I think I mentioned, in my last, that I wished to form a Missionary Association here. I succeeded in doing so on the 29th of January, after having preached a Missionary Sermon, and sent round a Circular. Our new Association is at present supporting two Readers, three Hindee Schools, one Persian School, besides printing a Tract. Printing short Addresses and Tracts forms a part of our new Association.

Jan. 25, 1829: Sunday- Preached a Missionary Sermon, from the words, Freely ye have received; freely give-which apply with peculiar force to Chunar. Our collection was not large; but then we have no persons of wealth here: it amounted to between 80 and 90 rupees, which I hope we shall get made up to 100. This, I believe, is the first Charity Sermon ever preached here. I feel strongly, that more ought to be done in India for the extension of the Gospel; but it is painful to observe with what indifference the subject is viewed. May God assist me to bring about a different feeling in Chunar!

Jan. 29-This has been a memorable day for Chunar. A Public Meeting has been held for the formation of a Missionary Association. The Meeting was held in a large room at my house, and was pretty well attended; but we were disappointed in not having several Gentlemen whom we expected, and especially in the absence of the Rev. Messrs. Proby and Eteson, from Benares. Br. Wilkinson presided, and gave some interesting accounts of the state of the people. In some places there is certainly a great spirit of inquiry arising: conversions, too, have been recently more numerous. Br. Wilkinson has been the honoured instrument of admitting no less than seven, during the last fourteen months, into the fold of Christ. Our Subscriptions, have been more numerous than we had anticipated, and, I trust, will yet increase: we had the pleasure of reading the names of twelve, who volunteered to be Collectors; and if they possess, as I trust they do, a right spirit, we shall hope to do something, however small, for the publication of the Gospel. Two individuals, not of this place, who were prevented attending, have given Donations; one of 100, the other of 50 rupees. I cannot but hope for many collateral benefits from the formation of this Association. Oh! that it may be the beginning of better days for Chunar! May it induce some to think for their own souls, as well as for the souls of others!

His general Health.

In reference to his health and to

the climate, he thus expresses his sentiments, in December:

I have continued, through the lovingkindness of the Lord, to have very good health. The weather is at this season very delightful; and so cool, and in the mornings and evenings so cold, that I can scarcely fancy myself yet in India. Every person speaks in the strongest manner of the hot season, and hot winds, which I have yet to experience. Even Br. Bowley, who was born and brought up in the country, says, that the air at that time is not hot, but fiery: however, it is pleasing to find that the cold season is so pleasant. Thus may we ever look from present evil to future good; espe cially with regard to these minor evils, which must be experienced while we are travelling, comparatively in the dark, in the midst of a dangerous wilderness. The night will cease, the day will dawn-the difficulties will vanish, the enemies be over→ thrown only let us be faithful to the warning voice of that beloved Friend, who will

never leave us nor forsake us.

Mr. Friend's labours seem to have been continued without interruption, till the termination of them in the sudden manner which has been described; nor does he appear to have suffered more inconvenience from the climate, than is ordinarily felt by Europeans. On this subject, we extract the following remarks from a Letter addressed to his relatives a few days previous to his death:

From the short time I was at Madras, I could not learn much of the climate; but I find here, and suppose that it is so there, that exercise is indispensably necessary in order to preserve health. You must walk or drive out every day; you are obliged, in this country, to keep a conveyance, something like a single-horse chaise at home, which is called a buggy; the Society gives a monthly allowance for travelling expenses, which includes this: the first expense, however, comes very heavy. This, and some other things, would be luxuries at home; but here they are only NECES SARIES, which we would gladly do without, if we could. Chunar is considered a very hot place, and the season, hitherto, has been very severe; but, through the kindness of our Heavenly Father, I have been very well. From the construction of the houses at Madras, I suppose that they have not the hot winds: here, our houses are like

English houses, with respect to thick walls and glass windows, or rather doors. During the hot winds, which are now blowing, we shut them up close early in the day, except two or three doors facing the wind, where tatties-that is, grass on bamboo frames are placed, and kept constantly wetted: the wind, passing through these, has its heat absorbed, and enters the houses comparatively cool. This is all well; but, sometimes, the sun is very hot, the ground ready to burn the feet of the poor creatures who are obliged to go out, and no wind blowing: it is then rather trying. The beginning of the rains, till the earth becomes somewhat cooled, is represented to me as very bad: our cold season here is very agreeable.

His habitual Preparation for Death.

