Departure for London-Letters-Embarkation at Portsmouth- Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope-Cape Town-Groenekloof- Retrospect of the Scottish Mission in the Southern Konkan- Letters on her Arrival in Bombay-Departure to the Konkan -Proceedings at Bánkot-Residence at Harnaí for the Study of Establishment of the Mission in Bombay-Plans of Labour- Difficulties in the Way of Female Education-Degradation of Woman by the Hindú Shástras-Mrs Wilson's Commencement of Operations-Letter-Review of the Memoir of Mrs Judson -Correspondence Public Discussion with the Bráhmans—On Prayer for the Prosperity and Extension of the Church-Pecu- liar Circumstauces of Converts in India-Correspondence-First Discussion with Mora Bhatta-Advantages of Missionary Tours -Account of a journey from Bombay to Násik, by way of Puná and Ahmadnagar, in February 1831-Letters of Mrs Wilson, addressed to her Husband, in his absence-Correspondence with her other Friends-Death of Mrs Cooper-Controversy with the Mrs Wilson's Engagements with her Schools in the commence- ment of 1832-Establishment of a School for Poor and Destitute Girls-Death of Mrs Mitchell-Discussions with Hindús, Pársís, and Mussalmans-Letters to Mr Wilson at Khándalá-Corre- spondence on the Removal of Mr Cooper, and other trials of the Mission-Intimation of the sudden death of two of Mrs Wilson's Sisters-Death of a Child-Correspondence-Journey to Puná- Letters written in the Dakhan during Mr Wilson's Tour to Jálná Indisposition at the commencement of 1833-Devotional Frag- ments connected with her Bereavements, and her Children- Residence at Bándará-Meditation on the Blessings of the Sab- bath-Correspondence-Studies-Notice of her Review of the Rev. Marcus Dod's Treatise on the Incarnation of our Saviour, Correspondence relative to a Tour by Mr Mitchell and her Husband in the State of Goa and the Southern Marátha Country, in the beginning of 1834-Extracts of her Letters addressed to Mr Wilson in his absence, with Notices of her Operations and Letters written between the commencement of May and the close of 1834, including Accounts of Mrs Wilson's Engagements Journey from Bombay to Surat-Residence in Surat and Dumas -Correspondence-Death of R. C. Money, Esq.-Return to Bom- MEMOIR. CHAPTER I. PARENTAGE-BIRTH-EARLY DK DISPOSITION AND EDUCATION-PROVIDENTIAL LIVERANCES-RELIGIOUS IMPRESSIONS-ENTERS A BOARDING-SCHOOL AT KILMARNOCK-RETURNS TO GREENOCK-DEATH OF HER MOTHER-ADMISSION TO THE LORD'S SUPPER AND LOVE OF CHRISTIAN COMMUNION-ZEAL FOR THE WELFARE OF HER SISTERS AND BROTHERS-RESIDENCE IN ABERDEEN-MATURE STUDIES AND ATTAINMENTS. MARGARET BAYNE, the subject of this Memoir, enjoyed, from her earliest years, the highest spiritual and intellectual advantages. Her father, the Rev. Kenneth Bayne, A.M., of the Gaelic Chapel, now the South Parish Church, of Greenock, was a person of great piety and worth, and a Christian minister of no mean order. “He naturally possessed," says the late Rev. Dr Love of Anderston, one of his most intimate friends, "great strength of understanding, with a penetrating sagacity, and correctness of judgment. These were early turned into the right channel, invigorated and sanctified by the illumination of grace. He was known and remembered at Aberdeen as a diligent, discerning, inquisitive, and serious student." "He had, says another of his acquaintances, "strong natural talents and eminent gifts, highly cultivated; an extensive and correct knowledge of all human learning, taught at our schools and colleges; but divinity was his chief study and delight: to it he made all his other knowledge subservient. He made great progress by the teaching of the Lord in these three great books,— the works of God, creation, and providence, the word of God, * Dr Love's Funeral Sermon, p. 29. B and his own heart." As a preacher of the Word, he greatly excelled. "He was rich in good matter, clear, scriptural, and often striking in his illustrations: generally favoured with uncommon fulness and freedom, both as to the frame of his soul and language in delivery, accompanied with a sweet savour and holy unction." "In his application he used to be uncommonly animated; most searching and close in his appeals to the conscience; very rousing and awful when addressing unconverted sinners, formalists, and hypocrites. But he never finished his appeal to these characters without opening ministerially the door of mercy, and pressing and directing them most earnestly to the Saviour. He was most tender, affectionate, and consoling, in addressing weak believers, wounded consciences, and tempted and doubting souls."* "When he thought himself speaking to a number of truly spiritual persons, his illustrations of the precious truths and mysteries of salvation were remarkably clear, copious, comprehensive, attractive, and refreshing."+ He thus shunned not to declare the "whole counsel of God," to give to each of his hearers "a portion of meat in due season.” In his public labours, his diligence was most exemplary, because proceeding from the purest principles, and sustained by the highest motives. "I need not particularize," says Dr Love, "his zeal and activity in the work of his immediate charge, which gave him, through the blessing of God, a great and salutary command and influence over people from the Highlands in this place, (Greenock), in the lower classes of society; and which extended itself to serious people in general, and in some remarkable instances, to persons in the higher situations of society. His zeal and benevolence, however, were of a very expansive character. They led him to take deep interest in the work of God in other neighbouring places. This was remarkably manifest for a series of years, respecting the great awakening which appeared in the Island of Arran, under the late excellent Mr Neil M'Bride, minister of Kilmorie parish; for some * Funeral Sermon by the Rev. Mr M'Kenzie of Gorbals, translated from the Gaelic. +Dr Love's Funeral Sermon, p. 30. |