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FOUR SERMONS,
PREACHED IN LONDON,
AT THE
Ctocntietb (General averting
OF
THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY,
Mayll, 12, 13, 1814,
Rev. CH. FR. A. STEINKOPFF, M.A. London.
Rev. THOMAS RAFFLES, Liverpool.
Rev. D. M'INDOE, M.A. Newcastle-upon-Tvne.
Rev. WILLUM GURNEY, M.A. London.
ALSO
THE REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS,
AND
A LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS.
PUBLISHED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SOCIETY.
HonDon :
Printed hif J. Dennett, Leather Lane, Jloliern.
SOLD BY WILLIAMS AND SON. STATIONERS' COURT, LUDGATB STREET;
AND J. NISBET, CASTLE STREET, OXFORD STREET.
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LONDON.
Rev. Joseph Brooksbank
Charles Buck
George Burder
H. F. Burder
John Campbell
George Collison
W. B. CoUyer, D.D.
George Greig
Alexander Fletcher
John Hawksley
John Humphrys
Rowland Hill, A.M.
Thomas Jackson
Evan John Jones
John Leifchild
Thomas Lewis
William Nicol, D. D.
W. F. Piatt
Andrew Reed
C. F. SteinkopfT, M. A.
Alex. Waugh, M. A.
J.W.Werniiick,D.D.
Matthew Wilks
Mark Wilks
Robert Wijiter, D. D.
Mr. William Alers
Samuel Allen
David Cook
Jesse Curling, jun.
James Emerson
George Green
Joseph Hardcastle
Joseph Hardcastle, jun
Thomas Hayter
Charles Holehouse
David Kincaid
Peter Lindeman
James Muston
Benjamin Neale
Thomas Pellatt
Josiah Roberts
Joseph Reyner
Richard Rothwell
William Shrubsole
James G. Simpson
Robert Steven
Joseph Tarn
Thomas Walker
Thomas Wontner
Samuel Yocknev
DIRECTORS,
COUNTRY.
Rev. Thomas««,Adkins, Southampton
Charles .»^v^tkinson, Ipswich
John ^^^v^Arundel, Whitby
Joseph ^^Berry, Warminster
David *.«^^^Bogue, Gosport
James ^^^^Boden, Sheffield
Samuel **,^Bradley, Manchester
T.B Bull, Newport Pagnell
Josephv^^^Cockin, Halifax
John.^..^^v^Cooke, Maidenhead
Richard *^«.Cope, Launceston
Dr. *»^*^***^Cracknell, Weymouth
Ralph »^«,^Davidson, Newcastle
Archibald v^Douglas, Reading
Thomas ^^^Durant, Poole
William »^.^Eccles, Leeds
Joseph*^*%v*Fletcher, Blackburn
John«.^^...^Griffin, Portsea
Stephen ^^.^Gurteen, Canterbury
William ^^^Harris, Cambridge
Richard .^xwHartley, Lutterworth
Thomas ^^Haweis, M. D. Bath
John ^^^^^Hillyard, Bedford
John **^-wx^*^Hunt, Chichester
John *^*^^v^Jerard, Coventry
J. M.*.v»^*^,xLongmire, Hargrave
Samuel.w*%.»»»Lowell, Bristol
Herbert v^^Mends, Plymouth
William v»...^Moorhouse, Huddersfield
Thomas *^^Morell, St. Neots
Samuel^»^v^Newton, Witham
James .^^vw^Prankard, Sheerness
John M.^x^Ray, Sudbury
Thomas vx-,.Raffles, Liverpool
John x.w«..^^>Reynolds, Chester
William »xv»Roby, Manchester
DIRECTORS.
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Rev. John ^v^-v^^Saltren, Bridport
John ^v*^»^Savillj Colchester
Isaac ^»-.^v>.Sloper, Beccles
Samuel^^^Sleigh, Salisbury
John ^,*^»,.»,.Styles, Brighton
Thomas ^.>Towne, Royston
Isaac *^»^w^Tozer, Taunton
' Daniel ^^.^^Vryerman, Isle of Wight
Thomas »%*% Weaver, Shrewsbury
Martin R.^Whish, M. A. Bristol
John .>.^ Williams, M. A. Stroud
Timothy^^xWildbore, Penryn
Messrs, George ^^.^Bennett, Sheffield
William ^^v,Biddlecomb, Gosport
James ^^v^^Bovvden, Hull
William* — Buck, Bury St, Edmunds
John *,^ — Clapham, jun. Leeds
Thomas ^-^^vEastman, Portsea
Thomas -*x»Hodson, Plymouth
Jasper ^^x^^IIolmes, Reading
John -v^w^^^^Job, Liverpool
John ^,v*»^*Mander, AVolverhampton
George»*»*.*Rawson, Leeds
Thomas ^^v^Ring, Reading
J. O Wills, Bristol
WALES.
Rev. David **^»vCharles3 Carmarthen
David *-.»*^Davies, Swansea
John ^ »Elias, Llanfechell
David **vx^ Jones, Holywell
John *x**xv^ Jones, Pontypool,,, »
AVilliam v^^^Kcmp, Swansea
' Dr. ^^»*»»*»Lewis, Wrexl)an| .
William **»vLewis, Tredustan, Brecon
David *x»»»>Peterj Carmarthen
John ,-».xxxv*Roberts, Lanbrimnair
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DIRECTORS.
SCOTLAND.
Rev. Roberta,
^^Balfour, D. D. Glasgow *
John ^^^
^^Campbell, D. D. Edinburgh
David ^.^^^Dickson, jun, Edinburgh
Thomas *
vv>Chalmers, Kilmany
Greville «.^Ewing, Glasgow
James ^,^^Hay, Kinross
George^^^Henderson, Lauder
John 'vv^^'v
,,^Lockhart, D. D. Glasgow
John ««,««,«.
,.^Love, M. A. Anderston
Angus ^**wM^Intosh, Tain
John *v.^v»^Philip, Aberdeen
Dr.^^^.
»v*Ross, ditto
John ^^^
v^Smart, Stirling
Adam ^^
v,^Thompson, Coldstream
John ^^^
.^Willison, Perth
Peter
vv^Young, Jedburgh
Mr. John »-.^^
,.v*Pitcairn, Dundee
John *^»*»
-v,^Richardson, Perth
IRELAND.
Rev. Kennedy,
^,^Bailey, Kilmore
William .
^,^Cooper, Dublin
John ^*^-..,
^,^DavieSj ditto
B. W. ^,
.^^Mathias, M. A. ditto
John ,^v^.
^,^Quarry, Cork
John ^wk^^Rogers, Glascar
Mr. James ^^
.^,^Clarke, Dublin
William ,
^^Clarke, Belfast
Andrew ^^^M'Creight, Tandaragee
Robert*,.,
..^White, Dublin
William ,
^v^Weir, Cookstown
DIRECTORS.
FOREIGN DIRECTORS.;
The President of the Religious Society at Basil
President of the Missionary Society at Rotterdam
President of the Missionary Society in East Friesland
President of the Society de Fide et Christianismo, in
Sweden
President of the Missionary Society in Connecticut
President of the Missionary Society at New York
President of the Board of Foreign Missions in Massa-
chusetts
Rev. Samuel Marsden, M. A. New South Wales
Robert Ralston, Esq. Philadelphia
Rev. Dr. Romeyn, New York
Divie Bethune, Esq. New York
Rev. Dr. Verster, Rotterdam
Mr. Bernardus Ledeboer, Rotterdam
Rev. John Joenicke, Berlin
Mr. Gilbert Vander Smissen, Altona
Dr. Clcardo Naudi, IMalta.
TREASURER,
Joseph Hardcastle, Esq. Old Swan Stairs.
SECRETARY,
Rev. George Burder, Camberwell.
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY,
Rev. S, W. Tracy, Bartlett's Buildings.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY,
Mr. David Langton, Hackney.
COLLECTOR,
Mr. Thomas Adams, 3S8, Oxford Street.
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MiSSIONAKY STATIONS,
MISSIONARY STATIONS.
SOUTH AFRIC^l-
Bclhihdorp i,.v»»>>^»»,^.s*».^James Read
Michael Winirntr
J. G. Messer
• Andrew Vcrhoogli
(A Native of Mozambificu, }
W. F. Corner
(A N'ath'C of Dcrncrary.)
TheopoUs ...>..^I. G. UUbricht
John Bartlett'
Orange River »»,»v..»»»i.^*^v*William Anderson
Lambert Jantz
Kohs Kraal ^^^^^^v^^^-v^^Christopher Sass
Henry Helm
Bushusmen Country »^^v^^*Erasmus Smith
Namaquas *^v^^.^»v>^»^«,,^^Christian Albrecht
J. H. Schmelen
J. L. H. Ebner
ZrirehraJc, near Zicellendam^'T ohn Seidenfaden
Tulbach Drosdt/^.^^ ^^**Cornelius Kramer
Ariel Vos
Ilooge Kraal ^,^*,,^»* Charles Pacalt
At Cape Town *,.-v ..^George Thom (pro tempore)
INDIA.
Vizagapatam ^,^»^^^^^^^John Gordon
; !• ," Edward Pritcliett
Assisted by Anandarayer and Narasimloo,
two converted Bramins.
Gc: ?yam.v*-.»-.v^^^-.^»-.>-.-»»»-v^William Lee
Madras ^^ ^^^^^»^^^*^xW. C. Loveless
Bdhary ^^ ,«^wJohn Hands and J. Taylor
Magalaudi/ ^^ ^^^ — W. T. Ringeltaube
Chinsurah ^^ .^.^ ^«v»Robert May
MISSIONARY STATIONi.
Ceylon. — CoIumbo^^^^^I. D. Palm
Matura^^.^^^^1. P. Ehrhardt
Andamgodd}/ ^^WiWiam Read
China— Ca«fo» •^v*,,^,^^,, Robert Morrison
William Milne
Java ^^^^^^^^.x^^-^^^^Joseph Kan?
John Christopher Supper
Gotlob Bruckner
WEST INDIES,
Berbice ^»**^»^^*-»^»^^^,-»v,John Wraj
Richard Eiliol
John Keniptcn
Trekwf<z<f,******»*»v*^^**v^^Thomas Adam
NORTH AMERICA.
Elizabeth Town, Canada ^William Smart
Aus-usta Town. Ditto *»,.»»^J ohn Cox
Quebec (pro tempore) ^^»^ George Spratt
Prince Edward's Island *»»^Edward Fidgeon
NewfouTtdland^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^WiUlam Hyde
OTAHEITE AND EIMEO.
John Davies, James Hayward, William Henry, William
Scott, Samuel Tessier, Charles Wilson,
Henry Nott, and Henry Bicknell.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Received by the 7'reasJirery Secretaries, hy amy of tht
Directors, and at the following Bankers, ^c.
Drummond and Co. 49, Charing Cross.
Hankej, Alers, and Co. 7, Fenchurch Street.
Hoare and Co. 37, Fleet Street.
Lefevre and Co. 29, Cornhill.
Ransom and Co. 5G, Pall Mall.
Weston and Co. 37, Borougli, Southwark.
Messrs. Hawkes, Moseley, and Co. 24, Piccadillv.
Messrs. Procter and Brownlow, 125, Fleet Street.
Mr. William Clarke, 269, High Street, Borough.
Mr. James Emerson, 33, Whitechapel Road.
Many benevolent persons, desirous of promoting the
welfare of the Missionary Society, have bequeathed various
sums of money thereto, by their last Wills; but by omit-
ting to point out the particular Society for which they in-
tended them, or by a loose and unguarded form of Bequest,
considerable difficulties have arisen, and the Institution
has been in danger of losing some of the proposed Legacies.
To prevent this in future, the Directors of the Missionary
Society beg leave to recommend the following
FORM OF A BEQUEST.
" Item. I do hereby give and beqiaeath unto the
Treasurer for the time being, of a certain voluntary
Society, formed in London in the year 1795, entitled
The Missionary Society, the sum of
pounds, of lawful money of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, current in Great
Britain, to be paid within months next after
my decease, out of such part only of my personal estate
as shall not consist of chattels real, upon trust to be ap-
plied towards the carrying on the purposes of the said
Society : and I do hereby direct and declare. That the
receipt of the Treasurer for the time being of the said
Society, for the said Legacy, shall be a sufficient discharge
to my executors for the same."
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
TO THE
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Christian Friends,
1 o those of you who recollect the first meeting of this
Society, in the memorable month of September 1795, who
can trace its gradual progress from year to year, and who
now contemplate the number of Missionaries employed in
various parts of the world, and the liappy success of their
labours, together with the flourishing state and extensive use-
fulness of other institutions which sprung from this, the
present occasion must atford a high degree of sacred delight,
approaching perhaps to the felicity of the heavenly world,
where the conversion of sinners on earth, and the enlaroe-
ment of the Mediator's kingdom, contribute to the joys of
the redeemed.
Which of us, at the first commencement of the Society
could have ventured to hope that in less than twenty years so
general a movement of the Christian church would be
effected ; that so many hundred tliousands of languid pro-
fessors would have been roused from their supine and torpid
state ; that with so much union of spirit, so much ardour of
desire, so niucli energy of exertion, so much liberality and
benevolence, they would concur in sending the heralds of the
gospel, and the scriptures of truth, to the remotest nations of
tlie earth. This hath God done ! His be the glory ! be ourV
the joy !
B
2 - - ,,, TWENTIETH REPOIIT.
T]^S^^Di^fec{6i^'^'"tbrGJ^I^^1^t year will now complete their
du4j^ b;^a^iJ[gX'l*^S^5D^M bri^fi^count of their proceedings
(^ing- ihiif pfefii)(Sj With the p%eut state of the several
Missions under your patronage.
The DirecteirsTfotoirience their Report with a pleasure
they never before enjoyed — the pleasure of stating that
after the patient labours of fifteen years, enlivened only by
some faint rays of hope, those labours were not entirely
fruitless ; your faithful Missionaries at Otaheite feel them-
selves rewarded for all tlieir toil by the conversion of King
Pomarre to the faith of the gospel. They did indeed
derive some solace from the belief that a few uidividuals,
feeling in their departing moments the need of that salvation
which they had too long neglected, cast their dying eyes to
the cross, and expired in hope of eternal life by Jesus Christ.
They faithfully persisted for many a long year ; having re-
ceived of the Lord, and of the Society, this ministry, they
fainted not ; and after they were driven from the scene of
their labours by civil war, they readily returned at the invita-
tion of the king, and with pleasure renewed their work. In
the course of a few months after their return, their hearts
were cheered with the pleasing appearance of the effects of
divine grace on the heart of the king. The Directors first
received this welcome information by a letter dated October
21, 1813, which however did not arrive till October 1813.
On the 18th of July, 1812, Pomarre declared to the Mis-
sionaries his full conviction of the truth of the gospel, as the
result of deliberate consideration ; his determination to
worship Jehovah as the orijy living and true God, and his
desire to make a public profession of his faith, by being bap-
tized. The Missionaries greatly rejoiced ; assured him that
they would not cease to pray for him, but thought it prudent
to defer his baptism till he should have received further in-
struction ; and until, by a careful observation of his conduct,
they should be fully satisfied, as to the reality of his conver-
sion. In this advice he calmly acquiesced ; but was eaniestly
TWENTIETH REPORT. S
desirous of immediately building a coiivenient house for
divine worship ; this however was deferred for a while, imtil
the peace of the island should be fully established.
Subsequent ktteis seem to afford increasing evidence of
Pomarre's sincerity. The Missionaries state that wlien at a
distance from them, and amidst very important engagements,
he regularly observed the Lord's day ;. that he laboured to
persuade his relations to embrace Christianity ; that he has
entirely abandoned his idols ; that he entertains very clear and
consistent views of the principal doctrines of the gospel ; and,
above all, that he expresses the n^ost deep contrition ou
account of his former vicious life, and a most humbhng sense
of his native depravity. We trust therefore we may indulge
the pleasing hope th;it Poniarre is become a real Christian ;
and, if so, that his intiuence and example will at least induce
liis subjects to hear more attentively, and examine more care-
fully, the great truths proposed to them by our Missionaries.
One of the brethren, in a letter dated New South Wales,
in June 1813, says ; " 1 shall only add, respecting him, that
supposing him to be a i-eul convert, of which there is eveiy
rational evidence, and tjiere can be no reasonable doubt, he is
not to say the greatest, (which I think I might venture to say)
but one of the greatest iniiacles of grace ever exhibited on the
stage of this world. 'Jo God's holy and glorious name be all
the praise." • ■■' ■
But Pomarre appears not 4o be the only fruit of our
brethren's labours. " I here are others," say they, " whom .v>e
trust the Lord is drawing to himself from amorig this people ;
there is one man in particular of whqni we entertain good
hopes : we have little doubt that his heart is changed by
divine grace, but we do not like hastily to baptize any. One
of our domestics, who departed this life the other day, we
hope died in a safe state ; he cried for pardoning mercy
through Christ as long as he was able." Other circumstances,
they observe, are encouraging ; but they add, " We wish still
to keep to the maxim we have hitherto (perhaps too rigidly)
adhered to — to say too little about such things rather than too
much."
While the Society rejoices in this pleasing intelligence,
4 TWENTIETH REPORT.
they cannot but feel pain in reflecting upon the serious loss
■which this Mission has sustained by the death of several of
the pious females.
Mrs. Henry died July 28, 1812. She was a most valua-
ble woman, patient and resigned under all privations and
hardships. Her natural disposition was amiable, her piety
unaffected, and her love for the poor heathen unfeigned.
She died, after a tedious illness, worn out in the service of the
Mission.
Mrs. Davies was also an excellent woman ; she unex-
pectedly departed on the 4lh of September, 1812; her infant
followed her to the grave three weeks after.
Mrs. Hayward also, after suffering much from a com-
plication of disorders, departed October 4, 1 8 1 2. She was
greatly supported in the prospect of death by the precious
promises of the gospel.
These valuable women are doubtless gone to receive the
gratuitous reward of those labours and sufferings Mhich they
voluntarily encountered, that they might advance the kingdom
of Christ in the world ; and their memory is blessed.
The Missionaries had come to a determination, agreeably
to our directions, to separate and form a Mission on another
of the Society Islands, and they had fixed upon Reiatea, as
the largest or most central of the group ; but the melancholy
losses they had sustained, rendered it necessary to defer the
execution of their plan, especially as they were about to build
a vessel of about fifty or sixty tons, as strenuously recom-
mended to them by bis Excellency Governor Macquarrie and
the Rev. Mr. Marsden, to bodi of whom the Society is much
indebted for their kind attention to the Missionaries.
It is with great satisfaction we learn, that the obstacles
which appeared to be in the way of establishing a Mission
in the Island of New Zealand, were likely to be removed ;
a young Chief of that country, who had resided for two
years at Port Jackson, having returned to it, and introduced
agriculture and other arts of civilized life, and who was likely
to become a true friend to the Missionaries who may hereafter
go thither.
TWENTIETH REPORT. 5
AFRICA.
During the past year, the communications from Africa
have been peculiarly interesting. Our dear brother, Mr.
Campbell, agreeably to the proposed object of his Mission,
has vibited the various Missionary stations in distant parts of
South Africa ; has suggested many excellent regulations for
their improvement ; and has fixed upon several new places, in
which Missionary settlements may probably be established.
A minute account of his journies would fill a volume ; and
such a volume, we trust, he will supply, after his return to
England, which is shortly expected :* a very slight sketch is
all that can be admitted into this report.
After a careful examination of official papers relating to
the Missionaries, with which he was indulged, and obtaining
passports from his Excellency the Governor Sir John Crad-
dock, to the Landrosts of the districts through which he was
to pass, he left Cape Town on the 31st of February, 1813,
accompanied by Mr. Hammes (a valuable friend and agent of
our Society,) his son, Mr. Bartlett a catechist, and several
Christian Hottentots and others belonging to Bethelsdorp.
In a fortnight he reached the Drosdy of George, the inhabit-
ants of which are desirous of having a Missionary settled
among them. Mr. Campbell promised that Mr. Pacalt should
be sent to them for a time, to be succeeded by Mr. Wimmer.
Mr. Campbell reached Bethelsdorp on the 20th of March,
and was received by Mr. Read and all the Missionary brethren
with the most cordial affection, and by the Hottentots with
the liveliest expressions of joy.
He witnessed a greater degree of civilization than he was
led to expect, from the reports in circulation, on his arrival in
South Africa. He found at Bethelsdorp, natives exercising
the businesses of Smiths, Carpenters, Sawyers, Basket-makers,
Turners, &.c. He saw cultivated fields extending two miles in
length, on both sides of a river ; their cattle had increased from
two hundred and eighteen to two thousand two hundred and
six, from three hundred to four hundred calves were produced
* Mr. Campbell arrived in London, May the 7th, and g.ive the So-
ciety a full account of his mission on the 12th. It was tliought proper,
however, to give this concise statement of his proceedings, as vvell as of
the several settlements.
6 TWENTfcETH REPORT.
in a year, not more than ^fty of which were in that space of
time allowed to be slaughtered. Tlie blessed effects of reli-
gion were displayed in benevolent institutions formed among
them : they had a fund for the support of the poor and sick,
which amoimted to two hundred «nd fifty rix-dollars ; t'hey pro-
posed to build a house for the reception of part of their poor.
They had also a common fund for the purpose of improving
the settlement, amounting to one hundred and thirty dollars and
about thirty head of cattle; and they contributed, during the
last twelve months, seventy rix-dollars in aid of this Society.
Such are the precious fruits of the seed sown among theiu
by Dr.Vander Kemp, Messrs. Read, Ulbricht, Wimmer, and
other faithful Missionaries ! — Such are the powerful effects of
divine truth among the most degraded of our species, in their
civilization, as well as in the more important concerns of
religion. Thus, we see a Christian church ; cultivated fields
and gardens ; useful manufactories ; an hospital ; and an Auxi-
'liary Missionary Society among Hottentots ! ^\ho now vill
doubt, whether the gospel ought to be preached to uncivilized
iiations?
It is peculiarly pleasing to find that the Lord has raised up
several native preachers from among the converted Hottentots,
who preach to their countrymen with great acceptance and
nsefulness. One of these preached at Plettenberg's Bay with
•great success.
From Bcthelsdorp Mr. Campbell proceeded through a wild
country, almost uninhabited, on the borders of Caffreland, in
order to fix upon two spots eligible for Missionary settle-
ments, in Zu REV ELD, near the Great Fish River, the Govern-
ment having kindly promised to give sufficient portions of
land for that purpose. Two suitable places were accordingly
fixed upon, where the land being good, a part of the people
now at Bethelsdorp might settle, and to which some of the
cattle mi^ht occasionally be sent for the sake of better pas-
ture. Here it was agreed that Mr. Ulbricht, aided by Mr.
Bartlett, should assist in forming a settlement.
Mr. Campbell next travelled in a north-westerly direction
to Graaf Reinet, where Mr. Kicherer resides, and had the
pleasure of witnessing the happy effects of his labours ; here
"nVENTIETH REPORT. 7
also he met with John, Muryj and Martha^, the Hottentots
who visited England in the year .1803.
Here Mr. C connnued about a week, and was favoured
with an interview wilii a Mi. Burchei, a botanical traveHer in
South Africa, who had just returne'i from an excursion very
far north, and who was the tirst European who had penetrated
to that part of Africa from Graaf iieinet. After leceiving
from hitM the most valuable directions and caiitior.s, and ac-
companied by the native \^ho had been his oruide, he com-
menced his journey to the Orange River, aljout the lOtli of
May ; Mr. Kicherer and other friends accompanying him a
week's joumey, as far as the limits of the colony, preaching
wherever they had opportunity, to the boors and the hea-
then, some of whom, alas! bad never heard of a God, nor
had diey a word in their language whereby to denote him.
He crossed the wild Boschemeu's country until he reached
the Orange River, and after travelling about one hundred
miles along its banks to the eastward, he found a ford which
he safely crossed ; he describes the river as wider than the
Thames at London Bridge.
On the next day he reached Klaar Water, the Missionar)'
settlement which has long been under the care of the Brethren
Anderson, Kramer, and Janz. Here he remained but a few
days, and left it, accompanied by Messrs. Anderson, Kok,
and Hendrick, in order to explore a large and populous city
which had been described to him. '
After travelling ten days in the direction of N. N. E. they
arrived at the city of Lata k kg o, which contains about
loOO houses, neatly built, and about 8000 inhabitants. After
waiting ten days for the King Mateebee, who \\'as absent on a
jackal-hunt, Mr. Campbell was introduced to hun at sun-set,
and at the very time of the monthly Missionary prayer-meet-
ing ; when our friend requested leave to send Missionaries to
his people, to acquaint them with the religion of Jesus Christ.
After starling several objections to tlial measure, which Mh
C. was enabled to answer to his Complete satisfactioh, the^
khig gave him this laconic answer — " Send them, and I \H]i
be a father to diem." This conference was repeated publfcly,
ut the request of tlie king, on the next dav) in the presertce of
8 TWENTIETH REPORT.
his subjects, and the same liberty to send Missionaries openly
granted.
Here Mr. Campbell obtained the important information
that there were twenty tribes of people north of Latakkoo,
who all speak the same language, and who are reported to be
still more civihzed. The hope of being able, at a future day,
to visit these people by able and faithful Missionaries, and to
ditlnse among them the knowledge of our Saviour, so agitated
with joy the heart of our zealous brother, that for several suc-
cessive nights he could scarcely sleep. May the cheering
prospect ere long be realized ! Our Brother Read had similar
impressions regarding the immense field that is now opened to
British Christians.
From Latakkoo Mr. Campbell travelled eastreard, and in
five days reached a large Coranna town called Malnpeetze,
where he understood that no white man had been seen before ;
to this place also he obtained leave from the chief and ma-
jority of the inhabitants to send Missionaries.
Travelling southward from thence, he went in search of
the Malalaren River, and discovered a krall, situated in a
most beautiful valley, where Makoon, the chief of all the
Boschemen in that part of Africa, resided ; he appeared to be
a man of talents, and though he had never before seen a Eu-
ropean, he consented to Mr. Campbell's proposal of sending
Missions there also.
From thence, Mr. C. travelled along the Malalaren River
to its junction with the Great Orange River, which he dis-
covered was composed of four smaller rivers, the Malalaraiy
the Yellow River, and two others which he named, in compli-
ment to his respected friends, the Governor and the Secretary
at the Cape, the Craddock and the Alexander. This geo-
graphical discovery has since aiforded great pleasure to gen-
tlemen of science at the Cape.
Mr. Campbell and his friends then returned to Klaar
Water, after a circular tour of six weeks ; and Mr. C. con-
tinued about a fortnight there to arrange the affairs of that
settlement.
Our enterprising brother then proceeded on a route en-
tirely new, directly across the continent of Africa, westward,
TWENTIETH REPORT. 9
ptirsuing nearly the course of the Great Orange River, and on
the 13th of September, reached Little Namaqualand, on the
western coast, where lie had the pleasure of meeting the T^lis-
sionary Brethren Albrecht, Schmelen, and Ebner, labouring
in their usual manner.
From hence Mr. Campbell dispatched Mr. Schmelen towards
the mouth of the Great River, distant about ten days journey,
to ascertain, if possible, whether supplies could be obtained
by sea from the Cape. Should this be found practicable, it
will prove of inestimable advantage to all the settlers on the
banks of that great river, and save the great .labour and heavy
expense of long journies by land to and fron Cape Town.
Mr. Schmelen was desired, after exploring the country,
especially the coast of Great Namaqualand, to penetrate, if pos-
sible, into the Damara country, to obtain information concern-
ing its inhabitants, and the regions beyond them, known to
Europeans only by name. His joiuney, it is hoped, says Mr.
Campbell, " will open such extensive fields of usefulness as
will try the faith and liberality of the benevolent public ;" but
he adds a sentiment in which we are certain that the whole
Society will heartily concur — " that British Christians only re-
quire the fields to be fairly laid open before them" — their
ample contributions will follow of course.
One circumstance, among the many difficulties and deliver-
ances which Mr. Campbell experienced, must not be omitted.
In the midst of that desolate wilderness through which he
passed, an attack was one night made on his company by a
party of wild Boschemen, who killed one of the Hottentots,
and carried off all their oxen, which were more than one hun
dred. This left the brethren in a situation, the peril and lior-
ror of which we can scarcely conceive ; for had not their oxen
been recovered, their total destruction seemed inevitable. In
their trouble they called upon God, put themselves into the
best posture of defence they could, and sent a party of Hot-
tentots in pursuit of the plundoreis ; most happily they over-
took them — the Boschemen fled, and the cattle were brought
back before morning. Such a memorable deliverance demands
4he warmest gratitude of the whole Society.
After a journey of nine months, replete with dangers, dis-
c
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coveries, and mercies, our dear brother returned to the Cape
in better health than when he set out; for such was then the
state of his heaUh, that he scarcely expected to return.
He closes that interesting letter from which this part of
the report is extracted, with the most earnest request that six
more Missionaries may immediately be sent to Africa to
supply the stations proposed. The Directors have not yet
been able to accomplish this, but have been taking preparatory
measures for the purpose, and are in hope of soon obtaming
suitable Missionaries both in Britain and in Holland.
The Directors need not enlarge on this interesting intelli-
gence: every member of the Society feels its importance,
and will doubtless rejoice in the prospect of a wide diffusion
of the blessings of the gospel, and its concomitant blessings of
civilized life and social happiness.
NAMAQUA COUNTRY.
It will be recollected that about the close of the year
1810, Mr. and Mrs. Albrecht, (with many of their people)
being under the most painful apprehensions from the threat-
ened invasion of Africaner, a notorious phmderer, left the
settlement at Warm Bath, in the Great Namaqua country, re-
moving what they could of their pioperty, and hiding the rest
in the earth ;* after several painful removals Mr. and Mrs.
Albrecht reached Cape Town, in order to procure the assist-
ance of the Governor. It will also be recollected that having
settled their affairs there, they again journeyed northward,
hoping, if practicable, to resume their labours at the Warm
Bath. After sustaining extreme hardships and difficulties for
three months, in the wilderness, they reached Silver Fountain,
the residence of the friendly Captain Kok. There, it will be
* In August 1812, some of the brethren visited this spot, attended
by twelve armed men, they found the place ahnost without inhabitants;
they examined the place where Messrs. Albrecht and Sydenfaden had
buried part of their goods, a few of wiiich tiiey found, but the greater
part had been carried off. The houses and church were burnt down, a
few walls only were standing. Thus a place vii which the Lord had
greatly blessed his word was become a heap of ruins, and a babitatiott
of lions. The country around was almost deserted.
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remembered, that our most excellent female missionary Mrs.
Aibrecht, terminated her pilgrimage, and departed to her
eternal rest, April 13, 18i'2.
Sometime after this event, Mr. Aibrecht, accompanied by Mr.
Seinnelen, paid a visit to die Nanuujuas, south of the Orange
iJiver, and preached the gospel iu various places, in some of
which deep impressions appeared to have been made. Some of
their people wished them to i eturu to Warm Bath, but they were
convinced, that on account of the sterility of the country, they
would soon be under the necessity of dispersing ; they were
also under apprehensions of a renewed attack from Africaner;
they determined, therefore, on residing for the present at least
at Kamiesberg, as being nearer the colony, and because the
Orange River would prove a kind of barrier to them from their
enemies. Here also they would have nearly the same people
to instruct as had formerly lived at the Bath. The ground
however is barren and unht for agriculture; but there are
several springs of water. The number of persons residing at
this station, were, according to the last accounts, about five
hundred, besides the Bastard Hottentots at the neighbouring
krall of Byzondermeid, who amounted to one hundred and
forty-five, including men, women, and children. Others had
left the country in consequence of the depredations of
Africaner. The loss sustained at the Warm Bath, and the
expense occasioned by the long journies of the Missionaries,
is very considerable; in which is included a great number of
sheep and goats, besides eighteen oxen, which could not pro-
ceed on their journey, and others stolen and slaughtered by
the Boschemen.
The present station of the Brethren Aibrecht, Schmelen,
Helm, and Ebner, is about three days journey from their
former residence at Warm Bath. When Mr. Campbell
was at this place, he wrote a conciliatory letter to Afiicaner,
and sent him some presents, thus returning good for evil, and
not without hope that the brethren would be permitted to
return to their former residence, to which the people were
much attached.
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KLAAR WATER,
NEAR THE ORANGE RIVER.
The Directors regretted in their last Report that they
had heard nolhing from Mr. Anderson, at the Orange River,
for a long time : during the past year however they have re-
ceived several letters from him.
Mr. Anderson, who had been a very long season at the
Cape, set off (with his wife and youngest child) on the IQth
of June 1811. At Tulbagh (formerly called Roodesand)
they were joined by Mr. Kramer, his wife, and child. , They
were alarmed, on the road, with repeated reports of enemies
who were lying in wait to attack them ; they were frequently
much perplexed, not knowhig what to do; they persisted,
however, on their journey without any molestation, and, by
the good providence of God, arrived safely at Klaar Water
on the 20th of September, late in the evening. On the next
morning a public meeting was held to offer up thanks to God
for their preservation on their journey, and for his numerous
favours bestowed upon Mr. Janz, who had continued at this
station during the absence of Mr. Anderson.
Mr. Anderson complains much of the general lukewarm-
ness of the people ; there had been lately but few awaken-
ings among them ; but he expresses an earnest desire for a
gracious revival. About three hundred persons generally at-
tended the preaching of the word on the Lord's days, and the
behaviour of the people was, in general, decent and moral.
In agriculture but slow progress was made, and the corn raised
was insufficient for the subsistence of the people. Their
cattle, however, are multiplied. One individual in the settle-
ment had 400 head of cattle, 1700 sheep, and 300 goats;
others had 200 head of cattle, and several from 50 to 100, so
that in the last year, the colony of the Cape had been supplied
from Klaar Water with about 500 head of cattle; in teturn for
which they brought back waggons, horses, and other articles.
This progress in civilization is very cheering to the benevolent
mind. The number of people in this settlement was, in
August 1812, about seven hundred or eight hundred, include
TWENTIETH REPORT. 13
ing men, women, and children. Four persons had been bap-
tized and received into communion in the course of tlie year.
For several years after the Missionaries took up their
residence among this people, they lived a wanderisig life, con-
sequently were obliged to follow them from place to place,
which was extremely inconvenient to the Missionaries, and a
great obstacle to the civilization and improvement of the peo-
ple. However, at length, after many entreaties the people
resolved to take up a settled residence at Klaar Water, and
two neighbouring out-posts. Since that time they have cul-
tivated and sown a considerable portion of ground, planted
several gardens ; some of them have built houses of stone,. and
now begin to feel themselves at home.
SILVER FOUNTAIN.
Mr. and Mrs. Sass, after a most difficult and hazardous
journey through the wilderness, in which they lost several of
their oxen, and were without bread for nearly a month,
reached, at length, the residence of Captain Kok. Their
gratitude to God, and to him, was greater than they could
express ; they were tilled with astonishment at the divine
goodness, so that they wept tears of joy and thankfulness
through the silent hours of the night. Here the people were
so desirous of hearing the word, that they entreated him to
preach to them twice every day, and on the Lord's day thrice.
They built him a Uttle hut to dwell in, urging him to reside
among them as their teacher, till they should be able to re-
move to the neighbourhood of Mr. Anderson, near the
Orange River, where he might liave two hundred hearers, and
obtain a garden and ground for vegetables and corn. Mr.
Sass prqmised to comply with their request, if agreeable to
the Society at home. This plan was also approved by Mr.
Albrecht, who arrived soon after, having been helped forward
in his journey by the oxen sent to meet him by Captain
Kok.
Many persons here received the word with joy, and
several individuals appeared to be really converted to the
Lord. One person, of some influence, who had been an
enemy, oow fell wider the power of the word, and rejoiced
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that her house and garden could afford any refreshment to th*
Missionaries who instructed them. A farmer and his family,
A^ho came from a distance, begoed leave to stay at Silver
Fountain for the purpose of instruction ; several others
resorted to this place for the privilege of hearing the gospel.
The number of the people, in the beginning of the last year,
(including old and young) was about 118.
Here we must mention, with the deepest concern, that
Mrs. Sass (formerly Miss Gordon, a sister of Mr. Gordon,
one of the Missionaries in India) was removed by dead), after
a very short illness, from her useful employment, as the helper
of our brother Saas in his evangelical labours. This took
place at the very time when Mr. Campbell called at Silver
Fountain, on his long journey. " I think," says he, " she
was as well suited to the Missionary work, as any female in
the world.'* We spent two pleasant days together, when she
was in good health, but on the third she entered the realms of
endless day, with the serenity of a martyr. ^^
Messrs. Read and Wimmer were for a time at the Hooge
Krall, the Drosdy of George, near Bota's Place, where they
preached both to free persons and slaves, who heard them with
great interest, and it is believed with no small prolrl, and most
earnestly entreated that a Missionary should come and reside
among them. The brethren much approved of this measure,
and Mr. Wimmer felt himself strongly inclined to reside among
them. When the people of this krall were apprised of the
approach of Mr. Campbell and his friends, they sent mes-
sengers to meet him, and about lifty of them came several
miles to welcome him, expressing the greatest anxiety to
know whether or not they might expect a Missionary, and
when one was promised by Mr. Campbell they displayed the
highest degree of satisfaction. " Could ]," says Mr. Camp-
bell, " have brought the great Missionary assemblies in the
month of May to this krall, to witness the scene that passed,
I think they would have thrown in their gold by handfuls to
aid the Missionary funds." At present, Mr. Pacalt (whose
ultimate destination is the island of Madagascar) is labouring
with success among these Hottentots, till an opportunity shall
occur for his reaching that island, when it is expected Mr.
Wimmer will succeed him at Hooge Krall.
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The journal and letters of Mr. Messer, at Brackelsdale,
contain many pleasing instances of the power of divine grace
on the hearts of the Hottentots, several of whom were slaves.
Mr. Messer seems to possess a true Missionary spirit, and
delights greatly in seizing every opportunity of doing good.
He sometimes preached at five o'clock in the morning to the
slaves, who went away from the meeting singing to their
work. The arrival of Mr. Campbell and Mr. Thom afforded
great pleasure to Mr. Messer, w"ho was exceedingly refreshed
in spirit by their visit and prayers. Mr. Messer's engagement
with Mr. Roos, among whose slaves, and others from the
neighbourhood, he had been labouring for twelve months,
having terminated, it was judged necessary for him to remove
to Bethelsdorp, to supply the place of some Missionaries who
were on the eve of removing to other stations, where we trust
his labours will be attended with the blessing of God.
CAPE.
From Mr. Thom, at the Cape, many valuable communi-
cations have been received during the past year. He conti-
nues to preach three or four times a week to a considerable
number of persons, chiefly the soldiers of the Q^d regiment,
(Sutherland Highlanders,) of whom he has frequently from two
hundred to six hundred hearers. He speaks very highly of
their moral conduct, their serious piety and their exemplary
liberality. Among other charitable objects, they have contri-
buted seven hundred rix-dollars (above one hundred pounds
sterling) to the Missionary cause. Seventy of these pious
soldiers have been formed into a Christian church. The tran-
sient labours of the Brethren Read, Pritchett, Hands, Brain,
and Thompson, while they were at the Cape, appear to have
contributed to those pleasing results which Mr. Thom has
witnessed. But Mr. Thorn's labours are not confmed to the
ministry of the gospel ; he has been instrumental in the for-
mation of religious institutions, and in the distribution of the
scriptures, books, and religious tracts ; he has also under his
care some young men, intended for the work of the ministry.
In the month of September last he administered thfr
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Lord's Supper to more than one hundred comuiunicauts,
when about four hundred persons were spectators.
In the month of January, 1812, Captain Kok, with mor«
than twenty Hottentots, paid a visit to the Cape, when a
meeting was held for prayer and conference with them.
Many questions were proposed by Mr. Thorn, which were
answered in a manner which proved that the instructions which
had been given them by the Brethren Anderson, Janz, and
Kramer, at Klaar Water, had not been in vain. Those who
have read the account of this conference (published in the
Evangelical Magazine for July, 1813,) will rejoice to find
that the minds of Hottentots, enlightened by the Spirit of
God, are well able to receive the distinguishiag doctrines of
the gospel, and that their Christian experience is exactly of
the same kind with that of their polished brethren in Europe.
It affords also strong encouragement to Missionaries to pro-
ceed in their labours of love among the heathen.
Mr. Milne, a Missionary to China, who was present on this
affecting occasion, says, " If some of you, my aged fathers, who
have long exercised faith in the promises of .God, and have
long been praying for their accomplishment, could now see
Ethiopia literally stretching out her hands to God, I think you
would be almost ready to fall into the arms of death with the
song of Simeon in your mouths, ' Lord, now lettest thou thy
servants depart in peace.'"
INDIA.
When this Society last assembled, every member of it
felt deeply interested in the applications made to the Legisla-
ture, (from all classes of pious men, and from all parts of our
country,) for permission to send Missionaries to India. The
public feeling was never more warmly expressed. Nine hun*
dred petitions (a number unequalled on any other occasion)
claimed liberty to preach the gospel to the millions of India.
The legislature of our country, attentive to the public voice,
decided in favour of the petitioners, and an Act for tlie purpose
requested, passed both houses of Parliament, and received thf
royal assent on the 21st of July, 1813,
TWENTIETH REPORT. 17
This Society cannot forget liow much they owe to those
honourable membersi of both houses of Parliament, who rea-
dily presented their petitioui?, and supported them by their
manly and pious eloquence. Their thanks are also due to his
^lajesly's Ministers, who, in the most polite and obliging man-
ner, listened to their representations. I'he happy effect of
this Act has already been experienced, and lib :rty allowed fcr
Missionaries to proceed to the East. The expenses attend-
ing this application to Parliament were considerable, but the
very great importance of the object, will no doubt, fully
justify, in the opinion of the Society, the contnbuuon made
for this purpose by the Directors.
In our Report of the several East India Missions we
begin with
VrZAGAPATAM.
Here the Brethren Gordon and Pritchett continue to
labour, both in the work of translation and of instruction.
Having made a good proficiency in the Telinga language, they
can now declare to the people, in their own tongue, the won-
derful works of God. They go frequently into the villages
around them, reading and explaining portions of the word of
God, to which many pay an attentive regard, pressing close
that they may more exactly hear what is said. Sometimes
they have visited the idol temples, and have prevailed on some
of the Bramins to listen to the Scriptures. On one of
these occasions, each of die Bramins accepted a copy of one
of the gospels, and promised to peruse it diligently; "and
thus," say the Missionaries, *' will the gospel, for the iirst
time, be conveyed to what may be called the head-quarters
of superstition here."
It affords great satisfaction to learn that die converted
Bramin Anunderayer goes on well, and takes delight in the in-
struction of his countrymen. Of another Bramin, Narasimoo-
loo, they entertained good hopes, and intended, when they
last wrote, soon to bapii/c him. He also is employed in
reading the Scriptures to Uie natives, in company with t.he
Missionaries, who explain the passage read : " This is the
way," say they, " by which the truth must be propagated,
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and present appearances produce such hopes as repel the force
of the insiiuiafions of many, that our views are chimerical."
Their visits to the native scliools sometimes afford a high
degree of pleasure. When they entered one of these, they
found a number of children, repeating aloud the first chapter
of St. Luke's gospel, which they had begun to transcribe
upon their Palmyra leaves. Thus they perceived copies of
the word of God quickly multiplied, and that by the hands of
the heathen themselves. " O that this practice," say they,
" might be universally adopted :" in this pious wish we must
all cordially unite, and should the establishment of schools in
India be rendered, as we hope it will be, more general, this
method will we trust be diligently observed.
GANJAM.
Mr. Lke, who was at Vizagapatam, has removed, with
the consent of his brethren and at the invitation of some
friends of religion, to Ganjam, a populous town on the coast.
Here he is sui rounded, not only by a vast body of the natives,
but also by a jr.ultitude of Portuguese and country-born
people. When we last heard from him he was about to open
a school for children of the latter description, and another for
the natives, in which he would teach both English and Gen-
too, and thereby have an opportunity of introducing and ex-
plaining the doctrines of the gospel. The attendance of
Europeans and others on public worship is encouraging.
About one hundred persons attend twice on the Lord's-day
and hear the word with seriousness, and he hopes with good
effect. In the morning he reads the church service before the
sermon. He wishes that more Missionaries may be sent to
assist him.
TRAVANCORE.
Mr. Ringeltaube still resides at Magilady, near
Oodagherry, in Travancore, and continues his labours at
several village churches in that neighbourhood. In the sum-
mer of 1812, he took a journey to the eastward, and at Nega-
patam was happy to meet with some of the fruits of Mr.
Voss's ministry at that place. His successor has a flourishing
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school there. At Tranquebar he had a dangerous iUness,
from which, ho\\ever, lie was happily restored. In the month
of October he reached his usual residence, and resumed his
labours. He visits twice a month his several congregations,
and every evening addresses as many as are willing to attend.
In some of these places, the people are irregular in their at-
tendance, but at Ectamoly and Auticada they attend much
better ; at the latter place he thinks of enlarging the church.
Pittalow and Covilvilly appear stationary; but a new congre-
gation has sprung up at Ananda-nadan-cudi-yirappa, where
the people have erected a small church ; upon the whole,
there has been an increase in number ; one hundred and forty-
six have been baptized since he last wrote. The number of
church-members is about six hundred and seventy-seven.
About sixty children are in the schools under his direction.
The Directors intend, if possible, to strengthen the hands
of Mr. Ringeltaube, by sending another Missionary to labour
with him (in addition to the Catechists he already employs), as
they conceive there are many people in that quarter disposed
to listen to the truth.
We are sorry to learn fiom Mr. Ringeltaube's journal that
many of the Syrian priests in that neighbourhood are inclined
to the Church of Rome, and more than a fev»^ congregations
have joined it.
BELHARY.
Since our last Report, we have learned that Mr. Hands,
at Belhary, had been alarmingly ill with the liver complaint ;
he was, however, mercifully recovered, and after a journey to
Vizagapatam and to Madras (to which he was advised), re-
turned to his station and resumed his labours, assisted by Mr.
Taylor, a native of Madras and one of the fruits of his
ministry there ; and who, on his recommendation, has been re-
ceived as a Missionary under the patronage of this Society.
On his long journey from Belhary to Vizagapatam (more
than five hundred miles), wherever he halted, he usually en-
deavoured to publish among those who knew the Canara lan-
guage, the truth of the gospel, which in general the people
were so ready to hear, that they crowded the choultrif, from
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the time he entered till he left it. He passed through some
hundreds of towns and villages, in some of which he found
congregations of Roman Catholics, especially in the large
tovvns near the Coroniandel Coast ; and in some of the vil-
lages, the greater part of the inhabitants were Christians of
that communion ; but, alas ! too generally they were scarcely
to be distinguished from their heathen neighbours. Many
places he passed through seemed to be eligible stations for
Missionaries. The paucity of Bramins there, the ruinous
state of their pagodas and religious houses, and the disregard
now shewn to their once-famous deities, afford encouragement
to hope, that the time is not far distant when they shall hear
and receive the truth of the gospel.
In the last letter to the Diiectors received from Mr. Hands,
he states that his charity school was in a flourishing state ; and
that he had nearly forty boys in his native school. Some ad-
ditions had been made to the church. He was engaged in
correcting his translation of the gospel of St. Matthew into
the Canara language, the second time ; and he hoped soon
to send to the press both that and the gospel of St. Luke.
CIHNSURAH.
Mr. May, who was sent out with a view of aiding the
Mission at Vizagapatam, especially in the tuition of the chil-
dren, for which he has a peculiar talent, was enabled, after
a long detention in America, to proceed to India. He landed
at Calcutta, Nov. 21, 1812, and by a peculiar concurrence
of circumstances was led to settle at Chuisurah, where
he has the pleasing prospect of much usefulness, especially to
the rising generation. The Directors lament that they have
received no letter from him of later date than Feb. 4, 1813,
when he had but just entered upon his labours. In that
letter he requests an allowance for the purpose of employing
native schoolmasters: With this proposal they have most
readily complied, and wish to assure their brethren of this
Society, that not only at Chiitsicrah, but at Belhary, Vizaga-
patam, Ganjam, and Travancore, they have mged the Mis-
sionaries to use their utmost endeavours to promote native
TWENTIETH REPORT. 21
schools, promising ample assistance for that important pur-
pose, and the Directors vvill no doubt keep this object always
in view, as a principal means, in connection with the preach-
ing of the word, (but by no means to supersede it,) tor the
uhimate welfare of the heatlien.
We are coticerned to state that Mrs. May has also been
removed by death ; her end was peace, but the loss is severely
felt by Mr. JVI.
MADRAS.
Mr. Loveless informs the Diieciois that the concerns
of the chapel and of the freti schools are much as usual ; the
attendance of the people on his ministry was rather more en-
coui aging than before. He speaks of the visit of Brother
1 lands with great pleaKuc. His nnnistry at Madras, while he
staid there for three weeks, v/as remarkably acceptable and
profitable. Mr. Loveless lias been the histrumentof disposing
of a considerable number of religious books, which it is
hoped will be useful to many.
We are much concerned here to state that the cause of
Missions has recently sustained a heavy loss by the death of the
Rev. Dr. Johns of the Danish Missionary Institution at Tran-
quebar. He had been for forty years a faithful and useful
Missionary, and had recently exerted his influence for the pur-
pose of encreasing^ the number of native schools in India, to
which we referred in our last Report. His pamphlet on
Indian Civilization, has, we trust, excited an interest among
British Christians, in behalf of the rising generation of Hin-
doostan, which will eventually prove of great advantage to
that populous country. Tliis great object, it will be seen, has
not been lost sight of by the Directors.
CEYLON.
It was stated in the last Report, that through the kindness
of Sir Alexander Johnston, and other Honourable Members
of the Government in Ceylon, Mr. Palm, one of our Mission-
aries, had been appointed minister of the Dutch church at
Columbo. He had previously been useful in visiting and
reviving some of the schools; and in his present situation.
22 TWENTIETH REPORT.
says that he has better opportunities than ever of being ser-
viceable to the Missionary cause. He has suffered a severe
trial by the loss of Mrs. Palm, who was a very excellent
woman. She had endured much for the two or three last
years of her life, " but she experienced," says Mr. P. " the
power of her faith in Him whom she loved, and by love of
whom she was constrained to leave her dearest relations and
every earthly comfort, of which she never repented. In all
our tribulations she has been a pattern of Christian fortitude."
When Mr. Palm wrote last, he was endeavouring, with the
members of the Dutch Consistory, to open schools at Co-
lumbo, for the poorer classes of children, on the plan of
Dr. Bell.
Mr. Ehrardt has been employed by Government to visit
the schools, many of wliich he found in great disorder, and he
has exerted himself to promote their better management for the
future. He took every opportunity of preaching, and in-
structing both adults and children in his various journies.
Mr. Read, as we learn from a letter dated at Pont de
Galle, March 16, 1813, was acting as visitor of the schools
in that district. He gives a deplorable account of the people
in general, who, while they retain the name of Christians, are
really idolaters. On a late occasion, when multitudes were
dying of famine, they could not be dissuaded from wor-
shipping devils to appease their wrath ; pretending that God
was too good a being to inflict punishment for sin. Such
are thousands of the Cingalese Christians, so called! Mr.
Read resides at Amlamgodde, where he preaches in Dutch or
English, and occasionally there and at other places to the
Cingalese, by an interpreter. The Government has promised
to establish free schools at Galle, Matura, and Jaffnapatnam,
one or more of which Mr. Read will probably be called to
undertake.
Colonel, (now Lord) Molesworth continues to be an
active promoter of the schools in this island ; he laments the
removal of Mr. Palm from Tillipally, where he had acquired
the language, and where the school under his care flourished.
It is, however, kept up by some persons who remain there.
Colonel L. Molesworth rejoices in the prospect of the distri-
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bution of Bibles, both in the Malabar and Cingalese languages,
now printing at Calcutta ; and in a recent regulation, that a
school for each military corps in this island shall be estab-
lished. Some school books, slates, &c. being requested by
this gentleman, have been sent to his disposal. A thousand
Common Prayer Books have also been sent at the request of
the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Twisleton, Government Chaplain at
Columbo.
JAVA.
The Directors, contemplating the condition of the great
and populous Island of Java, now subject to the British go-
vernment, felt a strong desire to become the instruments of
communicating to its inhabitants, the blessings of the gospel,
especially as there are multitudes of the Chinese resident
there, to the number, it is said, of 100,000, among whom, it
is hoped, that the Scriptures trarislated by Mr. Morrison into
their language, may be freely circulated. To enable them to
execute their purpose. Providence furnished, in a remarkable
manner, suitable instruments. Mr. Joseph Kam, a native of
Holland, Mr. John Christopher Supper, and Mr. Gotlob
Bruckner, natives of Germany, had received an education as
Christian Missionaries at Berlin and at Rotterdam, and were
intended to be sent by the Netherland Missionary Society
to India ; but obstacles occasioned by the war prevented the
execution of their design. They came over to England, and
were gladly received by the Directors of this Society ; and
after spending some time at Gosport, greatly to their advan-
tage, it was determined that they should proceed to Batavia,
for which they were peculiarly qualified, as they vvould be
able to preach in Dutch (the language there spoken by the
Europeans), and be usefully employed in preaching to them,
while preparing to evangelize the native heathen. They were
ordained at the Dutch Church in London, Nov. 14, 1813,
by Dr. Werninck, and embarked for Java (by way of the
Isle of France), Dec. 31.
While the Directors were employed in preparing this
Mission, it is very remarkable that two gentlemen of fortune,
who were on a visit for their health, at the Cape of Good
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Hope, called on Mr, Thom, our Missionary there, and ex-
pressed their earnest desire that Missionaries might be sent to
Batavia. One of these gentlemen (Mr. Faure) oiFered one
thousand rix-dollars for this purpose, to be paid to the first
Missionary who should be sent thither; and a bill to that
amount was sent over to us by Mr. Thom, which will no
doubt be paid to our Missionaries on their reaching that
place. Thus the Lord was pleased both to raise up preachers
for the intended station, and a handsome donation towards the
great expense which would be incurred. We cannot but take
encouragement from this remarkable concurrence of favourable
circumstances.
