created by a God, who is himself adapted to promote the best interests without beginning and without end, of the mission, as the one you have whom the Karens call Kah-tsah-yu- made. ah; and that he must not worship I proceed to give a view of my images, nor pagodas, nor priests, nor employments for the last quarter, books, but must worship Kah-tsah-arranged as usual under three heads. yu-ah. But we feared he did not sufficiently realize the nature of sin against God, and therefore told him to wait a little. Oct. 5. Twelve Karens arrived last evening, six of whom have asked for baptism. These, together with the two received last Sabbath, I baptized this afternoon, in the royal tank. English. The annual meeting of the Missionary Society connected with the English congregation, was held a few days ago, and the following extract from the Report may be appropriately introduced into this place : "In a Christian population so small as that of Tavoy, and where so large a proportion 'care for none of these things,' the amount of pecuniary aid afforded to the mission is highly creditable to the members of this society, (and such is usually the only aid Missionary Societies can afford,) but a nobler and more important duty devolves on us. Pecuniary assistance is but a small part of the aid that we are able to afford. The heathen are our neighbors, our laborers, and our domestics. They are the persons with whom many of us are associated in our daily avocations, and over whom we 12. Baptized four more Karens. We had no Karen interpreter, but they all spoke Burman, so that we succeeded much better than we had anticipated in their examination. These make twenty-two I have bap: tized within these three weeks, and many more are said to wish baptism, of whom the native brethren speak favorably. The instruments in this work of grace have been three men, and two lads under fifteen years, all of whom can scarcely read Burman at all, and understand it less, and who, if they read Karen, have but a single tract of six pages, besides a spelling-possess, perhaps extensive influence; book of thirty-three pages, in all their language. How great is the grace of God, to render the truth so plain that the mere child may teach enough, if it be received with unwavering faith in God, to purify the heart and life and prove the salvation of the soul. TAVOY. LETTER OF MR. MASON TO DR. and shall not that influence be exerted in the cause of our most holy religion? It is a highly gratifying circumstance connected with this society, that many of its members are acquainted with the language of the people among whom we dwell, and able to make known the blessed and saving truths of the Gospel; thus increasing our responsibility by the increase of our ability for usefulness. It is believed that this responsibility is in some measure felt. Much missionary labor has been performed by different individuals without inNever were our hearts so gladden-terfering with their appropriate avoed by American intelligence, as by cations. One, whose labors have that which has reached us within the been crowned with great success, last few days. At length, we are to has been indefatigable, during the have associates; and associates, too, year, in teaching an English and Burthat have not years of study before man free school, where European, them, but who are ready to enter East Indian, and Burman children into the work at once. arrange-alike share its advantages. Another ment could have been so gratifying has taught a school for adults in the to my feelings, nor, I believe, so well barracks; a third (a Roman Catholic) Dear Sir, Tavoy, Jan. 8, 1835. No has exerted himself in distributing the Scriptures among the Roman Catholic portion of the community, and in effectually using his influence to have them read; and several, in addition to faithfully recommending Christianity themselves, have sent persons to the mission chapel on the Sabbath; some of whom have been, at least, almost persuaded to become Christians." The Treasurer's Report showed that four hundred and eighty-four rupees had been received last year; and after the thanks of the society had been voted to the three individuals to whom reference is made in the Report as above, it was resolved to take two more native assistants on the funds of the Society, making four for this year, instead of two, as for the last. It is also worthy of remark that a liberal subscription has been made, principally by the members of this society, to build a larger and more commodious house of worship. 66 Burman. From the same Report, allow me to make another extract under this head. Many, very many, have nothing left to object, except your law is too strict; we cannot keep it.' They would be Christians, could Christianity compromise its holiness. One visiter says, 'Teacher, you recollect giving me two tracts last year; well, I have not bowed down to idols since:' another, Christianity is in my heart;' and a third, 'I see myself a great sinner, and pray to the Eternal God daily. Many ridicule idolatry, but few are willing to give up all for Christ. Several have been regular in their attendance on the duties of the Sabbath, and some have created hopes that have not yet been realized." The above remarks, though written with a view to the whole year, are quite applicable to the last three months. Only yesterday, a man, almost a stranger, declared, with a great appearance of earnestness, "Your religion, sir, is true: I know it is true: the whole of it is true." miles south of the city, my attention was drawn towards a pagoda. "On that spot," said one of my coolies, pointing to the pagoda, "the earth opened and swallowed up a woman because she told a lie." Without divine influence, how wholly inadequate are good principles, approved, received, and believed, to produce a good life. All believe in the sinfulness of falsehood, and in the propriety of truth, yet all practise the former and neglect the latter. I had written thus far, when a young priest, with