families, and a baptized Hindoo | fire; and that he should mingle in these four elements after death. Then,' said I, 'it appears you have no future prospects. But why do you go through such penances, when you believe you are to be annihilated, and to have no existence after this life? Surely you are taken in the snares of Satan, deceiving your own soul, and feeding upon ambition, that men may fall down at your feet, and worship you as a God; and because this flatters you, therefore you go through such penances.' He told me that he had been in this state for twelve years, and meant to continue in it till death delivered him from it. When I came up to him, he was worshipping fire. I advised him to throw away these delusions.". named Vrundavun, set out from Serampore to occupy a new station at Agra, the news of their going appears to have preceded their progress, as in different places they met with people inquiring for the sahibs, who gave away the new shaster; and in consequence, on making their appearance in the city of Allahabad, the people assembled in great numbers. So much interest was awakened, that Mr. C. remarks, "I have been in many places where the word of God has excited much attention, but never saw a spirit of greater inquiry, after the new way, than was discovered at Allahabad. Hindoos and Mussulmen, learned and unlearned, all seemed eager to hear the word of salvation; and even after we had left the city, several persons followed us, in quest of books, to a distance of eight or nine miles." Mr. Mackintosh was subsequently fixed at this place, and in 1819, assisted by two native brethren, Seeta Rama- and Nriputa, his labours appear to have excited considerable notice. The missionaries beheld two Mahratta woman immolate themselves here in the manner of those just described, after attempting in vain to induce them to forego their purpose. Mr. M. had also, about this time, an interview with a 'goroo, or teacher, famed for his austerities, who desired to see him. "His looks," says he, "were grim and dreadful, having his face blackened; a human skull, with the upper jaw and teeth to it, hung before him, suspended by an iron chain round his neck; his ancles environed with a heavy chain and bangles; he wore no clothes, and his naked body appeared much emaciated. I asked him what was the object of his worship: he said, four things-air, water, earth, and Mr. M. continued to labour for some time with but little success; but an English friend, in token of gratitude for the benefit derived from his ministry, generously sent him 2,000 rupees, to build a place of worship. In 1825, however, the prospect appeared brightening; a church was formed, consisting of 9 members, among whom were two or three pious Europeans; and five Hindoo youths read the New Testament with Mr. M. In the following year, the church over which he presided was still small. Seetaram, who was long of great assistance to him in his work, subsequently went to Gorruckpore, where he is employed as a native doctor, and maintains an honourable profession. Sectuldas, another Brahmun, has since been with Mr. M., and has given proof of piety and zeal; and an interesting young man, of the writer caste, who had relinquished his caste, has also been under instruction for several months. Others, likewise, have come to Mr. M. in the year; and it is evident a very considerable impression is produced by bis labours. C 13 | vious August, built in the Great Bazaar, about a mile from the Mission-house, capable of containing 100 children. Some principal natives had promised to use their influence in filling it with scholars; but the opposition of the Roman Catholics (of whom there are great numbers in the town), was violent; and the Roman Syrians, in particular, seemed to have succeeded in possessing the minds of the people with unfounded suspicions and fears. In addition to various engagements, he preaches the Gospel at different spots, in and near the city, and also at the numerous Heathen and Mussulman assemblies, which are continually occurring. The greatest of these is on the occasion of the annual bathing at the junction of the Ganges and the Jumna; and there Mr. Smith generally comes up from Benares to assist. Many pleasing circumstances have lately occurred at these seasons; and opportunities have been enjoyed of sending the sacred volume, and religious tracts, and reports of the promulgation of the Gospel, to very distant parts of the country. To Bandha, a town in Allahabad, Amarint Messeeh, a native convert from Agra, in connexion with the C. M. S. came in 1814, attempting to diffuse the knowledge of the Gospel. The Rev. Mr., with Mrs., Greenwood have been recently appointed to this station. In 1819, the English congregation consisted of about 40 persons, and the native of about 100, of all ages, Syrians, converts from the Romish Church, and catechumens. Occasional auditors of all persuasions also attended. The schools suffered material diminution at this period, in consequence of the disturbance between the Syrians and the Roman Catholics; most of the Roman children having been withdrawn. At the end of the year the number of scholars was about 50, but subsequently the scholars generally returned. A school was also established in the suburbs of Allepie, from which much benefit was anticipated, and the