were his disciples, arrested the attention | baptism, of whom about 50 were of the Jogi, and the tears flowed plen- adults, about half Mohammedans, and tifully down his cheeks. To-day he the other half Hindoos. Of these, brought his wife and child; said he 1 had been expelled; 6 had apostawas a convert to Jesus, without re- tized; 4 had gone to their friends, serve; and began of himself to take and were, it was hoped, holding fast off his faqueer's dress. He first took their profession; and others the beads from his neck; broke the occupying different stations as readers string to which the charm given him and catechists." Soon after his reby his goroo was suspended; and moval, however, the infant church broke off an iron ring worn round began to decline; but Abdool, nothis waist, and to which an iron rod withstanding the indolence and inatabout two feet long was attached. tention of some of the teachers in the He then put on some old clothes schools, and the removal of Mr. Bowwhich we had by us, and said he ley to Chunar, continued to bear a wished to be instructed in the Gospel, faithful testimony to the truth, and and to get some employment. A ru- to watch over his flock with unremitpee being given to procure food for ting vigilance; his health, however, the family, his wife went and bought having been for a considerable time a spinning-wheel, saying she would in an infirm state, he visited Calcutta spin and earn a livelihood; and the in 1820; and, in the month of October, whole family afterwards eat their received Lutheran ordination. dinner with us of their own accord. On his return to Agra, the interest These are wonders in the history of seems to have revived: many nominal a Hindoo." Two days afterwards, a Christians, who, it was believed, had Mussulman came to the house, and not entered a place of worship for asked the Jogi if he had really become many years, became regular attenda Christian. He answered, "Yes; ants on Sabbath days, as did many and have just now been eating beef persons of the Armenian and Roman with Abdool Messeeh." The Mo- Catholic persuasions; while a few hammedan then turned to the Jogi's Hindoos and Mussulmans occasionwife, and inquired if she had embraced ally visited the church. the same faith; asking, at the same He visited, from time to time, the time, what could have induced her chief cities in the upper provinces, to renounce her former religion for and everywhere, by the simplicity Christianity? She replied, that by and uprightness of his conduct, and the grace of God she had become a the interesting manner in which, on Christian; and though she had not every occasion, he introduced the yet learned much of the Gospel, and subject of religion, excited much being but a rustic, could not dispute attention. Some of the principal with a learned man like him; yet British residents at Agra, in the abwhat she had heard of the doctrine sence of a chaplain, attended divine of Christ had brought rest and peace service in Hindoostanee, and received to her soul, and therefore she had the Lord's supper with the native embraced it. In July, 1814, Abdool Christians. In 1825, he was admitted visited his relatives at Lucknow, to by Bishop Heber into the ministry of whom he published the glad tidings the established church. The bishop of salvation; and on the 11th of thus remarks about his person and August he returned to Agra, accom- character. "He is a very fine old panied by his father and five other man, with a magnificent grey beard, members of his family, with several and of much more gentlemanly manother persons, one of whom, an aged ners than any Christian native whom Molwee, appeared desirous for the I have seen. He is every way fit for welfare of his soul. About a week holy orders, and is a most sincere after Abdool's return, the Rev. Mr. Christian, quite free, so far as I could Corrie was compelled by ill health observe, from all conceit and enthuto quit Agra, in order to visit Eng-siasm. His long eastern dress, his land; and on his departure he re-long grey beard, and his calm, remarks, that "during the preceding signed countenance, give him already 16 months, 71 natives had received almost the air of an apostle." In 1826 he was stationed at Luck- der are now conspicuous. They are now, and succeeded in disarming all diligent in learning, and many of opposition, by his wisdom and kind- them can read and repeat the cateness, while he asserted, most uncom-chism well; the number baptized, promisingly, the peculiar doctrines of including children, is 615. Family revelation. In the early part of 1827, and private prayer are general, and he was taken fatally sick. Here the Mr. Bourne observes that no congrevalue of the Christian religion ap-gation in England could attend with peared in an eminent degree. His more propriety to the ordinances of whole deportment was marked by religion, than the people of Aitutaki. calm and cheerful resignation. He A chapel, erected in 1825, has been had composed a hymn, which afforded completed. Civilization is making him much consolation. The follow-rapid progress. The houses of the ing is a literal translation of two principal chiefs are substantial build stanzas. Beloved Saviour, let not me ings. The number of plastered dwelling-houses is nearly 150, many of them furnished with sofas, &c. &c. Aitutaki is now an out station of Rarotonga, and prospers both in its temporal and spiritual concerns. AI-IK-HUN-NA, a station of the A. B. C. F. M. in the Choctaw nations of Indians. Loring S. Williams missionary, and Mrs. Williams. The conversion, life, labors, and A number of the members of the success of Abdool Messeeh, encourage church at Eliot have resided at this the hope, that, in process of time, place. In consequence of a late India will supply herself with com- treaty (see Choctaws) the affairs of the petent ministers of the gospel; for doubtless many other natives of the country may be four possessing a similar capacity for improvement and usefulness. mission at this and at other stations, have been thrown into great confusion. Some of the members