  Hqnter,  Bart  —  Rev. 
IMftiel  WiSaoA,  andf  Ret.  fNsert  Daly— 
«#r.  BMil  Woe#dl  and  W,  H.  Tnrat  Bm|. 
-HOMk  W.  R  MsSn^  Bsq.»  aad  tbt  Rot.  Dr. 

StttU  of  ih€  Pkinii, 

From- the  Report,  reaid'  by'th^ 
Bccretary,  tlie  Rev.  G.  Mutter,  it 
appeared  that  the  Income  of  the 
Year  had  been  403/,  6f.  Id.  and  the 
£xpeiidUim  S06^.  3i.  Sd. 

The  Collections  amounted  to 
100/.  • 

WBSLSYAy  MlS^IONARt  SOCrETY. 
AKNIVBRSARY* 

Tits  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Pa- 
rent Institution-  was  preceded,  as 
usual,  by  that  of  the  London  Dis^ 
irici  Auxiliary  ;  which  was  held  on 
.Wednesday,  April  the  SOth,  at 
Great*Queei>-Street  Chapel;  Lan>- 
oelot  Haslope,  £sq.  in  the  Chair. 
The  Collection  amounted  to  76/. 

A  pid>lic  Prayer  Meeting  was 
Jseld,  at  the  City-Eoad  Chapel,  at 
Seven  o'clock,  en  tlie  Morning  of 
Thursday,May  the  Ist,  for  the  puiv 
mwe  of  specially  imploring  the 
bitine  Blessing  on  the  Anniver- 
sary, and  on  all  Christian  Missions 
diroughout  the- world*  • 

Sermons  were*  preached,  as  fol« 
lowB,  before  the  Parent  Society: 
one,  at  the  City*Road*  Chapel,  by 
the  Rev.  Dr.  Adam  Clarke^  fVtiin 


Titas  ii».S'^7,  on  Thursday  £ven<< 
tng.Mi^the  Ist^-asecoDd,  atGveai 
Qaeen-Stteet  Chapel,  by  the  Raf. 
W.  Jay,  of  Bath,  from  Gett.  Mu 
31,  on  FHday  Morning  ~  and  a 
third,  at  SouthwarJt' Chapel,  by  the 
vRev.  Robert  Wood,  of  Liverpoolg 
from  Isaiah  Ixii.  1,  on  Fridsy  Even- 
ing.    The  Collections  were  190/. 

On  Sunday,  May  the  4th,  Sier- 
mons  were  preached  in  behalf  of 
the  Society,  in  most  of  the  We^ 
leyan  Chapels  in  London  and  its 
immediate  vicinity :  the  Collection^ 
after  which  amounted  to  upward 
of  600/.  The  Sermons. were  sixijjK 
seven  in  number. 

^  The  AnnuflJ  Meeting  of  the.  Sot 
pety  was  held,  on  Monday,  the  5th 
of  May,  at  Eleven  o'clock,  attha 
City-Road  Chapel ;  Joseph  Batter* 
worth,  Esq.  M.  P.  in  the  Chair,  b 
was  opened  with  prayer  by  the  Rer. 
Dr.  Clarke,  President  of  the  iasi 
Conference  of  the  WesleyanSo? 
ciety.  The  Report  was  read  bj 
the  Rev.  Richard  Watson  end  the 
Rev.  Jabez  Buntiagi  two  of  the  §0? 
ciety's  Secretttrieat 

•Mmw  ana  oiMondviSi 
Rer.  Joseph  Bqaiici,  oae  of  the  ^aora- 
tarfes  of  the  Btitiah  and  Riteign  Bible  S* 
caoty ;  and  John  Bacon,  Baq.— Rt  Hon.  Sir 
Q.fU.  Ro<e*  M^  Pv  aad  Mr.  Wilhmhtet^ 
lamea  Stephen*  Bm.  Master  in  C^bcem 
and  W.  WiHintiislBiq.  M-P^Rev.  Robert 
Newton,  of  Manchester;  and  Rev.  Mtn 
Arundel,  one  of  the  Secretaries  of  the 
London  Missiooafy  Sdciety^Rohert  HI 
Marten,  Esq.;  and  Rev.  T.  li,  Sqoance^ 
late  Missionary  in  f  ndia — Rev.  Dr.  Adam 
Clarke;  and  Jkncelot  Haslope,  Esq.— 
Bei\jamin  Shaw,  Bsq^  and  Rav.  Robert 
Wood,  of  IdTerpool^nev.  Richard  Reeco, 
of  Bath  1  and  Mr.  Osbom,  of  Roehetter-^ 
jsttd  John  J.  Battreaa,  Esq. ;  and  W.  Maf^ 
riott,£sq. 
BuoUtiam* 

— lliai  thisMeating  solem^iyrecogaiiM^ 
afireshy  tha  claims  which  the  unioligbt* 
ancd  millions  oi  tha  Hcathaa  World  poa^ 
sess  upon  the  piety  and  banevoienca  of  tbo 
whole  Christian  Church :  mad  is  also  deeply 
lensibla  of  the  naceasitr  and  importanoa 
of  that  porUoo  of  tha  Missionary  Labours 
of  this  Society,  which  Is  devoted  to  tha  mo* 
xal  improvament  of  tha  British  Colonics; 
and  especially  of  tho  Slav*  Population  of 
the  Wast  Indiaa 

The  Collection  at  the  Meetiag 


S08 


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fwAt/ 


am0tlAte<rtol5O/.:  and  Donations, 
connected  with  tlie  Meeting,  made 
the  amoatit.  considerably  more 
tl^anSOO/. 

The  Stat^  of  the  Society's  Funds, 
at  the  close  of  1 822,  was  reported  at 
p.  90  of  our  Nuxiiber  for  February. 

.  ;  CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 
TWEKTY^HIBD  ANHIVEBSARr. 

On  Monday  Evening,  May  theStli, 
the  Annual  Sermon  was  preached 
at  Christ  Church,  Newgate  Street, 
(St.  Bride's  Church,  where  the  Ser- 
mon is  usually  preached,  having 
been  undei;  repair),  by  the  Rev. 
John  W.  Cunningham,  M.A.  Vicar 
of  Harrow,  from  John  xii.  31,  S2. 

*  On  Tuesday,  the  6ih,  the  Chair 
was  taken  at  the  Annual  Meeciilg, 
field  in  Freemasons'  Hall,  at  Twelve 
<»'Cldck,  by  Lord  Gbmbiet,  the 
Prfesident.  His  Lordship  having 
addressed  the  Meeting,  an  abstract 
Df  *the  Report  was  read  by  the 
Secretary;  who  was  followed  by 
the  Treaiiurer,  in  some  remarks  on 
^e  State  of  the  Funds. 

MotWTM  €md  Seconders, 
Bishop  of -OkMwester,  and  Lord  Calthorpe 
-^MfSor  Maokworth,  and  the  Earl  of  Gos- 
4bMl— Mr.  Wilberforce,  and  Viscomit  Lof- 
ton—Rt  Hon.  Sir  G.  H.  Roae,  M.P.,  and 
4h«  Earl  of  RocUaTage— Rev.  W.  Marsh, 
and  Hon.  and  Rev.  Lyttleton  Powys-^Rev. 
.     Robert  Daly,  and  Rev.  Basil  Woodd. 

The  Meeting  was  addressed,  in 
conclusion,  by  the  Rev.  J.  W.  Cun- 
ningham. 

>  .  Retoluiions* 

.  -^That  the  Report  now  read  be  reeeived 
and  printed,  under  the  direction  of  the 
Committee ;  atnd  that  this  Meeting  cannot 
but  record  its  grateful  sense  of  the  Divine 
goodness  in  continuing  to  afford  a  steady 
inci^ease  to  the  Income  of  the  Society,  and 
also  a  growing  conviction  to  its  Members 
that  it  is  only  by  the  grace  of  the  Holy 
Spirit  that  Missionary  Exertions  can  be^ 
come  successful. 

•  — That  this  Meeting,  viewing  with  com- 
miseration the  degraded  state  of  our  Hea- 
then Fellow. Subjects  in  India  and  Ceylon, 
and  especially  the  condition  of  the  Hindoo 
Widows^  rejoices  in  the  progress  of  its 
Missions  in  those  quarters;  and  more 
particulaHy  in  the  establishment  and  rapid 
(pctetst  of  Femal*  Schools. 


^•Tbat  this  Meeting  feeb  tiiat  the  dis- 
.  couragements  attending  the  New- Zealand 
Misaiop  ought  not  to  damp  the  leal  of  thcr 
Society,  but  rather  to  stimulate  the  Mem* 
bers  to  more  earnest  Prayer,  and  the  .So- 
ciety to  more  strenuous  and  extended 
efforts;  especially  when  contrasted  with 
the  success  granted  to  the  West-^A  fries 
Missioof  after  cneountering  the  most  je« 
vere  trials — a  Mission,  which,  under  the 
Divine  Blessing,  is  returning  some  small 
remuneration  to  Africa  for  h6r  lon^-^on* 
finued  wrongs. 

•^That  this  Meeting  learns  with  plea- 
sure the  permission  granted  by  the  Local 
Government  to  form  a  Printing  Ectablisb« 
ment  in  Malta  for  the  benefit  of  the  Coiuw 
tries  surrounding  the  Mediterranean;  and 
cherishes  the  hope  that  the  troubles'inwhicl^ 
some  of  those  Countries  are  involvedi  may 
be  overruled,  by  the  mercy  of  God»  for  the 
revival  and  extension  among  ihem  of 
Christian  Truth. 

—That  this  Meeting  trusts  that  tfia  ear- 
nest and  repeated  entreatiea  from  every 
part  of  the  Society's  Missions  for  ChrittisMi 
Teachers,  will  strongly  impress  on  the 
Members  the  duty  of  Prayer-  to  the  Lord 
of  the  Harvest  to  send  forth  LaboutMa, 
and  of  a  due  use  of  all  requisite  means  few 
thb  purpose ;  and,  in  this  view,  the  Meet- 
ing cordially  recommends  to  their  support 
the  plan  adopted  by  the  Committee  fot  the 
more  efficient {>reparatidn  of  the  Society^a 
^Schoolmasters  and  Missionaries. 

SiaU  of  tht  Fundt.        .  • 

Receipts  of  iht  Tear. 

Paid  direct  to  the  Society : —         £.    §,  d, 

Congregational  Collections...    6»14    4  6 

Benefactions 1931  16  U 

Annaal  Sabscriptions  . . .  ^ . , .  1490    •  h 

School.Fand ST  14  0 

Legacies 349  1/  0 

Contribations  thmogh  medium  of 

Associations^  £36,400  13    8 
Dedoct  Expenses    ^10  T3    0 

27/89  19  .  8 

Int  on  Government S^cnritSes..  761  13  i 


Total... £.33,^65    j    9 

The  Expenses  include  the  cost  of 
the  Publications  supplied  to  the  Cot- 
lectors,  and  to  the  Weekly  and 
Monthly  Coiftributors. 

Pajnncats  of  the  Tear. 

Missions: —  £,    «.   d. 

West  Africa 6356  19   "» 

Mediterranean ^ 81S  15  II 

North  India 8367  11  U 

SDQthJndia..... 3833    0    0 

West  India :...     414  15  10 

-  Ceylon 3B63  14    0 

Australasia 5167    0   0 

Westlndies 73114   6 

Korth-West  America  .......    938  19   9 


tiaaO  uMTAu 

|f  tMnteqance,  EdvuQfkHim,  kc    )84fl  14  3 

6ui»el»«*HHtion ......,,...,,,     Hi   0  0 

|)i9iil>lea.MiMioD vi<s^,  ^  W  j;  0 

|>ufQkM9  off  r^iHMfMi  Hi  Mmr 

^tw 91^13  ff 

3o«k« ..., W  14  a 

Pobiicafttoiif  :— 
Traoflatiii^  and  priatiiig  tbe 

ScriptOfes  and  Tracts 4&B  IB  U 

Friating  960  J  eopiea  af  tlia 
Twenty-MCond^AnnoalPab-  , 

lication 1149  1^10 

MiMellanaoiia 

Printiag ^799  11    t 

BySalaofPublica- 

«ioB0 686  14    6 

142  16    9 

Sondriea — indading  Ad  vertUe- 
inaQts,  fSoatage,  Rent,  Taxes, 
^  Salaries,  Poondage,  and  fn- 
eidentab 9f3l  IS    1 

To4id....;e.S.%lll  16    4 

Yaoded  Property* 
fi^edoced  3  per  Cenis.  17^300/.— Coniols 
S  per   Cents.  5300il— New  4  per  Gents, 
^bmsted  fiu:  Jiish^p**  .College,  Calcatta) 

From  th«  abstract  of  the  Report 
ddivered  to  tte  Meetia^,  we  aOb- 
join  tbe  Commiu^'a  remar]^  xh) 
ihe  State  of  the  Fimds  ^*- 

Thft  Committaf  li«ra  to  exprait  tMr 
thanks,  aa  in  former  yeari,  for  ihe  var^ 
kwd  and  eAcicot  aid,  whjdi  has,  hj  diffe- 
rent friends,  been  rendered  to  the  Assistant 
Secretary  in  visiting  the  various  Associa- 
tiaos;  aodihay  (Arnescly/equ^^f  fB«PC7 
Ocigymaa,  and  of  all  other  |>er80QS  ofin. 
floence,  anxious  for  the  prospedty  nf  t^ 
Society,  that  Ihey  will,  la  everj  practicable 
way,  pronsota  the  ibraiation  of  N«»w  Assor 
<iaiiDna,'aod  tb«  fMPodufltiveDess  and  eCr 
Clancy  of  those  which  $re  filt^dy  estf- 
bUsbedi  The  3aci4ty*s  puopenouy  Assp- 
ciatioQs  require  a  r^iilar  course  of  visitiqg| 
which  it  »  now  foun<i  iu^practicable  to 
■laiatain,  even  with  all  the  help  uf  friends, 
without  an  inceease  of  aueh  CMBeacs  of 
tike  Society  as  arf  mofe  especiallf  devoted 
tu  this  employ :  jUi  the  mai^owhile,  }vS9 
diatMCts  of  .th^  eouotvy  offer  theQisdves 
to  the  hand  of  the  .CMltivator,  at  |icesent 
•early  wholly  unproduc^^e  to  the  Society 
for  want  of  Labourefs. 

It  u  gxound  of  congfutulatinn  and 
thankfulness^  Uta^  ^M4fif  tiftmfi  circum- 
auuw^  and  coQ«id«M«  ^  jvafs^r^^ 
diAfubifls  which  ih«f  conliiMiad  through 
the  year,  the  Inoomevof  4fae  fiecietyntin 
holds  on  its  Bt4Mynrtej)fliieiiease.  in  its 
M'wtfuty -second  Year,  thp  Iocc(me,  without 
deducting  the  exp^set  incurred  on  ac- 


.KittoudW.      •  {Of 

opttiii  of  ^  Amf^mhM,  pumimiM  ^ 

^oat  84,000/.!  tfaft  of  tU  TwfDty.thiii 
Tear,  jiiit  brought  tD  •  dosi^  r^citoBtd  ia 
the  same  iray,  baa  advaaeed  to  SS^DQOf. 

The  steady  rate  of  the  Sodety*a  in^rpase 
hat  just  heea  BaeDilooed.  That  rate  of 
pt^graiw  hat  heeo  greatly  eugmented  dur*> 
ing  the  last  ten  Year*,  chidy  in  oonse- 
9«Moce  of  tba  establishment  of  Associa. 
tiaaajithe  Jnoone  of  the  Society  in  ic« 
Thirteenth  Year  hanug  been  8000/ j 
^^ile  in  lf»  fourte^th.  the  fom^ition  of 
Associat/'ons,  which  bad  their  Qrigfq  cbie^y 
in  ^e  feat  awfikened  throughout  tbe  coun- 
try for  opening  India  to  Christianity,  the 
Income  rapidly  rose  to  a  grots  amount  tt 
ntmrly  |9jOQa/4,  H^  deducthig  the  ex^ 
pense8«t4)endjng  the  Assodatioos. 

The  6rst  ^Irteea  Yj^prs  of  the  ^oa/^w 
may  be  considered,  for  the  reasons  ju^ 
given,  as  its  suite  of  infancy :  it  has  been 
since  gradually  ^fi^^mng  strength  and 
developing  poirers,  which  will  one  day, 
it  may  be  hoocd,  arrive,  under  thfe^bless- 
in^^  of  God,  at  that  maturity,  which 
nuy  enable  the  Society  to  eiobiev^lls^ 
portion  of  t^at  conqpept  over  the  Empire 
of  Dsfkness  and  Sin  which  awaiu  the  com* 
biaed  eflbrU  of  all  the  true  Members  pf 
the  Church  of  Christ. 

Tbe  wliole  InQome  of  these  first  Thirteea 
Years  wiis  little  more  than  9a^O0O/.-'-4fae 
Iticome  of  the  Itat  Yea^,  ^hwh  ^  beep, 
•#  jjjttedy  tl^tfd,  9Sfiiooi. 

The  avecage  "ynnil  "^ffgftfpe  of  Cfu^fa  ^ 
these  Thirteea  Yem  was  a  little  monethaa 
1700/.-4hat  of  each  of  the  last  Ten  hat 
beca  vpwards  qf  25,500/. 

9efore  the  Conpm|ttee  quit  the  i^uh^ 
of  the  S9icicty*a  Jucome,  there  is  n  fa^t  X/f 
{ifitMfiid  w4tich  deservet  attention.  tb$ 
amount  of  iatereatan  Stock  annually  re- 
ceived, wiUn^rveesa  criterion  of  the,pro- 
portion  which  the  Expenditure  has  borne 
to  the  Income.  On  a  9areful  Investigation 
ef  this  point  it  appears  that  the  Sadet|r 
nefver  had  since  it  began  to  asad  mi  ^^im^ 
sioa^iries,  and  baa  opt  f/,  it^g ^k^^ntntf  ^gn 
funds  ifii  hand  thaa  w.ou^d  tei'^t  \p  ^P' 
(.bar^e  its  actual  obligations  on  ^uxouQt 
of  its  Missioas  \n  various  parts  of  ch^ 
world.  And  yet  it  has  never  been  |»ut  ta 
any  difficulty  In  discharging  the  efaii|^ytioi» 
vMchii.hed  cqntnuitedi  nar  hm  llbeen 
wpt^l^^^  aierely  hy  ^  wntfii  fxtafg^ 
(rom  entering  on  apy  arery  pronyiang 
undertaking  birought  before  its  Coqi- 
mitteies.  The  Committee  state  this  fact 
as  a  ground  of  thankfolnees  to  AhnlghlgF 
Ood,  tbet  He^  has  enahied  the  Sooocr 
toiMQceid  with  tafihaa  eauflil  and  tl^tH^J  . 
caurs^. 

Promising  fields  of  labour  are,  l\if9f^ 


2iq         f  UNITED 

Opening  on  erory  dde ;  and  a  far  larger 
■urn  might  be  profitably  expended  in  pro- 
ihotiug  the  ConTersionof  the  Heathen, 
than  is  as  yet  placed  at  the  Society's  dis- 
mal :  the  Missions  already  formed,  par- 
ticularly those  in  Africa  and.  India,  are 
beginning  to  atk  for  more  funds  to  enable 
them  to  extend  their  exertions :  the  G>m- 
mittee  beg,  therefore,  to  urge  on  all  the 
Society's  friends  erery  practicable  exertion 
to  increase  ita  means  of  usefulness. 

The  ColIectioDS  amounted  to 
966lr  1 U.  9rf.— of  which  that  at  the 
Church  was  217/.  S*.  9d.,  and  that 
at  the  Meeting  l^QZ.  8i. 
-  About  150  Clergymen  werfe  pre- 
sent ;  among  whom  was  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Hebei',  Lord  Bishc^  (elect)  of 
the  See  of  Calcutta. 

BRITISH  AND  tVREION  BIBLE  SOCIETY, 
KIKETEEKTH  AVKIVBaSABT. 

Oh  Wednesday,  May  the  7th,  the 
Chair  was  taken  by  the  President, 
Lord  Teignmouth,  at  the  Annual 
Meeting  in  Freemasons'  Hall,  at 
Eleven  o'Clock.  The  Report  was 
fead  by  the  Rev.  W.  Dealtry. 

Movers  and  SeeanibrM. 
Lord  Bexley,  and  Viscoont  Lorton— liar! 
of  Harrowljy,  and  Bisliop  of  Olooeester— 
Lord  Cal^orpe,  and  Right  Hon.  C.  Oran^ 
ll;P.^Rev.  Robert  Daly,  and  Rer.  Joseph 
Fletcher— Mr.  Wilberforce,  and  Rer.  Dr. 
Pinkeston-Hon.  C.  J.  Shore,  and  Rev. 
Robert  Newton— Sir  O.  H.  Rose,  M.P.,  and 
RcT.  Professor  Parish— and  John  Hardy, 
Esq.  (Recorder  of  Leeds),  and  John  Onmey, 
Esq.  K.C. 

His  Excellency  Mr.  Papoff,  Se- 
cretary of  the  Russian  Bible  So- 
ciety, was  introduced  by  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Paterson;  and  the  Rev.  Pro- 
fessor  Stapfer  of  Paris,  and  Pro- 
fessor Gautier  of  Geneva,  by  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Steinkop£  These  three 
Gentleman  addrewed  the  Meeting 
in  English. 

'  The  death  of  Mr.  Owen  was  re- 
ferred to,  with  much  feeling,  by  the 
Noble  President,  in  opening  the 
Meeting,andby  most  of  the  Speakers. 
It  was  announced  that  the  Rev. 
Andrew  Brandram,  M.A.  of  Oriel 
College,  imd  Curate  of  Becken- 
ham,  had  been  appointed  his  Sue- 


KIHODOM.  [MATf 

state  of  ike  Ftmit. 

Receipts  of  the  Year.  £.*    g,  d. 

Annnal  Subscriptions S5S4    1    1 

Donations..: .1493  13    9 

Congregational  CoUeetiona. .. .    616  19    I 

Legacies 3418    9    5 

Dividends  on  Stock 690    6    d 

Interest  on  Bzchequer  Bills ...  1 136  13    9 
An«iliarr  Societies  :— 
JPVee   Contribn- . 

tiona £.34^    7    6 

On  Moiety  Ae- 

coont 38^1  18    9 

^^738    6    3 

Sale  of  ^blesandTestaments,  30^568    7 


Drawback  on  Paper,  See 67  16 


Total.... £.97/)68  U  9 

PAymoito  of  the  Year.             £,      #.  «£ 

Printing  the  Scriptures 66^18  3 

Reports,  and  Monthly  EztracU     709  13  0 

Agents  in  Foreign  Parts 1607    8  1 

TraTelling  Ezpenaes 1633  16  6 

Bondries— including  Salaries, 

Oroond  Rent,  Repairs,  In. 

snrance.  Skipping  Charges, 

Depoaitory,  and  Incidentals,    6609  11  0 


Total.... £77/)76    0  10 


d  Eacagements. 

Balance  in  hand,  including  BiUa  not  due, 
8108/1  4a.  8d:  —  3  oer  Cent  Reduced, 
I8,900il— 3per  Cent  Consols.  19,090/1— 3  per 
Cent  1736,  100/1—4  per  Cent  Consols. 
1918/.  10«.  4dl— New  4  per  Cent  Consols. 
4106/1 17«.7d: 

The  Society  is  under  engagements  to  the 
amount  of  66,036/.  9#.  4dl 


PRJYER.BOOK  AND  HOMILY  SOCIETY, 
ELETEKTH  AKKIVERSA&T. 

On  Wednesday  Evening,  May  the 
7th,  the  Rev.  Henry  Budd,  M.A. 
Minister  of  Bridewell  Precinct,  atad 
Rector  of  White  Roothing,  Essex, 
preached  the  Annual  Sermon  at 
Christ  Church,  Newgate  Street, 
from  2  Pet.  i.  15.  Moreover,  I  will 
endeavour  thai  you  may  he  able, 
after  my  decease,  to  have  these  things 
dlways  in  remembrance^ 

The  Annual  Meeting  took  place 
on  Thursday,  at  Twelve  o' Clock, 
at  Stationers*  Hall }  the  Rt.  Hon. 
Lord  Bexley  in  the  Chair. 

Movers  and  Shcondors.  ■ 
LordOamhier,  and  W.  W.  Carns  Wilson, 
Esq.  M.P.— Z.  Blacaulay,  Esq.,  and  He  v. 
Peter  Treschow— Rev.  W.  Marsh,  and  the 
Earl  of  Qoaford^Aldennan  Sir.  Claudina 
Stephen  Hunter,  Bart  and  Rer.  Edward 
Bom*  Lord  Calthorpe,  and  Rev.  Basil 
Woodd. 


1825-3  vviTio 

.  Tbe  Meeting  was  addreaicd  also 
by  the  Lord  fiishop  of  Gloucester, 
aad  by  the  Rev.  H.  Budd. 

The  Collection  at  the  Church 
amounted  to  31/.  85.  Sd,^  and  that 
at  the  Meeting  toSU.2s.M. 

State  0/ the  fkudt. 

B«eiipt>ortb6Tear.  £.     ^  ^ 

Auoal  SubflcriptioBt 610    9  % 

OonatioM 69  18  6 

A«aociatioiM 31117  11 

CoBgregaCioiialCoUectionfl....  194    9  9 

^P^' 816  11  6 

Me  of  Pnym  Books  and  Ho- 

Biifiea 635    6  6 

-     »     .  9044  13    6 

For  ForeifB  OIqm^ 87  16    0 

1V>t«l....£jM89    9   6 

T^jmeatioftbeTear.  t,  e.  d» 

fVayei^Boolu  and  Homilies i..  1163  7  10 
HomiBes  and  Articles,  in  Manks 

aadlriab.... 18  8  9 

Pkintiiur  Report  and  Circnlan.  109  3  0 

Rent,  iSizes,  and  Salaries  ....  365  6  9 

8widrio« 147  14  7 

^       .^  .  irnin 

.Foreign  etgects 183   5    1 

TD«il....£.1977    6^ 

JVWP  SOCtBTY, 
rXFTSSKTH  AlfKnnEB&UlT. 

The  Annual  Sermon  was  preached, 
on  Thursday  Evening,  the  8th  of 
May,  at  St.  Paul's,  Covent  Garden, 
by  theRev.W.Thistlethwaite,  M.A. 
Minister  of  St.  George's,  Bolton, 
from  Rom.x.l.  Brethren,  my  hearfs 
desire  and  prayer  to  God  for  Israel 
w,  that  they  might  be  saved. 

At  the  Annual  Meeting,  held  on 
Friday  the  9th  of  May,  in  Free- 
masons-  Hall,  the  President,  Sir 
Thomas  Baring,  Bart.  M.  P.,  took 
the  Chair  at  Eleven  o'Clock.  The 
Report  was  read  by  the  Rev. 
C.  S.  Hawtrey,  one  of  the  Secre- 
taries. 

Movers  iutd  Secondere. 
Kahop  of  Gloucester,  and  Lord  Calthbrpe 
—Lord  Bezley,  and  Rev.  Dr.  PJnkerton— 
Sit  Omory  Waj,  and  Rt  Hon.  Sir  O.  R 
Rose,  MP.  — W.  Ciminriiame,  Esq.,  and 
lMorMackwoiib-.ReT. Dr.  Biterson,  and 
lUr.  Professor  StapTer  (of  Paria>~and  Rey. 
W.  Tbistiethwaite;  and  Rot.  W.  Marsh. 
At  the  close  of  the  Meeting  a 
Young  Jew,  a  professed  Convert  to 


KIirODOlf.  311 

Christianity,  addressed  th#  Mem- 
bers in  a  manner  which  greatly 
afiectedthem. 

'  Resolutiens. 
^  —That  the  multiplied  cYideDces  of  the 
increasing  spirit  of  inquiry  among  the 
Jews  in  Ppland,  and  the  eagerness  with 
which  they  continue  to  seek  after  New 
Testunepu  and  Tracts,  are  viewed  by  this 
Meeting,  not  only  as  motives  to  greater 
exertions,  but  as  circumstances  which 
Bbould  exotto  the  gratitude  «f  tbe  Sodety 
to  the  Almighty,  and  stimulate  ChristiaM 
to  more  fervent  prayers  for  the  promised 
outpouring  of  His  Holy  Spirit  on  His 
Ancient  People  to  give  effect  to  His  Word 
•mong  thole  who  have  been  thus  indlhed 
to  receive  it.      . 

—That  the  Increaaiog  number  id  So- 
cieties formed  on  the  Continent  to  co-op». 
rate  in  the  great  Work  in  which  Uiis  SodeW  - 
i>«iqr>g«l»  is  a  subject  forthankfulaesrto 
God,  and  of  earnest  congratulation  to  tho' 
Friends  of  Uie  Cause ;  and  inspires  a  hope 
that  the  ServanU  of  God  in  every  count^^ 
will,  ere  long,  be  awakened  to  the  Impera- 
tive  duty  which  Ues  on  all  Christians  to, 
unite  in  seeking  the  salvation  of  their  long 
neglected  Brethren  of  the  House  Si^ 
Isrsel. 

^  —That  this  Meetinghalls,withunfeignea 
joy,  the  encouraging  accounts  communj. 
nted  during  the  past  year  of  Uie  recep- 
tion  of  Mr.  Wolf  by  the  Synagogues  at 
Jerusalem ;  and  of  tbe  readiness  with  which 
many  of  tbe  chief  Rabbles  of  these  Syn- 
agogues were  disposed  to  enter  into  discus- 
sions  on  the  subject  of  Christianity,  and 
their  willingness  to  receive  and  read  the 
New  Testament  Scriptures :  and,  under 
thesecircumstanceSjthisMeetIng  views  with 
peculiar  satisfaction  the  establishment  of  a 
permanent  Mission  in  that  country,  where 
the  Work  of  RedempUon  was  accomplkhed, 
and  ftporo  whence  the  Gospel  first  sounded 
forth  to  the  Gentile  Worid ;  and  they  there- 
fore  highly  approve  of  the  establishment  of 
a  Separate  Fund  for  this  end. 

State  of  the  FundM. 
IlseeipttoftheTBar.  .£.   g,    d. 

Annual  Subscriptions 978  10    0 

Donations  .......  IBB  13    5 

Aaxilianes,  Associatioas,  and 

Collections gges  19    9 

I-egacies gi  13    9 

For  Hebrew  Testament  Fond  .    656    8    9 

For  Bailding  Fond 86    6  '8 

For  Foreign  Schools  and  Mis- 
www 567  11    a 

10,934    9    7 
Sale  of  Books,  &c.  : 476    7    3 

Total.... iril,400    9^0 


jewiACftiWrc- 184r  10  11 

Adult  Jew*......... -J;;—     !»«  «    » 

Foreign  School*  and  Mitslfltoft,  ^^,^  .^    ^ 

including  the  Seminary 4349  10    6 

Bailding^nd,f^SchooU....  ^    3    0 

PHoHnf  theScnptiffcs  .......  2489  13  |l 

MMcellpmeona  Printing,  TrAveU 

l|ng  Expcniei,  Paner  for  the 

JScriplnres  in  band.  Salaries,  •. 

andlncidebt|il0..< 3(>C4 


/ 


i>ta...i.ii,4i8  16  yv 

The  CMet^oa  af\er  the  ^efmon 
WW56/-  lU.^d.  anSat  the  M^lirt^ 
im.l5sAd.  ASaTeofLadks'Wo^Jt^ 
tdt  thfe  benefit  of  the  Society,  held 
^  few  days  before  ih^  Meeting,  in 
Freemasons'  Hal),  produped  260^. 

l^wo  Greek  Bojs  were  introduced 
ko  the  Meeting^  They  have  been 
cent  to  this  country  by  Mr.  Wolf, 
whb  ^es  ihte  following  account  of 
Ihesfe  YdnthB  ;— 

^wo  Koblemen  of  the  Greek  Kajion 
were  condemned  to  death  before  I  arrivwi 
in  fcypruf.     One  of  thexh  was  beheaded, 
and  ah  hia  properly  confiscated  ;  and  the 
other  Mved  hifi  life.     Thdr  two  Bojfl,  one 
of  them  eleven  years  ot'agc  und  th«  othtr 
fourtc^CTi,  ran  the  dftOger  of  twitig  edui-ali;d 
rty   Mahortiedan  Darkness,     J  loolt  rhem 
with  tne,  with  the  wrilten  consent  of  their 
Hbthcrs  and  the  Briiish  Coniul- General, 
and  the  oppTobalion  of  all  the  Europuan 
Consuls  and  all  ihe  European  lohahTtxints 
of  the  Isknd.     They  cause  to  nie  much 
joy  !    they  have  talent ;  and  I   intend  lo 
send  them  to  England,  where  they  nfiay 
be  educated,  and  sent  back  bb  Missionaries 
to  their  owti  Nation,  They  read,  and  wKlet 
and  »peak  tnodcro  Greek,  and  under?jtand 
the  Ancient;  and  they  know  a  Uttle  Imlian. 
The  Turkish   Governor  of  ilie  Island  of 
Cyprus  called  together  233  of  the  noble 
Greeks,  undet  the  pretext  to  read  to  them 
ft  Firtnin  of  tho  Sultan*  in  whUh  the  Sub- 
lime Porte  expreaaed  Its  aati^action  with 
the  conduct  of  the  Oreeka  in  the  Island  of 
Cyproa.    The  poor  Orcek%  ■moi%  whitai 
were  YM  Fathers  of  my  two  Boy8,flfi^«iirM 
In  the  Ditaih  i  tnd  ftt  this  mdtnen^  ibe 
He&ds  of  250  fell  by  tbe  SWord  <St  the 
Governor.    T^b  f^iioufaceJi  Chriist  to  saVe 
their  lives.   Almost  every  Buropean  in  the 
Levant  takes  one  or  two  of  these  boy*^ 
BfdtHer  Fisk  has  sent  two  to  AmcriciL 

The  iriends  to  whom  Mr.  Wolf 
hfls  sent  these  Youths  have  opened 
a  subscription,  with  a  view  to  pro* 
mot^  bis  wishes  respecting  them. 


^.  f.  i*  xhey  are  phwtd  under  ihfeoK^e  of 
the  Brittsh  ahti  Foteigii  tkbool  Sof 
ciety :  and  it  is  intended  that  they 
shall  t^etur^  t»  their  own  counttry, 
as  Bot)n  as  thty  haVte  acquired  suii* 
cient  krtbwledge  to  enable  them  to 
assist  in  the  establishment  of  ^ 
geminary  of  Mutual  Instruetiion  in 
«ne  of  Ihe  Greek  Islands. 


0    31 


JnnuaL  Sermon* 
The  AnnttSl^rWtm  in  belialf  of 
IbeBrethreft'd  Mu?siOrtSWtopreaich' 
fed*  dtt  Friday  Evening,  May  the 
t)th,  M  Sb  Clemet^l  VBtitHls  ^  tbe 
Strand,  by  the  Rev.  Thomas  Mor- 
timer, Sunday  Afternoon  Lecturer 
<>f  St.  Leonard,  bhorediich,  an4 
Suhday  Evenkig  Lecturer  of  St. 
Olftve,  Southwark,  from  2  Cor.  viii. 
23.— Or  fAtt  ifnihfen  H  irtfuir&d 
of,  they  are  the  mUssengers  of  the 
Churches  and  the  glory  of  Christ, 

Mt.  Mortimer,  in  urging  tlje 
cljums  of  thfe  Btfetbifeh  fofr  support 
in  their  Missi^sm^  referred  to  the 
sanction  given  t^  their  Church  by 
the  British  Legislature  and  the 
Episcopal  B«ich :  mid  read  a  Let- 
ter of  Congratulation,  addressed, 
by  Archbishop  Potter,  to  their 
Bi^op  Count  Zinzendorf,  on  his 
eoBsecratioa^  and  the  testimoBjr  to- 
their  primitive  purity  of  doctrine 
and  discipline^  delivered  by  the 
Bishop  of  Worcester,  in  the  House , 
of  Lords,  in  the  debate  on  the  Bill 
passed  in  their  fav<jur  in  1749^ 

We  Bhail  take  an  early  oppor- 
tunity of  resuHHng  this  subject; 
end  shall  giro  a  brief  account  of 
the  Origin  and  Progre«s  of  the 
Brethren's  Churchj  especiaUy  « 
connected  wiUi  jts  recognition  by 
the  Church  and  Government  of  this 
country,  which  cannot  fpU  to  inte-. 
rest  our  Reader^  in  the  support  of 
its  Missions.  .  ,     . 

Mr.  Monim^  flluStYafed  llitfe  de- 
votedness,  perseverwace,  patience, 
self-denial,  tod  success  irfihe  Brc- 
thrlen  1h  l1i6ir  Missions,  by  m^ny 
striking  facts  ;  referring,  rfrtrong 
6thert,  ih  pmof  tf  thie  spirit  •in 


\B2&*}  UI}ITS4> 

wlueh  tlieir  MisaioM  were  beguii, 
r»  the  vifews  and  feelings  with  wlucb 
t^o«e  to  the  \Ve$t  Indies  and  Green- 
jtind  were  entered  on  I'see  p.  20S 
of  the  Life  of  Matthew  Stacii)  iq 
uur  preseni  Number. 

Tiie  CoUeotion  amounted  to 
70/.  U  Srf. 

The  Heoeipts  or  the  London  Ae- 
sooiatiou,  for  the  last  Year,  were 
'169 \L  ^.  ^d.  £  ^f  this  amount,  the 
sium  0^2  J&J  1.9s.  6d,  has  been  paid  to 
die  Brelhrea*s  Sodety  for  the  Fur- 
tlwranotf  of  the  Gospel. 

^IBEMJfUM  SOCiBTY* 

In  Uie  evening  of  Friday,  the  2d 
»f  May,  tlie  Rev.  Robert  Daly, 
Rector  of  Powerscoar4»  near  Dub- 
Vm^  ^feaobed  for  the^oiely,  at  St. 
Awtie'e^  Bkckfrfars. 

Hm  Aftmyal  Me^nf  wis  btld  on 
Sirtwrdity,  ske  lOth,  dt  Twelve 
o*CIAck,  ia  Fretmasoat*  HaUi  iht 
FMiiyon,  U.  R.  H.  the  Duke  of 
QloucOster,  in  the  Chtdt.  The  fte« 
pvrt  was  read  by  the  Rev.  Jobto 
Morison,  one  of  the  SeGretariM. 

jHWHw  4tafl  wVMMfnv* 
VImmubI  tMfk&ih  aad  Rev,  J.  W.  Chrti^ 
^n^m^mA  «(r  OmIM,  and  Hm.  C.  J. 
Ri^re--  U>HI  Gainbier,  and  IUt.  Dr.  W«r^ 
ln^tw^iltet.  ft  Cv  DiHsii,  ftlHl  Rer.  lowpk 
pte^lrer-^6li.  BiptMie  NmI,  mcI  Aev. 
^bes  Hftiitihfir-ABa  tbe  Earl  of  CaMon, 
4Md«he  Hm.  F.U.  Cahfaor^. 

The  Meeting  was  addressed  also 
by  Lieutenant  Gordon  ^  and  by  the 
Treaaurer,  Robert  Steven,  Esq. 

RsMlpli  of  tha  Tew.             £.    ».  d. 

Collection  at  letli  Anfiitergary     )^    ^  S 

M«aalSiib««rititioM  ,....^-.»    417  18  S 

4>Miatiaiis    .^ *.    407    3  0 

Aoxiliaiies  and  Collections  ...  3330  \€  V 

legacy W90    0  i) 

CbutHbaCiOM  in Ireiand  .*.«%♦.  ^flfa   %  0 

Total... »<r^9M  la  6 

<»  * 

8dtoiaa«rttehOo1inaflten,In-        £.    ^  A 
specters,  and  Agents  •-....►.  6811    fi  11 

Travelling  Charges 49)0    0 

PoTvhase  ofTesttfnieYtts 43  11    6 

-PrkifmgiaO.XHIOStofemagBHfta  HSO  S  6 
il|»oeUaoe«isPnntim,lia....    fjl    8    0 

Salaries  and  Oratoity ?*i  ^J    * 

Sandries  Vff    7  H 

r6ik\. .,.£.7m    i    3 


KINGDOM.  ^13 

This  surplus  of  Income  beyond 
the  Expenditure,  added  to  the 
balance  in  hand  at  the  beginning  «f 
the  year,  having  ()!aced  a  conside- 
rable sum  at  the  disposal  of  the  So- 
.ciet^,  the  Committee  make  the  fol- 
lowing cautionary  remarks  on  the 
subject  1— 

It  h  «4ib  fecHngs  cyf  gratiluds  «o  the 
«  Aotliot  and  Giver  nf  every  good  gift" 
tbat  they  report  a  balance  of  3000/.  ia 
favour  uf  tbeTreasurer  of  the  Society.  •  This 
novel  circumstance  in  the  History  of  the 
Institution  is  a  consequence  of  18D^  /.  Le- 
gacy left  by  Che  Will  of  Mrs.  £lisabcth 
BIkins;  and  ldl4f.  tolleefed  fn  ScoUaiid. 
by  the  actite  eiertioSs  of  Robert  Sievcn, 
Esq.,  the  Rot.  Mr.  Bratberton  of  Dysart, 
the  llev.  Mr.  Monson»  one  of  the  Seere* 
tsries,  and  others.  So  unequivocal  a  proof 
of  liberality  on  the  patt  nf  Scotland, at  the 
•anae  time  that  it  eviaccs  the  feefing  of 
that  oountty  on  the  sutject  of  Scriptural 
Education,  entitles  i^  to  the  comtnon  gra- 
titude oi  Ireland  and  the  lostitutSon  3  and 
tbe  Connsittee  avail  thentelves  of  tbepre- 
s^it  oocaiion  to  express  lor  t^  Sociacy  the 
Scknowledgincnt  of  a  sineert  and  gtmtsAil 
CfbligatiOD. 

"Diat  such  a  sortailus  should  have  found  its 
way  to  the  hands  ortheTVeasurer  at  the  mo- 
mentwhen  the  most  eipensiveaiiJ  etaeiided 
improvements  wen  dictated  byitie  acttad 
•tate  of  the  lastitatioe,  is  another  and  a 
ideasing  manifcsution  of  the  DWine  Fa- 
vour s  but  It  would  be  a  serious  abridg- 
noetit  of  the  satisfaction  v.hich  is  feU  by 
your  Committee,  if  this  circnmstairce,  eo 
new  in  the  HlatiN^  of  the  Society,  jraa  r»- 
oeived  by  the  public  as  -evidence  of  its 
abiUty  to  meet  the  caricnt  demand  upon 
its  resourcesT  Against  an  impression  so 
deceptive  in  point  of  fact,  and  withal  so 
solously  calculated  to  injure  the  Funds  of 
the  Institutiott,  the  Committee  we«ld  give 
out  a  distinct  and  most  anxiMU  eKgnuiig. 
The  demand  on  the  Society's  resources  has 
varwd  with  every  yaar  of  iu  existence^  and 
must  never  be  confounded  with  its  actual 
*  expenditure :  they  are  distinct  and  almost 
opposite  cottsideratiDns ;  and  the  one  ex- 
ceeds the  ether  in  the  el»ct  propnrtkmi  that 
ibe  Society's  abUity  la  widen  the  sphere  of 
its  opefations  exceeds  the  limit  at  wbieh 
these  opeiaUons  are  arrested  by  the  pecu- 
niaiy  inadequacy  of  Its  resources.  It  ia 
thus. while  they  are  reporting  a  balance  in 
favour  of  the  Treasurer,  that  their  espe- 
vienee  is  strongly  in  favour  of  the  praoti- 
cability  of  opening  five  Schools  to  ova  of 
the  number  vrhich  it  would  be  possible  to 
•Btablish'ooihefoundatlmi  of  thotr  average 


2U 

income!  to  Oi^t  In  th*  midit  of  what  they 
may  deem  comparative  affluence,  they  find 
tbemseWes  conatrmned  to  inculcate,  with 
greater  urgency  tftan  erer,  the  utter  incapa- 
bUity  of  the  Society's  resources  to  meet  the 
increased  and  increasing  demand  for  its 
plan  and  iu  benefits. 

BRmsHBiFORBIGN  SCHOOL  SOCIBTY. 
EIOHTEKVTB  AKHIVE&SABT. 

Thx  Annual  Meeting  was  held  at 
Twelve  o'Clock,  on  Monday,  May 
the  12th,  in  Freemaadns'  Hall.  The 
Chair  was  taken  by  W.  Williams, 
Esq.  M.  P.  till  the  arrival  of  the 
Diuce  of  Sussex,  when  it  was  occu- 
pied by  His  Royal  Highness.  The 
Report  was  read  by  the  Rev.  G. 
Clayton,  one  of  the  Secretaries. 

Mcveri  and  SeemuterS' 
T.  Spring  Rice,  Esq.  HP.,  and  W.  Evans, 
Esq:  M.P.— W.  Smith.  Esq.  M.P.  and  W. 
Woolrich  Whitmore,  Esq.  M.P.— Rev.  H. 
Townley  (from  Calcntta},  and  Rev.Proftssor 
Sfapfer  (from  ParisHW.  Allen,  Esq.  the 
Treasnrer,  and  the  Rev.  Or.  Patersun  (from 
St  Petersboirfi)— T.  Lennard,  Esq.  M.P., 
and  Rev.  S.  S.  Wilson  (from  BftaltaWand 
_      — -^        "*' '.Alderman 


Joseph  Hnme^  Esq.  M.P.,  and  Bfr. 
Key. 
SiaUo/the  Fkndi. 

The  Receipts  of  the  Year  were 
905SL  \6s.  lid.  and  the  Payments 
1912/.  Is.  Sd.  The  Treasurer  is  in 
advance  18(X)/. ;  and  a  debt  of 
SOOOL  is  owing  on  accoHnt  of  the 
Buildings. 

The  Duke  of  Bedford  sent  a 
Benefaction  of  1(X)/.;  and  the  same 
sum  was  received,  from  an  Anony- 
mous Friend,  by  theTwopenny  Post. 
Donations  and  Subcriptions  at  the 
Meeting  amounted  to  35/.  135.  and 
the  Collection  to  48/.  I5s.  4(/. 


UNITED   KIHGDCrtf.  [^'AY, 

eflfectiye  assistants  to  our  various 
Societies,  in  communicating  its 
blessings  wherever  they  may  be  led 
by  Commeroe  or  in  the  Service  of 
their  Country. 

The  object  of  this  Society,  is  the* 
religious  benefit  of  the  Seamen  be- 
longing to  the  Port  of  London. 
With  this  view,  a  Ship  was  pro- 
cured, and  fitted  up  as  a  Floating 
Chapel ;  *  and  has  been,  for  some 
time,  moored  in  the  Thames,  aifd 
regularly  opened  as  a  Place  of 
Worship  accessible  to  all  the  Sea* 
men  of  the  River. 

At  the  same  time  that  the  Anni- 
versary of  the  British  and  Foreigii 
School  Society  took  place  in  Free- 
masons* Hall,  and  that  of  the  Fe- 
male Penitentiary  at  the  Crown 
and  Anchor,  the  Fifth  Annual  Meet- 
ing of  the  Port'Of-London  Society 
was  held  at  the  Cinr-of-London 
Tavern ;  the  Right  Hon.  Admiral 
Lord  Gambier  in  the  Chair.  The 
Report  was  read  by  W.Cooke,  Esq. 
one  of  the. Secretaries.  A  Collec- 
tion was  made  after  the  Meeting, 
which  amounted  to  65/. 


PORT.OF-LONDON  SBJMBN'S  SOCIETY, 
FIFTH   AWKIVERaABY. 

We  have  not  hitherto  hoticed  the 
Anniversaries  of  this  Society  :  our 
attention  has,  however,  been  much 
called,  of  late,  to  the  various  exer- 
tions which  are  employed  for  the 
benefit  of  Seamen;  and  we  cannot 
but  think  that  this  is  one  of  the 
promising  '^  Signs  of  the  Times"  in 
which  we  live,  as  the  diffusion  of 
true  religion  among  this  body  of 
men  will  render  them  willbg  and 


Rev.  John  Injies,  and  tk«  Earl  •f  Rook* 
Mivogo^ReT.  Edward  IrviBf ,  and  Edward 
Phillips,  Em.— Mr.  Alderman  Key,  and 
ReT.John  Clayton,  Jan.— Captain  Gordon^ 
R.  N.,  and  iaeat  Gordon,  R.  N.  —  a  H. 
Marten,  Eaq.>  and  Rev.  M.  Andrews,  D.D, 
—and  ReT.  G.  Townsend,  and  Ret.  John 
Townsend. 

On  Tuesday,  the  13th,  the  Rev, 
G.  Clayton  preached,  in  the  Morn- 
ing, on  board  the  Floating  Chapel, 
from  Psalm  evil.  30.  So  He  bringeth 
them  unto  their  desired  haven ;  and 
the  Rev.  Joseph  Fletcher,  in  the 
Afternoon,  from  Luke  xv.  32.  It 
was  meet  that  we  should  make  merry 
and  he  glad:  for  this  thy  brother 
was  dead^  and  is  alive  again ;  and  was 
lost,  and  is  found.  The  Collections 
amounted  to  64/. 

State  of  the  Fknds. 

The  Conunittee  make  the  follow- 
ing appeal  on  the  subject  of  the 
Funds : — 

The  liberality  of  the  public  his  enabled 
the  CommitlM  to  ciDctl  the  hesfy  debt 


1S230  -    UMITXD 

iaeoindbf  f^pmthtm^  tb«  Sliip  and 
the  fitting  ap :  bat  the  Sodety  hat  to  pro- 
Tide  for  a  lai^ge  annual  cjqpenee;  and 
there  are  ie? end  objects  to  which  the  Com- 
mittee would  /cjoice  to  direct  their  atten- 
tion, were ,  their  means  adequate.  They 
cannot^  howeyer,  distrust  your  liberality. 
They  iiaye  demonstrated  the  mond  neces- 
sities of  Seamen  :  they  have  substantiated 
their  claims  on  Christians  of  all  ranks  and 
denominations:  they  hare  shewn  the 
practicability  of  conyeying  religious  in« 
stmc^tion  to  the  Sailor ;  and  have  delineated 
before  you  exampka  of  the  drunkard 
becoming  sober— the  unclean,  chaste— and 
the  blasphemer,  a  worshipper  of  God. 
Tour  Committee  feel  persuaded  that  they 
have  awakened  the  sympathy  of  British 
Christians,  and  have  establbhed  in  their 
hearts  a  lively  concern  for  the  Society's 
prosperity:  but  they  have  a  yet  higher 
source  of  consolation  ;  for  they  humbly 
trust  that  it  does  appear  that  the  Divine 
Blessing  has  attend«i  this  benevolent  un- 
dertaking; and,  under  .this  continued 
sanction,  they  cherish  the  delightful  pro- 
spect offer  happier  result. 

SUSDAY.SCHOOL  VNIOlf. 

On  Tuesday  Morning,  the  13th 
of  May^  at  Six  o'clock,  the  An- 
nual Meeting  of  this  Society  was 
held  at  Uie  City- of- London  Tavern ; 
Joseph  Butterworth,  Esq.  M.  F.  in 
the  Chair.  The  Report  was  read 
by  Mr.  W.  F.  Lloyd,  one  of  the 
Secretaries.    * 

Mooeri  and  Seeondert. 
ReT.  Edward  Irving,  and  Rev.'  John  Clay- 
ton, jan<--Rev.  8.  Hillyard,  and  W.  Rast, 
£sq.^Rev.  Spedding  Carwen,  and  Mr. 
Aldenaan  Key^Rev.  W.  M.  Harvard^  and 
Rer.  J.  Tkykir— and  Rev.  James  Upton,  and 
Rev  S.  Kilpm. 

State  0/  th€  Fundi' 
BcMipts  of  the  Tean  £>    t.  d, 

Gontribntions  109    9    3 

Publications 1637  19    0 

Total.... £.1746  19  g 

pAjiiMDts  of  the  Tear.  £,     $,  d. 

Pnblications 1^2  13    3 

Chants  to  Schools  and  Societies  74  15  7 
Sandries 71    1    4 

Total... £.1718    9    1 

MfJFJLScMJUTJRY  BIBLE  SOCIETY. 
,      rOKTY-THIJLD  ▲MViySAaAET. 

LiBUTSM  AN  T  •  General  Viscount 
LiM^ton  took  the  Chair  at  the  Annual 
Meeting,  held  at  Twelve  o' Clock, 


KINGDOM.  215 

on  Tuesday  the  13th  of  May,  at  the 
King's  Concert  Room,  in  the  Hay- 
market.  The  Report  was  read  by 
Major  Close,  one  of  the  Secretaries. 

Motwrs  CMS  SfcoHdtTgf 
Lord  Calthorpe ;  and  Rev.  David  Stnart 
—-Major  Mackworthi  13th  Li|^t  DragoonR ; 
and  RcT.  W.  E.  Coldwcll— Rer.  O.  Clark, 
Chaplain  to  the  Royal  Mifitary  Asylam }  and 
ReT.  Q.  Washington  PhiUip^— M^jor-Oe. 
neral  Orde:  and  Captain  Baaalgette,  R.N. 
—Captain  U.  Gordon^  R.N.;  and  T.  Reid, 
£sq.,Sarffeon,  R.N.— and  Colonel  Sir  Clan- 
dins  St  Hunter,  Bart  and  Alderman  j  and 
RsT.  Bryant  Burgess. 

State  0/ the  JFkndi. 

The  Receipts  of  the  Year  were 
19291.  2s.  9d.y  and  the  Payments 
1886/.  \5s.  Sd.  The  Society  is 
under  engagements  to  the  amount 
ofl200Z.5j.6rf. 

The  sum  of  15?/.  IO5.  Sd.,  includ. 
ing  Donations  and  Subscriptions, 
was  collected  at  the  Meeting. 

LONDON  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 
TWElTTT-yiNTB  AXViVeBSARY. 

Sermons. 
Wednesday  Momins,  May  14th« 
at  Surrey  Chapel,  by  the  Rev.  John 
Leifchild^  of  Kensington^  from 
2  Cor.  X.  4. — the  same  Evenrng,  at 
the  Tabernacle,  by  the  Rev.  W. 
Chaplin,  of  Bishop*s  Stortford^  from 
MarK  xvi.  20. — on  Thursday  Even- 
ing, the  15th,  at  Tottenham- Court 
Chape],by  the  Rev.  John  M'Donald, 
of  Urquhart,  Scotland,  from  Acts 
ii.  17,  18 — on  Friday  Morning,  at 
St.  Anne's  Church,  Blackfriars,  by 
the  Rev.  Edwin  Sidney,  B.A.  of 
Lopham,  from  Rev.  xxi.  5 — and, 
the  same  Evening,  at  Spafields 
Chapel,  to  the  Members  of  Juve- 
nile Auxiliary  Societies,  by  the 
Rev.  Joseph  Fletcher,  of  Stepney, 
from  Rom.  x.  13 — 15.  Sermons 
hacl  been  preached,  in  Welsh,  by 
the  Rev.  John  Elias,  from  Anele- 
sea,  on  Thursday  Evening,  May 
the  8th,  at  Albicm  Chapel,  Moor* 
fields,  from  Isaiah  liv.  2,  3. ;  and, 
the  next  Evening,  by  the  Rev.  W. 
Williams,  of  Wem,  at  the  Poultry 
Chapel,  from  Hag.  i.  2—6. 


ftid 


tNITftl^ 


Thb  woi  held  en  Thursday 
Morning,  May  15th,  at  Great- 
Queen-Street  Chapel,  at  Half-past* 
Ten  o'clock ;  thts  Treasurer,  W. 
Alers  Hankey,  E»q.  in  the  Chair. 
The  Report  was  read  by  the  Her. 
John  Arundel,  Home  Secretary  of 
the  Society. 

Movers  and  Seconders. 
ReT.  Dr.  Wardlaw>  and  Rev.  Joseph  Jnliaa 
—RcT.  T.  Smith,  and  Rer.  H.  TowdUy. 
rfrom  Calcutta)— ReT.  Oavid  Stuart,  and 
Rer.  John  Monson — Rev.  Joseph  Fletcher, 
and  Rev.  Edward  l^ing — Rev.  Blark 
Wilks,  aod  Bev.  Prorensor  Stapfer  (of 
Paris) — Rev.  Dr.  Pinkerton,  and  Rev. 
Joobua  Marsdeo— Rev.  John  Dyer,  and  Rev. 
Dr»  Potertoa — a»d  Robert  Hiey^n,  Gtq.«  and 
T.  firigbtwell,  Eaq. 

Resoluii9Ht* 

—That  the  Report,  of  vhich  ah  abtlract 
has  been  read,  be  upp  roved  and  printed  f 
and  this  Meeting  de^res  to  offer  its  most 
g^teful  thaalugivingt  to  God  fo^  what- 
ever, tending  to  th«  IWtberance  of  the 
Gospel  andOBg  Hcethew  Natiooa,  hasl>een 
effected  by  the  instrumentftliiy  of  this 
Society,  and  for  the  prospects  of  future 
usefulness  wbich  He  is  pleased  to  open 
before  ft. 

.-^That  the  Society  feels  itself  oalM 
upon,  by  Ibe  munerous  iestaneea.of  aM>r- 
tali^  enioog  its  faithfiil  Missionaries  ead 
their  faasilies  during  the  past  year,  to 
adLobwledge,  with  the  deepest  hunuUty, 
the  Divine  Sovereignty  In  these  njrste- 
HoMs  dispenaetionst  end  to  implore  the 
fiither  pf  Mesoies  to  contlove  li£r,  health, 
aad  increasiog  dev^tedneas  to  those  wiM> 
survive ;  to  qualify^  with  every  needful 
endowment,  those  who  are  preparing  for 
Missionary  Labour;  to  call  forth  others, 
ydima  He  shall  approve,  to  offer  them- 
selves to  the  work;  end,  especially,  to 
pour  out  His  Spirit  on  the  Converted 
'  Katives  of  Heathen  Lands,  that  thev  ma^ 
be  fitted  for  i^preading  tJbe  Gospel  in  the 
surrounding  countries.  And  the  Society 
affectionately  commends  also  to  the  Divine 
Care  and  Protection,  the  Brethren  who 
Ibem  the  Deputation  to  the  several  Mis- 
sionary Stations,  that  ihcir  lives  and  health 
may  he  preserved,  and  that,  in  due^tine, 
they  May  be  restored  to  4heir  Native 
Country^ 

— lliat  Mt  Bfeeting,  sensible  ^at, 
whateeer  may  be  tiw  qualMeations  of  its 
MissionarioB,  the  desincd  auooeM  cmi  oidr 
be  obtained  through  the  Agency  of  tbe 
Holy  Sphrit,  do  most  eaK:riestIy  entaeat 
their  Cltristian  Brethren,  every  where,  and 


KVlGHCUi  [<fAt« 

ei^ally  la  Hm  tnlted  KIpgdoiB,  Itf 
render  the  ensiling  yeer  conaplwieiin  by 
the  unity  and  earnestness  of  thdrauppli- 
oacions,  at  the  ThDone  uf  Osnoe,  Cor  a 
more  eOpions  eAiaion  of  Hie  Divine  In* 
iuenceson  all  Labourers  in  the  Work  of 
Missions,  in  aU  plaeee;  and,  as  one  meant 
of  so  doing,  to  afford  a  oenstant  attevidi^ 
anee  on  the  Monthly  Prayer  Meetings, 
established  with  that  design. 

— That  this  Meeting  njoioea  in  the 
hermony  subsisting  among  the  severil 
Christian  Societies  engaged  In  similar 
Ubours  with  their  own{  end  casneatly 
liopes  that  the  growing  senl  of  the  Chris- 
tian Church,  at  large.  In  the  Canse  of 
Miftsfoos,  may  become  the  means  of  a 
more  binthcrly  union  among  the  different 
bodies  of  wiiioh  it  Is  oempiesed  than  has, 
as  yet,  been  witneseod  i  it  views  with  the 
greatest  pleasure  the  estabiiabmient  of 
Missionary  Societies,  In  various  pacts  of 
tbe  Continent ;  and  rngards,  with  peonliar 
esteem.  Chat  recently  formed  by  lite  Bre^ 
tbren  In  Paris. 

In  reference  to  the  subject  of  one 
of  the  preceding  Resolutions,  the 
Directors  remark,  in  the  beginning 
of  their  Report — 

It  would  argue  a  culpable  insensihilityv 
were  we  not  to  commence  the  present  He. 
port,  with  adverting  to  the  unprecedented 
mot|ality  which  has  prevailed,  during  tlie 
past  year,  among  the  Society's  Miasior 
narie%  cliieily  in  tbe  tM»  Decfiy  do  nr« 
lament  to  state,  that,  within  thta  short 
period,  no  less  than  tin  of  our  Brethren 
and  Sisters  have  l)een,  in  rapid  succession, 
removed  from  the  present  world,  and  from 
the  scenes  of  their  useful  labours.  Bnf 
while  we  mourn  over  these,  not  less  mys- 
terious than  painful,  dispensations  of  Pro- 
vidence>  we  would  bow  in  humble  and 
unfeigned  submission  to  the  Divine  Will. 
A  statement,  so  melancholy  and  affecting, 
cannot  fail  to  make  a  deep  and  solemn 
impresilon  on  this  assembly.  It  ought 
not,  however,  to  Abate  our  seal  nor  to 
relax  our  fffprUi  aiill  less  should  it  bo 
allowed  to  damp  the  fervour  of  pur  grati- 
tude to  ^im,  who,  during  the  same  period 
of  tjinn»  has,  in  Atu  igid  othej^  regions 
of  the  world,  affiuded  th^  Sppiety  so  much 
to  eoaspensate  for  past  exertions,  and  to 
-animate  to  fntnre  end  more  extended 
labours. 

SteUe  of  Hie  Bmh. 

We  quote  the  remarks  of  ih^ 
Directors  on  t%e  subject  of  ti^ 
Funds:— 

It  is  peculiarly  gratifying  to  the  Directors 


ia  b»  abl*  lo  MHOttboe  to  iks  pimwit 
Mme^kkg,  that  Um  inoMne  of  ilie  .Sostety, 
^Biiag  the  put  year,  baa  tvoeedad  tb^t  of 
ihaformar,  in  the  lum  of  lB38i,  4$.  €j^d. 
^G  total'  amoiiBt  of  the  Rcoaipta  being 
8i»S6e/.  1  Ji.  Ili4<.;  the  total  aasoant  of 
the  DubBneoMni^  for  the  aaaae  period, 
bamg  S3,lB9r.  19».  9^.  A  deleicncy 
«ikta,  notwithstanding,  between  the  Iw^ 
«onM  and  Expendimre,  of  1921 L  7t.  4d. 
llw  increase  in  the  direct  oontvibvtions  for 
the  put  jmar,  which  the  Diveelers  are 
happ j  in  meet  gratefully  adcnowlcdging, 
is  pardy  to  be  ascribed  .to  dtie  eftabltshment 
•f  additional  Auxiliary  Societies,  and 
•^Branch  and  other  Associations,  during  the 
last  two  years;  and  partly  to  Uie  more 
Aealoiu  efforts  of  those  previously  insti- 
tuted. 

The  New  Societies  formed  within 
the  year  consist  of  8  Auxiliaries^  13 
Congregational  ^and  Branch  Asso* 
tiations,  and  11  Female  and  Juvenile 
Associations. 

On  giving  efficiency  and  extension 
to  Auxiliary  Institutions,  the  re- 
marks of  the  Directors  merit  the 
attention  of  all  persons  who  engage 
in  the  support  of  Missionary  So- 
cieues  :— 

In  several  parte  of  the  kisgdom,  plans 
We  been  adopted,  in  order  to  render 
ciisting  Societies  more  efficient. 

Experience  has  shown,  that  the  principle 
of  the  dirision  of  labour,  frbm  which 
many  of  the  dvU  interesis-of  the  comrou- 
juily  derivjQ  such  Important  iKlvanU^ef,  is 
capable  of  being  appjied,.  with  the  best 
effect,  in  the  execution  of  plans  formed 
for  the  support  cf  Benevolent  Imttitutions. 
Jn  this  view,  theconvenieiit  distribution  of 
a,  town  or  district  liftD  a  number  of  die. 
lioct  p^rtiosls,  for  the  purpose  of  occasional 
canvas,  as  well  as  of  assigning  to  each  divi* 
•ion  or  subdi virion  iu  appropriate  collec- 
tor or  collectors,  appears  to  be  one  of  those 
tncasore^  which,  generally  speaking,  seems 
Ithely  to  be  attended  with  useful  results. 
'to  give  the  fullest  effect  to  the  exertions 
of  those  Auxiliary  Societies  which  are 
coonecud  with  Uirge  towns  and  cities,  a 
measure  of  xbis  sort  appears  to  be  pecu« 
liarly,  and,  indeed,  indispensably  neces- 
sary. With  much  pleasure  we  stale,  that, 
in  tiia  populoua  towns  of  Birmingham 
.and  X.eedi»  and  nlso  nt  Readiogi  the  pllan 
in  question  has  been  adapted  and  earned 
into  effect,  by  the  friends  of  the  Society  at 
these  places  tes|)ectively ;  and  we  trust 
that  their  esjimple  wHt  not  be  without  its 
iofliieooa,«a  to  other  towns  or  nelgbbour- 

May,  1823. 


Ki2<ia]>9M.  tn 

hoods,  in  which  the  same  plan  may  be 
adopted,  and  where  it  Is  likely  to  he 
attended  with  practical  advantage. 

We  baVe  the  pleasure  fUrtlier  to  stale, 
tliat  our  friends  in  some  of  the  D^ortheni 
Coanties  of  the  rrincipallty,  during  Iho 
past  year,  h^vje  ^veo  a  distiaguiahed  proof 
of  their  seal  to  promote  the  object  of  the 
Society,  by  applying  for  eubscriptiona  st 
pvery  house  within  the  limits  of  a  parish  or 
district:  ^uch  applitstions  having  been 
.preceded  by  the  circuUtioo  of  an  Address, 
8ta.tiog  the  nature  and  design  of  the  So- 
ciety, as  yvell  as  the  powerful  claims  of  the 
Heathen  on  the  sympathy,  benevolence, 
«od  ilberafity  of  ChtiAiaos.  Asthisplaa, 
in  the  instance  in  question,  has  been  at- 
tended with  very^mitsucoesst  and  appears 
in  itself  adapted  to  excite,  au  intere«t  in 
favour  of  the  Society  among  various  in- 
dividuals to  whom  its  existence  may  not 
he  at  aH  or  very  imperfectly  known,  as 
well  as  generally  to  promote  contribhtioas 
in  ita  support,  we  woujUl  earnestly  reoom- 
jiiend  it  to  the  attention  of  our  friend% 
wherever  local  circumstances  will  admit 
of  iu  adoption. 

We  cannot  too  frequently  nor  too 
strongly  impress  on  the  ininds  of  our 
friends,  that  the  Sociaty  roost  depend  for 
support,  in  carrying  forward  Us  various 
.and  widely,  extended  operations,  rather  on 
the  great  multitude  of  comparatively  small 
sums,  contributed  Among  the  middling 
and  inferior  classes  of  society,  than  on 
large  dooatioos^  which,  however  im- 
porunt  and,  necessary  in  tberaselvas.  can 
only  be  looked  for  occasionally,  and  would 
.alooe  form  a  precarious  and  very  inade- 
quate source  of  income.  It  is  highly  de- 
sirable and  imporUnt>  therefore,  that  no 
plaOe  or  ndgbbourfaocnl  should  be  destitute 
of  n  local  Association,  or  Penny-a-weA 
Society  j  by  means  of  which  the  smaller 
subscriptions,  as  well  as  larger,  moy  be  col- 
lected, and  the  amount  trailsmiited,  ^  fixed 
periods,  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  nearest 
Auxiliary  Society,  or  lo  the  treasurer  of 
the  Parent  Society  itself,  as  circumstances 
may  point  out :  and  while  we  offer  this  re- 
commendation, we  would  ekpreBs  an  earn- 
est  hope,  that  our  young  friends,  parti- 
cularly, who  iA  so  many  places  have  given 
such  pleasing  proofs  of  early  xeal  in  the 
best  of  causes,  will  np  where  allow  them- 
selves to  be  inactive  in  tts  promotion ;  for, 
upon  their  activity,  we  are  pemnaded, 
much  of  the  efficiency  of  the  teahiua 
efforts  made  by  their  respected  elders  must 
ultimately  depend. 

CvUetihiu.  ^     ^    J 

Surrey  Chapel 444    0    5 

TfebeiaclT: 154  14   6 


218 


UNITED  KINGDOM. 


Aniiaal  Meeting 182  7 

TotteDhaiu-Coart  Chapel 130  2 

St  Anne's  Church 69  7 

Welsh  Sermons 23  0 

Spafielda 88  2 

SionChnpel :....    97  0 

Silver-Street  Chapel 31  9 

Oran^.Street  Chapel 80  0 

KenningtoQ  Chapel . ; 41  0 


Total,  ..^.1291    3    7 

The  last  four  Collections  were 
made  at  the  administration  of  the 
Lord's  Supper,  on  Friday  Evening, 
at  the  respective  places  mentioned. 

^       HELlGiOUS  TRACT  SOCiETY. 
TWEKTT-FOUHTH  AXKIVERSAUY. 

The  Members  of  the  Society  met, 
at  Six  o'clock  in  the  Mornmg  of 
Friday  the  16th  of  May,  at  the 
City-of-London  Tavern,  to  break- 
fast together,  previously  to  hold- 
ing the  Annual  Meeting:  on  this 
occasion,  1054  persons  paid  for 
their  breakfasts  at  the  doors  of  the 
Tavern;  and  sucli  numbers  came 
in  afterward,  that  nMiny  others 
could  not  obtain  admission.  The 
Chair  was  taken,  at  Seven  o'Clock, 


Kcooimendft  that  they  proceed  inoi  ainiilar 
manner,  during  the  ensuing  year  ;  feeling 
confident  that  the  Most  High  will  not  al- 
low them  to  want  the  means  requisite  for 
that  purpoee^also  that  their  attention  be 
directed  to  South  America,  and  the  im^ 
portaat  opportunities  presented  in  every 
part  of  that  country :  and  that  the  friends 
of  the  Society  be  earnestly  recommended 
to  implore  the  6od  of  all  Grace,  to  make 
use  of  these  little  messengers  to  excite  ah 
increased  desire  for  bis  Holy  Word  among  ' 
every  nation,  tongue,  and  people. 

SiaU  of  the  Funds, 

Receipts  of  the  Year.  £.    #.  4^- 

Collecfa'ons 142  18  0 

Anunal  Snbscriptidos 651  II  0 

Donations v 389  10  4 

^  Auxiliaries  and  Associations. .  874  17  8 

Legacies 105  16  0 

3164  13    S 
Sale  of  Publicationa >. . , .  6645    0    7 

Tetal...  £8809  13  | 

Payments  of  the  Year               £,     9.  d. 

Paper,  Printing,  Binding, &c...  6007  14  0 

Gratoitoas  fssnes  of  IVacts,  &c.  1 143  19  0 

Loss  on  Sales  to  Hawkers 201  16  4 

Salaries^  Rent,  Taxes,  Travel- 
ling, Carriage,  Tvaualations^ 

and  various  Incidentals 1499    4  7 


Total.... £.8868,13  11 

, The  Collection  at  the  Meeting 

by  the  Treasurer,  Joseph  Reyner,  l^amounted  to  64/.  05.  6rf. 
Esq.  and  the  Report  read  by  Thomas       -  ■ 


Pellatt,  Esq. 

Movers  tmd  Seconders. 
Rev.  Edward  Irving,  and  Rev.  John 
Clayton.  jtin.—Rey.  Mr.  Roberts,  and  Rev. 
Mark  Wilks^ReT.  Dr.  Pinkerton,  and  Mr. 
Alderman  Key— Rct.  Dr.  Wardlaw,  and 
Bev.  S.  Rilpin^Rev.  Dr.  Peterson,  and 
Rer.  S.  Hillyard — and  Rev.  John  Campbell, 
ana  ReT.  Peter  Treschow. 

HetehUions', 

— That  this  Meeting  receives  with  much 
pleasure  the  account  of  Contributions 
from  Auxiliary  Societies  and  A380ciations; 
and  that  the  warmest  thanks  of  the  Society 
be  presented  to  them ;  especially  to  those 
who  have  liberally  devoted  a  considerable 
portion  9f  their  funds  to  aid  th?  Foreigu 
and  General  Objects  of  the  lustituUoo— 
an  exlimple,  which  it  is  trusted  will  be 
more  generally  and  actively  followed,  as 
the  importance  of  the  Society  and  tlie 
signal  manner  in  which  the  Diviitfe  Bless- 
ing has  rested  on  its  efforts  are  more  gene- 
rally known  and  more  duly  appreciated, 

—That  this  Meeting  approves  the  con- 
duct of  the  Committee  in  applying  a  con- 
siderable portion  of  the  funds  to  promote 
Iha  objects  of  this  Society  i|i  Asia :   and 


AFR1CAV  imTITVTWS. 
SCVENTSBXTH   AKSlVERBAaY. 

At  One  o'Clock,  on  Friday,  the 
16th  of  May,  the  Chair  was  taken, 
by  the  Patron,  H.  R.  H.  the  DukQ 
of  Gloucester,  at  the  Annual  Meet- 
ing, held  in  Freemasons'  HalL  ' 
The  Report  was  read  by  Thomaa 
Harrison,  Esq.  the  Secretary. 

Movers  and  Seconders, 
Marquis  of  Lansdown,  and  T.  Fowell  Bux- 
ton, Esq.  M.P.— Lord  Calthorpe,  and  Jamea 
Stephen,  Esq.  Master  in  Cnancerv— Mr. 
Wilberforce,  and  W.  Evans,  Esq.  M.P.-- 
and  Daniel  Sykei*^  Esq.  M.P.,  and  Lord 
Qambier. 

After  the  Motion  of  the  Marquig 
of  Laxisdown  and  Mr.  Buxton  for 
adopting  the  Report  had  passed, 
the  Count  de  Torreno,  in  allusion  to 
the  cordisd  manner  in  which  his 
country  had  been  mentioned,  elo- 
quently addressed  the  Meeting,  in 
French  j   and  assured  the   Royal 


.18230  UNITBD 

Cfaainiiaa  ifnd  the  Aaembly,  diat 
Spam  woaki  sincerely  ca-operate, 
to  the  utmost  of  her  power,  in  e^ery 
measurefor  the  extinction  of  Slavery, 
and  for  protnoting  the  interests  of 
liberty  and  humanity  all  over  the 
world. 

State  0///10  Fumtb. 

The  Receipts  of  the  Tear  were 
il34/.  2s.  Id.  and  the  Payments 
1129/.  ISs.Sd. 

The  Collection  at  the  Meeting 
was  56/.  9j. 

JU8RCHAyT*SEJMEJfS  BtBLB  SOCIBTY. 
FIFTH  ANNIVBRSABV. 

Ov  Monday,  May  the  19th,  the 
Annual  Meeting  was  held  at  the 
City-of-London  Tavern,  at  Twelve 
o'clock  ;  the  President,  the  Right 
Hon.  Admiral  Viscount  Exmouth, 
in  the  Chair. 


KlN«]>OM.  219 

Movers  and  Seeendtrs, 
Barl  of  Rockaavaxe,  and  R.  H.  Marten.Eaq. 
— Rev.  John  Hatchard,  and  T.  firakine>  Eaq. 
— Mr.  Alderman  Key,  and  Rev.  James  MiU 
ler'(orGIaflKow)— and  Rev.  O.  Clayton,  and 
Rev.  Dr.  Steinkopff. 

Stale  of  the  Funds. 

Receipts  of  the  Year.            £,    s.  d. 

Collection  at  last  Anniteraary..     75    6  6 

Annoal  Subscriptions 90G  13  0 

Donations 78    0  3 

Ladies' Association 63  10  6 

~4I3    9  3 

Sale  of  Bibles  and  Testaments..  336    1  0 

Total... ;f. 648  10    3 

TayroeaU  of  the  Year.  £,  ,,   ^^ 

Bibles  and  Testaments ]50  0    0 

PrintiagReports,  and  Stationery    71  0    1 

Salaries  of  Agents 175  0    (^ 

Boat-Hire,  and  Watermen 98  9    4 

|«»i-. 60    7    6 

Sundries 40  13    0 

Total.. ^.586  oTj  , 

The  Collection  at  the  Meetinff 
was  65L  '2s.  Id.  ® 


SRiTIsa  U  FOREIGN  BIBLE  SOCIETY, 
Increase  and  Efficiency  ef  Ladies* 
Jssodatums, 
Mr.  C.  S.  Dudley   has    recently 
transmitted  to  the  Comnitttee  fresh 
evidence  of  the  benefit  of  Ladies* 
Associations.  He  writes  from  Glou- 
cester, Feb.  28th.— 

The  establishment  and  success  of  Auzl- 
liary  and  Branch.  Societies  afford  a  suf* 
ficient  indication  of  the  interest  exdted 
among  the  reflecting  part  of  the  Higher 
and  Middle  Classes  in  our  country;  but 
it  was  reserved  for  Bible  Associations  to 
elicit  a  similar  feeling  on  the  part  of  the 
Labouring  Population  of  Great  Britain. 
Aspaor^yet  making  manp  richj  they  have, 
indeed,  evinced  a  generous  ardour  in  this 
Christian  Cause ;  which  is,  at  once,  the 
best  testimony  to  the  singleness  and 
grandeur  of  the  design,  and  the  finest 
illustration  of  British  Benevolence.  The 
Toices  of  the  destitute  Natives  of  India 
and  of  Greenland^  of  Congou  and  of  Si- 
beria,  have  been  heard  in  the  sequestered 
Tillages  of  our  land ;  and  the  appeal  ia 
recognised  and  answered.  The  details, 
which  I  have  now  the  pleasure  to  com- 
municate, will  form  the  best  illustration 
of  the  preceding  remarks. 

Procectling  to  Stroud  on  the  1 7th 
instant,  I  attended,  the  following  day, 
the  First  Meeting  of  the  Committee  of 


the  Ladies*  Association,  recently  orga- 
nized; and  was  delighted  to  find   my 
expectations  far  surpaased.     The  aggre. 
gate  results,  in  one  month,  were--^ 
Number  of  Free  Subscribers,  356 
Ditto     of  Bible      Ditto       322 


Total  678 

*•    s.    d. 

•  44     7     8 

•  20  13     2 


Amount  collected  . 
Ditto  ditto  . 


^.65  0  10 
Nearly  Sixty  Ladies  are  on  the  Com- 
mittee  of  this  Association,  which  is  di- 
vided into  Twenty.five  Districts.  The 
proportion  of  Subscribers  is  as  one  to 
every  nine  inhabitants-^ a  fact  suf- 
ficiently demonstrative  of  the  intereat 
excited.  This  effect  was  further  con- 
firmed by  the  admirable  reports  of  the 
Collectors ;  which  bore  ample  testimony 
to  the  gratitude  of  the  Poor,  and  the 
cheerfiif  ahunity  with  which  the  con- 
tributions  were  tendered. 

On  the  19th,  I  met  the  Committee  of 
the  H ctten'^mder-edif e'Rnxich.  Society; 
and  on  the  following  evening,  at  one  of 
the  most  crowded  meetings  that  I  'have 
ever  attended,  a  Ladies*  Bible  Asso- 
ciation for  that  populous  town  was  una- 
nimously establislied,  and  nearly  Forty. 
Ladies  engaged  as  Collectors. 


220 


HWITBD  KIVOI>OM« 


On  the  maming  of  Um  Slat,  tlie 
Naii9W9rth  Ladies*  A«ocuitioa  was  esu* 
^  blisiied,  and  Twentj-five  Ladies  engaged 
as  Collectors. 

Proceeding  thence  to  Chalford,  I  at- 
tended, in  the  evening^  a  large  and  in- 
terestinff  meeting,  at  which  the  Ticar 
presided,  when  the  Chalford  Ladi^* 
Association  was.  fonned,  and  nearly 
TMrtjr  Ladies  engaged  as  CoUeetors. 

Hils  was  followed,  on  the  evening  of 
the  89d,  by  the  establishment  of  the 
Shiepteamb  Ladles'  AsBodation,  at  which 
also  the  Incumbent  presided.  Seldom, 
indeed,  have  I  attended  a  more  de- 
lightful meeting ;  or  witnessed  a  more 
eager  desire^'on  tbo  part  of  the  Labouring 
Classes,  to. manifest  their  readiness  to 
assist  in  supplying  their  fhHow-  creatures 
with  the  Holy  Scriptures.  The  interest 
excited  by  the  establishtheht  of  this  In- 
fetitUlion  will  be  increased  by  the  fact, 
that  Uie  fint  VUlage  Sunday-S(;ho6l  was 
founded  at  Sheepscomb  forty -one  years 
ago. 

On  the  morning  of  the  S4th,  the  lUim' 

cAJfi  Hampton  Ladies*  Association  was 

formed,* and  nearly  Twenty  I^adies  ap- 

.    pointed  to  thdt  respective  districts  as 

Collectors. 

From  Cainscross,  ob  tb«  8kh  of 
"    March,  Mr.  Dudley  odds — 

I  pnvceeded,  on  the  Sd  instant,  to 
Tetbniy.  In  this  town,  a  Branch 
Bible  Society  was  established  in  the 
year  1815,  which  has,  within  seven 
years,  distributed  840  Bibles  apd  Tes- 
taments, and  contributed  388/-  in  aid  of 
the  general  object :  but,  in  consequence 
of  not  having  held  any  Public  Meeting 
for  Several  years,  and  from  dther  causes, 
the  interest  had  greatly  subsided ;  and 
the  Society,  during  the  last  year,  had 
collected  only  85/.  It  having  been  re- 
solved  to  establish  a  Ladies*  Association 
.  lor  Tetimrp  and  its  vicinity,  a  Genend 
iKeeting  was  convened  on  the  eveniitg 
of  the  3d,  which  was  very  numerously 
Mid  respectably  attended  ;  and  the  Ag. 
aoeiation  was  unanimously  established 
under  the  patrona|pe  of  her  Qnee  the 
Duchess  of  BeauliDrt  and  the  Honour- 
able MrSf  Estcourt.  The  Committee 
was  organined  on  the  following  day,  and 
the  Nine  Districts,  into  which  the  As- 
sociation  is  divided,  were  regularly  sup. 
plied  with  Collectors. 

On  the  7th  insUnt,  the  birth-day  of 
the    Parent    Society,    the     Cainaerou 


Indies'  Association  was  happily  esta» 
bUsbed,  at  a  General  Meeting,  'whidi 
osanot  be  reniiembered  without  senti* 
ments  of  hunible  gratitude  to  Almighty 
God  \  The  weather  was  extremely  in- 
clement ;  but  the  heayy  snow  did  not 
abate  the  interest  of  the  Labouring 
Classes,  of  whom  it  was  estimated  more 
than  a  thousand  attended.  1  have  just 
returned  to  my  quaitas,  after  organiz. 
ing  the  Committee  of  this  Association, 
which  is  divided  into  Sixteen  Distric^, 
and  includes  Four  Parishes,  the  indus- 
trious inhabitants  of  which  manifest  a 
lively  interest  in  the  cause. 

Jnfpnnation  of  a  similar  nature 
has  been  received  from  other  quar- 
ters. The  Secretary  of  the  Auxi* 
liary  Society  at  Bamsley,  in  York- 
Bhire»  writes-*- 

Our  Ladies*  Assodation  exceeds  aM 
the  expectations  which  we  had  formed. 
Although  the  lower  classes  of  Barnsle^ 
have  been  suffering  from  an  epidemic 
distemper  and  fh)m  partial  want  of 
employment,  the  Association,  durifig 
the  short  period  of  its  e^tence,  1^ 
collected,  toward  the  purdiase  of  Bibles 
and  Testaments,  nearly  50/.  The  loe^l 
of  the  Ladies  is  equalled  only  by  the 
ffratttude  of  the  Poor,  and  the  cheer, 
fuhiess  with  which  they  o^r  their 
wedcly  contributions*  The  conceiii 
evinced  by  parents  for  the  best  interests 
of  their  families,  is  an  interesting  feal 
ture  of  this  work  of  benevolence.  To 
l)e  able  to  put  Into  the  hands  of  their 
children,  at  their  outset  in  life,  a  faith- 
ful and  infallible  guide,  is  the  end  tor 
which  the  exertions  of  many  are  made. 
iThus^  is  the  Association  providing  for 
the  rising  as  well  as  the  present'  gene- 
ration. 

Two  or  three  places  in  the  neigh- 
bourhood of  Bamsley  have  shewn  a 
laudable  spirit  of  emuUtion,  by  forming, 
on  a  smaller  scalp,  similar  institutions. 
So  encouraging  are  our  prospects   in 

general,  that  what  we  formerly  could 
ut  earnestly  desire,  is  becoming  the 
object  of  our  hopes.  "We  are  now  al- 
lowing  ourselves  to  anticipate  a  period, 
when  not  one  of  the  Forty  Townships 
within  the  range  of  pur  Auxiliary,  shall 
be  found  destitute  of  an  Association. 

,  The  Ninth  Report  of  the  P«i/oi^- 
viUe  Bible  Association,  fumisfaeb 
the  followiog  striking  passage : — 
During  the  past  year,  the    Ladiaa 


1S2S.] 

have  obtasaal  Upward  of 
Subscril^erSy  aod  about  350  for  Bibles  | 
and  h»re  ccdlected  Irom  their  Free  Sub« 
scribers  the  sum  of  1 19f>  19«-  Hd-  and 
from  those  who  are  subscribing  *fof 
Bibles,  88/^  Vf.  9|tf-  They  have  also 
drettlated  in  tfaemme  period  S35  copies 
of  the  Holj  Scriptures ;  making  a  tolsl 
of  14$3  Biblta  and  Testaments  issued  by 
^his  Aflsoeiatkfi  alace  iu  lermation  2a 

And  let  no  one  imagine  that  these 
^bscriptions  tend  to  increase  the  po- 
verty of  the  Lower  Cksses ;  for  it 
might  be  satisfactorily  proved^  that  they 
rather  excite  the  habits  of  industry  and 
economy.  But,  respecting  the  neces« 
sitous  poor  of  this  district,  your  Com* 
knitted  can  fearlessly  assert,  that,  in  nu^ 
menms  instances,  they  have  been 
greatly  benefitted.  Often  have  the  Fe» 
male  Visitors  found  the  children  of  the 
poor  loitering  at  home  in  a  state  of  de- 
plorable ignorance,  and  yi  some  cases 
00  destitute  of  decent  attire  as  to  be 
unable  to  leave  it :  these  have  been  di< 
lected  to  the  gratuitous  Schools  around, 
and  fumbhed.  with  those  articles  of 
clothing  which  were  necessary  for  their 
comfort.  Often  have  they  found  their 
poor  Bible  Subscribers  sick,  and  alike 
destitute  of  medical  assistance  and  ne« 
cessaiy  comforts :  these  they  have  in« 
troduced  to  the  Dispensaries,  for  the 
mitigation  of  their  bodily  sufferings; 
while  the  Visitors  of  Benevolent  So- 
cieties have  been  informed  of  their  cir- 
cumstances, and  have  not  only  contri- 
|>uted  to  relieve  their  wants,  but  have 
directed  them  to  the  Great  Physician, 
the  ^rd  from  Heaven.  Often  have 
they  found  the  wives  of  humble  me- 
chanics anticipating  nature's  most  sor- 
rowful and  anxious  hour  with  move 
than  ordinary  solicitude,  because  they 
have  not  possessed  one  little  garment  in 
which  to  wrap  the  expected  babe ;  and 
from  this  state  of  maternal  anxiety  have 
they  been  rescued  by  the  recommenda- 
tion of  their  cases  to  the  patronage  and 
aid  of  the  **  Infante'  Friend  Society." 
Thus,  those  visits,  which  have  been  so 
much  condemned,  become,  by  a  benevo* 
lent  prudence,  the  means  of  extensive 
good.  The  temporal  as  well  as  the 
spiritual  wante  of  the  Poor  are  reguded  i 
and  the  happiest  resulte  must  necessa- 
rily follow.  Infidelity  is  not  likely  to 
make  very  fearful  ravages  in  those  fa» 
milies  who  thus  witness  the  merciful 
preccfpls  ofth^  Bible  illustrated  by  their 


VNtTSD   KINODOlf.  221 

300    Fre«     benefactors,  and  the  vitality  of  its'prin- 


cjples  exhibited  in  the  tixr  and  holy 
fruits  which  are  thus  so  abundantly  pro- 
duced. 


HtBERIftAn  TRjySLJTIOS  SOCIBTY, 

Thb  Object  and  Grounds  of  thi^ 
Society  were  stiued  at  p.  128  of  the 
Number  for  March.  We  have  now 
to  report  the 

Fcrmatim  of  a  Ladies*  jhucQiarg, 

This  took  place  at  a  Meeting  of 
Ladies,  held  at  the  Society's  Rooms 
in  Sackville  Street,  Dublin,  on  the 
20th  of  February.  The  Rev.  John 
Short  and  the  Her.  B.  W.  Mathias 
addressed  the  Ladies  assembled. 

The  object  of  this  Auxiliary  is  to 
collect  small  subscriptions  in  aid  of 
the  Hibernian  Translation  Society; 
and  for  tliis  purpose  a  CoUectin|^ 
.Card  on  a  new  and  improved  plan, 
and  CoHecting  Boxes,  have  beea 
provided. 

Erery  Lady  subscribing  Fire 
Sbitlhags  annually  is  a  Member , 
Members  are  entitled  to  one  Ticket 
of  Admission  to  the  Annual  Meeting 
of  the  Parent  Society ;  but  Mem- 
bers of  the  Committee,  of  vihkb 
there  are  21,  are  entitled  to  three 
Tickets  eacb;  Ladies  who  hold 
Collecting  Boxes  are  entitled  to  a 
Ticket.  ^ 

cnnrmAir  kvowledgs  society. 
Change  of  Seereiarg, 
Mr.  Campbell  hanng  declined 
the  appointment  of  Joint- Secretary 
to  the  Society  (see  p.  165  of  our 
last  Number),  the  Hev.  W.  Hart 
Coleridge,  M.A.  Student  of  Christ 
Cburch>  Oxford,  liaa  been  appointed 
to  that  office. 

aCfCiBTY  FOR  tHP  PROPJGjttlON  X)P  ' 

TUS  GOSPML, 
ProeeeHmgi  wUk  refertmee  to  iho  MMsi 

Indie§»  _ 
Thres  Missionaries,  it  is  expected, 
will  accon)pany  tile  Bishop  of  Cal- 
cutta on  his  voyage  to  India. 

A  Library  for  the  CoHege  wID, 
at  the  same  time,  be  sent  out,  to 
the  value  of  about  1000/- 

The  Rev.  Principal  Mill  has  for- 


222  URITKD  kiitgdom;.  i^AXi 

warded  to  die  Society  a  detailed     vest  for  our  fiocifety'sUbotiirs;  and  that. 


account  of  a  Journey  made  by  him 
round  the  Peninsula.  This  Jour- 
ney occupied  more  than  a  year. 
Mr.  Mill  paid  particular. attention 
to  the  state  of  the  Native  Chris- 
tians, and  enters  much  into  Uieir 
history  and  circumstances. 
Proposal  of  an  Ecclesiasiical  EtiablUh' 
meni/or  ihe  fP'etl  Indies, 

At  tha  Annual  Meeting  of  the 
Bath  District  Committee  of  the 
Society,  held  on  the  29th  of  April, 
it  was  resolved  to  present  the  follow- 
ing Address  to  the  Parent  Board: — 

Being  deeply  impreBsed  with  a  tense 
of  the  many  signal  advantages  which 
have  resulted  from  the  past  exertions  of 


many  and  splendid  as  are  the  achieve- 
ments which  distinguish  the  present 
xeign,  there  will  b^  none  for  feal  glory- 
to  Compare  wikh  that  of  its  having  com- 
municated the  benefits  of  the  English 
Church  both  to  the£astem  and  Western 
Hemispheres. 

This  subject  ^as  introduced  to 
tfce  Meeting  by  the  following  re- 
marks of  the  District  Committee, 
in  concluding  their  Report: — 

At  the  conclusion  of  this  Report,  your 
Committee  beg  leave  to  submit  a  very 
important  ptopSrition,  which,  if  it  meet 
with  the  approbation  of  the  Members 
who  are  here  present,  will  go  up  in 
the  form  of  an  Address  to  our  Parent 
Board. 

There  is  but  one  sentiment,  we  be- 


have resuitea  trom  cne  paai  exen.ioDsuA         xnere  is  out  uu«=  sciii.aiucu<^  w^  w^- 
this  Society  to  several  of  the  Pknta-   .lieve,  as  to  the  wisdom  and  propriety  of 

A* /^.l-^C.^   A«JI  'C*AA«'Aw!Aa  YiAlrkrimncv       «Ua«a    lAMiBlafivA    m<MiBiirpa    wrhtch    nave 


L 


tions.  Colonies,  and  Factories  belonging 
to  the  British  Empire,  and  being  more 
particularly  sensible  of  its  recent  ser- 
vices when  the  question  of  an  Ecclesias- 
tical Establishment  for  India  came  before 
the  Legislature,  we  are  the  more  de- 
sirous of  recording  our  sentiments  as  to 
that  which  appears  to  us  the  duty  of  this 
Society,  at  the  present  moment,  with 
respect  to  our  West-India  Colonies. 

As  it  is  generally  understood  that 
questions  of  great  importance  relative 
to  these  Colonies  are  shortly  to  engage 
the  attention  of  Parliament,  we  are  de- 
cidedly of  opinion,  that  this  is  the  pro- 
per time  for  calling  the  attention  of  His 
Mije8ty*s  Government  toward  the  ex- 
pediency of  forming  a  regular  Eccle- 
siastical Establishment  for  these  Colo- 
iiies>  similar  to  that  which  has  lately 
i>een  given  to  our  Eastern  Empire. 
When,  we  consider  the  peculiar  circum- 
stances of  these  islands,  we  are  persuaded 
that  motives  of  sound  policy,  not  less 
than  those  of  Christian  Duty  and  Bene- 
volence, concur  to  recommend  this  pro- 
posal, both  as  it  regards  the  English 
Colonists  and  the  Negroes;  a  proposal, 
to  which  we  r^oice  to  think  tlv^t  no 
suspicion  of  endangering  the  property 
or  security  of  the  Colonies  can  attach. 
•By  thus  imparting  the  blessings  of 
Christianity  and  Civilization,  the  feel- 
ings of  gratitude  and  good-will  may  be 
mutually  engendered;  and  we  may 
finally  hope  to  see  the  Heathen  Slave 
exalted  into  the  Christian  Servant- 

We  are  persuaded  that  this  object,  if 
it  cfin  be  obtained,  will  open  a  new  har- 


those  legislative  measures  which  have 
led  to  the  formation  of  an  Ecclesiastical 
Establishment  in  the  East ;  and  we  have 
good  reason  to  know,  that  the  influence 
which  was  then  exerted  by  our  Society 
was  in  no  small  degree  conducive  to  tha^ 
success  which  attended  those  measures. 
As  Members  of  this  Ancient  Society,  we 
are  now  desirous  that  the  same  powerful 
and  benign  influence  should  be  exerted, 
in  behalf  of  a  similar  Church  Establish- 
ment for  our  West-Indian  Colonies. 

It  is,  indeed,  with  the  greatest  pro- 
priety that  we  make  use  of  this  Society 
as  the  channel  by  which  such  a  public 
benefit  may  be  hereafter  secured  to  these 
Settlements.    It  is  now  more  than   a 
century  ago,  that  two  Plantations  were 
^ven  by  Gen.  Codrington,  the  founder 
of  Codrington  College  in  Barbadoes,  to 
this  Society,  for  the  purpose  of  edu- 
cating Clergymen  for  the  use  of  these 
Colonies ;  and,  at  the  present  moment, 
there  is  a  Missionary  provided  for  the 
use  of  the  Negroes  on  these  estates, 
whose  whole  exertions  are  to  be  directed 
to  their   improvement   in   moral  and 
religious  knowledge.     We    have   also 
some  Teachers   and  Catechists  in  the 
other  islands,  and  more  especially  at 
Bermudas;   where  those  appointments 
have  been  lately  increasetl>  which  are 
designed  for  the  benefit  of  the  Black 
Population.    What  then  can  be  more 
befitting  or  expedient,  than  that  our  So- 
ciety should  now  enlargeits  views  of  doing 
good,  by  endeavouring  to  prevail  on  the 
I^egislature  to  make  a  similiar  Ecclesi- 
astical Establishment  for  these  Colonies 


V KITED  XlKGDOtf. 


to  that  which  itfaaslmlelj  made  for  our 
Indian  Empire  ? 

In  this  propontioB,  we  teek  to  advance 
the  best  interests  of  the  Colonists,  no  less 
than  that  of  the  Negroes  s  we  are  de- 
sirous of  exidting  the  general  character 
of  our  country,  both  at  home  and  abroad. 
We,  therefore,  earnestly  implore  this  An^. 
eient  and  Chartered  Institution  (which 
was  expressly  chartered  for  the  propa- 
gation of  Christianity  in  the  Pkntations, 
Colonies,  and  Factories  of  Great  Britain) 
to  call  upon  the  Liegislature  to  take  into 
its  consideration  the  beat  means  and 
measures  for  aocompli^ing  this  great 
and  signal  benefit  for  the  Westandia 
SettJements. 

Should  this  important  proposal  be 
carried  intoefifect,  we  may  indeed  bere- 
«ller  mtiomdly  look  forward  to  the  dvu 
lizaUon  of  ArmiCA— for  by  what  means 
could  that  great  ohject  be  so  effectually 
attained,  as  by  the  conversion  and  dvi- 
lijsation  of  our  West-India  Negroes  ? — 
imd  then  would  the  past  wrongs  and 
aj\juriee  of  Africa  be  redressed  by  that 
very  channel  through  which  they  had 
been  received — the  ends  of  Providence 
would  be  seen  in  the  permission  of  the 
Slave  Trade  in  times  past'— the  foulest 
blot  Qn.onr  national  character  would  be 
wiped  away^-and  the  Church  of  £ng. 
•land,  as  she  surveyed  her  numeroua 
offiipriag  in  every  quarter  of  the  globe, 
might,  in  some  measure,  apply  to  herself 
the  triumphant  language  of  prophecy^-*- 
F<ur  Ml,  fur  I  «m  with  tk€t»  /  witl 
bring  ik^t  ntdfrtm  th€  9a$U  omd  gaihtr 
ikee  from  the  teest.  I  Ufiii  tap  to  tht 
norths  Give  wp :  and  to  the  south.  Keep 
not  back .-  bring  m^f  tons  from  /er,  and 
my  daughtert  from  the  ende  of  the  earth. 

These  remarks  raade  a  strong  im- 
pression 00  the  Meeting.  Th'e  Rev. 
Thomas  Gisborne  rose  to  move  the 
adoptioQof  the  Address;  and  spoke, 
in  substaoce,  as  follows : — 

Although  the  Resolution  which  he 
had  undertaken  to  move  was  not  one 
43f  osdinary  'routine,  and  would  there- 
fore require  him  to  trespass  a  little  or 
the  attention  of  the  Meeting,  tbe  neces- 
aity  of  lengthened  observations  on  the 
aul^iect  was  materially  diminished  by 
the  eonduding  part  4>f  the  Report  which 
had  been  read.  It  wsa  publicly  known 
that  le^ikitive  measures  of  high  import- 
ance, with  a  view  to  the  ultimate  benefit 
of  all  the  inhabitants  of  our  West*Indian 
Colonies,  were  soon  to  be  submitted  to 


22d 


the  connderation  of  PaiUament.  On 
those  intended  measures  he  did  not 
mean,  in  any  degree,  to  touch.  The 
present  Meeting  was  that  of  a  Religious 
Society,  assembled  for  a  rdigious  pur« 
pose ;  and,  in  conformity  with  that  pur* 
pose,  it  was  to  a  religious  object  alone 
that  he  should  limit  his  remarks. 

The  object,  recommended  in  the  Re- 
solution which  he  should  propose,  was 
one  which  would  thoroughly  coalesce 
and  incorporate  itself  with  every  poli« 
tical  plan,  which  might  be  firamed  for  the 
advancement  of  the  welikre  of  all  cUssea 
and  descriptions  of  inhabitants  of  the 
West-Indies ;  one  which,  even  were  no 
political  measure  for  the  general  inte- 
rests of  all  to  be  devised  and  adopted, 
would  of  itself  be  to  all  the  harbinger 
cf  blessings,  such  as  no  institutions 
merely  political  could  bestow.  The  oh. 
ject  waa  to  fix  Christianity  in  those 
islands  on  a  basis,  which  should  be  most 
conducive  to  the  general,  and  steady, 
and  nniveml  influence  of  true  religion 
— to  transplant  into  those  tropical  re- 
gions a  scion  from  the  stock  of  our 
Established  Church— to  gather  all  the 
subjects  of  that  portion  of  our  empire, 
of  eveiy  denomination  and  of  every  co- 
lour, under  the  shelter  of  that  tree,  be* 
neath  whose  canopy  we  ourselves  are 
rejoicing —^  to  confer  on  our  Western 
Dominions  the  blessing  which  has  re- 
cently been  extended  to  our  territories 
In  the  East,  the  presence  of  a  local  aiid 
resident  Episcopacy. 

Christianity,  having  for  its  gracious 
deHgn  the  bringing  of  Salvation  within 
the  reach  and  attainment  of  every  man, 
adapts  itself  equally  to  every  clime,  to 
every  form  of  civil  polity,  to  every  cir- 
cumstance of  life.  Mia  Is  its  object ; 
end  wherever  man  is  to  be  found,  it  fol- 
lows him  with  its  mercies.  And,  ftilly 
as  we  recognise  the  discretion  permitted 
hy  the  Scriptures  as  to  the  arrangement 
of  some  circumstantials  in  the  govemi. 
ment  of  the  Christian  Church,  aoooiding 
to  the  state  and  the  wishes  of  Christian 
Communities— a  discretion  proclaimed 
by  the  impartial  laws  of  our  country,  iu 
their  establishment  of  two  widely  dif- 
ferent Forms  of  Ecclesiastical  Govern- 
ment in  the  Northern  and  the  Southern 
Divisions  of  Great  Britain— yet  it  is  not 
too  much  to  atfirm,  that  there  is  no 
mode  of  civil  polity  with  which  Epis- 
copacy, as  to  its  peculiar  characteristics, 
will  not  harmoniously  unite  itself.  We 
may  be  allowed  to  desire  the  distinct 


f24 


UIUTXO   KW^DOlf. 


i'ULt, 


aM  piAliC>  catahHuhment  in  the  West- 
Indie^  under  the  inunedlate  care  of  a 
BUiiop  atationed  on  the  apot»  of  that 
Form  of  Eodesiastical  Administration 
to  which  we  om^vea  actuaUy  and  bj 
preference  bdkmg. 

.  1^  tooi  there  inaj  exist  local  ])eculi*. 
arities,  .by  which  a  oomplele  Episcopai 
Establishment  maj-be  rendered  speci- 
ally desirable^  such  peculiarities  present 
ibemselves  in  our  West-Indian  Posses* 
sions.  Those  possessions  are  subdivided 
in1)o  a  niunber  of  islands,  dispersed  at  a 
distance  each  from  the  other;  constU 
tuting  a  scattered  assemblage  of  Chris* 
tian  Assooiatlpps— Christian  alreadj,  as 
to  part  of  *their  population ;  asd  desi- 
tin«d«  we  trust,  to  become,  tmder  our 
protetitMn,  univenaaUy  Christian  as  to 
their  inhabitants  of  every  hue  and  shade 
of  complexion.  Among  islands  thus  situ» 
ated,  what  could  be  more  roamfestly 
fondudve  than  the  habitual  presence  of 
a  Bidiop,  to  r^ress'  disorder  in  the 
Churches,  to  originate  beneficial  plana, 
to  excite  religteus  exertiaki,  to  main, 
lain  Christian  Unity,  to* promote  bro» 
Cherly  love? 

,  With  itiiese  ai^gnments^  which,  had 
time  allowed,  might  hate  been  enlarged^ 
lie  wattMhanre  oonchided  his  obserra* 
tiona,  if  these  were  net  yet  a  £ict  toe 
material  net  to  be  brought  forward  by 
him  t  .idthough  his  own  mnne  must  tie 
mined,  yet  he  trudted  in  no  unbecoming 
imy>  with  the  tsommunication.  It  a£ 
ways  was  very  advantageous,  in  xecom«> 
mondti^  a  partieular  proposition,  if  it 
eeuld  be  diewn  to  be  Sustained  hf  un- 
deniaUa  and  eecperimental  authority  j: 
the  proportion  was  thus  nscued  him 
liabHtty  to  the  imputation  -of  being  a 
speculative  theory,  and  was  establiahed 
on  a  clear  fiiuridation  of  solid  and  pra^ 
tied  uwftilness*  He  had  been  honoured 
•with  the  ftiendsfaip  of  a  Prelate,  whose 
memory  still  lives  in  the  gratelvdf  re- 
4!ol]0etK>n  of  the  pubUc,  tlie  venerable 
Bkhtup  Porteua.  Two  oiseumstanoeB 
^ied  the  Sishopto  «xpresa  his  aoBtiments 
to  Uin  on  the  religious  condition  df  the 
West-Indien  Colontes:  one  of  Uiose  cir- 
cumstances was,  that  the  Bishop  had 
•been  suocessfhl  in  his  esertions  to  ob- 
tain  firem  his  Mi^ty^  Government 
4he  approfniation  to  the  instmction  of 
ithe  N^roes,  of  a  fimd  which  had  been 
■eriglndly  bequeathed  to  religious  uses 
in  our  North-American  Provinces,  but, 
on  the  acknowledgment  of  their  iude- 
pendence,  had  fallen  to  the  di8|u>.  al  of 


the  Crown t. the  Q(faer#aa,  tiatiiewns 
at  Fulham  when  two  Clergymen  le- 
«eived  ODdin^iion  Jbr  WestJndian  Be^ 
oefioee.  The  Bishop,  on  whom,  in  virtue 
nf  his  See  of  London,  the  obMgation  of 
Conducting  the  Ecdesjastioai  Coneems 
ae  the  West-Indian  Islands  rested, 
deeply  felt  the  extreme  undesirabloneas 
nf  his  own  aituation,  and  of  that  of  the 
Colonier^that  he  had  theTesponsibility 
of  superintendence,  without  the  power 
of  inspection ;  that  he  heard  of  evils, 
without  the  pSMibility  of  applying  a 
remedy ;  that  he  migl^  devise  plans  ef 
good,  but  had  no  oapebill^  of  promot- 
ing them  t  and  added  his  ftiM  oonvlc- 
tion^  founded  on  experience,  that  the 
religious  ooncenis  of  the  l^ands  could 
not  be  efficadottsly  admiaistatnd  for  ge^ 
neralimpvovemeni,  otherwise  than  t^ 
the  residence  of  «  iooal  Bishop  in  the 
Colonies.  He  could  not  entertain  a 
doubt,  that  if  the  sentiaoenUof  the  emi- 
nent Prelate  who  now  flUed  tlie  See  of 
liOndon  conld  be  known  to  the  Meet- 
ing, they  would  be  Ibund  entSxely  in 
nnisan  with  these  of  his  revered  prede- 


On  the  grounds  thus  stated  and  tlraa 
corroborafed,  he  ventured  to  prondse 
himself  the  concurrence  of  the  Meet- 
ing,  in  his  motion  fin*  an  Address  to  the 
Parent  Society  for  the  IVopagation  of 
the  Gospel  in  Foreign  Buts,  earnestly 
requesting  that  Society  to  make  imme- 
tKate  ap^cation  to  his  Mi\iesty*s  Ge- 
vemmcnt,  in  order  to  obtain  itie  ap- 
pdintment  ef  a  resident  ^shopfor  the 
West-Indian  IskndSb 

Mr.  Gisborn^  was  thus  forcibly 
#ecpnded  py  the  Rev.  B.  W,  Grin- 
field  :- 

In  rising  to  second  the  Address,  which 
bas  been  so  ably  moved  by  the  Bev. 
Oentlemati,  1  hope  I  may  be  allowed  to 
^ank  Mm,  in  the  name  of' this  Meeting, 
for  the  very  discreet,  prudent,  and  ju- 
■dicidus  manner  in  which  he  iMS  thus 
brought  this  great  s|tieatibH  hefive  «•. 
There  is  net  en  individual  here  pte- 
«ettt,  who  has  not  felt  and  admired  itnit 
prudent  and^sagadow  diasretion,  which 
•has  thus  abstained 'fttom  miming  up  with 
thismotion  all  ipieatieas  of  a  polftioal 
-and  party  description ;  qnestions  cdcu- 
lated  to  awaken  the  prejudices  of  sddM; 
•to  alarm  the  seif-interettsof  others,  and 
to  inflame  the  passiotts  of  alL 
*  Tlie  proposal  for  an  Eeclesiaatieal 
F.stabiishment    in   thes^   eoloniaa,    la 


It  is  Oe  boOaden  dittj- ofievBKj  Ghriatkm 
.Gov^r^m^ot,  <  to'  provide  for  the  reli- 
ffioiu  wants  of  ihxae  who  arelivii^  under 
its  influence  and  dominion^  and  that, 
but  of  motives  of  sound  policy,  as  it  re- 
gards this  world,  not  less  than  fVnm 
those  more  awful  considerations  which 
Inspect  another,  we  are  bound  to  impart 
that  knowledge  which  conti^ns  within 
itadf  the  blessing  and  promise  of  this 
life,  as  welLas  of  that  which  is  to  come.** 

MTho,  that  is  at  all  acquainted  with 
the  religiaus  condition  of  either  the 
White  or  Black  Population  in  our  West- 
India  Settlements,  can  for  one  moment 
dottbt  whether  they  ought  to  participate 
mere  fully- and  pnicticallj  in  thoae  reli- 
g&ottt  advalilages  which  we  are  enjoying 
at  home?  There  are  parishes  of  ao,40> 
30  miles  in  drcumfereoce :  in  Jamaica, 
which  omtmns  more  than  5,000,000  of 
acres,  there  i^e  but  SO  parties !  Yesu 
it  has  A  populatbn  of  more  than  400,000 
inhsManCs,  and  there  are  not  half  the 
mnber  of  parishes  and  churches,  which 
are  eontaiBed  in  the  Bath  Archdeaeoni^  I 

Oentlenen,  it  must  be  self-evident, 
even  as  Ihr  as  the  White  Inhabitants 
are  concerned,  this  unnatural,-  this  un- 
diristian  state  of  things  ought  not  to  be 
allowed  to  continue  in  any  part  of  the 
British  Empire  I  for  I  toir  it  may  be 
said  of  many  of  these  White  Inhabi- 
tants, io  the  expressive  words  of  the 
Original  Charter  of  this  Society,  that 
^  many  of  them  are  destitute  of  God's 
Word  and  Sacraments,  and.  thkt  others 
ai«  abandoned  to  Heathenism  and  In. 


0NIXSD  KItfOMMf. 


;  it  is  not  to  he  denied  (and  why 
should  we  disguise  the  &ct?)  that,  in 
the  fvoposal  fiw  an  Ecclesiastical  Esta* 
blishment,  we  seek  the  interest,,  the  gra- 
dual civil^tion  of  the  Negroes,  notless 
thasi  the  improvement  of  the  White 
JPopulatifln.  Is  there  a  man,  callmg 
himself  an  Englishman,  who  does  not 
think  that  we  are  hoond  to  provide  for 
the  leligiQus  waitts  ef  a  nuUion  of  hu- 
man b^ingi*  whom  we  have  brought 
mm  their  natii»  country  to  till  ud 
cul^iVBteourfiantldions?  Whilst  they 
irer^.livinf  in  Afirica,  they  were  living 
wUhin  those  bounds  and  habitations 
which  Divine  Providence  had  assigned 
them ;  but  we,  having  taken  them  under 
our  demimon,  are  bound  also  to  take 
them  under  our  care  and  protection* 
I  alKMtld  blush  for  the  name  of  Chris- 
tian,  if  I  could  think  there  were  a  bosom 
^dy,   1893. 


20 

In  this  room  whiA' did  oat  beat  in 
unia6nwilhthiasereAeetifp[ia!  Thelevw 
of  money  must,  indeed,  be.  the  root  of 
Jjl  evil,  if  it  can  rsnd^  the  heart  dead 
and  callous  to  the  common  feelmgs  of 
humanity.     But,  Gentlemen,  in  t)ie 
want  of  all  other  motives,  it  is  fiear  and 
Belf-interest  which  should  compd  us  to 
be  just  and  generous  to  those  poor  ex- 
patriated Africans.    For  wliatmaacan 
look  on  his  property  secure  aniidst  sii^ 
a  fearM  mijerity  of  barbarians  ?-i»4md 
who  can  reasonably  look  forward  to  the 
prosperity  of  our  West-India  Colonies, 
m  their  present  condition,  who  casts  his 
eye  on  the  nel^bouring  shores  of  St. 
Bomingof 

'  By  this  ph>po8al  of  an  EcdesuMtiad 
Establishment  tor  these  Colonies,  we 
se0k  to  advance  the  general  happiness 
and  prosperity  of  all  ranks  and  deicrip. 
tions  of  persons  residing  on  these  islands : 
we  seek  to  secure  the  safety  of  the  Phm- 
ters  and  Proprietors,  not  less  than  to 
better  the  condition  of  the  Kegrees. 
Xt  ia  to  prevent  the  recurrence  of  msur. 
rectioa,  carnage,  and  massacre— to  sub- 
stitute the  dominion  of  uKural  fiaeljngs 
for  that  of  fidar  and  of  tervor-rto  ren« 
der  masters  and  servants  the  mutual 
bene&ctors  of  each  others  thatwepmf. 
pose  this  great  and  important  questimi 
to  tlie  Legislatnre. 

Every  man  is  persuaded;  that  aoane- 
ihing  must  and  ought  to  be  done,  to 
improve  the  present  state  of  our  West- 
India  Colonies-  Wb  are  persuaded, 
that  the  basis  of  every  other  improve- 
ment must  be  looked  for  in  the  form- 
ation of  such  an  Ecclesiastical  Establish- 
ment as  the  one  which  we  have  pro- 
posed. As  Men,  as  En^shnken,  as 
Christians,  we  earnestly  implove  the 
Society  to  receive  our  Address  1  and 
we  are  persuaded,  that,  if  it  shoidd  be 
adopted,  future  generations  will  rise  up 
to  bless  our  memories. 

The  Address,  being  pttt  from  tbe 
Chair,  was    unanimously  carried; 
And  was  signed  by  the  Archdeacon  ^ 
on  belialf  pf  the  Meeting. 

CHUMCS  MiKlONARY  SOCIETY, 
jfmmml  FiUt  to  Bithcp't  CtOtgt^  Caiaata. 
Our  Readers  were  apprised»^at 
p.  449  of  the  Volume  for  ia21 ,  that 
tlie  Committee  had  placed  th^  sum 
of  1000/.  at  the  disposal  of  the  late 
SfshDp  of  Calciitu.  for  the  use  of 
S  G 


.226  :toiT»D  icivoqoM.  llMAt, 

the  GdWege  j  ^hich  was  to  be  con*  pedient,  and  would  apj^risg  Ae  Com- 
sidered  as  a  Grant  for  the  Year  witteeinwhatway,jnhi8Lord8h^'8 
1822,  in  the  expectation  that  they  judgment,  the  Society  could  here- 
jhould  be  enabled  to  follow  up  this    after  most  effectually  render  assist- 


Grant  annually  with  the  Vote  of  a 
Jike.sum. 

Ipformatlon  of  this  Vote  was  re- 
ceived in  India  but  a  short  time 
before  die  death  of  the  Bishop. 
The  Statutes  of  the  College  not 
having  arrived  from  England,  his 
Lordship  deferred  the  acceptance 
of  the  Grant,  on  an  honourable 

Imnqiple,  fully  explained  in  thefol- 
owing  extract  of  a  Letter  from  him 
to  the  Correspondiog  Committee^ 
dated  May  29, 1822— 

It  isjgratifying  to  me  to  believe  that  the 
cletign  of  the  College  continues  to  be  ap- 
|»rovad,  when  iu  plan  of  operations  has  been 
somewhat  ihore  developed.  Thissecondmu- 
jkificent  Vote  of  your  Society  affords  strong 
evidence  to  that  ^ect ;  and  I  would  not  b« 
thought  to  be  insensible  of  their  distinguish- 
ed nberality,  if  I  forbear  to  consider  diis  gift 
definitively  as  a  part  of  the  College  Re- 
sources, till  the  system  under  which  the  In-* 
•cStutloa  wiU  be  administered,  shall  have 
been  completely  settled  and  clearly  under- 
stood,  'niat  system,  as  I  conclude,  will  b« 
sufficiently  detailed  in  the  College  Statutes. 
Tpur  Society  express  their  desire  to  educate 
Students  in  the  Odlege.  I  cannot,  tber»- 
forfy  consistently  with  correct  feeling, 
though  no  stipulation  Is  attached  to  the 
^rant,  proceed  to  appropriate  it,  until  it 
shall  be  known  with  certainty  that  their 
wishes  on  this  head  may  be  justified,  and 
what  will  be  finally  the  conditTons  of  ad- 
mission. You  may,  however,  be  assured, 
that  a  copy  of  the  Statutes  ^all  be  for- 
warded for  your  information,  whenever 
they  iliall  be  received  from  England  ;  and 
I  have  reason  to  expect  them  very  soon. 

The  Bishop's  lamented  death  ocv 
curring  a  few  weeks  after  the  date 
of  this  Letter,  no  further  steps  were 
taken  in  India  in  reference  to  the 
Grant. 

On  the  appointment  of  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Heber  to  the  vacant  See,  die 
Committee  placed  at  his  Lordship's 
disposal  the  sum  of  1000/.  above- 
mentioned,  voted  to  the  College  for 
1822 ;  with  a  request  that  he  would 
be  pleased  to  appropriate  it  in  such 
manner  as  might  seem'  most  ex- 


ance  to  the  College — the  Statutes 
having  been  framed  with  that  wis- 
dom and  liberality,  «^hich  affords 
opportunity,  both  to  the  Local  Go- 
vemmenU  and  the  Religious  So- 
cieties connected  with  the  United 
Church,  of  co-operating  t^th  the 
College  to  the  attainment  of  its 
great  ends. 

We  are  happy  to  add  that  Bisl^op 
H^er,  who  nas  been  for  a  long 
time  a  zealous  friend  and  aUe  ad* 
yocateofthe  Society,  has  become 
one  of  its  Vice-Patrons.  We  quote 
his  Lordship's  words,  addressed  to 
the  Noble  President  of  the  Society, 
on  accepting  the  office : — 

I  can  truly  aay  that  the  Committee  of 
the  Church  Missionary  Society,  however 
they  may  overrate  the  importance  of  my 
servicet,  have  not  ovcnpted  my  attach- 
ment to  their  Cau^,  or  to  t^  prindplee 
on  which  they  have  endeavoured,  with  audi 
distinguished  success,  to  promote  a  know- 
ledge of  Christianity  among  the  Heathen. 

PKOCEEDINOB  OF  ASSOCIATIOirs. ' 

.  /Second  Annwersary  of  the  Ckicki$ier 
and  MTtH  Susttx. 

.  The  Bev.  W.  Marsh,  on  hb  way  to 
attend  tkis  Anniversary,  preodied  for 
the  Society,  on  Sunday,  April  6th,  at 
St.  Michael*8,  liewes;  on  Tuesday,  at 
Eastbourne;  and  on  Wednesday,  ae 
Hcatfafield.  The  CoUectkms  wen  up. 
ward  of  3S/. 

On  Stmday,  April  latht 'Sermons  were 
preached — at  St.  Jahn*s,  Chichester,  by 
the  Bev.  W.  Manh  \  at  HuntSngdon, 
bj  the  Sev.  John  Saigent ;  and  at  La* 
▼ington  and  Grtifliam,  by  the  ReT.  G-. 
Bliss  s  and  on  Tuesday  at  Stanstesd, 
and  on  Wednesday  sV  Slyndflli,  by  ^le 
Bev.  W.  Marsh. 

The  Annual  Meeting  was  held  in  tiie 
Council  Chamber  at  C3iickester,  on 
Thuradayvthe  I7tb;  the  President,  J. 
Femberton  Flumpire)  Esq.  in  the  Chair. 

ICevett  aad  SMoodert. 
J,  Marsh.  E4q..*«od  Um  Aatiataat  SeerstaiT— B«r« 
S.  Araott.  and  Rev.  Edwin  Jacob  —  Rev.  W« 
Hanh,  and  B«v.  Morrb  Smelt— Rev.  S.  Ilonie, 
■od  Bev.  S.  Barbel— eod  Rev.  J.Tnpi^  end  Rev. 
T.  Cegao. 


1823*]  UNITBP 

Tiie  CoUfotkmt  at  (ho  Hrmon  teuT 
Meeting  wiere  nearly  soL 

MtiHmaHm  «/  /Aw  Pmrttmmtk^  F^rUea^ 
and  Gosport  Aisecuttiom. 
Sennons  were  preached  bj  the  Eev. 
If.  Marth,  on  Thursday  Evening,  the 
TTth  of  April,  and  cm  Sonday  Morning, 
.  the  iMh  ttt  St:  JohQ*8,  Pdrtsei ;  and  on 
Sunday  Allemooa  and  Evening,  at  St. 
OMne^i*  The  Asaiatant  Secretory  also 
piwlie4  .<¥!  Sunday  Morning  at  St. 
6coi^%  and  on  Sunday  Afternoon  and 
£ire«i|ig  at  St.  John's.  On  account  of  some 
foeal  drcun}3tances,CoUection8  after  those 
Sermons  were  omitted.  A  Public  Meet- 
feg  wa«  held,  on  Friday  the  1 8th,  in  the 
Beneficial  SocietyTUKMuy  the  Rev.  W. 
S.  DuaikieosE^in  tbe  Chair,  for  the  more 
eflectiToMtaUiahmeot  of  an  Association, 
wluch  faaq  «is^y  subsisted,  in  a  pri  vat« 
w^  &v  Boai^  y  eara. . 

l^be  officers  of  the  Association  are  as 
under  :--- 

Prtddent, 

Horn  George  Grey. 

V^e  Presidents, 

CxpL  Anmin,  R.B?.|lleT.W.'niie,R.KC. 

Capit  Ballard,  R.R.  |  Major  Wat!ion,R.M; 

C^  Thoroaa,  R  N.  ( Wm.  Walker,  £^. 

Treasurgr,  John  AUcot,  Esq. 

8§cr€tarUi,  Rev.  W.  S,  DusautOy,  ond 

Rer.  R.  Bingham,  jon. 

Movers  ami  Seoooden. 

M»r,  E.  L.  BfAwelU  aod  lh«  AMistRDt  SccreUr^ 

— KcT.  R.  Biacham.  and  B«v.  W.  Miinh— Miyor 

INtiMi,  Md  IUt.  W.  Howev-^Rev.  John  IJi^. 

9Ktli,  sod   Hev.    Edwia    Jacob— and    lUv.   W. 

Charoock,  and  Captain  A»%iin, 

Nearly  70/.  was  contributed. 
Fi/ik  Annivfrsarp  of  ih»  Cambridge* 
The  Meeting  was  held,  on  this  occa- 
rioD,  on  Tuesday,  the  3$d  of  April, 
,  Francis  Pym,  Esq.  in  the  Chair.  The 
Asinstant  SemUtfy  preached  at  Has. 
lingfield  on  Wednesday  Evening*  Ther 
CotleotJoni  were  nearly  301. 

Jfovcia  MM  Sfecondors. 
Kav.  Wm.  LaMOo,aod  Uw  Secretary  of  the  Sociatj. 
t-O.  Brflner.  Kaq.  and  Rev.  Jolm  Hatcbard— Kev. 
Jattwa  Scboltaeld,  and  llie  Asslstaat  Si'cretary— 
a^  B«v.  Pvoteaar  FariOi,  and  Rer.  Jamec 
Scbolefitld. 

Ib-af  Amdvtrsar^  of  the  GsUldford* 
The  Assistant  Secretary  preadied,  on 
Sundagr,  April  4he  S7th,  at  Albury,  in 
the  momiflg,  and  at  Wonerah,  in  the 
evenliig;  and  the  Rer.  W.  H.  Cole,,  at 
St.  Martha-on4he.HilL 

The  Meeting  was  held,  on  Monday 
the  Satb,  in  the  Town  HaU  of  Guild- 
ford ;  Spencer  Perdyal,  Esq.  in  the 
Chaii.    The  GoUactions  were  above  63/. 


»      „  .*    ¥oTar»»Ml«fCO»daf».       ^  ; 

R«».  W,  H.  Colo,  and  the  Avsktant  U^raury- 
R*».  8.   Harbet.  abd  Rev.  Robert  WoMe— Her. 
W.  Rttaaell,  aod  Hrr.  S,ikr«ott--aiid  Her.  Huk»> 
M'l^^en.  and  Atr.  John  Steele. 
Eighth^  of  ihe  Bedfordshire. 

Sermons  were  preached,  in  Bedford, 
on  Sunday,  AprU  27th,  by  the  Rov^ 
David  T.  Jones,  proceeding  as  a  Miitr 
sionary  under  the  Society  to  North- West 
America ;  in  the  morning,  at  St.  Cuth- 
bert's,  and  in  the  afternoon  at  St. 
Paul's. 

On  Tuesday,  the  99th,  the  Mee^mg 
wa»  held  in  the  County  HaU;  theRftv. 
Mr.  Williamson  in  the  Chair. 

«       .»  ^  w  Movers  and  Seconder. 
R«».  R,  P.  Brachcrott.  and  Rcr.  Darld  T.  Jonea— 
R*r.  Richard  Whltlingham.  aod  Rev.  Mr.  Cooper 
-R^v.   A.  Creapln,  and  J.  G,,f h^m.  E*q.  -  auJ 
Iter.  T.  8.  Orimstiawe,  and  Rev.  H.  Tattam. 

The  Collections  were  about  Sot 

Seventh  Anniversary  of  the  Colchester 
and  East' EsseX' 

On  Sunday;  May  the  11th,  the  Hevr. 
Edward  Bum,  of  Birmingham,  preached 
atSt,  Pater's  Colchester  in  the  morn ingl 
at  East  DonylamI  in  the  aften^pon,  and 
at  St.  James's  Colchester  in  the  evening; 
and  the  Itev.  W.  Marsh,  at  St.  Peter's, 
in  the  afternoon.  On  T'ues<?ay  Kvening, 
the  Secretary  of  the  Society  preached  at 
St  Peter's.  , 

The  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Colchester 
Ladies^  Association  was  held  on  Monday 
Evening,  it  the  ^ew  Room,  Eed-Lion 
Wallc;  the  Rev:  Chi||es  Muagrave,' 
M.A.  kte  Fellow  of  TCnity  Coliege, 
Cambridge,  in  the  Chair :  and  the  AnJ 
nual  Meeting  of  the  Colchester  and  £ast« 
Essex  Association,  on  Tuesday  Morning, 
at  the  tame  place;  John  F.  Mills,  Esq., 
Vice-President,  in  the  Chair. 
'  Mdrtfs-and  Seeooden. 
Rer.  T.  Nevman,  and  Rev..  W.  Wilson,<Fello«  of 
Quepn*a  Collete.  Oxford}— the  Secretary  of  the 
Society,  and  Rev.  T.  Knoltesrord— Rev.  Edward 
Bam.  and  Rev.  Guy  Bryan— Rer.  C.  Masprave, 
•od  R«r.  V.  M.  iWriano— and  Rer.  W.  Manili. 
and  Rer.  W.  Buneaa. 

The  Collections  amount^  to  117/. 
5#.  111/. 

Fwsi  Jnmvertaty  of  Iht  Mmlden^  and 
fFiiham  and  Kehedm^  Branches. 
Branch  Associations  at  these  places 
hiid,  for  some  years,  contributed  to  the 
ftmds  of  the  Colchester  and  East-Esscx 
Association :  that  tit  Maldon  had  raised 
819/.  17#*5i/.;  and  that  at  Wltham  and 
Kelvedon,  IG7/.  I3#.  Some  friends  from 
Colchester  accompanying  the  Deputa- 

•  The  AnnirerMry  of  jees  wa».  by  taistaftei 
printad  the  ^vtt  instead  of  the  StvfnsA,  See 
p.5Wofthel4i  Volume.  • 


226  uiriT£D  KuroDOM.^- 

tiim  of  Um  Tvm%  Soeietj  who  had  at- 
tended  the  AnniTenerr  at  that  place,  a 
Oflaeral  Meetiiw  of  the  Memben  and 
Friends  of  theK  Bnach  A«odationa  was 
held  in  the  New  Boom,  at  the  White 
flart,  in  IHtham,  on  Wednesday,  Maj 
the  14lh;  the  Bev.  Quy  Br^an,  Rector 
of  Woodham  Walteti  in  the  Chair. 


IUt.  W.  Bttiiew,  MMi  Rev.  Edward  Ban—the 

Sccmsnr  of  tbe  8od«u,  aad  lUv.  Robert  Walker 

-.Rer.  Mrttfaev  ITcvport,  aad  Rer.  C.  L*0«U— 

•aid  Rer.  Joha  Bull,  and  Rer.  W.  Barftsa. 

CWected  at  the  Doors,  1 II. St.  Bd. 
TUrd  Jmmwenar^  •/  tk$  Narth^EoH 

The  Annual  Meeting  took  place  on 
the  evening  oCThuradaj,  May  the  8Sd, 
in  the  Great  Eoom,at  the  Mermaid,  in 
Hacknej;  James  W.  Freshfield,  Esq. 
the  Treasurer,  in  the  Chair.  The  Re- 
port, which  was  read  hy  the  fiecretarj, 
M r.  BaUance,  included  Reports  from 
the  Ladies*  Associations  at  Hackney 
and  at  Newington :  from  this  Report  it 
appeared  that  the  Income  of  the  Year 
had  heen  473/.4j.9<I.;  of  which  the 
Hackney  Ladies*  Association  had  raised 
S91M3f.7<<^,  and  the  Ladie^  Associa- 
tion of  Newington  and  its  vicinity  74/. 
9«.44f.  The  Income  of  the  Year  ex- 
ceeded that  of  the  Year  preceding  hy 
4d/.  8#.  Stf.,  and  formed  a  total  of  Con- 
trihutions  raised  by  the  Assodation 
amounting  to  1117'.  I3«.  U, 

MoAb  and  SMondcn. 
RiBT.W.  B.  WUIiamt,  and  Rer.  David  T.  Jones^ 
R«v.  C.  S.  Hawtf^,  and  Rer.  Edward  Irvioff— 
die  flaeratary  of  tha  Sociaky.  aad  Liaatanaat 
Oordon.  R.K.— Rev.  Thomaa  Roberuon  (Chxplalo 
hi  BeaialX  and  Rev.  M.  M.  Pntaloa— aad  Rav.T. 
Morttear,  aad  Jol 


— That  this  MeetiDf  reeeives  with  the 
liveliest  satisraction  the  rejKirt  of  that  dis- 
tingnished  snccess,  which  it.  haa  pleased 
Almighly  Ood  to  grant  to  the  labonrs  of  the 
Society  on  tiie  coait  of  Westers  Africa ; 
and  oonsidera  this  saooesi  as  a  sore  earnest 
and  pledge  of  a  far  more  glorioas^ressiltt>f 
these  labonrs*  in  all  the  Society's  other 
Stations*  when  Fbith  and  Plrayer/  which 
nmneroaa  difflenlties  and  trials  now  call 
forth,  shall  have  been  dmwn  out  into  their 
Inllest  exercise. 

On  Sunday  Afternoon,  the  18th*  of 
May,  a  Sermon  was  preach^  in  aid  of 
the  Association,  at  St.  Leonard's,  Shore- 
ditch,  by  the  Lecturer,  tlie  Rev.  Thomas 
Mortimer,  when  the  sum  of  80/.  U.  ^d• 
was  collected.  Sermons  were  preached 
on  the  following  Sunday,  the.  SSth,  at 
the  Jews*  Chapel,  Bethnal  Green,  in 
the  morning  by  the  Secretary  of  the 


.mbditbkranrak;  [mat. 

Society,  and  in  the  evteninff^y  the  Rev. 
C  S.  Hawtrey:  the  CoUectioBS  were 
S€l.l9ik5ir.  The  Collection  atrthe Meet* 
ingwaa31/.a«.llil. 

The  Assistant  Secretary  set  for-  . 
ward,  a  few  daya  after  the  Anniver« 
aary  of  tbeSocietjr*  on  an  extensive 
Yiait  to  the  principal  Associations 
in  the  Counties  of  Derby,  Lincoln, 
York/Lancaster,  Chester,  and  Lei- 
cester. He  will  be  accompanied 
throughout  by  the  Rev.  James 
Hough,  Chaplain  on  the  Madras 
EfiUblbhments  and,  in  the  greater 
part  of  the  Journey,  by  the  Rev. 
Professor  Parish :  «id  will  be  as- 
sisted, in  some  parU  of  Yorkshire 
and  Lancashire,  by  the  Kev.Thomas 
,  Mortimer ;  and,  in  the  latter  half  of 
the  Journey,  by  the  Rev.  James 
Scholefield  and  the  lUv.  George 
Washington  Phillips. 

We  shall  defer  our  Report  of  this 
Journey  till  it  is  completed. 

JEWS*  SOCISTT. 

The  attention  of  the  Society  has 
been  much  turned  toward  the  Holy 
Land,  by  the  Mission  of  Mr.  Joseph 
Wolff  to  the  Mediterranean.  The 
outline  of  his  proceedings  was  given 
at  p.  22  of  the  Survey.  From  «n 
Address  delivered  by  nim  at  Malta 
on  his  return  thither  from  Palestine, 
we  shall  extract  such  particulars  as 
are  most  interesting  m  relation  to 
the  State  of  the  Jews  in  the  Medi- 
terranean. 

SiaU  •fihuJewt  mi  AkmrniriA. 
I  lea  this  island,  Aug.  95,  1891,  and  ' 
arrived  at  Alexandria,  5th  of  Septem* 
her.  I  visited  the  Burial-ground  of 
the  Jewst  wliere  I  ascertained,  finom 
the  inscriptions,  that  there  must  have 
been  very  many  Jews  at  Alexandria 
900  years  ago ;  and,  among  them,  great 
and  learned  men.  There  are  now  per/ 
haps  950  families  residing  there ;  a  ftw 
of  them  well  acquainted  with  the  Law. 
These  few  welUinfoxmed  persons  did 
not  only  receive  from  me,  with  the 
greatest  readiness,  the  New  Testament' 
and  Tracts,  but  even  desired  them  with 
the  greatest  eagerness:  aad  two  Jews 


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oaUed  im  me,  on  tay  second  arrival  in 
Alexandria,  as  t  returned  from  Jetusa- 
lem,  and  desired  New  Testaments  and 
Bibles;  and  both  of  them  expressed  their 
high  veneration  for  the  Christian  Re- 
ligion, as  it  is  believed  by  Protestants. 

YovL  will  allow  me  to  mention  some 
observations,  which  I  heard  made  bj 
the  Jews  at  Alexandria,  by  which  you 
may  easily  perceive  what  the  obstacles 
are,  in  the  way  of  the  conversion  of  that 
interesting  Nation.  I  dined,  one  Sab- 
bath Day,  with  a  whole  party  of  Alex- 
andrian Jews.  One  of  them  desired  to 
learn  from  me  the  reasons  why  the 
English  have  translated  the  New  Testa- 
ment  into  the  holy  language  of  the 
JewsL  IrepUed,  '' The  English  Chris- 
tians are  anxious  to  make  the  Jews  ac- 
quainted with  the  doctrines  of  Christi- 
anity :  and  many  Jews  have  read  it ; 
and  have  either  been  convinced  of  the 
truth  of  Christianity,  or  have  published 
their  objections  against  it.**  They  asked 
me  wheUier  those  Jews,  who  have  stated 
their  olgections  sgainst  the  New  Testa- 
ment, had  not  been  punished  by  the 
English ;  and  they  were  surprised  to 
leam,thatthe£iiglishChri8tianshave  not 
only  been  very  Sr  from  punishing  those 
Jews  who  have  candidly  stated  their, 
difficulUes,  but  that  they  were  even  re-' 
joked  to  observe  an  inquiring  spirit 
among  the  Jews.  They  told  me  that 
no  Jew  throughout  Egypt  would  even 
dare  to  state  to  a  Mahomedan  his  ob- 
jeetioxis  against  the  KoWUi.  I  had  here 
then  a  good  opportunity  of  making  those 
Jews  acquainted  with  the  true  spirit  of 
Christianity;  which  consists  in  meek- 
ness,  patience,  forbearance,  long-buffer- 
ing, gentleness, and  kindness;  and  which 
teaches  us,  when  we  are  reviled,  not  to 
revile  again.  They  became  anxious  to 
read  the  New  Testament.  I  had  thus 
the  plesoure  and  satisfaction  of  distribut- 
ing four  New  Testaments  among  those 
very  Jews  with  whom  I  dined. 
'  There  was  then  at  Alexandria  an  old 
Habbl,  70  years  of  age,  bom  in  Poland, 
and  residing  at  Jerusalem.  He  calied 
on  me  as  soon  as  he  had  heard  that  I 
had  some  knbwledge  of  the  Hebrew 
Language,  and  that  I  came  on  purpose 
to  con  verse  with  Jews.  He  had  with  him 
his  Hebrew  Bible.  When  I  asked  him 
whether  he  had  heard  of  Moritz,  the 
Missionary  in  Poland,  he  replied  that 
Moritz  tries  to  prove  to  the  Jews  in  Po- 
land, that  the  Messiah  is  already  come : 
and   said  thai  the  Jews  at  Jerusalem 


UBDITKEBAHBAlt. 


§29 

received,  not  long  ago,  a  parcel  of  New- 
Testaments  and  Tracts,  sent  to  them 
by  a  German  from  Acre ;'  and  that  they^ 
were  informed,  that  a  Jew,  cohverted 
to  Christianity,  intended  to  go  to  Je- 
rusalem to  converse  with  the  Jews  on 
Christian  topics.  He  observed  then, 
what  is  very  remarkable,  **  We  Jews 
have  been  scattered  more  than  seven-' 
teen  hundred  years  among  all  the  na- 
tions* PERSECUTED  and  DBSPisBn,  and 
our  Holy  City  destroyed :  and  seventeen' 
hundred  years  are  past,  in  which  it  has 
been  the  continual  effort  of  the  Gentiles, 
by  sHEnniNG  akd'  sucxnro  out  oum 
BLOOD,  to  persuiide  us  that  Jesus  of 
Nazareth  was  the  Messiah,  and  seven- 
teen hundred  years  are  past  and  we 
firmly  disbelibve  it.  It  is  true,-  that 
Jesus  of  Nazareth  performed  miracles : 
it  cannot  be  denied ;  but  we  know  wliat 
Moses  said,  1/  there  arise  qmengyoH  0 
prophet;  or  a  dnamer  of  dreamt^  and 
giveik  thee  a  tiftn  or  a  wonder,  and  the 
eign  or  the  wonder  come  to  paa$^  whereof 
he  tpdhe  unto  theoy  sajfing%Let  us  go  afttr 
other  gods,  which  thou  hast  not  hnown^ 
and  let  us  serve  them:  thms  shalt  not 
hearken  unto  the  words  hf  that  prophet^  or 
that  dreamer  of  dreaws'  Jnd  that  prophet^ 
or  that  dreamer  of  dreams,  shall  be  put  to 
deaths  because  he  has  spoken  to  turn  f  on 
awojffrom  the  Lord  your  God,  I  replied 
to  him,  that  that  intimation  of  Moses 
cannot  possibly  be  afiplied  to  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ ;  for  He  was  not  only  far 
from  turning  us.  away  from  the  Ix>rd 
our  God,  but  He  even  taught  us  to  ad- 
dress ourselves  to  Him  in ^  every  need : 
He  taught  us  to  pray.  Our  Father  which 
art  in  heaven^,  halUnaed  be  Thy  name : 
Thy  kingdom  come.  And  He  taught  us, 
nere  is  one  God,  and  there  is  none  other 
but  He.  This  venerable  old  Jew  (^lled 
on  me  repeatedly ;  and  received  from 
me,  with  the  greatest  readiness,  a  New 
Testament  and  Tracts. 

But  I  must  state  to  you  another  ob- 
jection of  a  learned  Jew  at  Alexandria. 
He  said,  ^  If  you  would  consider  thf? 
state  of  the  several  denominationy  of 
Christians  in  this  country,  who  murder 
one  another  before  the  altar,  while  Jews 
and  Mahomedans  live  together  in  per- 
fect peace,  you  would  not  l^ry  to  join 
Jews  to  their  communion.^*  I  repued, 
that  I  only  wish  to  make  Jews  acquaint- 
ed with  the  excellency  of  our  Saviour's 
doctrine,  in  order  that  the  Jews,  may 
become  a  light  to  lighten  the  Gentiles. 
This  Jew,  htiwever,  speaks  with  high 


sae 


KBDITUIAAKBAK. 


Sigird  of  Um  dmacftflr  of  our  Lord,  and 
of  the  excellency  of  the  monl  doctrine 
OBoiidned  in  the  GoipeL  He  was  al« 
veedjr  in  poMevion-  of  the  New  Testa- 
tament,  which  he  had  bought  of  the  hte 
'MiaAomry  Burdkhardty  and  for  whom 
he  a^  thirty  other  copies  to  Jews.  I 
made  him  apresent  of  GroUus'sTreatise 
on  the  Truth  of  the  Christiah  Beligion, 
which  he  promised  toread  with  attentien. 
By  the  objections  of  these  Jews  we 
see  dearly  what  the  ohstadee  are  with 
which  we  meet  in  the  coDversion  of  the 
Jews.  It  ia»  I  may  venture  to  say,  not 
their  unwiUingness  to  inquire  into  the 
truth  o^ Christianity;  but.  First,  the 
condition  in  which  Uieyare — obliged  to 
suffer  the  tyranny  of  Mahomedans, 
where  they  dare  not,  at  the  risk  of  their 
lures,  communicate  their  doubts  against 
Isbunism*  Secondly,  the  unwise  me- 
thods often  taken,  either  by  supersti- 
tious or  nominal  Christians,  to  convert 
them  to  Christianity,  as  that  old  Babbi 
aaid,  ^  by  having  sh^  our  blood  :**.  and,, 
alas!  is  not  this  a  fhct?  how  much 
Jewish  blood  has  been  shed  in  Spain, 
and  Portugal  I  and,  at  Rome,  they  are 
compiled  to  hear,  every.Qood  Friday, 
a  Sermon;  and  the  Missionary  House 
for  the  Conversion  of  the  Jews  is  partly 
supported  by  the  Jews  themselves,  by 
the  express  order  of  Pope  Paul,  and  thi^ 
Older  has  been  sanctioned  and  confirmed  • 
iQT  ell  the  succeeds  Popes.  The  Third 
stumbling-block  isHhe  disunion,  which 
exists  among   Christians    thmnaelves. 

iak£  ftp  tk$  Mtumhimg'khchM  mi  of  the 
wtqf  of  my  pmpl€»  State  to  them  clearly 
the  truth ;  and  promote,  with  all  your 
power^  the  proclamations,  the  invita- 
tions^ and  promises  of  the  Gospel;  and 
shew  to  them  the  evidence  of  your  reli- 
gion, by  LOVE  and  holiness,  and  commu- 
nlott  with  God,  and  songs  of  praise  and 
thanksgiving. 

I  had,  however,  at  Alexandria^  the 
safeisfiiction  of  being  visited  by  aged* 
Jews,  who  came,  not  with  the  intent 
of.  arguing,  but,  as  they  expressed 
themselves,  to  hear  from  me  '^  words  of 
peace."  There  came  Jews  to  me,  who 
were  already  in  possesnon  of  the  New 
Testament,  and  were  acqiuinted  and  de- 
lighted  with  the  contents  of  it.  They 
received  me  most  kindly  when  I  entered 
thdr  Synagogues,  and  even  gave  me  per- 
mission to  read  aloud  to  them  in  their 
Law.  They  complained  to  me  of  the  de- 
cline of  learning  among  the  Jews  of 


Alexandria  i  of  which  the  phigiiie,  which 
prevents  them  from  sending  their  chil- 
dren  to  school,  is  one  of  the  chief  reasons; 
I  had  likewise  the  satisfaction  of  ob- 
serving a  great  epgemess  among  Gen- 
tiles, as  well  Catholics  as  Greeks,  to 
receive  the  Word  of  God,  and  other 
publications  which  prove  the  doctrines 
of  Christianity,  with  which  I  was  able 
to  furnish  them ;  and  for  which  I  must 
here  express  publicly  my  Christian 
thanks  and  obligations  to  the  Malta  Bi- 
ble Society,  who  kindly  supplied  me 
with  them  before  my  departure  to  the 
Levant.  It  is  true,  the  Catholics  made, 
at  first,  some  oljections,  supposing  that 
we  gave  them  translations  aocordmg  to 
the  English  Translation :  this  objection, 
however,  cessed,  as  soon  as  1  proved  to 
the  Levantine  Catholics,  that  the  Ambic 
Translation  was  exaclly  the  same  which 
was  published  by  the  Propaganda*  at 
Bome;  and  to  the  lulians,  that  the 
Italian  Translation  is  that  of  the  Arch-« 
bishop  Martini,  which  received  the  ap. 
probation  of  Pope  Pius  VI.,  and  both 
translations  are  from  the  Latin  Vulgate, 
aancti<med  by  the  Council  of  Trent. 

State  of  th&Jewiai  Onto. 

At  Cairo,  there  are  two  sects  of  Jew». 
The  first  and  most  numerous  are  the 
Talmudists,  who  take  for  their  guide,  not 
only  the  Old  Testament,  but  likewise 
the  Talmud,  a  compilation  by  the  Bab- 
hies  about  the  time  of  Christ  The 
second  sect  of  Jews  at  Cairo  are  the 
Caraites,  who  admit  only  the  authority 
of  the  Old  Testament,  and  reject  entire^ 
the  Talmudical  Traditions. 

I  waited  first  on  the  Babbies  and 
chiefs  of  the  Talmudist  Jews,  and  met 
with'  the  kindest  reception  imsginable. 
They  have  ten  Ifynagbgues  at  Cairo. 
These  I  visited  at  their  request,  when 
they  were  aU  assembled  to  celebrate 
their  Bosh-Hsshana,  at  the  beginning 
of  the  year,  when  they  sound  the 
trumpets  t  after  that,  the  whole  congre- 
gation, shedding  abundance  of  tears; 
exclaimed,  Jilessed  is  the  potato  thai 
hmow  ih€  jojifui  sound.    They  shailwalh^ 

0  Lord,  in  the  light  of  Thy  countenance, 

1  couU)  not  help  saying,  ^  Oh  that  Thou^ 
Lord,  mayest  shower  down  upon  Thy 
people  the  power  of  Thy  grace,  that  thenjf 
may  really  hear  the  trumpet  of  salva- 
tion—Uiat  they  may  worship  Thee  in 
the  holy  mount  of  Jerusalem — that  thejr 
may  acknowledge  that  Thou,  Jesus  of 
Na2Areth,'aTt  the  same  yesterday,  and 


MBDITBRRANBAK. 
to-day,  MnA  f<Ar  ev^,  on  whoie  thigh  mad 
vesture  i»the  name  written,  ^'  iSng  of 
KuigB,  i£lid  Lord  of  Lords  f* 

I  had  frequent  conversations  with  the 
Jews  0^  the  sulgect  of  Christianity. 
M<n«  than  fifty  Jews  at  onoe  called  on 
goe  ill  the  British  Consulate,  and  read 
for  several  hours  ia  the  Gospel.    One, 
whom  I  knew  at  Alexandria,  said  to  his 
brethren,  ^'"We  must  argue  with  this 
gentleman,  and  hear  his  reasons ;  and  if 
he  is  right,  we  are  obliged  to  acknowledjf^ 
it.**    A  young  Jew,  to  whom  I   had 
given  a  New  Testament,  told  me  that 
he  had  spent  the  whole  night  in  reading 
it,  and  he  was  able  to  tell  me  the  con- 
tents of  a  great  part  of  it :  he  told  me 
that  he  intends  to  embrace  Christianity, 
and   travel  about,  and  converse  with 
other  Jews  on   Cliristian  topics;  and 
that  his  relations,  who  reside  in  England, 
have  already  acknowledged  the  truths  of 
Christianity,  and  are  baptized :  whether 
he  was  sincere  or  not,  this  only  the 
Lord  knows,  who  searches  the  hearts 
and  reins.    I  distributed  at  Cairo  above 
100    Hdl>rew   New    Testaments,    and 
wend  hundred  Tracts,  and  had  daily 
coaveraattons  with  the  Jews.    £veh  in 
Ihdr  aeveral  assemblies,  they  discussed 
among  themselves  the  subjects  about 
which  I  had  conversed  with  them ;  and 
I  had  the  satisfi^tion  to  observe  that  a 
Jewish  fiitherread  the  Gospel  to  his  son. 
And  diall  we  suppose  that  this  inquiry 
into  the  truth  of  the  Gospel  will  be  in 
vain  ?    Certainly  not  I    For,  thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Jm  ike  rote  eameih  tbrnm  tmd 
ike  smtw  /r$m  Amrmv,  and  retnmetk  nei 
ikUktry    kul    waiereik   ike   earikf   and 
wmkdUk  U  Mngr  firik  arnd  kmiy  ikai  it 
me^  gim  seed  ie  ike  eewer  amd  bread  ie 
ikeeaien  te  ekaii  mif  werdhe  ikai  geetk 
ferik  aaiefmif  memiki  U gkaU not  return 
mUa  meveidt  knt  it  ekall  aecempOtk  ikai 
mUek  IpUate.  amd  U  tkaU  frotper  in  ikie 
tUmg  wkereio I eend it.    Onelookofthe 
XoBd  made  Peter  weep— and  one  look  of 
A«  Lmd  may  make  Isrsel  to  mourn, 
and  enable  U^m  to  answer  him.  thrice, 
Lerdj  tken  knemeet  ikat  weleveikee. 

In  the  Cfiosul*s  House  at  Cairo,  I  ex- 
pounded  the  Word  of  God,  every  Sun* 
day,  to  Catholics,  Protestants,  two  Re* 
negadoes,  and  one  Jew.  They  all  kneeled 
do^n,  and  said,  ^^  Amen,'*  when  I  ad- 
dwassil  myself  to  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
aad  bes<Night  Him  to  bring  back  the 
leat  sheep,  and  to  receive  kindly  the 
prodigal  son.  Some  disciples  of  the 
Modern  Philoeopby  advised  me,  how. 


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ever^  to  preach  the  Gospel  only  ito 
learned  men.  I  told  them  it  was  xaj 
duty  to  communicate  the  glad  tidings  of 
peace,  even  to  babes. 

State  if  ike  Jewe  at  JeHuaiem. 

There  are,  at  Jerusalem,  the  foHow- 
ing  denominations  of  Christians  r— 

1 .  Jrmeniane,  called  and  believed  by 
the  Jews  of  Jerusalem  to  be  the  de- 
scendants of  Amalek.  The  Jews  will 
hove  qo<  intercourse  with  them,  because 
Amalek  dared  to  lift  up  his  hand  against 
the  Lord*ff  host  in  the  wilderness. 

S-  Greeksy  called  and  believed  by  the 
Jews  to  be  the  descendants  of  Javan. 
The  Jews  will  not  hold  intercourse  widi 
them  because  Antiochus  dared  to  shy 
Israel.  ,     , 

3.  Remtmiete.  The  Jews  do  not  Wish 
%n  intercourse  with  them;  because  Ti. 
tus,  a  Roman,  destroyed  their  tetaiple* 

4.  The  Ethiopians,  and  Copts,  upon 
whom  the  Jews  look  with  indinbtence. 

The  whole  number  of  Christians  is 
supposed  to  be  7000;  of  Jews,  1 0,000* 
After  mentioning  that  in  a  few  days  I 
distributed  more  than  1000  copies  of 
the  Scriptures  among  all  these  denomi- 
nations, I  will  confine  my  zemaiks  to 
the  Jews. 

The  Jews  of  Palestine  reside,  princi* 
paUy,  iftt  Jerusalem—^  Hebron,  where 
both  Jews  and  Turks  go  on  a  pilgrimage 
to  the  graves  of  AhJMrim,  Isaac,  and 
Jacob,  and  Sarah  tmoLeah,  whldi  ave 
there  in  the  cave  of  Machpelah— '«nd 
also  at  Safet  and  Tiberias.  Thegrsatest 
part  of  those  Jews  who  composed 
the  Talmud,  called,  Tans&n,  lived  at 
Safet  and  Tiberias. 

The  Jews  of  Jerusalem,  Slifet,  and 
Tiberias,  are  jealous  of  one  another. 
The  Jews  otJeruMoiem  say,  ^  Our  pkoe 
is  more  holy  than  you^ :  'for  here, 
Melchicedeck  and  our  Kings  resided — 
here,  was  the  Tabernacle  of  God— here, 
the  Temple  of  Jehovah,  in  which  sacri- 
fices  were  kindled  by  the  fire  which  de- 
scended firom  heaven^and  here,  is  the 
very  stone  on  which  the  world  -was 
founded:**  this  latternotion  is  derived 
ftt>m  Job  xxxviii. 4— 6:  the  Armenians 
and  Greeks  bdieve  the  same ;  and  that 
stone  is  shewn  in  the  Church  of  the 
Holy  Sepulchre,  and  worshipped  by  the 
Greeks.  The  Jews  of  Safety  on  the 
other  hand,  say, "  You,  Brethren,  know 
that  the  Mesnah  makes  his  first  abode 
at  Safet:'*  they  attempt  to  proTe  thiii 
by  Isaiah  ix.  i,  8:  Safet  was  anciently 
caUedGeliUorGalHee:  this  prediction 


«2 

,  wM  cimify  flilfllled  in  tfae  cǤe  of  Jesui 
of  Nazareth.  See  Matt.iv.  15  x  the 
Jews  of  Safet  further  say  to  the  Jews 
of  Jerusalem,  ''You  know  thatthe  great 
Bab))i,'  Simeon  Bax  Johai — peace  upon 
him!  andmanj  of  the Zamaim— peace 
upon  them  I— lived  at  Safet.*'  The 
Jews  of  Tiktriat  saj,  ''  Our  city  is  situ- 
ated near  the  river  Jordan,  and  RabM 
'  Akiba'  lived  here,  with  his  55,000  dis- 
ciples — peace  upon  him  !  '*  Thus  fool- 
ish and  stupid  jure  the  disputes,  which 
divide  the  Jews  of  Palestine. 

There  are,  in  Palestine,  Spanish  Jews, 
and  Turkish  Jews,  and  Polish-German 
'Jews ;  and  also  jCanutes,  who  are  be- 
lieved by  the  other  Jews  to  be  the  de- 
scendants of  the  Sadducees. 

I  found .  at  Jerusalem  only  three 
fiunilies.  of  Canutes.  In  their  Syna- 
g^ue  I  heard  the  following  prayer. 

The  Babbisaid,  ''We  beseech  thee 
have  mercy  upon  ^Hon.**  And  the  peo- 
ple answered,  "  And  build  thou  the  walls 
of  Jerusalem.*' 

RalbL  "  Let  thy  government  shine 
upon  Zion.** 

The  PeopU,  "  And  gather  thou  the 
chUdren  of  Israel.** 

Rabbi.  "  Let  singing  and  gladness  be 
heard  upon  Zbn.** 

The  People.  "  And  shouts  of  joy 
among  the  children  of  Jerusalem.*' 

I  read  to  them  several  prophecies  of 
Isaiah,  and  Jeremiah,  and  expounded 
to  them  without  the  least  objection  for 
an  hour  the  contents  of  the  GospeL 
They  often  called  on  me,  and  called  me 
their  brother.  They  have  not  the  least 
communion  with  the  Talmudist  Jews. 
There  are  Carajites  at  Ralaa,  in  the 
Crimea,  in  Poland,  at  Damascus^  Con- 
stantinople, and  Cairo.  The  whole 
number  in  the  world  may  be  about  5(100.* 

The  Polish  Jews  called  on  me,  and 
addressed  me  thus : — "  We  have  heard 
that  you  are  arrived  here  to  converse 
irith  us.  Verily  we  can  converse  with 
jrou,  for  we  are  wise  with  great  wisdom, 
and  learned  with  great  learning."  I  ascer- 
tained from  them  that  no  Jews  lived  at 
Jerusalem  in  the  time  of  the  crusades. 
Rabbi  Moses  Bar  Nalsman,  a  famous 
author  among  the  Jews  in  Germany, 
went  there  in  the  twelfth  century,  and 
met  with  only  one  Jew.  I  translated 
from  a  Letter  written  by  him  the  follow, 
ing  sentences :— "  I  met  with  only  one 
Jew,  and  he  was  oppressed,  and  he  was 
afHicted.  And  in  the  city  of  God,  in  the 
house  of  God,  where  our  fathers  dwelt, 


MEDITBRRA  KIBAK. 


[MAY, 

the  Gentiles  worshipped  that  which 
their  finger  had  made ;  they  worridp. 
ped  that  which  is  xot  6aD,even  in  the 
bouse  of  God.  For  these  thhigs  I  weep, 
•because  our  glorious  and  our  beautiful 
house  is  laid  waste."  I  conversed  ibr 
aeveral  days  with  one  of  their  High 
Priests,  and  read  the  Gospel*  with  him. 
He  said  the  Christians  of  Syria  have 
not  the  spirit  contained  in  the  Gospel  i 
and  he  candidly  confessed  that  the  Pro- 
phecies of  the  Old  Testament,  cited  in 
the  New  Testament,  must  be  applied  to 
the  Messiah. 

The  Spanish  Jews,  being  most  nume- 
rous, affected  a  superiority  over  the 
Polish  Jews,  who  told  me,  "  We  spake 
unto  them,  saying,  '  Why  are  you  so 
proud  with  your  pride,  and  haughty 
with  your  haushtiness  ?  We  ourselves 
are  Jews,  and  ^orious  is  our  name,  and 
our  wisdom  is  spoken  of  in  all  the  con- 
cregation  of  Israel.  .Cease,  therefore, 
nom  pretending  to  protect  us  with  your 
protection.  We  are  sufficiently  pro- 
tected with  the  protection  of  the  Km. 
peror  Alexander,  to  whom  may  Gdd 
give  fulness  of  years,  and  exalt  him  with 
high  exaltation.* " 

The  Polish  Jews  are  divided  into  two 
sects. 

One  sect  are  Pharisees,  who  are 
strictly  attached  to  the  literal  observ- 
ance of  the  Ceremonial  Law,  and  wear* 
huge  phylacteries.  They  .  study  day 
and  night  to  explore  tiie  course  of  the 
stars.  They  ducem  the  face  o/  the  eky^ 
hut  do  noi  discern  the  eignto/ihe  tim^ei 
ever  ieammfr^  and  never  able  to  come  Is 
the  knowledge  of  the  truth. 

The  other  sect  are  the  Haadim,  the 
spiritual  Jews;  who  say  that  outward 
ceremonies  are  of  no  use  at  all,  and  we 
must  attend  rather  to  the  spirit.  To. 
prove  their  doctrine,  they  quote  Jer. 
xxxL31-r-34.  The  author  of  tills  sect 
was  Israel  Baal  Shem,  who  died  seventy. 
years  ago  in  Poland.  They  have  been  - 
excommunicated  by  many  Babbiea.^ 
Tliey  are  well  indined  to  the  reading 
of  the. Gospel.  They  were  struck  when 
I  told  them  that  Christians  prove  the 
abolishment  of  the  Ceremonial  Law,  by 
those  very  texts  from  which  they  them* 
selves  prove  its  insufficiency.  I  distri- 
buted among  them  several  hundred 
New  Testaments  and  Tracts.  Among 
their  archives  I  discovered  the  foll6v« 
ing  curious  circumstance,  in  regard  to 
the  Cross  found  by  the  Empress  Hetena. 
Babbi.  Abarbanel  tells  us,  tiuit  the  Jews, 


MEDITBRRANCAN. 


fyiing  tbat  th«  Empress  Helent  would 
nenecute  them,  gave  her  an  old  piece  of 
wood,  and  tdd  ber  that  Was  the  very 
CrosaofJesua^  One  of  these  Jews,  with 
wchom  I  had  many  conversations,  and 
who  remained  with  me  whole  dajs,  cune 
to  me,  after  he  had  read  the  New  Xes- 
^ament  through,  and  said,  *'  Abraham 
went  out  with  the  so^l8  he  had  goUan 
«t  Haxan.  Christ  has  ootten  my  souL 
The  prophecies  are  hidden  from  its,  as 
tnilj  as  we  do  not  believe  in  Jesus 
Christ.**  Several  others  also  made  the 
MOPe  coofipssion. 

,  The  Pharisees  and  Uie  Hasidim  be- 
lieve:— 

.  1.  The  transmigration  of  souls,  or 
metenmrchosis. 

.  2.  £lec6on  and  reprobation. 

3.  The  infidlibility  of  the  Sanhedrim, 
or  Councfla.  But  only  infiillible  in  the 
following  cases  I 

.  (l)  li^nien in  peaceable  times. 
(S)  When  all  assembled  together. 

.  (3)  When  entirely  free. 

.  Every  one  may  easily  perceive  the 

atzikinff  similarity  between  the  rules  of 

the  irallibility-of  Councils^  laid  down 

1^  Cardinal  Bellannine  and  Alfonso 

HariaLignori. 
,4*  The  existence  of  two  principle^  in 

men,  the  good  and  the  bad  ^  and  that 

tbeae   two  principles  are  personified 

angels. 
5,  Pui^tory,  which  they  prove  by 

^v.  xxvi.  SO^ fFktri  m  w^odis^  th^re 

^  6.  The  restpration  of  all  things. 

7.  The  necessity  of  an  Inquisition 
aflainst  heretics.  Thus  we  see  that  St. 
Dominic  and  Cardinal  Xlmenes  are 
ftithfUl  disciples  and  worthy  successors 
of  tlM  Pharisees  of  old,  and  are  like  the 
present  Pharisees  of  Jerusalem. 

.8.  The  coming  of  two  Messiahs.  The 
^rst  will  die  in  battle:  the  seeond  will 
conquer  his  enemy,  and  rebuil4  ^^ 
temple  of  Jerusalem.  Sacrifices  will 
then  be  offered  again,  and  perfect  peace 
wUl  take  place  en  earth. 

\  I  discussed  the  sulgect  of  the  Gosoel 
with  the  Jews  in  their  Colleges;  apd  I 
afiw  their  Children  reading  in  the  New 
Testament,  as  they  wslked  about  upon 
Sion,  and  in  the  valley  of  Jehoshaphat. 
Chie  day  I  took  my  walkfirom  Jerusalem 
toward  Bethlehem,  near  the  sepulchre  of 
Bfchflt  our  mother.  Here  I  met  a  Jew 
firom  Hebron  on  horseback :  he  stopped 
as  aao9  as  be  observed  me,  and  s^id,  ^  I 
believe  in  the  Itoly  One.  Blessed  be  He, 


3S3 


andBlessedbeHisname<'*IrepKed,"And 
I'believe  in  the  Holy  One.  Blessed  be 
He,  and  blessed  be  His  name!**  He 
then,  desired  aNew  Testament,  which  • 
I  resetted  not  hfving  canried  with  me. 
\^at  the  result  of  these  inquiries 
among  the  Jews  will  be,  time  must  - 
show{  and  I  leave  it  to  the  reports  of  my 
future  fellow.kboureTS  to  innrm  ^ou. 

Of  the  effect  on  his  owii  mind  of  ' 
this  visit  to  the  city  of  his  fiuhers, 
Mr.  Wolff  thus  speaks-^ 

I  must  oonfiess  that  I  am  more  con- 
firmed in  my  views  of  the  importance 
of  proclaiming  the  Holy  Name  ef  Christ 
among  his  Ancient  Pe<^e,  since  my  ftet 
stood  within  the  sates  of  Jerusslem —  ' 
rince  I  have  heard  the  following  cries 
uttmd  by  my  brethren,  the  Babbi  in 
the  sjnsgogue  exclaiming,  ^Our  Fls- 
ther,  our  Kmg,  we  have  s£mied*-ainBed 
before  Thy  'S^t  ;**  and  the  people  jct^ 
spending,  ^  Our  Father,  our  King,  we 
have  rinned  before  Thy  si^:**   the 
Babbi  again,  ^'  Our  Father,  *eur  King, 
there  is  no  King  unto  us  but  thou  ;** 
and  the  people  repeatbig,  "  Our  Fa- 
ther,  our  King,  there  is  no  King  but 
Thou.**  My  desire  of  shewing  forth  lo 
QentUes  the  importance  of  promoting 
the  li^t  of  the  Gospel,  was  strength** 
ened  after  my  feet  stood  within  Uia 
gates  of  Jerusalem— there,  idiere  the 
tribes  didgo  up,  the  tiAea  of  the  Lord— 
formeriy  the  centre  of  the  worship  and 
government  of  Israel— where  justice  was 
administered  according  to  the  Law  of 
Ood^-in  Jerusslem,  which  that  High 
Priest,  who  is  set  on  the  risht  handof 
the  throne  of  the  Muesty  m  /thehea- 
vens,  did  -fiMrour  with  Vi^  preseDCC; 
where  He  shewed  strenaUi  with  His- 
arm ;  where  He  b^an  to  fill  the  hungi7. 
with  good  things;  where  He  gave,  by 
His  precious  de8;th,  knowledge  of  salva« 
tim  unto  His  people,  through  the  re- 
a^ssiatt  of  their  sins ;  where  He  hegan 
to  guide  our  foet  i^to  the  way  of  peaoe.^ 
I  had  perorived,  before  my  arrival  in. 
that  city  of  God,  of  which  glorious  thinjgs 
were  once  spdcen^  the  litml  fiilfilmcnt 
of  the  prophets,  and  of  our  Saviour's 
words ;  but  I  confess  I  am  now  more 
than  ever  anxious  to  intreat  true  Chris- 
tians to  promote  the  knowledge  of  Chxjst 
Jesus  among  my  brethren,  smce  I  have 
actually  skbx  how  that  city  doth  sit 
solitary,  that  was  ftillof  people— how 
sheis  become  as  a  widow,  die  that  was 
great  among  the  naUonSi  and  piiacesa 
ameng  the  provinces! 
S  H  . 


28^. 


MftDlTBRRAKXAX. 


The  fdiomng  further  particularly 
relative  to  t(ie  Sjtate  of  the  Jews  at 
Jerusalem^  are  collected  by  the 
Gomipitteea,  in  their  late  Report, 
from  Mr.  Wolff's  Journals  :-<- 

A  Talmudistic  Kabbi  caUed  upon 
him  Boon  after  he  arriyed,  stating  that ' 
he  had  heard,  of  his  connection  with 
Jews  in  Egypt — welcomed  him  to  the 
Holy  City— ofe^  him  every  civility  in 
his  power— conversed  freely  with  him 
on  the  subjict  of  rdiglon— spoke  fa- 
vourably of  the  Hebrew  New  Testament, 
which  he  had  not  only  seen,  btit  even 
read  through  with  great  attention,- 
when  at  Aleppo,  in  the  house  of  a  Habbi 
at  that  place ;  acknowledging  that  those 
passBj^  of  the  Old  Testament  which 
are  cited  in  the  New,  do  undoubtedly 
apeak  of  the  Messiah,  and  that  the 
New  TesUment  dtes  them  faithfully. 
An  important  admiaaion  this,  surely ,fVom 
a  Jewish  Kabbi,  and  a  Talmudist ! 

The  chief  Rabbi  of  the  Polish  Jews 
residing  'at  Jerusalem^-generaUy  ac 
knovledged,  even  by  th^  Spanish  Jews, 
as  the  greatest  Divine  of -the  present 
age ;  and  regarded,  by  his  own  disdplea, 
as  «  prodigy  of  Biblical  Leahiing-^sent 
for  him,  with  an  apology  for  not  waitwg, 
in  the  first  instance,  upon  him-~offer^ 
to  read  Hebrew  with  lum  gratuitously, 
every^  dayi^nd  to  converse  with  him  on 
the  snbjectof  religion^argued  with  him 
in  the  presence  of  ms  disciples,  receiving 
with  meekness  his  answers  to  the  Talmu- 
dieal  interpretations  of  the  Old  Testa- 
ment—consented to  receive  a  copy  of 
the  New  Testament,  promising  to  read 
it— and  told  him,  that,  knowing  from 
hynself  that  he  .was  once  a  Jew,  he 
wbiild  be  more  kind  to  him  than  before 
he  knew  it. 

Numbers  of  Rabbies  came,  sepa*. 
ratelv  and  in  bodies,  to  his  room,  ap|dy.i 
lag  for  Hebrew  Bibles,  Testaments,  and 
Tnurts;  and  remained  some  time  with 
him,  rdui inpthem  and  proposing  ques* 
tions  about  them,  frequently  with  con- 
aiderabie  candour.  One  Kabbi,  in  par* 
ticular,  gave  him  much  hope  that  a 
deep  impression  was  made  upon  hie 
mind:  he  read  the  New  Testament 
diligently,  from  day  to  day — heard  Mr. 
WellFpreach  the  Gospel  very  attentively, 
and  seemed  much  affected— and,  after 
hearing  and  reading  daily  for  nearly  a 
modth,  ^^  confessed,  with  tekrs.in  his 
0yes,  that  he  Vas  convinced  Jdsus  of 
Kssareth  is  the  Messiah,  and  said  that 


MATr 


he  should  now  speid^  with  bia  Wjfe.apdi, 
mother  about  Christ  Jesus  the  Loxft.^ 

Btmwrkt  of  ikt  Oammiiieg  am  tU  Rg^* 
iitm  of  Mr.  ffltf  ai  JfnuaUw^. 

That  all  this  should  be  sufiered  to  go' 
on  without  opposition,  is  more  than' 
could  be  expected:  in  fact,  conffiderable| 
enmity  appears,  at  last,  to  have  tieen  ex-' 
cited  against  Mr.  Wolff,  even  amoncp 
those  with  whom  he  had  been  allowed^ 
freely  to  converse ;  insomuch  that  some' 
of  the  Kabbies  prohibited  further  dis-* 
cussion  with  him,  threatened  to  'anathe« 
naatixe  those  who  should  dare  any  longer 
to  argue  with  him,  and  ordered  vket 
Bibles  and  Testaments  which  he  had  dis-^ 
tributed  to  be  burnt  Bnt^  lidark  the 
consequence-7-**.The  majority  of  them,*** 
aays  Mr.  Wolff,  '*  declared  that  they 
would  not,  in  any  case,  regard  t&e 
anathema  of  the.  Rabbies;  and  one^ 
Kabbi  declared  publickly,  that  he  war 
reading  t&^  New  Testament  to  examine 
it,  and  to  tell  me  his  candid  opinidn 
about  it  ;*'  and,  in  spite  of  the  injunc- 
tion of  the  superiors,  even  Rabbies  con- 
tinned  to  &pply  to  him  for  the  New| 
Testament  and  to  read  ft. 

Mr.  Wolff  does  not  seem  disposed  to 
exaggeiat^  the  benefits  resulting  fron» 
his  visit  to  the  Holy  City :  yet,  even  aa 
he  states  them,  the  results  Were  by  n^ 
means  unimportant.  .  Theiollowing  iai 
his  retrospective  view  of  the  matter  t— ^ 

*  The  whole  result  of  my  conversa- 
tion with  the  Jewish  High  Priests,  af 
Jerusaleni,  was  this,  that  they  perceived* 
and  became  persuaded  that  abetter  spirit 
must  exist  among  the  Cbrislians/xn 
£ngland  than  among  those'  in  the  Le-^ 
vant ;  that  the  Gospel  does  not  contain 
the  superstitious  tenets  which  the  Chris* 
tians  of  thb  country  practise ;  and  they 
perceived  that  they  must  give  to  Ju- 
daism a  more  spiritual  dress,  in  order  to 
gain  ground  With  truly  spiritually* 
minded  Christians*  I  gained  so  much 
their  confidence,  that  they  consulted 
with  me  about  their  own  business  t  they 
made  me  acquainted  with  the  history  of 
Jerusalem  in  the  last  century  ;  and  co- 
pied to  me  the  poetry  of  their  famous 
Rabbies,  about  Jerusalem's  condition. 
The  great  Solomon  Sapira,  who  is  con. 
sidered  as  the  greatest  Hebrew  critical 
scholar  at  J^usalem,  has  written  a  crtti* 
cism  about  the  Hebrew  NewTestameni 
and  the  Hebrew  Bible  which  I  gave  to 
him:  but,  as  he  had  not  yet  finished  when 
I  left  Jerusalem,  he  wrote  to  me  a  very 


f8».] 


irtoi»iiii4KKAir» 


Jdnd  Letter  to  JlIA^  and  deftlred  toe  t^ 
go  Imck  to  tfenisttlem  i  for  be  do^  not 
di^  to  trust  it  to  any  body  else.*'. 
'  On  the  whole,  thotigh  yodr  Com^ 
mittee  frel  the  difficulty  of  prbnoundng 
upon  the  evidence  before  them,  uii- 
■tipported  as  it  nOcessaHly  is  by  ^any 
concurfisnt  or  coUatend  testimony,  yet 
they  cannot  but  think  that  the  tesuh  of 
Mr.  Woi^*s  visit  to  Jehisdlem  haa  been 
such,  aa  fUlly  to  justify  tfae^rpectations 
6f  these  at  whose  desire  it  was  under* 
taken.  Perhaps  il  niay  be  said  of  the 
9ewB  'now  at  Jerusafem>  as  ^  was  said, 
upon  a  fiur  greater  occaision,,bf  their  fore*, 
fiithera.  In  another  metropolis — Some  /mt- 
Ketfed  the  thingM  which  vkete  ipohen^  and 
i§me  helki^ed  them  not :  probably,  also, 
Were  all  <lie  circumstances  of  the  ease 
known,  it  might  be  added  now,  as  then, 
bf  those  who  departed^  that  they  had 
great  reasomingt  among  themselves ;  and 
%ho  knows  in  what  degr^  even  these 
may  become  prepared  for  fbture  at^ 
tempts  ? 

One  thmg  cannot  fail  of  striking  those 
who  hear  of  Mr.  WolflF's  reception  at 
Jerusalem,  aind  that  is,  a  feeling  of  sur- 

'  prise  that  he  should  hare  been  allowed 
JLT  ALL  to  bring  forward  the  subject  of 
Christianity;  or  eVefi  to remain,(known^ 

^  ka  he  was,  to  be  an  aposClte  from  the 
iaith  of  his  fathers)  without  molestation' 
inrthe  city.  One  might  ha^  elpected, 
that,  when  he  declared  his  own  apostaey; 
1^  they  tfould  consider  it),  prof^lssed  his 
fiuth  in  the  Crucified  Nazarene,  arid 
endeavoured  to  draw  over  others  to  Uie 
tame  faith,  the  learned  Rabbles  and 
l)octor8,  at  'least,  if  not  the  common 
Jews,  would  have  rent  their  clothes,  and 
thrown  dust  into  the  air,  and  cried,  jiway 
^keueh  afellotb/rem  the  earthy  far  ii 
ii  net  fit  thathe$hmitdli¥el  But,  in- 
itead  of  all  this,  he  is  admitted  into 
their  society,  allowed  calmly  to  discuss 
^p<^ts  of  controversy,  listened  to  with 
patience,  even  when  exposing  the  so* 
phlstriiitt  of  their  revered  Talmud — is 
visited  by  numbers  of  Babbies  firom  all 
parts'  <^  the  world^dibtributes  many 
Testaments  and  Tracts  amon^  them— ^ 
and,  after  his  departure,  is  mvited  to 
return  by  a  learned  Jewi^  Doctor,  who 
has  been  writing  a  criticism  upon  the. 
Christian  Scriptures, 

Your  Committee  wish  not  to  make 
ttore  of  these  facts  than  they  deserve. 
They  «re  awsre  how  deceitfUl  appear* 
ances  among  the  Jews  are :  thoy  are 
^rcMl  fe^dy  to  lUloWi  that  eitftiness  and 


2S5 


guHtf  ttay  have  inflUtrie«d  iOme  of  them 
Irho  outwai%  paid  Mh  WblfiP  much 
respect  (thouA  it  is  not  very  easy  to 
percdve  what  eiid  they  could '^gain  by 
such  diSslmulaHoli— if  they  were  needy, 
which  does  not  appter  to  have  been  the 
cas^,  he  was  not  rich) ;  yet,  when  aU 
deductSons  are  made,  which  either  lios- 
tilitv  or  timidity  may  suggest,  if  the 
testibony  of  the  Missionary  be  entitled 
to  credit,  the  most  dispassionate  must 
allow  that  a  good  work  has  at  least  been 
begun  at  Jerusalem ;  and  that  it  is  the 
duty  of  this  Society,  and  of  ail  true 
lovers  of  Israel,  to  follow  it  up  and  help 
it  forward. 

General  View  of  MrJfFolff^s  Proceedings. 

The  Committee  make  tlie  follow- 
ing statements  on  this  subject; — 
•  It  will  be  remembered  that  Mr* 
Wolf^  who  bad  boen  sent  out,  under  the 
direction  of  one  or  two  benevolent  in* 
dividuals  inthis  country,  asa  Mlssionanp 
to  his  brethren  in  the  East,  was  stated, 
in  the  last  Report,  to^  proceeding  on 
his  way  from  CaJuro  to  Jerusalem.  Jle. 
f^rence  was  also  made  to  the  favourable 
testimotiies  which  had  been  transmitted 
respecting  him  from  various  quarters  \ 
and  to  the  encouraging  reception  which 
he  had  met  with  from  his  countrymeni 
in  the  difierent  plaeea  at  which  he  had 
touched  on  his  way  to  Egypt.  During 
his  temporary  residence  in  that  country, 
he  very  frequently  had  long  and  amicable 
discussions  with  learned  Jews  from  va< 
nous  parts  of  the  world,  who  came  in 
large  bodies  to  his  room,  treated  him 
With  th^  greatest  kindness,  and  even 
with  respect,  and  willingly  received  from 
him  the  New  Testament  and  other 
Christian  Publications.  On  his  de- 
parture fr^m  Cairo,  he  carried  with  him' 
feconftnendations  from  the  Jews  who 
had  resorted  to  him  there,  to  some  of 
the  chief  Babbies  at  Jerusalem ;  who, 
on  his  arriv^  seemed  to  vie  with  their 
brethren  in  Egypt,  in  demonstrations  of 
cordiality  and  g(N>d*will  toward  him. 

Mr.  Wolff  went  from  Jerusalem  to 
Antioch  and  Aleppo,  where,  to  use  his 
own  words,  several  Jews  **'  seriously  con- 
fessed, openly  confessed,  that  the  truth 
of  the  Gospel  cannot  be  denied."  9e 
adds,  *'  The  Austrian,  Danish,  Russian, 
and  Prussian  Consuls-General,  who  are 
Jews,  visited  me  often,  as  did  several 
hundred  of  the  most  learned  Jews  of 
Aleppo  t  sothatltwasneoessaiy  to  place 
a  guard  at  the  entrance  of  the  house  to 


IMMTERSAKBAWf 


^ep  them  ki -order  r  to  Mnwilinaii% 
dednnii  to  befur  mj  argaineBU  with  tho 
Jews*  acoompanied  th^n.'* 

Mr.  Wolff  had  quitted  Aleppo  and 
Antioch  only  a  day  or  two  beuu:«  that 
tremendous  earthquake,  ^by  which,** 
as  he  says,  "  all  the  towns,  villages,  and 
cities,  SO  lesgues  around  Aleppo,  were 
utterly  destroyed ;  and  very  many  thou- 
sands of  our  fisUow^aneatures  lost  their 
liveSi*'  He  himself  most  providentially 
escaped  the  wide-wasting  destruction, 
hy  sleeping  in  the  fields,  near  Tiatakia. 
Thence  he  proceeded  to  Alexandria,  and 
thence  to  Malta,  intending  to  return  to 
this  country :  but,  on  his  arrival  at  that 
island,  finding  it  to  be  the  wish  of  his 
fiiends  in  Etaffland  Chat  he  diould  repeat 
his  visit  to  Jerusalem,  he  saSed  thither 
on  tiie  3d  of  January  last,  in  company 
with  two  j^nerican  MissUnaries  des- 
tined  to  the  same  spot;  where,  to  use 
his  own  expression,  **  we  shall  see  more 
exactly  the  result,  which  the  reading  of 
the  Gospel,  and  my  conversing  with 
these  poor  sheej^of  Israel,  might  have 
produced  through  Ood*8  grace. 

Very  satisfiictory  testimonies  to  Mr. 
Wolff's  spirit  and  proceedings  have 
reached  your  Committee,  from  Malta, 
and  from  other  places  in  the  Levant 
wiiich  he  has  visited^  Having  had,  for 
a  considerable  time  past,  ftifi  proof  of 
his  constancy  and  qualifications  as 
Misaionaiy  to  his  brethren,  your  Com- 
mittee could  no  longer  doubt  the  pro- 
priety of  taking  upon  themselves  to  pay 
a  huge  portion  of  his  expenses ;  the  re- 
mainder of  which  has  been  defrayed  by 
the  kind  firiends,  under  whose  direction 
he  first  went  forth. 

Openins^  of  a  PaUttme-Miision  F^nd. 

The  Committee  have  opened  a 
Fund  for  the  support  of  a  Mission 
in  Palestine.  They  state  the  fol- 
lowing grounds  of  this  measure  :— 

Every  year  deepens  the  impression 
on  the  minds  of  yonr  Committee,  of 
the  importance  of  steadily  directing 
their  efforts  to  the  countries  bordering 
on  the  Mediterranean  and  Levant.  & 
was  stated,  at  the  commencement  of 
the  Report,  that  one  Missionary  had 
been  sent  out  thither,  since  the  list 
Anniversary,  and  that  another  was  pre« 
paring  to  foHow  him. 

Yoifir  Committee  are  likewise  in  ex- 
pectitioo  of  obtaining  much  interesting 
intelllgeMe  respecting  the  Jews  in  tifoie 
Mgions,  from  another  soured.  The  Rev. 


fA^AlV 

Lewii  Way,  who  has  been  spending  th9 
winter,  with  his^  &mily,  at  Nice^Jias 
kindly  .consented,  at  the  request  of  th^ 
Committee,  to  visit  the  shores  of  the 
Mediterranean;  and,  for  this  purpose, 
fie  sailed  from  Nice,  eariy  in  March, 
accompanied  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Lewis, 
the  Mismonazy  just  alluded  to.  His 
object  wiU  be,  to  collect  accurate  in- 
fbrmationas  to  the  state  and  disposition 
of  the  Jews— ^  circulate  among  them 
Hebrew  Bibles,  Testaments,  and  Tracts 
— and  to  call  the  attention  both  of  Jews 
and  Chrtst.ians,  to  the  great  work  in 
which  the  Society  im  engaged. 

It  should  not  be  omitted,  that,  durihg 
his  residence  at  Nice,  Mr^  Way  had 
frequent  conversations  with  the  Rabbi 
of  that  place ;  who  not  only,  came  to 
hear  him  preach,  but  further  testified 
his  candour  and  good-will,  by  giving 
him  a  Letter  of  Introduction  to  a  bro- 
ther Rabbi  at  Jerusalem,  in  case  he 
should  proceed  so  far. 

Previous,  also,  to  his  sailing,  sub- 
scriptions isrere  entered  into,  by  several 
well-wishers  to  the  cause,  under  the 
head  of  a  ^^  Palestine  Fund  for  the 
erection  and  maintenance  of  Chapels, 
Schools,  &c.  and  for  other  Missionary 
Purposes,  within  the  precincts  of  the 
H(^y  Land.**  Upward  of  830/.  were 
contributed  toward  this  object. 

The  ttti!  of  your  Committee  was  pro^ 
V0il«ff^y  this  gratifying  intelligence.  They 
felt  themselves  odlS  upon  to  adopt  a 
plan  80  auspiciously  commenced  by  their 
brethren  at  Nice ;  and  accordingly  have 
resolved  to  Qpen  a  ^*  Special  Fund  for 
the  support  of  a  Mission  to  Palestine  :**. 
50/.  were  immediately  subscribed  to  this 
fund  by  your  President :  another  liberal 
contribution  has  since  been  received; 
and  your  Committee  cannot  allow  them* 
selves  to  entertain  a  doubt,  that,  when 
this  determination  becomes  generally 
known,  many  friends  of  Imel  will 
gladly  peur  in  their  offerings  to  so  in^ 
teresting  a  department  oftl^  Society's 
treasury. 

For  who,  that  has  ever  mourned  over 
the  desertions  of  that  sacred  city  an4 
land,  does  not  long  to  build  fho  old  uMuic 
pt«Lce$^  and  to  raise  up  the  foundaHoM  ^ 
iuamp  gon^rqfkmt  T  Who  would  not 
ho  called f  The  repairer  of  the  bremd^ 
The  roeierer  ofpathi  to  dweli  in.  f  Surely 
every  maR<— who,  in  the  qnrit  of  Hiap 
who  went  over  Jerusalem,  and  prayed 
«ven  foK  His  murderers,  bmrails  the  ob- 
duracy, which,  for  eighteen  cen$urie% 


162S.]  WEST 

lite  reigned  oVe^  the  p^opk  which  He 
lored.  aad  believes  that,  even  from 
VHBitt  heerU,  the  ▼xn.  shaxl  one 
day  be  takm  awt^^  and  that  tke^  skati 
ium  wUe  ike  X.0rtf— must  feel  a  gbvr  of 
holy  zeal  within  him ;  when  called  upon 
to  pit/  their  wretchedness  and  forward 
their  converaon. 

Nor  are  your  Committee  without 
much  encouivgement  to  enter  upon  tiiis 
worir.  What  they  have  learnt,  during 
the  past  year,  concerning  the  Jews  in 
Piftlestine  and  the  adjacent  countries  has 
strongly  confirmed  their  previous  per- 
'Suasion,  that  a  prospect  of  very  exten* 
Jive  us^ulness  lies  opeft  to  the  Society 
in  these  r^ions. 


e2te0tintiir«. 

DOMINICA. 
cauncy  missionary  society, 

FormaHoH  of  an  jiuxiUar^  Socutg. 
Mr.  Dawesy  of  Antigua,  has  been 

rsmted  the  Society's  Agent  in 
West  Indies,  to  visit  the  Islands 
and  Settlements  in  those  parts,  for 
thepurpose  of  ascertaining  the  prac- 
ticability of  establishing  Schools  for 
the  instruction  of  the  Labouring 
Orders  in  the  respective  "Commu- 
nities, so  as  to  enable  them  to  read 
the  Holy  Scriptures.  Having  vi- 
sited Dominica  with  this  view,  the 
proposal  was  cordially  entertained 
by  the  most  distinguished  and  re- 
spectable persons  in  the  Island,.and 
a  Society  formed  in  furtherance  of 
the  object.  The  Proceediiigs  on 
this  occasion  here  follow  :— 

At  a  Meeting  of  several  of  the  Frin- 
cipai  Inhabitants  of  the  Island  of  Domi- 
nica, held  at  Mrs.  Anderson's  Tavern, 
in  the  Town  of  Boseau,  on  Fridav  the 
14th  of  February,  1823,  for  the  purpose 
of  considering  of  and  adopting  the  most 
efibctval  mode  of  affording  instruction 
in  Beading  and  Christian  Knowledge,  to 
the  lower  orders  of  the  Community — 
the  Hon.  Archibald  Gloster,  Chief  Jus. 
tice,  in  the  Chair — 

^TJiefoUowing  Resolutions  were  unani- 
mously passed. 

'First  Besdutiop^moved  by  the  Hon. 
William  Anderson,  and  seconded,  by 
Frederick  H.  Oarraway,  Esq. — 

»  IbM  Uit  titm  «d4  ob^U  of  Um  Cbsreli  Mil- 


lwpt£».  2$7 

•iowy  Spdety  etUbUtlMd  in  Undon,  hav^cih* 
mmt  cordial  appralittioB  of  Uils  Mmting.       • 

Second  BesdutioB-^moved  and  seconded 

by  the  same— 

tlwt. therafera,  forth*  ciftctiial  proaotlpii  td 

U»««  wwi  aad  oluecU.  vl  AuxUiaiy  Soci^J.  to 

be  dttiffiuted,  tiie  DOMINICA  AUJriLL4li.v 

CHURCH  MISSIONART  sSblEI?,    i    ,Sw 
funned. 

Third  Besolution—moved  by  the  Hon. 
the  Chief  Justice,  and  seconded  by 
Alex.  Dahymple,  Esq.— 

Fourth  Besolution— moved  by  Henry 
Trew,  Esq.,  and  seconded  by  Edward 
Dowdy,  Esq.— 

That  the  Hon.  Archibmld  Glorter.  PrMMeat  of 
the  CooncU^  tnd  the  Hod.  William  AodmoT, 

S**!^*r»'S  ^  A««n»«»l/.  be  elected  Vice-Pml^ 
deou  of  this  Soeietj* 

Fifth  Besdution— moved  l>y  the  Hon. 

Bobert  Garraway,  and  seconded  by 

Alex.  Dalrymple,  Esq— 

pet  Jemet  Corlet.  Em).  be  elected  Treesurer  of 
tUf  Society,  for  tlie  easoinc  Jtv. 

Sixth  Besolution — moved  by  Lieut  CoL 
Lodington,  and  seconded  by  Edward 
Dowdy,  Esq^ — 

Tliat  the  Hoo.  Robert  Ourawaj.  the  Hon. 
William  Blanc,  and  Ralph  Ashcoa.  John  Lodior. 
ton.  Edward  Dowdy.  Alexander  Delrjmpia.  Fr«. 
derick  H..Oan-awAr.  Henry  Trew,  Henry  Glaa- 
vilte.  and  Adam  Faterton,  Eaquiria,  be  appointed 
e  Committee  for  maaaffinr  the  affair»  of  thb  So- 
oiety  for  the  eatalar  year. 

Seventh  Besolution  — moved  by  the 
Hon.Wm.Bknc,  and  seconded  by 
Balph  Ashton,  F^.— 

it2!^*  P?"^**^*^*  coniiaUni  ofthe  Pkealdtnt, 
yiee.Pre»identt.  Traamfer.  and  two  other  tfcm. 
ber»  of  the  Committee,  do  wait  on  Hia  ExoeUancy 
the  Ritht  Hononrable  Uie  Earl  of  Hantincdon. 
and  most;reBpectfnUy  solicit  the  tkroar  of  hia 
countenance  and  sapport.  1^  beoonincthe  pgtnm 
of  tlua  Society. 

Eighth  Besolution— moved  by  the  Bev. 

H.C.C.  Newman,  and  seconded  by 

James  Corlet,  Esq.— 
^ThatUie  exiatinr  state  of*  the  Lower  Offers  of 
this  Communis  b  such,  as  to  demand  the  uunoat 
exertions  of  all  iu  powers  to  be  exclusively  directed 
to  the  iBstmctfon  of  aacS  Individoals  as  need  It. 
in  readint.  so  as  to  enable  them  to  peroae  the 
Holy  Scriptures;  aad  to  the  alTordfaiff  them  snch 
oUier  instruction  in  the  principles  of  the  CtaristiMi 
Religion,  as  is  not  inconsistent  with  the  Artkl9. 
HomiliM,  and  Litnray  of  the  United  Chareb  of 
England  and  Ireland.  iTUa  Sodsty,  however,  does 
not,  in  Its  present  infiut  aUto,  fisci  compatent  to 
offer  any  contribution  to  the  funds  of  Uie  FWent 
Society  :  but  wUl  tiiaokfully  arail  itself  o7  any  as- 
aista&ce,  with  respect  to  Bibles.  Teiumeots, 
School-booVs,  or  otherwise,  which  that  Society 
nny  thinli  proper  to  aiford. 

Ninth  BeK»lutiop— moved  by  Bdph 
Ashten  F^sq.,  and  seconded  by  Henry 
Glanville,  Esq— [This  Besolution 
respected  the  Laws  and  Begulations^ 


f58  WX8T 

*  Then 'the  fbllowlng  Beeolutioiii  were 
.patted  unanimouBly* 

Tenth  Reiolution — moved  bj  the  Hon. 
W.  Blanc,  and  -aeeonded  by  Ralfih 

•  Aflhton,  Esq. — 

^  XhAt  the  TImnks  ofttait  Meeting  aranott  eordi- 
■Uy  Riven  to  WilliMin  Dawes.  Km}.  for  the  Zeml. 
Temper,  end  Ability  which  he  has  manifested,  in 
tfM  proOiotloB^if  ta  Itmltstion  an  hiirKly  important 
«ad  de«irai>l«  at  that  whicfa  .has  this  day  Ueen 
aitablifthtd. 

Eleventh  Resolution— moved  by  Henry 
Glanviile,  £8q.,andfleconded  by  the 
Hon.  WllUam  Blanc— 

That  the  Thank*  of  this  Meetins  be  given  to  Wt 
Iloooor  the  Chief  Justice,  for  iiis  conduct  m  the 
Chair  in  counteoancing  and  promoting  the  objects 
W  ttofa  Inafiuitton. 

'  TwelfUi  Resolution — moved  by  IJeut. 
Col.  Loding[ton,  and  seconded  by  Ed- 
ward Dcrwdy,  Esq. — 

That  the  PrtKreedbgs  of  this  MceUng  be  printad 
la  Iha  Domiuica.Cluonicle. 

ARCHIBALD  OLOSTER, 
Citfifnan. 


The  Meeting  being  adjourned,  the 
Chief  Justice  waited  on  His  Excellency, 
theEarl  of  Huntingdon,  to  know  when 
it  would  suit  his  convenience  to  receive 
•the  Deputation;  when  his  Lordship  was 
pleased  to  appoint  the  next  day  at  eleven 
.o*clodc- 

Saturday  the  15th — The  Deputation, 
conaisting  of  the  following  members,  the 
Hon.  th«  Chief  Justice,  the  Hon.  Wil- 
liam  Anderson,  Speaker  of  the  Assembly, 
the  Rev.  HX.C.  Newmipi,  and  J/unes 
Corlet  and  Frederiek  H.  Gamway, 
'Esqnires,  waited  on  His  Excellency  ac 
cording  to  appointment,  when  the  Chief 
Jvstice  addreesed  His  jLordship  as  foK 
lows  :— 

"  My  Lord— 

^  A  Society  was  yesterday  established 
in  this  Colony, aa  Auxiliary  to  theChurch 
Misrionary  Bociety  of  London,  whose 
views  and  objects  are,  to  contribute  to 
the  Instruction  of  the  poorest  Classes 
in  reading  the  Holy  Sdriptuilei ;  and 
to  afford  them  such  other  informa* 
tion  in  the  Christian  Religion,  as  the 


IKDIB8.  [itA^f 

Articles,  Hxmillies,  and  LitWgy  of  the 
Church  of  England  warrant.  Of  this 
Society  we  are  a  Deputation,  and  are 
directed  to  solicit  your  Lordship,  aa 
Governor  of  this  Island,  to%onour  the 
Institution  by  becoming  its  Patron.** 

To  which  his  Lordship  replied-^ 
*'  Gentlemen — 

^  It  was  with  the  greatest  pleasure  I 
heard  of  the  unanimity  which  prevailed 
at  your  Meeting  yesterday :  but,  where 
the  object  is  Charity  and  Instruction  to 
the  Poor,  every  hand  and. heart  will 
unite.  I  cheerfully  aoci^t  the  honour 
of  becoming  the  Patron  of  the  AuxiU* 
ary  Church  Iklissionary  Society  of 'Do- 
minica.*' 

The  Chief  Justice  then  resumed  aa 
follows :— r 

*''  In  the  name  of  this  Society,  I  b^ 
to  thank  your  Lordship  for  your  con- 
descension in  accepting  this  appoint- 
ment. 

*'  As  the  Rei^esentative  of  a  most 
gracious  and  benevolent  Sovereign,  we 
loob^d  to  your  Lordship^a  aCqutesceno* 
in  our  request,  inde{Mend«it  of  yonr 
well-established  character  for  jticty  ani 
charity,  which  must  always  excite  your 
Lordship  to  take  a  deep  interest  in  th» 
Progress  of  Christianity  and  the  Educa* 
tion  of  thpPoor. 

"  Under  your  Lordship's  fo8terin|f 
Care  and  Protection  we  trust  the  laboun 
of  this  Society  will  prosper;  and  that  i% 
may  receive,  as  it  proceeds,  an  increas-^ 
ing  degree  of  Public  Regard." 

His  Lordship  most  goaciously  con- 
cluded in  the  following  words  of  re- 

^^  I  cannot  suffer  the  Deputation  to 
'depart  without  further  expressing  m, 
hope,  that  our  best  Thanks  may  be  gives 
to  Mr.  Dawes,  the  worthy  Agent  of  the 
Church  Missionary  Society,  for  his  un- 
wearied Uttentions.  Every  aasfstanfe 
poBsible,  in  my  power,  will  be  at  all 
times  affbxded  to  the  Society-** 

WILLIAM  DAWES, 


l^retit  0iiMtlUmmt  inullUmtt. 


Tbb  Rev.  Michael  Wilkinson  and  his  eom- 
nanions  (aee  p^  198j  did  not  embaik  at 
Uravetend  till  the  8d  of  Blay,  the  Palmira 
being  detamed  by  easterly  winds.    Thej 


sailed  from  Deal  on  the  G(K«  pot  back  to 
Cowcs  on  the  9Ui,  and  fioally  lefl  on  the  ISth. 
All  the  Missionaries,  who  sailed  (fa^  latter 
part  of  last  year  for  Sierra  Leone,  arrived 
in  saftty— thoM  on  board  the  Lively  Cse« 


1823.]      CONTRIBUTION*   TO   THE  JOUVMfiU   MISSIONART   ftOClR^Y.   2S9 

p.  44r  of  9iir  liwt  Vduriie),  od  the  3d  of  Trearorer  coDCfivet  that  Fiay  Prieodi  m«w 

^mber ;  and  thow  who  embarked  in  th#  be^  faiiii4.  who  would  think  St  an^oorlj 

EaiW,  on  the  9th  of  Janoarv.    The  Rer.  snbacnbe  Ten  Goineas  each  toward  tSeWfi? . 

&  D^  and  K.  familyvin  4e  Betay  and  of  a  Misaionary  for  a  StSon  rSew«SS?f 

Aim.  k3ed  at  Preetowj  on  the  19th  of  he  pledfeea^hSielf  for  t4^?  wWeTd.,  1.t 

Jannary.    It  being  market-day  at  Freetown;  leait,  in  bis  own  diatrict,  and  invite,  (he 

many  of  the  ^oplefrom  Oloacester,  of  which  Trea-arerii  of  other  DirtricU  to  do  Se  ime^ 

Mr.Dunngu,  Supenntendant,  were  atienf  ITii.  J.  an  efficient  method  of  «row>l»W  2 

tng  the  market,  uid  received  him  and  his  hye  audio  good  loorh,  ap  it  c^^nesthe 

family  with  even  tamaltuous  affection,  con-  advuni^es  of  divinon  of  laJ      """""  "' 


d^ctinff  thrm  to  Gloncester  in   a  sort  of 
tnnmpiiant  proceiuion. 

1^.  Johnson  has  suffered  mnch  from  Oph- 
fhalmia:  the  sight  of  one  eye  is  considerably 
uvoied* 

ff^eslefftm  BJUswiutrif  SoeiHy. 

llie. Society  proposes  to  establish  a  Mis- 
aum.  in  Jerosalem.    One  xealoos  District- 


_  labowv  with  tha 

stimnlos  of  example. 

M  TSf  iR*'';^^'^.^-  ^^  ■HiBtadtotbo 
Nortb-West-Amenca  Mission,  took  Ie4ve  of 
the  Committee,  on  FViday  bet.  May  the  3Dth, 
to  embark  at  Oravesend.  on  board  the 
rS?"?'  Bfy  Cpmpanj'sShip,  the  PrincJ 
of  Wales,  CapUm  Davison,  for  YiorkFort, 
m  Undson's  Bay. 


CONIILIBUTIONS  TO  THE  CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY- 


OMITTED  tlST  MONTH. 


Fn$ent. 
COLLECTIONS.  L.  t.  d. 
Bbncroft,  MU»,  C!ftphapi  .  .740- 
BtoQBlle,  Mrs.,  Madeira  -  .660- 
Bro«n,Mrs.Ch«rle«,Chelrosford,a  iS  10 - 
^rgesfl,Mrs.E.WalthamAbbey,«t  7  6  •> 
Battf,Mis«,'Uppcr^ton  Street,  •  le  0  - 
Byard .  MImci,  Chisw^U  Street,  903- 
Cawt borne.  Mis*,  Topley  Street,!  u  7  • 
Champion.Mc.  HampsuadRoad,  t  a  7  • 
City  Saaday-Scbools  .  .  6  18  •  • 
Dancer ,Mr8,,  kiafton>oD.Trent,  10  00- 
D^vif.  ftev.  K.,  Hampstead  .110- 
OKwes  Mr.  Tbomas,  Iselwortli,  a  14  a  • 
SobH  MisKtrNew  Hridge  SC  800. 
S»«lkaer,  Her.  R.  K.  Romford,  4  to  6  • 
Srianda  at  Cheam  •.  •  -11,3  •• 
ftl^ds  at  Wandsworth  ■.  -  •  14  '4  - 
Gawlv,  Lieut,  from  thcsad  Re|t.  7110- 
Oorham,  Miss  C.  SC  Keots  •  3  8  •  • 
Graham,  Mrs^  Newbury  -  -588- 
Grefory,  Mr.  R^  Cnttlov  -  •  14  3  <  - 
Hankey,  HrcT.,  FenchurchSt.  860- 
BarrU,  Mifts,  St.  Alban's  .  •  la  7  5  • 
Hilli  Rev.  Jorin,  H.A.,  Oxford,  31  is  o  . 
Dit^from  Woodstock  .  •  •  14  0  - 
fiodfsoDi  Mr.,  Ciielsaa  .  .  3  •  t  - 
flolvorthy, -Miss,  Brampton  •  10  10  o  - 
Lanfear,  Miss,  Woolley  -  •  a  11  o  • 
Lea,Mr  J.,  Jan.,  Kidderminstsr,  ti  18  0  • 
l^oc^.^iss, Oxford  -         •   s  •  •' 

H .  P.  S.,  Apotliecaries*  Hall.  110. 
MciIIlui.  Miss,  hishopsfate  St.  s  8  3  - 
Murray,  Miss,  Chelsea  •  -  o  13  o  • 
(acker.  Bft.  John,  Islington  -  a  17  0  • 
PoQf,  Miss,.6reat  Staugbton  -  a  13 
Eaymnnd,  Mr.  John,  iloch' 

ford,  lUsex  •> 
landers,  Mrs.  E.,  Reigate  •  4  8^  0  - 
8cott,Mrs.,  CheliDtford  .  -  •  14  0  • 
flpencer.  Mr.,  Walthamstow  -330- 
Satton,  Miss  S>*  Devizes  .  «  o  0  • 
Wentake,  W^  Bsq^  Uakaard,  10  0  0  • 
Yates,  Miss,  Poultry     -         •  s  0   0  • 


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CONGREGATIONAL  COLLECTIONS. 
Lewas  (Sussex)  by  R«t.  W.  Marsh  *      •      17  0  0 
Heath  Add  (Sussex)  by  Rev.  W.  Marsh   .  8  19  7 


BEKEPACnONS.  L.  #.  d.  L.  s.  rf. 
Anonymous, Bank  Note, ifl^  -•  .  -  »  ©  • 
Dnimmond,  Rev.  H.  8.        .  .         .  .J  ,,  ,' 

Friend,  by  C.  Holehouse,  Esq.  .  .  10  o  o 
Harris,  Mrs.  Msry  -  i  .  -  5  5  # 
Horae,  Rev.T.H.,  Crescent,  JewinStreet,  10  10  a 
Key,  H.  O..  Esq.,  Heme  Hill       -  -  s*  0  a 

Michell,  Rev.  J.  H.,  M.A.,  ftucklahd  .  s  0  a 
Stevenson,  Mrs.  Hempstead  Road  .  .  99  •  « 
••  Weslff an  Method tst,»»  by  Rev.  J.  >  * 

Banting       -        .        .  -         |  w  lo  a. 

SCHOOL  nXND. 
A  Sincere  Friend, 

For  moum  Rkhardi  -  Six  Teara    •  39  a  • 
Ely  the  and  Bilby  Association ,. 

VorMewrffBtylkt     .     Fifth  Year    *-     5  e  • 
Friend,  by  Rev.  D.  Wilson. 

For  EUiaUthCmrdale  -   Sixth  Year   .    5  •  * 
Friends  at  While  Roothiag.  Essex, 

Vot  J.  F^  Grumtfy     -      Fourth  Year,      s  o  •< 
Few  Friends,  as  a  mark  of  respect,  to  the 
Rev.  T.  Sheppard, 
FotThamatSktfp^rd  .  Seventh  Vaar,   s  •  • 
Leeds  Association, 

For  John  Methjeg  .  Sixth  Yeai .  -  9  •  • 
Love  MstA/cy  .  .  Sixth  Year  -  5  a  a 
.David  Jireaaaad  .  Fifth  Year  •  s  o  • 
Harriet  Cos.  >  .  Fifth  Year  --  s  a  • 
3farjraralO«o(ldkJld,  Fifth  Year  ^  s  0  a 
Mariha  Coodchild,  Fifth  Year.-  5  a  a 
Stevenson,  Mrs., 

For  if.  C  If  Aa<f«s  .    .  Sixth  Year    -     5  a  o 
Teachers  and  Scholars  of  Adhboumc 
Sunday  School, 
For  Samuel  Bhipley   -   Sixth  Year    -     s  o  a 
West  BmmwichAuociatioo, 

For  Afory  Jesse    -     .   Sixth  Year    ^     %  0  m 
White,  Mrs.  George, 

For  George  fVhite  ."Sixth  Year    •     5  a  a 
LFGACIES. 
JohnTrigg,  Esq.,  Tate  of  Cambridge,  iso  0  o 
Legacy  Duty,  -     .    io  00 

Mr.  Tliomas  Mann,  late  of  Gaines. 
St.  Catherine's,  msI.  s  per  Genu.  I      71 1»  f 
Reduced        •       •         -        -         ) 


i40        CONTllIBUTIOKS  TO  THB' CHURCU  MiSSIOKARY   SOCUTV. 


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B«rby  (Northtinp^  *  ^  .  lo  8 
fiatinptoke  (Upton  6ray)  •  t  • 
BcifonUhire  •  -  -  4§  • 
fiirsull  &  Batlcy  LudkBl     „  ^ 

CYork$hlT«).  .  /  »4i" 
Brecli^  Fenale  Bociety  -  s  • 
Brentroitl  -  -  •  '5* 
B(cwliam(8oaMiMO»  -  -  «m 
BrUtol     -  -      -IM  • 

Bocki,  ScmUiClTer,  iiA.0i.  1 

Wooborii,j|{.  ifc      -      J 
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l^hichester  &  We«t  ^omck  •  m»  • 
ClaphamCUdies* Association)  tr  11 
Cttlton>opon-Oattsnor«       •  «■  is 

Goientnr  ^      »        •        •  ti  14 

Deron  «  BMter  (Ladica*  1 
Amo.  «?.••.  fd^Dart-f 
moutb,   itf.  lai.  11^— i   '*'  * 
Pavlkh,  «<.  fi.  »«tf J       3 
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VknrlnKdoa  *.  -  •  aftii 
PltnUhlre  &  ]>enUgh»hire  -  tt  is 
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Mfdrpbol  kW.  Lancashire^ 
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Morden  cSoirey)         -  -79 

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Vei^  Chapel      -       .    -  -  i««  19 

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COLLECTIONS. 
A.  V.  Deposits  in  a  Mission  | 
,  Church  painted  by  some  f      •  4  7  • 
Ladles  at  Epsom     -.-I 


•  4   7 


V  L.  #.  4. 

Austin,  Mr.  B.  If  Hcham        •     7  is  0. 

GenUemen  bxbim  -  }««•«•- 
Blenvcnne,Mr.1f.,Soutbainp^  «o  19  11  • 
Bird,  W.  Q„  Esq.,  LichOcid,  .07  <  - 
CaldfTetl,  Mr.,  Olaenav'bai  •  040- 
Carpenter,  Mr.W.,  Chichester;  0  i«  a  • 
Copk,  Mr.  Q.,.MarlboroaKli  -  •  8  0  - 
Bgar.  Mr.  J.,  Upweil.  Norfolk,  1  8  •  . 
Blston,  Mrs.,  Gilupur  Strvct,  4  lo  o  . 
Bweos,  Mr.  D.,  Broadwinsor, .  4  <9  w  - 
Oodde,  Miss,  Kensiofton  •  ••  •  a  - 
Henther,  Mn.,    BishopUl      -  ^  .  . 

Waltham  -  -  -J  •  e  •- 
Howes,  Mtis  A^he,  Kings<nilFe,  a  •  to  - 
Hunt,  Mr.  J.,  Oray*sJnn  Lane,  3  S  i  -  *S  i9  lo 
J.  H.  H.  -  -  -  -  4  0  0-  jl  •  • 
Johnoon,  lutt.,  Folkswortli  -  1 11  6  -*  8  1  lo 
Kennett.'Misses,  Chelsea  -  11  9  4  -'  93  M  8 
Movnuin,  M)as,Sn0itHai  -  1149-  394 
QweOf  Misses,  Fulham  -  ,  .  0  •  9  -  is  i«  o 
PnchardMiss,Kidderininster,i3  a  ••  174  9  • 
Frodace  oTft  Mission  Box  at ) 
Mr.  Brooghton's,  Holbom  f 

,  Hill  _   '  -        »        .-         J 
'  Smitli,  Miss  C«  Berkeley  8q.    a  a  a-    ^  4  U  •; 
f  rash,  Mfs^'Weliryn      -    -     sea-    'ssoo 

Williams,  Miss, Abergavenny,;  s  ••-     7S.»7  ».t* 

;'   .'       BENEFACTIONS^'; 

B.  J.  O.  B.  .  -  -  '  -  -  ■* -1  9  a 
Forsterj  Mrs.  Mary,  perMessis.  Heare '  l^-  o  • ' 
<*  Friend  ti>4heHeaihen,*'by Rev. W.M«rBb,io  a  e 
Fysh,  Mr.W.W..  Lynn  •  -  -  «  lo  la  o 
Gardiner,  E.  B..  Esq.  •  •  «  •  «^i  o  e 
Holder^  J.  tl.,  Esq.,  Ludlow  •  •  •  lo  m  • 
Hunter,  Sir  C..S..  Bart.  -  «'  -  -'so*' 
Bo4e»8irO.H.,M.F.  .  •  .  •!•.•# 
W.      -  ^    -        -^      .,  .       .        .      -••  i  » 

CONGBEGATIONAL  COLLECnON^ 
At  «heTwettt^third  Anniter-^ 

3  9 


9-      31    9   9 


sary, after aSerpaon aiCbrist  L 
Cburclu  Newgfte  •Sueet,  by  f*"' 
BCT.  J.W.CunninghaniyMJt.-^ 


At  Freemasons*  Hall 

BfQnmouWtChu(ch,byRer^£.Bickcrsteth,«i  It  J| 

Wilmington  (Sussex)  by  Her.  W.  Marsh.)   .... 

Her.  Frsbend Capper,  Vicar    .  -     -?»»»• 


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SCHOOL  FUND. 
By  Bev.  James  Berry,  Newbury      .  "^. 
By  Colchester  &East.Bsscx  Atsociatton,; 

For  LouSfa  lAofwr  -   -  Sixth  Year^  . 
Bf  Gloucester  Association, 

For  l»(s.€alftertMe  Price,  First  Ynr    . 
'  Mmy  Buu  Price  -    First  Year   - 
B^  Hqrefffrd  Association, 

For  Helen  R,'pt»mptre,  Fourth  Year, 
By  Islington  Ladies*  A«n>clation, 

ForAfhryifanilbpson   •  Sixth  Year  . 


9  a  41 

S  o   » 


s  • 

s  * 


•*•  Pefs.iook  th^  Contribution  from  the  Guildford  Assodallon  incfuded  isl.  ios.€d.  from  AVbpry  » 
and  tybat  at  po^  sse,  included  91.3*.  from  the  same  Branch,  and  1  if.  from  the  Wonersh  Branch^ 
at  pace  •oo^.Uie  Contribution  frorii  the  Shropshire  Assoctatimr  should  hnvebecn  moi.,  and  UieTetnt 
^i$f.e»,fl  ...»  .        .   .    -  .  ..... 


iMi^£!ioitate  ^tQiSttv^ 


JUNE,  1823. 


Siosrap|^»4 


LIFE  OF  MATTHEW  STACH. 


•«B  or  TBfl  VlftST  MIMION^KIKtOr  CHS  UKITBD 

{Continued from  p.  806.) 


S&STUBXV  f«  0«BBVft4«9. 


riBiT  VISIT  TO  GBBBNLAIID. 

In  this  First  Visit  to  Greenland, 
Matthew  Stach  spent  seven  years. 
lie  visited  it  again,  in  1742,  1749* 
1753,  1754,  and  1757}  and  left  it 
finally  in  1771. 
MH/kniiiei  on  Jhnt  geiUing  in  Green* 

land-*' 
. ,  Of  these  difficulties,  Crantz  gtvea 
.the  following  account : — 

Immediateiy  on  their  landing  they 
repaired  to  Mr.  Egede.  He  gave 
them  a  cordial  reception,  congra- 
tulated them  on  their  imdertakiog, 
and  promised  them  his  assistance  m 
learning  the  language.  They  next 
fixed  on  a  spot  for  building  on,  the 
nearest  luihitable  part  of  tbe  coast, 
to  which  thev  atterward  gave  the 
namepf  NewHernnhut*4  and.  hav- 
ing consecrated  it  with  prayer,  be- 
gmn  .to  run  up  a  Greenland-*hut  of 
atones  and  sods,  in  which  they  might 
^ai  ifielter,  until  they  had  erected  a 
wooden  house.  They  bought  an  old 
boat  of  the  captain,  in  which  they 
tnlended  to  procure  themselves  food 
by  fishiQg*  It  was  an  early  season, 
mild  the  snow  disappeared  a  month 
sooner  than  usual ;  yet  the  cold  was 
^  severe,  that  the  turf  often  froze  in 
t^ieir  hands.  On  the  6lh  of  June, 
they  had  so  far  finished  their  but, 
thatt^y  could  enter  it,  pulling  down 
|he  tent  of  boards,  in  which  they  had 
hitherto  lodged.  Directly  after  the 
•hip  had  sailed,  June  I5th,  they  laid 
tbo  foundation   of  their   dwelPing- 


*  Btraahot  sigalSM 


•I'htXonl'iWalch.*'. 


house.  They  likewise  began  to  build 
a  house  for  such  Greenkuiders  as 
might  resort  to  them  for  instruction  i 
but  it  was  loog  before  there  was  any 
use  for  this. 

The  dwelling-house  beinr  com* 
pleted,  they  next  turned  their  at- 
tention to  the  means  of  procuring  m 
nwintenance,  and  to  the  acquisition 
of  the  language  J  ^hese  thinn  wera 
at  first  attended  wi\h  mat  difficul* 
lies.  They  had  but  iadifferent  suc- 
cess in  bunting  and  fishing,  as  these 
occupations  were  straoge  to  them, 
and  tney  could  not  imitate  the  Green* 
landers  in  the  use  of  the  kajak. 
The  first  time  that  they  irent  put  to 
seek  fi^r  drift-wood  among  the  islands^ 
they  were  overtaken  by  a  storm  i 
and  when  they  had  reached  homo 
with  greatdifficuUy,  the  wind  during 
the  night  carried  away  both  wood 
and  boat :  the  boat  was  brought  in  a 
few  days  by  the  Greenlanders,  much 
damaged.  This  occurrence  ap- 
peared to  them  in  the  light  of  a 
warning  not  to  engage  Iberoselvea 
too  far  in  temporal  cares;  and  ^ey 
resolved,  like  their  countrymen,  tho 
Silesiansand  Lusatians,  to  earnsomo. 
necessaries  by  spinning, 
.  Mr.  Egede,  who  had  kindly  4>ffer« 
ed  to  help  them  in  learning  tbe  Uui- 
gnage,  gave  them  his  written  re- 
marks to  Copy,  and  his  Sons  ex^ 
plained  them.  But  it  may  easily  bo 
imaeined,  that  they  had  to  stirufglo 
with  most  appallingdtfikaltles;  TJwy 
were  obliged,  in  the  first  place,  tp 
lli^ni  Danish,  iu  order  to  understapd 
tb^i/r  instructors:  it 
tl 


042  BIOGRAPHT. 

ceesary  for  them  to  aeqaire  m  clear 
idea  of  the  techtiical  terms  of  rram- 
mar,  with  which  they  were  wholly 
unacquainted :  and,  lastly,  to  make 
theroselTes  roasters  of  toe  uncouth 
Greenlandic  declensions  and  conju- 
gations, through  anuraher  of  unusual 
moods,  and  an  almost  interminahle 
variety  ^of  suffixes.  Besides  this,  a 
copious  vocabulary  was  to  be  com- 
mitted to  memory,  the  Greenlanders 
having  often  ten  different  words  for 
one  thing.  It  was  very  natural  that 
they  should  frequentW  be  wearied 
with  such  a  course  of  study  i  espe- 
cially as  the  Natives  themselves 
would  enter  into  no  conversation 
with  them  \  and,  as  if  inspired  by  the 
Wicked  One  himself,  even  stole  away 
the  manuscripts  which  had  cost  so 
much  trouble.  But  the  invincible 
love  of  the  Missionaries  for  these 
]loor  savages,- cheered  them  in  their 
tedious  task,  and  fortified  their  minds 
against  desponding  reflections.    - 

Two  hundred  families,  amounting 
toperha^  jgOOO  souls,  were  at  that 
time  resident  in  Bairs  Rive^t  but 
.  they  were  scattered  among  the  islands 
and  hills,  to  fish,  catch  seals,  and 
hunt  deer)  and,  toward  winter,  they 
made  voyages  to  their  acquaintance, 
upward  of  a  hundred  leagues  north 
or  south.  A  life  so  wandering  left 
the  Brethren  butlittle  hopes  of  gain- 
ing access  to  them,  still  less  of  mak- 
ing any  permanent  impression  on 
their  minds.  No  proffered  adju- 
tages could  tempt  them  to  remain- 
for  any  length  of  time  at  the  Colony. 
Some,  indeed,  uaid  a  passing  visit  to 
the  Brethren,  out  it  was  only  from 
curiosity  to  see  their  buildings,  or 
to  beg  needles,'  fish-hooks^  knives, 
and  other  such  articles,  if  not  to 
rteal.  If  the  Brethren  sought  them 
out  in  the  islands,  they  seldom  found 
any  one  who  would  give  them  a  lodg- 
ing^, even  for  pay ;  and,  instead  of  en- 
termg  into  discourse  with  them, 
they  were  continually  asking  whe- 
ther they  i\&  not  intend  to  be  gone.^ 

temper  mid  SjdrU  tf  ike  Brethren  t*ir 

Mxiremiiiee-—' 
.  In  a  Letter  written  to  his  bro- 
ther, in  Hemnhut,  about  this  dme^ 
Matthew.  Stach  say«-« 
'  Though  far  distant  rom  you  in 
liotf^  1  He\  myself  Joined  to  you  in 
spirit)  forasmuch  as- we  both  have 


[junk, 
enlisted  under  th^  same  banner,  and 
are  become  soldiers  of  Christ,  though  * 
serving  in  different.  compSEnies.  I 
am  here  upon  a  recruiting  .party,  te 
bring  souls  to  the  knowledge  of  Him 
and  11  is  salvation.  We  haye  named 
our  Settlement  New  Hernnhut,  to 
shew  that  we  are  under  the  guidance 
of  the  same  Spirit  which  rules  in 
your  place. 

The  dreadful  ravages  of  the  Smalt 
Pox  which  took  place  at  this  period, 
^rorc  stated  trt  ppM^  and  173^  e^ 
-4MaLYolmBe  for  1S21.  -Thefre&el^ 
''•oatbeBvetllFM  if^thus  spoken  of 
by  Crant2:—        '^^  » 

As  the  nation  now  seem^  fo  be 
almost  extirpated,  and  the  country 
round  New  Hcmnhnt  was  shunned 
as  the  nest  of  the  plague,  the  Brethren 
had  enough  to  damp  their  ardour. 
But  repeated  strokes  of  adversity  had 
taught  them  firmness-,  they  had  often 
before  beheld  and  adored  the  won- 
derful ways  of  Godt  and  they  camee 
from,  a  place  where  they  had  seen  the 
words  of  the  Apostle  realized— JTi? 
ealleth  the  things  whick  are  not  m^ 
though  they  were.    Their  desire  to 

Send  their  lives  in  the  service  of  tfi^ 
eathen  had  not  been  a  hasty  im- 
pulse;  and  they  were  steadily  resolved' 
to  wait  for  years,  before  they  would 
relinquish  their  aim.  When,  there- 
fore, they  were  advised  to  return, 
as  the  land  was  depooulated,  they 
cheerfully  replied — **  God's waysare 
not  as  man's  Ways.  He,  who  called' 
us  hither,  can  still  keep  us  to  fulfil^ 
His  purpose." 

To  complete  their  troubles,  they 
were^all  three  attacked  by  an  erup. 
tion,  ^ich  increased  so  much  in  the 
winter  thai  they  could  scarcely  move- 
their  limhd>  aad  were  frequently 
obliged  to  keep  their  beds.  Very 
probably  thisdisorder  was  the  scurvy, 
so  common  in  northern  countries;  to- 
which  they  would  he  rendered  the* 
more  liable  ||y  the  change  from  hahi{» 
of  labour  to  a  sedenUt^  Hfe^  In  «^ 
cold,  damp  habitation.  One  of  them, 
however,  was  always  able  to  waitf 
noon  the  rest,  and  to  go  with  the 
Colony *s  boat  to  visit  the  sick  natiV^s; 
The  attentions  of  Mr.  Egede'and  hie 
Wife  were  constant  and  sincere. 

Temper  ef  the  Amtiveo. 

The  Second  Year  of  ^e  ^liu^q^. 


LIVB  OF  MATTBBW  8TACH. 


1784»  was  entered  on,  under  the 
«aaieditcounignig  circumatances  as 
bad  marked  the  progress  of  the 
£rtt.  But  the  Brethren  dih'gently 
occupied  themselves,  in  searching 
out  the  resorts  of  the  Natives,  and 
In  labouring  to  do  them  good.  It 
will  appear  from  the  following  ex- 
tract, that  the  temper  of  the  peo- 
ple was  sufficiently  tr3nng : — 

Toward  the  end  of  the  year,  tile 
Brethren  were  rejoiced  by  the  re-ap- 
Miraace  of  some  of  the  Natives. 
They  assnmed  a  very,  frteodly  de- 
portment, and  were  verj  fiuent  m 
llatlering  expressions,  by  which  they 
endeavoured  to  soothe  the  Europeans 
into  liberality.  As  long  as  the  con* 
'  versation  turned  on  seal-catching  or 
the  state  of  other  countries,  they 
'listened  with  pleasure  %  but  as  soon 
as  relinons  topics  were  started,  they 
^rew  £rofcsy,  or  set  up  a  shout  and 
ran  awayj  "when  the  Brethren  were 
accoropanietf^|nr  the  Minister  iMr, 
figedt)  on  thehL  visits,  the  Natives 
sbowed  them  ntvre  respect,  and 
sometimes  acqaiesccd  in  thcr  truths 
which  he  stated,  by  skving,  ''  O  yes, 
we  believe  it  all ;"  ana  even  desired 
-  farther  instruction.  Bu  t  i  t  was  very 
apparent,  from  a  variety  oC  circnm- 
stances,  that  their  seeming  interest 
in  religion,  if  not  dissimulation,  pro- 
ceeded solely  from  veneration  for  the 
person  of  the  Missionary. 

Arrival  4jf  ike  Brethren  Boeknitk  and 
Beck^ 
In  compliance  with  the  revest  of 
Hia  Mi^esty,  that  more  MisBioaarias 
might  be  sent  to  Greenland,  the 
Brethren  despatched  two  of  their 
nnmber  thither  in  this  year,  1734. 
One  of  these,  Frederick  Boehnish, 
was  recalled  from  a  journey  for  this 
|Mirpose.  He  had  been  previously  des- 
tined for  the  Mission  at  St.  Thomas, 
,but'  arrived  too  late  to  join  the 
company  that  was  proceeding  to  the 
West  Indies.  Being  desired  to  choose 
one  of  two  Brethren,  Daniel  Schnei- 
-der  OC  John  Beck,  for  a  partner,  he 
fixed  upon  John  Beck.  This  Bro. 
tber  bad  been  before  imbued  with  the 
Missionary  -Spirit  by  a  Letter  of 
Matthew  Stack's  from  Greenland  { 
and,  in  the.  sequel,  had  signified  his 
intention  of  engaging  in  the  service 
to  his  Eldeia^  1m  Sicrefore  accepted 


243 


the  mointment  without  any  demur  t 
nor  had  he  ever  occasion  to  repent, 
as  his  labours  among  the  Heathen 
were  blessed  with  abundant  fruit. 

Their  voyage  was  far  from  being 
itfreeable«  for,  besides  hard  usage, 
tney  were  obliged  to  put  up  with  a 
great  deal  of  mockery  and  abusive 
language.  We  mention  this,  in  or- 
der to  excite  gratitude  in  those  Mi^ 
sionaries  who  undertake  such  voy- 
ages at  present,  for  the  many  tokens 
of  friendship  which  they  eojoir  from 
a  class  of  men,  who  took  all  imagi- 
nable pains  to  torment  their  prcje* 
cessors. 

Matthew  Stadi  had  thus  the 
pleasure  of  being  jomed  hy  his  old 
friend  Boehnish,  and  by  another 
fellow-labourer  who  had  caught 
from  himself  the  Missionary  Spirit. 
The  intelligence  of  their  appoint- 
ment arriv^  very  seasonably. 

Just  at  this  crisis,  two  of  the  Mis* 
sionaries  had  b^gun  to  think  of  r^. 
turning  \  as  thev  could  not  see  whut 
could  be  gained,  by  remaining  in  a 
couatrv  which  seemed  almost  dap6« 
pulated,  and  where  the  small  rem- 
nant of  inhabitants  showed  no  tokens 
of  any  interest  in  religion.  But 
Matthew  Stach  could  not  resolve  to 
%o  away.  He  often  recollected  a 
teit  which  had  had  a  great  share  in 
impressing  the  first  impulse  whidi 
he  received  to  engage  in  Missionary 
Labours — At  the  evenU^  U  $katt  ke 
iighi:  and  determined  to  stay  alone« 
rather  than  forsake  his  charge,  Mr, 
Effede  kindly  offering  his  servioca, 
while  he  remained  in  the  country. 
But  when  they  heard  that  two  aMist- 
ants  were  coming,  and  ascertained 
the  determination  of  the  Cfongrega- 
tion  to  support  the  Mission,  and  tkt 
favour  of  the  King,  theypcosecnted 
their  exertions  with  renewed  courage. 
EmfUymenU  &fikt  MU9i9narU$^ 

Being  illiterate  men,  they  found 
great  difficulty  instudying  the  gram- 
mar and  peculiarities  of  an  intricate 
language.  However,  young  M^. 
Egede,  who  had  learned  the  language 
from  the  Natives  while  a  child,  and 
spoke  it  with  fluency,  assisted  them 
very  faithfully,  and'  practised  with 
them  twice  a  week,  in  German  and 
Greenlandtc. 

They  also  eadeavonred,  as  much 


244 

M  possible,  to  conform  to  tbe  Green* 
laod  mode  of  1  Wto^,  mod  thereby'  to 
lenen  their  demands  on  the  Brethren 
in  Europe:  and  God  laid  His  blessrag 
on  their  endeavours,  so  that  they  im- 
proved in  the  art  of  fishing  more  and 
more.  They  novr  also  regulated  their 
meetings  for  religions  worship  ac- 
cording to  a  filed  order  %  and,  be- 
side tne  hour  destined  for  prayer 
mod  singing,  appointed  one  every  day 
for  reading  the  Holy  Scriptures,  and 
meditating  thereon  t  in  this  ezercbe, 
they  began  with  the  Epistle  to  the 
Romans.    If^ides,  each  of  them  set 

2iart  some  p^^rticnlar  time,  both  of 
e  day  and  night,  in  which  he  im- 
tprtuned  the  Locd  to  bless  himself, 
is  brethren,  the  whole  Church  of 
•God,  and,  above  all,^their  endeavours 
to  leam  the  languago^and  convert  the 
'  Healhen  inhabitants  of  Greenland. 

DificuiUei  of  the  LdtigUMge^ 
Having  as  yet  no  field  of  active 
'labour  among  the  Natives,  their  chief 
'ihccupation    during   the  winter    of 
'17S4-5,  was  the  study  of  the  lan- 
guage.   The  farther  they  advanced, 
*  the  greater  the  difficulties  appeared  $ 
especially  as  they  now  endeavo^^red 
to  find  appropriate  expressions  for 
scriptural  and  religious  ideas.  They 
had  been  told  by  grammarians,  that 
it  would  be  impossible  for  them  to 
translate  any  thing  more  than  his- 
torical pieces)  but  they  did  not  suf- 
fer themselves  to  be  discouraged; 
'  and,  in  a  few  years,  their  progress 
exceeded  their  most  sanguine  expec- 
tations^ especial  ly  as   the  Natives 
<  themselves,  when  light  once  broke  in 
'  upon  their  minds,  soon  found  words 
to  express  their  newly -acquired  senti- 
ments. ^  And  they  now  saw  that  they 
had   reason  to  congratulate   them- 
selves on  their  judicious  deterraina- 
iion,  not  to  speak  with  their  cbarge 
on  spiritual  subjects  in  the  begin- 
ning, lest. their  false  or    equivocal 
expre^ions  mi^^ht  give  them  erro- 
neous conceptions  of  the  Christian 
Religion,  and  fill  their  ounds< with  a 
strange  medley  of  idjeas. 
Jneremtimg  intercourse  wui  A^«lto«s— 
The  longest  voyages  undertaken 
in  1755  were  those  of  Matthew  and 
Christian  Stacht  Matthew  went  joo 
miles  towards  the  south,  and  Chris- 
tian the  same  distance  towards  the 
north  I  both  of  them  in  tho  company 


BIOGftATBT.  [Jt't^^ 

of  the  traders,  to  whom  their  assist* 
mnce  was  not  nnwelcome  in  a  difil^ 
calt  and  perilous  navigation,  at- 
tended with  cold,  rain,  snow^  and 

.  contrary  winds.  The  Greenlanders, 
at  first,  regarded  them  with  contempt; 
concluding,  from  the  readiness  witb 

'Which  they  engaged  in  every  kipd  of 
Manual  labour,  that  they  were  tho 
factor*s  servants :  but  wben  ihof  un- 
decstood  that  their  object  was  not  lo 
trade  with  them,  hot  to  make  them 
acquainted  with  their  Creator,  and 
when  they  observed  their  modest  and 

.  gentle  carriage,  so  different  from  that 

.yf  other  Europeaos^they  paid  them 
more  attention.  The  frank  anil 
friendly  behaviour  of  the  Missionaries 

.  tempered  with  an  air  of  earnest  (feri- 
ousness,  gained  so  much  on  their 
esteem,  and  i^onfidence,  that  thegf 
eagerly  sought  their  cooversatioSi 

Sressed  them  to  come  into  thcjr 
ouses,  begged  them  to  ref^at  t^ir 
visit,  and  promised  to  retur^  it  tlieii|. 
selves.  *' ;       ^  '^. 

'This  animated  the  Brethiepi^tfrjtp- 
ply  with  the  utmost  assiduity  to  tho 
language,  and  they  began  to  dis- 
course with  the  Natives  about  sen- 
sible objects.  They.  Ifkewiae  read 
some  of  the  pieces  tra^Uh^t^  by  Mr. 
.  Egede,  as  the  Deca)<3igtie|  the  Creed, 
and  the  Ix)rd*s  Prayer— reminding 
them  of  what  he  had  formerly  foQ 
them  of  the  Creation  and  Redemp- 
tion —  recalling  to-  their  memories 
what  they' bad  as  usual  forgotten^  apd 
rectifying  their'  misapprehensions. 
They  were  notbackward  in  avowing 
their  belief  of  what  they  heard  i  but 
#hen  the  experience  of  the  heart  was 
demanded,  they  were  completely  at 
a  loss.  A  short  pruyer  being  read  to 
them  by  Matthew  Stacb,  they  assured 
him  that  it  was  good  Greenlandtc  i 
hot  added,  that  they  did  not  under- 
stand what  vfas  meant  by  *<  Jesoa 
Christ,**  the  being  **  redeemed  by  hta 
blood,**  and  the  *'  knowing,  loving, 
and  receivings  of fiim**-.that  It  was  a 
strange  language,^ and  too  sublime  for 
them  to  comprehend. 

TheGreenlanders  now  commenced 
a  more  frequent  intercourse  vi^ith  tho 
Brethren,  and  would  sometimes  spend 
the  nij^ht  with  them.  The  motives 
of  their  visits  were,  indeed,  glaringly 
selfish  !  they  wanted  eitber  food  and 
shekv,  or  presents  of  needles  and 
othor   things  t    they   even   bluntly 


13f9L]  LIFB  or  MATTHBW  ITACR. 

deelared,  UMt  if  the  Brethren  would 
f^ivethemno  stock-fisb,  thej  would 
DO  longer  listen  to  what  the;  bad  to 
amy:  and,  during  the  winter,  which 
was  intensely  cold,  the  Brethren 
could  not  refuse  their  reauest  for 

Srovisions.  They  did  not  altogether 
iacontinne  their  Tisits  in  summer; 
but  they  fpenerally  came,  atler  spend- 
iog  the  ni£ht  in  feasting  and  k-evef- 
lin|^,  too  drowsy  to  support  a  conver- 
sation, or  intent  only  up^n  hearing 
some  news,  or  on  begging  o/  pur- 
loining whatever  might  strike  their 
fancy.  Their  pilfering  habits  made 
their  visits  not  a  little  troublesome  to 
the  Brethren  s  but  the  latter  did  not 
wiidi  to  frighten  them  away;  and 
were  content,  for  the  present,  that 
Ihey  came  at  all,  especially  as  a  few 
attbaro  dsboveredfa  satisfaction  in 
{•eiag" present  at  the  Evening  Meet- 
Ifigs,  though  held  in  German,  and 
inade  inquiries  iuto  the  design  of  them. 
The  preceding  extracts  have  all 
been  made  from  Crantz.  We  shall 
wne  them,  at  present,  with  one 
iviuch  may  be  read  with  advantage 
:  all  Christiana,  and  especially  by 
aries. 


U6: 

Whether  they  w^  eoBviiioed  Ihat  their 
oaHwaiofOod;  and  were  deterauaed  never 
to  Abandon  it,  whatever  triala  they  night 
have  to  endare,  until  they  could  oonacien- 
tiovify  beUeve  that  they  had  folfiUed  their 
dHty  as  faithful  aerraata  to  the  ntmott  pea- 
sible  extent,  or  until  Ood  cUachaived  them. 
fromtheiceaU— 


Self-i 


mqiiiry; 


Berioui  Seff-Inquiriet  of  the  Brethren^ 
While  Ihe  Brethren  were  thus  anxi. 
oasly  waiting  till  the  light  should 
dawn  upon  tne  Natives,  they  were 
by  no  means  inattentive  to  their  own 
am^tual  concerns.  Though  they  had 
oyoyed  many  blessings  in  their  Fa- 
^mly  Worship,  they  were  sensible 
that  -they  han  suffered  considerable 
detriment  from  a  want  of  closer  bro- 
therly fellowshio,  each  bavins^ endea. 
voured  to  stand  alone»  and  hrar  his 
own  uncommunicated  burden. 

To  remedy  this  defect,  they  re- 
solved to  spend  an  hour  everv  even- 
ing, in  free  conversation  on  what  had 
passed  in  their  minds  during  the  day, 
relative  to  their  main  object,  and 
what  obstructionsand  difficulties  had 
occurred  to  each :  they  would,  at  the 
same  time,  admonish  and  reprove  one 
Another  in  love,  when  necessary,  and 
spread  their  common  wants  in  prayer 
before  their  Master. 

That  nothing  mi^ht  remain  to  pre- 
vent the  closest  union,  they  also  al- 
lotted a  period  of  some  weeks  for 
privately  examining  themselves  on 
ib#  following  point  j^ 


The  resulU  of  this 
were  as  follows: — 

Christian  David  declared,  that  his 
call  to  Greenland  extended  no  further 
than  tosee  the  foundation  of  a  Settle, 
ment;  and,  having  attained  this  oV 
ject,  1)6  intended  to  return  by  the  first 
opportunity  :  yet  he  considered  him- 
self engaged  to  support  the  Mission^ 
wherever  he  was ;  not  only  by  his 
prayers,  but  by  active  exertions. 

Christian  Stach  had  never  const* 
dered  himself  bound  to.  devote  his 
whole  life  to  the  service  of  the  Haa- 
then:  be  had  rather  undertaken  tbo 
voyage  upon  trial ;  but  be  ^ould  re^ 
main  in  his  present  situation,  till  God 
took  him  out  of  it,  or  till  he  was 
called  away  by  his  Brethren. 

The  remaming  three,  Matthew 
Stach,  Frederic  Boefinish,  and  John . 
Beck,,  were  ready  to  enter  into  a  so- 
lemn obligation  to  prosecute  the  work 
for  life  or  death,  believing,  where 
thej  could  not  see,  and  hopmg  even 
agamst  hoper:  nor  would  they  deiei^l 
their  enterprise,  until  they  could  ap^ 
peal  to  God,  with  the  testimony  of 
their  consciences,  that  Ihov  had  done 
all  that  man  could  do  :  they  deter, 
mined  to  indulge  no  anxiety  .as  to  the 
means  which  God  would  make  use  of 
to  glorify  Himself  in  this  work ;  bat, 
through  the  strength  of  the  Iford,  to 
persevere  in  the  prayer  of  failbi 
they  would  be  chargeable  to  n^  on0 
who  did  not  freelv  contribute  hit 
share  toward  the  salvation  of  the  In« 
fidels.  In  confirmation  of  their  vow^ 
the  Three  Brethren  drew  up  the  fol. 
lowing  Resolutioast— 

We  wiH  never  foi^et,  that  we  caneldtber* 
reefing  oorselvea  on  God  our  Savioor,  ia 
whom  all  the  naUons  of  the  earth  shaH  be 
blessed;  not  oathe  principle  of  aighti  bat  of 
faith — 

The  redemption  wronffht  Out  for  ni  by 
Christ,  throogh  His  own  blooci,  riiall  be  onr 
chief  doctrine;  which  we  will  confirm  by 
oar  words  and  actions,  as  Ood  shall  give  ns 
ability;  and,  by  thb,  we  will  endeavour  to 
bring  the  Heathen  to  the  obedience  of  iaith— 

We  will  prosecate  the  stndy  of  the  lan- 
guage with  assidnity,  patience,  and  hope-^ 

Wawilloadiachnowledfs  aadvahittha 


wpMltaal  gnoe  ebuflnrrod  upon  (he  other,  in 


ur  pMfier  one  ftBother  motiMUlj,  and  he 
enhjeet  to  one  another  in  the  Lord-- 

We  will  atedftAtly  maintain  biotheriy  dia- 
cipline,  adoionition,  and  conrecCion,  aceord- 
log  to  the  mieof  Chriat ;  and  will  withdraw 
froai  any  one  who  awerrea  from  the  pon^ 
of  the  Oeapel,  nntil  he  ahall  hanble  hunaelf 
before  Ood  and  his  Brethren— 
*  Vfe  will  do  our  outward  laboor  hi  the 


BIOOKAPHY.  [J0NS» 

name  of  the  Lordy  and  ifttif  one  ia  reaniaa^, 
we  will  remind  him  of  hia  daty :  vet  we  will 
not  be  over-aozioaa  for  eztemala,  bat  caat 
onr  care  on  Him,  who  feeds  the  sparrowa 
and  clothes  the  flowers  of  thcLfie  Id. 

After  this  aereement,the  j  strength- 
ened the  bonds  of  their  union,  by  » 
refreshing  participation  of  the  Holj 
Sacrament* 


(To  be  continued.) 


TESTIMONIES  TO  THE  LATE  REV.  JOHN  OWEN. 

▲T  THn  HIHETBBirTH  ANNITKRSARY  OF  THE  BBITIIR  &  FOBBIGN  BIBLB  80CIBTY* 

.  It  was  to  be  expected,  that,  at  the  first  Anniveniacy  of  the 
British  and  Foreign  Bible  Society  which  should  occur  after  the 
death  of  Mr.  Oweti,  the  grateful  remembrance  of  those  distin* 
guished  services  of  which  the  Grace  of  God  had  made  him  the 
instrument,  would  be  a  prominent  topic  with  the  speakers.  From 
the  foUowing  extracts  of  various  Addresses  delivered  at  the  last 
Anniversary,  it  will  appear  that  this  expectation  was  fully  realized. 
We  rejoice  to  put  on  record  such  a  series  of  just  and  honourable 
testimonies  to  the  grace  of  God^  manifested  in  our  late  Friend. 

Eerson,  ^hich'tbe  qualities  of  his 
eart  never  failed  to  impress  on  all 
who  knew  him. 

He  had  the  happiness  to  witness 
the  f  reat  and  growing  prosperity  of 
the  Institution,  to  which  his  labours 
had  so  largely  contributed :  that  he 
was  so  long  spared  for  its  service  de-^ 
mands  our  devout  gratitude :  his  re- 
moval inculcates  a  solemn  admoi^« 
tion  of  increased  diligence  in  the  a8- 
ministration  of  the  great  concerft 
intrusted  to  us,  under  an  humble  and 
exclusive  dependence  on  Him  alone, 
who  can  make  it  s\ibservient  to  His 
glory  and  to  the  happiness  of  His 
creatures. 

LORD   BBXLET. 

To  your  Lordship  it  must  be  a 
source  of  great  satisfaction  to  consi* 
der,  that  vou  have  contributed  so 
much  to  tne  relief  of  the  spiritual 
wants  of  this  and  other  countries:  Lo 
your  Lordship,  who,  like  myself,  have 
passed  through  some  of  the  most  la* 
Dorious  scenes  of  Jife,  what  can  b^ 
so  consolatory  and  delightful  asaa 
employment  so  well  connected  as 
this  is,  with  the  business  of  the  life 
that  now  is,  and  of  that  which  is  to 
come?  But  it  is  not  to  age  alone  that 


X.OBD  TBIGHMOUTH. 

If  I  do  not  meet  you  with  all  the 
pleasure  which  I  have  ever  felt  at  the 
Anniversaries  of  our  Society,  your 
sympathy  will  readily  suggest  the 
cause  of  its  diminution,  in  the  recol- 
lected loss  of  esteemed  associates  i 
and  of  one  in  particular,  whose  pre- 
sence never  failed  to  add  to  the  inte- 
rest and  the  gratification  of  the  day. 

If,  indeed,  the  prosperity  of  our 
Institution  depended  solely  on  human 
wisdom  and  efforts,  the  loss  which  it 
has  thus  sustained  would  be  irrepara- 
ble $  for  where  can  the  Society  expect 
to  iind  another  Owen?— one  who, 
with  the  most  ardent  zeal  for  the  un- 
limited attainment  of  its  object,  shall 
possess  such  an  assemblage  of  unri- 
valled qualifications  for  giving  it 
effect. 

Bot  I  will  not  indulge  my  feelings, 
by  expatiating  on  the  pre-eminent 
endowments  of  our  lamented  col- 
league and  Secretary :  the  record  of 
bis  merits  is  too  deeply  engraven  on 
our  hearts  ever  to  be  obliterated. 
They  were  acknowledged  and  ad- 
mired wherever  they  were  known  ^ 
and  where,  I  may  ask,  in  the  wide 
range  of  the  Society^s  operations 
irere  the)^  unknown  7 

In  Justice  to  myself,  I  cannot  how- 
ever omit  saying,  that  lever  felt  that 
cardial  esteem  and  affection  for  bis 


I  would  appeal:  the  serviQe  of  this 
Society  calls  for  all  the  zeal  and  all 
the  exertions  of  the  young  and  vigo* 
reus.    Your  Lordship  has  referred 


TJSSTIMOVIES  TO  THS  X.ATS  ABV.  JOHN  OWEff. 


1829.] 

tvone  wlio  dediemtad  bift  flirengtfa, 
lus  lime)  his  unri-valted  talents,  to  the 
service  of  this  Societj.  I  ^ill  not 
attempt  to  add  to  the  panegyric, 
which',  from  loncer  acquaintance  and 
more  continued  intercourse,  joar 
Lordship  has  pronounced,  but  1  will 
just  allude  to  one  circumstance  in  his 
character.  We  all  know  how  emi- 
nent! j  he  was  gifted  with  the  power 
of  satire,  and  how  powerful  that 
wei^on  is ;  and  yet,  assailed  as  he 
was  from  every  quarter,  he  never  was 
provoked  to  retort  on  the  most  un- 
kind, the  most  obstinate,  the  most 
absurd  of  his  opponents,  by  a  replj 
that  coold  hort  their  feelings.  Itmay 
be  long  before  we  a^ain  see  abilities 
like  his  exerted  in  this  cause  (  but  we 
all  can  exert  ourselves,  and  imitate 
In  our  degree  his  disinterested  zeal, 
his  active  labours,  hi  ft  devotednessto 
the  work .  He  is  gone  to  his  reward — 
a  reward  which  awaits  all  those  who 
sincerely  labour  in  the  cause  of  the 
Gospel;' 

BISBO^  OF  OLOVcaiTBB. 

The  Heport  has  afforded  ample 
^cause  for  gratification  and  praise: 
our  work  is  proceeding :  but  we  have 
lo^t  OWE  chief  instrument.  The  triple 
cord  has  been  broken,  which  linked 
'  three  individuals  together, harmoniz- 
ing in  their  minds  and  endowments 
for  the  work  which  they  had  in  hand. 
"Praise  is^  indeed,  almost  withheld 
from  the  living,  in  an  assembly  like 
this;  but  that  obstacle  is  removed 
from  the  dead :  and  we  can  now  be- 
stow our  full  share  of  applause, 
without  any  offence  to  personal  mo- 
desty, and  without  any  suspicion  of 
Interested  flattery.  lie,  whom  we  all 
lament,  was  the  friend  of  all  who 
love  the  Bible  Society :  he  is  re- 
moved from  us,  and  what  is  our  con- 
solation ?  Thanks  be  to  God,  we  have 
two  strong  consolations.  The  loss 
of  a  hero,  of  a  stateiman,  or  a  philo- 
topher,  is  rarely  alleviated  by  any  re- 
ference to  futurity :  when  we  look  at 
their  past  achievements,  we  allow 
they  were  great  and  useful  in  their 
time  i  yet  not,  in  general,  with  any 
reference  to  eternity;  but  the  loss  of 
la  labourer  in  this  cause — the  loss  of 
a  chief  labourer — ^thelossof  an  Owen, 
affords  the  consoling  thought,  that 
hiii  life  was  sacrificed  to  his  labours 
for'the  Bible:  hi^  life  i^,  as  it  were, 


ft4f 


bound  up  with  that  Bible  i  and,  like 
the  napaes  of  the  translators  of  our 
Version,  bound  up  with  it  for  ever: 
he  is  gone  to  his  rest ;  and  his  worVa 
do  foDow  him,  as  the  froits  of  faith, 
and  accepted  only  through  that  In- 
carnate iVord  wnom  he  preached, 
and  whom  he  delighted  to  exhibit 
-through  the  medium  of  the  Written 
Woro.  This  is  one  consolation ;  but 
I  am  well  convinced  that  we  shall 
find  another.  We  have  a  promise  of 
a  worthy  successor,  respecting  whom 
I  would  only  say,  may  it  please  Al- 
mighty God  to  give  him  all  that 
temper,  that  Judgment,  that  attach- 
ment to  his  col^agues,  that  atten- 
tive regard  to  all  connected  with  the 
Society,  that  zeal  and  perseverance, 
which  shone  in  him  whom  he  has 
succeeded.  Then  our  regrets  will  be 
softened  down  to  an  affectionate  re- 
collection $  and  our  peat  cause  will 
liold  on  its  undeviating  course,  with 
•undiminished  energy  and  unimpaired 
success. 

Loan  CALTBOaFB. 

I  cannot  advert  to  any  thing  con- 
nected with  the  Secretaries  of  this  In- 
stitution, without  looking  to  that  in- 
dividual whose  loss  we  uiment,  and 
mentioQing  one  proof  of  his  eminent 
suitableness  to  the  high  office  in 
which  he  was  engaged.  I  happened 
to  be  at  Paris  at  the  time  the  Bible 
Society  in  that  country  was  formed ; 
and  I  need  not  tell  your  Lordship, 
who  so  well  knew  how  greatly  tiie 
interests  of  this  Society  filled  the 
heart  of  our  departed  ffiend,  wilh 
what  eagerness  and  with  what  triumph 
he  must  have  looked  forward  to  the 
establishment  of  such  an  Institution 
as  that,  in  a  country,  the  inhabitants 
of  which — ^by  an  abuse  of  terms, 
which  I  trust  will  never  be  revived — 
used  to  be  called  our  natural  ene- 
mies* As  a  philanthropist,  Mr.  Owen 
roust  have  looked  forward  with  great 
delight  to  theestablishmentof  a  Bible 
So<^ipty,  in  a  country  which  had  suf- 
fered so  grievously  from  infidel  ity, 
and  anticipated  for  that  country 
Some  of  those  benefits  which  it  has 
produced  to  ourselves }  and  yet,  when 
he  himself  had  prepared  the  means 
for  its  formation,finaing  it  more  expe- 
dient thai  he  should  be  absent  when  it 
was  definitively  established,  he  denied 
himself,  and  retired  from  the  interest^ 
ing  scene.  •  ■ 


•M 


miT.  JOSI»H  HUOBSfl. 

My  Lord,  if,  while  offeriog  my 

Smteful  acknowledgments  at  the  last 
nniver^ary,  I  referred,  with  deep 
solicitude,  to  the  indisposition  of  a 
revered  and  invaluable  coUeagoe, 
what  must  be  my  sorrow,  in  common 
with  your  own,  while,  in  the  dis- 
chariee  of  the  same  duty^  I  now  re- 
roina  you,  that  our  friend  has  been 
followed  by  a  long  train  of  mourners 
to  the  grave ! 

Truly,  and  most  pathetically,  has  m 
distinguished  Prelate  remarked,  this 
day,  *'  The  triple  cord  has  been 
broken.**  Let  us,  however,  embrace 
the  comfort,  derived  from  the  recol- 
lection, that  the  cord  was  preserved 
entire  for  eighteen  years  $  and  that 
neither  apostacy,  nor  indifference, 
nor.  strife,  nor  any  kind  of  moral 
failure,  can  be  quoted  as  the  cause 
of  its  disruption  >  it  yielded  only  to 
the  stroke  ofdeath — ^thatawful  power, 
which  is  permitted  to  dissolve  so 
manT  other  virtuous  and  happy 
bonds.  And,  after  all  that  can  be 
ottered,  expressive  of  lamentation,  it 
is  but  in  reference  to  an  official 
connection,  a  partnership  known 
from  the  hour  ofits  formation  to  be 
of  a  temporary  nature,  thai  the  cord 
can  be  said  to  be  broken  and  the  bond 
dissolved.  The  individuals,  who  have 
ceased  to  co-operate  as  Secretaries, 
will,  I  trust,  never  cease  to  feel  as 
friends:  their  very  intercourse  is  but 
suspended  :  it  remains  only  for  death 
to  sever  from  the  community  of 
mortals  those  who  as  yet  survive  a 
fellow-labourer  so  much  endeared  { 
and  then,  if  indeed  they  ail  find  mfrc^f 
^  the  Lord,  they  shall  renew  their  in- 
tercourse, and  that  intercourse  shall 
be  more  exalted  and  felicitous  than 
it  ever  could  be  in  a  world  like  this^ 
and  it  shall  be  eternal.  With  such  a 
hope  on  each  others  behalf,  all  the 

fions  promoters  of  the  British  and 
'oreign  Bible  Society  aim,  under 
the  Divine  Blessing,  to  inspire  the 
breasts  of  millions. 

Turning  from  those  solemn  views, 
which  shew  that  our  Institution  has 
been  visited  with  a  most  afflictive 
bereavement,  my  mind  traces,  in  the 
character  and  temper,  the  capacity 
and  attainments,  oi  Mr.  Owen  s  suc- 
cessor, so  many  streams  of  relief  and 
•onsolatioa,    My  highly  respected 


BfOORAPRT.  [JmiK, 

Foreign  Colleague  and  myself  aro 
prepared  to  give  him,  vriiat  we  donbl 
not  he  will  more  and  more  receive 
from  the  religious  public— a  cordial 
welcome :  on  his  part,  I  am  per- 
suaded, nothing  would  be  uttered 
'with  more  strength  of  feeling,  were 
he  in  the  midst  of  thisassembhr,  thaft 
his  request,  that  the  prayers  or  all  tko 
devout  might  combine  toliring  down 
upon  the  Society,  throngjh  the  me»> 
diui»  of  his  exertions  in  its  behalf, 
fresh  tokens  of  God*s  favour  and  b^ 
nediction. 

aav.  aoBKBT  kewton. 
The  operations  of  this  Societv. 
during  the  past  year,  have  been  made 
to  pass  before  us  in  detail,  and  our 
JieartH  have  been  dissolved  into  min- 
gled feelings  of  gratitude  to  Him  from 
whom  all  good  counsels  and  all  just 
works  do  proceed.  Yet  I  cannot  foc- 

Sl  the  emotions  of  sympathy,  and 
ose  feelings  of  a  mournful  kind« 
which  have  so  generally  mingled 
with  those  of  another  description,  to 
which  I  have  adverted  i  and  if  so  ob- 
scure an  individual  as  myself  may 
turn  to  this  subject,  my  apology  is, 
that  our  late  clerical  Secretary  was 
the  friend  of  all  who  were  friends  of 
this  Society.  A^ain  and  again  have 
my  eyes  been  directed  to  the  spot, 
where  that  distinguished  individual 
was  wont  to  sit  on  these  occasicmsf 
but  no  I  though  I  looked,  he  was  not 
to  be  perceived.  He  has  fought  the 
fight,  and  kept  the  faith ;  and  now,  at 
the  command  of  his  great  Master,  he 
has  put  off  the  harness  and  put  on  the 
crown.  Those  eyes,  accustomed  to 
sparkle  with  living  fire,  are  closed  in 
dfeath;  and  that  once  eloquent  tongue, 
to  which  enraptured  multitudes  nave 
listened,  now  lies  silent  in  the  grave. 
But,  my  Lord,  though  dead,  he  yet 
sueaketh :  he  liyes  with  the  spirits  of 
the  just  before  the.  throne  :  be  lives 
in  the  affectionate  and  grateful  re- 
collection of  the  members  and  friends 
of'the  British  and  Foreign  Bible  So- 
ciety at  home  and  abroad,  in  every 
part  of  the  world'where  its  influence 
IS  known  and  felt :  he  lives  an  ill  us. 
trious  example  of  piety  and  charity, 
of  zeal  and  assiduity,  which  he  has 
left  to  us ;  and  most  sincerely  do  I 
oinile  in  the  wish,  that  the  mi^itle  of 
this  ascended  Elijah  may  fall  on  many 
ao  Elisba  who  may  be  left  behind. 


IffS*] 


UmTBD    K11ICI90M. 


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l^t6t$ttfimn  antt  inUUiutnte. 


SIniteli  itiiigli0tn. 

OSPAETUKB   OP   THB    8I0HOP  OF   CAL- 
CUTTA FOB,  IXDIA. 

Ths  Consecration  of  the  Rer. 
Dr.  Heber  to  the  Episcopal  Office 
.  topk  place  in  the  Chapel  of  Lam- 
be^i  Palace^  on  Syaday  the  Ist  of 
June. 

His  Lprdship  was  present  at  the 
monthly  roeetine  of  the  Committee 
.  of  the  Church  Missionary  Sodety, 
.held  on  Monday  the  9th  of  June ; 
and  stated  that  he  wished  to  return 
his  thanks  to  the  Committee  for  the 
confidence  reposed  in  him,  byplac- 
ing  at  his  disposal  the  sum  of  lOOOA, 
'Hrhich  had^been  voted  to  Bishop's 
College  for  1822  :  he  had  reason  to 
believe  that  the  sum  might  be  most 
advantageously  applied,  in  placing 
the  Printing  Department  of  the 
College  on  an  efficient  footing;  but» 
on  his  arrival  at  Calcutta,  he  would 
confer  on  the  best  appropriation  of 
this  sum  with  the  Society's  Corres- 
jponding  Committee,  and  would 
hereafter  point  out  what  might  ap- 
pear to  be  thef  most  promising  way 
in  which  the  Society  could  promote 
the  objects  of  the  College :  he  en- 
.tirely  approved  the  principles  on 
.wlttCh  the  Society's  Missions  in  the 
East  had  been  conducted,  and  was 
proceeding  to  his  destination  with 
the  most  cordial  disposition  to  ren- 
der  them  every  assistance  in  his 
power.  His  Lordship,  on  leaving 
the  Committee,  was  assured  by  the 
Chairman,  Major-Greneral  Charles 
Neville,  of  the  lively  interest  which 
the  Members  felt  in  his  welfare,  and 
of  their  desire  to  concur  in  any 
measures  which  he  might  suggest 
for  advancing  the  Society's  designs 
io  India,  and^  that  their  earnest 
prayers  would  be  o&red  for  his 
continued  health  and  for  the  Di- 
Fuie  Blessing  on  his  important  la- 
bours. The  Bishop  replied,  that 
ho  was  much  gratified  by  this  ex- 
Jtme,  leis. 


•  pressidn   of  the  feelings  of  the 

•  Committee,  and  that  he  was  deeply 
conscious  of  the  Talue  of  their 
prayers  in  reference  to  the  arduous 
duties  ot  the  Station  to  which  Di- 
vine Providence  had  been  pleased 
to  call  him. 

On  Thursday  the  12th  of  June, 
-his  Lordship  preached  the  Annual 
.  Sermon,  at  St.  Paul's  Cathedral,  at 
the  Meeting  of  the  Charity  Children 
of  the  Metropolis,  from  that  part  of 
our  Lord's  message  to  John — To 
ihe>Poor,  the  Gospel  is  preached. 

On  Friday  the  ISth,  at  a  Special 
Meetingof  the  Christian  Knowledge 
Society,  His  Grace  the  Archbishop 
of  Canterbury  in  the  Chair,  a  Vale- 
dictory Address  to  the  Bishop  of 
Cdlcutta  was  delivered,  on  behalf 
of  the  Society,  by  the  Bishop  of 
Brbtol,  in  which  his  Lordship  ad- 
verted to  the  circumstances  under 
which  Bishop  Middleton  had  been 
addsessed  some  years  before — took 
a  brief  view  of  his  measures,  and  of 
their  beneficial  results — congratu- 
lated the  Society  on  the  improved 
state  of  the  Europeans  in  India, 
and  on  the  rapid  decay  of  the  in- 
fluence of  Caste  among  the  Hin- 
doos— expressed  the  satisfaction  of 
the  Society  at  Dr.  Heber*8  appoint- 
.  ment — commended  its  affairs  in 
India  to  his  protection — and  antici- 
pated from  the  character  and  zeal 
of  Bishop  Heber,  the  consolidation 
and  enlargement  of  Bishop  Middle- 
ton's  plans  for  the  promotion  of 
Christianity  in  India.  The  Bishop, 
in  reply,  expressed  his  acknow- 
ledgments for  the  kind  manner  in 

•  which  the  sentiments  of  the  So(^iety 
toward  him  had  been  conveyed — 
stated  his  intention  of  steadily  pro- 
secuting tliose  important  plans  of 
his  predecessor,  which  haa  so  de- 
servedly obtained  the  public  appro- 
bation—assured the  Society  of  his 
cordial  desire  to  promote  its  objects 
in  India— and  solicited  the  prayers 

f  K 


MO 


l/XflTBD 


of  its  Members  for  support  in  ^he 
diflBcult  labours  which  lay  before 
him. 

His  Lordship  embarked,  with 
Mrs.  Heber,  on  board  the  Com- 
pany's Sliip  *fr  Thomas  Grenviile/* 
Captain  W.  Manning,  at  the  Lower 
Hope,  on  the  16th  of  June,  and 
sdled  the  same  day.  Our  Readers 
are  acquainted  with  Captain  Man- 
nings as  an  afiectionate  friend  of 
the  Missionaries  whom  he  has  fre- 
quently carried  to  India.  He  wilt 
feel  it  his  happiness  and  his  honour, 
to  do  all  in  his  power  to  render  the 
^ojage  pleasant  to  his  dtstinguislied 
passengers. 

MI8SIOKABY  HYMK. 

By  the  BUhop  of  CalcuUa. 
Thic  following  Hymn  was  com- 
posed by  Dr.  Heber,  to  be  sung  at 
Whittington  Church,  near  Oswes- 
try, on  occasion  of  his  preaching 
there  for  the  Church  Missionary 
Society,  in  April  1820.  It  may 
yery  appropriately  follow  the  pre- 
ceding article. 

From  Oreenland*!  icy  mouDtaina, 

Frotn  India'a  coral  strand, 
'Where  Afric.'a  mumy  Amntaina 

Roll  down  their  golden  sand  ; 
From  many  an  ancient  rirer. 

From  many  a  palmy  plain. 
They  call  as  to  deliver. 

Their  land  from  error's  chain . 

What  thouh  the  spicy  breeces. 

Blow  soft  o'er  Ceylon's  Isle ; 
Though  every  prospect  pleases. 

And  only  nan  is  Tile- 
In  vain  with  lariab  kindneu. 

The  gifts  of  Ood  are  strewn; 
The  Heathen  in  their  blindness. 

Bow  down  to  wood  and  stone. 
Shall  we  whose  sools  are  lighted. 

By  wisdom  from  on  high. 
Shall  we  to  man  benighted 

The  lamp  of  life  deny? 
Salvation!  O Salvation! 
^.yi>«  jpyfnl  «dbb4  proclaim,  • 

Till  fach  remotest  nation 

Hhs  leamt  Messiah's  Name. 
Waft,  waft,  ye  winds.  His  story, 
^^^^A  y®"'  y«  waters,  roll : 
Till,  like  a  sea  of  glory, 

^  spreads  from  pole  to  pole ; 
Tin  o'er  our  ransomed  natare, 

The' Lamb  for  sinners  slain,. 
Redeemer,  King,  Creator,      ^ 

Id  bliss  retunis  to  reign. 


BSX^rOEDBHUUB  fSnTJOX 

iAi^kut  the  Burning  qf  Hindoo  fFidowt. 
At  a  Public  Meeting  of  the  Gen- 
trvy  Clergy,  and  other  Inhabitants 
of  Uie  County  of  Bedford,  convened 
by  the  High  Sheriff  pursuant  to  « 
Requisition,  and  beldin  the  County 
Hall  at  Bedford  on  the  28th  of 
April,  it  was  unanimously  resolved, 
on  the  motion  of  the  Rev.  T.  S. 
Grimshawi.seconded  by  John  Fos- 
ter, Esq.^  to  present  the  following 
Petition  to  the  House  of  Commons, 
for  the  prohibition  of  the  practice 
of  burning  Hindoo  Widows  alive 
on  the  Funeral  Piles  of  their  Hus- 
bands:— 

To  the  Honourable  the  Commons  of 
Che  United  Kingdom  of  Great  Britain 
and  Ireland,  in  Parliament  assembled :  • 
.  The  humble  Petition  of  the  Gentry, 
,  Clergy,  and  other  Inhabitants  of  the 
County  of  Bedford,  here  undersigned, 
Sheweth, 

That  your  Petitioners  contemplate, 
with  extreme  concern,  the  practice 
existing  in  British  India,  of  Immolating 
Widows  aHre  on  the  Funeral  Bile  of 
their  Hnsbands.  That,  from  Offidml 
Returns,  now  befi>re  the  public,  it  ap- 
pears  that  the  number  so  immolated,  in 
the  Presidency  of  Calcutta  alone,  in  the 
years  1817  ada  1818,  amounted  to  up- 
ward  of  1 500.  That,  assuming  this  cal- 
culation to  be  a  standard  whereby  to 
judge  of  the  extent  of  the  practice 
throughout  the  whole  of  Hinduott«n» 
the  total  number  may  be  computed  at 
upwsrd  of  SOOO  in  every  year. 
,     That  it  further  appears,  by  the  Re- 

fulations  passed  in  India  in  the  year 
815,  that  an  attempt  was  made  to  dimi« 
nish  the  frequency  of  this  ceremony,  by 
restricting  its  use  within  the  limits  pre- 
scribed by  the  Shaster^  which  limits  bad^ 
in  a  variety  (^instanc^  been  exceeded  ^ 
but  that,  so  far  ftrom  having  the  desired 
effect,  this  act  of  interference  hid  coi^ 
tri^u|ied  to  increase  the  practice,  bw 
giving  to  it  a  character  of  legality,  in  all 
cases  specified  by  the  Shaster.  That 
your  Petitioners  would  respectfully  sub- 
mit, that  to  allow  a  Custom  in  any  fortn 
or  under  any  modification  whatever, 
which  may  be  justly  chaigeable  with  tHe 
crime  of  murder,  is  to  violate  the  prin- 
ciples on  which  4dl  Civil  Law  can  alotie 
l>e  founded  and  maintained ;  and  np  leas 


tUKinp   KI.VOAOIil. 


18880 

involves  a  bc««cli  of  those  laws  of  God, 
which  demand  respect  from  every  coun- 
try (nrofi^Baing  Christi^tj. 

Thai,  under  these  circumstancesi  your 
Pietitied^rs  eameatly  implore  your  Ho- 
^MunbieHouse  to  adopt  tuch  meaaures 
hA  may  be  deemed  most  expedient  ttid 
^efifeetual  for  putting  an  end  to  a  practice, 
which,  80  long  ae  it  is  sufiinred  to  con- 
tinue, cannot  but  be  cooaidered  as  on 
•Anomaly  in  the  administratbq  of  Civil 
2jaw,iuthoriiing  a,wa8teful  expenditune 
jof  huDuul  Hibj  and  highly  iiyurious  to 
that  character  of  humanity  and  of  vene- 
trntion  fbr  the  laws  of  God,  which  th^ 
trust  wiU  ever  dtatingUiBh  the  Govem- 
meot  and  People  of  this  country. 
Si^ty  and  Policu  6fihe  AMtOm  vf 
the  PraeUce. 

Mr.  Grimshaw,  in  a  very  intelli- 
gent and  forcible  Address,  urged 
on  the  Meeting  the  adoption  of  the 
Petition.  We  regret  that  our  limita 
will  not  allow  us  to  give  the  whole 
of  Uiis  Address :  we  shall  extract, 
however,  that  part  of  it  which  re- 
futes the  alleged  danger  and  impo- 
licy of  abolishing  this  cruel  prac- 
tice : — 

It  would,  perhaps,  be  said,  that  the 
whole  subject  resolved  itself  into  a  q^ues- 
tion  of  Policy ;  and  that  the  legitimate  ob- 
ject  of  inquiry  was,  bow  far  an  act  of  in- 
terferelice  with  customs  originating  in 
law,  and  consecrated  by  the  lapse  ofages, 
<^oald  be  committed  without  involving 
.consequences  fatal  to  the  repose  and  se- 
curity of  9ttr  Indian  Empire.  But  the 
argument  was  founded  on  a  false  assump- 
tion :  the  practice  did  not  originate  in 
law.  In  the  Institutes  of  Menu,  the 
Father  of  Indian  Legislation,  there  was 
no  reference  whatsoever  to  the  ceremony 
— no  provision  for  its  observance :  its 
existence  was  to  be  traced  to  later  ages ; 
and  the  authority  of  law  could  not  be 
pleaded  in  its  confirmation.  The  Shas- 
ter,  too,  did  not  kkjoiv,  it  onlyTER- 
KiTtED  the  act :  it  inflicted  no  sentence 
of  degradlition  on  those  who  refused 
Compliance;  but  merely  prescrtt»ed  cer- 
tain rites  and  ablutions,  after  which  the 
Widow  was  restored  to  the  privileges  of 
society.  The  origin  of  the  tustom  Wfiis 
to  be  sought,  therefore,  in  other  mo- 
tives— in  Brahminical  cupidity  and  ava- 
rice, and  in  the  selfish  views  of  inte- 
rested relatives.  The  struggle,  then, 
•was  not  Bgaiast  the  law,  but  against  the 


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practice;  and  it  thus  became  stripped  of 
one  of  its  most  potent  weapons. 

Having  thus,  he  trusted,  disposed-  of 
the  question  of  Religious  Law  and  Ob- 
servances, that  of  P<nicy  still  remained, 
so  fkr  as  the  practice  was  interwoven 
with  pnejudices,  strengthened  by  time 
and  1^  custom.  Here,  too,  he  cherished 
the.  persuasion,  that  the  consideration  of 
Policy  was  as  capable  of  being  met ;  as  he 
wat!  "^urctlisit  all  sounilurgumentand  aU 
riglit  tWUng  were  unec^mroc&lly  ranged 
Qj^ritjiiit  I  he  pFiiclice  of  IriimolatiunK 

lie  then  adverted  to  tlie  ^uppressiion 
of  Infanticide,  or  the  sacrifice  of  chil- 
dren, by  Jlarqui!*  Wellcaley,  in  the  v ear 
)  BOS  ;  iUK\  to  the  beaevokiit  ctl'urta  td 
Goveruoi"  Di^ncan  atid  GiL  Walker,  In 
UoDibar,  m  re-straining  the  same  barbae 
rt^us  usage^  and  its  discontinuance  with- 
out ejt citing  commotion,  or  giving  rise 
to  a  spirit  of  rtsiiitanct.'*     The  niitnti  of 
CoL  Walker  was  still  endeared  to  II  tn- 
dooitan  f  so  ^r  hom  being  vUiteil  with 
.the  efleeta  of  their  tnitlgniLtion  for  hla 
active  interference?,  the  JHotheri  were 
.accu2itomcil  to  present  their  tliildren  to 
hU  anus,  rtnd  to  hail  him  as  the  1>ene£ac- 
•tor  of  themselves  and  of  tiieir  preserved 
offspring.    Nature  was  always  final^ 
true  -to  those  instinetiye  feelings,  whiJi 
were  engraven  on  the  heart  by  the  fin- 
ger of  God  himself.  ^  We  had  only  to 
enlist  iq  the  greet  cau^e  of  humanity, 
and  to  lUeadits  dictates;  and  thetriumpji 
sooner  or  later  was  sure  to  be  equal  to 
our  most  aonguineescpectations.  Among 
the  Jogee  Tribes,  the  Widows  were  ac- 
customed to  be  buried  alive  with  their 
deceased  Husbands :   this  practice  had 
■been  abolished  by  the  British  Govern- 
ment in  India,  in  the  year  1815,  without 
resistance.    The  law,  too,  had  been  re- 
voked, which  exempted  Brahmins  frofi 
punishment:    and  now  the  Brahmin, 
who  was  supposed  to  be  an  incarnation 
of  the  Divinity  itself,  who  was  treated 
with  all  the  homage  of  the  most  pro- 
found reverence,  was  made  amenable  to 
the  laws,  wherever  he  dared  to  violate 
them  I  «nd  scarcely  a  year  elapsed  with- 
out seme  of  them  paying  the  forfeit  of 
their  lives,  without  any  attempt  to  res- 
cue them.    But  more  remarkable  in- 
stances of  interference  even  than  these 
might   still    be  enumerated*     If  the 
Friests  of  Hindooism  are  the  objects  of 
awe  and  veneration,  what  must  be  their 
God^?r-rwhat  must   be  the  degree  of 
reverence  felt  for  their  temples,  for  the 
eflferings  deposited  on  their  sfirines,  sp' 


S5i 


UVITBD 


for  the  lands  and  revenues  appropriated 
to  the  support  of  their  religious  wor» 
ship  ?  And  jet  all  these  were  Under  the 
controul  of  the  British  Government  in 
India.  Their  lands  and  revenues  were 
sequestered  to  British  use— th^fa:  offer- 
ings transferred  to  a  British  treasury 
^4Uid  their  temple  of  Juggernaut,  thus 
deprived  of  its  original  means  of  main- 
taining its  eastern  pomp  and  splendour, 
was  supported  by  British  funds,  at  an 
annual  expense,  according  to  Official 
Betums,of8708/. 

Thus  we  do  not  fear  to  punish,  when 
necessary,  their  priests  with  death,  to 
dbmmxt  an  act  of  spoliation  upon  their 
temples,  and  to  sequester  the  revenues 
attached  to  their  worship :  and  yet,  not- 
withstanding all  these  several  acts  of 
jntrfanation,  India  still  exists  as  a  Bri- 
tish Dependancy,  the  source  of  wealth, 
and  the  grand  emporium  of  European 
.Commerce;  while  there  are  some,  who 
confidently  venture  to  preset,  that,  !f 
we  interfere  in  rescuing  the  poor  Hin- 
doo  Widow  from  the  devouruig  flame, 
it  will  be  the  signal  for  revolt,  tod  shake 
our  Indian  Emjure  to  its  foundations. 

It  is  thus  that  men  act,  when  thehr 
iiTTEiiESTs  are  at  stake — it  is  thus  that 
they  RSASoir,  when  the  question  only 
concerns  their   fbixciflbs  and  thehr 

COKSCISyCEl        • 

Here  then  were  abundant  instances 
of  pontive  interference!  Here  was  what 
ALAEMiSTS  might  call  an  attack  on  the 
religious  feelings  of  the  Natives;  and 
the  result  suffiaently  proved  with  what 
facility  the  immolation  of  Females  might 
be  prevented. 

But  the  practicability  of  the  mea- 
sure was  no  longer  a  matter  of  specu- 
Ittion.  The  experiment  itself  had 
been  made:  for  the  Mahomedan  and 
Portuguese  6oV)Miments  in  India  had 
sucoe^ed  in  putting  down  the  practice. 
-  They  would  not  tolerate  this  outrage 
upon  humanity.  Even  an  Infidel  Power, 
untaught  in  the  mercy  of  the  Gospel, 
felt  tb&lf  it  was  a  stidn  on  its  character  to 
permit  a  crime  of  so  atrocious  a  niiture. 
To  be  thu^  outstripped  iu  the  race  of 
benevolence  1}y  an  Infidel  Govenitamt, 
was  somewhat  humbling  to  our  huma- 
nity; and  gave  a  very  questioaaUe  cha- 
racter to  our  Christian  ^eal,  andto  our 
title  to  Chriflitbn  Orthodoxy.  They 
were  competent,  no  doubt,  like  our- 
selves,  to  consider  the  bearings  of  this 
act  on  their  political  interests ;  notwith- 
standing which  they  had  dttided  on  the 


KIVODOiff.  [Jtrvtf, 

measure^  and  the' Issoo  evinced  the  whu 
dom  oC  their  decision. 

And  yet  Great  Britain,  a  distinguished 
and  mighty  nation,* in  possession  of  an 
ampler  power,  and  enjoying  all  the  in^ 
fluence  which  superiority  in  arms  and 
science  and  the  terror  of  our  name  could 
impart,  was  filled  with  anxious  dread, 
lest  the  rescuing  of  the  poor  Hindoo 
Widow  should  involve  us  in  ruin  and 
dismay !  Let  us  at  least,  however,  be 
consistent  in  our  proceedings.  Let  ua 
not  fearlessly  invade  their  rights  and 
-their  supersUtions,  when  prompted  by 
interest ;  but  exhibit  a  trembling  and 
reluctant  policy  when  principles  only  are 
concerned  t  and  if  the  followers  of  Ma- 
homet can  see  no  risk  in  uniting  their 
notions  of  policy  with  their  sense  of 
duty,  let  not  the  followers  of  Christ» 
with  higher  claims  and  a  far  more  ex. 
alted  standard,  be  surpassed  by  an  Infi- 
del Power  in  Uiis  noble  career  of  huma- 
nity and  moral  duty.   • 

CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCISTT. 
PEOC^EniKOS  OP  ASSOCIATIONS* 

It  >  will  be  seen  by  the  following 
report  of  the  visit  lately  paid,  by 
the  Assistant  Secretarjr  and  various 
friend8,to  the  Associations  in  several 
of  the  Midland  and  Northern  Coun- 
ties, that,  in  addition  to  the  friends 
mentioned  at  p.  228  of  our  last 
Number,  the  Rev.  T.  S.  Grimshaw 
assisted  at  different  Anniversaries 
in  Yorkshire }  and  that  it  was  not,  as 
there  stated,  the  Rev.G.W.Phillips, 
who  assisted  in  the  latter  part  of 
the  Journey,  but  the  Rev.  £.  T.  M. 
Phillipps,  Chancellor  of  the  Diocese 
of  Gloucester, 

Seventh  Annwertary  tfthe  Derhythire^ 

viiA  tk» 

Anmiveriarie$efilMBranehe$, 

The  Meeting  of  the  Mhboume 
Branch  was  lield  on  Priday,  the  9th  of 
May,  in  the  Chancel  of  the  Parish 
Church ;  Su:  Matthew  Blakiston,  Bart- 
in  the  Chair.  Sermons  were  preached 
on  Sunday  the  nth,  at  Ashbourne  and 
Parwich,  by  the  Rev.C.  T.  M.  Phillipps. 

The  Meeting  of  the  SiiuaUQn  Brandi 
was  held  on  Monday,  the  18th,  in  the 
Club  Room  I  the  Rev.  J.  G.  Howardt 
the  Vicar,  in  the  Chair. .  Sermons  had 
btOR  preached  on  Uie  prtosding  Sunda>» 


ISaJ'  VNITID 

bj  the  Anbtont  SeercCar/,  at  Staple- 
ford,  Gresley  and  Ilpeaton. 

The  Meeting  of  the  County  Associa- 
tion was  heid  on  Tuesdavy  the  13th,  in 
the  Old  Araemhlj  Koom,  Derhy ;  Sir 
Mattheir  Blakiaton,  Bart,  in  the  Chair. 
Sennons  had  been  preached,  on  the  pre- 
vious Sunday— at  Chesterfield,  by  the 
Eev.  James  Hou^,  and  the  Rev.  T. 
CotteriU— at  Matlock,  by  the  Rev.  J. 
Hough— and  at  St  WerbuM^h's  and  ^t.' 
MichaePs,  Derby,  and  at  l^onddn,  by 
the  Rev.  Professor  FaHshl  * 


If  oven  asd  Seeonden.  ' 
Rev.  Edwud  Uavin,  end  Uie  AMutaot  Secretanr 
—Rev.  J.  O.  Howard,  and  Rev.  H.  Sim— Rev. 
Jain«s  Koufh,  and  Rev.  Walter  Shirlej— Rev. 
Froreeiier  Fkriah,  and  Rev.  Philip  Gell— and  Rev. 
H.  Jcnonr,  and  the  AMisUnt  Secretary. 

Nearly  96oL  was  contributed.  Derby, 
ehire  is  now  very  hi^  in  the  list  of 
Associations:  but  such  is  the  spirit  that 
actuates  the  friends  of  the  Society  there, 
that  when  one  of  the  speakers  expressed 
a  hope  that  the  time  would  con^  when 
Berbyshire  alone  would  nuaed  35,000l. — 
the  present  Income  of  the  whole  Society 
—•the  aentiment  seemed  to  express  the 
general  feeling  of  the  whole  assembly. 

^fflh  Aimivenary  of  the  Lincoln* 

The  Meeting  was  held  in  the  Guild- 
haU»  on  Wednesday,  May  the  Uth;  the 
Rev.  R.  W.  Sibthorp  in  the  Chair. 
Sermons  were  preached — at  Canwick« 
by  the  Rev.  H.  Clarice ;  and,  at  Naven- 
by  and  Harmston,  by  the  Rev.  R.  W. 
SihUuNrp. 

M overt  and  Secondera. 
Rev.  G.  Quilter.   and  the  Assistant  Secretary- 
Rev.  T.  Knovlee,   and  Rev.  Profenor  l^arith~- 
Rev.  W.  Bfuoa.  and  Rev.  Jamet  Hough—and  Rev. 
J.  D.  Wavn.and  the  Assistant  Secretary,' 

^  Sixth  Anniversary  of  the  Gaingborongh^ 
The  Aleeting  was  held  in  the  Town 
Hall,  on  Thursday,  May  the  15th; 
Gervas  Woodhouse,  £sq.  in  the  Chair. 
The  Vicar  was  appointed  one  of  the 
Vice-Presidents. 

Movers  and  Secondert. 

Rev.  Joseph  Cox,  and  the  Assistant  SecreUiy.— 

Rev.  R.  Doddinir,  and  Rev.  Professor  Pariah— 

Bev.  David  Llewellyn,  and  Rev.  James  Houfii— 

and  Mr.  Forest,  and  Mr.  Fretwell. 

The  Collections  were  about  50/. 

Second  AmUvertary  of  the  Retford. 

The  Meeting  was  held  in  the  Town 
Hall,  on  Friday,  May  the  Itfth ;  H. 
Walker,  Esq.  in  the  Chair.  One  of  the 
oldest  inhabitants  of  the  town  said  that 
the  Room  was  fuller  than  he  remem- 
bered  ^ver  to  have  seen  it :  3J/.  4t..4if. 
was  comtributed. 


KIKGDOM,  2^3 

«  «  «  . .  Movtrsand  8«x>ndert. 
H.  C.  HatchiMon,  Em|.  and  the  Assistant  Secre. 
^•^"•Mr.  Alderman  Marshall,  and  Rev.  Profeasor 
Fariah— Rev.  David  IJcwell>o.  end  RevW.  B. 
Russell— Rev.  R,  Milne,  and  Mr.  O.  B.  Blackley— 
and  Rev.  J.W.  Brooks,  and  the  AssisUnt  Sfcretaiy . 

Annivenary  of  the  Bradford. 
Sermons  were  preached — by  the  Rev. 
James  Hough,  on  Sunday,  the  leth  of 
May,  in  the  Parish  Church ;  and,  by  the 
Rev.  Professor  .Farish,  and  the  Assist- 
ant Secretary,  on  Monday  the  19th,  in 
the  Pariah  Church,  and  at  Tong.  The 
Meetmg  was  held  in  the  New  Court 
House,  on  Monday  the  19th;  the  Rev.  ' 
H.  Heap,  Vicar,  in  the  Chair.  The 
Collections  were  nearly  50l. 

Movers  and  8econ<tan. 
Rev.W.Atkioaon.  and  the  Assistant  Secfetaij^ 
Hev.  James  Knisht,  and  Rev.  H.  Bailey— Rev. 
James  Honcb,  and  Rev.  W.  Biahop— R«v.  Pro. 
feseor  Fariah,  and  Rev,  James  Cartwriebt— John 
Rand,  Esq.  and  Rev.  H.  J.  Maddock~and  Rev.  S. 
lUdhead.  and  Rev.  Solomon  Howonh. 

Fint  Anmiveroary  of  the  Ha!ifd». 

Sermons  were  preached — by  Professor 
Fariah,  on  Sunday  the  18th  of  May,  at 
the  Parish'  and  Trinity  and  Coley 
Churches ;  and,  on  the  Wednesday  fol- 
lowing,  at  Sowerby  Bridge.  The  Meet- 
ing was  held  in  the  Large  Room  at  the 
Talbot ;  the  Rev.  W.  Knight,  Vicar,  in 
the  Chair.  It  was  more  numerously  at- 
tended than  last  year.  Nearly  80/.  was 
collected. 

Movers  and  Seconders. 

Rev.  W.  Wihnot.   and  the  Assistant  S^creuiy— 

Rev.  J.  Xnisht,  and  Professor  Farish— Rev.  Jamea 

Uougb,  and  Rev.  John  Hope— and  Hr,  Norris, 

and  Rev.  John  Watson. 

^enth  Anniversary  of  the  EudderMfield. 
Sermons  were  preached — by  the  As- 
sbtant  Secretary,  on  Sunday  the  18th 
of  May,  at  the  Parish  and  Trinity 
Churches,  and  at  Kirkheaton ;  and,  on 
Wednesday  the  9 1  st ,  at  Birstall :  aqd  by 
the  Rev.  James  Knight„  on  Sunday  the 
l8th,  at  Kirkburtouy  Almondbury,  and 
Holmfirth.  On  Tuesday  Evening,  the 
80th,  theRev.  Professor  Farish  preached 
a  Sermon  in  behalf  of  the  New  Seminary 
of  the  Society  at  Islington.  The  Meet- 
ing was  Met  on  Tjiurs<lay  the  32d,  in 
the  Nfitional  Sfchool  Roo^^  W.  W. 
Stables,  Esq.in  the  Chair.  '       «  ;     .  . 

*  Ifoven  and  Secondera. 

The  Aasistant  Secretary,  and  Rev.  T.  Jackson- 
Rev.  Jusea  Knight.'  and  'Rev.  L.  Jonea>^'R^v. 
James  Honirh:  aod  Rev.  E.  Ed«arda-*-Qr.  Walker, 
and  Rev.Mr.HniOlBa— Rev.  Profeasor  Farish.  and 
.the  Assbtan't  Secretary— and  B.  H.  Allen,  £ao. 
and  U10  Rev.  H.J.  Maddock. 

A  Meeting  was  held  in  Dewibury 

School  Room— the  Rev.  Joha  JBuck- 


254  UKITID 

worth.  Vicar,  in  the  Chair— on  Wed- 
nesday Evening,  the  SUt.  The  Parents 
of  several  of  the  Miaaionariefl  arhom  Mr. 
Hough  had  seen  labouring  with  success 
in  India,  were  present;  and  much  of 
the  true  Missionary  Spirit  was  mani- 
fested. Several  new  Collectors  were 
added. 

A  MeeUng  was  also  held,  in  the  Ka- 
iional  School  Boom,  at  Ltverge^  early 
oh  Thursday  Morning ;  the  Rev.  Ham 
Roberson,  Incumbent  of  the  New 
Church)  in  the  Chair. 

Another  Msettng  toek  place  at  Mit- 
fieUt^  on  Friday  the  8M,  at  i^itch  Pro- 
feasor  Parish  assisted;  the  Bciv.  Mr. 
Sedgwick,  TiCar,  in  the  Chair. 

Including  31/.  given  to  the  New  Se- 
minaryv  nearly  130/.  was  contributed  on 
these  occasions. 
Fijth  Jifimvenarjfofiki  Dofieaiier. 

The 'Meeting  was  held  in  the  B|an- 
sion  House,  on  Friday  the  S3d  of  May ; 
the  Rev.  M.  Vincent  in  the  Chair.  A 
Sermon  was  preached,  in  the  evening, 
by  the  Assistant  Secretary,  at  Braith- 
well.     Connections  IS/. 

Moven  Md  Sccondsn. 

John  Moore,  Esq.  and  the  AsMsunt  Secretary^ 

John  Scott.  Faq.    and  Batr.  James  Hovffii--Rcv. 

W.  Ewbank,  and  Rev.  J.  L.  Uobson— and    Rev. 

W.  Ellift,  and  Rev.  James  Hough. 

Ninth  Annivertary  nf  the  Hull  and 
Eatt  Riding. 

Sermons  were  preached — on  Friday, 
May  the  93d,  at  St.  John's,  by  the  Rev. 
J.  D.  Wawn — on  Sunday  the  85th,  at 
St.  John's  and  the  Holy  Trinity,  by  the 
Rev.  T.  S.  Grimshaw ;  at  St.  Mary's, 
Beverley,  and  St.  Mary's.  Hull,  by  the 
Assistant  Secretary ;  at  Hessle  and  the 
Minster,  ^Beverley,  by  the  Rev.  James 
Hough ;  at  Wilton  and  Ferriby,  by  the 
Rev.  J.D.  Wawn;  and,  at Cottingham, 
by  the  Rev.  6.  S.Bull,  late  of  Sierra 
Leone — on  Monday  and  Tuesday  Even- 
Sngs,  at  Christ  Church  and'St.  John's,  by 
the  Rev.  James  Hough — oh  Wednesday 
at  Sntton,  and  on  Thursday  at  Sculi- 
roates,  by  the  Rev.  G.  S.  Bull. 

The  Meethtg  was  held  in  the  Na- 
tronal-School  Room,  on  Monday  the 
S6th;  Christopher  Bolton,  Esq.  Mayor, 
in  the  Chair.  The  Collections  amounted 
to  about  S(50/m  >u>d  the  Meeting  was 
more  numerously  attended  than  usual. 

Ifflrvera  and  Seconders. 
Rrv.  John  Scott,  and  tlie  Assistant  S«<cretai7>— 
He? .  James  Hough,  and  Captain  Jacob— Rev.  O.  S. 
BuU,  and  Rev.  J.  D.  Wawn— Rev.  W.  Kofftht.  Jun. 
.and  Rev.  ProfesMr  Farisb— Rev.  J,  King,  and 
Rev.  T.  S.  Grimshaw— «Dd  Rev.  T.  Dikes,  and 
Rev.  John  Scotc.    . 


RIKGDOlif.  [jDVBf 

-  NMhJimi9in&r$0famKmmrei' 
kofmigh, 

'  The  Meeting  was  held  in  the  Sesrions 
House,  on  Tuesday  the  96th  of  May  ; 
the  Kev.  Andrew  Cheap,  Vicar,  in  the 
Chair*  and  was  addressed  by  the  Rev. 
Messrs.  Bickersteth,  Farishy  Almond, 
£.  Wilson,  and  Grim^w.  Professor 
Parish  preached  ia  the  evening. 
Nearly  30/.  was  collected.  , 

Ninth  AnmiverBafy  e/  the  York. 

Professor  Farish  preadied,  on:  Sun- 
day the  85th  of  May,  at  St.  Crux  and 
St.  Saviour's;  and  the  Rev.  T.  S.  Grini^ 
shaw,  on  Wednesday  the  S8th,  at  St. 
•Saviour's.  The  Meeting  was  held  oa 
the  ^8th,  in  the  Large  Assembly  Room ; 
vrhich  was  filled  more  numerously  than  at 
any  former  Anniversary.  About  Thirty 
Clergjrmen  were  present.  W.  Gray,  Esq. 
the  aged  and  venerable  President,  was  in 
the  Chair.  An  admirable  spirit  of  piety 
and  devotion  pervaded  the  Addfeases ; 
and,  inchidlng  three  Donations  (of  50 
Guineas,  50/.,  and  10/-)  to  the  Seminary, 
940/.  was  contributed. 

Movers  and  Seconders. 
Rev.  John  Overton,  aod  th«  Assistant  Secretary— 
A.Thorpe.  Esq.  and  Rev.  T.  S.  Oriinshft«~.ReT. 
Jatnos  llough,  tod  Rev.  B.  I.uinicj'-pI>Rvid  Rua« 
sell,  Esq.  and  Rev.  CBriggs— T.  Trice,  Esq.  nnd 
Rrv.  Professor  Farish— Rev.  Jiimes  Dalltn.  and  T. 
^•)t,  Rsq.--Mr.  Alderman  Wilson,  and  Rtv.Joliii 
Graham— and  Rev.  G.Wright,  aod  Hev.  J.  Acaster. 

Third  Annivenary  0fth€  Panieflraei. 
-The  Meeting  was  held  on  Thursday » 
the  89th  of  May,  in  the  Town  Uall ; 
Robert  Smith,  Esq.,  the  Mayor,  in  the 
Chair :  and  was  addressed  by  the  Rev. 
•Messrs.  Bickersteth,  Farish,  G.  Wright, 
T.  Barnes,  and  Grimshaw,  and  by  Dr. 
Jefferson. 

Tenth  Annivenarjf  cfthe  Leedt, 
Sermons  were  preached — on  Sunday, 
May  the  S5th,  by  the  Rev.  John  Graham, 
at  St.  Paufs  ;  and,  on  Sunday,  June  the 
1st,  bv  the  Rev.  Professor  Farish  at 
Hunslet,  Holbeck,  and  Wortley.*  The 
Meeting  was  held  in  the  Music  Hall ; 
Henry  Hall,  Esq.,  President,  in  tiie 
Chair.  The  Collections  were  about  ISO/. 

Movers  and  Seconder3. 
Tbe  Attiilant  Secretary,  and  B.  6a41er«Eiq.«-R«v. 
James  Hough,  and  Rev.  T,  Mortimer— Rev,  T.  S. 
Grimshaw ,  and  W.  tf«y,  Etq.">*Rev.  Profcasor 
Tarish.  and  Rev.  A.  G.  Kinsman— Rev.  G.Walkor. 
and  Rev.  C.  F.  :Ramfler— and  Rev.  R.  Holmes. 

and  Mr.  Joshua  Diion. 

Eighlh  Annivermty  of  the  JUanchetter 
and  Eatl'Lancatkire. 
The  friends  of  the  Society  in  this 
quarter  have  zealously  exerted  them- 


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aelres,  that  thk  A«ddatioii  maj  the  to 
its  just  station  in  the  scale  of  Missio- 
nary £fibrts.  Nlnet^n  Sermops  (in- 
eluding  three  at  Preston,  which  locall/ 
belongs,  however,  to  the  District  Of 
North  Lancashire)  were  preacfaed  by 
the  Deputation ;  and  a  far  more  gent* 
rol  interest  was  excited,  than  was  ever 
before  witnessed.  With  a  Donation 
firom  the  President  and  Benefactions  to 
the  Seminaiy,  above  4S0^  was  contri- 
buted. 

On  Sunday,  June  the  Ist,  the  As- 
sistant Secietary  preached  at  Hey  wood. 
Bury,  and  $t.  Jameses  Manchester; 
the  Rev.  James  Scholefield  at  Oldham, 
All  Saints,  and  St.  PauPs ;  the  Rev.  T. 
Mortimer  at  Colne,  momiqg  and  even- 
ing, and  at  Marsden  ;  the  Rev.  James 
Hough  at  St.  Stephen^B  and  St.  Luke*s ; 
and  the  Rev.  F.  Parry  at  Ellenbrook 
and  Bowden.  On  Tuesday  Evening, 
Mr.  Mortimer  preached  at  St.  MichaePs : 
on  Wednesday  Evening,  Mr.  Pbillipps 
preached  at  St.  Clement's:  and,  on 
Friday  Evening,  Mr.  Scholefield  preach- 
ed at  St.  James's. 

Three  Public  Meetings  were  held: 
one,  of  the  General  Association — a  se- 
cond, of  the  Members  of  the  Ladies* 
Association — and  the  third,  of  the  Xa- 
bouring  Classes.  The  effect  produced 
by  these  Meetings  may  well  encoiirage 
the  Society's  friends  to  hold  similar 
Meetings  in  all  the  large  towns. 

The  Astodaiion  Meeting. wm  held  on 
Monday,  June  the  3d,  in  the  Exchange 
Room,  Sir  Oswald  Mosley,  Bart.,  the 
President,  in  the  Chair.  The  day  was 
exceedingly  un&voumble,  the  jrain  being 
▼ety  heavy;  yet  the  large  room  was 
nearly  filled. 

Movfa^  tml  Seconders. 
Th«  AMbtaot  Secretary,  and  Rer.  Melville  TTorne 
—Re*.  E.  T.  M.  Phillippe.  and  Rev.W.  H.  Mann— 
Ker.  James  Houyh.  and  Rev.  John  Hollist— Rev. 
T.  MortAmer.  and  Mr.  8.  Moaon— Rev.  Jaim-s 
Scholefield.  and  Rev.  F.  Parry— aod  the  Asiistaat 
Secretary,  and  Rev.  T.  Selkirk. 

The  Meeting  of  tie  Manchester 
Ladies''  Anoeiation  was  held  on  Wed- 
nesday  Afternoon,  in  St.  James's  School 
Room. 

