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MISSIONARY REGISTER.

Subscriptions and Donations to the General Convention of the Baptist Denomination, in the United States, for Foreign Missions, &c., should be transmitted to Heman Lincoln, Esq., Treasurer, at the Baptist Missionary Rooms, No. 17, Joy's Buildings, Washington Street, Boston. The communications for the Corresponding Secretary should be directed to the same place.

Burmah.

JOURNAL

OF THE MISSIONARIES, WHO SAILED
IN THE SHIP CASHMERE FOR AM-
HERST IN BURMAH, JULY 2, 1834.

In the last number of the Magazine, we
had the pleasure of announcing the safe
arrival of the Cashmere at Amherst. See
p. 253.
The following extracts from a
joint letter of the Missionaries who em-
barked in her, to the Corresponding Sec-
retary, detail some interesting incidents
which occurred on their passage.

Maulmein, Dec. 12, 1834.

Rev. and dear Sir,

sion, after having passed the Cape, we witnessed something like gales, and "shipped" a few smali "seas;' but we were very little shut up in our cabin during the passage, in consequence of falling weather. There was scarcely one rainy day in all had the pleasure of speaking the ship the time. On the 30th of July, we Sumatra, Captain Roundy, of Salem, bound to Canton. She had been out only thirteen days, while we had been out twenty-seven.

While passing eastward, between the latitudes of 30 and 40, we were almost daily attended by flocks of Cape pigeons and Albatrosses. They were seen generally sailing in our wake, seeking their food from the hand of the Lord, as he scattered it on the waters. Many a time have we been strikingly reminded of the following scripture, when watching these beautiful creatures,-"These wait all on Thee, that Thou mightest give them their meat in due season. That Thou givest them, they gather." And when we beheld how fitly they were attired, and how providentially fed, our faith was invigorated by calling to remembrance our Lord's instruction, "Behold the fowls of the air, &c." The Cape pigeon is about the size of the American wild duck, Our passage was but little varie- and formed much like it. Its pregated by storms and gales. Indeed, vailing complexion is white, being it has been signalized by the almost admirably adorned by spots of a entire absence of both. Two or dark slate color. Several dozen of three Sabbath evenings in succes- these birds were caught on our

We arrived at Amherst, Dec. 6, 1834, having been out to sea one hundred and fifty-seven days. Although the time we have been obliged to traverse the ocean has exceeded, by forty days, that which we had been encouraged to hope would be requisite to complete our passage, yet so signally and mercifully have the everlasting arms embraced us, that we experienced little difficulty in submitting the time of our arrival, and all our future concerns, to the righteous will of our heavenly Father.

Hallet and the first officers, to acknowledge their unwearied efforts to render our condition comfortable, and our voyage agreeable. The shipowner, the Board and other friends who contributed to the convenience of our passage have our sincere acknowledgements.

Our religious exercises during the first part of the voyage, consisted of social prayers in the cabin, attended by the officers and crew, a public

passage, by means of a snare made of a single twine, with which they entangled themselves in flying. The Albatross we found to be no small "wonder of the deep." The largest one taken on our passage, when standing on deck, was ten feet high. It measured, from the extremity of one wing to that of the other, ten feet, two and one half inches. The jaws were the most curious part of the bird. They were nearly white, and nearly of the texture of horn. In sermon and Bible class on the Sablength they were nine inches, and bath, and a weekly prayer-meeting, so constructed that the smooth, cut-besides the Monthly Concerts of ting edges of the one shut close by Prayer, for seamen, Sabbath schools, the side of the other, and cut on the and the heathen. Opportunities for principle of the shears. The upper private conversation with the impenjaw was hooked like that of a parrot. itent were often secured; and, after When provoked, the Albatross uses gaining their confidence, we felt these cutting instruments with fear- ourselves justified in addressing both ful power. The prevailing complex-officers and crew personally and ion of these birds is white, displaying pointedly on the interests of their elegant undulations of a slate color. souls. An increase of religious

So far as health would allow, the feeling on the part of Christians, several individuals of our company and a spirit of anxiety among sinhave been employed in studies pre-ners being discovered, it was thought paratory to their future labors. Br'n. advisable to increase the number of Wade, Howard, and Vinton, and our religious meetings. Consequenttheir wives, have attended to the ly, on the 16th of September, inKaren language; br'n. Comstock, stead of pursuing the course at first Dean, and Osgood, with their wives adopted, another sermon was added and Miss Gardner, to the Burman; to our Sabbath services, and a course and br'n. Bradley and Dean, their of meetings commenced for every wives and Miss White, to the Chi- evening of the week. These meetnese. Some time has been em-ings were opened by reading a porployed in miscellaneous reading, tion of scripture, which, after singing and the brethren and sisters, much and prayer, was made the subject of to their satisfaction and advantage, remark. In these addresses from the have taken daily lessons in medicine brethren indiscriminately, and in the and surgery with Dr. Bradley. sermons of the Sabbath, our object Some of the brethren have devoted was to show the sinner the inconconsiderable time to reading on sistency of his opposition to God, these subjects, for which they ex- the imminent danger of his soul, and pect a compensation in the privilege the necessity of immediate repentof administering to the suffering ance, enforced by the terrors of the natives, from whom the missionary Lord, and the sufferings of the Sareceives repeated solicitations for viour. medical assistance. While on this In observing the Monthly Concerts subject, we would not fail to mention, of Prayer, the attending circumstanwith gratitude, Dr. Bradley's kind ces have added much to their ordiattention and successful administra-nary interest. In praying for the tions to the sick during the voyage. heathen, the expectation of soon beOur relation to the officers and holding them in their own land, and crew has been sustamed with inter- witnessing their degradation and est to us and, we believe, with sat- wretchedness, has given ardor to isfaction to them. It is due to Capt. our supplications. In praying for