MAURITIUS, OR THE ISLE OF FRANCE.
To this populous island, now under the crown of Britain,
the Directors judged that a Mission might with great advan-
tage be sent. To this measure they were much encouraged
by the information afforded by Mr. Thompson and Mr. Milne,
who touched there on their way to India and China, especially
as they found that some persons of influence were well dis-
posed to encourage such an undertaking. One of the students
at Gosport, Mr. Le Brun, of Jersey, whose native language
was French, appeared to be an instrument well adapted lor
this undertaking; — he was ordained in Jersey, Nov. 25, 1813,
and sailed for the place of bis destination, in the Isabella,
Dec. SI.
The Directors also embraced an opportunity of sending
by a private individual going to this island, and to the Isle of
Bourbon, a considerable quantity of books and tracts in the
French language, in addition to bibles and testaments furnished
by the kindness of the British and Foreign Bible Society.
CHINA.
From Mr. Morrison, our indefatigable Missionary at the
most important station upon earth, the Directors have received
letters which inform us that he has finished the great woik of
translating the whole of the New Testament into the Chinese
language ; the concluding parts were in the hands of the printer
when he last wrote, and he hoped to be able to send sonit"
TWENTIETH REPORT. 25
copies by tlie next ships. Copies of most of the apostolic epis
ties have already been received, and the rest are shortly ex-
pected. The Directors arc filled with gratitude to God, who has
enabled Mr. Morrison to accomplish so distinguished a service
for the cause of Christ. 1 hese scriptures he has hitherto been
permitted to distribute, notwiihstanding the edict wliu h prohi-
bited sucli a measure; they have already found their way into
distant parts of the empire. Mr. Morrison has also printed
and dispersed a catechism, containing the fundamental prin-
ciples of Christianity, and a tract also on its chief doctrines.
Mr. Morrison is not permitted to preach publicly, or to
go into the interior of the country; but he expounds the
scriptures to his domestics and a few others and prays with
them. Some individuals appear to have profited by the word,
to forsake their idols, and desire to be baptized as Christians.
One of them iias sent letters to the treasurer and Secretary
of this Society, highly commending the conduct of Mr. Mor-
rison, and desiring irom us a full account of the Christian
faith.
It gives us great pleasure to report that the Chinese Dic-
tionary and Grammar written by ^Ir. Morrison, is so highly
esteemed, that the East India Company has sent out a siiitable
person to print it, at their expense, in three volumes folio.
Our sincere desire and prayer is, that he may long be spared
to persevere in his useful services, and that thousands yet im-
born may have to bless his memory as the instrument of con-
veying to them from Britain the waters of life.
A letter has just been received from IVfr. Milne, who ar-
rived at Macao, July 1813, with Mrs. M. and who was gladly
received by Mr. JSIorrison, rejoicing in the hope of labouring
together in the work of the Lord. But by the instigation of
the Roman Catholic clergy, tlic Portuguese government or-
dered him to quit the island in ten days. To this severe mea-
sure Mr. Milne was obliged to submit, and he removed to
Canton, where, under suitable teachers, he applied himself as-
siduously to the study of the Chinese language. As European
females are not permitted to reside at Canton, he was neces-
sarily separated from Mrs. M. who continued with Mr. and
Mrs. Morrison, at Macao. Mr. Morrison has since joined
Mr. Milne for the season, which continues five months, during
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which period lie will enjoy the valuable assistance of his ex-
perienced colleague : but when that season shall expire, the
brethren will be at a loss to determine what method to pursue;
if permission could not be obtained to reside at Macao, Mr.
Milne at least would remove to Java or to Malacca, and pro-
bably Mr. Morrison with him. The Society cannot suffi-
ciently lament the wretched bigotry which should render this
removal, with its enormous expense to the Society, unavoid-
able.
LASCARS.
In addition to this statement of our endeavours in India
and Ceylon, it will be proper to mention the efforts made by
the Lascar and Chinese Committee of this Society, in behalf of
some of the natives of Asia while resident in London.
When these labours were commenced, many difficulties in
attaining the proposed object were presented; in addition to
which, they have discovered that the oppressions under which
these poor strangers have groaned, were none of the least.
Nevertheless, many of them have gladly listened to the word
of God; some have attentively perused the scriptures of
truth, and have endeavoured to explain them to their country-
men. The young men who have studied the Bengalee lan-
guage, have performed public worship among them, reading
the scripture, praying, singing, and reading a sermon to them ;
after which the J ^ascars declared that they understood every
word. One of their number, who teaches the students, has more
than once read the scriptures in Bengalee to his countrymen.
The Committee cherish the hope that eventually some im-
portant advantages will be obtained by their teaching such of
the Lascars as desire it, the English language, and also
from several of the natives learning to read their own language.
By these means, a number of persons are collected, and the
scriptures may be read and explained to them.
One of the students has applied himself to the attainment
of the Chinese language, under the tuition of a learned native
of China ; his application and success has obtained the appro-
bation of a very competent judge.*
* The Committee wish to engage a pious young man, or more than
one, who may be wiUing gratuitously to employ a portion of his time for
the above purposes.
TWENTIETH REPORT. 27
MALTA.
It has pleased God, in the course of the last year, to re-
move by death Mr. Blomfield, our truly pious and promising
Missionary at Malta. He had made considerable progress in
the attainment of the modern Greek language, and was earnestly
desirous of proceeding to Zante, and other Greek islands, in
order to promote the knowledge of the gospel; but a pulmonary
complaint, some symptoms of which appeared before he left
England, but from which it was hoped he would fully recover,
gained ground upon him, and put a period to his valuable life
on the 6th of July, 1813. Every kind attention was shewn to
him by Christian friends, and especially by Geo. Yeoland,
Esq. an active and zealous promoter of religion there. Mr.
Blorafield had been happily preserved from the plague, which
then prevailed at Valetta, and had retired to an adjacent vil-
lage, where he expired, but with great tranquillity and truly
Christian composure, exclaiming with his last breath, " None
but Christ ! Precious Jesus !"
Mr. Blomfield's ministry among the English who attended
him, was acceptable and profitable ; they are very desirous of
having another minister, and the Directors also wish to gratify
them, if they can find a suitable person. They wish also to
send out as soon as possible another Missionary for the Greek
Islands, and would be glad to hear of a pious young man of
good classical attainments ready at once to undertake this
work.
NORTH AMERICA.
QUEBEC.
Mr. S PRATT, whose original destination was India, but
whose health would not permit him to proceed thither, con-
tinues to labour at Quebec (during the absence of the mi-
nister) ; he is well attended, his auditory listen with great se-
riousness to the word, and he is encouraged to believe that his
labours are useful. An Auxiliary Bible Society has been
formed at Quebec, chiefly by his congregation ; the military
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hospitals and the jail are furnished with the scriptures, both
ill Enghsh and in French, and the people are preparing to
erect a new and larger place of worship.
ELlZxYBETH TOWN.
Mr, S.mart is dihgent and useful at Elizabeth Town, and
labours also at several other places from Gananoque to Ma-
tilda. VVlien the people aie not hindered by military duties,
his audience is frequently large, attentive, and apparently im-
pressed by the word of truth. His endeavours are in some
measure limited, in consequence of the hostile state of the
country ; but, to use his own words, he " anticipates a time
when the miofhty waters of St. Lawrence, now employed in
forwarding the hostile operations of contending arniies, shall
be made to convey the gospel of ('hrist to the far distant
tribes of liiii^ns, and the nu'oprous settkrs on its banks.
AUCV-TA.
Mr. Cox continues his labours at Augusta, and at other
places occasionally ; but the engagements and miseries pro-
duce^i by war have cramped his exertions. A few attend his
ministry, but as yet he receives b!»t little encouragement ; he
is, however, willing to give a full trial to the station which he
occupies.
NEWFOUNDLAND.
Mr. Hyde, who was sent out under the patronage of this
Society, to labour in Newfoundland, appears to have been
useful at St. John's; he has also visited some other parts of
the island, and at one place establi.shed a Sunday-school.
Through his instrumentality, an Auxiliary Society has been
formed in aid of this Institution, and nearly c£40. the produce
of a single quarter's subscriptions, have been received ; — other
useful societies were also contemplated. We cannot but re-
joice that in distant parts of the earth to which our Mission-
aries are sent, the spirit of benevolence is soon rendered ma-
nifest. He speaks with great concern of the deplorable state
of the island in general, and the great need of additional la-
bourers. We earnestly hope that other iaithful ministers will
be sent out to this destitute and neglected part of the world.
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WEST INDIES.
TOBAGO.
The accounts from Mr. Elliot at Tobago, are by no
means encouragiiig : he -jppears almost to despair of success,
and was therefore induced to remove, for the present, to an-
other station, al that iin\e destitute of a preacher. We should,
huwever, ne sorry to abandon Tobago altogether, but hope to
furnish the people with another ministei, should they be able
and willing to defray a part of the heavy expense attending
the support of this Mission.
TRINADAD.
Several letters in the course of the past year have been
rec'ived from Mr. Adam, who resides at Port of Spain,
where he regularly preaches in the new chapel to a considerable
nunibei of persons of various colours, to several of whom he
has the satisfaction of believing that the gospel has been made
the power of God to salvation ; their growth in knowledge
and pie y afford him much pleasure, and great encouragement
in his work. He takes pains also in catechising the negroes
and their children, some of whom make rapid progress.
Mr. Adam occasionally visits some estates on the coast,
where he meets with great encouragement, and lately determined
on spending one Sabbath in every month with them. He
wishes for the assistance of another Missionary. He informs
the Directors that he had disposed of all the Spanish bibles
which were sent him — ihat many of the Spaniards received
them with pleasure; one man, he particularly mentions, re-
ceived so much f'elight in reading a portion of it at night, that
he came next day to purchase one, bringhig with him a dollar
(which was more than the price which had been announced),
and received it in an ecstasy of joy, saying, " This is what I
have long desired, but could never obtain before."
Bibles, testaments, spelling-books, tracts, and other articles
which were much wanted, have been forwarded to him, ac-
cording to his earnest request.
.iO TWENTIETH REPORT.
DEMERARA AND BERBICE.
Mr. Wray, with the consent of the Directors, has re-
moved to the neighbouring colony of Berbice, where he la-
bours assiduously, in the same manner that he did at Le Re
souvenir. Here, of course, he had every thing to begin, and
various obstacles to combat ; but he has the pleasure of
seeing his labours progressively useful. Both adults and chil-
dren learn to read, and to repeat the catechism ; some of the
former come for instruction at their breakfast and dinner
times. He has procured from the Governor the favour of
permitting government slaves to have one day in a fortnight
for the purpose of cultivating their own ground, that they may
not employ the Sabbath in that work, as the slaves generally
do ; and he anticipates the time when drivers and whips shall
be unnecessary, and when the negroes will be made happy.
LE RESOUVENIR.
The affectionate regard which the poor negroes at Le
Resouvenir pay to the instructions of Mr. Wray, was evinced
by the most poignant grief on the occasion of his departure ;
they wept aloud, and his voice was drowned by their sobs and
cries. When the women took leave of Mrs. Wray, who had
endeared herself to them by the assiduity of her services, they
literally hung about her neck, and wept sore. And when Mr.
Wray afterwards visited them, so deeply were the people af-
fected, that he could scarcely proceed in speaking, on account
of his own feelings and theirs.
The Directors sent out, as soon as they were able, Mr.
Kempton, another Missionary from Gosport, to instruct
them ; it is intended that he shall supply that station for the
present, and then proceed to Berbice to assist Mr. Wray. In
the mean time, Mr. Elliot from Tobago, having paid a visit to
Demerara, and preached to Mr. Wray's former congregation,
was so deeply affected by their earnest desires for his remain-
ing with them, that he was constrained to promise he would
soon return from Tobago, and labour among them, until the
mind of the Directors on the subject of his removal should be
known.
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GEORGE TOWN.
A VAST number of negroes repair to George Town, to
hear Mr. Davies, some from the distance of many miles :
the chapel is crowded, and many listen at the doors and win-
dows— more than a thousand attend on the Sunday morning.
Hundreds of them apply, Sabl>ath after Sabbath, to obtain
catechisms ; and those who have learned the catechism them-
selves, are diligent ia teacliiug it to others. When they meet
a person who can read, tliey will say, " Massa, I beg you to
teach me a little." Mr. Davies says, " Not fewer than five
thousand negroes learn the catechism, and attend in rotation."
As a pleasing proof that these people prize the gospel, they
have established among themselves an Auxiliary Missionary
Society, composed of people of colour and of slaves, whose
names appear in our last year's list of contributors, and whose
subscriptions amounted to ^189.
The friends of the Society have doubtless perused, with
the most painful emotions, the representations which have
been made in behalf of the Missions of the United (or Mora-
vian) Brethren at Sarepta, Moscow, and other places, and the
great arrear of debt which had accrued, in consequence of the
impoverished state of Germany ; and the Directors are confi-
dent that they will approve of the donation made to them of
-£"200, to alleviate the general distress, and to assist in the sup-
port of the missions undertaken by that Christian Society,
whose pious example has contributed so much to fan the
flame of missionary zeal throughout the Christian world.
SEMINARY.
The Society will partake in the pleasure which the Di-
rectors feel in reporting the flourishing state of the Missionary
Seminary at Gosport. The great cause is not hkely to fail for
lack of suitable instruments. Tlie last year has produced a
great number of candidates for the honour and labour of car-
rying the gospel to the heathen ; the public meetings held at
Liverpool, Leeds, and other places, have excited this noble
spirit in several pious young men. There are now in the Se-
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miliary fifteen students, of wiiom the worthy tutor, the Rev.
IVlr. Bogue, reports very favourably. The greater part of the
number have been admitted since the last anniversary, and
have not vet had sufficient time to make much progress in
their studies, but their application and their disposition pro-
mise very favourably,
A few of the students have nearly completed the time
usually allowed : two of these are intended for those very im-
portant stations, Malacca and Sural ; another is applying to
the attainment of the Italian language, as there is reason to
hope that an opportunity will be afforded even in Italy for the
preaching of the gospel.
FRENCH PRISONERS.
For nearly two years past, those of the students at Gos-
port who could speak French, have every Lord's-day visited
the prisoners from France, either in the prisons of Forton and
Porchester, or in the several prison-ships (fourteen in number)
in the vicinity of Portsmouth, but chiefly in the latter : among
these men they have preached the gospel faithfully and affec-
tionately, and have distributed bibles and testaments kiiidly
provided by the British and Foreign Bible Society ; togedier
with Doddridge's Rise and Progress, Mr. Bogue's Essay on
the New Testament, French hymns, and tracts furnished by
this Society, composed of both which little libraries have been
formed, which have supplied a multitude of the prisoners both
with entertainment and instruction. In one of the ships parti-
cularly, which contains about seven hundred men, a peculiar
degree of serious attention was paid, several of whom re-
quested that the Lord's Supper niight be administered to them :
to some of these, after a strict examination, the ordinance was
administered by Mr. Perrot of Jersey, accompanied by Mr.
Bogue and the French students. Several English ladies and
officers of the ship, with many of the well-disposed prisoners,
were spectators. The scriptural simplicily wii,h which the
service was conducted, presented to their minds a striking
contrast to the artificial pomp of the Roman Catholic ceremo-
nies ; and the consideration that citizens of two nations then
at war with each other, sitting together as brothers at the table
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of the Prince of Peace, kindled in every breast a flame of holy
joy. At Porchester, a building occupied by the prisoners as
a theatre, which will hold about hve hundred persons, has
served the purpose of a chapel ; and here the word of God
has been preached to a niuithude of very altenrive hearers.
There is great reason to believe that many of the prisoners
have been, in the gospel sense of the phrase, made frte, and
have experienced a divine change by the power of the Holy
Spirit accompanying the word of truth. Two or three have
expressed a desire lo become Missionaries ; their applications
are under careful consideration.
Two of our brethren, Mr, Cope of Launceston, and Mr.
Cobbm of Crediton, have paid ie}>eated vi.^its to the prison at
Dartmoor, and have preached in French to a great number of
the Flench prisoners, and in English to the Ameiican pri-
soners ; many, especially of the latter, attended to the word
with great seriousness and affection, and there is good reason
to believe that the seed of the gospel sown among both, will
be productive of happy fruits.
Among these and other prisoners, measures have been
taken to furnish them with bibles and testaments by the li-
berality of the Bible Society, and with useful books and tracts
from this Society; for the latter purpose (the purchase of
tracts in French and other languages) £50. in addition to what
had been previously given, was voted on Monday last; which
they may take home with them to France and other countries,
and so disseminate, to a wide extent, the blessed word of God,
which we are coniident will not return unto him void, but ac-
complish that unto which he has appointed it.
Before we conclude this Report, we are constrained to
acknowledge, with hearti'eit gratitude, the increasing liberality
of our Christian friends. The Directors have frequently ex-
pressed, in former years, then- firm persuasion that, whatever
might be the exigencies of the institution, the generosity of
the public uould readily meet them : and their expectations
have not been disappointed. When the expenditure of the
Society had exceeded its annual income, our friends stepped
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34 TWENTIETH REPORT.
forward immediately to supply the deficiency ; and when the
Directors intimated their intention to extend their efforts, the
brethren hastened to convince them that their most strenuous
exertions should be supported. Thus encouraged, the Direc-
tors have lately commenced new Missions to Java and the
Isle of France, and have several more in contemplation to
Surat, Malacca, and other parts of the east, besides making a
large addition to the number of Missionaries in South Africa,
for the stations recommended by Mr. Campbell. They have
also admitted into the Seminary a greater number of students
than at any former period, and are ready to receive still more,
assured that the providence of God will yet present to their
view many more suitable places in which the gospel of his
Son may be promulgated.
Among the generous donations lately made to this Society,
the gift of £500, by a lady, who modestly withholds her name,
deserves the most honourable mention. The receipt also
of ^30 from a few Christian friends in Bermuda, demands
a grateful acknowledgment. We have also to acknow-
ledge the receipt of books for the use of the different
Missionary stations, and take this opportunity of inviting
further donations of the same kind, as it appears from
the letters of our Missionaries that there is an ardent desire
at their several stations to peruse valuable books of di-
vinity.
To the Auxiliary Societies, both in town and country, the
thanks of this meeting are especially due. The addition
made to their number, and to their efficiency, during the past
year, has been very great ; we cannot specify them, but those
of Bristol and of the West Riding of Yorkshire have been emi-
nently productive ; nor have those of several smaller districts,
towns, and particular congregations been less meritorious.
It is impossible to express the delight M'ith which those of the
Directors who visited Bristol, Plymouth, Liverpool, Leeds,
Newcastle, and Hull witnessed the Christian affection and
zeal manifested by the friends and supporters of the Society
in those places, and to whom the most grateful tribute of
thanks is cheerfully paid. The female friends in the metropolis,
Tottenham Court Chapel, at the Tabernacle, at Hoxton, at
TWENTIETH REPORT. 35
Surry Chapel, (and at other places, equal in zeal though not
in numbers) have done worthily, and have shewn the world
what great and good effects may be expected from the
exertions and influence of pious females.
In the autumn of the last year, the Rev. Dr. Jack, of
Manchester, and the Rev. Mr, Tracy paid a visit to Ireland,
where the cordiality with which they were received by ministers
of every church, Episcopalian, Presbyterian, and Independent,
was highly gratifying. The auxiliaries which have been formed
in the four northern counties, and in Cork in the south,
which have already contributed to the funds of this
Society, are proofs of the lively interest which the Chris-
tians in that province of the United £n)pire feel in the great
cause of missions to the heathen, and pledges of what may
be further expected from our fellow Christians in Ireland.
Nor can the Directors pass over in silence the praise-
worthy efforts of their youthful friends in Bristol and Hull,
as well as in London and other places ; with joy they receive
these tokens of their love to Jesus and to their fellow-creatures.
Their sacrifices of juvenile gratifications, made for this pur-
pose, will, we doubt not, be acceptable to Him, who, when
on earth, treated with so much kindness the rising generation.
Who does not hail, in these pleasing buds of Christian phi-
lanthropy, the future and precious fruits of that beneficence
which shall hereafter contribute largely to the happiness of
the whole world ?
We congratulate our Christian brethren on those most
wonderful and merciful events which have recently taken
place on the Continent. In the termination of those calami-
tous hostilities which have desolated a great part of Europe,
and in the prospect of general peace, we rejoice with all the
friends of humanity; and as Christians, associated for the
purpose of publishing to all nations the gospel of peace, we
feel peculiar cause of exultation ; for we trust that many im-
pediments to the free course of the gospel will be now
removed, and that to whatever port the mercantile vessels of
Britain may sail, the glorious gospel of the blessed God will
also be transmitted. The efforts of this Society on the Conti-
nent, which have been for many years unavoidabl)' suspended.
36 TWENTIETH REPORT.
will, we hope, be soon renewed, and on a far more extensive
scale. Already have the Directors resumed their intercourse
with their worthy coadjutors in Holland, who ardently desire
to promote the Missions in Africa and Batavia. From our
old friends also at Basle, in Switzerland, we have lately
received pecuniary aid. Our German and other brethren,
will, we are persuaded, soon manifest their zeal to support
and extend the efforts of Christian missionaries.
We conclude with entreating the fervent prayers of all our
numerous fiiends throughout the British Empire, for the
blessing of God upon our Society, and upon all similar insti-
tutions. The increase of a spn-it of prayer among us will be
(of all others) the most encouraging token for good. The
number of monthly prayer-meetings in the metropolis for the
spread of the gospel is already increased at the instance of
our friends; and we trust the same spirit is manifested
throughout Britain. He who has himself directed us to
" give lum no rest day nor night, till he make Jerusalem a
praise ni all the earth," will assuredly hear the voice of our
supplications ; " then shall die earth yield her increase ; and
God, even our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us;
and all the ends of the earth shall fear him."
POSTSCRIPT.
Since the preceding Report was read, letters have been
received from India, from which the following brief accounts
are extracted,
CAN JAM .
Mr. Lee, in a letter dated Ganjam, August 2, 1813,
says, that his regular English congregation is from one hun-
dred and ten to one hundred and twenty, and that they hear
the word with remarkable attention. Immediately after the
service on Lord's-day evenings, he reads a portion of the
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scriptures to the natives mHo are present, and explains it to
them in the Gentoo language. He was then erecting a place
of worship, fifty feet by thirty-eight, in doing which he is as-
sisted by the Government. His monthly Missionary prayer
meeiings are attended by forty or fifty persons. He has
translated Dr. Watts's First Catechism, and other useful
books for children. He is also proceeding in his translation
of the Book of Genesis into the I'elinga.
Ganjam is described as very populous; both the Telinga
and Odea languages are spoken; and as ihe situation affords
great facilities for the wide diffusion of gospel light. He
earnestly wishes for the assistance of another Missionary.
BELHARY.
Mr. Hands, in a letter dated October 29, 1813, informs
the Directors that he continues in a weak and languid state of
body, in consequence of a very severe attack of the liver
complaint, so that he has not been able to proceed so rapidly
as he wished ni the translation of the scriptures ; but as he was
gradually gaining strength, he hoped to be soon enabled to go
on with more vigour.
His schools, in which he is much assisted by Mr. Taylor,
continue to tiourish. Mr. Taylor is also studying Theology
and the Canara language. Some copies of the New Testa-
ment m the relinga tongue, which Mr. Hands brought with
him from Vizagapa am, have been distributed among the
Gentoos at Bt Ihary, and several have been sent into the sur-
rounding districts by stran^^ers \\\\o have called to visit him.
He has also a class in the native school, who read the Telinga
gospels.
The zeal of the country-born people who attend upon his
ministry has afforded him much pleasure ; they have raised
upwards of five hundred rupees in aid of the Auxiliary Bible
Society at Calcutta. He had the pleasure also of sending to
the same Society one hundred and thirty-three rupees, received
for Bibles sold to the soldiers and others. He speaks with
great delight of the piety of some of the military. 1 here has
been a great mortality among the 36th regiment, who were in
camp ; many are also sick at Belhaiy, for whose instruction
38 POSTSCRIPT.
and consolation Mr. Hands and Mr. Taylor labour assiduously.
He mentions the death of one man, whose end was remarka-
bly triumphant, and excited much attention among both the
officers and privates of the regiment — all said that he was a true
Christian, and one expressed an earnest desire that his latter end
might be like his.
, A large parcel of excellent books, which were sent out
for Mr. Hands and others who wished to possess them,
together with apparel for Mr. H. have unhappily been lost
in a vessel which was conveying them from Calcutta to
Madras. The disappointment is severely felt. The country
had suffered severely by drought; but Mr. Hands and his
family were greatly assisted by the kindness of ladies and gen-
tlemen in the neighbourhood, without whose friendly aid they
could scarcely have obtained the necessaries of life. He ex-
presses also much thankfulness, that the Government has
favoured him with a grant of the ground occupied by the
Mission Garden, which contains about eight acres, and is to
be held free from rent, as long as it is appropriated to the
use of the Charity School.
CHINS UR4lf,
Mr. May, in a letter to the Directors, dated November
26, 1813, mentions the death of Mrs. May on the 17th of
September. Her last moments were peaceful and happy.
On the following Sabbath the solemn event was improved by
two funeral discourses ; one in the morning by Mr. Forsyth,
and another in the evening by Mr. Lawson, one of the Baptist
Missionaries, who kindly came to visit him on the mournful
occasion.
Mr. May superintends the Free School at Chinsurah, in
which he has introduced some beneficial improvements ; he
intended to commence a native school in the month of
January, on the British plan. Speaking of schools, he says,
" Jt is among the rising generation chiefly, that I look
for success, by teaching them to read the scriptures, and
laying before them the grand principles of our holy religion,
we may remove their prejudices without shocking them."
He is looking out for native teachers, as recommended by the
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late Dr. Jobn^ and wishes to pursue the plan of a good lady
up the country, who employs two or three native teachers,
giving each of them four rupees a month, and two annas
for every regular scholar ; this renders them diligent in pro-
curing and retaining the chiklren.
Mr. May has received some encouragement from the
children under his care, several of whom not only attend his
ministry, but are much impressed by the word, repeat the
catechism, prayers, and hymns, and receive a short lecture
weekly on sacred history. He much wishes for more as-
sistance, and particularly desires that any who may come out
may be well acquainted with the improved method of teaching.
He regrets that he had not made himself master of it before
he left England.
He had heard from Vizagapatam, about a fortnight be-
fore he wrote, that Mr. Gordon was then recovering from a
severe attack of the liver disorder, which had confined him to
his room for three weeks. The number of children then in
the school was about seventy.
MADRAS.
A VERY pleasing letter from Mr. Loveless, dated August
iJ3, 1813, has just been received, containing many pious
reflections on the instances of mortality among the Mis-
sionaries ; expressing also his earnest hope that the Legislature
of this country would afford that liberty for sending Mis-
sionaries, which we now rejoice has been granted. He
mentions that the American brethren Hall and Nott were
at Bombay, where they were permitted to remain ; and it
was expected that they would proceed to Surat. He re-
commends strengthening the Mission at Belhary, especially
on account of the state of Mr. Hauds's health.
Mr. Loveless was attended at the chapel as usual, and
was greatly encouraged by the generous exertions made by
the friends of religion at Madras to liquidate the debt of
his chapel. One liberal gentleman, who would not suffer
his name to appear, has contributed seven hundred pagodas
for that purpose. He longs for additional help in ihat great
and populous city.
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
TWENTIETH GENERAL MEETING.
On Thursday morning, the General Meeting for the transaction
of the general business of the Society, was held at Surry Chapel,
(Silver Street Chapel being thought too small for the purpose.)
The Rev. Dr. Roraeyn, of New York, commenced by prayer.
The original plau of the Society was read. The preceding Re-
port of the Directors for the past year was then read. Some
of the Lascars who had been under the tuition of the Society, were
introduced; a portion of the scriptures was read, and some
verses of a hymn sung in their tongue.
The Rev. J. Campbell, who had been absent nearly two years on
a Mission to the different stations in South Africa, gave an inte-
resting account of his journey, the particulars of which will here-
after be published. The acceptance of the Report, the thanks of
the Society to Mr. Campbell for his eminent services, to the
Treasurer, to the Secretary, to the Directors, to the Ministers
and Auxiliary Societies, by whose exertions the funds of the
Institution had been so materially improved, were moved and
seconded in able and impressive speeches, and carried with the
utmost unanimity.
The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered on
Friday evening to the members and friends of the Society, both
at Sion Chapel and Orange Street Chapel, to a great number of
communicants.
The places of worship were crowded to excess, and many per-
sons who wished to be present were disappointed. In a word,
this Anniversary furnished the highest satisfaction to all present,
and afforded the strongest hope that the great work of evangelizing
the heathen will be carried on with increasing vigour and success.
The Field of Missionary Labours.
A SERMON
PREACHED BEFORE
THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY,
AT
SURRY CHAPEL,
On Wednesday Morning, May 11, 1814,
BY THE
REV. CH. FR. A. STEINKOPFF, M. A.
Minister of the German Lutheran Churdi, Savoy, London; a7id
Foreign Secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society.
Here I stand in the presence of my God and this congre-
gation, anxious conscientiously to perform the sacred task
assigned me ; at the same time deeply sensible of my insuffi-
ciency to execute it in any degree proportionate to its vast im-
portance. Indeed, I long hesitated, before I could reconcile
my mind to accept the invitation given, me by the Directors
of that Society, on behalf of which I appear before you.
But laying the subject in humble prayer before God, I felt no
liberty to refuse; for Hh I am, and Him I wish to serve.
When He calls, / must not shrink back, but cheerfully obey,
humbly trusting in the fulfilment of his promise : *' My grace
is sufficient for thee; for my strength is made perfect in
weakness." To plead the cause of the heathen, is to plead
the cause of God, who gave this solemn promise to his
anointed : " Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for
thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for tJiy
possession." British Christians have pleaded this cause, and
foreigners must not remain silent. A large field requires
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many hands to cultivate it, a great building various artificers
for its completion. Allow me, therefore, to present my mite
of service. I feel much indebted to the Missionary Society,
the reports of whose operations reached me, when in Switzer-
land; and the flame of Missionary zeal was then kindled in my
breast. Oh that it had always burnt with equal fervour!
Since it has pleased God to conduct me to Britain, I have
often been delighted with the sacred festivities of these and si-
milar meetings. To my British fellow-christians I owe a debt
of gratitude, not only on the score of personal obligations, but
also for the kindness shewn to my countrymen who labour
as Missionaries, and for the temporal and spiritual blessings
conferred upon my native land. It is utterly out of mif
power to repay this debt; but I pray God to be your shield and
your exceeding great reward, and may he enable me, this
morning, in some measure to refresh your spirit, as you have
often refreshed mine.
The words of my text you will find written in the 13th
chapter of the gospel of St. Matthew, the first part of the
38th verse :
" The Jield is the zcorld."
These words point out " The jield of Missionary labours"
Allow me therefore to direct your attention,
I. To its extent.
II. To its need of cultivation.
III. To the means necessary for its improvement.
IV. To the difficulties \^hich this undertaking presents,
as well as to its final success.
1. The field of Missionary labours is the world : this
lower world with all its conthients and islands, with the mil-
lions of inhabitants which it contains; this terrestrial globe
which God has created and so beautifully adorned for the use
of oian ; which has been and is destined still more to be the
theatre of his glory ; in which the Son of God tabernacled,
laboured, suffered, and died, and which may justly be consi-
dered as a place of preparation for that invisible world, of
which it forms, as it were, the outer court to those celestial
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mansions of endless bliss and perfect peace, which are reserved
for the people of God. Go ye into all the world, said the
ascending lledeemer to his apostles, and preach the gospel to
every creature ; do not conline yourselves to this or that parti-
cular nation, tribe, kindred or people, nor to any solitary spot,
town, country or climate, no; embrace them all, begin at Je-
rusalem, travcise Judea, pass on to Samaria, and then proceed
on your divine mission to the uttermost parts of the earth.
In tm/ name offer remission of sins, life and salvation to all the
sons of Adam; invite the rude Barbarian as well as the civilized
Roman. The apostles went iorth endued with power from
on high; and, full of the most enlarged views and generous
desires, occupied much ground, penetrated into the darkest
recesses of sin and Satan, overthrew many an altar reared by
the hand of superstition, and turned the people of different
countries, from the service of dumb idols to that of the living
God. Other faithful men entered into their labours, and new
conquests were made in every succeeding age of the Christian
dispensation. But, after all, what Joshua said in regard to
the land of promise, is still ap))licable to the world at large :
" There remaineth yet, very much land to be possessed."
Tn addition to the old world, comprehending Europe, Asia,
and Africa, in the fifteenth century the extensive continent
of America was discovered, which, with the yet unnumbered
islands of the South Sea, presents a wide field of enter-
prise and labour to Christian Missionaries and Missionary
Societies.
1 was much struck by reading an extract of a letter from
that faithful servant of God, ]Mr. Campbeh, who, at tlie re-
quest of this Society lately visited all its Missionary stations
in Africa at the risk of his health, liberty, and life, and
whose safe and seasonable return to his native shores, in
union with thousands, I hail with the most lively emotions of
joy and gratitude to his divine preserver.
" The extent (says he) of Africa is so great, that though I
have travelled about one thousand miles into the interior, from
the Cape of Good Hope, it is little compared to what is still
to be known ; I have been in various parts of Africa hitherto
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unexplored, where a white man was considered as a com-
pletely novel sight, and where the women looked upon a
watch to be a living animal, of which they were as much
afraid, as you would be of the most poisonous serpent or
scorpion. Yet such people expressed a strong desire that in-
structors should be sent, after we had explained what these
would teach them."
In another letter he says: " We arrived at the city of
Ijatakkoo, containing 1500 houses, very neatly built, and
about 8000 inhabitants. The king at first started all the
objections he could think of against having Missionaries sent
to his people ; but being at last fully satisfied, said : ' Send
them, and I zcill be a father to them.' While residing there,
we obtained information respecting twenty tribes or nations
beyond, who all speak the same language, which opened to
my view such a wide field of usefulness, as filled my mind
with joy and wonder to such a degree, that many a night I
could not sleep for musing upon it. From thence we travelled
south, in search of the Malala or Hartbeast river, to find
the Boschemen who lived there, and directly came to that
kraal, where, providentially at that time, was the chief of all
the Boschemen in that country. After explaining to him the
object of my visit, he most frankly consented to receive Mis-
sionaries. In point of beauty, this country does not fall short
of Captain Cook's description of Otaheite. It is capable of
great improvement, and to introduce among the Boschemen
settled residence, useful arts and the cultivation of the ground
would bean invaluable temporal blessing; for they are now
miserable beings, both as to this life and that which is to come,
as they have no provision for a day beyond the present."
II. This naturally leads me to the second part of the dis-
course ; which was, that the field of the world stands in need
of cultivation.
The world as we noz& behold it, is neither in a physical
nor moral point of view, what it was, when first formed by its
Almighty Creator. Then it shone in primitive beauty. All
was order, harmony, and happiness. Our first parents ap^
MISSIONARY LABOURS. 45
peared in the image of God ; purity and innocence were their
fairest ornaments, and without toil the earth yielded them
plentifully, all, and even niore than their necessities required.
But, alas ! how changed is the aspect of things ! Forgetful of
their Creator's bounty, unmindful of his command, they ate of
the forbidden fruit, sinned and fell ; their whole system be-
came depraved, the noble faculties of their soul impaired,
their bodies diseased, and death with its ten thousand terrors
began to reign. Their posterity being involved in all the
consequences of their fall, the same earth which before had
been a paradise, was comparatively turned into a desert,
through which the awful sentence resounded : " Cursed is the
ground for thy sake. In the sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat
bread, till thou return unto dust. For dust thou art, and to
dust thou shalt return." Men multiplied, and sins multiplied
with them. The flood swept away the world of the ungodly;
none were saved, except righteous Noah with his family ; but
even his descendants soon forgot the God of their father;
idolatry advanced, and the glory of the incorruptible God was
changed into an image made like to corruptible man, and to
birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things. The pure
worship of God would have completely vanished from the
face of the earth, had not his power and mercy raised up pa-
triarchs and prophets, and chosen a peculiar people to whom
he condescended to reveal himself in the most gracious
manner.
If, however, you read the history of that favoured nation,
what strikes you on almost every page ? Ingratitude, corrup-
tion, and misery. Yet, rejoice, ye heavens, and shout, O
earth ! — God was manifested in the flesh, and the delight of
the Son of man was to seek and to save that which was lost.
A cloud of witnesses succeeded, they sowed with tears, and
reaped a harvest of souls ; a great moral change took place ;
the benefits of Christianity spread far and wide ; yet in order to
make the change complete, they must be still more universally
extended. View the world in its present state ; survey all its
nations and tribes, and then ask : Is there no need for further
cultivation ? Even in Christian countries much ignorance and
depravity remain. " Multitudes (says a Catholic priest in
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Germany) are destitute of the word of God. The field is in-
deed extensive, but the seed is insufficient and scarce. May
the means be put into our hands, to cover the field with seed !
Stretch out to us your hberal hands ; grant us, whatever God
may direct, who has in his abundant mercy blessed you ; you
give it to Him, who has made us poor and hungry after his
word."
What shall I say of the remains of the ancient people of
God ? Most of the Jews of our day resemble those, M'hom
the compassionate eye of the Redeemer saw scattered like
sheep without a shepherd, preferring the Talmud to the Bible,
the traditions of man to the pure word of God, they greedily
pursue a hand-full of golden dust, neglecting the pearl of
great price. A veil of ignorance and unbelief covers them.
Still waiting for their long expected Messiah, they entirely
disregard that meek and lowly Jesus whom their fathers cruci-
fied, and, ignorant of God's righteousness, they go about to
establish their own.
" Arise, O Lord ! and have mercy upon Zion : for the time
to favour her, yea the set time, is come. For thy servants take
pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof."
As for the Turks, Persians, Arabs, and other Asiatic tribes,
which profess the Mahomedan religion; examuie their
morals, observe their conduct, see them in the hour of distress,
at the moment of death; and you will find millions of your
fellow-creatures sunk in sensual lust, buried in apathy and
sloth, blinded by a system of fatalism, deprived of solid con-
solation, intoxicated with the delusive hopes of a Paradise,
scarcely superior in enjoyment to the seraglio of a Turkish
sultan. Is there no need of improvement here ? no need of
the prayer : " Oh, that Ishmael might live before thee !"
And now, my fellow-christian ! accompany me for a mo-
ment to the heathen world, and thou shalt see still greater abo-
minations than these. Thou hast heard of Siberia's northern
blasts, intense cold, inhospitable clime, and gloomy deserts ;
thou knowest it to be a land of banishment and captivity; but
there is something worse to be found there — a multiplicity of
heathen tribes, far more numerous than is geneially known,
some of whom deify a mortal man ; others, in their high
MISSIONARY LABOURS. 4/
places and shady groves, worship an idol much resembling
Baal of old ; and many of them, literally through fear of
death, are all their lifetime subject to bondage *.
India, it is true, is a fairer land ; its fields are more fertile,
civilization is rapidly advancing under the fostering influence
of a mild government ; but even British India is still full of
the habitations of cruehy. Read " the Christian Researches,"
a work, for which generations to come will bless the name of
Buchanan. Peruse the Records of Christian Missionaries,
who have spent and are still spending their best strength, and
even their lives, in cultivathig these extensive fields. Their
united testimony is this : that the hydra of idolatry, with her
many heads infests India ; that deities are adored there whose
worship is as atrocious as that of the ancient Moloch ; that
shouts from millions are rising in honour of Juggernaut;
that many of his deluded devotees are crushed to death under
the bloody wheels of his ponderous chariot ; that the shrieks
and groans of agonizing widows are heard from amidst the
flames of the funeral pile ; that infants are sacrificed to the
Ganges, the old and infirm left by their own relations to
perish with famine, or to be devoured by wild beasts; that
* Exclusive of those smaller tribes tiiat inhabit the eastern parts of
Siberia, such as tlie Kaiiitschadals, Youkagirs, Koriacks, Tsehuktsches,
Kurilians, &c. we find Finns, Mongols, Tartars, and Manjurs, which are
divided among themselves into a great many branches: such as live
by hunting and fishing, are still complete savages, roaming about in
woods and steppes, and rnsbing with equal indifference into danger or
pleasure. Fruits, roots, and raw flesh, are their usual food, aud-they
are covered with the skins of the animals they kill. Some follow the
occupation of shepherds. With regard to religion, they may be com-
preliended under these three sects : Ma/ioiiicdans, Lnmiis, andShamanits.
Most of the Siberian tribes are still idohiters. The chief divinity of the
Tschermises is called Youmu, besides which they have a great number
of demi-gods. They offer their sacrifices in groves, and worship their
idols on high places, the environs of which are considered as sacred,
and neither wood nor water is permitted to be taken from them. The
Shamanits and Lamits cannot conceive any thing more terrible than
death; as a singular proof of this the word JJkaduL or death, among
the Mongolian tribes also signifies Devil. Extracted from a manu-
script account of the present state of' the nations of' Siberia, by the Rev.
Robert Pinker ton.
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lepers are burnt alive, the crimes of priests sanctioned, the
lower classes of the people despised and trodden down, and
that impurity pollutes the very acts of their devotion. It would
be easy to illustrate all these assertions by examples, but let
one single fact, publicly mentioned in the British Senate,
speak for the rest.
About the year 1790, the following most shocking murder
was perpetrated at Mujilupoor, about a day's journey from
Calcutta : A Brahmin of the above place dying, his wife went
to be burned with the body ; she was fastened on the pile, and
the fire kindled. (The funeral pile was by the side of some
brushwood and near a river ; it was a late hour when the pile
was lighted, and a dark rainy night.) When the fire began to
scorch this poor woman, she contrived to disentangle herself
from the dead body, crept from under the pile, and hid her-
self under the brushwood. In a little time it was discovered
that only one body was on the pile. The relations took the
alarm, and began to hunt for the poor fugitive. After they
had found her, the son dragged her forth, and insisted on her
throwing herself upon the pile again, or that she should drown
or hang herself. She pleaded for her life, at the hands of her own
son, and declared, she could not embrace so horrid a death.
But she pleaded in vain ; the sou urged that he should lose
his caste, and therefore he vvould die or she should. Unable to
persuade her to hang or drown herself, the son with the others
tied her hands and her feet, and threw her on the funeral pile
where she quickly perished.
I calculate (says Dr. Carey) that ten thousand women
annually burn with the bodies of their deceased husbands.
If we turn to Africa, we observe Hottentots, Boschemen,
CalFres, Namaquas, Susoos, Mandingas, Negroes, and many
other tribes, some of which are paying homage to the evil in-
stead of the good Spirit, some exercising the base art of
witchcraft, and others fighting in order to procure victims for
sale, and wasting their ill-gotten substance in revelling and
drunkenness. Some enlightened Hottentots, speaking of their
own state, previous to their conversion were heard to exclaim :
" A few years ago we were living like our horses and oxen."
The savage tribes of North American Indians are in no
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better state. Whatever may be presumed in favour of indivi-
duals among them, calling on the great and good Spirit ; — of
tlie generality it must be said, that rioting and plunder are
their chief delight, and he tlatters himself to obtain the first
place in Paradise, who can produce the greatest number of
scalps from his conquered enemies.
The natives of the South Sea Islands have been repre-
sented by some travellers as the most gentle and innocent
beings, in whom scarcely any symptom of the fall was to be
traced ; but the result of closer observations has exhibited a
far different character; and the Missionaries, with bleeding
hearts and weeping eyes, have had to record the prevalence of
the most violent passions, the commission of nameless crimes,
and the offering of human sacrifices.
If then so great a proportion of the world still lies under
the power of the wicked one ; if it still resembles a dreary
desert, or a field overgrown with llie most noxious weeds ; is
there no need of cultivation ? Are no means to be employed
to remove, or at least to alleviate those evils which now afllict
millions of the human race ? Shall the blind continue to lead
the blind, the ignorant be allow ed to live and to die without God
and without hope ? Shall the language of Cain be the language
of a Christian : Am I my hrothers keeper ? Shall the joyful
soHJid of salvation through a crucified Redeemer never reach
their ear ? God forbid ! Rather let us listen to the voice of his
commandment : " Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
Let us with the tender pity of the merciful Samaritan hasten
to the relief of a bleeding, dying world, and employ all practi-
cable means for its recovery, improvement, peace, and hap-
piness.
III. I will therefore proceed in the third place to the
enumeration of such means as may prove most efficacious to
produce this desirable end. To enlarge u[K)n them all, time
will not permit. Allow me to specify but a few.
The holy scriptures must be disseminated to the largest
possible extent.
Missionaries must preach the gospel in every part of the
woild.
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Missionary Societies must still increase in number, acti-
vity, and harmonious co-operation.
Schools must be established in every heathen town and
village.
Prayers must ascend with tenfold fervour from every
Christian country, every Chri^stian church, every Christian
heart.
Contributions must flow in more abundantly than ever.
It ought to be acknowledged with unfeigned gratitude to
God, that much has already been done in all these respects,
and still more is now doing. With regard to the scriptures,
which are emphatically called the incorruptible seed of the
word of God, there perhaps never was a period of the church,
in which this precious seed was scattered with a more bounti-
ful hand.
The British and Foreign Bible Society has been called
by some, the wonder of the nineteenth century ; and must
we not ascribe it to a pecuhar blessing from God, that this
Society has been enabled, within the short space of ten years,
to promote in whole or in part, the printing and circulation of
a million of copies of the sacred volume, in more than fifty
languages, into several of which it never had been translated
before. But still in India alone, about twenty dialects remain,
into which its divine contents have never been transfused ; and
how many millions of copies will be necessary, before every
land, province, town, village, hamlet, house and cottage can
be furnished with them !
Missionaries must preach the gospel in every part of th§
world. Blessed be God ! hundreds have gone forth, and
scarcely a week passes without some being sent out by the
various Societies in Great Britain and other parts of Europe.
Theirs is die arduous but honourable task to penetrate into
the dark places of the earth, to preach the gospel where its
cheering voice was never heaid before, to clear the ground, to
prepare the way of the Lord, to shew the poor benighted
heathen their sin and their danger, to direct their awakened
conscience to the Lamb of God which taketh away the sins
of the world, to collect the wandering tribes, to tutor tjjeir
infant minds^ to inure them by degrees to habits of industry,
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to introduce civilization, to celebrate with them the Christian
Sabbath, to teach them to sing the praises of the Most High,
to raise the standard of their morals, and to prepare them for
a blissful immortality. How ought I to love you — ^ye faithful
ambassadors of Christ ! My soul blesses you, ye meek and
lowly followers of Him who went about doing good, ^^here-
ever you labour, titere may the protection and blessing of God
rest upon you ! — And here justice requires me to declare, that
INiissionaries have done more for the translation and distribu-
tion of the Bible than any other class of men. Ziegenbalg and
Grundler translated it into the Tamul. Des Granges began
the gospels in the Telinga, and Hands is employed in trans-
lating them into Canaara; Morrison is enriching China with his
New Testament. The Moravians have made the first attempts
in the Esquimaux, Creol, Arawack, and Calmuc dialects ; and
how shall I mention a Carey, Marshman, and others of the
Baptist Missionaries ? Their well-earned praise is in all the
churches. Had they merely translated and published portions
of the scriptures in twenty Oriental languages, the name of
S.erampore would have been immortalized. Nor let me for-
get to add tq this honourable band the revered name of Mar-
tin, who, animated by a truly apostolical spirit in the pursuit
of biblical labours, sacrificed his life.
Missionaries are likewise in many places the only agents
who can be obtained for the circulation of that blessed book.
IJut great as their number may appear, it bears no proportion
at all to the extent of the ground to be occupied. The harvest
is truly great, while the labourers are few. 1 need not, there-
fore, hesitate a moment in assertuig that ISIissionary Societies
nmst still increase in number, activity and harmonious co-ope-
ration. For what can even the most able and zealous indivi-
duals eftect, unless powerfully supported by the united coun-
sels, exertions, and contributions of whole churches and so-
cieties ? By llicse they must be scut forth, assisted, directed,
and encouraged in their important and difiicult undertaking;
by these their widows and children must be taken care of.
On this ground I most sincerely rejoice in all Missionary So-
cieties, to whatever church or denomination of Christians they
lielong, whose sincere aim is to glorify God and to save souls.
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To all such I wish well in the name of the Lord ; and freely
own the peculiar obligations I feel to this Society, whose
cause I have now the honour of pleading, as it was the first
which directed ray attention as well as that of many of my
fellow-christians on the Continent, to the state of the heathen
world, and led us into a most happy connexion with the friends
of God and man in Great Britain. May this Society still in-
crease a hundred-fold, and continue to be the fruitful parent
of similar Institutions both at home and abroad ! The Dutch
Society in Rotterdam, the Berlin Seminary, and several
smaller Associations in Germany and Switzerland owe to it
their origin, and I am happy to find that these Foreign So-
cieties have supplied several truly valuable Missionaries, among
whom Van der Kemp, Kicherer, and Butscher, stand honour-
ably distinguished. This pleasing union and co-operation of
protestant churches on the Continent with the Missionary So-
ciety have lately furnished the means of undertaking a new
mission to Java, to which a Dutchman and two Germans
have freely devoted themselves. Nor can I omit mentioning
with feehngs of sacred exultation, that by the late wonderful
events, in which the hand of God has been so eminently con-
spicuous, the free communication between England and the
Continental nations, so long and so painfully interrupted,
has been mercifully restored. May this renewed intercourse,
under the blessing of God, prove a powerful means of still
more universally spreading the sacred tlame of an enlightened
missionary spirit, and may protestant churches of every
description vjc with each other in the promotion of this great
and glorious cause ! Should even a hundred — yea, a thousand
Missionary Societies arise, as large as your's, they will find
plenty of work to do. And here I take the liberty of ob-
serving, that while every due attention is paid to the instruction
of the old, the young should not be forgotten; for they justly
claim a peculiar share in Missionary exertions. Let therefore
schools be established in every heathen town and village, to
which Christian Missionaries may have access. Attempts of
this kind have already been made for the benefit of Indian, Ne-
gro, Hottentot, Susoo, and Esquimaux children, and iheyhave
been crowned with encouraging success. What would be our
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ser.salions of Cliristian joy and animating hope, could we pay a
visit to these schools, and behold so many promising youths
cngnged in reading the wonderful works of God in his word,
or harmoniously singing their hosannas to the Son of David !
it will also be truly gratifying to this assembly to hear that
the Emperor Alexander, with that kind attention to the tem-
poral and spiritual prosperity of his subjects, which so eminently
adorns his character, has added many hundred schools to those
already established in his empire ; thus evidently aiming, in re-
ference to his vast dominions, to fulfil the same benevolent in-
tention which our beloved Monarch expressed relative to his,
" diat every child might have a Bible, and be able to read it."
If kings are thus becoming nursing fathers to the church, and
queens her nursing mothers, what glorious prospects are open-
ing for the rising generation !
But Bibles may be distributed, Missionaries preach, so-
cieties labour, and schools increase ; even Paul may plant,
and Apollos water; still, let it be recollected, it is God who
giveth the increase. On this account, let me again urge—
what has been so often recommended before, the necessity
of frequent, earnest, persevering prayer. " Father of mercies !
let thy kingdom come ! Thou l^ord of the harvest, send forth
faithful labourers into thy harvest !" " Keep them as the apple
of thy own eye !" " Send now prosperity !" " Establish thou
the work of our hands, yea, the work of our hands establish
thou it!" Such petitions ought day and night to ascend to the
throne of grace.
Let indivitkials wrestle with God in behalf of the pe-
rishing heathen ; let whole churches unite in their suppli-
cations, and ministers prove in this, as well as in every other
respect, patterns to their flocks. If the prayer of one right-
eous man availelh much; what may we not expect from the
fervent aspirations of believing thousands ! In this the rich
and the poor may equally join; but let them also join in pecu-
niary contributions : even the day-labourer may alFord his
weekly penny, the child and the widow their mite, whilst the
rich, out of their abundance, ought to cast much into this trea-
sury of our God. Who can read of the liberality displavcd
by the people of Israel in their contributions to the building
of the temple, without emotions of joy and gratitude f David
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set a uoble example by a magnificent gift of 3000 talents oS
gold, and 7000 talents of refined silver, " Then the chief of
the fathers, and the princes of the people, and the captains ot
hundreds and thousands, with the rulers over the king's work,
offered vviliingly, and gave for the service of the house of God,
of gold 5000 talents, and of silver 10,000 talents, and of brass
18,000 talents, and 100,000 talents of iron. And they with
whom precious stones were found, gave them to the treasurer
of the house of the Lord. Then the people rejoiced, because
with a perfect heart they offered willingly to the Lord."
And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day
unto the Lord r Thousands, 1 am happy to say, have cheer-
fully come forward with their free-will offerings towards the
buildir.g of the spiritual temple of our God ; persons of every
rank and condition in life seem to emulate each other in sup-
porting the various benevolent and Christian institutions ; the
funds of this Society have also received considerable additions
in the course of the past year ; but the Missionary work is so
great, and its expenses are so rapidly increasing, that fresh ex-
ertions are loudly called for. They are called for by all your
Missionaries already labouring in the heathen world ; they are
called for by the numerous tribes, who. In their eager solici-
tude to obtain teachers, seem to say, " Come over and help us !"
Kenewed and vioorous exertions are stronglv solicited in a late
communication from our honoured brother, Mr. Campbell :— -
" On arriving (says he) at a Hottentot kraal, we got the
people collected in and around the captain's house. A very
aged man, almost Mithout any clothing, came into the hut, sat
down at my side, kissed my hands and legs, and by the most
significant gestures, expressed the greatest joy and gratitude
that a Missionary was to be sent to them. We asked him.