The  Manchester  Branch  and  Congre* 
gtUional  Association  Meeting  was  held 
in  the  Manor  Court  Room,  Sir  Oswald 
Mosley,  Bart-  in  the  Chair,  on  Thurs- 
day Evening— beginning  at  half-pasl- 
seven  o'clock,  and  finishing  at  ten*  Up- 
ward of  1200  persons,  chiefly  of  the  L^ 
bouring  Class,  were  present ;  and  it  U 
difficult  to  describe  the  eager  and  fixed 
attention  with  which  they  listened  to 


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t-he  Missionary  Details  and  Stateme&te, 
and  the  warmth  of  feeling  which  thf^r 
manifested.  Such  Meetings,  held.^t 
htfurs  at  which  Ijabouring  People  can 
attend,  are  as  important  for  the  diiSuston 
.of  the  Misaionary  Feeling  among  the 
JUbouring  Orders,  as  the  meetings 
in  the  middle  of  the  day  are  for  the 
higher  classes. 

Fifth  Anniversmry  of  the  Preston. 

The  Rev.  E.  T.  M.  Pbillipps  having 
preached  thrice  in  the  Parish  Church, 
on  Sunday  the  1st  of  June,' the  Annual 
Meeting  was  held,  on  Tuesday  the  3d,, 
in  the  Town  Hall ;  the  Rev.  R.  C. 
Wilson,  Vicar,  in  the  Chair :  besides  the 
Deputation  from  the  Parent  Society,  the 
Meeting  was  addressed  by  T.  B.  Addi- 
son,  W.  W.  Fell,  G.  Horrock,  and  John 
Bairston,  Esqrs.,  and  by  the  Rev.  W. 
Dixon,  and  Mr.  T.  Leach. 

Fffth  Anniversary  of  the  RirkhyXons^ 
dale. 
The  Meeting  was  held  in  the  Assem- 
bly Room,  on  Wednesday^  June  the 
4th  ;  and  was  addressed  by  the  Assistant 
Secretary,  the  Rev.  W.  C.  Wilson,  the 
Rev.  R.  C.  Wilson,  and  the  Rev.  W. 
Dobson. 

First  Anniversary  of  the  JFarrington 
Branch,  ' 

The  Meeting  was  held  in  the  Town 
Hall,  on  Friday,  June  the  6th.;  J.  Cock- 
shott,  Esq.  in  the  Chair.  The  Annual 
Sermon  was  preached  at  Latch  ford,  on 
.  Sunday  the  8th,  by  the  Rev.  £.  Parry. 

Movers  and  Seconders. 

The  Assistant  SeereUry.  and  Rev.  G.  Driffield— 

Rev.  E.T.  M.  FhiiUpps,  and  Rev.  MTm.  Jeff— Rev^ 

James  Houfh,   aa^  Kev.  H.  Mann— and  liev.  R. 

W.  Altix,  and  Rev.  T.  Mortimer. 

Tltird  Anniversary  of  the  Liverpool  and 
fFeotmLancathire. 

Sermons  were  preached-*-on  Sunday 
the  8th  of  June,  at  Everton  and  St. 
Andrew's,  hy  the  Rev.  James  Houg^i; 
and  at  St.  Matthew's,  morning  and  even- 
ing,by  the  Assistant Secretaiy-^onMon- 
day  the  9th,  at  Prescot, .  by  the  .Rev. 
James  Hough — and,  on  Thursday  the 
I2th,  at  St.  Andrew's,  by  the  Rev.  £. 
T.  M.  Pbillipps. 

Two  Meetings  of  the  I^adies' Associa- 
tion were  held— one  on  Monday,  and  the 
other  on  Wednesday  Evening,  in  St. 
Andrew's  School  Room^for  thepurpose 
of  giving  informaUon,  and  of  adopting 
plans  for  interesting  the  inhabitanta  of 
Liverpool  more  genially  in  aid  of  the 
Society.    These  Meetings  were  nume- 


.  f  56  '  imiTXD 

,  toud^uld  retpeettbljr  attended  s  at  the 

Second  Meeting,  the  names  of  Fifty-one 

.  Ladiei  were  given  in  as  Collectors.  Li- 

yerpbol  will  soon  rise,  by  the  steady 

'  execution  of  these  plans,  to  its  just  sta- 

'  tion-in  respett  of  Missionary  Exertions. 

'      The  Rev.  Hugh  Stowell,  of  the  Isle 

of  Man,  greatly  assisted  the  Bepatation 

qf  the  Parent  Society. 

The  Annual  Meedng  waafaeld  in  the 
Music  Hall,  on  Tuesday  Evening,  the 
10th  of  June.  Between  ISOO  and  1300 
persons  were  present  Admiral  Mur- 
ray  was  in  the  Chair.  It  was  very  grfe. 
tifying  to  see  the  LargeRoom  completely 
filled,  and  to  witness  the  deep  attention 
which  prevailed. 

About  150/.  was  contributed. 

Moven  and  Seconders. 
Rev.  John  Jones,  and  the  Assistant  Secretarr— 
ll«w.  T.  Tattershall,  and  Rev.  Jamra  Houvh— 
Adam  Hodgson,  Esq.  and  flev.  E.  T.M.Phillipps 
—Rev.  R.  W.  Allix,  and  Rev.  Ho«h  Stowell— 
Rev.  R.  C.  Wilson,  and  Rev.  J.  Whirelocke-and 
*    Rev.  Q.  Driffield,  and  the  Assistant  Secretary. 

F^h  Anniversary  of  the  JVorih  Slqf- 
fordthire. 
Sermons  were  preached — on  Sunday, 
the  8th  of  June,  at  Newcastle  and  Burs- 
lem,  by  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Phillippsand 
'Scbolefield,  and  at  Lane  End  by  Mr. 
Phillipps.  The  Meeting  was  held  on 
Thursday  Evening,  the  13th,  in  the 
Town ^ Hall,  at  Newcastle;  the  Rev. 
Clement  Leigh,  Vicar,  in  the^  Chair. 
Above  110/.  was  collected. 

Movers  and  Seconders. 
Rev.  Delabere  Pritchett.  and  the  Assistant  S«cre- 
cretary— Rev.  H.Turton.  and  Rev.  James  Hough 
—Rev,  T.  Brooke,  and  Rev.  Edvard  Buiik-.-Rev. 
James  Hough,  aud  W.  Yates,  Ecq.— and  Rev. 
Janes  Irvine,  and  Rev.  James  Mainwaring. 

Branch  AAociations  were  formed  at 
Zaiitf  ^fiif  and  at  Bunleniy  on  Friday 
the  13th. 

Formation  of  the  Lane  End  Branch, 

Oh  Friday,  June  the  13th,  the  Sub- 
-scribers  and  Friends  of  the  Society  at 
Ijane  End,  at  a  Public  Meeting  held  in 
'  the  National-School  Room,  the  Rev.  T. 
Brooke  in  the  Chair,  formed  themselves 
into  a  Branch  Association  in  aid  of  the 
North  Staffordshire.  The  Deputation 
of  the  Parent  Society  attended. 

Preoideni-rney.  Thos.  Brooke. 

Treaowror^Mr.  Charles  Bourne. 

Acretefjr— Mr.  Charles  Harvey. 

FarauUion  iffiho  Burolom  Branch. 

In  the  evening  of  the  same  day,  a 
aia^lar  Meeting  was  held  in  the  Burs- 
iam  National^S^kod  Boom,  the  B«v. 


KfHODdM.  [/U9X» 

£.  Whieldoii  in  tlM  Chair,  ibr  the  like 
purpose. 
.     Pr0iu/ml--Rev.  E.  Wbieldon. 

Ttea$urer  and  Secretary — Rev.  Jas. 
Irvine. 

About  lOOf.  was  contributed  at  New- 
castle, Lane  End)  and  Burdenu 

JVinth  yinnivenary  of  the  LeieeMier- 
ihire. 

Sermons  were  preached— on  Sunday, 
June  the  15th,  at  Desford,  New  Town, 
and  at  St.  Mary^s  Leicester,  by  the 
Rev.  James  Scholefield ;  at  St.  Martinet 
Leicester,  and  at  Foston  and  Great 
Glen,  by  the  Assistant  Secretary;  at 
Kegworth  and  Wimeswould,  by  the 
Rev.  James  Hough;  and  at  Whatton, 
by  the  Rev.  John  Babington — on  Mon- 
day Evening,  at  St.  Martinis,  by  the 
Rev.  James  Hough — and  on  Sunday, 
the  22d,  at  Dashley,  by  the  Rev.  E.  T. 
M.  Phillips,  and,  at  Cossington,  by  the 
Rev.  John  JBabington. 

The  Annual  Meeting  was  held  in  the 
Guildhall,  at  Leicester,  on  Monday,  the 
16th,  T.  Babington,  Esq.  in  the  Chair. 
Twenty  Clergymen  were  present.  A 
Meeting  was  held  on  Tuesday  Evening, 
the  17th,  of  the  St.  Mary's  Association. 
Collections,  about  150/. 

Movers  and  Seconders. 
Hon.  and  Rev.  H.  D.  Erskitae,  and  the  Assistant 
8rcreur><-W.  Heytrjck,  Esq.  and  Rev.  R.  Marten 
—Rev.  O.  B.  Mitchell,  and  Rev.  James  Sobolelkki 
—Rev.  John  Babington,  and  Rev.  F.  T.  Corranc* — 
Rev.  J.  W.  Doyle,  and  Rev.;M.  Babington— and 
Rev.  £.  T.  Vanvhan.  and  Rev.  J.  U.  Hoare. 

The  Anniversary  c/£iheLoughkoromgh 

Branch  was  held  on  Tuesday  Evening, 

^  the  17th,  in  the  Large  Room  at  the 

George  Inn  ;  T.  Babington,  Esq.  in  the 

Chair. 

Annual  Sermom  at  ^Uingham. 
These  were  preached  on  Sundaj, 
June  the  15th,  by  the  Rev.  Professor 
Farish,  when  the  sum  of  4S/.  waa  eon- 
tributed.  The  Committee  of  the  Asao- 
elation  are  taking  active  measures  tq  in. 
crease  the  number  of  Subscribers. 

Seventh  Anniversary  tf  the  Shtffieid, 
Sermons  were  preached— on  Sunday, 
June  the  T5th,  at  St.  PauPs  and  Atter- 
clifie,  by  the  Rev.  E.  T.  M.  Phillipp*; 
and  at  Ecclesal,  by  the  Rev.  E.  Good- 
win :  and,  on  Wednesday  the  18th,  at 
the  Parish  Church,  by  the  Assistant 
Secretary.  Another  Sermon  is  to  be 
preached  at  St.  James's,  on  July  the  6th, 
by  the  Rev.  T.  Best.  Meetings  were 
held  at  Grtmo^oYpe,  Botharkam^  and 


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'JUerdffley  on  Tfaursda/  and  Friday, 
the  19th  and  SOth. 

The  Anniial  Meeting  of  the  Shield 
Aoociation  was  held  in  the  National 
School  Room,  on  Wednesday  the.  18th; 
the  Rev.  T.  Sutton,  the  Vicar,  in  the 
Chair.  Another  Meeting,  very  nume- 
rously attended,  of  the  School  Children 
and  tlieir  Parents,  was  held  there  on 
Friday  Evening. 

Moven  and  Seconders. 
Iter.  T.  Coitrrill.  and  th«  A«&Ucant  Secretarj— 
B«T.  James  Honxb,  and  Rev.  W.  Ball^Rev.  W. 
H,  Vale,  «id  R«v.  W.  Spencer— R«t.  Professor 
Farish,  and  C.  Brookfleld,  E9q.-.and  James  Mont- 
CooMr/.Esq^  and UowlandHodgson, Esq. 

CoUectiona,  about  150/. 

This  extensive  Journey  has  been 
the  means  of  adding  upward  of  2000 
Guineas  to  the  Funds  of  the  So- 
ciety ;  and  of  laying  the  foundation, 
io  various  places,  of  enlarged  interest 
in  the  Society's  concerns.  To  those 
Clergymen  who  acted,  with  the  As- 
sistant Secretary,  as  a  Deputation 
from  the  Society,  the  Committee 
beg  to  return  their  cordial  thanks, 
for  the  very  efficient  aid  rendered 
by  them;  and  they  beg,  also,  to 
ofier  their  sincere  acknowledgments 
to  the  numerous  Friends  of  the  So- 
ciety, who,  either  from  a  distance 
or  from  the  respective  vicinities,  as- 
sisted at  the  various  Anniverstu'ies. 

BAPTIST  MJS»iONARY  SOCIETY. 
ANXIVa&BA&r. 

This  Anniversary  was  introduced 
by  an  open  Meeting  of  the  Com- 
mittee, on  Tuesday  Morning,  the 
17th  of  June,  at  the  Society's 
Rooms,  Fen  Court,  Fenchurch 
Street. 

Sermons  were  preached,  on  Wed- 
nesday —  at  Great  Queen-Street 
Chapel,  in  the  morning,  by  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Steadman,  of  Bradford,  York- 
shire* from  I»Euah  lii.  10,  when  the 
sum  of  lOi/.  Is,  10(L  was  collected 
-—and,  in  the  evening,  at  Surrey 
Cbapel,  by  the  Rev.  G.  Barclay, 
6f  Irvine,  in  Scotland,  from  Num. 
xiv.  21 :  Collection,  901.  ^s.  2d, 

A  Prayer  Meeting  for  the  Mis- 
sion was  lield  at  Ee^Ie- Street,  on 
Thursday  Morning ;  on  which  oc- 

JWne,  1893. 


KiJrcn>OM.  fffj 

casion  an  Address  was  delivered  by 
-the  Rev.  J.  Wilkinson,  of  Saffron 
Walden.  Collection,  upward  of  8/. 
At  the  Annual  Meeting  of  the 
Society,  held  in  Great  Queen-Street 
Chapel,  the  Chair  was  taken,  at 
Eleven  o'clock,  by  the  Treasurer, 
Benjamin  Shaw,  Esq. 

Movers  and  Seconders. 
Rev.  J0icpli  Kinffhorn,  and  W.  W.  C.  WUson.  Esq 
^-^•""S^^-  ®J  ^^»  w»d  Rev.  John  LeifchUd 
—Rev.  ^wud  Irvmg.  and  Josepb  Butterworth, 
Esq.  M. P.— Edward  PhiUips,  Esq.. and  Rev.  J.H. 
llinton— John  Shepherd,  Esq.,  and  Rev.  John 
Arundel— Rev.  8.  Kilpin,  and  Rev.  W.  GHes— 
and  Rev.  James  Hoby.  and  Rev.  Jabes  Buniibff. 

State  of  the  Fundi, 

On  the  subjec^t  of  the  finances,  the 
Friends  of  the  Mission  have  much  lea- 
■on  for  thankfulness  and  joy.  Under  all 
their  past  difficulties  of  this  kind,  the 
Committee  have  never  cherished  the 
feelings  of  despondency;  and  they  de^re 
this  day  gratefully  to  acknowledge  that 
the  Divine  Goodness  has  gone  beyond 
their  expectations.  It  is  well  known, 
that,  some  time  ago,  the  Committee 
were  under  the  necessitj  of  borrowing  a 
lar^  sum  of  money  to  carry  on  the  ope- 
rations of  the  Society,  and  save  it  from 
dishonour  and  ruin.  Of  this  sum,  300Q/. 
remained  unpaid  at  the  last  Anniversary; 
soon  after  which,  the  plan  was  proposed, 
by  a  zealous  friend  of  the  Society,  of  a 
Separate  Subscription  for  the  liquidation 
of  the  debt,  payable  only  in  case  the 
whole  amount  should  be  engaged  for. 
This  plan  was  recommended,  by  itsrim- 
plicity ;  and  by  the  encouraging  assu- 
rance held  out  to  every  subscriber,  that 
if  his  contribution  were  called  ftr,  the 
extinction  of  the  debt  was  certain.  Such 
was  the  liberality  shown  by  the  friends 
of  the  Society,  both  in  town  and  coun- 
try,  including  many  distinguished  and 
excellent  persons  of  different  Christian 
Communions,  that,  in  a  short  period, 
comparatively,  a  sum  was  subscribed, 
not  only  sufficient  to  pay  off  the  loans 
due,  but  realizing  a  surplus  beyond  it. 

While  the  Committee  feel  an  unusual 
gratification  in  recording  this  noble  in- 
stance of  Christian  Munificence,  they 
are  happy  to  add,  that  the  ordinary  re- 
ceipts of  the  Society,  instead  of  suffer- 
ing any  diminution  by  this  extra  effort, 
have  risen  to  an  amount  exceeding  that 
of  any  former  year.  It  is  true  that  con- 
siderable payments  will  shortly  become 
due,  and  that  a  large  sum  wiU  probably 
be  required  in  the   year  ensc^iig  to 


258  UNITED 

defray  the  expenses  of  sending  Missio- 
nariea  to  their  Stations :  but,  still,  the 
Committee  are  persuaded  that  their 
friends  will  concur  with  them  in  the  sen- 
timent, that,  after  such  proofs  of  Divine 
care  and  bounty,  it  becomes  us  to  thank 
God  and  take  courage ;  and  that  never 
did  the  historj  of  the  Society  supply  a 
more  enlivening  argument  for  cordial, 
generous,   and    persevering    exertions 


KINGDOM.  {JUNE, 

in  its  support,  than  at  the  present  nio- 
ment. 

The  Receipts  of  the  Year,  exclu- 
sive of  the  contributions  for  the  dis- 
charge of  the  debt,  have  been  about 
14^500/.  The  Payments  amounted 
to  about  13,300/. 

The  Collection  at  the  Meeting 
was  103/.  13s.  lOd. 


ABSTIL4CTS  OF  ADDRESSES  AT  VAXIOUS  &SCEKT  AXNIVfiaSAKIES. 

The  Annual  Meetings  of  the  Societies  engaged  in  promoting  theKingdom 
of  Christ,  are  now  become  occasions  of  bringing  together  eye-witnesses 
of  the  state  of  the  World  in  its  different  quarters  3  and  of  the  necessity 
and  benefit,  every  where,  of  Christian  Labourers.  The  testimony  of 
these  intelligent  witnesses,  delivered  as  it  usually  is  with  a  simplicity 
worthy  pf  the  subject,  never  fails  to  make  a  deep  impression  on  our 
crowded  assemblies;  and  becomes,  not  seldom,  the  ground- work  of  en- 
larged views  and  truly  eloquent  appeal8,on  the  part  of  other  speakers.  Our 
limits  will  not  allow  very  extended  extracts  of  the  Addresses  delivered  at 
the  late  Anniversaries  ;  but  we  have  endeavoured  to  make  a  selection  of 
the  most  interesting  statements  of  Facts  and  Sentiments  which  were 
then  made.  The  Facts  ai*e  first  given,  in  the  geographical  order  usually 
adopted  in  our  Work ;  and  are  followed  by  some  extracts  which  develop 
the  Principles  and  Feelings  on  which  these  great  deeds  of  Charity  are 
conducted. 

ungraciously:  in  no  one  instance  did  we  fail 
of  success.  When  I  went  down  to  the 
National  School,  we  found  things  admi- 
rably conducted :  but»  unfortunately,  the 
School,  which  could  accommodate  600 
children  of  both  sexes,  was  only  half  filled; 
and  yet,  around  this  School,  within  half  a 
mile,  there  were  as  many  children  as  would 
have  filled  it  twice :  there  were  the  people 
starring,  while  the  food  was  near  at  hand  ; 
and  there  only  wanted  one  to  tell  them 
that  the  food  was  there,  and  that  their 
children  might  pat  take  of  it,  and  be  sa?e^. 
Yesterday  morning  and  evening,  I 
visited  two  other  districts. 

In  Compton- Court  Compton- Street,  a 
benevolent  Lady  has  established  an  Infant 
School  for  girls  and  boys.  She  had  no 
sooner  planted  it,  than  the  people  came 
forward,  and  even  paid  for  the  instruction 
of  their  children,  though  they  were  in  the 
lower  classes.  Let  me  mention  one  thing 
to  encourage  the  benevolent,  that  though 
the  district  be  much  disturbed  by  riot  and 
turbulence,  though  the  night  before  the 
Sabbath  a  most  bloody  fight  had  taken 
place  which  a  body  of  the  police  had  to 
quell  I  yet  a  Lady,  patronized  by  nothing 
but  the  grace  of  God  and  the  majesty  of 
goodness,  is  able  to  go  abroad  singly, 
without  protectors,  and  receives  a  most 
gracious  welcome  from  the  daring  iavaden 


Woftt  of  Edueaiiom  among  tk$  Poor  in 
London. 

In  six  districts  of  thb  city,  which  I  have 
visited,  lying  remote  from  one  another, 
let  me  sute  to  you  the  facts  which  1  have 
found,  in  order  to  stir  up  every  Christian 
to  exert  himself  more. 

In  the  first  district,  out  of  60  children, 
we  found  only  4  at  Sunday  Schools :  out 
of  40  who  were  of  suitable  age,  only  4  at- 
tend^. When  you  consider  the  extent  of 
this  population,  1,400,000,  of  wlium  per- 
haps 300,000  are  in  a  state  tu  attend 
Sunday  Schools,  you  will  not  wonder  at 
the  fact  which  this  observation  discloses  of 
a  district  near  Fiuroy  Square. 

Another  district,  Crown  Street,  West- 
minster, I  had  the  honour  of  visiting  with 
the  Lord  Chief  Baron*s  only  daughter, 
whom  God  has  inclined  to  watch  over  the 
interests  of  the  poor  in  that  quarter,  t 
found  the  same  proportion  here,  though  it 
was  situated  in  the  close  vicinity  of  the 
19ational  School  of  Westminster.  We 
found  many  children  who  were  not  re- 
eeiving  the  advantages  of  the  School; 
though  unlettered,  and  though  they  night 
ot>tain  education  without  expense.  This 
-I  mention  in  order  to  shew  that  your 
labours  are  required,  to  excite  a  taste  for 
education,  which  th«  people  have  not.  In 
ne  one  isfttanee  did  the  people  receive  us 


•  I82S.3  UNITED 

Of  the  public  peace.  I  mention  it  to  the^ 
Credit  of  the  people — they  receive  you  with 
welcome  when  you  explain  your  object ; 
and  they  hail  as  a  messenger  of  peace,  an 
angel  of  mercy,  any  one  who  comes  to 
them.  "When  I  proposed  to  meet  witb 
them  on  the  Sabbath  Morning,  the  Catho- 
lics no  less  than  the  Protestants  expressed 
themselves  willing. 

In  the  afternoon,  I  visited  with  another 
Lady,  who  had  the  same  spirit,  who  is  a 
person  in  middle  life,  between  the  poor 
who  need  and  the  rich  and  mighty  who 
have  no  time  to  give, but  possess  the  means 
and  disposition  for  doing  good  :  thi^Lady, 
while  she  goes  forth  and  sees  the  necessi- 
ties of  the  lower  classes^  brings  from  the 
higher  classes  blessings  which  she  conveys 
like  the  waters  of  life  upon  the  puor.  It 
was  an  Irish  Dfstrict :  the  poverty  and 
wretchedness  of  the  people,  it  would  have 
melted  any  heart  to  behold  :  from  room  to 
room  we  went;  and  even  here  we  found 
the  most  lovely  children,  the  roost  beauti- 
ful that  I  ever  beheld :  su  kind  is  the  Al- 
mighty in  his  bounties,  lie  visits  with 
health  and  happiness,  where  Nature  seems 
to  have  denied  thoir  access — an  invitation 
to  His  servants  here,  that  they  should  visit 
with  the  better  health  of  eternal  life,  and 
the  peace  of  conscience,  and  the  glory  to 
come,  even  the  meanest  district  which  God 
deigns  and  delights  to  visit  with  health 
and  happiness.  We  found  not  one  child 
out  of  three,  of  twelve  years  of  age,  who 
was  able  to  read  one  ajrllable;  yet  they 
|«ceived  us,  because  they  were  interested 
In  the  errand ,  and  we  departed  vrith  the 
satisfac*ion  of  having  met  nothing  but  a 
welcome.  As  we  conversed  with  these 
honest,  open-minded  Irishmen,  almost 
every  sentence  theysaid,  "Lord  blesshim!** 
"  Lord  reward  him  !"  **  Long  may  he 
live  !*•  and  not  one  solicitation  for  charity 
was  made  of  any  kind. 

I  mention  these  facts,  in  order  to  en- 
courage Gentlemen  and  Ladies  in  this  good 
way  ;  and  to  assure  them,  that  a  welcome 
they  will  receive  :  they  need  only  to  go  in 
the  grace  of  their  Lord  and  Saviour,  and 
in  His  spirit,  to  receivethat  welcome  which 
He  never  failed  to  find  from  the  poor, 
however  treated  by  the  high  and  mighty. 
iRev.Bdwtrdlrvinji—at  the  SmmL.Sck.*Dn.  Ammh. 

Neeetsity  qf  Education  and  the  Scripture 
for  Ireland 

From  what  hat  been  stated  in  the  He- 
port,  it  is  impossible  for  us  not  to  feel  a 
degree  of  exultation,  in  knowing  that  the 
Word  of  God  has  been  disseminated, 
tl^ough  tba  iostrumentality  of  this  So. 
ciety,  in  a  nation  (which,  indeed,  ought 


KINGDOM.  ^59 

not  to  be  called  a  distinct  nation,  because 
it  is  part  of  ourselves)  and  in  a  language 
in  which  I  should  be  happy  to  see  stUl 
greater  exertions  made  to  spread  the  Scrip- 
tures—the language  of  our  neighbouring 
country,  Ireland.  I  am  sntisfiedj  if  any 
thing  can  be  found  to  allay  the  terrors 
and  to  heal  the  wounds  of  that  unhappy 
country,  it  is  the  dissemination  of  the 
Gospel  of  Peace;' and  the  best  mode  in 
which  that'  Gospel  can  be  distributed, 
and  the  most  likely  to  overcome  the  pre- 
judices of  the  people,  is,  to  present  it  to 
them,  not  in  a  tongue  with  which,  from 
the  unhappy  prepossessions  of  many 
minds«  they  may  not  associate  the  most 
favourable  ideas,  but  in  their  own  tongue, 
divested  of  every  thing  that  can  give  it 
any  unfavourable  impression. 

[Earl  of  Harrovby—nt  tkeBiblt  Society  Jnm, 

Every  day's  experience  convinces  me 
more  and  more,  that  there  is  but  one  cure 
for  Ireland,  and  that  cure  is  God*8  Holy 
Word,  brought  home  to  the  heart  by  God's 
Holy  Spirit. 

In  Antrim,  Armagh,  and  Londonderry, 
the  number  of  children  educated  in  Sun- 
day Schools  is,  to  the  whole  population, 
in  the  proportion  of  one  to  twelve;  and 
these  are  peaceable,  quiet  counties.  But 
in  the  County  of  Limerick— Limerick, 
too  well  known  by  its  atrocities  and  mur- 
ders; what  is  the  number  of  children 
educated  there?  There  are  many  who 
will  be  surprised  to  hear,  that  it  is  only  as 
one  to  nine  hundred  and  seventy-seven  ! 
In  the  whole  of  the  Province  of  Ulster, 
it  is  as  one  to  seventeen  ;  and  in  Monster, 
as  one  to  about  five  hundred.  Many 
persons  look  for  the  cause  of  evil  In  a 
place  where  they  will  not  find  it :  they  do 
not  look  for  it  in  tlie  ignorance  of  the 
Scriptures  and  the  want  of  Education. 

A  large  part  of  the  population  of  Ire- 
land speak  tlie  Irish  Language^  In  the 
provinces  of  Munsier  and  of  Connaught, 
I  have  taken  the  trouble  to  ascertain,  from 
different  accounts,  the  number  of  persona 
who  spesk  only  the  Irish  Language,  and 
who  understand  no  other ;  and  it  appears 
that  their  number  is  no  less  than  two  mil- 
lions. And  how  are  they  provided  with 
the  Scriptures  t  I  have  been  many  years 
looking  in  booksellers'  shops  and  stalls 
for  the  whole  Bible  in  the  IriUi  Language, 
and  I  never  saw  but  one ;  and  I  bought 
that  as  a  curiosity,  at  the  price  of  two 
guineas*.  I  went  into  a  part  of  Ireland, 
where  you  seldom  hear  the  Irish  Lan- 

•  Tlw  Irfc»h  Smpturw  had  tifronie  extrwDely 
•carce,  ootU  Ui«  BrTUMi  *nd  Fo/"*"  Bible  Sodely 
reprinted  BUhop  Bedeir»  Veraion  j  ofwhSch  flOOO 


reprtnteo  nisnop  ceaeii 
Bible*,  ami  173)0  Tetti 
ai  its  expeaM. 


lents  have  beea  ptlntwA 


OeO  UHITSD 

guage,  M  tboy  baT«  EngUrfi  enough  to 
answer  a  common  question  on  the  roads 
or  in  the  fields ;  but  I  found  Irish  the 
language  of  thdr  fire-aides.  In  one  place 
some  good  friends  bad  setup  a  large  Sun* 
day  School ;  and  one  Sabbath,  there  came 
in  some  Young  Men  to  look  at  what  was 
going  on :  I  brought  them  our  Version 
of  the  Scriptures,  and  the  moment  they 
saw  it  they  turned  away,  and  said  they 
could  not  read  that  book  :  I  aeked  them 
if  they  would  read  Irish :  Yes,  they  said, 
if  there  were  an  Irish  Class  they  would 
all  come.  I  then  got  a  Schoolmaster  to 
send  his  Son,  who  could  read  Irish;  and, 
in  that  place,  there  is  now  an  Irish  Class, 
reading  the  Scriptures,  where  they  before 
turned  away  from  the  Scripturea  with  dis- 
gust. We  must  meet  the  prejudices  of 
the  people,  and  not  keep  from  them  the 
corrective  of  their  errors  and  thdr  crimes. 
X  am  well  inform^  by  having  an  in- 
tercourse and  correspondence  with  many 
parts  of  Ireland,  that  there  is  now  a 
greater  stir  about  getting  the  Word  of 
Ged,  than  there  ever  was  before;  and, 
even  in  those  parU  of  the  country  which 
are  the  most  disturbed,  there  ts  a  demand 
for  the  Word  of  Go4 ;  and  many  are  in- 
quiring^/f  ihere  no  balm  in  Gilead  f  is 
there  f%o  phytician  there  T  I  trust  many 
here  will  give  their  hand  to  this  glorious 
work  ;  and  rejoice  in  prospect  of  the  time 
when  he  that  toweth  and  he  that  reapeth 
ihall  r^oice  together, 

1  feel  obliged  to  your  Lordship  and  this 
Society,  for  the  kindness  which  you  have 
always  shown  to  Ireland ;  and  my  only 
design  has  been  to  put  your  benevolence 
into  that  effectual  channel,  the  Word  of 
God:  it  is  that  which  we  ask — it  is  that 
which  we  want — and  l»eing  without  that 
makes  us  poor  indeed. 

iR«9.  Robtrt  Dttlf—<a  th*  BtbU  Society  Aim. 
Generous  exertions  will  not  be  wasted 
on  an  ungrateful  soil ;  for  there  is  no  part 
of  Europe  more  anxious  for  education 
and  religious  education  than  Ireland.  It 
is  a  lamenUble  fact,  that,  in  the  absence 
of  knowledge  and  education,  all  those 
ditorders^  which  have  so  long  banished 
tranquillity  from  parts  of  Ireland,  have 
taken  root.  Before  the  establishment  of 
the  Schools  of  this  Institution,  there  were 
what  were  called  '*  Hedge  Schools;**  but 
religious  instruction  did  not  enter  at  all 
into  the  system  of  education  at  those 
Sdiodls.  I  have  seen  some  of  these 
Schools  at  which  the  Bible  was  never 
read,  but  at  which  the  children  were  read- 
ing the  '*  Arabian  Nights,'*  or  some  such 
bo^i  and  yet  they  showed  a  wonderful 
anxiety  to  peruse  the  Sacred  Volume  when 


KIHODOM.  [JUIi«, 

it  was  put  into  Iheir  hands,  «nd  even  car- 
ried it  home  to  their  parenU  as  a  trea- 
sure. 

Nothing  but  the  free  circulation  of  the 
Scriptures  in  Ireland  can  eradicate  the 
superstition,  or  allay  the  spirit  of  conten- 
tious discord,  which  prevails  there;  for 
where  Schools  have  been  established  and 
the  blessings  of  education  disseminated, 
peace  and  good  order  prevail ;  while  those 
parts,  such  as  Limerick,  which  are  re- 
markable for  the  ignorance  of  the  people, 
are  also  most  remarkable  for  the  insubor- 
dination of  their  conduct.  In  that  part  of 
Ireland  whence  the  Royal  Chairman  takea 
his  title  (Connaught),  though  the  popula- 
tion is  very  dense,  yet,  from  the  influence 
of  a  system  of  education  the  pe<^le  are 
orderly  and  well-behaved. 

iVUemnt  Lorum-iU  t\e  HihenAm  Sodtt^  Amm. 

It  is  gratifying  to  see,  that,  in  the  uni^ 
versal  system  of  rcUgious  instruction,  whidi 
extends  almost  to  the  borders  of  the  earth, 
our  brethren  at  home  now  form  a  promi- 
nent part  And  this  attention  to  the  wan^ 
of  those  at  home  is  the  more  praiseworthy,  , 
as  it  seems  less  glorious ;  ft>r  it  is  the  ten- 
dency of  the  human  mind  to  catch  at 
foreign  and  difficult  undertakings— to  be 
daxxled  with  the  magnificent  and  extraor- 
dinary, but  to  overlook  the  useful  and 
homely.  Perseverance  in  both  objects, 
however,  is  not  inconsistent  with  the  suc- 
cess of  either:  they  may  be  compared  to 
the  heavenly  bodies,  each  of  which  forms  a 
part  of  a  great  system,  and  yet  performs  iu 
duty  within  its  own  orbit.  No  man  is  ex- 
pected to  be  so  taken  up  in  doing  universal 
good,  as  to  neglect  the  safety  of  his  own 
limbs. 

ikev.  J.  W.  CH«iiliif  Aa«— St  tkt  Uibern.  Soe.  jbm, 

Progreee  ofBibie  Soeietiee  in  France, 
My  Lord,  I  certainly  do  leok  forward 
with  great  satisfaction  to  the  increased 
prosperity  of  theBible  Institution  inPrance. 
I  cannot  help  thinking  it  is  admirably 
adapted  to  supply,  in  that  country,  the 
wants  which  it  still  lamentably  feels :  and 
that  we  are  best  evincing  the  sincerity  of 
our  friendship  to  that  country,  in  our  hopes 
that  it  will  make  progress  in  every  thing 
that  is  excellent,  and  become  our  ally  in 
every  thing  that  is  a  benefit  to  mankind. 
I  trust  the  day  may  not  be  distant,  when 
we  shall  find  that  even  the  Princes  them* 
selves  of  France  co-opernle  in  this  great 
work.  They  will  feel,  that  indeed  Uiey 
are  proring  Monarchy  to  be  a  blessing, 
when  those,  who  are  connected  vrith  the 
familir  that  fills  the  throne,  testify.  In  a 
form  like  this,  those  high  feelings  of  bene- 
volence, and  piety,  and  sympathy,  for  the 


UiriTXD  KIirODOM. 


1828.] 

nMOiitiet  of  IheiriUlom-crMtiires,  which 
the  patronage  ot  our  Royal  House  fofithift 
Society  does  so  uDeqniTOcally  manifest. 

iLord  CUtkorp*-^  the  BibU  SoeUtg  An. 

I  am  convinced.  My  Lord,  and  that  con- 
▼jction  can  alone  support  me,  that  no  hu* 
man  eloquence,  no  ornaments  of  speech, 
or  grace  of  deliTery,  would  cheer  and  de-' 
light  this  Mieeting  so  much  as  the  good 
tidings  of  the  advancement  of  the  lungw 
domof  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ, 
by  the  increasing  distribution  of  the  Sacred  - 
Volume,  and  by  the  more  serious  study  of 
those  Scriptures  which  testify  of  the  Son 
of  God. 

Such  tidings  will  be  the  more  welcome 
to  the  disciples  of  our  Blessed  Redeemer, 
here  assembled,  as  they  concern  a  country, 
which,  at  no  distant  period,  exhibited  the 
awful  spectacle  of  Infidelity  and  contempt 
of  Divioe  Revelation,  in  all  ranks  of  society. 
~  Blessed  be  God !  those  times  are  past^ 
it  is  to  be  hoped,  never  to  return.  The 
severe  trials,  with  which  it  has  pleased  the 
Alm^hty  to  visit  us,  have  turned  to  the . 
advantage  of  religion.  Throughout  the 
laod,  people  in  tfvery  situation  of  life,  and 
of  every  degree  of  mental  cultivation,  are 
beginning  to  feel,  that  a  general  diffusion 
•f  the  knowledge  which  maketh  wise  unta 
salvatioa  can  alone-produce  that  essential 
..and  lasting  improvement  of  the  moral  and 
social  state  of  man,  which  is  as  fondly  as 
vainly  expected  from  human  laws  and 
▼aried  forma  of  public  administration. 

My  Lord,  the  morethese  sentiments  gain 
ground,  the  more  our  brethren,  awakening 
from  darkness  to  light,  from  lethargy  to 
llfe^  are  seeking  relief  from  spiritual  an- 
guish in  religious  comforts,  the  more  im- 
portant it  is  to  have  ready  for  them,  and  at 
hand,  the  only  certain  remedy,  the  only 
substantial  nourishment  that  has  been  pre- 
pared for  them  by  the  Father  of  Lights  and 
the  Giver  of  every  good  and  perfect  gift. 

With  heartfelt  gratitude  to  the  God  of 
all  grace,  and  with  the  liveliest  satisfaction, 
I  assure  your  Lordship  and  this  respec- 
table Assembly,  that  the  Paris  Protestant 
Bible  Society,  xealously  supported  by  its 
Auxilisries,  is  labouring,  in  itA  limited 
sphere,  with  increasing  and  remarkable 


£61 


That  success,  My  Lmd,  and  we  embrace 
c!very  opportunity  of  stating  the  fact,  that 
saccess  is  ycnir  own.  Since  the  oommeaee- 
ment  of  our  operations,  your  Lordship  and 
your  felbw  labourers  in  this  holy  work, 
have  assisted  us  by  your  counsels,  and  fur. 
nished  in  with  the  means  of  keeping  pace 
'With  drcumstapces,  and  of  meeting  the 
duties  of  imr  sacred  ttuit    Tha  ties  which 


unite  our  Sodety  to  yours  were  formed,  if 
I  may  be  allowed  so  to  speak,  in  its  very 
cradle,  by  the  hands  of  our  beloved  and 
ever.to-be-regretted  Mr.  Owen  :  they  be- 
came our  leading-strings  as  we  advanced  i 
they  have  been  found  stronger  and  mora 
useful  at  every  step :  nothing,  we  trust, 
can  weaken  or  dissolve  them.  No,  My 
Lord,  the  bonds  of  Christian  Love,  the 
ties  of  Christian  Gratitude  and  Fellowship, 
are  as  imperishable  as  the  principles  by 
which  they  have  been  woven. 

As  the  Fourth  Annual  Report  of  the 
Paris  Protestant  Bible  Society  will  be  laid 
before  yon  in  a  very  short  time,  I  shall  not 
trespass  on  the  Mee^ng,  by  entering  into 
the  details  of  the  exertions  and  the  progress 
of  the  last  year.  I  must  content  myself 
with  stating  succinctly,  that  we  have  now  . 
the  active  and  liberal  co-operation  of  65 
Auxiliaries  and  Branches  and  49  Associa- 
tions :  of  these  114  Societies,  58  have  been 
established  since  our  last  Anniversary. 
The  income  of  the  Paris  Sodety  has,  this 
year,  amounted  to  1  S5,000  francs.  Since 
the  origin  of  the  Sodety,  30«000  Bibles 
and  Testaments  have  been  issued  from  ite 
depositories;  and  the  wants  of  the  country 
seem  to  extend  with  the  efforto  made  for  ' 
their  diminution. 

One  of  the  means  most  successfully  em- 
ployed, under  the  Divine  Blessing,  by  the 
Committee  of  Paris,  to  rouse  some  of  our 
brethren  from  indifference,  and  to  exdte 
to  greater  seal  our  associates  in  this  bene, 
ficentwork,  has  been,  the  monthly  publica<- 
tion  of  a  Paper,  containing  Extracta  from 
the  Correspondence  of  this  Parent  Sodety, 
as  well  as  from  our  own ;  and  striking  ex- 
amples of  the  salutary  influence  of  the  dr^ 
culation  of  the  Scriptures,  that  come  to  our 
knowledge.  This  publication  has  been 
plentifully  distributed  among  our  brethren; 
in  all  parts  of  FVance :  it  is  now  eagerly 
inquired  after :  we  owe  to  it  17  Assoda- 
tions,  formed  at  Paris  $  and  we  hope  that 
it  will  still  powerfully  contribute  to  the  ex- 
tension and  the  consolidation  *of  our  Holy 
Biblical  Union. 

Thus,  My  Lord,  in  a  much  narrower 
sphere  than  that  of  your  glorious  Society, 
but  in  the  same  spirit,  and  in  reliance  on 
the  same  grace  and  the  same  Saving  power 
of  our  Blessed  Redeemer,  we  are  endea- 
vouring to  accelerate  the  coming  of  the 
days,  foretold  by  the  Oracles  of  God,  when 
all  men  shall  be  taught  of  the  Lord ;  and 
feel,  by  conviction,  founded  on  repeated 
and  infallible  tests,  how  wide  is  the  diffe- 
rence between  knowledge  drawn  from  the 
Word  of  God  and  doctrines  derived  from 
every  Aiher  source. 


S62 


UNITED  KINGDOM. 


It  19,  My  Lord,  a  general,  and,  I  think, 
a  most  reasonable  opinion,  that  the  mighty 
exertions  and  the  wonderful  success  of  the 
British  and  Foreign  Bible  Society,  pre- 
senting as  they  do,  not  only  the  possibility, 
but  the  high  probability,  or,  rather,  the  cer- 
titude, of  the  final  accomplishment  of  pro- 
phecy, will  add  new  force  to  die  proofs  of 
their  heavenly  origin ;  and  thus,  by  strength- 
ening the  faith  of  mankind  in  their  divine 
inspiration,  hasten  the  arrival  of  that  pe- 
riod, when  all  tongues  shall  confess  that 
Jesus  Christ  is  Lord,  to  the  glpry  of  tlie 
Father. 

iReo.  Profeuor  Stopfer— at  the  Bible  Society  Ann, 

Progress  of  the  Russian  Bible  Society. 
My  Lord  and  Gentlemen^  You  see  be- 
fore you  an  individual,  who,  being  just 
come  from  a  disurit  country,  has  now,  at 
this  solemn  Meeting,  the  most  desirable 
opportunity  of  declaring  the  great  import- 
ance which  my  countrymen  attach  to  the 
cause  of  the  Bible  Society.  In  their  name, 
I  must  return  our  sincere  thanks  to  the 
Committee  of  the  British  and  Foreign 
Bible  Society,  for  the  assisUnce  with  which 
they  have  been  always  ready  to  aid  all  the 
efforts  which  the  Russian  Bible  Society 
has  made  during  the  ten  years  of  its  ex- 
istence. I  can  assure  you.  Gentlemen, 
>  that  the  Russian  Nation,  in  general,  revere 
it^B  Bible  as  the  foundation  of  our  religion 

/  <  and  faith  ;  and  our  Committee,  not  with, 
standing  all  their  efforts  in  publishing  and 
giving  out  many  hundred  thousand  copies 
of  the  Scriptures,  are  still  at  a  loss,  and 
cannot  satisfy  the  numberless  wishes  of 
those  who  demand  copies  of  the  Divine 
Records. 

The  Committee  of  the  Russian  Bible 
Society  have  for  their  object,  the  promot- 
ing the  knowledge  of  the  Word  of  God  in 
the  extensive  provinces  of  the  Russian 
Empire,  from  the  shores  of  the  Frozen 

*A  Ocean  to  those  of  the  Black  Sea,  and  from 
the  Baltic  to  the  confines  of  China  and 
America;  and  we  are  ready  to  give  tho 
Bible  into  the  hands  of  Turks,  of  Tartars, 
of  the  Chinese,  and  other  nations,  not 
Christians.  Our  Clergy  take  the  most 
active  part  in  the  operations  of  the  Bible 
Society  in  Russia:  all  the  Governors  of 
the  Provinces,  and  our  Bishops,  without 
exception,  unite  in  the  cause.  We  know 
that  our  salvation  depends  only  on  believ- 
ing the  Word  of  God ;  and  we  look  now 
with  joy  and  delight  tothosedays,  infwhich, 
according  to  the  promise  of  oiir  God,  all 
nations  shall  be  united  in  the  Name  of 
Him  who  was  crucified  for  our  sins.  We 
ask  for  the  Bible,  because  this  is  the  way 


[juke, 

in  which  we  can  learn  to  worship  God  in 
a  manner  worthy  of  Him,  in  the  Sole  man- 
ner that  He  has  required  from  us,  in  spirit 
and  in  truth. 

My  friend^  Dr.  Paterson,  will  give  you 
more  satisfactory  details  than  I  can  of  the 
progress  of  the  Russian  Brble  Society. 
IHiaExcfUency  M.Pnptif—otiheBibieSocietyJnn, 
It  is  with  peculiar  pleasure  that  I  take 
this  opportunity  of  assuring  the  Members 
of  the  British  and  Foreign  Bible  Society, 
that  the  grand  principle  on  which  this  So- 
ciety is  founded,  that  of  giving  the  Scrip- 
tures without  note  or  comment,  and  unit- 
ing all  religious  professions  in  that  noble 
enterprise,  is  steadily  kept  in  view  by  the 
Russian  Bible  Society ;  and  could  I  re- 
present to  you  one  of  our  Meetings  of 
Committee,  you  would  be  convinced  that 
the  Bible,  and  the  Bible  alone,  is  capable 
of  uniting  all  hearts.  There  you  would 
see  Prince  Galhzin,  with  the  Metropolitan 
of  the  Greek  Church  on  his  right  hand, 
and  the  Metropolitan  of  the  Catholic 
Church  on  his  left,  and  Members  of  Com- 
mittee belonging  to  all  Christian  Denomi- 
nations, and  not  a  discordant  word  is  heard 
among  them. 

I  am  happy  in  being  able  to  confirm, 
what  my  worthy  friend  has  stated,  that  the 
Clergy  of  tho  Russian  Church  take  aft' 
active  part  in  the  diffusion  of  the  Scr^ 
tures.  During  a  long  journey  with  Dr. 
Henderson,  we  had  many  opportunities  of 
seeing  them  zealously  devoting  themselves 
to  the  circulation  of  the  Scriptures. 

It  will  be  gratifying  to  know  the  effects 
produced  by  reading  the  Scriptures  in 
Russia ;  which  are  greater  than  the  people 
of  this  country  have  any  idea  of.  Thou- 
sands have  received  spiritual  benefit  fVom 
reading  the  Word  of  God,  throughout  that 
extensive  empire.  We  met  many  of  the 
peasants  who  came  to  solicit  the  Bible ; 
who  spoke  concerning  its  contents  in  a 
manner  which  I  have  seldom  heard  sur- 
passed in  my  native  country. 

The  Russian  Bible  Society  pursues  its 
course  with  vigour.  It  print^  161,000 
copies  of  the  Scriptures  last  year;  and 
brought  into  circulation  115,000:  this 
3rear,  it  proposes  to  publish  100,000  copies 
more. 

One  circumstance,  which  has  come  to 
our  knowledge  since  we  lef^  St.  Peters- 
burg, I  will  sUte.  His  Imperial  Majesty, 
still  animated  by  the  same  sentiment  of 
love  to  the  Scriptures  and  the  cause  of  the 
Bible  Society,  has  ordered  that  the  Modem 
Russian  Tesument,  which  was  printed  in 
parallel  columns  with  the  Slavonic  shall 
be  printed  in  the  Modem  Russ  alone,  that 


UNITED.  KINGDOM. 


1823] 

it  may  be  diffbted  inore  widely  in  the 
Schools  and  in  the  Army.  I  frequently 
baYe  bad  the  opportunity  of  witnessing 
the  ardour,  with  which  the  brave  soldiers 
of  Russia  demand  the  Volume  of  Divine 
Truth :  there  is  not  a  day  in  which  our 
depository  is  not  visited  by  Russian  Sol- 
diers, who  briog  tb«ir  copecs  and  their 
rublQS  to  purchase  copies  of  the  Bible; 
and  they  alwajs  desire  to  have  the  New 
Testament  in  a  portable  form,  in  Modern 
Russ,  that  they  may  carry  it  with  them  into 
the  field,  and  read  it  when  they  aie  far 
separated  from  the  public  ordinances  of 
religion.  To  this  bis  Imperial  Majesty 
has  now  consented ;  and  S5,000  copies  are 
to  be  printed  this  year. 

But  I  must  forbear.  Thank  God,  there 
are  deputies  here  from  other  countries  as 
well  as  Russia,  to  Uke  part  in  this  happy, 
this  glorious  day.  I  can  assure  this  Meet- 
ing, that  the  Russian  Bible  Society  will 
still  continue,  with  the  utmost  vigouK  and 
unity  of  heart,  to  co-operate  in  carrying 
tbe  Scriptures  of  Truth  through  the  vast 
extent  of  tbe  Russian  Empire,  and  to 
aadsf  in  furnishing  the  world  at  large  with 
tbe  Sacred  Volume. 

£R«v.  Dr.  Pattrvm-'tu  the  BibU  SccutjfAnmiv* 

^gficts  of  the  BibU  Society  in  Foreign  Piarts, 
It  is  nine  years,  since  I  had  the  pleasure. 
to  attend  the  Anniversary  of  this  Society ; 
and  during  that  period,  it  has  fallen  to  my 
lot,  as  a  Represenutive  of  this  Institution, 
to  travel  through  greatpart  of  Europe  and 
some  parts  of  Western  Asia ;  and  to  see 
the  banners  of  this  Society  raised  in  many 
of  the  capitals  of*  the  Continental  King- 
doms, on  the  shores  of  the  Black  Sea,  on 
some  of  the  fairest  isles  of  Greece,  and  in 
tbe  centre  of  Athens  itself— a  city  which\ 
cannot  be  mentioned,  without  exciting  in 
the  mind  of  every  classical  scholar,  and  of 
erery  man  that  venerates  tlie  great  Apostle, 
the  most  pleasing  and  interesting  sensa- 
tions. 

Among  the  principal  nations  of  Europe, 
where  tbe  operations  of  the  Bible  Society 
during  tbe  last  twelve  years  have  been  so 
extensive  and  useful,  ibey  have  drawn 
forth,  from  almost  every  Protestant  Govern- 
ment, declarations  of  the  most  unequivocal 
kind  in  favour  of  the  troths  of  tbe  Gospel 
of  our  Blessed  Lord.  Ibese  have  been 
oootained  in  their  Edicts  in  furtherance  of 
Bible  Societies ;  and  in  the  Addresses  of 
Frinces,  Ministess  of  StaU,  and  Nobles, 
at  assemblies  of  this  kind.  In  many  of  tlie 
babtutions  of  the  great  on  the  Continent, 
where  the  impure  and  impious  doctrines  of 
Voltaire  and  bis  associates  had  gained  a 
strong  ascandency,  we  now  hear  the  pure 


principles  of  oiur  Blessed  Saviour,  and  the 
sublime  doctrines  of  St.  Paul,  freely  advo- 
cated. 

A  second  result  of  the  efforts  of  Bible 
Institutions  among  the  principal  nations 
of  Europe,  is  the  increase  of  attendance  at 
the  Churches,  and  an  augmented  regard 
for  Divine  Ordinances. 

A  third  result  is,  the  far  more  general - 
introduction  uf  the  Holy  Scriptures  into 
the  Schools  of  both  Protestants  and  Catho- 
lics; and  tlie  great  anxiety  manifested  by 
parents  to  have  the  minds  of  their  Children 
imbued  with  the  doctrines  of  the  Sacred 
Oracles. 

A  fourth  instance  is,  that,  in  many  of 
the  Universities  of  Europe,  where  alas. 
Infidelity  hns  prevailed  to  an  incredible 
extent,  we  now  find  many  able  Professors, 
men  no  less  distinguii>hcd  for  tulent  and 
learning  than  fur  their  genuine  piety,  oc- 
cupying the  Chairs  of  Theology  in  those 
Universities. 

The  last  instance  which  I  shall  mention 
of  tlie  good  effects  produced,  is  the  in- 
creased demand  for  the  Sacred  Writings 
among  all  classes,  but  jMpecially  among 
tbe  lower  orders ;  for,  not*HElhstanding  tbe 
many  hundred  thousand  copies  which  have 
been  disseminated,  and  the  exertions  made 
to  print  according  to  the  4^><iand,  yet,  as 
the  copies  are  circulat^a,  the  demand  in- 
creases, and  it  is  impossible  to  say  to  what 
extent  it  will  still  increase.   ,  • 

These  effecU  of  the  labours  of  Biblical 
Institutions  abroad,  uken  collectively, 
have  given  a  powerful  check  to  the  spread 
of  Infidelity ;  and  have  pi^oduced  a  strong 
redaction  in  favour  of  pure  Christian  prin- 
ciples, among  all  classes. 

I  shall  not  enter  on  particulars  respect- 
ing the  operations  of  the  Bible  Society  in 
Russia ;  but  I  cannot  sit  down  without 
completing  the  threefold  testimony  to  the 
glorious  achievements  of  that  Institution ; 
and  expressing  my  sincere  desire,  that  the 
Society  in  Petersburg  and  iu  two  hundred 
Auxiliaries,  may  long  continue  to  scatter 
the  seed  of  righteousness  and  peace  among 
the  numerous  nations  and  tribes  of  that 
Empure.'    . 

Tbe  operations  of  this  Society  in  Non- 
Protestant  Countries  have  not  been  with- 
out beneficial  effects.  Here,  also,  we  have 
much  to  inspire  us  with  a  desire  to  pur. 
sue  our  course  with  alacrity.  When  I 
call  to  remembrance  my  travels  in  Greece 
and  Turkey,  and  the  scenes  which  came 
under  my  observation  in  those  countries, 
1  have  often  been  pained  to  the  heart  at 
hearing  of  the  slaughter  and  bloodshed — 
thetshtdLingsof  the  earth,  and  devastationt 
by  fire— which  have  since  visited  those  un- 
happy regions ;  but,  amidst  these  awfkil 


f64  uiriTEO 

icenei  of  erudty  sod  Judgment,  there  ii 
one  circumsUnce  which  has  ifforded  oon- 
iolation  aqd  hope ;  and  it  is  thia^That, 
through  the  instrumentality  of  this  So- 
ciety, upward  of  S0,000  copes  of  the 
New  Testament,  in  Modern  Greek,  had 
been  circulated  among  the  Greeks,  before 
these  physical  and  civil  convulsions  began. 
Could  we  now  look  into  the  huts  of  the 
▼allejTS  and  caves  of  the  mountains  of 
Greece,  Asia  Minor,  and  Syria,  we  should 
behold  the  widows,  the  fatherless,  the 
friendless,  the  formerly-free,  now  reduced 
to  slavery,  deriving  support  and  consola- 
tion, and  I  trust  also,  good  hope^ibrough 
grace,  from  those  Sacred  Volumes  which 
'  you  have  put  into  their  hands. 

It  is  not,  however,  merely  to  operate 
against  Infidelity  and  Superstition  in 
Christendom,  but  against  Idolatry  and 
Vice  of  every  name  and  of  every  clime 
onder  heaven,  that  this  Sadety  has  been 
raised  up  by  the  arm  of  the  Almighty,  at 
one  of  the  most  eventful  periods  of  the 
Christian  Church,  and  of  the  history  of 
mankind  :  and  I  cherish  the  hope,  that 
the  Conductors  of  this  Institution  will 
feel  themselves,  from  year  to  year,  inspired 
with  fresh  ardour  in  the  glorious  career 
—will  ever  keep  in  view  the  full  extent 
of  their  sacred  obligations-^and  will  never 
cease,  until  all  the  nations  of  the  earth 
are  sown  with  the  incorruptible  seed  of 
the  Word  of  God— for  the  period  in  which 
we  live  is  not  the  harvest  of  mankind  *  it 
is  only  the  spiritual  seed. time  of  all  na- 
tions: but  the  glorious— the  longed-for 
consummation  is  fast  approaching,  when 
-  those  who  sow,  and  those  who  reap,  shall 
rejoice  together. 

i§U9.  Dr.  Pinkerttm"^  ffte  BibU  Society  Atm. 

CiviUged  SiaU  qf  the  Interior  qf  Africa. 
An  intercourse  has  lately  taken  place 
between  Ihejcountries  on  the  east  and  west 
ooaste  of  Afiica,  through  the  medium  of 
the  Portuguese  Governor  of  Mosambique ; 
a  man  of  strict  bosour,  and  employed  in 
a  high  diplomatic  function  by  his  govern- 
ment. I  had  heard  the  fact  stated,  and 
I  questioned  him  on  the  subject :  he  told 
me  that  it  was  so  i  he  had  sent  out  some 
agents,  to  find  their  way  into  various 
places  at  a  distance  round  Mosambique  i 
and  to  solicit  the  different  powers  which 
they  should  visit,  to  send  him  diplomatic 
agents  in  return.  He  haa  proof  that  his 
agents  had  fulfiUed  their  duty,  as  repre*. 
sentatives  had  come  to  him  from  powers, 
of  which  he  had  not  till  then  even  heard 
the  name.  His  agenu  stated  on  their 
return,  that^  in  proportion  as  the  Natives 
were  at  a  distanoe^from  European  mixture, 
the  greater  was  their  state  of  civilisation. 
,  L»r  G.  J7.  Jtoi»-si  tkM  ChKTck  iiiuUmart  J»m, 


KIirODOM.  [JUITE, 

State  qfiAeNatimaettUmenU  in  Sierra 


I  ventured  to  put  the  questfon  to  Capt 
Sabine,  in  a  considereble  company,  risking 
the  answer  that  he  might  give— <'  What  is 
your  sentiment  with  regard  to  our  African 
Settlemento  in  Sierra  Leone  ?*'  His  reply 
to  me  was  this-."  I  can  honestly  assure 
you,  that  not  the  one  half  of  the  good  done 
there  baa  been  yet  told.  I  have  been  a 
considerable  traveller,  and  have  seen  society 
under  all  circumstances  i  but  I  can  declare, 
most  conscientiously,  that  I  never  saw  hu- 
man society  under  so  favourable  and  de- 
lightful  a  form  as  in  the  Church  Missionary 
^ttlementa  on  the  coast  of  Africa.** 

The  abundant  success  which  we  have 
had  in  Africa  calls  for  exertionrin  all  other 
places.  We  cannot  have  greater  difficulties 
than  we  had  there,  and  cannot  expect  greater 
success.  In  the  ever- mysterious  concac  ef 
Providence,  even  the  wickedness  of  the 
Slave  Trade  has  been  the  means  of  brings 
ing  under  the  sound  of  the  Gospel  greater 
multitudes  of  individuals  than  could  have 
been  collected  in  any  other  way,  and  has 
thus  (Communicated  to  them  the  greatest 
of  all  blessings  in  return  for  the  injuries 
which  they  had  suffered.  Never  was  there 
a  more  striking  exemplification  of  that 
passage.  The  vfratk  of  man  thaU  praite 
thee.  It  is  delightful  to  observe  how^  in 
this  way,  all  those  converts  are  become  so 
many  living  oracles  of  heavenly  truth,  to 
show  the  power  of  Divine  Gnce  and  the 
infinite  wisdom  of  the  Divine  Councils. 

Let  us  go  on,  and  prosper  f  Let  us  be 
thankful  to  God  for  that  abundant  sne- 
cess,  which  has  hitherto  rewarded  our  exf 
ertions*  We  can  never  be  engaged  in  n 
cause  more  truly  great  and  honourable. 
Of  this,  we  are  now  aware :  but  we  shall 
never  have  an  idea  of  the  full  value  of  our 
labours,  till  we  shall  see  multitudes  com- 
ing from  the  East,  and  the  West,  and  the 
North,  and  the  South,  and  entering  into 
that  Temple  of  their  Father's  House  above, 
where  they  shall  join,  with  glad  acclama- 
tions, in  praising  the  God  of  all  ifaercy, 
and  that  Lamb  of  God  who  redeemed  thein 
with  His  own  blood. 

IMr.miberf'orcC'-at  the  Church MUtUm.  Aiudv. 

Reflex  Infiumtce  qf  African  Convereione  on 
Mis  Ceuntry, 
The  more  I  contemplate  the  pre-emineoi 
success  which  has  accompaoied  the  laboon 
of  this  Society  in  that  portion  of  the  globe 
which  seemed  sunk  beneath  the  common 
privileges  of  the  human  race— when  I  see 
religion  of  the  purest  and  simplest  kind,  so 
pure  and  simple  as  to  reflect  unnumbered 
benefita  even  on  the  moat  civilised  Chrie. 
tian  country  of  the  earth— I  cannot  bring 


1^23.]  UlSJtTED    KINGDOM 

mywlf  tobeU9ve»  that  any  1ms  power  thaii 

th«  power  of  a  mighty  andover-i  uling  Pro- 

viileDce  peculiarly  guides,  controuU^  and 

influences  the  labours  of  this  loatitutlon. 

Livirig,  as  we  do.  surrounded  with  all  the 

allurements  and  splendours  of  this  world, 

and  in  a  state  of  society  which  always 

nixea  np  human  failings  with  Christian 

£frorts — it  is  most  delightful   to  know, 

that,  by  performing  an  obvious  duty  to 

these  oNce-banighted    Heathens,  we  are 

providing  for  ourselves  a  remedy  agaiitftt 

the  unhappy  effectsr^  attending  a  high  state 

of  civilization — that  when  we  are  tempted 

to  rely  on  the  wisdom  of  man,  to  esteem 

highly  the  acquirements  and  endowments 

of  human  intellect,  we  have  the  highest 

•▼Idence  of  the  power  of  God  reflected 

upon  us  by  the  etfecta  of  His  Word  on 

those  who  have  been  considered  almost  as 

the  outcasts  of  the  earth. 

What  has  been  done  in  Africa,  only 
dirofps  back  on  us,  indeed,  increased  shame 
And  a  subject  of  self-reproach,  for  having 
been  so  long  instrumental  in  oppressing 
that  unhappy  race.  The  extensive  pro^ 
gMss  made  by  the  people  of  Sierra  Leone 
an  Chrjatian  Acqiiirements — the  rapidity  of 
gfmrth  that  the  Word  of  God  has  acquired 
there,  which  is  such  as  to  lead  us  to  look 
lor  its  parallel  only  in  the  primitive  ages— 
these  facts  Shew  us  what  injustice  has  been 
done  to  that  common  nature  of  which  these 
people  are  partakers,  and  to  that  spiritual 
nature  of  which  they  are  in  so  high  a  de- 
gree susceptible,  and  by  which  they  af« 
proving  themselves  to  be  children  of  God 
and  iMirs  of  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

iUrd  QUth»rpe-M  ike  Ckmr^  Miitiim,  Aim, 


265 


DtpioreMe  State  of  the  Biiuhoa. 

Hindoostan  needs  every  possible  exer. 
tion  that  Christian  Philanthrophy  can 
make  on  its  behalf:  for,  though  we  have 
seen  there  many  things  whereof  wb  are 
glad,  yet  the  great  mass  of  its  Inhabitants 
.  still  continue  in  an  aiyful  state  of  sin  and 
misery  :  their  ignorance  and  delusion  are, 
indeed,  almost  incredible. 

Of  these,  I  met  with  a  variety  of  proofs 
in  a  late  journey  up  the  country.  To  give 
y<m  an  instance  that  now  occurs  to  my 
memory  ^«> 

While  a  brother  was  preaching  to  a  con- 
gregation of  Hin^oos^  a  Brahmin  appeared 
in  front  of  the  circle^  when  one  of  hb  dis* 
ciples  broke  through  the  ring,  having  In 
Ilia  hand  a  small  vessel  containing  water : 
hm  instantly  prostrated  himself  at  the  feet 
of  the  Brahmin,  and  entreated  him  to  put 
bis  feet  in  the  water :  he  did  so ;  and  the 
disciple  took  it  away,  expecting  from  it 
pMuliar  blessings,  both  in  this  world  and 
the  ncfxt.    It  is  no  uncommon  thing  for  a 

Jwm^  i8S3. 


whole  family  to  wash  the  feet  of  a  Brah. 
min.  and  afterward  to  drink  tbe'water. 

When  an  eclipse  of  the  sun  takes  place 
(of  the  true  cause  of  which  they  are  entirely 
Ignorant;,  they  believe  that  a  spirit  of  the 
name  of  Rahoo  has  a  quarrel  with  the  sun, 
and  is  endeavouring  to  devour  It ;  and  they 
perform  Incantations  to  extricate  the  sun 
from  his  imminent  peril:  and  it  Is  a  fact, 
that  all  the  Hindoos  are  engaged  in  the 
observance  of  these  rites,  for  this  absurd 
purpose. 

But,  in  touching  on  the  superstitions  of 
the  Hindoos,  T  must  remark,  that  they  are 
divided  into  two  descriptions ;  vis.,  those 
who  are  denominated  spiritual  men,  men 
who|profess  to  be  acquainted  with  the  na- 
ture of  the  true  God ;  and  those  who  think 
to  get  to  heaven  by  their  own  perform, 
ances.  -^ 

One  of  these  "spiritual  men'*  called  on 
me  one  day  (and  I  may  observe,  by  the 
way.  that  not  more  tlian  one  In  five  hun- 
dred profess  to  be  enlightened 'tasen),  arid  I 
will  give  you  an  outline  of  the  conversa- 
tion. I  inquired  If  he  were  acquainted 
with  the  one  living  and  true  God  :  he  re- 
plied, '*  Sir,  you  are  a  babe  In  knowledge. 
I  have  acquired  accurate  Information  on 
this  matter,  and  I  know  that  I  myself  am 
God.*'  I  replied,  though  you  may  employ 
this  language  now  with  impunity  ;  yet  ih^ 
day  is  comiiig,  when  that  God,  against 
whom  you  thus  blaspheme,  will  tell  you 
plainly,  that  you  are  a  guilty  and  depraved 
creature'*  ,  He  laughed  at  me.  I  then 
alluded  to  the  attributes  of  the  Deity,  and 
asked,  '<  Where  is  your  omnipresence  ? 
Where  Is  your  omnipotence?**  He  an- 
swered in  Sanscrit,  that  I  might  not  com* 
prehend  him,  and  that  he  might  hide  his 
shame  from  the  bystanders.  Many  of  the 
Hindoos  entertain  the  idea  that  there  is 
no  difference  between  the  creature  and  the 
Creator  ;  or  rather,  that  they  mean  one  and 
the  same  thing  t  of  course,  every  motive 
for  offering  worship  to  God  falls  to  the 
ground;  for  when  a  man  believes  himself 
to  be  God,  why  and  whom  should  he  wor- 
ship? I  charged  this  upon  him,  and  said,  ~ 
'*  Your  doctrine  is  subversive  of  all  reli- 
gion :  **  he  acknowledged  the  consequence, 
and  said  that  it  was  utterly  unnecessary 
for  him  to  worship  at  all. 

The  other  class  are  all  i'dolators,  and 
worship  their  gods  ;  which  they  say  are  in 
number  thirty-three  thousand.  These 
they  worship  in  a  variety  of  ways.  It  may 
be  necessary  to  specify  some  of  the  fea- 
tures of  their  worship.  In  order  to  show  iu 
nature,  and  what  strong  demands  are  made 
on  you  for  persevering  exertions  to  en- 
llffhteB  their  understandings*  The  abiur- 
S  M 


909  UNITED  KIK4»>OM. 

d^x  of  k  it  well  kBown<  for  Hiodoof  bt  diieonOmMd. 
wonbip  A  stone,  a  monkey,  a  river,  &c^ 
but  perhaps  the  dreadful  extent  of  the  un- 
deannesa  and  cruelty  of  their  religion  may 
not  be  known  to  every  one  present.  Their 
Uncleanness  cannot  be  detailed .:  it  can 
only  be  glanced  at :  to  give  you  one  in- 
stance :  you  have  often  heard  of  Jugger- 
naut's car :  I  went  one  day  to  look  at  it, 
and  my  attention  was  excited  by  seeing 
pundry  paintings  and  figures  upon  it  i  but 
when  I  had  beheld  one  or  two  of  them,  I 
was  constrained  to  retire :  practices  were 
represented  upon  it,  for  the  commission  of 
which  a  man  is  here  deemed  a  roonster,and 
banished  from  society  i  yet  men,  women* 
#nd  children,  go  to  see  those  pictures,  and 
deem  it  a  meritorious  actf  As  to  their 
Cruelty,  one  of  the  most  dreadful  insUnces 
is  the  Burning  of  Widows :  I  have  seen  it 
lake  place:  I  was  informed  that  a  woman 
was  about  to  be  burned,  and  I  wished  to 
be  present  on  one  occasion  of  the  kind, 
that  I  might  be  able  to  say  I  had  myself 
:iritnessed  what  some  persons  in  this  land 
0|n  scarcely  credit :  I  went  to  the  spot, 
where  several  Brahmins  were  in  attend- 
ance, and  the  firU  salutation,  which  was 
made  to  me  by  one  of  them  was,  '*  Pray, 
Sir,  are  you  come  to  see  the  fun  ?**  I  re- 
plied, <*  You  may  call  it  fun,  but  God 
will  call  it  murder."  They  answered,  "  It 
is  the  custom  of  our  country  ;  and  if  there 
be  any  blame,  it  belongs  to  your  Govem- 
neot." 

Tills,  however,  Ss  not  true :  it  is  the 
Mmest  desire  of  Government  that  the 
|»ractice  should  be  suppressed  in  India; 
fuid,  in  proof  of  it,  they  have  resorted  to 
fuch  measures  as  seemed  calculated  to  di- 
minish the  -evil,  but  the  result  unhappily 
baa  been  an  actual  increase.  The  case 
lioir  Msumes  this  aspect:  no  widow  is 
permitted  to  be  burned  till  the  case  is  sub- 
mitted to  the  neighbouring  msgistrate : 
be  baf  to  apceruin  the  facu  of  -the  case  : 
an4  ,to  U^rn  whether,  according  to  the 
jSha^ers,  thej  may  authorise  her  to  be 
burned,  and  if  not,  they  are  bound  forci- 
My  to  prevent  it.  Formerly,  when 
^uropeaasi  beheld  the  fcene,  and  spoke 
vi  it  with  horror  and  detestatioi^  it  was 
not  so  common;  because  the  Hindoos 
then  knew,  that,  though  the  English  did 
not  interfere,  ths^  abhorred  the  dMd :  but 
now  they  affirm,  **  Here  is  the  license 
and  sanction  of  your  own  Government.** 
X  may  -also  b^  allowed  to  state  the  opinion 
of  my  ^n  pundit,  a  Brahmin  whom  I 
tpok  to  instruct  me  in  the  language  and 
CMtfOBis  of  the  country,  His  opinion 
WMi  that  If  Goyemment  were  to  Issue  an 
epjlii^  tfHit  ^  BnAing  of  Widows  ihould 


U  would  «ZMle  no  fti^ 
mueh  less  aqy  thing  like  insumction :  b« 
•aid  the  drowning  of  children  had  baoi 
cocrcively  suppressed,  and  without  Hfiyi 
qrmptoois  of  disaffection  having  been  mi» 
nifested  on  the  part  of  tbe.Hindooa, 
And  here  Jt  is  important  to  observer  tba^ 
in  Hindoostan,  a  considerable  part  of  «bo 
populaUon  is  Mahomedan,  and  all  tb# 
Mabomedans  abhor  the  practice,  as  do  4b« 
£oglish  and  Enropeans;  and  I  would 
farther  add,  that  a  very  large  caste  of  tba 
Hindoos  themselves  abhor  it  and  count 
it  murder:  so  that  in  favour'  of  its  sup- 
pression there  is  all  the  European  influ^ 
ence,  all  the  Mahomedan  influence,  and 
that  of  all  those  Hindoos  who  abhor  Um 
practice. 

But  besides  the  burning  of  widows, 
there  are  wutous  other  species  of  Cruelty 
which  the  Hindoos  practice^  some  of 
which  I  have  been  an  eye-witness  to.  In 
one  of  their  religious  festivals  all  kinds  «r 
cruelty  are  dispUjFed.  On  one  of  tbeet 
occasions,  I  saw  a  man  with  bis  avm 
pierced  tkrough  and  a  bamboo  in  it,  and- 
be  was  practising  the  drawing  of  the  haow 
boo  backward,  Mid  forward  through  tb« 
orifice,  in  order  to  make  it  pass  easy  a 
Others  were  running  iron  spikes  through 
their  tongues;  and  some  of  ihem  had 
living  snakes  passed  through  a  hole  mad« 
in  their  tongue.  I  saw  men  standing  oa. 
a  platform^  and  thence  falUnfC  backwaid 
on  Juiivea{  •tbers  wkh  iron  hookstbroiigli 
their  backs.  A  poet  is  erected  with  m 
cross-beam  afixed  to  it»  on  which  theyara 
swung  round  a  considerable  drciunlc^ 
r«ttce)  and  I  saw  a  man  actually  ouspend 
the  whole  weight  of  his  body  on  tbo 
cross- beam,  by  a  hook  fixed  in  the  4e^j 
part  of  his  back.  They  are  in  die  prac- 
tice of  burying  alive  as  well  as  of  burning 
alive.  In  some  castes,  the  widow,  on  tho 
death  of  her  husband,  sits  In  the  ^ravo 
with  bis  head  in  her  lap ;  the  earth  is  filled 
iki  gradually  till  it  approsches  the  lip,  ' 
when  her  children  and  relations  throw  it 
in  quickly,  and  shout  **  Hurrfbah!**  and 
a  hundred,  or  a  titoutand  voices  riioutiuff 
'«  Hunibah,  burribah  !*'  dose  the  disma 
scene. 

IRn,  a,  Towsliy— «t  tht  tomim  Mbi.  itae. 


Hie  formation  of  a  new  Society  took 
pbce  just  on  the  eve  of  my  departure  front 
India.  It  is  called  this  **  Calcutto  Cbrl». 
tian- School  Society."  It  embraces  godfl 
naen  of  all  denominations.  It  attempu  to 
do  the  greatest  good  at  the  least  possible 
expense.     Tlicre    were    already   19«flwr 


miTMD  Kiirmxni. 


t6»i 

tfret  or  bf  Mtadamaj  SoeMni  but  th« 
Society  in  qoestiim  propoiM  to  atsist  tbm 
Indigeiioua  Bindoo  Scbools  of  the  toumirji 
pMliftlh*  fbHowidg  mMmcr  i-^Suppote  ia 
•  ipill«g«  tbcr^  it  «  achoolmattar,  wboi« 
M»fk«  are  pdd  for*  who  ha*  from  SO  to 
40  children,  and  who  may  obtain  perhapa 
^OL  or  SOI.  per  annum  ;  it  will  bo  pro- 
poiod  to  htm  to  toach  hit  scbolart  to  read 
tb«  Scripturet  and  Catecbttmt,  and  to 
allow  bim  about  ono  penny  a  week  for  each 
child  tbua  inttructed.  The  experiment  has 
been  made,  and  bat  to  a  contiderable  ex- 
tent already  succeeded  ;  and  thus,  instead 
of  paying  25/.  a  year,  which  a  Mission 
School  would  cost,  it  will  not  cost  3/.  a 
year  to  effect  the  same  object,  of  imparting 
€%rndan  Knowledge  to  the  Hindoo  ChiU 
dren. 


ProtfM$9^fGkn9tumii^mih98MahtflntHa* 
In  ▼ludng  India,  two  yean  ago^  it  wat 
■ly  fartontion^  and  I  was  enabled  to  fulfil 
*  h^  !•  pay  a  patdng  visit  to  every  Mittio- 
nary  Station  in  Southern  India.  In  every 
Station  I  found  the  Work  of  God  evident^ 
though  not  great.  The  promite  of  what 
would  take  place,  was  more  striking  than 
the  evidence  of  what  had  been  effected. 
Tet  I  had  the  opportunity  of  tracing  many 
proofs  of  great  improvement  among  the 
Katives,  and  of  the  progress  which  thet 
bad  made  in  Cbritdan  Knowledge.  A 
iW  of  tbeie  t  will  mention. 
'  At  Thinquebar,  one  of  the  most  Im- 
portant Suuons  connected  with  this  So- 
ciety, I  saw  a  Native,  welh  known  to  tho 
readers  of  Missionary  History  by  the 
same  of  John  Devasagayam :  be  came  to 
gee  met  with  several  &holar»  educated  by 
Mmaelf :  I  passed  the  evening  with  theso 
inteMstlng  mest  and,  before  we  partedji 
at  thefr  own  soggcstion,  we  bowed  onr 
kneos  in  pr^er  to  Alm^jbty  God,  for  a 
•Dotinuanoe  of  the  blessings-  which  Ho  bad 
■o  liberally  vouchsafisd  to  them*  and  ia 
SPMolal  remembrance  of  ^  that  the^ 
^1^  benefactors  in  En^aad  bad  done  fot 
thoai.  This  prayer  was  oflbred  by  a  Native 
Cbdstian  Indian,  one  of  tha  Scholmrs  of 
diia  School. 

One  Youth,  on  his  leaving  this  School^ 
and  becoming  a  servant  in  the  em^ 
ploy  of  a  Christian  G^tlemao,  stood 
alone  as  an  advocate  of  the  truth  as  it  is  in 
^esus;  and,  though  peraecuted  by  his 
fi^nily  for  bis  religion,  was  enabled  to 
preadi  to  them  Christ,  and  was  made  the 
mtrument  of  bringing  to  conversion  a  re- 
^Mjve  of  bis  own.  Bopg  cornmissioiied  by 
Itfm  to  undertake  a  journey  ^or  the  er- 
fwe  ofvvUdi  eight  sttUfinp  vrarval^owiA 


b«  contmrtad  himaelf  «idi  ipaidi* 
iag-a  small  sum  <if  his  ovm,  tftat  he  might 
vtith  his  eight  shillings  purdiase  a  Tamut 
Biblflk  in  tfaia  he  read,  di^  and  nighty 
wtth^  the  true  seal  of  a  Missionary.  While 
feeding  to  himself  one  day,  he  was.  visited 
by  a  poor  man  :  this  man^  after  listening 
to  three  Chapters,  said  he  would  give  ^y 
thing  that  he  possessed  on  earth  to  have  a 
Bible :  the  Youth  asked  him  if  he  could 
read :  he  said  No,  Iwt  he  had  a  son  who 
could  ;  when  the  Boy  generously  gave  hiif 
his  dearly- bought  and  beloved  treasure ! 

Another  Youth,  ftom  the  same  School^ 
obtained  a  place  under  the  Government  of 
Madras,  with  a  salary  of  Sf.  4».  per  month  | 
but  soon  declined  that  situation,  that  be 
might  take  another  place  where  he  could 
preach  the  Gospel  to  bis  family,  though  b# 
bad  there  but  a  monthly  salary  of  eight 
sbillingty  but  he  feh  dM  care  of  his  kindred 
to  be  hit  first  dulj^ 

In  thoprogrfsaof  my  joame^  i  visited 
the  long- neglected  Syrian  Churdh,  being 
Ud  thilherl^  tha  report  of  a  man  whose 
name  baa  been  unjustly  calumniatedf-* 
Dr.  Bttchanen.  I  spent  aevorsl  weeks 
thenv  end  waa  accompanied  by^xie  orothar 
of  tlie  Sode^'s  Missionaries  who  are  settle4 
among  the  Syrians.  I  visited  the  whole  of 
^e  Christian  Churches^  and  can  tru)]( 
declare  from  my  own  observation,  that  Dr. 
Buchanan  has  said  but  half  the  truthk  wfaea 
he  spok^  so  highly  of  the  Syrians  of  Mar 
labar. 

I  was  presept  at  the  first  Sermon  preached 
in  the  Syrian  Tongue,  by  Mr.  Bailey. 
Several  of  the  Elders  of  that  Qburch  came 
afterward,  aiid  recapitulated  the  heads  of 
the  Sermon ;  testifying  their  j<^  at  tho 
happiness  of  the  Natives  of  Cotym,  iA 
having  the  Gospel  of  dirnt  preadied 
among  them. 

I  afterward  visited  the  Cbflege,  which 
this  Society  lastly  considers  an  oinect  of 
great  Interest.  With  one  of  the  Youn^ 
Students  I  was  particularly  pleased :  fSt 
m  week  we  twrellod  together  in  a  boat  $ 
and  I  do  trust,  that,  Indepatidcntly  of  tha 
powers  of  miod  which  he  possesses  and 
which  are  vety  ooasiderable^  be  Is  a  tnil^ 
pious  Yontb.  He  is  eeteemed  by  all  bit 
hUow-collegiMia;  and  win  beoome»  I 
trust,  with  God's  blessings  a  faithful  Mi* 
niater  of  that  Ancient  Church,  and  an  io^ 
stmment  of  recovering  it  from  that  low 
estate  in  which  it  has  long  Iain. 

I  would  also  mention,  that  it  is  rare  to 
find  a  more  humble  Christian,  or  one  mora 
devoted  to  the  advancement  of  real  relU 

g'on  among  those  placed  under  his  charge^ 
an    the    Metropolitan    of  the    %riaa 
Cburch.    ECi  £recta  hit  mttforit  b)r  i%§ 


UNITSD   KIKODOM.- 


MiUmeDtfl  of  the  Missionaries  of  Uiis 
flodetj.  Every  Monday,  they  meet  in 
Committee ;  and  revieir,  in  concert,  all 
the  measures  that  have  been  adopted,  and 
deliberate  on  such  as  may  seem  expe- 
dient; in  all  irhich  the  Metropolitan 
seconds  their  suggestions,  full  of  ardour 
and  zeal:  he  is  as  much  attached  to 
them,  I  ^rmly  believe,  as  a  father  to  his 
children. 

\^  In  the  progress  of  my  journey  among 
these  interesting  people,  I  travelled,  as  is 
here  customary,  by  water,  and  vrasroired 
hy  Syrian  rowers  up  the  shallows  of  the 
rivers.  On  one  occasion,  Mr.  Fenn 
began  to  speak  to  the  rowers  of  the  Go- 
spel of  Christ—not  with  the  authority  of 
« teacher,  but  with  the  kindness  of  a 
firiend  and  equal :  our  progress  was  soon 
arreated:  the  rowers  ceued  to  row- 
listening,  with  fixed  attention,  to  the 
eloquence  of  ft  Missibnary  of  the  Gospel 
of  Christ 

Did  I  not  fear  to  occupy  too  much  of 
your  time,  I  could  relate  many  similar 
instances  of  the  good  that  your  Society 
is  doing,  by  its  exertions  in  that  Quar- 
ter  of  tbe  Globe.  I  will  only  observe, 
that  there  is  nothing,  humanly  speaking, 
to  which  this  success  can  be  more  attri- 
buted,  than  to  the  conduct  of  your  Mis- 
nonaries  themselves.  It  is  impossible 
to  conceive  of  three  Brethren  more 
united  than  they  are  in  their  work. 
They  regularly  assemble  together  for 
prayer ;  and,  when  they  depart  weekly 
to  Uieir  separate  labours,  they  receive 
tbe  Sacrament  together,,  that  they  may, 
by  the  means  appointed  by  God  Him- 
self, draw  down  His  blessing  upon  their 
labours. 
.  iM^ivr  MadkwerUb-Hii  the  Ckmrtk  Mi$»im.  Jm^ 

Dutjf  6s  Benefit  of  giving  ChritUah  In^ 
.MirueiiM  to  the  WeMUlnOia  Negroet. 
,  For  reasons  which  it  would  be  necesi* 
aary  for  him  to  explain,  be  had  to  ad- 
dress  the  Meeting  as  a  member  of  the 
Established  CHllrch,  and  as  a  holder  of 
West-India  Property!  Of  that  Church 
he  was  an  affectionate,  and,  he  trusted, 
not  unfaithful  member :  in  her  he  had 
lived,  and  in  her,  if  reason  continued; 
he  believed  he  should  die.  But,  being 
such,  he  had  felt  himself  called  upon  to 
act  in  a  new  and  most  painful  situation, 
by  a  solemn  and  imperative  sense  of  duty, 
which  would  appear  from  the  predica- ' 
ment  in  v^Uii  he  had  been  placed,  and 
which  did  09(  arise  from  sny  choice  of 
his  own.    A  small  West-India  Property 


[JUKK, 

had  come  to  him  by  inheritance,  and  by 
entail:  it  brought  with  it  a  great  bur* 
then  on  his  mind,  because  it  involved  a 
iearftil  moral  responsibility,  which  had 
rested  deeply  on  his  heart ;  for  he  could 
not  but  be  anxious  for  the  spiritual  wel-  . 
fiire  of  the  Negro  Population  on  his 
estate.  Their  temporal  weal,  he  had  as- 
certained, was  well  provided  for.  It  was 
his  duty  to  obtain  spiritual  instruction 
for  those  who  were  thus  placed  in  his 
hands ;  and  to  seek  it  from  those  per- 
sons, who  could  best  communicate  it. 
There  was  a  slight  varnish  of  Popery 
over  a  gangrenous  mass  of  Heathenism, 
in  the  Negro  Population  of  the  estate. 

Under  the  circumstances  of  the  island, 
it  was  not  possible  for  him  to  obtain  as- 
sistance from  the  Church  of  Knglai^d,  or 
he  should  naturally  have  sought  it  there. 
Upon  these  matters  he  spoke  on  au- 
thority, though  that  of  others,  having 
never  himself  been  in  the  West  Indies; 
for  when  he  came  into  the  possession  of 
this  property,  he  filled  a  confidential 
trust  from  his  Sovei^ign  in  a  foreign 
land,  and,  since  then,  had,  with  but  little 
exception,  been  absent  from  England. 
He  knew  something  of  the  hostility  of 
the  Planters  of  the  island  against  certain 
modes  of  providing  for  the  religious  in.i 
struction  of  the  Negroes.  It  was  his 
duty,  on  the  one  hand,  to  obtain  it  for 
them  at  any  rate ;  but  to  select,  if  poa- 
sible,  the  most  palatable  mode,  as  that 
which  would  insure  him*  the  co-opezB« 
tion  of  other  proprietors  and  their  agents. 
Under  this  impression,  he  addzesaed 
himself,  in  the  first  instance,  to  another 
respectable  body,  but  unsuccesrfuUy. 
In  these  circumstances  he  felt  that  he 
had  no  choice  hut  to  go,  at  once,  to  the 
Wesleyans;  through  whom  he  sought 
to  benefit  the  souls  of  the  Slaves.  He 
accordingly  addressed  himself  to  the 
Wesleyan  Missionary  Society ;  and  be 
spoke  it  to  their  honour,  that  their  co- 
operation was  not  sought4n  vain  :  they 
most  willingly  seconded  his  views,  and 
were  ready  Ubourers  in  the  cause  :  act- 
ing with  equal  zeal,  liberality,'  disin- 
terestedness, and  piety :  and,  under 
God's  blessing  they  had  greatly  suc^ 
ceeded. 

Of  two  considerable  nIantaUons  in  a 
lai^ge  island,  the  responsibility  for  which' 
rested  considerably  on  him,  the  moral 
state  of  the  one,  where  a  Missionary 
had  been,  was  ^^reatly  improved :  in  tl^ 
other,  on  which  no  Christian  Instruc- 
tion had  been  given,  ignorance,  dis-^ 


UNITED  KINGDOM. 


18«.] 

.  honesty,  deoeitj  and  vice  prevailed  to  en 
abtnnUig  extent.  This  discovery  point- 
ed out  the  advantages  of  moral  and  re- 
ligious instruction.  On  the  religious 
estate^  the  infliction  of  punishment  was 
gradually  diminishing ;  and  thus,  in  a 
plantation  of  250  persons,  180  men  and 
130  women,  only  ten  men  and  one  wo- 
man had  heen  punished  during  the  pre. 
ceding  year.  He  was  informed  by  a 
"very  sensible  and  respectable  man,  that 
he  had  the  most  sanguine  hope  and  con- 
viction,  that,  in  a  mw,  years,  corporal 
punishment  would  be  wholly  discon- 
tinued,  by  means  of  the  improve- 
ment in  the  moral  and  religious  charac- 
ter of  the  Negroes ;  and  he  felt  himself 
called  upon  in'  honour  and  fairness  to 
state,  that  this  flourishing  condition  and 
important'  change  were  almost  exclu- 
aively,  if  not  exclusively,  owing  to  the 
labours  of  the  Wesleyan  Missionaries. 
And  it  had  been  fully  demonstrated  to 
him,  that  the  inferior,  but  now 
CBRXSTiAW  estate,  is  become  more  pro- 
sucTiTx  than  the  other,  which  still  re- 
mams  PAOAV. 

.  He.  hoped  that  these  most  gratifying 
nsults  would  have  the  efiect,  of  bring- 
iiig  over  other  persons  to  consider  the 
pwpriety  of  laying  open  tlieir  estates  to 
Missaonaries.  If  it  was  their  duty  to 
'  send  the  Oospd  over  the  face  of  the 
earth,  according  to  the  last  ix\{unction 
of  the  Redeemer,  a~ Nation,  pre-emi- 
nentlf  distinguished  by  its  greatness 
and  power,  and  by  its  means  of  diffus- 
iiig  the  light  of  Christianity,  was  {Mr- 
ticul^rly  called  on  to  send  out  more 
labourers  for  that  blessed  purpose ;  and 
more  esp^pially  was  it  the  duty  of  Oneat 
Britdin,  to  see  that  those  immediately 
committed  to  thdr  hands,  whatever  may 
be  their  state  in  other  respects,  should 
at  all  events  be  called  to  the  glorious 
Hberty  of  the  Gospel. 
*  He  felt  most  deeply  that  this  was  the 
first  duty  of  the  British  Nation  toward 
the  Slaves  of  the  West-India  Colonies. 
Vhatever  may  be  daid  or  done  in  the  Le- 
gislature, on  the  great  question  respect- 
iligthe  Negroes  now  about  to  be  agitated, 
be  felt  that  the  extension  of  Christianity 
to  them  is  of  the  utmost  moment'-^tfae 
thing  of  all  others  the  most  calculated 
to  promote  all  interests  of  every  kind : 
and  that  object  he  trusted  might  be 
seeuied  and  provided  for.  - 
i  Thus  impresMd,  ahduld  any  West- 
India  Proprietor,  a  Member  of  the 
Church  of  Eogkndy  do  him  tha  honeur 


to  ask  his  advice  what  (io  do,  he  should 
respectfully  exhort  him,  as  to  himself,* 
to  remain  a  Member  of  that  Church, 
and  to  aid,  as  fiir  as  he  has  the  power,  in 
strengthening,  invigorating,  and  adorn- 
ing it — *^  Spartft  natus  es ;  banc  oma." 
As  to  his  Slaves,  he  would  exhort  him 
to  seek  Christian  Instruction  for  them, 
as  a  thing  most  indiFpensable ;  to  seek 
it  through  the  Church,  if  it  could  be 
bad  of  her — but  if  it  could  not,  then  to 
seek  it  from  such  Protestant  Body  aa 
it  can  be  best  obtained  from ;  and  also 
to  consider,  that  he  is  in  conscience 
bound,  not  to  leave  the  burthen  >  at  least 
the  cost  of  it,  on  other  shoulders  than 
his  own.  For  instance,  if  a  Proprietor 
recur  to  the  aid  of  the  Wesleyans,  he 
ought  to  know,  that  they  do  not,  and 
wisely  do  not,  allow  othem  to  pay  their 
Missionaries :  but  he  can  easily  leani 
what  expense  he  puts  them  to;  and 
ought  to  indemnify  them,  by  giving  to 
their  funds  a  contribution  sufficient  to 
cover  that  expense. 

ISir  G.  H,  AoM— «l  %kt  f^Vt/cyon  Anwiwtruirf, 

Another  consideration  made  him  feei 
a  lively  interest  in  the  Wesleyan  Mis- 
sionisffy  Society.  He  had  watched,  from 
an  early  period,  the  growth  of  that  tree,' 
which  they  had  planted.  It  was  his  lot,  . 
to  see  the  introduction  of  the  Gospel  by 
the  Wesleyan  Connexion  among  the 
Slaves  of  the  West  Indies,  seven  or  eight 
and  thirty  years  ago;  when  their. Mis- 
sionaries first  visited  the  island  of  St- 
Christopher,  where  he  resided  for  eleven 
years.  He  was,  one  Sunday,  attending 
the  Church  in  the  capital  of  that  island ; 
and,  while  ihere,  he  perceived  that; 
present  in  the  Church,  and  immediately 
behind  himself,  were  three  persons  who 
joined  very  fervently  in  the  responses  of 
the  Service;  which  was  no  common  thing 
in  the  West  Indies.  The  three  strangera 
were  dressed  in  black ;  and  he  concluded, 
from  their  animated  devotxoo8,that  they 
were  no  ordinary  characters.  He  had 
not  heard  of  them  before.  They  were 
the  three  Miasionaries,  first  sent  out  by 
the  Wesleyan  Society  to  that  part  of  tha 
world ;  and  one  of  Aem  was  that  amiable, 
that  pious,  that  indefatigable  servant  of 
his  Lord  and  Master,  the  late  Rev.  Br; 
Coke.  These  were  the  men  who  came 
to  bring  the  blesadngs  of  the  .Gospel  to 
the  Shives  of  the  West-India  Ishmds* 
They  cotild  not  be,  as  some  uninformed 
persons  had  imagiDed,  cMpdes  of  the 
Churdi  of  En^atid,  whoaa.fint  vi^i  waa 
tdtbalChun£.  .  >   ^ 


tKk  uvino 

Tit»  difllctaite  of  MktbnaciM  U. 
thftt  pttied,  firom  local  ckrcumstaiioas^ 
were  mnch  greater  than  many  sui^poaed*. 
Thej  came  thither^  not  to  meet  irlth 
flpcouragement  and  aaalatance;  but  to 
encounter  every  species  of  neglect,, 
contempt,  and  aversion.  But  they 
diligentfy  sowed  that  seed  of  life,  which 
would  spring  up  into  kn  abundant  har- 
vest. The  grain  of  mustard-seed  would 
become  a  large  tree.  Much  good  firuit 
would  be  pn^uced.  Who  could  calcu- 
late  what  would  result,  Irani  the  Chris* 
tian  instruction  and  discipline  of  twenty 
or  thirty  thousand  persons,  now  actual* 
]y  united  in  the  daoaes  of  the  Society ; 
Mid  of  a  much  larger  proportion  of 
hearers  ?  If  he  had  been  told  at  the 
time,  *'You  diaU  fire  to  see  these, 
effects  of  the  labours  of  those  pious 
sfttangers  behind  you,*'  he  should  have 
tkeught  it  impossible.  Nothing  less 
Uan  a  voice  from  heaven  could  have 
oonvinced  him,  that,  in  less  than  forty 
years,  he  should  ^ve  witnessed  that 
gtoriottf  success  of  their  labours,  which 
odfod  fair  mda  gratitude  to  God. 

Ti»  the  religious  instruction  ef  the 
Slanres,  eoe  obstacle^  at  that  period^ 
wn  the  opposition  of  their  Masterst 
finr  that  the«e  was  then  mnA  a  spirit  of 
hoil&litj^  is  not  to  be  denied.  There 
eould  not  then  havo  been  found  a  man 
liko  hi*  Bigbt  Honoorable  Friend,  (Sir 
O.R.Bose>  who  had  that  day  avowed 
CBdiaara  and  principles  so  honourable  to 
lri«wifr,and  who  had  given  such  a  laud« 
aUo  CKample  to  his  ftSow-planters. 

At  the  most  moderate  calculation, 
there  were  eight  hundred  thousand 
Siwesinthe  West^India  Settlements 
""-who  were  their  foUow^eulgects,  as 
vett  as  their  fellow.creature»*-^who  had 
^  strongest  daims  of  justice,  as  well 
OS  cowpoBsion,  on  the  Britirii  OoTom* 
aeot  and  the  Britudi  People.  It  waa 
impesMble  for  him  to  add  to  their  con* 
vkliano  on  the  importance  of  this  sub* 
joct«  boitet  them  animate  one  another, 
mhumble  attdpiouoeaniUalum  forwhat 
llmightyOodliad  already  been  pleased 
to  effiMt  They  had  not  only  been 
mMfeA  to  carry  tho  bkasings  of  the 
Gospel,  in  the  exeitiae  a£  CSnistian 
Cbority,  to  those  isho  so  greatly  needed 
Ihem;  but  they  had  redeemed  thk 
ChiristiBn  Land  from  merited  reproach. 
Ibe  £fotes|nit  Owrchof  £ngkuid,  to 
which  ho  brisBgod,  had  neflectcd  to 
wr  ^H^r  pBOttoulfar  ottoBiiwi  to  tlH. 
flOaTotof  the  West  Indie^f  im  IbUhoi 


tint,  widt  A^  eKcfeptfoK  of  tke 
Protestant  Dutdi  Church,  no  provision 
had  been  made  for  their  spiritual  wants. 
Not  so  had  the  Boman  CMhoUcs  actdU 
In  t|ie  Frendi,  Spanish,  and  Portuguese 
Settlements,  some  knowledge  <^  the 
Catholic  Faith  had  been  communicated 
to  them :  ^  but  notliing  liad  been  ex*% 
pressly  done  in  their  behalf,  by  the 
Protestant  Clergy  of  the  Church  of 
V  England.  Few  of  the  Shnres  ever  at- 
tended the  regular  Services  of  the 
Church  t  scarcely  ever  were  they  seen 
there,  except  that  now  and  then  one; 
peeped  in  at  the  deora,  to  see  what  wav 
going  on.  He  knew  one  pioua  detgy. 
man  (and  he  mentioned  it  to  his  honour): 
who  attempted  to  benefit  the  slave-po- 
pulation by  establishing  an  Evening 
Lecture  $  but  he  soon  gave  it  up,  be- 
cause he  found  that,  from  their  want  of 
previous  elementaxy  inst^ction,  ho 
oould  interest  them  but  Httle.  Tet 
that  pious  Clergyman  ngoloed  that 
others  were  doing  what  himself  oould 
not  efibct:  Beli^m  would  benefit  the 
temporal  and  civil  condition  of  th» 
Newroes,  as  well  as  promote  tlieir  spiri- 
tual  and  eternal  interests.  To  aet  Hbr 
his  Right  Honourable  Friend,  would 
raise  the  foelings  of  the  Master,  ar 
well  as  those  of  the  Slavey  and  mako 
them  both,  not  merety  in  name,  but  hi 
reality,  Christians. 

iJamn  St^pkat,  £ig.— arUbt  Wtanm4»^* 

Bm^  ^Mi^MmarUt  to . 


There  is  a  consideration  wliich  I  would 
submit  to  this  Meeting*  touching  the' 
domestic^  advantages  of  this  Society,  of 
K  tender  and  most  afiocting  kind,  and' 
one  which  I  doubt  not  will  come  home 
to  the  bosoms  of  many  here.  Manyari^ 
tiie  parents  and  the  families  who  now 
surround  me,  who  have  parted  with  their 
children  to  visit  foreign  shorssi  ■  yoniy 
men,  of  little  experience,  sent  foirth  for 
the  service  of  ^  Slate  or  the  proaio- 
tton  4if  their  own  welihie,  to  a  distant* 
part  of  the  world.  They  leave  tfadr 
homes  and  the  uBStituti<me  of  tknt  fru 
thersi  they  leave  douieotic  eomfortSy 
the  vioioe  of  a  father  and  tiie  tender  en^ 
treeties  of  a  mother,  and  all  those  kindr 
and  friendly  relatlonihips  whiek  eonW 
fort  and  asrist  ua;  and  they  go.  to: 
foreign  dimes,  to  spend  their  strotigthy' 
to  lay  down  theil-  Uves,  unsostainodi 
b)r  thoser  cooMlBlittto  whlob  abouhd 
around  uft 

Aaihowf  ftM  the  fonls  of  th»Touthr 


^^3  UNITED  XfVOIKm.  f7| 

inftmny  parte  «f  the  »^irld?  If,  with      ^^^Ecim/BiqptfiM^JyAMNCbMd&a 


401  our  fldTMtegao,  so  g«od  unprenioii 
WM  made  on  the  miod  «t  home,  what 
cornea  of  our  Youtii  in  Heathen  Lands, 
where  Ihey  see  all  eril  practices  in* 
dulged  ?  Alasi  manj  of  them,  unable 
to  withstand  the  efforts  of  the  enemF, 
All  into  his  snares,  and  are  lost  for  evM". 


Vhiie  Mr.^ownlej  was  giring  us 
-his  interesting  statement,  I  coaldnot 
(but  contrsst  it  with  one  which  1  heard 
.from  another  Missionaij.  He  told  mm 
that  be  was  sent  out  bj  the  late  King  d 
France  in  1791.  He  had  kbouted  in 
Cochin  China,  and  oihei  phices  border^ 


ButjourMisrionariesareinthephiceaf    iiig  on  Cbiua  and  Hindoostan,lbr  about 
lathers,  of  mothers,  of  brothers,  and  of    ihirtj  xeais;  and  gave  an  afieoting  ac 

m^mi^hif^A  #M-«^  -k™  *u_  i .    ^^uai  ^  ^^  dangers  to  which  be  had 

Wen  exposed.  A  piioe^  he  nid,  had 
been  set  on  hishesd,  anda  band  of  soU 
diecs  sent  ih  punuit  of  him ;  some  of 
whom  he  saw  pssson  one  side,  and  seme 
on  the  of^iosite  side  of  the  place  oi  his 
ceneeabnent.  He  was  Juiced  to  take  !«.. 
Aigeamongtberocksneartheaea:  and^ 
on  one  of  these  barren  spots,  he  r». 
mained  for  several  dajs  and  nights  f 
some  fishermen  in  the  ne^bbourheod 
l^ringing  hira,aewand  then,alittle  fboA^ 
I  inquired  what  success  he  had  had^ 
"Ahr  saidhe,  "very great sucoaas.'^ 
"And  how ?♦» said  I.  He  replied,  **  I 
baptised  aeyenteen  thousand  penons-*^ 
I  asked,  •'  Were  the^  adults  V  *'  No, 
no,"  said  he,  **  they  were  diildfen.*^ 
''  Tlien  of  course,**  I  remarked,  "ther 
wereb^itined  with  the  consent  of  their 
parents,  who  engiged  to  bring  Uiem  u^ 
in  the  ChrisUan  Faith."  "No,'*said  hav 
"  I  passed  as  a  medical  person,  aad& 
great  number  of  people  bim^htdMir 
ehiUren  to  me,  as  there  wasst  that  tine 
a  fiital  disorder  in  the  counti79  and  I 
iodc  care  to.bapiize  them  with  a  kind  of 
«  cross,  and  I  baptised  I7,00»."'  Now, 
Sir,I  thought  when  our  excellent  friend^ 
without  any  colouring,  told  us  of  the 
toils  and  labours  of  your  Missionanes^ 
and  of  the  conversion  of  souls,  I  thought 
here  are  the  Missionaries  whom  Ood 
hath  sent,  and  Missioiiaries  whom  God 
hath  owned. 


mv9ity  kind  friend  whom  they  leave  at 
JMMne.  I,  therefore,  consider  them  ss 
eminently  useftil  to  watch  over  the  chii*. 
dren  of  whom  I  qieak,  were  there  no 
world  to  be  saved,  no  Heathens  to  win 
te  ChrisUanity :  here,  therefore,  let 
every  one  exert  himself  for  these  Mis- 
sionaries as  for  thek  sons;  that  the 
wouls  of  their  acms  may  not  be  lost,  but 
saved  in  the  day  of  the  Lord. 

And  if  I  might  trespass  with  any  ex- 
{nnssion^rf  my  own  personsl  fedings,  I 
weidd  state,  that  I  myself  have  lost  a 
brother,  in  a  foreign  knd.  But  we 
knew,  to  our  comfort,  that  he  had  been 
made  the  choeen  friend  of  a  Missionsry, 
and  the  chosen  inmate  of  a  Missionary's 
House  ;  and  the  recollection  that  he 
had  been  cared  for  by  a  Missionary  and 
loved  a  Missionary's  company,  consoled 
our  minds  with  the  hope  that  we  might 
meet  him  in  a  better  world. 

Yesterday  I  took  my  way,  accom. 
psnied  by  a  friend,  to  visit  a  very  disso. 
lute  district  of  tfab  dty,  and  to  look  into 
Rehouses  of  the  poor.  I  went  into  the 
house  of  a  Roman  Catholic,  and  en- 
treated  her  to  meet  me  on  Sabbath 
MoiBing  for  instruction.  She  received 
me  with  doubt,  snd  sU  that  I  could  say 
to  renunre  her  fears  seemed  in  vain. 
What  availed  me  in  that  moment  ?— 
These  Societies  availed  me.  There  sat 
in  the  room  a  warrior,  who  in  Eastern 
Climes,  had  braved  the  dangers  of  the 
field  i  and  he  now  sat  before  me  with 
hb  hoaty  hairs  and  a  fiu^e  browned 
with  Indian  ISuns,  to  |dead  that  cause 
which  I  csme  to  plead ;  and  he  said, 
^Theseiliifff^Mierfaraa  noUe  people; 
for,  in  Ceylon,  they  visited  our  camp, 
and  watched  among  oiur  soldiers  with 
^tfae  care  of  a  brother,  and  they  vinted 
thousands  ef  our  soldiers  in  the  hospitals 
and  preached  to  them  :**  on  which  the 
basest  man  and  all  the  people  said, 
they  would  willingly  gather  them- 
a^ves  together  and  listen  to  my  in- 
atruction. 


Our  Saviour  has  declared,  B^HunH 
My  pe  eon  thmtkimr^wiihfmt  ray  pre* 
sence  exhibited  and  experienced  hi  the 
operatione  of  my  Sph-it.  We  may  trace 
this  in  the  support  which  this  Society 
has  received.  What  can  have  cottqt^red 
the  natuval  selfishness  of  the  humau 
heart  in  the  lower  classes  of  society^ 
whose  contributions  constitute  a  con- 
aidecsble  fiart<^  our  Ihnds?— what  can 
have  enabled  timn  ^ly  to  forego  the 
fratifieatkna,  i»  wMoh  ih^  e<|tt8b  wer# 


t'MITED    KlUGDOM/  » 


/ 


172 

ladttlgin^)  and  Which  were  wltbin  their 
own  power? — what  can  have  induced 
them  to  i^are  out  of  their  savings  for 
charity  ?  What  can  have  produced  this 
change,  but  the  work  of  the  Holjr  Spirit, 
causing  their  hearts  to  abound  in  love !  * 

And  if  we  look  at  the  next  important 
poUili  we  may  well  ask  what  it  is  that 
alone  can  give  us  suitable  and  successful 
Missionaries? — what  can  excite  the 
Missi^naiy  Candidate  to  sacrifice  home 
and  friends  and  comforts  for  the  sake  of 
Christ  ? — what  can  sustain  the  Missio^ 
nary  Labourer  in  all  his  trials,  his  risks, 
•nd  his  discouragements ;  perhaps  far 
more  than  he  coiild  have  ever  supposed  ? . 
^— what  can  guide  him  in  evetydifficulty  ? 
r^what  can  keep  him  from  sinfiil  deden- 
aiott)  and  enable  him  to  exhibit  the 
high  and  holy  simplicity  of  the  Chris- 
tian  Life? — what  can  carry  him  through 
these  abundant  trials,  but  the  influence 
of  the  Holy  Spirit  in  his  heart,  causing 
them  all  to  seem  as  nothing  if  he  may 
but  win  souls  to  Christ,  and  thus  pro^ 
xnote  the  kingdom  of  his  Redeemer! 

But  there  is  a  third  point  of  great 
importance.  The  ftmds  may  be  ample 
— ^the  Mimionaries  may  be  all  suitable 
£Dr  their  work,  and  worthy  of  their  dis- 
tinguished honour :  but  can  theseFunds 
or  these  Missionaries  do  aught,  of  them- 
aelves,  toward  the  conversion  of  a  single 
fioul?  What  is  it,  that,  alone,  can 
shake  orovextum  one  barrier  among^ 
those  mountains  of  prejudice  and  sin 
which  oppoae  the  entrance  of  Divine 
.Truth  'into  the  soul  "of  every  single 
Heathen? — what  can  bring  one  thought 
of  that  soul  to  the  obedience  of  Christ  ? 
—what  can  change  the  life  of  one  single 
Heathen  from  unholy  to  holy  ? — ^what 
power  can  destroy  the  dominion  of  Satan 
in  thousands  of  souls,  among  a  people  so 
'  long  bis  willing  slaves  ? — what  but  the 
operation  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  rendering 
effectual  the  efibrts  of  His  feeble 
servants,  and  out  of  their  weakness  or. 
daining  strength  I 

Since,  then,  this  Divine  Agent,  alone, 
can  enable  us  to  attain  any  branch  of 
our  object,  and  since  we  have  the 
strongest  reason  to  believe  that  the  pre- 
sence of  that  Divine  Agent  has  been 
with  us  and  will  still  be  with  us,  how 
great  is  the  demand  on  us  for  all  praise 
for  the  past  and  hope  for  the  future ; 
and,  above  all,  for  increasing  fervent 
prayer !  Were  our  prayers,  indeed,  my 
Christian  Friends,  but  in  some  dim  pro; 
portion  io  the  contributions  of  the  supl 


porters  of  biir  Society — Id  number,  and 
weight,  and  genuineness,  and  value- 
then  might  we  look  for  a  tenfold  bless- 
ing to  attend  us,  aind  a  teufbld  measure 
of  success  to  be  brought  before  us  at 
each  returning  Anniversary:  then  might 
we  expect  to  hear  that  each  mo{al  desert, 
in  which  we  now  see  but  an  Oasis  scat- 
tered here  and  there,  would  become  ver- 
dant  as  the  garden  o£^eLord,tnd  everv 
wilderness  a  fruitful  field.  This  we  shall 
assuredly  8ee,if  we  faint  not  iioiir  labours 
— ^if  we  fdint  not  in  our  sacrifices — if  we 
fainl  not  in  our  expectations — ^but,above 
all,  if  we  faint  not  in  our  prayers. 

.  iBUhopo/Gloucetter'^at  the  Ckfck  Jtfi#.  Apt, 

"^ 

Character  9/ True  Misekmariee. 

We  do  not  want  men,  who  think  they 
^hall  rise  in  this  present  world,  by  be- 
coming Christian  Missionaries:  but 
men.  who  are  prepared  to  fall  in  this 
world,  and  look  to  rise  in  the  next 
world.  We  want  men,  who  shall  feel 
but  little  affected  at  the  applause  of  an 
assembly,  like  this,  of  their  fellow- 
servants,  nor  even  by  the  applause  of 
angels ;  but  men  who  look  higher,  and 
seek  only  the  honour  of  their  Divine 
Master,  the  welfare  of  their  fellow  sin- 
.ners,  and  that  gracious  approbation 
which  they  shall  receive  in  the  Great 
JDay,  of  ff^tU  done,  good  and  faiH^ui 
servnnt  / 

My  Lord,  I  earnestly  wish  that  this 
sentiment  may  be  deeply  hnpresaed  on 
the  hearts  of  all :  frar  I  find,  in  my  own 
Congregation,  that  the  idea  of  becoming 
Missionaries  does  sometimes  arise  in  the» 
breasts  of  Young  Men — and  I  cannot 
.but  desire  that  all  Voung  Men  should 
remember  who  they  are  that  the  ser- 
vice demands.  We  want  men,  like 
Owen,  who  will  die  at  homo,  if  they  are 
called  to  labour  and  die  there ; .  men, 
like  Martyn,  who  will,  if  called  to  it, 
die  abroad,  having  first  given  up  every 
thing  dear  to  them  in  the  present  world, 
that  they  might  testify  the  Gospel  of 
the  grace  of  God. 

Our  friends  may  learn  from  the  very 
persons  whom  they  would  wish  to  teach. 
Among  the  things,  wlrfPh,  according  to  > 
the  Hindoos,  make  a  man  a  Fey  I,  are 
two,  well  worthy  of  the  notice  of  all  who 
would  be  Missionaries.  They  call  that 
man  a  Fool,  who  seeks  any  end,  how^ 
ever  great,  without  suitable  means  s 
and  they  call  him  also  a  Fool,  who  pro* 
fesses  to  teach  others  without  being 
in  possession  of  knowledge  himself. 


.1821.1  tnriTSD 

MiilwwuiliiM  have  snaikiitib^  erary 

maxk  hM  aa  Angel  sitUaR  eik  bis  be«l, 

■nd  vYittag-erfezy  thought  at  fait  h««ct, 

<«vefy.vnRie£  his  lipt,  mad  every  actien 

«f  faup-Ufes  let  every  one  of  our  Mia- 

'  oieoairna  xemember  that  be  acrves  a 

ItfjBBtcr*  vba»  ia  leality,  aotioea  erety 

.tfaottgfal  of  Jaa  heart,  every  word  of  bis 

lipa»  and  esrary  aotioa  of  his  life :  and 

if  thena  be  one  aaan  more  than  another, 

•wheae  theugfata  and  -words  and  actions 

ahealdhe  ander  wioeasii^  watch  add 

.^uard,  itia  the  aian  who  devotes  hin- 

.aelf  to  the  aervioe'of  Christ  among  the 

featlnn.     . 

^ivmntagei  o/Iuiegriiy  in  MisiionMry 
SiatemeniB, 
In  the  Report  which  has  just  been 
«ead«  we  have  heard  a  partial  fiulure, 
.fhmkly  acknowledged  and  lamented; 
bat  not  made  the  sul^ect  of  unavall« 
ing  complaint  and  despondency:  and 
'when  this  failure  has  been  thuadescribed, 
we  have  felt  as  if  we  had  before  us  the 
ihiitation  of  the  scriptural  pattern*  and 
of  the  candour  and  courage  of  the 
JBacred  Wri.ters.  "We. have  derived 
finm  this  statement  of  our  disappoinU 
ment,  fresh  ground  for  increased  der 
pendance  on  the  narrators  of  our  his- 
tory:  we  have  felt  assiu^,  that.  In  the 
ample  surplus  of  good  reported,  there 
is  no  allowed  exaggeration :  and,  from 
Ihe  good  thus  reported,  we  may  hope 
that  God,  in  His  own  gracious  time 
ted  manner,  will  cause  us  to  reach  our 
ultimate  and  glorious  aim. 

It  does  seem  to  me  to  be  a  subject  of 
congratulation  to  my  Clerical  Prienda, 
who^e  rongre^tions  are  anxious  for  the 
0\iocesa  of  this  cause,  that,  when  we 
g^  home,  we  shall  have  something  new 
to  say  to  them :  and  when  they  in« 
oulre,  *•  Did  they  tell  you  of  succen  ?•• 
^  Yes.-—"  Did  they  tell  you  of  many 
^ends  in  various  parts  of  the  world  ?" 
7-**  Yes.''  But  tb«re  is  a  sulyect  of 
■UQ  greater  thankfulness :  I  mean  that 
our  Committee  and  Secretaries  find 
their  cause  so  good,  and  the  blessing  of 
God  80  manifestly  to  rest  upon  it,  that 
they  have  not  only  thought  proper  ta 
tell  us  of  the  prosperity  of  the  Society, 
but,  with  the  utmost  confidence,  they 
bave  told  us  too  of  their  disappoint, 
aoents.  Nothing  shows  the  goodness  and 
strength  of  our  cause  so  mjidi  as  this : 
and,  whan  J  heard  the  aduowledgmtnt 

/Mf»  1899,  . 


KIirtfDOM. 


«7S 


of  our  present  Iriala  In  New  Keahmd,  I 
had  that  atriking  and  ▼enarable  picture 
before  my  mind,  whidi  St.  Paul  pie- 
aents  to  the  £phesians,  when  he  says — 
not  "I,  who  have  been  made  great  by 
paeaehin{^  the  Ooaper— but,  ''  /  PttwA 
the  prUontr  ^the  Ltfrtf— with  chains  en 
my  handa^t  tell  you,  Go  and  preach 
the  Gospel.**  Here  is  the  true  ground  of 
the  triumph  of  our-  Societies — that  let 
our  disatjw&ntuenta  and  ^iseenrage- 
ments  be  what  they- may,  yet  we  have 
so  maiiy  causes  ftr  gratiUide  and  thank- 
fulness, that,  if  the  sky  weze^  dads  aa 
it  is  bright,  the  conviction  remains  in- 
delible in  our  minds,  that  it  is  the  cause 
of  God,  and  that  it  will  pK^apw  ia  His 


ImperisMakle  Naiure  ^Uke  Work  ^\" 
Mimom.  \ 

Sir,  Go  on,  and  prosper !  The  woi|:  ^  '. 
In  which  you  are  engaged  is  imperish- 
able ,  fbr  i  t  is  the  work  of  God ;  and  even 
upon  that  portion  of  it  which  you  havi^ .. 
accomplished,  you  might  write — I  must 
be  excused  if  I  quote  what  to  manpr 
may  be  an  unknown  toqgue,  but  I  shall 
be  my  own  interpreter— 

iwnqne  opuaesrgi ;  quod  nee  Jovis  ira*  9»ct\9am% 
Itc  poterit  f«mnn,  n«c  ed«x  Bboler~  ^ ^ 


The  meaning  is,  for  the  sdce  of  those 
not  acquainted  with  the  language, ''  The 
work  which  vou  have  been  honoured  to 
perform^  neither  the  wrath  of  heaven, 
nor  firc^  nor  sword,  nor  all-consuming 
time,  shall  ever  bring  to  novght.""^ 

We  need  not  be  a&ud  of  tibe  wbat^ 
or  HEAVxv  t'  for  the  smile  and  not  tha 
frown,  the  blessing  and  not  the  wrath, 
of  heaven  rests  upon  it.  And  shall  we 
be  afraid  of  the  firb  ?  no !  for  He  hath 
said,  and  will  fulfil  it,  ¥Fhen  thou  waik^ 
tii  through  thejtre  thou  $hait  not  be 
bumedy  neither  ihoO  thejlame  Idndte 
upon  thee*  And  shall  we  fear  the  swoas? 
no !  for  the  same  Omnipotent  Word  hath 
said,  I  have  created  the  tmith  thot  blow. ' 
eth  the  coaii  in  the  fire,  nnd  that  bringetk 
forik  an  instrument/or  kit  work ;  and 
I  have  created  the  waiter  to  deutroy: 
no  weapon^  that  ii formed  againtt  thee^ 
than  proeper ;  and  every  tongue^  thai 
ohaUriieagainet  thse  in  Judgment,  thou 
ohUt  condemn*  Nor  need  we  fear  az.l» 
coxsuMiNo  time;  for  He  hath  also  said« 
1  will  make  thy  name  to  be  tememberH 
in  aU  generations  t  tktr^^H  ^hatt  th$ 
people  pririte  thee  for  evet^amd  ever; 
ffi$  naaif  sMI  endure  forevor;  Hte 
SN 


874     .  UKi^iD 

nam^UhkU  h9  eonikweii  a$  iang  om  tike 
9un  t  and  men  §luUl  be  bteaed  in  Biih^' 
und  aU  nation*  ihmU  eaU  Him  Bies$ed. 
Let  us,  then,  with  one  heart  and  soul, 
'  conclude  with  singing,  Aow  blessed  be 
the  Lord.  God,  the  God  ^  Israel,  who 
alone  doth  wondrous  tilings,  jind  blessed 
be  Bis  glorious  name  for  ever,  and  bet 
the  whole  earth  be  filled  with  HisglergJ 
Amen  and  Amen  I 

L£€e.  Dr,  WtHUm-ai  Hm  XmcIoii  JUw.  dm. 

.''  Bxian^es of TVme Charit]f. 

/  1  way,  perhaps,  be  allowed  to  refer 
to  the  formation  of  a  Church  Missionary 
•  Aftociation,  lately,  in  the  place  where  I 
Bt  present  reside,  not  a  dozen  miles  from 
town.  It  so  happens,  that  we  hare  no 
less  than  five  Clergymen  resident  in  the 
place:  but  they  are  so  possessed  with 
the  notion  that  the  Church  Missionary 
Society  has  a  seasoning  of  dissent  in  its 
composition,  that^e  have  not  been  able 
to  obtain  their  concurrence  in  our  ob- 
ject; and  this  has  prevented  many,  who 
plume  themselves  upon  their  Church- 
manship,  from  supporting  our  unexcep- 
tionable Church-Society.  In  contrast, 
however,  to  this  confined  and  jealous 
principle,  and  to  dispky  the  beauty  of 
•a  truly  enlarged  and  Uberal  heart,  I  re- 
late the  circumstance. 

Ox^  of  our  kind  and  zealous  Ladies, 
who  undertook  to  canvass  the  place  for 
subscriptions,  called  on  a  pious  trades- 
man in  the  town,  who  is  kot  a  Church- 
man. On  entering,  she  said,  *'  I  wait 
on  you.  Sir,  from  the  Church  Mis- 
jionary  Society  lately  established  h^re, 
because  I  have  undertaken  to  call  at 
every  house  in  my  division ;  but,  as  I 
believe  you  are  not  a  Churchman,  I  can- 
not presume  to  calculate  upon  your  sub- 
■criptioa:  and,  though  we  are  happy  to 
receive  support  from  any  one,  I  ought 
not,  perhaps,  to  expect  it  from  you ; 
and,  therefore,  having  fulfilled  my  en- 
gagement by  calling,  I  will  now  cheer- 
tully  take  my  leave.'*  **  Stop,  Madam," 
said  he :, "  X  cannot  suffer  you  to  go 
away  thus.  It  is  true,  we  have  a  mH. 
aionary  Society  of  our  own  ;  but  when 
I  consider  how  loi^Ihave  lived  in  this 
place,  and  how  little, comparatively,  has 
been  done  here  in  a  religious  point  of 
view  unjil  the  formation  of  your  Mia- 
•ionary  Society,  I  am  truly  thankflil  to 
God  for  Hb  goodness ;  and  you  shall 
take  the  names  of  xny  wife  and  dau^ter 
^  humble,  but  ch^rful  contribHtors.** 


KIXGDOV. 
WhUeh6y«tipalre,H 


,       .  jiringswhich 

were  in  his  head*'— as  John  Bunyaa 
says  of  his  Pilgrim  while  gazing  at  the 
Cross— ^'  the  springs  whu^  were  in  his 
head,  did  send  the  waters  down  his 
cheeks** ;  and  he  thus  gave  Evidence  of 
the  reaHty  of  that  Christian-  Principle 
which  possessed  and  eahiBged  his  heart. 
He  was  a  JVeoU^am.  I  shall  not,  how. 
ever,  do  justice  to  my  story,  or  to  the 
Church  of  England^  if  I  do  notmentiki 
that  the  Lady  lefenwd  to,  after  rebetving 
the  good  man^s  subscription,  said,  ^^  Now, 
Sir,  as  y  ou.have  been  so  kiod  andlibsnl 
toward  our  Sodety,  you  must  allow  me 
to  give  you  a  testimony  of  my  good-wiU 
toward  yours."  On  which  she  in^iited 
upon  his  accepting  a  present  from  her 
own  purse  for  the  Wesleyan  Missionary 
Society. 
Wok%  fioeoM,  Emi.^ai  the  ft'eUtfn  daiuwenujf. 


A  gratifying  Meeting  had  recently 
been  held  at  Manchester,  at  which  they 
raised  530/.  for  the  Missiomiry  Cause. 
After  all  was  over,  a  Letter  was  handed 
to  him,  containing  a  sovereign,  a  sht{. 
ling,  a  sixpence,  and  a  penny.  The 
writer  had  emptied  her  pockets  at  the 
Meeting ;  but,  on  returning  home,  die 
asked  her^lf,  ''  Have'  I  dooeall  that  I 
could?"  She  found  that  she  postessed 
the  sum  Just  specified.  This  pefsoii 
was  unknown  to  him:  he  had  takeft 
some  pains  to  find  out  the  individual, 
but  could  not  succeed:  there  was,  there- 
fore, no  vanity  in  what  she  did — no* 
thing  to  be  talked  about.  He  knew  not 
who  was  the  donor;  but  she  was  known 
to  the  God  of  Missions,  who  recorded 
the  fact  in  His  book  for  a  memorial.  He 
was  etruck  with  the  time  of  doing  this  t 
St  was  not  at  the  Meeting,  after  she  had 
been  listening  to  ^  enetgetlc  and 
powerful  address;  bu^  when  she  bfid 
retired  fVom  the  crowd.  They  should 
Venerate  and  respect  such  an  instance  of 
fiuth  in  God.  She  did  what  she  coukLi 
and  her  offering  was,  no  doubt,  accept- 
able toHim,who  commended  the  conduct 
of  her  who  threw  into  the  treasury  two 
mites,  which  make  a  farthing,  when  He 
said— fVn'/y,  this  poor  woman  didcasi 
in  all  that  she  had,  even  all  her  living. 

[J?er.  Robert  Ifewlom-ai  the  WeHe^m  JUm. 

Right  Improvement  afAmriversariee, 

1  have  always  ibit  an  l^prriienaioiiy 
and  have  been  as  liable  to  ftU  into  the 
snare  as  any  one,  lest  we  should,  oa 
days  like  these,  be  carried  eway  ^y  thf 


tTKITSD  KtM#DOM.' 


temper  oF  tiittHipli  idudi  m  luttttxadl^r 
frmik;  aiidle^beotosewelMvecmi. 
qoevtd  to  a  certain  extent,  we  should 
imagine  tiiat  there  ia  no  other  battle  to 
lteht;/Ilreniemfaera Reverend  Relative ^ 
afkay-  own,  in  a  oevtain  county  of  tbis 
Ungdom^draving^  in  bis  aeel  for  the  pro- 
pagation  of  truth,  a  map  of  the  county, 
ygA  emerj'  place  coloured  block  in  it, 
that  had  nOtfiirmed  a  Bible  Society: 
asd  letthisAssembfy  remember,  that  if 
-»  Map  of  the  World  wei«  placed  against 
tliat  wall,  with  every  place  coloured 
black  that  had  not  the  Gospel  preached  < 
in4ti  we  should  have  tln-ee  fourths  of 
that  map  stained  wHh  Vice,  and  Infi- 
delity, and  Misery.  There  are  millions, 
and  huadieds  of  millions  of  men,  who 
are  still  ui^aoquainted  vrith  the  Ooapel 
of  peace :  I  trust,  therefore,  that  I  shall 
he  permitted  to  urge  on  the  persons 
coas^osing  this  Assembly,  that'  they 
would  carry  iiome  tlie .  remembrance  of 
theat  great  black  marks  on  the  Map  of 
the  .World;  and  would  labour,  in  the 
atrength  of  the  Lord,  until  the  conquest 
of  ihie  world  is  achieved. 

.  Another  caution 'occurs  to  me.  There 
iiadispeaxtion  in  the  human  mind  to  be 
<!arried  away  with  a  sort  of  sweeping  ge- 
necality  V  and  when  we  hear  with  what 
prudence  and  success  our  cause  is  con- 
ducted^ and  that  there  are  persons  in 
every  part  of  the  world  striving  with  u^> 
toi^remote  our  great  end,  we  ate  apt  to< 
ftel  aaif  this  were  all  that  is  required  :. 
but  we  must  bring  the  matter  home  to 
oinr  own  hearts,  and  must  ask  ourselves, 
*'-  What  are:  we  doing  for  this  Society  ?" 
It  ta* well  known,  t&t,  in  a  cold  day, 
after  you  have  come  to -a  hffge  fire,  and- 
then  cone  from  it,  there  is  no  moment 
ia  which  you  feel  so  cold :  and  I  believe 
it  ailsts  faom  the  weakness  bf  our  na- 
tttre>  that  when  wiltmed  at  these  Meet-  ' 
iagtf  by  havkg  our  aenaibilities  ex- 
cited, after  the  wann  fit  comes  the  cold 
one,  tad  im  lie  down  on  our  couches 
and  think  nothing  of  the  afflictions  of 
Joaeph  or  the  pe(^e  of  Ood.  On  this 
point,  I  wouldi^eetionately  cauthmyou  i 
audit  ia  my  earnest  prayer  to  God,  that  - 
He  would  vastain  the  impression  given 
te  the  heart  on  these  occaslona. 

Libe  David,  at  the  threahing-floor  of , 
Oflian;iet«achof  ttisay,  **  C^d/orbidikai 
IdlmUdfivi  maOt.tkf  Lordafikai  which 
S^smentOin^^  I  wiU  not  gi ve  lo  thi» 
Cius^,  mem  sjrmpathiea  and  sansihilitiaa*. 
which  are  the  dali^^  of  n^'^wn*. hearty. 
Vttt  I  will  give  It  dittct  and  laborioua 


VS 


exertions-»I  win  give  It  thoughts  by, 
nighty  and  prayers  by  day.    Mine  eyes, 
shall  prevent  the  night-watches,  to  dis-. 
cover  some  way  to  fead  these  starving 
Heathens  to  the  still  waters  and  green : 
pastures  of  the  Gospel ;  and,  fjeeling  the 
insufficiency  of  my  own  powers,  I  .will 
bow  my  knees  to  the  God  of  all  Grace, 
that  He  would  give  it  success,  and  that 
He  would  be  with  the  Conductors,  and. 
the  Missionaries,  and  the  Supporters- 
of  this  Society,  and  do  that  for  us  which  , 
is  possible  to  Him,  though  impossible  to 
ourselves." 

An  expression  of  an  Indian  Youth  was 
mentioned  in  the  Report,  which  I  could* 
not  bear  without  emotion,  and  for  which 
I  hope  to  be  a  better  man  :  when,  asked 
what  was  the  meaning  of  that  passage-r 
ff^hgrg  two  or  three  are  gathered  together 
in  my  name,  there  am  ^  in  the  midst  of 
them — his  simple  and  beautiful  answer  , 
was  this— That  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
made  them  feel  in  their  h^rts  that  He 
was  present.  I  trust  that  this  has  been , 
the  feeling  of  this  great  assembly  to^lay . 
I  jpeak  it  with  reverence,  but  I  hope 
that  He  has  been  present  to  the  hearts 
and  affections  of  this  great  multitude : 
and  I  trust  that  His  presence  may  be 
continued  to  every  member  of  this  So- 
ciety— that  we  may  carry  it  with  us  to. 
our  families-^and  that  we  of  the  Sacred 
Qrder  may  return  to  our  congregations 
in  a  spirit  of  love,  of  devotion,  and  of 
Pfayer — consecrating  all  that  we  have 
on  the  altar  of  the.  Lord ;  and  giving 
ourselves,  heart  and  soul,  to  do  His 
work  in  this  evil  world. 

IH4V.  J,  W.  C%HmititlntBt-^t  tkt  Ck,  Miss.  Ann. 

f  Otitic  9lmttita. 

BIBLE  SOCrSTiBS. 

The  Bible  the  gremtest  Ble$iimg  te 
South  Jmetiea. 
At  the  Seventh  Anniversary  of  the 
Bible  Society  of  the  United  States, 
held  at  New  York  on  the  8th  of' 
May,  the  Meeting  was  addressed 
by,  a  Spanish   Gentleman,    Senor 
Vicente  Rocafurte,  a  native  of  Peru. 
His  sentimentA,  and  his  manner  of. 
conveytn|^  them,  though  a  foreignar, 
deeply    impressed    Uie    Meethi^. 
We  subjoin  the  chief  part  of  Ins 
Address:— 

Conscious^  as  I  am,  of  the  unpoisibS- 
lity  of  expressing  properly  my  thoughts 
in  the  Ez^lish  Language,  I  would  ex- 


27ff  »^Tit 

cMw  myfetffron  oedipylng  a  ^gle  mo- 
meat  of  the  time  <lf  tbb  Meeting;  but 
the  love  of  my  cotmtrf,  superior  to  any 
0tif«eoiuidentioii,  impels  me  to  break' 
silence,  and  ask  your  indulgence* 

Bom  in  South  America,  near  the 
Equator,  under  the  Spanish  Yoke  and 
Inquisitorial  Fanaticism,  how  gratify- 
ing it  is  for  me  to  meet  here  so  many 
gtwd  Christians,  the  glorf  of  America, 
and  consohition  of  humanity!  My  joy 
can  be  better  understood  than  described. 
Where  can  there  be  an  emotion  more 
pure  and  exalted,  than  that  which  I  ex. 
perience  at  this  moment ;  seeing  myself 
surrounded,  for  tite  first  time  in  my 
life,  by  so  many  worthy  supporters  of 
religion,  who,  in  spite  of  the  apparent 
diyenity  in  dress  and  worship,  are  all 
enlightened  with  the  wisdom  of  the 
Bible  and  united  by  the  brotherly  love 
of  the  Gospel?  From  this  very  dif. 
ference  of  opinions  and  sects,  results  a 
harmony  as  admirable  in  the  moral  or- 
dkr  as  it  is  in  the  planetary  system : 
and  in  the  same  manner  as  the  dif- 
ferent stars,  at  difibient  distances,  in 
submission  to  the  same  law  of  attraction, 
are  revolving  witliont  interfering,  never 
altering  the  calmness  of  the  sky;  in  the 
same  manner,  Christhms,  subjected  to 
the  will  of  God  as  revealed  in  the  Bible, 
meet  one  another  with  cheerAilness. 
Animated  by  the  benevolent  spirit  of  the 
Gospel,  they  love  their  fellow-creatures, 
«ve  up  their  passions,  seek  the  road  to 
heaven  by  a  perfect  self-4enial  of  their 
own  concerns,  and  serve  the  true  God 
of  charity,  extending  by  their  ffood  ac- 
tions the  sphere  of  human  happmess. 

This  picture  of  virtue  and  religious 
tolerance  is  only  to  be  found  here,  in 
England,  and  among  the  nations  whldi 
enj4^  th0  benefit  ef  firee  institutioos ; 
manifesting,  in  the  purest  light,  the 
perfect  concord  and  union  between 
Christian  morality,  political  10)erty, 
teidgenuine  principles  of  legislation.  . 

This  truth  is  extremely  important 
fbr  a  South  American,  conscious  of  the 
noble  struggle  in  which  his  coutr3rmen 
am  engaged,  to  expel  ftvrn  their  ftvit- 
Alt  shores  the  monster,  of  despotism  i 
and  to  exUnguiah  for  ever  that  monas- 
tic superstition,  the  enemy  to  every 
useful  reform-^-that  lever  which  shakes 
the  eairthj  fixing  in  heaven  its  point  of 
support ;  which,  in  the  name,  and  in  be- 
half of  religion,  sacrificed  to  its  avarice 
the  IsAioceBt  race  of  Peruvian  Tncas, 
the  stake  the  nafovtunate 


GuatittoBiB,  the  ksl  ef  the  Mexieaa' 
Emperors,  and  esfcabliflhed  In  unhappj- 
America  tiie  sanguinary  wonhip  of  in» 
qoisitorial  fiuutidsm.  It  is  not  emon^ 
to  know  that  there  is  a  perfect  union, 
between  moxality  and  legislation  x  itt^ 
application  to  the  new  governments  oT 
America  is  indispensable. 

To  you,  noble  promoters  of  virtue^ 
benefiustoors  of  mankind,  directors  of  the 
mstitution  of  the  Bible  Sedety,  to  yoia 
belongs  the  fulfilment  of  that  hoaonr. 
able  task.  Turn  your  eyes  tosnrd  the 
rising  nations  of  the  South,  and  youf 
will  there  observe  a  peo]de  werthy  oC 
your  sympathies  andof  your  protection  s 
they  are  fighting  gloriously  for  inde- 
pendence and  liberty ;  but,  das !  liberty 
is  not  to  be  obtained  without  virtue,  and 
virtue  is  not  to  be  found  but  in  the  prin- 
ciples of  the  Bible.  Those  Sacred  Booka, 
without  note  or  comment^  are  the  true/ 
elements  of  social  order.  To  promote 
virtue  through  the  Gospel,  is  to  fix  on  n 
seUd  basis  the  political  liberty  of  Ame- . 
rica :  it  is  to  sow,  for  fiiture  generatianB^ 
the  incorruptible  seeds  of  peace  and  hap^ 
ptness :  it  is,  in  fine,  to  attain  the  great 
object  of  this  Institution,  as  new  as  it. 
is  adminble- 

In  the  raptore  of  my  patriotic  exul- 
tation for  the.  morality  and  liberty  of 
my  country,  I  would  wish  yon  m^gfat 
send,  as  on  the  wings  of  chenibias,  then- . 
sands  and  thousands  (tf  Billies  and  New 
Testaments  to  South  Americe— that  yoo 
could  innnediately  establi^  in  IJn% 
an  Auxiliary  Bibles  Society.  1  am  eon- 
vlnced  that  it  would  prosper:  ike  inha- 
bitants of  those  happy  climaiei  ate  oT 
mild  dispositions;  and  sensiblie  enpngii 
to  comprehend,  hi  a  short  time,  Chegmat 
utility  of  this  Instatutiom  TheSipMiiBls 
Policy,  gulded^y  riiort.a%fated  bigotiy^ 
has  d^irived  them,  till  now,  of  the  oom. 
soktioB  of  perusing  thoae  aflmirahle 
maxims.  Very  §bw  of  the  Cleqgy  e^en, 
have  had  sen  opportwiltjr  of  rea£ng  the' 
Rble  throughout;  but  when  they  ahiB 
know  the  gix»d  effbct  of  the  Bible,  thej . 
will  ^doubtedly  fbrm  estahlishinentn 
under  the  auspices  of  tiie  Parent  9»- 
ciety.  Perhaps  a.  gxeat  many  Pelsiota 
and  enlightened  Mimsters^  givinff  np 
their  prejudices,  will  recoannatid  ttiflee 
Sacred  Books;  and,  givmg  the  Bible  te 
the  peofde,  they  will  repeat  what  Ito 
Lord  saidnato  Joshua-^TlMt  Bo*kif. 
fhe  L^m  9kaa  not  d^mri  estf  tf  flgr 
moeffti  tolfftevshcttflWdyiAileltonids 


1825.]  lliSCSLLAKISS. 

mtrve  to  do  according  to  aO  tJuUtowrit^ 
'ten  therein,  for  then  thou  ihaH  make 
.ikjf  f^ajf  T^O»perou»n  and  then  IhoM  ihaii 
have  good  eueeeoi.  Yes,  the^  new  no- 
t^ions  of  America  will  enjoy  the  triumph 
of  their  independence  and  the  felicity 
of  their  liberty,  if  Ihey  would  organise 
th^ir  new  institution^,  •  following-  the 
spirit  of  toleration,  of  equality,  and  self- 
denial,  so  much  recoi^imended  in  the 
Gospel.  This  Holy  Book  must  be  the 
jiie„  which  should  unite  all  the  nations 
of  this  vast  continent. 

This  same  Meeting  is  only  a  sketch, 


279 

A  miniatuT«,  of  the  kirge  ETaagtlieal 
Sd&iety,  that,  in  ftiture  ages,  shall  bo^foat . 
the  surface  of  tfa^Glo^e.  The  WorM, 
regeiieriited  by  the  Divme  Light  of  the 
Gospel,  will  Ue^  the  m^moty.  of  the 
promoters  of  this  admirable  1(natitutlo&. 
These  Virtuous  Clmstians  wilbhear  frovi 
heaven  the  hymns  and  sozics  ofppdse ; 

'  directed  to  the  throne  of  Jehovah,  by  all 
the  inhabitants  of  thia  redeemed  Isji^  { 
and  their  celestial  joy  can  only  oe  19* 
creased  by  the.  prospect  of  human  liap- 
piness  in  perfect  harmony  with  the^will 

,of  God. 


HSitwxt  ini0i:^lUiteott0  itttelUgeit^ 


.    AamicoH  Bt^jiut  MutioMM. 
Mbs.  Jodson,  from  Rangoon,  has  in  the 
press,  in  one  volame  8vo,.in  a  series  of  Lei- . 
tera  addressed  to  a  Gentleman  iii  London, 
^an  Account  of  the  American  Baptist  Mission 
-to,4he  Barman  Empire. 

Baptui  MiMtUmarf  Sotdeitf, 
Miss  Pearce  arrived  in  safety  at  Ca}catta, 
fia  the  15th  of  December,  in  the  "  Darid 

Sott."  .; 

Church  Missionary  Society, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clarke  left  Rio  Janeiro  (see 
our  Volume  for  182*^,  p.  447)  on  the  :27th  of 
Jftse  of  faMt  year,  after  a  w^^k  s  stay  there* 
in  the  '<  Herein^.*'  Captaip  Ostler.    As  (kr 
aathe  latitude  of  the  Cape,  the  voy^g*^  was 
veiV  pleasant,  and  they  were  able  to  hnvfe 
Service  on  boafd  every  -Sunday  j  but,  from  - 
'thence  to  Van  Dieman's  Land,  they  Had  tre- 
Mcndnni  irrntfirr,  and -were  someutnes  de-  . 
gprived  of  Poblic  Worship  ob  Sunday.  They 
nnohof^  off  Hohart  Town,  Van  DiemaoVi 


XiOmi^onlJu  h.::>  ui  Stiptemb«r*  Dtirintthis 
stay  jhere>  the  Lieat.-Ckr¥#Tiiar  aiTorded  him 
evr'ry  aitajstanct  id  coiuniiiDJt^Atini;  Apiritaal 
iriKtmrtion  to  thf^  prjjionfrti;  whu^  in  many 
pliici-H;,  hnvf  not  Divii)<^  Service  twice  ifi  the 

S&T,  Lenf  ip|^  Van  DJ^niDn'!!  i#and  on  the 
h  ofCkC.theyreaclif'd  PoH  Jiickaon^aflrr 
a  tiidioufi  voyttgei  an  tlitf  Itilb.  At  the  dute 
of  hii  Lf  tier.  Mr,  GliirVe  wiu  residing  ivith 
thf  IX^tv.  Mr,  Mar^dttii  at  Parriim»tt»^  till  b« 
should  hear  from  New  Zealatid;  and  wkb 
eb  ^n c;r rt  in  I n si rrj ctifi^  jintne  Ne  w  S£m ba df  rs 
acl  two  Niitives  or  Owbyhee  whu  were 
under  Mr^  MsradtfR'n  cure. 

llie  Her,  ilpnr^  Pit ImcjTj  Second  Chaplam 
of  (Le  Colony,  nrrivpd  at  Freetown  ^  with 
Mrs.  Pfllnjer,  on  board  H*  M,  Prijpite  the 
Owtn  CiWdowcr,  C'omiiiDdore  Sir  Hubert 
Mpnils,<iD  the  2t]th  of  March.  The  ship  had 
been  delated  oti  tUecoa^l,  by  the  bi>»t8  viait- 
.  in^  the  rivertt  in  aearch  of  Smve  Vessels. 


£fiiutl\ani9%^ 


NORTH-AMERICAN  INDIANS. 

Tn  EngraviogioB  the,  opposite  p^e  is  made  afler  a  Drairing  sent  home  l^/tbe 
JU^'  John  VlTest,  who  is  stationod  at  the  Red-River  S^ttlemeat,  to  the  south  of 
JLake  Winnipeg*  It  is  descriptive  of  Mr.  West's  interview  wjth  &  piity  of  Iik 
4iao4,  and'  iTill  give  our  Readers  some  .idea  of  the  people  anuMig  whom  the  Church 
Missiontfrj  Socitty  established  its  last  Mission.  .-■\.'. 

.  The*attention  of  the  Society  was  called  to  thisinegleilted  portioB.of  the  Bri* 
ttsh  Dominions,  by  some  Gentlemen  connected*  with  the  trade  Ciarried  on  with 
the  Indiana  for  fur. .  The  Hudson's  Bay  and  North- West  Companies  have  Triid. 
ing  Posts  in  that  country^  and  are  very  wiHingtb  assist  plans  for  commvmiciitii% 
Inte  religion  to  these  scattered  tribes :  and  how  much  these  people  need  our  ca^ 
win  b»  seen  frem  the  following  remarks 'of  M*.  West :— 

It  is  painlhl  io  consider  the  state  of  the  nmnefiun  Tribes  of  Indians  who  wander  - 
•ftrongh  this  fast  territory^  hitherto  unheeded,  aR6  strangers  to  British  Missionary  Bxer- 
tiona.  If  you'cast  your  eye  tapoa  fiie  Map;  yon  wilf  flhd,  that,  from  the  borders  of  theUnited 
IHatea  to  the'  farthest  known  point  toward  the  Nortb,^ and  from  Canada -to  the  Pacific 
0cean,  no  Protestant  Missionary  is  found, 'seeking  to  introduce  the  knowledge  of  Chria- 
tiainty  anugig  the  Native  Indians.  They  rove  through  the  woods  aiid  plains,  with  all 
.  ihejrretched  appearance  of  Gypsias  in  England. 


dicflfr.  Weil iMdiiAhkSUUim^iriMiiMteOotetar  1890^  iMient 


jM«]4ac«f^Beftuniroi«|Mr^M¥ialuis^tlie»9B  <k^  Their  life  «e€««  to  Wi 

cM-c^ostmi  comnie  aT  diiiciiHie*  in  proevrinr  sabaiiteiioe ;  snd  tker  wuuler  thcoogii  il 
witboot  hope  and  wiOioot  God  in  Uke  wodd.    Wken  shall  tma  hitlieiio-neglecled  Rac«  of 
Ike  North  come  to  the  ImowledM  of  the  SoTionr?  TtM,  O  Lord,  Tbj  pramisea,  in  their 
•aiTMKni  I 
On  Ids  JtmniejtoliisSUdon,  1»  obtained  two  Indian  Boys  aBSdiolan&  of 

I  taoght  them  flte  foHowing  ahort  prater—''  Great  Father !  blesa  mel  through  Jeau 
C9uM  oar  liord  !**  Mayovr  graciow  God  hear  their  err,  morning  and  erening,  tod  raise 
flke»«pwBarald»ofHiB  AilMteifnlhis  tnriy  ben^ted  and  barbaroaa  pert  of  the 


Mr.  West  has  been  joined  by  Mr.  George  Haibidge,  a  Sdiooliuastcr ;  and-  the 
Ber.  Dayid  T.Jones  hasjttst  sailed  to  assist  in  this  Mission.  The  Settlement  of 
£uh>pean  Traders  and  Fjirmen  on  the  Red-Biver,  where  Mr.  West  is  established^ 
will  be  the  Head^qiiaiterB  of  tiie  Mtaston.  Frodi  iMs  place,  the  Misstonaries 
i0SiXtac9e\t  U 4hfe seaatna  when  the do^ can  drawihe  aW%es  OTerthean^w ;  and 
•will  thtisTisIt  the  dURerent  Trading  PSsts^  and  the  Tribes  of  Indians  whiah  trade 
there-t  thc7  will  thus  become  known  to  the  Indians,  and  will  get  them  to  send 
their  Children  to  the  Settlement  for  education.  These  Childrsn  will  be  bpongh^ 
up  religiously ;  and  will,  at  the  same  time,  be  made  w^  acquainted  with^igi;^ 
cttltuM  and  uacftil  arte,  and  wHl  then  be  sent  home  to  te«^  their  own  triben» 
YouM  Men,  broogfat  up  in  this  manner,  wfll  'he  likely  te  beeome  leadingpersona 
hi  thm  aerend  trn>e8,  eqiedally  as  they  will  not  be  suffiered  whik  at  School  t^  . 
lose  their  native  akfll,  but  be  sent  back  as  dexterous  in  hunting  and  Ashing  as  any 
of  their  countrymen  I  otherwise  their  countfymen  wfll  despise  all  tbatthey  nay 
Jiave  learnt  at  School.  ^ 

By  Uie  example  of  su^  Young  Men,  the  Indians  will  be  brought,  by  degsees,  to 
more  settled  habits  than  they  now  haye :  then  Schools  mar  be  opened  in  their 
villages,  and  Missionaries  sent  to  dwell  among  them :  and  thus,  in  ^e,  and 
under  Uie  blessing  of  God,  the  benign  influence  of  the  Go^  will  be  Mt  all  over 
these  wide/«giooa. 

Oaptain  FnaikUn^i^ho  comasanded  the  Land  Expedition  which  tamvtisd  tlMoa 
legions,  caQed,  rince  his  return,  at  the  Sodety^s  House,  and  vCroogly  recoow 
mended  to  its  Members  Che  care  of  the  wandering  Tribes  among  jrbSm  he  had 
travdled.  *-  -- 

A  few  months  after  Mr.  West  had  reached  his  Station,  ;he  took  a  Journey  of 
betwoen  500  and  600  miles^  4i«wn  by  dqgs  oner  th^  snow,  in  order  to  visit  tho 
Natives.  In  this  Journey  it  was  that  he  had  the  interview  represented  in  the 
Engraving  &  he  had  much  noticed  a  Boy  about  seven  years  of  age,  and  wished  to 
have  him  as  a  Scholar;  and,  soon  after  he  left  the  Indians,  the  Father  of  the 
BoT  obsened,  that,  as  the  Missionafy  stood  between  the  Gnsat  Spririt  and  tbe 
Indians— that  ia»  came  to  teach  them  the  will  of  die  Great  Spki^^^he  ooidd  Mk. 
ii«e  him  nothing }  he  accordingly  sent  his  Son  to  the  ScbooL 

There  is  evexyencoungement,  thenfee,  to  go  Ibiwmrd,  tnvtfaig  In  titt  liSdL 
Mr.  West  writes— 


These  fiojs  who  haM  been  with  me  sbee  lost  ]F«ar,  can  now  oonrerae  pi«Cty  freelr  m 
.Bhflish.  are  beginiiingtojead,  aod  oaa  repeat  the  Lord%  Prayer  oerrecthr.  Tie  other  lak 
\  I  gave  them  a  am«ai  portion  ofgroondftNT  a  garden  solid  I  ocerersawfincopoaoMMOl- 
.  Bojrs  more  del^htedihan  the  j  were  m  hoeing  and  planting  it. 

He  adds— 

Ihare  not  hMiteted  to  take  these  Indian  Bc^ni  oaderaiiroMo;  and  shall  inoMoee  Aeir 
nomber^  in  thehoi>e  that  British  Charity  wiU  adopt  them,  and  a  mochk^  fimuly.  for 
Chnstian  Instmction;  and  that,  through  Britain^pn^en  hr  the  sncMsa  of  Missioo^ 
tiiey  may  grow  op  in  the  nurture  and  admonition  (^fium»whoaa  yamr  ahfuf  hr  mrfif  rrwrnw 
Oe  G^Uilh.    ^der  His  Uemog,  they  may  become  Heralds  of  His  Sal^tioo ;  and  bi^ 


0iiM(0n&tp  isitisuttti 


JULY,  1823. 


i  "' '     "      "  'I     'I 

LIFE  OF  MATTHEW  STACH, 

OWE  Otf  TBB  FIRST  MIS8IONAR1B8  O^  TBE  UNITED  BRETPRRV  IN  O/ftBSRLAVII. 


Ouiward  niftctdliu  4f  theMiaion, 

The  Brethren  cootinued  to  8u£fer 
great  extremities,  in  the  early  years 
of  the  MiMion,  for  want  of  food. 
They  were  often  driven  to  aHay  the 
cravings  of  hunger  with  shell-fish 
.  fti^l  aea-weed ;  they  had  recourse 
^ea  to  ^e  remnanta  of  tallow-cao- 
dks»  and  tbou^t  themselves  hap^ 
whenthey  couM  procure  acme  train- 
^1  to  mix  up  witn  their  scanty  mor- 
ael  of  oatmeal.  The  severity  .pf 
l!beir  trials,  at  the  end  of  1785,  may 
be  judged  of  by  the  fotUowing  state- 
Q^ent;-*^ 

Befova  Iha  depicture  of  the  ^1^, 
4hey  wete  pressed  4»y  every  one  to 
ta4e  their  pasBU|e  in  it  to  Europe  $ 
ami  to  return,  it  possible,  the  next 
grear.  Bvea  the  Gree^anders,  who 
aeldom  trouble  themselves  with  r^- 
tfeetionf  wondered  much  what  could 
uidaCjB  the  Brethren  to  reaiaia  among 
jIheaEL  Their  resoloto  perseveranee 
laniy  eoKiled  the  contempt  of  these 
-aavages;  who  knew  no  other  estimate 
#f  a  person's  value,  than  his  wealth 
and  itis  ability  to  give  much  away. 
.'«» Your  coaatrymen,**  they  wonld  say, 
^  are  worthless  people,  for  tbey  have 
;Bsnt  yott  nothing ;  and  you  are  not 
arise  if  you  do  not  return,'* 

Their  dificulties  and  the  gracious 
d^  of  God  over  thera^  are  seen  in 
tbe  following  passage  t*^ 

MeanwhiU  Qod  cared  ft>r  their 
aacesiities.  Among  the  loesU  the 
lnoatuten  fo^nd  a  dead  white  woaku 
Mddutfediiwith  tbeBrethr/en^  On 
aaothar  occasion,  after  tbey  ba4  eatini 
iMhing  but  shell-fish  for  fivie  da^s, 
M>  Qraoilaadar  left  them  a  porpoise 
tihca  prom  the  bally  of  its  dam»  whicb 
im  enough  for  a  meal .  Qa^Qet  after 
«a  pyucceotful  chase,  thtyr  weip 
forced  by  a  coatrary  wind  upon  a 

«Nr»  laps* 


desolate;  blani),  and  obliged  to  tbd^e 

there  All  ni^ht:  here  f hey  espied  an 
eagle  ^ittin^  an  the  nest,  aud  shol  It : 
after  some  trouble  they  got  at  the 
nest,  and  in  it  found  four  f^rgceggs, 
besides  the  bird  ^ich  weighed  twc^e 
pounds :  it  also  *^«pplied  them  with  a 
quantity  of  quilts,  an  article  of  which 
they  Wi^tC  piuch  in  waut  In  all  their 
external  distresses,  ih^  ei  am  pies  of 
£Ujah  and  Elisha  aff^orded  Int9;:ithe 
most.etTiphalicai  consolation. 

Uftfavowrabie  State  ^  Ma  Namei. 

The  ingratitude  and  cruelty  of 
llie  Natives  to  the  MisfiionarieB, 
ercatly  aggravated  th^ir  auffcrings. 
(rantz  «ays^<- 

When  the  sava^s  perceived  their 
necessitous  condition,  tbey  not  only 
raised  the  price  of  their  wanes,  but 
most  of  them,  especially  such  as  had 
received  the  greatest  benefits  from 
the  Brethren,  would  sell  them  nothing 
on  any  terms. 

He  adds,  soon  after— 

The  scarcity  of  food  increased  ^s 
the  winter  adv/mced  \  and  very  littjjs 
was  to  be  procured  from  the  ureen- 
^nders,  who  could  not  be  prevailed 
upon  to  curtail  the  luxury  of  thei^ 
danctng-Ceasts.  On  one  such  occa- 
sioa,  the  Brethren  witnessed  the  con- 
suBjiption  of  eleven  seals ;  yet  the  mos^ 
earnest  entreaties  could  not  move  the 
disgustiog  revellers  to  pact  with  a 
single  morsel. 

To  these  acta  of  oruelty  w€re 
-added  perverse  Opposition,  hisulla, 
and  mockeries.  The  sphrit  ^nd 
conduct  of  the  Natives  in-17d6  are 
thus  described : —  ^ 

The  Oreenlanders  sometimes,  had 
not  time  to  liipteo,onaci^ttot  of  tbeir 
business,  or  a  dancing-match :  at  other 
times,  they  would  near  nothing  but 
news;  and  told  the  Brethren  that 
SO 


KS 


tbey  Ind  houd  eaough  alvndy  of 
•plritual  things  from  «bler  instrac- 
tors.  At  the  same  time,  they  were 
not  only  volatile  and  trifling  under  in- 
struction, but,  in  cose  the  Brethren 
stopped  more  than  one  night  in  their 
houses,  used  all  possible  means  to 
entice  them  to  conformity  with  their 
dissolute  practices:  and  as  these  did 
not  succeed,  but  the  Brethren  main- 
tained their  serious  deportment,  they 
endeavoured  to  tire  them  out  by 
mocking  their  reading,  sinking,  and 
praying  with  all  kinds  of  ridiculous 
mimickry,  or  by  accompanying  their 
devotional  exercises  with  arums. 
They  also  took  occasion,  from  their 
outward  poverty,  to  cidicnle  them 
with  all  manner  of  cutting  sarcasms, 
which  the  Brethren  had  b  v  this  time 
learned  to  understand ;  and  if  the  Tat- 
ier.replied  that  they^did  not  stay  in 
Oreenland  fbt  the  sake  of  outward 
^vantages,  good  eating^  or  drink- 
ing, they  retorted  with  a  jeer,  **  Fine 
feUowt  iiidc»d  to  be  our  teachers  I 
'  We  know  very,  well  thai  you  your- 
selves are  ignorant,  and  have  learned 
your  leflsoof  of  others." 

The  Brethren  bore  these  rude 
mockeries  with  equanimity.  But, 
*.  when  die  savages  peioeivedthat  they 
couM  eflEeeinMiingintbisway,  they 
began:  to  iosuit  and  abuse  the  persons 
of  the  Missionaries.  They  pelted 
th^m  with  stones,  for  sport — took 
theii  things,  and  shattesed  them  to 
pieces — and  tried  to  spoil  their  boat, 
or  drive  it  out  t^:  sea.  One  night, 
the  Brethren  heard  a  noise  on.  the 
outside  of  their'  tent>  and  perceived 
'that  some  one  was  pulling  its  car^ 
*tain»,  which  were  fastened  with  pin& 
On  «Hng  out,  they  befaehl  a  company 
of  Ureenlanders  collected"  about  the 
tent,  some  of  whom  had  naked  knivea 
in  their  hands,  and  could  not  bo 
driven  off'  tilt  threatened  with  fire- 
arms. The  Brethren  supposed,  at 
that  time,  that  they  came  only  to  cut 
their  tent-skins  to  pieces;  but,  some 

Jreais  after,  wheft  a  number  of  Qreen- 
aoders  in  these  parts  were  con  verted, 
they  were  informed  that  a  coaspifsacy 
had  been  set  on  foot  against  their 
lives,  in  hones  that  the  other  £uror 
peans  would  not  revenge  the  death 
of  such  poor  despisisd  people. 
In  1737,  it  is  added— 
S*ive  long  years  of  continued  toil 
and  hardship  had  piMsed  away  with- 


BIOGlULJPaT-    .    .       '     •  [JULY, 

out  any  apMaranco  of  suceess  $  and 
it  had  already  come  to  the  knowledge 
of  the  brethren,  that  their  dnproduc* 
tive  labours  were  a  subject  of  ridi- 
cule to  many  persons  in  their  nativo 
country. 

The  present  prospect  was,  indeed^ 
dreary  and  comfortless.  The  Green- 
landers  who  came  from  a  distance 
were  ignorant  and  stupid;  and  the 
little  which  they  could  hear  in  a  short 
visit  was  soon  effaced  by  the  hurry 
of  a  migratory  life.  In  those  who 
resided  at  BalPs  River,  the  only 
change  that  could  be  pevceived  was 
for  ue  worse :  they  were  tired  and 
disgusted,  and  hanteaed  against  the 
truth.  They  resolved  to  lend  their 
hearing  no  longer,  except  for  a  bribe. 
To  any  kind  of  news,  they  listened- 
with  delight:  and  could  bear  to  hear 
interesting  Scripture  narratives,  and 
accounts  of  miracles^  but  as  soon  as. 
the  Missionaries  began  to  discourse 
on  the  nature  and  attributes  of  God, 
the  fall  and  corruption  of  the  souU 
God's  wrath  against  sin,  the  necessity 
of  an  atonement,  faith  and  grace,  the 
sanctification  of  the  disordered /crea- 
ture, and  eternal  happiness  or  misery,, 
they  jgrew  sleepy,  answered  evenp 
question  with  a  *'Yes,**  and  slunk 
away  one  by  one ;  oi^dse  they  showed 
^  open  marks  of  displeasure,  andbecaa 
to  talk  of  ^seal-catching ;  or.  tney 
pleaded  their  incapacity  of  under- 
Stapdine  the  truths  proposed.  **Shew 
us  the  God  that  you  describe,**  thej 
said :  **  then  we  will  believe  on  him» 
and  obey  him.  You  represent  him 
as  too  high  and  incomprehensibler 
how  shall  we  arrive  at  him?  or  how 
.ean  he  trouble  himself  about  itsi  We 
.have  invoked  him,  when  foiiit  and 
hungry,  and  were  not  heard.  What 
you  sav  of  him  cannot  be  true :  or, 
if  you  know  him  better  than  we,  pray 
for  us ;  and  procure  for  us  a  suffi- 
ciency of  food,  a  sound  body „  and  a 
dry  house :  that  is  all  we  want.  Our 
soul  is  h^ljthy  already  t  yon  are,of  a 
different  n^ce  from  us:  people  in 
your  country  ipay  havediseasedsoulsi 
and  from  tne  instances  we  see  of 
them,  we  can  believe,  that  for  them 
a  physician  of  souls  may  be  necessary  .^ 
•Your  heaven,  and  your  spiritual  joys 
and  leKcittes,  may  be  good  enough 
for  you,  but  they  would  be  too  te^ 
dioos  for  us.  We  most  have  seahi, 
fishes,  and  birds.    Our  souls  ean  n» 


tS2S*]  I'M  ov  liATTnsw  btacu* 

■lorevoMtl  without  tbem  thftn  obr    and  ballowad  «o  horriblj  di 
bodiekt  we  thall  not  find  these  in     '      '         ' 


SM 


not 

Toor  pmradiae,  which  we  will,  thero- 
tore,  leaTe  to  yon  and  the  worthless 
fart  of  onr  coontrytten  ;  but,  as  for 
n«,  we-  wi  II  go  do  wn  to  Tornganuk — 
there  we  raail  find  a  snperfiuity  of 
all  thin^,  nd  enjoy  them  without 
trouble.*' 

By  snchaigaaiMitsdid  they  endea* 
Your  to  ward  off  every  thing  that  was 
calculated  to  make  aii  impression  on 
their  hearts^-not  sparing,  unless  they 
were  checked,  the  most  sacred  mys- 
teries of  religion,  in  mockery  too 
profane  to  be  repeated ;  for  the  most 
stupid  -Greenlander  dan  misuse  his 
understanding,  as  well  as  his  supe- 
fiors  in  intbi^t 

Matthew  Stach's  account  of  a  resi- 
dence of  a  month  among  the  Natives 
to  the  southward,  is  a  Uvely  represen- 
tation of  the  painful  circumstances 
under  which  he  and  his  Brethren 
were  called  to  kbour : — 

My  hosts  are  Extremely  chanjge^le 
in  their  conduct — sometimes  friendly , 
•oBoetimes  morose.  At  first,  I  con* 
versed  much  with  them,  and  oe^a- 
sionallf  read  themapassage  fromthe 
>fow  Testament  t  hutoow  their  desire 
4>f  hearing  is  cone.  1  have  told  them 
the  reason  why  the  Son  of  Ood  was 
obliged  to  die  $  bnt  they  only  desire 
me  to  go  out  with  them,  and  caU 
wpon  CN>d*s  Son  to  give  them  seals, 
because  they  are  in  want. 

Alt  I  say  to  them  of  divine  tilings 
is  made  matter  of  chit-chatand  langn- 
•ter:  onthecontrary,they  extol  their 
aagekokt.  wlw  can  vanish  out  of 
aigbt,  glide  along  an  invisible  rope 
to  heai«n  and  hell,  and  rescue  Ibe 
incarcerated  seals  from  the  infernal 
deinon :  when  I  point  out  the  absur- 
dity of  these  tales,  they  angrily  bid 
me  hold  my  peace,  and  turn  their 
backs  upon  me.  At  oUier  times,  they 
will  tell  m^  that  they  believe  all  I 
say,  tmd  would  have  me  to  stay 
longer  with  them,  and  learn  their 
language,  that  I  may  tell  them  more^ 
>but  th^  fits  of  good-will  are  very 
transient. 

On  one  occasion,  thev  danced  two 
whole  nights  successively.  I  believe 
there  were  one  hundred  and  fifty 
people  assembled  together  in  the 
noase:  some  of  •them  tried  every 
thing  to  veK  me)  and  they  dsanuned 


dancing,  that  my  ean  ached 
next4ay  it. rained  violently 


then 


rain  might  not  penetrate  through  Hie 
roof.  1  told  them  there  w»  no  no* 
cessity  to  pray  fpr  that,  as  they  miglit 
prevent  the  inconvenience  by  ^rMd. 
Mg  their  tent  skins  upon  the  roof  t 
they  should  rather  pray  to  God,  to 
be  gracious  to  their  souls*  They^ 
scouted  my  advice,  and  said  thej 
understood  nothing  about  it,  nor  did 
they  need  it  i  though  for  myself,  MP* 
haps,  it  might  be  very  good  t  and,  in 
general,  they  speak  contemptuously 
and  spitefully  of  all  that  they  havo 
heard  and  professed  to  believe.  Thej 
frequently  ask  questions,  which  sonnd 
very  foolish,  and  yet  involve  sarcasma 
on  Christiafi  Truths.  My  soul  is  often 
in  a  flame,  when  they  mock  my  €K>d. 
However,  the  children  all  love  me« 
and  run  after  me  s  sometimes  I  call 
them  together,  speak  with  them,  and 
ask  them  outstions.  They  listen  with 
pleasure :  out  it  is  difficult  to  keep  up 
their  attention  t  and  as  soon  as  som^ 
n^w  object  catches  their  eyo»  away 
thev  run  after  it. 

As  I  was  one  day  reading  to  a 
Oreenlander,  there  occorred  tho 
words,  **  We  should  despise  earthly 
things:*'  he  immediately  said,  ''Why 
so  }*'  1  informed  him  that  Ood  hajl 
created  mankind,  not  only  for  thif 
earthly  life^  but  for  an  everlasting 
state  of  existence ;  and  that  it  waa 
the  unhappy  effect  of  the  Fall,  that 
men  concerned  themselves  solelv  for 
the  body,  careless  of  tho  imperisbMa 
soul,  and  of  that  doom  which  a^alta 
them,  when  Christ  shall  aone  la 
judge  the  world,  and  shall  ooadvd^ 
those  who  believe  to  heaven,  \m% 
shall  consign  the  wicked  and  anboh 
lieving  to  fire  unquenchable.  The 
Oreenlander  replied,  **IftbeSonof 
God  beanch  a  terrible  Being,  I  do  ndt 
wish  to  1*0  to  heaven.^  I  Mked  him, 
if  he  would  go  to  helUfire  i  He  an- 
swered. No :  lie  would  not  go  thithv 
either,  but  would  stay  here  upon 
earth.  When  1  represented  to  nii^ 
that  no  man  can  stay  for  ever  npo« 
earth,  but  all  must  die  and  remove 
to  a  good  or  bad  jdace,  he  mnsed. 
awhile,  and  then  said,  he  did  not 
know  that,  nor  did  bo  like  to  hear 


adBT  more  about  It-i-iM  mutt  fo  a 
fisbing:  hift  wife  had  no  proTiatons  t 
ahd  he  bad  no  ears  for  8nch  ittcom* 
l^rehehsible  tbtng^. 

^^tdih  and  PuUence  tf  ihe  Brethren. 
•  Cranu  thus  speaks  of  the  Mis- 
Monaries,  at  the  close  <if  17S5  and 
Ite  begumiog  of  1786  :— 

The  Bk^thren  irere  sometimes  op- 
pressed b^  an  uAusoal  gloom,  when 
m  the  eoAbany  of  tiie  vnbelievln|f 
Natives  t  being  made  painfully  sensi- 
ble ^f  ther  thielnte  of  that  dartoesSi 
which  coteredthekheartsand  minds* 
b^t  th^y  adhiMred  to  the  Word  of  pro^ 
toise,  and  beliOTed  that  theilr  Hea- 
tenlj  Father  wonld  noTer  forsake 
tivem.  **We  commit  our  ways  to 
the  Lord,**  tfiey  write  in  their  3our« 
Aral : "  we  know  not  what  He  intends 
to  do  with  us,  and  as  little  do  we 
eon^preh^nd  what  His  secret  hand 
has  been  dofng  among  the  Heathens 
We  can  only  oWrte  Ui4t  other  trials 
Vait  us  t'  y<%  we  beliete  that  the  issne 
^ill  be  titily  prosperous;  and  that 
When  He  has  proved  us  thoroughly 
and  found  Us  faithl^il,  ifc  will  not 
Hk\  to  let  us. see  tlis  rlory.** 
.  In  this  light  the  Bf«thren  beheld 
their  circumstances  at  the  beginning 
•f  1730,  and  ))ut  ^emselves  in  a  pos- 
ture to  oppose  more  and  severer 
trials;  ixinj^  lliefr  tonfidence  in 
€Kod,  though  unaequainted  with  the 
kiebns  bv  which  He  Mright  choose  to 
trctomplish  thek  pi^Mervatiom 

About  the  ttiiddle  of  1736,  tho 
JMWon  w'as  strengthened,  by  the 
^irrivitl  bt  Mattliew  Stach*s  mother^ 
<iiow  (>ecQme  a  widow ;  with  two 
diMghieni,  one  of  22  years  and  Uio 
«thcr  of  12v  They  were,  sent 
\^Mfeft)r>to  CakH  the  charge  of  Ihe 
-^do^nestie  cdne^rtis :  ^%,  In  addition 
jto  this  charge,  Matthew  Stachli 
jSistert  were  ap^pOidted  M^istanu  iti 
joervkig  the  Greenlaad  Women  in 
.the  Gospel,  he  instructed  them 
•with  much  assiduity  in  the  lan- 
-tgUKgie )  in  virhich  they  both,  and 
'iesf^clally  tho  younger^  made  an 
un^lc{>ected  proficiency. 

ITie  spftit  in  which  the  Brethren 
^  continued  tO  labour  is  shewki  in  a 
liOtter;  written  about  the  middle 
of  17S8N*. 


How  does  it  abase  us^  wheii  we  re- 
ceive accounts  of  the  success  of  our 
fellow-labourers  among  Christiana 
aild  Heath^s>  and  espMally  of  tho 
abundant  harvest  now  reaping  in  St. 
Thomas,  while  we  most  go  empty 
awayl  BntcouragOi  Dear  Brethren  I 
Let  us  believe,  thi^t  the  Lord  wiU  do 
glorious  things  in  Greenland.  D» 
not  intermit  yoit  suMilioaiioaiSy  that 
God  would  di^lay  Hm  power  in  tbe 
hearts  of  these  poor  people. 

^iTrtt  Jmakentngi  dni  SapUgmt  ioMHg 
ike  Greentanien. 

Aboilt  the  middle  of  1736,  the 
Missionaries  thus  sp^  c^  tlieit 
first  inquirers — 

A  Heathen,  who  arrived  thisspriag 
from  a  place  60  leagues  distant  in  the 
south,  came  to  us,  and  desired  to  see 
our  things.  We  showed  him  what 
we  had,  supposing  that  he  wished  to 
barter  some  Greenland  food  for  our 
iron^wans.  But  after  retaainittg 
quite  silent  fbr  some  titaie,  he  at  last 
said  that  he  had  been  with  tbe  Mi- 
nister (Mr.  E^e),  who  had  told  bias 
woodfcrftil  things  of  owx^  who  wna 
said  to  have  crcMed  heaven  and  earth, 
and  was  called  €k>d.  Did  we  know 
any  thing  about  it}  If  we  did^  we 
should  ten  him  something  more,  as 
he iiad  forgotten  a  good  ileal.  This 
discourse  made  a'd&p  iaipcession  mt 
lis.  We  toid  him  of  the  creatsoa 
of  nan,  and  the  intention  of  it«^N«f 
the  fall,  aad  eonsequent  comnitiwn 
of  the  human  race^^H^  the  reaemp- 
tton  throurh  GhristM^f  the  reswL 
rectiOOv  and  of  eternal  b^piaess  and 
damnation.  He  tisteoed  very  atten^ 
itvel^,  was  preoent  at  our  evening 
meetM^  and  slept  all  might  in  our 


Of  their  next  promising  inmrirer^ 
t^rant^  thus  speaks  In  the  beginnix^ 
of  1738:— 

Many  bnngiiy  visitors,  as  USual,  ap- 

Sied  for  assistance.  In  tiiese  th^ 
«k  particular  jiains  to  discover 
jsome  traces  of  ^lef  for  sins  com- 
mitted I  but,  so  dead  weee  thesr  con- 
sciences, that  even  thieves,  to  whom 
rthty  explained  at  laicge  the  enomitj 
of  their  crime,  werejpresently  caught 
Main  in  all  eorts  of  theft.  Among 
iSsir  famished. guests  was. a  youmr 
Oreenlaader,  called  Mangek,  who  of- 
fered to  come  and  Jito  with  Ihopst  if 


th0f  would  maintain  liTim  i  protBuui^,    his  Wift  widi  a  8oo|ttBMl  a  Panghter, 


at  Ae  fame  time,  to  give  them  all  tbe . 
aeab  tbat  h  e  caught  Though  it  was 
not  probable  that  ha.would  prolong 
his  stay  after  the  famine  ceaseo, 
they  took  him  io»  as  an  instrument 
sent  from  above*  to  teach  them  the 
language  more  fundamentally.  Daily 
instruction  was  given  him,  and  par. 
ticular  attention  paid  to  the  state  of 
his  heart.  At  first  they  perceived  no 
difference  between  him  and  his  for- 
mer companions;  but,  by  and  bve, 
observed  from  his  deportment,  that 
something  was  roing  forward  in  his 
heart, which  led  Ae  others  topersecnte 
him$  who,  after  finding  all  allnre- 
menta  vain,  andeavoured  to  bring 
abovthis  dismissal  from  the  Bre- 
thren, by  charging  bim  with  having 
purloined  several  articles :  but,  after 
strict  examination,  tiiey  were  forced 
to  own,^  that  they  bad  invented  their 
accusation.  By  degrees,  some  emo- 
tions were  perceived  in  his  heart  i 
and  it  was  noticed,  that,  especially 
during  prayers,  tears  frequently  start* 
ed  from  his  eyes. 

Though  this  Toung  Man  after- 
wards left  them;  yet  his  partial 
awakaoing  afforded  them  coasider- 
able  refrcshmeat,  and  seemed  aj  sort 
of  raaraateo  thai  the  Redeemer 
WOQM  soon  display  tiie  power  of  His 
blood  io  tbe  hearts  of  the  beatghted 
GreenhiBdart. 

But  die  first  decided  fruit  of 
ihe  Brethren's  labours  was  afforded 
in  the  middle  of  1738.  In  reference 
to  the  Letter^  above  quoted,  ex* 
preisiFe  oi  their  humble  trust  ia 
God,  Csanta  writes: — 

Two  days  after  this  Letter  was 
Sent  off*,  the  first  Greenlaader,  a  wild 
aaitre  of  the  south,  quite  unknown 
to  the  Brethren,  and  who  had  never 
heard  a  word  about  God,  was  soKdlj 
awiJLened  by  the  doctrine  of  Jesus^ 
sufferings. 

This  Native  was  named  Kajar- 
nak.  The  circumstances  attending 
his  awakening  were  nsmarkahle*  U 
was  the  simple  naoratlve  of  Christ's 
sufferings,  read  from  the  Gospels 
by  Br.  Beck»  which  was  the  means 
of  efifectuidly  moviog  the  heart  of 
Kaianiak. 

tUijmA  hi»  family  Qcntffifttiog  oi 


were  taken  under  special  instruc- 
tion preparatory  to  baptism;  and 
were  admitted  into  the  Christian 
Church,  the  first-fruits  of  the  Mis- 
sion, on  Easter  Sunday  1789. 

Kajarnak  became  an  intelUgeat 
and  consistent  Christilui,  and  greats 
Ijr  assisted  the  Misaiojoafiei  amoof  ^ 
bis  countrymen. 

Progre§$  tfthe  i*^OifeU 
The  awakening  whicli  had  b^aa 
with  Kajamak's  conventton  gained 
strength  dmring  the  Mlowiog  year. 
The  severi^  of  the  wbter  had 
drawn  the  Greenlanders  near  the 
Brethren  for  subsistence,  whi<di 
they  were  now  happily  en|d)Ied  to 
render  to  them.  Grants  .fays,  on 
this  subject— 

Thcr  Breth^eA  had  now  tbteir  two 
Ghreenland  houses  coropletelr  crowd- 
ed with  these  people.  Tncy  em- 
braced the  opportunity  to  address 
themselves  to  their  hearts;  find  the 
attention  perceived  in  several  showed 
that  these  exhortations  were  not  alto- 
gether without  effect  *'  How  loag,** 
said  they,  **  have  we  and  our  Others 
neither  known  nor  believed  th  e  truth  I 
Who  would  still  refuse  to  hear  and 
embrace  it?*' 

The  Brethren  on  this  occasion 
gratefully  acknowledged  the  favour- 
able chance  in  their  outward  circum- 
stances. Two  years  ago,  they  thought 
themselves  happy,  it  they  could  buy 
such  bones  or  offSU  as  thp  Green- 
landers  were  ready  Ho  throw  away; 
now  they  had  continually  li5  or  80 
hungry  persons  standing  rouDid  thera^ 
;aQd  ted  from  their  table. 

The  Brethren  now  made  ntimerous 
excursions.  The  Natives,  in  jgenecal, 
showed  greater  relish  for  their  coai- 
pany  \  the  Brethren  being  no4r  able  to 
express  themselves  more  inteUigibly 
\u  their  language,  and  to  enter  into 
^Aoiiliar  conversation  with  them.  The 
testimony  of  the  truth  was  often  at- 
tended with  considerable  emotion 
among  the  hearers;  but,  as  long:  as' 
they  were  strangers  to  the  true  life 
that  proceedeth  from  God,  their  un- 
derstandings were  extremely  clouded. 
They  had  learned  from  visible  things 
to  own  an  invisihle  Creator^  to  fear 


«2gg  BtOGRAPHT. 

Him,  wd  to  Cilt>pott  Km  for  the    and  anaUe  to 
supply  of  their  t^tanl  wante:  but, 
torepresenUUooi  of  the  comipUon 
of  the  sonl,  the  d^ccssiIt  of  a  renova- 
tioD,  and  of  faith  in  Jesus,  they  re- 
turned their  customary  affirmation, 
"  We  believe  it  all ;"  the  import  of 
irfaich,  as  the  prethren  were  by  this 
time  aware,  w^,  that  they  were  on- 
willinfC  to  be_ttt>nbled  any  further  on 
&e  subject.  Bven  wl^re  some  degree 
of  reflection  Iras  excited,  it  generally 
issued,  toot  in  a  wholesome  self-know- 
ledge and  fervent  longing  after  a 
Redeemer,    but   in   curious   ques- 
tions, difficult  to  be  cleared  up  to  a 
raw  uncultivated  understanding,  and 
of  no  praibtical  utility.     One,  for 
instance,  asked,  if  God  could  not 
hear  the  serpent  speakine  to  Evei 
and  if  He  could,  why  did  He  not 
warn  bet  of  the  danger,  and  prevent 
the  Fall  2 

Of  the  great  need  in  which  this 
people  9tood  of  the  Gospel,  the  fol- 
lowmg  shocking  circumstance  is 
sufficient  evidence.  The  Missiona- 
ries saw  many  like  barbarous  ac- 
tions, but  had  no  power  to  prevent 
tbem:-r- 


Asonhad,  a^cordin^  to  the  Green- 
land custom,  tied  up  his  mother,  who 
had  apparently  breathed  her  last,  in 
a  skin.  An  hour  after,  she  began  to 
utter  lamentable  screams.  Fear  hush- 
ed the  Greenlanders  into  silence ;  but, 
on  the  argent  persuasions  of  one  of 
the  Missionaries,  the  son  uncovered 
her  face,  and  asked  her  if  sbte  was 
really  still  alive  ^  no  answer  being 
returned,  he  tied  he^  up  again.  Some 
time  after,  the  Cries  were  repeated ; 
on  which  her  son  put  a  piece  of  blub- 
ber into  her  mouth,  which  she  swal- 
lowed: but  as  she  could  not  speak, 
he  once  more  closed  the  shroud. 
When  she  raised  her  outcry  the  third 
time,  aid  answered  his  question,  he 
reluctantly  consented  to  release  her. 
The  poor  wretch,  however,  was  not 
long  suffered  to  enjoy^  this  reprieve  t 
her  unnatural  offspring  seized  his 
opportunity  to  gag  her,  and  convey 
her  unnoticed  to  another  island,  se- 
cure from  fear  of  interruption,  where 
he  buried  her  alive.  This  cruelty  he 
afterwards  palliated,  by  saying  that 
he  had  merely  put  an  end  to  her 
ni»ery»  as  the  had  been  deranged, 


[jvvt, 
\e  any  food  for  teve* 
raldays; 

It  it  added-^ 

Painfully  as  these  prooft  of  the 
miserablv   degraded   and    obdurate 
state  of  the  Natives  in  ^neral  affected 
the  feelings  of  the  Missionaries,  thej 
derived  aoundant  consolation  from 
the  prosperity  of  Kajamak  and  the 
rest  of  their  catechumens.     They 
plainlf  traced  in  them,  not  only  a  real 
consciousness  of  a  Deitj,  but  a  pro-' 
found  reverence  for  Him  j  not  only 
a  compliance  with  the  doctrines  of  a 
future  resurrection  and  eternal  hap- 
piness for  believers,  but  deep  views  of 
their  misery,  joy  in  the  love  of  God 
as  displayed  in  Chrisra  atonement, 
and  an  increasing  desire  for  theWOrd 
of  Life .  The  work  of  grace  had  taken 
deep  root  in  their  hearts;  and  evinced 
its  power  in  a  change  of  life,  volun- 
tary renunciation  of  the  follies  of 
Paganism,  and  a  cheerful  endurance 
of  the  mockery  of  their  infldet  ac- 
quaintance, by  whom  they  were  for- 
saken, hated,  and  contemned. 

The  state  of  the  Mission  at  the 
close  of  1739  is  thus  described.— > 
Having  now  ccdlected  a  considora-t 
ble  native  cone rentiouj  the  Prothrea 
could  proceed  to  nold  regular  honn, 
morning  and  evenin|f,  for   singing 
hymns  and  for  catechising.    The  b^ 
neficial  effects  were  soon  perceived. 
Most  of  the  hearers  readily  consented 
to  throw  away  their  amulets,  and 
place  their  confidence  alone  in  God.' 
Still,  much  levitv  and  inconstancy 
marked  their  conauct.  At  one  time, 
ihey  were  sleepy  and  indifferent  dnrin^ 
the  reading  or  the  Scriptures ;  at  ano- 
ther, their  attention  was  awake  and 
lively,  and  they  were  eager  to  become 
nious  all  at  once.  Indeed,  it  gave  the 
Missionaries  no  small  trouble,  to  im- 
press upon  them  the  evidences  and 
workings  of  a  genuine  faith,  as  dis- 
tinct from  mere  approbation.    Yet 
it  was  pleasing  to  observe  the  general 
willingness  to  be  taught  i    and  the 
children,  in  particular,  six  of  whom 
were  formed  into  a  School,  gave  pro- 
mise of  better  times. 


Ckange  in  the  Brethren^  Mode  tfRdh 
giout  Imtrufition. 
The  manner  of  Kajamak's  cos- 
version  led  the  Brethren  to  tea  im- 
portant obang^  in  ihotr  fOOilMd  of 


1823.}  LIFE  OV  MATTBXW  8TACH.  'S87 

instructing  tbe  Natlyes*     In  refe-    PQrchasing  uid  wlanldg  Aoai  wMi 


fence  to  Matthew  Stach's  account, 
before  quoted»  of  his  residence 
among  the  southern  Greenlanders, 
Crantz  remarks— 

So  little  effect  was  oroduced-on  the' 
Oreenlasders  by  dwelliog  on  the  di- 
Tine  attributes,  eteraal^happiness  or 
misery,  and  the  Christian  duties  I 
Something  else  was  requisite — some- 
thing,  which  must  be  given  from 
above,  and  received  in  true  simplicity 
and  lowliness. 

On  this  subiect,  it  is  remarked  in 
tbe  Memoir  of  our  Missionary  y  print- 
ed in  the  Periodical  Accounts^^ 

In  the  beginning,  their  method  of 
preaching  the  Gospel  was  very  defec- 
tive, consisting  of  much  argument  i 
but,  after  having  received  more  light 
on  this  head,  they  were  most  agree- 
ably surprised  to  see  the  blessed 
effects  produced  by  the  plain  testi- 
mony or  the  life,  sufferings,  and  death 
of  Jesus  Christ,  the  Saviour  of  the 
World.  This  is  evidently  proved  in 
tbe  history  of  the  first  Greenlander 
Convert,  Samuel  KaJamak,  whom 
our  late  brother  bad  the  Joy  to  bap- 
tiae  on  the  89th  of  March,  1739,  being 
in  the  seventh  year  of  his  abode  in 
Greenland. 

Grants  adds— - 
.  The  eichth  year  of  the  Mission  was 
sisnaltzed  hy  the  important  change 
which  took  place  in  the  mode  of  con- 
ducting it  Though  the  Brethren, 
.as  we  nave  seen,  acknowledged  the 
principle,  that  their  grand  object 
ou^bt  to  be  Jesus  Christ,  and  their 
nam  doctrine  the  purification  from 
sins  through  His  blood,  they  bad  not 
steadily  acted  upon  it— their  sineem 
.resolves,  according  to  their  own  ex- 
pression, miscarrying  in  the  execu- 
tion for  want  of  unanimity.  Expe- 
rience had  now  added  its  testimouT, 
that  the  only  efi|cient  means  of  touch- 
ing the  hearts  of  the  savages  was,  not 
to  insist,  in  the  first  instance,  on  such 
truths  a^  the  unity  of  God,  the  crea- 
.tjon,  and  the  fall — a  method,  which, 
though  it  appears  in  theory  to  be  the 
.most  rational  that  can  be  adopted, 
proved,  in  effect,  to  be  a  bar  to 
their  conversioi\:  but  to  proclaim  to 
them  the  news  of  their  Creator*s 
assuming  humanity,  in  order  io  re- 
fleem  Hm  fallen  creatnre^Sj  and  His 


His  own  precious  blood,  ani  with  His 
innocent  suffering  and  dying.  This 
spread  and  kindM  like  t^  Sre  from 
the  Lord,  softened  their  obdurate 
minds,  illuminated  their  d4irk  spirits, 
and  infused  a  vital  energy  into  their 
torpid  hearts.  The  BreUnren,  there- 
fore, resolved  to  know  nothing  among 
the  Heathen,  but  Jesus  Christ  the 
Crucified ;  and  to  confine  their  future 
efforts  to  tbe  simple  narrative  and 
profitable  application  of  His  meri* 
torious  incarnation,  life,  sufferings^ 
and  death.  By  their  niore  frciquenS 
communication  with  Europe,  they 
also  shared  in  that  inereased  clear- 
ness, which  the  Church  at  home  had 
attained,  respecting  the  all-sufficient 
merits  of  our  Redeemer;  and  could, 
consequently,  nrge  the  doctrines  of 
grace  more  freely  and  eflfectually 
upon  the  Greenlandeis. 

Return  (f  Matthew  Stack  to  Europe. 
The  Memoir  thus  reviews  the 
Mission,  and  speaks  of  M:  Stach'a 
return  from  his  first  residence  in 
Greenland : — 

Whoevisr  readft  tbe  History  of 
Greenland  with  attention,  cannot  baft 
be  sensible  that  these  Brethren  were 
.  pnt  to  very  severe  triak  of  their  faith, 
especially  during  the  first  six  yeaia 
Of  their  abode  there.  They  weno 
persons  of  no  more  than  commoit 
school  education!  and  yet,  befose- 
they  could  preach  the  Gospel  to  the 
.  Greenlanders,  they  bad  to  make  them- 
selves masters  of  me  language,  which 
is  one  of  the  most  difilcult  to  learn.. 
The  small»pox,  which  threatened  tlM^ 
deslruction'ofthe  Greenland  Nation^ 
their  own  bodily  sufferings  frpim  th» 
sererity  of  the  cUmate,  and^'  above 
all,  the  ridicule  and  contempt  witk 
which  the  Gospel  was  tresled,  and 
the  dangers  which  they  eneountered 
in  visiting  the  Heathen,  w^e  circum- 
.stances  requiring  no  smaN  deg^e  of 
faith  and  confidence  inqiit  AlmightT 
Saviour.  Onr  late  Brother  Stacn 
abotti|ded  paftiealarlv  in  faith  apid 
.reliance  upon  God's  Providence,  pro* 
.tection,  and  support  v^ and  hisconver- 
JMition  proved  no  small  encourage- 
•ment  to  the  rest,  when  tbey  were 
ready  to  sink  under  their  burdeoL 
In  1740,  he  returned  to  Europe^  and 
was  present  at  tbe  General  synod  at 
Marienborn/  w)kere  be  gi|ve*  a  vierj 


miAute  tletftil  of  all  circofnstances 
relaiior  to  the  Greealaiid  Mission. 
Fe5. 4&.  1741,  he  married  a  Sister  at 
Iieriihaa|v,  and  went  from  thence  to 
Geneva.  He  then  vittted  our  Gon- 
.  ^reffi^od  9  and  Societies,  hi  different 
pam  of '  Cbrmany— was  ordained  a 
Presbyte^  of  the  Church  of  the  Bre- 
Ikran  in  A|^arienboni,I>eCilfth— and. 


Kivopoit.  L^vn, 

the  daj  followiB£«  setoolon  his  rt- 
tom  to  C^^enlaad,  Daring  his  abode 
of  three  months  in  Copenhagen,  be 
obtained  from  his  Danish  Mijestj 
tbeTedress  of  several  grievances,  and 
was  confirmed  by  him  as  a  Missionarj 
to  the  Greenlanders. 

(To  be  continued,)  , 


mot$$lfint0  mi  inuniimte. 


Umittt  ftittgtroni. 

BnftrSB  ^  FOREIGN  BIBLE  SOaETY, 

JS/idencs  ofAuxUiaAe*  and  Laiie$^ 

utiioeiaUoni. 
Wa  extract  some  passaget  on  thb 
rabject  from  Mr.  Dudl^*!  recent 
communicatioiM. 

The  TBumiou  Ladies*  Association  was 

established  in  1818.  It  was  the  first  In- 

stitution  of  the  kind  in  the  county ;  and 

-  hss  prosecuted  its  design  w;ith  steady 

perseverance  and*  unabated  aeal.    The 

34  Districts  into  which  it  is  divided  are 

entmsted  to  about  411  Collectors,  who 

have  obtuned  no  less  than  Stf  00  Sub- 

Sfiribers,  beinff  in  ihe  proportion  of  ode 

ieevery  five  Inhabitants  I  andh«rea|^ 

ready  circulated  8100  Bibles  and  Tes- 

itmneatM.    The  totaHaflaoimt  colleeted  is 

iMil.  4s.  7dL  Of  whieh  sum  they  have 

fTOted  UOC  as  a  f^^oonCribetion  inaid 

cif  Hie  funds  of  the  Paraat  Sooftety. 

llie  Briigemeivr  Ladies'  Assodatisn, 
eiitablisbed  in  1819)  has  akeafy  distri- 
Mted  479 Bibles  atad  Testameato;  and 
hut  eoUected  9lOl.  19«.  \d,^  of  which 
Chej^  haveappropiiatedSOf.  inaidctfth^ 
pWeA  t  InaUtation. 

the  tSmmwoem  AaudBaiy  <WiS  the^first 
Sodety  established  in  the  Frindpality 
ef  WaleA '-  The  number  of  copAes  of  the 
8criptui:ei  ^  abceady  distributed  is  B964 ; 
and  the  am  oont  collected  9S60I.  ie#.<5tf., 
of  which  sUt^'v  a  mole^  has  been  appro- 
j^riatedin  aid'  oTthe  Parent Instlttttion. 
A  proposition'  to  establish  a  Ladies' 
Bible  Assodad'on  4n  Swansea  and  ite 
Vicinity  having  t^ioen  submitted,  was  re- 
ceived with  unani  ^mous  approbation.  The 
town  and  its  immt  ^liate  vidnity  were  di» 
▼ided  into  Twenty.  «one  Districts,  eadi  of 
Which  was  supplied  wf  th  two  Collectors. 
The  Auxiliary  So  ^5i«*y  for  Carmar- 
M^MMv  has  distribu  ted,  since  its  fbr- 
ttlstlott  in  181^,  upwat  '^  of  500e  Bibles 


laid  Testaments;  and  has  collected 
$^ll  8«.  idL,  of  which  a  moiety  has 
been  contributed  to  the  Parent  Institu- 
tion. The  Ladles*  Assqciation,  esta- 
blished at  Carmarthen  in  1821,  has  al- 
ready distributed  69S  Bibles  and  Testa- 
ments, and  has  collected  945/.  l3t* 

The  distribution  within  thirteen  years, 
of  75,697  Bibles  and  Testaments  by  the 
BriiM  Auxiliary  Society,  may,  to  the 
casual  observer,  seem  to  have  satisfied 
the  local  wants ;  but  the  fluctuating  na- 
ture of  the  lAbouring  population,  espe- 
tially  in  a  eommercial  city,  will  require 
perpetual  and  vigilant  attention.  Of 
this  fact,  a  striking  evidence  is  afibrded 
hj  the  distribution  of  4488  of  the  above 
niunber  of ccmies  within  the  last  t  wbl w 
MOVTHs !  r^or  should  it  ever  be  for- 
gotten, that  every  Bible  Association  is 
an  integral  portion  of  the  British  and 
Foreign  Bible  Sedety;  and  that  mil- 
HoM  of  the  hmian  racei  who  are  atil 
destilate  of  the  guide  to  heaven,  utMt 
veeeive  this  bU«Sngfram  Ea^^eed.  A 
Ladies'  Branch  Society,  with  Six  Amo- 
datiens,  has  been  established  i  theae 
Six  As^ciations  indude  the  iitj  and 
snbarbs,  and  are  subdivided  into  181 
Distriets]  upward  of  160  I^adiss  have 
already  engaged  as  Collectors. 

The  Report  of  the  C^ftem  Association 
exhibited  a  strikiiig  evidence,  that,  by 
strict  adherence  to  system,  a  Bible  Aa» 
sodation  may  proceed  for  seven  years^ 
not  only  without  a  symptom  fji  decay, 
but  with  increasing  enei^  and  success. 
The  istcome  of  the  last  year  condde- 
rMy  exceeds  that  of  the  FiasT;  and  is 
-nearly  one^ourth  greater  than  the  ave- 
rage receipts  of  the  preceding  six  years. 
The  total  amount  collected  by  this  As- 
sbciation  is  990/^.  7t«  Sd.j  of  which  thej 
'have  voted  354/.  ^«  to  the  Parent  So- 
ciety,  whose  claims  ai^  recognised  and 
appreciated  as  they  deserve.  More  than 
iOOO  copies  of  the  Scriptures  have  beeil 


16^*1  UMITBS 

aistribttied  by  thk  Anedation.  Under 
a  conviction  that  tke  benevolent  design 
of  this  Society  would  be  materially  pro^ 
xnoted,  in  some  part  of  the  district^  by 
the  formation  of  a  Ladies*  Committ  e 
in1nd  of  the  existing  Association,  it  iras 
unaslimously  resolved^  that  they  should 
be  invited  to  associate  fbr  this  purjioses 
I  had  the  satisfiK:tion  of  meeting  a  nu- 
merous company  of  Ladies,  nearly  50 
of  whom  were  formed  into  a  Committee. 
In  the  New  Churdi  of  the  Holy  Tri. 
nity  at  King9wmfd^  a  Branch  Bible  So- 
dety  was  estabrisfaed.  It  was  calculated 
that  ISOO  persons  were  present.  The 
body  of  this  singularly  neat  and  com- 
modious Church  ^vas  filled  prindpally 
by  coal-niiners»  many  of  whohi  had  ac- 
tually worked  fbr  several  hours  during 
the  pt'beeding  night  in  order  to  attend 
the  Meeting.  May  they  be  enabled  to 
dig,  from  tiae  exhaustless  mine  of  the 
Divine  Word,  those  enduring  riches 
which  will  never  perish ! 

caRfSTUN  KNOI^LEDOn  SOCtBTY. 

'  Ik  our  last  Number,  p.  249,  we  gave 
an  outline  of  the  Valedictory  Ad- 
dress of  the  Bishop  of  Bristol  to  the 
Bishop  of  Calcutta,  and  of  his  Lord* 
ship's  Reply.  We  shall  now  extract 
the  chief  p^rts  of  both  these  docu- 
ments. 
FaMieiory  Addrea  to  ike  Bithifp  ef 
CalcuHa, 

Afler  some  introductory  remarks 
on  the  magnitude  of  the  object  be- 
fore the  Society,  and  the  favourable 
prospects  in  India,  the  Bishop  ihus 
addresses  Bishop  Heber  :— 

My  Lord— ^The  Society  fbr  Promoting 
Christian  Knowledge  denre  to  offer  to 
your  Lordship  their  sincere  congratula- 
tions upon  your  elevation  to  the  Epis- 
copal See  of  Calcutta. 

They  derive  from  your  appeiDtmmt 
to  this  high  office  the  certain  assurance^ 
that  all  the  advanta^  which  they  have 
aBticipated  ftont  the  formation  of  a 
Church  Establishment  in  India,  will  be 
reidized  ;  and  that  the  various  plans  for 
the  diidsion  of  true  BeUgion  among  its 
inhabitants,  which  have  been  so  wisely 
laid  and  so  auspiciously  commenced  \r^ 
your  lamented  Predecessor,  will,  under 
your  superintendence  and  controul,  ad- 
vance with  a  steady  and  uninterrupted 
progress.  -They  ground  this  assuran<ie 
upon  the  rare  linmn  of  iflteUectualand 

J^y  IMS. 


smoBOM.  ffMi 

moral  ({ualftie^  wliteh  oombkiv  to  fbrlA 
your  character.  They  ground  it  u|Mii 
tbe  stedfitstness  of  puifose,  with  whSt^^ 
from  the  period  of  your  admission  inttf 
tbe  Ministry,  yoU  have  exclusively  d^ 
dicated  your  time  and  talents  to  the  pt^ 
cUliar  studies  of  your  sacred  j^rofbteion  f 
abandoning  that  hufaian  learning,  in 
which  you  hid  already  shewn  thit  yoit 
were  capable  of  attaining  the  high«it 
excellence,  and  rehounciii^  the  certainf 
prospect  of  literary  fiim^.  But,  abovil 
all,  they  ground  this  assurance  upon  thtf 
signal  proof  of  sel^devotion,  Whith  yob! 
have  given  by  your  acceptance  of  th^ 
Episcopal  Office.  ATith  respect  to  apy 
other  indiyiduMI,  who  had  been  placed 
at  the  head  of  tbe  Church  Establish- 
ment in  India,  a  suspicion  mighb  htctd 
been  entertained  that  some  Irorldly  de- 
sire,  some  ^ling  of  ambition,  xnin^ed 
itself  with  the  motives  by  which  he  watf 
actuated ;  but,  in  your  case,  sUch  a  st/'w 
spicion  would  be  destitute  even  ef  tb^ 
semblance  of  truth :  every  ei^Oyteent^ 
wliich  a  well-regulated  mind  can  derive 
from  the  possession  (f£  wealtlii  #a^ 
placed  within  your  reach:  every  avenue 
to  professional  distinctioii  and  dignity^ 
if  they  had  been  the  objects  of  your  90i 
licitude,  lay  open  before  you.  What 
then  was  the  motive  which  could  incline 
you  to  quit  your  native  Uttid  ?-^tb  ex^ 
change  the  delishts  of  home  fbr  a  tedl^ 
Otts  voyage  to  distant  liegions  ? — 16  sew 
parate  yourielf  from  the  friends,  with 
whom  you  had  conversed  from  yeu^ 
earliest  years?  What,  but  all  ardent 
wish  to  become  the  instrument  of  good 
to  others--a  holy  eeal  in  your  Mas. 
ter*s  service— a  firm  persuasion,  that 
it  was  your  bounden  duty  to  submit 
yourself  unreservedly  to  His  disposal « 
to  shrinlc  from  no  labour^  which  Her 
mi^t impose;  tocountnosacriAoehSo^, 
which  he  mig^t  require  ? 

Of  the  benefits,  which  will  arise  t^ 
the  IndUn  Church  firom  a  spirit  of  selft' 
devotion  so  pure  and  M  disintefeeie^ 
the  Society  feel,  that  it  is  imposstUe 
to  form  an  exaggerated  estimate. 

Kor  has  this  act  of  sel£4evoti(Aibeefi 
the  result  of  siidden  iwpiilses  it  has 
been  performed  alter  serioAs  reflection, 
and  with  an  accurate  knowledge  of  the 
difficulties  by  which  your  path  will  hft 
obstructed.  Yott  have  not  engaged  in 
this  holy  warfkre  irithout  pieviouily 
counting  the  cost.  8d  dgophr  weM  j^ 
imitt«Ned  with  the  tespooslbility  whidh 
miMt  atti^  tb  the  Eplseopft!  OflS^  In 
JP 


290  uiriTBD 

India^  Uttt  you  hMtated  to  accept  it. 
But,  upon  maturer  delibention,  70U 
felt  that  a  call  iroa  made  upon  you^* 
call,  to  disobey  which  would  axgue  a 
culpable  distrust  of  the  protection  of 
Him  who  made  it.  You  assured  your- 
self, that  the  requisite  strength  would 
be  supplied  by  the  same  Admighty 
Power,  which  imposed  the  burthen. 
Among  the  circumsti^jices  which  have 
attended  your  recent  appointment*  the 
Society  dwell  upon  this  with  peculiar 

.,  satisfaction ;  inasmuch  as  it  forms  a 
striking  feature  of  resemblance  between 
your  Lordship  and  your  lamented  Pre- 
decessor ;  who,  like  you,  originally  felt, 
and,  like  you,  subsequently  overcame,  a 
reluctance  to  undertske  the  administra- 
tion of  the  Indian  Diocese. 

Before  that  accomplished  Prelate 
quitted  his  native  shores,  which  he  was, 
alas  I  destined  never  to  revisit,  this 
Society,  in  a  Valedictory  Address,  en« 
treated  him  to  honour  with  his  counte* 
nance  and  protection  their  exertions 
for  the  propagation  and  maintenance  of 
the  Christian  Beligion  in  the  East. 
They  stated  their  exertions  to' consist, 
)n  sending  out  Missionaries— in  pro- 
curing Translations,  into  the  Dialects 
of  Hindostaa,  of  the  Scriptures  and  the 
Liturgy  of  our  Church,  and  distributing 
jtbem  throughout  the  country — and  in 
encouraging  the  Erection  of  Schools, 

'  for  the  InstrucUon  of  Children,  as  well 
of  fiuropeans  as  of  Natives.  They  fur- 
iher  invited  his  attention  to  the  forma- 
tion of  Institutions  in  imitation  of  the 
Diocesan  and  District  Committees, 
which  had  about  that  period  been  esta- 
blished in  different  parts  of  England 
and  Wales. 

In  the  Designs  recommended  to  his . 
notice  by  the  Society,  your  lamented 
.Predecessor  was  pleased  to  promise  his 
cordial  co-operation.  Under  his  foster- 
ing Care,  Committees  were  formed  in 
.the  three  Presidencies  and  in  Ceylon^ 
from  the  labours  of  which  the  most  be- 
•neficial  results  have  arisen.  The  limits, 
which,  the  Society  must  prescribe  to 
themselves  in  the  present  Address,  will 
not  allow  them  to  enter  into  a  minute 
detail  of  thdir  results  1  yet  they  cannot 
deny  themselves  the  gratification  of 
•  particularly  referring  to  the  re^establfsh- 
ment  of  the  Vepery  Mission  Press, 
through  the  interposition  of  the. Madras 
'  Committee ;  «  measure  fraught  with 
.  the  roost  important  benefits  to  t)ie  cause 
i.ef  the  Gospel,  since  it   supplies  the 


KIMODOM.  [JVl^X, 

means  of  diflUsing  through  the  whole  of 
Southern  India  t&  Word  of  knowledge 
and  of  life. 

The  same  countenance,  with  which 
your  Predecessor  honoured  their  past 
labours,  the  Society  now  entreat  your 
Lordship  to  bestow  upon  their  future 
exertions.  "The  nature  of  the  olgecto  to 
which  those  exertions  are  directed  wiU, 
we  are  assured,  of  itself  constitute,  in 
your  estimation,  a  title  sufiicient  to 
your  support.  Y6t  we  cannot  but  in- 
dulge the  hope,  that  you  will  be  induced 
to  regard  them  with  an  eye  of  especial 
favour,  by  the  consideration  that  they 
proceed  from  the  Society  for  Promoting 
Christian  Knowledge.  Though  you  have 
been  precluded,  by  the  distance  of  your 
residence  from  the  Metropolis,  and  by 
more  pressing  avocations,  from  attend- 
ing the  Meetings  and  taking  an  active 
part  in  the  business  of  the  Society,  stiU 
ample  proofs  have  not  been  wanting  of 
your  friendly  disposition  toward  them. 
Your  name  has  long  been  enrolled  in 
the  list  of  their  Members;  and  they 
feel  both  pleasure  and  gratitude,  when 
they  reflect,  that  you  condescended  to 
close  your  ministerial  labours  in  this 
country  by  a  Discourse  delivered  at 
their  request,  and,  if  they  may  be  al- 
lowed to  use  the  expression,  in  their 
service. 

It  now  only  remains  to  assure  your 
Lordship,  if  such  an  assurance  is  indeed 
necessary,  that,  in  quitting  your  native 
land,  you  bear  with  you  the  esteem  and 
the  regret  of  the  Society.  Though  re- 
moved to  a  distant  quarter  of  the  globe, 
you  will  still  be  present  to  our  thoughts. 
Every  event,  which  befals  you,  will  be 
to  us  a  subject  of  the  liveliest  interest: 
and,  with  our  prayers  for  the  success  of 
your  public  labours,  we  shall  mingle  our 
petitions  for  your  personal  safety  and 
welfiure ;  humbly  beseeching  the  Giver 
of  all  good  gifts,  that  He  will  be  pleased 
to  shower  His  choicest  earthly  blessings 
on  your  head,  till  He  shall  at  length 
call  you,  in  the  ftriness  of  age  and  ho- 
nour, to  receive  that  eternal  reward, 
which  Heiuis  reserved,  in  His  heavenly 
-  kingdom,  for  those  who  are  the  instru- 
nients  of  turning  many  unio  righletmu 
nes$, 

R^y  f»fthe  Bishop  of  Culculla, 
In  reference  to  himself  and  the 
diflSculties  of  his  undertaking,  the 
Bishop  says — 

I  cannot  forget,  that  it  was  Uiis  So- 


1825.3  tTKlTlD  KINGDOM. 

ciety  which  admlBiattred  to  the  wants 
and  directed  the  energies  of  the  first 
Protestant  Missionaries  to  Hindostan ; 
that,  under  its  auspices,  at  a  later  period, 
Swarus,  and  Gerick^,  and  Kohlhoif, 
went  forth  to  sow  the  seeds  of  light  and 
happiness  in  that  henighted  country; 
and  that,  still  more  recently,  within 
these  sacred  walls  (for  sacred  I  will 
venture  to  call  them,  when  I  consider 
the  purposes  to  which  they  are  devoted, 
and  the  prayers  by  which  they  are  hal- 
lowed) Bishop  Middleton  bade  adieu  to 
that  country  which  he  loved,  and  to  that 
Church  of  which  he  was  one  of  the 
brightest  ornaments.  With  such  ex- 
amples of  learning  and  holiness  around 
me,  with  such  mcSels  of  Christian  Zeal 
before  me,  I  may  well  he  acquitted  of 
assumed  humility,  when  I  profess  a  deep 
and  painful  sense  of  my  own  insufficiency. 

His  Lordship  speaks  of  his  future 
course  as 

—  that  awful  and  overpowering  en- 
terprise, which  (if  I  know  my  own  heart) 
I  can  truly  say,  I  undertake  not  in  my 
own  strength,  but  in  an  humble  reliance 
on  the  prayers  and  counsels  of  the  good 
and  the  wise,  and  on  that  assistance, 
above  all,  which,  whosoever  seeks  it 
(aithfuUy,  shall  never  &il  of  receiving. 

Oh  the  encouragement  afforded 
by  the  progress  of  the  Society's 
Missions,  the  Bishop  thus  speaks— 

Nor,  my  Lord  Archbishop,  will  I  seek 
to  dissemble  my  cowriction,  that,  slow 
as  the  growth  of  truth  must  be  in  a  soil 
su  strange  and  hitherto  so  Sfnritoally 
barren,  distant  as  the  period  may  be 
when  any  very  considerable  proportion 
of  the  Natives  of  India  shall  lift  up 
their  bands  to  the  Lord  of  Hosts,  yet, 
in  the  degree  of  progress  which  has  been 
made,  enousfa  cSt  promise  is  given  to 
remove  all  &apondency  as  to  the  even- 
tual issue  of  our  labours. .  When  we 
recollect,  that  one  hundred  years  have 
scarcely  passed  away,  since  the  fint 
Missionaries  of  this  Society  essayed, 
under  every  imaginable  circumstance  of 
difficulty  and  discouragement,  to  plant 
their  grain  of  mustard-seed  in  the  Car- 
natic— when  we  look  back  to  those 
Apostolic  Men,  with  few  resources  save 
what  this  Society  supplied  to  them; 

without  EKCOURAOS]CEMT,withoUtSUF- 

PORT ;  compelled  to  commit  themselves, 
not  to  the  casi^  hospitality,  but  to 
the  systematic  and  bigoted  ikuospita- 


281^ 

UTT  of  the  Natives;  seated  la  the 
street,  because  no  house  would  rec^ve 
them;  acquiring  a  new  and  difficult 
language,  at  the  dobrs  of  the  schooh^ 
from  the.  children  tracing  their  letter^ 
on  the  sand— can  we  refrsin, '  not  only 
from  admiring  the  faith  and  patience  of 
those  eminent  Saints,  but  from  compar* 
ing  their  situation  with  the  port  which 
Christianity  now  assumes  in  the  East, 
and  indulging  the  hope,  that,  one  cen- 
tury more,  and  the  thousands  of  con- 
verts, which  our  Missionaries  already 
number,may  be  extended  into  a  mighty 
multitude,  who  will  look  ba^  with  gra- 
titude to  this  Society,  as  the  first  dis- 
penser of  those  sacred  truths  which  will 
then  be  their  guide  and  their  consola- 
tion? 

In  allusion  to  the  manner  in  which 
the  Bishop  of  Bristol  had  spoken 
of  him,  tlie  Bishop  of  Calcutta  ob* 
serves — 

There  is  no  man  who  knows  better 
than  myself-— and  this,  my  I^ord,  is  no 
time  for  dissembling — ^how  little  these 
praises  are  deserved.  Yet  even  these 
praises,  by  God*s  gr^e,  I  would  fao})e 
may  not  be  useless  to  me.  They  may. 
teach  me  what  manner  of  man  the  So- 
ciety for  Promoting  Christian  Know- 
ledge desires  as  her  agent  and  corre- 
spondent in  India :  they  m^y  teach  mt 
what  manner  of  man  a  Bishop  of  Cal- 
cutta ought  to  be-— what  manner  of  man 
Bishop  Middleton  was — and  what  man- 
ner of  man,  though  at  an  humble  dis- 
tance, I  must  endeavour,  by  God's  help* 
to  become. 

I  can  only  conclude  by  expressing,  so 
far  as  words  can  express,  to  your  Grace, 
to  the  distinguished  Prelates  around 
you,  and  to  the  Socie^  for  Promoting 
Christian  Knowledgis  in  general,  my 
gratitude  for  the  private  and  personsl. 
as  well  as  public  kindness  and  county 
nance,  with  which  you  have  honoured 
me^—my  gratitude,  and  that  of  the  In- 
dian Church,  for  the  splendid  bounty, 
of  which  you  have  made  me  the  dispen- 
ser—my gratitude  for  the  patienoe  and 
indulgence  with  which  you  have  now 
heard  me — my  gratitude^  above  aU,  for 
those  prayers,  which  you  have  promised 
to  offisr  up  on  my  behalf  to  the  Throne^ 
of  Grace  and  Mei^y.  Accept,  in  return, 
the  blessing  of  a  gratefril  heart :  accept 
the  settled  purpose  of  my  mind  to  devote, 
what  little  talent  I  possess,  to  the  great 
Cause  in  which  all  our  hearts  are  en<« 


4n  niTM 

iM4i  w>4  foe  yMi  il  iB  wl  our  duty 
mSf9  Wt  our  iUuiitnotti  privftegO)  ti» 


Besidefl  Hit  Graee  thQ  Arch- 
Msbop  of  CanterbarjTy  who  was  in 
^e  chair,  and  the  Bishop  of  Bris- 
tol and  Calcutta^  there  were  present, 
op  this  occasion,  the  Archbishop  of 
Publin»  the  Bishops  of  London,  St. 
t>avid's»  Chester,  and  Llandaff, 
Lords  Keayoa  and  Lilford,  the 
DettB  of  Carlisle,  Sir  T.  Dyke 
Aeland,  Bart.,  Sir  Robert  Harry 
Inglis,  Bart.,  the  Archdeacons  of 
J^ondoni  St.  AU>an*s,  rolchester, 
Stafford,  Cletreland,  and  Northamp- 
ton, the  Hon.  and  Rct.  the  Master 
of  Magdalen  College,  Cambridge, 
lind  a  larga  assemblage  of  other 
Mend>ers  of  the  Society. 

Bocisrr  FOR  tbe  con9^srsion  of 

WBST^INDU  SLAVES, 

Stdic  tf  the  Socittg. 
Taa  following  Qimilaff  has  latdy 
ppMXtd  :— 

This  Society,  wMch  derxres  its  exist- 
itaace  from  the  charitable  donation  of 
the  Hon.  Robert  Boyle,  and  was  incor- 
porated at  the  instance  of  the  Rieht 
kererend  BeOby  Porteua,  D.  D.,  £te 
Bishopof  London,  has  pleasure  in  an- 
Boimcuw  its  Tery  satisfkctoiy  pinogress 
toward  Uie  aStsmment  of  its  truly  im- 
portant oljects ;  and  the  remoTal,  in  a 
great  degree,  of  the  difficulties,  which, 
El  tile  year  1809,  induced  it  to  suspend 
for  a  time  the  collection  of  those  contri- 
pmtions  which  It  is  authorijeed  by  its 
Charter  fe  reeeive  from  the  public. 

Theprteetpal  oT  those  dHBculties, 
via.  tMt  ^WfgB^tifft:iaefffmen  of  the 
SHahiMed  Chur^  well  qualified  in 
all respeetsSe co-epenitewith  the  Clergy 
of  the  IsftMids  im  the  Conrersion  and 
tteUgliBpii  IttsCnietinn  of  the  Negroes, 
is  now conridera^ly  lessened;  while, on 
ffaedlKfer  hand,  the  applicaition  for  such 
mMm^  ftwn  the  Antherities^  Pro- 
prietary and  fahabiSants  xn  the  Colo. 
p.ti9y  tttsdi  exceed  the  means  whieh  the 
fixan  of  tbe  9odMy  (though  not  incon- 
SidenAIss  end  irtwiaaed  with  tiiegyestest 
/teonemy)  can  snppfy. 

tinder  these  chrcuantances,  the  So- 
/AMy  feel  it  a  dttty  agahi  to  aiibiid  to 
sVwfio  txe  auidoos  f^r  the  000^  of  their 
nfUft^oMfxm^  dr  faitit^^  in  the 


prosperi^  of  the  Colonies,  sa  opportu* 
nity  of  exercising  their  bencrolenoe,  by 
contributing  to  the  Funds  of 'the  So. 
dety :  and  they  haire  tbe  satisfmction  of 
stating,  that  liberal  contributions  bans 
been  already  offered  by  persons  of  the 
highest  distinction  both  in  Church  and 
Stale,  as  well  as  by  several  of  the  most 
considerable  Proprietors  in  the  West^ 
India  Islands. 

The  Society  was  incorporated  in 
1794.  Its  object  is  the  Conversion 
and  Religious  Instruction  of  the 
Negro  Slaves  in  the  British  West- 
India  Islands. 

Freiidculy 

Ei^t  Hon.  and  Right  Bev.  the  Lord 

Bishop  of  London. 

Fi€e.Preii4eHt9f 

Right  Hon.  Robert  Peel. 

Bight  Bev.  the  Lord  Bishop  of  Llandaff. 

Very  Rev.  the  Dean  of  Westminster. 

Bight  Hon.  the  Lord  Mayor. 

TrcMiurerj 

Thomas  Porteus*  Esq. 

Jonathan  Tyers  Burett,  B.  D. 

Subscribers  of  Two  Guineas  per 
annum,  and  Benefactors  of  Twenty 
Pounds,  become  Honorary  Mem- 
bers of  the  Society. 

Tlie  business  of  the  Society  is 
transacted  at  No.  14,  Duke  Street, 
Westsunster. 

CHUKCa  MISStONJIlY  SOCIFTY. 

Dtsirening  Iniett^eneefrom  Sierra 

Leone. 
Most  of  our  Readers  will  have  pro- 
bably leamedi  from  the  Public 
Papers,  that  a  heavy  affliction  has 
befallen  the  Colony  of  Sierra  Leone, 
in  a  fatal  Fever  which  has  carried 
off  nati^  of  the  Europeans.  The 
Society,  in  the  loss  of  its  Missiona- 
ries and  Friends,  has  very  severely 
sufi^ed.  Never  did  the  Committee 
receive  such  an  accumulation  of 
heavy  tidings,  as  came,  tbie  last 
month,  in  wick  suocession,  in  the 
course  otfa  few  days.  Not  o»h  have 
both  the  Chaplaina  of  the  Colony 
been  removed  from  their  labours, 
but  three  of  die  Labourers  in  im- 
taeJBate  connection  with  the  So^atf 


1823v}  VKITED 

have  departed  tl»i  life :  two  of  these 
^hree,  Mr.  James  Bunyer  and  the 
Rev.W.  U.SchemeU  had  but  just 
entered  on  their  work.  The  report 
of  the  other  death  which  we  have  the 
pain  to  record — that  of  the  Hev.  W. 
Johnson — will  he  heard  with  that 
deep  regret  which  accompanies  the 
departure  of  well-known  and  l<mg- 
tried.  friends. 

All  these  Christian  Labourers 
have  left  Widows.  Mrs.  Johnson, 
in  England,  was  anxiously  waiting 
the  arrival  of  her  Husband,  whose 
chief  object  in  his  visit  to  this  coun- 
try was  once  more  to  see  her  in  this 
world.  Mrs.  Flood  arrived  in  the 
vessel  in  which  her  Husband  died. 
Mrs.  Palmer,  Mrs.  Scheme!,  and 
Mrs.  Bunyer,  are,  at  present,  in 
Africa. 

This  distressing  intelligence  is 
not,  however,  without  some  allevia- 
tion. The  Mission,  which  has  been 
thus  a£9icted,  is  still  greatly  blessed 
of  God:  its  Converts  continue  to 
multiply  in  number  and  to  grow  in 
grace ;  and  one  and  another  of  them 
is  added,  with  the  best-grounded 
hope  of  usefulnete,  to  the  body  of 
Native  Teachers.  It  is  obvious, 
that  it  is  on  this  class  of  Labourers, 
under  the  blessine  of  God,  that  the 
extension  of  Chrjstianitv  in  Africa 
must  chiefly  depend.  The  destruc- 
tive itoEuence  of  the  tropical  clt- 
mates  of  this  continent  on  the  health 
and  lives  of  Europeans,  renders  the 
preparation  and  increase  of  compe- 
tent Native  Instructors  a  point  of 
first  importance  with  the  Societies 
which  are  aiming  to  benefit  Africa. 
The  Committee  cannot,  therefore, 
but  fee!  thankful,  in  the  midst  of 
the  trials  of  the  Mission,  that  these 
Labourers  continue  to  multiply. 

But  the  work  which  has  been  be- 
giiD,asid  has  received  auchablessing 
from  God,  must  be  maintained.  The 
CofimiUee  feel  this  Dispensation 
of  Providence  a  loud  call  on  them 
f  o  mature,  as  speedily  as  possible, 
the  system  of  Missionary  Prepara- 
tiw  ¥Mob  they  have  in  hand)  that 


KiNQooy.  2M  . 

well-inttmcted  Labourers  may  be 
ready  to  take  the  field :  and  tliey 
cannot  but  hope  that  the  Members 
of  the  Society  will  feel  it  their  duty  ' 
to  assist  this  object,  both  by  their 
liberal  contributions  and  their  ear- 
nest prayers. 

The  Committee  have  thought  it 
right,  on  this  solemn  occasion,  to 
put  on  record  their  feelings,  which 
they  have  dune  in  the  following 
Minute  and  Resohition : — 

At  a  Meeting  of  the  Committee  of  tbe 
Charch  Missiottarr  Society,  held  od  Monday 
the  14th  of  July,  1833,  the  SecreUry  sUled 
that  he  had  very  afflicting  inteifigence  to 
report  from  Sierra  Leone,  not  lean  than 
Firt  persons  connected  with  tbe  Society 
having  been  removed  from  thenr  laboors 
between  the  SOtb  of  April  aud  the  Sth  of 
May,  among  whom  was  their  exoelleal 
friend,  the  Rev.  W.  Johnson.  On  Sunday, 
April  the  2l)th,  Mr.  James  Banyer,  School- 
master in  FVeetown,  died  about  One  o'clock 
in  the  morning,  after  a  short  illness,  and 
was  horied  the  tame  evening— FW«fay,  the 
25th,  the  Rev.  W.  H.  Scbemel  died,  after 
several  weeks  dec1inc*-Saltirdb|r,  the  *^6tb. 
the  remains  ofMr.Schemel  were  committea 
to  the  grave :  on  the  same  day,  the  Rev.\y'. 
Johnson  sailed  for  England,  appa^ntfy  in 
perfect  health— 7Ves<fejv,  the  SQth,  Mr. 
Johnson  was  taken  WV^Saimtday,  May  ihm 
3d,  the  Rev.  S.  FlobH,  First  CoIomI 
Chaplain,  sailed  for  England,  somewhat  in* 
disposed  at  the  time ;  and  on  tbe  same  (fay 
the  Rev.  W.  Johnson  died  at  sea.— ^MndStiy, 
the  4th,  the  Rev.  H.  Palmer,  Second  Colo- 
nial Chaplain,  peached  in  tiie  morning  at 
Freetown,  ana  administered  the  L*rd'a 
Supper)  but  was  taken  ill  in  the  afternoon, 
and  was  carried  np  to  Regent's  Town— 
Tuet€lav,  the  6th,  the  Rev.  8.  Flood  died  at 
sea— ITeofiresiftty.  the  8th,  the  Rev.  E.Fnl- 
mer  died  at  Regent's  Town . 

Resolved,  that,  while  the  Committee 
record  with  grief  and  regret  the  death  of 
these  valuaUe  ftlends  and  kboureni  of 
tbe  Society,  and  flympftthice  with  Ibeir 
afflicted  widows  and  relatives  in  tbeir 
bereavements,  ihej  desire  to  bow  with 
submission  to  the  Divine  Will;  and  to 
urge  on  aU  the  Members  of  the  Society 
the  duty  of  special  prayer  to  Almighty 
God,  that  He  would  sanctify  to  all  con>. 
cemed  this  trjring  Dispensation  of  His 
Providence^would  take  the  African 
Missionaries  and  Cenverts  under  His 
gracious  protectkm^-^ad  would  reader 
efficient,  by  the  mflnence  of  the  Holy 
Spirit,  tbe  endeiTOUTS  of  the  Society  to 
supply  fidtfafvl  Laboortrs  in  the  Mia- 
sion,  and  esptdally  to  prepare  NaUre 
Teadters  who  may  be  the  mcMisiiiHis 


894  UKITSD 

band  of  perpetuating  and  extending  in 
Africa  the  saving  knowledge  of  Chnst. 

This  distressing  intelligence  soon 
became  known  to  many  of  the  So- 
ciety's friends.  One  of  them,  in 
connection  with  a  prindpal  County 
Association,  among  the  chief  mem- 
bers of  which  Mr.  Johnson  was  well 
known,  expresses  to  the  Secretary 
sentiments  on  his  death,  which  will 
be  felt  wherever  his  character  and 
labours  are  duly  appreciated : — 

How  deeply  are  we  all  affected  at  the 
account  of  Mr.  Johnaon'i  death  !  Such 
another  loss  could  scarcely  have  been 
.  laid  upon  us.  I  fieel  for  his  poor  children  in 
Africa,  for  you,  and  for  our  common  hope. 

Still  how  very  much  remains  to  com- 
fort us !  Mr.  Johnson's  work  has  evi- 
dently the  stamp  of  God  upon  it.  It  is 
so  firmly  established,  that  no  human  op- 
positioh  can  overthrow  it.  He  has  been 
enabled  to  raise  up  many  who  will  enter 
into  his  labours.  But,  above  all,  the  spirit 
of  prayer  will  be  so  deeply  and  increas- 
ingly excited,  both  for  his  Congregation 
and  the  Mission,  that  we  cannot  doubt, 
but  that  He,  who  has  thus  cast  us  down, 
will  work  even  a  greater  blessinff  by  the 
death  of  Mr.  Johnson,  than  his  life  would 
have  been  to  us.  May  we  be  enabled  to 
exercise  Faith  in  His  Mercy ! 

In  our  city,  where  he  was  known,  his 
death  will  be  greatly  deplored .  We  riiall 
have,  this  evening,  a  Special  Meeting,  in 
which  one  object  will  be  to  seek  a  double 
blessing  on  the  work  of  Missions ;  and  I 
trust  that  we  shall  all  feel,  in  conse- 
quence of  this  bereavement,  both  en- 
couraged to  come  with  more  boldness 
to^the  Throne  of  Grace,  and  stimulated 
in  our  own  exertions. 

We  trust  that  these  feelings  will 
be  very  wideTy  awakened  by  the  sad 
events  which  we  have  recorded. 

Fuller  details  on  this  afflicting 
subject  will  be  found  under  the  head 
of  Sierra  Leone,  in  a  subsequent 
part  of  this  Number. 

PBOCEEDIKOS  OF  ASSOCIATIOKS. 

Eighth  Annivenary  of  the  OerkenmeU. 
The  Annual  Meeting  was  held  in  St* 
James's  Chapel,  Pentonville,on  Monday 
the  2dd  of  June;  theBev.  Thomas  Shep- 
paid  yjifiaister  of  the  Parish,  in  the  Chair. 

MoT«n  wid  Saocindcra.  & 

TIm  AttittuitSecreUry  of  Um  Sodetj.  vk  Mr, 


KIVGDO&r.  [jUtY, 

J.Bnrtt— Rav.DftWd  Koell,  Mid  Mr.  J.  Aspia— 

Hev.  T.  Mortimtr,  and  Rev.  Solomon  ngott— Rev. 

T.W«lMter.  aad  Mr.  J.  BarU— And  Mr.  R. Smart. 

•od  R«T.  D.  RttcU. 

TaUh  jhmiversary  of  thg  Nar/M  amd 
Norwich. 

Sermons  were  preached,  on  Sundsy, 
June  the  29th— at  St.  Lawrence's,  Nor- 
wich, in  the  morning,  and  at  Carleton 
Rode,  in  the  evening,  by  the  Bev.  T.  S. 
Grimshaw — and  at  Loddon  and  St.  Ed- 
mund's, Norwich,  by  the  Rev.  6. 
Hodson. 

A  Meeting  of  the  Contributors  was 
held  on  Monday  Evening,  at  Wjfmond- 
ham,  at  which  Mr.  Hodson  attended  ; 
and  another  Meeting,  the  same  evening, 
at  Carleton  Rode,  at  which  Mr.  Grim- 
shaw  attended. 

Sermons  were  preached,  on  Tuesday 
Eveninff,  at  St.  Augustine's  and  St. 
Michael's  at  Plea,  by  the  Assistant  Se- 
.  cretarj  and  Mr.  Grimshaw;  and  at  St. 
Lawrence's,  on  Thursday  Evening,  by 
the  Rev.  G.  Hodson. 

The  Annual  Meeting  was  held  in  St. 
Andrew's  Hall,  on  AV^ednesday  July  the 
3d;  G.  S.  Kett,  Esq.,  in  the  chair. 

Mover*  and  Seconders. 
Rev.Francis  Cunoioffham,  and  tbii  AssUtaatSacre- 
tary^Rev.  H.  Oirdleatooe.  and  R«r.  T.S.Grim- 
»^w— Rev.  G.  Glover,  and  Bev.  H  Tacy— Rav.C. 
D.  Brereton,  and  Rev.O.  Hod»on~and  tha  Vene- 
rable the  Archdeacon,  and  the  Rev.  Frederick 
Bevan. 

A  Meeting  was  held  in  the  evening 
of  that  day,  in  the  same  place,  designed 
chieflj  for  the  Contributors  to  the  Asso- 
ciation from  among  the  Labouring  Or- 
ders, the  Rev.  John  Cubitt  in  the  Chair; 
and  was  addressed  by  the  Rev.  Messrs. 
Brereton,  Bickersteth,  Hodson,  Cun- 
ningham,  Grimshaw,  and  Tacy,  and  by 
John  Joseph  Gumey,  Esq. 

Aboiit  1  SO/.,  including  Donations,  was 
collected. 

Formation  of  the  L^tm  and  WeiU 
Norfolk  Branch. 

On  Sunday,  the  S9th  of  June^  Sov 
mons  were  preached,  at  St.  Mamiet's 
Church,  and  St.  Nicholas'  Ch^iel,  Lynn, 
by  the  Rev.  James  Scholefield  and  the 
Assistant  Secretary.  On  the  following 
day,  a  Meeting  was  held  in  the  Town 
Hall,  the  Rev.  Robert  Hankinson  in  tha 
Chair.  The  Rev.  8.  Allen,  the  Afinister 
of  Lynn,  attended  and  addressed  the. 
Meeting ;  and  a  very  deli^tfid  spirit 
prevailed  among  those  assembled.  In- 
cluding I>onation89  about  £.70  was  con- 
tributed. 

Mown  and  Seconders. 
Rav.  £.  Edwards,  and  the  Aiai«uat  Seccjetpry^ 


OHITJID  KIMQOOM. 


Jigiw,  C.O*  Breretoo,  and  Rat.  O.  Btpm-  Ray.  If. 

Joveu,Mid  K«^.  R.E.  HankinsoD— «xid  Ktv.  Jttinet 

Scbolefield.  «hd  Rev.  Mr.  IUv«». 

PreiUtniy 
Lord  W.  Bentinck, 

Daniel  Gurney,  Esq. 

Secrctarie$y 

Rer.  £.  Edwards  and  Dr.  AVbiting. 

An  Associatidn  had  been  in  operation 

for  some  years  at  Lynn,  but  had  not 

been  regulailj  formed. 

Fint  Anniveriary  of  the  Blaekkeaik. 

The  Meeting  was  held,  in  the  Large 
Room  at  the  Green  Man,  on  Saturdily 
the  5th  of  July,  the  Right  Hon.  Lord 
Bexley  in  the  Chair. 

Movers  and  Seconders. 
Tlie  Astiktant  Secretary,  and  Rev.  K.  Selwyn— 
Rev.  W.  'lerrot,  and  Rev.  T.  Mortimer—Rev.  T. 
I»ale,and  IJ.  Wardell.  l^sq.— John  Cator,  Eiq.and 
E  Sttler.  EcMi.— and  Sir  John  Webb,  and  W.  Jen- 
uey,  Esq. 

Formaiion  of  the  Shoreditck  Ladie$* 

jdnociaUon. 
A  Meeting  was  held,  on  Friday  Even- 
ing the  8th  of  July,  in  the  Parochial 
S<£ool  Room  of  St.  Leonardos  Shore- 
ditcb,for  the  purpose  of  forming  a  Ladies* 
Association  in  aid  of  the  North-East 
London  Association .  The  Rev.  T.  Mor- 
timer,  Lecturer  of  St.  Leonard's,  was  in 
the  Chair.  The  Meeting  was  addressed 
by  the  Chairman,  by  the  Assistant  Se- 
cretary  of  the  Society,  by  the  Rev.  W. 
Evanson,  and  by  John  Ballance,  Esq. 
A  Committee  of*Twenty-thrce  Ladies 
was  appointed. 

Treasurer, 

Mrs.  Mortimer. 

Secreiarie$, 

Miss  AVink  worth  and  Miss  Gregory. 

HBfVrOUSDLAND  EDUCATION  SOCIETY, 

Formation  and  Object  of  the  Society. 
At  a  Meeting,  held  on  the  30th 
of  June,  at  the  London  Coffee 
House,  John  Wells,  Eso.  M.  P.  in 
the  Chair,  a  Society  was  formed  for 
promoting  the  Education  and  Im- 
prorement  of  the  Poor  in  the  Island 
of  Newfoun^illand. 

Movers  and  Secondei^. 
John  Dent*  Esq.  M.  P..  and  O.  R.  Robinson, 
Esq.— Joseph  Butterworth.  Esq.  M.  P.  and  lieut. 
Vicars,  R.  E.— John  Bacon.  Esq.  and  W.  II.  Trant, 
Esq.— Rev.  C.  Neville,  and  Rev.Davfd  Hoell— and 
Rev.  U.  Budd,  and  Hicoard  Eaton,  Esq. 

Fice^Patron, 
Eight  Hon.  the  Earlof  Liverpool* 
PteMaU^ 
Bight  Hon.  Earl  Bathurst. 


Sd5 


MreaiMTtT^ 

John  Wells,  Esq.  M.  P. 

Secretaries, 

G.  K.  Robmson,  Esq.     S.  Codner,  Esq. 

Twenty^our  Noblemen  and  Gentlemen 

have  been  appointed  Vice*Presidents. 

This  Society  owes  its  formation  to  the 
unwearied  exertions  of  Samuel  Codner, 
Esq.  of  Teignmouth,  who  has  been  long 
connected  with  Newfoundland ;  and  has, 
in  frequent  visits,  witnessed,  with  grief, 
the  ignorant  and  degraded  state  of  the 
lower  orders. 

JVecetnlyfor  thit  Imtitution. 
From  an  Address  to  the  Meeting 
by  Francis  Forbes,  Esq.  late  Chief 
Justice  of  Newfoundland,  we  shall 
extract  some  passages  which  will 
shew  the  importance  of  establishing 
a  Society  of  this  nature : — 

A  remarkable  want  of  information  pre- 
vailed with  respect  to  the  Aborigines  of 
Newfoundhmd.  Of  these  people,  there 
bad  been  only  two  taken  alive,  in  the 
remembrance  of  tlie  oldest  settlers.  He 
^  had  the  good  fortune  to  see  one  of  these 
two.  He  was  prepared,  by  previous  ac- 
counts, to  expect  beings  of  superior  sa- 
vageness  and  ferocity :  on  the  contrary, 
he  found  qualities  in  this  Indian  whidi 
excited  the  greatest  surprise :  there  was 
a  delicacy  and  propriety  of  deportment 
which  could  not  well  be  exceeded  ;  and 
he  found  a  very  sufficient  reason,  as  he 
thought,  for  this  phenomenon,  on  dis- 
covering  that  the  Indians  of  the  Colony 
had  never  been  supplied  by  Europeans 
with  spirits  or  gunpowder. 

This  Colony  was  the  oldest  possession 
of  the  British  Crown;  and  had  always 
been  a  source  of  wealth,  and,  as  a  nur- 
sery  for  hardy  seamen,  a  main  cause  of 
the  national  prosperity.  The  population 
was  about  70,000.  For  this  whole  popu- 
lation there  were  but  16  Schools » one 
School  to  between  4000  and  5000  in- 
habitants. 

Having  traced  the  causes  of  the 
distress  which  the  Labouring 
Orders  had  frequently  suffered, 
Mr.  Forbes  added —     • 

Eleemosynary  grants  could  never  be 
of  any  great  advantage  in  supporting  a 
whole  people.  It"  was  of  much  more 
consequence  to  give  them  wholesome 
Moral  Institutions,  and  especially 
Schools.  He  felt  sure  that  the  object 
could  Aot  fail.    They  were  happy  in 


fi9« 

laying  the  foundaHon  of  this  Inatitu- 
tion.  Tkete  adts  were  among  the  ge- 
nuine  triumphs  of  the  nation:  these 
were  not  triumphs  for  a  day:  they 
would  outlive  the  lustre  of  even  our 
iiational  glory,  and  would  cause  number^ 
yet  unborn  to  bless  the  Britt^h  Name. 

Contineiit. 


FRANCE. 

PARIS  BiULE  SOCIETY. 

Slate  and  Pirogreu  of  the  Society. 
At  the  Fourth  Anniversary  of  thi« 
Society,  held  on  the  16th  of  April, 
the  Marquis  de  Jaucourt,  the  Pre- 
sident, gave  the  following  view  of 
the  success  and  the  prospects  of  the 
Society : — 

From  every  quarter,  we  declare  it 
with  joy,  the  voice  of  the  friends  of  the 
Gospel  responds  to  ours:  the  number 
of  our  Auxiliaries  increases;  several 
are  already  surrounded  with  Branches 
and  Associations :  even  the  less-fa- 
voured,  classes  with  regard  to  wealth, 
are  eager  to  bring  their  hard<eamed 
offerings  at  the  end  of  every  week. 
We  are,  indeed,  still  very  far  from 
being  able  to  compare  our  progress  to 
that  of  other  Societies,  which  have 
been  longer  established  than  ours,  par- 
ticularly in  countries  where  the  Go- 
vernments have  openly  declared  them- 
selves favourable  to  Biblical  Labours : 
yet  we  have  just  cause  for  thanksgiv- 
ingp  to  the  Providence  of  God,  for  hav- 
ing brought  us  to  the  point  at  which 
we  are  now  arrived. 

We  reckon  confidently  on  fUture 
progress ;  for  it  is  impossible  that  our 
brethren  in^  the  faith  ^ould  hesitate  to 
take  their  share  in  a  work  so  perfectly 
conformable  to  their  principles:  it  is 
impossible  for  fk'iends  of  order  and  of 
religion  to  refuse  it  their  approbation, 
whatever  may  otherwise  be .  the  di£» 
ferences  in  their  opinion. 

We  shall  still  be  obliged  to  have  re- 
-  course  to  foreign  presses,  in  order  to 
procure  the  .  Holy  Scriptures  in  that 
variety  of  languages,  sizes,  and  types, 
which  we  find  necessary  for  the  supply 
of  the  wants  of  all  our  brethren.  But 
we  are  happy  in  being  able  to  announce 
that,  in  future,  our  supf^s  will  chiefly 
be  furnished  by  the  presses  of  France : 
^ready,  three  editions  of  the  Bible^ 
fublUhed  at' Toulouse,  at  Montaahaih 


and  at  Paris,  two  stereotype  editions  of 
the  New  Testament  published  at  Paris, 
and  another  published  at  Montb^ard, 
iUmish  us  with  a  considerable  quantity 
of  copies  of  the  Holy  Scriptures. 

To  put  into  the  hands  of  all  our  fa- 
milies that  Book,  which  commands 
every  Christian  to  fear  God  and  to 
honour  the  King,  to  submit  himself  to 
every  ordinance  of  man  for  the  Lord*s 
sake— that  Holy  Book,  I  say,  the  basis 
of  all  order,  of  eveiy  virtue,  of  all*  true 
happiness — is  not  this^  renderii^  to 
public  and  domestic  morality,  to  the 
State,  and  to  its  families,  yea,  to  the 
Church  itself,  a  service  which  can 
neither  be  disputed  nor  misconstrued  P 

It  appeared  from  the  Keport, 
that  the  following  number  of  copies 
had  been  issued  during  the  year : — 

Bibles.  rests. 

Gratuitously  ....      686  609 

At  reduced  prices    .      397  133 

At  the  stated  prices     3544  4374 


Total   .      4627  519G 

In    reference   to   Auxiliaries  and 
Associations,  the  Report  stated — 

On  \he  3Ut  of  March,  1823,  there 
existed  83  Auxiliaries,  SI  Branch  So- 
cieties, and  1 2  Associations :  since  then, 
7  Auxiliaries,  4  Branches,  and  37  As- 
sociations, have  been  added — making  an 
increase  of  48,  during  the  past  year,  and 
the  total  of  Bible  Institutions  onb 
HUNnREO  aNi>  FouB.  Bosides  these, 
one  Consistorial  Society,  six  Auxi. 
liaries,  and  three  Branch  Societies,  are 
forming. 

The  Hon.  and  Kev.  Genird 
Noel  addressed  to  the  -Meeting,  in 
the  French  Language,  a  Speech 
which  powerfully  impressed  the 
whole  assembly.  In  an  Address 
by  Count  Vernuell,  Vice- Admiral 
of  France,  that  Nobleman  thus  re- 
ferred to  the  sentiments  which  had 
been  delivered  by  Mr.  Noel : — 

The  union  of  two  nations  so  long  se- 
parated by  war,  but  who  unite  at  pre- 
sent in  furtherance  of  pious  and  bene^ 
volent  institutions,  exhibits  to  the 
world  one  of  the  most  beautifld  spec- 
tacles ;  and  proves  that  it  is  not  in  the 
power  of  man  to  break  those  bonds, 
which  render  the  body  of  Christians 
but  one  family-  After  a  long  miUtary 
career,  during  which  my  duty  imposed 
upon  me  frsqpie&tly  the  neceiuty  of 


WSSrJ  OOKTiyBKT. 

fighting  the  Ei^llshy  I  am  happy,  at 
leDffth,  to  fiilfil  the  duties  of  aChnstnin; 
and  to  unite  my  exertions  to  joura. 
Sir,  for  the  good  of  all  men,  bjr  dissemi^ 
nating  on  earth  the  knowle^  of  the 
Divine  T^ord. 

BUSSIA. 

ReHrUtUmi  on  the  Baj^Uim  cf  ihe 
HetUhtn. 
Ik  a  late  Number  pf  the  Periodi- 
cal Accounts  of  the  Missions  of 
the  United  Brethren,  the  folloW- 
.  ing  Notice  appears  under  date  of 
Feb.  26th— 

In  answer  to  many  inquiries  respect^ 
ing  a  report  lately  spread  by  the  public 
papers,  that  the  Emperor  Alexander 
had  prohibited  the  preaching  of  the 
Gospel  by  the  Missionaries  of  the  Bre- 
thren's Church  among  the  Calmucs,  we 
mie  enabled  to  give  the  foUowing  ex- 
iplanatioB  :•— 

The  Brethren  at  Sarepta  had  applied 
to  the  Russian  Goyemment,  for  |>er- 
mission  to  carry  on  the  work  of  the 

eission  amonff  the  Heathen  in  the 
issian  Bdmmions,  in  the  manner 
usual  among  the  Brethren;  and  to 
instruct,  baptize,  and  collect  Congre- 
gations of  tho86  who  should  beliere  in 
Christ.  This  has  been  reftised,  on 
the  ground  of  an  old  existing  Law, 
that  no  Heathen,  u&der  Ru^ian  sway, 
sAiall  be  converted  to  Christianity  and 
baptised,  but  by  the  Russian  Greek 
Clekgy.  The  Emperor  himself  has  not 
the  power  to  alter  any  part  of  the 
Kcrlfsiastical  Laws ;  and  thus,  with  all 
good-will  toward  the  Brethren  and 
thehr  Misslnni»  he  cannot  interview 
But  particular  leave  has  been  ffiven  to 
preach  and  distribute  the  Ho^  Scrip- 
tures among  the  Calmucs :  Prhice  Ga- 
litein  trannnitted  six  Letters  to  the 
Calmuc  Princes,  to  direct  them  to  suf. 
Ibf  it  to  be  done  without  interruption. 
The  labours  of  the  Brethren*s  Missio* 
naries,  as  well  as  of  those  of  the  Scottish 
Churdi,  are  now  confined  to  these  ob- 
jects; but  the  Brethren  at  Sarepta  are 
greatly  perjdexed  to  know  how  to  cane 
m  the  small  congregation  of  Calmucs, 
'  ^  who,  with  Sodnom,  has  taken  refus;e 
witk  Ihcm :  they  are  twenty-two  m 
number,  and  some  of  them  appeartnily 
converted  to  God.  Under  these  cir- 
cumstances, we  Can  do  nothing  but  pa- 
t\btAky  wak  to  see,  by  what  means  {he 
Lord  wiUr^nsve  the  dlAci^tics  wbidl 


'  297 

now  apptaar  to  oUitruct  the  spread  of 
ilis  Gospel. 

.  From  some  remarks  on  the  above 
Notice,  printed  in  a  recent  Number 
of  the  Scottish  Missionary  Register, 
it  appears  that  the  restricfion-  in 
question  does  not,  in  fact,  extend 
to  the  Missions  of  the  Scottish  So* 
ciety.  We  extract  these  remarks  :— 

It  appears  that  the  Brethren  at  Sa- 
repta, having  lately  apjdied  to  the 
Russian  Government,  for  privileges  to 
carry  forward  with  effect  theur  Missio- 
nary Undertakings  in  that  country,  met 
jf  ith  a  refusal.  This  refusal,  however, 
does  not  interfere  with  the  privileges 
which  were  granted  to  the  Scottish 
Missionaries  at  Karass,  many  years  ago ; 
and  which  are  understood  to  be  of  a 
more  fiill  and  liberal  character,  than 
those  which  have  been  bestowed  on  any 
other  body  of  foreigners  titled  in  the 
3^U8sian  Empire, 

The  clauses  which  refer  to  the  recep- 
tion of  members  into  cmkch  fellowship, 
are  as  follows : — 

10.  Every  Cabardian.  Circauian,  er  6ther  Maha> 
medan  or  Heathen  who  is  not  a  Slave,  ahall  have 
liberty  to  embrace  the  reiy^  of  tlie  Colony,  antf 
become  a  member  of  it  with  tlie  consent  of  the  Com- 
mittee*. 

11.  Every  Cabardian,  Cireasaian,  Tartar,  er 
Heathen  Slave,  shall  have  liberty  to  rmbraee  the 
religion  of  the  Colony,  and  became  a  member  of  it, 
OB  pi^iiiff  to  bb  owner  the  tam  required,  with  the 
consent  of  the  Committee. 

Possessed  of  such  riehts,  the  Gom- 
mittee  have  only  cause  for  regret,  that 
it  has  not  been  in  their  power  to  exercisB 
them  more  firequently.  The  Sultan 
Kategerry  was  bapti^  at  Karass ;  and 
such  of  the  ransoined  Tartars,  as  from 
time  to  time  have,  been  thought  in  h 
state  suitable  for  the  reception  of  ChHi. 
tian  Baptism,  have  had  that  ordinance 
administered  to  them  at  this  Station*: 
alld  it  is  devoutly  to  be  wished,  that, 
through  the  blessing  of  God  resting  on 
the  preaching  of  the  Gospel,  multitudes 
may  soon  embrace  the  Christian  Futh, 
and  be  admitted  members  of  the  Chris- 
tian Church  at  Karass. 

Another  privilege,  yecxtliail  to  the 
Society's  establisbmeift  at  Karass,  is^ 
{he  power  of  giving  pasqx>rts  to  ifa 
membeiB,  to  settle  in  qther  parts  of  the 
Bussitti  Empire.  It-is  under  the  right 
whidi  this  privilege  confers  upon  them, 
and  with  the  immediate  sanction  of  the 
Brussian  Government,  that  the  Mis- 
sionaries at  the  other  Stations  of  the 

•  Commiitee  of  Cotfbiits. 


298                     contiarrfffT.-^wBSTKair  Africa.  fjutT, 

[bdvty  to  JUnsia  ire  Arosecutiiig  their  The  Scholars  were  as  follows :  -^ 

Imbours;  and,  a«?ure<Uv,  wl^ooft  ex.*  Freetown,    501  —  Bathurat,    176  — 

ception,  where  the  CommiUee  had  unfor-  cha*lotte,«5 1— Gloucester,  415— Kent, 

innately  afforded  an  obrbua  cavwe  for,  j^^^^mpg^-    850— I^opold,  314— Be- 

inteffemace,  the  Miasioiiaiiea,  instead  ^-^  ^t-^.^t — T».»u..»:^t  fi*» 

of  bcinir  obstructed  in  their  duties  bjr^ 


ttie  Eussian  Government,  have  hitherto 
^oyed  every  facUity  for  the  prosecu- 
tion of  their  labours. 

At  the  sanie  time,  it  must  be  acVnow- 
ledged,  that  the  circumstance  of  the  old 
Law,  noticed  in  the  Periodical  Accounts, 
having  been  broi^t  into  Kght  in  the 
present  day,  has  not  been  viewed  with- 
out  uneasiness  by  the  Committee :  not 
that  they  are  under  any  apprehenwons 
that  the  privileges  of  the  Sodety  at  Ha- 
rass will  befnfrmgeJ;  but  lest  it  should 
be  made  use  of,  at  some  future  period,  to 
obstruct  the  operations  of  iU  Missio- 
naries at  the  other  Stations.  They  are, 
at  present,  in  correspondence  with  the 
liussian  Government  on  the  subject; 
and  they  shall  be  happy  if  the  matter  Is 
brought  to  a  satisfactory  issue. 

8Qle0trnt  2lfrf ». 

«^rta  Utm. 

CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 

We  have  already  stated  the  sub- 
sUnceofthe  afflicting  intelligence 
lately  received  by  the  Society  from 
Ju  Mission  in  Africa.  We  shall 
now  enter  into  further  particulars 
on  this  melancholy  subject  >  and 
iliall  give  a  general  vie>ir  of  the 
Mission,  with  a  digest  of  the  chief 
part  of  the  information  received  up 
t«i>he  latest  period,  relative  to  the 
ftH^e^ind  progress  of  the  Settle- 
ment whii'h  has  been  deprived  of 
its  beloved  Minister. 
jyumberfifCommunicanliandSchoiart. 

An  estimate  may  be  formed  of 
the  general  state-  and  progress  of 
the  Mission,  from  the  number  of 
its  Native  Communicants  and 
Scholars. 

The  Communicants,  by  the  last 
returns,  including  those  admitted 
on  Easter  Sunday,  were  as  fol- 
lows : — 

Bathurst,  «7— Charlotte,  8— Glou- 
cester,  127— Kent,  17— Kissey,  25— 
Leopold,  5— Regent,  450— Waterloo, 
26— WUberforoe,  5.     Total,  690. 


gent,  1052 — Christian  Institution  Stu- 
dents, 27— Waterloo,  291 .   2(jlaf,352S.  ' 
Third  Anniversary  tf  the  Church  Uiu 
^    nonary  Auocialian, 

A  Sermon  was  preached,  on  thi^ 
occasion,  at  St.  Patrick's  Church, 
Kissey,  on  the  8th  of  Januanr,  by 
the  Rev,  S.  Flood,  froni  Psalm 
Ixxii.  8. 

At  the  Annual  Meeting,  held 
immediately  afkerw^ard,  the  Hon« 
Edward  Fitzgerald,  Chief  Justice 
of  the  Colony  and  Vice-President 
of  the  Association,  was  called  to 
the  Chair. 

The  following  List  of  Contribu- 
tions affords  a  gratifying  proof  of 
the  increasing  interest  in  the  ob- 
jecte  of  the  Society : — 

IMS.         Total. 
L 
Friends  in  ihe  Colony  . 
Liberated  Afncant— 
Bathurtt    .... 
Charlotte   .   .   .   .  . 
Krratown  Schools     . 
plouceatar   .   .    .    ■ 
llnstion    •     .   •    • 
Knit   .     .  .   •    •    • 

Leopold 

Regent    .    .     .    .  ^ 

Waterloo    .... 

Wcllinatoo    .... 

Annual  Meeting     .     . 

ToUl  . 

Tlie  Contributions  of  1821  were 
177/.  18*.  4(f.. 

Mr.  Johnson,  who  was  Secretai^ 
to  the  Association,  writes— 

It  was  very  gnratifying  to  receive, 
without  being  csdled  for,  a  collection 
from  Hastingf  and"  AVeUington — Sta- 
tions which  are  not  supplied  by  our 
Society,  but  only  visited  occasionally. 

MoTera  and  Scconderx. 
Rev.  John  Huddlestone.  and  John  M'Comiack, 
Esq.— Rev.  W.  Johnson,  and  Mr.  Philip  Vanghan 
—Mr.  ChrJB.  Taylor,  and  Mr.  Robert  BecUa>— 
Rfcv.  G.  K.  Nylandt-r.acd  Frederick  Sawyer,  E«q. 
■  Mr.  James  Normcn,  and  David  Koah— Dr.  Barry, 
and  the  lion.  Joseph  Heffell.  Member  of  Coancil 
~<;iiptaitt  h'osworthy,  and  T.Cole,  Esq.— Edward 
Gregory.  tUq.,  and  Stephen  Gabiddon,  Esq. — 
Mr.T.  Davey.and  Mr.  James  Lisk— and  tlie  Hon. 
T.  Stiinrt  Bttdilci,  Member  of  Council,  and  Mr.  T. 
M'Foy. 

AppoinlmenU  of  Labourerojo  Hfcren^ 
StaUons. 
It  will  be  seen,  l>y  a  veference  to 
the  Yarious  Seltleinenta  noticed  ia 


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the  latt  Survey,  that  most  of  them 
were  greatly  id  want  of  aBsistance. 
On  the  arrival  of  the  Lively  at 
the  beginning  of  December,  a  Spe* 
cial  Meepng  was  held,  at  which  Afr. 
and  Mrs.  Vaugban  were  appointed 
to  the  Freetown  Schools— Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Lisk  to  Waterloo,  to  assist 
Mr.  Wilhelm — and  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Metzger  to  remain  at  Regent  till 
the  Rains  should  be  past,  and  then 
to  proceed  to  the  Plantains. 
,  At  the  Quarterly  Meeting  which 
took  place  at  Christmas^  two  addi- 
tional Native  Labourers  were  re- 
ceiyed  into  the  service  of  the  So* 
ciety — George  Thomas,  for  Kis- 
sey;  and  William  Bickersteth,  to 
assist  at  Regent. 

In  the  beginning  of  January,  the 
arrival  of  the  Esther  led  to  further 
arrangements.  At  a  Special  Meet- 
ing on  the  occasion,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Metzger  were  appointed  to  Wil- 
berforce,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Schemel  to 
Bathursc,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Banyer  to 
the  Freetown  Schools,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Gerber  for  a  few  months  to  Kissey, 
and  Mr.  Beckauer,  after  a  resi- 
dence of  some  time  at  Regent,  to 
proceed  to  York.  John  Sandy, 
Native  Teacher,  was  stationed  at 
Wellington. 

At  the  Lady  Day  Quarterly 
Meeting,  the  illness  of  Mr.  Schemel 
led  to  the  appointment  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Gerber  to  Bathurst :  and 
Mark  Joseph  Tamba^  of  Gloucester, 
was  admitted  among  the  Native 
Teachers.  ^ 
Sickmeu  mnd  Deaih9  of  Labourer: 
The  arrangement  which  has  been 
just  stated  was  further  disturbed, 
by  the  aflictions  which  befel  the 
Mission. 

Besides  the  Five  LidKrardrs  whose 
deaths  we  before  mentioned,  the 
following  persons  connected  with 
the  Society  fell  sick,  some  of  them 
dangerously;  but,  at  the  latest 
dates  in  May,  they  were  recovered 
or  in  a  convalescent  state:— 

Rev.  J.  G.  Wilhdm,  Rev.  C.  W. 
Bccksoer,  Mr.  Tsjlor,  Mr.  andMra. 


WESTKRV  AFRICA. 


dM 


Davey,  WilUom  Tamba,  David  Noah* 
Mrs.  Palmer,  Mn.  During,  and  Mrs. 
Beckley. 

Several  Children  belonging  ta 
the  Society  had  been  carried  off — 
the  infant  Daughter  pf  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Norman,  at  Regent,  on  jhe 
16th  of  March;  and  the  Son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  During,  at  GIduccster, 
between  two  and  tluree  years  of  age, 
on  the  3d  of  April. 

Some  extracts  from  the.  Letters 
of  the  Society's  friends  will  shew 
the  progress  of  •sickness  in  the 
Colony : — 

Mr.  Nytander  writes,  on  the  18th 
of  April — 

Many  Europeans  and  Africans  have 
miffered  much  bj  sickness,  through  thia 
Dry  Season,  and  several  have  been 
buried,  which  is  not  very  common  at 
this  time  of  th^  year.  None  of  us  Mia- 
aionaries  can  complain  of  any  serious 
illness,  though  some  have  suffered :  we 
haye,  upon  the  whole,  been  able  to  aW 
tend  our  Prayer  and  Quarterly  Meet- 
ings, which  afford  great  Uessings  to  usalL 

On  the  21st,  Mr.  Dfiring  says— 

The  season  is  vei;y  sickly.  Most  of 
our  firipnds  have  been  visited  with  sick- 
Be39 ;  and  when  I  look  forward  to  the 
full  sctting-in  of  the  Rains,  I  almo^ 
tremble:  but  I  pray  that  our  God  may 
jpreserve  us,  and  that  my  fears  may  l>e 
groundless* 

But  the  malignant  fever  which 
soon  became  so  fatal, was  now  be** 
ginning  its  ravages.  Mr.  Flood 
wrote  on  the  24th — 

This  has  been  an  exceedingly  siddy 
and  alarming  Dry  Season  tothoat  wIm 
have  not  miSle  God  their  refuce :  yea*. 
it  has  almost  staggered  the  fidtii  of  the 
'Stoutest  Christian. 

Seven  or  Eight  Europeans  have  gone 
off  in  the  last  ten  days ;  and  with  most 
of  them  we  have  been  long  acquainted— 
one  of  them  an  excellent  man,  a  Mis^ 
sionary  of  the  Wealeyan  Society,  the 
Rev.  George  Lane. 

Fray,  my  Dear  ^^riends,  that  neither 
our  strength  nor  our  faith  may  fiuL 

On  the  13th  of  May,  Mr.  Nylan- 
der  writes — 

I  can  assure  you  that  I  have  not  seen 
a  season  like  this,  since  I  have  been  in 
the  Colony.    I  saw  a  Kolefroma  w«k« 


300  W89TBRK 

man  in  the  KingfA  GRTpenter*8  Bhop, 
wherein  he  said,  ^' There  is  nothing  but 
making  of  Coliina  going  on  in  our  ahop-^ 
three  and  four  in  a  day  !*' 

Thia  dreadful  Fever  and  the  Bkek 
Vomitt  generally  terminaling  the  lives 
of  those  whom  it  attacks  in  thirty-six 
hours — what  manner  of  men  ou^t  we 
to  be ! — seems  to  be  confined  principally 
to  the  Europeans  and  to  the  inhabitants 
of  Freetown.  I  have  not  heard  of  one 
liberated  African  having  died  of  the 
disorder. 

^  Mr.  Jamu  I^My  w. 

Mr.  Bunyer,  appobted,  as  we 
have  stated,  to  theFreetowDSchools, 
was  the  first  person  connected  with 
the  Society  wlio  was  removed  frOn» 
liis  labours;  having  survived  little 
more  than  two  months  from  his 
arrival  in  the  Esther  on  the  9th  of 
Jaixuav^.  Mr.  Bdring,  in  a  Letter 
of  April  2 1  St,  says  of  him^* 

I  «aw  him  last  on  Tuesday  the  1 5th ; 
when  he  was  in  a  very  happy  state  of 
mind.  With  tears  rolling  down  his 
cheeks,  he  said,  ^^I  know  that  the  Lord 
has  loved  me^  bat  this  grieves  me,  that 
I  have  such  coldness  of  heart  toward 
fiim.*^  He  cherished,  at  that  time,  some 
hope  of  recovery.  On  Saturday,  the 
]9th,  he  was  thought  to  be  out  of  dan- 
ger: he  called  all  present  to  join  him  in 
prayer,  which  he  himself  ofRered  up  in 
the  most  affecting  language :  in  the  at- 
tempt, however,  to  sing  "  Praise  God 
from  wliom  all  blessings  flow,*'  which 
he  had  given  out,  his  strength  fiukd 
him.  He  was  shortly  after  seized  with 
convulsions,  which  bereaved  him  of  his 
Acuities;  and  on  Sunday  Morning,  about 
One  e*Gock,  he  fell  asleep  in  Christ- 
He  was  a  very  ooanstent  Young  Man; 
•ad  would  have,  no  doubt,  proved  very 
useful.  I  preached  his  Funeral  Ser- 
«Bon,  last  njglit,  to  a  full  Congregation, 
from  Isaiah  Ivii.  8. 

How  zealously  this  worthy  ser- 
▼ant  of  Christ  was  entering,  in  con* 

5 unction  with  Mr.  Vaughan,  on  his 
abours^  will  appear  fVom  a  Letter 
written  by  him  to  the  Secretary, 
dated  the  14th  of  March,  but'Uttle 
more  than  a  month  before  his 
death : — 

On  ouuorrival  atFreetown,afler  a  very 
£ivoiimble  passage  of  tw^nty-nine  days, 
Messra^  Johnson,  Flood,  and  our  other 


AFRICA.  lnn.x: 

Miarionaiy  Friends  esjiie  ttut  u  meei 
us.  We  att  brwdrfttt^  at  Mr.  Flood'a, 
where  the  number  of  Missioiiaiy  La. 
bourers  assembled  was  twenty-nine.  So 
many  Friends  being  at  Freetown,  was 
occasioned  by  the  Anniversary  having 
taken  place  the  day  before  our  arrival. ' 

At  Kissey  we  met  with  a  very  kind  re- 
ception. The  arrival  of  so  many  feU 
low-labourers  filled  the  hearts  of  our 
Brethren  with  joy  and  gratitude.  The 
labours  of  the  Society  will  now  be  esi- 
tended  finr  and  wide,  on  account  of  the 
number  arrived. 

Not  having  a  residence,  myself  an^ 
Mrs.  Bunyer  went  to  Leopold,  till  Mr. 
RefTell  provided  us' with  one.  During 
my  stay  at  Leopold,  I  visited  Cfaariotte, 
Gloucester,  and  K^ent^  Those  Sto- 
tions  truly  answer  the  deicripttoB 
which  I  had  read  of  them  in  the  Mis- 
sionary Register  when  in  England.  No 
^vers  of  religion,  or  of  civilintion,  can 
view  those  stations  without  astonish, 
ment.  The  work  of  God  goes  on,  also, 
visibly  at  Waterloo.  I  accompanied 
several  of  our  hiends  thither,  for  the 
purpose  of  laying  the  foundation-stone 
6f  a  church  (which  was  done  by  Mr. 
Refifell)  and  forming  a  Branch  Associa- 
tion. This  being  Uie  first  Missionaiy 
Meetmg  which  I  had  attended^  I  felt 
much  interested  i  indeed  I  know  not 
how  to  express  my  feelings  on  the  oc- 
casion. Mr.  Wilhelm  was  so  filled  with 
gratitude  to  Ged,  that  he  expressed  it 
with  tears.  All  who  irere  present 
heartily  thanked  God  and  took  couface, 
assured  that  He  was  fast  ripening  pis 
purposes  <^ grace  toward  Africa., 

On  Mr.  Beffell  funiishing  me  with  a 
house,  I  commenced  my  labours  in  Free- 
town School,  which  took  place  three 
weeks  after  my  arrival. 

Br.  Yaughan  and  I,  with  Mr.  Fox, 
conduct  the  Boys*  School;  and  Mrs. 
Taughan,  Mrs.  Bunyer,  and  Mrs.  Fox, 
that  for  Girls.  We  should  have  n^jdoed 
to  find  them  going  on  more  prospe- 
rously $  but  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fox  wanted 
.aid :  they  were  not  wanting  on  their 
.parts,  but  used  all  possible  diligence. 
The  united  labours,now  exercised  ther^ 
will,  we  trust,  have  God's  blessing  upoh 
them,  and  our  weakness  be  made  perfect 
by  almighty  strength.  We  hope  to  re- 
tain your  confidence,  and  with  &itfaftd. 
ness  to  disdUDgetlie  trust  oomnsttcd  to 
our  care.  Br.  Yaughan  and  I  alter- 
nately attend  the  Adult  School*  which 
Is  held  every  day  ttom  4  to  6  6'docF, 


18SS.]  WBSTBRN 

Batiird^js  and  Bmidiyi  esoepfed  T  Mr, 
Fox  attends  when  opportunity  o£fen. 

I  visit  the  Hospital;  at  which  plaee 
there  is  a  door  open  for  great  usefulr 
ness :  it  is  generally  pretty  full. 

Having  a  good  supply  of  l^racts,  I 
Tisit,  every  spare  opportunity,  those  irho 
are  destitute  of  them,  and  distribute 
them.  It  pleases  God  stiU  to  dontinue 
the  blessing  of  health  to  me  and  my 
wife.  Sevcnl  of  our  friends  have  fallen 
a  prey  to  fever  since  our  arrivd,  but 
the  Lord  still  holds  us  up.  May  we 
work  while  it  is  called  to-day,  while  life 
and  health  last ;  and  not  in  our  own 
strength,  but  more  simply  in  depend- 
ance  on  the  power  and  teaching  of  the 
Holy  Spirit. 

We  hope  that  you  are  ail  well  in 
heakh«  aocoiding  to  the  wiU  of  God. 
We  £dl  not  to  remember  you,  Deer  Shr^ 
with  all  our  other  friends,  at  the  fiiotr 
stool  of  infinite  mercy,  assured  that  we 
ahall  be  remembered  in  return. 

Rev.  W,  B,  Sdumei. 

Mr.  Schemel,  who  went  out  with 
Mr.  Bunyer  in  the  Esther,  in  a  few 
days  followed  his  fellow-labourer  to 
the  grave.  Two  Medical  Gentle- 
men of  the  Colony  advised  his  re- 
moval to  some  other  climate.  Their 
testimonial,  dated  the  20th  of 
March,  is  highly  honourable  to  his 
memory:— 

We  recommend  Mr.  Schemel's  re- 
turn  by  an  early  ship ;  and,  as  his  at- 
tachment to  the  cause  in  which  he  i^ 
engaged  is  such  that  he  will  only  resign 
it  with  his  life,  we  would  iniggest  that  thd 
climate  of  the  Mediterranean^  India,  or 
New  Holland,  is  best  calculated  for  him. 
We  can  promise  no  recovery,  and  only 
a  deceptive  amelioration,  while  he  re- 
mains here ;  as  the  sudden  transition^ 
from  heat  to  cold,  and  other  local  cir- 
cumstances, are  directly  the  reverse  of 
beiur  fiivourable  to  him. 

Mr.  Sehemel't  return  was,  in 
consequence^  determined  on ;  but) 
before  be  could  embark,  a  fatal 
aeizure  took  place.  On  Saturday^ 
April  the  19th,  he  was  attacked  by 
apoplexy^  and  was  by  repeated  at- 
tacks soon  brought  to  the  grave. 
Hehadbeen  brc3  to  the  medical 
profession}  and  was  furnished  by 
tlHi  Society  with  the  means  of  ap* 
pl^g  his  knowledge  to  the  bene- 
fit of  others,  but  was  t^ius  himself 


AFRIC^Ak  SOI 

cut  oiT  on  his  veiy  entrance  on  fan 
taree^.  An  extract  from  his  Jour- 
nal will  shew  both  the  diligence 
with  which  he  prepared  for  his  la- 
bours while  on  his  way  to  Africa, 
and  the  ^uard  whidi  he  had  on  bis 
own  spirit  :-^ 

I  commenced  a  regular  course  of 
study.  In  die  morning,  I  translate  h 
Chapter  of  the  Epistle  to  the  Ephesians 
from  the  Greek ;  and  have  begun,  with 
the  assistance  of  the  best  German 
"Critics,  to  write  a  brief  explanation  of 
the  Epistle.  In  the  afternoon,  I  either 
write  Sermons  or  transUite  the  Psalms 
out  of  the  Hebrew.  These  employ- 
ments  afford  me  many  pleasures ;  and 
I  often  think—"  How  delightful  wiUit 
be  to  be  able  to  instruct  one  of  those 
African  Youths,  who  will  be  entrusted 
to  my  care,  in  these  Sacred  Lahguagea 
and  in  the  elements  of  Christian  Theo-  - 
logy!"  Yet  I  will  not  too  confidently  look 
forward,  for  thus  I  shall  pepare  faa; 
myself  disappointments ! 

Of  his  last  moments^  a  fnend 
writes — 

The  fever,  which  terminated  hia 
valuable  lifb,  was  attended  with  deli- 
rium ;  but,  during  his  lucid  intervals,  he 
idways  expressed  Ms  sure  hope^  through 
Christ,  ef  Hfe  everlasting. 

Mew*  W»  trvMMff* 

^  The  motives  of  Mr.  Johnson's 
visit  home  and  the  arrangements 
made  to  supply  his  absence,  will  be 
seen  in  the  following  extract  of  a 
Letter  from  him  to  the  Secretary, 
dated  Nov.  22,  1822  :— 

I  believe  now,  that  xxiy  dear  wife  is 
still  alive;  and  I  need  not  say  that  I 
feel  veiy  anxious  to  see  her  once  mpre^ 
Would  Vou,  therefore,  be  so  kind  as  to 
solicit  the  Committee  on  my  behalf,  to 

five  me  leave  to  return  next  April  or 
fay  to  England  ?  I  should  also  feel 
more  comfortable  in  my  present  situa- 
tion, if  my  afiairs  respecting  my  rela- 
tlves  in  Hanover,  rince  the  death  of 
my  Mother,  were  settled:  I  have  a 
Brother,  sixteenyean  of  age,  unprovided 
for ;  and  unless  I  endeavour  to  do  some^ 
thing  for  him,  he  will  be  exposed  to  the 
world  without  a  guide  or  a  single  IV lend. 
I  should  wish  to  be  back  again  in 
Sfptember  or  October ;  as  I  would  not 
be  absent  any  part  of  the  Dry  Soason.^ 
.  Mr.  Norman,  who  seems  to  get  bet^ 
ter  now  of  his  firequent  if  tacks  of  fever. 


909  WBSTBRH 

cad  ii  attached  to  Jthe  people  and  the 
people  to  him,  would,  I  think,  be  com- 
petent to  take  charge  during  mj  ab- 
■ence.  Mr.  Billing  would  admMster 
the  ordinances,  and  occaBionallj  preach ; 
m  I  have  done  atdouoeater :  and  thus  I 
miglitleaFe  for  a  few  months  with  safetj^ 
My  present  Uibours  are  so  various, 
that  I  think  a  visit  would  do  mea  great 
deal  of  good.  It  would  espedaUy  re- 
fresh my  spirits,  which  are  very  low : 
yet  I  am  so  wonderfully  supported, 
that,  at  times,  I  am  lost  in  admiration 
how  I  get  through  all  so  well.  Some- 
times I  have  preached  so  frequently, 
that  I  think  myself  entirely  exhausted ; 
yet  when  I  moun^  the  pulpit  again, 
every  thing  appears  new  and  marvel- 
lous, and  my  strength  as  fresh  as  if  it 
had  never  been  tried.  Oh,  whai  ahatt 
I  render  unto  the  Lord  for  aU  hia  bene* 
JUa  toward  me  ! 

The  Committee  most  readily  ac- 
ceding to  Mr.  John80D*s  wish^  he 
embanced,  as  before  stated,  on 
Saturday,  the  26th  of  April,  on 
board  the  Betsey  and  Ann,  Captain 
M'Clough.  In  this  vessel,  Mr. 
During  and  his  family  had  returned 
from  England:  the  Captain  who 
then  commanded  her  died  on  the 
Ist  of  April.  Mr.  Johnson  bad  in 
charge  Mr.  Diiring's  Daughter — his 
only  surviving  child;  bavins,  as  be- 
fore stated,  lost  his  litUe  Son. 
These  were  severe  trials  to  the  pa- 
rents, but  they  bowed  to  the  will  of 
Grod.  AYoungNativeWoman,  one 
of  Mr.  Johnson's  Communicants, 
accompanied  them  to  take  care  of 
the  child.  This  was  mercifully  or- 
dered ;  as  in  the  afflicting  and  final 
scene  which  soon  followed,  this 
Native  Christian  administered  to  his 
comfort,  and  received  his  dying 
words  and  testimony. 

On  Tuesday  the  29th,  the  third 
day  after  they  sailed,  his  sickness 
began :  thouffh  be  appeared  in 
health  when  he  embarked,  there 
can  be  no  doubt  but  that  he  car- 
ried with  him  on  board  the  seeds 
of  the  fatal  disease  which  so  soon 
discovered  itself.  On  Wednesday, 
the  fever  increased,  and  he  thought 
his  end  was  near.    On  Thurs£y« 


ArRlCA.  [JULY, 

a  blister  was  put  on  his  chesty  to 
relieve  his  pains )  but  he  continued 
to  grow  werse.  On  Friday,  he 
could  not  turn  in  bed:  hiccough 
came  on  ^  and  he  said  to  his  moum^ 
ing  convert,  **  I  think  I  cannot 
live.**  He  suffered  much  under  the 
black  vomit. 

Ob  Saturday,  May  the  Sd,  the 
day  of  his  death,  he  would  call,  in 
intervals  of  delirium,  for  David 
Noah,  his  active  and  laborious  As- 
sistant, and  for  his  friend  Mr.  Du- 
ring, and  endeavour  to  tell  them 
what  he  had  to  say  before  he  died. 
He  expressed  his  earnest  wish  to 
see  his  wife;  and  encouraged  his 
attendant,  biddins  her  not  to  fear,' 
and  giving  her  directions  how  to 
proceed  on  her  arrival  in  London. 
He  then  desired  her  to  read  to  him 
the  Tw6nty-third  Psalm :  when  she 
had  read  it,  "  he  told  me,"  she  says, 
"  I  am  going  to  die.  Pray  for  me. 
I  prayed  the  Lord  Jesus,**  she  adds, 
''  to  take  him  the  right  way."  He 
charged  her  to  take  good  care  of 
Mr.  Diiring*s  lit\]e  girl,  and  to  de- 
sire the  Society  to  send  a  good  Mi- 
nister to  Regent's  Town  as  quickly 
as  possible,  or  the  4)eople  would  be 
left  in  darkness ;  but  added — '*  If  I 
am  not  able  to  go  back,  you  must 
tell  David  Noah  to  do  his  duty :  for 
if  Noah  say,  ^  Because  Massa  dead 
I  can  do  nothing,'  he  must  pray, 
and  God  will  help  him,  and  so  we 
shall  meet  in  heaven.*'  His  last 
intelligible  words  were — ^*  I  cannot 
live !  God  calls  me,  and  I  shall  go 
to  Him  this  night  f 

Thus  died  this  eminent  instru- 
ment of  the  Divine  Goodness,  to 
many  hundreds  of  the  once  most 
degraded  and  wretched  Sods  aikd 
Daughters  of  Africa!  His  laat 
thoughts  were  given,  as  we  see,  to 
his  beloved  charse  at  R^eot's 
Town.  He  had  addressed  a  Letter 
to  them  after  his  embarkation.  .Th6 
effect  of  this  Letter  and  the  State  of 
the  people,  will  be  seen  from  an  ex- 
tract of  a  communication  from  Mr. 
Norman,  dated  on  the  2d  of  May, 


addressed  to  Mr.  Joh^on,  and  sent 
after  bim  to  England  t — 

The  people  behave  well,  and  attend 
the  means  of  nace  as  usual :  ire  have 
not  had  a  sin^  palarer  of  anj  conse- 
quence  since  you  left  Ua. 

Some  had  prophesied,  that,  as  soon  as, 
jou  left  us,  the  people  would  not  be  kept 
in  order;  hut  that  they  would  prove 
that  it  was  only  the  fear  of  you  that  in- 
(luenoed  them :  but  I  rejdce  in  being 
certain,  that  it  is  those  principles  of  our 
holy  religion,  whidi  you  have  endea- 
voured to  inculcate,  that  keep  them  or- 
derly  and  quiet :  yes,  it  is  that  grmee^ 
God  wkieh  hringetii  Mohmtion^  and  which 
teaches  your  beloved  people  to  denywu 
goOineu  and  worUHy  iu»t$^  and  enables 
them  to  Uve  ioherfy^  rtgkttouulyy  and 
godly  in  tkU  widced  world. 

I  read  part  of  your  XiCtter  on  Satur- 
day Evening,  which  you  wrote  firom  the 
Betsey  and  Ann;  and,  in  particular, 
that  part  which  related  to  the  children. 
Tour  people  were  much  affected :  and 
I  am  happy  to  add  that  vour  exhorta- 
tion was  not  lost  upon  {bera ;  for  we 
had,  on  the  Monday  after,  a  large  in- 
.  crease  in  both  Schools. 

May  the  Lord  be  with  yqu,  to  bless 
and  preserve  you !  may  He  make  you  in- 
strumental in  stirring  up  the  people  of 
England  to  come  to  the  help  of  the 
Liord!  May  He  return  you,  in  due 
time,  in  answer  to  the  prayers  of  your 
people,  filled  with  the  blesnngs  of  the 
Gospel  of  Christ;  and  then  give  you 
many  more  seals  to  your  Ministry,  and 
Inany  more  souls  to  your  hire. 

It  may  be  easily  conceived,  wbat 
poignant  feelings  of  sorrow  the 
death  of  Mr.  Jdinson  will  awaken 
in  the  breasts  of  the  whole  popula* 
tion  of  Regent's  Town ;  and  espe- 
dally  of  the  hundreds  of  sincere 
-CSiristiaDS,  to  whom  he  has  been 
made  the  instrument  of  conveying 
spiritual  freedom,  and  inestimable 
twesaings.  This  oeople  has  a  peculiar 
claim  on  the  affectionate  sympathy 
and  earnest  prayers  of  all  who  wish 
well  to  the  cai^se  of  Christ  amone  the 
Jleathen,  and  especially  in  Amca. 
May  the  Great  Head  of  the  Church 
preserve  them  m  the  truth,  and  in 
ff odiy  ^itapHctty  and  mutual  love-^ 
Jceep  them  from  the  wiles  of  the 
enemy — and  provide  them  with  a 


WESTKRir  AtRICX. 


Minister,  who  shitU  win  their  hearts 
and  establish  them  in  the  Faith,  by 
following  the  aflectionate  and  scrip- 
tural course  of  their  now  glorified 
Pastor! 

J7e«.  Uemrjf  Palmtr, 

In  recommending  Mr.  Pahner  to 
Government  for  the  Second  Chap- 
laincy of  the  Colony,  the  Committee 
hoped  that  the  experience  which  he 
had  had  of  various  climates,  during 
an  active  service  of  some  years  in 
the  Army,  would  have  prepared  him 
successfully  to  encounter  that  of 
Sierra  Leone :  and  in  this  they 
would  probably  not  have  been  dis- 
^pointed ;  but  the  fatal  fever  which 
broke  out,  andwhich  seems  to  have 
had  no  affinity  with  the  usual  fever 
of  the  climate,  cut  short  a  life  which 
promised  to  be  most  valuable  to  the 
Colony — Mr.  Palmer  being  teken 
off  in  less  than  two  months  after  his 
landing  on  the  20th  of  March.  His 
afflicted  Widow  writes — 

He  died,  trustusg  in  that  Blood  which 
deanseth  from  all  sin.  Oh,  how  has  he 
laboured  for  his  Lord,  since  be  came  to 
this  land  of  darkness !  and  now  he  has 
entered  into  rest. 

At  B^ent*s  Town«  where  he  died— 
that  blessed,  highly  blessed  phu:e--he 
is  buried.  . 

In  the  true  spirit  of  Missionaries, 
neither  the  dymg  Christian  nor  his 
mourning  Wi&  repented  of  going  to 
Africa. 

Some  extracts  of  a  Letter,  written 
by  Mr.  Palmer  a  few  davs  after  his 
landing,  will  be  read  with  peculiar 
interest :— • 

I  was  sorry  to  find,  on  our  arrival,  that 
the  Governor  had  not  returned  from 
Cape  Coast.  Mr.  Flood  received  us  with 
the  utmost  hospitality.  HehasdetiBr- 
mined  to  return  to  England,  previous  to 
the  Bains :  I  trust  that  renewed  health, 
vouchaafied  to  him  and  Mrs.  Flood,  will 
enable  them  to  return  to  this  sphere  of 
labour.  On  Sunday  last,  I  read  Prayers 
for  Mr.  Flood ;  and  addressed  a  BhuJc 
Congregation,  in  ^e  evening,  at  the 
Camp :  Mrs.  Palmer  and  I  were  highly 
pleased  with  their  attention. 

On  the  3 1  st  of  March,  he  writes — 

On  Tuesday,  the  SSth^  I  attended  the 
Quarterly  Meeting  of  your  Missionaries 


8M 

•ndSdKAKhtiiit^rsltGlou&Mter.  I  w« 
much  pletsed  with  the  position  of  the 
Town,  and  was  more  gratified  than  I 
ean  now  express.  The  becominff  de- 
meanor md  laad&ble  o<!cupatbn8  or  the 
inhabitants  were  visible  on  every  side. 
The  Girls  were  at  their  needle-work, 
making  shfats  for  the  Bojrs.  The  steeple 
of  die  Church  had  been  taken  down,  and 
thej  were  re-eredting  it.  The  ground 
has  been  much  cleared,  la  every  direct 
tions  the  weed  will  soon  be  levelled  k» 
tween  Gloucester  and  Regent.  As  I 
stood  alone,  and  surveyed  Gloucester, 
although  my  mind  had  be^i  much  ha- 
rassed c^  reflection  on  the  peculiar  diffi- 
culties of  a  Missbnary,  I  could  not  but 
xegard  the  work  before  me  as  one  that 
wae  truly  worthy  of  your  undertaking, 
and  of  the  most  noble  effort  of  men.  I 
walked  toward  Begent,  in  company  with 
Messrs.  Johnson,  Diiriog,  and  Wilhelm* 
Through  the  joint  exertions  of  those  vil- 
lages (Besent  and  Gloucester),  the  pro. 
spect  has  been  opened.  We  had  a  beaur 
tiful  view,  from  a  mile-and-half  dis- 
tance, of  Begent  Ohurch^  Vicarage, 
School,  and  the  Governor's  Country 
Seat  As  the  Committee  was  about  to 
assemble,  we  were  obliged  to  return,  re- 
lenring  for  a  Mure  opportunity  a  close 
eorsnilnation  of  this  abode  of  peace  and 
love. 

1  ftar  thai  I  shaU  not  be  able  to  make 
feiy  pnriected  tour  round  the  Colony, 
until  after  the  Bainy  Season.  When  I 
A)  so,  I  shall  make  minute  observations 
upon  the  whole,  and  oonununicate  them 
to  you.  So  fior  as  I  have  already  seen, 
I  have  been  highly  gratified.  I  am  sure 
that  the  most  prqu£ced,  however  they 
might  deny  ttie  expediency  and  suffi- 
dencnr  of  those  principles  upon  which 
you  have  acted  to  produce  such  effects, 
could  not  but  allow,  that  a  great  civil 
and  moral  revolotioh  has  been  wrought 
in  the  inhabttanti  of  Sierra  Leene; 
'  I  will  not  my  much  about  health. 
'We  trust,  that  whatever  portion  is 
granted  to  us,  with  it  will  be  given  grsce 
aufficienfr  fbr  the  day.  What  mountains 
of  didlculty  rise  b^ore  our  natural  vib 
mon  t  But,  if  Hannibd,  who  swore 
eternal  war  against  Borne,  sihoothed  a 
passage  through  the  Alps,  how  much 
lilbremay  theChrisdafei,  on  his  trium'^ 
phaot  march,  with  a  holy  unction  from 
above^level  all  impediments!  The  Bainy 
Season  may  close  our  short  career.  But 
we  commit  all  to  infinite  lore  and  in- 
^ttitewisdomf 


Mr.NomiMi,  in.the  Letter  before- 
meDtioned,  addressed  to  Mr.  Johiu 
son  oiv  the  2d  of  May,  writes,  in- 
reference  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.Palmer-*- 
.  Mrs.  Palmer  continues  with  us  at 
present.  She  is  quite  well,  and  in  ex- 
cellent spirits:  we  find  her  a  most 
ligreeable  friend.  Mr.  Palmer  is  gene- 
r^y  in  Freetown,  as  Mr.  Flood  is  get- 
ting ready  for  hit  voyi^.  Mr.  Palmer 
is  going  to  have  an  Afternoon  Service 
in  the  Girls*  School  in  Freetown,  diiefly 
for  the  coloured  people.  I  am  happy 
to  say  that  his  conduct  and  oonvecaar 
tion  are  just  such  as  you  would  desire ; 
imd  I  do  hope  that  God  wiU  spare  him, 
and  make  him  an  inf  trumem  of  muc)i 
good. 

But  lu>w  soon  was  the  prospect 
changed  1  Mr.  During  wntes,  on 
the  14th  of  May,  in  relation  to  Mr. 
Palmer — 

The  black  vomit  came  on  the  night 
previous  to  his  death.  He  came  into 
the  mountains  in  the  evening  of'  Sun- 
day the  4th  instant,  and  with  the  greatest 
difficulty  had  reached  Begent  during  the 
time  of  Evening  Service ;  but  though 
I  was  there  keeping  Service,  I  did  not 
see  him,  as  he  had  gone  to  bed  quite 
exhausted :  the  medical  attendant  be- 
ing there  at  the  same  time,  I  hastened 
home  for  fear  of  being  stopped  by  a 
tornado ;  as  Mrs.  Daring  was  herself 
dangerously  ill ;  and  nobody  with  her 
but  Mrs.  Schemel,  who  was  by  no  means 
able  at  that  time  to  attend  a  sick  bed. 

We  expected  much  from  Mr.  Palmer : 
bu^  so  it  must  be<  that  when  we  look 
more  to  the  means  than  to  the  Lord,  we 
udst  be  disappointed. 

It  was  thouffht  advisable  that  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  flood,  after  a  reaidenoe  of 
somewhat  more  than  three  years  in 
the  Colony,  havmg  laadad  on  the 
i9th  of  Alfurdi  ia20,  should  retuns 
home  for  a  few  months;  parUcdarl  j 
as  Mrs.Fiood'8  health  was  in  averj 
precarious  state.  Mr.  Flood  ao- 
oordingly  obtained  leave  of  absenca; 
and  they  embarked,  on  Saturday, 
tfaeSd  of  May,  on  board  the  Trtton, 
Cuptain  Shiurp^ 

Mr;  Flood  was  Indmosed  at  te 
time  of  his  embniking.  Ha  had  been 
attached  with  feveron  the  pvecc^K^^ 
day,  but  it  waab^ved.that  the^aea  air 


1823.] 

woald  restote  hfan.  Hiis  hope  was, 
howeTer,  not  to  be  realized.  The 
^tirne  of  his  departure  was  at  hand. 
We  shall  copy  Mrs.Flood^s  account 
of  the  clpsing  scene : — 

As  soon  as  we  got  on  board,  mj  Hus- 
band  was  obliged  to  go  to  bed*  The  next 
daj,  Sunday,  I  thought  him  somewhat 
batter,  thoi^  the  fever  was  not  abated. 
Jle  did  not  complain  of  anj  pain  ;  nor 
do  I  think  that  he  apprehended  any  dan- 
ger till  Monday  Morning,  when  1  heard 
him  giving  directions  lo  a  Young  Man 
whom  we  brought  with  lis,  Te8])ecting 
Some  things  which  he  wished  him  to  at- 
.  tend  to  in  case  of  his  death-  I  imme- 
diately said  to  him,  ^^I  am  afraid  yon 
apprehend  some  dai^r,*'  and  exprcaoed 
my  hope  that  he  would  tell  me  what  he 
thought  of  himself.**  He  said,  ''It  10 
impossible  to  say  how  the  fever  may 
teminate ;  but  I  think  this  sickness  is 
unto  death;*'  and  added,  that  I  must 
prepare  for  the  worst,  and  hope  for  the 
i>est.  He  endeavoured  to  console  me 
with  many  precious  planuses,  and  said, 
**  I  am  assured  that  the  Lord  will  not 
forsake  you*' — reminding  me  of  His 
goodness  to  us  during  the  last  three 
years.  He  said^  *'  I  know  if  the  Lord  is 
about  to  take  me,  it  will  be  for  my  good 
and  His  own  glory.**  I  could  perceive 
that  he  wasgraduallygrowing  weaker,and 
that  no  hope  could  be  entertained  of  his 
recovery.  He  said,  ^'  Forget  not  to  pray 
for  me:  perhaps  the  Lord  may  hear 
prayer,  and  add  a  few  years  to  my  life.** 

Oil  Tuesday  Morning,  between  One 
and  Two  o'clock,  he  was  seized  with 
hiccough,  which  is  a  presage  of  death. 
I  requested,  therefore,  to  be  taken  to 
him ;  as  I  was  anxious  to  know  the  state 
of  bis  mind  in  the  prospect  of  his  de- 
parture. I  asked  him  how  he  felt  him- 
self t  he  said,  **  I  know  I  am  going.'*  I 
then  asked,  **  Are  you  happy?**  he  an- 
swered, ^At  times,  my  sins,  both  of 
omissioil  and  commission,  distress  me ; 
but  I  trust,  that,  through  the  merits 
ef  my  Saviour,  all  will  be  welL*'  Seeing 
ne  much  4iflRficted,  he  desired  me  not  to 
weep;  and  said  that  the  Lord  would 
^  my  Husband,  and  that  we  should  be 
separated  but  for  a  short  time.  He  then 
took  my  hands  between  his  own  (which 
were  as  cold  as  death),  and  prayed  most 
-affectionately  and  fervently  that  the 
'  Lord  would  support  me,  and  be  with  me 
in  1^  my  trials.  His  fidth  appeared 
strong  in  the    promises,   particularly 

Jjjf,  1S8S. 


WBftTAIlN   AfRlOA. 


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those  n^iitih  Sn  bj^iliaible  to  the  widow. 
After  praying  that  the  Lord  would  bt 
with  hlaa,  and  conduct  him  safely  througli 
the  dark  valley  of  the  shadow  of  deatti« 
he  took  a  final  leave  of  me. 

For  several  hours  afler,  he  was  some- 
what delirious.  All  that  he  said  reftend 
to  the  people  among  whom  he  bad  la- 
boured, and  Was  expressive  of  earnest 
desires  for  their  salvation. 

Having  been  removed  from  him  to 
another  part  of  the  vessel,  he  inquired 
for  me  several  times,  a  few  hours  before 
he  died ;  and  always  expressed  his  con^ 
fidence  that  the  Lord  would  be  my 
refuge  and  strength,  and  a  present  help 
in  trouble.  I^e  was  asked  if  he  wished 
to  see  me  again,  but  said  **  No'* — he 
thought  it  better  that  I  was  removed. 

He  died  about  Half-p^st-six  on  Tues- 
day Morning,  the  6th  of  May,  three 
days  after  we  went  on  board. 

We  subjoin  some  extracts  from 
Mr.  Flood's  Letters,  which  display 
his  tiews  and  feelings  with  re«- 
ference  to  his  Sacred  Office.  In 
May  1822,  he  wrpte — 

So  much  devolves  upon  me,  that,  at 
times,  I  feel  discouraged;  and  were  it 
not  for  the  goodness  of  Jehovah,  who 
who  has  aeam  and  again  lifted  jup  the 
hands  that  hung  down  and  strengthened 
the  feeble  knees,  I  must  have  tainted: 
but,fble88edbe  His  holy  Namel  Hehath 
hitherto  helped  mex  and  on  Bin,  He 
hath  caused  me  to  put  my  trust  ^  fu- 
ture aid. 

Freetown  is  ao  rapidly  inoreeeiii^  in 
extent  Ind  population,  that  it  wo^id 
now  supply  more  than  sufficient  em«> 
ployment  for  Four  Miasionsries  and 
Two  Chaplains. 

Oh  pray  for  me!  pray  that  mors 
wisdcmi  and  more  grace  may  be  given 
me,  to  make  full  proof  of  my  mhustry, 
to  be  truly  tisefUl  in  tty  day  and  gene, 
ration,  and  to  choose  rmlhcr  le  m^fermUh 
iks  people  ^  God^  <AtfJs  io  etifop  Um 
pleoiureB  tfunjor  a  uuon^ 

In  the  prospeot  of  his  retimii  he 
writes,  on  the  13th  of  March  last— . 

I  csn  truly  say,  that  no  indufiemeat 
would  draw  ns  from  this  j^aee,  if  we 
supposed  that  we  should  thereiii  |>e 
acting  contrary  to  the  will  of  our  Hea- 
venly  Father.  He  has  caused  His  good- 
ness so  to  abound  toward  us,  that  it 
would  be  the  height  of  ingratitude  in  ym 
to  do  any  tUng  or   to  act  in  aiiy  waf 


80$  '  WJB8TBR2f 

Concerning  ourieWes,  that  would  dis- 
pieaae  Him.  We  do  loye  Him,  we 
tniBt ;  and  therefore  we  study  con- 
formity to  His  wilL  Permit  us  then  tti 
solicit,  at  this  time,  a  special  interest  in 
your  prayers.  Pray  that  He  will  pre- 
▼ent  us  by  His  grace  and  Spirit — that 
tHe  will  be  every  thing  to  us  white 
IwrnewFard  bound — and  that  He  will  con- 
duct us  safely  to  our  desired  haven. 

On  the  2d  of  April,  he  adds — 
Our  long  expected  co-adjutor  has 
now  safely  arriv^.    On  the  Sist  ult  I 

Mrs.  Palmer,  on  board  the  Owen  Glen- 
dower,  quite  welL  They  accompanied 
me  on  shore;  and  remained  at  our 
house  tiU  the  evening  of  the  28th, 
when  they  went  into  the  house  pre- 
pared for  their  reception.  They  seem 
quite  pleased  with  the  place;  and  are 
very  desirous  of  being  useAiL  I  trust 
that  they  will  both  be  spared  to  be 
abundantly  so,  and  to  see  the  pleamre 
^  ike  Lerd  proipering  in  their  kanA, 
I  feel  thankful,  I  trust,  to  Almighty 
God,  for  having,  in  His  good  Provi- 
dence, directed  hither  persons  so  truly 
devoted  to  His  service,  and  so  adequate 
to  the  situation  which  He  has  called 
them  to  fill.  We  hope  that  their  bodies 
will  be  prepared  to  meet  every  shock  of 
the  climate ;  and  that  their  minds  will 
be  kept,  through  the  influences  of  the 
Blessed  Spirit,  stayed  upon  God. 

No  narrative,  perhaps,  ever 
more  loudly  proclaimed  '<  In  the 
midst  of  life  w^  are  in  death !"  The 
Colony  has  thus  been  deprived  of 
both  its  Chai>lains,  and  the  Mission 
of  two  promising  Labourers  and  of 
one  of  Its  most  tried  and  devoted 
Friends.  Who  may  yet  survive, 
and  what  may  be  the  condition  of 
the  survivors^  we  must  wait,  in  pa- 
tfence  and  submission,  to  hear. 
We  heartily  concur,  in  the  mean 
while,  in  the  sentiments  of  the  many 
friends  who  have  expressed  their 
affectionate  sympathy  with  the 
Society  and  its  sofierers.  We  shall 
quote  one  of  these  confmonications, 
which  has  just  reached  us : — 

My  heart  is  bowed  down  by  the 
heavy  intelligence  from  Sierra. Leone. 
M^y  the  Lord  sustain  your  faith,  and 
l^ve  you  courage  to  go  forward  I  .Blay 


!     \ 


AFRICA.  [JULT, 

multitudes  pren  forwahito  fill  up  our 
thinned  ranks !  I  weep  not  for  the  dead, 
but  for  the  living.  May  the  Great 
Shepherd  look  mercifully  on  them  and 
on  you  I 
Faiik  and  Courage  qfihe  Survivort, 
It  is  highly  encouraging  to  find 
that  He^  wm  knoweth  tvhereof  we 
are  made^  and  remembereik  thai  we 
are  but  dust,  mercifully  answers 
such  desires  as  those  which  we  have 
,  just  quoted,  and  inspires  His  ser- 
'  vants  with  Faith  and  Courage  need- 
ful for  their  day.  Mr.  Nylander,  in 
a  Letter  mentioned  before,  afker 
stating  the  sickness  and  deaths 
which  had  Occurred,  adds,  in  the 
noble  spirit  of  a  Christian  Warrior, 
whose  heroism  is  maifily  seen  in 
enduring  agr^iaijigh^ofaffiiction, 

Jjet  this  be  enough  of  our  distren 
and  trouble. 

Blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord 
who  has  hitherto  dealt  in  mercy  witli 
"  us.    Mr.  and  Mrs.  Vaughan  are  well,      I 
very  useful,  and  much  respected.   May      \ 
the  Lord   preserve  them!-  We  have 
much  difficulty  in  quieting  our  Widows: 
their  first  feeling  is,    *^  I  wish  to  go 
home.** 

I  was  asked  if  I  should  not  like  to  go 
to  Europe  at  this  time  of  distress. 
Alrica  is  my  SUtion,  and  I  shall  not 
move  an  inch  to  escape  death.  There 
cannot  be  a  more  honourable  death 
than  that  of  the  late  Rev.  Mr.  Palmer. 
Had  he  died  in  the  BatUe  of  Waterloo, 
when  he  fought  there,  he  would  have 
died  as  a  brave  Soldier,  in  the  service  of 
his  King  and  Country,  and  his  death 
would  have  been  counted  honourable  t 
but  here  he  died  in  the  battle  which  he 
had  begun  to  fight  in  the  service  of  the 
King  of  all  Kings  and  Lord  of  all  Loidu 
and  nothing  less  than  a  crown  of  eteiatl 
gloiy  which  fadeth  not  away  is  hie 
reward. 

Let  none  of  our  friends  he  discou* 
raged  at  the  distressing  news  which  I 
am  obliged  to  tell  you.  As  long  as  the 
Lord  Jehovah  reigns,  send  Missionaries, 
send  Chaplains— men  sincerely  devoted 
to  the  service  of  God.  They  must  hav^ 
nothing  in  view  in  Africa,  but  the  gloiy 
of  God,  and  the  salvation  of  souls  pur.  ] 
chased  with  Jesus's  blood ;  and  then  all  / 
willbewelL  «««..*' 

May  the  Lord  ieaeh  ut  te  number  onr 


18SS.] 


^9,  Old  enia>leus  to  appljf  em' kearU 
mUo  wiidom  I  and  maj  He  give  rou 
mce  not  to  be  weary  in  sending  out 
Labouren  into  the  Vacancies  of  A&ica  f 
Continue  to  pray  for  us. 

One  of  the  Widows  writes  :— 
He,  who  cannot  err,  whose  love  to 
His  people  never  can  fail,  has  seen  fit 
to  take  mj  beloved  Husband  to  Himself. 
And  can  I  reply  against  God  !  I  can- 
not—I  will  not.  It  is  well— The  hour 
was  come,  and  His  name  was  glorified. 
Oh  may  I  still  glorify  my  God  !  con. 
vinced  thatthis  is  one  of  those  all  things 
that  shall  woA  together  for  good.  God 
is  a  very  present  help  in  trouble.  Such 
have  I  found  Him ;  and,  as  His  promises 
are  sure,  such  shall  I  find  Him. 

Id  a  subsequent  Letter,  thisChris- 
tian  Woman  adds  — 
.  It  is  » trying  time.  Happy  are  they 
who  know  the  Lord — who  are  depend- 
ing  simply  for  acceptance  on  the  blood 
pf  Jesus.  As  long  as  His  word  is  sure, 
they  are  safe. 

.  Much  as  I  have  suffered  here,  I  would 
joyfiilly  remain,  could  J  see  it  to  be  ri^t 
to  do  so.  The  Schools  are  most  inter- 
^mg :  they  were  my  Husband's  de- 
light. 

.  When  we  reflect  on  the  sufiTerings  of 
our  Great  Head*  how  light  is  our  sfflic* 
Uon  !  And,  after  all,  though  this  may 
^ly  be  styled  the  Land  of  Death,  it 
is  a  Land  of  Blessedness.  In  many 
places  the  pure  Gospel  of  Christ  is 
preached. 

.  Oh,  if  you  could  see  the  Villages  here, 
you  would  indeed  ble«  the  God  that 
worketh  wonders.  The  morning  we 
rode  to  liegent  we  were  quite  over- 
come. Tire  romantic  little  Gloucester 
delighted  us,  but  the  happy  happy  Re- 
mt  led  us  to  the  foot  of  the  Cross ! 
We  could  only  say  to  each  other,  "What 
hath  GOD  wrought  t"  It  is,  indeed, 
a  higfaly-favoured  spot.  •  Some  happy 
moments  have  I  spent  there ;  and  my 
•'flesh"  would  say  unhappy  moments 
too :  but  no  !  the  will  of  God  must  not 
eauae  me  unhappiness !  » 

.  OflTer  my  Christian  Love  to  the  Mis- 
sionary indeed,  Mr.  Johnson. 

Mr.  During^  in  reference  to  the 
loss  of  lives^  writes,  on  the  14th  of 
May-— 

The  Seventh  Chapter  of  Judges  is 
vary  applicable  to  the  present  state  of 
Ibis  Mtsaksi,  and  has  muoh  engaged  my 


WESTERN  ArmCA. 


50^" 


mind.  In  Freetdwa,  the  mortalUy  it 
•till  great:  the  deaths  az«  by  the  iteWoW 
Fever  (  but  it  is  pretty  well  ascertahied 
that  it  is  not  infectious.  We  have  been 
irtntbleion  every  $ide,  yei  net  dUtreud 
-—perplexedy  but  not  in  degpair. 


REGENT'S  TOWN. 

CSi«m  Leooe.; 

Five  QuarteHjf  Heperte  of  the  Stole 

andProgre$»€fthe  Settiemeni. 
On^  of  the  last  documents  which  has 
reached  us  from  Mr.  Johnson,  is  his 
Report  at  Lady  Day,  addressed  to 
the  Quarterly  Meeting  of  Chaplains 
and  Missionaries,  of  the  state  of 
the  Settlement  which  is  now  be- 
reaved of  his  paternal  vigilance  and 
care.  This  Report,  wiMi  the  foiir 
Reports  for  the  precedin^ear^  wlD 
afford  a  succinct  view  of  the  pro-* 
^ess  of  the  work  which  no  entirely 
engaged  his  heart,  and  in  which  het 
was  made  an  instrument  of  so  much, 
good. 

Ladjr.Day,  18«, 

Dear  Brethren-<-GVai>9  to  j^ou  end 
peoee.flrom  God  our  Fotker^  mmdjroms 
the  Lord  Jenu  CkHtt  I 

I.  thank  my  God  that  it  has  pleased 
Him  to  bring  us  together  once  more  «> 
and  that  He  still  enables  me  to  state  to 
you,  that  His  Word  prospers;  yea,  has 
free  course  and  is  glorified  at  R^^t*a 
Town,  in  the  conversion  of  sinners  and 
the  edification  of  saints.  Fourteen  Can* 
didates  are  under  a  course  of  instruc 
tion  for  the  Sacraments  of  Baptism 
and  thie  Lord's  Supper ;  who  will,  God 
willing,  be  admitted  to  those  ordiaancea 
on  Easter  Sunday. 

»  Love  and  Unity  among  the  CenranK. 
nicants  continue  to  increase ;  and  mora- 
lity does,  at  laige,  more  prevail  at  Se. 
gent :  disputes  diminish  vexy  ikst^  and 
those  which  do  occur  are  triffing. 

The  attendance  on  DivineWcmhip  is 
steady  and  regukrc'  all  attend,  both 
small  and  great.  On  Week-day  Even* 
ings,  when  theWord  of  God  is  explained; 
we  have  sometimes  as  many  as  on  Sun^ 
days. 

Two  Female  Communieaats  have  de« 
parted  in  the  fiuth :  thehr.  only  do. 
pendenoe  was  on  the  merits  of  their 
Saviour.  Th^y  did,  indeed,  depart  this 
life  with  joy,  having  no  desire  to  re*' 
main  in  the  iesh.  Those  who  stood  by  v 
confesiied  that  they  had  never  seen  a#i|r 


^^  WJeSTERN 

3&noa  die  in  Buch  a  manaer*  I  trust 
tb^i  iheae  evenU  hayf  proved  beuefidal 
ifi  those  who  remain. 

The  Schools  are  going  on  as  usual: 
thej  are  well  and  reguliurly  attended. 
The  Male  Daf  and  livening  Schools  are 
conducted  bjr  i)avid  Noah ;  and  the  Fe- 
male Day  and  Evening  Bchoi^  by  my 
Sbter. 
.  Part  ef  the  roof  of  the  Cliitrdi  is  ptft 
up,  also  that  of  the  Seminary  i  the  old 
building  ef  the  Seminary  is  br^en 
down,  and  the  Youths  haye  moved  mto 
the  new  building. 

There  has  been  more  ground  cleared 
this  y0ar,  than  in  any  one  preceding; 
which  gives  us.  a  hope  of  a  plentiful 
haxwest. 

The  popi^tien  of  Begent  is  this  day 
\h5l :  they  reside  on  406  lots.  None 
feviain  in  the  farms,  but  all  reftide  in 
the  town. 

Midsummer,  IBCe. 
pearBrethren — In  reportuig  the  state 
ef  Regent,  I  could  enlarge  on  many  cir. 
tfittMtances  whieh  have  occurred  during 
the  past  Quarter,  which  would  be  both 
pleasing  and  displeasing  to  you :  trials 
kive  bew  iiia»y ;  and  have  almost,  at 
times,  0etmed  la  evcrbaknce  the  suc- 
cess with  which  our  gradeuft  God  hae 
iivoufed  us*  The  afflicting  separation 
of  Mrs.  Johnson  from  us*  has  been  a 
trial  severely  felt :  but  the  Lolrd,  v^h6  k 
vith.  His  peepk  when  Ihtfy  pass  thoough 
waters  and  walk  through  fires,  did,  in  a 
imtteular  manner,  supj^ort  me,  and  does 
vnth  now  lavour  me  wiUi  a  resigned 
mJM. 

The  pei^le,  aneng  whom  I  veside,. 
hftve  much  endeavoured  to  make  my 
'  hmden  easy  i  tbej  have  not  eoly  in  a» 
affectionate  manner  synpatiiiaed  witk 
me  in  my  afflictions,  bu%  comfinrtod  me 
with  many  simple  but  striking  eypres- 
eioM.  Their  bdiavimir  has,  in  general, 
been  peaceable;  and  they  have  been 
willing  to  serve  me,  whenevef  an  oppor- 
tunityhas  offered  itself  t  when  I  express 
a  wish  that  any  thing  should  be  done, 
they  will  without  gainsaying  do  it  im» 
mediately.  AllthMoand  other  drcum» 
stances  have  fbimed  an  attachment  be- 
tween me  and  the  people  of  my  charge, 
Mkkk  is  better  imaoined  than  express- 
ed; but  let  ae  not  nurget  to  ascribe  all 
t^^tiie  Jiispeiamr  ef  Sovereign  €h»ce ! 

Hehaa,  with  the  aMnegihce,  changed 
UMheartsof  maoy,aBdcenstndned  Ihem 
with  HiB  lovie  to  lote  one  another. 
Our  company  is  now  smallet  ^lan  J 


haveloMWirittabe  dndt  mybeingin 
Africa.  When  I,  in  thou^ifc,  turvey  oar 
Missionary  Settlements,  I  beheld  one 
here,  alaaost  exhausted,  having  lost  hie 
strength  by  long  residence  in  this  cennb 
try,  yet  struggling  to  bring  another  soul 
to  the  Lamb  qf  God  which  taketk  ewejf 
the  ain  of  the  world — and  mother  therov 
endeavouring  to  set  the  better  of  re* 
peated  attacks  of  fever,  which  have  un- 
fitted him  for  useftilness  ahnost  the 
whole  time  of  our  being  in  Africa.  But 
let  us  consider,  en  the  ether  hand—It  , 
is  the  Lord  who  will  work  t  notwith- 
standing our  weak  state.  He  is  still  do- 
ing wonders  :  by  His  Sovereign  power 
He  carries  on  His  work  through  the  in* 
strumentality  of  a  few  weak,  worn-out 
men,  that  the  praise  and  glory  may  be 
all  His. 

Divine  Worship  and  the  Schools,  at 
Regent,  have  been  attended  as  usual. 
Many  have  been  afflicted  (especially  the 
Girls)  with  ophUialmia,  which  however 
begins  to  abate. 

There  has  of  late  been  a  stir  among 
the  inhahiUnts,  Many  have  come  and 
inquired  what  they  must  do  to  be  saved. 
Some>  who  had  been  excluded  from  the 
Communion  for  a  short  time,  have  been 
re-admitted;  and  a  few  backsliders,  who 
had  been  excommHnioated,iiave,through 
the  grace  of  Oed,  been  reclaimed. 

The  namber  of  CoimnQnieaats  is M 

Stomain  stai  csoHidf  d  fbr  a  abort  time. .    10 
Ctndidatea  for  Bi^tisnaed  the  Lord's 

Ssppar. ^ 

Total  .CommDnicaQta  &  Candidates        414 

'Schools. 

Bovs  cesidhwin  the  School  House 
-Hjhielirlibefattd isoiB  Skve 
VeMeI«,.....v-t 140 

Boyi  residing  with  their  Parents 
—having  been  bom  at  Regent,    43 

—  189 
Qkla  re8idiiiciii.^he8^oolBD«se 

— diiefly  liberated:  fpm  Skvs 

Vessela M* 

Girls  reiiidiDg  with  ^eir  Parenla 
—having  been  bom  at  Regent,    51    ^  ^ 

—  103 

Mee*sBf«niftg School »• 

Women's  Evening  School. .........      411 

Total  Scholars..    70^ 

About  eighty  of  the  newlyorrived 
people  attend  School,  but  nbt  regularly ; 
and  are,  therefore,  not  iadudd  in  the 
a^vwnuihbet. 

Dmrid  Noah  haa  contiaued  with  9aal 
toeottductthe  Day  and  Epsntogafcto 


IfiaS.]                                         WK8TBRV  AVftiCA,                                                 SOft 

Schooli,  and  mj  .SiitAr  th«  FenuLle  David  Koth  and  m^  Sister  condvel*  a» 

SclKK^:  bojtk  Male  and  Female  Schoak  befpre,  botii  Daj  and  Etetang  Sbliool»    - 

«K  in  good  order.  John  Johnson,  Aid  scTeral  ol  the  Insli* 

The  Church  haa  heen  corered  in  i  and  tution  Youthi,  conduct  themselves  with 

aa  bM  the  School  Houae  at  the  Christiin  propriety,  in  the  Evening  Schoobt  aa 

CnsUtution.    The  Youths  at  that  place  Teachers.    John  Juhnoon  is  Usher,  and 

are  Tvrenty-four  in  number :  the  pro-  la  a  great  assistance  to  Ntoh.    The  first 

grass  which  they  have  made  is  not  much ;  class  in  the  JBoys*  School  and  thst  in  the 

but  as  Mr.  Norman  -has  commenced  Girls  are  also  Teachers  in  the  ||;vening 

school  again,  we  may  now  expect  that  Scboob. 

they  will  be  brought  forward,  and  ap-     Ushers  io  Girls*  Day  School. 9 

prove  themselves  at  the  Examination     Teseht r»  in  Day  School. ..;..; f 

next  Quarterly  Meeting.  .,  Ditto  Women's  Night  School 6 

Ithasnot^npracgc^letole^^  ?etlie;^^iSto^^^.^^^^^                      I 

the  expense  of  the  Institution,  as  the     p^^  |^  jjen's  Eveniiig  School 51 

building  is  not  finished.  Teachers  in  ditto .^ . .        39 

The  inhabiUnts  of  Kegent  have  been  ■-- 

in<rea8ed,  by  theaddition  of  new  people,  Total  Ushers  and  Tewshsrs 47 

^'^*"'       MiehMini.t.  less.  The  Number  of  SchoUurs  is  ss  foltows : 

Dear  Brethren— Grece  ifnfo you  and  ^J*  ««^!ng  inthe  School Honte,  180 

pemce  be  muUipUed!    Blessed  be .  the  Boys  rcdmg  with  their  Parent.,  ^   ^ 

God  and  Father  of  our   Lord   Jesus  QirlsiesidiiiRia  the  School  House.  Ml 

Christ,  who,  according  to  his  abundant  Girls  rending  with  their  Parents,    63 
mercy,  bath  brought  us  once  mote  to-  "^    !^ 

irether,  atler  so  many  toils  and  trials.  Mfn's  Eraing. School... 4g 

¥heiuin.are.b.ting.ndwe«.y„ow  SSSn'SS™^*?!'.^!:::::::::::  ^ 

rejoice  in  hope  of  further  usefulness.  .^-. 

1 1  continues  to  please  God  to  carry  on  Total  Scholars . .  .8i8 

Bis  work  of  mercy  at  B«gent*s  Town.  — 

On  the  1st  of  September,  I  baptised  Thus  I  have  briefly  stated  the  pro- 

Twenty-nine  Adults,   whom  I.  have  oeedings  of  the  work  of  the  Lord;  and 

reason  to  believe  to  be  such  as  shall  be  I  am  fully  persuaded  that  every  one  who 

saved ;  since  which,  T wenty-two  AdulU  has  tmiM  thtU  the  Lord  U  gra^tu^  will 

have  been  received  as  Candidates  for  lift  up  his  heart  with  gratitude  to  Him 

JBaptlsm.    On  that  day,  I  administered  who  workelh  alt  ikitigt  a/Ur  lAe  epumt 

the  Lord*B  Supper  to  365  Communicants:  tel  of  hit  own  wiil. 

all  were  present  but  the  sick.    I  do  not  chrtemM.  issc 

exactly  know  the  number  of  Communi.  Bear  Brethren — Merry  vnte  pou^  and 

canu  now;  as  several  backsliders,  and  peacfy  and  love  be  mullipHedl       -^ 

auch  as  had  been  turned  off  for  a  short  Thanks  be  to  God  r  who,  through  His 

period,  have  been  readmitted.    1  may^  inflnite  mercy,  carries  on  the  work  af 

however,  with  safety  report,  that  the  grace  among  the  poo»  Sons  of  Ham,  to 

number  of  Communicants  at  present  ia  whom  He  has  been  pleased  to  send  ob, 

400,  and  the  Candidates  for  Baptism  to  deckrc  unto  them  the  vniearchabU 

$« ;  making  a  total  of  4W.  richeu  of  ChrUt.    As  far  as  I  «m  «c- 

Kotwithstanding  the  addition  to  the  giuiinted  with  your  labours  m  the  Lord, 

Church,  we  were,  kst  Sunday,  much  1  think  you  aU  have,  with  me,  cause  i» 

confined  for  want  of  room.  praise  the  God  of  Abraham,  of  Isaac, 

-  1  never  knew  the"  Schools  better  at-  and  of  Jacob,  &r  the  success  which  He 

tended  than  they  are  now,  eapeciaUy  the  has  been  pleased  to  grant  te  us.    Whe^ 

Men*B  Evening  School:  we  are  much  we  view  our  respective  Settlements,  and 

in  want  of  room.    Having  lost  a  consi^  contrast  their  stote  when  we  first  knew 

derahle  number  of  the  hut  newchildren,  them,  with  their  present  conditioi^ara 

t«t]>ay.schools  have  rather  decreased;  we  not  constrained  to  exclaim,  Whab 

b«t  the  Night-schools  have  increased,  hUkGodwronghit           ,        .   ,_, 

the  pragreM  of  the  Sebolars  is,  In  ge-  Our  trials  have  bem»  and  are  mdeedt 

naral,  v&y  good,  eapedally  of  the  tet  npany ;  yet  the  manifold  »5«^»/»{2^ 

4aaaea  in  bSlh  tb«  D^  and  Evening  our  Godmrants  to  ^^y^'^y!;^ 

Scfaoola*  in  readins,  writing,  and  arith-  them.    Therefore^  my  helaned  brawteih, 

St  Sao^  Giri%  £   maridifj.  let  us  beitedfui,  intmoveabk,  aimey^ 


SIO  WBSTBltM 

i^otituHHg  in  ihewoiie  of  the  Lardy  Jbr- 
^mtmeh  om  we  know  thmt  our  Imbomr  it 
not  in  vmin  in  ike  LariL 

The  people  at  Regent,  I  am  happy  to 
nj,  are  proceeding  aa  uniaL'  Christiana 
foe  growing  in  grace,  and  in  the  know- 
ledge of  our  I^rd  and  Saviour  Jeaua 
Chriat ;  and  ainnen  are  converted^  by 
•overeign  grace,  unto  God. 

On  the  first  Sunday  of  this  month,  I 
baptized  Twenty-four  persons,  and  ad- 
ministered the  Lerd*s  Supper  to  nearly 
400  Communicants :  all  attended  except 
the  sick ;  which  has  been  the  case  every 
First  Sunday  in  the  month,  during  the 
Quarter. 

Last  week,  I  examined  a  considerable 
number  of  Adulta,  who  made  application 
for  baptism ;  of  whom  I  have  received 
Fifty,  on  trial  and  for  instruction.  John 
Sandy  instructs  them  every  mornings 
from  seven  to  eight  o*clock,  for  the  or- 
dinances of  Baptism  and  the  Lord's 
Supper. 

IMvine  Services,  both  on  Sundays  and 
Week-days,,  are  regularly  and  nume- 
rously attended. 

.  The  contributions  to  the  Church  Mis- 
sionary Society,  which  have  been  raised 
by  my  humble  flock,  amounted  to 
741.  14s.  10|tf.,  for  which  I  desire  to 
bend  my  knees  before  the  God  and  Fa- 
ther of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

The  Schools  are  going  on  as  usuaL 
The  Scholars  in  the  respective  Schoob 
are  as  follows  :-* 

Boya  residing  in  the  School  House^  159 
Boys  residing  with  their  Parenti,     63 

219 

GtrlaiQpsiding  in  the  School  Hoaae^  140 
Girls  rcsidiog  with  their  Parents. .  61  - 

191 

Mens'Erening  School 486 

Women's  B?eiiing  School 41 

Christian  Institntion 24 

ToUl  Scholars....    933 

Twenty.four  children  arrived  on' 
Thursday  last,  which  are  included  in 
the  above  numbers. 

The  Christian  Institution  also  pro- 
spers. The  Youths  have  made  conside- 
rable progress.  Two  df  them  have  been 
married  —  John  Johnson,  to  Rachel 
Gamon  ;  and  Wm.  Bickersteth,  to 
Sarah  Allen. 

Wm.  Bickersteth  assists  Noah  in  the 
Male  Schools,  where  assistance  is  much 
wanted,  on  account  of  Henry  Johnson 
and  Edward  Bickersteth,  Ushers,  hav- 
injjlefl  the  School;  being  permitted  to 
join  the  Seminary. 


AFRICA.  [jolt. 

Yesterday  being  Chxlstmas  Day,  we 
had  the  Lord's  Support  the  Communi- 
cants from  Gloucester  joining  us,  we 
had  about  470  at  the  Lord's  Table. 

May  the  God  of  all  grace  continue  to 
prosper  all  our  endeavours !  • 

lady  Day,  18SS. 

Dear  Brethren — Chrace  to  you  end 
peaeeyfrom  God  our  Father^  and  from 
ike  Lord  Jeitu  CkriMt  t 

Again  it  has  pleased  the  Lord  our 
God  to  spare  us  to  labour  in  His  vine- 
yard, and  to  prosper  us  in  the  work  of 
love  which  He  has  given  us  to  do.  It 
IS  true,  I  have  suffered  and  continue 
to  suffer  much  from  ophthalmia  ;  but  I 
trust  that  even  this  is  among  the  aU 
thinge  that  ehali  work  together  for 
good. 

As  it  respects  Begenfs  Town,  the 
work  of  the  Lord  is  proceeding  as  be- 
fore. Divine  Service  has  been  regularly 
attended  by  the  Communicants  and  the 
other  inhabitants.  The  Schools  con* 
tinue  to  Improve.  We  have  had  seve- 
ral  additions  to  our  Congregation  and 
the  Schools,  by  the  amval  of  Slave 
Vessels;  and  our  population  now 
amounts  to  upward  of  8000  persona. 
The  people  behave  quietly  and  orderly^ 
so  that  we  have  very  few  palavers,  in* 
deed  less  than  ever  before. 

I  stated,  in  my  last,  that  we  had  50 
Candidates  under  trial  and  instruction, 
for  the  Holy  Ordinance  of  Baptism : 
one  of  them,  a  woman,  has  since  died  in 
the  faith ;  and  another,  a  man,  has  beei\ 
excluded  for  improper  conduct :  the  re- 
maining 48,  will,  if  it  please  our  graci* 
ous  God,  be  baptized  on  £a8ter  Sunday. 

The  Youths  in  the  Seminary  con- 
tinue  to  waik  worthy  of  the  high  voca^ 
iUm  wherewith  they  ore  called.  They 
have  made  considerable  progress  in  their 
studies,  and  promise  well  for  future  use- 
fulness :  indeed  their  conduct  is  such, 
that  I  think  it  my  duty  to  notice  it  in 
the  present  Beport.  , 

The  Number  of  Scholars  is  aa  follows  :— 
Boys  residing  in  the  School  House,  196 
Boys  residing  with  their  Parents . .    66 

• 261 

Girls  residing  in  the  School  Hoase,  180 
Girls  residing  with  their  IVoents . .    60 

— —  989 

Men%  Evening  School 66i 

Womeu's  Evenioff  School 29 

Christian  Institntion 97^ 

TMal  Scholars 1979 

There  are  710  persons  who  can  read. 


1823.] 


The  number  of  the  ConmiUBiGanta; 
with  the  addition  of  the  48  Candidates 
mentioned  above,  will  be  about  450. 

Oux  la^t  Anniversary  of  the  B^nt*B. 
Town  Branch  Miaaionarj  Aasociation 
waa  verj  interesting.  The  collection 
after  the  Meeting  amounted  to  lo/. 
6t.  Oil/. 

The  new  people  receive  half  rice  and 
half  cocoa  or  cassada.  Since  October 
last,  7470  bushels  of  cassada  and  14S1 
bushels  of  cocoa  have  been  issued ;  and 
there  is  now  enough  in  the  people*s 
farms  to  supply  them  with  half  rations 
throughout  the  year. 

The  new  road  to  the  Sea  ii  nearly 
completed.  Some  of  the  people  have 
begun  to  trade  in  the  country:  one 
canoe  has  been  purchased,,  and  another 
hired  for  that  purpose:  one  man  has 
already  delivered  2  tons  and  16  bushels 
of  rice. 

The  Fishery  has  commenced,  and 
promises  to  become  a  permanent  benefit 
to  the  town. 

My  the  God  of  Abraham,  of  Isaac, 
and  of  Jacob,  the  Triune  and  our  Cove- 
nant Jehovah,  be  praised  for  His  conti- 
nual mercies  toward  us,  in  carrying  on 
^his  glorious  work!  And  may  He  be 
pleased  to  keep  us  humble  at  the  foot  of 
the  Cross  I 

This  last  Official  Communication 
from  the  departed  Saint,  whose  re- 
mains were  in  a  little  more  than 
a  month  from  the  time  when  he  in 
perfect  health  penned  this  Report 
were  to  be  committed  to  the  deep 
until  the  sea  shall  give  up  her  dead, 
will  be  read  by  many  with  thank- 
fulness, bat  with  tears. 

Mr.  Norman  remarks  on  this  last 
Report — 

You  will  be  much  encouraged  by  Br. 
Johnson's  last  Quarterly  Report.  I 
feel  it  my  duty  to  add  my  testimony  to 
it ;  for  I  am  certain,  after  more  than 
two  years*  close  observation  and  constant 
inteniourse  with  the  people  of  this  town, 
that  much  more  than  he  has  written 
might  be  said  with  truth.*  Yes !  the 
Word  of  the  Lord,  through  his  instru- 
mentality,  has  been  mighty,  through 
grace,  in^pulUng  down  the  strong-holds 
of  sin  and  Satan,  and  building  up  the 
kingdom  of  Christ  in  the  hearts  of  the 
oDca  wretched  but  now  happy  Sons  of 
Africa. 


WXSTERN  A^BICA. 


sH 


The  reference,  in  Mr.  Johnson's 
last  Report,  to  a  new  road  to  the 
Sea  and  the  establishment  of  a 
Fishery,  will  be  understood  from 
the  following  extract  of  the  Sierra 
Leone  Gazette  of  Feb.  1,  182S : 

We  have  heard,  with  much  pleasure, 
that  the  road  lately  noticed  as  in  pro- 
gress from  Regent  to  the  sea-side  was 
opened  yesterday;  on  which  occasion 
the  Rev.  W.  B.  Johnson,  accompanied 
by  several  Gentlemen,  proceeded  to  the 
post  formed  for  the  piupose  of  supply, 
ing  the  ViUages  in  the  mountains  with 
fish.  The  road  is  cut  through  a  most 
fertile  part  of  the  country,  and  U  ca* 
pble  of  being  rendered  one  of  the  best 
in  the  Colony :  at  present,  it  im  rather 
rug^  in  some  parts;  but,  as  the  ma, 
terial  for  improvement  is  at  hand,  we 
have  no  doubt  but  that  it  will  be  put 
^In  the  state  which  we  desire.  The 
distance  from  Regent  is  supposed  to  be 
at  least  five  miles,  which  the  Gentle- 
men on  horseback  accomplished  in  less 
than  an  hour<4md-a.half.  The  soil  ap. 
proaching  to  the  sea  is  of  the  very  best 
kind,  and  calculated  to  produce  eveiy 
article  of  Iropieal  produce ;  and,  as  the 
descent  fix>m  Regent  is  gradual,  and 
fish  found  in  great  abundance,  we  hope 
that  a  Village,  esUblished  here  under 
the  controul  of  Mr.  Johnson,  will 
answer  all  the  purposes  for  which  this 
undertaking  was  commenced.  The  ut- 
most  credit  is  certainly  due  to  the  Re- 
verend Gentleman  who  has  completed 
this  work  in  so  short  a  time. 

Return  of  the  State  of  Jgrieulture  in 
the  Parish  of  St  Charter 

This  Return  was  presented  to  the 
Agricultural  Society  at  Freetown^ 
and  is  dated  Jan.  25, 1822.  Some 
notices  on  this  subject  will  be  found 
at  p.  8  of  the  last  Survey.  We 
subjoin  a  few  further  particulars,  as 
they  shew  the  powerful  influence 
of  religious  principle  in  stimulating 
to  industry. 

It  is  impossible  to  ascertain  bow 
much  land  is  cleared,  as  it  is  intermixed 
with  forest :  but  at  least  400  acres  are 
cleared  and  cultivated. 

About  600  persons— men,  women,  and 
children—support  themselves  by  the 
produce  of  their  lands.  A.  eonsiderlble 
quantity  of  Indian  Corn  has  been  raised* 


512  WIWTERN 

and  «old  ki  the  markets  of  Freetown  tnd 
Regent.    Cassada,  Cocoa,  Yams,  Flail., 
tains,  Bananas,  Pines,  and  other  vegeU- 
tlesand  fruits,baTe  been  much  more  than 
sufficient  for  the  consumption  ofHegent, 
«nd  have  been  sold  in  Freetown  IMnrket. 
A  great  quantity  of  the  above  produce 
18  now  in  the  ground ;  especially  Cas* 
'sada.  Cocoa,  and  Pine.    Pine  is  more 
'abundant  than  ever  known. 
'     About  forty  aq-ea  of  Uice  have  been 
grown,  which  produced  a  plentiful  crop. 
This  has  excited  a  desire  in  the  inhabit 
tants  to  grow  Uice ;  and  a  large  portion 
of  the  forest  is  now  under  the  axe  for 
that  purpose. 

The  land  cleared  and  cultivated,  aa 
above  mentioned,  was  all  foreat;  and 
lias  been  brought  into  its  presept  atote 
within  the  last  five  years. 

Mr.  Johnson  then  mentions  twelve 
of  the  inhabitants  by  name,  as  hav- 
ing the  largest  farms,  and  being  ex- 
emplary for  industry. 
•  Of  one  of  them  he  says— 
''  He  aold,last  year,  Cassada  30/.,  Cocoa 
^Bht  Indian  Com  3/.— total  59/.  He  has 
^ore  than  this  value  now  on  the  ground 
—some  Indian  Com  to  sell  which  is 

food  for  seed-^and  a  great  quantity  of 
'ine-apples.  Plantains,  andBananas  now 
growing ;  and  clears  ground  for  l^ice. 
Three  years  ago,  be  bought  two  Goats, 
iwhich  have  since  produced  fifteen.  He 
is  building  a  substan^al  hoilse.  All 
this  is  the  fruit  of  bis  labour. 
Jf^uence  ^  B^ifgidn  onihd  ChrUUan 

,  We  have,  on  several  occasion^, 
collected  from  Mr.  Johnson]a  com- 
piunications  very  striking  evidences 
of  the  influence  of  Divine  Grace  on 
)the  Christian  ConverU ;  and  have 
now  the  melancholy  task  of  doing 
this  for  the  last  time.  We  cannot, 
however,  but  hope  imd  believe,  that 
the  dew  of  heaven  will  still  descend 
on  the  seed  sown  ;  and  that,  under 
the  hands  of  other  cultivators  whom 
Qod  will  in  mercy  raise  up,  this 
1[)les8ed  abode  bf  peace  and  love  will 
jtill  flourish  as  the  Garden  of  the 
Lord. 

*  MmMT  in  whieh  th*  fTtyrd  ^OoUU  applUdM 
CoKoUUm  a  d  Cot^iatiou. 

'    Mr.  Johnson  had  endeavoured  to 
•improYe  the  death  of  a  Cornmoni- 


ArBteA.  [jolt, 

cant,  from  Hd>.  ix^  27,  28.     He 
irrites,  in  leference  to  thit-^ 

One  Woman  wanted  to  know  whether 
i  bad  not  «pok«n  particularly  to  her, 
She  bad  been  to  one  of  her  countrymen, 
and  asked  blm  if  Massa  had  not  pointed 
to  her*    She  aeemed  confident  that  I 
bad ;  and  said,''  Massa,  all  that  true  thai 
you  spoke  about  me  yesterday  morning ; 
when  you  point  to  me,  I  stand  just  m 
that  fashion.'*    She  wept  much;  and 
wanted  to  know  what  she  must  do  to  be 
«aved  from  all  them  bad  things  that  she 
had  been  doing.  This  woman  has  hitherto 
been  a  very  bad  character.    She  conti- 
nued   talking;  aiid  I   suppose  would 
willingly  have  told  me  all  the  sins  of 
which  the  had  been  guilty,  if  I  had  not 
prevented  her.     She  was  so  distressed, 
that  she  at  last  wept  aloud.  AH  I  could 
do,  was  to  direct  her  to  Him,  whom  her 
sins  had  pierced.    May  God  the  S^rit 
bless- the  word  which  was  spoken  to  her! 
•    One  evening,  bemg  engaged  in  talking 
with  such  as  had  come  tospeak  respecting 
their  hearts,  all  appeared  to  be  much 
affected  with  what  they  had  heard  the 
-night  befbre.    It  is  Impossible  to  give 
even  an  outline  of  all  that  was  rehited. 
One  >Ian  said,  "  Massa,  roc  never  beat 
any  thing  so  before.  All  what  live  in  my 
thoughts,  you  speak.    I  was  so  sorry 
when  you  had  done  preach  i  J  wish  you 
bad  preach  all  night:  Itbinksleep  wwW 
not  have  catch  me.    Ob  I  was  ^  glad 
about  them  words !    When  1  go  home, 
all  live  m  my  heart ;  an*^#hen  1  sleep, 
I  think  aU  night  I  bear  yon  pfeadu 
«Tb«m  words  you  talk,  how  God?i  peo|>!e 
stand  when  they  die,  and  bow  they  stand 
belbvt  God  without  ain  tbfou|di  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  bow  gUd  them 
wili  be  in  the  Day  of  Judgment,  ceme 
to  my  heart,  and  make  me  so  glad; 
because,  long  time  I  been  'frald*  too 
much  to  die,  but  now  I  can  say  I  glad.*» 

On  ocoasioa  of  fmotlier  Sennoi, 
Mr.  Johnsoh  says— 

A  Man,  who  has  hitherto  led  a  wicked 
•life,  cametomemucfa  alarmed :  he  said, 
"  Oh  l&unday  you  preached  about  tbem 
words,  C^e  now,  and  lei  nt  renmn 
Ugelker.  You  sp<*e  about  a  voman 
who  had  a  bad  hoiiband,  abd  who  treated 
bis  w*te  very  bad  \  biit  tbe  woman  was 
a  Christian  t  she  treated  her  husbwad 
very  kifldi  and  iried  to  make  him  as 
comforUble  as  possibles  anottier  m«n 
observed  this,  and  asked  the  wajM, 
how  she  could  treat  her  husband  s^lnid^ 


1(1^  di4  «U  tbit  he  ^mt4  ^  bm*?  hei^ 

<l«9^HH^ffd  to  df  soy  KB  iu  tfaU  life  90I7 
ber  poor  busbAod  would  bi^^  to  eivjoy 
QOHilb^i  tiding  afl  unponii^ted  pezion 
a|^  p^^ed  him,  when  al^  coDndeied 
whf^  Ws  liwlu)  condition  would  be  in 
^  wfMrld  to  wm^  ^v  I  stand  juat 
tb(»fl^m)»  ni;  wifi»9  I  b^li^Fi^  seiDfeft 
G^  finr  tni^Bi  end,  quwjf  timesy  I 
trouJ^l^  tvev  foi;  i^>thuig9  biit  a)^e  beazv 
fil }  and  I  t^i^  I  9ee  her  nfMr  looking 
•t  fl^  wfth  teiisi  in  heir  ejies  ap^  ffg^- 
ing.  I  ^ivf^9%  tbpw#t  that  that  w^. 
aotUag  ^t  49(B7  5  bu*  sw^oe  yotji  tfOd 
iia  ^boiil  that  ma«;L  ari4  l>i^  Wife»  (  have, 
nA  nest  s  I  em  afraid  th^  1  t/u^  \^ 
Biiaerehle  in  ^  wpr^d  to  covffi,  Yom 
aaidy  the  «i|me  time,  that  if  a  nm  wm» 
te  £idl  QTerhofrd  into  the ^ea,  an4  afgpe 
WIS  thrown  to  hisa^  and  be  refUfej  t^ 
]p7  l^id  of  i)t|  if  he  wiia  dxpwBG4  it  w^ 
^  own  fault.  I  ba^e  heard  now  aix 
Tean  the  Word  of  God,  and  abou|  the 
aaWation  of  ainn^p^  bj  the  Lord  Jea^g  it 
hMt^have  leftiaed  to  lay  hol4  of  the  rope^ 
X:a«i  Bp  *firai4  that  it  ia  now  too  late« 
hutenp  a  little  encouaig^9  beci^seGod 
myB  still,  Cmp^iwmtan4  ^Pf  rt^*fm 

The  following  are  other  instanoes 
ofthe  power  of  the  Word: — 

''  MasMh'*  one  Man  laid,  <'w^  jaH 
t^h  last  Sundaj  Ni«^t  ^ou  talk  fo  me. 
JTott  fay  that  the  Uevi^  make  people 
^p  awaj  from  ti|^  Lord  Je^us  top 
inuch :  he  make  peopt^  l^lleve  ^vit  Uiey 
i^ust  make  thenuelvea  better  firit,  be- 
fym  thejT  come ;  or  he  tell  them  stop  till 
9e«^  moon.  So,  Mxut  the  Pevil  been 
eer^eme.  I  been  atao^l  that  gabion  long 
^^nie.4  but  now  I  aee  th^  I>evi^  no  want 
a^  g^  to  the  Lord  JS^ius  Chriat.  | 
«ae  now  that  God*f  people  onlj  liyc^ 
goo4*  I  have  1^0  pa^ce :  my  ^eart  fiiU 
^f  fipt  all  aia^  I  do,  live  there;  f^d 
illftpose  I  die,  I  myst  gp  to  hell:  I  am 
timble  too  inuch.^* 

Qn  another  qcca^iiop^  a  ;&ian  was  much 
difttiwff^d:  he  wepi  h^terly,  a^d  said 
'^  ^fitfA,  all  ^hem  words  you  spea^c  in 
t^  Chur(4  are  ag^^nst  me.  AU  the 
t|faings  which  I  do,  and  which  live  in  my 
^eppr^  you  alwi^a  talk  in  the  Cb\iicb. 
%  asji  afri^d  tlvat  I  shall  be  lo^t :  my 
$eazt  no  stand  good  at  all.  The  more  I 
try  Ipr  pray.,  the  more  cold  I  fedl:  1  go 
on  my  knee,  buft  I  cannot  pray — my 
{le^rtiiard  Inpe  stone.  .^  have  no  peace 
at  alL  ^  I  ^t  sick  plenty  times,  and  I 


*»HIC4.  SIS 

think  I  iihan  even  die^  md.  w}^  wiU 
tfien  bc^meof  cxie  r** — wept  aloudrr-"  I 
sl^ll  surely  sink  t£>  bell  r  I  am  ^fir^id, 
because  m^  heart  so  hard,  th&t  )  Y^^e, 
sinned  i^ainst  the  Holj  Ghost/' 

A  Woman  flaid,  "  Ma;i^  tba^  ti«i#. 
the  we^k  coipca  wb  1  -^-^  ^,,  Jtp  the 
Lord*8  Supper,  I  always  get  u^  t^xuihle. 
I  fe^  so  much  (or  this  w^jak,  b««aiiise 
next  Sunday  the  Lord's  Supfifr.  Sup^ 
pose  thif  be  oa)y  once  to  me,  but  me 
se^  this  every  time :  something  ^Iwigra 
come  ffldgtre  me  trouble.  Andl  thim 
wordf  which  you  ape^  tp-night  inake 
me  *frald  too  nn^-^I  ho^th«  Lord 
«Tesua  Chriit  will  k€^p  me.** 

THe  h^ppy  inflaeDoe  ofthe  Word 
00 others  10  very  striking: — 

Om>  Man  said,  "  Mas30»  them  thing* 
God  dnjae  for  me  pam  every  thing*  Who 
live  tbeare,  wbo  wiQ  die  for  another  P 
Oh,  the  Lord  Jesui  die  for  smjier^^ves, 
for  them  people  who  been  ain  againit 
Him  \  T  s^tdown,  and  cojisiri«;r  this,  and 
I  don't  know  what  to  say  :  1  never  bear 
such  thing  before*  Sometim^a  peop]e 
say,  '  such  men  do  mc  gcio<l  rery  much/ 
But  what  the  Lord  Jesut  Christ  do  pasv 
every  thing  i  He  love  io  njucb,  till  He 
die  to  save  me.  Oh  I  love  H  \m  bo  Uttkl 
That  time  I  want  to  lore  Hinij  wy  he*rt 
no  willing — he  alwaya  run  about.  That 
trouble  me  much— hut  yet  He  love  ain- 
ner  I  Ah,  true — that  pan  every  thing/' 

Another  ^I^d  said  that  the  Lord 
Je^uft  Christ  was  t^  him  ds  liis  hrojikfajit 
and  biv  aipper^hia  mommg  and  bU 
night ;  and  ad<lcd,  "  I  cao  put  no  truit 
in  any  thifig  be»idc  1  for  aU  thing  I  9Q» 
is  sbflih  lu  my  heart,  nothing  k^kt  sin  i 
Id  the  world,  nothing  but  sin.  The 
Lord  Jcsua  Chriat^  He  take  all  sin  and 
die  for  it ;  and  He  ouly  rooiI*  an4  only- 
able  to  save  :  that  mate  Him  tny  *very 
thinf  r 

ITalc  WMm.  0114  r«9de^fMi  V  GM^dMcr. 

A.'Won^an  wh9  h%ti  heen  ill,  wa,s  Tfiy 
hfppjr  ^n  ah^  as,w4?ac^  «nd  nid,  "  O 
M^issa*  I  thai)k  jof^  ]j;iuch  lor  co«ne  and 
ac^  me.  I  thinkj  Isst  Sunday  Night,  I 
no  {ie^  you  i^pun  in  this  world,  I  wis  so 
cici:.  J  fsi^t.;  and  I  think  now  n^  tixait 
^me.  1  want  to  send  to  you,  bu4  I 
thifk  yoH  tiiedr^it  was  la^.  It  wi^ 
iuat  as  it  my  toi4  want  to  g^  <#t  of  nij 
body  1 1  ^y t  ^  JUurd  Jefus,  receiva  ma  I' 
But,  a  little  a^r^  I  get  batUr  a  Utt^ 
1  think  now,  that  1  no  been  give  mjmii 
quite  up  to  God,  and  that  ia  tl^  vpmm 
uod  puuiah  me.  Now.  Ood  fthall  har^ 
S  S 


^14 


wiBTSRK 


my^hole  betrt :  you  shall  gee,  Mmm* 
xke  done  now  witH*the  world.'  I  am  fiillj 
sure  nothing  in  this  world  can  give  me 
flr  bit  -of  peace  i  no,  nothing  but  the  blood 
of  Jesus  Christ.    Oh,  maj  He  help  me 
to  serve  Him  finr  truie  I" 
'  "  I  can't  tell,"  said  another  Woman, 
'^  how  I  stand  this  time.     Sometimes  I 
long  to  go  to  Church  to  hear  the  Word 
of  God;  but,  sometimes,  I  could  do  any 
thing  else;  I  so  cold.   I  think  I  love  the 
libra  Jesus;  but  ah,  how  my  heart 
fights  against  me  I  fhem  thought,  that 
totxse  in  my  heart,  are  not  fit  for  any 
body'  to'tAke  in  the  mouth.    Sometimes 
I  think  1  hate  erery  body :  I  no  like  to 
t^  with  any  persont  I  hate  myself. 
.  Oh,  I  am  so  wicked— my  sins  so  many 
and  so  great;  but  still  I  have  hope? 
when  I  see  what  great  things  the  Lord 
has  done  for  me,  I  am  sure  that  He  is 
my  Great  Saviour.    I  believe  He  save 
me.    If  I  perish,  I  wiUperish  at  His 
feet.**    This  woman  leads  «  holy  life- 
has  been  about  five  years  a'Communi- 
cant,  and  is  now,  through  grace,  an  es- 
tablished Christian. 
•  ^*  Massa,**  said  a  Communicant, "  me 
don't  know  whact  isthe  matter  this  time. 
1  think  me  get  more  worse  every  day: 
wicked  thoughts  always  come  in  n^ 
mind.  First  when  God  help  me  to  serve 
the  Lord  Jesus  Chriiit,!  glad  always— I 
«n  pray  every  i^ere :  but  this  time  I 
feel  so  cold  always.    You  say  in  the 
Church  yesterday,  .that  God's  people 
can't  live  without  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ : 
that  word  make  me  i^raid  very  much. 
True,  H^  lovely;   but  me  cant  love 
"Him.    I  think  I  no  love  Him  at  all : 
me  don't  know  what  to  do,  Massa." 

A  Woman  said,  "  Before  time,  now 
two  year,  I  was  sick  ;  and,  last  year, 
I  was  very  sick.  That  time,  my 
heart  glad  very  much':  I  can  say, 
that  lime,  when  I  live  on  sick  bed  Jesus 
^ogetker  lovely,  I  thought,  that  time, 
I  should  die ;  and  I  wasglad  very  much 
to  die  —  I  was  sure  I  should  go  to 
heaven :  but,  this  time,  I  fear,  because 
you  say  in  the  Church  that  God's  people 
we  a  troubled  people;  and  you  see, 
Maasa,  me  no  have  trouble  this  time— 
me  no*ck-—itay  husband  no  sick— my 
™^  *»•  sick— me  and  my  husband  live 
nfry  quiet  togethef—we  have  always 
something  to  eat  atid  clothes  to  put  on : 
you  see  me  hafve  no  trouble ;  and  that 
»«ke  me  'fraid  very  much,  that  me  no 
<wlong  to  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  Be- 
sides, my  heart  more  wicked  this  time : 


AFntCA.  (iutTt 

he  always  plague  me.  Me  don*t  know 
what  to  do !"  I  spoke  to  her  as  her  case 
required,  and  she  went  home  much  re- 
lieved and  very  thankfiil. 

Another  Woman  thus  address^  me 
— ^"^  Massa,  One  time  you  say  in  the 
Church,  that  *"  the  heart  follow  the  eye.* 
This  I  find  my  great  trouble,  at  this 
time.  When  I  bve  in  the  Church,  my 
eyes  and  my  heart  go  together  from  one 
person  to  the  other.  I  try,  I  try,  till  \ 
am  tired,  to  keep  myself:  when  I  look 
down  to  the  ground,  then  my  heart  go 
by  itself:  when  I  kneel  down  to  pray  m 
dark  |dace  and  see  nothing,  then  out  of 
my  heart  come  nothing  but  evil  things 
Old  thoughts:  and  then  when  I  pray 
and  get  up,  then  I  dont  know  what  I 
have  said^I  been  talk  with  my  tongue 
what  my  heart  no  feel. '  I  don't  kno«r 
what  to  do.  True  you  say,  one  time, 
that  Christian  People  think  they  get 
more  worse  every  day.  I  see  this  true ; 
but  I  cannot  find  peace  in  my  heart.  I. 
hope  liie  Lord  Jesus  Christ  will  have 
ftiercyupon  me:  suppose  He  no  save 
ftie,  me  shall  surely  go  to  hellw  You 
know,  Massa,  that  time  when  I  was' 
very  sick :  it  would  have  been  good  for 
me  if  I  had  died  then :  I  should  have 
suiely  gone  to  Heaven;  but  I  don't 
know  how  I  stand  now.  Them  troubles 
I  have  with  my.  bad  heart  make  me 
doubt  very  nmch." 

*  A  Woman  who  had  lately  joined  us,, 
came  to  me,  and  said  weeping — **  Massa, 
do  I  beg  you  hear  what  I  am  going  to 
say.  Trouble  I  got,  pass  me — I  cannot' 
bear  it.  All  them  people,  that  live  close 
by  my  home,  hate  me  since  I  came  and 
Join  the  Church:  especially  one  wo-' 
man — she  say  she  will  make  me  palaver, 
palaver,  till  I  do  some  bad— till  I  fi|^t 
with  her ;  '  and  then  Massa  will  turn- 
you  out  again.'  I  beg  you,  Massa,  let 
me  move  from  that  place.  Bo,  I  beg 
you,  talk  to  my  husband,  that  he  txy  for' 
take  another  house  and  lot.  For  true 
me  want  to  serve  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
but  that  woman  wont  let  me."  I  told 
her  that  if  she  wanted  to  be  without 
trouble,  she  must  go  out  of  the  world ; 
for  if  she  went  to  live  in  another  street^ 
I  had  no  doubt  but  trouble  would  meet 
her  there  also :  moreover  that  our  Sa- 
viour had  said,  that  whosoever  would  be 
His  disciple,  should  take  up  his  cross 
daily  and  follow  Him.  She  went  home, 
determined  to  follow  her  Saviour ;  and 
not  to  speak  to  the  bad  woman,  but  to 
avoid  ail  intercourse  with  her. 


1823.}  WBJITSRN 

A  Man,  a  Candidate  for  Baptism, 
came  to  me,  and  said,  with  apparent 
grief—'*  My  Dear  Master,  I  come  to 
tell  you  mj  trouble.  Sundajr  befoi^  last, 
when  you  went  to  Gloucester  Town  to 
preach,  I  was  walking  and  breaking  the 
SabbaUi  Day ;  and,  since  that,  I  liave 
no  rest  day  and  night.  I  can't  sleep, 
and  it  is  no  use  to  hide  it  from  you. 
My  countxyman  came  to  my  house,  and 
said,  *  Come  let  us  go  walking.*  I  said, 

*  No :  I  have  done  bad  long  time— I 
now  want  to  serve  God :  my  country, 
man,  no  do  so  any  longer:  you  see  me 
hear  the  Word  of  God,  and,  by  and  bye, 
we  must  account  for  what  we  hear.* 
Then  another  of  my  countxymen  came, 
and  he  talk  and  tdk,  till  at  last  I  went 
with  thems  but,  the  same  time,  my 
heart  trouble  me  very  much.  When 
we  walk  in  the  road,  we  see  you  coming; 
and  we  all  run  into  the  bush,  and  hide 
ourselves  till  you  pass  by.  When  I  hide 
myself^  my  heart  strike  me,  that  I  hide 
myself  from  a  man,  and  all  the  time 
God  see  me  behind  the  bush !  I  thought 
the  ground  would  open,  and  swallow  me 
up.  I  get  so  *fraid,  that  at  last  I  trem- 
ble.  It  was  just  as  if  God  look  upon  me 
behind  the  bush.  I  at  last  feu  upon 
my  knees,  and  prayed  that  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  would  have  mercy  upon 
me*    I  got  up— you  had  passed.    I  say 

*  good  bye'  to  my  counti^-people,  and 
icent  home ;  but  since  I  had  no  rest : 
and  now  I  come  and  tell  you,  that  you 
may  know  what  bad  I  do.  I  feel  no 
peace.  I  am  'fraid  God  will  not  receive 
me  now.'*  I  told  him  to  leave  his  for. 
mer  companions,  or  he  would  always  be 
exposed  to  temptations  like  these.  He 
faithfidly  promised  not  to  meddle  with  - 
them  any  more-  I  could  not  help  pity- 
ing iiim,  poor  man ;  and  so  I  do  every 
Young  ChristiiAn,  when  I  consider  the 
various  snares  to  which  they  are  ex- 
posed. Nothing  but  Grace  will  prevent 
and  keep  them  from  falling. 

Walking,  one  Saturday  Afternoon,  in 
my  piazza,  I  saw  a  School  Girl,  a  Com- 
municant,  about  17  years  old,  generally 
very  steady,  coming  up  the  hill  with 
another  girl,  rather  Uioughtlessly  laugh- 
ing and  talking ;  which  is  unusual,  as 
most  of  the  people,  at  that  time,  when 
they  have  got  every  thing  ready  for 
Sunday,  rit  down  and  read  their  Bibles. 
When  i^e  had  passed  my  house  I  called 
te  her,  and  said,  **'  Maxjy  what  day  is  It 
to-morrow  ?**  She  made  a  full  stop- 
cast  her  eyet  to  the  ground— paused  a 


Arn(cA. 


SIS 


while  J  and  then  looked  up  with  a  sad 
coimtenance,  and  said,  '*  The  Lord^s 
Day,  Sir."  Seeing  that  she  was  sufH- 
dently  reproved,  I  resumed  my  walk. 
When  I  turned  about,  I  saw  Mary 
standing  at  the  other  end  of  the  piazza, 
and  tears  rolling  down  her  black  cheeks. 
When  I  came  near  her  she  made  a  low 
curtsey,  and  said,  "  I  thank  you.  Sir  ;*• 
then  turned  about  and  went  to  the 
School-house,  and  I  have  no  doubt 
fell  on  her  knees,  and  turned  to  her 
Bible.  .     t 

On  one  of  the  Saturday  Evenings  pre» 
vious  to  the  administmtion  of  the  Lc^  V 
Supper,  all  the  Communicants  being  W 
sembled  in  the  Church,  1  spoke  to  Uiem^ 
on  the  nature  of  the  Ordinance,  and  eonf. 
cluded  with  an  exhortation  on  Matt.  v. 
1 3 —  1 6.  After  this  I  gave  them  leave  to 
express  their  feelings. '  One  of  them 
stood  up,  and  spoke  nearlv  as  follows :— 7 
"  My  dear  Brothers  and  Sisters,  I  ao^ 
glad  for  the  word  which  our  Minister 
has  now  spoken,  and  I  hope  it  will  do  us 
all  good.  For  my  part,  I  am  guilty. 
Them  words  our  Saviour  speak  ab6ut  let 
our  tight  ihine  trouble  me  muci.  I 
don*t  know  how  to  let  my  light  shine. 
liOt  us  an  be  more  careful  to  do  tkerit 
things  which  God  commands.  Xt  is  no 
use  tor  any  man  to  say.  Lord  *  Lord ! 
and  not  keep  His  commandments.  And 
how  can  we  call  ourselves  Christians,  if 
we  do  not  let  our  lights  shine  before- 
men  ?  We  must  keep  close  to  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ.**  Several  followed,  and 
spoke  ipauch  to  the  purpose.  I  was  much 
surprised,  and  could  hardly  credit  my 
own  ears.  The  I«ord  our  God  is  still 
doing  wonders  among  us. '  May  all  the 
praise  beHis ! 

At  the  celebration  of  the  Lord'^  Sup^ 
per  on  one  occasion,  a  Woman  was 
mghtened  away  from  the  Table,  from 
having,  as  she  supposed,  no  peace  with 
her  husband.  They  had  Family  Prayer 
at  nine  o'clock,  and  their  breakfast  was 
ready  about  ten,  when  the  bell  rung  for 
Church.  The  man,  being  afraid  that  he 
should  be  too  bite,  left  his  breakfast* 
dressed  himself,  and  went  away ;  saying, 
**  Ann,  you  might  have  got  the  rice 
cooked  a  little  sooner.''  The  woman  did 
not  answer;  but  was  so  alarmed  during 
Divine  Service  that  she  was  tempted  to 
go  home,  and  not  partake  of  the  Lord*$ 
Supper.  The  husband  was  much  alarm- 
ed at  this ;  and  came  and  told  ine  after 
Service,  saying  tha  the  had  thdught  bo 
harm,  but  was  Ironbled  very,  much  ^ 


816  ^risTkR* 

and  hki  he  teown  thnt  bk  wift  hbd  gone 
home,  he  fihould  have  gohe  tXio.  He 
tiras'now  afnud  that  he  had  rtcdVed  the 
Lord's  SUppet  tinwdrtrily.  1  sent  for 
the  ^oman,  lind  tepfored  hdt ;  but  found 
that  i\  was  rtHlly  a  tender  dehscience 
which  had  lte{)t  her  a\tay.  Both  were 
eorry,  4nd  reiilljr  ^eted,  on  Acbouht  of 
#hat  h&d  happened.  HbAy  went  home 
in  peace. 

Tiie  t^vAi&mon  of  having  cotat- 
mitted  the  unpardonable  sin  KMle- 
iim«  liroublea  the  people. 

OneWoman  said—**  The  tf  rteatest  fear 
I  have,  is,  th&i  Ihav^sinndTafftfinst  the 
Hojy  Ghost;  bewilse,  wheh  1  etiamine 
myself  I  find  that  I  hare  cemmitUd 
every  sin.  Thek'6  is  no  sin  #hich  I  have 
not  commitled ;  tndhbw  do  I  know  that 
I  have  not  done  the  iin  agAlnst  the  Holj 
iG^host  ?  This  troubles  me  iiwajrs,  that 
that  ^  shall  hot  be  foi^ven."  I  en- 
deavoured  to  isonvinee  her  that  that  tin 
had  not  t)een  ^tntaiit«ed  bj  her.  SCay 
the  Lord  the  Spirit  eomfort  h^^  1 

Iii  visiting  the  sick,  I  found  on6  TTo- 
man  much  alarmed  on  account  of  this 
nn ;  and  all  that  I  could  advaiiiie  to  the 
contra^  seemed  to  be  fruitless.  She 
said,  '*  O  Massa,  I  can*t  forget  that: 
it  is  always  as  if  somebody  tells  me  *  You 
have  unned  ag^ndt  the  Holy  Ghost :  it 
is  no  use  for  you  to  prav ;'  my  heart  so 
cold  aad  so  hard,  and  now  lam  sick 
aguh,  uid  God  punish  me.**  Here  I  in- 
temipted  her,  and  said,,  if  she  had  sin- 
ned against  the  Holy  Ghost,  she  would 
not  experience  this,  and  would  not  thus 
be  corrected ;  for  it  is  written,  A$  man§f 
OM  Ihn>€y  I  rebuke  and  chasten.  God 
would  not  deal  thus  with  her,  if  he  did 
not  love  her  4  and  He  could  not  love  her. 
If  she  bad  sinned  agunst  the  Holy 
Ghost.  I  then  insisted  upon  her  tellinir 
me  in  what  case  she  thought  she  had 
committed  that  unpardonable  sin.  She 
could  advance  nothine  else  than  that  she 
thought  the  Spuit  of  God  had  left  her, 
because  die  did  not  feel  as  at  the  first : 
**  then,**  she  sud,  '*  I  could  pfay  always. 
Wherever  I  look  that  Ume,  I  think  t  see 
the  Lord  in  every  thing :  t  was  glad  to 
go  tb  Church<~I  was  glad  to  be  with 
God's  people— 1  was  glad  to  pray  and 
hear  the  Word  of  God ;  but^  this  lime, 
my  heart  cold,  I  quite  ci^ess— m^ 
heart  hard,  and  t  quite  in  darkness, 
^ow  that  make  me  think  that  the  Spirit 
of  God  has  left  me.  because  i  hkve  siii- 
hed  against  Him.*' 


AVRfcA.  (jinr, 

Ben^te  ^  ehtkitiai  t>Uelpmi  •^iMMhMoK' 
A  Candidate  for  Bafttism  having  glve^ 
way  to  Bi^  passldhate  temper,  hewae 
'told  that  he  was  no  longer  considered  as 
a  Candidate.  Tliis  affected  him  sohiuchy 
that  he  had  ho  rest  day  or  night.  He 
went  to  some  of  the  oldlest  Commuhi- 
cants,  being  afraid  to  cofbe  to  me ;  and 
begged  them  to  come  and  tell  me  of  his 
grS,  which  they  did.  I  sent  for  himj; 
and  I  was  really  surpnsed  to  see  the  dis- 
tress of  the  poor  mant  he  wept  and 
could  not  spetik  for  grief.  1  warned  and 
exhorted  him  to  be  more  careiul  in  fu- 
ture ;  and  then  admitted  him  again. 
This  man  iis  an  independent  fiurmer,  and 
well  circumstanced :  h^,  therefore,  can- 
not be  influenced  by  temporal  interests. 

▲  Woman  who  had  been  excommunU 
cateci  thus  addressed  me  I  ^Maasa,Ibeff 
vou  do  not  be  angry  with  ine.^  I  assured 
her  that  I  was  not  angry  with  her,  but 
that  I  pitied  her.  She  said,  '*  SupposOt 
Massa,  you  have  a  child,  and  that  child 
do  bad,  and  you  flog  that  child  for  it,  b 
it  not  still  your  child  f  I  stand  the  same 
tkshion :  1  have  done  bad :  t  have  rinned 
against  God,  tor  which  t  have  been 
turned  away  B'om  God's  people,  which 
is  too  much  trouble  for  me.  I  have. tried 
to  find  comfort,  and  gone  to  sit  dowh 
with  them  people  that  no  serve  God  ^ 
but  I  have  no  peace  there— I  no  belong 
to  them.  Ttue,  I  deserve  to  be  turned 
into  hell ;  but  tbe  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
wills  not  the  death  of  a  sinner :  this 
gives  me  hope  ;  and  I  beg  you,  Massa, 
let  me  come  again  e  I  cannot  find  peace 
any  where,  but  at  the  feet  of  Jesus," 
She  wept  much.  I  encouraged  her,  by 
assuring  her  that  it  was  not  my  busioesa 
to  keep  her  from  Christ ;  but,  on  the 
contrary,  to  invite  her,  and  every  self- 
condemned  unner,  to  come  and  receive 
the  firee,  unmerited  mercy  of  God,  which 
was  held  out  to  them  in  the  Gospel, 
through  Jesus  Christ. 

After  Evening  Service,  one  Sunday,  I 
^lad,  as  usual,  several  visitoi% ;  most  of 
themcoroplaming  about  thdr  bad  hearts. 
One,  a  Woman  who  had  been  excommu- 
nicated for  improper  conduct,  much  en- 
treated to  be  re-admitted.  Of  late, 
mahv  whom  I  had  given  up  have  made 
apphcations  for  being  nsadmitted.  One 
Woman  has  been  in  the  world  now 
above  two  years,  uid  appears  extreme]|r 
anxious  to  be  re-admitted  i  she  e^Epxesaes 
great  contrition. 

'  I  admitted  one  who  had  been  excom- 
municated two  years  beibre,  and  who^ 


18».l 

to  all  M>P^<?1^>^  !■■' l^^^^ttM  4*^^  1^^* 
dteed  He  did  not  attend  Chuf^h,  be- 
came Itrhat  be  heiifd  ttiade  bim  uneasy  i 
btli  lived  eccordilig  to  his  etil  incHBa- 
ttons.  When  one  of  our  CommunicAiita 
frss  btirted,  IM»  #ent,  out  of  ctiHosity^  to 
the  burial.gft)U«kd ;  and  end«ttV<mr^  to 
t^ieveht  mj  aeeikig  him,  by  Htandilig  be* 
hind  met  While  I  was  addt«Ming  the 
ptaple^  he  tried  to  engag^  his  thoughts 
#ithteiniethiiig^se;  but,  as  he  now 
told  me,  While  I  was  speaking  I  turhed 
my  head  and  teid,  *'  What  dost  thou 
say,  bAel:^l]der,  abmtt  meeting  with  thy 
Ood !  an  thou  ^irepafed  ?**  The  p6oir 
inah  said,  '*  I  thought  you  l<k>ked  me 
hi  the  fti6e;  and  it  #aS  as  if  somebody 
had  khockM  me  on  the  head.  I  went 
home,  but  them  Words  ft^owed  me 
etelry  wheite ;  attd  I  have  no  fest  day 
ot  nigiht.  I  been  go  too  tar,  that  is  what 
{ IhOr :  but  (me  wo^,  which  you  %poke 
in  the  Church  comfort  me  a  little :  it  1^ 
fmmhvetketm/ree^}  twiUhtM  their 
h&cksHdiftirtf  M  *"y  intkggr  i8  Uinud 
awof  fntk  JIAH;.  1  cannot  stay  hWaj^ 
any  longer.  I  pray  that  God  may  turn 
me.  ^ai  prayer  is  always  in  my 
hetft^^fWik  Ike,  O  hari,  ttnd  I  thoUU 
turned.  1  beg  you,  Sir,  pray  fbr  me  s  1 
am  tifhdd  I  shall  sink  into  helL  Oh, 
may  the  liord  Jesus  Christ  have  mercy 
upon  tee,  a  poor  backslider  !*»  I  ad- 
moni^^,  ahd  readmitted  him. 

One  Man,  Who  had  quarrelled  with 
i^ADther  some  time  ago,  fbr  which  he  hlid 
been  eKcluded  for  Uiree  months,  came 
to  mte,  much  distressed,  and  said,  *^  I 
ha^  been  in  rery  much  trouble  since  1 
was  turned  out ;  and  I  liave  one  month 
more :  but  I  cannot  stand  it  any  longer. 
The  t^rd  Jesus  has  Ibrgiven  me ;  and 
liDw  I  beg  you,  Massa,  do  let  me  come." 
\  told  him  to  call  the  man  with  whom  h6 
had  quarrelled,  which  was  immediatdy 
l3mie:  the  dififerente  was  settled,  and 
jyea^  restored. 

Ihreparatory  to  the  administration  of 
the  liotdS  Supper,  on  one  octasion,  I 
directed  that  all  the  Communicants 
lliouid  meet  ttm  in  the  Onikcfa.  Having 
Dhserved  a  coldness  in  them,  1  was  de« 
ifkrous  to  exhort  them  previous  to  the 
)ulmt(iistr&tion :  laft  as  it  rained  very 
iMidi,  dnly  hflAf  «ame.  As  this  did  not 
satii^y  my  taind,  I  appohited  tiie  fiyl. 
lowite  moiliiag,  at  nim$  o*dbck,  fbr  all 
who  mteirded  to  come  to  the  Lord^s 
Taftde  to  be  in  the  Church.  Accord- 
fhgit^  Wheu  the  nAock  nthiA  nhie,  the 
'   >,  except  the  uck,  fsast,  in  tir^fk 


"WBttiRH  AFAieA. 


dUlerent  pitftlei,  aMor&ig  t4  Ihe  diVi. 
slon  df  the  tdwh)  to  (^n%4  My  heart 
did  ^dtewhen  IsaWthlsseenei  Wheu 
they  had  entered  the  Church,  theOmidta 
wardenicame  tod  told  me,  that-ldl  who 
imrt  well  had  dome.  I  went,  and,  as 
sbme  had  beM  Irejadmitted,  1  tead  akid 
explidned  BU6h  jlaiBBges  of  Scripture  a» 
Wl^  suited  tb  humble  them;  and  ex^ 
hotted  them  tb  tardiness  and  watchw 
AUneSs:  lalSo  read  and  explained  th& 
Cmnmihation  Service,  and  concluded 
by  urging  them  to  selftejcamfnatien  toU 
r^pentanc^i  tod  when  my  cohsdence 
was  satisfied,  I  eonduded  with  praye^i 
INro  Young  Mten  then  eame  forwatd« 
tod  said  that  they  had  quarrelled)  tod 
desired  to  make  peace  with  eadi  ethef 
beit^  they  caUKe  to  the  Lord's  Supp^t 
this  Wl»  soott  effected,  a*  each  laid  that 
he  Wi^  in  the  wrong!  A  Womto  taid 
to  me,  that  she  had  spoken  ill  belnnd 
toothelr  womtoS  back,  and  Wi^^  16 
begherpaiflota,  which,  of  course,  lai* 
tised  het  to  do  t  riie  went  and  did  so, 
and  the  ofibnded  womto  foigaVe  h^ 
Wf til  cheerfulness.  I  was  so  delighted 
With  ttie  shnple  mode  in  which  they  thai 
Healtwith  ehetobther,  thatlseux^y 
could  forbear  shedding  a  t^ar  of  joy  iM 
seeing  Ikat  mp  ekOdren  waflfir  M  ttiOk. 
Oh  that  these  beloved  people  may  eMb. 
tinue  in  their  simplicity !  The  b^  Waa 
theh  rung,  tod  the  Church  was  opetted 
fbr  the  rest  of  the  pieople.  1  went  te  my 
itonse  again,  tod  saw  the  people  come 
fn  every  direction;  but  it  was  perceptl^ 
blisthat  the  mU  and  the  %M(Matt.  v% 
13,  14.)  were  inside  the  Church.  I  iread 
prayers  and  pteadled  on  Luke  xviii.  IS. 
Godbemerqftdiome  MHfimerl  As«he 
Mnsciienoes  of  the  people  had  b^ien  pre- 
viously wounded,  the  words  of  the  text 
aeemed  to  make  SUdi  a  deep  impressioir, 
that  an  awftil  Silence,  with  the  greatest  at- 
tention, was  observed  during  &e  Sei*f  ice. 

Map  4, 1 899.— I  took  leave,  thismom- 
ing,  of  my  dear  Wife.  What  I  Mtmn  the 
occasion  I  caxmot  express :  Were  there 
toy  prospect  of  my  again  seeing  her  lb 
the  neA,  my  grief  would  not  be  lo  great; 
but  under  the  drcumsttooes  of  her  behq^ 
obliged  to  cetum  to  England,  I  could  ntft 
hdp  deeply  feelingibr  her :  ^e  will  have 
to  qiend  the  tetmdnder  of  her  days  ill 
the  greatest  misery.  May  the  lAffA  gi^ 
her  patience ;  aiud  afibrd  her  siipMkt  ih 
the  houriof deith,  which,  I  thhdt,  tti 
Yft/tbeiiu-cflflr! 


918  WMTERK 

I  caa&ol.be  tufikd«nay  tiMmkfulfoi'. 
the  mercy  vouchsafed  to  me  under  this 
ierere  tnaL  I  have  enjoyed,  ynd  con- 
tinue to  ei\joj,  the  smiles  of  His  coun-. 
tenance.  I  can  say,,  with  resignation,. 
Thewillofike  Lerdhedone!  One  pas-- 
■age  of  Scripture  is  constantly  in  my- 
minds  and  affords  me  much  comfort — 
fFkaild^^  thou  fcnow^t  not  now  f  but- 
ikou  Mhalt  know  keirotfter.  I  knoir  that 
this  trial  will  work  together  for  goodf 
and  that  God  will  give  me  strength  ac- 
cording to  my  day. 

When  I  eame  home,  the  people  looked: 
at  me  with  tears  in  their  eyes  x  it  ap-; 
pearcd  as  though  they  wished  to  speak 
to  me ;  but  were  too  iuU  of  sorrow  to 
•ay  anything.  One  Man  came»  at  last, 
and  said  that  he  could  not  help  weeping 
when  he  saw  me:  ''Mammy*',  he  oh- 
served,  ''  has  been  with  us  six  years,' 
and  she  stands  the  siUne  like  our  mother^ 
God  take  her  away;  and  who  knows  how 
soon  God  may  take  you  away!  and 
what  will  then  become  of  us  at  Brent's 
Tqwn  ?  Again,  I  think  about  Mammy's 
sidmess :  my  heart  feel  I  never  see  any 
person  sufier  so ;  and,  when  she  go,  she 
say  she  shall  never  see  us  again,  until  we 
meet  at  the  right-hand  of  God :  them 
words  go  through  my  heart."  He  wept 
much,  and  wounded  my  hearty  afresh. 

One  Woman  wept,  and  asked  why  I 
had  not  told  them  .that  Mrs.  Johnson 
wiVigoing  to  England :  she  l^ad  not  known 
it;  uid,  therefore,  had  not  bid  her  good 
bye.  I  told  her  that  I  had  not  known 
it  myself,  until  ^e  day  before.  She  con- 
tinued, ''  Me  was  young,  when  Mammy 
came  here,  and  she  stand  like  my  mother, 
and  I  no  bid  her  good  bye !" 

Afff^S,  18S3.  &mifajr— After  Prayer 
Meeting  in  the  morning,  several  people 
came,  as  before;  and,  with  sympathizing 
affection,  pitied  my  addiction.  One  Wo- 
man, leaned  her  heid  against  the  stair- 
case, and  gave  free  vent  to  her  feelings : 
after  she  had  a  little  composed  herself, 
slie  came  to  my  room  and  said,  "  Oh 
Massa !  I  am  so  sorry  that  Mammy  go 
so  quick:  I  no  say  good  bye  to  her, 
which  make  me  so  troubled.  Two  words 
Mammy  talked  to  me  I  never  forget." 
She  was  again  overcome,  and  went  away 
weeping. 

At  ten  o'clock.  Divine  Service  was 
held.  Mr.  Norman  read  the  prayers. 
I  was  so  distressed  in  mind,  that  I  could 
not  preach ;  but  desired  Mr.  Norman  to 
read^the  Thirty-eighth  Psalm. 

In  the  Afternoon  I  went  to  Glou- 


oestar;  and  preaished;  add  adaunistered 
the  Sacrament  to 'about  Forty-six  Per- 
sons.   My  mind  was  much  relieved. 

In  the  Evening,  I  preached  at  Regent*s 
Town,  on  Heb.iv.  1 4,.  16.  After  Service, 
some  other  Women  came,  and  expressed 
their  sorrow  at  not  having  bid  Mn. 
Johnson  fiuewell.  One  said,  ^  That  time 
Mammy  go,  I  think  she  go  to  bid  Mrs. 
During  good  bye :  suppose  we  know  that 
Mammy  go,  and  not  come  again,  no  men 
should  have  carried  her ;  but  we  women 
would  have  carried  her  to  Freetown. 
I  am  sorry  Manamy  so  sick :  poor  thing  I 
she  suffer  so  much,  and  that  for  we  s  sup- 
pose she  no  come  to  this  country,  she 
no  sick  80.  May  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
help  her !"  Another  said,  ^  Mammy  say 
when  she  go,  thai  she  no  see  we  again 
in  this  world,  but  hope  to  meet  we  at 
the  ri^t-hand  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Cbxist 
at  the  Day  of  Judgment :  them,  wofds 
make  me  sorry  very  much." 

Magf  6,  1899. — I  received,  this  raom- 
ing,  the  following  Note  from  an  Afriran 
who  does  not  reside  in  this  place. 

"My  dear  Sir, — 
.  ^'  I  was  sorry,  and  disappointed.  I 
came  yesterday  to  hear  you  preach,  as 
I  have  had  no  opportunity  of  hearing  you 
for  some  time.  >  Believe  me,  my  Dear 
Sir,  let  me  go  where  I  -  will,  my  heart 
can  never  let  me  think  any  other  Church 
like  Begent's  ChuEoh.  When  I  hear 
you  speak,  I  think  all  you  say  is  directed 
to  me.  When  I  saw  you  yesterday 
morning,  I  could  not  help  weeping :  only 
I  hid  it  from  you  as  much  as  I  could ; 
but,  in  particular i  when  I  saw  Mrs. 
Johnson's  chair,  1  couldnot  help  cryins, 
and  I  pitied  your  case :  but.  Sir,  ul 
things  work  for  good  to  them  thai  love 
God,  This  is  a  cross  for  you,  and  a  great 
one  to  bear :  you  have  given  up  your 
Wife  for  the  cross  of  Chnst." 

A  considerable  number  of  my  flock 
came,  and  participated  in  my  affliction. 
Some  said,  that,  as  God  had  taken  away 
Mrs-  Johnson,  He  would  perh^M  take  me 
aWay :  their  hearts  seemed  so  full,  that 
they  scarcely  could  express  their  feelings. 
One  said  it  was  just  as  if  somebody  had 
died.  The  whole  place  was  in  awful  si- 
lence, and  everybody  appeared  to  mourn. 
One  Man  said,  "  I  was  in  the  bush, 
making  shingles;  when  my  Wife  came 
running  and  said, '  Mammy  done  go  I'  I 
said,  'I  do  not  believe  that,  because 
Massa  no  tell  we' s  buty  when  I  came 
home,  I  hear  that  it  was  true.  Oh,  I  so 
sorry,  when  I.  see  yon  in  the  Church 


jses;] 


WlBSffeRN  A'FHICA. 


^819 


flatttfdij  S  veiuag  t  .Mid  fiundftj,  when  I 
0»me  to  Chuitb,  I  want  to  b^ar  God's 
Word  very  mucli-«iid  then  you  no  preach. 
Then  I  think  aboutr  them  words  you 
speak  long  time  ago  hi  the  Church :  you 
say,  *"  We  stand  the  same  .as  people  who 
have  alwftys  plenty -to  eat,  and  don*t  * 
know  what  it  is  to  be-  hungry  s  we  have 
the  Word  of  God  every  day ;  but  you 
afraid  that  we  are  too  fiill,  and  get  care- 
less about  it :  take  care,  by  and  bye,  God 
may  take  away  His  Word,  and  then  you 
will  know  what  it  is  to  hunger  for  it.' 
Ah  Massa!  them  words  come  in  my 
qnnd ;  and  I  so  *frftid,  by  and  bye,  God 
take  away  you  too— «nd  then  what  will 
hecome  of -us  ?  When  we  do  spmetime 
what  is  not  right,  you  send  for  us  and 
tell  us— who  can  come  here  and  do  the 
•flame  ?  I  remembered  what  is  written 
in  the  Revelation — I  wiU  remove  thy 
eanMeiUek  oui  ofiU  place  I  Oh,  them 
words  make  me  so  afraid.  May  the 
liord  Jesus  Christ  have  mercy  upon  us, 
and  not  take  you  away  !**  Others  ex- 
pressed themselves  in  like  manner. 
Three  Women,  who  had  been  excluded 
from  the  Lord*8  Table,  werere4dmitted ; 
their  conduct  being  consistent. 

I  still  ei^oy  the  special  presence  of 
ny  Saviour  t  He  blesses  me  with  a 
peaceful  and*resigned<^ind. 

■  A  Young  Woman  complained  much 
^  her  evil  heart.  I  spoke  to  her ;  but 
there  still  appeared  something  on>  her 
mind.  I  requested'her,  if  she  had  any 
thing  daeto  say,  tot^  'Ime  openly.  She 
then  said,  ^  One  man  send  several  times 
to  me  a  woman,  to  ask  me  if  I  would 
marry  him ;  but  I  do  not  want  to  give 
my  word  before  I  ask  you.*'  I  asked  her 
what  she  thought  of  the  young  man :  she 
xej^ed,  that  she  was  afraid  she  should 
get  into  trouble ;  and  explained  further, 
whyvhewas  afWdd.  I  could  not  help 
admiring  the  simplicity,  openness,  and 
good  judgment  of  this  young  woman. 
She  had  my  opinion  upon  the  subject, 
which- fUUy  agreed  with  her  own^  Be- 
fore  she  went  away,  she  begged  me  to 
allow  her  to  ask  my  advice,  if  anything 
of  this  kind  should  occur  in  future. 

'  Another- Young  Woman  came  to  mc, 
and  told  me,  with  great  simplicity,  that 
a*youngman  had  made  proposals  of  mar- 
riage  to  her.  She  said,  'M  beg  you, 
Mttsa,  to  tetl  me  what  I  must  do.  You 
stand  the  same  like  my  own  father;  and 
Lno  want  to  do  anytbins  before  I  ask 
you.    Suppose  you  soy,  *  That  man  no 


good  for  me,'  I  wiU  tend  him  woM  the 
same ;  and  suppose  you  think  he  fit  tat 
laatTj  me,  I  can  tell  him."  As  the 
young  man  is  one  of  our  Communicanta, 
and  very  steady  and  pious,- 1  could  have 
no  objection.  When  I  gave  her  my  opi- 
nion, she  thanked  me,  and  said  thht  she 
ahould  not  like  to  be  married  yet ;  nci- 
therwas  it  the  wish  of  the  young  man — 
lie  only  wanted  her  word.  He  was  build- 
ing a  house ;  and  wanted  to  get  his  fiurm 
ffwd,  before  they  married.  I  could  not 
help  admiring  the  Me  and  artless  man- 
ner in  which  this  young  woman  speke. 
Her  conduct,  since  she. has  become  a 
X!ommunicant|  has  been  indeed  a  pattern 
to  all  her  school-fellows :  no  one  has  ever 
had  cause  to  say  that  she  behaved  other- 
wise than  as  a  sincere  servant  6f  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ  Her  benefactor  will 
not  be  sorry  for  the  sum  of  30/.  conferred 
upon  such  a  character.  She  is  not  aware 
that  she  is  to  receive  such  sum :  I  have 
no  doubt  but  that  she  wiU  send  up 
prayers  continually  for  such  a  friend.   ' 

A  Man  of  Freetown  paid  his  respects^ 
to  one  ef  our  New  Women,  by  sending 
her  a  gree-gree  and  threepence.  Tl» 
woman,  however,  though  but  a  shOit 
-time  at  Begent,  had  learned  better :  she 
brought  the  gree-gree  and  the  threew 
pence  to  me,  and,  scorning  her  lover, 
said  that  he  was  stupid.  The  man  is  an 
old  soldier,  discharged,  and  settled  in  the 
-vicinity  of  Freetown. 
'  Gree-grees  are  no  more  to  be  had  at 
R^ent  \I  have  endeavoured  to  get 
-stfme  to  send  to  friends  in  England,  biit 
have  searched  in  vain. 

A  Young  Woman  came  to  me,  and 
said  that  she  had  given  her  word  to  a 
young  tnan,  an  apprentice  to  a  carpen- 
ter, about  two  years  ago,  to  marry  him, 
provided  he  behaved  like  a  Chxistiait, 
which  he  promised  to  do.  He  had,  how- 
ever,  broken  his  promise ;  and  now  she 
wished  to  know  whether  she  shbuld  do 
•right,  if  she  returned  a  few  handker- 
chiefr  which  he  had  given  her,  and  de- 
dined  to  have  anything  fUrther  to  do 
with  him*  I  wished  to  know  in'  what 
the  young  man  had  acted  inconsistently. 
She  said,  "  Massa,  he  had  a  little  sore 
on  his  foot,  and  he  always  sent  word  to 
the  Master  Carpenter  that  he  could  not 
come  to  work — his  foot  was  bad ;  and  h'e 
stop  at  home  nearly  four  months :  and 
all  that  time  he  went  to  work  in  his  fium, 
and  went  to  Gloucester  to  see  his  coun- 
try  men.  Now,  if  he  could  go  to  his 
farm  and  go  to  Gloucester,  herould  hare 


390  wsaTt&N 

coMkto  work*  YoUMBt  Mana,  I  thtak 
faenaCbxisiUuis  hetftUliea,  tndUjasy; 
tad  mppofle  he  do  so  now,  what  wiU  h^ 
fiH  do  vbeB  he  m  maniad !  Now  me 
*fraal  of  ihit ;  and  that  U  tbo  reaaon  that 
I  IK)  want  to  have  anything  to  do  with 
him."  I  mention  thia  to  shew  to  what 
«  0lBte  the  Gospel  has  brought  our  Young 
teofje.  it  ia  now  unknown  forabdiever 
to  'many  an  unbeliever  t  the  strictest 
principle  ia  obserred  on  tha$  head* 

GrovA  tf  RtUgion  am»g  the  Yaumg. 

A  School  Girl»  wUo  waa  ill,  sent  for 
me.  She  wept  Tery  much,  and  with 
iiffi^ty  uttered  the  fgUowing  worJs-f 
**  Oh,  Ma^aal  wliat  ahaU  I  dg  1  what 
jOudl  I  do  I— I  so  sick,  »nd  I  urn  atViiid 
J  ihaU  dk.  Oh  thia  sick  will  kill  Hie  I 
All  ^y  sina  live  th^r^''— jM^intiDg  ttjbor 
|j^rt_^4  Oh  do,  UMjmy  I  heg  you  tell 
PMS  wliat  I  must  do  r*  I  poinLed  her  to 
<mr  Gracious  PhysicLan*  the  Lortl  Ji^us; 
M  I  found  that  grief  wa^  the  causer  of  her 
illxi^fls. 

Another  School  Giil  came  to  s^  house 
«nd  wepit  aloud.  X  thought  that  somi^ 
body  had  hurt  her^  Her  distress  seemed 
aogref^t,  that  it  was  some  time  before  I 
could  find  out  what  was  Ihe  matter.  At 
last  I  dis^veaed  that  she  was  in  hitter- 
nw  of  s^uli  phe  aai^a  "  Mawf^  I  ««'t 
sti^d  it  any  long^  i  my  heart  trouble^ 
m^  «p  miichf  I  Qan*t  keep  myself  at  all : 
and  them  girhi  talj^  «.o  much  tbat  mak^ 
mj  h^art  worse  9  I  have  no  peace.  I 
4on*t  know  what  to  dp;  I  want  to  servo 
iheJUtrd  Jesus  Christ,  but  Ica^'t.  Sup- 
pose I  no  live  in  tI^$^hQoMwi3e,  IshaU 
be  better.'' 

While  attendii^  Gbuceater,  d^Mriitt 
Brother  XXinnfl^a  absence,  tw^  Scho^ 
Girls  made  appucation  for  baptism:  9^ 
said  that  she  had  had  no  xe^t,  day  nor 
night,  for  two  weeks;  they  both  ap- 
waied  under  deep  conviction  of  siq. 
Two  others  having  a9PU^'^>®^^«  ^  ^ 
lected  William  Tamha  to  mstruct  thenb 
for  the  ordinances  ^  Baptism  and  th^ 
JUwBd's  Supper.  One  School  Qirl,  who 
had,  before  the  depiurtur^of  Mr.  X)u;r^, 
fallen  awaj»  «ame  also  and  e;^pre85ed 
great  aonro^,  hi^n*  '^^^^  ^^  ^  '®-*^- 
mitted :  her  request  W9?  grs^ted, 

One  uf  our  Scho^  Girls  quarrelled 
jwith  another  girl;  and  was  h^ht  to 
ma,  ott  account  of  som^  bad  laiiguage 
which  she  had  used.  X  havp  a  custom 
(which  has  always  doq^  more  good  than 
all  the  whips  put  togethery  to  put  ofien. 
.  ders  of  that  description  into  a  comer  of 


my  ?«pm»  a^  t4|  limen  with  tham  aiL  f 
walk  in  ^d  out.  This  I  did  wljth  the 
present  o^ender.  I  told  her  of  her  bad 
conduct,  and  what  the  copseqwenoe 
would  he  if  she  continued  in  it..  I  t)icipi 
ffOt  a  tract,  entitled  ''  Blind  Betsey,*' 
S»unded  on  a  &ct  related  in  the  Mia, 
sionary  Jte^ster;  and  desired  her  to 
read  it,  and  lo  tell  me  afterward  the  con* 
tents.  Having  read  fi[>r  some  time,  she 
at  once  burst  into  a  flood  of  tears.  Aa  I 
had  some  friends  with  roe  at  the  Uine^  I 
could  not  attend  to  her:  when  thej  wens 
gone,  she  b^gan  to  weep  aloud>  I  asked 
what  was  the  matter  t  she  replied* 
^^  One  word  I  read  in  that  book  it  hurl 
me  very  much  >  I  >ae  thi|t  that  poor 
girl  was  blind,  and  she  say,  *  The  l4)rd 
bath  done  great  things  for  me:*  now 
God  has  d^ne  great  thmgs  Upt  mf,  aj»d 
I  causae;  and  still  I  am  so  wicked/* 
She  was  so  averyuMne,  that  1  could  hAsdly 
i^darstand  what  sh^  said.  She  b^ged 
Vj^ry  hard  tM  I  would  foxgive  hei ,  and 
said  sh«  never  wpuld  d(P  so  again :  thia, 
however,  W9Mld  ^Qlt  9atisfy  me»  under 
such  ciroumstanoea  1  I  told  her,  thai, 
unk»u  she  really  repented  aad  fled  te 
Christ  for  for^^veneas  of  sin,  she  would 
be  in  aa  bad  a  state  as  before:  she 
.thanked  me,  with  many  teaiSi  and  beg- 
ged that  I  would  pi;ay  for  her.  I  gav^^ 
her  the  Tract,  and  dismissed  her.  Two 
or  three  w^eka  afler  this,  I  observed 
that  she  became  thoughUijfs.ag9un»  k^ 
I  fe«ired  that  her  convictions  v^ece  ^ 
temporary*  While  in  this  carejess.atate, 
she  was  suddenly  affigcted  wijth  pphtMr 
mia,  so  violently  that  hf^r  €^]i^  w«arf 
completelj  closed  in  two  ^b%  and  W# 
were  obliged  to  have  her  W^a^othfr 
>  girl  to  the  hospitajl.  Blin4  Bet#^> 
stoxy  came  now  to  her  mind  9gapi|i«  abd 
she  appeared  entirely  coQifoi^tl^  m^Vfr 
ing  continually,  which  .i^j^QMifd  the  j^ 
flamuwtion  of  her  ^i^«  A  fm  d^pca 
afterward,  however,  di^  apu^ared  mom 
composed:  the  burden aef^iped V> gi^^ 
way :  the  Lord  was  pleased  to  mppi^W)^ 
His  mercy  W  her;  ajodt  aa|ti»<^  WV 
.granted  her,  h^r  eyes.also  w^W  reflapa^ 
When  she  returned  from  tite  h^w^taJU 
she  came  and  told  me,  in  an  afi^»cti9g 
manner,  what  the  Lord  had  done  for 
her  soul.  She  has  sinoe  wpjkf^  i^  Hw 
jfear;  and  it  is  observed  by  all  who  know 
her,  that  she  is  become  a  new  creature^ 
She  ia  now  a  Candidate  for  Baptism,  to 
which  ordmance  she  will  ha  admitted, 
if  it  please  God>  when  the  i^exjt  bap- 
tisms take  pldce.  ^ 


In  December,  Mr.  Johnson  wrote, 

I  am  happj  to  "State,  that  no  less  than 

Seventeen  Young  People,  who  are  named 

by  Bene&ctors,  are  Candidates  for  Bap- 


WBSTKltW    AFRICA. 


9S1 


Of  one  of  them,  he  thus  speaks — 
She  if,  aH  far  aa  I  know,  the  fint  of 
her  nation  who  has  toMtcd  ihMiihe  Lord 
U  graeiotu.  She  is  of  the  Krooman 
Countiy,  and  i^aa  brought  to  the  Colnny 
by  a  Krooman,  about  five  yeara  ago. 
The  Governor  saw  her,  took  her  from 
the  Krooman,  and  sent  her  to  me. 
She  was  then  quite  a  little  girl,  but  ia 
now  a  well-grown  young  woman,  and 
has  become  within  the  last  three  months, 
through  the  grace  of  God,  a  new  crea. 
tore.  She  expresses  great  sorrow  for 
her  superstitious  countrymen ;  and  calls 
herself  '*  the  worst  girl  in  the  sdiool." 
She  answered  almost  every  question  that 
I  put  to  her ;  and,  with  tears;  said,  *'  I 
6n\y  want  to  serve  the  liord  Jesus 
Christ  in  this  world ;  for  He  came  and 
di^  for  sinners  on  the  Cross." 

Of  another,  he  writes : — 

She  was  a  Girl  who  grieved  me  much 
— always  quarrelling  with  other  girls ; 
but,  blessed  be  God,  who  has,  by 
His  grace,  turned  the  lion  into  a 
jamb.  While  she  related  to  me  the 
merciful  dealings  of  her  Heavenly  Fa- 
ther, ahe  said,  that,  before  I  fetched  her 
out  of  the  bush,  which  is  about  six 
years  ago,  she  was  very  sicb  and  faint- 
«d,  and  her  country  people  thought  that 
•he  was  dead :  they  tied  her  up  in  a 
mat,'  and  carried  her  out  to  bury  her: 
the  gcvve  was  dug,  and  they  Jet  her 
^wn,  when,  as  she  expressed  herself, 
*' God  wake  me!  I  began  to  cry,  and 
they  pulled  me  out  again  t  a  Uttle  bit 
more,  and  I  should  have  been  buried. 
I  camiot  thank  God  enough :  for  true 
He  wanted  to  save  my  poor  soul/* 

Time  fails  me  to  give  a  further  de- 
tail of  the  mercifVil  dealings  of  our  God 
with  these  Children  of  Ham.  Surely 
the  day  of  the  Lord  for  Africa  is  dawn- 
ing. 

Jm€re€$€  tnd  Ejfeienejf  of  Hulivo 
TeM€her$, 

The  Committee  are  fnlly  aware 
of  the  importance*  of  this  class  of^ 
Teachers  to  the  increase. and  sta- 
bility of  the  MissioD,  as  will  appear 
from  their  Uesolution  quoted  m  a 
former  page.    The  Christkui  laatl- 

/«/#,  1899. 


tution,  establishedat  Regent'sTown, 
has  this  object  chiefly  in  view,  and' 
it  Jay  very  near  the  heart  of  Mr. 
Johnson.  We  quote,  on  this  sub- 
ject, a  Letter  from  him,  of  Oct.' 
15,  1822— 

Allow  me  to  give  you  my  sentiments 
respecting  the  Youths  in  the  Seminary. 
Several  of  them  have  now  advanced  to 
nuuihood ;  and  it  is  time  to  look  for 
some  fruit  of  the  Ubour  which  has  been 
bestowed  and  the  money  which  has  beta 
expended. 

.  Mr.  Johnson  then  mentions  by 
name  Seven  Young  Men,  whom  he 
thinks  prepared  to  conduct  School* 
under  the  superintendance  of  a 
Missionary :  he  says  of  them —  ' 
They  have  been  reared  under  mv 
own  care ;  and  I  am  satisfied  of  theur' 
piety,  and  of  their  willingness  to  ber 
made  useful  in  the  vineyard  of  the  I/)rd. 
1  cannot  forget  the  benefit  which  I  re- 
eeive  from  the  exertions  of  David  Noah;t 
and  T  believe  that  these  Young  Men  ar» 
like-minded  with  him. 

We  cannot  refrain  from  quoting 
Mr.  Johnson's  testimony  to  the 
efficiency  of  the  ^Christian  Native, 
whom  he  has  just'  named.  That 
worthy  man,  wliile  we  bring  him 
forward  as  an  example  to  others, 
and  as  an  encouragement  to  the 
Society,  will  say,  with  unfeigned 
humilityi  By  fhegrgue  q/'  God  1  am 
what  I  am. 

David  Noah  is  employed  from  day- 
break till  ten  at  night<^— a  coiitinuance 
of  exertion,  which  no  Europeim' could 
endure  in  this  elimate.  He  conducts 
entirely  the  Day  and  Evening  School^ 
which  contain  a  considerable  number  or 
individuab.  Besides  this,  be*  issues 
rations  fbr  about  Ifioo  people-^keepS  the 
pro^sion  list  and  return,  and  ichool  lists 
—measures  out  all  the  lots,' Snd  'sees 
that  the  houses  and  fences  are  reguUuiy 
buUe— prays  with  the  sidr^receives 
the  stores,  every  Thursday,  in  Free- 
town— enters  marriages,  baptisms,  fte. 
and  does  the  duty  of  a  {tarisii-cletk :  in 
short,  he  is  every  thing  at  Regefit*s 
Town.  He  occasionally,  when  I  cannot 

Sk,  has  a  run  to  Bathunt,  and  also  to 
loucester.  I  cannot  sufficiently  pnias 
God  for  having  given  mesaeh  aa  As. 
sisteat.    He  Sam  air  with  grsa  plsa* 
ST 


S«  WMTIEH 

■ilt«,  and  nerertUhka  thai  he  ^n  dcr 
too  much.  If  lie  has  five  minutes  to 
apare,  they  are  generally  spent  in  my 
Study  among  the  books.  He  works  a 
sUte-fUU  of  problems  during  school 
hours,  which  he  enters  in  a  book  be- 
tween ten  and  eleven  o*clock  at  night; 
and,  after  Chat  time,  he  writes  his 
Joumalc  he  then  rethres,  and  rests  till 
half*paat  five  o'clock  in  the  morning. 

Of  the  other  Native  Teachers 
i^readjr  employed  under  the  So- 
ciety, Mr.  Johnson  speaks  with 
great  regard,  and  adds — 

As  we  hare  been  preparing  males,  I 
have  not  forgot  to  educate  proper  Fe- 
malea.  We  nave  now  about  Twelve 
Qirla  under  education,  who  are  them- 
selvea  able  to  conduct  a  School.  They 
are  all  pious  i  and  can  read,  write,  cut 
outy  make  lUl  sorts  of  female  clothing, 
mark,  wash,  cook,  &c.  and  are  either 
Teachers  or  Ushers,  and,  in  turn,  keep 
school. 

Two  of  these  Females  are  about  to  be 
married,  on  Monday  next,  to  Semina* 
riats :  Kachel  Gamon  to  John  Johnson^ 
and  Sarah  Allen  to  Wm.  Bickersteth. 

We  much  wanted  a  married  couple 
to  x«side  in  the  Girls'  School;  where 
we  have  two  suitable  rooms,  similar  to 
those  in  the  Boys'  School.  Jolm  John- 
■on  and  his  Wife  are  to  reside  in  the 
ibrmcr,  until  they  be  appointed  to  go 
to  the  BuUom  or  some  other  Station. 
Wm.  Bickersteth  with  his  Wife  will  liye 
at  the  Seminary,  until  our  friends  ar- 
rive,  when  theywiU  proceed  to  some 
destined  Station.  They  will  receive  no 
•alury  before  they  ai^  appointed  to 
labour  as  Native  Teachers;  but  will 
pvme  tbMT  studies  in  the  Seminary, 
aad|  sabelbre,  atfenid  Evening  Schools. 
gsMfsa  schooUioiin  they  are  to  en- 
^^aywy  to  altaiB  sudk  knowledge  as  it 
UMy  to  be  most  uwAiI  to  them  here^ 
after.  John  Johnson**  Wife  is  to  assist 
any  Bisler  in  the  SdMwli  and  W.  Bicker- 
slelh's  is  to  make  hcorself  useftil  in  the 
Seqpinaiy,  besides  making  dothingand 
attending  £venin|  Schools.  I  have 
read  and  explained  to  them  the  Laws 
and  Jtcgulatipns  of  the  Society,  and 
hi|veq;>nen  tcfthem  respecting  their 
fiiture  labours.  I  prayed  with  them ; 
and  they  gav«  me  their  hands,  and  said, 
witbtaan,  that  they  would,  by  6od*s 
helpv  be  fatthftil  senranU  to  the  Lord 
Jeaus  Christ,  and  to  the  CSnireh  Mia. 
Soeiety.     PrsviouB   to  thasa 


AYRieA.  [Jtar, 

proceedhigs,  I  consulted  several  friends, 
and,  among  them.  Sir  Charies  Mac* 
Carthy,  who  all  much  approved  of  th« 
plan. 

The  longer  I  am  here,  the  more  I  am 
convinced  that  Native  Teachers  wilLin 
time,  greatly  promote  the  objects  of  the 
Society*  I  yesterday  added  two  pious 
lAds  to  the  number  of  Students  in  the 
Seminary;  both  Ushers  in  our  Da/ 
School,  and  very  promising  youths. 

On  the  23d  of  October,  Mr.  John- 
son wrote — 

On  Monday,  I  married  several  ooupk  » 
among  others,  Jc^n  Johnson  to  Bachel 
Qamoo,  and  William  Bickersteth  to 
Sarah  Allen.  Eighteen  Giris,  all  Com« 
municanta,  attended  their  Sisters  to 
Church,' and  the  Students  of  the  Semi- 
nary their  Brethren.  Bachel  Gamon 
was  supported  and  ^ven  away  by  WiU 
liam  Tamba;  and  Sarah  Allen  by  Tbu» 
mas  Kichards,  my  Churchwarden.  I 
gave  them  a  sheep  and  a  hog,  of  which 
they  had  prepared  a  good  dinner,  baring 
themselves  added  some  fowla  of  thor 
own  rearing. 

Mr.  Norman  and  I  attended  to  keep 
order.  I  sat  with  the  Young  Women, 
at  one  end ;  and  Mr.  Norman  with  the 
Young  Men,  at  the  other  end  of  the 
Uble.  Tamba,  Noah,  &c.  with  their 
Wiyes,  sat  in  the  middle. 

After  dinner,  the  afternoon  was  spent 
in  a  Christian  manner.  We  sung  hymns; 
and,  at  intervals,!  called  upon  some  of 
the  Students  to  speak :  some  spoke  well, 
and  surprised  me.  This  gave  rise  to  a 
new  plan  which  I  formed ;  and  which  I 
hope,  by  the  help  and  blessing  of  God, 
will  prove  beneficial. 

On  the  First  Monday  in  every  month, 
at  ten  o*cIock  in  the  morning,  a  Prayer 
Meeting  will  be  held  at  the  Semhiary, 
when  au  the  Students  and  Native  Teach- 
CTSr  with  their  Wives,  will  attend:  on* 
of  the  Native  Teachers,  or  StudenU, 
will  speak,  by  turns,  on  a  passage  of 
Scripture.  I  appointed  David  Noah  to 
b^n  at  the  first  meeting,  and  gave  him 
Isaiah  xlii.  16,  as  his  su^ect.  I  shall 
always  be  present ;  and  shall  call  upon 
such  as  I  think  proper  to  pray,  and  ap- 
point a  speaker  for  the  next  meeting, 
and  give  him  a  text.  This  will,  I  hope^ 
-improve  them  in  speaking  publicly. 

Blessed  be  God,  that  we  have  aJ« 
vanced  so  far  I  The/ appear  all  warmly 
attached  to  the  cause.    JSthupia  shtiU 


2S2B.]'  WESXEAK 

The  tpeechei  eontSnuedimtil  the  bell 
nog  for  Bvening  Service  i  after  which 
lOl  attended,  aa  usual,  ETening  School, 
and  then  retired  to  rest. 

la  reference  to  this  promiaing 
plan,  Mr.  Johnson  wrote,  on  Uie 
22d  of  November — 

We  had  the  first  Monthlj.  Prajer 
Meeting  at  the  Seminary  as  proposed. 
David  Noah  spoke  on  the  text  which  I 
had  appointed,  much  to  the  purpose. 
He  shewed,  1st.  That  ail  men  ate  blind 
bj  nature,  and  remain  so  until  con- 
▼erted;  and  then  are  still  led  by  a  way 
which  they  know  not.  He  referred  to 
his  own  case,  both  before  and  after  con- 
▼erabn — how  he  was  sold,  recaptured, 
brought  to  Freetown,  then  to  B^ent — 
the  means  of  conversion^refenred  to 
Eph.ii.  l~5-i- shewed  that  all  was  of 
free  grace ;  verses  8  and  9 — took  a  view 
of  the  Slave  Trade,  how  God  had 
brought  good  out  of  evH,  and  brought  the 
blind  by  the  way  which  they  knew  not^- 
conduded  by  exhorting  the  Students  to 
eelf«xamination,  and  by  asking  them 
whether  they  had  been  called  by  grace ; 
and  then  encouraged  them  to  perse- 
verance, referring  to  1  Cor.  i.  85—29, 
and  then  concluded  by  ascribing  all  the  ' 
praise  and  glory  to  Father,  Son,  and 
Holy  Ghost. 

In  the  account  of  the  last  Exa- 
mination of  the  Students^  which  has 
cooiQ  to  hand,  it  is  said — 

Tbey  were  first  examined  in  the 
Eighth  Chapter  of  the  Epistle  to  the 
F«M"Mt«-  Their  ansven  to  the  quea* 
tiona  on  tlie  Doctrine  of  this  Chapter, 
and  onjtheGospel  in  genenl,  were  very 
pleasing  and  interesting. 

filLr,  Norman  writes  of  the  Semi- 
nary  Youtlis-*  ' 

Most  of  the  Youths  con^ue  to  walk 
well.  I  was,  however,  obliged  to  cor- 
rect one  for  absenting  himself  from 
Morning  Prayer,  in  the  School,  on  a 
Sunday.  I  took  but  little  notice  of  it, 
until  the  next  morning ;  when  I  called 
him  from  his  class,  and  showed  him  Job 
.  :rv*  4.  He  read  it,  and  immediately, 
biirst  into  tears,  saying,  that  the  passage 
of  Scripture  belonged  to  him :  he  had 
committed  the  fault,  and  he  hoped  I 
would  punish  him— if  I  did  not,  he 
might  be  guilty  of  the  sin  figain !  t  ac- 
cordingly  punished  him,  and  he  begged 
my  pardon :  I  told  him  to  ask  pardon  of 
'  Qqd  agwst  whom  he  had  sinned,  and 
who  almie.coidd  forgive  dns.    I  thought 


AFRICA,  S2S 

this  Youth's  ^ndifct  veify  ienarkab]e» 
ts  he  is  nstuxnlly  of  a  disposition  most 
proud  and.  obstinate. 
In  October,  Mr.  Norman  writes-^ 
I«m  happy  to  bear  my  testimony  to 
the  Christian  conduct  of  the  Youths  hi 
the  Seminary:  I  frequently  rise  in  the 
night,  unknown  to  them ;  and  overhear 
them  pouring  out  their  souls  to  God  in 
ferve'ht  prayer,  for  themselves,  their 
countrymen,  and  their  kind  fHends  in 
England.  A  few  nights  since  I  heard 
one,  and  was  astonished  at  the  ftrvour, 
as  well  as  the  enlaigement  of  spirit, 
with  which  he  prayed.  I  could  not  but 
wish  that  you  were  here,  that  you  might 
be  a  witness  of  the  gratitude  of  these 
Christian  Converts.  Mrs.  Norman^ 
who  was  with  me,  could  notiefSrain  fh)m 
tears. 

We  cannot  quit  this  subject, 
without  adverting  to  another  point 
ill  reference  to  David  Noah,  in 
which  his  spirit  and  conduct  have 
given  great  satisfaction  to  the  Com*- 
mittee.  Mr.  Johnson  had  request- 
ed that  David  might  accompany 
him  to  England ;  and  ailegea  va- 
rious advantages  which,  in  his  judg- 
ment, would  be  likely  to  arise  from 
his  visit.  The  Como^ittee,  while 
they  sincerely  wished  to  aratify 
both  Mn  Johnson  and  their  Native 
Friend,  and  could  anticipate  much 
pleasure  and  mutual  advantage 
&om  his  visit,  yet  foresaw  such  a 
probable  preponderance  of  incon- 
yenient  results,  that  they  were  com; 
pelled  to  decline  their  assent  to  the 
proposal.  The  Lett^  of  David 
Noah,  on  this  occasion,  addressed 
to  the  Secretaries,  under  dele  of 
the  21  St  of  April,  fron  Regent's 
Town,  will  be  read  with  pleasure 
and  thankfulness: — 
B£V»  and  Dear  Sirs— - 
I  have  received  the  Letter  you  seal 
dmoeming  my  aoeompanying  Mr.  Joha^ 
■onto£nghmd.  At  the  Brst,  I  felt  dis- 
•ppo^ted ;  but,  when  I  take  it  into  c(mf 
sideration,  I  firmly  believe  that  t^e  han4 
of  the  licurd  is  in  it :  for  my  constant 
prmyer  is,  that  the  L(»d  may  do  wiOi 
me  just  aa  it  seems  good  in  His  sight  i 
Ih^refor^  I  sm  qmte  satisfied  with  His 
od  and  wise  providence,  for  I  do  nol 
iow  whalf  Is  best  for  myself.     The 


M4 


WMBfMnn 


liOid  oilly  kn6Ws  #liftt»  in  good  for  Hif 
people  $  therefore  I  wish  to  be  reugned 
to  His  holy  will  and  pleasure* 

I  thank  jou  for  the  kind  itoanneT  in 
which  you  have  mad,e  it  known  to  me ; 
although  I  should  feel  very  happy  b- 
deed  to  see  ydu,  as  you  would  to  see 
xne.  But  if  we  should  never  be  per- 
mitted to  see  each  other  upon  earth,  I 
trust  the  Lord  will  prepare  us  to  meet 
i;i  His  heavenly  kingdom,  where  we 
aball  part  no  more  for  ever. 

I  cannot  fully  express  my  gratitude 
£o  the  Rev.  W.  B.  Johnson,  for  the 
trouble  which  he  has  taken  in  edu- 
eating  me.  He  has  done  all  tl^t  lies 
in  hb  power  to  get  me  forward :  every 
day  at  4  o*clock,  except  on  Sundays,  I 
and  others  of  my  fHends  attend  at 
his  house  for  instruction;  which  he 
imparts  to  us  with  great  pleasure, 
for  which  I  am  indeed  thankf\il.  Un- 
der all  circumstances  Mr.  Johnson  has 
used  me  just  as  he  would  his  own  child} 
and  I  believe  more  too:  and  I  look  to 
him  just  as  my  natural  fiither,  and  I 
believe  and  trust  that  he  is  my  spiritual 
&ther  in  Christ.  On  the  other  hand, 
I  am  very  sorry  indeed  that  Mr.  John- 
son has  been  lately  sorely  afflicted  with 
his  eyes ;  dnd  alJBo  in  other  circum- 
stances  which  have  befallen  him.  Oh 
may  these  afflictions  work  for  his  good, 
according  to  the  promise  of  the  Lord, 
tiiat  oA  ihingi  $haU  work  together  for 
good  to  ikem  Ouit  love  God,  to  them 
who  are  the  called  according  to  hi$  pur- 
poie. 

Beverend  Sirs— 1  wish  to  exprete, 
on  behalf  of  myself  and  my  brethren, 
our  gratitude  to  the  Society,  and  to  all 
our  kind  fHends  in  England,  for  their 
kindness  in  affording  us  the  means  of 
knowing  the  Lord  Jestis  Christ  and  the 
blessings  of  His  salvation.  Indeed,  ISirs, 
there  are  many  here,  who  will  have  rea- 
son to  bless  God  for  ever,  for  inclming 
your  hearU  to  send  us  such  a  faithful 
Minister  as  Mr.  Johnsotl ;  but  we  are 
very  sorry  indeed  that  he  is  forced  to 
Itaye  us  for  a  season.  May  the  Lord 
protect  him  on  the  mighty  ocean  and 
mt  the  last  bring  him  again  among  us 
filled  with  the  blessings  of  the  6o^el  of 
Christ  I 

May  the  Lord  assist  us  in  all  our 
ways  and  doings ;  and  also  shower  down 
His  choicest  blessings  upon  you  ! 
', .  Wheti  it  18  remembered  who  is 
the  writer' of  this  Letter,  the  state 


AtliieA.  [jtjtY, 

in  which  the  QwpA  of  Christ  foood 
him,  and  the  few  years  which  have 
since  elapsed,  well  may  the  Society 
be  encouraged  to  hope  and  pra^ 
that  the  Grace  of  the  Holy  Spint 
may  be  sheltered  down,  in  rich 
abundance,  on  theNatives  of  Africa! 

Letters  to  Mr.  Johnson^  from 
several  of  the  Native  Teachers,  have 
just  reached  £ng1and.  1  hey  will 
confirm  what  we  have  stated  respect^ 
ing  them. 

One  writes,  from  Wellington— 

My  dear  Master — 

I  am  happy  to  inform  yoU,  that  I  likd 
this  place  very  well  at  present ;  but  you 
know  that  my  stay  heie  is  but  short  as 
yet:  and  I  am  more  happy  to  say,  that 
the  people  attend  the  Church  much  bet« 
ter  than  I  expected.  The  place.or  house 
that  we  have  is  rather  small ;  but  there 
is  a  very  large  house  building  for  a  Place 
of  Worship,  which  will  hold  all  the  peo* 
pie  in  the  Settlement.  I  hope  that  the 
Lord  will  bless  my  weak  endeavour,  that 
I  may  be  able  to  discharge  my  duty  in 
the  station  where  it  has  pleased  Provi- 
dence,  through  the  hand  of  the  Society^ 
to  place  me ;  nor  do  I  cease  to  pray  for 
your  safe  voyage,  that  it  will  please  God 
to  spare  you  once  more  to  us  again  t 
but  it  is  only  God  alone,  that  can  reward 
the  King  and  the  Society  for  what  they 
have  done  for  us  poor  Africans  Wheir 
I  say  poor,  I  mean  poor  indeed :  for 
when  I  look  back  on  myself  or  country, 
men,  what  we  were  a  few  years  ago,  and 
see  what  God  has  now  brought  us  to 
under  the  sound  of  His  Hdly  Gospel, 
I  beg  to  be  remembered  in  yourprayen 
that  I  may  be  kept  from  falling.  I  would 
say  more,  but  I  have  not  words  to  exm 
press  myself. 

Another  writes  from  Regent,  a 
few  days  af^er  Mr.  Johnson  sailed-^ 
Dear  and  llev.  Sir— 

I  have  sent  these  few  lines  to  you,  for 
I  have  not  much  words  to  write  at  this 
time,  and  therefore  I  only  write  about 
myself  and  the  people.  My  >rish  is  to 
serve  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  to  fol- 
low Him ;  but  my  own  heart  is  so  de- 
ceitful, that  I  sometimes  cry  out  like 
St.  Paul,  O  wretched  man  that  1  am, 
who  ihall  deliver  me  from  thi$  body  of 
tin  and  death  !  And  when  I  consider, 
that,  beyond  the  grave,  comes  the  Judg- 
ment,  I  am  afraid;    but  I  pimy  and 


l6SdJ  VZSTEBir 

luipe  that  the  Lord,  who  hM  helped  me, 
will  still  help,  for  He  is  faithful  to  His 
promises.  Mj  Wife  is  very  sorry  that 
she  did  not  shake  hands  with  you  before 
you  go ;  and  she  begs  you  td  forgive 
her,  oe<^U8e  she  did  not  know  the  time 
you  went,  and  give  her  love  to  Mrs. 
Johnson. 

Since  you  been  gone,  the  people  are 
very  quiet  and  steaay ;  and  plenty  come 
to  Church,  and  are  attentive.  The 
Candidates  too  go  on  well. 

I  hope  the  Lord  may  keep  you,  and 
bring  you  back  sgain,  and  Mrs.  John- 
son. Give  my  love  to  her  and  all  the 
good  people  In  £ngland. 

The  Letter  which  follows  is  from 
one  of  the  Coroinunicants  at  Re- 
gent's Town,  who  at  present  indus- 
triously supports  himself  and  his 
family,  but  is  likely  to  become  one 
of  the  band  of  Native  Assistants  of 
the  Mission — with  what  good  pro- 
mise his  Letter  will  sufficiently  tes- 
tify.      It  is  dated  April  the  28th— 

Rev.  and  Dear  Sir — 

I  am  indeed  sorry  for  your  gobg  away 
from  us;  but,  however,  if  we  do  not  see 
one  another  in  this  world,  1  hope  it  may 
please  God  that  we  all  go  from  strength 
to  strength,  till  we  appear  before  God  in 
Zion.  I  hope  that  you  will  not  forget  to 
pray  for  us  ignorant  creatures :  we  will 
never  forget  you.  I  hope  you  will  not 
forget  to  pray  for  our  country-people, 
that  God  will  send  the  light  of  Hia  coun. 
tenance  unto  them,  for  they  are  in  dark- 
ness  and  in  the  shadow  of  death.  I  hope 
you  will  beg  *aU  our  dear  friends  in 
England,  that  they  may  not  forget  to  pray 
to  God  that  He  may  send  His  Holy 
Spirit  to  give  us  more  understanding ; 
that  His  work,  which  we  are  engaged  in, 
may  be  blessed  i  for  all  of  us  know,  that, 
without  the  Holy  Spirit*8  assistance,  we 
can  do  nothing ;  for  it  is  written,  that 
Paul  may  plant  and  ApottoM  water ^  Imt 
God  givet  the  inereme  t  fbr  it  is  He, 
that  workethin  u$  bothtowiU  and  to  do, 
of  his  good  pieature. 

Give  my  respects  to  Mrs.  Johnson. 
I  hope  she  d6es  not  forget  to  pray  for 
us:  we  will  never  forget  her.  May 
those  afflictions,  which  God  has  been 
pleased  to  lay  upon  her,  work  for  her 
good;  fbr  it  is  written  that  all  things 
Shalt  work  /or  good  to  them  that  love 
Gody  U  them  who  are  the  called  accord- 
'  mg  to  his  purpose,     I  hope  it  may 


AMIOA.  .     8^ 

please  God  to  send  her  ha^  again  unto 
us,  in  health  and  strength.  1  hope  the 
prayers  whidi  we  make  in  her  behalf 
may  be  answered. 

When  1  remember  His  holy  promins 
which  are  in  the  Scriptures,  I  indeed 
hope,  and  trust,  and  believe,  that  what 
He  bath  said  He  will  perform ;  for  He 
hath  said.  Call  upon  me  in  the  day  of 
trouble^  and  I  will  deliver  thee,  and  thou , 
Shalt  glorify  ^'^' 

Oh,  I  intreat  you,  once  more,  to  beg 
all  our  dear  friends  in  England,  that 
they  all  will  look  up  to  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  that  He  may  send  His  Holy 
Spirit  to  teach  and  guide  us  in  the  way 
of  truth,  and  be  our  guide  even  unto 
death. 

The  following  extracts  of  Letters 
to  Mr.  Johnson,  from  spme  of  the 
Youths  in  the  Seminary,  will  very 
suitably  close  this  head.  One  writes, 

I  recollect  what  you  preached  on  Sun- 
day Evening :  all  those  words  which  you 
speak  about  the  dove — of  her  wandering 
through  the  world,  when  she  was  let  out 
of  the  ark ;  and,  when  she  did  not  find 
a  place  for  the  sole  of  her  feet  to  rest 
upon,  she  was  constrained  to  go  back 
into  the  ark — this  I  may  Compare  to 
myself:  for  I  must  say  that  I  am  in  th^ 
same  way  with  the  dove ;  for  I  often  go 
away  from  God,  and  neglect  to  think  of 
heavenly  thinffs:  my  h<«rt  is  wandering 
in  a  way  pei^ps  where  my  feet  can 
never  reach ;  but  all  the  vain  thoi:^ts 
of  it  will  end,  I  hope,  in  better  things. 
Though  my  heart  wanders  so  much  about, 
yet  I  never  forget  to  call  upon  my  God, 
when  I  am  full  of  trouble :  yet  vain 
thoughts  always  come  into  my  mind. 
Oh  may  the  Holy  Spirit  give  me  an 
earnest  desire  to  come  to  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ ;  as  the  dove  did  not  forget  to  go 
back  hito  the  ark  t  and  may  He  make 
me  more  careful  about  learning,  and 
about  following  the  Lord  Jesus  with  my 
whole  heart !  As  long  as  I  live  may  I  be 
enabled  to  do  so,  through  the  mercy  of 
God,  who  hath  said  that  He  wiU  work 
and  none  shall  let  its  and  I  therefore 
leave  it  in  the  hands  of  God,  for  He 
is  able  to  do  all  things;  for  all  things 
are  His.  Oh  may  He  grant  unto  me 
such  gifts  as  may  be  for  the  good  of 
my  countrymen ;  that  they  may  see 
and  believe  that  God  has  sent  me  to 
them,  to  tell  them  the  dangerous  state 
in  which  they  live.  I  long  for  the  time 
to  come,  when  I  shall  be  able  to  go  and 


S28 


RBCSITT   MUCXLI.ANBOUa   INTELLIGENCE. 


make  His  wlU  known  to  them  i  and 
ma^  they  repent  of  their  evil  doings  $ 
and  come  unto  Him,  who  U  over  ail 
God  hleued  for  ever  I    Amen . 

The  same  Young  Man  writes,  at 
a  subsequent  date — 

Since  you  left  us,  many  prayers  have 
beien  offered  to  Almighty  God  for  your 
safety  on  the  voyage,  and  also  to  bring 
you  back  to  Africa.  I  hope  the  Lord 
will  grant  my  request,  and  that  of  all 
the  rest  of  your  flock.  Indeed  I  feel 
sorxy  for  your  leaving  Regent's  and 
your  people  ;  but  I  sincerely  hope,  that, 
by  the  goodness  of  God,  you  will  be  re- 
stored at  the  time  appointed  amongst 
the  flock  which  God  has  given  you.  I 
beg  yeu  to  remember  me  and  theChurch, 
in  the  prayers  which  you  offer  up  to 
God.  You  are  well  acquainted,  that, 
unless  God  help  us,  we  cannot  all  con- 
tinue  in  the  way ;  but  I  trust,  that,  by 
the  Divine  aid,  we  shall  stand*  May 
the  Lordlceep  you ;  and  give  you  wis- 
dom, that,  wherever  you  shall  stand  to 
speak  of  ^hat  He  has  done  in  this 
Colony,  you  may  speak  yet  more  ear- 
nestly for  those  who  are  yet  lacking, 
that  the  minds  of  some  may  be  excited 
to  come  and  help  the  great  work  of  God. 

The  town  is  in  great  tranquillity. 
All  behave  well  since  you  left.  All  at- 
tend Church  regularly. 

Another  Youth  writea— 
i;  am  sorry  to  say  that  you  are  gone 
away  from  us,  but  I  pray  that  the  Lord 
may  be  with  you  every  where,  and  that 
He  may  lead  you  home,  and  bring^  you 
back  among  us  to  declare  to  us  the  riches 
Of  His  grace.  May  He  grant,  that,  by 
Tour  instrumentality,  many  may  be 
loosed  from  the  chains  of  Satan,  to  serve 
the  true  and  living  God ;  and  that  many 
may  be  added  to  the  Church,  of  such  as 
shall  be  everlastingly  saved.  May  the 
Lord  add  His  grace  into  our  hearts,  and 
keep  us  safely  in  your  absence  from  fall- 
ing into  any  kind  of  sin ;  and  I  am  glad, 
too,  to  see  the  people  in  great  quietness. 


[joi.y; 

and  I  pray  that  the  Lord  may  aasist  Mr. 
Norman  to  rule  the  people  in  the  Uax 
of  God. 

A  third  Student  says — 

May  God  bring  you  back  to  us  ia 
safety,  if  it  be  His  will,  to  preach 
Christ's  unsearchable  riches  to  us  sin* 
ners  ;  and  may  all  the  good  people  in 
England,  who  are  very  much  concerned 
for  Africa,  pray  for  the  time  when  she 
riiallbe  delivered  out  of  her  ignorance  $ 
and  may  you  remember  us  in  your 
prayers  !  Tell  Mr.  Pratt  and  Mr.  Bick. 
ersteth,  and  all  the  Society,  that  we 
thank  them  heartily  for  all  their  good- 
ness to  us,  and  we  pray  that  God  may 
reward  them* 

A  fourth  thus  pleads  in  behalf  of 
his  countrymen — 

May  God  Almighty  help  you  and 
prosper  you  in  all  your  journey ;  and  I 
pray  that  the  Loid  may  give  you  ut- 
terance, to  speak  boldly  m  His  name, 
that  it  may  be  the  means  of  sturlng  vqi 
the  good  people  in  England  to  coiiia  Co 
the  help  of  the  Lord,  to  the  help  of  the 
Lord  against  the  mighty^  For  the  har- 
vest truly  is  plent^us,  h«t  the  labourers 
are  few.  I  am  sure  if  the  good  people 
of  England  knew  what  a  wretched  state 
the  people  of  Africa  are  in,  they  would 
come  over  and  help  us. 

We  shall  close  with  an  extract  of 
a  Letter,  addressed  by  dne'of  tbes^ 
Students  to  the  Secretaries— 

i  am  still  Incited  to  continual  feeling 
for  my  poor  country  people,  who  know 
nothing  of  themselves,  and  nothing  of 
the  God  of  Heaven  and  Earth.  It  la 
my  perpetual  wish,  that  God  wooU 
quickly  perform  what  He  has  promised 
for  every  Nation  which  inhabits  the 
Globe.  Oh  that  God  would  incite  th« 
minds  of  those  who  have  much  to  con- 
tribute for  this  important  work^that 
this  vast  continent  of  Africa  may  be 
filled  with  the  dototrine  of  the  only 
Living  and  True  God  I' 


itemtt  |liii»(elUtteoit0  Iitt^Uigence. 

TTe  have  a  mekncholy  task,  in  the  present  Number,  to  record  the  deaths  of  so 
many  persons  actively  occupied  in  promoting  the  Salvation  of  the  World :  to 
those  already  mentioned,  we  have  now  to  add  the  names  of  others ;  but  tU  are 
blessed  who  die  in  the  Lord,  and  their  works  shall  follow  them. 

Bflj  *i^  Miinonary  Society.  Church  MiuioMnf  Soeietw. 

ne  Came  of  Chriattanity  in  the  East  has  The  Rev.  Michael  Wilkinson  and  hM  oow- 
safered  a  severe  loss,  in  the  death  of  the  panions  (see  p.  2»)  arrived  at  «•*"***? 
llev.W.Waid,ofSeranipore.  He  died  on  fte 4th  of  Xttne,  after  encountenngmaoh  bad 
Iherth  of  Mttch,  Of  an  atlaok  of  cholera     weafter.  ^    ^     ,  ,^,       . .  j  ,^s 

BMibaK,after  afew  hours  illness.  Mr.  O.  Clarke  (ssa  p.»^)  resided  #itb 


1825.] 


RKCBNT   KflSCtLLAKXOUS   INtBLLIG£NCB. 


Mr  Mareden,  at  Parraoiatta,  till  (he  Itt  uf 
January,  when  he  was  olaced  in  chaise  of 
'  the  Native  Settiement^  formed  for  the  bene- 
fit of  the  Aborigines  of  New  South  Wales, 
till  he  should  proceed  to  New  Zealand. 

Mr.  Francis  Hall,  having  obtained  Mr. 
Marsden*s  concarfence  in  his  return  to  Eng>- 
huid.  left  New  Zealand  on  the  5th  of  De- 
eember,  and  Port  Jackson  on  the  38th  of 
February ;  and  arrived  off  Portsmouth  on  tiie 
19th  of  Jalv.  The  Settlemeuts  were  quiet 
when  he  left  New  Zealand. 

Mr.  Strachaa,  of  Madras,  Vritea  on  the 
3d  of  March— 

Oar  Ifttstt  Rccoaots  from  all  our  HlMions  deaeriba 
thoir  ntp«ctive  Mambera  at  is  tb«  eaioymeni  of 
health.  la  crerj  Ktation,  jronr  Missiourie*  ar« 
prooaeding.  vith  their  v«rioaft  laboqrt,  to  the  en- 
tire  satitfactioa  of  jrovr  CcNTcapondinff  Com- 
nittae. 

BCss  Kniffht,  Sister  of  fiie  Rev.  Joseph 
KsMjjbi,  of  Nellore,  in  Ceylon,  was  married, 
9n  fte  91st  of  January,  to  the  Rev.  Daniel 
Poor^  American  Misjnonary. 

Coiwersioihcf'Nggrow  Society, 

The  West-India  Planters  and  Merchants 
of  the  City  of  London,  have  voted,  from  their 
General^  Fand,  the  sum  of  lOOOl  in  aid  of 
tike  Society :  besides  which,  about  99(M1  in 
Andaal  Subscriptions  and  140/.  in  Dona- 
tions, have  been  received,  in  conseqnence 
of  the  Circular  lately  issued,  and  which  we 
have  printed  in  a  former  page. 

Sibemian  Bible  Soetetf. 

Impediments  having  arisen  to  the  opera- 
tions of  the  Society,  frofn  want  of  accommo- 
dation for  caiT)-ing  on  its  increasing  con- 
cerns, the  Committee  have  contracted  for 
the  purchase  of  suitable  premises  in  the 
center  of  Dublin.  A  separate  subscription 
has  been  opened  to  defray  the  charge*  which 
is  4000  gnineas.  Lord  Powerscourt  has 
given  300/.,  the  Eari  of  Roden  100/,  and  the 
Ku4it  Hon.  St.  George  Daly  100/. 

The  proceedings  of  the  Society  are  stated 
hi  the  following  summary: — 

The  Hibernian  Bible  Society*  the  aoie  object  of 
which  is  tlie  circnlatlon  of  tlic  Holy  Scriptures, 
wtti^t  aote  or  eomment,  In  Itfetand.  has  nov  «x- 
btsc  ibr  aerentsep  ye*ra.  There  are.  at  present,  in 
caaa^&ioo  with' It  one  hnndred  and  fifty -one  Aux- 
lUary  ftod  Branch  Shcieties  and  Bible  Assjclations, 
in  Vtirloat  ptfti  or  the  ooantry.  It  has,  from  its 
aoametkcf  ment,  «p  to  the  Slst  of  Mtirch,  1883,  cir- 
Sutetad  StS^OQO  BiMea  and  Testaments,  at  an  ex- 
paaso  of  53.7<i/.  «t. ;  and  at  a  loss  to  the  funds 
of  the  Society,  by  grmtnitous  cranta  and  sales  at 
redaead  prtia^ ,of  ap#ards  of  17,t)00f,  making  a  total 
•spaoditora  of  above  05,7m. 

NaHomai  Seeietf. 

A  King's  Letter,  dated  July  the  3d,  haa 
been  granted  to  the  Society,  authorising 
Collections  in  its  behalf,  alter  publication 
of  the  Letter  in  the  Churches  and  Chapels 
tbroogboot  England  and  Wales,  at  the  dwell- 
inga  of  thfe  inhabitanta  of  the  re^>ective 
pariahea. 

Weetefon  Mimiondry  Society, 

The  proposal,  mentioned  p.  339,  for  FiAy 
Vriends  to  subscribe  1'en  Clnineas  each  tn- 
IVMrd  tite  outfit  of  a  Missionary  to  Jerusalem, 


S27 


is  Iike!y  to  be  soon  realised.    A  Correspon- 
dent writes  from  the  Uncohi  District— 

9u(;h  a  plan  pr^seois  many  daiias  vqrthy  of  no» 
tice ;  bui  there  is  one  not  to  be  overlooked.  The 
contributors  ia  this  v«y  will  feci  a  sort  of  relation* 
ship  wit'i  their  Missionary:  for  htm,  and  for  his 
Mission,  they  will  be  peculiarly  solicitous ;  sa 
tha^  with  wliatever  seal  and  frequency  they  may 
pray  for  other  endeared  objecta  of  regard,  they 
will  never  forget  tMr  Missionary,  and  hit  errand 
of  mercy  I  To  contemplaU  hbn  scattering  seed  Mi 
the  very  spot  where  the  Saviour  of  tlie  World  died 
for  sinners,  will  awaken  emotions  as  new  aud  ds- 
lighiful  as  those  which  the  reviviacaoce  of  a  long, 
departed  and  lamented  Mend  wonid  occasion.  The 
iojlosed  sol,  fn  furtherance  of  the  plan,  it  the 
offering  of  a  Friend  in  this  District. 

The  Rev.  B.  Clough,  who  vras  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Society's  Mission  in  Ceylon, 
has  returned  home  for  the  restoration  of  hia 
health.  The  translation  of  the  Scripturea 
into  Cingalese,  and  the  compilation  of  a 
DictJonar V  of  that  language,  have  engaged 
much  of  his  attention.  Tlie  Society's  Mia- 
sionaries  were  aU  in  health,  except  Mr. 
Newstead;  in  whose  case,  however,  there  i 
was  nothing  alarming.  It  is  Mr.  Cloogh*a 
intention  to  return,  should  his  health,  which 
had  for  some  time  declined  luder  accumu- 
lated labours,  be  sufficiently  restored. 
Calcutta, 

On  the  1st  of  February,  the  Chief/nstice, 
Sir  H.  R.  Blosset,  after  a  few  davs*  sufier- 
ing,  from  a  disease  in  the  lower  intestines 
of  long  continuance,  departed  this  life.  He 
had  arrived,  as  our  readera  are  aware,  but 
a  short  time  in  India;  and  had  cairied  thi- 
ther a  aacred  determination  to  employ  hia 
talents  and  his  influence  in  promoting  the 
diffusion  of  Christianity :  but  he  was  called 
thus  early  to  hia  eternal  rest,  dying  in  peaee 
and  with  a  hope  full  of  glory. 
^eiD  South  Wale; 

The  rapid  increase  of  thia  Colony  may  be 
ascertained  from  the  following  statementa  of 
a  Petition  to  the  House  of  Commons,  pre-     \ 
sented  on  the  8th  of  Jul^,  by  Sir  Jamea  iniic- 
iotosh,  from  the  Emancipated  Convicts: — 

The  Emancipated  Convicts  are  7556  in 
number :  their  Children  amount  to  5859.  Of 
cultivated  land  thejr  possess  39,000  acres; 
of  land  yet  uncultivated,  313,000  acres, 
lliey  occupy  1300  houses  in  town,  and  doa- 
ble that  number  in  the  country.  They  have 
174,000  sheep.  415  horses,  and  of  other  cat- 
tie  48,800.  They  have  31 5  Colonial  Ships  in 
constant  employment:  and  have  netted  in 
trade  a  capital  of  150,000^1 

North-Americam  State; 

The  steam  navigation  of  the  Statea  ia  ra- 
pidly increasing,  as  it  is  especially  adapted 
to  the  numerous  and  extended  rivers  ot  the 
Weatem  Territory.  The  Missionary  Esta- 
blishments on  those  rivers  feel  the  benefit  of 
this  navigation  in  the  quickness  of  supph'es. 
In  18'i2.  there  were  35  steam  vessels  in  eas- 
ployinent :  tlie  average  amount  of  their  ton- 
nage was  7259  tons:  two  of  them,  the  Waah> 
ington  and  Ohio,  exceed  400  tons  each* 
There  were  30  bnilding,  the  tonnage  o( 
which  amounts  to  5995  tons :  one  of  theM  is 
of  700  tons  burthen. 


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) 


CONTRIBUTIONS  TO  THE  CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SGCIETY. 
FromMi^  Sl>  io  Jufy  19,  1833. 


Pmnt, 
ASSOCIATIONS  L.  «.  rf. 
Aylesbury  -  -  -  .  4  8  • 
Bentinck  Cluipel  •  •  -  i«9  H  s 
Bewdley  -  -  -  -  140  0  0 
liinn  Ingham  -  •  -  46  M  " 
Blackfriar*         -  -         -     j  0   € 

Bradforti  cYorkshIre)  -  -  50  o  a 
Bridewell  Chapel  •  .  48  iC  10 
ftroittsgroTe  -  -  -  13  18  • 
Bnckt,  Sooth  f  Wer  Branch)  •  8  i|  o 
B«nny,Bradnw»re,  &c.  (Noiu.)4«  1  • 
Cambrfdf e— Town,  Coouty,  1  ,a*  a  © 
lUnWrslty      -      -      J»'*   • 


'  74  It 

8    O 

4B    4 


3  17  o 

ifil  18  o 

.    tFe  16  6 

60    O  0  • 

-    79   •  o 


and 
Carliile 

Ceylon         ... 
Chester  li  Cbechlre 
CUpbam 

t'tarecsoffblk)         -       - 
Deddington  (Oxon) 
Dean  Street  Manufactory 
Derbyshire 
Doncat  ter     - 
Olatbury  (  Brecon) 
Halifax      -      "  - 

Hereford— Town  and  Connty  ^  •  0 
Hindnn  (WUti)  .  •  •  8  13  • 
Hitrhen  .  •>  -  -400 
Hnddcrsfteld  •  •  •  i«o  o  o 
Boll  &  Bast  Ridins  .  .  «Bi  0  0 
Kennington  -  •     «  0  o 

Kent  (incl.  «l.  Wye— Ash >   ,^   -   - 

«t.  6*. 6tf.— Bromley, ate.  7i<.)>   »  •  • 
Knaresborough    .  -         -  96  o  0 

Leeds      -  •  •         -  no  o  o 

Leicestershire  (Lutterworth  ) 

Llddington  cam  Calderott  -  6 
Manchester  k  Bast  Lanrash.  4«s 
llartock  <Somerset)  •  .9 
Morden  cSurrey)        -  -     7 

fionh  East  London— <Col. 
lerted  after  Srrraon*  by 
the  krv.  J.Prutt,  C   Haw 
trey, and  T.  Mortimer)      , 
Notttncham'  (incl.  ibl.  si.  led. ) 
from  Lenton,  Hadford,  Ox- 1 
ton»  &c)         .         .         -  ) 
Percy  Chapel  rincl.  Collcc-  ^ 
tlons  after  two  Sermons  by  f 
thv  K«v.  J.  W.  Cunning-  >  nt  14   « 
Imm  and  Rev.  11.W.  sib-  i 
thorp)      ...  J 

Portamouth,Portaea,&Gosport,9S  «  § 
Pyrton(Oxon)  •  .  .500 
Queen  Square  Chapel  .  -  18  0  o 
Retford,  East  <•  -  •  s>  if^  6 
Bomsey  .  .  .  .  11  16  6 
Botherhan  .  .  *  17  4  9 
St,  Antholin'i,  Watling  street,  it  15  8 


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6  7 
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-  SS6  18  9 
.  0746  16  7 
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'  Pnmnt.      TMml. 

L.   t.d,      £.  a.  d. 
Sheffield    .        •        -  •  lao  •  o  •  aiss  i«  it 

SUffordshire,  North     -         -  iso 
SUines  and  iu  Vicinity        •   $• 
Suffolk  and  Ipswich       -      -    m   t   6  -  40^9  \9   « 
Sunderland  &BUhop>sWear-'l  ^  0  o  -   «ii   o  o 

mnuth       »  -  *       ' 

TItchmarsh  (NorthamptonshJ  18  0  0  «  m  1  f 
Wellington  fSomerseO  -  -3400-^141 
Worcester         -         -  -   it  t8  0  «  i«.>3  7  it 

Yorl^  .  ;.  .         -    -  44S   3  4  *  sVi  11  11 

Yoxall,  Barton,  Ate.         -      .   14  o  o  -   4M  o  0 

COLLEOj^I^J^        /^ 
Arthnr,  MlMtSt.Columl^  •    'ioa-iooo 
Aveline,  Miss,  Lyme        *■         -ifoo     160 
Bett»,Mrs  John  .King's  Langley,  3  to  0  •   17   7   • 
Bird,  W.O.,  Esq.,  Uchfield     -    1   9  o  •   4I  i?   > 

^l^\y!r."J!'-  ^  ^^  "'"•}    I    •   7  -    18  «    a 
man  street       •         '  '      -f 

Dancer,Mrs.Bunon-upon-Trent,8  o  0-140  4  a 

Ewens,  Mr.  D.,  Broadwinsor   •$••-•999 

Hill,  Ker.  John,  Oxford    .      -  18  e  o  .  6^  16  « 

J.  H. 0  7  6  -    ,1   3  • 

Knell,  Miis  Bmma,  Lambeth  .   b  $  4  •     0^^  6 

lAdies  at  Hay,  Brecon     -         -9iS**asi(^« 

Oterensliaw,  Miss^  Mellor    .-3bo-i3o« 

Rii  hardson.  Miss.  Old  Bailejr  •aoo-tsoa 

Walters,  Miss  Jane,  Perthgerent,  I   10-     i- 1   a 

Williamsnn.Mr.Wellingbomugh,7  $   0  •  07  10  o 

Worthittgton,MissS.,  Burton.  1      ^  ^      .... 

opon.-ffent      .        .         -   JT  ^  ^  •  **  0  • 

BENEFACTIQl^J^  / ,  " 
Anonymous,  by  Key.  B.  BiOterntkU   •   -  as  o  o 
Hingtey,  Henry,  Esq.,  RoyiA  Mint    .      •  10  m   0 
F'.ljambe,  Mlss,Bilby,  Notu         .  .   $  ro 

Friends, Two   .       -  -  -         -»oo 

rr<Uiuce  of  Trinkeu  fnun  a  Lady  and  \     ^       ^ 

her  daughter       -  -  .wj«iu 

Produce  of  Trinkets  from  a  Friend  In  l    ,. 

Leicestershire    -         -         -  -   /    "  »  » 

Stewart,  Mr.  H.  H.,  Dublin  -  •  -70a 
Strachan,  Mrs.   -         -*  •         •        •   s  •  • 

CONGREGATIONAL  COLLECTIONS 
Altringham  (Cheshire)  by  Rev.  Bobert  )«...« 

Ix:lcester       -         -  -  -         j-soia* 

Fram)ingham(<^uffulk)byBe▼.W.  Marsh,  to  1  6 
MaddingtoncWiltsJ  by  Nev.  J.  H.John  1  «  .,  ^ 

sua  (Rctr  Joseph  L^gg,  M.A.,  MtnistarJ  '  *^  * 
Sydenham  Chapel  (Surrey)  by  Rev.  B.  \ 

Wo<Kl,  M.A  (Ker.  P.  A.  French,  Mi-  (  aa 

nister       -        -  .         .        .      )    , 

LEGACY. 
Henry  Naylor,  Esq.,  late  of  1 
Westminster,  by  his  Ex-  I.        ^   ^ 
ecntors.  Ret.  Dr.  Yates  and  I  *••  *  * 
N.  N.  Savery,  Bsq>   -         ~  J 

Deduct  Legacy  Duly      .    1000 


s  • 


*•«  In  part  of  the  copies  of  the  Mnraber  for  May,  tlie  Notka  relatire  to  the  Ber.  D.  T.  Jones,  p.  ass* 
was  placed  under  the  head  of  the  Wesleyan  instead  of  the  Church  Missionary  Sodety-^^a^  137^ 
coL  1,  I.  6,  from  the  bottom,  for  GoaiMef,  read  Gaimbia-^ifW  iKl,col.  1,  U  ti  from  bdttom,  for  midHiit^ 
read  awflitiidw— pag «  934;  col.  1,  1. 4,  for  CommUte9$,  read  CommiUM   page  tu^c^itU  1,  for  i7i|«  read 

•m.  •  '  .  .  ,  ........ 


0Lid^i0nntp  Vitei6ttt< 


AUGUST,  1823. 


LIFE  OP  MATTHEW  STACH, 

OXS  or  THE  FlftlX  MlttlOlfARlBt  OFTBB  CIIITBD  BRSTOBMI  ffB  OB«BBftA«9« 

(C^ndmded  from  p.  988. J 

began  to  weep,  and  to  exclaim—'^  O 
Jesus  I  my  he^rt  is  thoroughly  de- 
praved :  make  me  truly  sorry  for  it : 
take  away  the  bad  thoughts,  and  form 
me  according  to  thyjueasure.    And 


OTBBE  VISITS  TO  GBEXKLAND. 

We  have  entered  at  large  into  the 
particulars  of  our  Missionary's  First 
ymt  to  Greenland,  as  it  gave  an  op- 
portunity of  stating  the  cmef  circum- 
stances connected  mth  the  founda- 
tion of  the  Br^ren*s  Mission  in 
that  country,  and  which  afford  im- 
portant lessons  to  other  Missiona- 
ries. We  shall  be  brief  in  the  nar- 
ration of  his  subsequent  visits. 

SecvmdVM. 
Matthew  Stach  arrived  in  Green- 
land, die  second  time,  on  the  17th 
of  July,  1742.  Crantz  says- 
Daring  the  two  years  of  his  absence, 
only  one  Greenlander,  a  woman,  had 
been  baptized ;  but  there  were  many 
who  Inrtene^l  to  the  Word  with  joy, 
from  whom  a  plentiful  harvest  might 
soon  be  expected. 

'  Some  drcumstances  are  stated  re- 
spgecting  this  Woman  which  we  diall 
extract,  as  th^  may  furnish  useful 
hints  in  other  Missions.  The  account 
of  her  conversion  is  thus  given  by 
the  Brethren:*- 

la  a  Greenland  honse,  where  all  be- 
side were  hostile  to  ns,  there  was  a 
Young  Woman  who  was  very  much 
affected.  While  we  were  speaking, 
she  held  her  hands  before  her  lace 
to  hide  her  tears,  and  softly  sobbed 
forth—**  O  God  1  thou  knowest  that 
1  an  cxoeediBffly  corrupted  from  our 
first  parents :  have  mercy  upon  me  t^ 
When  we  afterward  asked  her  why 
she  knelt,  she  answered,  *«  Because  I 
now  bmn  to  believe  3  I  pray  daily  to 
God  to  oe  gtacioiis  to  me.*"  B«ng 
directed  to  persevere  in  prayer,  she 
Jt^mfit  i8Sd.  >^ 


\  I  vet  knowlittle  of  thy  Word,  give 

e  tny  Hol^  Spirit  to  instruct  me.'* 
Her  companions, very  naturally  bating 
the  person  whose  example  was  a  con- 
stant reproof  to  them,  treated  her  with 
a  severity  qnite  foreign  to  the  national 
character  %  so  much  so,  that  she  was 
glad  to  take  the  first  opportunity  of 
seeking  an  asylum  with  the  Brethren* 

She  was  never  wearv  of  listening  to 
the  Doctrine  of  tfie  Cfross,  and  began 
to  speak  of  it  to  others.'  No  sooner 
did  any  Heathens  come  to  the  place, 
than  she  paid  them  a  vbiit,  explained 
to  them  the  reason  of  her  living  here, 
told  them  of  all  the  blessings  which 
she  had  ei^oyed,  and  of  thestiU  greater 
happiness  which  she  had  in  view ;  and 
her  admonitions  were  not  without 
their  effect.  Having  been  prepared 
for  baptism,  and  made  acquainted 
with  the  nature  and  design  of  that 
holy  ordinance,  she  declared  that  she 
now  no  longer  believed  that  Jesus  was 
the  friend  of  sinners  because  we  had 
told  her  so,  but  because  she  felt  it  in 
her  own  heart.  She  was  baptized,  at 
her  earnest  request,  and  called  Sarah. 

Of  this  Young  Woman^  it  is  said^ 
at  a  subeequent  period— • 

Self<«onceit,  that  subtle  intruder, 
began  to  creep  in  among  the  believing 
Greenlanders,  and  loo  often  imbit- 
tered  the  joy  of  their  teachers^  Even 
Sarah  was  observed  to  become  petu- 
lant and  unruly.  When  she  was  re- 
minded of  the  irrace  bestowed  upon 
her  andexhortea  to  continae  ^tlmii, 
her  heaHsofltiied  t  she  ncknowledgea 
her  fault,  and  heartily  entiealod  onr 


990  BiOORAPHT. 

Saviour  for  pArdon,  »od  mce  to 
amend.  But  this  reformaBon  was. 
not  the  work  of  a  moment.  In  the 
sequel,  the  Brethren  discovered,  that 
the  root  of  the  mischief  was,  her  en- 
tertaining hieh  thoughts  ojf  herself 
on  account  oAiersuccessfQl  dili^nce 
among  the  Heathen.  Thev  pomted 
out  to  her  the  corruption  of  her  heart ; 
and  bade  her  reflect  on  the  deplorable 
situation  in  which  the  Redeemer 
found  her  and  shewed  mercy  to  her, 
with  her  sensations  on  that  occasion. 
8he  burst  into  tears,  and  said-^"  Ah, 
now  I  plainly  feel  that  I  have  gra. 
dually  departed. from  the  happiness 
which  I  then  enjoyed,  and  our  Sa- 
viour is  become  a  stranger  to  me4 
Now,  thou|^h  I  pray,  I  find  no  com- 
fort, notwithstanding;  and  I  seem 
unable  to  recover  the  way  to  Him:** 
On  this  they  kbeeled  down  with  her, 
and  prayed  to  the  compassionate  Sa- 
viour to  reveal  Himself  to  her  heart 
afresh.  She  was  desired  to  pray  too ; 
but  she  could  not  utter  a  single  word, 
the  sobs  stifling  her  voice.  From  that 
tiine,  however,  she  had  visibly  a  very 
humble  opinion  of  herself,  and  was 
again  favoured  with  a  free  access  to 
the  Friend  of  the  sinful  and  miserable. 

Mr.  Drachart  (the  Danish  Missio- 
nary) had  noticed  the  same  feeling 
in  his  baptized  people ;  and  found  it 
necessary,  as  well  as  the  Brethren,  to 
proceed  Very  cautiously  in  the  tui- 
tion of  his  little  flock,  and  to  incul- 
cate poverty  of  spirit  as  an  essential 
part  of  the  Christian  Character. 

Oil  this  return  of  Matthew  Stach 
to  his  labours,  he  found  bis  Bre- 
thren, and  the  neighbouring  Danish 
Missionary  atGodthaab  living  in  the 
roost  perfect  harmony.  It  is  an  €di- 
fying  picture  which  Crantz  'drains  in 
the  followhig  passage  :— 

It  would  be  a  cu1|iable  omission,  to 
neglect  noticin|p  the  eood  understand- 
ing which  subsisted  oetween  the  Bre- 
thren and  the  Danish  Missionary,  Mr. 
Drachart,  who  came  to  the  country 
in  1739.  He  conferred  with  them  on 
the  best  method  of  reaching  the  hearts 
of  the  Heathen,  and  often  Joined  them 
in  their  visiting  Journeys.  He  saw  no 
impropriety  in  desiring  their  assist- 
ance, in  preparing  his  candidates  for 
baptism ;  as  thejr  also  gladly  accepted 
his  services  on  similar  occasions.  He 
poniol  his  grief  into  their  bosom. 


[AUG. 
whenever  his  laboord  Here  not  imme- 
diately productive  of  all  the  fruits 
which  he  desired ;  though  tbet  saw 
clear  proofs  amoii|^  his  flock,  that  the 
Lord  was  with  him.  Since  he  re^ 
quested  their  counsel,  thej  advised 
him  not  so  much  to  aim  at  increasing 
his  numbers,  as  at  grounding  those 
who  were  alreadj  awakened  on  a  firm 
foundation  of  vital  knowledge ;  and 
to  promote  a  close  connection  among 
them,  that,  when  he  could  not  be  wiul 
them,  they'mlghtencouiage  one  ano- 
ther. He  saw  the  good  sense  of  this 
advice,  and  its  utility  evinced  itself 
more  clearly  from  year  to  year. 

The  Settlement  was  sometiosfs 
visited  by  hostile  Greenlanders,  who 
would  lie  on  the  watch  to  bjure  the 
Brethren.  A  party  of  thb  descrip- 
tion beset  it,  about  this  time,  when 
all  the  men  were  absent  except  Mat- 
thew Stachywhose  courage  and  &ith- 
fulness  on  this  occasion  were  admi- 
rable. We  quote  his  own  account 
of  what  passed : — 

My  room  was  crowded ;  and  the  rest 
of  the  house  was  filled  by  those  who 
^could  not  gain  admittance. /Though 
I  knew  what  they  had  threatened,  I 
felt  no  alarm ;  and  went  on  quietly 
with  my  translation.  After  sitting 
some  time,  their .  Chief  said,  **  We 
are  come  to  hear  somethiiig  good.*' 
I  told  hirti  I  was  glad  of  it.  After 
singing  a  verse,  I  prayed  that  the 
Lord  would  open  their  h^rts,  to  un- 
derstand what  He  should  give  me  to 
say.  I  then  proceeded  to  speak  a 
few  words  on  St.  PauPs  preacking  at 
Athens :  ''  Yet,**  said  I,  «*  I  will  not 
dwell  on  this  topic,  for  you  know 
already  that  there  is  a  Creator.**  To 
this  they  all  agreed,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  one  man.  '*  You  also  know 
that  yon  are  wicked  people.**  '  They 
unanimously  assentea.  ^^  Now,- then, 
I  come  to  tne  main  pointy  that  you 
and  we  have  a  Savionr--(he  same 
^eat  Being  who  created  all  things 
in  the  beginning.  He  lived  upward 
of  thirty  years  on  earth,  to  instruct- 
and  bless  mankind ;  after  which  He 
was  nailed  to  a  cross,  and  stain  by  His 
countrymen,  who  would  not  believe 
His  words.  But,  on  the  third  day ,  He 
rose  again  from  the  grave,  and  after- 
ward ascended  up  into  heaven.  The 
time  is  now  approaching,  when  Bh 


18230 

will  «ome  again  in  Uio  donds  of  hea- 
ven, and  alrthe  dead  will  rise  and  ap- 
pear before  Him,  as  the  Righteons 
Judge,  to  receive  sentence,  everj  one 
according  to  his  works.  But  thou, 
poor  manr  said  I,  turning  to  their 
Chief,  **  how  wilt  thou  stand  aghast, 
when  all  the  souls,  whom  thou  hast 
l|urried  out  of  this  world,  shall  step 
forth,  and  stfy  to  Him  that  sits  upon 
the  throne,  '  This  wicked  wretch 
murdered  ^s.  Just  as  Thou  hadst  sent 
Tbjp  messengers,  topublish  to  us  the 
plan  of  salvation/  'What  answer  wilt 
thou  then  return?**  He  was  silent, 
and  cast  his  eyes  down  to  the  ground. 
Ohserving  that  tremor  had  seized 
the  whole  coropanv,  I  proceeded— 
*'  Hearken  to  me  1 1  will  put  thee  in 
a  way  to  escape  this  tremendous  jud?- 
ment :  but  delay  not,  or  death  wul 
s^ize  thee  i  for  thou  art  old.  Fall, 
then,  at  the  feet  of  Jesus.  Thou 
canst  not  see  Him,  yet  He  is  every 
where.  Tell  Him,  that  thou  hast 
lieard  that  He  loves  the  souls  of  meaT, 
and  rejects  no  one  that  cries  for  grace. 
Beseech  Him  to  have  merc]^  on  thee, 
poor  miserable  man,  and  wash  out 
thy  sins  with  His  own  blood/*  He 
promised,  with  ad  affected  heart,  that 
(re  would.  They  all  listened  with  at- 
ttation  to  the  exhortations  of  Anna, 
whose  brother  they  had  murdered ; 
and  lilerward  walked  up  and  down 
the  place,  in  a  thoughtful  mood,  and 
with  folded  hands ;  but,  toward  even- 
ing, Ihey  departed. 

After  assisting  in  Uying  the 
fbundation-stODe  of  a  Church  at 
New  Hemnhiit,  Matthew  Stach 
returned  to  Europe  in  1747,  taking 
with  hind  Vive  Natives,  at  their  own 

r'cular  desire.  So  greatly  had 
labours  of  the  Missionaries 
been  prospered,  that,  at  the  close 
of  that  year,  the  congregation  con- 
ciisted  of  126  baptized ;  and  8  had 
departed  in  the  Faith  since  1741. 
Crantz  gives  the  following  view  of 
the  Mission  at  this  period: — 
'  The  sound  of  the  Gospel  had  been- 
propagated  by  the  Missionaries  of 
the  Brethren  through  a  vast  extent  of 
country,  and  its  glad  tidings  spread 
still  farther  bj  .ue  savages  tnem- 
selves.  Mockery,  reproach,  and  per- 
secution were  not  wantine.  The 
Hginthep^  indeed,  had  frameS  no  false 


LIFE  OF  MATtRfiW.STACH. 


OSl 


systemto  oppose  to  the  troth  of  Re^ 
vfelation,  nor  had  they  hired  any 
Heathenish  Priests  to  support  them 
in  error  %  however,  there  were  Ange* 
koks,  who,  dreading  the  loss  of  their 
reputation  and  the  profits  accruing 
from  imposture,  invented  a  variety 
of  means  to  dissuade  their  silly  adU 
herents  from  adopting  the  truth :  but 
their  efforts  were  feeole,  and  unable 
to  withstand  the  divine  power  of  the 
Woid, 

The  operation  of  the  Spirit  of  God 
was  very  perceptible  in  the  little 
company  uf  the  baptized  \  and, 
though  distressing  circumstances  oc- 
curred, yet,  on  the  whole,  there  was 
great  cause  for  joy  and  amazement,, 
at  the  transformation  of  a  wiljl 
brutish  set  of  people,  into  a  quiet, 
well-ordered  nuniiy  of  Christians. 
In  the  public  meetings,  the  divine 
efficacy  of  the  Gospel  was  powerfully 
manifested.  At  small  assemblies, 
also,  for  devotion,  at  incidental  con- 
versations, and  especially  when  bap- 
tism was  administered,  that  promise, 
where  tm4  or  three  Mre  gaihered  f  o.  * 
geiher  m  my  iMme,  Ihtre  mm  I  in  ike 
mUti  tf  lAm,  was  abundantly  veri. 
fied.  Besides,  the  improvement  of 
the  talents  perceived  in  some  of  the 
bafitized  for  declarinj^  to  others  the 
fruits  of  their  experience,  together 
with  their  unexceptionable  deport- 
ment, added  great  weight  to  the  te»- 
timony  of  the  Missionaries.  Finally, 
the  hanpy  departure  of  a  number  of 
GreenUnders  evinced  that  the  la- 
bours of  the  Brethren  had  npt  been 
devoid  of  success:  even  some  of  the 
unbaptized  had  benefitted  so  much 
bj  the  preaching  of  the  Gospel,  that, 
at  the  close  of  lite,  they  could  breatfie 
their  last,  if  not  with  jperfect  Joy, 
yet  free  from  the  fear  of^death. 

Third  FisU. 

In  June  1749,  Matthew  Stach 
reached  Greenlandathird  time,  with 
three  of  the  Natives  who  had  ac- 
companied him  to  Europe,  the. 
other  two  having  died:  these  were 
Sarah,  before  mentioned^  and  hre 
husband.  On  this  subject,  Crantz' 
says — 

The  journey  had  proved  a  great 
blessing  to  these  Natives.  As  an- 
prahensions  were  entertained  that  toe 
not  weather  and  long  deprivatioa  qI 


Gveenbiil  ^iet  miehl  pr^ve  detri* 
mei^  to  IlieirliaAltE,  it  wmsthouglil 
proper  Ibat  they  should  retara  home 
oefore.  the  commencement  of  sam- 
mer..*  However,  namerous  obstacles 
arose,  which  prevented  their  re- 
moval till  it  was  too  late  in  the  sea- 
son to  think  of  it. 

In  May,  thi6  :Missionary  travelled 
with  them  to  Hemnhnt  In  the 
same  month,,  Sarah  died  happily; 
and,  about  ^ve  weeks  after,  her  hus- 
band followed  her/  They  were  both 
interred  in  the  burying-ground  at 
Hemnhut.  This  dispensation  was 
no  small  erief  to  the  brethren,  who 
entertained  strong  hopes,  that  this 
couple,  who  had  before  been  so  use- 
ful, 'might  now  render  them  im- 
portant service. 

Nor  did  they  know  how  to  get 
the  other  three,  who  enjoyed  good 
health,  back  again  to  their  country. 
Toward  antumn,  the  Missionanr 
travelled  with  them  back  to  Holland, 
in  hopes  of  finding  a  vessel  sailing 
from  thence  to  weenlandt  they 
completed  this  Journey  on  foot,  with- 
o«t  any  one  suspecting  them  to  be 
savages.  The  Irene  came  thither 
from  New  York,  and,  as  the  Captain 
expressed  his  willingness  to  take 
them  to  Greenland,  thev  sailed  with 
him  to  London,  in  the  beginning  of 
the  year:  there  they  were  presented 
to  Georee  the  Second,  ana  the  rest 
of  the  Koyal  Family,  at  Leicester 
House.  They  then  proceeded  in  the 
Irene  to  Pennsylvania  t  and  visited 
the  coorregations  at  Bethlehem  and 
^anareA,  and  the  converted  Indians 
In  America,  who  sent  some  Letters 
by  them  to  the  Greei^J^anders. 

The  Greenland  Congregation  were 
mnch  rejoiced  at  the  return  of  their 
three  companioAs,  afler  an  absence 
of  nearly  two  y^rs. 

Whoever  has  sufficient  acquain- 
tance with  the  simplicity  of  the 
Heathen,  lind  the  depraved  state  of 
Christendom  in  general,  must  look 
upon  it  as  a  peculiar  providoaee* 
that  the  Natives  were  nacormpt^ 
by  their  journey  and  «the  multifiir 
rious  objects  which  it.  unavoidably 
presented  :  'for  even  the'  few  un- 
profitable ideas,  which  had  been 
insensibly  impressed  on  their  minds^ 
were  so  speedily  erased,  that  they 
almost  immediately  fell  into  their 
former  coarse  of  life.    Moieov^r, 


BIOOBAPBT.  [AVG. 

they  reaped  this  advnntngefirom  their 
visit,  that,  to  the  end  of  their  lives, 
they  were  employed  as  labourers 
among  their  nation,  and  approved 
themselves  worthy  of  their  trust. 

Of  a  Young  Woman,  one  of  the 
three  Natives  who  returned,  Crantz 
sajTs— 

Judith,  in  particular,  had  made 
good  use^  of  her  stay  in  Germanv ; 
and,  having  lived  chiefly  in  the 
Single  Sisters*  House,  had  imbibed 
a  strong  relish  for  that  external  de- 
corum, so  highly  conducive  to  a 
growth  in  ffrace.  She  therefore  pro- 
posed to  Uke  heads  of  families,  to 
permit  their  grown-up  daughters, 
and  also  those,  who  served  in  the , 
capacity  of  maids,  to  live  with  her 
during  that  winter  in  a  separate 
house,  and  sleep  together,  after  hav- 
ing finished  their  work  in  their 
reflective  families;  that  they  might 
not,  as  hitherto,  have  things  ob- 
tittded  on  their  notice,  calculated  to 
awaken  hurtful  reflections.  Her 
proposal  was  agreed. to;  and  she, 
assisted  by  the  other  Single  Women, 
built  the  first  Single  Sisters*  House 
in  Greenland. 

Matthew  Stach  continued  to  la- 
bour in  the  Mission,  with  much 
diligence  and  faithfulness,  till  1751 ; 
when  he  was  called  away  to  begin 
a  Mission  among  the  Esquimaux, 
on  the  coast  of  Labrador.  With 
this  view,  he  arrived  in  London,  in 
the  beginnibg  of  1752;  but  the 
Brethren  were  under  the  necessity 
of  deferring,  for  a  season,  the  com- 
mencement of  that  Mission. 
Fourth  Fita. 
Thefollowingextractfroro  Crantz 
vrill  explain  the  occasion  of  Matthew 
Stach's  Fourth  Visit  to  Greenland : — 
A  numerous  company  of  Green- 
landers  had  now  beengatiiered  to 
Jesns  Christ,  by  the  preaching  of  the 
Gospel— moulded  intoa  spiritual  eon- 
meation,  by  the  operation  of  the. 
fioTj  Ghost— and  furnished  with  sqch 
provisions  for  its  good  discipline, 
ooth  within  and  without,  that,  amidst 
all  defects,  it  mirhtia  truth  be  cdled 
a  living,  flouridiing,  frnit^hearlng 
plant,  of  the  Heavenly  Father^ 
planting. 
It  was  new  the  atuuons  enm  of 


1822.]  .  w"  Of 

lho90  ^to  Here  ioteffeeled  io 
giowth,  and  whose  warmest  antici- 
patioBS  looked  forward  to  its  ma* 
turity.  to  watch  lest  the  drought 
might  wither  np  its  verdare,  or  some 
mildew  blight  its  fruit.  A  Sjnod, 
held  at  Barbj  in  Saxony  in  1750, 
thought  it  necessary  to  depute  one 
of  the  Senrants  of  the  Church  to 
visit  the  Mission,  with  power  to  con- 
firm its  regulations,  or  io  reform 
them,  if  needful,  according  to  the 
model  established  in  other  Missions; 
but  particularly  to  examine  whether 
any  irregularities  had  crept  in:  which 
end  could  not  be  efiectuaUy  an- 
swered by  written  communications.; 

Bishop  John  de  Watteville,  who. 
had  just  returned  from  a  Visitation 
in  Norths  America  and  the  West  In- 
dies, undertook  this  commission;  and 
desired  for  his  companion,  the  Mis- 
sionary, Matthew  SUch,  who  was 
then  at  Westminster.  This  Brother 
had  sued  in  Tain  to  the  Hudson's  Bay 
Company  for  leave  to  preach  the 
Qospelto  the  American  Indians  be- 
longing to  tiieir  factories;  and  he 
was  now  oaeeriv  waiting  to,  see  what 
would  result  from  the  commerce 
which  some  English  Merchants,  mem- 
bers of  the  Brethren's  Church,  in- 
tended to  set  on  foot  with  the  Esqui- 
maux of  Labrador.  But,  as  several 
difficulties  intervened  to  defer  this 
nndertakii^,  he  accented  with  joy 
of  an  intermediate  visit  to  his  loved 
Greenland,  and  hastened  to  Join  his 
travelling  companion  at  Barby. 

They  arrived  in  Greenland  about 
the  middle  of  June  1752.  Grants 
saya— 

Alter  a  stay  of  two  months,  equally 
agreeable  to  himself  and  to  the  ob- 
jecU  of  his  visit,  Br.  de  Watteville 
prepared  for  his  return ;  but  while 
the  vessel  was  detained  by  contrary 
wind^  he  had  the  pleasure  to^  com- 
plete a  revision  of  the  Greenland* 
Uymn-Book^  begun  by  his  recom- 
mendation :  it  contained  the  Litanies 
and  Liturgies  of  the  Churchy  and 
upward  of  100  hymns. 

Of  this  Visit,  the  Memoir  in 
the  *'  Periodical  Aecoonts"  thus 
speaks— 1 

The  year  1753  he  spent  chieiy  in 
T I  httt»  io  .thei  flitf iog.of  1754, 


MATTUBV  8TACU.  S^S 

its    he  was  appointed  :to  introduce  Mat* 


thcwKunz  mto  UieGreenland  Mission. 
This  having  been  theFifthV isit  which 
he  paid  to  that  country,  he  he^n  to 
think  of  enjoying  some  rest,  in  fel- 
lowship with  the  Congregations  in 
Enrope :  but,  whenever  helieard  any 
accounts  from  Greenland,  his  desire 
to  be  at  work  in  the  Lord's  vineyard 
returned ;  and  his  love  for  the  Con- 
gregations of  believing  Greenlanders 
was  such,  that  he  could  never  think 
or  hear  of  them,  without  wishing  fer-  . 
vently  to  be  at  work  again  among 
them. 

Sixth  ViBii. 
.  From  the  same  Memoir,  we  ex- 
tract an  account  of  the  last  visit  of 
OUT  Missionary  to  the  scene  of  his 
early  labours:— 

About  this  time  our  late  Brother 
met  with  some  very  heavy  afflictions 
in  his  family,  which,  had  not  the 
Lord  supported  him  in  an  extraordi-  * 
tmrj  manner,  would  have  been  suf- 
ficient to  break  him  down.  In  one 
of  his  papers,  giving  an  account  of 
these  circumstances,  ne  says,  that  ho* 
then  prayed  that  he  might  be  taken 
out  ofthis  vale  of  tears,  to  rest  from 
all  his  labour.  But  the  Lord  had 
reserved  hitn  for  further  services  s 
"  For,**  continues  he,  **^  on  the  Std 
of  February,  1757,  I  was  called  to 
go  again  to  Greenland,  and  establish 
a  new  Mission  in  Fisher*s  Bay.  Two 
Brethren,  Jens  and  Peter  Haven»were 
appointed  to  accompany  me.  We  s(et 
out  March  1 5th,  and  arrived  June 
S8th  in  New-Hemnhut  I  called  to 
roind  my  first  arrival  In  this  country. 
May  «Oth,  twenty-five  years  ago :  and 
now  rdoiced  to  see  above  four  hun- 
dred Greenlanders  who  had  turned 
with  their  whole  hearts  unto  the 
Lord;  two  hundred  and  upvrard hav- 
ing departed  this  life,  rejoicin|^  in 
God  their  Saviour.'* 

Among  those  who  died  about 
this  period  was  Judith,  mentioned 
before  as  having  accompanied  Mfi(*> 
thew  Stach  to  Europe  in  1747. 
Tlie  following  extract  of  a  Letter, 
vrritten  by  her,  on  her  death-bed,  to 
a  friend  in  Europe,  shews  the  power- 
ful influence  of  the  Gospel  on  her 
mind :— — 

I  am  sensible  of  my  insufficiency, 
but  feel  thak  our  Sationt  Icnres  me.: 


Therefore,  witli  all  my  indigence,  I 
will  adhere  to  Him.  If  He  bad  not 
sought  for  me,  I  should  still  ha^re  re- 
mained in  darkness.  When  I  con- 
sider this,  mj  ejes  fill  wKh  tears. 
My  Dear  Saviour  1  I  have  no  other 
joYbut  in  Thee  alone. 

This  winter  I  have  been  very  weak 
in  body,  and  often  had  spitting  of 
Mood ;  but  I  have  been  very  happy. 

My  body  is  exceedingly  decayed 

Sf  sickness;  but  I  rejoice  greatly  in 
e  prospect  of  that  blessed^moroent, 
when  our  Savionr  will  call  me. 
Although  I  should  have  been  willing 
to  tarry  a  little  longer  with  ray  Sis- 
ters, yet  I  leave  mU  to  our  Saviour. 
My  greatest  desire  is  to  he  with  Him. 
I  Jove  Him;  and  shall  love  Him  with- 
4Hit  ceasing. 

I  now  feel  myself  too  weak  to  pro- 
ceed ;  but^  with  my  eyes  overflowing 
with  tears,  I  once  more  salute  all  the 
Sisters  iSiat  are  with  you. 

In  July;  Matthew  Stach  and  his 
fellow-laoourers  set  out  for  Fisher's 
Bay,  accompanied  by  four  Green- 
land Families,  consbdng  in  all  of 
thirty-two  persons  ^  a^  pitdied 
their  tents  at  Akonemiok,  the  spot 
where  Lichtenfels  now  stands. 

Of  this  new  undertaking,  and 
of  Matthew  Stach's  last  labours 
in  Greenland,  the  Memoir  thus 
apeaks: — 

In  beginning  this  Mission,  our  lafe 
Brother  encountered  a  number  of 
difficulties,  inseparable  from  such 
underUkings.  ,  Julv  21st,  1761,  the 
Chapel,  sent  over  from  Europe,  was 
erected;  and  he  s^oon  bad  the  Joy  to 
baptize  the  first  family  of  converts 
from  amon^  the  Heatnens  of  this 
place,'  consisting  of  father,  mother, 
son,  and  daughter.  After  the  death 
of  Br.  Boehnish,  then  First  Mis- 
sionary at  New  H^nnhut,  he  under- 
took the  care  of  that  Settlement  for 
some  time,  and  then  retomed  to 
Lichtenfels. 

Haying  long  had  a  desire  of  visit- 
ing the  southern  part  of  Greenland, 
the  inhabitants  of  which,  by  trading 
with  our  people,  had  conceived  a 
desire  of  hearing  the  Gospel  preached 
in  their  own  country,  he  made  a 
voyage  thither  in  1765,  accompanied 
by  some  Greenland  helpers.  Not 
knowing  what  dangers  ha  might  be 


AMRAPHr.  [auo. 

liable  to  in  the  course  of  this  under- 
taking, he  took  a  most  aflTectionate 
leave  of  the  two  Congre^^tfona. 
However,  the  Lord  was  at  his  right 
hand,  and  brought  him  rafe  home 
again ;  and,  to  complete  his  joy,  he 
heard  afterwards,  that  a  Settlemtot 
of  the  Brethren  was  established  in 
the  south,  called  Lichienau,  and  that  - 
the  seed  which  he  had  sown  sprung 
up  and  bare  fruit 

Beside  the  many  and  various  occu- 
pations with  which  he  was  conti- 
nuallv  engaged,  he  spent  his  few  lei*- 
sure  hours  in  compiling  a  Greeniaad 
Grammar  and  Dictionary,  by  which 
the  studv  of  this  difficult  language  is 
rendered  more  easy  to  beginners. 
!  In  1771,  he  returned  to  Europe; 
where  he  laid  the  whole  state  of  the 
Greenland  Mission  before  the  Bre- 
thren appointed  by  the  Synod  to  have 
the  direction  of  the  Missions,  in  so 
clear  and  circumstantial  a  manner,^ 
confessing  whatever  he  thought  mia- 
maaaged  through  too  great  s^al,  that 
all  present  were  greatly  afi&oted,  and 
could  not  but  revere  this  veneraWe 
disciple  of  lesus. 

HIS  DEATH,   IK  VOaTH  AMERICA. 

Having  intimated  his  widh  to 
close  bia  days  in  one<if  the  Bre- 
thren's Settlements  in  North  Ame- 
rica, the  aged  Missionary  arrived 
there  in  August  1772.  Of  his  last 
days  the  Memoir  gives  the  fol* 
lowing   account: — 

Being  unaccustomed  and  unwilling 
to  speira  his  time  in  a  state  of  inacti- 
vitv,  he  oflfered  his  services  to  keep  a 
Scnool  for  Boys  $  and,  being  usedTto 
much  exercise,  chose  to  undertake 
hard  labour  in  gardening,  &c.  to  pre. 
serve  his  health,  as  much,  as  his  ad- 
vanced age  would  permit.  The 
prosperity  of  Christ's  Kingdom,  and 
the  propagation  of  the  Gospe!,-were 
the  subject  of  his  dail^  and  most  fer- 
vent prayers.  Nothmg  gave  him 
more  joy,  than  to  hear  accounts  of 
the  different  Missions;  and  the  whole 
Congregation  at  Salem,  where  he' 
then  resided,  joined  in  celebrating 
the  Jubilee  of  the  Greenland  Mis* 
sion  in  1783. 

His  mental  faculties,  which  had' 
been  remarkablv  stnmff,  began  about' 
this  time  to  fail ;  and  he  was  so^hurt 
by  a  faU.  tiM  be  had  in  1T8^  lh»t 


1823.]  vvtrm 

from  thai  time  lie  WM  mostly  coa* 
.  fined  to  his  bed.  His  pains  and  con- 
finement he  bore  irith  exemplary 
patifBDce ;  and  the  loss  of  his  memory 
proved  a  mercy,  in  as  far  as  he  could 
never  be  persuaded  otherwise,  than 
that  the  above  accident  had  hap- 
pened but  the  other  day.  He  spent 
his  time  in  communion  with  his 
Saviour,  and  never  complained  $  but, 
Dec.  14,  1787,  grew  so.  weak,  that 
he  required  constant  attendance  day 
andnisht:  he  spoke  with  cheerful- 
ness of  that  happy  moment  when  he 


KINODOM,  4195 

should  be  released  from  all  paia  and 
trouble,  and  see  his  Saviour  face  to 
face;  and  hb  last  words  were,  << O 
Lord  Jesus,  come  quicklv  !**  t>uring 
his  illness,  he  used  to  give  out  seve^ 
ral  hymns  that  had  been  bis  ptfrti* 
cular  favourites,  desiring  those  pre- 
sent to  sing  them  for  him,  and  joined 
now  and  then  with  great  fervour. 
On  the  21st  of  Dec.  1787,  towards 
evening,  he  departed  into  the  joy  of 
his  Lord,  in  the  77th  year  of  his  age, 
and  now  rests  from  all  hislabourinth 
the  Lord  for  ever. 


moteehinq»  anh  int$lliq$nte. 


StniteH  Kinglioiti. 

"    CHVRCH  liilSSI0N4RY  SOCIETY, 
FROCEEDIKOS  OF  ASSOCIATIONS. 

Sink  jbmlverMrjf  of  the  DarUngtan. 
This  was  held  on  the  lOth  of  July;  the 
Bev.  B-  Atkinson  in  the  Chair.    Up. 
wavds  of  1000  persons  were  present. 

Movers  and  Secooiteri. 
Bcr.  laBMtHottfb,  Rev.  JohD  l>M>n,  Rer.  B^  T. 
BMlevood.  Rev.  J.H.  Btowb,  Rev.  David  Piper. 
Rev.  JemetCarr,  and  F.  P.  RobioMn,  Eiq. 

CoUection,  U/.  6»,ehd. 

The  Kev.  Henry  Beikin,  of  the 
Foxest-itf-Besn,  and  the  Bev.  George 
Hodson,  of  Gloucester,  spent  the  greater 
part  of  the  month  of  July,  at  the  request 
of  the  Committee,  in  visiting  the  Asso* 
dations,  and  otherwise  promoting  the 
interests  of  the  Society,  in  the  County 
of  ComwalL  They  were  assisted  m 
part  of  the  Journey  by  the  Rev.  W.  H. 
Black,Curate  of  Mawgau.  Churches  were 
opened  to  them  with  readiness,  even  by 
such  as  had  not  been  apprised  of  their 
design ;  and  eonriderabk  expense  was 
saved  by  the  kindness  of  friends  in  lend- 
mg  horses  and  vehicles.  They  preached 
43  Sermons  and  held  6  Meetings. 

The  Collections  amounted  to  SIS/. 
8t.  9d.  Many  of  the  Sermons  were 
preached  in  Country  Churches,  and 
nearly  half  of  them  on  week-days.  Of 
the  amount  just  mentioned,  the  sum  of 
108/.  13t.  6d.  was  collected  in  parishes 
where  Associations  have  not  yet  been 
finrmed,  the  particulars  of  whidi  will  be 
fbund  in  the  List  at  the  end  of  the  pre- 
sent Number.  The  remaining  sum  of 
I  Of/.  Uf.  Si/,  was  contributed  at  the 


Sermons  and  Meetings  connected  with 
Associations. 

FarmaUon  qfikeLo9twUUaAuceUMon. 
A  Sermon  having-  been  preached  fay- 
Mr.  Berkin  at  Lostwithiel,  on  Sunday 
July  the  lath,  a  Meeting  was  held  in  the 
School  Boom,  on  Monday  Evening,  for 
the  formation  of  an  Association;  the 
Rev.  John. Bower,  Vicar,  in.  the  Chair. 
The  Bev.  H.  Berkin  stoted  the  object 
and  proceedings  of  the  Society. 

Jtfovera  and  Seconders. 
E.  W.  W.  Pendanres,  Esq.  and  Rev.  T.  Pearce— 
Rev.  Robert  Walker,  and  Rev.  O.  Hodson^Rev. 
T.  Beanet.  and  Rev.  N.  Every— John  Wtstlake, 
Etq.  and  Rev.  H.  Berkin  ~  and  Rev.  T.  Usher, 
and  Rev.  G.  Rodeoo. 

Bev.  John  Bower — PrctUeni, 

JohnWestkke,  Esq.— TVeffwrer. 

Bev.  T.  Peaxce— ^cr^ef^f. 

Ftnt  Anniwnmry  of  the  Uikemrd, 

This  was  held  onTuesday  Evening,  July 
the  15th;  Bev.T.Fumeaux  intheChair. 

Movers  and  Seconders. 

Rev.  H. Berkin.  and  W.  Westlaln.  Esq.— Rev.  O. 

Hodson.  and  Captain  Ed«^Joha  Olencross.  Esq. 

and  Mr.  Daniel— and  Rev^  O.  fiodson,  and  Rev. 

H.  BerUa. 

Collection,  5/.  12«.  Q\d. 
Amdnenwif  of  the  HeMmi. 
Mr.  Berkin  hftving  preached,  on  Sun. 
day  the  SOth  of  July,  at  St.  Kevem, 
Mawgan,  and  Helrton,  the  Annual 
Meetmg  of  the  Helston  Association 
took  place,  the  next  day,  in  the  Town 
Hall ;  H.  M.  Grylls,  Esq.,  the  Mayor, 
in  the  Chair. 

Movers  and  Seconders. 

Rev.  O.  Rodfton.  and  J.  Boriase.  Esq.— Rev.  H. 

Berkin,    and    R«v.  Hntb  Roffers.  —Rev.   W. 

Parkharst.  and  Pearee  Rogers.  Esq.— and  Colonel 

Sandjv.and  Rev.W.  H.  Bhifk. 


$96  UNITED 

Tlie  flame  Evenings  Mr.  Berkin 
pretthed  at  Fcoeky  «nd  JVf  n  Hodson  at 

Colleclion%  aboot  301. 
Second  Atmivenmry  qf  the  Pmrffn, 
Thk  wM  held  on  Tiunday  Evening, 

theSSd,  in  the  Town  Halli  Thomas 

Hartlej)  Esq.  in  the  Chair. 

♦  Movws«iidS«cond«rt. 

Jolm  8I0IM.  EiQ.  ud  Kkw.  H.  B«Ala-Ltoot. 
Bell,  K.  V.  KoA  Rer.  O.  Hodson— Bov.  Jvam 
CVBO^^Dd  Mr.-Btfrl»-B«T.  T.  Artiwr,  aad  ]Uv. 
Xdwia  DaaM  ^-aad  R«ir.  H.  Bcrkia.  nd  &«▼.  O. 
Hodioo. 
Collection,  3/.  7s.  6d.  The  Contribu. 
tions  of  the  year  had  been  nearlj  80f. 
Lieut.  Lambrick,  the  Secretary,  has 
much  exerted  hixnself. 

Krtl  Jnnivenmrjf  of  ike  Cambame. 

BCr.  Berkin  preached  at  Camborne, 
on  'Vrednesday,  the  83d.  On  the  84th, 
at  noon,  the  Meetingwas  held,  in  the 
School  Booms  £.W.W.Pendaxifes,  Esq. 
in  the  Chair. 


RtT.  HoRh  RogwB,  nd  Bor.  H.  BerUnr-Btv. 

Heodar  MolMWorth,  and  Rev.  O.  Bodsoo— St. 

Aobfn  MolMWorth,  Eiq.  and  Vr.  Vtecent    and 

B«T.  H.  Berkin,  and  Rev.  O.  Hodaoa. 

CoUectaon,4/.ef.  9^. 

FermaUon  qf  ike  Redruth  Jtiodaiian. 
Mr.  Hodson  preached  at  Bedruth,  on 
Wednesday,  the  83d;  and  on  the  S4th, 
in  the  Evening,  a  Meeting  was  held  in 
the  School  Boom,  E.  W.  W.  Fendarves, 
Esq.  in  the  Chair,.when  an  Association 
was  formed.  The  Bev.  O.  Hodson 
stated  the  objects  and  proceedings  of  the 
Sodety. 

Moven  and  Seeondera. 
Rer.  Hender  Moteawocth,  and  Rer^  H.  Beikin— 
Rev.  Hugh  Roffera,  and  St.  Aobyn  Moleawortb, 
Eaq.-~ReT.  James  Came,  and  Mr.  Stephco  Davejr— 
Rev.  John  Fetar,  and  Rev.  O.  Hodion— and  Rhv. 
Hagh  Rogeri,  and  Rev.  H.  BerUn. 

Bav.H.  Molesworth,  Sector,  PreeidetiL 
Mr.  W.  Micheil,  Treamrer, 
Mr.  John  Hichens,  Seereiary. 
Collections,  3/.  4s. 

Fermmtten  qf  Redndk  lediee'  Aued. 
etion. 
On  the  Morning  of  the  85th,  at  a 
Meeting  h^  fbr  the  purpose,  a  Ladies' 
Association  was  formed  at  JEtedruth, 
when  Xwenty-four  Ladies  gave  in  their 
Names  as  Collectors. 

Miss  Harper,  Treasurer. 

Miss  Marshall,  Secretary. 

The   oljects  of  the    Society  were 

espoused  with  great  zeal  at  Bednith. 

The  Deputation  received  roost  friendly 

attention  from  all  ranks. 


KIVGOOM.  [AUG. 

Jtudifef9uy^UieFslmmUk. 

On  Sunday  the  80th  of  July,  Ser- 
mons were  preached,  by  Mr.  Hodson , 
at  Falmouth^  morning  and  evening,  and 
at  Perran. 

The  Annual  Meetins  was  h^Id  on 
Friday  Evening,  the  8GUi,  in  the  Great 
Room  at  the  Hotel;  Thomas  Hartley, 
Esq.  in  the  Chahr. 

Mover*  and  Seeondera. 
Jowpb  Boehen.  Eaq..  and  Rev.  H.  BeAia— W. 
Cane,  E/aq,,  'and  Rev.  G.  Hodaoo— Rmr.  Level 
Blaett.  and  Rev.  W.  |I.  Black— Rev.  James  Game, 
and  Rev.  Bender  Molcswortb-and  Rev.  H.  B«r- 
kin,  and  Rev.  O.  HodioB. 

Collections,  t4/L  3ff.  Gd, 

Antdvereary  tf  the,  Pemamee, 
On  Sunday,  the  87th  of  July,  Mr. 
Berldn  preached  at  Penzance,  Gennoe, 
and  Breage ;  and  Mr.  Hodson  at  Ma- 
dron, Penzance,  and  Pwal: 

On  Monday  Evening,  the  Aimual 
Meeting  was  held  in  the  Town  Halli 
J(^n  Jones  Pearce,  Esq.,  the  Mayor, 
in  tiie  Chair.  Eleven  Cleqgrmen  wte« 
present. 


H.  Boase,  Esq.,  and  Rev.  W.  O.  Oamc^^-Captaia 
Giddy,  and  Rev.  H.  Berkin— Rev.  Hender  Mriea- 
worth,  and  Rev.  H.  Bariiam— Rev.  J.  H.  Tovm- 
end,  and  Rev.  H.  Conlson-.aad  Dr.  Bertam,  dhd 
Rev.  G.  Hbdioa. 
Collections,  35/1  4f.  lOdL 

l¥hile  Mr.  Berkin  and  Mr.  Hodson 
were  thus  confirming  and  extenidnig 
the  interests  of  the  Society  in  Corn- 
wall, the  Bev,  Thomas  Bartlet^  of 
Kingston  in  Kent,  and  the  Bev.  J.  D. 
Wawn,  of  Stanton  in  Derbyshire,  un- 
dertook the  same  friendly  offioein  severid 
of  the  neighbouring  counties, 

Fewtk  Anniversary  ef  the  TeovU, 
Sermcms  were  preached,  on  Sundi^ 
the  13th  of  July  — at  Milborne-Port, 
Sherborne,  and  Yeovil,  by  the  Bev.  T. 
Bartlett;  at  Norton,  Martock,  and  Bar- 
wick,  by  the  Bev.  J.  IX  Wawn ;  and  at 
Yeovil,  by  the  Bev.  J  .W.  IkCddleton. 

Oh  Monday,  the  14th,  the  Annual 
Meeting  of  the  Yeovil  Association  w#a 
held,  in  the  Large  Boom  at  the  Mer- 
maid;  the  Bev.  ](.  Phelips,  Vicar,  in 
the  Chair.  About  Twenty^^five  Cleigy. 
men  were  present* 

Movers  and  Seconders. 
Rev.  Nathaniel  Bridges,  and  Rev.  T.  Bartlett.- 
Rev.  H.  Newman,  and  Rev.  John  Parsons— Rev. 
John  Jarratt,  and  Rev.  J.  D.  Wawn— Rev*  M. 
West,  and  Rev.  J.  W.  Middleto»-aad  Rev.  HI. 
Smith,  and  Rev.  T.  ^rtlett. 

Collections,  about  60/, 


IMS.]  OKfMD 

This  was  held  on  Tuesday,'  the  15tb 
6f  July;  C.  P.  Anderdofi,  Esq.,  m  the 
Cludr. 


KimBimmk 


SS7 


Webb  Btoo*.  Eh-  umI  Iter.  J.  D.  W««a-JoliQ 
Bftdoock,  Eiiq.  M<i  Rev.  Rob«rt  JarraU-rRev.  T. 
T.  Btddttlph,  and  Rfv.  Ov  BMdoti—R«v. J.  Jannan, 
•ad  Rev.  n.-  IMcocb— Rtir.  Jama  Mulct,  and 
Rev.  T.  B«ctiett-wid  R«v.  T.  T,  Biddulph,  ud 
Rav.  J.  D.  Wavn. 
CoUectton,  91.  Ot.  7A 

Fomrik  jimniverBmry  tf  the  fTeffhigiaH. 

On  Wednesday,  July  the  16th,  the 
lileetiiig  was  held  in  the  Scbod  Bpam; 
the  Bev.  Bobtrt  Janratt,  Vicar,  in  ihm 
Chair. 

MoTtn  anii  Socooderaa 
RcT.  T.  T.  Blddulph.  and  Rer.  T.  Bartlatt-Edviii 
Kcmpsoo,  Esq.,  »Ad  Rev.  O.  Bellctt— Rcv«  John 
Jarrall,  and  Kev.  J.  D.  WawQ—R.  Bellett.  Efeiq., 
nod  Rev.  James  Ma1e»—ReT.  Robert  JarraU.Jan.* 
•ad  Rev.  R;  Richey^Mul  T.  Were,  Taq.,  aad 
Rev.  T.  BarUett. 
Mr.  Wawn  preached  at  the  Church 
in  the  evening*   CoUeetipnsi  8/.  19s,  ^. 

Aewwlw  jtit  tuv€n0Ty  if  the  mm€V9%  eiMf 

Aefcr,    wUh   Anfrivemriet    tf    iie^ 

Branehe$.  ' 

Previous  to  the  Annual  Meeting  of 
the  County  Association,  the  Anniver-' 
a^es  of  several  of  the  Bnmchea  took 
^ace.  Aiihe  MMh  Jmdvenarjf  of  the 
Fljfm&ulk-Dock  and  Stonehoiua  (that 
Ajnociation,  with  one  at  Hatherleigh, 
having  been  fooned  before  the  County 
Association},  held  on  Friday  Evening, 
July  18th,  in  the  new  Town  Hall,  the 
Sev.  T.  M .  Hitchins  was  in  the  Chair ;. 
en  Sunday,  the  «Ocb,  the  Bev.  T.  Bart- 
lett  preached  «t  St.  John's  Chapel  aad 
Ht  Stoiiehoi«0»and  the  B^v,  J.  D,  Wmmn 
at  Tametton  and  at  St.  Joha*«:  on 
Monday  Evening,  the  21st,  a  Meeting 
of  the  Ladies  who  are  Collectors  was 
held  in  the  Testry  of  St.  John's :  the 
Collections  amounted  to  58f. :  a  feeling 
&f  interest  in  the  objects  of  th^  Society 
ie  rapidly  extending  in  this  vieiaity. 
0»  Tttesdi^,  the  SSd,  at  the  Tkkd 
Jmmitfmat^  tftkt  Dm^emlk  Brmuk^ 
Mi^r  Bjdsardson  was  in  the  Chair: 
M;r.  Bartletl  preach^  in  the  evening: 
Collections,  upwaod  of  7/.  On  Wednee^ 
day,  the  23(1,  at  the  Fourth  Jnrriver^ 
amrff  of  the  Tor^ueiy  Brench,  the  Bev. 
Aaron  Neck  in  the  Chair,  about  9/.  was 
oantributed. 

The  Annual  Meeting  of  the  CnaUgf 
tdnoemtiom  was  held  at  Exeter  on 
Thursday,  July  the  S4th ;  Joh&  Ken* 
■ewmy,  Esq.  in  the  Chair. 

Movtn  and  Soaenewa. 
Rnr.  B.  IfanhalU  ant  R.  Emob.  Hiac-Colonel 
lUcdonald,  and  Rer.  T.  BarUttt— Rev.  Johil  Mar* 

Auguft,  iwa. 


.     «ai.«R«v.i..Di.  Wn*M^ 

•nd  Rev.  Jaipei  Male^-Aef',  y.  Vican,  and 
Colonel  Yoanf— and  Rftv.'W.  Cowlard.  and  Rer. 

T.  Barttott. 
•  On  Sunday,  the  S7th,  Sennona  wece 
preached-^y  the  Beiv.  Ti  BMtlett,  at 
Trinity  Chuidi,  Broad  Clist,  and  All- 
hallows;  by  the  Bev.  John  Marriott, 
at  Broad  Clist  and  AUhallowsi  and  by 
the  Bev.  J.  B.  Wawn,  at  St.  Peter's 
and  at  St.  George*8«  Tivertota. 

CoUecUona,  upward  of  SaT. 

The  following  Meetings  of  BrancH 
As9ociatioii>  vera  held  after  that  for  th^ 
County*  The  Fjflh  qflhe  Teignmouth^ 
on  the  25th ;  John  Sweetland,  Esq.  'in 
the  Chair:  Collection  9/.— the  SrtfOfi^ 
of  the  DawUMh^  on  the  S6th  $  the  Hon. 
G.  Lysaght  in  the  Chair:  Collection 
lUi-the  Tmefflk  tf  Oe  Emtkak^^t^ 
9n  the  29th;  the  Bev.  Cradock  Glas- 
qott,  Vicar^  in  the  Chair:  Collectioa 
10/.  / 

Besides  the  friends  who  asaiated  the 
Deputation  at  U|e  Meeting  of  the  Ceun^ 
Association,  the  follewing  took  part  at 
one  er  nuMne  of  the  Meetings  of  the 
^randiea: — 

Rev.  J.  Cvae.  Rev.  F.  O.Qroeiaiaa,  J.  Edcecome, 
£«q.,  Mr.  W.  Fortescue,  Rev.  J.  M.  Olubb,  Cap-' 
talnGodlrcr.  R.N..  Rev.  B.  Ooldbr.  Rev.  J.  I. 
Halii»e8..T.  Joaee.  £«.»  W»  R.  .JwdM.  £«q.  Mn. 
and  jttn..  Dr.  Lucas,  Rev.  H.  I.  I«ytie,  Jtev.  W. 
Maaley,  Captain  Maj,  R.N.,  Rev.  Mr.  Kantes, 
Captain  Nash,  Rev.  R.  lM«if^,  Rev.  Joseph 
Stehardt.  W.D.8ole.Esq.,Captain  Thiekness«,R:il ., 

>  Bar.  J«lia  Tamer,  aad  J«  H.  Vr ale,  Bsq. 

'^  The  Beputation  were  much  gratified 
with  the  mivber  of  Ladies  who  offered 
themselves  as  Collectors  at  the  Meetings 
of  the  different  Branch  Associations. 
SecomdAnniverMrV  of^eBndgemater* 
The  ABBUal  Meeting  wa^.lield  on 
Wednesday^  the  30th  of  July;  the 
Bev.  Henry  Panons  in  the  Chair. 

Moveri  and  Secbadua. 

iev.  T.  T.  Biddulpb.  aad  Rev.  J^H,  Wmm-Bev. 
obcrt  Jarratt.  and  Rev.  A.  Stephcosoa— Rev.  Joba 
Marriott,  and  R«v.  O.  Be»don— and  lUv.  C.  W. 
Haaalaff ,  a^d  Mr.  C.  8.  Dudtey. 

JfeaiTur  ^  DoreheHer. 

On  Priday,  August  the  1st,  the  Bev. 
J.  D'  Wawn  met  the  Collectors  and 
Contributors  in  the  County  Hall  at 
Dorchester;  W.  Morton  Pitt,  Esq., 
M.  p.,  in  the  Chair.  On  that  evening, 
he  preached  at  Ceme ;  and«  on  Sunday^ 
the  8d  of  August,  at  St  Peter's  and 
Holy  Trinity  in  Dorchester,  and  at 
Bradford «  tiu»  CeUectiona  were  ahov« 
30/. 
Fourth  AmUversarjf  if  the  WejfmfniiK 

On  Sunday,  August  the  3d»  the  Bev. 
Joseph  Addison  preached  for  the  So- 
ciety at  Weymouth.    The  Meeting  was 


59g  UMXTSD:  KIVOPOM* 

lield  on  Tti«id»y,  tlie  SUi,  in  the  Free 
School;  the  KefV.  Dr.  Dupr^  in  the 
Chair :  it  was  more  numerously  attend- 
ed than  any  former  Meeting.  The  Ool- 
kctions  were  between  40L  and  501. 

Uoten  ud  Sacondcn. 
E.  Herring.  Esq.,  wwi  i»«  AMlrtw»t  aeci«U^ 
lUv.  Joieph  Ad4itoa,  and  C»pUio  «*bUy--B«». 
J.D.Wawa.  and  II«n  C.  8.  Hjiwtr«y--8.  W, 
Vtfoer.  EsQm  ««d  Rev.  O.  Piert— Rev.  R.  PheUptj 
and  Geo.  Atkinson.  E«b-«nd  Sir  W.  P«fker,end 
Mr.  Padwkk. 

The  late  Mr.  Johnson  haring  yisited 
many  of  the  Associationt  in  this  quarter 
when  he  came  over  firom  Africa  ^he 
account  of  his  death  was  received  with 
deep  feeling  at  the  diflfererit  Meetings, 
as  he  had  greatly  endeared  himself 
to  the  Members  of  the  Society. 

Sixth  Annivenarp  of  iheGuenue^. 

The  Annual  Sermons  wtoe  preached 
on  Sunday,  August  the  10th,  at  St. 
Jam^*s  Church,  by  the  Assistant  Se* 
eretaxy  and  the  Rev.  B.  Fhelips,  and  at 
St  Peter  du  Bois,  hn  Frem*,  by  the 
Asristant  Secretary. 

The  Meeting  wii  hM  on  Moilday, 
the  nth,atKosette'sIloona?  Sir  James 
Saumarez,  Bart.  G-CB.  in  the  Chair. 
It  was  very  numerously  and  respect- 
ably attended.  The  Collections  were 
above  70/- 

Moven  end  Seconder*. 

K«v.  W.  Chepmell.  and  the  Attistant  SMfetaiy-* 

iUv.  T.  Brock .  and  Frederick  FHot.  Eaq.— &ev.  R. 

riieiip*.  and  Rev.  W.  Terrot— and  Rev,  T.  Grat, 

and  the  Aubtant  Seeretary. 

Second' Jntdvertttry  qfihe  Edmonton, 
The  Annual  Meeting  was  held  in  the 
New  School  Room,  on  Tuesday  Even- 
ing, the  19th  of  August;  the  Rev. 
Dawson  Warren,  Ticar,  in  the  Chair. 

s(0vtrt  ■M  oeooadert. 
Tlie  AsfHtm  tecnUry.  and  C.  Cetbnsh,  Yj^^ 
Rev.  ftavdtSlfrtw,  awl  Mr^ Joseph  Beddy  (Mia- 
»ionary  8tadeQl>»R«ir.  Martin  Boa  well,  and  Mr. 
Balph  Wylde  (MiaaioDafy  8tudent>-and  John 
Gann,  E19.,  and  the  AMistanC  Secretary. 

TkM^nnivertarjf  4^th£  Stmines. 
The  Rev.  J.  W.  Cunnin^^iam  preached 
two  Sermons  at  Staines,  on  Sunday 
July  the  37th«  The  Annual  Meeting 
was  held  on  Monday,  at  the  Bush  Inn ; 
Colonel  Wood,  M.P.,  the  President,  in 

the  Chair. 

Movers  and  Secondm. 
The  Attitunt  SecreUry,  and  Sir  John  Gibbons. 
BarU'Rcv.  Robert  Goveit,  and  Mr.  FranoiB  Hiil, 
from  New  Zralaod— Rev.  Wm.  Rosaell.  and  Rev. 
Jainas  Heam— Rev.  J.  W.  Cunningham,  and  Rev. 
V^.  £.  ColdwelU  and  W.  Haydon,  Esq.,  and  C. 
Oswin,  Esq. 

The  Collections,  including  Subscript 

iions  paid  in,  were  above  50/. 

First  Anmvenarsf  of  the  Harrow, 
The  Meeting   was  held  on  Friday 

Hvening,  the  1st  of  August,  in  the 


School  Boom ;  the  Btr.  J.  W.  Cun- 
n^ffghnm^  Vicar,  in  the  CHisir;  and  was 
addressed  by  the  Chairman,  and  th^ 
Rev.  Messrs.  Coldwell,  Bidcersteth, 
Batten,  Dealtry,  Close,  and  Mimro. 
This  Parochial  Association  contributed 
about  IZOL  per  annum  to  the  funds. 
Firet  Annivereary  qf  the  Kent. 
This  Meeting  was  held  on  Thursday « 
the  14th  of  August,  at  the  Star  Inn, 
Maidstone ;  the  Town  Hall  being  oc- 
cupied  by  the  Asu^es.  The  Right 
Hon.  lA>rd  Barham  was  in  the  Chair. 
The  Rev.  Henry  Venn  attended  on  the 
part  of  the  Society,  at  the  request  of  the 
Piurent  Committee ;  the  Assistant  Secre- 
tary being  absent  at  the  Qiannel  Islands. 

Movers  and  Seconders. 
Lord  Viscount  Torrinflon,  and  Rev,  Tlrary  Venn 
.-John  Peaberton  Plomptre,  Esq.. and  Rev.W.  T. 
dtaines— Rev.  T.  Bartlctt,  and  Rev.  S.  Rickards— 
James  WUdman,  Esq.  M.P.,  and  Rev.  Edwin 
Sandys— and  Lord  Viscouot  Torringtoa«  and  W. 
Jenney.Eaq. 

€oaecti<m,  15/.  Oi*.6iL  The  total 
reectved  at  the  Meeting  was  SBl..  18^ 
A  conaiderable  number  of  Clergymea 
were  present.  A  spirit  of  piety  and 
Christian  love  peculiarly  pervaded  the 
Addresses  on  this  occasion. 

Addreee  of  ihe  Her.  Peter  Boe,  to  tht 
Ladies  AeoodoHon  of  the  Hibernian 
AwriH^ary. 
A  Meeting  of  the  Ladies*  Asso- 
ciation^ connected  with  the  Hi- 
bernian Auxiliary,  was  held,  on  the 
1st  of  August,atthe  Society's  Room* 
b  SackviUe  Street*  Dublin.  The 
Countess  of  Westmeath  presided. 
Forty-five  Ladies,  with  some  Young 
Persons,  were  present.  The  Rev, 
Peter  Roe,  and  Mr.  Daltoi^,  As- 
sistant Secretary  of  the  Auxiliary, 
attended  the  Meeting. 

The  .object  of  the  Meeting  nu 
to  cherish  and  extend  the  zeal  of 
these  Christian  Females  of  Ireland^ 
in  behalf  of  the  Society's  objects. 
An  Address  by  Mr.  Roe  was  well 
calculated,  under  the  blessing  of 
God,  to  answer  this  end.  ^er 
reading,  with  great  solemnity,  a 
selection  ofsuiuble  prayers  from 
the  Liturgy,  Mr.  Roe  addressed  the 
Meeting  to  the  following  effect : — 

Their  great  object  was  to  promote 
the  salvation  of  the  Heathens  and, 
while  they  were  awakening  interest  in 
this  cause  by  urging  Christian  Prin* 
cipl«r  and  Motives,  Uiey  would  every- 
where confer  a  benefit  on  unfortunate 


Irelttid  henelf{  b/  the  removal  ortliat  Synodal  Coiiiiorttee  fit  Henmhut, 
pr^udice,  ignorance,  and  bigotry,  which  we  extract  the  following  particulan 
;?i  A  f  *^  ^  ""L^^  T"*,'^  '".    i^  reference  to  the  year  1821  :— 

Ajelaxation  of  zeal  had  been  wit.     ^t!b".*'*2d  F^dJ^  &  &  1 

""^.  "V."**"*  quarters,  with  paini     Bebefactioiia,   chiefly    ih» 

and  the  Society  bad  susUined  conae.        Great  Britain 4606  16   9 

quent  injury :  while  other .  Institutions     j^gacies 705    5  10 

m   IfteUud,  uiged  on   by  the    warm     By  Course  of  Exchange 7  18    9 

fi«liBgs  and  active  ezertiona  of  their  Totol ^388  18   6 

friends,  were  rapidly  increasing  in  proi  PaymenU  •fihe  Year  1881. 

aperity.       The  I^adies   had,    indeed.     Missions:  £,    #.  d- 

i>raved  themaelres    firm  and  sealous  Gieeahnd Al  19   4 

ftienda  of  the  Society,*  but  he  solicited  gonOi  America J5   2   5 

CMBesUy  the  eonUnued  and  increased  S^lSSf' ' ^   ?   ? 

^ertiona  of  all  present.  U^::::.— :::::[   1^  1 1 

After  reading,  from  our  recent  tSSiS^ 'S  ^2  » 

Numbera,   such    extracts    as    he  SSSSlLiAiiiiBdii^      ^01 

thought  best  calculated  to  impress  Soath  Africa 837  13   9 

the   Meeting,  Mr.  Roe  referred,  Calmncs J^  13  0 

with  exultation,  to  the  great  iator*    pengfon*  ^^68  17   9 

eat  taken  lo  the  Missionary  Cause  To  16  Married  Bretiiren 

by  the  newly-i^pointed  Bisbiyp  of  «nd  7  Uniaarried  .....    619  3   7| 

Calcutta.     He  then  enlarged  on  '^  ^SariS*^*  "^  **^  314  l   I 

the  arduous  nature  of  the  Missio-  To  CT  cSid'ren'of'Mis' 

nary  Service — the  sacrifice  of  do*  sionaries,  in   Sonday 

mestic  ties,  the  privations  and  dan-  R„?i?&!!***''^^*'-   Iff  ^J  2. 

gers^thediffici  '"""^  ^TJr. '. ! ! !  .i^X? 

the  sincere  Musionary ;  and  feel-      b^„^..     .,,    c     j,r< T. 

ingly  referred  to  the  £ite  loMet  in  ^'^'^Z^^^f^^^^ir^  - 
the  Wert-African  Miuion.  He  The  J^L^  ™„!^i^™.r  %n^ 
boreu«ipK«y  to  the  character  and  J^J^^XLlZj^ 
qualifications  of  some  of  his  coun-  the  year  182 1,  to  679/.  12#.  9A  leas  than 
tryn^n^  about  to  enter  on  the  So-  in  the  preceding  year.  The  receipts  to* 
ciety*s  service  ;  and,  after  speaking  ward  defraying  these  expenses  leave  an 
upward  of  an  hour,  concluded  with  "''®*'  ^^  '^'9'-  **'•  ^'  TH  expense 
an  affecting  appeal,  likeW  to  make  **^"^"g  the  Mission  in  St.  Kitt's  has, 
an  abiding  impression  on  all  who  %^^t^^  1821,  been  the  greatest  of 
|,g3^j^.j5        ^  a^I,  chiefly  owing  to^hebuUduig  of  the 

TO    1!  •        .V         .1.  «    New  Settlement  at  Bethesda. 

.1..^!]?''®  ^J^"  ^^  ®"^'*?^  ^^  To  our  worthy  and  respected  friends 
tnis  Address,  because  we  wish  to  in  Qennany  and  Switzerland,  Holland^ 
stimulate  other  Clergymen  to  adopt  Sweden,  Denmark,  and  North  America* 
the  same  course,  as  we  know  nd  we  are  highly  indebted  for  their  liberal 
measure  better  calculated  to  foster  contributions ;  and  more  especially  to 
and  extend  Uue  zeal  in  behalf  of  ^®  Associations  formed  in  England  and 
Missions  J     and     heartily     unite,    Scotknd  for  the  support  of  the  Bre- 

w^'^J".SLti•^^'^^     SoSTaZaS^^^^^ 

whosent  us  theiie  particulars :—  hare  excited  withinour  bi^tsthemost 

'  Oh  that  such  deh^tftd  Meetings,  grateftil  sensations,  and  afforded  us  the 

eoramencing  with  solemn  prayeri  were  greatest  encouragement  to  trust  to  the 

^menl  throughout  Ireland !— thkc,  a  Lord  in  every  time  of  need.  He  Hhn- 

large  blessmg  from  the  God  of  Missions  self  haa  wrought  in  the  be^rto  of  those 

might  be  expected,  and  not  tiU  then.  wirthy  and  generous  friends,  as  well  aa 

^^,_        •  in  the  Brethren  and  Sitters  belonging 

umBD  METWiEN.  to  Our  Congregations  and  SodeUes,  that. 

From  the  Annual  Circular  of  ther  wiUingness  S  exert  themselves    k 


eodavroufllig  to  yratt^totlK  ^mUn^wm 
^  welfare  of  His  kingdom  xtn^rikf 
and  we  pray  Him  to  reward  them 
abundantly,  granting  them  Kb  blessing 
in  all  that  they  do  in'  His  name  ind  for 
HU  glory. 

The  exceis  of  .the  ExpenaituM 
ki  IS^  above  the  Receffpt^  ftMed 
to  a  preceding  debt,  leaves  at  the 
end  of  1821  a  total  deficiency  of 
S755/.7X.  IW. 
$Uie  and  Prospecti  of  the  Mi$$Um$* 

Amidst  many  trials  and^teigers,  to 
i^hich  our  Missionaries  have  been  ex. 
posed  in  Uie  course  of  lost  year,  both  by 
land  and  sea,  our  Almighty  Saviour  has 
held  Hii  protecting  b«Qd  ever  them, 
and»  brought  them  all  in  safieHy  to  their 
destined  plaees. 

Some  have  ^parted  this  life,  and  ave 
now  wkh^he  Lord,  x'^sting  from  their 
labour :  others,  being  worn  out  in  the 
service,  have  returned  home  to  spend 
the  remainder  of  their  days  in  our 
Congregations:  but  we  give  thanks  to 
the  Lord  of  the  Harvest,  that  we  have 
been  enabled  to  sU^iply  their  places  by 
Brelfarea  and  Sisters  prepared  by  His 
Spiik  to  enter  into  His  harvest. 
^  In  aU  our.  Missionary  Settlements, 
being  upwttrd  of  So  in  number,  and  in 
which  168  Brethren  and  Sisters  are 
employed,  the  preaching  of  the  Gospel 
has  produced  more  or  less  fruit;  and  the 
^cacy  of  its  divine  power  has  been 
made  incontestably  manifest,  ih  the  de- 
liverance of  sinners  from  the  yoke  of 
sin  and  Satan,  and  the  sanctification  of 
soul  and  body. 

In  the  island  of  JnUgua,  several 
^oprietors  of  Plantations,  as  well  as  the 
Colonial  Government,  have  most  gene- 
rously  assisted  in  defraying  the  expenses 
of  two  new  Missionary  Settlements, 
Cedarhall  and  Moim^oy.  In  Jamaica^ 
the  Negroes  have  Shewn  more  hunger 
af^r  the  Word  of  Life :  May  it  please 
God  to  raise  up  active  and  wming  pro- 
liioters  of  the  salvation  of  the  Negroes 
in  that  island;  by  whose  aid  we  m^ht 
be  enabled  to  form  a  neW  establishment 
in  the  Mayday  Mountains,  where  the 
Lord  has  opened  a  door  for  the  messen. 
ffers  of  peace  to  enter  in,  and  prepared 
vxe  heart  bf  the  people  to  receive  the 
Gospel  I 

The  Mission  among  the  Kqgroes  at 
ParnfMribo^  in'Suriiiam,  is,  by  the 
tiessinft  of  God  tlpon  it,  inaflouHshing 
state! ;  ^ut  wfr  r^gtet,  that  we  have  been 


wider  ihe.n«oefB^y  ofr^ftfuWpim  the 
attoBApt  made-to  bring  the  Oospel  t^ 
the  Negroes  o|i  the  river  Neukeer. 

The  New  Misaoa  at  JBmii,  in^Soutfa 
Africa,  becomes  more  and  more. firmly 
estabKahed;  and  the  «mistaata,  hJUsij 
arrived,  find  mnploymeat  sufficient  ia 
caridg fee theCongcegaliott of  Hi>tten-> 
tots  oeUeded  in  tAiat  Settlement. 

The  Jifisrion  among  the  lUUwmft 
ItuUamy  in  North  Am^kay  baa  caused 
us  nnidi  tnuhle  and  diatnn;  thougb 
we  cannot  my  that  our  Brethren  bsve 
laboured  aAlogetber  in  vain.  On  the 
other  hand,  the  suoeosa  attending  the 
BfiaBion  among  the  Cktroknt  mSmAb  a 
cheering  prospect  of  friture  prospeii^. 
.  The.  various  iiindnmces  and.  difficul- 
ties which,  for  many  years,  have  im-> 
peded  the  zealous  exertions  of  our  Bre- 
tiiren  to  bring  the  Gospel  to  the  Co^ 
mw$y  were  certainly  vety  disconraging. 
Preeent  appealaficee,  however,  justify, 
more  than  ever,-  a  waU-^nmnded  hope 
of  tiie  genuiue  eonvcrsmnof  many  of 
those  Hc^thonsy  who,  in  their  natuial 
s^ite,  are  in  bondage  to  t^e  most  absurd 
superstitions. 

The  Jubilee  of  the  establishment  of 
the  Mission  among  the  Et^mmue  in 
Lebrador,  fifty  yeai9  ago,  was  celebrated 
on  the  ninth  of  August  in  aD  the  three 
Setttanents,  Nain,  Okkak,  aUd  Hope- 
dale,  with  much  bknng,  and  with  the 
aiost  e^vening  anticipatioa  of  oontli 
nuing  and  increasing  prosperity.  The 
venerable  British  and  Fordgn  Bible 
Society  have  most  generously  printed 
Ae  Gospels,  Acts,  and  Epistles  of  the 
Apostles  in  the  Esquimaux  Language; 
Ibr  Uie  benefit  of  thb  Mission;  and 
were  pleased  to  aeeept  the  humble  fireei 
will  offering,  sent  by  the  converted 
£oqttiaaUK,i  in  token  of  their  gratitude. 
This  Society  has  likewise  printed  the 
New  Testament  in  the  Greodand  Iian^ 
guage,  for  the  use  of  the  Christiaa 
Vreenianien^  in  our  three  Settlements, 
on  tiiat  coast.  The  journey  Undertaken 
by  Br.  ^einschmidt,  from  liditenau  to 
t^  vicinity  efStatenhook,  and  the  joyful 
4eoeption  whkh  the  visitevs.met  with 
ficom  theinhabitantsin  the  mostaoutheru 
distriats,  eccaaioned  an  sfipUcatioo  to  be 
made  to  His  Mi^ty  the  King  of  Dea- 
maik,  .lor.  leave  to  establish  n  Fourth 
MissUmary  Statiou  in  that  iuhaspitahle 
re^on,  which  haa  been  .  greciliusly 
granted. 

Let  us^  Dear  Biethren,  unite  anew 
(«>-eatieat  our  Lord,  the  Saviour  of  the 


World',  to  socoinpmy  tke  tfistSlnofty  of 
our  Mlfldonaries  coocerning  His  atone* 
i&entwilh' power;  «id,  through  demon* 
etrrtion  of  His  8)drit,  to  voudunfe  a 
Baw  YisitAtion  of  His  gnce  among  those 
HeaUieii  NatidDs,  that  jet  lie  buried  tai 
darkness— ^  gnmt  success  to  His  seiv 
▼anta  of  every  Christian  Denomination, 
that  all  may  ttrist  in  satheringin  the 
reward  for  the  txavaO  of  Hia  soul — ^and 
to  send  BMreihithfttl  labourers  into  His 
harvest,  endowed  with  grace  and  power 
from  on  high  to  do  His  .worlc*  And 
may  He  likewise  grant*  a  niccesnon  of 
beneyetetaouki  whom  He  renders  able 
and  willing  cheerfully'  to  contribute 
toward  the  support  of  the  Missionsp 
inspiring  them  with  venewed  seal  in  the 
^flrious  cause  in  which  they  are  engaged 
with  us ! 

We  trust  that  He  wiU  preserre  unto 
the  Church  of  the  Brethren,  both  in  the 
Old  and  New  WeiUy  that  dispostiion 


of  mind,  t6  pertarere  in  flillth  in  these 
blessed  exertions ;  that  the  number  of 
those  who,  beUeve  on  Him  and  do  His 
will  mliy  increase  among  all  Heathen 
Nations,  to  whom  we  are  sent. 

For  ourselves,  we  most  Earnestly 
entreat  you  not  to  be  weaxy  in  assiiting 
IIS  by  your  prayers  and  intbroession ; 
that  we  may  be  strengthened  to  fulfil 
the  important  charge  committed  to  us, 
to  be  instrumental  in  promoting  the 
-  wel&re  of  the  Missions  of  the  tJntted 
Brethren,  according  to  the  ndnd  and 
will  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour,  whom  we 
desire  to  serve  in  all  that  we  dew 

In  true  union  of  spirit  with  you  all, 
grounded  on  the  only  foundation  of  true 
happiness  in  time  and  fltendty,  even 
Jesus  Christ  our  Saviouv,  we,  together 
with  all  the  Members  of  the  Elders* 
Conference  of  the  Unity,  salute  you  as 
your  fiuthfiil  and  affecUonale  Brethren. 


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AUGUST. 

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la.  99. 9. 
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la.  14.99. 
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la.  6. 8. 
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Joka  9. 35. 


Pa.  63- 6. 
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90       n.  8. 9.  Matt  18. 10. 

90      Exod.' 19. 14.    Joka  11.51,99. 

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la.  99. 15.   '  Jokaf9.47» 

Pmv.  91. 90.  Matt.  19. 99. 

la.  95. 9.  Joka  19. 97. 

la.  49.  II.  .  Lakasi.  IS^ 
la.  40. 98.  Joka  IS.  8. 

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Malt.3.  II. 
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182S.1  .CJIITBI> 

SCOTT^y  msSfONMBYtOClSTY. 

The  Annual  Sermons  were 
preachedy  at  Edinburgh,  on  Friday 
the  18th  of  April-^in  the  momingp 
at  St.  George's  Church,  by  the  Rev. 
Robert  Gordon  j  and,  in  the  even- 
ing, at  Bristo-Street  Chapel,  by  the 
Rev.  H.  Heugh. 

The  Meeting  was  held  on  Friday, 
the  23d  of  May,  in  the  Assembly 
Rooms,  in  George-Street ;  George 
Ross,  Esq.,  President,  in  the  Chair. 

Moven  and  Seconders. 
Robert  Pftai,  Eaq. ;  and  Robert  Wurdlaw 
Ramsay/  of  Tilliconltry,  Esq.— Rev.  John 
Brown,  of  Edinbnrsfa ;  and  Robert  Hep- 
lMirae«  of  Glerkington,  Eso. —  Rev.  John 
Hhort,  of  DnbUn  :  and  Rev.  W.  Ritchie,  of 
Athelstoneford— Rev.  James  Thomson,  of 
Dandee;  and  Rev.  Walter  Tait,  of  Edin- 
bnrffa — Rev.  Henry  Orey ;  and  Lieatenaot* 
Colonel  Hutchinson— and  Captain  Wa«* 
tfhope,  R.  N. ;  and  Alexander  Murray  of 
Aytoo,  Esq. 

BXPOET  POB  18«8 — S3. 

We  shall  extract   from  the  Re- 
port a  statement  of  the  Home  Pro- 
c^eedings,   reserving    the    Foreign 
Operations  for  the  next  Survey. 
JUissian  to  Indim. 

In  the  last  Report,  the  DirecUnrs  men- 
tioned their  intention  of  undertaking  a 
New  Misnon  to  India;  and  they  have 
now  the  pleasure  of  stating  that  they 
have,  in  the  couxae  of  the  year,  carried 
that  important  measure  into  eflfect.  In 
the  month  of  July,  the  Rev.  Donald 
.  Mitchell,  the  Son  of  a  Clergyman  of  the 
Established  Church,  and  who  had  been 
aeveral  years  an  Officer  in  the  service 
of  the  East-India  Company,  after  hav- 
ing completed  hi«  Theological  Studies 
and  been  ordained  by  the  Presbytery 
ot  Nairn,  left  Edinburgh  for  I^ondon ; 
and,  shortly  after,  he,  Mrs.  Mitchell, 
and  child,  sailed  in  the  ship  Sarah  for 
Bombay,  where  they  arrived  in  safety 
on  the  Sd  of  January  last. 

In  the  month  of  November,  the  Rev. 
John  Cooper,  James  Mitchell,  and  Alex- 
ander  Crawford,  who  had  all  in  like 
manner  been  lately  ordained  to  the 
Muustry,  left  Edinburgh  far  London ; 
and,  after  being  detained  in  the  Metro- 
poUs  much  longer  than  was  antidpated, 
they,  with  their  Wives,  embarked  on 
board  the  Euphrates,  and  sxe  probably- 
by  this  time  considerably  advanced  on 
their  way  to  India.  .  ^ 


The  Edpfarales  sailed  m  the  5th 
of  March.  It  is  referred  to  a 
Corresponding  Committee  at  Bom- 
bay' to  fix  the  Stotions  of  these 
Missionaries.  They  have  acquired 
a  knowledge  of  the  Systems  of 
Mutual  Instruction,  and  of  the  Art 
of  Lithography;  and  have  taken 
out  a  Lithoffraphic  Press— '^  an  in- 
vention,"  the  directors  remark, 
'*  which  promises  to  afford  immense 
facilities  for  the  circulation  of  the 
Scriptures  and  Tracts  among  the 
Nations  of  the  East.*' 

State  of  the  Fundi. 

Il«<*'PU:  £,     9.    d. 

Subscriptions  aod  Donations..  669  11  H 
Contributions  from  Societies..  2867  ]9  9 
Contributions  by  Collectors...      99    ]  ]0 

Collections  in  Scotland ]  409    9  |o 

Legacies.... ......    ]68    8    6 

Interest  on  Money  in  the  Bank  66  10  10 
Sundries 146  18    5 

Total...  £. 6370  14    1 

PvnAiUx             £,    9,  d, 

Biissionain  Rossia 9070  13  B 

Mission  to  India 9145  19  6 

Donation  to  Baptist  Miss.  Soc.    le&    0  0 

Seminary 614    5  4 

BooksforSeminary  and  Missions  167  10  3 

Printina 988  19  9 

Rent,  Tazes^  TraYelliof,   and 

Sundries 418  16  0 

Total :P.6711    3  11 

In  reference  to  the  Funds,  the 
Directors  remark — 

Had  not  tbe  Funds  of  the  Society 
materiallj  increased  of  late  years,  the 
Directors  could  not  have  em^nrked  in 
so  expensive  an  undertaking  as  a  Mis- 
sion  to  India;  and,  now  that  they  have 
engaged  in  it,  an  augmentation  of  their 
income  is  absolutely  necessary.  There 
-is  a  marked  distinction  between  a  Mis- 
sionsry  Society,  and  a  Bible  or  a  Tract 
Society.  As  soon  as  an  edition  of  the 
Scriptures  or  of  a  Tract  is  completed, 
the  expenditure  is  completed  also.  With 
a  Missionary  Society  the  case  is  widely 
different.  What  with  other  Institutiohs, 
in  respect  of  amount,  is  the  close,  ia, 
with  it,  only  the  commencement  of  its 
expenditure.  Though  the  equipment 
of  a  New  Mission  necessarily  involves 
a  Society  in  extraordinary  expenses,  it 
is  to  be  recollected  that  its  continued 
support  must  occasion,  in  future,  a  re- 
gular  and  permanent  expenditure. 

Hitherto  the  receipts  of  the  Scottish 


SatAttf  knrtr  been  barelj     qutraft^to  Ind'ilii  %iiM»ftw  k  nq 


equal  to  its  ^xp^difure-  .  £v^  the 
handsome  Legpu:/  of  Mr.  Greenock* 
amounting  to  3000/.,  nuij  now  b^  cona- 
der^  ia  expended ;  as,  at  the  close  of 
the  Annual  Accounts,  the  balance  In 
th^  Treasurer's  hand  amounted  onlj  to 
9S\UlDt.Skd. 


honour:  it  implies  iMJUier  might,  nor 
kirovrledgei,  nmrskilU  butlf  aa^iitoj 
is  poneiied«f  iM^  «t  o«Qe  numeryuA 
and  brave — if  )w  aatborit j  is  not  onl^ 
'  widely  ei^nded,  but  has  been  eista- 
*  bllshed  for  ages^if  Eehas  been  enga^ 
in  many  a  conflict,  imd  has  often  come 


The  foreign  expenditure  of  the  Se-     offtictorious— if,  in  this  last  sUiiggle, 

-  clety,  however,  must,  it  is  evident,  be     **-  -"~«"«.  -"  hiu  ftir^^  ami  p«<iH« 

in  ^tt^e  greatly  augmented  i  and  to 

this  solitary  und(ertaking»  the  Direc^rs 

are  by  no  means  disposed  to  confine 

'  their  operations.    In  prpportion  as  they 

obtain  well-qua|ified  Missionaries  and  a^  .      .  -j  i*      -    -u 

quiread^uatefunds,theyfeelan»ousto  riou?.  jEven  a  temporary  defeat^ortfce 
establish  ifow  Missions  |  not  merely  in'  appearance  of  it,  may  contrUjuVe  W  the 
India,  but  in  other  parts  of  the  world     lustre  of  the  final  victory, 


he  summons  all  his  forces,  and  exerts 
111  his  skiM,  and  surpasses  all  his  former 
adiievements,  and  yet  after  all  is  cob- 
qu»:ed«  tbe  YictcMr;  in  such  a  oaae,  is 
croimed  with,  imperishable  honouxs^aiid 
his  triumph  proves  inexpressibly  glo- 


^to  which  Providence  may  open  tlie  door. 
They  trust,  that,  at  no  distant  period, 
they  shall,  in  the  spirit  of  holy  rivalry, 
emulate  those  Kindred  Institutions  in 
Uie  Sister  Kingdom,  which  already  have 
iiSbourers  in  Uie  £ast  and  in  the  West, 
in  the  North  and  in  the  South;  though 
^  some  of  them,  only  a  few  years  aoo,  had, 
^  lilce  ourselves^  Missionaries  chiefly  in 
one  quarter  of  the  globe."  l^he  Direc- 
tors have  already  a  proposal  under  their 
consideration,  to  undertake  a  Misjnon 
to  the  is^nd  of  Jamaica ;  and  they  only 
wait  for  ai% .  miswer  to  some  .inquiries 
which  they  liave  made  on  the  subject, 
beibre  coming  to  a  decision  relative  to 
it*  Such  an  extensiavL  of  their  plans 
will,  it  is  obvious,  require  increased 
Amds; 'but  they  have  90  often  expe- 
rienced the  benevolence  of  the  Christian 
Ifublit!,  that  they  have  no  doubt,  that, 
•as  they  enlarge  the  field  of  their  opera- 
tions, the  friends  of  the  Sedeemer  will 
aulftnent  their  liberality. 

ConHutioH. 

Though  the  Directors  have  no  splen- 
did triumphs  to  record  like  some  Kin^ 
dred  Institutions,  yet  tliey  are  not  dis- 
couraged, and  they  trust  that  the  firienda 
of  Missions  in  Scotland  will  not  be  dis- 
couraged. In  the  propagation  of  Chii»- 
tianity  among  the  Heathen,  many  di£> 
fiaulties,  and  trials,  and  disappointments 
may  be  anticipated :  the  Prince  of  Da^^ 
nen  will  not  resign  his  long  estabUsli4i9 
dominion  without  a  violent  struggle; 
hut  the  very  oppontionwhidi  he  raises, 
and  the  migh^  efforts  which  he  makea, 
will  contribulll  to  crown  with  hi^erho- 
nour  and  mori^ulgent  gloiy  the  Prinee 
of  Peace,  wholKll  defioat  all  hit  schemw 
and  ovw^liflm  all  his  forpea*    To  con- 


There  is  something  very  myst^ojM 
in  the  general  system  of  the'Divin» 
Gtovemment  of  out  World :  >et.  we  ^ 
8ometime9  disoovec  a  ray  9f  %ht  .pep^- 
trating  the  darkness;  and  cortfirming 
eur  fkith  in  the  representations. oC  the 
Word  of  God,  that,  when  the  whole 
plan  is  Completed,  it  will  exhibit  a  dis- 
play  of  the  perfectieot  of  Deity,  which 
wUl  comioa^d  the  admiration,,  t^  ff^ 
titude,  and  the  praise  of  the  ration4l 
creation.  It  seems,  for  instance,  a  yei/ 
unaccountable  circumstance,  that  the 
Prince  of  Darkness  should  have  been 
permuted  to  extend  his  dominioB  over 
so  large  a  portion  of  our  globe**>that  be 
should  have  been  allowed  to  maJntaiB  it 
-for  so  many  ages,  and  to  establish  it  .oa 
so  firm  a  basis  t  but,  in  fiict, .  tl^,  wery 
extent  and  duration  and  stability  of.  hii 
kingdom-*the  resoiiroes  which  he  Imb 
for  maintaining  hia  authority — the  en- 
trendbmients  with  which  hia  powor  is 
surrounded^— these  yffj^  cureumstaMae 
will  sfaeda  new  lustre  around  the  head 
of  Him  who  dttH  overtdm  his  throne, 
and  take  his  ciown,  and  break  the  foo- 
ters by  which  he  endaved  the  nattona, ' 
and  whd,  on  the  ruins  of  his  emfiiw, 
ahall  eeUblish  tfaekingdomef  rigfatooii». 
I^ess,  and  truth,  and  peace. 

Though  the  Durecten  foel.na  di^Mia*- 
.lioli  til  indulge  in  ooqjectuies  with 
reapett  to  the  System  «f  the  Biviiie 
Odvetnment— though  At^  are  sendble, 
that  the  plan  whtch  Dimne  Wisdom 
pursues  ia  often  diametrieal^  opposite 
to.  that  which  human,  wisdom  mmM 
have  desvised,  yet  they  hope  that  Uiey 
shall  be  excused  in.  hsflaxding  the  idea, 
that  ClM^istkn  Miaaieaariea  of  theinre. 
sent ,  ^gBMDstion  may  not  improfanhl^ 
be  useful,  chiefly,  ia  uad^rmfinng^  ^the 


1;^  VSITIB 

fiibric  of  Ignora^ea,  inA  aipetBtitko, 
M  idolat^— in  atpping  its  fbiilidftt 
^m— «iid  m  pmizing  t£e  wuj  for  its 
ftaal  doini&ll*  The  mimber  of  caar&U 
vmy  be  small:  it  maj  seeim  fts  if;  cMn^ 
pMilrdjy  notfaiiup  lud  ))em  msam* 
pUsheds  and  jet  Sie  progress  of  tlie 
irock  may  be  mudi  mrter  than  is  im^ 
fined.  In  the  ormnaxj  course  of  the 
Divine  QovenuDent,gieat  moral  chaogss 
are  eomroonhr,  ia  the  first  instance, 
jdow;  but,  after  a  while,  they  proceed 
with  «  rapidity  of  which  we  could  pse* 
•vidasly  have  had  no  concciptionv 

This  appeal  to  accord  with  the  re* 
pTtss  illations  wbidi  are  ghren  in  the 
Holy  Scriptitresof  the  dewnfUI  of  the 
Antichrfstian  System.  It  is  reprc* 
■ented,  not  as  a  pile  mouldering  away 
Uirou^  the  gradual  lapse  of  ages^  but 
ns  a  nighty  city  oveithxown  at  one 
tcnfthle  bbw»  when  neither  ito  fiieadf 
ttor  its  enemies  antidpated  sdcfa  an 
«vent.  /  SMS,  says  St.  John,  amaiker 
mmgd€9mp  thwm  frmm  hemaeu,  hgving 
gntUpmoen  MdheerMwUhttMir^mg 
••<^»  >AyAV«  MMk^hH  ike  gretU  ft 
VAxxmr,  i$  FAKLBir.  And  it  is  after. 
«raid  added,  7%AV^brs  fUll  Jksr  ^fsgnflf 
•emr^  owe  bat  dipslfc,  Mid  wumn^ 
tmg,  midfamime.  And  the  king$  tftke 
^mrtk  Bhmlih^miUl  ker,  when  ik^  sUI 
•ee  the  tmoke  tf  kerikndngf  iUnding 
s«S^  ^%S^t  Oiefemr  pfker  tprmeniy 
9^mgy  Aids!  mtni  ikai  great  c% 
Bmkifhny  IM  mighty  eUg,  fir  in  on 
Boum  U  thy  judgment  come'  in  ovm 
HOim  is  she-  made  desoiate!  And  a 
w)^*fy  angel  took  up  a  sfsns,  Hke  a 
-grent  milistomy  andean  it  btio  the aed^ 
9ayimg^  Thm  with  aaSAT  vxoLXiTGt 
•Mr  ihsd  greeimeUy  he  ikmm  downy 
nmd  skmU  he  found  m0  mereninU. 

On  the  other  hand,  there  are  various 
expressions  in  the  Sacred  Vokune, 
'Wmch  seem  to  intimate,  that  the  exten- 
sion of  the  Gospel,  previous  to  itie 
ighny  of  the  htter  days,  will  proceejl 
f^th  astonishing  npldi^?  fHlo  hmtk 
%emrd  such  u  mngf  frho  kMih  jeeen 
^wnek  t  ikhgf  ShdTike euHh  he  mmdt 


Kfll00Olf.  Mf 

ClovenpnMBt  fat  rtgnd  io.  t|k*  llitnre  exi. 
tensio^  of  the  kingdom  <tf  Christ.  For 
many  yeass,  the-  Goi^>  apgiired  to 
make  no  imprsssion  on  the  Otftheitans  s 
th^  treated  it  with  indifiesen^oe  and 
irith  scote ;  but,  all  at  once,  some  of 
Ihcm  were  brought  under  convictions  of 
iin,  and  others  msnifested,  at  least,  • 
great  desire  for  instructbn :  omositioB 
was  recited  by  tho  advocates  of  the  an* 
cient  system  %  but  this  opposition  was 
qadddj  oveMomes  idobtxy  was  over« 
thrown;  and  Christianity  was^  as  with 
one  consent;  Adopted  as  the  n^|ion  of 
the  island.  This  moral  revolution  was 
not  confined  to  Ot^te,  but  extended 
'  to  other  islands;  and  the  inhabitants  t^ 
some  phuses,  before  they  were  even 
visited  by  Missionaries,  were  prepared 
te  throw  off  the  yoke  of  their  ancirat 
siqMrstitions,andtogive  acordiidwtl* 
eome  to  the  messengers  of  sslvatton.* 

While  the  Dirsctocs  would  indulge 
lnpleBSfaiganticq[tttionsatfto  the  rapL 
dity  of  the  fiiturs  extension  of  C!hns»i 
lianity  throng  the  wodd,  they  by  no 
flseans  ihdulgein  despondency  as  te  tti# 
success  of  present  eiertionss  thesue> 
ceas,  wfaidi  has  already  crowned  thf 
laboars  of  Misrionariea  m  the  preacnt 
day,  is  such  sd  gieatijr  to  exceedany 
anficipations  that  we  were  entitled  to 
fom,  considering  tfce  many  powei^ 
obstacles  which  mk  in  the  way  of  the 
converrion  of  tfte  Heathen.  The  Dl- 
rectors,  however,  are  anxious  to  imp- 
press  on  the  Christian  Public  the  diffi- 
culties with  which  Missionaries  have  to 
stroarie— the  temptations,  and  trials 
and^eouragements,  to  which  th^  are 
ettpoeeAt  because  they  ace  persuaded 
that  these  are  veiy  Simiarftctly  unden- 
stood  by  the  friends  of  Misrions ;  and 
yet,  while  the  magnitude^  these  ob- 
stacles is  imperfhctly  understood,  th« 
nrayers  of  the  people  of  Qod  are  wet 
likely  to  be  so  froqiMttt,  nor  so  IServent, 
ttorsosdapted  te  the  peculiar  cimuts- 
ftancss  of  Mksionsriei,  ss  they  woidd 
otherwise  be.  Bn^yer  is  a  duty  which 
tiie  Directors  have  urged  in 


<•  ^^^  /<^^  ^  ^^^  ^SC'  S*^  A    fltcceisiveBeporto;  ^t^  as'tiieir  own 
HatfMi  he  hornniekeef^ljtit  4^  soob ^touaintanoe  with  Miasidnary  Opee» 
-us  JSion  trweOed,  she  StiufM  /neCh  Vp«s  becomes  more  hitfanate,  they  fM 
What  has  takiai  pines  In    mere  scnsihly  tium  ever  the  necessity  nf 
essing    it   on  tfi^  attention  of  the 
tends  <fir  Missions. . 

There  is  80mething,^ndeed,  pecu- 
Hariy  pitiable  in  the  Aiexal  aspect  ti 
Ibe  Hesfthen  World-Something  that 
nvf  well  excite  the  deepe^  iilmst  in 


-Otdidte  and  the  ^eig^Aourillg  Istends,. 
whileitiswdlcideulated  to  Mer  and 
animate  the  Christian  World  undar 
>very  discoun^jtment  and  diaappofnt- 
tnent,  is,  periiaps,'  an  exhR^ltion,  ih 
-miniahtxe,  of  tfae|dan  of  the  Divine 
August^  1823. 


i0  .:«irl«M  KfHOboW. 

«liilrbtfi^  OKlQaUJbrtli  tlw  mott    teoirledgd;  and 

inrvent  suppUoRtloM.  of  (lie«fbUowent 

«f  Chrifti    A  OQtintty,  the  mkd^  inhs* 

bilants  4^  jrhich  vere  inftcted  with  the 

jikigiiei  would  present «  very  tnelan- 

ch^  ipectnelt:  but  the  pitkbleneit  of 

their  Atuatioa  would  bo  aggivvated  « 

tiiolifand  fold,  if,  while  there  esiafied 

•  specific  for  that  dreadfiil  distemper 

ilM^  lejeoted  it  with  cotit^mpt— if  tbe^ 

not  o»ly  rejected  all  meana  of  cure,  but 

adopted  those  measurea  which  were  cmU 

oulated  to  a^ravate  the  makdj^-^aod 

'U^  as  a  consequence  of  their  fotfy^^tikty 

•were  daily  perishing  by  tbousandst  ind 

(he  whole  country  was  likely  to  be  soon 

left  without  an  ialiabitant.   Yet,  mefauu 

fiholy  as  would  be  thb  spectacle,  b  is  but 

a  fiiel>le  picture  of  the  depknUe  siiiiiu 

tkm  of  the  Heathen  c  they  are  not  only 

without  Ood,  witliput  Christ,  and  with.. 

out  hope'  in  the  wodd  t   they  §!te  not 

mily  exposed  to  the  wrath,-  the  ercnrlast- 

ing  wrath,  of  Ood  Almighty  s  they  are 

sot  only  perishing  daily  ^by  hundreds 

nad  by  thousands :  but,  when  t|ie  rei^ 

snedy  which  God-  has  profided  in  tlie 

Gospel' is  ofifered  to   them,    they,  in 

Ipeheral,  treat  it  with  indifibieooey  and 

njectit  with  seem. 

^   Connected  with  thb  interesting  juh* 

^t,  there  iasgnethiiig.  very  fordhia 

and  very  .inpMlke  in  the  following 

veflecUona  of  the  flhstridus    Richard 

•Baxter,  in  the  review  which  he  takea  of 

•his  esrly  and  his  more  matured  prineL> 

|>Iea^  ^^  MysoUl,**  says  he,  ^is  mudji 

'more  afflicted  witiilhe  thoiJ||;hto  of  the 

4nisetable  world,  and  mOre  dniwn  outfai 

^deehpe  <(f  their  conversion,  tlnn  heratm 

ifore.    1  was  wont  lb  iooklmt  little  fhrw 

*ther  than  Kngland  in  ray  prayers,  as  not 

jbonsidering  the  stateiof  the  rest '  of  the 

•world |. Or tf  I  prayed  for  the  oonVei^ 

^Son4f  the  Jews,  tliat  ^was  almost,  all : 

4«it  XKtWi  as  I  better  unOeiMand  the 

4aBeof  tiie  wdcM,  and  the  tmflihpd^ 

•alie  I>ord*s  Prajer,.thete  is  neUiiBg  in 

ilha^  world  that  iieth  so  heavy  upon  my 

(heart  9^  the  Jthonght.  of  the  nuaerable 

jMlions  of  th^  earth.  .  It  is  the  most 

SMtonishing  part  of  all  GQd*a  prbvid 

^oJife,  that  He  so  far.  £»r8dreth 

isU  the  world,  and  cmifineth  His 

'Avdnr  to  so  few-rthat  so  small  a  part  of 

lihe  world  hath  the  profiession  of  Chria- 

lianity,  in  ^mparison  of  Heathens, 

JtfahomfeJsinl^ud  other  Infid^s-^and 

^thai^amolig  Hfessed  Chrihtiaios,  Uieffc 

JMi  so  Mw  tlSt  are  saved  fom 


Maty  ambi%*  those; 
there  are  so  few  that.are  serious^  rt^ 
gions,  and  truly  set  their  Imarts  oa 
heaven.  I  cannot  be  affected  so  mndl 
wkb  the  calamitiei  of  my tiwn  rekthmat 
or  thelsad  ^f  my  nativity,  as  With  tliq 
oaae  of  the  Heathen,  Mabomedan,  and 
Ignonnt  Kationa  of  theearth.  No  part 
of  my  prayers  are  ao  deeply  serious  as 
that  for  the  conversion,  of  tlie  Infidd. 
and  Ungodly  Warld,i  and  that  God'a 
Name  may  be  hallowed,  and .  His  klng^ 
do69  comev  and  His  will  be  done  in.earth 
as  it  is  in  heaven.  Nor  waa  I  ever  li^ 
ftie  80  sensible  what  a  pla|^ihe  dxvi. 
sion  of  languages  was,  whidi  hindemetk 
our  speaking  to  Utem  for  tiieir  conreaBp 
aion ;  nw  idmt  a  great  sin  tyranny  ia» 
which  keepeth  out  the  Gospel  from  tbt 
mostoftfaenatioiiaof  the^world.  Could 
webtft  go  among  Turks  and  Heathen% 
md  spe&  theb  uoupiage,  1  should,  he 
htttiittie  trouUed  tor  the  silendngof 
Eighteen  Hundnd  Ministen  at  onea  Is 
E^land,  nor  foe  all  the  rest  that  wmw 
east  out  in  Scotland  and  Ireland^  thert 
bekig  ao  employineitt  in  the  world,  aa 
4estra]^  in  ihy  eyea,  as  to  labour  Ibrtte 
winning  of  rttoh  miactahle  soulsa  whidi 
naketh  me  greatiy  to  honour  Mc.  John 
Sliol,  the  Apostle  of  the  Indians  jua  No«r 
fiiiglandr  and  ip^oevet  else  bate  lahomv 
ad  m  such  work.'* .  .  .« 


ivjr/0Nrf€  Bhvtjrnptf  sdcrstr.'^' 
Kt^^$  Letter  in  support  ^  the  Sotittj^. 
,  WWjaientiQiied  theissuingoftjiif 
Lett^r^  at  p.^27  of  otir  .last  Nmn^ 
lier,  and  noar  aobjom  the  docunicnft 
itself..  It^s^addres^p,  as  usual,  t« 
the  Archbishop  of  Canterbury.      * 

,  MOST  Beverend  Father  In  God, 
6ar  Eight  Trusty  and  $ight  Kotirely 
^eloirfd  Councillor^  We^jwet  yv*  well; 
Whereas  jthe  Incorporated^tioi|al  So- 
Aiely,  for  promoting  the.£dMfi|it!(«n  o^ 
the  P<^  in  the  Ppaciples  4^  t,ht  1&^^ 
JbliaheAChurch  throughout.Enghuid^a^^ 
^Walea*  htiii  hy  their  Petition  l^uml4jr 
repsjesanted.anto.I^a,  Tba^.the  Jfrort- 
4eBt  and  Goyeniors  of  th^.si^id  B^df^ 
Jiave  pursued  with  thehr  best  fipdj^ 
TOMiV  the  Design  adopted  for  extendiSf; 
mos^  efiectually  the .  B?nefit,  of  Ke^Or 
JOW  Education,  to  the  growing.  Popular 

tlou  of  Our  Bea^ :  That  they  are  duly 

iielualfli||«|d  halw  but  iny.gDmpStvit    jmili>le.MAtJ/i  no  cas^  «u^,  the  gre^ 


ivide^e 
I  alm^^ 


Viri^KD^'  KIV0D0M«<^^0VTI1imT, 


promoted  as  by  cultmting  the  Prindplei 
of  Religious  Faith  and  Moral  Duty* 
That  the  Means  for  accomplishing  th^ 
Purpoae  have  been  auppUed  already  io  a 
considerable  Extent  by  the  National 
l^iety,  in  the  Grants  for  erecting 
Sdtools  up6n  the  Model  of  tV  C^ntrd 
School  t  the  Cha^  of  building  Rooxna 
of  suitable  Dhae^hsions'  ffarming  tb4 
chief  Burden  of  £xpenae>  in  these  Frbt 
^iBionst  That  the  Rei^nu  of  th^  1^ 
Year  have  presented  the  welcome  Speer 
tacle  o.f  tl^e  n^ar  and  distant  Operation 
joif  this  comprehensiire  Sclbeine  of  £du« 
cation  eidiibited  in  1^67  United  School^ 
,  tffibrdihg  Religious  Culture  with  every 
i)eQefl[c!al  Innuence  on  the  l^fmds  and 
fanners,  the  Habits  and  Appearance,  of 
more  than  Three  hundred  and  fifty 
thousand  Chlldrefi :  That  the  Sums 
contributed  by  Royal  Munificence  and 
indiyidual  Bounty  in  former  Beneiac* 
ttohs  have  been  thus  expended,  whilst  a 
bare  Sufficiency  remains  in  Annual  Sub- 
sbHptions  for  the  Malnteiiance  of  the 
Central  School  f^in  which  so  much 
^Benefit  is  derived  to  all  Parts  of  the 
Country:  That  the  Call  to  be  excited 
under  favour  of  Our  Mandate,  for  which 
€he  Society  make  their  humble  Suit,  wiQ 
be  wholly  applied,  should  the  Prayer  of 
Ihehr  Address  be "^  crowned  with  a  SUc- 
cessfiil  Issue,  to  the  furtherance  of  the 
tame  Olject,  in  all  Parts  of  Our  Realm, 
by  nndtiplying  Schools,  and  by  lending 
Aids  for  procuring  Sites  and  fbr  build- 
ing Public  Seminaries :  And  so  much  ot 
Good  having  already  been  accomplished, 
the  said  Society,  in  order  to  enable  the 
Labourers  in  thb  prolific  Field  to  per- 
aeveiv  with  kfcreasing  Vigour^  have 
thesefiiff^  moat  faumby  imptored  Us  thai 
CoUecUouB  may  be  made  in  the  Churchy 
•od  Chapels  throughout  fingiand  atid 
Wales  in  fiirtl^erance  of  thia  important 
Object :  We,  taking  the  Prcmiies  into 
Our  Royal  Consideration,  and  being  aU 
wi^s  ready  to  give  the  best  Encourage- 
ment and  Countenance  tci  Undertakings 
Which  tend  so  much  to  the  Promotion 
of  true  Piety  and  of  Our  Holy  ReKgion,  m 
are  graciously  {deaaed  to  oondeioend  to^ 
their  Request;  ind  do  heveby  directw 
you  that  these  Our  Xietters  be  com- 
municated to  the  sevend  Suiffragan  Bt* 
shops  within  your  l^vinoe,  expressly 
requiring  you  and  them  to  take  care 
thAt  Publiation  be  made  hereof  on  such 
Sunday  and  in  such  Places,  within  you|' 
ind  their  respective  Dioceses,  as  vou 


MC 


^ndtleaald  mH^  sUI  kpp^l»x  ^fiii 
that  upoif  this  Occasion  tb^lflnisteraiii 
each  Parish  do  effectually  excite  thei| 
Parishioners  io  A  liberal  Contributioo^ 
whose  Behevol^cie' towards  'carrying  oi^ 
the  said.  Charitable  Work  «haU  be  coU 
looted  the  Week  Ibllbwing  at  their  re* 
ftpectl^  Dwielliagri  hy;  the  (^vMHm^ 
diens  or  Overseers  of  the  Poor  in  onA 
^Parish  ^  and  the  Ministers  of  the  tevt^ 
ral  Parishes  are  to  cause  the  Suma  so 
collected  to  be'  paid  immediately  to  the 
Treasurer  fpr  the  Time  being  of  th^ 
•aid  Society^  to  be  accounted  ibrby  him 
to  the  said  Society,  and  applied  to  Uie 
Furtherance  of  the  above-m6ntioDe4 
ffbod  Designs : — and  so  We  U^  you  very 
Beartily  Firewell,  *  ; 

Given  at  Our  Court  at  Carlton 
Housey  the  Second  Day  of  July 
1833,.  in  the  Fourth  Year  JT 
Our  Reigih. 

By  His  M(^e9ty*a  Conunand, 
(Couuteiii^aed)  R.  P£|:U 

Bike/aeiimt  to  Three  Sockiies. 
FapM  the  K^ort  of  this  Society! 
deliyered  at  its  First  ADniversarv^ 
held  4ifn  th4  20th  of  March  in  t)v&P 
Jin,  it ,  appears  tiK  the  Receipia 
of  the  Year  h|Lllln  2i2/.  S#.  id. 
IrUh ;  and  thl^  out  of  this  soitt^ 
2 J 8/.  \9s.  remained  in  haiid»  after 
deducting  expenses. 

Of  this  Balance,  the  «um  cf 
163/.  I7s.6d.,  making  150/.  British, 
has  been  appropriated,  in  pursuance 
bf  th^  general  object  of  the  Societ]% 
to  three  of  theSocietiee  engaged  in  the 
f  ranslaiion  of  the  Scriptures-^TOl 
to  the  Baptist  Missicmary :  Society, 
40/.  tu  that  of  the  United  Brethrfg^ 
and  40/.  tp  the  Scotti^.  Misbiqoary 
Society. 


atontinent. 

FRANCE. 

PARIS  BiBlBSOCiSTY. 
Benefit  tfpreseniiHg  the  BiUg  fa  lAf 
^ewfy*marrmL 
Thb  formation    of  a   Society  at 
Stockholm  for,  the  purpose  of  pre- 
senting Bibles  at  ttjeir  marriage  to 
auch  periioQs  as  comd  jpot  convent^ 
ently  purchase  themi  -w^  Aotioed 


Al'^.'98P-*Of  VtxB  VoIuiTO  for  1820^    ing  tbfe  clmpter  ith)eh  tt^^  liad  cou^ 


Thn  laudable  practice  is  purmiedi 
with  mach  advantage,  in  France,  aa 
#!I1  appear  from  the  following  ex- 
tracts* 

The  President  of  the  Bible  So* 
ciety  of  Montbdiard  writes  to  tba 
Paris  Sodety*^ 

"The  Committee  are  ^mibled  mora 
and  ikior^  to  appredate  the  happy  re- 
stilts,  which  follow  the  gratuitous  dis^ 
tnbution  of  the  Bible  to  the  newly- 
marrisA  people^  who  are  indigient  and 
able  to  read.  M.  Lecomte,  BsstorSt 
Vlsux  dbarmoiit,  isfbrms  us,  that,  on 
his  pi«0anting  the  3aered  Bo<d:,  in  the 
Church  of 'Grand  Charmont,  to  some 
Toung  Pec^le  whose  marrisge  he  had 
Just  solemnised,  the  HuAand  expressed 
his  acknowledgment  in  a  tnanner  bo 
simple  and  touching^  that  he  wsa  him" 
self  affected  even  to  tears.  Among 
ether  expresrions  used  by  the  villsger, 
on  the  impulse  of  the  mement,  he  said 
to  him,  that  tba  gift,  f<^  WMch  he  ve- 
quested  him  to  return  his  wannest 
tbanks  to  the  Coipmittee,  would  be  prat' 
clous  to  him  both  in  &vourabte  and  ad. 
▼erse  drcumstances— in  the  ^rmer, 
ifhat'hJB  might  ascribe  to  the  Author  of 
idi  Good,  those  mercies  which  he  had 
showered  down  upon  ttps  inUielatter» 
lAiat  he  might  deriveTom  it  consolation 
and  hopai  that  h«  and  his.  Wile  were 
trulj  happy  in  havingin  their  possessioo 
sycl^  a  treasure,  which  supplied  the 
^ace  of  all  others :  and,  in  fine,  that  if 
irod  should  in  His  goodness  vouchsafe 
to  grant  them  Children,  they  entered 
>ftom  this  time' into  a  solemn  engage- 
ment to  br£Dg  thetn  up  m  His  fear  and 
iove* 

Of  ttnodier  eommonicttion  it  is 
4aia_ 

H.  Fallot,  Vicar  at  Couthenans, 
writes  to  the  Committee,  that  going, 
finmediately  after  the  celebration  of  a 
marriage,  at  which  a  Bible  had  been 
given,  into  the  house  of  the  newly, 
married  pair,  he  ^  experienced  there. 
the  most  deligfatftil  surprise.    Instead 


uepced,  again  repeated  to  me  with  mttcft 
eanicstnaas  the  expressions  of  their  giiu 
titude*'* 

AtHvUff  and  Stieeen  of  CdOecti^n. 
.  Everjr  instance  of  increasing  ror' 
gard  to  the  Scnpturea  in  France 
will  be  hailed  with  pleasure  by  the 
true  friends  of  that  country.  Two 
Collectora  of  Bible  Associations 
in  Fmh  thus  address  the  Commit^ 
tee:— 

During  the  two  months  that  hare 
elapsed  since  we  commenced  our  small 
collections,  we  have  distributed  twenty 
Bibles  and  one  New  Testsmenl^  and 
received  fbrty^ei^t  aubacriptmns.  We 
call  upon  the  Committee  to  inciaaae  the 
number  of  their  CoUectors:  subacnbeis 
will  not  be  wanting.  We  perceive  tha^ 
the  Lord  blesses  our  underUJdng.  W« 
hadt  at  firat,  some  difficulty  in  obtsming 
confidence^  and  dononsirating  the  ex* 
cellence  of  our  cause;  but  we  axe  al.' 
ready  amply  recompensed,  t)y  the  goo4 
whidd  has  resulted  from  our  efforts,  and 
hy  the  acknowledgments  of  thuae  whoaa 
we  have  induced  to  join  our  Assodatioh* 
tTe  trust  that  those,  who  may  iiavf  a 
moment  of  their  time  to  spare  for  the 
same  olyect,  will  be  recompensed  in  a 
similar  manner  with  ourselves  i  ano 
that,  very  shortly,  there  will  not  be  ona 
of  our  brethren,  who  does  not  possess 
that  which  is  the  real  treasure  of  the 
Christian. 

itteHiterrAitram      ~ 

JEKUSALEM. 

Much  attention  having  been  lately 
drawn  to  the  City  of  Jerusalem, 
more  particularly  in  reference  to 
the  state  and  prpspeqU  of  the  An- 
cient People  of  God,  our  Readers 
will  be  gratified  by  the  foUowing 
remar]c;s  on  the  Holy  City  and  view 
of  its  present  atateyby  Dr.  Richard- 


of.  that  noisy  mirth  which  qsuslly  "pre^'   *oi>f  in  his  Travels,  latdy  publii^ed. 


vails  on  sudh  occasions,  I  found,**  he 
nj%i  "  tsro  families  united,  ^stening 
with  the  most  devout  attention  to  the 
reading  of  the  Sacred  boolc  by  the  bride. 
I  spent  a  short  time  with  thesis  «>od 
)M(^le,  who,  kftel-  hi^ving  finished  read. 


There  are  two  accoants  of  the  Ancient 
City  of  /emsalem,  which  have  come  down 
to  m  with  tbe  saoetioti  of  high  ant borifr. 

Ibe  6n(  is  to  be  Ibund  in  the  Third  Chep- 
ier  of  Kehemiah,  who  bnitt  the  walls  of  tlm 
city,  after  (he  return  of  the  Jews  from  (W 
Babylonish  Ca^>ti>ity.     Ifily  aUenU'on  was. 


1683.^  mDtnBBAirsAjr. 

MttticnUrly^fWsUd  tottU  wolHml  by  tiM     tttirpwMnfl^, 

ChmnteM  of  Bthnorei  wlio  Tinted  Hm  me*     *-' — ^   -"-"- 

Monble  i|K>ti  in  ead  abcmt  iei^Melen,  with 

ell  the  seel  and  feeling  of  e  pioaa  Ghriitien, 

taking  the  Holy  Scrij^oret  for  her  gmde» 

while  at  At  same  time  ahe  ayailed  herMlf 

of  all  the  light  that  modern  traTellen  hare 

been  able  to  collect  for  the  illafltraiien  of 

thia  noai  intereetiag  portion  of  aaorad  top»> 


Hi 


gMhy. 
1iie< 


\  ether  accoimt  ia  from  the  pen  of  the 
JeWwh  •Hietorian  Joaenhnai  who  had  the 
nidbrtaae  to  witneae^  the  aachiagand  utter 

■octhm  of  his  native  city»  by  the  viclo- 

I  armi  of  Titbs  Veapasian. 


it  ia  a  tantalimna  drcomatance,  howerer^ 
for  the  trareller,  vnao  wiahca  to  i 


bia  walka  the  aite  of  particniar  bnildinga  or 
the  acenea  of  memorable  erenta*  that  the 
■reafter  part  of  the  objecta  mentioned  in  the 
defcripuon  both  of  the  inapired  and  iewiah 
BtalacwB  are  entirely  reaiaved  and  raied 
lirom  dieip/ooodatioBa,  withoat  leafing  a 
iiagle  trace  or  name  behind  to  point  oot 
where  they  atood.    Not  an  ancient  towetv 


bfeaaiiig— ticteriooB orer  all  her eaemiea  ■• 
and  reating ID  peace)  with  ereiy  man  aitlmg 
aider  his  own  tine  and  opder  his  own  ^ 
tree*  with  none  to  diataib  or  to  make- him 
afiraid.  Jemaalem  was  the  brighteat  of  aM 
the  eitiea  of  the  Beat,  and  fiirtified  aboreal 
other  towtta*-ao  stroogv  thai  the  Bomaft 
Oonmierer  thereof,  ana  th^  maatar  <k  the 
whole  world  beaidea,  exclaimed,  on  entering 
the  City  of  David,  and  boMlbg  np  at  the 
fowera  which  the  Jewa  bml  abandoned^ 
"  Sarely  we  have  had  Uod  n>r  ooi  aaM» 
anoe  in  the  wari  lor  what  conld  hvmaa 
handa  or  hnman  maehines  do  against  these 
towers  !*  It  ia  no  ether  than  Ood,  who  baa 
expelled  the  Jews  from  their  fortifieatXHiai 
.Iheir  temple  was  tie  richest  in^the  whoU 
world— their  Religion  was  the  parest^-aad 
their  Qod  was  the  Lord  of  Host^.  Kevef 
was  there  a  people  tavonred  like  tms  pecplv. 
Bat  they  aot  at  nonght  the  coooayl  of  their 
Ckid^-tmsted  m  tfieir  waDs— and* walked 
after  the  imaginations  of  their  own  hearts^: 
their  city  was  given  ap  to  t^e  spoU^er-^thO 


or  gate,  or  wall,  or  hardly  ev^  a  atone  r^-     glory  departed  irom  larael,  and  the  aceptrO 
mams.    The  Ibandations  are  not  only  broken     from/niah— thedayofven 


.ap»  bnt  evety  fcagtaeat  of  which  they  weie 
'composed  is  swept  away  I  and  the  speetator 
.looks  imon  the  bare  rock,  with  hardly  a 
swinkhng  of  earth  to  point  ont  her  gardens 
of  pleasare  or  groves  of  idolajbrons  devothm 
And  when  we  conaider  the  ftalaceaj 
toweiSy  and  waUa  aboat  Jeraaalemi 
that  the  stones  of  which  some  of  them  were 
vonstracted  were  thirty  feet  long,  6fteen 
feet  broad«  and  aeven-and-a-h^  thick,  wo 
are  not  more  astonished  at  the  strength, 
and  skilh and  peraeveranice^ bywhich they 
were  ooastnieted,  than  shocked  by  the  re^ 
tentleaa  and  bratal  hoetiUty  by  which  th«it 
were  shattered  and  overthrown,  and  nttertjr 
removed  fiom  oar  sl^ht  A  few  gardens  still 
renmin  on  the  aloping  base  of  Moant  Zioa^ 
wateredfromthePoolofSiloam:  theOardens 
of  Oethsemaae  are  stiU  in  a  sort  of  rained 
cnltivation :  tholanooa  •n  farohendown,  and 
the  olive-trees  decaying,  as  if  the  hand  that 
dressed  and  fed  tbem  were  withdrawn.  The 
fioant  of  Olives  still  retaitas  a  laogaishing 
Tordore,  and  noarishes  a  few  of  those  trees 
iGrom  which  it  dsrivas  its  name.  Bot  all 
ronnd  aboat  Jemaalem,  the  general  aneet 
is  blighted  and'barren:  the  grass  is  wither- 
*  od:  Urn  bare  rack  looks  throoRh  the  scanty 
sward ;  and  the  i^ain  itself,  like  the  staring 
progeny  of  famine*  seems  in  doabt  whether 
to  come  to  matarity  or  die  in  the  ear. 

The  vine^  that  was  brooght  from  Ejgypt,  is 
cotofffinomtbenddstof  thekmd:  the  vine- 
yards are  wasted:  the  hedges  are  ti^eo 
away :  and  the  graves  of  the  ancient  dead 
are  open  and  tenantless.  How  is  the  gold  lie- 
Gosae  dim,  and  every  thing  jtbat  was  pleasant 
to  the  eye  withdrawn !  Jenisalem  has  beard 
the  voice  of  David  and  Solomon,  of  Prophets 
and  Apostles;  and  He,  who  apake  as  man 
never  spake,  has  tanght  in  bco'  synssogaes 
and  in  lier  streets.  Before  her  Legislators) 
her  Poets,  and  her  Apostles,  Ihose  of  aN 
other  coontriea  bfeame  dtimbi  and  cast 
dawn  their  crowns,  as  onwerthy  to  stand  ia 


Bitfeance  arrived-^ 
and  the  rebellioas  Sons  of  Jacob  are  scat- 
tered, and  peeled,  and  driven  onder  e¥er^ 


wind  of  heaven,  withoat  a  aation  at  ooontrt 
ated,  pers»- 


to  call  their  own- 


iriacuB  lu  c«u  lueir  own  wiBuis<nniimteO|  peT«9> 
rothm.  oated,plondered,  and  reviled  i  like  tiie  roint 
),  and  ofa  blighted  tower,  whose  fragmentirtaiall 
I,  and  to  shew  the  power  that  smote  ity  and  to  caB 
^load  to  heaven  and  earth  for  tepair;  What 


foitsifew! 

K  U  imponible  for  tiie  Chriatian  lyaveTo- 
ler  to  look  npoo  Jerosalem  with  the  samo 
leeUngs  with  which  he  would  set  himself  t* 
contemplaie  the  rams  of  Thebes,  of  Athenl^ 
or  of  Borne,  or  of  any  other  city  which  the 
world  ever  aaw.  There  ia  in  aft  the^doings 
nf  die  Jewa,  their  virtoea  and  Iheir  vttei, 
their  wisdom  and  their  folly,  a  hef gM  iftd  A 
depth,  a  breadtfi  and  alenstb,  that  gn^ls 
eaaaot  fhlhom :  their  whole  historr  is  a  iif# 
tary  of  miiadea.  tlie  preoents  of  their  Sa- 
cred Book  are  the  most  profound,  and  tho 
best  adapted  to  every  sitoation  ia  which  man 
can  bepbmod:  Hiey moiterate  him  in  vt^ 
sperity,  aastain  Mm  in  adversity,  guide  hiit 
in  health,  ooasole  him  In  sickness,  ^mppoct 
him  at  the  cloae  of  life,  tratel  on  wiahiiM 
throngh  death,  Hve  with  hka-Buwrnhoot  th# 
endleaa  ages  of  eteraity:  and  Jomsalei^ 
lands  its  naaie  to  the  eteinal  nmnsioos  of  the 
blessed  in  heaven,  which  man  ia  admitted 
to  enjofthroagh  the  atonement  of  Chriat  Je- 
sasf  mo  waa  bom  of  adesciendantof  Jodsji; 

Bat  we  mast  tarn  tsooQsider  the  Jeroair 
lem  that  now  is. 

in  Egypt  and  Syria,  itisoniveraally  called 
Ooates,  or  Koades,  which  meana  Holy ;  -and 
isstill  a  respectable,  good-looking  town,  ft 
fe  of  an  irregalar  ahape,  appmaehing  neareat 
to  that  of  a  saaaYo.  It  it  sorronnded  by  « 
high  embattled  wall,  which,  genera lly  apeak- 
iogiis  tsiilt  of  the  eommon-^ne  of  fhe  conn- 
try,  tfbieh  is  a  oovfiaet  limestone.    It  has 


MMMft'  Dm  kfakt io'ilie Wett :  aid  fi  (W  fo<it 
«dM  4lw  date  of  Yaifa,  or  Bethldie^ 
jbecfUiae  th«  road  to  tfaeoe  pisoes  paMM 
*6irQOfk  H.  Two  look  to  the  North ;  om  it 
calWthe  Gate.ofSkan.orDamBacaa:  tbo 
i^er,  tlie  Oafe  of  Herod.  lUe  foortli  gato 
look*  to  the  East,  or  the  Valley  of  Jehoeha* 
fjMt;  .nad  ii  eaUed  8L  Stephen'^  Ote,  be^ 
ttaate  here  the  protoaartrr  was  atoned  t# 
death :  it  if  clone  by  the  Temple  or  Moaqoe 
of  Onar,  aB4|irads  to  the  Gardeoa  of  Geth- 
IMMvanf ,  andAe  Moont  of  OiiTet,  Bethao^» 
Jdll^b^a&dVrtheeaatof  Jerosalem:  this 
l^te  leids  into  theTemoIe,  or  Harem  Sehr* 
'  reef;  nvich  waa  fonaerly  called  the  CImreh 
«f  the  I^eseiitatioD,  Jbecaiwe  tbr  Tiwm 
Mary  ia  sappdoed  to  hajg  entered  by  thia 
gat^^iomeaentherBoDMirBleaeed  Sarioniv 
"  Temple :  aa  aoooaat  of  a  tarn  in  the 
'l^te,  dioughin  the  east  wall  of  the 
» the  aoath,  toward  Moont  Zioir. 
J  thero  is  another  gate,  which  ia 
adadttiDg  cither  horaea  or  cap- 
jriaKeaa  of  which  laaC»  howerer,  there  ia  aona 
in  Jemtaleai  t  and,  horn  the  waJI  retaining 
4ts  former  direction,  looks  to  the  East:  it  is 
jsalled  the  Dang-Oate.  The  last  u  called 
2io9-Gate,  or  the  Gate  of  the  Pra|diet  f>a» 
wHf  it  kx^^  to  the  Soofhj  and  ia  in  that 
sofjlof  the  wall  which  passes  over  Mount 
2ion, andraas  between  the^brook  Kedron 
fir  Valley  of  Jehoahaphaton  the  east,  and 
die  deep  ratine  called  the  Valley  of  the 
ISonofBianom  on  theweat;  leaving  aboot 
tvm-lhirds  of  Mount  Zion-  on  the  sooth,  or 
ootside  of  the  walls:  it  is  neark  opposite 
4o  the  Mosqae  which  is  boilt  ow  the  8»> 
polchre  of  DaYid.  The  longest  wall  is  that 
on  the  north  side  of  the  city :  ft  nms  be* 
tW«en  the  Valley  of  O^n  oA  the  west,  and 
the  Valley  of  Jehoshsphat  00  the  east.  I 
walked  roond  the  city  on  the  outside  of  tha 
wall,  in  an  hour  and  twenty  minutes ;  and 
Lady  Belmore  rode  round  it  on  an  ass,  in  an 
boor  and  a  quarter:  the  whole  oircumf»> 
renae,  as  aMasoted  by  MamidreJI.  a  most 
aocorate  traveller,  is  two  miles-ana^half. 
The  populatioa  of  the  Holy  City  is  csti» 
mated  at  20^)00  aoalsi  6000  of  whom  ara 
Massnhaans^  6000  Christians,  and  }Ojm 
lews. 


fHft*  it  fiiip^es  ts  yod  ascend  m 

and,  at  the  top,  haft  a  reapertable  mipear^ 

* '      '  it^rm  ia» 


The  Jews  reside  chiefly  on  1^  edge  nf 
Hmmt  Zion,  in  the  lower  ftat  oflbe  d«y» 
vhicU  ii^  the  langiiige  of  8enptare»  is  called 


ance,  as  it  ends  in  ah  agreeable  plati 
iront  of  the  house.  On  entering  the  1 
itself,  it  is  found  to  be  deah  and  well  fofU 
nished,  the  so^  are  oof  ered  with  Peraiaor 
carpets,  and  the  people  seem  happy  to  re** 
eeire  yon:  the  visiter  is  entertained  vritia' 
cofiee  and  tdbseco,  ap  is  the  custom  in  tb»: 
houses  of  the  Turks  and  CbristiaAa.  Tluft 
Ladies  presented  the^seheawltfi  aa  eaae 
and  address  that  sarprised  me,  and  recalled 
to  my  memory  the  pleasing  socifty  of  Europe. 
This  difference  of  manner  arises  trom  many 
of  the  Jewish  families  in  Jerusalem  having 
resided  In  Spain  and  Partofal,  where  th« 
fiunales  had  rid  themselvea  of  the  cruel  d^ 
meatio  fetters  of  tike  Eaati  and,  on  retarm* 
ing  to  their  beloved'  land,  bad  very  properly 
maintained  their  josdy-acqulred  freedom  ana 
rank  in  aociety*  They  ahnovt  all  speak  m 
broken  Italian,  ao  that  conversatipo  goeaoo 
avilhout  the  clumsy  aid  of  an  intptpreter.  ^ 
It  was  the  Feast  of  the  Passover,  and 
they  were  all  eating  unleavened  bread  ^ 
some  flf  which  was  presented  to  me  aa  ar 
curiosity,  aad  I  partook  of  it  merely  that  I 
might  have  the  gratification  of  eatibg  m^ 
leavened  bread  with  the  aona  and  dau^tara 
of  Jacob  in  Jerusalem:  it  is  very  insipid 
fare,  and  no  one  woald  eat  it  from  choice'.  * 
'  For  the  aame  reason  I  went  to  the  SpM^ 
gogue,  of  which  tliere  are  twa  in  Jemaafem, 
aRhough  1  only  tinted  one.  The  Form  of 
Worship  b  the  saqie  aa  in  this  country,  and^ 
I  believe,  in  every  country,  which  the  Jews 
inhabit.  Ilie  females  ba^  a  separate  Sywh 
agogue  assigned  to  them,  as*  in  the  8yn^ 
gogues  in  Europe,  and  in  the  Cbristian 
Churchea  uH  over  tfie  Levant:  they  are  aot; 
however,  expected  to  l>e  irsqaent  or  regakir 
in  their  attendance  on  Fobiio  WorshipC 
The  Ladies  generall^r  make  a  puiat  of  goinn 
0n  the  Sunday,  that  is,  the  Friday  night  or 
Saturday  morning,  after  they  are  married  | 
and,  bemg  thoa  introduced  in  their  new 
capaoity>  once  a  year  ia  coqpidered  as  mB» 
cieat  compliance,  on  their  part,  with  thf 
ancient  injunction,  to  assemble  themselve* 
together  in  the  House  of  fVaver.  Like  tha 
votariea  of  aome  Christian  btabHshmcnta, 
the  Jeweaaea  traat  more  to  tiM  prayers  or 
their  Priests  than  to  their  owA.  The  Syna* 
gognea  in  Jerusalem  are  both  poor  and  small  ( 


fbe  Oanghtar  of  ZiMii>  near  to  tha  fhamblea*    not  owing  to  the  poverty  of  their  possessors^ 
which  are  moat  dreadAilly  dffenaive :   in     bat  to  the  prudential  motivaa  above  men. 


passing  them,on  a  summer  mominr,  arperaon 
la  ahaost  afraid  to  draw  hia  breath  j  the  in- 
halation of  the  vapour  prodficea  such  a  dead^ 
•ning  effect  upon  the  whole  ayatem. 
.  Idany  of  the  Jews  are  rich  and  in  ^omfotU 
able  circomstancea,  and  posaesa  agood  deaJ 
of  property  in  Jeraaalem ;  but  Uiry  are  care- 
ful to  conceal  their  wealthy  and  even  their 
canfort^Oom  the  jealous  eye  or  their  rulers, 
je^it,  by  awakening  thfur  cnpidi)7»some  vila 
ifdeifrnsible  plot  should  be  devised  to  their 
mjudice.  In  going  to  visit  a  respactabto 
lew  b  the  Holy  City,  it  is  a  common  thing 
to  pMs  to  bis  house  over  a  rained  loMground : 
and  up  aa  awkward  ootside  atair,  oonatmcted 
of  rough  unp0liahc4at«a^a,4hal  tdttcrander 


tinned  I  yet  it  waa  delightful  to  mix  witll 
them  in  your  devotions}  aad  to  see  per- 
ftrmed  before  yoar  eyes  that  Ceremonial 
Worship,  by  the  dtacendaota  of  that  ver^ 
people  to  whom  it  was  delivered  by  the 
yoieeof  God.  I  should  look  at  the  Cere* 
mottiea  of  Psgan  Temples  as  a  matter  af 
little  more  than  idle  curiosity,  but  the  Cete^ 
pianies  of  the  Jews  dip  into  the  heart  ThH 
js  the  most  ancient  FWm  of  Worship  ia  en^ 
istanee :  thia  is  the  manner  in  which  the  6ed 
of  Heaven  was  worshipped  bv  Abraham 
and  his  descendants,  when  all  the  other  m^ 
tions  in  the  Vorld  were  sitting  in  darknesa^ 
<nr  falling  dowp  to  at^eka  tbid  stones.  Ta  tht 
Jews  ware  cMnmttfcd  tha.  Oraclea  of  Oodr 


MBDITBRRAlrKAlrw-^IIipiA  WtSBm^WBZ  OAKOKS. 


Parid  Aod  Sofenoiitf  WMvhlpped.the  God  of 
their  fathers.  Thia  worihip  was  ioatitotec^ 
hf  Ood  lihnself,  and  m/emaafeiB  the  chosen 
and  appointed  citj:  and  on  the  Rock  of 
8ion,  Ood^f  Hqlf  Hill,  to  sing  a  Psalm  of 
Dftvid,  m  oompany  with  the  ooteast  raoe  of 
'  iudabi  winds  to.  eoatiuqr  the  heart  The 
yii^I  history  of  the  Christian  Faith  l^ues, 
over  the  memory,  and  yon  feel  as  if  yon 
jbmed  yonr  voice  with  those  chosen  spirits, 
who  spoke  throngh  inspiration,  and  told  the 
Wilt  of  Ood  to  man.'  The  time  will  com^ 
wlw«  the  descendanta  of  hisAncientPeopla 
shall  join  the  Song  of  Moaes  to  the  Song  of 
the  Liamb ;  and,  singinc  Hosannah  to  the 
Son  of  David,  confess  Tiis  power  to  save. 
'  f  never  see  the  fine,  venerable  aspect  of  a 
few»bat  I  fee!  for  him  as  an  elder  bcother. 
I  hare  as  affiDclion  for  him,  that  far  tran* 
aeends  my  feeling  for  a  Greek  or  for  a  Rom 
Vtao  ;  who  have  left  Uie  world  bat  childish 
rhythms  and  sprinklings  of  a  groundless 
noralitf  ,c«mpared  with  that  pare  and  lofty 
Ihonght  lha0  pcrvadoa  the  Sacred  Vohune« 
I  hare  a  desire  to  converse  with  him}  and 
to  know  the  commanings  of  a  heartj  formed 
^  the  Andent  Word  of  Inspiration,  nn«; 
Bomted  and  ttnannealed  by  the  conanrnmatTng 
aflUtioos  of  Christianitv.'  T  woald  rather 
fjlty^  than  pemeote.'  hmi,  for  rafosiag'the 
Oeiapel.  Toe  iaandera  of  Sinai  once  nulg 
In  hia  ears—need  we  Wonder  that  they  have 
aank'  deep  into  his  heart?  The  rock  milst 
be  Btmok»  before  the  water  will  ^nah  oat 
'1110  ooalmast  be  warmedi l>efore it  can  be 
fanned  into  a  flame.  The  fort  moat  be  taken 
fay  gradoal  approaches.  Sichieas  must  b^ 
dbofiahed  by  mtla  and  little.  They  are  a 
Juutl*working  and  industrious  people :  th9 
world  has  never  been^oppressed  by  their 
poor :  the  obstinacy  with  which  they  cling 
to  their  institbtions  shows  the  staff  that  u 
lOr  them.  Pliindertd  «nd  expatriated  for  the 
long  period  of  eighteen  hondred  rean^  they 
Imvcr  earned  their  bread  from  unoer  the  feet 
of  those,  to  whom  th6  writings  of  their  fii; 
ihers  reveal  the  will  of  Heaven',  and  from 
'Which  we  derive  the  'sonndest  roleif  of  lif^ 
'•ad  the  gladdening  hopes  of  a  Aktnre  exiat- 
tonec.  Onewottld  say,.thattheSoB  oCJadah 
waa  a  gem,  whom  every  Christian  would  ba 
anxious  to  ^lish  and  refine,  by  bow  much 
it  la  more  blessed  to  give  than  receive :  they 
"hav^  given  to  all;  bat,  saving  the  baffetinf^ 
of  tyrannv  and  nfdversity,  i^t  have  the^ 
ivemved  nrom  tho  world?  The  elements  if 
GhriatiaslSty  are  incorporated  in  their  insti- 
lations :  when  they  consider  and  know  theiu^ 
ibey  will  see  thai  the  Reli^on  of /esus  is 
'  but  the  consndimMioa  df  their  own.  Let  as 
treat  them  Kke  fellow-creatures :  we  owe 
Aem  ever^jrthiAgt  ^d'they  have  wot  more 
of  the  origiiiaf  eontaminatiOB  of  human  n*- 
tiire  than  we  oorselvea. 
^The  Jewesses  in  Jerusalem  speak  In  a  de- 
eided  and  firm  tone;  unlike  the  hesitating  and 
timid  voice  of  the  Arab  and  Turkish  Fe- 
males i  and  claim  tfie  European  privilege  of 
djfering  from  their  hnsbands,  and  maintain- 
isf  thair  own  opinions.  They  are  fair  and 
|pod-look]B|:  rad  and  aobam  hair  are  by  no 


iuic<HWBoa.meithnrflC|W«eMto.  .1 

never  saw  an^  of  them  with  veils;  aiul  waf 
informed  that  it  is  the  general  |iractice  of  the 
Jewesses  va  Jemsalemj  to  go  with  their  face'a 
uncovered.  They  are  the  only  females  ther  j 
who  do  BO.  They  aeesi  paHiiiularlj  liatia 
to  eruptive  disaaaaa;  and  Iha  want  cif  child* 
ren  u  as  great  a  heart4>reak  to  them  n^wi 
as  it  was  in  the  days  of  Sarah.  , 

In  passing  up  to  the  Synagogue,  T  was  par* 
ticularly  struck  with  the  mean  and  wretchea 
appearance  of  the  faooaea  on  both  sides  of 
the  strettSf  as  well  as  with  the  poverty  of 
their  inhabitants.  Some  of  the  ola  men  and 
old  women  had  more  withered  and  hungry  . 
aspects  than  any  of  onr  race  I  'ever  aawf 
with  the  exception  of  the  cavemed  dameif 
at  Oomow,  in  ESgyp^an  Thebes,  who  might 
Irave  sat  in  a  stony  field  aa  a  picture  of  la-' 
mine  the  year  after  the  flood.  The  light  of 
a  poor  Jew  in  Jerusalem  has  in  it  something 
peculiarly  affecting.  The  heart  of  this  won^ 
derfnl  people,  in  whatever  cKm^  they  roi|m« 
itill  turns  to  it,  as  the  city  of  their  promised 
rsst.  They  take  pleaaan  in  her  ruins,  and 
would  lick  the  very  dust  for  her  sake.  Xenn 
aalemis  the  centre,  around  which  the  c^iM 
Sons  of  Judah  build,  in  airy  dreams,  thei 
mansions  of  their  future  greatness.  In  what- 
ever part  of  the  world  he  may  live,  the  hearts 
dissire  of  a  Jew  when  gathered  to  bis  fatheno 
IS,  to  be  bhried  in  Jerusaleab  Thither  thej 
return  from  Spain  and  Portugal,  from  figypt 
^utd  Barbary,  and  other  countries  among 
which  they  have  been  scattered!  and  wheiy 
after  all  their  longing8,and  all  their  stragj^tea 
np  tiie  sta^s  of  nfe,  we  see  them  poor,  and 
blind,  and  naked,  in  the  streets  oftheironoo 
happy  Zidn,  he  must  have  a  cold  heart  that 
can  remain  nutouched  by  their  suSeriagjii 
without  uttering  a  prayer,  that  the  light  of  a 
reconciled  Countenance  would  shine  on  the 
darkness  of  Jodah.and  the  Day-star  of  Beth^ 
lehem  arise  in  their  hesrts. 

CALCUTTA. 

CHURCH  MJSSlOIfARY  SOCiSTY. 

Thb  YIK^  Report  of  the  Society^t 
Corresponding  Committee  at  Cain 
ciUto  and  its  Quarterly  Gircttlai^ 
with  connnunications  lately  received 
from  the  Missionaries,  furnish  much 
information  relative  ip  the  Calcutta 
and  North-India  Mission.  We  shall 
here  extract  some  of  the  details; 
reserving  the  remainder  for  the  nexf 
Annual  Survey. 
Siaie  tmd  Fragren  of  B^$^  Sclm&b. 

The  Corresponding  Committed 
give  the  following  statements  on  this 
'subject: — 

The  transfer  of  their  three  regular 
^ools^  hy  the  Calcutta  School  SocUty 


t 


9n  IMDCAJIEIffHffil 

to  1^  OHMpQMdUlg  Connhtoe^  wm 
tepcwted  last  jrear,  as  alao  the  Rev.  Kr. 
better's  having  comn^oed  the  superin. ' 
tendoice  of  them.  One  of  these  Schools 
vhieh  hsd  never  been  «peU  idtended^  it 
has  been  thouf^t  adviadldie  to  give  upc 
but  ibui^  othem  have  been  eotabUsfaed  in 
other  parts  of  the  Native  Town,  making 
the  number  of  Bojs*  Schools  hi  DdcuttA 
under  the  domnuttee*s  ctre».  six.  These 
have*  in  eveiy  instance,  been  esti^ilished 
tm  the  repesentation  and  nt  the  eumest 
request  of  a  number  of  the  most  respect- 
able inhabitants  in  the  respective  nei|^- 
heurhoods,  expressed  in  writing ;  and  se- 
ver^ other  Petitions  for  Schools  have 
been  presented,  which  the  Committee 
have  not  been  able,ih)m  want  of  Amdsy 
to  attend  to*  ' 

The  number  of  children  receiving  in* 
ffcntction  in  aU  these  Schools  is  about 
600.  Inthe  KidderpQre43cbool,asbe. 
Ibve  npoftedy  the  education  is  altogether 
^  a  CSiristian  kind.  In  the  Schools  in 
^  dtyi  £llerton*s  Pialnguea,  on  the 
JQistoiy  cQBlftiiied  in  Genesis,  has  been 
ftadusily  introduced,  as  the  classes  be« 
came  ready  fiir  them. 
*  On  the  9th  of  January  hurt;  (18SS)>  an 
JSzamination  of  the  head  dasaes  in  the 
Sodety^  Schools  took  place  at  theChurch 
Mission  House  in  IMlrsapare.  Sir  £d- 
«rard  Hyde  East,  who,  during  his  abode 
in  India,  so  greatly  aided,  by  his  infliu 
ira^e  and  personal  exertions,  the  cause 
^  Native  Education,  was  pleased  to  at- 
tend the  Examination,  together  with  se* 
^F8fBl  of  the  Society's  ftiends.  The 
dffses  were  examined  on  the  elementary 
parts  of  arithmetic,  and  in  reading, 
writing,  and^  spelling  in  Bengalee ;  ami 
«  class  of  the  Kidderpore  Boya  in  £ng. 
lish.  .Th(^  late  Chief  Justice  was  pleasM 
to  express  his  satisfaction  wilt  the  mode 
of  education  inHoduced,  and  jpe  plea- 
june  with  which  he  heard  these  Childven 
jef  Idolaters  read  and  exidahi  the  Word 
ivfCMand  the  beautiM PiaUigues of 
^r^Ellerton. 

Jn  the  nuwth  of  April  W,  an  £n- 
gjiah.  School  was  opened  on  the  So^eiy 'js 
J^remises  at  Hirzapore,  intendi||Bs  an 
encouragement  fbr  the  most  iBp^^^^ 
schoUrsm  the  Sodety'sBeng^eeSSoob: 
it  JB  ^  present  attended  by  4hont  $5 
jdiohuv.  In  the  School-Bo^m,  which 
U  very  spacipus,  Mr.  Jetter  commenced 
iMvine  Service  in  the  Bengalee  Lan. 
jguage,  about  the  time  the  English  School 
'Was'  opened.  The  superintendaiice  of 
'^e,  Schools  necessarily  occupies  the 


mater  pact  eClfr.J<ttflir*8  time.  M^ 
has,  however,  fbimd  time  to  pivaoh  oc- 
casionally to  the  Natives,  in  various 
parts  of  the  town ;  and  hss  attended 
also  at  Kidderpore  on  Monday  Even- 
ings, to  explain  a  portion  of  Soipture, 
when  he  is  attended  voluntarily  &y  mosit 
Of  the  upper  Boys  of  the  School,  uid  oc- 
casionally by  several  of  the  villsgeis. 
tThe  Committee  condude  this  heSi  of 
their  proceedings,  with  Mr.  Jetter*« 
words,  in  his  report  of  prQgre8•^-« 
**  Help  is  required  from  home,  and  an 
increase  of  grace  £rom  our  most  gradous 
father  in  heaven.  May  aU  our  waiits 
he  supplied,  through  the  fervent  iun^ 
cations  of  those  who  da^y  pmy,  Tky 
kingdom  come!  Amen.*' 

rrom  the  last  despatdiet  ito^ 
peartf  that  the  number  of  the  BoyV 
SdK>ol8  had  kiereiMed  to  9,  and 
tfiat  of  the  Scholars  to  751. 

£giraciifr0m  the  Jawnud  tf  <fc0  iZn^ 
•f.  A.  Jetter. 

These  extracts  will  c^  some  fur- 
iher  insight  into  the  diaract^  and 
prejudices  of  the  Natives^  and  the 
nopes  which  md;^'  be  reasonably 
formed  concerning' those  who  are 
uinder  instruction. 

JMirch  1 ,  18S8.-— This  mermmr  I  went 
to  visit  one  of  our  Schools*  The  ftrit 
two  Classes  gave^me  great  saUs&ction. 
While  I  was  eyamining,  a  respectable 
Native  Gentleman  came  into  the  School. 
I  requested  bun  to  hear  the  First  Class 
in  reading,  and  to  try  them  in  writing  by 
dictation ;'  which  he  dieerfiilly  did,  and 
was  no  leis  r^oiced  than  surprised  at  the 
.nrcwpEess  which  they  had  made.  &«d4 
^'  Now  many  of  my  coUntiymen  begin 
to  see  the  advantage  arising  firom  your 
i£atnterested  exertums.** 

March  7.— One  of  our  School  Pun* 
dits  asked  f^t  three  weeks*  holiday 
to  go  home  and  get  married.  Haivhig 
substituteda  man  in  his  plaee,  I aUowsl 
him  to  go  on  so  urgent  an  occasion.  On 
getting  my  consent  to  go  heme,  he 
added,  *'  Be  pleased*  3^:,  to  aive  me 
alao  sQBie  money.!*  I  aaasrercfl^  ^  Vott 
^eceivea  your  salary  only  a  few  days 
ago :  take  care  not  to  make  a  more  ex^ 
pensive  feast  than  your  money  wiU 
cover.**  jpCe  replied,  "  I  do  not  want 
the  money  for  the  marriage-feast,  but  for 
the  purchaseof  my  Wife**^^diBg,  that 
his  iriends  bad  already  advanced  a  otirtaiB 
sum  to  hhr  intended  ftther4a4awfDrhis 


12  JsmmA 

fiil^tar;  mU^^jMd  lie  .ksl  ihiMe 
lie  QDuld  not  bow  procure  the  wbola 
aoKNinti  beoMiie  the  nuui  ^ould  give 
her  to  aaolher  *who  has  ready  moliey. 
V  Bo  you  .kno>r  your  hride?"  I  taked: 
.**  No :  I  never  nw  her/'-r"  How  can 
^ou  thus  ianoiantly  enter  on  ao  aerioua 
•ad^reotSil  an  engagemctat  T*  *  '^It  ia 
tiie  custom  of  the  coontrrt  what  shall 
I  do  ?»*— *^  How  dd  is  -your  bride  P" 
>*About  eleven  years  eCsge.**— "  Why  do 
you  mazry  such  a  diild,  being  yoursdf 
•t  leMt  twenty-lour  years  old  ?"  ^'  It  Is 
geneiBUy  the  case  with  the  poor,  that 
ftb^  must  take  what  th^  can  get**— in^ 
tioiitingi  that  if  he  had  more  money,  he 
«dght  luve- get  a  itter  person.  I^oaM 
jMlfaelplanMnting  the  abominable  prat^ 
tkes  and  gross  dariniess  of  Heathenism^ 
jkU  that  he  could  prednce.  in  deteoe 
of  their  pemidous  AMtomSfWas^thaft  ne 
live  in  the  '^  Iron  Ages*'  and  that  such 
was  the  pcactice  dS  Vmi  anoeston.  It 
ia  «  comiiion  thing  amoiig  the  Hindooa^ 
to  do  quUe  contrary  ia  what  they  know 
jto  he  rights  merely.out  6f  leac  of  losb. 
ing  the  ceputatum  of  their .  idolatioui 
ftrands^  or  of  acting  agsltfst  the  CBStone 
of  their  f<tfe&thers. 

^  In  the  evening  I  went  out  to  OQavefie 
iwith  the  Natives  t  and  came  to  a  plaite 
jrhece  I  had^  some  weeks  i^o,  a  eonvtt^ 
nation  wiUi  an  OldMan*  aged  95  »  buthe 
iHas  out  I  endeavoured  to  speak  to  the 
other  ipcc^e  wh6  were  present ;  but  9B 
jK)on  as  they  heard  of  jMUsChrist»  th^r 
irent'away. 

,  Jlogr  13,  18^-*7ln  the  evening  I 
,«ent  out  to  see,  if  possible,  theOld  Htn- 
idoo.  I  asked  how  he  fbund  himselfi 
•dding,  ^'  I  am  come  to  have  some  con- 
versation with  you  again."  <  He  seemed 
gpeatly  pleased  I  and,  before  ha  gave 
•ny  answer,  endeavoured  to  get  me 
something  to  sit  on ;  but  having^notliing 
like  a  chiur  or  stool,  he  brought  an  old 
sack,  which  he  spread  on  the  ground. 
Oa  this  I  seated  mysd^  dose  to  him, 
on  the  ground;  and  began  to  point  out 
.|t>1iim  the  salvation  by  Jesus  Christ, 
.using  as  plain  language  as  possible.  An- 
other man,  his  Son4n-law,  came  to  sit 
•with  us ;  and:  sometimes  ^served  as 
Ifiterpreter,  the  Old  Man  h^og  rather 
.deat  Thus  I  «pent  a  veiy  ddightful 
«n4  agreeable  moment,  in  speakingabout 
4he  one  thing  needful  with  these  men. 
'But  when  I  was  in  the  best  of  my  con- 
yersation,  there  came  a  man,  ^sent  by 
the  Ijandholder,  to  di^veme  away  from 
his  premises;  seying,  *^  The  Baboo 
August,  I8S3. 


dowaotTlflw  yxMrtbMkte^tf  ^^naiits 
about  JesuB  Christ"  My  h^areks^  being 
Afraid  of  ofihndingtfaeBahoot  were  umw 
willing  to  hear  any  longer,  and  thus  left 
^me:  Inthifeinannlefm)rJ^  Iras  mixed 
#tthgricf|  aiid  I  had  to  leave  the  place 
irith  a  heart  filled  with  pam  at  thd 
wretched  state  Of  the  Hindoos*  - 
•  Mb9  99  — ▲  man*  of  the  Sndra 
Caste,  from  the  tipper  Provinoes,  came, 
vequesting  me  to  veoeive  him  into^ax^ 
of -our  Spools,,  to  be  instructed^  and  to 
betaken  care  of  in  food  andrmment;*; 
•ndi  in  aider  to  give  lus  petition  the 
mere  weight,  he  added,  ^^  I  want  aho 
to  become  a  Christian.**  <*  WdU,"  said 
I,  "  you  may  stay  at  our  premi«%  that 
I  may  seesrhat  you  are."  Beingof  the 
workjng.oiste,  I  directed  him  to  work 
*&h  out  gudenei'  i  whidi  he  refrieed, 
^sying,  *^  1  did  not  come  tqCakutta  to 
vork,  buttoieami"  and  so  he  vent  M 

Jtme  IS^This  mottling  I  went  out 
to  visit  one  of  our  8cheolSi  Hftvhig 
heard  the  chiMren  in  their  readixi|f,  1 
n^ade  them  write  by  dictation ;  and,  hold- 
ing cut  aoewly^xmnd  Tract  in  my  hand* 
fffomiaed  that  he  whovmade-  no  mistake 
Bhottld  have  H.  On  etwiining  tbdr 
slates,  I  was  affreeably  sui^nsed  not .  to 
•have  one  singto  fiuilt  to  find  withthe 
first  four  hoya,  although  I  tooka  pifra* 
Mph  irhich  they  had  never  read  b^ 
hn*  IfKvethehooktojthefirstboyi 
ivh<^.8eeingthat  itcontaSarad  the  ^Say- 
ings Of  Jeaus  Christ,"  threw  it  aWay^ 
saying,  '^  I  do  not  want  this  book." 
Another,  below  fahn,  estlaimed,  ^^  Please 
fiir,  give  it  to'  me."  *  ' 

In  the  evenhig,  I  phKoeded  to  Kid* 
derpore.  Previous  to  tiie  Service,  I  ex- 
amined the  Children  on  Matt.  xr.  in 
order  to  ascertain  their  ^  knowledge  and 
undersiufdiag  in  what  they  read.  I 
s^ed  Aoy,  Sf  about  nine  y^rs  of  aoe, 
on  the  8th  verse,  '^  What  do  you  think 
to  be  the  meaning  of  the  phmse— 7M 
peopig-^nmetk  f^  mile  me  mfOi  iktkr 
meiflA,  mid  henourelh  me  with  ^le^Upe^ 
kul  their  hemrtU  far  from  mer*  *' It 
meansjg  be  friendly  disposed  teward'a 
persdjHhtwardiy,  but  to  cut  him  down 
inw^Bf."  The  Fimdit,  in  order  to 
makenhe  tneaoing  more  dear,  added$ 
>'  You  are  reading  this  book  irith  your 
lips,  but  your  heart  is  not  engaged  in  it.*f 
.  Au§*  26— One  of  my  School  Boya 
came  to  vxy  room,  and  said,  '^  Sif^€ 
have  now  learnt  the  little  book  Hrldeh 
you  gave  me*" — Watts's  let  Catechism^ 
♦'  WeU,'  let  me  hear/'    The  boy  Mm 


i 


SM  miA  VITHIM 

MlMOied  tf«  whole,  wit^it  mUag  a 
dn^  iniftake;  and  be  was  no  lest  able 
io  expiiin  all  the  difficult  wotdfl  and 
nhiaaefl* 

ili^.  ao,  1 89ie-*I  found  that  aome  of 
eur  EngHah  Scfaohm  hid  left  the  Sehooh 
Ou  inquiring  the  veason,.!  vras  told  thai 
the  J  left  becabae  ef  the  Books  vhi^  are 
lead  and  tau^^t  therein.  leent  a  Pun- 
dit  to  get  the  Boja  beck^  if  poaaible;  ai 
it  ia  not  a  little  trouble  to  obtidn  Boya 
80  fiir  advanced  aa  theae.  One  was  i^ 
cbdmed,  iKthout  much  difficulty;  but 
the  xeat  refhsej  to  come  any  mere  One 
Father  eaid  to  the  Pundit^  who  was  uig^ 
li^  him  to  sebd  his  child  again,  ^*-  Will 
tou  ruin  ray  child  ?*'T<-adding«  ^'Tbe 
Bookareadin  this  School  ttfeat  idl  aboul 
lesusChTtBt*' 

.  S§pt,  1,  Sumr^r-^Afte  our  Bengalee 
fiervlee,  I  went^  fbr  the  fiitt'tine^  en 
beaid  the  Floating  Chapel^  or  Beihefc 
My  heart  waa  filled  with  joy,  and  my 
qiouth  with  praise,  on  aeeing  such  aA 
Institution;  which,  under  the  Divine 
Blessing,  may  become  the  means  of  »» 
movkig  the  eeandal  which-tfae  EuropoMi 
Adloia  haw  hitherto  breoghi  oh  ah« 
€Mstiaii  Bdigion,  by  ifaeir  ahkeeAd 
conduct  in  the  sight  of  the  Haathen* 

OH.  IS— I  vklted  our  Bag  Baaair 
Miqoh  where  I  wto  hi|^y  fdeasei 
wfththeBoyaoftheFurstClasii.  Thc^ 
explalaed  to  me,  with  a  d^ree  bf  inter, 
est,  the  minmdous  eoneefSon  of  Jesua 
Christ  our  Lord,  9M  ft  ie  f^Muid  hi>  the 
Second  Part  of  £Usrton*8  Dialoguee. 
Some  appeared  to  desire  to  know  more 
on  this  subject,  fbr  which  end  I  gave 
them  h  coipy  of  tie  Haxmeny  of  the 
Fouir  Qospek,  whidi  was  readily  ae>. 
eepted  by  a  Brahmin  Boy. 

