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DOMESTIC  MISSIONS 


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JULY,  1857. 

Bishop  Scott’s  Safe  Qlrrioal  in  ©rcgon. 

We  earnestly  commend  the  following  letter  and  appeal  to 
the  many  friends  of  the  Oregon  Mission  : 

Mr  dear  Doctor  : Portland,  Oregon,  9th  April , 1857. 

Last  night,  we  reached  this  place  in  health  and  safety.  We  have  abun- 
dant reason  for  devout  gratitude  to  the  Father  of  Mercies  for  his  gracious 
protection  of  us  during  so  long  a voyage.  All  the  external  circumstances 
of  our  passage  were  most  favorable,  and  we  suffered  much  less  from  sea- 
sickness than  usual.  I trust  this  is  a pledge  that  the  Head  of  the  Church 
will  smile  upon  our  efforts  for  the  extension  of  His  kingdom  and  the  sal- 
vation of  men. 

Of  course  I can  give  you  hut  little  information  as  to  the  condition  of  our 
work.  I saw  Dr.  McCarty  as  we  tpassed  Yan  Couver,  and  was  glad  to 
find  him  in  good  health  and  spirits.  Brother  S ellwood  I find  still  an  inva- 
lid, although  very  greatly  improved  within  the  last  six  weeks.  I think 
there  is  a reasonable  hope  now  of  his  being  restored  to  a measure  of 
strength,  although  he  can  never  he  again  what  he  has  been. 

So  far  as  I can  learn,  the  brethren  are  well,  and  actively  engaged  in 
their  several  Missions,  not  without  pleasing  tokens  of  the  Divine  blessing. 
I can  give  you  a much  better  account  after  a few  visits. 

I sincerely  hope  that  some  two  or  three  additional  clergymen  will  come 
to  our  assistance  by-and-by.  So  soon  as  I can  visit  round  a little,  I will 
write  to  some  of  them  personally,  when  I can  tell  them  something  speci- 
fically of  the  fields  I desire  them  to  occupy.  Meanwhile,  I doubt  not  you 
will  say  a good  word  for  us  generally  in  the  Spirit  of  Missions. 

Please  to  remember  us  very  affectionately  to  your  family  and  to  such 

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other  good  friends  as  may  inquire  for  us.  Especially  would  I be  in  re- 
membrance by  the  several  members  of  the  Domestic  Committee,  who,  I 
am  sure,  entertain  a warm  and  fraternal  interest  in  ourselves  and  in  the 
Mission  committed  to  us. 

Yours  faithfully,  &c., 

Thomas  F.  Scott. 


Notes  bjj  tfje  tUaji,  of  a HJcstern  Sonrncg. 

On  the  morning  of  Monday,  May  11th,  through  the  kind- 
ness of  a friend,  we  were  favored  with  a ride  in  the  vicinity  of 
Cincinnati,  and  saw  the  Church  at  Clifton,  the  residence  of 
Bishop  Mcllvaine,  and  enjoyed  some  beautiful  views  in  over- 
looking the  Queen  City  and  her  vine-clad  hills. 

In  the  afternoon  we  crossed  to  Covington,  and  set  out  for 
Lexington,  in  Kentucky,  enjoying  the  varied  and  beautiful  scen- 
ery along  the  banks  of  the  Licking  River.  At  Cynthiana,  we 
saw  a new  and  beautiful  stone  Church,  recently  erected  under 
the  Rectorship  of  the  Rev.  Carter  Page.  At  Paris,  we  had 
the  pleasure  of  seeing,  at  the  depot,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Merrick,  our 
faithful  Missionary  there,  through  whom  we  afterwards  re- 
ceived a kind  invitation  to  attend  the  Convention  of  Kentucky, 
and  the  offer  of  hospitality  from  one  of  his  parishioners,  which 
we  were  reluctantly  compelled  to  decline.  At  Paris,  the  Rev. 
Mr.  McMurdy,  of  Washington,  Ky.,  who  is  engaged  in  the 
work  of  education,  came  into  the  cars,  with  whose  company  we 
were  favored  as  far  as  Lexington  and  Frankfort.  From  Mr. 
McM.  we  obtained  some  interesting  and  valuable  information, 
as  to  the  state  of  things  in  South  America,  where  he  has  trav- 
elled and  sojourned. 

We  spent  the  night  at  Lexington,  a beautiful  town,  where 
we  saw  the  Church,  Transylvania  University,  and  had  the 
pleasure  of  spending  the  evening  with  the  Rector,  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Berkeley.  Lexington  is  as  far-famed  for  its  intelligence 
and  refined  hospitality  as  it  is  memorable,  both  in  political  and 
ecclesiastical  reminiscences.  We  had  been  reading,  by  the 
way,  the  thrilling  memoirs  of  that  devoted  man  of  God,  the 
Rev.  Hamble  J.  Leacock,  the  Martyr  of  the  Pongas,  who  was 
once  Rector  of  the  Church  in  Lexington,  and  afterwards  in 


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New-Jersey  and  the  West  Indies,  closing  his  earnest  and  noble 
career  at  Sierra  Leone,  a martyr  to  his  zeal  and  love  for  the 
benighted  sons  of  Africa. 

On  Tuesday,  May  12th,  we  left  Lexington,  at  5 A.  M.,  for 
Frankfort,  where  we  soon  had  the  pleasure  of  meeting,  at  his 
hospitable  board,  the  Rev.  J.  N.  Norton,  Rector  of  Ascension 
Church,  in  that  beautiful  city.  The  view  at  that  early  hour 
in  crossing  the  Kentucky  River,  by  the  bridge  which  divides 
the  town,  was  very  beautiful.  The  Church  was  built  and 
given  to  the  Parish  by  the  individual  munificence  of  a noble 
Churchman,  whose  acquaintance  we  had  the  pleasure  to  make, 
and  who  also  supports  a Parish  School  for  boys  at  his  own  ex- 
pense. The  Rector  also  maintains  another  Parish  School  for 
girls,  both  which  united,  we  had  the  pleasure  of  addressing, 
and  of  hearing  them  in  their  very  prompt  and  intelligent  an- 
swers in  the  Church  Catechism.  The  first  question  which  the 
Rector  asked  was  both  striking  and  characteristic,  “Come, 
children,  let  this  gentleman  see  whether  you  learn  the  same 
catechism  which  they  have  in  New-York.”  It  gave  a hearty 
home  feeling  to  hear  the  same  good  old  “form  of  sound  words,” 
as  it  does  everywhere  to  find  the  Church,  her  catechism, 
creeds,  and  worship,  one  and  the  same.  It  is  a bond  of  union 
and  of  strength,  both  for  our  beloved  Church  and  spreading 
country,  which  we  cannot  too  highly  estimate,  nor  too  carefully 
cherish  and  improve. 

The  Church  is  a stone  building,  spacious  and  enduring,  a gem 
of  perfect  beauty,  which  we  have  not  seen  surpassed,  for  its 
size,  in  all  our  wanderings,  whether  in  the  East  or  West.  Its 
chancel  window  is  very  fine,  and  its  west  window,  beautiful 
and  striking,  was  one  of  the  last  designs  of  our  loved  and  la- 
mented Bishop  Wainwright.  We  had  the  pleasure  of  seeing, 
also,  at  this  place,  the  parents  of  Rev.  Mr.  Hollman  of  Missouri, 
whose  recent  sojourn  at  the  East,  has  made  him  known  to 
many.  His  early  history  and  struggles,  under  the  kind  care 
of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Norton,  are  as  interesting  as  his  labors  are 
now  useful  and  devoted.  We  were  glad  to  hear  that  the  ex- 
cellent series  of  the  Biography  of  our  Bishops,  beginning  with 


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Bishop  White,  which  Mr.  Norton  has  in  progress,  are  all  pro- 
vided for  by  friends  of  the  deceased  Bishops  and  of  the  Church, 
in  their  respective  dioceses.  We  left  Frankfort  with  regret, 
in  the  early  afternoon,  for  Louisville,  which  we  reached  at  7 
P.  M.  The  very  first  object  which  greeted  our  eyes,  in  enter- 
ing this  beautiful  city,  was  that  triumph  of  the  Gospel  and 
home  of  the  outcast,  The  Orphan  Asylum.  We  bailed  it  as 
a pleasant  and  cheering  omen.  The  place  which  thus  of  its 
goodness  prepares  for  the  poor,  cannot  but  be  prosperous  and 
blessed. 

We  spent  the  morning  of  Wednesday,  May  13th,  in  visiting 
the  Churches  of  Louisville,  which  are  five  in  number,  in  a 
population  of  about  seventy  thousand,  showing  a Church  life, 
and  a creditable  desire  for  its  extension.  The  Rectors  of  St. 
Paul’s  and  St.  John’s  were  absent,  and  we  regretted  not  find- 
ing the  Rev.  Dr.  Craik,  whose  residence  is  in  the  country 
and  also  the  Rev.  Mr.  Bushnell,  of  Grace  Church.  We  were 
indebted  to  the  Rev.  Mr.  Wallace,  of  St.  Andrew’s,  a vigor- 
ous offshoot  of  St.  Paul’s,  for  kind  attention,  and  information. 
Bishop  Smith  we  had  not  the  pleasure  of  seeing,  as  he  had  just 
set  out.  under  pleasant  auspices,  for  a short  sojourn  in  Europe. 
The  tablets  in  St.  Paul’s,  to  the  memory  of  Rev.  William  Jack- 
son  and  Rev.  J.  B.  Gallagher,  the  first  and  second  Rectors  of 
the  Church,  recalled  forcibly  the  recollection  of  our  personal 
acquaintance  with  them  both,  and  of  their  earnest  and  faith- 
ful career. 

On  the  afternoon  of  the  same  day,  crossing  the  Ohio  to 
Jeffersonville,  one  of  our  stations  in  Indiana,  we  took  the  cars 
for  Indianapolis,  where  we  found  the  Rev.  Dr.  Talbot  kindly 
awaiting  our  arrival,  and  we  enjoyed  the  hospitality  of  one  of 
his  prominent  parishioners,  and  a member  of  the  Standing 
Committee  of  the  Diocese.  The  vestry  of  Christ  Church  are 
about  replacing  their  present  church  with  a new  and  noble 
structure.  Bishop  Upfold  was  absent  on  a visitation  in  the 
northern  part  of  his  diocese  ; and  we  regretted  not  having  the 
pleasure  of  seeing  the  Bishop  in  his  new  residence.  We  were 
interested  in  seeing  the  Asylum  for  the  Blind,  and  also  that  for 


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the  Deaf  and  Dumb,  but  regretted  to  find  them  both  dosed  by 
the  failure  of  the  appropriations  in  the  last  Legislature.  There 
is  here  a large  and  flourishing  seminary  of  the  Campbellites, 
called  the  North  Western  University,  whose  buildings  are  re- 
markable for  their  fine  proportions  and  architectural  taste  and 
beauty. 

Leaving  Indianapolis  on  the  morning  of  Thursday,  the  14th, 
we  spent  the  afternoon  and  evening  with  the  Rev.  Mr.  Spencer, 
of  Terre  Haute,  whom  we  were  glad  to  find  so  pleasantly  at 
home  in  his  snug  cottage,  and  in  his  prosperous  parish.  We 
also  had  the  pleasure  of  meeting  here  the  parents  of  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Duy,  who  for  a short  time  was  the  assistant  of  St. 
Anne’s  Church,  Brooklyn,  L.  I.,  and  whose  short  and  devoted 
career  was  so  suddenly  and  painfully  closed.  His  life  and 
remains  will  long  be  cherished  by  his  many  and  devoted 
friends.  Leaving  Terre  Haute  at  midnight,  our  approach  to 
St.  Louis,  across  the  magnificent  prairies,  was  varied  by  occa- 
sional views  of  distant  trees  and  dwellings,  which  seemed  like 
so  many  islands  in  the  sea,  or  specks  along  the  distant  horizon. 

At  1 1 A.  M.  we  reached  St.  Louis,  where  we  had  a hearty- 
welcome  from  Bishop  Hawks,  whose  kind  hospitality  it  was 
our  privilege  to  enjoy  during  our  stay.  We  had  great  regret, 
however,  in  finding  that  Bishop  Kemper,  on  his  return  from 
Kansas,  had  passed  rapidly  through  the  city  only  a few  hours 
before.  On  the  afternoon  of  our  arrival  we  enjoyed  a pleasant 
quiet  service  at  St.  John’s,  where  we  met  the  Rector,  to  whose 
kind  attentions,  and  those  of  the  other  clergy,  I was  much  in- 
debted, as  well  as  for  their  cordial  interest  in  our  cause.  On  Satur- 
day, with  Mr.  Clerc,  we  visited  the  Church  Orphan’s  Home, 
which  is  under  his  charge  as  chaplain.  It  was  started  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Griswold,  who  fell  a martyr  to  his 
duties  in  a season  of  pestilence  some  years  since.  It  is  a large 
brick  building,  beautifully  situated,  admirably  arranged,  and 
with  forty-four  inmates  well  cared  for  both  in  body  and  soul, 
the  means  for  which  are  raised  by  subscription  in  the  several 
churches.  It  is  a good  foundation,  on  an  ample  scale,  of  which 
the  superstructure  and  issues  will  be  in  like  and  full  propor- 
tion. 


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On  the  fifth  Sunday  after  Easter,  May  17,  we  addressed  in 
the  morning  the  Sunday  Schools  of  St.  John’s  and  Christ 
Churches ; preached  in  the  morning  in  Christ  Church,  in  the 
afternoon  in  St.  John’s,  with  collections  on  both  occasions  ; 
and  in  the  evening  in  the  temporary  place  of  worship,  for 
Trinity  Church,  the  collection  to  be  made  on  the  following 
Sunday.  The  population  of  St.  Louis  is  about  160,000,  and 
yet  there  are  five  organized  parishes  ; the  steps  are  being 
taken  for  building  a new  and  noble  edifice  for  the  parish  of 
Christ  Church,  and  the  new  St.  Paul’s  is  going  up  rapidly,  un- 
der favorable  auspices.  We  have  also  a Mission  to  the  Bo- 
hemians and  other  foreign  population  in  St.  Louis,  under  the 
care  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Massock,  whose  simple  and  earnest  de- 
votion to  his  work  is  worthy  of  all  commendation. 

St.  Louis  is  a beautiful,  growing,  and  prosperous  city,  with 
much  of  healthy  energy  and  substantial  wealth.  What  its  fu- 
ture is  to  be,  none  can  foretell ; but  that  its  mission  and  destiny 
must  be  great  and  important,  none  can  doubt  who  consider  its 
position  and  resources  as  the  key  to  the  Upper  Mississippi  and 
the  broad  Missouri,  with  its  tributaries  navigable  for  3000 
miles ; on  the  threshold  of  opening  Kansas  and  Nebraska,  and 
at  the  door  of  entrance  to  the  great  future  highway  to  the  far 
off  Pacific  Coast.  As  the  heart  and  centre  of  a great  and 
growing  State,  St.  Louis  must  also  be  a fountain  of  influence 
for  good  or  evil  to  the  whole  vast  territory  which  stretches  out 
beyond.  May  she  realize  the  fullness  of  her  power,  and  use  it 
always  for  the  glory  of  God,  the  prosperity  of  our  country, 
and  the  salvation  of  mankind. 

Remaining  in  St.  Louis  on  Monday  and  Tuesday,  we  left 
on  the  afternoon  of  Wednesday,  May  20,  for  Palmyra,  where 
the  Convention  of  Missouri  was  to  meet  on  the  22d.  We  had 
the  pleasure  of  the  company  of  the  Bishop  and  several  of  the 
clergy  and  delegates,  and  after  a pleasant  night  on  the  Die 
Vernon , the  early  morning  brought  us  to  Louisiana,  which  is 
beautifully  situated  on  the  banks  of  the  Mississippi,  where  we 
welcomed  on  board  our  excellent  and  faithful  missionary,  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Worthington,  who,  with  great  discouragements,  is 


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doing  a good  work  in  that  and  other  places  in  Pike  County. 
Passing  Hannibal,  where  the  Bishop  and  some  of  the  clergy 
landed,  we  proceeded  with  Mr.  Clerc  to  Marion  City  and 
Quincy,  returning  to  Hannibal  before  evening,  where  we 
passed  the  evening  pleasantly  with  our  good  missionary  Mr. 
Dunn,  who,  in  his  humble  dwelling,  and  earnest  work,  is  real- 
izing much  of  comfort,  and  doing  great  good.  We  were  here 
indebted  to  the  hospitality  of  the  host  of  the  Munroe  House, 
who  is  an  earnest  member  of  the  Church. 

On  the  morning  of  Friday,  May  22d,  we  left  for  Palmyra  by 
the  Hannibal  and  St.  Joseph  Railroad,  and  reached  that  pleas- 
ant and  beautiful  town  in  ample  time  for  the  opening  session 
of  the  Annual  Convention,  at  1 1 o’clock,  in  the  new  chapel  of 
St.  Paul’s  College.  With  the  Rev.  Dr.  McMasters,  of  Illinois, 
we  read  the  morning  prayer  ; the  sermon,  able  and  discrimin- 
ating, was  preached  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Giddinge,  from  2 Tim. 
iii.  5,  and  the  Holy  Communion  was  administered  by  the 
Bishop. 

The  Convention  was  pleasant  and  harmonious.  The  Bishop 
in  his  address  made  grateful  mention  of  the  aid  received  from 
the  Domestic  Committee.  We  never  before  so  fully  realized 
either  the  difficulty  or  importance  of  Missouri  as  a missionary 
field.  Most  of  the  towns  out  of  St.  Louis  are  as  yet  small,  and 
need  our  fostering  aid  in  building  up  the  Church  ; but  the  rail- 
roads now  in  progress,  and  the  rapid  flowing  in  of  population, 
will  soon  increase  the  towns,  and  their  ability  to  sustain  the 
Church. 

On  Sunday  morning,  May  24th,  at  the  Bishop’s  request  we 
preached  at  the  consecration  of  the  chapel  of  St.  Paul’s  Col- 
lege, Palmyra,  in  which  the  Convention  was  held.  This  is  a 
solid  and  enduring  structure  of  white  stone,  severely  simple, 
and  yet  beautifully  effective.  The  nave  only  is  as  yet  com- 
pleted ; the  transepts,  chancel,  and  tower  are  left  for  further 
time  and  means.  As  it  is,  for  some  time  it  will  serve  the  pur- 
pose of  a Church  for  the  town,  and  of  a Chapel  for  the  College, 
which,  though  it  has  had  to  contend  with  difficulties,  is  a good 
foundation  laid,  on  which  a good  superstructure  is  being 


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reared.  Under  its  able  corps  of  professors,  in  its  healthful  and 
beautilul  location,  with  its  already  large  number  of  pupils,  it 
only  needs  a little  care  and  interest  from  the  diocese,  to  make 
it  a fountain  of  blessing  for  all  time  to  come. 

On  Sunday  afternoon  we  left  Palmyra,  and  rode  sixteen 
miles  to  Quincy,  in  Illinois,  where,  in  St.  John’s  Church,  we 
preached  a missionary  sermon  in  the  evening,  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Giddinge  kindly  assisting  in  the  service.  This  is  a strong  and 
important  parish,  and  was  daily  expecting  its  new  rector,  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Rudder,  late  of  Calvary  Church,  New-York.  The 
town  of  Quincy  is  beautifully  situated,  containing  about  14,000 
inhabitants,  with  every  prospect  of  substantial  and  growing 
prosperity.  We  here  enjoyed  a kind  and  refined  hospitality, 
and  met  some  old  parishioners  and  friends. 

We  left  Quincy  on  the  afternoon  of  Tuesday,  May  26,  and 
on  the  steamer  had  the  pleasure  of  meeting  Francis  Wharton, 
Esq.,  of  Philadelphia,  and  Professor  at  Kenyon  College,  with 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Bartow,  late  of  Bristol,  Pa.  Mr.  Wharton  is  en- 
gaged in  an  expedition,  with  mules  and  full  equipment,  for 
exploring  Iowa  and  Nebraska,  and  the  distribution  of  Bibles, 
Prayer  Books,  and  other  books,  by  the  way.  It  is  a self-deny- 
ing and  important  task,  and  one  the  fruits  of  which  will,  we 
trust,  be  found,  in  similar  efforts,  in  all  the  new  dioceses  of 
our  Church.  We  are  too  slow  to  learn  from  others  how  much 
may  be  done  by  scattering  good  seed  in  a new  and  fruitful 
soil. 

Reaching  Keokuk  in  the  early  evening,  we  repaired  at  once 
to  the  Church,  where  the  familiar  voice  of  Bishop  Lee  greeted 
us  in  an  excellent  sermon  on  the  various  hindrances  to  con- 
fessing Christ  before  men  ; after  which  the  Bishop  confirmed 
several  persons.  We  were  most  cordially  and  hospitably  en- 
tertained during  our  stay,  and  found  some  former  parishioners 
and  other  friends. 

On  the  morning  of  Wednesday,  May  27th,  the  Convention 
was  opened  in  St.  John’s  Church.  We  assisted  Dr.  Small- 
wood, of  Chicago,  in  the  service,  and  the  Bishop  delivered  his 
primary  charge  “On  Sanctification  as  a Doctrine  and  an 


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Object  of  Personal  Attainment,”  which  was  listened  to  with 
earnest  attention  and  unfeigned  pleasure.  It  was  an  address, 
able,  discriminating,  earnest,  and  impressive,  which  will  speak 
for  itself  when  it  shall  go  forth  on  its  errand  of  faithful  warn- 
ing and  earnest  exhortation. 

The  business  of  the  Convention  passed  off  pleasantly.  We 
were  glad  to  hear  that  the  fund  for  the  endowment  of  the 
Episcopate,  which  was  less  than  three  years  ago  invested,  at 
about  $8000,  is  now  worth  not  less  than  $32,000.  May  a wise 
forecast  everywhere  profit  by  this  good  example  in  our  new  • 
dioceses  and  opening  States  and  Territories.  The  Bishop  seems 
determined  that  his  parishes  shall  become  self-supporting  as 
soon  as  possible,  and  made  mention  in  warm  terms  of  the  aid 
he  had  received.  Iowa  is,  as  its  name  imports,  a beautiful  and 
goodly  heritage ; its  magnificent  rolling  prairies,  its  growing 
and  flourishing  towns,  its  intelligent  and  energetic  people,  and 
the  favorable  disposition  everywhere  toward  the  services  of 
our  beloved  Church,  make  it  a most  important  and  interesting 
Missionary  field.  We  trust  it  will  be  as  prosperous  and  happy 
in  its  opening  future  as  it  is  in  present  promise  and  prospect. 
Here,  a,s  elsewhere,  it  was  most  pleasant  to  greet  for  the  first 
time  several  of  our  faithful  and  devoted  Missionaries. 

A Missionary  meeting  was  held  on  Wednesday  evening, 
which  we  addressed,  with  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Brooke  and  Ufford, 
and  a handsome  collection  was  made. 

The  Convention  adjourned  on  Thursday  afternoon,  when, 
with  several  of  the  clergy  and  lay  delegates,  we  left  Keokuk, 
and  had  a pleasant  sail  upon  the  Mississippi  as  far  as  Aquauka, 
where  we  landed  at  midnight. 

Among  our  company  was  that  venerable  man,  the 
veteran  of  the  Missionary  corps,  the  Rev.  J.  Batchelder,  now 
laboring  in  Ues  Moines  county,  who  gave  us  some  interesting 
reminiscences  of  his  early  labors,  and  the  state  of  things  in 
the  vicinity.  During  the  passage  we  passed  upon  the  river 
Fort  Madison,  where  the  Rev.  W.  Adderly  is  laboring  faithfully ; 
and  Nauvoo,  which,  with  its  sad  memories,  and  the  ruins  of 
its  Mormon  temple,  speaks  out  such  timely  notes  of  warning 


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against  the  progress  and  the  prospects  of  that  dire  delusion. 

* Why,  or  how,  this  mystery  of  iniquity  should  work  so  fear- 
fully we  cannot  tell.  May  our  country  be  saved  from  sanc- 
tioning its  abominations,  and  its  dark  tide  be  stayed  ! To  add 
to  our  national  sins  the  guilt  of  its  adoption,  would  be  only  to 
fill  up  the  measure  of  our  iniquity,  if  not  of  our  fearful  judg- 
ments. 

On  the  morning  of  Friday,  May  29th,  we  took  the  Burling- 
ton and  Chicago  cars,  and  reached  the  latter  place  in  the  early 

* evening,  where  we  met  the  hearty  kindness  of  our  friend  the 
Rector  of  St.  James’,  and  found  several  welcome  letters  await- 
ing us  from  home.  The  new  St.  James’  has  reared  its  walls, 
in  beauty  and  in  strength,  and  will  soon  reward  the  warm 
zeal  and  large-hearted  liberality  of  its  cherished  Rector  and  de- 
voted people.  Chicago  has  lost  none  of  its  bustling  life  and 
energy  since  our  visit  of  last  year,  but  gives  sure  tokens  of  an 
onward  progress  and  growing  strength.  It  is  destined  to  be  a 
great  city,  and  to  exert  a mighty  influence  for  good  or  evil  on 
the  spreading  West,  and  our  whole  land.  The  great  cities  of 
the  West  are  as  so  many  centres  of  resistless  power,  to  move 
and  to  mould  the  growing  mighty  mass  for  its  solemn  and  ga- 
thering destinies. 

Finding  it  necessary  to  press  on,  we  took  the  boat  for  Mil- 
waukie  the  same  night,  and  thence  in  the  morning  by  the  La 
Crosse  and  Milwaukie  Railroad  to  Fond  du  Lac,  where  we 
took  the  boat  on  Lake  Winnebago  for  Oshkosh,  in  Wisconsin, 
and  found  a resting  place  for  Sunday  in  the  pleasant  parsonage 
and  cordial  welcome  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Tolford,  our  Missionary 
at  that  interesting  station.  We  found  here  all  that  we  had  heard 
fully  realized — a valuable  property  secured  to  the  Church,  a 
beautiful  Church  built  and  furnished,  and  what  is  better,  filled 
with  a devout  and  interesting  congregation,  and  music,  with 
only  a melodeon,  such  as  we  had  not  heard  often  in  our  wan- 
derings, so  hearty,  earnest,  and  withal  correct  and  beautiful. 
We  could  not  but  rejoice  with  the  faithful  Missionary  at  this 
happy  consummation  of  his  toils,  and  struggles,  and  anxieties, 
and  trust  that  he  may  long  enjoy  the  fruits  of  what  has  been 


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so  well  begun.  We  have  here  a striking  illustration  of  the 
value  of  a little  forecast,  in  securing  lots  for  churches  and  par- 
sonages. The  Church  lot,  60  by  160,  bought  two  years  since 
for  $1200,  with  a good  house  in  the  rear,  is  now  worth  $6000; 
while  the  Church  is  free  from  debt,  and  the  money  was  just 
ready  for  an  organ  worth  $500.  This  station  will  need  aid 
but  a very  little  longer,  and  will  then,  in  vigor  and  prosperity, 
be  able  to  do  its  part  in  helping  others.  We  could  not  but 
rejoice  at  this  opportunity  of  spending  a quiet  Sunday  at  one 
of  our  Missionary  stations,  which  is  but  a type  of  many  others 
with  a like  real  work,  and  rich  results.  May  the  means  be 
given  us  to  aid  many  such,  till  we  open  fountains  in  every 
wilderness,  and  springs  in  all  the  valleys  of  our  spreading  West. 
In  spending  Whitsunday  here  on  the  banks  of  this  beautiful 
lake,  where  but  a few  years  since  were  heard  only  the  sighing 
of  the  forest,  and  the  war-whoop  of  the  red  man,  we  could  not 
but  feel  how  all-pervading,  soothing,  strengthening  is  the  work 
of  the  Great  Spirit,  good  and  holy,  as  well  as  great,  who  thus, 
in  the  progress  of  civilization  and  the  power  of  the  Gospel, 
transforms  the  wilderness  into  a garden^ff  the  Lord,  and  makes 
it  glad  and  beautiful,  alike  with  the  fruits  and  the  music  of 
Heaven. 