Whether he knew any thing about Jesus Christ r His answer
almost petrified me ; he said, * I know no more about any
thing than a beast!' Could 1 have but brought the great Mis-
sionary asscmbliesjn the month of ^lay to tins kraal, to wit-
ness the scene that passed, 1 think they \\ould thr6w in their
gold by handtuls, to aid the Missionary funds, till the Direc-
tors wduld be obliged to cry out, like Moses at the tabernacle
in the wilderness: hjtop, brethren! you are giving more thai\
is necessarv '"'
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IV. But some perhaps will say : " We are willing to give,
and Indeed have given ; but may we hope that good will be
done? The dlflicuhiesof Missionary undertakings are so great,
disappointments so frequent, and success so uncertain, tiiat we
are tempted to think our money will be thrown tiway.' Cer-
tainly, many difficulties arise, but with the blessing of God
they can, yea they have been surmounted ; and linal success is
cejtain. A husbandman sowing his seed knows that some
will fall by the way side, be trodden down and devov\red by
the fovils of the air ; some wither on a rock, and some b«
choked by thorns ; but does he therefore give way to despair,
and consider his labour entirely lost ? No, he rests fully as-
sured, that part at least will fall on good ground, and bring
forth fruit, some a hundred-fold, some sixty, and some thirty.
TSuis certain Missionary attempts have failed and will fail ;
certain Missionaries, after having put their hand to the plough,
have turned back, and proved unworthy of their sacred charge.
All this I readily grant, nor is it to be wondered at. Consider
also the ignorance and stupidity of man in his natural state,
his alienation from God, and aversion to divine things ; view
the barbarous condition of some heathen tribes, and the deep-
rooted prejudices of others ; their superstitious rites and
customs, the opposition of their priests, whose interest and
very existence are at stake ; the unhealthiness of some cli-
mates ; the dreadful deserts ; the dangers from wild beasts,
and men more savage still than these ; the combined efforts of
w icked men and wicked spirits ; the scandalous lives of
nominal Christians, by whom the name of Christ is blas-
phemed among the heathen ; the distance of many heathen
lands trom Europe ; the long hiterruption of all intercourse ;
the sudden deaths of the most able and experienced TNlission-
aries ; the destruction of whole settlements ; with many otiu i
obstacles that might be mentioned ; and you will be cour
strained to exclaim with the apostle : " Wlto is sutiirieut for
these thhigs r" But let us not be discouraged ; let us hear the
language of the Otaheitan Missionaries, after liaMUg had
their full share in difficulties like these :
" Nothing (say they) is too hard for God. King l^omarre
had been a very wicked man. When we retmned, we lived
for a time in tlie wmc liouse with him. lie would sometimes
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speak of divine things in terms tliat surprised and shamed us.
None of us doubt of the king's conversion. We have rejoiced
greatly, so will you, and so will all the angels in heaven. Two
others, we trust, have believed to the saving of their souls ;
one died this week. Several others gave pleasing answers to
our questions. Thus you see that your labour has not been
in vain in the Lord,"
The first attempts to evangelize the poor negroes in the
West Indies were likewise attended with the severest trials and
most painful losses. Numbers of the Missionaries fell vic-
tims to their zeal. Yet no sooner had one of these brave sol-
diers of Jesus Christ fallen, than another stept forth to fill up
the ranks. And uhat is now the happy result of their perse-
vering labours? The conversion of thousands and tens of
thousands, who formerly were the miserable slaves of sin and
Satan, " You will be pleased," writes Mr, Davies from De-
merara, in Nov. 18, 1813, " to learn that the crowds of ne-
groes, some of whom come from a distance of fifty miles, to
hear of the Saviour, cry still in our ears, ' The place is too
strait for me. Enlarge the place of thy tent — lengthen thy
coi'ds, and strengthen thy stakes.' Five thousand negroes
learn the catechisms, and attend in rotation. A great reform-
ation appears among them ; and I trust, not a few are savingly
brought to the knowledge of God."
Another most affecting instance of their eager desire to
hear the gospel is recorded in the journal of a Moravian Mis-
sionary in Antigua, of April 23, 1813.
" As 1 sat in my room, I could see the people running in
companies at various distances. They took every short cut,
the young and the stout passing before the old and infirm, and
the latter pressing on with ail their might, stretching their
heads and arms forward, every effort bespeaking the eagerness
of their very souls to hear the marvellous history, how Jesus
the Son of God gave himself a sacrifice for sinners. — ^The
chapel was soon filled, and the last comers had to stand be-
fore the doors and windows. When I began to read, the most
eager attention was visible in every countenance. In the
evening the chapel was again crowded, and when at the words
" he bowed his head and gave up the ghost," the congrega-
tion fell on their knees, such an awful and heart-melting sense
MISSIONARY LABOURS. 5/
of the atoning death of Jesus pervaded the assembly, that
some wept aloud."
I might mention many more pleasing instances in proof
of the assertion, that the labours of Missionary Societies
have been productive of the happiest effects. I might
ask,— Has the venerable Van der Kemp laboured in vain ?
Is not the very existence of Bethelsdorp, with its Chris-
tian Hottentots, a more honorable record of his useful ac-
tivity than the most splendid monument which could be
erected to his memory ? Have not some of us seen the first
fruits from among the Hottentots, and heard them make a
good confession before many witnesses ? What a sacred de-
light would pervade every breast, could our eyes tiozc behold
some of the Chinese, Hindoos, and Indians whom the la-
bours of your Missionaries have benefited ! But to particu-
larise every station which this Society occupies, to specify
every one of its Missionaries, and to enumerate the fruits of
their labours, would far exceed the limits of this discourse.
Hastening to a conclusion, I only beg leave to express my
full conviction — a conviction founded on the word of Godi**"
that the final success of the Missionary cause is certain. If
any thing can facilitate it on our part, it is the pure disinter-
ested conduct of our Missionaries, it is our own holy un-
blameable life. I have often been deeply impressed with the
awful importance of that declaration of St. Paul : " I keep
under my body and bring it under subjection, lest by any
means, when I have preached to others, I myself should
be a cast away." If an Apostle thus felt, and thus expressed
himself, with what holy jealousy ought we to watch over our
own heart, temper, walk, and conversation ? A man busily
engaged in improving his neighbour's field, and all the while
neglecting his own, will justly be considered a foolish charac-
ter; and is he less so, who, solicitous for the conversion of
the heathen world, is inattentive to the salvation of his own
immortal soul. Converted heathen will rise up in the judg-
ment against some who were active in Missionary concerns,
and yet continued willing slaves to sin and vanity. A proud,
self-conceited, sensual, covetous Missionary does not deserve
this honourable name ; such an one is no ambassador for
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Christ, he is an emissary of Satan ; instead of a blessing, lie
proves a curse to the heathen world. But thrice happy are
those faithful servants of Christ, who, constrained by the love
of Christ, do not look on their own things, but also on the
things of others ; who by unfeigned humility, living faith, and
active charity, adorn the doctrine of God their Saviour, and
imitating his example, diffuse blessings wherever they go ;
rismg superior to a deceitful world by their heavenly-minded-
ness, recommending themselves to the conscience of every
man, and forcing conviction on the minds of the most ig-
norant and prejudiced heathen, that the reiigion which they
proclaim, is as superior to theirs as the heavens are higher than
the earth. After all, the final success of the Missionary cause
depends not on man, but on God. However weak human in-
struments may be, his cause will prosper. Its final success is
certain, because it is predicted in this blessed book, the Bible,
and the honour and truth of God stand pledged for it ; be-
cause Christ.died to insure it ; because all power is given to
him in heaven and in earth ; because he must reign till he hath
jait all enemies under his feet ; because he has sworn by
Mimself, the word is gone out of his mouth in righteousness,
and shall not return : " Unto me every knee shall bow, every
tongue shall swear."—" Surely (shall one say) in the Lord
have I rigliteousness and strength, even to him shall meii
come, and all that are incensed against him, shall be shamed."
All these considerations fill my mind with the most cheerful
confidence that the Christian religion, proclaimed by hosts of
evangelists, will ultimately overcome every difficulty, and com-
pletely subdue every adverse power ; that the wilderness and
the desert will blossom like the rose, and the whole world ex-
hibit one well-cultivated field, one delightful garden of God's
own planting, filled with fruits of righteousness to the praise
of his holy name.
" God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and cause his
face to shine upon us. — Selah. That thy way may be known
upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. Let the
people praise thee, O God ! let all the people praise thee.
Then shall the earth yield her increase, and God, even our
own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us, and all the
ends of the earth shall fear him."
Missions to the Heathen vindicated from the
Charge of Enthusiasm.
A SERMON
DELIVERLD AT THE
TABERNACLE, MOORFIELDS,
BEFORE
THE MISSIONAHY BOCIETY3
May 11, 1814,
By the Rev. THOMAS RAFFLES,
OF LIVERPOOL.
Acts xix. 23 — 27-
And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, zchich
made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto
the craftsmen. Whom he called together zeith the work-
men of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by
this craft we have our z&ealth : Moreover, ye see and hear
that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia,
this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people,
saying, that they be no gods zchich are made with hands.
So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at
nought ; but also that the temple of the great goddess
Diana should be despised ; and her magnificence should be
destroyed rehom all Asia, and the world worshippeth.
—And, perhaps, there never vi'as a period, since that in
which the apostles first went forth to preach the gospel, iti
which there has been so great " a stir about that zoay," as in
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the days in which we live. Many a cause, indeed, has risen
rapidly to fame — ^has enjoyed for a season, uninterrupted po-
pularity— and witnessed triumphs as splendid, as any which its
most sanguine adherents could desire— yet, after a while, it has
gradually lost its hold upon the public esteem, and has sunk at
length, into to4;al and eternal oblivion. But we present to
you, this evening, a cause which has survived the calumnies
and slanders of eighteen hundred years — a cause which has
triumphed over the hideous monsters of infidelity and scepti-
cism, in all their vaiious modes of secret and open attack,
ever since the commencement of its glorious career— a cause
which during a long series of age§ has obtained the dying tes-
timony of countless millions to its worth — has witnessed the
laborious exertions of the most venerable and enlightened
men to promote its interests— and has received the seal of a
noble army of martyrs in their blood. — A cause which boldly
meets again this vast assembly, and solicits its support— whilst
it is eyf ry where enlarging the sphere of its influence and ex-
tending the circle of its friends — promising soon to interest
the whole world in its favour — a promise which must be
.fulfilled — a pledge which shall be redeemed — for it is the
cause of missions — the cause of the gospel — the cause
of God!
At the period to which the text 'refers, this cause was but
in its infancy : yet, in its earliest years, it advanced with a ra-
pidity, which must have. astonished its friends, and appalled its
enemies. Every effort which malignity could suggest, had
been employed by the Jews to strangle it in its birth, and for
ever to blast its interests, by branding with infamy the character
of its founder, and closing his labours in an ignominious
death. But did his cause expire with him on his cross .'' — was
it buried with him in his grave ? No ! — He, alas ! is now be-
yond the reach of their malignity or power : — the echoes of
the judgment-hall seem yet to prolong the shouts of insult
and the lou^ laughter of derision — and Calvary, that lone and
barren mountain, round whose summit the heavens brooded in
mysterious darkness, and at whose base the earth shook
with horrid agitations, as if conscious of sustaining on her ac-
cursed bosom the perpetrators of no common crime— Calvary
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has drunk bis blood — ber death-like silence has-been broken
by his dying groan. But his cause still lives ; and his followers
couunissioned by his own command : Go ye into all the uorld
and preach the gospel to every creature — inspired by admiration
of his transceiidant excellence and love to his dishonoured per-
son— animated by his bright example of unbending fortitude
and burning zeal — and assured, that in the gospel which they
preach, they possess the only balm that can heal the wounds
and alleviate the miseries of raari— they traverse the wide
world, scattering in every direction the blessings it conveys.
And what is the reception M'ith which they meet r Are they
not regaided as the noblest philanthropists the world has ever
known ? As they approach the towns and villages of Judea,
or present themselves before the cities of the lloman Empire
—are they not welcomed with tumultuous joy — ^liailed by lisp-
ing infancy and hoary age as the widow's friend — the orphan's
hope — the fairest ornaments of the human race — the best be-
nefactors of mankind ? No !— in too many instances the in-
vitation of mercy which they bear is rejected with disdain—
the object of their mission is first misrepresented, and then
treated with affected abhorrence by the leaders and rulers of
the people — the cup of salvation which they freely offer, as
though it were mixed with the deadliest poison, is dashed, un-
tasted, from the lip, and they are every where loaded with
infamy, as the lawless adherents of a crucitied impostor, and
the distmbers of the public peace : These men being Jezvs do
exceediiigli/ trouble our city, is the general outcry, whilst
through all the streets and avenues .they spread the alarm — These
that have turned the zvorld upside down, are come hither also.
But in spite of eveiy effort to suppress it, the cause which
the apostles had espoused— lived, and triumphed, and every
where prevailed. Upon many a people who had sat for ages
enveloped in the deep gloom of the shadozi) of death, did the
pure and reviving iigiit of the gospel arise. W herever it broke
forth, darkness — moral, spiritual, hitellectual, fled before its
mifd, but penetrating beams ; wuiist. the venerable men, ap-
pohued by (iod, to thed this divine illumination upon man-
kind, went forili with all the placid dignity which became the
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ambassadors of heaven, performing wonders which awed the
most tumultuous multitudes to silent veneration and respect —
and pouring, in spontaneous flow, a train of argument and a
tide of eloquence which confounded some — convinced many,
and astonished all. Idols, whose imaginary anger had often been
appeased by the blood of human sacrifices were overthrown —
Altars around which infatuated devotees, the victims of the
grossest superstition, had for ages bowed, were forsaken — Tem-
ples which had witnessed the performance of the most obscene
and execrable rites were deserted — the whole Roman empire
became a scene of agitation and alarm. Philosophy pursued
to her most hallowed retreats, was attacked even in the very
cities where she sat enthroned in all the pomp of literature
and science— whilst the pillars that supported the monstrous
fabric of idolatry seemed smitten at their base, and the whole
edifice, trembling and shattered, exhibited signs of a rapid and
universal decay. Hence the general clamour raised by those,
whom the prejudices of education or of interest, still attached
to the odious system against which this army of the living
God had so successfully levelled the artillery of truth, and
the almost daily recurrence of scenes similar to that described
in the text : And at that time there arose no small stir about
that way, &c.
My brethren, the cause in which the apostles were
engaged is the very cause vrhich has convened this im-
mense assembly within these walls — such an assembly
as is seldom witnessed upon earth, and will perhaps, rarely
be surpassed, till that period arrive, when all these pastors
and their respective churches shall be congregated at
the judgment seat of Christ. The thought is solemn,- but
suited to the scene — and if, impressed with its solemnity, I for a
moment pause, and entreat an interest in your prayers,, that I
^,/^^ may be enabled to discharge the important truth reposed in
me this evening, to the honour of God and the advancement of
his kingdom : I trust my fathers and brethren in the ministry
especially, will not refuse my request— and if I enjoy their
prayers, I may assure myself of their sympathy, if I should
sink beneath the pressure of that awe which the presence of
y
HEATHEN VINDICATED.
63
such an auditory cannot but inspire. The cause in which we
are engaged, is that to which ihe first promulgators of the
gospel were devoted. Thv nyiostles were Missionaries, and
although not Missionaries ourselves, Vv'e trust we have a Mis-
sionary spirit, and we aie come to support the Missionary
cause. And whilst our cause is the same, we are also exposed
to similar opposition from tlie objects of our ben^ volent at-
tention abroad, and the enemies which infidelity has armed
against us at home. With the prejudices of the heathen, it is
the province of the Missionaries, whom we en-.pioy, to inter-
fere. But whilst they are thus engaged in distant countries,
it behoves us who stay behind, to defend them — to defend our-
selves and the great object we have in view from the charge of
folly and enthusiasm— -from misrepresentation and falsehood,
by a distinct avowal of our design — an impartial developement
of our plan — and a full, a public, and a frequent discussion of
the merits of the case. Yes ; let the Missionary cause become
the topic of discussion — the subject of discourse. — Let it be
canvassed and examined. — Let it freely circulate. — It will gain
friends wherever it goes, and sanctify every church, every house,
every bosom in which it has a friend. The greater stir there
is about this zcay the better. The more attention it excites,
the fairer scope it has for action. — Give it ample space-^let it
unfold its beauties-r-iet it prefer its claims. Its claims are
founded in principles which every lover of the Saviour must
revere.— It is a cause stamped with the seialof heaven — dyed
in the blood of Christ — and impressed with the characters of
eternity. The command of Jesus gave it birth — the provi-
dence of God has watched its growth — the agonies of the
cross ensure its success — and the happiness of countless mil-
lions through eternal ages, is the end it has in view. I rejoice
that Great Britain seems disposed, at this moment, to give it
the consideration it deserves. The churches have opened their
arms to receive it^they cherish it with maternal care — whilst
many are kindly inviting it to their embrace. Yes! in these
days there has arisen no small stir about that way — and a
flame is kindling, which shall first destroy the fiend of selfish-
ness and bigotry that still lurks in the church of Christ, to
paralyze its exertions, and to disunite its members— and then
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spread, like the conflagration of a forest, till it has reduced to
ashes every idol, every altar, and every temple of the heathen
world.
We are anxious this evening to fan that flame ; allow me
then,
J. To state the grand object of Missionary exertions ;
II. To vindicate it from the charge of folly and enthu-
siasm ; and
III. To plead with your benevolent feelings on its behalf.
I am, First, To state the grand object of mis-
sionary EXERTIONS.
We are about to solicit the liberal bestowment of your
bounty — to invite you to consecrate freely of your substance to
this work of the Lord. The age of miracles is past; God
works in the present day by means, and he accomplishes, by
ordinary instruments, extraordinary purposes. Hence money
is necessary to prepare Missionaries, by a suitable education
for their work, and to support them in it. But ere we solicit
the exercise of your benevolence, it is necessary that we
should distinctly apprize you of the nature of the object on
whose behalf you are solicited. We plead, then, the cause of
SIX HUNDRED MILLIONS OF THE HUMAN RACE: WC
plead their cause against the oppressions of Satan, under
which they groan ; against the usurped and intolerable domi-
nion of infernal powers ; against the cruel, the obscene, the
sanguinary institutions of heathenism ; against the degrading
and fatal errors of the false prophet of Mecca ; and against a
thousand mighty and hitherto successful engines invented by
the artifice, and applied by the power of hell, for the torture
and debasement of the human body in this life, and the endless
ruin and anguish of the soul in that which is to come. In
what a posture do I at this moment stand ! Reverend fathers,
devoted brethren, and an immense assen)bly of the disciples
of Christ, before me ; and the cries, the groans, the miseries
of despairing, dying millions at my back. I plead with 7nan
the cause of the eternal God; of the divine Redeemer; of
adoring seraphs ; of sainted martyrs^of the human race : I
plead, encompassed by the powers I oppose, and the powers
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I serve ; I am awed by tlie presence of inspecting angels and
malignant fiends. Hell from beneath yawns to receive her
prey — heaven from above nnfolds her everlasting doors, and
saints and seraphs seem bending with anxious solicitude to
witness the issue of this evening's toil. I blow the blast in
Zion, which shall wake again contending armies to the battle—^
powers of earth, with iheir mighty allies, the powers of hea-
ven, against the thrones and dominions of the infernal world;
I lift high before you the well-known standard of the Prince
of Peace — I unfurl the blood-stained banners of the cross ;
and as they wave over this vast assembly, a voice more than
mortal is heard, crying, Who will come forth to the help of the
Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty?
But what is the object of Missionary exertions ?
Is it political'? — No. We have no commission from the
state to propagate certain principles of government, to enforce
certain modes of legislati(m, to negociate die affairs of princes,
or to settle and establish the boundaries of empires. These
are matters with which we never do nor wish to interfere.
Expressly commanded by the Master whom we serve, to
avoid all such interference, and assured by him, that the king-
dom he is pleased to employ us as the instruments of pro-
moting, ?.s 7iol of this zmrld, we are neither warranted nor
disposed to legislate for those to whom we preach the gospel.
If indeed the introduction of the gospel shall give to the un-
tutored savage a milder code of laws, a purer principle of go-
vernment— if it shall teach him nsore correctly the relations
of human life, and the responsibilities which ihey involve, so
that in the administration of rewards and punishments, caprice
shall yield to justice, and physical strength to the dictates of
right,— who but must pronounce its ludutiice benign, and
hail the harbinger of such inestimable blessings to mankind ?
But this is not the influence of Missionaries, but the influence
of the gospel that they preach; and the whole constitution
and genius of that gospel must be changed ere it can cease to
■have an influence like this. But who would wish it changed,
or contine a system pregnant with such benefits, within the
narrow confines of our native isle .' Is there any one here
enamoured .of bloodshed, enormity, and rum ? Is there any
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one here in love with tyranny, injustice, and oppression ? la
there any one here so unnatural in his appetite, so brutal in
his taste, lliat the yell of savages is music to his ear, and the
repast of cannibals, the feast of human flesh, pleasing to his
eye ? Him we ask not to support the cause of Missions; but
he whose heart sickens at the contemplation of horrors such
as these, is a friend to his species, and must be a friend to us.
Is it literacy or scientific'^ Is it to impart or to obtain the
knowledge of languages, countries, customs, %v arts ?— No.
The untutored tribes of Africa expressed surprise that our la-
mented Mungo Park should brave the dangers of the deep,
expose himself to the varieties of climate, should sustain the
pangs of fatigue, and all the woes of a solitary and defenceless
wanderer in the interior of their inhospitable clime, merely
to ascertain the manners of a people unrecorded in history,
and the course of a river unknown to song ; and well they
might. But had Mungo Park assured them that the object
of his mission was to make them happy — presenting the
Bible, had he told them that it contained his commission
from the eternal God to preach to them life and immortality
beyond the grave, they would have ceased their wonder, and
have deemed the object proportioned to the toil. And such is
the object we have in view ; such is the commission we are anx-
ious to fulfil. It is to the wild savage in his native woods the
Christian Missionary goes : he teaches him to read — but it is
that he may read the word of God ; he teaches him to think
—but it is that he may exercise his thoughts about eternal
things ; and if sometimes he should converse with him about
his native land, (and that land will cleave, even to the Mis-
sionary's heart, with ties that only can dissolve in death,) he
will not tell him of Britain's commerce; Britain's literature;
Britain's laws ; but of Britain's piety; of Britain's Bible ; of
Britain's God ?
Is it commetcial'? — ^Yes, it is, but a commerce of a higher
order than that of silver or of gold — more precious than the
gold of Ophir or the gems of India; the glorious traffic of
Christian charity — the blessed commerce of the word of God.
The liberality of a British public supplies us with our capital.
We open an account with all the tribes of the heathen world
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It) whom we can gain access, on behalf of the great Jehovah.
In the concern there are embarked, not merely the inhabitants
of different countries, but of distant worlds. 'Hie negociation
is not for time, but for eternity ; and our accounts will not be
audited, or the final balance struck, till the channels of the
sea are dry, and every factory is wrapped in tiamts.
But I pant to tell you distinctly what our object is : — it is
to convey tlie knowledge of the true God, and of salvation by
Jesus Christ, to heathen and all other unenlightened nations.
Our object then, you perceive, is
Sacred. What can sanctify a deed r what can invest a
cause with awful majesty, or give a name the' power to com-
mand respect ? can high antiquity ? — We have it. The cause ot
Missions is as old as time ; and the fall of man and the bowers
of Eden, polluted by his recent crime, were the birth-place
and the birth-day of the Missionary cause. The first Mis-
sionary sermon was preached in Paradise, to the first man that
■ ever needed the animating intelligence which it conveyed, and the
sermons of every faithful Missionary have but reiterated those
joyful tidings from that period to the present hour. Can the
sanction and association of the great and goodf — We have it.
The history of the saints in every dispensation is but the re-
cord of Missionary exertions ; and while I pronounce the as-
sertion, I feel myself surrounded by the spirits of the great
and venerable of every generaiion, and of every clime, beyond
my power to number. The clouds that gather over ihe past,
and allow but an imperfect survey of the ages that are gone,
seem rapidly to retire. I behold the labours of a Swartz, —
a name which sultans have venerated, atid senates have pro-
nounced with reverence, in the eastern — and Brainerd,
whom savages were taught to love, and beneath whose culture
the desart was seen to smile, in the zvestcrn world. The fires
of Smithfield light me to a glorious band, of whom the world
was not worthy, but whom now their country numbers with
her noblest sons, led on by the awful forms of Luther and
of WiCKLiFFE. Plunge into the regions of remote antiquity.
Say, was not Paul a Missionary ? Yes ; for this he crossed
the inhospitable desart and the stormy deep— for this he en-
dured the pangs of hunger, the sinkings of fatigue, the wrongs
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of imprisonment, and the agonies of inail)'rdom. Was not
David? He had, at least, a niissioriari/ soul : to this cause
he consecrated the subhme productions of his exahed genius,
the fire of his ardent imaguiation, and the deepest tones of his
seraphic harp ; for this he cherished an affection strong in
death, and breathed the hist prayer he ever otfered — Blessed
be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be
filled with his gloru. Amen and amen. Can the demonstrable
divinity of its origin? And whence did the Missionary cause
originate, but from the heart of deity ? Is not its object to de-
velope the purposes of infinite mercy as they regard the salva-
tion of our fallen Morld ? And did not those purposes exist
from all eterhiiy in his benevolent bosom ? Is not the plan of
human redemption, from first to last, his own ? Did not his
love suggest it, his zcisdom arrange it, his Son accomplish it,
his earth exhibit it, his angels witness it? does not his Spirit
apply it? and was not He himself the first Missionary that
ever visited our globe, when in the shade of the garden, in the
cool of the day, he preached salvation by Christ, to the guilty
founders of the human race ?
2. It is simple.
The concerns of the Missionary Society are multiplied in-
deed, and it maintains a correspondence with all the quarters
of the globe. It must necessarily have recourse to divers me-
thods for securing the desired end, and employ numerous
agents for the accomplishment of its designs. A variety of
talents must be exerted in the cause, and a thousand channels
must be opened, in which the streams of its heavenly philan-
thropy may flow. But its object is One: there is no com-
plexity in the design ; it is characterized by simplicity and
unity ; so simple that a child may comprehend it— so sublime
that an angel must approve. Missionaries visit different coun-
tries and various nations, but they preach the same gospel to
all : the Esquimaux Indian reads the same Bible with the con-
verted Brahmin ; and the same Jesus is preached on the banks
of the Ganges and the Mississippi, whose name re-echoes along
the shores of the H umber, the Severn, and the Thames. Nor
is the oi^ject varied according to the sect by whom the gospel
is preached. I am sure I speak the truth when I say that our
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gbject is not to proseli/te, but to evangelize — not to convert
to a parti/, but to win bouls to Christ If it be not so, why
do ibe uienibeis of one Aiissiouary Society gise their sauction
to another ? If it is the object of a Baptist merely to propa-
gate the peculiarities of his system, why does he contribute to
our funds ? And whence is it that our brethren in the esta-
blishment, in so many instances, not less honourable to them-
selves, than encounigiiig to us, manifest such a s()ii it of cordi-
ality and affection, if the forms of that establishment are in-
dispensible with ihem ? No; this friendly cooperation; this
union of parties; this merging of lesser points where we differ,
into the greater on which we are agreed, proves that hi what-
ever other respects we may be distinct, yet that this object is
one, and that we are one in its support. Here we realize the
image of one of our sweetest poets, and are
" Distinct as tlie billows, yet one as the sea."
Yes ; we are many and various, and when assembled in our
respective churches, we appear distinct; but only let the in-
vitation to a Bible Society be given — let the trumpet be
sounded for rallying round some Missionary cause, and the
distinction ceases— the Dissenter ascends to meet his brethren
in the church, or they to meet their brethren in the meeting-
house. Nor does any alarming consequences ensue ; neither
place is polluted, but both are hallowed by the union ; w hilst
the angels that hover over our assemblies, enamoured with the
pleasing scene, return to their native heavens, and strike their
harps to the numbers of that charming song — Behold how
good and pleasant a thing it is for brethren to dwell together
in luiity. We do not send Missionaries to propagate human
creeds, confessions of faith, or systems of divinity, however
excellent they may be : the Churchman does not take as bis
text-book, his Seeker or his Tiliotson, nor does the Dissenter
his Doddridge or his Watts, but both take tie Bible, the
source and foundation of their common faith, and that un-
mixed with any thing that is human in the shape of note or
comment. 1 exult in the Institution for which I have this
evening the honour to plead, that it has the name of no party
affixed to it—that it ranks exclusively with no single deno-
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ruination of the Christian world ; it embraces all who embrace
the gospel, and elevates as its rall^'ing point, not the symbol
of a sect, but the banners of the cross. And why may we not
form ourselves into one well-compacted phalanx, and light
side by side against the common enemy of God and man ?
Whilst millions lie gasping, and writhing, and weltering in
their blood, beneath the dreadful fangs of the infernal fiend,
dying all around us, and sinking into hell, shall we stand con-
tending about names, and fighting for fomn 9 God forbid.
Let us not contend as rivals, or fight separately as compe-
titors, but let us advance as a confederated host, as faithful
allies, bound by a sacred and indissoluble bond to each other,
and mutually pledged never to desert the cause we have
espoused till death. The children of this world are wiser in
their generation than the children of light. Let us look for
a glorious example on the neighbouring continent, in that hal-
lowed combination of interest and energy by which the liber-
ties of Europe have been established on the ruins of des-
potism. We have heard the shout re-echoed, Holland is
free-— Sp AMU esyree— France is fee! And under such a
combination in the translation of the scriptures and the
preaching of the gospel, by the blessing of heaven, the eman-
cipation of mankind would be soon effected, anH the shout
would rend the heavens, Europe is free— the world is free !
The fetters in which the enemy had bound the human mind
are broken ; the sceptre is wrested from his infernal grasp.
Hallelujah ! hallelujah ! The kingdoms of this world are be-
come the kingdoms of our God and of his Christ, and he shall
reign for ever and ever.
3. It is generous and expanded.
We know no distinction of colour or of clime ; of language
or of people; except indeed that peculiarity of wretchedness
is considered as constituting a claim to priority of regard.
Wherever man is found in ignorance, there it is the design of
this generous institution to send instruction ; wherever he is
found in misery, thither it would send relief. Its benevolence,
generous and diffusive as the genius of the gospel that it pro-
claims, embraces all that live, and considers every fallen child
of Adam as possessing a claim on its regard. In the swarthy
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child of much-injuied and lonuf-iieglected Africa, it recognizes
a man and a brother ; gladly would it fold in one warm em-
brace, the Indian, the Hottentot, and the Hindoo. Those
nations with whom we have had commerce, or whom it may
be we have injured, it considers as having a special right to
the bounty it bestows. I"© either Indies, for iheir rich and
costly treasures, it presents the pearl of great pi ice, and to the
once-enslaved African, the glorious liberty of the sons of God.
To ihe eastern world we are iudi bted for that very gift which
now 11 behoves us to impart to ihem ; for from the chambers
of the east arose that Sun of Righteousness uhose meridian
splendours have gladdened all our land ; in the east too the
arts tirst flounshed, the sciences were cultivated, and literature
unfolded her ample stores to adorn society, and captivate the
hunmn mmd. Scarcely is there a region of the globe to
which we are not in some way indebted for that which now
has rendered us the envy of the woild; whilst we ourselves,
till recent limes have witnessed the enkindling of an honour-
able zeal, have been the benefactors of none. If other lands
have received our merchandize, they have been purchased by
their own more precious stores, whilst many a nation has felt
the power of our arms, and the pressure of our yoke. But
Britain is awakening now to justice — the debt which has been
accumulating for ages, she is about to pay ; she is preparing to
balance with the world her vast account : and whilst she dis-
penses justice to those to whom the mighty sum is due, she
stretches forth the hberal hand of her spontaneous bounty to
millions who have never heard her name. Oh ! who but
must look with filial affection upon the land that gave him
birth! Where will you find such another 'gem on the dark
bosom of the rolling deep ? What a posture has she lately as-
sumed amongst the surrounding nations ! Great in arts ; great
in arms ; but greater far in acts of mercy, and in deeds of
love ! On the one hand, we have seen lier presiding like a
guardian genius over the injured rights of an oppressed and
insulted people, making the hemisphere to echo with her thun-
der, and affrighting armies with the lightning of her eye ; on
the other, she feeds with the bread of life, a famished world,
and illumines far distant nations with pure and heavenly light
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reflected from her shores. A new aera in her history has ar-
rived. Her Missionaries outvie her merchants in the enter-
prizes which they undertake, and the hardships they endure ;
the love of souis has triumphed over the love of wealth, and
British Missionaries and British Bibles have entered ports
where vessels laden with British commerce were never seen !
Such is the object. I am,
II. To VINDICATE IT tROM THE CHARGE OF ENTHU-
SIASM A3VD FOLLV.
The plans of the Missionary Society have been repre-
sented as founded on enthusiasm, their prospects as visionary,
and their agents as spiritual Quixotes. But assertion is not
proof, ridicule is not argument; and to the sneers of scepti-
cism, and to the calumnies of infidelity, we present the follow-
ing considerations, as a vindication of our object, and a war*
rant for our conduct,
1 . The miserable condition of the heathen world.
About six hundred millions of the human race are devoted
to idolatry. Idolatry is a name with which we are familiar,
but the thing it signifies is, alas ! but little known. It is true
that the researches of modern times have unveiled the hideous
monster more to the contemplation of enlightened minds ; but
its features are so horrible, and the spliere^of its influence is
so remote, that^ we are mcredulous. Whence can that va*
difference which so much prevails to the woes and the vices
of the heathen world aiise, but from incredulity-^from a se-
cret disbelief of the statements given .'' Is there a man with any
pretensions to humanity within these walls, who could repose
in tranquillity in the bosom of his family, if he knew that thou*
sands weie dying all around him, the victims of a fell disease to
which he was conscious that he possessed the antidote? And
is there, I demai d, a Christian, who, under the constant im-
pression of the fact that there are six hundred millions of th6
human race the victims of a misery, a darkness, and a death
which he, under God, has ihe power to meliorate, to dispel,
and to avert, can remain perfectly inactive and unconcerned ?
Impossible. No, Christians; you do not believe the state-
ment given; you do not believe the numbers to be correct;
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you do not believe the narrations of travellers to be true : you
do not believe that heathenism is a system both beastial and
sanguinary in its character, and that it is hard to say in which
it exceeds — obscenity or blood : you do not believe that in
Africa, assassination and murder are treated as mere matters
of sport, and that in too many instances, the track o^" these
savages nuiy be traced like that of a beast of prey by the im-
press of their footsteps in the warm blood of tlieir victims :
you do not believe that in India thei; religion teaches lliem to
drown their sick when past recovery — that multitudes offer
themselves invjolunjary, saci ifices to Gunga, the inhuman god-/
dess of the Ganges, and seek amid its remorseless waves, what
that infatuated people account an honourable grave : you do
not believe that hundreds throw themselves beneath the wheels
of that tremendous car on which the fittest emblem of the
devil that ever was exhibited on earth is borne ; I mean the
monstrous Juggurnaut, the dying groans of whose victims
load the sick and sulphurious air, the bones of whose human
sacrifices blanch the surrounding country, and the obscenity
of whose worship, were they depicted, would crimson every
countenance within these walls : you do not believe, that in
obedience to the dictates of their religion, about S0,000 wi-
dows are annually burnt upon the funeral pile of their de-
parted husbands, and that this voluntary immolation is consi-
dered so much an injunction of religion, that she who should
refuse obedience, would be universally detested and abhorred.
I say, all this you do not believe ; and that they are perishing
by millions, the victims of the grossest superstition that ever
enslaved the human mind — devoted to the worship of idols
whose very forms outrage every principle of decency and com-
mon sense, frightful as fiends, and filthy as beasts, in the con-
templation of which we feel a strange mixture of ridicule, dis-
gust, and sorrow ; and that they are sinking into the arms of
death, ignorant of God, of eternity, of salvation by the blood
of Christ ? And yet you cannot disbelieve it : the statements
are delivered with too much accuracy, too much solemnity to
be false; they are corroborated by the testimony of men mi-
prejtidiced against the system of which they speak — nay, in
many cases, your very friends have been spectators of these
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horrors; so that you must resist all evidence if you regard
them as incorrect and false. Good God, then ! and with a
conviction of their truth, can you be inactive, and yet consent
to wear the badge of Jesus, and call yourself a Christian ?
Must we repeatedly solicit by arguments and by entreaties for
the relief of wretchedness like this, a bounty which, one
should imagine, would be poured spontaneously from a thou-
sand channels ? Must we urge you to the performance of a
debt of justice and humanity, which if denied to objects nearer
home, would render you infamous ? Who but would be
ashamed to shew his face abroad, if it were known that he
had passed in the streets a dying fellow-creature, who, sud-
denly stricken by the hand of God, in the agonies of dissolu-
tion, implored his aid ? And are not you who have hitherto
done nothing for the Missionary cause, ashamed to walk
abroad amid the universe of God, with the conviction that the
cries of six hundred millions of the human race have solicited
your pity, but solicited in vain, and that their agonizing entrea-
ties and your cold indifference are known alike to Him ? If
you feel the crimson on your cheek, cherish the hallowed
principle by which it is enkindled ; it is honourable to huma-
nity— it is honourable to religion ; and you will now have an
opportunity to prove, by the liberality of your contributions,
the sincerity of your repentance, and the depth of your regret.
Is the Missionary scheme enthusiastic and visionary ? Con-
sider,'
2. The means of instruction and amelioration, which rte
so largely possess.
Are the heathen ignorant r We possess the very species of
information which their dark and forlorn conditiou needs-
knowledge, under the benign and sacred influence of vhich,
their degradation will be exchanoed for honour — their worse
than midnight darkness for the cheering light of day— their
galling fetters and their gloomy prisons for the sweets of li-
berty— their adoration of infernal deities for the worship of
the true God — and the rank they at present occupy below
the brutes that perish, for that of man, immortal in his na-
ture, sublime in his principles of action, dignified in the asso-
ciations of his mind^ and godlike in the objects of his pursuits.
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Are they miserable ? You know that we possess a balm
that can sooth their anguish, and relieve their pain — can
staunch the flowing blood, and close their yawning wounds.
Oil ! what a scene is at this moment present to my view ! I
perceive before me the tremendous monster, the Moloch of
the east ; hundreds of thousands of his deluded votaries people
the surrounding plains, pale and squalled, wasted with torture, ±6^
and worn by fatigue ; it seems as if all the hospitals and laza-
rettos in the world had resigned their sick to grace his melan-
choly state. Hark! what yells of agony, what groans of
anguish, what shrieks of pain from hundreds of self-devoted
victims, whose cries strong in dissolution, even the clang of
cymbals and the peals of exultation cannot drown! What
iields are there, strewed with infected human bodies ! They
are white to the harvest of death ; and this is the scene of
the grim king of terrors' mightiest triumph—
" 'Tis the carnival of death,
'Tis the vintage of the grave."
This is the joy of demons, the food that feeds the insatiable
appetite, and gluts the remorseless womb of the infernal pit.
But it is yours, my brethren, to seize with heaven-enkin-
dled zeal, the brazen serpent, emblem of the crucified Re-
deemer, and hurrying with the precious symbol from the
sanctuary of your fathers, to bear it across the hoary deep,
which commissioned from on high, shall respect the burden
you sustain, and waft you with propitious winds, to India's
gloomy coast ; then boldly leap on shore, rush amongst these
congregated thousands, lift high the sacred cross, point them
to the bleeding Saviour, and the dying shall revive and live :
the vultures that hover over this awful scene shall depart dis-
appointed of their accustomed prey, and instead of the min-
gled groans and yells that used to rend the agitated air, the
anthem of praise shall ascend to Him who came, not to de-
stroy, but to redeem !
That the knowledge of the gospel tends to ameliorate the
condition of man, I need not stay to prove ; all history demon-
strates that it does. Christianity viewed in the lowest sphere
of her operation, and the meanest o^ the blessings which she
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has to give, is the benefactress of human kind. Wherever she
goes, civilization is her fair attendant; profuse of comfort,
prodigal of good, the arts and sciences follow in her train.
She does not delight in dismal solitudes, in bitter privations,
and severe austerities; she does not overthrow the altars of
heathens to build ihe ceils of monks. No ; she reigns amid
well-cultivated lands, fruitful fields, smiling harvests, honour-
able industry, the useful arts, and whatever can embellish
and adorn the scenes and relations of social and domestic life.
The father loves her, for she has made his children dutiful and
kind ; the child loves her, for she has made the parent afitc-
tionate and tender. Rudeness and barbarity letiie wherever
she obtains. The wildest tribes are taught to read and to
•ibw»; and so much solemnity pervades an assembly of con-
verted Hottentots, that Mr Campbell declares, that liad he
shut his eyes, he could have fancied himself in a Christian as-
sembly in Britain.
But this is taking the lowest ground, and contemplating
merely the temporul benetits which Christianity conteis. Yet
even here we can succesafuily repel the charge of enthusiasm,
and establish the claims of our institution to the cordial appro-
bation and support of every friend to social order, every lover
of mankind. But the object of Missionary exertions assumes
a far more important aspect, when we consider man as univer-
sally fallen, polluted, guilty, and undone ; and the gospel as
exhibiting the only method by which he can be restored to his
pristine happiness, his long-lost purity, the favour of God,
and his forfeited heaven. Viewing man as a fallen creature,
the gospel is a system, and the only system adapted to his
case ; its divine origin invests it with all that authority which
a system adapted to such a purpose requires, whilst the proofs
of its divinity irresistibly commend it to the man's belief.
The more he contemplates it, the more he perceives its pre-
cise adaptation to his melancholy state : it is light to the dark-
ness of his reason; peace to the tumult of his conscience ; joy
to the anguish of his mind ; hope to the gloom of his despair.
Is he guilty ? It presents a sufficient Saviour, an atoning sacri-
fice, a forgiving God. Is he polluted .? It opens up for him
a fountain for sin and foi uncleanness— a hallowed flood iup-
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plied from the Redeemer's cross ; where the happy African
may wash from a polluiion darker than his swaithy skin,
whilst, in the broken accents of exulting praise, he cries,
"There is a fountain fil'M with blood,
Drawn from Emaiiut I's veins,
And sinners p!unt!,\i beneath that flood,
Lose all their guilty s'ains
The dyiiij: thief rejoic'd to see
Ihat fountain in fiis day,
And there may /, tho' vde as he,
Wash all my stains away."
Is he alienated from God ? at an awful distance from the only
source of happmess and rest ? Here is a medium of approach,
a way of access ; the middle wall of partition is broken down—
the alpine elevations of his guilt are levelled with the dust ;
the prodigal returns, is freely received, frankly forgiven, and
restored to die place which once he lield in his heavenly fa-
ther's family, and never lost from his heavenly father's heart.
Is he the victim of ignorance and error ? Here then he re-
ceives the lessons of a heavenly prophet ; the Spirit of God
becomes his kind instructor, and the untutored savage is made
wiser than the learned sage, zvise unto salvation Does he
feel himself the subject of passions that lead him perpetually
astray from God t That same spirit becomes the inmate of
his bosom, to subdue his passions, to curb his lusts, to con-
troLil the will, and sanctify the nature he has first renewed,
and which shall finally be glorified with Christ. In every
point of view the gospel meets his case. Is he a sinner ? It
offers pardon. Is he a debtor? It presents him his discharge.
Is he a captive ? It gives him liberty. Is he a fallen heir of
glory? It restores him to his throne, and constitutes him
again a king and a priest unto God. Is he thirsty ? It is a
river of life. — Is he weary ? It is a sweet repose. — Is he igno-
rant? It is a divine instructor.— Is he diseased? It is immor-
tal health and vigour to his soul. — Is he dying ? It is eternal
life. This is the prevailing character of its proclamations, the
general style of its appeal. II o, everij one that thirstelh, come
ye to the waters ; ,and 1i£ that hath no money y come ye, buy
and eat, yea, come, buy zcine and milk imtlwut money and
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without price. The Spirit and the Bride say, Come, and
whosoever will, let him come and drink of the water of life
freely. Come unto me, all that labour and are heaxiy laden,
and I will give you rest. Turn ye, turn ye ; why will ye die ?
Yes ; the law is iuliilled — justice is atoned, the divine perfec-
tions are harmonized in man's redemption, and God is in
Christ reconciling the vvorl(3 unto himself.
And shall we confine a system thus adapted and designed
to bless mankind, equally suited to the wants and miseries of
all, within the narrow boundaries of our native land ? Shall
no rocks but those of Britain re-echo with the Saviour's
name ? Shall these salubrious streams refresh and sanctify no
soil but ours ? God forbid. Let us pour along the parched
desarts of the east the waters of life, and teach the echoes of
Africa to celebrate the Redeemer's praise ; nor let us consider
our work completed whilst there remains one uninstructed
mind, or one uncultivated spot upon the globe.
Consider, in vindication of our object and plan,
3. The encouragement afforded in the pesent day to Mis-
sionary exertions.
This is a work in which God has been ever interested,
and to which he has been inviting the attention of his people
by his word for six thousand years ; but now he adds the calls
of his providence to those of revelation, and awful must be
the insensibility of that man who cannot perceive the inti-
mations of his will in both.
What facilities are afforded by the influence, which, as
Britons we possess in all parts of the globe ! Scarcely is there
a solitary spot upon the face of the earth to which we either
have not or cannot gain access. In our mighty territories in
the eastern hemisphere how many miUions of tl>e human race
naturally look up to us for instruction ! And for what pur-
pose has Britain these facilities afforded her by commerce or
by war ? Why is it that Providence is taking her by the hand,
and leading her to the very spots where man, untutored and in
misery languishes and dies ? Is it that she may be a calm and
unconcerned spectator of his woes ? No, but that she may
administer relief — that she may quench the flames of the fu-
neral pile that surround Calcutta, the seat of her eastern go-
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vernment, and stay the horrid rites of Juggurnaut by the in-
troduction and triumphant progress of the gospel of peace.
What facilities are afforded by the British legislature in
their recent arrangements for India we all know ; whilst the
disposition of India herself to receive the gospel is allowed
on every hand to be most encouraging. Instead of tzventy,
there is room for ttcentj/ thousand Missionaries in Hindostan,
and if you will give the Society sufficient money for their
equipment and support, they will find men, and ensure them
scenes of abundant and successful labour.
Consider the facilities afforded by the present state of bi-
blical knowledge and sacred literature — the attention univer-
sally excited to the study of languages with a view to the
translation of the scriptures, and the success by which such
exertions have uniformly been crowned. The grand secret
for the preservation and spread of the gospel in heathen
countries is discovered in the translation of the Bible by
Missionaries into the languages of the people amongst whom
they preach. This is planting the tree of life deep in the
soil, and if it once take root there, the powers of hell can
never eradicate the principle, or destroy its growth. i\nd it
seems as though Providence had miraculously endowed men
for that very purpose. Witness the labours of Carey and
his noble coadjutors at Serampore — and of our solitary Mor-
iiisoN at Canton. Morrison ! I pronounce his name with
greater reverence than that with which my father taught me
to pronounce the name of Howard — Morrison has un-
locked the treasures of this blessed book to three hundred
millions of the human race.— He is the Wickliffe of
China. The Chinese is a language so hieroglyphical, so fi-
gurative, so complicated, that it was deemed almost impossible
to translate out of it hito any other — much less to translate from
another language into it; but what the learned for ages deemed
impracticable, Morrison has achieved alone — and by
making that achievement in the translation of the scriptures,
he has secured for his name, a renown \\hich time shall
respect, the decisions of the judgment-day shall fix, and the
ages of eternity perpetuate. And what shall become of the
labours of such men as these. They send us specimens of
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their work — we admire the neatness of the printin« — we are
amused by the singularity of the type, and place them in
drawers or cabniets for the inspection of the curious — and is
this ail • — is this the only recompense we sive a Morrison
for his years of solitary and anxious toil r HoI\ — lisin-
terested man 1 could weep to see thee thus rewarded. — "So ;
we will give him the reward for which he looks from us, and
pray for that recompense we cannot give, which he desires
from heaven. We will lay our offering to-night upon the
altar of God for the cause he has espoused — and as he at the
forfeiture of his social comforts and the peril of his life, has
translated the glorious gospel into the language of so many
millions of the human race — we will send him some faithful
and devoted youth to aid in its circulation, and to assiSt in
publishing through the vast empire of China the glad tidings
of salvation it conveys. And is there in this assembly no ge-
nerous pious British youth, whose bosoms glow with ardour
in the cause of Christ — who pant with unquenchable zeal for
the salvation of souls — who are ambitious of bearing the glo-
rious tidings to millions of their ignorant, perishing brethren
of mankind. Let them come forth this night, and here, in the
sanctuary of their fathers, solemnly dedicate themselves to the
all-important work ; with zeal equal to that of the youthful
Hannibal, but enkindled by a purer flame, let them swear
eternal enmity to the prince of darkness, and inviolable at-
tachment, and devotion unto death, to the cause of Jesus and
the souls of men !—
4. The general characters of the age in which we live,
viewed in connection with scripture prophecy.
I tremble, as I stand upon the threshold of a subject so
profound as that involved in the sentiment I have just uttered.
r am aware how difficult it is to interpret and apply the pro-
phecies that remain to be fulfilled. But surely 1 may, with-
out the charge of presumption be allowed to say, that if there
ever were times in which the prophecies appeared, even to the
most indifferent 9bserver to be fulfilling, they are the present,
and that too, immediately in connexion with the diffusion of
knowledge and the spread of the gospel. God has recently been
seen, rising from his seat to shake terribly the nations — but it
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has chiefly been those nations that have drunk the blood of
the saints and been guilty of an unholy monopoly of his pre-
cious word. ,And much as war is to be deprecated as l\ie
child of lust, the scourge of heaven, the fruitful parent and
the fostering nurse of miseries and crimes— yet to many coun-
tries she has been the harbinger of better days, and from her
teeming womb of agony and horror, good of the purest and
the noblest order has been elicited to man. Her thunders
which have convulsed the earth, have been followed by the
small still voice of mercy. Bibles and religious tracts, like
swift-winged messengers of love, have pursued the course of
hostile armies, and soothed the wounded, and the dying in
their pain — whilst the tree of life sheds its luxuriant foliage,
its delicious fruit, its refreshing shade, over many a desolated
land, and its fair and immortal leaves are for the healing of the
nations. And was there ever any illustrious aera fixed in the
decrees of heaven, and published in the sacred records to man-
kind, that was not ushered in by some such revolutions and
convulsions, as mark the days in which we live ? But whilst
all in the political world teems with wonder — whilst tyrants,
the victims of unbounded ambition, have been unconsciously
fulfilling the divine decrees — whilst the groans of slaughtered
thousands have reached us from afar, who has not turned
with rapture to Great Britain — the Missionary, the Bible So-
ciety, the instructress of the globe, the ark of freedom, the
asylum of liberty, the couch on which outcast mouarchs may
recline at ease ? Who does not cherish the delightful hope
that God is about to make Great Britain, by her Bibles and
her Missionaries, the herald to prepare the way for the second
coming and universal reign of the Messiah i — She is borne, a
stalely vessel, on the bosom of the mighty ar:d die mingled
stream of universal affairs towards that glorious crisis whither
all is tending, and in which the designs of the Eternal, as they
regard this world of ours, shall terminate. The stream is
strong; the billows are furious; and the tempests high. Cata-
racts and rapids are in her course — but she carries Christ— she
is fraught with Bibles— she is manned with Missionaries — her
business is to touch at every port, and leave a portion of her
precious cargo there— 'till every kindred and every clime— 'till
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every rock and every vale re-echo with the shont-— Behold
the Lamb of God, that taketh aieay the sin of the zeorld.
That the prophecies are with us cannot be disputed for a
moment. They constitute the basis of our confidence, the
grand stimuhis to labour. Is it not written in this volume as
with a sun beam, The knowledge of the Lord shall cover the
earth, as the waters cover the sea? What means this pro-
phetic appeal to the church ? Arise, shine, for thy light is
come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For be-
hold darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peo-
ple : But the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be
seen upon thee. And the gentiles shall come to thy light and
kings to the brightness of thy rising. Lift tip thine eyes
round about and see: all they gather themselves together^
they come to thee : thy sons shall come from afar, and thy
darighters shall be nursed at thy side. Was uot the heathen
promised to the Redeemer for his inheritance, and the utter-
most parts of the earth for his possession ? And did not this
assurance sustain him, amid the agonies of Gethsemane ; the
insults of the judgment-hall ; the ignominy of the cross,
JVhen thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall
see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the
Lord shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail
of his soul, and shall be satisfied? And what will satisfy
him ? Will the handful that now bear his name — the partial
triumphs, which in these days his gospel has achieved ? — No ;
his benevolent heart pants with still unsatisfied desires — he
cannot rest, he will not cease to intercede 'till he has encom-
passed all mankind in his wide embrace. As yet his converts
are not numerous as the stars, and like the dew ; they are but
as the big and heavy drops which precede the summer's
shower. But if tliese prophecies be unfulfilled, we surely
see the dawn of their accomplishment. Wide as at pre-
sent is the reign of Satan, and confused and disordered as
things may seem, yet even now a stupendous plan is in
operation by which his triumphs are gradually contracting,
and that anarchy subsiding into harmony and order. Embo-
somed amid the waters of a moral deluge, we have attained
this evening a glorious elevation. All around us the waters
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are subsiding. The lops of the mountains are already seen
glowing in the meridian beams of the sun of righteousness,
above the dark and agitated sea, whilst from the pillar of pro-
phecy, unshaken by the storm, we mark with rapture the rising
of a new and renovated world. We look for new heavens and
a new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness.