Sabbath schools, the interesting re- the steward, and two sailors, afford collection of former associations,with us encouragement to hope that they the pleasing hope and confident ex- are forgiven and accepted of the Sapectation that these nurseries of viour. piety were to furnish our successors Some of these friends, who were in carrying the Gospel to the perish- the most easily affected by religious ing and the lost, stimulated to fer- truth, inform us that they accompavency and faith; and, while praying nied the Rev. Messrs. Allen, Hutchfor seamen, their actual presence ins, and others, (missionaries to Ceywith us, and a knowledge of their lou) on board the ship Israel, bound present condition and gloomy pros-to Madras and Calcutta. One of pects, with the aid of a divine influence, enabled us to pray with the spirit, and with the understanding

also.

them, as we have reason to believe, then received those serious impressions which have now resulted in the conversion of his soul. It may not be unprofitable to submit to you a brief sketch of his religious experience, which, with little exception, we shall do in his own language. It appears from his account, that he was born A. D. 1807, of respectable parents, in the city of New York. While favored with parental superintendence, he was the subject of moral discipline, and enjoyed the advantages of Sabbath school instruction; but, at an early age, he was left a friendless orphan, to select for himself an object of pursuit, which has since exposed him to the dangers and temptations of those "who do business in great waters." He says,

Besides these, we have held a prayer-meeting on Sabbath morning, and the sisters have had frequent seasons for prayer during the week. The results of these efforts afford us occasion for humble and devout thanksgiving. Notwithstanding the serious inconveniences unavoidably connected with a voyage at sea, we can sincerely say that this has been the happiest portion of our lives; and, in consequence of the divine visitation with which we have been favored, we hope a character has been given to our religious feelings, which will prove lastingly advantageous in our labors among the heathen. The Cashmere will long" When on board the Israel, I attendbe remembered as a witness to the ed a Bible class in the forecastle, goodness and pleasure of fraternal and went to meeting on Sunday. unity and peace, the sweetness and Some would weep when they heard solemnity of the Saviour's habita- the missionaries tell about Jesus, tion, and a thrill of interest which but would not confess him, lest their nothing could impart but the peni- shipmates should make game of tent's prayer and the song of the them. Still, my heart was as hard redeemed. In this season of solici- as a flint stone; but I knew I had a tude and rejoicing, our Burman breth-soul to be saved or lost; and someren have shared their portion with us, times I would say to myself, Shall I and exhibit a decided improvement of religious character. The entire results of this revival, in relation to the impenitent, it must remain for the revelations of a future day to disclose. But we anticipate the pleasure of meeting some of our ship's company at the right hand of the Judge, while others give us too much reason to think that the punishments of the wicked will be their future inheritance. It will undoubtedly give you pleasure to learn that the Captain, first mate,

save my soul, or shall I wait a little longer? I kept putting it off till going round the Cape, when the wind blew a gale, and I unfortunately fell overboard. Though I came near losing my life, the first word I uttered, after coming on deck, was an oath. The next Sunday, I heard a sermon on the dreadful consequences of taking the name of God in vain. It made me feel deeply at the time, but it lasted but a little while. I sometimes wished to have a soft heart; then again I gave up all these