On  the  morning  of  Monday,  June  1st,  in  a cold  rain  storm, 
in  strange  contrast  with  the  name  and  usual  aspect  of  the 
season,  we  set  out  upon  the  Appleton  Belle,  for  Green  Bay, 
which  we  reached,  through  Lake  Winnebago  and  Fox  River, 
the  same  day,  the  clear  navigation  having  only  been  open  for 
a single  week.  Passing  Menasha  at  the  foot  of  the  lake,  and 
Appleton  on  the  river,  some  seven  miles  down,  where  is  a 
flourishing  college  of  the  Methodists,  by  no  less  than  seventeen 
locks,  and  a fall  of  170  feet  from  the  lake  to  Green  Bay,  we 
passed  comfortably  in  a steamboat,  with  nothing  but  the 
cold  rain  to  mar  our  comfort,  or  our  enjoyment  of  the  many 
beautiful  views  which  the  varied  and  picturesque  scenery  of 
the  river  affords.  We  had  pointed  out  to  us  the  ground 
where  the  treaty  with  the  Indians  was  effected  by  General 
Dodge;  the  Romish  Mission  and  Church  at  Little  Shoot;  tlie 


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house  of  Rev.  Eleazer  Williams,  of  Dauphin  notoriety,  where 
his  family  still  reside  ; the  pretty  and  flourishing  town  of  De 
Pere ; and  as  we  approached  the  bay,  the  sun  shone  out  just 
in  time  to  illuminate  the  site  and  buildings  of  our  former  In- 
dian Mission  at  Green  Bay,  where  every  pane  of  glass  seemed 
like  burnished  gold — a greeting  in  sad  contrast  with  the  silent 
halls  and  ruinous  decay,  which  a nearer  approach  and  inspec- 
tion on  the  next  day  disclosed. 

We  reached  Green  Bay  at  the  setting  of  the  sun,  ready  for 
the  refreshment  of  a quiet  night,  and  the  cordial  greetings 
and  interesting  occupation  of  the  coming  day.  The  town  sits 
beautiful  and  calmly  as  a queen  upon  the  placid  waters,  some- 
what cold  and  stately  in  her  dignity,  and  yet  withal,  pleasant 
and  smiling  in  her  mien  and  aspect. 

On  the  next  day  we  visited  the  Mission  buildings  and  pro- 
perty, which  lie  upon  a beautiful  slope  on  the  banks  of  the 
Fox  Biver;  and  as  we  surveyed  the  pleasant  grounds  and  de- 
serted halls,  we  could  not  but  think  of  the  good  which  was 
there  done  by  the  faithful  labors  of  Cadle  and  Brown,  and 
their  valuable  helpers  *in  the  holy  work.  Sad,  indeed,  that 
such  labors  should  have  been  brought  to  a close,  and  that  a 
scene  once  so  sacred  to  pious  work  and  humble  prayer,  had 
not  been  ever  consecrated  to  a.  like  earnest  zeal  and  blessed 
fruits. 

At  10  o’clock,  we  enjoyed  an  hour  of  quiet  worship  in 
Christ  Church,  with  its  new  Rector,  whom  we  had  well 
known  in  other  and  distant  scenes.  He  has  made  a good 
beginning,  in  a pleasant  sphere  of  labor.  May  his  experience 
be  as  happy  as  his  prospects  are  now  cheering  and  bright. 

In  the  afternoon  of  the  same  day,  by  the  kindness  of  a hos- 
pitable friend,  and  in  company  with  the  Rector,  we  rode  out  in 
a drenching  rain,  to  our  Indian  Mission  at  Duck  Creek,  under 
the  care  of  Rev.  E.  A.  Goodnough.  It  is  nine  miles  distant 
from  Green  Bay.  We  found  the  Missionary  in  his  little  par- 
sonage, not  expecting  visitors  in  such  a storm,  and  yet  de- 
lighted to  welcome  so  unusual  an  event ; for  his  wife  and  chil- 
dren had  not  seen  the  face  of  a white  person  for  four  long 


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months.  We  were  glad  to  stand  within  the  walls  of  Hobart 
Church,  as  hallowed  for  its  name  as  for  its  holy  work ; to 
see  the  Prayer  Book  in  the  Indian  tongue  ; and  to  hear,  from 
the  lips  of  the  devoted  Missionary,  the  account  of  his  labors, 
his  hardships,  and  trials,  his  discouragements,  and  success.  The 
Church  has  been  recently  enlarged,  and  the  chancel  neatly 
furnished  ; but  larger  offerings  might  be  well  applied  in  fur- 
ther improving  and  adapting  this  simple  but  most  deeply-in- 
teresting temple  of  the  Most  Hi^h.  The  Missionary  informed 
us  he  has  a Mission  twelve  miles  long  and  three  miles  wide — 
300  families,  and  700  persons — under  his  pastoral  care  ; and, 
as  we  saw  the  beautiful  farms  of  the  Oneidas,  stretching  out 
around  us,  we  could  not  but  rejoice  that,  little  as  our  Church 
has  done  for  the  poor,  injured  red  men,  she  is  here,  and  at 
St.  Columba,  and  at  Leech  Lake,  bearing  her  faithful  testi- 
mony, and  doing  her  blessed  work.  The  lot  of  our  faithful 
Missionary  here  is  one  of  great  isolation,  self-denial,  care, 
and  toil ; but  to  him,  one  of  contented,  happy,  useful  work. 
May  he  have  the  prayers,  the  love,  the  free-will  offerings 
of  many  faithful  hearts,  and  the  sweet  peace  and  rich  blessing 
of  his  God  and  Saviour. 

Finding  no  boat  for  Detroit  by  the  upper  lakes,  we,  on  the 
nextday  (Wednesday,  June  3d)  left  Green  Bay,  in  the  steamer 
Aquila,  by  the  same  route  through  the  river  and  lake,  enjoying, 
even  more  than  before,  its  varied  and  beautiful  scenery  ; and, 
favored  with  the  company  of  two  of  the  early  settlers  at  the 
bay,  whose  intelligent  conversation  and  stirring  reminiscences 
beguiled  the  tedium  of  the  way.  In  the  early  evening  we 
reached  Fond  du  Lac,  where  we  found  a pleasant  home,  in  the 
handsome  parsonage  of  our  old  neighbor  in  Northern  New- 
York,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Eastman,  whom  we  are  glad  to  find  is  here, 
happy  and  useful,  in  his  prosperous  parish.  He  has  a neat 
church,  well  filled ; another  fruit  and  proof  of  timely  Mis- 
sionary aid.  Fond  du  Lac,  as  its  name  imports,  must  ever  be 
an  important  outlet  for  the  trade  and  products  of  the  lake  and 
rivers,  which  by  railroad  it  now  connects  with  Milwaukie  and 
Chicago.  We  left  this  place  early  on  Thursday  morning,  for 


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Milwaukie  ; and,  in  the  afternoon,  took  the  cars  for  Delafield, 
on  a hurried  visit  to  Bishop  Kemper.  We  found  the  Mission- 
ary Bishop  much  enfeebled  by  the  discomforts  and  fatigue  of 
his  recent  Kansas  visitation,  but  very  glad  to  see  us  ; and  we 
had  the  opportunity  of  a pleasant  conference  in  reference  to 
the  interests  and  wants  of  his  important  Mission.  We  spent 
a pleasant  evening  at  the  hospitable  dwelling  of  the  President 
of  the  Nashotah  Mission,  where,  with  the  Professors  and  In- 
structors, and  some  invited  guests,  we  forgot  our  toils  and  wea- 
riness. Nashotah  never  seemed  more  beautiful;  whether  the 
placid  lakes,  the  hallowed  chapel,  the  beautiful  Bishop  White 
Hall,  so  happily  saved,  “ yet  so  as  by  fire,” — all  made  us  to  re- 
joice that  this  School  of  the  Prophets  has  been  opened  in  the 
wilderness,  and,  by  what  it  has  already  done,  is  commending 
itself  so  strongly  to  the  hearts  and  offerings  of  the  friends  of  our 
Zion.  May  its  means  of  usefulness  be  increased  an  hundred 
fold  ; and  the  enlightened  friends  of  onr  Missions  may  be  well 
assured  that  what  is  here  devoted  will  neither  be  unreasonably 
nor  uselessly  applied,  but  made  to  strengthen  a valuable  helper 
and  never-failing ‘feeder  in  the  true  Missionary  work. 

Leaving  Nashotah  on  Friday  morning,  we  spent  several 
hours  in  Milwaukie,  and  passing  rapidly  through  Chicago 
(being  again  indebted  to  the  kindness  of  our  friend,'  the 
Rector  of  St.  James’),  we  took  the  cars  of  the  night  train 
upon  the  Michigan  Central  railroad,  which  brought  us,  in 
the  morning,  to  the  cordial  greeting  and  hospitable  home  of  the 
Bishop  of  Michigan,  in  Detroit.  Here  we  spent  the  Saturday 
and  Sunday — we  need  not  say  pleasantly,  and  we  hope  profit- 
ably, for  ourselves  and  for  our  work.  Detroit  is  a beautiful,  sub- 
stantial, and  flourishing  city  ; and  the  Bishop’s  Church  (St. 
Paul’s)  is  a model  of  beauty  and  comfort,  for  Minister  and  peo- 
ple, in  its  happy  adaptation  both  to  worship  and  preaching.  It  is 
as  prosperous  as  it  is  beautiful ; full  to  overflowing,  with  a re- 
fined, intelligent,  devout,  and  liberal  congregation.  The  Bishop 
has  taught  and  trained  them  to  believe  and  to  know,  that  to  help 
others  is  the  best  way  to  prosper  themselves.  So  that,  though 
drawn  upon  continually  for  every  Church  that  is  built,  and  every 


Kansas. 


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good  work  that  is  done  in  the  diocese,  they  are  always  ready  and 
liberal.  A spontaneous  offering,  without  previous  notice,  on 
Sunday  morning,  when  we  presented  our  cause,  of  $250,  in  ad- 
dition to  one  at  Advent,  was  of  this  a signal  proof.  We  also 
addressed  the  Sunday  School,  in  the  afternoon,  which  sent  us  at 
Easter  a liberal  offering.  In  the  evening  we  preached  in  Christ 
Church,  which  is  prospering  under  the  pastoral  care  of  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Chipman,  late  of  Astoria,  L.I. 

On  Monday  morning  early,  in  a driving  storm  of  thunder  and 
rain,  we  left  this  pleasant  city  of  Detroit,  spurred  on  by  the 
prospect  of  home,  after  an  absence  and  wandering  of  nearly  five 
weeks.  Travelling  all  day,  getting  a rapid  but  most  impres. 
sive  view  of  the  Falls  of  Niagara,  at  the  Suspension  Bridge,  and 
meeting,  with  pleasure,  in  the.  cars  from  thence,  the  Rec- 
tor of  St.  Luke’s,  Rochester,  we  came  through  by  night, 
and  the  next  morning,  by  ten  o’clock,  found  ourselves  once 
more  at  home — with  no  accidents  or  danger  in  our  journey, 
nor  any  sickness  nor  evil  at  home,  to  mar  our  satisfaction 
and  gratitude.  The  reflections  apd  fruits  of  such  a jour- 
ney cannot  now  be  gathered,  but  will  be  food  for  many  an 
hour  of  profitable  thought  and  pleasant  recollection.  Deeply 
grateful  for  all  the  kindness  we  have  had,  in  so  many  quarters 
and  from  so  many  hands  and  hearts,  we  desire  especially  and 
devoutly  to  thank  the  God  of  Heaven  for  His  kind  care  and 
never-failing  goodness  and  tender  mercy. 


tionsas. 

LAYING  OF  THE  CORNER-STONE  OF  THE  FIRST  CHURCH  IN  KANSAS. 

Leavenworth  City — Rev.  Hiram  Stone. 

About  three  weeks  since,  Bishop  Kemper  arrived  at  this  place,  and, 
after  a short  stay  among  us,  pursued  his  journey  into  the  interior  of  the 
Territory.  Returning  from  this  tour,  he  spent  Sunday,  May  the  10th, 
with  us,  preaching  in  the  morning  to  a crowded  congregation,  and  in  the 
afternoon,  at  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  an  intelligent  audience,  composed 
chiefly  of  officers  and  their  families  favorable  to  our  Church  and  Services. 

The  Monday  following,  May  11th,  agreeably  to  a former  arrangement, 


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Kansas. 


the  corner-stone  of  St.  Paul’s  Church  was  laid  by  Bishop  Kemper,  with 
ceremonies  appropriate  to  the  occasion.  At  ten  o’clock,  a.  m.,  the  Bishop 
and  Missionary,  together  with  the  officers  of  the  parish  and  the  friends  of 
our  Sion,  proceeded  in  procession  from  the  little  Rectory  to  the  spot 
where  the  corner-stone  was  to  be  laid,  responsively  repeating  the  Service 
prescribed  for  this  purpose.  An  appropriate  address  by  the  Bishop  gave 
additional  interest  to  a ceremony  never  before  beheld  in  Kansas,  and  for 
the  first  time  witnessed  by  most  of  the  persons  present. 

This  visitation  of  the  Bishop,  together  with  the  event  we  have  just  de- 
scribed, produced  a salutary  effect  upon  our  Mission,  and  brought  strength 
and  gladness  to  the  heart  of  the  Missionary.  Indeed  this  has  insured  to 
our  infant  Sion  a season  of  joy  and  refreshing  long  to  be  remembered,  and 
which  none  but  a lone  Mission  like  ours  can  fully  appreciate. 

And  could  our  Christian  brethren  but  feel  the  needs  of  our  condition, 
and  fully  know  what  has  been  done  for  this  Mission  by  the  citizens  of 
Leavenworth  City,  I doubt  not  an  abundance  of  means  to  finish  our  work 
would  soon  be  showered  upon  us  by  hearts  who  feel  it  a pleasure  to  give 
for  Christ  and  the  salvation  of  souls. 

Responsive  to  our  former  earnest  appeals,  several  donations,  of  different 
amount,  have  found  their  way  to  us,  and  have  been  received  with  a double 
thankfulness,  both  as  ministering  to  our  necessities,  and  as  pledges  of 
sympathy  on  the  part  of  those  who  have  not  forgotten  “ to  do  good  and  to 
distribute.”  Several  clergymen  have  been  so  far  interested  in  our  behalf 
as  to  take  one  collection  with  special  reference  to  the  first  Mission  in  Kan- 
sas ; and  the  result  has  been  most  cheering  to  us,  as  some  certain  aid  has 
thus  gladdened  our  Mission.  And,  could  this  course  be  followed  by  a 
goodly  number  of  the  clergy,  we  might  soon  rejoice  in  the  boon  we  so 
much  need. 


tDasIjingtcm  Serritorg. 

Fort  Van  Couver — Rev.  John  McCarty,  D.  D. 

My  Sunday  services,  as  heretofore,  have  been  given,  in  the  morning,  to 
the  Garrison  at  this  post ; in  the  afternoon,  to  a congregation  in  the  small 
village  in  the  neighborhood.  The  attendance  in  the  village,  though  irre- 
gular, is  now  encouraging  ; but  the  congregation  is  made  up  almost  en- 
tirely of  persons  not  connected  with  any  body  of  Christians.  As  the 
place  is  growing,  and  promises  to  be  the  largest  in  the  Territory,  next 
after  Olympia,  it  is  important  our  Services,  which  are  the  only  Protestant 
Services  in  the  place,  should  be  kept  up.  The  Romanists  have  a Bishop 
residing  here.  They  have  lately  established  a boarding  and  day-school, 
and  intend  to  found  a college.  Our  Sunday  School  has  about  forty  chil- 
dren in  it. 


New ■ Hampsh  ire. 


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My  Missionary  labors  beyond  this  place  have  been  as  follows  : — Sun- 
day, the  1 3th  of  July,  I had  Service,  and  preached  both  in  the  morning 
and  afternoon  at  Cathlamet,  some  eighty  miles  below  this,  on  the  Colum- 
bia River.  Sunday,  the  10th  of  August,  I officiated  in  Portland,  in  the 
evening.  In  September,  I spent  more  than  a fortnight  on  a Missionary 
tour  to  Puget  Sound,  officiating  the  morning  of  one  Sunday  at  the  Post, 
in  Steilacoom,  and  in  the  afternoon  in  the  village.  The  following  Tues- 
day, I had  a Service  at  the  Post  on  Muckelshute  Prairie,  twenty-eight 
miles  from  Steilacoom.  The  congregation  consisted  of  the  company 
stationed  there.  Another  Sunday,  I had  Service,  and  preached  in  the 
morning  and  afternoon  at  Olympia,  the  capital  of  the  Territory,  The  at- 
tendance at  that  place  and  at  Steilacoom  was  very  good.  The  interests  of 
religion  and  the  Church  require  that  we  should  have  a Missionary  for  the 
Sound,  stationed  at  Olympia.  Sunday,  the  30th  of  November,  I officiated 
morning  and  afternoon  at  Cathlamet,  and  administered  the  Sacrament  of 
the  Lord’s  Supper.  The  attendance  here  is  always  encouraging.  The 
Missionary  collections  amounted  to  $22  50.  Sunday,  the  14th  of  February, 
I preached  in  the  morning  in  Oregon  City  ; and  in  the  evening  in  Ca- 
nema.  The  same  month  I visited  Astoria,  near  the  mouth  of  the  Colum- 
bia, and  had  Service  there  ; the  morning  and  evening  of  Sunday,  the  22d, 
to  full  congregations,  including  few,  however,  at  all  attached  to  our 
Church.  As  the  place  promises  to  become  one  of  importance,  we  may 
hope  eventually  to  have  an  Episcopal  congregation  there.  Such  are  the 
arrangements  of  the  small  steamer  that  plies  between  Portland  and  As- 
toria, that  it  takes  me  five  or  six  days  to  spend  a Sunday  at  Astoria  or  Cath- 
lamet. As  the  population  of  these  Territories  is  small,  very  sparse,  and 
withal  irreligious,  our  Missionaries  who  labor  here  have  need  of  a double 
portion  of  patience  and  perseverance,  and,  above  all,  of  faith  iu  Him  who 
“giveth  the  increase.” 


Neto-fl)ampsl)ire. 

Hanover — Rev.  E.  Bourns , LL.  D. 

Our  services  have  been  sustained  regularly,  as  usual,  during  the  past 
six  months.  The  long  and  severe  winter  has  thinned  our  attendance 
during  great  part  of  the  time  ; but  as  spring  approaches,  our  numbers  be- 
gin to  increase,  and  there  seems  every  reason  to  believe  that  we  steadily 
gain  ground.  Our  congregation  is  in  a great  measure  composed  of  3roung 
people,  and  many  of  these  move  away  to  the  West  and  other  parts  ; but 
their  places  are  supplied  by  others  ; and  they  themselves  go  off,  and  in 
distant  places  show  out  more  distinctly  the  preference  they  have  imbibed 

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for  the  Church,  and  become  useful,  active  instruments  in  supporting  it, 
and  in  spreading  its  doctrines  and  discipline. 

In  November  last,  we  had  a visit  from  our  Bishop,  the  Rt.  Rev.  C. 
Chase,  D-  D.  He  preached  twice  on  the  Sunday,  when  our  Church  edifice 
was  crowded  with  hearers.  He  remained  with  us  three  days,  and  did  much 
service  to  us  by  his  kindly  intercourse  with  the  people.  We  still  hope  to 
build  a new  church,  or  remodel  the  old  one,  but  have  not  yet  accomplished 
either. 


©l)io. 

Tiffin — Rev.  W.  H.  Cooper. 

We  got  into  our  Church,  as  I expected,  on  the  1st  February.  The  edi- 
fice gives  universal  satisfaction  ; but  I regret  to  say  there  is  a debt,  the 
bills  having  nearly  all,  if  not  all,  exceeded  the  estimates.  About  half  the 
pews  are  taken,  and  many  sittings  will  doubtless  be  asked  for  soon,  as  the 
congregation  appears  to  grow  larger  every  week.  The  Sunday  School, 
also,  has  about  doubled  its  pupils  and  teachers,  and  has  become  a deeply 
interesting  institution,  under  my  constant  personal  superintendence.  It 
was  a good  thing  we  got  the  Church  erected,  for  without  it  both  school 
and  congregation  would,  by  this  time,  have  probably  been  dispersed;  and 
I feel  satisfied  that  it  is  a blessing,  and  is  becoming  increasingly  felt  to  be 
a blessing,  to  this  community.  If  possible  I remain  here,  I would  desire 
to  devote  my^life  to  building  up  this  blessed  work. 


Illinois. 

Rock  Island — Rev.  S.  Goodale. 

Since  my  last  report,  nothing  of  great  interest  has  occurred  in  my  Mis- 
sionary field  at  Rock  Island,  or  to  change  materially  the  statistics. 

An  unusually  severe  winter  has  made  the  attendance  upon  our  services 
smaller  than  usual ; but  we  confidently  expect  that  now,  upon  the  opening 
of  spring,  this  will  be  fully  made  up. 

I most  earnestly  hope  that  we  may  build  a Church  this  season.  The 
vestry  have  the  matter  in  hand,  and  have  been  making  efforts  to  secure  a 
Church  lot.  We  have  this  winter  added  some  three  hundred  dollars  to 
our  Church-lot  fund  ; so  that  now  we  have  about  one  thousand  on  hand 


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for  the  purchase  of  a lot,  and  when  that  is  done,  we  shall  be  able  to  build 
a plain  Church. 

I regret  to  say  that  I have  lost  some  of  my  best  men  by  removal ; also 
a number  of  communicants,  who  were  among  those  contributing  liberally 
to  the  support  of  the  parish. 

At  the  earnest  request  of  some  friends  of  our  Church  at  Geneseo — a 
fine  village  of  two  thousand  inhabitants,  one  hour  distant  by  railroad — I 
have  spent  two  Sundays,  and  officiated  at  one  funeral,  and  have  been  ex- 
ceedingly encouraged  at  the  prospect. 

They  are  very  anxious  that  I should  give  them  one  Sunday  a month, 
which  seems  necessary  for  the  present.  I trust  that  the  Bishop  may  find 
several  ready  for  confirmation. 


tOisconsin. 

Beaver  Dam — Rev.  L.  D.  Brainard. 

Your  Missionary  in  Dodge  Co.,  Wis.,  has  officiated  regularly  every 
Sunday  morning,  at  Beaver  Dam,  and  every  Sunday  afternoon  or  evening, 
tither  at  Fox  Lake,  Horicon,  or  Columbus,  in  Columbia  co.  He  has  also 
held  services  at  Beaver  Dam  on  all  the  principal  feasts  and  fasts  of  the 
Church.  The  progress  of  the  Church  in  this  place  is  not  as  rapid  as  he 
could  wish.  However,  considering  all  the  circumstances,  perhaps  our 
prospects  are  as  encouraging  as  we  could  expect.  When  we  moved  here, 
and  took  charge  of  this  place,  in  January,  1856,  we  found  only  two  com- 
municants in  the  city.  One  died  a few  months  after  ; the  other  communed 
with  us  once,  and  has  now  moved  to  Portage.  Two  or  three  miles  from 
the  city,  we  found  two  Irish  families,  who  nominally  belonged  to  the 
Church,  but  took  little  or  no  interest  in  religion,  and  very  seldom  attended 
service.  He  had  no  active  man  to  hold  up  his  hands  or  encourage  him. 
In  June  last,  God  sent  here  a good,  active  Churchman,  who  is  doing  all 
he  can  to  assist  us.  It  is  a day  of  small  things  with  us  yet  ; but  we  look 
forward  in  faith  to  the  final  triumph  of  our  Zion.  On  account  of  the  hard 
times,  and  the  failure  of  most  of  the  pledges  for  building  a Church,  we 
have  proceeded  no  further  in  this  work  than  we  announced  in  our  last  re- 
port. A Church  we  must  have,  if  we  wish  to  prosper.  Your  Missionary 
will  build  a Church,  and  establish  a parochial  school,  if  he  can  get  only 
$300  from  the  East.  If  we  had  this  small  sum,  we  could  finish  our 
C hurch.  When  the  Bishop  visits  us,  I trust  we  shall  see  a goodly  num- 
ber receive  the  rite  of  confirmation*  God  willing,  some  adults  and 
children  will  be  baptized  on  Easter-day.  The  progress  of  the  Church 
at  Fox  Lake  is  slow,  but,  I think,  sure.  Some  children  will  be  bap- 


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tized  in  a week  or  two.  We  hold  services  in  the  Methodist  moet- 
ing-liouse,  and  they  are  very  well  attended.  Columbus  is  a place  of 
about  fifteen  hundred  souls,  with  only  six  or  seven  communicants  of  the 
Church  ; but  a lot  for  a Church  and  one  for  a parsonage  have  been  pro- 
mised. A parish  was  organized  there  last  week  ; and  as  there  is  just  at 
this  time  a good  deal  of  interest  felt  in  the  cause  of  the  Church,  perhaps 
something  will  be  done  soon. 


Oshkosh — Rev.  D.  W.  Tolford. 

As  the  time  is  drawing  near  when  we  hope  to  be  able  to  relinquish  the 
Missionary  stipend,  I cannot  perhaps,  do  better  than  to  give  a brief  re- 
capitulation of  the  progress  of  our  work  here  to  the  present  time.  I have 
delayed  this  report,  in  order  to  speak  more  definitely  upon  several  points. 

RECAPITULATION. 

Breaking  Ground . — It  will  be  three  years  ago  the  11th  day  of  May 
next,  since  I came  to  this  place.  The  only  evidence  of  an  Episcopal 
Church  organization  which  I found  then,  was  a single  entry  in  a blank 
book,  indicating  that  the  Bishop  had  called  the  families  together,  and 
they  had  resolved  to  organize  the  parish,  and  had  named  certain  gentle- 
men as  vestrymen.  There  was  no  Church  record  of  families,  communi- 
cants, baptisms,  marriages,  confirmations,  or  burials  to  be  found.  Occa- 
sional services  had  been  held  by  the  Bishop,  and  by  a clergyman  from  a 
neighboring  parish,  and  for  some  time  by  another  clergyman  who  had 
abandoned  the  field.  I gathered  together  a little  band  of  communicants, 
who  had  found  their  way  here  from  points  as  widely  sundered  as  the  two 
hemispheres,  and  commenced  my  work.  With  this  little  band,  and  fami- 
lies friendly,  abandoning  the  old  organization,  we  commenced  Trinity 
Church.  That  was  our  day  of  small  things. 