Oei.  15^This  morning  I  w«nt  out 
with  Br.  Deerr,  who  came  down  firMS 
Rvrdwsn  last  night,  to  see  our  Schools 
Sn  Calootta*  I  was  tnuch  xefreshed  with 
the  interview  With  this  dear  Brothet^ 
He  eipresied  great  delight  at  the  work 
of  bur  liOid  in  Calcutta. 

0«;l.  "^  ^flmifey;^The  Brethren  B«i^ 
ehardt  ahd  Maiach  arrived  to-day- 
Oof.  S9-^Some  of  our  Schools  being 
r^-opened,  I  took  Br.  Reichardt  with 
me,  to  shew  him  some  of  the  attempts 
.  which  we  have  made  in  behalf  of  the 
'et€9»al  welftre  of  the  Hindoos. 
'  After  we  returned  home,  just  as  we 
#ei»  walking  up  staiis,  a  noise  (^the 
people  ia  our  neighboathood,  mixed 
with  most  aenaelefei  miudc,  arrested  t^e 
etteniioa  of  Br.  Heidiaidti  and  he  asked 


ms-oAironi.  lAvtK 

what  it  was.  I  said,  **It  sppeais  that 
there  is  edme  Idol  Worship  going  to  be 
performed.**  ^^  Shall  we  not  go  and  see 
it?"  "  If  you  please,}'  was  my  reply  t 
"^  let  u4  call  Br.  Maisch.*'  We  found  ail 
s^y  figure  fixed  upon  a  piece  of  bowd, 
rmsed  about  twelve  inches  fhim  the 
ground.  I  asked  the  peo|de  **  What  are 
you  doing  here?**  '^  We  are  wonhip^ 
puig  Lokyee**-^heGoddess6f  Riches.--<- 
''  What  do  you  expeotfirom  this?** '' W6 
shall  b^  fbrtunate  thereby,  and  hattpy 
heteafteV.**— '^  Do^  you  Dot  kadw  tbM 
thete  Is  only  oNfi  God ;  lind  that,  beside 
Him,  there  is  no  Object  worthy  of  odo^. 
ration,  whether  In  heaven  or  hi  eartk?*' 
^  Yes)  we  knew  that;  bilt  this  has  bee* 
tiie«tf4i(Wi  wi^  us  all  along,  aa  with  yolk 
yowr  going  to  Church  every  Suhday.**'*^ 
V.  But  ycm  xtfust  be  sensible,  that  Qed, 
«hil  4a  a-ISf^t,  iSMmot  be  worahipped 
by  mhMieof  fi^ires"*-^addilig  thatOod 
has  prohibited  everjrkindof  image  Won. 
ship;  and  has  cemmaaded  them  who 
wwihip  film,  to  wonb^  Hiih  la  spirit 
and  im  tnith/'  ^'  Your  wevdsiie  tnie t 
hut  Uds  hae  keen  the  eastern  of  our 
teisMiers.  WhatshaUwedor— ''If 
your  forefitthers  have  been  ignorant  of 
tbewonhit)  ofthe  True  Obd,  and  if  they 
diahoaottred  God,  and  brought  upon 
4iie»Melveseteraal  misery  by  their  per- 
nloleas  customs,  must  you  do  the  aame^ 
ishioe  you  have  every  opportunity  to 
loiow  and  to  do  better  P  Take  up  this 
tdoU  «nd  threw  it  into  the  tank 
yonder.**  "  No,  Sahib !  No,  Sahib  1**  ihey 
exdaimed  with  oile  ateord :  suflfer  us, 
this  once^  to  pei^form  the  wonUp  of  this 
idol  i  we  ahaU  not  do  so  any  moie  after* 
wards,  but  Come  to  attend  your  Church 
on  Sunday.'*  1  asked  for  the  Brahmin 
who  was  to  perfbrm  the  worship,  hut 
he  was  net  to  be  fbundi  he  was,  most 
likely,  afinid  of  being  pot  to  shame  be- 
fore  the  people,  and  therefore  did  not 
■make  his  appearance. 
'  iVtfi?.l6^Tbl8mDtliingI  wtotoutto 
Visit  Schools.  I  went  kiear  a  pUu:e  where 
€hey  were  Just  perfbrtting  their  Po(gah. 
OAe  among  the  crowd  came  to  meet  me, 
or  rather  Io  prevent  my  coming  neari 
exdaiiftfng,  **Slr,  we  are  worBhipping 
here  a  piece  of  wood,  which  is  covered 
With  mud.'*  Seeing  tiiat  I  gave  no  heed 
to  what  he  said,  he  repeated,  ^  It  is 
flOthing  eltethan  a  piece  of  wood>  which 
We  have  as  the  object  of  our  worship^*' 
Those  who  were  engaged  in  dancing, 
either  With  a  view  to  annoy  me  or  be- 
vause  it  belonged  to  the  piece  which  they 


1829:]  TVUfA  wMniui 

wet^ft^prfe'*^*  >Bftie  such  ibameAil    #■#  Id 
bendingt  irit&  tSeir  i)odie0.  Out  I  bave 
never  icen  any  Ihiiig  vore  indeeent  in 
xst&malcintuiM. 
5teto  iiiii  Progre9$  of  Girh*  SekooU. 
For  an  account  of  the  formation 
and  early  progress  of  these  Schools^ 
we  refer  to  pp.  194^—196  of  Uif 
Number  for  April. 


askngtttda.  Hk/^ 
other  dnrapMff  ^  bdngill,  I  wished 
her  to  oof  hooMf  but  die  xe^ectfiiUir 
dedinM  *kymf^  she  would  rather  stoy 
1^  long  as  I  did.  ^t  4rsty  I  copauMffe^ 
it  a  great  point  gained,  to  get  ^  fiqt 
chilcU'eQ  to  come  to  me  on  ^ny  tertttaV 
bt  ibdeed  to  c6me  where  they  would 
mee.t  a  total  stranger*  a  foreigner,  and 
'one   who   could   my   address    theu 


The  Corresponding  Committee  through  the  medhim  of  another.    A^ 

having  requested  froin  Mistf  Cooke  wost  of  the  children  now  under  in- 

her  opinion  with  reference  to  these  «^^«on  5?^ 'Tl'Sf  ^"t  ^^^  2: 

Q^u^ii-    »Ko»   To^v   a^<)rPBBMl  tA  flciAties  of  loamfaig  the  characters,  At. 

Schools,  that  Lady  addressed  to  ^ereisUtUedonbtthey  wiHffeel  more 

them  the  foUowmg  Letter :—  interested  in  attendtog  sdiool  than  they 

In  takinff  a  review  d  the  kstfbur  have  hitherto  done. 

taion«hs»  as  it  regards  my  Uttle  Sdiools,  i  have  always  experienced  the  great* 

Ifeelhumb]y1MlhMlbrafceginB^{^  est  remct  from  the  parenU  of  t;he 


Aur  uMMfi  SMwmHle  thsB  I  baddaved  to 
antidiNite.  li  should,  hewefar,  be 
acmeilihBwdj  tbatitls  bHt  tbabsgin* 


ehlldreh,  and  indeed  fir^m ,  the  whole  of 
tiie  inhabitants  of  the  Natihre.Town.  I 
Observe,  with  ideasure,  tint  tl^  parent)^ 


ping  0^  a  vary  itapartant  wes^    It  is»    begm  to  feel  an  hiterest  in  their  chfl^ 
taa,  -a  aev  wovfcr  and  imist  Ibr  soma    arenas   leamhig.      One  poor  woman 

brings  her  two  litde  children  above  a 

that  picsciti 


time,   ia 

gnat  disadvantages* 

The  4rsi  diilo«aty 
Itself^  is  that  of  getting  suitidikB  tatob* 
ars:  at  present^  ^we  have  fbuad  only 
one  Bengalee  W«Diaa  who  can  loead  at 
all.  We  are,  tharefbrey-obliged  to  em* 
ploy  Men  to  teach  the  GirU  i  sane  of 
^heseiead  pretl^  well »  bat  tb^  have 
no  idea  of  mettod  •ift  -teaching^,  ov  af 
exerting  proper  authority. 

Anower  drawback  arises  inm  the 
circumstance  of  being  obliged  to  form 
many  small  Sdieols,  instead  of  a  Ibw 


mile,  and  waitk  to  take  them  home :  a 
respectable  man  frequently  stands  over 
ills  HtUe  dauflhter  the  whole  of  her 
lessons  s  another  ihther  always  bringi 
his  child,  a  little  sir]  five  years  old, 
and  fetches  her  agam  when  the  school 
is  over;  a  ver^  respectable  looking 
woman  brought  me  her  Uttle  niece; 
■■ying*  "  ^7  ^***^  her  wise,"  or 
kamed— «'  it  b  aU  I  wish  for  her  s"^ 
another  came  to  me  to  complain  that 
the  Pundit  did  not  teach  her  daiwhtdr 
fest  enough.  On  my  telling  a  gir^  last 
larser  ones  t  this  greatly  inareases  the  week,  that  I  was  anxious  fer  her  to  be 
difficulty  of  supenntendenee,  and  aiso    able  to  read,  remarking  that  she  was  a 

great  ffirl,  sheanswerea,  that  indeed  flhe 


the  expense. 

Witii  respect  to  the  Cbildian,  I  Impe 
I  see  a  little  general  improvement; 
thougb  still  they  are  ignorant,  indolent, 
md  extremely  thoug^tlem:  as  may  be 
readUy  imagined,  when  we  laflect  upon 
the  total  absence  of  every  thing  that  is 
ri^tandgoodinthebrparsnte.  When 
these  poor  chHdien  first  aawmbled  fo» 
instruction,  it  was  reaUy  difficult  to 
get  them  either  to  sit  stiU  ar  to  stand 
st^ ;  much  more  to  keep  them  reading 
or  writing  a  quarter  of  an  hour  at  a 
time*  It  occurred  more  than  once,  at 
the  first  opening  of  the  Schools,  that 
while  changiDg  the  card  on  which  the 
li^rls  were  readinff,  they  haddisappearsd : 
on  inquiring  after  them,  the  Master 
veiV  coolly  remarked,  that  they  were 

nto  their  dinner.    Now,  however^ 
j»  happy  to  my,  th^  aee  ahrnya 


wished  to  learn,  and  that  die  repeated, 
her  letters  and  spelling  day  and  night.' 
We  had,  for  a  ihort  thne,  in  one  school^ 
a  woman  with  her  two  Uttle  daughterr 
and  three  silvers:  thefttherhasl3tdie 
plaee:  the  mother  and  diiidren  stl^ 
attends  But  I  iemU  to  say,'  the 
women  always  tim  m  a  few  weeks  \  at 
least  it  has  been  the  case  hith^o.  T 
hare  had  several  women  who  appeared 
promising  Sbholars  at  first ;  that  is,  very 
attentive,  for  they  are  never  very  quick. 
I  have  no#  three  orfour' women  learning, 
and,  if  they  continue  to  exert  them- 
selves, may  soon  become  Mistressefs^'Y  ^ 
constantly  point  this  out  to  themrbut 
it  is  most  difficult  to  rouse  them  from' 
their  habitual  indolence. 

I  hope  during  the  next  cold  sesson  to 
be  able  to  astabliah  a  School  of  Industry 


Ibr  Wonebor  €Mi>  Who  ili«tt  hftvft  al. 
leftdy  iMxaed  to  read,  toleunfpiitiiiiigs 
ttukiiig,  plain  iiaed]e»wiiifc,  Ac 

In  ibe  MichaehnaB  Quarterly 
CirctilAr,  the  Corresponding  Com- 
mittee state  the  mimber  of  Female 
Schools  to  be  14,.  and  that  of 
Scholars  357.    They  add^ 

Many  encouragliig  circumstanoes  have 
occurred,  muluiig  the  increanng  in- 
terest  which  the  sul^Ject  {s  exciting 
among  the  Natives  themselves.  Seveiml 
Native  Gentlemen  have  becomo  sub- 
scribers to  the  support  of  these  School^ 
Long-standing  custom  has  hitherto  pr«» 
Vented  this  class  of  Natives  firom  en* 
female  teachers  lor  their  own 
lilies ;  but  some  indications  appear  of 
|bis  injurious  euatom  being  about  Ip 
give  way.  The  kwes  clnwics,  on  Ibe 
jother  huid,  evince  ai^  inczeaaing  desbe 
for  female  School* 

Some  of  the  lasMbrmed  Schools  weie 
established  by  the  Natives  themselveiL 
before  their  wiahas  were  oomronpifaffa 
to  the  Superintendanl 

An  iatelligentfemals  bavhig  soUflcled 
about  twenty  girla  In  an  open  shed,  the 
Superintendaat  was  invited  to  visit  them, 
and  requested  to  sffosd  them  the  re* 
^uiaite  accemmodatlon  and  sssisfsnce, 
which  was  of  coutm  ^sdlj  done. 

The  early  age  at  which  ffirls  are  be- 
txothed.  is  not  lake^  to  interfere  so 
much  as  wss  apprehended  with  Ijieir  edtfe. 
cation.  Only  two  cases  have  occurred,  of 
girls  leaving  school  to  go  to  the  houses  of 
their  husbands.  In  both  cases,  they  were 
at  the  age  when  poor  ^Is  in  England 
axe  oblind  to  aeeb  service,  and  previous 
to  which  they  have  usually  received  all 
the  systematic  education  they  ever  re- 
ceive, and  enough  to  enable  them  to 
improve  themselves  afterwards,  if  they 
are  inclined.  In  one  of  the  cases  re- 
ferred to,  the  girl  had  not  be^  above 
feur  no^ithsat  school;  but,  being  very 
diligent,  bad  learnt  to  readi  she  took 
her  hook»  with  her.  The  other  had 
been  longer  in  school,  and  had  made 
aome  proficiency ;  and  such  was  her  re- 
luctance to  discontinue  her  education, 
that  on  the  day  she  was  to  be  taken 
home,  she  csme  early  to  school,  paid 
very  earnest  attention,  and,  on  ber 
mother  appearing  to  take  her  away, 
pressed  dose  to  her  benevol^t  teacher, 
nnd,  in  an  agony  of  grief,  bewailed  her 
fiute,  in  being  no  more,  to  attend  any 


II  noay  not  be  too  aumH  te  bope,  that, 
in  time,  the.  present  prejudkes  of  the 
Natives  will  so  much  abate,  as  to  allow  of 
visits  by  the  Superintendent  to  these 
attached  pujHls,  after  they  have  entered 
on  the  seclusion  to  which  Indian  Females 
are  subjected ;  and  thus  their  desires  of 
improvement  may  be  forwarded  xn  after 
life. 

In  six  of  the  schools,  plain  needle- 
woik  has  been  introduced.  Some  of  the 
children  be^  to  work  Yery  well ;  an4 
this  part  of  their  school  exercise  seems 
to  delight  them  much. 

Some  further  extracts  from  Mr. 
Jetter^s  Journal  will  throw  lieht  on 
this  subject.  He  writes  at  the  be« 
ginning  of  September— 

1  visited  a  Oirls'  Mied,  which  #ae 
^lened  on  the  fid  of  August.  •  I  fbund, 
to  my  great  surprise,  19  ohildrsii  already 
able  toieada  liUleiB  an  easy  book  ( 
which  is  moie  tfaaa  any  boy  in  tiie 
Seboolff  which  I  have  opned  bad  0f«r 
been  able  to  do  in  so  short  a  time.  My 
Pundit,  on  relating  the  feet  lo  one  of 
his  fellows,  said,  **  I  could  never  have 
believed  that  females  could  have  done 
so  much,  nor  that  they  were  capable  of 
comprehending  things  so  easily.*' ' 

At  snother  Girls'  Schdol,  I  fbund  a 
little  child  of  about  five  years  of  age, 
who4iepeated  tome,  with  mudi  correct* 
ness,  all  the  Elementary  Tables;  to- 
gether  with  some  Fables,  which  she  had 
gotten  by  heart,  merely  by  bearing  them 
read  by  her  school-fellows. 

In  the  afternoon,  I  went  to  Kidder, 
pore,  and  called  upon'  the  Sons  of 
kdly  Shunker  Ghossaul;  with  whom 
I  had,  among  other  things,  a  conversa- 
tien  on  Female  Education.  I  met  with 
no  great  otjection  from  them,  as  to  the 
propriety  of  educating  fSmales;  but  thej 
are  altogether  adverse  to  sending  their 
Ladies  out  of  their  houses  They  said, 
that  If  I  were  to  send  a  European  Lady 
to  their  house,  they  would  gladly  re« 
eelve  her,  and  willingly  give  her  some- 
Unng  fer  her  trouble.  I  promised  to 
consult  some  Ladies,  and  let  them  know 
the  result. 

He  writes,  a  few  days  after- 
ward— 

•  In  the  evening,  I  called  upon  Baboo 
Badha  Cant  Deb,  with  a  view  to  con* 
suit  him  reelecting  a  plan  of  Mtsfv 
Qooke's  for  the  eduostion  of  the  Fe.^ 
msles  of  raspedable  Natives  $  whidbis. 


J82S.] 

lo  luMre  tr  fluitftble  boute  erected  in  the 
very  centre  qf  the  respectable  part  of 
the  Native  Town,  to  which  the  Native 
Gentry  should  send  their  females  to  be 
.educated.  Badha  Cant  Deb  nO  sooner 
heard  of  the  plan,  than  he  said,  without 
hesitation,  ^^  She  will  not  succeed  in 
.this.  If  I  may  suggest,  she  should  first 
go  and  visit  Uie  females  of  several  fiiu 
.mities  in  their  own  houses  ;  and,  after 
having  got  some  access  to  them,  then 
she  might  propose  such  a  plan.*'  I  was 
much  pleased  with  the  manner  in  which 
this  Gentleman  spoke  on  the  subject ; 
as  it  was  with  much  decision,  and  mani- 
tested  no  doub^  whatever  of  ultimate 
success,  if  his  su^estion  were  followed* 

On  another  of  his  visits  to  Kid- 
derpore,  Mr«  Jetter  8ay»— 

I  called  at  Kolly  Shunker*8,  to  ash 
whether  they  would  now  accept  of  the 
service  of  a  European  Lady  for  in- 
-stnicting  their  females.  ^  Yes,**  said 
ibeeMestson,  ^^  we  shall  ^adly  accept 
«f4t/' 

He  afterward  writes— 

I  proceeded  to  Kidderpore ;  and  in- 
troduced Mrs.  Trawin  (Wife  of  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Trawin,  Missionary  of  the 
liOndon  Missionary  Society,  who  lives 
at  Kidderpore)  to  Kolly  Shunker*s  Fa. 
MiHy,  as  the  instructor  of  their  females* 
Miss  Cooke  had  it  not  in  her  power  to 
stipidy  them.  Mrs.  Trawin  was  re- 
ceived very  kindly,  both  by  the  Baboos 
ssid  their  Ladies ;  and  particularly  by 
the  Mother  of  the  Sons ;  who,  as  Mrs. 
Trawin  told  me,  was  very  glad,  and  be- 
gan to  speak  with  her  in  Bengalee, 
which  Mrs.  Trawin  speaks  very  weU. 
She  will  give  them  instruction  both  in 
Enslish  and  Bengalee.  This»  I  hope, 
will  be  the  beginning  of  great  things  t 
the  ice  is  now  broken,  and  access,  in  a 
degree,  secured  for  the  Blessed  Gospel 
into  those  dark  comers  where  it  never 
could  have  penetrated  without  the  in- 
terposition of  Divine  Providence.  May 
the  will  of  Ged  soon  be  done  In  earth, 
as  it  is  done  in  heaven ! 

A  Letter  addressed  by  Miss  Cooke 
to  the  Rev.  Daniel  Corrie,  in  No* 
vember,  will  shew  the  ptt>gr8ss 
made  in  Female  Education  at  that 
period : — 

I  have  now  Fifteen  Schools,  each 
ctmtaining  from  90  to  30  Girls,  chiefly 


ISMrA  WfTifm  TItt  AAHOSS. 


8« 


Hlndoest  the d^SJ^^wX^eain^ is abont 
SCO.  .  I  have  fixed  on  spots  f^aboiil 
five  more  Schools,  whiefa-'Will  be  built  as 
soon  as  possible.  The  Givls  are  of  ajx 
CASTBS)  except  Brahmins.  I  have  had 
only  one  Brahmm's  ciisughter  yet::  rdte 
is  a  poor  child ;  in  appearan<^  not  so 
respectable  as  many  of  lower  caste. 
These  children  read  any  books  that  I 
give  them,  and  Boys  come  to  me  to  beg 
''  a  little  book  with  the  red  cover.'* 
This  is  Watts^s  First  Catechism,  to 
which  are  added  the  Ten  Command- 
ments and  the  Lacd*s  Prayer.  We  ' 
hav^  had  it  printed  in  large  sheets,  and 
also  in  books. 

As  soon  as  the  Girls  know  the  com- 
binations of  the  Letters,they  begin  read- 
inffaFableBook,  printed  by  theCalcuttm 
S<mool-Book  Society.  It  has  a  large 
type,  and  the  little  stories  or  fiibles 
amuse  them.  A  book  in  fiivour  of  Fe- 
male Education  is  now  reading  in  eight 
Schools,  by  about  30  Giris.  T^is  book 
is  difficult;  so  that,  after  they  have  read 
this,  they  will  find  the  Scriptures  easy, 
and  will  be  able  to  pay  more  attention  to 
the  sfjxJZCT.  I  intend  keeping  some  of 
the  Gospels,  neatly  bound,  by  me,  to 
give  asrewards  to  my  good  renders  i  this 
may  be  the  best  means  of  introducing 
this  treasure  to  them,  so  as  to  tempt 
them  to  value  it.  I  have  ^ven  Pearce*s 
Gemraphy  to  a  fewi  this  Book  is,  I 
thii»,  most  invaluable  of  its  kind,  as  it 
improves  them  in  reading,  writing,  and 
spellhig,  and  gives  them  right  ideas  of 
the  formation  of  the  world  at  the  same 
time ;  but  it  is,  of  course,  too  difficult 
fer  beginners. 

Woffk  of  all  kinds  may  be  taught,  I 
doubt  not,  both  to  women  and  children. 
I  trust,  therefore,  that  all  future  Mis- 
sionaries* Wives  will  bring  out  a  good 
supply  of  materials  fer  this  purpose,  such 
as  common  thimbles,  sdssars,  large 
needles,  knitting  needles,'  canvas  and 
cottons  and  silks  fer  markhig.  It  would 
be  well  for  each  to  learn' something  new 
—plaiting  straw,  making  lace,  or  any 
fancy  work— in  order  tb  teach  the  rich 
Natives*]>aughters ;  bringing  hurge  sup- 
plies of  materials,  as  all  these  things  are 
here  very  expensive,  and  the  Natives, 
however  rich,  will  not  spend  niuch  on 
education  at  present :  they  are  them', 
selves  not  capable  of  seeini;  its  value — 

to  LAOIE8  ! 

When  I  first  came  among  these  pour 
children,  they  appeared  to  have  no  id^ 


im 


imnM,  witaiK  thb  oakgbs. 


[Alio. 


ofaiijf  tMag'Imt'pioewidMriejB!  now, 
htme^n,  thejT  often  Temin^l  me  4hat 
th^  have  bo  work-bag,  needlci-eaae,  or 
woMULtn.  These  things,  of  a  rdry  in- 
feiior  kind,  I  have  giren  tx)  atiotft  40  or 
SO ;  and  tuieflwre  taken  great  care  of 
them.  If  Ladies  at  home  would  kindly 
eoUect,  fh)m  time  to  time,  any  little 
things  of  the  above  description,  they 
would  assist  the  cause  of  Female  £du» 
cation  more  than  they  would,  perhaps, 
Imagine.  Shduld  the  trifles  made  be 
good,  they  would  sell  well  here;  and 
the  money  would  aid  the  cause  in  any 
way  that  might  be  thought  best.  Many 
Yoimg  Ladies  could  give  a  mite  in  this 
way,  by  their  own  industry,  who  may 
not  have  money  to  bestow.  I  ftm  satis- 
fied that  there  is  not  a  dear  little  ghrl  in 
England,  but  would,  if  told  the  state  of 
the  Heathen  Girlsy  the  next  day  pro- 
duce some  little  token  of  kind  sympathy. 
It  is  not  handsome  things,  I  would  re- 
mark, that  is  so  much  the  object,  as  a 
greater  numbef  of  inferior  trifles :  the 
bandsome  things  would  Bell ;  biit  the 
inferior  would  be  given  as  prizes  to 
themselves.  I  have  a  hope  that  some- 
thing of  this  kind  is  going  on  in  En- 
gland: if  so,  and  aiiy  little  sums  qf 
money  have  been  collected,  I  liope  it 
will  be  spent  in  IMssected  Maps, which  I 
think  I  can  sell  to  the  rich  Natives  for 
the  use  of  their  daughters.  As  soon  as 
I  get  among  them, I  shall  strive  to  intro- 
duce  these  Maps :  it  is  probable  they  will 
like  them.  I  should  think  we  had  better 
have  the  World — the  Four  Quarters — 
then  Asia  subdivided,  and  particularly 
India. 

I  must  hot  omit  to  mention,  that  1 
yesterday  heard  of  two  Brahmin  Fe- 
males who  are  beginning  to  learn  read- 
ing and  writing  at  home,  aided  a 
little  by  a  Schoolmistress  of  mine.  I 
shall  endeavour  to  get  introduced  to 
them. 

In  a  word,  the  subject  gains  ground 
daily ;  and  we  may  hope  dl  thbgs,  if 
funds,  and  labourers  of  real  personid 
piety,  can  be  sent  out  abundantly. 

A  supply  of  little  English  Books  for 
learners,  and  other  little  good  books, 
might  find  their  way  into  the  Native 
Houses;  as  all  the  Boys  learn  English, 
and  the  Girls  may  hereafter. 

I  would  beg  to  mention,  that  the  col- 
lec^on  of  pretty  rewards  which  I 
brought  out,  given  in  many  instances  by 
Young  Ladies  whom  I  never  saw,  have 


been  sold  lor  960  rupees.  TiKey  i 
much  too  good  to  ^ve  the  children  in 
their  present  unctutivated  stale;  and 
many  kind  friends  asristed  in  the  sale  of 
them.  This  may  encourage  others  to 
do  a  little  in  the  same  way.  This  money 
I  spend  in  **  saiies**— scarft  of  muslin^ 
Ihmi  twoto  five  yards  long,  the  only  co- 
vering a  Hindoo  Female  wears :  a  prel^ 
good  one  costs  about  a  rupee  or  a  little 
more ;  a  little  Giri's,  not  quite  so  mudi. 
Thus,  then,  it  wlllbe  seen  th«t  860 poor 
giriis  will  be  clothed,  fi-om  these  pin- 
cushions and  other  trifles.  I  give  them 
a  sary  when  they  can  read«  but  net  be* 
fore,  lest  they  become  careless  about 
reading  after.  I  ought,  perhaps,  to  add, 
that  iXdy  Hasting  pUirchosed  triflos  ta 
the  amount  of  25  rupees  £Dom  our  litti^ 
Repository. 

The  following  animated  Letter 
from  Mist  Cooke  to  the  Secretary  , 
of  the  Society,  written  alto  in  No- 
vember, cannot  be  read,  we  woold 
hope,  without  drinklDg  into  the 
spirit  of  the  writer. 

You  have  long  since  heaifpd,  through 
Mr*  Corrie,  what  is  gmng  on  here  in  Mtp 
way  of  Native  Female  Education^  but 
I  am  encoursged  by  this  lund  fnend  U> 
say  a  few  words  on  the  sulgect  myself- 

You  may  perhaps^  Sir,  recoUect,  tlMNt 
I  told  you  nothing  xass  than  TwoBitn- 
DREp  Hindoo  8cboUrs  would  miiiaig 
me.  I  have  uqw  nearly  twice  this  nuqv 
ber  1  For  these,  I  am  thankful;  but,  to 
be  satisfied,  is  i^ot  an  easy  thing  in  tkSfi 
land  of  darkness.  In  the  midst  of  thetft 
thousands  ofgrossly  Ignorant  people,  U 
would  be  a  feeling  to  guard  against.  If 
one  couu)  be  in  danger ;  which,  how<» 
ever,  seems  impossible.  Could  I  do 
daily  ten  times  mere  than  I  do^  I  should 
still  perceive  that  very  muoh  more  vtt 
necessary. 

The  children  are  very  quick,  and 
eager  for  a  short  Ume  at  once ;  but  soon 
tire,  at  present :  however,  by  and  bye^ 
when  needle-woit  can  be  constantly 
given  them,  I  hope  and  think  they  will 
acquire  a  taste  for  employment.  Not 
any  thing  will  go  on  among  themselves  s 
they  are  naturally  full  of  apathy; 
but  with  the  constant,  or  at  least  fin&. 
quent,  superintendence  of  Europeans^ 
much  may  be  done,  in  time.  1  need 
hardly  say  to  you.  Sir,  that  they  must 
be  Labourers  ^of  a  liicuz  sruuT  §o^ 
such  a  field. 


13i3.]  lUDlA  WXX9IK 

I  bovo  U  ondl  ijokoolss  oumj  mor^ 
night  be  built,  in  flpots  equallj  favour* 
^  able»  immediately;  but  the  Native 
Labourers  are  v&ry  tedious :  indeed  all 
things  proceed  slowly  in  this  trying  di. 
mate.  Perhaps  this  is  among  ynut  great* 
est  triais. 

.  I  look  most  anxioudy  fer  accou&Ui 
from  England,  to  know  how  this  branch 
of  your  objeet  has  be^  taken  up,  wbat 
publicity  ha3  been  given  to  it,  ana  what 
ftmda  raised.  I  look  to  England  as  a 
•trong-hold^  we  cannot  get  on  without 
money  from  home. 

I  feel  as  though  nothing  were  done^ 
0r  even  begun,   compared  with  whaf 
ought  to  be  set  on  foot  by  our  Society^ 
to  do  itself  justice ;  and  to  do  justice  to 
this  important  cause,  which  the  Lord 
lw8  so  provldenUally  phioed  under  ita 
wii^.    I  have  c^en  thought  it  vould 
|>e  desirable  to  gain  the  patronage  of  thfi 
King  and  Boyal  Family,  particularly 
the  Female  Branches.    This  step  would 
ensure  it  the  support  of  the  great  of  thi« 
world,  both  in  England  and  Bengal,  ^ 
rather  of  Europe  and  Asia.    I  do  nq( 
like  narrow  boundaries.    I  think  Uiei^ 
is  ovs  channel  by  which  money  might 
be  raised  to  forward  the  education  of  the 
Heathen,  ^any  means  could  be  thoi^t 
of  by  wi^  a  fiiir  trial-might  he  made:  I 
mean  by  collections  in  Male  and  Female 
Schools  OBNBRALLY,  high  and  low,  each 
in  fkvour  of  their  own  sex.   Would  that 
the  King  wsoald  cOTinumd  m  Sermon  to 
be  pleached  for  the  ooose  throu^ot 
kis  Beminions !  Oh  then  we  might  get 
Schools  at  every  Station,  and  a  Church 
toa !   I  deeply  feel  how  many  ways  you 
have  for  MissioBary  Funds,  and  how 
many  calls  the  religious  friends  in  my 
own  dear  country  have  upon  their  libe- 
xoiity.    Still,  this  is  a  new  and  imp<^» 
toDt  object ;  and  i  hope  every  Lady,  at 
iMOty  will  beeome  its  friend.   I  have  n» 
hope  that  this  country  will  produce 
fitods  at  all  adequate  to  the  wants  of 
the  people,  for  many  yean  to  come.  Of 
dawito,  every  means  have  been  tried, 
ond^vill  be  continued,  to  obtain  money 
Ob  the  8pot{  but  the  persons  who  give 
Wei  from  a  real  love  to  the  oliject,  are 
fev  Indeed.    May  dieir  numbers  in- 
creooeftnr  their  own  safcest 

I  hlive  long  teased  good  BCr.  Corrie 
to  build  a  irosu  Central  School,  in 
the  ttttdst  of  the  Rich  Natives ;  but  we 
ms  waiting  tUl  the  New  Stteet  has  pro- 
ceeded a  mile  ftirther,  be£Nea^x>tca» 
bfflkedon.  I  should,  perhaps,  remurky 


that  a  Society  bos  btettfbnned  ftr  the 
improvement  of  the  naUve  towk,  not 
the  PEOFhn  t  but  it  will^  I  trusty  answer 
this  twofold  purpose;  as  it  will  thn>ir 
the  Native  Town  mere  open  to  Jjiuw 
ropeans.  An  excellent  brood  street  ia 
b^Un^  which  is  to  run  entiiely  thsough 
the  Town ;  and  this  street  wilibea  verv 
desirable  place»  i  think,  for  Bchoc^ 
one*  a  School  ef  Industry,  ibr  the  poover 
Females,with,  perfiat>s,  oiSuperior  School 
above,  for  admisBion  to  which  1  hope 
we  shouhi bepsid ooraetUng,  iecof^ir 
to  circumstanoBS. 

I  rejoioe  to  soy,,  that  one  jtraliveOen. 
tlemon  has  bten  induced  to  i«ceiv«  a 
European  Teacher  for  his  fenudes ;  endi 
the  ice  bdi^  thus  broken,  I  doubt  not 
the  thing  will  become  genenO.  Hi*. 
tharto  there  has  been  so  little  inters 
eoune  *ith  the  superior  Natives,  that 
one  has  no  opportwnity  of  knowing  theit 
views.  The  very  little  that  I  have  seen 
of  them  impresKd  me  itith  an  Idea,  that 
it  would  be  ea^  to  convince  them  of  the 
importanee  of  instructing  their  fenmtck. 
I  hope  to.meet  many  of  theoa,  at  an 
Examinatton  of  the  Indigeoom  Schools^ 
*arly  in  January ;  when  I  may  be  able 
to  produce  some  of  my  best  readers  (t 
think  about  30),  and  propose  Ihem  w 
Teachen  to  their  DaughterB.  This  thet 
ouggested  themselves,  last  year. 

I  have  troubled  you  more  at  latttv 
thail  I  had  intended,  but  I  do  not  know 
what  I  could  have  lea  out.  I  have  often 
wished  to  correspond  with  some  very 
active  Lady  of  your  Sode^;  to  whom  I 
could  write  more  fMy  upon  the  lesser 
points^  than  I  could  do  to  you. 

I  have,  this  morning,  it  being  a  holt. 
day  among  the  Hindoos,  been  exploring 
some  parts  of  the  Native  Town,  whi<A 
I  had  not  before  seen.  Mr.  Jetter  ac» 
componied  me:  he  is  now  pretty  well 
known,  and  is  much  liked  by  the  Na- 
tives. We  met  with  a  person  who  was 
my  Pundit  for  a  short  time*  He  is  w 
high  Brahmin,  with  a  most  profound 
contempt  for  the  Bengalee  Females.  He 
used  daily  to  assure  me,  that  I  should 
never  succeed:  their  women  were  all 
BBA8T8— quite  stupid— never  could  or 
would  learn;  nor  would  the  Brahmins 
ever  allow  thimr  females  to  be  taught,, 
&£.Slc  To  all  this  I  answered,  "Very 
well--we  shall  see."  This  morning  I 
told  him  that  I  must  begin  >yith  their 
Ladies  now,  and  he  must  assist  my  plans ; 
and  he  has  promised  to  get  some  Girls 
collected  in  a  large  verandah  withik 


MO 


mUA  WiXiSIK 


the  compouad  4)f  »iriflh  Native  I    lam 

thankful  for  tidsetep  gained :  sureljthe 
next  will  be  to  the  Ladies'  apartments  t 
I  beseech  you,  Sir,  pray  that  the  Lord 
may  enable  me  to  make  the  best  use  of 
these  valuable  opportunities. 

I  find  the  best  plan  to  get  Schools  is, 
to  drive  into  a  very  crowded  spot.  The 
people  all  immediately  flock  round  usi 
when  we  tell  them'' that  I  wish  to  have 
a  Girls*  School,  and  inquire  how  many 
Girls  can  be  obtained  from  their  neigh- 
bourhood; and  .we  generally  endeavour 
to  get  a  Teacher  from  the  spot.  If^  Sir, 
it  should  prove  that  you  have  made 
Mr*  Hadngton,  (who  is  daily  expected,) 
the  besier  of  ove  TRonsAirD  ouiiteas, 
to  build  proper  SchooUhouses,  &c*  &c., 
I  trust  you  wiill  soon  hear  good  news  of 
the  Sons  and  Daughters  of  the  many 
rich  Hindoos  in  Caleutta.  Mirzapore 
is  a  most  valuable  Station  for  Printing- 
Offices,  &c.,  andaaoNB  Station  for  Native 
.  Preaching ;  but  to  be  satisfied  with  onb 
StatioQ  among  the  Natives,  would  be 
like  saying  ^^  We  luive  one  Church  in 
Westminster — to  build  one  in  the  City 
Trouldthexefbre  be  unnecessary,  notwith- 
standing most  of  tlie  respectable  and 
rich  Hindoos  live  in  the  latter  direction." 
You  will  think  me  a  bold  beggar—A 
•  THjpusAKD  ouiiTEAS  at  onco;  but  we  may 
be  bold  in  pleading  such  a  cause  as  the 
one  in  which  we  are  engaged. 

May  every  efibrt  made  for  the  glory 
of  the  Lord  and  the  good  of  aovSs  be 
abundantly  .acknowledged!  And  may 
tlie  day  ^  pear,  when  yoa  may  be  en- 
abled to  send  forth  fifty  pious  and  humble 
Jjabourers,  where  you  now  send  one  or. 
two !  O  Dear  Sir,  what  are  ihew  among 
ao  manyf  But  when  the  Lord  gives  the- 
Word,  great  will  be  the  number  of 
Teachers. 

.  BUEDWAN. 

CHVRCH  MISSIONARY  SOCIETr, 

From  the  Report  of  the  Calcutta 
Corresponding  Committee  we  ex-, 
tract' some  interesting  Intelligence, 
relative  to  this  Station. 

BapttMm  of  TSdo  Naiiv€s. 
It  is  with  much  thankfulness  to  God, 
that  the  Corresponding  Committee  have, 
to  report  the  commencement  of  a  Na- 
tive Church  at  this  Station,  by  the  bap- 
tism  of  two  Natives.  In  a  Letter, 
dated  May  9th,  the  Ilev.  Mr.  Deerr 
communicated  to  the  Committee  this* 


intelligence  in  the  liA&wiag  words: 
^  The  two  persons  who  wished  to  be 
baptized,  Mr.  Perowne  and  I  esamined- 
in  the  leading  principles  of  the  ChrisUan 
Doctrine:  their  answers  weresatia&c- 
tory  I  and,  as  I  had  them  about  nine 
months  under  my  own  eye,  I  obtained 
sufficient  ];>roof  of  their  sincerity,  as 
well  as  propriety  of  conduct,  and  conse-' 
quently  they  were  admitted  to  baptism 
last  Sunday,  the  5th  of  May.  The  Ser- 
vice for  Adults,  which  I  had  translated 
firom  the  Prayer  Book,  was  used  oh  this 
occasion.  As  their  names  were  those  of 
their'  imagined  gods,  we  fiiought '  it 
proper  to  change  them.  The  name  of 
the  adult  was  Boloram;  who  rejoiced 
to  obtain  the  name  of  one  of  the  pro-' 
phets  of  old,  Daniel.  The  Boy,  who  is 
about  J  3  years  of  age,  chose  to  beddled 
John.  It  was  a  day  of  rejoicing  to  them, 
andofenooun^ementtous>  The  Prayers 
and  Form  of  Baptism  made  e  strong 
impression  on  them  t  even  tiie  Pundit 
lirho  corrected  it  with  me,  after  having^ 
tnmslated  it,  was  greatly  affected  with 
it,  aft  such  a  striking  contrast  to  their 
childish  play  when  p^foming  re- 
gions ceremonies. 

Promising  QnuHdatefir  Baptism, 
Tills  Youth  tlius  expressed  him-^ 
self  in  a  Letter  addressed  to  Mr, 
Jetter,  hig  former  instructor  :— 

My  first  petition  is,  that  I  may  hacvd 
an  interest  in  your  pmyers*  Although. 
I  am  a  very,  unwortli^.  person,  to  i^- 
dress  myself  to  you.  Dear  Sir,  because 
of  my  youth  and  unskil^afaiesa,  yet  I 
tniat  that  you  will  kindly  receive  my 
Letter. 

.  I  am  indeed  a  very  great  sinner  i^ 
nay,  I  am  conscious  that  my  sins  are 
mo|:e  than  the  sands  on  the  sea  shore, 
because  I  have  tranf^^reased  many  huiL. 
dred  times  the  commandments  of  6od«. 
and  am  still  sinning  against  Him.  For 
the  £rst  commandment  of  God  ia,. 
Thou  sHaU  lov&ike  Lord  thy  Gsd  wiih  ail 
thy  heart,  and  with  aU  thy  souU  andmUh 
all  thy  mind.  This  commandment  .1* 
trangress  continually,  for.  my  heart's 
de«ire  is  not  in  Him,  neither  is  my. 
mind  fixed  on  Him;  but  is  roaming/ 
about  on  wordly  things,  and  filled  with 
Tain  thoughts.  And  what  is  still  the 
worst  of  .all,  I  feel  not  concerned  aboutr 
it,  and  have  no  grief -about  it;  but  am-. 
UkQ  one,  with  whom  all  things  are  wel]^ 
The  anger,  envy,  pride,  &c.  whicfaitab^ 


xiae  ia  mj  »uiid;«»e  ef  gueh  fta  ^adleu 
kind,  that  I  am  unable  to  describe 
them*  Therefore  I  entreat  you»  that, 
aa  often  aa  you  9r9t  engaged  ia  prayer^ 
you  will  remember  jne,  that  I  may  bo 
delivexed  from  tke  wrath  to  come,  and 
receive  remiaaion  of  my  aina  <  and,  be* 
«g  able  to  walk  in  this  world  aceording 
to  the  example  of  the  beloved  Son  o^ 
God,  may  become  a  fit  voBael  fur  the 
uiheritaoce  of  that  happineas,  which 
He  has  prepared  for  them  thai  love 
Him* 

In  concluHotf ,  I  .would  requeat  you 
to  fpre  my  kind  regarda  to  mil  your 
firiendsi  and  I  hope  that  you  and  Hr* 
Brown  will  accept  many,  many  aalama 
from  me :  thia  ia  my  desire. 

The  Corresponding  Committee 
remark  on  thk  Letter — 

It  would  be  superfluous  to  comment 
upon  the  truly  Scriptural  view  given  in 
the  above  extract,  of  5m  aa  ihg  trmms* 
gresiian  •/  the  Laws  kffording  also  an 
example  of  the  beneficial  effects  on 
aociety,  of  the  mode  of  education  in 
the  Burdwan  Schools.  In  proportioq 
ma  the  minds  of  the  Native  Youth  are 
impressed  witli  the  duty  of  loving  and 
merving  God  supremely,  will  they  be 
diaposed  to  love  their  nei^beur  aa 
ihemaelres. 

Si4d€  and  Pr^grett^f  ih*  Sekgdk. 

A  brief  notice  of  the  Examina- 
tion referred  to  in  the  following 
extract,  was  given  at  p.  41  of  th^ 
Survey.  It  la  the  report  of  the 
Rev.  Daniel  Corrie^  one  of  the 
Deputation,  sent  from  the  Corre- 
sponding Committee  to  visit  the 
Schools:— 

Upward  of  100  Boys  assembled  from 
the  di0erent  Vilkge  Schools.  They 
were  arranged  in  twor  divisions;,  the 
first  consisting  of  classes,  which,  io 
a^ltion  to  the  Elementary  Books  sup- 
plied  by  the  School-Book  Society,  mro 
reading  also  tfa^  ITev  Testament  and 
£lle9rton*a  Dialogue  1i»  this  part  of 
the  "Examination,'  many  of  the  Boya 
disoevered  an  acc^aint^ce  with  tho 
flulgect,  highly  creditable  to  their  owq 
iaduatry  and  to  the  care  of  their  teacbeza. 

On  being  asked  what  prophecy  waa 
fiiHUled  by  the  Birth  of  Christ,  one 
Boyanawered,  with  perfect  readinesai 

m&m. 


The  duty  of  pnying  fi>r  ourenamlea^' 
and  loving  our  neighbour  as  ourselvest' 
and  the. blessedness  of  those  who  ar» 
peacemaker8»was  quite £uniliar  to  them; 
and  it  was  peculiarly  pleasing  to  observe,, 
that  tl^y  alwaya  spoke  of  Jesus  Christ- 
aa  the  Saviour:  For  example^**  How 
often  must  we  forgive  an  oflfender  ?** 
^*  The  Saviour  says  tili  tevenly  tim€9 
asptfii."— *'  What  is  the  meaning  of  that 
expression  ?"  "  That  we  should  every 
day  forgive." 

Some  of  them  shewed  an  acquaint- 
ance with  the  interior,  so  to  speak,  of 
Christumity,  highly  interesting  i  for  in- 
stance—**  What  is  it  to  meet  together 
in  Christ's  name  ?"  "  1*0  assemble  for 
prayer;"—"  What  is  meant  by  Christ 
being  in  the  midst  of  them  ?"  "  He 
will  make  their  hearts  feel  His  presence.**' 

This  is  but  a  mere  sam^e  of  the 
Scriptural  Knowledge  acquired  by  thoM 
Youths,  now  in  all  the  Burdwan  Schools^ 

AVTiat  struck  me  particularly  in  the 
Examination  during  both  days  was,  the: 
order  withwhich  the  Boys  fell  into  their 
places  and  attended  to  their  lessons,  and' 
the  quickness  with  which  they  corrected 
mistakes  in  one  another.  This  habit  o( 
attention,  so  foreign  to  the  native  cha« 
racter^  has  not  been. formed  witht>ut 
much  labour  on  the  part  of  theur  teachers; 
and  it  cannot  fail  to  be  of  essential  be- 
nefit to  the  scholars,  in  transacting  thoF 
future  business  of  life. 

Indeed,  the  effect  arising'fVom  these 
Schools  begins  now  to  appear ;  one  of 
the  earliest  scholars  in  Captain  Stewart's 
first  school,  though  now  only  10  yezri' 
of  a^e,  having  been  appointed  by  the 
Zumindar,  a  mundel  (or  head  man)  of 
the  vilUge,  as  being  the  most  intelligent 
person  among  them :  none  of  his  family 
had  ever  held  so  high  an  office.  A  Youth/ 
tod,  who  has  remahied  some  time  longer 
than  usual  in  one  of  the  Schools,  in  orden 
the  better  to  qualify  himself  for  be.^ 
coming  a  teacher,  has  been  detached  by  . 
Messrs.  Perowne  and  Deerr,  at  .there.' 
quest  of  the  British  Bealdeiits  att  Bttn. 
eoorafa,  to  take  charge  of  a  large  Bba* 
gake  School  at  that  station.    . 

A  pleasing  proof  also  of  the  iacreaaing 
desire,  on  the  part  of  the  Youth,  lor 
inkprovement,  appeased  at  the  ciooe  of 
the  first  day's  Ezaihination.  Two  of 
the.SchMl  PundlU  had  been  very  n^ 
ligentddrkip  the  year,  and  h^d  giviki 
miieh  cecaaion  of  uneiaiaese-  t»  Mr* 
Deerr.  Xhcur  scfaelara,  as  mjg^t  bt  »• 
picied,  were  found  defidtnt,  and  net  a 
9A 


5MF 


IITDIA  WITniN   TRS  fiA^fSm 


Boy  of  either  ichool  was  among  the 
number  of  diose  rewarded.  One  of  the 
Boja  of  tiiese  schools  was  observed 
weeping;  and,  on  Mr.  Deer's  asking 
him  the  cause,  he  broke  out  in  com- 
plaints against  their  teacher,  who,  by 
Lis  negligence,  had  both  caused  them  to 
appear  miterate,  and  excluded  them 
from  a  share  in  the  rewards. 

The  desire  to  learn  English  does  not 
pirevail  among  the  Village  Schools  to 
the  extent  that  was  expected.  Very 
Ikianj  applications  are  however  made  by 
youth,  who  have  not  gone  through  the 
lower  schools ;  but  they  have  been  hi- 
therto rejected. 
The  English  school  consists  of  about 
^  SO.  The  new  schooUroom  and  sleeping 
^'  accommodations  are  nearly  completed  on 
the  Society's  new  premises,  and  present 
im  attractive  appearance  from  the  road, 
the  favour  shewn  the  schools  by  the 
British  Residents,  and  the  growing  po- 
pularity of  the  subject  among  the  Na- 
tives, are  also  encouraging  circum- 
stances; and  a  growing  melioration  of 
the  state  of  Native  Society  cannot  fail 
to  crown  the  persevering  efforts  of  the 
Committee. 

It  18  added—* 

*  The  Committee  have  learnt  with  re- 
pet,  that  the  removal  of  the  English 
Scho6l  to  the  new  premises  has  proved 
«n  occasion  of  offence  to  some  of  the 
Boys,  in  consequence  of  which  the 
fiumber  of  scholars  has  decreased  con- 
siderably. Mr.  Perowne  has  made  use 
of  the  greater  leisiire  thus  afforded  him, 
in  establishing  a  Bengalee  School,  in 
i  village  near  his  dwelling-house,  in 
which  he  has  collected  no  less  than  1  lo 
children. 

Mr.  Deerr  thus  speaks  of  the 
progress  of  the  Schools,  and  of  the 
oenefits  which  may  be  reasonably 
expected  from  them :— > 

Though  that  occupation,  which  haa 
hitherto  taken  up  most  of  my  time,  did 
not  seem,  in  the  beginning,  to  be  the 
invnedUae  duty  of  a  Christian  Mis- 
•limary,  yet  I  have  now  the  satisfaction 
to  be  en^iged  in  the  proper  woric  of  a 
Mitsionary,  whenever  1  am  going  into 
oiy  School ;  for  the  Gospels  are  now 
veoeived  and  read  in  all  the  Schools. 

•  Accordingly,  when  I  make  such  a 
Journey,  1  am  often  filled  with  thank. 

tmtmj  return;  for  I  could  by 


no  means  ha^e  expected'  to  see,  sosooi^ 
such  a  renuukable  change. 

I  spoke  lately  on  this  subject  with 
our  Head  Pundit,  while  explaining  the 
Parable  of  the  "^  Grain  oi  Mustard- 
seed;"  when  he  expressed  his  appre- 
hension that  the  Kii^^om  of  God  would 
beestablished  among  the  Hindoos.  I  told 
him,  ••  Whether  you  may  like  it  or  not, 
whether  you  may  wish  to  promote  it  or 
prevent  it,  if  God  is  willing  to  establish 
His  kingdom  among  you,,  you  cannot 
hinder  it."  He  replied,  "That  is  true. 
A  proof  of  it  is,  that  the  0ospels  are 
now  read  in  the  Schools  without  olyec- 
tion  :  this  is  not  my  doing,  lieitlier 
could  I  have  brought  it  about.**  As  an 
illustration,  he  mentioned  a  certain 
Brahmin  Bioy ;  saying,  "  I  could  ,not 
possibly  bring  him  to  read  that  single 
passage  in  the  Moral  Tales  of  History,' 
in  which  the  Name  <^  Jesus  is  men- 
tioned but  once ;  but  now  he  reads  with 
pleasure  the  Gospels,  in  which  it  occurs 
in  every  page." 

The  Gospel  has  to  conquer  many  pre- 
judices among  this  people.  I  see  them 
sometimes  surprised  st  the  contrast 
which  it  forms  with  their  own  notions. 
In  explaining  to  the  Boys  in  one  of  the 
Schools  the  Parable  of  the  King  who 
made  a  Marriage  for  his  Son,  I  shewed 
them  what  is  meant  by  the  kintrdom  of 
heaven,  and  then  asked  them  who  was 
meant  by  the  King's  Son  ?  They  said, 
•  Jesus :"  and,  on  hearing  me  explain 
to  them  the  happy  communion  subsist- 
ing between  Christ  and  His  people 
which  is  represented  in  this  Parable, 
they  appeared  to  be  quite  delighted  t 
but  when  they  read  Afy  wfn  amd  mp 
fatimss  are  kiUed,  they  changed  coun- 
tenance.  On  perceiving  how  th^y  were 
affected,  I  merely  said  thq,t  the  prepa- 
ration  made  for  the  feast  was  to  be  un- 
derstood by  it. 

I  askM,  one  day,  respecting  the  pas- 
•i^>  Let  pour  tight  to  shine  before 
m«i,  ^c,  why  it  was  said,  j§nd  glo* 
rifjf  pour  Heavenfp  Fhther,  and  not 
those  who  do  the  good  works.  **  Be- 
cause it  is  God,"  siOd  one  of  the.  Boys 
very  readily,  •*  who  enables  them  to 
do  such  good  works  ;  just  so.,  as  when - 
an  establishment  prospers,  the  protector 
of  ii  is  praised  for  it."  I  was  greatly^ 
delighted  in  that  School,  because  the 
Pundit  as  well  ^  the  Boys,  when 
speaking  of  Jesus  Christ,  made  respect- 
ful use  of  the  terms  "  Saviour,"  "  Son  of 
God,-  Ac- 


M8S.I 


In  ffsubsequent  Letter,  Mr.  Deenr 
writes — 

I  was  lately  highly  pleated,  \/f  the 
answers  which  1  received  when  I  ques- 
tioned  the  Boys  in  one  of  our  Schools 
respecting  the  Rich  Youth,  in  the  Nine^ 
teenth  Chapter  of  St.  Matthew.  I  shall 
here  put  down  some  of  my  Questions, 
with  the  Answers  which  were  returned 
to  them. 

Q.  Why  is  it  so  difficult  for  rich  men 
to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven  ? 

A.  Because,  as  our  Lord  had  formerly 
declared,  it  is  impossible  to  serve,  at  the 
same  time,  God  and  Man. 

Q.  %Vhat  does  that  mean,  to^Uow 
the  Lord  in  the  regeneration  ? 

A.  Some  of  the  Boys  said,  "  To 
transmigrate  fh>m  one  body  into  an- 
other.*' But  the  Monitor  said,  ^'  No, 
Sir,  it  means,  to  follow  the  Lord  in  true 
piety,  as  with  a  new  heart.  This  may 
be  seen  from  the  Parable  of  the  La- 
bourers in  the  Vineyard,  when  the  first 
becanie  hist.*'  The  Boy  had  learnt  this 
from  the  late  Mr.  EUerton's  Scripture 
■Dialogues.  The  Pundit  himself  did  not 
understand  this;  nor  the  Pundits  of  the 
other  Schools.  Thus  when  I  proposed 
the  same  question  in  another  School, 
the  Pundit  whispered  in  the  ears  of 
the  Boys,  ^*  You,  who,  after  transmi- 
grating from  one  body  into  another,  are 
now  become  my  diadplea.'' 

Q.  Why  has  our  Lord  added  these 
words,  Tkejtrsihkailbeiasir 

A.  Because  the  Disciples  asked  what 
they  should  receive  for  having  served 
Hhn. 

*  Q.  What  is  meant  by  this :  AUbu^  an 
caOed,  ha  few  ckoten  t 

A.  (By  the  Monitor)  This  is  ex- 
plained in  the  Parable  of  the  Marriage 
which  a  King  made  for  his  Son. 

Q.  How  do  you  then  understand  it  ? 

A .  We,  and  many  others,  have  got  the 
Gospel ;  but  only  fbw  receive  it. 

We  have  reason  to  hope  that  the 
diildren  who  are  educated  in  our  Schools 
will  become  better  Teachers  than  those 
are  whom  the  Natives  style  Sanscrit 
Scholars.  What  strange  ideas  these 
sometimes  conceive,  may  be  seen  from 
the  following  instance.  A  short  time 
vnce,  one' of  my  Pundits,  who  is  highly 
esteemed  among  the  Natives  on  account 
of  his  knowledge  of  Sanscrit,  came  to  me, 
and  said,  *'  Sir,  I  have  bestowed  a  great 
deal  of  meditation  on  the  passage,  BMHtr 
'jf€  IN  al  tht  iinui  goie^  ftc  I  think  I  have 
BOW  found^eut  the  mtaoiiig.    '  Liife,'  in 


II90IA  WITHIV  THB  OAflGBS. 

Sanscrit,  sometimea  means  *  water  »* 
now  as  John  baptized,  in  water,  those 
who  confessed  their  sins,  the  meaning 
will  be  this — Enter  ye  in  at  that  gatsu 
which  leads  to  the  water  where  you  will 
be  baptized.** 

Mr.  Pcrowne,  at  a  later  period^ 
bears  testimony  to  the  efficiency  of 
the  Schools.  A  part  of  his  Letter 
was  quoted  at  p.  41  of  the  Survey: 
we  subjoin  sotaae  further  extracts :— > 

The  Bengalee  Schools  continue  in 
number  the  same  as  last  year;  but  they 
are  decidedly  improved  in  point  of 
efficiency.  The  natural  indisposition  of 
the  Boys  to  read  is  almost  entirely  over- 
come ;  and,  in  many  of  them,  there  ie 
a  real  dedre  to  acquire  knowledge. 
What  we  want  is,  to  get  the  people  to 
THnrK.  Their  extreme  apathy  and  m^ 
diflference  are  quite  astonishing  and  re- 
pulsive to  a  European  just  arrived  in  this 
country.  We  trust,  however,  that  meiu 
tal  improvement  is  making  gradual  ad- 
vances ;  and  that  the  Lord  is  prepartM 
these  people  for  the  reception  of  spir£ 
tual  knowledge.  We  must  not  be  toe 
sanguine  :  it  is  our  duty  to  jmct  in  Atp§^ 
and  to  believe  that  our  labour  will  not 
eventually  be  in  vain  in  the  Lord»  Wo 
must  labour,  and  labour  too  with  many 
trials,  afflictions,  and  tears;  and,  wheii 
we  are  in  our  graves,  others  will  proba- 
bly «fi/0r  into  imf  iabrntrt. 

Many  of  the  Boys  in  the  Central 
School  are  making  good  progress  hi  En* 

flish,  Bengalee,  Persian,  Geography* 
listoiy.  Writing,  Arithmetic,  &c  bi 
English  Grammar,  they  have  made  great 
proficiency :  several  of  them  can  roidily 
answer  the  most  difficult  questions  pro- 
posed. Indeed,  what  they  can  do  is 
quite  astonishing,  when  all  the  disad* 
vantages  under  which  th^  have  laboured 
are  taken  into  consideration.  The  nunds 
of  the  Boys  are  evidently  expoadod  by 
the  studies  which  they  have  puvsoed  s 
and,  though  many  of  their  foolish  pre- 
judices remain,  and  will  remain  till  God 
is  pleaM  to  give  them  a  new  heart,  yet 
theur  judgments  are  open  to  conviction, 
^heir  observations  (m  different  sul^fects 
are  much  more  rational  than  those  made 
by  many  of  the  most  leaned  among 
their  countrymen.  They  think  and  rea- 
son, and  fjrequently  pretty  comeotfy, 
even  in  support  of  their  own  customs  i 
whereas  the  Brahmins  in  genoral,  at 
least  so  far  as  my  experience  extends, 
do   not  allow  the  exercise  of  their 


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t1l0lA  WlTMlt'raS  OAIIOS8. 


reasoning  powen ;  ftnd  InTBtiaUy  tcjeot 
enry  conclusion,  howcrer  fidrlj  de** 
luced,  whidi  does  not  en^rely  coineidt 
with  their  own  notions.  ' 

'  Opiniafis  and  Cliaraeter  of  the  Hindoos, 

Mr.P^rowne  and  Mr.Deerr  enter, 
in  their  communications,  into  the 
views  and  dispositions  of  the  Na- 
tives ;  4nd  take  the  very  best  me- 
thod of  enabling  the  Society  16 
Form  an  accurate  judgment  on  these 
Jmints,  by  details  of  conversations 
with  their  scholars  and  the  people. 

We  shall  first  extract,  on  this 
^ubjiBCt)  some  remarks  of  Mr. 
f  orowne : — 

.  The  more  clever  of  the  Hindoos  ane 
very  food  of  disousainf  metapbyttcsl 
^estions.  Tliere  it  much  suhtiltyin 
^lieir  retsoning;  ii«d,  as  they  argue 
Anm  )vem»es  which  are  either  fidse  or 
cannot,  be  proved  to  he  true,  of  course 
4iieir  cenchisions  are  of  no  value.  The 
^rahmiBs  are  very  fond  of  asking  ques- 
tions of  this' naturae  **:  Whence  comes 
ftvil  f*"-^^'  Why  did  God  give  Satan  the 
power  of  aiBnlBg.**-^'^  Hiow  do  you  ac- 
xount  for  dreans  P**— ^  Is  not  eJl  sptrii 
t^iE  ?:f^'*  Wheee  was  tihe  soul  of  sbmi 
fvevioiiatoius  birth  ?"— and  a  thousand 
MMk  quasttpDS.  A  Miesianary  is  often 
dampened  to  cnteron  the  discusshm  of 
fulgects  of  thss  eatttre,  though,  in  so 
jbhig»'  he  m«st  feei  thai  he  is  off  his 
froper  groQDd*  I  si^  oojcrcLLEOf  fbii, 
if  lie  Tefoses  •  to  give  ma  answer,  they 
•enchide  thai  he  is  itaable,  and  treat 
Inn  with^  seom,  and  leftise  to  hear  him. 
Bach  tinprofitahle  md  .vain  discussions 
•dnuld  always  he  avoided,  where  it  is 
fioisible  r  aod  the  same  subject  should 
■syer  be  entered  upon  a  second  time 
'wHhihesBmeperson.  It  is  the  oljijeot 
«f  Aataa  iofravent  oiir'piMuihing  the 
Ibviouri  and  itshould  be  ours,  to  preach 
«r  tibnverse  about  nothing  else. 

It  is,  however,  sometimes  necessary 
to  enter  Jon  the  question,  ^^  Whence 
joomes  evil  ?"-^*dtfficult  as  itis :  for  it  is 
■Ibe  great  misery  of  thSs  people,  thst. 
While  they  give  themselves  up  to  every 
epecies  of  crime,  they  charge  the  whole, 
with  shocklcg  blasphemy,  'Upon  Godl 

•  if  A  man  commits  any  sin,  he  bUmds 
l^&tef  aiid,iwefiW9t,telU  yon,  tfant- 

•  be  was  oonipelled  to  act  as  he  did/ 
They  -OeUeTe  that  the  actions,  -whether 
good  or  snnl,  oferery  man,  wiHrall  the 
events  ^f  his  lift,  sm  ovdmaed  oC  G«d, 


and  written  Invi^bly  In  every  Infivi- 
dual's  forehead,  soon  after  his  hirth-v 
bitoce  th6  custom  of  preparing  pta, 
iak^  >&c.  in  the  room,  on  the  fint  er 
oedond  evening  «fter  the  child  is  bom  t 
hence,  too,  the  won!  ^'  copal,"  forehead^ 
is  used  for  destiny  or  fiite.  la  a  word^ 
by  confonnding  moal  and  natural  evtl* 
they  make  God  the  author  of  both;  thue 
destroying,  at  once,  all  human  response 
bility.  It  will  easily  be  -conceivted^ 
how  difficult  it  is,  under  such  chncum* 
stanoesftoconviimeamanof  sin.  Had 
■et  the  Saviour  promised  an  Almigh^ 
energy  for  this  puxpose^  I  should  at 
down  in  despauf. 

From  ptinclfdea  so  ^ae  and  oarra^ 
mi  diose  of  the  Hindoos,  you  will  eanly 
ooBceive  that  no  good  firtdts  can  be  pro* 
duced.  Indeed,  it.  is  scarcely  possible 
lor  B  person  in  En^end  to  form  an  ade^ 
^usite  idea  of  the  moral  degradetiett 
^every  where  evident  in  this  country. 
iBuch  is  the  depravity  in  whkii  the 
^people  are  sunk,  thst  it  is  ahnost  imr 
possible  not.  to  exercise  wrong  feek 
angs  toward  them.  Patience  is  ai^ 
eolutdy  necessary  fo  a  Missionary  la 
India.  Here  we  have  Bead  to  bear,  with 
ja  unruffled  temper  and  almost  withmit 
sieenMig  to  feel,  the  most  glaring  fsbei 
4mods,  the  most  feoiish  and  childish  -na* 
jsertions  and  reasoning,  the  most  ii^|ual 
conduct,  and  the  most  blasphemous  «s» 
fDssrians  t  for,  if yxMi  maninsst  but  such 
zeal  and  warmth  As  are  prfbctly  cottu 
liStent  with  €9uristian  &eUngsand  pem- 
isiplea^  they  immediately  accuse  you  of 
bolng  angry ;  an4  tauntingly  tell  you 
that  Christians,  so  fiurfirom  betraying 
a^ger,  ought,  when  smitten  on  one 
^heeki,  to  turn  the  other. 

Wldle,  however,  fVom  the  inseasi^ 
bility  and  immoral  conduct  of  the  Ka» 
tSves,  the  mind  of  the  European  is  likely 
to  be  filled  with  disffust,  their  ^^norsnce 
and  servility,  on  &e  other  lumd,  tend 
to  oigAider  a  fbeiing  of  supenocity, 
very  unbecoming  the  Christkn  cfaa^ 
vacter.  Humility,  patience,  and  low, 
joined  to  perseverahoe  and  fhitb,  mm 
what  all  Missiooariesv  espedally  those 
intended  fiv  India,  should  pasUcularly 
pmy  ibr. 

As  my  acquaintance  with  the  Natives 
enlarges,  I  am  increasingly  convinced 
that  these  is*  aeafcely^xme  who  harthe^ 
least  pretensioa  toany  reUgiouseonceni. 
If  you'propoee  miy  thing  to  a  man*  fafio 
Ihrst  question  is,  ^'Whst  liiall  I  get  H' . 
«r''Wbat«illbetheadvaBts«B?**  iite 


iin>iiik  iniraiirTHtt  o^v^m. 


^mrj  Fri^tfb  ha^  nd  i««lcmieenhabb«» 
Iheirteliglmi.  Their  oltfeetBaremerelf 
m^centxy ;  and  Ihey  officiate  at  the 
templeB  hecavne  thej  cannot  get  aa 
tosier  or  more  lucrative  situation.  Tlie 
IbUoaring  incident  will  iliuatrate  tbia 
•boervation.  In  taking  a  walk  one 
•▼eningi  I  stopped  at  a  temple.  At 
ftfit,  me  offidfttiBg  Brabmin  -aeemed 
imwilUng  to  converse?  at  length,  how* 
ever,  be  laid  aside  his  rfeserre,  and  we 
ctttered  into  oonreviatioav  Pointii^  te 
ftn  im^  tbat  stood  before  me,  I  ariced, 
^  What  is  that  r  He  re{^ed,  ''  It  it 
Ood."  I  expressed  my  astonisbBseat 
that  be  flbould  have  such  imworthy  no* 
tioBeef  the  Deity,  aaio.suppose  Him  a 
]iiece  of  stone;  or  that  be  should  be 
Ignorant  enough  to  think  that  image 
•apti^le  of  affoirding  him  d^iyerance  or 
ftalvation.  **  You  knew,"  I  eentimiedi 
**tbat  it  4tf  only  stone,  end  cannot  help 
Itself:  why  do  you  thus  disboneur  God, 
tnd  deoeire  the  ignorant  people  V*  He 
wgoined,  ^*  Sir,  wb«t  can  I  do  ?  I  have 
tio^>tber  means  of  getting  a  living.  For 
my  servioest  this  temple,  I  receive  of 
Ibe  people  of  the  village  various  articles 
Irf*  food,  8tt.  amounting  to  about  fovff 
rupees  «  month.**  *^  I  porceive,**  saM 
i,  *'  that  your  God  is  your  belly  :**  be 
Ajilly  aaaented,  observing^  **  Yes;  and 
If  you  will  ghre  me  riVv  rupees  a 
raoRtli,  I  will  do  as  yon  wish.**  Sttdi 
indeed  is  the  mercenary  character  of  the 
IfaCives,  that  they  confess  without  iiesi- 
tation  the  irredstible  power  of  money 
wer  them.  They  unblusbingly  assert, 
♦*We  can  do  any  thing  for  money-^ 
sothing  witheat  it.**  These  are  the 
words,  net  of  the  most  abandoned  eh»- 
vacters,  but  of  some  of  the  most  respec&i 
•bla  among  the  sacred  caste  1 

Mr.  Deerr  reports  the  fohowing 
i^onversation : — 

In  eonaequcsoe  of  the  gvoas  darknea 
of  Hindoo  Idolatry,  the  learned  among 
them  often  start  otgecUem,  which  sbonld 
never  come  into  one*s  mind.  Thus, 
«'few  days  ago,  the  Expounder  of  the 
Hindoo  Law«  on  paying  me  a  visit,  in 
reading  some  of  the  exjriana^ons  which 
1  have  written  for  the  use  of  the  Schools, 
"when  became  to  the  passage  Halhmed  he 
My  name,  said  to  "my  Pundit,  "What 
-need  ia  there  to  make  an  explanation  of 
this  aentenee** — repeating  a  verse  of 
their  flUasters,  in  «i4i!eh  it  4s  said,  that 
k  Is'suffldent  to  say  of  God  that  be  is 
^Rorthy  of  «enbli^^*''6inot^4aut  tm 


BBS 


he  said  if  fain  li  cenptvtoBded  in  It?** 
I  answered,  '*That  is  true.  X  bavd 
left  this  sentence  unalbevcd,  because  I 
eannot  but  undentaad  what  it  is  intend*  ' 
ed  to  mean :  but  it  U  not  sufficient  to 
give  to  ignorant  people  an  idea  bow 
they  ought  to  worsh^  Gods  to  them  it 
must  be  pkinly  and  practically  ^ewn.** 
P.  ^  Nobody  knows  what  God  is,  and 
the  knowledge  of  him  cannot  be  obtained 
In  tbia  way.**  D.  **How  do  you  teach 
your  yeung  people  to  worship  Gods'* 
P.  '*  We  teU  them,  Remember  that  God 
is  *  worthy  of  worafaip ;'  and,  in  order 
to  expreta  tbis  fbeHng,  present  flowen 
or  i>tber  gifts  before,  t^^  image,  and  say; 
^ I  ciSet this  in  order  toknow  thee,  and 
to  please  thee.*  **  D.  (could  not  bel^ 
•niittng.)  ^  What  knowledge  is  obtain*, 
ed  by  doing  this  ?**  P.  "*  A  disciple  onot 
istoed  his  matter,  *  How  is  a  knowledge 
of  God  to  be  obtained  V  In  answer,  be 
•aid,  *When  you  knew  no  mere  any 
tbing  wbatever  (meaning  having  ne 
idea  or  conceptionX  then  you  %egin  %e 
know  Ged.'"  D.  ''But  tbaC^  in  this 
way  tbis  knowledge  is  not  to  be  obtained, 
nor  by  worshipping  images  which  yei^ 
call  the  first  step  toward  that  attainment^ 
'Comparing  it' to  the  learning  of  thb 
Alphabet,  is  evMent  from  Ud^^llut 
tbe  moat  leaned  among  yon  are  oecib. 
pied  in  kaming  tbis  Alphabet  fron 
tbeir  eavly  yeu^  until  their  old  i^ 
witbout  making  pragrasa.  Ilius  yom 
yourself  went  but  a  abort  time  ago  t» 
repeat  tlie  lettraa  over  i^abi."  IP.  *^I 
beg  leave  to  ask  you,  whether  70a  have 
obtained  that  tnowMge.**  D.''Icatiw 
not  say  that  lam  entinely  deatitnte  of  it> 
lor  I  know  what  I  feel  when  I4vaw  near 
40  God  in  prayer."  P.  ^  But  aUow  me. 
40  ask,  if  you  ara  socb  holy  men,  why 
do  yon  kill  beasts,  whieb  are  pesMMd 
of  the  Great  Spirit,  as  well  m  vam  f** 
(The  Hindoos  beliere  that  the  Gient 
Spirit,  or  the  Uncreated  Beuig,4weOa 
bi  eyety  living  creatnre^)  B.  ^  As  to 
animal  food,  you  object  to  it,  merely 
because  you  do  not>  duly  coo^der  the 
aul;{ectt  look  but  into  tbewnter  tlint 
you  drink,  and  you  will  see  that  yon 
swallow,  with  vreiy  diaugbt,  thousands 
of  living  creatures;  besidea  which  you 
kill  be-goats,  and,  what  is  worse  thai 
all,  your  mothers  and  aisteia.*'  P.^^Tbe 
•latter  is  sudi  a'boly4R:tieo,'tbat,-.aa'« 
certain  author  eays,  the  world  wovld  no 
more  standi  if  it  were  not  fer  the  hot!, 
neas  of  these  women :  they  are,  4»  It 
«p«re,  the  very  pilkw  ishicb  hdd  it  ttpif* 


S06  mt  A  WITBIK 

Sttth  Utigaif^  vaifjbt  appear  lianh, 
bul  we  Temained  cool*  I  told  liiiii  that 
I  should  not  be  offended  by  his  speaking 
freely.  Thia  man  is  a  very  civU,  and 
(for  a  Bengalee)  rather  sensible  man. 
When  Urns  the  Gospel  remains  hid  from 
those  vrho  are  wise  in  their  own  esteem, 
the  Lord  is  pleased  to  reveal  it  unto  the 
babes  whose  minds  he  has  prepared 
for  it. 

I  generally  find,  that,  on  account  of 
their  gross  idolatrous  notions,  it  is  dif* 
ficttlt  even  for  the  Pundits  to  jtnder* 
ctand  the  New  Testament  without  assist* 
anoe.  For  instance,  when  I  went  into 
ane  of  the  Schools,  and  read  with  the 
Boys  the  passage,  J  re  nU  two  sparrows 
soid  /tfr  a/ariking^  Sfc, — they  smiled  at 
it,  as  if  it  had  no  meaning;  but  when 
I  had  shewed  them  in  what  connexion 
it  stands,  and  told  them  that  even  our 
smallest  concerns  are  not  unknown  to 
our  Father  in  Heaven,  and  that  not 
even  one  hair  of  His  people  shall  be  in« 
jured  without  His  permission,  thej 
aeemed  surprised  and  ashamed. 

In  a  subsequent  Letter,  Mr.Deerr 
gives  further  illustrations  of  the 
views  and  notions  of  the  Natives  :— 

According  to  the  opinions  of  the  Hin« 
doos,  a  partide  of  the  Godhead  is  dwell- 
ing in  every  living  creature.  This 
made  me  curious  to  know  of  how  many 
spirits  they  suppose  men  to  be  possessed « 
and  I  inquired  accordingly  of  the  Pun- 
dits, from  whom  I  received  the  follow* 
Inff  account.  ^  There  are  but  two  fiorts 
jifspirits — ^the  animal  Ufe,  which  ceases 
at  death ;  and  the  Jubatna,  or  the  spirit 
in  the  proper  sense  of  the  word,  which 
is  a  particle  of  the  Godhead,  though, 
while  united  to  mattetf  it  is  involved  in 
deception.**  In  order  to  explain  this, 
he  took  my  hat,  and  said,  ^*  The  empty 
apace  witliin  the  hat  is  sky,  as  well  as 
that  which  surrounds  the  hat :  it  it  only 
inclosed  by  the  crown  of  the  hat.  Thus, 
the  spirit  within  u,  indeed,  a  part  of  the 
Godhead;  though,  by  being  united  to 
matter,  it  is  involved  in  ^Ulja  (or  do- 
ception) :  we  call  it,ibr  distinction  sake, 
Jubatna  X  and  when  our  body  dies,  our 
.spirit  is  brought  before  the  judgment- 
•aeat.'*  I  answered,  *^  How  can  this  be  ? 
Can  God  judge  himself?  And  if  this 
were  the  case,  you  would  have  no  ex- 
iatenoe  at  all.**  The  Pundit  replied, 
^  Can  you  tell  me  a  place  where  God  is 
not  ?"  B.  *^  I  do  not  know  any  such 
place.'*    P.  Then  you. must  aUow  that 


THM  ^AiKQWM.  [AUO* 

he  fiUa  my  whole  frame.'*  D.  ''Yoa 
may  then  as  well  say  that  he  is  in  wood* 
stone^  &c.**  p.  *'So  it  is ;  and  it  as  waly 
an  illusion  produced  by  Maya,  that  you 
see  wood  as  wood,  and  stone  as  stone  i 
just  such  an  illusion  as  if  a  person  takes 
a  rope  for  a  serpent.  Whatever  you  see, 
or  hear,  or  feel,  as  for  instance  the  paia 
which  you  feel  when  you  are  bei^eo, 
the  love  which  a  parent  feels  for  his 
child,  in  short  all  agreeable  or  dia> 
agreeable  sensations,  are  but  the  oonse* 
quence  of  Maya."  D.  "  But  if  this  ia 
the  case,  how  can  you  form  a  right  judg- 
ment of  any  thing  ?  For  if  one  man 
kills  another,  this  is,  according  to  your 
opinion,  merely  a  deception :  how  can 
you,  therefore,  presume  lo  judge  of  any 
matter  ?**  P.  ^*  I  cannot  express  my 
opinion  with  suffici^it  deamess :  it  ia 
not  so  exactly  as  I  say.**  D.  '*  This  is 
just  what  I  want  that  you  should  allow 
— that  it  is  not  so  as  you  say :  and  yoo 
see  how  pernicious  your  doctrine  is ;  for 
if  that  part  of  man  which  survives  after 
his  death  is  God  himself,  what  reason 
hashetobeafcaidof  punishaMUtP  And 
if  I  am  God,  whatsoever  I  do,  I  cannot 
make  any  dif&rence  in  my  ultimate 
state;  wliy  should  I  therefore  deny  te- 
myself  any  gratification,  however  sin. 
ful  f  Why  should  I  not  nther  do  what- 
ever  my  heart  djesires  P"  P.  *'  £ven 
the  fear  of  punishment  is  the  coiise- 
quence  of  Maya."  D.  ^*  If  aU  is  but 
deception,  then  your  worship  is  founded 
upon  wrong  principles,  and  your  image 
worship  is  indefensible.*'  P.  ''  This  is 
true;  and  if  I  had  the  true  knowledge 
of  Qod^  and  could  render  true  worship 
.unto  him,  1  should  no  more  make  this 
sign  on  my  forehead."  He  meant  to 
say,  that*  he  would  no  longer  perform 
any  religioua  ceremonies,  and  should  be 
devoid  of  all  sensations. 

In  such  darkness  are  these  people  Ink 
volvedl  And  yet  their  self-love  ieada 
them  to  imagine,  that,  with  regoid  to 
religion,  they  are  far  superior  to  dU. 
other  naUons ;  so  that  they  think  it 
wrong  even  to  go  near  to  an  individual 
of  another  nation ;  and  they  say  their 
forefathers  would  never  have  done  so. 

The  term  which  they  generally  uae' 
£>r  a  European  is  a  term  of  reproach-— 
*'*'  Melchahho,*'  abominable,  or  viUs. 
That  this  is  the  common  term  by*  which 
they  designate  Europeans  wiH  appear 
from  the  mistaken  compliment  which  a 
Boy  paid  toe,  when  adring  a  fiivour  of 
rae  I  he  saidi  in  Bengalee^.  ^'3ir,  von 


RSCSMT  tttlSOtLLAVSOVS  UrtlLtlOMCB. 


1625.] 

•re  the  Incinuitton  of  abomfaiatioii.*' 
I  supposed  the  Boy  was  eome  to  mock 
me:  I  looked,  therefore,  sharply  at  him, 
andaskedhim,  ''Whatam  ir  Thea 
he  lifted  up  his  hands,  as  they  usually 
do,  and  respectfblly  repeated  the  same. 
I  asked  him  who  had  iM  him  to  giye 
me  this  title.  He  said,  '^  Nobody  told 
me  to  call  vou  so,  but  all  our  Brahmins 
lay  that  tne  Sahibs  are  Melchahho:*' 
he  wished,  therefore,  to  give  me  a  more 
respectful  title,  by  making  me  an  incar- 
nation uf  Melchahho,  or  abomination ! 
This,  howeyer,  ought  not  to  dimin'ish 
our  love  fior  them ;  but  rather  to  excite 
our  compassion,  seeing  that  they  are  so 
deeply  involved  in  Maya,  or  deception. 
I  may,  however,  add,  that  though 
the  Hindoos  speak  in  this  way,  yet  many 
of  them  are  in  their  consciences  con- 
irinced  of  the  inferiority  of  their  reli- 
gion  to  ours.  I  perceived  this,  when 
one  of  my  Pundits  complained,  that 
they  were  despised  in  consequence  of 
their  reading  the  Gospelsin  the  Schools. 
I  said,  ^*  You  ought  to  esteem  it  a  great 
honour,  Ui^  you  instruct  the  Boys  in 
your  School  in  such  an  excelleBt  book.** 
He  replied,  **  You  may  truly  say  so  t 
but  I  atture  you  if  the  people  knew 
.what  is  xontained  in  the  Gospds,  and 
what  the  consequence  may  be  of  the 
Boys  reading  ^em,  not  one  single  Boy 
would  remain  in  the  School;  for  if  a 
Boy  acquires  an  acquaintance  with  their 
contents,  this  is  enough  to  turn  his 
head,  when  he  is  sufficiently  advanced 
in  age  to  know  good  from  evil  and  right 
from  wrong !"  Now  if  the  Hindoo  Pun- 
dits  were  not  conscious  of  the  untenable- 


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oess  of  their  System,  they  would  not  be 
afndd  that  if  a  Boy  was  instructed  in 
the  Gospels,  he  wouldr  in  copsequence, 
change  his  mlnd^  when  he  comes  to  years 
of  discretion. 

Well  may  the  Missionaries  feel 
anxious  to  communicate  to  this 
people  the' only ^ True  and  Saving 
Knowledge.  Mr.*  Perowne  writes — 

I  am  earnestly  desirous  of  becoming 
able  to  preach,  as  we  must  consider 
THAT  the  main  instrument  of  the  de« 
struction  of  Satan^s  kingdom ;  ner  sbfdl 
I  think  myself  fully  engaged  in  Mis-' 
sionary  Work,  till  a  great  part  of  my 
time  is  spent  in  preaching  from  village 
fo  village. 

,  In  the  intercourse  which  I  have  hither* 
to  had  with  the  Natives,  I  perceive, 
that  my  great  want  is— a  good  acquaint- 
ance with  the  language  of  the  common 
people,  and  a  facility  in  illustrating  the 
sulject  of  discourse  by  easy  and  stming 
singles.  The  language  can  only  be 
acqubred  by  mixing  a  gimd  deal  with  the 
people :  books  and. even  Pundits  afford 
but  little  help  in  this  respect  Figures 
are  rendered'  necessary,  by  the  defi- 
ciency of  intellect  on  the  part  of  the 
multitude,  and  from  its  bring  their* 
usual  mode  of  communicating  their 
ideas :  in  this,  an  Englishman  is  not,  at 
firsti  quite  at  home. 

I  cannot  conclude  without  earnestly 
beseeching  you  to  send  us  more  Mis* 
ttonaries.  Two  or  threemore,  at  i^ast, 
are  necessary  for  this  Station.  These 
j^ople  are  perishing  by. millions,  in  un 
and  ignorance ! 


WUtewt  fiHitttUantoM  inttlliqtmt. 


Ckureh  MUnonary  Society. 
Wb  lament  tlrat  wc  have  to  add  to  Ae 
distressing  intell^^ce  in  oar  last  Nomber 
respecting  Sierra  Leone.  Mrs.  Palmer, 
Widow  of  the  Rev.  H.  Pahner,  removed  from 
Regent's  Town  to  Freetown  on  the  10th  of 
May:  on  the  26th  the  was  taken  with  the 
eonunon  fever  of  the  country,  and  was  deli- 
vered of  a  still-bora  child :  on  the  8th  of  lone 
ahe  died;  and,  oa  the  7th,  was  convejred  to 
Regent's  Town,  and  bnrie^  by  the  side  of 
her  lata  affectionBte  husband.  How  well 
ahe  was  prepared  for  her  departore^  wiU 
appear  from  tbe  extracts  of  her  Lettera,given 
mt  p.  967  of  onr  last  Nomber.  The  Rev.  H. 
Biiriag  had  snflered  much  from  sickness,  hot 
was  recovered.  He  writes^  on  the  SOth  of 
May— 

'  Mr.  WiUi«lin  w&s  In  a  doubtful  tltaaUoo.bat  it 
JMS-fAaMd  Oodtorettore  hhn.   Mr.  OeittrhM 


liMi  tht  Tdlow  Fever,  hot  b  bettar:  ha  it  the 
fourth  in  Umi  whola  C^loDjr  who  haa  ratotaiad  of 
that  fatal  ditorder. 

The  state  of  the  Rer.  T.  G.  Ddninger'a 
health,  at  Malta,  has  made  it  necessary  ibr 
him  to  retire,  for  a  season,  to  the  cooler  cli- 
mate of  the  North  of  Italy. 
.  Major  PUppB,  an  active  Member  of  the 
Calcotta  Corresponding  Committee,  arrived 
at  Sonthampton,  on  the  9th  of  Jvtf,  in  the 
Lady  Raffles. 

Letters  from  Ceylon,  of  the  8th  of  March, 
from  the  Rev.  Rooert  Mayor,  ■  report  the 
good  health  of  the  Society's  Laboorers. 

London  MUtionary  Society. 
The  Rev.  W.  Crow,  with  Mrs.  Crow,  ap- 
pointed to  Qoilon,  sailed  from  the  Downs, 
OD  the  9th  of  March,  in  companjr  of  the  Scot- 
tish IfissioDaries  msntkmed  m  a  fofmar 


leade. 

WedtjfOfi  Missitmar^  Societjf. 

The  death  of  the  Rev.  Qforge  Lane*  in 
Sierm  Leone,  wa«  mentiohed  at  n.  299  ot 
4Hir  last  Namber.  He  was  taken  ill  otf^e' 
Sf  th  of  Maidi;  ami  diodi  ob  the  i6th  of 
April,  aged  27  year*,  tie^  was  a.  faithful 
MiaaionaFy,  of  grea^  promise ;  and  died  m 
Uie  peace  of  the  LordT 

Mr.  MorgM«  at  Ht  Mary's  in  the  Ganbia* 
has  recently  accompanied  Migor  Grant,  in  a 
visit  to  variooS  tribes  of  Natives  up  tHfit 
rhrer;  and  recommends  the  establishment 
of  a  Mission  at  a  NewSettleinent  about  to  be 
fonned  by  Government,  at  a  oonaiderable 
djstfUMse  up  the  Gambia* 
Ctdcutia, 

Hie  death  of  Archdeacon  Loring  was 
mentioned  at  p.  S2  of  the  Number  for  Febru- 
ary. In  a  late  Quarterly  Circular  of  the 
Church  Missionary  Cominittee  at  Calcutta, 
tftds  event  is  thus  noticed :-« 

Ii  i»  wilh  m«eh  eoaoKs  XHmt  we  hsTS  to  add  to 
the  Bumber  ef  MlaiUen    sad  Mluivnnips   re- 


•laoTetl  by  <le«th  in  India  vithio  a  ftw  monlht,  the 
okdie  of  tins  Venerable  Henry  iAvyd  lorinfft  D.O; 
Arctadfticaii  at;  Gatootttu  He  died  dii  tlie  evnninc 
of  iieptember  4th,  alter  an  illortt  of  only  a  irm 
hoars.  Dr.  LoHD((,bad  ftoifered  datic^  fireea  fre-' 
qoenc  ^ilioatf  attnfehe  atace  hie  arrleal  ||  thi# 
chantry  ;  bet  «ss  >i|  luwod  bealtb.a  » to  t«f  o'docH 
on  the  d^y  on  which  he  died.  His  miiMLbad  of 
lite  been  much  impressed  with  the  s^^t  'ef 
death;  and  he  had  lately  expreaaed  himaeK  re« 
cfApiled  to  the  >dea  at  dyiog  in  n  foreisa  laodf 
which  had  befoire  beeo  painful  to  hint.  He  had 
aettled  his  affairs,  under  the  impression  lh«t  he 
might  not  live  Iodc>-  l>oddnd«e^a  **  Rian  «m| 
Progress  of  Keligien  in  the  Soul"  wms  found  turned 
down  open  on  his  drst.'ac  the  chapter  on  *'Xbe 
Soul's  Eaafflinacioo  of  the  SimeiiCy  o»  iu  foitHaad 
Hepentance."  whicb  he  is  supposdtt  to  have  heea 
reading  at  the  time  he  was  taken  ill.  Dr.  Loiing 
was  highly  esteemed  by  nil  who  knew  bim,  waA 
feoermlly  roapeeted  by  the  caaunuatiy. 

Skrfa  Leone, 
Hie  Chief  Justioe  of  the  Colony,  Edwaitf 
Fit2gerald,  Esq.>  has  fallen  a  viotim  to  ^ 
naligoant  fever  which  has  ktely  oemmittsd 
such  ravages ;  he  was  seised  on  the  cireBH 
ipg  of  the  30th  of  May,  and  die^on  tbf 
nkocning  of  th&Sd  of  Jane. 


GONTRlfi^UnpNS  TO  THE  CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY, 
Bram  Jtiig  21s#,  to  jiuguti  20^  18S3» 


Total. 

JL.  ..dl 

'    m  9  It 

-  eSisie  S 

-     IB  tt  » 

-  >3as  f  • 

-     is»   0   7 

•      17616    8 

•••ife  s  0 

•  ««tsai  « 

-     Mt7   6 

-   J00H7   7 

-   596B  10   4 

•   S7»  •!» 

-    «N|IS   A 

'     W   9   • 

-     «IM    » 

.     %  t^  d 

•    111  4  « 

•  s««  «  e 

-  HI91Z  6 

-    •«*   4  i 

•  "«*  II    5 

-    t^  IS  IS 

-     J3SIS   » 

-   4MS  •   « 

If  le  II 

-      «S  •  ft 

4S  14   4 

•    ■?»  »•    « 

-  i«a3  IS  » 

-  «44ie  « 

-     iBf   t    1 

•      116    Sit 

•      IfilSIf 

•    ««I7    5   5 

-     7^«4    0 

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ASSOCIATIONS.     L,  »,  d. 

Aldwiakle  iN^trihampton.i 

Bath      •  .      •  «Bd  le  0 

Bodmia  .  -  t  .  u  7  • 
Bradford.  (Yorkshire)  .  ft  o  0 
Brentford  .  •  -  la  19  7 
drtdeweM  Chapel  •  -see 
Bdseot  •.  -  •  >  tee  »  o 
Backs,  SootJ^  (Ivcr  Branch^  17  13  « 
CUiches^rand  West-Siusez,  s».  0  » 
Ctapham         .  .         -     <i    1   6 

Oticbesfte' and  Bbst^Bssex,  300  •  o 
Uarbyftilra  «  •  .  •  «  s  S  o 
Pcfon^E^tar  •     i^  iS4  v  9 

Porchester  -  -  *  •  31  4  0 
Epsom         i  -  •     18  ko  ti 

Faringdon  •  •    eo  «  o 

Glentwortb  (Lincolnshire)  tS  5  s 
Gloucestershire  -  -  eotf  14  10 
Guernsey  •  -  -  138  u  e 
Kent    Cnctuding    ^lack-) 

heath  17!.  7s.  lod.  Foot's  >i)B   7  le 

Cray  3/.  Seven  Oaks  iS/.  ) 
Virkhy  Unsdale      .        .    es  0  • 
K^ieeatefstitre  •     50  e  o 

Unooltt  •  >  •  *  51*  0  0 
Uvsrf0q»liWa[iM.dhcashire,t|ti  e  0 
beetwittikA  «  .  *;  *  7  »  1 
Malta  -  •     411  9 

Martock  (Somerseujure)   .     9  S  4 

ctud.  Utile  Dunham «s^  J^  •  • 
9nrthEait  London  •     et   i   6 

Northaupconr    (Creatonl    ,-...« 

Branch  -  -  ./»•»".« 
Mttvtl»SWWdi  -     19  9  • 

Vmdstoer  .      -'  -      ft  9  7 

Penrya.  ■        ■*».     -         •  •  96  e  e. 

Biclnoood  (Collected  hy  ai  _^  .    . 
Lady)  .  -:>«••* 

«"«*-  In  a-fiew  of  the  earlier  eoplee  of  th»  last  NtMnW»»  hc^re  the  mistake  was  discArered.  tke 
deatlkor  tktr.Hee.  WilUam  Ward  was  stated,  at  a.sef,  to  tMve  taken  place  on  the  7iAar  A#ai.inetesd 

^  the  7IA  q^  Afore*.     ^  *       •-  f  .^  -^. 


Thiol.. 

Saxhy        -  «  •     ift  9  i   U-.f^  1  « 

St.AusUe        .  .      6^  7  -     m  ^u 

Shropshire  -        -       .1^6.   4s«4  6  '9 

WainSeetCLlneolnshire)  •'  9  ft  4  -  js  f)  a 
WeUlngtoafSonerseulkire),  9*  es  w  siA  iS  ft 
Worctsur  .  .  •9H40.1IWII1 
York       -      -  *        -oieo-  s$a»  u « 

(X>LLBCTldK& 
Afg,  Mr.Jobn(£vesbatn)  -leioe-      tSsS 
Biilingsley.Mr.ataPrayeri    ....      <«  .  . 
Meeting  -         ./•.•••f»»9 

Gltcd,3dls«(DonniBgtpaJ^  .  ri*  9  •  HH  i 
Lakcv  Rxnr.E. (Worcester^     •»  e  e  -    478  14  8 

BENEFACnoTTS. 
Anonymous,  for  New  Zealand      •       -       5.  a  • 
W.Chambers,  Esq.  by  C.Holehoase,B4q.  le  le  o 

iBOACY. 
Mies  Elisabeth  Hensley,  late  of  Bath,  hy\  „  ^^ 
LewU  Hensleyi  Esq,  -      ,.     -./••'•• 

.      GpKOft£OATtONAL  OOLLECTIOitS      • 

Uq  Cornwall.) 
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t4ia,4f .  ita-'-CaaieUoni.  4I.  8f .  fid.— Coastantine,  ik 
7-^eock,  U-  S«.  id.-^Qfvcy«  li  3«.  td.— 6ermo% 
J.  u,  ed.— Lanljvery,,  i/.  17s.  aj*.— tostwUbleJ, 
'J.  9t.  id— Meraglssey,  3!.  i«.  itd. ^ St  Atiille^ 
5(.  OS.  Td.  By  fieo.  W,  tt.  iH6ik%  fooeran,  it  17s: 
— Cwinear,  &^.  ^.— Lknsallos;  if,it.6rf.~LaBUg'> 
los,  »L  loi.  4d,— Fhinam,  9C  \7».  srf.-^t"  Eve,* 
«L  8«.  6^.— Tyw&rdreth,  alii  i|S.  8d.  By  Rn.  71 
«iJler  iTfegony,  ll.tiff.  By  ifee.  R  HbdseiM  Bo* 
eonnor,  jlr  i«s.4<i-^Lbni¥et,  9L^  9d<^Laiaeta«k# 
il.  13*-  gtf'-^datoft,  4I.  9a  TtL.^-PliiHeaftli.  4I.  ««*-< 
Kocbe.  7I.  ft».  6<--St.  Onlanibi  81.  «t.  7C— >ai« 
Ke^,  9l.--Stf c«p^  4L  i4S.UL-<8l*WianoVfe  ¥•  4*«  ipl 


mii^ionntp  U^t^&tfv. 


SEPTEMBER,  1823.' 


OBITUARY  OF  MRS.  i>AtMER   .  -  ; 

WttO  0»0  AT  fRB^TOWH,  4UNB  6,  1^,  j^ltfp  8Q  YBAfCflL      ,{     .,*    . 

Thb  death  of  Mr.  Palmer,  with  that  erf  other  faifliful  Seryanfa  ol 
Gbristy^was  stated  in  our  Nomber  for  July,  and  Bome  pmrtKniilftfS' 
frfere  g^ven.  ^  The  iexcellent  W6^uBLn,  whose  last  hours  we  hejte- 
record,  survived  her  Husband  but  about  a  mohtib.  Fr<^  a  Liettcir,' 
addressed  by  Mr.  Vaughan  of  Freetowi^  to  tlie  Secretary  of%0 
Cbarob'Misi^ionary  Society,  dated  June  18,  1823,  we  ex&act  tiie^ 
afikeiftig  circunifltances  of  her  departure.  ^  ■"  r    ^  ,' 

Having  been  conveyed  from  Re-*   to  fear,  because  her  BleseedlSivioiir, 


genrt  Town  to  Freetown;  as  we 
seated  at  p.  867  of  our  last  Num- 
ber, on  the  10th  of  May,  Mrs.  Pal- 
mer  was  received,  with  s^reat  kind- 
ness into  the  house  of  Lieut-Colo- 
nel Sutherland.  TKe  whole  of  the 
last  week  of  May  she.  had  fever; 
but  the  remissions  of  the  disorder 

Bte  great  hopes  of  her  recovery., 
r.  vaughan  Writes — 

Or  Saturday,  May  the  3,1st,  I  spent 
much  lin^e  with  her  in  assisting  her 
tosettle  her  accounts.  We  had  much' 
profitable    conversation.      She   ap. 

Kared  to  have  strong  impressions 
nd  indeed  said  so)  upon'  her  mind, 
that  her  time  on  earth  would  be  but 
short.  Eternity  seemed  present  to 
her  view.  Her  conversation  was 
principally  on  Death,  Judgment, and 
Eternity.  She  told  me  that  she  had( 
ho.  desire  of  abiding  any  longer  in 
this  vain  world;  which  was  now  no-' 
f bing  to  ber ;  but,  like  the  Aposllc, 
she  bad  a  great  desire  to  depart  and 
be  with  "Christ:  nevertheless  she 
wished. to  lie  submissive  in  the  hands 
of  her  dod,  and  was  entirely  resigned 
to  His  sovereign  will;  and  all  her 
wish  was,  that  the  will  of  God  might 
be  done.  She  s^d  death  had  no  ter- 
rors, as  Jesus  had  taken  away  the 
sttng;  and  though  she  felt  nnich 
from  inward  cgnflicttSbb  had  nothing 
Sipl.  1853:    ■     * 


whose  sufferings  were  faf  greater' 
than  ever  hers  bad  been,  had  nbt^nl  j' 
delivered  ber  fr.om thepowerofSatah. 
but  would  deliver  her  in  tfae.H<fnr  of 
Death  and  in  the  Day  of  Jitdgment  t 
it  was,  therefore,  with  the  gr^eatest 
joy  that  she  looked  forward  to  fbo 
imm^diiiteprie^nce  of  God^  who  had 
loved  her  with  an  everlasting  .i'oVe,. 
and  would  neye^  leave  her  n<^  for-' 
Mke  her,  ..''•.; 

Mr.  Vaughan  was  de6]>ous  tha(i 
Mrs.. Fainter  should  address  a  few 
parting  words  to  his  Wiife,  io  ^  bpok; 
which  Mrs.  Vau^an  k^t  forpuri-- 
poses  of  that  nature.  This  l-eodrd 
manifests  very  strikingly;  is  ^Mrj 
Vaughan  observes,  **  her  resfgna-- 
tion  to  the  will  of  God,  her  sure 
and  certain  hope  of  glory,  h^  com-^ 
fort  and  support  in  the  {nroiptses^ 
her  unshaken  confidence  in  her  Sa-> 
vwKir,  and  her  full  sdbtMssidB'tolho'' 
JWvine  DiBpensations."^      /  *: 

Freetown,  May  SI,  IfiSS.  Tbough 
I  aim  very  uAfit  to  wnte^  yet,  as  you 
request  a  fewwords,Iw)Il  endeavour 
to  comply:  1  feel,  my  dear  Mrs.- 
Vaughan,  that  they*  wilj  probably  bo 
the  last:  and  do  I  wish  that  thsy 
fthould  u4t}  No  1. 1  woiifd  not  Winter 
here  an^bour  after  that  apppiatedlb^yv 
God  for  my  qaittiDgtkiibody.  vi  shi 
and  diuith  ;  jior  would '  I  depart  aii 

•aB-   '•  .  -'—■  ' 


f70  BIOOAAP8T.  [SBPT. 

hour tomier  Una  thtt,  to  avoid  maeh  Mr8.yaiM|[haii  and  I  called  |Q  see  her  i 
saflferine.  I  am  tvRB  hb  wim.  bo  ''Ite  bBd^^lentnrver,  mf  was  there* 
s  t  1  fear  not  death !  Sinner  as  I    fore  not  able  to  say  mnch :  as  the 


WILLI 

am,'  I  have  a  sare  and  certain  hope 
of  a  glorious  resurrection.  TTie  blood 
ofJenu  CkriU  ciemueihfrom  aUjffi  t 
the  assurance  of  this  was  my  Hus- 
band's support  in  his  last  hours.  Oh 
my  dear  Mrs.  Yaughan,  yon  know 
how  to  sympathise  with  me  in  trials 
— triab  that  are  common  to  Missio- 
naries; but,  in  this,  the  trial  of  my 
s6dt,yoa  catinot  at  aitfeel  forme. 
He  was,  indeed,  all  that  ray  heart 
could  wish.  How  did  he  labour  a^d 
suffer  for  his  Mbste^— his  beloved  Sa- 
yi^«r!  SH  nm  $f^ut  tffem^im  on 
ikittgi  MfWf  Boeds  to  be  continually 
sounded  in  our  ears;  and  oh,  lejt  these 
i^or^  DWELL  in  your  heart  I  Tou 
ma^  yet  be  called  to  suffer  as  1  do : 
yoir  eonl  teay^b6  disquieted  #itbin 
you,  and  cast  down;  but  you  will 
npt  be  forsaken  t  as  -sure  as  Jesus  is 
Jehovah,  so  surely  will  you  find  all 
ml  strength  which  is  promised  In 
H|^  Word,  Glory  to  His  ^ce,  that 
0ne  so  Yi|e  as  I  have  found  Him  all 
to.  n^ie !  It  is  true  I  want  the  society 
of  him  who  was  all  my  earthly  joy; 
but  I  will  not  utter  one  wish  to  have 

Jitnhere:  he  is  in  glory;  and  could 
desire  hin^  to  associate  with  all  that 
i^  in^glorious^  Besides,  the  hour  was 
come :  his  Father's  name  was  glori- 
4ed«  according  to  His  own  purpose ; 
(tad  that  satisfies  eVerr  mormur.  May 
^ouaodyourHnsbaiid  hold  each  other 
as  loans,  with  every  precious  gift 
that  our  Qod  may  bestow  upon  you  t 
It  isatryin^andanawfal  time;  b^ 
C<44r.  not:  it  IS  for  Jesus  that  we  suffer, 
and  surely  we  cannot  refuse*  R^oiee 

fem^ore^n  all  things  giwe  ihank$^ 
]^od  ii  tery  contrary  to  flesh  to 
fhacCk  God  fot  removhig  my  Hus- 
band ;  but  I  kd6w  that  He,  who  has 
enabled  me  sometimes  to  do  so,  iHU 
still  eOBtinne  His  gtace.  Ibavefbimd 
the  latter  verses  of  the  viiith  of  Ro* 
nans,  with  the  zziiid  and  xlvith 
Psalms,  great  treasures ;  but,  I  can 
only  say,  S&arch  the  Scriplurei.  May 
the  precious  ble^ing  of  Numbers  vi« 
24, 4c.  be  your  porUpn  !  Farewell. 
Anne  I'almer. 
Mr.  Vaughsn  gives  die  following 


reached  out  her  hand  and  pressed 
onrs,she  sud,  «*  The  will  of  the  Lord 
be  done  r  I  am  quite  resigned  to  it.** 
I  then  quoted  some  of  the  raosiapplt- 
cable  promises  I  could  think  of ;  di- 
l^eeting  her  to  look  to  Jesus,  and  to 
consi&r  what  He  suffered  for  the 
joy  that  was  set  before  Him.  She 
said,  '^  I  do :  oh,  I  do  t  He  is  my 
allr  He  is  my  ail,  and  hi  all  t  Ihw^ 
■one  other  to  look  ta.  The  pro- 
mises that  you  have  mentioned,  with 
the  smiles  6f  Jesus,  will  swoeleil  ^ 
hitler  waters  of  Mamli.''  ItheMsked 
her  if  Ghrist  was  as  precious  as  in 
former  times—**  O  yes,  yes  I  if  pos- 
sible, more  so.  Oh,myD>ikar  Saviour^ 
in  Thee  is  all  my  hope — ^mystay — my 
tmstl  I  long  to  flee  Thee  tee  to 
&ce  e .  i^wtkeletih  nM  m^  iftfl,  tel 
ihitie  be  doneP^  We  then  took  our 
leave  of  her ;  toinmendin^  her  to  the 
eare  of  Hinr  who  i$  good,  a  g^wtgi 
hMH  ike  thy  ^  troubie,  Mnd  who 
knmteih  thejn  that  trtmi  in  Hi^. 
.  The  following  morning  Dr.Shower 
called  to  inform  us,  that,  on  the  Sun- 
day Nigh  t,  she  was  delivered  6f  astill- 
born  child,  but  Was  as  well  as  conlj 
be  expected ;  and  he  had  great  hopes 
that  she  would  soon  be  enabled  to 
re^iufi  to  England.  On  Mondsy 
Night,  the  fever  returned,  and  sh^ 
became  much  worse :  the  fever  con- 
tiDued  increasing  till  noon  on  Wed- 
nesday, when  she  became  delirious, 
and  almost  unmanageable.  She 
^oke  much  abput  her  dear  Husband 
and  Child.  In  a  few  hours  after, 
lihe  became  speechless  and  insensible ; 
and  contiiiued  in  this  state  till  het 
denarture.  She  appealed  very  calm 
apa  free  from  pain,  the  iriiole  of  this 
(me ;  and  on  Friday  nlcbt,  June  the 
6^  at  a  quarter  l»ast  ei^hto^dock, 
fell  asleep  in  Christ.  Hisppy  soul ! 
her  piljirimage  is  ended..  She  rests 
from  all  her  severe  conflicts  fllnd  sor- 
rows, her  troubles  and  her  sins  I  Her 
age  was  only  twentv  years. 

As  she  expressea  a  wish  to  me  to 
be  buried,  if  she  should  die  here,  by 
the  side  of  her  Husband  and  Child,! 
wrote  to  Br.  Norman  requesting  hina 


^txtt%mt  oirfh^  Amw^Tfi^^  u^^  5    *^  ®®"^  *®"'*  "'«'*  ^^^*»  *<>  convey  the 
On  Sunday  morning,  June  the  1st.        Thus  have  I  tnd«avou|-ed  to  gWe 


of  our  departed  Sister.     Sk^  was  a  coald  not  havo  akowB  -malef  kind- 

most  devoted  Christian  t  and  bore  BentoMi8.Pftlinerha4ml>ean,lbeir 

her  aeteremfflictions  with  the  greatest  own  daughter, 
fortitude  and  sf^minlon  to  the  Divine 

It  grieves  us  to  a4d,  tihat  <!he  trials  of  the  BGssion  in  Siecra 
Leone  <;ontinoed  up  ta  the.date  of  the  latest  advices.  •Mrs.VailghaR, 
to  whom  Mnk.  Palmer  addfcsaed  her  almost-dyi^g  words^  is  herself 
now  no  more;  and  others  have  fallen  in  thdr  labours.  Some 
particulars  will  be  found  in  a.  subsequent  part  of  this  Number. 
We  earinestly  copimend  all  the  ooneeras  m  this  Mission  to  the 
.sympathy  and  prayera  of  evevy  Cltrisdan  Reader. 


Wtntmiimq^  m}i  fnttUiqenu. 


tmmatf  MnMOMJMW  stMstr.   . 
•paoGaapnres  op  ASSooiATieira. 
Meimgr  of  the  PenrUh  AttoekOitm. 

A  Mbbtiitg  of  the  Penrith  Assoda- 
tion  wa9  held  on  lYeduesday  Evening, 
-the  9ih  of  April,  the  Rev.  Jdtin  Fawcett 
in  the  Chair ;  and  was  addressed  fajy  the 
'"Bev.  T.  S.  Grimshaw,  the  Rev.  Peter 
iTresohow^  the  Rev.  .fames  Hough,  and 
-tfirXaw,  Esq. 

Fiflh  Amamermnf  of  4he  CarHtU. 
*    The  Rev.  John  Pawcett  preached  for 
the  Society,  at  St  Cuthbert*s  Church, 
on  Sunday  the  6th  of  April. 

On  Frid^  Evening,  the  llth»  the 
Annual  Meeting  was  held  at  -the 
Assembly  Room;  the  Rev.  Feq^ 
Graham,  Rector  of  Aithuret,  in  Uve 
Oiair. 

If  overs  AOd  Stcondert. 
•9.  H.  <H«hUB,  Eaq^.,  and  Rev.  Legh  RktuDond 
— Uev.  T.^  3.  OiiOkshftw,  awl  Her.  Feter  Ti«|- 
chow— Rev.  J^me»  Houfh,  upd  &•▼.  John  T^w 
cctt— Rev.  8.  R.34rtbgr,  and  Bfr.  W.Kaneon^ 
«Bd  Bovla^d  Anraett.  ^.*mnd  John  Dixon,  Eeq. 

CeAsctlons,  upwtatd  of  47i. 

Hfik  Afmkftr§anf  ofthi  NnDctuUe-^m- 

Tina, 

On  Tuesday,  the   1st  of  July,  this 

Keeting  was  held  in  Fletcher's  Long  * 

Room;  the  Rev.  John  Tyson  in  the 

Chair. 

Ico^^en  sBd  oeoottders* 
B0#.  H.  B.  TrletraB,  aW  Mr.  W.  HMcnsflo. 
R«v.  B.  Haslevood,  and  Mr.  W.  Ktiliam— Rev. 
»,  J.  HoUingswotth,  and  Blr.  J.B.  F«*Uk«r»toa»^ 
Rev.  S.  Mefinon.  and  MK  O.  MilBer-W.  Chap. 
WW,  Rki.,  and  Mr.  W.AIiephend-Bnd  Revw  B. 
'     HaMewood,  and  Rev.  AnUm^jr  Qtdler. 

Forn/tfawH  of  lAa  SttcUm^ot^Tooo 
A  Meeting  was  held,  on  Tuesday  the 


IStli  of  August,  Itt^  the  Nition|d  Sdiodl- 
Room,  at  Stockton-on-Tees,  St  wliidi 
ui  Association  was  fihmed  tn  aid  of. the 
Society.  The  Rev;  jJohn  Brewster* 
Rector  of  Rgglesdiffe,  was  in  the  Chair. 

Movers  and  Seeonden*: 
^  S«v,  JaoMft  CiuitfU,  Vicar  of  Stockton  i  Rev. .«. 
Stanlej  fUMr,  Rector  lof  Looffnewtoni  JUv. 
John  Brewster*  ten^  Vicar  of  Greatham;  Rev.  John 
Diekenaoor  Cnrifte  oTScodAon ;  Rev.  Jtbias  Carr, 
C^orate  of  Hanrprtlft  end  the  Mejor,  of  Stockton. 

Rev.  James  Qundillt  Vicar.    . 

Fie€^Pi(midmi*9 

Rev.'  John  Rre^ster, 

Rev.  Oeorge  Stanley  Faher, 

Itev.  John  Brewster,  Jun. 


J4ui  WilUnfpn,  Esq. 
Rev.J.Bi^enson,  Mr.  Roh.  Wilson* 

Hie  Annual  Meeting  was  held,  on 
Saturday  thfe  9th  of  August,  in  the 
A^setnbly  Rooms;  the  Rev.  Br.  Quany 
in  the  Chair. 

.latin  M*Oi«tl>7?Be!..  and  R«v.  B*W.M«(kS^ 
— Panlos  JBmlllas  8in«er,  Esq..  a^d  Rev.  W.  Nash 
—Rev,  John  Bdmett,  aad*Rev.  R.  T.  P.  pofa  ■ 
Mr.  J.W.  Topp.  and  Rev.  H.  Irwio^-and  dKn- 
sellor  ConneU,  and  Rev.  Robert  Oibks^        ^ 

Mr.  Mathias  and  Mr.  Singer  w^vA 
attending  ip  Cork,  the  Aaniteraar/  <f 
the  Bible  Society,  as  a  Deputati^  fiam 
Dublin;  and  afforded  their  assistance 
at  the  Meeting  of  the  Chnrch  Missio* 
naiy  Association, 

The  Hon.  and  Rev.  H.  B.  Enl^e^ 
the  Rev.  Thomas  Mortimer,  the  Rot* 
B- W.  Sibthorp,aa4theB«v«  W.«^eoBflr 
assisted,  at  the  request  of  the  Com- 


9lf  ^ftmmiwumfm^  fAicq. 

.wmettftbe.MidkndCoMDUw-    ...        .         CoUeclion,  m  7*.  8cf.   ; 

'    Sitth  Amhertarff  of  the  Slropshir^,  ^^      ,  '  Sixth  Annufersary  of  $fut  Tap$pn-Uk» 

Sermons  were  preached,  dn'l^undaj         Qn  Sundayvtii^SUtof  August>rSot- 

ihe  24th  9f  Auguaft— bj  ,theHop..and    jnons  were  preached — by  the  Hon.  and 

.  Her.  H.  D.  Erskine,    at*  Whittingti)n'    Rev.  H.  D.  Eraklnp,  at  Tamworth  and 

jand  atS^ttin  ;  >y  the  ?lev.  :i^  W,     at  Fazely ;  and,  by  the  Bev.  T.  Mor- 

''6ibthoxp,  at  Madelej  and  at  Bxi^"  ^tiAMcat  Maacetcsr  and  at  Atherstoaers 

noirth;  and  by  the  Rev.  W,  Spovner^  ^gasA  on  Tu^d«y  Evening,  Sept,thp«^ 

at  Hawtoitone,  at  itffingtoii;  "and  at  SU     the  tlev.  T.  Mortimer  pleached  at  Tam- 

.  Alkmbnd'8  ShrewsbuiT.     :'  '    worth.— Collections,  84/.  4 j.  lirf. 

Meetings  were  held,  j)ltiRiondayibo        On  Tuesday,  the  Annual  Meet!6g 


S5th,  at  Whittingtoo,  Bridgnorth,  and 
Bhawburyi  and,  on' Tuesday  the  S6th, 
after  a  Sermon  at  St.  Chad^s,  Shrews- 
bury, by  the  Rev.  R.  W.  Sibthorp,  the 
Annual  Meeting  of  the  County  Associa- 
tion took  place  in  the  Town  Hall; 
TTiUiam  Cludde»  Esq.,  President,  in 
.  the  Chair. 

Morert  aiid  Seconders. 

'T.  'WliltlHtfi»,B^.M.P..*nd  Rev.  JdhnfSlorer— 

'YtcT.  Joiui   Umfor,  nd   Hon.  and  Rev.  II.  D. 

£n^i9er-^v.  ttriim  HUl.  and  Reir.  R.  N,  Pern- 

berton—Rev.  C.  R.  Cameron,  ftnd  Rev.  R^   w. 

fiibtiBorp— Rev.    £•    WilUems.  and     Rev.  W. 

.  8pooo«r^Bev>C*  Lloyd,  and  Rev.  John  AidiaitU 

--and  ft.  Clodde,  Eeq..  and  Rev.  8.  Jooe*. 

Collections,  l^L0s.9id^ 

Tmaih  Jnniversofy  ,<lf  tha  Chester  and 
ChesMrh,  . 
Thfe  Ahnual  Meeting  was  held  in  the 
eroiing  of  We^'nesdaj,  the  S7th  of 
August,  In  the  Town  Hall;  G.B. 
GnmviHe^  Esq.,  the  Treasurer,  in  the 
Chur.-  This  birge  room  was  completely 
filled.  There  was  aiL  tncreased  attend, 
ance  of  the  Clei^  of  the  citly  and  neigh- 
bourhood. 

Movers  and  Sacoodcn.  -  . 
Vr.Aldennaa  Rofers,  ahd  Kev.R.  W.Sibthcrp- 
'W.Thaeheiay.E^i.M.D^andlUv.  F.^ant^Rev. 
*W.  Spooner,  and  O.  Harrison ^  Esq.— Rev.  ^  W. 
ANisr'and  Resw  T.  Ayckbooiiir-Rev.  .W.  Clarke, 
and  lloAm  *rlco,  Esq.^Rav.  U.  Hasklna,  and 
ICr.  K.Buckley— and  Rev.  R.  W.  8a>Uiocp,and  X. 
WhkteiI.Esq. 

Collection,  19/.  12t. 

Th&ri  Afmiversary  ef  the  YoxiUl,  J3aH<m, 
and  Bamstall, 

Sermons  were  preached,  on  Sunday 
the  31st  of  August— by  the  Rev.  R.  W. 
Sibthorp,  at  Yoxall  and  at  Harostall; 
indi  by  the  Bev.  W.  Spooner,  at  Barton 
and  at  RosHston.  CcAleCtions,  491. 1  Ot .  4d. 

The  Ainiuat  Meeting  was  held,  the 
next  day,  at  two  o*cIock,  in  the  School 
Boom  at  Yoxall;  the  Bev.  Edward 
Cooper,  Bector,  in  the  Chair.  Twelve 
Clei]gynieB  were  present* 

Movers  and  Seconders. 
lUv.li.'V.SIlMliorp,  and  Rev  Thomas  Qisborno 
K^  T.  Mortttner,  mA  Aev.  Janes  Obborat— R«v. 


was  held,  in  the  .  Chatft^l;  the.  Bet. 
;Prancis  Blick,  President,  in  die  Chair. 

Movers  and  Seconders. 
Bev.  C.  .Vrnt^^qm,  and  Rev.  W.  Spaonei^-llon. 
«nd  Rev.  B.  D.  Brskiae .and  Rev.  James  Gisbome 
— Rer.  R.  W.  Sibthorp,  aod  Rev.  E.  Cooper— Kev. 
T.teoitimer,  and  Rev.  W.  Thompson— and  Rev. 
H.  &tntf»ill,  and  liev.^  Malpaa. 
Collection,  \SL  148. 
NlmthJimhefHuyef  the  Bitrnv^kam, 
In  the  evening  of  Thurtday,  Sept. 
4tb^  a  Meeting  of  the  Ladies*  Associ- 
ation was  held,  and  was  ;addre8sed  ty 
the  Bev.  E.  Bum,  the  Bev.  T.  MortU 
mer,  the  Bev.  R.  W.  Sibthorp,  and  the 
Rev.  W.  Vale.  '  , 

.  On  Friday,  the  5th,  the  Amiual 
Meeting  was  held  in  the  Large  Room  «t 
the  Hotel ;  the  Right  Hon.  Lord  Cal- 
thorpe,  President,  in  the  Chair. 

Mbvers  and  Seconders.  ^ 

.B^v.  T.IMortimer,  and  Rev.  J.  Oar bett—0«f|| rand 
-liev.  II.  D.  Erskiof ,  and  Rev.  W.  Spooner^-^jsv. 
R.  W.  Sibtiiorp,  end  Rev.  W.  Vale^Hon.  Baptist 
lloel,  and  PeUr  Kenpson^lBsq.— RtehardSpoonef* 
,£sa.  and  Rev.  £.  Bum— and  Hon.  and  Rev.  H*  V^ 
'     '  •      '  '  Erskine,  and  Rev.  S.  Lowe. 

Sermons  were  preached,  on  Sunday 
the  7th  of  September,  by  the  Hon,  and 
Rev.  H.  D.  Erririn6.'  —  CoUecfions,  in- 
cludmg  the  Meeting,  upward  of  131/. 

On  the  same  day.  Sermons  were 
preadied— by  the  Bev.  B.  W.  Sibthorp^ 
at  Kingsbury,  ColeshiU^  and  Curd  worth ; 
and,  by  the  Rev.  ^.  Spooner^  «t  Paeb. 
ington,  Swepstone,  and  MeaAam. — Col- 
lections, 74/.  I^.  7i/.  . 

Eighth  Annwerearp  of  the  Bewdley, 

The  Annual  jMeetmg  was  held  on 
Wednesday,  the*  1 0th  ^  September,  in 
the  $«hool  Room  ; .  the  Bev.:  Jolm  Ot- 
Wdod,  Minister,  in  ttie  Chair.        .  •  „  ' « 

Movers  and  Seconders. 

JUv.T.Honsman.and  Bev.  &.  W.  Sihfhor^^B«lv. 

.W.  HavergalUand  W.  Uofao.  E^.— G.  Costanflt. 

Esq.ftnd  Rev.B.  Davies— and  Rev.  W.  Haveiitall, 

and:  Rev.  R.  W.  Sibthorp. 

The  Bev.  B.W.  Sibthorp  preached  in 
the  evening. 
Collection  at  the  Meeting,  10/.     ^ 


."1^99-]  r.  VKirsB 

The  Annual-  Meeting  was  held,  on 
.  Monday  Sept.  the  Stb,  in  the  Town  Hall 
at  High  Wjcombe;  the  Hon.  Robert 
'.Smith  in  ^e  Chair. 

Moven  Mid  fleodbd^rs. 

Rob^  Bird.  £«q.»  and-  th«  A»isUDt8ecr«tai7^ 

■  Rev.  FmQcis  SpitU.aod  H.  Baker,  E»q.~Kev.R. 

.  M.  Main  war  iac,  and  Mr.  Ralpb  Wylde  (Missionary 

.  Stad*aO--&e^  Mr.  Momaa,    and  Rev.  Janea 

Ko9Uea^-aodB«v.U,C.  Ridley,  and  UMVlssut^Bt 

SecreUry. 

Collection,  20/. 
Fifth  Jn!f\wtrsary  oftke  Berhshirt. 
7he  Annual  Meeting  was  helfd  ^n  the 
Towrj  Hall,  on  Tuesday,  Sept.  the  9th ; 
'  H.  P.  Sperling,  Esq.,  the  High  Sheriff, 
in  the  Chair,    li  was  more  numerously 
attended  than  on  former'  occasions,  and 
the  Contributions  were  laiger.    Much 
interest  was  manifested  with  reference 
to  the  intended  Seminary  at  Islington. 
IJp^ward  of  130/.  was  -oontrlbuted,  of 
which  TO/,  was  appropriated  to  that  In- 
stitution. 

-Moifen  and  Seconders. 
.8teCl«ttdiM  SUphea  HnnUr.  Bart,  and  Bar.  J. 
VThiUlock— Um  AMUtaBtSecretaiy.aod  Rev.  W. 
HMiicock— C.  Sawyer,  Esq.,  and  Rev.  C.  Davy- 
Rev.  C.  Bird,  and  Mr.  Ralph  Wy Ida— Major-Gene- 
nl  Ordt.  and  Rev.  W.  'Wrison'-aad  Rcr.  C.Kcate, 
and  Rev.  F.  Moore, 

An  Evening  Meeting  w«s,  helfl, 
and  wa3  nu^erou^y  attended, ^  John 
Hooper,  Ksq.,  in  the  Chair.  It  was  ad- 
dressed by  the  .  Kev.  Messrs.  Davy, 
Bickersleth,  aqd  Hulme  ^  and  by  Mr. 
Wyide,  and  T.  Bing"  E^ 
firs4,Jtf^iluerMary^0/ the  F4ni$igdi^. 
The  Bev.  John  Fridham  preached  for 

.  the  Society,  in  the  Parish  Church,  on 
Sunday  the  7tb  of  September.  The  An. 

.nual  Meeting  was  held,  in  the  Court 
Room,  on  Wednesday  the    1 0th;  the 

.  Bey.  G.  Hohne  in  the  Ctaair.    Above 

.  100/.  has  been.nused  by  this  Association 

•  in  its  first  year.  ^ 

Movers  and  Seconden. 

Rev.  W.  Jennie ifs,  and  the  Assistant  Secretary— 

i  Rev.  John  Blackmore.and  Rev.  JohnCoopei — Rev> 

,  e.Kaiffbt,  and  Mr.  RalphWy  (da-^aod  Rev.  T.  Hoot. 

and  Rav.  W.  H.  BranU 

Collection,  15/. 


The  follawiD^  Circular,  just  issued 
by  the  Committee,  gives  a  succinct 
view  of  the 

-    Progress  tmd  Prospects  of  the  Society. 

The  Committee  of  the  '^  Society  for 

'  mitigating  and  grudually  abolishing  the 

State  of  Slavery  throughout  the  British 

'Dominions,**  have  for  some  time  been 

'  anxious  to  fulfil  their  promise  of  com« 


mimieating  to  the  FMIc  «  M«r  View'  hf 

their  Progress  and-  Prospects,  and  stiSh 
suggestions  respecting  liie  farther  M<te. 
sures  to  be  adopted  as  the  state  of  their 
cause  may  seem  to  require.  The  delny 
which  has'  occurred  has,  however,  been 
unavoidable.  l*hey  felt  it  to  be  nece^ 
sary,  before  they  made  the  promised 
communication,  to  ascertain,  with  as 
.  much  precision  as  possible,  the  in^ntions 
.  of  His  Miyesty*s  Government  with  tt- 
Bpect  to  this  most  momentous  subject. 

The  circulation  of  the  Society's  various 
'  publications  appears  to  h&ve  produced  a 
more  extensive  efiect  than  could,  have 
.  been  anticipated :  and  although  the 
Session  of  Parliament  was  already  coo« 
stderably  advanced  before  the  public  at- 
tention was  engaged,  no  fewer  than  about 
Two  Hundred  and  Thirty  Petitions 
were  spontaneously  addressed  to  Parua- 
ment,  from  all  parts  of  the  eountiif, 
pnying  for  the  Mitigation  and  gradu/il 
Extinction  of  Slavery ;  and  it  is  certahi 
that  the  multiplication  of  similar  Peti- 
tions was  only  prevented  by  ,the  Paf- 
liamentary  discussion .  of  the  questicoii, 
which  took  place  on  the  1 5th  of  May* 

On  that  day,  Mr.  Buxton  made:  a 
Motion  to  the  following  effect  ir — 

That  the  state  of  Slavery  is  r^pognant.fo 
the  principles  of  tfae  British  Conshtation  and 
'  of  the  Christian  Religion ;  and  that  itonght 
to  be  mdaalty  abolished  throaghont  the 
'  British  Dominions,  with  aamiicb  expedition 
,  as  may  be  eonsistent  with  a  due  ref^d  io  the 
''  welVheing  of  tl»e  parties  concerned. 

Had  this  Motion  been  agreed.  Io,  St 

was  the  intention  of  Mr.  Buxton,  iu  he 

stated  succinctly  in  his  Speech,  to  follow 

it  up,  by  movixig  for  leave  to  bring  in  a 

^  Bill,  or  Bills,  which  should  embrace  the 

.  following  specific  directs : — viz. 

To  remove  all  thr  existing  obstrHetaonltte 
J  the  mannmission  of  Slaves — 

TO  cause  the  Slaves  to  cease  to  be  olu^ttels 
in  the  eye  of  the  low — 

To  pre  vent  their  removal,  AS  siiAVBS.from 
colony  to  colony  I  and,  noder  certain  modi- 
fications, their  sale  or  transfer,  except  with 
the  land  to  which  tbey  might  be  attached-^ 

To  abolish  markets  and  compnlaory  laboar 
on  the  Sanday !  and  to  make  that  day  a  day  of 
rest,  as  well  as  of  religioas  worship  and  in- 
stmction:  and  also  to  secure  to  the  Slavea 
equivalent  time  in  each  week^  in  lien  of  SnD> 
day,  and  in  addition  to  any  time  which  inde- 
pendently of  Sunday  is  now  afforded  them« 
for  cnltivating  their  provision  grounds — 

To  protect  the  Skives,  by  law,  in  the  poe> 
session  and  transmission  of  the  propeHy 
which  they  may  thus,  or  in  any  other  way, 
acquire — 

Tu  enable  Ae  Slave  to  porchase  his  free- 
dom, by  the  payment  at  eace  of  a  fair 


lofafairispceiibr 


974 

mi  atiae.  in  return  f«r  m  ftMmonal  dajrmtlie 
week  to  M  employed  for  lueown  benefit — 

tV>  make  the  testimony  of  Slave*  aTailable 
in  Coorts  of  Justice,  both  in  civil  and  crhninal 


To  lefiere  all  Nemcs  and  Penont  of 
Colour  frmt  the  burden  of  legal^  prorinff 
their  fireedoniy  when  bnxvht  into  questiooi 
and  to  throw  on  the  claimant  of  their  persona 
thebnrden  oflefirallyprovinghisrij^htto  them— 

To  provide  the  means  of  relinoua  Instroo- 
« tbn  for  the  Black  and  Colonred  Foliation, 


•ildofC%ristianfidacatianlortheirohildren>- 

To  institvte  marriage  among  the  Sluves  i 
and  to  protect  that  state  from  vioktiflo,  and 
fiom  either  forcible  or  voluntary  disruption-- 

To  put  an  end  to  the  driving  system — 

•To  put  an  end  aboto'the  arbitrary  punirii- 
nent  of  8lavee»  aoA  to  place  tiieir  penont  as 
jweU  as  pro^rty  under  the  gapidian^bij^  of 
^elaw — 

To  provide  Uiat  alltiie  children  bom  afier 
a  certain  day  shall  be  free ;  care  being  taken 
of  their  education  and  maintenance,  until  they 
ahall  be  capable  of  actmg  for  «liemselte»— 

To  provide  that  no  Colonial  Oovemor, 

Judge,  ▲ttomey-Genenl«  or  Fiscal,  shall  be 

m  possessor  of  Slaves,  or  shall  nave  a  direct 

and  obvious  reversionary  interest  in  such 

-property,  or  shall  be  the  agent  ofthepro- 

rfvietorsofSkves. 

3tf r.  Cuming,  to  the  or^  of  ffis 
•MiQeBty'a  Government,  express  his 
concurrence  in  the  genend  ob.iect  of  put- 
'  ting  an  end,  at  some,  though  perhaps 
no  very  early,  period,  lo  Slaveiy  through- 
out  the  Britiah  Pominions.  He  allured 
the  idea  of  perpetual  Slavery.  Hefurther 
.expressed  his  concurrence  in  several  of 
the  specific  measures,  by -which  it  had 
been  proposed  to  effect  the  general  ob- 
ject. He  objected,  however,  to  the  ab- 
stract iform  of  Mr.  Buxton's  Motion ; 
and  he  proposed  to  substitute  in  its 
place  the  foUowUig  Resolutions,  which, 
«t  the  close  of  the  discusnon,  were  una- 
'  tiimoiisly  adopted  by  the  House— 'viz. 

Jst  That  it  is  expedient  to  adopt  effectual 
'and  decisive  measures  for  meliorating  the 
condition  of  the  Slave  Peculation  in  hb 
'It^esh^s  dolonies. 

iH.  That/  through  a  determioed  and  per- 
severing, but  judiciouib  and  temperate,  en- 
forcement of  such  measures,  this  House  looks 
fonvard  to  a  progressive  improvement  in  the 
character  of  the  Slave  Pojiulation.;  such  as 
na^  prepare  them  for  a  participation  in  fho^e 
ciVil  rights  and  privileges,  which  are  eiyoyed 
by  other  classes  of  his  M^'es^*s  subjects. 
'  3d*  That  this  House  is  anxious  for  the 
•accomplishment  of  this  purpose  attbe  earliest 
period  thaj;  may  be  compatible  with  the 
well-being  of  the  Slaves,  the  safety  of  the 
Colonies,  and  with' a  fair  and  equitable  cop- 
aideration  of  tiie*  interests  of  all  parties  con- 
Mined  therein. 

J^Tfe«**k»w^*o^*«>W  be  laijj  b^^e 
TusHiUesty. 


As  t&ese  pttpoMan  enltaoed  idb- 
stantklly  the  general  direct  which  was 
contemplated  In  the  oxlgiiial  Mottdh, 
tiiere  could  be  no  faesitatton  on  the  pert 
of  its  supporten  in  acceding  to  thdr 
substitution.  It  was  of  the  very  highest 
importance,  that  His  M^esty's  Govern- 
ment and  Parliament  should  be  concur- 
rently snd  unanimously  pledged  to  so 
unequivocal  a  declaration  of  the  duty  of 
efiectually   mitigaUng  and  eventwdly 


extinguishiiu^  the  state  of  ColonSaLBon- 
dage;  espeaally  as  that  dedarathm, 
vhile  it  placed  on  record  this  invaluaUe 
principle,  did  not  preclude  the  disois- 
sion,  either  of  any  oiie  of  the  specific 
measures  of  reform  nbovc  enumerated, 
or  of  the  means  by  which,  with  a  view 
to  the  Attainment  of  the  general  object, 
those  measures  might  best  be  carried 
into  effect. 

The  unqualified  acquiescence  of  tie 
West-Indian  Body  in  the  KesoluUons 
proposed  by  Mr.  Canning,  made  it  still 
nioBe  desirable  io  accede  to  tliem.  £v«n 
the  advantage  to  be  g^ned  by  carrying 
the  original  Motion  on  a  division,  had 
•this  been  a  matter  of  choice,  was  not  to 
}^  pompsred  with  that  wtiich  could  not 
'fii9  to  ^rise  fitmi  the  uxiammous  adoptaon 
of  propositions  so  unexceptionable  in 
themselves;  broagfat  forward  as  they  had 
been  by  HlsMajesty's  Ministers,  and  not 
opposed  by  any  West-Indian  Proprietor 
in  Parliament. 

There  still  remained,  fao#ever,  eoo- 
alderaUe  diftoenoe  of  opinion,  with  re- 
•speet  both  to  the  spedfic  plans  of  i^ 
form  whidi  were  called  for,  and  to  the 
means  by  which  those  plans  should  be 
•aecomplished. 

On  this  last  point,  Mr.  Canniag  pn>- 
posed  that  the  Government  should  take 
the  matter  into  their  own  hands.  Bj 
this  course,  he  conceived  that  whatever 
daneer  was  to  be  apprehended  from 
>puhUc,  and  perhaps  axigiy,  discusaioa, 
might  be  avoided ;  while  Uie  conflicting 
interests  of  the  various  parties  concerned 
might  be  more  easily  conciliated.  With 
.  respect  to  such  of  the  Colonies  as  had 
no  Local  Legislatures,  and  in  which  the 
'  CroWn  possessed  the  sole  powerof  maHng 
laws,  the  action  of  the  GovenuneAt 
would,  of  course,  be  f^ore  iree  and  un« 
fettered :  there,  they  might  l^gpslate  by 
an  Order  in  Council,  which  would  also 
aerve  as  a  model  of  legislation  for  otber 
Colonies.  In  the  case  of  these  Colonies, 
all  that  it  was  intended  to  do,  in  the  firft 
*  instance,  was,  to  recommend  the  adop* 


niftl  IiegiwUtnyw;  wboi^  &il  and  Mt 
co<(fi»9$iQa%  hvmevet,  Parliameot,  h» 
midt  lia4«  right  to.«xpect ;  but  if  an  unn 
lookedMbr  spkit  of  resiatance  should 
BMmlbat  itaeu;  His  Mi^y's  OoTem* 
meol  wQuildthra  xesart  to  Parliament 

.  Inaip^dfywg  the meaaunn  which Hif 
ICi^isty's  Ofifvenunent  hare  li^ified 
tkax  intention  of  adopting,  the  Com* 
loijttee  will  not  confine  the  specification 
1i>.  what  actually  fell  ficom  Mr.  Conning 
during  the  debate  o«  Mr.  Bmtont 
llfotion.  Subsequent  cooununacadDns 
h«Te  enabled  them  to  modify  the  states 
nml  then  madc^  so  af  te  preffenty  if  m^ 
ft^paxtkukr  and  detailed^  yet  a  <dfiar 
genend  "Kiew  of  the  present  purpooes  of 
m»  M^jesty'e  Government  They  ave 
aafoNDiTi— 

•  Tfiai'  thsr  etfisthig:  obsteetkns  to 


iMisting  ol 

.  inmof.  ifoitt  stacftps  or  fiDeC  or 

oiker  fisoal  regolalioos*  fhail  be  removftd— 
Tlliat  tibe  Slares  shall  b«  protected  by  Inw 
ihtb^poAseaiioD^andalsoin  the  inu»ma$lon. 
wr  bfQUest  or  ofiierwise,  of  any  propeity 
tnnch  the^  may  require. 

:  llial  ineans  shali  ha  protided  of  rel^^ioiM 
iastmcfioa  for  ihe  Skres,  and  of  ChnstiaB 
Kdocation  for  their  chfldren — 

'  lliat  ihe  driviD^  system  shall  be  perempto- 
rtly  lind  entirely  abofidied,  so  ttat  the  whip 
sliUl  ao  longei^  be  the  stimolant  of  liboor— 
Unit  aa  epd  shall  also  be  absoiotsly  pat 
t#  the  dagradias  corpcral  paaishmeat  ef 
BWalea ;  and  that  measures  shall  be  taken 
to  restrain,  ^oerally,  the  power  of  arbitrary 
wnmshmefi^  arid  to  prevent  its  ri>ose^ 
T%at  the  means  of  religiotas  iostmcfibii 


befaig  provided,  the  Sondays  shall  be  ^vea 
19  to  the  Slavea  for  res^  reqreation,  and 
T0ltfpoQs  instroction  and  worship  (Sunday 
maneto  behis  abolished);  and  that  equiva- 
lent fime  shall  be  allowed  them,  on  other 
oays,  for  the  cohivation  of  tfaeb  provision 
g^oond*— 

>  That  ihe  saarriage  of  Slaves  shall  be  antho* 
rise4  and  sanctiooed  by  lawj  and  fiiat  they 
ihall  likewise  be  protected  in  the  eiqoyment 
«f  their  connoboal  rights. 

,  In  raspett  to  the  proposal  of  causing 
the  Slaree  to  cease  m>m  being  mere 
cbattelst  and  attaching  them,  under  cer- 
t^  modifications,  to  the  soil,  it  was  said, 
that  whatever  v^orm  of  this  kind  was 
introduced  must  be  prospective  only,  as 
its  retrospective  operation  might  disturb 
the  present  tenure  of  property,  and  take 
away,  in  numy  cases,  the  only  security 
on  which  money  had  been  advanced. 
The  cineition  wag,  thevefinre,  reserved 
liMr  fintber  considenttion. 

.  The  adiusaion  of  the  teatimony  of 
ia  Courto  of  Justice  wu  ali^ 


ties  as  to  require  a  more  deliberate  m  veil- 
tigatum»  At  the  same  time^  Qovemment 
professed  themselves  friendly  to  tl»e 
principle  of  admitting  the  testimony  of 
Slaves,  subject  only  to  such  modifications 
aathe  interesto  of  justice  might  for  m 
time  require. 

The  propriety  of  relieving  Ncgroee 
and  Persons  of  Colour  firom  the  opera- 
tion of  that  uiyust  principle  of  Colonial 
iiaw,  which  subjects  them  to  be  dealt 
with  as  Slavea  unless  they  shall  be  able 
by  legal'  proof  to  establish  their  right  to 
freedom,  was  admitted  $  and  it  was  gig- 
nified  that  further  inquiry  should  be 
made  as  to  the  meana  for  gnmting  thevi 
the  requisite  relief 

It  was  also  admitted  to  be  d^raHe 
that  no  Governor,  Judge,  Attomey^ate- 
nerali  or  Fiscal,  nor  any  of  the  Beligioua 
Instructors  about  to  be  appointed,  ahouU. 
hold  property  in  Slaves^  and,  though  it 
might  be  antair  to  give  to  this  principle 
«  retHMctive  effect,  yet  that  thm 
covld  be  no  elation  to  its  being  ma^ 
to  operate  prospectively. 

The  only  remaining  pointo  were,  the 
granting  &cilities  to  the  Adult  Slaves 
to  purchase  their  freedom ;  and  the  li- 
beration firom  bondage  of  all  Cluldrep 
bom  after  a  certain  day.  In  neither  of 
these  propositions  have  the  Grovemment 
hitherto  flpgnifled  their  qoncurreace.  Iq. 
deed,  to  the  measure  of  fireeing  all  chi^ 
dren  born  after  a  certain  day«  they  ap- 
peared to  feel  a  more  dedd^  objectioa 
than  to  any  other  that  had  been  su^ 
gested.  Both  the  points  were  deemed 
of  so  much  moment  as  to  render  further 
information  and  more  mature  considera- 
tion necessary,  before  they  came  to  a 
final  decision  upon  them. 

Havitig  thus  reviewed  the  Pro- 
gresff  ahr^y  made  in  pursuit  of  tba 
great  object  of  the  Sociefyythe  Gom^ 
mittee  proceed  to  stateits  Pros^iects, 
and  such  future  Measures  as  may  be 
required  :— 

In  reviewing  the  Resolutions  adopted 
by  Parliament  and  the  declared  inteiU 
tions  of  His  Majesty's  Government,  the 
Committee  see  very  abundant  cause  or 
congratulation.  They  feel  much  grati«> 
fied,  both  by  the  admissions  which  they 
involve,  and  by  the  concurrent  deter- 
mination, which  has  been  expressed  by 
His  Mijesty^s  (Government  and  by  Paiw 
Iiament,  to  proceed  to  the  immediate 
redxeM  of  some  of  the  existing  evil^ 


ftnd  to  0BCtire  eventnany  ike  extinction    m$j  be  lotft  ^  En^, 

-of  the  very  ftote  of  ShiTery. 

Still  the  Committee  deeply  regret^' 

that  the  mode  of  proceeding^by  Parlia- 
mentary Enactment,  in  effecting  the 

Colonial  Beforms  which  have  been  re- 

cogniaed  as  neceflsary,  should  not  have 

been  preferred  to  that  of  leaving  this 

great  work  to  be  carried  on  through  the 

medium  of  the  Colonial  Legislatures. 

Fast  experiencot  to  say  the  least,  dts* 

courages  any  sanguine  hope  of  their 

prompt,  cordial,  and  efficient  co*opera^ 

tion;   and^  the  Committee,  therefore, 

lay  their  account  in  meeting  with  much 

delay  and  disappointment,  as  the  conse- 
quence of  this  arrangement. 

But,   besides  this  disadvantage,   it 

nnist  be  re<*ollected  that  there  are  seme 

points,  of  great  and  vital  moment,  oh 

which  no  distinct  hope  of  reform  has  as 

yet  been  given.    It  has  not  been  de- 

elarod,   that  Slaves  shall  cease  to  be 

chattels^that  they  riiall  no  longer  con- 

tinue,  in  this  respect,  as  well  as  for 

eveiy  other  purpose  of  sale  or  transfer, 

on  the  same  degrading  level  with  the 

bcRists  of  the  field:  they  are  still  liable 

to  be  transported,  as  the  Master's  inte- 
rest or  caprice  may  dictate,  from  one 

Island  to  another,  and  separated  for 

ever  from  their  fiuntltes  and  dearest 
connexions,  and  from  their  native  home. 

It  has  not  yet  been  settled,  that  their 
testimony  shall  be  received  in  Courts  of 
Law ;  although,  without  this,  the  value 
of  many  other  provisions  in  their  favour 
must  be  greatly  diminished.  No  ex^ 
.  peetation  has  yet  been  given,  that  they 
shall  er^oy  facilities  for  obtaining  their 
freedom  by  their  own  exertions.  And, 
above  all,  their  progeny  are  still  doomed 
to  be  bom  to  the  same  wretched  inheri- 
tance with  their  parents,  notwithstand- 
ing  the  undeniable  iivjustice  and  cruelty 
of  such  a  destination.  And,  with  respect 
to  the  points  on  which  a  more  favour, 
able  decbion  has  been  signified,  they 
are  yet  to  be  fulfilled,  and  that  in  the 
face,  it  is  to  be  feared,  of  many  unap- 
preciated difllculties. 

Let  not,  therefore,  the  friends  of  our 
enslaved  fellow-subjects  assume  that 
their  work  is  accomplished.  In  fact,  it 
is  only  begun.  We  are  only  entering 
on  the  fieUl  of  our  labours.  We  have 
made,  it  is  true,  a  fair  and  hopefiil  com* 
mencement.  The  influence  of  the  pub- 
lic feeling  which  has  been  so  remarkably 
dhiplayed,  has  effected  much.  But  the 
gnwud  which  we  have  already  ^ned 


&4w; 
'liio)%,  diirftr-' 
ttier  progress  may  be'delayed,  tv  ev^n 
wholly  obstructed,  if  we  ehOQld  remit 
ourefibrts.  Nothing  which  has  occurred 
ought  to  have  the  dSTect  of  relaxing,  in 
the  very  slightest  degree,  our  vigiUunoe ' 
and  activity.   On  the  contrary,  the  sue- 
cess  already  obtained  should  only  stfana* 
late  us  to  increased  exertion  i  for  what- 
ever measures,  with  a  view  to  the  ultU 
mate  attainment  of  our  objects,  wexe- 
previously  deemed  necessary,  may  be 
considered  as  no  less  imperiously  called' 
£oT  at  the  present  moment. 

In  this  persuasion,  the  Committee 
would  particularly  recommend  that  as- 
eociATioirs  should  be  formed  in  every 
paxt  of  the  United  Kingdom,  ibr  4;lie' 
purpose  of  co-operating  to  diffuse  in-* 
formation,    to   procure-  the   requisite 
funds,  and  to  call  forth  the  distinct  ex-: 
iwesaion  of  public  ofanioii  On  the  sulgect. 
The  Committee  feel  that  their  cauae 
owes  much  to  those  Petitioners  who,  in* 
the  last  Session,  addressed  Parliament 
with  such  promptitude  and  efiect.  They 
trust  that  the  same  earnest  pleadings 
will  be  renewed  at  an  early  period  of  the 
next  Session*     They  trust  that,   not 
only  from  the  same  places  which  have 
already  raised  their  voice  in  the  Sacred. 
Cause  of  Justice  and  Humanity,  but 
from  every  County  and  every  Town  in 
the  United  Kingdom,  one  enei^tic  and' 
concurrent  appeal  will  be  made  to  both 
Houses  of  the  Legislature,  in  behalf  of 
our  enslaved  fellpw-suljects — praying' 
that  they  may  be  admitted,  at  the  e«r« 
liest  safe  and  pracjticable  peribd,  to  a 
participation  in  those  civil  rights  and 
privileges,  and  in  those  moral  and  reli- 
gious blessings,  which  are  ei\joyed  by   ^ 
other  classes  of  His  Miyesty^s  sulgectss 
and  that  this  Nation  may  not  be  per. 
mitted  to  incur  the  farther  guilt,  now 
that  our  eyes  are  opened  to  the  flagrant 
iniquity  of  such  a  course  of  conduct,  of 
daily  augmenting  the  miserable  Vittims 
Of  an  unjust  and  merciless  policy,  hy' 
subjecting  the  Children,  who  may  here. 
after  be  bom,  to  the  same  state  of  abject' 
and  degrading  bondage  to  which  we'have 
been  the  .criminal  instruments  of  re- 
ducing their  progenitors. 

To  activity,  vigilance,  and  perse** 
verance*  in  this  course,  thei^  are  the 
strongest  motives  to  animate  us  wAi(^ 
can  call  forth  the  exertions'  of  Biitons 
and  of  Christians.  We  have  Che  cfaeer- 
ii^g  hope  of  be!ng  inhtrumeMal'  in  rel- 
etting  upwarde  of  ^ew«^   vtvwkith' 


IMS.]  vifiT» 

novsAiTB  of  dux  IbUow-Miljeets  ftpm 
Attafce  of  SUveiy,  which  outrages  eveiy 
fMing  of  hunAiiitj,  yioUte^everj  prin- 
ciple  of  the  British  Constitution,  and  is  * 
repugnant  to  the  whole  spirit  of  the 
Christian  Belioion.  And,  still  nwre,  we 
mi^  indulge  the  hope  of  contiibuting 
to  deliver  them  from  that  more  fiitiu 
bondage— that  }roke  of  ignorance,  vice, 
aad  imligion — ^beneath  which  our  instio 
tutions  have  continued  so  long  to  retain 
them.  Maj  these  considerations  ope* 
rate  on  every  mind  with  an  energy, 
which  no  delay  or  disappointment  can 
enfeeble,  and  which  no  diffict^lties  or 
oppontion  shall  be  able  to  resist ;  and, 
with  the  blessing  of  God  upon  our  zea* 
lous,  united,  and  unintermitted  effbrtst 
we  may  look  forward  to  the  not  very 
distant  time,  when  we  shall  be  called  to 
i^oice  together  in  the  final  aocomplish- 
ment  of  our  Work  of  Merey. 

tJlDiE9  mBSRNTAS  PSMALB-8CH00L 
SOCIETY, 

Finrmatioin  and  Olieci  of  the  Soeieiy* 
At  a  Meeting  of  Ladies,  held  in 
LoDdon  on  the  2d  of  Julj,  it  was 
resolved  to  establish  a  Society  with 
a  particular  reference  to  the  educa-. 
tioo  of  Irish  Females.  The  Duchess 
of  Beaufort  is  President:  many 
Noble  Ladies  are  appointed  Vice- 
Presidents :  Mrs.  WOliam  Taylor 
Money  is  Treasurer;  and  Fifteen 
active  Ladies  have  been  named  as 
a  Committee,  and  Four  others  as 
Secretaries.  TheBenefactionsonthe 
occasion  amounted  to  \55L  1 6i.  and 
the  Annual  Subscriptions  to  1 21  /.  8«. 

The  object  of  this  Society  is  thus 
stated — 

The  establi8hment,generally  through, 
out'  Ireland,  of  exclusively  Female 
Schools ;  where  Girls,  in  addition  to  a 
religious  education,  might  receive  the 
edvantagies  of  instmctton  in  needle. 
work,  kmtling,  spinning,  and  the  other 
bnnches  of  knowledge  which  apply  to 
their  eondition  in  society. 

NerestUp  fw  such  a  Society, 

The  necessity  for  an  Institution  of 
this  nature  isthus  urged,  in  an  Address 
circulated  by  the  Committee : — 

That  the  Female  Peaaaatiy  of  IreUmd 
.ana  genoilly  uneducated,  none,  it  is 
preswed,  who  have  visited  that  eountry, 
will  hentate  to  acknowledge ;  and  antil 

Sfpt.\%^, 


iciKonoM.  577. 

ifmietbiag  aedbctedfai  behalftffTBCia 
condition,  it  is  morally  certain  that  little 
good  of  a  permanent  nature  can  result 
irom  the  efforts  which  are  making  in 
behalf  of  the  country  at  large.  Impressed 
by  this  conviction,  a  number  of  Ladies, 
acting  under  a  sense  of  their  obl%8tiou 
to  Ireland,  have  undertaken  to  add  to 
the  list  of  existing  Institutions,  a  Society 
which  shall  have  for  its  exclusive  object 
the  education  of  their  own  sex  in  that 
country. 

This  object  they  consider  to  be  simple 
in  its  nature,  and  strictly  charact^lstic 
of  their  station  in  society;  and,  as  their 
most  effectual  appeal  to  an  enlightened 
and  benevolent  public  may  be  expected 
to  result  from  a  discovery  of  the  neces^ 
sity  that  exists  for  such  an  Institution, 
they  would  submit  the  following  obser- 
vations- 

1.  Mothers,  among  the  lower  dasaes 
in  Ireland,  are  seldom  qualified,  as  in 
this  country,  to  instruct  their;  Daughters 
in  reading  or  needle.work ;  and,  there, 
fore,  without  the  intervention  of  Schools^ 
in  which  these  objects  may  be  attained* 
we  can  only  expect  that  ignorance,  and 
its  consequences,  idleness,  superstition, 
jsnd  crime,  should  be  perpetuated  from 
generation  to  generation.  Perhaps  it 
will  scarcely  be  credited,  that,  in  many 
pf  the  remoter  districts  of  Ireland,  tailors, 
who  are  engaged  from  house  to  house 
in  making  up  articles  of  clothing,  are 
firequently  employed  to  dam  stockings; 
the  women  being  entirely  ignorant  of 
the  use  of  their  needle,  and  therefore 
necessarily  unqualified  for  the  perform- 
ance of  even  this  simple  part  of  domes- 
tic  duty. 

S.  Although  Girls  are  freely  invited 
to  the  benefit  of  Schools  upheld  by  the 
existing  Societies,  they  are  necessarily 
restricted  to  the  same  education  as 
Boys;  and,  in  such  circumstances,  the 
parents  are  seldom  anxious,  or  even  wil- 
ling, to  enforce  their  attendance.  They 
do  not  see  the  benefit  to  be  derived  firom 
&EAJ>iNO  OKI.T;  and  the  consequence 
is,  that  the  number  of  Girls,  in  mixed 
Schools,  bears  but  a  very  small  proper- 
tion  to  the  whole.  Whenever,  on  the 
other  hand,  needle-work*  knitting,  and 
spinning  are  taught,  the  attendance  is 
full,  and  the  Girls  are  uniformly  eager 
for  instruction. 

3.  From  the  peculiar  circumstances 

in  which  Ireland  is  placed  by  the  general 

absence  of  her  Gentry,  and  the  want  of 

a  middle  dass  in  societv,  the  very  poor 

3C  ' 


S78 


UNITKB  KIKODOBI.-^COlTTIHBirT. 


ft«qaeiitly  pMS  on  fVom  youth  to  «ge 
without  Mehigifiy  thing  olordet^  de«iw 
UnoBft,  and  indiutrf,  superior  to  iHutt 
their  own  hot^  presenuu  A  well-regu- 
lated School,  with  an  industrious  atid 
intdBgent  Teadker,  would  go  fhr  to 
meet  these  disadvantages;  and  would 
provt  the  best  introduction  to  the  pecu- 
liar dispositions  and  habits  which  it  is 
intended  to  cultivate.  Indeed,  it  is 
worthy  of  observation,  that  where  pri- 
vate charity  has  been  directed  to  the 
aupptnrt  of  such  Schools,  ike  children 
taay  always  be  distinguished  by  the  ia- 
provement  of  their  appearance,  the 
decency  of  their  manners,  and,  it  might 
be  added,  the  superior  intdligeace  of 
their  countenances. 

If  these  facts  and  observations  are  ad- 
mitted^  they  point  out  the  absolute 
necessity  for  an  increase  of  Female 
Schools  in  Ireland;  and  surely  no  ol^t 
Can  p^'oseut  a  stnMiger,  or  tnom  interest- 
ing appeal  to  the  i^dples  and  the  feel- 
ings of  Christian  Femalesin  this  country, 
than  that  of  attempting  to  rescue  firmn 
poverty,  idleness,  and  moral  degrada- 
^on,  those  millions  of  their  own  sex, 
who,  in-  their  eagerness  to  receive  the 
benefits  proposed,  may  be  r^^ded  as 
dying  aloud,  Come  smt,  tmdi^ui.   - 

It  will  be  seen  that  the  proposed  plan 
is  intended  to  combine  the  two  great 
olgects,  which  every  Christian  and  bene* 
▼olent  mind  must  desire  to  advance  in 
Ireland— religious  instruction,  as  the 
basis  of  moral  improvement ;  and,  neceo- 
sarily  connected  with  it,  those  arts  of 
domestic  employment,  whidimay  diffine 
through  society  the  advantages  of  indtt». 
tiyi  cfeanliness,  and  comfort. 

For  Erection  and  success  in  t^  im- 
portant undertakii^,  the  Ladies  pro- 
posing it  to  public  attention,  desire  to 
look  with  humble  confidence  to  the 
guidance  and  blessing  of  Him,  who,  in 
commanding  the  instruction  of  youth, 
mercifully  voudisafed  the  prottuse  of 
•  success— TVoiti  t^  a  chiid  in  the  way  he 
§hmMg9,  and  wMem  ke  is  old  ke  wm  mt 
depart  from  it, 

<EEoittiiintt 

FRANCE. 

PROTESTANT  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 
Progrest  of  the  Socktp. 
The  formation  and  early  proceed- 
ings of  this  Society  were  stated  at 
pp.  130—134  of  our  Number  for 


[asPT. 

March.  In  the  Nunber  for  J«ly  of 
^  <'  Archivea  dn  CMatlanidme,'* 
some  further  notices  oecur;  tlieEdi- 
tor  of  that  work  having  undertaketi 
to  be  the  channel  of  communication 
between  the  Society  and  tbe  Public. 
Extracts  are  given  nomTwdvcLet- 
ten,  addressed  to  the  Coomiittee  by 
Pastors  in  difierent  parts  of  France^ 
Many  of  these  Letters  enclosed  re-* 
mittances ;  and  all  breathe  the  same 
ardent  desires  for  the  propagation 
of  the  Gospel,  which  now  charac- 
terize the  communications  of  the 
enlightened  and  zealous  servants  of 
Chnst  fai  every  part  of  the  workL 

Liberalii^  of  a  Poor  French  ff^oman. 

Our  Readers  have  been  apprised 
of  the  MisMon  by  this  Society  of  the 
Rev.  Jonas  King  to  Uie  Mediterra- 
nean. In  his  way  firom  Paris  to  em- 
bark for  Malta,  Mr.  King  met,  at 
Nismes,  with  an  instance  of  de- 
votedness  to  the  cause  of  Christ, 
which  we  knay  almost  venture  to 
place  bv  the  side  of  that  act  of 
pious  charity  of  another  Widow, 
which  stands  as  the  model  and  the 
Aanctipb  to  every  age  of  our  utmost 
liberality  in  the  service  of  God.  He 
thus  details  the  affecting  circum- 
stances:—' 

1^0  soonerwas  the  subscription  opened, 
than  304  francs  were  immediately  given* 
To  this  sum  I  must  add  a  subscription, 
of  which  I  ought,  in  the  first  instance; 
to  have  spoken— that  of  a  poor  Widow, 
aged  70  years,  who  gave  70  frahoa,  aU 
that  she  possessed,  to  the  oljects  of  the 
Society.  Having  heard  of  the  Missio- 
nary Society,  she  said,  '*  I  amabout  to 
die*  I  have  no  children  or  relatioiia  to 
chum  my  m^ney.  I  wiU  give  this  mke 
to  prepimte  the  Gospel  of  my  S«vio«r» 
befiore  whom  I  shallsoon  appear*?  This 
woman  is  very  poor.  She  has  gained 
her  livelihood  by  hard  labour,  and  she 
has  been  able  only  by  the  strictest  eco- 
nomy to  save  any  thing.  She  had  re- 
served this  money  to  pay  the  rent  of  her 
lodging;  but  her  landlord,  finding  that 
she  had  collected  it  half|)enny  by  half- 
pepny,  remitted  the  debt,  dcMHng  her 
to  dii^iose  of  thonoaey  as  Ae  {dMsed. 
She  said,  at  onOe^ '' Then  I  wiU  give  it 
to  the  Misaionary  Society/* 


ISIS,} 


tOMTiNICNT. — WSSTEEM/AFRICA. 


Mr.  Kiqg  went  to  see  tl^is  poor 
Widow.  Uk  Journal  thus  speaks 
of  his  visit : — 

On  entering  her  room,  I  found  her 
sitting  on  the  side  of  her  bed,  leaning 
with  oneJiand  on  her  stick,  and  with  the 
other  putting  some  clothes  in  order.  I 
was  introdu^  to  her  as  a  Miasionar/, 
on  my  road  to  preach  the  Gospel  abroad. 
Her  countenance  then  assumed  a  bright- 
ened aspect ;  and  she  expressed  herself 
in  a  manner  which  denoted  her  obliga- 
tion to  the  Almightj,  by  whose  power 
she  had  been  enabled  to  live  to  His 
glory.  I  then  spoke  to  her  of  Ann*  and 
of  Simeon ;  and  asked  whether  she  pMt 
her  whole  trust  for  {Salvation  in  the 
merits  of  Jesus  Christ  She  answered 
this  question  with  an  eagerness  which 
marked  the  ieelinff  of  her  mind— ^'  To 
whom  then  should  I  go  ?  He  has  the 
words  of  eternal  life."  After  haviiup 
thanked  her  for  the  mSt  which  she  had 
made  to  the  Society,  I  spoke  to  her  of 
the  Woman  who  had  brought  the  pre- 
cious ointments  to  anoint  Uie  feet  of 
Jesus.  The  ^r  Woman  was  no  longer 
able  to  restram  her  tears.  She  lifted 
her  eyes  to  Heaven,  and,  striking  her 
hands  together,  uttered  son^e  words 
which  I  could  not  hear-  Then  she 
added,  "  I  acknowledge  xay  sinfulness : 
I  am  but  dust  and  ashes.'*  I  asked  her 
if  she  feared  death.  She  ittain  put  her 
hands  together  and  paid— "I  must  die, 
in  order  to  see  God  I  Jesus  has  been 
pleased  to  enlarge  my  fkith.  I  asA 
nothing  of  myselC**  X  asked  her  the 
history  of  her  lilip.  She  answered  loe 
in  a  recital,  interrupted  by  many  tears* 
Among  other  things  she  told  me  Uiat  she 
bad  b^n  educated  i^  a  Boman  Catholic ; 
but  that,  at  the  age  of  thirteen,  it  h^d 
pleased  God  by  the  power  of  His  grace 
to  touch  her  heart,  and  to  convert  her. 
.  One  of  the  Members  «f  the 
t^knes  Missionary  hodstj  ax- 
presMs  a  wish  that  this  gift  may  be 
the  comer-stone  of  their  Institi^- 
ion;  and  justly  adds— 

One  more  honourable  (las  raiely  bftn 
n^de  in  any  age  of  ChristiwVy* 


SW 


Itf  the  Obituary  of  Mrs.  Palmer, 
in  the  present  Number,  we  prepared 


our  Readers  for  f«#ther  ili  tidings 
from  Sierra  Leone. 

Creai  MhrUdiip  awi&ng  ihe  Ewrdfeatu, 

Mr.  Philip  Vaughan  writes  to  the 
Secretary  of  the  Church  Missionary 
Society,  on  the  18th  of  June,  from 
Freetown*-* 

Br.  Nyliinder  iafcrmed  me  that  his 
last  Letter  wss  the  most  alarming  one 
that  he  had  ever  written  to  you ;  and  I 
am  sorry  to  say  that  the  information 
that  this  contains  is  also  truly  alarming  s 
though  I  am  happy  to  be  able  to  add  that 
our  Missionary  Friends  are  all  still 
living,  and  fitft  reooivering  finom  their 
severe  afflictions.  I  shau,  ther^Bmre, 
proceed  to  inform  you  how  awftiDy 
Death  his  been  executing  the  Decree 
of  Heaven — in  a  manner,  mdeed,  bdfore 
unknown  even  to  the  oldest  inhabitant. 

The  fbUowing  is  the  number  of  Euro- 
peans, who  have  died  since  my  arrival 
itttheCokmy:— 

In  the  month  of  December,  T'— Jsna- 
azy,  9-^ February,  9-^ March,  11  — 
AprM,  If-May,  f4-and  (to  the  date 
of  this  Letter)  June,  19i  Total  77* 
Among  this  inihappy  number,  I  have 
buiM  tliMi  Mtiial  Men— Andrew 
Keanls,  m .  n.,  FUHpDuigan,  x.  d.,  and 
James  Fsmberhacken,  ]f.D.,  who  all 
died  withia  twelve  days:  and  also  three 
ofouf  CoiMdi-«-TfaadeusO*  Ifeara,  who 
has  left  a  wife  and  four  daughters  to 
kunent  his  loss;  John  0*NeUl  Walsh, 
Acting  Colonial  Storstaiy;  and  Edward 
Pitsgmid,  Chief  Justiees  Ifr.Fita- 
gerald  was  only  three  days  HI,  and  ^Hed 
on  Tuesday  Mominff,  June  the  5M. 

Very  few  of  the  Europeans  who  have 
rectatfy  disd,  have  Adlen  victims  to  the 
Ihvevof the  cUmate.  The  Medieal  Men 
'  have  not  ascertaiaed  the  character  of  the 
diaeose.  Almost  all  die  of  the  blaek 
'vomit;  and  very  few  that  have  died 
have  had  more  then  three  er  four  days 
illness. 

Oh  t^t  these  dispem^tioef  of  Provi- 
,  denoe  may  be  sanctified  to  all  our  souls ! 

On  the  day  on  which  the  Chief  Justice 
died,  Letters  were  received  from  Sir 
Charles  MacCkrthy ,  Informing  us  that  be 
is  gone  to  the  Gambia.  He  passed  this 
pli^  OB  the  Sluiday  beforethe  Chief  Jus- 
tioe  died,  at  adiitanoeof  about  140  miles. 
His  EnseUencyssgHi  that  it  has  been  a 
very  unhseMi^  tiint  at  Cepe  Coast  f  and 
.that  he  baa  lost  meny  leen:  but  the 
greatest  loss  to  him  was  Dr.  Nidiol,  who 
died  at  Cape  Coast.    Two  of  the  Bur« 


360 


WESTERN'  AFRICA. 


▼iving  Medical  Men  have  been  very  ill. 
We  luid  onlj  Dr.  Barry  for  several  days 
to  attend  to  the  Hoepital  and  the  Colony 
at  large.  So  many  were  sick  in  Free- 
town, that  none  of  our  Brethren  could 
have  medical  aid.  A  schooner  has  been 
tent  offto  the  Isles  deLoss  for  assistance. 
We  mentioned,  in  a  former  page, 
the  death  of  Mrs.  Vaughan:  to 
this  we  are  grieved  to  add  those  of 
the  Rev.  C.  W.  Beckauer  and  Mrs. 
Bunyer — all  of  the  Church  Mis- 
sionary Society  j  and  the  Rev.  John 
Huddlestone,  of  the  Wesleyan 
Society.  Particulars  of  these  dis- 
tressing events  have  not  yet  ar- 
rived. 

LamenUd  Venth  of  Chuf-Jutiiet  Fitz- 
gerald. 

On  this  afflicting  subject,  Mr. 
Vaughan  adds — 

He  was  our  sincere  friend.  I  can 
truly  say  thdt  he  acted  as  such  toward 
me.  Since  the  death  of  Mr.  Palmer, 
he  has  done  every  thing  in  hb  power 
to  assist  me  in  conducting  the  Bible 
and  Poor  Societies;  and  assured  me 
thatlie  should  be  most  happy,  in  every 
practicable  way  to  help  forward  what- 
ever might  be  undertaken  foi  the 
good  of  the  Colony.  The  day  he  died 
was  a  day  of  general  mourning  and 
lamentation.  His  house  was  filled  with 
people.  I  should  think  that  upward  of 
SOOO  people  attended  his  funeral :  it 
had  a  grand  and  awful  appearance,  for 
there  were  but  few  Coloured  People 
down  whose  cheeks  tears  of  sorrow 
did  not  stream.  There  was  the  greatest 
solemnity  and  order  which  I  ever  re- 
member to  have  seen  on  such  an  oc- 
casion. All  the  military  followed  the 
corpse  to  the  grave,  where  Br.  Ny  lander 
buried  him. 

Jmportanee  of  an  t^fflfient  JtH^irp  in 
Freetown, 

We  have  had  repeated  occasions 
of  noticing  the  active  benevolence 
of  the  Chief  Justice  ;  and  have  now 
before  us  a  Letter  addressed  by 
him  to  the  late  Rev.  Samuel  Floodf, 
of  the  1st  of  Ma^^y  on  occasion  of 
Mr.  Flood's  sailing  for  England, 
from  which  we  shall  extract  some 
passages^asit  both  marks  the  anxiety 
of  the  writer  for  the  best  interests 
of  the  Colony^  and  supplies  some 


[sEpr. 

intelligence   in    relation  to  those 
interests : — 

I  have  much  gratification  in  the  as- 
surance afforded  by  the  observation, 
compatible  with  the  short  time  that 
has  intervened  since  the  arrival  of  your 
present  highly^fted  co*operator,  the 
Rev.  H.  Palmer,  that  a  confidence 
may  be  placed  in  his  exertions  after 
your  departure,  similar  to  that  which 
has  been  so  fully  justified  by  your 
exertions,  in  the  interval  between  the 
departure  of  Mr.  Qamsey  until  the 
arrival  of  his  successor. 

But  if  it  should  happen,  that  your 
future  views  may  be  directed  to  climates 
less  trying  for  Mrs.  Flood's  constitution 
and  for  your  own,  I  beg  you  to  impress 
on  those  concerned  in  the  nomination 
of  your  successor,  the  importance  of 
providing  a  person  whose  good  under- 
standing and  acquirements  may  cor- 
respond with  those  of  the  Minister 
whom  he  will  have  to  succeed,  and  of 
the  one  with  whom  he  will  be  asso- 
ciated. 

The  Congregation  of  the  Church  at 
Freetown  is  as  large  as  the  Church 
will  admit;  and  the  progression,  in 
future  years,  is  likely  even  to  exceed 
the  ample  accommodations  which  will 
be  furnished  by  the  Great  Church,  now 
approaching  to  completion.  The  Eu- 
ropean Inhabitants,  composed  princi- 
pally  of  the  Gentlemen  of  the  Civil 
and  Military  Departments,  the  Naval 
Officers  belonging  to  the  Squadron  em* 
ployed  on  the  Coast,  resident  Mer- 
cluuits,  and  occasional  Visitors  on  mer- 
cantile pursuits,  form'  collectively  a 
more  respectable  and  more  enlightened 
community,  than  is  usually  found  in 
towns  of  the  same  magnitude.  Many 
of  the  leading  Coloured  Inhabitants 
may  be  characterized  in  similar  terms. 

The  dispositions  prominent  among 
the  community  are,  in  many  respects, 
excellent  $  and  such  as  would  appear  to 
present  the  most  invitittg  field  for  the 
labours  of  a  zealous  and  well-qualified 
Minister.  But  I  must  add  that  a 
Minister  of  inadequate  qualifications 
would,  in  all  probability,  be,  in  a  cor* 
responding  degree,  unsuccessful;  and 
that  the  dispositions  now  so  attractive 
would  be  checked  in  their  growth  by 
his  mismanagement,  and  rendered  un- 
productive of  the  good  fruits  which 
would  surely  be  derived  firom  them  hj 
proper  cultivation. 


-  I  am  irot  by  any  meaiu  disposed  to 
imdarvalue  the  importaiioe  of  the  won* 
derftil  inmroTements,  so  npidly  ac- 
complished in  the  Villages  of  this  Co- 
lony, in  which  the  Africans,  liberated 
IVom  Slave  Ships,  have  been  settled. 
The  happy  change  in  the  character  and 
condition  of  these  Africans  is,  indeed, 
miraculous:  but,  according  as  they 
shall  be  removed  by*  the  advance  of 
years  from  immediate  contrast  with 
what  they  have  been,  the  wonder  will 
subside ;  and  th^  will  be  in  the  situa- 
tion of  ordinaiy  Christian  Communi- 
cants, of  subordinate  class.  Itiscertain^ 
at  least, '  that  this  will  be  their  situa*. 
tion,  when  the  generation  in  which  the 
change   has  been  effected  shall  have 

ried  away.  Then,  Freetown  must 
acknowledged  to  be,  what  I  have 
always  held  ifc--entiiled  to  the  first  rank 
in  religious  consideration  i  and  qualified 
to  furnish  the  leading  example  for  the 
other  towns  of  the  O>lony,  as  well  in 
.matters  of  reli^us  duty,  as  in  those 
that  regard  civilization,  industry,  and 
all  the  other  acts  that  minister  to  the 
improvement  of  social  life^ 

The  importance  of  preserving  the 
Ministry  of  the  town  in  a  state  of 
respectability,  calculated  to  uphold  the 
character  of  what  must  be  and  ought 
to  be  the  first  Christian  Community  of 
British  Africa,  will  be  strengthened 
in  this  further  view,  the  OMrrectness 
and  propriety  of  whidiyou  can  best 
appreciate :  and  I  am  sure  you  will  not 
faU  to  impress  it,  on  every  occasion, 
according  to  your  feeling  of  ito  truth, 
and  of  its  beneficial  tendency. 

Urgent  Ffant  of  Two  Chaplaint, 
The  Committee  of  the  Church 
Missionary  Society  are  anxious  to 
be  enabled  to  recommend  to  His 
Majesty's  Government,  without  de- 
lay, two  Clergymen,  who  will  la- 
bour, under  the  Divine'  Blessing, 
to  occupy  faithfully  the  important 
office  of  Chaplains  to  the  Colony, 
so  well  described,  in  its  present  and 
future  bearings,  by  the  late  Chief 
Justice. 

cavmCB  MtaSlONARY  SOCIETY,     r 

Siefme$»  of  ike  Rev.  H.  During. 
Wb  regret   to  have  to  state  the 
following  particulars  to  our  Readers. 
On  the  17th  of  June,  Mr.  Duriog 


WESTERN  AVAICA; 


Mr 


thus  writes  coocerning  bitnself 
from  Gloucester : — 
^  I  have  been  severely  ill:  obstrue* 
tion  was  followed  by  inflammation, 
which  I  thought  would  have  put  a 
stop  to  my  earthly  existence;  but, 
through  the  upholding  hand  of  our 
God,  I  am  still  sparad,  and  am  in 
some  measure  enabled  to  attend  to  my 
duties.  For  the  first  time  since  the 
nth  of  May,  when  I  administered 
the  Lord's  Supper  at  Regent's,  I  held 
Service  bene  twice  last  Sunday,  with 
the  assistance  of  William  Tamba,  who 
has  been  hereevezy  Sunday  during  my 
illness.  He  is  quite  restored ;  which 
is  a  mercy  to  us,  as  he  is  continuaUy 
wanted  some  where  or  other. 

Mr.  Diiring's  recoveiy  was,  how^ 
ever,  but  temporary.  On  the  9th 
of  August  Mr.  Nylander  adds  the 
followmg  afflicting  intelligence :— ^ 

Br.  Daring  seems  to  be  at  the  point 
of  death.  We  held  a  Special  Meeting 
on  the  sulgect,  on  the  7th;  when  a 
Certificate  of  the  principal  Medical 
Gentlemen  was  read,  stating  that  Br. 
Baring  is  labouring  under  a  dropsical 
afi^ection  of  the  abdomen,  tc^ther  with 
a  generally  diseased  state  of  the  viscera 
of  that  cavity,  which,  it  appears,  is  no 
longer  capable  of  performing  its  usual 
functions;  and  that,  to  proceed  to 
Europe  as  soon  as  possible  affords  the 
only  prospect  of  recovery.  A  brig  sails 
to-morrow,  but  all  the  places  having 
been  engagedf«3r.  DUring  could  not 
be  sent  by  her.  There  is  a  ship  to  sail 
in  two  or  three  weeks  time :  should  Br. 
Biiring,  who  is  now  in  a  state  of  great 
pain  and  weakness,  be  spared  bo  long, 
he  win  sail  in  her. 

Plea  for  more  Labourert. 

Mr.  Nylander  thus  earnestly 
urges  for  more  help  in  that  great 
work,  which  thrives  under  their 
hands,  while  their  strength  ]» 
weakened : — 

Africa  now  stretdies  forth  both  her 
arms  to  the  Society,  praying.  Come 
over  J  and  kelp  us  t  Send  us  hdp,  or  we 
perish  for  lack  of  knowledge ! 

Mr.  Vaughan  is  mu(£  esteemed. 
Mrs.  Schemel  is  usefully  employed  at 
Freetown.  Br.  Wilhelm  labours  under 
great  bodily  infirmities,  and  is  fre- 
quently-confined to  his  bed  :  Mr.  Lisk 
is  of  great  help  to  him.  Mrs.  Lisk  is 
alwaya  sickly.  All  the  others  belonging 


$S2  WBSTB&N 

^  our  Minionavy  Fmnilj  ave  well; 
and  the  Lord  does  wonderfiiUy  support 
me  with  health  and  strength  according 
to  my  daj.  H 7  children  are  well,  find 
80  is  Mrs.  Wen£e^  George  Thomas 
continues  my  assistant. 

Pray  send  Br.  Johnson,  and  many 
more  like  him,  as  soon  as  possible  to 
$ierra  Xieone ;  and  may  the  Lord  guide 
70U  to  choose  men  endued  with  the 
grace  of  the  Holj  Ghost,  and  wisdom 
^pranted  from  aboye,  that  they  may  be 
useful  in  this  benighted  land  ! 

Bear  us  especial^  Ui  mind  before  the 
Throne  of  Grace ! 

We  are  happy  to  add  that  the 
late  distressing  events  in  the  Co- 
lony have  not  i^palled  the  hearts 
of  the  servants  of  Christ.  They 
have,  indeed,  induced  the  Com- 
Boittee  to  subject  the, persons  des> 
tined  to  that  coast  to  a  still  more 
rigorous  naedtcal  examination. 
Great  caution  has  been  heretofore 
iised  in  this  respect ;  but  it  is  well 
known,  that,  except  in  cases  which 
decisively  disqualify]  men  for  en- 
qountering  a  tropical  climate,  so 
many  circumstances  tend  to  modify 
the  efHscts  of  such  climate  on  parti- 
oular  ^onstitutioos,  that  there  is 
Kttle  certainty  in  any  judgment 
which  may  be  prieviously  formed 
on  the  subject. 

Two  Clergymen,  who  have  been 
several  Years  in  Holy  Orders,  offer- 
ed themselves  for  Sierra  Leone: 
to  one  of  them  the  First  Chaplaincy 
of  the  Colony  was  given  b}^  Earl 
Bathurst :  but  the  final  decision  of 
their  medical  advisers  made  it  their 
duty  to  dediniB  this  service. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pope  are  proceeds 
ing,  in  the  true  spirit  of  Christians^ 
to  assist  Mr.  Vaughan  in  the  Free- 
town Schools:  and  while,  as  is  the 
fact^  the  desire  of  temporal  advan- 
tages makes  mei  urgent  to  step 
into  the  secular  employments  left 
vacant  by  the  death  of  those  who 
have  gone  before,  we  cannot  but 
believe  that  there  will  be  no  want 
of  men,  devoted  to  the  h^ber  oh- 
jecu  and  sustained  by.  the  sure 
supports  of  the  Christian  Labourer. 

We  have  been  the  more  eocou- 


AFRICA.  [SJKPTI. 

raged  in  this  expactation  bv  the 
heroic  spirit  manifested  at  Bftsle,  on 
receipt  of  the  distressing  tidings 
which  first  arrived  from  the  Colony. 
We  quote  Mr.  Blumhardt*s  words 
on  the  occasion,  addressed  to  the 
Secretary  :— 

You  have  suffered  a  great  and  irrspan- 
ble  loss,  in  the  death  of  our  dear  and 
trulj-lamented  Johnson.  OurMinionarf 
House  is  mourning  lor  the  decease  of 
auoh  a  Hero  in  the  Iirael  of  God ;  but 
we  do  not  mourn  like  those  who  hanre 
BO  (hope  nor  consdation.  Our  dear 
8chemel  was  happy  enough  to  b^  his 
attendant  in  hb  going  to  heaven,  and  to 
bear  his  miantle.  Praised  be  the  Name 
of  our  Lord,  who  gives  us  victory  eveij 
where  and  always ! 

It  was  a  remarkable  movement  in  our 
Camp,  when  this  lamentable  news  was 
beard  amcmg  us.  Every  oHe  of  our 
Brethren  was  preparing  hhnself  by  the 
most  serious  meditations,  to  come  fbr- 
ward,and  to  offer  himself  as  a  sacrifice  for 
tiie  Lord.  Should  many  more  such 
tidings  of  an  immortsl  worid  arrive,  we 
could  not  longer  detain  our  dear  bre. 
thren-soldiers,  firom  ffohig  to  the  spot 
where  the  Heroes  or  the  Church  are 
fidlra.  The  desure  to  be  employed  fai  the 
work  ei  conversion  among  the  poor  Ne^ 
groes,  was  never  stronger  in  onr  Mi^ 
sionary  House,  than  in  these  days. 
May  the  sovereign  grace  of  the  Lord 
Himself  prepare  Uiem  to  stand  ^ftst  on 
the  evil  day,  and  to  live  aid  to  die  as 
true  disciples  of  Jesus ! 

Merciful  4Ueviation9  qfjjfiicti^. 
It  will  have  been  already  seen, 
that  mercies  are  mingled  with  these 
afflictions.  As  a  further  evidence 
of  this^  we  quote  what^Mr.  Vaughan 
says  of  himself  and  his  Native  As- 
sistant in  the  Freetown  Schools : — 

Mr.  G.  Fox  has  been  very  ill  with 
fever:  I  was  apprehensive,  4  day  or 
two  since,  that  he  would  not^  recover, 
but  now  I  have  great  hopes.  I  have, 
in  consequende,  Ue  Sefaods  to  attend  to 
myself;  which,  with  the  other  duties 
that  lie  upon  me,  is  rimost  more  than  X 
can  get  through.  I  have,  indeed,  great 
reason  to  be  thap^AU  to  this  Fsthir  of 
Mercies,  for  the  health  wliich  H^  has 
bestowed  upon  me  since  I  have  been  in 
Africa.  Oh*  that  He  may  enable  me  to 
use  that  talent  to  His  glory! 


1889.]  WESTEBN 

We  may  add,  also,  as  a  further 
alleviatiom,  the  conttouted  increase 
of  Native  Teachers.  Mr.  During 
wrote  on  this  suhject  before  his  late 
attack  of  illness — 

There  arc  three  of  my  Young  Men, 
who  were  desirous  before  I  sailed  of  being 
admitted  as  Native  Teachers;  and^ 
■nee.  mj  Mtuni,  they  are  still  more 
•&  One  of  them  conducted  both  the 
Day  and  EVening  Schools  during  my 
absence.  There  is  a  fourth,  also,  who 
offers  himself,  whose  ability  in  learning 
is  beyond  question. 

We  cannot  but  subjoin, under  this 
head,  a  striking  passage  from  a  Let- 
ter of  Mr.  During  to  the  Secreta- 
ries, of  the  11th  of  June : — 

The  ravages  of  this  fever  have  been 
so  great,  that  there  are  only  three  lead- 
ing Members  no#  left,  pn  whom,  in  the 
absence  of  the  Governor,  the  direction  of 
the  Colony  devolves.  But,  notwith- 
standing this  awful  dispensation,  our 
Stations  are  in  a  thriving  state.  The 
work  of  Almighty  Grace  seems  daily  in- 
creasing. The  numerous  applications  of 
people  to  speak  to  me  about  the  distress 
of  their  minds,  often  make  me  doubt 
whether  the  concern  manifested  is  reals 
but,  on  examining  them,  I  find  that 
all  right  to  withhold  from  them  the 
Means  of  Grace  is  cut  off.  Thirty  are 
on  trial,  and  have  received  daily  instnic 
tloA  for  Baptism  since  the  1st  of  April. 

Thus,  my  Dear  Sirs,  we  see  every  trial 
sanctified ;  as  plamly  as  if  the  fact  were 
written  with  a  sun-beam  I  No  sooner  has 
the  violence  of  the  storm  passed  over 
our  heads,  but  the  Sun  of  Bi|^teous- 
ness  bursts  through  the  remaining  clouds 
with  redoubled  splendour  and  ^wy,  to 
revive  the  half-slain,  and  to  cause  us 
still  to  go  on  our  way  rejoicing,  though 
that  way  is  but  rugged. 

REGENT'S  TOWN. 
CHURCH  MnSIONJRY  SOCIETY. 

Siate  oftU  SeiOemeni. 
Mr.  During,  who  was  to  have  his 
eye  on  Regent's  Town  during  Mr. 
Johnson's  absence,  writes  thus  to 
his  friend,  in  the  Letter  of  June 
17th  before  quoted : — 

You  no  doubt  feel  anxious  to  know 
how  matters  go  on  at  Regent.  I  shall 
give  you  a  conscientious  statement^ 
tbou^  as  briefly  as  I  can. 


AFRICA.  SSS 

Mr.  Nomun  has  hitherto  dealt  with 
the  people  to  my  entire  sattsfiKtioo :  hit 
does  not  use  the  least  haid  measuv,  h«it 
gets  one  as  well  as  another  to  do  any 
thing  he  tells  them  by  soothing  them. 
In  Uiis  he  has  completely  succeeded ; 
and  I  find,  to  my  great  comfoiti  that 
the  people  are  idemd  with  hun^  and 
look  up  to  and  respect  him.  I,  in  my 
turn,  have  encouraged  him.  I  have  not 
had  the  least  occasion  to  speak  to  him  for 
any  fault  whatever :  he  is  remarkably 
careful;  fbr,  in  the  least  difiiculty  in 
which  he  sees  himself  placed,  I  am  sure 
to  have  a  long  Letter  from  him  asking 
advice,  and  which  I  always  give. 

One  things  however,  has  caused  me 
much  anxiety.  Two  men,  whose  names 
I  do  not  know,  yet,  had  begun  to  aeU 
Rum  secretly.  T.  Richards,  whose  ac- 
tivfty  in  finding  out  things  is  almost 
unparalleled,  was  the  first  that  had 
sospiciott  of  it,  but  could  not  succeed 
in  tracing  out  the  offenders. 

Mr.  During  then  mentions  fouf 
men  by  name,  who  were  found  fai  a 
state  of  intoxication  >  and  adds— 
This  confirmed  T.Richards  in  the 
belief  that  the  liquor  was  add  in  the 
town,  as  none  of  these  men  had  been 
out  of  it  all  that  day.  As  soon  as  I  heard 
of  this,  I  desired  Mr.  Norman  to  send 
all  the  constables  to  search  the  whole 
town  for  the  pernicious  liquor.  Three 
men  were,  in  consequence  taken :  in  the 
house  of  one  of  them,  was  found  about  a 
gallon :  another  partly  pleaded  guil^ : 
and  of  the  third  I  do  not  know  whether 
he  is  guilty  or  not  If  the  weather 
permits,  I  have  proposed  to  go  there  to. 
morrow,  and  settle  the  piSaver,  and 
speak  to  the  people. 

One  of  the  four  men  above  men- 
tioned was  a  Communicant.  Mr. 
During  writes,  in  reference  to  this 


I  am  tndy  grieved  on  his  account.  I  do 
not  know  how  his  mind  is  affected  as  yet; 
but  I  shall  have  no  rest  until  I  bare 
seen  and  spoken  to  him,  before  any  other. 
This  is  all  the  palaver  which  I  know 
about,  at  present ;  and  I  am  sure  if  there 
were  any  more  I  should  know:  andi, 
therefore,  I  say  with  confidence*  that  aU 
things,  with  the  exception  of  the  last 
mentioned,  go  on  as  well  as  can  be  ex- 
pected. Be  not  therefore  troubled,  my 
Bear  Brother !  To  prevent  men  from 
fidling  into  sin^  no  man  can  ;  but  to  see 
that  outward  things  go  on  quietly,  I 


S84 


WfiSTBRN 


will  eogage  for,  Until  you  return ;  which 
I  hope  maj  be  soon,  aa  the  whole 
snantgement  ef  the  Society's  businesB 
rests  upon  me  and  Brother  Nyliinder. 

GLOUCESTER. 
CBUnCU  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY, 

The  progress  of  this  Settlement 
during  tl^  absence  of  its  beloved 
Minister  was  reported  at  pp.  108 
and  109  of  the  present  Volume ; 
and,  at  p.  239,  we  briefly  noticed 
Mr.  During*s  return  and  joyful  re- 
ception. We  shall  now  bring  up 
the  account  of  proceedings  at  this 
Station  to  the  latest  dates;  but 
•hall  first  quote,  from  Mr.  purine's 
communications,  H  pleasing  cir- 
cumstance which  occurred  at  the 
begmuing  of  his  voyage  : — 

All  that  sqjoumed  with  us  on  board 
were  stravoers  to  us,  except  one  of 
the  crew,  an  elderly  man.  On  Sun- 
day, (he  second  day  after  our  embark- 
ation, I  went  on  deck,  having  been  in- 
disposed all  the  night  previous ;  when 
he  came  to  me,  and  said,  *'  Sir!  what 
a  comfort  it  is,  to  know  that  the  Lord*s 
people  are  praying  for  us!**  '^  It  is  a 
comfort  indeed,**  said  I :  '*  but  do  you 
know  that  they  are  praying  for  you  ? 
and  are  you  interested  in  it  ?*'  ''  I 
trust  I  am,*'  he  said ;  '^  for  it  is  im- 
possible that  it  should  be  otherwise. 
If  I  walk  along  the  deck,  the  right 
foot  is  interest^  in  the  work  of  the 
left,  and  the  left  in  the  work  of  the 
rifffat;  as  the  whole  building  is  fitly 
j<mied  together  under  one  he^**  Hie 
duty  then  called  him  away,  for  which  I 
was  in  some  measure  sorrowfUl;  but  he 
preached  to  me  so  effectual  a  sermon, 
that  it  greatly  encouraged  me. 
Mr.  Durinfft  ReeepHon  on  kts  Retmm. 

Mr.  Diiring  gives  the  following 
account  of  his  reception  by  his 
people,  on  his  landing  at  Free- 
town : — 

As  soon  as  the  ship  was  come  to 
anchor,  I  got  into  the  first  boat  that  I 
could  obtain.  I  wished  to  go  on  shore 
unnoticed  ;  but  this  I  found  impossible, 
as  some  of  my  dear  flock  had  recog- 
nized me  while  yet  on  board.  Oh  what 
were  my  feelings,  when,  at  a  distance 
at  which  a  musket  ball  could  not  have 
reached  me  from  the  shore,  I  heard 
tliem  exclaim—"  That's  our  Massa!— 


AVaiGA.  t^tMi 

That's  Mr.  DiiHng !  I^es,  that^  he  t^ 
thank  God !"  They  had  watched  my: 
arrival  every  day  since  the  beginning, 
of  the  month,  and  this  was  the  ISth.. 
day;  for  they  had  intelligence  pf 
our  being  in  the  Gambia.  On  reaching 
the  shore,  they  literally  pulled  me  out 
of  the  boat ;  and  some  hung  so  about' 
me,  that  I  could  not  stir — others  cried 
for  joy— others  called  out,  *'  You  want 

'  to  kill  Massa  to-day  ?** — and  others  ex- 
claimed, "  Thank  God,  He  send  our 
Massa  home  affain!**-  It  was  about* 
eleven  o'clock  m  the  morning  when  I' 
landed,  and  this  tumult  continued  till 
three  in  the  afternoon. 

It  is  impossible  to  describe  the  accia-' 
mations  of  joy,  which  they  expressed  in 
every  possible  way.  Saturday  is  their 
chief  market-day,  and  always  Uie  fbllest 
about  this  time.  The  news  soon  reached 
the  market ;  and  found  its  way  into  the 
mountains,  about  half  an  hour  after.  I 
had  got  as  far  as  Mr.  Flood's  house, 
where  I  could  scarcely  speak  to  any  one, 
but  was  obliged  to  go  into  the  piazza  to 
shew  myself,  and  s^ute  every  one  there, 
which  I  believe  was  almost  half  Glou- 
cester. 

When  I  went  on  board,  all  followed . 
me  to  the  shore.  The  women,  in  par- 
ticular, all  wanted  to  go  on  board  to  fetch 
Mammy,  as  they  call  our  Wives :  "  for,** 
said  they  "  we  are  hungry  to  see  Mammy 
again,  and  the  Pickannies:  do  Massa, 
take  us  with  you  !'*  But  this  was  im- 
possible. 

As  soon  as  I  retiuned,  as  in  the 
twinkling  of  {an  eye  I  had  lost  both 
my  Wife  and  Children  among  them.  X 
was  much  afraid  that'  they  would  keep 
the  Children  too  long  in  the  sun ;  but 
they  had  carried  them  straight  to  Mr. 
Flood's  house.  There  I  found  them 
fully  employed  with  Mrs.  DQring  and 
the  ChiMren,  which  gave  me  time  to 
rest  a  little. 

When  I  had  this  interval,  I  thou^t 
it  my  duty  to  pay  my  respeets  to  His 
Honour  the  Chief  Justice,  His  Excel- 
lency the  Governor  being  absent.  While 
I  was  in  conversation  with  His  Honour, 
I  heard  some  one  caU  me  outside, 
''Massa!  Massa!  are  you  there?**  I 
looked  round,  having  my  back  toward 
the  door,  .and  said,  ^  Yes,  I  am  here: 
I  am  come  at  last!'*  In  they  came, 
runnine  as  fast  as  they  could ;  and  bdng 
afraid  that  others  would  do  the  same,  I 
left  the  Chief  Justice,  and  went  to  the 

V  Missionary  House. 


18290  WBSTBiiir 

Here  I  met  Brother  Johnapn.  The 
sig^t  of  him  gave  me  new  life,  he  being 
dear  to  me.  Oh  what  I  felt  for  him  1 
Hia  left  eye  tied  up— -his  dear  \yife  in 
England,  far  from  him — and  his  .Sister 
about  to  leave  him. 

After  four  o*clock,  the  people  benn 
to  press  me  very  hard  to  go  homebe&re 
dark;  ^'for,"  said  they,  "Gloucester 
Town  all  cry  for  you  very  much.  Yes, 
Massa,  we  want  you  there  very  much— 
we  hungry  to  see  you  there  again." 

*  About  fire  o*clock  we  stairted  from 
Freetown,  in  company  with  Br.  Johnson. 

When  weJiad  proceeded  a  few  hun- 
dred yards,  a  gun  was  fired  close  before 
my  horse.  I  begged  them  to  desist,  at 
least  until  they  were  out  of  Freetown ; 
but  as  soon  as  we  were  out  of  it,  they 
*  began  quite  in  style.  This  is  a  token  of 
the  greatest  respect  and  honour,  that 
they  can  shew  to  their  superiors,  in  their 
own  countries.  They  kept  up  this  fir- 
ing till  we  came  in  sight  of  Gloucester; 
when  it  ceased,  and,  instead,  they  be- . 
gan  singing  ^*  Praise  God  from  whom 
all  blessmgs  flow.**  When  we  came  into 
the  town,  they  wanted  to  carzy  me  up 
to  my  house,  which  I  protested  against 
in  the  strongest  terms. 

What  I  have  felt  this  day  it  is  im. 
possible  to  describe.  "  Thank  God, 
Massa  come  again*' —  was  heard  trom 
all  quarters. 

^  We  no  have  trouble  too  much,  all 
this  time  you  go  to  England,"  said  one 
of  them ;  *'  but  we  are  glad  too  much 
to  see  you  here  again.  That  time  you 
go  all  people  cry  for  you  too  much : 
this  time  you  come  back,  all  people 
laugh.  Plenty  people  live  here  they 
side,  they  no  have  foot  to  walk ;  but,  to- 
day, all  get  strong  to  run  Freetown." 

Another  said,  '^  Massa,  all  that  time 
you  go  England,  all  we  people  stand 
like  chickens  when  their  hen  die  or 
leave  them:  and  then  they  all  run 
about  and  cry;  but  when  they  find 
their  Mammy  again,  they  are  glad  and 
quiet** 

When  we  had  been  ten  minutes  or  a 
quarter-of-an-hour  in  the  house,  they 
began  to  rinc  the  bell  for  prayers.  We 
went  into  Uie  Church,  which  I  found 
liilU  The  si^t  affected  me  so  much, 
that  it  was  with  the  greatest  difficulty 
that  I  could  utter  a  word.  I  read  the 
89th  Psalm,  and' concluded  with  prayer : 
this  was  all  I  could  do. 

And  now  since  I  am  here  again,  and  my 
former  health  established,  I  am  happy. 

Sept.  16SS. 


AFRICA^.  885 

I  was  afflicted ;  but  it  was  good  for  me 
to  be  so,  and  it  has  proved  to  have  been 
good  also  to  my  people. 

Mr.John$0n*9  Fiem  iff  Gloueeiier. 

On  occasion  of  administering  the 
Lord's  Supper  at  Gloucester,  in 
December,  Kir.  Johnson  writes— 

My  heart  rcgoiced  in  God  my  Sa- 
viour, when  I  beheld  such  goodly  num- 
bers. It  is  now  little  more  than  six 
yean  since  I  took  the  first  people  to  this 
place;  and,  with  the  assistance  of  a 
Young  Man,  built  a  shed  for  their  ac- 
commodation. The  hrook  which  flows 
here  induced  me  to  recomAiend  the 
spot  to  the  Governor.  His  Excellency 
tfreed  to  the  proposal,  named  the  place 
Gloucester,  and  appointed  Br.BOring 
Superintendent.  It  #as  then  a  thick 
forest ;  but  is  now  a  neat  village.  Tht 
Church,  the  Parwrnage  House,  and  the 
Girls*  School  present  an  interesting 
scene :  but  what  is  far  more  gratifying, 
is  a  Church  full  of  attentive  and  cleanly, 
dressed  people;  who  are  advancing  in 
Christian  knowledge  and  experience; 
about  one  hundred  of  them  having  been 
made  acquainted,  through  the  teaching 
of  the  Holy  Spirit,  with  the  Saviour  of 
ainners,  to  whom  they  have  fled  lor  re- 
fiige.  fFkmikM  Gad  wrought  I  Praise 
and  Glory  be  to  Him ! 

Jaumat  of  the  Rev,  Henry  IHliring, 
We  shall  give  this  Jouraal  much 
at  large,  as  it  may  serve  fora  suide 
in  that  coarse  of  pastoral  labour, 
which  it  has  pleased  God  so  sinffu- 
larly  to  bless,  m  the  case  both  of  Mr. 
Ddring  and  Mr.  Johnson. 

Jan.  19,  1823,  5^mtf^  —  According 
to  my  former  habits  I  Went  to  the 
Church  at  six  o'clock,  to  early  Morning 
Prayers,  at  which  I  found  the  great 
body  of  the  people.  At  ten  o'clock,  the 
bell  was  rung  for  Foi^enoon  Service ; 
but  it  was  imnecessaxy,  for  the  Churdi 
was  fuUa^^ood  while  before:  I  preached 
from  Col.  1.  19 ;  but  could  scarcely  pro- 
ceed, for  it  was  more  than  my  feelings 
could  well  bear.  In  the  afternoon, 
'Wm.Tamba  kept  Service,  and  explained 
Ecdes.  chapt  xi.  much  to  my  satisfiic- 
tion.  I  preached,  in  the  evening,  from 
1  Ttaes.  i.  4—10 ;  when  I  got  on  better, 
being  more  self-possessed  than  in  the 
morning.  The  Church  has  been  ftill 
four  times  to  day:  all  was  attention,  and 
every  thing  in  tiie  greatest  order. 
SD 


986  WtSTBRN 

Jan.  91,  1B33*— Entered  again  ,on 
raj  fbrmer  duties,  in  this  Settlement. 
Assembletl,  at  fbur  o'clock  in  the  after- 
Doon,  all  the  CommunicantB,  now  in- 
creaaed  to  dd-^-SS  haying  been  added 
during  my  absence.  In  the  eyening, 
1  expounded  Acts  viii.  1 — 4. 

Jan.  S3 — Examined,  and  admitted 
on  trial  for  Baptism  on  Easter  Daj, 
8 1  Candidates.  Expounded,  at  Even- 
ing Service,  Acts  viii.  5—8. 

Jan.  86,  5iMi#iijf— Preached,  in  the 
morning,  from  Isa.  Ixv.  84.  The 
Churoh  was  crowded ;  a  good  many 
sttan^rs  beinff  pKsent.  Catechized 
the  Boys,  in  tne  afternoon,  on  l^att. 
xiii.  34^80 :  tliey  aU  enjoyed  it,  for 
they  found  themselves  in  their  element. 
In  the  evening,  preached  fh)m  Eph.  ii. 
I — S.  •  What  a  blessed  work  is  preach- 
ing, when  the  preacher's  soul  is  drawn 
out,  and  the  hearers  have  ears  to  hear, 
and  hearlfl  to  feed  upon  the  Word  of 
Life !  Thiy,  I  have  reason  to  believe, 
has  been  the  case  with  us  here  to-day. , 

Jan,  97— I  could  scarcely  do  any 
thing  else,  than  hear  people  tolk  to  me ; 
either  of  what  great  things  the  Lord 
had  done  for  them,  or  in  complaining 
of  their  distress  on  account  of  their 
sins.  This  being'  really  the  case, 
who  will  say  that  this  Is  not  the  work 
of  the  Holy  Ghost ;  seehig  that  it  is 
He  alone,  that  convinces  of  sin,  and 
afterward  comforts  His  people  by  l^- 
inff  tbem  to  taste  the  things  of  Christ  ? 
After  four  o'clock  I  assembled  the 
candidates,  for  private  instruction ; 
and  was  much  pleased  with  their  ready 
answers  ta  my  questions. 

Jatu  88— Went  ta  Urgent,  Leopold, 
Charlotte,  and  Bathurst.  The  im- 
provement in  all  the  Mountain  Vil- 
lages struck  nie  very  much.  Preached, 
in '  th6  evening,  at  Leopold,  firdm 
1  Thess.  i.  4—6.  There  was  a  decent 
congregation,  and  all  remarkably  at- 
tentive. ' 

Jan.  S9— This  day  hfts  been  similar 
to  Monday.  A  poor  fellow,  a  sawyer, 
had  been'  teamed  and  provoked  by 
another  for  a  length  df  time,  till,  at 
l^st,  his  patience  which  iras  admired  by 
several,  failed.  H6  answered  the  in- 
sults offered  by  the  other,  and  they  fell 
into  a  quarrel.  He  came  this,  evening, 
in  consequence,  after  Servlct,  nearly 
broken-hearted  for  what  he  had  done, 
supposing  it  almost  an  unpardonable 
sin.  He  begged  ^e  id  send  for  the 
Mher  man,  in  order  to  Wke^up  the 


AFRICA.  ^tPT. 

quarrel,  in  my  presence :  **  otherwise," 
said  he,  ^  suppose  the  Lord  take  away 
my  life  this  nighty  I  fear  too  mttch ;  foe 
I  shall  go  to  hellYor  that.*'  The  other 
man  came,  and,  being  also  sorry  fbr  bis 
misdemeanour,  a  reconciliation  took 
place  without  any  trouble.  The  sawyef 
IS  a  Communicant:  the  other  is  not. 
Oh  that  all  who  call  themselves  Chris- 
tians were  of  such  an  excellent  mmd ! 

•/on.  31 — The  people  still  continue 
coming  in  numbers.  Another  strikmg 
instance  of  tenderness  of  conscience^and 
the  power  of  the  Word  of  God  was  evi- 
denced, this  evening,  by  two  women; 
who  had  given  way  to  words,  in  their 
momentary  passion.  Both  came  after 
Evening  Service,  and  both  were  afraid 
to  bring  the  matter  forward.  I  guessed 
what  they  wanted,  as  I  had  heard  some- 
thing about  it ;  and  therefore  brought 
it  forward  myself.  At  first,  each  seem- 
ed to  justify  herself,  which  made  it 
rather  difficult  to  reconcile  them.  I  en- 
deavoured  to  convince  them,  that  they 
were  both  in  fault;  that  both  had  done 
the  same  thing,  and  consequently  both 
were  guilty  of  the  same  sin :  they  still 
seemed  to  doubt  whether  it  was  really 
so.  At  last,  I  took  up  the  Bible,  and 
gave  it  to  one  of  them,  desiring  her  to 
read  Matt.  vi.  14,  15.  No  sooner  bad 
she  read,  but  she  burst  into  tears — 
fVankly  confessed  her  fault — and  in- 
stantly desired  the  other  to  forgive  her, 
though  the  other  had  been  the  first  of- 
fender. This  so  much  affected  the 
other,  that  a  most  cordial  reconciliation 
took  place  immediately. 

The  "  Nepos"  having  arrived  last 
night,  I  informed  the  people  that  1000 
Prayer  Books  were  on  board  for  them, 
for  which  Books  they  had  asked  from 
my  first  day's  arrival.  This  caused  ge- 
neral rejoicing,  they  being  in  great  want 
of  them. 

Feb.  1,  Saturday  —  At  our  evening 
meeting,  'one  of  the  Candidates  for 
Baptbm,  a  School  Girl,  was  in  such  dis- 
tress of  mind,  that  whatever  I  could 
bring  forward  calculated  to  comfort  her, 
seemed  useless — a  striking  instance, 
that  unless  the  Holy  Spirit  apply  the 
Word  to  the  heart,  our  best  endeavours 
will  be  but  vain. 

Feb.  8,  Sunday  —  Preached,  in  the 
forenoon,  from  John  iv.  JO,  on  Christ 
as  the  Gift  of  God.  I.  That  Christ 
is  the  Gift  of  G6d  the  Father;  and 
that,  with  and  in  Him,  are  given  to 
His   Church,  I.Grace:  8.  Faith:  and 


1823,]  .    WESTERN 

3.  The  Holy  Ghost,  a9  the  glovifier 
of  Jesus  —  II.  The  indispositioa  of 
every  man  to  come  to  Christ  for  salva- 
tion, unless  he  is  convinced  of  sin  Iqt 
His  Spirit.  1 .  The  Woman  of  Samaria 
did  not  seek  Christ,  but  He  mvsf  rueds 
go  through  Samaria  in  order  to  seek  her 
and  her  countrymen,  as  the  shepherd 
does  his  straying  sheep.  2.  She  had  no 
saving  knowled^  of  Christ  until  she 
was  convinced  of  her  sins  hy  Him :  read 
▼V.  11— 15,  and  16—  S6.  I  adminis. 
tered  the  Lord^s  Supper  to  97  Commu- 
nicantSy  including  Mrs.  Diiring :  three 
were  absent  through  sickness*  Having 
had  prayers  in  the  afternoon,  I  preached 
in  the  evenii^,  from  1  Cor.  i.  18.— 

I.  What  we  are  to  understand  by  the 
preaching  of  the  Croit— 11.  That  to 
men,  as  long  as  they  are  in  an  uncon- 
verted state,  the  preacliing  of  the  Cross 
will  be  focHithneu  and  an  offence :  in 
which  state,  if  they  die,  they  must  in- 
evitably  perish  — III.  That  when  the 

V  Holy  Spirit  makes  the  Woird  of  the  Go- 
spel (the  Cross)  effectual,  it  then,  and 
not  before,  becomes  the  power  of  God 
and  the  wisdom  of  God  to  those  to  whom 
it  is  applied. 

What  a  blessed  day  has  this  been  !^ 
the  Church  four  times  full  again  !  The 
means  of  Grace  are  prize<l,  I  trust,  by 

^  a  goodly  number.  Atji  soul;  praise  the 
Lord;  and  all  that  is  within  me  bless 
Sis  holy  Name  t 

Feb.  4,  18S3— Went  to  Kegent  in  the 
morning,  where- 1  had  to  perform  the 
ceremony  of  marriage  between  Mr.Beck- 
ley  and  Miss  Johnson.  The  marriage 
state  is  truly  solemn  and  most  sacred  ; 

^  but  the  happiest  unbn  that  may  take 
place  on  earth  betweeii  any  man  and 
woman,  faUs  infinitely  short  of  that  * 
eternal  union  that  ei(lsts  between  Christ 
and  His  Church :  Hosea  ii.  10 — 23. 

Feb.  9,  Sunday  —  Preached,  in  the 
forenoon,  from  Matt  xvi.  13—18,  on 
Christ,  Uie  object  of  our  faith,  as  neces- 
sary to  salvation.  I.  It  is  not  a  histo- 
rical, but  i^n  experimental  faith,  that 
can  give  us  an  assurance  of  Christ's 
Godhead  and  Almightv  power  to  save — 

II.  Jhis  faith  is  the  gift  of  God  (v.  17) 
—III.  The  blessedness  of  those  who 
can  say,  i  know  whom  J  have  believed. 
In  the  evening,  I  preached  from  John  xx. 
13,  on  the  Character  of  those  who  have 
been  brought  to  a  saving  knowledge  of 
the  Lord  Jesus.  I.  The  knowledge  that 
Mary  Magdidene  had  of  Christ  was  ex- 
perimental $  whence  aU  her  tenderness 


APRIC4.  ,  38t 

and  anxiety  (Luke  vili.  9.  Mark  xvl*  9.  , 
Song  iii.  1— 3)— II.  If  her  knowledge 
of  Christ  had  been  merely  historical^ 
she,  no  doubt,  would  have  manifested 
the  greatest  indifference,  like  all  nomi- 
nal  professors  ^escribed  in  Song  v.  9. 

After  Service,  'I  was  surrounded  by 
>,  *  some  rejoicing,  and  others  in 

tress.  One  man  said,  "  O  Massa^  to- 
day I  find  my  heart !"— "  How  do  you 
find  your  heart  ?  Had  you  no  heaH  be- 
fore ?**  **  Yes  I  but  that  always  sleep 
same  like  some  person  that  is  dead."— 
"What  do  you  mean  by  your  heart 
being  dead  or  alive  ?  I  have  a  heart 
too ;  but  that  is  always  alive  to  do  bad, 
never  to  do  good."  **  Well,  Massa,  I 
hope  you  pardon  me :  I  can*t  talk  same 
you  talk."—"  Well  then,  talk  as  well  as 
yoii  can."  '*  This  morning,  soon,  at 
first  prayer,  w^en  you  pray,  that  other 
heart  in  me  get  big— big  \  Water  run 
out  of  my  eyes.  That  same  thing  I 
want,  you  pray  for.  When  I  come 
home,'  I  sat  down  upon  my  bed ;  and, 
at  once,  I  remembered  the  first  verse 
of  the  Twenty-third  Psalm.  Oh  that 
make  me  glad.  When  Church  time,  I 
was  troubled,  because  tny  heart  feel 
lazy :  but  when  you  preach,  that  trouble 
go  away  again;  and  I  feel  glad  again^ 
because  all  what. you aay  bekpg  to  me. 
So  my  heart  stand.*^   . 

Feb,  14— Though  it  is  nearly  a  month 
since  I  came  hither,  yet  my  time  is  still 
so  taken  up,  that  I  never  know  when  I 
have  done,  from  day-break  till  late  at 
pight.  I  have  recruited  my  strength  i 
but  my  people  know  how  to  put  it  to  the 
test.  I  do  not  regret  this ;  for  I  desire 
to  spend  and  to  be  spent,  in  declaring^ 
the  whole  counsel  of  God-to  the  Gentiles 
of  Africa. 

Feb.  16,  Sunday  —  Preached,  in  the 
morning,  from  John  ix.  35 — 38.  The 
subject  was  interesting  to  myself, 
and  the  people  exgoyed  it :  but  it  waa 
hard  labour  to  me  to  speak,  on  account 
of  the  prevailing  dry  winds,  ^y  which  I 
contracted  hoarseness.  In  the  evening 
I  preached  again,  though  with  greater 
difilculty  to  myself  than  in  the  morning, 
from  Job  i>  6— pointing  out  the  various 
ways  in  which  Satan  works  to  harden  the 
impenitent,  by  inducing  them  to  put 
the  evil  day  far  away ;  and  to  distress 
the  people  of  God,  by  insinuating,  that 
the  promises  do  not  belong  to  them, 
jthat  their  sins  are  too  great  to  be  for^ 
given,  and  that  the  Lora  has  focsakea 
them,  Ac. 


S.8&.    .  WJC8TBRM 

Feb.  17  i  1893— Fouad  it  profitable  to 
be  wftb  the  Candidates  for  Baptism,  wbo 
are  dail^  instructed  after  four  o*clock 
bj  three  of  my  Communicants,  who  take 
it  in  turn.  The  subject  to-day  was  the 
Trinity  in  Unity  and  Unity  in  Trinity: 
it  interested  me  very  much ;  and  I  think 
it  wili  no  less  interest  every  lover  of 
the  truth,  and  therefore  I  give  the  out- 
lines of  the  Questions  put  by  the  Teach, 
er,  and  of  the  Answers  which  he  received. 

^*^How  manv  persons  are  there  in  the 
Holy  Triune'God?"  "Three:  God 
the  Father,  God  the  Son,  and  God  the 
Holy  Ghost**  —  *'  Does  not  that  mean 
that  there  are  three  GodsT  **No. 
Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost  are 
One  God**—'*  What  has  God  the  Father 
done  for  our  salvation  ?**  ^'  He  gave 
l^b  children  to  his  dear  Son  Jesus 
Christ*'— ^' What  has  G6d  the  Son,  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  done  for  our  sal- 
vation ?*'  *^  He  came  down  from  heaven, 
and  died  for  sinners**—^'  What  was  the 
reason  that  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  came 
down  from  heaven  to  save  us  ?**  '*  Be- 
cause lEIe  loved  us**— '*  What  is  the 
work  of  God  Uie  Holy  Ghoist  in  our  sal- 
vation?"  *^  He  convinces  us  of  our 
sins  :**  or,  as  the  man  expressed  it,  ^'  He' 
make  poor  sinners  see  *dem  sins*'— 
••  What  does  He  next?"  "  He  leads 
them  to  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.*^— He 
was  about  to  leave  the  subject,  when  I 
put,  the  question,  ^'  What  does  the  Lord' 
Jesus  Christ  call  the  Holy  Ghost,'  !h  St. 
John's  Gospel  xiv;  26'  ?"  ''  The  Com- 
forter** — I  bid  the  Catechist  go  on  him- 
self. '*  How  does  the  Holy  Ghost  com- 
fort His  people?**  '^  He  convinces  them 
of  all  the  Lo^  Jesus  has  done  for  them.*' 
''Could  not  a  man  do  this?'*  ''No: 
Suppose  a  man  talk  to  me,  I  can  hear  it ; 
but  no  man  can  make  me  believe  it"*- 
"  Why  not i^"  "Because  faith  in  the 
Lord  Jestts  Christ,  only  God  the  Holy 
Ghost  can  giye :  no  man  can  do  it*" 

The  time  was  now  spent,  and  I  de- 
sired him  to  draw  to  a  conclusion ;  when, 
in  simple  but  endearing  language  and 
in  an  aSbctlonate  mtoner,  he  summed 
up  the  whole;  and  gave  a  short  but 
beautifbl  view  of  the  Love  of  God,  and 
afterwai-d  concluded  in  prayer.  I  felt 
truly  thankful  for  this  reward,  from  my 
Lord^  foi;^  my  toLLs  and  labours. ' 
•  JfJsA.lS  —  Expounded,  in  the  even- 
ing, Actsx.  1—18. 

Feb.  ^9j  Saturday  —  Had  a  most 
blMed  meeting.  The  Discourses  of 
the^Utft  week  seemed  to  have  had  great 


AYRICA.  [8SPT. 

effect.  I  was  much  struck  with  the 
simplicity  of  one  man  who  had  cut  him- 
self severely  in  the  hand ;  "  which,"  he 
said, "  was  a  punishment  from  the  Lord, 
because  I  went  thU  morning  to  work 
without  prayer."  Several  expressed 
great  fear  and  distress  of  mind,  from  a 
supposition  of  having  committed  the 
unpardonable  sin ;  whereas,  as  much  as  I 
could  gather  from  their  different  accounts 
which  they  gave  of  themselves,  there 
was  no  more  m  it  than  the  evil  workings 
of  their  hearts:  yet  fbw  of  the  truly 
converted  escape  this  temptation,  ow;ng 
to  their  ignorance  in  spiritual  things* 

Feb,  83,  Sunday  —  Preached,  in  the 
forenoon,  from  Job  xxiL  5 ;  and,  in 
the  evening,  from  Matt.  xii.  31,  32. 
I.  In  what  the  sin  agunst  the  Holy 
Ghost  consisted :  viz.  in  the  Scribes  and 
Pharisees  maliciously  ascribing  the 
miraculous  powers  of  the  Iiord  Jesus,  by 
which  he  vindicated  His  Godhead,  to 
the  Devil,  with  a  view  to  obscure  His 
glory  as  Messiah — II.  That  no  truly 
converted  person  could  have  committed 
that  sin;  since  conversion  is  the  sole 
work  of  the  Holy  Ghost :  and  where  this 
sin  has  been  committed,  hardness  and 
blindness  of  heart,  must, be  the  certain 
consequence;  which  the  state  of  the 
Scribes  and  Pharisees  fully  demonstrated 
in  the  New-Testament  History.  See 
Matt.xxvil  62  — 66.  xxviiL  II  —  15. 
Acts  IV.  16. 

F^JHb — Set  out  early  this  morning,in 
company  with  the  Brethren  Johnson 
and  Norman,^  on  a  tour  to  York,  Kent, 
the  Plantains,  the  Camaranca  River, 
and  the  Bananas.  We  arrived  at  York 
at  half.past  eleven  o'clock  in -the  night 
To  this  place  Mr.  Beckauer  has  teen 
destined. 

Feb.  26— Left  York  for  Kent,  where 
we  arrived  between  11  and  12  o'clock. 
Spoke  to  the  people  from  Acts  x.  44, 
&c. :  they  were  very  attentive,  and  I 
doubt  not,  but  that  there^  is  some  real 
good  among  them. 

'  Feh,  27 — ^We  went,  after  Morning 
Service,  into  our  boat,  and  set  sail  fot 
the  Phdntain  Islands,  about  22  miles 
distant  from  Kent ;  atid  arrived  in  the 
evening  at  half-past  8  o'clock:  but  were 
disappointed  in  not  finding  Mr.  Geoige 
Caulker  at  home ;  though,  notwithstand- 
ing  his  absence,  every  attention  was 
paid  to  us.  While  supper  was  preparing, 
we  ]ooked  over  his  Library.  It  con- 
tains several  works,  all  much  used  i  and, 
abov^  all,  we  were  much  pleased  to  see 


thtt  the  Bifclfi  which  he  uaes  ia  his 
tnmslAtion  u  we  supposed,  shewed  that 
he  is  not  caxeless  in  this  great  work  that 
he  has  taken  in  hand :  the  HTmn-Books 
and  School-Books  also  shewed  that  they 
were  in  constant  use.  After  supper,  we 
called  our  people  to  Evening  Prajer; 
when  those  of  Mr.  Caulker  readilj 
joined  us,  and  plainly  shewed  that  thej 
were  by  no  means  strangers  to  this 
duty. 

Feb.  98, 1 893— We  started,  this  morn- 
ing, at  half-past  two  o*clod(  for  the  Ca- 
maranca,  about  18  miles;  and  arrived 
at  the  entrance,  at  four  o'clock  in  the 
afternoon.  The  settlement  of  Mr.  Tho- 
mas Caulker  is  full  ten  miles  up  this 
river,  or  rather  creek :  we  did  not  reach 
it  till  near  eight  o*clock.  We  rather 
surprised  our  host,  as  he  had  not  the 
least  notice  of  our  coming :  he  made  us, 
however,  very  comfortable,  in  a  manner 
which  we  did  not  expect.  A  countiy 
supper  was  served  up  in  European  style : 
we  had  Eveniiup  Prayer,  in  which,  with 
several  of  his  Headmen,  he  joined  us ; 
and  then  we  were  conducted  to  our  se- 
veral apartments  to  take  our  rest. 

Mmrck  1*-Wben  we  rose,  we  found 
Mr.  Caulker  dressed  exactly  like  a  Eu- 
ropean, and  with  very  much  the  appear- 
ance of  a  Gentleman.  I  could  not  but 
admire  in  him,  that  he  preserved  the 
cool  negligent  ur  of  superiority,  so  pe- 
culiar to  an  African  Chief.  He  break- 
ftsted  with  us*  and  conversed  freely  on 
the  sul^ect  of  instructing  the  Africans 
in  the  truths  of  Christianity^  He  ex- 
preved  great  satisfaction  with  the  con- 
duct of  William  Tamba;  and  wished 
very  much  for  him  to  come  again.  At 
our  departure,  he  conducted  us  to  our 
boat,  and  thanked  us  for  having  visited 
him ;  and  said  that  he  should  be  glad, 
at  any  time,  to  see  us  again:  and  we, 
in  return,  invited  him  to  come  and  pay 
us  a  visit,  whenever  he  should  come  into 
the  Colony,  which  he  promised  to  do. 

It  strikes  me— notwithstanding  what, 
has  been  reported  to  the  contrary,  and 
which  is  more  from  supposition  than 
from  fact^-that  there  is  a  field  open  in 
this  part;  and  I  doubt  not  but  that  a 
judiaous  and  persevering  Missionw^, 
with  a  Kative  Teacher,  would  be  an  in- 
strument of  greitt  usefulness. 

We  left  Mr.  Caulker,  at  a  quarter 
past  ten  o'clock,  for  Kent.  In  coming 
down  the  river,  we  were  as  much  asto- 
nished as  we  were  in  going  up,  at  the 
myriads  of  birds  of  all  kinds  and  sizes, 


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but  chiefly  of  the  voltum  and  duck 
kind ;  and  at  the  number  of  alllgaton^ 
from  three  to  eighteen  feet  long,  lyii^ 
on  the  mud  bank^  and,  as  we  suppose^ 
watching  for  the  birds  which  live  upon 
fish.  ^ 

March  9,  ^boubjf— We  arrived  again 
at  Kent,  at  a  qiuuter  past  eight  in  the 
morning;  where  we  kept  Divine  Ser- 
vice. I  read  the  prayers ;  and  Brother 
Johnson  preached;  from  Job  xxii.  I; 
after  which  we  administered  the  I^ord^s 
Supper  to  18  Communicants.  I  preached, 
in  the  evening,  from  i  Sam.  xvi.  7. 

Murcih  3 — Went  over,  after  Morning 
Service,  to  the  Bananas;  where  we 
were  kindly  received  by  the  Superin- 
tendent, Mr.  Campbell*  Here  Bro- 
ther Johnsqn  mapried  five  couples,  by 
license;  which  is  the  first  Christian 
Bite  ever  performed  on  this  island. 

Having  been  longer  out.  than  we  in- 
tended,^ our  several  duties  in  our  re- 
spective Settlements  called  us  home. 
We  accordingly  left  the  Island,  between 
six  and  seven  o*clock  in  the  evening, 
and  reached  home  on  Tuesday  the  4th, 
where  we  were  heartily  welcomed  by 
our  respective  flocks. 

March  9,  ^Miiif^y— Preached,  in  the 
morning,  from  Bom.  v.  I,  on  Justifica- 
tion through  the  righteousness  of  Christ 
only,  and  ^t  as  some  n^n  think  by  a 
mixture  made  up  of  man*s  goodness  and 
that  of  the  Lord  Jesus.  Administered 
the  Lord*s  Supper  to  96  Communicants. 
Preached,  in  Uie  evening,  fhmi  Bomaoa 
V.  1 — 5,  and  dwelt  chiefly  upon  the 
effects  of  our  Justification.  I  have 
^poken  twice  on  this  subject  to-day;  1st, 
To  guard  my  people  against  unscriptural 
notions ;  and,  2dly,  to  make  them  more 
attentive  to  the  doctrines  contained  in 
the  xxxix  Articles,  which  I  verily  be- 
lieve to  be  in  such  perfect  unison  wiUi 
both  the  Old  and  New  Testaments,  that 
I  have  purposed  to  take,  at  present,  one 
or  two  of  the  Articles  for  my  sulgect 
every  Lord*s  Bay. 

This  day  wiU,  I  trust,  be  remembered 
by  many.  What  a  stupendous  mercy  is 
conveyed  to  ruined  men,  in  our  JusUfi* 
cation  before  God  without  our  works  or 
deservings !  It  is  this,  and  this  only, 
which  makes  God*s  faithful  people  mwmi 
ftp  wUh  wimgi  at  eaglet  t  to  ntn  ofld  twi 
U  wearpy  to  waU  amd  nci  /ami* 

March  11 — ^Attended  our  Monthly 
Prayer  Meeting;  and,  afterward,  the 
Anniversary  at  Regent. 

March  13— Went  to  Freetown ;  and, 


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WESTERN   AFRICA. 


aftet  I  had  done  there,  accompanied  Br. 
NylSinder  to  Kissej,  where  I  spoke,  in 
the  evening,  firom  Acts  x.  43,  &c.  There 
was  a  very  decent  congregation  (the  new 
Church  being  fit  for  use)  who  were  re- 
markablv  attentive.  How  easy  it  is  to 
speak,  when  the  audience  seems  eager  to 
hear  the  Woi^ ! 

March  14 — Expounded,  in  the  even- 
ing, at  Gloucester,  Acts  xiiL  15 — 37. 
Alter  Service,  I  was  called  to  visit  some 
aide  Communicants.   In  the  first  house, 
I  found  both  husband  and  wife  sick.  ^'I 
am  sorry,"  said  I,  *'  to  see  you  both  in 
such  a  sUte.**— "  Ah,  Massa!  what  for 
you  feel  sorrow  ?  I  no  feel  sorrow.  I  am 
glad ;  and  nothing  troubles  me  no  more. 
My  body  feel  pain  allover ;  but  that's  good 
for  me :  yes,  I  know  by  that,  that  my 
Father  loves  me,  and  that  makes  me  so 
gUd  !   This  now  makes  three  nights  no 
sleep  come  in  my  eyes :  one  time  my 
heart  want  to  grumble;  but,  directly, 
one  thought  strike  me — Remember  Job  I 
he  have  plenty  sores,  and  he  no  stand 
so.     Then  I  feel  so  ashamed  of  myself : 
first,  that  thought  trouble  me  much ; 
and,  by  and  bye,  my  sin  come  before 
me:  I  was  so  troubled,  no  more  fear 
live  in  my  heart.    Then  I  begin   to 
thiiik  of  my  awful  state.     I  say,  in  my 
heart, '  What  a  miserable  sinner  I  am ! 
if  the  Lord  cut  me  off  just  now,  I  must 
go  to  hell  for  true.*    Then  soitaething 
tell  me,  ^  Suppose  you  was  true  Chris- 
tian, you  canH  stand  so :  it  is  of  no  more 
use  for  you  to  pray :  the  Lord  can*tiiear 
your  prayer  no  more,  because  your  sins 
are  too  great.*    But,  Massa,  that  same 
time  when  all  that  trouble  live  upon  me, 
I  remember  what  you  say,  long  time 
ago,  when  you  preach  from  them  words. 
But  Zion  taidt   The  Lord  hath  forsaken 
me,  and  my   Lord   hath  forgotten  me 
(Is.  xlix.  14, 15) :  You  say  '  Some  time 
our  unbelieving  heart  will  say,  the  Lord 
hath  now  left  me :   He  will  no  more 
have  mercy :  He  hath  forgotten  to  be 
gracious  any  more— and  at  another  time, 
or  perhaps  at  the  same,  the  Devil  will 
whisper,  There  is  no  help  for  you :  your 
sins  are  so  great,  that  God  cannot  pardon 
them,  &c. :   but  remember  that  your 
heart  is  deceitful  above  all  things  and 
desperately  wicked,  and  that  the  Devil 
is  a  liar  from  t]ie  beginning.*  That  same 
time  I  could  say, '  That  is  true !  it  is 
nothing  what  my  heart  say  or  what  the 
Devil  say  :  the  Lord  Jesus  say,  J  came 
not  to  call  the  righteous,  hut  sinners  to 
repentance ;    and  again,  /  am  come  to 


[sept. 

oeeh  and  to  save  that  which  was  loot,* 
This  word,  Massa,  take  all  at  one  time 
my  trouble  from  me :  my  he^rt  began  to 
be  so  glad :  no  more — water  run  from  my 
eyes.  And  then  I  think  again  on  what 
you  say  last  Sunday,  particularly  in  the 
evening.** — Here  he  repeated  the  heads 
of  my  Discourse.—  *'  When  I  think 
about  that,  and  what  a  poor  blind  sinner 
I  was,  and  that  the  Lord  qave  me  fcom 
that  blindness,  I  can  say  no  more  than 
this, '  For  true  God  love  me  with  ever- 
lasting love.*  I  can't  saj  what  I  feel 
in  my  heart" — He  burst  into  a  flood 
of  tears,  and  I  with  him.  After  some 
time,  he  said,  ''  Before  time,  X  fear 
to  die,  when  sickness  catch  me;  but 
now  I  can  say,  '  Jesus  has  died  for 
me;*  and  that  same  thing  which  the 
Lord  Jesus  has  appointed  for  me,^  is 
good  for  me,  even  if  I  must  die  to- 
night." His  wife  was  much  in  the 
same  stale  of  mind ;  with  this  excep- 
tion, that  she  was  more  solicitous  for 
her  two  little  boys,  whom  she  most  ear- 
nestly recommended  to  me  to  take  care 
of,  in  case  she  should  die.  I  spoke  to 
them,  and  to  as  many  as  were  in*  the 
house,  for  some  time ;  for,  on  such  oc- 
casions,  there  are  always  plenty  of  peo- 
ple present,  especially  if  they  hear  that 
I  am  sent  for. 

I  then  went  to  another,  asuigleman, 
who  also  was  very  ill.  When  I  entered 
his  house,  he  exclaimed,  as  soon  as  he 
saw  me,  ''  O  Massa,  I  am  glad  to  see 
ou.  I  hope  you  have  some  good  word 
tr  me,  for  I  am  poor :  I  don't  know 
how  my  heart  stand  this  lime,  no  more 
trouble  live  upon  me.  I  fear  I  only  be- 
long to  them  people,  who  build  them 
house  upon  the  sand.** — '*  Are  you  sen- 
sible," said  I,  *'  that  you  are  a  sinner, 
that  must  perish  without  Christ  for 
ever?"  **  Oh  yes,  if  the  Lord  Jesus 
don't  save  me,  I  shall  perish ;  because 
when  I  look  upon  all  things  in  this 
world,  all  thatcan*t  save  my  soul  I— my 
sin  too  great.  Mas^,  I  am  very  glad 
that  you  have  come:  but  suppose  you 
can  see  my  heart  in  what  faishion  it 
stand  no^,  you  can*t  come  to  me,  be- 
cause my  heart  is  too  vricked.  Yes, 
that  word  in  the  Eighth  Chapter  of 
Acts  belongs  to  m^ :  since  that  time  you 
talk  about  that  man  Simon,  no  more— 
fear  come  upon  me*  :  for  true  since  that 

•  The  forroofrxi>res»iOD  here  usrd— **  no  mor^— 
fear  come  upon  me**— is  commoa  amoor  tlifi  p«^ople, 
Thus  Uiev  onen  My  ,vhcn  Uiev^e  filled  wiUijoy  auii 
coaaoUdoD,  "Vo  more—joi  rotne  upon*  me;*  or 
"  No  aunf-iaj  hout  feel  |lwl  too  (vajr)  macfa  s* 


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WBSTSRIf  AFgtCA. 


I  rick,  I  abrays  think  on  that— TAon    I  se^  every  thing  look  say 

&/«•#     M^#&..M   M>*«*#  M^M*   Ia4     j«    #&•*«     M>^«/.M.  fYiirtlr      (    TITYinf     iiba     n/v«»   «'l*«a     4 


hast  neither  pari  nor  lot  in  this  matter, 
hectmse  thy  heart  is  not  right  in  the  sight 
ofGodr  "'But,"  said  1,  "how  can 
jou  compare  yourself  with  that  Simon  ? 
-—for  if  tliat  man  had  felt  that  he  was  a 
sinner,  he  cnuld  not  have  offered  money 
to  the  Apostle  for  the  gift  of  the  Holy 
Ghost.  Could  you  act  in  the  same  way 
as  that  man  did?"  "  No,  Massa,  I 
have  nothing  tp  give."  "  Yes,"  said  I, 
**  you  have  something  to  give ;  for  the 
IjOhI  says,  in  His  word.  My  son,  give  me 
thy  heart ;  and  blessed  he  the  Name  of 
the  Lord,  He  does  not  say, '  First  make . 
thy  heart  good  :*  no.  He  says.  Give  me 
thy  hearty  which  yet  is  deceitful  above 
mil  things  and  desperately  wicked;  and 
thftB,  I^et  us  reason  toget/ter  ;  and  though 
thy  sins  he  as  scarlet  they  shall  be  as  white 
as  snowS"  "  Yes,  me  glad  to  do  this, 
but  my  wicked  heart  won't  let  me. 
Plenty  time,  my  heart  stand  like  peo- 
ple when  they  quarrel.  And,  since  last 
rainy  reason,  that  fashion  my  country 
people  stand  in  trouble  me  very  much. 
Same  time  you  go  to  England  last  year, 
plenty  sore  live  on  my  foot :  by  and  bye, 
I  want  to  go  to  the  hospital ;  but,  one 
day,  my  country  people  from  Rubees," 
a  small  native  town  between  Welling, 
ton  and  Hastings,  "  come  to  see  me: 
they  tell  me,  AVltch  give  me  that  sick- 
ness, and  suppose  me  pay  them  they 
want  to  make  country  fashion" — that 
is,  a  superstitious  ceremony.  **  When 
I  hear  them  talk  of  witch  palaver 
and'  them  country  fashion,  my  heart 
feel  so  sorry  for  them :  no  more — water 
run  out  of  my  eyes:  I  don't  know 
what  to  do.  Then  I  tell  them,  M  p) 
want  your  medicine : ,  that  fashion  you 
talk  no  good:  I  want  to  trust  in  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ — He  can  make  me 
well,  if  He  please,  to  day.  No,  me  no 
want  your  fashion,  and  me  no  want 
your  medicine'.  Then  they  go  away ; 
and,  two  days  after  that,  I  go  to  the 
hospital  By  and  bye,  my  foot  get  well, 
and  the  chicken  pox  catch  me :  then 
the  doctor  send  me  to  Fourah  Bay,  and 
they  put  me  in  the  house  of  one  white 
~  man  that  shot  himself  two  years  ago. 
That  same  time  me  live  in  that  hoiise^ 

•ad,  on  tb«  roniT»ry,  "  No  more— mj  heart  feel 
•urrowf*  or,  "  No  mor«  so^!«o  troubl*  come  upon 
mt  **  TH^y  tnexn  by  this  form  of  exfirewion  eitlier 
•xcet«  of  ioy  or  «xcrw  of  sorrow,  trom  whatever 
•ource  the  loy  or  sorrow  mi«y  ame.     H.  D. 

W«  have  introdueed  the  break  kfter  "  no  more,** 
AS  expressive  of  the  natural  acting  of  the  mind ;  as 
thouyn  they  should  say.  *'  Add  no  more,**  or  "  "No 
IcoaUlr«bt^^^jj£ 


S91 

then  I 
think, '  What  use  now  thia  fine  house 
to  that  man  ?  He  dead  now,  and  other 
people  live  here ;  and,  by  and  bye,  they 
die  too*  and  must  leave  it  again,  and  so 
every  thing  in  this  world  stand.*  When 
I  think  about  all  this,  I  remember  what 
you  preach  same  year  Mr.  Johnson  go 
to  England — Arise  ye-,  and  depart;  for 
this  is  not  your  rest*  Yes,  it  is  no  use 
for  man  to  put  his  heart  upon  things  of 
this  world.  I  ask  myself,  that  same 
time,  '  What  thing  is  there  you  like 
best  past  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ?* 
When  I  think  about  all  them  things  that 
live  here,  I  stand  like  stranger  —  no 
more — the  Ix)rd  Jesus  Christ  can  do  me 
good ;  and  suppose  that  X  know  that  I 
belong  to  Him,  that  is  best,  past  every 
thing  !**  He  said  much  more,  but  it  is 
impossible  to  remember  all,  for  what  I 
have  stated  is  merely  the  outline. 

I  could  wish  to  put  down  on  the  spot 
what  they  say  on  such  occasions ;  but 
were  I  to  attempt  it,  they  would  be 
afraid,  and  wou}d  not  be  able  to  speak 
another  word. 

March  16,  \^SZ^  Sunday — Preached, 
in  the  forenoon,  from. James  ii.  86 ;  and, 
Endeavoured  to  set  forth  the  doctrine 
contained  in  the  xiith  Article ;  and,  in 
the  evening,  from  Matt.  xv.  13.  Found 
my  duty  hard  to-day,  notwithstanding 
the  abundant  cause  for  thankfulness  that 
my  labours  have  not  been  in  vain. 

March  9,Zy  Sunday — Preached,  in  the 
forenoon,  from  Rom.  viii.  29,  30  ;  and 
on  the  xviith  Article;  and,  in  the  even- 
ing, from  the  same  text. 

March  25 — Had  our  Quarterly  Meet- 
ing  here. 

March  9S,GoodFriday^'Ketid  prayers 
in  the  forenoon,  and  preached  from  Matt, 
xxvii.  51. 

March  3%  Easler-Sunday — ^Was  very 
much  confused,  on  account  of  both  my 
children  being  dangerously  sick.  My 
poor  little  Boy,  who  had  been  taken 
with  the  fever  on  Friday,  was  seized  with 
violent  spasms  this  morning.  I  read  the 
Prayers,  and  preached  from  Mattxxviii. 
11 — 15.  This  was  the  day  appointed  for 
baptizing  the  candidates:  25  Adults, 
having  given,  in  their  several  examina- 
tions, full  proof  of  their  sincerity  so  far 
as  man  can  judge,  were  baptized,  and 
afterward  admitted  to  the  Lord's  Supper, 
which  I  administered  to  127  Communi- 
cants. The  occasion  was  truly  solemn ; 
and,  for  the  time,  I  lost  all  my  sorrows. 
Five  infants  also  were  bhptizad. 


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WBSTSEH  AVaiCA. 


^prffS,  18^.«^W«8  ofeOed  upon  to 
iindenro  the  final  sepsntion  irith  toy 
poor  Ottle  Boy*  Inflammation  in  the 
bowels  was  the  means  whereby  the  Lord 
put  a  stop  %o  his  short  career  of  two 
jears  and  three  months. 

JfrU  7  —Set  out,  tliis  morning,  for 
Kent;  in  order  to  attend  the  Monthly. 
Prayer  Meeting  therey  and  to  introduce 
Mr.  Beckauer  to  his  Station  at  York. 

^jmCrg— Seld  a  Prayer  Meeting  at 
Kent,  in  the  forenoon;  and,  in  the 
afternoon,  we  established  an  Association 
in  aid  of  our  Society. 

jtf^rff  9 — Returned  home,  after  hav- 
ing visited  York. 

JpriilO — Examined,  and  admitted 
on  trial,  14  Candidates  for  Baptism; 
and  put  off  several  for  a  fiiture  period 
of  admission,  not  being  able  to  give  a 
aatisfiictoty  account  of  themselves  as  to 
their  state  of  n^d. 

Sjfmp^f^  9f^  People  wiih  thHr  tigf. 
feting  MUiUUr. 

We  have  already  spoken  of  Mr. 
Daring's  illness.  His  Letter  to  the 
Secretaries,  of  the  11th  of  June, 
quoted  before,  contains  an  afiectine 
picture,  both  of  his  suffering  and 
of  the  affectionate  sympathy  of  the 
people  with  him.    He  writes — 

Never  have  I  experienced  more  ex- 
crudating  pain,  but  never  felt  more 
peace  and  oofiiforti  Oh  the  blessed- 
ness of  true  religion,  when  its  genuine 
efficaqy  is  experienced !  It  is  indeed  an 
easy  yoke  and  a  light  burden,  when 
Christ,  the  Head,  speaks  peace  to  the 
suffering  members. 

But  while  I  have  hinted  at  my  per- 
sonal afflictbn,  I  must  not  forget  the 
conduct  of  our  people  $  as  it  will  throw 
further  light  on  their  progress.  During 
the  whole  time  of  my  sickness,  which 
all  knew  was  of  a  serious  nature,  the 
whole  under  my  care  were  particularly 
distressed  about  it;  and  all  the  Com- 
municants of  Begenfs  both  sympa- 
thized  with  those  here  and  felt  for  me ; 
and  their  joint  prayers  and  supplications 
for  me  were  almost  incessant. 

When  my  disease  had  come  to  a  crisis, 
which  was  on  the  Sd  of  June  toward 
evening,  I  was  seized  with  agonizing 
pain  in  the  bowels,  and  a  strong  palpi- 
tation of  the  heart,  which  made  me 
breathe  with  extreme  difficulty.  This 
was  Yery  soon  known ;  and,  in  a  little 
time,  the  bedroom  and  piazza  were  filled 
chiefly    with    the  CommunicantSy   aH 


[SBFT. 

viewing  me  as  oertamly  dying.  Ko  dis- 
tressful  howling  noise,  as  practised  by 
their  brethren  in  their  natural  state, 
was  heard ;  but  silent  tears  were  seen 
running  down  their  cheeks  in  great 
abundiunce,  while  the  more  hardy  vented 
their  grief  in  sighs  and  groan^.  The 
sight  was  too  much  for  me:  I  desired' 
them  to  remove  at  least  so  flu*  that  I 
could  not  see  them ;  and  said  to  those 
near  me,  ^^  I  take  it  VWy  kind  of  you 
that  you  &el  for  me  in  my  distress,  but 
you  only  increase  my  pain,  when  I  see 
you  8o»  ibr  which  reason  I  wish  you 
would  stand  in  the  piazza,  where  I 
cannot  see  you."  But,  as  some  wept 
out,  others  came  in :  I  was,  therefore, 
obliged  to  give  way  to  them.  One  man, 
who  seemed  to  have  been  thinking  of 
what  I  had  said,  came  close  to  the  bed, 
and  said,  very  feelingly,  ^  Massa,  don*t 
drive  us  away.  We  come  to  see  what 
we  can  do  for  you :  suppose  you  tell  us 
to  fetch  Doctor  from  town,  we  can  go 
and  carry  him  up  quick,  suppose  he  no 
have  horse  to  ride."—'*  Ah,"  said  I,  "  no 
earthly  Doctor  can  help  me,  if  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  does  not.  The  only  thing 
that  is  left  for  me  and  you,  is  to  fly  to 
Him  in  our  trouble.  I  should  be  obliged 
to  you,  if  you  would  pray  with  me !" 
No  sooner  had  I  uttered  these  words 
than  an  were  instantly  on  their  knees ; 
like  soldiers  well  exerdsed  in  the 
use  of  their  arms !  Many  times  have 
I  felt  the  power  of  prayer ;  but  to  a  sea- 
son like  this  I  had  been  a  stranger  until 
now ;  and  I  believe  all  the  people,  too, 
were  very  deeply  impressed  as  well  as 
myself. 

Another  event  brought  also  great 
comfort  and  satisfiiction  to  my  mind, 
during  my  illness;  this  was,  the  re- 
markably good  behaviour  of  the  people, 
both  here  and  at  BegenCs.  Never,  I 
am  fully  authorized  to  say,  did  practi- 
cal religion  shine  more  brightly  among 
our  people,  than  in  the  last  two  months  : 
nor  did  they  sympathize  with  me  only, 
but  equally  with  other  suffering  ser- 
vants  of  the  Society:  nor  did  they  stop 
here ;  but  every  respectable  European, 
who  fell  a  vicUm  to  the  Yellow  Fever, 
was  lamented  by  them,  and  I  have  heard 
them  pray  for  those  whom  they  knew  to 
belli  with  equal  rimplicity  and  ean^^ 
ness.  These,  my  Dear  Shrs,  are  evi- 
dences of  the  power  of  grace  which  need 
no  comment:  they  speak  volumes  to 
every  Christian  Mind. 

Farewdl  i  and  ^femember  us  in  your 


I6CS«]  '     WESTEftK  AVAl6it.*^HSiyi7£RRAKEAN. 

coattoual  pnyem  wd  oeyer  fidl  to  re- 
member  you. 


S9S 


WELLINGTON. 

CHUnCBMI8SIOI9JRYSOCISTr» 

sitae  €f  the  SeiOemeni. 
John  Sakdy,  one  of  the  Regent's- 
Town  CoffUHunicants,  was  placed  at 
WelliDgton,  which  is  near  Kissey. 
He  addresses  to  his'^laie  Minister, 
under  date  of  Aug.  9,  1823,  th6 
following  brief  statement : — 

I  have  taken  this  opportunity  of 
wri^g  to  you  about  my  Station,  in 
which  I  am  placed.  I  am  very  aorry 
to  see  the  Lord's  labourers  taken  from 
us ;  but  I  know  that  it  is  the  will  of  God 
that  it  should  be  so. 

I  send  you  a  statement  of  my  SchooL 
In  the  Bay-School,  I  have  36  Boys ; 
and,  in  the  Evening,  89.  The  place 
which  we  have  is  a  large  house  ;  and,  on 
Sundays,  we  have  it  alwavs  full  at 
church-time.  And  when  I  look  back, 
and  see  what  the  Lord  has  done  for  us, 
1  think  it  is  wonderful ;  especially  the 
way  in  which  he  brQUg^t  us  under  the 
sound  of  the  Gospel :  by  this  I  can  say 
the  Lord  has  done  great  things  for  us 
poor  Africans. 

I  pray  that  the  Lord  may  spare  you 
to  us.  I  am  sorry  for  your  being  absent 
firom  us ;  and  I  hope  to  see  you  again, 
by  the  help  of  God. 

AMERICAN  BOARD  OF  MISSiOHS. 

The  appointment  of  the  Rev.  W. 
Goodell  and  the  Rev.  Isaac  Bird  to 
this  Mission,  and  their  arrival  at 
Malta,  have  been  before  stated: 
see  pp.  23, 158,  and  198.  From  the 
Ins^ucdons  delivered  to  them  by 
the  Board,  we  shall  extract  a  few 
passages  which  have  reference  to 
the  ^cene  of  th>ir  labours. 

Jerusalem  a  Mistionary  SUUi&n  of 
peculiar  intereMi. 

Your  ultimate  destination,  with  the 
blessing  of  the  Lord  of  Missions,  is  the 
Land  of  Judea;  and  the  particular 
place  of  your  residence  the  ancient  city 
of  David.  You  will  endeavour  to  fix 
yourselves  in  this  interesting  spot,  aa 
soon  as  you  can  do  it  with  the  requisite, 
preparations,  and  with  the  proapect  of 
making  a  judicious  appUtatlott  of  your 

i5<7f.  1823. 


powers  i9id  faculties  to  the  spiritual 
wants  of  the  people.  After  three  montlia* 
residence  ^t  Jerusalem,  your  beloved 
-brother  Parsons  considered  it  a  place  of 
unrivalled  importionoe,  as  the  centre  of 
Missionary  Operations;  and  one  that  is 
to  be  occupied,  if  possible :  it  comforted 
him  on  his  dying  pillow,  that  God  had 
enabled  him  to  act  as  a  pioneer  to  aoN 
ceeding  labourers. 

.  If  ever  there  was  a  Missionary  Sta- 
tion, in  which  the.persons  engaged  would 
be  continually  prompted  to  fid^ty,  that> 
to  which  you  Are  assigned,  is  the  very 
Station.  £very  time  you  cast  your 
eyes  on  Gethsemane  and  Calvary,  you 
will  be  reminded  of  the  sufferings  which 
your  Saviour  bore  for  your  sins,  and  for 
the  sins  of  your  brethren  of  the  humui 
family.  When  you  walk  over  Mount 
Olivet,  you  will  think  how  ftvquently 
the  same  glorious  Personage,  in  the 
days  of  His  humiliation,  paraed  that 
way,  on  His  visits  of  kindness  to  the 
friends  whom  He  loved.  As  you  look 
back  upon  the  devoted  city,  in  which 
the  abomination  that  maketh  desoUte 
has  so  long  been  set  up,  you  will  remem- 
ber  with  what  compassion  and  tenderness 
the  Blessed  Jesus  wept  over  it.  As 
you  cast  your  eyes  to  the  south,  you 
will  see  the  village  of  Bethlehem,  where 
the  wise  men  worshipped  the  infant 
Saviour:  as  you  turn  to  the  north,  you 
will  gaze  upon  Mount  Zion,  so  long  the 
emblem  of  the  Church  on  earth  and  the 
Church  in  heaven.  By  all  these  exter.: 
nal  objects,  be  excited  to  unremitting 
diligence,  to  laborious  indust^,  to  a' 
close  and  humble  walk  with  God,  to 
ardent  aspirations  after  eminent  holiness. 
ThS  very  stones  of  the  pavement  would 
seem  to  cry  out  against  unfaithfulness 
in  this  consecrated  region ;  as  the  very 
hills  and  vaUeys  would  Hfl  up  the  voice 
of  joy  and  gratulation^  at  the  revival  of 
genuine  religion  in  a  place,  which  for- 
merly enjoyed  the  peculiar  presence  of 
Jehovah,  but  has  now  lain,  for  so  many 
dark  and  dismal  ages,  under  the  distinct 
and  visible  expression  of  His  anger. 

Joumesfs  of  InvesUgation, , 
In  considering  Western  Asia  and  the 
nei^bouring  parts  of  Africa  as  fields  of 
Missionary  Labour,  it  is  obvious  that  a 
huge  portion  of  present  exertions  must 
be  applied  to  exploring  the  state  of 
these  countries,  and  opening  channels 
in  which  the  waters  of  life  may  hereafter 
flow  to  refresh  many  nations.  It  is  pro- 
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bftbte  Uiat  <»e  of  yon,  in  eompwiy  witk 
one  or  more  of  yonr  brcthxen  now  in  the 
field,  nimy  find  it  conducive  to  your 
greet  deeign,  to  spend  every  winter,  M 
nuoiy  yeere  to  come,  in  expkting  toure. 
£gy|it  now  pieeents  i  very  invi^ 
aepeet  to  inqniriee  of  tliis  tort;  and  is 
iivoiued  with  e  more  enlightened  flo- 
▼enunent,  than  any  other  country  under 
the  dondnatton  of  Mahomedan  Bulers^ 
The  Pi^sais  there  heginning  to  estert 
Us- influence;  and  a  fiivonrable  |irospect 
spears  of  faitroducing  Schools,  on  an 
extensive  pkn.    While  traTeilers  are 
nasadnng  the  most  remote  comers  of 
this  ancient  seat  of  the  arts  firom  motives 
of  curiodty  or  of  gain,*flhall  not  the 
Cbufdi  have  her  agents  employed  ?-«not 
to  lake  est,  from  the  dust  of  thirty  oen- 
turiea,  the  remahis  of  dead  men^  hut 
to  inmart  to  men  dead  in  sin  that  eter- 
nal lifeTwhich  is  brought  to  Ught  in  the 
GcipeL 

FaMleai  Trot^let  not  to  retard  Chrli- 
turn  Exerlioni, 

It  may  be  though^  that  the  present 
troubles  in  the  Turkish  Empire  will  in- 
ierpose  n  serious  obstacle  to  Missionaiy 
£^rts.  Suffer  not  your  minds  to  he 
discouraged  by  this  apprehension.  The 
piecise  issue  of  the  present  political 
commotious,  in  that  part  of  tb^  world* 
we  do  not  pretend  to  foresee  ;  but  it  is 
the  opinion  of  man  best  informed  en 
the  subject,  that  the  result  will  be»and 
at  no  distant  period,  fiivourable  to  the 
dissemination  of  knowledge  and  rehgioo. 
But  sui^ose  it  were  oUierwise;  and* 
to  the  view  of  the  mere  politician,  no« 
thing  ^peued  in  proniect  but  inter- 
minable ages  of  cruel  oppresMOiH  of 
bloody  superstition  and  reknUeas  vumtU 
ere— is  the  opinionof  th^  mere  politician 
to  be  the  rule  of  duty  for  the  ChriaUan 
Churdi,  in  r^ard  to  her  opentions  for 
the  di£F(ision  of  li^t  and  lifo  in  the  re- 
giona  of  darkness  and  moral  death?  la 
she  to  remain  inactive  and  inglonoua, 
and  to  defer  her  spiritual  conquests,  till 
the  God  of  this  World  is  willing  to  sur^ 
render  his  dominion  and  to  release  his 
victims  ?  Is  she  neveif  to  read  the  plain 
COvunand  of  her  Saviour,  written  as  with 
a  sunbeam,  till,  through  the  glass  of 
worldly  wisdom,  she-  can  see  plainly 
enough  to  spell  out  the  ambiguous  in- 
dicatums  of  political  changes  ?  The 
Church  is  to  eolightea  the  World ;  and 
not  to  wait  tiU  ,the  darkness,  which 
broods  over  the  nations,  shall  dissipate 


itseli.   The  principles  of  the!Oospel  are 

to  control  and  to  subdue  the  jarring  pas* 
sions  of  men  %  and  not  to  suspend  their 
divine  influence,  till  these  passions  shall 
die  without  a  struggle. 

Spirii  to  he  ttiUvrnted  Ijr  MeMterraneom 
Mnfonmrie^. 

In  wha^efer  detriment  ^  your  la- 
bom  yon  nay  he  employed,  let  ft  be  al- 
ways your  eadfeavouf  to  diadiarge  with 
vigour  and  fidelity  the  dutiea  of  each 
day.  Whether  you  are  occupied  in  pre- 
paratory studies,  or  in  superintending 
the  press ;  whether  you  are  travelliiu^ 
in  the  passage-boat  of  an  £gy  ptianCanal, 
or  pitching  your  tent  on  the  east  of  the 
Bed  Sea,  or  spending  your  summers  at 
the  ftwt  of  Mount  Lebanon ;  whether 
you  read  the  Scriptures  with  pilgrims  In 
the  Holy  City,  or  issue  from  its  gatee 
with  Bibles  and  Tracts  to  be  distributed 
in  Armenia — ^whether  in  the  house  or 
by  the  way,  in  the  city  or  the  field> 
remember  that  you  are  the  Servants  of 
Christ. 

A  delightfhl  part  of  your  duty  will  h^ 
to  cultivate  tbe  most  endearing  union 
among  those,  who  are  embarked  in  the 
same  cause  $  not  only  with  your  Bre« 
thren,  attacl^  to  the  same  Mission,  but 
with  the  Missionaries  of  other  Societies, 
the  agents  ffir  distribotinff  Bibles  and 
Tracts,  travellers  who  wish  to  promote 
the  progress  of  Chrisj^ianity,  and  ell  who 
love  your  Saviour  and  wait  for  His  ap^ 
peering.  The  hearty  co-operation  of 
men  belonging  to  different  communions 
and  engaged  in  different  empleymtnts, 
3F0U  wOl  endeavour  to  secure  for  the 
extension  of  our  common  GospeL 

Let  it  be  an  olject  with  you  to  dis- 
cover new  modes  of  access  to  the  minda 
of  the  people  where  you  may  be,  and  the 
speediest  and  most  dficacious  method  of 
bringing  Divine  Truth  hitocontad  wiUi 
the  conscienoe  and  the  heart.  Pnohably, 
great  impovements  are  yet  to  be  nuide, 
m  both  these  respects.  Sjt.  Paul  de* 
dares  it  to  be  a  characteristic  of  Pagan 
Nations,  that  they  are  mvenUrs  of  tvU 
things,'  and  it  should  be  a  prominent 
trait  in  the  diaracter  of  those,  who  aim 
to  subvert  paganism  and  every  false  re. 
ligion,  that  they  are  itvemiers  ^f  g^od 
ihimgt.  Do  not  suffer  yourselves,  how- 
ever, to  be  led  astngr  by  crude  specula- 
tions  or  hasty  conclusions.  In  regard 
to  any  measures  for  tbe  prosecution  of 
your  work,  examine  &ithmlly,  judge  de- 
liberately, and  act  perseveringly. 


SilUffthmo/JIMta^  favourable  for  the 
DiffitHm  of  O^ristianUy. 

The  spirit  of  the  age  is  at  work  in 
tiianjr  countries,  Stupelidous  results 
must  he  expected.  Happj  the^,  who 
tire  engaged  in  turning  every  change,  in 
the  circumstances  of  ilien,  to  some  good 
account  in  tlietr  Bivine  Master*8  cause. 

Malta  is  a  place  eminently  fiivouvahle 
to  the  diffusion  of. knowledge,  and  to 
JMiteionaxy  Enterprise.  That  indefiiti- 
gahle  lahourer,  Mr.  Jowett,  has  written 
Xo  the  Society,  unider  whose  direction 
he  acts,  that  he  could  find  abundant  em- 
ployment there,  for,  twenty  able  and 
&ithful  Missionaries;  and  that,  by  the 
time  iheae  were  ^^^  engaged  in  their 
vork  or  fitted  !br  acuve  service  in  other 
countries,  there  would  be  room  &r 
twenty  more.  It  is  in  a  high  degree 
probable,  that  this  will  be  a  radiatiiw 
point;  wh^ce  lifht  will  be  sent  for^ 
into  tdl  the  surrounding  countries,  for 
manv  years  to  come.  The  salubrity  of 
Its  Climate,  thfe  security  afforded  by  the 
)>resent  government,  the  free  communi- 
cation which  is  thence  maintained  with 
all  the  ports  of  the  Mediterranean,  and 
^he  fact  that  so  many  foreigners  resort 
thither  from  distant  regions,  afford  great 
fiicilitiea  ht  the  accomplishment  of  be» 
aevolent  designs. 

In  connection  with  ike  la«t  topic, 
we  «h^l  extract  tome  retoariES  from 
la^  commiuiicatioiu  of  the  Rev. 
Pliny  flak  to  the  Board.  They 
respect  more  particularly,  the 

BMeofthtMaUne. 

The  island  cont^ns  about  3S  lasals, 
or  towrtshlps.  A  lasal  includes  a  village 
and  the  surrounding  country.  The  in< 
habitants  are  generally  poor,  and  many 
^them  live  miserably.  At  least  this 
is.  true,  and  most  emphatically  true,  if 
we  compare  them  with  the  people  of  the 
TTnited  States. 

The  great  body  of  the  people,  and  in 
Ihe  country  almost  all  without  excep- 
tion, know  no  language  but  the  Maltese. 
This  is  a  dialect  of  the  Arabic ;  but  the 
Arabic  Alphabet  is  totally  unknown  to 
the  Mdtese.  In  writing  Letters,  in 
their  okn  dialect,  they  ahirays  use  the 
Roman  character.  I  hkve  seen  rio  books 
hi  their  langu^e,  except  a  Popish  Ca- 
techism, the  Gospel  of  St.  John,  a 
Gritmmar,  and  a  Bictionary.  The 
ettechism  was  published  by  the  Bishop, 
ftnr  the  x^g&otta  -instruction  of  chil- 


MBDITERRANEAH.  $% 

dren;  and  is  the  only  hook,  that  is 
genenlly  known  among  the  omuttOB 
peoplew  Of  Uie  labeuiiBg  class,  I  am  > 
tdd,  very  few  can  read  even  thia, 
though  perliapa  Ihay  may  have  kaned 
it  when  boys.  The  Ooqiel  of  St  John 
Was  translated  under  the  superiaten. 
dence  of  the  Ber.  Mr<r  Jowett,  and 
piinted  by  the  Chmreh  Mkaiooaiy  So- 
ciety: this  has  but  just  begun  to  be 
eiicukted;  andthecirtMlationofitwill 
probably  he  attended  with  diAcialtyt 
it  can,  however^  scarcely  fail  to  be  uae^ 
Ihl,  both  in  a  religieoa  and  liltfaiy 
view.  The  Goapei  ef  St  MaHhew  is 
DOW  in  preparation.  * 
•  Thera  are  Schools  in  the  different 
villages,  in  whkh  children  are  taui^t 
the  Catechism  ;  often,  however  by  roie, 
without  ever  leamiog  to  read.  Out  of 
Valetta,  audi  a  thing  is  aeUkna  heard 
ef,a^  a  woman  being  able  to  read,  in 
Vaietta,  a  great  part  of  the  inhabitants 
speak  Italian,  and  the  children  of  re^^ 
fqpectable  iamilies  are  tau|^t  to  read  and 
write  it  In  many  families,  French  is 
also  taught.  Men  of  business  some- 
times speak  EngUdi.  A  Newspaper  is 
printed,  twicfe  a  week,  in  English  and 
Italian,,  by  the  OoverQment  Gene- 
rally speaking,  the  inhabitants  of  the 
island  have  neither  means  nor  inclina- 
tion for  cultivating  literature  and  the 
sciences.  Should  they  continue  per- 
manently under  the  English  Govern- 
ment, a  most  happy  chai^  in  this  re- 
spect may  be  anticipated. 

In  regEurd  to  Religion,  I  apprehend 
the  Maltese  must  be  considered  among 
the  most  dutiful  and  devoted  sons  of  the 
Church  of  Rome.  In  the  Bishop^s  Ca- 
techism, in  reply  to  the  question 
'*  What  do  you  believe  ?"  the  child 
answers,  *^  I  believe  all  that  which  our 
Holy  Mother  Catholic  Roman  Church 
believes  and  teaches.**  Probably  few 
of  the  Maltese  could  express  their 
creed  more  correctly,  or  assign  any  bet- 
ter reason  for  it.  My  Arabic  Master, 
who  is  a  Priest,  has  told  me,  ^*  We 
ought  to  believe  blixdlt,  whatever 
the  Church  says."  The  Pope,  some 
time  since,  sent  permission  to  relin- 
quish a  considerable  number  of  the 
festivals,  so  far  as  to  labour  during  the 
day,  after  attending  mass  in  the 
morning:  but  the  Maltese,  whether 
excited  to  it  by  their  Priests  or  not  I 
cannot  say,  refused  to  comply  with  the 
new  plan ;  and  strictly  observe  sU  their 
festivals,  as  before. 


396 

Tlie  Ee<!Wflia8UM  are 
rous  {  the  Btreete  seem  alwtys  ftill  of 
them.  Theirliele  number  in  Malls  I 
have  not  been  ible  to  a^oertain :  some 
say  600;  others,  10009  and  others,  not 
less  than  9000.  Only  a  small  number 
of  these  are  preachen :  the  othns  find 
employment  in  saving  mass,  hearing 
the  eonlbsnonb  of  the  people,  visiting 
the  houses  at  certain  seasons  to  bless 
them,  administering  thesaerameBts,  fte. 
A  certain  course  of  study  is  requisite,  as 
preparatory  to  the  office;  but,  after 
being  once  ordained,  study  seems  to 
be  very  generally  neglected.  I  have 
sometimes  asked  the  Maltese,  why  their 
Priests,  sinc^  they  are  so  numerous,  ^0 
not  estaUish  Schools,  and  teach  all  thfc 
children  and  give  them  a  good  educa- 
tion :  the  answer  generally  is,  either  that 
they  are  tooiigndrant  or  too  lazy. 

Parliamentary  Hegutatwn  of  Ordination, 
An  Act  received  tlie  Royal  Assent 
oa  the  11th  of  July,  which,  among 
other  enactments  in  reference  to 
India,  has  the  following  important 
Clause:'-^ 

And    whereas   doubts    have    arisen 
whether  the  Bishop  of  Calcutta,  in  con- 
ferring Holy  Orders,  is  subject  to  the 
several  Provisions  and  Limitations  es- 
tablished by  the  Laws  of  this  Realm,  or 
Canons  Ecclesiastical,  as  to  the  Titles 
of  the  Persons  to  be  ordained,  and  as  to 
the  Oaths  and  Subscriptions  to  be  by 
such  Persons  taken  and  made;  be  it 
further  declared  and  enacted,  That  it 
shall  and  m^  be  lawful  for  the  Bishop 
of  Calcutta  for  the  Time  being,  to  ad- 
nit  into  Holy  Orders  of  Beacon  and 
Palest,  respectively,  any  Person  whom 
he  shall,  upon  Examination,  deem  duly 
qualified,  specially  for  the  Purpose  of 
taking  upon  himself  the  Cure  of  Souls, 
or  officiating  in  any  Spiritual  Capacity 
within  the  Limits  of  the  said  Diocese 
of  Calcutta,  and  residing  therein;  and 
that  a  Declaration  of  su(£  Purpose,  and 
a  written  Engagement  to  perform  the 
same,  under  the  Hand  of  such  Person, 
being  deposited  in  the  Hands  of  such 
Bishop,  shall  be  held  to  be  a  sufficient 
Title  with  a  View  to  such  Ordination  ;  ' 
and  that,  in  every  such  Case,  it  shall  be 
distinctly  stated  in  the  Letters  of  Or- 
dination of  every  Person  so  admitted  to 


INDIA  WITSnr  THB  OAKGfiS.  [d«PV. 

irety  wxm^    H<^  Ordtfts,  that  fat  has  been  oidaSnei 


for  the  Cure  of  Souls  within  the  Limits 
of  the  said  Diocese  of  Calcutta  only  ; 
and  that  unless  such  Penan  sludl  be  m 
British  Subject  of  or  belongmg  to  the 
United  Kingdom  of  G|eat  Bntaio  SQd 
Ireland,  he  shall  not  be  required  tQ 
ta]ce  and  make  the  Oaths  and  Sub^r]|). 
tions  whicl^  Persons  ordained  in  Eng- 
land are  required  to  ttdce  and  make: 
Provided  always,  that'  nothing  herein 
contained  shall  be  construed  to  repeal 
or  affect  the  Provisions  of  an  Act  passed 
in  the  Fifty-third  Year  of  the  lleign  of 
His  late  Majesty  King  George  the 
Third,  entitled  "  An  Act  for  conti- 
nuing in  the  East-India  Company,  for 
a  further  Term,  the  Possession  of  the 
Britbh  Territories  in  Lidia,  together 
with  certain  exclusive  Privileges;  for 
establishing  further  Regulations  for  the 
Covemment  of  the  said  Territories, 
and  the  better  Adminbtration  of  Justice 
within  the  same;  and  for  regulating  the 
Trade  to  and  from  the  Places  within 
the  Limits  of  the  said  Company*^ 
Charter,"  or  any  Letters  Patent  issued 
by  His  late  Majesty,  or  by  His  present 
Majesty,  their  Heirs  and  Successora* 
in  virtue  of  the  aaid  Act  of  their  lawftd 
Prerogative. 

SOCIETY  FOR  THE  PROPAOATION  OF 
TBS  eOSPSL. 

JOUEKIAT  OP  THB  BSV.  PimrClPAL  MtLU 

Of  the  five  languages  necesaary  ti^ 
extensive  usefulness  m  India,  .Mr. 
Mill  states  that  there  is  no 
with  the  exception  of  the  ] 
which  is  learnt  with  greater  i 
tage  at  Calcutta  than  at  any  other 
place:  Hindoostanee,  Arabic^ 'and 
Persian^  are  better  ac^ired  in  the  i^ 
gions  adjoining  Delhi  and  Agra^  and 
Sanscrit  in  every  place  (as  Benare^, 
Oujein,  Poona,  &c.)  where  the 
Brahmins  have  the  ascendancy. 

Hearing,  there^nre,  distinctly  (he 
writes  to  the  Board)  that  my  official 
duties  would  not  commence  till  after  a 
year»  and  knowing  that  from  that  tine 
they  would  detlu^  me  neceasarily  within 
the  immediate  neighbouihood  of  the 
Presidency,  I  obtairied,  after  eight 
months*  residence  in  Bengal^  our  late 
Bishop's  approbation  for  visitii^.  a 
friend  ai  roona,  whom  the  event  haa 
connected  more  intimately  with  the  can- 
cemi  of  our  establishment  than  J  ^hen 


1828.] 

«Ep0(leAf  Mid  te  taMng  in  iii|r.  wij 
Mvcnd  paxtB,  iatemlhiff  in  another 
Tioir,  of  tbeCOMi  of  Ma&btf. 

Of  this  Joume^y  and  of  a;Lotter 
-written  by  Mr.  Mill  from  AgimeeTy 
the  Doftrd  thus  speak : — 

The  Eev.  Prindpa)  Mill  availed  him- 
self  of  the  opportunity  which  the  im- 
perfect state  of  t^  Collegie  BuilcUngs 
presented,  of  traversing  some  of  the 
most  interesting  parts  of  the  Peninsula, 
while  the  infiincj  of  the  estahllshment 
admitted  of  his  absence;  conceiving 
that  the  personal  inspection  of  the 
several  tnbes  of  Native  Christians 
would  serve  many  useiiil  purposes  in 
the  flirther  progress  of  his  duties. 

His  Letter  contains  so  many  interest- 
ing details  on  sutjects  nearly  allied  to 
the  designs  of  the  Society,  that  its 
{aiblication  cannot  fiul  to  be  ^ratifying 
to  those,  to  whom  the  dinusion  <^. 
Christian  Knowledge  in  the  Indian  Pe- 
aimula  forms  an  objeci  of  high  concern. 

This  Letter  is  dated  July  ^, 
1822.  We  diall  extract  the  roost 
important  information  communi- 
cated therein. 

^rUm  CkrlUiMU* 

We  have  laid  many  details  re- 
lative to  these  Christians  before  our 
Readers;  and  they  cannot  fail  to 
have  been  greatly  interested  in  thpse 
ffiven  in  our  Number  for  March 
nrom  a  Military  Officer  (Major 
Mackworth):  butas  different  persons 
view  the  same  people  under  diffii^rent 
associadeosy  we  shall  quote  most 
of  what  Mr.  Mill  says  of  them  :» 

Being  supplied  with  Letters  from  our 
late  BiSbop  to  Cochin,  and  to  Arch- 
deacon Barnes  at  Bombay,  I  embarked 
at  the  end  of  October  last  year  (iBSl), 
and  arrived  at  Cochin  in  Novem- 
her,  with  the  intention  of  visiting  the 
Christians  of  St  Thomas,  as  they  have 
been  generally  criled,  in  the  interior. 

I  trust  I  shall  not  barely  be  excused, 
but  considered  as  performing  a  duty  to 
the  So^ty,  in  enlarging  a  little  on 
the  sttlrfect  of  that  dn^ilar  communion. 
For  a  Church,  subsisting  like  theirs,  if 
not  firain  the  Apostolical  age  (a  traditei 
justly  suspected),  at  least  from  the  ages 
immediately  succeeding,  whose  nembera 
have  been  recognised  as  a  distinct  and 
Rspeeted  dass  of  the  community,  in  the 
very  heart  of  H!ndooism,^r  more  than 


IVDIA  Wit HIH  THB  OAXQMB. 


WI 


fifUen  cintuiies,iaapbeBem«ioniHiiich 
cannot  but  olaim  the  attention  of  every 
oneenpged  in  the  Fmpagrtion  df  the 
Gos^  in  this  country  $  and  is,  itself 
a  mmtsatisiirteiy  answer  to 'the  many 
who  flqntend,  that  its  permaneBt  re» 
ception  by  any  dias  of  xespectaUe 
Natives  is  an  impossibility. 

The  Christians  of  St.  Thomas,  thoi^ 
evidently  Indian  themselves  in  oripm, 
as  in  complexion  and  language  (which  k 
the  Malayalim),  have  received  th«r 
Orders,  with  their  liturgies  and  Eeokit 
siasticsl  Traditions,  from  the  more 
ancient  Parent  Chiurch  in  Syria.  Ae- 
oordingly  they  resemble,  in  their  Form 
of  Oovemment,  every  other  Ancient 
Church  of  which  we  have  any  kno wle^e, 
by  which  Christianity  has  been  planted 
inthenadstofidobters:  neither  in  the 
TBBXE  Orders  (to  which  they  have 
superadded  many  of  confessedly  in- 
ferior authority)  do  they  differ  from  the 
Western  Church,  except  that  the 
Deacons  exerdse  fewer  of  the  proper 
ftmctions  of  the  Catanars  or  Presbyters, 
than  custom  has  allowed  them  amoogus. 

It  were  happy,  if,  with  this  apMto- 
lical  regimen,  of  which  they  are^  most 
carefUUy  tenacious,  th^  had  preserved 
uniformly  unimpaired  the  frmdamental 
Articles  of  the  Christian  Faith;  but  the 
unhappy  disputes  respecting  the  Persoli 
and  Natures  of  our  Lord,  which,  begin- 
ning with  verbal  questions,  ended  with  ' 
dividing  the  Oriental  Churdies  into  two 
opposite  erroneous  Confessions,  have 
extended  their  evil  influence  to  the 
Church  in  Malabar. 

It  is  evident,  from  the  accounts  that 
La  Croze  Has  detailed  with  his  usual 
candour  and  sagacity,  that,  at  Uie  time 
when  the  Portuguese  were  forcing  the 
Bomish  Usurpation,  with  all  its  novel- 
ties, upon  them,  they  were,  like  the  See 
of  Babylon  to  which  they  adhered,  Nes-* 
torian.  And  it  is  evident  also,  that  those 
Bishops  and  Priests  from  Syria*  by  whoae 
assistance,  half  a  century  after,  they 
were  enabled,  for  the  greater  part,  to 
throw  off  that  usurpation^and  recover  ^ 
their  ancient  ecclesiastical  indeptodenoe,  ^ 
were  firdm  the  See  of  Antiodi,  the  most 
opposed  to  that  here^,  being  Jacobites  s 
and  this  is,  accordingly,  the  creed  of  all 
the  independent  part  of  the  Syre-Mahu 
baric  Church  at  this  day,  who  are  under 
a  Metropolitan  Bishop  of  their  own 
nation  f  these  correspond  with  the 
Cfanreh  in  Antioch ;  like  them,  have  the 
anii-CBtholio  sxpaxssiov  <to  say  the 


S98  IMDlA  WITHIK 

leltft)  in  ne»of  the  two  natum  forming 
QMiB  VATiFUMi  and  unanimously  hold 
th*  Neatotiasi  duality  o£peraims  in  Um 
Otmoft  doUatflfticNi.  The  other  gnat 
4^viaiao  of  this  C9Nif«h>  who  ramain 
«aidsr,thatf(MQcedsul9eetiim  totbe  See 
•fJioiiiey  though  they  have  still  Pricsta 
of  their  own  ^aUon,  and  their  lituigy 
in  Syriae,  printed  at  Aome  ft>r  their  use, 
hare  all  their  superiot  governors  sent  is 
them  fix>m  Eunfe,  and  are  in  a  singu. 
kr  state  of  schism-r-the  Portuguese 
Axchhiihop  of  Crangaaore,  a  suflhigan 
ef  Qoa,  still  daiming  them  as  his  charge  ^ 
while  this  right  is  denied  by  the  Props* 
gaada  Sode^  at  Borne,  who  hete  con« 
stantlysentout  Italian  Vicars  Apostolic, 
and  now  latterly  an  Irish  Bishop^  residing 
at  VerapoU,  to  rule  them:  these  un<. 
Ibrtuaate  Churches,  still  sufficiently 
proud  of  their  ancient  character  to  fed 
their  present  d^adaSaon,  yet  under  Uie 
terror  of  the  exclusive  pretenMons  to 
eatholicism  and  inAdlibility,  submit 
partly  to  the  one,  |Mtrtty  to  the  other,  of 
these  opposite  daimants. 
•  It  is  the  former  and  taipnier  iMAoA 
ef  this  slngiilar  people,  to  whoin  We  look 
#ith  the  greatest  iatei«st  and  hope  %  ni 
those  whose  recovery  and  Hsfe  to  thei)^ 
early  primitive  character  Will,  as  wd 
may  confidently  expect,  bring  with  it 
the  emancipation  c^  the  rest.  FroM 
their  venerable  Mcftf^tttan, '  Mar  tHo* 
ayshis,  who  is  exerting  hitnself  in  vai 
ttohs  Ways  i<ft  the  improvement  of  his 
Cleiigy  and  People  I  had  the  happiness 
of  hearing  v^y  warm  elpresBiens  of  vei 
spect  and  attadiment  to  the  Church  of 
Sngland,  and  our  late  regretted  Bishep; 
whose  inttfvi^ws  with  himself,  and  ntu* 
tuait^  presents,  he  evidently  remembered 
with  great  sattslhction.  I  received,  both 
Hwm  him  mid  sevehtl  of  his  Clergy, 
eopies  of  the  New  Testament,  and  other 
woils  in  Sjrriac,  which  I  hope,  at  no 
distant  time,  to  deposit  in  our  Ccfllege 
Library. 

Mr.Min  thusspeaksof  the  Church 
Missionaries  stationed  among  the 
Syrians  :-— 

The  persons  to  whom  I  was  chiefly  in* 
debted  fer  my  intercourse  both  with  tne 
Priests  and  liaity  of  this  extrac^dinary 
people  (ef  whose  Indian  Language  I  was 
wholly  %noxtait),  were  three  Clergymen 
9^  the  i^tch  of  England  resident  at 
Coiym,  in  Travancore;  and  actively 
«nipkiyed  in  snperintendingthe  College 
•odthePsitkrhiaiScboelsi  Iheibrmerof 


THBCAVeES.  (SBPT. 

which,  by  the  gvftnt  of  the  Heathen  Oc&. 
Kenunent  of  that  eountiy,  the  lattes, 
by  the  desire  and  contribution  of  ,thrnc 
iSinstians  .themselves,  have  be^ .  re- 
Ofiuiiy  estattUshed  in  their  communitjR* 
ISingular  as  sudb  superintendence  maj 
i^pear,  and  almost  unprecedented,  there 
18  nothing  in  it,  as  exercised  by  these 
Clergymen,  which  opposes  the  order, 
either  of  that  Episcopal  Church  which 
they  visit,  or.  as  &r  as  I  am  capable  of 
judging,  of  that  to  which  they  them- 
selves belong. 

Of  the  considerate  and  candid 
spirit  maintaiDed  towards  the  Sy- 
nan  Church  by  tha  Missionaiks, 
Mr.  Mill  thus  speaka: — 
'  l%ey  do  nothing  but  by  the  express 
edbction  of  the  Metropolitan  consulting 
i^d  employing  them :  >  their  lise  of  th« 
Anglican  tarvioe  fo  themselves  and  fri. 
nulles  at  one  ef  his  Chapels,  iaagr^eable 
to  the  cathoBc  practice  of  these  Christ 
Hans  (who  alkwed  the  same  060  yean 
^  to  the  Portuguese  Priestd,  as  to  t^er- 
sons  rightly  and  cannnlqdly.  ordained, 
even  while  they  were  resisting  their 
usurpations),  and  is  totally  unconnected 
with  any  purpose  of  obtiliding  even  that 
Liturgy  upon  the  Syrita  Church :  white 
their  conduct  with  respect  tothbse  plo-ts 
ef  the  Syrian  Bitual  todPraetice,  which 
1^  Protestants  must  condemn,  is  that 
of  ailence ;  whidi,  without  tlie  appears 
ance  of  approval,  leaves  it  to  the  gra- 
dual influence  of  the  knowledge  now 
disseminating  itsrif*  to  undermine,  and 
at  length  by  regular  authority  to  temove 
them. 

PtftugmsM  CkritikmM. 

Along  the  whole  of  this  coast,  from 
Cape  C^orin  to  Calicut,  there  exists 
another  class  of  Christians,  totally  dis- 
tinct from  either  of  tlie  two  divisions  of 
the  former  Church ;  though  Europeans, 
who  do  not  visit  the  interior,  too  fine* 
quentiy  confound  them,  to  the  great  ia« 
jury  of  the  Syrians.  These  an  «tt  pciv 
sons  of  the  fishermen's  caste  (whi<^vfiir» 
thcr  north,  is  Pagan),  whom  the  Portu- 
guese, on  thehr  first  Umdinig,  finlad  little 
diffictdty  in  persuading  te  submit  to  be 
baptised,  and  embrace  their  aaedesof 
Worridp*  These  poor  people  itve  in  great 
ignorance  t  repeating  the  Latin  BAual, 
Sbe  oUieis  of  the  same  class  in  the  sMith 
of  Europe;  and  are sul^jeet  to  tte  Far* 
tuguese  Bkhop  of  Cochin. 

Far  beyond  the  regions  whidi  cealain 
these,  from  Mai^galore  nortdiwaid  to  the 


Ooa  Ctmtiitf^  tts  the  toort  numerous 
fMsakis  of  HvB  cooverts  tnade  hy  Fran* 
ta»  Xavier,  and  other  Portttgaeie  Mb^ 
•ionariet  of  the  sixteenth  centmy.  The 
diaracter  of  these  Is  generally  lespecu 
able>  as  compared  with  thofar  Heathen 
and  Mafaomedan  Keighheon ;  though, 
la  all  thrir  ideas,  and  tbefar  atuide  of 
considering  eren  the  sacred  mysteries 
Of  Ouistfanhy,  they  rathar  rasemUo 
Hindoos  than  Chiistisns  ■  in  the  pa< 
guusm  of  tfieir  rites  exceeding  gi^eaily 
the  Romanists  of  the  Western  Woridr 
and  e^len  retainidg  the  distinotlon  of 
eaSTSB  among  thenselves*  Their  Pas- 
lata,  whoare^aU  of  the  Jialf.Bsitugaaea 
biMUndianraee»asBttdtha>AfhnuGoay 
are  littk  disposed  or  qualiftsd  to  vemovie 
Ihaaa  aviliy  and  appear  to  hold  their 
people  im  the  utmost  oooteaipt. 
'  ,A£9W  Italia»Camiettte.MlsBioiiaries 
stationed  in  the  Ganaiese  Osuntry»  hoe 
aurpassing  these  country  pastoto  in  in« 
taU%fnce  and  geoeral  diarasteiv  only 
actfeteahewnftociaslroadytheinefficaoy 
of  thatconupt  fiirmof  suigion,  when  ex- 
hifaitcd  in  the  aost  fitveunble  shape,  to 
produceai^  good  efiect  in  this  country. 
.  The  city  of  Qoa  near  ptcecnts  a  most 
■aBsaritabloeppetaffk'  Ita  splendid  cathe- 
dnl*  churohea,  coBvents,  Ac.  now  stand 
insutetfri,  as  it  were,  in  the  country;  no 
xeasnant  existing  of  that  populous  city 
with  which  they  were  once  surrounded. 
The  new  dfy,  Pu^jam,  is  a  compara- 
tively  mean  place:  the  Inquisition,  too 
well  known  for  its  atrocities  fas  the  cases 
of  F.  Ephraim  Neyes,  H  Dellon,  Ac. 
is  now  mouldering  to  ruins,  without  the 
least  prospect  of  recovery.  It  is  said 
that  all  the  European  Portuguese,  who 
refuse  to  take  the  oaths  to  the  New  Go- 
vernment, which  is  a  GovemmeDt  of 
half-castes,  will  be  banished  the  coun- 
try ;  and,  in  this  number,  the  Archbi- 
shop Primate  is  included. 
Ferdan  Vertionoflhe  Old  Te$tamenL 
.  Fwufi  Gee,  I  proceeded  by  sea  to 
Bembayt  and.  thence  to  Poena. 

At  this  latter  place,  which  was  the 
principal  oljeei  9i  wj  journey,  I  had 
the  hapipofiss  of  assisting  at  the  oom- 
■lencen^nt  of  a  work,  which  forms  the 
prinaipal  offiaial  inlelligeaee  thati  hwre 
oow  to communleale  to  the  Society;  1 
9ieMi  the  PersiMi  VeniMi  of  the  Old 
Testament,  underUkan  under  tbeur 
auspices  by  ngr  friend^  the  Chaplam  of 
that  Station.  |£r.  .Rolnnson  is,  I  be- 
lieveK^  already  favourably  lau>wn  to  the 
Society,  from  his    Bombay  Tisitation 


7HS  QAnOKBl 


9» 


Sermon  lately  ^uhliAnd;  OA  ttti  &fflU 
eultles  and  the  prospects  of  the  CAergf 
in  India ;  and  his  quallftcathNis  as  a  Fer« 
aian  Sdhohur  are  generally  acknowledged 
in  this  country.  He  engaged  in  tldri 
undertsMi^  wnh  the  apprSiation  an^ 
eneuuiagement  of  An^ideaoon  fiariies  t' 
apd  one  of  the  laat  acts  of  ear  kte  ekeek' 
km  Dlocesan^s  Ufa,  Was  the  formal* 
noD^tanoe  of  his  labours;  sulgect  to  all' 
the  SUttttes  of  the  College  respecting 
tnnslatiotts,  its  committees  of  leviaiion,' 
fte.  This  work,  in  conjunction  if4th  the 
New  Testament  of  the  late  excellent^ 
Mr.  Martyn  (which  may  also  be  pro« 
perly  made  aaulyect  fiur  the  revision  of 
the  CoIUtte),  will,  it  is  hoped,  be  the 
means  of  supplying  the  Mahomedao 
Natives  of  India,  as  of  ether  parts,  witfat 
a  chMsical  fiuthfUl  Version  of  the  Scrip* 
tures  in  their  frvourite  language  |  and 
forms,  in  every  view,  a  most  desirable^ 
opening  of  the  laboora  of  our  Colkgein 
this  department. 

fFoHi  <f  ProU$Umi  Miisimaries. 

From  Surat,  the  last  place  on  the 
Western  Coast  which  I  visited,  my 
intention  had  been  to  return  to  Bengal 
by  sea;  but  the  accounts  that  I  received 
of  the  uncertain  length  of  a  passage  at 
this  season,  together  with  an  invitation 
fVom  the  Kestdent  at  Pertabgurh  to 
accompany  him  to  his  station  in  Central 
India,  determined  me  to  prefer  return- 
ing overland. 

Before  leaving  this  interesting  coast, 
I  trust  I  shall  be  excused  in  remarking 
to  the  Society,  on  the  peculiar  want  (2r 
Protestant  Missionaries  here,  compared 
with  the  opposite  side  of  the  Peninsulaf 
and  the  peculiar  neoeibity  here,  consi- 
dering the  persons  with  wham  they 
would  have  to  doi  and  that  these  should 
he.  of  the  United  Church  of  Ei^and 
and  Ireland,  or  else  of  one  of  her  Sister 
Episcopal  Communions  in  America  or 
Scotknd. 

BUck  Jew$  in  the  Cancan. 

A  remark  of  a  different  nature,  but 
ciuious  as  relating  to  the  history  of  reli- 
gion in  this  country,  ,shoidd  not  be 
omitted.  I  allude  to  the  existence  of 
BLACK  JEWS  In  tbe  Concan,  or  low  tract 
of  country  between  Bombay  and  Malwan 
on  thk  coast;  in  equal  or  even  supetior 
numbers  to  those  in  the  fiu:  southern 
neighbourhood  of  Cochin,  who  have  £dx 
more  than  a  century  engaged  the  atten- 
tion of  the  Christian  pubuc  in  Europe. 
They  liave,  like  the  others,  Rabbied 


400  latKA  witaiv 

(ma  Uittt  4hriiioii  of  Jews  in  Ensope, 
oalted  Syhtrdim,  or  Spoiu«vd»:  they 
hiLye  pnntcd  SemM-booka  also  tern 
tham-^oftrcuiDtUiioes  iriiidi,  withthw 
poiHHtion  of  Axx  the  Old  TflstameBt, 
aKft/mffidenUy  dettantti&w  if  tiie  im». 
ginatioa,  Imh&It  eiilei:t«iiied  bj  toMe, 
Mut  they  axe  of  tlio  Tan  Tribes.  Haaj 
of  the  Sepoys,  in  the  servkeof  the  Co«i- 

SiDy  at  B<mibaj9  are.  of  this  sbaularigr 
Isresting  nation.,  Thej  aze  caUed  bj 
themselTes  and  their  fdlow  bsHmm, 
Israeli;  and  all  these  men,  howerv 
kpiorant  in  other  respects,  can  read. the 
Hebrew  letters. 

Pmr$eet,  Jtin$y  omd  oUberTVAet. 

The  time  consumed  in  this  tour,  pro- 
tracted as  it  has  been  beyond  my  adcu- 
ktion,  win  not,  I  hope,  be  decerned  lost, 
even  to  the  purposes  of  study.  The 
marches  in  India,  with  the  retinue  and 
eouvfaiences  wliicfa  tliey  requ^e,  are 
ihr  flrom  being  nBdhrourable  for  this  $ 
and  the  digfat  defidencies  as  to  rea^x^ 
•re  more  than  compensated,  by  the  op. 
portunities  afforded  f(Hr  observadon^and 
mteroourse  with  different  classes  of 
Natives.  I  have  been  enabled,  by  this 
means  only ,  to  collect  documents  respect- 
ing  the  Parsees  (or  remnants  of  the 
ancient  Penian  Fire-worshippers,  at 
Oozcera),  the  Jains,  and  other  singular 
tribes  or  sects  in  the  Peninsula,  which, 
with  odier  books  obtained  during  Uie 
Bsme  journey  from  the  Brahmins  and 
regular  Hindoos,  may  not  be  unfit  for 
the  Library  of  an  Institution  destined, 
as  we  hope,  to  embrace  the  whole  of 
this  country. 

Chrtai  mm  of  Oergptken  m  the  North 
tfindia. 

'  Another  reason,  thouf^  not  strictly 
belonging  to  the  purpose  for  which  I 
am  sent  hither,  nor  oontempkited  by 
myself  befoishand,  will  not  be  heard 
with  indifference  by  that  Society  which 
I  have  the  honour  .of  addressing :  it  is, 
the  miserable  defect  of  Ecclesiastical 
Institutions,  of  every  kind,'  in  this 
central  region;  rendering  even  the 
casual  hasty  passage  of  an  unknown 
Oeigyman  of  more  importance*  than 
can  readily  be  conceived  in  EuropN^. 
The  multitudes^  who,  within  a  few 
hours,  applied  to  me  for  baptism,  &c. 
in  the  cantonments  of  Nusseirabad  and 
Nemudi,  were  enough  to  mark  what 
must  be  Ae  want  in  the  other  stations, 
Mualbf  abounding  in  European  Troops, 
of  Mhow,  Asseugnrii,  Sat^,  Hm^eina- 


had^  Nmotb,  dift,  iU  iOamilBi  or  nwre 
distant  mm  the  nearest' i^ace  where 
^ere  is  a  Chaplain,  in  <eithar  of  tiie 
three  entroundiDg  PioshlapckiS.  The 
Gommsnder  at  the  first  aenCienad  Mi- 
litary SHiiott,  wfaoiiad  ■[i^Mi  il  twlee  in 
vain  te  «  sHnedy  of rthis  eftt,  \mA 
as  Jm  teld  me,  sistssa  yette  of 
liSt  without,  seeing  a'Cto^iia  i 
4Bd  wes.  oM>ieKn  to  psrfwuA  aorenl 
properly  derieal  offiosa  hiiisalf,  aoid 
this  in  some  of  the  asoat  popnlousof 
ovretitieBS  ia  India; 

All  the  oAeers,  to  wlwn  I  hmre 
spoken  Mifoa  this  sulgoct,  hsfeeppsnad 


the  DiUch^the  FetlMiasge^4he< 
and  theBaniaii^I«ira,nieemi 
ftnet  and  which  Ibaiisifc to^w  i 
parallel  IB  the  cQloMeft»kisler^ef«i(f 
Gbristaan  Neti«fe  T|»  ^aejMom^ 
the  Natsves  hare  bee«  stiaiigeiy  si. 
laged  at  home,  in  eKCuseifar  thiM' 1 
it  is  Jwown  to  aU  .wim  hssw  nwl 
versed  with  them^as  mayhe^saAi  * 
out  Hmt  of  oontadietion,  thatr  iil'^fn. 
portion  to  their  ter  of  kitstfesenee 
with  their  owa  SMides  eftndiglont  l» 
tlieir  dispostttoa  to  oondemn  an^ewi 
despise  tliose  who.hnre  tt»-  leillgiguu 
insUtutions  themsaUea.'  .XWrieMBi 
for  the  British  N^on  aeem/ii»  have 
increased  from'  the  happy  and  decided, 
but  yet  very  partial,  approaches  to.n 
better  state,  that  have  tal^en  place  al- 
ready: from  the  public  o^nion,  wjbich 
is  now  even  loud  upon  the  subject,  tie 
riiould  be  happy  to  augur  more. 

PromUM  JkHM  ^Jb^mmoHem^ 
It  was  my  wish  to  add  here  something 
req)ecting  the  many  eneOlmi^ng  ap« 
pearanoes,  new  first  presentsd,  of  tae 
opening  of  the  Native  Mind  in  India;, 
such  as  are  the  intvodAct&sB  of  Native 
Newspapers  in  their  own  liiignegs 
their  curiosity  respecting  other  mannen 
and  histories  than  their  ownM-tlieir  d^ 
sire   to  leam  English,  and  (a 
standing  that  suspieiaa  on  t^ 
of  tel^on,  which  mskeo  ewy  cavHsn, 
short  of  dissimulstinn*  or  coteplMlM, 
necessary  and  proper*  tewwd  tfieiii)Mba 
read  in  that  view. evviy  ^^iMsMP'of 
ours,  when   conaidaied  as  m-  perf,^ 
English  Educsiiaii. '  This  a  n  lai^snli. 
ject  of  itself,  upon  whidi  I  hoper  Aensk. 
after  more  ftilly  to-addnasetlie  {Satiety; 
HiifiMiji  0Mi$tgs  oftfiM  i%e  ntpcrsHihttg 
Piewtiftko-MOwa. 
But  there  is  one  appearance  of  tbla 


ISSS;] 

,kiad«  iMA^  as  H  \mn  flMttrimne- 
difttaiy  upon  the  grmt  otgect  alwjra 
before  uSf  I  CBonofc  omltt  I  mesn  the 
xile,  in  different  parts  of  India,  of  per- 
'sons,  who,  on  the  princi{des  of  natural 
xeligien  iMify,  oppose  in  qieech  end 
writing  the  reigning  saperstitidns  of 
•their  countrTmen,  as  impious  and  {fdio- 
ininable.  These  men,  who  are  moet^ 
of  high  csste  im  Hindoos,  and  retain 
iiiUiX  their  jdaee  in  •9ciet^  are  not  in- 
dteed  enlightened  «i^<  to  the^  remedy 
wanted  for  the  evils  «r%lcb  th^  dbcunix 
they  ftiingle  often,  irith  theif*  oppod* 
tiaa^  Tiews  respecting  satisftction  and 
jitenesMOt,  nuve  remote  ftom  tlietruth 
tlian  the  trmdltions .  (however  distorted 
41id  c(Kn»pt>.nf  the  people  whom  they 

r  t  and  they  «U  want  that  dis- 
te  undeigo  saorifioes  in  the 

at  tmtht  which  it  seems  ithat 
4MitliiBg.hiit-«  baiter  hope  than  tfaein^is 
able  to  insinre.  Vet  their  party  is  4&- 
.tettd^  itsdf  t  and  whilei  the  leaders, 
caritent  with  the  iaort  of  admiration 
which  they  excite,  comply  outwiirdiy 
with  the  corruptions  and  supentitions 
that  fSkeix  are  undermining,  the  eflfeet 
'imtheeinnmunily  at  bttge^thia  £§• 
-€yai&an»  seem*  to  be  paving  the  iray  tir 
their  final  destruction. ' 

JUmarks  6n  iiammoktm  Rojf, 
The  unfortunate  course  whicli  the 
'most  c^biated  of  these  leaders,  Aam- 
mohun  Roy  bf  Calcutta,  has  taken,  Ss 
perhaps  not  unknown  to  the  Society. 
From  being  an  adversary  of  the  Brah- 
Btltts,  Us  bretlmen,  on  thieir  own  an- 
.dent  prikitipiss,  and  ■  endeavouring  to 
tsastare,  on  Idie  mittioflty  of  soaiKnanr 
of  tiie  Yedaa  and  thdur  oommentaters> 
the  piiBMval  tradition  of  the  IHvii^ 
Unity,  and  to  azpose  the  evil  of  idolatxy, 
pf  Uoodly  and  obscene  irites,  ftc^  he  has 
latteily  turned  to  profess  himself  a 
Christian;  but  itis  such  a  Christianity, 
na,  being  unaccompanied  with  any  sub* 
mMon  of  mind  to  its  authority  as  a 
iupematttral  revelation,  leaves  us  no 
reaion  to  applaud  die  change.  A  Work 
pubBshed  by  him  some  time  since, 
under  the  vefy  welcome  and  just  tiUe, 
**  The  PreeepU  of  Jesus  the  Guide  to 
Hapidneas  and  Peace,**  was  an  artftil 
attempt,  in  exhibiting  all  the  discourses 
ef  Chmt  which  represented  practice  as 
the  sum  and  substance  of  his  religion, 
to  set  the  moeality  of  the  Gospel 
against  its  xtstsuzs  ;  studiously 
omiidng   all  those    discourses   which 


inmvk,  watmn'^ws  aAHMs. 