notions, and concluded (according he received an irreligious education,

to the sailor's proverb) that a and, from his childhood, has been an man could not be a Christian in a alien from his parents' home, and a ship's forecastle.' One night after stranger to the path of virtue. Durthis, I was more alarmed about my ing a previous voyage at sea he was soul than before, and promised the brought, as he supposed, upon his Lord that I would give myself up to dying bed; when, for the first time, him when I went back to Boston; he seriously reflected upon his conbut, when in Boston, I never so much dition as a sinner, and felt his expoas went to church, though my con- sure to the wrath of God. Finally, science often smote me for my wick- the prospects of recovery banished edness. When I heard the Cash- his fears; and, when restored to mere was to take out missionaries to health, he again returned to the paths some place in India, I was glad of of vice. He was the first from our an opportunity to ship on board. crew who broke away from the Something seemed to tell me, all tempter's snare, and manifested a the time, that I should be the gain-resolution to seek the Lord. The er by it. I resolved, from the first first time he addressed us in public, of the voyage, to attend all the he used the following language:meetings I could; but some of my "I am not ashamed to acknowledge shipmates laughed at me, and told before God, and his children, and my me there was no reality in reli- shipmates, that I am a sinner; and I gion. Finally, I thought I would am resolved to serve the Lord the give up myself to the Lord Jesus remainder of my days." He then Christ, let what would come; but fell upon his knees and, with tears again I thought that the devil had so and groans, offered the publican's many round turns and half hitch-prayer. From that time to the preses' about me, that I could not get ent he has been forward to discharge away from him. Then I remember-religious duties, and evinces much ed how long God's Spirit had been interest in behalf of his neglected striving with me, and thought it fellow-seamen. would leave me soon. Perhaps one And here, from our acquaintance year, one month, one moment, and I with the character and condition of shall be shut up in hell forever. seamen, we cannot forbear an exO what feelings I had then! Ipression of our deep regret, that this thought of dying, which made me interesting portion of our race have feel that I needed a friend, but I was so long been neglected in the prayers so wicked that I thought the Lord and efforts of the friends of humanicould not be my friend. The next ty and religion. While these men Sabbath I felt worse than ever and, of the seas stand the nightly watch after meeting, I went down into the and encounter the threatening bilhold of the ship. There I made my lows of the deep, to enrich the landspoor petitions known to the Lord Je-man with the productions of other sus for deliverance, and he put words countries, and while their aid is ininto my mouth. O what delight I found in praying and thinking of Jesus! I found that trying was the great thing. At last, after two or three hours, I came up out of the dark, and felt that the chains of master Satan were broken off; and I cannot express the joyful feelings I have enjoyed from that time to the present. I am now resolved to spend the remainder of my days in the service of the Lord Jesus Christ."

Another convert informs us that

dispensable to the work of preaching the Gospel to the heathen, it is a lamentable fact, that few of our American citizens remember them with a grateful thought, and few of our American Christians, either in concert or in private, raise a prayer for their conversion.

In conclusion, we wish you to participate in our joys, and our gratitude to God, for bringing us in safety to the continent where we expect to live and labor for the salvation of

RANGOON.

In our number for May, we laid before our readers such portions of the intelli

men. For this work our hearts have been much encouraged, by the conversation of our dear brethren at this station. We are happy to find them pleasantly and usefully employ-gence lately received from Burmah as our limits allowed. The following is extracted from the journal of Mr. Webb, forwarded at the same time. It will be recollected that Mr. Webb arrived in Calcutta May 4, 1833, and at Maulmein June 16, whence he removed to Rangoon Feb. 19, 1834.

ed, while we learn, with deep interest, that inviting fields for usefulness are opening on every hand. Surely, there is yet" much land to be possessed." These eastern nations, with their hundred millions of immortal beings, are waiting for the "bread of life." Why are they not supplied? Are there not means in our American churches? Let them visit these temples of heathenism, which during the last year have been extensively repaired, and whose gilded images have been greatly multiplied, by people who gladly lessen their pittance of rice that they may maintain the worship of their imaginary deities, and learn their comparative want of zeal for the Lord of hosts. Are there not men in sufficient numbers, who have love enough to perishing souls and a once suffering Saviour, to forego

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The Brig Neptune, from Salem, Capt. Lampson, is now lying in the river before Rangoon. This is the first American vessel that has visited Burman shores for 20 years. By this opportunity I intend sending you something of a sketch of what has passed around me, though I have been able for want of words to take but little part in it.

Administration of the Lord's Supper.

the endearments of home and the Sabbath evening, Feb. 23. This delights of civilization, for the more evening administered the Lord's supChristian part of pointing these sons per to the little church in Rangoon. of the east to happiness and heaven? Although there were but ten of the Let them once enter the field, native disciples present, the occaprompted by love to Christ, and they sion was not the less affecting on would look back upon their present that account. It resembled the more supineness and criminal timidity the circumstances of that memorawith penitence and wonder. In our ble night when the Saviour institutestimation, the Lord has opened the ed this ordinance. We were in an field before the church, has furnish-upper room, by night, because the ed her the means, and given her the disciples were afraid to come by day. men; and now says, "Go work in my Their pastor Ko Thah-a had recentvineyard.' ly been put into the stocks and fined Desiring that you may share rich-60 rupees, under a pretence that he ly in the consolations of the Gospel, and that wisdom from above may be given to guide in all your efforts to send its blessings to a perishing world, we subscribe ourselves your brethren and fellow-laborers.

JONATHAN Wade,
D. B. BRADLEY,
WILLIAM DEAN,
G. S. COMSTOCK,
S. M. OSGOOD,
J. H. VINTON,
HOSEA HOWARD.

was plotting against the government, though the blow, as all understood, was aimed at him as a disciple of Christ, if not rather with a view to get his money. As the pastor had never officiated at the Lord's table, and I did not sufficiently understand the Burman language, I administered the ordinance in English. It was to me a most solemn and interesting time. After the ordinance four Karen women were examined for baptism and approved. Two young men also presented them

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