Church  Property. — I felt  that  my  first  great  work  was  to  secure  a 
church  property.  This  I accomplished  in  July  of  1855 — twenty-one 
months  since — not  without  considerable  difficulty,  having  my  whole  vestry 
at  one  time  against  me,  and  by  myself,  in  a great  measure,  taking  the  re- 
sponsibility. The  result  has  shown  the  wisdom  of  that  determination. 
We  paid  for  the  Church  lot  $000,  taking  a deed  for  it  free  and  clear  of 
all  encumbrances.  Of  this  amount  the  congregation  paid  $375  ; the  re- 
maining $225  I collected  from  individuals  in  this  place,  outside  the 
congregation.  The  Congregationalists  have  recently  purchased  a Church 
lot  on  the  same  street,  we  think  not  so  good  as  ours,  at  $3,000.  Our 
Church  lot  is  now  worth,  as  property  is  held  and  sold,  from  $2,500  to 


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$3,000.  At  the  same  time,  I purchased  the  adjoining  lot,  for  the  Church, 
as  a parsonage  lot,  with  a house  upon  the  property,  at  $600  more,  payable 
in  twelve  months — a separate  deed  being  taken,  and  a mortgage  given. 
The  house  has  been  fitted  up  for  a parsonage,  and  is  saving  us  two  hundred 
dollars  per  annum  rent.  Upon  this  the  congregation  has  not  paid  anything. 
The  ladies  have  raised,  at  a festival,  $75,  and  paid  upon  improvements; 
and  I have  collected  from  the  Church  abi’oad,  and  paid  upon  the  original 
mortgage  and  improvements,  $741  62.  This  property  is  also  worth 
from  $2,500  to  $3,000.  The  debt  upon  the  whole  property  now,  is  only 
$392  46.  Deduct  from  this  debt  $350,  as  income  already  received  in  house 
rent,  and  it  leaves  the  actual  debt  upon  the  property,  over  and  above  in- 
come, but  $42  46.  I have  therefore  procured,  and  put  this  parish  in  pos- 
session of,  a property  now  worth  between  $5,000  and  $6,000  ; tbe  only 
debt  upon  it  being,  if  we  deduct  income  received,  but  $42  46,  and  upon  it 
the  congregation  has  paid  a mere  trifle — only  $375.  All  payments,  from 
all  sources — that  is,  from  the  congregation,  the  city,  the  ladies,  and  the 
Church  abroad — amounting  to  $1,416  62  : — leaving  an  actual  gain  to  the 
general  Church,  over  and  above  all  payments  and  the  debt,  of  well  on  to 
$4,000,  and  an  actual  gain  to  the  parish  of  at  least  five  thousand  dollars  ! 
This  you  will  say  is  remarkable.  So  it  is.  God  has  indeed  greatly  blessed 
us  in  this  matter.  I am  thus  particular,  in  order  to  impress  upon  Mis- 
sionaries going  upon  new  ground,  by  facts,  the  great  and  paramount  im- 
portance of  securing  Church  property,  while  property  is  low.  Let  nothing 
deter  from  it ! The  procuring  this  beautiful  and  valuable  Church  pro- 
perty here,  at  once  gave  the  Church  respectability,  position,  and  strength. 
The  Church  felt  it — all  felt  the  importance  of  building  the  superstructure 
in  accordance  with  the  foundation.  Hence  our 

Church  Edifice. — This  we  have  built  ourselves.  It  is  so  far  advanced 
that  we  have  had  services  in  it  for  the  last  six  Sundays.  W e hope  to 
have  it  finished,  paid  for,  and  ready  for  consecration  in  about  two  months. 
The  edifice  will  cost  us  over  $5,000  ; the  upholstering  and  furnish- 
ing, about  $1,000  more.  Total,  $6,000,  We  have  already  paid  $4,000, 
and  the  remainder  is  provided  for.  It  is  really  a beautiful  Church 
edifice,  and  reflects  great  credit  upon  the  architect  and  builder,  A.  Y. 
Parker,  Esq.,  formerly  of  Belfast,  Me.  The  style  is  Gothic, — open  roof, 
showing  the  rafters  ; nave,  44  by  70  feet — the  lower  16  feet  square,  with 
organ-loft  over  the  front  entrance.  Chancel,  13  by  18  feet ; pews,  84 — 
will  seat  500  persons.  The  Church  is  lighted  with  stained-glass  lancet 
windows — the  beautiful  chancel  window,  a present  from  Rev.  Dr.  Bolles, 
of  Cleveland,  Ohio.  The  Church  will  be  upholstered  uniformly  through- 
out. I may  remark  that  our  Church  is  the  first  good  public  edifice 
erected  in  this  city — a city  which,  as  appears  from  a recent  census,  has  a 
population  of  8,000  souls,  although  as  yet  but  about  ten  years  old. 

The  Congregation,  fyc. — Our  congregations  are  good — in  fact,  we  have 


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already  a well -filled  Louse.  It  is  probable,  when  the  time  of  rental  comes, 
we  will  not  have  an  unoccupied  pew.  Our  music  is  good — would  do  honor 
to  any  Eastern  choir.  We  have  already  commenced  a subscription,  and 
are  negotiating  for  an  organ.  The  strength  of  the  parish  may  be  judged 
from  the  fact,  that  we  had  upwards  of  eighty  qualified  voters  enrolled  on 
Easter  Monday.  We  have  at  least  90  families,  and  above  60  commu- 
nicants. 

A New  Parish. — South  of  the  river,  in  the  “ Third  Ward,”  or  Brooklyn, 
there  is  a rapidly  increasing  population,  and  no  place  of  public  worship. 
We  have  felt  it  important  to  occupy  this  ground  ; consequently  I have 
authorized  the  organization  of  a new  parish  there.  The  wardens  and 
vestrymen  have  been  already  chosen,  and  the  parish  takes  the  name  of  St. 
J ohn’s.  I shall  have  charge  of  the  new  organization  for  the  present.  A lot 
has  been  promised,  and  we  propose  erecting  a free  chapel,  organizing  a 
Sunday  School,  and  keeping  up  regular  services — thus  laying  the  founda- 
tions of  another  parish.  After  the  chapel  is  built,  I shall  try  and  procure 
an  assistant — a Deacon,  under  “the  Canon,”  perhaps. 

And  here  let  me  express  to  you  my  thanks,  and  the  thanks  of  this 
parish,  for  your  aid.  It  is  due  to  you  and  the  Philadelphia  Society  that  I 
am  here.  This  parish  is  the  child  of  Missions. 

I have  just  opened  the  Jo  or,  looking  southward  from  my  comfortable 
vestry-room  and  study.  That  way  stands  our  parsonage — a comfortable 
house  for  my  dear  wife  and  family.  This  is  certainly  a great  change. 
Two  years  ago,  my  vestry-room — all  that  I had — kitchen,  dining-room, 
and  study — were  all  one.  Now,  a respectable  house,  ample  lot — all  com- 
paratively comfortable.  I have  walked  once  more  through  the  Church. 
How  many  times  have  I done  so  ! How  familiar  ! Everything  there, 
not  a step  of  progress  that  I have  not  marked,  how  anxiously — from  the 
stretching  of  the  carpenter’s  rule  upon  the  first  timber,  to  the  last  tinting 
of  the  walls.  Once  more  in  my  study  ; my  mind  glancing  over  the  three 
years  past  ; taking  in  the  whole — labors,  joys,  sorrows,  anxieties,  bless- 
ings— all  blended  ; over  all,  and  through  all,  many  monuments  of  God’s 
goodness — many  remembrances  of  “ tender  mercies”  and  loviDg-kind- 
nesses,  with  many  trials  also — some  monuments  of  labor  done,  I think — 
many  monuments  of  shortcomings,  I know  ; — how  is  it,  0 my  soul ! — 
are  there  any  monuments  of  grace  1 That  is  the  great  question.  Mis- 
sionary life  is  no  “bed  of  roses.”  But  we  have  our  Missionary  joys. 
As  I pen  this  Missionary  line,  looking  back  upon  three  years  gone — three 
more  years  of  labor  done — shall  I say  it,  dear  friend,  my  eyes  are  filled 
with  tears.  I feel  as  doth  one  who  has  reached  an  advanced  point  upon 
a long  and  diversified  journey  ; and  I look  around  upon  a more  hopeful 
prospect,  with  mingled  emotions  of  joy  and  regret — joy,  that  so  much  has 
been  done — regret,  that  it  has  been  done  so  imperfectly.  I trust  I am 


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thankful  for  the  measure  of  blessing  bestowed  upon  my  work.  Well — 
soonshall  pass  these  labors  of  our  hands'. — soon  shall  pass  these  labors 
of  our  minds  ! Suntfelices,  qui  statuere  monumenta  sempiterna. 


Elkhorn — Rev.  H.  M.  Thompson. 

Since  my  last  report  I have  spent  all  my  time  at  my  station,  except 
two  Sundays,  when  my  parish  has  been  supplied  by  a brother  clergyman. 
I have  preached  twice  each  Lord’s-day,  when  here,  except  three  in  Lent, 
when  1 was  too  ill  to  go  out. 

I am  happy  in  being  able  to  state,  that,  since  my  last  report,  spiritual 
matters,  in  this  part  of  your  Mission  field,  have  continued  to  move  on  in 
loving  harmony.  God  has  blessed  his  own  institution  ; souls  have  found 
peace  and  shelter  under  the  shadow  of  this  branch  of  the  true  vine — firm- 
ness and  safety  in  this  part  of  the  universal  fold  of  the  ever-blessed  Re- 
deemer. 

But,  notwithstanding  this  joy,  which  certainly  must  and  will  make  glad 
your  hearts  (and  I pray  God  it  may  strengthen  also  your  hand  in  carry- 
ing on  the  Lord’s  work  over  which  you  preside),  yet,  from  the  very  nature 
of  a W estern  population,  as  it  now  is,  and  for  years  must  be,  the  in- 
gathering of  this  part  of  the  heavenly  kingdom  must  be  slow.  Here,  one  ; 
there,  another  ; seeking  now  the  lost  ; anon,  leading  the  blind;  by  a word 
in  season  and  out  of  season,  striving  to  build  up  those  who  are  now  mere 
nominal  Churchmen,  that  they  may  be  such  from  principle;  to  guard  and 
watch  over  the  lambs  already  in  the  fold,  and  rejoicing  over  every  one  brought 
by  baptism  to  a Saviour’s  arms  : this  must  be  the  burden  of  your  Mis- 
sionaries’ labor,  not  only  here,  but  at  any  other  point  in  this  W estern 
wilderness  of  spiritual  night.  And,  oh  that  every  member  of  our  loved 
Sion — young  men  and  maidens,  parents  and  children — would  unite  their 
voices  in  prayer  for  the  Missionaries  throughout  the  land  ! that,  as  earthen 
vessels,  they  might  be  faithful  to  their  trust,  and  become  instrumental  in 
bringing  in  the  glorious  day  for  which  we  are  taught  to  pray  : “ Thy 
kingdom  come  ; Thy  will  be  done  on  earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven.”  Breth- 
ren, pray  for  us ! 


3otDfl. 

Lansing — Rev.  James  Trimble. 

When  I sent  you  my  report,  last  October,  we  feared  that  during  the 
winter  our  services  would  be  rather  poorly  attended,  on  account  of  the  loca- 
tion of  the  school-house  in  which  we  worshipped  ; but  the  winter  is 


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past,  and  I have  been  agreeably  disappointed,  as  even  on  those  cold  Sun- 
days when  all  the  thermometers  “froze  out,”  we  had  a fair  attendance; 
and  a hearty  response  showed  that  our  soul-stirring  Liturgy  had  warmed 
their  hearts.  Oh  for  a more  abundant  outpouring  of  God’s  Holy  Spirit 
upon  this  congregation  ! Oh  for  that  enlightening,  awakening,  quickening, 
sanctifying  Spirit  in  our  midst  ! to  move  among  some  of  the  careless  and 
indifferent  ones,  and  to  cause  the  dead  in  trespasses  and  sins  to  start  to 
newness  of  life ! 

During  the  season  of  Lent,  I have  endeavored  to  preach  home , close  to 
the  sinner;  not,  however,  without  opposition  from  some,  and  more  parti- 
cularly from  the  Universalists,  who  mock  at  religion.  But  God  is  our  de- 
fence, who  has  said,  “ When  the  enemy  comes  in  like  a flood,  the  Spirit 
of  the  Lord  shall  lift  up  a standard  against  him.”  Six  storms  have  passed 
over  us,  during  the  past  ten  months,  and  we  are  still  safe. 

We  were  obliged  to  discontinue  our  Sunday  School  during  the  very  cold 
weather,  but  hope  to  resume  it  soon.  Our  cottage  lecture  every  Thursday 
evening  is  well  attended.  I designed  them  ,at  first  to  instruct  those  who 
had  offered  themselves  as  candidates  for  confirmation  ; but  I now  hold 
them  for  all  ; and  hope,  with  God’s  blessing,  to  continue  them. 

We  expect  the  Bishop  up  here  on  the  14th  of  April,  and  then  we  shall 
decide  what  we  shall  do  about  a Church.  We  shall  try  to  do  what  we 
can,  but  I fear  it  will  be  little,  without  some  aid  from  the  East. 


illissonri. 

Weston — Rev.  F.  R.  Holeman. 

Our  Church  is  loved  by  the  people  of  my  parish,  every  day  more  and 
more.  The  Sunday  School  and  Parish  School  both  are  doing  a great  deal 
of  good. 

We  are  firmly  convinced  that  unless  we  can  get  aid  from  Christian 
brethren  abroad,  our  work  must  languish.  For  the  purpose  of  getting 
their  aid,  I am  now  in  the  East. 

We  wish,  if  it  can  be  done,  to  put  up  directly  a cheap  frame  building, 
which  will  answer  for  a school-house  during  the  week,  and  for  a Church 
on  Sunday. 

This  we  will  do,  so  soon  as  God  in  Ilis  mercy  opens  the  hearts  of  His 
people  to  give  us  sufficient  aid. 


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Minnesota. 

St.  Peter’s — Rev.  Ezra  Jones. 

I am  happy  to  be  able  to  report  a successful  commencement  of  my 
Mission  at  St.  Peter.  All  my  observations  thus  far  confirm  the  convic- 
tion that  this  is  already  one  of  the  most  important  points  in  the  North- 
West  for  immediate  earnest  work  for  Christ  and  the  Church.  As  evidence 
of  this,  may  be  mentioned  the  fact,  that  the  Legislature,  at  its  late  Ses- 
sion, passed  an  act  removing  the  capital  from  St.  Paul  to  St.  Peter. 
This  must,  therefore,  be  an  important  centre  of  trade  and  travel,  and  of 
social,  political,  and  religious  influence. 

We  have,  moreover,  a large  extent  of  fertile  land  on  all  sides  of  us,  and 
nearly  the  whole  of  it  is  already  taken  and  improved  by  actual  settlers. 
Church  families  are  scattered  about  among  those  settlers;  and  other 
cases  are  numerous  where  there  is  a willing  mind  to  listen  to  and  receive 
the  doctrines  and  usages  of  the  Church. 

During  the  six  months  that  the  Missionary  has  been  here,  he  has  been 
able  to  do  little  more  than  “ lift  up  a standard.”  This  has  not  been  in 
vain,  for  it  has  already  attracted  the  attention  and  awakened  the  interest 
of  many  men  unto  whom  the  ways  of  the  Church  have  been  hitherto  un- 
known. 

We  are  straitened  for  want  of  means  to  build  a Church  ; but  some  sort 
of  a room  we  must  build.  We  shall  be  generously  aided  by  some  who  are 
not  yet  Churchmen  ; but  we  need  assistance  from  our  brethren  abroad. 
It  is  right  that  we  should  have  it.  Something  has  been  already  received  ; 
for  which  we  thank  the  Lord  and  take  courage.  It  is  His  work  ; and  of 
His  goodness  He  will  sustain  and  carry  it  on  to  the  end. 


Winona — Rev.  E.  P.  Gray. 

The  readers  of  the  Spirit  of  Missions,  in  making  their  first  acquain- 
tance with  this  Station,  will  naturally  desire  to  have  an  accurate  idea  of 
its  geographical  position.  Winona  is  situated  on  the  Mississippi,  towards 
the  south-eastern  corner  of  the  Territory,  the  county  of  the  same  name 
being  the  next  but  one  to  the  Iowa  line.  The  river  at  this  point  makes  a 
bend,  and  runs  nearly  east.  The  cliffs,  or  bluffs,  which  everywhere  hem 
in  the  valley  of  the  Mississippi,  are  here  three  or  four  miles  apart,  and 
from  four  to  five  hundred  feet  high.  Such  is  the  stupendous  excavation 
which,  in  the  course  of  unknown  ages,  has  been  scooped  out  by  the  flow- 


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ing  waters,  and  in  many  places  expands  to  a dozen  or  twenty  miles  in 
width.  Our  horizon  is  consequently  bounded  to  the  north  and  south  by 
the  majestic  and  varying  line  of  bluffs,  here  and  there  broken  by  some  en- 
tering valley  ; while  to  the  east  and  west,  it  opens  in  a far-reaching  vista. 
Between  these  bluffs,  on  the  southern  and  western  banks  of  the  river,  lies 
the  piece  of  bottom  land,  or  prairie,  about  sixteen  miles  in  length,  and 
two  to  three  in  breadth,  on  which  stands  the  new  city  of  Winona.  Four 
or  five  years  since,  no  dwelling  was  here  to  he  seen  but  the  wigwam,  and 
no  sound  to  be  heard  but  the  whoop  of  the  Indian,  or  the  crack  of  his 
gun.  But  now  there  is  a young  city,  stretching  out  to  near  three  miles  in 
length,  and  containing  a population  of  not  far  from  three  thousand  five 
hundred  souls.  Its  musical  name  (pronounced  win-no-nah)  was  the  title 
given  by  the  Indians  to  a daughter  who  was  a first-born  child  ; the  other 
children  having  each  their  special  designation,  according  to  their  sex  and 
order  of  birth.  The  civilized  Winona  is  likely  in  some  sense  to  justify  its 
appellation,  by  taking  the  lead  in  Southern  Minnesota  among  the  settle- 
ments of  the  white  man,  the  daughters  of  civilization. 

The  first  Church  Service  was  held  here  about  a year  ago,  when  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Van  Ingen  organized  a parish  by  the  name  of  St.  Paul’s.  It  was 
then  hoped  that  a clergyman  might  be  soon  obtained  ; but  in  this,  disap- 
pointment was  experienced.  I visited  the  place  while  temporarily  offi- 
ciating at  S t.  Paul,  aud  afterwards  commenced  services  on  the  first  Sunday 
in  November  ; but  was  obliged  to  suspend  them  till  the  last  Sunday  in 
the  month,  for  the  want  of  a hall.  Since  then,  the  services  have  been 
held  regularly.  The  use  of  such  halls  as  we  can  get  here  is  both  inconve- 
nient and  disadvantageous,  but  is  the  best  we  can  do  for  the  present.  On 
Christmas-day  Bishop  Kemper  was  with  us,  and  an  offering  of  a beautiful 
plated  Communion  Service  was  made  by  the  communicants. 

At  the  Easter  parish  meeting,  the  subject  of  building  was  discussed 
with  much  earnestness  and  interest.  It  was  determined  to  open  a sub- 
scription, and  to  gather  funds  for  the  erection  of  a permanent  Church 
edifice,  rather  than  divert  any  funds  to  the  erection  of  a temporary  build- 
ing. It  is  thus  confidently  hoped  that  by  another  year,  we  shall  have  a 
substantial  Church  which  shall  be  an  ornament  to  the  city.  This  meas- 
ure seems  to  be  justified  in  our  circumstances  by  the  size  which  the 
place  has  already  attained,  and  the  ability  and  liberality  of  several  citi- 
zens, among  whom  not  the  least  interested  is  the  mayor  of  the  city.  We 
intend  to  raise  the  larger  portion  of  the  funds  in  these  parts,  and  hope 
that  our  endeavors  to  help  ourselves  may  render  us  not  less  worthy  of 
what  assistance  can  be  rendered  from  abroad. 

Southern  Minnesota  (south  and  east  of  the  Minnesota  River)  is  yet  but 
little  occupied,  and  presents  an  inviting  Missionary  field.  The  only  other 
Missionary  located  in  this  district  is  the  long-tried  and  laborious  Wil- 
coxson,  at  Hastings,  nearly  140  miles  up  the  river.  Between  are  the  im- 


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portant  towns  Wabasha  and  Red  Wing,  in  the  former  of  which,  I believe, 
the  Church  Service  has  never  been  held.  Between  these,  finely  located 
on  Lake  Pepin,  is  the  growing  town  called  Lake  City.  In  the  interior, 
about  forty  miles  west,  is  the  considerable  town  of  Rochester,  on  the  line 
of  the  projected  transit  railroad.  To  the  northwest  of  that  is  Faribault, 
which  has  been  visited  by  Mr.  Wilcoxson.  But  throughout  this  section, 
towns  and  settlements  are  springing  up  by  scores,  and  in  many  of  them 
little  or  no  provision  is  made  for  their  spiritual  wants — certainly  not 
such  as  the  Church  should  supply.  And  let  me  say  that  what  the  Church 
does,  she  should  do  quickly  ; for,  while  she  is  waiting,  the  people  are 
falling  into  fixed  habits  of  irreligion  or  error,  which  only  render  her 
work  the  more  difficult,  and  the  less  likely  to  be  accomplished,  with  every 
passing  season.  The  prevailing  skepticism  in  our  country,  among  the 
men,  seems,  from  several  causes,  to  be  here  intensified.  Yet  I believe,  if 
the  Church  were  only  ready  to  meet  the  tide  of  population  as  it  comes  in, 
with  her  full  strength  and  appliances,  she  would  find  here  the  field  for 
her  strength  and  victory.  The  very  vigor  and  intelligence  of  these  people, 
if  met  in  a corresponding  spirit  by  us,  would  tell  greatly  in  our  favor. 
Former  connections  being  in  a measure  broken  up,  a vast  advantage 
would  be  gained,  if  we  were  only  early  on  the  ground,  by  obtaining  a 
fair  hearing  for  the  truth.  I am  persuaded  that  the  many  would  have  far 
more  respect  for  Christianity,  as  presented  by  the  Church,  thus  meeting 
them,  than  by  any  denomination  whatever  ! But,  alas  ! what  are  we  do- 
ing ? We  are  suffering  these  fair  fields  to  run  to  spiritual  waste,  or  to 
he  largely  sown  with  the  seeds  of  error,  before  we  claim  it  for  Christ 
and  his  Church.  Much  might  be  done  now,  if  it  were  but  promptly  done. 
But  where  shall  the  laborers  be  found  ? Alas  ! it  is  but  too  emphatically 
true,  that  the  “ harvest  indeed  is  white,  hut  the  laborers  are  few.”  How 
the  laborers  are  to  be  ’found,  we  know  not.  W e can  only  daily  pray, 
“Lord  ! do  Thou  send  forth  laborers  into  Thine  harvest.” 


Jttbiana. 

Mishawaka — Rev.  E.  Birdsall. 

Since  my  last  report,  services  have  been  held  here  regularly,  twice  every 
Lord’s-day,  except  those  which  I devote  to  Bristol.  During  the  season  of 
Lent,  we  had  services  also  on  Wednesday  evening,  and  every  day  during 
Iloly-W eek.  I am  not  without  discouragements,  some  of  a most  crushing 
character  ; but  still,  on  the  whole,  I have  reason  for  thanksgiving  for  the 
past,  and  hope  for  the  future.  We  have  lost  the  larger  number  of  our 


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best  communicants  'and  true-hearted  Churchmen,  and  the  parish  is  not 
likely  soon  to  recover  from  the  stroke.  I have  baptized  one  infant  and 
one  adult,  and  shall  have  a small  class  for  confirmation  on  the  Bishop’s 
visitation  in  May.  I expect  to  baptize  two  more  soon. 

Quite  a number,  I see,  are  getting  to  attend  our  services  very  regularly 
who  were  brought  up  in  direct  antagonism  to  the  Church  ; but  the  one 
bright  spot  on  which  I love  to  dwell  is  our  Sunday  School.  We  have  chil- 
dren assembled  there  every  Lord’s-day,  from  all  parts  of  the  town  ; and 
children,  too,  whose  parents  are  of  every  shade  of  religious  belief.  I trust 
seed  is  being  sown  here  that  in  time  will  yield  a rich  harvest. 

I devote  one  Sunday  each  month  to  Bristol.  I shall  commence  this 
coming  week  services  at  Elkhart.  There  should  be  at  least  one  more 
Missionary  in  this  section  of  the  country.  I am  the  only  one  between 
La  Porte  and  Lima. 


.florilM. 

St.  Augustine — Rev.  A.  A.  Miller. 

I enclose  a quarter  eagle,  which  you  will  please  send  to  the  Treasurer, 
as  an  “Easter  offering”  from  a little  girl  in  Trinity  Church,  St.  Augus- 
tine, in  gratitude  for  a recovery  from  sickness.  And  now,  let  me  tell  you  of 
something  pleasant  from  this  distant  point.  My  last  report  to  you  received 
a very  kindly  notice,  not  only  from  yourself,  but  from  brethren  elsewhere  ; 
and  as  you  have  sympathized  so  freely  in  my  weakness  and  sorrow,  I am 
sure  you  will  do  so  in  a season  of  joy.  God  has  been  pleased  to  “ spare 
me  a little,  that  I might  recover  my  strength,”  -and  welcome  our  good 
Bishop  on  his  annual  visit  to  this  parish.  He  arrived  on  the  21st  instant, 
bringing  with  him  the  Rev.  Wm.  M.  Carmichael,  D.  D.,  of  Pilatka,  the 
Rev.  Wm.  W.  Boms  of  Jacksonville,  and  the  Rev.  Wm.  E.  Eppes,  your 
Missionary  at  Monticello.  It  was  a rare  event  to  have  so  many  of  our 
clergy  together  in  “the  ancient  city,”  and  our  pleasure  was  proportional. 
On  the  following  day,  after  Morning  Service,  including  a male  alult  bap- 
tism, the  Bishop  preached  one  of  his  plain,  forcible  sermons,  on  “ our  union 
with  Christ,  in  His  body  the  Church,  which  He  hath  purchased  with  His 
own  blood  and  then  confirmed  seven  male  and  four  female  candidates. 
In  the  evening  there  was  a second  Service,  when  the  Rev.  Dr.  Carmichael 
preached. 

The  next  morning,  Service  was  again  held  in  the  Church  ; and,  after  a 
few  explanatory  remarks  by  myself,  a procession  was  formed,  in  which  the 
children  of  our  parish  took  the  lead,  for  the  purpose  of  laying  the  corner- 
stone of  our  parish  school-house.  As  this  was  an  event  of  special  inter- 


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est  and  importance  to  this  Missionary  Station,  I must  dwell  a little 
upon  it. 

A year  ago,  the  effort  was  begun  ; and  the  first  money  paid  towards  it 
was  derived  from  a sale  by  the  children  of  articles  made  by  them,  with  a 
few  contributions  from  friends.  The  amount  was  about  $38  ; to  which 
they  subsequently  added  small  offerings,  from  “ mite  boxes”  which  they 
had  at  home.  Then  came  subscriptions,  to  the  amount  of  $300  ; after 
which  the  “ Working  Circle”  of  our  parish  took  the  object  in  hand,  and 
by  the  proceeds  of  their  labors  the  amount  raised  has  been  increased  to 
about  $800. 

As  an  evidence  of  interest  in  the  object,  I may  mention  that  our  active 
Churchwarden  prepared  and  delivered  a public  lecture  on  “ The  Antiquities 
of  Augustine,”  for  the  express  purpose  of  devoting  its  proceeds  to  this 
cause,  which  are  included  in  the  above  amount.  With  such  means  in 
hand,  we  felt  justified  in  beginning  ; and  you  may  be  sure  it  was  a happy 
day  which  witnessed  this  service.  The  Bishop  used  the  Service  provided 
for  similar  occasions  in  the  Clergyman’s  Companion,  with  some  neces- 
sary alterations,  and  laid  “ the  corner-stone  of  the  parish  school  of  Trin- 
ity Church.”  Dr.  Carmichael  gave  an  address,  after  the  Rev.  W.  W. 
Bours  had  announced  the  list  of  articles  deposited  in  the  stone  ; and  the 
Services  closed  with  singing  the  111th  Hymn,  with  appropriate  prayers 
and  blessing  by  the  Bishop.  A bright  sun  cheered  us,  and  God’s  own 
favor,  we  trust,  rests  on  the  undertaking. 