5. Tlie express command of Christ and the example of our
forefathers.
I shall not insult you by dwelling on the first particular, as
though you needed to be informed that the last and the most
imperative and solemn, because it was the last command of
the ascending Saviour was, Go ye into all the rcorld, and
preach the gospel to every creature. And as for the example
of our forefathers — you know that the cause I plead is not
the novelty of the hour, the offspring of a day, the scheme of
modern and enterprising times. You know that it was a
cause dear to them, as it can be to us — a cause in which they
spent their lives, their possessions, their liberties, their blood.
You know that they served it whilst they lived^ and tliat they
committed it to us in death, with a solemn chaige to support
it to the last farthing of our property, the last hour of our ex-
istence, the last drop of our blood — And will you desert it ?
No ; by the blood of your ancestors ; by the sepulchres of
your fathers; by the ashes of Whitiield, on whose dust 1
seem to tread ; by the agonies of Christ— -you shall not ; you
dare not ; you rcill not ! Ye ministering spirits that hover
over our assembly, bear the resolution of this people to the
court of heaven. Tell it to apostles and martyrs — tell it to
SwARTz and Van deu Kemp — tell it to Cran aiwl to Des
Granges — for if their bliss can be heightened by tidings
from this world of ours, this is the information that will best
promote their joy !
Such then is the Missionary cause, and such are the argu-
ments by which it is supported. I am
III. To plead with your BEiNEVOLENCE ON ITS
BEITALF. But, perhaps, there are some who have fortified
themselves against every appe;il that may be made to their ge-
nerosity, by certain objectiojjs to the object on whose behalf
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1 plead; and 'till these opposing walls are levelled with the
ground, not a mite can be expected from them for the Mis-
sionary cause. What then have you to urge against us — we
stand now at your tribunal, and will endeavour to answer to
the charge you may prefer.
1. Our ozcn country zcants evangelizing — that is true
enough, and a melancholy truth it is — then charity you say be-
gins at home, Alas ! 1 have found for the most part that
where this old adage has been used, it is as an excuse for parsi-
mony ; and that in such cases charity rarely begins at all. Tell
me honestly, do you really apply every guinea which you
refuse, on this principle, to foreign objects, to some plan of
Christian benevolence nearer home ? And is your own neigh-
bourhood, yoiu" own church, your own Sunday-school, so much
the gainer ? If not, to urge such an excuse is to be guilty of
deceit and robbery — deceit to man, and robbery to God.
Much has been said of late about home missions, and
that we should convert the heathen in Britain, ere we at-
tempt to convert Hottentots and Hindoos. But has not every
county in the empire, its home mission, its association for
the spread of the gospel, to which you already do, or ought
immediately to subscribe ; and are not the pages of the
Evangelical Magazine every month crowded with accounts of
the proceedings and successes of such domestic missions ?
But are we to remain at home, nor ever bear the gospel
to a foreign clime 'till all the inhabitants of Britain are con-
verted r Was it thus that the apostles acted ; Alas ! had
they staid in Judea till all their countrymen had embraced
Christianity — this day-spring from on high had never visited
our isle, but we should probably have been in the same forlorn
condition with the miserable tribes, whose wietchedness we
commiserate, and whose darkness we are anxious to dispel.
Our native land must have our first regard — and having
planted here the tree of life, we must bear the immortal
plant to distant lands, and fix it in every foreign soil.
2,, The Bible is sujjicient. May 1 be allowed to ask—
Who is to tramlate the Bible into tlie various languages
of the earth ? — Missionaries, who by residing in the different
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regions of the world leani its several tongues. Did the
translation of the scriptures ever connnence with vigour 'till
Carey went to India, and Morrison to Canton .'
Who is to take the Bible wheii translated'^ — Missionaries
must; merchants will not; they have other goods with which
to freight their vessels, and other business to transact in
foreign ports.
Who is to excite attention to it when taken? — Mission-
aries ; or else God by a miracle. But as God has ceased to
work by miracle, the most probable method of rousing the
attention of the thoughtless heathen to the precious volume, is
the faithful, animated preaching of devoted Missionaries.
Hho is to explain and enforce it when that attention is
excited? — Missionaries. In fact, we must either have Mission-
aries, or miracles — and I will leave you to judge which of the
two classes of instruments we are most likely to obtain. I
will ask (and no one will charge me with disati'ection to that
noble institution by the demand) would the Bible Society
ever have existed without the Missionary Society ; and if the
cause of missions should universally sink, could it live?
Breathe it might, but it would be its native air ; it would in-
hale no foreign breeze ; and act it might, but it would be on
a narrow and contracted scale.
With respect to' any objection, as to the application of
the funds, I refer you to the printed reports, where they are
all answered, one should imagine to the satisfaction of every
reasonable mind.
And now is there still an objector in this assembly? If
there be, let him rise. Pardon me, my reverend fathers and
brethren who surround me ; your cause is bad if it will not
stand this test. I wait the objector's charge r — What none?
— ^Then I congratulate you, ye Directors of this noble Insti-
tution ; to be approved by so many thousands as are here as-
sembled must be animating to your minds— I congratulate
myself; my work is done. I meant to plead — but I am sur-
rounded by friends ; you are all true men to the cause \ have
this night espoused, and to attempt to plead with you would be
only to insult your understandings and your hearts.
Now then for your liberal contributions. You will givt?
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like mett'^U is the cause of humanity. Were the shade of
Howard to rise, and take the place I at present occupy,
how would he command the silence and the veneration of this
vast assembly ! But mean as 1 am, I stand to-night the re-
presentative of greater philanthrojiists than he. In me behold
a VVkay, a Morrison, a Gordon, and a Campbell, each
pleading for his own — the swarthy negro, the idolatrous Chi-
nese, the savage Hottentot, the self-tortured Hindoo. How-
ard only soothed the sufferer's present pain, and gave him
perishable bread ; but these divine philanthropists impart the
reviving waters of the well of Bethlehem, and give the bread of
everlasting life. O sainted Van der Kemp ! might thy gen-
tle spirit be allowed to leave for one short hour the realms of
bliss, with what rapture would I sit at thy feet, to hear thee plead
with this assembly the cause that employed thy labours when
on earth, and now wakes to ecstacy thy harp in heaven.— -Did
I say it was the cause of humanity .'' O yes! there are feel-
ings in the female bosom which tell you that it is. You
weep over the melancholy condition in which your sex is found,
wherever heathenism triumphs. Prove then your benevolent
feelings to be genuine, and for every tear-drop, drop a mite
to aid in relieving the misery you mourn,— We must have
your support.— This Institution has the strongest claims on
you, for wherever its influence prevails, the wrongs, the indig-
nities, the tortures inflicted on your gentle nature in heathen
lands are redressed, and woman is elevated to the rank the
great Creator destined her to fill.— You will all give like
Britons, 'tis your country's cause. — What is it that adorns,
dignifies, defends us ?— -The Gospel ; the Bible ; the Sabbath ;
the spirit of benevolence and christian zeal that glows on our
altars, and breathes throughout our land — these will render us
invincible, when fleets and armies are of no avail.— This is
the salt that will save the mass from putrefaction, though all the
nations should lie rotting and dismembered round us.— Why
did the destroying angel pass us by, when he marched in ter-
ror through the neighbouring continent ; — he saw upon our
clifl^s the sacred symbols of Jehovah's presence, and retired.
The Missionary Society, the Bible Society, the Tract So-
ciety,—these are the true palladium of our liberty, and the
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invulnerable ramparts of our Isle. And if we rallied round
them in time of war ; and when oppressed with its burdens,
displayed in their support a liberality which amazed the
world, what shall we not do on the happy return of peace—
when wealth will again pour her tide to our shores, and
every facility will be afforded for the distribution of our
bounty ? Peace, like an angel, is seen hovering over the neigh-
bouring cliffs, and beckoning to Britain, she says, the way is
open— go ye into all the zoorld, and preach the gospel to every
creacure. You have fed the famished Germans, whose bread
rapacious armies had devoured ; now listen to the cries of
dying millions, who perish for lack of the bread of life ; and
feed with heavenly food a starving world. You will give
like Christians, *tis the cause of Christ — What means
that hollow groan ? — It issues from the cross. — But what
illustrious sufferer dies on that accursed tree ?— Whence his
unprecedented agony, and that mysterious utterance of more
than mortal woe : — My God, my God, zohy hast thou forsaken
me? 'Tis noon — but 'tis awfully dark — the conscious ground
heaves as with the throes of an untimely birth— -the veil of
the temple is rent by invisible hands. — Oh, 'tis the Lord of
glory dies— the Son of God expires for man. — Christian,
this sight of Calvary shall be our argument with you to-nigh i—
Our plea shall flow to you, mingled with the blood that
trickles from his hands and feet, and issues from his wounded
side.— ' Twas he that bade you, Go into all the world, and
preach the gospel to every creature. — And if his cries, his
tears, his agony, his ignominy, his blood, will not enforce his
own command— 'twould be an insult on his sufferings in me to
attempt to intercede.
Mr. Raffles particularly requests the reader to correct the fol-
lowing errata in his sermon, for which his distance from the press
will, he trusts, be deemed a sufficient apology.
Page 62, line 6 from the bottom, for " truth" read " trust."
.... 64, • • • • 2 between " martyrs" and " of the
human race" place a semicolon.
■ • • • 73, 15 • • Tj^*,* after " incredulous" insert " of the
.. one, and indiflerent to the other."
.-•• 73, ••••11, for "involuntary sacrifices" read "in voluntary sa-
crifice."
.... 76, ....14, for " to adore" read " work."
• • . • 78, • . • . 12, for " sanctify" read " fructify."
The Gloi'v of God revealed.
A SERMON
PREACHED BEFORE
THE MISSIOMAIRY SOCIETY,
AT
TOrrENHAM COURT CHAPEL,
On Thursday Evening, May 12, 1814,
BY THE
REV. D. M'INDOE, M. A.
of newcastle-upon-tyne.
Isaiah xl. 5.
And the glory of the. Lord shall he revealed.
The occasion upon which we are now assembled, has given
rise to my reading of these words, than which few perhaps
are better fitted to form the subject of a Missionary sermon.
Were the abihties of the speaker adequate to the riches and
extent of this subject, what a discourse might you not expect !
But who is sufficient for these thiiigs i What tongue of angels
or men, cherubim or seraphim? Jf by Gabriel himself, who
stands in the presence of God, endowed wuh such vast intel-
lectual capacities, and adorned with such shining moral excel-
lence, the half cannot be told, how utterly unquaiitied must
the speaker find himself for such an import ant service, and
say with Moses, " Lord, I cannot speak ; send, Lord, by the
hand of him whom thou wilt send r" But blessed be God that
our sufficiency is of Him who can do far more exceeding
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abundantly Ul)ove and beyond what we are able to ask of
think. Will you then bear with me while I shall attempt, in
discoursing upon this subject, through divine assistance, to
show you, in the lirst place, what we are to understand by ihe
glory of the Lord ; Secondly, where this glory shall be re-
vealed ; and then conclude with some application adapted to
the purpose of our present meeting. And while thus em-
ployed, God grant that you may be blessed with the hearing
ear, the undei-standing heart, and the speaker wilh the power
of gentle, but pleasing and irresistible persuasion !
According to the plan proposed, I am, First, to shew you
what we are to u.iderstand by the glory of the Lord.
As there is no object more frequently presented to our
view in the sacred page than the divine glory, so there is
none perhaps concerning which we are more apt to form mis-
taken notions 5 this should therefore make us diligent and
cautious in our enquiries upon this point, and render our deci-
sions the result, not of rashness, but of the most mature deli-
beration. What then are we tP understand by the glory of the
Lord ? Is it the divine nature and glorious essence whereby
Jehovah is what he is, infinitely blessed and transccndtialy
glorious in himself, and comprehended by none but himself,
who what he was, he is, and.what he is, be will be; from ever-
lasting to everlastin'g the same, in his being aitd pesfections
infinite, eternal, and unchangeable f Impossible! for of such
grand discoveries in our present state we are incapable, and
if granted, would be to us rather baneful than beneficial : " no
man hath seen God at any time ;"■—'' he only hath immor-
tality, and dwelleth in that light which is inaccessible and full
of glory; — " he is the King eternal, immoital, and invisible 4"
and as he said to Moses, " no man can see my face and live."
Are we, then, by this, to understand some splendid luminoils
object, the brightness of which surpasses that of the mid-day
sun, striking, attracting, and commanding the attention, and
dazzling the eye of every beholder ? The idea is fitted only to
the grovellino; genius of a carnal Jew, but not to the sublime
nature and spirituality of the Christian dispensation. As under
the ancient economy, sensible appeanmces were very common,
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and often accompanied the immediate presence of Jeliovah,
the an:>el of the covenant, on this account they are spoken
of and represented by the language of the text, Exod. xxiv,
16, 17. " And the glori/ of the Lord abode upon mount
Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days, and the seventh day
he called unto Moses out of the inidst of the cloud ; and the
sight of the glory of ihe Lord was like devouring fire on the
top of the mount, in the eyes of the children of Israel."
'Jlierefore tlie ark is styled tfie ii;/o)y, and when. God per-
mitted the ark to be taken, it was said, " Ichabod (the gl'Ori/)
is departed." — '" He gave his strength into captivity, and his
glorif into the enemy's hand." Psalm Ixxviii. 61. The cloud
that tilled the temple at its dedication is expressly styled " the
glory of the Lord, which filled the house of God."
As before the incarnation, heaven and earth began to
shake, that only those things which cannot be shaken might re-
main, that is, that those things which were to cease might come
to an end ; all sensible appearances came to a close. The
shechinah, the symbol of die divine presence, that bright lu-
minous cloud suspended between the cherubims, and above
the mercy-seat, has long since totally disappeared.
What then are \^e to understand by Use glory of God.? In
answer to this, suffer ine to ask you, what do you mean by
the glory of a man? Is it not some excellent and honourable
qualitv, whereby he is distinguished from, and raised above all
his fellow-creatures ? The glory of a wise man is the display
of his wisdom — the glory of a mighty man is the display of
his strength : by the first, the one is raised above and distin-
guished from the rude and illiterate tribes ; by the second, the
other is raised above the inexperienced, timid, and unsuc-
cessful general, by virtue of his superior skill in military
tactics. Any excellent quality found in the creature, in a
finite degree, is to be found in the Creator, in an infinite de-
gree. By the glory of the Lord, therefore, must be meant,
not the excellent attributes of his nature only, but the degree
thereof, whereby he is distinguished fiom, and raised infinitely
above all his creatuies and all his works. This is not all ; it
also includes the united display and operations thereof. We
all know that the glory of the bright king of day docs not con-
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sist in being merely a body of light and heat; this he is in
himself when his rays at the dawn of day gild the tops of the
mountahis — amidst the surly blasts of dreary winter, by which
his beauteous beams are shorn — nay, in the dark and dreary
hour of night, when to us invisible ; but his glory is the most
clear, full, and pleasing display of his strength in his meridian
brightness. So the divine glory is not the possession of his
excellent attributes in an infinite degree, but the display thereof
in their utmost extent and harmony.
This is evident from the reply which God gave to the re-
quest of Moses : " I beseech thee show me thy gloi7 ; and
he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and 1
will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee, and will be
gracious to wliom I w ill be gracious, and will show mercy to
whom I will show mercy." Exod. xxxiii. 1 8, 19- " And the
Lord descended in a cloud, and proclaimed his name, the
Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering,
and abundant in goodness and truth." Exod. xxxiv. 5, 6, 7.
And therefore it is that in scripture " the name of the Lord"
is often put for the manifestation of his excellent attributes, in
their utmost extent, perfection, and harmony. " They who
know thy name, will put their trust in thee." — " The name of
the Lord is a strong tower," to which the righteous run, and
are safe. " Some trust in horses, and others in chariots, but
we will trust in the name of the Lord, and in his name we
will display our banners." This is also evident from the
events to which our text originally and ultimately refer ; the
first was the rescue of Israel's enslaved tribes from the Baby-
lonish captivity ; the second was the redemption of spiritual
Israel from the servitude of sin, Satan, death and hell, by the
cross of Christ. In the one, which was typical of the other,
the glory of divine power was chietiy displayed ; but in
the other, the display of all the divine perfections, which infi-
nitely surpassed the former, and is therefore called " the glory
that excelleth." The application of this passage to John the
Baptist, Christ's harbinger, shows this to be no forced inter-
pretation. As the light of the morning on the top of the
mountains indicates the new-born day, the appearance of the
Baptist, like the morning star, proclaims that the Sun of
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Righteousness was just about to arise and bless the world
with the noon-day of more glorious discoveries. Then the
light of the moon should be as the light of the sun, and the
light of the sun as the light of seven days. Seven being the
number of perfection, denotes how complete and unparalleled
this display of divine excellence should be. Hence the incar-
nation is styled " the day-spring from on high visiting us, to
give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God."
And Christ is styled " the light of the world," and " the
true light, which enlighteneth every man that comelh into it :
the brightness of his Father's glory, and the express image of
his person." And men are said to have " beheld his glory
the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace
and truth." And Christ himself said to Philip, " He that
hath seen me, hath seen the Father." Now, since we have
discovered this grand object, let us consider what is here said
concerning it, " it shall be revealed."
This was the Second thing proposed in our plan — Where
this glory shall be revealed. All divine revelation is either
immediate or mediate. An immediate revelation is that by
which God makes himself known to man without the inter-
vention of man. A mediate revelation is the conveyance of
the counsels of God to man by means or by men. By the
first, God spake unto the prophets ; by the second, unto us,
by them. Thus the saving character of God shall be revealed.
I. In tlie sacred scriptures.
Owing to what but the possession of these was it, that the
Jews as a nation, were so long a peculiar, distinguished, and
honoured people ? " He gave his statutes to Jacob, his com-
mandments and judgments to Israel ; he hath not dealt so with
any nation." What advantage then had the Jews? Much
every way unto them belonged the adoption, the glory, the
covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God, and the
promises; and of them concerning the flesh, Christ came,
who is over all God blessed for ever." And on this account,
it might be said of them, " Happy art thou, O Israel ; who
is a people like unto thee r" The Old Testament was ori-
ginally written in Hebrew, the language of that people ;
during the long period of four thousand years, this excluded
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every other nation from rea[)ing any advanrage thereby, and
enabled them to enjoy a monopoly of its blessings. About
fifty or sixty years after Alexander had conquered the v orid,
and set up the Greek empire, and about one hundred and
twenty years after Malachi had completed the canon of the
Old Testament in its original, this was translated iilo the
Greek language, a language then commonly understood by
the Gentiles.
As this is the first translation ever made of the scriptures,
of which we have any credible account, commonly called the
Septuagint, or the translation of the Seventy, this was the first
beam of hope that dawned upon the Gentile world, so this is a
prelude of the manner in which it should arise upon all other
nations ; and what is it that ranks us so high in the scale of
nations and above the Romish churches ? but that we possess
the word of God in our own vernacular tongue, that he who
runneth may read. What is it that distinguisheth us from hea-
then nations ? Is it the number of their gods, goddesses, or
devils ? Is it their temples, priests, altars, incense or idols ?
No ! but it is, that " unto us the word of this salvation is
sent." And is it not by Missionary exertions, that light is to
arise upon them that now sit in darkness? Are not the
scriptures now translating into the languages of Asia, and have
we not heard of a press established at Calcutta for the purpose
of printing them ? Has not our Brother Morrison com-
pleted the Chinese New Testament? Are not the sacred
scriptures now translating into about fifty different languages ?
If the same zeal which introduced this century shall run
parallel with its years, who can tell how soon the scriptures
may be translated, printed, and circulated in all the languages
of the earth ; and then " the knowledge of the Lord shall
cover the earth, as the waters fill the channels of the deep."
Is it through the medium of the understanding, that God
reaches the heart ? then shall they " arise and shine when
their light is come, and the glory of the Lord is arisen u[>on
them." " And they shall be a people of a pure language and
shall be turned unto the Lord." As by the confusion of
tongues God once scattered his enemies, so by these transla-
tions he will again gather the dispersed of Israel into one,
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even unto Christ. It must be allowed, that men might by the
improvemenl ot reason aud the sagacity uf their own minds,
discover much not only of the lapsed condition of mankind,
but of the necessity of tnoral purity in order to tlieir felicity ;
but the way to obtain the remission of their sms, peace of
conscience, and acceptance in the divine sight, they could
never discover. What had nature taught the Gentiles ?
If you find lessous of morality that might help to legulate;
their lives for the future, yet that could not atone for past
guik, far less biighten their hopes with the assured prospects
of immortality. Where is the Pagan philosopher, or le-
gislator, that ever spake upon these important subjects like
the sacred scriptures r Cicero, Seneca, or Socrates could not
tell V, ho God was. Though man is endowed with superior
dignity of understanding and of character, yet he was not
able to devise a revelation, not to say a spiritAial religion. At
what learned school of Athens, Greece, or Rome did the
trembling sinner ever receive a satisfactory answer to these
heart-rending questions ? Wherewith shall 1 come before the
Lo) d r or W hat shall 1 do to be saved ^ Though in the fair vo-
lume of the creation God has described so much of his wis-
dom, goodness and power, yet it is too faint and obscure, too
short and imperfect, to point out the w ay which leads to ever-
lasting happiness Unless then the same God which made
man's soul at tirst had kimily condescended to shew him the
way for his recovery, as he was m a degenerate, so he would
have been in a desperate condition ; but the same benignity
which displayed itself by giving being to the soul of man,
has in a superior degree enhirged the discoveries of itself, by
making known the way whereby he may be again taken into
the divine favour. What the pillar of cloud and fire were to
the Israelites, «*uch the scriptures are to us. Can we drink
of the water of life, but as it runneth from beneath the throne
of God ? Can we eat the bread of life, unless given unto us
fooin above ? M ust not heathen lands see " the glory of the
Lord revealed unto them," when they have these sure words
of the book sent unto them, by which they are reclaimed
from their bewildered steps, and prevented from further
following their own vain imaginations ; from hunting up and
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down the world for a path which leads to heaven. The
volyuie of inspiration is the compass directing them so to
steer their course as to escape spHtting upon the rocks of
open impiety or of being swallowed up in the quicksands of
earthly delight. Here they learn not only what shelves and
rocks they must avoid, but also what particular course they
must follow, what star they must keep in their eye, what
compass they must observe, what M'inds and gales they must
pray for and expect, if they would at last arrive at eternal
bliss. What more could a God of infinite goodness promise,
or the soul of man desire f A reward is here promised to
those who have no merit to deserve it. Not onl} glorious but
eternal, infinitely transcending the deserts of the receiver, yet
highly discovering the infinite goodness of the giver. Go
then. Missionaries go, and open unto them that field in
which is hid the pearl of great price. Natural historians have
observed, that some pearls are worth a kingdom, but tell
them that this pearl of great price is worth more than all the
kingdoms of this earth, as it pays an infinite debt, and procures
an eternal inheritance. May their astonished eyes deeply
affect their wondering hearts, and with Moses on another oc-
casion may they say, " We will turn aside and behold this
great sight." O blessed word, thou convertest the soul, enlight-
ening the eyes, rejoicing the heart, and giving wisdom to the
simple ! by thee may this hard heart of mine be melted, these
corrupt affections sublimated, these thoughts, words, actions,
sanctified ; and may we all behold with open face as in a glass,
the glory of the Lord, and be changed into the same image
from glory to glory, as by the spirit of the Lord.
2dly. The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, by the
PREACHING of the everlasting gospel. Though the hea-
vens declare the glory of the Lord, and the firmament
sheweth forth his handy works, I cannot think the sun,
moon, and stars, are such powerful and itinerant preachers,
as to unfold to us the whole counsel of God. No; nor any
part thereof. It is not every star in the firmament, that can
do that which the star once did to the wise men from the
east, leading them unto Christ. The best astronomer will
never find the day-star from on high among the rest of his
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number, what Augustine said of Tullv's works is true of the
whole volume of the creation; fhere are admirable thh)gs to be
found in them, but the name of Christ is not legible there.
Tiie work of redemption is not engraven on the works of provi-
dence; otherwise a divine revelation had been unnecessary;
and the apostles were sent on a needless errand, which the
world could have understood without their preaching, " that
God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself; and
hath committed unto tliern the ministry of reconciliation.'
And the apostles' enquiry elsewhere might have been spared,
or at least easily ans-.vered, — " how shall they hear without a
preacher r" for dien might they have known the way of salva-
tion, without any special messenger being sent to deliver it
unto them. But are we not told, that this salvation began
at " first to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto
us by them that heard him, God also bearing them witness
both with signs and wonders, by divers gifts and miracles of
the Holy Ghost. Are we not told that God \Aho at sundry
times and in divers manners, s^ake in time past unto the
fadiers by the prophets hath in these last days spoken unto us
by his Son." Heb. i. 1, 2. The Lord spake the word and
great was the company of the preachers. In anticipation
thereof, the prophet Isaiah pathetically exclaims, " How
beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who
bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace, that bring-
eth tidings of good ; that publisheth salvation, that sayeth
unto Zion thy God reigneth." That this is descriptive
of the publication of the gospel is evident from its appli-
cation to the tirst preachers thereof. Romans x. 14, 15.
Hence it is that God is said to have raised up his servants
and sent them to shew unto men the way of salvation. But
when thus sent were they at liberty to use the pencil of fancy
in describing whatever a lively imagination might suggest.?
No; they were commanded to address the people saying,
" Thus saith the Lord ;" " the word of the Lord came unto
me, saying, Hear ye the word of the Lord." " When Christ
sent out the Seventy, was it not to preach the gospel of the
kingdom ? For this purpose did he not choose the twelve,
found the college of the apostles, and command them to
o
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preach the gospel to every creature, begiuinug at Jerusalem ;
that bloody city, that slaughter-house of the prophets, where
dwelt the murderers of the Son of God; yes, they who first
smote the rock of Israel were hivited to druik hrst of its
healiug streams. Was not the apostle Paul " a chosen vessel,
to bear Christ's name before the Gentiles and kings, and the
children of Israel r" Acts ix. ]5, 16. And in what way does
he execute his commission: Is it by trying the power of
moral suasion upon men ? Is it by a chain of close and un-
answerable argument ? Did he avail himself of the eloquent
address and polite literature of the age of which he was so
eminently possessed or whatever elegant erudition he had
acquired in the school of Gamariielr Does he not lay it
aside, and " preach the unsearciiable riches of Christ i""
" Not in words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which
the Holy Ghost teacheth. Not as pleasing man, but God
who searcheth the heart r" What office so important, so ho-
nourable, so deliglitful, and so useful as this ? How dry and
sapless are all the voluminous discourses of philosophers, in
comparison with this sentence, " This is a faithful saying and
worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the
world to save sinners, even the chief thereof." How unsa-
tisfactory are all the discoveries they had of God and his
goodness, in comparison of what we have by the gospel of
Christ; well might Paul then say, that he determined " to
know nothing but Christ and him crucified ; Christ crucified is
the library, which triumphant souls will be studying to all
eternity; as he is " die true God and eternal life," " this is
life eternal to ki.ovv God and Christ Jesus whom he hath
sent," This is that alone, which cures the soul of all its mor-
tal maladies and deadly distempers. Other knowledge makes
men giddy and flatulent, this settles and composes them ;
other knowledge is apt to swell men into high conceits and
opinions of themselves, this makes them think soberly ; other
knowledge leaves men's hearts as it found them, sometimes it
makes them worse, this alters and makes them better ; the
value of all odier knowledge can easily be ascertahied, but the
value of this cannot be told ; " the price of which is above
that of rubies of gold, yea the most fine gold." Such tran-
scendent excellence did the apostle Paid behold in the know-
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ledge of Christ crucified above the sublimest speculations of tlie
world ; that he exclaimed, " God forbid that I should glory,
save in the cross of our Lord Jesu^Christ." And well he might,
as herein natures the most opposite are united, interests
otherwise the most jarring, and divine attributes the most dis-
cordant, are reconciled. A? here we behold united, deity and
dust; .majesty and meanness; life and death ; so here centre
the interests of the Creator and the creature, the sovereign
and the subject, heaven and eaitfi, time and eternity— here
grace and mercy have met together , rij^hteoiisness and peace
have embraced each other— spotless justice, incomprehensible
wisdom, and infinite love, here shine altogether and all at
once. Here they mingle their beams, and shine with united
and eternal splendor. No where does justice appear so aw-
ful, mercy so amiable, or wisdom so profound. This is the
noon-day of eternal love, and the meridian of melting and
everlasting mercy. 'Tis easy to conceive the righteousness of
God declared in the punishment of sin, but this declares his
righteousness in the remission of sin; it magnifies justice, in
the way of pardoning sin, and mercy in the way of punishing
them. It magnifies the law and makes it honourable. Justice
receives its due award, and mercy smiles on man. Both the
law and the sinner may glory in the cross, for both receive
eternal glory and honour by it. Here the sinner reads his
fall and rise, his ruin and recovery, his desert and deliverance,
what sin hath done and what grace divine can do. Beneath
the cross he sees the enormity of guilt, and the extent of for-
giveness, the price and purchase, the cup of wrath and trem-
bling, and of salvation. Here also he sees the works of the
devil destroyed, nay principalities and powers vanquished,
heaven opened to his view, and himself invited to the lovely
heights of Mount Zion. O blessed apostle, doth it not be-
come us to join with thee in the sacred transports of ecstacy
and rapture, and to express tiie high esteem, exalted senti-
ment, and profound veneration, which we have for the grand
and mysterious wisdom of the cross! Yes; for in this do we
not see created and uncreated excellence, all the glories of the
godhead mingled with the gentler beauties of a perfect man,
is it not here, that all the attributes of the divine nature are
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eminently displayed towards us in their utmost extent, per-
fection, and harmony ? Is it not here that they all shine upon
us, not with a destroying but a reviving light ? Is it not
standing upon the rock Christ, that we are alone able to be-
hold ihem with comfort, and not with confusion, as possessing
an attractive, not a repulsive influence ? It is here we behold
God finding out a ransom, and hear him saying, save from go-
ing down to the pit. And though once '* angry, his anger is
now turned away, and he comfoiteth his people." And has
the attractive influence of the cross been powerfully felt in the
times which are past, and what is there to hinder its influence
still? Has it already triumphed gloriously, and what is there
now to stop its progress ? Is the divine arm shortened that
it cannot save r — the divine ear heavy that it cannot hear ? Is
not his word still " quick and powerful, sharper than any two-
edged sword :" Is it not a powerful word that cometh from
the Lord, and is it not full of glorious majesty ? Shall it not
have free course, and be glorified ? Send the rod of thy
strength, blessed Jesus, out of Zion ; let thine arrows sharply
pierce the hearts of thine enemies ; go forth in the chariot of
the everlasting gospel, conquering and to conquer. Go Mis-
sionaries, go, and preach the glorious doctrines of the cross,
and ye shall not preach them in vain. What to the Jews was
a stumbling block, and to the Greeks foolishness, shall, by the
divine blessing, be unto the heathen the power of God and
the wisdom of God in their salvation. And may the hour
soon come when such " dead shall hear the voice of the
Son of God and live." These are " the weapons of our war-
fare, which are not carnal but spiritual, and mighty through
God to the pulling down of the strong holds of sin and satan;"
and these weapons of truth must finally triumph and prevail.
O God of truth hasten the happy period when savages shall
be thereby civilized, sinners sanctified, and thy saints for ever
perfected through the w ashing of w ater and the w ord ; having
their hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and their bodies
washed as with pure water.
■^rhirdly, The glory of the Lord shall be revealed by the
out-pouied influences and powerful operations of the Holy
Spirit. " Not by might, or by power, but by my Spirit,
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saith the Lord." It is observable that this has been God's
manner in every remarkable revival, in the state of his
visible church, to give a reniarkal)lc out-pouring of his Spi-
rit. Thus it was in the days of Enos ; " then began men
to call upon the name of the Lord." Gen. iv. 2G. Not that
that was the first time men ever prayed, but then men first
began to perform public worship, and to call on his name in
public assemblies. Owing to this, was it not, that the young
generation that came out of Egypt under twenty years, and
those that were born in the wilderness, were so eminent for
piety and holiness to the Lord, and the first fruits of his in-
crease. Jer. ii. 3. The former were wicked, and followed with
curses ; but this was holy, and wonderful blessings followed
them. So it was in the first establishment of the church of
the Jews, at their first coming into the land of Canaan, under
Joshua ; God did great things for them — he fought for them,
gave nations for them, and people for their ransom ; therefore
Joshua commended them for cleaving unto the Lord. Thus
it was also in the second settlement of the church in the same
land, in the time, and under the ministry of Ezra ; so it was
about and at the time of the incarnation. The spirit of pro-
phecy ceased not long after the book of Malachi was written ;
at the same time visions and immediate revelations ceased ;
then they were granted anew, and the spirit in these operations
returns ; as might be shewn iti the case of Zacharias and Eli-
zabeth, the Virgin Mary, Anna the prophetess, and Simeon,
who " waited for the consolation of Israel ;" as appears from
the first and second chapters of Luke. This was also the
case in the ministry of John the Baptist, when all .Tudah and
Jerusalem, and all the region round about Jordan, went out
to his baptism. But above all, this was remarkably the case
in planting the Christian churches, by the apostles, after the
resurrection and ascension of Christ. Before this, Satan had
exalted his throne very high in the world, even to the stars in
heaven, reigning with great glory in his heathen Roman em-
pire ; the higher his exaltation, the greater should be his fall,
and the more extensive the crash of his universal ruin. He
had, we may suppose, been very lately triumphant in a sup-
posed victory, having brought about the death of Christ,
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which he doubtless gloried in as the greatest feat he ever had
achieved ; and probably imagined he had totaih defeated
God's design by him. Thrice he now concluded he had de-
feated the Almighty Sovereign of the world, in the seduction
of his apostate brethren, in the overthrow of the first Adam,
and now in the supposed overthrow of the second. But
how quickly is he made sensible that he was only ruining
his own kingdom when he sees it tumbling so soon after
as the consequence of the death of Christ ; the Spirit by him
being poured out for the conversion of thousands and millions
of souls. Concerning this event, it was foretold in the
last days, " I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and they
shall prophecy ; and I will show wonders in tlie heavens and
in the earth." It is recorded that ail things Mhich John said
of this man were true. Among the many other things which
he said of him, this was one : " I baptize you with water, but
he that cometh after me, he shall baptize you with the Holy
Ghost and with fire." Christ commanded the apostles to
tarry at Jerusalem until they should receive the Holy Spirit,
and promised that he would send them the Spirit.
With these the event haj)pily corresponds ; for on the day
of pentecost, " the Holy Ghost descended with the sound of
a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the house wherein they
were sitting, and there appeared unto them cloven tongues
like unto fire, and sat upon them, and they were all filled with
the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as
the Spirit gave them utterance." Acts ii. 2, S, 4. " And by
Peter's preaching, three thousand souls were converted to the
Christian faith in one day." Acts ii. 41. Some of whom were
supposed to be persons who had crucified the prince of life.
And after this there were added to the church daily such as
should be saved (verse 47); and the number of them were
about five thousand. Now God began gloriously to accom-
plish his promise to his Son, that " he should see his s^ed,
and prolong his days; and that the pleasure of the Lord
should prosper in his hands." Now the apostles began to see
the kingdom of heaven coming with power, as Christ pro-
mised they should. Mark ix. I. Christ's setting up his spi-
ritual kingdom in the world is represented as his coming down
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tVoni heaven, where he had ascended. J aim xiv, 18. "I will
not leave you comfortless ; I will come unto you." Speaking;
of his coming by the coming of the Comforter, ho said, " Ye
jjave heard how 1 said I go away and come again unto you."
Verse 28. " If any man love me, my Father will love him ;
and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him."
What a great gathering of people was there then to our Shiloh,
from among all nations ! what a vast harvest of souls in Cy-
prns and Cyrene, in Antioch and Samaria ! what a glorious
out-pouring of the Spirit accompanied the apostles preaching
in ditferent places ! In Corinth, one of the greatest citiess in
all Greece, was there not an extraordinary in-gathering of
souls t Tiie most remarkable of which we have any account
in the New Testament, seems to be that of the city of
Ephesus, a very great city, where the great goddess Diana
was worshipped ; so that in less than ten years, it was true of
Paul and his companions, that " they turned the world up-
side down." Acts xvii. 6. What multitudes were converted
in Jerusalem, the capital of Judea, and in Rome, then the
mistress of the world ! 1 he Roman empire, if I may be al-
lowed the expression, was the cradle of Chi istianity, and
wislied also to be its grave— had the honour to give it birth,
and wished for the disgrace of giving it burial ; yet, though
she had subdued the world, many mighty and potent king-
doms, though she had subdued the Grecian monarchy, when
they made the utmost resistance, yet she could not conquer
the church, which was in her hands; but, on the contrary,
was tinally subdued and conquered by the church. In this
age of the apostles, there were more souls converted than
perhaps had been since the time that God created man upon
the earth. Now God gathered together his elect from the
four corners of heaven, by the preaching of the apostles and
other ministers. The angel of the Christian church is sent
forth with the great sound of the gospel-trumpet, " having
the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the
earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and
people." lico. xiv. G. And why was tlieir ministry more suc-
cessful than his who spake as never man spake I The Holy
Ghost was now given, because Jesus was now glorified.
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These are tlie great things that he promised they should do,
" because he went to the Father." And is the divine arm
shortened, its influence and energy diminished or decayed ?
Or rather, is it not Hke Jesus himself, " the same yesterday,
to-day, and for ever r" Shall " we who are evil, know how
to give good gifts unto our children, and shall not our heavenly
Father much more give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?"
May the kingdom of heaven suffer violence in their behalf,
and the violence of holy pi ayers take it by force ! Let thy
mercy, O thou God of mercy, be upon the heathen, as we
desire in their behalf to hope in thee. Come, O Spirit of the
Lord, from the four corners of the heavens, and breathe upon
these slahi, that they may live ! May " God, who is rich in
mercy, for the great love wherewith he hath loved sinners,
quicken them together with Christ Jesus!" Then shall " the
wilderness and the solitary place be glad for them, and the
desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose ; it shall blossom
abundantly; the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the
excellency of Carmel and Sharon ; they shall see the glory of
the Lord, and the excellency of our God. Then shall the
glory of the Lord be revealed, and all flesh shall see it toge-
ther, for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it."
Allow me now to conclude this discourse with an address
suited to the occasion of our assembling together. My bre-
thren, I have no greater pleasure than to till the place in
which I now stand, and therein to plead the cause of God and
truth— the cause of goodness and humanity, with my fellow-
men : and when I look round this august assembly, 1 flatter
myself I shall not be left to plead it in vain ; an assembly
composed of reverend friends, fathers, and brethren, many of
whom, no doubt, have been in Christ long before me (may ye
be all wise to win souls to Christ, and faithful to feed and
keep them !) — an assembly composed of persons of different
sects, parties, and denominations, not incumbered with
polemic armour, net fired with the mean zeal of partizans,
but with love to the best interests of mankind, and the good
cause of our common Christianity. May such citizens ever
abound, and with them, may this and every other city flou-
rish ! Here are, no doubt, many of the successful sons of
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opulence and industry — persons of principle, purity, and
piety — beings of enlarged benevolence, and the most tender
sensibility; how delightful, transporting, and animating this
sight! And shall 1 hope that the-baslile of bigotry is thrown
down in this city to arise no more ? God grant that it were ; 1
hope, however, that it is thrown down in the heart of every
person now hearing me. Well then may the temple of into-
lerance tremble at its deepest basis ; for 1 am convinced that
there is not one here present who would enter its unhallowed
walls, nor bow at its corrupt shiine. Soon may it fall prostrate
to the ground under its own weight, and the temple of truth,
the fair fabric of faith, hope, and charity, rise on its ruins. I
need not tell you for what end we are here assembled ; you
all know it is for Missionary purposes; and I hope, under
the influence of a Missionary spirit, to get good, and to do
good : for the first, we have already joined our prayers and
praises; and for the second, we are now to unite our alms,
exertions, and benevolence. Your present appearance is better
than a thousand arguments to prove that your ardour for Mis-
sions is not yet abated, far less extmguished, and 1 hope it
never will ! May love to God and love to man ever have the
ascendency in your breasts ; and may those who are strangers
to this sacred flame, soon be melted under its divine influence,
and captivated by ihe excellence of its irresistible charms!
In what language, my brethren, shall I address you ?
Were I possessed of words tinged with as many colours
as those which form the beauteous rainbow, or as those
which adorn the western sky in a fine summer's evening, at
the going down of the sun, with what pleasure should I avail
myself lliereof; but, without such pretensions, suffer me to
address you with ministerial freedom and boldness, without
that disguise which truth disdains, and to which error
always has recourse, and in which the mantled hypocrite
wraps himself. To provoke you and myself in this good work
of the Lord, and to fan ihis sacred flame, let us for a monaent
look to the loiig-injured shores of Africa, and the bloody
fields of Hindooslan; and do we not feel the fire of fervour
to make known to ihe first the acceptable year of the Lord,
that ihey may stand fast iu the liberty wherewith Christ hath
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made us free, and to send to the second the unsearchable
riches of Christ ? This will richl)' repay tliem for the loss of
that gold of Avhich British covetousness and crimes have de-
prived them.
Look to the east, whence the day-spring from on high
first visited us, and see the crescent of Mahomet usurping
the place where once the cross gloriously triumphed ; look to
the numerous empires of the west, and behold Roman anti-
christ " sitting upon the waters of many people, and nations,
and languages." And are these all lost to Christ, and shall
they remain so for everr Forbid it, forbid it, mighty God.
Do we not feel ourselves constrained that by us the stand-
ard of the cross should be there erected, that men may rally
round it, and the Captain of salvation have amongst them
many sons and daughters to bring to glory ? Can we look
to the northern and southern poles, and not be concerned
that the Sun of Righteousness may arise on them to warm
their frigid country, and to animate and comfort their not less
frigid hearts ? Shall we not be concerned to make known to
the swarthy sons of colour, scorched in a burning clime, and
under a vertical sun, their Lord and ours, and to plant among
them the sacred tree of life and liberty, that they may sit
under a Redeemer's shadow m ith great delight ; that they may
experience to their comfort, what 1 hope you and I in some
measure know, that he is " a hiding-place from the \\ ind, a
covert from the tempest, as the shadow of a great rock in a
weary land, and as rivers of water in a dry place ?" Look for
a moment to the populous realms of the heathen uorld. What
a heart-rending scene ! Can we cease to weep between the
porch and the altar for fallen humanity ? Blessed be God,
not fallen to arise no more. Does not British benevolence
bleed in their behalf? In mftny instances, their n)inds are
so brutalized that their religious Conceptions are debased be-
neath the meanest exercise of rationality. Are not the
grossest acts of barbarism incorporated with the fabric of
their superstitions ? Do they not mingle the most inhuman
practices with their most sacred rites? Are not our bowels of
mercy and compassion moved to send there the ark of God,
that the Dagon of their superstition may fall before it, and
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that its mighty pillars may be levelled to the ground ? I need
scarcely inform you, that to enlighten the benighted quarters of
the earth with the knowledge of the gospel, in the sovereign
providence of God, nineteen years ago, a Society was formed
in this city, by a few venerable and benevolent individuals, em-
bracing a vast and prodigious extent of operations in the va-
rious parts of the world ; it has already succeeded beyond our
most sanguine expectations, as the journal of the Rev. Mr.
Campbell, lately from one of the scenes of Missionary opera-
tions, when published, will abundantly testify. And this even-
ing I have the honour to stand in this place, which I account
the greatest lionour ever conferred upon me in life, with a view
to recommend this Society to your attention; to advocate its
cause, and to solicit your generous support in its behalf.
What a crowd of arguments rush upon my mind, and carry
me away like an inesistible torrent ! And when you think
upon this subject, may you feel all the warmth it is cal-
culated to inspire. To encourage the disciples in their
labours of love, Christ said unto them, in the morning of
the resurrection, "Ye shall be like angels;" but I say unto
you, this evening an opportunity is given us now to be like
unto them. What are they but instruments of divine bene-
volence, " all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister unto
them who shall be the heirs of salvation ?" And by our
Missionary exertions to nations yet unborn, benevolent as are
the angels, have we it not in our power, in this respect, to rise
above them ? They cannot meet for the purpose of converting
their fallen brethren, nor any of the human race; but is it
not in our power, by sending the gospel to the heathen, to be
instrumental in plucking them as brands out of the burning ? Is
not this the noblest effort of human benevolence, and are not
your hearts expanded with the delightful prospect? Consider
the high honour to which you and 1 this evening, by God, are
raised — " to be workers together with him as dear children!"
To what an altitude in excellence and usefulness hath he
raised us ! On what vantage ground is Britain placed among
the nations, and what unrivalled rank is possessed by its metro-
polis. Without the danger of contradiction may I not assert
in the language of inspiration, that " God hath not dealt so
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with any nation," or with any people, or with any place ! The
Tnjct Society — the Bible Society — the Missionary Societ} —
and the British and Foreign School Society for the Instruction
of ih(;se in the poorer ranks of life, and innumerable orher
chariiies which I cannot here name, furnish a proof of this.
Permit me here to give my opinion relative to those glo-
rious and admirable Institutions, the Bible and Missionaiy So-
cieties, that they have been, they are, and I am persuaded
ever will be the inipenetrabie bulwarks of Britain. By
these we rise to a rank equal to Jerusalem, the capital of
Judea, for fiom thence " issued forth these waters, which
make glad the city of the living God." These are
not rival institutions, but children of'lhe same family,
branches of the same root, streams from the same fountain,
rays from (he same Father of light, from whom descendeth
every good and perfect gift; on which account, I cannot see
how any person can consistently support the one and oppose
the other, or give to the one and \\ithhold from the other; as
they have one origin, so they have but one end. Their opera-
tions and agents may be difj'erent. In the field of the world,
there is room and work enough for us all, and there's no one
man can break up the whole surface of the earth, nor cast in
its seed, so no one society is adequate to carry on the great
work of the Lord in ihe world. As in a great factory we see
every person rontributin.' his proportion to the designs thereof,
and as by a division of labour the undertaking is not retarded,
but advanced, it is fit that there should be separate societies,
the labour divided, that the weight thereof may not become
oppressive. What was said of the Old Testament without
the ^l!ew, may with great propriety be saicl of the Bible So-
ciety without the Missionary Society, that " without us they
could not be perfect," they plant, we water ; if they found
we build up : they begin, we carry on the work of God, till
we all come to the measure of the stature of a perfect man
in Christ Jesus. What would Bibles be to the world without
Missionaries, but what the prophecies of Isaiah were to the
Ethiopian eunuch without Philip's interpretation, and what the
scriptures w ere to Lydia without Paul's preaching ? If, as
the venerable Dr. Buchanan lately said, " he that putteth a
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Bible into the hands of a child, gives him more than a king-
dom, for it gives him a key to the kingdom of heaven," what
shall we say of that Society which not only puts Bibles mto
the hands of the heathens but sends M.s.sionaiifcs to ex-
plain them ? In the patronage which the first has obtained,
I rejoice and ever will ; and in the growing pauor.age which
the last is obtaining, 1 hope the Bible Society will ever re-
joice With us. This is just as things should be, and will be,
when men are what they on2,hi to be. Further, consider what
God, in ihe course of thi.'i last year, has done for us, by thus
ad ressing the contending nations, " Be still and know that I
am God." Has he not j^ut an end to the desolating horrors
of war : has he no*, blessed us with the smiling prospects of
peace and plenty ; has he not thrown down from the usurped
throne of tyranny, the greatest despot (hat ever trod upon the
earth, when heaving the hanniitr to forge chains, not for
Britain's Isle only, but for the wo; Ul .f' And are we not
now to be delivered from the load of taxes which for these
twenty years we have contributed to carry <.n the war, and
shall we not with pleasure, in testimony of our gratitude,
contribute a part or the whole of ihe same, to the purposes
of benevolence. Has he not opened our way to the C(m-
tinent of Europe, and burst the bars asunder which pre-
vented our access to British India, and by our comntercial
connexions, may I not say almost, to the whole world?
Must not, therefore, every principle of reason and religion, of
the man and the christian, now be touched in its tenderest
part and roused to action r VViih every medical character in
this city I cannot be acquainted ; snih of ihem, however,
as I have the pleasure ot knowing stand high in my opi-
nion, not only as professional characters, but as persons of
much philanthropy, and such is the good opinion 1 eniertnin of
them all, that if any of these poor heathens should come to
them requesting their advice, with the greatest phasure would
they afford it : and when we know that " their whole head is
sick, and the whole hoait faint, that from the crown of the
head to the sole of the foot there is nothing but wounds,
bruises, and putrifying sores, shall we wiihhold from them the
balm of Gilead or the physician thereof? Though 1 have
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not the pleasure of being acquainted with every person in this
large congregation, yet such is the good opmion I entertain of
you all, that were any of these poor unhappy creatures com-
ing to your door in want of bread, you would not suffer them
to perish for hunger. The courteous manner in which you
treated ihe Hottentots, Martha, Mary, and John, is a suffi-
cient proof of this ; and shall we not send them the bread of
life, when there's enough in our Father's house and to spare.
As God never wants heads to honour with the crown of life,
for their labours of love, he puts it in our power to be among
that happy number ; but I shall not further urge your gene-
rosity, which upon no occasion is withheld, and I hope this
evening will as usual be eminently displayed.
May our prayers, alms, and Missionary exertions come up
now, and for ever before God with acceptance ! and may they
be as so many gems in your crown of glory, adding to the
weight, brightness, and solidity thereof! May the blesshig of
the heathen, who are ready to perish, come upon you ! May
the Lord bless you, and make his blessed face shine upon you,
so that you may be saved : and may that God, who at first com-
manded the light to shine out of darkness, command the light
of the knowledge of his glory to shine upon you in tlie face
of Jesus. Amen.
Amen ! saith the house of Israel ; and let the house of
Aaron say Amen I Amen ! saith the house of Levi, and let
all the sons of Levi say Amen ! Amen ! saith the church
triumphant, and shall not the church mihtant say Amen I
Amen ! saith the heathen world ; and is there a Christian in
the world who refuses to say Amen ! Amen ! saith my soul ;
and let your devout souls say Amen ! — '* and when all tlie
people heard they shouted and said Amen !"
Universal Difliisioii of Divine Knowledge.
A SEIIMON
PREACIIKD BEFORE
THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY, ,
AT
ST. LEONARD'S CHURCH, SHOREDITCH,
On Friday Morning, May IS, 1814,
BY THE
REV. W. GURNEY, M. A.
RECTOR OF ST. CLEMENT DANES, LONDON.
Habakkuk II, 14.
For the earth shall be filled with the knozdedge of the glory
of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
Ihis is the gracious and immutable decree of God; it is
made known to man in the book of truth ; it is addressed to
all men by an inspired prophet ; it is that on w hich all men
should have their eyes steadfastly fixed, as hereafter to be ful-
filled; it is to be watched over with tender concern and anxiety,
in an especial manner, by the christian world: it is to be prayed
for by all that love his appearing and his kingdom ; it is to be
strenuously promoted by all that love the Lord Jesus Christ in
sincerity, because the eternal Jehovah has continually exhibited
to us that his plan of operations is to use humble instruments
for the promotion of his glory, and the accomplishment of his
vast and eternal designs. W hen we search the records of an-
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tiquity, we shall find this has been universally the case. There
is not an instance of any wonderful event taking place, but
some great instrument (great compared wiih other men) has
been raised up in an extraordinary manner for the accomplish-
ment of the grand design. If we look to the time to which
the prophet alludes in our text — if we consider the destruc-
tion of the Chaldean empire, to which it has, I conceive, a
primary allusion, it is implied in the text, that subsequent to
that destruction, and when war should cease, there should be
extraordinary efforts made by all who love and fear God, to
bring to pass this gloiious jera; that when the enemies of
divine truth should have been made examples of divine ven-
geance, by the judgments of Jehovah, those v\ho remained
among them might be brought to acknowledge his righteous-
ness, and therefore that they who had received the truth in the
love thereof, were bound to go forth and preach the glad tidings
of eternal salvation, through that adorable Redeemer, who
is not only the substance of the New, but of the Old Testa-
ment dispensation.
This was most assuredly their duty ; and as an evidence
that they did in a great degree perform it, the prophet
utters the words of our text, and no doubt he preached fre-
quently from those words, going about among the people
with whom he sojourned, and saying, " The earth, which is
now full of darkness and cruel habitations (or habitations
of cruelty), shall be filled with the knowledge of the
glory of the Lord." You have seen as if he had said some-
what of the lighting down of his arm, in his awful judg-
ments ; but when you come to behold him as a merciful God
in Christ Jesus, when you shall see the glories of the godhead
in Christ Jesus by faith, then you shall see, that in what has
been said to you of God as a God of judgment, the half has
not been told concerning him; yea, not the hundredth portion
of what you shall find in his condescension to the world as a
God of grace. The time must come when this word of the
prophet shall be universally heard ; whether we now live in that
day, it is not for us to inquire ; but this we know, that the
things written afore time were written for our learning, on whom
the ends of the world are come. And if the prophet did sue-
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cessfully take this for ///5 text, and go forth and preach to
those uho sat in darkness, and did thus exhibit to theui the
light of the glory of God in a preached gospel, it becomes
our duty, who have enjoyed the brighter rays of that gospel,
whose heaits have been warmed wiUi the fiie of divine love,
who have tasted that the Lord is gracious, it is our bounden
duty (yea, and will be our utter disgrace and condemnation, if
we do not) to endeavour to impart to others somewhat of
that sacred hre which God has enkindled in our hearts.
And suiely there cannot be a more propitious lime than
the present for our attempting to cany on the mighty work
of our God, each one to lay hold, as it were, of his triumphal
car, and force it along ; no time can be more propitious
than a time of peace and tranquillity, in which to excite and
enkindle a similar flame in the hearts of all to whom we can
make known the trudis of the Lord Jesus Christ, who has
thus wonderfully condescended to fix his love upon us.
