of Cuttack: 1823-W. Bampton. Severe illness (see p. 472 of our last Volume) has occasioned Mr. Bampton's retirement from his Station. During part of the year, Mr. Sutton, from Balasore, devoted his time to Pooree; and met with less opposition than had been formerly manifested: he had, however, too much of this; and says, "The answers and objections of the people were shocking for obscenity and blasphemy: it was a true compound of that wisdom which is earthly, sensual, devilish "-P. 36.

Balasore: 170 miles from Calcutta, 100 from Cuttack, 150 from Juggernaut : 10,000 inhabitants: 1827-A. Sutton. John Sunder, the Assistant, has been dismissed for immoral conduct.

Mr.

Sutton was absent from Balasore a considerable part of the year, labouring in other parts of Orissa-P. 36.

Many particulars relative to these Stations appear at pp. 538-542 of our last Volume. "During the past year," the Committee report, "the Brethren have gathered a few more of the first-fruits of Orissa to God; and beside rejoicing over those who have broken Caste and renounced all for Christ, have witnessed, in other minds, indications that the power of the Gospel is felt-that the leaven of that Gospel, though, for a while, hidden from those who put it into the mass, is exerting its influence."

AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY.

THE revision of the Cingalese N. T. has been completed: the demand is quite unprecedented: 6000 copies have been printed, but they will soon be exhausted. A supply of the Tamul Scriptures, long and anxiously desired, has been forwarded fo the Jaffna Branch Difficulties continue respecting the Pali: the Gospel of St. Matthew has been printed-P. 57.

CHRISTIAN-KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY.

The Secretary of the District Committee, the Rev. Joseph Bailey, has remitted payment for a large consignment of Books, forwarded in 1828; and applies

for a further supply. A valuable Lending Library has been sent out, for the use of the troops stationed at Kandy; and liberal supplies for the Regimental Schools.

RELIGIOUS-TRACT SOCIETY.

The Colombo Auxiliary has not been in very active operation: 48 reams of paper, with 2900 English Publications and 101. in Books for sale, have been granted. The Jaffna Committee had printed, up to the last dates which we have seen, 160,787 Tracts: a Grant has been made of the same amount as that to Colombo-P. 37.

Church Missionary Society— opened with 32 boys: in an English School, of 32 boys not more than 15 were in average attendance. The Schools are entirely Christian: the number might be doubled, if sufficient funds could be provided. The examination of the Students in the Institution gave great satisfaction to the Missionaries at their last Annual Meeting-An edition of the Common-Prayer Book in Cingalese has been printed, and a second is in the press: 10,150 Tracts and Portions of Scripture, almost entirely Cingalese, were printed in the year. The translation of the Bible into Vernacular Cingalese is proceeding: Mr. Selkirk now labours with Mr. Lambrick in this department; the person who assisted him for many years, and of whom he once entertained the best hopes, having been separated from the Mission for conduct inconsistent with his profession-Pp. 37, 38, 362-366, 382.

Kandy: 80 miles ENE of Colombo: 1818—T. Browning; Joseph Fernando, As., with 12 Nat. As.- Congregations are small communicants, 9 Portuguese, 8 Cingalese. Mr. Browning "felt the importance," the Committee state, "of a Church at Kandy, as an inducement to the people to attend Public Worship, and a monument of the love of Christians to their God and Saviour in that stronghold of Idolatry, now filled with Heathen Temples; yet was unwilling to trespass on the depressed funds of the Society, and therefore endeavoured to accomplish the object by private subscriptions: but he has not yet been able to procure more than one-third of the sum requisite for the undertaking. The Government, however, purposes to build a Church for the Garrison." On Wednesday, upward of 100 Children attend Catechetical Instruction, and give Mr. Browning great encouragement-In 10 Schools, 199 scholars give an average attendance of 131: a plan of paying the Masters and rewarding the Scholars according to merit answers exceedingly well-Pp. 38, 366, 367, 542, 543.