On  the  following  morning,  the  Bishop  ordained  the  Rev.  William  E. 
Eppes  to  the  Iloly  Order  of  Priests  ; the  Service  having  been  said  by  the 
Rev.  W.  W.  Bours  and  Dr.  Carmichael.  The  former  preached  the  ser- 
mon, exhibiting  the  true  mode  of  preaching  Jesus,  from  Acts  viii.,  35 — and 
urging  upon  the  candidate  the  importance  of  those  duties  to  which  he  was 
about  to  be  admitted.  The  candidate  was  presented  by  the  Rector  of 
the  parish  ; and  all  the  clergy  united  in  the  laying  on  of  hands.  They 
also  assisted  the  Bishop  in  the  administration  of  the  Holy  Communion. 
On  this,  as  on  the  previous  evening,  Services  were  held,  the  Bishop 
preaching  on  one  occasion,  and  the  newly  ordained  priest  on  the  other. 

Thus  closed  a series  of  Services  which  were  of  special  value  to  this 
parish,  after  a comparative  privation  of  such  privileges  ; and  I trust  their 
blessed  influence  will  be  long  felt. 

The  Bishop  and  clergy  left  the  next  morning  for  Pilatka,  where  St. 
Mark’s  Church  was  duly  consecrated  on  the  day  following  (second  Sun- 
day after  Easter),  to  the  service  of  Almighty  God.  Not  being  present  on 
the  occasion,  I can  only  say  that  the  Church  is  a beautiful  specimen  of 
simple  Gothic,  admirably  suited  to  the  purpose  and  place  for  which  it  has 
been  erected. 

In  sending  you  the  enclosed,  let  me  secure  your  aid  in  endeavoring  to 
pi'ovide  for  this  parish  a faithful  pastor  to  take  my  place,  for  I cannot  feel 


326  Intelligence — Reports  for  July — Contributions. 


justified  in  remaining,  where  I am  not  able  to  fulfill  my  duties  properly. 
This  is  a post  of  greater  importance  than  appears  at  first  sight,  and  offers 
a very  interesting  sphere  of  labor  for  one  especially  who  feels  the  impor- 
tance of  Church  education.  If  you  know  of  any  brother  disposed  to 
come  into  the  Diocese,  and  fitted  for  this  post,  I should  be  glad  to  hear  of 
him.  The  vestry  have  kindly  refused  to  act  on  my  resignation  ; but  if  I 
can  recommend  a successor,  there  would  be  no  difficulty. 


intelligence. 

Bishop  Kip  arrived,  with  his  family,  at  this  port, on  the  14th 
of  May,  in  excellent  health.  He  will  spend  the  summer  at  the 
East ; his  head-quarters  and  address,  during  his  stay,  being 
New-Haven,  Connecticut.  The  Missionary  Bishop  has  at- 
tended several  of  the  Diocesan  Conventions,  and  will  no  doubt 
commend  his  important  Mission,  during  his  stay,  to  the  grow- 
ing interest  and  cordial  confidence  of  the  Church.  It  is  a 
vast  and  important  field,  to  which  our  commercial  commu- 
nity are  heavy  debtors.  Having  received,  then,  in  large  mea- 
sure of  their  worldly  things,  is  it  a great  matter  if  they  should 
reap  and  share  our  spiritual  things? 


ftcports  for  Snlg. 

The  Missionaries  are  reminded,  that  according  to  the  pre- 
sent arrangement,  the  reports,  with  statistics,  for  the  last  six 
months,  are  to  be  made  up  to  the  1st  of  July.  An  early  atten- 
tion to  this  is  respectfully  solicited. 


(Contributions. 

W e are  entering  on  the  last  quarter  'of  the  current  year. 
What  our  friends  find  it  in  their  hearts  to  do  for  us,  let  them 
do  quickly,  and  speed  their  liberal  offerings  with  prayer  and 
love.  Let  them  make  this  year,  a good  year,  not  only  in  ac- 
tual receipts,  but  in  renewed  zeal,  and  an  increase  of  spiritual 
blessing. 


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i 

QtcknoroW&gmcnts.. 


DOMESTIC  MISSIONS. 

The  Treasurer  of  the  Domestic  Committee 
acknowledges  the  receipt  of  the  following 
sums,  from  May  15th,  to  June  15th,  1857  : 
fHairtr. 

Augusta — St.  Mark’s 15  00 

Connecticut. 

Brooklyn — Trinity 23  50 

Essex — St.  John’s,  for  Leaven- 
worth, Kansas 8 00 

Fair  Haven — St.  James’ 7 00 

Hartford — Christ,  Junior  Mis- 
sionary Association,  for 
Church  at  Leavenworth, 

Kansas 20  00 

Milford — St.  Peter's 18  16 

New-Hamn— St.  Paul’s,  for  one 
quarters’  salary  of  Rev.  H. 

Stone -.175  00 

Norwich — Christ 40  00 

Thompsonville— St.  Andrew’s.  3 12 

Wallingford — St.  Paul’s. 30  00 

Warehouse  Point. — St.  John’s  . . 5 00 

Clerical  Association  of  New 
Haven  Co.,  May  19  and  20, 

1857,  H 9 79  339  57 

Netmgork. 

Cherry  Valley — Grace 10  00 

Cooper stown — Christ 15  00 

Newburgh— St.  George’s 108  5 

New-York — All  Saints’ 137  68 

Trinity 150  00 

Cash,  >£  5 00 

Pleasant  Valley — St.  Paul’s  ...  2 00 

Tarry  town — Christ 20  94  448  67 

fflSHestcrn  NcfosJOorft. 

Rochester—  St.  Luke’s,  of  which 
$20  are  for  Omaha,  Ne- 
braska  60  00 

Special  contributions  — from 
same  Church,  for  Sunday 

Schools  in  Iowa 25  00 

Do.,  for  do.,  in  Nebraska 15  00 

“ “ in  Oregon 25  00 

“ “ in  Illinois 20  00 

“ “ in  Arkansas  ...  20  00 

“ “ in  Maine 15  00 

“ “ in  Kansas 15  00  195  00 

NctmSerseg. 

Elizabeth— Christ 50  00 

Morristown— St.  Peter’s 83  00 

Mount  Holly— St.  Mark's 100  00 

Female  Missionary  Associa- 
tion   48  50  281  50 

pcnnsglbanfa. 

Bloomsburgh— St.  Paul’s 5 00 

Germantown— Christ,  a mem- 
ber   100  00 

Lancaster — St.  James’ 50  00 

Marcus  Hook—  St.  Mark’s 11  16  66  16 

©ela&jare. 

Claymount— Ascension  10  00 

Smyrna — St.  Peter’s,  for  Epis- 
copal .Missionary  Ascen- 
sion, J4 12  00  22  00 


JBHarglanti. 


Baltimore— Grace 525  00 

Peterville — Frederick  Co.,  % . . 30  87 
Prince  George  Co. — St.  Mat- 
thew’s   28  75 

Zion  14  75 

Washington  D.  C. — Epiphany.  5 00 
Washington  Co— St.  John’s.. . . 30  00  634  37 

Ilirginia. 

Albemarle — St.  Paul's 5 00 

Alexandria—  St.  Paul’s 60  00 

Antrim  Parish — Rev.  J.  Gram- 

mer 10  00 

E.  S Earley,  Esq 5 00 

Bedford  Co...  St.  Stephen 17  00 

Trinity 8 00 

Campbell  Co. — St.John’s 7 26 

Trinity 5 84 

Mrs.  M.  I..  Cannington 5 00 

Mr.  Thomas  F.  Bauldin 2 50 

Charles  city  Co.  — Westover 

Parish 23  10 

Charlestown — Miss  M.  Beale, 

for  Iowa  and  Nebraska 20  00 

Essex  Co. — St.  Ann’s  Parish. . . 16  00 
Hampton— St.  John’s,  for  Kan- 
sas  13  00 

Hanover  Co. — St.  Matthew’s. ..  8 00 
Henrico — St  John’s,  for  Kansas  11  79 
Mecklenburgh  Co. — Through  E. 

Terry,  Esq 3 00 

Merchants'  Hope  Church 20  00 

Norfolk— Christ 1 50 

Powhattan  Parish— St.  Luke’s,  80  00 
Raleigh  and  Genito  Parishes  . . 36  00 
Richmond — Monumental,  add’l,  21  75 
St.  Paul’s,  of  which  $25  are 
for  Oregon,  and$25  for  Kan- 
sas   56  00 

Staunton— Mrs.  M.  C.  Hanson,  25  00  434  74 

Nortfj  Carolina. 

Halifax — St.  Mark’s,  bi 1 50 

Mocksville — St.  Philip's,  3 80 

Rowan  Co. — Christ,  54  4 25 

St.  Andrew’s,  H 1 75  11  30 


Soutf)  Carolina. 
Columbia  — Trinity,  of  which 
$21  are  for  Texas,  $11  56 
for  Jews,  $2  for  South- 
west, and  $20  for  General 


Domestic  Missions 55  00 

Combakee  — Ascension,  (first 

fruits) , for  South-west 17  00 

Fairjield — St.  John’s,  Easter 

offering  25  00 

Pee  Dee — Prince  Frederick  Par- 
ish, for  South-west 40  00 

Sheldon  Church — Miss  S.  G., 


St.  Bartholomew's  Parish  — for 

do 15  00 

Waterborough — St.  Jude’s 2 00  172  75 

©Ijio. 

Cleveland — Trinity  68  96 

Columbia — St.  Luke’s  2 03 

Portsmouth — All  Saint’s,  for 

Oregon 20  00 

Strongville— St.  Philip’s 1 25  92  24 


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Acknowledgments , 


SmtucRg. 

Covington — Trinity,  14.  collec- 
tion of  Sunday  School  An- 


niversary, May  10th 40  00 

Lexington  — Miss  Margaret 

Hodges,  M 2 00 

St.  Matthew's— St.  Matthew’s,  15  40  57  40 

Srnncssrt. 

Nashville—  Holy  Trinity 5 00 

jWiwfasippl. 

Madison — Mrs.  C.  A.  Houston, 

for  Texas 15  00 

^Louisiana. 

Plaquemine— Emmanuel.  H ...  13  59 

JHicfjfgatt. 

Coldtoaler— St  Mark’s 3 39 

Detroit — St.  Haul’s,  spec.  col. .246  53 

Jackson — St.  Paul’s..... 10  00 

Monroe — A Communicant 5 U0  264  92 

JaSiaconsin. 

Beloit— St.  Paul's,  >4  36  00 


Eofoa. 

Keokuk— St.  John’s,  at  Mission- 


ary  Meeting,  % 

34  00 

JRissouri. 

St.  Louis— Christ,  2d  comribu- 

150  00 

St.  John's,  do do 

32  50 

182  50 

9rkansa2. 

Fayetteville  

Fort  Gibson 

5 15 
9 25 

14  40 

OTasfeington  ffirrritors. 

Fort  Van  Conner—  Balance  of 

Communion  alms 14  00 

Miscellaneous. 

Episcopal  Missionary  Associa- 
tion   25  00 

J.  Puunett,  Esq.,  through  Miss 
Chew,  for  Church  at  Leav- 
enworth. Kansas 20  00 

Interest  Account 25  32  70  32 

Total  from  May  15,  to  June  15, 

1857 $3,540  43 

Total  from  October  1,  1856,  to  June 

15,  1857  $47,579  48 


Errata. — The  contribution  acknowledged  as  from  St.  John's  Church,  Chicago,  Illinois,  in 
the  June  Number,  should  have  been  acknowledged  as  from  St.  James’s  Church. 

The  contribution  from  Christ  Church,  Louisville,  Ky.,  should  have  been  $25  for  Rev.  W. 
N.  Irish,  $15  fjr  Rev.  I.  S.  Chamberlaiue,  anil  $100  for  General  Domestic  Miss, oils. 


The  following  sums,  in  aid  of  Domestic  Missions,  have  been  contributed 
through  the  Episcopal  Missionary  Associa’ion  for  the  West,  by  the  following 
Churches  and  individuals,  during  the  mouth  of  May,  viz.  : 


Western  Nr.io-York — St.  Mark’s, 

Le  Roy 31  00 

New-York — <t.  Thomas's  Ch., 

Ravenswood.  L 1 37  81 

New-Jersey— From  Sunday  Sch. 
of  Christ  Ch.,  $10;  also, 

“ Anonymous,”  $50,  Belle- 
ville....  60  00 

Pennsylvania — From  a mem- 
ber of  St  Andrew’s  Ch., 
through  the  Missionary  So- 
ciety of  that  Church,  $100  ; 

U.  G.,  of  Philadelphia,  $5; 

St.  Paul’s  Church,  Doyles- 

town,  $6  Ill  00 

Maryland  — From  “ H.',’  by  Rev. 

W.  W.  Spear.  $5  ; St. 
Thomas,  Baltimore,  $20...  25  00 
Virginia  — Mrs  Ellen  Ellzey,  of 
St.  James’s,  Lensburgh, 

Va  , $5:  '.  W.  R , $5— to- 
gether, $10 —through  J.  S. 
McCalla;  St.  Paul's,  K ng 
George  Co.,  by  Kev.  D. 

S.  Miller,  $10  ; Frederick 
Parish,  Winchester,  $4  ; 

Rt.  Rev.  W.  Meade,  $50  ; 


a Lady,  of  Leesburgh,  Va  , 

$5.  Total  79  00 

Georgia— From  St.John’s  Cll., 

Savannah  100  00 

Ohio— From  Rev. Win.  R,  Nich- 

olsou:  Cincinnati  50  00 

Illinois— From  St.  John’s  Ch., 

Chicago  25  00 

Total  receipts  in  all  the  month 

of  -lay  518  81 

To  which  add  balance  on  hand 
May  1st,  1857 6101  48 

$6620  29 

Of  the  above  aggregate  the 
Trea-m  er  of  the  Domestic 
Com  nittee  has  received  with- 


in tile  same  period 965  00 


And  leaving  yet  to  be  received 
by  him  when  appropriated 
by  the  Association $5655  29 


Say  five  thousand  six  hundred 
and  fifiv-five  dollars  aud 
twenty-nine  cents. 


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FOREIGN  MISSIONS 


OF  THE 

jprffltsknt  (Sjpwcjjd 


JULY,  1857. 


AFRICAN  MISSIONARY  EXPLORATION. 

By  the  kindness  of  Messrs.  Harper  & Brothers,  Publishers, 
in  the  city  of  New- York,  we  are  enabled  to  give  to  our  read- 
ers a map  of  that  portion  of  Africa  which  has  recently  excited 
much  attention.  It  presents  the  routes  traversed  by  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Livingstone,  the  Christian  philanthropist  and  missionary, 
whose  heroic  devotion  to  the  cause  of  Missions  has  excited  uni- 
versal admiration.  The  accounts  published  by  the  house 
above-mentioned,  together  with  particulars  gathered  elsewhere, 
furnish  abundant  evidence  of  indomitable  courage,  and 
most  unwearied  patience,  on  the  part  of  Dr.  Livingstone.  His 
zeal  nothing  could  overcome;  his  heart  was  fixed  in  the  deter- 
mination to  carry  the  Gospel  into  regions  unexplored  ; and  in 
all  his  wonderful  adventure  we  witness  the  power  of  that  faith 
by  which  he  was  sustained.  In  the  details  which  he  gives  of 
physical  sufferings,  almost  unparalleled,  there  is  nothing  to  lead 
us  to  suppose  that  he  counted  these  as  sacrifices  ; on  the  con- 
trary, he  takes  care  to  assure  us  that  they  were  gain  for 
Christ’s  sake. 

We  hope  soon  to  be  put  in  possession  of  the  work  now  being 
prepared  by  Dr.  Livingstone,  in  England,  in  which  we  shall 
have  full  particulars  of  his  journeyings.  These  are  now  eagerly 

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sought  for,  and  will,  we  trust,  be  the  means  of  awakening  there 
and  here,  more  earnest  prayer,  more  abundant  gifts,  and  more 
of  self-consecration,  to  the  work  of  giving  to  the  whole  Con- 
tinent of  Africa  the  Gospel  of  the  Son  of  God. 

We  cannot  but  hope  that  lines  of  missionary  effort,  starting 
from  various  points  along  the  whole  coast  East  and  West,  shall 
carry  the  light  of  divine  truth  everywhere,  until,  throughout  its 
entire  length  and  breadth,  the  whole  land  shall  bow  to  the  scep- 
tre of  the  Prince  of  Peace. 

Towards  a consummation  so  glorious,  may  our  own  Church 
largely  contribute.  We  hope  the  time  is  not  far  distant  when 
our  own  Mission  on  the  coast  shall  stretch  itself  into  the  inte- 
rior, lifting  on  the  mountains  the  banner  of  Jesus,  and  pro- 
claiming in  the  valleys  the  glad  tidings  of  salvation.  We  trust 
that  God  will  give  us  this  privilege.  From  all  the  facts  made 
known  to  us,  there  is  good  reason  to  suppose  that,  in  such  an 
enterprise,  the  obstacles  presented  by  an  unhealthy  climate 
would  not  be  so  formidable  as  those  hitherto  encountered ; 
while  there  would  be  spread  out  before  the  missionary  an  un- 
bounded field,  promising  to  the  spiritual  husbandman  the 
richest  returns. 


AFRICA. 

The  particulars  given  in  the  following  journal  are  full 
of  interest.  The  period  embraced  is  that  immediately  pre- 
ceding the  recent  disturbances  at  Cape  Palmas,  including 
these,  and  reaching  to  the  end  of  the  year  185(5.  Just  at  the 
commencement  of  hostilities,  we  find  that  Mr.  Hoffman  was 
expectins  to  present  to  Bishop  Payne  upwards  of  forty  persons 
for  Confirmation.  The  war  threw  matters  into  a good  deal  of 
confusion,  and  there  was,  for  some  weeks,  no  communication 
between  the  Cape  and  the  Bishop’s  residence  at  Cavalla.  But, 
surrounded  by  his  large  family  of  native  and  colonist  adults 
and  children,  gathered  for  safety  into  the  Orphan  Asylum,  we 
find  Mr.  Hoffman  conducting  his  Missionary  work,  and  three 


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times  in  the  day  calling  his  household  together  for  prayer. 
His  confidence  was  rightly  placed  ; and,  amid  all  the  perils  of 
that  trying  season,  no  harm  happened  unto  them,  for  the  hand 
of  the  Lord  was  over  them.  We  find  him  preparing  for  the 
worst,  but  still  abiding  at  his  post ; and  when  the  flames  of  the 
burning  buildings  at  Mount  Vaughan  told  of  their  destruction, 
and  all  seemed  dreary  and  unpromising,  still  he  is  comforted  by 
the  thought  that  ‘‘  Jesus  reigns,”  and  says,  “therein  we  rejoice, 
yea,  and  will  rejoice.”  These  things  we  mention,  not  for  the 
sake  of  the  Missionary,  but  for  the  praise  of  that  grace  which 
shows  itself  sufficient  for  the  Christian  in  every  emergency. 


JOURNAL  OF  REV.  C.  C.  HOFFMAN. 

Cape  Palmas,  Sunday,  December  14 th,  1856. 

A crowded  congregation  at  St.  Mark’s;  benches  in  the  aisle  to  accom- 
modate the  people.  Four  persons  baptized — two  adults  and  two  children; 
the  latter  belonging  to  the  Orphan  Asylum.  Sunday  School  and  services 
at  the  Native  Chapel,  as  usual.  At  night  there  was  a rumor  of  war,  and 
very  few  came  to  St.  Mark’s. 

Tuesday,  16 th. — Six  hours  visiting  the  candidates  for  baptism  and  con- 
firmation; many  interesting  cases.  The  candidates  for  confirmation  now 
number  thirty-six. 

Wednesday,  11th. — Visited  by  some  interested  for  their  souls’  salvation. 
In  the  afternoon,  went  to  the  station  on  the  river,  to  converse  with  the 
four  little  boys  referred  to  on  the  5th  of  December.  Their  answers  were 
smart,  wise,  and  satisfactory.  Appointed  their  sponsors,  and  set  forth 
their  duties.  Visited  a native  town  near,  and  had  a delightful  talk  (be- 
cause so  earnestly  responded  to)  with  the  natives,  who  assembled  under  a 
thatched  shed;  then  we  knelt  in  prayer,  and  parted.  Returned  to  dine  and 
rest.  I sent  for  the  head  men  of  the  towns,  to  make  them  their  Christ- 
mas presents,  thus  assuring  them  of  our  friendship;  for  rumors  of  war,  be- 
tween the  colonists  and  natives,  are  growing  more  serious.  Had  our  usual 
Wednesday  evening  lecture. 

Thursday,  18</(. — Went  to  Cavalla,  to  attend  the  examination  of  the 
schools;  found  the  girls  had  greatly  improved.  On  Saturday,  20th,  re- 
turned, stopping  at  Grahway ; found  too  much  cause  for  fear  of  a rupture  be- 
tween the  natives  and  colonists.  May  our  Heavenly  Father  be  our  pre- 
server and  theirs. 

Sunday,  21st. — Though  with  every  prospect  of  war  to-morrow,  God  has 


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greatly  blessed  me  in  all  the  services  of  the  day,  notwithstanding  a severe 
headache  and  slight  fever.  At  St.  Mark’s,  baptized  two  adults,  one  of 
whom  was  a native  youth,  who  lives  with  the  superintendent  of  our  Sunday 
School.  He  had  been  an  attendant  at  the  Sunday  School,  and  attentive 
and  devout.  As  I was  leaving,  one  evening,  the  house  where  he  was  em- 
ployed, I heard  him  running  behind  me,  and,  as  soon  as  he  could  get  his 
breath,  he  said,  “ Mr.  If.,  I think  God  has  given  me  a new  heart.”  Subse- 
quent conversation  assured  me  of  the  fact.  He  was  baptized  “James  Hall.” 
The  other  candidate  was  a female,  and  colonist.  Thus  we  see  that  God  is 
no  respecter  of  persons;  but  natives  and  Americans,  by  each  other’s  side, 
enter  the  gate  of  life.  We  had  a deeply  interesting  service  at  the  chapel. 
It  was  crowded  with  colonists  and  natives,  and  with  most  of  the  Sunday 
School  children  from  St.  Mark’s;  all  came  to  witness  the  baptism  of  four 
native  youths,  from  the  River  Station.  Their  ages  were  from  eight  to 
twelve,  and  their  names,  Willie  Roberts,  Joseph  Packard,  J.  Howard 
Smith,  and  J.  Ramsey  Steele.  They  made  their  answers  in  Grebo,  dis- 
tinctly and  solemnly.  It  was  a deeply  impressive  and  most  blessed  occa- 
sion. The  fathers  of  two  of  the  boys  came  forward,  after  the  service,  and 
shook  my  hand,  saying,  “ they  liked  that,”  “they  thanked  me,”  “they 
gave  their  children  to  me.”  And  now,  with  cheering  hope  of  God’s 
blessed  Word  advancing  among  the  natives,  with  the  prospect  of  upwards 
of  forty  persons  being  confirmed  in  a few  days  at  St.  Mark’s,  a dark 
cloud  gathers  around  us,  and  the  sorrows  of  war  are  just  ready  to  burst 
upon  us. 

War — Its  Causes,  and  State  of  Parties. 

Monday,  22 d.  — A report  had  been  current,  for  some  days  past,  that 
the  natives,  on  a fixed  day  (the  previous  Sunday),  had  intended  to  rise 
upon  the  colonists  and  destroy  them;  but  that  this  had  only  been  prevented 
by  the  vigilance  of  the  colonists.  The  Governor  and  Counsel  inquired 
into  the  matter,  and,  from  their  subsequent  action,  we  would  infer  that  the 
fact  was  substantiated.  Difficulties  between  the  natives  and  authorities 
have  been  frequent,  and  were  increasing.  The  position  of  the  native  towns, 
dividing  and  joining  the  American  settlement,  was  one  which  could  not 
fail  to  give  rise  to  disputes  and  difficulties.  The  Grahway  people,  who  live 
about  eight  and  ten  miles  east,  were  closely  connected  with  the  Cape 
people,  as  friends  and  allies.  These  Grahway  people  had  refused  to  ac- 
knowledge the  Governor’s  authority,  and  sent  to  him  impertinent  mes- 
sages, to  the  effect  that,  before  they  would  obey  his  demands,  he  must  come 
and  burn  the  sand  on  which  their  town  was  built. 

The  State  of  Parties. 

The  Americans  were  fully  prepared  for  war.  Orders  were  issued  on  the 
afternoon  of  the  21st,  that  everything  should  be  prepared  for  an  emer- 


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gency  ; ammunition,  guns,  cannon,  were  prepared,  and  stations  appointed 
for  the  effects  of  the  people  to  be  taken  to  for  safety. 

Treaties  had  been  made,  some  weeks  before,  with  the  Rocktown  peo- 
ple, on  one  side,  and  the  Cavalla  on  the  other,  and  with  other  tribes  who 
were  regarded  as  the  allies  of  the  Americans — while  they  were  the  old  ene- 
mies of  the  Cape  and  Grahway  people. 

The  Cape  Palmas  natives  seemed  not  to  have  thought  that  things  would 
be  pushed  to  an  extremity;  they  were  occupied,  generally,  in  making  their 
farming  utensils;  and,  to  hasten  their  work,  had  sent  to  the  “bush”  for 
blacksmiths,  who  were  daily  busy  at  their  trade.  Parties  were  going  out 
to  their  farms  every  day,  and  those  farms  very  near  the  settlement. 

Apparently  there  was  the  most  friendly  feeling,  up  to  the  last  hour,  be- 
tween the  Americans  and  the  mass  of  the  people;  their  towns  were  un- 
guarded and  quiet  at  night,  and  their  usual  avocations  followed  during  the  * 
day.  Not  having  planted  their  farms  the  previous  year,  on  account  of  war 
with  the  Rocktown  people,  they  had  no  rice;  and  they  had  planted  their 
cassadas,  now  just  mature,  on  the  vacant  lots  of  the  Americans — acres 
and  acres  of  them.  The  Grahway  people  were  also  engaged  in  preparing 
for  farming. 

War  Commenced. 

Early  Monday  morning,  the  head  men  were  sent  for  at  the  Government 
House.  It  was  understood  that  propositions  would  be  made  to  them  to 
leave  their  towns  and  vacate  their  lands,  in  consideration  of  an  annual  sum 
for  a certain  number  of  years.  They  were  very  slow  in  coming  to  the 
Government  House;  and,  when  they  came,  refused  to  treat  until  the  Rock- 
town men — who  had  just  appeared  in  two  large  war  canoes — should  be  sent 
away.  Whether  they  rejected  the  offers  of  Government,  or  even  fully  heard 
them,  in  that  last  moment  of  confusion  and  anxiety,  I do  not  know;  but 
no  sooner  had  they  left  the  House  than  orders  were  given  to  fire  the  large 
gun,  the  signal  of  war,  and  every  man  stood  at  Ins  post.  This  was  ten 
o’clock.  The  Rocktown  canoes  approached,  and  received  an  officer  off  the 
end  of  the  Cape;  another  body  of  Rocktown  men  rose  from  ambush,  on  the 
opposite  side  of  the  river,  where  they  had  been  stationed  the  night  before; 
the  cannon  opened  upon  the  town;  the  houses  were  approached  by  a small 
company,  and  fired;  in  a few  moments  the  town  was  in  a blaze. 

The  natives  made  little  or  no  resistance.  A party,  with  a white  flag, 
came  out  soon  after  the  cannons  were  fired,  but  were  driven  back.  The 
flames  swept  everything  before  them.  At  eleven  o’clock,  the  natives,  en 
masse,  crossed  the  river,  and,  coming  upon  the  settlement  in  the  rear,  their 
course  was  marked  by  the  smoke  and  flames  of  houses.  The  people  had 
fled,  and  removed  most  of  their  effects,  The  Rocktown  people,  and  other 
allies,  were  now  returning  with  their  plunder;  loaded  canoes,  by  scores, 
vrere  seen  going  towards  Rocktown  and  Eishtown,  with  boxes,  chests, 
&c. ; and  the  towns  were  one  heap  of  ruins  1 There  was  very  little  blood 
shed.  A cannon,  commanding  the  river  pass,  was  unfired;  had  it  been 


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used,  hundreds  of  natives  would  have  been  killed.  Only  one  of  the  colo- 
nists was  killed,  and  one  wounded.  The  one  killed  foolishly  endeavored  to 
protect  his  house  against  a host  of  natives,  instead  of  seeking  safety  for 
himself. 