general aspect of the mission was encouraging. During the following year Mr. N. baptized 26 persons, including children, and distributed 122 Bibles and Testaments, in dif ALLEPIE, a large town on the Malabar Coast, about 40 m. from Cochin, and 120 N. of Cape Comorin, is the chief place at which the Company's ships call to take in pepper and spices; it has a healthy climate, and about 13,000 inhabitants. A good house and garden having been granted by the rannee of Travancore, at the request of the resident, a church was begun inferent languages, and 18 copies 1816, sufficiently spacious to accommodate 700 or 800 persons; and the Rev. Mr. Norton was settled there. The church was opened on the 18th of July, 1818, and greatly attracted the attention of the natives. Mr. Norton preached three times on the Sabbath, and established a lecture on Thursday evenings, for the more immediate benefit of all who understood English. At this time 48 children were in the schools, and 24 in the Orphan Asylum. A new school was opened in the pre of Genesis in Tamul, with 130 Prayer Books and Psalters in English or Tamul. The schools again fell off on the arrival of an European bishop; the people were prohibited sending their children, on pain of excommunication, in consequence of which many were much alarmed. The bishop ordered all the Bibles and Testaments which had been distributed, to be delivered to him at Verapoly; but many were courageous enough to oppose him in this, and to allow 14 their children to come again. and the young man begged leave to write to him also, which he was permitted to do. He told the resident, that he had been in our school more than four years; that he had thus learnt to read his Bible; and that he could not belong to a church which would deprive him of the only book that would teach him the way to heaven. Several others in the school told their parents that they could not give up reading the Scriptures." In 1822, the 2 schools contained 109 children, whose progress in learning was satisfactory; and an occurrence in this mission evinced the happy effects of the perusal of the sacred Scriptures. A Hindoo youth belonging to the school, who was employed by Mr. Norton to transcribe portions of the Gospels in the vernacular tongue, became impressed with a conviction of the truths contained in them, and gradually discontinued the observance of the idolatrous rites of his family. He was removed by his relations into the interior of the country, in order to detach him from the mission; and violence was threatened, to induce him to conform to the customary practices of his caste. Urged by this treatment, he fled from the country, and coming into the Tinnevelly district, he heard of the mission in the town of that name, and sought entrance into the seminary there. The missionaries at Tinnevelly wrote to Mr. Norton, to ascertain the truth of as much of the youth's account of himself as he might be acquaint-pie, to one of the females brought ed with; and he was enabled, so up in the mission-school. The far, to confirm its accuracy. The assistant was brought up a heathen, youth applied himself diligently to and was baptized by Mr. Norton his duties in the Tinnevelly semi- in April 1823, when his heathen nary, preparatory to baptism; and name of Appoo was exchanged for the missionaries there wrote in that of Daniel. Mr. Norton, some, terms of entire approbation of his time after, married a lady at Colomconduct. A Roman Catholic, who bo: and a Sunday-school was estajoined the Protestant Church, suf-blished by Mrs. N., on her arrival at fered, like this youth, much perse- Aleppie, which was attended by cution. "We are obliged," says many children, with a good prospect Mrs. N., "to take him under our of usefulness and permanency. In care, or they would confine him in the following year, the missionaries what they call the Black-hole. The were joined by Mr. James Roberts. bishop sent a petition to the British At this period, about 30 persons, resident, requesting him to make 2 or 3 of them Europeans and the Mr. Norton give him up. The resi- rest country-born, attended the dent sent it to Mr. Norton, wish- English services; and from 50 to ing him to communicate a full 60 the Malayalim and Tamul. account of the case, which he did; The average number of communi In 1823, the number of the English congregation was about the same as the previous year; the native congregation had experienced a small increase; and the state of the schools was pleasing, both as to the numbers in attendance and the progress of the scholars. Mr. Norton, who had recently lost his excellent and zealous wife, was now aided in his work by a native reader and an Indo-British assistant. The native reader was the Hindoo youth of whom some account has been given: his name is Sandappen; he was baptized by Mr. Rhenius, at Palamcottah, on Christmas-day 1822; and was married, soon after his return to Alle The Rev. Joseph Kam, from the L. M. S., fixed upon this island, in 1814, as the scene of his labours, Early in 1816, his congregation in the Dutch church, on the Lord's day, amounted in general to 800 or 1000 persons; and when he preached in the Malay language he had usually from 500 to 600 hearers. cants was 14. In the Sunday. Speaking of the inhabitants of AMBOYNA, an island in the Indian Ocean, the Dutch