of the church have apostatized, but most have remained firm in the midst of strong temptations. The last intelligence from Agra is encouraging. J. Cussens of the ALBANY, a newly-established disC. M. S. is Assist. Mis.; and Fuez trict in the Eastern part of Cape ColMesseeh, Nat. Assist. The latter ony, South Africa, extending from was about to remove to Muttra, to Bosjesmans River to the Keiskamma. open a school. Service is held twice The extent of the new settlement is on Sundays, and twice on week eve- about 60 m. by 30. In 1820, the setnings, and is attended by about 40 tlers amounted to 15,000. The conpersons. About 20 attend family dition of grants to the colonists is, worship morning and evening; 3 that they cultivate the soil without adult females, and an old blind man slaves. The soil is productive, and have been baptized. The school con- the climate healthy. tinues to be well attended. The ex- The Albany mission was commenpenses of the year are about £340. ced in 1827 by the Wesleyan Society, In the latter part of 1830, Mr. Cus- with the settlers who went out from sens writes, "I never witnessed so England, in the hope that it would much eagerness to hear the truth, connect itself with the Hottentots, during a space of 8 years, as in a fair, and ultimately prepare the means for which I lately attended." The na-extending the Gospel among the Caftives, and pilgrims from a distance, fre tribes. These hopes have been thronged around him, to receive the realized, and that more immediately message of eternal life. and extensively than was previously AITUTAKI, one of the Harvey anticipated. Agents have likewise Islands, where two native preachers been raised up to accompany those have been placed by the L. M. S. brethren, who have been planted Among its inhabitants, who have em- themselves among the savages in braced Christianity, decency and or- Caffraria. From this mission, estab lished but a few years, the following not now exceed 12,600; the houses, stations have arisen: Graham's Town, 3132. By the building of a canal where there is a chapel with a large from Cairo to Alexandria, the comnumber of hearers; a congregation merce of the latter has been much and small society of Hottentots; and improved. In 1824, 1290 ships arrivan English and a Hottentot school. ed, and 1199 departed. Salem, a smaller station, with a chap- The intercourse which has in so el also, and a school. Wesley-Mount, extraordinary and unexpected a manwhere are a chapel, a society, and a ner sprung up between England school. At Port Francis, Salem Hills, and Egypt, has brought this very deand Clumber, societies also have been graded country under the eye of those formed, and chapels are about to be who are deeply solicitous for the unierected. Somerset, a promising new versal spread of the Gospel. The restation, has been lately visited, and viving commerce of Egypt has algives access to many of the heathen ready led to the residence of many as well as to the colonists. These Englishmen at its principal seaare regarded as highly gratifying port, who are as yet destitute, for prospects; for the increased influ- the most part, of Christian ordinances, ence of pure religion among the col- in that land of Mohammedan darkonists, must furnish, to a large ex-ness and almost extinct Christianity. tent, suitable agents for the conduct- To meet, in some degree, the wants ing of schools and missions among of the people, the Rev. Mr. Macpherthe neighboring tribes of Pagan Afri- son was sent out to Alexandria in cans. The missionaries, at the vari- 1825, by the W. M. S. He was for ous stations in the Albany district some time prevented from any reguare W. Shaw, John Davis, S. Palmer, lar engagement, by the prevalence of Stephen Kay. Members, 315; Schol- the plague, but has since held reliars, Europeans, 209 boys, and 174 gious conversations, in different langirls; natives, 17 boys, and 31 girls. guages, with various persons, and has The settler's contribute liberally to hopes of the conversion of a respectathe propagation of the Gospel. Ma- ble Abyssinian lady, whom he found ny have adopted a course of system- unacquainted with almost every form atic annual, daily, and extraordinary of religion, and to whom he has ad contribution. ministered baptism. James BartholALEXANDRIA, a town of Egypt, omew, and Frederick Bialloblotsky now much decayed, though there are are now employed by W. M. S. in still some remains of ancient splendor. Alexandria. They preach on board It was first built by Alexander the ships in the harbor as well as on Great, and was several miles in ex- shore in the town; and in conversatent; but at present it consists chiefly tions and the distribution of the Scripof one long street. It was formerly a tures and tracts, find full employment a place of great trade, all the treasures among a people gathered from almost of the East Indies being deposited every country of the world, differing here, before the discovery of the much in language, in manners and in route by the Cape of Good Hope. forms of worship, but appearing emAlexandria was taken by the French phatically to live without God in the invaders under Buonaparte, in 1798, world. A school of Arab boys is and taken from them by the English, continued. in 1801. It surrendered to the Eng- ALGOA BAY, a settlement of lish in 1807, but was soon after evac- Hottentots, on Zwartkopts River in uated. Here is an obelisk called Cape Colony, South Africa, 500 m. Cleopatra's Needle; also Pompey's E. of Cape Town, E. lon. 26° 35', S. Pillar, and the ancient Pharos, now a lat. 33° 56'. Ships may lie at anchor castle called Pharillon. Alexandria in five fathoms water, a mile from the is seated on the Mediterranean, 125 general landing place. The adjacent m. W. N. W. Cairo, E. lon. 30° 10', country is very fertile, and abounds N. lat. 31° 11'. The library of Alex-in useful animals. andria, at one time, amounted to 700,- Dr. Vanderkemp and Mr. James 000 volumes. The population for- Read arrived at this place in 1802, merly amounting to to 300,000, does both being connected with the L. M. |