As  the  day  advanced,  a number  of  persons  sought  refuge  at  the  Asylum; 
family  after  family  came  in.  Beds  were  laid  on  the  floor  for  the  females 
and  infants;  while  boys  and  youths  lay  on  the  mats  under  the  tables.  N. 
S.  Harris  and  his  school  reached  the  house  just  as  the  war  began;  and  I 
rejoiced  to  have  them  with  me  in  safety.  We  had  our  evening  prayers,  as 
usual,  only  they  were  more  earnest  and  more  crowded.  The  night  was 
lightened  by  burning  houses. 

Tuesday,  23 d. — A household  of  about  a hundred  persons  ! Had  morn- 
ing, noon,  and  evening  prayers.  Had  headache  and  fever  all  day,  yet  able 
* to  keep  about.  Though  not  fearing  an  attack,  yet  prepared  for  one,  by 
•»  having  a communication  cut  between  the  second  story  and  the  dormitory, 
and  between  the  dormitory  and  cellar,  by  trap-door  in  the  ceiling;  a pair 
of  steps  were  hastily  put  together,  which  could  be  used  and  drawn  up  if 
necessary. 

isa  I received  a letter  from  the  Bishop,  suggesting  that  I should  go  to  Ca- 
valla.  My  duty  is  plainly  here;  and,  until  it  shall  appear  otherwise,  here 
I intend  to  remain,  trusting  in  God. 

Wednesday,  242/i. — In  the  midst  of  war;  guards  posted  at  various  points 
of  the  Cape.  House  full  of  people.  Having  with  me  about  twenty  native 
children  and  youth,  school-boys  and  others,  my  position  is  rather  a deli- 
cate one.  Had  a visit  from  the  Governor’s  aid-de-camp,  to  inquire  in  re- 
gard to  rumors  about  some  of  the  boys,  also  regarding  myself,  etc.  His 
visit  was  entirely  satisfactory.  This  evening  some  of  the  colonists  went 
to  Cavalla,  to  apprise  them  of  an  attack  contemplated  on  the  morrow, 
upon  the  Grahway  people,  and  to  get  their  co-operation.  Before  returning, 
with  the  aid  of  some  Of  the  school  girls,  our  Christmas  motto  was  prepared 
for  the  school-room.  On  white  cotton  was  sewed,  in  large  letters,  “ A 
Saviour  which  was  Christ  the  Lord.”  This  was  stretched  across  the 
Bchool-room,  and  on  the  morrow  was  to  be  dressed  with  flowers.  Thus, 
in  the  midst  of  war,  we  prepared  to  keep  the  feast  of  the  King  of  Peace. 

Christmas  Day. — Our  household  preserved  in  safety  during  the  night. 
Our  beautiful  motto  formed  the  subject  of  a short  address  at  morning  pray- 
ers. Considerable  excitement  among  the  people.  A party  of  about  sixty 
colonists,  with  a large  number  of  Itocktown  and  Fishtown  natives,  left 
about  ten  o’clock,  A.  M.,  for  Grahway.  At  half-past  one  o’clock  we  ob- 
served the  Half  Grahway  towns  on  fire,  and  soon  afterwards  those  of  Grah- 
way, a few  miles  beyond.  Had  a meeting  with  Harris  and  his  scholars, 
and  endeavored  to  turn  their  eyes  from  the  battle  to  God.  There  would 
have  been  probably  forty  persons  confirmed  to-day,  if  it  had  not  been  for 
this  war  ; but  the  Lord  reigns,  and  the  war  may  scatter  the  seeds  of  Divine 
truth  where  they  never  otherwise  would  have  reached. 


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Half -past  seven  o'  dock. — While  at  tea  we  observed  the  houses  at  Mount 
Vaughan  in  a blaze  ! We  trusted  the  natives  would  have  spared  these, 
because  Mission  and  American  property  ; but  now  they  are  all  gone,  save 
a small  school-house  and  the  chapel  at  the  foot  of  the  hill.  Mrs.  Thomp- 
son has  lost  everything  except  her  clothes;  and  Rev.  Mr.  Gibson,  his 
library,  and  everything  else  except  his  bedding.  This  is  the  twentieth  an- 
niversary of  our  Mission.  How  sad  it  has  been  ! Our  services  inter- 
rupted; our  little  flock  scattered;  a portion  of  the  roof  of  St.  Mark’s 
Church  burned,  and  the  door  broken  in;  our  Mission  Buildings  at  Mount 
Vaughan  consumed;  intercourse  cut  off  between  our  stations;  the  natives 
— among  whom  we  had  gone  preaching  the  Gospel  of  the  Kingdom — scat- 
tered; and  ourselves  sharing  in  the  general  apprehension  of  the  commu- 
nity. But  our  God  lives,  and  our  Captain  rules;  and  our  Jesus,  to  whom 
all  power  is  given,  reigns;  and  we  rejoice — yea,  and  will  rejoice. 

Saturday,  21th. — Up  from  three  o’clock ; I am  keeping  guard  on  the  pi- 
azza. At  two  in  the  afternoon  I took  a walk  over  the  burnt  district;  the 
hill  where  the  town  had  stood  is  truly  a beautiful  one,  commanding  a view 
of  the  ocean,  both  to  the  windward  and  leeward.  Not  a house  was  stand- 
ing. Here  and  there  a charred  pillar  was  seen,  a pile  of  broken  crockery, 
etc. ; the  three  fire  bricks  of  each  house,  where  many  a meal  of  rice  had  been 
cooked,  alone  remained  uninjured.  Two  of  the  older  school-boys  were 
taken  in  custody  by  the  Government,  being  Cape  Palmas  youth,  and 
charges  having  been  made  against  them  for  conveying  information  to  their 
people.  Before  night,  however,  I got  permission  from  the  General  to 
take  them  from  their  confinement,  and  keep  them  as  prisoners  in  the 
Asylum. 

Sunday,  28 th. — Rose,  after  a quiet  night’s  rest.  Prayers  largely  at- 
tended; read  the  Epistle  and  Gospel  for  the  day.  Two  native  dumb  boys, 
who  had  fled  from  the  town,  were  present;  they  knelt  in  prayer,  one  on  either 
side  of  me.  Visited  the  General,  and  offered  to  have  service  for  the  sol- 
diers at  any  hour  he  would  appoint.  Eleven  o’clock  was  fixed.  Mean- 
while went  up  stairs,  and  heard  the  native  children  sing  ; addressed  them 
and  prayed  with  them.  They  entered  into  the  services  very  heartily.  At 
a quarter  before  eleven  there  was  an  alarm  of  war;  an  attack  was  made 
on  the  Governor’s  house  (so  the  report  went);  it  proved,  however,  only  to 
have  been  the  re-appearance  of  a crazy  native,  who  in  the  morning  had  ap- 
peared in  the  settlement,  and  snapped  his  gun  at  a female,  and  then  ran 
in  the  “bush.”  The  poor  fellow  was  shot.  Finding  no  congregation  at 
the  Government  House,  I returned  to  the  Asylum,  and  commenced  service 
there  ; I had  not  proceeded  far,  however,  before  I was  sent  for  ; and,  leav- 
ing the  service  here  to  Mr.  M.  , in  the  school-room  and  Harris  to 

conduct  service  with  the  natives,  up  stairs,  I went  again  to  the  Govern- 
ment House.  A congregation  of  about  twenty-five  assembled,  mostly  sol- 
diers and  females.  Preached  from  Joshua  v.  3.  In  the  afternoon  mad 


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visits  among  the  people.  Many  had  left  their  own  houses,  and  were,  for 
safety,  living  together.  Many  families  were  in  the  Methodist  Church,  and 
many  in  the  Seminary — both  being  large  stone  buildings. 

Monday,  29 th. — A day  of  many  mercies.  The  Government  has  allowed 
the  Cape  Palmas  school-boys,  from  Cavalla,  to  return — except  one,  John 
Davis,  who  has  been  court-martialed,  being  accused  of  stealing  ball  and 
conveying  them  to  his  people.  Overtures  of  peace  made  by  the  Cape  and 
Grahway  people. 

Wednesday,  31si. — The  last  day  of  a year  of  many  sorrows,  and  much 
grace,  and  many  mercies. 


CHINA. 

JOURNAL  OF  THE  REV.  J.  LIGGINS. 

Monday,  Oct.  20 th. — During  the  last  two  weeks  I havebeenso  unwell  as 
to  be  unable  to  pursue  the  study  of  the  language.  Was  glad  to  be  able  to 
commence,  to-day,  reviewing  the  Gospel  of  St.  Matthew  with  my  Chinese 
teacher. 

Wednesday,  Oct.  22 d. — After  consultation  with  the  Bishop,  I deter- 
mined on  making  a brief  English  and  Chinese  vocabulary  by  means  of  the 
words  used  in  the  Yu-Yak,  the  Morning  Service,  and  the  Gospel  of  St. 
Matthew,  also  inserting,  day  by  day,  the  new  words  learned  in  conversing 
with  my  teacher  or  others.  The  meaning  of  the  words  in  the  above 
mentioned  books,  I have  obtained,  principally,  from  the  Bishop;  who  has 
also  kindly  furnished  me  with  a book  in  which  the  five  thousand  charac- 
ters, used  in  this  Colloquial,  are  arranged  under  their  proper  sounds,  and 
the  exact  tone  of  nearly  all  of  them  indicated.  I have  decided  not  only  to 
write  the  sound  and  meaning  of  the  words,  but  also  to  designate  the  tone 
in  which  each  word  should  be  pronounced.  How  all  important  it  is  to 
pay  particular  attention  to  the  tone  as  well  as  to  the  sound,  may  be  judg- 
ed of  from  the  fact  that  there  are  no  less  than  forty-seven  characters  with 
exactly  the  same  sound, 'and  the  sounds  which  have  as  many  as  ten  charac- 
ters under  them  are  quite  numerous.  Though  a person  should  give  the 
proper  sound  of  a character,  yet  if  he  did  not  give  the  correct  tone,  he 
would  be  understood  as  meaning  something  entirely  different  from  what 
he  did  mean.  The  use  I have  already  made  of  the  book  given  me  by  the 
Bishop,  leads  me  to  think  that  I shall  find  it  a great  assistance  in  enabling 
me  to  speak  correctly  in  Chinese.  The  reasons  which  have  induced  me 
to  make  this  vocabulary  are  : 1.  If  I write  out  the  sound,  tone,  and 
meaning  of  the  words  which  I meet  with,  I shall  be  more  likely  to  re- 


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member  them  than  if  I did  not.  2.  It  may  he  the  means  of  getting  me  into 
the  habit  of  pausing  at  every  new  word  in  a sentence  or  chapter,  and  of 
not  passing  over  it  until  I have  made  myself  familiar  with  its  sound,  tone, 
and  meaning — and  this  is  a habit  I am  advised  by  all  means  to  cultivate. 
3.  As  there  is  no  dictionary  of  this  dialect,*  when  the  time  comes  for 
me  to  prepare  sermons,  I have  no  doubt  that  I shall  find  the  vocabulary 
of  essential  service  to  me  ; brief  and  very  imperfect  though  it  will  he. 

Sunday,  Oct.  2 6th. — The  foreign  merchants  are  having  a bridge  built 
across  the  Su-Chau  Creek  ; and  as  I was  on  my  way  to  Trinity  Church 
this  morning  I saw  forty  men  at  work  on  the  bridge.  While  it  is  gratify- 
ing to  know  that  the  foreign  merchants,  generally,  in  their  compacts  with 
the  Chinese,  stipulate  that  no  work  shall  be  done  on  the  Sabbath,  yet  it  is 
much  to  he  regretted  that  this  stipulation  is  not  always  made. 

Monday,  Oct.  21th. — Besides  teaching  in  the  Boy’s  Boarding-school, 
the  Bishop  has  desired  Yang-IIe-Ding  to  study  certain  portions  of  the 
Scriptures,  with  the  aid  of  commentaries  suitable  for  him,  and  to  come  to 
me  to  recite.  He  came  to-day,  and  I was  much  pleased  with  his  appar- 
ent intelligence  and  acquaintance  with  the  truths  of  the  Bible.  I trust 
that  he  will  prove  a blessing  to  the  school ; and  that  it  may  please  our 
Lord  and  Master  to  call  him  into  the  sacred  ministry,  and  enable  him  to 
testify  the  Gospel  of  the  grace  of  God  to  his  benighted  countrymen.  At 
the  Bishop’s  desire,  I have  devoted  an  hour,  on  three  days  of  the  week,  fo 
the  purpose  mentioned  above  ; and  I hope  that  the  time  that  Ile-Ding 
and  myself  spend  together  may  prove  profitable  to  us  both. 

Friday,  Nov.  1th. — In  times  of  scarcity  of  provisions — occasioned  by 
drought,  inundation,  locusts,  and  the  like — when  the  local  government  is 
unable  or  unwilling  to  supply  the  means  of  sustenance,  it  is  customary  to 
grant  licenses  to  beg  to  a large  number  of  those  who  have  been  sufferers 
by  the  visitation,  and  to  dismiss  them  to  a part  of  the  country  which  has 
escaped  the  like  calamity.  Such  travelling  bands  of  licensed  beggars  are 
said  to  be  by  no  means  uncommon  in  China.  I met  one  such  band  to- 
day, as  I was  returning  from  the  city.  It  consisted  of  about  sixty  men, 
women,  and  children.  They  were  bending  their  course  towards  the 
foreign  settlement,  and  were  carrying  their  few  effects — cooking  utensils, 
fuel,  mats,  old  clothes,  &c. — on  their  backs,  or  with  poles  on  their  shoul- 
ders. They  had  come  from  the  north-eastern  part  of  this  province, 
where  the  country  had  been  devastated  by  locusts.  The  chief  magistrate 
of  the  place  where  they  resided,  gave  them  a passport,  specifying  the  rea- 
sons for  their  travelling,  stating  that  “they  are  good,  but  distressed  peo- 
ple.” And  certainly  such  a pitiable  and  distressed  looking  company  I 
never  have  seen  before.  Many  of  them,  and  especially  the  women  and 

' * It  is  a matter  of  rejoicing  to  many,  that  the  Rev.  Mr.  Keith  is  engaged  in  preparing  such 
a dictionary,  and  that  he  hopes  to  complete  the  Chinese-English  portion  of  it  in  about  four 
mon/hs.  He  expects,  however,  that  it  will  be  two  years  before  it  is  issued  from  the  press. 


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children,  were  very  much  emaciated  ; and  as  they  neither  looked  nor  acted 
like  those  who  make  begging  a profession,  I pitied  them  from  the  bottom  of 
my  heart.  The  avidity  with  which  each  endeavored  to  seize  the  money 
I distributed  among  them,  and  the  manner  in  which  the  “ Many  thanks 
to  you  ” was  said,  afforded  additional  evidence  that  they  were  indeed 
khoo-nau,  or  distressed  people. 

Sunday,  November  9th — The  Rev.  Mr.  Nelson,  being  desirous  of  doing 
something  for  the  spiritual  good  of  the  seamen  who  maybe  staying  for  the 
time  being  at  the  Sailer’s  Home,  which  is  situated  near  the  Mission  pre- 
mises, has  decided  to  hold  a service  for  them  in  the  Chapel,  on  Sunday 
morning,  after  the  service  of  the  Chinese  is  over.  Being  unable,  on  ac- 
count of  sickness  in  his  family,  to  conduct  the  service  this  morning,  he 
desired  me  to  do  it  for  him.  I preached  from  the  text,  “ Godliness  is  pro- 
fitable unto  all  things,  having  promise  of  the  life  that  now  is,  and  of  that 
which  is  to  come.  About  twenty  seamen  were  present  at  this  first  ser- 
vice, who  appeared  to  be  quite  attentive  to  the  Word  which  was  spoken. 

Wednesday,  November  12 th — Witnessed  an  instance  of  the  manner  in 
which  Lynch-law  is  administered  by  the  Chinese.  At  a short  distance 
from  the  Mission  premises,  from  a place  where  building  operations  were 
going  on,  a man  had  stolen  a small  pole,  in  value  about  fifteen  cents.  For 
this  trifling  offence  he  was  seized,  tied  to  the  nearest  tree  by  his  queue  and  a 
rttpe,  and  beaten  in  the  most  cruel  manner.  When  I arrived  at  the  spot, 
a large  crowd  wras  collected,  none  of  whom,  with  the  exception  of  one 
woman,  manifested  any  displeasure  at  what  was  taking  place.  When  I 
saw  the  man  tied  in  such  a painful  position,  with  the  blood  streaming 
down  his  face,  and  his  frame  quivering  through  terror,  and  learned  that  he 
had  committed  such  a trifling  offence,  1 exclaimed,  that,  to  treat  a man  in 
such  a cruel  manner,  for  having  stolen  a thing  of  such  small  value,  was 
not  right.  No  one  ventured  to  reply  ; each  was,  doubtless,  thinking  that, 
if  it  is  not  right  to  steal,  neither  is  it  right  to  be  monsters  of  cruelty. 
It  is  not  meant  to  say  that  offenders  fare  worse  in  the  hands  of  the  people 
than  they  do  in  the  hands  of  the  magistrates  and  their  underlings.  Nay, 
it  is  because,  as  a general  rule,  the  offices  of  the  mandarins  are  dens  of 
robbers  and  abodes  of  cruel  tyrants  ; it  is  because  that  witnesses  them- 
selves fear,  as  well  as  offenders,  that  they  will  be  brought,  as  they  express 
it,  “ under  the  cleaver,”  that  Lynch-law  prevails  to  the  extent  it  does  in 
China.  But,  whether  the  punishment  be  inflicted  by  the  mandarins  or  by 
an  excited  mob,  it  is  characterized  by  extreme  cruelty  and  barbarity. 
China  affords  a sad  exemplification  of  that  declaration  of  Holy  Writ  : 
“ The  dark  places  of  the  earth  are  full  of  the  habitations  of  cruelty.” 
Week  by  week,  we  are  shocked  with  the  accounts  which  reach  us  of  the 
ferocity  and  brutality  which  characterize  the  punishments  inflicted  both  by 
Imperialists  and  rebels.  “Be  not  surprised,”  said  Dr.  Bridgman,  when 
conversing  with  him  on  the  subject ; “ the  w’holc  land  is  full  of  cruelty.” 


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And  it  doubtless  will  be  so,  as  long  as  the  Chinese  remain  a heathen 
people. 

Sunday,  November  1G th. — Conducted  the  English  service  at  the  resi- 
dence of  the  Bishop. 

Wednesday,  November  2G th — Received  a copy  of  a prospectus  of  a Chi- 
nese Magazine,  to  be  published  at  the  London  Mission  Press  on  the  first 
day  of  each  Chinese  month,  and  to  be  edited  by  Mr.  A.  Wylie,  of  the 
London  Missionary  Society. 

Three  of  the  Resolutions  adopted  by  the  Committee  of  Management 

are  : 

1.  That  the  object  of  the  Magazine  be  the  diffusion  of  knowledge  cal- 
culated to  promote  the  temporal  and  spiritual  welfare  of  the  Chinese. 

2.  That  the  Magazine  be  open  to  receive  contributions  from  all  Protes- 
tant Missionaries  and  other  Sinologues. 

3.  That  each  contributor  shall  have  perfect  liberty  to  use  his  own 
terms,  the  Editor  being  allowed  to  append  a note,  where  he  may  think  it 
necessary,  in  order  to  obviate  any  confusion. 

Friday,  December  12th. — While  I was  out  circulating  tracts,  this  after- 
noon, I visited  the  Ching-hwang-miau,  or  temple  of  the  god  of  the  city. 
The  first  object  which  met  my  eye,  on  entering,  was  a large  image  of  the 
celebrated  General  Chin-IIwa-Chin,  or,  as  his  name  is  pronounced  in  this 
dialect,  Dzung-IIwo-Dzung. 

Among  those  who  fought  against  the  English,  during  the  late  war,  per- 
haps none  evinced  so  much  courageous  self-devotion  as  this  general  ; and 
when  the  emperor  learned  that  he  had  fallen  at  the  head  of  his  troops, 
pierced  with  many  wounds,  he  ordered  shrines  to  be  erected  to  his  honor 
in  his  native  village,  and  at  the  spot  where  he  fell  ; and  in  this  principal 
temple  of  the  city  there  is  a splendid  image  of  him  in  his  robes  of  state, 
before  which  I saw  incense  burning,  and  by  which  sat  a priest,  waiting  to 
act  as  a kind  of  mediator  between  the  deified  general  and  those  who  should 
come  to  worship  him. 

The  emperor,  who  considers  himself  to  be,  and  acts  as  the  high-priest 
of  the  nation,  and  who  impiously  styles  himself  the  “Son  of  Heaven,” 
rewards  devotion  to  the  Government  by  deification,  just  as  the  Pope  of 
Rome  rewards  devotion  to  the  “Holy  See”  by  canonization. 

Going  on  towards  the  farther  end  of  the  temple,  I saw,  ranged  on  either 
side,  thirty  idols,  which  are  said  to  be  images  of  those  who  constitute  the 
suite  of  “ the  god  of  the  city”  in  the  world  of  spirits.  The  image  of  the 
city  god  is  about  the  same  size,  and  attired  in  a similar  manner,  with  that 
of  General  Chin.  An  account  of  this  patron  divinity,  whose  title  is 
Hien-Yu-Pak,  or  “Illustrious  Protector  and  Superior,”  has,  I believe, 
been  already  published  in  The  Spirit  of  Missions.  He  is  worshipped 
by  multitudes  of  the  common  people  ; and  on  the  1st  and  15th  days  of  each 
Chinese  month,  the  chief  magistrates  and  other  local  officers  go  in  proces- 


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eion  to  the  temple,  to  worship  and  to  offer  sacrifices  to  him  and  to  the 
gods  of  the  land  and  grain.  Some  of  the  people  who  were  in  the  temple 
informed  me  that  the  accustomed  worship  and  sacrifice  had  been  offered 
by  the  mandarins  at  seven  o’clock  this  morning,  it  being  the  15th  day  of 
the  11th  Chinese  month.  These  people  seemed  to  be  very  desirous  of 
knowing  with  what  intent  I had  entered  the  temple  ; and  when  I opened 
my  carpet-bag,  and  told  them  that  I had  some  of  “ Jesus’  doctrine  books,” 
which  I would  give  them,  they  drew  back  and  looked  as  if  they  were  some- 
what offended  that  I should  come  there  for  such  a purpose.  I went  up  to 
two  of  the  eldest  of  them,  and  offered  each  of  them  a copy  of  St.  Mat- 
thew’s Gospel,  but  they  answered  that  they  could  not  read.  I was  per- 
suaded that  they  could  read,  and  that  they  had  told  a lie  rather  than  be  guilty 
of  the  impoliteness  of  refusing  the  books.  I then  stated  that  the  doctrine 
of  J esus  was  both  good  and  true,  and  asked  if  there  was  not  one  who  was 
willing  to  read  a book  and  judge  for  himself.  An  intelligent-looking  boy, 
about  16  years  of  age,  immediately  came  to  me  and  said,  “ I can  read,  will 
you  give  me  a book  ?”  I gave  him  a copy  of  “ Little  Henry  and  his  Bearer,” 
and  of  a small  book  called  “ Primary  Inspection  in  the  Holy  Doctrine.” 
Nearly  all  who  were  in  the  temple  then  came  up  and  asked  for  books,  and 
among  them  one  of  the  two  who  said  they  could  not  read.  Ashe  approached, 
I said  to  him,  “I  understood  you  to  say  you  could  not  read.  Can  you 
read?”  He  replied,  “I  can.”  I opened  a copy  of  the  Gospel  of  St. 
Matthew,  and  asked  him  to  read  ; which  he  did,  quite  fluently.  After 
speaking  to  him  of  the  evil  of  lying,  I gave  him  a book,  as  well  as  each 
of  the  others  who  applied.  The  priest  who  was  seated  near  the  image  of 
General  Chin,  very  politely  received  a portion  of  the  Scriptures  which  I 
gave  him. 

Sunday,  December  \Wi — In  the  morning,  I officiated  at  the  Seamen’s 
Bethel.  On  my  return,  went  on  board  the  “ Avery,”  recently  arrived 
from  England,  and  distributed  Testaments  and  tracts,  and  talked  with  the 
men  on  the  concerns  of  their  souls.  It  is  greatly  to  be  desired  that  one 
of  the  Seamen’s  Friends  Societies  in  the  United  States  or  England,  would 
send  out  a Missionary  to  labor  at  this  port,  which  now  has  a larger  for- 
eign commerce  than  any  other  city  in  China.  There  are,  at  the  present 
time,  no  less  than  55  foreign  vessels  in  port. 

Thursday,  December  18?/i. — The  marriage  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Tong,  one 
of  our  native  Deacons,  to  Seur  Yun,  a Christian  female  who  has  been 
educated  in  the  Girl’s  boarding-school,  took  place  this  afternoon.  At  3 
o’clock,  in  company  with  Mrs.  Syle,  I went  to  the  house  of  the  bride’s 
mother,  and  witnessed  the  ceremonies  which  took  place  prior  to  the 
bride  leaving  the  house.  All  the  Chinese  ceremonies  were  observed,  with 
the  exception  of  those  which  are  idolatrous.  The  Marriage  Service,  in 
Chinese,  was  performed  by  the  Bishop,  in  the  chapel,  which  was  densely 
crowded  with  interested  spectators,  both  foreign  and  native. 


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Saturday,  December  20th. — Had  a long  conversation  with  a foreigner, 
who  has  been  serving,  during  the  last  year,  in  the  ranks  of  the  “ rebels” 
at  Nankin.  He  confirmed  the  reports  which  had  before  reached  us,  of 
the  slaughter  of  the  Eastern  King,  Yang  S ew-tsing,  together  with  between 
twenty  and  thirty  thousand  of  his  adherents,  by  the  orders  of  Hung  Suit, 
siuen,  who  is  now  known  by  the  title  of  “Celestial  King.”  The  Eastern 
King,  be  it  remembered,  is  the  one  who  blasphemously  assumed  the  title 
of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  whose  whole  career  has  been  infamous.  The 
Northern  King,  Wei  Chaughwui,  has  been  put  to  death  at  the  demand  of 
the  Assistant-King,  Shih  Tahkai.  And,  lastly,  the  Celestia  land  Assistant 
Kings  are  at  loggerheads  ; and  the  utmost  confusion  prevailed  at  Nankin, 
on  the  12th  ult.,  when  my  informant  embraced  the  opportunity  of  making 
good  his  escape.  His  statements  were  of  such  an  interesting  character, 
that  I recommended  him  to  call  on  the  Rev.  Dr.  Bridgman,  who,  I 
doubted  not,  would  take  pleasure  in  writing  out  a full  account,  for  inser- 
tion in  the  North  China  Herald.  v 

What  will  be  the  upshot  of  this  revolutionary  movement  is  known  only 
to  Him  who  seeth  the  end  from  the  beginning.  The  prospect  that  any 
good  will  result  from  it,  grows  every  day  darker  and  darker. 