metropolis of the Moluccas. It is 56 miles long; and divided, at the S. W. end, by a large bay into two limbs, the largest called Hetou, and the other Leytimor. The surface is beautiful; woody hills and verdant plains being interspersed with hamlets, and enriched by cultivation. The chief products are cloves, the trees of which are about 40 or 50 feet high, nutmegs, sugar, coffee, and many delicious fruits; also, a peculiar wood that is used for beautiful cabinet-work. The natives are generally Mahomedans; but there are Protestants among them. The English and Dutch had factories here at the beginning of the 17th century; but the Dutch expelled the English, and, in 1622, tortured and put to death many of them. The island was taken by the British in 1796, restored in 1802, and again taken in 1810, and restored in 1815. "As to the slaves," he says, "many of their masters did not, formerly, approve of their coming to receive instruction, and some came to me without having previously obtained permission; but now several of the masters request me to teach their slaves, having found, by experience, that those who are religiously instructed are more faithful and diligent than others." After visiting the islands of Banda, Harooka, Ceram, Nalaliwu, Saparuwa, and Nusalout, Mr. K. returned to Amboyna, where the work of the Lord continued to prosper, especially among the heathen, who destroyed the houses formerly erected for the worship of devils, and put away from them every vestige of idolatry. Such, indeed, was their zeal in the cause of divine truth, that when Mr. Kam intimated his intention of erecting a new church for the separate use of the slaves, they cheerfully volunteered their services in cutting tim Amboyna, the chief town, is neatly built, and stands near the middle of the bay, on the smaller limb, defended by the Fort Victoria. The Dutch are tolerably polished, but the natives are rude and uncultivated. The houses are made of bamboo-canes and sagotrees, generally one story high, on account of frequent earthquakes. E. lon. 128° 15′, S. lat. 3o 40. m the nd, in bours, on in ord's 00 or -ach had sof reat are but re ure ber in the forests for the purpose; ation of idolatry. The Bible has been sold by auction for 46 dollars. An Auxiliary Bible Society was formed in 1815, the subscriptions to which amounted to 4000 dollars. In 1824, there were in Mr. Kam's school, including adults, 54 scholars. During the twelve months immediately preceding June 1824, he bapFrom a letter, written by Mr. tized 107 persons, of both sexes, Kam, after his return from a visit professed converts from heathenhe paid to Celebes Sangir, and ism. Four Chinese, 2 men, and 2 other islands, it appears that this women, to whom the reading of zealous and laborious missionary Dr. Morrison's Chinese version of had baptized, in the several islands, the Scriptures had been made useupwards of 5000 children, and near-ful, were also baptized by Mr. Kam, ly 500 adults; and that in Am- and admitted into Christian fellowboyna he had baptized, chiefly of ship, as the first fruits of his misthose who had been Mahomedans, sion among that people. Seven 128 adults, besides children. persons were employed at that period in the printing establishment. Mr. K. had received the sum of 3500 Java rupees, or about 4007., from the sale of Malay Bibles, and a supply of Psalm-books in that language from the N. S. In January 1821, an Auxiliary Missionary Society was formed at θ Amboyna, for the purpose of contributing to the maintenance and support of several missionaries recently sent out by the N. S., and also with a view to assist in the In the following year, there printing of school-books and reli- were 18 young men in Mr. Kam's gious tracts, a second printing- native seminary, under preparatory press having arrived, from the Direc-instruction for the office of native tors in London, in the course of the teacher. The first volume of the preceding year. "Village Sermons," in Malay, was ready for circulation. The number of native converts from Paganism and Mahomedanism, who were candidates for baptism, was considerable. His Excellency the Governor General, who, accompanied by his lady and his Excellency the Governor of the Moluccas, had inspected Mr. Kam's missionary establishment; and expressed himself much gratified, particularly with his chapel and printing office; ordered him a monthly allowance of 600 Java rupees, towards defraying his travelling expenses. At the close of this year Mr. Kam performed another extensive missionary tour, among the islands of the Malayan Archipelago; particulars of which have not yet come to hand. During About this time, a place was erected immediately contiguous to Mr. Kam's dwelling-house, for the initiatory instruction of such converts from paganism as might be desirous of receiving baptism; and, during the year, that solemn rite was administered to 30 persons, who had abjured heathenism and embraced the truths of Christianity. Towards the close of December, in the same year, Mr. Kam had the satisfaction of receiving into his church about 100 new members, of whom several had formerly been idolaters, and one a Mahomedan. At different times the B. & F. B. S. have sent to the disposal of Mr. Kam 9000 Malay Testaments, the distribution of which has been extensively followed by the renunci |