Baddagame: a village 12 or 13 miles from Galle: 1819-G. Conybeare Trimnell, G. Steers Faught; with 7 Nat. As. -The Congregation has increased, the Missionaries having urged attendance on the people. The Buddhist Priests are, however, very zealous and daring in their opposition to Christianity; and the people are held in bondage by varied superstitions. On fine Sundays, about 300

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Children attend Church. has departed this life; the third Christian Brother at this Station, from among the Heathen, who has died in faith and hope-In the Boarding Schools there are 13 boys and 2 girls: their conduct is good, but they manifest, as yet, little religious feeling. The average attendance in 13 Native Schools is 275 on Week-days and 219 on Sundays: the children continue to afford increasing satisfaction: they have great aptness in learning and very retentive memories. The Girls' School goes on well, except that the attendance is very fluctuating -Pp. 38, 367, 368, 543, 544.

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Nellore, near Jaffna : inhabitants 5000 or 6000-Joseph Knight, W. Adley ; with Philip, Mark, Nat. As., and 20 Nat. Schoolmasters-Christianity is advancing: besides individual instances of conversion, decisive proofs are given of decreasing attachment to Idolatry among the people generally: between 600 and 700 children daily commit to memory portions of the Scriptures and Catechisms. From 60 to 70 adults in the Jail have been recently brought under instruction on Sunday Mornings. The account of the Native Convert, Samuel, given at pp. 161-166 of our last Volume, is an encouraging manifestation of the power of Divine Grace: his Wife and several other adults have been lately baptized-In 19 Schools there are 739 boys and 84 girls: 30 Boarding Youths made good progress in their studies and in religious knowledge. The education of the Boys has manifestly a beneficial tendency, even where the full effect to be desired has not been produced. The Female Schools, though generally continued, do not yet appear to answer the hopes of the Missionaries-The Press more than paid its own expenses in the last year: the 55,600 Tracts mentioned under the head of the Religious-Tract Society were printed at the Mission Press, besides other Tracts and Books.

we know that the Lord Jehovah, in whose promise alone we would trust, can remove all obstacles out of the way, and

bring even these proud Brahmins humbly to sit at the feet of Jesus and learn of Him"-Pp. 38, 39, 71, 72, 368, 369.

CINGALESE DIVISION.

Colombo, with Colpetty- Dan. J. Gogerly, Rob. S. Hardy-The English, in the Fort, continue to form the most prominent features in the work, and to furnish the most numerous instances of success: from a small class, they are so much increased as to be sufficient to form four: they manifest great love for the Scriptures and the Means of Grace; and obtain esteem and confidence, by their uniform, unobtrusive, and sincere piety. To six small Native Congregations, a Sermon is preached or read every Sunday on particular occasions, many attend: a number of Native Women pay great attention: and a class of them at Colpetty affords evidence of a genuine work of grace. Members, 153-Schools, 7 -P. 39.

Negombo, with Chilaw: 20 miles N of Colombo: 15,000 inhabitants. Korne galle: 60 miles NE of Colombo: 1821 -B. Clough, Elijah Toyne; John A. Poulier, Dan. D. Perera, As.

Negombo has been visited with much affliction; but the usual Services have for the most part been maintained: the Congregations in the country parts have been serious and attentive; and, in their respective neighbourhoods, there is evi, dently an increased desire to hear the Word of Truth: Negombo itself is still barren, but the whole of the rest of the circuit shews signs of a gradually-increasing moral influense. Members, 129; most of whom are constant in their at tendance on all the Means of Grace Schools, 10-P. 39.

Kornegalle has laboured under peculiar disadvantages, from the prevalence of fever in the Seven Corles. No regular Congregation has yet been collected in the Kandian Provinces: many Sermons have been preached, but it has been to casual Congregations; and these, in general, listen with apathy. Members, 5The Schools in these Provinces, the circumstances of which are at all times difficult, have suffered greatly from the cause before mentioned-P. 39.

Caltura, with Bentotte and Pantura: 27 miles S of Colombo-S. Allen; W. A. Lalmon, D. A. L. Bartholomeusz, As.— On the average, 16 Sermons are preached every week in Cingalese, beside the English and Portuguese Services in Cal

tura: the Congregations, being collected in small villages, are not large; but Divine Service being held at so many places, a very considerable nnmber, from 800 to 900, including adults and children, hear the Word of God, and join in the Liturgy every Lord's Day. The work continues, however, to make but very little sensible progress in this circuit: the tone of moral feeling is, indeed, elevated; and a few adults are collected from the world. The Members united in class are 82: but, of these, 52 are children; and, of them, the Missionaries say, "Our principal hopes are connected with our numerous Schools in them, the principles of pure Christianity are taught; and the children, forming a Juvenile Class, strengthen our hands in the Lord: they may be regarded as the germ of a Spiritual Church-In 13 Schools there are 656 boys and 79 girls-P. 39.