Sunday,  December  21st. — After  the  Morning  Service  was  over,  I went 
to  the  villages  of  Dzing  Ra  Loong,  and  Tsu  Ding  Pang,  to  distribute 
books,  and  to  talk  to  the  people  as  well  as  I am  able.  In  these  villages, 
which  are  about  three  miles  from  Shanghai,  I found  very  few  adults  be- 
sides the  teachers  in  the  schools  and  the  shopkeepers,  who  were  able  to 
read.  My  visits  and  the  books  were,  as  a general  thing,  well  received. 
Still,  on  account  of  the  extreme  politeness  of  the  Chinese,  and  their  want 
of  truthfulness,  it  is  often  very  difficult  to  know  whether  they  would  like 
such  visits  to  be  repeated.  I ardently  wished  that  I was  able  to  preach 
to  the  crowds  which  collected  about  me.  In  about  two  months,  I hope  to 
be  able  to  commence  holding  regular  services  at  or  near  to  Nien  Ka  Kok, 
where  the  Rev.  Mr.  Keith  labored  until  his  health  failed  ; and  one  reason 
of  my  visits  to  other  places  has  been  to  ascertain  where  occasional  ser- 
vices may  be  held  with  advantage.  But  the  fact  is,  that  the  towns  and 
villages  are  so  numerous,  and  at  such  short  distances  from  each  other,  and 
the  myriads  who  people  them  also  living  “without  God  and  without 
hope,”  that  the  Missionary  is  oppressed  when  he  considers  the  immensity 
of  the  harvest  which  is  perishing  for  lack  of  laborers  ; and,  while  he  seeks 
to  be  the  means  of  rescuing  some  of  it  from  destruction,  he  cannot  but 
continue  to  pray  to  the  Lord  of  the  harvest  to  send  forth  more  laborers 
into  His  harvest. 


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JOURNAL  OF  REV.  C.  M.  WILLIAMS. 

December  12/A. — In  the  afternoon,  accompanied  Mr.  Nelson  to  the  city. 
As  we  passed  the  ruins  of  the  fire  which  occurred  a few  nights  since,  we 
noticed  persons  depositing  the  broken  tiles  and  bricks  on  the  spot  where 
the  fire  originated.  It  is  one  of  the  singular  customs  of  this  country,  that 
the  person  on  whose  premises  the  fire  breaks  out,  is  held  responsible  and 
is  made  to  suffer,  whether  it  happens  through  his  neglect,  or  from  some 
cause  over  which  he  could  have  no  control.  Besides  having  all  the  rubbish 
from  the  other  houses  thrown  on  his  lot,  if  caught,  he  is  severely  beaten  by 
his  neighbors.  In  this  instance,  the  man  escaped  as  soon  as  the  fire  oc- 
curred. 

Visiting  a house  near  to  the  burnt  district,  the  first  object  which  at- 
tracted my  attention  was  an  idol,  with  the  candles  and  stand  fdr  burning 
incense  before  it.  Their  Penates  always  occupy  the  most  conspicuous 
place,  opposite  the  door  of  the  hall.  This  idol  proved  to  be  Vung  Tseang, 
an  impersonation  of  literature.  He  has  a court  in  the  Temple  of  Confu- 
cius, where  he  receives  the  homage  of  his  worshippers.  This  court  is 
styled,  "The  Court  where  one  is  adored,”  or,  literally,  "Adored  one’s 
Court.”  A writer  in  an  article,  giving  an  account  of  the  religious  insti- 
tutions of  Shanghai,  says,  the  Chinese  are  not  agreed  to  whom  this  one 
refers.  It  may  be  “ T’e”  (Heaven),  or  it  may  be  " Order,”  or  “ Eternal 
Reason,”  or  it  may  be  the  “ Great  Extreme.”  By  itself,  it  seems  to  indi- 
cate the  existence  of  Monotheism  ; but  this  interpretation  is  cancelled  by 
the  many  divinities  placed  in  juxtaposition  with  this  one.  This  reminds 
one  of  St.  Paul’s  visit  to  Athens,  when  he  “found  an  altar  with  this  in- 
scription, ‘ To  the  Unknown  God.'  ” 

Entered  for  the  first  time  one  of  those  miserable  opium  dens,  the  ruin 
of  so  many  thousands  of  this  people.  Five  men  were  lying  on  the  couches 
with  their  " smoking  pistols,”  as  they  call  the  opium  pipe,  in  their  hands. 
They  had  an  inane,  foolish  expression  ; but  two  of  them  were  sufficiently 
conscious  to  feel  that  they  were  doing  something  improper.  When  Mr. 
Nelson  spoke  of  the  evil  practice  of  opium  smoking,  they  attempted  to 
deceive  us,  by  taking  out  their  tobacco  pipes  and  puffing  the  smoke  to- 
wards us. 

December  20/A. — Read  prayers  in  Chinese,  at  the  opening  of  the  Boys’ 
school,  the  Bishop  being  too  unwell  to  attend.  This  is  my  first  attempt 
at  reading  Chinese  in  public. 

December  28/A.,  Sunday. — Attended  service  at  the  Church  in  the 
city.  Mr.  Tong  preached  on  the  presentation  of  our  Lord.  He  spoke 
with  more  earnestness  and  energy  than  I have  ever  known  him.  Much 
gratified  with  the  attention  and  orderly  conduct  of  most  of  the  audience. 
Of  course,  this  is  only  by  comparison.  One  old  man,  particularly,  at- 
tracted my  notice.  He  sat  close  to  the  pulpit,  and  manifested,  by  his  fixed 


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attention,  great  interest  in  what  was  said.  I did  not  see  him  take  his  eyes 
off  the  speaker  during  the  entire  sermon.  Frequently,  when  Mr.  Tong 
would  look  at  him  .and  ask  a question,  he  would  nod  assent  or  disappro- 
bation. When  the  congregation  had  dispersed,  he  followed  Mr.  T.  to  the 
vestry-room.  After  some  little  conversation,  he  was  dismissed  with  a 
portion  of  the  New  Testament,  and  an  invitation  to  return  to  have  any 
passages  explained  that  he  could  not  understand.  It  yet  remains  to  be 
seen  whether  this  may  prove  one  of  the  many  instances  met  with  in  the 
experience  of  every  Missionary  to  this  people,  where  the  care  of  this 
world  and  the  deceitfulness  of  riches  choke  the  Word,  and  it  becometh 
unfruitful.  The  laborer  here  must  ever  sow  in  hope,  and  continually  re- 
member, for  his  encouragement,  that  it  is  God  who  giveth  the  increase. 

1857. — January  2d. — Rode  this  morning  with  Mr.  Syle,  to  Sing-zah,  to 
rent  a house  to  be  used  as  a day-school  and  preaching  place.  One  of  our 
blind  communicants  directed  us  to  a house  well  suited  for  the  purpose. 
The  school  will  be  under  my  supervision.  Chi  will  preach  here  three 
times  a week,  till  I am  sufficiently  advanced  in  Chinese  to  take  sole 
charge.  By  adding  a few  words  each  time,  at  the  close  of  his  sermon,  I 
will  have  the  necessary  practice,  and  will  gain  confidence  in  speaking. 
Sing-Zah  seems  a favorable  point  for  commencing  a new  Station.  It  is  at 
a convenient  distance,  about  two  miles,  and  can  be  visited  frequently. 
Much  of  the  success  of  the  Station  depends  on  the  frequency  of  the  visits 
of  the  Missionary,  and  hence  the  importance  of  selecting  a place  not  too 
far  off.  Sing  Zah  contains  nearly  3,000  persons.  One  blind  communicant, 
and  three  others  who  are  candidates  for  baptism,  live  near.  These  form 
the  nucleus  of  a Church,  around  which,  with  the  blessing  of  God  on  our 
labors,  we  hope  to  see  many  gathered. 

The  person  who  has  charge  of  the  house  being  from  home  in  the  morn- 
ing, Chi  walked  with  me  to  see  him  in  the  afternoon.  As  he  had  not  re- 
turned when  we  reached  Sing-Zah,  we  paid  a visit  to  a temple  of  Kwang- 
ti,  the  god  of  wrar,  a short  distance  from  the  village.  This  temple  was  the 
headquarters  of  the  Imperial  General,  while  the  rebels  had  possession  of 
Shanghai.  As  the  arms  of  the  Imperialists  wTere  supposed  to  have  been 
made  victorious  through  his  aid,  the  Mandarins,  as  a reward  for  his  ser- 
vices, have  had  this  temple  put  in  a better  state  of  repair  than  any  I have 
seen,  except  the  new  Temple  of  Confucius  in  the  city.  They  seem  to 
have  a system  of  rewards  and  punishments  for  their  gods,  rewarding  them, 
as  in  this  instance,  when  propitious,  and  punishing  them  at  other  times, 
as  a means  of  extorting  from  them  an  answer  to  their  prayers.  An 
instance  of  a Mandarin  punishing  his  god,  in  order  to  compel  him  to  listen 
to  his  petition,  is  thus  told  in  the  “ Middle  Kingdom  “The  Governor 
having  gone  repeatedly,  in  a time  of  great  drought,  to  the  temple  of  the 
god  of  rain,  in  Canton,  dressed  in  his  burdensome  robes,  through  the  heat 
of  a tropical  sun,  on  one  of  his  visits,  said,  ‘ The  God  supposes  I am 


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lying,  when  I beseech  his  aid  ; for  how  can  he  know,  seated  in  his  cool 
niche  in  the  temple,  that  the  ground  is  parched  and  the  sky  hot  ?’ 
Whereupon  he  ordered  his  attendants  to  put  a rope  around  his  neck  and 
haul  his  godship  out  of  doors,  that  he  might  see  and  feel  the  state  of  the 
weather  for  himself.  After  his  excellency  had  become  cooled  in  the  tem- 
ple, the  idol  was  reinstated  in  its  shrine,  and  the  good  effects  of  this  treat- 
ment considered  to  be  fully  proved  by  the  copious  showers  which  soon 
after  fell.”  This  gives  an  idea  of  the  little  reverence  they  have  for  their 
divinities. 

January  lGfA. — Accompanied  my  kind  friends,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Keith,  to 
Woo-Sung,  to  see  them  on  board  the  ship  “ White  Swallow,”  which  takes 
them  back  home.  Continued  ill  health  makes  it  necessary  for  them  to 
leave  us  for  a season,  to  recruit  in  the  United  States.  I trust  they  may 
be  soon  restored,  and  be  permitted  to  return  to  labor  yet  many  years 
in  this  great  work,  in  which  their  hearts  are  deeply  engaged.  Their  ab- 
sence will  be  much  felt  here,  where  the  field  is  so  wide,  the  harvest  so 
plenteous,  and  the  laborers  are  so  few. 

January  25th,  Sunday. — Service  held  at  Sing-Zah,  for  the  first  time, 
this  afternoon.  It  being  the  eve  of  the  Chinese  new  year,  when  all  are 
engaged  in  settling  up  their  accounts  and  making  preparation  for  the 
feasting  of  this  season,  the  congregation,  as  we  expected,  was  but  small. 
There  were  only  fifteen,  and  most  of  these  were  children.  Others  came 
to  the  door,  or  would  come  in  for  a few  minutes,  and  then  excuse  them- 
selves by  saying  they  had  no  time  to  stay  longer,  or  that  they  would  re- 
turn again.  Chi  conducted  the  services,  and  at  the  close  of  his  sermon  I 
added  a few  words.  Books  were  distributed  to  all  present  who  could 
read.  God  grant  that  the  words  spoken  may  not  have  been  spoken  in 
vain,  and  the  books  given  may  prove  the  good  seed,  which,  falling  into 
good  ground,  may  bring  forth  a hundred-fold,  to  the  praise  and  glory  of 
His  name.  From  Sing-Zah,  went  to  the  city  to  pass  the  night,  that  we 
might  see  the  mandarins  \ burn  incense  on  the  new  year.  The  streets 
were  crowded  with  persons  hurrying  to  and  fro,  settling  accounts,  till  after 
daylight. 

January  26th. — Rose  at  a quarter  to  four,  and  taking  the  old  man  living 
at  the  Church  for  our  guide,  we  started  for  the  Zung-wong-Mian,  as  we 
thought,  to  witness  the  worship  of  the  mandarins.  As  our  guide  passed 
by  the  front  entrance  to  this  temple,  I asked  where  he  was  leading  us,  but 
he  pushed  on  without  making  a reply.  When  he  passed  the  side  entrance, 
Mr.  Liggins  repeated  the  question.  lie  then  turned  and  said  something 
in  a whisper  to  the  T’en-Tsw-Dong.  What  oould  be  his  motive  for  the 
air  of  mystery  he  assumed,  and  his  unwillingness  to  speak  loud  enough 
for  others  to  hear  him,  we  were  at  a loss  to  know.  It  might  be  that  he 
wished  to  impress  us  with  an  idea  of  the  great  value  of  his  services,  by 
leading  us  to  think  that  he  was  incurring  great  danger  in  conducting  for- 


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eigners  to  gaze  upon  the  mandarins  engaged  in  their  solemn  ceremonies 
We,  however,  could  see  no  cause  of  fear,  and,  if  such  was  his  motive,  we 
were  not  sufficiently  impressed.  We  thought  it  best  to  follow  him  to  the 
T’en-Tsw-Dong.  On  this  spot  once  stood  a Roman  Catholic  Church  ; but 
when  the  Romanists  were  expelled  from  China,  this  Church  was  destroyed 
and  a heathen  temple  built  in  its  place.  The  name  of  the  Church, 
T’en-Tsw-Dong  (Heavenly  Lord’s  Hall)  was  retained,  and  now,  as  for. 
merly,  are  witnessed  the  burning  of  candles  and  incense,  the  genuflexions, 
the  frequent  prostrations,  &c.,  in  which  the  two  forms  of  worship  so 
closely  resemble  each  other.  This  striking  resemblance  did  not  escape 
the  Romish  Missionaries,  and  they  have  explained  the  fact  in  several  ways. 
One  of  them  accounts  for  it  by  supposing  that  “ the  devil  imitated  Holy 
Mother  Church,  in  order  to  scandalize  and  oppose  her  rites.”  As  the 
mandarins  were  not  present,  we  soon  left  for  the  Zung-wong-miau.  We 
were  much  disappointed  at  hearing  there  that  they  had  been  to  the  temple 
at  half-past  three.  We  had  been  wrongly  informed,  having  been  told  that 
they  paid  their  visit  at  half-past  four.  We  regretted  that  we  had  not  been 
present,  for  this  is  their  great  high  day,  when  they  are  dressed  in  their 
robes  of  state,  and  when  more  of  their  worship  is  seen  than  on  the  1st 
and  15th  of  each  month.  We  remained  some  time  looking  at  the  crowd- 
of  worshippers  coming  and  going  in  one  continued  stream.  The  worship 
was  pre-eminently  a “ bodily  exercise,  which  profiteth  little.”  They 
would  come  in  great  haste,  light  a roll  of  incense,  bow,  as  if  in  the  act  of 
presenting  it  to  the  idol,  hand  it,  with  a few  candles,  to  the  servants 
attending  the  altar,  prostrate  themselves  four  times  till  their  heads 
would  touch  the  ground,  rise,  bow  once  more,  and  off  they  were  gone  to 
another  temple,  to  go  through  with  the  same  senseless  form.  The  whole 
did  not  take  five  minutes,  and  their  manner  gives  the  impression  that  they 
are  desirous  of  having  it  over  as  soon  as  possible.  There  was  nothing 
like  prayer,  nor  anything  to  indicate  that  the  heart  was  at  all  engaged  in 
the  service.  It  seemed  not  a little  singular  that  most  of  the  worship  was 
paid  to  T’oo-De,  the  prime-minister,  or,  perhaps  more  correctly,  the  body- 
servant  of  Zung-Wong,  the  patron  of  the  city.  The  explanation  which 
my  teacher  gives,  is,  that  Zung-Wong  has  not  the  time  to  listen  to  the 
prayers  of  his  suppliants  ; hence  they  endeavor  to  propitiate  his  servant, 
who  has  access  at  all  times  to  the  presence  of  his  master. 


LEAVES  FROM  THE  JOURNAL  OF  C.  J. 

Sunday,  Oct.  17th. — A dull  day,  threatening  heavy  rain;  but  we  were 
able  to  attend  Chapel,  where  we  had  a good  Chinese  congregation,  and 
Choo-Kiung  preached  for  us.  After  church,  until  twelve,  I occupied 

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myself  catechising  and  instructing  the  Day-school  children.  Then  took  in 
hand  the  poor  woman  Ah-Doo  has  been  teaching.  She  began  to-day  the 
catechism  on  the  Ten  Commandments.  I felt  affected  at  her  inquiring 
how  much  more  she  would  have  to  learn,  before  she  could  receive  bap- 
tism, and  did  my  best  to  make  her  understand,  that  when  God  should 
give  her  a penitent  and  believing  heart  she  should  be  admitted  to  that 
ordinance.  But,  alasj  how  difficult  to  teach  them  to  distinguish  between 
believing  and  repenting,  and  merely  saying,  “ I believe  and  repent.” 
Comforting  is  it  to  know  that  these  gifts  are  of  grace,  free  grace,  and  will 
be  bestowed  on  whom  God  willeth. 

Oct.  21s£. — Kiung-Kiung  made  me  a visit  this  morning,  and  I so  won 
the  heart  of  her  little  girl,  with  a picture-book  and  some  foreign  bon-bon, 
that  she  was  unwilling  to  return  home  with  her  mother.  Had  occasion  to 
go  to  the  Yang-Bing-Dang  this  afternoon  ; could  but  think  what  a great 
place  it  is  growing  to  be.  But,  ah  ! to  those  who  have  the  welfare  of  this 
people  at  heart,  it  is  a sad,  sad  thing,  to  witness  the  conduct  of  the  sailors 
sojourning  here.  So  far  as  I have  seen,  the  heathen  Chinaman  knows  of 
no  such  excess.  I . have  seen  him  merry  with  wine  and  stupified  with 
opium  ; but  never  brutalized  to  the  degree  that  some,  coming  from  Chris- 
tian lands,  continually  are  before  his  eyes.  It  seemed  to  me  this  after- 
noon, in  the  short  space  of  an  hour — for  I was  hardly  out  so  long — that  I 
might  have  seen  some  fifty  shades  of  drunkenness.  Two  on  horseback,  in 
such  a condition,  that  they  could  neither  steady  themselves  nor  control 
the  animal,  who,  with  his  rider,  would  be  guilty  of  such  ridiculous  pranks 
as  to  make  some  of  the  Chinese  bystanders  shout  with  laughter  ; while 
the  graver  and  more  sedate  would,  with  quiet  scorn,  go  on  with  what  they 
were  about. 

One  object  I had  in  view  was,  to  leave  some  orders  for  the  school,  with 
Kiung-Tu-Yuen,  a silk  merchant  with  whom  we  have  long  been  in  the 
habit  of  dealing.  He  is  a universal  favorite  with  foreigners,  understands 
dealing  with  the  Chinese  so  well,  and  is  60  obliging,  that  we  are  often 
glad  to  avail  ourselves  of  his  services,  in  procuring  articles  not  at  all  in  his 
line.  I found  he  had  removed  from  the  humble  building  he  has  occupied 
for  several  year's  past,  to  quite  a magnificent  one.  He  was  surrounded  by 
a number  of  his  merchant  friends,  who  seemed  to  be  feasting  with  him,  on 
the  occasion  of  his  getting  into  his  new  house.  As  he  came  to  the  door  to 
receive  my  orders,  many  of  these  old  merchants  followed  him  to  the  ver- 
andah ; like  their  host,  they  were  richly  attired  ; their  sedate  looks,  and 
long  pipes,  took  me  back  to  the  days  when  I used  so  deeply  to  enjoy  the 
wonders  of  the  Arabian  Nights,  and  some  of  the  very  personages  seemed 
before  me. 

On  my  return  I was  much  interested,  as  I often  am,  with  the  foreign 
children  and  their  Chinese  nurses.  The  Chinese  generally  are  very  fond 
of  children.  It  is  amusing,  sometimes,  to  see  a little  pet  rule  a whole 


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household  ; their  admiration  for  foreign  children  is  very  extravagant. 
Not  unfrequently,  when  they  see  one,  you  will  hear  them  express  them- 
selves somewhat  to  this  effect  : “Oh,  what  excellent  amusement  the  little 
thing  is,  good  to  smell,  auh  ! for  they  wash  it  every  day.  The  Chinese 
would  soon  kill  their  children  if  they  were  to  do  so.”  This  afternoon  I 
met  a nurse  with  an  exquisite  little  baby  girl  in  her  arms,  a perfect  little 
miniature  woman  in  the  fashion  of  her  attire  ; the  nurse  had  feet  not 
much  larger  than  her  baby  charge,  and  was  waving  it  along  weeping 
willow-fashion  ;*  one  moment  deeply  engaged  with  the  baby’s  prattle,  and 
the  next  looking  out  coquettishly  at  some  real  or  imaginary  personage.  A 
little  further  on  appeared  two  other  little  ones,  on  donkeys  handsomely 
caparisoned;  they  were  accompanied  by  such  devoted  attendants,  that 
they  scarce  seemed  to  need  to  think.  But  I looked  in  vain  for  the  joyous 
vivacity  often  so  charming  in  children;  and  as  their  sweet,  but  faint  and 
sickly  smile  met  my  gaze,  could  but  think  : poor  babes  ! and  do  your 
nabob  papas  think  their  gold  can  buy  for  you  purer  joys  than  that  free 
exercise  of  your  faculties,  which  children  so  truly  enjoy  in  their  native 
lands  ? Alas ! no,  the  sacrificers  at  Mammon’s  shrine,  like  the  worshippers 
of  the  true  God,  doubtless  only  seek  to  compensate  their  offspring,  as 
best  they  may,  for  the  absence  of  that  which  they  cannot  provide,  without 
sacrificing  the  joy  of  their  presence,  which  so  gladdens  their  own  banish- 
ment. As  we  approached  the  bridge,  quite  a number  of  Parsees  preceded 
us — according  to  the  poet, 

Those  slaves  of  fire,  who,  mom  and  even, 

Hail  their  Creator’s  dwelling-place 

Among  the  living  lights  of  heaven  ! 

They  crossed  the  bridge  at  the  same  time  I did,  and  one  of  their  number, 
it  seemed  to  me,  put  himself  alittle  out  of  his  way  to  salute  me.  His  man- 
ner was  so  respectful,  almost  reverential,  that  I suppose  I should  have 
followed  the  impulse  of  the  moment,  and  have  returned  his  salutation; 
but  I checked  myself,  and  acted  on  the  safer  principle,  of  never  returning 
any  uncalled  for  civility  from  a stranger.  Consequently,  I have  felt  some 
reproaches  of  conscience  for  my  prudence,  whenever  the  inoffensive  and 
kind-hearted  countenance  of  the  good  Parsee  has  since  arisen  to  mind. 
Something  about  these  descendants  of  the  ancient  Fire  Worshippers 
always  interests  me;  and  not  unfrequently,  when  I meet  them,  I find  my- 
self wondering  whether  they  have  any  temples  here,  and  many  like  sur- 
mises arise  to  mind.  I can’t  say  why  I have  never  satisfied  myself  by 
reading  or  inquiry.  The  Bishop,  according  to  his  custom  on  Tuesday, 
took  tea  with  us,  and  afterwards  had  Bible  class  with  the  girls. 

* The  Chinese  say,  the  motion  of  their  women,  with  bound  feet,  in  walking,  resembles  the 
graceful  waving  motion  of  the  willow  tree. 


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Wednesday,  22 d. — Attee,  the  widow  of  Tsung-Tsan,  one  of  the  old 
pupils  of  the  Boys-school,  who  recently  died  at  Fow-Chow,  came  to  see 
me  to-day,  to  ask  if  I could  give  her  the  place  of  Matron  in  the  Girls 
school  ; she  had  heard  that  Ting-Niang-Niang  was  to  give  it  up  at  the  end 
of  the  present  year.  After  a long  talk  with  her  on  the  subject  of  her 
duties  in  such  a situation,  she  burst  into  tears  of  genuine  feeling,  say- 
ing how  hard  she  felt  it  was  to  bear  her  husband’s  death,  the  more  so  as 
she  was  not  with  him  at  the  time.  And  then  there  was  so  much  to 
lament  in  his  not  having  a Chinese  doctor  ; he  had  severe  fever,  and 
they  should  have  given  him  something  to  bring  out  an  eruption  ; but  a 
foreign  doctor,  from  a foreign  ship,  came  and  gave  him  every  day  the 
very  same  kind  of  medicine,  which  prevented  said  eruption  from  coming 
out.  “ Ah,  Attee,”  I said,  ‘*  when  any  one  is  sick,  you  Chinese  think  our 
medicines  invaluable,  but  so  soon  as  anybody  dies  who  has  taken  them,  you 
say  that  foreign  medicine  killed  him.  Pray  how  is  it  that  people  ever  die 
after  taking  the  Chinese  ?”  She  had  nothing  to  say  to  this,  but  with  a 
multitude  of  compliments,  took  her  leave,  pronouncing  me  an  altogether 
upright  person  in  being  able  to  appreciate  her  claims  to  the  situation  she 
wanted.  In  the  evening  it  was  rainy,  but  we  attended  the  prayer  meet- 
ing at  the  Bishop’s  ; he,  as  usual,  conducted  it. 

Oct.  24 th. — After  Morning  Prayers,  called  on  the  Bishop  ; found  him 
looking  poorly,  having  had  a slight  attack  of  a paralytic  character.  On 
my  return,  Mrs.  Bridgman  called  on  business  about  the  school  ; we  talked 
of  mutual  experiences,  and  no  doubt  strengthened  each  other’s  hearts  and 
hands  in  the  good  work.  I was  quite  entertained,  to-day,  at  the  childish 
love  of  bright  colors,  evinced  by  some  of  my  little  charge.  The  Matron 
proposed  that  I should  have  a pretty  pattern  of  deep  pink  chintz,  sent 
from  home  to  the  school,  made  into  drawers  for  nine  of  the  little  ones, 
with  a facing  and  dress  of  dark  blue  ; she  thought  it  would  be  exceedingly 
beautiful,  and  quite  according  to  custom  for  them  to  wear  it.  Upon  my 
consenting,  they  clapped  their  hands,  and  began  talking  of  Christmas. 
The  Chinese  never  use  very  bright,  or  variously  colored  material,  as  for 
instance  our  chintzes,  about  their  dress,  except  for  lining,  or  a wadded 
under-garment,  which  may  sometimes  be  seen,  when  heat,  or  convenience, 
induces  them  to  throw  off  the  outer  one.  I have  been  amused  at  the 
gravity  with  which  one  of  their  moralists,  in  a work  combining  morals  and 
the  proprieties  of  life — the  “ Kanding-Kong-Wo  ” — warns  them  against 
the  impropriety  of  wearing  foreign  flowered  cloths.  The  same  volume, 
however,  contained  some  such  excellent  maxims  on  these  subjects,  that 
I not  unfrequently  find  myself  quoting  them  for  the  benefit  of  our  girls. 
In  the  afternoon  perceived  Seur-Yuen  and  her  little  sister,  Chae-Chae,  in 
high  spirits,  escorting  some  one  to  the  gate,  who  proved  to  be  their  mother; 
she  does  not  very  often  come  here,  though  in  other  ways  she  does  not  fail  to 
evince  her  interest  in  her  children.  Ah,  I thought,  as  I saw  her  depart, 


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this  visit  is  no  doubt  to  give  Seur-Yuen  some  model  ideas  on  the  subject  of 
her  trousseau.  In  the  evening,  as  the  Bishop  was  so  unwell,  we  went  in  with 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Syle,  to  sit  with  him.  Dr.  Williams  of  Canton,  at  present 
visiting  Shanghai,  is  staying  there.  On  Mr.  Syles  speaking  of  having  driven 
out  multitudes  of  sparrows,  who  have  seen  fit  to  build  their  nests  in  the 
Church  in  the  city,  Dr.  W.  remarked  he  was  not  so  complaisant  to  the 
sparrows,  as  the  Portuguese  in  Macon,  who  in  building  their  houses  form 
holes  all  around  them,  near  the  top,  for  the  birds  to  build  their  nests  in. 
I thought  they  probably  saved  their  buildings  by  doing  so,  for  no  doubt 
our  houses  are  very  much  injured  by  the  quantity  of  birds  around  them. 
If  the  Chinese  were  so  much  put  to  it  for  food,  as  we  sometimes  give  them 
credit  for,  they  would  aim  at  capturing  some  of  them  for  that  purpose;  as 
it  is,  they  seem  quite  content  to  let  their  pet  cats  fatten  on  them.  Some  of 
the  servants  in  our  employment  were  very  much  astonished  at  one  of  the 
Navy  officers,  a summer  or  two  ago,  who  used  to  amuse  himself  shooting 
three  hundred  an  hour. 