a follower or two, came up to the zayat. The company soon increased, and I was busied with them for about an hour. Before leaving me, one of them asked for the Awakener; which, on his promise to reflect on what he read, I gave him. He acknowledged that worshipping idols is nonsense, but practised it because others did. The temple at Shen-mauk is not in such good order as it was three years ago. There are not so many prayers hung around, and the few remaining are very old. The image, however, that came up the river on a log, is still within its iron grates, but seems to have grown very little since I saw it last, although it had previously grown from the size of a new born infant to that of a man; nor have any wonders happened lately, although it has been known to shed tears, and was in the habit of groaning before any affliction came on the province. has been said, 'Children and grand-on and drink, and end them in hell." children! God will come by water Her husband was an applicant for to save us, and the masts of white baptism last year, but has fallen foreigners' ships will be as thick as away. At first, he treated me in a the areca-nut trees.'"* very cavalier manner. "I do not," We had a meeting for confession he said, " offer to the Nats, for I find of our sins this evening, preparatory it of no use. They can afford no to communion on Sunday. The na-aid; but spirituous liquor is very tive church confessed that they were good." Since worship he appears guilty of getting angry occasionally, better, and has just expressed his and of using foolish and unprofitable determination to adhere to entire language; all of which I suppose abstinence from spirituous liquor. their pastor equally guilty of. I ought to add that, on my way hither, I met two of my old inquirers from Wa-khyom, coming to request baptism again, and laden with the fruits of the season. They are well reported of, and appear well; but I have deferred their baptism until I come this way again. Two of the inquirers have not demeaned themselves in every respect satisfactorily, and some others are away from home. I intend, therefore, to defer the administration of baptism until I return from Mergui 24. Tsau-qua. It is quite distressing to witness the opposition Nov. 27. Hlee-pho-htsen. We of the human heart to the Gospel. crossed the mountains yesterday, As I was walking at dusk in the and built rafts, on which we compaddy field behind the house in menced descending the river to which we have taken up our abode day. On going over one of the for the night, I saw a young man rapids, the raft got among the rocks, coming up with an old woman on threw us all off, and turned completehis back, who proved to be his mo-ly over, upsetting, of course, every ther. I was affected at the incident, thing on it. On coming out of the and rejoiced in the prospect of foam, I found myself holding to the having an auditor so interested in raft with one hand, and the medicine the Gospel. Judge of my disap-chest rolling down by my feet; but, pointment, when I found this poor by a good use of my feet, and the creature, just tottering on the grave, one of the most bitter opposers to the truth I ever met. She appeared to have come rather to give vent to her bad feelings, than for any other purpose. Her husband died the last rains; and I recollect stopping at his house and preaching the Gospel to him, the Gospel which there is every reason to believe he rejected to the rejection of his salvation. I have had a long conversation with a woman that dwells in the house, who is suffering under incurable sores, and has been for years. The last sentence she uttered, was, "If I cannot be delivered from my sufferings in this world, I will go *The areca-nut trees are tall and slender, and are planted so thick that a nursery well resembles the masts in the harbor of a populous seaport. hand that was at liberty, I succeeded in saving it. Providentially, the other things, clothing and bedding, had been tied on, and to our great joy, on turning over the raft, when we got into shallow water, we found all safe. In this village of two houses, my heart has been gladdened to find all the inhabitants, except an old man, near the kingdom of God. They had abandoned Nat offering and spirituous liquor; and five promising individuals have just added their names to my list of applicants for baptism. Yet, when I was here two years ago, every man, woman and child were in habits of intemperate drinking. Glory to God! Dec. 7. Ma-ta-myu. What wonders God has wrought for this region in five or six short years. When br. Boardman came out hither, there was not a sober individual, male or female, in the jungle, or one that this station, date June 18, we are informed was not in the practice of making that the attendance on public worship offerings to Nats. Now, I sit with was uniformly good the preceding quarter, a hundred consistent Christians and that much interest in the preaching of within call, that have not drank the Gospel had been exhibited by some of spirituous liquor for years. Then, the hearers. No adequate proof, however, the idea that they would have books in their own language, was associated had been given that the truth had been with tigers laying aside their fierce-heartily embraced. The number of comness. Now, I have a Sabbath school municants at the Lord's table had been, on of thirty-nine children and youth, one occasion, about fifty. The schools able to read their own books, and had been kept in constant operation, and give intelligent answers in respect wore an encouraging aspect. to their contents. Now that we are publishing books that they can read and understand, I wish to raise the standard of scriptural knowledge for admission into the church, and therefore administered the ordinance of baptism to-day to four only, although there are more than twenty appli cants. SAULT DE STE. MARIE. Extracts from the Seventh Annual Report of the Baptist Mission, at Sault de Ste. Marie, for the year ending July 31, 