In order to your rightly entering into the full design
which I propose to myself in this discourse, it will be ne-
cessary, I. To inquire what is here meant by the prophet,
by the knowledge of the glory of the Lord filling the earth.
There is a passage similar to this in the prophecy of Isaiah.
After a description of the Redeemer's peaceable kingdom,
when the lion and the lamb shall lie down together, he says,
** Lor the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as
the waters cover the sea." Now this evidently alludes, in the
same manner as the text before us, to the Lord Jesus Christ.
He is the glorious Sun of Righteousness tliat shall arise upon
a calm and tranquillized world, as predicted by Isaiah ; he is
also the arm of the Lord^ to execute his righteous judgments.
We have seen in our day the judgments of the Lord abroad
in the earth, we have seen that ni the moment of his executing
those judgments, his people have not been altogether listless or
idle ; they have been learning important lessons, and while
learning them, they have been endeavouring to communicate to
others that important irulh, that in troublous times God builds
his spiritual kingdom. But shall we imagine, that because in
troubh)U8 times God chooses to erect his spiritual kingdom,
therefore in a time of peace the workmen are to take their
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rest ? Rather let us say, if God is pleased to build even in
troublous times, what will he not accomplish by his feeble
instruments when they have nothing else to do but build ? If
Nehemiah, with God's assistance, could cany up the wall of
Jerusalem to one half its heiglit round the city, the men work-
ing with one hand while they held a weapon in the other, shall
not the great Master-builder of the spiritual Jerusalem be
able to carry up the wall thereof to its full height, when the
hand of his workmen which has hitherto held the spear, shall
be set at liberty, and be employed with the other in using the
plumb and the level? Most assuredly this is an acceptable
time; this seems to be the spring of that year of jubilee
which shall close with a harvest of glory to God, and of sal-
vation to the ends of the earth.
Feeling this to be the case, how shall we impart this
knowledge ? The first question is, have we received it our-
selves? Here let us pause a moment, and ask ourselves, do
we know any thing as we ought of the glorious God ? If we
do, then it must be through Jesus Christ. No man hath seen
God at any time, but we may behold with the eye of faith,
that divine nature which in this world perfectly fulfilled the
law for all his members ; we may behold him who bled for
his people, standing (for St. Stephen did so by faith) at the
right hand of power, interceding for us. It must be through
Jesus Christ if we have any knowledge of the one true God ;
therefore, brethren, I most assiuedly can prove, according to
the doctrines of holy writ, that we must be partakers of a
living and true faith, for by faith alone can we embrace the
Lord Jesus Christ as our Lord and our God ; and this is the
gift of God; for it is written, " by grace are ye saved through
faith, and that not of yourselves ; it is the gift of God.
If then we have received this precious gift of God, will
not our first enquiry be this — Lord, what wilt thou have us
to do ? Shall we not endeavour to evidence this faith by holy
efforts to promote the glory of God r This, I conceive, should
be the feeling of every true Christian. Now, if this be your
feeling, brethren, I speak to all, to ministers and people — if
this be your feeling, then ascribe the glory to God in the first
^lace, as your just tribute of praise to him; and then unite
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and co-operate to promote tliat great and mighty work of in-
structing an ignorant and unenlightened world in the know-
ledo^e of the truth as it is in Jesus Christ. This 1 conceive to
be the grand object and design of the institution for which I
this day stand up, an unworthy substitute for another, to
preach the gospel of Christ.
Here is our security, if we go forth to this mighty work
in the strength of the Lord, in a spirit of humility, meekness,
and christian love, with pure atfection for the souls of men,
we shall not Intrench upon the prerogative of God, by at-
tempting to execute violent measures on the people ; we shall
come with words of mildness, and meekness, and < harity ; we
shall exhibit to them Jesus Christ as altogether lovely, and the
chief of ten thousand ; we shall draw in legible lineaments
their own character, as ignorant of this Saviour and only
Mediator, so as to create in them a desire to appear in the
glorious image of that blessed Saviour, in whom rfe trust for
salvation ; we shall not propose to them like the Mahometans,
"you must believe as we do, or we shall put you to the sword;'
this is not the conduct of the Missionary Society — this, I
trust, never will be the conduct of any Briton or any Protes-
tant !
Now as there is always an anxiety in every man to ask, when
shall these things be, and when shall be the time of all this
glorious change in human utifairs ? When w ill the kingdoms of
the earth become the kingdoms of the Lord and his Christ ?
When shall the kingdoms of the earth be made partakers of
the knowledge of the glory of Cod ? How shall this be ac-
complished, and by what Instruments and means, and what is
requisite in order to it ? I observe that God has condescended
to give to mankind a revelation of his mind and will in the sa-
cred volume called the Bible ; therefore, until this book be
put into the hands, in order to its finding an entrance into the
hearts of all, this passage of prophecy cannot truly be fultilled.
And next to this, in order to the due understanding of the sa-
cred records of divine truth in the Bible, it is necessary that
all mankind should be able to read it, and understand it in the
letter.
And now it would be the wisdom of every Christian here
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who is desirous of asking, ^\hen shall these things come lo
pass ; if he were to say, but have these thmgs ever yet been at-
tempted r Art thou a stranger in this metropolis, and still ig-
norant of several societies for piomoting religious knowledge
and other pious purposes ? Art thou but a stranger in England,
and dost thou not know what has come to pass in these latter
days? Hast thou not luard of the institution of the British
and Foreign 'Bible Society? Hast thou not heard of Mis-
sionary societies, Sunday-school and other societies, through-
out the land ? Not only has this fire been kindled in England,
but it seems to have burned with such vehemence as to have
excited a kindred flame in distant lands ; and accordingly we
find in other countries, societies of different descriptions
forming for the instruction of the young and the middle aged,
with a view to their learning to read that volunie which they
either have already in their possession, or shortly expect to
receive. These grand steps have been already taken by Bri-
tish Christians, yea, by Britons almost at large, with a view to
send forth iMissionaries to tianslate the Bible, and to teach
the use of those Bibles, and to be patterns and examples to
those who learn to read them in distant countries. They have
been sent to the heathen world at large. The Society for
which I now plead, does not confine itself to any quarter of
the globe; but wherever it finds a man, whether a Hottentot
or acting like a Hottentot, it would to that man impart divine
knowledge. This is the liberal, the philanthropic, the Chris-
tian design of this Institution.
There is another society in w hich we must all feel an in-
terest sooner or later — 1 wish we all felt it more strongly now;
it is a society to attempt the conversion of the Jews to Chris-
tianity ; to promote Christianity among those heathens at home,
who in part constitute the spiritual Israel of God, and who
are a part also of the heathen world, for whom we are deeply
interested at this day.
The prophecy in our text includes then the conversion of
the heathen, the conversion of the Jews, the universal diffu-
sion of scripture, and as a necessary concomitant, universal in-
struction. If these four grand designs have been already
begun to be accomplished and the work is going on, and do
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any ask what have we to do ? 1 answer, help them for-
ward, press into the ranks of their supporters, carry them on
with more vigour, and pray more fervenily to God for his
bltssiiig ; suffer no dithculty to retard your progress ; but go
on, the breath of heaven shall lill your sails, the Holy Spirit
shall give you energy and understandmg to direct and guide
you, and \ou sh:ill convey the blessing to the most distant
p.irls oi .he earth. The time will very shortly come, when
all the eyith shail cast their eyes toward this blessed land, this
httle spot upon the map of t'le Morld, and shall look to it as
the poor deluded heathen does to the rising sun, as to the place
of coMifort, of hanpintss, and peace ; and with thankfu'uess
of hcrt to God, the great giver of all good, shall piay for a
blessing to rest upon this happy island, because it has been
the visible fountain from which ail that is merciful, good, and
gracious has flowed to the benighted nations of the earth.
We have reason to believe that the time is already come, and
upon this ground I have proceeded from the commencement
of this discouise. 1 believe, most assuredly, that the progress
of those Institutions, which have the glory of God and the
salvation of men in view, depend in a great measure upon
the zeal and energy of God's praying people. Prayer must
be offered up contnmally by all true believers, that God's
kingdom may cf»iut , his will be done ; and ihat we may see
the glorious fulhlment of this great prophecy. And 1 believe,
if we can by any means enlist into our present army of Chris-
tians in England, some praying souls in the remote parts of
Russia, in the coldest parts of the Swedish dominions, from
the burning sands of Africa, from India and Kgypt as well as
America, if we can but enlist them under the same banner of
Christ, as our mediator and intercessor with God, joining
prayer for our success, we shall, my friends, (proceeding ra-
pidly and with increasing velocity) feel, that the end of our la-
bours is about to be accomplished, in the salvation of the world.
With regard to the different points which I have touched
upon, I would beg leave to observe to those of this con-
gregation who are not intimately acquainted with the So-
ciety for which I this day plead, that 1 can perceive, though
I have had but little time to investigate all its features, and all
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its extensive beauties, I can perceive in this Institution all
those points, certainly aimed at, and with a fair promise of
success. For this Society, in the carrying on of its proposed
design by means of its Missionaries, has instituted, is insti-
tuting, and, if you will enable them, will continue to multiply
their institutions of schools for the instruction of children and
adults, in the dark parts of the earth. And they are doing
this with the design of preparing the rising generation, as well
as the adults, to read that blessed book the Bible, which they
have been endeavouring with great assiduity, and in that en-
deavour have been very much assisted by the British and Fo-
reign Bible Society, to translate into different dialects and
languages, that the people may thoroughly comprehend it.
And when so brought into a language which they can under-
stand, having been taught their own language, they will be
ready to turn to the Bible, and to read that blessed book,
which has been the instrument in the hands of God of stirring
up in England the hearts of those who have sent out such
blessings to those very people. And what will be the conse-
quence ? They will immediately fall down upon their knees
and say, Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, to whom we owe all these benefits, and may his
blessing rest upon those who have been the n>eans of con-
ferring them upon us !
But in this Institution also there are great endeavours
made to translate the scriptures for the use of those people
who are utterly ignorant of all true religion. And in order to
this it is necessary, not merely to send a certain number of
copies to such a particular village, to \)e distributed among the
people, for that alone would be utterly in vain ; but they are
under the necessity, and this gives them their true name, of
sending forth Missionaries, good and true men, to be the
interpreters of this blessed book, to be living patterns and
examples of the truth which it contains, and of the eflfect
which it produces on them who receive it in the love of it.
Moreover, this Society uses the means of civilization for
these poor people in distant lands ; teaching them to make
the best use of the productions of the earth ; and I have
heard from some that know it, that many trades have
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been already introduced Into Africa among the poor Hot-
tentot people, whose sole occupation before, was hunting,
sleeping, or endeavouring to scrape together such things as
they could tind for their subsistence. These people are now
enabled to see the propriety, the decency, and the necessity
of having garments to cover them ; the advantage of culti-
vating the earth for the supply of their wants, and of do-
mesticating animals which are wild by nature, to make good
and proper food for them; in doing all this there must be
much expense incurred by the Society.
It is absolutely necessary that every person desirous of
being well acquainted with the Society, should not come
merely to hear sermons on its merits and designs, but should
peruse the memorials printed by the Institution, and its va-
rious reports. Has there been a single instance of success
arising from the eti'orts of this Institution ? If there has,
then this is the stamp of heaven upon it, as being designed
to promote the glory of God, for it has received the success
which he alone can give ; and therefore it is your bounden
duty and mine, to do ail we can to further its views and assist
its efforts. But has the Institution had not only a fezv but
many testimonies to its legitimacy, as agreeable to the will and
command of God ? then there is additional reason to go
forward, that it may have more ; for the earth is full of dark-
ness and ignorance, and though the light is advancing so as to
form a ray of glory round our land, yet it must be extended
to the most distant parts of the earth. Tiiis is a reason why
we should take encouragement to press on with redoubled
efforts ; for as our sphere extends, the calls for exertion will
increase in proportion. Therefore we are collected together
this day with a view to move forward the great machine, to
promote the determination of our God, as revealed to us in
the text, that the earth sh^ll be tilled with the knowledge of
the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the seas. We are
met together to co-operate, as we have, I trust already in our
prayers; so I hope we are met together to unite v\ith heart
and hand in ascribing praise to God, and in shewing forth
his glorrj, and oar rcillingness to obey hh commands, by
giving liberally in support of an Institution like this; which
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seeks the promotion of the good of the heathen in our Indian
empire, who are as much our fellovv-citizeus as -the people of
this island. If we have obtained a political iiitluence there,
we have a spiritual interest ni the souls of the pe(>ple, ni an
especial manner, beyond all the other powers on earth.
But 33 the vvorhi itself is only one great family, the world
is the field for our operations. Brethren, let us remember,
if we, through the mercy of God, are enabled to go forth, or
to send forth others, as messengers, to gather in the lost sheep
of the house of the true Israel, by gathering in the heathen,
we shall be filling up that proper office which belongs to all
the messengers of God. Hence we find that at the last day,
when the great harvest shall come, the oe.yyt\oi^ or messengers,
shall go forth, and they shall be the reapers ; we are only
messengers of God, of an inferior order.
But I must say, that the time wherein we now live is a
sufficient call upon us to use redoubled diligence in all our
religious duties, and especially in this cause which we have in
hand, since faciUties have been aiforded us by the government,
and the doors that are continually opening to us : we can
in idea hear the sound of the rusty bolts of despotism drawn
back, which seems to call us to look into the dungeons of
ignorance, that we may weep over that we may not be able
fully to remove ; that we may at least endeavour to mitigate
the woe which is the consequence of it, by sending those
who are willing to go into the dark parts of the earth, on the
errand of mercy — the time is propitious, and urges us ou;
and as we have now the glad prospect of peace, and as our
blessed Lord came upon the earth at such a time, may we
not hope and believe, that the day of peace shall be the day of
good-will to man.
It would be utterly impossible for human eloquence, could
it be used on the present occasion, in its greatest power
savingly, to touch a single heart here ; it v\'ould be but as the
froth of the ocean, which the first breath of wind dissipates
for ever. But, my friends, in this awful assembly, in the pre-
sence of God, who is an infinite and invisible spirit, who has
promised his divine presence where two or three are gathered
together in his name, can we doubt of abundant success?
DIVINE KNOWLEDGE. 121
No ; to doubt, and to do less than firmly believe were sin.
We do believe, and, I trust, that it is our huiiible prayer to
God, that whatever may have been said upon this occasion
may be utterly forgotten, if its tendency has been to weaken
the cause ; and that whatever has been suitably said may be
carried home in the full power of the Spirit, to promote the
cause we have at heart.
To you, my brethren in the ministry, I appeal, whether
the work of the Lord is not of more importance than any
other work on this side of eternity ? Whether it is not the
most awful, and at the same time the most delightful ; when
we consider that we are made the honoured instriunents of
God, of doing good to souls ? When we consider that we are
dignified by becoming the channels for communicating divine
grace to the world ? Is it not then an office to be entered
into with serious inquiry, to be carried on with earnest prayer
for the divine blessing, to be laid down under the deepest
humility, ascribing to God all the praise, and to ourselves all
the sins that have been mingled in our most holy perform-
ances ? If this be true, and i believe I speak to the experi-
ence and to the approbation of every minister who hears me,
then most assuredly you, as the guardians of this Society, will
be cautious whom you send out as Missionaries. You will
consider, they are going forth to execute the purposes of your
God toward the ruined race of man. This is a most serious
concern, brethren ; and I have no doubt it w ill point out to
you the reason why we should not subscribe our hand hastily
to the approval of any Missionary ; that the Missionaries
when approved of and sent forth, may not enter into their
labours with any secular advantage in view ; but that they
should enter into the work of the Lord, as a labour,
and not as that which is to be an indulgence of their de-
sires, except as they shall find it in the sequel to be the
pleasure of the Lord, prospering in their hand. His service,
it is true, is perfect freedom ; but we are not to go into his
work, and expect that we shall go on smoothly and calmly,
and be rising as it were, step by step, to the pinnacle of
worldly honour ; rather let us come down from our altitudes,
and descend into the very dens and caves of the earth, and
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122 UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION OF
look up to the work as far above us and impressed with the
magnitude of it, cry out to him that is mighty, for strength
to be enabled to take our part in it. This T would v\ish
to be deeply impressed by the Spirit of God upon all our
hearts ; that there may be no fault found by those who are
to contribute the means at some distant period, from our
having carelessly, or wantonly given a commisson to any to
go forth as Missionaries. Without observing these cautions,
we shall labour in vain, the blessing of God will not rest
upon us.
Having said thus much, I will not venture to apologize
for the imperfections which have been apparent this day,
because I hold all apology to be utterly unnecessary in the
presence of God. I stand here as the advocate of this
Society, I trust not unsent, but certainly not of my own
sending. I now consign the cause to God ; from his hand I
hope and trust T did receive it ; and I hope and pray as the
last desire of my heart this day, that the persons present, who
expected to hear another preacher, will not suffer the Insti-
tution to lose a single particle of their money by reason of
the change; but on the contrary, that they will pay me that
respect for being here only as a substitute at a short notice,
which I shall most delight in, by giving more liberally than
they at first intended, assured that it will be well bestowed
aud rightly used. For this Society has no party purposes to
serve, but breathes unity and peace, and love to all — seeking to
win souls to Christ and not to human names or sects — uniting
to conquer Him who divides to gain his ends.
And now I earnestly pray that the blessing of God may
rest upon this Society, and upon all our hearts ; and if out of
the numbers here present, any are not annual subscribers to
it, the Lord would induce many to become so ; for without
considerable annual subscriptions, and an established fund,
such a society, with such large views, can neither hope to pro-
tect or provide for their Missionaries abroad, nor can they, by
any means, be sure that the engifgenients they have entered
into will be fiiily and faithfully accomplished. Therefore, for
the credit of the Society, aud for your own sakes, as being
concerned in it, for every annual subscriber becomes a mem-
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ber of the Society, as well as on account of the Society at
large, I trust that you will subscribe liberally upon the present
occasion, and enable us to carry on the work more exten-
sively, and that you will offer up your prayers continually for
its success.
And now to the eternal Jehovah, tiie Lord of all ^ to the
Lord Jesus Christ, whose is the kingdom and the glory; and
to the Holy Spirit, who alone can bring the purpose of our
heart to pass ; to the Triune-Jehovah, let us, with our hearts
and tongues, ascribe, for all our mercies temporal and spi-
ritual, received and in prospect, equal and eternal glory and
praise ! Anien.
As this Sermon was delivered entirely extempore, and taken
down by a short-hand writer, the author requests that it may be
accepted just as it was spoken, with every allowance for the agita-
tion of mind which must necessarily be excited by the suddenness
of the call, from the illness of the Rev.Mr. Whish, of Bristol, who
was expected to preach. The author can truly say, that as it flowed
from the heart, he is desirous that it should be considered as an of-
fering heartily made in favour of the Society, to which he wishes
every success in common with all societies and institutions which
have in constant view the glory of God and the good of souls; be-
ing well persuaded in his mind, that with such motives, societies,
however numerous and various, will proceed amicably forward in
their glorious career, until the prophecy in the text shall be
completely fulfilled.
MISSIONAEY SOCIETY,
ESTABLISHED IN 1795.
«e®®®^[<^g>}©©»«««=—
PLAN.
I. The Name.— the MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
II. The Object. — The sole object is to spread the know-
ledge of Christ among heathen and other unenlightened nations.
III. The Members. — Persons subscribing one guinea, or
more, annually — every benefactor making a donation of ten
pounds — one of the executors, on the payment of a legacy amount-
ing to fifty pounds, or upwards; and Ministers, or otlier repre-
sentatives of congregations in the country, which subscribe or
collect for the use of the Society five pounds annually.
IV. General Meetings. — To be held annually in Londoa
on the second Wednesday of May, and oftener if necessary, to
chuse a Treasurer, Directors, Secretary, and Collectors, and to
receive reports, audit accounts, and deliberate on what farther
steps may best promote the object of the Society. At eveiy such
meeting, one sermon, or more, shall be preached by one or more
of the associated Ministers, and notice given, as is usual on such
occasions. The President for tl)e day shall open and conclude
tlie meeting with prayer, and sign the minutes of tlie proceedings.
All matters proposed, shall be determined by the majority of the
members present.
V. The Direction. — To consist of as many Directors, an-
nually chosen out of its members, as circumstances may require.
At the first meeting twenty-five shall be elected, with power to
associate with themselves such an additional number as may be
judged by them expedient, when the extent of the Society is as-
certained. Three-fifths, and no more, of these Directors shall
reside in or near London; where all montlily meetings shall be
held for transacting the business of the Society. Not less than
seven shall constitute a board. For greater facility and expedi-
tion, they may subdivide into committees, for managing the
funds, conducting tlie correspondence, making reports, examin-
ing Missionaries, directing the missions, &c. but no act of these
committees sliall be valid till ratified at a monthly meeting. No
expenditure exceeding c£lOO sliall be made without consulting all
the Directors, or ^^500 without calling a general meeting of the
subscribers. Annual subscribers of JtlO or upwards, and bene-
*A
PLAN OF THE SOCIETY.
factors of £lOO or more, may attend, if they please, -with the
Directors, at any of the monthly meetings. On any emergency
the Directors shall call a general meeting of the Society, to whom
their arrangements shall be submitted : nor shall they enter upon
a new mission till they obtain the general concurrence.
VI. The Funds — Arising from donations, legacies, subscrip-
tions, collections, &c. shall be lodged, as soon as collected, in the
hands of the Treasurer. The Directors shall place in the public
funds all monies so paid, whenever they exceed £300, until they
are required for the use of the mission ; excepting it appears to
them prejudicial to the interests of the Society.
VII. Salaries. — The Secretary shall receive such a salary
as the Directors may appoint; but the Directors themselves shall
transact the business ojf the Society without any emolument.
At the annual meeting, held the 14th of May, 1812,
Resolved, That those Ministers in the country who are an-
nual subscribers, or whose congregations send an annual collec-
tion to the Society; and all presidents, or principal officers, of
country auxiliary Societies, who may be in London occasionally,
shall be Directors 2^^o tempore, and be entitled to meet and vote
with the Directors.
At the annual meeting, held the 12th of May, 1814,
Resolved, That a copy of the Fundamental Principle, adopted
at the first annual meeting in May, 1796, be printed at the end
of the Plan*
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE.
As the union of God's people of various denominations, in
carrying on this great work, is a most desirable object ; so to pre-
vent, if possible, any cause of future dissension, it is declared to
be a. fimdamental principle of the Missionary Society, that our de-
sign is not to send Presbyterianism, Independency, Episcopacy,
or any other form of Church order and government (about which
there may be difference of opinion among serious persons), but
the glorious Gospel of the blessed God, to the Heathen ; and
that it shall be left (as it ought to be left) to the minds of the
persons whom God may call into the fellowship of his Son from
among them, to assume for themselves such form of Church go-
vernment as to them shall appear most agreeable to the Word
of God.
A LIST
LIFE MEMBERS
OF THE
MISSIOWAMY SOCIETY.
£ s. d.
ST96. AiHJrsoN, Mr. John 10 10 0
Aldersey, Mr. Homerton 10 0 0
Alers, Mr. W. Fenchurch-street 10 10 0
Audley, Rev. Mr. J. Cambridge 20 0 0
Bailey, Mr. St. Paul's Church-yard 10 10 0
Brown, Mr. Stoke Newington 10 0 0
Bunn, Mr. Hoxton 10 10 0
Burder, Rev. G. Camberwell 10 10 0
Burnell, Mr. John, Islington 10 0 0
Carter, Mr. S 10 0 0
Clarke, Mr. W. High-street, Borough 10 10 0
Cock, Mr. A. Lower Shadwell,. , 10 10 0
Cooper, Mr. Goswell-street , 10 0 0
sCornwdl, Mr. Thomas 10 0 0
Cowie, Mr. Robert, Highbury-place 50 0 0
DarvaU, Mr. J. Southampton , 10 0 0
3Davies, Rev. Dr. iO 0 0
Deane, Mrs. Ann 10 0 0
Egginton, Messrs. G. ^ I. Hull 21 0 0
Fenn, Mr. T. Bellingdon 20 0 0
Fenn, Mr. J. Comhill 10 0 0
Finch, Mr. C.Sudbury 10 10 0
Findlay, Rev. Dr. Glasgow 10 10 0
Foreaker, Mr WOO
Gaviller, Mr. George, Clapton 10 10 0
Giles, Mr. W. Water-lane 10 0 0
Glascott, Rev. Mr. Hatherleigh 10 0 O
Gosling, Mr. E. Shackle well... 25 0 0
Gouger, Mr. Newgate-street 20 0 0
Gray, Mr. Wilham, York 10 0 0
Greaves, Mr. Greenwich 10 10 0
Groves, Mr. J. bv Dr. Haweis 10 0 0
Haldane, Mr. R." Edinburgh 50 0 O
Haldanu, Mr. J. Aivdrie 50 0 0
Hall, Mr. S. Fenchurch-street 10 10 0
Hamilton, Rev. Mr. Fentonville 10 0 0
Hanson, Mr. Burton-street 10 0 0
Hardcastle, Reyner, and Corsbie, Messrs. 300 0 0
Haweis, Rev. Dr. Aldwinckle 500 0 0
Hemraington, Rev. Mr. Thorp-Arch 10 0 0
Henderwell, Mr. Thomas, Scarborough 10 0 0
Herve}', Lady Caroline 20 0 0
Hevgate, 3Ir. J. Aldermanbury 10 0 0
•B2
LIFE MEMBERS.
£ s. d.
Holloway, Mr. J. Old-street-road 10 0 0
Hooper," Mr. G. Greenwich 10 0 0
Houj^liton, Mr. Huddersfield 10 0 0
Huliord, Mr. Broad-street-buildings 20 0 0
Jones, Rev. Mr. City Road 10 10 0
Kemp, Mr. G. Poole 20 0 0
Leigh, Sir Egerton, Bart. Warwickshire 50 0 0
Leigh, Lady 10 0 0
Long, Mr. James, Buckingham 10 10 0
Luck, Mr. Joseph, London 20 0 0
Marten, Mr. America-square 10 10 0
Mather, Mrs. Hackniey 25 5 0
Meech, Mr. J. by Eev. Mr. Douglas 10 0 0
Meymott, Mr. London 10 10 0
Mever, Mr. James, LeadenhaU-street 25 0 0
MiiLs, Mr. Samuel, Finsburj'-place 10 10 0
Mills, Mrs. Islington 50 0 0
Muir, Mr. William, Glasgow 10 0 0
Nicklin, Mrs. Southampton 10 0 0
Page, Mr. Tower-street 10 0 0
Patterson, Mr. George, Bishopsgate 10 0 0
Patteson, Mr. John, Glasgow 21 0 0
Patch, Mrs. Moorfields 10 0 0
Plummer, Mr. Thomas, CamberweU 21 0 0
Poussett, Mr. Hackney 10 0 0
Randall, Mr. W. Southampton 10 0 0
Rawlings, Mr. T. W. Padstow 10 10 0
Roberts, Mr. George, Fore-street , 10 10 0
Robinson, Mr. Blackfriars-road 10 0 0
Rvder, Mrs. bv Rev. Mr. Douglas 10 0 0
Saville, Mr. W. by Rev. Mr. lungsbury 10 10 0
Sherrings, Mr. John, Borough 10 10 0
Shoolbred, Mr. John, JMark-lane 50 0 0
Shnibsole, Mr. W. Old-street 20 0 0
Simpson, Mr. W 10 10 0
Simpson, Mr. W. Diss 10 10 0
Skinner, Mr. W. Bristol 10 10 0
Smith, Mr. George 10 0 0
Smith, Mr. Greenwich 10 0 0
Stiff, Mr. Thomas, New-street 20 0 0
Sti-ange, Messrs. J. and W. Bishopsgate-street 10 0 0
Svkes, Mr. Joseph, Kirk Ella 10 10 0
Tabor, Mr. John, Colchester 100 0 0
Taylor, Mr. Samuel, ditto 25 0 0
Thornton, Henry, M.P. Clapham 10 10 0
Toomer, Mr. Edward, Southampton 10 0 0
Toomer, Mr. Samuel, Basingstoke 10 0 0
Tutt, Mr. Royal Exchange 11 11 6
Twiss, Colonel, Woolwich 10 10 0
Walker, Mr. Dubhn 10 0 0
WaUis, Cook, & Co. Tnunp-street 10 0 0
Waring, Mr. Francis, Islington 10 0 0
Warren, Mr. Samuel, Kentish-town 10 0 0
Wilson, Mr. John, Islington 100 0 0
"Wilson, Mr. Thomas, City-road 100 0 0
Wilson, Mr. Joseph, Milk-street 100 0 0
Williams, Rev. Thomas, Stepney 10 0 0
Wilkinson, Mr. Thomas, Jeffreys-square 20 0 0
Wilberforce, AV. M.P 10 10 0
Wilmhurst, Mr. by Rev. IVIr. Douglas 10 0 0
LIFE MEMBERS. v.
£ s. d.
1797. BelUn, Mr. J. ChigweU 20 0 0
Brown, Mr. Pudding-lane 10 0 0
Cater, Mr. T. Broad-street 10 10 0
Cowie, Mr. G 10 10 0
Cowie, Mr. li. Kingsland Crescent 21 0 0
Davidson, Mr. Queen-Ann-street 20 0 0
Dixon, Mr. W •. 10 0 0
Fenn, Mr. John, Peckham 25 0 0
Hall, Mr. .S. Fenchurch-street 10 10 0
Hillier, Mr. N. Lavenham 50 0 0
Knowlvs, Mr. Fdmonton 10 10 0
Leigh,' Sir Egerton, Bart 20 0 0
Maitby, Mr. Marlborough-street 25 0 0
Pattison, Mr. J. Kochtbrd 10 0 0
Petty, Mr. Eveshot 10 0 0
Keviier, Mr. Mark-lane 10 10 0
Sabine, Mr. W. Islington 10 0 0
Sundius, Mr. Devonshire-squai'e .„ 11 11 0
Thornton, B. M. P 10 10 0
Walters, Mr. T 15 5 0
"VVillvams, Lieutenant, Boyal Cornish 21 0 0
WraV, Mrs. J. Middleham 10 10 0
1798. Holmes, Mr, Beading 10 0 0
Mackintosh, Rev. A. Tain 50 0 0
Byder, Mrs. Beading 10 0 0
Smith, Mr. G. I'aternoster-row 10 0 0
Winter, Bev. John, Newbury 20- 0 0
Woltte, jMr. G. E. America-square 1 00 0 0
1709. P.aber, Mr. Knightsbridge 10 0 0
Brett, Mr. T. Camberwell 10 0 0
Chambers, Mr. J. Dublin 10 10 0
Cowie, Mr. John, Bennanas, India 21 0 0
I^vans, Mrs. Bristol 50 0 0
Farmer, Mr. B. Kennington 10 10 0
Favell, Bousfield, & Co. Messrs 10 0 0
Haweis, Bev. Dr 50 0 O
Holdgate, Mr. T. Bradford 20 0 0
Hinderwell, Mr. T. Scarborough 10 0 0
Howard, Mr. Bobert, Stamlbrd-hill 10 0 0
Livius, Mr. G. Bedford 10 10 0
Maitland, Mr. Bobert, Camberwell 10 0 0
Walton, Mr. J. Greenwich 10 0 0
White, Captain C. East Indies 21 0 0
Williams, Mr. John, East Indies 21 0 0
1800. Aldersey, Mr. Ilomerton 20 0 0
Baber, Mr. Knightsbridge 20 0 0
liailey , Mr. St. Paul's Church-yard 10 0 0
Barnes, Mr, City-road ." 10 0 0
IJellin, Mr. John, Ciiigwell 10 0 0
Boase, Mr. Pallmall 50 0 0
Bennett, Mr. Michael-street 10 0 o
Brett, Mr. Thomas, Camberwell 30 0 0
Butcher, Mr. Kingsland 20 0 0
Brotherton, Mr 10 0 0
Burkitt, Mr. Poidtrv 10 0 0
Cabel, Mr '. 10 10 0
Cattley, Mr. Camberwell 50 0 (t
LIFE MEMBERS.
£ s. d,
Carruthers, Mr. Cheapside 10 10 0
Carter, Mr. James 10 0 0
Clarke, Mr. William, Borough 50 0 0
Christie, Mr. William, Wappiiig 10 0 0
Cowie, Mr. Rx)bert, Kingsiand-crescent 100 0 0
Cox, Mr. H. Goodman's-fieids 25 0 0
Cox, Mr. S. ditto 25 0 0
Croucher, Mr. Hajanavket 20 0 0
Curling, Mr. Jesse, Bermondsey 10 10 0
Davison, Mr. Fish-street-hUl 10 10 0
Danford, Mr. Samuel, Duck's-foot-lane 10 10 0
Deere, Mr. King's-head-street 10 0 0
Dunkley, Mr. 10 0 0
Dyson, 'Mr. George, St. Mary's Hill 10 10 0
Eastman, Mr. Portsea 20 0 0
Fenn, Mr. Botolph-lane 50 0 0
FUling, Mr. Sun-tavern-fields 10 0 0
Fox, Mr. T. Peck-ham 20 0 0
Gatfield, Mr. Newgate-street 21 0 0
Gaitskell, Mr. Rotherhithe 10 0 0
Gaviller, Mr. G. Clapton 50 0 0
Giles, Mr. Water-lane 10 0 0
Gosling, Mr. ShackleweU 10 10 0
Goodeve, Mr. J. Gosport 10 10 0
Graves, Mr. B. Greenwich 10 10 0
Greaves, Wood, & Co. Messrs. Borough 10 10 0
Griffiths, Mr. Borough 10 0 0
Hardcastle, Mr. Joseph, Hatcham-house 100 0 0
Haldane, Mr. Robert, Edinburgh 105 0 0
Haweis, Rev. Dr 100 0 0
Hart, Mr. Walworth „., ,. 10 0 0
Hinderwell, Mr. Scarborough , 10 10 0
Horton, Mr. Laurence-Pountney-lane 10 0 0
Holmes, Mr. T. Reading 20 0 0
Hodson, Mr. T. Ptymouth 100 0 0
Janson, Mr. W. by Rev. Mr. Eyre 10 0 0
Lonsdale, Mr. Wood-street 10 0 0
Luck, Mr. J. CI pton 10 0 0
Mackay, Captain 10 0 0
Mather, Mrs. 'Hackney 20 0 0
Mever, Mr. Leadenhall-street 25 0 0
Morris, Mr. Thomas, Cambenvell 10 0 0
Murrav, Mr. Alexander, Perth 20 0 0
Piatt, Rev. Mr, Wilmot-square 10 0 0
Piatt, Mr. Isaac, Islington 10 10 0
Piatt, Mr. Thomas..., 10 10 0
Plummer, Mr. Camberwell 20 0 0
Preston, Mr. Miles's-lane 10 0 0
Ranier, Mr. John, Reading 21 0 0
Reviier, Mr. Joseph, Mark-lane..., 100 0 0
Rothwell, Mr. Richard, Clapham , , 21 0 0
Ryder, Mr. Reading 10 0 0
Sacket, Mr. Kennington , 20 0 0
Sharp, Mr. Threadueedle-street 21 0 0
Shaw, Mr, John 10 0 0
Shrubsole, Mr. W. Bank 10 0 0
Skinner, Mr. W. Bristol 20 0 0
Smith, Mr. George „ 10 0 0
Steele, Mr. G 10 0 0
Strange, Mr. J. Enfield 10 10 0
LIFE MEMBERS. vli.
£ s. d.
Sundius, Mr. Devonshire-square 21 0 0
Wallis, Cook, and Hammond, Messrs. Trump-street 60 0 0
Walton, Mr. W. Lime-street 10 0 0
AValcot, Mr. John, Bristol 20 0 0
Wakeman, Mr. Mears-street, Hackney 10 0 0
Webber, Mr. James 10 10 0
Whately and Fatten, Messrs. by Mr. Reyner 10 10 0
Whitwell, Mr. Bethnal-green 10 0 0
Wilks, Rev. Matthew, Hoxton 20 0 0
Wihnhurst, Mr. J. Reading.. 10 0 0
Winchester, Mr. Strand 10 0 0
WolfFe, G. Esq. America-square 50 0 0
Yocbiey, Mr. Bedford-street 10 0 0
1901. Brett, Mr. Craig's-court ^^ a n
Freeman, Mr. London-wall 20 0 0
1«02. Crawford and Lindsay, Earl, Richmond 100 0 0
Goldsmid, Mr. E. by Mr. Revner 10 0 0
Hohnan, Mr. W. Thames-street !•> 0 0
Skinner, Mr. Bristol 20 0 0
1803. Eethune, Mr. D. New York 10 10 0
Carter, Mr. T. Roval Exchange 10 10 0
Simeon, Rev. Mr. king's College, Cambridge 20 0 0
Swanston, Mr. J. Glasgow 10 0 0
1801-. Alexander, Mr. Maidstone 50 0 0
Burchett, Mrs 10 0 0
Cobb, Mr. Margate 10 10 0
Greaves, Mr. Tliomas, Greenwich 10 10 0
Haweis, Rev. Dr *^ 0 0
Howard, Mr. Robert 10 0 0
Merian, Messrs. J. R. de P. Basil 20 0 0
Parry, Mr. Shrewsbury 20 0 0
Rhesen, Christopher F. Embeck, Germany 20 0 0
Usher, Mr. Buckle-street, Whitechapel 10 0 0
Woltfe, G. Esq. Bridge-street, Bkckfriars 20 0 0
1805. Cowie, Mr. Robert, lungsland 10 10 0
MineLin, Mr. T. Gospoit 10 0 0
Woodd, Rev. B. Paddington 10 10 0
1806. Scott, Mr. G. Hammersmith 10 0 0
Tupp, Mr. John, Horton 10 10 0
1807. Aldridge, Mr. G. Winkton 10 0 0
Dodkin, Mr. S. Basingboume 10 0 0
Dunkm, Mrs. Ann, London 10 0 0
Gouldsmith, Mr 10 10 0
Lee, Mrs. 10 0 0
Mansfield, Miss, Springield 10 10 0
Stephens, Mr. J. Clapham 10 10 0
Wall, Mrs. by Mr. Stainforth 10 10 0
1808. Davidson, Mr. T. M. Doctors'-Commons 10 10 0
Thoi7)e, Mr. York 10 0 0
1809. Mansfield, Mr 10 10 0
Meyer, Mr. G. Salvadwe-house SO 0 o
vlii. LIFE MEMBERS.
£ s. d,
RMgg, Mr. Henry 10 10 0
Thompson, Thomas, M. P. Hull 10 0 0
"Wilson, Mrs. Camberwell 30 0 0
1810. Barn,', Mr. Cheltenham 10 0 0
Bel^ave, Mrs. Camden-town 10 0 0
Burkitt, Mr. T. Poultry 10 0 0
Carlill, Mr. J. Leman-street 10 10 0
Clubbe, Misses, Chester 10 0 0
Clarke, Mr. W. Boroudi 10 0 0
Cooper, Mrs. M. by iVfr. W. Hodson .50 0 0
Corsbie, Mr. J. Artilierv-pkce 10 10 0
Creek, Messrs. J. R. and Co 21 0 0
Lawson, Mi-. E. Brown's-lane 1;) 0 0
Mansfield, Miss, Birmingham 10 0 0
Paynter, Messrs. F. and Co. Coleman-street 11 0 0
Scott, Mrs. "Namptwich, 3 per cent, stock -t )0 0 0
tJnwin, Mrs. Castle Hedingham 10 0 0
Wilberforce, W. INI. ?. Kensington 10 10 0
1811. Dixon, Mr. W 10 0 0
Gage, Mrs. Bath 150 0 0
Harvey, Mr. B. William 25 0 0
Matthews, Mr. W. Pentonville 20 0 0
Matthews, Mrs. ditto 20 0 0
Matthews, Miss, ditto 10 0 0
Milling, Mr. Wigan 10 0 0
Mills, Mr. S. Finsbury 10 0 0
Mullbrd, Mr. Basingstoke 10 0 0
Parry, Mr. J. Shrewsbury 20 0 0
Thornton, Mrs. Hull....]! 10 0 0
1812. Bain, Mr. Joseph, Glasgow 20 0 0
Cracknell, liev. Dr. Weymouth 10 0 0
GundrA', Mr. D. Beaminster 52 10 0
Heudebourch, Mr. W. Taunton, stock in the 5 per cents 100 0 0
Hughes, Rev. J. Battersea 10 10 0
Jacques, Mrs. Bath 10 0 0
Parry, Mr. Joseph, Shrewsbmy 50 0 0
Puget, Mrs 10 10 0
Robinson, Mr. Lakenheath, Suffolk 10 0 0
Rust, Mr. W. Hull 10 10 0
Wilberfbrce, W. M. P. Kensington 10 10 0
Wilson, Rev. John, Matlock 10 0 0
1813. Lorton, Viscount, Dublin 20 0 0
Lorton, Viscountess, ditto 10 0 0
Barham, Lord, Barham Court, Kent 12 0 0
Bond, Charles, Paddington 10 10 0
Burkitt, Mr. Poultry 10 10 0
Bums, Mr. W. Paisley 10 0 0
Cratheme, Rev. W. B. Durham 10 10 0
Curtis, Rev. Mr. Wrestlingvvorth 12 2 0
Clarke, Mr. James, Dublin 30 0 0
Dawson, Mr. Roger, by Mr. J. Bunnell 10 10 0
Figgis, Mr. jun. Dublin 10 0 0
Green, Mr. George, Blackwall 21 0 0
Hodson, Mr. Thomas, Plymouth 10 0 0
Hogan, Mr. W. C. DubHn 10 0 0
Jones, Mr. Tboiaas, PejibigU 10 0 o
LIFE MEMBERS. xi.
£ s. d.
Laird, Mr. John, Greenock lo lo 0
Leake, Mrs. Cottint^ham 10 0 0
Muggeridge, Mr. Upper Thames-street 10 10 0
Percival, Dr. Dublm 20 0 0
Preston, Mrs. Mary, Eath 10 0 0
Puget, Mrs. Sackville-street 25 0 0
lliddle, Mr. Alexander, Queen-sti-eet, Cheapside ... 35 10 0
Stehikopff, Rev. Mr. Savoy 10 0 0
Stiptoe, iVir. P. Sudbury 10 0 0
Struthers, Mr. W. Scotland-yard 10 0 0
Taylor, Mr. J. Old Broad-street 10 0 0
Watkins, Rev. J. Reading 10 10 0
White, Mr. Robert, Dublin 11 7 6
ISU. Bittleston, Mf. Norton-street, Mary-le-bone 10 10 0
Breese, Mi-s. Eliza, Bath .' 50 0 0
Capel, Mr. Cornhill 10 10 0
Crisp, Mr. W. Frostenham 50 0 D
Davies, Mr. James, Hackney 10 10 0
Figgis, Mr. J. Dublin 10 0 0
Havter, Mr. Thomas, Brixton 100 0 0
Hodson, Mr. Thomas, Plymouth 10 10 0
Kennion, Mr. Thomas 10 10 0
Lanyon, Mr. Ricliard, Lostwithiel lu 10 O
Mathias, Rev. Mr. Dublin 10 10 0
Pearson, Mrs. Maiy, Bath 10 0 0
Pirie, Mr. J. Camberwell 10 lO' 0
RothweU, Mr. 11. Clapham 10 10 0
Simpson, iMr. Jolm, Bush-lane 10 10 0
Stiptoe, Mr. P. Sudbury 20 0 0
Un^vin, Mrs. Castle Hedingham 10 Q P
I. :e <G .4 € I e's.
1800, ]Mrs. Sarah Walmsey, late of Bampton, Yorkshire, a
lejjacy paid by Mr. J. Bateman ^. 21 0 0»
Mr. iVi-chibald Laird, late of Greenock 10 0 0
1802. Mrs. Mackay, late of Whitby 10 0 ft
1804 Mr. Robert Douglas, late of Kingsland 50 0 0
Mr. Hemy Poole, late of Woodford 50 0 0
Mrs. Sarah Tewsbury, late of East Hahvorth 100 0 0
Mrs. Catherine Fleureau, High-street, St. Giles's,
3per cents, reduced 400 0 0"
1805. Mr. Raybolt, late of London 100 0 0
Mr. John Bmns, late of Threadneedle>-street ...200 0 0
Mr. George Ramsey, late of Kingsland-road 10 0 Q;
Mr. John Whittenbury, late of Manchester 100 0 0
Mr. Alexander Ross, jun. late of Aberdeen 50 0 0^
1807. Mr. Benjamin Cole, late of Homerton 100 0 (t
Mrs. Catherine Farr, late of Hoxton „ ioo 0 0
Mr. Aitkin, late of Greenock , 100 0 0
Mrs. Workman, late of Bristol „ 18 0 0
1808. Mr. Thomas Carter, late of Peckham 250 0 0
Mrs. C. Daubun, late of Falmouth ., ,„ „.... 10 0 0
Mr. S. Dodkin, late of Basingboum „ 100 0 0
Mrs. Mary Tilt, late of Stourbridge. 50 0 0
J810. jNIrs. Appleton, late of Cecil-street, Strand, produce of
=£100 stock 69 7 9*
Mrs. Martha Bassett, late of Newbury 20 0 0
Mr. Richard Clarke, late of Westminster 100 0 0
Mr. Charles Ward, late of Chipping Norton 50 0 &
Mr. Thomas Hawkes, late of Piccadilly, 4 per cents. 2000 0 0
Mr. Atkins, late of Bkckheath, 3 per ceiits, 100 0 0
1811. Mr. Andrew Knies, late of WeUclose-square 50 0 0
Mr. John Clark, late of Trowbridge 100 0 0
Miss Stringer, late of Watlington, Oxfordsliire 100 0 0
Mrs. -Margaret Elder, late of Redman 's-row „ 98 15 0
Mrs. Eliz. Pentycross, late of AVallingford, 4 per cents. lOO 0 0
1812. Mr. Gillespie, late near Down, Perthshire 17 3 11
Mrs. Sarah Roberts, late of Upper Islington 50 0 0
Mrs. Pratt, late of Teignmouth 3 3 0
Mr. Peter Lemaire, late of Castle'Street, Borough ... 5 0 0
1813. Mrs. Compigne, late of CamberweU 200 0 0
Samuel Pinder, Esq. late of Falcon-square „ 50 0' 0
1814. INIrs. Ann Henry, late of Mosshouse, North Britain 54 18 6
Mrs. Mary Powell, late of Presgw^yn, near Oswestry 22 10 <y
Mr. William Jones, late of Cartw-street, Spitalfields 14 8 9
Mrs. Roberts, late of Charter-house-square, by Rev.
Mr. Goode „„„„ 50 0 a
AN
ALPHABETICAL ACCOUNT
OF
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
TO THE
MISSIONARY SOCIETY,
From the 1st April, 1813, to the 1st April, 1814.
IN LONDON AND ITS VICINITY.
Abraham, Mr. Gt. IMarlbro'-st....
A^er, Mrs. "Whitechapel
Aitcheson, Mr. Poland-street ...
Ainslev, IVfr. New London-street
Alcot, Mr. Southampton-place...
Aldersey, Miss, Homerton
Alers, 3Ir. W. Hackney 5
Allday, Mr. Carlisle-street 2
Allen, Mr. St. Catherine's
Allen, iMrs. M. Brick-lane
AUerdyce, Mr. Old-street
Allerdyce, Mr. Homerton
Amicable Society, hy Mr. C«x
Anderson, Mrs. Exeter-st. Strand
Appleg^arlh, Mr. J.Jamcs's-street
Covent-garden
Ardini:^, Mr. Dorset-street
Arding, Mr.,T. (M EosweU-court
Arnold, Mr. Kingsland-road
An-owsmith, ."Mr. Soho-square ...
Austin, Mr. J. Cumberland-street
Austin, Kev. Mr.Clerkenwell-gr.
Ayscougii, Mrs. HoUoway
Bacchus, Mrs. Upper Thamcs-st.
Bachler, .Mr. Ajwthecai-ies' Hall
Baddeley, Mr. Oxford-street ...
Bagster, Mr. .J. Piccadilly
Bambridge, .Mr. Ciuildford-str.
Baker, Miss, Pinner's-court
Ballance, Mr. iiat:\iuey( t-u.'oycar.'! JA-
Ballance, Mrs. Hackney
Ballance, INIr. ,T. jun. Steward-st
(tico yvars)
Banger, .Mr. Hackney
Banger, Mrs. ditto...'
Banger, Mr. jun. ditto
Barber, Mr. S. Cheapside
Barnes, Mr. Copthall-court
0
0
0
0
0
0
5 0
g 0
1 0
0 0
1 0
1 0
:, 0
1 0
1 0
1 0
0 0
1 0
1 0
1 0
1 0
i:>'i s u
£ s. d.
Brought forwanL.. 52 8 0
Bamett, Mrs. W. Bridge-street 2 0 0
Barton, Mr. Swallow-street 1 1 0
Bas.sano, Mr. Thames-street 1 1 0
Bateman, Mr. Bunhill-row 1 1 0
Baytbrd, Mr. J. Doctors' Com. 110
Bay lev, Mr. Bernai-d-street 1 1 0
Bejims, Mr. H. Gt. Carter-lane 110
Beaslv, Mr.s. SuiTy-road 3 0 0
Bccket, Mr. Barbican 1 1 0
Belgrave, Mrs. Camden -town ...I 1 0
Benster, bv Bev. John Hyatt... 1 0 0
Berdt, Mr. De, Clapton 1 1 0
Bernard Mr. Queen-street, Kdg-
ware-road 1 1 0
Bickerstaff, Mrs. Islington 1 1 0
Bickle3% -Mr. Great Russel-st....l 1 0
Binks, !Mrs. Bedford-street, Co-
vent-garden I 1 0
Birnie, Mr. Great St. Helens...! 1 0
Blades, Mr. Piccadilly 1 1 0
Blades, Mrs. ditto 1 1 0
Blair, Mr. Great Russel-street...! 1 0
Bland, Mr.NewingtonCause\\ay 2 2 0
A Friend bvliim .'..2 0 0
Bliss, Mr. West Sinithfield 1 1 0
Blunt, Mr. Red-cross-st. Boro'...! 1 0
Bly, .Mr. Dacre-st. Westminster 110
Bogie, Mr. St. -Martin's-lane 1 1 0
Boggis, Mr. Great Prescot-st. ...5 5 0
Boucher, Miss S. Strand 1 1 0
Bracy, .Mrs. Hoxton-square 1 1 0
Bradby, Air. Newgiite-street ...1 1 0
Brecknell, .Mr. Tavist ock-squai-el 1 0
Bridgnian, Bev. Mr I 1 0
Britten, Mr. Ely-place 1 1 0
Brocklesby, Mr.'Margaret-street 2 2 0
Brodic, .Mr. Hampstcad-road ...1 1 0
Brookes, .Mr. AVhitc-st. Borough 2 2 0
jt 10 1 7 0
xu.
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
£ e. d.
Brought forward... 101 7 0
Brookes, Mrs-Camberwell-sci-een 110
Brookes, Mr. Cateaton-street ...1 1 0
Broughton, My. Holbom-bridge 110
BroughtQn, Mr. Islington 1 1 0
Brown, iMr. Drury-lane 0 10 6
Brown & Stokes, Misses,Peckham 2 2 0
Browai, Mr. New Bond-street...! 1 0
Brown, Mr. Titchfield-street ...1 1 0
Brown, Mr. E. Hoxton-square 110
Browning, Mrs. Newington-gr. 110
Broyden, Mr. Old-street, 1812...2 2 0
1813...2 2 0
Buck, Rev. C. Primrose-street... 1 1 0
Budden, Mr. W. Budge-row 1 1 0
Budden, Mr. J. Canterbur}'--row 110
Bunce, Rev. ivir. Brompton-row 110
Bunnell, Mr J. Southampton-row 5 0 0
Bunnell, Mr. New-st. Gov. Gar. 2 2 0
Burder, Rev. G. Camberwell ...5 0 0
Burder, Rev. F. H. Hackney... 1 1 0
Burden, A (r. Bedibrd Street 1 0 0
Burkett, Mr. Poultry 1 1 0
Burkitt, Mr. Coleman-street ...1 1 0
Bumell, Mr.Whitechapel-road...l 1 0
Burj-up, Mr. jun. Clapbam 1 1 0
JBuiTOWs, Mr. Piccadilly 1 1 0
Burton, VIr. S. LeadenhaU-street 110
Burton, Mr. Newington-place...l 1 0
Burt, Mrs. Palace-row, New-road 1 1 0
Burt, Mr. by Mr. Francis 1 1 0
Burt, Mr. John-street, Minories 110
Butcher, Mr. Spa-fields 2 2 0
Butcher, Mr. Snowhill 2 2 0
Byfield, Mr. Charmg-cross 1 1 0
J3\T.xhmere, Mr. AYilsted-street 0 10 6
Campion, Mr. Union-str. Spitalfi. 1 1 0
Capel, Mr. Corahill 10 10 0
Cardale, Mi'. Bedford -row,, 1 1 0
Carter, Mr. J. Black-man-street 2 2 0
Carter, !Mr. WiUiam, Peckham 2 2 0
Cai-tei", INIr. Roval Exchange ...1 1 0
Carter, Mr. Cold Bath Square...! 1 0
Cecil, Mr. Thames-street 1 1 0
Chad wick, Mr. Wapping 1 1 0
Cliandler, Mr. St. Paul's-ch-yard 2 2 0
Chan-ington, Mr. Mile End 2 2 0
Chatt-^ris, Mr. Lombard-street...! 1 0
Churchill,Mr.Hatfield-stSurry-r.l 1 0
Clack, Mr. Hoxton 1 1 0
Clarke, Mr. William, Borough 10 10 0
Ckrke, Mrs. Hackney 0 10 6
Clarke, Mr. Brick-Liiie 0 10 6
Chvton, Rev. John, Hackney... 1 1 0
Clayton, Mrs. Highbury 1 1 0
Clunie, Mrs. Castle-st. Oxlbrd-r. 11 0
Clunie, Rev. J. per INIr. Tracy...! 1 0
Coade, Miss, Surrv-road 2 2 0
Coe, Mr. North-st. Tottenh-ct-r. 0 10 6
Cole, Mr. Princes-st. Drury-lane 110
Collier, Mr. Long-lane, Borough 1 1 0
.£200 0 6
Brought forward. ..200
CoUison, Rev. G. Hackney 1
Compigne, Mr. Camberwell 1
Comyn, Mr. R. Serjeant's-inn ...1
Conn, Mr. London-street.. 1
Cope, Mr. Thames-sti'eet 1
Cope, Mr. Tower-street 1
Corbett, Mrs. Thornhaugh-street 1
Corsbie, Mrs. New-co Broad-st. 1
Cowell, Mr. Maid-lane, Borough 1
Cowie, Mrs. Falcon -square 1
Cowie, Mr. Great St. Helens ...2
Cowie, Mrs. Geo. ditto 2
Creak, Mr. T. R. Jamaica-row... 2
Cream, Mrs. Hackney 0
Creed, Mr. Geo. AVhitechapel-r. 1
Crossley,Mr.Giltspur-st (2 years) 2
Curling, Mr. Fish-street Hill ...1
Curling, Mr. A. Fish-street HiU 1
Curling, Mr. Jesse, Rotherhithe 2
Curling, Mrs. CamberweU-grove 1
D. J. Mr. Strand 1
Daker, Mr. "Whitecross-street ...1
Dale, Mrs. Prmces-str. Spitalfi. 1
Davenport, Mr.E. Lime-street... 1
Davenport, Mr. L. Ditto 1
Davies, Mr. Shoreditch 1
Davies, Mr. W. Wliitechapel-road 1
Davis, iNIr. Joseph, Houndsditch 1
Davis, Mr. Waler-street 0
Davy, Mr. Gould-square 1
Dawson, Mrs. J. Jefreries-square 1
Dawson, Mr. J. Ditto !
