rose, and in a dignified and solemn manner, addressed them at considerable length, in his native tongue-(occasionally giving place to the interpreter.) The examination into his views of the Christian religion then proceeded; and it was deeply interesting. It concluded to entire satisfaction. And here a very melting scene ensued, when the council rose, and gave the token of fellowship, the room resounding with the hymn, 'Am I a soldier of the cross, A follower of the Lamb?' We leave our readers to imagine the state of feeling. On Lord's day, at 10 o'clock, the ordination sermon was delivered to a crowded assembly, by the Rev. Mr Dillard, from Acts viii. 5, Then Philip went down into the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. The candidate and his brethren were then addressed by the Moderator; and the ordination prayer was offered, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. After which, the hand of fellowship was given by all who could approach him. In the assembly, and peculiarly impressed by these services, was seen a worthy sister-the widow of the late gallant Colonel, slain by the Indians at Tippecanoe. And the sight could not fail to awaken some most affecting reflections on the power of the gospel. The same day, another young Choctaw, about twenty years of age, was put on trial, as a candidate for the ministry. [Bap. Rec. INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE FROM THE BURMAN MISSION. We stop the press, and omit several articles in type for the present Number, to give place to some of the communications just received by the Corresponding Secretary from the Missionaries in the Burman Empire. They announce the decease of Dr Price, at Ava, of a pulmonary disorder, which former letters had given us reason to anticipate. Dr Price had been greatly encouraged with the prospects at the capital of the Empire; but He who fixes the period of life, has terminated his labors, and he ceases from further efforts on earth. The reflection that Jehovah is too wise to err is happily adapt ed to produce reconciliation to his dispensations, even when enveloped in darkness. The encouraging prospects at the present seat of the mission, and the conversion of a number of the natives, announced in the following articles, will be highly gratifying to the friends of truth. Further communications will be published next month. DR JUDSON'S JOURNAL. Addressed to the Corresponding Secretary. Jan. 25, 1828. For several days past the attendance at the Koungzay-kyoon zayat has varied from ten to twenty through the day. Moung Myat-kyau, brother of the chief of the district, has been gradually advancing in religious knowledge and decision of character, until I begin to indulge a hope, that he is a subject of divine grace. Mah Men, an old acquaintance of Mah Mee of Rangoon, came to the zayat a few days ago, and listened with such eagerness and approbation, as inclined me to think, that she had obtained some love to the truth, before she removed to this place. Her husband is a decided opposer. The opposition throughout the district, and the whole place is becoming more open. At the same time, the number of listeners and inquirers is multiply is ing, and the excitement in favor of religion evidently increasing. Moung San-loon, the most hopeful-inquirer, has gone to Rangoon, and will be absent several days. March 20. Since the last date, all the inquirers mentioned then, and on the 17th preceding, have been advancing slowly. Some or other of them attend the zayat every day. Moung Shway-pan and Ko-manpoke must also be added to the list. The latter, an elderly man of some respectability, appears to be really attached to the truth, but is yet very timid in his professions. Mah Men is treated harshly by her husband, and seldom dares to come near us. Moung San-loon, on his return from Rangoon, was accompanied by his father-in-law, Oo Pai by name, a very active intelligent old man, who drank in the truth with singular avidity. On his return to Rangoon he took an affectionate leave of me, promising to remove his family hither, if at all practicable. We hear that our old friend Moung Thwa-a, is now in Rangoon; and that there are several of the old inquirers who listen to his instructions. But my particular object in taking up my pen this morning, was to mention the case of Moung Shway-pwen, a bright young man of twenty, who professes to have received the truth, about fourteen weeks ago. On first hearing the Gospel at the zayat, it sunk into his heart; but as he lived at some distance, we saw him occasionally only. A few days ago, he re moved hither, and took up his above with Moung Ing, that he might devote himself entirely to the attainment of the one thing needful. His experience has been uncommonly clear, and rapid; and having outstripped all the older inquirers, he this morning, followed his Lord into the watery grave. 23. Lord's-day. After the forenoon worship, Moung Myat-kyau, Moung San-loon and Moung En, requested baptism; and after the Lord's Supper in the evening, they were examined before the church and approved. 29. Brother and sister Boardman left us for Tavoy,* with the cordial approbation of all the members of the mission, accompanied by Moung Shwaypwen, Moung Thah-pyoo, (the Karen) who also has lately been approved by the church, but not been baptized. 