How soon disease, aided by the climate, was to carry off this faithful servant of Christ, has been already seen. That he was habitually prepared, by the teaching of the Holy Spirit, for this change, appears from the general tenor of his communications, and from the following remarks addressed to his relatives some time before his departure from England:

You seem to have continued warnings, that this is not your rest. How apt we are to forget this! I may think of journey. ing into the country; I may think of voyaging to the East; but seldom can I realize, to any considerable extent, that trip I must shortly take, where all are spiritual beings; where all will appear new, and wonderful, and strange; and where I shall be brought into the immediate presence of Him, in whom we now live and move and have our being. And this is the more remarkable, since, generally, our curiosity is most alive where we have the least information. And what do I know about that eternal world? No traveller, out of all the millions that have gone thither, has ever returned to give us an account of that mysterious world. And then, when I feel, that my happiness for ever and ever is connected with that world that there I shall enjoy ineffable bliss or insupportable woe-and, moreover, that the sun, which now is shining in glory, may rise the following morning and gaze on my empty tabernacle; nay, that, at the next breath, the breath of life, the spiritual principle, may come forth free from her prison-house, and take this solemn and most interesting excursion-how is it that the things which are seen so com

pletely drive away the consideration of those things which are unseen? Let us guard against this: let us live in the constant remembrance, there is but a step between us and death. Surely if we do this, we shall also constantly remember Him who is the Resurrection and the Life. He has taken away the sting of death: that which caused death to be so terrific was the sense of deserved punishment: let that be removed by faith in the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world, then welcome Angel of Rest, sent to remove us to a calm and happy and glorious home. But we must also seek the gracious influence of the Spirit of our God, to change and purify our souls; that, being made like unto the angels, we may be able to enter into angelic employments -being made in some degree partakers of the moral likeness of Jehovah, we may be able, in some degree, to participate of His happiness. The Christian must ever bear in mind, that holiness is happiness: it conMark, then, the gracious dealings of God tains the very elements of happiness. in His Fatherly corrections, and seek to have the object of His chastisement realized in your souls. He chastens for our profit, that we might be partakers of His holiness: Heb. xii. 10.

I have parted with my old friend Yate, and with Mr. Davey. May the Angel of the Covenant go with them! We are separated in body, but still one in spirit—

Partakers of the Saviour's grace,
The same in mind and heart;

Nor joy, nor grief, nor time, nor place,
Nor life, nor death, can part.

The following Letter, addressed to a Brother, will be read with considerable interest:

I should be doing violence to my own feelings, if I did not allow myself the gratification of stating in writing, what, perhaps, you have very imperfectly gathered from the conversations we have been permitted to enjoy. On some points, unless I much mistake, I am a man of very few words, and express less with my lips than is felt in my heart. I think it, therefore, due to myself, and still more due to you, to express my kindest and most grateful acknowledgments for those numerous acts of kindness and generosity which you have bestowed upon me. In you, I have experienced the advantages of an esteemed friend, as well as the sweetness of a brother's love. My affection for you is not merely the affection of a Brother; but it is that deep affection which arises from so near a relationship, united with that which

has its source in esteemed worth; and it is connected with that which subsists between the true disciples of Christ. A threefold cord is not easily broken: I trust that it will prove so in this particular instance; and that we shall find, that absence cannot cool, distance cannot lessen, and time cannot destroy, the affection which subsists between us. Death cannot snap the bond; and eternity, I trust, will render it stronger and stronger, through its connection with that glorious Being, who will be our common centre of attraction through the countless ages of eternity.

The kind and affectionate Letter which you sent me, I have read over, and shall continue to read over, with the deepest interest; and water it, perhaps, again and again with my tears-tears which nature demands, and Christianity does not forbid. But, oh! it is sweet to shed tears on such an occasion; sweet to make any sacrifice in the service of such a Master-in the cause of such a gracious Redeemer. I trust we shall all feel this more and more. I thank you for your renewed assurance of remembering me before the Throne of Grace: the Missionary, above all other persons, needs the prayers of his Brother Christians. I need not say, that you, and all my Brothers and Sisters, will be daily remembered by me, when I bow my knee before the God of all grace; that, whatever may occur in this life, we may all hereafter meet, to part no more, in the regions of light and glory. Oh, may God bless you, as He assuredly will! May you go on from one degree of grace to another, as a light in the world; and enjoying the smiles of that glorious Jehovah, who hath loved us with an everlasting love! His Anxiety for the Spiritual Good of others. His anxiety for the spiritual interests of others, which is one evidence of a gracious spirit, is developed in the following expressions of his sentiments to his relatives. casion, he writes

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I long to hear of your temporal welfare, but still more of your spiritual. Is Christ becoming more precious to your souls? Is the world losing its magic influence? Is prayer more your delight, the Bible more your treasure, and God more your all in all? We must have no half measures in religion a small degree will only make you unhappy: but give yourselves up to God-give up your heart and best affections to Him-tread the world under youlook forward to eternity and glory-anti

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cipate the joy of heaven-and then the prayer of your souls will be, Lord, lift Thou up the light of Thy countenance upon us. That the blessed God and our Saviour may visit you with every spiritual blessing, is my constant prayer.

How small and trifling, comparatively speaking, are the things relating to this world in which you are concerned, now I am so far removed from you! Not that I am not interested even in your smallest concerns: I can tread in imagination each well-known walk, gaze on each well-known scene, talk on each well-known event: but, still, the things which relate to another and a better world—a world of joy and bliss-a world in which we meet, but never part-possess an overwhelming importance. Blessed be God, that He has brought most of you, I trust, to know and love Him! Seek to know Him more and more: seek to be filled with the knowledge of His will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; yea, seek to be fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God. The knowledge of God, in His Son, will make you wise, holy, and happy; will raise your thoughts and desires above this lower world; and lead you to have your conversation in heaven, while you are still on earth. The Lord give you this knowledge more and more.