4Qt 


Joined  the  two  hiiepara%  legether. 
The  work,  if  divested  of  its  insidions 
short  preface,  was  perhaps  calculated 
to  do  good,  being  composed  of  paasagte 
from  the  Gospels  only ;  but  when  U»e 
Baptists  of  Serampore  directly  attack^ 
die  publieatidn,  he  Issued  ft>Kh  what  lie  . 
termed,  ^  A  Defence  of  the  Pmeeptsef 
Jesus,"  being  an  elaborate  tract  against 
the  doctrine  of  tl^e  Trinity,  with  that 
of  the  Incarnation  and  Sacrifice  of  oipr 
Saviour,  l^his  treatise,  certainly  npt 
entire)^  his  owur^and, -if  report  speaks 
truly,  dictated  by  one  who  had  s^a- 
rated  from  the  Baptists,  and  l^s  since 
•opened  a  Unitarian  Heeting<4ieiise  at 
Calcutta— 4s  conspicuous  Isr  nothing  so 
much  as  Hie  premmptueus  vanity  of 
its  nominal  authors  its  afi^cttttion  of 
Western  Learnings  and  attempts  at 
Greek  and  Hebsew  Critfeism%  are  to 
the  last  deme^nteinptiUe;  andi^t 
there  is  in  it  to  deserve  notice}  is  bet. 
favreA.  from  the  long-confbted  supporters 
4^the  same  impiety  in  England.  Wbat> 
ever  mischief  may  be  apprehended  fro«i 
<lhis  publication  (which.  Vkm  Us  other 
publtestioas,  ia  not  deficient  either  fn, 
style  or  plauMbility  of  manner)  among 
the  malWnantly-dlsposed  who  wiU  not 
inquire  surther,  or  a^ong  those  of  the 
Mahomedan  Supermion  whn  witii 
their  strong  prcrfudioes  mdnst  the 
diaracterisUe  myfttery  of  OiH*tianf(^ 
aye  yet  half  convinced  by  its  evidences^ 
there  are  yet  satisWory  i^pearanoes 
that  the  Antichristian  Apostac^^whkfa 
'itsnpporte  will  not' gain  gronnd)  amoHg 
-the  Christbms  cff  &isj5ace;  and  tl& 
rock  upon  wbidi  the  Chturch  is  built 
will  remaiii  herei  aain  the  whole  worl^ 


CHUNAB.    ' 
ca9m9aMt8$mirkutr$o&grr.   ^ 

duR  Readen  «re  acquainted  wiAi 

Mr.  Bowley'8  labours.     Extracts 

From  his  Joumak  have  been  given 

at  various  times.    These  Journals, 

beginoing  with  tbe  Y«ar  lS16,ha^ 

'  beaapiiiimiBiore  at  kiige  inthe  Ap- 

peadoeff  to  theBociety'a  ileportv ; 

and  -w«^  deserve  the  attenuon  bt 

sadi  y  may  not  have  read  them, 

.  as  it  Is  b^  Journals  of  this  nature 

that  Christiana  -at  hoipe  becoiqe 

lamiliar  with  the  habimoCtbinkiK 

among  the   Heathen^   and   learn 

3F 


'402  IKOU  WtllHlH 

duly  to  appreciate  the  difficulties  of 
'  MuBionaries,  and  to  fed  and  pray 
for  Uiem. 

The  Calcutta  Corresponding 
Committee  give  the  following  view, 
in  their  Fifth  Report,  of  Mr.  Bow- 
ley's  proceedings  :— 

During  the  past  year,  18  have  been 
admitted  into  the  Native  Church  by 
baptism :  of  theae,  however,  only  four 
were  Adults.  An  increase  has  also  taken 
place  in  the  number  of  Communicants.  • 
Mr.  Bowley  writea— 

The  condactof  theNatite  ChristiaBs,  yoa 
will  rejoice  to  leara,  continues,  under  the 
Dirine  Blesnag,  to  be  such,  as  to  demand 
oar  natitndo  to  the  God  and  Father  of  our 
Lord  Jflsoa  Christ,  lor  His  benign  nreseoce 
among  us,  which  is  manifest  in  the  fivesand 
conversation  of  this  dear  oeople.  Their 
humility,  teachableness,  and  meekness,  en- 
courage me  greatly  to  spend  and  be  spent 
forthem. 

Prom  30  to  40  are  generally  on  the  list  of 
thosoy  who  learn  to  read  the  Hindoostanee 
New  Testament,  either  in  the  Persian  ot 
Nagree  character:  those  who  are  far  ad- 
vanced in  the  Testament,  generally  assist  to 
bring  the  new  be^finners  forward:  and  there 
are  mors  than  this  nombcv,  who,4:onsidenng 
it  too  late  in  the  day  to  commence  reading, 
for  want  of  sight,  &c.  do  not  fail  to  get  off 
the  Catechism,  topther  with  the  Morning 
and  Evening  Prayers,  by  rote. 

Several  Oommnnicants  have  been  added 
ninoe  my  last:  we  hate  now  upward  of  60. 
The  Lord's  Bnpper  is  administered  regularly 
every  other  month,  except  when  particular 
seasons  occur.  All  who  desire  to  be  par- 
ticipato|l^,^  intimate  their  wish  from  a  week 
to  amoofh  before  hand  j  and,  at  a  convenient 
time,  they  are  exandBed^  as  to  then-  know- 
ledge, motives^  &o.  If  no  obiection  exisU, 
they  are  forthwith  admitted;  otherwise 
-they  are  deferred,  with  exhortation  to  preai 
on  to  the  knowledge  of  our  Lord  and  Savi-.' 
oar  Jesus  Christ,  and  never  to  rest  satisfied 
till  they  hive  secured  an  interest  in  him : 
they  mre  then  diamisaed  wiUi  prayer. 

Mr.  B«w)ey  attends  the  Annual  Fun 

,  below  Buzar,  and  atJoinpt^  and  Mir* 

saporei  A"  ^^  ^  ^®  ^'^'^y  feativala  at 

Benares.   .Many  copies  of  single  Go- 

'  Bpeli  and  Tracls  and  Catechlama  have 

been  given  away  on  these  occasions; 

aad  though  many  woid  taking  tbem, 

•  from  an  idea  which  is  gone  ebread  in 

thaaepinrta  of  the  country,  that  there  ia 

ft  bewitching  power  mtieDdiDg  the  pe^ 

xuaal^  or  hearing  of  our  books,  yet,  Mr. 

Bowley  obaervea— 

Many  have  oome,  at  least  to  a  theoretical 
knowledge  of  the  tnHh  as  it  is  in  Jesus ;  and 

Stenly  acknowkdge,  in  many  iustaaeea, 
at  all  mankind  are  of  one  original  stock- 
that  meats  and  drinks  cannot  recommend  us 


TBB  dAltOkS.  [SEPT. 

to  God-4bat  the  flindoo  and  IfthoDMdaii 
systems  of  religion  are  destructive  both  to 
soul  and  body,  and  an  intolerable  yoke  upon 
the  people  who  adhere  to  theuH-that  the 
Christian  is  the  only  true  revelation 'from 
God—tiiat  all  others  are  frimcated  to  an- 
swer  some  by-ends-«nd  that,  wiUioiit 
Christ,  there  is  no  Salvation.  Ilis  not  an 
easy  matter  to  convince  such  persons,  that, 
without  water  baptism,  they  cannot  be 
aaved,  while  their  neighbours  endeavour  to 
pernade  them  that  they  can ;  no  doubt  in 
order  to  excite  them  to  abandon  their  hoM 
from  Christ,  and  their  pradileotico  for  Hia 
Oospai.  Surely  the  Lord  is  not  an  nncop- 
eemed  spectator 'of  all  this!  No  doubt, 
among  this  class  tiiere  are,  as  of  old,  some 
sepret  night  disciples  of  the  Saviour;  whom 
we  may  not  be  permitted-  to  rcgoioe  over  aa 
we  wonld,  till  we  arrive  i&hcafen. 

Besides  the  School  for  Adult  Cbria- 
•  tiana  referred  to  above,  the  Society  baa 
Five  other  Schools  at  Cbunar.  Xhie  of 
them  ia  a  Oirla*  School,  in  which  are 
nine  Scholan;  respecting  which  Mr. 
Bowley  only  observes 
--being  a  new  thing  in  India*  diiindtiea 
must  nataralty  be  expected  in  the  .fiondoGt- 
ingofit  .    % 

The  sentiments  with  which  Mr- Bow- 
ley conduces  his  review  of  the  year,  are 
80  truly  the  language  oCChnaUan  Faith, 
that  the  Committee  would  adopt  them 
as  their  own  :— 

If  1  be  not  permitted  (savs  this  laborious 
Missionary)  to  see  converts  to*  the  Gross, 
may  the  fjord  grant  me  grace  to  bedili^nt 
and  faithful  unto  death !  May  the  deawas 
and  anxieties,  which  I  trust  he  has  klsdisd 
in  my  mindf  never  be  extinguished  while  a 
single  soul  remains  a  stranger  to  salvation ! 

These  Jdunials  have  not,  of  late, 
come  regularly  to  hand; .  From 
some  which  have  arrived  wQ-ahaU 
now  extract  the  chief  passaget. 

Atfiwurcs. 
Oct,  6,  18^1— Accompanied  >Cr.  Ad- 
Ungton  to  a  Melah,  or  Fair,  betwe^  the 
Cantonments  and  the  City,  where  the 
Feats  of  Ilam,  and  others  of  their  gods, 
were  exhibited.  The  Eev.  Mesar8.Morri8 
and  Adam  jpincd  us ;  we  took  up  our 
atation  -under  some  fine  shady  trees, 
where  w^  distributed  Gospels  and  £Qn- 
dee  Tracts  till  very  late ;  giving  away, 
alU^ether,  about  66  single  Gospels  an4 
56  Tracts.  Not  having  any  books  in 
the  Persian  or  Oordoo,  we  were  oon^* 
pelled  to  refuse  many.  ^  At  this  scene. 
Ram  and  his. brother  being  idolized  and 
carried  about  the  crowd  in  a  stage,  offer- 
ings of  flowers,  &c.  we^e  uiade  by  the 
populace. 


1823-]  IHDIA  WITHIV 

'  OeiJy  1S«1,  ^«iiir<fy— Attended,  the 
ChiiTch  at  Motning  Service;  end,  after, 
dinner^  went  with  Mr.  Adllngton  to  the 
]4ace  of  ioemblf,  as  yeslenby^  tPook 
up  our  station  by  the  road-side,  where  aU 
who  pasKd  had  an  opportunity  of  seeing 
us.  Here  are  were  pretty  well  thronged 
till  night  came  on  t  gave  awi^  96  Hin<« 
deesii^Gospeis,  and  all  tbeHadee 
Tneta-which  we  had.  The  Persian 
leaders  were  disappointed,  as  yesterday, 
to  our  grief. 

Oei,  8— Mr.  Smith  related  a.  striking 
cspcumstance,  which  occurred  the  othor 
day  in  Benares^  A  Shopkeeptr,a  Hin- 
doo, liCtiBg  in  his  shop  reading  a  Hindee 
translation  of  St.  Matthew's  Gospel,  was 
80  much  alfected  t^at  he  began  to  weep 
Mtterlyt  this  being  dbservcS  by  another 
Hiiidbo,  he -was  grossly  affronted  and 
abused  $  ^^  Because,**  said  the  other, 
^  being  a  Hindoo,  he  should  not  pay 
80  mudi  attention  and  regard  to  Chris- 
tfans'  BodES,  and.be  thus  affected,  while 
li^ecting  to  attend  to  his  own  Shasters.** 
This  undeserved  treatment  so  aggra- 
vated the  man,  that  a  quarrel  ensued ; 
and  he  was  about  taking  the  offender 
before  a  Magistrate.  At  this  moment, 
a  Native  Christian  happening  to  pass, 
-heard  the  particulars:  he  exhorted  the 
complainant  to  forbearance  and  resigna- 
Uon,  by  rengdnding  him  of  what  Christ, 
whose  Gaspel  he  was  reading,  had  enr- 
diffed  fin*  sinners,  without  returning  evil 
for  evil.  The  Scriptures,  we  seer-are 
neither  distributed  nor  perused  in  vain. 

At'Cbiraar. 

OeL  1^  Syndty^Ijarly  prayer  meet- 
~  ing.^  Forenoon,  visited  three  IhodliesL 
Oae  was  that  of  an  Old  Man,  who  is  ill 
with  a  confirmed  consumption :  read  a 
Tract,  and  exhorted  him  to  prepare  to 
meet  his  God.  In  the  second,  was  a 
person  nearly  96  years  of  age :  he  came 
into  the  country  in  1755,  and  was  at 
the  takihg  of  the  most  renowned  places 
in  India:  he  has  been  invalided  40 
years:  his  hearing  is  entire,  but  his 
rfght  much  impaired  x  he  says  he  never 
was  Sidr,  and  his  Wife  testified  the 
same,  for  the  last  40  years:  she  was 
fdlind  reading  her  catechism :  the  poor 
Old  Man  i^s  much  upon  his  being  a 
staunch  Churdmian,  and  a  regular 
attendant  upon  the  Means  of  Grace :  by 
hia  leave  I  read  an  appropriate  Tract, 
and  prayed  wiUi  him ;  for  which  he 
appeared  vei^  thankful.  The  third  was 
a  man  79  years  old,  quite  deaf,  but  his 
vision  is  as  dear  as  that  of  a  child :  he 


THE  GANOKS. 


403 


said  that  he  prayed  regularly  inorning 
and  evening,  repeating  the  Creed  and 
the  Lord*s  Prayer :  I  asked  him  if  he 
knew  who  Christ  was,  what  he  had 
^pilefbrsinneis^^U*:  hehadsomevvgue 
qotions  of  w]?at  the  Son  of  God  bad 
done:  I  asked  hUn  if  he  was  a  sinnc^r : 
he  knew  he  was,  and  that  he  should  die 
(me :  I  told  him  that  if  he  died  before 
he  had  sheltered  himself  in  Christ,  he 
could  not  escape  destruction,  nor  be  ad- 
mitted to  heaven ;  and  that  he  needed 
not  die  a  sinner  while  Christ  was  ready 
to  receive  even  the  most  i^ed. 
Visit  to  a  Fair  near  Bosar* 

Oct,  29  —  Previously  to  departing, 
for  Buzar,  we  held  a  meeting  for- 
prayer«  lieft  Quinar  in  a  boat,  at  ten 
at  nighty  to  proceed  to  Benares.  Spent 
the  day,  till  three  o*cldck^  with  Mr. 
Adlington.  Thence  returned  to  the 
dty;  and,  at  nine  at  night,  took  Me. 
Smith  on  board,  and  went  on  all  night. 

Oct.  31—- At  six  o'dodc  this  montw 
ing  put  to  at  Bnlwa,  a  village  ten  miles 
firom  Benares.  The  people  seemed 
quite  illitexate.  Mr.  Smith  read  to  a 
few,  but  it  proved  too  early  to  gain  much 
attention.  About  nine,  stopped  at 
Kythee,  four  miles  furUier:  here  we 
saw  one  of  the  ChunAr  Families,  who 
deemed  nothing  too  good  for  us;  but 
we  would  not  be  burdensome,  andy  tbera* 
fore,  after  seeing  them^  went  off  to  a 
viUiue  half.a-nnle  distant,  where  we 
sat  m  one  of  the  shops  reading  and 
speaking  to  a  great  crowd,  who  sathered 
round  us.  On  being  exhorted  U>  read 
and  attend  to  what  was  eontained  in  the 
Tracts,  one  man  sdd,  '^  Siinse  God  baa 
sent  you  here  to  teach  us,  we  shall  cer* 
tainly  Ibten  to  what  you  have  to  say.*' 
While  some  were  admiring  what  tbe^ 
heard,  one  man,  a  Sepoy,  observed  to 
the  people,  that  we  were  speaking  well 
of  God,  but,  by  and  bye,  should  be  r^ 
viiing  their  Gods.  This  must  have 
arisen  firom  impi^ent  conduct  in  some 
persons:  we,  indeed,  never  fail  to  teU 
them,  that  thoe  is  no  salvation  out  of 
Christ,  and  that  tLere  is  no  other  name 
given  under  heaven  whereby  sinners  ean 
be  saved.    Left  about  eleven  o*dock. 

Crossed  the  river,  to  a  village  on  the 
opposite  bank:  a  goodly  number  aeon 
got  round  us.  Went  on  till  three 
o*dock ;  when  we  reached  Sydpoie,a  very 
extensive  village,  about  ^8  nriles  fircftn 
Benares.  The  houses  have  chiefly  tiled 
roo& :  it  has  also  several  temples.  We 
walked  about  the  plJMea   finding  the 


40i    ^  INDIA  WITIflV 

pMple  Aipdeed  to  hevy  fre  mX  down 
ia  oneof  Che  lAiOjpi^  in  a  oot-  that  wm 
brought  tiflt  tli»nieii,about40]ii.Bttttu 
ber,  gdftted  thwnattfCT  aboiittM*  OpeiMd 
thfleoantrMttlaiifrtthalettned  BramnUii 
whd^  on  going  to  angvoin  all  tha  talk  to 
biaiialf,  was  ti^pptd  hf  oae  of  kis  dU* 
dpleft)  aajring»  ^  ^^  ii«»»  anoiigb  of 
;fou  atf  1^  tlBMsi  ao^rpimit  the Gan-^ 
lAem^ti  to  apeik.**  We  spoke  of  sin, 
OBd  ha  conaequeHosti  and  of  tka  io- 
mtdkieoef  ef  worktf  taw  Sakatiotii 
ie^ralandaav^oured  teUMka  out  Sali;*- 
tian  hy  their  lytkM^  hut  irkhout  afilKt« 
All  appearing araioaalo kaav-how  God 
could  he  reoolicfled  to  shmero^  ire  spoke 
of  Christ  OnoconofliTedChzist  toho 
thohr  Kami  hot  ho  waa  skeva  that  Bam 
«aa  alsetho  aoo  of  fidkq  man.  On 
hthig  told  that  Christ  was  a  differoit 
ptnoa,  dMxevideatlj  appealed  diaap- 
pollitodt  and  thak  ooantoDaMas  ML 
Alsat  laslofld  (tf  the  Oofy Jb^sltaa  of 
the  Fithtf  behig  yAai  iMtngS  ^  gf^eat 
J^  to  thir  people^  Uio  nsr^  hoariqg  of 
His  BlesBsd  Name  seeiBs  to  dash  all 
thcil:  hopes  to  the  gimuid^aiBd  to  damp 
thdr  prospect  of  SabraUoul  Thsj* 
#videiitlj  appoar  &rthor£rom  the  King- 
dom of  Btoaven^  ^aa:  ttiose  nations 
whkh  prssent  a  blaakt  as  it  wave,  heforo 
the  pitachlug  of  the  Oo^.  However, 
th^  aonthiiMd  attmtive  •  aiid»  whon  it 
waa  getting  darir^  hvdught  us  alampi  and 
heldit  fa  their  hands  while  we  read. 
One  widied '  to  know  how  he  might 
obtain  the  Sahratton  that  was  in  Uie 
floiref  God.  We  replied^  ''Trust  in 
what :  Ho  alone  haa  doao  aud.  auffered 
fill'  sinners.*^  Xjeft  about  seven  in  the 
oivantng. 

VVosi.  I,  189l*-£ari7  this  morning 
feuad  that  we  had.  eomo  hut  a  short 
distance  aU  night.^  At  noon»  went  to 
a  tillaae,  but  the  people  were  outi 
eould  do  nothing  there*  Game  to  an 
aiKitenshro  vilhigeywhorc  thefo  seen^d  an 
wqual  proportion  o£  Hindoos  and  Mua» 
auhnans.  Walked  about  the  plaee  with 
books:  were  kindlj  treated  bj  a  respect^ 
able  Bfahonadan^whoseatodus  on  ohairSi 
«  cood  number  soon  aasemblod  about  us, 
fTheyhduDred  soeausteoualy  toward  us, 
•that  great  difficulty  wa8.fouiid  to  intro- 
duee  any  thing  of  a  disputatious  nature  t 
M t«  jSmith,  howoTor,  broke  the  chain, 
and  the  oonversstion  commenced  i  but 
the  Head  Kan  pleaded  jgnoranco  of  these 
thiog^saying  that  arautine  of  prescribed 
^duties  sufficed  with  him  and  the  genc^ 
salitx  of  Mussulmans:   instead  of  at- 


TBS  OMVOeB.  [^WT. 

tempting  td  defbnd  hSs  iysfeA  b^  aqgu- 
ments,  ho  simply  said,  ^  Thus  it  i^ 
written,  and  thus  we  beHeFO."  Seoing 
an  evident  unwillingness  to  poiaae  the 
subject,  we  left  them. 

,  CameontoGhazeeporeliefbbesnnset; 
end  attended  the  Soldiers*  Meeting  for 
worship,  in  the  evening. 

'  Abv.  2— Addressed  the  SoldieVf^  ,Waa 
engaged  by  a  pious  Gen^nmn  to  spend 
the  evening,  iiter  q|ne  o^doek  drifted 
down  the  stream,  and  so  got'  on  slowly 
ajU  night. 

AW.  d— At  nine  this  momSngv  went  to 
aTexy  evt^nsiVe  vilkgey  named  Bieevw 
pare,  six  miles  finom  Buxar,  cpntftiinng 
about  1000  houses.  Weifirst  directad 
qur  foosteps  to  a  ]>evote6's,  where  we 
saw  Brahmins  and  otheH  phiBtiaUM|g 
their  idols,  at  ftill  length,  tMee  titnes, 
before  him.  On  being  aiked whetherfae 
could  spare  time  to  enter  ii&ta^anydiB- 
ouasiona,  he  replied  that  he  afaoold  not 
he  at  Bberty  till  evening :  we  ttiewed 
him  a  Tract;  but  he  affected  ta  thiidc 
it  beneath  the  notice  of  persons  'of  his 
description.  Thence  we  walked  about  the^ 
village;  and  were  Welcomed  by  two  Ife- 
wectaue  Brahmins,  who  read  the  Rindee 
GospehmdTracUjwhiletexplainedthem. 
A  great  crowd  soon  colleofed,  an^attoi. 
tively  heard  us  i  hum  theb  convennttiui 
I  found  that  they  had  been  read&g  8t. 
Matthew's  Gospel,  as  they  repeated  pw- 
tionr  of  our  Lord's  Sermon  on  the 
Mounts  this  may  account  for  their  no- 
tice of  us.  One  Brahmin,  fb  good  dr^ 
cumstances,  after  hauing  us  and  obtmn* 
ing  boats,  would  have  us  hondur  him, 
as  he  said,  with  a  tisit,  and  accept  of 
some  cteain  and  sweetmeats;  nor  would 
he  bear  a  refusal,  hut  oonstndnod  uat 
here  is  another  instance  of  the  benoA* 
cial  effects  of  reading' the  Gospel.  *  On 
the  opposite  bank  of  the  river,  there  ia  a 
aimilarly  populous  viUiige. 
.  At  hal  repast  two,  we  arrived  at  Buxah 
Had  Hfodee  Service  in  the  evening  t 
preached  ^rom  Hob.  ix.  37.' 

JVntf.  4, 5tfiMJ!fly-«At  nine,  I  offidated^ 
in  English,  in  the  Baitacks:  tett,  laa. 
XXV.6— ^  In  the  afternoon,  had  Worship 
at  a  fiiend's,  two  miles  off^  took  the 
aulueetofthePhilippian  Jailor.  Even, 
ing,  met  the  religumS  Natives,  who 
sung  delightfiiliy :  addressed  the^  finom 
Matt  XV.  on  the  Wotoan  of  Chnaan. 
At  ten  at  ni^t  left  Buxar;  and,  during 
the  n^t,  came  about  14  miles  to  the 
Fair. 
yVsc.^ -^During  the  last  xaina  so 


MipiA  wtrmv 

VMh.  qftkiiliwillwi  fl|rriadftirij»  that 
I  could  Kafcely  beTieTe  uly  own  eyes, 
when  I  mw.  Ike  templas  bo  neat  the 
zLver.  I  think  there  could  not  be  leaa 
than  900  jarda  of  the  plam,  between  the 
ienptea  aad  the  x^ver,  waahed  awaj. 
Abdut  eSghl  thia  mornhig,  four  xeqieo« 
table  BifUiomedana  came  to  dur  boit;. 
and,  after-hearing  Luke  i^  Matthew  vL 
and  Boinana  uL,  thej  appeai^ed  much 
graiiAed,  and  thankfullj  accepted  booki. 
About  an  hour  afler>  several  others*  of 
the  saaoe  description,  cafiiet  one  adted 
if  I  faftd  any  of  Luke's  Gospel:  M 
ca|9i  was  giren  him*:  aiter  discussing 
etmBi  points,  which  they  sould  not  de^ 
fiend,  they  took  away  some  books.  In 
the  afternoon,  walked  about  the  Fair, 
and  went  among  the  Devotees.  Had 
much  disputation  with  a  Pundit,  in  the 
prepenoo  of  a  concourse  of  people  t  Una 
i|^  saad  he  had  been  all  day  at  his  de* 
Totiotts:  whenever  he  found  he  could 
jDot  defend  any  point  by  reason,  he  in* 
variably  flew  to  the  authority  of  the 
Tedas,  saying,  "  It  is  written,  Ac" — 
''  Yes,**  repfied  a  Devotee,  "^  bi^t  th# 
Vedas  have  nothing  to  do  now,  seetog 
that  we.  are  upon  reasonioff  grounda.** 
The  Pundit  seemed  conflised,  espedaUgr 
aa  others  also  confirm^  what  had  btoen 
adduced  fay  ns.        . 

JWw.6,182|T^Walked  about  theFldEk 
At  the  temple,  we  had  a  concourse  to 
.aigue  with  on  the  folly  of  Idol  Wordiip: 
ti^  inretended  that  they  worshipped 
God,  through  the  medium  of  diese 
thin^is  fin£ng  that  we  differed  from 
them  so  mudi,  one  man  said  we  were 
Atheists :  we  endeavoured  to  convince 
them  that  tbbt  were  Atheists,  who  sub- 
stituted idols  instead  of  the  True  God. 
.  In  the  aftdn^bon,  also,  we  went  our 
round  s  had  much  oonvetsation  with  a 
Auofber  of  Devotees,  while  a  Pundit 
was  reading  and  expounding  one  of  their 
boaka  on  m  sul^ect  of  FastiiwV  on 
asking  for  an  explanation,  tiie  Pundit 
replied  by  repeating  a  part  of  a  Tract 
given  away  last  year :  on  a  doubt  being 
expressed  whether  what  he  said  waa 
actually  in  the  Shaaters,  and  he  not 
being  able  to  produce  any  passsge,  we 
drew  out  our  Hindee  Catechism,  which 
.  he  read  fluently,  on  Salvation  by  Christ; 
.  but,  lest  it  sh<luld  bwer  him  in  the 
.  eyes  of  the  people,  he  would  not  acorat 
of  it:  this,  however,  a  Devotee  gtadly 
did;  and  another  followed  us  to  the 
boat  fi>r  one,  though  it  was  night. 
.  JITon*  7-rSpen^  the  morning  as  yea- 


terday.  On  our  letucn  to  the  beat^: 
tlie  Pnndit  mentioned  last  night  camo* 
and  a<^knowMgad  that  4M:he  had  mi.* 
pealed  was  fnan  a  Catechism:  which  was: 
givMuto  a  Devotast^laal  jtm^a^mm 
begsed  a  copy  for  hhBsel&  •  Another, 
yrsfcmin  «lao»  idbo*  met  m  lastinight, 
came  and  bsard  the  Qa^wL  GtfSiatatmv 
heM  nel-safem  movnd  or  dtaconceined^ 
^il  sather  ptepasad  to  hear  tfae^  vast 
diffinrencn'  b^ween  both  systea^^  he 
was  constrained  to  admowiedge  that  we 
«ere  rights  ami  acoepted  of  a  oopgr  of  Ih6 
Gospel  and  a  Tracts  Ducing^the  day^ 
many  Uindooitf  and  Mnsmilmana  came 
to  our' boat iot ;booka t .rcadand apoke- 
of  the  Rich  Man  and  Laaarus4  they, 
west  Odd  that  they  would  htfve  to  Mmler 
an  noeountto  Qod  to  theaabnaka. 

NmM — Tookiour  uaualohncuilyin  seek-* 
ing  for  (^poitudilSei  lof  speaking  to  the 
people*  Afaont  eighU^kariMd  Fandit, 
less  bii^Btted  than'  any  whom.  I  ImvO 
seen,  cane  t*  onv  beat ;  ^iid«  in  Ihe 
course  of  convermtion»  condcmhaad  idehi* 
tiy,  thouofa  be  acknoioaedgcd-  that  he 
praotiaed  it  ior  feac  «f  this  world.  Qm 
being*  questioned  inspecting  fialvation^ 
he  candidly  canftssed  that  he  did  not 
believe  innslatnofiuippinsas  and  misar^v 
tn  tOmet  but^enbehig  ckady . paassad 
witti  argmnents,  he  yidded  r  idmhring 
what  he  had  haasd,  and  aaid  that 
the  Chriatian  Beligion  was  true  and 
good,  and  hk '  donntrymen  were  ^^ 
-Indcd.  '  ^• 

After  M$i  wenloist  on  the  headis 
40  mnt  awnda^  4uid  gave  away 
Many  Hindooa  aad'-J' 


hooka. 

to  our  hoat^  .with  whom,  we 
had  anuh  coKvacaritkni^^thnt  nailhar  Of 
their  system!  would  avail  thear  in  tho 
hour  of  eKt»eadtyi  that  /God  had  le- 
varied  tint  oae  wapribr.  tkfa-aalvatSen  of 
the  worid— that  Mahomed  waa  ndther 
HiapaanhetynortheKoriniUia  aan^ 
JnaamUflh  aa  they  contradhitad  tha^pr^ 
ceding  fieriptursa*  ^tove  awayMdl^tUs 
Oordoo  Qospois  and  Vltacts  renMinin^ 
and  aftetfward  weaa  oUiged  to  refuse 
many  appHeationn  . 

At  thfee  o»doeb."wer  iwat  to  nooK 
GooroOa,  Vrbo  iiad  pitched  theb  tenta 
about  two  maea  o£  8evcaal  of  theae 
^reatman  wave  aaated,  with  thei'^<- 
ci]flea,  andetf  a  v^erj  huge  tree.  They 
welcomed  and  seated  us,  apoke  of  the 
hooka  iriMi  wa  distribated,  and  were 
desbaus  of'  bearing  -somethkigf  on 
whidi  a-  Hindee  Catechism  was  saad  and 
expounded.    Onaaun  wasfocavillhiig 


406 


IlfDIA  WITHIH  Vlir  OAKOm 


faHft. 


at  erery  thin^— tlM  ottaton  impatient  to 
liear:  tlius' w«  proceeded  anawering 
objections,  reading,  and  explaining,  for 
more  than  an  hour ;  a  very  grei^t  con- 
oourse  having  encircled  ui.  Returned 
to  the  boat  at  dark. 

After  tea,  went  out  again,  lat  among 
a  crowd,  and  entered  into  ftirthercpi^ 
▼eraation  for  more  tinman  hour.  'Mf 
were  convinced  of  the  foUy  of  tniBting 
to  the  water  of  the  Ganges  for  the  puri- 
fication of  the  lieart.  The  Salvation  bj 
Christ  was  pointed  out  t  manjr  promised 
to  come  next  day  for  books. 

This  was  certainly  the  most  pnou 
perous  day  that  we  have  had.  Blessed 
beGodl 

Nw.  9,  1821  — A  learned  Molwee 
soent  about  an  hour-and-a-half  in  candid 
disaissions  on  the  most  important 
truths :  such  as,  God  is  a  Sp^it — the 
Trinity— Death— the  Future  SUte-r 
Judgment— the  Fall— Original  Sin — 
Salvation  by  Christy  and  concerning 
Mahomed.  Bead  to  him  the  First 
Chapter  of  St.  Luke,  on  Christ's  incar- 
nation; the  Fonrth  of  St.  John;  and  the 
Rich  Man  and  LAsarus.  On  taking 
leave,  we  gave  him  the  only  Hindoo- 
stanee  Testament  left  for  our  own  use.  I 
nevec.reeollect  to  have  met  with  a  Mus- 
f^^irtyn^-  who  gave  me  so  mndit  plea- 
sufe,  in'  conducting  a  dispute  with  such 
a  sf^rit  of  candour.  He  saw,  that,  to 
prove  original  8|n  and  the  depravity  of 
his  race  by  Adam's  fall,  would  .inevi* 
iaUy  invelve  all  Ihe  pvophetsin  tiM  evil; 
and  he,  conaequsnUy  wished  to  know 
Jlow  the  covenant  made  with  Adam 
,  would  afibet  his  posterity.  He  was  told 
iJiat  they  were  involved  in  the  oriroe  of 
the^  fliUier  Adam  ;  as  Levi  was^  con- 
4iected  with  thie  act  of  his  foreikther 
Abrabam,  when  be  paid  tithes  to  Md- 
chisedec 

.  As  soon  as  they  left  us,  we  went  out 
•to  the  people  where. three  roads  met. 
Stood  upon  an  eminence,  and  spoke,  and 
diatoibuted  books  firom  about  three  to 
dusk.  Sevtfali  desired  to  know  our 
motives  for  distributing  these  books,  and 
what  they  eon^ined  t  they-  were '  told 
that  we  coneeived  that  the  Hindoos  and 
Mussulmans  had  not  the  knowledge  of 
God,  nor  were  acquainted  with  Qie  way 
of  Sialvation  which  He  had  revealed: 
they  were  hasting  to  eternal  rubi ;  and 
it  was  the  duty  of  all  who  knew  this  to 
rescue  them,  as  anyone  would  a  blind 
man  ikom  fidling  into  a  well:  they  wil- 
liflgly  accepted  books;  but  every  man, 


who  had  a  bookgtvMihiBH  wsm  i 
read  previously. 

Aov.  10— Remained  at  the  Fair  (ill 
nine  thb  morning,  speaking  to  the  people, 
and  distributiiw  booki 

Aav.  U^  SmS^  --Read  and  est 
pounded  a  great  portion  oC  the  Cat^ 
cbism.  Had  Englidi  Worship  ^th  the 
Europeans:  preached  on  Is«  BiL  lb 
Officuited  in  Hindee  immediately  after. 
At  ni^t  had  to  perform  Service  at  a 
firiend^s. 

Nmf,  12— Set  out,  by  land,ntday«> 
br^,  about  six  miles.  Stopped  at  a 
village,  Muneed,  to  speak  to  the  pecqplex 
they  recognised  us  as  having  been  here 
last  year :  heard  us  glad^  and  claimed 
the  sam^  number  of  books  that  we  left 
them  bef<Hre.  At  another  village^ 
Hoodisur,  we  met  several  lenxied  jstea^ 
to  whom  we  read,  and  gave  Osspoii 
and  Tracts  :  the  peofde  -  were  rery 
civil.  Came  on,  and  put  up  at  a  very 
large  village,  Muhummudabad  : '  here 
the  people  were  shy,  and  fearful  of  tak- 
ing any  books ;  though  they  could  not 
but  approve  wlut  they  heard  durii^  the 
day:  several,  after  reading,  accepted 
books;  but  brought  them  iMck  after- 
ward. 

A  learned  Brahmin  came,  with  seve* 
rat  others,  fVom  the  last  mentioned 
village.  These  men  did  not  see  us  aa 
We  passed,  but  heard  enough  to  etdte 
tbeir  Wbsity.  The  Brahmin  was 
both  candid  and  reasonable,  koiding  td 
the  doctrine  of  the  Vedas.  He  waes 
for  separating  the  attributes  from  God 
himself,  an^  was  not  easily  persuaded 
that  it  w^  impossible:  he  was  told, 
that,  as  light  was  insepandde  from  the 
sun,  so  were  the  attributes  fhmi  God. 
The  convenatton  lasted,  in  the  midst 
of  a  crowd,  for  about  two  hours :  he 
thankfully  accepted  books  himself,  and 
recommended  them  to  oUiecs. 

-ATm^..  13  — Set  out  at  day4>ie«k. 
Came  on  to  Ghaseepore. 

•^oo.  14  .—  Set  out  at  dawn.  At 
Futtoolapons,  four  miles,  read  and  spoke 
to  the  people.  At  Nundgunge,  13  miles 
fWmi  Gbazeepore,  stopped  tiU  three. 
Gave  the  Tbanadar  a  New  Testament, 
according  to  promise  last  year.  Came 
on,  in  the  evening,  six  mUes.  At  Ni- 
sarre,  we  read  and  spoke  to  a  .good 
number.  Two  men  came  running  a 
long  way  after  us  for  books.  At  dim, 
put  up  at  Booklee,  18  miles.  ' 

Nov.  15 — Set  out,  after  four,  and 
very  early  came  to  Sydpore,  four  milea. 


RBCMT  «nS0n.LANBOUft  INTKLLIOS«CB. 


Spofce  to  Mfveni  cm  die  folly  of  idoU 
ironbip :  nose  took  offence. 

When  we  bid  come  siz  miles  fttrthery 
we  met  a  Pundit  biu(Uy  reading  the 
Sbast^nr.  He  said  that  he  worshipped 
Krishna.  On  being  asked  whether  he 
would  do  what  Kri£na  did,  be  replied; 
that  it  did  not  become  man  to  attempt 
to  do  the  works  of  God:  a  oervani 
must  not  afiect  equality  with  his  Lord. 
On  introducing  hints  relating  to  Krish. 
na*s  workS)  he  appeared  aware  of  the 
weaknessof  his  cause ;  and  endearouiced 
to  turn  the  sul^ect,  by  speaking  in  high 
ieims  of  Europeans;  as  being  noted  for 
wisdom,  but  he  never  before  had  the 
happinesB  of  an  interview  with  any.- 
He  read  a  Tract  presented  to  him, 
fluently;  and  thankfully  accepted  of  it 
and  a  Gospel. 
'  Came  on  to  Kythee,  where  we  put  up 


407 


during  the  night  Visited  a  temple, 
where  were  a  number  of  Devotees,  who 
attended  to  what  we  read  and  spoke; 
but,  though  they  could  read  weU,  none 
would  accept  of  a  Tract. 

Aw.  16,  1821— Set  out  at ^wo,  this 
morning.  Came  to  Secrole,  to  Mr.  Ad- 
Un||on%  at  one  o'clock.  After  breakfast, 
acdompenied  him  and  Mr.  Smith  to  a 
Melah  three  miles  o£P,  where  some  of 
the  most  respectable  inhabitants  of  the 
town  were  present,  with  multitudes  v^ 
others.  We  obtained  an  attentive  hearing 
from  many  respectable  persons.  It  was 
evident  that  they  had  read  the  Gomels 
and  Tracts  distributed  before.  One 
particukrly  asked  who  Jesus  Christ 
was,  and  appeared  much  afRscted  on. 
hearing  His  histoiy  related.  Ref^umed 
at  three.  Officiated  fbr  Mr.  Adlington, 
in  the  Lines. 


Wtetent  fi!li*ulUnt6M  futtlUttnct, 


Amertcan  Baptist  MUsionM. 
Wb  extract  the  foUoiriDgfrom  an  American 
Pablication :-« 

Oa  Suaday,  the  <8d  of  June,  lailcd  from  Boston 
the  ship  •  'Edward  New  ton ."  Captain  Bertodjr ,  fbr 
CalcatU.  haviaf  oo  hoard  the  Wife  of  Um  Be«.  Mr. 
Jndioo,  Anterican  Baptbt  MisBionary  at  Bnrniah, 
and  al&o  tiiA  Rev.  Jonathan  Wade  and  his  Wife. 
.Mm.  Jodsoo  arrivrd  In  Eaclaad  from  India,  tiie 
Slat  of  May»4S89,  for  her  With ;  and  has  been  on 
a  visit  lo  her  friends  in  this  country :  slie  has  now 
eidbafked  to  return  to  her  HusMnd.  Mr.  Wade 
wiji  alio  attach  himself  to  the  Mission  at  Burmah, 
under  the  direction  of  the  Baptist  General  Conven- 
tion, having  been  sat  apart  for  the  work  by  a 
Committee  of  the  Convention,  met  at  Utica  in  this 
SUto,  the  nth  of  Juna.  The  Aav.  O.  D.  Board- 
man,  formerly  tutor  in  Waterville  Coliege,  Maine, 
Is  cxpecied.to  Joiq  the  Mission,  aftar  he  shall  have 
completed  bis  Biblical  Studies,  foT  the  purpose  of 
nidini,  Mr.  J.ttdson  in  the  IVanslatipn  ef  the  Scrip- 
tares. 

Ckureh  Missioiuuy  StteUip,. 

Despatches  have  arrived  since  the  former 
part  of  this  Nnmber  went  to  press,  which 
contain  further  particaUra  relatiye  to  the 
West-Africa  MJseioB.  At  the  end  of  Jaly, 
all  the  MiBsionaries,  except  Mr.  Diirihg, 
•eeia  to  have  been  well,  or  recovering* 

BIr.  DeiniAger  left  Malta  for  Leghorn  on 
the  9tfa  of  JnV  His  strength  had  visibly 
decayed  in  the  iMt  three  weeie.  At  Leg- 
horn, fe  will  be  onder  the  care  of  J>r. 
Peeb)es»apM»s  Eoaiish  Physician. 

In  stating  die  ^lod  health  of  the  Society's 
Labonrera  in  Ceylon,  at  p.  367  of  oar  laat, 
Mrs.  Bailey  should  have  been  excepted.  She 
has  sollered  so  much  from  an  aftectioa  of  the 
liTcr*  that  the  neoessity  of  her  return  home 
was  apOTehended. 

The  Rev.  Henry  WiUiaois  aad  his  fanily 
(aee  p.  1 18)  arrived  at  Van  Dieinan'a  Land  ' 
on  the  lUdi  of  February ;  where  he  met  Mr 


Marsden,  who  had  visited  the  Settlement  on 
public  duty. '  They  reached  Port  Jackson  in 
safety;  and  Mr.  Marsden  had  received  Sir 
lliomas  B^abane'apermiasionto  accompany 
th^m  to  New  Zealand. 

Etisaheth  Bowdea,  after  instnicticii  in  the 
National  System  at  the  Central  School,sailed/ 
in  April,  for  York  Fori,  Hudson's  Bay,  in  the 
Comoany's  Ship  Prince  of  Wales,  Captaiii 
Davison .  She  w as  under  engagement  to  be 
married  to  Mh  O.  Harbidge  f  see  p.  S80)  be- 
fore he  left  England;  and  Will  act  as  School- ' 
mistress  at  the  Red  River  Settlement 

Wh$l€ffan  Mitncmary  SoeUi^, 
Mr.  Huddlestone,  whoae  death  in  Sierra 
L^ne,'  was  mentioned  in  a  former  psge, 
depaiicd  this  life  on  Suhday  the  90tii  ofioiy. 

hu£a, 

Ueui-CoL  John  Monro,  formerly  Resident 

at  the  Couri  of  Trayancqre.has  returned  to 

India.     He  tailed  fW>m  Oravesend,   Sept 

14th,  on  board  the  Waterloo,  Captam  StoM. 

Biver' Gambiii. 
fiM^ar  Grant,  the  Commandant  at  Si. 
Marv'sindie  Gambia,  has  lately  asceaded 
that 'River  (see  n.  368),  with  the  view  of  fix- 
•ing  on  a-  spot  w  the  formation  <i€  a  New 
Settferoent  considerably  in  the  niterior. 
Lemon  Island,  about  600  miles  up  the  river 
from  St  Mary's,  has  been  selected.  The 
river  is  there  aboqt  200  yards  wide,  and ' 
feriile  laud  abundant 

Asrra  X^mis* 

The  Governor  returned  from  his  visit  to 

Cape  Coast  and  the  Gambia,  on  the  1 1th  of 

July,in  perfect  health;  apd  made  the  best  sr- 

nngenients.fa)  his  power  for  a  supply  of  the 


40^  CONTRIBUTtOM  TO  THK  OnSflH  MIMlOIIAmT  SOOIITT. 


Tafiancies  odevAoutd  by  tiie  denths  of  io 
inaqy  Eoropeans.  His  Bxcelleocy  WM 
fliiortfy  io  return  to  Cape  Coast.    In  antic!- 

Scion  of  SirCharles's  arriralatSlerraLeooe, 
T*  Nyiander  drew,  in  a  Letter  of  Jnlrthe 
6th,  the  following^  melanoholy  piotnre  ot  the 
Colony:-^  . 

The  Oovailior,  who  has  bett  tlhsat  titace  ITo* 
inaqpi^.  U  daUr  «xp«eUd.  He  will  be  atti  '  ' 
to  see  the  Colotkj  elmo$t  empty  of  Pablie 
-"biy  Lvwyer— Off  Jadte-Hw  8ecretery--oi 
IMlsr,  and  thrat  Heinben  of  €obbcU^-oo  ( 
laln-iOlie  Schoolnustei  ^ooly  three  Medical  Mearr 
SDct  a  few  MissioneriM  1 

Mr.  Nyllnder  is  now  the  Henior  Mis- 
sionary frdm  the  Chnrph  Mlssionarv  Society; 
harin^  completed,  on  the  33d  of  September 
Jas^  Ipassed,  the  Serent^enfh  Tear  bf  hii 
«iiiitercB||(ed  tesiddnBe  in  Afirioa*  He  kaa 
hean  a»point«d  b/t^e  Oo?^mor  to  th0  spii' 
ritoal  chaise  of  Aettown,  ti|l  the  arn^afof 
Hew  ^i^iaplaiofs.  By  a  List  which  he  has 
tto  th^  Society^  it  apoears^  that,  froila 


thejst  of  Abril  to  the 


of  Jnne,  31 


Boropean  Cdoaists.  36  Boropean  Seaiae% 
and  96  Coloured  Inhabitants,  w^re  bnried 
at  PreeJtewn,  mahk^  ^  total  of  99  fioropeisns 
and  NatiTes.  Befides  thfse,  a  nvmber  of 
Sailora,  30  at  the  fttrooat,tfied  and  were  bnried 
np  the  mer,  where  they  wer6  employedJa 
loading  4imber :  ^r.  NyUihder  attrumtss 
their  oeani  to  over-exertkm  and  intempe- 

1       III    llT^     i  II       IMP 


ratfaarthan^iaeaM^  Ua  addalh««t 
remarks:-^ 

There  wu  e  report  in  the  Colonj,  'which  will 
probeb^  be  seot  to  Kotlaad,  of  nore  tbea  dalkMo 
the  Bomber  ofldeetht.  end  of  tlie  extfaoRUaaar 
ngiaff  of  tbe  Weit-lndU  TeUow-Fcrer.  It.i>traa , 
the  Aver  ind  the  black  ▼omit  did  rate  ipreatlj- 
aeionf  at;  bat  aU  the  pelwnu  who  haea  died  did 
not  die  of  that  diMate:  and  now,  bleMed  be  thm 
Lord  I  it  has  all  tbe  appearance  of  haviof  subsided 
alfcogelfaer;  and  no  other  diseoarateaieats,  there- 
lereKere-in  thewi^  onBornsnaaa  eowiat  CD  thft 
country,  than  tiiose  which  are  ooinnH>n  to  the  eli* 
fcnau.  AtthebeitbfoartimowehkvafOremem- 
ber^-IM  y«  eA#  rted^l 

Mr.  NyHnder  states  soma  oiacoinstanc^t 
kreferance  to  the  death  of  te  late  (Pbfef 
Jnstke,  which  will  allariata  Uie  sorrow  of 
those  who  so  jnstly  lament  his  loss  :^ 

Venr  food  and  favoar^e  tboORhts  are  eateltained 
ortbelateCbiefJoitiee.  I  saw  him  thf  day  «ftor 
he  wtas  taleo  iUt  bi|l  his  illoess  had  bo»  the  ap- 
pearance of  the  dreadful  disease  which  Ins  attacked 
os;  and  thoughts  of  redsvery  were  cherisked. 
Qur  eoBVSrmtiDa  led  as.  howetfr,  to  eoMlder  ttia 
fallen  state  Of  man,  the  miseries  which  sin  has 
brought  into  the  world,  and  (be  awftil  conse- 
t^aeaois  dfaarepeated  end  ^lapaMlcaed  ela.  He 
felt  sensible  that  he  had  sinned  against  Ood|  and, 
with  many  tears,  acknowledged  himsrtf  a  sinner: 
this  led  us  to  M»U,tk«  Lm^^O^i  mkUk  imt^a  ewgy 
.  lAc  timZ^ftkt  work.  He  sesmed  to  be  in  a  veiy 
serious  frame  of  mind ;  and  I  trust  tliat  he  did  in«  ; 


dsed  apply  to  that  Physician  whose  aid  1 

to  desire,  and  has  been  admitted  faito  the  preaenee 

of  Ood* 


CONTRIBUTIONS  TO  THE  CHURCH  MISSIONARY  iOaBTy, 
Fntm  Augmi  tUi,  U  Sept.  SOf A,  1833. 


ASSOCIATIONS. 
Berkshire       •        .        . 


Wmlnghaih  • 

Brailftt  (Warwickshire     • 
Brighton  (tad.  Col.  of  t^.)/ 
at  8t.^iimes's  Chapel^  by  >- 


PrmtM, 
L,a.  d. 
le  e  e  < 
IS  S  e  < 
141  e'e  . 


■a  18  » 
nee 


Ber.  R.  P.  fieachcroft) 
Bocti,  South  CPrineca1Us.i    . 

boto,«f^akS;r.)      .        J  " 
Cambrldoe-.Town.County,'!,,^  ^,. 

andUnlferslly      .      ",P'»  •  •  • 
CUpham      ... 
Chester  and  Cheshire 
Oliobham  and  itsyicinity* 
'vefbyshlrs      •        •        • 
Edmonton     »         - 
Beltesi  U  lC4lcombetIersey» 
floraby  (Yorkshlfe) 
Isle  of  Man  nScb.  Tnnd;  ^ 
Bent  (BaKktMBth  BraScb)  ' 
KortlMiaptoo     ,    .         ^ 
Vortb-BaS(r  LQiid«m 
Peasancf ,     ,         .        , 
pontefract       •        .        .     __ 
SaiTronWaMea&N.W.Bssez,  7»  e  e 
Serlby  and  iu  Vicinity      -     ift  lo  • 
Soathwark      •        •        -    40  o  o 
iaffolk      . 

'i*utbury  (Staffordshire) 
Yeovil        -  -      . 


sBii  le  e 

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3   6   .  SMIS  i 


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ijs  0  e  •  44ie  13  4 

i«  a  S  •    •>8  9  8 

i«4.  •  0   .    M9S  14  « 

COLLECTIONS, 
.^niu.  Rev.  W.,  Conton     .      4  u   0   .       f  f6  6 
Byard.'Mlsscs,  ChUwell  St.     «  «  •  .      17   t  g 


at  8  e  .    w 


7o<eI. 

Coaces,  Hiss,  Salisbury  Sqv      1   4  to  .      11  S  so* 
Lanfear,  Hits,  Wootley     .     1  13  8  •      18  9  a 

Salmon,  Rer.  George         -esee-      esse 

COKGRBOAnOVAL  COLLECnONSi 
Coleshill  (Warwlcktbire)  t 

By  Rei^.K.W.Sibthorp        .  .       «|  e  6 

Hampstead  Chap'el,  <m  Sunday/Aug.  «|, 

i/Rei.  B.  O/Marsh,  MJL.  '  .  ^  iw 
Wolverhampton  (Stafford^ire)i 

By  Ren  lV.  Spooaer  •  •"    18  •  1 

^  BBVErACnOKS. 

Anonymous  t  being  **A  Trifle  toward de.  -^ 

fhiytng  the  addluoaal  expenses  of  the  f      ^ 
.  Society,  through  the  loss  of  so  Many  /  «  *  * 

Labourers  i*»  by  the  |le«.  |L  W.  AUIa    ) 
'Bedwell,  Philip,  Esq^  St.  John  Sticet  .  leis  a 
Cradock,  Mrs.  B.,  Leyton     .        .        .«  *g  v  o 
Greares,  Rev.  G., ChapWn  t6the British! ^  ^  ^ 

Flsctory  at  Arch^gel  -  -  -/'•'•• 
Oldfield.  T.  B.  Esq.,  Pe«fth4m  Cottage  .  ai  0  e 
Oi4Setd,  MH.,  idHto         ^  .         -  le  IS  a 

settle,  ^lev.  S-,  WinterbomeSioko       •  Is  •  b 
TiMnk-oterina  fhun  a  Bfarried  Ooaple  Oa  \ 

the  return  of  their  Wedding  J)ay     -  •/••  •  • 

8CROOX  TWD, 
Burtf  Capt.  Thomas,  fbr 

LoitiM  SMth  r«d,  3d,  4th,  &  9th  yean)  «^  •  • 
Isle  of  Man  A>iociatlon,  for 

Thomai  Utward  («d  fear)  •  .    9  e  s 


•a*  Page 338,  col.  1, 1. 7,  tor^M*  BerHpgt  A9.  read  M,  Hmnlitg,  B$q. 


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BINDOO  DBrOTEBS, 


Miiii^fnuxv  i^tqiiUv. 


OCTOBER,  1823. 


OBITUARY  OF  MRS.  VAUGHAN, 

XmiTM  OW  MH.  p.  TAUQBAir,  CBVACB  MISSIOHAEY  SCHOOLMASTER  AT  P^^ETOWN) 
WlfO  Dl^D  JUMB  25,  1823,  AOBD  23  YEARS. 

The  death  of  Mrs.  Vaughan  was  mentioned  in  our  last.Nuttiber. 
She  survive  a  fort;nigbt  from  her  first  attache.  Her  afflicted 
Hiiaband  haft  .sent  home  an  account  of  her  illness  and  death,  the 
chief  parts  of  which  we  here  lay  before  our  {leaders.  A  greater 
triumph  of  Faith  has  been  rarely  witnessed  on  a  dying  bed. 

/mm  II,  1S89— My  d^f  Wifocomr  jdqj  only  ^viour."  Od  belngftskcd 
iil»iae4  of  fbarp  piips  in  ker  limbs: 
iqwaffd  aiffhU  sbis  .was  mwd  if iUk 
viojeai  voQiilii»g;  whiqh  detre%%e4 
«a  »  few  bojHm  %nd  severe  fever  ea* 
svod.  Dr..  Btrryt  who  came  Lrome* 
4istely  on  beiog  Mat  foCi  surceedcd 
ia  iiomoviAg  the  fev^rAivi  vomiting. 

Jim^  IS^Mrs.  Vaaghaa  wna,  by 
■the  mercy  of  God»  muck  better  this 
anomiop,  tad  ^-  upt  a  few  bonis. 
Her  mind  sppeus  lo  be  very  b«ppy. 

/nfie  ia-*Tbe  mercifs  of  my  uod 
isfo  very  mats  I  enjoy  good  bealUi, 
aM  my  Wifemmueb  belter.  Thongb 
very  week  in  body,  she  if  pears -to 
have  mucb  strong^  of  sooK  She 
ajKpresMB  a  convict  ion  tbaC  the  I^wd 
is  preparing,  her  for  some  ipreater 
afiiictiofii  but  prays  that  she  may  be 
Jaitbfttl  aojto  death. 

/fw  U— My.  dear  Wife  is  bat  a 
little  better  thb  morning.  I  some- 
liiaes  think,  from  her  heavenly-miad- 
«dneas»  that  she  is  too  happ^to  live 
in  this,  world  long.  She  observed, 
on  one  oci^sion,  *"  Let  us  talk  more 
aheat  the  things  of  eternity,  for  all 
things  below  will  soon  fade  away.  I 
often  lament  that  we  set  our  affec- 
tions so  Uitle  on  things  above,  aad 
aoi  quite  sure  that  we  should  not  do 
so  t  f«>r  we  know .  not  bow  soon  we 
shail  be  called  upon  lo  leave  them." 
About  seven  to  the  evening;,  she  be- 
came much  worse;  but  said,  **I  do 
nut  like  to  compraiui  for  1  am  much 
better  thna  I  deserve.  I  think  it 
a  great  merry  to  be  out  of  hell «  but 
.  agreater  to  hpve  an  iaierest  ia  iettts, 


bow  she  bore  her  affliction,  Ae  said 
fUttcb  better  than  she  had  exnected. 
She  bad  uever  been  afflicted  befimre, 
and  therefore  was  afraid  she  sbeuld 
be  very  impatient;  but  she  found  the 
Lord  to  be  very  efacioos.  and  His 
promises  woadertully  fuIfiUisd.  to* 
ward  her;  therefore  she  dsrcd  iiot 
repine. 

June  IS,  Sioi^^f— Mrs.  Vaughan  is 
•ti  1 1  su  ffering  from  weakness.  Among 
other  remarks  to-day,  she  said — '*! 
feel  thankful  that  God  has,  by  His 
Holy  Spirit,  relief  u$  mp  wUh  Ckriii  $ 
»t\A  that  He  has  Intterly  enabled  me 
to  see  more  clearly  Chat  FamUff^ 
FmnU^;  is  stamped,  upon  all  created 
things.  andthM  they,  are  all  t«retfefi 
^  fp/»l .  • .  Notbing/Bsa  do  us  good* 
or  bring  glorv  to  God»  that  does  not 
Jeadusto  aCrnci£ed>Savioiir:  nei- 
ther shall  we  profit  in  oar  actions  or 
conversation*  if  all  does  not  centre  in 
Christ  CrnciHed:  but  L  have  great 
reason  to  lament  and  mourn  over  the 
coldness  and  deadness  of  my  evil 
heart  •  • .  Jesus  crucified  is  the  Chris- 
tian's great  theme  in  this  world,  and 
redeeming  love  will  be  his  cverksling 
song  in  the  world  to  come.  Ah! 
this  is  a  song  that  even  angels  will 
.  not  be  able  to  sing." 

Jnnc  ia-«. About  eleven  o'clock 
last  night,  my  dear  Wife  appeared 
.much  worse,  and' I  b^d  but  liltUex. 
pectation  that  she  would  survive  till 
morning.  .She  urged  me  to  write  to 
her  relatives,  and  inform  them  that 
she  was  very  happy ;  remarking,  **  My 
.  3G 


410 


time  is  in  the  Lord*s  hanls:  I  leave' 
the  issue  with  Hitn,  beeattse  I  know 
that  He  Wilt  do  at!  things  welt.  I 
have  no  fear  of  death,  because  Jesus 
hath  taken  awa  j  the  sting  \  and  Death 
will  give  me  more  than  was  in  Eden 
lost.  Death  is  victory  I  Death  iathe 
deliverer  who  rescues  roan !  Death  is 
the  crown  of  life,  and  the  lattice 
letting  in  eternal  day  ....  I  have  no 
desire  to  live :  hut,  O  Jesus  1  as  long 
as  I  live,  1*11  live  to  Thee  !**  quoting 
from  Young — 

Were  death  denied,  poor  man  would  life 
in  vain :  [fool. 

Were  death  denied,  poor  man  would  live  a 
Heav*n  wept,  that  man  may  smile  ; 
Heav'ta  bled«  that  man  may  never  oie. 

Toward  day-light  she  became  some- 
what better,  and  appeared  very  com- 
posed. Seeing  me  weeping,  she  said, 
*'  Come  hiUier,  my  Dear:  don't  grieve 
for  me,  for  I  am  very  happy ;  and  why 
•honld  you  be  otherwise  ?  I  am  not 
afraid,  tor  I  know  that  the  death  of 
a  Saint,  even  as  vile  and  unworthy  a 
one  as  I  am,  is  precious  in  the  sight 
of  God.  I  am  the  Lord's,  whether 
living  or  dying:  I  shall  not  only  be 

8 reserved  in  and  through  life,  but  in 
eath  and  judgment ...  It  rejoices 
me  to  know  that  Jesus  is  gone  before 
to  prepare  a  place,  not  on^  for  me, 
bnt  for  you,  and  all  who  love  His  ap- 
pearing :  we  shall  be  kept,  therefore, 
Dv  His  power,  till  we  are  brought  to 
ilis  everlasting  glory." 

JtMe  17,  I88S-^I  inquired  if  she 
"Would  not  wish  to  return  to  her  na- 
tive climate,  as  more  healthy  than 
that  of  Africa.  She  replied,  ''  O  no ! 
by  no  means  t  for  it  is  for  Christ's 
sake  that  I  am  come  here,  and  I  only 
lament  that  I  am  not  enabled  to  do 
more  for  the  good  of  souls.  I  know 
it  is  He,  who  has  brought  me  hither; 
therefore  He  will  ^ive  me  health, 
fltrenpth,  and  life  to  do  what  He  has 
appomted  for  me  to  do  in  Africa, 
and  I  have  nothing  else  to  desire  % 
nor  do  I  fear  anjr  thing,  because  my 
Qod  lives  and  reigns  here,  the  same 
as  He  does  in  England."  I  asked 
whether  she  irerc  not  sorry  that  she 
came  hither :  '*  Whv  should  I  be 
sorry*"  said  she,  **  when  I  believe  I 
have  done  the  will  of  God  ?" 

June  19— My  Wife's  health  ap- 
pears to  be  fast  improving.  On  my 
remarking  that  the  Lord  was  very 


BIOGRAPHT.  [OCt* 

gracious  in  rettoriog  her  health,  she 
said,  *'  Tes,  He  a%  duI  He  would  he 
ttttl  more  so  in  takinrtne  out  of  thin 
world,  if  my  work  is  at  an  end :  it 
does  appear  to  me  to  be  so,  ind,  if 
so,  Muke  Aoilf,  my  Beiowd^  to  fetch 
me  away,  aiMf  be  ikau  Wee  ioa  r&eer 
to  a  ^owng  kari  en  ike  mMrafanit  ef 
epieee.  But  it  is  very  mysterious  that 
so  many  of  those  who  came  out,  with 
an  express  desire  to  do  good  to  the 
souls  of  the  injured  sons  and  daughters 
of  Africa,  have  been  taken  away  In 
so  short  a  time :  however,  the  work 
of  the  Lord  is  not  carried  on  by  might 
nor  by  power,  but  by  His  Spirit :  it 
will  still  go  on  I  and  we  kncNr  that 
He  can  work  even  without  means . .  • 
I  often  feel  much  lor  my  dear  Chil» 
dren  in  the  Schools;  and  thtNigh  I 
cannot  convert  their  souls,  yet  I  will 
continue  to  pray  for  their  salvation. 
Who  can  teH,  but  the  Lord  may 
have  made  use  of  such  an  unworthy 
servant  as  I  am,  as  the  means  of 
bringing  them  to  Jesus,  though  he 
has  not  allowed  me  to  see  it.**  Seve- 
ral of  the  Brethien  having  sent  la 
inquire  after  her  health,  she  said,  **  I 
Wonder  that  they  should  trouble  them- 
selves so  much  about  such  an  un^ 
worthy  Sister,  though  I  trust  an  affec- 
tionate  one :  do  give  my  kindest  love 
to  them  all, -and  tell  them  how  grate- 
ful I  feel  for  their  kindness:  indeed 
they  have  always  been  exceedingly 
kind  to  us  since  we  have  been  here.** 
Jipitf  SO^My  dear  Wife  fans  been 
better  this  day  than  since  the  com^ 
« men cemen  t  of  her  indisposition.  She 
has  talked  very  much  on  the  pro* 
pagation  of  the  Gospel,  and  said, 
''U  is  no  wonder  that  we  feel  so 
little  love  for  the  sou  Is  around  us  and 
so  little  real  desire  for  their  salva- 
tion, when  our  love  to  the  Saviour 
is  so  cold.**  She  was  moch  edified 
by  Baxter's  Saint's  Rest:  next  to  her 
Bible,  this  was  always  her  favourite 
book.  She  found  it  much  blessed  to 
her  soul  whenever  she  read  it*  As 
she  was  seldom  able  to  sit  up  so  late 
as  the  time  of  Family  Prayer,  it  was, 
by  her  wish,  held  in  her  bed -room. 
On  these  occasions  she  would  often 
say,  «*One  would  think  that  the 
Hymn«  and  Chapters  which  you  read 
were  selected  on  my  account;  bnt  I 
know  that  is  not  the  case,  because 
they  come  in  the  regular  order.  The 
Second  Epistle  to  the  Corinthians, 


I8SSJ]    '  OBITITARY  OF 

which  Toa  hegu  to  read  n.  Tew  Bights 
mgo,  I  nave  been  ]ed  to  view  in  quite 
mdifferent  Jightto  what  I  did  before.*' 
HilvtBg  readtbe  Hymn,  **  Come  thou 
fount  of  every  blessing,"  she  re- 
marked, ^*That  eipresMs  the  very 
sentiments  of  my  heart:  oh!  let  us 
«ny  it  over  onee  more  ^ — which  being 
done,  she  added,  **  I  can  always  think 
on  that  Hymn  with  great  delight.** 

Jmetl,  1893,  SalmrdMy^Mj  dear 
Wife  is  ranch  worse  to-day;  and  her 
affections  appear  to  be  daily  fixing 
more  and  more  on  things  above. 
When  the  «lock  struck  seven,  she 
said,  **  Now,  you  know,  is  the  ap- 
potnled  time  for  our  Missionary 
Prayer  Meeting;  therefore  do  not 
let  my  sickness  prevent  it,  for  it 
will  hot  be  too  much  for  me.'*  Afler 
reading  the  Scriptures  and  Hymns, 
and  converstnff  and  praying  togethef 
for  our  ttsual  time,  she  observed, 
^  This  has  been  a  time  of  refreshing 
from  the  presence  of  the  Lord.  1  find 
that  promise  fulfilled  toward  me — 
Tkeit^  <ikol  wait  upon  ike  Lord^  thaf 
renew  Owir  ftremgth.  It  is  a  pleasing 
tiiought,UiB[t,  mostprobably,  many  of 
ear  Christian  friends  have  been  en. 
^aged  in  the  same  holy  devotion, 
and  particularly  those  wiio  meet  at 
Salisbury  Square  for  the  same  ex- 
press purpose  that  has  engaged  our 
attention.  Mr  .Ward  very  feautifully 
says,  '  It  is  Prayer,  that  moves  tbe 
hand,  that  moves  the  world  i'  and  I 
do  hope  that  our  various  Meetings 
will  not  be  in  vain.  Thoiijgh  we  caa^ 
not  meet  in  body,  we  can  in  spirit,  at 
the  Throne  of  Crrace.  I  now  appear 
to  feel  a  ereater  desire  than  ever  for 
the  ingathering  of  Zion  i  and  I  do 
hope  ciiat  the  time  is  not  far  distant 
when  every  one  of  God*s  promises 
shall  be  fulfilled.  Oh  what  a  jovful 
time  will  that  be,  when  we  shall  all 
meet  to  part  no  more  !**  I  inquired 
if  she  dio  not  repent  coming  to  assist 
in  hasteniog  that  glorious  time:  "Re- 
pent !  Oh  no !  how  can  I !  Neither 
aave  I  repented  of  one  single  step  that 
ever  I  look  toward  coming  hither ; 
neither  should  I,  if  I  knew  that  I 
should  die  to-night:  because  I  sought 
for  my  Gods*  direction  (and  had  I  not 
done  so,  I  should  have  suffered  for 
my  neglectX  and  I  firmlj  lielieve  I 
had  it,  both  by  the  teachinc^  of  His 
Spirit  and  the  leadings  of  His  Provi- 
dence; and  as  I  trust  that  my  motives 


MRS.  VAUORAV.  411 

arose  from  the  constraining  love  of 
Jesus,  I  have  nothing  to  fear  or  to 
repeat  of,  though  I  have  great  reason 
to  lament  over  my  unworthtness  and 
barrenness.  1  rather  rejoice  at  the 
thought,  that  I  am  counted  worthy  to 
suffer  for  Christ's  sake ;  and  glory  in 
the  idea  that  I  shall  die  in  His  service. 
I  have  always  found  His  promises 
fulfilled  towvd  me.  I  asked  for  His 
presence,  and  I  have  and  shall  have 
it ;  and  as  He  has  delivered  me  im  tir 
ireubia.  He  will  not  forsake  me  hi 
thetevenikT 

On  the  24th  the  pains  of  child* 
birth  came  on,  and  areat  hopes 
were  entertained  that  &e  would  do 
well.  In  her  extremity,  aha  call^ 
for  her  Husband,  and  gave  him 
this  afiectionate  charge  :— 

Though  I  am  net  able  to  talk 
much  to  you,  yet  be  sure  yon  pray  for 
me,  that  I  may  be  submissive  and 
quite  resided  to  the  will  of  God.  I 
leave  the  issue  entirely  in  His  hands: 
but  I  rejoice  in  the  thought,  that,  if 
I  suffer  with  Christ  here,  I  shall  be 

glorified  with  Him  hereafter  i  for 
hese  light  afflictions,  which  are  but 
for  a  moment,  work  out  for  me  a  far 
more  exceeding  and  eternal  weight  of 
glory;  therefore,  my  Love,  make 
yourself  quite  happy,  for  I  am  so. 

The  next  day,  the  25th,  she  waa 
delivered  of  a  stUl-bom  child ;  and, 
^fter  manifesting  throughoc|t  the 
day  the  gracious  support  that  waa 
afforded  to  her  departing  spirit, 
closed  her  ^es  for  ever  on  the 
world  soon  after  pine  o'clock  in  the 
evening.  We  extract,  from  Mr. 
Vaughan*s  narrative,  the  most  strik- 
ing parts  of  her  converaation. 

About  twelve  o'clock,  she  said  to 
me,  **  I  do  not  think  there  can  be  any 
expectation  of  my  living  long.  Well ! 
I  am  quite  resigned  to  Ood*s  will. 
Jesus  is  far  more  precious  than  ever  I 
felt  Him  before.  I  do  feel  a  great 
desire  to  go  to  Him.  I  do  hope  I  shall 
soon  eo.  *  Jesus !  let  me  to  Thy  bo- 
som ly!*  Oh,  I  never  felt  so  ex- 
ceedingly happy  before  I  Jesus  is  my 
all  and  in  all  r 

I  told  her  that  the  Medical  Men 
still  entertained  hopesof  her  recovery. 
«'  Oh  r  she  said,  **  1  am  sorry  to  bear 
that  {  but,  O  Lord,  pardon  my  im- 


412 

patience ;  but  I  -hav«  uo  desire  to  re- 
cover, oreveo  to  live  long,  DonX 
frieve  for  me.  Jesos  is  mjf  Prophet, 
Viest,  and  ^iog :  therefore^  I  aav» 
nothinj^  to  fear ;  no,  not  Death  itself, 
for  he  IS  no  loB|;er  the  King  of  Terrors 
but  a  Messenger  of  Peace.** 

About  four  o'clock,  while  in  cob- 
vorsatioa  with  her,  1  discovered  that 
mj  dearest  Wife  was  dying ;  and  wis 
obliged  to  quit  the  room,  to  give  vent 
to  my  feelings.  Before  I  could  speak, 
on  my  return,  she  said  **  Why  do  you 
grieve  so  ?"— and,  clasping  her  arms 
round  my  neck,  added,  **  I  am  very 
happy,  though  I  now  know  that  I  am 
dying.v  I  have  no  fear.  I  feel  Jesns 
verv  prsckius  i  you  should ,  therefore, 
rather  r^oice  with  me  that  I  am  geing 
from  a  world  of  wickedness  to  one 

of  happiness Thanks  be  to 

God  who  giveth  usthe  victory  through 

our  Lord  Jesus  Christ I  feel 

more  happy  than  words  can  express.** 
I  asked,  '^  Do  you  think  the  Saviour 
will  be  with  you  as  you  pass  through 
this  dark  valley  ?'*  She  replied^ '"  I 
know  He  will  i  for  ike  Lord  i$  ngr 
Shepherd,*'  repeatingthe  whole  Psalm, 
and  then  adding  ''The  last  clause  is 
the  crowning  mercy  of  all  I*'  **  Well," 
I  said,  *'Tne  Lord  has  heard  your 
prayer,  and  has  nearly  granted  you 
your  hearts  desire,  foj*  you  now 
fcally  are  dying.*'  •*  Yes,*'  shereplied, 
'« 1  am :  thank  Ood !    I  am.** 

I  then  aaked  many  questions  re- 
specting her  confidence  iu  her  Ood 
and  Saviour.  There  did  not  appear 
to  be  a  single  doubt  or  fear  on  her 
mind  as  to  her  future  happiness.  She 
said  thatthe  Tempter  would,  at  times,, 
endeavour  to  harass  her;  ''but  I 
know,**  she  added,  '*  in  whom  I  have 
believed ;  and  1  know  that  the  Eter- 
nal God  is  my  refufEcuud  uDderaeaith 
me  are  His  everlasting  arms.  Nolbing 
caa  separate  me  from  the  leve  m 
Obrlst.  He  will  never  leave  me  nor 
fbrsake  me !  . . . .  Oh,  when  shkll  I 
die  lo  vaniiy,  pain,  death }  When 
akallldie?  Wheasbalilliveforevee)'* 


BIOOOAPHy.  -  •  [OCTJ 

Some  time  afterwaid  ibe  cried  ouW 
referring  to  the  beginning  of  tbp 
Third  Chapter  to  tne  Colossians— 
*'  There  is  my  seGttrityi*-thece  is  raj 
hope  1  and  had  I  no  other  promise 
than  thai,  it  would  cheer  and  comfort 
me.  How  great  is  my  security  1— ^or 
I  know  that  my  life  is  hid  with  Chrisl 
in  God  I'* 

I  asked  her  if  she  would  wish  to 
make  any  alteration  iu  the  ammge- 
meats  on  which  we  had  beCoreagreedr 
''  No«''  she  said,  '*  I  am  happy  to-, 
think  that  I  have  now  nothing  to  do, 
but,  like  Moses,  to  go  up  into  ther 
mount,  leave  the  world  behind  moy 
gently  close  my  eyes«  and  fall  asleep 
in  my  Redeemer,  who  I  know 
liveth  and  whom  I  long  ta  tee.** 
I  asked  her  if  she  felt  mueh  inuu 
or  inward  conflict  <  She  said,  ''  Ko  > 
thank  Ciod,  I  am  free  from  both** 
I  aske4  if  sh<  b^  uiy  thing  more 
that  she  wished  me  to  say  to  any  onev 
''  Yes,**  she  replied  t  *'  give  my  dvine 
love  to  my  Mother,  Sisters,  ana  aft 
my  frieads,in  Africa,  in  Hereford  and 
in  London.  Tell  them  all  to  trust 
more  simpljr  to  Jesus,  for  they  will 
find  Him  faithful. .  • .  He  willcoanfu 
this  vile  bodj,  that  it  may  be  like 
unto  His  glorious  body ....  Oh,  how 
glorious  1  My  life  is  bid  with  Christ 
m  God.  and  when  Christ  who  is  my 
life  shall  appear,  I  shall  appear  witL 
Him  in  glory.** 

About  an  Kour  before  she  departed, 
she  embraced  me,  and  said,  '' I  shall 
soon  bid  you  n  short  farewell,  but  we 
shall  meet  again*  Maj  Ciod  ever 
bless  youl-'i-oh,  how  long,  Jmial 
—I  long  to  ge  t — Comfort  my  dearesi 
Husband  I** — She  then  pressed  me  to 
he?,  kissed  om,  and  said,  '*  I  am 
nearly  in  Heaven! — Farewell !  ■  and 
may  Uod  ever  bless  you,  my  dearest^ 
dearest  love  l*' 

After  this  heart-rending  farewell, 
she  fell  into  a  composed  sleep— bul 
never  opened  her  eyes  agaio,  ner  even 
moved-^but  thus  sweetl  v  feU  asleep  in 
Jesus^  without  a  struggle  or  n  groan  I 


The  supports  and  consolations  of  Faidi,  so  abundantly  vouch- 
safed to  this  Christian  Woman,  should  encourage  all  who  labour 
and  ittffidc  acoordinff  to  the  wiU  of  Ood  to  cherish  her  dyiBg  counsel^ 
and  to  trust  with  final  simpKeity  in  tfieir  God  and  Saviour.  May 
He  ^aciously  endue  all  His  servants  among  the  Heathen  with  like 
FaJitE  and  Love  t 


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mnmsB  t  fonsioK  miblb  socarr,  Jn^retM  •/  /V«e  Ohi^Mmn* 

inivctEBirtH  MPo»i*.  The  CommitCee  would  always beu  in 

Ik  the  present  Number  we  shall  gitre  nind  and  gra^e^y'  acknowledge,  tlial, 

an  abstract    of  aU  such   parts   of  in  reporting  thar  own  psocecdiBga^thcj 

this  Report  relative  to  the  United  a»  recorfing  the  resulto  of  the  apenu 

£ingdoa  and  the  Continent,  as  have  tions  of  Au^Oia^  iMtitutions.    It  i* 

"^^^J^^^^^je^fS^^^  ^l«^»-»dftorSemXtt2^S 

oeediDgs  for  the  next  Surrey.  Mureea  of  its  UbenUty  are  supplied. 

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YoorCommltt^haTetocommunicate  "^  ^tjKfoi   Committee   have  to 

a  Hesolutloft,  which  they  have  adopted  5®??*  ^/°f^  "°  ?*.  ?**  ?*°!P- 

after  the  most  mature  deliberation,  that  ^^'"^  ^^  Auxihary  Societies,  m  tha 

«!  Annual  Sahiry  of  800/.  should,  in  gllS' Jl^.^^^S'^Z^'SS 

ftatuie,  be  attached  to  the  Office  of  Be-  ^ousaad  pounds.    Thj^^conader  this 

cfetacry  to  the  Soctety.    It  is  to  he  ob-  V!^  °®'  f^^  "  mdlcetoig  the  ran- 

aervei  that,  in  cohseVence  of  the  gra-  t^«»^^  ^f  aealous  exertions  in  their 

tifVing  success  wUh  which  Divine  fri  JJ"*,  V»>"^  "^  "  '^^^.P'^^'  ^^ 

videnSi  has  favoured  the  British  and  ?•.  ^}^'^  ^^  ^^*!«^  other  ndigioua 

Poieign  Bible  Society,  the  magnitude  foaetie.  have  abeady  «n«twith  soiiia 

of  Its  efforts  and  the  variety  of^rela-  f^«^  ^  T?!f^  J°  ^?^  ^ 

tlons  have  progressively  incWd  5  and  ^  ^*«  of  parUcnlar  i^tnets.    And 

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cumulation  of  labour  and  a  weight  of  ^^«  ^T^^'^JSiy'ST^lZ  ?^^ 

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foraseen,att/consequently  wasnot  in  the  "^  **»«  ««*  "^««»  "  .**f^  *^?«* 

contempktion  of  the  Society  when  It  and  endeavours  to  conmnmicate  to  ettieia 

accepted  their  gratuitous  services.  ^  V^^  »  blessing. 

It  is  obvious  that  this  prosperity  has  Imu9  tfiki  SeHpiurm. 
been  mateHaDy    promot^,  so   fin:  as  The  number  of  copies  of  the  Scrip- 
human  means  have  been  instrumental  tures    issued    firom   your  Bepodtory, 
in  producing  it,  by  the  indeflitigablc  during  the  year  ending  March  31,1883s 
exertions  of  your  Secretaries;  and  your  has  been 
Committee,  deeply  and  gratefully  im-  183,197  Bibles, 
preased  with  a  sense  of  the  ChristiAu  136,783  Testaments; 
zeal  and  disintierestedness,  which  have  which;  tooether  with  those  issued  et  the 
prompted  the  distinguished  individuals,  expenaTof  the  Society,  from  foreign 
who  have  hitherto  filled  that  oflke,  te  jwossas,  since  the  commencement  of  the 
devote  themselves  gratuitously  to  thia  T'tftitnt*ffyiaPMF""»*^'''Hy»»  MiT-iinva^ 
|rat  work,  cannot  sufficiently  express  e,<iht  HyxnmxD  ajtd  skvbktt-pive 
theur  unfingaed  esteem  and  lieartfelt  ,Hou8AKD,F0URHUKD»aDAjn>8Ev«K- 
ackaowladgement  for  their   invaluable  ty-foihi  oopiea  of  the  Holy  Scriptures. 

aervices.     But  whatever  gratification  n^M     ^  ^ '.Tn.^^ 

they  may  fbel  from  these  acknowledg*  Chrmug  §f  Im^tmrn  ffrtilt^ , 

ments,  in  which  evexy  Member  of  the  These  amounted,  m  value,  ill  the 

Society  will  cordially  umte,  it  would  be  course  of  the  year,  to  the  following 

unbecoming  the  dignity  of  this  Institu-  aums ; — 

tion  to  require  the  gratuitous  conti*  Jt    »•  eL 

nuation  of  their  labours.  IkAnesCic«  dd^flylrehuid. . . .    9fi0  16   T 

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hf    an    economical   attention   to    tha  AnasicilaBdWairt la'iUes.'!    3,4^ tO  14    3 

neances  o^the  Society,  than  by  the  con-  ' 

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ItaKajiDitkHBUrtiiirsVenioo 6000 

Orfcnland  Dittow 1000 

Hebrew  OMTeftement 1500 

Ar«bie«Ue 3000 

lliai4iarO<MpelorStMattlMW.....  660 

Fr^Dch  Testaaent,  Dt  8«cr 90000 

Beoidei  varioof  editions  intneEngliah 
and  Welch  langaagea. 

ffTfrks  in  Pngrttt.         »^ 

Arabic  Testameat,  Sabafa  Verakm . .  6000 

Malay  ffible,  Arabic  obaraeter 6000 

TnrkiahBible 6000 

TWtar-Tarkith  Bible t,..^ 9000 

TartarBible 9000 

Syriac  and  Caraban  Kew  Teat 9000 

Carahmi Ditto 4000 

Ao^ric  Goapels 9000 

Aaoientaad  if oden  Greek TW....  6000 

Armenian  New  Teftament 6000 

Per/rian  Psalter 9000 

New  Testament 6000 

German  Bible 6000 

-.New Testament 7000 

French  Psalma,  ftrofedbs,  Eocleai* 

astes,  and  Isaiah,  DeSaej's Version,  6000 
French  .  New  Testament,   Martin's 

Version 6000 

Ditto,  DeSaoy. 96000 

HpanishBible,  Scio*e  Version 6000 

— —  Psalms,  Prorerbe,  Boelesi. 

^  astea,  and  Isaiah,  Scio^Vanian..  10000 

New  Testament,  ditto 6000 

Italian  Psalms,   Proverbs,  Ecclesi- 

astes.andIiiaiab,Martini'kVersion,  6000 

New  Testament,  Ditto 6000 

Pottogoese  Ditto,  Pereira'a  Version.  10000 
Psalms,   Proverbs,   Ecclesi- 

astes,  and  laaiah,  Pereira 6000 

Danish  New  Testament 6000 

tSaelic  Pocket  Bible lOOOO 

Jtewuwks  §n  ike  Oppontiom  of  Roman 
Ciithoiici. 

While  the  British  and  Foreign  Bible 
Societj  most  cordiallj  rejoices  in  the 
acceptance  with  which  its  principle  has 
been  so  extensively  receiTod,  it  is  to  be 
lamented,  that  there  are  nations  pro- 
fessing Christianity,  in  which  both  its 
efforts  and  object  are  proscribed  {  and 
to  which  the  perusal  of  the  Scriptures, 
if  not  interdicted,  is  permitted  onlj 
under  restrictions  calculated  to  deprive 
them  of  half  their  value  and  influence. 
.Tbis  deplorable  pr^'udice — which  would 
exclude  the  light  of  heaven;  which 
would  deprive  a  famished  world  of  the 
bread  of  life,  prepared  for  its  eternal 
sustenance,  and  denj  to  misery  the  balm 
of  heavenly  consolation  — .has  been 
4^ply   regretted,    while  hippily    its 


KINdDOM.  [OCT. 

effects  bare  in  mm»  vieasure  been 
counteracted  by  pious  and  distinguished 
individuals;  and  by  none  more  than 
Doctor  Leander  Van  £is,  vImms  name, 
while  it  merito  the  affectlMi  of  those  of 
his  ewB  Commnnkm,  will  loqf  oom* 
mand  the  esteem  and  respect  of  all 
nncere  Christians.  With  sucbeon^ltt- 
tors,  your  Committee  trust  that  tJ^ 
cause  of  Truth  and  Charity  will  finally 
prevail;  and  that  the  'Word  of  God, 
which  was  graciously  revealed  for  the 
illumination  of  the  whole  huaaa  raM» 
wtXL  ham  firm  mnrwt  and  k^ghrjfiti. 

Ummofihe  JMtUmHmmdiUl 


Your  Committee  have  now  to  express 
their  cor^Ual  satisfiuition,  in  which  all 
the  Members  of  the  British  and  Foreign 
Bible  Society  will  participate,  at  the 
uninterrupted  continuance  of  that 
friendly  intercourse*  which  has  so  long 
subsisted  between  their  Institution  and 
its  Foreign  Associates. 

A  strict  adherence  to  the  simple  prin« 
ciple  of  their  Association  is  the  base  and 
cement  of  this  happy  union,  which  has 
proved  tha  source  of  blessings  to  mil. 
lions.  Disclaiminff  all  concern  in  poli- 
tical affiurs,  and  all  interference  in  the 
civil  or  religious  establishment  of  this 
or  any  other  country,  the  labours  of  the 
Society  are  exclusively  directed  to  one 
objectF^to  communicate,  in  the  widest 
extent  possible,  that  which  is  the  com- 
mon property  of  all,  the  Code  of  Diving 
Inspiration;  inviting  the  co-operation  of 
all  the  Members  of  the  Christian  Com- 
munity  in  its  Ubour  of  love. 

NAV4L  AND  MfLlTJRY  BiBLE  SOCISTT. 

Jppeai/or  inereased  Suppmri. 
Ak  Appeal  in  behalf  of  the  So- 
ciety has   been  circulated  by  the 
Committee,  the  chief  parts  of  which 
we  shall  lay  before  our  Readers* 

The  Naval  and  Military  Bible  So. 
ciety  has  been  labouring,  with  Taried 
success,  for  FOATT-Tnaxx  txaxs,  to 
convey  the  glad  tidings  of  salvation  to 
that  long  neglected,  but  most  important 
class  of  our  countrymen  who  man  our 
fleets  and  armies.  During  the  con- 
tinuance of  a  long  and  sanguinary  war, 
many  individuals,  constrained  by  Ibel- 
ings  of  gratitude  to  those,  who,  under 
Providence,  were  the  instruments  of 
protection  from   the  multiplied  evils^ 


M2SJ 

vilieh  dUuged  the  rest  of  Europe*  were 
retdj  to  tdndt  their  claim  as  patminouiit 
to  aU  others,  and  admitted  it  most  libe- 
rally. But,  in  latter  years,  this  spirit^ 
to  the  prejudice  of  our  bra^e  Seamen 
tnd  Soldiers,  has  greatly  subsided :  and 
many  and  painful  have  been  the  occa*> 
iriona,  when,  through  want-  of  ftmds^ 
the  Managers  of  this  Society  hare  been 
compelled  to  pause ;  and^  to  a  certain 
extent,  withhold  the  Word  of  £temal 
Life  from  those  who  were  earnestly 
lioieeching  the  boon  at  their  handSb 

It  might  be  ima^^ed,  and  that  not 
Unreasonably,  that,  on  the  arrival  of 
peace,  and  the  consequent  reduction  of 
« large  naval  and  military  establishmenty 
the  demands  on  the  Society  for  the 
Scriptures  would  be  proportionably  di- 
minished ;  but  that  this  is  an  erroneous 
assumption  will  appear  from  the  Ab- 
stracts of  Issues  and  Receipts,  hereto 
annexed,  for  the  last  three  years  of  the 
irar,  181$,  1813,  1814;  and  those  of 
tecenjt  date,  1821,  1822,  and  1823. 

H<edjpK  md  bmut  «titrii»g  the  ton  Tkrm  Teun  </ 


XnriTED   KINODOKU 


^IS 


tttae» 

tmm. 

TetU. 
QMnu. 

Raceipta. 

1812 
1818 
1814 

3185 
8407 
37ffl 

518 
8787 
6603 

£.  #.   d. 

iF^  6 

85  19    4 

£,     #.    d 
8161     1    8 
3500    8    0 
4390  10    8 

ToUl 

9878 

9908 

117    5  10 

10051  19  11 

toward  the  purdiase  of  the  ScHptaires, 
during  the  last  Three  Yeats  of  tbd 
Peace,  were  1004t  Ss.  lOd.  mors  than 
during  the  last  Three  Years  of  the 
War;  while  the  Total  Cash  received, 
during  the  last  Three  Years  of  the 
Peace,  was  3734/.  8t.  Bd.  less  than  dur- 
ing the  last  Three  Yearsof  the  War. 

The  solution  of  this  £Kt  is  to  be 
■ought  for,  in  the  fbrmation  of  Begi- 
mental  Schools;  and  in  an  increased 
desire  in  the  Navy  and  Army  to  profit 
by  the  comiMurative  leisure  which  they 
now  eqjoy,  in  seaidiing  the  contents  of 
that  Volume  which  they  had  not  the 
means  of  studying  with  suffid^it^^Uli- 
gence  under  the  extremities  and  con- 
stant occupations  of  actual  service.  To 
those  who  love  their  Bibles,  and  hail 
this  growing  thirst  for  religious  know- 
ledge, this  statement  wiU  not  appeair 
strange,  nor  this  Appeal  unnecessary  t 
to  them,  and  to  all  well-wishers  of  our 
Navy  and  Army  (and  where  is  the  fiunily 
that  has  not  immediately  or  remotely 
some  connexion  in  one  or  other  of  the 
services?)  the  Committee  would  say, 
**  While  you  are  contemplating  the 
conversion  of  a  world,  let  not  your 
brethren  at  home,  especially  your  Sol- 
diers and  Seamen,  remain  neglected  x 
their  numbers  are  still  great,  and  their 
claims  inferior  to  none."  The  JOsrel 
deviitik  Uker^  thingt,  mid  %  liberal 
ikm§s  h€  tkaU  stand. 


SOCIETY  FOR    THE    PROPAGJTION  OF 
THE  GOSPEL, 


MUctipU  ami  hmu*  dMJimg  the  Uut  Tkrte  Ymrn^  '"*  «va^-^ 

ikt  Pmee.  ______  nEPOXT  FOR  THB  TXAK  1823, 


iMves 

to 


1891 
1833 
1838 


1V>tal 


menu. 


5649 
4388 
5898 


Gush  paid  b> 
ftetuneo  «ad 
Soldiers  for 
Books  par- 
chmsod. 


4500 

4:«8 

8981 


I68S3I13869 


%9  7  3 
896  7  11 
•255  17    7 


lUreipC*. 


£,      9.  d 
3848    4 

3040    4  S 

1939    3  9 


1131  13    81  6817  II    8 


Stuteo/ike  fkndt, 
Kmeipu  of  the  Yetr.  £,      t,    d 

Benefactions  and  Legacies....    451  14  10 
Sabscriptions  and  Entrances..    493  19   6 

Associated  Members 1180  18  10 

Dividends,ReDts,and  Anniilt.  4073    5    1 
Orant  from  ParliaoMnt,  ta  aid 
of  Bspenses  in  the  North- 
American Cokmies ^,,  9413  10    0 


Total....  15.660    8    S 


These  abstracts  demonstrate,  that,  in 
the  war,  the  demands  for  Bibles  were 
ftwer,  while  the  receipts  of  money 
were  considerably  greater;  whereas,  in 
the  ktter  years  or  peace,  above  cited, 
the  demand  for  Bibles  has  been  much 
augmented,  and  the  annual  receipts  of 
money  greatly  diminished.  The  copies 
of  the  ^riptures  issued,  during  the  last 
Three  Tears  of  the  Peace,  were  8906 
sco&E  than  durins  the  last  Three  Years 
of  the  Wars  Uie  Contributions  by 
«*iM>Ba     and    soLDtsas    then^ves 


P«7meats  of  the  Tew.  £,      «.' 
Salaries^  &0.  to  Missionaries.  17,961  16 

SalarieatoSchooUnastera....  1641    6 

Pensions 1890  18 

Exhibitions  at  the  CoHefe  and 

Academy  in  Nova>ScoCia. . .  418  16 

Books  sent  abroad. 374  11 

Salaries«Printinf,aco. 1817  19 


d. 

0 
5 
9 

0 

8 


Total...  33,065    1  10 

To  cover  the  deficiency  of  the 
Receipu,  10,000/.  S  per  cents,  hftve 
been  told. 


«I6 


ITKITSD  KIVODoii. 


.  Ik  ihe  a^Momte  acooont  of  the 
East-India  College,  k  is  stated  that 
tlie  Collections  and  Subscriptions 
have  been  181/.  Is,  $d.^  and  the 
Dividends  1955/.  8^.  ^d*;  and  that 
the  sum  of  1700/.  has  b^  paid  on 
accoont  of  Salaries,  500/.  in  aid  of 
Ihe  eraction  of  a  Church  at  Ora- 
hain's  Town  in  South  Africa,  and 
258/.  15^.  4J.  for  Incidentals. 

A  List  of  Contriimting  and  Aa* 
•ociated  Members  was  given  in  the 
Rq>ort  for  1820,  which  contained 
587  names:  the  present  List  con- 
tains 1130.  The  Corporate  Mem- 
bers are  gradually  diminishing  by 
death,  tillreduced  to  the  number 
elated  in  the  Charter:  theyhavede- 
creased,  in  the  two  years,  from  810 
to  297. 

Fifty-three  Diocesan  and  District 
Committees  have  been  formed,  in 
various  parts  of  the  kingdom,  in  aid 
of  the  Society. 

.  The  Annual  Sermon  was  preached 
hy  the  Lord  Bishop  of  Bristol,  from 
Matt.  vU.  28,  29. 

In  our  last  l^umber,  pp.  396-— 
401,  we  extracted  from  tne  R«MNt 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Milfs  narrative  of  his 
Journey  in,  various  parts  of  the  Pe- 
ninaola  of  India.  In  the  present,  will 
be  found  the  statements  relative  to 
British  America.  Other  notices  will 
be  reserved  for  the  Survey. 

CHUMCB  MISSiONAMY  SOCIETT. 

Ditmiuat  •/  Afr,  and  Mrs,  Pop0  lo  Sierra 

Leone* 
At  a  Special  Committee,  held  on 
Friday  the  3d  of  October,  the  Rev. 
James  Haldane  Stewart  in  die 
Chair,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pope  were  dis- 
missed to  their  appointment,  as 
Schoolmaster  and  Schoolmistress  in 
the  Freetown  Schools.  The  death 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bonyer  and  Mrs. 
Vaughan  baring  left  Mr.  Vaughan 
vtrithottt  any  aid  from  Europeans, 
JMfrs.  Sdiemel,  after  the  decease  of 
her  Husband,  removed  from  Ba- 
tihurtt  to  Freetown,  to  assist  in  the 
iGiris*  School.    Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pope 


fofer* 


will  cooiiidele  the  nuiiilMr  of  Euro* 
{»ean  Teachers,  which  it  Is  the  de« 
sign  of  the  Comnnttee  to  endeavour 
to  maintain  ih  those  SchooLs. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pope,  as  we  stated 
at  p.  382  of  our  last  Number,  ar^ 
proceeding  in  the  beat  spirit  ca 
AlHca.  The  Secretary,  ia  address 
tng  them  in  the  name  oiP  the  Coai- 
inlttee,  led  them  to  the  encoura^ng 
consideration,  that  if  they  were 
ready,  as  Christian^,  tp  Hand  per- 
fect and  complete  in  all  the  will  t^ 
God,  they  bad  no  reason  to  fear 
any  conaequences  of  going  to 
Africa:  for  they  were  not  rash^  ex- 
posiag  themselves  to  danger  out  of 
the  path  of  duty.  The  Society 
had  been  proridentially  led  to  enter 
on  its  labours  in  West  Africa;  and 
those  labours  had  received,  in  a 
remarkable  manner,  the  stamp  of 
Divine  Approbation :  it  wafi  there- 
fore, felt  to  be  a  plain  duty  not  to 
forsake  the  work,  but  to  pursue 
and  extend  it  in  every  practicable 
way.  While  numl)ers  are  eager  to 
run  all  risks  of  health  and  Ufe  in 
Africa  for  temporal  advantage*  a 
Christian  Society  and  those  who 
labour  in  connection  with  it^  and 
whose  sole  object  i^  the  preaent  aad 
eternal  good  of  the  people,  are  not 
only  justified  in  persevering  in  their 
labours  through  every  difficulty,  but 
would  expose  themselve9  to  me- 
rited reproach  if  they  should  relajc 
in  liieir  exertions.  For  themseUes, 
they  had  taken  the  course  which 
became  them  as  Christians,  in  trying 
to  ascertain  the  path  of  their  doty : 
and  they,  who  go  out  under  a  So- 
ciety, which  sends  them  forth  after 
taking  all  due  paii>s  to  ascertain  its 
own  line  of  duty  in  refer#n€e  to 
such  persons,  may  satie^  then- 
selves,  if  they  go  in  a  right  spirit, 
diat  they  are  going  according  to 
the  will  of  God. 

In  these  views  Mr.  and  Mrs, 
Pope  expressed  their  entire  con- 
currence, and  begged  the  earnest 
prayers  of  the  Members  that  they 
mifjhi  be  enabled  to  proceed  to 
ikmt  labourv  in  entire  dcpondenee 


.   1823.]  UNITED 

OQ  their  Heareniy  Most^,  and  with 
a  eonoant  e^  to  His  glory. 

The  Chairnum,  to  whooi  Mr. 
Pope  had  been  loi^  known,  then 
afectionately  commended  them  in 
prayer  to  the  protection  and  bless- 
ing of  Almighty  God. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pope  embarked  at 
Grgvesend,  on  the  6th  of  October, 
on  board  the  Sir  Charles  MacCar- 
thy,  Captain  Eldridge.* 

PBOCEEOIKOB  OP  ASSOCIATIONS. 

Third  Anniversarjf  of  the  SunderUmd, 
BUhopwearmouth,  if  Monkwearmouih. 
Oir  Sunday,  July  the  13th,  the  Key. 
James  HoUgh  preached  at  Sunderland 
and  at  Monkwearmoutb,  when  the  sum 
of  401. 14#«  3ld,  was  coQected. 

The  Annual  Meeting  was  held,  on 
Monday,  in  the  Parochial  School-Koom 
for  Boys,  in  Sunderland;  the  Rey. 
Robert  Gray,  Rector,  in  the  Chair. 

Movers  and  Secondert. 

kev.  Jolm  TjrftOB.  and  W.  Chapman,  Eiq  ~R«r. 

JtfDM  Hottffb,  and  Rev.  James  Can^-nQd  Act.  i*. 

8hi(ip«rd*oa,  and  W.  Kanton.  Eiq. 

CoUectioD,  101.  \Bi,  4i</. 
FormMm  of  the  Athentone, 
On  Wednesday  Evening,  the  ITth  of 
September,  at  a  Meeting  held  at  Ather- 
stone,  the  Key.  Francis  Blick  in  the 
Chair,  an  Association  was  formed.  Col- 
lection, 4/.  5x. 

Mover*  and  Seconders. 

Rev.  F.  Smith,  and  Rev.  R.  W.  SibUiorp— itev.O. 

Salmon,  and  Bev.  W.  Spooner— Rev.  C.  ThoniMon. 

and  Rev.  J-  H.  Malpas— and  ilon.  and  Rev.  if.  D. 

£rskine,  and  Rev.  W.  Kerapson. 

Prtidmt^ 

Rev.  B.  Ricbings,  Vicar. 

TVeonrrtfr, 

S.  8-  Baxter,  Esq. 

Secretarjft 

Rey.  W.  Thompson. 

Temih  Atmwtreary  of  the  Sn^iM, 

with 

Annkftfsariet  of  U$  Brnncktt, 
On  Suntby,  the  21st  of  September, 
flermons  were  preached,  in  ipswich<,  by 
the  Assistant  Secretary  and  the  Rey. 
R.  W.  Sibtfaorp,  at  the  Churches  of  St. 
Mary  Tower,  St.  Stephen,  St  Helen,  St. 
Mary  Key,  St.  Clement,  and  St.  Petei' — 
by  the  Assistant  Secretary,  at  Tailing' 
ttmu — and,  by  the  lley.  W.  Fenii,  at 
Thmpe. 

On   Monday    Eyening,    the    Third 
Annual   Meeting  of  the  TMtmgtiome 
"Branch  was  hdd;  the  Key.  John  Bull, 
Hector,  in  the  Chair. 
09t.  1893. 


itLiapoM.  •    ,417 

On  Tuesday  Morning,  the  TenUi 
Annual  Meettog  of  the  PAreot  Asso- 
.  ci^ition  was  beM  in  the  3hire  Hall, 
Iptwichi  the  Rey.  Edward  Griffia  in 
the  Chair. .  In  tlie  eyeniog,  a  Senvon 
was  preached  at  St.  Clement's,  by  Mr. 
Sibthorp.  The  same  eyening,  a  Meet- 
ing was  held  at  PUmtan ;  &  Rey.  J. 
Charlesworth  in  the  Chair. 

On  Wednesday  Eyening,  the  Annual 
Meeting  of  the  Sl4it§tn€rkBt  Branch  wis 
held ;  the  Rev.  John  Bull,  Curate,  in 
the  Chair.  The  same  evening,  a  Sermon 
was  preached  at  St.  Peter's,  Iptwiek^ 
by  the  Rey.  Edwin  Sydney. 

On  Thursday,  the  Rey.  R.  W.  Sib- 
thorp preached,  in  the  morning,  at 
UitUSumham,  The  Annual  Meeting 
was  held  in  the  eyening ;  the  Rev.  J^m 
Wilcox  in  the  Chair. 

On  Friday,  the  Rev.  R.  W.  Sibthorp 

S reached  in  the  morning,  and  the  Rev. 
.  Julian  in  the  evening,  at  Dtkenham* 
The  Ninth  Annual  Meeting  was  held 
after  the  Morning  Service,  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Smalley,  Vicar,  in  the  Chair. 

Assistance  wSs  rendered  at  one  or 
other  of  the  Meetings  by  the  following 
Clergymen,  besides  those  already  men- 
tioned— the  Rev.  Dr.  Ramsden,  and 
the  Rev.  Messrs.  F.  CunnlDgban, 
FaithaO.  MaiUand,  and  Renton;  and 
by  Mr.  Joseph  Beddy,  Missionary 
Student. 

Tho  Collections  amounted  to  about 
100/. 

Meeting  if  the  Colchester  Ladiee*  Ame^ 
datian* 

The  Assistant  Secretary  availed  him* 
self  of  the  opportunity  of  passing 
through  Colchester,  to  meet  this  Asso- 
datiouk  About  1 51)  persons  assembled 
at  a  very  short  notice,  to  whom  he  de- 
tailed the  present  state  of  the  Society's 
Missions. 

The  visit  of  the  Assistant  Seccslsry 
to  Ireland,  mentioned  at  p.  168,  was 
deferred,  by  various  circumstances, 
longer  than  was  intended.  He  left 
London  on  the  29th  of  September,  and 
arrived  in  Dublin  on  the  1st  of  October. 
We  shall  reserve  the  report  of  his  visit 
till  the  next  Number.  In  the  mean 
time,  we  give  the  particulars  of  two 
Anniversaries  whi^  were  held  before 
his  arriyal. 

Anmiverearif  ef  the  Sligo, 

This  was  hdd  on  Tuesday*  the  16th 
•f  September,  in  the  Court  House  at 
3H 


418  UNITED   KI 

^Sligo,  Coloiiel  Kemval  ki  the  Chair; 
and  WM  attended  by  a  Deputation  from 
the  Parent  Auxiliajy  at  Dublin,  con- 
aisting  of  the  ReT.  Messrs.  AthiU,. 
Busbe,  and  Nixon,  and  Mr.  Driton  the 
.  Aialitant  Secretary. 

M«T«n  mnd  S«e<mderi. 

IUt.  R.  H.  Nl«qq,  and  Rov.  Mr.  W»lker-R«T. 

W.:batke.  aad  Re».  Mr.Tynd»U-Rev.  Mr.  Lovett» 

mad  Rtv.  Mr.  Walkei^-ttod  the  Rev.  Mr.  Athill, 

Md  Herbert  aiffbrd,  £mi.  R.K. 

SmfttUh  Amwenwry  •/  ^^  ^^  «>mI 

From  Sligo,  the  Deputation  fh>m 
Dublin  proceeded  to  Boyle,  in  the  Sea- 
,  aiona  House  of  which  Town  the  Annual 
Meeting  of  the  Boyle  and  Rockingham 
Association  was  held  on  Thursday  the 
18th  of  Septembers  the  Right  Hon. 
Tiseount  Lorton  in  the  Chair. 

Mevert  end  Seoenden. 
fir  Robert  Kinf .  aod  RtT.  J.  Wilson— Colooel 
TeniloD^and  Rev.  R.  H.  Nixon— Robert  Elwoodp 
Bag.,  ewl  Rev*  M.  8Im«^H.  Fry,  Eaq.,  end  Cep- 
,liiiA  Gordon— Captain  J.  RobertMM.  and  Captain 
C  Robertson— and  tbe  Rev.  John  liojrdp  and  Rev. 
W.Basbe. 

LONDON  MiSSIOSJRT  SOCIETY, 
TWEHTY-KIXTH  REPORT. 

We  shall  here  extract  some  general 
statements  from  the  Report;  re- 
serving such  of  the  Missionary  Pro- 
ceedings of  the  Year,  as  have  not 
been  anticipated  by  asyforourfuture 
Numbers. 

Lalounrs  tent  out  during  ike  Year, 

During  the  past  year,  the  following 
Missionarieshave  proceeded,  or  are  about 
to  proceed,  to  the  Stations  respectively 
affiled  to  their  names : — 

James  Massie  appointed  to  Madras. 

William  Crow Quilon. 

'.Thomas Dexter    ....  Trinidad- 
Mr.  Peter  Wright,  Missionary  Artisan, 
^ppmnted  to  labour  at  some  one  of  the 
Stations  in  South  Africa,  where  his  ser-^ 
vices  may  be  wanted. 
AfM^rtf  emd  PaymetUe  of  the  Year. 
Receipts.  £.     a.    </• 

GontribntioDs 99,349  10    *i& 

Dindende 1,197    1    9 

lieieacies 720    0    0 

Totol....  31/266  11  lift 

Paynients.  £,    »     d. 

MiMions 97,030  1:1    3 

Stndente UlS    2  11 

Missionary  Families 977    0    0 

Pablicatione 1,377  19    4 

Oharges  orMaaagemeDt. . . .    9384    4  11  i 

Totol....  33,IS7  19    5| 


KGDOM.  [OCT. 

This  Expenditure  en  arcount  «F 
Missions  consisted  of  the  following 


sums: — 

£.    t,  d, 

CoDlinent  of  Europe...... ..V  370    0  « 

SoathAfrica 30S6  19  6 

Mauritiiis 270  12  4 

Madagascar 743    3  8 

Malta  and  Zant^ 756    8  8 

Siberia gW  18  8 

China  and  Malacca 9976  17  4 

Sincapore 707.    6  4 

PnloPeoang 1267    0  0 

India  within  the  Ganges 7658    8  11 

Jara 1147  13  6 

Amboyna 91    0  • 

South-Sea  Inlands 6604  10    9 

Guiana  and  Trinidad 1681    0    8 


97,090  19    3 


Publieations, 
6,069  Report  and  List.fbr  1829. 
14,697  Abstract  of  Ditto. 
5,283  Sermons,  Ann.  Meeting,  1899. 
23,500  Quarto  Chronicle,  98—96. 
915,600  Quarto  Sketcliea,  17—20. 
14,895  Monthly  Chronicle. 
22,650  Addresses. 

fFant  of  Mimonariee- 

With  deep  eoncem  this  aaaemblj  has 
heard,  that  the  ravages  of  death*  duniig 
tbe  past  year,  have  been  suffered,  to  an 
extent  unprecedented,  to  thin  the  ranks 
of  our  Missionaries  in  the  East:  we 
must  all  feel  solicitous,  that  this  ex- 
tensive desolation  should,  as  far  as 
possible,  be  repaired.  In  the  South 
Seas,  several  of  the  ^Mior  Brethren 
are  beginning  to  sink  uqd^  the  infirmi- 
ties of  increasing  years ;  and  it  is  highly 
necessary  that  successors  should  be  pro- 
vided, to  carry  on  the  work  which  they 
have  so  happily  commenced.  This  con- 
sideration, connected  with  the  probable 
removal  of  Mr.  Ellis  to  the  Sandwich 
Isknds  and  the  loud  calls  from  various 
other  Islands  of  the  Pacific  where  no 
Missionaries  have  been  hitherto  Bta< 
tioned,  has  determined  £he  Directors  to 
send  out  a  considerable  reinforcement  to 
that  quarter.  Nor  must  we  omit  to 
state,  that,  from  other  remote  parts  of 
the  world,  more  or  less  destitute  of  the 
means  of  Christian  Instruction,  the 
Society  is,  from  time  to  timet  receiving 
applications  for  Misaionariea,  with 
which  it  would  be  often  highly  desirable 
*to  comply. 


162S.] 

BJFtJST  MTSSIOSJRY  SOCISTY, 

.     AKSVAL  REFOST  FOA  1823. 

The  prosperous  condition  of  the 
Society's  Funtls,  and  the  remarks 
of  the  ComHiittee  thereon,  were 
stated  at  pp.  257  add  2^8  of  the 
Number  for  June.  We  shall  now 
give  the  particulars,  reserving  the 
Missionary  Proceedings  for  .  the 
next  Survey. 

Receipts  fifthe  Year. 
Minkms:—  £.     s.    d,     £.     •>   d, 

.  Cootribatioos  ]0/il3  19  H 
LesBcies  ....  933  1  7 
Poblicatioim  .        40    7    0 

Jl,185    8    • 

TranalatioBs: — 


UNITED,  KIHODOM.— CONTIKEHT. 


44l» 


CootribolionB    9318  13    I 
Lcg^y 133    4    5 


2451  17    6 


Schools 232  19    1 

Female  Edacation 389    |    5 

1)oDation,forthe  establishment 

of  a  Native  SehooU  to  be 

called   *'  Tbe  Whitcharob 

PymilySchoor... 500    0    0 

Total.  ...  14,769   8    7 


The  Edinburgh  Bible  Society 
contributed  500/.,  and  the  Nether- 
lands' AuxDiary  Society  200/.  The 
Benefaction  for  the  Whitchurch 
School  was  given  by  the  Family  of 
the  late  John  Whitchurch,  Esq.,  of 
Salisbury,  .for  the  purpose  of  en- 
couraging Native  Education  in 
India. 

The  British  and  Foreign  Bible 
Society  granted  SOOO/.  to  the  Se- 
rampore.  Translations ;  indepen- 
dently of  the  sum  of  500/.  which 
the  Missionaries  may  have  to  claim, 
by  a  regulation  of  the  Society, 
for  each  New  Translation. 

Pa^mettit^tAt  Year. 

£,    9,  a. 

Seraropore  Translalions 2606  10  7 

CimtbieDtal  India 4284    6  6 

Ceylon ,640    0  0 

Somatra 1679    2  1 

Java 242  13  6 

Honduras '®^    ?  5 

Jamaica 627    4  2 

StadenU S34  16  10 

Widows  and  Orphans ^2    6  6 

Paper  and  Printing 561  13  8 

Investment  for  "The  Whii> 

chnich  Family  School 600   0  0 

Sundry  £9(penaes 1559    2  6 

Total.....  13,292  19  10 


Inereated  Miom  required. 
After  enumerating  various  sources 
of  the  Society's  Income,  the  Com- 
mittee remark- 
In  noticing  these  proofr  of  sealous 
attachment  to  the  great  cause  which 
the  Society  aims  to  support,  the  Com- 
mittee discharge,  most  willingly,  a  debt 
of  gratitude  to  those  by  whom  tKey 
have  been  so  liberally  isdsted  r  hut 
they  feel,  at  the  aaque  time^  that  the 
effectual  aid,  which  has  hitherto  beoi 
rendered,  imposes  upon^tem  ftesh  obli« 
gations  unremittingly  to  prosecute  the 
work  confided  to  their  hands.     That 
discretion  should  be  exercised  in  pro* 
portioning  the  exertions  made  to  tbe 
proliable  resources  of  the  Society,  is'  a 
principle  which  all  will  admit,  and  on 
which  the  Committee  have  nqt  ceased 
to  act;  but  narrow  must  be  the  con- 
ceptions and  languid  the  charity  of  that 
heart,  which  could  be  satisfied  with  the 
s])here  already  occupied  by  the  Society, 
or  tbe  funds  as  yet  placed  at  its  disposaL 
That  sphere  must  be  enlarged^those 
funds  must  be  augmented ;  and,  under 
the  Biv«ne  Blessing,  we  look  to  that 
spirit  of  Christian  Love,  which  has  been 
so  hapi^  displayed  in  rolling  awajt  our 
oppressive  burden,  as  an  efiectualmsaas 
of  accompUshiog  bpth. 

OConUiteiiL 

BIBLE  SOCtBTIES. 
Their  SiaU  and  Pregresi. 
The  statements  of  the  Nineteenth 
Report  of  the  British  and  Forelen 
Bible  Society,  in  reference  to  the 
Continent,  have,  in  some  instances, 
been  anticipated  in  our  pages.  We 
shall  now  iorm  a  dieest,  from  the 
Report  and  Appendix,  of  all  the 
important  facts  not  before  noticed; 
omittine  the  mention,  however,  of 
most  of  the  various*  grants  made  by 
the  Society,  which  have  been  in  its 
accustomed  spirit  of  discriminating 
liber^ty. 

FRANCE* 

The  state  and  progress  of  the  Pro- 
testant Bible  Society,  with  some  in- 
teresting details,  were  noticed  by 
us  at  pp.  296,  297,  847,  and  348. 
We  shall  add  here  some  further 
particulars. 

The  Paris  Society  is  now  supported 


4M 

bj  36  Mad^mnm  oM  CoimkiriAl  So- 
ciety, 98  Sninob  SociedM,  and  49  As- 
sociatiQCS,  of  which  17  exist  in  Paxis 
alone;  making  a  suni  of  114  Biblical 
Institutions  in  various  parts  of  France. 

Of  Martin's  Bible,  36.>000  copies  have 
been  already  provided :  of  the  same  Ver- 
sion  stereotype  plates,  in  large  octavo, 
havo  been  completed ;  and  a  Pocket  New 
Testament,  which  Is  much  in  request,, 
has  been  iindertaken.  Of  Ost^rvald*8 
Version,  used  in  almost  all  the  Pro^ 
testant  Churches  in  the  Eastern  and 
Northern  extremities  of  France,  a  stereo- 
type  edition,  in  Octavo,  is  in  preparation. 

The  activity  of  the  Auxiliaries 
afid  Associations  leads,  as  in  this 
country,  not  only  to  a  discovery  of 
the  Actual  desire  for  the  Scriptures, 
but  to  an  increase  of  that  desire, 
and  of  the  iheans  and  efforts  for  its 
full  gratification.  An  extract  of  a 
Letter  from  the  Rev.  Mr.  Usslgnol. 
of  the  Montpellier  Auxiliary,  will 
evince  the  spirit  in  which  the  object 
of  these  Institutions  is  prosecuted. 
Ho  observe* — 

Among  other  objections  raised  a^nsC 
Biblical  Associations,  the  most  senoUs 
has  been,  that  the  funds  which  they  de«. 
mond  would,  in  a  small  district,  be  ex- 
pended more  u^fldly  in  the  formation 
of  Schools,  Kospitals,  and  Orphan- 
Houses,  and  in  the  promotion  of  in- 
dustry. To  meet  this  and  similar  ob- 
jections, we  are  at  this  moment  em^ 
ployed  in  the  formation  of  a  Hospital  and 
an  Orphan-House,  for  us  Protestants* 

Oh  the  supply  to  Roman  Catho- 
lics, it  is  said — 

Your  Committee  proceed  next  to  re- 
port some  of  the  prindjtal  results  of  their 
own  endeatou^  to  satisfy,  through  the 
medium  of  their  corre^ndents,  thede- 
sire  forthe  Scriptures  among  the  Eomaa 
Catholics  in  France.  It  is  stated,  in 
one  of  the  Letters  receired— 

Amoog  the  Catholics,  the  demand  for  the 
Scriptores  is  great  One  individnal  has  dis- 
tribated,  amoDg  iboae  in  his  neighbourhood, 
560  copies  of  Do  8acy*s  Testament  in  a 
^ort  period*  and  bas  now  reqaests  in  writing 
from  varioos  individuals  for 200  more.  Though 
many  of  these  buoks,  from  the  poyerty  xif 
the  people,  are  bestowed  grstuitoosly,  yet 
they  are  not  given  without  iaqniry  into  the 
character  and  circumstances  of  the  appli- 
cant, and  a  persuasion  that  be  Jias  reany  a 
claim  for  the  gift  which  he  solicits. 
A  gratifying  Report  has  been  received 


eoVTlMlST.    .  [OCT. 

flrom  another  eorrcspoodent,  ^ngt^ed  in 
distributing  Catholic  Verpions  in  Pri. 
sons.  Hospitals,  Penitentiaries,  and  B^}- 
giniental  Schools.  He  found  aeverri  of 
the  Physicians  disposed  to  eo-openie 
with  him.  ^^  It  is  no  longer  mve,*'  ob« 
serves  the  Beport,  when  referring  to  tht 
Eoyal  Hospitsl  of  Invalids  at  Paris,  *^  to 
see  the  brave  veteran  inmates  of  thai 
jisylum  reading  the  New  Testament  to 
their  children,  or  hearing  it  read  by 
them." 

Many  similar  Instances  of  a  dispoai- 
tion  to  receive  the  Scriptures,  on  the 
part  of  their  Catholic  Brethren,  have 
come  to  the  knowledge  of  your  Com- 
mittee ;  but  they  confine  themselves  to  ' 
the  single  statement,  that  upwairds  of 
IStOOO  Bibles  and  Testaments,  of  the 
French  Catholic  Version,  have  been  cir- 
culated during  the  last  year, .  and  that 
an  ^ditional  donation  of  5d00  New  Tes- 
taments has  been  recently  nuide  to  the 
Society  for  Mutual  Instruction.  - 

In  reference  to  Oriental  Versions^ 
it  is  stated— 

In  the  prosecution  of  Translations 
of  the  Scriptures  into  the  Oriental 
Langusges,  your  Committee  have  re- 
ceived material  •aid  iVom  several  per- 
sons of  distinguished  literary  eminence 
at  Paris* 

The  Baron  Silvestre  de  Sacy  has  un- 
dertaken,  with  a  zeal  and  cordiality 
which  reflect  the  greatest  honour  on 
his  character^  the  editing  of  the  Carshun 
and  Syriac  New  Testaments. 

The  Turkish  New  Testament  km 
been  carefully  revised  by  Professor 
Kieffer ;  and  the  Committee  hope  aooa 
to  see  it  in  a  state  ready  for  circulation. . 
The  printing  of  the  Bible  in  the  same 
language  advances;  though  slowly, 
through  the  anxiety  of  its  editor  to  see 
it  executed  with  accuracy. 

Your  Committee  have  also  to  an- 
nounce the  completion  of  the  translation 
of  the  Four  Gospels  into  Modem  Anne- 
nian,  from  the  Ancient  Armenian  Text; 
being  part '  Of  a  Version  of  the  whole 
New  Testament,  undertaken  by  a 
learned  Armenian  resi^g  at  Paris* 
Aa  opportunity  of  ascertaining  experi* 
menully  the  merit  of  this  work  was 
provided  by  Dr.  Pinkerton  ;  who  bad  a 
specimen  printed  at  St.  Petersburg,  and 
sent  into  dii&rent  parts  of  Turkey  ibr 
examination. 

Yonr  Committee  look  fimrand  to  the 
most  valuable  assistaiice  in  the  exeou- 


'l82».] 


60NT11IBMT. 


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tbD  of  tb^  OHentfti  TranskAionsy 
from  the  reoent  formation  of  an  Innti- 
tution  at  Faria,  undtr  the  denominaticn 
of  '*  The  Asiatic  Society  for  the  encou* 
r^ement  of  Oriental  Literatuie.** 

We  noticed,  at  Dp.  1S2  and  133» 
the  formation  and  objects  of  this 
Institution,  and  its  probable  subser- 
viency to  the  designs  of  the  Societj. 

It  only  remains  fer  your  .Ceauaitlee 
to  acknowledge,  under  this  head»  the 
advantages  which  they  have  derived 
from  the  free  acceas  to  the  Paxiaiao  Li« 
braries  which  has  been  afforded  to  thdr 
friends  and  agents ;  and  to  express  fur- 
ther  their  oratitude  to  the  French  Go- 
vernment, ror  its  indulgent  remiaaion  of 
4  the  duties  upon  copies  St  the  Scriptures 
imported  into  France. 

Thomas  Pell  Piatt,  £s^.,  Fellow 
of  Trinity  College,  Cambridge,  who 
has  been  appointed  Honorary  Li- 
brarian to  the  British  and  Forei£;n 
Bibfe  Society,  visited  Paris  in  the 
early  part  of  last  year,  chiefly  with 
the  view  of  facilitating  the  prepa- 
^  ration  of  an  edition  of  the  £thiopic 
Scripture.  He  bears  a  strong  tes- 
timony to  the  influence  of  the  Pro- 
testant Bible  Society : — 

My  residence  in  France  has  not  yet 
been  long  %  but  it  has  been  long  enough 
to  persuade  me  that  the  Bible  Society 
«  is  one  of  the  greatest  blessings,  that 

Divine  Providence  has  ever  £»towed 
upon  that  country.  Societies  and  Insti- 
tutions,  philanthropic,  moral,  religious, 
aie  commencing  or  flourishing  around 
us.  And  what  Is  the  main  spnng  of  all 
these  operations  ?    The  answer  is : — 

It  »  th«  Bible  Society  that  has  brooght 
OS  toge^er.  Before,  we  did  not  know  ooe 
•Bother.  Indif  idvally,  we  coald  not  have 
deviled  soch  tchemca ;  or  if  we  hnd,  we 
oo«ild  not  have  executed  then.  Bat,  in  tiie 
BiMe  Society,  ore  a  bond  of  nnioo  and  sti- 
Kndkis  to  exertion. 

The  Committee  of  the  French 
Society  give  the  following  impres- 
sive view,  of  the  variety  of  motives 
on  which  their  object  is  supported, 
and  of  the  happy  results  which  may 
be  hoped  for : — 

We  may  affirm,  with  an  bumble  con- 
victioa  of  the  imperfections  attendant 
upon  our  exertions,  yet  with  an  ani- 
mated feeling  of  gratitude  to  Divine 
Providence,  that  there  is  s^urccly  any 


portion  of  Frsteataat  Franee,  ftx>m  her 
opulent  and  industrious  dties  down  So 
her  pooiest^hamkts,  in  which  sobm 
efforts  have  not  been  made,  or  at  least 
aoDM  desires  exci^d,  for  the  propagation 
of  the  Holy  Scriptures. 

There  yet  remain  dbstadts  to  be 
oveircome:  unforeseen  diiBculties  may 
ansa,  as  we  proceed  c  but  the  germ  if 
good  is  sown,  and  Grod  will  not  suffer  il 
to  perish. 

If  we  seek  £br  the  ca^stS  of  thai 
interest  in  the  spread  of  the  Qospel 
which  is  beginning  to  develope  Itself  in 
France,  we  shaU  doubtless  discover, 
that  these  are  not  the  same  in  the  minds 
of  ail,  and  that  a  variety  of  motif«s 
may  affect  different  persons*  While 
some  place  all  their  confidence  in  those 
aacred  doctrines  of  redemption,  which 
exert  a  mysterious,  but  irresistible  in-^ 
fluenoe  upon  the  character  of  these  by 
whom  they  are  received ;  others,  more 
concerned  with  the-moral  jpreoepta  than 
the  religious  doctrines  of  ^e  Gospel, 
seek,  in  the  distribution  of  the  Saored 
Volume,  the  means  of  improvement  for 
individuals,  and  a  security  for  social 
order :  others  perceive  in  Bible  Societies 
a  desirable  bond  of  union  for  the  menu 
hers  of  the  Protestant  Family,  dis* 
persed  by  a  long  aeries  of  troubles; 
others  rely  upon  their  effects  in  remov- 
ing those  fiital  prejudices,  which  sepa* 
rate  nations,  and  present  a  barrier 
against  the  prcgrese  of  knowledge  an4 
of  morals :  others,  aware  that  a  people 
can  neither  enjoy  durable  liberty  nor 
prosperity  without  having  public  mo- 
rals, conceive  that  nothing  contributes 
so  effectually  to  produce  such  a  result, 
as  the  habit  of  occupying  themaelTes  in 
common  for  promoting  the  best  interests 
of  humknity.  All  these  motives,  and 
many  others,  msy  eiEcite  to  the  fomuu 
tion  of  Bible  Sodetles  in  our  country. 

The  Gospel  assures  us,  that  God,  irAs 
spared  nH  If  is  Own  Son*  will  wiih  Him 
aho /reefy  give  u$  all  ihinge :  and  if,  in 
point  of  net,  we  have  seen  for  eighteen 
centuries,  all  the  moral  and  intelkctual 
improvements  of  mankind  resulting  di- 
rectly or  Indirectly  fh>m  the  Christian 
Religion,  who  is  able  to  calculate  the 
ben^ts,  of  every  description,  thatwiU 
arise  fh>m  a  more  general  and  intimate 
acquaintance  with  the  doctrines  of  this 
holy  religion  ?' 

In  detailing  to  you  those  happy  re- 
sults whidi  the  perusal  of  the  Sacred 
Volume  has  already  produced  among 


422 

the  ChriHiims  o^  Fnmce,  it  b  not  with- 
mit  regret,  that  we  have  made  use  of 
*Uie  term  *'*'  Protestants.*'  If  prudence, 
if  a  scrupulous  adherence  to  the  letter 
of  our  Institution,  has  compelled  us  to 
limit  the  distribution  of  the  Sacred 
Text  to  the  Reformed  part  of  our  popu- 
lation, fiir  be  from  us  idl  sectarian  feel- 
ing, all  idea  of  exclusion.  There  is  but 
one  true  Reformation,  and  that  is 
equally  applicable  to  all  men  and  to  all 
periods— it  u  a  return  to  the  pure 
source  of  the  Divine  Word. 

We  hare  already  learned,  with  the 
highest  satisfiuition,  that  a  disposition 
fbr  the  reading  of  the  Sacred  Volume  is 
ii^creasing  among  our  Catholic  Brethren. 
Who  among  us  does  not  breathe  forth 
his  desires  and  supplications  for  the  ap- 
proach of  that  day,  when  the  Christians 
of  France  shall  no  longer  inquire  con- 
cerning Paul  who  pkaUedy  or  Apolht  wlm 
watered^  but  shall  look  to  God  alone  who 
giveih  th€  incroase, 

UVITED  VETB1BBLAXOS. 

The  Central  Society,  at  Amsterdam, 
has  presented  its  Eighth  Report  to  your 
Committee.  Its  funds,  whether  su^)- 
plied  by  its  Subscribers,  or  by  the  steady, 
and,  upon  the  whole,  increasing  contri- 
butions of  nearly  Sixty  Auxiliary  jSocie- 
ties,  are  in  a  flourishing  state;  exhi- 
biting a  balance  in  favour  of  its  income 
of  upward  of  80,000  guilders,  or  6000/. 
It  appears  that  5896  Bibles  and  4339 
New  Testaments  have  issued,  during 
the  last  year,  from  the  Depository. 
•  Among  iu  Auxiliaries,  the  "Mer- 
chant Seamen's  Society"  has  been  dis- 
tinguished by  its  activity.  The  follow- 
ing  passage  is  taken  from  its  Report : — 

The  dreadful  harricanes,  which  have  ra^d 
during  tiie  past  year,  have  made  a  deep  im- 
pression on  the  hearts  of  the  seafaring  peo- 
pie.  Many  striking  proofs  of  the  s^otery 
effect  produced  among  them,  by  the  dib'gent ' 
and  faithful  use  of  the  Bible,  have  been 
recorded. 

The  dissemination  of  the  Scriptures 
in  Flanders,  though  small  in  comparison 
to  the  extent  of  the  field  over  which 
they  have  been  scattered,  has  been  by 
no  means  inconsiderable.  The  Catholic 
Versions  of  the  New  Testament,  of  De 
Sacy  and  Maurfentof,  in  French  and 
Flemish ,  haveobtained  a  wide  circulation. 

The  cordiality,  with  which  your  Com- 
mittee and  that  of  the  Netherlands'  So- 
ciety  have  hitherto  prosecuted  their 
common  object,  was  much,  promoted, 


COVTIXBMT.  [OCT. 

during  the  last  year,  by  theTisil^d  to 
this  country  by  Thomas  Cator,  E^.  the 
active  Secretary  of  the  Hague  BiUe 
Society.  This  Gentleman  was  deputed 
by  the  Netherlands'  Bible  Society,  for 
the  purpose,  chiefly,  of  colleetisg  in- 
formation ;  and  of  concerting  with  your 
Society,  respecting  the  most  efficient 
methods  of  prosecuting  the  common 
cause  of  distributing  the  Scriptures  in 
the  East  Indies,  particulariy  throng 
the  instrumentality  of  the  Eaat-India 
Bible  Society  at  BaUvia,  in  the  Dutch 
Settlement  of  Sumatra,  in  the  Penin- 
sula of  Malacca,  and  in  the  Moluccas. 

Sonie  notices  on  this  subject  will 
appear  in  the  Survey. 

8WITZEBLAKl>. 

The  numerous  Bible  Societies  in  the 
different  Cantons  labour,  with  emulative 
seal,  to  ascertain  and  to  au^ly  the 
want  of  the  Scriptures  among  the  natives 
of  their  more  populous  or  thin^  inha- 
bited  districts,  whether  speakings  the 
French,  German,  or  Italian  Languages. 
The  Anniversaries  of  these  peaceful  and 
prosperous  Institutions  have  been  so- 
lemnized in  the  true  spirit  of  concord. 

The  Bdtie  Society  has  continued,  with 
judgment  and  activity,  an  extensive 
distribution  of  the  Scriptures,  in  French, 
German,  and  Italian.  It  has  also  un- 
dertaken, on  account  of  the  London 
Society  for  promotingChristianity«moDg 
the  Jews,  the  printing  of  the  Hebrew 
Bible  according  to  Van  der  Hoogt^ 
edition,  with  the  Hebrew  Tnnriaiioii 
of  the  New  Testament. 

The  progress  of  distributing  the  Scrip- 
tures among  the  Roman  Catholics,  is 
described  in  the  following  terms,  by 
the  Treasurer  of  this  Society : — 

We  often  feared  lest  oar  efforts  in  this 

Soarter  shoold  be  entirely  stopped;  but  new  , 
oors  are  continually  opening,  whilst  old 
ones  close.  A  Letter  was  laid  before  oar 
Connnittee,  from  a  Schoolmaster  who  io- 
stmcts  the  children  of  four  very  poor  vilhttes, 
expressing,  at  the  instance  of  his  schdara 
and  their  parents,  a  desire  for  a  nnoiber  of 
Van  Ess's  New  Testaments,  fie  informs 
us  that  his  Parish  Minister,  who  has ei^teen 
villages  to  supply,  is  friendly  to  the  distri- 
bation  of  the  Scriptures. 

The  Schu/htmsen  Society  is  in  a  pro- 
sperous state. 

The  jtargoman  has  both  incraased  its 
exertions  and  extended  its  infloenoe. 

That  at  Zurich  continues  to  prosecute 
its  labours -with  success (  and  has  cir- 
culated, during  the  ten  years  which 


1823.]  coktinent'.  423 

have  dapaed  sinoe  its  fbrmaiion,  nevlj    Protestant  Italian  CoDgrefpitions  in  the 


6000  Bibles  and  Testaments.  Tlie 
venerable  Antistes  Hess  still  takes  an 
active  part  in  its  concerns,  with  a  zeal 
unsubdued  by  age  and  increasing  infir- 
mities. To  the  following  passage  of  a 
Ijetter,  addressed  bj  that  distinguished 
Minister  to  the  aged  President  of  the 
Iletn  Soctetj,  your  Committee  attach 
that  weight,  which  his  sentiments  must 
ever  derive  from  his  piety,  his  expe- 
rience, the  exalted  station  which  he 
occupies  in  the  Church  to  which  he 
belongs,  and  the  eminent  services  which 
he  has  rendered  to  the  cause  of  your 
Institution:— 

Row  Bmeb  have  we  seen,  that  we  are 
happj  to  have^  outlived!  And  how  imch 
have  we  eiperienced,  which  it  hai  afforded 
as  joy  to  witness ! — for  instance,  this  Uesied 
promol^tion  of  the  Word  of  God.  What 
glorioQs  things  do  we  anticipate  by  the  eye 
of  faith,  as  aboat  to  develope  themselves, 
when  we  are  no  longer  on  earth.  For  my 
part,  I  consider  myself  hajppy  in  Iteing  able 
to  dievote  the  renmant  of  my  days  to  that 
study  which  has  been  my  favoorite  employ- 
ment for  sixty  years  past  As  I  enteved  the 
list  of  antbors  with  "  The  Life  of  Jesos  ;**  so 
now  I  leave  it,  with  the  same  inezhaostible 
theme  of  meditation  and  reflection,  of  faith 
and  hope. 

Another  example  of  corresponding 
vigour,  under  the  pressure  of  infirmitiesv 
is  afibxded  by  the  aged  Treasurer  of  the 
St.  GaU  Society,  M.  Steinmann ;  who, 
at  the  same  time,  is  the  most  active 
labourer  in  the  cause  of  that  Institution : 
during  the  eight  years  of  its  existence, 
this  Society  has  circulated  upward  of 
S  1,000  copies  of  the  Scriptures,  both 
among  the  Protestants  and  Roman 
Cathoucs  in  its  immediate  sphere.  The 
small  Society  established  in  the  Tog- 
genburg  district  has  been  very  active : 
Toggenburg  was  the  birth  place  of 
Zulnglius;  and  the  following  extract 
from  a  Letter,  addressed  by  that  emi- 
nent  Reformer  to  the  Magistrates  and 
Clergy  of  his  native  district,  was  read 
with  considerable  efifect,  at  the  first 
Anniversary  of  the  Society,  held  on  the 
3d  October,  18SJ:— 

It  is  God's  win  that  we  shoold  attend  to 
His  Word  alone,  and  live  in  conformity 
therennto.  Maitatain  it,  therefore,  in  its 
parity :  and  see,  in  the  fbnst  place,  that  it  be 
presented  faithfully,  and  without  human  ad- 
ditions ;  and,  secondly,  attend  unto  it,  by 
doing  what  it  commands. 

The  Bible  Society  of  the  Grimns,  at 
Coire,  enjoyed  recently  the  opportunity 
of  supply ing,  with  the  entire  Bible,  the 


mountains.  This  was  fiirnished  them 
by  the  completion  of  your  edition  of* 
Diodati's  Version  of  the  Bible,  at  Bfisle, 
consisting  of  ftOOO  copies;  of  which  500 
copies  were  immediately  forwarded  to 
the  Orisons. 

The  Bern  Society  completed,  in  the 
past  year,  the  New  Testament  of  Pis- 
cator*s  Version,  and  has  far  advanced 
toward  finishing  the  Old. 

The  LoMiomne  Society  has,  during 
the  year,  disposed  of  50O0.copies  of  its 
quarto  edition  of  the  Bible. 

At  Neu/ckatei^  Parochial  Committees 
have  been  instituted  for  the  purpose  of 
ascertaining  and  of  supplying  the  dif« 
ferent  parishes  in  the  vicinity. 

By  the  Geneva  Society  the  distribu- 
tion  of  Bibles  and  Testaments,  during 
the  last  year,  has  been  greater  than  in 
any  preoeding:  it  has  increased  the 
total  amount  of  its  issues,  since  its  forma- 
tion, to  nearly  5000  copies.  Among 
the  poor,  the  zeal  for  contributing  to  its 
funds  is  represented  as  being  so  great* 
that  it  has  occasionally  required  re. 
straint;  and  the  income  of  the  Auxip. 
iiary  Committee  for  the  labouring 
classes  was  doubled  in  the  last  yean 
The  Society  has  extended  its  aid  to 
various  Societies  in  France,  and  to  the 
Waldenses  in  Piedmont.  The  latter 
have  been  an  object  of  solicitude  also  to 
your  Committee,  who  have  transmitted 
to  the  Geneva  Society  for  their  use  a 
supply  of  Italian  Bibles. 

OBElfAVT. 

Satisfactory  details  have  been  received 
from  the  Bible  Societies  established  in 
different  parts  of  Germany. 

By  the  ^uertemberg  Society,  5596 
Bibles  and  S6S0  TestamenU  had  been  dis- 
tributed, in  the  year.  The  total  amount 
of  its  issues,  for  domestic  purposes  only, 
has  been  63,994.  Still  a  great  field  re- 
mains for  active  exertions  x  every  year, 
however,  tends  to  confirm  the  hope, 
that  the  evidence  of  the  beneficial  re- 
'  suit  of  the  Society's  labours  will  draw 
from  a  generous  .and  gratefiil  people 
the  funds  necessary  for  the  prosecution 
of  its  important  work. 

The  Bible  Society  of  the  Grand  Duef^ 
^  Baden  has  adopted  active  measures  to 
ascertain  the  want  of  the  ScriptureSi 
Betums  of  the  estimated  deficifi^cy, 
from  thirty.three  districts,  make  it  ex* 
ceed  10,000  copies,  a  number  still  sup- 
.fK»ed  to  fiill  far  short  of  the  leal  amount. 


424 

Thu  Sodetj  het  distributed,  litioe  its 
ettablisbmeotin  I890,nearlj  6000  Bibles 
aad  731  New  TestameBts. 

The  HesteDarmsitiJi  Society  has  issued ' 
tieftrly  3000  Bibles  and  Testaments;  jet 
the  demmd  is  great  from  every  quarter. 
At  Giessen,  in  five  years,  3950  Bibles 
•nd  IS  IS  Testaments  were  distributed. 
The  Society  at  Worms  has  increased  the 
number  of  its  Members. 

From  the  Secretary  of  the  Hanau 
Society  a  Report  has  been  received, 
describing  the  want  of  the  Scriptures  ia 
that  vicinity ;  and  expressive  of  the  d^ 
iermination  of  himself  and  his  coaitjutors 
to  continue  their  labours,  with  a  cheerftil 
confidence  that  the  Divine  Blessing  will 
rest  on  their  fUrther  efforts. 
-  Similar  representations,  attended  by 
corresponding  resolutions,  have  been 
transmitted  by  the  Hess*  Oanel  Society. 

lihtFrmA/ori  Society  hasdistributed, 
in  its  serenth  year,  neaf ly  9000  Bibles 
lud  Testaments.  Catholic  pilgrims,  and 
trnveUing  Journeymen  and  tradesmen 
of  all  communions,  Are  spoken  of  as 
emmest  in  their  desire  of  possessing  the 
Scriptures. 

YourCommitteehave  supplied  the  Pro- 
testant Consbtory  at  Hmtick  with  1000 
Bibles  and  1000  Testaments,  from  the 
presses  of  Stuttgerdt;  and  have  offered 
to  that 'body,  \A  the  event  of  a  Bible  So- 
ciety being  esUblished  for  the  Protcs- 
Cahts  in  the  Kingdom  of  Bavaria,  the 
•omoftOOA 

One  instance  of  generous  and  perse- 
yering  aseal  merits  particular  commen- 
dation. A  magistrate  of  the  city  of 
BayreutKi  M.  Leers,  and  the  Rev.  Dean 
Pfiaum,  have  printed  by  subscription 
two  cheap  editions  of  Luther's  German 
Testament,  each  consisting  of  6600 
copies,  of  which  600  were  distributed 
mtis  to  the  poor*  Your  Committee 
have  seconded  the  benevolent  efibcts  of 
these  individuals,  by  a  grant  of  1000 
New  Testaments;  and  an  ofibr  to  assist 
them  in  the  publication  of  a  third  edition 
of  the  New  Testament,  on  condition  of 
Hs  befaig  free  tnsax  note  or  comment. 
The  grant,  together  with  this  ofier,  was 
adcncmledged  in  the  fbliowing  terms : — 

Year  cheerine  commaiiioation  afibrded 
ihs  highest  gntificatiea  bodi  ts  G^cratellor 
Leers  aad  nyself.  What  pore  dslight  and 
hcavciily  blesfings  are  tbas  dispensed  to 
our  poor  brethren  in  oar  town  and  neigh- 
boarbood !  Still,  however^  the  remainder  of 
the  Principality,  embracing  a  Protestant 
po^hition  of  160/)00soob,  is  in  gr»«t  want 
of  4iie  Scriptar^s:    we  shall,  tfaerefiwei. 


CONTINENT,  C^CT. 

jwint  inoDcdiately  e  tfair^  edilioB  oT  7000 
Testaments,  reiving  on  the  kind  aararanoe 
which  yoo  hold  oat  to  na  in  the  -aame  of 
your  Committee. 

.  The  S€Lxpn  Society  has  distributed,  ui 
the  year,  3641  Bibles  and  423  Testa- 
ments.  The  second  edition  of  the 
Wendish  Bible  is  nearly  half  printed. 
Some  idea  of  the  extent  to  which  the 
demand  for  this  work  prevails,  and  of 
the  eagerness  with  whidi  its  publicatiao 
is  expected  among  the  people  for  whose 
use  it  is  destined,  may  be  sui^Ued  bj 
the  a£fecting  representations  which  your 
Committee  have  received  firomjeveral 
Wendish  Clergymen.    They  say — 

The  rovereatial  attachment  of  ovr  people 
to  their  pastor— thoir  high  regard  and  love 
for  the  nnadnlterated  Word  of  Ood,  and 
for  the  poblie  serrioes  of  His  hense-^the 
general  exnUation  evinced  at  the  very  bps- 
spect  of  a  new  editkm  of  the  Bible  in  thehr 
own  language— the  anxiety,  bordering  on 
Impatience,  which  was  manifosted  when 
the  fulfilment  of  their  hope  was  delayed— 
and,  lastly,  the  emotioos  of  joy  and  lu^ 
feigned  mtiinde  toward  God  and  their 

2iritnal  beaefoctors,  with  which  SMny  of 
emreodved  the  long-expected  booa«)mbrd 
deoiflive  evidence  that  ,tne  gifts  have  not 
been  onworthily  bestowed.  The  demand 
for  copies  is  so  great,  that,  in  many  places, 
we  haTo  been  obliged  to  send  half  the  appli- 
cants away  nnsopplied. 

The  Hermhut  Branch  of  the  Saxon 
Society  has  circulated,  during  the  year, 
with  the  aid  of  your  Committee,  10,375 
New  Testaments,  of  Gosner>  and  Van 
£8s*s  Versions,  and  1710  Bibles  in  Ger- 
man and  Bohemian,  together  with  a 
number  of  copies  of  the  New  Testament 
of  Luther*s  Version.  Notwithstanding 
its  past  efforts,  this  Institution  describes 
the  demand  upon  its  means  as  continuing 
unabated,  and  labours  with  unremitting 
industry  to  supply  it 

The  Leipzig  Society  has  increased  its 
distribution  ci  the  Scriptures  to  a  con- 
siderable extent,  among  the  residents  in 
that  city,  and  also  among  the  numerous 
strangers  who  resort  to  its  foirs. 

The  ffeimar  Committee  have  distri- 
buted upward  of  1000  Bibles  in  four, 
out  of  eighteen.  Dioceses,  comprised 
within  their  sphere.  The  wants  of  the 
remfoing  fourteen  which  have  not  been 
supplied  may  be  appreciated,  when  it  ia 
mentioned,  that  in  their  Schools  alone 
DO  less  thMi  8000  Bibles  are  required 
for  the  use  of  the  indigent  children. 

The  Society  of  Eisemuk  has  extended 
itj  relief  to  neighbouring  districts.  In 
a  single  Tillage,  whkh  had  fuflbredfirooa 


I6i9.]  coVtinbnt. 

fire,  there  were  &00  school   children 
destitute  of  the  Scriptures. 

Sensible  of  the  indispeoaable  necessity 
of  a  general  knowledge  of  the  Scriptures, 
the  Head  of  the  Protestant  Clergy  of 
the  Dvckp  of  Nassau^  the  Rev.  Bn 
Mueller,  has  issued  an  animating  ad- 
dress to  the  Beans,  School  Inspectors, 
and  Parish  Ministers,  calling  upon  them 
se^verally  to  examine  into  the  wants  of 
the  Scriptures  in  their  respective  dis- 
tricts.   He  says — 

If  there  be  any  labour  which  may  be  em- 
phaticaHy  called  sowing  seed  for  eternity. 
It' is  certainiT  this.  The  Lord  will  accom- 
pany it  witii  Bis  abandant  blessiag;  and  the 

"pleasing  fruits  will   appear^  to  the 

tlelt  joy  of  every  fdtbfol  jlli]iistcr«  and 


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most  pleasing  fruits  will   appear^  to  the 
heartlelt  joy  of  every  fdthfoll" 
of  every  Teacher  of  the  yonng. 
^  The  BrvMiwieJt  Society  has  circulated, 

from  June  1831  to  June  18S3i  424  Bi- 
biles  and  Testaments. 

The  issues  of  the  Hanoverian  Society, 
from  the  period  of  its  establishment, 
amount  to  16,784  copies.  Your  Com- 
mittee have  received  earnest  solicita- 
tions fxt>m  one  of  its  Auxiliaries  esta^ 
blished  at  Celle,  whose  Birectors  de- 
dare,  that  the  more  they  distribute  the 
^  '  Scriptures,  the  more  they  perceive  the 
want  of  them.  Among  the  Auxiliaries 
of  the  Hanoverian  Society,  that  at  Os- 
nabuig  continues  to  occupy  a  prominent 
station :  since  the  period  of  its  esta- 
blishment it  has  distributed  633S  Bibles 
and  637  Testaments ;  and  the  amount 
of  its  receipts,  during  the  same  time, 
*  has  been  6643  dollars,  about  1000/.  One 

of  its  active  Birectors  thus  writes  : — 

The  old  and  the  yoan^  contribute  with 
alacrity.  Parents  often  bring  their  children 
a  distance  of  several  miles  to  obtain  Bibles. 
The  peasantry  evince  a  wanner  interest 
than  ever  in  the  canse.  Legacies  are  be- 
qn^athed,  and  handsome  donations  pre- 
seated. 

The  Goeiiingen  jitucUiafy  continues 
its  efforts  with  success ;  while  those  of 
the  Ea$i*Fritia  jiuxiiiury  have  been 
promoted  bya  supply  of  Butch  and  tier- 
man  Bibles,  granted  by  your  Committee. 

The  Detmold  Auxiliary  has  circulated, 
within  the  Principality,  1580  copies  of 
the  Scriptures :  of  these,  66  Hebrew  or 
Hebrew-German  New  TestamentsVere 
disposed  of  to  Jews. 

The  Bremen  Society  continues  to  en- 
Joy  the  support  of  all  classes.  Hospi- 
tals and  prisons  partake,  in  an  especial 
manner,  of  its  beneficial  hibours. 

By  the  Seventh  Beport  of  the  Ham^ 
hr^4UeiAa  l^odety^  it  appears  that  this 

Oct.  I8"?3. 


Institution  has  circulated,  since  its  c  _ 
bllsfament,  18,839  Bibles  and  1908  Tes- 
taments ;  and  has  commence  a  new  edi- 
tlon  of  Luther's  "Version,  consisting  of 
S0,000  copies: 

The  Society  at  Lueleek  is  gradually 
reviving  from  the  depression  which  it 
sustained,  in  consequence  of  the  death 
of  its  President  and  other  adverse  cir- 
cumstances. 

That  of  the  neighbouring  principality 
of  Eutm  continues  to  prosper,  and  finds 
its  means  adequate  to  the  supply  of  the 
wants  within  its  district. 

By  the  Rotteek  Society,  during  ftve 
years,  3000  Bibles  and  Testaments  have 
been  distributed. 

The  Mecklenburg^Sireliiz  Society  pro- 
ceeds  with  Jits  inquiries  into  the  wants 
of  the  Scriptures  within  its  sphere ;  and 
its  means  have  fallen  short  of  the  de- 
mand actually  discovered. 

F&VSSIA. 

An  Official  Letter  from  the  Central' 
Prussian  Society  ascribes  to  the  direct 
influence  of  the  Bible  Society  that 
growing  spirit  of  harmony,  which  is 
observable  among  all  classes  of  Christians 
in  Prussia;  and  Br.  Pihke^on  confimis 
the  general  tenor  of  this  opinion,  by  the 
following  statement,  contained  in  aLet^ 
ter  dated  Berlin,  Feb.  3,  1823  :— 

The  cause  of  the  Prussian  Bible  Society, 
and  of  every  other  Chriittian  and  Bomane 
Institution,  continnea  to  prosper  in  Berlin; 
and  genuine  Christianity  is  now  maicing 
very  enconraainfr  progress  in  every  part  of 
4he  Prusaian  Dommions,  bat  especially  in. 
this  city.  Here,  within  the  last  ten  years, 
God  has  raised  op  a  bnmber  of  able 
Preachers  and  Professors,  who  are  nnani- 
nums  in  the  defence  of  His  canse,  and  the 
pleasnrenfthe  Lordprospers  in  their  hands. 
£vc^  pioos  and  benevoleot  nndectailng 
finds  a  protector  in  the  Crown  Prince. 

The  Central  Society  has  completed  the 
New  Testamient  in  the  Lower  Wendisfa 
dialect :  the  printing  of  the  whole  Bible 
is  now  well  advanced. 

The  Canstein  Institutiim,  at  Halie^ 
has  co-operated,  most  beneficially,  with 
the  Societies  engaged  in  the  propagation 
of  the  Scriptures.  From  its  presses  has 
issued  lately  a  beautiful  edition  of  the 
Hebrew  Bible,  a(ter  Simon,  which  was 
out  of  print. 

The  Thuringian  Society,  at  Erfurt, 
has  distributed  in  seven  years,  €805  Bi- 
bles, and  880  New  Testaments.         , 

The  Berg  Society, at  Klberfehl, issues, 
annually,  from  louo  to  SOOO  Biblet,  iron^ 
31 


198 

SOO  to  800  New  TeitameDti, 
^salten  ftom  .400  to  600.  The  Com- 
mittee hare,  undertaken  an  edition  of 
10,000  copies  of  the  Psalter.  A  &vour- 
able  opening  for  the  circulation  of  the 
Scriptures  appears  among  Boman  Ca- 
thollc^  and  a  great  demand  for  German 
Testaments. 

The  issues  of  the  Scriptures  by  the 
Oalogn§  Society  hare  been  veiy  great. 
Among  Soldiers,  more  espedallj,  a 
strong  desire  has  been  manifested  for 
the  possession  of  the  sacred  treasure « 
and  the  B^mentaT  Chaplains  oontri- 
buie  thehr  utmost  efforts  to  gratify  it. 
The^'following  statement  from  the  Isst 
fieport  will  be  read  with  satisfiustiqn  i — 
Tliis  Society  has  sever  reviewed  itH  la- 
boars  with  more  gratification  than  at  the 
close  of  tne  present  year.  The  increaaea 
demand  for  the  Sacred  Scriptnrea  sivea  us 
reason  lo  cenchide,  fliat  a  growing  desire  is 
felt  for  that  divine  light  and  consolation 
which  flows  from  the  WordofGkMl. 

The  Treasurer  pf  the  Neuwied  So- 
cieQr  writes'-; 

The  introdaction  of  the  New  Testament 
into  several  Catholic  Parishes  is  a  snliticct 
of  real  exultation. 

The  experience  of  the  Society  insti- 
^ted  at  Mhutenf  for  the  purpose  of  dis- 
trihuthig  the  Scriptures  in  the  Weser 
couutiy,  accords  with  the  general  obser- 
vation made  by  other  Bible  Societies, 
that  their  exertions  tend  materially  to 
increase  the  demand  for  the  Scriptures. 
The  SUesian  Society,  at  Breslau,  has 
supplied  the  prisons  of  several  fortresses 
with  the  Scriptures.  The  Commanding 
Officers  assured  the  Committee  of  the 
sKdsfihctlon  which  they  felt,  at  being 
•  enabled  to  co-operate  in  promoting  the 
benevolent  demgn  of  the  Institution, 
and  of  their  intention  to  mo  that  the 
prisoners  made  a  proper  use  of  the 
Scriptures  granted  to  them. 

Tlie  BuehwBtM  Society  endearours  to 
meet  a  greatly-increasing  demand  for 
the  Scriptures.  This  Institution  ascribes 
its  success  xdiiefly  to  its  strict  adherence 
to  the  rules  laid  down  by  your  Society 
Ibr  the  direction  of  its  Auxiliaries ;  and 
has  found  itself  enabled,  by  the  use  of 
iuggestions  contained  in  Mr.  Dudley*8 
Treatise,  to  extend  its  benefactions  to 
fcmote  districts,  which  might  otherwise 
have  escaped  its  notice. 
'  A  greater  interest  was  evinced  at  the 
last  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Bunixlwi 
Society  than  was  ever  before  witnessed. 
AU  classes  ef  persons  have  come  fibr- 
in  support  of  the  FrtjfHttdi  and 


CONTININT*  [OCT. 

and  of  Sprotiam  Society.  SchooLmasters  are 
particularly  commended  for  their  zeal: — 
No  sooner  (says  the  First  Renort)  were 
they  invited  to  take  a  part  in  the  sacred 
work,  than  they  cheenhlly  lent  a  helping 
hand.  After  they  had  represented  to  tnetr 
yonthfal  circles  the  divine  power  and  bless- 
ing attending  tlft  Scriptures,  they  had  the . 
grati6cation  to  see  the  children,  both  of  the 
rich  and  the  poor>  come  forward  with  con- 
tributions, amoanting  to  100  dollars  (about 
16^)  and  with  assurances  that  these  shoald 
be  annually  repeated. 

It  is  stated,  in  the  report  of  the  Psam 
Society — 

At  the  close  of  its  fifth  year,  oar  Societv 
looks  back  with  pleasure  on  the  seed  which 
has  been  sown,  and  vdiich  now  prvdoces 
excellent  fruit  Hie  active  assistance  vcfaieh 
our  Committee  have  received  has  enabled 
them  to  supply  every  demand  for  the  Scrip- 
tures, during  the  past  year ;  thouf^  the  en- 
tire want  \»  not  yet  satisfied.  The  more 
the  Sacred  Oracles  are  read,  the  greater  the 
demand  becomes. 

The  Danizig  Society  is  in  a  prosperous 
state.  The  total  amount  of  its  issues, 
since  its  formation,  is  6*345  copi^  of 
Bibles  and  Testaments. 

At  Koeniahtrg  great  progress  has  been 
made  in  printing  large  editions  of  the 
Bible  and  Testament  in  Polish  and  Li« 
thuanian. 

The  Memel  Society  has  enguted  for 
ISOO  copies  of  the  edition  of  the  Tes- 
tament in  the  latter  language. 

The  investigations  of  uie  Societies 
established  in  Pomerttma^  at  Stralsund, 
Greifiwald,  and  Barth,  lead  to  a  common 
result — that  the  want  of  the  Scriptures 
fiir  exceeds  their  previous  expectations. 
They  have  adopted  the  plari  of  sale  at 
reduced  prices,  in  preference  to  that  of 
gratuitous  distribution;  and  discover 
great  readiness  Among4.be  poor  to  sacri- 
Ice  personal  comfort  to  the  delight  of 
possessing  the  Scriptures.  Onaffeneral 
reviewer  the  official  correspondence  of 
these  Societies,  your  Committee  are  in- 
duced  to  entertain  sanguine  expecta- 
tions respecting  the  spiritual  b^iefits 
which  may  result  to  Pomerania  and 
Ruegen,  fi"om  their  collective  efforts. 

^^  DCXHABE. 

The  proceedings  of  the  Bible  Societies 
established  In  the  Danish  Dominions,  as 
exhibited  by  the  Seventh  Beport  of  the 
Central  Socie^,  will  be  surveyed  with 
heartfelt  satisraction. 

The  total  number  of  Bibles  and  Ted- 
thments  issued  by  the  Dani^  Society^ 
since  its  formation,  amounts  to  44,169 


1823.}  CONTINEKT. 

copies  in  iftanisli,  besidei  10,000  in  Ice- 
landic.  Its  income,  during  the  year 
ending  the  3!8t  March,  18 S3,  amounted 
to  a  «um  exceeding  SOOO/.  sterling,  ex- 
elufiTe  of  your  grant  of  500f.  This 
ffrant  eitahled  the  Banish  Society  to 
distribute'SlOOBlhles  and  Testaments 
among  the  poor  of  Fuebnen  and  Zea^ 
land ;  and  yet  it  is  calculated  that  one 
batf  Of  the  families  of  those  Islftids  are 
still  destitute  of  the  Scriptures. 

Among  the  recent  contributors  to  this 
Institution,  appear  ISO  Students  of  the 
University  of  Copenhagen. 

As  these  (s^ys  the  B^port)  are  either 
Candidates  ior  Holtr  Orders  <ir  Stodenta  of 
PiTinity,  a  cheeringnope  may  be  eoteftained 
of  their  fature  uetiilness. 

The  Bishop  of  LaUoid  bean  the  fbl- 
lowing  testimony  to  the  evident  benefits 
which  have  resulted  to  his  Diocese  from 
ttK  di.'neuiihation  of  the  Scriptures : — 

Sy  the  nse  of  the  Bible  in  Sobools  and  at 
tbe  eatechetica]  iastrootions  of  ycnuig  per- 
soEui*  especially  prerioos  to  the  aet  of  Oonc 
firmatioD,  a  love  of  the  Divine  Word  has 
been  excited,  and  a  desire  to  possess  it  has 
been  inspired.  It  now  recovers  its  weight 
and  inflaence  in  public  in8tniction>  so  that 
an  exceHeat  spint  of  faith  aad  piety  begins 
to  revive. 

From  Dean  Helgasen,  Secretu^  to 
the  Icelandic  Society,  the  following 
gratifying  communication  has  been  re- 
ceived : — 

It  is  a  well-foanded  opioton,  that  erery 
iamily  throogiioiit  this  island  is  now  in  pos* 
session  of  a  Bible  or  a  New  Testament,  and 
many  tif  aiore  than  one  copy.  The  Sacred 
Voliime  is  read  with  diligence,  dtiriog  the 
lonff  winter  evenings.  The  revinon  of  the 
Ic^aildic  Naw  Testament  is  almost  com- 
pleted ;  and  it  is  hoped  that  means  will  be 
ibaod  to  enable  ns  to  nriot  it^an  object 
equally  aeidred  by  the  whole  popnlatioo. 

The  number  of  Bibles  and  Testa- 
nients  circulated  in  the  Duchies  of  Sles- 
wig  and  Holstein,  amounts  to  upwarda 
of  97,000  copies. 

The  Society  for  the  Duchies  of  Lauen- 
bur^-Bateeburg  has  issued,  since  its 
formation,  Si 43  Bibles  and  Testaments. 
The  number  of  eopies  still  wanted  in 
tills  district  is  estimated,  in  the  last  Re- 
port,  at  18,000. 

The  Faroe  Islands  will  shortly  re- 
ceive the  Gospel  of  St.  Matthew  in 
their  own  language,  printed  in  parallel 
columns  with  the  Danish  Version. 

Tour « Committee,  while  engaged  on 
the  first  of  July  in  transacting  public 
busioesa,  were  honoured  by  the  preBenca 
of  His  Boyal  Highness  Prince  Christian 
of  Denmark. 


SWSDEV. 

The  Swedish  Society  has  issued,  dur- 
ing its  seventh  year,  So,000  Bibles  and 
Testaments,  from  the  Depository  at 
Stockholm.  An  edition  of  1 0,000 topiea 
of  the  whole  Bible  in  quarto  is  com- 
pleted :  a  fresh  impression  of  5000 
Bibles  and  1 5,000  New  Testaments, from 
standing  types  of  the  octavo  sise,  has 
been  struck  off:  an  edition  of  the  New 
Testament,  on  large  standing  types,  has 
alao  left  the  press. 

Since  the  formation  of  the  Society 
there  have  been  printed  86,700  Bibles 
and  103,600  Testaments — gratuitously 
distributed,  5700  Bibles  and  15,897  New 
Testaments. 

The  efforts  which  have  been  made  by 
the  Central  Society  at  Stockholm,  either  • 
independently  or  in  connection  with  its 
Au^liaries,  have  nearly  exhausted  ita 
resources.  Your  Committee  have  agaim 
come  forward  to  its  assistance,  with  a 
grant  of  500/.  The  seasonable  applia^ 
Uon  of  this  grant  to  the  wants  of  the 
Society,  will  appear  firom  the  brief  but 
impressive  comment  on  its  proceedings, 
contained  in  a  letter  firom  its  President^ 
His  Excellency  Count  Bosenblad : —   ^ 

We  are  making  rapid  progress  in  our 
labonrs,  though  with  limited  means.  1  fee^ 
more  and  more,  the  importance  of  making 
every  effort  to  promote  this  great  cause ;  as 
my  time  on  earth  cannot  be  very  long,  and 
1  know  not  into  whose  hands  it  mav  be 
consigned.  I  perceive  ihe  present  to  be  a 
serious  crisis,  whieh  will  perhaps  detei^ 
mine  lor  centuries  the  moral  state  of  man- 
kind.  Ood  is  abundantly  sowing  the  good 
seedt  but  the  enemy  is  no  less  actire  in 
sowing  tares.  Had -not  Bible  Societies 
been  established,  through  the  mercifdl 
providence  of  God,  to  counteract  the  evils 
of  ignorance  and  infidelity  in  spiritual 
things,  to  what  a  state  of  moral  degradation 
must  tbe  worid  have  sunk  at  this  moment  I 
What  an  awful  responsibility  shall  we  in- 
cur^ if  we  do  not  improve  the  present  fa* 
vourable  opportunity ! 


HOaWAY. 

The  Norwegian  Society  completed  the 
distribution  of  the  6000  copies  of  th^ 
New  Testament,  before  its  new  edition 
of  10,000  copies  had  left  the  press.  This 
edition  of  the  New  Testament  will  be 
followed  by  one  of  3000  of  the  wholtf 
Bible,  in  the  same  laive  type.  Measurea 
have  been  adopted  for  carrying  into 
effect  the  traaslaHon  of  the  New  Testa* 
ment  into  the  Ntfwegtan-Lappenase 
dialect.  The  edition  of  the  Nor#eg«aii 
New  Testamei^t  of  5000  copies,  under- 


426 


COKTIMEMT. 


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taken  by  your  Conpmittee  during  the 
last  year,  at  the  instance  of  their  Dron* 
theim  i^nds,  has  been  completed.  The 
1500  copies  remitted  from  your  Depo- 
sitory to  Drontheim,  have  been  grate- 
fully acknowledged  by  the  Committee 
of  the  Society  in  that  city : — 

A  more  valaable  gift  could  not  have  been 
bestowed  on  as,  as  the  desire  for  the  Word 
ofOod  is  great  in  onr  coontry )  and  it  is  a 
irabject  of  daily  concern  to  ns,  that,  for  a 
long  tinte,  we  were  not  able  to  fnmish  eren 
those  of  onr  coantrymea  with  New  Testa- 
ments* who  have  been  willing  to  pay  the 
faU  valae  of  the  books^  May  the  power  of 
the  Most  High  give  success  to  the  British 
and  Foreign  Bible  Society;  and  may  His 
peace  and  comfort  bless  everv^  heart,  tkat 
willingly  co-operates  in  making  known 
Uis  gbrioQS  name  thronghoot  the  earth  I 

BUSSIA. 

Your  Committee  are  relieved,  in  a 
great  measure,  from  the  grate^l  but 
imposing  task  which  next  devQlves  upon 
them,  of  presenting  a  concise  but  com- 
prehensive view  ^  the  progress  of  your 
cause  in  the  vnst  provinces  of  the  Russian 
Empire,  by  the  Address  delivered  at  the 
opening  of  the  last  Anniversary  Meeting 
of  the  Russian  Bible  Society,  by  its  pious 
and  noble  President,  His  Excellency 
Prince  Gditzin : — 

That  the  Word  of  God  in  our  native  land, 
is  increasingly  made  known,  is  cordially 
offered,  and  willingly  accepted,  the  Report 
of  the  Committee  of  the  Russian  Bible  So- 
ciety for  1821,  which  is  about  to  be  read  to 
this  assembly,  will  sufficiently  prove.  From 
this  Report  you  will  observe,  with  wonder 
and  adoration  of  the  name  of  the  Lord,  how 
manifold  is  its  success;  and  how  gradunlly 
every  year  is  marked  by  the  finger  of  the 
Most  High,  who  directs  this  work,  and  sup- 
ports and  prospers  it. 

The  completion  of  the  Translation  of  the 
New  Tefltament  and  the  Book  of  Psalms 
into  our  Vernacular  Rasa,  with  the  extraor- 
dinary measures  adopted,  with  a  view  to 
furnish  the  lovers  of  Ood's  Word  with 
these  books,  so  long  and  so  eagerlv  sought 
for,  is,  of  itself,  an  event  which  will  consti- 
tute an  epoch  in  the  History  of  the  Russian 
Bible  Society. 

The  journey  which  was  performed* last 
yesr  by  three  Members  of  this  Society, 
during  which  nearly  one-half  of  the- Auxi- 
liaries in  Rnssia  were  visited,  has  served 
materially  to  augment  thte  success  of  the  So- 
ciety's work. 

In  one  word,  it  mav  truly  be  said,  that 
the  Word  of  God  is  taking  oeep  root  in  onr 
beloved  and  native  land.  It  is  now  become 
tile  Icwidation,  on  which  the  edncatibn  of 
oar  jronth  is  bnilt :  the  military  search  for 
it  with  great  earnestness,  and  they  are 
ganerally    supplied  with   it   gratuitously: 


many  peasants  and  persons  of  the  lower 
classas  receive  tiiis  Book  as  the  gift  of 
heaven,  and  read  it  with  taith  onto  salp 
vation. 

The  number  of  promoters  of  thin  canse 
increases;  and  the  Clergv,  as  formerly, 
take  a  distingoished  part  init.  Even  anon^ 
the  Heathen  there  has  repeatedly  been  dis- 
covered a  particalar  attention  to  the  Go- 
spel, the  readmg  of  which  has  produced 
good  impressions  on  some  of  them. 

The  Brole  Societystands  fast  ai^d  unshaken 
*on  the  rock  of  the  Divine  Word  itself,  which 
IS  appointed  to  be  preached  unto  all  naticnM 
^totvery  ncUion,  and  kindred,  and  iomfptm^ 
and  peqph;  and  it  marches  onward,  and 
girds  itself,  and  prospers  in  its  cause. 

The  sums  received  and  expended  by 
this  Society,  which  now  amount  to  millions 
of  roubles,  bear  ample  testimony  of  this* 


are  not  yet  satisfied. 

The  vigour  with  which  the  Societj 
prosecutes  its  various  undertakings^  re- 
lative  to  the  promulgation  of  the  Scrip-' 
tures,  in  the  different  lan^^ui^es  and 
dialects  spoken  in  the  Russian  Empire, 
will  appear  from  the  following  compen- 
dious statement : — 

Nine  editions  of  the  Modem-Ross  Psalter, 
each  consisting  of  10,000  copies,  hare  fol- 
lowed the  first  edition  of  15,000  copies, 
mentioned  in  your  last  Report  The  first 
edition  of  the  '£sthonian  iSible  on  stereo- 
type plates,  consisting  of  600P  copies,  has 
been  completed.  The  first  editions  of  the 
whole  New  Testament,  in  Mongolian,  Cal- 
rouc,  Ticheremissian,  and  Hordwashiapi, 
will  probably  leave  the  press  in  the  coune 
of  the  present  year:  the  Gospel  of  St. 
Matthew,  in  Zirian,and  the  Lettonian  Bible 
on  stereotype  plates,  have  considerably 
advanced ;  and  the  translation  of  tlie  Four 
Gospejs.  in  the  Ossitinian  Dialect,  is  under- 
going revision. 

Of  the  works  mentioned  in  your  last 
Report,  as  having  been  undertaken  by 
Dr.'Pinkerton  at  St  Petersburg,  your 
Committee  are  enabled  to  give  a  satis- 
factory account : — 

1.  ^e  Tartar-Turkish  Bible  has  ad- 
vanced in  the  printing,  at  Astrachan, 
nearly  to  the  end  of  the  Pentateuch. 

2.  Of  the  New  Testament  in  the  Mand* 
jnr-Chinese,  the  Gospel  of  St.  Matthew  is 
completed. 

3.  Of  the  Persian  Version  of  the  Old 
Testament,  the  greater  part  of  the  Penta> 
tench  has  been  completed,  and  is  alreacly 
undergoing  the  revision  of  the  Rev.  Pro- 
fessor Lee. 

4.  Of  the  Servian  Version,  the  New 
Testament  has  been  completed,  and  is  also 
under  revision. 

'  6.  Preparations  are  in  prcvress  at  Aa- 
trachan  for  printing  the  Old  Testsanent  a 
pure  Tartar. 


1088.]  ,    CONTIVSIIT. 

The  AuxiUariet  and  AaaociaUoiiSy  it 
appears  firom  the  Ninth  lUport  of  the 
Soaety,  amount  to  S67* 

The  Moscow  Societj  emubtes  the 
zeal  and  perseverance  of  the  Parent  In- 
stitution at  St.  Petersburg.  This  So- 
ciety has  finished  the  printing,  during 
the  last  jear,  of  5000  copies  of  the 
Modem  Buss  Psalter,  an  edition  of  the 
Slavonian  and  Buss  Testament,  together 
with  7000  copies  of  the  Polish  Bible  for 
tiie  use  of  Catholics;  and  has  completed 
a  rerj  important  edition'  of  5000  copies 
of  the  Bible  in  Ancient  Gredc  The 
number  of  copies  printed  hy  this  Society, 
since  its  foundation,  now  amounts  to 
STyOOa 

Your  Committee,  abstaining  from  en- 
tering more  at  large  upon  a  siurvey  of 
the  proceedings  of  the  Buasian  Aux- 
iliaries, will  Umit  themselves  to  the 
simple  statement,  that  these  Institu- 
tions, in  conjunction  with  the  Parent 
Sqciety  at  St.  Petersburg,  aided  by  the 
exertions  of  your  Agents  and  the  grants 
ofyour  Society,  have  advanced  &r  toward 
effecting  the  promulgation  of  the  Holy 
Scriptures,  in  more  than  thirty  lan- 
guages and  dialects.  Obstacles  to  the 
final  acceptance  of  some  of  these  Ver- 
sions will  probably  arise,  firom  the  un- 
civilised habits  and  roving  propensities 
of  the  tribes  or  nations  for  whose  use 
they  are  destined:  but  still  your  Com- 
mittee, observing  the  unremitting  zeal 
with  which  the  St.,  Petersburg  Com- 
mittee are  animated,  and  the  prompt 
and. vigorous  cooperation  with  which 
their  efforts  have  been  seconded  by  their 
fellow-countrymen,  indulge  with  con- 
fidence the  hope,  that  the  present  pre- 
paratory efforts  of  their  enterprising 
associates  may  be  rendered,  under  the 
direction  of  Providence,  subservient  to 
the  ultimate  extension  of  Christian 
Knowledge  to  the  inmost  recesses  of  Tar- 
tary  and  the  fiuthest  limits  of  Siberia. 

Your  Committee  have  only  further  to 
add,  under  this  division  of  their  Beport, 
that  the  Bev.  Drs.  Paterson  and  Hen- 
derson have  resigned  their  situations  as 
Agents  to  the  British  and  Foreign  Bible 
Sm^iety ;  *  and  are  now  engaged  in  the 
same  capacity  by  the  Bussian  Bible  So- 
ciety, with  which  they  have  been  so 
many  years  connected.  For  a  most 
gratefiil  and  satisfactory  testimony  of 
their  long  and  meritorious  services,  your 
Committee  with  pleasure  refer  to  an 
extract  from  the  Ninth  Beport  of  the 
Bussian  BibW  Society,  published  in  the 


*29 


Monthly  Extracts  of  OorreipQndence 
for  Februaxy  last  *. 

As  the  services  of  the  Bev.  Br.  Pinker« 
ton  were  deemed' to  be  more  neces* 
saxy  at  present  in  other  parts,  he,  though 
stiU  continuing  one  of  the  Foreign 
Agents  of  the  Society,  has  been  requested 
by  your  Committee  to  take  up  his  re- 
ridenciie,  for  the  present,  in  England; 
from  whence  he  will  visit  such  places 
and  Societies  abroad,  as  the  Committee 
may  find  to  require  his  attention ;  and, 
when  at  home,  he  will  assist  in  the 
business  of  the  Foreign  Department, 
^whidi  has  now  become  verj  extensive 
luid  arduous 

ITALY. 

The  Presses  at  Venice  have  fumbhed 
your  Committee  with  3700  Armenian 
Kew  Testaments  and  2000  copies  of  the 
Psalter;  all  of  which  have  been  for-  ' 
warded  to  Malta,  Smyrna,  and  Con- 
stantinople. 

SPAIN. 

The  Corresponding  Committee  of 
Gibraltar  have  found  means  to  circulate 
lio  less  than  3175  copies  of  the  Scrip-) 
tures :  of  these,  upward  of  1500  copies 
were  Spanish,  500  Italian,  and  400  Por- 
tuguese. At  Barcelona,  10,«00  copies 
of  the  S[>anish  New  Testament,  of  Fa- 
ther  Scio*s  Version,  have  been  printed. 

BOMAH  CATHOLICS. 

Your  Committee  will  next  briefly 
advert  to  the  labours  of  Doctor  Leander 
Van  Ess,  among  bis  Boman-Catholic 
Brethren. 

It  appears,  from  a  printed  document, 
published  at  Darmstadt  by  this  inde- 
fiitigable  advocate  of  your  cause,  in  Au« 
gust  1888,  that  he  had  circulated,  from 
Uic  commencement  of  his  operations  up 
to  May  of  the  same  year,  456,870  co^iies 
of  his  New  Testament ;  besides  8934 
copies  of  Luther's  German  Bible,  and 
a  number  of  copies  in  the  Greek,  LaUu, 
and  Hebrew  Languages.  His  ^pport- 
ers,  among  persons  of  his  own  religious 
persuasion,  were  on  the  increase  x  the  So- 
cietiesof  theNetherknds,  of  Geneva,  and 
of  Bremen,  had  collectively  contributed 
about  80011  to  his  funds ;  and,  i^ong 
the  donations  presented  to  him,  is  one 
firom  the  Prince  of  Thum  and  Taxis. 

The  fi>llowing  extract  of  a  Letter, 

•  TKil  •stracc  to 'ptlnVtd  at  pp. lS%,l»o£mn 

Vambcf  for  Mmrcb.-fiDlTORS. 


4M 


WBSTXSH  AVHtCA. 


bearing  iite  Feteuaiy  IKh  of  the  fne. 
sent  year,  from  this  diitiaguSshed  oo* 
a^jiitor,  whom  your  Committee  hove 
aided  bj  gtante  to  the  amount  of  600ti 
dvriDg  Uie  last  year,  will  be  listened  to 
withplosaure:*^ 

I  praise  Ood  for  the  raperieace  which 
my  «itend«d  coirespondeDee  affords  me, 
that  the  more  the  people  drink  from  the 
foantain  of  living  waters,  the  more  a  thirst 
for  them  increases  ;  and  (he  Lord  bas 
raised  up  many  Catholic  Cler^men,  who 
mroiaote  this  wnrk  with  eacfvy  and  spirit. 
How  wonderfttl  is  the  bve  ot  Ood  towanl 
wretchedand  sinfol  man !  From  all  qnartersi 
I  receive  encouraging  Letters,  written  bj 
Catholic  ClerKymen,  who*  approve  of  my 
exertions  and  struggles  in  the  Biblical 
Cause ;  but  I  exclaim,  with  the  Psalmist — 
Not  tmio  us,  0  Lord, nat  unto  us;  but  unio 
TAff  name  givt  Me  ghrif. 

'-  "    ■'   ■'■  "'  ■"-  •'•.r.'i 

•  tisae0tertt  Africa. 
%itm  leone. 

'  AUXTLIJRY  BIBLE  SOCiETY,  > 
Sixth  Jnmvertar^, 
This  Meeting  was  held  on  Mon- 
day,  the  24th  of  February ;  His 
Honour  the  Chief  Justice,  in  the 
absence  of  the* Governor,  in  the 
Chair. 

Movers  and  Seciwderi. 
Rer.  J.  Hoddlestone.  and  O.  Nicol,  Eaq.— 
Rot.  W.  Johnson,  and  J.  MacCormack,  Esq. 
--ReT.  G.  Idine,  and  Logan  Hook,  Esq.— 
Rev.  H.  Diiring,  and  Mr.  Philip  Vaagfaan— 
WjCole,  Esq.,  and  P.  Sawyer,  Esq^Rev. 
O.  ]>ne,  and  M.  Haffher,  Esq.— Mr.  Chrie- 
topher  Tiylor,  and  Mr.  James  Bonyer — Mr. 
T.  Davey^and  J.  Grant,  Esq.— and  the  Hon^ 
T.  &  Buckle^  and  the  Hon.  John  O'NeiU 
Walsh. 

This  List  revives  melancholy  re- 
flections. In  a  short  time  after  the 
Meeting,  many  who  thus  took  a 
share  in  iu  proceedings  were  cut  off 
by  death.  , 

State  •f  the  Pkmdt. 

From  the  Report  we  collect  the 
following  particulars : — 

The  total  anumot  of  Bibles  and  Tee- 
taments  received  from  the  Parent  Insti- 
BtJtntion  is  d9SL  3s.  9^^  and  that  of 
Bemittances  6061.  6«.  8if. ;  leavinpp  b 
haJahce  in  tavour  of  the  Society  of 
S15/:  16#.  Id. 

The  Receipts  of  the  Year,  iacludhig 
a  halance  of  64/.  Is.  in  hand,  have  been 
198/.  18f.  8d. ;  and  the  £xpenditui« 
1832.  ISf.,  of  which  ISOi:  was  remitted 


[ocrt 

^  the  Parent  Society,  faaTiilg  a  balinee 
inhaadof  10li3s.8cf. 
Supply  and  Beneficial  Use  of  the  Serfpiwret^ 

'  The  circulation  of  the  year  was 
151  Bibles  and  184  Testaments, 

On  the  general  supply  and  vse  of 
the  Scriptures*  the  statements  of 
the  Report  will  be  read  with  plea* 
sure: — 

Personal  visitation  has  been  a  partt- 
eular  object  of  attention.  In  Tisiting 
7354  individuals,  the  patties  could  not 
expect  to  find  every  minute  circum* 
stance  pleamng  and  satialactory.  The 
details  will,  however,  shew, 'that  many 
are  in  poesessioQ  of  the  Sacred  Volume^ 
who  can  read  it  to  their  own  edification 
and  comlbrt;'and  that  many  more  are 
desirous  of  learning  to  read,  and.  of  pos- 
sessing THAT  BOOK,  which,  Under  the 
Divine  teaching,  will  lead  them,  into  all 
truth. 

It  afforded  mudi  pleasnreto  the  viai- 
tors,  to  find,  among  the  persons  vinted 
in  Freetown,  its  Yicmity,  and  the  re* 
spective  Towns  in  the  Mountains,  via. 
—Regent,  Gloucester,  Leopold,  Char* 
lotte,  Batburst,  and  Ki^ey,  1908 
Readers,  679  Bibles,  and  561  Testa, 
ments;  and  that  there  were  still  de- 
mands  for  SSl  Bibles,  and  610  TesU- 
ments. 

Among  the  readers  thev  fbund  als9 
567  Prayer-Books,  and  inquiries  for 
1984  more. 

The  exertions  of  the  visitors  have 
fiimished  your  Committee  with  fame 
Imowledfle  of  the  happy  results  of  your 
fi>rmer  distributions  of  the  Word  of 
God. 

Multitudes,  in  this  Colony,  search  the 
Scriptures ;  and  have  been  led  to  revere 
their  Author,  and  to  acquiesce  in  His 
will:  they  have  found  His  service, 
which  is  the  delight  of  Angels,  perfect 
freedom.  Under  the  teaching  of  the 
Holy  Ghost,  the  Bible  has  led  many-of 
them,  and  Uieir  children,  to  the  know- 
ledge of  those  laws,  statutes,  and  judg. 
ments,  which  the  Jews  used  to  'inscribe 
upon  their  door-posts,  and  vchich  God 
has  promised  to  write  upon  the  hearts 
of  Christians*  Many,  again,  are  seardk- 
ing  the  Scriptures  expressly  to  scmiaint 
themselves  with  the  Saviour  of  the 
World,  and  the  way  to  obtain  eternal 
life  hj  Him. 

This  is,  surely,  an  abundant  recom- 
pense for  all  the  exertions  which  hate 
been  made.  '     '    , 


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OTMIlUltl  IbM* 


,QA%nMn  SB4U 


4^1 


SABEPT^ 

UNiTED  BRBTHRSN.  < 
^  Deairuciive  ConJlagraiioH, 
Under  the  head  of  Sarepta,  in  the 
Annual  Sarvey,  the  Reader  will 
have  Been  the  state  and  progress  of 
Missionary  Exertions  in  connection' 
with  this  Settlement  of  the  Brethren. 
It  was  formed  in  1765^  b^  Five  Bre- 
thren from  Herrnhut,  m  the  hope 
of  its  becoming  the  means  of  bring- 
ing the  neighbouring  Tartar  Tribes 
to  the  knowledge  of  the  Truth :  the 
attempts^  however,  made  for  this 
purpose,  during  fifty  years,  did  not 
prove  successful  I  but  a  renewed 
effort,  in  1815,  has  been  blessed  to 
the  gathering  of  a  small  flock  of 
Calumcs,  who  encamp  in  the  plains 
adjoming  Sarepta.  Tlie  inhabitants 
of  tba  Settlement  itself  have  in- 
crtaied,  by  degrees,  to  nearly  500« 

In  this  state  of  the  Settlement,  a 
great  calamity  has  been  permitted 
by  Frovidenee  to  fall  on  the  Bre- 
thren, which  n  thus  described  in  a- 
Circular,  addressed,  by  the  £ldefs' 
Conference  of  the  Unity,  to  the 
Ccngregattona  and  Friends  of  the 
Brethren : — 

It  has  pleased  the  Lord  our  God,  whose 
ways  ate  often  iDscnitable,  but  always 
righteous  and  full  of  love^  to  visit  our 
Congregation  at  Sarepta  with  a  vexy 
heavy  disaster. 

On  tite  9th  of  August,  about  one 
o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  a  Fire  broke  out 
in  one  of  the  out-housea  of  the  Tobacco 
Manufiietoiy ;  and,  as  all  those  premises 
were  built  of  wood,  and  by 'the  long-con- 
tinued drought  and  heat  had  become 
like  tinder,  the  flames  spread  with  such 
rapidity  that  all  human  help  proved  vain : 
and,  in  the  short  space  of  fbur-bours- 
and-a-half|  the  Shops,  with  all  the  build- 
inga  belonging  to  the  Manufactory,  the 
Apothecary's  Shop,  the  large  l>istillery^ 
the  Warden's  House,  the  two  large 
Houses  of  the  Single  Brethren  with  all 
their  Aops  and  farming  premises,  and 
S4  IhreUbiflf.Houses,  comprising  three- 
fourths  of  the  whole  Settlement,  were 
^laid  in  ashes. 

Thus  98  Families  all  Ch^  Single  Bre^ 
thren,  70  in  number,  and  «bout  20  Fa- 


milies of  Wotknen  and  8entat%  warn 
bereft  of  their  habiUtionS. 

When  the  Fire  bsd  reached  the  most 
dangerous  places  between  the  Single 
Brethren's  House  and  the  doselT^ad* 
joining  out*  buildings  of  the  Ministez'v 
House,  it  pleased  God  to  grant  success 
tp  the  unwearied  exertions  of  those  whor 
came  to  our  assistance  <  and  to  put  a  stop .. 
to  the  progress  of  the  devouring  ele-  [ 
ment  t  otherwise,  in  half-an-hour  more,  >' 
the  whole  SettLnnent  of  Sarepta  would 
have  been  converted  into  a  mdaaehdy 
heap  of  ruins,  and  all  its  inhabitants  left 
without  A  home. 

Bii^op  Benjamin  Reichel,  writing 
from  the  spot  on  the  14th  of  Au- 
gust, gives  these  further  particu- 
lars : — 

Our  Gracious  God,  who  found  it  need- 
ful to  treat  us  with  paternal  severity, 
would  yet,  according  to  the  pinrposes  of 
His  love,  not  lay  a  heavier  burden  upon 
us  than  we  were  able  to  bear,  but  pre- 
served to  us  our  beautiful  Church,  and 
so  many  Dwelling-Houses,  that,  on  the 
10th  of  August,  aU  the  inhabitants,  both 
members  of  the  Congr^^tion  and  stran- 
gers, could  be  provided  with  a  place  of 
refuge.  The  Single  Brethren  removed 
into  the  Church,  uie  Single  Sisters  sup- 
plying  them  with  victuids ;  and  all  the 
rest  of  the  suflerers  were  likewise  fur-  . 
nished  with  food  and  lodging. 

Our  worthy  Brother  WuUschlegel, 
master  of  one  of  the  manufactories  be- 
longing to  the  shop,  anxious  to  save  as 
much  of  the  property  as  possible^  ex- 
posed himself  too  long  to  the  flames ; 
and  was  burnt  to  such  a  degree,  that  he 
departed  this  life  two  days  after.  An 
aged  Single  Sister,  Sophia  Fxante,  a 
servant  in  the  -Inn,  escaped  into  the 
street  without  harm ;  but  the  fright  had 
such  an  effect  upon  her,  that  she.died  of 
a  fit  in  the  street.  Br.  Hopf  has  assisted 
us,  in  harbouring  the  fkmilies  of  the 
Brethren  Nitsehman  and  Langerfeld; 
and  indeed  aU,  who  have  retained  their 
houses,  have  most  cheerflilly  accommo- 
dated the  poor  sufferers  in  the  best 
manner. 

That,  whidi  most  of  all  comforts  us 
in  this  state  of  deep  distress  and  afflic- 
tion, is,  that  the  whole  Congregation, 
with  one  voice  acknowledges  and  con- 
fesses, "We  have,  indeed,  deserved  this 
severe  chastisement ;  butthe  Lord,  who 
has  inflicted  it,  is  our  gracious  God  and 
Saviour, who  will  heal  the  wound,  SndVet 


488  CASPIAN  sftA.— *tirolA 

aiaktf  wmUm  W»  meveiAil  purpuoerto- 
ward  Sarepta."  In  ererj  eountfloapoe. 
humble  cheerftilnest,  ramffiiatioii,  and 
ihankfiiljieta  for  the  marvelhrns  help  Ihat 
He  has  afforded  us,  are  depicted ;  and 
what  the  lips  utter,  is  confirmed  by 
gmteftil  tears. 

Considering  the  ftirious  and  rapid 
psogreas  of  the  flames,  it  is  surprising 
how  much  has  been  saved  of  goods  be- 
longing to  individuals,  and  other  effects  $ 
though  very  much,  indeed,  has  been 
consumed.  The  total  loss  is  immense, 
and  cannot  at  present  be  calculated ;  but 
the  Lord  has  done  it !  He  is  almighty 
to  help  in  time  of  need ;  and  He  will 
shew  us  by  what  means  help  is  to  be 
obtaiiied. 

We  are  sure,  that,  on  the  receipt  of 
this  mournful  intelligence,  compassion 
and  active  benevolence  will  be  excited 
in  the  breasts  of  all  our  Brethren  and 
Sisters.  That  all  the  inhabitanU  of  Sa- 
repta,  notwithstanding  their  extraordi- 
nary exertions  and  the  excessive  heat, 
are  well,  and  continue  with  unwearied 
courage  and  strengilu  to  assist  in  extin- 
guishing the  fire,  which  still  on  the  l4th 
was  smothering  or  blazing  up  in  num- 
berless places  among  the  ruins,  is  to  be 
ascribed  to  the  mercy  of  our  gracious 
Saviour  alone.  Our  worthy  neighbour, 
Mr.  Popow  of  Otrade,  who  hastened  to 
our  relief  with  forty  of  his  tenants,  and 
gave  the  best  orders  and  mantuil  assist^ 
ance,  was  made,  under  God,  the  instru- 
ment  of  saving  our  Church  and  the  few 
houses  which  remain  in  the  place.  May 
God  reward  him  for  it ! 

It  is  added,  by  the  Elders*  Con. 
ference — • 

The  above  is  all  that  we  know,  as  yet, 
of  this  dreadful  calamity. 

Bui  as  touchmg  hroikirfy  iove^  dear 
Brethren  and  Sisters,  ye  nfed  fiol  thai 
we  wriie  tmio  yoir,  for  pe  yourselvtt  are 
iaughi  of  God  to  Jove  one  amiktr,  £ver 
since  He,  who  is  the  Divine  Author  of 
our  Brotherly  Union  and  Covenant,  on 
the  1 3  th  of  August,  17279  baptized  our 
first  brethren  with  the  Spirit  of  Love, 
that  spirit  has,  through  His  mercy, 
reigned  among  us,*  notwithstanding  all 
our  failings  and  imperfections.  We  have 
felt  oursdves  closely  united  together, 
as  members  of  one  body,  of  which 
Christ  is  the  Head;  and  if  one  member 
suffered,  all  have  suffered  with  it. 

Of  this,  ample  evidence  has  been  af- 
forded in  the  earlier  periods  of  our  His. 


WITHIN  THB  OAVOBS.  (oCT* 

tory,  at  the  time  of  the  emigration 
from  Hermhaag  and  the  burning  of  our 
Settlement  at  Neusaltz ;  and,  morere* 
cently,  by  occasion  of  the  destructive 
fire  at  Gndenfi:ey  and  the  damage  done 
during  the  war  at  Neuwied  and  Gnaden* 
berg.  To  those  great  misfortunes,  which 
we  have  experienced,  belongs  also  the 
late  dreadful  conflagration  at  Sarepta. 

Let  us,  therefore,  cry  mightily  to  our 
God  and  Saviour,  that  He  would  re- 
fresh by  His  consohitions  the  hearts  of 
our  poor  suffering  Brethren,  and  the 
whole  deeply-afflicted  Congr^ation  in 
that  remote  r^ion  4)n  the  borden  of 
Asia,  and  give  them  faith  and  confidence 
in  Him.  Our  own  hearts  will  dicUte 
to  us,  what  we  may  do  for  their  assist- 
ance ;  and  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Love, 
will  strengthen  our  hands  to  exert  our- 
selves in  their  behalf. 

In  the  fellowshi}!  of  Jesus,  we  salute 
you,  aa  your  faithful  and  affectionate 
Brethren. 

Mr.  Latrobe  adds,  in  a  Note  to 
the  Circular,  that,  on  the  17th  of 
August,  the  Single  Brethren  having 
been  otherwise  accommodated,  the 
Congregation  met  for  the  first  time 
after  the  Fire  in  tliair  fhurch,  to 
offer  up  praise  toGod  for  His  nierc^. 

A  Subscription  has  been  opened 
for  the  relief  of  the  suffiniDg  Con- 
gregation. 

gtiHiii  loltlbin  t|e  <Satigr«. 

MEEEUT. 

CHURCH  MlSSIOlfjiRY  SOCIETY. 
State  of  the  Native  Chrietimu. 
The  Rev.  Henry  Fisher,  Chaplain 
at  Meerut,  iil  a  Letter  to  the  Kev. 
Daniel  Corrie,  gives  the  following 
pleasing  view  of  the  character  and 
employment  of  the  Native  Chris- 
tians at  that  Station : — 

Although  I  have  not  much  to  com- 
municate respecting  the  state  of  my 
Native  Flock,  yet  your  Letter  just  re- 
ceived  calls  for  the  required  acknow- 
ledgment; and  I  will  avail  myself  of  a 
leisure  hour  to  meet  your  wishes.  I 
have  hesitated,  for  the  last  few  weeks, 
whether  to  address  you  on  the  subject 
or  no ;  lest  I  should  seem  to  attach  too 
much  importance  to  my  day  of  small 
things,  or  be  yielding  to  too  sanguine 
expectations  of  success,  unwarrantfd  by 


w«0 

circumstaBoes,  <utA  of  the  fUlacj  of 
which  exptf^kbon  hte  so  oftetf  eotiTiiiced 
ne. 

I  think  you  have  been  informed  of 
the  fiiiluife  of  the  plan  which  L  proposed 
Ifo  act  upon  (in  May  I820X  of  gathering 
together  my  little  flock  of  Converts  into 
one  place,  owi£ff  to  the  exorbitant  de- 
mand for  rent  (and  that  without  any 
security  of  continued  possession)  by  the 
Mahomedan  proprietor  of  the  spot  of 
tfround  selected.  The  idea,  howetrer, 
has  been  re¥ii^  in  my  mind  lately,  by 
the  discovery  of  A  Very  cOnvoiient 
(though  smaB)  butogalow,  with  a  roomy 
impound  arocmd;  situated  within  the 
waDs  of  Meetut,  and  close  to  the  little 
toota  over  the  gateway  where  my  Na- 
tive Converts  harve  hitherto  been  per- 
mitted to  reside.  Hereis  every  convex 
irience  that  we  can  desire.  It  is  some- 
tiling  like  the  Kuttra  at  Agra,  in  point 
df  aceoipmodfdliott ;  and  if  Mr.  Bowley 
will  sell  it  .to  us  on  terms  witfaStt  our 
nefns  Of  purchase,  of  which  there  can 
be  ho  doubt,  a  sufficient  subscription 


INDIA  Wl^nnf  Tttl^  OAKGftS.  4j^ 

lilng  to  make  fbeih  iff  Ghit^Mans,  and' 
the  whole  party  Ymv^  wjthdnwn  them;, 
selves:  the  only  reason  is,  that  he  had 
riiaved  his  beard;  which  had  been  done 
merely  as  an  act  of  mourning  for  sdbe 
near  relatMn.  I'facy  might  have  heard- 
of  his  reading  his  Bible,  and  of  iris 
<ionstattt  attendance  at  my  house  on 
Sundays;  but* I  can  scarcely  imagine 
that  this  would  have  h&d  su(ih  influence, 
^Ace  they  kneii^  of  it  before  he  began 
the  Sdioolt  r  regret  the  loss  of  the 
poor  Boys :  they  were  making  great  im. 
provement:  however,  we  must  try  again. 
Matthew  still  remains  here,  in  appa- 
rent r^ection  from  duty  as  a  soUlier; 
but  receives  his  pay,  through  the  Bri- 
gade Major.  His  conduct  is  exem- 
pUry;  and*  I  do  not  tlUnk  a  mbre  up- 
right and  fkithfhl  disdple  could  enify 
be  found.  He  takes  great  pains  in 
studying  the  Scriptures,  coming  to  me 
when  he  finds  a  difllculty ;  and  occupies 
his  time  in  a  variety  of  ways  to  be 
usef\il  to  the  Ifissionary  Cause.  Cu- 
rious inquirers  often  visit  him ;'  aiid'fae. 


will  easily  be  obtained  amon^  my  friends  ^recently,  visits  the  gaol,  where  he  reads 


here.  The  Christian  FamFlies  may  re- 
flStle  there  in  comfort,  and  regular  Wor- 
ship be  daily  enjoyed  among  th«lm- 
selves,  a  School  probably  established, 
fltod  be  within  reach  to  attend  on  the 
Sftbbath  at  my  house. 
'•Our  Hlfldoostsnee  Service,  on  Suit^^ 
days,  in  the  hot  weather,  ia  at  ten 
o'clock  in  the  morning;  and,  in  the 
cold  "Season,  at  two  o'doek — my  other 
Church  Duties  to  my  European  Con- 
gregation not  allowing  any  other  hour. 

The  Native  Congregation  consists  of 
Mooneef,  Bdiadur,  Matthew  Phiroodeen 
and  his  wife,  fifteen  Portuguese  Women 
(most  of  them  married  to  Soldiers  in 
one  or  other  of  H.  M.*s  Regiments ; 
sometimes  their  husbands  accompany 
them),  two  or  three  of  my  servants ;  and 
A  Seik  with  his  wife  and  fiunily  (his 
name  is  Bilsook),  who  have  been  candi- 
dates for  baptism  for  some  time,  and 
whom  I  propose  admitting  into  our 
dhurch  on  Whit.Sunday. 

Dilsook  had  a  G»chool  consisting  often 
children:  they  were  of  a  low  caste 
(but  Dilsook  himself  is  a  Gooroo),  and 
I  thin'k  the  fiiitest  and  most  promising 
children  that  I  have  seen,  quite  intelli- 
gent and  industrious ;  but,  strange  to 
say,  we  have  lost  them  aU.  The  parenU 
of  the  children,  about  three  weeks  ago, 
took  up  the  idea  that  Bilaook  wae  plan- 
On.  18^3. 


the  Gospels  to  those  who  inantleift  any 
wiffingnesS  to  hear  him. 
'  Oommed,  aa  yod  know,  wtk  cdm- 
vineed  of  the  troth  of  Christianity,  whHe 
living  as  a  servant  with  Moon^;  and 
was  baptized  by  you  ait  Calcutta.  Re 
is  occupied,  from  ihoming  to  nifjht, 
daily,  in  reading  the  Scriptures  to  the 
Native  Women  in  the  soldiers*  huts, 
and  in  teaching  their  children.  He  bie- 
baves  very  steadily,  and  seems  to  in- 
crease in  devotedness  and  seaL  I  like 
him  much,  and  consider  him  as  icqui*' 
sition. 

Mooneef  is  still  with  me,  but  I  must 
part  with  him  as  a  moonshee.  I. feel 
anxious  to  obtain  for  him  some  perma* 
nent  employ  if  possible,  so  as  to  kee|i^ 
Um  near  me.  It  wUl  be  a  benefit  to 
him ;  and  he  is  useful,  ina  variety  of 
ways,  to  the  Missionary  Cause. 

Behadur  is  at  Meerut;  and  visits, 
from  time  to  time,  the  neighbouring 
villages,  to  read  the  Scriptures  to  those 
that  wiU  hear  him.  Sometimes  he  is- 
kindly  wdcomed  and  treated  with  re^ 
spect  t  at  other  places,  he  is  hooted  and 
pelted  awa>  His  behaviour,  on  these 
occasions,  has  often  struck  me  with  sur- 
prise and  admiration.  Some  weeks  ago, 
I  sent  him  to  a  great  Mela  at  Gonna-, 
teesur,  with  a  number  of  copies  of  the 
Gospel  He  went  into  the  uidsl  of  Ihe 
SK 


4M 


IIIDtA  WITHIN  TBJI  OAVOJM. 


throng,  and  cdled  aloud— '^  Who  will 
come  and  hear  me  read  these  H0I7 
Books,  which  I  have  in  my  hand?" 
Sev«rai  people  crowded  round  him,  and 
aaked  if  he  was  a  physician.  He  told 
them  that  he  had  niedicine.  in  his  poa* 
session,  that  would  heal  their  souls  of 
the  disease  of  sin,  and  every  good  thing 
was  contained  in  that  book.  Thej  told, 
him  to  read  it;  which  he  did  with  a 
bold  and  audible  voice,  and  vast  numbers 
■topped  to  listen ;  some  of  whom  went 
^waj,  others  crowded  up  to  beg  that  the 
book  might  be  given  to  them.  In  this 
way  he  distributed  about  300,  and  could 
easily  have  found  eager  candidates  for 
three  times  the  numl^r. 

I  took  Behadur  with  me  on  my  jour- 
ney  to  Cawnpore*  when  I  travelled  to 
meet  Mrs.  Fisher  and  my  niece  in- their 
way  up  from  .Calcutta.  I  loaded  a  camel 
with  Gospels,  for  the  purpose  of  distri- 
bution. Our  mode  ^as  to  visit  the  dif- 
ferent  Schools,  where  any  were  to  be 
found :  if  not,  to  find  out  some  favourite 
pUce  of  flenexal  resort,  where  we  hap- 
pened to  halt;  and  to  read,  and  offer  as 
gifts  to  those  who  could  read  for  them- 
selves, the  glad  tidings  of  salvation. 
We  returned  by  Agra,  Miittra,  and 
Delhi;  and^  of  course,  exhausted  our 
stock  of  books. 

Behadur  visited  Kutowlee,  to  remain 
during  the  continual  ebb  and  flow  of 
the  tide  of  pilgrims  who  frequent 
Hurdwar,  and  which,  as  you  know,  con- 
sists  of  gathering  thousands  upon  thou- 
sands from  all  parts  of  India.  Kutowlee 
is  a  large  and  populous  town,  directly 
on  the  high  road,  and  opportunities  of 
usefulness  are  frequent  upon  these  occa- 
sions. He  returned  a  few  days  ago. 
.  Interesting  incidents  occur  from  day 
to  day ;  but  which  it  does  not  appear 
necessary  to  communicate,  except  to 
assure  you,  that  they  afford  me  the 
strongest  encouragement  to  believe, 
that  He,  who  has  Si  things  at  his  sove- 
reign  disposal,  has  a  witness  in  the 
hearts  of  thousands  around  me  to  the 
truth  of  the  Bible*  I  am  aware  that 
the  prevalent  spirit  of  mere  idle  curiosity 
among  the  people  is  no  satisfactory  evi- 
dence of  that  Berean  zeal,  which  would 
hww  the  docirine,  whether  ii  he  indeed 
ef  Gad:  yet  I  omnot  help  thinking 
tnat  it  argues  improvement — something 
of  .an  awakening  from  their  national 
apathy ;  and,  in  the  midst  of  many  dis- 
c^uragementf,  my  hopes  still  live. 


AOibA* 


ifiet* 


CHURCH  MI&SIONAMY  80CISTT, 
Letter /rom  4hdool  Meeaeeh  te  Rev,  DcaM 

Come* 
The  following  extracts  of  this  Let- 
ter, which  was  dated  Sept.  5,  tS^2, 
wili  gratify  our  Readers.  The  name 
of  this  venerable  Native  Missionary 
has  been  long  endeared  to  them. 

I  your  unworthy  Scholar,  according 
to  your  desire,  submit  an  account  of  the 
affairs  of  the  Church  at  Agra. 

By  the  favour  of  the  Lord^  Je8U» 
Christ,  all  the  Hindoostanee  and  English 
Christians  at  Agra  continue  to  pass  Uieir 
time,  as  usual,  with  thanksgiving.  Seve* 
ral  persons  have  £dlen  asleep  in  the 
Lord  Jesus,  of  whom  I '  will  give  a 
separate  account. 

In  the  first  place,  I  will  give  you  an 
account  of  our  Public  Worship.  Morn- 
ing and  Evening  Prayers  are  attended  by 
SI  m^and  2S  women  daily;  and,  oa 
Sunday,  by  the  grace  of  God«  the  whole 
PUce  of  Worship  is  filled,  and  often  it 
will  not  contain  all  who  attend.  When 
General  Shouldham  comes  from  Muttra 
to  Agra,  he  and  his  Lady,  and^all  the 
Christians  who  attend  him,  come  to  our 
Place  of  Worship  ;  and  when  the  Board 
of  Commissioners  was  here,  and  when 
the  Judge  of  Circuit  held  his  Court  here» 
all  the  writers  belonging  to  them  a^ 
tended  Public  Worship ;  and  many 
Hindoos  and  Mussulmans  come  occa- 
sionally,  as  if  to  see  what  is  going  on. 

Since  my  return  to  Agra  five  men  and 
five  women  (Hindoos)  have  been  ad- 
mitted, by  baptism,  to  the  profession  of 
Christians.  Forty  persons  reside  in  the 
Kuttra-r-i3men,  16  women,  six  grown 
children,  and  five  little  ones  :  and  gene- 
rally whatever  Christians  conae  to  this 
city,  they  lodge  in  the  Kuttra ;  and  often 
so  many  strangers  arrive,  that  there  is  a 
scarcity  of  room  for  them.  On  account  of 
the  excessively  heavy  rains,  there  has 
not  been  opportunity  to  build  houses  in 
the  newly.purchased  ground  adjoining 
the  Kuttra,  for  dwellings  for  the  resident 
Christians ;  for  it  is  Mr.  Wright^s  in- 
tention to  erect  houses  there  for  the 
Christians,  that  the  sjio^'e  about  the 
Church  may  remain  clear,  and  that  there 
may  be  room  for  the  buggies  and  car. 
riu[es  of  th^se  that  attendT 

Mr.  Cannor  is  de4d ;  ahd  Goxgeen 
Beg  and  three  women  .of  the  Kuttim 
are  fidlen  asleep  in  Christ*    Gorgeea 


T823.]  INDIA  WITHITf 

yiea  £ed  rejoicfiig  and  praifling  God ; 
mnd  the  tiiree  women  seemed  to  exceed 
one  another  in  their  confidence  in  the 
liord  Jeaus,  at  the  time  of  death. 

Through  the  goodness  of  God,  Brother 
Bimon  arrived  here  on  the  1  st  of  Septem- 
ber :  I  was  greatly  r^oiced  to  see  him  s 
I  had  no  hope  that  I  should  again  hehold 
him  in  this  life :  he  has  been  laid  up 
with  severe  fever  these  two^days:  I 
hope  in  God,  that  this  illness,  arising 
fh>m  fiitigue,  maj  speedily  be  removed. 
Gabriel  remains  employed  in  the  School. 
The  Rev.  Mr.  MiU  has  arrived  at  Delhi, 
and  is  expected  here  in  a  few  days. 

Thirty.five  children  attend  the  School 
—three  the  children  of  Mussulmans,  17 
of  Hindoos,  and  15  of  Christians. 

My  own  state  is  briefly  this :  for  some 
months'  I  continued  afflicted  in  several 
ways ;  and  a  boil  gathered  in  my  back, 
from  which  severalpounds  of  flesh  were 
cut:  all  my  friends  were  .scarcely  able 
to  look  at  it,  and  were  pc^.^uuded'that  I 
should  hardly  recover.  For  fifteen  days 
'  I  lay  without  motion,  and  could  eat  or 
drink  nothing.  The  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
ffranted  me  a  new  life,  like  as  he  raised 
XAzarus  firom  the  Jtomb ;  and,  by  His 
mercy,  the  wound  too  is  healed:  on 
the  S5th  of  last  month  I  bathed,  for  the 
first  time  since  my  illness ;  but  still  am 
so  weak,  that  I  cannot  rise  without  a 
staff*.  On  account  of  this  severe  illness, 
I  have  failed  for  some  time  in  writing 
to  you. 

The  black  English  Shawl  which  you 
8ent)Teached  me ;  and,  with  many  thanks, 
I  made  a  turban  of  it.  A  parcel  contain, 
ing  the  First  Book  of  Moses  and  some 
Poetry  of  Fuez  Messeeh  duly  arrived. 
On  beholding  the  beautifully-printed 
book,  I  was  exceedingly  rejoiced.  Praise 
to  God,  that  my  Pastor  Henry  Martyn's 
labours  in  the  cause  of  religion  are  so 
published  abroad,  that  profit  results  to 
many,  and  will  extend  &r  and  wide ; 
for  this  Translation  is  intelligible  to  all. 
'.  I  beg  the  favour  of  you,  when  you 
write  to  England,  or  when  Mr.  Sherer 
goes,  to  send  my  humble  respects  and 
Christian  love  to  the  Rev.  Mr.  Pratt 
and  the  Rev".  Mr.  Simeon.  My  respects 
to  Mr.  Sherer,  and  your  Lady,  and  her 
Mpther ;  and  my  blening  to  the  phil- 
dren  Anna  and  Laura. 

Now,  may  the  grace  of  the  Lord  Je- 
ms Christ,  and  the  love  of  God,  and 
the  fellowship  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be 
with  you  and  with  ut  all  I    , 


Tits  OAKOS^.  4S5 

BOMBAY. 

JMERICJN  BOARD  OF  MISSIONS. 


TfTB  following  Ciroolar  hai  been 
issued  by  the  American  Misno- 
naries  at  this  Station. 

We,  the  undersigned  Missionaries, 
b^  leave  to  solicit  your  favourable  con- 
sideration and  patronage  of  the  follow- 
ing objects :  viz. — 

The  erection  of  a  Public  Building,  for 
the  two-fold  purpose  of  imparting  in- 
struction, both  religious  and  literary,  to 
the  Native  Population  of  Bombay .  The 
body  of  the  building  contemplated,  is  to 
be  35  feet  by  60;  with  a  veranda  10 
feet  wide,  on  each  side,  and  also  at  the 
end  fronting  the  public  road.  The  body 
of  the  building  will  acconmiodate  an  as- 
sembly for  Christian  Wordiip;  and  the 
verandas  will  accommodate  two  or 
three  of  our  Native  Free-Schools.  A 
valuable  piece  of  ground,  in  a  very  eli- 

Sible  part  of  the  Native  Town,  near  the 
oiise  of  the  late  Mahomed  Alii  Khan, 
is  already  secured.  Our  Schools  have, 
for  years,  been  organized  and  in  opera- 
tion ;  to  which  such  accommodations,  as 
are  here  proposed,  would  be  of  immcidi- 
ate  and  important  use.  A  Native  Au- 
dience, also,  has,  for  considerable  time, 
been  in  attendance  on  Christian  Wor- 
ship; but  under  very  great  disadvan- 
tages, for  want  of  such  a  building  as  is 
now  contemplated :  and  our  Mission  has 
been  in  operation  for  about  eight  years, 
and  is  now  able  to  conduct  Public  Wor- 
ship in  several  of  the  native  languages. 

Under  such  circiunstances,  no  argu- 
ments, it  is  presumed,  are  necessary  to 
show  the  desirableness  and  'very  great 
importance  of  providing  such  a  building 
without  any  further  delay;  as  such  a  mea- 
sure, even  at  a  miich  earlier  stage  ofMis- 
sionary  Operations,has  almost  universally 
been  considered  as  a  matter  of  course': 
and  especially,  as  at  each  of  the  other 
Presidencies  there  have  been,  for  years, 
several  similar  buildings  erected  by  the 
Christian  Benevolence  of  those  Presi- 
dencies; whereas,  no  such  building  has 
e^ex  yet  been  erected  for  the  instruc- 
tion of  the  Natives  of  Bombay. 

A  Plan  of  the  building  has  been  drawn 
by  an  able  architect;  and  its  expense, 
exclusive  of  the  purchase  of  the  ground, 
estimated  at  about  8000  rupees;  and  the 
building   is   already  commenced.    Tp 


Mtf 


IpVDIA  WITBIV  TAS  OAVeif . 


meet  tbitezpMie«*fM  now  take  the  li- 
bertjof  soUdting  the  charitable  aid  of  the 
Friends  of  Christianit  j  andEducation  in 
India ;  aodaludi  feel  much  aaslited  and 
encouraged  bjwhaieirer^ou&iayieefit 
toaubMfibe  to  thia  bmievolentJUidGhria. 
4ianObjeQk,wbich,  itia  fti%  betieved^wili 
contribute,in  books  hHinble  degree, to  the 
grand  cauae  of  Chnstianitj  and  litera- 
tvae  in  thia  countiy. 

MADEA& 

cBuncff  MissioNjnr  socibtt. 
¥rom  the  Fifth  Report  of  the 
Madras  Corresponding  Commiitee, 
and  various  communications  from 
the  Missiouaries,  we  shall  extract, 
ID  the  present  Number  and  in  the 
next  Surrey,  all  theimportont  par- 
ticulars in  rehition  to  the  South- 
India  Mission. 

Periiaut  y<^age  of  MfUtionariet. 

It  was  Stated  at  p.  S7^  of  the 
Sun^y,  that  the  Missionaries  who 
jtailed  for  India  in  the  Agincourt, 
(Messrs.  Sawyer ,  Maisch,  and 
Reichardt)  had  a  ver^  dangerous 
passage.  Some  particulars  have 
l>een  sent  home  by  Mr.  Reichardt, 
which  we  here  extract,  as  they 
shew  in  what  ^nanner  the  Servants 
of  Ghn9t  lure  enabled  to  meel  tho«e 
perils  to  which  they  are  expos^. 

Having  entered  the  Nortli.We8t 
Tradewlnd,  we  aaSed  on  rapidlj ;  and, 
on  the  6th  of  July,  were  opposite  Table 
Bay.  It  was  here  the  winter  season ; 
and  the  wind  \Aew  fresher,  the  more 
eastward  we  came.  On  the  eth,  we 
were  opposite  Algoa  Bay;  and  only 
£0  miles  from  the  coast,  of  Africa.  Here 
we  encountered  a  violent  storm. 

At  8  A«  icof  that  day,  we  bad  just 
sat  down  to  brealdaat,  when  the  wind 
increased  so  much  and  the  sea  ran  so 
high,  that  the  ship  was  tossed  ^bout 
like  a  little  boat.  A  violent  wave  filled 
the  cuddy  with  water ;  and  we  wcjre 
all  obliged  to  flee  to  our  cabins  t  I  fbuna 
ours  three  inches  under  water.  The 
motion. of  the  ship  began  now  to  he 
quite  terrible.  I  was  thrpw^t  iegm  one 
comer  of  ^he  cabin  to  another.  The 
waveacame  on  like  mountains— roaring, 
and  breaking  themselves  on  the  decK ; 
and  the  wind  howled  frightfully  in  the 
rilling.     The  sails  were  immftdiatety 


t^eo  in,  and  the  ship  left  to  the 
mexcj  of  Almighty  God  and  the  puxzle 
of  the  wild  biUowa-  The  seamen  stood 
almost  constanUj  up  to  their  breasts  in 
water,  and  were  often  in  danger  of 
being  thrown  overboard  by  the  violence 
of  the  enraged  waves* 

Our  Cabin  was  our  Bethel.  There 
we  implored  ibe  mercy  of  God^  and 
surrendered  ourselves  unto  Christ  for 
life  or  death — pleaded  the  promiaeB 
given  to  His  aervants  in  trouble — and 
prfiyed  to  be  spared  from  an  unUmely 
end. 

It  was  now  ten  o^dock;  and,  at  thai 
time,  it  seemed  as  if  the  elements  had 
conspired  together  for  our  destructiom 
for  the  storm  was  now  ,  tremendous. 
Some  very  strong  waves  struck  the 
stem  of  the  ship,  and  broke  windows 
and  shutters,  and  a  great  deal  of  water 
came  in  between  decks :  one  violent 
stroke  more,  and  this  part  of  the  ship 
would  have  been  destroyed  on  accouni 
of  its  weak  structure.  To  prevent  this* 
the  ship  must  be  turned  to  sail  right 
before  the  wind  t  while  this  was  doln^ 
a  very  violent  wave  struck  us  on  the 
quarter-deck,  and  in  its  return  carried 
away  the  calHU  next  before  ours,  and 
pulled  down  even  the  panels  of  our 
cabm,  80  that  the  water  rushed  in,  and 
wet  me  to  the  breast. 

Fear  and  terror  fell  now  on  every 
one.  It  was  thought  that  the  side  of 
the  ship  had  been  pressed  in.  We  pre^ 
pared  ouraelves  lor  denth.  Ksny  of 
our  things  floated  in  U?e  cabm,  and 
every  returning  wave  reached  our 
Icnees.  I^me  of  our  frimiture  was  car* 
ried  away,  without  any  effort  on  our 
part  to  prevent  it,  because  we  had 
given  up  every  thing ;  and  our  minds 
were  wholly  employed  in  prayer  for  saU 
vation  by  the  mediation  of  Christ  We 
expected  death  every  moment  Thus 
we  s{|t,  in  the  utmost  danger,  for  more 
than  an  hour;  the  water  constantly 
ruling  in  and  out  ^gun. 

At  laQt,  we  began  to  hope  again ;  and 
pr^^  earnestly  for  deliverance.  To- 
ward evening  th^  wind  l)lew  less 
violently,  and  the  sea  was  apparently 
going  dofrn.  But  the  danger  was  not 
yet  over :  the  apprehension  of  death 
prevented  our  sleep ;  every  heavy  wave 
roused  us  again. 

During  the  storm^  we  enjoyed  a 
hkh  and  heavenly  peace  and  calmness 
oftnind;  and  exjperienced  that  God  is 
near  to  aU  those,  who  are,  for  His-sakey 


in.  distreti. 

wave  approach,  thowgh  U  might  bring 
death  to  us-  Strange  it  eneemed^  that 
the  skj  was  sometlmeaclepur^Dd  fr^endlj* 
Bad  the  sun  ^hone  with  all  hia  brighU 
neas  amid  the  terrible  tumtilt  of  the 
billows — a  trulj  grandi  and  awful  acene  i 
The  following  morning,  the  sea  waa 
gone  down  far  and  wide ;  and  we  sailed 
on  our  course  with  great  r^dity.  Our 
hearts  were  filled  with  thankfulness  to 
our  heavenly  Father.  The  weather 
was  fine  and  clear,  and  we  emplaje^ 
jtbis  opi^rtuni^  to  dry  our  clothes,  heds, 
and  books.  The  bmding  of  many  tsi 
our  books  is  entirely  de«^ye4 

But  the  pictune  of  our  dangers  and 
trials  is  not  yet  finished.  The  second 
night  after  the  storm^  the  officer  on 
deck  omitted  to  keep  a  regular  look* 
out :  a  large  £ast-Indiamao»  homeward 
bound,  apju-oached  rapidly  toward  the 
larboard  side  of  our  vessel,  when  tfaa 
Captain,  at  an  un\isval  hour,  ^me  on 
deck,  and  perceived  the  dangers  as  the 
approaching  vessel  was  already  very 
near,  oiir  ship  could  only  escape  the 
certain  fate  of  being  run  doarn  by  ^ying 
her  as  quickly  as  poB^He  anothtf  ceuiaei 
which. was  providentiidly  effertad. 

'J^'mg  in  i^ant  of  water,  it  waa deter. 
ipJAed  that  we  ahould  PHss  thfQMgtt  the 
Channel  of  Mosambi^ue,  in  order  to 
^ater  the  ^p  at  the  Island  of  JoheniMt  i 
but,  before  we  reached  that  piece,  tho 
mercy  of  God  waa  again  manifested  tOr 
ward  us,  in  a  most  sigr^al  manner. 

After  having  entered  the  Chimnel, 
we  were  becalmed  for  nine  days,  till 
the  S^th  of  July,  when  a  fresh  breeze 
liffain  arose.  On  the  30th,  we  saw  an 
i2and,  which  the  Captain,  imagining  it 
to  be  Johanna,  steered  for;  but,  when 
we  came  near,  he  doiAted,  and  we 
passed  by.  Having  scasoely  lest  siffht  of 
H,  he  returned  s  when  we  ijere  only  twe 
.  miles  fiipm  the  sbooe,  the  sounding  was 
thirty  fathoms ;  thai  fourteen ;  and^  sud- 
ieaiy,  eoly  three ;  and,*a  few  momenta 
alter,  the  ship'  struck  om  a  eoral  rock. 
This  happened  at  one  p.  m.  The 
IMdeaeas  or  death  covered  the  fiices  of 
the  migodly,  and  every  heart  was  moved 
by  fiear.  The  Ci^iCitin  lost  all  courage, 
-aid  despair  ovcvwhelmed  his  mind. 
The  Chief  Mate  only  (an  o4d,  expe* 
lieneed,  and  clever  seaman)  cherished 
the  hope  ef  getting  off;  and  iasmedlately 
made  arraogementa  to  save  the  ship. 
The  saila  were  taken  k,  and  twe  haw- 
a«i9  brought  eat  taU  tlM  aeabiUiid  «1m 


With  jejr  we  aaw  every    stem.  H^^ly  themooBwii  j«sloB|lit 
increase;  and  the  sea.  of  course,  fdet 
higher  every  flood.    In  the  evening, 
two  Natives  came  4m  board,  and  in« 
formed  us  that  this  Was  the  Island  of 
Mohilla,  and  that  Johi^mia  was  thirty 
miles  distant :  they  expressed  little  hope 
that  we  shoi]ild  get  away  from  the  rock, 
which  waa  very  distressing  news  to  us  9 
the  more  so,  as  the  infaamtants  of  that 
ialand  are  ah  unficiendly  and  uuc^dti. 
yated  people.     After  these  men  were 
gone  on  shore,  they  were  considered  aa 
spies ;  and  orders  were  given  that  even* 
man  in  the  ship  should  be  at  arms  all 
night :  the  guns  were  loaded,  and  mus- 
kets and  swords  were  ready  for  the 
dreaded  encounters   even  we  Mhsie- 
naries  must  he  veady  to  fi^t    Wo 
watohed  aH  ni^t,  and,  alUioii^  we  saw 
many  fires  en  shore,  yet  noMy  came 
off:    our   suq;iic&oiia  were  groundless. 
Two  floods  had  gone;  and,  in  spite  of  all 
exertiona,  the  ship  still  remahied  fint. 
They  were  now  obliged  to  lighten  her, 
by  fthrewtiig  part  of  the  caivo  overboardt 
mere  than  IW  pipes  of  Madeira,  84 
dieats  of  Vitriol,  Ac,  were  thrown  into 
the  riaa.   Aa  Arab  Sloop  was  hired,  and 
loaded  with  900  chests  of  Pert  Wine  | 
and  two  ether  large   boats  with  th« 
fihaiuMMilde  and  wini:   diiis  the  sta^ 
was  Buflkiently  tightened.    We  passeu- 
gen  wereobUged  towor^  like  the  sailors; 
Two  other  flm>ds  passed,  and  we  were 
still  en  the  rock.    The  ship  was  con- 
stantly grounding  on  her  bottom  in  a 
tenlUe  maniier,  so  that  every  one  he* 
lieved  her  keel  would  break,  aud  Uwt 
we  should  be  obliged  to  leave  tfie  vessel 
to  the  sea,   and  the  rapadty  of  the 
Islanders.'  Brother  Matsch  and  I  had 
packed  up  a  little  bundle  of  clothes  and 
a  3ihle)  with  which  we  thought  to  leave 
the  ship :  we  prayed  unceasmgly  to  the 
Lord  for  help  and  mercy ;  pleading  His 
gradons  promises,  and  our  cslUng  te 
the  Misrionary  Service,  and  fidt  ike 
peace  of  God.    On  Friday  aftemooni 
the  flood  rose  higher  than  every  and) 
by  the  Divine  Blessing  on  our  utmeal 
exertions,  the  ship  moved,  pitched,  and 
rolled ;  and,  in  half4m-hour  after,  she  waa 
afloat.  A  little  breeze,  just  now  spring- 
ing up  fVom  the  shore,  drove  us  some 
miles  flutherent  to  sea.    The  jor  fiftH 
in  the  ahip  ean  he  better  imagined  thair 
descHhed  1   every  ooe  now  lotted  me 
friendly  and  cheei!^  as  ever,  SeeUet 
himself  thankful  toward  Almighty  Godf 
We  three  MlMumariee  assembfid,  ik 


MS  iHDiA  wirntv  thb  oakobs. 

oril«r  to  oflhr  up  ^ur  sacrifioes  of  pralie 

ind  thanksgiving  to  our  mcioiu  and 

mUtMiil  Bedeemer.    The  &ip  had  onlj 

lost  her  copper,  and  made  no  water 

at  all.  ' 

SUUofthe  NaUvet. 
Missionaries^  just  arrived  among 
the  Heathen,  are  oaturally  im- 
preaaed  bj  their  cuatoma  in  a  more 
lirel  J  manner,  than  when  the  Bnml 
has  been  Imbitaated  to  the  scene. 
The  Missionaries,  whose  perils  we 
have  just  recorded,  give  the  follow- 
ing sketch  of  what  passed  before 
their  eyes  on  their  arrival  at  Ma« 
dras:— 

Our  hearts  bleed  when  we  think  on 
the  folltea  which  we  see  daily  com* 
raftted  here  by  Heathens  and  Maho- 
naednns.  The  Mahomedans  have  now 
their  month  Ilamazan,  which  is  almost 
a  eoDBlant  festival  for  them.  More 
than  80,000  people  passed  t&e  Mission 
House  ta4ay,  on  their  way  to  the 
Mosque,  with  music  Many  danced 
belbre  the  xdol»  and  figures,  wl)ich  they 
Oarried  with  them.  Many  were  pafaited 
quite  bladr,  and  were  entirafy  naked  i 
sotne  were  dressed  in  iiger-^kins,  whic9i 
Others  held  ftat-  by  the  tatls  t  many 
were  quite  intoxicated.  In  short,  it 
was  a  horrible  sigfatr— shameftil  to  human 
beinp  1  They  were  indeed  serving  the 
Devil  t  the  noise  and  tumult  which 
they  made  w^re  terrible.  'Oh  may  the 
meek  and  lowly  Jesus  be  soon  known  in 
this  country  as  the  only  Saviour ;  whose 
service  is  in  spidt  and  in  troth,  and  fo 
petfect  freedom  1 

Triali  to  which  Native  Converts  are 
exposed. 

Great  and  numeroua  as  the  ob- 
stacles are  which  in  India  oppose 
the  entrance  of  the  Gospel,  the 
first-fruits  of  the  future  harvest  are 
nevertheless  continually  animating 
the  hopes  of  the  Labourer.  The 
following  extracts  from  the  com- 
munications of  the  Rev.  G.  T. 
Biirenbruck,  will  give  some  idea  of 
the  severe  test  to  which  the  aince- 
rity  of  professed  Converta  is  ex<* 
poaed;  and  will  fumi^,  at  the 
aame  time,  satiafoctoryiproof  of  the 
wise  and  faithful  manner  in  which 
they  are  treated. 


[OCT. 
It  ts  a  temptation  hi  this  oountry  finr 
a  Missionary  to  make  converts,  or  rather 
proselytes,  of  which  I  am'  aware ;  and 
I  endeavour  to  guard  against  it,  by 
keeping  the  grand  ol^ect  of  St.  Paul  in 
▼iew— -**  I  am  come  to  preach  the 
Gospel;**  leaving  it  to  the  Lord  to  con- 
▼en  the  heart  It  is  bj  admitting  per. 
sons  to  baptism,  who  are  actuated  by 
mei^ly  carnal  motires,  that  corruption 
enters  the  Congregation,  and  the  Name 
of  Christ  IS  proflmed  in  the  sig^t  of  the 
Heathen. 

Two  Heathens,  who  attended  at  the 
Mission  House  (one  of  them  tor  a  coo- 
nderable  time)  were  inclined  to  make  an 
open  profession  of  Christ  byreceiving  bap- 
tism. I  could  not  prevent  one  of  them 
being  sent  by  a  Gentleman  to  Tran- 
quelMir,  in  order  to  remove  the  qiposi* 
tion  of  his  parents,  as  it  was  with  a 
good  intention :  though  I  foresaw  and 
told  hino,  that  this  would  only  increase 
his  troubles;  and  that,  leaving  bis  pa- 
rents suddenly,  without  the&  know, 
ledge,  thej  would  have  an  appeal  to  his 
conscience,  and  a  strong  argument  for 
his  return,  while,  by  remaining  here,  he 
'Wight  be  brought  on  ffraduaUy:  he  i^ 
turned  after  a  few  we^s*  absence,  and  we 
have  never  since  had  an  interview  with 
him  I  but  fear  that  he  has  been  laid  bj 
his  relatives  under  such  obligations, 
that  he  never  can  think  of  coming  to 
the  Mission  House  again.  The  other, 
who  was  also  to  have  been  sent,  but  hap- 
pily remained,  was  baptised  in  Fe- 
bruaiy ;  and  we  trust,  by  Divine  Grsce, 
that  he  will  prove  faithfiiL 

The  circumstances  under  which 
one  of  the  Converts  was  baptized 
were  very  interesting  ^— 

Vengedasalam,  a  Heathen,  a  candi. 
date  for  baptism,  was  severdy  tried. 
His  Wife  bad,  some  time  belbre,  re- 
moved into  the  oountry,  to  her  relations. 
Hearing  that  her  Husband  was  prepar- 
ing for  baptism,  she  refused  to  retain. 
Several  of  his  Velatives,  who  lived 
with  him,  fbrsook  bun;  and  others 
threatened  him :  but  some  advised  him 
to  go  and  fetch  his  Wife  first,  and  then  to 
be  baptized.  When  he  informed  me  of 
his  aflSictiou,  I  directed  him  to  commit 
himself  to  Christ,  and  enhotUd  him  to 
be  much  in  prayer,  looking  upward  for 
strength  and  support;  I  mquiced  int* 
the  metier^  and  visUed  faimi  and,'lkott 
all  that  I  could  kain,  there  remahied^no 
doubt  but  that  the  east  m$  acccrting^ 


1823.] 

his  sUtement  Voder  this  txial  I  felt 
much  for  him ;  and  feared  that  he  might 
be  prevailed  on  to  lookback.  He  was 
frequently  remembered  by  us  at  the 
Throne  of  Grace. 

As  he  was  now  sufficiently  instructed 
to  give  an  accoijnt  of  his  faith,  an4  make 
an  open  profession  of  the  doctrine  which 


IVSIA  W17H11I  TBM  OAVOM.  40} 

In  the  aftemoooy  VeagoimStaa  oam« 

to  my  room,  quite  composed/  and  with 
joy  in  his  countenance.  ^*  The  Lor4 
has  given  me  grace,'*  said  he :  "I  cannot 
transgress  against  those  words  which 
you  mentioned.  I  must  love  Christ, 
more  than  my  Wife  and  Friends.  I  wiU 
commend  all  things  to  God,  and  trust 


he  believed,  I  proposed  to  receive  him  ,  Him.    He  will  take  csore  of  me-    J  sin. 


the  next  Sunday  into  the  Church  of 
Christ,  if.  this  were  agreeable  to  his 
wi^es.  He  complied  with,  this,  chose 
his  name,  and  acquainted  me  with  hia 
sponsors. 

The  next  morning,  poor  Tengedasalam 
came  to  my  room,  in  great  anxiety.  He 
could  not  bear  the  thought  of  separating 
from  his  Wife ;  nor  did  he  think  that 
he  should  be  able  to  endure  the  reproach 
of  his  relations,  for  Christ.  He  said 
that  he  should  go  and  fetch  his  Wife 
and  Child ;  and  then,  on  his  return,  re- 
ceive baptism.  I  foresaw,  that,  if  he 
went,  he  would  assuredly  be  prevented 
by  his  relatives  from  returning;  and 
that  tbey  would  succeed  in  their  mis- 
chievous plans.  After  praying  with 
him,  I  told  him  to  be  on  his  guard,  and 
not  to  go  a  step  without  .the  Lord.  I 
encouraged  him  to  look  to  Christ  for 
strength,  because  He  says  plainly—. 
fPhotoevmr  lovtth  father  cr'  mother^  or 
wft  or  chiidrcHf  more  than  me,  w  moi 
worthy  of  me.  '*  Consider  this,"  I  said, 
*'  and  enter  not  into  temptation.  I 
know  that  yoiur  trial  is  severe,  and  I  feel 
for  you :  but  remember  that  there  is  a 
God,  who  will  take  you  up  when  your 
friends  and  relatives  forsake  you :  He 
will  prove  more  faithful  to  you :  Hf»| 
will  not  leave  nor  forsake  you  ;'no,.not 
even  in  Death  or  in  the  Day  of  Judg- 
ment. He  is  able,  if  it  be  good  for 
you,  and  you  ca|i  put  your  trust  in  Him, 
to  restore  to  you  your  Wife,  even 
though  idle  were  kept  under  the  most 
suspicious  eye  of  your  enemies.  Re- 
member, that,  whosoever  giveth  his  life 
for  the  Lord,  shall  preserve  it ;  but  he 
who  doth  not  intrust  the  Lord  with  it, 
shall  lose  it^so,  consider,  it  will  be  with 
your  Wi&.  The  case  is  such  that  it 
must  be  )eft  to  you  only:  you  must 
come  to  a  determination  t  hut  do  not 
determine  without  prayer."  He  took 
leave  of  me  to  go  and  fetch  his  Wife  to 
town,  and  prondsed  tQ  return  after  three 
weeks :  and  I  looked  to  the  Lord,  the 
only  help  in  time  of  anxiety,  and  souj^t 
Ills  grace  to  support  hin,  aad  enabla 
him  ^0  a /uU  resignation. 


cereiy  wish,  in  the  name  6f  the  Lord, 
to  be  baptized  to-moirow."  As  soon  ae 
he  WAS  gone^  my  dear  Wife  joined  me  m 
praising  the  Lord  for  His  mercy ;  and 
we  r^uiped  in  oi^  hearts,  that  he  waa 
found  again.  May  he  be  the  Lord's  for 
ever,  and  may  the  Holy  Spirit  descend' 
upon  him  with  power  from  on  high ! 

The  next  morning  was  Sunday,  and 
many  Heathens  were  present  at  Tamul 
Service.  yengedasaUm  was  received 
into  the  Church  of  Christ  by  Baptism, 
and  took  the  name  of  Cornelius,  which 
he  chose  from  the  subject  a£  my  first 
Tamul  Sermon.  After  Divine  Service 
he  came  to  my  room,  thank&d,  as  hm  • 
expressed  himself,  for  the  mercies  of 
God. 

The  same  evening,  Cornelius  waa 
•summoned  before  the  Headman  of  hia 
Caste.  This  man  had  formerly  been 
very  kind  to  him.  When  he  went,  with 
the  Catechist,  he  was  asked  why  he  had 
acted  so  foolishly  as  to  embrace  tha 
Christian  Beligion  i  he  replied,  ^\  I  have 
not  acted  ibolishly  i  for  I  i>elieve  that  I 
cannot  be  saved  from  eternal  damna- 
tion without  theBedeemer  JesuaChrist." 
He  answered,  '*  That  is  your  misled 
mind,  which  makes  you  think  thus.  By 
what  can  you  know,  that  it  is  the  Word 
of  the  True.  God  8"  His  reply  was,. 
"  Permit  me  to  say.  Honey  is  sweet, 
but  its  sweetness  is  known  by  him  only 
who  has  tasted  it:  knowing  no  taste,' 
nor  what  sweetness  is,  a  man  cannot 
coBceive,  by  any  description,  the  sweet- 
ness of  honey.  Bead  but  our  True 
Vedam ;  and,  if  you  ae^  earnestly  the 
salvation  of  your  soul,  you  will  then 
Imow  that  it  Is  the  Word  of  the  True 
God.- 

^eeeaiijf  cf  DMne  Injbunee. 

Mr.  Barenbruck's  reflections  on 
another-  case  may  serve  to  deepen 
the  conviction»of  the  Reader,  that 
the  speeial  infloence  of  the  Holy 
Spirit  is  indispensable  to  soocess 
among  these  Heathens : — 

Had  a  coBversatioa  with  a  Heathen, 


'446 


IVtflA  WlfHlN  ♦««  GA1IGM9. 


Cocf. 


s  ploflrtng  yoofiff  man  of  Mnie  ahOities. 
X  miglit  n^  of  mm,  in  rnie  respoet,  that 
he  U  mtfmr/r9m  M  Mnytivm  0/  6M. 
He  expreaNd  a  great  deaire*  to  be  Te- 
«^Yed  into  the  Church  of  Christ;  but 
hia  numenms  imaStf  and  reiativea  pre* 
.irentod  him.  When  I  apoke  to  him  on 
thia  aubject,  and  abewed  him  whom  he 
had  to  ftar,  aa  being  able  to  deatroj 
both  aottl  and  bod^r  in  hell,  he  replied, 
♦*  I  know.  Sir,  that  j-ou  are  right  in 
what  you  aay.  The  wttneas  of  my  ndnd 
apednth  the  aame  truth ;  but  auppoae 
jouraelf  in  my  circumstanbe.  I  cannot 
yield  to  the  truth,  at  preaent;  but  I  shall 
do  80,  when  my  friends  are  more  re- 
conciled to  the  idei  of  my  becoming  a 
Chriatian.**  I  reminded  him  of  the 
danger  of  delay,  and  the  probal^ity 
&at  he  wonld  never  come  to  a  resolu- 
Hon,  if  he  conferred  ott  the  subject  with 
Heah  and  blood.  I  left  him,  not  without 
emotions  of  compasdon— recommending 
him  to  that  Ood,  who  is  able  to  giro  him 
both  willingneaa  and  strength. 

In  casea  like  this,  we  feel  our  entire 
dependence  on  Ood;  and  that  though 
th^  preaehinff  of  the  pure  Word  of  Ood 
and  the  caUlng  upon  rioners  for  rel- 
iance are.  our  duty,  yet  the  conTonion 
of  a  sinner  is  of  the  Iiord.  We  need, 
therefore,  the  grace  of  the  Holy  Spirit, 
when  we  are  in  the  pulpit :  we  are' in 
need,  of  His  power,  when  we  talk  to' 
Heathens  or  to  Christians:  and  we 
need  it,  when  We  put  a  Tract  into  the 
hand  of  a  man.  Oh  I  that  the  Church 
of  Christ  would  more  earnestly  pray  fbr 
the  oat-poitring,of  the  Holy  Ohbst  on 
Miaslomiry  Labour*,  and  on  the  Missio- 
aariea  themaelteal  and  that  this  gta- 
cioua  effusion  mny  not  be  retarded,  by 
our  grieving  of  this  Blessed  Spirit ! 

Mr.  B9rmihruek"$  FUiU  io  the  Country 
Schooli. 
The  Madras  Schools  will  bd  no- 
ticed  in  the  Surrey.  Mr.  Bifen- 
bruck*8  narrative  of  his'  vistts  to  the 
Schools  situated  at  some  distance 
from  Madras,  affords  many  interest- 
ing particulars  relative  to  the  Na- 
tives«  They  w^re  made  in  June 
and  July  of  last  year. 


When  I  saw  the  Schools  im  Om^ 
yeram,  t}^e  Cholera  was  ragit^g  in  the 
place ;  and  the  parents  were,  in  consO- 
c^uence,  afraid  to  send  their  children  to 
School    During  my'slay, 'four  children 


of  the  Inrst  School  woxe  attached,  and 
three  of  -them  died.  The  usual  at- 
tendance of  this  School  wi»  fluctuating 
ftfmn'14r  to  18  children  :  at  the  eicami- 
nation  there  were  SO  Boys  present. 

The  Second  School  had  been  removed  « 
when  tibe  Cholera  commenced,  from 
Great  Conjeveram.  There  have  been 
only  two  children  taken  ill,  and  neither 
died.  At  the  examination,  28  attended, 
who  gave  good  proofs  of  their  diligence, 
and  of  the  reguhur  attendance  of  the 
Schoolmaster. 

The  School  in  little  Conjeveram  did 
not  give  me  the  aame  sattsfhction ;  and, 
fhmi  the  information  whldi  I  got  from 
someofthe  parents.  I  was  convinced  that 
the  Schoolmaster  had  not  been  fidthfiil 
in  the  discharge  of  his  duty* 

During  the  four  days  that  I  waa  at 
Conjeveram,  I  found  much  work  among^ 
tiie  Heathens.  Some  of  them  appeared 
greatly  alarmed  by  the  sudden  deaths 
of  their  neighbours,  relationa,  or  chO- 
dren.  I  was  every  day  etigaged,  eape- 
dally  in  the  afternoon  firem  four  to  seven 
oVlock,  in  preaching  or  explaining  the 
Word  of  Ood  to  the  people ;  of  whom 
40,  and  sometimes  60,  many  of  ^em 
Brahmins  and  Pandarams,  listened. 
Some  Pandarams  came  afterward  fbr 
further  conversation. 

I  was  engaged,  with  a  Native  Reader 
and  one  of  the  Seminarists  who  accom- 
panied me  from  Madras,  in  pnofclaiming 
the  glad  tidings  of  salvation:  there 
were  so  many  people  collected  at  one 
time,  that  we  were  all  three  sepantdy 
employed.  I  was  greatly  encouraeed 
'^the  work,  by  observing  the  attention 
that  generally  prevailed ;  and  I  think 
there  were  some  who  were  really  con- 
cerned for  their  salvation.  A  few  started 
objections ;  among  whom  was  a  Brahmin, 
who  appeared  to  make  it  his  object  tb 
divert  the  minds  of  the  hearers  by  jest- 
ing remarks.  Another  Brahmin  told 
him  to  be  silent,  it  being  not  qow  the 
time  fbr  jesting. 

During  the  time  that  I  stayed  here, 
scarcely  an  hour  passed  without  deaths 
in  the  street ;  andi  during  the  night,  we 
were  frequently  disturb^  by  the  cries 
and  lamentations  of  the  surviVorv.  It 
was  affecting  to  hear  the  voice  of  la- 
mentation,  hi  almost  eVery'stveet  as  I 
passed.  My  palanquin  was  suntmnded 
bv  Heathens,  some  of  whom  bewailed 
the  deatha  of  their  refetSvtes,  and  were 
apparently  under  great  fear^  We 
pointed  out  to  them  the  only  reAige 


J8230 

and  lectirity  in  CliriH. 

fbllowed  ma  to  some  dUtano«>  and  iA- 

quirad  wben  I  purposed  to  ecnte  agsin. 

T¥iuionr. 

Ai  TVivaloor,  Mir.  Birenbnidc 
fixed  the  Reader,  for  the  suner* 
int^daoce  of  the  School,  and  to 
labour  among  the  Heathen*  It  had 
been  the  intention  to  station  him  at 
Corijevertoi ;  but  the  prevalence  of 
Ihe  Cholera  at  that  place  prerented 
this  for  the  present.  On  the  road 
from  Trivaloor  to  Madras^  Mr. 
fiarenbruck  writes — 

The  road  was  filled  with  crowds  of 
iiaopley  who  were  retumiog  from  the 
Utjt  festiTak  in  Trivaloor.  I  was  at  a 
iost  to  find  a  place  of  shelter  from  the 
bet  winds  and  the  sun,  as  every  choultry 
and  wood  was  filled  with  people.  We 
came,  ai  length,  to  a  choultry,  where  I 
^Mmd  some  Heathens  who  knew  me, 
among  whom  I  got  admittance.  My 
INdanqula  was  immediately  surrounded 
by  .'Heathens  s  having  myself  contracted 
iioars^aess,  I  got  one  of  them  to  read 
to  the  others,  and  explained  as  much  as 
X  was  able,  until  the-  Readers  arrived, 
wham  I  set  to  work  immediately.  We 
were  almost  without  interruption  en- 
giged  until  the  evenmg.  I  dbtributed 
naqy  Tracts ;  and,  several  times,  as  I 
eould  not  give  to  all  who  it^plied,  I 
found  it  necessary  to  keep  them  away 
£rem  the  palanquin  that  they  might  not 
Upset  it,  for  every  one  would  have  a 
book  if  possible.  On  my  way  to  Madras, 
t  had  the  gratification  to  see  the  people 
liaTelling  three  and  four  together, 
veading  and  bearing  t/tie  Tracts  t  some 
came  and  stopped  the  palanquin,  de* 
siring  some  asci^ations,  until  the 
bearars  became  displeased,  and  would 
not  permit  them.  As  often  as  the  pa- 
lanquin was  set  down,  I  was  surrounded 
by  Heathens,  till  it  got  dark. 

Visitiiig  Trivaloor  agaui  shortlj 
Afterward,  he  thus  writes-^ 

The  School  gave  me  much  pleasure, 
ft  is  in  ^mmI  (vder,  and  the  attendance 
of  the  children  as  regular  as  oan  be  ex. 
pected  in  a  Native  SdiooL  There  have 
been  several  attempts  made  by  the 
Schoolmasters  of  Heathen  Schools,  to 
persuade  the  parents  to  send  tiieir  chil. 
dren  £rom  our  School  to  theirs;  but 
they  hare  only  succeeded  Ibr  a  few 
days,  when  the  childrsQ  returned  again. 
I  examined  40ddlditn :  of  them,  SO  at- 

O0i.  lass. 


IVdtA  WttRlV  TltEGAllOfla«  441 

Someof  tbem  tended  fcgalsrly, .  who  4laUvwsd  the 
iassons  prMSfibad  finr  this  flsontb,  and 
stood  the  fixaminsfcion  wrii.  On  ca|a« 
ehisiagthsm,  I  fimnd,  to  ny  pleasfc^ 
that  thsy  had  gnatly  improved  in 
answering  the  qnssHons  put  to  tbem. 
After  tho  enaaabisitloii,  several  of  the 
parents  expressed  their  fears,  that, 
within  a  fbw  years,  these  children 
would  turn  Christians.  The  deader 
replied,  ^*  I  trust  you  will  not  beaftaid 
to  think  that  they  will  become  useful 
and  ffood  men,  and  a  comfort  and  con- 
eolation  to  you  in  your  old  age,  ^Mch 
is  our  object  for  educating  tbem  in  the 
doctrines  of  our  Religion.^ 

I  went  into  the  town,  to  donvei^ 
with  Heathens  at  the  large  Pagoda; 
and  sat  down  near  a  tank,  where  the 
Brahmins  usiudly  perform  their  prayers 
at  sun-set.  One  old  Brahmin  attracted 
my  attention.  After  having  perfbrmed 
his  ceremonies,  I  asked  him  how  long 
it  was  since  this  tank  was  built.  **  Tive 
hundred  years,  1  am  told,**  he  repHed.— > 
*^  And  do  you  think  there  is  liny  benefit 
arising  fVom  washing  In  the  Utnk  ?** 
*'  Why  not  i  for  thii  is  the  belly  of  my 
Swamy.**  I  e^ked  him  to  tell  me,  if 
this  was  the  belly  of  his  Swamy,  where 
his  head  could  be.  '^Ah  I  my  dear 
tean,"  I  said,  "  how  much  do^you  Ibr- 
aet  yourself,  your  immortal  son],  and 
Him  who  created  you,  and  rodeOmed 
ns  from  sin  and  eternal  death  !*'  While 
I  was  speaki&ff ,  many  Heathens,  Mefly 
Brahmins,  collected  round,  to  whom  a 
word  of  exhortation  was  speltefl ;  and, 
when  I  returned  to  my  pahmquin,  Se- 
▼eral  of  them  followed  me  s  after  ev(r 
evening  prayer,  at  which  tbey  remained^ 
I  had  a  couTersation  with  them  till 
nine  o'clock,  When  they  received,  at 
thehr  own  request,  some  Tracts^'  and  1^ 
me. 

ESrIy  *ihe  next  mortiing,  seterSl 
Heathens  came  to  the  pstlsmfutn,  trHb 
whom  I  spoke  on  the  salvation  of  tb^ 
souls.  They  were  an  anxious  Id  reeelva 
Tracts. 

I  cqtnversed,  for  upward  of  an  hour, 
nith  a  respectable  tieathen,  concerning 
the  attributes  of  Ood;  Jesus  Christ 
the  Redeemer;  the  certainty  of  Death, 
and  the  uncertahity  as  to  its  taking 
pbce ;  and  thtsDay  of  Jodgment*  He 
made  some  o1i)ections,  but  listened  to 
all  that  I  said  to  him.  He  dM  not 
seem  ftdly  convinced,  that  they  oonM 
not  be  saved  irithout  Christ ;  but  ad^^ 
milted  that  our  rslMon  wis  te  saperisr 


449 


INDIA  WITHIN  THB  GAHOfifl. 


'  to  tl»elnt  w>d'  tel^  many  othan  like 
himmAf  were  AiUy  pamiaded  of  tbisi 
but  t  firm  cMoliition  to  throw  off  their 
bdndtgewM  wanting.  HerocctTedioino 
bodts;  «nd  teemed  rtry  anxioue  to  make 
my  0tay  comfortable  to  me,  sending 
ftequentlx  hit  aervmta  to  incjuire  after 
me. 
On  his  way  home,  he  writes — 
▲  rich  Native,  who  intended  to  staj 
the  night  here,  arrived.  While  he  was 
waJkinff  with  some  of  his  serranta  neAr 
my  palanquin,  I  went  up  to  him :  alter 
the  firat  nlutation,  our  conyersation 
turned  on  rdigioua  tubjecta.  He  lis. 
tened,  with  aecmins  attention,  to  what 
I  avd ;  and  aereru  timet  interrupted 
me  by  quettiona,  and  by  saying,  '^I 
like  very  much  to  Iiear  what  you  say  of 
the  Cieator  and  Redeemer.  Such  things 
our  Brabmina  never  tell  us,  though 
jthey  should  be  our  teachera.'*  On  my 
return  to  the  palanquih  he  accompanied 
me,  and  inqmred  if  it  was  in  his  power 
to  do  any  kindness  for  tne.  He  stayed 
at  my  paknquin  till  nine  o*clock,  con- 
Teraing'on  religious  sul^ts. 

PtrriMpomam. 

The  School  in  PerriopoUiam  promises 
-well  I  but  is  not  yet  what  it  ought  to 
be.  The  principal  men  of  the  place 
have  taken  an  interest  in  it,  and  send 
their  own  children  regularly.  As  the 
place  where  the  School  is  kept  at  present 
18  not  very  convenient,  the  Headman 
hat  promiaed  to  build  a  School-House  at 
hia  own  expense,  and  baa  already  com- 
menced niaing  the  waUa.  I  examined 
twenty*two  promising  young  lads,  who 
had  Blade  tolerable  progresa  :^our  sickly 
chUdven  had  juat  recovered  Arcfm  the 
email  pox :  others  were  stiU  prevented 
from  attending.  On  catecfaiaing  thia 
School,  I  obsCTved  the  difi^rence  be- 
tween children  that  have  for  some  time 
attended  our  Schools  and  those  who  are 
new-comers :  it  is  quite  foreigii  to  new- 
comers to  think  for  themselves,  while 
the  others  are  anxious  to  answer  all 
ourqueationa. 

In  the  afternoon,  I  waa  engaged  with 
Heathens.  -  In  the  evening,  I  went  to 
the  Roman  Churth,  where  I .  met  the 
Chriatiaaax  I  explained  to  them  the 
Word  of  God,  and  end^voured  to  con- 
vinoe  them  of  their  errors :  some  of 
them  accompanied  me  .to  the  palanquin: 
I  exhorted  them;  to.  love  their  Blessed 
Saviour  and  read  His  Word.  At  night, 
when  I  was  ^t  my  palanquin,  some 


.Heathena  assembled,  and  amuaed  them* 
selves  by  relating  vsin  stories.  I  went 
and  mt  down  with  them,  and  aaid, 
^^  You  are  paa8ln|[  your  precious  time 
in  idienem:  consider  that  death  and 
eternity  are  at  hand.*^  1  spoke  to  them 
of  Jesus  Christ  i  they  heard  with  etten- 
tlon  ;  and  o<ie  old  man,  espednlly,  a|i« 
peared  thankftd  for  loatmctioB. 


The  School  in  Kannipootoar  ia  im- 
proving :  the  obstadea  which  formerly 
existed  are  done  ««ay  entirely »  and  the 
people  of  the  place,  who  opposed  our 
plana;  have  of  their  own  accord  rebuilt 
the  Sdiool-House.  The  Schoolmaster 
has  been  encoimged  to  be  more  atten- 
tive to  the  children^  and  to  adhmne  more 
foithftiUytoiheinstructiensreomved.  I 
examined  twenty^four  boys,  in  the  pre- 
sence of  many  Heathens.  Several  of  the 
boys  were  absent  in  the  country,  and 
some  others  had  not  completed  the  talks 
of  the  precedhig  month,  for  whieh  the 
Master  was  reproved  t  but  •  he  Appealed 
to  the  parents,  saying  that  thoae  chil- 
dren had  been  absent  on  account  of 
maiTiage  and  other  foatlvab  upward  of 
three  #eeks. 

'  On  hearing  that  a  Heathen  ftomMa- 
dras,  whom  I  knew,  waa  taken  dan- 
genmsly  ill  hi  this  fdace,  I  went  to  hit 
noose  and  eiriiotted  him  totluBik  now  of 
the  advation  of  his  soul.    He  wsi^  very 
thankful  for  my  calling  on  him »  ^  vhat 
our  Brahmins  do  not,"  he  said.   Asking 
for  some  bcroks,  which  were  given  him, 
he  promised  to  attend  to  the  concerns  of 
his  soul.   This  poor  man^  I  uaderatood, 
died  a  few  days  after.  - 
'  In  the  afternoon,  a  Heathen  came  to 
the  palanquin,  and  aaid — ^'^  1  ^m  veir 
mudi  ashuned  that  I  refused,  some  time 
ago,  when  I  met  you  hi  Cbi\|eveiani, 
to  acApt  a  book  from    you  i  it  araee 
fWmi  my  ignorance^    Afler  yon  had  left 
Hie  place,  I  met  one  of  my  IKenda,  to 
whom  you  had  given  a  .beak,  whieh  I 
took  up ;  and  have  rand  it,  wd  ether 
books  which  I  could  get.    I  wisb  now  to 
read  a  larger  book,  which  I  have  seen 
in  your  School.**    After  some  convem- 
tion,  I  gave  him  the  Tnct  on  the  Com- 
mandments.    He  came  agahi,  after  a 
little  time  i  and,  offering  me  some  fruits 
as  a  present,  begged  me  to  pardon  him 
for  coming  again  to  ask  another  favonr, 
for  the  book  which  I  had  given  was  not 
the  one  which  he  had  seen  and  wished  to 
read.     I  shewed  him  the  New  Te^ta* 
ment,  when  he  replied — **  That  is  the 


1823.]  iNorA  wiTtiRr 

▼cry  book  wbidi  I  so  much  wish  to  have.** 
IlfAd  him  to  come  to  theHi98ion  Koiue, 
when  I  woiild  endeavour  to  procure  hitn 
aueh  a  sacred  gift- 


'  IntbeScbaolatMadabanmilfimnd 
g6  bojrs  who  stood  the  examination  wtll: 
4werealaeDtinthecoiintrj.  ManyHaa- 
ibens  wec9  pinaitint,  wiio  were  also  spoke^ 
to.       . 

Id  the  aftemoooy  a  Brahmin,  who  ap- 
peam  to  be  the  principal  man  of  the  place, 
mad  who  formerly  was  against  our  esta* 
blishiag  a  Christian  School,  came^'apd 
aevenl  other  Heathens  along  with  him. 
He  aaid,  ^*  Sir,  we  see  that  this  School- 
if  proAtahle  to  our  children ;  for  Uv^y 
haveeona  heme*  and  have  put  questions 
to  us  which  we  could  not  answer,  and 
felt  indeed  ashamed  that  our  children 
becam<e  our  instructors.  We,  therefore, 
nquesi  you,  not  only  to  continue  this 
School,  bvtalso'tokiatruetua.*'  It  was, 
iadeed,  uaexpadad  to  me,  to  hear  this 
firom  that  Brahmim  who>  i^year  hefiire,^ 
I  thought  would  bf  our  strongest  c^ 
poser.  '  Aoeording.  to  his  request,  tbe 
w^  of  Salvation  was  declared,  and  Jesus 
Chriat  preached  to  him ;  after  which  he 
ordered  liis  servants  to  bring  some  fruit, 
which  be  olfered  to  me  aoeording  to  the 
Bflllw  euitom.  I  iMMvad  the  ooea- 
ekm  li  lemted  them  or  tb«  uaapeakable 
mercies  of  the  True  O^i,  which  they, 
daily  eqjiiyed  without  relium|ng  th^mka 
to  Him ;  and  exhorted  them  to  bring 
forth  tlhe  fruits  of  righteousness:  ana, 
then  I  should  rejoice  in  them,a8an  epistle 
not  written  on  leaves  of  trees,  but  by 
the  Spiriigiving  witness  that  our  labour 
has  net  been  in  vain  with  them. 

I  left  Cbis  place  in  the  evening*  and 
returned  to  Madras  from  my  visits  to 
the  Seven  Misrion  Schools,  refireshed  in 
Mirit  as  though  I  had  visited  the  Seven 
Cknirches.  May  tiMseSeven  Schools  be- 
eone  indeed  Seven  Cburdiea  of  Christl 
Wear^atT^resent,  toiUagaa  in  the  dari:; 
though  wHh  asure  hope,notwithatanding 
all  our  disappointments,  thatlthe  JMercy 
of  God  will  be  revealed  to  this  people. 

TRANQUEBAB; 

CaVRCB  MISStONJRY  SOCIETY. 

JppHnimeni  of  NaHtte  Remien  tfUm 

Scfipiturcit 
A>f  extract,  6n  this  subject,  from 
the   Fifth  Report  of  the  Madras 
Corresponding  Committee^  wOl  be, 
read  with  pleasure  :-^ 


THE  OAKGVS.  ^43 

Tlie  following  Letter  contains  an 
account  of  the  beginning  of  a  practice, 
wWch  has  been  flrequently  recom- 
mended, for  communi^itlng  the  knq^- 
ledge  of  the  Sacred  Scriptures  to  the 
Natives  in  a  fiuniUar  nnmier  by  their 
own  countrymen ;  and  iriiich  has  been 
partially  adopted  at  some  other  Stations. 
The  Committee  h^ye  wilKngly  sanc- 
tioned the  expense  attending  so  hopefUI 
1^  beginning,  in  the  employment  of 
aiBADExs  or  THE  sc&iPTURES  by  John 
Devasagayam. 

Relyioff  on  the  Divme  aid,  I  employ  two 
persons  tor  this  datj :  they  gp,  ahnort  ^Oj, 
two  or  three  miles'  distance*  lAd  soasotiaiss 
finther ;  and,  wherever  they  meet  a  few 
seals  that  are  inoliaad  to  hear  the  Holj. 
Scriptnres^  they  read  tbesi  a  Chapter  or 
two,  and  speak  to  them  ia  the  way  of  ex- 
plaoatioo.  They  hav«  foond  several  atten- 
tive  bearers,  especially  amoag  the  lisw- 
caste  people  i  and  have  been  rsqaestsdto 
visit  them  freqneally.  Oae  of  the  Readora 
is  a  poet,  of  the  Soodra  Caste :  he  takes 
another  Yoong  Bfon  with  him,  who  chiefly 
assists  him  in  singing }  by  which  Uie  hearers,- 
in  some  i^aees,  are  coRected  together:  ho 
meets  freqoeat  opportunity  of  spMhing  with 
learned  Brahmins  and  Soodros.  The  otbw  la 
a  Low-caste  bmO}  and  ha  takes  also  another 
Yooth  with  him,  for  the  same  pnrpose^ 
They  sometimes  goto  three  or  foor  different 
places  in  a  day.  They  keep  also  a  Jbamal } 
ftom  which  I  intend  to  make  a  few  eatraets# 
occasionally,  for  the  infesmation  of  ih» 
Commtttee.  May  I  leanest  yoa  to  coa- 
monieate  to  them  our  homble  commence- 
ment s  and,  at  the  same  time,  my  request, 
if  luodly  approved  by  them,  to  enable  ma  to 
rapport  the  present  Readers,  and  to  add  a 
fbw  mere,  if*  faithlhi  hihonrers  aro  Iband. 
A  Roman-Catiwlio  Cateehist  finom  Afoor, 
nearTriohia(Dpoly,iawithme.  Oneofmir 
Tbnrol  New  Testaments  fell  into  his  hands, 
and  the  reading  ofit  has  priocipally  broii{|[ht 
him  to  us.  He  loogs  to  be  admitied,  with 
his  family,  into  the  commanioB  of*  oar 
Church.  Dr.  CaeaMserar  haa  spoken  wim 
hiai,  and  wiU  sooa  grant  hia  request  He 
is  now  daib  oocupiM  in  reading  the  Holy 
Scriptores  for  himself;  and  I  humhlv  (rust 
that  the  grace  of  Qod  will  soon  enable  him 
to  do  it  also  for  the  beneflt  of  otber^ 

Jthfomtagei  qf  Public  Free-Schoolt, 
The  Native  Labourer,  just  quot- 
ed, thus  writes  in  reference  to  Finee- 
Schools  :— 

The  Natives  in  the  Ta^jors  Country 
we  fotind  rejoicing  exceedingly,  in  the 
prospect  of  a,  number  of  Free-Sefaools 
being  established  for  their  benefit  by 
the  Hon.  Government  at  Madras.  The 
principal  Collector  of  TUijofe-  sent  a 
C^ular  Letter  to  all  the  Tasildars 
under  him,  to  make  a  report  upon  the 


INDIA  WITHIM  THB  QAHQMM* 


number  of  Uie  SchcK^  and  College  Ac 
in  their  dUtricts.  Moet  of  the  Tabokii 
have  already  sent  In  their  reports. 
This  makes  the  poor  people  greatly  to 
T^oice.  There  ia  hardly  t^  vUuige  in  the 
Tai\jore  Country,  where  we  have  not 
heen  requeatec^  to  estabUsh  a  Free- 
SchooL 

Even  many  rich  parents,  although 
they  do  not  tike  the  instruction  firon^ 
our  bookf,  send  their  children  to  our 
Schopls ;  as  proper  inspection  and  exa- 
mination is  maae  of  the  Scholars,  and 
the  Schooli^ter  is  held  accountable 
for  their  in^prqvement,  as  well  as  for  his 
own  moral  conduct*  This  is  not  the 
ease  in  Private  Schodls,  where  every 
child  pays  the  Blaster  a  fanam  or  half, 
fknam  a  inonth«  and  he  is  under  no 
great  reaponsibHity. 
.  The  Natives,  in  general,  look  upon 
oiar  Free  Schools  as  the  groatest  charity » 
that  has  been  hitherto  beitowed  on  them 
ftom  their  English  Sup^rion,  They 
justly'  consider  tjie  instrucUon,  as  t^ 
tretmK^  never  to  be  loft,  an^ableiBinff 
which  will  make  them  happy  here  ai)4 
In  the  woiid  to  come. 

Among  the  Slcbo9hna8ter8  of  th^ 
common  Native  Schools,  mai^y  are  to 
be  fdjmnd  who  give  tliemse|ves  to  some 
open  vice.  I  w»j  sigr  ihere  is  not  91^ 
who  doea  hot  pubBcfy  or  privately  en* 
courage  hia  Scholan,  almost  daily,  to 
iteal  some  trifle  or  other  fVpm  th^ 
parents^  houses. '  They  are  accustomed 
U>  bring,  every  morning,  beetk-leayes 
after  brealrftit,  •  plMM  of  wood  ill  the 
ereniiig,  and  toaedmea  oaah  lundafriuu 
nuts:  consequently  the  Native  Children 
are  very  e^rly  accustomed  to  the  vice 
of  stealix^;  uid,  ^hen  they  Are  growi^ 
tipi,  they  continue  the  same  practice,  so^ 
that,  when  they  axe  afterward  empbyed 
in  public  dtitfoh  they"  do  inealcidahW 
mischief  to  their  snperttfrs  and  inferiors. 
These  fkcts  being  well  known  to  our 
Knglish^  Superiors,  and  seriously  la- 
mented by  many  who  hive  these  Na- 
tives in  their  tfeirvlce,  I  need  not  dwell 
more  on  the  sut^fect.  The  vices  of 
stealing  and  brib^  in  the  cDuntry  are 
beycmd  description ;  and  thousands  of 
poor  people  become  objects  td  severe 
diati^ess,  by  the  dreadful  corruption  of 
the  native  public  servants.  The  Schools, 
I  humbly  consider,  will  be  one  of  the 
most  successfiil  meana  of  correcting  the 
children  in  their  early  vices,  and  of  im- 
pressing  on  their  minds  the  blessing 
and  credit  of  honestv.    Consequently 


we  unite  uur  Fetitioii  with  the  nuiy 
roua  inhabitants  in  this  country  fbr  tJhe 
speedy  establishment  of  the  expect^ 
Government  Free  Schools. 

The  Correq>oodiog  Committee 
have  the  foUowmg  inmiglr.  en  ikb 
paftage:^ 

These  observations  are  inftnted,  »s 
indieating  the  sense  entertained,  by  en 
intelligent  native  and  by  the  people  of 
the  country,  generally,  concerning  tbe 
beneBts  oi  universal  instrucUon  in 
Schoc^  ^periy  conducted— without 
the  Committee  being  aware  of  the  cor- 
rectneas,  or  otherwise,  of  the  supposition 
upon  which  the  remarks  were  founded. 

FALAMCOTTAH. 

CHVRCn  MISSIONARY  SOCIBfT. 

A  OBNBRAL  view  of  the  state  of 
|hi«  Mifl^ioo,  io  the  Diatrict  of  Tin- 
nevelly,  was  gUeo  at  ppu  52  and  53 
•ftheSurvey.  From  tlie Report  ef 
the  Madns  Committee,  and  tbe 
commuiricat]<ni8  of  Messrs.  Rhe- 
nius  and  Schroid,  we  shall  fimn  a 
digest  of  all  the  chief  detafls.  The 
Journals  of  t^e  Missionaries  are 
kept  with  exemplary  diligenqe  and 
fidelity— fiiUy  atating  their  difioiit- 
ties  and  trials,  as  iml  as  tbek  e^ 
oouragementt  and  prospects;  and 
thereby  making  the  Society  weR 
acquainted  with  the  actual  condi- 
tion of  the  people  among  whom 
tiheyl^our. 

Lem  State  ef  ike  N4M»e  Ckm^eeier. 

All  intelligeht  aiid'unbiassed  wit- 
nesses agree  in  bearing  testimony 
io  the  wretched  condition  of  the 
Heathen  World,  This  condition  is» 
indeed,  often  concealed,  and  not  sel- 
dom melioraled,  by  dpoumstaneess 
nothing,  however,  can  eflbetndy 
cure  Its  eviis,  but  tne  ^afevalunee  or 
pure  and  undefiled  Christiani^. 

The  Natives,  very  generally^ 
strengthen  tbe  evils  of  the  £yien 
heart,  by  the  manner  in  which  ihey  • 
bring  up  their  children.  ^  Masy 
even  of  the  Nominal  Christians  pay 
little  regard  to  the  obligations  of 
their  profession^  in  reqpect  of  the 
care,  of  their  children.  Of  twa 
Roman   Catholic  Boys,    wh^  \is^^ 


l^aa*]  IdDIA  WITBIN  tns  GAlfQXS. 

^seated  t1iem9elv€9  fpr  so^e  time    tbut  Ml)e  reHmied 
flrora'  the  Schools,    Mr^  .Rhenku 


,  On  iD^iniy,  I  waainiurmed  that  they 
do  90tefeoofle  loaltend  any  more:  their 
fittber  htfd  aevwroUtfad  them  toattend, 
hut  the/ had  doee  ao  voluntarilij.  Thia 
if  a  sywiwpn  oi  Indian  ^uoatiooi 
among  the  Jener  orden  at  leeat.  The- 
chijdreo  have  fuitt  their  own  will.  The 
»othfin,  eepeeiaUy,  have  fxefuently. 
no  oentrol  ovav  the  bojNi  at  .all;  ae 
majr  he  aufikienilj  ahewa  from  the  &ct> 
tfaetit  IB  theoiirtom  oCthe  oouotiy  that 
the  mother  never  eata  with  her  hiuband 
and  aansy  hut  Mreea  them  at  table  and 
eats  what  they  leave. 

<  ADoCfaerinalinoe  of  Indian  fiducation 
oame  lately  under  my  observatien.  One 
of  our  elder  School  Boys  threw  a 
broomstick  at  his  mother,  because  the 
dinner  wis  not  ready  early  enough. 
She  told  the  circumstance  to  another  of 
tiieboytf  and  abjured  him,  in  a  man. 
ner  considered  sacred  and  obligatory 
attaoBg  the  Heelli^v  to  ao^iaiat  the 
Schoelipaster  of  it^.tha)  such  en  act 
might  ;not  remain  unjmmshed.  The 
boy  reported  it  to  me ;  and  we  found  it 
necessary  to  notice  it  The  mother, 
whdhad  not  expected  this;  waa  called ; 
and,-from  fWr,  endeavoured  to  palliate 
the  oAnne  9  bal^  it  was  soon  proved,  by 
the  boy's  own  conftmiont  end  it  wae 
neceaaiafy  to  punish  him.  The  hoy 
hktmd£  owned  the  jualnees  of  the 
puaiahment  1  but  the  mother  begged  us 
not  to  puniah  him,  for  be  would  tell  hia 
fiAher,  and  ahe  would  be  beaten  in  her* 

tttlB. 

Sooetinies,  indeed,  the  wuiem 
will  prevail,  by  her  violenee,  over 
the  better  dispoMiion  of  the  n>an.  A 
Heathen  Youth  had  been  entrufited 
to  the  MiaaionerieB  by  his  Father, 
a  Heathen*  He.  wi^s.  received  into 
the  ^miojiiy,  and  there  gave  good 
reaa0a  to  nope  that  hia  mind  waa. 
opening  to  tine  leligton*  The  Mia^ 
sionariea  write-^ 


.  TUa  aaaa*a  w^  wia 
absent,  and  in  a  manner  aeparated  from 
her  husband,  when  he  delivered  hjis  Son 
over  to  our  c^re ;  an4  w^^  ^one  to  % 
vilkge,  at  some  distance,  to  live  among 
her  relatives.  As  soon  as  she  beard  that 
Ijier  son  bad  been  admitted  into  our  In- 
btiUitlon,  she  came,  i^i  all  haste,  howling 
aud,  weepbij;  in  our  garden,  demanding 


HS 

she  would  take  htm 
with  her  to  the  village.  The  boy  wished 
to  learn ;  and  the. father  inaisted  upon 
his  sujing  with  us,  according  to  the 
luromise  which  he  had  made.    AH  poa* 
aible  argumenta  made  no  impression  on 
the  woman ;  and  she  appeared  to  be  the 
ipost  unhappy  being  on  earth,  under  the 
apprehension  that  ber  son  should  stop 
here.    Her  lamentations  prevailed  on 
her  son  to  be  ready  to  accompany  ber^ 
ratber  than  to  liatan  to  the  better  re^' 
sonbga  of  hb  father.    The  father,  how- 
ever, continued  to  wiah  his  son  to  at^y. 
At  length  the  woman  prevailed  over  ber 
husbanil ;  and  they  having  returned  the 
expense  for  victualling  the  boy  accord* 
ing  to  our  ^re^ent,  we  dismissed  him. 
It  was  a  painful  occurrence,  as  the  boy 
seemed  to  have  heen  touched  with  divine 
gnc^,  Th^  mother  appeared  to  be,  a  me^. 
cileas  and  unreasonable  woman :  when 
we  once  more  repreaented  to  her  the  foUy 
that  she  waa  committing,  and  the  ac« 
count  which  she  would  have  to  give  to 
God  if  her  son  be  lost  through  her,  she 
profanely  said,  **  Never  mind,  let  me 
go  to  hell."    We  gladly  permitted  him 
to  take  aome  books  with  him.    May  they 
be  the  means,  ^  the  band  of  God,  of 
maintaining  in  him  the  good  disposition 
which  he  has  hitherto  ahewn,  and  of 
leading  his  mother  and  the  rest  <^t  hia 
relativea  to  th?  knowledgeof  thetruth  1 
.  It  is  no  matter  of  wonder,  that 
children,  so  trained,  should  grow 
up  in  ev9.     An  Eogliah  School  in 
the  Town  of  Tinnevelljr  has  been 
broken  up^  under  circumstances  not 
a  little  distressing.     Mr.  Rheiuus 
wrote,  some  time  since,  in  reference 
to  this  School — > 


In  catechisUig,  and  speaking 
the  Sabbath,  I  hivited  the  Sdiohffs  to 
OOme  on  Sunday  to  hear  the  Word  of 
€tod :  on  wbidi  one  of  them  said,  **  But 
we  hare  no  desire  lUter  it."  I  replied,' 
**'  Only  those  who  have  a  desire  to  be 
iastructed  and  to  receive  bonellt  for 
their  souls,  should  comer*  towhiehtbey 
said  •*  Right." 

This  untoward  disposition  oould 
not  long  brook  the  discipline  and 
instruction  of  the  Scho<^  A  lew 
months  afterward^  Mr.  Rheniua 
writes — 

Some  weeks  ago,  I  law  that  the 
English  Exercises  seemed  rather  too 


446  IKDIA  WITHIK 

difficult  for  the  Iw^s.  I  then  jjove 
ihem  tb^  Short  Catechism  of  the  wr. 
Banl  Woodd,  on -the  duties  of  children 
and  semnts.  to  be  transUted,  as  a 
weekly  exercise,  fVom  English  into 
Tamul  But  this  also  I  bSve  found 
lately  to  be  too  difficult  for  them ;  antf 
to-daj  one  of  the  boys  came  with  the 
book,  and  complained  of  the  same.  I 
then  thought  of  the  little  Catechism, 
fixed  on  pasteboard,  iHiich  contains 
abort  Questions  and  Answers:  this,  I 
was  sure,  would  not  be  too  difficult ;  butt 
in  the  afternoon,  five  of  the  elder  bojra 
came  and  said  that  this  also 'Was  too  dif- 
^It  for  them,  and  that  they  'there^ 
Ibre  could  not  translate  it  I  soon 
convinced  them  that  it  was  not  so. 
They  then  wished  to  put  o£P  translating 
it,  by  saving  that  they  had  so  much 
to  do  in  Sichool,  as  to  leave  no  time  for 
this;  this  was  evidently  but  an  idle 
pretence.  At  last,  they  Said  that  they 
would  not  translate  it,  because  it  con- 
tained  our  religioo.  I  diewed  them 
that  there  is  nothing  in  it,  but  what 
they  had  already  learned,  all  the  year 
kmff,  in  the  Tamul  Catechism.  They 
>  replied,  however  it  might  be,  that  they 
had  come  to  our  Scho^,  not  to  learn  our 
Vedam»  but  to  learn  English — that  I 
had  come*  weekly  and  instructed  them 
in  it,  by  which  their  minds  had  become 
disturbed,  and  on  account  of  which  ^e 
paopleJiad  ahitady  called  them  '^  Cbiis. 
tians,**  and  abused  them-r^at  if  tfaef 
now  should  translate  this  alio,  thej 
would  hav«  the  more  to  aufi&r.  I  en« 
deavoured  to  encourage  them,  and  to 
quiet  their  minds ;  but  they  would  not 
hear.  At  length  I  told  them,  that  the 
School  was  established,  not  only  to 
teach  them  to  read  and  write  Englirii, 
but  to  enlighten  their  understandings 
and  their  hearts  by  the  word  of  Truth  t 
that,  eeosequeotly,  every  one  who 
wishes  to  derive  tlM»e  benefits  may  at- 
tend the  SchooU  and  he  that  wishes  it 
not,  may  go  where  be  pleases  there 
was  no  constraint  whatever:  and  then  I 
sent  them  back  to  the  SchooL 

It  is  remarkable  that  these  Young 
Men'  should  now  oppose  our  religious 
instructions,  after  we  have  for  neany  a 
▼ear  given  sudi  to  them,  and  after  they 
have  oecasiooally  expressed  their  plea- 
anre  at  them;  and  of  their  own  accord 
asked  and  received  religious  books  firom 
us  during  the  last  six  months.  I  must 
aay,  howevto,  that,  notwithstanding 
this,  I  always  observed,  in  most  of  them, 


THE  OAK  OSS.    .  [OCT. 

a  certain  reserve,  which  bespoke  no  veiy 
Ibfoofable  disposition.  It  is  i^vidaiii^ 
that  somKhlng  in  particular  nraat  Imtc 
been  at  work  to  ablate  tficfr  mfoda, 
and  that  the  Word  of  God  hsawMtean 
sown  in  v«in.  1  tnist,  also,  that  soott 
fiirther  good  will  accrue  finom  this  atato 
of  things,  evm  though  the  Wmmnj 
shovhi  prevail  ott  them  so  fiu-  aa  to 
make  thei9  leave  the  Sobool  MtMethar. 

I  must  not  omit  to  itata,  tbtCL  tkm 
boys  had  to  translate,  evexy  week,  exer- 
daes  from  Tanml  into  Enalish,  and 
from  English  into  Tamd—-ttat,  every 
Friday,  they  read  the  exerriasa,  nd 
trandated  before  ine;  when  I  conecttfd 
their  errors,  «nd  yiestioued  ttem  ob> 
gmmmar-Hoid  that  I  eodeavoned'to 
apply  the  subjects,  as  tbev  aMae,*t» 
their  understandings  and  their  hetfta. 
They  would  probably  have  been  mmdk 
pleased  with  this  method  of  procedure, 
had  I  used  only  the  Arabian  Nf  ahts,  or 
some  such  En^ish  book,  instead  of  our 
relkdous  books. 

xhe  low^  stmdard  of  moral* 
among  the  Natives,  makes  It  teiy 
difficvut  to  procure  Scboolmasters 
in  whom  confidence  can  be  reposed. 
It  will,  be  readily  conceived,  what 
trouble  and  anxiety  such  men  aa 
are  here  desj^bed.  must  oc^ca^on 
to  a  Missionary : — . 

Tlie  SchoolBHsters,  .  with  but  fosr 
exoeptiona,  continue  to  peha  oar  heaita  ^ 
by  their  indiffinoenoe  to  the  Gosp^ 
They  stijl  walk  too  much  in  the  w^o 
of  their  fothers.  They  try  to  evade  our 
vigilance,  in  varioua  ways;  and,. dr- 
caimetanced  as  wte  are'  in  tliia  couatiy, 
tbey>  often,  I  foar»  sueoeed  therein. 
We  shall  still  work  upon  them  aa  vw^ 
as  we  can  ;  and  have  resolved,  with 
this  view,  to  have  them  all  tcgether,  in 
the  middle  of  every  month,  for  the  same 
purpose  as  I  had  our  Schoolmasters* 
Assembliea  in  Madras.  Hay  the  Letd 
awaken  their  hearts  I  It  Is  nTonriging 
to  think  that  a  fow  of  them  shew  a  batter 
character. 

Some  tiaseafterwaBd,  Mr.Rlieniaa 
adds — 


The  Schoolmasters,  we  are  inforaed. 
finding'  that  they  cannot  get  tl|ioug( 
with  their  various,  modes  St  deceiving 
us,  talk  of  rather  relioquishlng  the 
service ;  particularly  as  they  are  now 
obliged  to  attend  the  Monthly  Sa||Ool. 
masters'  Assembly,  and  to  study  our 


lass.] 


IKDIA  WlTmM.tHftGAKeKS. 


pect  tonie  inportant  ibtnget  in  thif 
departiBtiitt  whicli^  at  fim  ifght,  will 
not  be  plMtiiig,  but  which,  I  doubt  not* 
will  be  overruled  bjr  the  Greit  Head 
•f  our  afiiin  for  the  beat  intarealf  of 
HIa  kingdom. 

In  Yarioas  other  wnvs,  the  power 
of  etil  and  of  the  Svil  One  among 
these  peo^  distresses  the  Missio* 
naries.  They  write,  on  one  oc- 
casion— 

This  has  been  a  tcoubleaonie  day. 
Various  Orila  among  mtt  people,  both 
Heathen  and  nominal  Christian,  house- 
people  and  school-boys,  were  discovered* 
The  moat  grievous  pari  of  it  is,  that 
.two  lately  leceiv^  into  our  Church 
.were  implicated.  It  was  a  searching  of 
the  innermost  psits  of  the  heart;  the 
,widcedness  of  which  was  laid  open  to 
them.  I  have  the  strongest  hope,  that 
these  thii^  tnll  have  the  most  salutary 
efl^  on  the  minds  of  the  people  ;  in 
leading  them,  not  to  trust  in  themselves, 
or  in  a  mere  form  of  Christianity  or 
morality,  but  to  see  how  much  need 
|hey  have  of  the  powerful  grace  of  the 
Saviour. 

Mr.  Schmid  writes^  on  this  sub* 
ject — 

In  consequence  of  this  detection  of 
evil  practices  among  our  people,  Br. 
Rhemns*s  Sermon,  on  the  following  Sun- 
day,  was  listened  to  with  greater  atten.  - 
tion  t^an  usual,  and  wi^s  quite  adapted 
to  the  circumstances.  We  have  great 
reason  to  be  thankfVil,  that  these  things 
came  so  soon  and  so  ftilly  to  our  know, 
ledoe:  as  we  hsve  thus  become  more 
intunately  acquainted-  with  the  native 
character;  jLod  are  able  to  shew,  by 
strict  Chrtltian  Discipline,  what  the 
Gospel  really  is :  for  it  is  only  by  the 
holiness  of  life  of  those  whom*  Missio- 
naries  scknowledge  as  Members  of  the 
Church  of  Christ,  that  Christianity  can 
become  honourable  in  the  eyes  of  the 
HcMmien. 

.  The  very  persons  of  the  Hea- 
thttis  are  defiled  by  their  religion. 
The  Missionaries  write — 

FUthiness  is  a  very  di^graoeftil  habit 
snong  the  FSrriars  and  Shaaars.  We 
oltett  speak  soainst  it,  to  those  who  ez« 
press  any  wish  to  beeome  Christisns. 
One  woman,  who  seena  to  be,  in  some 
afl^ed  by  the  Gospel,  gave 


♦« 


this  extraordinary  answer«-4hat  were 
she  now,  as  a  Widow,  and  afl^r  having 
fii^owed  so  long  the  custom  of  the  Par- 
riarst  to  comb  ner,  hair,  and  othf  rwis^ 
keep  her  head  in  order,  the  people 
would  ridicule  her!  An  elderly  man 
aaid,  on  being  admonUlied  to  keep  hinu 
self  clean,  ^^  O  Sir,  that  we  cannot  do: 
for  were  we  to  put  our  hair  in  order,  and 
keep  ourselves  as  you  recommend,  others 
would  not  give  their  children  to  ours  in 
marriage! 

How  sad  are  the  effects  of  Caste  on 
the  understandings  pf  these  people! 
The  Parriars  are  as  jeidous  of  their  dirty 
appearance,  as  being  cliaracteristic  it 
their  Caste,  as  the  Soodras  are  of  their 
higher  Caste  itself  I 

The  ffreat  Enemy  of  Man  not 
only  defiles  the  mind  and  the  man- 
ners of  the  Heathen,  but,  with  ca- 
pricions  tyranny,  draws  them  into 
the  worship  of  htroelf,  and  makes 
them  the  sport  of  fraud  and  folly. 
Mr.  Rhentus  makes  the  following 
report  of  one  of  the  Schoolmasters, 
who,  of  course,  was  immediately 
dismissed  from  bis  office : — 

While  I  was  catechising  in  one  of 
our  Tamul  Schools,  I  was  informed  thft 
one  of  our  Schoolmssters,  who  hsd,  three 
dsys  before,  asked  leave  of  absence,  to 
go  to  a  village  in  the  south,  on  some  buaU 
ness,  was  now  in  the  neighfaeurhood, 
close  by  our  School,  ^^  playing  tbeDevil,** 
aa  the  Natives  call  it  I  sent  for  him  ; 
but  they  brought  word  that  he  was  Ailly 
engsaed,  end  could  not  conie.  After  i 
had  &ished  catechizing,  I  went  over  to 
the  nisce,.  where  I  found  a  concourse  of 
people,  in  front  of  an  idolatrous  place  of 
wonhip ;  and,  in  the  midst  of  them,  our 
Schoolmaster  sitting,  neariy  naked,  and 
besmeared  all  over  with  red,  ysjlow,  and 
white  colours  and  cow-dung..  3efote 
him.was  |dsoed  a  censer  with  inoense 
burning,  over  the  perfume  of  which  he 
held  his  head;  in  c«der,  I  believe,  to  he- 
eome  inspired,  or  rather  intoxicated, 
while  three  or  four  muaicians  played  to 
aid  him  therein.' 

As  soon  as  he  aaw  me,  .he.rese  snd 
casMup  tome,  and  made  his  ssUm.  I 
expresed  my  sstonishment  snd  cenoem 
to  fbd  him  there,  snd  in  such  ashocktag 
ooodition ;  sad  told  him  thst  he,  who 
hsd  sufficient  knowledge  of  the  widced* 


of  protection  and  prM^rlty. 
feasts  last  sometimes  two  or  three  dajra, 
pnd  are  always  accompanied  with  much 
Jnusic  and  shouting. 

The  liord  have  merc^  on  lllese  ser- 
vanU  of  Satan,  and  deliver  flhCtn  from 


remaricA   mt  tbb 


4M  tKMA  WlT«t1l'rti%  OAimKS.  [oCT. 

ilesfof  tfte«'Uil»^/and  fetpfsctised    sueh  ofibrfngM,  aiid  repeats  hi»  (nromisM 

llieib,  would  receive  greater  pu^shment 

than  othen.  He  excused  himself  hj  the 

plea  of  custom  i  and  said  that  he  hsd 

heed  persuaded  hy  th«  people  not  to  go 

to  the  '^lUage  in  ^e  south,  but  to  trans- 

•et  this  business.    In  the  meanwhile, 

the  musicians  had  become  quiet ;  and,  as 

the  people  were  attentivelj  listening  to 

IHir  conreiMtion,  I  addressed  them  all, 

iad  exhorted  tfai»n  to  repent  and  turn 

ftomithe  delusions  of  the  Devil,  whom 

th^  thus  willln^ij  served. 

The  man  whom  I  took  for  the  officiat- 
ing priest  endeavoured  to  make  things 
imqoth;  and,  at  last,  h^ged  me  to  be 
still  fkvourable  to  them. 

Their  idol  is  of  a  figure  which!  never 
•aw  at  Madras.  It  is  a  simple  heap  of  day 
in  a  pyramidical  form;  which  they  paint 
white,  and  ornament  with  various  figures 
in  other  colours.  ItiSflnsoraepLicesuiree, 
iB  others  five,  in  others  about  seven  feet 
liigh.  They  worship  in  it  a  Demon, 
•ad  diffmat  eastes  give  it  names  of 
dUfereat  Devils.  This  Denmo,  they 
imsgine,  oauses  sickness  and  otherevila, 
as  well  as  health  and  prosperity;  and 
they  worship  it,  in  order  that  it  may  re- 
move the  one  and  give  the  other. 

To  gratify  it  the  more,  they  make, 
at  times,  perhaps  ermry  two  months,  a 
fessti  forwhicb-tbe  people  bring  oflMngs 
•ffice^ftc.  which  thej  boil  and  eat  on  the 
•pot«  OBSudiocGasiOBs,oneofthe  per- 
•eas  oMie  partieabrly  intecested  in  the 
Ihvoar  of  the  DesMiir^evoteB  hfaaself  to 
be  possssstd  by  H;  for  wUoh  purpose^ 
he  acts  as  I  saw  the  Schoolmaster,  like 
a  Delphian  Fythia.  While  he  is  thus 
preparing  himself,  the  Demon,  as  they 
nney,  enters  the  Devotee,  who  then  be- 
'gins  to  daace  and  mAe  various  fitnttc 
gesturee-— utters  difiereat  sentiments, 
expressing  his  gratification  at  their  dt^ 
MngR  aid  their  devotion — and  pro- 
■ilaes  them  protection  and  happiness^ 
Sometimes  he  makes  known  his  wishes  by 
peculiar  signs:  by pnttiaghis  bands  to  the 
•ides  of  Us  head,  so  that  they  stand  fbrth 
like  imrBs,  he  signifies  to  the  people  that 
he  wishes  to  have  a  goat  sacrificed  to 
Um  $  which  sign  the  people  no  sooner 
observe,  than  they  bring  a  goat  and 
^hcfiflce  it,  with  shouting  and  worship  : 
or,  he  bsats  his  sides  with  his  elbows, 
■s  a  cock  does  with  itt  winos;  by 
which  die  people  understand  uiat  he 
wants  a  cock  as  an  ofieting,  which  they 
t^medktely  bring  hhn,  The  Demon 
expresses  himself  highly  deUfhted  with 


Mr.   Schmid 
Vttbject-^ 

The  wdrship  ot  the  Devil,  in  this 
form,  has,  in  the  more  northern  pro;, 
vinces,  given  place  to  the  BrahmlDical 
Bites;  but  hss  been  preserved  in  the 
southern  part  df  the  Tamul  District, 
and  in  that  part  of  Ceylon  which  ll 
peopled  by  Tamulians.  The  influenoe 
of  the  Brahmins,  howevt^,  seems  tb 
have  prevailed  so  much  in  our  district, 
that  this  fbrm  of  worship  is  held  la 
contempt,  and  practised  generslly  by 
the  most  ignorant  only« 

A  Sepoy,  who  'Splayed  the  Devil* 
in  the  same  manner  as  our  Schoehnftster, 
wu  sent  fot  unexpectedly  by  hU  Officer, 
Just  as  he  wasrunnihg  about  pretending 
to  be  possessed  of  the  Evil  Spftiti  he 
ran,  thunderstruck,  to  the  water,  to 
wash  and  dress  himself  as  a  Sepoy ;  the 
people  laughed)  and,  perceivi|ig  his 
cheat,  asked  tauntingly,  ''  AVhither  is 
the  Spirit  gone  so  quickly  ?** 

Diicu$§ion»  ammg  tk0  NrnHntM. 
Such  a  state,  as  that  which 
has  just  been  described,  presents 
difficulties  to  a  Missionary  which 
should  awaken  in  his  behalf  con- 
stant sympathy  and  prayer;  but 
ought  not  to  discourage  ttiose,  wIhi 
have  Divine  Protniees  to  support 
their  faith.  Education,  the  Mi- 
nistry of  the  Word,  and  the  ch-cU- 
lation  of  the  Scriptures  and  Scrip* 
tural  Tracts  and  Books,  diiigently 
persevei'ed  in,  will|  in  due  time,  and 
bjr  the  Divme  blessing,  effect  U 
mighty  change,  iiuch  diacuiaiona, 
as  are  noticed  by  Mr.  BheBi«s  in 
the  following  passage,  indicate  the 
working  of  the  leaven  of  tkf 
Won!:— 

In  commemorUing  the  Reformationy 
I  preached  on  Matt.  xvi.  16^19 1  first, 
explaining  the  words  upon  which  the 
Roman  CathoK^  lay  so  mudi  stress,  ia 
support  of  their  schemes— then  shewing 
what  the  Church   of  Christ  is— next, 


ttfe  rariotU  gttftcb  which  tlis  Church 
iMs'  had  to  endare^  ttc/ta  the  Itoman 
'Bittperors,  frotd  Heretic^,  In  particular 
4oi^  the  Romish  Bishbps  and  Priests, 
and  nov  t^mm  Infidels— and,  katlj,  the 
moadtrM  wajri  in  which  ChriJt  haa  de- 
fended His  Church,  e^p^dall/  during 
the  dark  agea  of  Popery  and  in  the  time 
of  Luther;  so  that,  though  the  gates  of 
hell  h>8e  up  acainst  her,  they  could  not 
prevail— concluding  with  an  application, 
^d  exhortation  to  he  thankful  to  God 
fbr  the  light  which  He  has  graciously 
caused  to  shine  upon  us. 
.  The  Co9gr^tion  was  numerous. 
jBosides  our  ^otestant  Christians,  a 
number  of  Eoman  Catholics  from  Uxe 
^ort  aftd  from  Tinnevellj,  with  a  good 
jjoanj  Heathen  and  a  few  Moormen, 
were  together  at  the  doors  and  windows* 
Their  attention  was  pleasing  to  ua» 
JC^jT  the  grace  of  God  have  caused  the 
Ikht  and  truth  of  the  Gospel  to  strike 
t^ir  hearts ! 

Br.  Schmid  afterward  gave  two  Tamul 
New  Testaments  to  twoK,oman-CathoIic 
Boys  of  our  SehooL  ^ho  had  finequentlj 
and  uipently  asked  for  them  be&re. 
•  Bavid  reported  in  the  afternoon,  that, 
after  Divine  Service,  a.  respectable 
]}f  oorman  who  had  attended  it,  and  the 
Koman   Catholics  and  Heathen,  had 

C  opposite  the  School-Jtoom  under  a 
Banian  Tree ;  and  had  held  a  long 
and  serious  conversation  together,  about 
what  they  had  heard.  The  Moorman 
pad  taken  our  part;  and  strongly  urged 
the  Boman  Catholic  to  coiuess  that 
ihey  were  in  error  about  the  worship  of 
images,  prostration  before  their  priests, 
processions,  &c.  One  Boman-Catholic 
Young  Man  had  endeavoured  to  defend 
their  religion,  and  denied  various  things 
which  the  Moorman  stated ;  upon  whidi 
the  Moorman  appealed  to  fiu:ta,  of  which 
)ie  .himself  had  been  eye-witness,  and 
palled  upon  the  surrounding  peoplei 
both  Heathen's  and  Boman  CathoUcsi 
pi  say,  whether  it  was  not.  true,  that 
such  and  such  foolish  things  were  done 
at  Tutecofyn,  Katar,  Tinnevelly, 
Teneaiy,  &c.  in  their  Churches.  When 
the  Boman  CathoUe  still  persisted  in 
deifying  &cts,  the  Moorm^ui  threatened 
him  with  the  Day  of  Judgment  for  the 
fiilsehood  which  he  had  spoken.  The 
Young  Man  had  urged^  that  the  Moor« 
men  also  do  many  foolish  things,  and 
prostrate  themselves  before  the  priests  i 
10  which  the  Moorman* had  answered, 
ihat,  that  also  was  not  right,  and  that 
Oct,  1823. 


Tfil  OAir6B8.  i^ 

Ci  himself  didl,  not  do  flo  s  and  h^  i». 
ted,  that  lately,  when  their  priest  had 
come  from  the  South  to  MaiJ^aleyam, 
the  Moormen  of  tfiis  vilii^e  nad  pro^ 
jStrated  themselves  before  him,  ''which,'* 
said  he,  'Vl  no  sooner  saw,  hut  I  re- 
proved both  the  people  for  doing  sc^ 
and  the  priest  for  acc^pthig  it;  saylaff 
that  sudi  things  were  not  commanded 
in  the  Eor&n.**  The  priest  rq>lie4, 
that  it  was  true;  and  that  be  endea- 
voured to  keep  the  people  from  doing  aq^ 
but  that  they  would  not  hear; 

This  conversation  taking  phee  in  the 
street,  many  Heathen  Passengers  had 
collected  round  them,  and  eagerly  in- 
quired into  the  matter :  the  sulti^ci 
had,  tfaefefore»  become  a  ganeral  topic 
among  them# 

May  the  truth  win  their  hearts !  anA 
may  Uiay  now  go,  and  in  quietness  off 
mind  consider  the  iipportant  suluect, 
and  come  at  last  to  the  knowledflt  of  the 
Iiordl 

Bofiitm  0f  Camvtrtt, 
In  th0  midst  of  the  dfficoltm 
which  sarrowd  the  Mh»fotltiMtt 
fl'om  the  9tate  of  the  t>oo][de,  a 
Christian  Church  ia  gradually  riaiQ§. 
Tlie  Corre^ndii^  Commtttee 
state — 

In  this  year,  one  Heatheen  man,  one 
woman,  and  two  childsen  have  beta 
baptizeif;  and  three  Rotnan  Catholics, 
two  men  and  one  woman,  with  tw6 
ehiUsan«  have  been  seoehrad  iota  the 
Frotcstaat  Gcnmininienf  altar  doe  iiu 


Of  ehe  Heathen  Man,  flh.  Rhe^ 
tohis  givea  the  fbllowing  ^ccouiit : — 

He  is  f  Soodra,  of  the  Meroha# 
Tribe,  and  is  one  of  our  Sdioo|nwi|tfli» 
He  is  fifty«one  years  of  uei  aad  hai^ 
from  his  youth,  been  c^^yed  as  ac^ 
countant  in  several  viUagm*  A  &ir 
years  ago,  ha  was  4ir«Sed.  by  tha 
Coun^  Priestt  Ahrahamj.  t^  apply  It 
}Sd>.  Hou^  for  a  situaUoa  m  M^o^ 
piaster.  He  wfis  then  obliged  to  attand 
the  Monthly  £xaminationa,  whi»re  I 
expounde4  to  the  Chiidf  en  and  M%<fgt 
a  chapter  out  of  theNew.TestamaBitt 
When  he  hei^'d  them,  and  also  the  in- 
structions given  them  at  our  visits  to 
i^  School,  he  b^an  to  thmk--''  This  is 
true !  For  fifty  years,  I  have  now  foeed 
a  fi>Uower  of  Siva,  and  do  nai  yet  know 
whether  my  sins  have  beea  blattedout^ 
or  whether  I  have  ^t  a  proper  under- 


^BQ  IltDIA  WITHIlf 

■Unfing,  md  qCto  neoeiniy  qualities. 
If  I  embfiMthe  Way  of  Truth  then  I 
AiU  obtun  them.'*  He  thortlj  after 
informed  me  of  his  wish  to  be  a  Chris- 
tian; and  hegan  to  attend,  regularly, 
Divine  Service  on  Sundays,  and  the 
^particular  instructions  on  Week  Days-— 
abandoning,  gradually,  the  various  ido- 
latrous customs  of  the  Heathens.  In  a 
narrative,  whidi  he  drew  up  preparatoiy  / 
-to  his  baptism,  he  thus  spesJcs— 

Since  I  do  not  any  longer  observe  the 
sapentilioiis  of  the  iollowen  of  Siva,  my 
remtioDs  and  fnenda  abase  me  io  Tarioas 
"wajs,  and  give  me  much  trooble:  bat. 
whatever  affliotions  come  upon  me«  1  shall 
not  regard  them :  my  only  wish  is»  to  know 
and  receive  the  Troth.  I  am  waiting,  with 
desire^  for  the  blessings  which  have  been 
obtained  by  the  solKnrings  aad  death  of  Jeans 
Christ,  who  became  man  in  thu  world,  and 
Mthe  Saviour  of  the  World.  With  much 
fervour  did  I  serve  Siva,  Viihnoo,  Soom. 
manien,  Ammen,  Maden,  and  each  like 
sods ;  concerning  which  mv  forefathers 
mstrvcted  me,  aoMirding  to  the  customs  of 
this  country:  yet  I  have  not  received  any 
benefit  from  them  for  my  sonl.  But,  by  the 
snfferinss  and  death  of  Jesus  Christ  the 
Son  of  Ood,  who  is  the  Afanigfatjr  Creator 
and  Pnserver  of  all  tfaioga,  the  sins  of  his 
servant  are  blotted  out.  I  believe,  alMK 
that  I  shall  farther  receive  the  needful  aid 
to  become  holy,  and  at  the  hour  of  death  to 
CO  to  heaven.  Wherefore  I  ventured  to 
inform  ynu  of  it,  and  beg  to  be  received 
into  the  Christian  Church. 