30. Lord's-day. The three persons mentioned last Lord's-day were baptized. Three others, Moung Yay, Moung Shway-pan and Ko Manpoke, attended all the exercises of the day; and they gave considerable evidence of being really converted. Mah Moo also, a poor woman, who has occasionally attended the instructions of Mrs Wade, must be mentioned as a very hopeful character. Mah Men is, I hope, a decided Christian; but is seldom able to attend, on account of her husband. Moung Tau, who has been sometimes mentioned among the inquirers, has become rather deistical of late; but we do not despair of him. May the Lord pour out his Holy Spirit upon our hearts, and upon the inhabitants of Maulaming. April 20. Received a letter from Moung Thah-a of Rangoon, stating the names of thirteen men and three women, who are disciples of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews. In the number, I recognize my old friend, "the teacher Oo Oung-det of the village of Kambet," and two or three others whom I formerly knew; but most of them are new cases. May 31. The last two months I have spent at the zayat, with scarcely the exception of a single day; and I seldom have been without the company of some of the Christians or the hopeful inquirers. In the latter class, we count eight or ten ádding to those mentioned above, Moung Sanloon the second, a young man of ordinary abilities, but warmly attached to the cause, and Moung Bo, noticed once in the Annals of the Rangoon Mission, a man of the first distinction in point of talents, erudition, general information and extensive influence. His progress has been so slow, that I have not mentioned him before; but he has attended me ever since the zayat was opened, his house being on the opposite side of the street. He was an intimate friend of Moung Shwaygnong, and has apparently been going through a process similar to what my dear brother, now, I trust, in heaven, experienced. He has relinquished Boodhism, and got through with Deism and Unitarianism, and now appears to be near the truth. Many a time, when contemplating his hard, unbending features, and listening to his tones of dogmatism and pride, I have said in my heart, Canst thou ever kneel, an humble suppliant at the foot of the cross? But he has lastly manifested some disposition to yield, and assures me that he does pray in secret. To conclude this paper, I hope that the light is gradually spreading around us, more extensively perhaps, from brother Wade's zayat than from mine, that being in a situation to catch visitors from all parts of the country, while mine is chiefly confined to the immediate vicinity. And I hope also, that the Spirit of God is operating, in some cases, on the minds of our hearAll those who have been baptized in this place, as well as those who came with us, give us great and increasing satisfaction. It is, I think, rather characteristic of Burman converts, that they are slow in making up their minds to embrace a new religion; but the point once settled, is settled forever. A. JUDSON. ers. * Other communications state, that a new station is to be established at Tavoy.-Ed. Dr Price's death teaches us to be diligent in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord. But how singular and inscrutable is that Providence which preserved the families of both our missionary brethren at Ava, during all their severe sufferings in their late captivity, and has since, in the space of about two years from their release, removed Mrs Judson and Maria, and Dr and Mrs Price! How different are God's ways from man's! Yet doubtless they are the wisest and best. 'Dr Price was sanguine in his hopes of success at Ava,-how justly, I am not qualified to judge; but it cannot be doubted he is removed from a scene of great temptation and danger, and I trust he rests in the presence of Him whom he appeared sincerely to love while here below.' Extract of a Letter from Mrs Wade to Mrs Jones of Calcutta, forwarded by the latter to Mrs B. of Salem, dated Maulaming, June 28, 1828. 'Your last kind letter found me alone in my sleeping room, watching the corpse of one of our dear scholars, who had, after a very painful illness, just passed into an eternal state. But her placid, smiling countenance, reproved my sadness and chided my tears, and I seemed to realize that angels were in deed hovering round her little bed. "She sleeps in Jesus and is blest. How sweet her slumbers are." Yes, my dear sister, we may well apply these beautiful lines to her, for she truly sleeps in Jesus. I should exceedingly like to give you a particular account of all the kind providential care of God over her, but I have only time to say, we found her a poor little slave about seven years.old, in the hands of a cruel wretch, who had by a series of cruelties, I should have said, unheard of barbarities, reduced her to the last extremity. My heart bleeds even now, to think what she suffered when we first saw her. But she recovered, and though a delicate child, enjoyed pretty good health for some months, till she was taken down with her last illness, which terminated in about six weeks, But about a month, before her depar ture, she gave very pleasing evidence of a work of grace upon her heart, and died enjoying, in a very eminent degree, all the sweet consolations of a hope in Christ. For the last two hours of her life, she was perfectly sensible she was dying, and without expressing the least doubt or fear, would say, "I for Christ will call me up to heaven. am dying, but I am not afraid to die, He has taken away all my sins, and I wish to die now, that I may go and see him. I love Jesus Christ more than every body else." But it is only those who heard her from day to day lisp her little prayers and praise to God, who caught with a joy unfelt before the first dawn of light which beamed upon