Galle, with Amlamgoddy: 75 miles S of Colombo-John M'Kenny; John Anthoniez, As.-" We have preaching," the Missionaries report, “in Ten Villages, independent of Galle itself; and, in each place, we have interesting little companies to hear the Word of Life. We have, at present, Five Classes, containing 48 Members; including a Juvenile Class, which consists of 15. The number of our communicants is on the increase: we have had to rejoice over two who have left the world in the full triumph of Faith "-Schools, 10-P. 39.

Matura, with Belligam: 100 miles SSE of Colombo-W. Bridgnell; Cornelius Wijesingha, As.-Mr. Bridgnell reports: "I have reason to hope that an extensive, if not a deep impression of Sacred Truth has been made on the minds of many. In the village of Wihirigampitte, in particular, once, and not many years ago, WHOLLY given to idolatry, a spirit of inquiry has gone abroad, and about half of the inhabitants speak in no equivocal manner of the importance of Christianity: when these hopeful people hear any objection to Christianity which they cannot answer, they take the objectors to a person who is able to answer it for them: the priests of the two temples in the village, finding that they receive no gifts from many of the inhabitants, and fearing that the spirit of Buddhist Delusion is likely soon

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to be entirely gone, speak reproachfully, and are exceedingly mad against our most holy religion. Our Congregations in the country-places are by no means large; but some of the few adults who attend seem to be graciously affected by the word preached. Rigid Buddhists often hear us; and even they too, at times, express their secret convictions of the truth of what they have heard, and acknowledge that the God of the Christians is the Only God. When we have visited the people, and spoken and read to them out of the Scriptures, they have often heard us gladly, and remarked, 'These are not the words of man, but, in truth, the Word of God.' A few among the adult population profess to see the absurdity and wickedness of their superstitious and idolatrous practices. There has been an increase of 19 Members in the circuit: the numbers returned last year were 86 adults and 35 children: the numbers now in our Class Papers are 93 adults and 42 children: they are all in a state of extreme poverty; but I hope most, if not all of them, are sincerely seeking the true riches"-Schools, 11—— P. 39.

In reference to this Division of the Mission, the Missionaries state: "In adverting to the point, whether or not our Schools and general Missionary Efforts are crowned with success, we think that we may with safety reply in the affirmative. For, 1. The number of readers among the Natives is daily multiplied. 2. This ability to read and write is exciting a general spirit of inquiry through the Country; and this thirst after knowledge is directed chiefly to the acquirement of religious information. 3. There are thousands, now, who have attained to a degree of the knowledge of the Gospel, who a few years ago were utter strangers to it. 4. This knowledge diminishes the influence of Heathenism in the Country: the Priests can speak, and do speak to this point, as to the thinning of the crowds at their great festivals, and the extensive slackening at the daily offerings in the temples. 5. The present demand for the Scriptures all over the Country is beyond all precedent. 6. There is a greater outward respect paid to Christian Principles, the Christian Character, and the Christian Worship. 7. The Worship of the True God and attention to the preaching of the Gospel are greatly on the increase. 8. Our Catechetical or Ju

venile Class-meetings begin to tell, on the conduct of those connected with our Schools. A few Sundays back, one of these was absent from his Class, which was met by the Missionary: two of his Class came forward, and stated that he was gone to a festival: for this he was, at once, excluded: early on Monday Morning he was found weeping at the Missionary's door; begging that his name might be replaced on the Class-paper, and stating that he had sinned by breaking the Sabbath, but that he had been compelled by his father to go to the marriage of his relative. A short time ago, another Youth, belonging to the same Class, left the School to enter into the domestic service of a European Gentleman: when they were stipulating for the terms of service, the lad would have it stated that he must have permission to attend preaching and his Class-meetings on the Sundays: this was granted, and he has been punctual in his attendance ever since."