1835, forwarded by Rev. A. Bingham, of that station. We have twelve beneficiaries who Employment of Native Assistants. Every practicable effort has been are supported and taught at the exmade throughout the year to in-pense of the mission, beside two crease the number and efficiency of the native assistants, believing, as I do, that it is through the natives themselves that the conversion of the people is to be effected. half-breed boys, for whose support we have had one hundred dollars the whole school some part of the time; past year. These constituted our but for three quarters of the year, the school has averaged from 15 to 30 or 35. Our Sabbath school has been very similar to our day school, but has increased some of late. The moral and religious state of things, I trust, is a little more encouraging than at our last. Five have been received to the church during the year; 4 of them by baptism. Our present number is 25. Our assembly at the Indian meeting continues small, but at the morning service we have a respectable audience, who generally appear attentive. former success in temperance efforts gave the old adversary much discontent, and he could not rest while there was even a small frontier without a whiskey dealer. Hence he sent in an active agent last spring, who has done much to help his cause; and we have now two or three houses in the place, where they deal out the poison. But our temperance members are generally, I believe, pretty steadfast, and determine to firmly By a letter and journal of Mr. Rollin, of resist the torrent. Besides one Burman assistant, four Karens have been wholly or partially employed during the year, and three others have been qualifying themselves to teach school. It is proposed to give them employment immediately, locating them in those regions that have been visited, where the people are most favorable to Christianity. Seven persons were baptized in 1834, which makes a sum total of two hundred and thirteen since the station was established; and five deaths have occurred. The native assistants are 66 66 Shwa Boo, 66 Indian Stations. WESTERN CREEK NATION. Our India within the Ganges. We give below a condensed view of the principal English Missions in India within the Ganges, exclusive of the Serampore Mission and the Baptist Missionary Society, a summary of whose proceedings may be found in our last number. GOSPEL PROPAGATION SOCIETY. This Society was established in England by an Act of Parliament, in 1647, and was incorporated by a charter in 1701. Negapatam.-One catechist, assisted by one native catechist. Congregation: descendants of Dutch and Portuguese, 205; native, 80. Scholars: 32 boys and 24 girls. The Society has appropriated £300 per annum to the maintenance of native preachers, catechists and schoolmasters in the Presidency of Madras; and, for the benefit of the native congregations, has authorized the annual supply of books to them, to the value of £100. Chinsurah-22 miles north of Calcutta, first occupied by the Society in 1823. One missionary, having in charge schools, containing between 300 and 400 Bengalee boys. Tallygunge 1830. One mission Its primary object is "to pro-six mote Christianity in the British Colonies." It commenced its missionary operations in India in 1727, at Vepery, near Madras At this stationary; one catechist; with out-stations at the Society at the date of their last Re- Janjara and Andermanick. port, had two missionaries, two catechists, two Portuguese readers, and five native catechists. The native catechists hold weekly meetings for public worship at four out-stations. The scholars in attend. ance in Sept. 1833, amounted to 532 boys and 252 girls. Several very promising youths were in a "Seminary for training catechists and native priests; an establishment to which the Society attaches great importance." Tanjore--205 miles south by west of Madras. This station was first occupied by the Society in 1766. Present number of missionaries, four. Great success has attended their efforts among the Roman Catholic natives of the Tanjore province. The majority of the inhabitants of 16 villages on the banks of the Coleroon, northward of Tanjore, have embraced the Protestant faith, and are placed under the joint care of the Tanjore and Trichinopoly missionaries. Howrah.-One missionary. In connexion with Howrah and Tallygunge are 12 schools, with an average daily attendance of 802 children. Barripore-1833. One missionary. This Society has also under its direcCawnpore-1833. One missionary. tion Bishop's College, established in 1820 at Calcutta, an institution which the Society designs to bring "into the closest possible connexion with that great missionary work, for the prosecution of which it is so admirably calcu lated." Summary. Ten stations; twelve missionaries, four catechists, two Portuguese readers, eight native catechists. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. This Society was formed in the first year of the present century, under the Society for Africa, and the East, designation of The Church Missionary composed of members of the Church of England, and having "for its exclusive object the evangelizing of the Heathen World." Trichinopoly--37 miles west of Tanjore. One missionary, two native catechists. The number of adults in the Coleroon villages who now receive inNorth India Mission. struction from Trichinopoly is upwards of 100, and the children are considera- At this station there are two missionaCalcutta. Mission begun in 1816. bly more than 200. The schools con-ries, four catechists, five native catechists nected with the station are 16, and con- and schoolmasters. Between 200 and tain more than 400 scholars. Cuddalore. In 10 schools, in all of which the Scriptures are read, there are 550 children. Prejudices against female education are passing away. 300 native Christians are in attendance at the Mission Chapel, Mirzapore. In fourteen Bengalee schools, there are 765 boys; a Christian school formed on the Mission premises, has 65 pupils; |