Sat.  25th. — Seur-Yuen  came  to  my  room  this  morning  before  prayers, 
to  repeat  her  verses  in  daily  food,  and  to  read  her  chapter  in  the  Bible. 
It  chanced  to  be  the  Fifth  of  Revelations  and  she  read  feelingly.  As  she 
closed  the  book,  the  sweet,  rich  notes  of  the  New  Song,  to  Him  who  hath 
redeemed  us  out  of  every  kindred,  and  tongue,  and  people,  and  nation,  still 
lingering  in  my  ear,  I wondered  how  much  of  it  she  could  understand  or 
appreciate.  She  laid  aside  her  book,  and,  iD  her  quiet  way,  began  telling 
of  several  changes  she  thought  expedient  to  make  in  the  preparations  for 
her  approaching  marriage,  which  I readily  attributed  to  the  influence  of 
her  mother’s  visit  of  yesterday  ; however,  they  seemed  sensible  and 
reasonable. 

Sunday,  26 th. — Not  well,  and  did  not  go  to  Church  this  morning.  I 
proposed,  while  others  were  at  Church,  to  look  over  the  exercises  for  the 
Day  school,  and  for  the  afternoon;  but  a shelf  of  agreeable  books  were  at 
hand,  which  my  thirsty  soul  prompted  me  to  lay  hold  of,  and  very  soon  I 
was  entirely  forgetful  of  all  the  knowledge  Chinese  hieroglyphics  are  ca- 
pable of  conveying  to  heathen  minds.  And  when  the  Bishop  kindly 
called  after  service,  the  past  hour  seemed  to  have  flown  like  a dream.  In 
the  afternoon,  after  the  girls  got  through  with  their  exercises,  I gave  the 
elder  ones  leave  to  go  with  Ting-Niang-Niang  to  the  Chapel  to  witness 
the  marriage  of  a gentleman  from  the  Yang-Kiang-Pang,  to  a young  lady 
recently  from  California  ; Mr.  Syle  performed  the  ceremony.  I lent  a 
Prayer  Book  a piece  to  the  half  dozen  girls  who  understood  something  of 
English,  and  with  it  open  at  the  Marriage  Service,  they  set  out  highly 
delighted. 

Monday , 27 th. — When  the  Bishop  called  in  the  course  of  the  day,  I 
asked  him  if  he  could  send  me  any  satisfactory  article  about  the  Parsees 
to  read  ; he  thought  he  could.  Accordingly,  after  tea  he  sent  me  the 
Tenth  volume  of  the  Chinese  Repository,  from  which  1 gathered  the  follow- 


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ing  interesting  particulars,  -which  it  may  be  well  to  record,  as  there  may 
be  some  who  feel  an  interest  similar  to  my  own  in  this  singular  people. 

The  author  of  the  article  referred  to  says  : “ Always  we  have  found 
them  kind,  affable,  generous,  and  ready  to  communicate  information 
respecting  their  nation.  I believe  the  experience  of  those  who  have  had 
intercourse  with  them  in  Shanghai,  will  correspond  with  this  statement. 
They  are  very  liberal  in  their  contributions  to  all  good  works.  From  so 
early  a period  as  362  years  B.  C.,  these  followers  of  Zoroaster  have 
been  obliged  to  flee  from  their  homes  for  the  sake  of  their  religion, 
the  tenets  of  which  seem  harmless  in  the  extreme.  The  Mahomedans 
have  since  kept  up  the  persecution,  one  of  their  struggles  with  whom 
Moore  celebrates  in  his  Lallah  Rookh.  The  Parsees  are  now  widely  spread 
through  India  and  China,  in  search  of  the  means  of  a livelihood.  They 
never  follow  any  trade  ; are  for  the  most  part  merchants,  and  servants 
of  merchants.  Believing  the  sun  and  principal  luminaries  to  be  the  abode 
of  the  invisible  deity,  they  turn  their  faces  towards  them  during  their  de- 
votions. They  consecrate  fire,  and  preserve  it  carefully  in  their  temples.” 

Friday,  Oct.  31  st. — I went  this  afternoon  to  visit  some  of  my  Chinese 
friends.  First  to  Kiung-Kiung  ; was  received  by  her  and  her  sister-in- 
law  in  their  guest  hall.  They  seemed  full  of  Seur-Yuen’s  marriage. 
Asked  when  it  would  take  place  ; thinking  of  our  months,  I replied,  the 
19th  day  of  the  12th  month  ; they  immediately  corrected  me,  and  said 
the  22d  day  of  the  11th  month,  shewing  they  knew  quite  as  much  as  I 
could  tell  them  about  the  matter.  K-K.  asked  with  eager  interest,  Are 
all  her  quilts  ready?  The  younger  Mrs.  Wong  inquired  if  Seur-Yuen 
would  go  home  to  her  mother  before  her  marriage.  I knew  the  Bishop 
had  refused  his  consent  for  her  to  do  so,  and  told  them  no,  she  would  go 
from  the  school  to  the  chapel  as  the  other  girls  had.  K-K.  remarked  that 
her  mother  objected  grievously  to  her  doing  so.  I felt  little  inclined  to 
discuss  the  matter  with  her,  but  was  quite  interested  to  know  why  the 
mother  should  lay  such  stress  on  giving  her  a feast  for  several  days  before 
her  marriage;  and,  thus  musing,  took  my  leave  of  them,  and  bent  my  steps 
to  the  dwelling  of  Mr.  Sy-Soong,  a Christian  Chinese  gentleman  in  some 
profitable  employment  in  the  foreign  community,  and  every  token  of  pros- 
perity surrounds  him;  his  present  dwelling  is  not  far  from  Chai’s,  and,  oh  ! 
if  there  be  in  our  Churches  any  who  doubt  the  elevating  effects  of  the  mis- 
sionary work  on  the  Chinese,  what  pleasure  their  company  would  have 
afforded  me  on  the  occasion  of  this  visit ! The  w'ife  of  Mr.  Sy-Soong,  and 
her  intimate  friend  Kit,  as  we  generally  call  her,  were  educated  by  Miss 
Aldersey,  who  now  has  a flourishing  missionary  school  at  Ning-Po.  I 
have  often  listened  with  thrilling  interest  to  the  account  of  Mrs.  Medhurst 
and  other  missionary  friends,  of  their  flight  from  their  heathen  home  and 
friends  on  the  island  of  Java,  to  Miss  A.,  that  under  her  protection  they 
might  escape  a heathen  marriage,  and  enjoy,  unmolested,  the  privileges  of 
the  Christian  religion.  Kit  saw  me  coming,  and  with  almost  a school-girl  s 


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vivacity  and  warm-heartedness,  ran  out  to  meet  and  to  welcome  me.  As  I 
entered  the  house  in  the  guest  hall,  I met  Ah-wing,  recently  from  the 
U.  S.,  a Chinaman  educated  by  the  A.  B.  C.  F.  M.  With  quite  an 
American  air  he  saluted  me  ; regretted  that  he  had  forgotten  my  name. 
Kit  then  conducted  me  to  Attee’s  (Mrs.  Sy-Soong)  nice  parlor,  in 
which  was  comfortably  arranged  quite  a collection  of  foreign  and  Chinese 
furniture.  Most  conspicuous  was  a very  nice  organ,  with  which  the  good 
man  accompanies  himself  in  singing  the  songs  of  Zion.  In  a very  little 
while,  as  at  Kiung-Kiung’s,  the  subject  of  Seur-Yuen’s  marriage  was  in- 
troduced, and  Kit  asked  if  we  meant  to  consent  to  her  going  to  her  mother 
a day  or  two  before.  I said  no,  and  inquired  whether  she  knew  why  the 
mother  so  much  wished  it;  she  did  not,  but  asked,  if  she  selected  a Chris- 
tian family  in  which  to  take  up  her  abode  for  the  time,  whether  we  would  con- 
sent. “Ah,  Kit,”  I said,  “ do  you  think  the  individual  you  speak  of  would 
have  strength  and  decision  of  character  enough  to  put  a stop  to  any  improp- 
er measure  that  self-willed  woman  might  see  fit  to  propose  ? Do  you  think 
his  Christian  discernment  is  so  clear  that  he  would  immediately  perceive 
what  is  objectionable  ?”  She  looked  distressed  and  anxious  as  she  replied, 
“ Alas  ! no,  he  has,  at  the  importunity  of  a kinswoman,  placed  in  his 
guest  hall  an  incense  vase,  the  very  symbol  of  a heathen  household.  I 
have  entreated  him  to  remove  it,  until  I believe  it  offends  him  for  me  to 
allude  to  it;  he  asked  why  I should  so  let  it  distress  me.  I could  not  sup- 
pose he  meant  to  make  an  improper  use  of  it.”  Attee  added  : “ I told 
him,  ‘You  may  not,  but  it  is  a continual  cause  of  offence  and  a stumbling- 
block  to  others.’  ” Ah-Wing  told  me  he  had  been  wishing  to  visit  the 
school,  and  asked  if  I would  take  him  over  it  ; I regretted  I could  not 
gratify  him  ; but  the  girls  were  so  modest  that  I thought  it  would  distress 
them  for  me  to  do  so.  I then  asked  Attee  and  Kit  their  views  on  the  sub- 
ject. They  said  they  never  objected  to  associating  with  Christian  gentlemen 
on  social  and  friendly  terms.  “ But,”  said  Kit,  “ when  merchants,  or  other 
heathen  men  call  to  see  Attee’s  husband,  she  always  retires.”  Ah-Wing 
said  when  he  was  in  the  U.  S.  he  frequently  visited  the  young  ladies’  semi- 
naries, and  they  did  not  object;  he  thought  that  they  liked  it.  I could  not 
help  smiling,  thinking  they  probably  aimed  at  gratifying  their  curiosity  in 
liking  to  see  him.  “ And  you  liked  the  manners  and  customs  of  the  women 
in  the  D.  S.  ?”  I asked.  “ Oh,  yes.”  “ And  having  returned  to  China,  how 
is  it  ? Are  you  diligently  seeking  for  a young  lady  with  bound  feet  for  a 
wife? — one  who  must  stay  at  home  because  she  can’t  walk  ?”  “No,  indeed,” 
he  said;  he  wished  his  wife  to  be  able  to  run  with  him  if  occasion  occurred. 
Attee  said  indignantly  : “ How  can  this  cruel  custom  be  abolished,  when 
Christian  women,  by  binding  their  own  and  their  children’s  feet,  are  handing 
it  down  to  future  generations  ?”  Ah-Wing  said,  putting  aside  religion,  the 
barbarism  and  cruelty  of  it  were  so  atrocious.  Ah!  Ab-Wing,  I 
thought,  Attee’s  is  the  stronger  principle,  and,  though  for  awhile  baffled, 
must  finally  prevail. 


352  Expedition  to  the  Nvjer. 

EXPEDITION  TO  THE  NIGER. 

The  following  correspondence,  which  has  been  several  weeks 
in  type,  will  be  found  to  contain  many  interesting  statements: 

Washington,  Feb.  4th,  1857. 

Dear  Sir  : — Permit  me  to  submit  a few  brief  statements  in  reference  to 
the  proposed  exploration  of  the  Niger. 

Its  importance  to  science,  and  especially  to  general  history,  is  too  obvious 
to  require  comment.  The  zoology,  botany,  and  geology  even  of  Western 
Africa  are  but  imperfectly  known,  and  we  may  expect  a transition  to  fields 
of  great  interest,  as  we  proceed  into  the  interior.  So  far  as  plants  and 
birds  are  concerned,  this  transition  is  distinctly  marked  at  Ilorrin,  about 
two  hundred  miles  from  the  slave  coast. 

I have  seen  many  natives  from  distant  parts  of  Sudan — as  Sangano, 
Bambarra,  Hausa,  Burnu,  and  Cobbe — and  especially  from  the  countries 
east  of  the  Niger.  They  all  agree  in  stating  that  these  regions  generally 
are  elevated,  nearly  free  from  forests,  well  watered,  productive,  and  popu- 
lous. Yoruba,  and  the  adjacent  kingdoms  which  I have  seen,  are  truly  a 
beautiful  and  delightful  country.  Nothing  has  surprised  me  more  than 
the  extent  of  some  African  towns.  The  city  of  Abbeokuta,  which  we 
measured  with  a perambulator,  is  about  four  miles  in  length,  and  little  less 
than  twelve  miles  in  circuit.  Ibaddau,  Ilorrin,  and  from  report,  Ileshah 
and  Ohwah,  are  still  larger.  We  are  acquainted  with  about  a dozen  other 
towns  not  much  inferior  to  these,  and  we  have  heard  of  others. 

The  traditions,  mythology,  and  customs  of  the  people  point  to  the  East. 
In  Yoruba  they  have  three  principal  gods,  and  the  serpent  symbol  is  com- 
mon on  the  doors  of  their  temples.  Their  Iboni  institution,  a sort  of  Free- 
masonry, must  be  very  ancient. 

My  Yoruba  vocabulary  now  extends  to  more  than  ten  thousand  words, 
most  of  which  are  derived,  in  one  way  or  another,  from  about  one  hundred 
and  twenty  primitive  verbs,  and  a few  hundred  primitive  nouns.  We  find 
many  curious  coincidences  between  these  primitive  words  and  those  of 
several  ancient  languages.  For  instance,  in  Yoruba,  sufe,  to  whistle,  (of 
Arab  sifr;)  and  again,  luwe,  to  bathe,  in  Fellatah,  loto  ef,  the  Greek  luo 
and  Latin  lavo. 

I have  more  than  a thousand  Fellatah  words,  in  about  three  hundred 
sentences.  The  grammar  of  that  language  points  to  an  origin  beyond  the 
boundaries  of  Africa;  but  that  of  Yoruba  is  purely  African. 

The  Fellatahs  (properly  Puloh)  affirm  that  their  ancestors  were  formerly 
white  men ; and  most  of  them,  from  the  Senegal  to  Burnu,  exhibit  unmis- 
takable evidences  of  a Caucasian  origin. 

The  celebrated  Aggra  beads,  which  are  dug  from  the  earth  in  Yoruba 
and  Juku,  appear  to  me  identical  in  form  and  quality  with  the  bluish  beads 
on  the  mummies  in  the  British  Museum. 


Expedition  to  the  Niger. 


353 


I would  here  refer  to  the  curious  extract  from  the  Sultan  Bello’s  book, 
as  given  in  the  Appendix  to  Denham  and  Clapperton’s  Travels. 

These  facts  are  indications  of  the  manner  in  which  we  are  to  account 
for  the  degree  of  civilization  which  exists  in  Sudan,  and  which,  according 
to  the  recent  reports  of  Dr.  Livingstone,  is  found  among  the  central  nations 
of  the  continent  far  south  of  the  line.  It  seems  thar  we  have  been  mis- 
taken in  regard  to  the  extent  of  African  barbarism.  According  to  the 
natives  of  the  country,  the  kingdom  of  Yoruba  is  the  least  civilized  of  all  the 
nations  which  wre,  as  they,  refer  to  Sudan.  And  yet  in  Yoruba  they  smelt  and 
work  iron  with  some  skill,  and  are  acquainted  with  many  little  arts,  as 
weaving,  dyeing,  soap-making,  and  the  manufacture  of  clothing,  saddles, 
&c.  The  dress,  and  the  houses,  and  the  people  are  similar  to  those  of  the 
Moros.  Many  people  at  Ilorrin  can  read  and  write  Arabic.  I was  sur- 
prised to  see  great  quantities  of  writing-paper  for  sale  in  the  markets,  to- 
gether with  ink,  ink-stands,  and  ready-made  pens,  which  they  call  calamo. 
There  are  three  towns  in  Nufe  where  they  manufacture  glass,  one  of  which 
is  west  of  the  Niger. 

Heretofore  all  these  curious  facts,  and  probably  others  of  still  greater 
interest,  have  been  almost  concealed  from  the  civilized  world.  But  I trust 
that  the  time  has  come  around  when  these  distant  countries  shall  be  better 
known.  The  people  themselves  desire  intercourse  with  white  men  ; partly 
for  the  sake  of  receiving  our  cloth,  tobacco,  and  other  merchandise,  in  re- 
turn for  their  gold,  ivory,  gums,  and  palm  oil;  and  partly,  as  some  have 
said,  because  they  wish  to  become  acquainted  with  our  knowledge,  which 
they  regard  as  the  secret  of  our  rumored  greatness. 

There  is  probably  no  country  in  which  civilized  philanthropy  may  effect 
so  much  as  in  Central  Africa.  The  people  generally  acknowledge  their 
ignorance,  and  express  a desire  to  improve.  The  physical  condition  of 
their  country,  denuded  of  its  primeval  forests  by  long-continued  cultiva- 
tion, and  the  subsequent  annual  burning  of  the  grass  ; and  their  social  con- 
dition, crowded  as  they  are  in  large  towns,  and  divided  into  mutually  de- 
pendent classes  of  farmers,  artisans,  and  graziers,  and,  in  brief,  the  gene- 
ral condition  of  fhe  country  and  people,  almost  preclude  the  possibility  of 
a retrograde  to  deeper  barbarism.  Necessity,  the  greatest  civilizer,  has 
laid  her  hand  on  these  nations,  and  their  onward  progress  is  demanded  by 
the  laws  of  physical  and  moral  nature. 

At  present  our  best  information  in  regard  to  Central  Africa  falls  on  the 
public  mind  like  vague  rumors.  An  exploration  of  the  Niger  would  con- 
vert these  rumors  into  authentic  facts,  and  the  result  might  be  a traffic 
with  that  country  which  would  bring  in  immense  blessings  upon  the  people. 

It  is  very  possible  that  a single  voyage  up  the  Niger  wrould  not  be  profit- 
able. The  commercial  resources  of  the  country  are  not  accumulated  on 
the  river,  but  in  the  large  towns  on  the  caravan  routes  to  the  Mediterranean 
and  to  the  Atlantic.  To  divert  this  traffic  to  its  natural  channel,  and  to 
develop  the  resources  of  the  country,  we  must  establish  permanent  trad- 


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To  the  Committee  on  Commerce,  H.  R 


ing  houses  on  the  Niger  and  its  branches.  The  traffic  at  these  points 
would  gradually  increase,  till  the  laborious  and  expensive  caravan  trade 
would  be  broken  up,  and  the  Niger  would  become  the  grand  highway  for  all 
the  imports  and  exports  of  Sudan.  Respectfully,  yours, 

T.  J.  Bowen. 


Dr.  Joseph  Henry, 

Chairman  of  Committee  to  Promote 
E iploration  of  the  Niger. 


TO  THE  COMMITTEE  ON  COMMERCE,  H.  R. 

Washington,  Feb.  4 th,  1857. 

Dear  Sir  : — Your  note  of  yesterday  has  been  brought  in  this  morning, 
and  I proceed  at  once  to  answer  your  inquiries. 

The  extensive  country  of  Sudan,  or  Central  Africa,  lying  on  both  sides 
of  the  Niger,  is  very  different  in  most  respects  from  Western  Africa  or 
Guinea.  The  surface  of  the  country  is  generally  undulating,  the  soil  more 
or  less  productive,  the  streams  numerous,  clear,  and  rocky,  and  the  scenery 
beautiful.  Most  of  the  country  is  open  and  grassy,  with  scattering  trees, 
which  give  it  very  much  the  appearance  of  the  muskeet  prairies  in  Western 
Texas. 

So  far  as  I have  seen  and  heard  from  native  travellers,  there  are  no 
chains  of  mountains  of  considerable  length  ; but  short  chains  and  patches 
of  mountainous  hills  are  common  in  some  districts,  and  we  frequently  meet 
with  isolated  hills,  some  of  which  are  immense  masses  of  granite,  arising 
abruptly  from  the  plain.  The  elevation  of  the  land,  as  we  proceed  from 
the  coast,  is  gradual,  so  as  to  be  favorable  to  the  opening  of  roads,  and  yet 
so  rapid,  that  Captain  Clapperton  saw  frost  and  ice  in  the  Hausa  country, 
within  twelve  degrees  of  the  equator.  The  Puloh  (or  Fellatah)  people, 
who  inhabit  that  country,  have  told  me  of  ice,  which  they  call  galada. 
Wheat  is  a common  crop  on  the  table-lands  of  Hausa  and  Kamke  (or 
Burnu). 

The  people  of  Sudan  are  of  two  classes,  called  in  that  country  “black 
men”  and  “ red  men.”  The  latter  may  be  described  as  woolly-headed  In- 
dians. They  are  numerous  on  both  sides  of  the  Niger,  amounting  perhaps 
in  all  to  twenty  or  thirty  millions.  Some  of  them,  as  the  Pulohs,  are  Mo- 
hammedans, but  others,  mentioned  by  Caille,  like  many  of  the  blacks  in 
Sudan,  are  heathen.  Central  Africa  includes  numerous  kingdoms,  most 
of  which  acknowledge  the  authority  of  the  Puloh  Emperor,  who  resides 
at  Sokoto.  These  countries  are  generally  populous.  Some  of  their  nu- 
merous towns  are  very  extensive,  but  we  can  scarcely  make  a satisfactory 
conjecture  as  to  the  number  of  inhabitants. 

Abbeokuta,  about  sixty  miles  from  the  sea,  in  the  little  kingdom  of  Eg- 


To  the  Committee  on  Commerce , H.  R. 


355 


ba,  has  been  measured.  It  is  nearly  four  miles  in  length,  from  one-and-a- 
half  to  three  miles  in  breadth,  and  perhaps  twelve  miles  in  circuit.  Our 
estimates  of  the  population  vary  from  sixty  thousand  to  one  hundred  thou- 
sand. Between  Abbeokuta  and  the  Niger — that  is,  within  a distance  of 
one  hundred  and  sixty  miles — there  are  more  than  a dozen  large  towns, 
some  of  which  are  more  populous  than  Abbeokuta.  The  greatest  of  these 
in  reputation,  if  not  in  size,  is  Ilorrin,  the  capital  of  a little  Puloh  king- 
dom of  the  same  name.  Here  are  many  red  or  light-colored  people,  and 
thousands  of  men  who  can  read  and  write  Arabic,  the  only  kind  of  writing 
known  in  Sudan.  Large  towns  are  found  in  Barba  (or  Borghoo,)  Nufe, 
Jakobu,  Hausa,  Kanike,  and  various  other  kingdoms.  But  according  to 
the  people  of  Ilorrin,  the  largest  of  all  African  towns  is  Ohwoh,  six  days’ 
journey — say  one  hundred  miles — beyond  the  Niger.  We  have  not  yet 
been  able  to  visit  this  town,  owing  to  the  pressure  of  other  business. 

The  domestic  animals  are  the  same  as  our  own  ; a fine  breed  of  cattle, 
two  kinds  of  sheep,  the  bearded  ram  being  peculiar  to  that  country,  goats, 
hogs,  horses,  asses,  &c.  Some  of  the  horses  brought  to  Ilorrin  by  the 
Moors  and  Arabs  have  sold,  as  I am  assured,  for  one  thousand  dollars,  but 
the  price  of  a pony  varies  from  fifteen  to  thirty  dollars. 

The  Sudanese  are  not  an  indolent  people.  They  rise  early,  and  their 
daily  markets  are  stocked  with  provisions,  animals,  and  all  other  articles 
known  in  the  country.  Another  great  branch  of  industry  in  Sudan  is 
traffic.  In  my  first  journey  to  Ilorrin  I travelled  with  a caravan  of  traders, 
which  could  not  have  numbered  much  less  than  three  thousand  persons. 
Large  caravans  are  constantly  arriving  at  Ilorrin  from  all  directions,  and 
the  same  is  going  on  at  all  the  other  great  centres  of  Central  African 
trade.  Their  merchandise  consists  of  innumerable  things  provided  in  the 
country,  from  the  simple  water  gourd  to  the  large  elephant’s  tooth,  which 
it  requires  two  men  to  carry  ; and  of  many  articles  from  Europe  and 
America,  from  the  tobacco-pipe  to  the  piece  of  red  velvet  worth  sixty 
dollars.  Some  of  the  principal  exports  from  Sudan,  if  the  trade  were 
opened,  would  be  gold,  ivory,  gums,  palm-oil,  vegetable  butter,  hides,  cin- 
namon, and  indigo  of  unrivalled  quality.  Some  of  the  imports  would  be 
various  kinds  of  cloth,  blankets,  felt  hats,  coral  beads  and  other  ornaments, 
tobacco,  which  is  used  by  everybody  male  and  female,  guns  and  gunpow- 
der. All  the  millions  of  Central  Africa  desire  to  buy  something,  and 
all,  by  one  means  or  another,  could  pay  for  it. 

As  the  barbarians  of  Guinea  derive  great  profit  from  the  trade,  they  are 
anxious  to  preserve  it,  not  only  by  keeping  the  Sudanese  away  from  the 
coast,  but  by  preventing  white  men  from  entering  Sudan.  When  I at- 
tempted to  reach  the  interior  from  Liberia,  in  1850,  I met  with  much 
trouble  from  this  jealousy,  and  was  finally  compelled  to  return,  after  pene- 
trating the  country  to  a distance  of  ninety  miles.  This  double  fraud  upon 
commerce  injures  both  the  Central  African  and  the  white  man,  while  it  is 


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Intelligence. 


really  no  advantage  to  the  Guinea  man,  whose  debauchery  and  barbarism 
increase  with  the  increase  of  his  wealth. 

We  may  hope  that  before  many  years  the  commerce  of  Central  Africa 
will  be  diverted  from  the  paths  of  the  desert  and  the  forests  of  Guinea  to 
its  apparently  natural  outlet,  the  Niger.  If  this,  or  something  analogous, 
cannot  be  done,  one  of  the  finest  countries  within  the  tropics  must  still  re- 
main cut  off  from  the  civilized  world  without  a development  of  its  great 
natural  resources. 

It  is  still  a problem,  however,  whether  the  Niger  can  be  made  available 
for  this  purpose.  Perhaps  its  navigation  may  be  rendered  impossible  by 
rapids  ; or  the  climate  may  be  fatal  to  white  men  ; or  the  people  might  rob 
and  murder  our  traders  ; or  the  productions  of  the  country  may  not  be 
worth  the  cost  of  getting  at  them.  All  these  are  questions  which  nothing 
but  facts  can  decide.  Truly  yours, 

T.  J.  BoweN. 

Hon.  E.  B.  Washburn. 


INTELLIGENCE. 

Return  of  Btshop  Booive  to  the  United  States. — Recent 
advices  from  Shanghai  inform  us  that  Bishop  Boone,  in  conse- 
quence of  entire  prostration  of  health,  had  determined,  under 
advice  of  his  physician,  to  return  to  this  country.  He  ex- 
pected to  leave  Shanghai  about  the  15th  of  May,  in  the  ship 
Golden  West.  The  Bishop  feels  deeply  the  trial  which  the 
necessity  imposes  ; while,  at  the  same  time,  there  is  no  reason 
to  doubt  its  urgency,  if  he  would  hope  hereafter  to  labor  in  the 
field  to  which  he  has  devoted  himself. 


SLknomlcitgmcnts. 