After stating that the expenditure of the year for Schoolmasters' salaries, repairs of Schools, and School Books, has been 6547., they add: "For this sum, 2778 children have been educated during the year: these have been kept under the hallowing influence of a regular course of Christian Discipline in our Schools; they have been carefully watched over and superintended, in every thing that relates to their moral and spiritual improvement; and trained into habits that tend to secure their eternal interests." TAMUL DIVISION.

Batticaloa: on the east coast: 60 miles from Caltura, and 75 from TrincomaleeJ. P. Sanmuggam, As.-Members, 22; "all of whom," it is stated, "seem determined to give themselves unreservedly to God. A spirit of inquiry seems to be excited among the Mussulmans of this place: many have applied for New Testaments and other Christian Books" -Schools, 7-P. 39.

Trincomalee: on the north-east coast Joseph Roberts, jun.; Solomon Valoopalle, As.-Members, 21: they are generally growing in grace, and their deportment is consistent. Some opposition has been experienced, from both Heathens and Romanists-Schools, 4P. 40; and see at pp. 544-546 notices of the state of the people.

Jaffna, with Point Pedro - John George, Ralph Stott; John Katts, John Hunter, As.-" During the year," the Missionaries say, some of those whose

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Of late there has been a gradual reviving, and the Services are better attended." Members, 86-Schools, 14P. 40.

STATIONS and LABOURERS-Tillipally: 1816: H. Woodward; 12 Nat. As.Batticotta: 1817; Benj. C. Meigs, Daniel Poor; 11 Nat. As.. - Oodooville: 1820: Miron Winslow; 5 Nat. As.Panditeripo: 1820: John Scudder, M.D.; 4 Nat. As. Manepy: 1821: Levi Spaulding. The distances of these Stations from the town of Jaffnapatam are as follows: Manepy, 44 miles, north-bywest-Oodooville, 5 niles, north-Batticotta, 7 miles, north-west- Tillipally, 9 miles, north-by-east - Panditeripo, 10 miles, north-north-west. Mr. Woodward and Dr. Scudder have both been obliged to resort to the Nilgherry Hills for the restoration of their health.

MINISTRY-There is stated preaching by the Missionaries at the several Stations, and occasionally, in many of the adjacent villages. Much also is done in the villages by the Native Assistants, and by the Young Men in the Seminary, by way of reading to the people, exposing the errors of their system, and making known the truths of Christianity. A considerable portion of their labours have been among the Native Catholics, and with encouraging success, though with violent and increasing opposition. The number of those who statedly attend on preaching is becoming greater, embracing of late some females. A spirit of inquiry is prevailing. The Native Assistants sometimes remark: "It is our business now, wherever we go, to answer inquiries respecting Christianity: the people will not let us rest." The Members of the Church, generally, continue to give good evidence of their sincerity.

FREE SCHOOLS-These have been better attended than in almost any preceding year, and the children have made

greater proficiency. The number of Schools has, however, been somewhat reduced, for want of funds. The last Return of Scholars which has reached us gives 2919 boys and 773 girls.

BOARDING SCHOOLS-In these Schools 188 boys and youths and 35 girls are wholly supported by the contributions of friends in the United States, who have assigned to them such names as they wished them to bear. These scholars form with those of the Free Schools a total of 3107 male and 808 female scholars. They are collected in Four Schools: the Girls' School is at Oodooville: in the Preparatory School at Tillipally, there are 92 of the 188 Youths

in the Seminary at Batticotta, are 77 --and the remaining 19 form a Theological Class: having passed through the Seminary, these Young Men are under preparation for the Ministry. Of the Boarding Schools it is said: "Of those who have been or are now in these schools, about 75 have become hopefully pious, and been admitted to the Church; of whom four have died in hope, three have been excommunicated, and four or five others more or less under discipline. Of the Girls, nine have been married to Christian Husbands, with tolerably fair prospects. Of the Young Men, three have obtained places under Government, three are acceptable Teachers under others, and 17 are employed by us as Teachers, Catechists, or other Assistants; and 12, with six or seven not Members of the Church, are pursuing the study of Theology, generally with success. Others are coming forward with greater advantages than these have had; and, consequently, with better prospects of ultimate usefulness.”