her dark mind; who watched with hearts raised to God its gentle progress, that can realize what a precious and heavenly scene, the death bed of little Mee-Shawy-ee, presented.' *We are happy to inform our readers that a full account of this most interesting child, from the hand of Dr Judson, has been received by the Secretary of the Board, and will soon be published. See Mrs Wade's Journal in Magazine for December, 1828. CALL FOR AGENTS. The Baptist Board of Foreign Missions are anxious to extend their operations, so as to meet the reasonable demands made on them, for their proportion of service in the moral renovation of mankind. They represent a vast number of the ransomed subjects of Christ, who cannot innocently withhold their contribution of influence and effort from the cause of Him, who is going forth upon the breadth of the earth to make his conquest, and to whose interests they have united their own. Yet they perceive with no ordinary sense of pain and responsibility, that tens of thousands of these are reposing at noontide, and when the Master calls them to do instantly and with their might what he has appointed, and rendered them well able to perform, either shrink from the service, or ingloriously look on, while others enter and reap the harvest. Unwilling thus to remain, they are desirous to employ discreet, devoted, and intelligent Agents, to visit the churches in every section of the country, and bring the subjects in all its vast importance before them. They are persuaded that such an appeal, made under the influence of the love of Christ, will not be in vain. Any who are disposed to undertake the agency, are requested to make known their disposition to the subscriber, at Salem, Massachusetts, without delay. None need apply who cannot offer the most satisfactory testimonials. Salem, Jan. 1829. LUCIUS BOLLES, Cor. Sec'ry. Account of Moneys received by the Treasurer of the Newton Theological Institution, from Sept. 9, to Dec. 15, 1828. Sale of Wool, presented by Hon. A. Forbes, Windsor, Vt. 158,10 Ichabod Macomber, do. Wm. Duncan, Henry Smith, Newton, 5,00 David Clark, Seth Mann, Randolph, Thos. W. Tollman. do. 5,00 Hon. Heman Lincoln, Boston, 100,00 Daniel Cummings, James Loring, Jona. Spear, do. 2,00 Wm. Nichols, Jona. Wales, 2d, Molly Fisher, Dedham, Babara Griffith, Great Valley, 1,25 Joanna Jones, do. do. 1,00 Cambridge, Dec. 15, 1828. Account of Moneys received by the Treasurer of the General Convention of the Baptist Denomination for Foreign Missions, from Nov. 24, 1828, to Jan. 21, 1829. By cash collected at the monthly concert for prayer in Oct. at Agawam From William Inglesby, Esq. Charleston, S. C. for Burman mission, 25,00 From the Fem. Miss. Soc. belonging to Rev. Dr Sharp's church and congregation, per Mrs L. Clouston, Treasurer, From three children of Levi Ball, Townsend, Mass. being produce of From a lady belonging to the Federal-St. Baptist church, Boston, by the hand of Rev. H. Malcom, for the Station in Liberia, Africa, 12,00 Miss H. Whitney, Royalston, Mass. for Bur. miss. per Rev. E. Andrews, 1,00 H. B. Rounds, Esq. Treas. of the Utica For. Miss. Soc. 25,00 From members of Baptist church, Roxbury, 12,07 Mr Samuel Bullin, of Lima, Ñ. Y. by Rev. Samuel Goodale, per Mr. Baptist Fem. Miss. Soc. of Sardinia, Erie Co. N. Y. Bur. mission, per Chester Fem. Mite Society, Alvira T. Graves, Secretary, A lady of the Bap. Soc. Exeter, in consequence of reading Mrs Wade's journal, per Rev. J. N. Brown, H. LINCOLN, Treas. The Treasurer has great pleasure in acknowledging the receipt of 50 dols. from a valued friend, whose name he is not at liberty to mention, to aid in publishing the New Testament in the Burman language. Will not this act of liberality induce others to make similar efforts to aid in giving the word of life to the benighted Burmans? 5,00 2,00 MR FERRELL was a native of Maryland; and was born in Caroline County, Sept. 8, A. D. 1762. His father's name was Frederick, and his mother's Sarah. She died when he was about two years old; and his father put him under the care of a Quaker lady, who treated him as her own child, and for whom he cherished a strong attachment. He lived till about seventeen years of age without ever hearing a gospel sermon. Messrs Samuel and John Gibbon and Philip Hughes, were among the first evangelical ministers that he heard; and through the preaching of the latter, he was brought under a godly sorrow for sin. The text was Isa. lv. 6, Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near. In this discourse the arrows of truth fastened in his soul by the Spirit of the living God, brought him to cry for mercy; but he obtained no comfort till he heard the same person, from Job xxxiii. 24. Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. Under this sermon he beheld Jesus as the only ransom for sinners. The word was applied to his distressed soul, and it imparted joy unspeakable and full of glory. Not long afterwards he joined St Martin church, on the eastern shore of Maryland. Mr Ferrell's heart being full of love and holy zeal for God, his truth, his cause, and his people, he soon began to pray and exhort in public; and his brethren were convinced that he had an unction from the Holy One, and a dispensation of the gospel committed to him. When about twenty one years of age, he married a Mrs Adolot, a member of the same church. In her he found a help meet for him. They were blessed with two children, Jacob and Mary. The latter, who is now a professor of religion, he left with his dear companion to mourn the loss of one of the best of men. |