FOREIGN  MISSIONS. 

The  Treasurer  of  the  Foreign  Committee  ac- 
knowledges the  receipt  of  the  following 
sums,  from  May  15  to  June  15,  1857  : — 


fHaine. 

Augusta. — St.  Mark’s 15  00 

Gardiner — Christ 50  00 

“ “ a class  in  S.S. 

for  Mrs.  Thomson 2 00 

Portland — St.  Luke’s 1 00  68  00 

Urrmont 

Windsor — T.  Wilson,  to  aid  in 

rebuilding  Mt.  Vaughan...  1 00 

fHassarf)usctt0. 

Dorchester — St.  Mary’s,  S.  S. 

for  Mrs.  Thomson,  Af 5 00 

Lowell — St.  Ann’s,  for  Af  25  00 

Millville— St.  John’s 22  00  52  00 

BfjobfjlEalanb. 

East  Greenwich  — St.  Luke’s, 

Epiphany  col 14  00 


Crompton — St.  Philip’s 1 00 

MiddUtown—  Holy  Cross  ....  2 00 

North  Portsmouth. — St.  Paul’s..  5 25 
South  Portsmouth — St.  Mary’s,  3 00 
Providence — St.  John’s,  momh- 
ly  collection,  of  which  $3 

for  Af.  32  55 

Woonsocket — St.  James,  Af . . . . 2 00 

Connecticut. 

Essex — St  John’s 8 00 

Fair  Ha\en — St.  James’s  7 00 

MU  ford— St.  Peter’s,  Rev.  J.  D. 

Carder  . 10  36 

New  Haven — col.  at  meet’g 
of  Clerical  Ass’n  of  New 

Haven  9 79 

Norwich — Rev.  B.  H Paddock, 

ed.  child.  Af 20  00 

Portland—  Trinity 15  00 

Salisbury — St.  John’s  12  00 

Say  brook — (Old)  Grace,  in  ans. 

to  app.  Af. 6 33 


59  80 


Acknowledgments. 


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Stratford—  Christ,  for  re  build- 
ing Mt.  Vaughan,  $30  ; for 
Mrs.  Thomson,  $2;  S.  8. 
ann’l  col.,  ed.  “John  Pad- 
dock.” Af.  $25  • general, 

$82  28 139  28  227  76 

Web)*®  orft. 


Ameni*— St.  Thomas,  Miss.  M. 

Hitchcock,  Af. 1 00 

Bay  Ridge — Christ,  Af.  & Chi- 
na, $182  85  ; add’l,  $12  .194  85 

Clifton , S.  7.— St.  John’s.  Whit 

Sunday  col  71  75 

Copake. — St.  Johns* 15  35 

Fort  Edward — St.  James*  The 
contribution  of  $16  05  in 
April  No.,  credited  to  the 
neighboring  par’h  of  Sandy 
Hill,  nhoulri  have  been  en- 
tered to  credit  of  St.  James, 

Fort  Edward  

*Goshen— St.  .lames*. 

Newtown . L-  /.  — St.  James  ...  16  81 
New- York—  St.  Marks.  Whit- 
suntide col  , $100  ; China  <fc 

Africa.  % each,  $20 120  00 

Cash  % 5 00 

Trinity,  Mrs  L.,  $50 ; col’n. 

$32  90 82  90 

do.,  Corporation  annual 
grant  towards  support  of 

African  Episcopate 250  00 

Trinity  Chanel,  Af.  236  45 

St.  John's  Chapel,  Af 54  07 

St.  Paul’s,  do  65  42 

Mrs.  Bedell,  sen.,  for  Bread 
Fund  of  Athens  Mission. . . 65  42 
L.  H.  Mills,  rep  Mt  Vaughan  3 00 
Rev.  H D.  Ward’s  Young 

Ladies’ Institute 30  00 

Christ.  S.  S.  Miss.  Soc.,  re- 
building Mi.  Vaughan 50  00 

Pleasant  Valley — St.  Paul’s ... . 1 50 

Scarsdale — St  James  the  Less  . 15  00 

Tarrytown — Christ  32  31 

Yonkers— *t  John's,  a lady,  for 

Mrs  Thomson  5 00 

White  Plains  — Grace,  to  aid  in 
repairing  losses  bv  fire,  Af., 

$36  70  ; Do.,  Dr.  J.  D. 

Trask, $2  38  70  1115  11 

OTestcrn  Ncfo-gorfc. 

Albion — Christ 2 50 

Avon — Zion,  3 S,,  for  Af 15  00 

Aurora — St  Paul’s  3 26 

Do  do  to  aid  in  rep’g 

Mt  Vaughan  10  36 

Canandaigua — St.  John’s 21  00 

Con  lan  do  ale. — Grace 1 25 

Catharine— St.  John’s 4 00 

Dan8ville — St  Peier’s  12  77 

Ellicottville—Si.  John’s,  Af  . . . 5 58 

Fulton-  Zion  3 00 

Fridonin— Trinity  4 00 

Geneva— Trinity,  in  ans  to  ap- 
peal. $2  ; S S.  for  Af  $6  21 ; 

Infant  school,  for  Af.  $5  13  13  34 
do  * M.  A.  R.,”  for  Rev. Mr, 


Hoffman , Africa 40  00 

Havana— St.  Paul’s 3 60 


Hamnondsport  — St.  James*....  4 00 

Holland  Patent  —St  Paul’s 3 00 

Horne llsville — Christ 7 69 

Iihara — St  John’s  a member, 

Ea  t off*.,  for  Mrs.  Thomson 
Af,  $10  ;S.  S..  for  Af.,  $15  25  00 

Jamestown — St.  Luke’s 6 69 

Lochport — Grace,  Af 1 00 

McLean — Zion 1 00 

Mount  Morris — St.  John’s,  for 

for  school  in  China 25  00 

A member,  for  Mrs  Thomson 

$25  ; China  $50  75  00 

Manlius — Christ,  Af  6 00 

New  Berlin— St.  Andrew’s 10  00 

Oswego — Christ.  Af,  $2  ; Chi- 
na, $2 4 00 

Oxford — Misses  Van  Wagenen, 

ed.  W.  H.  DeLancey,  Af. ..  20  00 

Pittsford — Christ.  Af 6 50 

Rochester— Trinity,  $31  50  and 

$21  52  50 

Rome—  Zion 10  00 

Syracuse — St.  James,  for  Mount 

Vaughan,  Af  — 3 16 

Utica — Trinity,  $26  85;  S.  S. 

for  Africa,  $5  48  32  33 

Calvary 5 00 

Grace,  $13  71  and  $19  32  71 

Waterloo  — St.  Paul’s,  in  ans. 

app.  Mt.  Vaughan  11  68 

Whitestown — St.  John’s  4 00  485  92 

Ncfc)-3frsfg. 

Elizabeth— Christ 50  00 

Haddovfield — Grace,  Miss  Soc., 
to  aid  in  lepairing  losses  by 
fire  at  Mt.  Vaughan.  Af  . . 25  00 
Mount  Holly  — St.  Andrew’s, 

Fem.  Miss.  Soc  , $10  ; S.  S. 

Orph.  Asy.,  C.  P.,  $6  50  . . 16  50 


Princeton  — Trinity,  several 
members  for  chapel  at  Hoff- 
man Station,  Af— W W. 

Sisty,  5c;  Mary  Freeman, 

5 'c  ; M ary  Cra-h,  $2  ; Jas. 

Paul,  25c;  Mrs.  White,  $5  8 25 

Salem—  St.  John’s,  collection  in 
Church  and  Sunday-school, 


in  ans.  to  spec,  app 31  00  130  75 

^rnnsDlbama. 

Great  Valiev— St.  Peter’s,  1856, 

$3  50  ; 1857,  $2  77  6 27 

Lancaster — Sr.  James 39  62 

Phcenixville — St.  Peter  s,  Ches- 
ter County 5 81 

Philadelphia , Germantown  — 

Chri-t.  S.  S..  3rd  payment 
towards  erection  of  Christ 


Ch.  school-house.  Cavalla, 

Af.,  $130;  a member,  $50 
do  , to  aid  in  repairing  the 
destruction  of  buildings, 

Mr  Vaughan,  $50 230  00 

Miss  Sarah  R.  Moore  5 00 

H.  and  K.,  for  Mt.  Vaughan, 

Africa  10  00 

Mrs.  R.  E.  S.,  for  sufferers  by 
fire,  Af 4 50 


* Goshen,  St.  James.  In  acknowledging  cont  ibution  from  this  parish  in  last  No.,  the 
figures  were  accidentally  reversed,  lntead  of  $25  54,  the  amount  should  have  been  entered 
$52  54. 


858 


Acknowledgments. 


St.  Andrew’s  colored  female 
and  infant  school.  1st  ann’l 
payment  “ Ed.  T.  Parker’’ 

scholarship.  Af 20  00 

Miss  Emma  Allibone,  1 copy 

Cn valla  Messenger  0 50 

St.  Matthew’s  colored  S.  S. 

Orph.  A y.,  C.  P 5 00 

*Springi'illry  Susquthannah  Co. 

— St.  Andrew’s 

Towanda—  Christ  10  00 

Tuscarnra — Zion.  S.  S.,  for  Af.,  10  00 
Washington.  — Trinity,  S.  S.,  for 

Cape  Palmas 5 00 

do.,  for  China.  2 00 
Miscellaneous  — *•  A widow’s 
mite,”  for  rebuilding  Mount 

Vaughan  10  00 

Do 7 08  365  78 


Qelafoare. 

Christiana  Hunderd,  $34  96  ; 
* Christ,  a member,  for  Mrs. 
Syle’s  gills’  school,  China, 


$'25  59  96 

Indian  River — St.  George’s 7 00 

Laurel—  St.  Philip’s 1 (0 

Little  Neck — Comforter 2 95 

Little  Hill — St.  John’s 4 10 

New  Castle—  Immanuel  28  48 


Newark— St.  Thomas,  Af.,  add’l 
$7  50  ; F.  Cuitis,  Esq.,  do., 

$10  : do.,  for  Mrs. Thomson 
$15;  S.  M.  Curtis,  for  Mt. 

Vaughan,  $25  ; S.  S.,  for 

gen’l,  $2  50  60  00 

Wilmington — St.  Andrew’s,  for 
Missionaries  who  suffered 
by  late  fire,  Af.,  $31  ; S.  S., 
for  *•  W.  C.  Russell  Scholar- 
ship,” orph.  asy.,  C.P.  $75  106  00  269  49 

ifEatSlanb. 

t Anne  Arundel  Co.— St.  James 
Severn  Parish,  for  Mt  Vaugh- 


an station 30  00 

Baltimore,  and  Harford  Cos. — 

St.  John's  parish 7 15 

Harford,  Christ  1 45 

Dorchester  Co  — Great  Chop- 


tank  parish,  Hon.  T.  J.  H. 
Eccleston,  for  repairing 
losses  at  Mount  Vaughan..  10  00 


Fredervk — All  Saints 50  30 

District  Col.,  Washington — 
Christ,  lor  re-building  Mt. 
Vaughan,  $23  26  ; towards 
losses  of  missionaries,  $20 , 
additional  f r latter,  $5. . . . 48  26 

“ G,  L.,”  Africa 5 00 

Howard  Co.  — Queen  Caroline 

parish 15  00 

Prince  George  Co. — Zion,  of 

which  $5  for  Africa  14  75 

St.  Matthew's  Parish 28  75 


St.  Mary's  Co. — All  Faith  par.t 
$32  78.  ol  which  $29  76  Af. 


Mrs.  Hoskins,  $3,  for  Mrs. 

1 hom8on,  besides  $1  to  Mr. 

Hening  32  78 

Leonardtovm — St.  Andrew’s  ...  30  00 

St.  Maik’- parish,  X 30  87 

Talbot  C«.— Trappe.  H.  D.  D.  309  31 

rebuilding  Mt.  Vaughan  ..  5 00 


Uirflinfa. 

Albemarle  Co.  —Christ  Church, 
St.  Anil’s.  Scoitsville  ;t)  St. 
Paul’s,  $5 ; Miss  Fanny 
Jones,  for  Chi.,  io  be  app'd 
by  Miss  C.  E.  .lones,  $10; 
for  Af.,  to  he  app’d  by  Kev. 


C.  C.  Hoffman,  $5 20  00 

Bedford  Co. — Trinity 8 00 

St.  Stephen's 17  00 

Cumberland  Co.  — Leighton 
Parish,  St.  James’  Ch  , of 
which  $10  for  rebuilding 

Miss.  House,  Afrira  20  00 

Charles  City  Co.  — Weslover 

Paiish  23  10 

Charlottesi’ille.  — Christ,  $52  ; 
for  sufferers  at  Cape  Pal- 
mas. $11  50. 63  50 

Charlestown — Ladies  of. 10  00 

Campbell  Co. — Miss  Carrington, 

$5  ; do., 50c  ; MrB.  C.,  50c.; 

Mr.  Clarke,  50c. ; M.Boul- 

di  it,  $2  50  9 00 

St.  John’s 7 26 

Trinity 5 84 

H.  Carrington,  for  Mt. 

Vaughan.  6 00 

Cumb.rlnnd  — Lyttleton  Parish, 
Grace,  for  scholarship  in 


Mt  Vaughan  High  School.  100  00 


Culpepper  Co. — St.  Paul’s,  Af.  25  00 

St.  James’,  Af. 2U  50 

Miss  Siringfellow,  $5,  Af.  ; 

R.  H.  Cunningham,  Af, 

$10;  Ch.,  $10 25  00 

Essex  Co. — St-  Ann’s,  Vaunt- 
er’s  Ch.,  for  Mt.  Vaughan, 

$15  75  ; self-denial  of  chil- 
dren, $4 19  75 

Fairfax  Co. — Theo.  Sem  , Hall 
Townsend  . copy  Cavalla 
Messenger 0 50 


Halifax  Co. — Antrim  Parish, 
Col.  Sabines,  $2;  1 H. 
Bruce,  Af.,  $50  ; Mrs  Slade, 
$5;  Misses  Leigh,  $3  50  ; 
Miss  Smith,  $1  ; Mrs.  Love, 
$1;  Mrs-  Green,  $1  ; Mrs. 
Grammar,  $3;  Mrs.  Easley, 
$5;  Mrs.  C.  S.  Easley.  $2; 
Mrs.  N,  C.  Bruce,  $5  ; Mrs. 
Barksdale,  $1;  Mrs.  Bo- 
rum,  $1  ; Mrs.  Carrington, 
$1;  Mrs.  Wanbop,  $1; 
Mrs.  Thornton,  $2  50;  Mrs. 


* Acknowledgment  of  $5  in  June  No.,  erroneously  credited  to  Springfield,  instead  of  Spring 
ville. 

t Anne  Arundel  Co.,  St.  James,  erroneously  placed  under  wrong  Diocesan  head  in  June  No., 
contribution  of  $40  for  Africa 

t $5.  credited  to  Charlotte  Hall  in  June  No  , should  have  been  credited  to  All  Faith  Parish. 

t>  $133  57  erroneously  credited  in  June  No  to  Christ  Cnurch,  Charlottesville,  Albemarle, 
should  have  been  credited  to  Christ  Church,  St.  Ann's,  Albemarle. 


Acknowledgments. 


35  9 


Cosby  $10  j Mrs.  Birck- 
beck,  $V  50;  Mr  l.e  welly  n, 

$3;  Leigh  $1  ; Grammar, 

$20  ; Enes,  $2  50;  Green, 

$2  50  ; Baroedale,  $2  50...  129  00 
Hanover.—  Si.  Haul's,  C.  K.  W., 

$1 ; W.  F.  W.,  $2  50 3 50 

St.  Martin’s,  Chi.  and  Af. 108  74 

King  George  Co. — Sirs.  Chas. 

Taylor 5 00 

Nelson  Co — Nelson  Parish 32  00 

Norfolk— Christ 1 50 

Orange  —St.  Thomas,  In  ans. 

to  special  appeal 31  79 

Piinee  William  Co. — Breuts- 

ville.  Af 17  50 

Hay  market,  Af. 14  50 

Petersburg — Col.  at  Mis.  meet- 
ing held  at  St.  Paul’s  Ch. 
during  Diocesan  Conven- 
tion, lor  rebuilding  Mount 

Vaughan  High  School 300  00 

Powhatan  Co. — C.  C.  Lee 1 00 

“ St.  .lames’  Parish, 
Emmanuel  Ch.,  of  which 
$22  for  rebuilding  Mission 

houses.  Af 40  00 

Raleigh  and  Genito  Parish 36  00 

Richmond  — St.  Paul’s,  Af., 

$100;  Chi.,  $91  67  ; J.  J. 
Stewart,  scholarship  Mt. 
Vaughan  High  School, $100; 

D.  K.  Stewart,  do  , $100. . .392  67 


Monumental 122  01 

Spottsylvania. — St.  John’s 2 00 

Smith  field.—  Christ,  for  Mount 
Vaughan,  $2  50;  Mrs. 

Thomson,  $1 3 50 

Warrenton.  Miss  M.  W.  Jen- 
nings, Af. 5 00 

Miscell. — Miss  L.  L.  Temple. 

Af 5 00  1631  16 

Nortfj  Carolina. 

Chatham  Co.— St.  Mark’s 2 03 

Halifax.— Si.  Mark’s,  X 1 50 

“ A clergyman’s  mite, 

Af 1 00 

Moclcsville  — St.  Philip’s,  %.. . 3 80 

Newbern.— Several  persons  for 

building  Mt.  Vaughan 6 00 

Rowan  Co. — Christ,  % 4 25 

“ St.  Andrews,  %...  1 75 

Raleigh.  — Christ,  of  wh.  $25 
for  sufferers,  Mt.  Vaughan, 
and  $6  from  a lady  for  Mrs. 

Thomson 56  00 

Scotland  Neck. — Trinity 33  00 

Tarboro’. — Calvary 31  00  140  33 

<Soutfj  Carolina. 

Beaufort  —St.  Helena,  Africa, 

$22  27;  China,  22  27 44  54 

Columbia. — Trinity,  Gen.  $14; 

Af..  $10 24  00 

Charleston. — Grace,  Gen.,  $64; 

Chi.,  $9  ; Orphan  Asylum, 

Cape  Palmas,  $4 77  00 

St.  Peter’s,  Af.,  $20;  Chi., 


Prince  Frederick  Parish,  Af...  15  00 

Shelden  Ch.,  Mrs.  S.  G 18  75 

St.  Bartholomew's  Parish,  Chi. 

& Af 30  00 

Walterboro.— St.  Jude’s 23  00  262  29 


iKiastssippi. 


Jnnandale. — St.  John’s  Chapel, 

M.  W.  Ewing,  in  ans.  to 

special  appeal 2 50 

Canton.— Grace.  S.  S , for  Chi.  10  00 
Madison  Co , Chapel  of  the 
Cro.-s,  colored  members,  for 
Alrica 30  00  42 

^Louisiana. 

Covington.— Christ 25  00 

Plaquemines , — Emmanuel,  >4--  13  59  38  59 

Ccniusstf. 

Greenville. — St.  James’ 20  00 

Juckson.—Si.  Luke’s,  S.  S.,  for 

Mrs.  Thomson 6 00 

Knoxville. — St  John’s,  a friend, 
to  be  placed  at  the  disposal 
of  Bp.  Payne , Af 20  00  46  90 

Itcnturhg. 

Bowling  Green. — A lady,  by 
Rev.  D.  F.  Sprigg,  of  Va., 


Covington. — Trinity,  S.  S.,  for 
Cape  Pal.  Orph.  Asylum, 

40  less  exchange 39  60 

Lexington. — MUs  Margt.  Hodge  2 00  44  60 


Illinois. 

Cass  Co.— Lancaster,  M.  S.  M., 

for  buildg.  Mt.  Vaughan 5 00 

alnbiana. 


“ Indiana."— To  aid  in  repair- 
ing Af.  losses,  $2 ; “a 
child,”  Af.,  $2 4 00 

®f)io. 

Cincinnati. — St.  John’s.  S.  S., 
Scholarship  in  C.  P.  Orph. 

Asylum 75  00 

Cleveland. — Trinity,  a member  10  00 
Cuyahoga  Falls. — St  Johns,  Af.  4 69 
Duyton.—  Christ,  J.  P.,  in  ans. 

to  spec,  app 6 00 

Delaware. — St.  Peter’s 15  35 

Elyria — St.  Andrew’s,  by  Rev. 

F.  Granger,  late  Rector. . . 5 00 

Gambier  — Rev.  M.  T.  C.Wing, 

“ Olin  Wing”  Scholarship, 

Af 20  00 

Rev.  E.  C.  Benson,  Af 10  00 


Bexley  Hall.  For.  Miss.  Soc., 
$30 ; subscription  of  Soc. 
among  inhabitants  of  Gam- 
bier, $25  18,  to  aid  in  re- 
pairing losses  at  Mount 


Vaughan,  Af 55  1 8 

Mount  Vernon.—  St.  Paul’s,  Af.  10  00 

Portsmouth.— All  Saints 28  00  239  22 

JEUcfjigan. 

Adrian— Christ  5 00 

Coldwater — St.  Mark’s 3 60 

Jackson— St.  Paul’s 10  00 

Marshall— Trinity,  for  rebuild- 
ing Mt.  Vaughan,  Af 29  00 


Monroe — Trinity,  (of  which  $4 

for  Mrs. Thomson,  Africa)..  11  00  58  60 


360 


Acknowledgments , 


OTiacongtn. 

Beloit — St.  Paul's  3fi  00 

Madison — Grace,  S.  S.,  Af. 5 00  41  00 

fEiasouri. 

Sharpsburg—  St.  James 8 00 

Sofoa. 


Fairfield — St.  Peter's,  S.  S.,  in 

answer  to  special  appeal. . . 1 25 
Keosauqua — St.  Luke’s,  S.  S., 

do 1 00 

Keokuk — St.  .lohn’s,  hi 34  00  36  25 


iHistcIIanroua. 

Captain  Julius  Hayden,  U.  S. 

A.,  ann.  sub 25  00 

SLcgacg. 

Miss  Anne  Jay,  for  schools  in 

China  1000  00 

Miss  Eliza  Bruce,  of  Antrim 
Parish,  Halifax  Co.,  Vir- 
ginia, through  Rev.  J. 

Grammar 50  00  1050  00 

Total,  May  15,  to  June  15,  1857  ....  $7,057  46 

Total.  Oct.  1,  1856,  to  June  15, 

1857 $57,799  57 


Contributions  in  answer  to  Special  Appeal  for  Repairing  Losses  at  Cape  Palmas, 
already  noted  in  General  Acknowledgments. 


Amount  reported  in  June  No.  ..... 
Yonkers — St.  John’s,  a Lady,  for  Mrs. 

Thomson  

Annandale , Hiss. — SI.  John’s,  M.  W. 
Ewing,  in  answer  to  special 

appeal 

Dayton — Christ  Church,  J.  P.,  in  ans. 

to  appeal  

Jackson— St.  Luke’s,  8.  S.,  lor  Mrs. 

Thomson  . 

Lancaster — M.  S.  M.,  rebuilding  Mt. 

Vaughan.  

Cumberland  Co.,  Va.—  Leighton  Par- 
ish. St.  Jam  -s’s  do  

Powhatan  Co.,  Vt  — St.  James’s  Par- 
ish, South  Am.,  Emmanuel  Ch;. 

for  do 

Indiana — To  assist  in  repairing  Af. 

loss  

Trappe,  Talbot  Co..  Ml  — H.  D.  D., 

rebuilding  Vlt  Vaughan  

Washington,  I).  C.  — Christ,  Mt. 
Vaughan,  $23  26;  losses  ol  Miss., 

$25  A 

Raleigh — Christ,  for  sufferers,  $25  ; 

a lady  for  Mrs.  Thomson,  $6  . . . . 
Pennsylvania  — ” A widow's  mite,” 

rebuilding  Mt.  V t tgtaan 

Iowa— Keos  auqua,  St  Luke's,  S.  S., 

in  answe-  to  sp  jci  tl  appeal 

Fairfield,  St.  Peter's  S.  s.,  do 

Windsor,  Ft.  — T.  Wilson,  rebuild- 
ing Mt.  Vaughan  

Wilmington , Del.  St.  Andrew’s,  for 
Miss,  who  suffered  by  late  fire  in 

Africa 

Salem,  N.  J. — St.  John’s  Church  and 

S.  S.‘  in  answ.  to  spec,  app 

Marsiall — Trinity,  rebuilding  Mt. 

Vaughan  

Old  Saybrink — Gr  ice,  in  aa-w.  to  ap- 
peal for  Mission  i ies  

Orange,  Va. — St.  Thomas,  in  answer 

to  appeal.  Af . .i 

N ewark,  O l — Si.  Thomas,  F.  A. 
Curtis,  Esq.,  for  Mr.  Tnomson, 
O.  P.,  $15;  S M.  Curiis,  Esq., 
for  M’.  Vaughan  Mission  build- 
ings, $25 


5045  02 

5 CO 

2 50 

6 00 
6 00 
5 00 

10  00 

22  00 
2 00 
5 00 


Charlottesville— Christ,  for  sufferers 

at  Cape  Palmas  

Ho  ld  infield,  hi.  J — Grace,  to  aid  in 

repairing  loss,  Mt.  Vaughan 

Philadelphia  — H.  and  K , for  Mt. 

Vaughan  

Mrs.  R.  E S.,  for  sufferers  by  fire, 
White.  Plains — Grace,  to  aid  in  repair- 
ing losses  

Do  , Dr  J.  D.  Trask 

flew-  Vork—L.  H.  Mills,  repairing  Mt. 

Vaughan  

Monroe  — Trinity,  for  Mrs.  Thomson, 
Ntw-York — Christ  S.  S.  Missionary 
Snciely,  rebuilding  Mt  Vaughan. 
Smilhfieid— Christ,  for  Mt.  Vaughan, 
$2  50  ; for  Mrs.  Thomson,  $1 
Campbell  Co.  Va.— Mr.  Carrington, 

Mi.  Vaughan 

Vaunter’s  Church,  Mt.  Vaughan... 
Charlestown,  Va. — Ladies,  Mount 
Vaughan  


48  26 

31  00 

10  00 

1 no 

1 25 

1 01 

31  00 
31  00 
29  00 
6 33 
31  79 


Bowling  Oreen — A lady,  for  Mount 

Vaughan  

Stratford— Christ,  re-building  Mount 
Vauehan,  $3(1;  Mrs.  Thomson.  $2 
G ambier,  O — Miss.  Soc  of  Bexley 
Hall,  $30;  subscription  taken  up 
by  Society  among  inhabitants  of 
Gambler;  $25  18.  lo  aid  inrepair’g 

losses  at  Mount  Vaughan  

Severn  Parish,  Md.  — Mt.  Vaughan 

station  

Petersburg,  Va. — Miss,  meeting  Dioc 

Coil , for  Mt.  Vaughan  ...  

Great  Choptank,  Md. — Hon.  Mr  Ec- 

cleston,  Mount  Vaughan  

Dorchester.  Moss. — St.  Mary’s,  S.  S.. 

Mr-.  Thomson 

Mount  Morris,  ,Y  Y. — Mrs  Thomson. 

Ve  nbern,  IV. C 

Germantown,  Pa — Christ  Church,  a 
member,  to  aid  in  repairing  de- 
si  rucnon  of  buildings,  Mount 
Vaughan 


11  50 

25  00 

10  00 
4 50 

36  70 
2 00 

3 00 

4 00 

50  00 

3 50 

6 00 
15  75 

10  00 

3 00 

32  00 


55  18 
30  0 0 
300  00 
10  00 

5 00 
25  00 

6 00 


50  00 


40  00 


Total  to  June $6068  28 

The  above  arc  included  in  the  amount  ac- 
knowledged under  general  head. 


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