Debois&Wheeler, Gray's-inn-pas2
Dennis, Mr. Excise-office 1
Dennett, Mr. Leather-lane 1
Dave}', Mr. Shoe-lane 1
Dexter, Mr. AVhitechapel-road...l
Dinwiddle, Mr 1
Dixie, Mr. Falcon-square 1
Dixon, Mr. R. Fenchurch-street 1
Dixon, Mr, Aldersgate-street ...1
Dixson, Mr. Cheapside 1
Dobson, Mr. Oxford-street 1
Dodson, Mrs, Great Coram-street 1
Draper, IMr, Islington 1
Drury, Mr, Red-lion-st, Holborn 1
Dunkin, Miss, Kennington 2
Durant, INIr. Copthall-court i
E. E, Mrs. Shoreditch 1
East, Mr, Bridge-row 1
East, Mr. E. New-str. Covent-g. 1
Edelman, Mr. Queen-str. Cheaps. 1
Eland, xMr. Islington 1
EUand, Mrs. Tottenham-street... 1
Elliot, Mr. Old-street 1
Elliot, Mr. Friday-street 1
Emsley, Mr. Dalston !
Emerson, jMr. Whitechapel-road 1
Emerson, Mr, J. Ditto 1
1 0
10
10 6
i:268 .1 6
IN LOXnOX JXD ITS VICINITY.
Xlll.
£ s. (].
Brought fonv'arcl...2G8 5 6
F.ver-ed, Mr. Church-lane 1 1 U
Exshaw, Mr. Austin Friars 1 1 0
Eyre, Mrs. Hackney 2 2 0
Faden, Mr. Charing Cross 1 1 0
Falconer, Mr. Up. Lisson-st. Pad. 1 1 0
Fallowfield, Mr. Scotland-yard.,. 1 1 0
Farquharson, Mr 1 1 0
I'^a veil, Mr. St. M ary Axe 1 1 0
l''earn, ]Mrs. Spital-square 1 1 0
Fenn, Mr. J. Mincing-lane 1 1 0
FeiTis, Mr. Petticoat-lane 1 11 6
Fen-is, Mrs. Golden-lane 1 11 6
Field, Mr. Soho 1 1 0
Field, Mr. Hallifax-street 1 1 0
Filby, Mr. Pilgrim-street 1 1 0
Filling, Mr. Sun Tavern Fields 1 1 0
Flanders, Mr. Crispin-street 1 1 0
Ford, Rev. Mr. Stepney 1 1 0
Foster, Rev. Mr. Wilderness-row 110
I'^owler, Miss, York-pl.^\'al\vorth 110
Foyster, Mrs. Tottenham-street 2 2 0
Francis, Mr. jun. ^Vellclose-sq. 110
Frankland, Mr. Brunswick-place 110
Freeman, Mr. Suftblk-street 1 1 0
Freshfield, Mr. New Bank liuild. 1 1 0
Friend at Homerton 0 10 6
Frost, Mr. Great Portland-street 110
Gabriel, Messrs.T.&C.Eanner-st.l 1 0
C4 amnion, Mr. Aldersgate-street 110
Gander, Mr. P''insburv-street ...1 1 0
<Tann, Mr. Gracechurch-street...l 1 0
(iarling, Mr.J.F.Iung-stBlooms.l 1 0
Garrett, Mr. S. Copthall-court...l 1 0
(Garwood, Mr. Great Mansel-st. 2 2 0
Gaviller, Mr. G. Clapton 2 2 0
Cieale, Mr. Pentonville 1 1 0
Gibbs, Mr. Bartholomew-place...! 1 0
(iibson, Mr. Wardrobe-place 1 1 0
( Jibson, ]Mrs. Great Prescot-place 0 10 6
Giles, Mr. Water-lane ('/tco.)/ra/-4'j4' 4 0
(Tiles, Mr. South-street, Peckham 1 1 0
Goode, liev. Mr. Ishngton 1 1 0
Goode, Rev. Mr. BlacktViars ...1 1 0
Goodhart, Mr. Hackney C2?/(«/-.v^ 2 2 0
(iore. Rev. Mr. Tabernacle-row 1 1 0
(iosnell, Mr. Little Queen-street 1 1 0
(4oft', Mr. Northumberland-st. 2 2 0
(lOugh, Mrs. Ciimberwell-grove 110
Ciouldsmith, Ml-. E.Highbury -pi. 1 1 0
Grange, Mrs. Piccadilly 1 1 0
(iray. Miss, Wildemess-row 1 l 0
Greaves, Mr. G. Aldermanbui-y 110
Cireive, Mr. Punderson-place,
Bethnal-gTcen 1 1 0
Gribble, >ir. Bank 2 2 0
Griffiths, Mr. Oxford-street I 1 0
(.iroome, IMr. Brompton-ioad 1 I 0
Grove, Mr. Charing Cross 3 3 0
. . i;310 14. (i
£ s. d.
Brought forward... 3 10 14 G
Hale, Mr. Wood-st. Spitalfields 110
Hale, Mrs. Redcross-street 1 1 0
Hammond, Mr. Whitechapel ...1 1 0
HardcastleMr.Hatcham House 21 0 0
Hardcastie, Mr. Jo.seph, ditto...2 2 0
Hardcastle, Mr. Alfred, ditto ...2 2 0
Harford, Mr. Shoreditch 1 1 0
Harper, Rev. Mr. St. George's F.l 1 0
Harper, Mr. Jei-usalem Coflee H.l 1 0
Harvey, ]Mrs. Charlotte-street... 1 1 0
Hayes, Miss, Knightsbridge ...1 1 0
Haves, Mr. Bartlett's-buildings 110
He'nch, Mrs. by Rev. .1. Hyatt. . . 1 0 0
Henderson, Mr. Old Broad-street
(t-eoTjears) 2 2 0
Hepburn, Mr. Long-lane, Boro. 110
Hebert, Mrs. Newington-green 2 2 0
Heme, Mrs. H oxton-square 1 1 0
Kerne, Mr. AV. Bank 1 1 0
Ilersant, Mr. Brokers-row 1 1 0
Hewiings,Mr.Brook-st. Holboral 1 0
Hibberdine, Mr. Skinner-street 110
Hill, Rev. R. Sui-ry Chapel 2 2 0
Hill, JMr. George-yard 1 1 0
Hill, Mrs, Fore-street 1 l 0
A Friend by her 1 1 0
Hockley, INIr. Tabernacle-walk 110
Hodson, Mr. Hedge-r. Isling-ton2 2 0
Holman, Mr. Thames-street 1 1 0
Holehouse, Mr. Borough 2 2 0
Holland, iMr. Pancras 1 1 0
Honeyman, Mr. Church-street... 1 1 0
Honeyman, Mrs. ditto 1 l 0
Hoppe, Mrs. North-pl. Islington 2 2 0
Hoppe, Miss, ditto 1 1 0
Hore, Mr. Throgmorton-street 110
Horton, Miss, Lower-street, Isl.2 0 0
Hough, Ml-. Tavistock-street ...1 1 0
Houston, Mr. Great St. Helens 110
Howard, Mr. Fetter-lane 1 1 0
Hudson, Mr. Southampton-place 1 1 0
Humphries, IMrs.Tottenham-cl-r. 110
Humphries,RevMrCanterbin-y-r 110
Hunter, Mr. Broker-row, Moorfi, 110
Jack, Mr. St. Martin's-lane 1 i 9
Jackson, Rev. Mr. Stockwell ...1 i 0
Jackson, Mr. Church-st. Hackney 1 1 0
Jacobs, Mr. Sun-ey Chajjel 1 l 0
Jacques, Mr. Lealher-lane 1 i 0
James, Mr. Hackney 1- l 0
.Tiirvis, Mr. Kiiigsland-road 1 i 0
Jcnnerett, Mr. St. John's-sti-eet 1 l 0
Johnson, Mr. by Mr. Cole 1 1 0
Jolmson, Mr. liant-st. Borough 110
Johnson, .Mr. White-cross-street 110
Johnson, .Mr. J. Bishopsgate-st- 110
Jone.s, Mrs. Shacklewell 1 l 0
Jones, Mrs. Hertford-street 1 1 0
Junes, Rev. Mr, City -road 1 l 0
,^430 17 6
siv.
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
£ s. d.
Brought forward... 430 17 6
Jordon, Mr. Leadenliall-street...! 1 0
Jowett, Mr. CJarence-place 1 1 0
Ireland, Mr. Cannon-street 1 1 0
Ivatts, Mrs. Peckham 1 l 0
Irvine, Mr. Crescent, Minories...! 1 0
Kemble, Mr. H. Watling-street 110
Kemble, Mr. Edward, ditto 1 1 0
Kennard, Mr. Iledcross-street...l 1 0
Kincaid, Mr. Spital-squai'e 1 1 0
Kincaid, Mrs. ditto 1 l 0
Kilby, INIr. Oxford-street 1 1 0
King, Mr. Sparrow-corner 1 1 0
King, Mr. Broad-street-buildings 110
King, Mrs. ditto 1 1 0
Knight, M r. Clerkenwell 1 1 0
Knight, Mr. Strand 2 2 0
Knight, Mrs. ditto 1 l 0
Knowler,MrsPalace-row,New-r.O 10 6
Lady, a young, by Mr. Pearson 2 2 0
Lack, Mr. J. vVormwood-street,
(two years) 2 2 0
Lack, Mr. J. jun. ditto 1 0 0
Langton, Mr. Hackney 1 1 0
Langton, Mr. J. ditto 1 1 0
Lee, Mr. Old Jewry 1 1 0
Lee, Mr. Ilomerton 1 1 0
Legg, Mr. Fleet-street 1 1 0
Lees, Mr. Tower 1 1 0
Lees, Mr. jun. ditto 1 1 0
Leslie, Mr. Vine-st. Piccadilly... 1 1 0
Lewis, Mrs. by Rev. Mr. Piatt 10 0
Lightfoot, Mr. Hollis-street ...1 1 0
Lonsdale, Mr. Tyler-street 1 1 0
LyaQ, Mr. Holbom 1 1 0
M'Dowall, Mr. S. Leadenhall-st.l 1 0
M'Whiimie, Mr. Strand 1 1 0
Maberly, Mrs. King's-mews 1 1 0
Maberly, Mr. St- Mai-tin's-lane 110
Madgwick, Mr. St. John's-square 1 1 0
Maitland, Mrs. "VValworth 1 1 0
Mander, Mr. by Mr. Bunnell ...1 0 0
Marriot, Mr. sen. Hoxton-square 2 2 0
Mason, Mr. High Holbom 1 1 0
-Martin, IVliss, Colebrook-row ...1 1 0
Martin, Miss, ^I. ditto 1 1 0
Mather, Mr. King-st. Golden-sq.
(tis)0 years) 2 2 0
Mather, Mrs. Haoknev 5 5 0
Mather, Mr. York -St. 'Westm....l 1 0
Matthews, Mr. Newgate-street...! 1 0
Matthews, Itev. Mr. Russel-pl. 1 1 0
Mead, Mr. Wood-st. Cheapside 1 1 0
MedlycottjMrs. Long-lane, South-
•wask (hcii years) 2 2 0
Medlycott. Mr. T. do. (Ueo years) 4 4 0
Meriton, Mr. G. Ptckham 1 1 0
"Meyer, Mr. Leadenhall-street...5 5 0
i;5o4- i:. 0
£ s. <f.
Brought forward... 504 15 o
Meymott, Mr. S^ Moorfields 2 2 0
Mickle, Mr.Park-street,Islingtonl 1 0
Middlemas, Mr. Hoxton-fields.,.l 1 0
Middleton, Mr. St. Martin's-lane 1 1 0
Miller, Mr. William, Bethnal-gr. 1 1 0
Mills, Mrs. Tjnidale-place 3 3 0
MiUie, Mr. Union-street, Bishops. 1 1 0
Million, Mr. Minories 1 1 0
Mitchell, Mr. Whitechapel-road 1 1 0
Mitchell, Mr. Hampstead 1 1 0
Moore, Mrs. Camberwell-green 110
Moore, Mr. Cheapside l 1 0
Moore, Mr. Percy -street 1 1 0
Moore, Mr. Queen-st. Long acre 110
Moreland, Mrs. Old-street 2 2 0
Moreland, Mr. John, Ditto 1 1 0
Morland, Airs. Clapton 2 2 0
Morlejs Mr. Hanover-street 1 1 0
Moseley, Mr. Piccadilly 1 1 0
Munn,'Mr. Holloway i)own 2 2 0
Murray, Mr. Princes-street, Soho 1 1 0
Nash, Mr. Angel-passage 1 1 0
Nash, Mr. Battle-bridge 1 1 0
Nattrass, Mr. Colchester-street,
Savage-^rdens (Uiree years) 3 3 0
Neale,Mr.B.St.Paurs-church-y.2 2 0
Neale, Mr. Rosoman-street 1 1 0
Nevin, Mr. King-street, Soho...l 1 0
Nesham, Mr. Garlick-hill 1 1 0
Nesham, Mrs. Ditto 0 10 6
Nicol, Rev. Dr. Hans-place 1 1 0
Noeth, Mr. Union-street, Sun-
tavem-fields 1 1 0
Nokes, Mr. Rodney's-buildings,
Kent-road 1 1 9
Norman, Mr. Clapton 1 1 0
Nutter, Mr. R. jun. Gun-street 110
Gates, Rev. Mr. Lower-st.Isling. 110
Ody, Mr. Fetter-lane 2 2 0
Ogbome, Mr. Bishopsgate-street 2 2 0
Ogdin, Mr. UpperThames-st. ...2 2 0
Ogden, Mr. Penton-pL Walworth 1 1 0
Oldfield, Mr. Peckham 5 5 0
Oldham, Mr. J. O. Holbom 5 5 0
Oldham, Mr. jun. Ditto 2 2 0
Oldham, Mr. Jos. Ditto 1 1 0
Oliver, Mr. G. Skinner-street ...1 1 0
Omer, Mr. Islington 0 10 6
Osbome, Mr. by Mr. Creak 1 1 0
Over, Mr. Bank 1 1 0
Owen, Mr. Shoreditch 1 l 0
Padley, Mr. John, Fleet-street 2 2 0
Padm'an, Mr. Hackney-road 1 1 0
Page, Air. Cranboum-aUey 1 1 0
Pain, Mr. Tottenham-court-road 1 1 0
Palmer, Rev. Mr. late Hackney 110
Panton, Mr. West Snuthfield .'..1 1 0
£:i^'i iO 0
IN LONDON AND ITS VICINITY.
£ s. d.
Brought forward... 583 10 0
Piirker, Mr. Palace-row, New-r. 110
Parker, Mr, W. Kins^'s-mews... 1 1 0
Park, Mr. Kingsland-road 1 1 0
Parkinson, Mr. iiank 1 l 0
P^mell, Mr. W. George-lane ...1 1 0
Parnell, Mr. Jos. Ditto 1 1 0
Parr}', Mr. Golden-square 1 1 0
Parrv, Mr. I^ather-kne 1 1 0
Pattistm, Mr. Pentonville 1 1 0
Peacock, Mr. Finsbiirv-square...! 1 0
Peacock, Mrs. Ditto .'. 1 l 0
Pearson, Mr. Homerton 5 5 0
Pearson, Mrs. Ditto 1 1 0
Pellatt, Mr. T. Ironmongers' hall 1 1 0
Pellatt, Mr.A.St.Paul's-ch.yard 1 1 0
PeiTy, Miss, Circus, Minories ...1 1 0
Perry, Miss H. Ditto 1 1 0
Perry, Miss S. Ditto 1 l 0
Petch, Mr. North-st. City-road 1 1 0
Plullips, Rev. Mr. by Mr. Bunnell 2 2 0
Phillips, Mrs. Croodman-yard ...0 10 (j
Philips, Mr. jun. High-Holbora 1 1 0
Pirie, Mrs. Ditto I l 0
Piatt, Rev. Mr. Wilmot-square 110
Piatt, Mrs. Ditto 1 1 0
Piatt, Mr. Stamford-street 2 2 0
Pomeroy, Mr. M oor-place 1 1 0
Ponder, Mr. Bird's-build. Isling.l 1 0
Ponten, Mr. W. TummiU-street2 2 0
Poolev, Mr. High-street, Roro' 1 1 0
Powell, Mr. G. York -build. Islin.l 1 0
Pratt, Rev. Mr. Doughty-street 110
Preston, Mr. Miles'-lane 1 l 0
Price, Mr. Haymarket 1 1 0
Price, Mr. JSteel-yard 1 i o
Procter and Brownlow, Messrs.
Fleet-street 4 4 0
Quin, Mr. Temple-pl. Surry -road 1 1 0
Radcliff, Mr.ChinaTer, Lambeth 1 l 0
Radford, Mr. Cheapside 1 1 0
Randoll, Mr. GosweU-street 2 2 0
Rawlins, Mr. J. Greenwich l i 0
Reid, Mr. W. Old Compton-str. 1 1 0
Reid, Mr. W. Minories 1 l 0
Relfe, Mr. Camberwell 1 i 0
Reyner, Mr. J. Mark-lane 5 5 0
Jteynolds, Mrs. New Way, West. 1 1 0
Richards, Rev. John ....'. 2 2 0
Richards, Mrs. Queen-st. Blooms. I l 0
Richardby, Mrs.London-fi.Hack. 1 1 0
Riddle, Mr.A.Queen's-st.Cheap.j 5 0
Risdon, Mrs. Peckham 1 i o
Roberts, Mr. A. East cheap 1 i 0
Roberts, Mr. Gould-square 2 2 0
Robinson, Mr. Albion-street I 1 0
Rogers, Mr. Cock and Hoop yard
Houndsditch '. 0 10 6
R.u6by. Mr. BeiTOondsey-street 2 2 0
ISU 7 0
£ s. d.
Brought forward... 664 7 0
Sacket, Mr. Kennington-green...2 2 0
Salter, Mr. by Mr. Bunnell 1 0 0
Salter, Mr. W. Soraer's-town ...1 0 0
Sargent, Mr. Camberwell-gi-ove 110
Saunders, Mr. Thames-street ...1 1 0
Scott, Mr. Chelsea l i o
Seal3%Mr.NaiTow-wall, Lambeth 110
Season, Mrs. Paul-street 1 1 o
Sells, Mr. Bankside i i o
Selwyn, Mrs. St. John's-street...l 1 0
Sewell, Mr. St. Martin's-le-grand 110
Sewell, Mr. Coleman-street 1 1 0
Shadd, Mr. Bishop's-court 1 1 0
Sharland, -Mr. Cockspur-street ...1 1 0
Sharp, Mr. Cannon-street l l 0
Shaw, Mr. Mark-lane l l 0
Siieppard, Mr.Dean-st. Tooley-st.l 1 0
Shen-itf,Mrs.Tottenham-court-rdl 1 0
Shields, Mr. Lock's-fields 1 i 0
Short, -Mr. Pleasant-row, KingsLl 1 0
Shrubsole, Mr. W. Bank l i 0
Simpson, Mr. Newgate-street ...1 1 0
Simpson, Rev. D. Hoxton (two
years) 2 2 0
Shnpson, Mr. J. Tokenliouse-yd.2 0 0
Simpson, Mr. R. Lombard-street 1 1 0
Simi)son,Miss,Whitechapel-roadl 1 0
Sims, Messrs. Sun-taveni-fields 5 5 0
Slingsby, Mr. Whitecross-street 1 1 0
Smith, Mr. Gutter-lane l l 0
Smith, Mr. Sun-ey-road 1 l 0
Smitli, Rev. Dr. Homerton l i 0
Smith, Mrs. ditto 1 l 0
Smith, Mr. Red-lion-street 1 1 0
Smith, Mr. Beech-street 2 2 0
Smith , Mr. Royal Exchange 1 l 0
Smith, Ml-. Cateaton-street 1 1 0
Smith, Mr. Somerset-street 0 10 6
Smith, Rev. T. Leather-lane ...1 1 0
Smith, Mr. Rose & Crown-court 110
Soames.Mr.Pi-ince's-street, Bankl 1 0
Spark, Ml-. Shoe-lane 2 2 0
Sprang, Mr. Kingsland-crescent 110
StafSrd, Mr. Borough -market... 0 10 G
Steell, Mr. Isling'tou 1 l 0
Stephenson, Mr. \V'illiam-street 110
Stephenson, Mrs. ditto 1 1 0
Steven, Mr. R. Thames-street 10 10 0
Steven, Mr. R. jun. ditto 2 2 0
Stiff, Mr. New-st.Covent-ganien 2 2 0
Stimson, Mrs. Prospect -place ...1 1 0
Stodhart, Rev Mr. Islington ...1 1 0
Stokes, Mr. Barbican 1 i 0
Stonard, Mr. J. Stamtbrd-hill ...5 0 0
Storck, Mr. Clarendon-square ...1 1 0
Strange, I\Ir, J. l^shopsgatc-st. 5 0 0
Strickland, Mr. Newgiite-marketl 1 0
Strongi'lharm, Mr. Pallmall 1 1 0
Strutt,Rev.Mr.Chai-lcs-st.Citv-r. 1 1 0
.£752 IS 0
X'VI.
ANl^UAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
£ s. d.
Biouoht forward.. .752 18 0
Stunt, Mr. Addi no-ton-place 1 1 0
Summers, Mr. New Bond-street 110
Sundius, Mr. Devonshire-square 2 2 0
Surgy, Mrs. Upper Homerton...! 1 0
Suttaby, Mr. Stationers'-court...l 1 0
Sj'kes, Mr. J. Eedcross-street ...5 0 0
Tagrr, Mrs. Shacklewell 1 1 0
Tapp, Mr. Cheapside 1 1 0
Tarn, Mr. Spa-fields 1 1 0
Taylor, Mr. Wilderness-row 1 1 0
Taylor, Mr. Hoxton 1 1 0
Teape&Jones,Messrs.Tower-hill3 3 0
Thodey, Mr. Poultry 1 1 0
Thompson, Mr.N.Colebrook-row 110
Thompson, Mr. T. ditto 2 2 0
Thompson, Mr. W. ditto 1 1 0
Thompson, Mr. Hi^h Holbom...! 1 0
Thompson, Mr. Frith-street ...1 1 0
Thompson, Mr. Oxford-street ...1 1 0
Thornton, H. M. T. Clapham 10 10 0
Thornton, H, M. P. Grafton-st. .5 5 0
Thornton, S.M. P. King's-arms-yd5 5 0
Thorrowgood, Mr. Cheapside ...1 1 0
ThoiTOwgood, Mr. ditto 1 1 0
Thring, Mr. Charlotte-street ...2 2 0
ThurlboiTi, Mr. Holborn 1 1 0
Tinsley, Mr. Hacknev 0 10 6
Toomer, Mr. by Mr. 11, Steven... 1 1 0
Towle, Mr. Borough 1 1 0
Townley, Mr. Doctors'-commons 110
Townsend, llev. J. Jamaica-row 110
Townsend, Mr. HighHolborn ... 1 1 0
Tracy, Rev. Mr. Bartlett's-build. 2 2 0
Trotman,'Miss, Nelson-sq. City-r. 110
Tucker, Mr. R. Thames-street... 2 2 0
Tucker, Mr. B. ditto 2 2 0
Tyler, Mr. Homerton 1 1 0
Unwin, Mrs. Kentish-town 2 2 0
Upton,Rev.Mr.Brunswick-street 110
Vaughan,Mrs. Bed-lion-street...! 1 0
Venables, Mr. Brewer-street ...5 5 0
Viney, Mr. Aldersgate-street ...1 1 0
Wackerhill,^rr.Haberdashers'-st.l 1 0
Waistell, Mr. Holboni 2 2 0
Walker, Mr. Piccadilly 1 1 0
Walker, Mrs. Ditto 1 1 0
Walley, Mr. Hackney 2 2 0
Wallis, Cook, and Hammond,
Messrs. Trump-street 5 5 0
Wallis, Mr. Caniberwell-row ...1 1 0
i;845 11 6
£ s. d.
Brought forward... 845 11 C
AVallis, Mr. U])per Conway-st....2 2 0
Walton, Mr. Little Britain 1 1 0
Warren, Mrs. Stationers'-court...! 1 0
Warren, Mr. jun. Ditto .1 1 0
Wardall, Mr. Manor-pl. Walw. ... 1 1 0
Warmington, ^Ir.Gracechurchst.l 1 0
'\\''aters, Mr- W. Providence-row,
Hacknev 1 1 0
Waters, Mrs", ditto 1 1 0
Watson, Dr. Deaf & Dumb Asyl. 1 1 0
Watts, Mr. T. Throgmorton-str.2 2 0
"Waugh, llev. A. Salisbury -place 110
Wells, Mr. B. Serjeants'-inn 1 1 0
Wells, Mr. Dufour-place 1 1 0
Wells, Mr. Grove-pl. Camden-to.l 1 0
Werninck, Rev. Dr.CamberweUl 1 0
Westlev, Mr. Somers-town 2 2 0
Westley, Mr. Charlton-st. Isling. 1 1 0
West, Mr. Fetter-lane 1 1 0
Whiteman, Mr. Charles-street,
Hampstead-road 1 1 0
Wilcoxon, Mr. Lombai'd-street 110
Willcinson, Mr. Fenchurch-st. ...3 3 0
"Wilkinson, iNlr. Jun. Mooi-fields 110
Wilks, Rev. Matthew, Hoxton 1 1 0
Williams, Mr. London-ii. Hack. 1 1 0
Williams, Rev. Homerton 1 1 0
Williams, Rev. G. Gate-street...! 1 0
Willis, Mr. Chatham-place 1 1 0
Wilson, Mr. Goldsmith-street. ..3 3 0
Wilson, Mr, .T. Denmark-hill ...2 2 0
Wilson, Mr. Broker's-row 1 1 0
Wilson, Mr. B. Ditto 1 1 0
Wilson, Mr. .John, Ditto 1 1 0
AVinchester, Mr. Strand 1 1 0
Witton, Mi-s. AVells-i-ow, Isling. 1 1 0
AVohlenburgh, M r. St. Cather.-st. I 1 0
Wontner, Mr. Minories 1 1 0
Wood, Mr. Shoe-lane 0 10 6
Wood, Mrs, Church-st. Whitec. 0 10 6
"^^^oodward, Mr. Honduras-wh. 1 1 0
Woodward, Mrs. Ditto 1 1 0
Wright, Mr. Stamford-hill 1 1 0
Wyatt, Mr. Coleman-street 1 1 0
Y. H 1 1 0
Yates, Mr. Cursitor-street 1 1 0
Yates, Mr. John, Ditto 1 1 0
Yockney, Mr. Bedford-street ...1 1 0
Young, Mr. Bear-street 1 1 0
Young, Mrs. Ditto 1 1 0
Young, Mr. Tower-st.SevenDialsl 1 0
Zeiglehaupt, Petticoat-lane 1 1 0,
jCOOS 8 6
( xvii. )
DONATIONS, COLLECTIONS, <^e.
IN LONDON AND ITS VICINITY.
£ t.
A. S. by Rev. ISIr. Dunn 0 10
0
0
AUinson, Mr. W. Cambenvell 1
Amicus 1
Anonymous, by llev. Dr.
Winter .' 500
Anonymous 100
Anonnnous 0 12
B. S 25 0
B. C. by Rev. J. Leitdnld 1 1
B. Miss, (lilto 1 0
Bennet, Rev. O. and Friends,
Lambetb 8 17
Bittlcston, Mr. J. Norton-str.
Mary-le-bone 10 10
Bridf^iian, Rev. Mr. a Friend
by him
Buck, Rev. C Sunday School
Children at Grub-street Cha-
jiel, by hmi
Donations and Subscrip-
tions bv several Friends
at ditto 17 4
A Friend by him 1 0
Burden, Mr. Bedl'ord-street... 1 0
Burton, Miss, School, Kentish-
tov/n 2
1 1 0
1 10 C
Eros .
Fetter-lane Female Prayer
Meeting, by Mrs. Moss
Fisher, Mrs. and Miss Toms,
Hackney 2
Folgham, Mrs. Montpelier-row 1
Friend to the poor Heathen... 1
Founders' Hall Meeting, bv
Rev. Mr. Strutt .". 22
Ditto, Sunday School
ditto ' 3
Friend at Silver-i^t. Chapel ... 1
0 0
1 6
Christ Church Spital-fields An-
nual Collection, 1813 180
D.N.J ; 1 0 0
Davies, Mr. James, Hackney 10 10 0
Downin", Mr. T. at Suitv
Chapel .'. 2 12 C
Draper, Mr. Islington 10 10 0
10 0
8 15 G
8 2
D
Ji9\
4 n
£ s. a
Broughtforward...9j3 4' 11
Friend, by Rev^ Mr. Jones... 2 2 0
Friend to Missionary Cause ... 5 0 0
Friend, a 0 7 6
G. S. R 1
G. S. R 1
Garling, Mr. Tottenham-court
Chapel 1
Garwood, Mr. R. Mansei-st.... 1
Gate Street Chapel 31issionary
Prayer Meeting 11
J. R.
H.M.J 4 0 0
Hajiier, Mr. Thomas, Brixton lOO 0 0
Haye, Miss E. from a few Chil-
<lren at Bethnall-gTeen 2 14 6
Hoh-well Mount Chapel Sun-
day School 7 0 0
Singers of ditto 5 7 6
Young Females 5 17 1
Howe, Mr. J. Islington 2 0 0
Hope-street Chapel, Spital-
lields, Sunday School.. 6 0 0
Hunt, i\ir. Yv'. Owen's-row 10 0
5 0 0
Kennington Sunday School, by
Mr. G. Medley 8 0 0
Kemiion, Mr. T 10 10 0
L. A. Barbican 1 0
M. S. by Rev. G. B 10 0
Muny, Lady Ann, by Rev. R.
Hill ". 5 0
Mackley, Mr. Tottenham-court
Chapel 4 11
Madden, Rev. Mr. & Friends,
Aldersgate-street 10 10 0
Miles's-lane Sundav School, by
Rev. Mr. Fletcher 40 0 0
Moody, Mr. S. and a few
Female Friends, Auxiliary
Gleanings by Mr. "Wilkes..'. 6 0 0
O N 1 0 0
O S. W 2 12 6
;eil74 17 9
AUXILIARY SOCIETIES
£ t. d.
Brought forward... 1174 17 9
O S. W 4 0 0
Omicron 100 0 O
Orang-e-street Chapel Annual
Meetmg, 1813 66 15 6
Ph-ie, Mr. J. Camberwell 10 10 0
Poulton, Mr. C. by INIr.
Langton 10 0
Redford's, Mrs. School, a few
voung Ladies, Hoxton 4 0 0
Richards, llev. John 110
llothwell, Mr. R. King-street,
Cheapside 10 10 0
a J .-... 0 18 10
S. W 4 0 0
S. xV. G 10 0 0
Sherratt, Sergeant, by Rev.
Mr. Hackett 10 0
Silver-street Chapel, at the
Annual Meeting, 18! 3 83 15 4
Simpson, Mr. John, Bush-lane 10 10 0
Sion Chapel, at the Annual
Meeting, 1813 166 2 3
Sion Clhapel Sunday School
Children 9 17 5
Slv, John 1 0 0
Stephens, Mr. J. Claphani ... 10 10 0
Stookwell Monthly Missionary-
Pi-ayer Meeting 16 10 6
jei686 18 7
£ *. /•
Brought for ward... 1686 18 t
SiuTv Chapel, at the Annual
Meeting', 1813 500 0 0
Sutherland, Mi-s Juvenile
Female Missionary Society
at her school, Stepney-green 2 16 10
T. L.H.J 5 0 0
T.S 1 0 0
Tabernacle, at the Annual
Meeting, 1813 174 2 G
Ditto, Female Claas 3 0 0
Ditto, the Children of tlie
Catechetical School 8 6 6
Tottenham Court Chapel, at
the Annual Meethii?, 18 13.. .252 0 10
Ditto, a few Friends at a
Prayer Meeting 5 5 0
Townsend, Rev. J. Jamaica-r. ,
a few Boys of the Beimondsey
Sunday School by him 4 0 0
Ditto, Jamaica-row Femide
Charity Sunday School ditto 19 0
W. B. by Mr. Fhnt 1 0 0
W 10 0 0
Waugh, Rev. A. Salisbury-
place, a Female by him 110
Y.J 10 0 0
Young, Mr. Tottenham Covu-t
Chapel 0 lU 0
i:2666 10 S
AUXILIARY SOCIETIES.
IN LONDON AND ITS VICINITY
Bkihnai.l Green, Mr. Joi
Mead, Treasurer, 1813
Ten months of 1814
Annual Suhscrihcn at 10*. C<7.
and ujrwards.
Acutt, Rev. John ...1 1
Barlow, Mrs. Ann ...0 10
Baker, .Mr. .Tames ...0 10
Bennett, Mr. 0 10
Berry, Mr. .1. 0 10
Bishop, Mr. Joseph... 0 10 6
jC «. rf.
,
101
14
11
80
12
7
0
6
6
6
6
6
£182
7
6
f .V. d
Brought forward ... 1 82 7 «>
Bishop, :Mrs. H 0 13 0
Blackmore, Mr 0 10 6
Bovd, .Mr. Hugh ...0 10 6
BoVd, Mrs. Sarah ...0 10 6
Bonner, Mr. J. 0 10 6
Brett, Mr.W 0 10 6
Bridgman, Mr. J. ...0 10 6
Brown, Rev. Will....O 10 6
Broadhurst, Miss A. 0 10 6
Buckingham, Mr. S. 0 10 6
iCl83 7 6
7.V LOXnO]S.r Au\D ITS VICINITr.
£ e. d.
Hrmii'ht forward.. .182 .7 G
l^Tirles, Mr. WilHam 0 10 fi
Calladinc, Mr. John 0 12 0
Chanman, Mr. John 0 10 «
Clarke, Mrs. Hannah 0 10 6
CoUett, Mr. W 0 10 (5
•Crockf'onl, Mr. T. J. 0 10 6
Daniel, Mr. T 0 10 6
Baycock, Mr. John 0 10 6
Daycock, ."Mr. J. C. 0 10 f?
Diamonil, Mr. 1). ...0 10 0,
D^TTiock, Ml-. Francis 0 10 6
Dyster, Mr. John ...0 12 0
<iilbert, Mr. W. Jim. 1 0 0
dladdinfr, ISlr. John 1 6 0
Gooch, Mrs. Eliz. ...0 10 6
Gutteridge, Mrs. F* 0 10 6
Hale, Mr. Stephen... 0 10 6
Hardenham, Mr. C. 0 13 0
Hardy, Mr. C. A. II. 0 10 (5
Heaps, Mr. lliehard 0 13 0
Hunt, Mr. 11. T. ...0 10 6
Hurst, Mr. H 0 10 fi
Hone^Tnan, Mr. D. 0 10 6
Horsiiian, Mr. Tim. 0 12 0
Jenk-ins, Mr. T 0 10 6
I^angtbrd, Rev. 11.. .0 10 6
Ijawrance, Mr. D. ...0 10 6
I-ees, Mr 1 0 0
jA-richeux, Miss M. 0 13 0
liindeman, F. Esq....l 0 0
Maling, G. Fsfi l o o
"Manger, Mr. .". 1 0 0
Manning, Mr. W 0 10 6
Matthews, Mr. H 0 12 0
Mead, Mr. Joseph ...1 l 0
Mead, Mrs. Eliz. ...0 10 <J
Northam, Mr. Cico. 0 10 ■fi
Xortham, Mrs. S. ...0 10 6
Parry, Mr. William 0 10 6
Pashon, Mr. W .0 10 6
Passnnirc, Mr. J. ...0 10 fi
IMercy, ]{ev. J. S. ...G 10 fi
Pige,'Mr 0 10 fi
I'ushee. Mr. S 0 10 6
Sheffield, Mr. G 0 10 6
Sinniions, Mr. James 0 10 (i
Smith, Mr. Henry. ..0 13 0
Smith, Mr. John.'.... .0 10 (>
Snewin, Mr 0 10 6
Stanley, Mr. John .,.() 10 6
Strange, Mr. .Ioiin...O 10 6
Sysum, Mr. Thomas 0 10 6
Thomason, Mr. T 0 10 fi
M'ells, Mr. William 0 13 0
AVii-kins, ISlr. T 0 12 0
AVood, Mr. P. W. ...0 10 6
Wyath, Mr. Henry 0 10 6
Sundry small Siib-
wrijitions.
i'l82 7 6
£ s (1.
Brought forwaid... 182 7 6
Broad Stueet Society,
conducted by 1 Kadiea 3S 0 0
Ci.ERKEKWEi.t. Auxiliary
Society, by Mr. Dudley,
Treasurer 100 0 C
Allingham, Mr 0 l8 0
Aspin, Mr 0 IS 0
Austin, Mr. Ixiward 1 1 0
A\Tes, Mr 0 IS 0
liayHe, Mr I 1 0
Eennet, Mr 0 12 0
Bird, Mrs 0 12 0
Bliss, Mr. 0 10 6
Baulton, Mr 0 1« 0
Bradshaw, Mr, 0 12 O
Bi-adshaw, :\h-s 0 12 0
Bradshaw, Miss 0 12 0
Buddie, Mr 0 12 0
Burge, Mr 0 12 0
Cannon, Mr. 0 12 0
Campion, Mrs 0 12 0
Clark, Miss S 1 1 0
Cook, Rev. .lames ...0 12 0
Connigrave, Mr 0 12 0
Crosslev, Mrs 0 11 «
I)ando,'Mr. 1 1 0
Davison, Mr. 0 12 0
Dudley, Mr. 1 1 0
Feinafe Friends' Branch
Societv 2 0 0
Fleetwood^ Mr. 0 12 0
Fox, Mr 0 13 0
Fox, Mrs 0 12 0
Green, Mr. 0 12 0
Goddaixl, Mrs 0 12 0
Haines, Mr, 1 4 0
Hultbrd, Mr 0 12 0
Hilditch, Mr 1 2 0
Holmes, Mr. sen. ...0 12 0
Holmes, Mr. jun. ...0 !2 0
Holmes, ^[r. C 0 12 0
Holmes. Mr. W 0 12 0
Holm(is,Mesxl.H.&E.0 l2 0
Hunot, Mrs 0 IB 0
Justins, Mr 0 12 0
Immvns, Miss o 1^^ *>
Matthews, Mr. W....0 12 0
Man-iott, Mrs 0 i2 0
Morgan, Mr. ..0 lij 0
Nfiibr, Miss ..0 12 0
Nevill, Mr. sen 0 12 0
Nevill, Mrs. ditto ...0 12 0
Nevill, Mr.jun o 12 O
Nevill, Mrs. ditto ...0 12 I)
Nevill, Miss 0 12 0
Nicholls, Mr 1 2 0
Owen, Mr 1 4 0
Penington, Mr. -...,.0 12 «
JL3H 7 i
D 2
XX.
AUXILIARY SOCIJETIES
£ .'. <^.
Brought forward.. .314 7 6
Pitts, Mr. 0 12 0
Sapsworth, Mr. 0 12 0
wSelby, Mr 0 10 6
Simco, Mr 0 12 0
Simco, Miss 0 12 0
Sunnier, Miss M. ...0 12 0
Sumner, Miss S 0 12 0
Tam, Mr. \ \ 0
Tlioi-pe, Mr. sen. ...0 12 0
Thorpe, Mr. jun. ...0 12 0
Titchiner, Mr. 0 12 0
Tite, Mr 0 12 0
Walker, Mr 1 0 0
Warner, I\Ir 0 12 0
Wilson, Mr 0 12 0
Wilson, IMr. jun 0 12 0
Wilson, Mr. 0 12 0
Williams, Mr 0 12 0
Wright, Mr. G 0 12 0
Wright, I\Ir. A 0 12 0
Young Females' Branch
Society 3 10 0
Young ]\Ien's Ditto 4 4 0
108 who subscribed
under \0s. 6d. per
annum.
East Lo:jdon Auxiliary
Society, by G. Green, Esq.
Treasurer , 148 10 3
Aiiniial.
Adams, iNIr 0 10 6
Anderson, Mr. It, ...0 l2 0
Brooks, K. L. Esq.... 1 1 0
Brooks, Mrs ,...0 10 6
Brooks, Miss Mary... 0 10 6
Bromley, Mr. John... 1 1 0
Bridgman, Mr. E. ...1 1 0
Bridgman, Mrs. F....0 10 6
Batger, Mr. John ...1 1 0
Brewer, INIrs 1 1 0
Bruton, Mrs. 1 6 0
Cheap, Mr. John 1 1 0
Cheap, Mr. jun 0 10 6
Cheap, Miss 0 10 6
Charles, Mr 1 1 0
Copeland, Mr. A. ...0 12 0
Cloutt,Ilev. Thomas I l 0
Cochrane, Mr l l 0
Carr, Mr. John <) 12 0
Corty, :\Irs 0 12 0
Creed Mr 1 1, 0
Dix, i\!r. Thomas ...0 10 6
Dick, Mr. G 0 12 0
Ellis, Mr 1 I 0
Ellis, INlrs, 0 10 0
F.asum, M. Esq 1 1 (i
Emei-son, Mr 1 1 0
Elliot, Mr. 0 12 0
French, Mr 1 0 0
i.-162 17 9
£ s. d.
Brought forward... 462 !T 9
Foulgee, ^Jr. John...l I 0
Ford, Rev. George...! 1 0
Ford, Mr. G 1 1 0
FriendbyMrEmcrsonl 1 0
Friend, by I\lr. Gates 1 0 0
Field, Rev. W I 1 0
Green, Mr. John ...\ 1 0
Green, Mrs 0 10 6
Hubbock, Mr. 1 1 0-
Ilubbock, Mrs 1 l 0
Hawkins, IMr. ..0 12 0
Huttman, Mr. W. ...0 10 6
Halcrow, Mrs 1 0 0
Hipwood, Mr 1 0 0
Huttman, Mrs I 1 0
Hannaman, Mr 0 12 0
Humphrey, Mi.ss ...0 12 0
Hooper, Rev. John 1 1 0
Hid, Mr 1 1 0
Hilditch, Mr I l 0
Han-is, Mr. A 0 10 6
Hooper, Mr. .T 1 1 0
Hyatt, Rev. Charles 0 10 6
Kilday, Mr 1 0 0
Lulm'an, Mrs 0 10 6
Lotherington, Mr. ...1 1 0
Llovd, Mr 0 10 6
M'Nellage, Mr. ......I l 0
jNlartin, Mr. 1 1 0
Monds, Mr. T 1 1 o
jMartin, i\r. A. 1 1 0
Morgan, Mr 1 1 0
Martm, Mr 1 1 0
Gates, Rev. W. 1 1 0
Pouncey, Mr. M. ...1 1 0
Printup, Mr. J 0 12 0
Printup, Mr. jun. ...0 ]2 6
Potts, Mr. 1 1 0
Pitts, Mr 1 1 0
Patrick, Mr. W 1 1 0
Reed, Rev. A. .;.... 1 1 0
Reed, Mr. A 1 1 0
Ring, IMr. 1 0 0
Reed, Mrs 0 10 6
Reed, Mr. 0 12 0
School, New Road
Female Sabbath... 2 5 0
School, New Road
Charity 2 13 0
School, New Road
Sunday 2 8 Q
School, young Ladies
at Mrs. Rose's 4 14 (i
School, Shakespear's
Walk 0 12 o
Stevens, Mr. H 0 10 6
Sumner, Mr. E 0 12 0
Stiles, Mr I I 0
Tumer, Mr. ...1 1 0
Tnulall. Mr. E 2 2 0
JLi(i2 17 9
IX LOXDOX AND ITS VICINITY.
£ .V d.
Brought lbrwavil...4(J2 17 i)
Thompson, Miss 0 \2 0
•J'hom]jsoii, -Mrs 0 12 0
Thomas, Mrs 0 12 0
'I'an'ington, Mr. 1 1 0
Vautiri, Kov. J 1 1 0
Wrurht, Mr. 0 12 0
West, Mr. 1 1 0
Wriijht, .Mr 1 1 0
Williams, Rev. T....1 1 0
IV'itli lui/rhj 1500 (juar-
icrhj aubscr'ihcrs.
Fktter Lane, Joseph Bun-
nell, Esq. Treasurer 31 2 0
Annual.
Bates, Mr 0 10 6
JMossom, Mr 1 u 0
JJromlev, Mr 1 0 0
iJumiell, Jos 1 0 0
Cllttbrd, Mr 0 ID (>
Cooper, Mrs 0 10 6
I)owniii<r, Mrs 0 U) 0
Doylev, Mr. i 0 0
I'uves,'Mrs ^...1 1 0
F-lston, Mr 0 10 0
Tooks, Mr 0 10 0
(Jawthome, Mrs. ...I 1 0
(iouldsmith, T 1 1 0
Cieor-re, Mrs 0 10 0
JTaucox, Mrs. T. ...1 1 0
ITerhert, Mr 0 10 0
J-.uld, Mr 0 10 0
KiiiiT, .Mr 0 10 0
I/,!wrence, Mr 0 10 0
I,ca, Mrs 0 12 0
ISl'Math, Mr 0 12 n
Odv, Mr 0 10 6
rearsall, Mr 0 12 0
J{oviioIds, Mr 0 10 0
Stiff, Mr. T 1 1 0
Salter, Mr I 0 0
Scott, Mr 0 10 ()
Sjiarkc, Mr 0 10 0
Tibhctts, Mr 0 10 0
Valentino, Mr 0 10 0
"Walton, Mr 0 10 G
Wightrnan, Mr. ...0 10 0
Female Society 4 0 0
Juvenile Missionary and Bi-
ble Society, bv Miss Grif-
fiths .....' ." 36 14 6
Hacknky Society, William
Pearson, Esq. Treasin-er... 113 6 5
Anniail.
Aldcrsey, Mr. W. ...1 6 0
Alers, Mr. &,Familv3 0 0
Austin, Mr. <StFamily2 18 0
Au:>tin, Mrs. and J.' 0 12 4
jCGBl 0 S
£
Bi'ought for ward... 6y l
Ballev, :\liss 0 12 0
Barnard, W. & J. ...0 IT 4
Baihlon, Mr 0 10 0
Belnap, S. .J. and .\(.0 13 0
Bidlake, Mr. 0 10 0
Bovd, Mrs I 2 0
Brettan, Mr. 1 0 0
Briirht,.Mr.& Family 2 12 0
Burder, Rev. H. .'..1 1 0
Burgess, I^ieut.Col. 110
BiuTell, Mrs. and
Young Ladies 8 8 0
Bm-ford, A. & C. ...0 12 0
Champ,Mr.&Family 1 12 0
Child, Mr. & Family 114 0
(Uay ton, llev. John 0 10 0
Collison, Rev. G. &
Students 3 18 0
Crammond, .Mrs. and
Master 0 16 0
Craney, Mr 1 0 0
Fisher, Mrs. & Miss
Toms 0 16 0
Gaviller, Mr. and Ser-
vants 1 1 0
Gaviller, Miss A.&H.O 12 0
Gandell, Mr 1 0 0
Cioodhart, Mr. 1 1 0
Greaves, Mr 0 12 0
Guilionneau, Mr. ...0 12 0
Ditto, Miss 0 10 6
Gray, E 0 12 0
Guiin, Mr 1 0 0
Hale, Mr. & l\amily 2 8 0
Heudehourck, Mr. ...1 0 0
Hayward, J 0 10 6
Hilt, Mrs 0 12 0
Horner, Mrs 1 0 0
Jackson, Mr. (Sc Mrs. 0 13 0
Jarvis, Mr. T 0 10 0
Jones, Mrs 0 12 0
Kemp, Mr.F.L&E.O 18 8
Lack, Mr. J 0 12 0
Langton, Mr. and
Family 2 0 0
Lawrence, Mr 0 10 0
Lister, Mr,& Servants 1 12 0
Mather, Mrs 1 6 0
A l-'riend bv Ditto 0 13 0
Moore, J .-.." 0 10 0
MouUeir, W 0 10 0
Musgrove, Mrs 1 1 0
Muscutt,TE.M.(ScA 0 17 4
Pearson, Mr 1 6 0
Pearson, Mrs I G 0
Parker, Mr. and Mrs 0 18 8
Parkinson, Mr 0 10 6
Pretlove, Mr 0 10 G
Price, Mr 1 1 0
Ramsdalc, :Mr 1 0 0
Savile, Mr 1 1 0
£681 0 8
AUXILIARY SOCIETIES
£ s d.
Brought forwnrd ... 68 1 u S
"Slark, Mr. & W. 1 G 6
Simpson, Mr 1 6 0
Smith, Dr. M. 11 aiid
P. H 0 18 0
Smith, Mrs 0 10 6
Snewin, Miss 0 18 0
Surgey, Mr. „ 0 10 0
TarBiig,Mr.andMissO Mi 0
Tizzard, Mr 0 10 6
Todrig,Mr & Family 2 2 0
Tothetingham, Mrs.
& young Ladies ... 1 6 0
Tyler, Mr. & Mrs ...0 10 0
Underliill, Mr 0 10 0
Wenham, Mr. & Mrs 0 14 0
Wafford, Mr. & Son 1 16 6
DcmatUnh%
Banger, Mr ? I 0
TJanger, Mr jim ...3 0 0
Cole, Mr. KingsLandS 0 0
Friend by ^h-.Collis«nl 0 0
Do. by Mr. Pearson 1 0 0
Ivoddiges, Mr. W S 0 0
^Mather, .Mrs 5 0 0
WaiTen, Mrs 1 1 0
f«chool of Industn- in
Kohemia Place, by
Mrs Norton, 1812
diildren who Iiavp
left the School ...3 0 0
^hose that are in the
School 2 5 «
Ditto, ditto, 1813 ...6 6 0
At the -iVnnual Meet-
ing 2 18 ?
150 under 10s. per annum,
Hampstead, at the Rev. Mr.
Wraith's Chapel, by Mi-s.
Phillips, Treasurer S") 5 7
fjoi-YWEi,!. MorxT Oiapei,
Rev. Mr. Piatt's 32 7 6
Hope Street Chnpel Auxi-
liary, by J. Swaine 11 0 6
HoxTON Female Auxiliary
Society, by Miss Wilson... 105 0 0
Annual.
Anstee, Miss A. 0 10 6
Bickham, Mrs 0 12 0
Bibbins, Mrs. 0 12 0
BkcL-all, Mrs 0 12 0
Blackburn, Mrs 0 10 (5
Brooks, Mrs 0 12 0
Brooks, Miss ..0 10 6
Urooks, Miss H 0 10 6
Brooks, Miss S 0 10 6
Bunn, Miss 0 12 0
Bumsted, Mr* 1 0 0
J85> 3 3
£ s. d.