On another occasion, he makes the following appeal to the heart and conscience:

labours as a Missionary, when my time Before entering on my more immediate will be, I hope, completely taken up, I wish once more to address you, in writing, concerning that Salvation which it is my desire to live and die in publishing to the world, A world lying in wickedness, exposed to the just indignation of God, is calculated to raise the sigh of pity, and the energies of the man who has tasted the sweets of pardoning mercy. But while the Missionary surveys the wide world, and looks on all mankind as forming but one family, he still feels a more earnest desire, after those who are, in a nearer way, bone of his bone, and flesh of his flesh, that they may escape from impending wrath, and obtain an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in Christ Jesus. Suffer me then-it may be the last time that I may ever be able efficiently to do it suffer me to urge upon you the consideration of your eternal welfare.

You will probably say that you do not neglect Religion-that you attend to public and private devotions, to the Sunday

School, and to other places where you hear and see that which is good. But what IS THE STATE OF YOUR SOUL BEFORE

say,

GOD? Is your heart yet changed? Is your temper subdued-I do not mean eradicated, but is its violence abated? Do you strive against it? Do you mourn, when it gains the mastery over you-mourn, not only for the unhappiness it causes yourself and others, but BECAUSE IT IS SO SINFUL IN THE SIGHT OF GOD? Is your heart sanctified? Do you think, in the sight of God, that you are washed, and sanctified, and justified, in the Name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God? Can you call God to witness that you have indeed repented of your sins committed against Him who has spared you so long, bestowed blessings so numerous, and loved you so much as to give His Son to die for you, that you might not perish, but have everlasting life? Are you so sensible that you deserve never-ending misery-even the worm that never dieth, and the fire that is never quenched; that it is the earnest cry of your soul, God, be merciful to me a sinner! save me, Jesus, or I perish!? You sometimes hear faithful and very plain Preachers, and you say that you like to hear them: but tell me, in the sight of God, do you delight to do what they advise you to do? Am I wrong when I You know, but you do not? Oh, my Sister! awful indeed is your state, to sit and hear the Gospel, to be privileged to be told of your danger, and the way of salvationof your disease, and of a cure-of your helplessness, and of a Guide, a Helper, and a Teacher in the Blessed Spirit of a hell that yawns for you, a heaven that is open to receive you-of the blood of Jesus, which cleanseth from all sin-of God, who is now a reconciled Father, beseeching you, by His Ministers, to repent, and to trust in the glad tidings of mercy! With all these momentous things placed before you continually, you neglect the welfare of your dying soul, and suffer yourself to be occupied with any thing other than with the great work of your own salvation. Think of these words from that blessed book-which, if you were to read more, and to pray over more, you would be different from what you are— How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation? In the words of your Incarnate God, let me say, One thing is needful. You have an immortal soul to save; a soul which will soon be separated from the body; a soul capable of the most exquisite happiness or misery. That soul is under the curse of God's violated Law: [RECORD, Feb. 1830.]

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but Jesus was made a curse for us, when He was crucified on the Cross, that the curse of the Law might be removed from But, the death of Christ, His agony and bloody sweat, His cross and passion, His death and burial, resurrection and ascension, will have been in vain for you, unless you apply to God, that the precious blood of Christ may be applied to your guilty conscience-that you may, individually, be made a partaker of all the benefits of His work. Seek, then, through the blessed Jesus, for that salvation which you, as well as all others, need. Seek the pardon of your sins, and the sanctification of your soul. Ask, in the name of the Redeemer, for the gift of the Holy Ghost, to enlighten your mind, to convert your soul, to make you see your need of Christ, and to go to Him for the salvation of your soul. God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them. Unto me, unworthy as I am, He has been pleased, by His own grace, to commit the word of reconciliation. You know that I desire your best interests and everlasting welfare: suffer me, then, with all the affection of a Brother, united to all the love which I bear you, as one for whom Christ died, as an Ambassador for Christ, as though God did beseech you by me, I pray you, in Christ's stead, be reconciled to God: for He hath made Him to be sin for us who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him. He that believeth in the Lord Jesus-that is, trusts in what He has done and suffered-shall be saved. He that believeth not, is condemned already. At the great Day of Judgment, that you and all dear to me may be found among the redeemed of the Lord, is my fervent prayer.

To a Relative, who was about to proceed to India, he addresses the following judicious remarks :

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I rejoice at the thought of your coming into the Missionary Field.. Do not come with too sanguine hopes of success; that is, of seeing with your bodily eyes the fruit of your labours, but with an earnest desire to labour quietly, meekly, affectionately, and faithfully-and to leave the result with God. You will have often need of strong faith: you will need it much, when the hour draws nigh to say farewell: you will need it, when floating on the mighty waters: you will need it in many varied and trying circumstances, all through your course. It was an excellent prayer of the Disciples

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