The  Woman  is  a  servant  in  the 
Mission.  Of  her  Mr.  Rhenius 
•ays— ^ 

The  Womta  was,  befofe  her  coming 
into  our  service,  in  various  distressing 
drcumstanoea  i  at  the  death  of  her  hus- 
band, poverty  much  ineretaed  her  diffi* 
culties.  About  a  year  ago,  when  she 
(iame  into  our  house,  she  attended  our 
Evening  Family  Worship,  in  which  I 
usually  expound  a  small  portion  of  the 
Seriptures.  She  soon  felt  that  this  was 
Hhe  true  way  to  heaven ;  and  began  to 
leave  off  the  Worship  of  Demons,  and 
to  pray  to  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who, 
she  acknowledgea,  delivered  her  out  of 
all  her  distresses*  She  could  then  no' 
more  sin  quietly,  and  was  enabled  to 
overcome  temptation ;  and  wishes  now 
to  live  only  to  Him,  who  suffered  and 
died  for  h^. 

PntmiMtng  Ymng  Converts* 

The  Missionaries   give  detailed 

accounts  of  several  Young  Men»  in 

whose  minds  Divine  Grace  appears 

to  have  wrought  an  efibctui^CBange. 


THS  OANOSS.,  [0C«« 

We  shall  state  soine  nQrtiCttlai:s  on 
this  subject,  which  wul  not  only  be 
jiatbfactory  evidence  of  the  power 
of  religion,  but  may  serve  to  pro* 
mote  the  edification  of  others. 

The  first  of  these  Young  Men  Is 
employed  in  the  Mission.  Of  him 
Mr.  Rhenius  writes — 

He  begged  for  more  systemaUc  in- 
structlon ;  and  acknowledged  it  as  a  par- 
ticuhrly  gracious  providence  of  God, 
that  he  came  to  Falamcottah,  and  into 
our  service.  He  had  then  no  proper 
sense  of  the  blessings  of  Christianity. 
After  he  had  been  with  us  fin*  some 
tune,  he  resolved  to  leave  us  again,  be- 
cause he  thought  his  salary  tpo  little, 
which  was  indeed  the  case ;  but  detes- 
mined  to  hold  out  ajittle  longer.  In 
the  meanwhile,  the  instructions  which 
he  received  proved  a  blessing  to  him, 
and  his  d^ire  now  ii  after  the  heavenly 
richest  he  will  serve  the  Lord  Jeeus,  in 
any  wira.  He  begged  me,  with  tears, 
to  keep  him  strict,  and  to  admonish  hii^ 
when  he  fkils :  he  is  of  a  modest,  hum- 
ble, and  zealous  mind.  The  Festival 
Days  have  been  a  blessing  to  his  soul. 
He  sees  his  nnfhlness,  and  the  love  of 
Christ  to  Sinners.  Blessed  be  the  Lord, 
for  this  new  instance  of  grace  wrought 
in  a  sinner  from  among  the  Tamulians  ! 

A  few  Sabbaths  after  this,  he  told  me, 
with  tears,  that  he  had  not  spent  the 
last  Sabbath-Bay  in  the  Aianner  which 
he  ought  to  have  done.  Upon  inquiry 
what  it  was  that  had  disturbed  him,  he 
said,  that,  being  Easter-Day,  he  had 
made  his  fellow-christiansafeast,  giving 
them  a  sheep  for  their  dinner ;  the  care 
about  which  had  disturbed  his  mind, 
and  he  felt  not  well  about  it :  he  saw 
that  even  such  innocent  rejoicings,  from 
the  care  which  they  occasion,  had  better 
be  reserved  for  other  days.  Blessed  be 
the  Lord  for  these  things !  and  may  He 
evermore  preserve  such  thoughts  in 
the  hearts  of  these  men ! 

Speaking  afterward  of  the  trials  to 
which  he  had  been  exposed,  he  told  me 
the  following  interesting  occurrence.^ 

Some  men  came  lately  with  a  "Petition 
for  a  School.  A  Roman  Catholic,  who 
had  accompanied  them  to  support  their 
request,  came  first  to  him;  and  sup- 
posing, as  the  Natives  frequently  do, 
that  Europeans  are  led  by  their  Native 
Servants,  more  immediately  about  them, 
he  requested  him  to  use  his  influence 
with  me  for  the  establishment  of  the 


IKDIA  WITUIK  THE  GAN0E8. 


1B2S.] 

Schoolf,  promisiiig  him  two  months*  ia- 
laiy  on  the  part  of  the  Schoolmaster  as 
a  reward  for  his  services.  He  plainly 
.  tdd  them,  that  such  a  promise,  orhribe, 
was  wrong  in  them;  and  that  he  would 
not  accept  of  H,  giring  th^i  proper 
Chnstian  admonilion  on  the  subject. 
Immediately  afterwaard,  befince  they 
-cane  to  me,  the  thing  rather  troubled 
his  mind.  -  Betuming  to  his  room,  he 
took  up  the  Old  Testament :  on  opening 
it,  the  history  of  EUsha,  Naaman,  and 
Qt^hazimet  his  eyes:  he  read  this,  and 
it  proved  a  strengthening  medicine  to 
his  mind  aoainst  an  evu  derire  that 
kerned  to  nse  in  it,  for  which  he  gave 
thanks  to  the  Lord.  I  then  spoke  with 
him  on  the  care  which  the  gracious  Sa- 
Tiour  takes  of  His  people,  even  in  small 
thtngs,  lest  they  pollute  themselves; 
and  how  He  is  pleased  tp  try  them  to 
see  whether  they  will  be  £dthM  in  a 
little.    He  wept  and  was  comforted. 

Of  the  Second  of  these  Young 
Men,  Mr.  Rhenius  thus  writes— 

At  his  Confirmation,  he  made  a  good 
Confession  in  the  presence  of  the  Con. 
gregation.  It  was  attended  with  a 
blessing  to  his  own  souL 

I  advised  him  as  to  becoming  truly 
humble  before  God.  This  is,  doubtless, 
a  hard  lesson  for  every  man,  but  espe- 
cially for  the  Hindoos ;  with  whom  hu- 
mility constitutes  no  virtue,  and  who 
have  no  term  for  it  iu  their  language ! 
What  Mr.  Milner  observes,  in  one  of 
his  Sermons,  of  Cicero  and  Aristotle, 
is  but  too  true  of  the  Hindoos — that 
*''  had  they  been  told  that  men  ought  to 
be  humble,  they  would  have  denied  it." 

The  same  we  may  also  say,  with 
respect  to  Christian  Love.  I  examined 
this  Young  Man  as  to  the  state  of  his 
mind  with  respect  to  the  practice  of 
love  and  kindness  to  those  around  him. 
He  said  that  bw-caste  is  now  no  ob- 
stacle to  him;  and  that  he  wishes  to 
love  and  to  be  kind  to  all,but  yet  he  has 
hitherto  been  squally  much  destitute 
of  it  Speaking  of  the  first  Young  Man, 
he  said  that  he  had,  indeed,  conmniinion 
with  him,  about  heavenly  things,  read- 
ing  the  Word  of  God  together,  yet  no 
such  thing  as  Christian  love  and  attach- 
ment to  each  other  has  yet  been  formed 
between  them:  they  have  not  yet  com- 
municated toother  their  feelings  and 
trials  in  the  divine  life.  I  do  not  wonder 
•  at  this,  considering  the  condition  of  the 


451 

Natives.       Oh  may  th«  Holy  Spirit 

S>ur  out  the  Love  of  Ood  amd  tte 
rethren  into  their  hearts  t 
In  a  subsequent  conversation,  on  my 
inquiring  whether  he  felt  real  pity  in 
his  soul,  when  he  saw  his  fellow-men 
indiA^g  in  idolatry  and  other  sinful 
practices,  he  said  ^^  Yes  ;**  and  added, 
^'  Formerly  I  had  no  such  feeling  about 
myself,  much  less  about  others :  on  the 
contrary,  I  delighted  in  those  things. 
Afterwards,  when  I  beoune  serious,  I 
had  so  m^ch  to  do  with  myself,  that  I 
could  not  think  on  others;  but  now  I 
am  enabled  to  pity  them.'*  In  con- 
sequence, heventures  occasionally,  when 
he  goes  to  the  Bazar  or  to  other  places,, 
to  speak  to  such  pmons  as  he  meets,  on 
the  sulgect  of  religion. 

Mr.  Rhenius  thus  speaks  of  the 
Third  of  these  Young  Men  :— 

After  Divine  Service,  one  Sunday, 
I  exhorted  the  people  to  come  and  speak 
to  us  about  thp  concerns  «f  their  souls, 
if  any  felt  doubts  or  distress  in  their 
minds ;  and  fixed,  for  this  purpose,  every 
Sunday  Afternoon.  This  caU  was  an- 
swered by  a  Native  Christian  Youth, 
about  18  years  of  age.  He  stated,  with 
some  trembling,  that  he  had  been  a  great 
sinner;  and  altogether  unconcerned 
about  his  soul  till  irfew  months  before, 
when  he  felt  himself  awakened  to  seek 
seriously  his  eternal  welfare,  to  which  a 
death  that  had  taken  place  and  several 
Sermons  that  I  preached  had  been  the 
means. 

He  now  complained,  that  sometimes 
he  indeed  knows  and  feels  that  Christ 
is  his  Saviour,  and  he  has  peace  in  his 
mind ;  but  it  often  wears  on  sgain,  and 
he  fidls  into  doubts — that  when  it  goe» 
on  well  with  him  for  a  few  days,  both 
in  his  mind  and  in  his  conduct,  he 
begins  to  think  that  there  is  no  one  so 
good  as  himself;  which  troubles  him— 
that,  sometimes,  he  doubts  whether 
Christ  did  indeed  die  for  sinners — that, 
occasionally,  he  is  tempted  not  to  follow 
the  Saviour,  because  of  persecution— 
that,  sometimes,  h*  thinks  he  must  go 
and  dwell  in  the  mountains  alone — that, 
when  alone,  he  can  often  read  the  Word 
of  God  with  attention  and  profit;  but 
when  he  comes  to  hear  it  in  our  public 
assemblies,  his  thoughts  wander  much 
about — that  when  he  is  reproved  about 
a  thing,  he  feels  hurt,  tM  pride  troubles 
hitt— and  tkat  kt  f^ls  OfW^  cold,  and 


4dS  IHPf  A  WITBllI 

even  unwUUng  to  pny,  when  under 
mich  temptationf  • 

His  mind  has  also  been  troubled  about 
OMte :  he  f^t  that  it  was  not  right ; 
but,  at  ]aat>  he  had  thought  it  not  very- 
necesaarf  to  abandon  i^  "  of  which,'* 
he  added,  **  I  know  pride  ia  at  the 
bottom."  One  axgument,  with  which 
he  had  endeaToured  to  stifle  his  convic- 
tiona  -on  this  aul^ect,  was  this :  "*  God 
commanded  Mooea  to  pull  off  hia  shoes, 
bdfbre  he  came  near  to  the  mountain ; 
]ret  Ministera  and  Europeans  in  ge- 
oend  do  not  do  so,  when  they  enter 
the  Chuivhi**  in  the  same  manner, 
he  thought,  though  ChHst  has  com- 
manded Ltve  thgf  neighbour  <u  thy$ei/^ 
yet  he  needed  not  foUow  that  command 
and  abandon  Caste,  since  Caste  had  got 
a  footing  in  the  world."  I  gave  him 
the  beet  adrioe  that  I  could  on  these 
several  topics  f  directing  him,  in  all 
things  continually  to  apply  to  the 
Saviour  of  Sinners,  and  to  listen  well  to 
the  voice  of  the  Spirit;  unfolding  to 
him,  as  wdl  as  I  could,  the  various  ways 
hi  which  our  proud  hearts  and  the  enemy 
of  souls  endeavour  to  cheat  us  away 
from  Christ,  and  to  disturb  the  peace 
which  faith  in  Him,  by  His  Grace, 
produces.  He  felt  comforted  and 
atrengthened. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord  for  thb  fruit  of 
the  seed  of  the  Gospel !  I  think  the 
Lord  is  pleased,  in  this  way,  to  humble 
his  soul  fully,  and  make  him  enjoy  the 
fhiits  of  pis  death  and  resurrection,  and 
to  become  an  useilil  Christian.  May 
such  instances  be  greatly  multiplied  ! 
and  may  we  be  endowed  with  wisaom 
to  direct  these  our  brethren  into  the 
way  of  peace  I 

The  circumstance,  that  he  had  still 
in  remembrance  several  Sermons  which 
1  preached  in  former  months,  and  which 
by  the  blessing  of  God,  had  done  him 
good,  though  X  knew  nothing  of  it  till 
now,  may  prove  an  encouragement  to 
myself  and  to  my  brethren  in  the 
Ministry. 

CnURCa  MiSSiONAEY ,socmTX. 

5to«  and  Pn^eett  rfiko  MMm  among 
ikt  Sgrian$, 

In  a  review  of  the  Miaaion  presented 
to  the  Madras  Corresponding  Com« 
suttee,  the  Miasioneries— Meatrs. 


THB  OAllQia.  {aC9!. 

Bailey,  Feon,  and  Baker— thus 
sum  up  their  observations  on  Ha 
present  condition,  wants,  and  pro- 
spects:— 

We  hope,  that,  by  the  Beporta  whioh 
acoompany  thia,  ^e  Committee  will  aee 
that  every  thing  is  in  progress  in  the 
Mission,  though  the  progressia  alofr,  md 
mudi  abwer  than  we  desire. 

The  connexion  between  ua  and  tke 
Syrian  Cburch  ia  as  dose  as  ever  i  sod 
the  period  fiir  the  revival  of  leacaing  and 
piety  seems  alowly  approaching.  The 
desire  of  instruction  ia  increaang,  and 
ttpidly  inereaabg ;  and,  in  a  very  ahost 
time,  our  preaent  means  and  estoblidi- 
ments  will  be  quite  insufficient. 

The  Committee  have  requested  ua  to 
state  what  hdp  ia  neceaaary,  and  what 
stationa  in  Travancore  ofifer  good  open^ 
inga  for  Miaaionary  Laboura. 

With  regard  to  the  latter  pcnnt,  sou 
cepting  Codiin,  we  know  of  no  places  no 
this  aide  of  Quilon  where  it  would  be 
advisable  to  establish  a  separate  Missiaa. 
Strengthening  the  Misrion  here  seems 
to  ua  the  most  safe  way,  and  the  moat 
likely  way  of  ultimate  succeaa.  Of  course 
we  except  Allepie,  of  whose  wants  Mr. 
Norton  is  the  best  judge.  The  appoint* 
nient  of  a  Miasionaiy  at  Cochin  ia  a 
matter  of  great  importance  c  the  eata- 
blishment  off  another  l^fission  by  any 
Society  aending  out  any  other  Miaoo« 
narics  than  Clergymen  of  the  Church  of 
En^and,  might  be  injurious  to  the  piety 
of  the  Syrian  Church. 

With  regard  to  the  wanta  of  our 
Miasion,  we  would  consolidate  oar  wishes 
and  requeata  lor  one— a  suiteble  Principal 
fbr  the  College.  We  do  not  mean  that 
more  Missionaries  are  not  wanted :  by 
our  former  Reports,  the  Committee  wiU 
remember  that  we  have  aaked  for  more  i 
but  we  wiah  to  have  the  aid  of  better 
advice  befbre  proposing  any  plan  of  con* 
aiderableexpense.  We  hope  that  it  may 
be  possible  to  persuade  one,  who  haa  dis« 
tfaigttished  himself  in  theseateef  h  sralna 
in  £ngland,  to  oome  and  take  chame  tf 
our  Institutions.  We  ai«aure  that  there 
ia  no  Station,  which  presents  so  many 
attractions  to  a  man,  who  wlahea  to  em. 
ploy  hiB  talents  in  the  instrueth»  ef  hia 
feUow-creatures  r  the  whole  of  the  Syrian 
•^PopuUtion  look  to  the  Colkge  as  the 
eye  of  their  body,  and  Biake  it  their 
boaat ;  and  the  exeitioas  of  some  of  the 
present  Studenta  will  era  long  JQstifythif 
ftelisg. 


IWS*]  ^    i;u»A  wijrpiii 

We  requMi  the  Copunittee  to  adopt 
some  planfor  tlie  iDcrease  of  the  8jma 
College  Library.  If  it  were  publicly 
known,  perhaps  many  Gentlem^  might 
be  inclined  to  make  presenta  of  yalmihle 
works. 

We  do  not,  at  pretent,  exercise  any 
of  the  functions  of  En^sh  ClergyiMD, 
except  preaching  in  English  te  the 
Members  of  our  own  Mission.     We 

rch  occasionally  at  Cochin,  trhere  we 
perform  the  different  ceremonies  of 
mr  Church  when  remieste^  by  the 
European  nsUents.  But  we  do  not 
look  upon  that  as  our  station ;  but  only 
cionsider  oursdves  as  occupying  ^e 
ground  till  another  labouier  arrires* 
We  have  hitherto  declined  baptizhog 
«ny  Heathen,  and  prefbr^  sending  them 
to  the  Syrian  Clergy. 

During  the  last  year,  a  breach  has 
occurred  in  our  Missionary  Circle  in 
Trarancore :  we  allude  to  the  death  of 
Mrs.  Norton :  it  afi^ted  us  all  most 
deeply ;  and  the  more  so,  as  it  was  the 
first  that  had  been  made.  Soon  after 
Mrs.  Norton*s  death,  Mr.  Bailey  had  a 
severe  attack  of  sickness :  the  affection, 
nianifested  by  the  Metropolitan  and  his 
Clergy  and  all  the  Syrians,  was  very 
remaikable  and  gratifying;  and,  in  se- 
veral Churches,  <ud  many  meet  to  pray, 
according  to  their  mode,  for  his  re- 
cbvery :  it  has  pleased  God  to  hear  their 
prayers ;  and  we  are  all  now  in  the  en- 
jcnrment  of  €oIerable  health,  the  whole 
of  which  we  desire  to  consecrate  to  the 
service  of  our  God  and  Saviour. 

The  following  view  of  the  hopee 
and  prospote  of  the  Syrian  Church 
is  given  m  a  late  Quarterly  Circular 
of  the  Calcutta  Corretponding 
^CMPtimittee  of  the  Society:— 

The  Bishop  himself  is  QMiken  of  as  a 
men  posscasing  ap  excellent  undewtaad- 
iiu(,  having  hla  mind  xQUch  occupied 
with  the  low  condition  <^  his  Chiuvh* 
mA  aaxiaua  to  impcove  it  by  the  drcu- 
lalioa  of  the  Scripluxesand  the  diffusion 
of  gwsial  eduoatioB.  For  these  exer- 
tiona*  the  people  appear  singuhirly  pre- 
pared ;  the  whole  Syrian  Church  seems 
awakeniag  to  the  use  of  those  advan» 
tagea,  which  Divine  Pxevideaoe  has  so 
wonderfttUy  opened  to  her.  The  Otn- 
tral  College  is  f\imished  with  Native 
Malpans,  or  theological  professors,  and 
with  European  Teachers,  far  too  £^w  for 
the  eccaaion :  and  it  is  cxnwded,  aJmeot 


VHR  OASMa.  4^ 

beyond  its  praBent  aAeaas  of  wnnnapio 
daiUoD,  with  Students  bam  all  paita  #f 
Travancore  and  Cochin  |  ^hpy  horidf 
their  old  Syriac  and  the  country  Malay* 
alim,  with  the  elements  of  ^  Sanscrit,  aie 
learning  English  and  Latin,  and  promlsa 
spon  to  be  reeuiy  for  Greek. 

If  the  Ahi^hty  enable  both  the 
Bishop  and  the  Missiooaries  to  continue 
in  the  course  which,  they  have  so  Irnip^ 
I^y  b^gun,  there  seems  Aocopse^uenet 
tee  ipmt  te  ei^iea  from  il. 

Here  as  a  eentre  of  Cbf istis«  light 
and  Faith,  fixed  ia  a  mosl  importana 
part  of  ladia^  with  Churches  aad 
ChepeH  end  a  FHmiitive  DissipliBe 
already  established  (the  esselleiioe  of 
which  is  admirahly  Atmm  ia  the  pre- 
servation of  this  snaU  band  Ibr  so  many 
centuries,  and  with  such  a  defidencv  of 
internal  light,  in  tiiemidstof  anioohu 
trous  government  and  people)— pes* 
sessing  the  means  of  fiirther  extension  t 
and  waiting  only  fbr  a  Proper  direc- 
tion, and,  miat  is  above  ail,  mt  the  In- 
fluence of  the  Holy  Spirit  to  do  stf 
vigorously  and  elfiectnslly — possessing^ 
already  a  Yersioh  of  the  Scriptures,  the 
best  in  the  world— having  a  venerable, 
and,  when  puiged  of  some  bad  additions, 
a  truly  pious  and  evangelical  Liturgy«-« 
and  differing  remarkaUj  from  every' 
other  body  of  Native  Nominal  Chris-i 
tians  in  that  quarter,  in  bearing  a  de« 
servedly  hiffh  cnaracter  among  the  sur* 
rounding  Heathen. 

A  peopW  so  situated,  and  anzioua  to 
adopt  the  means  of  improvement  af- 
forded them,  ia  surely  a  sublime  an^ 
powerAUly  interesting  spectacle;  and 
it  is  devoutly  to  be  hoped,  that  no 
prudent  and  practkable  means  of  assist, 
ing  to  raise  this  ancient  and  venerable 
Church  will  be  withheld.  It  must, 
however,  here  be  added,  that  these 
means  are  to  be  derived^  for  the  present^ 
only  from  Kuyopeag  Christians. 

aOOiSTT  F9M  TUB   fROPJ»9J7tQM  0P 
TME  0OSPMU 

The  following  abatract  b  formed 
fron  the  Report  for  183^ 


Sleiions,  19— Mittiaoarics,  one  at  flOO/. 
per  annum,  four  at  2501.  esch,  and  one 
VWjdng  Mtsrionary  at  a5(M^0sbool- 
masters,  17 1  at  Stipends  amounUng  ti^ge- 
thsr  to  2704.^V»oanc|t,oe«  Schoohi»»^^  • 


%M 


ZM^ntn  MfSCBLlAWBOm  IlrTBL&IGBNCE. 


[OCT. 


hff^  •4g<  "  OJnirtfiiiiiTiiim,  rt  6  8uti€D% 
t9&— BuiaU,  125. 

SttUoniy  40  —  Minionariea,  27:  of 
nvlidm,  one  bM  90/.  per  aDnum ;  one,  1 00/. ; 
twenty-three,  800/.  etch;  one  Visiting 
KtsuonvttSOO/.;  and  one^  at  Halifax, 
400/.— Catechisti,  2;  at  10/.  each  — 
Sdioolmaiten,  S5 ;  of  whom,  one  at  Ha- 
Blax,  on  the  Kational  System,  Has  150/* 
per  aniwm ;  the  Stipends  of  the  other  94 
nmoontiBg  together  to  480/.— School- 
nistmses,  6;  of  whom,  a  National 
flehoolmistrass  at  Haliftxi  has  ^0/.,  and 
dn  rest  together   40/.— Vacancies^  two 


Marriages,  901— Bqitiniis,  713— Scho- 
lai%  at  Halifio,  200  male  and  120 females 
and,  «t  three  other  Stations,  74  male  and 
89  fcmale^Communicants,  at  Halifax, 
850;  and,  at  ten  other  Stations,  355— 
Burials,  188. 

J9mc  Bnaumkk. 

Staliona,  22  —  Missiooanes,  18:  of 
whom,  two  hare  100/.  each,  one  has  150/ , 
and  15  haTe  200/.  each— Schoolmasters, 
22,  at  Stipends  amounting  together  to 
885/.  s  a  National  Schoolmaster  at  St. 
John's  having  50/. —  Schoolmistresses, 
one  at  10/.,  and  one  National  at  St. 
John's  20/. 

Marriages,  300  —  Baptisms,  685  — 
Scholars,  at  St.  John's,  150  male  and  1 50 
female ;  and,  at  three  other  Stations,  92 


mal»^CoiDmunfcan(s,  at  8  Stations,  751 
—Burials,  157. 

Stations,  2— Missionary.  1 ;  at  200/. 
per  aannm-— Sdioohnasters,  2;  at  15/. 
each— Schoolmistress,  1  ;  at  10/. 

Marriages,  10— Baptisms,  101-^Com- 
municants,  at  Sidney,  90 — Burials,  7. 

Pri»e»  Edmmi't  Itlami. 

Stations,  2 — Missionaries,  2;  one  at 
100/.,  and  one  at  200/^— Schoolmaster, 
1 J  at  15/. 

Maniages,  9— Baptisms;  59— Schhlara, 
48  i|iale,  and  3  female— BrnJab,  9. 

Vfp*r  Canmdm, 

Stations,  21  —  Missionaries,  21 :  of 
whom,  19  haTe  200/.  per  annum  each; 
one,  who  Tisito  the  Indians,  has  220/. ; 
and  one,  at  York,  has  275t<**OyMfaist 
and  Schoolmaster  for  the  Mohawks,  each 
at  20/.  per  annmn  —  Vacancies,  two 
Missionaries. 

Marriages,  288  —  Baptisms,  521  — 
Scholars,  at  York,  50  male  and  90 
female— Communicants,  at  11  Stations, 
453— Burials,  159. 


Stations,  18  —  Missionaries,  20 :  of 
whom,  one  has  100/.  per  annum,  one 
215/.,  17  have  200/.  each,  and  one  Visiting 
Missionary  has  300/.— National  Scbool- 
masler,  at  Quebec,  200/. 

^Ifania^s,  101  —  Baptisms,  221— Com- 
municants, at  10  Stations,  310— Burials 
58. 


iteretit  fimctliamcw  inumnentt. 


Ckmrck  MUnonarp  SoeiHy, 
MB.JowaTT  left  Malta,  on  the  13th  of 
Aognst,  for  Alexandria,  on  a  visit  to  Syria, 
and  more  jNurticalarly  Jemsalftm.  He  was 
well  fiiniiahed  with  the  Scriptares  and 
Tracts. 

The  Rev.  Michael  Wilkinson  (see  pp.2S8 
and  836)  states,  in  a  I/etter,  dated  Jaly  32d. 
in  S.  Lai  28.  E.  Long.  S3,  that  they  were  all 
well,  and  treated  with  much  kindness  by  all 
en  board;  and  were  particularly  happy  in 
the  sooiety  of  the  Itev.  Bfr.  Boys,  Company's 
Chajjain  to  Madras. 

It  was  Mr.Manden's  intention  to  settle 
the  Rot.  H.  Williams  and  Mr.  Cbirke,  with 
their  families,  (see  pp.827  and  407,}  at 
Whangarooa,  in  New  Zealand,  aboat  30 
miles  northward  of  the  Bay  of  Islands;  from 
which  place  communication  would  be  open, 
by  land  or  water,  with  the  Blissiouaries  in 
the  Bay. 

Tbe  Rev.  John  West  left  the  Red  River 
SettlesB^nt,  Lake  Winnipeg,  early  in  Jane; 
and  arrived  in  England  on  the  24th  of  Octo- 
ber. Th»  Rev.  David  Jones  (see  p.  239) 
reached  York  Fort,  Hudson's  Bay,  on  the 
lOtkof  Aofiist:  Hkere  he  met  Mr.  West  on 


his  way  home,  and  conferred  with  him  on 
the  concerns  of  their  Mission. 

WeaUffan  Missionary  Soetsty. 
Two  important  openings  for  Missionaqr 
Exertion,  in  conntries  toward  which  (he 
Committee  have  been,  for  some  time,  direct- 
ing their  attention,  have  taken  place.  Hie 
CapeColonialGlovemmenthasgiven  a  favonr' 
able  answer  to  an  appticatioa  from  Mr.  W. 
Shaw,  to  commence  a  Mission  among  the 
CaflGfes,Bnd  haslibcrally  afforded  encourage- 
ment to  the  undertaking.  Still  higher  xm  the 
Eastern  Coast  of  Africa,  a  \me  traetofland 
has  been  ceded  to  the  British  Govenmmi^ 
^ear  DehM^oa  Bay  ^  one  of  the  atipnlatiooa  of 
the  Natives  was,  that  they  should  be  tbr- 
nished  witii  Christian  Teachers ;  and  Capt 
Owen,  die  Officer  who  condacted  the  nego- 
tia^on,  being  abont  to  sail  from  the  Cape  to 
tiiis  New/^ettlement,  took  with  him  Mr. 
Threlfall,whois  uowempteyed  there:  Mr. 
Whitworth,  late  Missionary  in  the  Weat  In- 
dies, has  been  appointed  to  take  charge  of 
this  Station :  shoold  this  new  African  Settle- 
ment prosper,  a  commanioatioD  will  pro- 
bably be  opened  between  it  and  a  pari  at 


18S3.|  m^GMJAAlflU.^  iu 

'  MadogMoar  not  je^  ?i«ited  bj aiqrMiMio^     Cbeit  Umitf.  &  11i^t«lniMli»ttlfl»il r---» 
nariea,  and  thns  affbrd  faciUHei  for  the  in-     be  fWtten  land*  and  not  the  Tlypeiboi 
trod  action  of  Christianity  into  the  darkest     ** 
parts  of  that  important  island  also.    Two  ad- 
ditional Missionariea  will  likewise  speedily 
sail  for  Sooth  Africa^  with  reference-to  flie 

pening  in  Caffraria,  and  another  for  the 

iTeatem  Coast 

Bfr.  Cook,  who  has  been  employed  on  a 
IVIission  in  fVance,is  on  the  point  of  setting 


open 
%Ve« 


Ocean,  which  fills  the  space  between  tba 
80th  degree  of  latitude  and  the  North  Pole. 
6.  That,  combininjr  the  results  of  the  Polar 
Bzpeditions  with  Rnssian  Disooyexiea,there 
is  reason  to  conclude  that  this  Arctic  Con- 
tinent'has  been  originally  snl^ect  to  the 
Mme  geolM;iGal  laws  as  the  other  greal 
diTisioDs  or  the  globe :  its  conjuration,  it 


off  for  Palestine.    On  his  arrival  at  Jerusa'^t  would  appear,  is^similar;  itsgreaTestbreadf 

lem,  he  is  to  collect  information  on  the  faci-  being  in  the  nortiliem  part,  as  in  the  fire 

litiea  which  may  exist  there,  or  in  any  other  '^*'' -^ — *-    ^ ^ — *-—  ^ •- 

part  of  Palestine,  for  the  establishment 
pecmanent  Mission. 

Arctic  Scat  and  Norih-  West  Pi 


The  Voyage  of  Captains  Parry  and  Lyon, 
which  is  just  concluded,  after  continning 
about  two  Years  and  a  half,  will  not  have 
added  mucn,  it  is  feared,  to  our  geographical 
knowledge,  in  consequence  of  the  insunen- 
able  ebsteclea  which  our  hardy  seamen  nad 
to  encoukter.  A  Foreign  Joopial  recapitu- 
lates the  following  advantages,  as  denved 
to  science  and  commerce,  from  the  late 
British  Voyages  of  Discovery  in  the  Arctic 
tSeas,  prior  to  this  last  Voyage  of  Captain 
PlifTy.— 

1.  That  the  continent  of  America  is  not 
so  extensive  as  has  been  commonly  supposed 
toward  the-North  Pole.  3.  That  its  northern 
coasts,  thonsh  at  present  inaccessible,  lie 
under  parallels  less  elevated  than  those  of 
the  Asiatic  Coasts  in  general,  and  exceed 
only  by  a  few  degrees  the  latitudes  in  the 
North  of  Earope.  a  Tliat  Baffln's  Bay,  as 
it  is  called,  is  not  properly  a  bay,  bat 
fome  a  part  of  the  Arctic  Ocean,  commu- 
nicating with  it  by  Lancaster  Streight 
4.  That  Qoeenland  is  not  conjoined  with  the 
Arctic  Countries  of  North  America,  biit 
forms  an  immense  island,  or  rather  a  sixtii 
continent  (Australasia  being  the  fifth)  fmm 
the  extremity  of  the  great  neadbmd  which 
it  projects,  between  Europe  and  America  to 
New  Siberia*  which  appears  tf{.  be  its  for- 


>  laci-  oeing  m  ue  nortnern  part,  as  m  the  five 
other  other  centinenCft.  One  advantage  to  nav%a- 
t  of  a  tion  has  already  resulted  from  certain  pa». 
saces  discovered  by  Captain  Pnrry:  the 
whale-fisheries  have  ventured  bm  hx  mm 
Lancaster  Streights,  having  returned  with 
rich  caigoes. 

Egypt. 
The  following  view  of  the  State  of  Egypt 
is  ^ven  in  Silliman's  Journal  of  the  Arts  «nd 
Sciences,  published  in  the  United  Stateo>- 
Evary  timv«ller  in  BsTpt  attribatm  to  itm  Vies, 
roy  all  th«  qualities  of  a  statesmaD.  IThe  ChrUtiaiif , 
who  liv«  under  his  14ws,  are  under  many  obliga- 
tions to  him;  and  enterprisinf  travellen  of  all 
nations  and  reliirions  may  mom  travsrse  Egypt* 
with  a  security  before  tonknown  to  the  Ottmnaa 
Dominions.  The  army  of  the  Viceroy  consists  of 
not  less  than  45,000  men ;  eomprebeadinf  in- 
fantry, cavalry,  and  artUlery.  His  naval  forae  is 
composed  of  »  rtssels;  and  the  navifatioo  ofibe 
Nile  Is  protected  by  a  great  number  of  min-boats, 
each  of  which  carries  40  men.  The  revtaoes  of 
Mahomed  Ali,  as  Viceroy,  anoont  to  85  raiUtons 
of  Spanish  piastres ;  they  arise  from  custom-house 
duties,  taxes,  tolls,  flsheries.  public  domains,  con- 
tributiona  from  conquered  countries,  and  from 
caravans,  itc  The  Viceroy  pays,  in  UUe  ofVaasal, 
S.400,000  livTH  to  the  Saltan ;  be  sends  the  same 
sum  to  the  treasury  of  Mecca;  80O/)0O  measuies  of 
rice,  ^.  to  Constuntinople;  ftimislies  provisions  to 
the  caravans  of  Cairo;  keeps  a  brilliant  Ceort; 
and  often  sends  presents  to  the  Saltan,  to  the  fh- 
vodrite  Sultana,  as  well  as  to  the  Ministers  of  hi* 
Hichaese.  and  to  persons  in  credit  at  theSerasUo. 
Tbe  actual  population  of  Eeypt  does  not  exoeed 
S.O0OJ0OO.  It  contains  8406  towns  and  vUlafeai 
of  which  gsr  aniaaypsr  Etypt.  tad  USO  in  the 
P«Ita.  v,-n.^ 


HINDOO  DEVOTEES. 

(With  aa  Engraving.) 

Tbe  Sacred  Books  of  the  Hindoos  describe  four  different  states,  into  which  each 
Brahmin,  or.  Priesty  should  enter.  These  are  suite4  to  the  feur  chief  periods  of 
man*s  life.  While  a  Youth,  he  is  called  by  a  name  which  signifies  a  **  Student,** 
being  under  daily  instruction.  After  marriage^  he  becomes  a  ''  Qouaeboldery** 
and  enters  on  the  duties  of  life.  At  the  age  of  50,  he  should.  lenounoe  the 
world,  and  enter  a  forest,  and  become  a  ^^  Hermit.**  At  lenoth,  by  the  practtce 
of  religious  austerities,  he  is  to  become  ^uite  insensible  to  ul  human  concerns, 
and  absorbed  in  divine  meditation. 

Among  the  directions  respecting  the  Hermit,  laid  down  by  one  of  the  principal 
Hindoo  lAwgivers,  are  the  following  :— 

When  the  father  of  a  family  perceiTes  his  nrascles  become  flaccid  and  his  hair  grey,  aad 
sees  (he  duld  of  bis  child«  let  him  then  seek  refage  in  a  forest  Abandoaing  all  food  ^aten 
in  towna,  and  all  bis  household  utensils,  let  him  repair  to  the  lonely  wood.  Let  him  wear 
a  black  antelope's  hide,  or  a  yestnfe  of  bark.  Let  him  suffer  ue  hair  of  his  head^  his 
beud,  and  his  nails  to  grow  continnally.  Let  him  slide  backward  and  forward  on  the 
groond  :  or  let  him  stand  a  whole  day  on  tip-toe ;  or  let  him  continue  in  motion,  rismg  and 
sitting  alternately :  hot  at  sunrise,  at  noon«  and  at  sunset,  let  him  go  to  the  waters  aad  batlie. 
fn  the  hot  season,  let  him  sit  exposed  to  fire  fires ;  four  biasing  around  him,  with  the  sun 
ah  ore :  in  the  rains,  let  him  stand  uocovered,  without  cTon  a  mantle,  and  where  the  clouds 


vng  snbdiied  ihmx  pusioDi,  toBW  an  ainoit  nakad,  or 
they belonfft» the  Molof  aMetiotwho  KtwI  in  fereat^ 
p  £e  arm  in  an  erect  posture,  and  periait  Aeir  nails  tp 


46^      o6ii'eitfBVTR>yB  to  tun  ciitrtiCtf  Missioif aby  tocrsn.^     -  ^ 

In  tke  eol(l  aeiaon;  let  liSm  wear  Imrai^  vefture ;  and  let*liiiB 
■OfleriK  6f  kU  devol&M.     Tlieii,  kaviag  r^oaited  his  boty 

his  itdn((  1^  him  lite  withocft  exterha!  fire^wSOioat  a  mansioo, 

who&T  silent,  feedfair  on  roots  and  (hiit,  A  Brahmin,  becoming  void  of  sorrow  and  lear, 
and  hating  dinffled  off  his  body  by  any  of  t&ose  oiod$s  which  great  sages  practised,  nsea  lo 
exaltafion  in  flie  dhrine  essence. 

Tl»  kte  Be?*.  W.  Wafd,  Ib  hif  Aetfount  of  the  Hindoos,  .njp,  UMi  f^^ 
one  t9B0wlbiIiMl  whofoDowv  aH  these  dtteetioiM,  y«t  there  trt  taanj  things  Id 
the  BeUgkmtf  Mendieants  of  the  presetit  day  which  may  rehiind  us  of  theqi :  fiur 
instance—- .      . 

To  snggest  the  idea  of  their  havingi 
^t^n^soi^^^to  Mpitoat  ^  th^' 
Seiy wear figaia* (tos ;  some keepthi 
gfow  tdl  Chey  resemble  ikt  claws  of  a  bird  of  prey. 
>  In  tin  Sngiwrklg  giveain  thia  Number,  wfaidi  is  after  a  Nativ^e  ArUsi,  Hre 
figures  of  four  of  these  men.  One  has  tied  tm  his  leg;  and,  in  this  numner, 
travela  about  to  beg  alms :  another  stands  in  Qie  inidst  of  fires  Idndled  rtmnd 
Idm,  te  show  that  he  is  got  jabove  all  feeling :  the  third  has  acquired  the  art  of 
tUBirfug  his  "feet  and  hands  eacdhangoHheir  natural  places,  and  the  fou^lli  bat 
iospeBdedkiniorif  by  his  kgsfiEwn  street  emtinuingiii  these  itcange  peativM 
for  «  great  length  of  time. 

la  our  Volume  £at  1891,  at  pp.  471  and  478,  there  is  an  account,  by  tbe  Ser. 
fiL  Fisher,  Chaplain  at  Meerut,  of  aa  extraordinary  penance  of  tUs  kind  by  m 
HiBtdopFakeer. 

The  BEactices  xepreacnted  in  the  Engraying^  and  others  of  a  similar  *&aAure,  are 
lesoitedtoby  the  Devotees^  sometimes  perh^  with  the  hope  of  atoning  fot  eini 
t)ut  chiefly  wjth  the  view  of  becoming  Iioly  in  the  eyes  of  the  people,  and  of  obe^^ 
^l^tjig  influenee  and  authority  with  them.  Instead,  however,  of  dwdlln^ 
ki  forests,  accoidiz^  to  the  d^tions  of  their  books,  they  wander  about,  ana 
frequent  the  holy.0aceato  procuxe  alms. 


COKnUBUTIONS  TO  THE  €HUR(::h  M1S9I0KART  SOCIETY, 

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of  the 


NOVEMBER,  1823. 

'     '       '  '  4       '■' 

OBITUARY  OF  MRS.  POOR, 

(WIVB  or  EBT.  DAHIBL  POOE,  AMBEICAN  MIfflONAET  IE  CBYIOV) 
WUO  DIED  MAY  7,  1081. 

This  account  of  the  last  day«  of  a  Christian  Woman,  whose 
intelligent  zeal  in  the  work  of  Missions  may  serve  to  stimulate 
and  direct  others,  is  extracted  from  a  narrative  drawn  up  by 
Mr.  Poor,  and  published  by  the  American  Board  of  Missions. 

Mrs.  Poor*s  last  illness  commenced     in  her  prajers  to  promote  the  seIte- 
OQ    Monday   £vening»  the    SSd   of      ' 
April. 

Thurida^y  April  26  —  She  appre- 
hended  that  the  lime  of  her  departure 
was  at  band;  and,  under  this  im- 
pression, began  to  address  me. 
Having  freely  spoken  of  the  strong 
Consolations  God  bad  given  her,  she 
stated  to  me  the  views  and  feelings 
which  she  bad  recently  had,  con- 
cerning the  feiraily  and  station :-~ 

t  have  been  enabled  (she  said)  this 
morning,  to  make  a  formal  and  an  entire 
surrender  of  Husband  and  Children,  and 
of  all  the  affairs  of  the  Sution,  into  the 
bands  of  God.  The  strong  desires,  which 
I  bare  heretofore  had,  for  continuing  a 
few  years  longer,  have  been  so  entirely 
taken  away,  that  eren  my  beloved  Hus- 
band and  Cbiiilren  ceaso  to  be  ties  that 
bind  me  to  the  earth.  Every  cord  is  now 
broken.  This  is  a  victory,  that  I  have 
scarcely  dared  to  hope  for ;  and  it  is,  to  my 
mind,  a  sure  indication  that  I  shall  not 
long  be  continued  with  you. 

She  expressed  her  thoughts  con- 
cerning God*sdesignsof  mercy  toward 
the  Heathen.  The  substance  of  her 
remarks  on  this  subject  was,  that,  in 
view  of  what  He  bad  already  done 
.  and  of  the  present  indications  of  His 
Providence,  she  believed  tliat  He 
would  soon  come  down  by  His  Spirit 
like  fain  upon  the  mown  gra$8,  and 
gather  a  people  to  the  praise  of  the 
gtorv  of  His  grace. 

Thei  earnest  and  confident  manner 
in  which  she  spoke,  was  new  and  un- 
expected.    Although  she  bad  been 
abundant  in  ber  labours  and  fervent 
A  09.  19?3. 


tipn  of  the  Heathen,  she  was  ever 
fearful  and  doubtful,  as  to  what  God 
would  do  for  those  of  the  present 
generation;  but  now  ber  language 
was  that  of  triumphant  hope  and 
joyful  anticipation. 

Friday t  April  27 —  She  addressed 
the  Brethren  and  Sisters  present,  and 
sent  messages  to  some  who  were 
absent  She  observed,  that  she  had 
E  good  hope  that  they  wert^  all  the 
children  of  God — that  she  bsd  a  love 
for  them  all — and  left  them  with  the 
expectation  of  being  united  with  them 
in  the  world  to  corae.  She  pointed 
out  some  particulars  wherein  she 
thought,  that,  as  a  body  of  Missio- 
naries, or  a  Church  of  Christ,  we 
had  all  been  deficient  in  duty  toward 
one  another.  She  advised  to  the  use 
of  some  special  means  for  watching 
over  one  another*s  souls,  and  for  pro- 
moting the  growth  of  divine  grace 
in  the  neart.  She  ur^ed  the  import- 
ance of  our  making  It  one  DifTiMot 
OBJECT  OF  puBtuiT — to  grow  in  -the 
knowledge  of  the  Word  of  God. 

For  several  years  past,  she  has  often 
expressed  the  idea,  that  she  did  not 
originally  expect  to  do  more,  or  to 
see  more  accomplished,  in  furtherance 
of  the  object  of  this  Mission,  than 
she  had  already  witnessed.  Several 
months  ago,  when  we  were  endcE- 
vouring  to  establish  Tuesday  Schoojs 
for  Females,  in  villages  near  the  Sla. 
tion,  and  when  it  was  in  contempla- 
tion  to  admit  several  persons,  thE 
first-fruits  from  the  Heathen  in  this 
place,  to  the  ordinances  of  Baptism 
3  N 


458  BioonApRT 

and  the  Lord's  Siumar,  she  observed, 
that  if  |he  Saw  tiosc  two  olnects 
accomplished,  she  should  be  ready  to 
say,  wit^  Simeon,  Lord^  now  lelUtt 
ik0u  tkjf  iervant  depart  / .  She  witnessed 
the  latter  the  day  before  her  last  sick- 
ness commenced:,  the  Schools  had 
been  preriously  established. 

Toward  eTening,  Dr.  Scudder  and 
Mr.  Richards  thonglit  it  their  duty  to 
Inform  us,  that  they  co«ld  indnlgo 
little  or  no  hope  of  her  recovery. 
She  received  this'  information  with  a 
smile,  observing,  that  it  was  a  con- 
Armation  of  her  own  opinion. 

She  expressed  a  wish  to  have  the 
Servants  called  round  her.  As  this 
occasioned  some  alarm,  the  Native 
Boy^  and  Oirls  eonoected  with  the 
family  hastily  entered,  and  filled  the 
room.  Addressing  the  Servants  in 
their  own  language,  she  told  them 
that  she  shonlo  soon  leave  them  :  she 
reminded  them  of  what  she  had  often 
■aid  to  them  concerning  Cheir  souls  % 
and'  exhorted  them  to  prejvare  for 
death,  by  turning  from  their  idols, 
and  by  repentance  and  faith  in  Christ, 
the  only  Saviour.  She  spoke  to  the 
Native  School -Girls  to  the  same 
effect.  Then  taking  Nicholas,  ray 
Native  Assistant,  by  the  hand,  she 
.  addressed  him  as  a  Brother  of  the 
Church,  pointed  out  his  doty  and 
obligations  to  the  Heathen,  and  ex- 
horted him  to  do  what  he  could  to 
aid  me  in  the  work  of  the  Mission. 
Afterward  she  took  Niles  and  Jordan 
by  the  hand  (two  Native  Boys  who 

Joined  the  Church  on  the  preceding 
Sabbath),  and  addressed  them  in 
Tamul  as  her  children,  and  as  babes 
in  Chri<^t — solemnly  warned  them 
against  drawing  back-^-encouraged 
them  to  persevere — and  expressed  a 
hope  that  she  should  meet  them  at 
the  right-hand  of  Christ:-  buth  of 
them  were  deeply  affected.  The 
other  Boys  appeared  desirons  of 
taking  her  hand ;  but,  as  she  was  then 
quite  exhausted,  she  told  Nicholas 
to  go  and  address  them  in  her  name. 
She  again  expressed  her  belief,  in 
strong  terras,  that  God  would  soon 
.  visit  the  Heathen  in  roercy ;  and 
prayed  fervently  for  their  salvation, 
and  for  the  prosperity  of  Zion. 

Sundojf,  April  29  —  Her  sufferings 
greatly  increased.  She  seemed,  how- 
ever, to  have  remarkably  clear  and 
lively  views  of  divine  truth.    About 


[mot, 
twelve  oViock  at  night,  while  lying 
in  a  state  of  extreme  snftffiog,  almost 
insensible  to  every  thing  around  her, 
she  broke  out  with  a  loud  voice  in  a 
long  prave'r.  She  began  by  praying 
that  the  Lord-wonld  show  her  where- 
fore He  contended  with  her : — 

Hu  not  Jesut  suffered  enough  ?  Why 
then  Bhould  I  that  tufier  ?  O  Lord,  look 
down  upon  thy  Unguisblng,  dying  diild. 
But  if  at  bo  n^ceatary  for  me  to  be  con- 
formed to  xny  loffering  Saviottr«  O  Lord, 
grant  me  iiadtnce  to  siidttrB  it.  I  fly  to 
thee,  O  my  Beloved.  Other  refuge  bsve 
I  nont.  I  tsiK  no  other.  I  hove  MNight 
■o  oihen  Thou  art  ny  Beloved.  Ob  lake 
me  from  this  suffering  state.  Receive  worn 
to  those  maosioBs  of  peace,  and  jcgrj^wbere 
the  Father  dwelleth ;  where  the  Son 
dwellatfa ;  where  the  Holy  Ghost  dwellolh ; 
wbere  tho  fear  and  twen^  elden  dwell ; 
where  with  united  heart  and  voice  they 
sing,  Unio  him  thkt  loved  m,  onrf  watked 
us  in  BU  own  hlood  / 

These  were  but  a  part  of  her  ex* 
pressions. 

As  this  paayer,  which  was  hesard  in 
every  aparUneni  of  the  bot]se»  was 
evidently  occasioned  by  great  bodily 
diatreas,  and  was  the  Ungnage  (»f  ao 
overcoming  faith  and  triiMnfhaiil 
hope,  it  produced  impreiSMM^s  on  onr 
nainds*  uoMsualiy  sokmH,  that  God 
was  present  both  to  a0ict  and  ^ 
console.  Soon  af tor.  she  ipaa  almoat 
entirely  relieved  from  her  4MiCts» 
and  slept  4|oietly  UU  momji^. 

Wodmeodmy,  M^  S^fibe  requASted 
na  to  read  the  csvith  Psalm, aa  failing 
expressive  of  her  feelioga  in  vieW.« 
God's  dealings  with  her.  '  . 

I  can  say  (said  she)  that.  Jn  i«l^i«iie» 
to  my  sufferings  on  8id>bBtb  Eve,  and  at 
some  other  seasons,  the  pmins  «f  keii  foT 
hold  ufmn  met  hut  tho  Lord  waa  very 
gracious  to  my  soul. 

As  she  appeared  to  be  better,  most 
of  the  Brethren  and  Sisters  left  as; 
At  one  o'clock,  it  being  onr  stated 
season  for  prayer,  she  requested  us 
to  read  some  of  the  predictions  rela- 
tive to 'the  glory  of  the  Church; 
raying,  that  ner  thooghtf:  had  been 
much  turned  to  that  subject  We 
read-the  i.xth  Chapter  of  Isaiah,  in 
which  she  appeared  to  be  deeply 
interested. 

Thurnday^  May  ^ — Her  mind  was 
again  turned,  with  deep  interest,  to 
the  promises  relative  to  the  Church. 
We  read,  at  her  revest,  the  md 


1823.]. 
Ch^piet  of 
xxuid  Psalm, 

Salurdt^t  May  li^Uer  mtud  w»8 
much  direclei  to  kbe  aUU  of  the 
Mission,  and  to  the  peculiar  duties 
•f  the  Brethreo  and  Sisters  as  Mis- 
siooaries* 

Tbeugb  I  ft«l  mytclf  (mH  the)  to  be 
a  WMk  woman,  I  baTe  fttreng  dtsiresto 
apetk  ffMly  wi^  the  Brathrea  oa  the  iip- 
poruace  of  diligtnce  and  fidelity  in  tbe 
service  of  Christ  among  iue  Heath^.  I 
can  now  lajr  asi^e  every  feeling  of  re* 
strainu  and  say  all  that  is  in  my  heart 

She  »pohe  freely  with  those  who 
were  preseat;  aad  expressed  a  wish 
to  see  others  who  were  ahseot.  The 
sabstaace  of  her  conversatioD  was  to 
point  ooti  in  what  naanar  she  thoufht 
'  the  different  talents  of  individuals 
might  be  improved  to  the  best  ad- 
vantage in  the  Mission,  and  in  what 
respect  she  thought  we  were  in  dan- 

fer  of  not  doing  all  that  might  be 
one. 

Synd^,  Mty  6  —  At  our  anrangt- 
raenls  had  been  unexpectedly  made 
foe  Br*  ^auldiaf  to  preach  in  the 
Church,  I  thought  to  i^vni  the  day 
with  Mrs.  Poor.  But,  after  the  con- 
versation, to  which  1  havft  reftlt«d, 

I  think  (said  she)  that  no  one  who  has 
a  heart  and  tmigue  to  speak  ibr  Christy 
should  be  idle  on  the  Sabbath ;  and  I  can- 
not consent  to  your  remaining  at  home 
With  me. 

Perceiving  bow  she  felt  on  the 
subject,  I  went  out  and  preached  from 
house  to  house.  On  my  return,  be- 
tween twelve  and  one  o*clock^  she 
in^vired  with  much  earnestaet»—     • 

Have  you  pmched  the  Word  in  faith  ? 
Tou  can  have  no  success  wfthout  faith. 

She  made  similar  observations  to 

'  Br.  Spaulding,  when  he  came  from 

the  Church.    She  then  told  me  how 

great  her  joys   nad  been.— that  she 

never  had  such  a  Sabbath  before. 

I  can  sajt  with  Br.  Warren,  I  have  had 
as  great  joys  as  thu  weak  frame  could 
•ndiiirei.  I  can  now  understand  what 
Brainerd  means  by  bis  strong  expressions 
of  devtAlon  to  God  in  all  drcumstances, 
whether  in  life  or  death. 

Monday ^  M^  7— As  Br.  Richards 
was  about  to  take  leave  of  us,  some 
unfavourable  svmptoms  appeared. 
It  was  soon  evident,  that  our  fears 
were  well  founded.  Such  was  the 
aatuxe  of  her  case,  that  we  were  . 


0»1TUAA Y  ^F  MRS.  POOR.       .  468 

aad  sang  the  obliged  to  consider  her  prettut  sym- 
ptoms a  sure  pjr^lutl^  to  a  speedy  de- 
parture. On  being  told  that  she  could 
expect  to  continue  but  a  few  hourft, 
it  was  evident  that  the  information 
afforded  her  inuch  pleasure.  She 
appeared  to  gird  on  anew  the  mrmour 
</  God,  and  to  put  herself  in  a  wait- 
ip^  IKMti^re  for  the  coming  of  her 
Lord.  At  intervals,  she  conversed 
with  freedom.  In  her  observations 
she  manifested  a  jfreat  degree  of  ten- 
derness and  affection  for  those  around 

When  fpeaking  with  roe  of  the 
manj  worldly  cares  in  which  I  might 
he  involved  M'ter  her  decease,  »^e 
.quieted  herself  by  saying, 

Bitt  t  tWnk  yoa  wiU  net  be  ^ed  lo 
leSte  the  fraaching  of  the  Qeapel  to  ttrve 
tables.  Tbe  Lbrd  wiU,  I  trust,  raise  ap 
•  soma  BftAoev  to  relieve  you. 

As  she  had  made  it  wao  prkicipal 
ob}«et  of  her  life,  to  stand  between 
'  lim  and  those  •cares  which  did  not  in- 
tilediatiriy  relate  ta  |«  vimg  iDStmetkn 
to  the  people,  she  weHknew  how 
rrent  waa  the  burdea  which  woald 
devolve  upon  me  in  consequence  of 
her  departure.' 

T^e  success  of  the  Gospel  among 
the  Heathen  was  a  subject,  which 
continued  to  engage  her  attention 
with  much  interest.  She  several 
times  observed,  that,  as  she  had  some- 
thing further  to  say,  which  might 
affect  our  Mission,  she  hoped  to  con- 
tinue another  day.  She  expreesed  a 
wish  to  see  the  Brethren  and  Sisters 
once  more ;  especially  some  of  those, 
who  had  hot  been  able  lo  be  with  her 
during  her  siekness.  Her  whole  «p- 
pcaraace  was  very  different  from  wimt 
tt  had  been  before  ob  s«ch  oceaaiooi. 

While  the  afflicted  Famil]^  were 
kneeling  in  prayer  round  tho  bed  of 
this  dying  Saint,  she  broke  out  in 
triumphant  praise j  and,  soon  after- 
ward, about  seven  o'clock  in  the 
morning,  calmly  retigied  ber  epfarit 
into  the  hands  of  her  Lord.  Mr. 
Poor  adds — 

During  almost  the  whole  season  of 
her  illness,  her  bodily  sufferings  were 
great.  |t  rarely  happens,  that  a  siCk 
person  requires  so  great  and  constant 
attention  as  she/equired;  four  watch- 
ers, besides  native  attendants,  were 
requisite  every  night.    It  also  rarely 


490 


BfOORAPHT.— -UVXTKD  KINGDOM. 


bftpptnt,  thAt  it  18  practicable  for  a 
aicK  person  to  be  so  constantl?  at- 
tended by  so  many  beloTC'd  Bretbreii 
and  Sister i,  as  were  with  ber  on  this 
occasion.  The  means  of  contribat- 
ing  to  her  comfort  were  in  propor- 
tion to  her  wants:  two  skilful  Physi- 
cians belon^ng  to  oar  own  Mission 
were  almost  constantl?  with  her  $  and 
many  articles  of  bedding  and -cloth- 
ing, which  were  greatly  needed,  were 
fornished  from  oar  several  Stations. 
Nor  were  her  spiritna!  necessities 
less  nnmeroos,  or  less  abundantlT 
supplied.  She  needed  to  be  fed  al- 
most constantly  with  the  milk  of  the 
Word^withthe  bread  and  water  of 
life  I  She  very  frequently  spoke  to 
herself,  to  those  aronnd  her,  and  to 
Ood,{fi  jPMlDif  and  kgn^m  mid  $pirUmml 
$9ng9t  and  requested  theae  present 
to  read  to  her  select  portions  of  the 
Word  of  God,  to  which  she'  directed. 
Her  mind  never  appeared  to  be  more 
aotifie  and  energetic.  She  spoke 
freelv  on  a  great  variety  of  subjects  \ 
a«d  her  remarks^  though  often  in  ia 
whispor,  were  emphatic  and  impies- 


So  deeply  is  my  mind  |»enetrated 
with  a  sense  of  God>  distingni&hiDg 
mercies  toward  my  Dear  Partner- 
so  elevated  and  imoressive  were  the 
views  of  divine  things  which  I  ob- 
tained, while  accompanying  her  to 
the  pites  ot  the  City — and  soch  Are 
the  nvelv  hopes  which  I  now  indolge 
of  a  joyful  resnrrection  and  a  glori- 
ous immortality,  that  I  have  been 
more  inclined, since  my  bereavement, 
to  the  delightfol  duties  of  praise  and 
thanks|;tving,  than  to  weeping  and 
mourning. 

I  cannot  satisfactorily  close  this 
account,  vrithont  Biaking  an  addi- 
tional remark : — 

Mrs.  Poor,  after  a  short  seascm  of 
faintness  and  distress,  addressed  me 
vrith  much  solemnit]r,  and  said. 

Be  fure  that  you  warn  my  Children,  my 
Friends,  and  others,  not  to  put  off  tbe 
preparation  for  death  till  Mckness  oomea. 
Even  if  they  make  it  their  great  businctt 
while  in  heakh  to  prepare  for  heaven,  it 
will  be  quite  enough  In  this  boor  t0  con* 
tend  with  the  pains  of  death,  and  to  lum- 
mon  the  evidences  that  their  title  to  sver- 
lasting  reit  it  secure. 


"mitttt^in^ii  att]»  ittUWi^tmt. 


BttittS  RingHom. 


CHURCH  MJSSiONJMY  SOCIBTY. 

'paocESDiKos  or  associatioks. 

^otil.i/  Jtnsiant  Sfcrttarp  to  Ireland. 
Tbs  Assistant  Secretary,  at  the  requesS 
of  theCoamiitteeof  the  Hibernian  Auxi- 
liary, spent  the  chief  part  of  October  in 
Iidand. 

On  Thursday,  the  Sd  of  October,  a 
Meeting  was  held  at  Drogheda^  John 
Leslie  Foster,  Esq.  in  the  Chair.  It  was 
addressed  by  CapUun  Paiker,  the  AssisU 
ant  Secretsry,  Robert  Bourke,  Esq.  and 
the  Rev.  E.  H.  Nixon. 

On  Friday,  the  Sd,  a  Special  Meeting 
of  the  Dublin  Ladies*  Association  was 
held,  at  the  Society's  Room  in  Sackville 
Street,  for  the  purpose  of  detaifing  the 
present  state  of  the  Missions.  The 
friends  of  the  Society  were  deeply  im- 
pleased  by  the  accounts  from  Western 
Africa. 

pu  Saturday,  the  4th,  a  Meeting  was 
held    at  A^oaf,   for    the  formation   ef 


an  Association ;  T.  Burgh,  Esq.  in  the 
Chair.  T.  Burgh,  Esq.  was  appointed 
Prerident ;  the  Rev.  James  Slator, Vicar 
of  Naas,  Vice-President  and  Treasurer; 
and  the  Rev.  T.  Harrison,  Secretary. 

Movers  and  Secondcn. 

Rev.  Jamat  Slator.  and  th«  Atslsumt  Secretary^ 

Capt  D>^  and  Rev,  R.  H.  Nixoo— Cape.  Krasw, 


and  Rev.  Edward  Wada— and  Rav.  Moore  Morfaa, 
and  Rav.T.  Harrison^ 

The  Assistant  Secretary  preached  st 
Naas,  on  Sunday  the  5th. 

On  Monday,  the  6th,  he  proceeded  to 
Cappoguin,  where  a  Meeting  was  hdd, 
on  Tuesday  the  7th ;  Mi^or  Cameron  in 
the  Chair. 

Mover*  and  Sncondfra. 
Ai  Cheamlar,  Em.  and  Capt.  Poole— Rev.  P«t«r 
Roe,  and  C.  Poole.  Biq.— the  Aaaifteant  Secre- 
tary, and  Mr.  Smith— «nd  Rev.  W.  Power,  and 
Rev.  P.  Unman, 

On  Wednesday,  the  8th,  at  YmghM 
the  Ladies*  Association  met  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  was  addressed  by  Messrs.  Boe 
and  Bickersteth  :  in  the  evening,  a'Ge- 
neral  Meeting  of  the  Association  wss  - 
held;  Nicholas  Oiles,  Esq.  Mayor,  in 
the  Chair.  Many  additional  fHeodi 
were  gained  by  these  Meetings :  shout 
forty  new  subscribers  were  added. 


182S.] 


VNITKD   XtMSOPM. 


4<f 


Iter.  Peter  Ro^,  and  Rev.  P.  Homui^ReT.  Dr. 

Cotter,  end  Rtr.  W.  Power^-tbe  Alsbteat  Secre- 

tuy ,  eod  Rev.  W.  Hallaraiii*.«B<l  Rer.  Mr.  WeUk, 

sod  Rev.  Peter  Roe. 

Though  the  General  Meeting  had  onlj 
just  heen  held  at  On-k,  the  Ladies  there 
gladlj  availed  themselves  of  the  oppor- 
tunity of  the  Assistant  Secretar3r*s  pasa- 
Ing  through  that  dty  to  hear  the  most 
recent  accounts  of  the  Society.  A  Meet- 
ing was  accordingly  assembled,  at  a  very 
short  notice ;  tl^  Rev.  Br.  Quarry  in 
.  the  Chair :  a  liberal  Collection  vas  made- 

From  Cork,  the  Assistant  Secretary 
proceeded  to  Banthm^  where  a  Meeting 
was  held,  on  Friday  the  lOUi ;  the  Rev. 
Horace  T.  Newman,  Rector,  in  the 
Chaor.  ThirteenClergymen  were  present. 

Monrer^and  SeModfn. 

Ker.  H.  Sadler,  and  Rev.  W.  SnlUvao— Rev.  H. 

fririn,  and   the   Assistant  SecreUry— and  Rev. 

Joseph  JervoU,  and  Rev.  N.  C.  Beven. 

On  Saturday,  the  I  Ith,  a  Meeting  was 
held  at  Femrny :  Rev.  Dr.  Woodward 
in  the  Chair ;  and  was  addressed  by  the 
Rev.  Messrs.  F.  Jones,  Henry  Irwin, 
Thomas  Nuneham,  and  the  Assistant 
Secretary. 

The  Assistant  Secretary  preached  at 
F^athardy  in  the  County  of  Tipperary, 
«cn  Sunday,  the  1 8th,  where  it  was  de- 
termined that  an  Association  should  be 
formed.  The  Rev.  J.  Woodward,  the 
Rector,  will  act  as  President,  and  the 
Rev.  J.  M.  Hiffanan  as  Secretary. 

On  Monday,  the  1 3th,  a  Meetingwas 
held  at  ChmnuU;  the  Rev.  D.  H.  Wall, 
Rector,  in  the  Chair.  An  Association 
was  formed ;  and  the  Rev.D.  H.Wall  ap- 
pointed  President,  Dr.  Constable  Trea- 
surer, and  the  Rev.  Dr.  Bell  Secretary. 

Mover*  and  Seconders. 

The  Assistant  Secretarj,  and  Dr.  Constable— Rev. 

Dr.  BelJ,  and  Dr.  AmntroBS— and  Rev.  Peter  Roe, 

a«d  the  Aaeietant  Secretary. 

With  the  permission  of  theComnMmd- 
ing  Officer,  a  Meeting  of  the  Soldiers 
quartered  in  this  pkoe  was  held^  in  the 
Riiilig  House^  in  the  evening.  Many 
of  them  had  contributed  a  day's  pay  to 
the  Society,  and  the  whole  of  those  as- 
sembled seemed  deeply  interested  in  the 
details  which  were  given. 

A  Meeting  was  held  at  KUkmny,  on 
Ttiesday  the  14th ;  and  was  addressed 
by  the  Rev.  Peter  Roe,  the  Assistant 
Secretary,  and  the  Rev.  Robert  Shaw. 
A  good  Collection  was  afterwards  made. 

The  Soldiers  quartered  in  th^  Town 
were  addressed  in  the  evening:  they 
had  contributed,  niioe  the  1  st  of  January, 
Above  531. : .  these  brave  defenders  of 


thehr  oomitry  seem  to  frel  nneh  intereil 
in  Missions,  and  to  hsfe  much  Joy  in 
aiding  the  Society. 

Mr.  Roe  and  Mr.  Bickersteth  pro- 
ceeded to  (ror<|ft  on  the  15th  :  whm  a 
Meeting  was  held,  in  the  Court  House  { 
Robert  Owen»  Esq.  the  Sovereign  oi  tl» 
Town,  in  the  Chair,  It  was  very  re- 
spectably  attended ;  and  being  Mr.  Roe*fl 
birth-place,  many  were  much  affect«d 
by  hearing  him  plead  the  cause  of  Mis. 
sions  there. 

Movers  and  Seeondera. 
Rev.  Rofer  Oven,  and  Rev.  A.  Knox— Rev.  Prter 
~     .andBlr.A.T  ~  - 

id  the 

Peter  Roe. 


Roe.  and  BCr.  A.  Tajflor— Rev.  J.  fVath,  and  Rev. 
J.  Parke— and  the  Assiataot  Secretary,  and  Rev. 


After  the  Oorey  Meeting,  Messrs^ 
Roe  and  Bickersteth  went  on  to  Jrhhw^ 
where  a  numerous  and  excessively 
crowded  Meeting,  tji  several  hundred 
persons,  was  gathered  in  an  Upper 
School  Room  ;  the  Rector^  the  Rev, 
Mr.  Bayly,  in  the  Chair. 

The  business  had  not  been  long  en- 
tered on,  before  an  accidental  noisfr 
alarmed  the  company ;  and,  many  rising 
at  the  moment  on  the  forms,  two  or 
three  broke,  one  after  anodier,  and 
produced,  for  some  time,  great  conftu 
sion  and  distress:  the  presence  of  mind 
of  the  persons  on  the  platform,  and  the 
calinnefs  of  many  of  the  Ladies,  throU|^ 
the  mercy  of  God,  prevented  any  seri- 
ous result :  when  this  |ras  ascertained, 
the  Meeting  united  in  singing  a  Doxo- 
logy,  and  the  business  proceeded. 

The  Meeting  was  addressed  by  the 
Rev.  Messrs.  Guinness,  Roe,Currie,  and 
Bickersteth. 

On  Thursday,  the  16th,  the  Assistant 
Secretary  attended  a  Special  Meeting 
of  the  Dublin  Committee :  and  assured 
its  Members  of  the  gratefU  sense  which 
the  Parent  Committee  entertain  of  the 
zealous  and  persevering  efforts  of  the 
Irish  in  the  support  of  the  Society ;  and 
detailed  what  had  passed  at  the  StSBexent 
Meetings  which  he  had'attended  in  the 
South  of  Ireland. 

On  Friday,  the  17th,  the  Aonivennity 
of  the  BtlfaH  Assodation.was  held>  in  the 
Lerge  Room  in  the  Commercial  Build- 
ings ;  Miyor  Rainey  in  the  Chair. 

Movers  and  SecMdera. 
Rev.  R.  H.  )iiaoB,  and  Rev.  H.  %.  Camminc-Mt* 


Assistant  SecreUry.    and   Rev.  C,   Boyd- 
Marras  Fdloon.  and  Rev.  H.  Wolteleir-j«d*«T. 
R.  U.  NUon,  and  Francis  Tornlej.  Esq. 

On  Saturday,  the  18th,  the  Assistant 
Secretary  and  Mr.  Nixon  proceeded  to 
Dundalk^  and  attended  the  formation  of 
the  County  of  Louth  Association,  in  the 
Town  HaU  of  Dundalk;  the  Earl  oT 


*  *  pitlTftH 

Badm  irf  tfcrOMr/A  etmiidiraMc  Aiite- ' 
ber  of  flvbicribtrt  ]Rlt  aowa  tlieir  itftmeh. 

Movenaad  8««M««. 
Hob.  Johtt  jAoalyo.  *■*<!  thn  AMist^ot  8eer«Ui7>- 
I.  L.  rbf«t«r,  EM'tAntft^*  ForUKftc,  EM).— Robert 

JhRAes  Sra&te ,  and  J.  WCllntot* .  Esqljon. 

dfltcefs  df  the  Asflocialion. 
l^-<sMllM^thet:ariofBt)deni  Viet  Ptt- 
Shitty  Hoh.  John  Joc^lyn,  J.  L.  Fos- 
ter, JEsq.,  J.  ^Clintfldr,  Esq.,  ana  C 
FbflescUc,  E»q. :  7V«>«irer,  T.  ParVet, 
Eftq. ;  SetMnria,  Rohert  Bourke,  Esq., 
and  J.  M' Clin  lock,  Esq.  jun. 

Tbrim^hoQt  tbia  Visit*  the  earnest- 
nes8  witn  which  the  subject  of  Aiia- 
slons  was  enteted  ioto,  was  trulj 
gratifving.  At  Toughall,  Cork, 
and  .Kilkenay,  ihie  practice  of  mak- 
iog  Collections  a^r  the  Meetines 
•"-tmiTersal  in  other  parta  of  the 
United  Kingdom,  but  hitherto  un- 
usual ifi  Ireland-^ was  adopted: 
and  it  is  manifest,  from  the  spirit 
displayed  ia  these  and  other  places, 
that  the  Irish  Friends  of  Missions 
will  not  long  be  satisfied,  without 
tiitts  testifying,  at  every  Meeting, 
thdr  warm  intereat  in  behalf  of  the 
Heathen.  In  varibus  places,  Ladies* 
Assddations  for  collecting  Weekly 
Contributions  had  been  formed; 
but  this  system  is  gradually  im- 
praving,  by  the  addition  of  Geaeral 
Associationsi  with  Annual  Sub- 
scribers of  One  Guinea  and  up- 
waru* 

Th#  case  of  Ireland  brought 
tnuch  before  the  Meetings  the  ob- 
jection against  Missions,  that  Chris- 
tians ought  to  direct  their  exclusive 
attention  to  the  removal  of  wretch- 
edness and  tin  from,  their  own 
eewitry.  ThM  objection  was  ably 
repelled  at  various  Meeting!!,  on 
time  groundac — that  the  plain  com- 
tA^d  of  Chi4M  obliged  us  to  send 
the  Gospel  to  all  tiadonsr— that  the 
Apoitles  did  not  confine  themselves 
to  Jndea,  though  there  were  multi- 
lades  of  wtckml  Jews  there — that 
the  Heathen  are  peculiar!?  situated, 
as  being  destitute  of  Goas  Word : 
if  they  become  anxious  about  futu- 
rity, their  spiritual  guides  do  but 
iocrease   the  thick  dakkness  wilh 


which  tber  ar«  -tarromided— -and, 
in  point  of  fact,  iti  sending  the  Go- 
spel to  the  Heathen,  we  bring  God's 
blessing  on  our  own  Country ;  and 
those  very  individuals,  who  are 
most  zealous  for  the  aalvauoa  of 
the  Heathen^  are  the  very  peraoBs 
who  are  foiemoal  ib  evarj  plan  of 
doing  good  ac  home. 

vntTBD  BntrtBRSk, 
OecasUm  and  mjict  of  tU  Ptri^ikti 

Acc&UMt  of  thi  MuioHM, 
Mil.  Latrobx  has  prefixed  to  a 
recent  Number  of  the  *'  Periodical 
Accounia"  the  followmg  atatenem, 
which  conveys  information  that  will 
be  interesting  to  all  the  Friends  af 
the  Brethren.  ^ 

The  Missions  of  the  United  Bretbi«si 
among  the  Heathen  having,  by  various 
means,  and  principally  by  the  pal^ksa- 
tion  of  the  Periodicsl  Accounta,  become 
known  to  the  fniblie,  snd  to  the  refi^oos 
of  various  denominations,  it  has  been 
suggested,  that  some  account  of  the  origm 
of  this  work,  of  which  lOO  Mumbers  ale 
now  eompletedt  would  form  a  suitable 
introduction  to  a  New  Volume. 

A  space  of  nearly  fifty  yeits  had 
elapsed,  between  the  oommencement  of 
these  Missions  and  the  period  alhided 
to,  during  which  the  Brethxen  had^  with 
some  few  exceptions,  i^eftained  firampr^ 
seating  themselves  before  the  eye  of  the 
public;  and  proclsiminff  to  the  worid 
what  the  Lord  had  enabled  them  to  do, 
m  His  name,  for  the  good  of  their  iB- 
h>w.men.  Having  rendered  themselves  ^ 
jusUy  liable  to  the  charge  of  indiscie- 
tion,  by  various  pttbliflatiens,  both  in 
|»rese  and  verse,  whieh,m  femer  ttmes, 
gave  rise  to  mueh  obloquy  end  to  mai^ 
floasteptesentalionB  oi  their  viewa  and 
labours,  tfa^  periupe  went  U»  /br,  fai 
endeavouring  Xo  avoid  them*  by  sb  al- 
most total  sUenoe.  BetoUve  to  their 
Miasiens,  seme  detaehed  worin  Meed 
appeared,  auch  as  the  Histories  of  the 
Miasienii  ia  Qreenknd,  North  America, 
and  the  Banish  WefltOadia  IsUmda,  and 
eoeasieaaily  a  few  sbmU  pamphletsi  bat 
there  were  ao  regular  Beports. 

In  1787,  having  been  appointed  Secie. 
tarV  to  the  Brethren's  Society  for  the 
FttrtbenUice  of  the  Gespd,  it  beoame 
my  duty,  to  gim  soase  asoount  of  ils 
progress,  bbth  to  the  Congngatioes  in 


1M8.1  OiriTU 

fingluid,  and  to4te  mall  twi  iacrMnng 
number  of  Subwribon  and  Beuefkctoim. 
The  only  means  at  the  disposal  of  my 

Ssdeoessors,  namely,  the  circulation  of 
anusoripC  Copies  of  Reports  from  oaf 
MSsskms,  pmred  very  ineilcientt  be- 
sides oeeasioninff  frequent  delays,  and 
sometimes  tbcf  loss  of  the  docuiaents. 
I^  tbereferes  proposed  to  pilnt  a  brief 
statement  of  our  proceedings;  but  the 
reluctance  before  alluded  to^  to  step  into 
public  notice,  operated  yet  so  strongly 
oo  the  minds  of  several  worthy  and 
actire  Members  of  our  Society,  that  the 
measure  had  to  encounter  considerable 
opposition.  Ai  length,  appeating  to  the 
General  Synod,  held  in  1789),  leave  was 
gmnttd,  under  certain  conditions,  to 
print  extracts  of  Diaries  and  Lettemi 
and,  in  1790,  the  First  Number  of  the 
Periodical  Accounts  made  Its  appearance. 

Abott^  the  year  1788,  a  requisition 
iMd  been  sent  to  me,  by  the  late  3i8hop 
of  London,  Dr.  Porteus  (for  whose  in- 
^uaUe  fWeildship,  I  was  indebted  to 
nsy  kte  Father),  to  Aim^h  to  the  Privy 
Council  a  statement  of  the  manner,  in 
which  the  Misnons  ef  the  United  Bn- 
ibren  among  the  -Negro  Slaves  in  the 
West-India  Islands  were  conducted; 
ahe  case  of  this  people  having  reoen^y 
become  the  subject  of  Parliamentary 
Investigation,  oiHngtoithe  discussions 
relative  to  the  Abofition  of  the  SlaV^ 
TVade.  The  Memorial  which  I  then 
delivered  may  be  found  in  the  printed 
Seport  of  the  Privy  Council,  and  ibrmi 
the  First  Number  of  the  Periodical  Ac- 
counts** 

At  first,  only  500  copies  of  these  Ac« 
eounts  were  printed ;  and  this  quantity 
irasfbund  quite  sufilcient,^r  distribution 
among  the  Conffrecations  of  the  Bre* 
thren  and  the  friends  of  their  Missions. 
WIA  the  exception  of  a  Ibw  individuals 
w4io  took  a  lively  interest  in  this  causey 
the  contributors  were  chiefly  such  as^ 
oat  of  respect  to  my  revered  Patiier,  to 

*  Ibqoiriet  had  also  been  made,  by  the  Advocst« 
«f  Hm  AbolitMo  in  th*  Fmy  CovwdH  triiaCevid«BM 

8 or  MiBsioiuries  miffht  h«  ahle  to  furnbh,  conccm- 
iff  ciM  tr««inirat  orti)*  Vtgroni  but,  as  th*  Bra- 
Uiraa  ncvar  iaitrfrre  vith  the  arr^ocementSt  civil 
or  poltttcai.  of  those  lands,  where  Ood  has  placed 
tl^,  or  with  the  affain  qf  otiiw  Cbiirclio».  or  94- 
o«eties;  and  at  they  were  convini-ed,  on  the  present 
oeoi'Htt,  that  nothiof  ^ot  hann  could  reaiilt  to  the 
MitsuMM  frain  their  Inperrect  teaumon/ ;  it  waa 
deemed  rifht  to  reqnait  exempUoo  from  the  pro- 
poaedenmlnatioD.  lacoaaaQueaeoot  thaa  Petitkui. 
tAa  Lords  of  Council  generously  excused  the  ap- 
pearance of^  the  Missionaries  at  their  bar;  ana 
meraljr  reqntred  a  autemcat  of  Uie  BceiUroa's  man- 
ner of  condoctiDC  Missions,  with  «hich  they  con- 
diacendad.  in  u  oaMaf  Lattor  writtw  toy  pm 
Bi»bo»  of  X«ii4on>  to  txprssi  ^ir  taticft  suU/ac- 


KIV6|U>IC. 

Brother  James  Hutton  thfi  kta  I 
tary  of  the  Unity,  and  to  aomn  other 
well-known  members  of  the  Brethien'a 
Chuxch,  were  wiUmg  to  asaiat  any  eau^ 
reoomoMnded  by  them.  But  the  Fn»» 
pagation  of  the  Gospel  aniang  the 
Httithen  did  not,  at  that  time,  gema. 
rally  engage,  the  attention  and  the  aflfec 
tiona  of  the  Religious  Public.  I  have 
repeatedly  heard  many  excellent  Chria. 
tians  xentaky  that,  while  there  was  so 
nuioh  to  be  done  at  home»  they  were 
surprized  at  the  Brethren  directing  their 
IdMurs  to  foreign  countries ;  where  tfieir 
exertions  seemed  attended  with  almost 
insurmountaUe  difficultlea,  and  were 
pseductive  of  Tnry-snoall^nd  daapropeiu 
Unnate  suooessii  The  detailed  informa- 
tion, however,  jpven  by  the  Periodical 
Accounts,  exited  more  intezsat  in  the 
progress  of  an  undertaking,  so  important 
as  &e  Instruction  of  the  Heathen  in  the 
truths  of  the  Gospel. 

Prior  to  the  publication  of  this  work^ 
two  Societies,  in  immediate  connection 
witii  the  Estchliahed  C3iuKh,  had  di. 
iscted  their  attentaon  to  several  of  the 
Bxitiah  Colonies,  and  to  part  of  theCSoaat 
of  Coromandei ;  and  the  Wesle^m  Me* 
tbodists  had  likewise  begun  'i^ir^'i^t,  in 
sooaeof  the  West-India  Islands.  It  i% 
however,  chiefly  to  the  last  thirty  yearai 
Uiat  we  must  kok  for  the  rise  of  those 
Institutions,  which  have  been-  the  meaim 
of  awajceiung  .a  mora  general  desuw 
aasong  all.  daaaes  in  Ihns  country,  ia 
promote  the  Jmewled^  of  the  Bep 
deemer*s  Name.  Duan^  this  period* 
we  have  beheld  the  BapUsta  commenoa 
their  important  labours  in  the  £ast  !•• 
dies,  and  the  London  and  Church  Mis* 
sionary  Societies  enter  upon  a  still 
more  extended  field  of  operation*— a 
field,  from  wluch  a  rich  harvest  has  been 
■bsady  gathered,  in  the  Iskuds  of  the 
Paoific  and  on  the  Coast  of  Weatem 
Afeica.  The  success  attending  these 
various  Missionary  Exertiona  seems  to 
afford  a  sufficient  proo^  that  the  time  Is 
now  come,  niien  the  Lord,  vrho  has 
opened  the  hearts  and  hands  of  His 
people  to  further  His  woric,  will  also,  by 
the  mi^ty  power  of  Hia  Holy  Spirit^ 
eauae  UU  •«»«  tgie  kumn  en  $kt  eatrik^ 
Hii  MOving.keaUhatMmif  aUmmimu- 

To  this  end  He  sends  forth  Hia  aaiw 
vants  of  every  denomination,  preparsa 
them  for  their  office  by  His^  Holy  Spirit, 
and  causes  their  labours  to  be  biesaed 
^th  abundant  fruil.  The  Ghnrcii  of 
no  lengar  appters  in  stand 


BKitMD.  Kiaaoott. 


[ 


almot|  done,  iavkiag  the  Heathen 
Wor(  to  look  to  Jesiis  and  be  saved: 
the  doubts,  formerlj  expressed  concern- 
ing the  necessity  of  Missionary  Exier- 
tions,  are,  for  the  most  part,  removed ; 
and  the  obligations,  resting  upon  Chris, 
tians  of  .every  name,  to  niake  these  ex- 
ertions,  are  very  generally  acknowledged. 
Now  we  see,  in  all  the  Churches  of 
Christ,  men  arise,  who  are  ready  to  com* 
bine  the  most  zealoiM  endeavours,  with 
the  prayer,  Ti^  kmgtbm  cmmt:  Tkff  wiil 
he  ione  <»  earth  atUUin  heaven* 
'  By  the  publication  of  the  Periodical 
Accents,  it  was  not  our  design  to  give 
•  connected  History  of  each  Miinon; 
but  merely  to  communicate  to  our 
friends,  extracts  from  such  Letters, 
Beports,  and  IHaries  as  might  arrive, 
from  time  to  time,  from  our  different 
Stations.  The  extraordinary  events  of 
the  late  war  became,  through  the  pro* 
vidence  of  God,  the  means  of  bringing 
us  into  more  immediate  correspoiidence 
with  some  of  our  Missions,  from'  which 
we  had  heretofore,  as  at  present,  re- 
ceived Beports  alone  through  foreign 
diannels.  The  Colonies  of  Surinam, 
the  Cape  of  Good  Hopd,  the  Danish 
West-India  Islands,  and  Greenland, 
were,  in  succession,  and  for  a  season, 
placed  under  Britidi  Sovereignty ;  and 
the  Missionaries  were  under  the  neces- 
sity of  applying  to  oiur  Society  for  what 
they  wanted.  To  us,  it  affiirded  the 
mnoereat  pleasure,  thus  to  become  ac^ 
euainted  with  mimy  worthy  servants  of 
God,  both  by  correspondence,  and  per- 
sonaliy  when  passing  through  England 
on  their  way  to  and  from  their  respec- 
tive Stations.  The  inconveniences  and 
difficulties,  which  naturally  arose  out  of 
the  circumstances  of  the  war,  were 
obviated,  as  far  as  possible,  by  the  in- 
dulgence  of  .our  benevolent  Govern- 
ment ;  ever  ready  to  afford  facility  to 
the  means  adopted  fbr  the  spiritual 
and  temporal  benefit  of  the  nations  un- 
dier  its  dominion.  No  material  inter- 
ruption, therefore,  took  place ;  and  we 
cannot  help  remarking,  with  gratitude 
to  our  merciful  Heavenly  Father,  that, 
by  His  gracious  Providence,  our  corre* 
■pondenoe  with  the  various  Missions  of 
^e  Brethren's  Church,  from  which  so 
much  comfort  and  encouragement  are 
derived,  both  at  home  and  abroad,  was 
maintained  and  preserved,  amidst  aH 
the  vicissitudes  of  a  long-protracted 
'  contefk  and  the  frequent  dianges  thereby 
)|voduced.  More  eaperially  am  ws  called 


upon  taquote,  with  hcsrtiill  thanklbl- 
nesa,  the  uninterrupted  communicatioiis 
which  we  have  had  with  our  Mission  on 
the  Coast  of  Labrador,  now  for  upward 
of  fifty  years ;  notwithstanding  all  the 
dangers  to  which  our  little  vessel  haa 
been  exposed,  from  floatii^  ice,  from 
sunjcen  rocks,  and,  during  the  war, 
from  the  enemy*a  cruisers:  we  have 
thus  been,  enabled,  from  year  to  year, 
to  report  to  our  friends,  the  progress  of 
that  interesting  Misttion,  by  the  inser- 
tion of  Letters  from  the  three  Settle- 
ments. The  Colony  of  the  Cape  of 
Good  Hope  having  remained  in  posses- 
sion of  the  English,  our  communications 
f^m  that  quarter  have  been  frequent. 

The  very  great  increase  of  Expense 
connected  with  the  maintenance  of  that 
Department  in  our  Church,  which  is 
permanently  and  exclusively  engaged 
in  the  business  of  Missions,  together 
with  the  decrease  of  means  consequenT 
upon  the  war,  would  indeed  hove  been 
not  only  appalling  but  ruinous,  had  net 
God,. in  mercy,  raised  up  many  frienib* 
(chiefly  by  the  perusal  of  the  Periodical 
Accounts,)  who,  having  learnt  to  esteem 
the  Missions  of  the  Brethren  as  a  Work 
of  God,  felt  themselves  called  upon  to 
step  in  for  our  relief.  By  their  ge. 
nerous  aid,  the  Directors  and  Managers 
of  these  Institutions  have  been  enaUed 
to  maintain  their  ground ;  and  to  per* 
severe,  in  unshidren  dependence  on  their 
Almighty  Helper,  in  the  prosecution  oC 
a  Work,  committed  now  for  nearly  a 
century  to  a  part  of  the  Church  of 
Christ,  in  itself  very  weak  and  insufil-  < 
cient;  but  highly  and  undeservedly 
fiivoured,  as  an  instrument  fbr  the  pro- 
motion of  His  glory.  Of  this,  th^ 
simple  narratives  inserted  in  the  Pe- 
riodical Accounts  afford  ample  proof. 

But,  while  we  gratef^ly  aekiKnriedge 
the  bounty  of  individuals,  we  cannot 
forget  how  largely  we  are  indebted  to 
the  various  Associations  Cbrmed  in  Loo* 
don,  Edinbui^h,  Glasgow,  and  other 
plac^  in  aid  of  our  Missions ;  not  by 
the  influence  or  at  the  solicitation  of  the 
Brethren,  but  by  the  love  and  power  of 
God  alone,  operating  on  the  hearts  of 
His  willing  people.  Without  the  liberal 
support  of  these  unlooked-for  Auxiliaries,  , 
we  must  indeed  have  sunk  under  the 
pecuniary  difficulties,  which  of  lata 
years  have  acctunulated  upon  us.  May 
He,  who  has  promised  an  eternal  reward 
of  mercy,  to  all  who  assist  in  the 
building  up  of  His  Zion,  shower  dpi(m 


I«80  tniitED 

1^  choicest  blessings  upon  Chose  dear 
and  valued  friends  and  bene&ctors,  who 
liave  hitherto  ministere4  to  our  wanta, 
and,  with  such  disinterested  and  unwea- 
rM  fteai,  sttii  proceed  in  their  labours 
of  love  t  '  Their  names  and  hearts  are 
known  io  Him,  whose  cause  they  aerve; 
and  may  they,  and  we>  and  all  who  love 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  in  sincerity,  re- 
joice together  over  the  success  of  His 
servants,  wherever  employed  in  pro- 
maiming  His  ffreat  salvation  to  the 
Heathen  World,  until  the  accomplish- 
ment of  that  glorious  promise,  that  the 
Bedeemer  shall  see  of  ike  travail  ef  Hk 
smOf  ami  shall  U  saHsfed, 

APRJCdN  INSTITUTION. 
SEVKKTSVITTH  KCPORT. 

This  Report  is  almost  entirely 
occopied,  as  has  been  usual  of  late 
years,  with  details  rdative  to  the 
Slave  Trade :  and  we  regret  to  state^ 
Aat  tbose  details  continue  to  mani- 
fest the  demoralizing  influence  of 
this  Traffic,  even  on  people  who 
rank  high  among  civilized  nations. 

Broeeedings  of  the  Congress' iff  Ferenm 
relathe  te  lAf  Slave  TVade. 

At  a  Conference  of  the  Plenipoten- 
tiaries  of  Austria,  France,  Great  Bri^ 
tain,  Prussia,  and  Russia,  held  at  Ve- 
rona, on  the  94th  November  last,  on 
the  subject  of  the  deplorable  conti- 
nuance of  this  mischief,  in  spite  of  the 
Bedarations,  the  Laws,  and  the  Trea- 
ties which  have  interdicted  and  con- 
demned it  since  the  year  1615,  the  Duke 
of  Wellington  brought  forward  a  Me- 
moir, containing  observations  as  to  what 
he  considered  to  be  the  causes  of  the 
evil,  and  pointing  out  different^ measures 
"  calculated  to  put  an  end  to  it. 

In  this  Memoir,  after  adverting  to 
the  Declaration  of  the  Congress  of 
"Vienna  in  1815,  signed  by  the  Ministers 
of  the  Eight  Consenting  Powers,  and 
denouncing  the  Slave  Trade  as  ^'  a 
scourge  which  has  long  desolated  Africa, 
d^radeil  Europe,  and  afflicted  htiina- 
nity,"  and  to  the  expression  of  their 
Unanimous  desire  (o  put  an  end  to  it; 
«nd  having  stated,  that,  of  those  Eight 
Powers,  Seven  have  passed  Laws  with 
the  object  of  entirely  preventing  the 
subjects  of  their  several  States  from 
en^iging  therein;  the  Duke  proceeds 
to  o&rve,  that  he  has  the  means  of 
rmovxvo  that  this  traffic  haa  been,  siuce 

Nev.  1893. 


Kll«OI>OM.  iB5 

the  rear  1^15,  and  is  at  this  OHMnent' 
earried  on  U>  a  greater  extent  than  it 
had  been  at  any  former  pieriod — that,  in 
seven  months  of  the  year  18^1,  not  leas 
than  38,000  -human  betngs  had  bec» 
carried  off  from  the  Coast  of  Africa 
into  hopeless  and  irremediable  slavery — 
and  that  not  less  than  359  vessels  en- 
'  tered  the  rivers  and  ports  of  AfHca, 
north  of  the  Equator,  to  purchase  Slaves, 
between  July  1830  and  October  1891, 
each  of  which  was  calculated  to  carry  off 
from  500  to  600  Skves. 

He  further  states,  that  the  traffic 
does  not  assume  the  usual  secrecy  of  a 
eontraband  trade,  but  is  carried  on 
generally  under  the  protection  of  the 
Flag  of  France ;  for  this  obvious  reason 
—that  France  is  the  only  one  of  the 
great  maritinie  powers  of  Europe,  whose 
govermuent  has  not  entered  into  the 
treaties  which  have  been  concluded  with 
his  Britannic  Aliyestv,  for  giving,  to 
certain  of  the  ships  of  each  of  the  con- 
tracting parties,  a  limited  power  of 
search  and  capture  of  ships  engaged  in 
this  traffic;  and  that  th^  employed 
in  this  service  have  too  mudi  respect 
for  the  French  Flag,  to  venture,  except 
in  cases  fji  extraordinary  suspiieion,  to 
search  the  vessels  which  sail  under  its 
protection.  It  is  remained  in  the  Me- 
moir;— 

Tbe  conseqiiQnee  of  this  state  of  thinas 
is/thtet  (his  contraband  trade  is  attended  117 
cireniBstaDces  maeh  mort  horrible  than  any 
thing  that  haa  been  knwwn  in  fonner  tinea. 
It  is  luinecessary  here  to^  enumerate  all  tha 
horrors  rBspectipg  it,  which  hare  cobm)  be- 
fore the  pablie  in  the  different  cfismissions . 
which  have  taken  p|aee»  as  well  in  Franca 
as  in  England;  bot  it  cannot  be  denied,  that 
all  attempts  at  prevention,  imper^t  as  they 
have  been  found  to  be,  have  tended  to  iV 
crease  the  aggregate  of  homan  safferings 
aod  the  watte  of  noman  life, in  the  transport 


ofiSiares  from  the  coast  of  Africa  to  the 
Colonies,  in  a  ratio  tar  ezeeeding  the  in- 
crease efpositive  nnmbers  carried  off  ia 
^aver^.  Tlia  dread  of  detection  suggests 
eipedients  of  concealment,  productive  of  the 
most  dreadful  sufferings  to  a  caigo,  with 
respect  to  which  it  hardly  ever*  seems  to 
occur  to  its  remorseless  owners  that  it  con- 
sists of  sentient  beings. 

The  Memoir  proceeds,  after  some 
additional  statements,  to  suggest 
the  measures  most  likely  to  repress 
the  Trade,  To  this  Memoir  replies  1 
were  given  by  the  Plenipotentiaries 
of  the  other  rowers  represented  at 
the  Congress.  After  stating  the 
substance  of  each  of  thes^  Replied 
SO 


466 


VHITBD  KlVOOOif. 


the  Directoit  quote  the  foUowm^ 
Resolutions  respecting  the  Aboh- 
tion  of  the  Slave  Trade,  adopted  at 
a  Final  Conference^  held  at  Verona, 
on  the  28th  of  November : — 

The  Plenipotentiaries  ofAnstrMfOfFVance, 
of  Great  Britain,  of  ProMia,  and  of  Rossia, 
assembled  in  Congress  at  Verona,  consi- 
dering, that  their  aognst  Sovereigns  have 
taken  part  in  the  Declaration  of  the  8Ui  Fe- 
bmary  1816,  by  which  the  Powers  assem- 
bled at  the  Congress  of  Vienna  have  pro- 
claimed in  the  face  of  Europe  their  invari- 
able resolution  to  put  a  stop  to  the  com- 
merce knowh  by  the  name  of  the  African 
Slave-Trade— 

Considering,BioreoYer,that,  notwithstand- 
ing this  Declaration,  and  in  spite  of  the 
legislative  measures  which  have  in  conse- 
quence been  adopted  in  various  countries, 
and  of  the  several  treaties  concluded  since 
tiiat  period  between  the  maritime  powers, 
tiiis.  commerce,  solemnly  proscribed,  has 
oontinned  to  this  very  day;  that  it  has 
gained  in  activity  what  it  may  have  lost  in 
eitent ;  that  it  has  even  taken  a  still  more 
odious  character,  and  is  become  more  dread- 
iul  from  the  nature  of  the  means  to  which 
those  who  carry  it  on  are  compeUed  to  have 


duoe  a  refiilt  Ht^  nay  profe  to  the  worM 
the  sincerity  of  their  wishes,  and  of  their 
efforts,  in  favour  of  a  cause  worthy  of  their 


That  the  causes  of  so  revolting  an  abuse 
are  chiefly  to  be  foun^  in  the  fraudulent 
practices,  by  means  of  which  the  persons 
engaged  In  these  nefarious  speculations 
elude  the  laws  of  their  country,  and  the 
vigilance  of  the  cruisers  stationed  to  put  a 
Stop  to  their  iniquities,  and  veil  those  cri- 
mioal  operations,  of  which  thousands  of  hu- 
man beings  annually  become  their  innocent 
victims — 

That  the  Powers  of  Europe  are  called 
upon  by  theirprevious  engagements,  as  well 
as  by  sacred  anty,  to  seek  the  most  efficient 
means  of  preventing  a  traffic  which  the 
laws  of  almost  every  civilized  country  have 
already  declared  to  be  culpable  and  illegal, 
and  of  punishing  vrilh  severity  those  who 
l>er^ist  in  carryin|f  it  on  in  manifest  viola- 
tion of  those  laws- 
Acknowledge  the  necessity'of  devoting  the 
most  serions  attention  to  an  object  of  such 
Importance  to  the  honour  and  welfare  of  hu- 
manity, and  consequently  declare,  in  the 
name  of  their  august  Sovereigns, 

That  they  continue  firm  in  the  principles 
and  sentiments  manifested  by  those  Sove- 
reigns, in  the  Declaration  of  the  8th  Febnp- 
ary,  1815;  and  that  they  have  never  ceased, 
nor  ever  will  cease,  to  consider  the  Slave- 
Trade  as «'  a  scourge  which  has  too  long 

OtSOI^ATBD  AFRICA,  DIORADSDBDROPB,  AND 

APFUCTBD  HUMAIUTY**  -and  that  they  are 
ready  to  concur  in  every  thing  that  may  se- 
cure and  accelerate  the  complete  dnd  final 
abolition  of  that  traffic : 

That  in  order  to  give  effect  to  this  re- 
newed Declaration,  their  respective  Cabi- 
nets will  eagerly  enter  intothe  esaminatioo 
flfany  measure,  compatible  with  their  rigfaCa 
•nd  the  interests  of  their  sul^ets,  to  pro- 


Cmduei  of  Firanee^  in  referemet  fe  #iW 
JboKikm  of  iht  SUtve  Trait. 

The  course  pursued  by  France 
at  the  Congress  is  detailed  by  the 
Directors :  on  this  subject,  and  on 
the  general  result  of  the  Congress, 
they  remark — 

The  Directors  have  now  detailed  the 
Negotiations  on  the  subject  of  the  Slave 
Trade,  which  took  place  at  the  recent 
Congress  at  Yerona;  and  they  antici-* 
pate  the  concurrence  of  the  General 
Meeting,  when  they  venture  to  exprew 
their  bitter  disappointment  at  the  result 
of  these  conferences,  if,  indeed,  any 
fiivourable  result  at  all  can  be  said  to 
have  been  obtained.  The  prospect  cl 
a  total  suppression  of  the  increased  and 
increasing  horrors  of  that  odious  traffic,^ 
seems  indeed  more  distant  than  ever  ; 
and  the  Directors  must  be  allowed  to 
lament,  that,  as  thej  advance  in  the  di«. 
charge  of  the  important  duties  confided 
to  them  bj  the  Subscribers,  the  gteat 
olgect  which  both  have  at  heart  appears 
to  recede  from  their  view. 

This  impression  thej  themselves  fed. 
it  impossible  to  resist ;  and  they  think 
it  must  operate  with  equal  force  on  all 
those  friends  of  the  African  Cause,  who 
will  ever  so  slightly  attend  to  the  con- 
duct of  France  and  the  language  of  its 
Plenipotentiaries,  in  reply  to  Uie  Me- 
morial of  the  Duke  of  Wellington. 

When  acting  in  concert  with  the  other 
Allied  Powers,  they  concur  in  all  those 
vague  generalities  of  verbal  reprobation^ 
which,as  experience  teache8,bind  them  to 
no  specific  efficient  measures,  and  iVom^ 
which  the^  could  not  with  any  semblance* 
ofhonour  or  good  faith  retire;  but,when 
pressed  by  the  Duke  to  prove  their 
sincerity,  by  adopting  such  a  line  of  ac- 
tion as  should  be  really  efficient,  their 
answer  is  a  mere  tissue  of  excuses, 
founded,someof  them,'on  misrepresenta- 
tions of  fact,  others  on  circumstances  of 
which  the  existence  may  be  protracted 
to  an  indefinite  extent,  and  of  a  nature 
which  they  pretend  not  to  have  the 
power,  and  certainly  do  not  exhibit  the 
least  inclination, 'to  alter  or  remove. 

What  expectation,  after  this,  of  any 
pot)d  from  that  quarter,  can  be  rationally 
indplged^ 


TW3.]  UNlttD  KIM60OM. 

OrwiUy    with    which    th§    French    and 
Spaniards  carry  vn  the  Slave  Trade, 

The  case  described  in  the  fbl- 
lowiog  extract,  will  awaken  just  in- 
dignation in  the  Reader : — 

The  Directors  have  no  reason  to  be- 
lieve that  any  relaxation  in  the  French 
filave-Trade  has  taken  place  during  the 
last  jear.  Although  they  have  not,  at 
present,  such  ample  details  to  lay  before 
tiie  Meeting  as  on  several  i^ormer  occa- 
•ions,  yet  the  following  account  will 
•hew  in  what  mode  that  traffic  continues 
io  be  carried  on. 

Sir  Robert  Mends-  was  commander  of 
s  squadron  on  the  (^^oist  of  Africa,  sta- 
tioned  there  by  the  British  Government 
to  prevent  the  infraction  of  the  laws 
for  the  AboliUou  of  the  Slave  Trade. 
He  sent  out  Lieut  Mildmay,  with  the 
boats  belonging  to  his  vessel,  to  recon- 
noitre the  river  Bonny,  a  place  notorious 
for  carrying  on  this  traffic  The  boats 
having  crossed  the  bar  soon  after  day- 
light, about  seven  o*ckKdc,  six  sail,  two 
■diooners  and  four  brigs,  were  observed 
lying  at  anchor  off  the  town  of  Bonny. 
When  the  boats  were  about  four  miles 
off,  tbey  displayed  their  ^colours ;  and, 
SLs  they  advanced,  the  slave-vessels  were 
•een  moored  across  the  stream,  with 
eprings  on  their  cables,  all  armed,  with 
apparently  about  400  SUves  on  board ; 
suid  the  crews  fully  prepared  to  resist 
any  attack  that  might  be  made  upon 
theml  The  two  schooners  and  three  of 
the  brigs  opened  a  heavy  fire,  of  canister 
and  grape-shot  and  musketry,  upon  the 
English  Boats,  as  they  advanced. 

when  the  hitter  were  near  enough 
Ibr  their  shoto  to  take  efibct,  the  firing 
was  returned.  They  advanced,  and  in 
•  short  time  took  possession  of  ail  the 
weasels. 

The  ships  proved  to  be,  the  Yeanam, 
a  Spanish  Schooner  from  the  Havan* 
nah,  ot  360  tons,  and  380  Slaves  on 
board ;  the  Vicua,  a  Spanish  Schooner 
from  the  Havannah,  180  tons,  and  325 
3kves  on  board;  the  Petite  Betsey,  a 
French  Brig  fVom  Nantes,  184  tons, 
with  218  SUves  on  board ;  the  Unule,  a 
French  Brigantine  from  St.  Pierre, 
Martinioue,  100  tons,  and  347  Skves 
on  board;  all  manned  and  armed  in 
such  a  way,  as  that  they  might  fight 
desperately,  if  atUcked.  TheTheodore, 
aFrench  Brig,  had  no  Slaves  on  board; 
but  m  exm  was  on  shore,  in  leadiaesi 
Ait  embenntioB* 


Many  of  the  Slaves  jumped  over- 
board during  the  engagement,  and  were 
devoured  by  the  shades. 

On  board  the  Yeanam,  which  made 
the  most  determined  resistance,  the 
Slaves  suffered  much:  four  were  killed, 
and  ten  wounded.  Of  the  wounded, 
three  were  females :  one  girl,  about  ten 
yean  of  age,  lost  both  her  legs,  another 
her  right  arm,  and  a  third  was  shot  in 
the  side.  Even  after  the  vessel  had 
been  surrendered,  a  number  of  the 
Spanish  Sailpn  skulked  below,  and, 
arming  the  Slaves  with  muskets,  made 
them  fire  upward  upon  the  British. 
6n  board  this  ship,  lieutenant  Mild- 
may  observed  a  slave  ^1,  about  twelve 
or  thirteen  yean  of  age,  in  irons :  to 
which  was  ftstened  a  uiick  iron  chain, 
ten  feet  in  length,  that  was  dragged 
alcmg  as  she  moved  t  he  ordered  the 
girl  to  be  instantly  released  from  this 
fetter ;  and,  thst  the  Captain  who  had 
trteted  her  so  cruelly  might  not  be  ig^ 
norant  of  the  pain  inflict^  upon  an  un- 
protected and  innocent  child,  the  irons 
were  ordered  to  be  put  upon  him. 

The  Spanish  Schooner,  Vicua,  when 
taken  possession  of,  had  alighted  match 
hanging  over  the  open  magazine-hatch. 
The  match  was  placed  there,  by  the 
Crew,  before  they  leaped  over-board  and 
swam  for  the  shore :  it  was  seen  by  one 
uf  the  British  Seamen,  who  boldly  put 
his  hat  under  the  burning  wick  mud  re-^ 
moved  it.  The  msgazine  contained  * 
large  quantity  of  powder.  One  vpuk, 
from  Uie  flaming  match  would  have 
blown  up  395  unfortiinate  victims,  lying 
in  irons  in  the  hold.  These  monstera 
in  iniquity  expressed  their  deep  regret, 
after  the  action,  that  their  diabolical 
plan  had  fiuled. 

The  Slaves,  at  the  time  of  the  capture 
of  the  vessel,  were  found  in  a  wretched 
condition ;  some  lying  on  their  backs,- 
othera  sitting  on  the  bottom  of  the  ships. 
They  were  chained  to  one  another  by  the 
arms  and  l^ :  iron  collars  were  placed 
round  their  necks.  In  addition  to 
these  provisions  for  confinement,  they 
were  fastened  together  by  a  long  chain, 
which  connected  several  of  the  collars, 
for  their  greater  security  in  that  dismal 
prnon. 

Thumb-screws,  to  be  used  as  instru- 
ments  of  torture,  were  also  found  in  the 
vesiel.  From  their  confinement  and 
fufferings,  the  Slaves  often  injured 
tbemielves  by  beating;  and  vented 
thdr  grief  upon  such  u  were  next  thcm» 


468 


VMITBD  iClKODOir. 


bj  bitiog  $nd  teanng  thext  flesh.  Some 
of  them  were  bound  with  cords,  and 
maojr  bad  their  arms  grieyouslj  lsce» 
rated.  Upirard  of  ISO  of  the  Slares 
died  on  th^  passage  to  Sierra  Leonew 
The  Spanish  Schooner  from  the  Havan- 
nah  was  separated  from  the  other  vessela 
in  a  dreadlu]  storm,  as  they  were  pro- 
ceeding to  that  Colonj,  and  sank  with 
S80  Slaves  on  board.  The  other  ves- 
sels  reached  their  destination.  Those 
from  ^pain  wei^  left  at  Sierra  Leone 
for  adjudication  bj  the  Mixed  Commis- 
^onG)urtof  Great  Britain  and  Spain; 
and  those  from  France  were  sent  to 
England,  to  be  disposed  of  bj  the  Bri* 
tish  Government,  which  ordered  them 
to  sail  for  France.  The  Shvea,  how. 
ever,  had  all  been  pevioualjr  libe* 
rated,  and  distributed  in  the  Colony  of 
Sierra  I^eone,  through  the  villages 
settled  by  other  Captured  Negroes  i 
where  they  have  regained  their  fr^om, 
and  now  ei\)oy  the  opportunity  of  being 
instructed. 

The  Directors  have  annexed  to 
the  Report  a  large  Plate,  to  shew 
the  manner  in  which  the  wretched 
Tictims  were  cranmed  together, 
and  the  various  instruments  of  tor- 
ture by  which  they  were  tormented. 
PwrUvrnmUfr^  ProaeiHmgs. 

On  the  25th  of  July,  of  last  year, 
an  Address  tp  his  Majesty,  for  pre- 
vonthig  the  extension  of  Slavery  at 
the  Cane  of  Good  Hope,  was  una- 
nimously carried,  in  tne  House  of 
Commons,  on  the  motion  of  Mr. 
Wilberforce.  The  Resolutions  on 
which  the  Address  was  grounded, 
after  e.xpressiDg  the  great  satisfac* 
tion  with  which  the  House  had  learnt 
that  no  Slave  Labour  was  to  be  per- 
mitted on  the  New  Settlements,  and 
stating  the  nHschiefs  arising  from  the 
contuQuance  of  the  State  of  Slavery 
at  all  in  the  Colony,  thus  proceed-^ 
That  the  Hoose  alio  sees  aracb  reasea  to 
apprehend,  that  the  time  aaay  come  when 
the  acts  for  aboKshiog  ths' Slave  Trade  may 
bt  widely  and  fatally  contraTened  in  the 
New  Settlemeats  now  forming  ia  AfKea,  If 
Slavery  shall  be  permitted  there  as  «  slater 
KBOOgBiSedbylaw: 

That,  andflT  snch  circamstances,  no  efiec* 
toal  means  can  be  Revised  for  preTentiog 
ahosef,  injurious  (o  the  best  interestf  of 
the  Settlers  themselves,  pemictooa  to  the 
■attve^ofAitica,  and  deregatofylelhehe^ 


[mot- 

noor  of  this  coontry,  but  the  extending  mm 
far  as  possible,^  by  a  faDdamental  law,  to 
the  New  African  Sattlements,  the  same  jmait 
and  liberal  pthiciples  of  eolonisatieB,  with 
such  exeeptioaa  only- as  the  Slaves  actnany 
in  the  Colony  may  render  necessary,  which 
have  been  so  hoaoorably  and  beocfisially 
established  at  8ierfa  Leone : 

lliat  we  cannot  bat  contemplate  wilb 
pleasure  the  hononrable  and  soccessfol  ef- 
forts,  whidh,  msderthe  paternal  tnfloeace  of 
His  Bfijestyli  Oovemment,  aided  by  Bio 
liberal  spirit  of  the  Masters,  have  been 
made  in  varions  British  Settlements,  for  ase* 
liorating  the  copditionof  the  Slaves,  and  for 
nitimately  pottinr  an  end  to  the  state  of  Sla- 
very:— And  that  we  cannot  bat  hope  that 
His  Hi^esty's  Govemmeot  will  stadioooly 
avail  itself  dfaayeipportaBities  which  it  may 
possess,  of  aoting  w  the  spirit  of  these  be> 
Dignant  precedents : 

That  we  also  beg  leave  hambly  bat  ear- 
nestly to  recommend  the  state  of  the  Hotten- 
tots to  His  Mifjesty's  benevoient  care;  a 
race  of  msa  loqg  Baasre|ieeaea(ed  and  vil>> 
lied;  who*  however,  have  aineo  abesdaatif 
proved,  ibat  any  efforts  ascd  for  their  met al 
improvement  Woald  not  be  employed  in  >  aio. 

ftat  we  consider  tiiat  the  commontca- 
tion  of  Christian  Instmction  to  the  Slaves 
aad^ottentots,  is  a  paroaMmat  act  of  doty  ; 
aad  the  aore  neoessary,  becaaoe  eiaiie 
have  been  made,  not  witboot  sacoess^  Ia 
^(qiagate  among  them  tibe  tenets  and  prac- 
tices of  MahomedanSsm: 

lliat  no  dooht  can  be  entertained  of  the 
happy  resah  of  those  Gbristaan  Endeavoors : 
nor  can  we  forbear  to  iadalge  the  grati^rfais 
hope,  that,  by  the  gradsal  diffiiaira  of  the 
blessings  of  civilisation  and  of  sBoral  and 
religions  lino  wiedge  throaghoat  the  Coloured 
Popolation,  those  deeraded  classes  of  onr 
fcllow-erf stores  may  oy  degrees  be  raised 
from  their  present  depressed  condSlioa ;  aad 
be  rendered,  not  only  osefal  asembofs  of  the 
Colonial  Commoaityj  hot  valoablo  salQeots 
of  the  British  Empire. 

Of  another  t'arliamentary  Men- 
sure^it  iaaaidi— 

On  the  same  day»  Mr.  Wilmot  moved 
an  Addrees  to  the  Cmwn,  to  issue  a 
Commission  to  inquire  into  the  otate  of 
the  Settlements  of  the  Cape  of  Good 
Hope,  the  Mauritius,  and  Cevlon ;  aoA 
also  into  the  administration  of  Crinmia] 
Justice  in  the  Leeward  Islands.  This 
motion  was  also  carried  t  and  CMnmis- 
sf  oners  have  accordingly  been  ajqKdntedi 
and  are  now  employed  In  the  discbarge 
of  their  duty,  under  this  Address. 

The  Directors  notice  with  plea*- 
sure,  and  detail  at  length,  the  pro- 
ceeaingg  in  Parliament  and  the  mea* 
sures  i^the  Anti-Slavery  Societies^ 
for  eflbDiiflg  the  gradujj  Abolition 
of  the  State  of  Slavery  thnonghoot 


1823.] 

the  British  Dominions.  Our  Readers 
are  already  acquainted  with  them. 

Notices,  in  the  Report,  relative 
to  several  foreign  parts  will  appear 
in  the  next  Survey. 

PRAYER-BOOK  AND  HOMILY  SOCIETY, 
ZLETENTH  BEPORT. 

Progress  of  the  Society, 
Referring  to  the  increase  of  the 
Tenth  Year,  the  Committee  thus 
speak  of  the  Eleventh — 

The  number  of  Subscribers,  and  sum 
total  of  Receipts,  have  been  further  aug- 
mented :  the  issue  of  bound  Books  has 
not  materially  varied,  while  that  of 
Tracts  has  been  enlarged  by  nearly 
60,000.  In  no  one  period  of  equal  du- 
ration, sincfethe  close  of  the  second  year 
after  the  Society's  establishment,  have 
so  many  English  Homily-Tracts  been 
is^ed  from  its  Depository  as  during  the 
last  year;  while  Sunday  Schools,  and 
Parishes*which  are  poor  and  populous,  as 
well  as  Ships  wbftrh  convey  our  country- 
men to  other  lands,or  Stations  where  they 
reside  abroad,  have  been  supplied  with 
Prayer  Books  and  Homilies,  according 
to  the  measure  of  the  Society*s  means, 
and  as  the  several  cases  seemed  to  require. 

Untusrf  Books* 

"the  precise  number  of  Books  issued 
during  the  past  year  is  as  follows:-^ 
Bound  Books :  t.  e.  Prayer-books,  Psai- 
ters,  and  Honnlies  in  the  Volume,  9960 
-^Tracts :  i  e.  Homilies,  Articles  of  B«- 
Ugion,  and  Ordination  Services,  1 0 1 ,923 ; 
printed  at  Montpellier,  No.  J ,  in  French, 
10,000 ;  at  Amsterdam,  No.  3i  in  Dutch, 
5000 ;  at  the  same  place,  the  Burial  Ser* 
vice  in  Dutch,  5000 :  makinff  the  whole 
number  of  Tracts,  circulated  at  this  So- 
dety 's  expense  during  the  year,  1 S 1 ,938. 
To  which  may  be  i^ded,  as  owing  at 
Isast  in  considerable  part  to  the  instru- 
moitality  of  this  Institution,  reprints 
of  some  of  these  translations  abroad  by 
fi&nds  of  the  Society,  14,000. 

Since  the  be|finning  of  its  operations, 
in  IHI3,  tidsSocietyhas  been  the  means 
of  dfculating  93,537  Prayer  Books; 
10,609  Psalters ;  and  705,199  Homily 
Thtcts. 

JeceptahUneei  of  thg  lAiurgjf  and  Homu 
HeshiMsh. 

In  the  year  I817,  in  consequence  of 
I'epresentations  made  by  persons  well  ac* 
qiudnt«d  with  the  wants  of  Iiosland,  this 


VVmjy  Kf VdDOMiu. 


Society  undertook,  what  it  afttrmid  t^ 
oomplished  with  much  difficulty  and. 
expense,  an  edition  of  the  Book  of  Com^ 
mon  Prayer  in  the  Irish  tongue  and 
cliaracter.  The  very  pleasing  manner 
in  which  copies  of  this  book,  when  cau- 
tiously and  judiciously  bestowed  or  lent, 
were  received  in  different  parts  of  Ire- 
land, has  already  been  stated  in  the  So- 
ciety's Ninth  Annual  Report.  During 
the  last  year,  the  few  copies  which  had 
not  been  transmitted  to  Ireland,  have 
been  put  into  the  hands  of  persons  act*, 
ing  as  Readers  under  the  Iriah  Society 
instituted  in  London ;  and  the  result  ha^ 
been  of  a  description  truly  gratifying. 

We  select  an  instance  whic^  took 
place  in  Southwark  $  and  was  re- 
ported by  an  Irish  Teacher,  em- 
ployed among  his  countrymen  resi- 
dent  in  that  part  of  the  Metropolis  ^— 

It  is  a  general  custom  among  th^  Irish 
to  '^  ffAXx"  their  corpses,  ^ye  or  six 
nights;  and  their  firiends  and  acquaint- 
ance come  to  spend  a  part  of  the  night 
with  them,  when  they  amuse  themselves 
by  telling  stories  and  old  romances  till 
daylight  ^ 

At  a  house  wiiere  they  were  ^  waking*' 
a  dead  body,  one  of  my  pupils  stood  up 
and  said,  that,  if  it  was  agreeable  to  the 
company,  instead  of  the  fables  which 
they  were  to  make  use  of,  and  telling 
what  never  had  been  and  never  would 
be,  I  should  read  to  them  books  in  the 
Irish  Language,  which  would  draw  us 
to  repentance,  and  lead  us  to  seek  the 
end  for  which  we  were  created.  To 
this  they  all  consented^  in  numl^er  about 
40  people.  I  then  read  to  them  many 
passages  from  the  Bible,  together  with 
a  great  part  of  the  Book  of  Common 
Prayer ;  which  so  highly  delighted  them, 
that  I  was  obliged  to  leave  my  two  books 
with  the  woman  of  the  house,  that  if  any 
of  my  pupils  should  come  in,  while  they 
kept  the  corpse  imburied,  they  might 
read,  instead  of  any  other  amusement, 
which  she  said  she  would  not  suffer  to 
be  canied  on  in  future. 

A  ^w  days  afterward,  he  says— 
In  the  evening  I  called  for  my  books, 
hut  was  refused  them,  unless  I  would 
stop  and  read  to  the  friends  who  came 
to  pass  that  night  at  the  house.  Though 
I  had  been  up  all  Sunday  night,  I  con- 
sented to  remain  ;  and  read  the  books, 
as  beforei  at  the  company's  pleasure. 
There  w^^e  shoMt  30  people  presf|it, 


470 


OiflTBD  KINODOM. 


Aod  ndt  to  much  m  dbe  word  wis  nid 
in  opposition :  14  out  of  the  SO  desired 
to  become  pupils. 

The  Committee  add — 

The  Second  Homily,  **  On  the  Mi- 
sery of  Man  by  Sin,"  and  the  Third, 
**  On  the  Salvation  of  Man  by  Jesus 
Christ,**  have  been  lately  translated  and 
printed  in  Irish.  The  Gentleman,  under 
whose  care  they  have  been  translated. 

The  Second  Homily,  I  think,  will  be  po- 
pnlar  i  bot  I  fear  that  the  Third  will  be  ra- 
ther difficult  for  the  people.  Bot  this  dif- 
ficolty  is  greatly  ooaoterbalaoced,  by  its  ex- 
cellent tendencv  to  shake  the  great  P(^h 
foondation  of  haman  merit  Therefore  I 
would  advise  the  Society,  not  so  much  to  ex- 
pect a  rapid  or  extensive  circulation,  in  the 
first  instance,  as  solid  fruit,  in  some  particu- 
lar cases.  Thanks  be  to  Him,  in  whose 
hands  are  the  hearts  of  all  men,  a  mosten- 
•oaraging  spirit  of  inqnirv  has  spread  abroad 
m  the  remotest  parts  of  this  island. 

Un/ubuig  of  tk€  HomiUet  and  Jrtielm 

In  the  course  of  the  last  three  years, 
sevend  Homilies,  as  well  as  the  Thirty* 
nhie  Articles  of  Religion,  have  been 
translated  and  circulated,  at  this  So. 
dety*s  expense,  in  Manka.  FromCler- 
gymen  in  the  Island,  the  following  ac- 
counts have  been  received  :>— 

One  writes — 

I  have  distributed  the  Homilies 
largely  among  the  cottagers  who  are 
able  to  read;  and,  wherever  a  Manks* 
Bible  IS  found  in  my  parish,  a  Manks* 
Homily  is  seen  by  the  side  of  it.  I 
have  had  several  copies  of  the  first  three 
Homilies  made  up  into  Books,  and  used 
them  at  the  Adult  School,  where  they 
have  been  particukrly  serviceable ;  and 
I  trust  have  taught  many  of  their 
readers  the  value  of  the  Holy  Scrip- 
tures,  the  corruption  of  human  nature, 
and  the  blessings  of  redemption  by  a 
Saviour*8  blood.  Nothing  could  be  more 
appropriate  than  the  First  Homily,  to 
an  institution  designed  to  teach  the  poor 
to  read  the  Scriptures.  When  travelling 
through  the  island,  I  have  introduced 
many  of  these  silent  messengers  to  tra- 
vellers whom  I  have  met  with,  and  they 
have  been,  in  all  instances,  thankfully 
received.  We  have  reason  to  believe, 
that  the  Divine  Blessing  has  accom- 
panied these  harbingers  of  good,  in  many 
instances. 

Another  Clergyman  says — 
•  Wh«n  I  visit  the  nck^  I  genexally 


leave  the  Second  Homily,  **On  the 
Misery'  of  Man  by  Sin  ;'*  and,  at  mr 
next  visit,  I  leave  the  Third,  "  On  the 
Salvation  of  Man  by  Christ.**  Thus  I 
think  that  I  enforce,  most  POWEaruLi.  y, 
in  the  first  instance,  the  necessity  of 
salvation ;  and  then  shew  most  plainly « 
in  the  next  place,  the  way  to  obtain  it. 

A  third  Clergym&n  writes,  on 
the  25th  of  April— 

I  have  not  yet  sent  out  any  copies  of 
the  Ninth  Homily,  ^*  Against  the  Fear 
of  Death,"  in  Manks,  with  the  excep- 
tion only  of  two,  which  were  placed,  on 
the  13th  instant,  in  the  cells  of  two 
criminals  under  sentence  of  death;  these 
wretched  creatures  beinff  about  to  he 
executed  on  the  L8th.  Neither  of  them 
understood  English.  The  Tract  was 
read  to  them,  and  then  left  with  them. 
They  heard  it  a  second  time  with  deep 
attention ;  the  Female  having  twice 
selected  it,  out  of  other  Homilies  and 
Tracts  which  had  been  left  in  her  cell, 
to  .be  read  again  to  her.  She  was  also 
observed  to  be  engaged  often  in  very 
earnest  ejaculatory  prayer  while  hearing 
it.  The  Man  said,  on  the  night  before 
his  execution,  in  Manks  words,  which 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Stowell  thus  translates— 
**  I  received  a  wonderfully  deep  impres- 
sion  from  the  last  Tract  which  you  left 
with  me." 

Omtinenial  Pr6ceed'mg9. 

Since  May  183S,  the  Committee,  pro- 
ceeding upon  grounds  very  fuUy  laid 
down  in  the  Heport  then  presented, 
have  paid  considerable  attention  to 
Foreign  Oljects.  Their  ezperienoe 
previous  to  that  time  had  served  to  con- 
vince them,  that  much  good  might  even- 
tually be  hoped  fbr,  by  making  the 
Formularies  of  the  Church  of  England 
better  known  in  other  countries.  The 
principal  advantages  contemplated  were 
— that  much  pr^udice  and  mia^mcep- 
tion  might  be  thus  removed^ that 
England,  so  much  respected  and  looked- 
up  to,  upon  other  grounds,  might  be 
more  highly  esteem^  in  a  mzLioiovs 
point  of  view — that  a  spirit  of  devotion 
might  be  excited  in  some,  and  its  tone 
raised  in  others — and,  above  all,  that  an 
increased  feeling  of  brotherly  love 
might  be  thus  promoted  among  Chris- 
tians throughout  the  world. 

Five  years  have  now  elapsed,  since 
the  First  Homily,  '^  On  reading  Holy 
Scriptttrey'^  was,  M  the  auggestion  of  m 


1803  J 

distinguidied  Oriental 
lated  into  sereral  languages;  and  put 
into  circulation,  for  the  purpose  of 
ascertaining  what  measure  of  acceptance 
s  selection  of  these  raluable  composi- 
tions might  be  expected  to  meet  with,  if 
put  into  the  hands  of  Foreigners.  How 
fayourable  the  issue  of  that  experiment 
proved,  has  been  stated,  in  part,  on 
former  occasions.  In  France,  Germany, 
and  other  parts  of  the  Continent,  much 
approbation  has  been  expressed  by  many 
to  whom  copiesvhave  been  presented. 

From  HoUand,  a  Clergyman  who  has 
circulated  large  editions  of  the  first  three 
Homilies,  and  who  gives  away,  on 
suitable  occasions,  copies  of  the  Burial 
Service  in  Dutch,  Writes  thus:— 

Many  picas  persons  in  ibis  coantry  look 
ppon  the  Church  of  England  with  increasing 
interest  and  respect :  so  that  they  are  pre- 
pared to  pay  serions  attention  to  whatever 
jonr  Socie^  may  publish  in  Dutch:  and 
thus  a  (ielcf  is  opened  for  real  asefaJnes«» 
and  which  is  likely  to  become  every  year 
more  extensive.  I  am  acquainted  with  sdme 
persons  in  this  country,  who  are  even  ardent 
•drairers  of  our  Forms;  and  I  doubt  not  the 
Bomber  will  increase. 

From  Gemuiniff  where  more  than 
one  edition  of  the  First  Homily,  in  the 
language  of  that  country,  has  been  dr» 
culated,  the  reports  have  always  been 
highly  favourable.  A  Clergyman  of  the 
Church  of  England,  of  the  soundness  of 
whose  judgment  your  Committee  have 
experienced  repeated  proofs,  writes— 

Germany  is  an  immense  field,  fruitful  in 
heresy  and  false  philosophy :  the  good  seed 
has  as  yet,  comparatively  at  least,  been  but 
Ihinly  scattered }  while  much,  that  is  tainted 
■nd  mingled  up  with  mystical  philosophy,  is 
disseminated  in  its  stead.  I  know  not  whai 
is  calculated  to  be  more  useful,  in  such  a 
state  of  things,  than  the  plain,  unsophisti- 
cated, scriptural  sUtementsof  our  Homilies. 

A  Lutheran  Clergyman  adds — 

The  remedy  would  be  so  much  the  more 
seasonably  amilied,  as  dogmatical  infidelity, 
which  formerly  prevailed,  and  was  deaf  to 


WlTMa  KiirODOlf.  #71 

Scholar,  trans-  Swiss  and  Germinfl  pcrtkularly,  who 
admire  our  Liturgy  and  doctrines ;  and 
attend  our  Service,  when  in  their 
power. 

The  Committee  proceed — 

A  Clergyman  resident  on  the  coast  of 
Italy  writes — 

I  presented  two  of  your  little  Italian 
Prayer-Books  to  persons  of  a  liberal  educa- 
tion and  enlarged  mind.  Some  few  days 
after  the^  had  perused  them,  finding  how 
many  things  our  English  Church  had  re- 
tained of  the  Ancient  Liturgies,  they  not 
only  expressed  their  astonishment,  but 
seemed  to  feel  singalar  satisfaction. in  bemg 
able  to  acknowledge  whatthey  had  hitherto 
been  taught  notta  allow,  that  we  were  really 
CURISTUMS,  and  not  HEREncs. 

With  respect  to  the  Italian  Trans- 
lation of  the  First  Homily,  the  same 
Correspondent  says,  in  reference  to  the 
copies  distributed  by  him — 

The  Italian  Homilies  are  highly  esteemed, 
and  much  sought  after  by  the  Native  Ita- 
lians of  all  ranks  and  conditions ;  and  may, 
in  all  human  probability,  be  productive  of 
much  good. 

Sentiments  to  the  same  general  effect 
are  thus  expressed  by  another  Clergy- 
man, resident  in  the  same  country :-- 
>  I  have  found  many  Itahans  very  desirous 
of  becoming  acquainted  with  the  doctrines 
and  discipline  of  our  Church ;  and  many 
of  the  Priests  have  expressed  great  asto- 
nishment on  reading  a  Latin  Copy  of  our 
Prayer.Book,  which  I  happened  to  have 
^ith  me.  The  extreme  ignorance,' which 
prevails  here,  respecting  the  religion  of  the 
English,  is  astonishing.  Since  many  of  them 
have  seen  me  in  my  official  dress,  regularly 
performing  Divine  Service,  and  have  ob- 
nerved  the  numbers  and  tha  decorum  of  my 
Congrention,  I  can  perceive  that  they  treat 
OS  with  more  respect ;  and  even  some  of 
the  Priests  acknowledge,  that,  though  they 
never  heard  it  before,  they  now  bel^ve  we 
are  ChriatianSb 

A  friend,  lately  returned  from  Gi. 
bndtar,  has  assured  the  Committee,  that 
the  Spanish  Translation  of  the  First 
Homily,  but    more  especially,  of  the 


every    argument  which  did  not  speak  to     r-L^«„fV  Aivii    "  n«  ♦kJ  t> :^ "  c 

carnal  reason,  is  sunk  almost  into^neral     T^enty-fifth,      On  the  Pasaon  of  our 
'       '        '  "       •  •      -  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ** — as 

having  our  Saviour's  Name  in  the  title 
—were,  when  offered  by  him  to  Spa< 


contempt ;  and  the  minds  of  men  are  pre< 
pared  to  listen  to  that  small  still  voice, 
which  addresses  itself  to  the  heart  of  the 
tired  wanderer. 

The  Second  and  Third  Homilies  have 
been  printed  in  German:  the  Ninth, 
"Against  the  Fear  of  Death,"  is  now 
In  thb  press ;  and  the  Rev.  Peter  Tres- 
chow  has  been  authorised  to  proceed 
with  the  translation  of  other  Homilies. 

In  refereace  to  the  Liturgy^  a 
Clergyman  writes— 
,  There  are  a  great  many  foreigners, 


niaxds^  most  thankiflilly  received.  Even 
in  the  interior  of  that  country,  the  call 
for  religious  publications,  your  Com- 
mittee  are  assured,  is  great  and  in- 
creasing. 

Since  the  last  anniversary,  several 
Homilies  have  been  i^endered  into 
French,  Italian,  and  Spanish,  and  one, 
namely,  the  Ninth,  '^  Against  the'  Fear 
of  Death,"  into  Modem  Greek. 


47« 


UltiTBD  KINOBOM. 


Pf^ettHmgi  «i  rtfimmte  H  tkt  Etui, 

Piterioiw  to  their  knowledge  of  the 
death  df  l>r.  Milne,  the  Committee  had 
written  t9  that  respected  individual,  aa 
Well  arto  their  much-valuM  C^rrespon- 
tlent.  Dr.  Morriaon,  authorizing  them 
to  print,  at  this  Societj*fl  expenae,  Areah 
edHiona  of  the  Morning  and  Evening 
Servicea,  tfie  Psalter,  and  the  First 
Homilj  in  Ckme$€f  and  recommending 
a  similiar  translation  of  the  Second  Ho- 
mily. In  consequence  of*  the  decease 
of  Dr.  Milne — ^in  the  feelings  excited 
by  which,  few,  who  heard  or  read  hia 
Letter  to  this  Society  recorded  in  the 
last  Report,  will  not  participate— and 
the  expected  return,  for  a  time,  of  Dr. 
Morrison  to  this  country,  it  was  at  first 
apprehended  that  some  delay  at  least, 
in  the  accomplishment  of  these  objects, 
might  occur.  It  having  since  appeared, 
however,  that  Dr.  Morrison  had,  after 
'  the  death  of  hia  colleague,  proceeded  to 
Malacca,  where  it  ia  probable,  alao^  that 
he  is  still  resident,  all  apprehensions  in 
that  respect  have  ceased. 

Indeed  fresh  fields  of  usefulnesa 
seem  to  be  presented  t»  the  Society,  in 
this  quarter  of  the  ttrorld.  The  Rev. 
C.  H.  Thompsen,  a  Missionary  among 
the  MalajfSy  in  connexion  with  the  Lon- 
don Miaaionary  Society*  has  expressed 
his  readiness  to  translate  into  Malay  the 
aame  portions  of  the  Book  of  Common 
Prayer,  as  Dr.  Morrison  had  previously 
rendered  into  Chinese,  should  this  So- 
ciety be  willing  to  defray  the  expense 
of  auch  editions  aa  they  nii^ht  afVer- 
wards  find  it  convenient  to  pnnt  Thia 
proposal  extended  also  to  such  Homilies 
as  fiiould  be  selected.  Mr.  Thompaen 
Bays — 

These  will  prove  an  ocoepCable  present 
to  the  Malays  in  general;  and  we  shall 
have  the  wriCinn  of  those  excellent  men, 
flie  Englidi  Refonners^  in  two  extensive 
hofaages  of  dkis  Eastern  part  of  the  worid, 
Chmeae  and  Malay. 

TheComtoiitteevheerfttllyagfeed  to 
the  proposal  madie  by  Mr.  Thompsen ; 
and  have  taken  such  measures  as  ap- 
peared advisable,  for  the  execution  of 
thIa  work,  !n  the  most  satiafhctoiy 
nanner. 

A  Iietter  received,  in  the  course  of 
the  last  year,  fi*om  the  Rev.  Daniel 
Conrie  at  Calcutta,  states  that  the 
copies  of  the  HindoMtimee  'Prayer- 
Bo<*,  printed  by  this  Society  and  sent 
to  India,  had  nearly  all  been  distri- 
buted.      They    had    been    especially 


[Kor. 

aought  fi»r  by  the  class  of  ChriBtians 
MHed  Country-bom.  Mf.  Corrie  teiya, 
that  he  is  frequently  reviving  applica- 
tientf  for  copies  firom  such  persona; 
most  of  the  Native  Regiments  being 
mip|illed  with  drummers  and  fifers  from 
that  class;  and  some  pious  Officers 
being  in  the  habit  df  assembling  tlieae 
neglected  persons  fo^  instruction,  cm 
which  ocoaafons  the  Itindoostanei&THai. 
alation  of  the  Church  Payers  ib  used. 

A  Letter  fi^om  Madras  haaalso  in- 
formed the  Committee,  that  the  pro- 
ceeds of  books  sent  out  three  years 
sinee,  and  which,  as  mentioned  in  this 
Society's  Eighth  Report,  Were  to  be 
appropriated,  as  seemed  most  adyiaable, 
either  to  the  proitaotion  of  a  new  edi- 
tion of  the  Tamul  Prayer-Book,  or  the 
publicatiou  of  the  Liturgy  in  Afo/ayaJtM, 
would  be  applied  to  the  latter  olgect. 
5»cteltfff  tn  ike  Vnittd  States. 

Increased  attention  to  the  doctrines 
and  formularies  of  our  Chtirch  has  been 
exdted  in  America,  during  the  laat  few 
years,  by  Institutions  similar  to  thin. 
Of  the  Prayer-Book  and  Homily  Society 
in  Marylsind,  formed  very  much  upon 
the  model  of  our  own,  the  Committee 
have  spotei  in  former  Reports.  Since 
the  last  ADniversary,  they  have  re- 
ceived a  printed  account  of  the  Homily 
Society  of  St.  Paulas  Chuzdi,  Phila- 
delphia;  an  extract  firom  which  they 
have  mucl(  pleasure  in  recording  :-^ 

As  Chorchmen,  we  feel  the  valne  of  oar 
Homilies.  Prepared  as  they  were  by  the 
Reformers  for  the  instmction  of  th^  gre«t 
body  of  the  pecmle,  they  form  a  rieh  som- 
maryefthe  most  important  docfrines  and 
dnties  of  our  Boty  Religion.  Thoagh  dcstf- 
tate  of  the  poKsh  of  modem  style,  they  are 
tike  gold  seven  times  pnnfied:  they  are 
the  counsel  of  men,  who  sealed  their  belief 
with  their  blood.  Sincerely  attached  to  t^e 
mrinciples  of  oar  beloved  Gommonion,  and 
desiffoos  of  proonting,  to  the  atmost  of  omr 

Cwer,  the  exCensioD  of  thoae  princfpl6a,we 
ve  entered  npoo  a  |>lan  calcuhited  to 
pbce  the  Homilies  within  the  reach  of  all. 
Looking  mto  Him, "  w#heat  whom  nodung 
ia  strong/'  wto  have  rett^TVed  tojpobKsh  the 
greater  part  of  the  RomHies  as  Tracti}  and 
00  soch  terms,  as  will  enable  every  Mhiitter 
to  sapply  his  people,  and  ereiT  lover  of 
soona  doctrine  to  tttroisb  himsolr. 

The  Rev.  Henry  Budid,  in  the 
SerQion  preached  befote  tbe  So- 
ciety, and  nrefixed  to  the  R«pMt, 
gives  the  folbwin^ 

Summai-p  of  ike  Society  t  Pfcttimgi. 
With  comparatively  feeble,  but,  §m 


UmttD  KINOBOif. 


1628.] 

we  tyustf  incrMslfig  menu  and  ittpport* 
•he  has  dreukted  «t  home  more  than, 
100,000  Pra/er-Bookf  and  PsaHeni 
700,000  HomiUea,  either  bound  or  ia 
tnets ;  together  with  1000  Folio  Ho- 
milies tar  Chuivhee--hfl8  printed  the 
Frajer-Beok  in  Irish  Imd  Welsh— has 
translated  or  ptinted  the,  Services  into 
HindooBtjmee,  Chinessi  and  Bulloni— 
has  contntwted  to  the  means  of  printing 
them  in  Makiyelim;  and  Is  also  en- 
gaged in  translatinff  them  into  Malay. 
Some  of  the  Homules  also  hare  been 
translated  ,  into  for^gn  languages*.^ 
Italian,  Spanish,  French,  German,  Mo* 
dem  Orsek,  Arabic,  and  Chinese,  as 
well  as  into  Irish  and  Manks,  and,  to. 
tfether  with  the  Burial  Service,  into 
i)uteh. 

Mtirmn  t*  Porbeov  scuoot  soeaTY, 

zxoHTSSirTa  uetokt. 
JSjptrtiems  rtsh^tintd  ly  fPimi  of  Fundi, 
Youm  Committee,  deeming  it  their 
dtttj  to  i^giUte  the  expenditure  of 
the  Soqietj  hj  the  most  rigid  rules  of 
economy,  lunre  been  tompeUed  to  de- 
cUne  liatewg  to  numerous  applica. 
t^ooe  for  assatance;  and  to  content 
themselves  mith  §pving  advice  and  gqod 
wisbesy  in  man/  cases  where  a  small 
pecuniary  grant  would  have  rendered 
rmsntial  service.  The/  have,  in  ceo- 
•99Fienoe,the  satisfaetioa  te  state,  that 
the  receiptr  of  the  year  have  just 
covered  the  expenditmce.  Still,  it  is 
deep^  to  be  regretted,  that,  while  op» 
pertaniliee  of  extending  the  benefit  of 
S^nptwral  Instruction  are  eontinualiy 
iiciyasingf  the  operations  of  this ,  So« 
ciety  should  be  impeded  by  the  want  of 
adeqimate  resources^  Your  Committee, 
however,  indulge  the  hope,  that  the 
dtfect  elf  thair  exeiskiods  wUW  cie  long, 
be.  boiler  •ppsociated^  and  that  hope 
is  founded  on  some  indicationB,  whioh 
they  biBve  latdy  observed,  aodiwhicli 
they  would  gUdly  interpret  as  the  bar* 
btngec^  of  prosp^ty,  the  dawnings  of  a 
bH^terday. 

■  TOe  ertin^eJTnsry  snoeess^  #hidi'has 
eraenied  tiw  Soeiely^s  eMsmrifuSB  te^ 
extend  tiw  British  System  of  Inslnie* 
tion  in  SeMgii  SsHxy  eannot  bat  be 
rsgsriisd  adth  gnrtbfil  i>lsaaive»  mid 
shwaid  oyemiaias  am  encmxraj^eisBnt  to 
ftmtiMr  eSielK  M  hmroMe*  tfaa  mhf 
sbilaBloe  given  te  F«angn  Oloect^i  ift 
piiiBM^mlly  eoadn^  ^  thtf  ebDCiiilstbeii 
of  Mimiala^  teoetarand  UtteUitence^ 
iVsv.  1095. 


ITS 


with  occasional  graiils  of  SeripUire 
Ilsssons,  by  fhr  the  gseatest  portion  of 
the  receipts  has  been  hithetto  expended 
in  proowting  edu^on  at  hoaae.  It  is 
presumed,  therefore,  that  no  one  will 
adduce  a  chaxge  of  neglect,  inrefenencn 
to  domestic  operations.  £very  0]^)or- 
tunity  of  flwilitating  the  instruction  of 
the  poor  in  our  amn  country  has  been 
embraced,  as  &r  as  praoticsible  i  and 
much  more  would  have  been  done,  had 
the  pecuniary  means  been  more  aodply 
possessed^ 

SuUi  and  Progrtu  of  Ike  CmiraCSekooU, 
No  pains  have  been  spared  to  render 
the  Central  Schools  as  perfctct  as  possi- 
ble. The  wishes  of  the  Committee,  ix 
this  respect,  have  been  pleaamgly  tea- 
Ufsed,  Uirough  the  unremitting  exer« 
tions  of  Mr.  Fickton,  the  Supeciniex* 
dant;  whose  endeavours  his  assistant 
has  ably  seconded.  Many  individuals, 
some  of  them  Foreigners  of  distinction, 
have  visited  the  Schools  in  the  past 
year;  and  have  tuiformly  expreMed 
thmr  admiration  and  approval  of  what 
they  saw  and  heard. 

The  Boys*  School  veeeives  $qo»  end 
the  Giirls*  School  300  Sdiohufe;  ml, 
thoujfh  there  ue  many  other  Schoala 
withwa  moderate  distaee,  the  number 
opi  the  books  is  alwpiya  ftdl,  and  at  thla 
time  upward  of  100  are  waiting  fer  tfd» 
quBsiotv  Since  the  first  etUblMhmetft 
of  the  Uayt*  Seho^  in  170^  the  num-i 
ber  admitled  h«B  been  14,006;  and,  ef 
Gtrh^  7490— BMking  a  total  of  98,090. 
A  Pnblie  Examination  Mk  pkee  «t 
the  Central  Schools  on  the*  97th  of 
MmrDb,  which  was  numerously  attended  t 
William  WUberforoe,  £flq.  si.  p.  one  of 
the  Yiee-Bresidenta  of  tiie  Sodetyt  pro- 
sided  on  ihnt occaiioaur  j4ller  aminnln 
inspection  of  the  progrem  of.  the  dtil* 
dien  in  the  elementary  bmdial  of 
knowledge,  the  xeSHk  of  which  -Jiis 
highly  gintifyiqg,  psfftione  of  flcri|ilill» 

eakedi 


read ;  and  mimnkete  ^ealien^ 
reliHiifiete  thet pijtodpal dostriaai 
of  zeUmenyand  theduitedeirolHngfla 
Chnetuoa»  both  With  i^gmd  te  ( 
eae  aaolbar^  and  10  sooiity  a(b 
The  prompt   and  appropriate 
gsfnn  by  the  e^tlditaa  evlhsed  their  ab. 
cusnte  as^naintaaee  witfi  the  Ho|f) 


During  the  .^i^  jma»,rlhe 
thrCsntnal'SdiooU  tt  »«raixiii|p.Ssla» 

bKshesentyhavbimenat^yailr'agf^ 
simac  l»  Spbedii  bav^nbeen  bo|«l' 
SP 


%x^ 


♦74        f 

^Hili  peroupeoi  Mtflen  s 

^ui^ve  xeoe|ifed  temporary  ftteiatance  in 

Ifaeur  ir  (if|ininitinii,    or  while  thej 

wBve  dea^^  of  regular  Tetchers. 

^  A  MMteAag  beea  aent  te  Montreal, 

K  Upper  Qfiaila ;  and  another  is  under 

training  foi^  St.  John*«,  Newfoundland. 

Five  MiaiionarieB   hare    learned  -the 

Sf  stem,  pjreyiouslj  to  their  departure . 

sit  their  respectiye  defttnations  abroad  i 

and  your  Oommittee  b^  leave  to  as* 

euie  the  Members  of  the  different  Mia> 

atonary  Sc^eties,  that  it  will  always 

jnre  thefli  'peculiar  pleasure,  to  afford 

the  mealii  of  acquiring  a  competent 

knowledge  of  the  Briti^  System  to 

jthose  Missionaries  who  are  intended 

"Ifor  foreign  senrice*  as  they  are   per. 
juade^'that  su^h  knowledge  will  be 

"  eminently  useful  in  the  gMt  cause  in 
,.  whioh*^they  ai#  engaged. 

/  The  Ladie/  Committee  atftte,  b' 
;  jSeferenoe   to   tbe    Girb'   Central 

'■rThir  Central  School  naturally  fbrms 
,  ^'tk  pri^mry  object  of  y6ur  Comimitte^s 
care.  The  number  of  children  on  the 
:  rsi^st^  i8,iit  dl  timesi  complete  i  and, 
a^  thia  time^  there  are  76  waitkig  for 
admiaaion.  This  drcumatance  .Is  truly 
gratifying,  both  to  the  Committee  of 
tlus  Institution,  and  the  ndgfabdurhood 
at  lafge ;  aa  it  proves,  by  the  experience 
of  s^eral  years,  that  the  desire  to 
obtafai  edncstion  fer  their  children  is  on 
tlie  increase  among  tbe  industrious  and 
the  poor.  Since  the  year  1605,  when- 
the  €Krls*  School  was  first  opened,  7400 
children  have  been  adn^tted ;  and  re- 
oeived,  as  &r  as  tb^  stay  in  the  School 
woidd  allow,  the  benefits  of  a  Bible 
Education^  with  the  useAil  acquire- 
ments  of  needleworky  writing,  and 
arithmetie. 

Ijnth  regard  to  the  dnldren  them, 
salves^  your  Committee  hare  reason  to 
bdieve,  (Jiat,  in  general,  they  have  die. 
changed  theduties of  thair  seveial  ata- 
tiona^so  fidthftilly  as  to  prove,  that  a- 
lasting  impression  has  been  made-  on 
their  minds  fhmi  the  religious  principles 
which'  they  hsve  been  taught  i»»th^ 
Sdittoi.  '  ■*■ 

The  plan  «f  preri^ng  obtiiing  fm 
tfater^cliildien,:  by  weekly  payments  of 
one  penny,  continues  to  answer  the 
faiualle  purpose  intended.  Atthelast 
Astributlon,  by  the  addition  ef  the 
v;due  of  the  usual  vewards  fox  dOigsnoe 
Bttd  good  coaduet  to  the  pence  that 


mtiD  xnraaoML  [sot. 

andOotben    weekly ooUscted,  Che  OommNtee  werer 
enabl^  to  distrihute  very  useful  artU 
des  of  wearing-apparel  to  ^80  Girie» 
aa  the  produce  of  amall  aavings,  which» 
if  committed  to  the.  child^n's  eare^r 
would  have  been  spent  in  useless  arti- 
cles, while  their  persons  would   have 
been  left  in  slovenly  ne^^t.    They  are  * 
also  taught,  by  thne  means,  the  great 
advantage  of  care  and  economy. 

Tbe  essential  benefita  which  Females  - 
derive,  from  instruction  in  needlework 
and  economy  in  cutting  out  garments, 
appeared  so    valuable  to  your  Com«  - 
mittee,  that  they  have  been  induced* 
during  tbe  last  year,  to  publish  the  set . 
of  questions  and  answers  described  in  - 
the  Manual,  in  large  type,  and  in  the 
tabular  form ;  considering  this  mode  of 
intruction  wdl  calculated  fer  Moniton 
of  ^Schools,  and  easily  learnt  by  adopting 
the  modeof  reading  them  in  semidSrcles. 
A  complete  set  of  them  may  now  be 
had,  at  the  small  charge  of  one-shillings 
and-nxpence. 

The  Training  Establishment  is,  of 
course,  an  object  demanding  the  anxious 
solicitude  of  your  ComttSttee.  The* 
selectton  and  preparation  of  suitable 
persons  to  be  intrusted  with  the  nurture 
and  instruction  of  the  youthftil  mind, 
must  call  fbr  the  greatest  attrition. 
Your  Committee  have  not,  during  the 
past  year,  received  so  many  applications 
for  Teachers,  as  in  some  ibrmef  years. 
Eleven  Schools  have,  however,  been' 
lUpplied  witii  Mistresses ;  and  various 
others  have  received  assistance  in  their 
omnization.  In  this  brsnchyoiir  Com- 
nmtee  have  derived  graat  encoursge- 
ment,  firem  the  general  good  conduct  of 
the  Teachers,  *and  the  satMictoiy  man.  ^ 
ner  in  which  they  have  discharged  thdr 
duties. 

The  Beports  firom  various  perls  of 
the  kingdom  are  highly  sati^&wtory. 
They  uniformly  bear  testimony  to  the 
moral  effects  produced  by  education  on 
the  youthful  mind, 

Iw^prmHmmU  of  the  Madagascar  Yantht. 

At  the  last  General  Meetings  it  was 
stated  that  there  were  Eigiit  Made. 
gaecir  Tooths  phoed  under^he  care  of 
this  Committee  by  the  Londoa  Missio., 
nary  Society,  and  boarded  at  tlie  es- 
penae  ef  Goverament.  Oae  of  thent. 
was  soon  afker  orderedhome,  on  account  *. 
of  the  impahnd  state  oChis  health :  he. 
died  before  the  vessd  was  out  of  sight 
of  land.    Theyhavi  aH proved, without* 


UHITBD    KINOftOM. 


ld2Sj 

.eKcep(k»HtraiMife»dillgeBt,aiidaitila1ik 

.In  thdr conduct.    The  progren  which 

thej  nude  was  gucb,  that  four  of  them 

were  coniidered  fit  te  leave  the  School, 

in  order  to  learn  the  dtfierent  wwyfiK*- 

turea  for  which  they  were  destined  by 

.their  King^  Eadama  t   two  of  them  are 

gone  to  Manchester,  one  to  Blrming- 

.ham,  and   on*   to  Waltham    Abbey; 

leaving  three   stiil   in   the    Society's 

.Houses 

The  very  great  Improvement  of  these 

.Youths  is,  at  <mce,  highly  cftditable  to 

,  themselves,    and   supplies   a   striking 

.  proof  of  the  facility  with  which  instnic- 

tion.  is  communicated  by  the  British 

.System,  and  of  its  eflkleBcyin  bringing 

into  action  the   powers  of  the  human 

mind.    Two  years  ago,  they  knew  not 

a  word  of  English,  and  were  totally 

.ignorant  of  Obiistianity.    They  have 

jDow  reached  the  highest  dass  in  the 

.School:  they  have  attained  a  respectable 

profieienpy  in   reading,   writing,   and 

-arithmetici  and  their  ready  and  suittbls 

.answers  to  the  questions  proposed  to 

.them,  at  the  late  Examinatioii,  proved 

that    their  knowledge  of  the  leading 

truths  of  Scripture  is  clesr  and  correct. 

Afpjwrf  of  Loesd  Schook. 
Experience  has  proved,  that  the  most 

'effectual  method  of  supportinff  Local 
Schools  is  the  demand,  Jxi  addition  to 
the  aid  of  the  benevolent,  of  a  smidl 
weekly  sum  from  each  Sdiohr.  And 
the  desire  for  instruction  oA  the  part  of 
the  industrious  poor  is  generdAy  so 
great,  that,  in  most  cases,  nothing  more 
is  needed  for  the  establishment  of  a 
School,  than  the  co-operation  and  acti- 

.  vity  a£  a  few  zealous  persons,  whose 
exertions  ca#  scarcely  &il  ef  being 
crowned  with  success.  In  proof  ^ 
this,  your  Committee  vefer  to  the  state 
of  the  Schools  in  Spicer-street,  Hack- 
ney,  Pimlico,  Wilson-street,  Bichmond- 

-  street,  and  Lambeth. 

Fcnign  Proceidmgt. 
The  Committee  remark — 
Gladly  would  the  Committee  have 
sappiaed  more  extensive  sld  to  their 
acalous  sad  indefiitigable  coa4]Utor8  in 
ether  countries,  but.  the- deficiency  of 
their  ftmds  has  prevented  them.  Not- 
withstanding, however,  this  painful 
Testnunt,  they  have  always  oommuni* 
cated  such  advice  and.  information  as 
appeared  to  them  likely  to  be  beneficial ; 
and  they  are  happy  in  being  able  to  say  9 


VH7* 


«---?* 


that  their  Ibeble'  eo^esmifs  hat«.been 
crowned  with  success. 

In  the  next  Article  of  this  j 
ber  will  be  |fiven  the  state  ^_  , 
the  Report  m  re|;ard  tb  the  Qofiti*  ^  w^^' 
nent :  other  foreign  aoticet  W^i>Q^  ^' 
reserved  for  the  Survey. 

Cmehuiom  *  " 

Tour  Committee  trust,  that  the 
sketch  now  given  will  be  sufficient  to 
convince  their  friends,  that  the  cat|8e 
of  Scriptural  Education  is  gradually 
advancing,  and  increai^gly  sucoessfiil* 
And,  when  they  recollect  how  mych 
good  has  been  effected  by  their  very 
fimited  means,  they  cannot  refbun 
frtim  offering  a  tribute  of  .scknd#- 
lodgment  to  Him,  by  whose  allwise 
disposal  the  weak  ikbtgs  ^  ike  wor^ 
amfvmud  tkM  iking$  which  an  mightyf . 
and  whose  blessingh  as  been  evx-, 
dently  vouchsaftd  to  this  Instithtion. 
Still  they  would  remind  the  sup- 
porters of  the  Society,  and  the  public 
at  large,  that  the  iroi^  in  which  they 
are  engaged  is,  as  yet,  only  bmin.  A 
large  purt  of  the  earth  is  still,  in  a 
spiritual  sense,  barren  and  waste.  H^^ 
and  there  a  few  fhiitfiil  spots  appear, 
whose  verdure  and  beauty  attest  the 
advantages  of  moral  cultivation;  but, 
in  order  that  the  other  parts  of  the 
desert  may  become  as  the  garden  eftke 
lardt  the  benevolent  energies  of  the 
Christian  World  must  be  called  inU> 
action.  Jn  this  great  and  good  woik^ 
each  of  us  may  do  something.  Young 
persons  who  have  ei\joyed  the  benefits 
of  religious  instruction — parents,  who- 
know  the  importance  of  imbuing  tfa» 
youthful  mind,  with  heavenly  know* 
ledger-end  Christians  of  all  classes,  who 
eonftss  that  the  Scripture  isjm»>f/oMs 
fer  deetrime,  fir  repno/,  fir  cerreeiiemp 
and  initmeiien  in  righieeutnestf  aie 
caUed  upon  to  labour  in  this  departiiient 
of  enterprise  i  and,  in  this,  they  will 
surely  be  aided  by  all  who  are  anxious 
for  the  well-being  of  civil  society,  who 
must  be  convinced  that  the  best  means 
of  preserving  social  happiness  and  peace 
will  be  the  diffusion  of  the  truths  of 
Holy  Writ.  The  early  and  sedulous 
communication  of  these  truths  to  the 
tender  minds  of  the  young  will,  dp>ib^- 
less,  prove  happily  effectual,  in,pi:e« 
ventiJsg.the  spread  of  those  pernicious 
principles,  of  which  the  fruits  stsl 
srime»  anarchy,  and  videnesr 


476  COMTUIBXT. 

rrbt  MtMMlii^  ObUM  «rUch  hate 
been  made  of  late  ymn  for  the  ck»- 
tention^  Oidttiaiiity,  and  the  swscesa 
}Mdn  has  ettended  tboee  effbrta,  ma^ 
aenre  to  sthsdlate  and  encourage.  We 
aee>  i^  these  latter  days,  a  greater 
wonder  than  the  philoBophera  of  yore 
ever  anticipated.  We  see  that  the 
vorld  itself  is  moved:  the  Book  of 
Truth  ia  the  lever  by  which,  through 
the  Divine  power  and  blessing,  this 
mishty  achievement  ie  accomplished^ 
and  Education  may  be  not  unaptly  re- 
presented aa  the  fulcrum,  on  which 
that  lever  rests.  The  time  is  come  that 
prophecy  predicted— jlfos^  thali  run  io 
0Md  frOf  and  Imawkdge  skati  he  t'li- 
aremnd.  To  labour  in  this  cause,  and 
thus  to  be  instrumental  in  accomplishing 
the  gracious  plana  of  Heaven,  is  the  hS^h- 
est  nonour  which  man  can  reach:  oftnis 
honour^  let  us  be  ambitious :  let  us  re- 
solve to  conaecrate  to  the  Most.Hi^h 
the  talents,  energies^  and  opportunitiea 
with  which  we  are  intrusted:  andlet  us 
determine  never  to  be  at  peace  with 
Ignarance  and  sin;  but  to  carry  on  thia 
holv  ^d  honourable  war,  till  the  enemy 
ia  mven  £rom  the  field  of  battle,  and  it 
shall  be  no  longer  necessary  that  svefy 
flMM  skmUd  Uaek  kis  tuigkhaurf  §mi 
mftrjf  wum  kis  kniktr^  «ayMV»  ^^nmv  ike 
h&rd^  becauseAiA  ehall  hmom  Bum  frwm 
ikiimut  €om  utUo  ike  greaieei, 
m   111.   11^'    ■  I      r      .  .1  ,  '  ■     I,    II     'IS 

4B0tlttmilt 

'  EDUCjITION  SOCIETUS& 
ShUe  mnd  Pnmu  o/Bttueatiam    . 
Thb  followinp  detiuls  are  collected 
from'  tlie  Bighteeoth    Report  of 
ike  Qritish  and    Foreign    School 
Soue^.  ; — 

ruAircx. 
The  Report  of  the  last  General 
l^eeting  of  the  Society  for  Elementary 
Instruction  at  Paris  has  not  yet  reached 
your  Committee;  on  which  accouiit 
they  are  unable  to  f\imish  exact  parti- 
culars of  the  present  number  of  Sdiools 
in  France.  They  state,  iiTith  much 
regret,  that  the  communications  whidh 
ihey  have  received  during  the  pdst  yeftr 
are  of  a  discouraging  tendency.  The 
aid,  hitherto  granted  by  the  Govem- 
Inent,  has  not  been  regularly  supplied  ; 
and  this  cause,  together  with  the  ef- 
forts of  individuals  hostile  to  the  dif- 
fusion of  knowledge,  has  contributed  Io 
weaken   the  baikds    ind '  depnn  the 


spbltsyof  tk*  pMiDoiess.  of  educetlMi. 
Sevend  Schools  ha;ve  been  disconlintMd,. 
As,  however,  some  New  SdKx^  baW 
been  opened,  your  Committee 
that  this  will  prove  to'  be  only  a  1 
porary  check ;  and  that  the  axdottr  aod 
benevolence  of  enlighten^  men  wiU 
find  means  of  supfdying  the  deideii^ 
now  felt.  At  the  same  time,  tbey  catt. 
not  help  eaipressiag  tbeir  cooricitkiii 
(should  these  difficulties  unhappSj  eott- 
tinue)  of  ibit  impelky,  on  the  part  of 
the  Government  of.  France,  of  iHik- 
drawing  support  from  an  InstitutioM, 
the  olject  of  whose  labours  is  to  disas 
minate  those  princi^des,  which  teach 
righteousness  to  rulers  and  obedlesee  Co 
airt^ts,  and  which  furnish  tbo  only 
security  fbr  the  maintmaace  of  ] 
and  aodal  union. 

It  is  gratifying  to  be  able  to  b«H«» 
that,  thou^  opposition  has  been  thus 
encountered,  anich  good  haa  reaidtad . 
ftam  the  exertions  of  our  friends  in 
Fnnoe.  The  Sofaeols  in  Faiia  eoo. 
tinue  to  maintain  their  htghchsiaaleii 
AduU  Schools  axe  established  ia  varleato 
parts,  aad  with  great  success,  Tlia 
Protestant  aeiMX>b  in  Bourdeauz  and 
the'South  of  France  are,  genezally,  in  a 
flourishing  state.  Education  ia  BMidi 
needed  among  the  poor  of  the  Prp» 
testant  Persuasion;  but  the  pecuniary 
resources  of  that  commmuty  are  not 
adequate  te  their  wants. 

Your  Committee  also  learn  with  plea- 
sure, that  great  numbers  of  cppies  of 
the  New  Testament  have  been  distri- 
buted among  tlie  Schools,  in  the  past 
year,  by  the  Paris  Qommittee. 

SWITZEELAMO. 

The  Treasurer,  in  a  1^  visit  to  Ge- 
neva,  found  the  Sdiocds  upon  our  system 
in  a  flourishing  state.  Beside  the  Qii^ 
ffinal  School  for  830  Boys,  and  the  $ciu>pl 
for  Girls  ^perintended  by  an  activa 
Committee  of  X^dies,  a  new  stone  build- 
ing has  been  erected  for  a  School  of  330 
Boys,  at  in  expense  of  8000/.  which  waa 
opened  towards  the  close  of  the  lasit>ear. 

JTSTHSKLAKaa. 

There  is  reason  to  believe  that  the 
Schools  in  the  Netherlanda  are  prosper* 
ing.  During  the  pasC  year,  sevcaal 
Hasten  have  been  trained  in  the  Med^ 
School  at  Brussels,  who  are  now  oocttfi^- 
ing  important  statiooa  in  vaxieus  paita 
of  the  country. 

nKiniaaic 
Mn  Abrabamaon,  tm  tdfvt  pm> 


moter  of  t^e  Britiih  System,  thus    Fmdh  99^  J^iA  VsamltM.   Iho  pro- 
writes:—  ^  . 

Bemmak  luv  ei^oyed  th»  UMriags  of 
eduoalimi  from  «n  enlx  periods  TI10 
knowledge  of  reoding  and  writing  k  so 
genenllf  dHEbaed  among  the  poaaantry, 
thrdttgli  the  medium  oi  no  leas  Umo' 
3S90  Bdiodb,  that  a  vOli^r  Ignotant  of 
these  aoquirements  is  ranly  tound.  It 
Is  onlyin  tlie  krge  towns  that  a  part  of 
the  population  is  destitute  of  sdiolastSe 
instruction;  though  the  number  of 
Schools  in  active  operation  in  them,  in* 
dependent  of  those  in  the  villages,  is 
estimated  at  400. 

My  object  in  introdiKingthe  British 
System  into  Denmark  was  twofdd :  the 
linit  was,  to  suppfy  the  deficiency  in  the 
number  of  Schools  in  the  larve  towns  1 
the  other,  to  introduce  it  into  Uie  Sdiooli 
on  Che  old  iystem«-to  flicilitate  the  com« 
ttunication  of  instruction — to  refiere  the 
inhabitants,  by  reducing  the  expense  of 
education — and  to  produoe  more  order 
and  precision  among  tlie  scholars ;  quaU« 
tiesBot  nf  trivial  impertaaoe^  asthey  be- 
cooM  Tsluable  aequiiitions  for  future  life. 

I  have  encountesed  mtX  opposition  $ 
but  I  hopoi  by  the  end  of  the  summer, 
to  see  aWe  160  Schools  conducted  on 
the  System* 


No  intelligettce  his  been  teceived  ftom 
Bi^edeo  f  but  Mr.  Gerelius  having  eonu 
meoesd  his  proceedings  under  soc^  fiU 
vourable  auspiees,  there  can  be  little 
room  to  doubt  that  he  is  still  usefiiUy 
empkjyed  in  tlie  good  cause. 

mussxA. 
In  Bussia,  the  praiseworthy  efforts  of 
the  Bible  Society  will  probably  soon  re- 
ceive very  McHtnt  aid  from  the  spread 
of  Scriptural  Education.  Mr.  Heard, 
who  is  residing  at  PeterMmig,  has  sue- 
ceeded  in  establishing  a  Model  School 
Ibr  800  Boys,  under  the  plitivMUige  of 
the  Emperor;  by  whom  the  sum  of  7000 
rubles  per  annum  has  been  granted  for 
its  support  An  opportunity  will  thus 
be  affoi^ed  for  the  Training  of  Masters, 
by  whose  means  the  Sjrstem  of  Mutual 
IxutrucHSon  will  gradually  convey  the 
blessings  of  know&dge  to  every  district 
of  thai  extensive  empire.  The  Military 
Schools,  also,  are  T&4>pened  s  and  the 
Sdiool  fbr  the  Children  of  Foreigners, 
established  last  year,  contains  5tOO  Scho- 
lars, of  whom  9  49  ere  Germans  ;  and, 
among  the  rest,  are  found  the  Children 
ef  EngllA^  SwedSsb^  Fimiish,  Itnltan, 


gress  which  they  have  made  in  theiv 
leammg,  as  well  as  in  the  knowledge  of 
Scripture,  together  with  the  gooa  dis- 
ciplme  nudntained,  has  frequently  ez^ 
cited  the  admiration  of  visitors;  amonff 
whom  may  be  particularly  mentions 
Prince  Alexander  GaUtzin,  the  ^esi. 
dent  of  the  Institution,  wbd  has  repeatr 
edly  honoured  the  School  with  his  pre- 
sence. It  may  be  further  observed,  thai 
several  villages  on  Count  Romansolf  ^s 
estate  are  enjoying  the  benefits  o^  in^ 
struction,  by  means  of  Monitors  selected 
for  that  purpose  from  His  Excellency's 
establishment  at  HomeL 

ITALY. 

The  beneficial  effects  of  the  System  of 
Mutual  Instruction  are  still  exyoyed  ia 
Italy  i  notwithstanding  the  operation  of 
that  hostile  influence*  which  was  ad- 
verted to  in  our  last  EeporU  There  are 
twenty-eight  Schools  In  Tuscany,  which 
are  said  to  be  in  a  fiourishing  state  1  and 
son^e,  which  have  been  recently  opened, 
were  supplied  withMasters  who  bad  beep 
trained  in  theNormal  School  at  Florence. 
sriJjr. 

Cokmel  Kearney  states,  tint  the  Sys- 
tern  ef  Mutual  Instruction  is  raindly  ad- 
vancing in  Spain,  under  the  aanction  wb4 
i|t  the  expense  of  the  Government.  Be* 
aides  the  Military  School,  there  are  new 
three  others  in  Madrid  1  and  Schoola 
have  been  established  in  Valencia,  Se- 
ville, Cadixy  and  jomj  ether  principal 
cities  and  towns.  Inattention  to  Feniale 
Education  continues  to  advance.  Every 
succeeding  examination  of  the  Central 
School  at  Madrid  confirms  the  pleMmg 
Beports  formerly  made,  and  efifords  raa* 
son  to  look  for  fiirther  advances  in  t^ 
cause  of  general  education  in.  that 
nngdom. 

What  effects  may  be  produced  by  the 
present  pol&tical  circumstances  of  Spain, 
your  Committee  cannot  presume  to 
judge;  but  they  rejoice  in  the  thought, 
that  all  events  and  all  hearts  are  at  the 
disposal  of  the  infinitely  wise  and  su- 
preme Buler  of  the  Vbrld,  who  ywMgik , 
aU  thing*  t^fttr  Iki  coumtel  ifBu  wm  wUit 
and  who  hath  often  caused  the  wnth  of. 
man  to  praise  Him. 

FRANCE. 

PROTSSTJifT  BIBLE  SOCISTT. 

ifjt^enu  €f  the  Scripture*  on  G^Utif 
SiuvciiPMlPriMonen. 

il.  IMUi^TiN  thui  Bf0Bk$  of  the  in- 


m 

floenoe  of  the  Scriptures  on  the 
GtDey  Shives  at  Rochefort  :— 

I  solicited  and  obtained  permission  to 
see,  in  private,  the  Protestant  Gallej 
Slares,  that  I  might  ascertain  whether 
the  distribution  of  the  Holy  Scriptures 
among  them  had  produced  any  &vour- 
able  results.  AH,  who  had  receired 
Bibles, still  possessed  them;  and. read 
them  assiduouslj>  especially  on  the  Sab« 
bath  Day.  The  prisoners,  who  were  un- 
able to  reada  collected  round  those  better 
instructed,  in  order  to  hear  the  latter 
read  aloud  the  Sacred  Volume. 

I  thought  I  could  perceive,  in  the 
countenances  and  language  of  the  greater 
number,  that  the  feelings  of  shame  ^nd 
remorse  were  not  yet  extinguished  in 
their  breasts ;  and,  when  I  exhorted  them 
to  abhor  their  past  conduct,  and  to  im- 
plore  pardon  of  that  merciftil  God,  who 
graciously  accepts  the  repenting  sinner 
who  believes  in  theXame  of  Jesus  whom 
He  hath  sent,  I  saw  tears  of  compunction 
eteal  down  their  cheeks,  and  drop  on  the 
chains  by  which  their  hands  were  con- 
fined.  It  was  not  necessary  to  recom- 
mend them  to  persevere  in  the  reading  of 
the  SacredTolume :  they  assured  me  that 
they  found  too  much  satisfkction  in  this 
xeligious  act,  to  consider  it  merely  as  a 
duty :  they  derived  from  it  real  enjoy? 
ment.  One  of  them,  a  native  of  Sidnte 
Foix,  added  that  he  could  not  too  warmly 
express  his  gratitude  to  those  persons, 
whose  charitable  seal  had  rendered  him 
the  possessor  of  a  Bible;  that  the  peru- 
sal of  this  Sacred  Book  constituted  his 
sole  consolation  in'  his  unfortunate  con- 
dition ;  and  that  his  most  anxious  desire 
was  to  see  it  in  the  hands  of  all  the  pri- 
soners. 

M .  Lissignol    transmits  encou- 
raging statements  of  the  effect  of 
studymg  the  Scriptures  on  the  Pri- 
.  soners  at  Montpetlier : — 

Since  I  gave  them  some  Bibles  and 
Testament^  some  have  misused  them, 
but  a  greater  number  have  profited  by 
them.  In  order  to  assure  myself  of  this, 
I  request  them  to  shew  me  those  pas- 
sages, which  have  arrested  their  atten- 
tion during  the  interval  of  my  visits;  and 
all  those,  who  are  able  to  read,  succes- 
sively inform  me  of  their  difficulties,  the 
explanation  of  which  is  profitable  toalL 
"When  difficulties  still  present  them- 
selves, I  endeavour  to  remove  them,  by 
IKittiag  qtte0tiDD8;«but  especially  by 


CONTIVBKT.  [HOV. 

teacfaiog  them  to  ^>ply  the  Scriptures  to ' 
their  own  consciences. 
~  It  has  pleased  the  Lord  toUea  thie 
endeavour.  These  people  are  better  sa- 
tisfied with  this  kind  of  exercise  thm 
any  other.  They  are  attentive  5  and 
evince  that  they  kam  many  things  ia 
thdr  captivity,  of  which  they  were  be- 
five  quite  Ignorant ;  and  that^  at  least, 
'  when  they  leave  this  house,  they,  will  be 
acquainted  with  the  true  liber^,  th^t  of 
a  heart  delivered  from  1^  chains  of  sin. 
Our  conveiBations  are  sometimes  of  great 
interest ;  and  they  become  more  eo,  ae 
the  prisoners  increase  in  the  knowledge 
of  themselves  and  of  the  Scriptures. 
They  assure  me  that  they  read  the  Word 
of  God  with  increasing  pleasure^  and* 
they  know  how  to^  employ  themselvee 
during  my  absence,  because  each  of  than 
endeavours  to  remember  what  has  been 
read  to  them.  Finally*  they  have  aoaoiig 
themselves  a  short  Service  in  the  afler. 
noon,  when  neither  ray  cblleagae  nor 
myself  can  attend  them. 
The  SeripUarei  iuppUed^  hy  CkOirem^,  i9 
Me  JVewfy-married,  mnd  to  SekBlart. . 

At  pp.  347  and  348  we  quoted 
some  instances  of  the  benefit  of  pre- 
senting the  Bible  to  persons  newly- 
married.  The  foUowing  extract  of 
a  Letter  from  M.  RosseUo^,  Pastor 
at  Chatillon-sur-Loire,  describes  a 
Youthful  Association  which  has»  ia 
part,  this  object  in  view : — 

That,  in  which  I  hiost  ardently  re- 
joice, and  which  gives  me  the  hope  of 
seeing,  in  a  few  years,  a  revival  of  Fa- 
mily Worship  by  means  of  the  Scrip- 
tures, is  an  Institution,  which  will 
doubtless  excite  emulatioo,  and  give 
rise  to  others  in  this  Church. 

In  imitation  of  the  Scholars  of  M.  6er- 
wein.  Schoolmaster  at  Altona,  the  Chil- 
dren at  the  School  for  Mutual  Instruc- 
tion formed,  two  months  ainoe,  a  small 
Bible  Society :  they  contribute  one  or 
two  &rthings  a  week,  and  their  object  is 
to  give— 

1.  In  the  Church,  at  every  solemnisa- 
tion  of  Marriage,  a  Bible  to  the 
newly-married  pair*. 

2.  In  the  School,  a  New  Testament 
to,  every  child  who  may  be  in  want, 
and  who  shall  have  qualified  himself 
by  his  application  and  good  bdi«- 
yiour  for  receiving  this  poreciousgifV 

The  humble  contribution  of  these 
children  produces  from  TS  to  90  centimes 


1628.]  ooxTtirEHT. 

<7l'.to0tf.)perweek;  aAdwiU,Itiii8t, 
be .  iufficieut  for  the  supply  of  thoae 
wahU  which  this  UUle  Society  has  in 
view*  I  feared  opposition  from  the 
parents;  but  nothing  of  this  kind  has. 
occurred.  As  the  children  deduct  this 
&rthing  from  their  little  savings,  they 
are  thus  excited  to  work  in  order  to  ob- 
tain the  medal  on  Saturday,  and  receive 
a  jeward  from  their  parents.  The  newly* 
married  persons,  however  limited  their 
resources,  also  feel  a  pleasure  in  aug- 
menting  by  their  offerings  the  funds  of 
the  Society.  Thus,  in  the  course  of 
time,  we  may  be  assured  that  the  Word 
of  God  will  be  found  in  emy  house. 
-  The  first  time,  after  the  formation  of 
this  little  Institution,  that  I  solemnized 
a  Marriage,  and  gave  one  of  the  chil« 
dren  a  Bible  to  nresent  to  the  newly* 
noarried  pair,  while  I  explained  to  them 
at  the  same  time  the  objects  and  re- 
sources of  the  Society,  a  tear  stole  down 
their  cheeks  :  they  seemed  to  acknow- 
ledge, that  the  pruiteB  tf  G^d  were  fer* 
faeUd  0nI  of  the  moHlh  of  habei;  and 
tl^t  it  was  possible  to  do  good  with 
snudl  means,  by  union  and  acoraialgood* 
irill  to  the  caus& 


479 


ASIATIC  SOCtBTT  OP  PABIS, 

Knowledge  of   Langnagei   ineaiaulabfy 
prmnoied  by  Bible  Soeieikt, 

No  maa  is  better  entitled  to  speak 
on  the  subject  of  Langaages  thaa 
Baron  Silvestre  de  Sacy.  In  an 
Address,  delivered  at  the  formation 
of  the  Asiatic  Society  (see  pp. 
133  and  134),  that  learned  French- 
man thus  placed  the  literary  influ- 
ence of  Bible  Societies  in  a  new 
and  striking  point  of  view : — 

Perhaps  sU  the  advantages  obtained 
lor  Uie  study  of  languages  and  for  the 
eidtivation  of  Oriental  Literature,  by 
European  Commerce  and  inteicourse 
with  the  East,  were  a  necessary  result 
of  political  ereots:  an  enlightened  and 
peaetiating  mind  might  have  foreseen 
these  advantages;  and  have  predicted, 
thirty  years  since,  the  happy  influence  of 
which  we  have  just  traced  the  principal 
effJBCts.  The  same  cannot  be  afflrmqd  of 
another  cause,  which  also  has  power- 
lutty  contributed  toward  the  most  re- 
eent  progress  which  Asiatic  literature 
has  made  among  us.  •  It  presents  a  sin- 
gular phenomenonj  the  uitimite  effects 


of  which  it  appears  to  me  in^OisIble  to, 
calculate. 

A  project  is  conceived,  in  the  capital' 
of  England,  for  affording,  first  to  the 
subjects  of  the  Three  ^ngdoms,  then 
to  foreigners,  the  means  of  r^ing, 
each  in  their  own  language,  the  Hofy 
Scriptures.  The  plan  is  so  formed,  that 
the  benefits  of  such  an  Institutbn  may 
extend  to  all,  without  any  obstacle  being 
presented  by  that  diversity  of  commu- 
nions  into  which  Christianity  is  divided. 
Notwithstanding  considerableopposition, 
it  is  realized.  A  zeal,  truly  astonishing 
in  an  age  in  which  religion  appeared 
threatened  with  destruction,  extends 
itself,  at  first,  to  the  greater  part  of 
Europe  t  in  a  short  time,  it  crosses  the 
seas;  and,  by  a  combination  of  unheard- 
of  efibrtt,  the  Holy  Scriptures  are 
translated  and  published  in  many  of  the 
dialects  of  the  Levant  and  of  the  North 
and  South  of  Asia,  several  of  which, 
scarcely  ten  years  since,  were  not  even 
known  by  namOb 

We  might,  doubtless,  in  contempht*' 
ing  this  suritfising  saooess,  be  excited 
to  reflections  of  an  order  superior  ta 
literary  considerations.  We  m^t  sA 
ourselves,  *'  ^Vhat  is  that  Book,  which 
seems  to  open  to  itself  a  passage  through' 
the  most  barbarous  regions,  aftd  to' 
triumph  over  every  obstiude  ?*'  We  may 
cherish  a  hope,  that  a  seed  is  there^ 
which  cannot  remain  unproductive  of 
finit  for  the  benefit  of  mankind. 

But,  to  confine  myself  to  the  suljeet 
more  immediately  before  me,  it  is  suffi« 
eient  to  observe,  that,  if  the  knowledjga 
of  Languages  be  indispensable  for  attain- 
ing that  of  People,  the  study  of  those  of 
Asia  cannot  but  advance  in  a  rapid  and 
unlimited  degree,  by  means  of  the  trans^' 
lationof  one,  and  that  the  same  Book, 
into  the  dialecto  of  all  those  nations  by 
whom  it  is  inhabited ;  and  that  the  day- 
is  not  ikr  distant,  when  the  language  of 
the  Afghans,  or  the  dfalect  of  the  Cal. 
jnucs,  will  he  studied  in  London  or 
Paris,  with  greater  facility  than  was 
afibrded  at  theclose  of  the  last  oentuiy 
for  the  acquisition  o^  the  Armenian  or 
theTamul. 

PARIS  socitrr  of  cbrjstian  morals^ 

Okifoi  amd  Pf^eedimge  e/ike  Society. 
This  Institution  was  formed  wi^ 
the  vieir  of  uniting  the  ^fforts  of 
benerolent  person^  in  the  further^ 


480 


COWT^VlirT. 


XlM>V- 


ance  of  mkh  object!  of  general 
good  as  all  weli-dispoaed  men  could 
agree  to  promote.  In  France, 
c|eeply  injured  in  its  principles  and 
habits  by  the  events  of  its  later 
years,  such  combinations  of  ^- 
uunhropic  men  are  of  peculiar  im- 
poirtanoe:  and  Ae  objects  to  which 
this  SocietT  has  first  directed  its 
attention  will  shew  what  a  beneficial 
efect  it  is  calculated  to  produce,  if 
conducted  with  wisdom  and  perse- 
terance,  on  the  public  mind. 
.  From  the  First  Report,  deliyeted 
at  a  General  Meeting. in  April,  it 
appears  tiiat  four  objects  have  more 
p«nicukiiy^  engaged  its  attention — 
Chtf  Abdidon  of  the  Slave  Trade, 
the  instruction  of  African  Youth, 
tihe  moral  improvement  of  Prisoners, 
and  the  relief  of  the  GreekRefugees. 
The  statements  relative  to  the 
Freneb£aave^Trade,atpp.465— 468 
of  the  present  Number,  will  shew 
hew  highly  seasonable  will  be  the 
efforts  of  the  Society  on  that  sub- 
ject. In  reference  to  Africa,  it  is 
Stated  in  the  Report — 

VTAangning  the  first  plftce  to  the  xoaAL 
ijaqpraroiielit  of  OUT  species,  the  Societj 
was  kreasiibly  led  to  embraee  with 
ardour  the  cause  of  the  unhappy 
Afiriflins,  spd  of  hununity,  in  ae^tiiigf 
as  fiur  sa  posaUtle,  the  aoble  effiwto  ofm 
^eighbounng  nation  for  the  Abolition 
of  the  Slave  Trade^Uat  thaoiefal 
|pi&--iewciiig,  at  oQoe*  among  the 
iiatioiM  which  have  so  bag  tolerated  it, 
the  most  vile  selfishness,  and  aa  utter 
diasqgahl  of  Clristian  Piec^its. 

The  Sooial^r  viewing  the  instmptioB 
af  the  Afiaesa  Ypofch,  as  a  mud  in^ 
stmmaat  of  success,  w^  re£nlble  its 
cast  in  aUiag  their  progressi^  dvili- 
aatten}  and  trusts,  that  the  wor^  for 
whkha  pHae  h«i  been  iBBtituted  bj  a 
mmhm  sCtlw  Societv,  wUl  hastMi  the 
Hapioi  ptiMt  wkmi  tka  hyiflrent  rights 
pf  humanitj  will  be  acknowledged  sod 
xaspected,  under  .whatever  clime,  and 
y  man  of  whataver  colour  tlvey  are 
invoked* 

On  the  subject  of  the  Greek 
Iteffagees,  the  Report  states,  after 
d6tainng  the  measures  in  behidf  of 
Prisoners- 


sun  more  attentive  to 
suffering,  the  Society  has  mswifaaaad  a 
very  livdj  interest  in  those  unArta- 
nate  Christhms,  who,  in  vast  mimfwrs 
of  every  m  and  of  both  seKes»  binre 
been  forced  to  flee  thdr  native  eouatfy 
and  all  that  was  desr  to  them,  to  escape 
the  vengeaaoe  of  the  Turks*  and  seek 
an  ssjlum,  destitute  of  eveiy  thing,  on 
the  shores  of  the  Mediterranean.  To 
the  illustrious  ancestors  of  these  vwBiDt 
Greeks,  ire  are  laigelj  indebted  for  the 
progress  of  dvtliaation,  and  fbr  aonae  of 
the  finest  examples  of  public  and  pci- 
vste  vhtae;  and  what  people  ha^e  a 
hotter  claim  to  the  profimnde«taympathj 
of  dviliaed  nations,  than  thttr  heroic 
descendants?  The  Society,  happy  m 
having  the  means  of  offering  aooie  ve. 
lief,  m  such  a  cause,  have  opened  a 
Subscription  in  aid  of  the  Beft^ee 
Ck^eek  FamiBes  In  France  ;  and,  al* 
ready,  many  of  idl  classes  have  hastened 
to  enrol  uetr  names  as  snbscrihcis, 
along.wxth  the  Sodet^f's  members.^ 

At  a  meeting  of  several  ef^iie'niose 
respectable  Or^ks  in  Paris  snd  Mar* 
seiUes,  assistance  was  affinded,  in  the 
first  instance,  to  the  most  needy  of  their 
countrymen;  and  there  is  eveiry  pro- 
spect, that,  in  a  short  time,  the  number 
cf .  subscribers  and  donors  to  the  So- 
detj  will  be  such,  as  to  enable  It  to 
dry  up  the  tears,  and  to  brighten  the 
ftiture  prospeets,  of  many  an  nnfiwta- 
aate  flunilj  among  there  miseiable 
ezilest 

^  SWITZERLAND. 
BFJJf4^EUCJL  MISSIONARY  SOCISTT, 

Wb  have  stated,  on  forn;ter  occa- 
aiona,  the  establishment  an4  early 
measures  of  this  Society :  aee  pp. 
81,  32,  279,  and  2S0  of  the  Vo- 
lume  for  lS21--pp.  1S9,  190»  22U 
242,  S65,  and  366  of  that  for  1822 
— and  p.  S5of  thepreaeot  Voluaae. 
Fh>ni  commnnicationa  to  tho 
Church  Miasionary ,  Society,  mik 
some  prii^ted  documents,  now  be- 
fore us,  we  shalt  ^ve  the  latest 
accounts  of  the  Institution. 

The  CoBMnittee  temaefc^  in  le* 
ibrenoe  to  the  Purpose  which  the 
Soeie^  baa  ia  view^^ 

Its  sole  olifect  is  the  diffbsien  of  the 


W2:T.]  OOV^lKBNT. 

^MIMiatttfogH^aheii  aud  Mahoue.    proof  <^ 

din  NatkMm     For  th»  attamment  of 

tbla  end,  attention  is  paid  to  the  sup- 

poH  and  improvement  of  tlie  Missio- 

iiarj  Seminary,  and  to  the  sending  and 

maintoinjmg   of  Missionaries    abroad. 

The  Sodetj  con^ders  the  best  theatre 

of  its  future  operations  to  be  tbesboies 

of  the  Mediterranean,  and  of  the  Black 

and  Caspian  Seas ;  leaving,  at  the  same 

time,  the  whole  disposal  (tf  events  to 

the  leading  hand  of  Divine  Prsvidenoe^ 

On  its  Progress,  they  state 

This  Society  may  date  its  commence- 
ment from  the  6th  of  January,  1820{ 
on  which  day  a  Legacy  of  6545  francs, 
960/.,  was  transmitted  'to  the  Com- 
mittee by  an  anonymous  ClergTman  in 
Wuertembei^g— a  gift,  which  they  re- 
gard as  the  charter  of  their  institution, 
conferred  by  the  hand  of  their  Divine 
Lord  and  Master. 

This  Committee  gratefully  acknow- 
ledge the  cheerfulness  with  which  they 
have  been  seconded,  by  so  many  friends 
And    benefactori  of  the    Evangelical 
Missions,  who  seem  to  emulate    one 
another  in  promoting  this  sacred  work. 
^  It  has  afforded  us  the  highest  gra- 
tification, to  receive  the  assistance  of 
our,  Protestant  Brethren  in  France, 
and  especially  in  Alsace ;  not  to  men- 
tion the  Waldenses' Congregations  in 
piedmont,  in  whom  we  recognise  that 
spirit  of  true  piety,  which  rendered 
their  forefathers  the  salt  of  the  earth. 
Our  Auxiliaries  in  the   Kingdom  of 
Wuertemberg,  and  those  at  Stuttgardt 
and  Tuebingen  in  particular,  have  not 
been  inactive  in  their  respective  cir- 
cles t    the  two  last-mentioned    places 
have  contributed  materially  to  rouse 
the  attention  of  the  whole  ChrisUan 
Community  to  this  Sacred  Cause,  by 
the  eetablishment  ofMissionary  Prayer- 
Meeting;  on  which  oa:asioas  the  most 
remarkable  and  interesting  particulan, 
relating  to  the  progress  of  the  Missions, 
are  read  every  month:  we  trust  that 
this  method  will  have  a  salutary  effect 
on  the  stateof  relipion  among  ourselves. 
It  gave  us  great  pteasure  to  hear  of  the 
formation  of  an  Auxiliary  Society  at 
Kirchheim,  in  Wuertemberg,    under 
the  auspices  of  an  illustrious  Princess; 
one  object  of  which  is,  to  procure  Mis- 
sionary Intelli^noe  from  various  quar- 
ters, for  the  edification  of  its  Members. 
The  firat  Report  of  the  Auxiliary 
Society  «t    Dfesden   .contains    ample 


AW.  1 893. 


481 

a  progreBsiv0  woA  of  God, 
carried  on  with  faitJbfulness,  2eal,  and 
Christian,  philanthropy :  nor  Can  we 
pass  over  in  silence  the  Societies  esta* 
blished  in  Leipsic,  Frankfort,  Barmen, 
Bremen,  Narenberg,  &c.,  which  have 
laboured  with  increasing  zeal  to  meet 
the  wants  of  the  Missionary  Cause. 
By  the  establishment  of  snuOl  Meet- 
'  ings,  in  which  the  most  recent  accounts 
of  the  fidngdom  of  God  are  jnead,  an 
opportunity  is  presented  to  our  less, 
wealthy  Brethren,  not  only  of  hearing 
of  the  progress  of  the  cause,  but  of  con- 
tributing  toward  its  support* 

On  this  subject,  Mr.  Blumhardt 
writes— 

To  the  praise  of  Ood  we  can  state, 
that  the  interest  in  our  cause  on  ^ 
sides  has  not  diminished  during  Ihe 
last  year ;  and,  although  the  caOs  on 
our  funds  have  considerably  increased, 
while  the  different  Societies  for  the 
support  of  Greece  have  perhaps  turned 
some  funds  into  another  diannel,  which, 
under  different  circumstances,  would 
have  been  devoted  to  the  benefit  of 
our  Institution,  yet  we  have  been 
enabled  to  supply  all  the  most  pressing 
wants  of  that  period,  and  to  keep  in 
hand  some  funds  to  cover  our  current 
and  increasing  expenses. 

Our  Missionary  Meetings,  which 
were  held  on  the  28th  and  29th  of 
May,  have  proved  a  feast  of  heavenly 
refreshment  to  us  all,  and  to  a  great 
number  of  Missionary  Friends  who  met 
together  on  those  days.  Our  Society 
has  gained  new  ground,  by  the  esta- 
blishment of  new  Auziliaiy  Societies. 
Our  Seminary  is  fiut  improving,  under 
the  gracious  influence  of  God.  Our 
Missionaries  are  going  forward,  and 
are  now  preaching  the  Word  on  the 
confines  of  Persia;  and  our  Society 
intends  to  enlaige  the  sphere  of  its 
operations.  All  praise  and  all  theglorv 
be  to  the  Lord,  the  God  of  our  Sal- 
vation, who  is  doing  great  things 
among  us  f  -  '     . 

SUie  ^md  Pragrei$  ofike  SenUnmry: 
Mr.    Blumhardt,    in    a    recent 
Letter,  gives  the  following  state- 
ment : — 

We  have  in  our  School,  at  present, 
thirty-three  Students,  whom  we  have 
divided  into  three  Classes— one,  merely 
preparatory;  without  any  obU^Hioa,  on 
our  part,  to  carry  th?  9  Sttt<kAt»  pf 
3Q 


4^2  CONTI 

whom  hkcmnpaneA  Chioiigli  the  wbola 
etHUrse  of  our  Missdonary  Education— 
another^  of  11  Young  Men,  who  have, 
during  the  course  of  preparatory  study, 
shewn  tlhemselves  worthy  of  being  re- 
ceived among  the  number  of  those  whom 
we  destipe  n>r  the  arduous  but  blessed 
service  of  Missions — and  the  third,  con- 
sisting of  13  Students,  in  the  third  year 
of  their  Studies  under  our  guidance,  who ' 
are  nearest  admission  to  a  share  in  the 
heavenly  work  to  which  they  have  de- 
voted themselves. 

We  have  made  a  division  in  the  two 
higher  classes.  The  first  divinon  consists 
ofthos^  Students,  upon  whom  we  have 
fixed  our  eyes  for  the  important  office^  of 
Missionary  Preachers.  The  second  divi- 
n«n  comprises  such  Young  Men  as  seem 
better  qualified  for  Missionary  Teachers 
ijid  Catechlsts,  and  in  whose  studies  we 
pmit  some  of  the  higher  exercises.  But 
we  make  no  difierenoe  in  the  three  Classes, 
with  respect  to  our  endeavours  to  lead 
idl  lo  a  right -understanding  of  Chris- 
tiaa  Truth  and  its  just  application.  It 
is  our  first  and  most  important  business, 
under  the  assistance  of  Divine  Grace,  to 
impress,  more  and  more,  on  the  minds  of 
OUT  pupils,  a  firm  conviction  that  Christ 
is  indeed  ike  tig  hi  c/ihg  ^orld;  and  that 
He  is  made  of  God  unto  us  wisdom-,  and 
tighUousHOst^  and  saneiificaiwn,  and  r«- 
demption ;  and  to  teach  them,  by  their 
whole  walk  and  conversation,  to  shew 
forth  both  the  reasonableness  and  the 
firmness  of  such  conviction. 

The  following  reniarks  of  the 
CoRunittee,  in  reference  to  the 
jpirit  and  character  of  Students, 
deserve  the  attention  of  all  Can- 
didates for  ihe-  office  of  a  Missio- 
nary. 

It  is  certainly  one  of  the  most  pleas- 
iog  signs  of  the  present  times,  and  a 
cheering  evidence  of  the  gracious  and 
superintending  cftre  of  the  great  Head 
of  the  Church  for  tht  advancement  of 
His  work  an  earths  that,  hitherto,  pious 
Xoung  Men  have  not  been  wanting,  who 

.fteelyofier  themselves  for  the  purpose 
of  preaching  the  name  of  Christ  among 
the  Heathen. 
It  cfonot,  boweveis  be  denied,  that, 

'  in  some  instances,  the  motive  of  action 
may  be  traced  to  a  want  of  correct 
'geocraL  knowkdg^^to  a&  immature 
#«gfriuHiB>  ari^ng  firom  a  sfrfrit  of  self- 
MlM«iee  so  natuhd  to  youth— or  to 


MlifT.  [kov. 

tba  iflAaenos  of  mete  woriiDy^  itidtee* 
xnents  i  hut,  among  those  who  have  ap- 
plied for  sdmission  into  our  Institiitioii, 
we  are  ftllly  convhieed,  that  by  far  the 
greater  number  have  been  actuated  by 
a  deep-felt  love  to  Christ;  and  we  have 
had  frequent  occasion  to  notice  the 
noblest  traits  of.  real  piety  in  minds 
earnestly  concerned  to  seek  the  kingdom 
of  God  and  his  righteousness. 

We  have  found,  by  experience,  that 
the  minds  of  pious  youths,  who  devote 
themselves  to  the  study  of  the  sciences, 
frequently  lose  the  ffervour  of  devotion, 
in  proportion  as  the  understanding  be- 
comes more  enlightened.  Thisdepknahle 
efiect  does  not  flow  so  much  fi-om  the 
nature  of  those  studies  themselves,  as 
from  the  manner  in  which  they  are  con- 
ducted. 1 1  has,  therefore,  been  resolved 
to  adopt  a  method  of  theological  instruc- 
tion, by  which  the  mind  is  not  only 
informed,  but  the  heart  and  the  affec- 
tions are  also  engaged. 

Benefciai  Use  qf  Lithograph, 

We  entirely  concu/  in  the  fol- 
lowing remarks  of  Mr.  Blumhardt 
on  this  subject. 

In  the  hand  of  Providence,  the  dis- 
covery of  Lithography  appears  to  be 
one  or  the  most  powerful  engines  for 
promoting  the  Gospel  in  the  world. 
Our  Missionary  Institution  is  now 
making  very  successful  attempts  Co 
render  this  important  discovery  subser- 
vient to  the  work  of  Missions :  a  con- 
siderable establishment  of  Lithography 
is  formed,  with  that  view,  in  our  house, 
for  the  instruction  of  our  Missionary 
Students.  The  woric  of  Llthographfaig 
itself,  and  the  Press  which  is  required 
for  it,  are  extremely  simple.  Several 
of  our  Scholars  have  learned  this  art  of 
themselves,  and  t^e  writing  on  stones 
goes  on  pretty  quickly.  Lithography 
appears  to  be  of  especial  use  in  Oriental 
Writings.  I  beg  leave  to  enclose  two 
lithographed  sheeUof  the  Korftn,  which 
one  of  our  brethren,  without  having 
received  any  instruction  in  it,  wrote 
down  on  a  stone  at  his  leisure,  from 
which  now  more  than  3000  copies  may 
be  taken  by  the  press.  The  only  diflS- 
eulty  consists  in  finding  out  such  stones 
as  have  the  requisite  qualities :  there  is 
but  one  stone-pit,  near  Augsburg,  which 
furnishes  us  with  them.  I  intend  to 
prepare  one  of  our  best  sdiolars  fbr  your 
MlssionaTy  Lithographic  Works  in  the 
MsdittrranssB. 


1823.] 

Society- 
Mr.  BlumHardt  writes : — 
It  has  been  a  peculiarlj  gratefftl  task 
for  us  to  recc^ise  the  hand  of  the  Lord, 
in  the  brotherly  connexion,  founded  as 
it  is  upon  mutual  confidence,  between  the 
Church  Missionary  Society  and  our  In- 
stitution .  As  the.  life  of  pure  Christian 
love  is  fed  l^y  deed  and  by  truth,  the 
mutual  and  confidential  ministration  of 
love  for  the  advancement  of  Christ's 
kingdom  upon  earth, which  exists  between 
our  Committee  and  the  Conductors  of 
the  Chiurch  Missionary  Society,  has 
opened  a  source  of  joy,  which  manifests 
the  riches  of  its  consequences  in  various 
ways,  and  inclines  our  hearts  to  the 
praise  of  our  God.  While,  firom  the  ex- 
tensive  circle  of  activity  of  thai  Society, 
we  receive,  in  copious  streams,  the  joyful 
Hews  of  the  Kingdom  of  God,  refreshing 
in  these  days  the  hearts  of  the  Believers, 
in  the  erer>-growing  sphere  of  Its  Mis- 
sionary Usefulness,  the  most  wdcome 
encouragement  is  offered  to  our  Mis- 
sionary School  for  the  education  of  La- 
bourers, fit  for  the  gi'eat  harvests  in  the 
Heathen  World.  The  paternal  care 
which  our  beloved  Pupils,  on  their  diffe- 
rent Stations  in  the  Service  of  that  So- 
ciety, have  at  all  times  and  under  eYcry 
circumstance  experienced,  as  well  as  the 
abundance  of  means  for  thefbrtherance 
of  the  Kingdom  of  Christ  atnopg  the 
Heathen  which  have  been  put  into  their 
hands,  call  for  our  heartfelt  acknowledg. 
ments  to  God;  and  afford  the  most^n- 


WKSTBRM  AFRICA. 


iS$ 


Hymn  whSdi  we  mxo/g  iMt,  le(tf«  alwajft 
set  on  my  eyes ;  .but,  however,  I  pray 
that  God  win  bxing  you  again  to  'this 
place,  that  we  may  see  each  other's'&ioe  t 
and  if  you  please  tell  the  good  people  in 
England,  that  we  will  thaxdt  ^&m  to 
send  you  back  again  to  us  as  sooii  as  pes^  ** 
sible.  Sometimes,  when  I  remember 
how  Jesus  iSUfiat  says  that  He  came  not 
to  call  the  righteous,  but  sinners  to 
repentance,  I  burst  into  tears,  because 
my  doing  is  not  right  with  God.  My 
heart  is  full  of  sin,  and  desperately 
wieked.  I  pray  that  God  will  not  forsake 
me.  I  wish  that  you  may  be  in  good 
health  and  Mrs.  Johnson,  and  all  the 
oth^r  Missionaries.  My  he^  is  too\ 
wicked  t  it  always  trouble  me :  when  I 
want  to  do  good,  sin  plague  me,  I  pray 
that  God  will  take  Kf<my  tPj  stony 
heart,  and  give  me  aBeirtdf^mh,  that 
I  may  love  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  with 
aU  my  heart. 

The  following  Five  Letters  were 
•written  toward  the  end^or  June.  Se- 
Teral  of  the  Writers  are  'Natife 
Teachers.  The  last  Li^er,  in 
particular,  affords  strong  evidence 
of  the  success  of  Christian  Instruc- 
tion, through  the  Grace  of  God,  on 
the  mind  of  a  Liberated  African. 

1. 1  am  sorry  that  you  are  absent  ft^ 
us  for  a  season ;  but  I  pray  that  th# 
Lord  may  be  with  you  in  all  your  jour- 
ney, and  that  He  will  bring  you  back 
among  us  once  more,  to  preach  unto  us 
the  unsearchable  riches  of  Christ  I  feel 


couraging  proofs,  that  here  is  a  blessed^  myself  very  happy,  in  sedng  that  the 
opportunity  presented  by  the  Lord "  people  are  in  good  order ;  and  I  pray 
Himself,  for  the  devout  Missionary  that  the  Lord  may  assist  Mr.  Norman  to 
Spirit  of  Germany  to  exerdie  the  power  rule  tiie  people  in  the  fear  of  God,  and  to 
I  of  love.  feed  ffis  flock  .*  and  my  wish  is  that  my 

'  '     J^^*-^  '      '        as=a=gaH^il^M»i       countrymen  may  xjeceive  the  Gospel,  as 
/^^'^^  SflKf  0t0tlt  mtXit^^  ^^\     well  as  mysdf ;  but  I  know  that  without 

^  \    the  help  of  God  the  Holy  Ghost,  nothing 

REGENT'S  TOWN.  \good  can  be  done.    If  I  don't  see  yoii 

csierr*  Lcod^.  \now,  I  hop^  WO  may  meet  in  everlasting 

glory :  this  is  my  desire.     I  determine 

to  praise  God  fbr  His  unspeakable  lote 


CHURCB  MtSSIONARY  SOCikiT, 
Letiers  of  Chrislian  Nativeg  to  the  Ute 

Rev.  W,  Johnson, 
Various  Letters  have  lately  arrived 
firom  Sierra  Leone,  addressed  by 
Connntmioants  at  Regent's  Town  to 
their  late  Pastor.  The  following, 
from  a  Young  Woman,  was  writtea 
soon  after  Mr.  Johnson  sailed: — 

I  am  very  sorry  that  you  have  gone 
from  us  ;  but  I  pray  that  yoti  will  come 
back  .again.    Vhkm   I  remmbMr    the 


toward  me.  May  the  Lord  be  pleased 
to  send  out  His  Hght  and  truth  over  all 
the  world,  as  He  hath  said  that  His 
Word  siudlgo  over  the  whole  earth  as  the 
waters  over  the  channels  of  the  sea ! 
I  pray  that  all  may  know  Him,  from  the 
least  even  unto  the  greatest. 

My  wife  gives  licr  love,  to  you  i  sh* 
hope  God  may  return  you  badk  tp  ust 
and  she  giv«  her  compfimenls  to  Mfi. 
Johnson. 


484 


9. 1  hope  joairill  keep  all  of  us  in  re* 
membrmce.  We  are  very  sorry  that 
Vou  are  departed  firam  us  for  a  season. 
1  am  glad  to  see  the  people  in  great 
quietness ;  and  Mr.  Norman  attends  to 
us  very  well;  and  we  will  be  much 
irlad  to  see  jou  amoiw  us  once  more. 
I  am  Yet7  gUd  for  what  great  things 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  has  done  for  us, 
through  the  Missionary  Sodetf,  in 
deiiraing  us  from  the  hands  of  the 
Slave  Traders,  and  in  sending  the 
Missionaries  to  teach  us  the  way  to 
heaven,  because  we  cannot  expect  to 
hear  the  Word  without  a  Teacher. 
And  I  hope '  all  the  good  people  in 
England  will  rememb^  us  on  their 
knees  $  and  I  hope  God  will  grant  us 
His  Hdy  Spirit,  to  pray  for  them 
always  When  we  go  on  our  kueesi  and 
I  am  very  sorry  to  see  how  many  of 
them  are  losing  their  lives  on  account 
of  us;  but  I  hope  they  will  ne^er  forget 


^R^IP&AN  ilFBlCA.  fliOV. 

As  finr  the  peopK  they  are  gtuog  on 
very  welL  We  do  not  have  mudi 
palaver,  as  we  expected  t  thank  God  for 
iti  As  for  the  masons*  work,  we  get 
on  prett|r  well  with  the  Church,  and 
also  the  other  building. 


i.  I  have  taken  the  liberty  of  wrlthig 
these"  &w  Imes  to  you,  in  order  to  in- 
form you  about  mv  present  state.  Toa 
left  me  on  the  bed  of  affliction  ;  bAt,'b5 
the  will  of  God,  I  can  say  that  tlib 
Lord  has  done  great  things  for  me,  in 
raising  me  up  again  from  the  grave. 
He  has  sparea  me  yet  in  the  land  of  the 
living ;  though  I  am  not  quite  wdl,  (n 
account  of  my  kneea,  which  are  con- 
tinually paining  me,  ,8o  that  I  am  not 
able  to  walk  t  but  the  Lord,  who  hta 
been  pleased  to  raise  me  from  the  bed 
of  sickness,  will  likewise  be  pleased  to 
enable  me  to  walk,  according  to  the 
ihultitude  of  His  mercies. 


tts.     I  always  tensider  our  beni^ted  //I  need  not  tell  you  of  the  feelings  oT 


eountrymen,  who  are  now  in  darkness,, 
and  in  the  shadow  of  death,  and  have 
never  received  the  Gospel.  I  will  say, 
as  the  Psalmist  of  oXd^TkeLord  kaih  done 
great  tkinge  for  ««,  wher^eof  we  are  glad. 
"Midj  the  Lord,  of  His  infinite  mercy, 
bring  you  home  back  to  us  1  And  give 
ray  love  to  Mrs.  Johnson  s  1  hope  she 
is  in  good  health,  and  we  will  be  glad  to 
see  her  again. 

d.  I  take  the 'liberty  o^  writing  tliese 
few  lines  to, you,  for  the  purpose  of  in. 
forming  you  about  my  feelings;  how 
I  have  felt  since  your  leaving  us. 


our- hearts.  There  are  moimUins  < 
sin  and  darkness,  within  and  wilhoi^f 
which  make  me  sometimes  think  tbtt  I 
am  fidling  back  into  the  world.  Bttf  the 
L«rd  does  yet  enable  rae  to  hope  in 
my  heart,  as  it  is  in  the  Bible:  P«lm 
xxiii.  I.  Tkeljord  is  my  Shepherd:  I  shall 
not  ti>afi<.— Heb.  xiii.  8.  Jesus  ChrisUihe 
same  pesttrduy,  tmd  to^ay^  and  for  ever, 
— Eev.  xxii.  17.  And  ihe  SftirU  tmd  tht 
Bride  say^  Come ;  and  let  him  thf* 
keareth  $ny,  Comet  and  wftosoever  wiUf 
let  him  take  tite  water  of  Ufe  frtel^.— ^ 
Psalm  cxvi.  Isa.  Iv,  1,  3,  3.  There  we 
many  more  promises  in  the  Bible,  which 


I  find  nothing  at  all  good  in  my  mind  i    are  very  sweet  to  the  people  of  God. 
d  I  am  much  distr^sed  in  my  heart      VBut  I  think  sometimes  within  d^ 

mind,  that  I  am  of  those,  of  whom  God 


and  1  am  mucn  distressed  in  my 
on  account*  of  my  sins,  which  I  have 
committed  against  the  Lord.  Sometimes 
I  think  that  it  is  of  no  use  for  me  to  go 
on  any  fkrther,  for  I  am  worse  than  m 
the  people  of  God  t  but  when  t  consider 
the  promi^  of  the  I^rd — Come  unto 
fN«,  all  ye  that  h hour  and  are  heavy 
taden^  and  I  will  give  you  reet^  and 
Whoooeter  cometh  tmto  me^  I  will  in  no 
wise  cast  out — I  am  constrained  to  go 
on  with  Christian  patience  and  resigna- 
tioli.  May  the  T^rd  assist  me  I  for  He 
has  promised,  that,  in  the  world  we 
ahall  have  tribulation,  but  in  Him  we 
ahall  have  peace.  May  I  look  to  Him 
only  for  peace  and  comfoi^,  for  He  is  the 
peace  of  His  people!  I  pray  that  the 
Lord  may  set  my  affections  on  things 
.aliOVe,  and  not  on  things  on  the  earth  : 


speaks  in  Matt  xxv.  4}— Depart j^smme^ 
ye  eursed^  into  everlasting  fire,  prepartd 
for  the  DevU  and  hu  angels;  and  in  Re^' 
ii.  4,  b—NevertheUss,  1  hnve  «»"«'*?• 
against  theet  because  thou  Met  l^fltV 
first  love.  This  is  my  trouble  and  tetr  i 
but  I  know  that  He  cmly  can  do  hel|deo 
sinners  good,  and  that  He  came  to  seek 
and  to  save  sinners ;  tberefbre,  witbout 
doubt,  I  know  that  He  is  able  to  keep 
that  which  I  have  committed  to  HiW' 

As  for  the  people,  they  havemucw 
trouble  and  sickness,  both  white  tffl 
black.  EemembermetoMrs.^ohitfOD, 
and  all  the  Brethren  and  Sietei*.   ^^ 

^  .5.  It  is  with  pleasure  I  take  the 
liberty  of  addressmg  these  few  liijw  lo 


inay  He  keep  me  close  at  His  footstool,    >eu,  in  order  to  acquaint  you  how  w^P 
n)r  Hu  name's  sake  !  have  ffonte  on  since  vou  left  us.    W  tn^ 


1S2SJ  WX$TBRK  AFRICA* 

fint  place,  I  must  lell  jou  about  myself; 
and  then  about  the  people. 

No  sooner  had  jou  left,  than  I  was 
confined  to  mj  bed,  for  verj  nearly 
three  weeks,  with  the  fever ;  which  was 
▼aiy  serere  indeed,  and  I  did  not  expect 
to  get  over  it.    But,  however,  it  pfeased 

«>ur  gracious  God,  who  is  fbll  of  pitj 
and  compassion,  to  restore  me  to  my 
health  and  strength  again ;  and  I  desire 
to  return  my  amcere  thanks  to  the 
Almighty  Crod,  for  the  past  mercies 
which  He  has  voiichsaifed  to  me.  May 
the  present  afiSiction  which  the  Loiii 
haa  Doen  pleased  to  lay  upon  me,  wwk 

fmr  me  a  for  mere  exceeding  and  etemai 

weight  ef  glonf!    I  pray  that  the  Ixn^ 

may  make  me  sensible,  of  what  I  am  by 

nature  and  by  practice,  tliat  I  may  rely 

ent^ely  upon  the  Lord  Jesus   Christ 

finr  my  soul's  salvation,  and  have  no  am^ 

fidenee  in  the  flesh,    I  am  very  happy  to* 

say  that  I  have  enjoyed  the  presence  of 

tbe   Lord  in  my  affliction.      This    I 

firmly  believe,  that  the  Lord  will  not 

leave  His  p«>ple,  not  forsake  them: 

even  when  they  are  in  the  midst  of  great 

extremity.  He  will  comfort  and  assist 

them.    I  hav^  fimnd  him  to  be  a  friend 

that  eHekeih  cleser  than  a  brother*     I 

shall  never  be  able  to  praise  the  Lord 

sufficiently,    for  all  the  goodness  and 

mercy  whidi  He  has  beMowed  upon  me 

in  this  life :   may  He  prepare  me  for 

His  Heavenly  Kingdom,  whei^  I  >hall 

praise  Him  without  any  intermission ! 

As  respects  the  people's  attendance 
^on  Divine  Worship,  they  attend  re- 
markably well,  morning  and  evening; 

and,  on  Sundays,  the  Church  is  well 

crowded  as  usuaL    Since  your  leaving, 

there  have  been  three  persons  added  to 

the  Church,  besides  those  five  which  you 

left :  there  are  eight  persons  under  in- 
struction for  baptism.    Oh !   may  the 

Lord  carry  on  his  work,  individually 

and   collectively  !    and    my   constant 

prayer  is,  that  the  time  may  soon  come, 

when    none    wUl  teach    hi$   neighbour, 

eaying^  Know  the  Lord;  but  all  shall  know 

Him,  from  the  least  even  tmto  the' greatest. 

The  quietness  of  the  people  at  present ' 

is  indeed  remarkable :  we  have  not  had. 

much  palaver,  as  I  expected,  except 

trifles. 
The  men  attend  Evening  School  very 

welL    The  boys  and  girk  are  getting 

on  pretty  well;  only  the  people  do  not 

send  their  children  to  School  so  much 

as  they  ought :  sometimes  ijany  come, 

and  sometmies  few. 


485 


lam  very  sorry  indeed  tosaf  that 
Mr.  ^orraan  is  still  troubled  with  boils. 
May  the  Lord  restore  him  to  his  health 
and  strength,  that  he  may  be  able  to  do 
his  duty  in  the  situation  in  which  the 
Lord  has  been  pleased  to  place  him. .We 
are,  indeed,  in  a  trying  time. .  We  have, 
lost  many  Eiuropeans  lately,  a£d  I  dare . 
say  you  have  heard  of  the  death  of  Mr. 
Palmer,  for  which  we  are  very  serry : 
but,  what  shall  we  say  ?  for  the  Lord 
doeth  accorJ&ng  to  His  wUl,  in  the  atmp 
of  heaven^  and  among  the  inhabitants  of 
ike  earth  /  and  none  can  stay  His  hand,  or. 
eay  nnto  him.  What  doest  Them  f  for  He 
does,  with  His  peo^  just  as  it  pleaseth 
Him.  Oh  !  may  we  endeavour  to  re- 
sign to  His  holy  will.  Mr.  Palmer  died 
on  the  7  th  of  May,  and  Mrs.  Palmer  on 
the  6th  of  June.  It  is  as  the  Prophet 
Isaiah  describes,  in  the  Iviith  chapter, 
Ist  and  2d  verses — The  righteotu- pei 
risheth,  and  no  man  layeth  U  to  heart  / 
and  merciful  men  are  taken  aseay  /rem 
the  evil  to  come :  he  shall  enter  into  peace  t 
they  shall  re4i.  in  their  bedq^,  each  ,ene 
walking  in  his  uprightneg$. 

I  am  constrained. to  say,  that  lam 
tossed  like  a  ship  in  the  midst  of  the 
mighty  ocean :  fear  is  Within  and  Iritb- 
out:  1  am  hiuch  exposed;  to  divers 
teqaptations  which  are  in  the  world,  and 
in  my  own  heart,  which  is  deceitful 
above  nil  tldngs  and  desperatefy  wicked, 
I  pray  that  the  Lord  may  grant  me 
strength  to  resist  these  mighty  foes. 
For  3ie  more  I  am  in  the  world,  the 
more  I  see  the  exceeding  sinfulness  6f 
mj  heart ;  and  I  am  compelled  to  rely 
upon  nothing  else  but  the  precious  ble<Kl 
of  ^he  Saviour,  which  prevails  in  the 
sight  of  6od.  May' this  be  my  Iwrpe  in 
Kfe,  ray  comfort  In  death,  and  my  joy 
in  eternity ! 

The  constant  prayers  of  the  Congre- 
gation are  still  offered  up  at  the* 
Throne  of  Grace  on  your  behalf.  May 
the  Lord  hear  our  prayers,  and  hear 
yours  for  us!  You  well  know  that  we 
never  will  forget  you,  so  long  as  we  are 
upon  earth.  Tl^ough  our  bodies  may 
be  from  each  other,  yet  we  are  present 
in  spirit ;  and  if  we  should  never  be 
permitted  to  see  each  other  again  in 
the  flesh,  may  the  Lord  prepare  us  for 
those  blissful  mansions  which  He  has 
prepared  for  those  that  love  and  fear 
Him  *    Amen. 

My  wife  joins  with  me  in  sincere 
respects  to  Mrs.  Johnson.  We  hope 
«(he  is  in  a  good  stale  of  healths    We^ 


486  ''  CASPtAV  BWA. 

indeed,  kmg  to  see  beragain  ill  Africa    fet sion  of  Fdth. 

if  it  should  please  the  I^rd  to  enajble 

her  to  accompany    you  again  to  this 

country.     Please  to  give  our  compQ- 

meuts  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pratt,  Mr.  and 

Mrs.  Bickersteth,  and  also  Sarah  Bick- 

erstetb  our  African  Sister.   Pray  for  i 


for  us.  / 


(SMvi^n  ^ta. 


ASTRACHAN. 
SCOTTISH,  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 
C^nverH^H  tf  Mahomed  Ali^  a  Persian. 
Th£  prospects  of  this  Mission,  with 
respect  to  the  conversion  of  the 
Natives,  begin  to  brighten.  The 
first-fruits  of  Persia  appear  to  be 
gathered  by  the  labourers;  in  the 
case  of  a  young  Persian  who  seems 
to  have  cordially  embraced  Chris- 
tianity. A  full  account  of  the  cir- 
•cumstances  of  his  conversion  has 
been  published  by  the  Society:  from 
this  we  shall  extract  the  most  im- 
jportant  parts. 

Mirza  Mahomed  Ali,  aged  Si  years, 
is  the  only  surviving  son  of  a  venerable 
old  mfiiu  descended  irom  one  of  the 
chief  families  of  Derbent,  and  who, 
until  a  few  years  ago,  held  the  office  of 
Chief  Judge  in  that  city.  From  ad- 
verse circumstances  the  father  was 
obliged  to  remove  to  Astrachan.  Ma- 
homed Ali  was  introduced  as  Teacher 
to  the  Missionaries;  and,  being  an 
accomplished  man,  he  was  found  qua*, 
lified  to  give  them  instruction  in 
Turkish,  Persian,  and  Arabic.  Dis- 
cussions became  frequent;  and  this 
peculiarity  was  observed  in  him,  that, 
while  those^  discussions  frequently  pro- 
duced in  him  the  most  violent  ras;e,  he 
continudly  courted  their  renewiu.  At 
last  it  was  discovered,  as  will  be  per- 
ceived from  the  following  extracts  from 
Mr.  M^Pherson.*s  Journal,  that  his  be- 
lief in  the  Mahomedan  Superstition  was 
completely  shaken ;  and  the  Missionaries 
traced  his  progress  with  delight,  till 
they  could  embrace  him  as  a  brother  in 
Christ. 

April  1$,  1S2S— Mahomed  Ali,  my  Arabic, 
Teacher,  came  at  his  osaal  boiu'.  On 
offefiBg  a  few  remarks  opoD  the  absurdity  of 
tiie  system  of  dirinity  which  formed  t^e 
cromia-work  of  our  stodies,  I  was  more 
than  sarprised  to  hear  him  reply,  "  I  no 
more  believe  what  is  oontamed  in  that 
beok«*  poiotiag  to  the  Mahomedan  Con- 


Hearing  feSe  nn—pegtoA 
concession,  I  was  the  more  eacovagedto 
enter  into  serioos  conversatioii  with  him. 
Be  now  told  me.  that  bis  sonl  was  in  deep 
waters;  and  that  he  conld  not  sleep  at  ni^iKt, 
from  reflecting  open  his  periloaa  mta^bcm, 
|in  professing  a  religion  ^liich  he  was  afraid 
was  not  the  true  one. 

April  17— Mahomed  Ali  retomed  this 
morning,  apparently  in  great  angoi^  at 
spirit.  He  had  slept  none  doring  the  night, 
8o  keenly  did  he  feel  the  convictiooa  of  a 
wonnded  spirit.  I  exhorted  him  to  eaiveat 
prayer,  that  the  Lord  wonld  enlighten  his 
mind  in  the  knowledge  of  the  tmth. 

April  IH — Mnhomed  AU  baring  himself 
mentioned  the  agitation  into  which  his  sonl 
was  thrown  by  the  changes  that  were  work- 
ing in  his  mind,  I  remarked,  it  was  not  ne- 
cessary that  he  should  always  bontinne  in 
that  bondage  of  which  he  complained ;  for 
Cod,  in  His  mercy,  had  opened  a  m»^  of 
escape,  through  means  of  which  we  vnght 
be  reconciled  to  Him,  and  obtain  peace  to 
our  sonls.  I  then  read  ilnd  quoted  aone  of 
the  promises,  and  directed  his  partienUr 
attention  to  Rom.  v.  I. 

Before  his  mind  was  so  far  deKvered  froH 
the  shackles  of  Islamism,  he  one  day  asked 
John  Abercrombie  (a  couTcrted  CabardiaB) 
the  following  question: — "John, yon  w«f» 
once  a  Cahanlian  :  how  have  yon  beooasi 


Christian  T  *'  Jesus  Christ,"  anawered 
John,  **BnjM,ComemUome,allifetJkatUdfomr 
and  aril  Aiavy  laden,  and  /  will  givt  fw 
rtti:  now  when  I  was  a  Cahardian,  I  la- 
boured and  was  heavy  laden;  and  I  oame 
to  Christ  for  rest"  This  reply  of  John's 
wounded  Mahomed  to  the  heart,  and  he  never 
forsot  it 

April  19 — ^Mahomed  Ali  called  thia  even- 
ing, for  the  pnr]^ose  of  conversing  with  me 
respecting  the  things  pefiainingio  thekiair- 
dom  of  Ood.  J[  began  the'  oonversatioa  hy 
inquiring  how  it  was  with  his  soak  *  'f  I  am 
walking  about,  and  committing  myself  to  the 
protection  of  Almighty  Ood ;  for  1  cannot 
prav  the  Mahomedan  Prayers :  I  pray  that 
Ooa  would  forgive  my  sins,  for  the  sake  of 
the  atonement  of  Jesus  Christ  His  Son ; 
but,**  continued  he,  "  when  J  say  the  word 
SON,  1  feel  my  heart  as  it  were  dragging  it 
hack  again.  I  feel  no  diificoHy  in  soyitt|^ 
'  Lord,  do  thou  lead  me  in  Hiy  truth,  aim 
teach  me  the  way  in  which  f  oi^t  to  go.* " 
I  reminded  him,  that  the  carnal  miod  ia 
enmity  a^inst  Ood  ;  and  that  he  n^pat  ac- 
count this  a  temptation  from  the  enemy  of 
souls.  "  Do  yon  beliere,"  said  f ,  "  the 
Sariptinvs  of  the  Old  and  New  TesCamenta^ 
as  received  by  us,  to  be  a  revehrtioo  from 
heaven r  "Yes;  and  T  believe  (hat  the 
Kor&n  is  a  ialse  book,**  was,hisreplv.  I 
asked  him, "  Do  you  now  heKeVe  that  Jesna 
Christ  is  the  only  Saviour  of  sinners ?** 
"Dyes,"  was  his  answer — "What vie wa 
hare  yon  of  your  own  character  f  "I  s^ 
myself  to  he  poor»  wretched,  miserable,  and 
undone ;  that  all  my  prayers,  asy  wonhip« 
and  obedience,  ra  tinwa  past,  were  vain  and 
nnprofitable"— "  Do  yon  see  your  need  of  the 
Holy  Ohost  to  sanotify  yovr  afiectiooa  and 


waifj  jmr'hfbntf'    Be  atill  Mitwerad  in 
tb«  Affinnatiye.    I' Now,"  nadl,  '•  all  that 


III 


yoo  reamre  it,  to  believe  ia  Jesnt  Christ  for 
the  VaWation  of  your  tool.  Come  to  Ood 
a«  tf  gailtr  ainnen  and  entreat,  that,  for 
Christ's  take.  He  woald  freely  pardon  all 
▼oar  sina,  and  remove  yoor  donbta  and 
tears." 

He  waa  much  affected  with  the  relation 
ID  which  he  atood  to  his  venerable  Father. 
"  I  am  anre,**  said  he,  *<  that  my  apostacy 
will  bring  him  down  with  aorrow  to  the 

Kive.*  He  spoke  very  feelingly  of  his 
tlier*B  pecohar  sitoation}  and  added, 
"  My  Father  has  many  enemies  at  Derbent; 
-  and  when  they  hear  of  his  Son  becominr 
an  f  ufidely  they  virill  rejoice  and  thank  Ood 
for  it." 

April  *J0, 182a— Mahomed  Ali  spent  the 
afternoon  with  me.  Conviction  ia  taking 
deeper  root  in  bis  heart 

April  91 — Mahomed  Ali  came  as  nsnal 
this  morning.  When  he  went  home  yester> 
day  evening,  he  fonnd  Mirabutalib,  the  Mis- 
sion Teacher,  and  his  Father  conversing 
toother.  He  took  his  seat  beside  them,  and 
began  to  speak  of  the  Gtospel.  As  he  was 
proceeding,  his  Father  iDterroptedhim,  and 
requested  that  he  might  hear  no  inore  vain 
words. 

I  endeavoored  to  comfort  his  mind.  He 
said,  "  I  know  that  Ood  is  about  to  call  me 
to  endare  afflictioas  for  His  Name's  sake : 
bat  I  tmst  that  He  will  enable  ma  to  hola 
oat.  I  once  thought  that  I  should  like  to 
leave  this  country ;  but,  upon  more  mature 
reflection,  I  am  convinced  that  it  isnnrdntv 
to  remain,  and  suffer  all  the  will  oi  Ooa. 

•  I  exhorted  him  not  to  fear ;  but  to  hold  fast 
the   beginning  of  his   ccAifidence    stedfast 

;anto  the  end.    **  Oh,**  said  he,  <*  I  am  not 
able,  of  myself,  to  stand  before  my  Father. 
Now  ia  the  time  to  pray  for  me !    I  entreat 
yoa  to  pray  tor  me.** 
^     April  3v — Mahomed  Ali  made  his  ap 

Karance  to-day  at  the  usual  hour.  His 
ithAr  sent,  the  nif^ht  before,  for  one  of  his 
Persian  Friends,  and  requested  him  to  take 
his  Son  aside,  and  give  him  some  salutary 
coonseL  The  followbg  conversation  en- 
sued : —    .         ' 

"  So  yon  intend  to  become  a  Christian.** 
"  Ves,  I  do**—"  Are  yon  not  satisfied  with 
*the  Kordn,  and  with  yoor  own  reh'gion  ?** 
"  No.  Can  you  prove  to  me  that  the 
KorAn  is  a  revelation  from  heaven  f* — 
"  Come,  come :  tell  me  how  much  money 
the  BngUsh  Mollahs  have  given  yon  for  be- 
coming a  Christian.'*  '*  Read  the  Gospels, 
and  reflect  aerionaly  on  them ;  and,  at  the 
end  of  three  days,  yon  will  not  ask  me  that 
question'*— "  Remember,  yoor  Father,  yonr 
honout,  TOur  reputation,  are  all  at  stake :  it 

•  will  be  for  your  advantage  in  this  world  not 
to  change  vour  religion.**  "  What  will  that 
avail  me.  if  t  must  suffer  the  wrath  of  Ood 
in  heH  for  ever f— "You  will  be  perse- 
cated.**  "TheOoupelmtlh^AmimioAiM 
'tkaiMmimk  thf  tm  tk$  mm  ckide,  i§kr  alto 
tkt  other,''  On  hearing  thia  reply,  the  Per- 
liaa  Oentleaiaa  waa  oonfoanded,  and  aaid, 
"  WI7  do  yoa  not  ten  yoar  Father  these 


CASPIAN  8BA.  487 

things?-  "BytheUsa8i^ofOod,I1iitei>a 
to  inform  him,  •  waa  lua  reply. 
He  alept  none  daring  the  ooorae  of  the 


night :  but  waa  engaged  in  conatant  ^ayer 
both  for  himself  and  his  Father. 

April  33— Mahomed  AH  still  professes 
his  attachment  to  the  doctrines  of  the  Cross  f 
and  says  that  he  is  determined,  by  the 
grace  of  Ood,  to  make  an  open  profession 
of  his  faith  in  Christ  The  Persian  Gen- 
tleman has  been  using  every  means  in  his 
power  to  withdraw  him  from  the  faith  of 
the  Gospel;  but  without  effect  That  Gen- 
tleman acts  in  the  capacity  of  mediator 
between  the  old  man  and  bis  son.  He  ia 
a  man  of  extenaive  knowledge,  and,  ap- 
proved piety  ip  the  Mahomedan  Faith  i  jet 
ao  auccesafuUy  has  Mahomed  Ali  apphed 
to  his  conscience  the  arguments  with  which 
the  Gospel  furnishes  him,  that  he  baa 
come  to  the  following  conclusion: — "  Per- 
haps you  may  be  right  You  may  have 
troth  00  yonr  side." 

The  Directors  add — 

His  Father,  acting  under  the  influence 
of  his  Persian  Friends  and  his  own  inve. 
terate  prejudices,  treated  him  with  the 
utmost  harshness,  when  he  perceived  his 
determination  was  fixed  to  become  b 
Christian.  He  has  been  exposed  to 
much  contumely  and  repToaeh ;  and  hai 
been  confined,  and  beaten  with  great 
severit J.  The  Missionaries,  under  the 
impression  that  his  life  even  was  en- 
dangered, conceived  it  to  be  their  duty 
to  provide  for  his  safety,  by  soliciting 
the  aid  of  the  Governor,  by  whose 
authority  he  has  been  lodged  in  safety 
in  the  Mission  House.  A  hw  additional 
extracts  will  unfdd  the  nature  of  the 
trials  to  which  this  convert  has  been  ex. 
posed,  and  the  blessed  state  of  mind 
which  he  has  been  able  to  preserve  under 
them  all : — 

Upon  inquiring  of  Mahomed  Ali,  as  to  the 
state  of  his  mind  during  the  time  that  he  had 
been  confined  by  his  Father,  he  said  that  it 
was  in  the  most  peaceful  and  happv  state, 
notwithstanding  all  the  wrangKnrand  abuse 
to  which  he  had  been  exposed— that  hia 
tongue  waa  <|oite  tired,  bv  the  perpetnal  dia- 
cnssions  which  he  was  obliged  to  enter  into, 
with  crowds  of  Persians  who  visited  at  -hb  . 
Father's  —  that  Ood  had,  indeed,  been,  a 
mouth  and  Mrisdom  to  him;  for  that,  upon 
no  one  occasion,  had  he  not  been  able  to 
give  them  such  answers,  as  theYcould neither 
gainsay  nor  resist:  so  that  the  rather  declar- 
ed to  his  Son,  **  The  Devil  has  more  power 
over  you  than  even  the  Englishmen  have ; 
for  if  they  were  to  preach  and  argue  as  yoa 
do,  all  the  town  would  renouace  oar  Pro- 
phet, and  beoooM  Christians.'' 

The  meekness  with  which  he  was  able  to 
bear  their  ill  naaae,  atrikinaly  exhibiled  the 
deep  inflaenee  which  hia  Chriatian  Belief 
exercised  over  his  heart    One  bmd  callsil 


upon  bin,  far  the  ptuvote 


and,  after  (Wuig  mo  Bmar  bad 


arraiog  wiCa 

1>egaB  to  pray  to  that  Ood  "  who  neither  is 
begotten,  nor  be^eta**-^this  i0  one  of  the  di»> 
tinctiTe  ^tles  otOod  by  Mahomedana — tinit, 
before  this  week  was  ended,  he  woald  diew 
his  jnst  diapleasom  against  this  apostate,  hj 
cansiiijg  him  to  die.  Ader  he  had  fimshea, 
M.  AH  said,  "  You  have  now  prayed  for 
me:  I  shall  |»ray  for  yoa.*** — and,  raising  his 
hands  and  hs  eyes  to  heaven,  he  entr^ted 
thai  Ood,  in  His  mercy,  would  lead  this  maa 
into  the  trao  way  of  salvation,  and  deliver 
bis  sool  from  the  pains  of  hell.  After  he  had 
done,  he  added,  "  Yon  have  called  me  by 
many  hard  names :  and  yon  know  that  if  yon 
had  done  so  a  few  weeks  ago,  I  sboald  have 
broken  yoor  month  for  it ;  hot  now  they  pro- 
duce no  snch  irritable  feelings.  1  am  able 
to  bear  them  all.** 

We  have  no  donbt  that  tile  meekness 
which  he  has  aD  along  displayed,  will  have 
a  strong  impression  on  the  minds  of  those 
who  have  had  intercoorse  with  him.     . 

When  he  came  to  ns,  he  said  his  head  was 
■till  painfol  from  the  blows  whkh  he  had 
reoeived  from  his  Fkither}  and  added,  "  I 
have  suffered  ranch  since  I  sawyoo-  but 
tlluist  suffered  moch  more.'* 

Bupikm  (^  Mahomed  AU. 
Od  the  preparation  for  the  Bap- 
^m  of  this  Convert,  the  Directors 
ihatqpeak: — 

After  Mahomed  Ali  was  lodged  in  the 
Mission  House  bj  the  civil  anthorities, 
the  Misaionaiies  flattered  themseivea 
that  their  anxieties  on  his  account  would 
now  be  allowed,  in  a  great  measure,  to 
pus  away.  They  were,  however,  speed- 
ily revived,  by  the  proposal  of  the  Arch- 
bishop  of  Astrachan,  that  Mahomed  Ali 
should  be  placed  under  the  charge  oft 
Greek  Priest,  with  the  view  of  his  re. 
celving  the  necessary  instructions,  pre- 
vious to  his  being  admitted  into  that 
Conununion,  by  the  rite  of  Baptism. 
The  Missionaries  respectfully  stated  the 
nature  of  the  privil^^  which  they,  as 
Scottish  Colonists,  possessed;  and,  final- 
ly, it  was  agreed,  that  the  right  of  the 
Missionaries  to  receive  this  Persian  Con- 
vert into  Church-fellowship,  riiould  be 
referred,  by  both  parties,  to  his  Impe- 
rial Majesty;  Mahomed  Ali,  in  the  mean 
time,  being  permitted  to  remain  under 
the  chaive  of  the  Missionaries. 

The  Letter  which  the  Missionaries 
addressed  to  Prince  Galitzin,  the  Mi- 
nister for  Eeligbn,  was  accompanied  by 
a  Fstition  to  the  Emperor,  &om  Ma- 
homed Ali,  soliciting  that  he  might  be 
allowed  to  receive  Christian  Baptism 
from  those  who  had  been  the  instru- 
ments of  his  conversion. 

We  have  much  pleasure  in  annexing 


CAS^IAV  tXA.  [koV. 

the  reply  of  Prinee'Oalitam  cwAiw. 
tory  as  It  is  of  the  privileges  gnnted, 
in  1806,  to  our  I^C«donarie$  in  Ruast-^ 
granting  the  eager  wish  of  this  coaverted 
Persian,  stren^hening  the  bands  sf  aor 
Missionaries  in  that  country^  sod  bcatli- 
ing  the  true  spirit  of  Christianity. 

To  the  Monbers  of  the  ScottUh  Colony,  ttaim 
in  AstrachvD,  Messrs.  Glen,  Rom.  MTlMnQe. 
Dickson,  end  Mitchell— 

Your  most  agreeable  Letter,  dated  Astn- 
ehao,  7^  Mar,  respecting  the  omvenioB  tf 
the  Perman  Mirza  Mahomed  AH  Bey,  ani 
Ifae  enekMed  Petitioo  firom  him  to  Built- 


jesty  the  Emperor,  I  have  daly  recavci 
I  was,  at  the  same  time,  favoared  witti  i 
comarantcatioa  from  his  CJffsce,  Abnta, 
Archbishop  of  Astrachan  and  the  CaaoMM, 
relative  to  the  same  sol:()ect 

TaluBflT  a  oordialinterest  in  the  ooaveniflB 
of  this  Voonr  Persian,  I  considered  n^ 
boond  Id  embrace  tiie  earliest  oopataiutif  of 
bringing  it  before  his  Imperial  Bfijjesty ;  <U 
Hie  pious  wish  of  Mirsa  AH  Bf7»  to  (kim 
the  sacramentof  Holy  Baptism,  ought  be  lal' 
filled  with  all  possible  dispatch. 

His  Bl^i^tjr  the  Emperor  having  himeir 
perosed,  with  the  greatest  satisfaotioB,  tk 
accoant  of  the  conversioB  -nf  4bia  MaW- 
medan,  has  most  gracioosly  been  pleMod  ^ 
order  me.  Gentlemen,  io  wform  yoa  of  fii> 
ll[ia*est7*s  pleasure,  that  this  Penian  abesU 
receive  BaptiBm  in  the  Comraanion  via 
which  he  wishes  to  be  oniled. 

This  measure  is  in  perfect  ' 
with  the  pririleges  graoioasly  b* .  _ 
the  25th  December,  1806,  on  the  Scettiah(>- 
looy  settled  in  the  Oovemment  (if  the  Cas- 
oasas;  in  the  articles  of  which,  is  oontaiBCd 
a  sofficient  decisien,  mnthorising  then  to  n- 
oeircbyHoly  Baptism,  all  who  are  ooaveittd 
to  the  Lord  Uirobgh  your  instmmentaiitT' 

The  delight  with  which  I  conmrnsicakv 
yon  this  pleasing  intelligence,  is  equal  to  w 
cordial  }w  which  was  afforded  nie  by  vb 

Kinisal  of  your  intesesting  Letter,  ^y^ 
ame  of  oar  Lord  Jesoa  Christ  be  Ueaies 
and  ghnrified !  May  His  blistfol  reign  be  et* 
tended  every  where  throagfaont  the  eartb . 

Reqnestiag  yon  will  transmit,  io  fiitaw»M 
aocoottt  of  those  individnab,  who,  h^e  "* 
Persian,  are  converted  with  thehr  wboN  sMn 
and  soul  to  the  Faith  of  Ghristi  it  ii«» 
pkasare  that  I,  at  tiie  same  time,  ■''"^M^ 
of  my  siiocere  good-will  towards^  ''^!!! 
yoor  Society,  and  my  constant  resdiseiatf 
render  yo«  my  senrices,  and  all  aeceawrf 
protection. 

St.  PHer^mlrg,  Mmy  80, 1898L 
Our  Readers  have  seen  some  do* 
rices  on  the  subject  of  Hestricti^ 
on  Baptism  in  Russia,  at  pp.  297 
and  298  of  the  Number  for  July; 
and  will  lejotce  to  find  the  jmvil^ 
of  the  Scottish  Missfonaries  con- 
firmed. 

Under   this  high  sanction,  tht 


Baptiam  of  MjdiMaed  took  place, 
in  the  preience  of  Greeks  and 
Turks,  Persians  and  Frenchmen^ 
Britons,  Germans,  and  the  dwellers 
in  Arnlcnla.  The  Service wasper- 
formed  by  Messrs,  Glen,  M'Pher- 
8on,  and  Ross,  in  English,  Turkish, 
and  Persian  -,  so  that  all  understood 
aooie  part  or  other  of  the  Service. 

Previously  to  the  administration 
of  the  ordinance, Mahomed  Ali  made 
the  following  Dechiration  of  his 
Faith:— 

When  the  Most  High  God,  of  His 
boundless  mercj,  presented  to  me  the 
tidings  of  the  Gospel,  I  read  and  sav 
that  it  gave  information  concerning  a 
Saviour,  whom  God  Most  High  had 
made  a  propitiation  for  His  sinful  ser- 
vants. I  next  reflected  on  my  own 
sinful  actions,  which  I  had  committed 
in  times  past:  I  saw  myself  a  sinner, 
and  perceived  what  an  enemj  to  God 
sin  must  be :  in  myself  I  had  on  hope 
of  life  or  salvation  from  the  wrath  of 
God.  I  then  compared  the  Gospel  with 
other  Sacred  Books,  namely,  the  Psalms, 
the  Law,  and  the  Prophets ;  and  saw, 
that,  in  sense,  they  were  in  perfect 
unison  with^one  another,  respecting  the 
forementioned  Saviour;  nor  could  I 
find  the  slightest  discrepancy  between 
them.  After  this,  I  was  drowning  in 
a  multitude  of  thoughts ;  but,  at  all 
times,  I  earnestly  entreated  God  Most 
"High  to  shew  me  that  way  in  which 
done  the  salvation  of  the  soul  is  to  he 
found,  and  that  He  would  perfect  His 
will  c<mceming  His  servant. 

.  And,  after  some  days,  in  a  remarkable 
manner,  my  heart  and  soul,  and  my 
whole  frame,  gave  me  testimony  that 
the  blood  of  Chrbt  has  become  a  pro- 
pitiation for  all  my  sins,  and  if  I  should 
at  this  time  die  I  had  nothing  to  fear. 

To  the  |Mralae  of  God,  from  that  hour 
to  this,  my  belief  is, .  that  Jesus  Christ 
js  the  Only-begotten  Sonof  God-^at 
Qis  blood  was  shed  for  the  sake  of  sin- 
Hen— «nd  that,  except  the  Holy  Books 
above  mentioned,  there  is  no  Oracle  from 
.God.  Mj  fiuth  increases  daily ;  and  my 
Jbope  is,  that  it  will  continue  to  increase. 

Sobsequent  advices  bring  the 
encouraging  informatioo,  that  the 
work,  thus  happily  begun,  is  ex- 
tending its  influence  over  other 
Persians, 

A^»i;.}S93. 


4r89 


fiogitK  VivtW* 


BAPTIST  MnstONARY  SOCIETY, 


of  a  Misiionary  among  tk$ 
Wogay  Tartan. 
The  Society  has  been  led,  in  an  un- 
expected manner,  to  adopt  a  Mis- 
sionary, who  had  previously  found 
means,  in  a  truly  heroical  spirit  of 
self-devotion,  to  fix  himself  among 
the  Nogay  Tartars.  The  Rev.  W. 
H.  Angas,  who  is  visiting  the 
Baptist  Churches  on  the  Continent, 
sends  the  following  accoimt  of  this 
Young  Man  to  the  Secretary.  His 
Letter  is  datedBfisle,  8ept.24, 1B23. 

In  passing  through  the  Prussian 
Churches,  I  obtained  tidings  of  a  Young 
Man,  a  native  of  Switzerland,  and  by 
name  Daniel  Schlatter,  whom  I  think 
the  Committee  will  consider  worthy  of 
their  attention.  He  served  in  the 
capacity  of  a  merchants  clerk  in  the 
town  of  St.  GaUen,  for  a  number  of 
years,  with  great  credit  to  himself, 
comfort  to  his  family,  and  advantage 
to  his  employer.  Very  early  in  lite, 
his  Mother's  pious  care  for  his  soul  was 
blessed  to  his  conversion.  As  he  rose 
in  years,  he  was  accustomed  to  read 
Missionary  Intelligence  with  great 
avidity :  as  he  read,  he  felt  a  growing 
interest  in  the  Lord's  work  among  the 
Heathen  ;  until,  at  length,  this  came 
to  a  burning  desire,  that,  one  day,  He 
might  open  a  door  for  him  also  into  the 
wide  fields  of  Missionary  Labour. 

His  prayers  to  this  effect  were,  afte*r 
some  years,  graciously  answered;  so 
that  he  found  himself  at  liberty  to  ap- 
ply to  the  Missionary  Institution  here, 
for  admittance  as  a  student.  But  as 
he  had  embraced  the  sentiments  of 
Adult  Baptism,  he  could  not,  consonant 
with  the  rules  of  the  Institution,  be 
taken  upon  its  establishment.  For  the 
great  regard,  however,  which  the 
xHrectors  had  for  his  character,  and 
respect  for  his  natural  capacity  for  the 
work,  they  liberally  paid  his  travelling 
expenses  to  Tartary,  where  It  was  in 
his  heart  to  go,  among  the  KogaStn 
Tribe,  as  thdr  Missionary. 

Being  shut  out  from  peeimisry  aop>. 
port  firom  all  Mlssionaiy  Institutions 
oathe  Continent,  he  hired  himself  out 
as  a  groom  and  house-^rvant  to  a  Tar^ 
tar  dief,  by  name  Abdullah.  By  this 
•     SR 


490 


INDIA  wnamf  tmm  «anoks. 


means  lie  tltinks  to  be  able  to  lire  until 
he  acquires  the  lan^age  ;  while  he  has 
the  best  opportunity  of  becoming  ac- 
quainted with  the  Tartar  Character  in 
all  Its  bearings,  and  of  recommending 
that  Gospel,  which  he  hopes  soon  td  be 
able  to  preach  to  them,  in  a  speaking 
life  and  canrersation.  He  has,  it  aeema, 
enjoyed  a  liberal  education ;  and  has,  by 
nature,  a  constitution  of  body,  for  har^ 
dihood  and  robustness  seldom,  perhaps, 
or  never  equalled.  Indeed,  in  the  pos- 
sibility of  his  one  day  being  called  to 
this  work,  he  had,  for  years  previous, 
prepared  himself  for  enduring  hardness 
and  bodily  privation  in  every  possible 
way :  for  some  years,  he  has  never  slept 
in  a  bed,  nor  drunk  any  thing  stronger 
than  water. 

The  extraordinary  decision  and  con- 
sistency of  his  character,  his  unassum- 
ing modesty  and  deep  piety,  have 
already  won  many  hearts  to  him,  on 
his  way  through  the  Prussian  States, 
particularly  wherever  he  met  with  the 
friends  of  Jesus.  In  the  city,  of 
Koenigsberg*  where  he  caUed  and 
where  the  excellent  of  the  earth  are 
not  a  few,  he  appears  to  have  been 
well  received ;  and  I  find,  by  the  last 
Missionary  Accounts  from  that  places 
that  the  Koenigsberg  Branch  Society, 
Auxiliary  to  the  Berlin  Missionary  In- 
stitution, had  remitted  him  fifty  dollars, 
about  91.  sterling,  by  way  of  rendering 
his  situaticm  more  tolerable,  and  cheer- 
ing his  solitude  with  this  token  of  their 
love. 

On  my  way  out  of  Bavaria  into 
Switzerland,  I  passed  through  St.  Gal- 
len,  Schlatter's  native  place,  and  where 
indeed  are  all  his  relations.  I  availed 
myself,  therefore,  of  the  opportunity  to 
make  proper  inquiry  concerning  his 
character ;  and  found,  in  every  quarter 
where  I  asked,  all  to  agree  with  what 
I  had  heard  elsewhere,  and  even  much 
more  to  his  credit.  I  visited  his  Mo- 
ther, who  is  tiuly  a  mother  in  Israel ; 
and  whd  is  maintained  by  her  two  other 
sons,  in  business  in  St.  Grallen.  I 
found,  among  other  things,  that  Daniel 
had  been  at  home  on  a  visit  firom  Tar- 
tary,  and  returned  thither  some  months 
ago.  There  are  circumstances  attending 
this  visit,  which  will  give  a  further  in- 
sight into  his  character.  His  afiection 
to  his  Mother,  some  years  since  a 
widow,,  is  almost  proverbial  in  St.  Gal- 
Icn.  .  She  was  viaited  with  an  indisposi- 
tion that  threatened  her  life ;  and,  con« 


[nay. 


ceiving  a  venr  stroag  denre  to  ate  her 
son  iSttiiel  once  snore,  he  was  written 
to  accordingly.  This  sad  news  he 
made  known  to  his  Master,  AbduUah, 
and  obtained  his  permission  to  reUttn, 
He  set  off  therefore  the  same  day,  a 
journey  of  near  one  thousand  En^tsh 
miles,  without  any  other  means  than 
faith  in  God ;  except  that  hie  Master, 
who  shed  a  tear  at  parting  with  hta 
Servant,  gave  him  one  ui  hia  best 
hones  eat  <^  hia  stable:  if  he  brought 
him  back,  it  was  well — if  not,  it  waa 
no  matter:  the  horse  he  sold  on  the 
road,  and  sent  back  the  whole  proceeds 
to  Abdullah :  this,  however,  though 
well  intended,  and  done  from  motives 
the  most  noble,  gave  his  Master  great 
offence  at  first,  as  he  took  it  for  a  want 
of  confidence  in  his  friendship.  Thus 
he  walked  by  faith,  literally,  nearly  all 
the  way  home,  and  found  his  Mother 
recovered;  though  the  utter  astonish- 
ment of  seeing  her  Son  so  soon,  from  so 
immense  a  £stance,  was  almost  too 
much  for  her  at  first.  After  spending 
a  &w  weeks  with  his  Mother,  he  le- 
turned  to  his  Tartars  again,  in  the 
same  manner  as  he  had  }eh  them ;  and,  | 

in  due  course,  his  friends  were  glad- 
dened in  heart  by  a  Letter  from  him,  ' 
announcing  his  safe  arrival  at  his  post 
again,  all  well. 

The  Committee  took  immediate 
measures  to  open  a  correspondence 
with  this  newly-discovered  Missio-         i 
nary ;  which  may  probably  lead  to 
a  connexion  between  him  and  the         4 
Society. 

ahUifia  ta^Xftin  t^t  CKattge*. 

SERAMPORE. 

BAFTIST  MISSIONARY  SOCIETT, 
VIVTR  UEUOTR  OV  TBC  TaAHSULTfOlTa. 

Vaiue  rf  FirBt  Ftrti^m  ef  Ike 
Stripture$. 
The  first  Versions  of  the  New  Tests. 
ment  in  the  Indian  Languages  are,  in 
one  point  of  view,  the  most  importsiit 
— they  mark  Uie  extension  of  Divine 
Knowledge.  Every  language  or  dialect, 
in  which  the  New  Testament  is  given, 
is  a  new  province  gained   frem   the 
realms  of  darkness;  since,   imperfect         | 
as  any  Tersion  may^be,  it  efiectually 
secures  the  entrance  of  light  into  its 
own  province  or  country.      Not  only 
will  it  ultimately  lead  to  one  p^rftct^ 


MfS.]  imUlA  WITMIM 

fOKtect;  buty  such  is  the  perspkuitj 
«f  the  Divine  Word,  such  the  e£Fu]^ 
genoe  of  DiFine  Truth,  ihst  no  Transla- 
Uon  has  ever  jet  been  published  in  anj 
country,  however  small  the  number  of 
Us  inhabitants,  which  did  not  make 
numbers  wise  unto  salvation.  Of  this, 
the  Translations  of  the  Scriptures  into 
Manka^  Welch,  and  Gaelic*  furnish  suf- 
fieieBtpKooE 

I4H  if  TSventy  FfrHom  ef  the  Ntm 
T^iittMenl  already  published. 

Exclusive  of  the  Chinese,  the  New 
Testament  is  published  and  sent  into 
circulation  in  twevtt  of  the  languages 
of  India.     They  are : — 

Com-  Fiai$h«l 

nenMd.  at  Prast. 

L  Bm^miH :  Wk  edit,  in  Uie  preas,  1794  3S01 

.  £.  BiniM'.  «d  edit,  in  the  presi    -    \f»^  1811 

S.  Satuetki  M  edit,  in  the  pnss.     1803  1810 

.4.  Oriatm \  fd  edit,  io  the  press    -    U»S  }ftll 

5.  Mai^mtts :  Sd  edit,  in  Uie  press,   1804  J811 

S.  Telintm  -  -  -       1805  18  fS 

-7.  Sikh        ...  -       11107  1B15 

-8.  Gi^mmut       ...       1807  18S0 

9.  Ktmkm  -  •  •       1808  1819 

10.  JTnTM/e         -  •  •       180e  tKi 

11.  i>M4fM.orif/rAM      -        -       IBll  1810 
as.  Asumtt         '           '           -       1811  1819 

13.  Wuei,  or  Moot£an§§       -        -       1812       1819 

14.  Bitmnttf 
10.  Km$tm0tr         .  .  - 

16.  BkmfiUiJiiatd      - 

17,  Mmntar      -        •  -        - 

15.  Ntpsh0  .  .  • 
19L.  HmrHM  -  -  •  • 
£0.  Ktaufit           ... 

GAmcm:  Sd  editiwi  of  theOo. 
•peiv  printed         -,  •      1800      1B17 

JUti  if  Ten  FerHene  cfthe  New  Teiim- 
memiin  the  Prea. 

The  foUowinff  List  exhibits  the  Ten 
Versions  now  in  the  press,  with  the 
period  of  their  commeneement,  and  the 
state  of  their  progr^s  at  press  j — 

Beirntt  Printed  to 

Jmltsf         '  '      Ut«         Pbil.iH.9. 

Mmmpaarm         "         -      IH" 
Mufudk       . 
KhmatH 
O^itm'      • 
Br^i      - 


THE  OANOXS* 


491 


1811 
1812 

1813  iseo 

1810  18«» 

1814  1891 

1814  1881 
1819  1881 

1815  1828 

1815  lues 


8  Cor.  xiii.  4. 
Rom.  xlii.  4. 
Actsxis.89. 
Phil.  i.  10. 
8  Cor.  ii.  9. 
Lnlie  X.  83. 
Rom.  siY.  13. 
LuJKe  xi.  81. 
Matt,  xxvii.  8. 


-  1814 

•  lBt4 

•  1815 
.  1815 

•  1815 

•  1816 
£|r«MMf«rf,arO«r«il  1816 
Pmlpm       .    -    •  1817 

Of  the  Ten  Versions  still  Iq  the  press, 
it  will  be  seen  that  seven  are  conside- 
rably more  than  half  througb^that  two 
others  are  advanced  as  far  as  the  Third 
Gospel— and  that,  in  the  remaining  one, 
the  Palpa,  SL  Matthew  is  nearly  com- 
pleted.  All  difficulty  relative  to  these 
Versions  of  the  New  Testament,  there- 
fore, may  be  said  to  be  removed :  and,  as 
the  Old  Testament  can  afterward  be  car- 
jrled  on  with  still  greater  ease,  in  as  many 
ef  these  language  as  the  Christian  PubBc^ 


may.  feel  disposed  to  eDcounge^  we  can- 
not  feel  sufficiently  grateful  to  the  God 
of  Mercy,  who  bath  thus  graciously  heard 
the  prayers  of  His  unworthy  servants; 
and,  amidst  all  the  dangers  to  which  life 
is  exposed  here,  hath  permitted  them  to 
see  so  great  a  part  of  that  work  accom- 
plished, which,  for  many  years,  has 
appeased  important  to  the  future  disse- 
mination of  the  Gospel  in  India. 

Remark*  an  the  Time  occupied  in  different 
Tramlatien$efthe  New  Testament.  ^ 

^  From  this  view  of  the  Translations  and 
of  the  time  when  they  were  respectively 
begun  and  finished  at  psess,  it  will.be 
evident,  that  none  of  them  have  been 
brought  hastily  through  the  press.  Seven 
years  have  formed  the  shortest  period 
which  has  been  occupied,  even  by  those 
in  which  the  terminations  were  the 
nearest  akin  to  those  in  the  neighbouring 
dialects  ;  and,  with  the  exception  of  the 
Bengalee,  which,, as  the  first,  occupied 
almost  undivided  attention,  it  was  not 
till  those  in  the  chief  cognate  languages 
of  India,  the  Bengalee,  the  Hindee,  Uie 
Mahratta,  &c.  had  been  finished,  that  the 
Secondary  Versions  were  suffered  to  pass  . 
through  the  press  even  in  so  small  a 
space  as  seven  years.  The  chief  cognate 
branches,  it  will  be  evident,  occupied,  in 
general,  above  ten  years  each;  and  to 
those  wherein  the  discrepancy  was  very 
great,  as  for  example,  the  Chinese,  the 
Telinga,  and  the  Kumata,  nearly  twelve 
were  given. 

It  is,  however,  a  fact,  that  above 
three-fourths  of  the  words  in  most  of  the 
secondary  cognate  languages  were  under- 
stood in  all  their  bearings  through  the 
Sanscrit,  Bengalee,  and  Hindee,  before 
those  secondary  languages  were  begim ; 
and,  in  some  of  them,  even  seven-eighths 
of  the  words-^to  say  nothing  of  the  con- 
struction, the  idiom,  and  the  usual  figures 
of  speech,  in  which  there  is  little  varia- 
tion throughout  the  whole  of  the  Indian 
Pamily. 

Hence  it  is  easy  to  see,  that  if  the 
translation  of  the  New  Testament  into 
Bengalee,  a  language  entirely  new,  and 
in  which  the  meaning  and  force  of  every 
word  was  to  be  acquired  before  it  could 
be  duly  applied,  was  completed  in  seven 
years  alone,  that  of  comparing  and 
judging  relative  to  the  accuracy  of  one 
in  which  the  meaninff  and  force  of  at 
least  three-fourths  of  the  words  were 
'  abeady  familiar,  must  have  been  an  easy 
task  for  8€1^en  yWrs. 


49f  IXDIA  WlTBIir 

efiettng  tjie  TramlmiUmi* 
Tliis  idea  will  be  Itrengihened'  when 
ire  consider,  that,  in  these  succeeding 
Versions,  the  object  of  examination  was 
ifinost  solely  the  accurate  rendering  of 
each  passage;  it  being  evident,  that, 
however  wide  of  the  actual  meaning  4 
sensible  Pundit  might  be  who  made  the 
rough  draft  for  examination,  he  could  not 
pen  a  Kne  without  doing  it  in  the  con- 
struction and  idiomatic  phraseology  of  the 
lahguage,  with  which  he  had  been  fami- 
liar firom  his  earliest  in&ncy.  Of  this 
any  one  may  convince  himself,  by  only 
reflecting,  that  were  a  Native  of  Britun, 
thoroughly  acquainted  with  English  and 
imperrectly  so  with  French,  to  attempt 
translating  a  French  Work  into  English, 
he  might  probably  make  some  mistakes 
in  the  meaning  of  his  French  Author ; 
unless  he  had  a  person  by  him,  to  consult 
from  time  to  time,  thoroughly  acquainted 
with  his  meaning:  ^ut,  of  course,  the 
language  of  what  he  thus  translated  would 
be  perfectly  English,  in  its  construction 
and  idibm.  On  the  other  hand,  were  a 
Native  of  France,  thoroughly  acquainted 
with  the  same  author  and  imperfectly 
skilled  in  English,  to  undertake  to  clothe 
him  in  an  ewolish  dressy  his  knowledge 
of  his  author  would  not  prevent  his  blun- 
dering in  his  English  construction,  pos- 
Ably  m  every  sentence.  The  diflTerence 
between  the  two  translations^  therefore, 
would  be,  that,  although  the  English 
Translator,  imperfectly  acquainted  with 
his  French  Author,  might  have  mistaken 
his  meaning  perhaps  once  or  twice  in  « 
page,  his  translatioD,  where  he  had  not, 
would  be  perspicuous,  spirited,  and  per- 
fectly English  in  its  construction ;  while 
tjie  Fcench  Translator's  English  Version 
of  him  would  be  so  bald  and  stiff  in  its 
construction,  if  not  so  inadequate  in  its 
meaning,  that  it  would  be  liftle  more 
than  the  shadow  of  his  original.  Such  is 
really  the  difference  between  a  sensible 
and  learned  Native^s  sitting  down  with  a 
person  perfectly  acquainted  with  his 
text,  to  make  a  rough  draft  of  his  author 
lor  examination  in  his  own  vernacular 
tongue,  and  a  person's  doing  it  to  whom 
the  idionuand  construction,  as  well  as  the 
words  which  compose  the  language,  are 
altogether  foreign. 

It  will  also  strike  the  reflecting  mind, 
that  the  ease  with  which  the  remainiqg 
]pirt  of  any  language  can  be  acquired, 
when  three-fourths  of  the  words,  safe 
pieviously  uad«ntoed  as  well  as  the 


Idiom  and  construetioii,  miMt  be  gna^ 
indeed.  When  this  is  effeccnd,  however^ 
the  Translator  andliw  Native  Assistnat 
are  quite  at  hone  together;  and  the 
knowledge  which  the  one  posscsssa  of 
the  text,  and  the  other  of  tlie  ttioetlea 
of  his  own  vernacular  idiom,  are  ren.^ 
dered  mutually  available  till  each  be 
put  in  possession  of  both— the  Native 
Assistant  ultimately  gaining  a  eknr 
idea  of  the  meaning  of  the  original 
work,  and  the  Translator  becoming  at 
lei^h  critically  acquainted  with  iho 
niceties  of  the  language  in  which  the 
version  is  ^ven. 

Nor  can  it  escape  notioe,  that  the 
advantage  of  employ  ing  at  once  eighteen 
or  twenty  Pundits,  most  of  them  ac- 
quainted with  Sanscrit,  and  all  of  them 
with  several  of  the  cognate  languages  ef 
India  beside  their  own,  will  by  no 
means  appear  trifling,  when  considered 
in  its  influence  on  the  accumcy  of  the 
translation.  Among  these  cognate 
languages  which  they  understood  beside 
their  own,  was  always  the  Bengalee  or 
the  Hindee ;  which  enabled  them,  fhrtn 
the  beginning,  to  convene  with  one  an- 
other and  wiUi  the  EuropeanTranslator, 
in  the  readiest  manner.  This  not  only 
enabled  each  of  them  to  read,  withease» 
that  Version  of  the  New  Testament, 
which  he  chiefly  used  in  preparing  bis 
rough  draft  for  examination;  4»ut  it 
gave  them  an  opportuni^  of  oonsuUing 
one  another  relative  to  any  passage  or 
phrase,  the  meaning,  of  which  Ih^ 
m^ht  not  fully  comprehend.  It  must 
be  obvious,  toos  thtX  as  amons  the 
number  of  Pundits  thus  constant^  fit- 
ting together  to  examine  the  literal 
meaning  of  the  Scriptures,  three  or 
four  have  had  many  years*  experience  in 
works  of  this  nature,  these  could  not  he 
without  their  value.  When  to  thb  is 
added  the  examination  of  each  sentence 
with  the  European  TnnslatoracquabU 
ed  with  the  real  text,  at  which  every 
one  of  these  Pundits  roust  have  been 
individuaUy  present,  and  present,  alone; 
it  must  almost  of  necessity  follow,  that 
the  advantages  afforded  for  a  correct 
Version  through  a  number  of  Pundits 
thus  conferring  together  and  mutuaJly 
assisting  one  another,  must  be  grestef 
than  those  which  can  be  enjoyed  by 
any  person  wholly  new  to  the  wor^ 
who  may  have  to  begin  with  any  one 
of  the  cognate  Umguages  of  India. 

Such  an  assemblage  efPuddits,  leaznsi 
in  the   varkus    languages   ef  India, 


M28]  rrotA  wiTRiir tab  tfAKta^^ 

itfbitfed  «llR>  advantiyg  flir  tscertahi. 
iog  the  eorreotneM  of  Yersicms  wh^ 
nade,  wliich  »e  not  easIlT  met  ^th' 
elidwlMre.  Each  of  those,  who  c&k^fbliy 
perttted  Another  Version  ibr  the  sake 
cf  Moertalning  the  exact  tne&ning  of 
ev»7  jMMoge,  becwsie  a  more  unex^ 
ceptlonable  witness  to  its  accuracy  or  its 
incorrectness,  than  any  Natire  can 
poorihlybe  whocursorUy  examines  onlj' 
A  few  passages :  while  the  latter  can  do 
little  more  than  testify  ta  the  correct- 
neat  of  the  idiom  and  the  general  per- 
8f»leuStj  of  the  language,  the  Pundit, 
alter  spending  month  after  month  in 
examhiing  it  in  order  to  obtain  the 
literal  meaning  of  each  sentence  for 
practical  purposes,  is  a  voucher  for  the 


^m 


aeeuracy  of  the  rendering  in  a  way  that 
no  Native  beside  can  be,  till  he  become 
acquainted  with  the  Original  text,  or 
at  least  obtain  a  very  thorough  know« 
ledge  of  the  Scriptures  in  aome  other 
frayi 

As  it  is  impossible  that  any  one  of 
tiMse  Pundits  could  gciess  beforehand 
wHat  sense  the  European  Translator 
night  wish  him  to  find  in  the  Version 
winoh  he  examines  (for  this  would  have 
teen  equitalent  to  goessing,  in  nearly 
every  instance,  thfe  exact  meaning  of 
tlw  Original,)  it  must  follow  that  the 
tteaning  which  hO  brought  out  of  each 
ivassage  and  expressed  in  his  own  rough 
dnft,  was  precisely  the  meanhfg  that 
He  fHond  in  that  Version;  and  this, 
brought  to  the  European  Translator, 
enabled  him  at  once  to  judge  of  the 
merits  of  the  Version  thus  examined. 

This  Biay  be  illuMrated  by  an  ex. 
anaple*  * 

The  Bengalee  Version  of  the  New 
Testament  being  the  first  tliat  was 
finished,  when  the  Orissa  Pundit  com. 
nenoed  his  labours,  some  years  after, 
as  he  understood  Bengalee  neariy  aa 
well  as  his  own  vemacuUr  tongue,  he  of 
eoixne  took  the  Bengalee  Version  t<y 
assist  him  In  mi^hig  his  own  rough 
draft  for  examihation.  This,  brou^^t 
to  Dr.  Qirey,  enabled  him  at  once  to 
use  how  fiir  he  himself  had  giv^n  the 
exact  meaning  of  the  Original  in  the 
Bengalee  Version,  and  wherein  he  had 
fiuled.  This  not  only  assisted  him  in 
rectifying  the  mistakes  in  that  Version, 
but  enabled  him  tediscem  what  mistakes 
were  ebiefl|y  to  be  guarded  against  in 
ihtore  Versions  <?  the  Seriptwres. 
^ne^  when  setenl  q#  these  Pundits 
ftdptiDcaBy  rmd  dttfotnt  Ver- 


sions, and  in  this  way  have  given  un. 
doubted  proof  of  the  sense  Jn  which 
they  understand  them,  this  has  carried 
more  conviction  to  the  miud  respecting 
their  accuracy  when  the  sense  given  has 
agreed  with  our  own  idea  of  the  meaning 
of  these  passages,  and  assisted  us  more  in 
discerning  those  passages  which  had  been 
inadequately  rendered,  than  all  the  other 
helps  that  we  have  as  yet  been  able  to 
obtain,  either  from  other  Natives  or 
Europeans.  And  as  each  Version  (as 
occupied  from  seven  to  twelve  yean,  ii^ 
its  formation  and  its  passage  through 
the  press,  neither  time  nor  means  have 
been  w^mting  to  enable  us  to  make  up^ 
our  own  minds  respecting  the  merits  of 
each,  long  before  it  has  been  sent  into 


circulation.  We  are  ready  to  indulge  the 
hope,  therefore,  that,  although  all  first 
Versions  must  necessarily  be  imperfect, 
each  of  these  already  named  is  suf^ 
ficiently  accurate  and  perspicuous  to 
become,  under  the  Divine  Blessing,  the 
means  of  salvation,  as  well  as  the  Ben- 
galee,  Sanscrit,  and  Hindee  Versions^ 
which  God  has  been  pleased  idready 
thus  to  honour.  But  while  we  have  this 
hope,  we  deem  it  important  to  secokd 
editions  of  these  Versions,  to  obtain 
firom  every  quarter  that  we  are  able, 
the  opinions  both  of  other  Natives  and 
of  Europeans  respecting  them  ;  and,  i^ 
possible,  critical  remarxs  on  particvdar' 
passages. 

TeiUmonieB  of  Learned  Natives  to  like 
Drarufatiens. 

On  Twenty  of  the  Versiona  whichi 
had  been  whoUy  or  in  nart  exe-. 
cuted,  the  Testimonies  or  Learned 
Natives  had  been  obtained  before 
the  Report  went  to  press,  and  arer 
printed  therein.  In  all  thie  case^ 
the  approbation  is  Explicit ;  and^  in 
nearly  all  it  is  declared,  that  tb^ 
respective  Versions  will  be  uniyer- 
fl^lj  intelligible  to  the  people  forv 
whom  they  are  designed. 
SMe  0/  ihe  Vetsimtt  of  the  Old  TH- ' 
iament. 

Bengtdee:  second  edition  advanced  to 
1  Sam.  tx. 

-  Sanecril!  second  ediUon  advanced  to* 
Exod.  xxxi.  "     ' 

Orisia  t  first  edition  fidlshed  at  press 
in  h819. 
'  MBikntUtt  .*  filnt  Edition  urtni^d  ttthi 

fiaiAel  ftt  press  A^  lift.' 


J 


4M 

Sikh:   T«iitot6uc1i 
Books  printed;    Prophetic  priated  to 
Jer.  xiii* 

Astamet '  Pentateuch  finished ;  fii- 
•torical  Books  begun. 

Pushtoo^  or  Jffghani  Pentateuch  ad- 
yanced  to  Deut.  xxx. 

Kathmeer:  Pentateuch  advanced  to 
Cen.  zxxvi. 

nimgai  Pentateuch  printed;  and 
the  Version  resigned  to  the  Madras 
Bible  Society. 

7>pes,  tftk€  CUnese  Seripiurea. 

After  sixteen  years  of  unremitting  la- 
bour we  have  been  enabled,  through  the 
good  hand  of  our  God  upon  us,  to 
redeem  Our  pledge  to  the  Christian 
Public,  hy  presenting  them  with  a  chi- 
VBSE  BIBI.E  complete. 

As  the  Gospels  of  St.  Matthew  and 
St.  Mark  were  printed  about  twelve  jears 
1^  with  wood  blocks  in  the  Chinese 
manner,  and  that  of  St.  John  eight  years 
ago  with  our  largest  metallic  moveable 
characters,  we  have,  since  finishing  the 
Old  Testament  at  press,  printed  a  second 
edition  of  these  Gospels  with  tlie  same 
moveable  characters  in  which  the  rest 
of  the  Scriptures  are  printed.  This 
appearing  a  favourable  opportunity  for 
such  a  revision,  we  compared  Uiese 
Gospels  anew  with  the  Original  Text, 
and  also  with  our  esteemed  friend  Br. 
Morrison's  Version ;  and,  although  we 
do  not  presume  that  these  Gospds  yet 
perfectly  accord  with  the  Original  Text, 
we  are  ready  to  hope,  that  this  edition 
of  them  is  brought  somewhat  nearer  to 
it  than  any  one  which  has  before  ap- 
peued.  As  leisure  may  be  afforded, 
we  are  about  to  adopt  the  same  course 
with  the  remainder  of  the  New  Testa- 
ment 

It  may  not  be  improper  to  mention, 
that  this  edition's  being  brought  into  so 
little  room  is  favourable  to  its  distribu- 
tion. '  As  the  metallic  moveable  cha- 
racters have  the  strokes  finer  than  wood 
can  possibly  sustain,  while  they  are 
superior  in  legibility  and  neatness,  some- 
what more  than  thrice  the  portion  of 
letter-press  comes  into  the  same  octavo 
page ;  uid  as  their  superior  delicacy  ad- 
mits of  printing  on  both  sides  of  the 
Mge  witii  as  much  neatness  as  In 
English,  the  whole  occupies  abiiut  a* 
flvmrvK  part  of  the  number  of  leaves 
eootained  in  the  octavo  edition  now 
lying  by  us,  printed  wiih  wood  Uoeks  in 


INDIA  wiTHiH  Tint  «Aiia*a.  [ko^« 

and  Historical  China.  The  whole  New  Testemaet  is 
comprised  in  oae  volume,  of  190  kafes, 
or  380  octavo  pages;  and  the  whole 
Scriptures  in  Chinese,  including  the 
Old  and  New  Testament,  do  not  amount 
to  quite  a  fourth  more  than  the  number 
of  pases  contained  in  a  kige  octave 
English  Bible. 

These  metallic  moveable  types  abo 
possess  some  advantage,  in  not  requiring 
paper  of  a  peculiar  thinness  or^  fineness, 
like  printing  on  wood:  the  most  common 
paper  answers  the  purpose  petfisctly 
well.  The  paper  used  in  this  edition  of 
the  Scriptures  has  been  diiefiy  the 
common  paper,  brou^t  in  such  quan- 
titles  to  the  Calcutta  Market,  in  the 
Chinese  Ships,  fVom  year  to  yeare  and, 
as  these  metallic  characters  are  still  so 
much  larger  than  the  largest  English 
types  generally  used  in  printing,  the 
printing  on  this  common  paper  is  more 
clear  and  legible  than  EngUah  printing 
would  be  oil  the  ssme  paper.  In  their 
own  nature,  these  circumstances  are  too 
trifling  to  l)e  mentioned ;  but,  when 
connected  with  the  cause  of  Christian 
Beneficence,  in  the  distribution  of  the 
Sacred  Scriptures  throughout  this  vast 
empire  and  among  the  multitudes  of 
Chinese  found  in  various  partsof  EasCeia 
Asia,  every  thing  acquires  a  certain 
deme  of  importance  which  can  tend  to 
reduce  the  expense,  to  increase  the 
facility  of  distribution,  or  to  recommend 
the  Scriptures  to  more  general  perusal; 
which  must  form  our  apology,  fi»:  toudi- 
ing  on  things,  in  their  own  nature  so 
mmute  and  triviaL 

As  the  vast  extent  of  countiy,  through 
yhich  the  Chinese  Scriptures  will  be 
finally  circulated,  renders  their  correct- 
ness a  matter  of  peculiar  importance, 
we  are  about  to  examine  and  correct  the 
Pentateuch  for  a  second  edition ;  with 
the  view  of  thus  proceeding,  by  donees, 
through,  the  whole  of  the  Old  TesU- 
ment,  as  well  as  the  New.  This,  how- 
ever, requires  time ;  as  a  work  of  this 
nature  cannot  be  hurried  to  advantage. 
In  thus  doing,  we  shall  feel  grateful  tot 
observations  on  any  part  eiUxer  of  the 
Old  or  the  New  Testament,  firom  any 
quarter  whatever :  and  those  fiiends  wiU 
lay  us  under  peculiar  obligations,  who 
descend  to  particulars,  and  state  the 
grounds  on  which  an  amendment  'is 
proposed  in  any  particular  paassge; 
ss  it  is  firam  these,  chiefly,  tiiat  real 
advantage  can  be  derived -r  fsneral 
censure  or  commendation  doing  little 


'  taward  the  reid  improreiiMiit  of  mkj 
YeBsion. 

The  work  of  giving  succeeaive  editions 
of  both  the  New  and  the  Old  Testament 
in  Ghineae  is  now  rendered  easj,  bjr  the 
propantion  of  nearly  all  the  metallie 
moveable  characters.  The  expense  of 
these  for  the  first  edition  of  the  Whole 
Scriptures  was  great,  compared  with 
the  small  expense  of  successive  editions: 
yet  it  has  been  little  more  than  that  of 
the  first  Bengalee  Edition  of  the  Scrip- 
tures. We  think  that  about  30(KJ/. 
must  have  coverediite  expense  of  print- 
ing this  first  edition  of  the  Old  and 
New  TesUment,  containing  from  1600 
to  3000  copies  s  and  we  have  reason  to 
believe  that  successive  editions  of  the 
New  Testament,  containing  even  5000 
copies,  will  not  exceed  600/.  sterling ; 
and  that  a  new  and  improved  edition  of 
the  Whole  Scriptures,  containing  5000 
copies,  may  be  fully  met  by  25001^ 
including  every  new  character  which 
may  be  required  by  successive  improve^ 
ments  of  the  Version.  Beyond  5000 
eopies  in  one  edition,  either  of  the  Old 
Testament  or  the  New,  it  will  be  scarcely 
necessary  to  go;  at  least  till  this  number 
of  copies  be  required  almost  in  one  year  s 
•o  long  as  such  a  number  may  occupy 
four  or  five  years  in  distribution,  such 
is  the  superior  ease  of  composing  and 
correcting  a  page  formed  with  the 
moveable  characters,  from  their  being 
80  much  larger  and  fewer  than  the  types 
in  a  page  of  English  letter-press,  that, 
when  to  this  we  add  the  cheapness  of 
labour  in  Bengal,  the  interest  of  the 
money  required  for  the  outlay  of  the 
extra  5000  in  an  edition  of  10,000 
copies,  would  fully  defray  the  expense 
of  composing  the  other  edition,  were  the 
10,000  divided  into  two  editions.  Thus, 
f<Mr  many  years  to  come  probably,  suc- 
cessive and  of  course  improved  editions 
of  5000  copies  each  will  be  quite  as 
(economical,  as  10,000  or  even  20,000 
copies  given  in  one  edition. 

ffani  of  more  Ample  Fundi. 
To  the  state  of  the  Genend  Fund, 
we  now  intreat  permission  to  call  the 
public  attention ;  as  upon  it  are  now 
lying  four  translations  of  the  Old  Testa- 
ment  still  going  forward ;  and  the  se- 
cond editions  of  the  Old  TesUment  and 
those  of  the  New,  which  circumstances 
xe&der  highly  necessary.     This  Fund 


INDIA  WITBIN  TBI  GAKOB8. 


«$ 


has  been  so  low,  that  we  hare  been 
constrained  to  lay  aside  the  translation 
of  the  Old  Testament  in  most  of  the 
languages,  till  some  future  and  more 
fiivourable  opportunity. 

The  expense  of  the  First  Versions  of 
the  New  Testament  we  do  not  mention 
here ;  because  the  generous  liberality  of 
the  British  and  Foreign  Bible  Society, 
in  pledging  themselves  for  the  payment 
of  500/.  toward  defraying  the  expense 
of  printing  1000  copies  of  each,  in  pur- 
suance of  the  plan  begun  by  the  late 
excellent  Mr.  Hey,  has  relieiped  us 
from  all  anxiety  respecting  them. 
They  have  done  far  more.  They  have 
been  our  best  support  relative  to  the 
General  Fund  for  Translations :  for,  in 
addition  to  the  sums  which  thegr  have 
voted  for  the  First  Versionsy  they  have 
been  pleased,  in  the  past  year,  to  vote 
2000/.  in  aid  of  the  General  Fund; 
which  has,  in  &ct,  kept  us  from  abso- 
lutely sinking,  while  striving  to  carry 
forward  these  editions. 

The  balance  against  this  Fund,  at  the 
present  moment,  exceeds  10,000  rupees. 

We  have  reason  to  hope,  however, 
that  if  the  second  and  succeeding  edi^ 
tions  of  the  Scriptures,  in  those  lan- 
guages wherein  the  diffusion  of  Hght 
around  so  imperiously  requires  them,  be 
once  brought  through  the  press,  they 
will  form  a  supply  for  some  years  to 
come,  or  at  least  not  soon  be  all  re- 
quired at  exactly  the  same  time.  It  is 
true  that  the  greater  part  of  Eastern 
Asia  will  be  stifi  without  the  Old  Testa- 
ment, and  a  considerable  part  still  with- 
out the  New ;  but  the  generous  aid  of 
the  public  in  the  next  two  or  three 
years,  will  then  have  given  the  New 
Testament  to  nearly  every  province  of 
India  in  its  own  dialect,  and  the  Old 
Testament  in  those  most  extensive  and 
important. 

In  the  fiill  confidence,  therefore,  thai 
He  will  not  forsake  His  own  work,  the 
Serampore  Missionaries  desire  to  ac- 
knowledge their  obligations  to  the  God 
of  all  Grace,  for  His  boundless  good- 
ness to  them  in  this  work  hitherto ;  and 
to  the  Friends  of  Religion  everywhere, 
and  especially  to  the  British  and  Foreign 
Bible  Society^  for  the  generous  support 
afforded  them  even  firom  the  beginning, 
intreating  their  supplications  on  their 
behalf,  as  long  as  it  shall  please  Gk>d  to 
continue  them  in  this  work. 


«M 


CETbOir^ 


[yov. 


CtreUnt. 


CBORCH  MiSSlOyjRY  SOCIETY. 

From  the  Society's  Mitsionartes 
who  are  labouring  among  the  two 
great  divmons  of  the  Natives  of 
Ceylon,  the  Cingalese  and  the  Ta- 
inulians,  various  communications 
have  been  received,  which  throw 
light  oo  the  state  of  the  people 
And  the  prospepts  of  the  Missiona- 
I'iet  among  them.  We  shall  ool- 
kct  these  under  their  respective 
lieads. 

S0me  AeewuM  of  BuMhism. 
Mr.  Ward,  stationed  at  Badda- 
gamme,  near  Galle,  writes — 

There  is  «  vast  dlffevence  between 
the  views  which  X  had  of  Heathenism 
before  I  left  Kngland,  and  those  which 
1  have  formed  on  the  spot.  It  is  true^ 
we  have  none  of  those  enormities  in 
'this  Island,  which  are  witnessed  on  the 
continent  of  India.  The  self-devoted 
.  «victim,  or  the  burning  of  women,  or  the 
murder  of  infiints,  are  cruelties;,  which, 
thank  God,  are  never  heard  of  in  Cey- 
lon. The  system  which  prevails  among 
the  Cingalese  is  more  mild  in  its  nature^ 
but  not  less  destructive  in  its  tendency. 
Buddhism  is  a  system  of  Atheism.  It 
acknowledges  no  Supreme  God — no  Cre- 
ator.  Chance  is  its  God — its  Governor 
—its  Judge!  Transmigration  is  a  fa- 
vourite doctrine  in  Buddhism :  by  this 
they  pretend  to  explain  why  it  is  that 
one  is  poor  and  another  rich :  poverty 
and  allnctions  are  attributed  to  some 
tan  committed  in  a  former  state  of 
existence.  This  notion  seems  to  be 
interwoven  into  the  very  constitution 
of  the  Buddhisms  mind;  and  It  will  be 
the  veiy  last  thing  that  be  will  re- 
linquish. 

The  Buddhist  Priests  are  very  nu- 
merous :  a  i^w  of  them  are  held  in 
high  estimation  by  the  people ;  but  the 
ffenerality  of  them,  being  very  poor  and 
Ignorant,  have  little  or  no  influence. 
They  all  live  by  begging;  and  it  is 
thought  a  most  meritorious  work  to 
^ve  alms  to  the  Priests.  Their  dress 
18  a  yellois  cotton  cloth — the  wealthiest 
have  yellow  silk — which  is  wound  round 
the  body,  and  thrown  over  the  left  should- 
er.  Their  ancient  writings,  though  they 
abound  in  the  most  childish  and  ridicu- 


lous starias*  an  held  in  1  „ 
and  every  thing,  however  absurd^  is 
held  in  the  OMMfc  sacred  venaiation.  A 
Iranslstion  of  a  paasaga  from  one  of 
4beir  bodc%  which  I  had,  a  abort  thme 
•go,  for  my  kisson  in  CingsiflBe,  wtU 
sufficiently  illustrate  what  I  say.  Budd« 
bism  commands  abstinence  from  five 
particular  aina — the  kilUog  of  animals, 
iyingt  adulter/,  theft,  and  drunkennesa- 
In  aUusioQ  to  these  commands,  it  is 
said-^ 

If  it  ia  inqnired  what  profit  will  wrim  to 
bin  who  kee^^  the  first  of  these  eOBmaod- 
ments,  this  i«  the  answer:  In  thft  place 
where  he  shall  be  bom  (that  is,  in  a  lotnre 
state  of  existence— alloding  to  the  notion  of 
TniMnignitimi)  he  shall  haTe  a  fall  body, 
with  an  eqaal  statniv  and  a  good  disposition : 
his  body  will  be  tendeff  and  soft*  and  elton  $ 
and  he  shall  have  great  sfarcnaMu  Ilia  at- 
tendants shall  be  faithful ;  ana  be  aball  not 
be  afraid  of  any  oue.  He  shall  not  be  sab- 
ject  to  any  one  i  nor  shall  he  be  killed.  He 
will  have  ianonerable  attendants.  He  aball 
bave  no  aickneaa  or  sormw.  He  will  loto 
Ibe  people  of  the  wor]d,*and  bo  abaU  pot  be 
^paratcd  from  those  who  Ioto  binsi  mai, 
lastly,  he  shall  have  a  lon^r  li^<^. 

Mr.  Mayor,  Mr.  Ward's  fellow* 
labourer,  states  that  he  has  met 
with  many  surprisifif  instaneea  of 
blindness  and  delosioii  unong  this 
people.  He  relates  th6  fbllowiog--- 

A  Priest  came  to  me,  from  a  temple 
in  the  Kandian  Territonrj  wishing  to 
consult  me  about  bis  health.  He  nad 
in  his  band  a  long  cane-walkinMUck^ 
with  a  large  ivory  top.  I  bad  ue  cu- 
riosity to  examine  it;  and  found  that 
the  top  unscrewed,  and  that,  within  it, 
there  was  contrived  a  little  box*  in 
which  two  small  pills  bad  been  de- 
posited. Upon  inquiry,  the  Pries^  in- 
formed me,  that  these  pills  were  kept 
in  the  box  as  a  preservative  a^inst  the 
attacks  of  elephants.  I  asked  how  these 
pills  could  possibly  act  as  a  de&nce 
against  the  attacks  of  so  powerful  an 
animal — was  there  any  thing  peculiar  in 
the  smell  of  the  drug  to  prevent  the 
approach  of  the  elephant  ?-*-or  did  it, 
in  any  way,  hinder  the  elephant  from 
seeing  him  on  his  journey  ?  iNo :  be  said 
it  did  not  act  in  this  way ;  but^  while  he 
walked  with  this  stick,  be  could  punue 
his  journey  through  the  jungle  in  Mifety, 
and  no  animal  would  J  molest  him  1  In 
vain  did  I  endeavour  to  point  out  the 
folly  of  trusting  in  such  deluaionsi  ai\d 
labour  to  convince  him  that  tiie  Al- 
mighty Creator  was  the  safest  defenes 


on  Vuiidi '  nui  coidd  nky»  1^\ 
•way  to  his  tempIe-MT  long  journey'^ 
in  full  oonfidenee,  that,  though  he  had 
to  pass  through  many  jungles,  noheakt 
irouldcttsh  outtodc»droy  hiu,  because 
>of  the  magic  of  his  muefa-priaed  wand ! 

l^ftiutiee  0/  Qute  among  Nominal  Chris* 


CBVLOK.  te? 

went    'ishneM  of  taking  offence  s&t  another,  -be* 


Mr.  Ward  givea  the  following 
instaoce  of  the  ridiculous  influence 
of  Caste ;  which  pernicious  insti- 
tution prevailsi  however,  but  little 
in  'Ceylon  in  comparison  of  its 
|X)wer  on  the  Continent. 

*  One  ^nday  monuBg,  many  persons 
came  to  have  the  banns  of  their  mar- 
riages published.  By  70100  of  a  late  re- 
igUution  of  Government,  the  Olea,'  or 
*IiOw<Mte  Women,  are  authorized  to 
iftmt  jackets ;  a  privilege,  which  tbe 
JBystem  of  Caste  has  hitherto  denied 
them-  Two  or  three  of  these  poor  wo- 
nen^  availing  themselTes  of  the  pri* 
Vilege  thus  allowed  them,  appeared  in 
our  Congregation  on  this  occasion ;  each 
of  them  decently  clothed,  in  a  white 
doth  jad:et.  We  had  heard  that  this 
measure  of  the  Ooveniment  had  pro- 
ceed considerable  emotion  among  the 
higher  Castes,  and  that  petitions  had 
been  presented  to  the  Collector  against 
It :  not  knowing,  however,  that  any  of 
the  Low-caste  Women  intended  to  be 
present  at  our  Service,  t  was  unprepared 
ftr  what  occurred  in  consequence. 

When  I  entered  the  School  Room  to 
eommenoe  Divine  Service,  I  perceived 
the  whole  of  our  School  Girls,  together 
with  our  Female  Servants  and  some 
Other  Women,  in  the  utmost  confusion : 
they  were  all  standing  up,  and  seemed' 
resolved  not  to  take  their  seats.  Several 
of  the  elder  School  Girls  went  out — ' 
others'  w6re  about  to  foUow  them.  I 
knew  not  then  the  cause  of  all  this  com-' 
motion.  I  interfered,  however;  and 
lAIiged  those  who  remained  to  take  their 
seats,  and  proceeded  through  the  Service. 
Afterward,  finding  that  it  was  a  few  jxMr 
women,  who  sat  almost  unperceived  at 
the  opponte  end  of  the  room,  who  had 
ffiren  them  so  much  offence,  I  expostu-- 
Jited  with  thetn  on  the  impropriety  of 
Hieir  conduct^— explained  to  them  thena-' 
ture  and  tendency  of  our  religion —told 
iheia  that  it  con^Bted  in  love  to  God,' 
ahd  always  produced  in  us  love  and 
good-wifl  to  all  our  IbAow-cteatures — 
ahdreasohed  wHAi  them  upgn  tbe  child- 


cause  he  wore,  the  same  kindof  olothli^ 
•8  ourselves. 

In'the  afternoon ,  I  went  and  preached 
at  the  house  of  our  Second  Schoolmaster, 
where  a  eonsiderable  number  of  peraons 
«— men,  women,  and  children^*- were^at- 
semblel.  Here,  again^  the  sulject  of 
the  Low-caste  Women  was  brought  for- 
ward: one  woman,  more -bold 'and  for- 
ward than  the  others,  was  disposed  to 
say  a  great  deal  about  it. '  I  saw,  how- 
ever,- that  it  would  be  fn  vain*  to  reason 
With  her ;  so  I  left  and  came  honie. 
'  Th6  women  in  this  coantry  are  either 
so  bold  and  forward  that  we  are  disgusted 
with  them,  or  so  excessively  shy  asto* 
exclude  the  possibility  of  our  speaking 
to  them. 

Pisii  to  the  Government  SehooU  'hi  f  A» 
Matura  DutfieU 

Some  account  of  these  SchopISiL 
now  placed,  with  those  in  die  .Gall& 
District,  under  the  superintendence 
of  Messrs! Mayor  and  Ward,  is  given 
at  p.  60  of  the  last  Survey.    Mr. 
Ward's  report  of  one  of  his  visits  to' 
the  Mature  Schools  will  shew,  both 
what  a  sphere  of  labour  is  hereby 
opened  to  the  Missionaries,,  and  how 
greatly  their  exertions  are  needed,  t 
Aug,  6,  1899— I'left  Galle  yettdrday,' 
on  a  visit  to  some  of  the  Schools  in  the 
Matura  District ;  and  airived  at  Beifi* 
^ame  at  midnight '  After  breakfasting, 
I  proceeded  to  the  School  Room,  which.' 
was  prepared  and  ornamented  after  the 
custom  of  the  country.  Here  I  preached* 
to  a  large  concourse  of  people :  60  or  70; 
children  were  present,  12  of  whom  read* 
the  New  Testament  in  Cingalese  vety ' 
well:  I  presented  the  best  reader  with  a 
NewTestament,  and  the  second  best  with  * 
a  copy  of  the  Book  of  Psalms.  Fifty  boys 
repeated  their  Catechism  corriectljr.  •  I  - 
was  very  agreeably  surprised^  In  exa* 
mining  this  School ;  and  could  not  but  * 
lift  up  my  heart  in  prayer  to  God,  that  - 
these  poor  boys  may  be  rescued  from  the 
superstitious  and  idolatrous  customs  of 
their  forefathers.  •     . ' '■  * 

'  From  Bellignme  School  I  proceeded 
to  that  of-  Deniptda,  about  three  miles  ' 
distant    As  I  was  entermg  the  village, 
I  was -met  by    tho   tomtom  beatM,^ 
dancers,  &c.  who  seemed  anxious  to  pay  < 
me  those  honours  which  they  usuaUy ' 
shew  to  the  **t»reatpeople*'— a  term 
which  they  are  accustomed  to  givedki 
4  S 


lo  %  much  lAiJifer  number  of  |)eople  tbaii 
it  BeUigaine ;  but  there  were  fewejr 
f hildrem  and  tho^e  by  no  meani  'to  far 
advanced  in  their  learning.  I  married 
JK3  couple  of  baptized  nativeSi  Several 
lippUcationf*  were  made  for  baptisms 
■ome  told  me  that  It  wat  ^Drmerlj  the 
custom,  when  a  Padre  came  to  their  vil- 
Uge,  not  only  to  preach  and  examine 
fJbeScholars^  Imt  to  baptise  their  children 
also  s  I  tol4  them  my  reasona  for  ie« 
^bfbg  to  complv  with  their  wishes. 

Om  man  said  that  be  always  con* 
ducted  himself  according  to  the  Christian 
1lpltgiati«  I  asked  him  to  tell  me  some 
«f  t&  principal  doctrines  of  the  Christian 
Beligion :  he  said  that  he  followed  the 
Commandments  and  the  Belief^  which 
be  had  learned  in  his  youth.  I  asked 
&im  to  repeat  any  one  of  the  Command- 
ments c  he  sBidy  he  could  not  I  asked 
him  to  tell  me  what  he  believed:  he 
said,  he- could  not  say  hi«  Belief  now. 
*  Than,"  I  said,  ^  how  am  you  say 
that  you  firUow  the  Commandments  and 
the  Belief;  when  yon  confess  that  you 
4>e  perfectly  ignorant  of  both  of  them  ?'* 
Being  oblic^  to  remun  in  this  viUage 
until  ue  next  morning,  a  room  was 
wepared  for  me  in  the  house  of  the 
Headman,  where  I  dined  and  slept.  In 
,fthe  evening,  I  called  together  my  host 
i^mI  the  people  who  were  about  the 
house,  and  read  to  them  the  Ninth 
Chapter  of  St.  John,  and  prayed.  I 
pneented  my  host  with  a  New  Teet»- 
i^ent,  in  Cingalese,  for  his  son. 

Aug.  7,  lBfi3-*Aft^  brea^fut,  I  went 
t^  the  School  Boom,  and  married  two 
couple  more ;  when,  having  again  ex- 
])oirted  the  people  to  seek  tl^  things 
which  belong  to  their  peace,  I  proceeded 
t^MirlMM^  a  village  a  few  miles  further 
toward  MaUurn. 

^Tlie  School  Boom  was  fidl  of  people, 
ayd  naany  stood  outside.  I  preached 
upon  the  Fall  of  Maik  Several  appeared 
anxtoua  to  hear  and  understand.  Veiy 
few  of  the  children  were  able  to  read  at 
ally.. and  those  very  incorrectly;  and 
they  were  all  deficient  in  their  Catechism. 
The  Schoolmasters  complained  that  the 
pfmle  would  not  send  their  children 
tfthe  Schools  I  told  those  who  were 
present,  that  if  they  were  unwilling  to 
send  their  children,  we  should  recem- 
iwaand  to  Government  to  remove  the 
Sdbool  tp  some  other  village :  they  pro-, 
vised  to  send  then  meff  fsgulady  than 


I.««ifried  twf  M«idet.^  badfevei- 
jvlappHcationsfbrbaptiini.  One  ma% 
In  particular,  seemed  to  dwm  the  prt- 
ViWge  of  baptism  for  his  children,  be* 
cause,  be  said,  he  could  say  the  Prayecs 
and  Commandments.  He  brought  pn^ 
lioy  with  him,  who,  he  said,  attended 
sdiool  daily.  I  inquired  from  the  boy, 
if  he  could  repeat  the  Ten  Command- 
ments—No. I  asked  if  he  could  raid— 
No :  he  could  not  tell  hia  letters.  His 
ibther,  however,  repeated  the  Fourth 
Commandment,  which  I  was  very  glad 
to  hear :  he  said  that  he  always  kept  it. 
I  reAised  baptism  to  his  chUdren. 

From  this  village  I  pvoeeeded  tf 
jlfoiicre,  where  I  arrived  about  three 
9*clock. 

I  met  laii^e  crowds  of  people  return* 
ing  .from  Kattngame,  where  th^  had 
been  to  make  offerings  to  the  atone 
idol,  commonly  called  the  God  of  Kat- 
tragsmet  many  of  the  persons  whom  I 
met  on  the  roi4  were  old  and  infirm, 
and  some  liine  end  bGnd ;  yet  they  had 
tiavelled,  some  of  them,  firom  100  to  SOO 
miles  on  foot9  in  prd^r  to  my  honu^ 
to  this  fa)se  deity  1  When  I  aaw  them» 
wearvs4  end  faint  with  the^r  journey, 
sitting  under  the  shade  pf  the  trees  by 
the  way-side,  I  bnged  to  be  able,  with*- 
out  reaerve,  to  make  known  to  them,  in 
their  own  language,  the  wonderft4 
works  of  our  God ;  and  to^ppint  ^em 
to  the  only  Saviour,  who'was  bniise4 
for  their  iniquities  and  wounded  for  their 
transgressions,  4nd  by  whose  stripef 
^Ipkie  they  can  be  healed. 