Frougbt fbnrard...850 3 3
Charlesworth, Miss...0 10 6
Clement, Miss 0 10 6
Clement, Miss R. ...0 10 6
Cousins, Afrs 1 4 0
Crawford, Miss 0 10 G
Crawford, Miss A. ...0 10 6
Fisher, .Miss 0 12 0
Fleureau, Miss 0 10 6
Fleureau, INUss MariaO 10 6
Fry, Mrs 0 10 6
Hadlow, Miss 0 12 0
Haslewood, Mrs 0 10 6
Harlow, Miss A...;.. .0 10 6
Hune, Miss 0 12 0
Hills, Mrs 0 10 6
Holmes, Miss 0 16 0
Hughes, Mrs. 0 12 o
Huhne, Miss E 0 12 0
Jackson, Mrs 0 12 0
Jennings, >h-s. 0 11 0
Jeula, Mrs. 0 12 0
Johnson, Mrs 0 12 0
Lacy, xMrs 0 12 0
Lecaud, Mrs 0 12 0
l^acon, Mrs. » 1 0 0
Ijericheux, Ann 0 18 0
Lewis, Mi-s 2 0 0
Liddon, Mrs 0 10 6
Mav, Mrs 0 10 6
Maitbv, Mrs. „ 1 0 0
M'Lellan, 3liss 0 12 0
Needham, Mrs 0 10 6
Nobbs, Mrs. 0 12 0
Oddv, Miss 0 12 0
Ord'.Mrs 0 10 6
Park-inson, iNIrs 0 10 6
Parkinson, Miss 0 10 6
Parvin, Mi-s 0 12 0
Pope, Mrs 0 12 0
Pope, Miss 0 10 6
Pope, Miss M 0 12 Q
Pope, Miss Lydia ...0 12 0
Pope, Miss Lucy .,.0 12 0
Prosser, Mrs. ..'. 0 10 6
Randall, Mrs 0 10 6
Renton, Mrs 1 0 0
Renton, Miss 0 10 6
Robinson, Mrs. 5 0 0
Skeffington, Mrs. ...0 12 0
Slirubsole, Miss 0 12 0
Shiiibsole, Miss A....0 10 6
Smith, Mrs 0 12 0
Stoner, Mrs. 0 10 6
Surgrove, Mrs. 0 12 0
Tavlor, Mrs. A t 0 0
Taylor, Mrs 0 12 0
AVait, Mrs 0 10 G
Ward, Mrs 0 10 6
Ward, Miss 0 10 6
AVilson, Mrs. sen. ...0 10 6
Wilson, Mi-s 0 16 0
i850 3 8
IX LONDON AND ITS. VICINITY.
£ .T d
Brought for ward... S:;> :] :i
Wilson, Miys 1 0 0
WiiJvWorth, Mi-s. ...0 12 0
Winkwoith, Miss ...0 12 0
AVilliams, Mrs. Jane 0 12 0
Jewin Stuket Chapel Penny
Society, by llev. Mr. \^''ood 1 3 4
IsLiNGTOv Union Chapel
Auxiliary Socitty, by Mr.
Steell, Treasurer ICA J 6
Annual.
Bassano, Mr. 0 10 6
Bassano, JMr3 0 10 6
Barlow, Mr 1 1 0
BaUachey, Mr \ 1 0
Baniford, Mrs,, Miss
Norton.&theyouiu'
ludiesof their school I 10 6
Bcvan, Mr. W n 10 G
Bcnham, Mr 1 1 0
Benliam, Mi-s 1 1 0
Bonnet, Mr l l 0
Blcachley, Miss 0 10 6
Blacketti Mrs 1 1 0
Bhu-kett, Mr. J.jun. 1 l 0
Bone, Mr 0 lo 6
BroAniing, Miss : 0 10 6
Bradley, Mr 0 10 6
Broad,'Mr 1 i 0
Campion, Mrs i l 0
Campion, Mr. John 110
Camjnon, Miss 0 10 6
Campion, Mr. James 0 10 6
Catechumens, a few
at Union Chapel,
their mites 3 18 6
Child, Mr ] 4 0
Clcwlow, Mrs 0 10 6
Clark, Mr 1 0 0
Clark, MLss 1 0 0
Chirk, Mr. Bell 1 1 0
Cordon, Mr 1 1 0
Cowie, Mr. J. jun. ...0 10 C
Cowie, Mrs. J. imi....O 10 G
Cowie, Mr. John ...1 1 0
Cowie, -Mrs 1 0 0
Colhnfp-idjre, Mrs. ...0 12 0
Cooper, Mr 1 i o
Cooper, Miss 0 10 (J
Drajier, Miss 1 1 0
Dupont, Mr 0 10 6
Eiides, Mrs. 1 1 0
Eddis, Mr 1 1 0
Kddis, Mrs. 1 0 0
Fisher, Mr 1 1 0
Flight, Mrs 0 10 0
Ford, Mrs 2 0 0
« A Friend 1 l 0
A Friviid 0 10 G
£ s. d.
Brought foi-ward... 959 12 1
Frver, Mr 1 1 0
Geary, Mr 1 1 0
George, Mr I 1 0
George, Mrs 1 t 0
Gee, ;VJLss 0 10 6
Gouldsmith, Mr. ...1 1 0
Gordon, Mrs 1 1 0
Grace, Mr t 1 0
Grace, Mrs 1 1 0
Grace, Mr I 1 0
Grace, Miss 0 lU 6
Grace, Miss K 0 10 6
Grace, Misdlkl () 10 6
Grimes, Mr 1 1 0
IIab<^ood, Mr 1 0 0
Harrison, Mr. 1 1 0
HaiTvman, Mr 1 1 0
Hebert, Mr 1 1 0
Hearne, Miss 0 10 h
Howell Miss&sei-vantO 18 6
Humphries, Mr. I 1 0
Jollifte, Mr 0 tO 6
Kevmer, Mr. 0 10 6
King, Mrs 0 10 6
Xirkman, Mr 0 10 6
J^ngham, Mrs 1 1 o
I,angham, Miss 0 10 6
I^mhert, Mrs 0 10 6
Lewis, Rev. T I 1 0
I^mon, Mr. and the
young gentlemen
belonging to his
school 4 0 0
Lloyd, Mr 0 10 6
Marsom, Mrs. 0 10 6
Mayor, Mr 1 1 0
Melvill, Mrs 0 10 6
Mickle, Mr \ 1 0
Ncesoni, Mr, 1 1 0
Peel, Mr 0 10 6
Plant, Mr. 1 1 0
Pool, Mrs. I 1 0
Price, Mrs 0 12 0
Priestley,Misscs &the
youngladiesl)elong-
"ing tu their sc-hool 2 10 0
Priestley,Misscs,their
sen-ants 0 12 6
Pui-dv, Mr 0 10 G
Radiord, Miss 0 10 6
Reid, MLss 0 10 6
Rosser, Mr. 0 10 6
Robertson, Mr 0 10 6
SchiUiaig, Sir. and the
yoinig- gentlen\en
j belonging to liis
1 school 3 12 G
School of Industry,
Union (Chapel, the
j,nrls belonging to it 2 0 0
i^.i9 \2 I
1959 12 1
A CXI LIAR Y SOCIE TIES
£ s.
Brought forward.,. 9o9 12
Springall, Mr i i o
Steell, Mr. R. G o 10 6
Steell, Mrs 0 10 (i
Steell, Mrs 0 10 6
Starey, Mrs 1 1 ()
Street, Misses 0 10 6
Streetin, Mr. 0 lO 6
Stunt, Mrs 0 10 6
Stott, Mr 0 10 6
Stonai'd, .Mi-s 0 lO 6
Teulons, Miss 1 l 0
Trueman, Master J. 0 10 6
Trueman, Miss 0 10 6
Trinder, Mrs l l o
"Vilette, Mrs. 1 l 0
Waters, Mr. Q lO 6
Warren, Mr i l 0
Watkins, Miss, her
servant 0 10 6
Wood, Mr. 1 1 0
Wyatt, ISIr. l 1 0
Wyatt, Mrs 1 l 0
Wyatt, Miss 1 1 0
Wyatt, Mr. R. B. ...1 1 0
Yiillop, Mr 1 1 0
Kensington Society Rev. Mr.
Liefchild's .' 20 2
Juvenile ditto 2 0
MiLEs's Lane Juvenile Aux-
iliary' Society, by Rev. A.
Fletcher ,.,. 80
Annual.
Anonymous 0 12 0
Blyth, James, Esq. 1 l 0
Kro\vn, Mr. James... 0 1? 0
CabeU, Mr 0 12 0
Cole, Mr. W 0 12 0
Children and S. B ...0 14. *;
Crafter, Masters 0 IS u
Dauglish, Mr. G. ...1 i 0
Dauglisli, Mr. E. ...0 12 f
Da%'idson, Miss .'•laryO l2 0
Gilbert,Master&MissO 12 o
Hawkins, Mr. E. ...0 12 0
Lashbrooke, Miss E 0 12 0
Lunelle, Sweet, and
Sadler, Misses 0 12 0
Mullens, Mr. W. J. 0 18 0
Mann, Mrs. Ann ...0 10 0
Nixon, Masters 0 12 0
Price, J. Esq 1 l Q
Powell, Miss 0 12 o
Rushby, Mr. J 0 12 0
Roope, Masters 0 18 0
Simpson, Mr. G 0 12 0
Stafford, Master J. 0 l2 0
Saltmarsh, Mr. H. ...0 12 0
Strange, Mr. J. jun. l o u
.;fl'ei It
0 0
£ s. d
Brought forward.. .ICGi 14. 1
Strange,Mr.WHjun 1 0 0
Thomas, Miss Ann 0 12 0
Trenchard, I\Ir. S ...0 12 0
AVilUamson, Mr. D. 0 1.2 0
Walker, Mr. D 0 12 0
Williams, -Mr. W....0 12 0
Wilson, Mr. G 0 12 0
200 wlio subscribe less than
10s. 6d. per annum.
Peckham Auxiliary, by Rev.
Dr. CoUyer .....'.....' 23 11 0
Stockwell Auxiliary, T.
Hay ter, E,sq. Treasurer ... 50 0 0
Sunnv Chapel Female Mis-
sionary Association, by Mr.
Neaie" '. 102 16 3
Annual.
Bailey, Mrs 1 0 0
Booth, Mrs 1 0 0
Brown, Miss 0 10 6
Bugden, Mrs 1 0 0
ChaUenor, Mrs 0 11 0
Ching, Mrs 0 10 G
Churchill, Miss 0 12 0
Churchill, MissP^psoml 0 0
Clark, Mrs. Belmont-
place I 0 0
Clark, Mrs. Peckliam 1 1 0
Harby, ?>Jrs 0 10 6
Darby, Miss 0 10 6
Dodson, Miss 0 10 6
Dod-son, Miss A 0 10 6
Field, Mrs 0 10 6
Forsters, Misses 1 1 0
Fuce, Mrs 0 10 6
Fuce, Miss 0 10 6
Hill, Mrs 1 1 0
Hughes, Mrs 0 12 0
Kill-man, Mrs 1 1 0
Morris, Mrs 0 10 6
Neale, .Mrs 1 1 0
Neale, Mrs. B 1 1 0
Nottage, Mrs. 0 10 0
Nottage, Miss 0 10 6
Page, Mrs 0 10 6
Peach, Mrs 1 0 0
Piatt, Mrs 1 1 0
Preston, Mrs 1 0 0
Sells, Mrs 0 10 6
Sells. Miss 0 10 G
Smith, Mrs 0 10 6
Townly, Mrs Margate 0 10 6
Turner, Mrs 0 10 6
Yea, Mrs. Stamford-
hill 1 1 0
Colkded by
Alman, Mrs 3 3 6
£12.38 1 4
IN LONDON AND ITS VICINITY.
xxr^
£ s. d
Brought forward 1238 1 1.
Beams, Miss l 12 8
Burld, Miss 2 5 1
Burford, Miss 6 19 1
Carter, Miss 5 6 8
Cooper, iMiss 5 2 1
Davies, INlrs 5 15 i
Eaton, Mrs 7 16 3
Hadland, Miss 2 5 7
Lambert, Mrs. 0 14 9
Lucey, Miss 2 H 3
Newsham, Miss 9 3 3
Peterson, Miss 3 3 7
Pushee, Miss 2 7 1
Tavlor, Miss 2 8 10
Thatcher, Mrs 7 12 8
Wadsworth, Miss ...1 1 8
Williams, Miss 5 17 1
Williamson, Miss ...1 0 10
Tabernacle Society, Rev.
Matthew Wilks, Treasurer 154 A 6
Annual
Alexander, Mr. J....t 1 0
Andrews, Mr 1 4 0
Andrews, Mr. J 0 12 0
Ariel, Mr Samuel... 0 10 6
Arnold, Mr. B 1 l 0
Ashley, Mr. Henry 1 1 0
liaker', Mr. Thomas 0 12 0
Bateman, W. Esq ...1 1 0
Bleare, Mr 0 12 0
Boggis, .Mrs 0 10 6
Bo,g<jis, -Miss 0 10 6
Bowles, .Mrs 0 10 6
Brown, Mr 0 l2 0
Brown, !\Ir. R 0 13 0
Breter, .Miss 0 12 0
Brouqhton 0 10 6
Chinn, Mr 0 13 0
Chappie, Mr. W. ...0 13 0
Chajjple, Mr 0 13 0
Chawnier, Miss 0 12 0
Clark, .Mr. & Family 2 12 0
Clark, Mr. R .'..0 10 6
Colwell, Mr 0 12 0
Coast, Mrs 0 12 0
Coa.st, Miss 0 12 0
Con<Tdon, Mr 1 l o
Crei^, Mr 0 13 0
Creijr, Mrs 0 12 0
Chaplin, Miss 0 10 6
Davis, .Mr. Owen ...0 13 0
.Deering, Mr 0 10 6
Devo, Miss 0 \2 0
Dickens, Mr 1 1 0
Donation by Mr.
Wade 0 10 6
Ditto, a Friend by
Mr. Evans .'.0 1 0
Duncomb, Mr. ...,.,0 10 6
E
S\zo2 a 10
£ s d.
Brought forward... 1392 6 Iw
Duncomb, Mrs 0 10 6
Donation bv Mr. Mat-
thews .' 0 3 0
Ellemen, Mr 0 11 0
Evans, Mr. Thomas 1 1 0
Ewens, Mr 0 12 0
Ewen, Mrs. 0 12 0
A Friend by Mr.
Jukes ..0 12 0
Ditto, bv Miss
Bryant 0 13 0
Frith, Mr 0 10 10
Fielding, Mjss 0 10 6
Friend, by Mr. Wi-
therstone ,.•••» 1 ^ 0
Fussell, Mr. J 0 13 0
Gardner, Mr ,.1 1 0
Gale, Mr 0 12 0
Gravatt, Mr 1 1 0
Greenhow, Mr I 1 0
Greenwood, Mi-s ...0 13 0
Greenwood, Mr. J. 1 1 0
Hall, Mr 0 10 «
Hammond, Miss 0 12 0
Harper, A. Esq. ...1 1 0
Hawke, Mr 0 10 6
Hem, Mr 0 12 0
Hewitt, Mr 0 10 10
Hewitt, Mrs ..() 10 10
Hardy, Mr. H 0 10 6
Henderson, ^'rs .1 1 {)
Henderson, Masters 0 13 0
Hersant, Mr. 1 J ^
Horam, Mr .0 10 (>
Hou.seman, Mr ^...,.0 12 0
Hubert, Mi-s 0 12 0
Jackson, Mr. G 1 1 0
Joslin, Mr. John ...0 10 6
Jordjm, Miss 0 10 6
Immyns, Mrs 0 12 0
Jukes, Mr 0 12 0
Jukes, Mrs 0 12 0
Kincaid, Miss 0 10 G
King, Mr 0 10 6
King, Mrs 0 10 6
Kirby, Mr R o 13 0
Knight, Mrs 0 10 G
Lambert, Mr 1 1 0
I-idhnan, Mrs 1 1 0
LefevTe, Mr 0 13 0
Lefe\Te, Mrs. 0 13 O
Lockyer, Mr 1 () 0
M Miss 0 12 0
Matthews, Mrs 0 12 0
M'^iaster, .Mr 3 0 0
Mears, Mr. James ...1 1 0
Millar, Mr 1 0 0
Moody, Mr 0 12 0
Matthews, Mr 0 10 6
Nicholson, Mr. D....1 1 0
JC1392 c jy
xX^^.
AUXILIARY SOCIETIES
£ >. d.
Brought forward... 1392 6 10
Neaves, Mr 1 i o
Nicklin, Miss "|
Nicklin, Miss S ... [- 1 1 0
Nicklin, MissM... j
Newton, Mr 0 13 0
Nobbs, Mr 0 12 0
Oliver, Mr 0 10 6
Owen, Mr 1 l 0
Priest, Mr 0 12 0
Phillips, Mr 0 12 0
Paynter, Mr 1 1 0
Pearce, Mr. R 1 l 0
Pearson, Mr 1 1 0
Perry, Mr. T 1 1 0
Roberts, Mr. and
Family 3 4 0
Roberts.'Mr 1 1 0
Roberts, Mrs 1 0 0
Rodger, Mr. 0 14 0
Reynolds, Mr 0 10 6
Richards, Mrs 0 12 0
Saunders, Mr 1 1 0
Scott, Mr. J 1 1 0
Slee, Mr.Noah 1 1 0
Sharp, Mr 1 11 6
Selby, Mr 0 12 0
Seaman, Mr 0 10 6
Souter, Mr 1 1 0
Smith, Mr 1 1 0
Smart, Mr. Y 1 2 0
The Youthful Bene-
volent Society, in
aid of the Mission-
ary Auxiliary So-
ciety, 17 Members
by r>Ir Young 5 8 0
Tomlinson, Mr 0 12 0
Wade, Mr 0 10 6
Wallis, Mr. Richard 1 1 0
Wilcox, Mrs 1 0 0
Wilson, J. Esq 1 l 0
WUson, Mrs 1 1 0
Wilson, Mr. J. jun. 1 0 0
Wilks, Rev. Mat. ...I 1 0
Witherstone, Mr. ...0 10 6
Whitmore, Mr 0 12 0
Whitling, Mr 1 1 0
Windale, Mr 1 1 0
"Vidler, Mr 1 1 0
Vipond, Miss 1 4 0
Tottenham Court Chapel,
by Rev. .John Hvatt.
Female Branch 177 4 6
Male Branch 60 0 0
Brown, Mr. W 0 12 0
Brown, Mr. J 0 12 0
Baddeley, Mr. S t 0 0
Bell, Mr C 0 10 0
Baker, Mr 0 12 0
£1629 11 4 I
£ .? d..
Brought forward... 16';; » II 4
Bushnell, Mr 0 10 6
Broughton, Mr 0 12 0
Bridgen, Mr. J 0 12 0
Crane, Mr P 0 12 0
C. J 0 12 0
Farey, Mr. J 0 12 0
Foulies, Mr A 0 12 0
French, Mr. G 1 I 0
GofF, I\Ir 0 12 0
Gunning, Mr 0 12 0
Gyles, Mr I 0 0
Hale, .Mr 0 10 6
Hale, Mr 0 10 6
Herbert, IMr. J 1 1 0
Jacobs, Mr. 0 10 6
Jay, J 0 10 6
Johnson, Mr.T. H. 1 0 0
Lav, Mr. T 0 12 0
Lauder, Mr 0 12 0
Lauton, Mr 0 13 0
Lockyer, Mr. J 0 10 0
Lyas", Mr 0 12 0
Morgan, Mr 1 0 0
Mackig, .Mr 0 12 0
Marks, Mr 0 10 6
May, Mr. E 0 10 &■
Nodes, Mr. O. 0 12 0
Numi, Mr 0 12 0
Parkinson, Mr. T. ...11 0
Parkes, Mr. E 0 12 0
Reed, Mr. J 0 16 0
Reid, Mr. G 0 12 0
Reid, Mr W o 12 0
Reeve, Mr 0 12 0
Roberts, J. Esq 0 10 6
Semple, Mr 0 10 6
Shrimpton,Mr.M.A.0 10 0
Stocker, Mr. W 0 12 0
Sweetland, Mr 0 10 6
White, Mr. W 0 12 0
We%, Mr. D 0 12 0
Wilson, Mr. D 0 10 6
88 Subscribers under
10:s 29 14 6
West London, Mr. Thomas
Walker, Treasurer.
Adelphi Branch 10 0 0
Crown Court Branch, Rev.
G Greig 66 12 7
Female Branch.
Alexander, Mrs 0 10 6
Anderson, Mrs 1 0 0
Andrews, Miss 0 12 0
Black, Mrs 0 10 6
Blair, Mrs 1 0 0
Byers, Mr 0 10 6
Campbell, Mrs. ......1 1 0
Cowie, Mrs 0 10 6
Cowie, Miss 0 10 6
^1706 3 11
12^ LONDON AND ITS VICINITY.
£ s. d.
Brought forward . . . 1 7o6 3 11
Crei^hton, Mrs 0 i2 0
Dav-ies, Mrs 0 l2 0
Dixon, Mrs & Misses I 1 0
Duer, Mrs 0 10 6
FriencUbyMrsYoungl 0 0
Gibson, Mrs 0 10 6
Golclie, Miss 0 10 6
Gordon, Miss 0 ^2 0
Grav, Mrs 0 10 6
Gray, Mrs 1 0 0
Greiff, .Mrs 0 10 6
Hodges, Mrs 0 10 6
Johnston, Mrs. T ...0 10 6
Lesagc, Mrs 0 12 0
M'l.ollan, Mrs 0 10 6
M'lA'Uan, Mrs. A. ...0 10 6
M'AMiianie, Mrs. ...0 10 6
Morrison, Mr 0 10 6
Nicholson, Mrs 0 10 6
Pitney, Mrs 1 0 0
Poole", Miss 0 10 6
Held, .Mrs. T 0 10 6
Ileid, Mrs. W 0 10 6
lleid. Miss 0 10 6
Iteid, Miss E 0 10 6
Reid, iMiss M 0 10 6
Rennie, Mrs 0 10 6
Kentoul, Mrs i 1 0
Steven, Mrs 0 10 6
Stephenson, Mrs. .,.0 10 6
Thorne, .Miss 0 10 (J
Walker, Miss 0 10 6
Wallace, Mrs 0 10 6
Wallace, Miss 0 10 6
Weather.stone, Mrs 0 10 6
Weatherstone, Miss 0 10 6
Webster, .Mrs 0 12 0
Wilkie, Mrs 0 10 6
Young, Mrs 0 10 6
Young, Mrs. J l 1 0
Gate Street Branch, Rev.
G. Williams 36 7 9
Orakge Street Branch ...
Namrs of Siibscnhcis of lOs. Hd.
and iipxcards per annum,
1813-14.
Arnold, Mr. James... 0 10 6
Ash, Mr 1 1 0
Arundall, Mrs 0 12 0
Bishop, Mr 1 0 0
Buck, Mr 0 10 6
Burrows, Mr 1 0 0
Bvfield, .Mr 1 0 0
Blazdell, Mr 1 l 0
Castle, Mr 0 10 6
Crozier, Mr. F 1 1 0
Crozier, Mrs F 1 1 0
88 16 6
E 2
£1831 8 2
Brought forward... 1831 8 2
Colwell, .Mrs 0 l2 0
Chajppell, Mr 0 12 0
Davidson, Mr 1 1 0
Davies, Mr 1 1 0
Freeman, .Mrs 0 12 0
Goodchild, Mrs 0 10 6
Gill, Mrs 1 1 0
Giblett, Mr 1 1 0
Guy, -Mr I 1 0
Green, .Mr 0 12 0
Green, Miss S 1 0 0
Green, Miss M. ......1 0 0
Hawkes, Mr. jun. ...0 10 6
Mawes, Mr I 1 0
Hohnes, Mr 1 1 0
Hough, Mr 1 0 0
Hudson, Mr 0 12 0
Hudson, Mr. R 0 12 0
HarrLs, Mr 0 12 0
Ince, Mr 0 10 6
Jones, Mr. John 1 1 0
Jones, Mr R l 0 0
Jones, Mr. Thomas 0 12 0
Kave, Mr 0 10 6
Klvne, Mr 0 10 6
Klyne, Mr.jun 0 10 6
Lanman, Mr 1 1 0
Lewis, Mr. Walter... 2 0 0
Maberly, Mr 1 1 0
Morrison, Mr 1 1 0
Miller, Mr 0 10 6
Navler, .Mr 1 1 0
Odell, .Mr 1 1 0
Odell, Mrs 0 10 6
Powell, .Mr. Richard 1 1 0
Parker, Mr 1 1 0
Parker, Mrs 0 10 6
Palmer, Mr 0 12 0
Price, Mr. Thomas... 0 12 0
Price, Mrs 0 12 0
Eobinson, Mr 1 1 0
Robinson, Mr 0 12 0
Ryland, Miss 0 12 0
Scott, ;Mr. Joseph ...1 1 0
Strongi'tharm, Mr,...l 1 0
Smith, Mr. Charles 1 1 O
Say, Mr. 1 1 0
Say, -Mrs 0 12 0
Sellman, Mr 1 1 0
Simson, Mr 1 1 0
Strachan, Mr 1 1 0
Sbijkelton, Mr 1 1 0
Shackelton, Mrs 1 0 0
Thompson, Mrs 1 1 0
Tookey, Mr. Thomas 1 1 0
Tayler, .Mr 1 1 0
Tayler, Miss 1 1 0
Tiercelin, Mr 0 12 0
Thomas, Mr. Z. 0 12 0
Trigg, Mrs 0 12 0
£1831 8 S
SUNDRIES.
£ s. d.
Brought forward... 1831 8 2
Vasey, Mr 1 11 6
Webster, Miss 0 10 6
AV'hitlam, Sarah 0 10 6
WTiitkm, Ahcia 0 10 6
Walker, Mr. Thomasl 1 0
Walker, Mr. Samuel 110
Webster, Mr 1 1 0
Walker, Mrs. T 1 1 0
Warren, Mrs 0 12 0
AV'aUcer, Mrs 0 12 0
Wolfe, Mr 0 10 6
Wall, Mrs 1 0 0
i;i83i 8 2
Brought forward... 1831 8 2
Williams, Mr. T. ...0 12 0
Sundry smaller sub-
scriptions and dona-
tions
Wells Street Branch, Rev.
A. Waugh 27 0 O
Donation by S. V. S. "Wilder,
Esq. Boston, America 2 0 0
White Row .Tuvenile Soci-
ety, by Miss Goode 25 5 C
i;i885 13 8
SUNDRIES.
14
1 16 3
A few .Journeymen Letter
Founders and Friends, Chis-
weH-street 3
Children of a Sunday School at
Mr. Fox's, Bethnal-j£^een-r. 1
The poor Child's Sunday School,
H olly-hush-gardens 1
A Donation under a Deed of
the late Mrs. Walsh, by the
Rev. Rowland Hill 50
A poor Woman 0
Children of the Protestant Dis-
senters School, Wood-street
A practical Improvement of
Jeremiah, chap. 7, ver. 18, by
the Teachers, &c of Silver-
street Chapel, by Rev. Mr.
.Tones 40
Ditto, ditto, Ishngton Chapel,
by ditto 8
Praving Society at Silver-street
Chapel, by ditto 10 0
Friends at Ishngton, on Mr.
Willis's plan, by ditto 20 0
Weekly Subscriptions of a few
Boysat Mr. Innes's Academy,
Ishngton, by ditto 1 12
A small FamUy belonging to
Silver-street, on Mr. Wuks's
plan, bv ditto 1
Ditto, ditto, ditto, ditto 1
Two Children, ditto, ditto 0
A small Family on ditto, ditto 1
Ditto, ditto, . ditto 1
A siTiall Fine paid by an Ap-
prentice Boy ditto 0
Saving by a Baptist 2
C rowth of a Hallpenuy p. Week 1
4 8
13
11
i:i47 8 7
Brought forward... 147 8 7
A few Friends belonging to the
Tabernacle, at a Prayer Meet-
ing in Peartree-street 2 13 0
A Family by weeklv Subscrip-
tions, by Mr. Buck 2 0 0
The Children of the Mulbeny-
garden Sundav School, Pell-
street, by T. Holgate 5 6 9
A Society of Female Servants,
Lock's-fields, Walworth, bv
theRev. G. C .'. 1 1 0
Small Fines for not rising early,
and a few Subscriptions at
Id. per Week 2 11 6
Auxihary Missionary Prayer
INleeting, held at Mr. R. Kes-
terton's and Mr. Johnson's... 10 3 6
A Moiety of the Subscriptions
of the Shoe-lane Auxihary
Society, b}' the Rev.MrAustinl4 5 .6
A Wellwisher, bv Mr. T. Lee 3 3 0
Penny Society, by Mrs. T.F.&c. 19 6
A Servant in a serious Family,
by Rev. J. C. jun .".. 1 0 0
Subscriptions by Brothers in
Family Meetmgs, on Rev.
Mr. AVilks's Plan 4 3 6
Brook, the weekly Mite of a
small Family t0A^'ards extend-
ing the knowledge of the
Redeemer 2 0 0
A few young Ladies at Mrs.
Green's School 3 3 0
Little Help Society, Piccadilly 8 11 6
Clapham House Auxihary 3 10 0
(J) '. 5 0 0
xm 10 4
Amount of Annual Subscriptions from page 16 905 8 6
Ditto of Donations and Collections from page 18 2666 10 3
Ditto by Auxiltan' Societies, as above 1885 i3 8
Total Amount of Annual Subscriptions, &c. in London and its vicinity, } jkr^k
as per preceding List, carried to the General Statement i
2 9
C KxlX. )
SUBSCRIPTIONS, DONATIONS, ^c.
IN THE COUNTIES OF
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND,
£ i. d.
Abergave vyv, Rev. Mr Hanis
and Friends 10 14 0
Alton, Rev. Mr. Howell and
Friends 8 12 1
Produce of a box placed at
the door of the Chapel 3 11 6
Friends at Prior Dean 0 19 6
Mr. J. French, Holyboimie 10 0
Anonymous 10 0
AxMiNSTER, by Rev. Mr. Small
Annual Siibscripiions.
Cowlev, Mr 0 10 6
Clarke', Miss 0 10 0
Daniel, Mr I 1 0
Edwards, Mr 10 0
Edwards, Mr. T. 10 0
Evans, Mr. 1 0 0
Friend, a 10 0
Eymnes, Mr 110
iMarshall, Mr. 110
Marshall, Miss 1 1 0
Small, Rev. James 110
Small, .Mrs 0 10 6
Sh'iield, xMrs 0 10 6
Stevens, Mrs 10 0
Stevens, Mr. J 10 0
Whitbv, Mr 1 0 0
Whitby, Mrs 0 10 6"
Sundry Donations 3 Id 6
Sunday School ditto 10 0
B. A. 5 5 0
B. A 5 5 0
B. A. 5 5 0
B M. Frome, by Rev. C. Buck 5 5 0
Bailev, Miss, Frome (a) 110
Bally, Mr. W. Bath (a) 1 1 0
Baliin^er, Misses, bv Miss Har-
telbury .' 10 0 0
Barking, at Rev. T. Lowe's
Church, by Rev.Mr.'NVaugh 2 16 3
Barnet, Rev. Mr. Monison
and Friends 4 14 C
jC8G 3 4
£ s. d.
Brought foru-ard... 86 3 4
Barrett, Mrs. S. Br aintrce... (a) 1 1 0
Beaconsfield, Rev. Mr. Har-
sent and Friends 6 7 0
Beer, Devon, a few young
People 1 12 6
Bedford Old Meeting, a Moi-
ety of the General Missi-
onary Fund 15 0 0
Belper and Heage, Rev. .vir.
Gawthorne and Friends ...54 8 3
Bencraft, Mrs. Uxhridge ...(a) 1 1 0
Berridge, Mr. by Rev. Mr.
Chapman (a) 110
Bethune, Mr. Divie, New
York (a) 2 2 0
Be van, Mr. Walthamstow ...(a) 5 5 0
BiLLERiCAV, Rev. Mr. Thorn-
ton and Congregation 16 6 0
Einks, Mr. C. Durham (a) 110
Biiiks, Mr. S. Ditto (a) 110
Birmingham, a few poor Boys
at Carr's-lane SundaySchool
by Rev. Mr. James 110
Blyth, Northumberland, Rev.
Mr. Robertson and Friends 3 0 0
Brentwood, Rev. Mr. Smith
and Friends 2 4 »
Breese, .Mrs. Eliza, Hath 10 0 0
Brewood, Rev. J. Fernie and
Friends 7 0 0
Bridport, by Rev. Mr. Saltern
Annual Suhscriptlmis .
Atkinson, Mr 1 1 0
Oliver, Miss 2 0 0
Peters, Mr. R. Callington ... 2 0 0
Robertson, Mr. 0 10 G
Rooker, .Mrs 0 10 (i
Rose, Mrs 10 0
Saltren, Rev. Mr 3 3 0
Swayne, -Mr 1 0 0
Briog', Rev James Claik and
Friends 1* 10 0
i.241 9 9
xsx.
COUNTRY SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS.
£ s. d.
Brought fonrard... 241 9 9
Brighton, Contributions of the
Ladies in the Congregation
of Rev. Mr. Styles 23 11 8
AVest Brojiwich, liev. Mr.
Hudson and Friends 10 0 0
Buuton, Produce of a Mission-
ary Box at Rev. Mr. Tho-
mas's Chapel 4 0 0
Br^'an, Rev. Mr. Nottingham (a) 1 i 0
Long Buckby, a third part of
the annual Produce of a
Penny Society in the Rev.
D. Griffith's Congregation 6 0 8
Budding, Airs. Peterstield ...(a) l i o
Bunn, Mr. J. B. Poole (a) 2 0 0
Burgess, Lieut. Colonel of the
Artillery, Pendennis ...(a) 1 l 0
BuKNHAM, NorfoUc, Rev. Mr.
Creak and Congregation . . . 1 o 1 j o
Bum, -Mr. A. Tweedmouth (a) 1 i 0
Biun, Mr. Ditto (a) 1 i o
1 6
Canterbury, Lady Hunting-
don's Chapel, by Rev. J.
Sheppard 5 5
Carrol, Mrs. Maidstone 5 0
Cawsand Bay, a few Friends
by Rev. Mr. Hockley 3 13
Chapel End, Rev. Mr. Dagley
and Friends, including Do-
nations from
Mrs. ^ialebone 1 1 0
Mr. John Jepcoate 0 10 0
Mr. John King 0 II G
Messrs. Capson &
Mr. Jepcoate 0 10 C-15
Chatham, by Rev. Mr. Slat-
terie.
Annual Sitbscript'wns.
Brock, Mr. AV
Brock, Mr. E
Clarke, Mr. H
Conquest, Mr
Slatterie, Rev. Mr. Joseph .
Rodgers, Mr
Sunday School Cliiidi-en 3 10
Chatteris, Rev. Mr. Miller
and Congregation 15 2
Chesham, Rev. \ix. Surnam
and Friends 4-
Cheshunt College, by Rev.
G. Collison 10
Chester, Rev. Mr. Reynolds
and Congregation, on occa-
sion of a Semion preached
by Rev. M r. Thoipe 45
Chichester, Rev. Air. Hunt
and Friends 32 2 7
Chigwell Row, Rev. Mr.
West and Friends II 12 9
4 0
0 0
0 0
£\Qi
£ i. d.
Brought forward... 465 u 8
Christian, Mr. John, GUling ... 2 2 0
Christchurch, by Rev. Mr.
Hopkuis.
Mr. George Aldridge (a) 1 1 9
IMr. G. O. Aldridge (a) 1 1 0
Clapham, Mr. J. Leeds 1 1 0
Clapham, Mrs. Leeds 1 1 0
Clapham, Mr. S. Leeds 0 li) 6
Clubbe, Mr. Thomas, Chester 5 5 0
CoUier, i\Irs. Bath 5 0 0
Cockermouth, Rev. R. Swan
and Friends 5 11 10
West Cowes, Isle of Wight,
Rev. Mr. Adams & Friends 4 10 6
Sunday School Children 1 10 0
Children of a Family, 8s. each 2 0 0
Crediton, Rev. Mr. Cobbin
and Friends 3 0 0
A Friend by Ditto 0 7 0
Crisp, Mr. Frostenham (a) 110
Crisp, Mr. W. Ditto 50 0 0
Crouch, Mr. HaiTow AVeald (a) 1 1 0
Crowder, Mr. St. Albans 1 1 0
Curtis, Rev. Mr 2 2 0
Cuthbertson, Mr. Thomas, late
of Lyincross, Parish of
Neilson, the Trustees of
1812 5 0 0
1813 3 0 0
Davies, Rev. Dr. Reading. ..(a) 1 1 0
Davies, Rev. Mr. Swansea... (a) I 1 0
Davies, Mr. Thomas, Trefach,
Pembrokesliire (a) 110
Davies, .Mr. D. Aberystwith (a) 2 2 0
DaWes, Mr. Robert, Ditto (a) 0 10 6
Dawney, Mr. / ylesbury ...(a) 2 2 0
Deal, a Religious Conversa-
tion Society, by Mr. W.
Soames 4 0 0
Devizes, Rev. Messrs. Sloper,
Elliot, & Friends 23 5 2
Dickson, Mr. Dagenham (a) 110
Dickson, Mrs. Ditto (a) 1 1 0
Dixon, Mr. T.Netherby (a) 1 1 0
Dorking, Rev. J. Whitehouse,
and Friends 14 0 0
Drv'land, Mr. W. Newbuiy (a) 1 0 0
Dudley, Sunday School Chil-
dren 2 13 0
Durbin, Major, Bath 5 0 0
Dver, Mr. John, SpemhiU, near
Newbury (a) 2 0 0
Fareham, Rev. Mr. Johnson,
and Friends 7 0 0
Farnham, Rev. Joseph John-
son, Ditto 15 0 0
Felton Chapel Collection 2 5 0
i;e49 9 9
COUNTRY SUnSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS.
£ s. ,1
Brought forward.. ,649 9 9
rieniing, Litut. Aberdeenshire
-Militia (a) 1 1 0
Ford, -Mrs. Bath (a) 2 2 0
Ford, Devon, by llev. Mr.
Stenuer 5 4 0
Ditto, by llev. J. Scholfield ... 5 6 0
FoftLnKGHHiDGE, b}' Rev. T.
Loader, Collection 8 0 0
Youth's Commercial School 2 2 0
llev. Thomas Loader (a) 110
FouDiiAM, llev. Air. Harris 6c
Friends 7 10 0
Friend at Broadmogfiie, near
Dorchester 2 0 0
Ditto at Pembrokeshire I 1 0
Dkto by Rev. Mr. Turabull ... 1 0 0
Ditto at Gloucestershire, by
-vlr. Odey, Gloucester. ....". 10 0 0
Dittoat Wanvick,byRev, G.B. 1 0 0
Ditto to the -Viissionary Institu-
tion, recoi\-ed oi' Messrs.
Fi-v and Sons 25 0 0
Ditto at Halifax, by Rev. D.
Bogue .". 0 5 0
Ditto at Kingswood, by Rev. C.
Hyatt ". 5 0 0
Ditto to Missions, Tickhill 1 0 0
Ditto in ^Vyrshirc, by Rev. G.
Ewin<f '. 5 0 0
Ditto by llev. James Boden ... 0 7 0
Ditto at Port Ciiasgow 1 l 0
Ditto at Dorchester, by Rev.
S. Hall .'. 4 0 0
Friends, two, at Eocking 5 0 0
Ditto, two. by Rev. Mr. .\:iller u 10 G
Ditto, a few, at Mr. Short's,
Jacob's Well, Bristol 2 0 0
Ditto, at White Roothcn, bv
Rev. ,L G. Thompson .....'. 2 13 0
Ditto, a few, near Stretton 3 13 0
Ditto, a few at Topsham, Devon 2 3 4
Ditto, by Mr. C. Anderson,
Fdinburgh, ibr the Lascar
Niission 2 0 0
Ditto, a few at Cottisbrook,
Northamptonshire .-.,<-.,.. 3 0 0
DittoatSheU'ord, by.Mr.J.East 4 0 0
Fhomk, Rook-iane, Rev. Mr.
Sibree and Congregation... 25 15 0
G. W. St. Helens 0 10 0
Geraud, Rev. L'Abbe, Pains-
worth 1 0 0
Gilling, a Christian's two Mites 2 0 0
Gittens, Mr. J. Tewksburv (a) 1 10
Glascott,Rcv.:virHatherleigh(a) 1 1 0
GospoRT, by Rev. D. Bogue
Aimiial Subscript iims.
Aldridge, Mr. W 0 10 0
Barrow, Mr 2 2 0
.1797 8 7
£ s. d.
Brought for\vard...797 8 7
Beaslev, Mr. Joseph 10 0
Pechervaise, 3irs 2 0 0
Biddlecombe, Mr 2 2 0
Eog'ac, Rev. David 2 i! 0
Bo'irue, Mr. Thomas 0 10 6
Bond, Mr. 2 0 0
BuUey, Mr. S 1 1 0
Cameron, Mr. 0 13 0
Clarke, -Mr. J.ofH.M Boyne 1 0 0
Dods, Mr. Charles ."..,. 1 1 0
Frver, Mr 1 1 0
Gilbert, Mr. 1 0 0
Goode -c, rvJr. sen 2 2 0
Goodjvc, Mr. Joseph 110
Goodove, iMr. John, jim 110
Goode ve, Mr. .Joseph, jun.... 110
Goodeve, Mr. Benjamin 10 0
GooJeve, Mr. .John 1 1 0
Hannan, Mr 1 0 0
Ilayler, Mrs 1 I 0
Jlaysom, Mr. 0 10 6
Hoskins, Mr. 1 1 0
Hoskins, A^r. jun 110
Howard, Mrs 0 10 0
Hyslop, vir. 0 10 0
M'Arthur, xMr 2 2 0
M- Kay, Mrs 10 0
M'Kensie, Mr 1 0 0
M'Leod, Mr 1 1 0
Meredith, Mr 1 1 0
Minchin, Mr. T. A 5 5 0
Minchiu, Mr. Thomas 110
Minchin, >ilss 110
Mundav, Mr. 1 I 0
Park -K IMr. Will :.m 1 1 0
Parker, Mr. Edvnrd 1 1 0
Pii;g, Lieutenant Oil 0
Roberts, .>ir , 10 0
Sharp, Mr. Joseph 1 1 0
Sherrington, Mrs 10 0
Sprout, .Mx-s. 1 1 0
Smith, Mr. John 0 10 .6
Smith, .Mrs 10 0
Stewart, Mr. 110
Swiney, Mr 0 10 6
Thompson, Mr. David 110
I^iTy, Mr. James 1 0 0
White, Mr. Thomas 2 2 0
White, Mr. Thomag.jun ... 1 10
Collection 35 6 6
Female Society 5 6 0
Female Society for Transla-
ting the Scriptures 5 2 1
Sun.'lav School Children by
Mr. "Leach 1 9 «
Ditto by Mr. T. Hoskins % 0 0
The Singers i^ionging to the
Chapel ^ 1 13 0
A l''riend 5 5 0
Mrs. Ash 0 6 0
JC912 1 %
COUNTRY SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS.
£ s. d.
Brought forward ... 9 ! 2 1 8
GitAVESEND, by llev. Mr. Kent
Craig, Mrs. Ann (a) 110
Cummins, Mr. J. P (a) 1 1 0
Lrt-k, My. ....(a) 1 1 0
Greatbach, Rev. Mr. & Friends
by Kev. Mr. Ttatfles 3 0 0
Green, Mr. Canterbury 110
Green, Mr. James, Ditto 1 1 0
Gribisby, Rev. Mr. Smelle and
Friends 5 0 0
Grimshaw, Rev. ^lr. liedfbrd... 110
GuESTwicK, Rev. John Sykes
and Friends .' 15 0 0
Haines, 'ir. Tiiomas, juji. Chel-
tenham (a) 110
Halsted, Rev. Mr. Bass and
Congregation 21 6 1
HAMMERS]MiTH,Rev. vlr.Wash-
boum and Friends 30 15 0
Ditto, Rev. T. Skeen and Con-
gregation 12 0 0
Havant, by Rev. W. Scamp
Animal Subscribers.
A. B 1 0 0
Arthurs, Mr. . I. sen 1 0 0
Arthurs, Mr. G 1 0 o
Arthurs, Mr. W 1 0 o
Briant, Mr. J 1 0 o
Clark, Mrs 0 10 6
Clements, Miss H 0 10 6
Clark, Mr. T. J 1 1 0
Dennis, Mr. C 1 0 0
Dennis, Mr. W 0 10 6
Elsgood, Mr. C 0 10 6
Ford, Mr. W, 0 10 6
Hinch, Mr. W 0 10 6
Hoar, Mr. W 1 0 u
Loader, Mr. C , 1 0 0
Loader, Mr. P 1 0 0
Moody, Miss, and Ladies ... 3 3 0
Murrav, Miss A 10 0
Padwick, Mr. T 1 0 0
Scamp, Rev. W 1 1 0
Sainsbury, Mr. W 1 0 0
Shoote, Mr. J 2 0 0
N.B 1 0 0
Waldron, Mrs. 1 0 0
• White, Mr. W. sen. 1 0 0
White, Mrs. 1 0 0
White, Mr. G. 10 0
"Wliite, MissS 0 10 6
White, Miss M 0 10 6
Woods, Mr S 1 0 0
X.Y.Z 1 0 0
Sundrv Friends 1 12 0
Collection 11 6 2
Haverfordwest, Rev. Mr.
Luke and Friends 30 0 0
Sunday Children at ditto 6 0 0
jei085 16 11
£ s. d.
Brought forward... 1085 16 11
Ilaweis, Rev. Dr. Bath, for the
purchase of sundry articles
for the South Sea Mis-
sion 100 14 0
A Lady bv him 20 0 0
Mr. Day, ditto 10 0
Mr. Shepherd, ditto 1 0 0
Helpringhani, Mr. by Rev. Mr.
Keyworth, Sleaford (a) 110
Hertford, by Rev. Mr. Maslen
Annual Subscribers.
Anker, Mr. W. sen 110
Jackson, Mr. G 1 1 0
Jackson, Mr. J 1 1 0
Jackson, Mrs 1 1 0
Killinglev, Mrs 1 10
Searle, Mr. T. B 1 1 0
Trotter, Mr. E 1 1 0
Young, Mr 1 1 0
Donations from some young
Ladies at School 110
Auxiliary' Society, page xl.
Hexham, Rev. Mr. Scott, and
Congi'egation 7 0 0
Hey worth, Mr. J. Liverpool ... 3 0 0
Hickson, Mr. .T. Wands%vorth(a) 1 1 0
Hill, Mr. J. Cottmgham (a) 1 1 0
Hodson, Mr. T. PhiiTOuth, for
the Lascars ,..'. ,.-10 10 0
Hogard, Mrs. by Rev. Dr.
Haweis (a) 2 2 0
Hogg, Rev. Mr. Rvegate ...(a) 1 1 0
A Lady by him 1 1 0
Hormead, near Barking, by
Rev. Mr. Waugh 2 11 6
Hopkins, Rev. T. of Linton, a
Friend bv him 20 0 0
Hughes, Mr. T. Usk (a) 5 5 0
Jones, Rev. Lewis, Durham (a) 0 10 6
Inman, Mr. R. Lancaster 2 0 0
Kelvedon^, collected at a Mis.
sionar}' Prayer iS'feetmg, by
Rev. F. Hunwicks 1,12 0 0
Kemp, Rev. Mr. Swansea, to-
wards petitioning Parlia-
ment on the India Bill ... 2 0 0
Kingsbury, Rev. W &. Friends 11 9 0
KiKGSTON, Youn^ Ladies at
Miss Biden's Boarding Sc.
by Miss Downing 2 10 0
Kitchener, Mr. Bury St. Ed-
monds (a) 110
Lady, by Rev. C. Atkinson,
Ipswich 10 0
Laby, Mr Barking (a) 110
Lang, Mr. Mansfield, Cf^eo
years) (a) 2 2 0
jC1309 6 11
couxTiiv sunscniPTioxs and donations.
£ a. d.
Bnaif^ht forward... 1309 6 11
I.angforil. Mr. T. near Oswes-
try, bv Rev. J. Whitridge 5 0 0
I.anyo'n, Mr. R. Lostwithiel ...10 10 0
LiANGLEY, young I^adies and
Teachers at .Mrs. Fryer's
l?oardirig School 3 0 0
Lfnham, liev. Mr. Gooding &
Friends 5 0 0
Ix)iigridge, Mr. Michael, Sun-
derland (a) 110
M.N. St Helens 1 0 0
M.S. Ditto 0 10 0
Al'AU, Rev. R. St. Ives, Cornw. 2 2 0
MAnPLE-BnincK, a moiety of a
I'ennv Society, bv Rev. J.
Dottlev '.....'. 7 0 0
I^Iarr, Mr. J. Skidbv (a) 1 1 0
Marshall, INf r. S. Bridlington (a) 1 1 0
blasters, Mr..T.NewroundIand(a) 2 2 0
IMathias, Rev. jNIr. Dublin 10 10 0
Matlock, Rev. .T. Wilson and
Friends 9 0 0
Mayo, Mr. Oxford (a) 1 1 0
Mander, Mr. J. Wolverhamp-
ton (a) 1 0 0
Maxchester, a Donation from
a Prayer IMeeting, bv Rev.
Mr. .Tack- .' 2 0 0
Youth's Auxiliary at Gros-
venor-street Chapel, by
Rev. W. Roby 3 3 0
Sunday School Auxiliary at
Mosely-street, by Rev. Mr.
Bradley '. 5 0 0
Menlove, Mr. R. Hisland, near
Oswestry (a) 110
Monzies, Mr. R. Carmarthen (a) 1 1 0
iVIcymot, Mr. W. Richmond,
SuiTy (a) 2 2 0
Mooi'house, Rev. Mr. West
Melton, near Rotherham,
18 Pupils of his Academy 19 6
A tew Sunday Scholai-s 0 4 3
Morris, Mr. Wingfield (a) 3 3 0
Morton, Mr. J. of the Royal
Artillery, Colchester ..'... 330
Mortimer, Rev. Mr. Pinel and
Friends 24 8 6
Mulford, Mr. J. Hadley 5 0 0
Newport-Pagnell, bv the
Rev. T Bull .\ 18 1 0
Bull, ]lev. Mr 1 1 0
AiTowsmith, .Mr ...1 1 0
Crjpps, .Mr. J 1 1 0
Kilpin, Mr. T 1 l 0
Kilpin, .Mr. W. B....2 2 0
Osborn.Mr 1 1 0
Rogers, .Mr.. 1 1 0
AVard, Rev. Jos 1 1 0
• F jL\U<j 1 2
£ $. d.
Brought forward ...1440 1 2
A Friend..... 0 10 0
One-third of the pro-
duce of a Penny
Society, from Jan.
to May 31, includ-
ing £l 14 8 from
the Ladles at iMrs.
Ward's Boarding
School 8 2 0
Newport, Isle of Wight, Rev.
D. Tyennan, ditto 15 12 10
TeachersofSunday School, do.5 15 10
Ditto, Rev. Mr. Bruce and Con-
gregation 20 3 0
Teacliers and Childi-en of
Sunday School 5 0 0
Children of Mrs. Gibbs's ditto 1 15 4
Auxiliary Societ\% see page xlii.
Newtown Burzland Sunday
School Children, bv Rev.
W. Ludfbrd .' 2 3^
Ditto, Sussex, Collection by
Mr. P. Pellatt 1 15 0
Nightingale, Mr. T. Walton
upon Thames 110
Norwich, Female Friends at
the Old Meeting, by Mrs.
Campion 11 8 0
Nuk-Eaton, Rev. S. Hartnell
and Friends 10 0 0
Sunday School Children 14 6
Auxiliary Society, see page xlii.
Olnf.y, Rev. T. Hillyard and
Congregation 22 0 0
Oswestry, llev. J. Whitridge
and Friends 10 0 0
Pearson, Mrs. Mary, Bath ,10 0 O
Peck, Mr. R. Hull „ 1 1 0
Peyton, Miss, Bockley (a) 1 1 0
PhiUips, Miss, Gloucester ...{a) 110
Pink, .Mr. Enfield (a) 1 1 0
Pittard, Rev. Mr. Martock...(a) 1 1 0
Plymouth, Rev. Mr. Moore
and Congregation 10 0 9
Auxiliary Society, seep^exxxix.
Portsea, by Rev. J. Grufin
Annval.
Grcv, Hon. Commissioner... 5 0 0
GreV, Hon. .Mrs 5 0 0
Baker, .Mr 2 0 0
Big^wood, Mr 1 1 0
Bover, Mr. Peter 1 0 0
Cu'zens, Mr. W 1 11 6
Eastman, Mr 3 3 0
Eastman, Mrs 2 2 0
Griffin, Rev. John 1 1 0
Guver, Mr 1 0 0
Hewlett, Mr 1 1 0
Humby, Mr 1 0 0
£ 1598 4 »l
xatxiv.
COUNTRY SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS.
Bronglit forward.. .1598
■ Jackson, Mr. E
Jackson, Mrs. ,
Mackie, Mr
Mosberry, Mr. Richard ....
Oliver. Mr. 2
Palfcrd, Mr
Shepherd, Mr.
Shoveller, Mr.
White, Mr.
Collection at King-street
Chapel 48
A Friend 5
Female Society, by Mrs.
Oliver 9
Ditto, Mrs. Santitbrd 1
Ditto, Mrs. James Robinson 1
Priestley, Rev. W. Shepton
Mallett 5
Pritchett, Mr. T. Beckingham(a> 1
R,M. ofM 1
R. IMr. a Friend to Missions ...11
Ram SG ATE, Rev. G« Townsand
and Fnends 21
Sunday School, ditto 2
Ratidell, Miss, Welton (a) 1
Rannah, Mr. P. F. Yarmouth 1
Rawson, Mr. Leeds (a) 1
A Village Hearer by him ... 1
A Friend 1
Reading, Collection at the
Chapel, by Rev. A. Waugh 80
Ditto, ditto, Rev. G. Collison 61
Auxiliary Societies, see page
xlii.
Redden, Mr. C. Newport-Pag-
nell 1
Richardson, Mr. C. Coniley ... 2
Roberts, Mrs. Kidderminster (a) 1
Roberts, Mr. W. Yarmouth (a) 1
RoDBOROUGu, Sunday School
Children and Teachers, by
Mr. Farling .5
A Friend by ditto 1
Ro-"MSEY, collected at the doors
of Abbey Chapel, with sun-
dry small contributions ...25
Annual.
Aldridge, Mr. 2
Bennett, Rev. J 2
Cowley, Mr. 2
Cowley, Mr. J 2
Marsh, Miss 1
Newell, Mr. S 1
Sharp, Mr. S 10
Sharp, Mr. C 2
Sharp, Mr. D 1
Salter's-Heath Society, by
. Mr. N. AVakefield 6
A constant hearer of Rev. S.
Brown, of Tadley Meethig,
kyMr. N.W 5
0 0
0 0
1 5
0 0
4 0
8 0
2 1
0 0
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 7
1 0
0 0
1 0
1 0
7 0
0 0
11 8
2 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
1 0
0 0
0 0
2 0
1 0
3 10
0 0
£WS2 19 7
Brought forward... 1 932 lO- 7
SAtisBUTiY, Rev. M. Sleigh and
Friends 14 0 0
Saunderson, Mr. J. Berwick (a) 2 2 0-
Scarborough, by Rev. S. Bot-
tomley.
Annual.
Bottomley, Rev. Mr. 110
Broadrick, Mr. Gleorge 110
Collier, Miss 1 1 0
Cornwall, Mr. 0 10 6
Darley, Mrs 1 1 0
Dougiitv, Miss 1 1 0
Lacv, Mr. W, 1 10
Philliskirk, Mrs 1 1 0
Smith, Mrs 1 1 0
WoodaU, Miss 0 10 6
Society, by Miss "\M)odall ... 3 9 7
Selwvn, Miss, Gloucester 1 1 0
Shepherd, Mr. H.Reading.. .(a) 1 1 0
Shekbourne, Rev. J. "Weston
and Friends 17 10 6
Sleaford, Rev. Mr. Keyworth
and Friends 14 0 0
Smitli, Mr. T. Paul's-Ci-ay...(a) 1 1 0
Sone, Mrs. Bath (a) 1 1 0
Southampton, by Rev. Mr.
Adkins.
Annual Subscriptions 21 16 4
Collection 46 6 0
A few Friends, at a Pemiy
per week 1 12 2
Sunday School GirLs ,.. 0 5 6
SouTHGATE, voung Gcntlemeji
at Mr. Lloyd's School 3 3 0
Spence, Mrs.' Beverley (a) 1 1 0
Stansted, Rev. ISIr. Gaflee and
Friends 4 0 0
Stock, Mr. A. Wigan 10 0
Stockbridge Associate Con-
gregation, by Rev. G.
Campbell 5 0 0
Stonehouse, near Stroud, Rev.
Mr. Elliot and Friends ... 3 0 0
STnATFOBD-upoN-AvoN, Kev.
J. O. Stokes and Friends... 5 0 0
Stroud, :\lr. H. Bath (a) 1 1 0
SuDBUKV, by Rev. Mr. Ray.
Anmrnl.
Finch, Mr. C '— Vr^v■2 2 0
Gainsborough, Mrs..,......'.!.* 5 0 0
Gainsborough, Miss 10 0
Mavhew, Mr. T 1 0 0
Rav, Rev. Mr 1 1 0
Steptoc, Mr. Peter ^O 0 0
Steptoe, Mr. Nathaniel I 1 0
To/er, Mr. William 3 0 0
Widow's Mite 0 6 0
Missionary Prayer Meeting... 8 4 3
Sunderland, Rev. IMr. Mason
and Friends 30 17 0
Surridj^o, Mr. R. Romford... (a) 1 1 0
COUNTRY SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS.
£ s. d.
^ Broun^ht forward... 2 165 11 11
■Sutton, in Ashfield, Rev. T.
lloome and Congelation 12 10 0
Terrixg, Rev. ISIr. INIooi-e and
Friends 10 10 0
Tewksbury, Friends by Rev.
R. Hill « : .0 18 3
Ditto, Ditto 6 5 2
TisBiTRY, a Villao^e Congreg'a-
tion, by Rev. Mr. R^oj^^ers 11 iS. 0
TiTcuFiELD, Rev. J. Flower
and Congregation 17 0 0
Tooting, voung Ladies, by Mr.
Wilkinson 1 2 6
Tomlin, Rev. Mr. Chesliam (a) 1 10
Troway, Collection bv Rev. J.
Dawson ". 1 10 0
Unwin, Mrs. Castle Hedingham 10 0 0
Uppingham,
Bell, Mr (a) 1 1 0
Hill, Mr. E (a) 1 1 0
Kemp, Mr (a) 110
Uttoxeter, Friends at.... 2 0 0
XJxBRiDGE, Rev. Mr. Redtbrd
and Friends 23 13 6
Voke, Mr. J. Winchester ...(a) 1 1 0
W. O. M 1 0 0
Walkers,!\Iisses,Tonder's-end (a) 110
Walker, Rev. R. F. New Col-
lege, Oxford (a) 1 1 0
Wall, Mr. bv Rev. E. Lake,
Worcester 2 10 0
WAi,SALL,a School of Male Chil-
dren, by Rev. T. Groves... 2 0 0
Wal ruAMSTow, Rev. G. Colli-
son and Congregation ......50 1 6
War.minster, Rev. !Mr. Berry
and Friends 25 10 0
Ware, Collection by Rev. A.
Waugh 7 10 0
Warwick, Hew ]\Ir. Percy &
Friends 5 0 0
Watson, Mr. G. Banbury ...(a) 1 1 U
Weatherkield, Rev. INIr.
Mark and Friends 18 10 6
AV'eeden, Rev. Mr. Gronow &,
Friends 5 0 0
WelLs, Mr. Nottinfjham (a) 1 1 0
\Ve.»i, Rev. P. Edwards and
Congregation 11 15 4
Weymoutu, by Rev. Dr.
CracknelL
Annual.
Beach, Mr 1 1 0
Besant, IVfr. Harris 110
Besant,Mr. 1 1 0
Cracknell, Rev. Dr. 1 1 0
Hervev, Mr. (J 1 1 0
Miller; Mr. R 1 l o
^2 £2i\5 9 8
£ s. d.
Brought forward. . . 24 1 5 9 8
Russell, Mr. J 1 1 0
Tiiiard, Mrs 110
AVeston, Mr. S 110
Wood, Captain J 1 1 0
Whitby, by Rev. G. Young.
Annual.
Holt, Mr. J. jun 2 2 0
Holt, :Miss Sarah 1 1 0
Pennock, Mr. J 1 1 0
Young, Rev. G 110
Cliff-lane, Sabbath School ... 1 15 0
Rev. Mr. Young & Friends 5 5 0
Ditto, by Rev. I. Arandel.
Anjmal.
Arundel, Rev. Mr 0 10 6
Gibson, Mr. T 0 10 6
Nelson, Miss 1 1 0
Trowsdale, Mr. 2 2 0
Childrenof -Sunday School... 0 9 6
Rev. J. Arundel and Friends 5 15 6
Auxiliary Societies,see page xliii.
Whitchukch, Rev. Mr. Har-
ris and Congregation 9 0 0
WHiTESHELi.,nearStioud,"Sun-
day School, by W.Bromley 5 5 6
WiGAV, collected at Prayer
^Meetings, by a few persons
of Rev. Mr. Steel's Con-
gregation 5 3 4
Wilkins, Mr. St. Albans (a) 1 1 0
Wilks, Mr. Blocklev (a) 1 1 0
AVilliams, ]Mr. Greenwich ...(a) 1 1 0
Williams, Mrs. Bath (a) 2 0 0
Wiltshire, ]Mr. T. Hitcliin I 0 0
Winchester, Rev. J. Bidlake
and Congregation 9 0 0
WivELEScoMBE, Pupils at Mr.
Clarke's School 1 0 0
Wolverhampton, Kev. T.
Scales and Friends 5 0 0
WooBURN, Bucks, Rev. J. Har-
rison and Friends 24 0 0
Wood, Mr. W. Wigan 1 0 0
Wooi.ER, Rev. J. IVIitchell and
PMends ,12 16 8
Worcester, bv Rev. Mr. Etike.
Collection at "his Chapel 22 10 8
A Friend bv him...... , 5 0 0
A Servant Man ditto 5 0 0
Tliree Friends, Servants, do. !? 0 0
AuxlliarvSociety, see page xliii.
Worsley,Mr.S.HighWycomb(a) 1 1 0
Yarm, a few Friends, by Mr.
J. Corker '. 2 0 0
Yardley, produce of a Mis-
sionarv Box for weekly con-
tributions, by Rev. I\Ir.
Hoppus 5 8 4
Youngman, Mr. J. Hoselev,
Suftblk (a) 1 1 0
£2i6o 17 ?
COUNTRY S-UBSCRIPTIONS AXD DONATIONS
WALES.
£ s. d.
Brought forward. ..2565 17 2
AycLEsEA, by Rev. J. Elias.
Aberlhaw .'. 6 3 2
Amlwch T 13 0
Beaumaris 6 8 0
Bethlehem 8 0 0
Bodedern , 2 10 2
Br)-ndu 2 5 6
BrA-nsenkin 6 14 0
Cernmas 6 0 0
Caergeiliog 3 6 3
Dwyrain 5 9 0
Gaerwen 5 5 4
Gorshv)-d 1 17 0
Glasinfryn 5 0 0
G^vtilchmai 4 8 0
Holyhead 10 13 2
Llanfair 3 16 0
JLlanfm-og 3 17 6
Lledroed 6 16 7
J.langoed 2 5 2
lilaugwyUog 3 13 6
Llannerchymedd 13 0 0
Llaiiallgi ' 2 10 0
Llanrhyddlad 7 4 6
Llangefni 8 6 0
Llangristiobus 4 0 1
Newbrough , 5 16
Pen y garaedd 1 11 0
Penygraigwen 0 12 0
Pentre 4 6 2
Rhos-colyn 10 6
Talwm 2 11 6
Tvn y maen 8 0 0
Tymawr Chapel 5 14 6
Tred Ddafydd 3 11 2
Bala, Rev. Tho. Charles ...(a) 1 1 0
Brujiastov, Friends, by Kev.
David Davies 2 10 0
CAHMAHTHENSHinr, by Eev.
David Peter.
Crigybar, Rev. D. Jones ... 1 8 0
Ilennon, Rev. J. Bowen, 110
Llan ba daun, A. Shadrock... 116 2
Nazareth, J. Bowen , 1 0 0
Newin, Mrs. Kees 2 2 0
Pencader, Mr. T. Daniel ... 5 13 6
Hhydv bout, Rev. J. .Tones... 4 4 0
Taly bout, Kev, A. Shadrock 0 15 4
t'AHNAnvoNsiiiHE, ColIcctions
araone the Weigh Calviri-
istic Methcdi'-ts in Lleyn
and Eifionydd Districts,
by Michael Robertson, and
others.
Abereirch ...., 1 18 5
Beddgelart 3 13 11
i2r02 10 9
Brought fom-ard... 2762 10 9
Cwm corvn 0 19 1
Dinas...." 1 14 1
Ederyn 2 IB 1
Gam" 1 5 10
Hendre Howel 0 15 5
Llitliiaen 10 2
Llan Engan 3 6 8
Nant 3 16 0
Nevin i 2 11 4
Pentre Uchap 4 16 6
Pen y graig ,... 1 16 10
Pen v Caerau ....3 0 1
Pwllheli 9 0 0
RhvdClatdy 2 10 6
RhVd Lios 1 3 0
Khvdbach 2 2 8
Ty-mawr 3 4 0
Tremadoc 3 4 6
Tydweiliog 1 17 6
LTwchmvndd I 17 8
Ysgoldv 2 14 0
Bontfechan 2 18 0
Brvn Engan 4 12 0
Bryn Meljni 2 4 4
By Rev. Evan Richardson.
"Carnan-on 8 12 8
Bangor 5 6 6
Llaiillechid 4 6 7
Llanwiug 14 2
Llandjniioleu — 3 14 6
Llanberis 1 3 0
Wamf'awe 18 6
Bentnewjdd 1 11 11
Br}^l nodyn 3 0 9
LlanuUyfm 4 15 0
Clynog 5 6 0
Te'riyn 0 17 6
Denbighshire, Collections
among the Calvinistic
IVIethodists.
Denbigh 9 0 0
Ditto, Rev. T. Jones, sen. (a) 1 10
Ditto, Collections by Rev. T.
Jones in the Independent
Meeting 4 10 6
Llanrwst 4 0 0
Abergele 5 18 6
BontUchel 6 0 0
Ruthin 3 6 9
Nantglyn 1 15 6
Collected in various other
places 10 12 3
FLiNTSHiRE,bvRev.J.WiUiams
Northop ." 9 17 1
Rhoseemore 6 12 8
Halkin 3 4 0
Kilkeu 4 4 3
4:2923 i 7
COUNTRY SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS. xxxviL
£ s. d.
Broii^lit forward... 2939 8 7
Gt-amoiioavshihk, Collection
;it Cvvmllynfell, by Uev.
David Davies .'. 5 5 6
Gi.Awnwu, Pembrokeshire, a
Prayinnj Society 2 17 0
GopPA Fach, Cllamorganshire,
by Hev. J. Evans 1 3 0
Hen'llav, T.landilo, Carvan,
and Lanboidv, collected bv
Hev. J. Lloyd i.SO 5 0
Xlawerchymedd, at the An-
nual MeetinfT of Indepen-
dent's, by Rev. R. Roberts ...10 0 0
la.ANRWST Penny Society 10 12 ft
Collection 4 7 4.
Llaxfyi.i.in, Rev. D. Roberts
and Conf^regation 6 8 7
LLAyBRYNM^UH,Kev J.Roberts
and Friends C 5 4
Maciiyxlleth, Rev. ]\Ir. Grif-
fiths and Friends 6 0 0
Maesouovev. Rev. D. Jones
' and Friends 2 0 0
Nohthop, Flintshire, a few
Friends by Mr. J. Williams G 14 6
Swansea, l{ev. Mr. Kemp and
Congregation 15 15 0
Treditstan Brecon, Rev.
Walter I^wes and Friends 3 0 0
SCOTLAND.
Aberdeen, by Rev. J. Philip.
Auxiliary Society 52 0 0
Female Servants Ditto 20 0 0
Juvenile Ditto 4 0 0
Female Children 2 2 0
Woodside Prayer Meeting... 2 0 0
Children at Ditto 0 11 0
A poor Man, Friend to the
Society 5 0 0
Another Friend 2 7 0
Cahrach and Esse, Rev. Mr.
Crookshank •. 6 0 0
Dinowai-l, Rev. Mr. Stewart
and Friends 9 9 0
Dunbar Auxiliary Society, by
Mr. Millar 10 0 0
Dundee Missionary Society,
by Mr. Colquhoun, Secre-
tary 30 0 0
Kdinhougii Auxiliary Society,
by ]\Ir. Black, Treasurer' 140 0 0
X3333 U 6
£ s. d.
Brought forward... 3333 11 6
A Friend bv Rev. R. Simpson 110
Eastwood, Rev. Mr. Scott ... 2 1 0
Fenwick, a small Missionary
Society, by Mr. Muir 12 13 2
G ALSTON MLssionary and Bible
Society, by Rev. D. Smith 25 0 0
Glasgow., a Juvenile Society,
by Rev G. Ewing 1 2 10
Greenock, by Mr. J. Laird.
Qiuntin AVatt, Esq 5 5 0
Mr, John Taylor (a) 2 2 0
Messrs. J. & A. Muir ...(a) 2 2 0
Rev. Mr. Hercus (a) 0 10 0
ISlr. James Stevenson (a) 0 10 6
Mr. A. Laird (a) 0 10 6
Mr. W. Ralston 0 5 0
Collected at a Missionary
Monthly Prayer INIeeting 13 0 4
Huntley, Rev. Mi. Claik and
Congregation 14 0 0
Jedburgh Associate Congre-
gation, by Rev. P. Young 18 5 0
Lasswade Auxiliary Society,
by Mr. H. Dove 15 0 0
Lauder Associate Congrega-
tion, by Rev. G. Hendersonl3 0 0
Leslie, Rev. D. Morrison and
Congi-egation 25 0 0
A Friend, by Mr. Skinner... 10 0
OxNAJi Auxiliary Society, by
Rev. P. Youiig 16 0 0
Paisley Missionary Society, by
W. Carlisle, Esq. . ._. .'. 48 1 4 0
Perth Missionary Society, by
Rev. John Willison ..!... ..".50 0 0
Preston Pans Auxiliary, by
Dr. Brown "......".10 0 0
RoxBURGSHiRE, a Friend 50 0 0
Stevenson, Ayrshire, Bible &
Mission ai-y Society ......... 8 13 0
Stirling Missionary Society '10 0 0
SoRN Association for religious
purposes, by Ivev. Lewis
Baliom- '. 6 0 0
Tain, Noilliern Missionary
Society, by Rev. A. M'ln-
tosh ". 150 0 O
IRELAND.
Colkdims, ^c. h/ Rev. Messrs. Jack
and Tracy.
Ballygallt, at Rev. Mr.
Andei'son's 1 13 2
May, Mr. Brown 2 2 0
Dungannon, Mr. Bennett 3 0 0
Ballygoney, Mr. Stein 9 2 9
Cookstown, Mr. Miller 14 6 4
TyRONE Society 16 11 0
i;39l2 2 I
COUNTRY suBscnrrriONS and donations.
£ s. d.
Brought forward ... 39 1 2 2 1
CoLEBAiNE, llev. Mr. "White-
sid 's 9 i 8
IlicHH.i-L, Kev. Mr. Gibson... 1 16 0
Armagh 1 11 f)
Tandehagee 0 11 2
portadown... 0 18 4
LuRGAX, Uev. ]Mr. Dobben ... 3 11 8
Newtovards, Rev.Mr. M'Cui-
lough .- 3 2 9
TuLLYLisH, Rev. Mr. Johnson 8 0 0
Banbridge 1 10 0
Drumar.\ 9 6 ()
Ballynahirch 3 3 4
TJelfast, Kev. Mr. Nicholson 70 13 6
Dublin, Pliinket-street, Kev.
Mr. Cooper's 30 0 0
Cork, Rev. Mr. Fleming ...... 8 16' 8
Donations at Cork, ^r.
Willis, Dr 1 0 0
Latham. l>r. 1 2 9
l^adv, by Mr. Wakeham 1 0 0
5^o^n, Mr. William 1 0 .0
Ryder, Mrs. 1 0 0
Female Friends 6 16 6
A Lady 1 5 0
EUis, Mr 1 2 9
E.Y. by Ditto 1 2 9
Friend, by Mr. Wakeraan 10 0
A Friend 0 6 0
Haddock, Mr. 0 2 6
Atkins, Mr 0 2 6
Cruckshank, Mr. 12 9
llyder, Mr. 10 0
Casey, Miss 2 5 6
Julian, II 12 9
£4087 2 2
£ *. d.
Brought forward... 4087 2 2
M'::\Iullin, Mr. James 1 2 9
J. S. B. fS 2 2 9
Welsh, Mr 1 2 9
Bavtar, IMr 0 10 0
Dale, Mr 0 11 5
Tivev, Mrs 1 2 9
Mannix,Mr 2 0 0
PoUoL-k, Lieutenant, Tyrone
3Iilitia 1 0 9
A Private in Ditto 0 1 S
A poor Woman 0 18
Howard, IMr. I,uke 0 10 0
Boberts, "Sfi: Charville 2 5 6
Stott, Dr. Dublin I 0 0
Figgis, Mr. .1. Dublin 10 0 0
Hamilton, Mr. A 1 0 0
Brownlow, IMr. W. Lurgain ... 4 11 0
M'Yeough, Mr. Diinnsell 5 0 O
Smith, Mrs. Richhill 2 5 6
Brown, Miss, Ditto 1 2 9
Taggart, IMr. Belfast 5 0 0
Wilson, Mr. Drumeroon 2 0 0
Friends at Kilkenny 3 11 3
BadcUtfe, Mrs 1 2 9
Moore, -Mr. P. C 1 0 0
Lane, Mr. A 1 2 9
Boe, Mr. P. Dubhn 3 8 3
Beilbv, Mr. V 5 0 0
Smith, Dr. 5 13 9
Nixon, Rev. Mr 1 2 9
Phavre, Mr. Richard 1 2 9
Evans, Mr. H 2 0 0
Barry, Colonel 1 2 9
Steele, Sir B 2 5 6
A Friend bv Mr. Clarke 1 2 9
JC4161 7 n
AUXILIARY SOCIETIES.
IN THE COUNTIES OF ENGLAND, &c.
£ s, d.
Adingdon, bv the Rev. Mr.
Wilkins..". 22 0 0
Basingstoke, in the Rev. Mr.
.lefierson's Congregation. ..18 1} 0
Birmingham, at tne late
Countess of Huntingdon's
Chapel, by Kev. Rlr. Ben-
nett 26 8 6
JL(JJ ID 6
£ s.
Brought forward. .,66 19
Juvenile Society, ditto 17 15
BLACKi!iTRN,at the Independent
Meeting, bv the Rev. -Mr.
Fletcher...." 47 1
Juvenile Society, Ditto 7 15
Bridlington, a Pennv Society,
by the Rev. Mr. Ford 14 0
^153 11
COUNTRY AUXILIARY SOCIETIES.
£ s d.
Brought forward ... 1 53 1 1 2
Bristol, by ^^'. Skinner, Escj.
Trea-surer (i76 9 4-
Juvenile Society, bv Mr.
Talbot, Trensu'rer ..' ..185 6 0
Cambhidcksjure and its Vici-
nity, by -Mr. R. Haylock,
Treasurer .' 192 4 2
Beldam, John, Esq. 1 0 0
Keldani,.Io=eph,E.sti.O 10 6
Eeldam, Mr. Joseph 0 10 «
IJeimett, Mr. W. ...0 10 (i
Bennett, Mr. W.
Donation 1 0 0
Kradtbrd,Mr.K.r2(/i>;2 0 0
Browne, Kev. T. IJ.
Ikintin^m-d Asso-
ciation, by him... 10 IG 6
Bunn, Mr. John 0 10 6
Butler, Mrs 0 10 ti
Butterfield, Mr 0 10 G
Camps, .Mr. E. ......2 2 0
Benevolent Society,
by him '..0 10 6
Carver, Rev. W 1 1 0
Uitto bv him. Camp-
kin', Mr. Joseph 1 0 0
Clear, Mr. H 1 0 0
Fitch, Mr 0 10 6
Ilowan), Mr. 0 10 6
Newlin<r, ]\Ir. T. ...0 10 fi
Scrubv, Mr. J 0 10 6
Stockbridge, Mr.W. 0 10 6
Stockbri(lire,Mr.J....0 10 6
Wallis, Mr. J 0 10 G
Wallis, :Mr. G 0 10 6
Sundry small sums ... t 0 0
Cooper, Miss 0 10 G
Cootc, 3rr. James ...0 10 6
Cornwell, Mrs. 0 10 G
Dear, Mrs. S. 0 10 «
Dobson, Rev. .James,
Chishill Association
by him 23 0 0
Eurdhani, IMr. W. ...0 10 G
(jolding, liev. W.
I'.yenlson Associ-
ation bv him 10 10 6*:
Harris, Rev. W. ... 0 10 C
Ditto, Collection
after two Sermons
at the General
M eetin^,by Mcsrs
.lay and Arrow. ..62 17 1
Ditto, j)art of the
produce of a So-
ciety in his Con-
gregation, by W.
Searlc, Esq. Trea-
surer 18 17 9
£'1207 10 8
■ £ s. d.
Brought forwaTd-..1207 10 W
Ditto, :\Irs. Nicklin,
bv him 0 10 6
Havlock, ]\Ir. R. ... 1 10
•ludd, Mr 0 10 6
Kent, Mr. llichard 1 1 0
Luke, j\Ir. A 0 10 G
!Miles, ]{ey. James,
Foulmire Associ-
ation, by him 12 12 0
]\Iead, ]M'Lss M. C. 0 10 (>
]\Ioule, ]\Iiss 0 10 G
Moule, J\Ir. 0 10 6
Nicklin, Rev. W. &
Fricmls 6 0 0
Omer, ^iv. 0 10 G
Pyne, Rev. B. Dux-
ford i\jssociation,
by him 10 15 3
Taul, :Mr. G 0 10 tf
Simons, Air. W. ... 0 10 6
TowTie, Rev. T 0 10 6
Ditto, Association
by him 19 4 0
Trigg, IVIr.
... 0 10 6
Walbey, Jlr. 0 10 G
"White, Mr. 0 10 G
Wilkerson, Mr. J... 0 10 6
Willis, Mr. 0 10 6
Cantkubitey, by Rev. Mr.
GurteeD 8 0 0
Carlisle Female Auxiliary,
by the Rev, J. Whitridge 18 16 0
Chatham Auxiliary, by Rev.
Mr. Slatterie...' 17 17 10
Chelmsfokd, by Mr. William
AVoodcock, Treasurer 60 0 0
CLECKHEATON.by the Rev. Mr.
Kidd 8 15 4
Clai'ham, half a year's Sub-
scri})tjons of a Penny St-
ciety, by Rev. Mr. Phillips 13 17 11
CoLCHEsTfiH, Rev. Mr. SaviUeli 6 2
CovENTRy, West Orchard-
street Penny Society, by
Mr. Gouger 40 0 0
DAUTroHD.by Mr. S. Hawthorn 2 11 0
DEvoN,Nortb,bvRev.S.Rooker(;8 18 10
Di-vox, by Jlr. W. Parr, Trea-
surer 120 0 Q
Gloed, Rev. J. and
Friends 8 16 2
Allen,llfcv.MrDittol8 6 1
Rooker, Kev. Mr.
Ditto 11 0 0
Beeralstou 1 16 6
Chamberlain, liev,
Mr 6 6 0
Prince's-street, Cha-
pel Dock U 18- 6
COUNTRY AUXILIARY SOCIETIES.
£ s. d.
Brought forward.. .1580 13 9
Collection, Rev. Mr,
Tunibull 16 19 0
Ditto, Square Meet-
ing, Dock,by Rev.
Mr. Bennett 16 3 1
Ditto, Rev. Mr.
Moore's Chapel,
Ph-mouth 14 13 0
Sundry subscrip. ...14 1 8
Dorchester, at the Inde-
pendent Meeting, by R.
L. Hall 5 12 6
Dover, Heathens' Friend So-
ciety, by Mr. Hambrook,
Treasurer 11 7 9
FoLKSTONE, share of a Penny
Society, at the late Countess
of Huntingdon's Chapel... 5 0 0
Gloucester, at the Rev. Mr.
Bishop's Meeting, collected
by Mr. James Wood 20 0 0
GuiLDFOur), Weekly Subscrip-
tions from the Congrega-
tion and Friends, New
Chapel, by Rev. S. Perry 24 9 5
Harlest o N, by Rev. T.Fisher 27 0 0
Crisp, Mrs. Eliz. 0 15 0
Crisp, Mrs. Susan. 110
Crisp, Mr. Samuel 2 0 0
Deli)h, Miss Mary 0 10 6
Devereux, Mr. J. 0 10 6
Fisher, Rev. T. ...1 1 0
Penny, Mrs. Deb. 0 10 6
Pratt, Mr. James 10 0
Pratt, Mr. J. jun. 10 0
Pratt, Mr. AV 1 0 0
Sundry weekly sub-
scriptions 17 11 6
Heatov Lane, near Stockport,
Pennv Societv, bv Mr, J.
BrowTi ' '. 5 0 0
Ditto, in a Cotton Manufactory
belonging to Mr. Brown... 8 0 0
Hayes Penny Society at the
Chapel, by Mr. T. Mason 3 3 0
Hertford, by the Rev.
Mr. Maslen, one
Quarter's Subscrip-
. tions 5 11 3
Collection 5 0 O-IO U 3
Youth's Branch 1 10 0
HiNCKLEY,hytheRev.Mr.Gilll8 0 0
Hull and East Riding of
Yorkshire, by Mr. J. S.
Bowden, Treasurer.
Collections at the formation
of the Society 2f 3 5 3
Subscriptions 113 6 0
AnnuaL
Annison, Captain ...0 10 6
i;2036 18 11
£ s. d.
Brought forward... 2036 18 11
Bowden, Mr. I. S. ...2 2 0
Bowden, Mr. W. ...2 2 0
Briggs, Mr. J. B. ...2 2 0
Briggs, Mr. W 2 2 0
Briggs, Mr. Richard 110
Browne, Rev. Mr. G. 1 10
Carlill, Mr. Thomas 1 1 0
Donaldson, Mr. R....1 1 0
Danby, Mr. 0 10 0
Egginton, Mrs 1 1 0
Franklin, Lieut. Col.
Royal Artillery ...1 1 0
Gilder, Mr. W 1 1 0
Hall, Mr. Thomas ...1 1 0
Hall, Mr. William... 1 1 0
Hall, Mrs. M 0 10 C
Haj-wood, Mrs. Ann 0 3 0
Healey, Mr. George 0 10 6
Lambert, Rev. Mr. G.
Lambert, Mr. W. ...
Levett, Mr. William
Levett, Mr. Robert
Newbald, Mr. C
Nelson, Mrs
Reeder, Mr George
Revell, Mr. A
Riddell, Mrs. M
Rhodes, Mr. F
Robinson, Mr. .John
Rust, Mr. AVilliam...
Ruthertbrd, Mr.A.R.
Shackles, Mr. W. ...
Shackles, Mrs
Shackles, Miss
Spyvee, Mrs
Terry, jNIr. Avison
Terr)', Miss
Thompson, T. Esq.
M. P
Thornton, Mr. ......
Todd, Mr. John
Trower, Mrs
Towers, Mr. W. F.
Wilkinson, Mr.
Akam, Mrs '
Botterill, Mr.
Cartledge, Mr. S. ...
Cade, .Mr. William..
Colleclion at Bever-
ley, by Rev. iNJr.
blather 3 2 %
Coniston WeeklySub-
scriptions, for half
a year 1 12 6
Collection at Swan-
land, by Rev. D.
Williams 4 2 6
Collection at South
Cave, by Rev. W.
Tapp....'. 8 0 6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
G
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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8
0
0
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0
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X2i36 18 a
COUNTRT AUXILIARY SOCIETIES.
xll.
£ s. d
Brought forward.. .20^6 18 11
Coltinp:ham Penny a
Week Society 5 5 0
Duiithorne, Mr. J....1 1 0
Hill. Mr. John 1 1 0
Linsdde, Mr 1 1 0
Johnson, Mr I 1 0
Juvenile Missionary
Society, bv Kev.
W. Willcinson 2 17 0
, A Friend, by Ditto 0 10 6
M'Turk, Mr. James 1 1 0
Marr, Mr. T 1 1 0
Martinson, Mrs 1 0 0
Mathison, Mr 1 1 0
Moss, Mr. T 1 1 0
Ostler, Mr 1 1 0
Rider, Mr. J 1 1 0
Smith, Mr. J I 1 0
Spink, Mr 1 1 0
'i'npj), llev. .Mr. W. 1 1 0
■\Vhite, Mr 1 1 0
Watson, Mr. S.r2^V'-*;2 2 0
White, Mr. John ...0 10 (i
Wright, Mr. B 1 1 0
Balance of M issionarv
Hymn Books 'l2 4 6
Donations.
Homer, Simon, Esq.! 1 0
Lowthorp, Mr. J. ...2 2 0
A Friend 1 1 0
Johnson, Mr 0 10 6
Snowball, Mr 1 0 0
Two poor Women ...0 1 6
HuLi,, .Juvenile Subscrip-
tions, &c. bv J. Bowden,
jim .'. 108 13 8
Juvenile Subscripti-
ons 95 13 4
Sunday Sdiool and
Aj)})rcntices 2 9 G
Donation 10 10 10
HuNTiKGDONSHinE Society,
in Aid of Missions, by
Mr. K. Martin, Godman-
chester 35 18 4
Ijongraire, Rev. .J. M.
Rector of Har-
wrave, a donations 0 0
Martvn, Hev. J. VL
i'erten Hall (a) I 1 0
Per ditto. Penny
Societv at Per-
tenhail 3 1 6
ranlin<T, Uev. F. O.
St lves(moietv)0 10 6
Metcalfe, Mrs. St.
Neots (do.) 0 7 0
Metcalfe. Miss (do.) 0 10 6
Metcalfe,MissF.(do.)0 10 G
Metcalfe. Miss C.
(moiety) 0 10 6
^G ,£2181 10 11
£ s d.
Brought forward.. .2181 10 11
Morell, Rev. T. (do.) 0 10 6
Per do. collection (do) 2 15 0
Arrow, Rev .T.Lynn 110
Ashton, J. Es(j. St.
Ives (moiety) 0 10 6
Brown, J. Godman-
chestep (do.) 0 10 G
Cri^p, Rev. T. S. St.
Ives (do.)O 10 6
Freeman, Rev. T.
Godmanchester
(do.) 0 5 3'
Housden, Susan, St.
Neots 0 5 S
Miller, Rev. T. Chat-
teris (do.) 0 5 3
Moiety of Collections
at the General
Meeting held at
St. Ives, March
16, 1814 17 1-3 1
Ieelakd — Cork Society, by
Mr. Cruikshank 50 0 0
Tyrone, by Mr. Weir 12u 0 u
Ipswich, at Tackel-street
Meeting, by Rev. C.
Atkinson 9 3 6
Kidderminster, Young
Men's Society, by Rev.
Mr. Hebnore 6 6 0
Kingston 22 4 10
KiRHV MooRsiDE, by Rev.
Mr. Eastmead ...' ll 12 6
Lutterworth, by Rev. R.
Hartley 20 0 0
Collver, Mrs.W. B. 1 1 0
Hudson, Mr. 1 1 0
Francis, Mr. Richard 110
Francis, Mrs. R 1 l 0
Davenport, Mr. !{.... 1 1 0
Paddv, Mrs. sen 1 () 0
Hartley, Rev. R. ...1 1 0
A few GirLs in the
Sunday Sdiool...l 5 7
Sundries 11 8 5
Liverpool, Mr. John Job,
Treasurer 464 1 0
Collection at Be-
thesda Chapel... 63 0 0
Ditto Dr. Stewart's 35 14 0
DittoGreat G eorge
street 113 2 2
Ditto Welch Calvi-
nistic Methodist
& Independents
Prayer .Meetings 61 10 7
Collection at Rev.
MrSmith'sNant-
wich 8 11 0
DittoMr.lackson's,
Wharton 2 0 0
;£2884 IS 0
xlii.
COUNTRY AUXILIARY SOCIETIES,.
8
6
6 8
£ s. d.
Brought forward.. ,2884 18 9
Ditto Air. Morrow,
Kirkham 4 13 0
Ditto Green Bake
Chapel, Rev. Mr.
Patterson's 17 2 6
Ditto Bethel Chapel
Rev. Mr. Shuttle-
worth 6 0 10
Sunday Schools ... 2.5 19 3
Ladies' Auxiliary
Society of the
AVelch Calvinist
Methodists 18 2 7
liuarterly Contri-
butions of the
AuxiliarySocietylOO 4 3
Sundry Donations 8 1 10
Market Drayton, Penny
Society, by Mr. William
M'Donald 9 0 0
NEwcASTLE-upon-TYNE and
Alnwick, by Rev. Messrs.
Burder, Bogue, Waugh,
Dawson, and Pengilly... 94 8 9
Sallyport Chapel,
Rev. Mr. Smith... 6 7 2
Baptist Ditto, Rev.
Mr. Penffilly 12 14 0
Great Market, Rev.
Mr. M'Indoe 15 It 3
HighBridgeChapel,
Rev. Mr. Fergus 12 10 3
Close Chapel, Rev.
Mr. Synee 6 12 3
New Postern, Rev.
Mr. Davidson ...14 9
Alnwick .....10 17
Birdgate Chapel,
' Rev. Mr. Rait ...15
Newport, Isle of Wight,
Weekly Subscriptions,
by Rev. .Tohn Bruce 10 13
Newport, Monmouthshire,
Female Auxiliary, by
Captain John Davies ... 8 0
Newbury, Penny Society,
by Mr. W. Dryland 17 0 0
Norwich, Tabernacle Aux-
iliary, by Rev. D. Pliillips 64 0 4
Ames, Daniel 1 0 0
Anthony, Miss 0 10 0
Baxfield, Joseph ...t 4 0
Butcher, Jeremiah... 2 12 0
Beloe, Mr 0 10 0
Crane, Robert 4 0 0
Doman, John 0 12 0
Edwards, Mrs 0 10 0
Faulkner, Susan 0 12 0
Gooderham, John ...1 0 0
Gilman, Jphn 1 4 0
Harper, George.... ;.0 12 0
i,3088 1 5
£ s. d.
Brought forward . . . 3089 I 5
Jar, Mr. 0 10 0
JaV, Robert 1 0 0
King, Mrs 1 0 0
Minns, Mr 0 10 0
Norton, Mr 0 10 0
Nelson, Mrs 0 12 0
Parkinson, WiUiam 1 1 0
Parkinson, .Joseph.. . 0 10 0
Pliillips, Rev. David 1 0 0
Pigg, Robert 0 12 0
Rippin, Mrs 0 10 0
Shickle, James, sen. GIG 0
Shickle, J.jun 1 (i 0
Stannard, William... 0 10 0
Stapleton, Mr 0 12 0
Titter, Benj. Palmer 2 8 0
Wright, John 1 0 0
Wright, William ...0 12 0
M'inter, James I 4 0
Webster, Mrs 0 10 0
Ward, Robert 1 0 0
134 smaller subscrib. 32 1 4
Nun-Eatok, bv Rev. S. R.
Hartnell .' 18 15 6
Ottery, St. Mary, Fem:de
Auxilian', by .Mrs. Eliza
Evans .' 17 10 0
Oakhampton, Devon, to
Christmas, by Rev. N.
Newcombe 2 0 0
Painswick .Juvenile Society,
by the Rev. Mr. Garlick 4 2 10
Preston Society, by Mr. T.
Hamer, Treasurer 71 13 1
QuEEKsFERRY, by Mr. J.
Sherritt' 20 0 0
Readikg, by Rev. Mr. Douglas.
1^'emale Auxiliary 13 0 0
Christian Union ' 12 10 0
Collected in Penny Sub-
scriptions,by Mrs. Holmes £8 0 0
RisBououGii, liJucks, in aid
of Foreign Missions, bv
W. Dorselljun .". 8 U 6
RociiFORu ■ Penny Society,
by Rev. Mr. Snelgar .".. (5 0 0
SiiEEUKEssbyMr.Mullinger 15 0 0
Shrewsbury, by Rev. T.
Weaver 103 19 0
Blunt, Mr. I 1 0
Cooke, Misses S.&M.O 10 6
Craig, Mr. James ...1 1 0
Deakin, H.Holbrookl 1 0
Flemjaig, Capt. Cork 5 5 0
Gittins, Mr. J 1 1 0
Gittins, IMr. Edward 1 1 0
Gittins, Mr. John ...1 1 0
Gittms, Mr. William 1 1 0
Hiles, Mr. James ...0 10 6
James, IMr. T. Wera 1 1 0
Kemp, IMr. II. ditto 5 5 0
XHMS 18 4
COUNTRY AUXILIARY SOCIETIES.
xliiL
£ ». d.
Broiifjlit forward. ..3408 18 4
r.cc, .Mr. J. ditto 1 1 0
Olnev, Mrs 1 1 0
Pam', Mr. Joseph 50 0 0
Pan-v, Mr. Josiah ...0 12 0
Padd'ock, Mr. E 0 10 6
Pidduck, Mr.T 1 0 0
Sim])son, ]\Ir. 1, 1 0
Wilson, Mrs. John... 0 13 0
Weaver, Rev. T. ...2 2 0
Simdrv under lOs.Gd 20 5 94
Girls in the Swaa-
hill Sunday Sch. 1 3 8.^
Moiety of the Sub-
scrijjtions of a
Penny Society at
Harlescott, hv
Mrs. E. Williams 4. 10 0
Somerset, by .Mr. William
CavTne, Treasurer 70 0 0
Axe, W. Esq. (a) 1 1 0
Buck, Rev. J. and
Congregation at
AVi\-elscombe ...2 0 0
Edmonds, J. B 2 0 0
Creathead, Rev. S.
Bishop's Hull (a) 5 0 0
Golding, Rev. T. (a) 1 1 0
Ditto, Congrega-
tion atFulhvood 13 9 0
Herdsman, Rev. R. (a) 1 1 0
Nicholetts J. Esq.do. 110
Paige, Rev. J. and
Congregation, at
Milborn Port ...3 0 0
Pike, Kev. Mr. and
Congregation at
Broadway 2 7 0
Pittard, Rev.' S. Rod-
well (a) 1 1 0
CoDectedatthed<K)rs20 19 0
Reynolds, Rev. and
Congregation at
Kingsdon 5 0 0
Richards, Kev. Mr. 10 0
Taylor, Itev. R. of
Yeovil, being 3
quarterssubscrip-
tions of a Penny
a Week Society 8 0 0
Toller, K. Esq ...2 0 0
STAiNES,bv Kev.Mr.Yockncv 13 11 0
iSwANSEA Juvenile Society,
by Rev. iMr. Kemp ....'.. 7 C 0
TAtTXTON,byRev. Mr. Tozer 30 1 9
Teiokmouth, by Rev. Mr.
Gleetl .'. 13 12 3
JO s d.
Brought fonvard... 3543 9 4
Wavdsworth, by Rev. Mr.
FJvey 12 0 0
North Walsham, by Rev.
J. Brown 9 0 0
Whitby, Female Society, by
Rev. T. Young 16 2 6
Eight months Penny
Subscriptions 14 11 0
MissS. Holt 1 1 0
Mrs. J. Skinner 0 10 6
Whitmy, Juvenile Society,
by Rev, Mr. Arundel,
half a year 9 0 0
Whitehaven, by .Mr.Spittal,
Secretary 28 10 6
Woolwich, Salem Chapel
Auxiliary, by Rev. J. M.
Percy, half a year 13 0 0
Worcester Penny Society,
half a year's Contribu-
tions, by Rev. E. Lake 35 7 0
High Wycomb Society, by
Mr. J. Jacques .....' '. 24 0 0
YaR3iouth , 13 8 0
Yeovil, by Rev. Mr. Taylor 11 0 0
Yorkshire, West Riding
Auxiliary Society, by
3Ir. George llau'son, of
Leeds, Treasurer 900 0 0
Branch Society at West
Melton, near Rotherham,
by Rev. .Mr. Moorhouse 24 9 3
Sunday School, White-
chapel, Leeds, by Mr.
Clapham 0 T 0
SUNDllIES.
Bermitda, a tew Christian
Friends at, by Mvs.
Winslow 30 0 0
NEWFOUNDLANn, St. Jolui'S
Auxiliary Societ}', by
Rev. W.'Hyde 39 6 7
Donations and Subscriptions
of the Crew of the late
Brig Alliance, Captain
L. Uavies , 1 3 G
Ditto, Ditto, Ditto of the
Eliza, Capt W. Davics,
from August 1<> to De-
cember 27, 1813 1 0 0
Ditto, a j)Oor Man and liis
Wife, by Rev. .Mr. Potter Oil 0
Homiletical Society, Edin-
burgh, l)y Rev. Dr.
Buchanan ,..., 10 0
JL^')i3 9 4
Amount of Subscriptions, &.c. from page 38
i47U' 14 8
...4161 7 11
Total Amount of Subscriptions.CoUections, and Donations, exclusive } jfSS74 2 7
«f those in London and its V^kinity, carried to General Statement i ' '
DISBURSEMENTS
In the Year ended March 31, 1814.
£ s. i.
Missions— Otaheite 5f3 12 i
South Africa 2597 16 5
India and Ceylon 1530 3 0
China 1C60 W 0
*. Java , 914. 1 6
Jsle of France 254 14 3
West Indies— .Demerara 438 14 6
Berbice 154 18 6
Tobago 257 19 6
Trinidad 215 0 0
1066 12
North America 165 13
Malta 112
French Prisoners in England , 29
Lascars JDitto ~ 72
The Seminary at Gosport 795
To Missionary Candidates 154
To the United Brethren in Germany 200
French Bibles 478
T. Williams and Son, Booksellers, as per Accounts delivered 244
For Paper and Printing, as per Ditto 1141
The Travelling Expences of several Ministers in making Collections, &:c.
England 172 19 0
Ireland 159 5 5
Scotland 17 14 0
349 18 S
Disbursements by Rev. G. Burder , as per Accounts delivered 1 42 7 4
Ditto, by Rev. Mr. Tracy, including his Salary, as per Ditto 264 5 S
Ditto, by Mr. Langton, Ditto, as per Ditto 312 0 7
Sundry expences at the Annual Meeting — for Advertisements — and for
Insurance on Goods shipped 125 16 6
Mr. T. Lee, Collector, his per centage on i"940 47 0 0
Sundry expences for Postages, and a variety of smaU charges 29 1.5 0
Total amount of Disbursements, carried to General Statement... i: 12591 I 1
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£ s. d.
IBrookes, Mr. Glassliouse-strect 1 l 0
Campbell, Hev. J. Shacklewell l i 0
Fenn, Mr. St Geori^e's-terrace 110
Gibson, Mr. Theobald's-row i i o
Godbold, Mr. Tottenham-ct.-r. 1 I 0
Hudson, Mr. Southampton-pl...l i o
Kinff, Mr. Sparrow-comer l i 0
Lindeman, Mr.AVTiitechapel 5 0 o
Pritt, Mr. Wood-street 1 t o
£
Eaffles, IMiss, Hothcrhithe 1
Rattray, Mr. Old Bond-street... 2
Roper, y\r. Dulwich
Runchnian, Mr. Kotherhithe ,
Sargent, Mr. Old Gravel-lane .
Tiniming^, Mr. Wood-street ,
Timmin'T, Mr. Eethnal-OTeen ,
t.
1
2
1
1
1
1
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Truman, Mr. Islington 1 I
Turner, Mr. Wild-street 2 2
COLLECTIONS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, 1814.
At Surr\' Cliapel S70 1 0
At the Tabernacle 304 9 10
At Tottenham Court Chapel 168 12 6
At St. Leonard's Cliurch, Shoreditch 128 11 0
At Sion Chapel , 206 9 8
At Orange Street Chapel 72 4 0
^1450 8 0
AUXILIARY SOCIETY AT DEMERARA.
WHITES.
Holms, Mr 10 10
Gravesande, Mr 8 13
Stas, Mrs 2 3
Juvenile.
Davies, Sarah 1
Davies, John 1
Earl, Miss Ann 1
Stas, Miss E 1
Stas, Joseph 1
Stas, Miss Frances 10 10
FREE COLOURED.
Baum, Catherine 1
Barnacle, Charlotte 1
Breda, Cena 1
Backer, Amelia t
Bowman, Venus 1
Berg, Henny 1
Cummins, Rose 1
Cobham, Arabella g
Cranner, Catharine 1
Christian, Henrietta 1
Deurwarde, Constantia 1
Dunlop, Henrietta l
Ewing, Kcse .* 2
Azore
0 Alsoop, Elizabeth
4 Bollars, Margaret
4 Bone, Wilhelmina
Cantzalaar , Elizabeth
8 Gibbs, Mrs
8 Gibbs, Margaret
8 Gibbs, Jane
8 ' Gibbs, Sarah
8 Gelot, Sophia
0 , Gibbons, Anne
I Gravesande, Elizabeth ,
8 j Hacket, Williaiii
8 Hunter, William ,
8 ' James, Mrs ,
8 Knot, Elizabeth 2
8 KroU, Ann 2
8 Knop, Dirk 2
8 Kerker, Mary 1
4 Linton, Fidua 1
8 Landel. Mary 1
8 I^esnar, Jacoba 1
8 Niccher, Mr ., 4
8 Mart>Ti, Louise 2
4 Ouca^a, Mrs 2
s. d.
1 8
1 8
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APPENDIX,
xlvii.
£ s. d.
Oucama, Mr 2 3 -i
Oucaiiia, Elizabeth 2 3 4
Overbrook, Constantia 2 3 4
rantliz, Florida 2 3 4
Phillipart, Princess 2 3 4
Qui-iteU, Mr 1 1 8
Carol, Mr. 2 3 4
Carol, Mrs 1 1 8
Keed, Florida 118
Keed, I'licnix 1 1 8
Reffano, Judith 1 1 8
Rvch, Madeline 1 18
Satfon, Ann 2 3 4
Samson, Cordelia 118
Smit, Arabella 1 1 8
Sharp, r^liss 1 1 8
Sales, Catharine 1 1 8
Timmerman, Jane 118
Teysen, Caroline 2 3 4
Vincent, Somkey 2 3 4
Vincent, V^iolet 118
JUVEVILE.
Bvble, John 1 1 8
"Bvble, Mo.ses 1 1 8
Byble, Jane 1 1 8
Bowman, James , 118
Clyntop, Catharine 118
Cummins, Judith 118
Dieum, Ann 118
Evertz, Henrietta 118
£ f. d.
Gravesande, Johanna 1 1 8
Gravesande, Mary 118
Gravesande, Jeremiah 118
Grave-iande, Hermanus 118
Hevligar, Peter 118
Hicks, Eliza l 1 8
Fevy, Minkey 118
Linton, Abij^ail 118
MasstI, Louisa 118
Masse, Ankey 1 1 H
Manville, Sophia 1^ 1 8
Niecker, Amelia l' 1 8
Xiecker, John 110
Oucama, Angelina 118
Post lethwaite, Louisa 118
Postlethwaite, Colin 118
Pantliz, Maria 1 t R
Phillipart, Sophia Nanet 1 1 8
Phillipart, Louis Athien 118
Poolman, Poulis 118
Poolmau, Hannah 0 10 10
Poolman, Louisa 0 10 10
Smit, Catharine I \ 8
Tysen, Catharine l 1 8
Tysen, John l i 8
Vincent, Anna 118
Vincent, Catharine 118
Vincent, Kitty 1 1 S
Vincent, Louisa 118
Vincent, Henry l i 8
AUXILIARY SOCIETY AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
Ru-D.
Donations, 1811.
Berning P. C 3
Hiddinj^ W 10
Fleck .l.C 5
Hurlintij, F. sen 5
Birt, John 10
Battelow, Brijariw 10
Bartlett, J. .' S
Morison, G 8
Martenson, — 12
Koster, Mrs 3
Subscription.^, 1811-1812.
Van Licr. Mrs 20
Smuts, Mrs S 20
Faure, Mrs. S 20
Nej^thlirif^, J. H. Advocate 20
Freesleu, Mrs. Kosa 12
Cruijma^em, Mrs. Jacoba 24
Hojipev, J. W 50
StCi^maun, J G „... 20
Jonjrh, H. De 12
Buyskes, G. Advocate 20
I,ee\vner, G 20
Bernin^. Mrs. A. E 10
llichert, J. A. „.^10
Rix-D.
Lottcr, C. D 10
I.otter, Mrs. W 7
Wicht, .Ian H 8
Yon":, D. de 20
Combrink, J 12
Bresler, J. A 8
Vos, M. C e
AVondl.erg, P. S 8
Smit, L.J 6
Wet. Mrs. de 20
Smuts, W G
Hoets, Mr. 20
laurt?, J P 20
Smuts, J, A 10
Smuts, L J. L 10
Smith, C. H 3T
Stronck, Simon 24
Hammes, P. F 16
Botha, S. F 10
Wet, J. P. de, Notary 40
Kusch, Sara ►. 4
Lesar, Sara G
Smidt. Mrs. A 6
Koster, Mr. C 10
MeUet, J. J 10
xlviii.
APPENDIX.
f-5K-
Pentz, P. J i 12
Vos, H. D 6
Villiers, A. P. de 24
Vos, G. J 24
Hvsse, Mrs. C. M 24
ilvkheer, Mr. J 4
Sc'halkwyk, J. D. D. Van 10
Ilendrikse, Mrs. J. D 6
Denyssen, D. Fiscal 20
De Kok, Isabella 6
DeJongh, D 10
Smith, Mrs 20
Warnick, Jan 10
Lutgens, J 6
.Mol, C 10
Van den Berg, Dr. 5
Meijer, Mrs 5
Freislich, Carolus 5
Wieham, J. C 6
Gorkins, H 2
Gorkens, H. S. C 2
M'Donald, J. 93d Regiment 5
Anderson, K. Ditto 5
Mjjer, Gert 10
Dempers, Herm 5
Kussouw, .T. N 3
Van Helsding, Mrs 10
Smidt, Christian C 4
Russomv, F 6
De Nikker, F 10
Thomas, Mrs 25
Suhscriptions for 18 13.
Faure. P. E 5
De Mikker, C. M 6
Berg, OelofM 12
De Kok, Isabella S 3
Beck, R- Notary 10
Beck, J. H 2
Siihscriptums from the Country, 1811-1812.
Theron, P. F. Tulbagh 8
De Wet, Widow, Ditto 12
Van Rees, Widow, Ditto 5
Hugo, Pieter F. Ditto 5
Morel, Mrs. Stellingbosh 15
\V. J. L. L. E. R. S. Tygerbergh ... 20
De Wet, Widow F. Drokenstein ... 12
Ikmationsfrom the Non-commisnoned Officers
and Privates of tlie foUoicing Regvmentt
in 1811.
93d Sutherland Highlanders.
RLv-D. sir. p.
Grenadier Company 5i 2 4
1st Company 12 0 2
2d Ditto 31 2 0
4th Ditto 34 I 4
Sth Ditto 24 6 2
6th Ditto 25 3 0
7th Ditto 44 0 4
Sth Ditto 16 5 2
Light Company 8 7 0
248 5 0
21st Light Dragoons 33 3 0
Royal Artillery 6 0 0
Rix.Dollars...288 0 0
Donations from the Non-commissioned Officer $
and Privates of the following Hegiments
in 1813.
93d Sutherland Highlanders.
flir-D. Sk. p.
Grenadier Company 51 0 3
1st Company..^ 76 1 0
2d Ditto 109 0 O
3d Ditto 65 6 0
4th Ditto 92 3 0
5th Ditto 59 0 0
6th Ditto 45 0 0
7th Ditto 75 0 0
Sth Ditto 80 2 4
Light Company 66 4 0
•720 1 4
21st Light Dragoons 20 0 0
83d Regiment 10 0 0
Rix.Dollar3...750 1 4
* 50 Rix-DoUars of this sum were
paid to the Religious Tract Society; the
reft were lor Missionary purposes.
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