On  my  arrival  at  the  Cutcheiy,  CE. 
Layard,  Esq.,  Provincial  Judge  of  GaQe 
and  Mature,  being  nqw  here,  cefne  and 
ipvitpd  me  to  dine  vith  him,  which  I 
did,  and  afterwards  accompanied  hini 
and  his  Lady  to  visit  the  Maha,'  ear 
Chief  Modeliar. 

jfmvsi  8  —  Tl^s  morning,  I  pn»- 
ceeded  to  viut  the  School  at  Matuim. 
The  School  Boom  was  filled  with  people* 
After  preaching,  I  examined  tbe  Sdw^ 
lars :  a  few  read  tolersbly  well  in  Gene* 
sis,  but  they  could  not  any  of  t|iem  re- 
peat the  Catechism.  In  this  Schocd,  I 
performed  the  ceremony  of  marrl^  finr 
38  co|iple* 

Heq^e  I  prooeoded  to  MbtHeagmUma 
about  a  mile  on  the  fiirther  side  of  Ihfib- 
tura.  Yegr  few  cldldren  wer?  pwpqnt, 
aiod  thqee  wet^  k  the  loweat  s(a(e  of 
ignorance*  I  pireaehed  to  a  great  nma* 
her  (^p9pp|e,  who,  en  thif  occaripi^'had 
UM9>M  Iwtfwr^  I MOriftd  Ufii99l«» 


•  Jitgmi  9/  l^f^  mM  the  irhdU  of 
lfi«  SehoolMMten  in  tlw  Church  k  Ma- 
tun.  kttte  p^iug  tbem  their  taUu-ies, 
ind  Imtmcting  ttem  in  the  (Ksehai^ 
«f  ihdr  dutief,  I  set  offon  mj  return. 

ifiiurW  10,  Ga/<»  —  Arriyedhere'to 
MviUhit,  thankful  to  Oodfor  Hib  sbtta- 
dfltttt  goodness,  in  preserving  me  from 
duger,  and  affording  m^  so  man/  oppor« 
thitnties  for  makh^  mdjufast  I4tf  gavomr 
^  Hit  nmm»  in  all  the  plaooa  where 
I  have  been. 

I^evaJence  and  ^ff^ecU  of  the  CkUtPm 
'  MTorhuSjinike  IXttricio/J^jfim. 
The  Cholera  Morbus,  after  hav- 
ing subsided  for  some  time,  re- 
Jewed  iu  tavages  in  the  District  of 
affna.  The  elect  of  this  visitation 
6n  the  minds  of  the  people  is  thus 
describe  by  the  Rev.  Joseph 
Knigiit,  stationed  at  Nellore,  in 
this  District  :— 

One  of  our  Schoolmasters  was  dir^ted 
tnr  tb^  people  of  his  village  to  tell  me, 
raat  the  Cholera  had  been  more  fatal  in 
Ihe  two  housn  nearest  the  Bchool  than 
In  anj  other  part,  and  that  this  was  oc- 
•adoned  bj  the  building  being  higher 
than  the  other  buildings ! 

I  went  out,  one  Sunday,  in  th^  midst 
^the  Choleni,  in  the  afternoon,  with 
Mme  Tracts,  accompanied  by  the  School 
yisitdr.  We  wAdt  to  a  house,  and 
were  received  with  civility.  We  sat 
down  in  the  court,  And  requested  them 
In  hear  a  Tract  read,  to  which  the  man 
of  the  houa6  assented.  It  was  an  Ad- 
dreas  on  the  prevailhig  £|ndemic,  printed 
by  the  Madras  Coiresponding  Commit- 
tee. As  soon  as  he  found  what  the  sub- 
ject was,  he  became  enraged,  and  charged 
the  Missionaries  with  being  the  cause  of 
the  Epidemic — that  it  had  not  come  fill 
their  arrival  (  but  that  now  som^  people 
had  joined  them,  and  confusion  was  oc- 
casioned in  the  religiqii  of  the  countiy, 
by  which  the  Gods  xrete  displeased.  It 
was  a  good  while  before  I  could  find  op- 
portumty  to  speak  a  word ;  but  wheii  1 
had  obtained  bis  attention,  I  told  him 
that  the  sins  of  the  people  were  the  cause 
of  their  suffering8--that  the  Misfenona- 
ries  had  come  by  God's  command  to 
tell  them  of  their  sins— and  that,  as 
they  still  persisted  in  them,  the  disease 
might  be  considered  as  a  warning  firom 
Him.  The  same  sentiment  was  also 
-oontained  hi  the  Tn^t:  but  he  raged 
cxceedmgtv.    It  vas  aHo  stated  In  the 


Tract,  tlidt  tiohe  of  Iheflr'  id<i|l  tidds 
sould  save  th^m;  but  thU he poMWftf 
denied ;  and  assnteds  that,  Ikr  gtAag  to 
the  cloth-mariEet,  be  was  aeiM  with 
the  disorder,  but  running  immediately 
to  Pulliar's  temple  (anoUier  name  for 
Ganesa,  whosq  figure  is  painted  in  one' 
of  the  Missionary  Papers)  he  pnrostnted 
himself;  and  sought  for  help,  and  wiu» 
in'  consequence,  restored  to  health.  We 
told  him  that  he  deceived  himself,  fbr, 
if  he  was  healed,  it  wal  by  the  powinr 
and  mercy  of  God  alone,  and  to  Bitot 
the  praise  should  be  ascribed :  but  hfr' 
persisted  in  his  errors.  They  heaxd 
the  Tract  read ;  and  then  I  plainly  and 
affectionately  warned  the  man  oif  bisi 
danger,  and  told  him  my  motives  In 
commg  fo  him,  as  well  as  my  auth<Hit^ 
for  saying  what  I  did ;  add  urged  Mm 
seriously  to  se^k  for  mercy  and  pardon 
from  God :  but  it  WaS  with  difficulty 
that  I  could  get  him  to  hear  m^ ;  and 
when  I  left  him«  he  ahouted  after  m»,' 
Abusing  the  Missionaries,  as  fkr  as  i 
could  hear  him.  '  \i 

Though  the  disease,  in  this  ie^fMt  of 
It,  has  not  been  so  violent  as  it  Was  two 
years  ago,  it  has  not,  perhaps,  been 
much  less  fatal.  Mahyhundr^s  hare 
been  suddenly  swept  into  et^lty.  Vf 
attentbn,  for  some  time,  wis  dally  en- 
gaged with  the  sick  and  dying,  so  that 
It  occupied  nearly  all  my  time.  The 
old  scenes  of  superstitious  cefemoni^' 
have  been  acted  over  again,  to  appeassT 
the  angry  deities :  but  all  io  no  ffdr. 
pose ;  for,  frequently.  Some  of  the  chief  , 
actors  were  first  seized;  yet,  to  such  a 
degree  does  Heathenism  darken  the^ 
undersfanding,  and  pervert  the  jttdtt« 
ment,  that  they  cannot  discover  thnr 
foUy.  Would  that  I  ooUld  identiorf 
even  one  instance  o'f  good'  resuhinjg 
from  this  severe  dispensation!  but  the 
people  se^  more  madly  bent  on  their 
idols  than  before ;  and  more  deteknittedf 
in  many  cases,  to  oppose  the  truths  of 
the  Gospel.  Thehr  notions  of  reUgioil 
referring  only  to  the  present  Kite,  they 
think,  because  some  Christians  die'  of 
the  disease  as  well  as  Heathens,  that 
there  is  no  more  safety  or  efllcacv  in 
the  Christian  Heligion  than  hi  tfaeU 
own,  and  thus  fUmish  themselves  with 
a  plausible  pretext  for  rejectiiig  It  with 
disdain. 
.  i2«Kf«MM  0/  tke  PetfU  to  reeeiMft  Traeit. 

The  ditporfiioii  of  smt  ^f  ibe 
people  to  receive  Tiaoli  ia  < 


KO 

rugfag.  Mr.  Kmghl  givet  thm  fol* 
lolMg  iMinttUte  t>Pan  excursion,  in 
eompiiny^ofafi^tod,  toChaTacherrji 
aboQt  12  miles  froin  Jaffna. 

AlNftva^olley^heariQg  that  aome  people 
vevp  ^sejabled  to  perform  oeremonies^ 
at  a  small  Uiaple  near  at  hand,  we  went 
to  them,  an4  -met  «ntb  a  better  reception 
thaa  we  ezi)ected.  When  we  arriiredr 
tbeBrahmin  iras  dUtributingconsecrated 
aabes  tq  fimear  on  the  face ;  but  he  after, 
ifards  went  inaide,  and  we  saw  no  more 
of  him^  We  obtained  leave  to  enter  the 
porch  of  the  temple,  and  had  a  Tract 
read^  which  pointed  out  tiie  folly  of  wor- 
shipping and  trusting  in  idols,  and  made, 
known  a  Saviour  to  them.  ,  One  of  them, 
who  seemed  a  principal,  person,  grew  un« 
easy  before  It  was  finished :  they  lis- 
tened, however,  to  the  whole.  Some  ex- 
planatory, remarks  were  also  given ;  after 
which,,  according,  to  their  custom,  they, 
biduago. 

S^,e  ^distributed  a  few  TiIbcU  in  this 
village.  As  the  sun  began  to  decline,  we 
leA>  for  CbavacherrT,  where  we  were 
kindly  received  and  hospitably  enter- 
tained by  Mr.  Yanderlinden,  a  Dutch- 
man»  and  magistrate  of  the  place.  There 
is,  (dose  by  Hr.Vanderlinden's  house,  a 
larg^bosar,  where, we  had  opportuni- 
ttea  of  speaking  and  distributing  Tracts 
to  large  companies  of  people.  Some 
disputed, and. received  no  Tracts;  among 
whom  were  the  Moormen. 

Early  t^e.next  morning,  we  found 
great  .numbers  in  the  b^zar.  Tracts 
were.read  and  explained  to  three  separate 
companies ;  most  of  whom  listened  well, 
and  aii^rword  received  Tracts.  We 
w^t.t>ut  several  times,  in  the  course  of 
tne  d^y ;  and  always  found  a  fresh  sup- 
ply of  hearers.  The  desire,  manifested 
to  rc£e^e  Tracts,  especially  those  which 
were  printed,  was  very  great;  though, 
at  first,  the  people  seemed  to  be  some- 
vhatafinaid  of  them.  Some  folded  them 
up  carefully  in  their  dothes,  to  take 
them  home*  Others  went  and  sat  in 
the  shade,  to  read  them  alone;  and 
others  were  seen  reading  them  to  com- 
panies who  could  not  read.  On  oae  oc- 
casion,, after  a  quantity  had  been  distri- 
buted, a  shower  came  oa ;  and  the  sight 
of  several  companies,  who  had  gone  to 
the  aheds  for  shelter  firom  the  rains, 
readixig  Extracts  from  the  Scriptures, 
and  other  Tracts,  was  very  interesting. 
Some  said  that  they  luid  tiJcen  heme  the 
TncUwhiali  they  had  received  yesteiw 


day,  and  bad  mretUiOf  tend  ttaa,  apd 
wanted  afresh  supply.  The  plan  adopt^d^ 
was  to  get  a  company  tqgether  to  listfffi 
to  the  reading;  of  a  Tract,  and  to  thet 
comments  which  might  joe  made  on  it  $ 
and  then  to  give  one  to  each  peiaon  who 
could  read  it.  Seyearal,  who  cpuld  not' 
ilpad  themselves,  begged  for  Tracts  for. 
their  children  or  relatives  who  could.  1 
diatributed,  at  this  place,  about  X^HO 
printed  Tracts,  which  ha^  been  received 
from  Madras. 

We  feel  encouraged  by  our  excunion, 
and  pray  that  the  Divine  Blessing  maj 
rest  on  what  we  have  done. 
Fuit  io  aome  ofihelaianda  ojfj^gmt.  > 
'  Mr.  Knight,  and  Dr.  Scudder  of 
the  American  Mission,  had  agreed 
to  visit  some  of  the  Islands  lying  off 
the  coast  of  the  District.  Mr. 
Knight^a  account  of  this  visit  will 
give  some  insight  into  the  state  <iC 
the  people,  and  will  shew  with  what 
dilfgfsnce  and  patience  the  seed  of 
the  Word  must  oe  sown  among  tbem« 

May  879  1 83!^.— We  met  on  the  beach« 
about  two  miles  beyond  Batticotta.  Tl>a 
diannel,  which  we  passed,  was,  I  thinks 
more  than  two  miles  wide;,  buttlui 
water  was  sa  shallow  as  to  be  fordablet 

Arriving  at  the  Island  (Carradive)  wa 
proceeded  some  way  into  the.^r^t  YiK 
lage,  to  the  house  of  a  NaUve,  who  is  ht 
office  under  Government.  We  spread 
our  mats^  and  took  up  our  lodging  nndee 
a  tree  in  his  court ;  the  house  being  too 
small  to  afford  us  accommodation.  Se« 
veral  people  came  to  see  us,  in  tlie  couisa 
of  the  day;  to  whom  we  spoke,  and  dis- 
tributed Tracts.  After  getting  refresh- 
ment, as  the  sun  began  to  decline,  we, 
went  round  the  viUage,  taking  diffe- 
rent directions — calling  on  the  people^ 
distributing  Tracts,  and  making  known 
to  them  the  Way  of  Salvation.  I  met 
with  several  interesting  circumstances.  . 
•  At  one  house,  we  found  an  Old  Man, 
who  was  much  esteemed  in  the  villige 
Ibr  hb  learning,  but  who  was  become 
debilitated  by  age. ,  Thfi  ^lively  intelli- 
gence which  shone  conspicuously  throu^ 
his  furrowed  countenance,  with  the  at- 
tention which  he  paid  to  what  was  said, 
much  endeared  him  to  me.  While  talk- 
ing with,  him,  a  company  of  women  col- 
lected in  the  court ;  to  them  we  tumedt 
and  gave  advice,  Ac. 

Another  scene,  which  proved  veiy  in- 
teresting, was  a  large  School  of  fine  pre- 


ndiagh^if*  Tte  nMi^Ur  M  it.lM^    a  fine  ^9r«  and  look 
lioiir  With  binis  the  in^erpret^   iad 


myidfflat  down  on  a  mat  with  thems  a; 
)l£adnw  Tract,  on  the  Mew  Birth,  wps 
read  to  them,  and  ezf  knatcay  remarirai 
mados  the  two  men  listened  well  to. 
what^waa  iaid,  ezpresunff  their  asient 
when  the  subject  pleased  theaii  The 
hoys  hecged  hard  to  have  a  prfaited. 
Tract  ea^;  and  I  left  some  with  the. 
litoter,  to  giTO  to  those  who  shoiidd  re- 
peat thev  lessons  best  the  next  morning. 
Going  on>  we  found  a  travelling  Men* 
dicantfrem  the  coast.  Though  gaudEj. 
adorned  with  beads,  he  reftised  to  take, 
anj  Tract^retending  not  to  know  how 
to  read.  We  spoke  to  him  plainly  and 
fiuthfiiUy,  but  it  appeared  to  make  no 
impression  on  him  s  he  soon  grew  tired, 
and  said  he  must  get  away  to  beg  for  his 
fice,'an4  would  stayand  bear  these  thilkgs 
anoM^er  time.  While  talking  with  him, 
a  company  of  ten  or  tweWe  persons  col- 
lected, to  whom  we  made  known  the 
Way  of  Salvation.  Going  on  further, 
we  Ibund  aoompany  of  fimr  ihen,  one 
ef  whom  had  a  fine  intelligent  ceunte-> 
Banee^  seated  On  the  sand  s  we  stayed  to 
apeak  to  them,  and  to  read  a  Tracts  the 
qu^ons  whidi  they  askied,  while  th^ 
proved  them  to  be  men  of  reflection, 
ahewed  that  th^  were  rigid  Heathmia. . 
Wt  returned  to  our  lodging  just  be- 
tee  dark,  and  Dr.  Scudder  came  in  soon 
after. .  While  the  servants  were.provid^ 
Ing  fbod,  we  unked  in  pniae  and  i»^yer 
to  the  Qod  of  our  mercies  t  aftmrwaxd, 
ealUng  together  the  servants  and  atten- 
dattta,  we  gave  them  some  exhortations 
firom  the  Parable  of  the  Rich  Man  and 
liasarus.i  and,  having  pommended  our- 
aelves  to  God  in  prayer,  we  Uy  down  to 
i«st  under  the  narrow  versndah  of  the 
bouse,  so  as  to  be  screened  from  the 
strong  southerly  wind. 

JKqr88«  I89d— lUshigearly  this  morn- 
ing, we  .  unitedly  sought  the  Divine 
BMMBng;  and,  after  bresk&st,  went  out 
again  in  diffisrent  durections.  I  found 
several  companies  of  people  in  a  large 
fiudd,  and  in  a  village  through  which  I 
passed,  to  whom  I  s^e,  directins  them 
to  CShrist  for  salvation :  very  new  of 
them  were  able  to  read.  I  met  with 
Dr.  Scudder,  by  appointtnent,  near  the 
rains  of  an  dd  Parish  Church— a 
striking  monument  of  what  was  done  in 
former  days,  to  propagate  CSiriatiani^. 
We  proceeded  to  the  side  of  the  Island 
<ipposite  to  that  on  which  we  (anded ; 
where^  with  some  difSeulty,  we  crossed 


5M^ 

ion  Qian' 
old  wrinliabitad  house  on  tte  oppssilsf 
bank*    Here  we.spead  our  mats,  and: 
remained  quiet  till  the  heat  of  the  day ; 
was  israr  i :  whsn^  as  befSne,  wd  went  xMt 
to  seek  for  opps^tamios  of  deiag'gosd^ ! 
each  tiOcinga  diflbieni  ce«ff8e.r 
-  Weherefinnid  aft  eactensivepopiid^i 
tion,  chiefly  fioman  Catholics,  who^  with  * 
0ome  exceptions,  listened  to  our  inetme-' 
tions,.  and  Deceived  Traota,  e^edaliy. 
sudft  as  were  printed,  wi^:  eagemesa.' 
We  distributed  poxtions  of  the  Scrip- 
tures  among  them  ;  aa  the  Sennoa  on* 
the  Mount,  the  Diseoorses  <^  the  8a« 
vioutf.ftc.,  printed  at  Odbasbo.     One 
man,  who  reftised  to  take  any  Tract,' 
was  «?erheard  to  say,  tha^  the  time  of' 
Antichrist  was  very  near  i  some  others,^ 
who  appeared  to  be  diief  men,  refVised' 
to  aoo(^  of  Traots,  and  looked  veiy  shy ' 
upon  .us ;  V  probably  from  feelings  of  pre- 
judice,  which   the  Priests  may  l^ve' 
instiUed  into  them :  one  man  said  that 
the  Prisata  wonld  be  angry  if  they  rsf^i 
ceived  our  Txaeta,  but  he  aHierward' 
took  ones  welbmid  one  written  Tract; 
which  we  had  given,  torn  up,  and  thrown 
down  by  the  roadp^dew    On  the  whole^ 
howevec^  the  prospect  here,  with  xegaid; 
to  the  distribntiDn  of  the  ScrlptmEes,? 
seems  very  enosunging;  sndwecannofe 
but  regret,  that  we  have  not  espies  o0 
the  Word  of  Gbd,'  in  gieater  plenty,  to 
distribute  among  the  peoplew   Howsooti 
the  door  of  usefulness  may  be  dosed,  by. 
the  Tffflwfnf*>  of  the iPriests,  we  know^ 
not;  hut  we  trust  ikit  the  eyes  e£  the 
peo^  will  fiat  be  opened  to.diseover 
the  diflerenoe  between  tnUh  end  ecrOTv 
and  then  opposition  will  but  tend  tw 
forward  the  cause  of  truth.    This  apii^ 
pears  to  be  one  of  the  most  flourlshhig 
Fffiian-Oathi^tf^  districis  which  I  have 


Mtt^  529— Hearing  of  a  good  eppov- 
tunity  of  going  to  another  Island,  a  Ibw 
miles  distant,  whkh  we  supnosed  had 
not  been  visited  by  theGo^dtemany 
yeara,  we  proceeded  thither. 

We  feund  very  few  houses;  and  the 
inhabitants,  for  the  most  part,  venr 
ionoimnt.  One  Old  Man,  more  inteU 
hgeat  than  the  rest,  hsd  learned  a 
Christian  Catediism  and  other  Chris* 
tian  Lessons  in  his  youth  under  the 
Dutch,  some  part  of  which  he  repeatedi 
he  said  he  was  more  then  100  years  of 
age.  We  told  aU  whom  we  saw  of  the 
Way  of;  Salvation  hy  Christy  an 
Tracts  to  all  who  eoitld  roadk 


Mt 

In  tbi  lilehmwl  ^efte^t^ 

lUbnutdom  t»  tbaw  wbnm'  we  in#  la 
tlwwiy. 

At  tte- hoofv  wfa#rr  «»  cncpeeladio 
klge,  1j»  owner  wit  aek  at  home.  We 
went  on  to  ttBother,wheM  tke  people 
(Bbooar  CitiioUci)  leady^  gtre  up  th^ 
difef  rodm  to  aeeoihniodete  «■.  After 
we  were  a  Htlle  settled,  a  cempen/  of 
people  ipitheied  rourid  its,  Hnae  ef  wkom 
nnniiftsted  nttdi  iBipoiitiov  Iw  diepete* 
Ttluj  Inflated  stRmgly  on  Ae  ed¥aiitige^ 
of  wwiflhl^piH^  eehitB^  wj^og  tint  thSf 
woctld  be  able  to  aet  as  b&rS^moim,  aM 
thai'  to  proeiire'  tkvitttu  ftt  theii  ftem 
Gbd:  Tfiey  aflbmiied  tiMt  tlw>  Word  of 
God  autboriased  theae  thtega^  but  when 
we  adted  ftir  proof,  instead  of  tbeteSp- 
tniee  tkejr  broUffht  ibrWard  a  written 
catecldeni  6ontaiinng  qtiotatfoea  df  8eri|W 
tuiw,  and  diatoited  paaMM,  eobffOd|[lit 
together  aa  tb  jprove  t£efr  doctitoes't 
but  this  we  woidd  not  adHiit*  Theehtef 
dispntef;  whn  was  reity  ■uthoritlitife,' 
ihvftoni  JaAa^  afte^  a  fimehe  leftv 
mytiig  thet  he  wenld  conieega&n  hi  tiw^ 
mondiig;  and  bring  the  SeripehirsB  wlAi' 
bim;.  but  we  saw  ncr  ihon  of  Uifa  3  k& 
riworteJ'  nmny  tbhigs'  whieh  were  un* 
tniej  and  it  ii^  likely  thati  he  Iblthhn. 
sdf  mieipu)  to  the  tHh  wtxhsh  hwfaed 


Afl^r  SO,  l«H^We  left,  this  morning, 
Aout  eight  d'«doQlr,  and  pnoeeded  to 
aD6therTilla|;e;  whereahDrgecompeny 
of  people  wee  seen  cdUeete^  to  whom 
the  Iterpiclee  seade  Tnet,  aad  ex- 
phined  itat  kqfSb  Moot  of  tham,  I 
beyefe^  weie  Roosn  Catholics?  theie 
wasnodtsportiion  manii^Mted  to  dispute 
wiUi^ust  all  whd  oottid  read  x^tedil jr  iw^ 
eeived  IVacts.  Ha^hir  appbinted  a 
piaee  for  meethig  ht  aeouwr  yilh^  we 
now  separated,  and  took  difibrent  roiitea, 
eoDvenhig  with  the  people  attd^iatri- 
tatb^  Tncts  ae  we  went  ahmg.  Most 
ef  the  people  wHh  iriiom  I  met  were 
Heathens,  and  some  of  them  not  the 
most  sociable  s  some  asked  far  proof  that 
Christ  oame  into  the  worid,  and  that  the 
Christian  BeUgton  was  true;  and»  as 
they  will  not  enter  into  our  course  of 
reasoaing,  it  is  not  eafly  to  pro^e  these 
thmgs  to  THKiR  sadsftction:  after 
referring  to  the  purity  ef  the  Christhm 
Religion  (of  which  they  have  had  but  few 
spechnens^-most  oftdie  Christians  wh<An 
they  have  fbrmerly  UsoWn  havhiff  dhfi. 
{^oed  tfar  Christian  Name  by  their 
immoral  liwas)  and  the  feendeni^  ef  the 


DMLW.  (rot. 

Poly  flcKpttfres,  I  tboeglitlt  bett«  to 
tpmk  of  th^  evid^nee  whicai  'ti^  ii^ 
ChHsilan  has  in  hietywn  breast 

Theappolifted  YiHige  Wm  fbrther  flani 
I  expeefed;  aiM  I  i»M,  hi  conseqlienee, 
much  exposed  to  a  burnihg  sun. 

After  taking  ^me  fbod,  I  aUd  my 
sAtendants  set  out  on  our  return,  lear. 
ing  Dr.  Shidder  to  porsoe  his  good  #ork 
a'  little  longer.  We  reached  home  iftKrat 
nhkeo'dock  at  night  I  brought  with  me 
t#o  little  Boys  from  thepopulous  Cathofe 
'Village^  whofle  Mothers  came  to  me, 
begghig  me  to  take  theib.  This  Httk 
^ctmbn  hii^  been  vety  Interesting,  and 
r  trust  #m  be  fbllowed  by  the  ttrkie 
Bteesing. 

EjiptHaii&nmmmg  ikf  Hmiktm  ^m 

^  The  feet  etated  by  Mr.  Kiugfat 
ih  riie  following  extract  d^erres 
attention.  His  femaris  upon  it  ate 
m  the  true  spirit  of  a  Missionary. 

An  eld*  Brahmin,. with  whsm  I  haew 
often' ceneciaed,  oonfeisei  to  me  that  s 
ehaage  of  rrii^oa  la  to  be  looked  te; 
laaq^ying  that  it  is  fttetold  itf  thsir 
boob.  I  told  him  that  the  ie%ieir 
iriibsh  will  prennl  is  the  Chisstiaai :  he 
said  that  he  thought  so  too* 
>  Thja- changes  It  wm  Ibreidd,  shenld 
tahepinein  the  year50<Mrof theCtfl 
Yugf  orypreseht  age  of  Ihe. worid.  He 
didnet  expect  that  it!  would  be  dbdde^  9 
but  that  it  might  be  considered  aa  now 
begua,  and  wonld  gvadudly  itmreMe 
tiliit WBsiUly  aocompyshed.  Fommrty, 
#hen  speaku^  of  this  change,  he  has 
said  that  it  was  described  ui  their  hodks 
so  a  curse,  which  was  to  oome  on  the 
people  fer  their  impie^.  The  pceaent 
is  the  499dd  year  of  the  Gali  Yug;  ao 
that,  according  to  their  own  cake^lieQ« 
there  are  only  77  years  before^  the  ex- 
pected* change  is  tobe  efibeted. 

Whether  they  derived  their  aoliotts, 
originally,  ftom  the  Volume  of  InspiiW' 
tiott  or  not  it  IS  difficult  to^  pay  f  hoi  it 
ceiitainlyis  an  encouragingcircumstancp, 
in  oonnexion  with  what'  we  knew  ften 
the  Word  of  God,  and  what  may  he 
gathered  from  ilkegignitf  iJht  Haus.*  and 
if  Heatiiena  are  begixnMng  to  rcgsrd 
these  sSgns«  and  to  draw  inferenoes  from 
them,  amidst  all  their  darioMas  and  ig« 
mnmce,  how  much  should  CSiristisBi 
be  exdtad  fsom  them^  aad  frwn  the  en- 
couragements of  the  Word  of  Qod,  fo 
labour  and  ^j  for  the'ipeeiil/  aecem^ 


J«»4 


'#ffVi.Qjr« 


)Hm4^  #3^MMt  it  tm  m  omi»f  by| 
Chrifltkns  knoir  jj^  it  wiii  pvoft  m 
lliiq)eak»bl0  hleniiig.  .    . 

Tbeze  i«  9m^tmi;  enoMwing  view 
to  be  taten  of  this  nil^ect.  When  some 
of  these  Ustfiioi  ihiOMioif  ahall  have 
t»oen  eipligbteiifd  luf  l>iTi|»e  Tnith^ithejr 
will  be  refdjT  to  come  forward,  an  j  uigp 
thit  veiy  reason  for  their  countrymen 
embracing  the  Christian  Religion.  Thcjr 
will  then  see  that  their  books  whi^ 
fepresented  this  chMige  m  %  cvmws  have 
/Bisled  them;  ftr»  as  the  Gospel  eoD- 
lends  itself*  vid  iUi  sacred  find  aerial 
influ^ncf  w  fifn  Mid  ftU  1q  the  life  and 
conduct,  and  espeoialljr  when  its  advai^. 
tages  in  a  temporal  point  of  view  b^in 
to  be  enjoyed,  they  will  see  that  it  will 
be  a  feLVssiiro  to  their  nation  iastead  of 
*c«rse. 

The  obetadas  whkh«taBd  is  the  wav 
•ftha  flraeaal  difl^iaioa  M  th^  QosfKd, 
ftfisingfinmi  faste,  and  other  eat  ahllihed 
customs  and  supecatitions»  are  cevtainij 
very  great,  and,  humanly  speeking,  iiu 


but  vhea  tfaelioed  ef 
HoMs  ihaU  arke,  wM  diaUataiid  b»* 
teeHbB!  Th«good work wiU probably 
a  very  onrxBAi.  sKteneifl^ 
of  these  ffreat  ones  are 
Wought  to  yield  to  the  power  of  DitriM 
Grace;  but  when  they  begin  to  lead 
the  way^  it  may  be  expected  to  go  on 
aapidly.  The  ipreal  mass  of  the  people 
9fOt  OKtrtmely  ignorant^  «Bd  noli  be 
easily  induced  to  fiiUow  whenever  the 
BtahmiBs  and  chief  men  ahaQ  lead. 
After  all,  however,  the  work  is  of  God. 
Everv  pari  mustbepsrfiMBmed.by  His 
blessbg;  and  ha  will  do  it  in  His  own 
«ay,  add  thus  osovince  man  of  theiuUy 
of  his  speculations. 

There  Is  no  leeson  te  believe  tiMt  the 
Brahmin  has  derived  his  ideas  directly 
4nm  Christians  or  from  ChiisUail  Books ; 
hut  from  Andent  Native  Booki,  end 
ftmn  the  little  that  he  has  heard  ef  what 
h  doing  in  the  world. 

I  shall  endeavour  to  puane  this 
point  fttither,  as  I  hare  opportunity; 
in  order,  both  to  assertaia  the  views  of 
Ihe  leen^  Henthens,  and  to  oireulate 
emeng  them  infivmation  in  reference 
to  the  ezftensien  of  the  Christian  Be- 
ligion;  hr  I  oonoeivo  that  tbdr  ex. 
peetatkn  of  a  change  holds  out  great 
enceuregement*    Here,  however,  1  pro- 


[with 


ibllittstepi;  aaventuring 

and  wluit  eftefi  ptotes 

The 


true  md  findanhrfi  fonvte,  of  ed. 
eouregpment;  .fqr  here  is  im  fear  of 
dintppoin^nent ;  iherein  also  Christians 
leam  their  duty  and  Uwdr  prospects^ 
with  itgaad  to  the  ps^gress  qf  the  fiaor  ed 

I  f Ml  be  fxcuaed,  Itrust,  ibr  saying, 
that  I  cannot  but  think,  that  it  wouSi 
be  well  if  the  attention  of  the  Chrie: 
Men  Chui«h  oould  be  directed  more  en- 
tMiy  |o  the  directions  and  promises  of 
l)m  JSaemd  Vohune,  inatead  of  looking 
IK>  much  Ibreqeouxagemeni  in  the  actuiS 
prmess  of  the  work.  We,  the  Missio- 
naries of  this  Disteict,  have  been  led  to 
take  this  view  of  the  .sulyect,  veiy 
especially,  of  late ;  and  our  minds  am 
deeply  impreased  with  its  inmortfhon. 
Wo  Are  exceediagly  hwr  to  find,  that 
the  practice  of  the  Christian  VkibOe 
ia  ee  nmdi  impiovag,  with  fi^gud'  to 
the  Sesolutions  bcoujo^  fornid  at 
Geneml  Meetings;  and  I  cannot  but 
think,  that  someUiing  more  may  ye|  be 
done  to  hnpcDve  the  genenl  fiseCng  in 
ie0Brence  to  thie  aubject--that  the  in* 
tereate  of  Mtsaienary  end  BiUe^Sode* 
ties  may  nothave  to  dependso  much  on 
the  pleeiieg  and  encouraging  reporte 
which  Iheir  2)irecton  may  t^  pjilo  to 
bong  forward.;  but  that  Christiaps  may 
leion'  tfi  feel,  tl^  it  is  their,  duty  to 
exert  themselves  for  the  prppcgntion 
of  the  Gospel,  even  though  every  at^ 
tempt  should  be,  for  the  present,  un- 
suceessfoL    . 

Mr.  Kai^t^s  renarin,  in  the  Ad- 
lowing*  extract,  relate  to  the  wani 
of  Elementary  Books  of  General 
Knowledge  yd  Tainul.  The  Mi»« 
ftionories  in  t})e  CingaleBQ  District 
make  A  ainikur  complaint.  Meant 
will  be  apeedily  devised,  it  niay  bo 
hoped,  of  proooring  ttanalatiomr 
into  these  uniff^ffes,  of  (be  ^- 
cellent  series  of  ETementaiy  Booka 
prepared  by  the  CalcuUa  School- 
Book  Society, 

X  have  be^  much  engaged  in  the  dis- 
tribution of  Tracts,  both  written  and 
printed,  With  the  printed  I  havo. 
befen  fMmishe4>  chiefly,  by  t|ie  Madma 
CoR^spoqding  CoQuxiittee ;  bu(  Ati 
number  nwk  I  haiw  been  aU%  :ta> 
oMwn  beina  InadeqiwW  to  1^  denwnd, 
I.  have  gl|41y  trodden  in  tl^  jKtffps  oT 
n^  Amfijcu»  Ar^MPW  hnh  .in  i»-v 


CITLOV.*^AteVAALAMA. 


iwiitUllOli 
•Pollalu  I  tbeie  af«  not  io  «coeptibl6  to 
'  the  pe<^  ffenerally, '  as  the  printed 
•Tracts;  nor  is  their  enrioait/  so  much 
excited  by  them. 

.  I  believe  we  b^0  jet  to  learn  whfit 
are  the  beat  Tracts  for  distribution  among 
this  people.  Sdipture  Extracts,  phun 
luid  simple  Addresses  fouilded  on  some 
&ripture  I>octrines,  explanations  of 
Scr^ure  Texts,  exposures  of  the 
heathen  Sjstem,  Ac.,  are  the  principal 
-eutilects  of  those  hitherto  ctrculated  t 
but,  in  addition  to  these,  or  connected 
vitfa  them,  something  more  entertaining 
is  noccasaryio  render  Tracts  interesting 
to  the  people  t  for  they  have  no  taste 
ioit  any  Unng  relative  to  the  Christian 
Heligion;  and  very  often  r^ect  Books 
with  disdain,  when  they  find  that  this  is 
ihe  subject. 

The  people  oeneialfy,  and  even  the 
better  infitrmed,  are  extremely  ignorant 
of  what  is  ddng  In  the  world  i  nor  have 
they,  at  present,  any  means  of  indreasing 
their  bmwledge.  They  think  thete  is 
aQthidg  so  giteat  or  so  good,  as  what 
is  contained  in  their  books ;  and  that  all 
tiie  people  in  the  world  are  fools,  com- 
pared with  their  anoestorK  Their  ideas 
on  geography,  astronomy,  and  on  almost 
erery  part  of  sdence,  are  quite  puerile. 

'  The  prejudice  of  some  of  the 
more  learned  operates  as  a  further 
hinderanoe  to  their  attaintog  just 
notions.  Mr.  Knight  says  of  one  of 
this  body — 

.  - 1  endesToured  to  shew  him  that  what 
we  asserted  of  the  form  and  motion  of 
the  earth  was  not  so  absurd  as  be  con- 
sidered it; .  tiut  he  seemed  immovable, 
and  thought  that  no  one  could  know  any 
thing  on  the  subject,  unless  God  Him- 
self had  repealed  its  they  suppose  that 
di  their  science  was  thus  revested.  H» 
smiled  at  tlie  idea  that  ihe  Uttie  portion 
qf  the  earth  which  we  talked  of  should 
^  considered  the  whole ;  and  said  that 
all  which  had  been  discovered  by  man 
was  only  one-seventh  of  what  existed— 
that  there  were  Seven  Continents— that 
£tin>peV  Asia,  and  Africa(which  I  showed 
Ml m'  on  the  Globe)  formed  one  of  these 
Cbntibeht»-~and  thkt  all  the  othei'  parts, 
such  as  Am^riba  and  all  the  islatidd  in 
both  hemispheres,  wer^  only  adjoining 
<n^b^otigiAg  to  this  one  continent ;  but 
that  the  Other  conthients  were  itiacces. 
dble,  and  thertfore  never  had  heen^  or 
cmU  H  «xplox«d  by  man;  It  is  rsallir 


[sov* 


mortiiyiDg  tfaift  aU  the 

rteatch  of  Europe ahmild  hetfansiidi. 

enlad  by  tUs  ignonint  people. 

A«0traUi«ia« 

ibfeababiA. 
CHURCH  MnswvAur  socisrr, 
SxUracl9  from    ike  Jommai  tf  Mr. 
FranelM  HmU. 

Tbb  return  of  Mr.  Francis  Hall  to 
this  country  was  stated  at  p.  827  of 
the  Number  for  Jul^.  The  follow* 
ing  Bxtracu  from  hia  Journal,  kept 
at  Kiddeekiddee,.  will  shew  some  of 
the  difficulties  with  which  the  Mis- 
sion has  had  of  late  to  contend,  and 
give  a  gloomy  picture  of  the  fero- 
cious scenes  which  the  SetUers  hafe 
been  obliged  to  witness. 

Dee.  IS,  1891— This  day  a  C3def  came 
into  the  oourt-yardf  and  took  oariron-poC, 
and  put  it  under  his  kskahow  (mat-cloak) 
and  was  going  away  with  it.  I  h^ 
penedito  come  up  at  tiM  moment,  whmi 
Mrs.  Kemp  told  me  of  thedrcumsWhce  t 
I  laid  hold  of  it ;  and,  after  a  little  stiUB- 

S,  got  it  from  him.  This  was  done,  it 
lid,  because  Shungfaee*€daiighler,  who 
had  lived  with  us  a  long  time  and  had 
been  tieated  with  great  kindness,  snd 
had  lately  left  us  of  her  own  aocoid,  wss 
not  pleased  because  we  had  got  another 
woman  in  iier  room  s  this  man,  knowing 
the  affidr,  made  it  a  pretext  ibr  Tobbiiig 
us  I  and  waa,  in  all  probability,  set  on  by 
the  girl  or  her  friends. 

Dee.  16,  5lmdb|r^Mr.  Shepherd,  Mr. 
Kemp,  and  myself  (in  the  absence  of 
Mr.  Bntier)  went  through  the  Service 
of  the  day.  We  are  no  preachers ;  but 
we  rfesd  Sermons  written  by  Christian 
Men. 

'  Dee,  19 — ^Three  of  the  war  canoes, 
with  Moodeewhy*8. Tribe  from  Shuke. 
angha,  returned  from  the  BiverThames, 
where  they  have,  ibr  sevenl  months, 
been  spreading  death  aiid  destruction 
around  them.  They  landed  about  half  a 
mile  from  the  Settlement,  oot  some  food, 
and  then  proceeded  toward  their  homes 
to  our  great  joy.  They  had  upward  4f 
kX)  priaoners^f-war  with  them,  #ho 
might  genendly  be  distinguished  by  their 
sorrowftil  countensnoes ::  some  'of  them 
were  weeping  and  moumtng  bitterly^-— 
one  woman  ia  particular,  Iwfoie  whom- 
th0v  had,  with  savage  cruelty,  plscod* 
the  head  of  l$er  brother^  otu^  uipoo  a 


IS3S4  ACrSTRALAtTA. 

idcks  A0«ttiip9nthfe ground WAn«  it, 
aod  the  teftn  ^n  dom  her  cheeks  in 
8treB|D>-  We  smm  tereml  other  heilds 
■tuck  upon  iticfcg  about  the  camp,  and 
ire  understood  that  thejliad  mafiypaoked 
up  in  hasketa. 

'  Theoe  canoes  brought  the  news  of  the 
death  of  Tettee»  a  Chief,  and  son^in-lair 
to  Shunf(>ileex  he  wta  tiain  m  .fight. 
Tettee  waa  the  moat  dTilisad,  beat  be- 
hw«^,  and  moat  ingenioua  and  mdus- 
triotts  man,  whom  we  have  met  wSth 
ammig  the  New  inlanders.  His  bro» 
tber  Apoo,  a  fine  youn^  man,«ia  also 
among  the  slam.  This  has  created 
gMct  grief  in  the  fiuidfy.  Tettee's  wife 
«nd  Msttooka  his  brother  are  watched 
and  boundf  to  prevant  them  from  pot- 
ting an  end  to  their  lives.  ApooV^wtfh 
hung  herad^  on  Iteanng  tiie  news. 
Shungfaee*s  wife  has  killed  a  ^'cook**  or 
jirisoner-ofCwar ;  wMch  is^customary  on 
these  occasionB. 

'  IMtf.  5k»,  1891— Hearing  that  Shan* 
ghee's  wife  was  about  to  kill  another 
slave,  we  went  up  the  hill  to'  the  hut 
where  she  was,  with  Tettee's  wife  and 
ciiild--*att  wee^nng  and  mourning  most 
bltterlj.  We  found  that  they  had  not 
killed 'the  boy;  and  hope,  from  what 
Mr.  Shfphezd  ynd  I  said  to  them,  that 
they  will  not.  I  offered  her  an  axe  t0 
Upaijeihislif^. 

'  />M.  91.— This  day  ^hunghee  and  hb 
people,  with  some  other  l^ribes,  arrived 
here  from  the  fight,  with  the  dead  bodies 
of  Tettee  and  Apoo.  Most  of  the  Euro- 
pean  Men  went  down  to  the  point,  about 
a  quarter  of  a  mile,  to  see  the  ceremony 
of  their  landing ;  but  very  sorry  were  we 
that  our  curiosity  led  us  to  witness  such 
a  scene  of  horror. 

A  small  canoe,  widx  the  dead  bodies, 
first  approached  the  shore :  the  war- 
cAnoes,  axid  those  taken  in  fi^t,  about  40 
inall,lay  at  short  distance.  Shortly  after, 
a  party  of  Young  Men  landed,  to  per« 
form  the  war-dance  and  ^g  usual  on 
their  return  from  figfatinff :  they  yelled, 
and  jumped,  and  brandished  tfaeir  wea- 
pons, and  threw  up  human  heads  In  the 
air  in'  a  shocking  manner ;  but  thb  was 
but  a  prelude  to  the  hoirid  work  which 
waa  about  to  take  place,  of  wJiich  we  had 


BM 


An  awfhl  pause  and  tSSutee  ensued. 
At  len^  the  canoes  moved  slowly,  and 
came  m  contact  with  tBe  shore ;  when 
the  widow  of  Tettee  and  other  women 
fnriied  down  upon  the  beacti  in*  frenzv 
af  nge,  and  be*t  jin  places  the  carved 

Amf.  10«3. 


wbikat  the  ted  df  the  o^noetf  wits  a 
jiolet  they  then  got  into  a  cande,  and 
{iuiled  out  seveznl  prisoners-of^war  into 
the  water,  sind,l)eat  them  to  death  ;  ex- 
Oept  one  boy,  mho  s#ata  away  and  got 
into  another  canoe.  The  frantic  widow 
theif  ptD<!ieeded  to  another  canoe,  and 
dragged  out  a  woman-prisoner  into  the 
water,  and  beat  out  her  brains  with  a 
club  with  which  they  pound  fern  itrat. 

We  retired  fix>m  this  distressing^ 
scene,  as  no  interference  of  ours  could 
avail;  and  we  understand,  that,  after 
we  came  away,  Shting^ee  killed  five 
vith  a  sword  with  hiis  own  hand.  In  the  ^ 
whole,  nine  persons  were  murdered  this 
evening, and  wereafterward  eaten  by  the 
Chiefr  and  the  people.  It  is  a  custom 
with  these  wretched  men  to  make  these 
sacrifices,  aa  a  aatisfiiction  for  their 
iKends  killed  in  battle. 

The  prisonem-of-war— men,  women, 
and  children— axe  very  numerous  \  \Mt, 
chiefly  the  two  latter.  They  are  said 
to  amotmt  to  about  $000 ;  4iiid  are  dia- 
tributed  chiefly  among  the  diCBsrent 
Tribes  in  the'Bay  of  Islands.  Thepeofde 
are  now  more  bloodthirsty  than  ever, 
talk  of  going^  agajn  aoon,  and  mean  to 
sweep  the  whole  island. 

In  this  expedition',  they  did  all  the 
mischief  wliich  they  had  threatened. 
Poor  Enakee  was  killed  and  eaten  t  they 
brought  hta  head  away  with  them,  to- 
gether with  those  of  a  great  number  of 
his  people  Enakee  gave  them  a  warmer 
reception  than  they  expected. 

Dee.  89-^  The  numerous  Natives 
around  us  have  done  us  less  injury 
than  we  could  expect  during  the  past 
night.  Several  of  the  Tribes  fi^^  a 
distance  took  their  departure,  early  this 
morning,  peaceably ;  first  making  a  large  , 
heap  of  dl  their  old  kakafaows,  and  burn- 
ing them.  It  is  customary,  when  they 
return  home,  to  bum  all  the  garments 
which  tliey  have  had  on  at  tiie  time  that 
they  killed  men. 

Among  the  prisoners  to  a  Shukeangha 
Tribe,  which  went  away  this  morning, 
was  a  fine  woman,  with  a  fine  boy,  her 
son,  very  fair,  said  to  l>e  the  offipnng  of 
an  Ofiicer  on  board  the  Coromandel. 
The  Chief,  who  h^d  taken  her  prisoner, 
tlireatened  to  put  the  child  to  deaths 
Mrs.  Butler,  therefore,  very  humanely 
took  it  un^er  her  care.  May  the  Lord 
have  mercy  upon  the  child  !  and  may  be  - 
be  brought  up  in  His  nurture  and  ad^ 
monition,  and  be  a  blessing  tA  this  land 
of  honid  dhrkneas ! 
3T 


006 

Mr.  Rcttip  airil  Mr.  Qiepherd  went 
down  to  the  point,  to  see  the  body  of 
Tettee.  Shungfaee  was  botilj  employed 
in  making  a  amall  enclosure  of  pieces  of 
a  canoe,  decorated  with  feathers  and 
carved  work,  after  their  manner,  in 
which  to  deposit  the  bodies  of  the  bro- 
thers Tettee  and  Apoor.  Part  of  the 
bodies  of  the  people  killed  yesterday 
were  then  roasting  at  a  fire  at  a  little 
dbtanoe ;  and^sonie  human  flesh,  ready 
cooked4  lay'  in  baskets  on  the  ground. 
Sbungbee  had  the  audacity  to  ask  them 
to  eat  some,  and  said  it  was  better  than 
pork.  Part  of  one  of  the  poor  women 
killed  yesterday,  the  Natives  cooked  on 
the  side  of  the  hill  at  the  back  of  our 
house :  the  head  they  cut  off  and  rdled 
down  the  hiU ;  and  several  of  them 
«mused  themselvta  for  some  time,  in 
throwing  large  stones  at  it  till  they  had 
dashed  it  to  pieces  ;  when  Mr.  Puckey 
got  it  from  them  and  buried  it. 

We  hear,  that,  among  the  slaves  wKo 
weie  taken  from  hence  to  Wyemattee 
yesterday,  one  of  them,  a  woman,  be^ 
coming  tired  or  lame,  could  not  keep  up 
with  the  rest :  she  was,  in  consequence, 
killed  and  eaten— this  being  the  custom 
in  New  Zealand ! 

Dte.  S3,  )8SI,  5tfiufaj|f— I  read  a  S^r. 
mon  in  the  morning,  and  Prayera  in  the 
afternoon ;  and  Mr.  Kemp  read  Prayers 
in  the  morning,  and  a  Sermon  in  the 
afternoon.  The  only  boy  whom  I  have 
had  for  some  time,  Towa,  would  not 
Waah  and  dean  himself  to*day.  The 
drendful  proceedings,  which  have  been 
going  on  of  late,  seem  to  have  made  the 
Natives  about  us,  more  insolent  and 
savage  than  they  were  before.  A  girl 
whom  we  had  in  the  house,  named  Kos- 
haddei,  who  took  care  of  Mr.  Kemp's 
child,  helped  to  kill  two  of  the  poor 
erealures  the  day  before  yesterday,  and 
i«  not  coming  back  to  us  again. 

Det,  24 — Shunghee  came  up  to  the 
Settlement  this  morning,  for  the  first 
time  since  his  return  ftrom  the  fight. 
His  biismess  was,  to  collect  all  the  Na.' 
tives  that  he  could,  to  help  him  to  pull 
one  of  hb  laige  canoes  on  shore.  He 
saw  me  in  the  yard ;  and  just  came  up, 
^d  said,  ^'  How  do  you  do  ?*'  and  im- 
mediately  wheeled  about,  and  went 
away :  whether  be  thought  I  was  going 
to  8t>eak  to  him  about  the  murders 
whiciihad  lately  been  committed,  or  not, 
I  cannoli  tell.  He  does  not  act  with 
that  kindness  and  openness-  toward  ua 
that  he  used  to  do,  but  is  sullen  and 


AUfTRAl.A9IA>.*  [v^f^^ 

mysterioiu..  He  has  got  aoBieChing  in. 
his  head,  and  God  Almighty  knows  who-- 
put  it  there,  and  will  in  time  bring  the 
hidden  things 'of  darimess  to  light.  It 
requires  the  wisdom'  of  the  serpent  and 
the  harmlessness  of  the  dove  to  deal  with 
these  people.  The  grace  of  God  ia  alone 
sufficient  for  us ! 

Dec,  89  — *  We  received  the  pain* 
fill  intelligence,  that- Shungfaee  and  his 
people  had  killed  more  prisoners-of-war 
and  eaten  them ;  making  the  number  of 
which  we  know  18,  who  have  been  mur- 
dered in  cold  blood  since  they  xetumed- 
fVom  the  fight. 

The  bodies  of  Tettee  and  Apoo  lie  near 
the  river,  about  half-a-mile  fnm  the 
Settlement.  In  coming  up  the  river, 
they  would  not  permit  our  boat  to  paaa 
the  place,  on  account  of  the  taboo :  we 
were  obliged  to  gel  out,  leave  the  boat7 
an^  have  the  things  carried  over  land. 
We  saw  the  bowels  of  the  poor  creatures 
who  had  been  killed;  floating  about  the 
river! 

Dtc,  84^- Saw  several  human^  heed* 
stuck  upon  poles ;  and  the  tattooed  akin 
of  a  man*s  thigh  nailed  to  a  board  Uy 
diy,  in  order  to  be  made  into  the  cover* 
ing  of  a  cartridge-box.  The  people  have 
stuck  two  human  heada  upon  a  high  fence 
opposite  our  dwelling. 

Some  extracts  from  this  part  of 
the  Journal,  on  the  attempt  of 
Tettee's  Widow  to  destroy  herself, 
were  given  at  p.  68  of  the  last  Sur- 
vey.   The  Journal  proceeds— 

Jan.  10,  1888.— Tettee*8  wife  ia  now 
trying  to  starve  herself  to  death:  she 
has  eaten  nothing  for  several  days. 

Jan.  15 — Three  of  Shunghee*s  wives, 
taken  at  the  last  fight,  van  away,  and  he 
is  gone  to  seek  them.  Akoe,  Shung- 
hee'a  daughter-in-law,  who  lately  at- 
tempted to  take  away  her  own  life,  came 
to  have  her  arm  dressed :  she  seems 
more  cheerful,  and  I  hope  will  not  make 
a  second  attempt  to  destroy  herself. 

Jan.  1 6 — Shunghee  has  found  his  run* 
away  wives.  We  are  glad  that  he  has 
not,  as  we  expected,  killed  any  of  them. 
Feb.  15. — ^The  people  are  now  pre- 
paring a  very  great  expedition,  to  re* 
venge  the  deaths  of  Tettee  and  Apoo« 
Several  hundreds  have  assembled  here 
from  a  distance :  they  and  the  Napooea 
will  join  the  difiVrent  Tribes  in  the  Bay, 
as  soon  as  their  canoes  are  ready ;  and 
will  fbrm  one  of  the  greatest  armaments 
winch  has  ever  taken  place  m  New  2ea* 


1B230  AUSTRAXABtA. 

•land.  They  arc  enoamped  oa  the  hills 
around  the  Settlement;  and  have  hither- 
to intenrupted  us  but  little,  though'^the 
din  «whieh  tbey  make  is  dreadAil. 

Feb*  18,  l8SS->Shunghee*s  Tribe,  sus- 
*  peeting  that  some  of  the  large  Tribes 
no wassembled  would  dasli  at  their  potatoe 
grounds,  made  a  great  display  of  their 
force— in  marching  and  countermarch- 
ing, dancing  and  yelling;  which  pro- 
.duced  the  desired  effect. 

FMh.  19 — The  Natives  are  on  the 
•ere  of  departing.  They  are. very  mis- 
chieYous. 

Ftb.  S5.— The  Native  Tribes  all  em- 
barked to-day,  to  begin. their  woric  of 
desolation. 

Afareh  87  —  We  heard  that  two 
canoes  of  the  War-natives  have  been  cut 
<off,  and  the  t people  killed  luid  eaten. 
'They  were  astern  of  the  main  body,  and 
landed  to  procure  fern  root ;  when  they 
were  surprised  and  destroyed. 

Jum€  8 — Tooi,  with  his  brothers  Kor- 
Tokorro  aadTerangfaee,  and  Korrokorro's 
soil  'William,  arrived  here.  Tooi  has 
:been  absent,  fighting,  for  about  two 
years;  and  has  had  many  narrow  escapes, 
and  received  many  wounds.  War  seems 
no  be  his  delight :  he  says,  when  the 
people  to  the  eastward  have  all  been  de- 
otroyod,  those  to  the  northward  shall  be 
attacked*  I  said  as  much  as  I  prudently 
could,  respecting  the  wickedness  and 
folly  of.  such  coi^ct  He  mentioned 
many  of  bis  marvellous  deeds;  and,among 
others,  that,  on  one  occasion,  he  was 
liemnaed  ii^  4n  a  fortified  place,  for  a 
considerable  time ;  and  had  nothing  io 
eat  or  drink,  for  twenty  days :  his  ene- 
mies appeal^  so  confident  of  taking 
him,  thiat  they  prepared  wood  fbr  a  fire 
to  .roost  him :  he  was,  however,  relieved 
firom  his  perilous  situation,  by  bis  friends 
from  Mercury  Bay. .  He  has  five  wives. 
The  Chiefs  spent  the  evening  with  us ; 
and  Tooi,  at  our  evening  devotions, 
joined  us  in  repeating  the  Lord's  Prayer, 
which  he  did  very  correctly.  Oh  that 
this  Voung  Man,  of  whom  we  Were 
once  led  to  entertain  «o  many  hopes, 
may  yafe  be  snatched  as  a  brand  from  the 
burning ! 

June  10  —  Tooi  called  this  morn. 
tiig,  previous  to  his  departure.  We 
gave  to  him  S  axes,  1  adze,  1  hoe, 
5  files,  8  chisels,  1  knife,  9  pair  of 
actssoxs,  and  some  fish-hooks.  His 
&4seifl  tattooed  all  over,  and  he  looks 
^jgry.  .thin.     He  purposes,  it  appears, 


OT7 

to  go  agaiii  to  war,   io  about  three 
months. 

Juljf  29 — Rewah  and  several  other 
Chiefs  have  arrived  from  the  war. 
They  have  brought  with  them  the 
bodies  of  nine  Chiefs,  who  were  drown- 
ed by  the  upsetting  of  a  canoe  in 
a  heavy  sea.  The  Tribes  have  made 
great  destruction,  and  _  have  taken 
many  prisoners.  Two  of  the  po6r  crea- 
'  tures  have  already  been  killed  and  eaten. 

There  is  around  us  a  most  melan- 
choly din.  Wives  are  crying  after  their 
deceased  husbands— the  prisoners  are 
'^moaning  their  cruel,  perpetual  bond- 
agfe— while  others  are -rgoicing  at  the 
safe  arrival  of  their  relatives  and 
firioids.  Shunghee  is  in  high  spirits ; 
he  says  that  at  one  place,  on  the  banks 
« of  the  Wyecoto,  the  party  succeeded  in 
killing  1500  individuals. 

^iug'  7  —  Many  guns  were  fired 
this  mominff.  Shunghee  has  been 
having  the  bones  of  his  son-in-law  vec 
-moved,  and  the  firing  was  to  drive 
away  the  Attua.  It  was  our  intention 
to  witness  this  ceremony ;  but  we  were 
informed  (which  caused  us  to  remain  at 
home,)  that  Shunghee  had  shot  two 
.slaves,  and  was  about  to  have  them 
£aten.  These  ill-fated  victims  were 
^tfttting  close  together,  without  any  su- 
spicion of  their  approaching  destiny, 
when  Sbiinghee  levelled  his  gun,  in- 
tending to  shciot  them  both  at  one  shot ; 
hut  the  unhappy  female,  being  on^ 
'Wounded,  attempted  to  escape:  she 
was,  however,  soon  caught,  and  had 
immediately  her  bnuns  dashed  out " 

jiug,  8 — ^A  Chief,  of  very  bad  cha- 
racter,  called  upon  us,  and  said, 'that 
our  cattle  had  damaged  his  potatoes; 
and  that  he  must  either  have  two  axes, 
or  shoot  them.  He  took  his  gun,  and 
departed  ifor  this  purpose:  but  his 
brother  fetched  him  back  again ;  when 
we  were  obliged  to  comply  with  the  de- 
mand, and  to  give  the  brother  an  axe 
for  his  trouble. 

jiug>  10 — Naircoola,  a  Native  who 
lately  returned  from  the  fight,  died 
in  the  night  Mr.  Kemp  and  I  at- 
tended him  before  he  went  to  bed, 
and  gave  him  something  warm,  and 
made  a  fire  for  him.  He  spoke  very 
clearly  and  forcibly;  and,  though  he 
told  us  that  he  should  die  in  the  night, 
we  could  not  imagine  him  to  be  so  near 
his  end.  It  is  said  that  he  so  completely 
glutted  hin^f  with  buman  Aesh,  •& 


MS 

one  oocaikm,  that  he  lum'never  been 
well  since.  This  poor  wretch  wes 
abandoned  hj  the  Natives  in  his  last 
moments.  They  were  about  to  throw 
the  body  into  the  rive^;  but,  for  a 
small  recompense  from  us,  they  dug  a 
grave,  and  interred  it. 

Jug.  «2, 1822— Tahyree,  a  rdative 
of  Shuifghee,  and  a  Chief  of  some  conse- 
quence, and  of  civil  behaviour,  being 
dangeroudy  ill  at  about  18  oules  dis- 
tant, 1  went  to  fee  him^  and  foimd 
•  that  his  luiurs  were  diseased,  and  that  he 
fpit  much  fiood.  We  put  en  a  blister ; 
and  gave  him  some  tee,  with  whidi  be 
was  much  pleaBed. 

//ug'  ^-We  aitended  Shungh^ee's 
mother,  whp  la  upward  ef  one  hundired 
years  of  age:  she  is  at  the  pouit  ^ 
death.  One  of  Shungbee's  sona  is  ako 
very  ill.  In  returning  home,-  we  sa# 
on  the  road  a  great  number  of  bleached 
bones  of  slaves,  who  had  been  killed  and 


October  6,  Suniifay  —  Messrs.  Shep- 
herd, Kemp,  and  myself,  went  to  the 
top  of  the  hill,  where  Mr.  Shepherd 
spoke  to  Tahyree  and  seveval  other 
Natives,  en  the  concerns  of  eternity. 
We  sung  a  hymii,  and  said  a  few  words 
in  pngren 

Oei,  13,  5vfid^|'— Mr.  Butler  t>^- 
forraed  Divine  l^ervice,  as  usUaL  We 
went  to  thie  to|i  of  the  hill,  where 
^r.  Shepherd  spoke  to  the  Natives. 
Tahyree  said  he  wished  to  love  Godi 
we  sung  a  hynip  in  the  New  Zealand 
Xiscngusge,  and  prayed  with  them. 

Oci»  81-^A  poor  thild,  of  about 
1^  years  of  age,  who  was  brought  a 
inrisoner  from  the  war,  #a6  this  day 
kiUed  and  eAten,€lo8e  to  the  Settlement. 

^V^w.  4^Mt.  and  Mrs.  Leigh  visited 
Us  trpm  Ranghieehoo.  Their  ainiable  and 
^Christian  spirit  much  refresM  us. 

N9V.  S6— The  Chief  Waterow,  who 
has  never  been  well  shice  his  return 
from  the  figlit  at  the  Wyecioto,  died. 
I  attended  him  for  several  moEitha. 
They  took  him  bUck  %9  Wyemattee  a 
ftw  da^s  prior  to  hid  death.  '  Two  of 
h}s  wives  have  been  fthot  by  Tahyree, 
Jtiis  father:  one  of  them  was  the  most 
beilutifUl  and  interesting  ^dman  whom 
X  l^ve  feen  in  New  Z^and.  Several 
Slaves  have  been  kitted ;  and  many  of 
the  Natives  are  hastbg  awity ,  to  partake 
ef  the  horrid  fenst. 

Ndp.  30 — Several  canoes,  flell  armed 
4fid  tamt^i  kf^  this  place  to  take 


vefigeanae  on  Korrokorre  and  hie  peopli^ 
to  having  said  that  Shunf^ee  hud  i^olen 
aome  of  bis  pigs.  There  waa  no  bftitl^ 
but  they  knocked  Koriokorro  on  tlie 
head,  and  ahnost  fdroed  out  his  venwD- 
ing  eye ;  and  then  bronght  awaj  all  hm 
poutoes. 

Amt.  3S— I  dressed  the  wotinda  of 
a  Native  Womfcn,  who  had  inwaitionaly 
slept  too  near  a  fire,  at. which  she  had 
cooked  her  fern  rboU  ShewaalmmtiB 
a  dreadful  manner. 

£hc.  ll—The  poor  Young  Woaum, 
spoken  of  on  the  «2d.ult.,  died  UMa 
day.  Her  death  wAs^  doubtleaa^  bas- 
tened,  if  not  occasioWB4»  hy  ^e  mtp^ 
stitions  of  the  Natives ;  as  they  YouM 
not  l6t  her  remain  u*der  the  sheltering 
hut,  but  exposed  her  to  the  siMrj  ena. 
A  number  of  tie  worrt  Nativiea»  wHe 
had  just  returned  from  stealing  K^wr*. 
korro's  potatoea,  assembled  >o»ft^J^ 
in  her  dying  nrafentots;  and,  with  cnMl 
mockingsr  and  geittures,  intuited  her  in 
the  moment  of  death.  Trtlythweis» 
pity  in  Moloch^  kingdem ! 

J}4t.  S— In  the  morning,  I  walked, 
for  the  Utst  tune,  iqijmd  nty  gaid«^ 
Messrs.  Butler,  Shepberd,Ssnd  Pvci^^ 
breekfrsted  with  us^  Alter  breakflaa^ 
we  had  prayers;  and,  shortly afteatraaii 
we  parted,  with  tema.  The  Hativee  b«. 
haved  vely  w^;  not  attemp^ng  te 
8t»al  any  of  nty  bafflfage :  after  ^s^ 
had  conveyed  my  goods  to  the  boatifed 
a  kige  canoe,  they  all  sat  qttieily  dowa^ 
and  received  each  a  few  fish-heokfei 
The  Brethren  aceonlipanied  me  to  tM 
St.  Michael;  on  board  whi«h  We  ar^ved 
about  fbur  o*dock.  I  sent  a  measage  to 
Tool,  requesting  him  to  borne  on  beaM^ 
to  see  nie  before  my  departitte;  imdin* 
forming  him  thai  I  had  left  aome  amall 
presents  both  for  him  and  Teeterrefes  iii 
declined  coming,  because  Shungtiee  wai 
about  the  shipping. 

After  ^ir.  Hairs  arrivd  at  Port 
Jackson,  he  writes,  in  reference  to 
the  death  of  the  Chief  W^er^w^ 
mentioned  on  the  26th  of  No- 
vember-^ 

The  principi|l  wife  of  the  deceased 
Chief  has  hung  herself,  expecting  to 
join  her,  husband.  My  dear  Imnd 
Kemp  has  written  to  me,  at  Port  Jack* 
son,  on  this  subject,  as  follows  :— 

A  few  days  afteryonr  departnre,  A^ee kee, 
Water(yw*g  head  iiHfe,  was  fbaod  SemA^ 
baviAf  hoAf  herSalf:  sh^*  haa  M  fcar 


1883.] 

orptbim  children.  We  Mked  wl  , 
bad  shot  two  ofliis  otber  wires :  tb'ey  replied 
tiiat  it  was  done  to  keep  them  from  becom- 
ing Ihe  wirea  of  AthefB.  lima  the  aoala  df 
Aree  ^oat  oremtwea  haire  b«eti  hurried  iiilo 
Bternity,  wholly  iniofaiit  of  the  God  who 
made  them.  Oh  wheo  will  the  time  arrive» 
that  the  darkness  which  now  prevails  shidl 
be  dispelled,  and  the  true  light  shine  in  the 
face  Of  Jesns  Christ  May  we  be  stirred  up 
to  pnj  more  fenroDtly  for  the  aocompHsk- 
BWDi  of  His  glorious  promises! 

JBxirmet9/r§m  ike  Jmmuii  tfi^  «Mit* 

This  Journal  was  kept  at  iRang- 
heehoo.  The  courBe  of  instruction 
which  these  extracts  shew,  if  dili* 
jgently  persevered  in,  will,  doubtless, 
with  the  Divine  blessing,  produce 
A  salutary  eifect  on  the  I^tives. 

Jnm  98,  l89S-^Hai  tooM  eon^rerM- 
iton  with  a  few  Nrftiv^  on  the  power, 
wisdom,  and,  gdednass  of  JekMxrah.  One 
.  of  Uiem  said,  ''  Since  the  White  People 
«uae  to  live  h^re,  our  pe(^>le  die  fisister 
than  usual :'?  I  replied, ''  However  that 
aoaj  be,  Jehovah  gives  joa  fruitful 
aecsons;  and  mipplies  jou  with  food  and 
clothing.  He  hath  sent  His  Word,  and 
His  servaats  to  instrtict  you  in  the  way 
^  Salvation ;  yet  you  foiget  to  praise 
Him,  and  to  hearken  to  His  Word^  and 
to  attend  to  His  Sabbaths.*' 

Jklr  9— Con  versed  with  two  Natives, 
OB  the  oreation  of  msn-*-his  ^-^and 
his  subsequent  darkness^  miMrjr,  and 
vtemal  death,  uaksa  saved  l^y  Chxist. 

Two  Natives,  one  a  Chief  ft-om  Shu- 
ioangha,  catne  to  my  hotise,  desiring  me 
to  sell  them  po#der.  I  reasoned  with 
them  I  and  endeavoured  to  shew  the 
hardness  of  their  hearts,  and  their  cru- 
elty to  their  own  countrymen.  I  ob- 
•e»ved-«>''  If  your  filtbet,  or  mother,  or 
child  is  sick  or  killed,  do  you  not  weep 
over  them?  Are  not  the  poor  Slaves  on 
the  beach,  weeping,  cutting  themselves, 
and  lamenting.with  ihoes  besmeared  with 
tears  and  blood,  over  the  heads  ^f  their 
relatives  f  Have  you  no  fiity,  no  fteling 
kfl,  that  you  say  '  Give  us  ginls  and 
powder,  that  we  niaj  kill  our  country- 
men  ?'  Are  you  not  afraid  of  Jehovdh  ? 
—He  made  the  people,  whom  you  have 
been  killing.  He  made  you  alL  Will 
not  He  be  angry  with  you  for  skying 
and  eating  t\s  people,  and  for  bringing 
their  orp&ns  and  iKdows  away  as  slaves? 
He  sees  your  works,  hears  your  words, 
and  knows  your  thoughts :  He  is  strong 
So  punish,  and-migh^.jto  save  those  who 
believe  «■  Jmub  Chriia.  Jehovah  ttuuk 


AuaTAAjcaarit.  !J09 

hy  Tahjrree  heaven,  tha  awth  and  sea,  and  tbe  sUn 
which  gives  to  us  ^t,  the  eanh  to 
dwell  on,  and  its  produce  for  fyod  i  the 
beasts,  birds,  and  fish  fbr  your  meat.  JN 
not  this  enoiigh  P  Is  He  not  rery  good 
toatt?  Why,  then,  will  you  slay  thto 
people  whom  He  has  made  r  He  created 
man,  and  gave  him  dominion  over  the 
works  of  His  buids  t  and  Will  the  ma^ 
ters  or  lords  of  the  earth  be  lie  p%s, 
dogs,  Mid  fish,  which  slay  and  eat  one 
another  t  Oh  !  when  will  you  castaway 
the  great  sins  which  vou  are  eotMaiipng 
against  Jehovah  and  agaihst  one  an- 
other !"  One  of  them  said  "*  New.,7eA. 
land  Men  do  not  know,  neither  will  they 
heariren."  I  answered,  ^'^me  time'sge, 
£ngli^men  did  not  know;  but  Jehovah^ 
book  brought  light  and  knowledge  to 
thenr.  He  has  now  thoughts  of  pity  to- 
ward you{  and,  in  great  mercy,  hM 
sent  His  book  and  His  people  to  teach 
you  I  and  it  will  be<;ome  your  sin,  if  yoU 
refuse  to  hearken  to  the  voice  of  mercy. 
Our  Society,  and  many  other  good  peo- 
ple, are  praying  daily,'  that  CM  woidd 
give  you  light  and  knowledge,  through 
His  Son*  Wiil  not  you.  then,  pray  for  a 
new  heart  ?**  I  then  shewed  them  a 
Church  ]MSssion|ry  Beport ;  fnd  turned 
to  the  names  of  the  Vice-Patrons,  Pr^ 
aident,  Vice-Presidents,  and  Commit- 
tee, &c.,  and  to  the  SufMwribers,  and  to 
the  amount  collected — told  them  how 
Mis4onari0s  are  supported ;  and  what  is 
their  duty:  and  thus  endeavoured  to 
aliew  how  opposite  the  peace  and  light  of 
the  Gospel  are,  to  their  darkness  and 
cruelty,  war  and  bloodshed. 

Sepi.  8,  5iMdby-— Went  to  a  Native 
ftmily.  ToM  the  master,  that  I  bsd 
neither  food  nor  house-room  for  Chil- 
dren; but,  if  agreeable  to  him,  I 
would  come  on  Sunday  Afternoon,  and 
instruct  his  children  in  the  first  princi- 
ples of  religion  at  his  own  house:  h^ 
said,  it  was  good,  and  I  might  begin. 
Here  were  14  children  bekm^ngtohim 
and  his  neighbours;  and  6  grown-up 
people.  I  began  to  teach  them  the  alt^- 
bet,  and  to  catechise  them:  they  m- 
peated,  after  me,  both  questions  and 
answers.  I  prayed  with  them,  and  re- 
turned home  in  the  evening. 

S^,  IS— Went,  accompanied  hy  my 
son  Philip,  and  the  son  of  a  Chief  at 
Shukeanj^a,  who  is  about  eleven  yean 
of  age,  and  lives  with  ns,  to  Weedee- 
waedee,  where  we  met  a  fisw  Natives ;  in 
whom  I  endeavoured  to  excita  a  sense  of 
gntituda  U  Jehovah,  for  the  merely 


'«0 


'  wlii^  thej  jbad  reoetVfdat  His  haadft; 
and  to  shew  to  them  th«t  thej*  vere  in- 
debted to  Him  for  life,  health,  and  food, 
and  every  good  thing. 

We  iiroceeded  thence  to  Kaishiki,  a 
small  village ;  and  informed  the  Chief 
that  I  had  come  to  instruct  his  children, 
with  his  permission  :  he  directed  me  to 
his  large  house  as  a  suitable  place.  I  here 
\feguk  to  put  questions  to  the  children  ; 
and  found,  for  the  first  time,  that  the^ 
were  backward  in  repeating  them  after 
me :  the  Chief,  observing  this,  imme- 
diately repeated  after  me,  and  excited 
the  children  to  do  the  same,  which  had 
the  desired  e£fect.     I  spoke  to  them  of 


AUSTBAX/AStA.  '  [kOV. 

gested  to  a  Chief,  that  a  diaiige  migte 
be  effected  respecting  the  obseivasiGe  «f 
the  Sabbath  Day  by  iSb  Natives,  if  regu- 
lar instruction  was  given  them.  1  aaid 
''  If  a  few  of  you  were  to  re«t — and  all 
ought  to  do  so— firom  your  labour  on  tfaas 
day,  if  it  were  done  merely  out  o£  rs- 
spect  to  White  Man's  Religion,  it  would 
give  us  but  little  satisfaction  ;  but  if  jab 
would  cease  from  your  work,  in-onlar 
that  you  might  worsliip  God  in  apiiit 
and  in  truth,  you  would  be  fulfilling 
His  commaads,  and  would  indeed  ceo  vn 
the  exertions  of  White  Men.'* 

Stpi,  25  —  I  went,   with  my  natiTe 
boy,  to  Kaishiki — catechised  8  boya — 


thegoodnessofGod,  and  of  the  necessity'    prayed,  and  sung  a  hymn  with  them  « 


of  their  hearing  His  Wordnind  learning 
His  way,  and  of  their  praisi|ig  Him.    I 
prayed  with  them,  that  the  Lord  would 
enlighten  their  understandings. 
S€pi.  15,  183^,5kiM/«i^— In  the  after- 


noon, I  went  to  Rangheehoo ;  and  col- 1  usual  manner. 


there  were  1 8  grown-up  persons  sittiiig 
round,  most  of  whom  repeated  aflcr  m» 
Returned  to  Rangheehoo,  and  inatottted 
10  children  and  7  adults ;  and,  after  tlie 
instruction,  prayed  with  them  in   tii* 


lected  together  ten  Children— catechised 
them,  and  sang  and  prayed  with  them, 
as  usaal— visited,  afterward,  some  of  the 
Natives ;  and  exhorted  them  to  remem- 
ber the  Sabbath  to  keep  it  holy— re- 
turned home  in  the  evening. 

Sept.  18. — Went  to  Kaishiki.  On  the 
road  I  met  several  Natives,  and  told 
them  of  their  obligations  to  the  Supreme 
Being.  When  I  arrived,  I  found  SO  or 
30  individuals  waiting  for  me.  I  com- 
menced with  prayer  for  the  assistance 
and  blessing  of  the  Holy  Spirit;  and 
then  read  a  short  account  of  the  Creation, 
of  the  goodness  of  God  to  them,  of  their 
accountableness  to  Him  ;  how  he^rested 
the  Seventh  Diety,  *and  set  it  apart  to  be 
kept  Holy ;  hqw  sin  entered  into  the 
world,  and  death  by  sin ;  how  Jehovah 

•  displayed  His  love  to  man,  by  sending 
His  Oidy  Son  to  be  a  ransom  for  many  ; 
and  how  He  had  sent  His  Word  and 
people  to  invite  them  to  accept  His  sal- 
vation— catechised  the  children,  and 
prayed  and  sung,  in  the  u^ual  way,  the 
children  repeating  after  me. 

Stpi,  SS,  5miu^— In  the  afternoon, 
went  up  to  the  village ;  but  found  that 
the  master  and  all  his  fiimily  were  firotia 
home.  I  was,  however,  called  to  the 
next  house,  where  I  instructed  5  boys 
and  9  men  in  the  usual  manner.  There 
are  but  few  Natives  in  this  village.  I 
walked  to  Tippoona,  and  spoke  with  the 
Chief;  but  could  not  get  him  to  listen  to 
thetruths  of  Religion,  or  to  the  import- 
ance   of  duly  observing  the  Sabbath. 

<iB#tunied  to  Rangheehoo;  and    sug- 


Oei.  2  —  My  native  boy  and  I  went 
to  Kaishiki :  5  children,  the  €3iief,  end 
6  adults  were  present.  After  catechiaiiig 
them  as  usuaU  I  spoke  of  the  goodneta 
of  Jehovah,  and  of  His  power  and 
willingness  to  bestow  upon  them  sptii- 
tual  blessings — of  the  loioe  of  Christ*- 
and  of  th^  importance  of  prayer  to  Him. 
In  conclusion,  I  prayed,  and  sung  a 
hymn,  every  sentence. in  which  they 
repeated  after  me.  Came  to  Waira^, 
where  a  number  of  boys  and  girb  were 
playing.  I  spoke  to  them  of  their 
Maker :  they  were  very  much  surprised, 
and  when  I  told  them  that  J^ovah 
made  our  first  parenta,  and  that  His 
goodness  was  infinite,  they  asked  me  if 
I  was  not  joking  with  them.  Returned 
t^  Rangheehoo ;  and  instructed,  in  *  the 
usual  manner,  JO  children*  and  4  aduHa. 

Oct.  16— At  Kaishiki,  we  found  some 
strangers  from  Kaipara  River:  about 
SO  individuals  attended  ;  with  whom  I 
sung  twice  and  prayed,  and  read  the 
Catechism  and  a  few  passages  from  the 
Testament :  10  young  -  persons  said  the 
alphabet  Came  to  Weedeeweedee ;  and 
was  called  to  the  hut  of  Taui,  who  in- 
quired where  I  had  been.  I  informed 
him ;  and  said,  if  it  pleaaed  him,  that 
I  would  attempt  to  instruct  the  children 
of  his  place  in  tha  first  principlea  of 
Religion :  he  said  that  I  was  welcome 
to  teach  his  children  every  week,  as  I 
had  to  pass  his  place  in  going  to  KaishikL 
Returned  to  •  Rangheeooo  s  IS  children 
and  6  adults  attended :  I  perfennad 
Service^  as  on  farmer^  ( 


RBCINT  MlSCELLA^EOm  lNTBI«tlGllieE. 


K23.] 

.  OH.  eo,  1899,  Auui^^r^In  the  after- 
tRKm  went  to  Rangheehoo :  most  of  the 
children  were  away,  fishing,  &c.  5  young 
and  3  older  persons  were  Sw  that  I  could 
collect :  wkh  these  I  performed  Service, 
aa  usual  Went  forward  to  Tippoona; 
and  foui\d  there  a  small  group  of  Xa* 
Uvea,  whom  J  usually  find  at  the  village : 
tS  children  and  9  adults  were  collected : 
I  ascended  a  rugged  rock,  hy  the  sea 
side,  gave  out  a  hymn,  and  s^ng  and. 
prayed  with  them :  I  spoke  to  them  re- 
specting the  creation,  the  sabbath,  the 
fall  of  man,  and  his  misery  Und  death ; 
and  exhorted  them  to  formke  sin  and  to 
remember  the  Sabbath  Day  :  closed  the 
Service  by  singing  another  hymn,-  and 
praying.-  Returned  to  the  village,  and 
convened  with  a  few  Natives,  prior  to 
lily  departure  for  home  in  the  evening. 

At  our  Family  Morning  and  Evening 
Prayers,  I  have  read,  when  able  to  per- 
suade any  Natives  to  attend,  for  several 
months  past,  a  prayer  in  their  language. 

Oct,  91-^  Native  called  upon  me 
firom  Kaishiki,  to  tell  me  that  I  had 
better  go  there  to-morrow,  instead  of 
the  usual  day  (Wednesday),  as'  they 
would  be  going  to  the  b^  of  the  river 
en  the  latter  <£iy. 

Oct.  22  — Went  to  Kaishiki;  and 
found  16  young  people  and  a  few  men 
and  women :  performed  Service  as  usual: 
spoke  to  them  cpnceming  man*s  defile- 
ment, that  it  was  not  that  which  goeth 
ill  at  the  mouth  which  defileth  a  man, 
but  that  which  cometh  out.  Came  to 
Weedeeweedee ;  and  learned  that  Taui 
vaa  gone  to  the  North  Cape :  I  addressed 
19  boys  and  girls,  and  a  few  women  :  it 
being  the  first  time  that  I  had  spoken 
to  them  on  this  subject,  I  explained  to 
them  the  object  that  I  had  in  view,  and 
made  them  acquainted  with  the  name  of 
Jehovah.  Came  to  Tippoona,  and  spoke 
to  10  children  and  4  adults,  in  the  usual 
manner. 

Oc/.  96  — Ip^  Uic  evening,  went  to 


£11 


Rangheefaoo  to  request  the  children  to 
be  at  home  on  the  morrow,  and  cautioned 
the  Natives  a^^nst  working  on  the 
Sabbath  Day.  Catechised  1 6  children ; 
and  sung  a  hymn,  and  prayed  with 
them. 

Oct.  30  — Went  to  Kaishiki;  and* 
foUnd  there,  on  a  visit  from  the  other 
side  of  the  river,  a  Chief  and  a  few  of 
his  peq>le — sung  and  prayed ;  catechised 
about  16 children;  and  addressed  them 
on  the  Ten  Commandments  —  endea-  ' 
voured  tq  ascertain  how  much  improve- 
ment they  had  made  in  what  had  been 
told  them ;  and  pressed  upon  them  the 
necessity  and  advantages  of  earnest  and 
frequent  prayer.  Came  back  to  Weedee- 
weedee :  after  singing  and  praying  with 
1 1  Natives,  I  asked  them  several  ques- , 
«tions ;  and  spoke  to  them  on  the  goodness 
and  love  of  Jehovah.  Eight  children  and  a 
few  women  were  instructed  at  Tippoona. 
Came  to  Rangheehoo:  II  children  and 
a  f^w  adultaattended— sung  and  prayed^ 
and  dosed  by  earnestly  entreating  them, 
to  pray  to  Jehovah  for  His  blessing. 
Returned  home  at  sun  set 

It  is  difficult  to  prevail  on  the  Natives 
to  attend  instruction  regularly;  but> 
considering  the  present  state  of  things, 
and  that  they  are  yet  Heathens,  they 
perhaps  attend  as  well  as^  could  be 
expected. 

Ngahaudi,  the  Chief  of  Kaishiki,  has 
behaved  kindly  to  me,  when  I  have  gone 
to  his  place  on  a  Wednesday  to  instruct 
them ;  and  has  provided  a  dinner  of 
fish  and  sweet  potatoes,  for  which, 
however,  I  must  necessarily  make  some 
recompense.  If  he  wants  an  axe,  once 
in  three  or  four  months,  for  the  use  of 
his  house,  I  cannot  refuse  him  one 
without  great  ofience.  I  have,  like- 
wise, to  give  a  few  fish-hooks  to  the 
children,  as  ast  encouragement.  I  tell 
them,  however,  how  different  the  case 
is  in  England,  where  children's  parents 
pay  for  their  instruction. 


itecent  fiBii^ttXUxitow  SnteUigmcr^ 


American  Board  of  Missiofu, 
The  Building,  mentioDed  at  pp.  435  and  436 
of  oar  last  Namber,  in  reference  to  which 
the  Missionaries,  at  Bombay  had  issued  a 
Cira«^,  was  ooened  for  Poblio  Worship, 
OB  the  30th  of  May,  wkh  Service  in  Mah- 


ratta.  A  considerabltf  snm  bt^d  been  con- 
tribated,,  though  not  sufficieut  (o  defray  the 
expense  of  the  structure. 

Church  Mis*iottarp  Society, 
We  have  beard ^ but "cnnnot  vouch  for  the 
fkoC,  that  Mr.  Dtinngledt  Sierra  l«fl«ie,  on 


sit  COIITKIBVTIOVA  TO  TflfS  CRVSCB  MIMIdVAItT  «OClSTT. 

Umi  Ifce  Budittw;  m  hit  mtan  io 
otfontnr,  oiithe3UtofA««9ft,  m  a 
tiMu  ibte. 


rpos  I 

Mr.  Deinioger  (iee  p.  407}  writes  firom 
hefjkon,  OQ  the  94tli  of  October— 

I  mm  lAoot  tQ  depmt,  Ood  iHlliBV.  for  lMt«. 
Mr.  lovMt  wri(«  from  AlraaadrU,  Aaf.  SDMi, 
fMT  4vs  after  his  arrival  tbrra,  ^hat  he  vaafre- 
parliu  ID  depart  for  Betrout.  b?  a  ahip  direct. 

httten  hare  been  recetred  from  New 
ZflBltBdto  the  Mid  ef  May,  at  which  (' 
tbsflettleni  were  all  weU.    BIr.  Uliite 


had 


their  ^mmjnpm§Amu  tat  Iht 

fMi«aSileAr  itebeMfthiC , 

^xiiif,  the  Directors  have  adovled  Ika  wmg^ 
gesttnn.  The  Sale  will  take  fSace  in  April 
or  May. 
'  Sailed  fron  Flyneathj  en  the  fSQi  of  Oe- 
tsber,  IB  the  ahip  Nepos,  Cap«.  IVider.  for 
the  Cape  of  Good  Hope^tha  Rer.  ▲.Mnbooa, 
late  Stadent  at  Goeport ;  with  Mr.  aad  Mn. 
Bugfaes  of  Manchester,  and  Mr.  R.  Edwards 
of  Barv,  Lancaihinv  artieans.  Hieir  oU 
timate  dealiaaiion  is  Karreehane  aad  Mas- 
haw,  to  labaar  mmtrng  the  ITiiiitiiiBiiaae 

Stoituk  Aft  tftionary  Society. 
In  May,  an  AjwociatioB  was  Ibmed  at 
Bombay,  m  aid  ef  the  Society  -,  preparatoij 
to  the  arrival  of  Messrs  Cooper,  Mitchell, 
aad  Oeawibrd,   as   Missionariea  firma  «he 
PkrentSooiety.    IQicae  MisoBQarica  nailed, 
as  we  sUted  atp.343,  on  the  5th  of  March. 
They  wrote  from  Madeira  on  the  dd  of  Jipril ; 
and  hare  lonj;  since  arrired,  it  maybe  hoped, 
a  MUsumtny  Soehff.                 at  their  destination,  where  they  woald  ftap- 
Slaay  vooa^  firieads  of  the  SoeiHjr  haviar     pily  fiad  a  body  of  friends  asseciaCe^.  for 
iatiaated  their  wish  ta  prasaat  aftieles  or    their  ^ — ^ *-*^ 


arrived  to  joia  Mr.  iieigh,  of  the  Wesleyaa 
Society.  Mr.  BoUer  had  sailed  with  them, 
hi  order  to  assist  them  in  forminif  a  Settle- 
■lent  at  Wangnree  (see  pp.  389  and  390  of 
oar  kst  Volnme),  ahoot  HO  miles  down  Che 
eaifc  coast,  and  19  sriles  naflh  of  Bseam 
Head.  Shnnfhee  and  his  patly  had  pro- 
ceeded towanl  the  East  Cape,  on  another 
fighting  expedition,  ih  Febmaiy:  nothing 
had  been  heard  nf  them.  The  Settlers  were 
Irriag  andistmbed  by  the  Natives. 


COMTRIBimONS  TO  THE  CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCfCTT, 
IHni  OH.  Sisl.  U  Umf.  SOfA,  1898. 


A880CIATIOW9.  U  «.  d. 
Atlieratoqe(Warvicluhiie)  -  f»  •  •• 
Bkrktnirfe  •  ■  ,  •  109  •  9  > 
Blnninglmm  (IHrtastnii  Br.)  ««  4  f  • 
Mtttall IB Badnr (Torhahire)  ^  1  •- 
Bnatford  (Toikahim)  «  •  »  •  a  * 
Backs,  Sooth, (Aston  Sand-) 

ford,s«.  lw,tjl.V  .  /!■••• 
Dma.Nticet  MMiafhotarf  -  4  18  •  • 
nrddiagten  Ie  iia  VM»i|y\. 

(Oxoo)        -        •  .   J»l  4ia- 

Dcron  %L  Bxeter  •  •  j|  ^  «  . 

Bdmoataa  ••     *  n  •  •' 

Olartioty  (Brecon)  .  -  .1  1  •  - 
OloucestenhireCiacl.Camp-i«.  ^  _ 

d«n,«L9«.7d.  .  .  J^«"*  '" 
GnfldftHd (SlOke Bmaehi  *  tj  S  •• 
Halifax  •        •        •!••••- 

Hereford  -  .     1  a  •  - 

Mtbcmlaa  Auxiliary  -  -  tttt  19  r  - 
lior«oo<V  Little  (Bocks)  .  <'9  s* 
IiUagt«iL«dlca  '      «  •  S^aa* 

XratCOoodhvrat)  -«««,«• 

Knaresborouch  (for  Nat{Te% 

female  Indian  Sahools,  by  f  ts 


JCisaHiitcMnaOB)  •  •  ) 
Leicestershire  (Loa||hboro*.)  ija  a 
Liverpool  fcWeat-Lancasbire,«oo  a 
MordeacSarrey)       .  •    7  « 

Kewcastle-opon-Tyne   .      -  ta  • 
NorthamptoawithCrcaton.)  ^    ' 

CScboolFfliid;      .    /    .    / 
North-Bast.  London  (inch 

fsl.  iir.  fid.  col.  at  Barn's 

Chapel,  after  Sermons  by 

Rev.  Dr.  Thorpe  and  the 

Assistant  Secreury)   . 
Percy  Chantl  <incl.  Ladlea 

iii.  i«f.fiir. 


'total. 
JLa.d. 

n  •  •' 

V^%»  a 

9BI9   5 
ssa  f  ■ 

•WIS  s 

17  II  « 

•lis  1 

4*^13  S 
488  I  la 
MVia  7 
Ml  S  9 

%|i«  4 
SM   9   S 

ittes  !•    1 

«i    I  11 

^«  IS   9 

«9»  <  < 

a  •  •  1^  •  s 


.     3  •■ 

a'sf 


S1S9  a  a 

t8»  7  4 

\45fi  «»• 

IS97  4    a 


MKM  9 


•> 


41  14  7  *  lasi  II  la 


T«rf. 

L.  s.  dL  I^  «.  tf. 

9a<a»-iqaafeChaiial  •      •17100.  aais* 

Kanads CNonhamptonahire)    liia  6.  m»   • 

Bedrath           «          .          .tjoo.  17   oo 

Retlbnf,  Kast(1fotta)    .      >   9I  i«  •  -  «H   1   • 

Shropshire  (Bridgnorth)  .    7  «  o  -  93  sa  • 

Sooihwark  -  ji   9   1  -   atas  11   « 

•"•**                  •  -  44  s  a  •  «4ai  ve  7 
8nnderlnndJaifkWc«i«o«th,iaa  o  o-    741    o  • 

Warrinfton      -          •  -97ii9-^a« 

Westham  (Snaaex}   .  •7i«.       ?«• 

Tork     -                      .  '    %  •  •^  9f7  n  it 

Yoiall,  BaiCoOf  Ac    -  -dSsa-fjosn 

COLLECnOKS: 
Champion,  Mr^NcwMilaian  St.  1  «  7  •  19  13  9 
Cooke,  Mr.  George.  Alarlboro*,  1  ifi  <  .  9  «  s 
Harris,  Nlss.  St  Albaas  .  -»••>«  i«o 
Lce,Mr.J«ha,Kidderaiinater,  la  a  o  •  sa  •  a 
Bleigh,  Nr.- Javaa,  Ragelay     -  3  7  m  .    »  7  w 

BEirSFACnoiTS. 

•tfcptandSii,  Ret.Wtm.,  Owrrinfhaa    -  „  ^  . 
Taddy,  Jamca,  Baq.  jun.,  Mlnoffiea   •     •  ••   o  ( 

CONOBBOATIOVAL  COLLECTIONS. 
Afton  Sandford  (Backs)  by  Bct.  |1.  Parish,  7   o 
Eilaston  (do.) by  Bev.  E.  Cooper (Bev.G.). 
Uake^Caimtc)  .  -         i"  •  ' 

SCHOOL  FUND. 
Ber.  T.Lockton,  by  Northampton  Assoeiatioo, 
For  TkoaMtLocAla«  for  Six  Tears     •  ja  o  4 


J»   • 


Preientcd  for  the  New  Zealand  Mtssion^from  ft.  B,  Fovtnaa,  Esq,  u  aaca ;  from  aPHcad,  la  aseav 
from  C  Wttliamsoii,  <  asea  1  and  from  Mr.  Simmons,  of  Basingstoke,  p>%  notal  spoonau 

s«»  or  the  anm  of  gtl.,  acknowledged  at>  p.  jss  as  receivad  ftom  Knafcshoroagh,  *l.  aaa  tollcotad 
bf  All^  Hatcliiasoalor  tin  Native  Female  Indian  SchooU. 


J 


■— T-T-  ■  .'   ■    ■     '     ■'■■■,  ,  ',    .,.■,.  ■  ,     :  ■  -I    iiM 

DiEC  EMBER,  1823. 


CHARACTERS  AND  OBITUARIES  OF  FOUR  NATIVE  CHRISTIANS. 

Of  the  Converts  to  the  Christian  Faith  whose  characters  and  deaths 
are  he)re  redorded^  two  were  Slaves,  whose  poor  and  depressed  con-, 
dition  was  strikingly  alleviated  and  even  dimifie^  -  by  the  grace  of 
the  Gospel*;  and  two  were  of  that  class  of  Heathens,  who. appear, 
9aa$t  strpngly  fortified,  by  their  prejudices  and  habits,  against  the 
reception  of  the  Truth.  We  rejoice  to  record*  these  instances  of 
iltetTiuVnphs' of  Divine  Grace;  and'tilist  that  sueh  instances,  con- 
tinually multiplying,  will  add  vigoiir  to  the  prayers  and  exertions 
of  ail  Christians  in  behalf  of  the.  Heathen  World. 


I. lA  ELIZABETH,  A  PEMALB  HOTTENTOT 
;      '  »  •       SLATE.  ' 

Mn  Evans, .  Missionarv  at  the 
l^aarl  in  South  Africa  from  the 
London  Missionary  Society,  sends 
the  foUowing  narrative. 
'  »A  Female  Slave,  whom  I  bapiizecl, 
dieU  lately,  rfjdicifi^  in  the  hope  of 
^tertastin^  glorV*'  It  was  most  pleasant 
to'witrie^  her  last  days.  '  After  hav- 
ings hcseo  for  some' time  troubled  wilh 
cionbts  and  feare,  she  was  enabled,* 
i)irbu|^h  f^ce,  to  put  her  whole  trust 
in:  the  Sayioifr,'  and  to  proclaim  his 
praises  to  all  aroupd  her.      ^ 

Shortly  before  her  dissolution,  she, 
called' her  children ;  and  spoke  to 
them  in  such  a  pathetic  aau  earnest 
manner,  as  drew  tears  from  every  eye. 
After  entreating  the  blessing' of  Al- 
mif  hly  God  on  eaiih  of  them,  she 
ttfrned  to  heneldest,  and  said — . 
'  Hitherto  you  bafe  been  the  ciiuse  of 
Iprcat  gri«f  to  tne ;  for  your  heart  is  as 
haed  ar  a.iaiil-stonet  All  tny  advices 
have  been  in  vein ;  yet  Mill  I  do  not  despair. 
^^  probably  thia  is  the  last  time  your 
Mother  will  ever  speak  to  you  in  this 
world,  therefore,  I  pray  you,  consider 
y^*"  ^W«,  and  what  their  end  will  be. 
Death  will  call  you  sliortly,  as  he  is  now 
calling  your  Mother ;  but  consider  how 
you  would  meet  hiin,  suppose  be  were  to 
c*n  you  this  day.  Could  you  meet  his 
d^^ilyriii-eapons,  with  that  serenity  and 
X)cc.  18«S.- 


peace  of  mind  which  your  Mother  can? 
I  fear  not— yea,  I  am  sure .  not  And 
what  is  the  resson  that  the  fear  of  death  ia 
taken  away  from  me?  It  is  the  Lord' 
Jesus,  who  came  into  the  worid  to  seek 
and  to  save  that. which  was  lost,  who  found 
me  also,  when  I  was'travelling  the  broad 
road  in  which  you  are  walking  at  presenL 
lie  drew  mc  w|th  the  cord#  of  his  love 
out  uf  the  pit  of  corruptFou,  and  brought 
me  to  seek  salvation  through  thot  bloody 
which  he  shed  on  Calvary,  tp  purify  sin- 
ners from  all  iniquity.  O  yes  I  this  is  tho. 
fountain  which  is  opened  for  sin  and  un« 
cleanness ;  and  the  streams  of  th^se  living 
waters  now  make  my  soul  to'  rejoice  in 
the  midUof  all  tribulatlon9,and  to  meet 
the  king  of  terrors  without  fear  or  dismay,' 
Therefore;  my  Dear  Son,  yea,  all  my  Chll-' 
dren,  and  all-  present,  seek  the  Ssviour* 
while  He  is  to  be  found — call  upon  Him, 
While'  He  is  near.  His  blood  cleanaeth 
from  all  sin.  He  is  able  to  save  to  tha' 
uttermost.  He  will  in  no  wise, cast. out 
those  who  come  to  Him  :.  His  arpis  .are, 
open  to  receive  tou,  as  ffecly  as ,  Ha. 
received  an  unworthy  and  sinful  creature 
such  as  I  am :  therefore  come  all  to  Him. 
Ha.  knocks  eootinoally  at  tba  door,  of 
your  hearts.  I  can  assure  you  He  is  a 
good  Master.  '  He  is  the  best  Kiiig.  _  You 
will  never  be  tired  of  His  service.  But  iC. 
you  despise  His  great  salvation,  you  will 
be  for  ever  miserable.  Oh  seek  Him  aoW ! 
seek  Him.  vow!  and  do  not  delay  a.day- 
Ipngeri.for  He* says  Himself  that  Hia 
enemies  shall  be  as  chaff*  and,  further,, 


514 


J^eaiiM  /  ik«M  ealkd,  and  y«  kavt  refitted, 
Ikaee  Urtieked  oui  m^  handiand  me  one 
regarded^  bni  ^e  huee  set  ut  nougki  all 
myeowuelt,  and  would  none  efmyreproofs 
I  will  aUo  laugh  at  ffour  calamity,  and 

V  wUl  mock  when  your  fear  cometh. 

Together  with  these,  she  recited 
some  other  passages  of  the  same 
chapter,  which  she  could  recollect. 
Thus  she  went  on,  as  far  as  her  strength 
would  permit,  either  rt^olcing  in  the 
Lord,  or  praying,  or  admonishing 
those  around  her,  until  her  soul  was 
loosed  from  the  earthly  tahei:nacle ; 
and  took  ib  flight,  as  we  have  every 
reason  to  hope,  to  the  r^ions  of 
everlasting  hliss. 

She  wa;s  possessed  of  a  retentive 
memoryt  and,  durine  the  last  months 
of  her  life,  delighted  greatly  iu  reli- 
gioos  conversation. 

fioroe  irreligious  persons  were 
beard  to  si^y,  that  Lea  Elizabeth  ^for 
Uiat  was  her  name)  must  certainly  be 
in  happiness ;  for  it  was  like  a  little 
liQavea  upmi  earth  to  be  near  her, 
particularlv  in  her  last  illness.    A 

'  more  deligtilful  scene  can  scarcely  be 
doiioeiveiCtha»  that  which  her  appear- 
ance f  reseiited-«-a  poor  and  com- 
pletely worn^ut  Slave,  without  uny 
of  the  pomps  and  vanities  of  this 
world  about  her,  sitting  or  lyinj^  on 
her  mattress;  yet,  at  the  same  time, 
an  heir  of  an  everlasting  kingdom, 
and  begiuning  t»  feel  those  joys  which 
shall  Jiever  cease,  and  about  to  parti- 
cipate in  that  glory  which  shall  never 
fhde. 

One  day,  she  said — 

Y^  fOOt  J.  «m  but  a  Slav«  cm  earth ; 
but  I  have  a  gaod  hope,  «hioiigh  gmee, 
that  I  haiva  been  made  frae  Indeed  through 
ikm  hlood  dt  iht  Lamb,  and  that  bereaaer 
I  ebatl  ait  with  my  Uetwd  aod  glorWiw 
Bedeemer  io  His  heavenly  kiogdon,  never 
to  be  .separated. 

I  vras  quite  astonished  at  the  pro. 
gmess  which  she  had  made  in  the 
Knowledge  of  divine  things,  and  so 
were  all  who  heard  her. 

.     Btmty  COCHRANB,  AN  AGED  NBOao  OF 
AimOOA.  ^ 

VU.  Thwaites,  of  the  Church 
l^iissionary  Society,  gives  the  fol- 
lowing  accoiut  of  the  death  of  ihia 
aged  Christian. 

'  On  Sunday,  May  S7th,1881,  a  pious 
i^d  man,  Henry  Uochrane,  de|Kirted 


.  BIOQRAPHT.  {oiC 

this  life.  The  week  before  bis  death, 
when  Mrs.  Thwattes  visited  btm,  he 
told  ber  that  he  had  been  lookbg 
back,  and  calling  to  mind  seasonswhea 
he  had  been  surrounded  by  tempta- 
tions to  sin  I  nnd  how  he  had  beea 
enabled,  by  the  grace  of  God,  to  re- 
sist and  overcome— so  that,  ftom  the 
time  when  he  had  begun  to  serve  God, 
which  was  from  his  youth,  he  btd 
been  kept  even  to  old  age ;  and  all  his 
trials,  which  were'not  a  few,  toward 
the  close  of  his  life,  bad  been  made 
the  means  of  bringing  him  to  cleave 
more  to  God. 

He  was  brought  to  the  knowledge 
of  thetrutli,  by  tbe-blessing.of  God 
on  the  care  of  Mr.  Nathan  ielGilbert, 
who  devoted  himself  to  the  instrnc- 
lion  of  his  Negroes;  many  of  whom, 
he  was  the  means  of  turning  from 
darkness  to  light:  on  the  death  of 
Mr.  Gilbert,  these  were  as  sheej^  with- 
out a  Shepherd,  till  Missionaries  ar- 
rived. A  pious  old  roan,  named 
Quacou,  belongingto  the  saraeOwa* 
er,  but  living  on  another  estate,  be- 
came the  friend  and  counsellor  oi 
Henry,  and  offered  to  teach  him  to 
read :  he  was  rejoiced  at  the  offer; 
and,  though  be  had  very  littietinie,he 
learned  to  read  well  enough  to  eojey 
his  Bible,  and  Pnyer-Book :  one  of 
his  aged  Sisters,  who  set  out  in  the 
good  way  with  him,  say8,tbatiogresi 
was  his  love  for  his  book,  that  be 
used  to  carry  it  to  the  fidd  in  his 
bosom,  and  look  into  it  at  every  op- 
nortunity*;  when  he  had  no  candle, 
he  would  make  a  fire  on  purpose  to 
read  by  ;  and  his  profiting  soon  ap- 
peared to  alL 

Henry  laid  himaelf  outto  bensefid 
to  his  fellow-slaves  I  teaching  several 
to  read,  as  larasbe  wasbuaselfsble: 
when  Mr.  Gordon  sent  out  a  Schooh 
master  to  teaoh  the  Young  Slaves  oa 
his  estates,  Henry  was  induced  to  iin>- 
dertaka  the  like  work  among  the 
children  on  the  estate  on  whieh  «• 
lived.  It  was  his  care  of  the  little 
Negro  Children,  which  first  stneh  of 
so  forcibly,  as  caused  us  ait  once  to 
embark  in  the  work  of  collectiogw 
teaching  the  Young  Slaves «  m  ^ 
now  look  back  with  pleasure  to  the 
time  when  we  commenced,  with  tw 
hearty  co-operation  of  this  good  oW 
man.   Henry  was  also  the  mostaetiv* 

•  Thia k  vwv coibbbob.  ia  'iIm pi«MBtdigr« tfM"* 
Um  chUarao  of  th«  Sunday  Scbooli. 


199K}  FOUR  KATIVft  OHHISTIAVg, 

inraitmgtfpBetbtfldaSchiiol-HMMe,    hands^  beeaclalwedf 

when  first  built  with  wattlesand  RHid^ 

and  ooiR0red  with  thatch  t  at  everj 

opportooitjv  he  would  go  ioto  the 

WMd$»  and  out  materials  for  the  piir* 

poae,  aad  brin|^  them  home :  he  be* 

came  a  Teacher  in  this  School,  and 

gaffe  his  attendance  as  long^  as  he  was 


He  was  remarkable  for  Patience 
under  suflferings,  and  Forbearance 
and  readiness  to  forgive  inj  uries.  On 
one  occasion,  when  be  had  suffered 
wrongfiilly,  he  met  bis  daughter-in- 
law,  who  wept  on  his  account:  he 
bade  her  not  weep— that  his  Saviour 
had  suffered  the  same  for  him ;  and 
declared  he  felt  nothing  but  pity  to- 
ward his  injnrer,  and  sincerely  prayed 
thai  the  Lord  would  have  mercy  on 
him. 

Another  striking  tr^  In  his  cha- 
racter waa  Charity,  m  was  indus- 
trions  and  fraral ;  and  always  had  a 
little  wberewiUi  to  help  the  distress- 
ed: when  any  of  Uie  Hiaves,  on  his 
or  otlier  Estates  near,  were  in  tronble 
or  wmnt,  he  would  visit  them,  and  ad* 
miniater^emlbrt  to  their  minds  i  aad, 
at  the  same  time,  put]  some  small 
money  Into  their  hands.  Since  his 
dtetii,  some  of  the  Slaves  to  windward 
have  told  Mrs.  Thwaites,  that  though 
they  lived  at  a  distance,  they  used  to 
go  to  him  to  settle  ttteir  disputes,  and, 
aak  bis  counsel. 

HOLODHoa^A  coNvaaran  bbahmin. 

Holddbor,  formerly  a  Brahmin  of 
^at  respectability,  during  his  last 
illness,  frequently  spoke  of  the  un- 
speakable goodness  of  God,  in  having 
brought  him  from  a  state  of  heathen- 
ish darkness  under  the  meansof  grace. 
Hfr  seemed  always  to  entertain  a  deep 
sense^his  own  sinfulness.  When  in 
great  |iatn,  he  was  accustomed  to  sav, 
*«  I  am  in  severe  pain-— I  can  scarcely 
endure  my  sufferings— pray  to  the 
Lord  that  I  may  be  endnedfwith  pa- 
tience.** For  a  considerable  time 
before  bis  death,  be  seemed  to  be  con- 
vinced that  the  hour  of  his  dissointion 
approached,  and  he  prepared  himself 
with  talmnessfor  the  event.  About  two 
bouia  before  his  deatii,  Mr.  Douglass 
called  on  him  \  and,  infniring  how  he 
fieit,  he  replied,  **  la  g^reat  pain  of 
body  I  but  happy  in  mind.  I  have 
Just  been  engaged  in  a  severe  conflict 
witliL  Satan:  but,"  boldlQg  np  his 


I  have  con«- 
quered!  Ibaveconqoered  I  My  wea- 

Sin  IS  the  Bible ^  my  strengtb  is- 
bristr  After  talking  fkmiliariyoC 
«*  going  bone/*  Mr.]lotiglaasasiiied 
him  where  hia  noroe  waa:  be  smiM^ 
and  said,  *'I  thought  you  knew  where 
my  home  was.  It  is  tn  heaven.  Did 
not  Christ  si^,  I  go  ta^pr9pM9€  opiate 
fbrjfou.  Now  the  place  isTeady^  aadt'- 
go.**  After  prayer,  as  Mr.  Dougiass, 
on  leaving  him,  said,  **I  hope  to  see  < 
yon  again  shortly,"  he  burst  into 
tears,  and  said,  '*  Yes,  I  bepel  shall 
see  you  in  heaven.**  Soon  aft^r, 
speaking  to  Ram  Rntton^  he  lament* 
ed  his  1^  sinful  conduct,  but  ex- 
pressed a  hope  that  bosbonid  not  bis 
redacted , since  he  bad  embraced  Christ 
a»  his  Saviour,  and  placed  bis  whoU 
dependence  on  him.  About  an  boor 
before  bis  death,  he  appeared  easy  aad 
composed,  lay  down  qutetiv,  and 
proved  for  the  fer^veness  of  his  sins 
and  a  place  near  hw  Saviour  ;  and,  a 
minute  or '^ two  after  conchidng  his 
prayer,  fell  adeep,  as  op  tbo  bosom 
of  bis  Saviour. 

BanrpABDNO,  AN  iGSD  Binnoo. 

This  aged  CbrittiaD  W8»  one  of 
tba  Native  Prdaeliers  empljoyod  by 
the  Baptist  Misaionaries  in  India. 
He  is  supposed  to  have  been  upward ' 
of  80  years  old.  We  have  collected 
the  siwjoined  account  of  him  from 
the  Lettera  of  several  of  the  MisaicH 
naries. 

Brindabund  first  heard  the  Go^i 
at  a  large  fair,  between  Cutwa  and 
Berhampore.  He  was  observed  to 
pay  great  attention  the  whole  day  % 
and  was  seen  sometimes  to  laugb,  and 
at  other  times  to  weep.  At  night, 
be  came  to  Mr.  Chamberlain,  and 
said,  in  allusion  to  the  custom  among 
the  Natives  of  presentingflowers — 

I  have  a  flower  (metning  his  heart) 
irhidi  I  with  to  give  to  fome  one  who  is,' 
wortl^  of  it.  I  haver  for  many  yean, 
travelled  about  the  cbuntry  to  And  foch  a 
person  I  bnt  in  vain;  I  have  beento-Jngi. 
gemant;  but  there  I  taw  mAj  a  piece  of 
wood:  THA*  waa  not  worthy  of  it;  but* . 
to-day,  I  have  found  one  that  la,  and  Ha 
4hall  have  it :  Jesus  Christ  is  worthy  of 
my  flower ! 

Brindabund  had  been,  for  many 
years,  a  Religions  Mendicant.  His 
hair  bad  beea  suffered  to  grow  so  as 


&i6\ 


almost  to  conceal  bU  tyett  but  be 
now  cut  it  off,  aad  sbaved  his  beard. 
He  bad  indul^^  iu  smoking  to  such 
an  excess  as  nearly  to  deprive  himself 
of  sight ;  but  soon  recovered,  and  set 
himself  to  learn  to  read.  In  short, 
from  being  an  idle  Devotee,  he  be- 
came an  industrious  old  man :  for  he 
was  advanced  in  life  when  he  aban^ 
dotied  these  vagrant  habits. 

Brindabund  now  became  a  preacher 
of  the  Gospel  to  his  idplatrous  coun- 
trvmen.  The  last  6\e  years  of  bis 
life  were  spent  in  entire  devotedneas 
to  the  cause  of  Ood.  When  able  to 
leave  his  house,  which  was  at  Mong- 
byr,  about  950  miles  from  Calcutta, 
be  was  engaged,  from  morning  till 
night,  in  reading  the  Scriptures  and 
talking  to  the  people.  He  laved  the 
Saviour:  His.  cause  lay  near  his 
heart.  Of  ten ,  when  so  weak  as  in 
appearance  to  be  scarcely  able  to 
stijr,  he  /would  not  stay  at  home ;  and 
when  it  has  k»een  said  to  him,  *^  You 
h«id  better,  stay  iLt  home  to-day" — 
"Oh,"  he,v?ould  say,  **  what  do  I 
live  for?". 

While  he  was  able,  he  would  take 
considerable  Journeys:  not,  as  for- 
merly, in  the  character  of  an  idle 
Wigrantydeoeivfng  and  beiwg  deeeived ; 
but  to  proclaim  that  Salvation,  ir/lA. 
out  money  and  wUhout  price ^  which  he 
bad  found.  He  would  walk,  on  those 
occasions,  from  twenty  to  thirty  miles 
a  day  %  and,  after  taking  some  refresh- 
ment, would  converse  withiiis  com- 
panions, iu  a  lively  and  edifying 
pnanner,  till  midnight.     A  friend. 


BIOPKAfHy.  [*»«.' 

who  saw  him  at  these  times,  says  of 

him— 

I  have  seldom  heard  him  utter  a  sen- 
tence which  bad  not  some  lefcreiice  to 
spiritual^ things ;  and,  indeed,  to  improve 
every  thing  which  be  saw  and  lieard  was 
bibitual  to  him:  if,  for  in&taoce,  hm  save 
bujlock  go  by,  loaded  with  bag*  of  sogv. 
he  would  draw  a  comparison  between  the 
bullock,  and  those  who  have  the  Weadof 
God  and  the  Means  of  Grace  at  han«l,  but 
Icnow  nothing  of  their  sweetneaa.  His 
whole  soul  seemed  to  be  full  of  Choat 
apd  His  salvation,  and  he  waa  ready  to 
impart  that  soul  to  his  perishing  countij- 
men.  His  tongue  is  now  silent  in  iJbc 
grave ;  but,  in  the  Gre^t  Day,  he  will  appear 
as  an  awful  witness  against  thousands  who 
luvc  heard  the  Gospel  at  his  mouth  in  vaiiu 

During  the  last  few  weeks  of  bis 
life  he  suSered  much ;  but  was  always 
happy,  longiug  to  depart  and  be  with 
Christ.  When  asked,  the  day  before 
he  died,  if  he  would  take  auf  thing, 
he  said,  **  No*' — and,  puttio^  bus 
hpind  pn  a  partof  the  Scriptures  wbick 
lay  near  him  on  his  bed,  he  said, 
**  This  is  my  meat,  and  drink*  aiid 
medicine."  The  neighbours,  as  was 
their  custom,  came  round  him:  be 
got  up,  and  sat  at  his  door,  where  he 
repeated  from  memory,  for  he  ww 
fnighiy  in  ike  Scriptmt*es\  some  portions 
of  the  Word  of  God,  and  prayed  i 
though  he  was  then  so  weak  as  to  be 
able  to  utter  but  a  few  words  at  a 
time.  Thenextday,  Sunday,  Sept.  S. 
188t,  he  died  in  a  good  old  age,  and 
entered  into  the  joy  of  his  Lord, 


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A3SNUAL  RKCEIPTS  OF  THE  CHIEF  MISSIONARY,  BXBLE^ 
EDUCATION,  AND  TKACT  SOCIETIES. 

We  shall  endeavour  to  collect,  in  the  last  Number  for  each  Year,  tha 
aipount  Qf  the  Beceipts,  by  each  of  the  principal  Societies  notrted  in  our 
Work,  according  to  thfi  latest  published  Reports  of  the  respective  Insti- 
tutions whicli  have  reached  us ;  distinguishing,  where  practicable,  the 
amount  of^^ontributions^  from  that  arising  from  the  sale  of  Publications. 
Some  Societies,  both  at  home  and  abroad,  are  wanting,  in  the  present 
List }  but  we  hope  to  be  able  to  add  them  to  the  future  UsU.;  ThelDCorae 
of  the  American  Societies  being  given  inDdlltu^,  is  here  reduced  to  Pounds 
Steiling.  at  l5.  6il:  per  Dollar. 


iLfricui  Institutiofi 1BS3«8  •••  1,134    9  i 

American  Bible  Societj IMS^  ...  10,154  10  tf 

Axnericah  Board  of  Minions -.  18SI-9  ...  13,778  10    0 

American  Colonization  Society IgSO s,033  15  6 

American  Episcopal  Missionary  Society      .....  1893-S  ...  858  18  $ 

American  Jews'  Society      .     .     .  -. I88S-3  ...  1,314    5  • 

American  Methodist  Missionary  Society    : 1888-3  ...  81OO9  lo  n 

American  United  Foreign  Missionary  Society     .     .     .  1888-3  ...  9,094  14  <  7 

Anti-Slavery  Society  (on  its  formation)     748    4  0 

Baptist  Missionary  Society 1898.3  ...  14,759    6  7 

liaptist  (General)  Missionary  Society    ......  1881-8  ...  1,85619  9 

British  and  Foreign  Bible  Society    .......  1888-3  ...  97.068  1 1  9 

CCoDtribuUoiu.  M,4$M/-  4«/M. :  Sales.  S0.4QBIL  7«.  U) 

Bri^Mah  and  Foreign  School  Society  • 1899-3  ...    9,053  16  1| 

Christian  Knowledge  Society -    .    .    .    •     1899.^  ...  54,891     6    0 

rContributioas.  ffi.S63£  Iflr.  104  :  Sdci,  4<>  fl6,627/.  9r.  e^; 

Church  Missionary  Society 1899-3  ...  35,469  19    8 

CCoDtributions,  34375/.  17«.  9^. :  Sal«i,  9861. 14r.  M.)' 

Chiirch-of-£nffland  Tract  Society 1899......  638    8  J 

(CoBtributioDs,  STA'.  9*.  KM. :  Sales.  360/.  18«.  IMJ 

Hibernian  Society 1899-3  ...  8,984  13  6 

Jews' Society,  Loudon 1899-3  ...  11,400    9  10 

(CootnbtttioBa.  10.924/.  e#.7/.:  Sales,  476/.  7<.  9/0 

liondon  Missionary  Society 1889-3  ...  31,866  II  II 

Merchant-Seamen's  Bible  Society 1899-3  ...  648  10  9 

(ContribntioDs.  412/.  ^.  U, :  Sde».fi9«r  U.  Oi.) 

National-Education  Society 1899-3  ...  1,996  15  0 

Naval  and  Military  Bible  Society 1899-3  ...  1,999  9  ft 

(CoDtribatioBs.ljBgiy9*.^:8des.<9'.U«.7i.>  - 

Prayer-Book  and  Homily  Society     .......  1899-3...  9,089  9  6 

rCoDtnbudoos .  1M7/.  3t.  hC :  Seles.  6SS/;  flr.  M.) 

Belimoua  Tract  Society «    .     .    .     .     1899-3  ...    8,809  13    7 

^     ^  (CoatribaUons.  8164/.  lit.  Oi,:  8el«s»  6«4A/.  Or.  7^.) 

Scottish  Missionary  Society 1899-3...    5|370  14     1 

Society  for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel      ....     1899......   15,560    8    8 

,  (Contribatioos75l47/.  18f.  M:  Farl.Gndt.<M12/vlOr.0dJ 

United  Brethren 1891 7»339  19    6 

Wesleyan  Missionary  Society 1899 3K748    9  U 

,  Total    .     .     ^.367,373  17     8 

Unim  Siitg&om.  posse«mg«ubiij^o^ 

placeforholdmg  their  Committee  Meet- 

JUiigiout  andCkarUabUSo€ieUe$'HoiiiCp    «»g^  without  sepajultbly  incurring  th# 

III  London.  expense  and  responsibility  of  hiring  de- 

FnoM  a  rirrulflr    latelv  imup^    we     t^e^  houses  or  apartments. 

t  aoM  a  Circular,  lately  iMued,  we       ^^^    ^     ^.       ^  ^        ^ 

extract  a»  account  of  this  Esta-  g.^^  g^^^^  PiccadiUyr(foni^g 

biishment.  occupied  by  the  Board  of  Apiculture) 

Several  Individuals,  deeply  interested  haa^been  taken,  and  innestedini^.body 

in  the. welfare  and  further  extension  of  ofTrustees  who  consider  it  conveniently 

iCharitable  Societies,  at  the  West  end  of  situated,  and  in  every  way  calculated  to 

the    Metropolis,    having    experienced  nfford  the  accommodations  so  much  to  be 

much  inconvenience,  from  the  want  of  desired. 

some  common  and  central  point  of  com..  TheTrustees  holding  the  House  solely 

munication,  where  the  promotion  of  the  for  the  use  of  Eeligious  and  Charitable 

temporal  and  spiritual  interests  of  their  Institutions,  the  entire  management  and 

fellow-creatures,   both    at    home    and  reguktions  of   the  Establishment  art 

abroad,  might  be  facilitated,  were  in.  confided  to  them,  with  the  full  power  of 

/luced  to  consult  together,  as  to  some  negativing  all  applications  for  any  ac- 

.juracticable  mode  of  affording  accommo.  commodations  contained  in  the  House* 

dation  to  such  Societies  as  might  wbh  which,  in  their  jud^ent,  nuy  not  bf 

^0  avail  thtmselvei  of  the  advantage  of  in  unison  with  its  primary  objects. 


9iBf  v)iiflr<» 

•  4«Treism«rhfts  been  appointed,  who 
will  T^advB  DomlioM  iod  Subacripv 
fticms,  for  the  first  e<iiupnieot  aBd.subieT 
quen^  support  of  the  Establishment,  and 
in  whoso  name  the  general  account  of 
ahe  receipts  and  disbursements  will  be 
kept 

A  Secretary  haa  been,  nominated,  who 
wJU  luure  the  cham  and  general  supeiw 
Sntendenoe  of  the  House,  under  the  di* 
rection  of  the  Truateei ;  ofTwhbm  inqui- 
viea  maj  ha  made,  on  any  matters  coUf 
aected  with  this  Sstahlishment,  and  to 
whom  all  correspondence  relathig  there- 
to  may  be  addrnsed. 

A  House  Porter  hae  been  appdnted^ 
who  wiU  ^ve constant  attendance  during 
oflkial  hours,  in  the  Entrance  BalLu 
IheHOttMw 

l^en  or  eleren  Societies  may  be  ac- 
eommodated,  each  with  a  separate  apart- 
ment fbr  an  offics,  with  die  necessaty 
anraBtfements  for  their  books  and  papen^ 
and  thepeciodical  use  of  a  spacious  C^m*. 
mittee  Boom,  as  often  as  required,  upon 
terras  and  under  regulations  to-  be 
agreed  upon. 

The  coxxiTTBV  book,  being  of  a 
large  and  superior  description,  wiU.be 
open  to  the  use  of  Charitable  Societies^ 
that  may  not  occupy  an  Office  in  the 
Rouse,  for  occasional  Meetings,  upon 
moderate  terms,  to  be  hereafter  ac 
xanged  $  and  the  Secretaries  or  Officers 
qS  auch  Societies  irili  be  provided  with, 
means  for  the  safe  deposit  and  arrange- 
BMBt  of  their  books  and  papers. 

A  HBSsBiroEaa*  aoox  will  be  set 
apart,  where  tiie  Porters  or  Messcfagers 
or  Societies,.  occnp3ring  Offices  or  hold* 
ftig  Committee  Meetings  in  the  House, 
may  attend,  for  the  convenience  of  their 
respective  Societies;  as  the  Houae  Por- 
tor  cannot  be  called  off  from  the  con^ 
stant  attendance  req|tired  in  the  En- 
trance HUL 

A  WAiTiiTG  ROOM  will  be  opened  for 
ttte  accommodation  of  persons  fi^quent- 
ing'  the  House,  whenier  on  business 
connected  with  the  Societies  occupying 
Offices  or  holding  Committee  M^tmgs, 
or  interested  generally  in  the  concerns 
ofCharitable  uistltutions;  so  that  op? 
portnnities  of  mutual  intercourse  wfll 
thus  be  affbrded,  while  information  and 
intentgence  may  be  extensively  received 
tmd  communicated,  tiu-ou^  the  focili- 
ties  arising  out  of  this  ^^tablishment. 
In  this  Ifkiting  Boom,  materials  wiU 
be  provided  for  writbg ;  and  the  Beports 
4nd  l^apersy  strictly  connected  with  Cha- 


|U1fO0Olff»<  LP(BC^ 

ritable  Societies,  may  be  eooaulted  and 
xdieTied  to»  aa  they  wlA  be  kit  in  t^m 
roQm,.for  general  usa 

Asa  further  aai ttlthMte  eipoat,  it 
mi^  be  added,  that  U^isr  iki  contiiiiila 
tioBtofonn  alihniyof  Beporta  and 
Official  Documenla,  and.  such  akna  aa 
mi^-  be  cooaacted:  with  tke  oigacia  of 
Charitable  InaHtutioiiSp  for  the  uaa  oT 
Socsetka  aidi  ladiviAials  finqucBiUa^ 
the  House. 

The  Treasurer  is  Heaiy  X>ranHBaaod, 
Esq. ;  and  the  Sestetary,  MrkLanysey* 

CBtavrUH  KNOWLSDBM  MtfBV^; 

F^OM  the  Sermon  preadied  W  tbc 
Bishop  of  Calcutta  at  St.  Pwal'm 
CadKdsai^  on^the  12th  of  June^  we 
extract  some  pa88agea»  winch  besr 
stroagl^on  the  aubjcict  to  idiich  HIa 
lAurdship  hat  devoted  his  Itbmum^ 

The  ebi^atton,  under  which  all 
Christians  he,  oTflirtheriiig  to  tho 
utmost  the  interests  of  the  Goapd^ 
is  thus  powerfolly  aafor-eed : — 

God  forbid  that  I  ahouia.detnct  fhan 
the  tremendous  oMigaticm,  which,  iadisk 
putably,  rest*  on  our  0»der^  to  lidiaitr« 
beyond  all  other  men,  and  in  a  manner 
to  which  no  other  men.  are  obliged  or 
authorized,  in  the  dismaminstioo  of  xali* 
gious  Imowle^ge,  jn  ezpoundhig.aBd  pa» 
suadingthe  things  of  the  kingdom  of  CM ; 
and,  both  m  ttamm  and  nU  0/  mtumf  in 
preaching  this  Gospel,  whidi  we  have 
received,,  to  every  creature* 

As  little  am  I  inclined  to  deny  or  un» 
dervalue  the  efficacy  of  theee  oral  in. 
structions— that  /Mkhnea  •ffrtaekims^ 
m  the  wise  men  ofkm^nity  conteaoplur 
oBsly  called  i^  but  which,  ere  they  h^ 
ceased  to  despise  it,  they  were  by  its  ef* 
fects  compelled  to  fear — ^by  which  the 
Gospd  ofCfarist  was,  in  the  ^t  instance, 
triumpfaantiy  disseminated ;  bywhkh, 
eione  of'  human  means^  the  impressiotts 
of  a  religious  education  may  be  reUaced 
or  preserved  indelible ;  and  an  attendance 
on  which,  whemnixed  with  inowledge  bi 
the  guide  and  foith  inUte  hearer,  is  now, 
as  at  fhstit  was,  the  great  power  oTGod 
unto  salvation. 

But,  that  a  Sermon  AoUldproflt^  itii 
necessary  that  it  should  be  beard  with 
tmderstan^g.  And,  when  that  strange 
reluctance  is  considered^  iritit  wMdi  mS^ 
umnbued  *  with'  early  r»^ons  imprsa> 
rions  report  to  our  public  mmistzy  s  wb«a 


UMiTBi)  Kiiira«>oii. 


^e.take  into  thutoeomt  the  vivM  vnd 
mytteriouB  OKtore^f  nmojr  of  those  to* 
pic$,  wltkhifeuecofimtd  tatiMt  upflB  { 
"when  we  recollect  the  ahortbenand  pM^ 
caCj  of  thoie  opportunities  ef  attncUag 
mttentioiiv  which  aie  ordinuilj  in  our 
power,  or  if  hioh  the  indifference  and  in- 
dcilence  of  the  worid  will  permit  us  to 
Tender  effiMtusl;  can  we  wonder  that 
eomething  more  tlian  Sermonf  is  required 
for  that  mighty  work  which  is  set  hefoce 
lie  ?  A  hundred  half4MNUB  in  the  jear, 
(and  this  is  the  ATemge  amount  of  saUe»- 
tion  whidi  the  mesjt  aealous  pieacher  can 
obtainin  Churchvand,  whentheadditional 
and  week-day  hibours  of  a  aealous  Mini^ 
ster  are  taken  into  account,  even  raor^ 
Uuui  the  average  amount  of  labour  which 
tlia  c«iStitation  of  man  j  preachers  can 
eupportO  «ieearelj  all  toe  little  for  the 
reatoratien  of  aeonrupt«nd  fidlen  race; 
for  the  institution  of  men  into  angels  I 
And  the  Mini3ters  of  Christ  have  a 


OtreMf  U  Ar«  saldi  OoA  Under  the  CHd 
Testament,  Cmned  is  he  ikai  makith  ikt 
mnifgvmieflds^pa^.  And  shall  HX 
escape  without  «  stiH  heavier  maledic- 
tion—shall that  Nation,  shall  that  Indi. 
Vidual,  go  finee  from  tiie  dreadftd  dis. 
pleasure  of  the  Almighty,  who  pves  over^ 
without  compunction,  to  the  perilous 
wanderings  of  spiritual  Uindness  those 
unhappy  persons,  whose  ignorance  a  lit* 
tie  care,  a  little  cost,  the  renunciation  of 
a  singleezpensive  indulgence,  might  have 
guided  toilet  and  everlasting  happiness  f 

It  is  not,  I  repeat,  the  duty,  H  is  not 
tSie  interest  of  the  Clergy  alone,  or  more 
tiban  others,  to  desire  the  advancement 
of 'Christ^  d^gdom*  Por  that  kingdinnf 
its  coniinff,  and  final  triumph,  all  be*  ' 
lievers  alSte  are  commanded  by  their 
Lord  to  ^ny.  But  to  tliat  Idi^om  it  is 
an  essentia  prdiminaiy,  that  tht  know* 
ledge  of  the  Lord  skoH  cover  the  earth  as 
the  waters  eeoer  the  $eat  norletany  of  us 


right — a  right  do  I  say  ? — it  is  our  so*,   hereafter  address  the  Searcher  of  Hearts 


lemn  and  bounden  duty,  in  the  name  of 
God  and  of  His  Son,  tp  call  on  every  as- 
aistftnce  of  rank,  and  wealth,  and  know* 
ledge  and  exapiple,  to  aid  us  in  our  gi* 
gantic  task  of  turning  the  mhabitants  of 
tlie  earth  to  righleeueness  1 

While  pleading  for  the  instrac* 
lion  of  tne  ienorant  at  home,  the 
Bishop  extends  his  views,  and  thus 


with  the  petition,  that  His  wiU  inay  he 
demeem earth  asiiisdeneinheavenyinthm 
out  recollecting,  that  on  eadi  of  us  it,  in 
part,  depends,  to  forward  that  denre  by 
o«r  o#n  eaertiens;  and  that  it  is  a 
modcery  of  GU>d  toesk  of  Htm,  that  sin- 
ners may  be  brought  to  repeutanee,  while 
we  contribute,  all  the  while,  neither  at* 
tention,  nor  influence,  nor  pecuniary  aic^ 
to  the  object  for  which  we  thus  solemnly 


farclbl,.pplie.hJ.«rgummtothe    ^^"S^SJ- 
enlighteQiog  of  the  world :—  *^  ,  o^ 


If^  to  see  our  brother  hunger  and  not 

to  relieve  his  bodily  wants,  be  a  violation 

of  every  principle,  which  is  lovely  before 

men,  and  in  the  eyes  of  Qod  acceptable  { if^ 

at  oureverlasUng  peril,  we  are  bound,  so 

Ihr  as  power  is  given  us,  to  Aimish  them 

that  need  with  &e  meat  wliich  perishetli, 

and  the  water  whereof  if  a  man  drinketh 

lie  shall  thirst  again ;  of  how  much  sorer 

punishment  must  they  be  a^prthy,  whe 

can  behold  thMo«b  of  their  Mkrtr^orea- 

tnres  perishing  for  lad^  of  instruction, 

without  some  little  care  to  provide  for 

them  the  bread  of  immortdity — and  who, 

happy  themselves  in  their  knowledge  ef 

the  truth,  are  indiflerent  to  the  destmy 

(f  those  with  whom  they  dwell — whose 

hard  and  daily  labour  miniiters  to  their 

wants  and  hunirkBe-*«n  wheee  huaesly 

apd  forbearance  their  own  security  de* 

.  pends— and  who  would  repay  tenfold,  by 

thek  lov^  th.eir  services,  and  their  pray* 

M,  whatever  leaMms  of  content  and  ho* 

^ness  they  neeive  thrsn^  eur  uani* 

icfttce! 


1888^. 
rfwffoese  Of  Me  SecWm^* 
I9dtwithstanding  tiie  pressure  of  the 
times,  the  number  of  Subscribing  Mem* 
hers  is  inaterially  increased:  above  1 5,000 
names  now  appear  upon  the  list,  of  which 
743  have  been  added  4inee  October 
re98.  The  Receipts  and  Dishanements 
have  been  larger  than  in  any  fmner 
joxty  wtA  a  proporttonete  increase  will 
be  fmnd  in  die  circnlation  of  Religious 
Books. 

Puhlic  Saie  qf  Seeks  and  Draets. 
The  Special  Cominitlee»  appoint- 
ed to  superintend  the  j^eral  Sale^ 
at  the  Shop  in  Fleet  Street,  of  the 
Society's  publicatiocis,  report- 
In  addition  to  six  well^Dowa  T^^acti 
on  the  Evidences  ef  ChrisUaaity,  which 
were  placed  long,  ago  on  the  Society's 
Catakgue,  34  New  Tracts  on  the  same 
sulyect  were  procured  and  published  by 
the  Committee;  and  949,300  copies  of 
these  Books  and  Tracts  were  printed. 


|M  UNITBB 

The  gretttr  p«rt  •f  -  ihU' atock,  vis. 
677,491  Books  and  Tncts,  has  been  cir. 
oulated  through  the  country.  The  sur- 
plus S6&,809  remains  in  the  Sodetj's 
stores. 
But  the  issue  of  Books  bj  the  Special 

£mmittee  has  not  been  confined  to 
ti-infidel  Publications:  1015  Bibles 
(^exclusive  of  the  Society*s  Familj  Bi- 
1)le),757  Testaments,  1451  Prayer  Books, 
and  113,116  Tracts  have  been  disposeil 
of  at  cost  price  from  the  Shop  in  Fleet 
Street ;  and  a  considerable  supply  of  the 
same  articles  is  still  in  hand. 

The  total  number  of  Books  and  Tracts 
issued  by  the  Committee,  since  its  ap- 
pointment,  is  79P»^01 ;  and  the  stodr 
undisposed  of  exceeds  300,000.  The 
money  remaining  at  the  disposal  of  the 
Committee  will  be  more  than  sufficient 
to  defray  the  expenses  of  the  shop  in  Fleet 
Street,  during  the  time  that  the  Society 
has  resolved  to  continue  it ;  and  will  en- 
able the  Committee  to  make  an  adequate 
trial  of  the  plan  for  sellinff  the  Holy  Scrip, 
tures,  the  Liturgy,  and  other  Books  on 
the  SocietT*s  Catalogue,  to  the  public, 
at  reduced  prices. 

Ahaumint  to  the  hie  BUhop  •/  Calcutta. 
'  In  reference  to  same  Resolutions 
passed  by  the  Board  on  receiving 
the  intelligence  of  the  death  of 
Bishop  Middleton,  it  is  stated — 

'It  is  proposed  that  a  Monument  should 
be  erected  to  his  memory  in  St.  PauPs 
Cathedral,-  that  the  expense  diould  be 
defrayed  by  Men^bers  of  the  Society, 
and  that  the  contribution  of  each  Mem- 
ber should  be  limited  to  the  ainount  of 
his  annual  subscription  to  the  Society. 
It  was  imagined,  that^  if  the  subscrip- 
tion  were  unlimited,  such  large  contri- 
butions would  be  made  by  some  opu- 
lent and  zealous  friends,  as  might  pre- 
vent others  firom  testifying  their  feel- 
ing on  this  occasion ;  while,  from  the 
general  estimation  in  which  Bishop 
Middl^ton  was  held,  there  could  be  no 
doubt  that  an  ample  sum  would  soon  he 
raised  by  the  limited  subscription,  and 
A  the  same  time  none  would  be  excluded 
fit>m  participating  in  the  work.  * 

The  Members  of  Uie  Society  for 
the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel  in 
Foreign  Parts  were  afterwards  as- 
^ciated  in  this  plan. 

A  List  of  Subscriptions  to  this  ob- 
ject is  given,  amounting  to  821/.  95, 
contributed  by  568  Subscribers, 


KINGDOM*    ;  ffitC, 

Colkf,  QtteuUO' 
*;  Of  the  Resolutions  just  quoted,  it 
is  further  safd — 

The  most  important  matter  whkk 
these  resolutions  embnuie,  arises  fironi 
suggestion  of  the  late  Bishop  of  Calcutti| 
ih  his  last  Letter  to  the  Society,  rdsti? e 
to  the  foundation  of  Five  Scfaolanhipi 
in  Bishop's  College  at  Calcutta.  In  or- 
der  to  mark  their  entire  cdncurrence  k 
the  wisdom  of  such  a  measure,  and  their 
affectionate  veneratioB  for  the  Bidiop'i 
memory,  the  Board  reeolved  to  pbee 
the  sum  of  6000/.  at  the  dispossl  of  tk 
bicorporated  Society  for  the  PropsgttMS 
Jf  the  Giwpel  in  Foreign  Parts,  for  the 
purpose  of  endowing  Five  SchoUnhipi 
to  be  called  "  Bishop  Middleton'i  Scbc 
larships;**  and  of  affording  a  Sakiy  fir 
a  Tamul  Teacher  in  the  College. 

Istue  tf  Books,  TractSy  and  Popnt. 

From  April  1822  to  April  18S, 
the  circulation  of  PublicatioM  w» 
as  follows : — 


Bibles 

NewTestam^nts  > 
'  and  Psalters.  3 
Com.  Prayers  . . . 
Other  bd.  Books 
Small  Tracts  & 
Papers 


38,659 
55^37 
101.964 

S17,«83296.6flr 


Gr»t. 
900 


2.154 


i,iijj» 


Grand  Total..  l»^;" 


State  0/  the  Funds. 

Receipts.  *•     *;  ,A 

BenefBctioTii ^'^i!  ,1  5 

Annual  Subscriptions 1),5W  18  ' 

Legacies 3750    0    0 

'^  ^Jll  3,244  1  J 

Dividends  on  Stock.  &c ^^S?  if  f 

War  Office,  for  Troops,  &c.. .      18^  "  J 

.^ 

/  54,891   6  • 


On  Account  of  Books 

Disooont  from  Booksellers  . 


Paymcots* 
Books  sent  to  Members:— 
Mmaben'  pnrt  •  S6.S51  If  { 
Society»i  pwt  -   I4,fll0  U   ^  ^^^   4 

Books  and  Papers,  grataitoosjy 

distriboted,     inelndiiiK    ^^|  vuT  5 

porU ^1^'^  f 

Books,  at  prime  cost ok  j 

WelshBible Ss  0 

Irish  Bible ^-     **  . 

Difidends  and  Advances  oo  A^*  ^..    ^ 
count  of  I  ndia  Missions ^  > 


ld9S«]  UNITKD 

Grapt  lor  Five  ^hoIi(r«hip«  ait 

Bishop's  College,  CalcotU  . .  600O    0    0 
Pri&ting  Office  at  Colombo....    436  15    6 

SctUfMiattoo 690  19    9 

On  Aocoant  of  GoverDment,  &«•  335    3  10 

On  account  of  Charities '. .    158  1 1    0 

Salaries.  Real,  Taxes,  and  Son- 
dries .....SSOS    7    6 


^.54,319  12    7 


East  Indiis, 
Repocts  are  given  from. Calcutta 
and  Bombay,  in  relation  to  the 
Committees  at  those  Presidencies, 
which  we  shall  notice  in  the  Survey; 
but  no  intelligence  appears  from 
Madras,  or  from  the  Society's  Misr 
sions  on  that  Coast. 

CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 
TWEKTT-THIRO  RBPORT. 

Remarks  en  the  Income  and  ExpeHdUnrg. 
Thb  particulars  of  the  Receipts  and 
Payments  of  the  Year  were  printed 
at  pp.208  and  209.  We  extract 
from'  the  Report  some  remarks  on 
the  progress  of  the  Society's  In- 
come and  its  proportion  to  the  Ex- 
penditure. 

The  steady  rate  of  the  Society's 
incr^ise  has  be^n  mentioned.  That 
rate  of  progress  has  been  greatly  auff* 
mented  during  the  last  Ten  Years,  chie^ 
in  consequence  of  the  establishment  of 
Associations — the  Income  of  the  Society 
in  itsThirteenthYear  having  beesSOOOi.; 
while,  in  its  Fourteenth,  the  formation  of 
Associations,  which  had  their  origin 
chiefly  in  the  zeal  awakened  throughout 
the  country  for  opening  India  to  Chris- 
tianity, the  Income  rapidly  rose  to  a 
gross  amount  of  nearly  12,000/.,  not  de- 
ducting the  expenses  attending  the  As* 
sedations. 

It  win  be  satisfactory  to  the  Mem* 
bers,  to  review  the  course  in  which  the 
Society  has  been  led;  as  this  review 
mill  sufficient^  indicate  the  guidance  of 
the  Divine  Hand. 

The  first  Thirteen  Years  of  the  S<^ 
ciety  may  be  considered,  for  the  reasens 
just  given,  as  its  state  of  in&ney :  it  has 
been  since  graduidly  aequiriiig  strength 
and  developing  powers,  whiim  will  one 
day,  it  may  be  hoped,  arrive,  under  the 
blessing  of  God,  at  sudi  maturity,  as 
may  enable  the  Society  to  achieve  its 
full  portion  of  thai  conquest  «v«r  the 
Empire  of  Darkness  and   Sin,  which 

Jk€.  18S3. 


RIK6D0M.  SSl 

awaits  the  comUaed  eSbrts  of  all  the 
true  Members  of  the  Church  of  Christi 

The  whole  Income  of  these  first  Thir- 
teen Years  was  little  more  than  32,000/. 
— ^the  Income  of  the  last  year,  alone, 
has  been,  as  already  stated,  35,000/. 

The  average  annual  Income  of  each  of 
these  Thirteen  Years  was  a  little  more 
than  i700/.— that  of  each  of  the  last  Ten 
Years  has  been  upward  of  25,500/. 

In  reference  to  the  subject  of  the 
Society's  Income,  there  is  a  fact  to  be 
sUted,  which  deserves  attention.  The 
amount  of  interest  on  stock,  annually 
received,  will  serve  as  a  criterion  of  the 
proportion  which  the  Expenditure  has 
borne  to  the  Income.  On  a  careful  in- 
vestigation of  this  point,  it  appears  that 
the  Society  never  had  since  it  began  to  . 
send  out  Missionaries,  and  has  not  at 
this  moment,  more  funds  in  hand,  than 
would  serve  to  4is<;hacs^  its  actual  ob- 
ligations on  account  of  its  Missions  in 
varieus  parts  of  the  world.  And  yet  it 
has  never  been  put  to  any  difficulty,  ip 
discharging  the  obligations  which  it  had 
contracted;  nor  has  it  been  withheld, 
merely  by  ^Uie  want  of  funds,  from  enter- 
ing on  any  very  promising  undertaking 
brought  before  its  Committees.  Tiie 
Committee  state  this  fact  as  a  ground  of 
thankfulness  to  Almighty  God,  that  He 
has  enabled  the  Society  to  proceed  with 
such  an  equal  and  steady  course. 

Promishig  fields  of  labour  are,  indeed, 
opening  on  every  side ;  and  a  fkr  larger 
sum  might  be  profitably  expended  in 
p^nmoting  the  Conversion  of  tfae.Hea- 
theu,  than  is  as  yet  placed  at  U^  Soci* 
ety's  disposal :  the  Missions  already 
formed,  particularly  those  in  Africa  and 
India,  are  beginning  to  ask  for  more  fUnds 
to  enable  them  to  extend  their  exertions  c 
the  Committee  beg,  therefore,  to  urge  on 
all  the  Society's  mends  every  practica- 
ble exertion  to  increase  its  means  of 
usefiilness* 

Reports  ef  AnaeuUfone- 

The  Committee  notice,  with  pleasure, 
that  the  suggesUon  ofiered  to  Uie  Asso- 
ciations in  the  last  Report,  of  adoptins 
Sheet  Beporu  instead  of  the  pamphlet 
form,  has  been  acted  upon  in  a  number 
of  instances;  snd  they  doubt  not  but 
that  it  will  be  pursued  by  other  Asaoo 
ciations,  where  local  circumstances  will 
allow  it.  It  is  obvious  that  a  saving  of 
expense,  which  may  appear  small  In  the 
case  of  a  single  Association,  becomes  ^qf 
importance  when  it  pervades  hundreds 
of  AsBociatioDS* 

3X 


i2i 


UNITED  tlM60OM. 


We  quote  another  passage  which 
deserves  attention. 

The  Committee  have  much  satisfac- 
tion, also,  in  witnessing  the  ditierent 
methods  adopted  in  the  more  brief  lie- 
ports  of  the  Associations,  to  awaken  at- 
tention to  the  details  of  the  Society *s 
Proceedings,  without  occupying  such 
space  and  so  entering  into  particulars  as 
to  supersede  the  Parent  Report.  In  the 
Report  of  one  Association,  for  instance, 
the  Society's  proceedings  during  the  year 
are  collected  under  a  few  g^eneral  heads, 
with  pertinent  remarks  on  them ;  while, 
in  another,  brief  observations  are  made 
on  the  proceedings,  in  the  order  in  which 
they  occur  in  the  Reports  and  the  cor- 
responding parts  of  the  Appendix,  with 
a  notification  of  the  pages  where  the 
matters  remarked  on  may  be  found.  It 
is  obvious,  that  either  of  these  methods 
will  be  likely  to  answer  the  valuable  end, 
of  leading  the  Members  to  an  intelli- 
gent use  of  the  Annual  Publicaticftis  of 
the  Society. 

Several  impressive  extracts  are 
given  from  the  Reports  of  Associa- 
tions, on  the  mutual  benefit  which 
Missionary  Societies  derive  from 
one  another. 

jissociaiioHs. 

Thirteen  New  Associations  have 
been  added  within  the  year ;  one  of 
which  was  for  the  County  of  Kent, 
and  three  were  Ladies'  Associations. 

Means  are  suggested,  by  tlie 
Committee,  of  increasing  the  Numw 
ber  and  Efitciency  of  Associations ; 
and  Remedies  are  proposed  against 
those  Occasions  of  Decay,  which  are 
inseparable  from  Institutions  of  this 
nature.  These  suggestions,  for  which 
we  refer  to  ihe  Report  itelf,  claim 
ih^  serious  attention  of  all  the  friends 
of  such  Societies. 

Miuionatiet  and  Students, 
The  desigRution,  sailing,  and  ar- 
rival of  Missionaries,  detailed  in  the 
Report,  have  been  staled  chiefly  in 
the  Recent  Miscellaneous  Intelli- 
gence ot  our  different  Numbers. 

No  deaths  had  occurred,  during 
the  Year,  among  the  Society's  Mis- 
sionaries ;  but,  about  tlie  period 
when  the    Report  woe  delivered. 


Death  was  making  fearful  inroads 

on  the  Labourers  in  the  West- Africa 
Mission,  as  was  stated  in  the  Num- 
ber for  July. 

Offers  of  service  have  been  numerous 
in  the  course  of  the  year :  but  many  of 
these  offers  have  been  from  persons, 
whose  qualifications  were  not  such  as  to 
induce  the  Committee  to  accept  titem, 
though  of  their  piety,  generallj,  they 
had  no  doubt  Of  67  offers  of  service, 
18  have  been  accepted,  87  declined,  and 
I S  are  still  under  consideration.  There 
are,  at  present,  3S  Students  preparing, 
und^r  the  Society's  care,  for  future  ser. 
vice-^  14  in  different  parts  of  this  coun- 
try, and  8  at  Bdnle. 

In  reference  to  the  important  class 
of  Native  Labourers^  the  Conunittee 
say — 

At  their  head  sUnd  two  Ordained  , 
Missionaries— the  Kev.  Abdool  Mes-  ' 
seeh,  and  the  Kev.  William  Bowley ; 
whose  steady  and  usefiil  course  may  serve 
to  assure  the  Society  that  the  N«tiva 
of  India  are  become  competent,  under 
the  Divine  Blessing,  to  form  Chriatiaa 
Churches  from  among  their  countrymen, 
and  to  instruct  and  edify  those  Churcltes. 
And  for  Afirica — little  short  of  a  moral 
miracle  haa  been  wrought  on  some  of 
her  once-degraded  Sons,  in  raising  them, 
in  the  course  of  a  very  few  years,  from' 
men  almost  brutalized  by  cruel  oppres- 
sion and  base  superstition,  into  humble, 
active,  intelligent,  and  devout  Instruc 
tors  of  their  countrymen. 

After  quoting  Mr.  Johnson's  cha- 
racter of  David  Noah  (see  pp.  321 
and  322  of  our  Number  for  July), 
the  Committee  add — 

With  these,  and  many  similar  exam, 
pies  beforeour  eyes,  what  should  restrain 
our  hope  and  expectation,  that  He,  who, 
by  His  Providence  and  Spirit,  has  raised 
up  these  Native  Christians  effectually  to 
cooperate  with  us  in  this  best  and  most 
beneficent  of  all  designs — the  Salvation 
of  the  perishing  Heathen— should  so 
multiply  their  number  in  all  Missions, 
as  to  supersede  the  necessity  of  any  other 
supply  of  Teachers  from  Christendom 
than  those  Guides  and  Counsellors,  who, 
availing  themselves  of  the  experience  of 
all  the  older  Churches  of  Christ  in  the 
West,  may  be  the  means  of  establishing 
and  extending  the  rising  Chuxxihes  of  the 
Heathen  World  ?   Nothing  is  wanting 


UVTTBD  KIVODOXr. 


1823.] 

to  this  gtetLt  end,  but  the  blessing  of  the 
Holy  Spirit  on  the  exertions  of  compe- 
tent Instructors  of  Christian  Converts. 
While,  therefore,  the  Committee  do 
earnestly  press  on  all  the  Members  the 
^eat  duty  of  unwearied  and  fenrent 
prayer,  for  the  especial  and  abundant 
influences  of  the  Holjr  Spirit  on  all  the 
Young  Persons  under  preparation,  in  the 
Seminaries  connected  with  the  Society's 
different  Missions,  for  future  labours 
among  their  countrymen,  they  feel  it 
their  duty  to  do  all  in  their  power  to 
•end  forth  a  body  of  Teachers,  who  may 

-  be  competent  to  the  task  of  leading  for- 
ward the  minds  of  such  Young  Persons 
to  every  practicable  degree  of  enlarge- 
ment and  knowledge.  In  Sierra  Leone, 
more  than  Twenty  pious  African  Youths 
are  prepared  for  Instructors  of  this  de- 
acription :  in  Calcutta  and  in  Madras, this 
branch  of  the  Christian  Institutions  of 
the  Society,  formed  at  those  Pr^siden- 

*  cies,  loudly  calls  for  such  aid:  and  at 
Cotym,  among  the  Syrians,  and  in  other 
places^  the  Seminaries  of  this  description 
abready  established  require  more  Instruc- 
tors ;  while,  not  only  in  these  places,  but 
in  other  parts  of  India,  in  Ceylon,  and 
in  the  Mediterranean,  devoted  Missio- 
naries, nurtured  in  the  admirable  system 
of  our  Universities,  might  put  their  ac- 
quisitions to  the  most  noble  use  in  the 
service  of  their  Heavenly  Master,  by 
training  up  in  sound  discipline  and  leam- 

'ing  the  future  Pastors  and  Evangelists 
of  theUnchristianized  World.  The  Com- 
mittee fervently  beseech  the  GreatHead 
of  the  Church  to  call  forth  such  men ! 

Oar  Readers  are  already  apprized 
of  the  intended  establishment  of  a 
Seminary  at  Islington  (see  pp.  165 
and  166  of  the  Number  for  April) 
with  an  especial  view  to  the  more 
efficient  preparatioa  of  Missionaries. 
Missions. 
The  survey  of  the  Society's  Nine 
Missions  occupies,  in  this  Report, 
about  140  pages,  which  is  some- 
what less  than  last  year.  The 
Appendix  is  much  diminished  in 
size,  ^nd  consists  of  but  Seven 
Articles ;  it  being  the  intention  of 

^  the  C<>mmittee  that  the  Journals  of 
the  Missionaries  shall,  in  future,  be 
given  chiefly  in  our  columns.  Our 
Readers  will  see  that  about  100 
pages  have  been  devoted,  in  our 


525 

late  Numbers,  to  an  abstract  of  in- 
telligence from  most  ofthe  Society's 
Missions.  The  Report  not  having 
been  got  through  the  press  till  the- 
beginning  of  December,  Notes  of 
reference  to  the  details  in.  our  pages, 
as  late  as  those  in  the  month  of  No- 
vember, are  subjoined.  The  usual 
abstract,  with  new  particulars,  will 
appear,  in  their  proper  places,  in  the 
Survey. 

The  following  Summary  View  i^ 
given  of  the  Missions. 

In  the  KIKE  uissioKs  of  the  Society, 
thereareFOBTY-THaEEsTATiOKS^which 

have   TWO   HUKDRED  AKD  TWEKXY^Ilt 

SCHOOLS  connected  with  them  ;  some  of 
which  Schools  are,  in  fact,  separate  Sta* 
tions,  being  established  in  considerable 
places,  at  a  distance  firom  the  head- 
station.  These  Stations  and  Schools  axtt 
occupied    by    TuaEE    hukdbed    ako 

FOBTT-SEVEK  LABOURERS;  of  Whom  109 

are  Europeans,  and  238  were  bom  in 
the  respective  countries  where  they  are 
employed.  The  number  of  scholars 
under  the  Society  is  twelve  thousand 

THREE-  BITKDREO    AKD     ELEVBK :     of 

whom  8610  are  Boys,  9354  CMrls,  and- 
1347  Adults.  Many  churches  and 
CHAPELS  have  been  erected ;  but  these 
do  not  fhmish  any  adequate  criterion 
of  the  number  of  persons  who  may,  occa« 
sionally  at  least,  hear  the  truths  or 
THE  GOSPEL,  BS  the  greater  portion  of 
these  hearers  are,  in  most  parts  of  the 
Heathen  Worid,  to  besought  in  the 
streets  and  highways.  The  number  of 
real  coVvBRTsfrom  among  the  Heathen, 
it  is  not  easy  to  ascertain:  in  Sierra 
Leone,  the  IMvine  Blessmg  has  pecu« 
liarly  rested  on  the  Society— upwards 
of  650  Africans  having  been  admitted 
to  Christian  Communion,  on  the  most 
satisfactory  evidence  of  real  conversion  ; 
all  of  whom  were,  within  the  last'veiy 
few  years,  in  a  state  of  the  grossest 
darkness  and  degradation.  For  the  more 
rapid  and  extensive  diffiision  of  sound 
knowledge  and  Christian  Truth,  the  So- 
ciety has  established  prin tiko-pre88S8 
in  those  Missions  which  are  connected 
with  a  numerous  and  reading  popula- 
tion :  and  its  Missionaries  are  supplying 
these  Presses  with  the  Scriptures,  the 
Liturgy,  and  Tracts,  in  some  of  the 
principal  hinguages  of  the  respective 
countries  i  while  large  editions  of  the 
Seriptures,  in  others  of  those  langua^Bs ^ 


SM 


UHITEO  KIirODOM. 


•re  loiiited  tat  Ui«  Bible  fiodeties  in 
wenl  qiuurten. 

The  Committee  tpeak  with  pleasure 
of  the  manner  in  which  the  subject 
6f  prcgress  and  success  is  treated  in 
t}ie  Reports  <if  different  Associations^ 
and  quote  passages  on  this  point 
firbm  four  Reports.  We  extract  the 
shortest,  but  one  full  of  meaning:— 
There  is  luccea  enouffh  alreadjr>  to 
encourage  the  most  fetrfm,  and  to  stimu- 
late the  most  lukewarm;  while  there  ia 
trial  enough,  to  maintain  in  us  the  habi* 
tual  conviction  of  the  ineiRcacy  of  the 
best  human  means  in  tliemselve8,and  the 
duty  of  ferrent  and  unceasing  prayer  for 
thesuccoursof  the  Holy  Spirit,  *'*'  without 
which  nothing  is  strong,  nothing  is  holy.** 

Cnuhuhm  ^  ik$  Repm-i. 
.  "While  the  Gommittee  record^  with 
gESiitude  to  Almighty  God,  the  eppor^ 
tonities  for  exertion  which  He  haa-bcen 
plesaad  to  ^pen  before  the  Society,  md 
the  measure  of  aucceaa  which  He  has 
Touchssfedy  they  are  truly  happy  to  add 
that  their  coa^utora  in  this  great  work 
aontinue  also  to  be  blessed  by  Him. 
The  increase  of  the  Society's  meana  and 
eEaertkmshas  not  been  at  the  expense  of 
Uadred  Inatitutions.  AM  have  pro« 
spend.  By.tlwefrortaofa]l,adegTeeof 
uBBgresa  baa  been  attained,  which  would 
hsre  otherwise  been  aimed  at  in  rain. 
For  the  protection  and  faronr  of  Per- 
sons in  Authority,  this  Society  continues 
to  have  cause  for  gratitude.  Both  the 
Ctotverhmeat  at  home,  and  the  Local 
Oovemmenta  abroad,  hmve,  in  yaxioua 
ways,  assisted  its  designs. 
•  The  Gommittee  have  had  the  pleasure 
is  add,  during  the  year,  to  the  List  of 
the  Society's  V ice*Presidents»  the  Heads 
df  Four  Colleges  at  Oxford  and  Cam- 
bridge—the  Provost  of  Oriel  College, 
sad  the  Priwipal  of  Magdalen  Hall,  at 
OxIMU-aad,  at  Cambridge,  the*  Presi- 
deat  of  Queen's  College,  at  present 
T]fie.ChaneelloroftheFni;^ABrsky;  and 
Ibe  Master  of  Corpus  Christi  CoUeges 
to  these  has  been  added  the-  name  «>f 
Sir  Bobert  Harry  Inglis,  Bart.,  long  a 
«rarm  friend  of  the  Society.  The  Bight 
Hon.  Lord  Bariiam^  having  succeeded 
to  the  Peerage,  and  the  Bight  Hon. 
Lord  Bexley,  having  been  oalkd  by 
His  Miyesty,  in  adknowledgment  of 
his  able  and  faithful  services,  to  the 
Upper  House — have  become  Vioe- 
Patrons  of  the  Society;  having  been 


[dec 

enrolled,  for  several  yeurs  previonslj^ 
among  its  Vice-Presidents. 

In  conclusion,  the  Committee  wish  to 
remark,  that,  encouraging  as  the  piugie— 
is  which  haa  been  already  made,  a  fiur 
gi^ater  work  yet  remains  to  be  done  s 
for  the  work,  on  which  the  Christiaii 
Church  has  yet  entered,  can  be  ealled 
great,  only  in  compariaon  with  that  of 
former  yean :  it  is  little  indeed,  vben 
considered  in  reference  to  the  exertions 
which  are  still  required. 

And,  to  these  exertions,  the  Christiao 
Church  is  now  manifestly  called.  It  is 
the  coMMAxn  of  God,  that  this  aacrcd 
work  of  evangelising  the  world  abould 
be  undertaken— His  vnomss  is-eogaged 
in  support  of  His  servants,  wlule  they 
labour  herein  to  make  Him  known  $  the 
manifestation  of  whose  Glory,  as  dis. 
pli^ed  in  the  Oespel,  is  puioed,  as  it 
were,  in  their  hands-^fiia  pmovisxvcs 
opens  before  them  the  oppertwdties 
and  the  means  of  laboui^-Hia  fowsx 
wlU  uphold  their  weakness,  and  avbdue 
their  foes — and  Hia  oback  will  crvwn 
their  conflict  and  toil  with  a  Victory^ 
which  shall  be  the  subject  of  everlaatii^ 
praise. 

Jppen^ix  ifi  the  Report. 
U  Instructions  to  the  Bev.  Henry  WiU 
liams,  proceeding  as  a  Missionaxy  to 
New  Zealand;  with  Mr.  WiUiams's 
Beply,  and  an  Address  by  the  Bev. 
Kdward  Garrard  Marsh  :  delivered 
Aug.  6,  1889. 
8.  Inetmctions  to  the  Rev.  Messrs. 
Beckauer,  Gerber,  Metxger,  and 
Schemel,and  Messrs*  Lisk,  Vauglian, 
and  Bunyer,  witb  Mn.  Gerber^  Mn. 
MetEger,  Mrs.  Schemel,  Mrs.  Lask, 
Mrs.  Vaughan,  and  Mrs,  Bunyer, 
.  proceeding  to  the  West- Africa  Mis- 
sion ;  and  to  the  Bev,  Mr.  Deininger, 
proceeding  to  the  Mediterranean: 
with  an  AddreSi  to  them,  by  the  Rev. 
James  Haldkne  Stewart:  delivered 
Sept.  24,  1828. 

3.  Extracts  from  the  Journal  of  the  late 
Bev.  W.  Johnson,  at  Begent^s  Town, 
Sierra  Leone ;  from  February  1 888 
to  February  IK83. 

4.  liev.  Bemhard  Schmidts  Method  of 

Conducting  the  Tinnevelly  Schools^ 

5.  Statement  to  the  Brltiah  Bcsident  in 

Travancore,  by  the  Sode^^s  Mis. 
sionaries.  of  the  Condition  of  the 
Syrian  Christians. 
€.  Correspondence  between  the  College 
«f  Fort  St.  Georffe  and  the  Syria  u 
College. 


VNlTlD  KIKGDOM. 


7.  last  ofWcftkB  nlatiTe  to  the  North* 
'    American  IndiaoB. 


VO&MATIOM  Ain>  P&OCSZDlIf  68  OF 
▲SaOCIATIOKS. 

F0rmaiUm  qftke  Pretcol  Assodaii^n. 
An  AssociatioD,  in  aid  of  that  for  li- 
▼erpool  and  West-Lancashire,  was  form- 
ed at  Prescot,  in  the  evening  of  the  8th 
of  Julj ;  the  Eev.  G.  Driffield,  Yicar 
of  the  Parish,  in  the  Chair. 

Sloven  tad  SMomkrs.  . 

B«v.  W.  lUwwa.  and  ReT.  R.  W.  AlUx— Rev.  T. 

Tktt«nh«ll.  and  Rev.  B.  Powell— Rev.  John  Jooee, 

end  Rev.  W.  Uetchioir-ft&d  Rev.  Jotm  Cooper,  end 

Rev.  A.  Dewton. 

Twelve  persons  gave  in  their  names 
ai  Collectors.  The  proceeds  of  the  first 
month,  including  Benefactions  and  Sub- 
scriptions, were  IBL 

Bev.  6.  Driffield,  x.a.  PretidsmL 

Mr.  W.  Ackers,  Trwsurtr. 

Messrs.  Threlfall  and  Southern, 

Secretaries. 

Ftfrmaiion  of  St.  HelaCs  Jt$oeiation. 
Another  Association,  in  aid  of  the 
Liverpool  and  West-Lancashire,  was 
formed,  at  St.  Helen's,  on  the  18th  of 
August ;  the  Rev.  T.  Pigot,  Minister 
of  St.  Helen's,  in  the  Chair. 

Mover*  end  Seooadere. 
Rev.  W.  Rewson,  and   Mr.  Greenall— Rev.  T. 
Tattershall.  and  Mr.  Jaraes  Bromilow— Rev.  John 
Jooee,  and  Rev.  O.  Jeckell— end  Rer.  R.  W.  A  lib. 

and  Rev.  Joba  Cooper. 

Thirty-six  tloTlectors  gave  in  their 
names,  and  nearlj  30/.  was  contributed 
at  the  Meeting. 

Robert  Sherboume,  Esq.  Pttirim. 

Rev.  T.  Pigot,  M.A.  President. 

Mr.  Peter  Greenall,  Treasurer. 

Mr.  James  Bromilow,  Secretary. 

First  Anniversary  ef  the  Deddington. 
The  Meeting  of  this  Association,  which 
embraces  Deddington,  in  Oxfordshire, 
and  its  vicinity,  was  held  at  Lower 
Worton,  in  the  evening  of  Nov.  17th; 
the  Rev.  Walter  Mayers,  in  the  Chair. 

Movers  and  Seconders. 
Professor  Macbride,  Principal  of  Maedalen- Hall- 
Rev.  R.  Creaves  —  Rev.  John  HoRhes  —  Rev  O. 
BrowiM>-Rev.   C.  Soiallry— Rrv.  T.  Woodroffe— 
and  Rev.  O.  Gilbert. 

First  Anniversary  of  the  Bpperstim. 

On  Sunday,  Nov.  16th,  Sermons  were 
preached — at  Arnold,  Calverton,  and 
Epperston,  Nottinghamshire,  by  the  Rev. 
J.  D.  Wawn;  and,  at  Arnold,  by  the 
BeV.  H.  Jenour.  The  Meeting  was  held 
ait  Epperstbii,  on  Monday  Evening ;  the 
Rev.  H.  Jenour,  Rector,  in  the  Chair. 


«25 


Movtn  aad  Seooodera. 

Hon.  and  Rev.  H.  D.  Ersktae.  end  Rev.  J.  Ibo»- 

Rev.  J.  Storer.  and  Bfr.  Greaves— and  Rev.  J.  O. 

Breay.  and  Rev.  J.  D.  Wawn. 

Collection,  14^  is.  7\d. 
FermaiwH  ef  the  Pismer  AsseeietHm, 
On  Wednesday,  Nov.  I9th»tbe  asrist- 
ant  Secretary  attended  at  Pinner,  to 
aid  in  organizing  an  Association.  Con- 
tributions had  been  collected  there  for 
some  time.  A  Meeting  was  held  for  tiie 
purpose,  in  the  evening ;  and  was  ad- 
dressed by  him,  and  by  the  Rev.  Messrs. 
Burnett,  Munro,  and  Cunningham.  Se- 
veral persons  gave  in  their  names  at 
Collectors. 

Formation  of  the  SosUhgaie  Ladies^  4s* 
soeiation. 
On  Thursday  Evening,  Nov.  90th,  m 
Meeting  was  held  in  the  School  Room, 
at  Southgate;  the  Rev.  Dawson  Warren, 
Yicar  of  the  Parish^  in  the  Chair ;  when 
an  Association  of  Ladies  was  formed,  in 
aid  of  the  Edmonton  Association.  ' 

Movers  and  Seconders. 

Rev.  Martin  BosweH,  and  the  Assistant   Secre- 

tary— Rev.  Francis  Ellaby,  and  Mr.Joseph  Beddy 

—and   Mr.  Nicholas  Maniakes,  and  Rev.  JamM 

Scbolefield. 

Rev.  Dawson  Wai^en,  President. 

Mrs.  Boswell,  Treasurer. 
Rev.  Martin  Boswell,  Secretary, 
Formationofihe  Hertfordshire  Jesoeiatiam. 
On  Sunday  Nov.  tbe  SSd,  the  Assistant 
Secretary  preached  at  Watton,and  Sta- 
pleford,  near  Hertford ;  and,  on  Monday 
Evening,  at  Ickleford,  near  flitchin  ; 
preparatory  to  the  formation  of  an  Associ- 
ation for  tbe  County.  A  Meeting,  for  that 
purpose,  was  held  on  Tuesday,  the  S5th. 
in  the  Town  Hall  of  Hertford ;  tbe  Rer 
W.  W.  Pyra,  Rector  of  Radwell  and 
Vicar  of  Willian,  in  the  Chair. 

Movers  and  Seconders. 
Cblonel  Latter,  and  the  Assistant  Secretary  — 
Rev.  J.  H.  Micl»ell.  and  Rev.  R.  F^m— Rev.  w".  B, 
Hajrne,  and  Rrv.  C<  Prowett  — Rev.  Professor 
Parish,  andRev.  J.W.  Niblock— Rev.  John  Hunter, 
and  Rev.  Mr.  Munro— and  Rev.  F.  Cloee,  and 

Bev.  J.  W.  Cunningham. 

The  Collections  and   Contributions 
amounted  to  107/.  I9f.  9d. 

Patron  and  President. 

Rt.  Hon.  the  Earl  of  Roden. 

FkO' Presidents. 

Rt.  Hon.  Lord  John  Townshend, 

Rt.  Hon.  Richard  Ryder,  M.P. 

Sir  John  Sanders  Sebright,  Bart.   M.P, 

Sir  Culling  Smith,  Bart. 

Nicolson  Calvert,  Esq.  ^f  JP. 

Samuel  Smith,  Esq.  M.P. 

Abel  Smith,  Esq.  M.:^. 

Robert  WiUiams,  Esq.  M.P. 

Rev.  W.  Bealtnr,  M.A.  F.R.S. 

Rev.  Professor  Lewton. 


5^  imtTin. 

Her.  J.  H.  Michell,  M.A» 

Rev.  W.  W.  Pym,  M.A. 

Colonel  Brown, 

Colonel  Latter. 

Treantrert^ 

Messrs.  Samuel  Adams  and  Co. 

Sitretari^i<t 

Eer.  C  Pfowett,     Rev.  John  Hunter, 

Rev.  T.  B078. 

Formation  of  the  St,  NeoVt  jlsiociaiion. 

On  Sunday,  the  30th  of  November, 

the  Rev,  Professor  Farish  preached  two 

Sermons  at  St.  Neot*s :  and  on  Mondav. 


Dec.  the  1st,  a  Meeting  was  held,  for 
the  formation  of  an  Assodation ;  Owslej 
Rowley,  Esq.,  in  the  Chair. 

•n  ->  .  Mover*  and  Seconders. 
R«T.  ProreMors  Fari»h  and  Lee-Retr.  Mestn. 
Oblnt.  Rolmeit  Cooper.  Howard.  John  Jowetl, 
wnimnfliftfn.  Sptrlinf.  Clarkson.  Dowell,  Mat- 
thaws.  Maberley,  Blackdeo.  Baachcrott.  and 
ScholeSeld— ;«nd  O.  J.  OorhaiA,  E^q. 

ContributionsA  Subscription8,$4/.  1 3#.3rf. 

Patrony 

Right  Hon.  Viscount  MandevUle. 

President^ 

Owsley  Rowley,  Esq. 

Tt'oaourer^ 

G.  J.  Gorham,  Esq. 

Secretaries, 

Rev.  G.  Freer,  Rev.  J.  Holmes. 

A  Ladies*  Association  was  formed,  the 

next  day. 

Sermmu  in  the  yeifhbonrhofkl  of  London. 

On  Sunday,  Nov.  the  9th,  the  Assistant 
Secretary  preached  at  Taplow,  Bisham, 
and  Maidenhead :  on  Sunday,  the  1 6th, 
^  ^^VP^-  Thorpe  preached  at  Ram's 
Qiapel,  Homerton,  in  the  morning ;  and 
the  Assistant  Secretary  in  the  evening  t 
and,  on  Sunday  the  30th,.  the  Assi*^Upt 
Secretary  preached  thrice  at  the  Parish 
Church  of  Edmonton.  '  The  Collections 
amounted  to  about  100  Guineas. 

It  is  gratifying  to  see  that  the 
Towns  and  Villages  in  the  neigh- 
bourhood of  LoiKlon  are  beginning 
to  take  more  interest  than  hereto- 
fore in  the  objects  of  the  Sodety. 
Much,  ho!?vever,  remains  to  be  done 
among  them.  There  ara  no  Asso- 
ciations in  most  of  the  Tomis  near 
the  Metropolis,  while  places  from 
one  to  three  hundred  miles  distant 
contribute  liberally  year  by  year. 
If  all  the  wealthy  places  within 
but  fi  ve-and-twenty  miles  of  London 
contributed  to  the  Society  in  the 


KIHGDOI^.  '^  [dec. 

proportion  of  Bfaekheath,  Clapkam, 
Edmtmtot^,  Hackney,  Harrow, Rick- 
mond,  Staines,  and  other  Parishei 
within  that  distance,  a  very  great 
and  efficient  augmentation  would 
be  made  to  the  Society's  means  of 
diffusingChristianKnOwiedge  among 
the  Heathen. 


JltinuteontheDeathofCharleoCranl,Eii. 
At  a  Meeting  of  the  Coramittes, 
held  on  the  10th  of  November,  it 
was  resolved,  on  the  Motion  of  .Sir 
Robert  Harry  Inglis,  Bart.,  se- 
conded by  Zachary  Macaulay,  Esq., 
that  a  record  of  the  respect  whicli 
the  Committee  bear  to  the  memory 
of  Charles  Grant,  Esq.,  late  one  of 
the  Vice-Presidents  of  the  Society, 
be  placed  on  the  Minutes  of  Pro- 
ceedings ;  a  copy  of  whiqh  record 
we  subjoin. 

The  Death  of  Charles  Grant,  E«|., 
one  of  the  Vice-Presidents  of  this  So- 
ciety, baring  been  communicated  to  the 
Meeting,  the  Committee,  in  recordii^ 
the  event,  feel. that  it   is  due  to  the 
memory  of  their  lamented  friend  and 
to  their  own  sense  of  his  value,  to  re. 
cord,  also,  the  expression  of  their  deep 
regret  for  the   loss  of  one,  who,  for 
more  than  half  a  century,  was  the  cor- 
dial and  consistent  Friend  of  the  Prin- 
ciples  of  their  Society.    In  eariy  life, 
and  amidst  the  multiplied  disadvantages 
and  temptations  of  India,  as  it  then 
was,  he  maintained  the  puri^  and  inte- 
grity of  the  Christian  Character;  and, 
before  he  quitted  that  country,  which 
he  had  benefited  alike  by  his  public 
labours  and  by  his  private  example,  he 
was  enabled  through  the  Divine  Mercy, 
to  provide,  for  those  whom  he  left  be- 
hind, the  Blessings  of  Christian  Instruc- 
tion, by  purchasing  the  Mission  Charch 
at  Calcutta,  and  presenting  toitthelste 
excellent  David  Brown.    He  conferred 
his  first  appointment  on  Buchanan  also 
— a  name  ever  to  be  associated,  in  the 
gratitude  of  England  and  of  India,  with 
the  growth  of  the  Missionary  Spirit  in 
this  country :  and  he  promoted  the  no- 
mination of  a  lapge  number  of  p'W 
and   active  Chapkins  to  every  Pr««»- 
dency  of  India.     In  all  his  labours  for 
the  benefit  of  the  Church,  he  united  a 
cool  and  correct  judgment  and  talents  of. 
the  highest  order,  with  an  aflfectk«w^. 


16SS.]  UNITXD 

seal  fbr  the  eauw  of  Chrut  aad  the 
Salvation  of  his  Bretiiren ;  and,  in  bia 
more  immediate  connexion  with  this 
Society,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the 
First  Seven  Governors,  he  established 
lasting  claims  to  its  grateful  recollec- 
tions. He  assisted  it  in  eveiy  season  of 
difficult/  by  his  counsel ;  and  continued, 
to  bis  death,  his  cordial  suj^rt  of  its 
objects.  Even  in  the  last  evening  which 
he  spent  on  earth,  he  mingled  his 
thankful  contemplation  of  the  light  ac- 
tually spreading  in  the  East,  with  the 
Hope  that  his  children  would  be  per- 
mitted to  behold  the  ftibaess  of  that 
day,  of  which  He  had  lived  to  enjoy 
the  dawn. 

BABTIST  MISSIONARY  SOCiETY. 
jinmotriuriu, 
Ma.kch  19,  Sevenoaks  —  25,   at 
Biggleswade,  Second  of  the  Bed- 
J'ordshire:  Sermons,  by  Rev.  Robert 
Hall  from  Is.  viii.  20,  by  Professor 
Woods  from  Heb.  xiii.  14,  aod  by 
Bev.  H.  Lacey  from  Heb.  v.  1, 2 : 
Coll36/^ April  I  &2,at Bridge- 
water,  tlie  Fifth  Half-yearly  of  Parf 
of  ike  Western  District :    Sermons 
from  Acts  iv.  12,  and  Luke  vi.  36 

29   &  30,    at  Cliatham,    the 

Kent :  Sermons  from  John  iii.  30, 
He  must  increase,  and  from  Luke  xiv. 
23,  Compel  them  to  come  in — ^ 
May  1,  at  Battersea,  First  of  the 
ff^est'Aliddiesex:  Sermon  from  1  Cor. 
xiii.  5,  Charity  seeketh  not  her  own  : 

Coll.  24/.:  Income,  100/. 20,  at 

Manch^ter,  First  of  the  East-Lan- 

cashire June  1  to  5,  First  of  the 

Liverpool :  Coll.  89/.  5s,  2d. :  In- 
come,   262/.  Ojr.  5d, — —July    1 1, 

Truro 15,  Redruth 17,  Hel- 

ston 18,  Falmouth 21,  Pen- 
zance  Aug.  5  to  8,  at  Bristol, 

Fifth  of  the  Bristol  and  Bath:  Ser- 
mons, from  Is.  xi.  g,  Luke  xxiv.26, 
and    Acts   ii.    1 — i:    Coll,  260/.: 

Income,  894/. Sept-  id  &  17, 

at  Collumpton,  the  Sixth  Half- 
yearly  of  Part  of  the  Western  Di- 
strict:    Sermons,'  from  Gal.  iii.  13, 

and  Phil.i.  12 ^23.  at  Colchester, 

Third  of  ihe Essex:  Sermons,  from 
Matt.  xiii.  39,  The  harvest  is  the  end 
of  th^  world,  and  from  Is.  ii,  2, 3^— > 


KZKODdM.  527 

23  &  24,  at  Bradford,  the  First  of 
the  West-Yorkshire :  Sermons,  from 
Gen.  V.24,  Eph.iii.8,and  Acts  xiii. 
37 :  Coll.  48/.  5s.  6d.y  making  the 
Income  of  the  year  437 L  13s.  2d. 

29,  First  of  the  East-Riding: 

Coll.  86/.  135.  Id. — -Oct.  8,  at 
St.  Ives,  Ninth  of  the  Huntingdon- 
shire. 

New  AuxUiariet. 

1822.  Nov.  1 1  &  I2,at  Gloucester, 
fi>r  Gloucestershire :  Sermons,  from 
Micah  V.  7,  8,  and  from  Dan.  \ii. 

13,  14 20,  at  Manchester,  for 

East' Lancashire. 

1823.  July  29  &  30,  Welling- 
ton^ SomerseUhire :  Sermoiia,  from 
Matt.  ix.  38,  and   Job  xix.  25,  26 

^,  — Sept.  2,  at  Birmingham,  on  a 
larger  scale  than  before,  so  as  to 
embrace  the  neighbouring  Congre- 
gations  Oct.  I,  Stogumbtr,  So- 
mersetshire. 

LOSDOH  MISSION JRY  SOCIETY. 
Anniveruaries. 
May  27,  at    High  Wycombe, 
First  of  the  South- Bucks :  Coll.  and 

Sub.  5gl  Os.  \d 27,atFouImire, 

Eleventh  of  the  Cambridgeshire^ 

June  3  to  5,  at  Leeds,  Tenth  of  the 

West-Riding :  Coll.  300/. 4  to  6, 

at  Hull,  Tenth  of  the  Hull  and  East- 
Riding 11  and  12,  Lincoln > 

18,  howden :  Sermon  from  Is.xxvii. 

13 19,  Third  of  the  Barton  on- 

Humber :   Sermon  from  I  Cor.  xv. 

58- July  8  and  9,  at  Dursley, 

Eighth  of  the  Gloucestershire :  Coll. 

90/. 9,  at  Sandwich,  Third  of  the 

Kent :  Income,  646/.  4s.  Sd. 22, 

at  DubUn,  Fourth  of  the  Hibernian : 

Income,  upward  of  lOOO/. A  uo. 

6  and  7,.at  Trowbridge,  Wilts  and 

North-East  Somerset 8,  First  of 

the  Bridlington 10  to  12,  at  Li- 
verpool, West-Lancashire ---^^^  15 J 
Londonderry 18,  Thorne  :  Ser- 
mons from  Acts  xi.  23.  and  2  Cor. 

V-  19 18  and  19,  Tenth  of  the 

Kendal 19,  Hatfield:  Sermon 

from  John  iv.  28,  29 21,  Sligo 

—21,  Sunderland ^22,  North- 

ShieUs  —  25|  Netvcastte^m-Tyne 


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to  28i  ]^eveiith  of  the  Ply*    copies  are  employed  with  itctivity. 

for  d&e  augmeBtation  of  ContrilMi- 


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mmuh,  Pfymouih'Dock,  and  Sfane^ 
Aottf 0^—26,  Durham 2Q,  Edin- 
burgh :  Coll.  70/.  IQf .  Sd. Seft« 

3,  at  Wincaoton,  Eleventh  of  the 
Sowurs€tshir§ :  Sermons  from  Ezek. 
xxxvi.  24 — 27y  and  Is.  xi.  9  :  Con* 
tdbutions  since  formation,  upward 
of  igoo^ 8  and  9,at  Truro,  Ele- 
venth of  the  Cornwall:  Sermons 
from  Is.  Ix.  1.  and  Gal.  iv.  18  ■ 
9  to  1 1 ,  at  Birmingham^Ninth  of  the 
fFarwicksnire,     Staffordshire,   and 

Worcestershire:  Coll.  400/. 14 

to  16  at  Manchekter,  East-Lanca- 

shir^:    Coll.  nearly  700/ 17, 

Brigg         19,  Gainsborough 24» 

at  Edmonton,  North- Middlesex  and 
South-Herts 30  to  Oct.  2,  Ele- 
venth of  the  Bristol :  Coll.  Q21L  lis. 

Sd p8,  at  St.  Ives,  Ninth  of  the 

Huntingdonslure'^—^  16  and  16,  at 
Dolgeltyy  Sixth  of  the  North- ff^ales 
21  to  23,  at  Swansea,  Ninth  of 
the  South' Wales. 

Njtw  Auxiliaries. 
April  9,  for  Middlewichf  Che- 
shire-^—May.  25,  for  Colnef  Lan- 
cashire-——A  uo,  18,  at  Exeter,  for 
East-Devonshire '-'■^^  21,  at   Bide- 

f(wrd,  for  Norih-Devonshire 28, 

at  Ashburton,  for  South^Devonshire 
'— -!-SspT.8and  9  iot  Kidderminster: 

Collections,  68/. 26.  for  IVhit- 

churchy  Shropshire Oct.  13  to 

l6,£oTPembrokeshire,by  Meetings  or 
Sermons  at  Milford,  Haverfordwest, 
Pembroke,  Tenby,  and  Narberth. 

J^Totiee  respecting  the  Supply  of  the 

Society's  PtibUeationt. 
The  Directors  extract  the  follow- 
ing passage  from  the  Letter  of  a 
friend  in  the  country,  who  is  zea* 
^ously  engaged  in  promoting  the 
interests  of  the  Society.  The  subject 
deserves  the  attention  of  all  who 
wbh  to  render  Missionary  and  Bible 
Publications  really  efficient.  A 
■  prompt  and  judicious  circulation  of 
these  Publications,  so  that  a  copy 
of  each  may  without  delay  reach 
every  person  entitled .  to  it  accord- 
ing to  the  regulations  of  the  respec- 
tive Societies,  while  any  suiplus 


tors,  and  the  Officers  of  the  Society 
are  regularly  apprized  of  all  fluctua- 
tions andpro8{>ect8,  whether  favour* 
able  or  otherwise — this  is  the  course 
of  a  truly  efficient  Agent.  Such  aa 
Officer  of  an  Association  on  Auxi- 
liary becomes  a  host  in  himself 

In  one  of  the  reonit  Chradidief ,  I 
observe  that  reference  is  made  to  com- 
plaints, in  some  quarters,  of  prodigality 
in  the  article  of  printing ;  and  the  So- 
ciety seems  to  be  charged  with  printing 
and  issuing  an  Undue  and  excesave 
quantity  of  Reports,  and  Papers  of  Tsri* 
ous  kinds. 

It  is  possible  that  you  may  hgre  laid 
jourself  open  to  an  imputation  of  this 
sort,  by  sending  more  of  your  publica- 
tions than  were  required  in  some  places: 
but  I  can  assure  you,  that  it  is  not  the 
case  with  us,  and  that  the  quantity  sent 
has  been  by  far  too  small ;  so  that,  in 
apportioning  the  large  and  small  Reports 
of  the  Society  to  the  difiet«nt  CongregB' 
tiona  in  our  Auziiioxy » I  bare  fi^  con- 
sideittble  difficulty,  and  have  bad  »/ 
fears  of  giving  offence,  &om  the  vM 
number  which  it  was  in  my  power  to, 
sepd  to  each  place.  If,  thereforei  you 
could  take,  in  future  years,  from  those 
places  which  have  been  deluged  with 
them,  40  or  50  additional  copies  to  bestow 
upon  us,  I  am  sure  they  will  bo  very 
acceptable. 

One  thing  which  may  contribute  to 
raise  this  outcry,  I  must  beg  leave  ts 
mentiout  as  S  fact  very  well  known  to 
me.  When  Reports  have  been  qent  for 
a  Town  or  Consregat^on,  instead  of  being 
speedily  distributed  among  the  sub- 
scribers, or  those  likely  to  become  suchj 
they  have  been  suffered  to  lie  n^ected 
in  a  corner ;  and  when  they  have  been 
discovered  at  the  expiration  of  a  year  or 
two,  there  is  an  exclamation  against  the 
profligacy  of  our  great  Fublic  lastiW- 
tions,  which  spend  so  much  money  w 
printing  more  Keports  than  are  wanted ; 
whereas  the  waste  is  attributable  to  those, 
who  have  so  little  consideration,  or  «> 
little  seal,  that  they  could  not  beat  the 
trifling  pains  to  put  them  into  drculatioB- 


WSSLEYJN  MtSSlOVJliY  SOCIBTT. 

Anniversaries. 
1822.  Oct.  ^O^Gromhridg^ 
Nov.  11,  Brighton^ — 13] 


U»t^ 


UKITSO 

•  *  '14,  Knareshorough :  Income, 
1 G6L 19,  Eastbourne 27,  Se- 
venth of  the  ^oodkottse-GroveSchool: 

since  commencement,  lOO/. 29, 

First  of  Liverpool  Juvenile:  Coll. 
5&L  135.  lOd, :  since  commence- 
ment, 170/.^^Dec.  20,  London- 
EasiJuvenUe  :  Income,  359/.  6^.  3(/., 

being    an    increase   of   5gl, 

25,  Eighth  oi  Bradford  (Yorkshire) 
Juvenile:  Coll.  4t/.  l6f.  being  an 
increase   of    13/.   135.:     Income, 

110/.   igj. 25,  Seventh  oi  Hud- 

der^eld  Juvenile:  Income,   112/. 
being  an  increase  of  30/. 
1 823 .    Ja  K.  7,  Hackney:  Income, 

104/.     i* Fbb.  7,    Newcastle- 

under-IAne 12,  Southwark 

Marc«  13,  SuAustle 14,  Truro 

—17,   Penzance-— ^-ISf  Helston 

ig,  Redruth-^r—lO,  Falmouth 

2\,  Bodmin 24,  Plymouth 

^8  (Good  Friday)   Rochdale: 

Coll.  60/.— 28,  Leek:    Income, 

200/. ^28,  Warrington :  Coll.  60/. 

28,  Leeds  Juvenile 30  and 

31,  Bath:  Coll.  110/.— — 30  to 
ApRiir  I9  Eighth  of  Manchester: 
Coll.  520/. 30  to  April  3,  Li- 
verpool  ^3   and  4,    Chester 

6  and  7,  York:  Coll.  136/.  6ff.  (%/. 

6  to  8,  Belper 13  and  14, 

Halifax:  Coll.  125/.  6s.  Id, 13 

to  15,  Guernsey 19,  Second  of 

Stockton:  Coll.  52/.  155.  6d. 20 

.ta.  22,  Jersey  ■  21,  Newcastle- 
'  on-Tyne 22, .  Sunderland  — — 

23,  North-Shields:  Coll.  50/. 

24,  Durham 25,  Bacup  :  Coll. 

65/.  Ill, 28, Pontefract :  Coll. 

39/- 30,    London     Distruts : 

Income,  J 1 06/.  Ss.  2d.  j  being  an  in- 
crease of  806/.  4i.  Id. ^Mat  5, 

Seventh  of  Rotherham  :  Coll.  30/. 
m        9,  Loughborough:  Coll.  JXLQs, 

^12,  Norwich :  Coll.  5 1  l.l5s,2d. 

13,    Thetford:  Coll.  20/. 

13,    Worcester:   Coll.  45/. 13 

and  14,  Fifth  of  the  Derby:  Coll. 

113/.  11*.  6(£. 14,  Diss:    Coll. 

20/. 15,  Bury  St.Edmond's^ — 

15,    Burnley:     Coll.    51/. 18 

and  19,  Birmingham:  Income, 
1429/.  14i.  Ad, )  being  an  increase 
Dec.  1823. 


KIlfGnOM. 


520 


of  81/.  13# — --18  to  21,  Stqffordr 
sUre^  Potteries^  at  Barslem,  Tun- 
8tall,and  Lane-End:  Incotne,  286/,  ; 
being  an  increase  of  100/.-- — 1 8  to 
21,  Bristol:  Coll.  nearly 300/.-^-* 
19,  Second  of  Dudley  :  Coll.  118/. : 
Income,  300/. ;  being  an  increase 
of  more  than  150/. — r— 20,  Kidder* 

minster :  Colli  50/. ^20,  Ninth  of 

Selby :  Income,  93/.  13^.  2d.  i  be- 
ing an  increase  of  23/.  1 1^ .  8d.-»— 

22yBoston 22,First  of  Coventry  : 

Coll.  68/. .-  Income,  138/. ;  being  an 

increase  of  76/. ^25  to  28,  Ha* 

lifar  District y  at  Bradford :  increase 
in  the  District,  350/.-*— 27,  iM« 
ditch:    Coll.   26/.-— 28,    Third 

of  Market-Raisin 29,  Melton^ 

Mowbray  :  Coll.  29/.— JuNK  4, 
Lincoln:  Coll.  71/. — ^—4,  Market' 
Harborough—-^4f  Sandhurst   ■ 

12,  Barnard-Castle:    Coll.  561. e 

Income,  158/. 16,  First  of  the 

Daventry:  Coll.  31/. 16,   Fir^t 

of  the    Kettering:  Coll.    55/. 

16,  Gloucester 17 ^Tewkesbury 

17,FourthoftheiVbr/^mp/(m;  Coll. 
51/. — 22  and  23,  Eighth  of  the 
Wakefield:    Coll.  96/. 30,   Ojp- 

ford — July  21  and  22,  £iiry,Lan- 
cashire:   Coll.  116/. — Sbpt.  13» 

Homcastle 16,  First  of  the  Han^ 

ley  :  Income,    100/.  Ss.  4<f.— — 23, 

Glasgow Oct.  7,  Third  of  the 

Wolverhampton :  Income,  86/.I85. ; 
being  an  increase  of  45/. 12  and 

13,  Tenth  of  Leeds  District^  at 
Leeds :  Coll.  210/. :  Income,  2220/.j 
being  an  increase  of  210/.-^— 
12  to  14,  Darlington:  Coll.  51/ 

13,  Coningsby  and  TattershaU 

14,  Doncaster:  Income,  370/. 

14,  Spilsby 15,   Waynfleet 

16,  jilford 20,  Tunbridge-Welb 

—22,  Third  of  the  Colchester: 
Coll.  30/.  z  Income,  iSll.7s.4d. 

,  JVIbw  JuMiliaHee. 
Feb.3,  Chelmsford:  Cdl.28/.13i.3</. 

-Mat13,  Penrith iS^Lomg^ 

Martin 2Q,Cambridge — -Juw  c 

20,  Leighton- Buzzard 30,  jIs/^- 

burton JuLT  1,  BuckfasUeigl^^ 

lOfBurton-on-Trent:  Coll. 65/ 

17,  Whitchurch'^ — Sept.  30,  Big- 

3Y 


6S0  *tnnTM) 

08/.  lOf. 23,  Marlhonmgh, 

JEWS*  SOCiETT, 
FirrBBHTH  RBPORT. 

Frogveu  qf  Uie  Society, 
Ov'  a  review  of  the  tranaaotions  of  the 
past  year,  your  Committee  are  again 
enabled,  through  the  goodness  of  God, 
to  congratulate  you  on  the  increasing 
prosperity  of  your  Institution.  The 
calls  for  its  exertions  have  been  multi- 
plied-— the  sphere  of  its  operationa  ex- 
(ended^the  efficacy  of  iu  labours  ren- 
dered more  apparent.  Its  reaomoeot 
•lao,  though  still  iuMdequate  to  its  pro- 
apectsof  usefulneM)  have  been  pn^ea- 
Mvely  enlarged. 

United  in  the  same  glorious  cause 
with  Bible  and  Missionaty  Societies,  if 
it  partakes  in  thdr  trials,  it  is  favoured 
also  with  a  share  of  their  success  s  and 
whilst,  in  common  with  the  coDductora 
of  other  kindred  InslituiitiBS,  your  Com- 
sditee  are  fron  time  to  time  admoniahed 
lo  tfcost  /yism  smmi,  thc(y  are  no  lets 
amply  encouraged  to  confide  in  an  om- 
nipotent and  omnipresent  God. 

It  affords  your  Committee  much  satis- 
lotion  to  be  able  to  state,  on  the  con- 
current testimony  of  tiie  Society's 
fHenda  and  advocates  throughout  the 
kingdom,  that  tbcet  is  a  manifest  in- 
flfaase,  among  their  countrymen,  of  en- 
li^tened,  soriptuxal  seal,  for  the  spiri- 
tual welfiure  of  Israd.  Of  this,  in^teed, 
the  most  satisfiu^tory  proof  has  been 
given  in  the  increase  of  contrkmtions 
to  the  Society's  Funds;  by  means  of 
ti4iich,  its  income  has  been  nosed  to 
10,9341. 9§*  Id,  exceeding  that  of  kst 
yearbySaoi.  14«.M 

SueceMtftd  EJterU^m  of  Laae$. 

For  this  attganMrtation  in  the  Fands 
of  the  InstituUon,  your  Committee  axe 
deeply  sensible  of  the  extent  of  their 
obligations  to  their  Female  Friends-; 
whose  contribuUons  have,  as  heretofore, 
constituted  so  laige  a  portion  of  the 
pecuniary  suppKes  of  the  year.  To 
mcfntion  one  or  two  instance  only — an 
increase  of  150/.  in  the  remittances  of 
the  Bristol  AuxsMaxy,  in  the  eoune  of 
theyearl89S,  is  stated  to  have  been 
chiefly  owln^  to  the  increased  exertions 
af  the  Ladies*  Association  connected 
with  it.  The  Auxiliary  Society  recently 
established  at  Gloucester  (which  has 
given  a  most  valuable  pledge  of  future 
eilrieflCT,  by  remitting  nearly  400/.  as 


KTHODOM.  {dIC 

the  produce  of  the  first  five  montbt  cf 
its  existence)  has  received  neaiij  KM: 
from  the  liidies*  Association  x  sad,  bf 
the  Ladies*  Association  of  the  Episcopil 
Jews*  Chapel,  1701.  has  been  contributed. 
Your  Committee  must  not  here  ondt 
to  mention,  that  the  Sale  of  ftacj 
and  other  Work,  now  so  fireqoeBtfr 
adopted  by  the  Ladies*  AsBOCudoni, 
has  proved  a  very  productive  soareeof 
supply  to  the  Society,  during  the  pKt 
year  s  mere  than  SOM.  has  been  obUmed 
from  this  single  source,  by  the  Lidiei' 
Associations  of  Bath,  Bristol,  Gloucester, 
Derby,  and  London. 

Incrtattd  MUniwn  ^f  Briiitk  Jews. 

While  satisfactory  evidence  has  been 
afforded  of  the  diffusion  of  a  benefokst 
feeling,  on  the  part  of  British  Chns- 
tians,  toward  their  Brethren  of  tlie 
House  of  Israel,  indicatioof  d  m 
awakening attentioii  to  theotjecUnd 
eflforta  of  the  Societj,  have  aot  bea 
wanting  among  the  Jews  leddat  is 
this  country.  One  proof  of  this  bii 
been  the  comparative  frequency  of  ibar 
PUBLICATIONS  ou  the  subject  of  Oi»- 
tianity ;  which,  if  they  do  not  msaifetf 
any  great  progress  toward  a  eonvictiw 
of  its  truths,  argue  at  least  a  dnahusbcd 
liostility  to  its  dootdnea  and  sdvoeitfli' 
It  is  i^,  likewise,  that  they  md  o^ 
publications;  and  there  can  be  ao  doubt 
that  beneficial  efiecta  may  be  expected 
to  result  from  amicable  and  tempente 
discussions  of  the  points  at  issue  betveeo 
us  and  them.  ^^ 

To  encourage  this  Avoursble  di^ 
tion  to  examinatioB  and  inquiiy*  Tads 
have  been  distributed  among  the  Je** 
living  ia  London ;  many  of  whom  h«K 
willingiy  received  them,  as  also  Bfl*» 
which  have  been  lent  them.  Andwete 
is  reaspn  to  hope  that  good  has,  in  f^ 
instances,  been  effected  by  ^Jy 
and  unobtrusive  dissemination  of  rttj* 
gious  truth.  With  a  similar  view,  thtfogo 

not  without  a  r^ard  at  the  "B*^ 
te  the  histruction  of  Christians,  a  je^ 

of  XOXTHLT  Z.EOTDRBS  flO  the  ^^JtI 

TAMXKT  TTTEs,  hss  been  cfflW"**?^ 
the  Episcopal  Chapel  in  Bethnal  Greff  • 
at  these  Lectures,  Jews  are  particultfV 
invited  to  attend. 

SeheoU,  -^ 

The  Education  of  Jewidi  C^' 
voluntarily  given  up  for  that  P^"^^ 
their  parents,  continues  to  '^^^ 
attention  of  the  Committee.  J[^ 
SOO  Buch  children  have  ^•7**' 


18230  uniTKO 

beoeflt  of  CSniitSan  Iiistnicticxi  in  tlie 
,  Schools  of  the  Society,  aince  iu  com* 
m^npement ;  and*  in  seyenl  inatancee^ 
there  ia  reason  to  hope  that  the  ffood 
seed  has  not  been  sown  in  vain.  Your 
ComQiittee  find  no  difficulty  in  obtaining 
situations,  with  Christian  Masters,  for 
the  childeen  who  are  of  age  to  leave  the 
Schools;  and, in maoj cases, satisfactory 
testimoniea  to  their  conduct  have  beem 
zeoeived  fimni  their  emplojers. 

The  number  of  Children  ad- 
mitted into  the  Schools, 
during  the  past  year,  has 
Deen  ••••«•••••••    s  •••  i  \ 

Lielt,  for  service  or  mppnor 

iioeship  .  ^  .••••••  •    6  •••  4 

S%  pfeeent  in  the  Schools  •  .  S3  •••  49 
Sewfimrif  mml  Afiftimariei* 
Five  Missionary  Students  have  beea 
received  into  the  Seminary,  nnoe  the 
last  Anniversary.  Of  these,  foUr  wers 
sent  over  from  Berlin,  where  they  ha4 
been  previouily  educating  as  Missio- 
Bsxies,  under  the  au8]3ees  of  Mr. 
jMnick^  The  Mh  his  been  recom. 
mended  by  the  fidends  of  the  Society  ia 
Ireland;  and,  together  witii  two  of  those 
Just  mention^  is  now  on  probation  in 
the  Seminary,  conformably  to  the  Rules 
which  have  been  adopted  for  its  nuu 
nagement. 

Three  Missionaries  have  been  sent 
efut  during  the  yeai^— two,  Mr..We&dt 
and  Mr.Ho£^  Germans,  to  Pdand; 
the  other.  Rev.  W.  B.  Lewis,  of  Tri- 
ni^  Cdl^je,  Dublin,  to  the  Mediter* 
znnean. 

The  Rev.  Charles  Neat,  an  English 
Clergyman,  well  known  to  your  Com- 
mittee, whose  attention  has  fbr  some 
time  been  directed  to  the  Society's 
objects,  has  been  designated  as  Mlsdo- 
mry  to  Le^^om  and  the  parts  aiigacenti 
.  and  is  now  perfecting  himself  in  the 
knowledge  of  Hebrew,  under  the  Teacher 
at  the  Seminary. . 

Mr.  Alexander  MKlJaul,  of  Trinity 
CoU^,  Dublin,  whose  Mission  to  Po« 
land  was  mentioned  in  the  last  Report, 
after  roending  m  year  in  active  and 
iUocesBmi  eiraraen  among  the  numerous 
Jews  ef  that  country,  returned  home  in 
November  hist,  for  the  purpose  of  rs- 
ceiving  Ordination;  and  is  now  about 
to  return  to  the  interesting  scene  ef  hie 
former  labours,  accompanied  by  a  fellow- 
oountiyman,  Mr.  CTNeill,  who  has  been 
tor  some  time  a  Student  in  the  Seminary. 
Thus  fu  the  views  of  the  Committee, 
ia  establishing  the  Hissioiiary  Semi- 


nary,  have  not  been  disappointed.  Tbey 
trust  the  event  wiU  prove,  that  it  hi 
already  been  rendered,  in  a  considerable 
degree,  subservient  to  the  important 
interests  of  the  Institution :  and  they 
feel,  more  than  ever,  convinced  of  the 
expediency  d  having  those,  who  are  to 
go  forth  as  the  Seciety*8  representativee 
abroad,  pUeed  under  the  previous  super« 
intendanoe  of  its  conductors  at  home  i 
and  trained  in  that  specific  course  <^ 
preparatory  study,  which  is  requisite  to 
qudify  them  fi}r  the  peculiar  duties  of 
their  fUture  destination. 

The  number  of  Students  in  the  Semi, 
nary  at  present,  including  Mr.  O'Ne&Q^ 
is  seven :  its  accommodations,  however, 
9X9  adapted  to  not  fewer  than  ten ;  and 
your  Committee  earnestly  h^e  that  this 
deficiency  may  speedily  be  supplied  by 
Young  Men  of  piety  and  taloit,  anxioua 
to  embark  in  a  Missionary  Service, 
iHiidi  becomes  every  year  more  inviting* 
and  to  avail  themselves  of  the  peculiar 
advantages  of  preparation  which  the 


^  The  Society  has  now  Twelve  Mte- 
aionary  Labourers. 

PuhHexUhm9. 

The  Press  employed  by  the  Society 

has,  under  its  direction,  been  engaged 

>n  the  printing  of  new  Tracts,  or  reprint. 

ing  of  old  ones,  mostly  on  ster^typs 

Stes— some  in  English,  and  other  mo- 
n  European  Limguiupes;  others  in 
Hebrew,  of  its  various  cualects  as  used 
by  the  Jews  in  di^Sbrent  parts  of  the 
Continent.  Tarioua  publications,  of  the 
class  just  specified,  have  also  been  print- 
ed, during  the  year,  at  the  Sodety^s  ex- 
gense,  in  Qermany.  Other  similar  puB- 
cations  are  in  progress.  The  issue* 
have  been  as  Mbwst— 

TVffcMMn/s:  Hebrew,  600;  German- 
Hebrew,  800;  Judee-Polish  Hebrew, 
^OO^Prtpk^:  Helnrew,  15Q0;  Ger- 
man^ebrew,  SO0O^Praph§i$  and  Tef 
iam€miti  Hebrew,  bound  together,  1034-* 
Bibiet  and  TesianufUSy  Hebrew,  bound 
together,  300;  PtaUen,  Hebrew,  3 1 00. 
Total  Scriptures,  whole  or  in  part,  8834. 

TVaeiti  Hebrew,  15,000  ;  German- 
Hebrew,  16,000 ;  EngMsh,  43,000.  To« 
tal,  74,000. 

Cardsi  Hebrew,  5500;  German-He- 
brew, 6,000 1  English,  1000.  Totals 
14,500. 

These  various  publications  have  been 
circulated  during  the  last  year,  in  the 
following  places  :— 

Kico;    Naples,   MarseiBe^    Genoa^ 


isi 


tvirmD  itiiroDOiAi 


GSlnltir,  Mt^  Hamburg,  Betmold, 
Po0eii«  KfiBftifisbuig,  Dresden,  Frankfort, 
Berlin,  Ma&sts,  Calcutta,  Serampore, 
Boston,  ^lassachusettSy  Charlestown, 
Columbia. 

In  these  and  other  places,  at  home 
and  abroad,  more  than  10,000  copies  of 
the  Hebrew  New  Testament  hare  been 
circulated  since  the  formation  of  the 
Society ;  besides  many  thousand  copies 
of  the  New  Testament  in  the  German- 
Hebrew  and  Judeo-Folish.  Many  hun- 
dred thousand  Tracts,  in  various  lan- 
guages, on  the  subjects  at  issue  between 
Jews  and  Christians,  have,  in  the  same 
period,  been  distributed  by  the  Society, 
who  shall  compute  the  good  that  may 
have  been  or  tluit  shall  be  done,  to  the 
present  generation  of  Jews,  and  to 
^  generations  yet  unborn,  by  these  silent 
heralds  of  sidvation  f  Oh  that  each  vo- 
lume, pven  and  received,  were  given 
and  received  xir  featbb. 

Foreign  JUiatwiu. 
A  digest  of  the  iDformation  rela- 
tive to  the  Society's  Continental 
Proceedines,  will  appear  in  an  early 
Number  of  .our  next  Volume.  No- 
tices respecting  other  Foreign  Parts 
wOl  be  found  in  their  proper  placef 
in  the  Survey. 

To  the  preceding  extracts  from 
the  Report,  we  add  the  follow- 
ing statement,  collected  from  the 
Jewish  Expositor  of  the  present 
year, 

Jmdvtrtariet,  Meelingt,  and  Sermont, 
^  From  the  end  of  /u/y  to  the  be- 
gimung  oi September i  Sermons  were 
preached  or  Meetings  held  at  Ips- 
wich, Potton,  Lubenham,  Ashby, 
Holville,  Leicester.  Rothley,  So- 
merby,  Twyford,  Hungerton,  Des- 
ford,  Thurlaston,  Stoney  Stanton, 
Syston,  MeUon  Mowbray,  Derby, 
Sheffield,  Beverley,  Hull,  Leeds, 
Bradford,  Halifax,  Sowerby,  El- 
land^  Manchester,  Budworth,  Bow- 
den,  Tunstall,  Kendal,  Preston, 
Lancaster,  Liverpool,  Seaforth, 
Chester,  Knaresborough,  Latch- 
ford,  (!headle,  Newcastle-mider- 
hne.  Lane  End,  Tipton,  and  High 
Wycombe.  The  Rev.  Messrs.  Si- 
eon,  Manh,  and  Woodd  were  a 


'[0K. 

Depatauon  on  this  cocoon,  from 
the  Committee :  from  Leicester,  fi(r« 
Woodd  retumued  home;  and,  at 
Manchester,  the  Rev.  David  RueU 
joined  the  Deputation.  The  Col- 
lections amounted  to  about  800/. 

In  the  latter  half  of  September, 
the  Rev.  John  Sargent  and  the  Rer. 
W.  A.  Evanson  preadied  or  attend- 
ed MeetingSi  at  the  request  of  tbe 
Committee,  at  Exeter,  Plymouth, 
Plymouth-Dock,  Dorchester,PooIe, 
Milbome  Port,  Sherborne,  Yeotil, 
Bruton,  and  Pitcombe.n-rThe  Col- 
lections were  about  125/. 

In  the  latter  half  of  Oetoier, 
Meetings  were  held  and  Senouoi 

f reached  at  Bristol,  Glodcester, 
[ereford,  and  Worcester :  at  which 
places,  the  Rev.  C.  S.  Hawtrey  trod 
the  Rev«  G.  Hamilton  attended  oo 
behalf  of  the  Sdtietyj  and  were 
assbted,  at  Bristol  by- the  Rev.  J' 
H.  Stewart  and  the  Rev.W.A* 
Evanson,  at  Gloucester  and  Here* 
ford  by  the  Rev.  W,  Mawft,  asdit 
Worcester  by  Mr.  Evanson  and'Mr. 
Marsh.  Mr.  Hamilton  also  preach- 
ed at  Cheltenham,  and  Mr.  Evan- 
•on  at  Monmouth. 

Anniversaries  were  ako  heldu 
follows :  Aug.  8,  the  Third  of  the 
Bedford— ^tt^.  29,  the  Sixth  of  ri|e 
Colchester,  after  Sermons  by  the 
Rev.  Messrs.  Woodd,  Stewart,  and 
Marsh:  CoU.  105L—Oct.  5  to  9, 
the  Sixth  of  the  Norwich:  Seven 
Sermons:  CoU.  65L—J^ov.  9  and 
1 1,  Cambridge :  Sermons  by  Rc^- 
G.  C.  Gorhamand  Rev.  C. Simeon: 
Coll.  81/.  .. 

The  following  Sermons  were  bW; 
wise  preached :—/««.  11,  St.  John* 
Chapel,  Bedford  Row,  two;  oj 
Rev.C.Simeon:  Co\U25L'-Mf^, 
28,  Good  Friday,,  %isc(^  Jf" 
Chapel,inaid  of  Ladies  Asaociati^t 
by  Rev.  A.  M*Caul  and  B^-^' 
Borrows:  Coli.40i. :  Income, IvW* 
—May  11,  Trinity  Church,  Cam- 
bridge i  by  Rev.  John  Sargent  anfl 
Rev.  C.  S,  Hawtrey:  CoU.  5W. 
June  22,  Wheler  Chapel ;  ^JJ^l 
C.  S.  Hawtrey  and  Rev.  B- B/^' 
ersteth :  CoU.  21/.-0f/.  H>  ^^^ 


1S2S.]  UHinD 

Snflblk;   by   Ret.   DktU  Ruell: 
Coll.  11/.  l#. 

.  New  Auxiliaries  were  formed — 
Jan.  20,  at  Clapham,  two  Sennoos 
having  been  preached  on  the  19th 
by  the  Rev.  C.  Simeon:  Coll.  74/.— 
Aug.  12,  at  Guernsey :  Coll.  70/, — 
Blackheath :  Coll.  40/- 

NjmONJL-EDUCJTION  SOCIETY. 
TWELTTH  REPOBT. 

State  amd  Progress  if  the  Soeietp. 
Thb  Report  for  the  preeenl  year  ftf. 
.  fords  the  gntifying  view  of  the  largest 
totals,  in  their  proper  cohimns ;  and  if 
the  fiinds  of  the  Society  have  been 
transferred  into  those  genersl  smouots,* 
the  stewardship  will  be  well  rendered,  > 
although  it  be  necessarj  now  to  state 
that  the  means- have  been  exhausted. 

The  Committee  have  the  pleasure  to 
state,  that  77  New  Schools  have  been 
received  into  the  Union  since  the  Isst 
Report ;  in  which,  from  the  present  and 
former  Return,  there  may  be  reckoned 
150  diildren  for  each,  making  a  total  of 
1 1,655  (  which,  added  to  the  former, 
amounts  to  the  gratifying  number  of 
833,555. 

The  Society  appears  before  the  Pub- 
lic, rich  in  benefits  prociu'ed,  but  press- 
ed by  an  honourable  need ;  which  would 
create  rebuke,  if  it  should  not  be  re- 
paired in  a  manner  .answerable  to  the 
good  which  has  alresdy  been  effected, 
and  to  that  which  remains  yet  to  be  done. 
The  seed  has  been  cast  upon  well-watered 
Airrows^tbe  hsrvest  has  abounded— 
and  the  fertilizing  flood  we  doubt  not 
will  return. 

Central  School. 

The  average  number  of  Boys  at  pre- 
sent  in  the  School  is  451  >  and  of  the 
Girls  880. 

There  have  left  the  School,  378  Bojs 
and  151  Girb;  many  of  whom  have 
received  all  the  benefits  of  the  Insti- 
tution. 

TraimUmg  DepariwuaU. 

Of  the  Training  Masters  and  Mis- 
trasiss,  this  year,  there  have  been  re- 
oeWed,  from  the  Country  Schools, 
twenty-one  Masters  and  eleven  Mis- 
tresses; and,  for  Miisionary  Purposes, 
five  Lutheran  Clergymen,  with  two 
Schoolmasters  and  three  Schooimis- 
tresses. 
.  Twelve  temporary  Mssters  and  five 


KIHODOli.  SQA 

^(^ys«  and  eight  leriipotaiy  Mlstvovea 
and  five  Girls,  were  sent  out  to  different 
Schools.  Fourteen  Schools  have  also 
been  supplied  with  permanent  Masters, 
and  nine  with  pennanent  Miatresses. 

Two  Masten  have  been  trained  for 
Classical  Schools,  and  one  Lady  for  the 
purpose  of  introducing  tbe  System  into 
her  private  Seminary. 

A  Boy  and  a  Girl,  who  had  been 
entirely  educated  in  the  Central  School, 
were  sent  out  to  be  permanent  Master 
and  Mistress  in  considerable  Schools. 

The  Committee .  have  divided  the 
Training  Masten  into  three  clsssess 
the.fi^t.  Masters  on  the  pay  list;  the 
second.  Candidates  for  situations;  and 
the  third,  those  on  Probation :  and  the 
same  classification  has  been  adopts 
concerning  the  Training  Mistresses. 

Pecuniary  Grantt. 
The  Grants  have  amounted  to 
42,  and  the  sums  granted  to  S415/. 

Funde. 

The  Net  Licome  of  the  Year 
was  1996/.  15^.,  and  the  Expendi- 
ture 4667/.  Hi.  11  rf. 

The  Balance  in  hand  is  now  re- 
duced to  597/.  2s.  Id. 

Conclurion  of  the  Report. 

The  great  truths  of  Beligion  are^e- 
signed  for  all— for  families  and  states  i 
for  men  and  nations.  To  this  end,  the 
provisions  were  originally  made  for  its 
collective  numbers,  when  the  first  tri« 
umphs  of  the  Gospel  were  accomplished. 
In  tumins  our  views,  therefore,  to  the 
rule  of  fiuth  and  practice,  to  the  regu* 
lated  state  of  thix^  in  Christian  Coun. 
tries,  and  to  the  scheme  of  National 
Instruction  inseparable  firom  those  or* 
derly  appointments,  we  look  directly  to 
united  otyects,  which  Christ  and  his 
Apostles  have  combined.  Our  limits, 
then,  in  these  respects,  are  but  commen- 
surate with  the  boundaries  of  the  Chris- 
tian Household  in  one  State;  and,  in 
this  country,  they  correspond,  accord- 
ingly, to  the  settled  Constitution  of  the 

It  is  enough  to  have  shown,  by  the. 
clearest  documents,  concerning  this  new 
and  salutary  method  of  instruction,  that 
it  extends  itself  with  ease  and  certainty 
to  vast  numbers,  who  must  otherwise 
have  wanted  such  advantages ;  and  what 
the  consequence  would  be,  where  this 
defect  should  be  suffered  to  remain, 


5M  miTBD 

win  be  calculated  in  a  nMHMit,  by  those 
who  feel  rightly  for  their  own  intereate, 
and,  bj  the  Mine  rare  itandaid,  for  the 
interests  of  others. 

It  was  manifest,  beyond  the  power  of 
contradiction,  that,  with  respect  to  the 
larger  districts  of  our  native  land,  it  waa 
hardly  practicable,  if  not  quite  impos- 
sible, to  instruct  so  many  in  a  way  so 
sure,  so  expeditious,  and  attainable  at 
so  small  a  cost. 

Such  an  Institution  could  not  fliil  to 
attract  the  best  regard  of  the  noUe 
minded — the  chief  in  rank  and  station-^ 
the  liberal,  prudent,  and  religious— 
thorie  who  honour  God  $  and  are  deeply 
mindful,  that,  in  His  fear  only,  the 
ground  must  be  laid  of  every  benefit  in 
public  or  in  private  life,  and  with  ro- 
ferenee  to  present  things  or  future. 

The  support  and  maintenance  of  the 
work,  so  hsppily  b^^n  and  so  racoesa- 
fttUy  pursued,  will  not,  therefore,  ihil 
to  engsge  new  efforts  on  the  pvt  of 
those,  in  whom  a  reverence  for  the 
great  Author  of  their  being  begets  a 
just  regard  for  all  who  share  a  common 
nature  with  them,  together  with  a  zeal 
for  the  welfare  of  their  country.  The 
first  claims  must  arise  there,  however 
wide  may  be  the  compass  of  that  Cha« 
Tity,  which  extends  itself  to  alL  Such 
men  we  shall  be  sure  to  find  at  the  head 
of  plans  like  that  before  us ;  and  it  is 
obvious  of  how  great  importance  it  is, 
that  such  desisns  should '  be  so  encou- 
raged  and  sustamed.  Next  to  thdr  in- 
trinaic  worth,  the  fhir  examples,  and 
decided  patronage  of  the  chief  and  most 
distinguished  persons  in  the  public  body, 
will  tend  most  to  promote  their  increase, 
and  to  insure  their  stability. 

If  this  were  the  place  for  replying  to 
the  cavil,  in  which  we  are  sometimes 
xteminded,  that  the  infidel  will  sow  upon 
the  grotmd  which  we  prepare,  the  an- 
ewer  would  be  easy.  We  need  not  dread 
theconilict.  The  truth  will  maintain 
its  influence,  when  it  is  once  implanted 
in  the  human  mind.  The  transcendent 
Value  of  its  own  discoveries,  and  the 
need  which  we  have  of  what  is  so  re. 
▼ealed  in  order  to  render  our  very  being 
and  existence  of  any  real  worth  to  us, 
will  secure  that  triumph. 

Above  all,  we  must  first  persuade  our- 
selves,  tiiat  Ood  will  forsake  His  own 
cause,  before  we  can  consent,  for  any 
timorous  apprehension*  to  forego  our 
part  In  the  service  which  we  owe  to 
others,  or  to  relax  our  labour  in  the 


KIMODOM.  [dec. 

welfiome  t«ik  of  traiaiiig  nriny  ions  to 
glory. 


RBUOIOVB    TM^CT    aOCIBJT, 
TWSKTT-FOUaTH  RBFOBT. 

iVsw  TVaeis. 
Additions  have  been  made^  daring 
the  year,  to  the  Society's  Tracts. 

To  the  First  Series,  for  general 
service,  now  containiog  195  Tracts, 
have  been  added — 

The  Spiritual  Guide  — On  Licen. 
tiousness— On  the  Seventh  Oommand- 
ment— Irish  Peasant — On  Union  to 
Christ— The  Watchmaker  and  his  Ft. 
mily— The  Christ  of  God— SwiisPo* 
aant— Woodman  of  Switzerknd— Tbe 
Two  Old  Ken— The  Nature  of  saOstb 
explained— Letter  to  a  Mother  oa  the 
Birth  of  a  Child. 

To  the  Second  Series,  or  Narra- 
tives for  the  Toting,  now  consistiog 
of  82$  Tracts^  bave  been  added— 

Market  Bay — Dialogue  betwteo 
Thompson  the  Carpenter  and  Mr.  S.— 
Sunday  Evening— The  Earthquske- 
AU  Bight— Weekly  f^mings. 

The  following  Occasional  Tracts 
have  been  printed : — 

The  Fair— Last  MomenU  of  a  Male- 
&ctor  — Letter  from  a  Criminal  — 
Address  on  Missions  — On  Lore  to 
Christ. 

To  the  Broad  SheeU,  for  walls, 
now  SI  in  number^  were  added 
during  the  year-* 

Bible    Happiness  —  Earthquake   at      ^ 
Aleppo— Mary  Jones,  or  The  Soldier « 
Daughter. 

To  the  Children's  Series,  now 
containing  39  Books,  were  added 
in  the  yearr— 

Pilgrim's  Prcwress,  Part  II.— CbO- 
dren's  Reward  Book,  Parts  I.  to  VIIL 
—Christmas  Box,  or  New-Year's  Gift-- 
History  of  Joseph— History  of  Samud 
— HUtory  of  Shadrach,  Meshacb,  and 
Abednego— Young  Cottager— Bible 
Happiness— Irish  Peasant— The  Watch- 
maker and  his  Family— Sunday  JE/e"* 
ing— Good  Boys !  or.  Examine  1  our^ 
selves— V  iUage  School— the  Image  Boys 
—HUtory  of  Abdallah,  the  Meretot  (A 
Bagdad.  , 

The  fallowing  Series  of  Hand. 
Bills  has  been  published ; — 

A  Wonder  in  Three  Worlds-Tfic 


VWITSD   KIHODOM. 


182S.] 

Sabbath  Day— Etemitf—Wkero  [Whi. 
ther]  are  you  gmngP^What  shall  I  do 
To-morrow?— Way  to  be  Happy— 
Header  t  —  A  Caution  — >  Eternity  t  "— 
Whose  Servant  are  You  ? — Bemeniber 
the  Sabbath  Bay— The  Truth,  the 
Whole  Truth,  and  Nothing  but  the 
Truth  — Riches— The  World  — The 
Bible*-A  Message  from  God  unto  Thee 
—A  Secret  to  a  Sabbath  Stroller— Have 
You  lived  too  long  in  Sin  ? — A  Ques. 
tion — Is  it  Good  to  be  Here  ? — Strolling 
on  the  Sabbath--A  Sad  Scene — What 
doeet  Then  Here,  i^ah?  —  Sunday 
Evening. 

Of  this  new  Series,  it  is  said — 
The  small  Hand  Bills  have  been  much 
,  approved  and  extensively  circulated. 
They  are  intended  to  convey  a  few 
words  of  counsel  or  admonition  in  a  cheap 
and  unostentatious  form,  which  renders 
them  peculiarly  fitted  for  gratuitous 
distrifamtimi. 

Of  another  Series,  the  Committee 
«ay— 

To  the  Children's  Books  attention  is 
particularly  requested,  as  they  ai*e  now 
presen  ted  in  a  form,  which,  fbr  supe- 
riority of  execution  and  variety  of  em- 
bellish ment,  exceed  any  yet  offered  to 
the  public. 

Channeh  far  JhstrihUm. 

Your  Committee  have  continued  to 
avail  themselves  of  the  important  chan- 
nels for  the  gratuitous  distribution  of 
Tracts,  which  have  been  adverted  to  in 
former  Reports ;  considering,  that,  in 
thus  applying  a  portion  of  the  ftinds 
committed  to  their  charge,  they  are  con- 
sulting the  wishes  of  their  constituents. 

Increased  supplies  have  been  given  to 
Seamen  in  the  Port  of  London,  imd  else- 
where: many  thousand  Tracts  have 
been  distributed  in  Workhouses,  Hos- 
pitalsy  Prisons,  «nd  Convict  Ships. 

At  the  Fairs  in  the  Metropolis  and 
its  vicinity,  105,000  Tracts  have  been 
circulated.  For  this  olject  a  Tract  has 
been  printed,  entitled  "  The  Fair  ;* 
and  60,000  of  these,  and  2000  of  a  suit- 
able Placard,  in  addition  to  5000  other 
Tracts,  were  distributed  at  the  Fair  in 
Smithfield  last  autumn.  Coiisiderable 
as  this  number  may  appear,  it  was  by  no 
means  adequate  to  the  demand. 

^  Daring  the  last  summer,  an  extensive 
distribution  of  Tracts  was  made  on  Sun- 
days,  in  the  Metropolis  and  Its  environs. 

The  distresses  in  Ireland  presented 


58S 


an  opportunity  which  your  Committee 
thought  should  not  be  neglected  ;  and 
48,000  Tracts  were  placed  at  the  dis- 
posal  of  those,  who  engaged  in  attending' 
to  the  temporal  wants  of  the  Sister 
Country. 

CircmkiHm  rf  Tracts  hy  Loan* 
An  excellent  plan  has  been  arranged, 
for  circulating  Tracts  by  loan,  and  ex- 
changing them  monthly*  The  publica- 
tions of  the  Society  have  beea  divided 
into  twelve  parts,  or  classes,  for  this 
purpose. 

The  Committee  earnesdy  recom- 
mend this  plan  to  general  attentioi^. 
The  Twelve  Parts,  containing  nearly 
150  Tracts,  may  be  had  b^  Sub* 
scribers,  neatly  stitched  in  stiff 
covers,  for  7s,6d.;  and  Books  for 
keeping  a  regular  Account  of  Dis- 
tribution and  Exchange,  at  Is.  each* 
From  the  Letter  of  the  Friend  who 
suggested  this  plan,  we  extract  a 
statement  of  its  advantages  :-^ 

Being  done  up  in  stiff  covers,  they 
may  be  kept  clean  and  entire  for  a 
twelvemonth  together;  during  which 
period  they  may  all  be  read  by  a  conai'- 
derable  number  of  persons,  at  a  very 
small  expense  to  the  individual,  who, 
feeling  the  importance  of  the  ol^ect, 
shall  adopt  this  mode  of  distributioB. 
The  loan  of  them,  under  an  engagement 
that  they  shall  be  returned,  to  be  ex. 
dianged  for  others,  at  a  given  period,  is 
also  more  likely  to  ensure  the  reading 
of  them,  than  the  permanent  possession, 
which  might  induce  the  procrastination 
ef  the  business  to  a  season  that  would 
never  arrive.  The  adoption  ef  this  pka 
may  he  attended  with  the  moat  bene* 
ficial  results  2  those  who  would  not  stoop 
to  pick  up  a  single  Tract  of  any  descrip* 
tion,  might  be  induced  to  look  into  a 
neat  iittle  book,  coming  under  their 
notice  by  beii;^  m  the-haiMds  of  a  servant 
or  inmate*  This  plan  U  well  adapted  to 
Hospitals,  Workhouses,  Prisons,  and  on 
bofrd  of  Ships,  &e.  A  resident  in  each 
of  these  situations,  or  one  who  visits 
them  at  sVsted  periods,  may  make  the 
distribution  and  exchange,  by  means  of 
the  Loan-book,  with  the  utmost  regula- 
rity and*  ease,  till  the  whole  is  gone 
thret^ :  the  person  thus  employed  is 
brought  into  immediate  contact  with  the 
objects  of  his  benevolence,  which  is  an 
additional  advantage,  as  it  lORy  a£['oi4 


536  UKITSD 

the  opportunity  of  aooertaimng  the  good 
effe  ct^  by  the  distribution,  which  might 
otherwiae  nerer  be  knowu. 

LttH  JDping  5jMrcA«f. 
^  The  attention  of  your  Committee  has 
.  lonff  been  directed  to  the  trash  usuaUy 
sold  under  the  name  of  *'  Last  Dyins 
speeches*'  of  Criminals  s  which,  instead 
of oonreying  any  usefiil  lessonywere  rather 
calculated  to  destroy  the  salutaxy  im- 
pression which  should  be  caused  by  these 
airfiil  events.  Your  Committee  had 
many  difficulties  to  surmount,  but  are 
enabled  to  report,  that  this  class  of  Pub- 
lications is  now  exhibited  in  a  form, 
which,  when  compared  with  their  prior 
state,  must  be  gratifying  to  eyery  re- 
flecting mind.  The  Venders  are  sup- 
plied with  those  printed  under  the  con- 
trol, of  your  Institution;  and,  during 
the  past  year,  806,000  of  these  Papers 
have  been  sold.  Much  that  was  evil 
has  thus  been  excluded  from  circula- 
tion, and  replaced  by  a  few  words  of  im- 
portant truth;  and  the  plan  has  been 
acceptable  to  the  purchasers,  for  the 
numbers  printed  by  your  Society  far 
exceed  the  quantity  which  the  Venders 
formerly  printed  on  their  own  account. 
This  important  measure  occasions  consi- 
derable expense  to  the  Society :  the  loss 
upon  those  printed  during  the  past  year 
exceeds  One  Hundred  Pounds.  It  is 
necessary  to  add,  that  these  Papers  are 
not  sold  at  your  Depository,  nor  classed 
among  your  Publications;  as  it  by  no 
Bieans  appeared  desirable  to  turn  the 
circulation  of  them  into  new  clumnels, 
but  to  confine  it  to  the  usual  Venders, 
vesting  satisfied  with  rendering  an  in- 
strument of  evil  subservient  to  the  pro* 
nulgation  of  good. 

Bine/Mai  ^eeit  •/  Bnad-Sheet  TVads. 
The  Bev.  S.  Kilpin  has  completed  his 
engagement  of  affixing  Twenty  Thou- 
sand Broad  Sheets  to  the  walls  of  cot- 
tages,  &c.  in  the  West  of  England :  the 
circumstances  attending  this  work,  as  de- 
tailed by  his  agents,  are  most  interesting. 
To  estimate  the  value  of  this  labour,  as 
a  moral  as  well  as  a  religious  benefit,  it 
would  be  needful  to  glance  at  the  bun- 
dles of  ribaldry  and  TRASH  displaced, 
to  make  room  for  your  Broad  Sheets.  In 
this  mass  of  corruption,  the  publication 
fklsely  and  absurdly  called  '^  Our  Sa- 
viour's Letter,*'  was  prominent :  upward 
of  THIRTY  bisTiKCT  XDiTioKs  of  it  ap- 
peared ;  and  the  marvellous  effects  attri- 
iuted  to  its  influence,  by  our  unenli^t- 


KIKGDOM.  fOSe. 

ened  countrymen  in  the  present  day, 
equal,  if  not  exceed,  the  nariativea  of 
faith  in  talismans  arid  charms,  which  ap- 
pear  hardly  credible  when  related  of  the 
Natives  of  Africa.  These  heaps,  now 
committed  to  the  flames,  contained  much 
to  which  your  Committee  dare  not  even 
to  allude ;  it  is,  however,  necesaanr  to 
say,  that  not  a  single  specimen  of  what  is 
termed  ''Old  £ngli8hBallads**appeaTed— 
a  fact  seemingly  of  bttle  value  to  notice, 
but  really  of  no  small  importance,  as  an 
incontrovertible  proof  of  the  chttiee  in 
**  popular  literature,'*  whidi  has  neen 
oTOcted  of  late  years,  by  the  infidel  and 
demoralizing  principles  which  have  been 
promulgated  through  the  land* 

ItMua  of  TVacig* 

The  number  of  Tracts  issued  £ram 
your  Depository,  during  the  last  year, 
amounts  to  5,71 1)000;  being  an  increase 
of  nearly  Half  a  Mfllion.  The  whole 
number  issued  since  the  Ibrmatioii  of 
your  Institution  exceeds  fifty-oxx 
MILLIONS :  to  which  must  be  added  se- 
veral other  .Minimis,  printed  at  the  ex- 
pense  of  your  Society  abroad ;  or  re- 
printed from  your  Publications,  in  Ame- 
rica or  elsewhere. 

The  Gratuitous  Issues,  during  the 
past  year,  exceed  940/;  and  the  loss  on 
the  Hawkers*  Series  amounts  to  more 
than  800/. 

Ute/ulnett  of  TVacii. 

Tlie  Appendix  id  this  Report  adds 
many  instances  to  those  of  former 
^ears,  of  the  usefulness  of  Tlracts 
m  all  quarters,  in  the  awak^iing* 
and  conversion  of  the  careless,  and  \ 
even  of  the  profligate  and  wicked.         i 

From  one  of  tM  CircolaiB  of  the 
Society,  we  extract  a  very  encou- 
raging instance  of  the  suceesa,  with 
which  one  of  the  causes  of  public 
profligacy  has  been  weakened..  It 
IS  contained  in  a  communication 
from  the  Superintendant  of  the 
Fitzroy  Schools. 

The  Tract,  published  with  a  hope  that 
it  might  in  some  degree  counteract  the 
evils  of  Bartholomew  Fair,  by  restrain- 
ing the  young  people  of  Sabbath  Schools, 
and  others,  from  partaking  in  its  idle  and 
destructive  amusements,  wastlistributed 
among  the  children  of  the  Fitsroy 
Schools.  They  were  given  on  the  Sun- 
day Afternoon  before  the  Fair,  aocomps- 
nied  with  such  general  admonitions  as 


IS2S.]  UVlT£p  KlitODOM. — SOUTH  AFRICA*  {S37 

'might,  under  tLe Divine lileaahig, fiirtber    i^d  Polish  Languages,  and dvcolaUdbjr 


the  important  object  which  you  had  in 
view. 

'-  We  hare  600  children  in  these  Schools  $ 

400  Boys  and  SOO  Girls  :  and,  upon  the 

Btrictest  examination  toward   the  close 

€>f  the  week,  we  found  that  no  more  than 

three  Girls  and  five  Boys  had  been  to 

the  Fair  t  and  that  these  would  not  have 

gone,  had  not  their  parents  taken  them. 

Two  or  three  cases  occurred,  in  which 

the  children  begged  their  parents  not  to 

.take  them;  saying,  that  their  Teachers 

would  be  sorry  to  know  that  they  had 

been,  and  that  they  were  sure  no  good 

eould  be  got  by  going.    We  have  every 

reason  to  be  satined,  that  the  parents, 

In  general,  were  suitably  affected  at  this 

fnroof  of  our  care,  both  of  them  and  of 

their  children ;  and  that  it  had  theiefiect 

of  very  generally  restraining  them  from 

Increasing  the  crowds  who  frequented 

that  scene  of  all  that  is  eviL 

Foreign  Oper'atiom, 
Your  CommiHee  regret  to  state, 
that  upward  of  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty  Auxiliaries  and  Associations' 
still  withhold  every  part  of  their  funds 
from  the  Foreign  and  General  Objects 
of  your  Society:  indeed,  with  some 
splendid  exceptions,  there  has  been  an 
apathy  on  this  point,  which  must  appear 
unaccountable,  if  considered,  with  refe- 
rence to  the  Parent  Society  rand  un* 
precedented,  as  compared  with  any  other 
Institution.  Your  Committee  hesitated 
to  mention  these  circumstances;  but  they 
consider,  if  this  statement  was  withheld, 
due  justice  would  hardly  be  rendered  to 
the  disinterested  exertions  of  those 
Auxiliaries  and  Associations*  which  have 
felt  for  the  wants  of  others.  In  future, 
they  trust,  at  least  a  fourth-part  of  the 
receipts  will,  in  every  instance,  be  de- 
voted to  assist  the  General  and  Foreign 
Objects  of  the  Parent  Institution. 

We  select  Bome  notices  relative 
to  the  Continent : — 

The  Societies  formed  in  Germany, 
during  preceding  years,  continue  their 
labours,  which  extend  over  every  part 
of  that  country :  their  efforts  have  been 
considerable,  and  crowned  with  much 
success. 

The  Prussian  Tract  Society  continues 
its  labours  with  much  energy.  Since  its 
fprmatiou  in  1814,  about  half-a-Million 
of  Tracts  have  been  printed  at  Berlin, 
in  the  German,  Wttidishj  Lithuanian, 


that  Instiludon. 

The  Evangelical  Society  at  Stockholm, 
.one  of  the  earliest  Institutions  formed 
on  the  Continent  by  the  instnimentality 
of  your  Society,  has  circulated  between 
Two  and  Three  Millions  (tf  Tracts. 

In  Russia,  since  the  year  1833,  nearfy 
100  different  Tracts  have  been  printed 
at  St.  Petersburg  and  ^loscow;  and 
about  600,000  copies  have  been  issued, 
and  are  now  in  the  hands  of  all  classes  in 
every  province  of  the  Empire. 

The  attention  of  your  Committee,  in 
former  years,  was  directed,  to  the  state 
of  Poland  i  and  recently  has  been  agaia 
called  to  that  country,  where  infidelity, 
and  its  inseparable  companions,  licen- 
tiousness and  vice,  are  stated  to  prevail; 
and  twelve  millions  of  inhabitants  are 
comparatively  destitute  of  opportunities 
of  instruction,  in  those  truths  which 
alone  can  make  wise  unto  salvation. 
Considering  how  peculiarly  Tracts  are 
adapted  for  usefulness,  in  a  country 
where  a  great  part  of  the  populatbn  is 
tliinly  scattered  over  extensive  districts, 
your  Committee  have  appropriated  50/. 
for  Printing  Tracts  at  St.  Petersburgh, 
in  the  Polish  language ;  and  a  further 
sum  of  80/.  for  the  purchase  of  French 
and  German  Tracts,  to  be  circulated  in  ' 
Poland. 

Assistance  has  been  rendered  to 
other  parts  of  the  Continent ;  and  to 
various  places  in  Africa,  the  East, 
and  America.  Grants  have  been 
made  of  Tracts,  Printing  Paper,  or 
Money :  those  to  India  and  China 
have  amounted  to  upward  of  450/. 
Some  notices  relative  to  India  and 
South  America  will  appear  in  the 
next  Survey. 


ProHamaUonforihe  Relfgio,u9  fmirue* 
Han,  and  MeUoratingtke  CondiiUm,  vf 
Slavet.  .    ^ 

Hia  Excellency,  the  Right  Honi 
General  Lord  Charles  Henry  So* 
merset,  Governor  of  the  Colonjf, 
has  issued  a  Proclamation,  so  eqtti« 
table  and  humane  in  its  provisions^ 
In  behalf  of  the  Slave  Population« 


«9I 


tOUTU  ATJlIf  A^ 


(0EC 


ikitJMiiave groat  plf^ns-ftinhyiiv    fBiliWibei»  are,  afttr  tibe  fiuH  417  of 


ity  at  large^  before  our  ReadeisB. 

WvzRSAB  I—  having  taken  into  con- 
^■(deration  the  hapinr  increase  of  tiie 
means  of  Eeligious  Instruction^  and  At 
opportunities  for  B^licious  Worshio, 
whidi  have  heen  estauished  in  this 
Ikttlement,  and  the  benefit  which  is 
resulting  therefrom  to  the  communitv  st 
taive;  and  being  Coatfident  that  tibere 
exists  but  ope  feeling  in  the  breasts  of 
the  Inhabitants,  that  it  is  the  bounden 
dutj  of  every  true  Christian  to  civilise 
t^  lower  classes,  and  to  ameliorate  their 
condition,  as  fkr  as  may  be,  consistent 
with  the  security  of  the  State,  and  with 
a  due  consideration  to  the  rights  and  pri- 
vileffes  of  all ;  and  whereas,  it  must  be 
evi&nt  to  every  well-disposed  and  re- 
ligious Person,  that  the  propagation  of 
Christianity  among  Slaves  will  tend, 
beyond  any  other  measure,  to  promote 
moi*alJty  among  them,  and  to  improve 
.  their  condition  and  conduct'>«-do,  under 
4  sanguine  hope  that  the  following  Re- 
gulations  may  conduce  to  those  desirable 
(Ejects  and  to  the  removing  of  any  ex- 
isting evUst  hereby  proclaim  and  order, 
that— 

ist.-*-8un4ay  being  commanded,  in 
«]1  Christian  Sti^tes,  to  be  a  day  of  rest, 
it  is  hereby  forbidden,  and  dedared  11- 
lend,  to  compel  a  Slave  to  perform  field 
kbour  on  the  Sabbath  Day,  or  any  other 
WMk  but  suohaBieordiDarily  considered 
^>Qlkof  aeosisiky.  Qpmplidiit  in  such 
9Me  to  be  made  to  tbe  Local  Authority ; 
vho  is  herpl^  ampowertd  to  exact  a  pe- 
ijalty  for  evcsy  siich  oflfenoa,  if  proved, 
qot  exceeding  so  Rda.  nor  Tess  than 
|0  Rd9. 

Sd-r-Slave^Proprietors,  who  have 
MMsed  their  Slave  Children  to  be  bap. 
tisM  in  the  Christian  Religion,  shall,  as 
ibr  M  relates  to  such  Slaves,  be  exempt 
from  any  tax  which  has  been  imposed  on 
Slaves  in  this  Colony. 

Sd*— The  manumission  of  a  Slave  who 
has  embraeed  the  C^risUaa  Religion, 
Qh«U  not  be  subject  to  the  customary 
myment  of  60  Rds.  to  the  Reformed 
Church;    but  such  Slave  shsll  never. 


^upe  pext,  to  send  their  Stove  C^ul^, 
above  three  years  and  under  ten  yean 
pf  1^,  at  least  three  diays  in  etch  week 
to  the  established  Free  Schpidnesiat 
to  their  dwellings  and  ^loaei  whose  i»* 
aidence  will  noV  permit  them  to  sffoid 
this  coiisoliDg  advantage  to  their  SJsts 
Childr^,  are  anxiouslj  invite^  to  inil 
themselves  of  anj  means  which  majr 
o4^  for  giving  them  iastructiop. 

^U^-^Slaves  who  luave  be?n  baptised, 
and  who  are  not  within  the  prohibited 
degrees  of  eoasanguiulty,  may  inter, 
many,  with  their  Proprietor^  or  te- 
spective  Fropdetor8%  consent,  htd  ia 
writing,  and  delivered  to  the  Load 
Authority;  and  the  Childvep  of  mk 
m&rri«iges  shall  be  the  property  of  tW 
Proprietor  of  the  Mother.  The  ame 
phaU  hold  good  with  regard  to  SUm 
of  either  sex,  in^marrying  with  ^ 
Persons;  in  whiph  case  also,  when  Uie 
Wife  is  a  Slave,  the  Children  of  sud 
marriage  belong  to  her  Proprietor.  . 

6th.— The  consent,  in  writing,  of  tb« 
^Proprietor,  or  respective  Propneton,  ti 
the  case  may  be,  transmitted  to  the 
Clergyman  through  the  Local  Authority, 
shall  supersede  the  necessity  of  being 
ai^ed  in  the  Church,  or  of  appeBiing 
before  the  Matrimonial  Court,  to  le- 
galize the  marriages  of  Slaves :  and  tbe 
respective    Local  Authorities  shall  be 
responsible,  that  all  marriages  between 
SUkves  are  without  delay  enregirtcred, 
as  all  other  marriages  are;  and  that  t 
notification  of  the  marriage  be  made  to 
the  General  or  IHstHct  Ofiice,  as  the 
case  may  be,  established  for  the  eon- 
gisterment  of  Slaves.    Slave  Mai?iag» 
shall  be  oelebrated  in  the  Church,  on 
Sundays,  where  the  locality  will  per- 
mit ;  and,  hi  other  cai^,  the  Clerg^^en 
will,  once  in    twelve  months,  appoint 
the  most  convenient  places   in  their 
respective  Districts,  for  the  purpose  of 
marrying  SUivesand  baptising  Ouldsent 
so   as   to   remove    the   inconvcnieWJ. 
arising  from  remote  habitations:  wiv<^ 
marriages  it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  Clcr* 
gyman  to  perform,  upon  receiving  the 
written   consent   at    the   fropneUfT^ 


S^^Li*  ^^^'3^  ""**  ••  ^^*^^^  t^^ovgh  the  Local  Authority,  as  abofj 
MemborsoftheChm?cb,to8upportfrom  directed.  The  marriages  of  Slaves, and 
l!Sd  l^^i^^  wgul»tiona    the  bjjpUsin  of  their  Ghildren,  ^  ^ 

4tfc.— ChriaUan  aave.Froprietom,ie. 
«ldli»  in  Capa  Town,  and  other  Towns 
and  villages,  and  their  inunediate  vici- 
mly,  whtra  Free  Sahpols  are  or  may  he 


performed  without  fee  or  reward. 

7th.— A£l;er  the  celebrjitioD  of  m*^' 
riages,  it  is  forbidden  for  the  Pwrtifii  tP 
be  sold  separately ;  or  the  ChUdren  « 
such  marriages,  without  the  Parents,  or 


iMS.]  aocrrif 

th«  SurtrlTOT  ef  tbdn,  tniil  tueh  Cfaif. 
dren  shall  have  attained  the  age  cf  ten 
yearss  except  under  a  Decree  ef  Che 

Ceuftof  Juitiee. 

Bth^-'-GhUdnn  not  horn  In  wedlodt  of 
n  Slave  Womaht  who  has  embraced  tlw 
C^hriAtkti  ReHglon,  and  haa  been  bap. 
tined»flhaH  not  be  sold  from  theirMother, 
unlMi  they  Shan  have  ftiUy  attained 
their  9th  ^rears  neither  ahaB  such  Chrta- 
tian  F^male^lMaves,  so  baptiMd,  be  sold, 
without  seiBng  to  the  samePenon,  anj 
Child  she  ma^  ha^  under  the  age  ^ 
nineyears«  except  under  a  Decree  St  the 
Court  of  Justice. 

9th. — ^The  i^gulations  preserlbed  Ih 
the  preceding  clause,  respecthig  Chil- 
dren bom  of  Mothers  irho  have  embraced 
the  Christian  Religion  and  have  been 
baptised,  shall  also  be  observed  with  re- 
gard to  Children  bom  of  Sbvea  not  ef 
the  Christian  Religion,  and  not  having 
attained  their  eighth  year,  to  whom  the 
apeci^l  care  and  attention  of  the  Mother 
must  be  considered  indispensable  $  and 
all  Saks,  not  in  conformity  to  the  re- 
'etrictions  comprehended  in  tiib  and  the 
Ibr^ioing  Chaises,  are  hereby  dedared 
null  and  void. 

10th. — In  order  fhrther  to  ensure  the 
observance  of  the  preceding  clauses,  se. 
panite  books  shall  be  kept  in  therespec 
tive  Offices  for  the  enregisterment  of 
Slaves,  of  all  Skve  Marriages,  and  of  all 
Slave  Children  bora  in  kwful  wedlock ; 
tor  which  purpose  Oimers  shall  report 
tn  that  Olsce,  in  their  respective  Di- 
stricts, the  date  and  proof  of  baptism. 
Those  who  neglect  causing  the  Children 
of  the^  Christian  SUves,  bom  in  wed* 
lock.to  be  baptized  within  twelve  months 
after  the  birth  of  such  Children,  shall 
incur  a  penalty  of  not  lesf  than  f  5  Rds. 
and  not  exceeding  100  Rds.  for  each  of- 
fence,  and  shall  be  compelled  to  have 
such  Child  or  Children  baptized  at  their 
own  expense. 

]  1  th — Slaves,  who  have  embraced  the 
Christian  Religion,  and  have  been  in. 
corporated  in  the  Church,  by  baptism, 
(althoi^h  transferred,  or  become  the 
property  of  Heathens,)  are  not  to  be  de* 
jsrlved  of  the  right  of  attending  at 
Chtnrch,  or  Place  of  Christian  Worship, 
on  Sundays,  under  a  penalty  of  10  Rds. 
to  be  paid  by  the  Proprietor ;  unless  jus- 
tifiable cause  can  be  shewn  for  such  pre- 
▼ention* 

I9th.-^th«  evidence  of  a  Sbve,  upon 
Qtth,  After  baptism,  may  be  received  by 
ikt  tfOfMtitattd  Authorities,  or  ttttipt* 


tent  Coarta,  the  same  as  thit  of  any 
ether  Chrisflan. 

*  Mth.-^The  property  peasMsed  by  ^ 
Sfaive,  whether  acquired  by  wert  lb 
eztn  houn,  (with  the  permission  of  tite 
Proprietor,)  by  donatlea,  tegacy,  intveri. 
tanoe,  or  ^  any  oa«r  boiftest  meant,  fa 
itthermt  in  the Slaiv^i  attdin no eteiit 
heknga  to  tlie  Proprietor,  except  in 
OMNs  of  solcide.  fn  eases  Where  dMfe. 
renoes  may  arise  With  respect  to  thh 
property  of  a  Sbfe^  or  the  meeitt  H 
whieh  such  property  hasb«eil  acqufretf, 
cither  Ptoty  may  bring  th»  ease  und» 
the  cognisance  of  the  local  c6mpeteift 
CMirt  Every  JBlave  is  entitled  to  dis- 
pose  of  his  or  hei^  property,  or  othel> 
iMts  legdly  acaoired,  as  well  durift* 
Mft  as  by  1f^  at  hb  or  her  demise,  adC 
eordhigtetheLaNveeffliddolenyt  but, 
in  consideration  of  ti^  peMiliar  direutti. 
etanees  which  attach  to  Chhi  Class  ofthe 
Comnranity,  it  U  hei^tr^  enacted,  that,  k 
a  Shiv«  die  intestate,  barf  ihgho  Rusbimd^ 
Wife,  or  Child,  aa  the  <!ass  may  be,  the 
last  declaration  ofthe  Pirty,  relatite  t6 
the  diepoaal  of  his  or  her  property,  If 
made  before  two  credible  witnesses,  ti 
the  age  of  95  yeas*  ae  vpwatds,  assetiA^ 
bled  for  the  purpo8e,who  shall  depose  oA 
oath  to  the  truth  of  their'statement,  shall 
be  considered  valid  and  effectual  fbr  ttt^ 
disposal  ef  his  or  her  property,  uhS^ 
the  direction  of  the  Orphan  Chambeif, 
provided  such  disposal  be  not  in  fiivour 
of  either  of  the  said  two  'Vntaesscs;  and 
the  Orphan  Chamber  shall  make  the  dii. 
posal  accordingly.  In  cases  where  iq. 
testate  SNaves  have  no  reMons,  end 
make  no  deckration,  er  last  Will  and 
Testament,  sitch  as  above  described  at 
to  the  disposal  of  their  property,  €h^ 
property  shall  be  |>aid,  by  theOi^ptaan 
Chamber,  into  a  f^md  formed  for  the 
purchase  of  such  Female  SlaVfrChfUreir, 
aa  shall  have  been  at  one  of  theEstabHdr. 
ed  Schools  during  a  period  of  four  yean ; 
and  who  shall  be  particuhrriy  recommend<- 
ed  by  the  Committee,  for  their  moral 
and  elemplery  conduct  durteff  that  p^ 
riods  the  value  ofthe  Fenwle  Slareit, 
whose  fireedom  is  thus  purchaaed,  shall 
be  fixed  according  to  then*  actual  vdue 
at  that  period,  by  a  Commisslen  ofthe 
Court  of  Justice ;  and  such  purchases 
shaH  bo  exempt  }h>m  all  taxes  and 
charges,  ordinarily  imposed  upon  tiM 
manumission  of  Slaves.  This  Fund  4udl 
be  pboed'under  the  direction  of  a  Board^ 
eonsistiag  of  His  Sxeellency  the  Goven 
Mr  ht  the  ttnt  hitef,  tttl  CoUftM 


5M  80VTH  A 

8eeT«tai7,-«I|g  Gbkf  JuBttoe,  the  Preii. 

dent  of  the  Orphan  Chamber;  the  O^oniftl 
dMiplftUif  and  the  senior  Minincie  of 
tiic  Hefonned  and  Lutheran  Churchol,- 
and  mch  other  Pevqon  or  P^nont,  as  the 
Ooremor  for  the  time  being  shall  be 
pleased  ta  appoint ;  who  are  jalso  em- 
powered to  receive  all  Donations  and 
Ii^Rdes»  which  maj  be  made,  in  aid  of 
the  objects  of  thb  Fund*  In  the  dhp^ 
sal  of  property  leit  by  Slaves,  the  fees 
to  which  the  Orphan  Chamber  shall  be 
tntitled,  shall  be  on  a  scale  of  one-half, 
only,  of  the  established  fees  of  that  In- 
■HtutioQ*   ' 

14th  — Krery  SUvt  is  to  be  daily  sup- 
plied with  sufficient  and  wholesome  food : 
and,  in  cases  of  dissaUs&ction  rdatang 
thereto,  appeal  may  be  made,  by  either 
Party,  to  the  Local  Authority  i  and  if 
deficiency,  or  bad  quality,  be  proved, 
th^  Pi'oprietor  or  Employer,  for  the 
time  being,  shall  incur  a  penalfy  of  85 
Kds.  and,  for  a  second  offence,  a  penalty 

50  Bds.  to  be  disposed  of  as  herein, 
•fter  directed,  in  clause  93.  If,  on  the 
^ntrary,  the  complaint  be  proved  to  be 
onfounded,  or  frivolous,  the  Complainant 
may  be  proceeded  against  as  hereinafter 
directed. 

.  15th.— Every  Slfve  is  to  be  kept  pro- 
irided  with  good  and  sufficient  clothing, 
by  the  Proprietor  for  the  time  being  i 
and,  in  case  of  dissatisfaction,  app^ 
may  be  made,  under  th^  same  im>vi8ions 
and  penalties  on  either  nde,  as  stated  in 
Clause  14. 

16th.— Slaves  employed  in  garden  or 
field  labour,  are  not  to  be  compc^lled  to 
work  more  than  10  hours  in  each  S4 
jbours,  from  the  1st  April  to  the  30th 
September;  nor  more  than  IS  hours  ia 
fi4hours,fi'om  the  1st  October  to  the 
41st  March,  inclusive:  except  during 
the  ploughing  or  harvest  seasons,  or  on 
extraordinary  occasions ;  when  a  remu- 
neration shall  be  made  to  them  in  money, 
jer  by  an  additional  proportion  of  food, 
according  to  the  discretion  of  the  Local 
Hagistrate,  if  appealed  tp,  under  a  pe- 
nalty not  exceeding  60  Rds.  nor  less  than 
lOKds. 

17  th.— Proprietors,  or  Persons  em* 
|>Ioy^  by  them,  are  not  at  liberty  to 
inflict  any  punishment  on  a  Slave,  be>. 
yond  what  may  be  considered  a  mild 
domestic  correction.  This  correction  is 
only  to  be  given  with  rods,  or  other  im- 
plements of  domestic  punishment :  it  is 
not  to  exceed  35  stripes ;  and  is,  in  no 
ffiMe,  to  be  repeated  within  84  iiours, 


VRICAi  [DBC 

nor  until  tb»  De^l^quait  sUlU  hsn 
recovered  from  the  efiSfcts  of  any  forsier 
correction,  under  a  penalty,  in  bicscli 
of  any  of  the  provisions  of  thn  Qtmt, 
'  not  exceeding  lt)0<  B4s.  nor  less  tbtn 
60  Bds.  for  each  ofienca. 

18th — Should  it  be  neceamy,  for  the 
security  or  safety  of  a  Family  or  lodi. 
vidual,  to  put  a  Slfive  in  irons,  the  mm 
shall  be  r^xirted  within  94  hours,  to  the 
Local  Authority,  under  a  penalty  of  50 
fids.;  stating  the  cause  and  dnvn- 
stances  under  which  such  measure  could 
be  .justified. 

19th.— Maltreatment  of  a  Slave  bf 
the  Proprietor,  not  attended  with  deith, 
may  be  punished  by  fine,  imprisoomeiil) 
banishment,  or  oUier  sentence  of  tlie 
Law,  according  to  the  nature  of  tbe  cmi, 
and  the  degree  of  cruelty  exerched; 
and  the  Slave  may  be  publicly  sold,  to 
the  account  of  the  Proprietor,  but  under 
special  condition  >of  never  again  coniag 
into  his  power,  or  into  that  of  btiPft' 
rents,  Children,  Brothers;  or  SisUn: 
buty  when  the  maltreatment  of  s  S\m 
hftf  been  attended  with  Death,  it  puK 
be  recollected  that  the  Court,  in  giving 
judgment,  will  be  guided  bytbeUv 
ap|:3icable  to  Homidde. 

SOth.— Maltreatment  of  a  Slive,  ^ 
tbe  Overseer  or  Representative  of  li« 
Proprietor,  or  other  Individual,  shall  be 
punished  as  if  the  same  had  been  inflicted 
on  a  free  Person,  placed  under  tk 
superintendence  or  direction  of  ««* 
Overseer  or  other  Representative  of  tl« 
Proprietor.  Domestic  punishment  » 
forbidden  to  be  inflicted  on  a  Slave,  b; 
any  other  hand  than  that  of  the  Pro- 
prietor, Employer,  or  Overseer,  (no* 
being  a  Slave,)  except  in  cases  wliere 
the  Proprietors  or  Employers,  ht^ 
no  free  Person  in  their  employ,  sre  F^ 
males,  or  infirm,  or  suffering  vodff 
disease,  or  are  upward  of  60  yesn  <» 
age ;  under  a  penalty  of  100  Bds.  n(J 
less  than  50  Rds.  to  be  ytddfore^^ 
offence,  by  the  Person  who  hss  ca«J» 
such  illegal  punishment  to  be  inflicted. 

21st— On  tbe  compbunt  of  a  SJ«»« 
to  the  Local  Magistrate  i«aiJ»st  tW 
Proprietor  or  other  Individual,  the  »•• 
giatrate  shall  take  chaise  of  the  coo- 
plaining  Slave,  and  inquire  into  the  c«ie 
forthwith ;  in  order,  should  the  com- 
plaint be  well  founded,  to  pTOOsedig^^ 
the  Person  complained  of,  in  ^^^ 
ner  as  the  Law  diiwtsi  but»  *°*T^ 
the  complaint  prove  ground!***^ 
Skve  shaU  be  condemn^  to  aucb.  W 


•  IMS.]  loaxH  AfKicj:. 

puohhnieiit,  as  tfav  mtuw  of  tlie  eue 
may  requtfiB. 

'  99d.-~Tlie  ODrpse  of  a  Siare  shall  not 
Im  interred,'  Without  ]ierniiasion  being 
first  obtained  from  the  Fiscal,  Landdrost, 
or  Field  Comet,  under  whose  immediate 
JurisdictioD  the  Employer,  for  the  time 
being,  resides ;  under  a  penalty  of  50 
Rds. 

99d.— All  penalUes^  incurred  under 
the  fiTovislonB  of  any  of  the  Clauses  in 
this  Proclamation,  shall  be  disposed  of 
ma  foUows~*one-third  to  the  Informer, 
and  two-thirds  to  the  Fund  specified  in 
Clause  I3»  for  purchasing  the  freedom 
of  Female  Slaye-Children,  of  the  Free 
Schools. 

84th.— It  is  clearly  to  be  understood, 
that  none  of  the  provisions  contained  in 
the  foregoing  Clauses,  do,  or  will  affect, 
hi  any  degree,  the  property  of  the  Pro- 
prietors in  their  Slaves,  or  theur  just 
chuma  to  their  services. 

And  that  no  Person  may  plead  Igno- 
rance hereof,  this  shall  be  published  and 
affixed,  in  the  usual  manner. 

COD  S^VB  THE  KtNGt 

Given  under  my  Hand  and  Seal,  at 
the  Cape  of  Good  Hope,  this  18th  Day 
of  March,  1823. 

(Signed)        C  H.  Sohebsct. 
By  Command  of  His  Excellency  the 
Governor, 

(Signed)        C  Biap,  Secretarp* 

aOUTH'JFRICJJf  MISSWNJRY  SOCIETY 

We  have  briefly  noticed  the  mea- 
sures of  this  Institution  in  some  of 
'the  later  Surveys;  and  now  lay 
before  our  Readers,  from  a  Cir- 
cular, addressed,  by  the  Directors, 
t6  "all  Professors  of  Christianity," 
an  account  of  the 

Design  and  Proceedings  of  the  Societjf, 
The  Directors  of  the  South-African 
Missionary  Society  take  the  liberty  of 
submitting  to  your  candid  perusal  the 
Design  and  Proceedings  of  the  Society ; 
and  to  solicit  your  prayers  and  pecuniary 
md,  in  iu  behalf. 

With  the  full  concurrence  of  the 
then-existinff  Government,  a  Society 
denominated  the  ''  South-African  Mis- 
sionary  Society,''  was  esUblished  in  this 
Colony,  in  1799;  having  for  its  olject 
the  »angelixation  and  Civilization  of 
the  beni^ted  Heathen,  and  the  less 
.  enlightened,  in  this  Promontory  of  South 


541 

I  of  tsaddiqf'and  preach. 


Africa,  by  1 
ingthe  GospeL 

The  measures  which  have  been  sue* 
ccssively  ado]>ted,  during  its  eziatence, 
have  been  progrenively  ble^ed  ;  and 
been  productive  of  the  mo^t  salutary 
effects.  At  present,  a  small  Church, 
formed  from  among  the  Baptized  Hea. 
then,  under  the  cai*j  and  charge  of  our 
beloved  fellow-labourer,  the  Rev.  James 
H.  Beck,  presents  the  most  pleasing  pro- 
spects in  this  Town ;  while,  on  the  bor- 
ders  of  Zwellendam,  another  Institution, 
called  ''Zoar,"  intrusted  to  the  case 
of  the  Missionary  P.  J.  Jouliert,  ex- 
hibita  evident  marks,  that  the  Almighty 
is  disposed  to  bless  every  endeavour, 
instituted  for  the  extension  of  the  Re- 
deemer's Kingdom. 

After  an  appeal  for  support  in 
their  plans,  the  Directors  give  the 
following  statement  of  the  course  of 
labour  pursued  in  Cape  Town : — 

On  the  Sunday  Morning  and  After- 
noon, in  the  Society  *s  Chapel,  the  Hea- 
then are  taught  to  read  and  spell ; .  and, 
on  the  Evening  of  the  same.  Cateche- 
tical Instruction  is  given  by  the  Be  v. 
J.  H.  Beck. 

On  the  first  Monday  of  each  month, 
the  Society  unites,  with  other  Missicl- 
nary  Societies,  in  a  Public  Prayer  Meet- 
ing, for  the  spread  of  the  GospeL  .On 
the  second  Monday, .  the  Teachetsr  of 
the  Sabbath  and  Thursday  Schools  me^ 
for  prayer  and  lousiness.  On  the  last 
two  Mondays,  the  Candidates  for  Bap- 
Usm  are  examined. 

On  the  first  Tuesday  of  every  month, 
a  Meeting  is  held  with  those  tNqitixedy 
for  their  edification ;  when  an  opportu- 
nity is  ffiven  them,  to  evince  the  pn^ 
gross  which  they  have  made  in  Divine 
things. 

0^  the  Wednesday  Mornings,  the 
Heathen  are  again  taught  to.  read  and 
spell ;  and,  on  the  Evening  of  the  same 
day,  a  Sermon  is  preached  to  the  Friends 
of  the  Society,  and  ^ose  who  m^ 
attend,  by  the  Rev.  J.  H.  Beck. 

On  the  first  Thursday  of  every  month, 
the  Diz«ctorB  meet  for  business;  and  on 
every  Thursday  Evening,  the  Heathen 
are  taught  to  read  and  spell. 

On  Friday  Morning,  they  are  again 
taught  to  read  and  spell ;'  and  on  the 
Evening  of  the  same,  an  Exposition  of 
some  part  of  Scripture  is  ddivered  to 
them. 

On  the  Satuiduy  Evening,  a  Pray^ 


5i2 


IRDIA  BCTOMfi  THB9AKOBS. 


MMting  kfr  Ite  Ccmo^^  aad  for  tJte 
Church  of  Christ,  ia  held  bjr  our  feUov 
Brother  and  Director,  Mr.  8.*  8ironck. 

Maj  this  short  akeich  of  the  Ol^t 
and  Pruoeedu3g8of  theSodetjrcoDitrain 
jTOU,  bj  your  iibenditj,  to  aMist  Use 
Directors  in  etteodiB^  its  opacatioBs 
with  more  rigour ;  and  thenby  to  «ld 
to  the  Church  of  Christ,  firom  aaoag 
the  Heathen,  such  as  sfaiiU  be  sored ! 

That  the  Oed  of  an  Grwe,  and  Fathu* 
of  our  Lord  Jems  Christ,  maj  quidsen 
70U  in  these  laboui^  of  lore,  by  His 
Holy  Spirit,  and  grant  you  Hi^  Peace, 
is  the  fervent  pnyer  of  the  Dfareetors  of 
the  Soutb^Africail  MWottary  Society. 

On  their  JB^ud^ 
•    (Signed)        it  MsrxuntBAxr,  Aw. 


[f>Mu 


pUtft- 


MALACCA. 

LONDOy  MiSSIOSARY  SOCIETY. 
AVGIiO-^lllNEM   COLLSflB. 

FltoM  a  Cbcuhif ,  pubKsh«d  at  Ma- 
lacca,  we  extract  the  following 
liccount  of  the  College. 

CoUege  Buildings* 

The  CoUege,  whieh  is  a  square  ediice, 
including  lower  and  upper  stories,  garrets 
~aad  TorandsAis,  is  situated  just  without 
the  western  gate  of  the  town  of  Malacca, 
on  *  the  «preiatoes  of  the  UltnuGanges 
MiflsioB^  ftdflg  the  sea. 

The  length  of  the  body  of  the  house, 
walla  indusiye^  is  90  feet,  and  its  breadth 
34.  The  heieht  of  the  side  walls,  from 
the  level  of  the  ground,  is  3$  feet :  the 
fbundatkms  are  abdUt  S  feet  deep ;  that, 
fton  the  naiUf«  of  the  bottoai,  being 
deemed  sufficient  A  ^>acious  veraadah 
goes  all  round,  wMeh  is  164  ^^  broad 
in  ^nt  and  back;  making  the  whole 
h«eadth  of  the  bail&ig  67  feet:  at  the 
«Qds  of  the  hoiMe,  tl^  verandahs  sffe 
abent  6i  f^  wSde,-  thus  BMking  Hs 
wMe  length,  lOS  fe«C ;  and  its  ciremn- 
ftvenee  about  34a 

The  pkn  adraks  ef  nine  rooms  on 
each  floor,  beside  the  verandahs.  On 
the  lower  floor,  there  srr&  foar  rooms  on 
eoefa  side,  and  a  haU  la  the  middle ;  and 
the  same  divisions  on  the  upper  floor. 
Tbe  x^oolns  below  are  each  I4i  feet,  by 

ISand  7  indiest  the  hall  is  89^  by  SO  ^  thenaiis,areof  Etirop^  manid&ctuie; 
feet;  and  Uie  height  of  All,  is  15  ieet.  and  the  other  ports  df  the  iron  wm^ 
Thereoms  on  theupper  story  are  like-  ^oueh  very  inferior,  afe  as  good  as 
wise  eight ;  but,  in  consequence  of  the  could  be  procured.  Tfaestair  It  built 
ir^ls  beii^  JiallHi-fcot  thiatter  abore   liriifaid,  aodaMrof  tbtttilMahf  tat 


%han  Mmt,  tlwy  art  a  few  inehea  1 
than  the  lower  ones ;  but  the  Iwigha  m 
only  U  «Mt     Tfaa  garret,  witli    the 
exeeptioD  of  height,  has  th^aamfa  apnO 
with  the  secebd,  or  the  lewar  floor,  wmd 
the  sane  general  dtvisioas)  and^  willi 
aome  addiUonil  sa;penae  for  a       ' 
windows,  would  ivmish  ten 
comfortalde  dormitories  for  natiTar  1 
dents:   tin  versndih  garrata  matm 
roomy,  and  fit  to  uBScalkofoun  pMa- 
poeesk    Thtti,  Use  house,  agiisMite  af 
garret  aad  verandahs,  contauis  i 
rooms:  but  it  is  proper  here  to^  1 
that,  as  they  are  not  all  lor  the 
needed,  so  they  are  not  yet  all 
tioned  off:  this  can  easily  be  T 
they  am  wanted;  and,  should  any  general 
purpose  require  a  room  of  laager  dioaeli- 
sions,  two  of  them  may  be  thrawn  into 
one.     From  the  height  of  the  rooni; 
the  sixe  of  the  windows,  Uie  oenalrac- 
tion  of  the  doora,  and  the  healthisww  ef 
the  situation,  it  is  presumed  that  each 
apartment  will  be  airy  and  comfortahia. 

For  the  preseat,  the  verandaht  am 
quite  open  all  round :  hiilf  if  shut  in  by 
slight  Venetians,  they  are  convertible 
into  the  most  valuable  purposes  (or  a 
study ;  forming,  on  each  side  of  the 
house,  a  clear  open  gallery,  from  end  to 
end,  of  loa  feet  long  by  I6i  wide. 

The  house  has  36  double-leaved  doofi, 
18  of  which  are  venetianed;  and  36 
windows,  34  of  which  are  venetianed, 
double-leaved,  and  have  shutters.  Beh>w, 
the  verandidM  are  supported  by  98  sat- 
stantial  bridk  pilUrs,  ten  hi  front*  tan 
behind, and  four  ateaph  end;  and»  above, 
by  an  equal  number  of  strong  wooden 
pillars.  The  foundations  of  the  house 
are  chiefly  of  stone ;  the  walls  of  brick, 
l^ell-built,  and  very  substantial.  The 
beams,  raflers,  door  and  window  posts, 
upper  verandah  pillars  and  railiags,  aad 
other  essential  parts  of  the  wood>woik, 
are  all  of  a  strong  and  very  durable 
timber  called  Murbow,  and  which  is 
proof  against  the  attacks  of  the  white 
ants.  The  plank  and  other  materials 
are  esteemed  as  good  as  any  which  the, 
colony  words.  The  tiles  ittr  the  ]uiv6- 
ment  were  brought  from  China:  tbt 
other  bricks,  t^les,  Hme,  iui.  were  maau* 
factured  at  Malacca,  and  are  esteemed 
good.    The  locks,  hinges,  and  part  of 


1S2S*]  IV DM  Mmm9D 

«»oUMr  ic  wiBttd  iM  front,  whkh  will  be 
accordingly  «Midad  ••  toon  as  Uie  Atndt 
will  admit.  The  pavement  is  well 
raised,  and  the  lower  rooms  are  secured 
against  damp  and  white  ants,  by  prepa- 
rations of  charcoal  and  lime,  directlj 
under  the  tiles. 

Convenience,  strength,  and  durabiUtj 

have  been  studied  in  the  pian  Mid  erec- 

Vkm  of  the  luHM*  $  «nd  eoeoomgr  iMS  b<e« 

^  most  scrupulously  segarded  tluroi^h  the 

whole. 

iirumentt. 
The  LTDRAR7  coutoins  sbout  3380  vo. 
luixies :  9850  of  these  are  in  Chinese,  and 
tr^at  of  Ethics,  Law,  Geography,  Topo- 
graphy, Astronomy,  History,  Poetry, 
Composition,  Lett^-writing,  Forms  of 
Official  Papers,  of  the  Chinese  Character, 
t^e  Religions  of  China,  Natural  History, 
Medicine,  &c.  The  above  include  the 
Emperor  Kang-He*s  famous  work  on 
European  Science,  consbting  of  100  vo- 
hmies ;  and  a  Statistical  Account  of  the 
whole  Chinese  Empire,  240  volumes. 
The  other  books  in  the  Library  are  in 
English,  French,  Latin,  Greek,  Hebrew, 
Arabic,  Bengalee,  Tamul,  Malayan,  Si- 
amese, Ac.  and  contain  much  valuable 
information  respecting  the  lleHgion, 
History,  and  Literature,  both  of  the 
Eastern  and  Western  World.  Among 
the  European  Books  are  included  the 
Encycloptedia  Britannica,  Rees*s  Cyclo- 
psedia,  and  the  Pantalogia. 
^  The  MUSEUX  contains  a  variety  of 
Chinese  Drawings,  illustrative  of  Chi- 
nese Customs,  CM>jects  of  Worship,  &c. 
Maps  and  Charts,  Chinese  Anatomical 
Plates,  Musical  Instruments,  soitn^ng 
Vases  used  in  temples,  &c.  Weights  and 
Measiures,  specimens  of  the  Materia 
Medlca  of  China,  specimens  of  Natural 
History,  ftc. 

The    PHILOSOPBICAL    INSTaUXVHTS 

consist  of  Globes,  Electrical  Machine  and 
Battery,  Chemical  Apparatus,  Air  Pump, 
Barometer  and  Thermometer,  ^ 

The  fbllowing  regulations  respect 
Native  Students  admitted  on  the 
Foundation  :— 

All  Students  who  enter  the  College 
must  have  a  good  character* 

Native  Students  nuiat  remain  three 
months  en  pcohatiou,  befi;>ce  they  are 
regularly  received  intathe  CoUege* 

If^  after  a  trial  of  three  months,  they 


TBt  flAIIOBf.  54S 

are  considered  suitable  penons,  thej 
shall  be  received,  on  condition  that  they 
remain  six  yeaiv. 

They  receive,  for  the  first  year,  three 
rupees  monthly;  for  the  second  year,  five 
rupees ;  for  the  third  and  fourth  years, 
six  rupees ;  for  the  fifth,  seven  rupees ; 
and  for  the  sixth  year,  ei^t  rupees :  with 
two  suits  of  a 'College  dj^ss  annually. 

From  a  Contract  subscribed  by 
each  Chinese  Student  at  his  admis- 
aion  oif  the  Foundation,  we  add 
some  further  regulations : — 

During  the  term  agreed  on,  he  is  not 
permitt^  to  assume  the  liberty  of  mak- 
ing excuses  for  idleness  and  stealing  re- 
pose. If  there  be  any  real  cause  of  ab- 
sence, it  must  be  previously  stated :  and, 
hi  every  affair,  obedience  must  be  paid 
to  the  Laws  and  Statutes. 

During  the  first  year,. he  may  return 
to  his  home  to  eat  and  sleep  $  but  the 
rest  of  the  years,  it  will  net  be  allowed. 
In  the  College,  he  must  attend  re- 
spectfully to  the  instructions  of  his  pre- 
ceptors, and  not  dare  to  oppose* 

After  the  expiration  of  six  years,  his 
remaining  or  going  away  will  depend  on 
a  subsequent  agreement,  according  to 
the  pleasure  of  each  party.  Lest,  here, 
after,  there  should  be  no  proof  of  this 
arrangement,  the  present  Contract  is 
written  out,  and  a  copy  deposited  in  the 
Anglo-Chinese  College. 

Besides  the  Native  Students  on 
the  Foundation,  other  Students  are 
supported  by  their  friends ;  and  the 
following  regulations  have  been 
adopted  with  respect  to  such  Stu- 
dents:— 

Any  person  desirous  of  educatinff  a 
Chinese  Youth,  from  the  age  0|f  twelve 
to  eighteen,  may  support  him  at  the 
Anglo-Chinese  College  for  100  Spanish 
Dollars  a«year.  Clothes,  washing,  aad 
a  servant,  if  one  be  i^equhred,  are  not 
included. 

An  European  Vouth  may  be  supported 
at  the  College  for  loei.  per  annum.  For 
this  sum  be  will  be  supplied  with  food, 
lodgings  washing^and  education*  Clothes 
are  not  included.  If  a  servant  or  horse 
be  required,  the  student  must  find  them 
himself. 

The  Managers  of  the  CoHege  will  en- 
gage to  board,  lodge,  clothe,  and  edu- 
c^  a  destitute  Chinese  Youth,  or  a 
fatherless  or  orphan  Ud,  to  %IL  annu- 
aUy. 


544* 


fKDIA    WITHIN    TRB  •AVOBi. 


Preparatory  Siintols, 
The  Charity  Schools  of  the  London 
Misaiooarjr  Society,  at  Malacca,  contain, 
of  Chinese  lads,  on  an  average,  about 
one  hundred.  These  Schools  are  visited 
bj  the  Officers  of  the  Anglo-Chinese 
College ;  and  they,  althougn  not  origi* 
nally  designed  to  do  so,  serve  the  pur- 
pose of  Preparatory  Schools,  fi'om  which 
to  select  Youths  for  the  College. 
Dmiin  i^f  ike  OJieers. 
The  Duty  of  the  PRjesiDByr  is,  to 
promote  the  general  welfare  of  the  In* 
atitution  ;  and,  when  present  at  the  Col- 
leae,  to  teach  such  departments  of  know- 
leMe  as  may  seem  lo  him  expedient. 

The  pRiKciPAL  has  the  ordinary  ge- 
neral superintendence  of  the  College  con- 
cerns ;  and  is  to  teach  the  Native  Stu- 
dents the  English  Language,  Geography, 
the  Use  of  the  Globes,  Arithmetic,  and 
!|)ook-keeping.  History,  and  such  other 
branches  of  knowledge  as  circumstances 
may  direct. 

The  PRorEssoa  of  Chinese  is  to 
teach  the  Chinese  Language  to  Euro- 
pean Students ;  also  to  teach  the  Na- 
tives  Logic,  Theology,  and  Ethics  ;  and 
to  assist  the  Principal,  as  circumstances 
may  require  and  his  time  permit. 

The  cHivEsa  master  is  to  teach  the 
Chinese  Classics;  the  reading  of  the 
Sacred  Scriptuics,  and  other  books  on 
the  Christian  licliginn,  in  Chinese; 
to  assist  Foreign  Students  In  learning 
Chinese  ;  and  to  teach  Chinese  Writing 
to  Native  and  to  Formgn  Students. 
Qmne  of  Instruction, 
The  Native  Students  shall  be  taught 
to  read  and  understand  the  Chinese  Clas- 
sics; to  read  and  understand  the  Christian 
Scriptures  ;  to  read  and  write  the  Eng- 
glish  Language—History,  Geography, 
the  Use  of  the  Globes,"  Logic,  Moral 
Philosophy,  Theology,  &c. 

Lectures  must  be  attended  three  times 
a-day ;  viz,  at  ni»e  in  the  morning, 
roua  in  the  afternoon,  and  at  eight 
oVlock  in  the  evening. 

The  Cbmese  Students  are  expected  to 
attend  prayers,  in  Chhiese,  morning  and 
evening,  every  day  in  the  week ;  and  to 
be  present  to  hear  a  Sermon  in  the  CoU 
iege-b^ll  on  Sundays.  • 

As  the  College  advances,  the  Mecha* 
nical  and  Chemical  Sciences,  Natural  Hi- 
story, Botimy,  &c.,  will,  it  is  hoped,  be 
taught ;  also  Geometry,  and  the  higher 
branches  of  the  Mathematics.  The  plan 
of  the  College  does  not  exclude  any 


branch  (/f  humah  knowledge,  nor  any  one 
df  the  ciwle  of  the  teienoes. 

giiSU  U)tttiiit  tj^e  (Sanger. 

SEAAMPOUE. 

BAPTIST  MISSIONAR Y  SOCIETY^ 
«B1ED  ASPOAV  OH  THB  COUJBOB. 

Trs  substance  of  the  Second  Re- 
port on  the  College  appeared  at 
pp.515— 519  of  our  last  Volume: 
we  shall  now  give  an  abstract  of 
tbe  Thirdy  which  is  dated  Jan.  21 , 
1823. 

0^'ectf  e/fJU  InttiiuHmu 
The  great  object  of  the  Institutloo  is, 
to  diffuse  that  light  throughout  the 
country,  as  far  as  its  influence  can 
extend,  which  shall  promote  the  welfare 
of  India,  by  meliorating  its  intellectual 
and  moral  condition.  This  it  aims  at 
accomplishing,  by  givinjf  a  Classic  In- 
dian-Educatlon  to  the  ablest  of  the 
Youths  furnished  by  its  increasiiig  Na- 
tive-Christian Population  \  together  with 
a  knowledge  of  the  Sacred  Scriptures, 
of  General  History,  Geography,  and 
Natural  Science;  and  of  the  English 
Tongue,  to  a  select  numbei^^by  impait- 
ing  genera)  knowledge  to  such  Hindoo 
and  Mussulman  Youtbsaa  may  be  placed 
on  the  Institution,  by  subscribers  who 
have  that  privilege — and  by  holding  out 
to  those  European  and  Indo-British 
Youths,  who  may  wish  to  study  at  Se- 
rampone  College,  all  its  advastages, 
without  any  distinction  relative  to  birth, 
nation,  or  religious  creed.  Such  are  the 
principles  on  which  this  Institution  ia 
established ;  the  grand  wish  of  its 
founders  being,  to  render  it,  in  every 
possible  way,  a  blessing  to  British  India. 

Reason* /or  inslrvcting  Xalive- Chtistian 
Youfhs  in  Samcrii. 

To  some,  a  few  words  respecting  the 
first  part  of  this  pkn  m^  not  be  alto- 
gether superfluous.  Some  may  have 
inquired — '''■  Why  instruct  Native-Chris- 
tian Youth  in  the  knowledge  of  Sanscrit  ? 
Why  not  answer  every  purpose  at  once, 
bv  putting  them  to  the  study,  of  Eng- 
lish ?" 

To  this  the  Committee  reply,  that 
they  would  readily  have  wlopted  this 
course,  coald  they  hare  believed  th^ 
it  would  have  answered  any  valuable 
purpose:  but  they  apprshead  that  such 
a  step,  in  the  first  instance,*  would  %ave 


] 


ibe  Native 


fiir  'iovuM 

Um   oipidUj  of 
l^fttnd,  thm,   had   ihc^ 
oouna,  tlie  iMMMnt  •  Satire  Vottih 
^Mindiluii  he  Ittd  eQCM^  of  KogUrii  to 
enable  liim  to  oof^an  £^ahJUU6r, 


iSfBIA  fPITKlif  tWH  •4V0IS*  Si5 

Hie  fwy    quite  toadiiKlYantage  lo  Ui0-i^)*i|(«f 
Ihei^  countmMii. 

To  the  effectual  dif^moa  of^enuipe 
knowledge,  alaoy  seme  acquaintance  vxth 
the  prevaiuog  efrwy  pf  the  ago  u  &bao- 
lutelj  necesiary*  Without  thia,  ttie 
advocate  (ot  truth  ivill  labour  und^r 


A  tfliapirould  have  hcnn  |ait  to  his  studiei.    terious  disadvantages.    Unless  it  be  ^ 
Am  the  College  cannot  be  made  a  prison,    tained,  he  aust  ot  C0 


ipnsoB, 
igBMatfl  as  Maaire  Youth  SEtev  «t]»ntsent, 
<o£  the  mlm  of  wibstinlial  and  extattiye 
kB««led0e»  notfawg  eouU  prevail  on 
tbiam  tostudy  langer,fHulekfaey  km^^ned 
there  waa  a  prospestof  their  getting  16 
4m:  90  nipeea  monthly  as  JBngiiBh  Copyists 
ia  the  Metwpolis.  Thia  conne,  there* 
fore,  instead  ef  praouiting  the  weUhre 
•f  the  osuntiy,  weald  htavw^ranaibnned 
.ita  finest  youth  into  rooeenary  eopyistSy 
.^onnt  of  their  own  kngnage,  and  even 
•f  English  aato  any  puqiose  of  mental 
imppevejAent. 

But,  exdHslrdy  t/  Una,  A  mukt  be 
evident*  that,  tfnnythinghe  done  toiMid 
-eflfeclwaUy  diflunngioiowlBdge  thsough- 
^out  the  oounUy,proFiaon  must  be  omde 
to'eaable  Native  Youth  not  only  to 

jM9«U«ME  ^moWMfa,    but    t9     COMMtH 

9liGa/Taitiothsirconntiyment  andtlda 
jlo  theJHghest  advstttage.  Te  seoucn 
jMopho^^flB,  a  potvloiteedMrseefstudy 
Is  •hsrdnioiy#pqiiisitr.  Tttic(ysheuUto 
••bk,  net  enly  to  apfak,  but 
4hetr  ewn  Isnj 
^vthpginphun 

Jacy,  or  theb  viiiiags%iU  be  heU  >in 
lOsUkempt^  tbosfe  whom  they  may  wish 
ae  insCnict ;  and  ji;  to  gamnmtiesA«GOtt- 
fttcgrihey  could  addnn  eaqr^  iperspiououa, 
Mad  attractive  vtjrde,  tnsth  would  be  ne 
toien  niosa,  howf^vtea,  iirho  ihii^  ilhiat 
a  Nathne  Yeath  will  aoquive  all  •thiB 
•odaracy  and  neatneai  of  etfde  in  liii 
4MPa  knguage,  wilboat  study  er  esMiv 
aiae,  merely  by  loamii^  a  Uttle  ffiigiirfij 
wrhldi  ean  ^ve  him  neither  the  ortho- 
gMipl^  nor  Che  mSaniai^  of  a  single 
Mmrd  in  ^ds  own  laaguagQ»  should  ask 
ahsamalvas,  wteahar  aeoncaet  and  pet^ 
lIpiDiious  st^  ba  ao^redao  cheaply  in 
the  £aglish  Ist^asgsg  whether  isevea 
>carBbaaot«ftena|Mnt  atMsaol,  aad 
srtmstimia  aaren  aaore  at  iJeUage,  ia 
^rdarteaaiahi4iMi'al|iact«  aadwheth^ 
av0ry  aaa  who  has  upentaevea  years  at 
€sU^  be  '^ta  ^aal  to  the  task  of 
nnwwaying  his  ideaa  An  a  penpicuousand 
altraefthpe  nmaner.  Yet,  Mtfaout  lyis, 
iatfaafareaent^imfaDTadaad  imat^mfing 
state  ef  the  naliite  tasiaktha  advaoi^es 
dftsiiHinnd|;aa«iae  sctaoe  mtiBti|)Ciear 

Dec.  inr 


course  combat  in  the 

darks  as,  without  a  knowledge  of  the 
errors  which  he  wishes  pt  remove,  and 
of  the  grounds  on  which  they  are  do- 
fimded,  it  will  be  ii^psssible  for  him  to 
Qgpose  them  in  the  most  direct  and 
effectual  manner.  fVom  this  will  also . 
result  another  disadvantage:  if  he  be 
unarquainted  with  what  hiscountiymen 
esteem  resl  knowledge,  his  being'igao- 
lant  of  what  they  Imow  and  ti^ly 
value  will  tend  to  lessen  their  respect 
fiur  his  attainments :  if  they  find  ni^ 
^uito  unacquainted  with  the  knowledge 
current  amon^  themselves,  Uiey  will  not 
xeadily  ^ve  him  credit  for  the  poasessioh 
of  supenor  knowlfi4ge  s  Uiey  will  rather 
infer,  that  hisdifferii^  finiHn  them  on 
these  auljeets  arises  rather  firom  liis 
Ignorance  than  from  his  supecior  Imow- 
ledge;andthathadhestudi^  thepoinU 
in  dispute  with  as  much  diligence  as 
themselves,  he  woidd  have  been  (^  their 
opinion* 
K,  therefore,  it  be  important*  ihajt 
with  some  digtae  of  Tifattve  Youths,  trained  Hp  in  Europe^ 
..?  .^   Sflpnc^^  should  diffuse  among  their  own 


countrymen  the  ideas  which  th^  gain 
themselves,  and  without  this  litOe  wiU 
be  done  toward  antighteniqg  India,  it 
must  be  important,  not  only  ihat  tbev 
should  obtain  such  an  acquaintance  with 
the  langtti^{es  of  their  own  country  as 
shall  secure  them  from  contempt  and 
enable  them  to  convey  their  ideas  to  the 
bighest  advantage,  but  such  a  know- 
ledge af  the  system  of  error  in  all  it# 
bearings,  whether  it  be  on  Geography^ 
Astronomy,  Metaphysics,  or  Tbcok^, 
AS sWl em^ them  to  attack itin  the 
happiest  method,  and  with  the  highest 
efect;^and,  in  this  case,  a  thorougk 
Sanscrit  Education  cannot  be  without  its 
value  to  those  Native-Christian  Youths 
w!!ho  may  be  thoroughly  instructad  in  the 
Saned  Scriptures,  in  genuine  Science* 
and  in  the  EngUsh  Lsnguage  itselH 
Thus  the  Bafbrmers,  in  the  first  hun- 
dred years  after  the  dawn  of  the  Hefor. 
nation,  seized  all  the  learning  of  tH^ 
ojyanents,  and  made  themselves  ao^ 
quainted  with  all  t^  vulnerable  points 
of  th($r  system;  together  with  the 
4A 


•^^utKorton  Whom  they  diieffy  ^liefled,  fts  '  ^^6e^  grocmd-fio  wiril  suUed  fjjrttb 
well  as  wilh  the  Sacred  Scriptures:  and. 


*'  hating  thus  stripped  them  of  their  v 

*  mour  wherein  they  trusted,  they  foiled 
'  them  with  their  own  weapons ;  and  laid 
]  open  the  evils  of  their  system,  beyond 
'-  the  Jjossibility  of  its  deadly  wound  being 
"  ever  healed. 

College  Btdtdings  and  Premieee, 
J      The  College  Buildings  arc  sd  fiir  ad- 
' '  vanced,  as  to  admit'  of  bnsinfess  beii^g 

*  conducted  in  them.    '  ' 

The  twelve  side  rooms  of  the  Central 
'  Building'  are  nearly  all  finished,  tog^- 
'  ther  with  the  Lecture  Room  and  Li- 
brary.  -    ^  '  : 

Of  the  four  suites  of  rooms  for  the 
'  Professors,' two  are  finished — those  oh 
^  the  tast  side  of  the  Central  Bdilding. 
"  The  foundation  is  also  laid  for  the  two 
'  ori  tftd  west  fiidie,  "of  precisely  the  sante 

*  dimensions,  and  at  the  same  distance 
•from  the  Central  Building,  48  feet. 
'  Each  suite  contains  eight  rooms  of  va- 

rious  sizes,  four  below  and  four  above*; 

'  "trith  an  upper  and  a  lower  verandah  to 

'the  south,  in  breadth  15  feet,  and  ex- 
tending the  whole  length  of  the  build- 

'ing,  with  a  staircase  at  each  end,  th& 

"upper  verahdah  beihg  supported  by  16 
•pilkrs'of  the' Ionic  Order.  *  As  the  lower 
rooms  are  raised ,  four  feet  from  thb 
grduttd,  they  also  are 'perfectly  dry; 

'these  eight  rooms  in  each  suite,  -  thei'e- 
forfe;  wul' famish  convenient  accommo- 
dations for  a  family  should  it  be  pretty 
largp.    • 

-  The  want  of  the  Crescent  behind  for 
the'Students  is^oiully  met,  at  present, 
by*  the  range  of  rooms  on  the*  west  side 
of  the  College,  wHh  the  usfe  of  which  the 
Setampore  Missionaries  •  have  gratui- 
tou^l/  accommodated  the  Institution, 
that  fts*^  erection  will  be  rendered  unne- 

*cessary**till  the  number  of  Students  be 

^eatly  increased.    *  • 

*  Sfnce  the  last  Report  was  publfcihed, 
^h6  Committefe'have  purchased  a  piece 
of  grotind'^contiguour  to  the  Coll^ 
Premises  6n  the  north-\^est  sW/iy  coni. 
talnihgilve  bigahs;  with  ^he  view  of 
^erecting  thereon  a  Prepafatdrjr  Sertf- 
nary,  for  those  NatiTe%<?Kri8lian  Youths 
sent  to  the  CoUe^  too  young'^to  enter 
immediately  on  itffdutiipr.  Such*"*  Pre* 
f)aratorySemin4ry,  rn  which  these  can 
bs  boarded,  &nd  fitted  \iy  pt^eridus  in^^ 
struction  for  admission  into  the  CV»llegei 
Ihey  found  highly  nec^^sary  ;  and  hence 
felt  happy  in  embnfclng  the^  opportui 
nity^  thus  aifcyrdcd,  fbr  pui^chwAi^  •« 


ptfipoiei  and  so  near  the  CcUkfe  Pk- 
mises.  In  this-pieee  of^nxiT^  % 
hilve  tilts  year  du^  a  tank,.  90<y  feet  long 
and  1  ^0  wide ;  whkh  Ims  ftimiibcd  then 

•  with  the  meana  of  levelling  the  College 

•  Grounds,  whUe  ft'  forms '  a  codvohm 

•  appendage  in  the  vicinity  ef  the  0»Hege. 

^%mber  andStaU  y  ihe  SImM^ 

The  Stiidenta:.in  the -ColWge  at  the 
date  of  4he  lost  Report  w*re4(— Afteco 
in  the  Prepstn^y  Scminaiy,  and  thiztt 

>  actually  studying  in  the  t>llege;  tak 

>  although  two  have  >een  exchided,  fosr 
-removed  by.  death,  and  tour  hare  re- 
'  turned  to  their  own  homes^  the  nu»b?r 

•  at  pretention  the  CoUf^KMi)4:itiai» 
'  FiFTT— ^fifteen  in  the  PrefmnititrT  Son* 

•  sary,  and  tfairty^fife  pursuing  tMr  atu- 
idles  in  the  Cqllege..      t  -    •  • 

Of  the  four  who  have  died,  one,  ii 

thflf  PrspaMtoiry  School^  abnut  oine  jein 

oid,  was  the  son- of 'a  Brohmia'wlM  eir 

braced' Christonity  about  17  yeini^; 

and  died  about  four  yetn  sincff,  inff 

'tfiaiBtainliig  lothe  day.  of  bis  tethi 

-character  highly' h«QQurabb  to  religioa : 

^hiB  chHd,  who  had  J>e«i  tnun«d  up  a 

the  knowledge  of  the  Scriptuici,  thoogh 

80  young,  a&ndBd '  li6pe  in  .his  deA 

Of  two  College  Studentswfae  haredied 

one^  orighMlly'from<Dinage{inKt'S>^ 

considerable' evidence  of  his  piety  W 

before  his  illncaf  r  for  a  long  thne  fc^ 

viously,  he  was  remarked  ffar  bb  difi- 

gtnce  in  studying  theScriptmf,iBd^ 

•attention  to  the  means  of  Cbnitiui  ^ 

struction  :  his  progress  in  his  Stt«rit 

Studies  was  such  as  to  aibrd  the  Cm«-    ^ 

irattde  very  great  pleasure,  andto  estitk 

him  repeatedly  to  their  rewards  fcrF** 

^dentygiven  iteachQuarteriyKxiMi"' 

-thm :  In  his  illnets,  the  hopewhicb  hstf  • 

pressed  in  the  DiviheMerry  thnjug**** 

lledeemer  of  men,  evidently  shewed  tW 

•he  had  not  studied  the  Scriptmts  in  m^ 

The  twoexpeJM'theColWg^ft^ 

<x>ndiict  bad  mode  oottsidefible  pn^ 

in  their  studies.    But  the  attoclmw* 

one  of  them  to  the  smokinif?  of  io*<»»^ 

ing  h6rhs  wot  so  strong,  M  '^  **  P'J* 

against  all-aduionitkm ;  and  to  i»J]*"f 

<:k)mmittee^ni);  dteniitiH^e  but  W^ 

eipdhng  hini,;or  aanrtioBing  *^*^ 

duetion  of  this  apttirf^  ""^'"SS 

proicUco  among  all  :the  other  Stod*^ 

3^4  other  Youth- wasipiii^-ofoP^SJ 
nM>^a^ty^  hvnce^.  though .  «»*^  t! 
fcbtest  Stiidifnt»  in  fUie- CoUe^vJ^ 
tnm^nM  bf  4he.  oth«r.  Sfcudeiits  appP*^ 


1993.]    '  iBiDrA  wi«rHiii«Tfitt^6Ai»dtis;    '  BVt. 

mare  importwtt,  tbtn  one  Youth's  ob-  =  chooae  to  attend,  hie  i«  not  proMlStedl; 
Uining  superior  knovIed|^  whose  mind  *  but  his  attendance  is  perfectly  optioatflTt 


t&ining  superior  knoirIed|^  „  _^ 
-Wzn  evidently  imbued  with  rice. 
•  Respecting  one  of  the  four  who  have 
returned  home,  the  Committee  have 
already  received  the  most  pleasing  ac- 
counts. 

T^e  vacancies   thus    occasioned    by 


he  is  *  never :  treated^  in   the  slightesf  t 
degree,,  as  an \ offender,  for  ab^Si ting-, 
himself  from  any  exercise,  which  may  , 
run  counter  to  hb  own  ideas  of  religious 
duty.  '    ' 

Besides  these,  the  Committee  have' 


death;  i^ithdrawment,  or  expulsion,  have  .  also  admitted  as  Divinity  Students,  two 
Ixeen  morp' thim  fillM).    ThA  PnmmiHAA      VaMvA.T'hrMsfian  Vf^»»Uo  «!..«..#  oar*,».j^ma 


Ireen  more  than  filled.  The  Committee 
have  been  able  to  admit  six  of  the 
Youths  in  the  Preparatory  Seminary  to 
the  studies  of  the  Cdllege,  thisy^ar; 
who  have  been  replaced  by  six  Native- 
Christian  Child^en^  seint  froAi  dilTerent 
parts  of  the  cbuntry .    " 

In  addition'  to  these  six,  they  have 
admitted  two  Mussulman  Youths  from 
Delhi,  on  a  fund  termed  the  Delhi 
School-Fund,  under  the  direction  of 
Capt.  Gowan,  who,  on  his  late  departure 
for  Europe,  thought  he  could  not  better 
jnxtvide  for  the  fhtare  diffusion  of  know- 
ledge in  that  city,  tKfen  by  two  Youths 
iVom  Delhi  being  constantly  supported 
at  Serampore  College  on  the  interest  of 
tfib  fund  :  of  these  two  Youths,  one  is 
now  studying  Persian,  and  the  other 
Sanscrit.  A  third'  admitted  is  a  Mah- 
rtltta  Brahmin  about  twenty,  a  good 
Persian  scholar ;  whom  Capt  Gowan  has 
placed  here,  for  three  years,  at  his  own 
cfxpense,  wkh  the  view  of  enlarging 
his  mind :  he  is  now  studying  San- 
ecrit  and  Knglish,  in  tiddition  to  Geo- 
graphy and  the  Newtonian  System  of 
Astronomy.  These  three  Students,  with 
the  six  Brahmins  who  are  studying  as- 
tronomy in  the  College,  as  their  caste 
will  not  permit  them  to  eat  in  the  Col* 
lege,  receive  a  certain  sum  monthly  to 
board  themselves  according  to  their  own 
ideas  of  ciiste,  while  they  regularly  at- 
tend the  College  at  the  appointed  hours. 
■  It  may  not  be  improper  to  add,  that, 
since  they  have  been  on  the  College 
Foundation,  neither  the  Brahmin  nor 
Mussulman  Youths  have  been  requested 
to  do  anything,  whieh,  in  the  least  de- 
gree,  militates  against  their  ideas  of 
caste :  while  a  rO^tfer  attendance  on  the 
•ven&ses  of  the'  College,  and  correct 
sroral  behaviour/ are  indispensably  no- 

ry  to  thefr  eoNthuMmce  in  the  (Col-' 

,  it  is  au'ifivarteble't^e  of  the  In- 
jktttkm  to  o€l^  no'^^olenee  whatever 
to 'eMiacietydeyihowvver  mistaken  It  may: 
bt 'fw  itai  gavamtne  principle.  The 
CbiMtatYori^,  of  oouna,  attend  a^ 
••  'i«ll{fltes'%Mrd«ee  of  the  CoU^ ; 
Md  ihoulikang^.oiic  of  the.  bfe^n*  Youth* 


Native-Christian  Youths,  about  SS'yesft^ 
of  age,  exem^xy  in  their  conduct  and  t 
ardent  in  their  thirst  for  knowledge.^  . 

These  make  35  Students  now  pursuing » 
their  studies  in  the  College,  beside  the : 
IS  in  the   Preparatory  Seminary.     Of  • 
these,  *i6  are  Native  Christians,   two 
Mussulmans,  and  seven  Brahmins.     Of' 
the  26  Native-Chtistian  Youths,   lo  are ' 
from  Serampore,  6  from  the  district  of 
Jessore,  7  from  Cutwa,  and  3  from  the 
Native-Christian  PopulaUon  at  Dlnage- ' 
pore.  .'.  •: 

Profrea  of  the  Siud&rits. 

In  addition  to  the  progress  made  in ' 
their    Sanscrit,    Persian,    and    English 
Studies,  theentrance  which  these  Youths  • 
have  this  year  made  on  Geography  ha9  • 
been   found  highly  pleasing  and  respec- ' 
table.   The  Compendium  of  Geography  • 
drawn  up  for  the  use  of  the  Bengalee 
Schools  about  five  years  ago,  they  have 
read  three  times,  under  the  dii'ection  of 
Mr.  Mack ;  who  then  took  an  opportu- 
nity of  illustrating  the  different  king- 
doms and  countries  mentioned,  by  anec- 
d:otes  and  short  remarks  respecting  their 
state,  productions,  and  general  history. 
The  Introduction  to  Astronomy,  pre- 
fixed to  this  work  with  the  view  of  ex- 
plaining the  first  prinojples  of  the  New- 
tonian System,  they  have  committed  to 
memory.     On  a  map,    contaming  the- 
various  countries  and  islands  of  Asia' 
without  their  names,  they  readily  name 
any  country  or  island  pointed  out  to 
them;  and  also  point  out,  without  hesi-' 
Ution,  such  countries  as  are  mentioned 
to  them:  and  certain  specimens  of  maps'* 
drawn  by  themselves,  in  the  last  three' 
months,  would  do  credit  even  to  English  * 
Youths.     This  proficiency  in  a  study  of 
which  the  Natives  of  India  have  hitherto 
been  almost  wholly  ignorant,  and  which, 
duly  cultivated,  must  shake  the  credit' 
of  a  religious    system    productive    of 
incalcuUible  misery   and  built  on  the 
gt^wseet   mistakes   In    geography    and' 
astronomy,    cannot   fiiU   to    excite   a 
pleaiii^  hope  relative  to  the   fiiture' 
efieels  of  the  Intcitu tion  on  th^  MKnni-? 
lUtion  of  India.  /"'»*'.  "» 


^~  I)9»M  WIVHitr 

The  deiatb  are  given  of  a  tatk- 
baarj  Public  Exemkmdoiiv  bemg 
tbe  Foiirth  Qinbrt^rlv  Examiitttien, 
held,  on  the  9th'  of  Jenuary,  iit  the 
College  Hall»  hi  the  presence  of  His 
EjcceOency  the  Hon.  Colonel  Kreft- 
mg,  Governor  of  Serampore. 

in  the  hat  Eeport  it  wat  mebfeionec!, 
that  Mr.  W«rd  vms  expected  to  biteg 
out  fnm  SngUuid  b  Professor  for  the 
Qriligei  Our  eaqiectatlona  hevo  been 
xediadU  in  the  arrival,  with  Mr.  WaM, 
oT  the.Bev.  John  Madr,  in  September 
ISSi*  who  faaa  been  appoialea  to  the 
(hitaea  of  the  Seientiific  Departotent  of 
the  GoUegek  He  is^  at  pivaent,  em- 
]^7ed  in  gjvfii^  a  Coune  of  Chemical 
JUctures  in/  Calciilta*  with  the  Appa- 
rauia  belonging  to  Serampow  College  $ 
it  having  been  supposed  that  such  n 
Course  of  Le6tvrea»  given  pi«^inuslj  in 
the  Ci^^al,  would  tend  to  incmest  the 
i^inds^  of  the  wealthy  and  inleUia9iit 
among  the  Xativea^  who  am  mamg 
sjich  advances  in  Ufaenl  ideaB->-eape^ 
ciallj  if  thej  saw  ■  Course  of  this  kind 
att/fndfld  bjr  respectable  European^ 
whole  emmple  they  so  much  regfod. 

Hr-  3iKk's  coming  t^  India  in  tlw 
same  ship^witli  Mr.  W«ni«  enabled  Mm 
to,  oomfliienoe  the  stud/  of  Bei^akn 
during  the.  vojagei;  his  appUcothm  le^ 
which  was  so  stead/  and  sucoessftiU  thai, 
in  &  few  if(inths4iftBr  his  wnHk,  be  was 
able  to  enter  on  tiie  duties  of  the  Cel<« 
Ifge  wltt  tbe  Native  Students;  and,  js^ 
tlin  cousn  of  ttw  year,  he  has  cenve^ 
i^cflS  to.  their  minda  on  th&sHlyftet'Of 
Geogr^y-  and  General  Histoiy, .  in'« 
maanez  highly  advantageous  to-  ^^pm^ 
and  satisfactocy  to  the  Comniittep  for 
i^iaging  the  College 
.  It;is  intended  in  the  ensuing  year  tO' 
^ve  these  Nstive  Youths,  pert&cularly* 
such  of  themas  are  studying  ilngUnhi 
spme  hnowledgs  of  the  i^  psincifSes-oC 
Chemistzy;  and  thus  jtn  lead- them-ipM^ 
daaUy  forward  in  scientiilfl  puprsuiiat 
while  they  sdvanoemthesirphilolcKMr 
spidies.  trilh  this  view,  the-  coarse  ef 
Lectures  given  in  Calcutta  will  be  delif 
veredin  Serampprs  CoU^,  as'Sooami 
finished  there.  To  these; XtSDtnses  wiH. 
besadmittedtgratis,  i^nnw»ef  of  ,hi^sllb. 
%fnl  KaHlves  who  s«e  not  na  the  fewida. 
tu>a  of  the  College,  irith  the<  hppe  o^ 
diifusmg  a- taste  fersdnnce  more- «d4ely 
among thenu  Them  scmnslitlle  diib 
culty  inimpkqting  a  love  fv 


TM«cAicoxs<  •  \vm 

the  mlqds  of  the  Ymiths  educated  in.thc 
College^  If  wn  may  judge  £cam  the  mr*' 
dour  witb  which  they  have  tfak  yesrpur* 
sued tha study  of  jeoiprspfc^and tbe fisst 
piincipleBcf  astmnomy,  their  desixeafto. 
knowledge  wiU  be  uUimetefy.  found  little 
inferior  to  that  evinced  in  the  £avo|Maa 
World. 

Dwlmii§  Pt^femor, 

It  has  been  already  mentioBed^  thaU 
of  the  Four  Youths  who  haare  died  this 
ysai»  two  gave  reason  to  hone  that  they 
had  not  become  acquainted  weith  the 
Siariptures  in  vahu  Among  thoee  now 
tl^udjiag  in  the  College  these  an  five 
decidedly  pious ;  end  the  Coawnittee. 
now  heavily  feel  the  want  of  a.  Divinity 
Professor  aaaoDg  these  Christian  Youths, 
wilm  bid  so  Ihif  for  fUtore  usefulness. 
IKvine  Worship  is  perfenned  daily  in 
the  CollegSvin  Bea^deei  and>  on  the 
Sabhsth,  a  lactureis-elso^ven  :  while, 
the  vicinity  of  tbe  College  Premisea  to^ 
the  Mhnion  House,  glvse  the  Studeotei 
an-  opportunity  of  attnndinK  tbe  i^gpne. 
eseicif  •'^  held  there  in  Bengales^  both, 
on  Ibe  Sabiiatb  and-  the  evenino^  o£  the 
weeb.  Mr.  Ward  also  does  all  in  hie 
power  to  supidy  to  tbam*  the  want  of  n 
Divinity  Professor  i  but  his  hands  am 
otherwiee  so  fedU  that  tbe  tinae  whidi  br 
can  thus  devote  to.  them  is  necessarily 
limited.  Youths  like  tl^sn^  in  some 
difime  the  futum  hope;  of  the  Native^ 
Chihnian  Church  in  Bengal,  would 
amp^  mpigr  the  labour  of  a  Divinity 
Bn^bssor,  who  should  devote  bimseir 
wholly  to  the  enlsi^pNsent  of  their  minda. 
and  the  imprevemenik  of  their  talents* 
Iff  with  a  view  to  their  ftitum  uaeAil^ 
nessy  instruction  of  thisnatum  for  yean 
be  ju<]^  neoessary  for  pious  Young 
Men. :  >i  Britain^  after  tbey  have  grown 
up-)ii  tbe  fuU  hUm  of  tbatU^  now 
f uanished  by  the  Scriptures,.  wmA  \^  ae 
many  writets  on  divinity,  historjs,  dun- 
,nolqgy,  and  genenal  asiencet  susdbF  it 
csnnot  be  less  neoesmry  for  pieua  Youth 
just  emergiiig  feOm  the4sf knesa  ef  He^ 
tf>fnism« 

Tbe  CooHMitisett  CbsMfem,  IMthet 
tbiQF' shall  not.  htfve  dasshsiy^  tbsi^ 
dn^r  to  them  Nattvn^CbiMfm  Yfoujfcb^. 
till  tfaey  eheUheye  »iseunid  ssusp-ffmsfa 
lenned^  asid  <sbl%  nhevesFiifosqi^'Of 
TOwrtkyv  sbOl^evnter  hi»  irh<^  hlnfm^ 
thS'instiMeSksif  of^pienn^  t^s^ta  Yonitt 


Mm.  NorwiHagsesS-sumhe^sfded 
ftir  Ae  Bupperfcofmcbniyniisur^ 
DisMty,  es<  n.  snil*  n^spnPtSsiMte  <in 
atossd>y[ifap>redisuffi(iimtlflr<nwwioiM<iSi 


16M}]  6muk  mumv 

fbrei"eiiftkX9»teiil|a  Two  hundred 
mod  fifty  nipeetjnonU^j^  tbe  aalarjr  &ffid 
for  «ach  Profigtsor  in  Senunpor^  CoU^e^ 
-will  enable  a  man  whose  Drhole  mina  if; 
nbsdtrbed  in  the  love  of  juety.and  know* 
le4ge,  to  sapport  a  fkxnjij  with  comihrU, 
ju»  actuation  to  quiet  and  retked.  Apd 
should  the  ^enmty  of  the  Fuhlk  enable 
tbe  Committee  to  meet  thia  aodltional 
expense  in  the  coux«e  of  the  ensuing 
ycBTf  no  further  delay  wiyU  be  necessarj*. 

Uespecting  a  Medical  Pkxrfbssor,  the 
Committee  have  felt  it  their  duty  to  ap^ 
plj  fer  assistance  to  Government.  Since 
publishinff  their  last  Beport,  their  atten- 
tion has  been  particulorlj  turned  to  the 
impurtance  of  attempting  to  introduce 
sound  medical  knowledge  among  the 
Natives.  The  number  of  those  who 
perish  year  by  year,  almost  wholly 
through  Ignorance  of  the  first  principles 
of  the  h^linff  art,  is  truly  aSbcting ; 
wiiile  many  outers  are  rendered  almost 
hapless  fbr  Ufi^,  through  a  partial  reeo- 
veiyfirom  wounds  and  fractures.  Thelkct 
is,,lAst  neither  Hindoos  norlMussulmans 
have  any  correct  knowledge  of  anatomy^ 
on  which  so  much  of  the  heaHng  art  de- 
pends; and  hence,  witii  the  medidhes 
which  thev  have  in  use,  some  of  nl^ich 
are  powernd,  tiiey  kiU  almost  aamany  as 
they  cuiv«  Tfaia  want  of  medical  know, 
le^  lately  appeared  in  alamentaUe  de. 
gree,  in  tiiat  dreadful  disease  the  cholera : 
'  3r  tiiose  who,  when  seized  widi  it ,  ex^joy- 
ed  the  benefit  of  European  skill  and  care, 
eoaroely  two  out  of  ten  died  4  while,  in 
srnne  iastances,  almost  whole  vill^es 
perished,  when  they  were  leftwhoHy  to 
thdr  own  native  pretenders  to  medicine. 
l?ext  to  their  moral,  wants,  therefore, 
their  deplorable  sUte  relative  to  me- 
didne  cudms  the  highest  attention* 

It  is  also  a  fkct,  that,  while  the  few 
among  them'who  pretend  to  a  knowledge 
of  medicine  are  mere  quacks,  ignorant 
of  the  human  fVame  and  the  right  use  Of 
the  medidnes  which  they  so  profusely 
adoiinister,  they  are  seldom  deficient  in 
cupidity  and  rapacity.  Often,  they  will 
not  look:  on  a  patient,  UQ  they  have  pre- 
▼lously  received  the  sum  at  which  diey 
v^oe  his  recovery ;  which  to^  apoor  Ka- 
tive^is  someUznes  so  heavy  a  sum,,  that 
ittlatives  are  obl^^  to  sell  or  pawn  aH, 
that  they  are  worth,  before  the  unlbeltng^ 
pretender  to  medicine  will  even  loor, 
at   their  dearest  relation  perishing  By. 


mifoa  sMBpoction  of  ilwt  aouml 
medieal  knowledge  possessed  by  Euve^ 
peans  wowld  be  &e  awans  ssmually  of 
SBvfaig  thowaodaof  lives,  it  H^lltprev^ 
the  meaoa  of  diffusliig  Bghl  thmagh  tlM» 
osantrylBtfaamoalhsif^iiMmier^  Siu 
U^itaned  andbttaMMa  Natives,  iWltidtv 
aiediokia  aa  anU  a»  hi  tito  elaasit  luhi' 
guageandHterature  of  Ibslr  omiBtry, 
wmiid  be  welcomed  ia  every  paxt  ef 
Indian  as  P^sidans  rise  above  aH 
CBSte-^even  the  Hhidoo  Shasters  de- 
claring, that  mYmMmvm  forbidden  Ibod  or 
liquid  he  leeeived  at  me^Heine,  inlertoeif 
not  wHh  casta  ia  the  least  degree.  9lieb 
Natiiw  Physfieiaos,  animated  wilh  bene* 
aoleaoe,  tberelbre,  migbt  become  tli# 
meauaof  the  meet  extensive  good  amons; 
their  own  eountrymcR,  er^  thoogfr 
Christians.  It  is  well  known  bow  mvA 
Arabiaaand  even  «Fewish  Physicians  were 
valued  throughout  Europle,  Six  oretghtf 
oenturies  ago,  notwithstanding  the  idK 
horrenee  in  which  their  reI%ious  pro^ 
fession  was  heM :  and  wehave  reason  tty 
believe  that  Native  Physidans,  suparfof 
as  tiiey  would  be  if  Ciained  up  in  Euro, 
pean  medical  science^  would  not  be  m^ 
acceptable,  even  though  imbued  wftb  the 
knowledge  and  Uie  a^rit  ef  the  Sacred 
^iptui^  Such  mens  sent  fovth  finom 
year  to  year,  might  in.  time  becemaxarik 
benefactors  to  their  country. 
.  Impreaaed  with  these  idaaflstbaOmF* 
niitteoyin  November  last»  addressed  a 
l^etition  on  this  sulyect  to  the  Ifia^ 
Noble  tbe  Govetmor  Generai  In  Council 4. 
mentioning  their;  des^  of  establishing  A 
£uTopean  Professor  of  Me^cine'  in  Ser 
rampora  Colkfe,  and  re^iectftil^  aa*^ 
quaiting  the  assistanoa  oC  Govemmoili 
in  meeting  the  expeose*  Ta  thia  Pa^ 
titieob  GovemBEKiit  wem  pleased  to.nsh 
ply,  that  they  thoiight  tha  esUhlishaieBli 
of  aJSurapean  MedMUProfessor  inl^ 
CoU^^  might  be  pfedueti^  af  gosnib 
good  to  the  counti7>i  aad  thaA  wh^iai 
suitable  man  wasipeooMred,  they  weuiyfe 
tako  their  reeuQit  Upp-affistMise  in^moilk* 

mtion.  £nAoiiragedbrtilris|pe9MiSii§aa« 
suiaoQe^.  the  Cemiaitltft  haire  aninwi. 
hone  Ibr 419411^  nhtrnhall  wsiteaoiad^ 
niedikalJEWiwMgft.taaikeidivg  ine^-yBft 
%r^gird  £ir  thtt'weUwMtf^l^dMP. 
€WI^Ois>iva<giy. 
In  calttvgtlnQtfae  stvdyof  Astnonomj 
i^ong  tltr  Naave  tPCudents,  t^e  hp^ 
portance  of*  an  Observatory  Ima  not 
escaped  the  notice  of  the  Committee 


950:  moXA  WITHIN 

and,  bafiplly;  the  height  and  firameasof 
the  Central  BuSldii^  of  the  College  wilir 
admit '  of  one  being  erected  with  very 
Utile  expaiie.  The  extreme  height  of 
the  building  is  60  feet ;  and  as  the  firont' 
v«U  is  raised  four  or  five  feet  as  an> 
^^poise  to  the  weight  of  the  pediment 
OS  the  piUars  in  fiioiit,  that  wall,  90  fl^t 
in  length,  admits  of  an  observatory's^ 
bein^  raised  on  it^  which  will  easily  com- 
mand the  4iorizoa  free  of  all  obstruction, 
at  an  height  of  Dearly  70  feet  from  the. 
surlhce  of  the  earth,  and  in  a  situation) 
where  no  rumbling  of  carriages  can^pos-l 
nbly  affect  the  mstruments.  'As  an 
astronomical  clock,  and  other  instnu' 
ments  requisite  for  an  Observatory,  were 
brought  out  by  Mr.  Mack  in  18S1,  or. 
have  been  receiyedsince,  the  Committee* 
suppose  that  it  may  be  completed  fori 
less  than  1000  rupees.  The  uUlity  of 
an  Observatory  to  those '  Natives  who- 
study  astronomy,  must  be  too  obvious, 
to  need  mentioning:  actual  observa-' 
tions  made  from  time  to  time,  must 
carry  to  the  mind  demonstration  of  the 
truth  of  the  Newtonian  System  and  the 
falsehood  of  their  own,  in  its  own  nature- 
irggristible. 

Oilege  UJbrary, 
The  Library  has,  this  year,  received 
considerable  additions.  The  side  rooms, 
which  contain  it,  being  ready,  the  Se- 
rampore  ^Missionaries  have  presented  to 
the  library  of  the  College  about  3000' 
volumes,  which'  they  have  been  assidu- 
ously  employed  above  twenty  years  in 
collecting;  together  with  a  number  for 
which  they  have  been  indebted  to  the 
g^erosity  of  various  friends  in  Britain, 
^ming  it  impossible  to  render  these, 
volumes  more  usef\il  than  by  adding 
them  to  the  College  Library.  In  add^ 
tion  to  these,  the  Library  has  also  been' 
enriched  by  donations  of  books  from' 
various  friends,  both  in  India  and  Bri-' 
tain ;  Whom  they  now  intreat  to  accept, 
their  warmest  thanks  for  this  proof  of 
their  generous  r^^d  for  the  inteirests' 
of  the  Institution,  and  the  promotbi^  of 
knowtedge  in  India.  They  beg  leave  to 
Add,  that,  while  they  shall  feel  grateful 
fer  any  book  or  manuscript,  in  the  Ian- ^ 
guages  either  of  Europe  or  India,  with' 
which  any  individual  may  be  pleased* 
generously  to  enlarge  the  Coll^;e  U. 
brary,  th^  shall  feel  peculiar  obligatiqna 
to  any  Society  or  learned  body,  in  India, 
Europe,  or  America,  who  may  be  pleased 
to  enrich  it  with  sets  of  their  Transactions. 


THe-  0ANGX8. «  [l>XC: 

It  was  mentioned  in  the  be|pnnuig, 
that  English  is  taught,  in  this  Institu. 
tton,  rather  as  a  learned  language  fraught 
With  the  treasures  of  knowledge,  than  as' 
merely  qualifying  Native  Youth  to  be- 
come copyists  in  an  office.     Hence,  It  Is 
not  set  before  all  of  them,  as  the  first ' 
thing  which  they  have  to  learn  on  their 
entering  the  College ;  but  rather  reserved ' 
tt>  reward    their  diligence,   in    making  • 
themselves.  tkoMughly  acqusripted  with 
their  own  language,  as  the  grand  medhun 
of  imparting  to  their  own  countrymeni 
those   ideas  which    they  may    acquire, 
themselves. 

The  Committee,  however,  now  be^- 
leave  to  mention  a  Class   of  Youths,, 
whose  native  language  is  English,  and 
whose  circumstances  seem  to  claim  a 
share  in  the  benefits  of  this  Institution.. 
Indifferent  parts' of  the  country^,  there 
are  from  ten  to  fifteen  persons  emploxed , 
in  superintending  Schools,  or  dissemioat- 
ing  the  Gospel  as  Missionaries,  either- 
itinerant  or  statiomuy.    The  duties  in- 
cumbent oh  these  useful  men  call  ihbxk  • 
so  much  from  home,  that  it  is  impossible 
for  them  to  educate  their  own  children,, 
after  a  certain  age;  and  their  salaries 
are  too  limited,  to  permit  their  placing, 
them  at  any  respectable  Ei^ish  Semi*, 
nary.    To  give  the  children  of  these 
worthy  men  an  English  Education,  while 
they  are  growine  up  conversant  with 
the  langus^s  of  the  country,   seems; 
equally  the  dictate  of  humanity  and  of 
wisdom.  .  Thus  educated,  should   they 
possess  real  piety,  they  may  equal  or, 
possibly  exceed  their  parents  in  usefU- 
ness  to  India,  in  the  same  calUpg ;  ^  and, . 
in  any  case,  sucji  an  education  would 
render  them  usefnl  men^bcrs  of  society, » 
in  some  other  employment.    This  could , 
he  easily  secured,  as  seven  years  spent ' 
in  Serampore  College,  after  the  age  of, 
twelve  or  thirteen,  would  enable  them,' 
in  addition  to  English,  and  to  Latm  if' 
deemed  advisable,  to  acquire  Sanscrit,  ^ 
Persian,  or  Arabic,  together  with  a  know- 
ledge of  European  Science,  which,  irith 
diligence  and  probity,  might  fit  them  for,' 
usefulness  in  a  variety  of  situations  to! 
be  found  in  India. 

The  chief  expense,  which  would  at-» 
tend  the  education  of  a  Class  of  these. 
Youths  in  this  College,  would  be  merely^ 
that  of  th^ir  food  and  clothing.;  which,; 
however  plain  and  simple,  roust  stil]  be  \ 
European.    But  this  woitld  no(  be  great. 


board  and  cldthiiig  iivSeniniporeCk)11ege 
does  irot»  on  the  average,  exceed  seven 
rupees  monthly ;  and,  independently  of 
Profe^ets  and  Teachers,  the  monthlj 
cost  of  100  Ntitive  Sttidents  would  not 
exceed  700  ruf^ees.  The  lioard  artd 
clothing  of  Youths  in  the  European 
mode  would  not  exceed  thrice  that  sum ; 
asd,  with  the  exception  of  an- English 
Teacher,  tfad  cobt  of  Professors,  Fuh- 


INDIA  WITHlH  THE  GANGES, — CEYLON.  I  5B1 

Of-a  ^iive  Youth  fbr  .  rampore  Misionaries  having  ta]kefn  off 
fVom.  the  public  all  the  expense  of  the 
College  Buildings.  But  the  monthly 
expenditure  of  the  College,  with  the 
purchase  of  the  ground  for  the  Prepara- 
*tory  Seminary,  has  left  them  at  the 
close  of  this  year,  also,  4000  rupees 
behind. 

In  its  annual  expenses,  however,  the 
€k>mmittee  have  studied  the  strictest 
economy ;  and  it  is  their  constant  wish 


dits,  Ac  would  be'  prceiaely  the  same.  -  so  to  watch  over  them,  thai  every  rupee 
The  expeade  of  Tiiirsuirh'YoiUhs,  there-  expended  shall  make  its  full  return  of 
fore,  which  would  probably  be  a»  many  valiTe  in  promoting  the  welfare  of  India. 
as  the  families  of  these  ^or^y  wtn  The  moderate  scde  of  the  expenses,  in- 
would  fbmish  fdr  the  College  at  -ofte  deed,  will  be  sufficiently  evident,  when 
time,  would  be  covered,  the  Managers  "it  is  considered  that  a  College  containing 
hope,  by  200  rupees  monthly :  and  this  •  fttty-five  youths  on  its  ibiindation,  a 
will  not  appear  a  great  «iim,  when  it  is  •  European  Professor,  and  a  sufficient 
considered,  that,  while'  this  would  ite-  -  mi  mber  of  Native  Pundits  and  Teachers, 
move  a  vast  load  of  care'l¥om  the  minds     has   this  year  been  supported  at  the 


of  their  parents,  it  would  train  Up  a  body 
of  Yotuth  in  English  habrts,  in  the 
plainest  and  simplest-  mode  of  life,  in 
sound  Christian  Principles  and  a  compe- 
tent measure  of  Indian  Literature  arid 
European  Scnence;  and  thus  fit  them 
for  usefulness,  in  whatever  pari  of  India 
Providence  migfit  assign  them  their  fu- 
ture sphere  of  action . 

Schalanhipi, 
As  among  the  Gentlemen  in  various 
parts  of  India  who  honour  the  Institu- 
tion with  their  patronage,  some  may  be 
desirous  that  its  benefits  may  extend  to 
the  part  of  the  country  in  which  they 

'  reside,  and  hence  wish  to  seiid  thence 
some  intelligent  Native  Yo.utb  to  be 
trained  up  in  the  College,  any  Gentle- 
man subscribing  100  rupees  annually, 

'  will  be  considered  as  the  patron  of  a 
Scholarship  so  long  as  such  subscriptiop 
be  continued:  to' which  Scholarship,  he 
may  recommend  any  Native  Youth  fqr 

'support  and  education  in  the  College, 
firoe  of  further  expense,  whether  h©  be 
Christian;  Hindoo,  or  Mussulman;  it 

'  being  only  understood,  that  the  Native 
Youth  thus  sent  shall  be  subject  to  this 
Rules  of  the  College,  respecting  dll|- 

'  gence  and  correctly  moral  conduct.       ^ 
Slate  0/ the  Fund§.  , 

Having  thua  submitted  to  the  pnblic 
thp  present  state  of  the  College,  with 

.  their  viewa  and  wiahes  relative  to  its 

{future  operations^  the  Committee  beg 

.  leave  to  mention  th^  State  of  its  Funds. 

:  These  have,  been  applied  wholly  .to  the 

,  pi^diaaq  of  the  ground,  afd  the  9U|;ii»9i^ 


>  monthly  expense  to  the  Indian  Public 
'»f  little  more  than  600  rupees.  The 
p&n  which  they  have  pointed  out  re- 
specting a  Divinity  Professor,  and  a 
'  Class  of  Youths  in  European  habits, 
will,  it  is  true,  make  the  expenditure 
rather  exceed  1000  rupees  mofttbly  in 

•  future ;  but  they  humbly  trust,  that  the 
-  objects  likely  to  be  secured  by  this  sum 
'  win  be  found  such,  as  f\illy  to  counter- 
balance this  expense  in  their  utility  to 
the  country  at  large.  •  And,  after  more 
than  a  lack  of  rupees  has  b^n  (expended 
in  providing  buildings  and  premises  in  a 
situation  well  suited  for  such  an  Institu- 
tion, it  would  be  a  matter  of  regret,  were 

•  it  to  be  so  straitened  in  its  operation  for 
want  of  flinds,  as  to  frustrate  its  object 

.  and  design.  But  this,  under  the  Divine 
Goodness,  they  cheerfully  leave  to  that 
public,  who  have  hitherto  so  generousbr 

•encouraged  all  their  attempts  to  promo^ 

'the  welfare  of  their  Indian  Fellow-sub- 
jects ;  entreating  them  to  accept  their 

Ararmest  thanks,  for  the  pitfonage  with 

•  which  they  have  alreadj^'  honoured  thia 

•  Institution.  ..^:.-.* 


,  ,  '  JVE&LEYjif  W^SIQJfJR^  spCiSTY. 

r-#QC«ift#  •/the  Dmi  k^irskip  nf  Ctifhm. 

^Mr.  O1.0UQH,  whose  return  fron 
Ceylon  wis  Btnted  at  p.  327,  has 
f^mtshednhd  SocFety  with  the  fol- 
lowing account  of  the  awfiii  super- 
stition of  Devil  Worship  which 
prevails  in  that  Island.    It 


is  more 
UttlveT9acher»audSt>ident8;^tli.e  S^    full  and  particular  than  §pyjfjvch 


9t2 


aKTta«« 


4ia8  htSmt  nywyd;  iiMl  ibodd 
diwdoia  eoniaN;  lpn7«r  for  the  At- 
UvflMOCe  of  a  people,  held  under 
w^A  debeiing  and  cntel  bondage. 

la  Cejlon,  there  adst  ¥w9  Sftlbmrn^ 
U  least,  of  Heathen  Idolatry— Bnh- 
ntoism.  Buddhism^  Capoism,  Beliutti, 
aad  Yakadariflii.  A  aiiaate  deaeriptiaa 
ef  tbeae  different  Ibraia  of  idolatcy,  the 
«atura  and  tendaai^y  of  the  «ereBeaies 
connected  with  then,«nd  the  demoratta- 
ing  aflfeeta  which  they  aereraUar  hare 
«apoa  the  natiTe  inhabttanta,  would 
«Kdtethe  deepest  sjmpalhiea  inbehdf 
of  theee  heoighted  Heatheaa. 

The  literal  aneaniag  of  ^^  Yakaduritai** 
is.  the  ""  Expulsion  of  Devils;**  bat 
whea  the  whole  round  of  its  oeremoaies 
is  ooasidared,  it  properly  means  the 
**  Worship  of  Devils." 

iVhetber  such  a  form  of  idolatty  does 
really  exiet  in  any  psat  of  the  Heathen 
Vorld,  has,  I  amawan^  been  called  in 
oaeatioB«  That  people,  at  a  distanoe 
mm  the  spot  where  euoh  scenes  ake 
praotised,  iiJMttld  entertain  doabta,  is 
not  io  be  wondered  at«  for,  on  the 
ilrsi  anaaneiaflon  of  so  deplorable  a 
&ct  as  thatof  Uie  Devil  heiag  wenhSp- 
ped,  the  tfasi^  appears  altogether  eo 
shod[ing,  that  veiy  strong  esetimenies 
are  required  to  nuJce  sueh  a  relation  of 
human  woe  at  all  credible.  But  this 
Tasp&r  will  be  filled  up  with  AStotement 
•fa  few  &cts,  collected  by  one  who  has 
been  aumy  years  resident  ia  theoonatiy; 
«nd  baa  availed  himself  of  every  means 
^  information  on  the  eubjeot ;  and,  for 
the  purpose  ef  eatisfying  his  own  mind,' 
has  often  done  violence  to  bis  £eeliags, 
hf  being  .present  on  occasions  wiwn 
theee  h<mid  ceremonies  have  been  per- 
fonnedt  and  it  is  hoped  that  a  testi- 
mony of  this  kind  will  give  additional 
weight  to  similar  statements,  which 
have  been  often  made  io  Missionary  and 
other  communications  from  that  part  ef 


Therefore  I  oeir  eti^,  and  I  wish  it 
to  be  beard  in  o^wry  cozper  of  the 
OhiUUan  World,  that  nie  t>avii.  is 
WbeVLXfttT,  ersTEaDaTioJkLi.ir,  avd 
«m6Ke«tecn.T  wvannaPKD  ar  'a 
■.eiaOK  xaJonxTfr  or  t«b  a^TctriE 
umumrMim  or    tbx    xsu^ao    or 

CXTLOV ! 

llie  xsTAXLiSHBD  fieftthel&m  of 
this  iskndis  Buddhism,  Which  both  ctin- 
dteobs  and  prohibits  the  Wonihip  df 
MtflsL  ht  the eame  time,  the  ementM 


prifliiplBt  of  BaiUUbim  ai 
the  w^forthe  iatrodaeOan  < 
Uishmeat  of  the  d^mdiag 
which  have  established  ihUepedeaofSa- 
taaioAaemtioa  ia  tbi^couatiy.  Baddhu 
owe  oa  alhelat.  In  the  meet  absobite 
aenaMf  the  ward:  his  writiags,  or,  aioee 
ani^erly,  the  wiitingsof  his  lesnied  lisl. 
lowers,  whkheie  very  veltaMiaoue,  aa- 
hibit  a  meat  coesplele  and  aophilKkal 
ojstemof  athelsai.  In  IhesQ  aritiags, 
the  eteiity  of  amtter  ia  eeseriad-mie 
exisienpe  of  a  Creator  is  uaofairocally 
denied  eveiy  idea  of  the  exkleaee  ef 
one  Eternal  Almidity  God,  the  iaak«r 
and  upholder  of  all  things,  lebaaiBhed 
ftwm  the  mhdda  of  the  reieetii^  Baddh- 
ists:  they  are  truly  left  in  the  state  de- 
acribed  l^r  the  Apostlo  mikm  Gui  m 
4he  mmU.  They  have  ao  **  Cni««tanl 
Father"— no  divine  SuponntsMAiw 
Power  I  the  world  has  no  monl  and 
righteous  Gov<emor ;  and,  oonseqiiently , 
no  final  Judge ! 

So  that,  struge  and  aflfeetiqg  ea  the 
atatement  buqt  appear,  yet  it  is  aa  awfnl 
fact,  that,  in  ovexy  part  of  the  woHd 
where  Baddhism  has  esUbUabcd  its 
atheistical  infiuenfo,  the  inhabitants  are 
left  to  the  uncontrolled  doa^aicB  of  the 
Devil !  And  in  such  regions,  presenting 
so  few  obstacles  to  the  usurpations  of 
the  grand  advenary  of  mankind,  Bataa 
tkM  established  his  throne — usurpdd 
universal  empire — legislated  for  hu  own 
dominions — dictated  the  form  of  his 
own  government — and  prescribes  tbe 
religious  ceremonies  (if  such  words  can 
be  used)  that  are  most  congenial  to  his 
own  mind  1  Tiewing  a  laige  proportion 
of  the  family  of  man  under  such  cir- 
cumstances,  it  is  by  no  means  dSfficolt 
to  conjecture,  what  would  be  the  nature 
and  tendency  of  a  system  of  devotion 
dicUted  by  the  Devil,  and  of  which  he 
himself  was  to  be  the  oty'ect. 

tt  is  an  humiliating  tact,  that,  while 
Buddhism  has  made  so  many  successfol 
efforts  to  erase  from  the  minds  of  men 
all  ideas  of  the  existence  of  a  God,  their 
writings  everywhere  abound  with  ac- 
counts ef  the  Devil:  for  during  th6  350 
transmiarationstf  Buddhn  in  the  dilfo- 
««m  bodies  ivtedi  ht  mmimiA,  theeods- 
teace  of  the  De«^is  ailnewledgea,  end 
BudHfan  aieels  Mm  Ot  Oi^ery  tarti  as  bis 
igiluuianddiidra^erBsky;  andaaative 
fatolng,  made  In  the  Bntteaa  £fli{rtre, 
U«ie#  byne,fepreoenehig  Buddbn^last 
^grand  eenfiict  with  the  Frinee  of  DeoUs, 
who^load^g  t>n  an  ormy^^eviUto 


oppoje  Ikif  jUHUK^iMi  of  tliff  dbfrnetcr 
ui  Bu4<lhu:  so  thatyin  these  writings,  the 
exUteoce  oif  the  Devil  is  acknowledged, 
and  he'  is  recognise4  aldo  in  his  own  in- 
fernal character* 

;  In  the  form  of  Devil  AVorship  esta- 
l»li$hedinCe/lon,thi8  Chief  of  Devils, 
In  bis  own  real  character,  is  also  recog- 
njised  and  acknowledged.  Under  him  a 
B  succession  of  subordinate  devils,  of 
different  sizes,  dispositionsy^and  colours  I 
These  all  have  to  do  with  human  a^airs. 
l(n  a  word,  the  world,  and  all  things  in 
it,  is  under  their  control  and  govern- 
ment ^e  l>emon  Worship  of  the 
Creeks,  and  Romans  acknowledge^  good 
as  well  as  evil  demons :  but,  from  all 
that  1  have  ever  been  able  to  collect,  I 
have  never  yet  ^  heard  of  a  benevolent 
'being  in  the  worship,'  as  practised  in 
Ceylon.  They  are  all  evil ;  exercising 
a  most  widced  an^  malicious  influence 
over  the  affairs  of  men :  and,  on  this  ac- 

,  count,  the  Natives  are  in  continual  fear 
cf  thcxn.  Hence  a  very  sensible  Native 
Youn^  Man,  in  my  company  one  even- 
ihg,'  refVised  to  pass  under  a  large  tree 
which  overhangs  the  road ;  and,  on  my 
asking  his  reasons,  he  told  me,  with  great 
gravity,,  that  every  sbranch  and  twig  of 
that  tree  was  full  of  devils.  The  i&as, 
which  the  Natives  have  of  the  nature 
and.character  of  these  objects  of  their  de- 
votion, may  be  inferred,  both  from  the 
accounts  given  of  them  in  their  books, 
their  attempts  at  representing  them  in 
pictures,  and  the  manner  in  which  they 
invariably  speak  of  them  ;  aH  of  which, 

.  if  we  may  add  the  services'  rendered 
them,  go  to  shew  that  these  invisible  br- 
ings, in  the  opinion  of  the  Natives,  are 
wicked,  ihalignant,  mischievous,  cruel  1 

*  "—in  a  word,  diabolical !  And  such  are 
the  objects  of  devotion  pointed  out  by 
the  Yakadurism  of  Ceylon  ! 

This  System  of  Idolatry  has  its  pre- 
scribed forms ;  which  are  found  in  re- 
cords, the  antiquity  of  which  it  is  not 

*  easy  to  trace :  it  has  its  priest^,  and 
round  of  established  ceremonies ;  which 
point  oiit,  in  all  their  appalling  display, 
the  place  from  whence  they  sprang.  The 
object  to  which  all  these  lead,  is  tl\e 
Devil.  From  the  brief  sketch  just  taken 
of  the  atheistical  opinions  of  the  people, 
it  is  plain  that  he  must  be  considered  by 
them  as  the  being,  into  whose  hands  (ail 
the  government  and  sole  management  of 
liuiAan'aflkirs-  To  conciliate  ^the  esteem 
and  friendship  of  the  Devil,  or,  niore 
jyroperly,  to'aroid  his  malignant  or  mis- 


'the  Natives  propitiate*  him'  by'varioua 
offerings  and  ceremonies,  which  it  is  im- 
'pOBsible  in  this  place  to  detail. 

The  chief  actors  in  these  ceremonies 
aise  the  '^  Yri^adurayas.'"  These  men  are 
supposed  to  cany  on  eontmual  inter- 
course  with  the  Devil  r  they  are  also 
supposed  npt  only  to  have  a  particular 
acquaiBtanoe  with  hun,  but  also  great  in- 
fluence over  himu  I  here  give  no  opi- 
nion on  this  subject)  but  on  my  ques- 
tioning these  men  nr  pbzvat»,  wliethec 
or  not  they,  really  did  ^old  converse  with 
the  Devil,  they  have  repUied  io  the  af- 
firmative ;  and  yet  such  has  been  their 
confusion  or  peculiar  agitation  of  mind 
on  th^  occasions,  that  I  have  had  rea- 
son to  believe  that  they  made  the  con- 
fession reluctantly,  and  with  no  design 
to  impose  on  me.  .  However,  this  I 
leave ;  •  only  remarking,  that,  in  the  per- 
son and  whole  demeanour  of  these  njen; 
tl^iere  is  something  exceedingly  stranj^ 
and .  unaccountable ;  and  I  uevep  could 
prevail  on  one  of  them  to  look  me  in  thfe 
face:  they  generally  converse  with  much 
agitaUqn;  and  I  never  met  one  in  the 
country,  on  the  road,  but  he  would  hide 
his  head  in  the  jungle  till  I  had  ^passed. 

These  men,  haying  a  pftfticular  know- 
ledge of  the  devils,  are  resorted  to  in 
cases  when  persons  dedicate  themaelvee 
*to  one  of  these  infernal  beiqgs ;  which  is 
a  practice  of  the  Natives,  to  place  them- 
selves under  the  protection  of  the  devil. 
I  forbear  to  describe  the  cerenaonies- 
practised  on  these  occasions  of  self-dedi- 
cation to  Satan*  Like  most  of  their 
'fp^ks  0/  darkness,  they  ate  performed  ia 
the  night.  Children,  at  the  hour  of 
their  birth,  are  generally  dedicated  to 
some  one  of  these  evil  beings:  and  it  is 
an  awful  fact,  that,  in  hundreds  and 
thou^nds  of  instances,  the  poor  deluded 
people  are  so  anxious  to  place  themselves 
and  all  connected  with  them  under  the 
care' and  protection  of  the  devil,  that 
their  children  are  sdemnly  dedicated 
to  him  before  th^  are  bom  1  Insiich 
cases,  the  first  thing  put  on  the  iody  of 
the  inf«at,  at  the  period  of  its  birth,  is 
the  amulet  or  the  charm,  or,  iq  other 
words,  the  writing  which  contains  the 
name,  the  colour,  the  offiee,  the  influ- 
ence, and  general  character  of  that  devil 
to  whom 'the  child  is  dedicated. 

So  generally  does  this  superstitioa  pre- 
vail, that,  in  a  Sermon  which  I  once  heard 
the  worthy  Petrus   Panddetto  Sekesa 
.preach  out  oC  doors  to  a  latge  congvsv 
4B 


ipttaonagiuiist  tiie  Worship  o^  "bevib^  Mb    Co1pett7«  t  bare  £boihi  man jr  iimliiccs 


jaade  a  solenm  appeal  to  his  congrega 
tion;  and  said,  tnat  be  feared  aln^st 
every  individual  who  heard  him  that  day 
vas  livii^  in  the  practice  of  pevil-Wor- 
jfiip.  He  8tated|  also,  a  met,  which 
fjaewi  to  what  an  extent  the  superstition 

SpevaiU— ^That  when  I^  was  a  priest  of 
uddhiL^he  commenced  ajpumey  to  the 
jcity  pf  Ka^dyt  with  a  number  ot  other 
ipriestst  (0  attend  a  c^eb^ated  festival  x 
th^  airi^at  a  certain  pkce,  one  even- 
Ing^  said  to  be  under  the  goveminent  of 
ft  very  npted  devil ;  and  all  his  compa- 
nioiis  fe^uredto  pass  througn  ihat  part  of 
jhis  dominions^  without  makins  some  of- 
iering  to  him:  Petrus,  Heathen  as  b^ 
was  at  the  time,  remonstrated  with  bis 
feUow-trayellers^  but  in  vain:  eyeiy 
pne  of  them  went  to  the  pjace  where 
the  devil  was  worshipped*  and^  by  an  act 
,of  devotion,  acknowledged  thor  submis- 
«ion  to  his  power. 

When  the  Fort^giifeae  bad  possessiofi 
4)f  the  Island  of  Ceylon,  they  prohibited 
Devilp Worship  by  Government  Eeguk- 
tionai  and  made  it  a  capital  ofi^nce,  for 
msf  one  to  profess  himself  a  Devil-Priest. 
.The  Dutch  enacted  hMvs  against  it^  but 
less  rigorous.  How  fkr  sudi  measuvts 
.were  successful,  it  is  difficult  to  say ;  hot 
it  is  a  fa<t,  that  the  deluaon  has  so  com- 
plete ahold  on  the  hearts  of  the  people,and 
.occupies  their  hopes  andfears  ^o  strongl j, 
.thatnpthing  but  the  Gospel  of  Christ  can 
^efibAually  succeed  in  ei;adicating  its 
4>rinciple8  and  destroying  its  practice. 

Of  latie  years,  many,  important  steps 
have  been  taken  toward  a  copnplete  over- 
throw  of  thiis  system.  The  Missionaries, 
.cm  Ihe  various  stations  which  they  nqw 
occupy,  have  directed  much  of  their  at- 
tention to  it ;  and  have  exposed  it  by 
.every  prudent  meaiM:  and  in  all  our 
.Schools,  among  the  Children,  tbe  hon-OT 
of  this  wicked  worship  i^  deeply  im- 
i^rassed  on  their  minds.  So  supcessful 
^ve.we  been  in  this  r^pect,  that  the 
Christian  Youths,  ^lu^t  in  ow^  Schools, 
.not  onljr  revise  to  have  any  tbic^  to  do 
irithsuch  ceremonies  themselves,  but,  bv 
the  most  puhlic  opposition,  manifest  their 
dislike.  When  they  hear  of  pr^>arations 
.beii^  made,  in  any  house,  fSar  what  Is 
.call^  a  ^'  Devil  Dance,"  a  small  party  of 
them  will  often  go  to  the  spot,  remon- 
strate with  the  people,  and^  if  their  own 
.Arguments  will  not  avail,  threaten  to  in- 
.  form,  9fid  brix^  the  Miasionary,  wbich 
.is  getierally  succefs^iL 

in  the  large  and  po|Mlmis  viflage  6f 


in  which  oiir  Elder  ^ojs  have,  by  their 
own  exertions,  put  down  ibeee  vile  cere. 
monies :  hence,  in  that  village,  whidi  a 
few  years  ago  abounded  with  such  prac- 
tices, a  ceremony  of  this  kind  is  now 
scarcely  ever  performed.  At  anoCfaer 
larae  and  popiuoua  village,  about  two 
miks  to  the  south  of  Colpetty,  where  the 
same  practices  were  very  preva)eDt,  a 
number  of  ^  ITakadurayas'*'  and  ^  Cap- 
poas**  tmited  tc^ther  to  have  a  fm4 
ceremony,  which  was  to  continue  a  weei, 
and  at  wnich  thousands  of  people  wen 
expected  tp  attend  with  oflbxings:  in  this 
village  several  Jnous  Natives  resde,  wl^ 
have  been  tridy  converted  to  Gods  th^ 
were  8hodte4  to  witness  the  preparafi^if 
going  on :  they  united  to  prdtest  %;auHt 
tne  ceremony-verted  all  theifinfiaeDce 
io  prevent  it— and  came  to  ipe»  to  ^eg 
that  I  would  assist  them.  I  week  to  the 
spot,  witnessed  the  shocking  prepars. 
tions,  and  shall  never  forget  t^  seal  <;f 
tiie  pious  Nativ^  who  were  principilly 
fhmales:  after  contending  ihe  xsAter  fir 
two  days,  with  a  waole  hoet  of  ^eviTs. 
.priests,  our  friends  succeeded  in  pet- 
venting  this  ceremony  from  being  per- 
fon3|ied$  and,  pleasing  to  tell,  these  ma 
have  acarcelty  ever  since  been  able  t» 
raise  their  heads  in  public. 

Our  excellent  friend,  Geoi^  KadorS^ 
a  short  time  before  I  left  the  country, 
was  taken  vexy  iHr  and  was  ordered, by 
thie  doctors,  to  go  to  his  natiVe  vittage  fir 
a  change  of  air.  Iliat  villap  (AmUoB 
Coddy)  is  the  most  notonotia  In  the 
Island  0m:  Devil- Worship,  and  Is  prover- 
bially ffiven  up  to  it  Wben  George  ar- 
rived there,  he  waa  instaiitly  aurroiicded 
by  his  &mily,  his  friends,  and  tl^eur  ou- 
merous  connexioas;  entreating  hnn  t» 
hllow  them  to  send  te  the  devil^  priests, 
to  expel  th^  devil,  and  cure  him  of  hk 
disorder.  But  Cieorge  was  ferm,  and 
proof  against  all  the  attempts  made  up4> 
him :  and  not  only  opposed  these  1^*9. 
ticesy  as  th^  related  to  Ids  own  case; 
but  continued,  while  there,  io  reason 
with  the  people.on  their  wickedness ;  sod 
assured  them,thatChristianity  had  tkaaht 
him  to  look  to  God,  and  to  east  aU.  ha 
concerns  into  th^  bands  of  a  mereifBl 
Savipur,  Jesus  Christ.  God  ffracioai^ 
raised  him  up  from  the  bed  of  death,  «^ 
restored  him  to  Ids  friends  and  his 
work  again }  and,  on  Us  return  tb  Co- 
lombo, I  liad  from  himself  the  partics- 
lars  of  this  C^iristhu^  Triumph  over  the 
wonk'i  of^fikncss. 


f  ^fd  nuicft  wilvegMfi^  op  the  iuDJectj     tlie  p«t&pt  l^pid  »sd[oifi  Miajdonar^r' 


jlpi^ly  begged  a  Ke^w  TiesUinexit  f^om  mej 
iirhidi  I  ^ye  )iiii».  fm  tU  ^plemiOy  pro- 
^Uiuig  tw  iie  wQvld  take  care  of  ft,  an^ 
read  it  with  attention  and  t^ax^h,  A  day 
•or  two  before  I  went  on  board,  he  cam^ 
iirom  ^ia  YilVim,a)^ut  Afteen  miles  from 
Colombo;  and  bi^ougbt  a  petition,  signed 
117  about  50  of  the  chief  men  of  the  vil- 
Mge,  requesting  a  Christian  Scliool,  witil^ 
.  >t£  i^amea  CjjT  about  50  Children  as  a  bom- 
meneement.  He  f^ered  himself  af  the 
Maater «  and  engaired,  it  wp  would  bel^ 
iuid  atand  hy  bim,  tW  be  would  not  only 
teach  the  School  on  (?hf  istian  Princtplesp 
but  would  drive  the  Voraliip  of  the  Be^ 
"Vil  both  from  his  o^n  fOid  the  neif  bbour* 
^ngvUlages. ^^^^ ' 

Wmou  tbf  Thirtattilti  B«poct  ^ol'^he 
Bo«rd,wcextract  a  General  View <if 
the  Miuioii^  •mittiRg  eucli  parts  ae 
were  anticipated  in  our  klst  Survey. 

The  intelligence  ftpm  this  Mission, 
Received  during  the  period  embraced  bj 
tbi^  Report,  furnishes  a  continued  Jiiis. 
tory  of  the  labours  and  trials  of  the  Mis^ 
nonages,  of  their  hopes  and  encouru^^ 
menta,  ftom  Noy.  SO,  1890,  to  the  cl^ 
of  the  year  IBSl^  It  cannot  be  expected, 
that  every  part  of  this  history  should  b^ 
equally  interestinjj  with  the  ^count  of 
the  first  landing,  or  the  early  proposals 
to  the  chicfii  and  people.  The  most  ar. 
duQus  efforts  of  Labifuijan  in  a  ne^  field 
pi|^  relate  toj^ngsin  «JK3^t  measure 
4eyQ)id  oif  .attractions.  This  is  not  said 
by  way  of  apologv  for  any  comparative 
want  of  Interest  m  the  accounts  from 
this  and  other  Missions  $  for  the  Com- 
mittee are  confident,  that  the  ezpecta- 
tkma  of  the  judicious  public  have  been 
more  than  answered  in  this  leepect :  but 
jt  is  weU  to  be  remin^^,  that  the  moat 
jisefiilaervicea  of  Ministers  at  home,  aa 
^eli  as'of  Missionaries  abroad,  are  always 
unobtru|ive  in  their  ,cbar9ictf  r,  and  often 
.unobiH^pd. 

7he  .communic^tiop  of  Divine  Truth 
mu4t  be  ,cbifiparativ/ely  slow  at  first 
The  Uw^^igea  of  P«nn  Nations  arp 
co^only  unsettled^ 'difficult  to  he  ac- 
4)U1IJb4,  md  i^nfep  on  m^^.and  rellh 


cU*  ^utti^i^VU^guagft    ,eM^ym 


the  ^ti^t  i^id  29euous  Missionary  t 
end  none  so'  de^dent,  but  that  the  pimple 
truths  of  the  Gospel  can  b^  ultimately 
ezpireiaed  In  it  This  Is^  Indeed,  m 
atnkiitftrait  of  the  Bible;  that,  whed 
honest^  translated  by  men  t>f  competent 
abilities,  \t  umvejs  the  aapie  grand  and 
aavipg  dbptrines'to  peraona  of  all  classee 
and  diaract^ra,  'however  diverse  their 
external  cbndifion-or  their  :«tate  of  in- 
l^llectual  improvement 

At  the  two  principfti  Stations  in  the 
jSandwich  Islands  X*^>Vic>ahoo  apd  Atpoi) 
attempt3  were  made  at  the  fint,  ana 
have  be^n  continued  without  intemip- 
lion,  to  comiyunicate  pivine  Truth  ^ 
taeai^s  of  interpreters,  chiefly  in  th^ 
way  of  converaationV  These  attempta 
have  succeeded  to  some  extent  ^owl 
kdgelias  Wenjrained  bv  a  ftw  a^i 
[(Thy  mqre  chili 


Sn^viduals,  ancTby  mqre^  children,  |i^^ 
ifespect  to  the  spirituality  of  Gipd,  HIa 
universal  mrovid^nce,  the  holiness  of  Hi| 
jLfiw,  and  the  ble^ni^  of  His  Compel. 
XT^pmtions  nave  been  made  for  ^reacli: 
^g  in  the  language  at  no  distaAt  day. 
mi^  Jifr  pnnti^  ^oqks '  of  ^e^efitai^ 

Jit^HSdiydb  ^re  ceothiued  with  he^ 
coming  pers^verjpuicet'an^  will»  doubt- 
less, prove  tfie  pzt^rsors  of  a  general 
ays^m  of  instruction.  ,The  number  ot 
regular  pupils  has  varied  from  50  to  Sb* 
Quarterly  exanunalioh^  are  held ;  and 
ihe  improvement,  from  one  quarter  to 
'another,  i^  very  perceptible.  On' these 
occasions, '  a  considerable  number  of 
Jbreigners,  masters  Ojf  Ti^sela  and  others, 
are  usually  present,  and  testify  thei^ 
surprise  at  the  pro^n'ess  of  the  children* 

In  the  course  of  ihe  period  above, 
mentioned,  the  Missionaries  have  made 
various  tours,  in  ditferent  parts  of  the 
islands.'  The  Natives  have  uniformly 
reodved  them  with  kindness ;  an^  hear, 
without  opposition,  such  truths  as  can 
*he  explained  to  them.  It  i^  to  t>e  ex}- 
jpect^ed,  however,  Uiat,wheii  theresti'aintf 
of  religion  and  the  /twful  danger  of  a 
state  0?  sin  shall  be  jbre^ed  upon  the 
conscience,  the  same  disBie  of  the  trut^ 
will  be  nianifested,  tfi  is  exhibited  m 
other  countries. 

.  The  Kinff  profeM  to  admit  that 
Jehovah  is  the  true  God ;  ^d  he  declar^ 
jhimself  ,wilUng  io  [nave  his  people  in- 
a'tru'cted :  his  transient  efiTorts,  in  thp 
Dusiness  ^f  j^ouTiing  to  rea^  and  write, 
hJBive  not  as  yet  been  crowned  ]Fithmuc)i 
tb^  hahii  Vvf  »i>f jimT^raw#^l  iota 


ttrbich  hetiasTallen,  threatens  to  prerent 
jLhe  »4utarj  influence,  which  his  station 
would  enable  him  to  exert  Several  of 
the  Chiefs,  however,  who  exercise  very 
considerable  aathori^,  arc  kind  to  the 
Missionaries,  and  susceptible  of  good 
impressions. 

The  more  the  condition  of  the  people 
Is  ascertained,  the  more  evident  their 
wretchedness  becomes.  The  autllority 
of  the  King  and  Chiefs  has  been,  from 
time  immemorial,  altogether  arbitrary : 
the  common  people  can  be  dispossessed 
of  their  land,  and  other  property,  at  a 
moment's  warning.  This  custom  dis^ 
courages  industry ;  and  leaves  the  mast 
of  the  inhabitants  in  extreme  poverty, 
though  dwelling  in  one  of  the  finest 
climates  upon  earth.  The  sacnfices  re- 
quired  by  the  odious  and  abhorred  super* 
stitions,'  derived  from  remote  antiquity, 
till  lately  pressed  the  people  into  a  very 
low  state  of  subjugation  to  the  jtriests : 
they  are  now  liberated  firom  t^ls  class  of 
buTidens ;  but  will  have  nothing  to  expand 
their  minds  and  elevate  their* pursuits, 
till  they  can  understand  the  doctrines 
and  feel  tiie  motives  presented  by  the 
GospeL  . 

The  population  of  Wo^oo  is  esti- 
mated'at  20,000  byMr.Ldomis,  who 
made  the  tour  of  the  island :  he  sup* 
)x)sed  there  were  4000  houses ;  and  that 
tlie  liiini^s  contajned  five  persons  each, 
op  iin  average :  the  populaticin  tras  for- 
merly* diii>posed  tti  be  mufb  greater ;  and 
thtffc  is  no  <!<>ubt  that  U  bus  been  dimi- 
nished  by    war,    iieatileiice,    and  vices 


intfoiluced  by  foreigiiers^  Hovee  and 
Atooi  arc  aWtit  the  size  of  Woahoo : 
there  are  several  smaller  islands,  and 
Owhyhee  is  much  laxger:  so  that  the 
whole  number  of  immortal  beings,  inha- 
biting this  group,  must  be  v^ry  consi- 
derable. '  * 
'  It  is  to  be  mentioned  with  devout 
gratitude,  that  niany  foreigners,  who 
touch'  at  the  islands,  or  'reside  there, 
have  shewn  repeated  acts  of  kindness 
and  generosity  to  the  Missionaries ;  and 
the  attestation  given  by  so  many  indivi- 
duals, in  different  ways,  cannot  but  pro- 
duce a  consfderable  effect.  One  of  the 
roost  remarkable  cases,  in  which  a  public 
spirit  in  behalf  of  the  Mission  appeared, 
was  the  voluntary  subscription  of  Mas^ 
ters  of  Vesseb  and  others  for  the  ere^ 
lion  of  a  Place  of  Worship— the  firet 
that  was  ever  built  for  such  a  purpose, 
*«u  these  long.neglected  shores." 
'^hetjovevuor  of  Ktdntadiatkd  atldressed 


k  Letter  of  Congratulation  to  the  Mis. 
sionaries,  declaring  the  grett'satisfictioii 
which  it  gave  him  to  hear  thut  tbe 
Gospel  was  l>rougfat  to  the  Stndwici 
Islands ;  and  his  readiness  to  maintun 
a  friendly  correspondence,  with  a  view 
to  promote  the  interests  of  CSuristumtr. 
.  From  the  North- West  Coast  of  our 
own  continent  a  voice  was  heard,  en. 
treating  that  Teachers  might  be  sent  to 
these  desolate  regions.  A  Chi^  of  men 
intelligence  than  ordinary  was  very  im»- 
portunate  on  this  subject;  and  verr 
anxious  tftat  his  ^dwn  children  ehoidd 
enjoy  the  beniefits  of  instruction.  Judg- 
ing from  such  infoiination  as  can  he  ob- 
tained, the  Committee  have  good  reason 
to  think,  that  a  Mission  might  be  imm^ 
diately  established  on  this  coast,  'with 
good  prospects  of  safety  and  sueceas. 
That  it  is  the  duty  of  the  Amexkaa 
Public  to  make  the  experiipent)  there 
can  be  no  doubt';  and  nothhig  is  wanting 
in  order  to  make  it  within  a  short  fhne, 
but  pecuniajfyretotxrcet. 

TB&  contioudd'' saiilei^of' PMi^doce 
upon  the  Mission  at  the  Sandwich 
Islands  are  obsenrable,  and  should  eall 
forth  devout  acknowledgments  and 
thankful  praises^  By  what  has  already 
been  experienced,  the  ftlends  of  the 
Kedeemer  in  this  country  should  be 
willing  to  make  greater  exertions  thae 
any  which  have  yet  been  witnessed. 
When  these  islands  are  supplied  with 
Teachers,  Hhere  are  other  islands,  and 
parts  of  vast  continents^  which  will  coo- 
•tihue  to  press^  their  imperious  daims,  till 


they  are  heard  and  regarded. 

From  Instructions  delivered  by 
the  Board,  in  November  of  bet 
year,  to  Missi(/nari^s  who  embarked 
on  the  19th  of  that  month  fbr  the 
Islands,  we  extract  some  farther 
statements  relative  to  the  Mfssion. 
.  Of  the  condition  of  tlie  Native< 
and  the  means  of  benefitting  tbeis, 
it  is  said — 

These  people  you  will  find  In  the  great* 
est  possible  want  of  instruction.  Though 
they  burned  their  idols  and  discarded 
their  odious  and  abhorred  superstitions, 
before  the  first  Missionaries  reached 
their  shores— an  event  altogether  unpr6> 
cedented  in  the  history  of  man — yet, 
their  minds  are  still  in  utter  darknes  as 
to  religion  t  their  hearts  are  uii^er  th<^ 
influence  bf  depraved  passion^  and  tbtir 
iives^rc  di^rmedby gtuss viaes.*  Fainr 


f  82S»1  /  I>6tT«B8IA. 

fill  ind6^  it  is,  to  behold  any  portion  of 
our  race  in  such  8  debasing  subjection  to 
the  God  of  this  World :  but  we  are  not 
to  shrink  fVom  a  knowledge  of  the  true 
state  of  things,  when  that  knowledge  is 
esjiential  to. the  best  performance  of  our 
duty. 

Though  your  Brethren,  abreadj  in  the 
field,  have  communicated  'some  general 
notions  of  Crod,  of  Provid^nceJ  and  of  the 
Oospel,  toa  few  individuals  around  them ; 
jet  the  mass  of  the  inbabiUnts  joii  must 
expect  to  see  still  remaining  tpt^Mc/  G^d 
'and  wUhmU  hope.  Some  jVrcfparations 
may  htfve  been  made  toward  conveying 
in«truction,both  by  means  of  interpreters 
tM  in  their  own  language ;  but  the  pro- 
gress' of  Divine  Truth  among  Pagans, 
vpeaking  a  strange  tongue  and  not  even 
having  any  language  i^pted  to  mond 
•ulriects,  must  be  slow  at  first.  You 
must,  thereforey  conaidec,  that, -so  hx  «a 
jjieardttoaiaanw  of  the  work  ia  j:agarded» 
you  and  your  Brethren  are  3iet  to' com- 
mence  thebusinesBof  ffeneral  instnictiou. 
Before  any  great  results  can  be  expected, 
the  rudiments  of  moral  truth  must  be 
conveyed  to  the  minds  of  multitudes—^ 
the  conscience  is  to  be  informed  and  en- 
lightened— the  heart  is  to  be  assailed  by 
lh6  simple,  yet  commandiojg^  motives  of 
the  Gospel — man's  native  amfu]i\e8S  and 
wretchedness  are  to  be  &irly  exhibited— 
the  pardon  of  sin  is  to  be  proclaimed ; 
the  love  of  Christ  displayed ;  the  atone- 
ment, with  all  its  blessings,  described — 
and  the  destinies  of  eternity  to  be  pre- 
sented to  the  mind.'  Tour  reliance  on 
the  pure  doctrines  of  Kevelation  must  be 
tlrra  and  undcviatlng.  No  other  doc- 
trfnes,  no  other  moral  process  but  the 
'preaching  of  these  doctrines,  will  ever 
prove  a  remedy  for  the  diseases  of  the 
soul. 

•Nothing  will  so  speedily  convince  the 
Natives  of  the  excellence  of  your  Mission, 
as  a  laborious  attention  to  Its  appropriate 
duties.  Untutored  people  are  sdmosi  • 
tmiversally  idle  in  their  habits,  prodigal 
of  time,  and  prone  to  disapation  of  almost 
every  kind.  A  life  of  industry,  therefbre, 
sfwntaneously  exerted,  and  persevered  in 
from  mptives  of  public  utility,  is  to  them 
a  singnlir  phenomenon  ;  and  onoj  which 
uakes  a  striking  impression  on  their 
minds.  Be  urgent,  then,  in  preadung 
the  Gospel,  in  teaching  the  young,  anal 
in  every  branch  of  useful  labour  which 
your  various  SMmlUes  and  acquirements 
may  enable  you  to  accopjpUsh.  You.wiU 
&4:J  lliat  no  lime  i|  iobo  lost.  £ven  now. 


ahnott  while  lam  speaking,  intelligeBOt 
18  leceived,  that  your  afenrioM  are  i»* 
periously  demanded— tfait  your  arrival 
will  be  bailed  as  the  rignal  for  new  esti^ 
blishteeitts  —  that  tihe  Behools  are  in- 
creasing—that, on  the  first  Monday  of 
last  January,  the  prUiting  of  an  £le^ 
mentary  School-Bode  was  commenced, 
in  a  language  never  before  reduced  to 
writing-'end  that  the  number  of  readers 
will  bemultipUedy  fieufterthan  the  tnms* 
lations  and  printing  can  be  executed. 

irbn  take  with  you,  as  an  interesting 
part  of  your  fiimliy.  Three  Natives  of 
islands  in  the  Pacific;  who,  having  re« 
ceived  the  benefit  of  Christian  Instruct 
tion  at  .the  Foreign-Mission  School,  and 
having,  as  we  trust,  experienced  the 
power  of  Bivine  Truth  on  their  hearts, 
are  now  about  Tetuming  to  the  land  of 
their  fathers.  These  Youths  are  conw 
mitted  to  you  as  a  precious  deposit* 
They  will  be  ^exposed  to  many  dangers 
and  temptationr;  ,and  the  utmost  vigil 
lance,  both  in  you  and  in  them,  may  be 
the  means,  whtch'God  will  use  in  pre. 
serving  them/  When  ftirther  instructedy 
thev  may  be  of  important  sefi^ice  iit 
Taiious  departnlbnts  of  your  work.  Cfae<i 
rish  them  most- kindly  and  tenderly,  not 
only  as  pupils,  but  as  Christian  Bre- 
thren ;  and  may  the  Great  Shepherd 
recognise  them  as  lambs  of  His  flock^* 
and  pring  them  to  His  fold ! 

Treaty  between  Tmmtiakmaak  and    ' 
Tameree, 

Tliis  Treaty  was  noticed  at  p.  71 
of  the  Survey.  The  Board  thua 
speak  on  the  subject : — 
.  In  the  month  of  July  1891,  the,  King 
adopted  a  measure,  which  is  of  some  im- 
portance in  the  history  of  the  islands. 
He  suddenly^  and  against  the  advice  of 
the  Chiefs,  went  down  to  Atooi  in  an 
open  boat,  and  sought  an  interview  with 
Tamoree;  an  experiment,  which  was 
looked  upon  by  some  with  considerable 
anxiety.  The  experiment  succeeded 
perfectly-^Tamoree  formally  and  ex- 
plicitly acknowledging  Befao-ieho  as  his 
aoTereign,  and  rettgning  all  his  possei* 
sions  into  the  hands  of  the  King ;  who, 
in  his  turn,  restored  all,  and  only  insisted 
that  the  island,  should  be  held  under 
himself,  as  it  had  been  held  under  his 
Father. 

Mr.  Bingham  gives  the  following 
particulars. 

Tamoree  prupuaed,  in  a  very  fonull 


io\fia  ftppomtment,  m  King.    ] 
plenty  ofmatkets  ini  po«rder,i 


«AAUthithelMid,tf  Babo^ishoi  iii4» 
widi  toBM  agiutioB,  tMmuei  kka  U 

«9Mri(ir.  «iip«  hw  dettji,  |hwre  coinjdere^ 
__►  __!.!_  j_i.AA-i — ^,  im^  According 

p.    Now  1  kilo* 

I  lit  cdmmasid  :  tliMe»  jritb  tlio  voMolt  i 

d,  kU are yoom.  Po  wpft thf m asyog 
aIomo.  Sevid  me  where  70Q  ptenM.  P^K^e 
jrhat  Chief  yon  please  as  0<^emor  %er6. 

Nike,tbeKarakekoo«h  Chlef;addretaeil 
€lie  Council  in  a  fb^  words  laadYefisrHfig 
to  the  Treatj  mad*  between  the  twd 
iQiigiiy  coofirmed  tlie  fiict,  that  Tamoree 
liadheld  this  island  tinde^  Tamaahimtth. 
Jl  solemn  ^enee  pervaded  the  house  for 
tome  time,  iv^iile  sdi  waited,  with  deep 
Bolidtude,  to  hear  the  repljof  4iie  Ywmg 
King,  on  wfaidi  so  nmdi  appeared  to  be 
suspended.  nefl,wfth4tiifldaB^mMilj 
lupect,  he  iiddressed  Tattoree  «  M- 
lowi— 

Tdid  not  oone  tetake  away ys«r lalaad. 
T  da  Bot^th  to  jdmeasy ion^  0m  it  Kaap 

i^MFOl  dwyanrf  P»  1W^  Jf/09  ^i«4^e  wtf^ 
jovrTesiels. 

To  this  succeeded  a  sh5mC  of  cheezfhl 
imd  hevty  approbation  from  all  parties: 
imd  TaipoEee  retired  frokn  t|ie  Council 
With  a  peaceful  smile.  Thvs,  without 
noiie  or  bloodshed,  the  Treaty,  made 
witih  the  iate  KiAgi  «s  «^qgfMi  imd 
ratified  with  his  SsA.md  successor  —  a 
TieMtj,  wliich  ^pw^  Tamoree  the 
M^aef^l  possession  of  the  Leeward  Is- 
lands, as  Tributary  Kihf,  In  this  trans- 
action, it'  is  diMcult  to  say  which  of  tbe 
liro  has  shown  the  most  «agadty  or 
iSMRianimi^* 

The^  Missionaries  ^us  spedc  of 
die  uotion 'prevalent  amonr  the  Ng- 
liTCB,  of  the  f  ower  of  (hdr  i^ij^ts 
''  *PP«*y  peojde  to  d^ttk  :^lp 

Che  belief,  4hatth8i»ifl0ts  hid  power 
Id  pMf  a  penoQ  4|>  4beilb,  Ju^  ibeay 
dsepfy  cootod  sod  up&reisBl  ^nmgMM 
{ieople,«mUcsnnot  be  ^asilgr  efadionted. 
But  we  b^pe  that 'tbeitime  js 


whidi  tUeinaeic  mode  df  eaBOcntion^adM 
be  no  longer  iraadedf  ^unrpagrerjbeee- 
gaided  as  a  bloody  en^ne  of  goyenynetttt 
pfimKoe*  <^ef  F(Eiei«t^;|^fiirt)|ede. 
atruction  of  those,  who  fi4^  }u^  tik^ 
fqondemoattpn  oQnptice  eg  caprice.  X)u% 


fjwujy  h*ve  died,  tlin^^b  the  rntluei><^ 
Df  a  belief  m  ih&  ujfallibV  cffica<gr  of  |lie 
pmyens  of  i  JEleflthen  Prie*t,  we  cajiiio4 
duul>t.  The  undetected  thief,  learning 
that  a  priest  hgd  beguD  to  pr^  biro  te 
death,  ^4  Wring  the  people  yahif\g 
with  «u  much  cerUiiity  of  itj  fJtal  cott- 
aetjaeiiceii,  restorea  {he  It^st  pmperty; 
ftr,  jf  t(ial  ii  npt  in  ^lii  power,  m  Uie  fiiU 
^lKp^t9Uon  9f  de^,  revises  to  eat,  ptne^ 
away  and  dies.  JElven  the  great  Tamaab^ 
jpiiab  fevc^  to  have  ^  priest  ^t  poe- 
tfimVA  of  W#  **  ppUbox,"  lest  the  prieaf 
fibopid  ^ke  advantage  of  t)\^  ?ltliva  te 
yiv^  ftffipicy  ji<o  bijBppnwrer? :  ft  least,  be 
poli^fW^  ffpd^  fipar«  WA4  ^^  accord- 
fegly.  'J?^%f  fe<;t,  tb^  Uv^y  have  now  ^ 
1|LW  ffgai^li  JWW>g  people  to  deatii, 
puCQv^  ^^  #fira«^  of  their  sn^erstitiaii^ 
py/^j^  aft^  thf^  i4qU  ^^ije  polished. 

The  foilojeing  deseription  10  givoa 
nf  the  ^'  HoefiUai4ioQdah/  a  public 
dhmoe.wWch  eondimes  eig^  or  let 
days. 

The  scene  pf  th^  jday  is  a  lazge  yaz^ 
f^ntijpous  io  ^he  house  of  the  Goverao^ 
The  j^und  jt9  coyere^  wijtb  rushes. 
Those,  who  4anc#d,if eije  fprmf^  in  ser^ 
Wgnows:  w,henp^e^Qove^a^naoFe^ 
In  ^le  saipe  w#^^  and,  tboy^  they  ad^ 
ranee  a^d  retreat,  turpi  roynd^  incline  ty 
the  li^t  or  Jief^  and  employ  a  grwa^  r^ 
?riety  of  mptions  9f  :the  ai^nis^  ^s,  ao^ 
body,  jejL  tbere  is  no  interi^iange  of -fCsr 
tiom,  xipr  ^material  change  pf  retire  si- 
tuaMon  aipong  t^hepi.  'Rie  ^ui&daos,  «r 
^o^e  who  sb^  and  violently  beat  wit^ 
fi  qmfdl  ^tack  upf^  ft  loi^gejr  o^e*  thus 
m.e^uring  the  tinie  withoreat  exactneap 
im^  alsp  by  stampW  (heir  feet  upon  tbe 
ground,  are.anaxigeain  t^ptolong  rows  be- 
^nd  th.e  dancers,  (larin^  their  U>ader  in 
front  of  them.  Those  who  dance,  qften 
^iijg  with  the  niiivcian^ ;  hb^  som^dmee, 
one  female  voioe  almte  canoes  on  tiM 
/ioqg,wbil(e  all  the  ](^9^fffe  silent.  One 
pf  tjSe  n»us|icianjs,  beyig  aak^  frhat  nuor- 
het  of  men  and  wpmexi  Wj^e  eagpged  j^ 
^e  daii^ce^  replied^  j^  tbeir  method  of 
^z^ummtiqn^  '^  Uu^  forties  and  tbrw 
j^nsof^en^and  tluree  forties  of  woimenr* 
jtbat  is,  ^0  Ipj^he  whole. 

|p  E^tjiop  to  thiji.(jl|U9ce,  the  Sfi%. 
Aooaiiss  found  Ab«t(a.BiipQr8titioQB 
ipcaotioe  sii  II  preirailed. 

At  die  .dose  of  the  day  it  was  disco- 
vered, thai,  in  an  enclosure,  near  the 
1^  of  te  yard,  the  Natives  had  set  up 
asmall4nMge,  dmscd  iM|twit)b  beads. 


i-heo- 


^  ^ bufiit  iiiw(fereiitet9*ii'€iiiettaN 

stanch  and  to  the  itste  of  the  pee^' 
at  that  time,  it  is  rettiarked  by  the 
3oard—  J 

Perhaps  Some  n(iay  inquire  how  it  iil 
that  IdoU  were  still  detected^tidbfcmghi 
&rth  to  he  burned,  and  that  thb  people 
were  #aitieg  fbr  the  Kteg  to  ghre  A  dec 
oided  ceintteMnde  fte  «be  I/UmActmim^ 
^i%en  IdtMrf  hlid  beis  feMiahedshmt 
Hrfeeyembefoye,  and  As  Mi^—riet 
ted  beea  eslahMihed  ai  the  islMida  Mom 
than  twe  ^tera.  The  expleaaikm  if 
briefly  this.  Where  the  idols  wow  at 
^ex7  tivmerotii)  end  aiete  iv«re  ae  Bumx 
hoateHoM  1^,  H  it  not  to  be  sup|»oae4 
that  all  Would  t>e  destrtil^red  Hi  oMAf 
thdU|^  the  burning  was  gj^etal,  sottt^ 
Idels  would  be  claudesiiD^j  preserve^ 
^tHer  the  deMnioliQa  of  tUe  idob  and 
conseoiated  places,  the  peqje  were  ee 
desliUte^f  any  just  viewa  of  reli^^oaas 
befcnee.  They  were,  also,  as  much  tfB- 
/dicted  to  their  vices.    From  want  of 


they  said  it.was  "^Akooah  hoodah 
flah,'*  the  ^'  Oedofthe  danc^.'*  . 

What  is  the  real  design  of  settitag  u^ 
this  lying  vanity,  it  is  difficult  to  iell. 
It  seems  the  master  of  the  fioodlA- 
hoodah  found  it  somewhat  difficcdt  to 
Jinreserve  perfect  order  in  the  play,  with- 
out reporting  to  S6me  ^ch  exp^lent 
as  that  of  setting  up  an  idol,  or  reviving 
kt  least  a  part  of  the  taboo  ft^tcfm. 
Some  were  unn^illiflg  to  acknowledge 
^e  authority  of  such  a  deity,  pirticui. 
larly  as  it  was  cohtrary  to  the  ti^ws  of 
the  Iting.  tteho-reho  expressed  his  dis; 
approbatie^  6f  the  manner  in  which  thii 

tod  had  been  ackn6wledged,  and  reAised 
9  allow  him  an  image.  The  senseless 
Imd  ^apeles^  stick  6f  wood,  whl6h  had 
stood  in  the  place  of  the  '^Crod  of  th^ 
.^Dance,**  was  removed,  hia  little  court 
laid  waste,  and  the  visfble  oAfiti^  sus. 

^nded.  But  the  fong,  as  We  fire  Ih- 
rmed,  told  the  Governor  ^f  the  Island; 
that,  if  the  dancei^  pleaded  to  acknow- 
ledge the  Lakain  sport,  they  hiight  do  it. 


ledgetheLskaini^rt,theyMfifhtdoii^    ^^ledgeofthelhnguagfe, Mbsionariee 
\Yeareinfbnnedbyourpupilii,s6meer    ^faetWible«tfi«tlJ^SB^<yteligi«i 


trhom  are  obliged  to  join  in  the  dance, 
Uiat  all  the  dances,  except  those,  who 
belong  to  Our  l^hool,  admowledge  the 
Akooah  hoodah-hoodah,  in  order  to  keep 
up  th^  attentioO,  and  not  lose,  but  ac- 
4mvre  skill  in  dttidng ;  that  they  eat  to 
the  I^a-^-they  smdce  to  the  Laka — 
Ihey  daiiceAothe  Laka— they  call  thefr 
ornaments  the  Laka*s;  s&ylng,  thai,  if 
they  do  this,  th^  Laka  will  bye  and  by 
give  them  good  kiidwledge  and  expert- 
hess  to  dance  well,  and  those,  who  reftis^ 
lo  do  tbts,  will  aotbeookne  accomplished 
m  ti^e  ait. 

Some  of  the  people  refuafed  to  submit 
to  the  restraints  of  the  Uboo  system, 
because  they  were  convinced  of  its  folly ; 
Imd  others,  on  account  of  the  intolerable 
task  which  it  imposed ;  l»ut  others  still, 
leeling  the  evU  of  liHng  #{thout  anv 
god,  chose,  as  a  lesser  evU,  tb  have  whA 
u  confessedly  a  false  God.  NonebutJe- 
hovah  knows  their  hearts ;  but  so  much 
as  this  appears  probable,  that,  were  Yiot 
idolatry  an  intolerably  heavy  burden, 
we  should  have  distressins  reason  to 
fear,  that,  vx  apite  of  the  light  of  Beve- 
lation,  which  b^ins  to  shine  here,  and 
the  efforts  of  CmrisUans  to  establish  U^ 
Inngdom  of  Christ,  a  great  portion  of 
*-  'the  people  would  xetum  to  thdr  abo- 
minations. 

OnasubieqQent  ocdnkmyftnum- 


-fttefaeter  aide  sft  first  h&t&stey  teUgieai 
tMi«iUrtbe%iihidaorBealheiiar  Jm$tm 
case  before  uoi  though  the  luleito  «ftha 
&uidwich  Ishmds  admitted  theMaane- 
naries  to  reside  there,  and  have  treated 
them  with  kindness,  great  pains  hafe 
been  taken  by  unprincipled  foreigners 
to  pr^udice  all  classes  of  the  Kativea 
against  evangelical  exertions;  and  to  ex* 
ate  su^iidon  of  the  motives,  which 
^brought  the  Misnonaries  thither.  This 
evU  was  alwi^  antidpated.  tt  musi 
always  be  met,  in  similar  cases ;  ahd  met 
iwtienUy  and  firmly,  tn  (he  mean  tiaie, 
U^was  to  be  supposed,  that  the  minds  of 
the  chiefs  and  people  would  remain  in  a 
aUte  of  inditterence,  till  they  knew 
more  of  rd%ion ;  aad  in  a  state  of  sus- 
pense, as  to  what  part  they  should  ulti- 
mately take.  The  final  issue,  howevec, 
is  not  doub^EuL  Christ  Will  be  admew- 
ledged  and  obeyed  in  these  islands;  aad 
in  Uie  whide  ^rorld,  %faidl  Mw  lies  hi 


BmUrmn  C^iAtei  Umati  ^mH. 
On  occanon  of  receiving  nnSter 
their  care  a  sick  andYHMdlesff-ehM, 
the  Missiotoarics  say- 
In  thif  land,  there  are  many  in&nti, 
that  ace  left  with  as  Bttle  care  as  was 
thk  child:  ni^,  IfotheM  aometimeB 
•aeatnw  their  little  ones,  to  savettetrwi- 
ble  of  taking  oBxe  of  them«    Tonaerly, 


%kulsr  cUai  of  (lie  NMtven,  .m^ntt 
vtre  often  stcrificed,  by  tbrowing  them 
into  the  ^eftf  to  be  Jevouied  by  the 
mongers. 

.  A(ter  describing  the  contention 
bta  man  and  woman  respecting  a 
i^ildy  which  both  wished  to  retain, 
irhen  about  to  separate  from  each 
Mher,  the  Missionaries  add — 

Such  contentions  and  stparat&ona  are 
not  unfrequent  in  this  country.  Mr. 
Young  related  to  us  the  following  in- 
cident, whkh  shews  somethinff  of  the 
barbarity,  sometimes  practised  here :-« 

A  Biaa  and  wife  having  deierauBad  to  se- 
pamte,  each  insitied  on  hayina  a  child* 
•rUoh  had  been  bora  to  them.  Tha  Father 
kepi  it  for  a  whik,  then  the  Mother  gotpos- 
leanon  of  it :  the  Father  took  it  away  again : 
and  fo  thinga  went  on,  till  the  Father,  to  end 
the  diqmte^  pnt  an  iimediata  end  to  ita 
life. 

IgtUer  •/  Thomoi  HopoOf  a  Naiw€ 

Ckrittiatu 

This  Toung  Man  was  one  of  the 

l>^ative8  who  accompanied  the  Mis- 

•ionaries  from  America.    It  isre* 

fnariced  on  this  Letter*- 

We  pve  his  own  language. '  There 
is  a  satisfaction  in  beholding  the  exact 
lineaments  and  workings  of  a  mind, 
once  shackled  and  degraded  by  the  gross- 
est superstition,  but  now  set  free  and 
ennobled  by  the  Gospel.  Comparing  the 
two  states,  we  perceive  an  illustration  of 
the  divine  saying — 1/  any  man  be  in 
Chrisit  he  ita  new  creature :  oU  things 
are  pasted  away ;  tehottk  alt  things  are 
leceme  new.  We  see  the  contrast  The 
▼ieirs  and  feelings,  the  motives  to  action 
and  the  objects  of  pursuit,  the  apprehen- 
sions  and  the  hopes,  are  quite  dl£f^ent 
from  those  of  the  former  state.  Hopoo 
may  not  be  a  true  Christian  ;  but  he 
writes  like  one,  and  we  trust  will  be  en> 
iibled  always  to  feel  and  act  like  one. 

The  Letter  was  addressed,  from 
Woahoo,  to  his  former  Instructor 
in  the  Mission  SchooL    It  is  dated 
Oct.  6,  1821. 
My  Dear  Friend — 

I  am  glad  to  receive  your  most  affec- 
tionate Letter,  that  you  send  by  George 
Sandwich.  I  always  like  to  think  of 
you,  and  those  of  my  dear  countrymen 
"with  you.  I  remember  you,  my  Bear 
■friend,  in  my  prayer,  ever  since  I  bM 


you,  and-  your  *  fiivoured  Institutloa* 
Ihrewell. 

I  have  not  the  least  doubt,  that  yom 
.will  r^ice  to  hear,  that  God  has  in- 
clin^  the  kings  of  these  islands  to  cmat 
fhmr  idols  into  the  fire :  and  now  they 
are  wishing  to  have  the  knowledge  a€ 
the  True  God.  I  hope  I  shall  soon 
reap  this ,  gp^at  harvest  of  souls.  lHay 
the  Lord  bless  iny  feeble  labouns,  in 
these  very  islands ;  and  m^e  me  an 
instrument  of  turning  many  souls  of  my 
countrymen  from  darhm^ss^  to  (ight,  mad 
/ram  the  power  of  Satan  wito  Cad, 

The  Lord  has,  indeed,' poured  oot  a 
ric^  blessing  upon  this  island,  where  we 
are  now  settled.  It  was  last  mooth.  we 
had  a  Meeting-House  finished.  Thb 
work  was  done  by  the  charity  of  the  aea 
captains,  who  have  often  visited  these 
islands.  I  think  it  is  my  duty  now  to 
view  this  noble  blessing,  as  a  token  of 
lovefirom  that  Saviour,  whom  I  am  bound 
to  serve,  as  a  foretaste  of  etem%l  good. 
It  becomes  me,  who  now  labour  toge- 
ther with  God,  to  stretch  my  imagina- 
tion to  the  utmost  of  the  Sandwich 
Islands,  and  to  raise  my  soul  higher 
than  Moun-ah>ka-ah*,  while  1  am  among 
these  dweDers  of  the  sea.  I  hope  not 
one  of  my  thoughts  shall  miss  of  the 
object  before  me ;  nor  a  wish  of  my  heart 
be  disappointed.  For  I  know  that  the 
Lord  is  now  preparing  many  hearts  of 
the  Natives  of  this  place,  as  I  trust,  to 
eome  and  fill  this  very  house. 

This  news,  as  I  doubt  not,  from  your 
friend  Thomas,  will  now  gladden  your 
very  pious  heart ;  and  cause  you  to  say, 
like  the  old  Simeon,  Lord,  now  tettest 
tfiou  thy  servant  depart  iu  peace^  for  mine 
eyes  have  seen  thy  salvfilion^  '  May  you 
and  I  remember  the  prayer  of  Henry 
Obookiah,  and  his  sweet  words-r-be  wh'o, 
I  hope,  knows  what  you  and  1  are  doing 
now.  If  my  life  is  spared,  and  mr 
health  preserved,  I  must  try  to  do  ail 
that  Heniy.  Obookiah  wanted  to  do,  to 
make  known  Christ  and  His  great  salva- 
tion to  my  countrymen.  I  hope  you 
will  pray  to  God  for  me,  that  I  may  still 
be  supported  by  grace,  until  Ch'rbt  shsll 
commence  His  universal  reign  upon  the 
Sandwich  Islands. 

.  About  a  year  and  seven  months  sSncc, 
I  had  a  great  pleasure  of  talking  dally 
with  Eeho-rehOf  and  his  Queens,  about 
Jesus,  at  O  why  hee.  Mo  wee,  and  Woahoo. 
My  comxhon'visits  about  the  great  salva- 

•  The  hifh  monnuin  of  0vh>lieck 


192S.}  POLYNESIA.- 

iioti  among  cbiefi  tad  nen,  were  maay     wajt  felt  coaiposed,'  after  *» 

and  good.    It  is,  ladeedi  a  pleesiue  to     "    '       •    -  - 

me  to  yiait  tbem,  so  often  as  I  hare 
time,  to  make  known  Jesus  unto  tliera. 
'In  my  favouring  theae  dwellers  of  the 
aea,  it  was  no  small  joj  to  me,  that  I 
should  be  a  worker  togetlier  with  God, 
in  the* accomplishment  of  His  holy  pur- 
pose, respecting  that  jojftil  event,  and 
the  glory  of  His  church  on  earth.  Oh, 
when  will  the  time  arrive,  when  my 
friends  Rcho-reho  and  Tamoree  shall  be 


stn 

.      of 

payer*    He  inquned  for  the  Doctor, 

"Does  he  say  that  I  shall  got  weUr  I 
answered  him,  "  He  thinks  it  uneer- 
tain."  He  then  said,  *•  The  King,  Je- 
hovab,  will  kindly  take  care  of  me."  "  It 
is  very  good  day,"  be  observed  to  me. 
I  said  to  him,  "  You  are  very  glad  to 
see  the  light  of  Jehovah's  day,  after  a 
dark,  distressing  night." 

Aug,  9  —  This  .evening  I  went    to 
preach  Jesus  to  him.     My  heart  was, 


favoured  like  Pomare,  with  fruits  of  the     indeed,  wide  awake,  during  the  whole 

Christian  Love!  night.    I  thought,  in  the  night,  it  wte 

Speaking  ©f  the  arrival  of  Tamo-    «^  ^' ™®  5?.  pi'each  Jehovah  to  this 


ree  at  Woahoo,  he  says — 

How  glad  am  I  to  see  Tamoree  here, 
as  a  friend  of  the  Mission !  I  think 
Tamoree*s  goodness  is  very  great,  in 
taking  good  care  of  Mr.  Ruggles*  and 
Mr.  Whitney's  families,  in  Atooi.  I 
hope  Jehovidi  will  bless  his  soul,  and 
make  him  a  blessed  fruit  of  Atooi. 

After  sendins  his  salutations  to  a 
number  of  his  meods,  he  adds — 

All  these,  I  hope,  will  remember  Reho- 
zeho  and  Tamoree,  in  their  prayers  to 
God  ;  that  they  may  soon  be  brought  to 
know  Jehovah  their  God,  and  Christ 
their  Saviour. 

The  Mission  Family  here,  and  at 
Atooi,  send  their  respects  to  you,  and  to 
your  School.  I  wish  you  would.  Dear 
Sir,  write  to  me,  and  tell  me  as  much  as 
you  can  about  Connecticut.  And  while 
you  live,  may  Jehovah  ever  be  with 
you ;  and  in  your  death,  may  His  grace 
conduct  you  to  gloTy ! 

Promising  IndicatUmt  bi  some  Naiittes. 

In  a  Letter  to  Mrs.  Daggett,  the 
Wifeof  his  former  Teacher,  Thomas 
Hojpoo  gives  a  detailed  account 
of  his  visits  to  Holo,  a  chief  of 
Woahoo,  while  on  a  sick  bed,  from 
which  we  make  the  following  ex- 
tracts. 

After  I  had  said  a  few  words  to  him 
about  Jehovah,  he  would  turn  his  eyes 
to  heaven  and  say,  ''  Jehovah,  come 
quickly  down  to  save  me !"  After  a  sea- 
son of  great  distress,  he  said,  ''  If  I  put 
my  trust  ia  your  God,  I  need  not  fear 
what  mowee  ^sicli;n^)  <can  do  unto  me.'* 

I  often  had  good  seasons  with  this 
man,  in  praying  together  alone  at  his 
bed-sid?.  Our  souls,  I  thought,  then 
appeared  to  he  knit  tc^ther,  like  those 
Af  David  and  Jonathan.    This  nan  al. 


poor  man.  This  made  my  heart  ciy, 
I^rd,  prepare  this  soul  to  receive  that 
crown  of  immortalglory.  Ispentthegreat 
part  of  the  night  in  secret  prayer  to  God 
for  this  man,  and  found  a  sweet  commu- 
nion with  God.  Itseemedasiflcouldnot 
eiyoy  my  heart  in  any  worldly  business,  . 
as  I  did  m  praying  to  God  for  this  sick 
soul.  I  can  say,  as  1  trust,  that  the 
Spirit  of  Jesus  has  been  with  me  this 
night 

Avff.  16—  This  day,  he  requested  his 
people  to  weep,  before  Jehovah  take  him. 
Many  people  attended,  and  many  tean 
were  shed  upon  eveiy  cheek,  for  the 
losing  of  their  Chief.  "  If  you,"  said  I, 
"  were  to  die  now,  where  will  you  go  ?" 
*'  I  go  to  Jehovah  in  heaven."—"  Do  you 
love  Jehovah  ?"  "Yes,  I  very  much 
love  Jehovah."— "  Well,  follow  not,*' 
I  said  to  him,  **  after  the  example  of 
your  countiymen  about  you,  but  after 
Jehovah ;  and  make  no  kind  of  excuse 
but  tx^ra  now  unto  God,  and  live.*'  I 
went  out  He  said  to  me,  "  You  will 
remember  me  to  the  Mission  Family. 
Tell  them,  I  hope  I  shall  see  them  soori. 
You  must  tell  them,  I  hope  I  pray  to 
Jehovah  every  day  and  night.** 

.  Hopoo  then  gives,  in  the  language 
of  Owhvhee,  aprayer  of  this  Chief, 
of  which  the  following  is  a  literal 
translation. 

My  Father,  which  art  in  heaven,  hal. 
lowed  be  thy  name.  Thy  kingdom  on 
earth  come.  My  Father,  which  art  in 
heaven,  clothe  me  with  thy  power.  Jeho- 
vah,  holy  King,  Jehovah,  do  right.  Take 
me,  Jehovah,ln  heaven,  when  I  die.  _; 

Mr.  Bingham  says  of  another 
man,  a  native  of  Atooi — 

John  lUe  came  to  the  Mission  House, 
where  he  has  lately  boarded,  though  for 
two  or  three  days  he  hu  attended  the 
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TdtYVWtA, 


[»fiC. 


Queen,  «ad  said  to  ne,  in  a  very  plea- 
flBBtand  sober  maimer,  *"  I  am  come  near 
to  going  away  from  you:  Iwantyouto 
pnj  with  me  fint."  Taking  him  to  my 
room,  we  kneeled  down  together,  and  I 
endeaToured  to  commend  him  to  God, 
and  the  word  of  His  grace,  and  implored 
blfliainga  on  the  Kinga  and  people.  To 
my  inquliy  after  prayer,  he  answered, 
that  he  understood,  in  some  measure, 
what  I  prayed  for.  I  then  requested 
.  him  to  pny  with  me.  He  replied » yery 
modestly,  *'  I  do  not  know  how  to  use 
the  w6rd8,  hut  I  pray  in  my  thoughts.** 
I  replied,  ^^  God  can  understand  your 
thoughts,  when  your  words  are  but  few 
and  broken,  or  even  without  words ;  but 
it  ia  well  to  express  your  thoughts  some- 
times, in  words/'  He  knelt  again  with 
me  and,  in  a  child-like  manner,  offered  a 
ahort  prayer  to  this  import— "Our  one 
Father  in  heayen,  we  loye  thee — we  de- 
aire  thee  to  take  care  of  us— take  care  of 
the  Cng  and  all  the  Queens.  Make  all 
the  people  good.  Take  care  of  all  the 
land— inake  the  deyils  pve  it  up.  We 
thank  thee  that  Missionaries  come  here. 
Take  good  care  of  the  Missionaries  here, 
and  at  Woahoo,and  of  all  good  people. 
May  we  go  to  bearen.    Amen." 

£meouraggmemis  and  Trials* 

On  Sunday,  March  24, 1822,  the 
Missionaries  at  Woahoo  write — 

The  King,  five  or  six  of  the  principal 
Chiefsy  and  of  honourable  Women  not  a 
few,  with  a  goodly  number  of  the  com- 
mon People,  besides  the  Seamen  in  port, 
in  all  not  less  than  300,  listened  to  the 
Word  preached  from  Is.  xIt.SS.  It 
was  peculiarly  pleasing  to  see  so  many 
assembled  in  the  House  of  God,  and 
listening  to  the  words  of  eternal  life. 
We  haye  increasing  reason  to  beliere, 
that  the  holy  troths  of  the  Gospel  are 
exerting  a  silent  influence  on  the  minds 
of  this  people.  We  are  also  encouraged 
to  hope,  that  the  Sabbath,  at  no  very 
dotant  period,  will  be  admowMged  by 
the  Natives  of  these  islands. 

It  is,  however,  extremely  painful,  to 
see  how  much  exertion  is  put  forth  to 
turn  away  the  minds  of  the  King  and 
Chieft  from  the  truths  of  God's  Word, 
and  ttom  the  hopes  and  promises  of  the 
Gospel  t  even  in  the  House  of  Worship, 
efforts  are  made  to  divert  the  attention 
of  the  King  and  Chiefs  from  the  aul^ect 
ofdifloouiset  and,  at  the  dose  of  Dhrinc 
'  tervice,  befive  leaving  the  House  «f 


God,  they  are  aametimes  invited  to  din^ 
at  a  tabk  spnad  with  fruits  and  wine, 
for  the  purpose  ef  destroying  the  good 
effect,  whidithedutieaof  theSanctuary 
are  fitted  to  produce,  and  also  for  Cbe 
sake  of  telling  them  that  the  Bible  is  a 
fable  and  the  Missionaries  impoatm! 
For  one  to  make  his  boasUof  such  wick- 
edness  as  this,  is  arriving  at  a  pitch  of 
depnvity  that  is  seldom  found,  and  ia 
assuming  a  responsibility  which  miglit 
well  cause  him  to  tremble.  We  are 
happy,  however,  to  state,  that,  in  the 
present  instance,  the  Kix%  refused  to 
comply  with  the  invitation,  aaying,  ''  I 
shall  eat  and  drink  in  my  own  house  to- 
day. I  must  take  care  of  this  day.** 
We  rejoice  that  the  heart  of  the  K4og  is 
ia  the  hand  of  the  Lord,  and  that  He 
can  turn  it  whithersoever  He  will.  He 
can  cause  the  wrath  of  man  to  pruae 
Him,  and  the  remainder  thereof  He 
will  restrain. 

LtUmrfrma  TVuMoaAmMift  U  ike  Mhard. 

The  followmg  Letter  was  com- 
posed and  wholly  written  by  the 
King.Jt  is  dated  Woahoo,  March  18, 
1823. 

To  the  Body  of  the  American  Board. 
Great  affection  Sot  you  all,  dwelling 
together  in  America. 

This  is  my  communication  to  you  all. 

We  are  now  learning  the  falafala, 
[reading,  writing,  &€.]  We  have  juat 
seen,  we  have  just  now  beard,  the  good 
Word  of  Jehovah .  We  are  much  pleased 
with  [or  much  do  we  desire  or  love]  the 
good  instruction  of  Jesus  Christ.  His 
alone  is  the  ffood  instruction  for  you  and 
us.  [That  Is,  for  all.}  This,  recently, 
is  the  first  of  our  being  enlightened.  We 
have  been  compassionated  by  Jdiovah. 
He  has  sent  hither  Mr.  Bingham,  and 
Mr.  Thurston^  and  the  whole  campany 
of  Teachers,  to  reside  here  with  us.  Our 
islands  are  now  becoming  enUghtened. 
Our  hearta  greatly  r^oice^  in  thor  good 
Instructing^us.  Greatly  do  our  hMzts 
rejoice  in  what  Jehovah  hath  spoken  lo 
us.   This  part  of  my  address  is  ended . 

This  is  another  communication  to  you. 

You  have  heard  perhaps  befbBe;'but 
I  will  make  it  more  clearly  known,  for 
your  information.  Our  gods,'!s  former 
times,  were  wooden  gods ;  even  in  the 
time  of  my  fother  before  me:  but,lately, 
in  my  time,  t  have  cast  awat  ruz 
woooEX  GODS.  Good,  indeed,  was  my 
easting  them  away  $  before  the  arriving 


MORTH-AMBRICAV  STAXXC^MISCBLLAVIKS. 


18S3.] 

here  of  Mr.  Bingham,  and  Mr.  Thurston, 
together  with  all  the  company  of  in. 
stmctort. 

.  •  Our  Oemmon  Father  hath  loyed  jou 
alL  Benevolent  also  was  Jesus  Chri^ ; 
thai,  in  speaMng  unto  you.  He  should 
aay  ulito  you,  ^'  G<^ye,  teach  all  national 
prticlalm  the  Good  Word  of  SalTatioa." 
The  Kf  inisters  came  hither,  also,  to  do 
good  to  us ;  and  we  have  been  etcecd- 
uigly  glad.  Moreover,'at  some  future 
period,  perhapa,  we  may  posaihly  become 
truly  good.  We  are  now  obiierTing  the 
jiActED  DAT  of  the  mat  God  6f  Hteven, 
the  Author  of  our  Salvation. 

Spontaneous  was  your  love,  in  your 
thinking  of  us;  and  in  your  sending 
hitiier,  to  this  place.  Had  you  not  sent 
hlttier  the  Teachers,  extreme  mental 
darkness  would  even  now  have  pervaded 
all  our  islands.  But  no.  You  have 
Jrindly  Giim|Msaionated  us;  and  the 
people  of  our  &w  islands  are  becoming 
en^^tened. 

Grateful  a£fectton  to  you  all.    May 
you  and  we  be  saved  by  Jehovah,  and 
ate  by  Jesus  Chriat  our  common  Lord. 
TaiKaabkaab, 

King  of  Hawaii* 

BOARD  OF  FOREIGN  MISSIONS. 

Thb    Tkirteenth  Report  supplies 
th«  following  account  of  the 

FiHr^ign-Miiriim  SelmL 
The  School  now  contains  thirty-five 
members— viz.  eight  from  the  Sandwich 
Islands,  one  Tahitian,  one  New  Zea^ 
lander,  one  Malay,  eight  Cherokees,  two 
CfaocUwst  two  of  the  Stockbridge  Tribe, 
one  of  the  Oneidas»  two  Tuscaxoraa,  one 
Naitaaaiiaelt,  two  Cangjinawaaia,  and 
an  iMan  Youth  from.  Ptens^vania,  a 
Chinese,  and  fimr  Youths  of  our  own 
jSeople.  From  this  list  it  will  be  seen, 
that,  of  the  31  Youths  of  Heathen  Pa- 
MBtage^  19  belong  to  eight  tribes  of  tfae 


56S 


American  Aborigines,  nine  axe  from  Po. 
lynesia,  one  is  from  Asia,  one  from  the 
Asiatic  Islands,  and  one  from  Australaeia. 
It  is  becoming  a  subject  of  conveiv 
sation  among  intelligent  Christians,  and 
a  subject  of  serious  inquiry,  whether 
more  extensile  measures  cannot  be 
adeptod  to  edncate  Young  Foreignen, 
who  are  cast  upon  our  shoreb  ignqrant 
and  destitute ;  but  who,  in  many  in- 
stances*  are  susceptible  of  great  im. 
prevemenfc,  and  might  heieaSer,  with 
the  advanbiges  which  tbia  eoantry  la 
well  able  to  aflbrd,  prove  great  blessings 
to  their  countrymen.  Should  such  mea- 
sures  obtain  the  sanction  of  the  public^ 
a  selection  of  the  most  promising  Youtha 
might  be  made  for  the  Fbratgn-Miaiion 
School ;  and  thus  a  succession  of  w«U. 
instructed  Heralds  of  the  Cross  might 
be  going  forth  to  many  distant  commu« 
nitiea  now  lying  in  darknesa  and  the 
shadow  of  death. 

Number  of  LaUmren* 
The  Board  state^  on  this  subject — 
Besides  the  Missionaries  and  Assistant 
Miarionaries,  who  are  waiting  to  embark 
for  the  Mediterranean  and  the  Sandwich 
Islands,  two  Licensed  Preachers  have 
been  received  under  the  patronage  of 
the  Boaid,  and  another  will  probably  bo 
received  in  the  course  of  the  pxownt 
month.  There  are  several  applicatioos« 
also,  from  individuals,  who  wish  to 
engage  ss  Assistant  Missionaries  among 
the  Indiana^  and  who  may  probably  be 
sent  in  that  capacity. 

From  a  hAe  Circular,  we  add  thb 
following  sunmary  of  the  whole 
number  of  Labourers  connected 
with  the  Board : — 

There  are  71  persons  employed  by 
the  Board  among  the  Heathen :  of  whom 
9%  are  Ordained  Ministers  of  the  Oospeif 
and  7  Licensed  Preachers*  Besides 
tiiesd  there  are  54  Female  Helpers,  a 
few  of  whom  are  Single  WomeUy  but 
most  of  them  are  Wives  of  Missionaries. 


iniscrilsnifS. 

THE  BURYING  OF  A  HINDOO  WIDOW  ALIV£. 

(Widria  XBtravfof .)  \ 

The  Engraving  connected  with  this  srticle  is*  tsketi  firom  a  rspreseatatkm,  by'  a 
Kative  Artist,  of  a  mode  of  self-hnmobttioll  almost  entStely  confined  to  the  Widbws 
of  one  caste  among  the  Hindoos.  The  Priests  have  surroanded  their  vkeim,  who 
is  repeating  the  fbrmularies  which  they  dieUte  to  hers  and,  While  nstuve  spealoi 
iftrongly  in  the  grief  of  some  of  her  rebitiTes  who  ffXkm  her  to  tko  giste^  ofilMK 


564  ifiscKLXAKm.  [t^ic. 

Natives,  emplo^red  tat  tbe  purpoae,  are  filling  tbe  air  with  aoundi  of  axoltation, 
and  others  dancing  as  in  celebration  of  a  great  exploit. 

•   At  p.  4«7  of  our  last  Volume,  we  quoted  from  the  late  Mr.  "Ward's  •*  Farewell 

XiCtters/'  an  affecting  description  of  this  species  of  suicide :  lirom  his  **  Hindoo 

Mythology,"  we  here  add  some  i\irther  particukrB. 

The  W%wt  of  tiie  Jogres,  a  desoription  of  WtBrvu,  are  wimethaes  buried  alive  wilb 

«beir  deceased  Hasbaadi.    "  "  '"  ...    - 

«de-of  the  river.    At  tki 
The  Widow  then  htilhn, 
ceremoniesydei 
and  places  the 


Fogres,  a  desoription  of  Weayets,  are  wmiethaes  buried  afiye  wilb 
k.  If  Ihe  person  have  died  near  the  Oaages,  the  crave  ie  dag  by  thm 
the  bottoBi  they  loraada  new  p\M,  and  on  it  lay  the  dead  body. 
in,  uali  on  new  clotbes,  and  paints  her  feeti  and,  after  varioae 


cends  into  the  pit  that  is  to  swaltow  her  op :  in  this  living  tomb  she  site  down, 
head  of  her  deceased  Hosband  on  her  knee,  having  a  lamp  near  her.   t%a 


Friesi  (not  a  Brahmin)  sits  by  the  side  of  Ifae  grave,  and  repeats  ce 
^0  friends  of  the  deeeased  walk  roond  the  grave  sevctaJ  times^ 


certain  ceresMnies ;  while 


in  their  common  nse,  aie  e^iivalenl  to  "  Hnisa!  Hnana  !**    Tbe  friends,  if  rich,  cMt  into 

IS,  milk,  eards,  elarified  bolter*  or 


the  grave  garments,  sweetmeatsi  sandal  wood,  rmees,  milk,  eards,  elarifi 
aometl^og  of  this  kind;  and  the  Widow  directs  a  lew  trifles  to  he  civen  to  her  friends  or 
children.  The  Son,  also,  casts  a  new  garment  into  the  grave  ^  witn  flowers,  sandal  wood* 
flee. :  after  which  the  earth  is  carefally  thrown  all  round  the  Widow,  till  it  has  riera  as  high 
as  her  shoidders  i  when  tbe  relations  throw  in  the  earth  as  fast  as  poSsflde.  till  they  have 
m  tiie  grave  i  when  they  tfeadit  down  with  tiiehr  tceft,  and  thns  bnry  tbe 
b  aUve.    They  place  on  tbe  grave,  sandal  wood,  rice,  ends,  a  isaip,  flee. 


and  then,  walking  roand  th«  grave  three  times,  retam  home. 

Amonff  tiJieVoubDnvns  also,  are  instances  of  Widows  being  boried  alive  with  the  dead 
bodies  of  their  Husbands. 

'  On  inqniring  among  the  Brahndns  and  other  Hindoos,  employed  in  te  8erampore 
Printing^flice,  I  foond  that  these  nmiders  were  nmch  more  fre^ioently  praetised  than  I 
bad  sopposed.  Almost  every  one  had  seen  Widows  thus  boned  alive,  or  had  heard  of 
them  from  nndonbted  aothority. 

In  the  Papers,  printed  by  Order  of  the  House  of  Commons,  on  ^  Hindoo  Widowa 
and  Voluntary  Immolations,*' this  practice  of  Self.interment  is  repeatedly  men- 
tioned. The  pumber  of  sudh  Sacrifices  wss  small,  however,  compared  with  thai  by 
burning  the  living  Widow  with  the  deceased  Husband. 

In  1B15,  the  widow  of  Gorynauth,  a  deceaaed  Jogeey  refuaed  to  complywith 
this  barbaious  custom  of  her  tribe.  She  was  moved  with  comiwssion  for  her  child«  a 
girl  of  ten  yean  of  age,  who,  at  the  instant  of  the  final  parting  from*  her  parent,  when 
the  mother  was  on  the  ere  of  submitting  to  be  buried  aUve  with  her  deceaaed 
Huaband,  uttered  such  bitter  lamentations  as  to  shake  tbe  resolution  of  her  Mother, 
«nd  lead  her  to  spare  herself  for  the  sake  of  her  child.  (Papers,  p.  7S).  In  varioua 
in8tanceB.af  hitended  adf-imttolatioD,  tbe  voioe  of  nature  baa  thiia  preyiOed  ov«r 
the  infiituation  or  delunon  of  this  wicked  system. 

This  sulgect  having  been  brought,  by  different  Gentlemen  in  the  service  of  the 
Company,  under  the  notice  of  Government,  an  inquiry  was  instituted  into  tbe 
authority  on  which  the  practice  rested.  The  result  was,  that  the  following  Eegulationa 
were  adopted,  Sept.  9«  1817,  for  its  Abolition,  and  were  issued  in  Circular  Inatruc- 
tiona  to  the  several  Magistrate^  and  Police  Officers : — 

The  following  Rules,  prohibiting  Widows  of  the '  Jogee  IVibe  from  boryiog  themselves 
alive  with  the  bodies  of  their  Husbands,  ar«i  published  for  general  information : — 

I.  It  having  been  ascertained  that  the  Shaster  contains  no  aothority  for  a  praelioe,wliieb 

'  Imaprevaifed  amoDf  the  Jogee  IVibe  in  some  parts  of  the  coontry,  especially  in  tbe  distiiet 

of  Tipperah,of  borying  alive  the  Widows  of  persons  of  that  tnbo  who  may  desire  to  bo 

anCerred  witii  the  bodies  of  their  Husbands,  such  practice  most  necessarily  be  regarded  as 

a  criminal  offence  under  the  general  Laws  and  Rf  eolations  of  Oovemment. 

3.  Tlie  Magistrates  and  Police  Officers,  in  every  District  where  the  practice  above-men- 
tioned has  been  known  to  exist,  shall  be  careful  to  make  the  oresent  IVobibition  aa  pQbKsly 
known  as  ]>ossible^ :  and  if  any  person,  after  beiag  advised  of  if,  shall  appear  to  have  been 
concerned  in  burying  a  woman  alive  in  opposition  thereto,  he  shall  be  apprehended  and 
brought  to  trial  for  the  offence  before  the  Conrt  of  Circoii 

3.  The  Magistrates  and  Police  Officers  are  farther  directed  to  use  all  practicable  meaaa 
for  preventing  any  such  illegal  act,  and  an  attempt  to  commit  the  same,  after  the  promulga- 
tion of  these  Kulesithoagh  not  carried  completely  mto  effect,  will,  on  conrictioOfbepanishable 
b^  the  Zilla  or  Ci^  Magistrate,  or  by  the  Court  of  Circuit,  according  to  the  degree  ef  cri- 
aunalityf  and  euroumstanoes  of  the  ease. 

At  the  close  of  the  next  year  (1818),  one  of  the  Acting  Magistrates,  in  allusion 

4o  the  quiet  Abolition  of  this  practice,  thus  aigues  (Papers,  p.  939)  in  fiivour  of  the 

Abolitkm  of  the  more  general  and  destructive  practice  oif  ConcrematioD.   The 

fi)«cible,reaaoiv]ig  of  thia humane  Magiatrate  (£. I^ee  Warner,  £sq.)ap]ilicB  e^^ally 

,  to  any  mode  by  which  the  Hindoo  Widow  is  seduced  to  self-deetrtfctioik 


JS6S 


18SS.]  MI8CCLLA1IIM. 

The  atieiidbnM  «rUi«  PoKoe  Oftoera  givet  a  legml  wnetioQ  to  this  praolMe  t  m 

doing,  enhimees  the  repotation  of  the  family  of  tiie  person  who  devotes  herseH. 

Bat  this  iaterfenmce,  with  the  exception  of  ^Tin^  it  a  i^rtoter  degree  of  pofa^eitf,  1  eoa* 
aider  almost  nominal.  The  Police  Oflicer  receives  mtimation  from  8ome  part  of  the  iamily, 
that  the  Widow  wishes  to  born  herself  on  the  foneral  pile  of  her  Hosbaod.  He,  in  conse^ 
qnence,  attends :  a  statement  is  drawn  np,  by  setting  forth  that  ihe  woman  Tolontarily 
devotes  herself,  that  there  is  no  obvious  oQection;  and  that  all  is  condncted  in  oonfonaity 
to  the  Ordsrs  of  Government  and  the  Shasters.  Thee—seat  is  obtaSned*  evidently  pre- 
Tioos  to  ii^MrmalMm  being  given,  and  all  the  neeesMiypreparatiDDs  made.  SapMsiagiM 
'womaii  wished  to  withdraw  the  coaseat  already  givi%  what  time  has  she  for  itt  All  i* 
bastle  and  coafosios— ^e  poor  creatore,  anfeiiBg  onder  the  distress  and  agitation  of  mdihd, 
cadsed  by  the  recent  deatf  of  her  Hnsband — the  corpse  before  her— and  the  sorroondiag 
iKendfe  and  relatives  calling  npon  her  to  devote  herseff;  praising  her  resohition,  and  poim- 
■ng  oat  the  bKss  declared  to  be  awaiting  her  on  the  consommation  of  tiiis  act  Consioerii^ 
these  circnMstances,  can  it  be  woadeied  that  so  nmny  iastaaees  oecnr  ?  Who  are  Ibsie 
women  T  A^  vrhat  opport— i^  has  the  Bfagistrate  of  aaeertaMuay  the  real  fiictaof  thecaaet 
The  suttee  invariably  takte  plaee  before  the  oOeial  inqniry  is  sent :  after  its  oonolosieB* 
who  win  come  forward  to  pomt  ont  anyillecal  act  doring  the  performance  of  the  ceremony  T 
Beiides,  who  are  those  persons  who  sign  their  names  to  the  paper,  stating  that  the  woman^ 
of  her  own  free  will,  devotes  herself? 

*  A  kw  Bugh(»  dosbt]ess>  be  promnlgated  for  the  aboKtieii  of  this  practice,  #ithoat  eaoilii^ 
«qr  sarions  distorbanoe.  It  has  already  been  done  in  Yogard  to  the  sacrifice  of  ehiMraa  at 
Saogor,  and  elsewhere  j  as  well  as  the  practice  of  .destroying  female  iniaa^»  and  the 
barying  alive  of  women.  Why,  *if  these  cnstoess.  which,  were  also  generally  practised* 
have  been  abolished  by  a  hnmane  Government,  shonldnot  the  practice  of  sottee  be  sibolishedT 
The  destraction  of  a  woman  or  of  a  child,  in  the  eye  of  the  law,  is  eqnal:  the  free  consent 
alleged  in  palliation  of  the  sacrifice,  appeanto  me  inadmissible  :  that  is,  no  fair  jodsemeni 
«aii  he -passed  npon  a  person  nom  etmipM  mttUU,  assenting  to  the  performance  of  thu  act « 
for  can  ajiersen  be  called  actaally  in  a  soand  state  of  raasoa  and  ofinindyaBder^eagitii- 
tioB  of  gnef  ?  and  weald  a  person's  deposition  pnder  this  slate  of  auad,  be  recaivedia  a 
Ooort  of  Jostice,  in  a  caae  where  life  and  death  wero  at  stake  t  Is  the  practice  of  snttea 
in  any  part  of  the  Shasterslnsisted  open  7  or  is  it  only  recommended  ?  Can  the  performance 
of  th»  ceremony  be  in  trath  called  a  volantary  act?^  Is  the  cnstom  prevalent  tfiroaghont 
India  ?  or  is  it  confined,  in  a  great  degree,  to  the  districts  adjacent  to  the  Pkestdency? 
lioekat  the  statements— 4hey  exhibit  a  class  of  people  who  most  have  been  generally 
tgnoraot  of  the  Shasters. 

I  trost  ycm  wiU  pardon  any  fireadam  of  remail^  m  giving  my  opinioD  OB  this  salgaet  to  tha 
best  of  my  jadgmenL 


CONTRIBUTIONS  TO  THE  CHURCH  MISSIONARY  SOCIETT, 
Brmm  Nmf.  S9if,  !•  D^e.  15,  1893. 


Prt$€ut  '  7*otai. 
A880CIATIOKS.  L.  t.  <<.  L,  i,  d. 
Athcntoae  ...  .  .  ss*.  «ls« 
BaaiagMoke  (Uptoo  Gray)  -  Siaio-  «S7ia 
Bath  (Chippenham)  .  .  ii  to  o  •  9«ii  a  ft 
Berkshire  -  -  -  -aSiSo-jM^Sa 
Berwick  4  '^veedmoeth  5*«.      is  aa 

Binaiagham  .     s  a  a*  mis  f  la 

Brighum  -]»aa-    its  aa 

Briatol  -Maaa-  aasfia  a  a 

Cambridge,  Town,  CoanfV,)  ^       -       ^ 

and  UoVtrtlty  -  -  />*  f  •  -  4^M  >  n 
Chichcaur  li  West  Seaaez  •  gf  •  ••tt^n  $ 
CliurchLawrord(Warwlckthire)s  a  a  •  sm  4  a 
ColchesUr  k  East  Bstex  -  10  a  a  .  3074  10  4 
Derhythire  -  -  -  -Mtaa-sNIisn 
Devon  and  Bxcier  •    ft  t  la  •  4«t  is  4 

Bdmonton        •  a  a  a  •    ^gt   t  la 

Oain»borottgh      •       .       •      iia*7Sii4it 
Oloucetterthire         -        -    ss  a  a  •  sft*<  S  f 

i  •  •'      4  a  a 

ii  o  a-  SMB  6  s 

Stf  a  •  .   6S00  10  la 


OofUhlll  and  Hs  Vicialtjl 
(UlaoTWighO        •        J 

Jent  (Bromley,  &c.) 
eiceaterthire 


Maon,BaatcHantf) 
Meon,  West  (Do.)      . 
Norlbtk  and  NonHdi 
North  ghieMa 
PinaerCMMdlaaes;) 
Weymouth 


Talo/. 
Lr  $*  d,    L.  B,  d. 
>M  «•     IS  s  • 

-  I  10  a  -     It  s  S 

•  m  $  a .  §7,7  ,   » 

•  f  4  a-   ^n   % 

-  *  s  •-    Sllf  U 

-  ••  •  ••   in  7   7 


COLLECnOKa 
Aveline,  Mist  E.  Lyme    •      >i««»      aits 
Haather,MlM,BI»hop*tWalthami  •  «.    17  «  « 
Prichard,  MIm,  Kiddenaln»ter,i4  a  a  -  ils  «  • 

BENEFACnOHS. 
J.S.  .         .        ..••.. 

Boberti,  Thomas,  Baq.  Bastall  Sqnart,       m  la  • 

CONOREOATIONAL  COLLlCnONg. 

Bamtlay  (Yorkshire)  81.  Mary *•  by  Rer.  1       ^ 

T.  Cottcrill         -         -         .  i  "  If  S 

Bob  CDo.)        SCOcorgs'i  Bo.       9  la  # 

Koyatone   (Do,y  Ba.       •  la  • 

Maidenhead  by  Her.  Mr.  Koollis        .      la  S  a 


•*!•  Fkge  4S«.  tha  sum  of  jd:  ii«.  id.  from  Bcwsbnry  A^sodatloa  wai  contrlboied  by  the  Mirlcl^  ssd 
Hartsbcad  Branch. 


INDEX  OF  NAMES  Of  PERSONS. 

Ths  Xamtt  prmteiliM  liaiics^  ar§  iMoa  0/4fruan  CkUdren  named  iy  BoutfmOan, 

AMBiANBL^lUMttS  AOKW,  MMrt  .  198   B«kkcr,  Mr.    .-.  19   Bfe«^»r«»Bidccoi;9U 

AHMiab,  Prioee.  19  Aatbimoty  Pfetriarch,  BiMenon,  Ca|A.  199  BedwcU,  P«  cm}^  40B 
AbdoolMciseeli.Rey.  22   BaU,  Mi«  Kitty,  tSO  Bebadur  .  433,  434 

43,  434,  5Sa  Aotbomas,  Jolm  .  61   BaUaocc*  I.  «q.  228   BaigiUov.  T.  30,  31 

AbMUh  .  4a0v490  AolOBio  •  .  1^»  1^4  295   MghtM»  lia  ^  .  91 

ABdlf, B««**iw C.  liK>  AaoiidtlfMMb.  44  Bidlud,  Gapft.  .  227   BainlifaA  .  It*  172 

AtovMmbie,  .Jdbn,  Amwda 99   BtanptMi  W.  •  .  36.  Bdf.Ber.Dr.  .  461 

183,  486  Apoo  ...  505,  506   BaDkbead,W^199  Bell,  Ren  Hr.  .  168 

AbnhanfnimaYeily)  Aratooii,B(r.Cara|>eit  Baptiste/J.  ...  49  BcU»Li«iit  •  %  336 

52  36  Bar  Jokai»  Rabbi  3.  Bdl,  Mr 3 

AbMbamCTiiiMOma-  AKbbaU»JaiiMal^,17  %Sa  BaUMy,  Mr  .  .  73 

Me>> 01  ArtalUVa,  B^ab,  69   BafWritawinBabMM   BaRaroiiiie,  C:aid.23S 

AVr«ba«MiHi»Mr.470  Amoed,TbaraM|173  939   Bellbrt>o«i9S.asq.  940 

Acarter,  Rev.  J.  954  ArmstroDC,  Dr.  461    BarbatReT.9990,997    BieUett,  Rcr.  G,  337 

Ackers,  Mr.  W.  595  ArDOtt,ReT.S926,227  Barclay,  Rev.  6.  257    BcUett*  R.  c«|.  -  337 

AabMi4vSii(T4Bu909  AfUlHS  Binr.  T.  336  BAraBbnick»  Rev.  &*    BelmaffcCaiiot«a  of, 

AdMBv  ML  T.  43, 409  AiihuB,  Cm^  .  tU        53-^5/k36*«-44l.  949,  950 

AdNMiyMr.    ...  36  Aitbur^  BIIh  .  .  39B  Barff,  C 49    BaaarBt,  B^ab  of^  44 

A4amt,M»D,114,115  ArunM,  RcT.John,  Barban,  Ld.38e,594  Bancroft,  Mtai,  1199 
Adams,  Rfr.  8.  .  526  907,  216,  257    Barbam,  Dr  .  .  336    P— JtiTnlnftTraTri— d) 

Addaioo,Rev.Jf>«epb»  AUitai,H.   ...  51   Barham,  Rev.  U.336  80 

337,338  Aihl«n,IUi«237,^38  Barioff,  Sir  T.  .  211    Bannat,  Bcv.  W.  935 

AJdiiao»T.&atf.t56  AapimMr.J.    .994  Ba»ker^Mr.a91v99   BaOiMe.Min,  15,149 

AdaaeytMVi  .  .  167  A9traeba«,Arebb.48B  109   Batttinck,  LdvW.  995 

AdiBykalattk    ...  53  AAeckee   ....  59B  Barker,  B 14    Bcnvelf,  Rev.E.  297 

Adiappcft,  David,  5t  Athill,  Rtv.  Mw.  168,  Barker,J.asq.  20,109  Benx,  Heoiy ...  25 
AdliBCtaB,4Qhii»  43  418  Barnes,  Arabd. .  309    Berg,  C.E.   ....  75 

40%  408, 407  AAUnaMi,9nv.R.  335   Bawaa,  Rev.  G.  295   Bei«v«  .«...*•  75 

Afrieanar   .  17,119  Atkins<Mi,Rev.W.253   Barnes,  Rev.  H.  168   Barkw,  Reivw  &  108 

AMa«M^eNhf.9l9  AtklMiAi,0.ea^.8S8   Bafattf,  iblv^Tw  964  935,990^^98 

Acv,Mr.Jobn  .  368  Atkinaon,  Mtlet ..  9   Barrett,  Rev.  Dr.  292    Berry,  Rev.  J.  •  940 

Akenbead,Mr.W.371  AufiehlaaM,  Raa.Mr.  Bwiy,  Col>.  .  .  167  Bertody,  Oipt. .  407 
Akarttotb  ....  64  131   Barry Dr.298,380p409    Best,  Rev. T...  956 

Akiba,  RiMr  •.  992  Awleay  Capt.   .  927   Bwrttet*,  mv.T.  107    RettajMnJU  190,998 

Akoa 506  Austin,  Mr.-B.  .  240  336-^38    Betnier,  F.  L.  .    24 

Albert 80  Aaum 70  BaCbunt, B. 995.383    Bevan,  Rev.P.  .994 

Aleiandreai   ..  150  Aveline,Misa328,565   Batten,  Rev.  Mr.  338   Bexlay,Ufd,  167,9 10 

Allcot,John,etq.  927  AyckbooinRev.F.372   Baxter  .  .  346,410      911,  946,  905^594 

Alien,  Bav.S.  .294  Ayre,  Mr.   ...  167    Baxter«S.S.etii.417   Bbovodgw   .  .  .  49 

AUeB,B.Ii.aM|.253  Ayres,Dr.  10,149,143   Bayly,  Rev.  Mr.  461   Btekerstetb,  Rnr.  E. 

Anen,  8.    .   ...  68  Babio8rton,Rev.J.956    BayDes,M^}..Gen*166     940,  254,  9M,  996 

Anen,9araii,SlO»399  Babingt0DRev.M.256   Baaalgette,  Capt.  915     328,338,373,460 

Allen,  W.  mt^  •  914  BabinstonT.etq.  956   Baaobcrofl,  Rev.  R.  P.  461,  480,  932 

AUan,  WHNaM  .  140  Bacoti,Mr. 68^10,141  997,  408,  596   BkfcerstMb,Mf«.  986 

Allis,1l9B^.R.W.255  Bacon,  John, esq.  207   BeaA>n,  Rev.  6^  337   Bjekerstetb,  R.   910 

956,379,408^595  274,205   Beaufort,  Ducbesa  of,   JKckemtetb,  &  .  486 

AhDand,Rar.Mr.954  Badeaek,Rev.H.  337  220,377   Bickefttctli,W.  999 

Alphi,  Rev.  C.  B.  120  Badcock,  J.  esq.  337   Beek,  Jaodb  ...  80  310,  992 

Amaottt  Messeeli,  43  Baer 64  Betek,  J.  253,945,285   AVX^i<#<A,J?iit.  t90 

Ames,  Mr.  .  73,74  Bailey,  Rev.  Be^J.  50  Beck,  J.  C  ^  .  .79,  Bicknell,  BIr.  .  .  69 
Amberst,  Lo^ .  119  63,149^151,153  Beok,  J.  H^  11,  541  .Biddalpb,Rev^T.937 
Ananderayer    ..48         154,267,459,453   Beekauer,  Rev.  C  W.   Bidan,  Mr.  Jbha  120 

Anderdon,C.Pesq3S7  Bailey,  Mrs.  .  .  154    5, 299, 380, 368,899 -BienvenaeJtfr.N.940 

Aiidei«on,Hon.W2d7  Bailey,  Rev.  H.    253  ^24  BiUii«aley,  Mr.  190 

939  Bailey,  Rev.J.69^198  Beeker 75  368 

Andei«on,lltfn  .  237  Bailey,^Mrf.  68,407   BeekenMi^W.96,101    BHaey 130 

ADderton,'W.  (ISoutb  Baioham    .   .  .  130   Beckley,  R.  6, 7, 141 '  Bin|fbam,Rcv.R.  997 

Africa)  .  .  13, 15  Bairston,  J.  esq.  255  '  142, 4208  387    Bingbam,RevJI.  jun. 

Anderson,  W.  (West  Baker,Rev.H.50,t50  Beckleyv  Mrs.   ,  290  997 

Indies)  ....  74  154,459    Beddy,   Mr.  J     338   Btnf  bam,  Hifaaa,  71 

-ews,Rev.Dr.«14  Baker,  H.  esq.    373  417,  595  557,  561—563 

,Rev.W.H.489  Baker,  Mr.  •  .  .    8   BcdeU,  Bisbop,   259  Bingbam,  Mrs.  .  71 


INDfiX  OP  NAM^  OP  PERSONS. 


Bioit^sm,  Mn  •  167 

Binirley,  H.  esq.  328 

BtimiD^yW.    .   .  t5 

Bimi,  Rev.  C.    .  373 

Bird,  Rer.  C.  J.  ite 

Bird,  Rev.  haac,  f  3 

158,  198,  393 

Bird,  C.  esq.    .    541 

'  Blrd,Robert,esq.  373 

Btrd;W.e8q.240,328 

-  Bird,  Mrt.  .  .  .  IHO 

Bifthop,  Rev.  W.  353 

Bishop,  ArtemM,  70 

117 

Bifis,  Rer.  H.   .    168 

Black,Rev.W.H.9^5 

336,  368 

Blaokdeii,Rev*Mr596 

•BkikUloB,SirM.252 

«63 

•  Blackley,Mr.G.B953 
.  BUckiiiore,RevHlS73 
'  Blair, W.esq.  83—85 

Blanck  Hm.  W.  SS7 
«38 
Blaoqoo,  Mr.  .  tl6 
BHck,Rev.P.87<,4l7 
Blick,  Rev.  E.  .  S72 
;  Btiffh,  Gapt.  .  .  114 
Blist,  Rav.  G.  .996 
.BIiaarRev.W.120,408 
BKtt. 74 

•  Bloisett,  Sir  H.  397 
i  BloMon,  T.    .    .  09 

ltluett,Rev.iidvtl336 
Bluiohardt^  R«v.  T. 
382,  481—483 
Biyth,  Rev.  O.  £5,96 
Bijfik*,  Unrnf .  $39 

•  BoaNliiiaiHRev.0407 
Boate,  H.  esq. .  336 
Boebnish,  Fkwt  903 

•  1204,  243,  d45,  S34 
Boeahof  ...  74,  75 

<  BuaHia,  Dart  •  t5 
BoltoB,Caeq.„954 
Bbaati 12 

:  Borkae,  J.  aM|.    935 

'  BurOMUfear    .  »  .  414 

« Borfowif  Rev.W.  53fi 

Bdf  well.  Ran  Martia, 

MO,  338^535 

'Basvall.Mfa.  ,  595 
BmhU^M^  .  190 
B6tt,JaMpk  .  .  ei 
BoudiaoUDr.  .  115 

« Bourke,  RolMrt,  atq. 
460,483 

iBbume^Mf.  C.  SS6 
Bourne,  R*  69»  108 
Bowdem  BUs.  :  407 

•BoweD>Rev.N.C.4ei 
Bowar,Rav.JokB,335 
B^d^  Rev.  C.  .  461 


BowJey,  Rev.  W.  44, 
401,  402,  433,  522 
Boyd,Wa]ter,esq.l67 
Boyle,  Hod.  R.  !292 
Boys,  Rev.  Mr.  454 
Boyt,  Rev.T.  .  526 
Bradford  .  .  .  ISO 
Brady,  Mr.  iobn  t80 
Braioerd,  .  .  .  459 
Brandrafii,R«v.A.  I67 

910 
BraiA,Rev.W.H.  373 
Brasb,  Rev.W.  119 
Breay,'Rer.  J;0.525 
Brentumdj  David9S9 
BreretOD,  Rev.  C.994 

295 
Brewster,  Rev. J.  871 
Brew«ter,Rav.J.  Jud. 

371 
Briee,  MIm  P.  .  140 
firidses,  Rev.  N.  336 
Brifn^,  Rev.  G.  254 
Brifhtwell,T.esq.216 
Briodabond,  42,515 

616 
Brisbane,  Sir  Tho.  66 
199,407 
BHstoUBp.ofll9,198 
949,289,£9M92y416 
Bristol,  Oeaa  of,  129 
Bfoadbent,  Mr.  16  • 
.Brook,  Rav.  T.  838 
Brodie,  Capt.  .  199 
Bromikiw,  Mr.  J.  525 
Brooke,  lUv.  T.  936 
Brookes,  T.  18,119 
BrookaaldCesq.  257 
Brooks,  Rev.  J.W.253 
BffotbertoB,  Rev.  Mr. 

213 
BcvHsglitOB^  Mr.  240 
BroiMlie,  Mrs.  .  939 
Browii,Rev.  D.  81,82 

S96 
Brwwoy  Rav  Jolia843 
Brown,  Rev.  J^ILSas 
Bmwn^  Colonel  596 
BfownMr.C.  120,456^ 
Brown^  Mrs*  C*  909 
Brown,  S.  .  .  .  T5 
Brown,  Mr.  T.37,361 
Brown,  Mr.  T.  (lata) 
.40,118 
^Biown,  Mrs.*  .  118 
Browne,  Rev.  G.  525 
Browning,  Rev.  T«59 
BrownlBf ,  Mrs.  59 
BfownlBa,J.  15,M8 
Bhicknar,GotUob65 
Bffunnei  •  •  •  .  .  75 
B#yaBRev.6.927,298 
Baclianan,Rav.Dr.8 1 
«S,t51,155,267^26 


BncbCBan,WBlter  98 
Buck  .  .  ^  .  .  .  73 
Buckle,  Hton.T.S.998 

430 
Buckley,  Mr.  R.  972 
BuckwortbRevHF.253 
Bodd,Rev.H.210,2n 
295,479 
Bull,  Rev.  G.  S.  954 
Ball,  Rev.  J.996)4t7 
Bull,  Rev.  W.  .  957 
BuHivaut,  Rev.H.190 
Buntlnif,  Rev.il.2Cr7 
218,939,957 
Banyan,  Jobn  .  974 
Bunyer,  Mr.  J.  5,993 
999.301,416,430,594 
Bttny«r,Mrs.  993,999 
300,  380, 416,  594 
Burckfaardt  .  .  930 
Bnrder,  Rev»  €1.  06 
Burgess,  Rev.  B.  915 
Bnrgats,Rav«W.997 

928 
Borgcss,  Mrs.  B.  989 

456 
Barsb,T.esq.  46Q 
Bttrke,  Rev.  Mr.  168 
Barn,  Rev  E.910.99r 
928,956,379 
Barciett,.Rev.  J.  371 
Burnett,  Rev4Mr.595 
Bart,  Capt.Tbo.  408 
Bnrton.  Rld>.  64,05 
Barton,  Mrs. .  .  190 
Burtt,  Mr.  J.  .  994 
Busbe,Rev.  W.  418 
Butler,  Rev.  J.  67 
504,  508,  519 
Butler,  Mrs  .  .  505 
Butler,  Mr.  9. .  .  67 
Batteoaar  .  *  .  .  d4 
Batterwovtii,  J*  aaq. 
M:P.  907, 915,957 

995 

BattresSi<l.«sq.  907 

Butts,  Miss  ...  939 

Baaton,T.PgMq.M.P. 

34, 918y  373—375 

ByanltMisse0939f4O6 

Byron,  Miss  .  .  190 

Caemaiei«i\A^443 

Calcutta,  Bishop  of 

(Hebar)  119,910, 

991,996,949,950 

989^999,339,518 

Caleatta>  Bisbep  of 

<Mlddlaiaa)36»54,57 

81-^83,    114,   107 

995,  949,  291,  590 

Caldwali;Mr.l90,940 

456 
Caledon,Barlof,913 
CaHaway,^«ho  *  61 


CaRborpe,  Lord,  ^&T 
908,  ^210,  911,  915 
918,947^1,965,379 
CaklRNrpe4Ion.r.913 
Oalvert,N*asq.M.P. 
.595 
Cameron,  Rev.C.  379 
Cameron,  M«(|or,  460 
CamlUeri,Rev.Pad^ 

L 94 

Cammel,Mr.  141,142 
Campbell,  Rev.  A.M. 

165,991 
CampbeH,aev.H.167 
Campliell,Rev.J.  16 
9«8 
Campbell,  Mr.  .  389 
Canbam,John  .  tS 
CaaBiBC,Mr374^375 
€annblo,Ginseppe,93 
Cannor,  Mr.  .  .  434 
Gaiilarbary,Archb.or, 
949,  992,  346 
CappaivRav.Preb.240 
CartUOej  JHIk-  .  939 
€aray,Rev»Dr.40,493 
Carey,  Mrs  ...  40 
Carey,  BoiUea  ,  36 
"^  Carey,  Jabei  .  .  45 
Carey,  Lott  ...  6 
Carey,  W.  Jan.  .  41 
CarUslavDeanor,992 
Came,RavJ^36,337 
Cama,  W.esq.  .336 

CarohM 37 

Carpenter,Mr.W.240 
Carr,Rav.J.335,3?l 
417 
Carr,  Mr<  W.  .  120 
Carralliers,  Rev.  J .  J. 
94,  25,  27,  183 
CamiUiars,  Mrs.  95 
Cartwrigt)l,Rev^.953 
Carlwrlffbt.  Rev.  Mr. 
190 
Carver,  Robert  .  hi 
Casami^r^Mr.6.54 
Catar,J.e8q.  167,995 
Gator,  T.  cs<h  .  499 
CatU,  James  .  .  75 
Caulker,  Mr.Georre, 

388,389 
Caulker,  Mr.  T.  389 
Caulker,  Stopbeih  10 
Cawoad,    Rev.  Jobn 

168,319 
Cawthorna,  Misa^9 
Ceeil, Rev. R.  ...  85 
Chamberlain,  P.  71 
ChambarialB,J«ba«3 
515 
Cbamberlain,Maa.49 
Chambeia,  Hiram,  48 
CbambaT%Mfli..  48 


CUmpioQ,  Mr,  lao 

S3»,  d«S,  S%2 

CbBpUo,Rev.W.Si5 

CbapaMQ,C«pU.  61 

371,417 
Chwdi  D ,  Sir  John  111 
Cbarleiwvnh,  Rev.  J. 
417 
Cbaniock,Rv.W.237 
Chftt^MibrUod,  Viae. 
134 

CbMUtjJ 57 

€b«apr  Rev.  A.  •  254 
Chcaralcy,A.etq.460 
Clieesewri^l»  J. .  73 
Ch^pmellHev.W^aS 
Chester,  Bub.  of  292 

Chick,  G 18 

Chrtitivi  •  ...  54 
Cbrittifto,  Priocc»4d7 
Chrittiao,  ten.   sod 

Jan.  115 
Churcb,Rev.C.54>56 
CUrk,  Rev.  G.  •  215 
Clfrke,RevJ)rA.207 
Clarke,  Rev.  H..  953 
Clarke,  Rtv.W.  372 
Clarke,C«pt.l58,199 
Clarke,  Mr.  Georfe 
ar,  279,  326,  454 
Clarke,  Mrs.  67, 279 
Clarksoo,Rev.Mr.526 
Qayloo,  Rev.G.  2U 
219 
Clayton,  Rev..  John 
jus.  214,215,218 
Clemeni  .  .  12,  172 
C]cv«landy  Arcbd.  of 

129, 292 
Cliflbrd,  H,  esq.  418 
CkMcRev.F.  338,525 
aote,MiUor.  .  215 
aoM,  Titui,  53,  199 
.Cloie,Mrt..  .  .  199 
Clo«fh>B,5&327,551 
Cludde,E.ciq.  .372 
Chidde,  W;  eM|.  372 
CoaUf,  Mitt  .  408 
Cochrane,  Henry  ,5 14 
Coekbarn,SirW.166 
Cocktboit,J.Cf q.  255 
Codaar,  S.  esq.  295 
«CodriaftDD,Geii.  222 
Gogan,  Rev.T.  226 
CQke»Rev.Or,    269 

Oiker»  Mr 5 

Colebert;er«Archd292 
CobUrell,Rev.W.£. 

215,  338 
Cok,  Rev;W.  H-.  227 
CotoiT.etq.  .  298 
"  >,  W.  evq.    .  430 


INDEX  OP  NAM«8  OF  PERSONS. 
Coleridc«,Rev.W221   Coodill,  Rev.  J.  33(1 
Cu]lie,  David  .  .  30   Ci|idi«baMe»  W.  ctq 
Cottie,  Mrs.  ...  30  .  211 

CoUier,  Sir  Geor^,  2   CanBiDsham,  Rev.  J. 
Colniaa,J.34,35,118  ,  W. ..  208,213,240, 


Combo,  Kiaf  of  .  S 
Coogo 147 


260,  264,  273,  275 
328,  338,  525 


ConneH,CouBeel.37 1   CaoDinghaiB,  Rev.  F. 


Coiirad,Melcbior,202 


294,  417 


Conttable,  Dr. .  461  Cuffett,  Mr.   .   .  25 

Cook,  Mr.   130,465  Corrie,  Rev.  Mr.  461 

Cook,Mr.G.  240, 512  Curwea,  Rev.  S.  21^ 

Cooke,ltaac,etq.  167  CuttaaccG.esq.  372 

Cooke,  W.etq.   214  Culbotb,  C.  etq.  338 

Cooke,  MUt,  37, 38,  Cavier,  Baron  .  134 

195,196,199,355^58  Daggett,  Mn.  .  561 

Cooke,Mis8J«ne,  199  Dale,  Rev.  T.   .  295 

Cooper,  Rev.  £.  372  Pallia,  Rev.  J.  .  254 

512  DalryDiple,A.e4q^7 

CooperJUvJ373,525  Daltoo,  Mr.  338,418 

Coop«r,RevJ.(iBdta)  Daly,Rev.Robert207 

343,  512  208,  210,  2113,  260 

C0oper9RaT.Mr.227  Daly,  SuGcorge,  327 

526   Damiu •74 

Cooper,  Mrt.  F.  120  Dancer^Mrt.  239,328 

Corlet,J.etq.237,238  Daniel(BardwaD)  41, 

ComeUtu57,161.l64  $60 

Corrance,Rev.F.  256  Daniel,  Rev.  E.  336 

Corrie,Rev.D.  37^38  Daniel,  Mr.   .  .  335 

41,195,199,357-359  D'Anselme,  C.    .  41 

361,  432,  434,  472  Darling,  David  .  69 

Corrie,  Mrt.  .  .  195  Dav^,  Mr»  S.  .  366 

Cortit,  Mist  H.  .  198  Davey» Tbomaii,  5, 7, 

Cotter,  Rev.  Dr.  461  298,  299,  430 

Cotterili,  Rev.T.  253  Davey.  Mrt. .  7,  299 

257,565  David,  (llnnev.)  52 

Coulten,  Rev.  H.  336  David,  Rey*  C      ^ 

Coult^^^  Jamet .  74  David,  Ao^e    .  174 

CoweU,Mr.  John,67  David,  Auben  ..  58 

Ccwlard,Rev,W.  337  DavidC.201,204  246 

Coi,Rev.Ji>sepb>253  Daviet,  Rev.  D.  372 

C9x,Harri€t    .  239  Daviet,  Rev.  Hen.  48 

Cradoek,  Mrt^E.  408  DavietRev.J.167,168 

Craomer,  Arcbb.  130  Daviet,  U  . .  75,119 

Cranu,  201,205,241  Daviet (Denarafm)7S 

.  242,  245,281,284  DavietJ.(Otabeit*)09 

285, 287,  329-333  Daviea,J.(W.Iod.)75 

Crawfoc!d»  Rev.  Ales.  Davit,  Rev.  R.     239 

343,512  Davit,  H.  esq.  .  167 

Crctpin,  Rev.  A.  227  Davit,  WiUiaiD5,7,IO 

Crisp,  Edmund  .  55  Davit,  MImS.E.  120 

Crisp,  Mre  .  ..  .  55  Daviton,Cap.2d9,407 

CroAoa»Rev.Mr.  168  Davy,  Rev.  G.  •  378 

CrofU,  Joba  .  .  76  Dawet,  Mr.  T.    289 

Croggan,  Mr.    .  130  Dawes, Mr.W.7 4^887 

Crook,  W.  Paiooe,  69  238 

Crote,  W.  ....  44  Dawton,  Rev.  A.  495 

CrtM«Ban«R«v.F.d37  Dawiob,  JaoMtv.  .56 

Clrow,  Rev.  W.  109  Dby,Rev.Prttid.  117 

367,  418  D,y,  Rov.  W.  .  167 

Croar, Mrt.  199,  367  J)ap,  Jtm  i,  .  ..4A6 

Crowley,  John    .45  l>a]r,Aifary  JbMe486 

.C(ihitt,Rev.Joho,294  lycrua,  Daniogw  57 

Cumni»og,Rev.U.461  Dc  Buttt,  Gea. .  166 


Peidtfy>*R4v.  W.  2il 

166,210,388,526 

Dcenr,  Rev.  W.J.41 

i99,S54,360--d6<> 

Debm  .........  26 

De  HuBibolt*  Bacou 

134 

Deinioger,  Rev;T.C. 

23,158^367,407, 

512,524 

De  Jai^eourt, .  Mar- 

quit  .  .  •  .  .  296 

Dcllon,  M. ...  399 

DeMoatbrat,  Baraa 

134 

Denmark,  Kli«  of, 

C04»340 

Dennit,  A.  1$,  •     55 

Dent,J.ctqJtf.P.2d5 

De  Pauoret,  Coaot 

134 

De  Pledatco,  Mr.  E. 

Ill 

Dereb«,Mr.  .  -in 

De  Rotsel,  Mon^lS4 

De  Sacy,  JBarea   S. 

414,420,422,479 

DeStael,Baroa  131 

DeTorTeno,€2oaat2 18 

Devatagayaaa,    John 

58,267 

De  WattetiUe,  Bicb. 

.  162^333 

De»ter,  TboBHt,4]8 

DickaBton,Rev^d71 

Dickton,  Miv  27,« 

488 

Dieriag 65 

D*dcea,RcT.Tbei.254 
Dillc«n^RcvR.C.2t;3 
Diltook  ....  433 
Diodatl  ....  42:; 
DIonyiiut,  Mar.  150 

Dittricfa,  Aug«aiit25 
DHtvleb,.ileBry  25 
DitoBVRev.W.  255 
Disooi  Joba  e6q*87l 
Dixon,  Mr.  Joeb.254 
Dobbt,  Minee  .  939 
Dober,Leon.'9Q8,S04 
Dobibn,  Rev.  W.  255 
Dod,  Matter  W.  190 
Doddiid^  .  •  •  968 
1>oddk,MMi  .  .  136 
DoagD,  Kerry  .  138 
Dougkt,  J.  R.  .  4D 
Dbuglatt,  Mr.  .  515 
Dowdy  B.tEtq<37,2S8 
Doiiea,Rev.^Mr.59B 
Doyle,  R^.J.W;  256 
"Dracbart,  Mr.  .  380 
*DrifAeld,Reir.r..25.-i 
•956)526 


Drudftmotitt,  Ret.  9, 

Drumroonilll.esq5 18 
DicUiwba  ....  26 

Duddio^fRer.  B.  253 

Dudley,  Mr.  CS.  219 

S20»  288,337,426 

Dutc^o,  Or.  .  .  379 

Dunbar,  J T5 

Dttoc«u,Ooircmor251 

Duucmn,  Petf  r  .  •  75 

Du|>r^,  Rev.  Or.  338 

narincRev.  H.  3—5 

9,    102,  104—106, 

lOB,  109,  138,  130 

158.  S39,  299,300 

30<  304,  307,  320 

367,381,383-385 

392,  407,  480,  511 

Pi^kriniT*  Mn*  9>  ^^9 

304,  318,  384,  387 

Du^ntosr,  Rt.W.227 

Uuttoo,  Joseph  •  43 

Dya«,  Capt.  •  .  460 

Pycr,  1UV.  John  216 

Evt,  Kcv.  John  167 

Eafii.StrE.U.33,352 

E«toa,  Mr 72 

Eatoti,R.e«q.295,337 

Rherl4 80 

^le,  CaplUin  .  .  335 

lS*tjcm>fne,J.  c«|  337 

£diiiuuMo«  Juo.  Jan. 

75,91 

B<lw»nl  VI.  .  .  ISO 

Ed«anlt,Rcv.E.253 

294,  295 

E'1warJt,Edwafd  17 

S<lwahls,Mr.R.512 

E^r.Mr  J.  .  .  240 

E^ede,  200,204,205 

241—243,  284 

Eldridft,C«pt..417 

filiftt,Rcv.JbhQ213 

Bli<ab«tb,  Queen  130 

Elkiofl,Mrt,Elif .  2l3 

Elltby,  R«v.  Pnocit 

338,525 

EHertoQ,  Mr.  37,191 

192352.354^861,363 

EUcrtbo,  Mr.  (Par4- 

va^' .;,  •  •  .  •  41 

B^iott,  C  CM|; .  166 

£lli«tt,R]ebard..7S 

£ttiott,WiUlam  18,19 

Etlii  .  .  .  .  75,  IVO 

EHit,  R#v.  W.  .  25:4 

SlUt,  W.  69, 70, 418 

El  DhbfttootfHoii'lf  r. 

46 

E1«iier,  Mr,  .  ,  .  97 

Kl^tun,  Mr«*  •  •  240 

^U«ll.Mr.RJ«iB.12C 


INDEX  OP  NAMKS  OF  PERSONS. 

Elwiii,Rcv.P.167,16d   Pitif .80 

Eiwobd,  It  ««i|.  418  Pleainf ,  Robert^  30 

Ely,  Archd.  of  .  129  Fktehef,  Rtv.  J.  21Q 

EoakM   ....  506  213—216 

BiirU9d,Mr  J.P<  190  Fktofaer,  h  .  t»,  190 

EnkiBc,Hon.  &  ReT.  Fletcher,  Mrt.  •  199 

H.D.  256,37 1,372  PIticber,  Mr.  .  .  48 

417,525  Flood,  Rtv.  S.  5, 140 

fir»kSiit,T.etq.  219  142,293,298—300 

Sitcburt,  Hon.  Mrt,  303-305,380,384 

220  Flood,  Mrs.  293,303 

EoseniM,  Patria.  22  -«^0V38O 

EvMt,  C.  .  .  64,  65  PoUamhe,  MIm,  326 

BvaiM,  Evan,  12,513  Forbes,  Aadrtw  .  49 

Efant,  W.  eM|.  M.P.  Porbet,  Francii,  295 

214,218  Forenao,R.B.et<|51t 

SYa9KMi,RMr,W.295  PorMt,Mr. ...  253 

532  Forater,  Mrt.  M.  240 

SvarU,  J.  eiq.  .  1 17  Porteteue,  C.  aaq  462 

ETerard,  Mrf.J.  120  PoneiCQC,Mr.W.S37 

Every,  Rev.  N.    335  Poater,  J.  L.  eMi.  460 

Bwald,ProfeMor,204  462 

Ewbaok,RaT.W.254  Pbolkt,  A.  eM|. .  167 

E«ettfl«Mr.O.240328  Poantain,  J.    .  .  40 

BaBOtttb,Adiii.VMc  Foi,G.5,300,30 1,382 

210  Pox,Mrfl.  .  .  5,300 

Paber,ReY.G.S.  371  Poi,  W.  B    ...  58 

Pabrioiut    ....  54  Prance,  Kin;  of,  271 

Faitbrul,ReTMr.417  Fraoke,  Martin, [202 

PaUoon,Rer.M.461  Franklin,  Capt.    $80 

Farifh,Rcv.Prof.210  PranU,  Sophia,    431 

22r,228,2:J3»254   Fmer,C. 28 

256,525,526  Prcdfrick,      (Green. 

Parish,  Rty.  H.  512       knd) 80 

Fapqabar,  'Governor,  Freer,  Rev.  6.  •  526 

17,  18, 180  Preneh,Rev.PA.  328 

Farrar,  Bishop  .  130  French,  Patrick  .  75 


FaulkneryRev.R.  239 
Paure,Rev.A.lJtl^ 


Preeblkld,  4.  W.ns^. 
238 


Pawcett,  Rev.  J.  371  Pretwellj  Mr. .  .  253 

Fawcett,  R.  esq.  371  Pritch  .  /  .  12,  176 

Peatherstonc,  Mr.  J.  Frith  ...;.•  130 

R. 371  Frith,  Rev.  il.    .  461 

Fell,  W.  W.  esq.  255  Fry,  H.  eeq,   .  .  41B 

Fellnt,R«v.M.  .348  Pnes,Mesaeeh,44,435 

Felvns,lohn   .  .76  Pitmfanii»Rev.T.335 

Fenn,  Rev,  J.  50,150  Fysh>  Mr.  W.  W.  240 

151,154—157,268  F^vle,  Aleiander,  45 

459  ^vie,  W.    .  .  45,46 

Ffnn,  Mrs.  150,  154  cSOnddon,  S.  esq.  298 

Fenn,  Rev.  W.  ..417  Gaika,  King ,146,147 

Femandtt,  Ifna.  4$  GnHtfiQ,  Prinee,  26S 

Fink,  ^r .35  297,428i»477.488 

Finn  .  •> 64  Galloway,  James,  27 

Fisher,  Rev.  H.  45,  Gallovay,  Mi%.  .  27 

432,436  Ounhier,  Uid,  «» 
Fisher,  Mrs.  .  .  484         210,213)214,218 

Fbher.Rv.T.  337,368  Onnn,  John  esq.  338 

Plak^  Rev.  P.  23,  24,  Gnrbeti*  Rev.  J.  372 

.     a^,M^lr^l94,15B  Gardiner,  R.  esq.  240 

212,395  Gamon,R.   310,392 

FiiaienW«.Hon.  E.  Gamsey,  Rev. T.  168 

2m,  368, 379,3(10  380 

FlaveU  Swinunl    .  40  Garrswav.Hnn.R.23', 


Garraway  T.esq2374 
Garrett,  Jan  it  48»'lt( 
Gaski^,  ^.t>r.l6# 
Ganti<^Ffor.  ..  %\Q 
Gawier,  ^fttt;  •  23g 
GcU,  Rev»  PhUip  253 
Genth  •  .  ^  •  •  .  70 
George  iU.  154,396 
George^  James  esql67 
Gerber,  Rev.  ^ A29>l 
367,^ 
Gerber,  Mrs.i;9M24. 
Gerclius,  Mr./*  4711 
Gtficl^^  .  .  .  88,2^1 
Gerwein,  IT.  .  •  47A 
Gibbons,8i|John  3SA 
6ibbs,|UvifUb,371 
Giok,  John  •  .  «  75 
Giddy,  Captain.  336 
Gilbert,  RJevi  G.  525 
Gilbert,  Mr*^^.  514 
Giles,  Rev4)f.«  257 
OUes,  Nich.  ei«^  460 
Gilcniss»,S^  »  .  .  75 
Gilpin  ,  .  .>.  130 
Gipps,  Rev.  H. .  laa 
GirdlestoneRcvH294 
Gbborne^  Rev.  J.  37  2 
Gisborne,Rev»T223 
372 
Gindice,  Sif nlp^  2(^ 
GlaBfiUe,Ucffq237-ft 
GI«seQtt,Etv.C.337 
GiMdi  Miss  ..  363 
Glen,  Rev.W.  27,  28 
183,488,489 
Gleneross,  J.  esq.  335 
Olenie,  Rev.  Mr.  6o 
Qlitseb  •  »  .  .  .  79 
Obtcklen  >  ...  74 
Gk>«terJIon.A.237.8 
Glpncestnr,6p.or»  87 
167,  207,  208,  2>0 
211,247,272^273 
Qlovcesttr^'Ouke  of, 
213,  2ia 
Olo«cester,Mimir  of, 
.  167 
Glow,  U^^^  294 
Qtnhb,RevJ.M.337 
Godde,Mlm.  .  240 
Qedden^Thmpaii  74 
Godftcy«€^U«  837 
Qoepi^^  Asv.  Mr.  131 
Onata^*  *  <\«*»*T4 
Goayrn^n*  Jan , «  1^ 
Gogffly,6.^39*40 
Goldbf^iMt..9i;il«» 
GokHnr,  ^ev.  B.  337 

Gnode,  Mr.    .  .  180 

Geodejl,  Rpv.  W.  2R 

117,  158,  198,  304 


J 


Coodliftrt,|L.«iq.l67 
l5<i(Hlw{B«  RtT.B.  SM 
Gorcke'  .*••.•  80 
Gordon,  Her.  R.  S4S 
OurdoDy  Sir  O. .  166 
Gorddb,  Cli|»t.  S14 
«15»  418 
Gordon. iobo  .  .  56 
Goidon,  Lieut.  SIS 

Gordon,  Mr.  .  .  514 
Gorj^ccv,  B^  .  434 
GorlMiai,ftcv.a.C.5S9 
Gorh«iii,0.«l.ctq.  997 
596 
GorUm,  Mitt  C.  939 
Goryoattth  .  .  .  564 
Goidbrd,  Bart  of,  907 
906,  9lO^  915 
GotMr  ....  494 
Gofott,  Rot.  R.  338 
GoiraiiiCopt*  •  547 
Cny,  W,D.'  .  .  .  t5 

GnJ T3 

Gmhftm^  Rtv.  P.  371 
CnMMM>i,RieT./.^»4 
Gmbain*  Robert)  59 
Crobam,T.H.eaq.371 
GrebeiB,  Mn.  .  939 
Greot,  C.  eftq.  .  596 
6nBt,Rt.iloaX.91Q 
Grant,  J.  esq.  .  430 
GrantM^or^368,407 
Greo  vill«,O.B.«eq37  9 
Graves,  Allen,  46, 4r 
Ckmvcfl,  Mrs.  •  %  46 
4arJleT.Robtrt,417 
Gray,  John  •  •  .  98 
Gray,  W.  eiq.  .  954 
Greaves,  Rev.  G.  408 
Greaves,  RCT.  R.  595 
Greaves,  Mr. .  •'  595 
Grecnall,  Mr.  P.  595 
Greenock,  Mr. .  344 
Graenwood,Rev.W44 
Grtfory,  BL  esq.  998 
Grfgoffy,Patrkireh  99 
(Jregnrjr,  Mm  .  695 
Gi«y,RcT.Henm943 
Or^,dbn.G.  ;  997^ 
GrajvJUdy  j^ike,  i^ 
Grey,  Miti  If.  ^  IW 

GrinibslDavid;ia;i9 

'l    irt,i8d 

OrMkbs,Mfi.  IS^fBO 
Orlllieli  •«;  ^  .  :  .  80 
GrtmsKair^R^v.  T.  ft. 
S9t;  45^1159,  954 
"  *'  991,^71 
«irfmtbew,  Hcnih,  75 
(Srloll^M.ftev.'K  994 
Orto6«W,R«v^:  169 
'"  wi*^.  J.  f.  .  9OT. 


1ND£X  OF  KAMES  OF  PERSONS. 

Cnit,  Rev.  T.   .  338  HafUi^tMarcbloneis 

6ry1U,H.M.fesq.3S5       of 3&8 

Gaia'DCtf,Rev;Mf<61  He»topc,  L.  esq.  207 

barney, Rev/W.Od36  H|itcbanl,Rev.  Jpbn, 
Gurney,  D.  esq.  99^  219,  2«7 

•  ''-'*  Hanbroe,Rev.L.P.54 


Gurncy,Jobn,eiiq.9 10 
Qumey,  J  J.  esq.  294 
Habfcbt,  Profess.  102 
Heensel  ....  178 
HaflToer,  M.  esq.  430 
Hake,  Rev.  6.  .  519 


Hareo,  Peter  .  ?33 
Havcr{a{l,R<v.^¥372 
Hawtrey,Rev.C.S^U 
228,  3^8,  338,  5Sft 
Haydon,  W.  esq.  338 


Hali  Bey    ....  22  Hays«rth«RevJ.  22?. 

Hall,Rev.Robert,527  Haype,Rev.W.B.  525 

Hall,  Mr.  Francis,  67  HayMrard,  3anief»,  69 

327,  338,  to4,  50^  Haslrwood,RY.B.37^ 

HaH,  Gordon,  46,47  He  ...  ^  ....  31 


Hall,  Mn 46 

Hall,HenTy,esq.  954 
Hall,  T.  esq.  .  954 
Hall,Mr.WniIani,  69 
HaUaran,Rcv.W461 
Hallbeck,ll.P.  10.12, 
14,144,172,176,177 

Halter 14 

Haniilton,Rev.Drl67 
HauiUtoD,Rev^.532 
Haniflton,Rob^rt,  16 
Hanco<rk,R^v.W.sr3 
Hands,  J.  48,  49,  54 
Hands,  Mrs.  .  .  49 
Raofcey,W.A.e«q216 
liankey,  Mrs.  T.  239 
HankinsDn,Rv.R.994 
Hankinson,  Rev.R;E. 
995 
navnibal  •  •  •  304 
HarbidKeJifr.GcorKe, 
980,407 
Ilirdeaitle,MrWS71 
Hardy,  Rev.  C. .  190 
Hardy,J.esq.  190,910 


Hea|>,Rev.Heoi7,259 
Heard,  Mr.  .  .  477 
Uearn,RevJ^vies338 
Hcatb^r,Mnl20,240 
456 

Seatber,  Misf  .  565 
eber,  Mrs.  .  .  230 
Hedlfy,  Rfv.  A.  371 

Heen  .   '- 3} 

Hclena,EBpress,2S2 
233 
Hel|:asen,  Dean,  427 
HelUndoofp  .  .  64 
Helni,  Henry  .  .  15 
Henderson,  Rev.  Dr. 
25,99,134,262,429 
Henderson.  Rev.  Mr. 
.45^ 
Rendrick,Jen    .  16 

Henn 79 

Henninp,RevpW.S3T 
HenninK,  E.  esq.  339 
Henry,  W.  ...  69 
Hens]ey,LevlsesqS68 
Hensley,  MrsElii  36a 


Hare,  Mr.  .  ...  44  riepbarne,R.csq.  343 

Harford)  J.8.e|q.  lot  Hess,  AutUtes  :  423 

169  Hess,  Marcus    .  174 

HaHHto»,J.Mq-360  Heu ^1 

Harle,MrJ38,40,lf8  Henrb,Rev,||.    S43. 

Harper,  Mim    .  936  Hewjtt^  Hon  Jas.  163 

Harris,  Mr.    ..836  Hey,  Mr.  (late)   ^$ 

II«ril,MitMam939  Hey,Wimain,esq.  fiM 

Harfte^Miss, 939,519  Hcvriek,  W.  r>q.  9S€,, 

|lftrrit6o;Rev.T.460  Hl9knan,RevJ.M.4lSr: 

ifafrisod,C.csq.372  I^ration  .....  'i9 

I#errtsdil,"f.  r.  7S  Ifildcb>aad,Cap;.205; 

lfarHJoD,T.ef^9l8  Hill,  Rev;  Brian,  372 
UrafroK^^Earidr^^tT  in)i^  R^o.'93S!p328 ' 

lfarUi^jReT.8.R.$71  H!)1,  Henry,  esq.  1)7.. 

rtar^l^,T.'esq."586  >^|1,  J^mef,  .  .\  Bt, 

Hartopb,8li^.l:.  16?  HilL  ^i^b^Ub  .'  ^ 

llarvaM,4leV3irv#t5  Ifi^^'air,  Qapt.   .  116 

Hairvcjr,  Mr.  C.   ^56  IFMyard,  Rov.  ft.  915 
Ha«lewood,Rv.B.095  '  9)8 

Hast itt«t,Marqii1s  of,  Hintnn,Rf v.  J.H .  2S7 

18,  33,  43  Hirst,  Jobo   ...  75 


H>tcbla>,RevTM  «37 
Hoare,R«v.C.J.  16$ 
HoaK,Rcv.J.H.  SS6 
Hpare,  8.osqJttn.  IVS 
H<M>«>  Menus.  .  940 
Unbspip,Rcr.tl.L  254 
|loby,RiBv.J»meftS57 

Much ;s 

Hi)!Cken,  Jus.  esq.  336 
Hodfe,'Jbbii  .  •  76 
bo(%ioA,  A.  esq.  ^S*: 
Hod^on,  R.  esq.  257 
lipa|(son,tb.t.  12,16 
Hodgson,  Mr.  .  239 
Hudson,,  Re  v.  G.  IC7 
294,335, 336^d 

Hoff,  Mr-  • 531 

HoflTman  •  •  «  »  14 
Hosah,  \V.  esq.    379 

Hobe 74 

li|obn4Mer,Frcd.  S& 
Holder,  J.H.CM).  S40 
ifoUbouse,C.e9q.S3» 

363 
Hal)in|^prth,  Re%  N 

J. 371 

HaUist,Rev.Jubn  253 
IfoUnan,  Dr.  .  .    70 
Holmes,  Rev.  J.   696 
HoUbes,Rev.J.I.  337 
Holmes,  Rev.  R.  9fi4 
H<do  ......  561 

Holodbor ....  515 

Holwortby,Rev9.379 
Holwortby,Miss  939 
Homan,RevP460,46l 
Honoar«e,John  71,13 
Hook4x)|Can,csq.  4SQ 
Iloolf^Eiyah.  49,53 

199 
Hooper,  Blsbop  130 
Ho0per,il0hB,csq.373 
Iio0ptr^  Lmdm  .  940 
Hope,  Rev.^oha  953 

Hppf -431 

Hnpoq,TbnBas  71? 
560,561 
#sgMM,^af)(AiiS40 
Hqrn«#  Rcv<  E.  826 
Tta|rne,Rev«Jlel.  833 
lW^^.T.9.9a9 
Horn<»J^^  .  75 
Iliyner    .  .  •  .  ^  4| 

lw~q|i,  C.^^  9S5 

-^  ■WjfUe.j.sra 

(I1.  Rev.  J.  50,59 
_,55,J928;ft53^ 
^57,83^374,417 

HoMffh>Mr6tMra,52 

H4^usman,RM.T«3?% 

Hmi^  Rev.  X  G. 

952,  9S8 


JftwM<  Tkm.  .  4(1* 
Iluvarlb»R«f.8.«M 
H#«»till,  W.  ...  46 
HoWMy  R«T.  W.  Mr 
Ho<wct,M«MA.  t40 

Hujer  > 74 

Kuddlcctofte,  Rev.  J« 
6,498»S80,407,4d0 
HiMntrtMiQ  «  •  .74 
Muf  hM<  lltv;  Ji  605 
HiirliMilte#«J.  90^ 
«48 

Hu«liMvMrftMr<>5t4 
Holmes  iliev4  a  9^^ 
HnmtfAknmder,  ^* 

HMipkrt>s»  Jm.  9(> 

Huat*  HMf.  T.  .  973^ 
lft»ot»  Mr.  J.  .  9«0^ 
HobUr,  l»ha  .  .  08^ 

Milliter,  Sires.  S07 

llttlltMICdMI.  BAT^Of,' 

aii4eUiiKvK«^Mr.35 
BuicliliitOBNjCMiifStf 
UulcblflMm  LuXoK 
345 
Hutelii«MMiii«5ir 
HaitMn^Orif.  SD;8|1 
Jlatl«tt«IUvJ«t:  443 
Hyde,T.R..  .  .  75' 
lbr«hiia,Af»100fltl' 
iDM^Julai--  •^.•31 
Intt^MH'*  4  .  .  31 

(  .&S4,5«r 

ItiiiM»1limMim814 

IrviBfj  Ripr<rfijftl4t. 

S15,<i6,9l8tMS, 

1  ^i67i959}971 

IHri*.  RMfi  H^  168 

871i461' 

'      Ii«rplMly»  MoMt^  50' 

l«oii'.  Rev.  J.  •  .  5t5 

l4r«elB«iAiihem,9S9' 

^trk,  Rer.  John,  67 

J«ck««niRev.T.'958*^ 

J  nekton  vJoba   •  .  7' 

J«coh,Rcv.B.996»S97 

Jae<»hrGaptoiii  ;  954* 

JrcoM,  Marii' .  *17S' 

J»inck4»-  Rev.  iff;  ^4 

531' 

^ariiMiii«  Rev.  J.  337' 


iKnac  or  namss  oK  fBRgoNs. 

Jtel,  NMhaQ  .  175  JoMpb,  Jacob  .  49 
Jbj,  R«t.  W.  .  907  JoMphtti  ....  849 
Jky,  MfertiiB  ...  48  Joabait.  P.  J.  .  541 
Jcekdl,  Har.  O.  .595  Joirctt,'  Rev.  H.  99*^ 
Jeff,  Re^.  Win.  955  Jow«tt»  Rev;  if.  596 
JeffintdD,  Dr.  .  954  Jowett.  Rev.  W.  19 
JelTr^,  Jobii,l8,l  1 9  99,93,95,895,454 
Jeffreys,  Mrkl8,l  19  519 

JebkiDft,  Mr.*  •  •  10  JndHmyADdootniiBOt 
Jeaoey,  vr;  e^.  1^7  407 

995,858  Judkoo,  Mn:  2r9,97i» 
JeB]iitt^.Rev.W.37S  409< 

JeMNir,  Rcvi  A.  lOT  JalteAevJ:916»41.7i 
JeBiMirRevil953,59Jr  Jnvg-  ;.....  74f 

J«IM 338  Junel'^Dt  .  i  .  .  74 

JervoUi  Rev.  Joe.4€^l   Junf  mlchel- .  .  .  64 

J^me^Mmr  •  .  939   Jyiinch,  Devid  .  44f 

Jeicer^  Rev.  J.  A.  37    K^eraek  985—987 

38,41,190*  196, 19t^  ReltoTeD    .     .  .  75' 

356,856,^7,359   Rkmi  Riev:  Ji».65,06? 

800'  Kmieetaetke^  Ge^r.  of 

Jewel,  Ritbop    .180  55»' 

JoMb&ifi,  NIeb.    44   Ken^-He.  Bm|ir.548' 

Jbcelyii,  llett.J.  469   Retefsrrf»     SblUi, 

JolMAeetJebtt,    34 

J<»beDrtD  ....    75' 

Jbbii»  (Bwdwur)  41 

360 


95,997 

Ritttt 53 

Key,  Mr.16,145,146 
KeeracyyColoBel  477 
Jobntov,  Rev.J.398   Keitb,  Jeinei;38,199 
JblAiMii,  Rev.W.A.   K«itb,  Mrs.  .  .  19^ 


3^5,  7^.9, 106,108 
109, 118,138, 140>- 


Kemp,  Mr.  JeiDM67 

501,506.-508 

149;>89jll98«  994^  Kemp;  Mrtt  .  .  504 

998;  300.304,807^  KfOiptoift,  Rev.W'4ir 

81 1,  51 9, 39 1-395    KempM>ii,  B.ciq.  337 

388,389^,888,385'  Kevpsvii,  P.  eftq.379 

888^389,^91.480   KtotutwufJ'^'^^^ 

488,599,'594   Keooat,  Miuee,  940 

KenDey/Rev.-R.'  47 

Kenaie,  Dr.   .  .  379 

488—485    Keoyon,  Lord  .  999 

B.  .  .  .  49   Kelt,  G.  8.  etq.   994 

JdhliMHi,MiB,8,l98  Key.  Mr.AlderiMB, 

139,309^10^99         914,815,918,919 

J4h«oo^Hemi.8,887'  Key,  H;  G.  esq.  989 

Jdbuoii,  Hiory,  810  Kidliacer.  Jobn*   56 

JMBMWi  Mf«:(Polkt.  Kieffer.  FVofeteor,  99 

wortb).  .  .  .940' 


J^»biiMn,Mr*.4,8,1l8 
993,308;818,395 


i 


131,490 

JMiBitoDe,Mf. 140-1  KnptffR^^.91J;918 

Jeaet  Kev .  b.T.196  957,536 

187,19e;99r,998   KiBf,  Rc^.^y*  .  954 

939,980,454  K{aK,R4v.  Joo.98,94 

JdBCi,  Rev<  FJ  .  461   130,131,1 58,S78,Sr9 

jAaeeHer. J  956,595   KtBf ,  Sir  RAbcrt4t8 

J4iiet,  Rev.  L. .  953   KIbjc,  MrJobBi6:f,S69 

Jioee;  Ref.  8.  .  379    KHo^^  PbHIp  .  .  509 

JoBet,  l)evid  (Made*  Klof  boni,Rilt  J.  957 

KBien*,  18,180,181   KlD(sboiy,^.C.78 

J4Bee^Mn.    18il80'  198 

JMn,  T.  ....  69  KrBphdiyMn78.198 

Jeaai,  t.  eM|;  .  837   KlBctAill.ReV.Hd79 
Jerdvn  ......  458  Ktof  men.R^v.  A.  984 

a^.Ki  88r  J4tdeB,l¥/ReeqMieB;-  Kffkpatifek  Mrr.  190 
|v.iyutt,387       drjuQ.     .  ^  .  337   KftebiactDiai,  Jei.lS 


KfeiUksbmidt  .  .  8b 
Raioct   .        .  .  79 

Kaettt 7f 

Keetiht  .....  84 
libell.  Mitt  S.  sn 
Ituibh,  Mr.  T.  .  I98 
Kaiclit,  Rev.  G.  37$ 
f^Bigbf,  Rev.  J.  S5.1 
Itolgbl,  Ret.  Jog.  83 
158,897,489,800,509 
504 
Kngtit|  Mitt  .  897 
Koicbt;  Rev.  W.  858 
KirtcbrRevWjim.9S< 
KBolleiRevJ375,S6^ 
KaottcifofdtiaeT997* 
Kaowlet,  flev.  T.953 
Kaoi,  R^.  A.  .  461* 
ffoemel*  .  ....  79^ 
Kehlboff,  J.C.58,991 
Koblaieitteir .  .  .  79* 
KoHyShaaker  Glioc* 
9kh\i  48^858,857' 
Korrokprro,  507,508 
Kramer  - .....  15' 
Kraote.Cept;  .' 460' 
KreftiDr,flqaCol.548 
Kriibaooi  .49,198^ 
Kubido;  Valerie,  174 
Kooatb  .  ....  79* 
Kiios,  Meitbew  353* 
Karebel  .....  4r 

Ra^eai 41 

Eiacey,1leV.|f  .  $T 
Lecroit  .  .  *  .'.  4" 
La  Croae     •  •  .  58; 
litidler,- Stepfaea;  47* 
Laidler,  Mn.'  •  .  49' 
Uekej  l^v.E.l80,858 
Ulaad,'Bftbopbr,497' 
LelniMi,\ti'Ai  .  58' 
Uembv  Oiptehi;  i^g* 
liamb^Mfi.'  1  .  Ifo^^ 
Lenbert  .  '•'•'.  130"^ 
Uiapr«y;ifr.-.  818^ 
liUBbri&ReiS's^rJSt^ 
Laa)briefcilieikt:356 
Lkad4ar  Mia    .  is^ 
LkaeJlfle«G.  8,6,999,. 

868i-43a* 
LaBre8r/Mlte938|408 
Ikn^rfifd'  .  .  4^1  : 
LaarM.'  Mtmr.'  134  \ 
liuiedderlB;  Waiiquis' 
of  ;.,*...  9l8: 
LkpUireVMlii4iOli^d4' 
L4  Rocb»,Rev.B.  3^* 
Latlfaer,  Bl&bapl3dr* 
L4trebe,R«v.CJ.l44' 

43*— 469  * 

Lefler,  M^)or  *.  1.09^ 

Utter,  Col.  59I^^S)?^ 

*Law,T.eM|.  .•  .  871 

Lkwrenca*  W.    .  .  (T  * 


4ttD&K  OP  naM«9  or  #«taiiMi^. 


|]f wry,  Mr.  •  •  '  199 

l4iwiou,  Jobo   •    8tf 

L«yard;  C.iB.Cfq.  498 

Urn,  MrJ.Jvm.  ISO 

S39.SS8«51S 

LeaElij|abeth513,5l4 

|>Mcb»  Air.  T.  .  855 

UBrvo.Jbhn    •  18 

Lc  BruBS   .    .  64.66 

L«coaite,IUr  JI.  348 

Ledtam,  D.  etq.   SOO 

iir^ReirIVi>r.488,S86 

Lit,  Mr.     .  1S9»194 

Lcer^  M.    .  .  .  4S4 

Letsoii«Be?.W.  987 

tMrM,Rer.H.  .  19 

«!•?« 

LqK,Rtv  Joseph  398 

ii^bpiuiC^.Iadict), 

V74 

I^aan  (Oreeol.)  80 

LcioMtervIUv.lt  388 

L#trcbild^  lUv.  Jobo 

"--^      815,857 

'  tei)Cb,ItevC,  .  856 

Leijph^  Rcr.  Samuel 

6tt,l97r-199,508,5l8 

Uicb,  Mn.  68,197» 

.198,508 

licitner 18 

Ltmmcrs,  14,179,175 
Lcnoar4,T.  esq*  MP. 

•'♦ 
LtooacdfOiTMi  .     35 

L«>pold,  TubiMi  803 

804 

LeiMptfMr.  •  •  111 

tcwit,.Rev.W.B.l68 

986,531 
tiawt0iiJlenPrar*585 
|4icbfteld,t>«uior,l64 
Li|r!>^,  ikmcB  .  75 
LiffBori,  A.  M*  •  833 
LUfordfLprd  807,998 
Laokt,^fM)ub  .  16 
i;Uk,  Mr.  .  4,5,158 
898,899^881,584 
t.Uk,>Crf.  •  4,5,899 

8dl,584 
liMlcBolf  R«T^  Mr. 

480,478 
l.irtrpool,Barl«f  895 
j;ianda(f,BUb.  of  893 
LleweyjfQ,lleT.D.853 
Lloyd,  Rcv.X.  •  878 
Lloyd,ReT.Jobo,418 
Lloyd,  Mr:  W.F.  915 
Lock,Miu  .  .  939 
Locker,£.H.«sq.  180 
Luckton,Rcv.T.512 
Jjtekim^Tkommt,  519 
Lodiiistoo,LictttCul. 
23T,  938 
LoDdo»,B.or,f(*e,'3j)^ 


LoodoB,Arc6dor,iM 
LoodomMayoror,999 
Loomlf,  £.  .71,556 

Loot 96 

LoriDg,Arcbd.  81,8^ 
368 
LorCoii,VUoo«iot,908 
910,913^15,960,418 
L'Otte,  Rev.  C  998 
Love]Mt,W.  C.  55 
Lovett,  Re?.  Mr.  418 
Lowe,  Roy.  S.  .  379 
LoirBdea.ReT.L99,94 


J«aeaty  Dr. . 


337 


Lvmley,  Re?.  B.  954 
Lundberg  ....  79 
Uther   .  .  494,495 

489,449 

Lutake 73 

Lynebtilai.  55,199 
LyoB,  Capt  .  .  455 
Lyop,  Robert  .  .  59 
Lyoos,  John  .  •  •  45 
Lysacbt,  Hoo.G.  337 
Lyu,  Rer.U.I.  337 
'Maberiey,ReTMr.596 
Maeaalay,Z.eftq.9l0 
596 
Macbrid«,Dr>456,5^5 
MaeCartby,  SirC.  9, 
4,5,9,892,379,408 
Maedaoald.  C  ol.  337 
Maeiototb,SlrJ.397 
Maek,  J.  40,547,548 
550 
Macklototb,  L.  .  44 
Macfcwortb>M%)or,49 
908,911.915,968,397 
Maddoek,Rev.H.953. 

Maebr 74 

MaKgi,W.  :  75,119 
Makomed  .  189,184 

185,952 
MabomedAli  »  455 
Mabomed  Alt  Bey, 
486—489 
Mahomed  All  Rbfto,i 
435 
Maiowarliif,RvJ.956 
Mahiwanof >R  R.373 
Maiich,  Rev.  J.  37 
199, 854,  436,  437 
MaiUaiid,Rev.Mr.417 
Makooa  ....  146 
MalooliBtSiiJobB,  S3 
MalleBppB»FraBcit,61 
Malpat,  Riav.  A.  379 
MalpBt,RevJ.H.417 
Malpai,  Mre  .  .  190 
Malpoi,  Mi«a«.  190 
M'Alpioe,  G.  .  .  98 
MalteBrBo»MoBf.1d4 
MatidcviUe,  Rt.  Hoo. 
ViicouDi,596 


Maoftk  .  *  •'•.  9<M 
MaBiak«f,Mr.N.595 
Ma|ilfy^Rev^VV,d3| 
MbiibJUv.W.H.955 
MaBD,>ir,  Tb9^.J3i 
ManBii««€ept.W<958 
Mere,  Mr.97^1 00,101 
MarcB9,15l,155i-157 
Marriott  Rev.  JI,33T 

MarrioU.W/««<l-^7 
M«rtdcB,Rev.  Joibua 
816,871 
Martdea,Refv.S.66- 
68, 879, 387, 407*454 
Mai:th,Rv.  ^.498,594 
Marah,  Rev.  W^  808 
8J0AU,92^997 
940, 873,388. 588 
Manb,  J.  esq.  «  896 
ManbaU,Rev.B.337 
Mar9han.Mr.Ald.853 
Manheli,  Mia  .  336 
Manbiiie»iRev.Drt40 
MarabDiaB,:J.  .  •  40 
Maraveld,  18,174,177 
Mertea,  R^v,  R.  856 
MarUB,R.04/eM|.897< 
814,819 
MartiB .  •  .  .414,480 
MertiB*Fr«l.  161,168 
Martio*M.  .  *  .  477 
Martiui,Abp.9aO«4l4 
Maitya,  Rev.  Henry 
95,49»8l,88,ll  1,979 
399,490,485 
Maseyk,Mr.l09-Ul 

Maioo 94 

Mai«B,  Rev.  W.  958 
MaMte,Mr.J.lB9f4l8. 
Maiaie,  Mi«.  .  •  199 
MathiaaRv.a991,371 
MatvhewtRevJfr.ftsr; 
Matthews,  Mnu.  190 ; 
Mattooka  ..  .  .'505 

MaaU,C 51. 

Bleoodrell  ...  360 
Maureatof  .  .  .  489 
May,  OapL  .  .  •  837 
Afay,Mi;. .  .  .  .  118* 
Mi^erf ,  R«v.  W.  585 
Meyor,Rcv.  John  379 
Mi^or,  Rev.  Robert 

60,867,496,497* 
Mayor,  Mri*  .  •  198 
M'Celly,  R.  ...  61 
M'COTthy,J.eflq.371 
M*CaBi,R)ev.A.94,97 

98,101,581,589 
M*CliotBek»J.«^-l68 

-«« 
MHnintoek,  J.,eaq. 

iiitt.468 
M'Cormack.  J.<  esq. . 

S9B.430 


M'P.uii»UUCer^^5 

MfBa,C II 

Meqde^Caf«.IM«M| 
Mtdtfiir^W^3M84l 
M^fiM09,9ev.4.33l 
MeblboM..*  ^  •  .  M 
Meica,B.C.  .  *  .  CI 

Mcif  oer , 79 

Me-|^ee9 u 

MdviHe,  J«  eB«.   if 

Mend%JBiriL3>9|f 

48J 

MeBetee»Arekb.Ui 

Mentxel H 

Mercer>  JasKe  •  78 
M«tte^R«v.Hf.tlS 
Mcitcli«r»kyf>kMeM 
18 
Metelerknaip  «  4  548 


MetbuieB,  IWr.T«  Mi 
Metii^Cer»RcT.G.j5J9    1 

Meti|er,Mra,9a»WI 
MexifiOf,  ]>v.  .  .  .  91 
M'Poj,  Mr.  T. .  998 
MidieU»  Rev.  J.  0. 

S39»tf5,iM 
Miebell,Hr.W.  JM 
Micbela,  Frad.  .  174 
Mukllet€«i,R«v  .5ia 
MikliB^;  Us«^  4CT 
MilURer-PrtB.SttKa 
.a9gi-ai8,4l€,485 
Miller,  lUviiJeiB.  919 
MUU,J.F.  ea^.  flff 
MiUtt,lUv.&r.J0-« 

.65,  4M,  479 
MilnOfiUt.B.  .  itf 
MilBcr 451 

MittoPtfii—iel  .  M 
5fUtoi|,  Mre .  .  «  31 
MirmbatBMI^  .  .'4n 
MisfRr,Uiasb«iW4i 
MiatuI  Siair  ...  44 
Mitchell,  Rev.IXS43 

Mitchell,  R«r.G.S56 
Mhchell,  Rer.  J.  S43 
MitflbeU,  Mn  .  J4S 
MitjeheU,Mr.S7»in 
488 

M'Key 115 

M'Ren^y.Jolni.  5» 
M'Neib  Rev.  U.  fS7 

MoefaBo to 

Mo«a|»R«hl  I6»1I9 
Moflat,  JBfs  •  •  •  N 
Mol«ai|itfrtlk,St.A.eB«. 


M«ltiworilt4li(.HU6 
M^Dod)  lUr.  Mr.  tea. 
181 
Moiin>»  J*  •  •  13)  14 
Mootaicue,  W.cfq.  1^ 
BlonlgoOMfyy  J.ctq. 
96t 
MontgonMrft  Mft*  7B 
MoodMwhj  .  .  S04 
Mooncf  MotMb,  4il 
4tt 
MmAtc  lUr.  !>.  117 
Mooref  R«v.  F.  •  JtS 
Moore*  J-  CM|.  .  4S4 
Moof«»  Rofcr  .  .  76 

Moone*  W 48 

Mordaiiai,DofrJjMiy# 

1^ 

Morf«Q»  lUr.  0. 168 

MoirmOf  Rev.  M.  466 

MtergAtt,iUTji4r.87S 

Mot%m»f  Joboy  89888 

Morgan,  T.  «  •  •  7S 

MorliAnlt  .        •  79 

M<>risoD,Rv^]^l8,8l6 

Morite  ....•989 

Mom%R«v.T.43,408 

MarrUfMri*    .   .48 

MarrtsoD,Rev.Dr.  89 

80,  478 

MoneR«ir«Dh78--79 

Mfirticr,  Jobo  .  .  78 

MortinMr,Rcv.T-  84  8 

888,SS4,:888»884 

8fl5,  838,  871>  378 

M'JrtliB^31rt.   888 

Moftl«y,9irO»wald865 

Muob;  lafg  ...  88 

Mouos8h4r»GMiiig88 

MuuuUio,  MiM,  840 

M  «niot3iMi9Abp.of98 

Muw«tt,  Jamtt  .  49 

Moxoo,  Ht*  A.  .  865 

M'PbenoD,Mr.  87,88 

1 18«t83,486,4tt8,489 

MucU€r,RcTj)r.488 

Muei|cKAaili03rw)64 

Mueller(W.la«M)74 

Mueller,  F.J.    .    79 

Mueller,  V.  ...  80 

MulesRvJemes,  837 

MullioD,  MiM   .  839 

Moody,  G  .   .  40,41- 

Muon>,Rv.Mr888»6SS 

Monro,  Cql.  .180,154 

407 

Murror,AdmlT«l,  856 

Mttrrmy^AlnuoNi.  343 

Man«9F,T.   .75,199 

Murf^i^y,  Mrt.  .    199 

Murr«7,Mi«,180»8S9^ 

45« 

^Mtt9c«t,  IflMom  of,' 

17^  18 


i^DKTL  Of  NAMte  OF  PBllflOX^. 


Muifrivc  Jlev.C.  987 
MBUer,Rv.G.l67>807 
Mj«rf,W.P.ctq.907 
Nedorii,  Gcorf  e,  554 
Neireoola  .  .  .  607 
Nellipen  .  ...  84 
NftDiptrflfetoti  .  58 
N»ioo,MrW87 1,417 
Meatei,  Rev.  Mr.  337 
Neth^Rev.HV.  .  87t 
Nofeb,  Cept.  .  .  337 
KBodi|Dr.Cleonlo,8S 
If  egraD«pini|(«Mai,  58 
Tieylor,Henry,citi388 
Neale,Rcv.C.373,531 
Neck;  Rev.ABro'n,337 
Nelioo,  John  •.  •  75 
Nesbem,  Mr.  W.  371 
Neve»,F.EpbralJD  399 
1ifeviHe,Rv.C.l67t895 
Nevmt,MaJ.-GeD.C. 
•  >  198,849 
NevHIe,  W.  .  .  .  6 
Newell,  Col.   .  .50 

Newby  '• 75 

Newell,  Mr.  .  .  46 
Neweobem^  Mij.  187 
NewmAD,  RcT.H.  338 
Newinui,Rer.H«CC. 
8S7,838 
Vfowaiui,R^HiT46l 
NewmeDfRev.T.  887 
Newport|ReT.M.888 
NewsUed,Robert,  58 

59,887 

Newtoe,  Rev.  R*  807 
810,848,874 
Ngabeedl  .  .  •  &II 
Niblock,Revwf.W.585 
Nicbol,  Dr.  •  .  879 
Nicbol,  G.  CM). .  480 
Nicbolai  ....  458 
Mieboli,  J.  ...  48 
Niebolt,  Mn.  .  .  48 
NiefaoboD,T.55,ll« 
Ntdberem  •  •  •  •  48 
Mike  .  .  .  ^  .  .  568 

NUct 4S8 

Niltchmen  .  .  .  431' 

NUoD,Rev.R.H.418 

'  460—468 

Noeh,  Devid,  8,  898 

•899>3OS,3O0— 310 

,.         ^1— 883t  888 

Noel,Iloa.ARev«aT. 

•       898 

Neel,HoBA813^» 

NoraMii,*JAiiiet,  8,  9 

48i,l40«898,899>30l 

308,304»309«SI1318 

88S,388486«870»388 

888,  483—485 

Normeoi  Mrt.  8,  899 

:f33 


Korrti,  Mr.  .  .  853 
NorthenptoD,  Arcb- 
deoeoo  of  .  ,  898 
Nortoii,Rev.Tbo0et, 
50,51,149,458 
Norton,  Mrt.  51, 453 
Norwich,AKb<Lo(894 
Noiwortby,Cept.  898 
Nott,  H.   ....  69 

NrtpuU 44 

Nttlleiembi  ...  58 
NuDcbam;Rev;T.46l 
Nyltoder,  Rev.  G.  R, 
4-6,138,139,^98,899 
3e6,379,380,38],384 
390,  408 
OWds,  Rev.  Mr.  588 
OhookiBb,HeDry,560 
O'Brien,  &  esq.  456 

Oke,  W .75 

OMfield,  T.  a  .  400 
OldAcld,  Mre, .  408 
Oler<nibaw,M1styS88 
Oliver,  Admirel,  168 

Olofsen 75 

0'Melra,T1mdettB,cBq 

379 

0*NeHl,Mr.  .  .  531 

Orde,MiJ.fen9l5,873 

On  mood,  J.  H. .  70 

Otborn,  Mr.  .  .  807 

Oibome,T.  ...  63 

Ottervnld ....  480 

Oitler,Capt.  .  .  879 

Oiwtn,  C.  esq.    .  838 

Otwin,Mr.  R.  .  180 

OtUey,aifRicberd,59 

Overton*  Rv.Jobn«854 

Owen^  Gept.  .  .  454 

Owen,Rev.Jobo,  810 

846—848,861,878 

Owen,Ro|^rfe§q.  461 

Owen,  MitMt    •  840 

Pncelt,  Mr.  •  .  .  13 

Pedwiek,  Mr.  .  388 

Pnrct,8frEdw»rd,  59 

Pakiyanaden    .  .  58 

Pelrocr,Rcv.HcDry,  5 

879.893,303,804,806 

:    867,  369.880;  485 

Palmer,Mrt.879,883 

899,303,804,306,367 

369^^71, 879>  485 

Pnpoar,HiaRicel.M. 

810, 868 

Fnrenanondiv  N.  -61 

Bnrke,  Rev..J.  .  461 

Porker,  Rev.  W.  165 

Porker,  «cW..  888 

Pnrkert  CnplAin,v460 

Pnrker,Mr-JobB,S89 

Porker,  T.  e»q.  •  468 

Porkburtt,Rt.W.835 

I'brkin,  JoMpb  .  76 


IWkimoB,  W.  •  71 
Perry,  Rev.  E.  .  858 
P^rr)r,Rev.rS5«»87i 
l^rry,  CepUitt,   45$ 
Par«6n',  Rev.  J.  .  8} 
Per*obs,  Rev.  H..  337 
PtftOOiJtlfvJubii33^ 
ParfOns,Rev.l^vi«  S8 
I8l«-I85,isi 
PBterM>o,  Rev.  Ur.^ 
'      87,99J34,810,sn 
814,li{16,81B»2ti$ 
86:1,4^9 
Patefsoiit  A.  esq.  837 
Poteno'n,  Alex.  .  S7 
Paul,  Rot)ert,e&q.344 
PByne,Rcv'.W.R.  408 
Pear^Rfev.  T.    335 
Pea^ce,  J.J.esqi'836 
Pearce.  W.  H.   .   36 
Pearce,  Miia  .  ;  879 
Peanon,  J.  JQ.  40,4A 
Peebles,  Dr.  .  .  407 
Peel,'Rt.  Hon.  R.998 
'  347 
Ptgf%,  J.    •,.'..  56 
Pellatt,Tbo.^q..818 
Pcaibtrba«k«nl)r?i9 
PembcHonJlev  R378 
Pendarvet,  £.  W  W. 
'  «M).  .  .'.  335,336 
Penney,  Janfe    .  36 
Penuoc'kf  T.    .  .  75 
PercWar,Colpuel4l8 
Percivaji,  S  «q   :S1 
Perowue.  Rev.  J.  41 
^  360—364,367 
Perownc,  Mja.    .  4i> 
Peter,  Rev.  Jubn  336 
Petersen  ......  74 

]raaum,lUi^.Pean484 

Phelips  RevR33a,338 

Pbilip,Rev.Dr.rU]5 

.19 

Pbillippa,  Rev.  E.  T. 

858^855,856 

Phillips,  Rev.  G.  W. 

815,888,858 

Pliillips,£.  esq.  814 

857 

Pbilllps,  Mrs.   .180 

Pbipps,  C.     ...  74 

Phlpps,Mq}or  41.867 

Pbiroodeen,MBtt.48S 

Piekton,  Mr.     .  478 

Pieri,  Rev.  O.  .  838 

Plltot,  Rev.  T.  .  '585 

Piirott,Rev.S  167»894 

Plnkerlon,  Rev.  Dr. 

98,101,134,185.810 

81 1,-9I6,  818,864 

480,488»488,489 

Piper,  Rev;  0. .  885 

Pisoator  •  •  » •  48S 


I^iif  W.  Murtoii,e«n> 
M.P ?37 

PiU^S^hipa   .  .  173 

I'm.  VI.  .  .  ^  1230 
H,u,G.  .  .  •  .  (i$ 
Plat  I,  T.  k?.  CKi*  4^^ 

Piris  iVk S04 

Piuiuptre,  J#  P.  eaq- 

'886,33^ 
Pimmpin,  HmUm  940 
Ponare*  6$,]  47  ^61 
PiMle^C«pUia  .'460 
Puole,  C.  ctq.  .  460 
F^r,  Otnicl,  ^\Ji% 
158^87,467,459 
Poor»Mri*68,457»4Si9 
46Q 
Popt    R«r.  R.  T.  P* 

168,371 
Ftet,Brr.dLMn.38S 

416.417 
Pope,  ifin ...  83$ 
Popow,  M&  .  .  438| 
Popp  ..'...•  80 
Porter»dirR«Ktr»8& 
Portcr«  Capt.  P.  Ll^ 
PurUttf  J.  Bit  hop»  884 

!9M6& 
Pvrt««trT.  CMi,  894 
P<Mcy»  R«v.  Hum*  79 
Poten(cr,'Kcv.R.  a37i 
PaUtr,ArQbbiih.8l8 
Po«fll,R«v^&.  &8& 
Powell,  UmcS.  7S,9L 
Power,  Rev.  W«460<  I, 
PowcncourtLord807 
387, 
Powyt.  I^b^-diAev.L' 

8D8r 

Poyliffa.il-'oiq.  iSfii 
Preokrle^o*  *  »  &7: 
Prati,  Reir^oeiabi6lk 
386«388»435,486 
P«ttj  R|^  .  .  40(ik 
PrMideiyfB^  Dtk  149 

Preito«JlnM.M.888 
Rrice^Df.  .:.  39,UA 
Priee,  Mra.  .38,198 
Pri«e,Fred.e9qf  238! 
f!riee,  Jubii,(M%,a78i 
Friee,  X.  esf^   •  ^Ml 

PnM9ACBfyirf.840l 
Priehar<bMiMfl4Q^(6t 
Pridbea^  Rv4  J,  3af9l 

CrtMei,Mr 6Ml 

PrUehet^Reva^WI 

^f^^o^ 75 

Pnoto^Oe^.  •  .  •  1^ 
Pro«d6tjUr.9r.  ur 
PlraMia^  Kiiif  o^9«97 


lMD|t\  OF  NAMES  OF  PE)KMNJh 

Pniwett,  a«v.C  &85  Hacb«fa«fl   Rvv.  4otai 
6e6  I6(i;„4l8 

Puvkejf,  Mr.  M)6,5o'b  HicbaraH  Rev.  4a^. 
Purt^Mi^aui    ..tor  lb6«397 

PymC  Rev.  R.  . .  58S  RicbanJi,  X.  a33«  389 

Py  m,  RevlW  585,^96  Ric^iardi,.  W.  70»  1  »7 


Hirk^^Hmm,.  830 
Riebiwilppii,  Dr,  340 
&icbMdMm«MaJ.3aV 
llte^ar#>%.  Mf.  R. 

Riebu4iom.i|iMl8P 

oto 

Rkbcy^Rer.R..  307 
RicbiBce«  Rnr.&4)T 
Ricb^uiiid,RTkU  071 
Ricbter  .  ...»  70 
Rieb«PdHR^.3..903 
Remller.Rv.C.P.  804  RUIley,  Bitbop  .  130 
R^»  S3  Ridlej»Rev.H«C.O70 
107,196.401  Rid*d«le,Rfv4*04,0# 
31  RisMid,  8.  eaq. .  180 
imm  Riittua  .  •  SIS  Ridk,  T.  cm.  . .  070 
RA^aMguRW.cM|.343  Rhcbif ,  Rev.  W.  040 
|UiiiideD,RerJ>r.4L'7   RAberM»i»,Rer Jl.  804 


Py  ID ,  FniieM,es%.  88f 
Quaoou  «  .  .  .  •  014 
UM«rcy,  ilev.  Dr.  371 

464 
(filter.  W*  G. .  800 

QuiWU 110 

lUd«inauK»iiciOO»470 
)Udba  Cist  Deb.  3IL6 

3^7 
Raboui,C.  86,87,1 18 
Raiocy,  Majw  .  401 
"  43 


Re«l»  Rrv>  Dr. 04,  tm 

4«tt,4ifSl 
ReiScllcfty,  M.  .  478 
RottleB,  Re«.|>r.  54 
Rew»  Jmikmm  •  •  4v 
BiMkUttOa^T.  .  .  1- 
tei«ttleir,0.rM|.  OVf 
ltuell,RevJM»4  %S£ 
.  .  .  haAAM 
RiW^^fc  "*  '«Min 
Rttfboo 48 

RiMeiiRflifroeo^jn 

R«aMJI|l^^.R.008 


Rand»Mia«eaq.  803 
RaUifre,Priiiec»  1 0, 101 
Rmieliffe,  Wl .  .  ..  7Ji 
Ravea,ReY.Mr.  80.1 
RaiiiOD,  Rev.W.OiS 
Ray,.EdwaH   .30,09 

Reyadau 40 

Raymopdy  Mr*Jobtt 

839,406 

Raynerk  Motei    .  7& 


BoberU.Rev.Mr^  810 

Rubcrtt,  Ooaepb  •  61 

RobcfU,  T.  esH*  06i 

Rpbertteiia  Ra«-   T. 

166.880,456 

Robfrtioo«CapteiaC, 

4U 

Rpbettsoob  GaptaioJ. 

410 

Robins 75 


Redbead,  Rev.  0.850  RobioaooyRev.  T..< 
ReeGe»Rev.Ricb.80r.  RobiDsoo.G.  e^i.  895 


ReeTer  W.  .  .  48,49 

Reeve,  Met.  •  .  .*  4A 

Reffeil*  Hue.  J.  4,  5,1 

l40^t4St898,3UO 

ReJichrtbo.   70-78» 

557— i6«' 
Raicbardr.Rev.  Tbeo* 
37,109^4,43« 
Mcbel,  Blabv  B»  40t 
Bafd,  Hop.  R.  ..  SSr 
Reid.T.caq.  .  .  995c 
RamoMMf  rJ.C  133 
IUBiiei%Renfktfr^,14i 


RobioiDD.  F.  P.  305 
RobiasoQ,  W. ,  64|65 
Robspo,  Rev.  A.  018 
Roea(ttrt<b  Senor  V. 
«75 
Rockl9vai:e,  Earl  oti 

Rodea;  Rarl  of»  180 

.     I60»3«7,46f 

Rat^Rev.  P..i£0,330 

039,460|40i 

Rafan*  Bmh  Riafby 

335»33e 


Rwoer,  5fft^  7»H1*0:  Rogare,  Rev.  J.  108 
R«iBtomRa«w.0fr.4l7  RfOfpara,  Mn  Aid*  8VR 
RanM^  M..  ...  804  Rostra,  Mi^ar  •  146 
ROier^b  .  ...  .  .  Oor  Rofen,  P.aiqk  .  330 


w.4i%  ^  oa 

R3ldcrR«iitfi«i.R. 
UJfl   «  :..  •  .  000 
•  t  .  /4I4 
m^B,   461 

0aAl8r,B.aai|i.  .  904 
8alaMciRe«.O0Qt',4l7 
aaltaC,.BenilM«d,  84 
?>i<ia|i»w  •  •  .  54 
6aBdKn,.MfO.  K.  839 
8aBiOtfd,aLaB^I07 
5aiidwicb,.GiB0.7O»7l 

SOU 
6aM^ohiB0,f89.393 
0aadyi,BwB0wifc338 
OaBdya»  Coload.  5SS 
Oapiim,  SbhMMa  834 
8«BpHMie#.Jaln88« 

038 
SafgoBt  JOidwcl .  51 
Oon»  Cbi4lliiplMr«  f  6 
S8uiiiai«i||Kr  iaa.308 
Saaadeta,  R«r.«.400 
Sasttaa.  .,,...  .  75 
SavaflH.Mia^  .  •  |8D 
Oavtry,  N,N.aiq.9S8 

flo«ycr.RcnW*07ii99 

436 

Sawyais  Ct  aei|t '.  373 
88wyenP.eei|.800,430 
OcbaeNf  .  •  •  •  .  74 
Oabaafer.  Dr.  .  OaS 
SobeneMlfrt  W.  H.S 
090,290,00l,30»,584 
SiBbemclj  Mf».990.899 
3(MyOOMI0484 


Rt9nen^ot.cfq.  818 
RlMiii«,Rcv.  C.  T.R: 
.  .  5MI4-Hft0t 
RMite»/r.C»  ttf[ 
Bloe,.T;.fipriai»  eaou 
lf.l!». ai« 


Riabarda*  Jaineiv  61, 
IfkO;  460; 
Ricbardfi  Mr<.    .  ci 


161 

AnnIi  •  '• ' .  •'  • ' .  •  80 

OMaltar,  O.  409,490 

SdMBid^    Rar:  K   58 

.  444lV44f)^00«t  5t4 

Rcv^  0i    SO 

Ni.  00^60 
Sli(wid,Caotfg»  1T6 


ROHwu0il^Ce«sil47f 
43 
\  SDrXtaa^H;  OT 
807,9003lOia41 
000*800,060,070 
i»DavM!  .  .  50 
RMaabald^CoaatOOO 
Raaily 


Rom,  Georseeiq.343    S6bmiU,0a4i  144^1 05 


|ioeidm-,DBni€lS48 
boMkld,Rrr4.190 

brcy  YP^lf  J>. .  W 
kia|a^«  •••••** 
bur  .  •  •  •  .  •  80 
IiwmO  ••••" 
^wion  •  .  •  •  *'^ 
|o  •  •  *  #  •  ^*»  *w 
ott ,  B^.  J.  .  «^ 
ott,^ab#M4|.S54 

Mt,  Mr« S39 

Qtt.  MM*  •  •♦^ 

tuadcr,  Dr.«t,4*8 

,,     50©— 50f 

|>rl«bt»SirJ.S.M.P. 

<|^wjckRev.Mf.S54 
!tl«y»  C«pt. .  .  338 
ttlmff  -Mr,  .  .  -  ?» 

^MTi^  p.  P»lld€tt% 

6rbitslwp»PHuct»  0§ 
ardeshalHPrloc*,  86- 

crof«  h^r.  •  •  •  134^ 
KUe^  Jlfir.  S.  .  408 
lMn»,  Upl. .  .  SIM. 

btv^Rtv.W.  .418 

b»fr,B.«<iq.90?,967 
^Mi»WUIte«l,U.*l#' 
145^148,454 
ktm(6r«tDlwl)80 
W|»«r4«JolHiMq.957 

rt7,M4— 506,508 

pp4ra,iUr.T.i3S9 

.^  It 
168 

kicy;jtev.W.853 

uldbm|»€^494. 

— ^.  .  •  •  «  J98 

|hil)»€l^<M84 

I  ^50S*  519 


INDBX  or  NAIIBS  OF  PBRSONS. 


'*^»^^ 


8fbtborpylUv«R.958 
398,871,87^406,417 

SiCAIM/ 19 

8idoiy,1t^.  E.  815 
Sicrt,  Heailrickv  51 
Sin,  Bar.  H.  •  •  953 
»lmeo%f  J.  Mq.  337 
Simctii,  Rev.  C.  435 
539x  533 
Simin^M.Kri  .  518 
SiniiM,Mr.P.W.458 
Siog[er,ReTj'.l68,37r 
$iiifer,Pdetq.l68«371 
SiB(lctoo,Mr,W.  3^ 
8.135^138 
Sktrrttt,  l^9Xmky  74 
Skumtr^Mr,  45,48 
Slater,  John ...  85 
Slator,  Rev.  J.  •  480 
Slciirb^  Mr.  J.  .  519 
Soialley,Rev.Mr.  417 

595 
Snart,  Mr.  ft  •  994 
SfBfdley,  Jobn  .  78 
Smelt,  Rev.  M.  998 
Smkb,  Rev.  D  •  188 
Smitb,  Rev.  P. .  417 
Smith,  Rev.  J. .  i87 
^ith,Rev.  N.  338 
Steitb,.R^.T.  918- 
8«ith,4.«q.M.P.588 
Sciitli,  Sir  C. .  .  595 
Smith,  Ho9.  R.  373 
Smitb,J.(|)em«fap#) 
74 
Smkb  J.  (Qaikm)  59 
8mitbJiCr^,100,480 
Smith,  R^  mq.  .  954 
8mltb«S.cM|.M.P*595 
Smith,  W.  48, 409-* 
404  407 
8mhb,W«MqMP9l4 
Smith,  MimC  940 
dmUh^  Umbm  .  408 
Smytb,  Mr.T.W^  158 
SodBom  .  .  9e,  98t 
8ol%  W.  D.  esq.  837 
8<dam<Mi,lmiB84,8t 
8gmcfM|^«pfdC587 

541. 
8i«|]ltr^lb9^Mr.l8I 
Sw^bcn^Mr.  ,  U8 
SfMippHortv  •  •. .  1^4' 

Omwi»M.  .  ..i  178 
SrMlf||Q(^U8i«458' 
8|MPicer»Rep»W^958V 
'IfffiiP,.  Mr^  •^  SH8^' 
BfwMBcRtf.Mf;588/ 
'6lttrfti9»ii»9«h378 
€|mi«e«iBMer,«QN8 
yf,IUvgmaeto3i8 
Sp9&B9f^  R4«.W»  871 
879,408^7 
R^eM.8ff9 


SprlBf  ,  Rev.  P.  .  49 
SquMifaMUvT.A3>907 
Bquire,  W«  •  •  .  78 
6tAI|Mm'«Arebder899 
St'ltevid'ftBiilksrfSS 
SUhlei,W.W.cM|J68 
aUehiChrUtiaa,  9U1 
909,944,945 
Stach,  Matthew,  901 
804, 905,  913,  941 
*-845,  9n,  988 
S$4,9e7«398— 334 
Sta8bfd,\rcbd.or,908 
StMae»»Ri!t.W.T.888 
StalJybraMtBdw.  99 
Slaprer4^'Pror.  181 
.910«941,9t4,9l8^989 
Staitham,^.  •  •  .  88 
Staad,  Ahuafaam,  83 
^tcadmaD^Dlr.  •  957 
Stqilt,  Mr.  Joho  997 
Stm,Mh  18,175,178 
Stainkopi^  R«v.  Dr. 

9I«/II 
St»iamaM,M.^493 
Scipheo, .  Jamae>  »q. ' 
987,9l«97a 
Stcpbeaso»,Re«A  887 
SlepbcMon,  Rav.  W. 

R. 4.  .'ftrtl 

Stvpbastaa,  Jolw,  78 
StepbaDtoQ,  Mr.  189 
SteTeii)Retq.9t8»9 18' 
StfveiHOii,  Mm.  938 
Sltwart,RevJJI.l88 
187,418,594.389 
Smwart,  Mr.H.H.898 
Staaraft,  8»ff«aiil-43 ' 
8lUlia(AMt,R«¥.T.A 

|i8r 

Stobwamar  •  %  •  75 
Stack.  .  .  •  .  •  98 
Sto^ktai^  Uaul.  148 
8tocktoii,MafrofQf37 1 
SiPim*  Jabn,  esq.  886 
Stone,  Webb,  etq.337 
Storer,ftev.J.878,K85 
8tart«9f>,Rav.Mf.t88« 
SiDwdly  Rav.  Httgb 
188,958,878 
8Mtbas«llf.  *-^89r 
SlMfaan^Mnj^  998 
Stfata»«ame}--»  ;# 
Slrafcli,M»wa.888 
StaaaftRaaRqbaKW 
Staart,llaaP.9l5,9l8 

Sta88»  Qip8.  •  *  m 
StMMpMr  •  s^  t^ 
SidlSaaoJUv.W.  481 
Stnaaa,  Bakaa^St# 
S8lef|J^.*eiq^  •  8M^ 
adtiifkod.  U.  Col. 
88RJIt« 


8athei4aad,  Mit.  tff 
8iitberiaad,J«iMa88 
SMtaa,Rev.T.  857 
Sutton,  Sitphta  •  49 
S«itU»ii,,MiM  8.    930 
Sybrecbt  ....    74 

Sydney,  Rev.  E.  417 
Sykca,  l»tq.MP^918 
Sytofe,  luhn,ctq.  168 
Si^ti,  W.    ...    90 

SnarU   .  «  .  88,901 

8wcatlaBd,J.efq.  837 

TMy,  Rev.N.   894 

Taddy.J.«iq.jtia.519 

Tibyrea    .    508,509 

Tait,Rev.W.  .  343 

TamaalMuaahk557.58 

588,  5o3 

Tambii,18arkJ.  908 

Ttfi>ba,W.8,lO,107 

-^180^999,39^,381 

885,  3H9 

TaiDorae,7],79,557 

558,  501 

TaiDofaa,'C^»r|;^,  71 

Tanney,  Capt.  *  8,0 

TilktbnndDyfctlta 

Tata,  Rev.  W.  .  «V7 

Tattam.  Rrv.  H.  9V7 

ThctafibaN,  Rev.  T, 

950,  595 

TaiiehBit8,  Mr. .  97 

Tani     .  •  .  510,511 

l^ylor.  .....  75 

Taylor,  Rev.  J.    915 
Taylor,  Ur.A.  461 
•l%Ho^C  7,170,998 
•       990.430 
Tiylor,Mfi.  ...  7 

Thylur,  Jote|>b  .  48 
TmyUw,  Mrt.  W.  377 

'  T^e,  Cullia  .  ,  .  b 
T4eterree  ...  508 
Tai8nmimtb,    l;ard> 

910,  946_ 
TeHiir,  Mr. . :  .  18'  ^ 

'TbAH>le,Rev.D.93,94 

.'Tcmpk/  Mrt.  •  .'93 
TMiiab,Cak)Bel,418 
Teidto^baa  .  .  .  50t 
T4rrtii^W.eiq.l90 

<Tmot,Rv.W.905,83S 
Tmkt^f  Mr. ...  87 
Tatt^a  \  88,509^508 
Thadml^i  Dr.  37f 
Th«8%all,Rev.Mr.90 

V    .-.  9f 

TKMDea«a^Ca|it.39l 
T8lftfletbindfe>  Rcw 

m9  • .  • .  •  8f  r 

Thaa»aiJlEev.Mr.l07 

TtMnMy 'RH^   MK. 
54 


'Tboi|M««  Mr.  J.  106 
•Tbomas,  WiUiam,  95 
ThoioaMMkflUv.T.  88 
TbomptoOf  Rev.  C 
379, 417 
ThcMnpton»Rev.M.54 
ThonptoOt  Rav.  W; 
190,  S7S.417 
Thvinpiooy  J.  T.  45 
TbuiBMn,  C*  18il78 
TliomMD,  Urt.  179 
Thd«flm,CS0,81,47« 
ThoflitoB,RcvHJ.  119 

d4S 
TbomgoM(^J*78,73 
TiMMBiOB,  Jai.  5,10 
Tholntoot  W.R.^  15 
TborM,0.  Mq.  i^ 
TboratoiipJ.  dfeq.  1M 
Tborfftno,  S.  ciq.  M 
,  Tiior^  R«v,  Dr.  IM 
lj87«907>5IS«6«6 
Tborp«9  A.  «tq.^  954 
ThralMU  Mr,  .  585 
ThnHUliWi  14,145 

454 

Thr«lkeld»UB.-  70 

Tbum    and    T«xii« 

Frineeof .  •  •  49f 

TlittntM,Aip,  71*569 

563 

TiMintov,  Mn.  .  71 

Th«aR«i,  Mr.  74,514 

Thwaitei,     Mrk    74 

514,  515 

TmU« 19 

TUIar^^Hff; ,  .  Ilo 
TiKcera,  Gsbrtel  .  61 
Tltui  V«ipMiUt  549 

Tttol 507 

Topp,  Mr.j;  W.  571 
Tprrkia««  Rar.  V.  M» 

297 
TorrivgtoQ,  Loid  Vte. 

388 
Tows   ......  806 

Ttfwvltjr,  Urr.  H.  40 
U8»  189,  914,  916 
968i  967,971 
T0#iilc3r,MrM19»199 
Towii9en<|,IUv.G.9l4 
To«nMDd,]Uv.J..9l4 

886 

TOWMllMMlfRtHoO. 

*^f4  •«•  *  •  «  «  598 

Trmdvr,  Capl.    .519 

Tr»at,    W.  H.  4«r. 

\    9Q7f985 

Tniiip,  Rty.J.,.S96 

•  Tr««b,  Mm.    ,  ,  JMO 

L.85 


fMl^eX  OV  NAMES  OP  PERSONS, 
TravaacMirei  Raticc^r  *VeraMwni  ....  ^5 
153t  154  V4r*Ou«ll;Coont  131 

TTftwlD,  S.  .  '88,387  ' 296 

Trftwio,  Mrs. .  .  887  Viean,  Rev.  M.  837 
Tfeaqro«,F.  75,ir8  Viean^  Lieot.  '.  995 
Treeetaow,  Rev.  P.  99  Vinoaot.  Rer.  M.  '954 

166,  910,  918, 891    Vincerit  Mr.  •  .  336 
471    Volict    ....  19,78 

Tlr««0lyftif,W.C:c^.   Vonk 64 

190   Voo  Meyer,  Mr.  Sel 

Trew,0iiiiy,ttq.9S7       neter 100 

Trig;,  J.  etq.  . .  839   Vet,  Ariel  ....  11) 

TrioA 64   Wade,  Rev.  Edw.  460 

TrMrmM,Riv.|f.a371  Wede,  Rev.  J^m.  407 
Trateott,  T.    •    .  75   Welckeneer.M. .  134 


TtevmoMp 
TOniMH  Prinee 
Tttmais  Rev.  J. 


17   1l%U,Rev.D.H.461 

96   WaUii,  Rev.Mr.  461 

887   Walker,  Rev.  G.  954 


Uawio,  Rev.  E. . 
Uptoo,  Rev.J.  . 
Vaillaot 


IViraer,  Rev.^r.  166  Walker,  Rev.MT.  418 

Turner,  Mr.  aadMH.   Walker,  Rev.  R.  988 

6MI     ^  835 

Taraley,  F.  esq.  461    Walker,  Col.  r  .  951^ 

Turtle,  JobB   .  .  78   Walker,  Dr.  .  .  953 

Tttrtoo,  Rev.  H.  956  Walker,  H.  eM|.  119 

TyeroMM,  R«v.  D.  69  953 

Tyodale    ....  130  Walker,  W.  esq.  997 

TyBdall4Ur.Mr.4l8   Walker,  W.  .  .  .  66 

T^eon,  Rev.  J«    885   WaUb.J.O'Neill.etq. 

871,417  379,430 

Tateoe,  Capt.  .  146  Waltere,  Mht  J.  888 

TkatMe,  Jafi,  14, 145   Waocbope,  Capt  343 

-^148    Wairdi  Rev.  BeoJ.  60 

Ubiheflr,  B.  eaq.  118  69^496^497 

UUbriebt,  Mr.    .  14   Wbrd,  Mn.    .  .  198 

953   Ward,  Rev. W.  33,40^ 

915      *57,6 1,396,368,456 

178  548,564 

VateiRer.W.  957,879  WaHl^NatW.M.  64,65 

Vallcotjra,  David  174   Wardell,  H.  esq.  995 

ViUllant,  J.  eRq.  180  Warden  J.llredJey88 

VAoderkeinp4)f.  146   WanJlaw,    Rev.  Dr. 

Vaa  der  Hooiet,   488       813,816,818,874 

VanderKiid^n,Mr  500   Warner,  B.  Lev,  eiq. 

Van  Em,  Prof.  Lean-  -564 

der  -.  100,414,489   Warner, S.W;esq. 388 

484,499   War^Byllev.DaWsoo 

Van  Orleken,  Mr.  86  >    338,  595 

CoiDifto-   Warren,  Mr. .  .  459 

.  '71   Waterboer,'Andr.  15 

VMfbaft,  Rev.E.  167  Waterow  ....  508 

Vflnfhwi»RvJR.T.956  WkCkiiM,Matter,  940 

Vaii6lian<  Mr.  Philip  'Watioa,  Rev.  J.  958 

5,    158,998-.800  Watieih  Rev.  R.  907 

806, 869, 370,879  ^?aUoa,  Mq|Or .  987 

—  889,  409,  416  Wtella!>r.74,358,85T 

480,594  Wawn,  Rev. ;i.D.  9^ 

V««hMi,    Mi^  999     854;  836^-838, 595 

800,306(369^71   Waj^;R^X.  158,986 

380^400, 411;416  •W^y;SirGt«||0i7^911 

'594  Airabb,'S»rJubB.1KRI 

V«ria,JwH;aiq.887   Webb,  Udv  .  .  190 

VtBg^totaJML   .488  W*litter,Rev.T''!67 

'    ^      •    .      .  489.'    :   ■■  .    i.      •      994 

Venn,  Rev.  H.  .  338   Wtlford;  Mr. .  .  167. 


WdMry,Marq.  951 

'WeUrDfton,  iHike  of 

4ty3,  406 

i>VelU,Johnct^:M.P. 

107,893 

,Wend't;Mr.  •  .  531 

Wettftr.Mia:.  6,389 

Wcfe^T.'cK.   .  837 

Wetft,B»fX  979,880 

•  454 

Weit,  Rev.M.  .  336 

Wettlake,J.a8q.3S5 

Weitlake,W.aaq.839 

335 

Wcttnilnattr,l)eaa  ef 

99* 

WbieldoB,   Rev.    E, 

168,  956 

Wbitbj.Revjr.M.  167 

Wbltehucb,  J.  esq. 

419 

Wbite,  bev.  Mr.  6h 

198,  519 

Wbite,  Cnptalja,  158 

Wbite.  G.  eaq. .  830 

WMte,Mn.O.  .939 

ffkite,  G90rg€  .  889 

W^bite,  Mr .  icsi.    ■  75 

WhiU,W.Jmi.  .  91 

Wbtteboiiw,  Abr.  75 

Wbltelock,  JUv.   J. 

^     856,973 

WblHto^  Dr. .  .  995 

Whftmore,    T.   esq. 

M.P 379 

Wbitmore,W.W.  esq, 

M.P 814 

Wbltinoff«kMn.D.180, 

'  ff^tmmTft:^k.  i«aj 

Wbitney.S.  .71.56IJ 
WhiTiell,  T.  eaq.  S7l| 
Wbittlfi^aiA,ReT.Rj 
'  287,  59fl 
Wfattwoflb,  Mr.  451 
WlcklHIb .  ...  131 

'Wied,M«U..  74,71 

'Wi3btni«nRv^rl^ 
Wa«aiDKbM>ooCo^ 

"     nelios  dr    .  .  .  6( 
Wilherfom,  W 
188,807  ;908,? 
918,964^468,4: 

'  WlleoS,R<v.  Job  b4  l\ 
WiM«r/Mr.  180,  tS« 
WRdMan*  J.  9. 

167.S3 
WnbclM,  Rev.  J.G. 
'  899,900-^,367,51 
W!Hiel«HMrf.    .  A 

Wflktoacm,  Rrv.  M 
'  '  {98,938,386,41 
Wttk)iiaoii,  Mrs.  if 

^tlkinCoii.J.effq.  il| 


^iUimiDi,llev.|lcii#y 

WHIHifDs,  Mrs.   .  67 

WiUiamt.  Il«v.  W.  B. 

M8 

WSHlwr.t,  i,  »0*1«9 

•  Williaint,  Mr. .  .  15 

'  WiUiaoiiflf.esq.  M>. 

•       425 

'  WHli«m«,W.  etq;M.p. 

^07,21* 

WilKainf,llrf. .  (^ 

.WiHi8nio,M4M»  HO 

240,456 

^  WiUianioB,  lU^.Wlr. 

228 

WUHainsoB,  Mr.  ^tS 

WiUiamsoo,  C.  .512 

Wilinot,Ret.  W.  lliS 

Vhlmot,Hl.  esq.M.P. 

4%S 

#11f0n,  Rer.  B.  954 


liniMMi  fUh.  D.  Ilk)  lll^nwsniilideii,    56 

90f,9SlQ  WithiortoD,Mf^tB 

Wilioii,ReTa.5S,]99  Wit2leteDM..qeiu97 

WtlfKyti)  Mri.    .  .  5)3  Wolfei  1^.  flob.  297 

WtltonyRerwJ.  .4)8  WolfT.Mr.  Joieph,92 

irik0D«Re¥.R.€.  2<J5  95, 1  $8,2 1)^1 2,228 

256  '233—236 

WHsoB,  lUv.  as.  i*  WoHey,  S.  P.  .  .  75 

130,214  Wolteley,Rev.H.4$l 

Wilson,  Mrs.    ..24  Wood,  Rev. Rob.2(i7 

WHfob,  RtoT.  W.  M7  Wood,  Cblonef,  3ii8 

373  Woodd,Br.BW>7,208 

W^l8oo,4leT.\v;C.5^&5  *lJlt>,328,446,5S2 

Wil8oo,<:>.     ...  69  Wood,h0M«c,RevJ168 

WikoSf  Qmerml,  3 1  ^oodboaseG.eftq253 

WiUoo,  Mr.  Ald.254  Wo.odrd^,Rev.T5^5 

\tihiou,  MiN  Rob.d'l  1  Woods,PrQf^6or,527 


Wikoii,  Peter  .  >S8 
Wibuti^  W.  aeo.  75 
Wilton^  W.WX.efiq. 
M.P.   i'.  9IO,«57 


WiKKtw«rd,(tevD461 
Woo4ifaf4,H«vJ4il 
Wood»»«rjt,H.01,«2 
WoiNce«terBisli.o(212 


^iltberger,  Mf.  M3  Wortbiortuo^IifiMS. 

WioWer  •  •.  i  .  .  4*  328 

Wiokwortb<»Mttt9d5  Wnay,  Jobo  .  ?3,74 

Wioskxw,  -M}roDi  61   Wri^bt 75 


Wr\^U  Rev.  Q.  f  A 
WHs1it>  Mn  .  .  434 

Wtigbtv  wnfiitw,  it 
^uHseMe^el  \  451 
W^lde,Mr.R338,SrJ3 
Xavier,  f  ranois;  »99 
Xiin^esCmrdiDa.1293 
Taott-teeii-sang: .  91 
Tate*;  Rev.  Dr.  8^8 

Yfttet,  W 36 

ratei,W.esq..  256 

Yalct,  MiM    ;  .  299 

y<AiDK»  Colonel,  S3r 

YuuCig,  Robert?  5,114 

115,560 

Yo*iQ|i;er  ....  119 

Vuilte,  Robert  ^  29 

Zar^foba,  Felrciftn25 

Zlef^eiibalg  ...  88 

Zioxendorf,    Couut, 

•  •«0a,«»,2i^ 

Zv^HeDdam;   Laod- 

driiBt  of  .  .  .  174 


INDEX  OF  NAMES  OF  PLACES. 


AUco T5 

Abhyl^BBrymleylSO 
Aberford  <  ...  ISO 
fUrg^vepoyi  90,(^^0 
450 
Abysaidia  .  ,  ,  19 
^cre  ;  :  .  .  ^5,'25D 
AJrica,  2— 4,6,10,51 

14il,  Hd,l48,luO, 
170,  178,208,2^0 

303,3m>— 308^311 
321,3^4,336,333 
3B1,  383,393,408 
400,^12,  413,4JG 
43e,4G5,466— ^ii8 
4tiO;4atr,J101>^it 
322.  535,53? 
Afric^i  Briltftb,    3B1 

Africa,  ^uutbtru    10 

13,90,<il,ll9,H^ 

,        lerfl,  iri,33f),  i^Kl 

4»^,4l8,4>3,  513 

537, S  a 

ATficft.  WcftUrat^L^O 

'       —9%  103,135,203 

5t38,  298,33^^9 

407,  n^J,  430,400 

^        4P3,  483,  522,^2  V 

^  ,,AfirkaiiIi»JiudtU>l?8 

|Lfri«;i(t«rV  {Lf'aat,  1 7 


Afiiioe^r  .  .  45,337 
^-ra.  ,  3(.',3B,44,45 
59(^^434^434 
Akgr.toiiWk '  .  >  334 
Atlab^ina  ....  116 
AtOdhi^  -^  .  J14,16 
AlbioH-CbftjMrl  .  215 
AlUury  ,  *  ^227, ^40 
AlcB^  ...  *  .  481 
Aldtfrtbatt  ,  .  ,  2D0 
AiawiukSe  ,  .  .  3^8 
4leppo,  ^0—22,109 
^34^236,5(34. 
Atexaiidria  22,2^,33 
'  121^3,  1^8,^2^ 
231,236,  434,iSl9 
Aifaid  -  ,  .  .  ,  i29 
Al^uaBay  13,14,430 
Allababo'l  ...  41 
Att'CaijpJDft  .  2P0 
Ali*pie,50,5 1,55,143 

Alitmondbu^'y    .  253 
Alj^fi    ......  3f04 

Aitona    .  «  .  .  ,  478 

A[triii|:hBro    200,31a 

Amhlofu  Gwddy     ^54 

ArTilHir>[iiat'»|'  ,.^80 

Ainboyna,ti4,^^G,4l9 

America  10,33,32^70 

71,123,135,130,131 

U2,  143,  Jl^,4tJ2 

270,  279,  332,  0^9 

.413;  435,472,  504 

&j7j  550^  560,  ^2 


Ami^rkat  Briihb,  90 

Ol,4]lO,4S3 

America,  Ntir|.K,   16f> 

327,333,304,339 

3iO,455,4<J2 

^Uit^ti  c  s \  ?iu  ri  1|.  ^  V«  s  t 

70^  i(j'7,  l>a,  208 

,  127,239 

Aqi^ica*  3n|)(.b»    72 

73,  2lB,  ^75,  376 

.      ^39^537 

A  to  e  ri  ci^S  pai^iib  S,  7  2 

Amerufld  SC&tiri,  N. 

115,563 

Am.ierdflin  94.00,9£i 

t22,44j9 

Am!itrrdam,  New  73 

Auainajryura  .  ,  ^Q 

AuiUiVeF    ,  .  *  .  i24 

An^lccpa     .  119,915 

An^  ra  Pp^l^ueu  a  ^y  1 0 

Aii^ukJ]^    .  «  .  .     70 

Alitalia  .  7t,l^j^p? 

330,340,514 

AmifH^b  -  2o,no*n 

l5O,i:i.V^5,-i30,^l>7 
^otiltn      .   .  !  .  f  59 

Arabia H^5 

Arcliaogd  ^  .  .  40B 
ArcHipclafO  (ludian) 
3O4l,04,6.>,n8 
Arctic  S<?a*.  .  .  455 
Arbnusia*iTi'rntu.l  IM 

4E 


Ark  law    .    .  •  «  4£l 

ArmA'b  f  .  .  .  259 
Arm«rna  .  394,4119 
Aruolci  .  *  ,  .  595 
Aroo  J  1  .  ,  .  *  06 
Arracao  .  34,35,1  la 
Artliuret  ,  .  ,  .  37t 
Aih  1  -  :  .  ,  .  328 
Aihboorne,  239,252 
A^h^iiir!uri*  528,529 
AiJ^by  ,  -  ,  .  ,  532 
AMft27»&6Jlil22jl34 
l^^,2ia;35M39,413 

A«ia,  lU»t«ai  .  4(&4 
Asia.  Minor  .  .  ^64 
Asia„  Weatcro,  23,24 
117,263,393 
A^Utit!  Idjui4s  ^  ^3 
A^4(atu    ....  56,57 

A«t«ir^ufb    >   .  ioo 

Aaw    ..;..,  ff 40 

A^tt^B  Satidford,  512 

A*.trft^a[i^5-23,IU 

122,1a!, It^J— 185 

428,480,488 
Atbf1;»lauerurd  .  343 
Aibeyi  ,  .  203,349 
Aiber.ti>a^»  120,37^ 

417,512,505 
AtOiii,70,71,555-^5r 
5OL 
AlUrchp'e  .  25C,J)57 
AufiibMai  *  .  .482 
August!  «  ,  .  .  ,  47 


Aortris    •  .  466,466 

Avoor 443 

AyUftbwy  .  *  .  388 
AyfM S43 

,58-60 
198,496 
B«d«ii,  GrMi4  Pacby 

.     of 493 

Bftfia*t  B^  .  |.  455 
Biifdid  ....  534 

•  Btthamai  •  •  .  •  75 
BftikAlUke   .    .  99 

.  Bakichctcrai    •  •  95 

Baltic  Sea  .  .  •  969 

Baltimore  ...  199 

BaU*«  River,  905,949 

989 

Buana  It1ct,7,141 

149.388,389 

Baaeoorah  ...  361 

BaodoD    ....  461 

BaDfalore  .  •  48,49 

Barbadocf,  73-76,94 

999,339 

Barbery   .   .  95,351 

fliarb7(Nortbam.)940 

Barfagr  (Sasooy)    333 

'  Bareebna  ...  499 
BaretUr 44 

!!■■■■■■■■  AAt 

Barnard-Cattle.  599 
Bamtlejr  •  990,565 
Barripore   •  .  •  •  35 

Barth 496 

BerUm-oD4famber, 

597 

Barton-under-Need- 

wood,  ]  90,398,374 

,  519 

Berwick    ....  336 

Basfosstoke,900,940 

519,565 

BAtle95,909,389,499 

493,489^99 

Beiseterre   ...  75 

Beuria31,64,65,499 

Betb90,166,900,907 

999,368,597.599 

530,565 

Batbar»t(8.Arriea)14 

Batbunt  (W.  Africa) 

3,5,7,8,136,137,998 

999,391,386,430 

Batley.  »  .'1140,519 

Batterwe   ...  597 

Battiealoe  ....  61 

Batticetia  .  61,500 

BaTaria  •  .  494,490 

Bey  of  Ulaadt,  67,68 

197.108,454,505 

«  •«  «  94 


INDBX  OP  NAMBS  OP  PLACES. 
Bejrtraftli  •  .  .  4fl4  Bitbep  Statli»fd«  ei5 
190,167  BUbop't  ^Waltbam, 
190,940,456,.'i65 
Bitbop't  WcaroMNiib, 
900,398,417,519 
Blaenavom  190,  940 
456 
Blackbeatb,  190,900 
995,368,408 
456,596,533 
Bkek  Sea,  19,94,97 
969,963,481 
BlaekTora  .54^ 
Blaodford  .  900,456 
Bcllifame61,497,498  Blatberwycke  Park, 

Belper 599  456 

Beoaref,38,40,43,44  BlaQtiibam    .  .  190 
396,397,409,403  Blytbc,  119,900,939 
Beocoolee  .  .  64,65   Blackfriar* .  119,398 


900,910 

530 

Bedford,  93,997,950 
539 
Bedfordibire,9S,lt9 
900,997.940,950,597 
Beerpon  «  •  •  404 
Belroul  •  •  .  .  519 
Belfeit  .  .  .  93,461 
Bel^ttBi  ,  •  .  •  48 
BeUaf7,48,49,54,118 
Belle  Ombre   .   .  18 


Beofal,  39, 34,35,41 
49,49,114,158,188 
189,199,998,359 
396,399,495,548 


368 

Bodenham  ...  168 
Bodmin  .  .  368,599 
Bolton 911 


BentinckCbapel,900  Bombay95,45-49,54 

"^         78,87,117,199,951 

343,397,399,400 

435,511,519,591 

Bonny  Rlter  .  .  467 

Bonqy,  Town  of,  467 

Boot!  nanna  Country, 

16 

Borebora.  .  .  69,70 


328 

Berbice 73 

Berditcbef  ...  99 

Berf 495 

Berbampore,  49,515 

Berkibire,  900,  373 

408,456,519,565 

Beriin,  53,94,97,495 


490,531,539,537  Botton(LineolMbire) 

Bermude  .    75,999  900,5^29 

Bern 498  BoctonCtorksb.)  190 

Berwick  ....  565  Boston,  (N.  America) 

Betbtaba  ....  189  93;  117, 193, 199 

Betheny  (Peleitine)  407,539 

350  Bordeaux ....  476 

Betbeny(S.Afriea)  19  Bowden  .  .  955,539 

Betbany  (St.  Jan)  75   Boyle 418 

Bethelsdorp  .  13,14  Bradford  (DorseUb.) 

BetbcMU    (Antique)  337 

515  Bradford  (WilUbire) 

Betbesde  (St.  Kitt't)  900 

75,339  Bradford  (YoTksbire) 

Betblebem(Pelefltine}  119,900,953,957,398 

933,393  368,519,597,599,539 

Betblehem    (United  BredmoK    .  ;  .  398 


Stetcf)  .  .  .  339 
Bererley  • .  954,539 
Bewdley398,879,408 

Beyrout 99 

Bidefbrd  ....  598 
Bigslefwede,597,530 
Bilby,  119,900,  939 
398 
Birbboom,  48,45,119 
Birmin^m»l  19,900  Breditsbew 
917,997,398,379   Bf«cde,'ReT]er 


Brailes 408 

Bratnerd  •  «  78,117 
BraitbweH  ...  954 
Brembam  ...  190 
Brampton  •  168,939 
Breape  t  •  336,368 
Bream  Head.  .  519 
Brecbin   ....  940 

Brecon 898 

94 

178 

406,456,475,519   Bfemen,495,499,481 

597—599,565  Brentford,  119^940 

l,f  40,953,51 9  368 

i 695  Breilan  .  •  109^496 


O^  •  464 

Brewbaai . .  •  •  $40 
BrideweU  .  398,368 
Bri4cevaler,20O,988 
337,597 
Bridcnortb.  37S^19 
Bridlincton  ...  597 

Briff ^^ 

Bngbtott  • .  900,408 

598,565 

Brittol,  90,  119,  199 

167-169,199,900 

940,988,S68,M7— 

530,  539,  565 

Broadway    •  . '.  456 

Broadway     Cbwrcb, 

167,900 

Broadwindacr,     940 

398 

Bromley,    190.   167 

900, 398,  565 

Bromi|^rofe  •  •  S98 

Bmnawick  .  .  •  495 

Bruntwick,New,  454 

Bmmeli   ....  4?6 

Bruton 539 

Buekwald  ...  496 
BttckfuUeigb  .  599 
Backland  ....  939 
Backt,Soatbl  19.900 
940,  398,  868,  373 
"  408,  5ir,  557 
Bodwortb  ...  539 
Raenot  Ayrei  .  .  T3 
BullomCoantfyS,l38 

Bulwa 403 

Buony  .  .  ,  •  .  398 
Buntalaa  ....  496 
Bofdwan  .  37,38.41 
43,199,354.360,361 
Buri^hill  ....  168 
Barman  Empire,  39 
35,9r9,  407,  559 

Burnley 599 

Bunlem  . .  956,599 
Burton  Latimer.  900 
Burton-on-Trent.939 
398.  599 
Buiy(Laacaabire)955 
519,  599 
Bur7St*Edm0Dds,599 
Butbtre .......  95 

Baxar,43,44,409— 
404 

ByBeU 119 

Cadii 477 

Caffirarial45. 146,455 

Caffreland  . . .  14,15 

GMncroet  ....  990 

euro,  99,93.158,930 

-^239.  935,  455 

Calcutta,  39,  S4-r46 

49,54,56.57,59.61 

69,64,81,87,94^113 


mpKX  OP  »MMBB  OP  PUCES. 

tH  118/  1S8, 190  Cftwnpore, 36,44,434  ClerkinctoB.  .  •  34S  Qrtmaa  ^  T  «  I  .  Me' 

194, 198,  199,  909  CuEeaul  .  ...  189  aiftoo.  .  .  107,988  Crowland    ...  190 

916,  995,  949,  950  Cedftrhall  •  .  7S>840  aifton-apon-Dum-  Croydon   ....  900 

979*  989.397,351—  Celeb60,Iilaad  oC;  64  more    ....  940  CurdworCb  .  .  .  879 

S54«  360,  368,  396  Celle 495  Clonmcll ....  461   Curry  RWell  .  .  119 

401,407,  433,434  Ceram 65  CochiD49--5 1,55,56   CuUloir    ....  939 


971 


94^  95,  149,  154   CutUck .  .  56.57,93 
155,397|399,459   Cutwa    .  41,515,547 

453   Cyprus 919* 

Cxariuea  ....  96 
Dacca  ....  85,37* 
Damascus   .  •  .  939 

997,940,368,417   Dantufc 59 

597,599,539,565   Dantiip    ....  496 


479,516,  590,591   Cerne 337 

693, 596,  539,  548  C^yloD,  46, 63, 57, 58 
Caledon  .  .  .  19,13  60,61,90,91,117,158 
Cdicut    ....  398   ]98,908,9il,990,397   Cochin-Chtoa 

Calluigton  ...  868  398,367,407,419,448   Coire 493 

OOludieiri    .  .  159  457,468,496,497,593   Colchester,     83,900 

CaliUTB 59  551^54 

Calvary ,Mount,  393  Chalfoid  ....  990 

Calverton  ...  595  Chaonel  labrnda,  338  Coleshill  119,379,408  Darlasfon  ...  519 
Camamandoo  .  139  Charleston  ...  47  Colliog^ham  •  .  900  Darliiigion,  119,335 
CimarancaRiTer,38iB  Charlestown  .  .  539  Collumptou  •  •  597  599 

389   Charlotte,  7,170,998  Colmworth.  .  .  190  Darmstadt  V  .  .  499 
Gambome  ...  336  300,386,430  ColM  .  .  .  955,598  Dartmouth,  940,397 

Cambridge,  198,900  Chatham   .  900,597   Cologne  ....  496  Darton 900 

997,939,999,398,408  ChatiUon-sur- Loire   Colombo,  57— 59,61   Dasbley 956 

594,599,539,565  478   87,90,501,521,554  DawlUh  .  .  940,337 

Cambridgeshire,  &97  ChaTwherry  .  .  500  555  Davcntry  ....  599 

Caihelford  ...  368  Cheadle   ....  539  Colpetty  ....  554  Davis's  StniU  .  905 

Campbell  ....  16  Cheam  .....  939  Colsterworth    .  900  Deal 5,938 

Campden  .  900,940  Chelmafonl   190,939   Colunhka79,118,539  Dean,  Little  .  .  168 
519  456,599   Combrin,  Cape50,51   Debenham  ....417 

Omada  .....  979  Chelsea,! 90,939,940  88,398  Deddington,  ll9,398 

CanadaUpper454,474  456   Comoro  IsUads  .  18  519,  595 

CaBada,Lower  .  454  Cheltenham  .  .  539  Concan  .....  399  Delagoa  Bay  •  .454 
CanareaeCountry399  Chenganoor,151,159  Congo  Town  ...  6  Dcloware  ...  .  118 
Candenede  ...  156  Chepstow  ....  900  Congou  ....  919  Delbij  44,45,396,434 
Canford   ....  190  Cheefaam  ....  190   Coniogsby  .  .  .  599  435,  547 

CannanoiB  .49,55  Cheshiie,  1199900^998  Conjereram  440,44 1  De  Loss,  Isles,  9,380 
Canterbury  900,940  398,379,408,456,598   CotOeverara,   Great,  Del  Norte,  Rio  ,  76 

Canton    .....  99  Cheater,l  19,900, 328  440  Delta 455 

Canwick  ....  953  379,408,456,599, 539   ConJeTeramLHtle440  Demarara    .  .  73,74 

Cape.Cot8t,303,379  ChesUrfield  .  .  953   Connaugbt,  959,960  Demarara  River  .  74 

4079408  Chichester,  119,  996   Connecticut,  76,118   DeDbigb8bire9iDO,940 

Gape-Town,     11-13,  940,368,566  56!   Deoipitia  ....  497 

15,17,19,178,199,538  Chikw     58   Constantine  .  .  368  Denmark,99,339,496 

541    Chili 79   ConsUntinople  90,99  476,477 

Cappoquin  ...  460  Chioa,97, 99, 30,  56  939,499,455  Derbent  .  .  184,486 

Carangacherry  .  156  1391186,187,969  Corfu  ....  99,94  Derby,  199,  953,  599 
Carangalaoherry,]57         971,418,494,537   Cork  .871,461,469  530,539 

Carlisle,  119,900,398  549,543   Cornwall,    335,336  Derbyshire,  1 19,  900 


998,959,953,398 
336,368,408,456 
565 
!»6,539 
495,539 
Devises  .....  939 


371,456  Chinsurah   .  40,118  598 

Carmarthenflhire988  Chippenham  «  .  565   Coromandel,  64,463 

Carmel 75  Cbitpore  ....  114   Corringham  .  .  519 

Carnarvonshire,  119  Cfaittagong,34,35,d7   Corston  .  .  190,408   Desford 
Camatic9Southern63  Chobham  .  119,408  Cussington  ...  956  Detmold 
Carleton  Bode.  994  Christ  Church,  900  Cossipore .  .  •  •  114 
Cannarthen,940,988  908,910,940  Cottingham  .  .  954  Devon,  900,  940,337 

Cardina,  North,   76  Cbumie  .  .  146,148  Cotym50,55,6d.l50-  368i519,  565 

118   Chunar,38,44,401—    155,1 57,967,398,593  Devonshire-  .  .  698 
aBrol]nn,South,76,79  403  Coutbenans   •  .  348  Dewsbury  .  119,953 

118  Church  Lawford,565  Covcncberri  .  .  159  456,565 

OmeadiTe   ...  500  Cieacole S^  Coventiyi  19,1 90,940  Digah   ....  49,43 

Carshalton  ...  980  CitrRoadChapel907  599  Dioapote 49 

OaaeUZeittin  .  .  94  ClanwilUam.  .  .  11  Cowes  .  .  .  .  5,938  Dinageporc  .  49,546 
CBspMaSea,95,97,98  Ctapham«    119,  166  Cranganoi*  .  •  398  547 

111,181,431,481,488^        900,939,940,398  Cranley    ....  456  Dingwall  ....  119 
Cat£tver  ....  15         368,408,596,533  Crcaton  .  .  368,519  Disco  Bay   ,  .  .  904 
•  .  .  •  f  5  Glue  .  398»456t689  Crirnt  •  .  .  94,939  Diss   ......  599 


fiMcpcr,  River  .  04.  l^l^Uit  .  t  '  •  « '^^  F»tbii#a  .  «  .  .  49^  .J(IO,30»,3(M(30Mie 

Dolielli   .\  . .,  6W.  Kannrkp.  ,  ...  *«^  Pu«hvn  .  »  M*,«4a  )i»-9eU^9i,aB4taft5 

J)oiiiioi9»i75,«37,«3«  Kiie«»ib«,  IWw,  7fi  FurrniekthfiA   .  •  44  .                    B9Q^AM9 

BoDcaster  .*  US,  5ft4.  »mx.  ,.....♦  5^7    fiK^hiir..  ,  ,  ,  44  GkiavesUi^hlff^    l»0 

,3«e,5S9   BNw,  Ji^t,  «0Q,227.  Oiik^  ,..,,..  1*  l67,900,84O^S6§.4a« 

Donoloctpo    ^.3^0     .            94Qia68,6(i5  Oaioil^oro*,  5fQ0, 2d3  hl%m97^MSt 

l|oajkn4,  Eiut,  0)7   Bttei.N.W.   .408                .  .     ^28,665.  Onadcvbrr^    •  .  43S 

I>ookk«    .  •  .  f  406.  Qutio 425   Qt]le,^,61»496-199  GB«d€iitbal,'10,»-t9 

Dorcb^ter,  119,800   Bvcrtoo    ....  240   QanHiii  fUvar,   3,9  H4»17I«I7^ — m 

337^  36t,  433   E^han» ,  .  .  .  36a>       1$6-138, 158,368  Gm  ,  ..  .  ^,39Mi» 

I>owpw;37,67»;  99.367    BieUi-,  .200,240,337     v          379, 384, 407  6<hKI)U1  .  «  .  »  ,  566 

Dfwd^iU  94i97»)0O          368,512,528,532.  Gambier(iK^Ulilqe«i|-.  Qodstppa  *  .  »  ^  I9i 

...  .481,  S33                               ^65     c«ia>IUver,  504,509  Gvd(haab.  «  ^Q^Hm 

DrofMa .  » •  .  460  Falmauib^  10^23^  158  GamiQap    ,  ;  •  .'  16  Qoet^^og^o  «,•  «  4« 

Droafield  ,  •  .  •  800         840,336, 527, 529^  Oamtaos  Aiyer,13,14  Good  |lope^  O^^ai^ 

Droothebn.  .  .  428 .  FarawpU,  C«M>«   -  80  Owige?Rive?3M0.44f     l4,l6>lft»S7,4M«l^ 

IhibUo,  16^,  907,213   Firbgdpo,  120,840            88, 158,400,564  4«MM464t4QMIS 

f8M27,32a438,343              .  .368,373,456   Qofi    .   ,  ......   ?8  637^1 

e47,a7MlMl8.460  Faroe  IslsQds..  427   OeueTa,  2 10,288,4  23   Qorey. 46l> 

,461,  W,  531    FaaeJey.                                           —  —  - 
DniMip  ,.,,..  84  Featbanl 


372 
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^9t,476  Ovmataesvff  .  .  4» 

Geooa   .  .  ,  »  ,  631  Qoramm    •   .  •  •  551 

336,368  Qeof^ 178  Qpif»oH,  14,1  S0»  900 

.  .  461   GeorgeTo«ra(G«iiaaa)  8fi7»Jfe«#»# 

.  >.  JU4             73il74  timidbiwt    .  .  .  4I« 

,  ,  800  Qaoi|^TowQ(f eaaaf )  Qucn  »  ,  •  .  .  SM% 

..900                              31  GraaffKejaat,  H»14 

Dlirtian)^29|528,529  Fl»hcr*i  Bay,Q39,334  Qe^rce  Town  (South  ~I6 

lurdejr  •  «  167«527    FHiudert  ....  422       Africa)  ....  19  GracclKur    *  .  •  .  7S 

FttntiUira  ,  800,240  Qeaigbievsk    .    .  27  QracebUl    .,..16 


Pudley    .  ,  ^,529  Ffock  .  . 

Dundi^lk  ...  •  V  461  Fermoy    . 

Dundee  .  ..  119,343  PerHby    .. 

BuidMin*  Little,  ^00  FH^roye    . 

366,456  Fineibade 


*faling  .  . 
CaatCape 


79 
813   Ptoitap^ 


120  FloHdit    ......  76 

512   Flimivo.  ,  ,  .  .  417 


477   Gcof^a  (N.AmaricfO  Qradeofiey  . 


^i^MiUnie,  226,529   Fulksworth 


240 


118  Graff  bam 

Georg:i^.Ii)afKl»,  68  G^bam:iT««Bl4r4tf' 

--71,  114.GraBdl|a«sa   »    >  «•* 

d66   Paot's  Cray,  120,368  Qenoaiiy^  97,98^100  >  Graud  qbfoat^g 

101,232.688,332   QratcM  HtU  .   .H 

333,^9,4834471    OnrtHuOJ^diBJm 

483,531,537     l99«83flU889,4B7«447 


•^en^l^ew.  .  .    75  Fpreit-Df-Dea^,  167 
iidmburgb,  .200,  ^3^3  240,335 

419,4j64,528   Poitno  .,.•..  856 
Edmonton    12p,  200   Foulmire .  ...  527   Qernoe  .  .  336|368   Qrcat  j^tmm  Sitaal) 
938,408^512,525   Foarab  Bay,  142^,391  Gatbs«Biaiia»349)950 .   Cba|fci  207,8 1 6,^7 

.  .526,  .528,  565   Fowey 368  393  Qraat  Steppe  •  «  S6 

Jf^Kgleacliffie   ,  .  371   Framllngbam    .  328  Gbautt  «  «  .  •  #0,51   OraatbaiB  •  •  •  971: 

£gJPt;»^9»22— ^4,94  FraroptoQ    •  .  »  200  Gbaxeepore,.44,404   Greece,  185,863,961 

149,  185,  234,  835   France*  23,90,91,99  .      406     .        ...r  661 

349,351,3q^4<$5  J30.139.2<^0,261,:296  Gbure 187   Qreek.kVi^aa    .  gU 

£iineo  ....  68,69  347,348»378,4 19-423  Gbuanca  ,  .  .  187  Grreii)amM»l69^96l 
Eiaeofch  .  ...  424  455,465,466^ I68»47 1  G^brakef90,9 1,94,95  203-805,8l9>816u9tt* 
Ekatherinasbv  .     94  476,477,480,481,492  .    .     429,532  ^245, 88 N  889,284,887 

Elberfeia.  ...  425  Fraiica,  Ifieof,  (Sea  G^cm^q  ..  •  .  •  424 , 888,880,831 --964«8I9 
Kfeuthera   ...     75       Maurititta.)  Gibop,  Valley  irf,  950  .    455>468^46i 

KUand 532   Frankfort  -  oo  -  Che      Gitfer  Sho^re    .    80  GrlcftwOd  «  .  •  486 

EUaston  ....  512  .Maine,  .94,97,100  G|aaburyl8p,20J,328  C^m^  .  Tfi^MM. 
EUeubrook  ,  ,  .  255  .  424,481,532  .     518  Greeley  «  « ,  .  .  853 

...    78  J^9etowo4^ie5,l09  <SUtfow,l  19,8 1 9,464   Grittetborfa  .  .  866 
...  120     138,141,839,879,293  .       669   Griqaa  Tata  «  14,16. 

898-300,304,305,307   Glan,  Great    .  .  866  .  GMenekloof  .   19,13 
311,312,316,319^81   Gleatwortb  ...  368  ...     I«U78> 

383,367.369,379-385   Gtoucet^ter  •  J2t)4]9  )GirdCDlaDd    ...  176 
389«408,409Al«i430     940,335,527,580,530  Groombridca.  .  688 
.120  638   Gawrnicy946^aS6i96i. 

.  486  GlDUcetter.  (N,  ^^  4e6,6»«»9l 

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.  75   6,8,9k  108a94»lll6,l08  .  .  S40|49i;6l8 

..485.  JlO»»m^l6l»839,te6.iC}ttliBi£akc..  » 119^ 


EUiot   .  . 
Elyetham 

Emberton  .  •  •  800 
EmbilmegaQia  •  59 
Enmaos..  ...  75 
£ng1and,,New..  346 
£Bonl4,U4,145,175  Freiaton 

340  f reyftadt  ^   . 
Epheaus   ....  186   Friedcosbeiii 
Epperaton   ....  625   FrietideDfreld 
£pBom,120,240|368  Fdedanttbal   . 
...456  r(hi»,£ait   . 


floi^ue.  ,  ,  ••<•  ,  4St 

tkiilKi  940,SW^t8 

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.  :S88 
lartsfaead  ...  585 
jarwortli  •>»  ^  891 
{as}^figfia|d  .•  .  887 
iMiillgi  .  .  4  •  840 
iastiogft  (W^AiUoa) 
6^888»88l 
tiatdeld  »  •  •  .  587 
tlalh«rlfllgh.98Maar 
3av«unBh  .  467i488 
9ayevfiif«»W«k,5fl8 
iavkatone .. .  t.  8T8 
(lay  .  .  *  «  .  «  18Q 
Bayfield  ....  119 
leatbBeld  •  888,8881 
rlebroD  .  •  88l»fi83 
leUUm  880»835y58T 

leltan.  •-.  -  .  •  488 

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f  enabridlle «  »  .  18D 

lerefocd,    180,  l«7 

>168,.80O».840,  888 

418,  458s  51S|  588 

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.  .     484y48l 

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|lcr«i,.5putk .  »  4M8  19^-7, 199.807-810  J98,  'tet^  839,  840, 
iioMf-Casul  ^  .  484  .  9l4^SI9,9»l-%688  .  ;    '    a44|r«l9 

|l«tte-PariiiMMit4M     949**M8,  914^.986  Mam  r6m^^  31^ 

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Hcywpoa..  .  .  >^8^     887^ 343.4, 3^^ 368  ^•botbaplmV^ttmtar 

ili8h-Wrcomb«^^3     884,388,a98»889-«  f38i868 

Mf»4df     403V4q7>  4»«.  4J9  Ama......^  .  «  908 

Hiai<ja,  Mouiklavni     434,  436,  438,  453  tteHchp  ..»^».„  ^  3B8 

•r «  as     478/49 1-8, 495r486  ^3m^  .  »  ^.4&M«8 

Hvfi4«a ^8^8     815,  S90rU583r  ^8  JUfK^ew  ?  .  118 

HindoosteiH  86,  86  ,      537>544,M7- 55t   aerufalem.  %  ft8»188 

185>188^a8J^,868  tediabeyoDdtbcGan-     »  m,%^»^i(H^ 

871,  890,  991       gf9  ^ .  a(6l,l«8»548       839,387 ,348>-S51 

Hitcbia  «  .  888»89S  Jadi^BHtlib950,544  398,4iS4^a8 

HobattTewn    .  SCO  India,  Ccaieal,    899  Mmfsm   »  86>89^47 

HodMt 140  4adhvGaiiflMiilal|^1   JinioaUa.  •  , «  198 

Hofman't  K4#4(,  146  .      4^9   i'Wtmt  .^  fH^OS 

Holbedc   ....  884   IlidiarV^  38,908,351    Miaona  .  18,19,437 
iMland,  04496,97,99  ladia,  Soiitb,4M49  /•RiaD*IUM«r  •  888 
838)  389»471  808^987,890,488  indcai .  .  ,  llt8.80f 

HoilMd,  Near,  11,67   bKSa,  We«terp»  808  Amelia   ....  188 

801  tediawitMalMGaB'  iuaist,  lUycr  .  44 
Holmifftb  ....  853  ^,38,11^448^,187  Kaipara,.ftWftiV  519 
Holttrin  .  «  ....  89  351,  398,  418,  438  Kai^biki  .  *  6KV61I 
Hulnlle  .......  588       490,544  Kaady   «•«  89,854 

Uolybead 980  IiMllaa  .Ocatti    »   18  BlaaaipoQipar   ,448 

HmbwI 477  iMdii^M  .  .  .  18^118   KaraM8^7,897;m 

Htmiarton  ^  » • .  598  iMcKet,  INmbb  Wait,*  KaUr 448 

Houdnrat .  1^,419  74,169^4^464  Kattfi«aaie   ...  498 

HtKNtuor  . .  *,  ^406  lluiiet,£asl,.l 78,881   Ka8aD 88 

Hwogkf  ftivar,  40,41   <  .488.463  Kedron,  Braafc,  9fi9 

HocdiMHuii « *  .  408  Indict,  Watt  3,74,76  ilcsirafth  .  •  •  .85f 
Hi<»padala    .  .  79,80    90-1, 18t.  HI94  808  Kabmam    .  .  ,  lifll 

340  .807*8,8li,89fU999  KaUkMiiQ%Rivtrl46 
Hars^y.^  .800,408  937,  843,  968-870  Kalvdiaa  ....  987 
HamcaiAa. ...  599  998,888«41 9^54^483  Kendal  800^5A7»589 
H«»rwp(Ml,UUla,M9  lUdiia^iw    •  56»88  KattUwortb    .  .  19Q 

Hvwdcn M7  lobiaD  Itlandi  .  •   84  KanoiD^o  818,840 

Huabeba.  .69,199  I{itwicb,  800^940»388  998 

HuddetftfiaM 900,859  4l7y<^89   Keuin(tMi  915,940 

^98^699  Intaiid,  8,89,91,93   K«at  .  lSOy900,84Q 

ll«dwNi*taay989,407     198-^9»168,9I3»969        888,338,368,389 

434  .960,887, 398»9f  846  408,456,618,  Ji9» 
Hako«t   ..  940,456     .3n-8,  3*^6,413.417  587,505 

Hiiill48,9eo,954488  480^468,469^31*535   «.aBt(WArrica)6,141 

587,539  IrkulMc 99   U8,898,88MB9>899 

Uaoi^ertea    .  .  53r  If  vine 957    KwaBtutky   ....  118 

HoBilet   •  .  ^  *  .854   Ifwlo 75   KatUrinf  .  180,800 

UoDtiDcduB  .  .  986   laalM^Hb     ...  839  69^ 

Hii&UBploiialMrc587  lalamadab    .  •  •  84   Kafill  ^    190- 

588  laliactonl65«186,909  Khamict  Bfrg  •  17 
Httrdwar .  «  .  •  434  989, 840,  953,  373  Kiddaakiddaa  67,108 
UliMMpated  .  .  400  519,593  604 

Hyperborean  Ocean,    lipaban    ....  184   Kidder minttar .  180 

^455   Hnly,99f887$489b47 1        889,  840,^68,619 
Ickleford    ...  585  477  580,589,663 

MHb  ........  90  l««n    .  k  :  .  .  .  184  Kiddii|kafea7-i8i;i,lfll 

lUlnoit    .  .  .  76,118  lfar,l  19,800,940,888         d68,358|d56,867 

ll|Mtton   •  •  »  •  953  868,618   KWw •  •    94 

India,  11189-86^  JaflU  ...  .88v9a5  Kifblf  .  ...  190 
40,48t46»47,80^7  Jtf4n,61,63,499,500  KUiianny  .  461,469 
8U88,90»nil>19^99  889'  Khiitbury  .  •  »  »(t 

180, 154,  156,   165  JtlooCTwrm  .  .  i  8  EiH*«  CUJIi..  •  MO 


nma  or  nmiu  op  num. 

Mv^Uagtoi  i«  UhwnhUMUA,  U  Loutli«Gottiit^^l  lbrM4labi»  .  »r 

^88  964,  Ludmoir    .  .  98,44  If arlfaoroa(b»]  99.940 

KtaUM    .  .  .  SSO  U»4i,'i90,^Sm,iK»  Ludkvir  .  .  .  .  S4«  513,M« 

KiDgMB  (JMMkiO     ttlO,  S17,  899,  954  IjB^beck  ....  495   Um^iHtm  ...  199 

74,T5     388,  587,  589,  588   LuntU,  Upper,  S08^  M«ndta   .  •  .  •  S5 

KiBgiwooA  .  •  •  889  Leek 589  Lu^k 90  |f«neiUct  .  4fi0,53l 

EIrby  Mtapfrl(»B  Sqo  LMiwd  Islat  .  468  Lutifi 180  MarttonTrottcU^lSO 

Kfrekhdm  ...  481   Ucbora, 84,407,518  Lutterworth.  .  388  S40 

EIrkbiiftM    •  •  853  531   Lyme  .  .  •  888>58$   Msitiolqm   •  .   467 

MMbf  LMidalct800  Upmn 73   LTmptfaam    .  .  840   MttrCock|388,338,3M 

855|368  LeiceMtr  .  856,538  Lrnn  .  840,894»89S   Umnm 69 

KliUeetoB    .  ^  858  Letcctter  Mountain,  MtdnKartm  .  .  448  MmiTbod    «  118,478 

KiffloB(Llneolmliir«)  IDS  Madagaactf  .  18,19  Mmsbow  . .  «  16.518 

800  Leicefltnrtbire  •  180    1 1 9i  178,4 18,455,474  MtsMcbuMHi,76,ll8 

KIim;6,105,148,898      800,888,850^88   Madtpaleynm  .  449  194.539 

—300,800,393/130      868,456,518,565   Maddington  .  .  898   Metioek    .  •  .  .  $S3 

SMMtbaroi^k,  180  UiK^ton  fiuinrd580  MndeinK939*396»5l9  Mnt«ra>  80,61/197 — 

800,  854,  388,518   Liiptic,  94,  97,  100.  Mndeley    .  :  .  378  499 

589,538  484,  481   Mkdru,  30,37,48^7    Mauritius   17  —  19 

Snisfatabridcc  .  180  LenberK    ....  94  6l  87t90^I«94.9S,M8  418,468 

Knoyle    ..  180,518  Lmnon  Island  .407   158,196,197,109,387   MaveKcari  .  159,153 

Rnutdbid  ...  119  UotiMi  .  .  180^388  418,486,438,440^443   Mait^an   ....  335 

ICoeol0befK*486,49O  LeonkNter.  .  .  168  446,448,454,479,500  ii^^  .Movataiiit, 

Konnak   ....     15   Leopold,  5,7,8,9^8  591,598,539  340 

Koroe^le   ...  58  300,386,430  Madrid   ....  477   Maybev    .  .  78,198 

Kotlicafodda .  •  498  Le  RetoovcQir  •  .74  Madron  ....  336   Ucasbam    .   •  •  37e 

Kowabee.  .  .  88y44  Levant,  93,918,890  Mahaka  .  .  .  78,74   Mecea.  .  «  183,455 

Rrooman  River  .  16      334,936,350,479  Matdeahead,  598^565  MeeUenbur|rStrelitx 

RollakoF    ...  163  Leward  blandt,  558  Maidstone  .  .  .  838  435 

Rurreeckatte,l6,190  Lewes,  886,839,588  Maine  .76,118,407   MeditertMieMi,10,93 

519  Leyton 408  Malabar,  49--5 1,1 50     84,95,109,191,130 

Kulowlee.  ...  484  Liebfteld  .   164,  940  967,897      1^^  107,  908,  998 

Rytbce   .  •  403,407  888  MaUAiar  Mountains,     836,301,  3^378 

Labrador,  79,169.339  Liditeaau80,834,340  153,  156     d03^395,48O--489 

838,839,340,464  Licbtenfels,  80,334  MahK!ca,30,3 1,65. 186  593,594,531,563 
Lanbetb  .  398,  475  Liddiaf^on  cum  Cat-  418,499,479,549,544  Jifeemt  .  36,44,489 
tambouro  ...  190     decott-.  .  800,  388  Malay  Itlandi  .  .  65  433,456^ 

Lancasbire,  998,598  Lily  Vbuntain .  .  17  Matda 49  MelooabeHofficy408 

599  Lima 976  Maldon 99T  Melk>r 39& 

Lancasbire,  East,900  Limenek  .  859,960  Melcogol  ....  189  Melton  Biowbray  5S9 
940,954,398,597,598  Lincolo,800,840,953   Malmcsbuiy  .  .  900  539 

Laacasbire,     Nortb,  368,599  MalU,99— 94,95*117   MeaMl 496 

900,955   LSncolnsbire .  .  998     199,130*158.198*908  MendunRiUia.  .  90 

Laacasbire,West,900  Liskeard,     939,  335     914,998«936>940*367   Meon,  East    •  .  565 

940,955,368,519,595  565     S68,378»393,395*407   Meon,  West  ..565 

597   Little  Bo(^.-.  .  79     418,499,454.519*539   Mercuiy  Bay  .  .  507 

Laneaster  .  900, 539  Liverpool,  9,90, 93  Malwan 399  Mcanrado,  Ckpe  .  10 

LaneasUr   Streigrbt^   168.900,907,640,955  Mamelicbeny    .  155      ,  149,143 

455  956,868,519,595,597   Man,  Isle  of,  956,408   Mesurade,  Rivcr,143 

LaneEod956,599,538  599,539  Manaracab  ...  154  Mevagiss^ .  .  .  368 

Langferd  ....  900  Liverwge  ...  954  Manoeter .  .  •  •  879   Mbow 400 

Lantvct.  ....  368  Lode  Chapel.  .  940   MaocbesUr, 900, 907    Miebelderer  .  .  900 

Lanlivery    ...  368  Lodden 994     840,954,955'974«398   Miebigan  .  .  76,118 

Lanfeatb  ....  368  Londonderry    .  959     475*  519*597—599   Middlesei,North  5S8 
Lansallos  •  ...  368  597  539   Middlesex,  Wcat597     | 

Lantagloa   .  .  •  368  Long-Martin   •  599  Mandanaree ..  .  .  3   Middlewkb.  •  .  598 

La  PlaU.  •  •  •  *  73   Longnewton.  .  371   Manepy 61   Midnapore.  ...  57 

Latakia  .'  90,99,936  Long  Preston  .  456  Mangalore  .  .  «  398  MUborne  Port  .  366 
Latcbfbrd  .  85V>39  Lc^ham  ....  915  Manicktula ....  38  539 

LatUkoo^New   •  16  Lostwitbiel,  335*368   Mankendorf  .  .  901    Mtlford    •  .  120,528 
LaueabafsRatieburf   Lougbborougb,  956  MaraaMnaa  .   .  159  Miachlnlian[ipteii990. 
497                        519,599  Marienborn,  987,988   Minden    ....  496 
T«nsanna    ...  493  Louis,  Port  ...  18  MaAat-Harboiough,  Mitlleld  .  .  954,565 
ivington  ^  •  .  996  LQuiaiaiM   •  .  .  1I8  599  NUrtee 498 


If  iMiMippi  River,  76 
118 
Silfls<mrmiirer76,118 
lfiMouri|9tateor  7B 
MitclMrai     .  .  .  S4p 

Mobatee 1^ 

Mohilla    .  .  .  •  437 
Mohfccaf    .  66,  43S 
Molanduite    .  .  156 
MoDffbyr  .  .  42^516 
Monk     VTcarmoutfa, 
417 
MoDinoutb    168,940 
533 
MoDtkiiban  •  .  .  $96 
Moolb^iard  .396^48 
Monte^o  Bay  .   .75 
Mont^omer3rtbire340 
Mootpellier^  490,469 
478 
Montreal  . «  ^  .  4T4 
Monuarrat   •  •  .  7i 
Moor  Fu4c  ...  190 
Moortfaedabad  49,43 
Mora  Summa  «  .  64 
Moranl  Bay  .     .  75 
Morarla    .  «  <i  .  900 
Mordeo,  190,940,398 
519 
Morotoi  .....  70 
'Mosaoibique  .  .  964 
Motco# ;  95,499,537 
Mo8el«y  ....   466 
Mtetel  Bay  •  ;  .  178 
Mountjoy  .  .  75,340 
Mo%ec70,71 ,556,560 
Mozambique    .  .  19 
Moiambique    Chan- 
nel   .  .  18,37,437 
Mabuminadabad  406 
Muneed    •  •   •   406 
MuDieb  •  •  •  .  494 
MuDroItlaiidl5d,154 
Monster  .  .  •  .  959 
Muttra  ....  434 
Myaore  •  •  .  48,49 

.  Naat 460 

Nan>ore  .  «  .  400 
Na^racoH  • «  .  51^9 
Nailfwortb  .  .  •  990 
Nain .  .  .  79,80,340 
MamaqualandyGt.  16 
Naaiaqoaland^Little, 
17 
^lotet  •  .  .  18,467 

Naplct 531 

Narbertb  ....  598 
Naiiaa  ....  496 
Natal  .  •  .  ..  .  T64 
Ntneolky  .  »  .  600 
)f ifenl^  .  .  .  .  tt$ 


INOBX  OP  NiUMS  OF  VLkCWS  

NMaralb,(U.Slat)et)  Oldbaai  •  .  .  .  tM  ^wmWkW>fi7i^» 

399  Olli«i,]iloMtof,S4»  Ptaton  «  ....  940 
Kazittf    .  .  900(456  SBS   PMitamrSUa   iUK^Wk 

Nasrao    •  .  .  1UI,96  Olney 900   Pensance   .  900,840 

Negapataai53,91,119   Ooeebow   »  ;  •'.  70  336,408,456,597 

NefcoDibo  .  «  .  .  58  Oocbf^logy  .*.  •  78  Percy  Cbafttl  •  199 
Kellore58,63,l 58,397   Oodooville   .    %  .  Cl  940,398,5>9 

499  Oottur  Parrab  .  114  Perraii  .  .  ,  .  ;  336 
Nenmeb  ...  400  Orange  Rivar  (Great)  PerriapolHaai  •  449 
Neranam     ...  151  %S^17   Penia*  95,33,56,111 

Netberlaod9,499,499   OraogeStCbapel»918  481,486 

476   Orenburg   ....  98   Persian  Gulpb  •    68   ' 
Neufcbatel ...  493  Orissa  .  .  .  66,67,98   Pertabgurb  ...  899 
Neukeer,  Rirer  340   Osnaburg   •  %  •  496   Pertbgerent  .  .  398 
Neusalts  ....  439   Ossett    •  •  .  .««'900  P«ru    ....  79,975 
Neuwied.  .496,439  Oswestry.  ...  950  PhiladelpbU* (Amerl* 

Nevis 76    Otabeitc,  68-^70,346       ea)    •  .  .  199,479 

Newbury  .  939,940  Otrada  ....  ^  439  Fhillarn    .  .  «  .  368 

Newcastle-on  -Tyne,   Ov«r 466   Pbilleagb  .  .  .  «  368 

120,198,200,371    Oola 98    Piedmont  .  493,481 

519^97,599  /hyoin 396   Pinner.  .  .  595,568 

Newcastle-underline  Owbybee  .  70,71,979  Pitcairp'f  |s)and,114 
956,5999539  666,560   Pitcombe     ...  539 

Newell 78  Oifbfd,  190.991,997   Plantain  Itlaods,    10 

NewfleM    .  .  «  .  75    939,39a456}594,599  388 

NewfMindland,    995  OsfonUbire    .  .  696   Plymouth  .  519,598 

453  Oiton   .  ^  ...  898    ,  -599^53^ 

New-Haven,  70,117   Paarl    ....  19,613   Plymoutb  Dock,  900 

198   Pacaltsdorp.  13,178  337,368,598,539 

IVewiogton,    (Stoke)   Pacific  Ocean,  68,70.  Poland  94,98,99,101 
900,998,456      71  |l  16,979,41 8,463   911,999,939,531.537 
New-Town  ...  956  557   Poland,  Austrian,  98 

Nk;e,99, 158,936,531  "Packingtoii  .  .  379  Poland,  Pmssian,  98 
Nieobar  Isles  .  178  Padan^  .....  64  Poland,  Roiil«n,'  98 
Niesky(W.Indies)  75  Padstow  ....  368  Polynesia  .  .  68,114 
Nile,  River   •   .  455   Palamc^tUb,  59,  65  555,563 

Nisarra   .    ...  406  444,450   Pdmerania  ...  496 

Nismes  .  .  378,379  Palestine,  94,117,131  PonternH»t.  190,954 
Noacolly   .    ...  35    149,998,931,939,936  408,529 

Norfolk,900,994,368  987,455    Pontypool  •  .  .  i90 

565  Panda^Rtver,15 1,159   Poole 639 

NorfulkWest994,456  PandHenpo  ...  61  Poona  .  .  «  396,399 
Nortb  Cape  (N.  Zea-  Panjam  .....  399  Poonamallee  .  .  65 
land)  .  .  198,511  Paramanbo  .  73,340  Port  Jackson,  67,68 
Nortbamptoo368*408  Paris  9,19,99.93,130  199,979,397,407>508 
519,599  •-]34,910,911,914  Portaea^  100,900,997 
Northboora   .  .  900     916,  947,  961,  996  898,486 

Norton  •  ...  336  348, 378, 419-.491  Portsmouth.  .  4,190 
Norway    .    .  99,497  476,479,480  997,397,398,456 

Norwich,900,994,368   Paroor 156   Portugal,  95,93(H8l!0 

699,539,565   ParnuMtta  .  66,979  361 

Nottincfaam,  190,940  39t   Portugneae  Town,  6 

966,398  Parwich    ....  §59   Poaen,  94f88,10J,498 

Nottingbanisbire,595   Patagonia    *  •  •     79  689 

NovaScotia  3,4 15,454   Patna 43   Potton  ,  ....  689 

Nundgunge   .  .  406   Paul 336   Poultxy  Chapel,  SI6 

Nunebaml90.900,456   Pella 17   Powerscourt   .  .  918 

Nurenberg  .  . '.  481  Pembroke  .  .  «.  598  Preacot .  •  .  966,6^6 
Nusseirabad  .  .  400   Pembiokeshlre,  59)B  Preston,  198,i00,966 

Oare 340  Pennsyhn^ial  18,332  Prince  Ed w.  Iale,464 

Odessa    .  .  9934,94  563  Prince  o^  .Walaa*  la. 

Ohio;sUtaor,76,li8  P^nirn  190,900,336  tend  (See  Pulo  Pn. 
pkkak  «..  79,840  866,4j;6  P^na^f) 


]^„,«i^|IW,  M  lUMie.  230,304,340   Mgjl  .  ..•  WMM 
4^*466  Romford  .  .  •  •  «0f   2^^  ,•  •  •  •  •  •  ^ 

Fdttict,  .  c  .  .    66   Row.-  •  .  .  .  «Ji  IJSS?      '  '  I'sil)^ 

«y4l«  R4itodc  .  .  .  •  *?i  ^Tjr4li?87  198  4S 
^.«  .  ,  .  ,155  R^*'-*-^!^!*^  "^^it'^M^^^ 
Piitt©nO«Vt.  .  .  151  ***»i*?  .      59S;^44 

|^.eeng(iu«Ch«pd  Rotterdam, /fcM4j^  '^^  ^"^^      ^'g^ 

f30y8e0v3«8;5llJ   Rowde    wo  5^y...   .  200,40$ 

Qriloo,  W,  M^,  18*  Roy«toiie  -  •  •  *S  Seven  Oaks  .  868,521 

l5S.I»S,»67,4lSy#6«   R»t«eO  -  •  •  •  V^  SeviUe   .   .   .  .  .  4T7 

Radferd  •  .•  •  .  .  3^    Rhghy,  •  .  ..   .240  ghawi^iny   .    .    .  57« 

SadweU   *  .  •  .  525   H«^er    ^]2  «»«»?<>•• -^^ 

Udotea    «  i^^tl^   Roocporo  .^  .  •49  Shee(>8Coinb  .  •  .^30 

Ramhrml  ...    70    *«>'»^*  •  1, '  V.JJ  Sheffield, «00, 256,257 

fitaiah  .  .  ;  .  .     13  «^^  «^3,  297,  298  SlitHh0iiio886.456,532 

^ni   .         ..70  343,  4f2a(,)4a^r4M  Sheibro  Couoti^  .  16^7 

m«islieeho<;    67,197  4Tr,4»Ma?  Shield.,  Nortl^  .    lO) 

*^^  iwAll  R«iHia^*iaioW-2B  240,flea^1,5«6 

llMmda         9(Nk&l2   itdrfiiwahl   .    .  '  42   Shwi^burf  .  .  .  479f 
Koundi    .  .  200>5  1    ji^    ^  ^  ^  ,j^,^,   Shfapfiaw..  119.800 

iwSS^r7i.iT9,28i   flrf^onWdden  .257  240,368, 372.45fi.Jg 

tt^  tt^       ^'tS   fWvbgiwj  •  *  .  .  3^   «hiikeaij|l%*IW»«^(l#e 

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Redrfrth    .336.  ^^  »-*7,334  ^berla.  New  ^  ,  44^ 

.  \*m^^'*^    SoJidwry  .  .  120,4 V9  ^«api:aUoiie2-4,  W 

tlq;eiit  8  Town,  3—    Salonica    .....  22      IS,  62. 102, 1^18, 1^2 

3,  7*^,  19, 108,  10?   ^]t\^^rg    ....  204   M3Bi.l40,li3.l5S.lQ7 

;  139.140,    M2,  993   Bamwtng    .,,  ...  ^9      170,238,254.264,265 

•998— «00,«02— 304   Sandhuwt    ...  529     279,,  292-294,  2g8 

I07-*-3ie,  318,  919   Sairdtrith  .  .  .  .   32T      503,304,30(5,307.367 

321,  829— 926,  367   Sandwich  Islei  7Q,7i      398,3S9.^7h,379,.392 

8^,  370,  391,  3«i      117,  188,    199.  418      407,408;4 16,490,456 

386,987,8«9>892,893    555,556.5S9,56(^8€^     468,485.5l>,9«9,594 

4S0s483.524   Sangir  Islandt  .  .  66  «)le8ii|  • 202 

tfteiffale 239  «*"*««9»  •  •  •  '^^^  "Slloam,  FiMdof.  l25 

«etl)rd.  Bast   .  200   Sarept»    25—27,112  949 

998,326,512  997,431,432    SIHw^  Si.  Cb^pe^r «« 

«i«mI» IftfaMi  t&  118    8«n>*  River- .".  .95   ftioeiy  Mount  .  •  •  i2 

.  i«0  S68  5^   9*tannah  ...     .47    Slen  .  .  *  »  ^  *  .^283 

.«»»«*  ft^'-9^t54   fi^*»y'  •  *  -V.  398    »>oC3bapd  .  .  .  918 

i»iji  •  w*-      ^^  «»»*^^  .......  120  $^e»«rlg-Hi)U4ei4i  427 

RIdlag.WtH  .  .  y^  gcanderoop  .  .  .  90  $«go  ,  ..4f7,4lM27 
/gmatorm  .  •  •  -/^  45chmffhausen  * . ..  422  Slywdoa  .,  ...  226 
•  ^:^Belro,   ar.ira  ^j,   j^      ,\  .  .  ao  .4«yma  2CU2.23,l2l 

iiLi«.j^ '  Jio   Scio  •*-'•  ?  •  •  19'^0  429 

^iMtl^  ....  399  fippij^d  .  931,213,215   S«c»ety  Wet.  69-r7l 
'Bophe    ,  ,  .    .   398     257,339,343,544,346  JHii22 

-Jpcj^iatt  .."^W  399  SQldfef^*  Ti^ .  .  «3 

'ftocbcUer  .  .  -907  9i;uUc«it«-  .  .  .  254  9qmffby  ,  .  <•  .^2 
^tochford  .  239,456 'i^rftirtk  .  .  240^532  S<?inmet;  NJEf.  .527 


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^.^^V^HNH^M^-f  %i3hui7  ......  aqro  TbwpDli%>^^.MiflVW6    UcKaropoor  u  -.  .  >.<o 

^!^4i   ......  4^4   auTnlk   .  2Q0i,»fO^dR,    Thctford   .  .  .  .  »9    UHngfOQ .  .W2 

55^.  Ibtv«9»«  »  •  .  «W       40S,4U.^«.5A3^3S3    ThorM Ml    ^eohage..  ...     n 

^  Kcw 368    Sumatra        64,419,493  Tborpe    .....  4T7    Ule^  .   .  «  «  .  .  £^9 

S^  i^ik*^  f  .  U^^Sr'^mU  I#k«    .  .  .  .  <4    TbuKlaitMi  ...  592    UikUk 77 

Sift.    leo5«A    (9hore^    3undeT)an4  .  90<MP98»  Tibfdts    .  .  mA,9S§2    Vm\edS\0m:^%^Al 

4M%\.  .  .  212,228               4n,41i2.527,5«9  TMUooqlliy  .  .  .  »#5     ?2^7l6^Tfl,ll€il Witi:9 

%.  LfMici 74K  Sitrat  ....  36i4i^'(99  TUliptUj  .  6»,efl,U8    -Iv3,l«S~75,SH«aM^^^ 

%2VIai^  I«l.a«d«^  1«  Sacbltoik \ao  Timiir .  .  .  .  .  94,96                              Afl^ 

^  MiMtiQ    ...  *  7a  Surinam:.  l«9.M(Ml«4  Tiniieaaly*.  Gf^MA^    D^^lUMi  Gny^  100,240 

a^llarjle  aotf.  .US   Skuinara,  Uiver    .  .  73  444,445,449,524                                  HS 

Sl«    Mury    \r««bi(MK  3iHTey  Clti^  Vk^'Xil   T^pmtH  ....      95   WP^^H ^O 

1,3Q   ^Utfom   ........  93  Ttvpcnry...  .  .  4ffl    Ikipifaait   .  .  .  w.  ^5 

Sm   ^fi»f3\  (9Pmbad  am^jt,  ^itt    lia^MS,    Tippoona.  .  51iM<yi    Wca 407 

^\9^M%A^^  84a36fi|5€5    TlptOA 592    XlkXwilHa.  .  ^  .  .  MO 

S^  ^k)«el  (&  LeJ  .  6    9«aQa(SbtfTeji)lSiCV9(K>   Tluly^ 199   Valencia «f7 

Si^  ^iltlfa .  ,  20(9, 5M   auMQO  (Ypiithin)!  254  Tkehmank  .  900^98    Ya)«lUi'.  .  :  .  «M^5 

S^  Plare  (Soutbwark)   8waniea  .  .  .  288,528  TIv^Ttoft    .-•  .  .  a97    V^i)iag»  Tovnft .  .    79 

%\%   Sweden 99,33A.4QB%477  Tolia^d    .  .  .  76,199    Wv«nuM,.^^.  Vl^ 

S^  P)iVMcl|(S.  Mon^)  6    Sircpiioim.  .  «  .  .  372  T6ggtn|>vr^   .  -  4^    ^^  Dieinaji*t  Land 

S^  Atfil  (S.  UoiM^  IQ   iwinc«llM4  ....  120  Tbif^  .  ...•.«  2^                          ^^^Mf? 

Sv  f  nuiXGtt^  Qf^J  9iHi«rtMid  .  99^4^,  T»qgataboo  .  .  .  H»9    Vbnahallc  .  ^  •  .  W> 

207,  21 1        476,480,489,490,534  . f1»i9igwauk> .  .  .  diS    V^nic^    .  ^..  .:  .  4i9 

St.  PM*r(Si.  Leone)  7    Sydenham    ....  328  Torquay    .  .  200,337    Vepery  .  .  54,55,290 

St.  Patertbufff,   25,  94   Sydney  ......  ^^  ^iol&  %  -  %j^  •    14  Yti^pQltt4«,l56yW« 

•     J»4,  ^4,  S$2,  263    Sydpore   .  .  .  403,406  Tbttenbam - Ct.  Cha-    Vermont  .  .  116,124 

480,  498,  429,  477    8yllatt|o 572  pe|  .  .,  •  .  ?J42U    Verona  ,  .  .  465,466 

488,  53;r   rfyipliefapeU.  ;  .  .  ^  Tonlotted   ....  ^9^  Vienna  .  .  .  465,466 

St.  Piarre 467    Syria    .  22,24. 1091,19^  'n«nqu«>]bar,53,55,267    Vier-en-twentig,   Be- 

st-BiR^ithinV  . . .  5po     ^9iA^^;^ts^^%l>,^:^  ^9^\m,    v^ !'• 

St.  Thomat  (W.  (mlj  9|^. 592  'Si««MiMni51,55^M9>  Vieui^  OumMnt,  S48 

75,16],16^49»9M    Tabeva«la.  •  915,217  M7^9M0f;^4Mt4«    Viritiaili^  .  .  .71,118 

St.  V^i^  «  «  .  .  .  a68    TaMerBHI ^^  ^^'   l^tog^patem  . .  55,56 

St.  TiM0)t:4  •  7^  dU-  Taha  .  .  < fl9  lVa5anetr«',Sdpth,Td9^  Walnflei^  ....  368 

19»   TWliMftf  ...   .  ,  .  fc  tregony  .  ."•  .  .  3^'  Wajrpi^  ....  J  510 

St.  WlMMnr;  ^  .  .  36a   Tiy^oMowri'.  .  ;  .  .  tO  Tre»kndroro  .  .  .  5if    Wakefield    .  m529 

Stafford  ...  200,  45Q,  TgpviUve  ...  ^119  Tfifihiii^to  •  ^^H^l   WnllPi   »^^<'»S87 

StaffofdMrfr^  .  52S,5«9i  T«merton m  TW«^oor,l49|l5«15»                         949,547 

StaffordfMre«   V.,    200   Taoi worth..  •  1^,9^^  ^liaoiynalte  .  .  .  »t    Wales,  Vovcb  .  .'  528 

2S6,  328                            979»456  Trioidad  .  73>75,418k  Wale?!,  South'. . .  528 

Stainei,  •  19(XS28.398,   TafMnamao    .  .  .  ISl  lVippas#ar   ...    SB^  ¥r*lt%  Mbw  Sontb,  66 

436,596;  Tanjora  .  .  51lrM9,444  Tri«ftlMr  ....  441                         5^91.827 

StamtaaA.  •  99^98,999  Tanna 46  Tf}*nnd^nm   .  .  14^'  lUPklttiim:  Abbiqr^  239 

Scaatim 336  Tapai^oo/lyt  .  .  ,*  .  ^  64  lV«^piU,Fbresto^,^                         4i^,475 

Stapleford  900^953,525    Taplow 596  iTruro^  .  .  ^^7— 52^    Waltb^«lo« .  - .  239 

Scatenhook   ....  940   Tapnu^Bfanii,.  ...  ^8  Trowlw^ilgt  .  •  •  527    Wupc^fivorih  .  ..  989 

Staugbton,  Graat.  239   Tariary    99,iS9>i99^29  Tubai  .....  69>1iQ    Wangarea  ....«512 

Stauntof 959    TatterthafI    ....  599  ToUmn^ai    .  .  .  491-  Warfi«i|iUNl    900,955 

Scdnlmpff  .....  19   Tkttmg^iona-  ...  417    TtrihagH 14'  5^^529 

StcUenhnch  .  ^  .  .  141   TWmiton  .  200,388^,33?  Tnmlode  ^  .  .  .  .  !&  Wamt^  94,97^^,101 

Stepney  ......  915  Tamloc^  Chape!  .  ^00  Tunbridge  We^  5^9    Wai-wlcV  ^  ,  *•  .  .  900 

Stockholm  34M2^»S3t   Teek 1^,163  Tunis  .....  .1.03   'V^aivicWbiM  19^,598 

Stodubn-on-Teca .  STl    Teigamoutb  .  95l5,33{7  ^unj^ll    .  •  429e^39   ^tprlpc^    .  t.  -  «>« 

529    Tellicherry    .    .49,55  turkey,  20,21,98.1 11    Wfterloo  (W.  AfHca) 

StognmbaiL  «  .  »  •  597    Tampala 56-  963|394,490                  6,  996—600 

Stoke 519    Tenby 528  Turtle  Island  .  . .  75[   Vf^tton  .......  525 

StenehQUH    .  167,900   Tenenry   .....  449  TuKany..  .....  4.77   'Wwfti&^H  .  ....599 

337,368,528    Tennesaea  .  ...  118  Tuibury  .......  200    W««dc«^«pd|BM09.1 1 

SioiMy  Sluiton  .  .  539    Teroov^'  .....'  99  Tutecorya.  .  .  •  449   Weinutt .  • » . .  #494 

Stonbam,  Littla  .  417    Tetaroa 68  Tweednontfa   .  .^65    Wellingboroagh .  328 

StowmariMl.  .  .  .417    Tatbory    .....  990  T«klMite»  .  .  190  WaUiMlMi^toDcnet. 

ISS* ; : : :  :•  1^  ?aS3.(K.w*^  mtitir,  \  IS?  "^^SZf. 

StrettOB 190       2«alMd}  . .    97,504    Tyf 99   Wdlf 900 

Jke.  1899.      .  4  F 


IKDfiX  OP  NAMES  OP  PLACES. 


W«UiiigtMi(W.A(Hat) 

Wclwya 940 

W«ni S15 

Wmw 496 

Wttt  Bromwicbt  300 

839,45ff 

Wttt  CoMt  .  ...  73 

^•it£tiil(Si.  Le.)  6 

WMlhsm 51S 

WtfUninsUr,  167,358 

t9i,I98.3SM0O 

WattOB 168 

Wtilbrd ^ 

WeTinouth  .  190^7 

565 

Whaogarooth  »  .454 

Wbatton  ......  9^56 

Wbtl«iChapd940,5S9 
Wbitehiinli .  S98»539 
White  Bootbing,  900 
910,9S9 
WhfttiagtOQ  •  950,879 
tr%lit,Ifl«oC  900^65 
rWuliM «95 


WilbiKbrM...  5,8,10 

998,999 

Wilmlngtoii ....  240 

Wiloo 94 

Wilton 954 

Wiltsbiro -597 

WiitsbicB,  Fort..  146 
WinMiWotild  «.  .956 
Wincanum  ......538 

Wincbor   ,  •  .  .   130 
Wiflkfield.  ...  190 

Wlaiiipcg,  Lake,  979 

\454 

WinterborneStoka  408 

Witbam 397,398 

WittcBariar,  14.144*5 
Woaboo,70.1,655,556 
560—563 
Wolga  Ritar  .  .  96,97 
Wolfarbamploa  .  139 
406«599 

Wolvaf 900 

Wonarih  .  .  997.940 

Wooburn 940 

WoodhamWaltar.  jM 


Wpodaloak  ....  939 
Woollay  .  . .  9S9»408 
Woolwich  «...  190 
Worcntar,  190,167-8 
900,338,868,456,539 

^89 
Woreaatanhif^.  .898 
Warktegton  .  ; .  900 
Womit  ......  494 

WoiUef.....  ..954 

Worton,  Lower  .  595 
WottMi>undar-£dga, 

919 
Wtirlambarg,  495,481 

Wya 900|898 

Wyacoto,  Ri?ar  .  50T 
Wyamattaa  ....  808 

WynMradbani 994 

Taotil,  190,  596,  408 

589 

Tongroo...  188,189 

Tbrl^  1 90,900.954,898 

868,512,899 

Yatk  Fort . «  407,484 


Tmk  (W.  Africt).  -^ 
14(M4i,99l3M^ 

Tofk,Naw,76,HlU 
U8.15fr,975,3Si.4l^ 

TotksbH390»3f8^i 

ToagbaU...4M,4«f 
YouU,  lflQ,900,8S« 

Santa .  91,411 

Zanaabv...  17-11 
ZaaditBtlHl.1()s;ai^ 

Zaalaod 49i 

Z8alaDd,Nev.«64,9l 
99,118,167.1579,108 
878,97%5S7.in,ail 
4O7,454,jO440(.JQl 

B\%m 

rioo,Moaiitl49^ 

Zoar  .  ....1M4I 

Znnch  ..•.*'  •  ^*t 
JTwaUcodaa..    HI 


WUtitxt  0Uf^tAlM$owt  iMellignice. 


AmmietmBomrdofMimmu, 
Mr.  Okniel  Ghambc^rlaiA  arrivecl  «t  Boa* 
Ian*  Aug.  91at,  with  hit  family,  in  the  brig 
Paarl,firDiB  the  Sandwieh  Islands,  partly  oa 
aooonat  of  decliniog  health,  and  partly  be- 
caose  there  w^t  no  aoope  for  agrioattaral 
akffl -beyond  what  the  Nativea  demselvea 


The  ifoT.EdiBanaPVoat,wi(hMra.FhMt 
f»d  Mra.  Gkavet,  embarked  at  8alem,  Sept 
Vlh,  in  thePliffoda.  for  Cal€atta.topiiooaed 
thattoe  to  join  the  Bombay  Mission. 
Banzai  Misgionarp  Soemtf*  - 

Mr.  Andrew  Leslie  was  appoihilad,  Mt 
Coventry,  on  the  14th  ol'  October,  to  the 
Mbsionary  Service  t  on  the  same  day,  Mr. 
lluMnas  Bnrchell.  at  Trowbridfre  t  and,  on 
the  93th,  Mr.  lilbenezer  Phillips,  in  Little 
Alie  Street,  London.  CharKes  were  deli- 
▼ered  to  them,  respectively,  from  Acts  xivi. 
18^18,  Rom.  X.  I9~.|5,  and  I  Sam.  ivii.  37. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Phillip4  embarked  at  Oravea- 
end,  on  the  39th  of  October,  in  the  Ocean, 
Captain  Whittle,  for  Jamaica—Mr.  and  Mra. 
Leslie,  at  Portsmoath,  on  the  30th,  in  the 
Providence,  Cnptain  Remington,  for  India 
—and  Mr.  and  Mra.  BorcheU,atGravesend, 


on  the  18di  of  NovMibec,  n  tha.Ctariii^ 
Qr<mh  Captein  Pttigilly*  for  Jansioi. 

Vkmrek  Hfttumarv  Soaety. 
•    The  Rev.  Isaac  Wilaoa  has  Te«sff<iiJ 

p.  199)  irom  the  Madraa  to  ^5£? 
Miaabn  t  and  h«a  aiftca  «arnedlli«gN0' 

who  b  UL  ehaisa  of  the  Socictj*!  »■>'' 
Sohoola.  ,  u^ 

At  a  Meeting  of  the  ComautljjWJj 
tilt  10th  of  November,  Thomas  Biishite, 
isq.  in  the  Chair,  Mr.  Richard  pt»h,  i»ttj 
Mra.  Davis  and  Mr.  Chsries  D««JJ!2* 
diamissed  to  their  appmntmeat,  ••»««" 
in  New  Zealand.  Mr RichardOsniJi 
Farmer,  and  has  Six  Children.  ^*,^^ 
Davis,  not  a  rehitive,thoagh  he  ^^J*JVjJ 
same  name,  is  a  Carpenter.  Tsi^.^'SHl 
Secretary  addressedT  them  on  the  TW. 
Dutier,  &iconragements,  nnd  Hf'P^  '^Tj 
they  might  look  for  in  their  ^^^'*^^*}^^ 
which  they  were,  commended.  IB  pr^»2 
the  Rav.  i.  H.  Stewart,  to  the  gj^  2" 
protecUoo  of  Ahnighty  OoA.  Wl^ 
barked  at  Woolwich  forNewSoaUi  Wtg 
on  the  92a  of  November,  oa  ^^ 
Brothers,  Captain  MotUey,  and  saiW  ^^ 
the  Downs  on  the  6th  of  December. 


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