paring native youths, of pious char- died at sea, on the 7th of January, acter and promising talents, for 1826, the day after his embarkation; preaching the Gospel to their coun- but Mrs. C. and her two children artrymen. Six students were at that rived safely in this country. From time going through a course of theo- the last report the following particulogical study under the direction of lars are taken :

Mr. Laidler. They were named On Sabbatli mornings there is a naIsaac, Joshua, Peter, Shadrach, Ja- tive service in the mission chapel, at cob, and Moses. Isaac and Joshua which from 40 to 60 persons usually had been for a considerable time attend; and in the afternoon another, engaged in addressing their country-alternately in the Choola, and at the men. Peter read English well, and barracks of the horse and native foot was learning Greek and Latin. Sha- artillery. Mr. Campbell visits six drach had made good proficiency in villages in the neighborhood, twice a Tamul. Jacob and Moses, the junior week. On these occasions regular pupils, had made comparatively, little service is held, and the average numprogress. ber of hearers is between 50 and 60.

On the 27th of June, 1824, Mr. and There are also, native and Indo-BritMrs. Campbell joined those who had ish Christians, who open their houses been thus successfully laboring. Of once a week for public service. The the first native service at which he number of members of the native was present, Mr. C. gives the follow-church is 18. The number of Enging account:-"I went to see the na-lish communicants is 33. The preachtive service conducted by Samuel ing of the word has been blessed to Flavel. It is no small matter to hear the conversion of several individuals. a converted heathen address his coun- In the native seminary, with which trymen with so much fluency and Mr. Campbell's Canarese school is imearnestness as was then done. It mediately connnected, the 4 youths, is a great matter to see the heathen David, Jacob, Paul, and Joseph, still listening with attention to the word of continue to receive preparation for life, and to witnesss two from among the Christian ministry. They have them receiving the ordinance of bap- been very useful in propagating the tism, as followers of Christ, as was Gospel in the neighboring villages. then done. But it is a greater matter The Canarese school has 11 boys. still, to sit down to the table of All these are represented as promisthe Lord, and commemorate his death ing lads, and are considered as in with twenty who were once adolaters, preparation for becoming students. now no longer heirs of wrath, but One of the Teloogoo schools has been children of the living God, and see relinquished, on account of the very them give evidence of their conver- unsatisfactory conduct of the master. sion to Christ, as I then did. Long The children of the Tamil orphan shall I remember the feelings I then school are reduced to 4. Two of the experienced, and wish that those youths, named John and Solomon, who pray for the cause, and support educated in this school, have been its interests at home, could witness engaged as readers at Salem. such a scene. Nor does Samuel labor present there appears to be at Bangaalone; two other youths, endued, Ilore 4 boys' schools;-1 Teloogoo, trust, with fervent piety, labor assidu- containing 39 scholars; 1 Mahratta, ously, as far as their ability extends; 35; 1 Tamil, 4; Canarese, 11; makand should the Lord God of Israel ing in all, 89. The Canarese female give success to our plans, there will, school, under Mrs. Campbell's care, I hope, soon go forth a host of warri- contains 5 girls, and 6 women. Their ors to fight the battles of the Lord, conduct, as well as progress in study, and to warn their countrymen of the are very good. Mr. Campbell has danger and destruction to which they finished the first volume of his work are exposed. "On the principal Doctrines of the Mr. Chambers, unable to bear the Gospel," comprising 450 pages. Each climate, even at this comparatively subject forms a separate tract. They salubrious station, was recommended are original compositions in the native to return to Europe. He, however, style. The London Religious Tract

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Society has granted 24 reams of paper Bruckshaw arrived, and his design towards this work. 30,000 copies are being approved by the president of now in a course of circulation. Many the council and the resident clergy, thousand copies of portions of the he began immediately to preach to Scriptures, as well as of religious the negroes at Bridgetown, with the books, have been put into a course of consent of many of the planters, who distribution by the Bible and Tract not only permitted their slaves to Society. The Circulating Mission hear the Gospel, but occasionally enLibrary has 400 volumes, which have couraged the missionaries by their proved exceedingly useful. The own attendance. W. M. S. have two missionaries, J. F. In the month of August, Mr. BenEngland, and T. Cryer, and 1 native nett came from North America. He assistant. Number of members, 135. was soon joined by other laborers; This statement includes the mission and as the hearers were continually at Seringapatam. increasing, they purchased and fitted BANKOK, the capital of the king- up a building, both as a place of wordom of Siam, contains about 400,000 ship and a dwelling-house. Here 6 inhabitants, of whom 310,000 are Chi- negroes were baptized, and several of nese, and the remainder a mixed the planters invited the missionaries population. The Siamese in the city to preach on their own estates. amount to 8000, exclusive of 11,000 variety of difficulties, unhappily, afpriests. Very ample facilities seem terwards arose; the slaves absented to be here provided, not only for in- themselves from the chapel, pecuniatroducing the Gospel into Siam, but ry wants embarrassed the mission, into China itself, by means of the and after the removal of Mr. Bruckmultitudes of Chinese, who may be shaw to Antigua, in 1771, and the termed extra mural. death of Mr. Bennet, the following BANKOTE, a town in Hindoostan, year, a spirit of dissension was excited on the coast, 60 m. S. of Bombay; among the remaining missionaries, 5000 or 6000 inhabitants. James and, at length, only one was left on Mitchell and John Stevenson of the the island. S. M S. are employed at this place. In 1773, some success appeared to The schools have been given up. attend the zealous labors of Mr. AuThey will probably soon be resumed. german; but scarcely two years had BARBADOES, the easternmost of elapsed, when he was removed by the Caribbee islands, 21 m. long, and the hand of death, and though his 14 broad. The exports are sugar, successors continued the work, no rum, cotton, and ginger; and it has change of importance occurred for most of the fruits common to the several years. Very few negroes, climate. The sugar exported hence except those who had formerly been is finer than that of any other planta- baptized, and whose number did not tion and it has a production called excced 20, attended the ministrations Barbadoes tar, which exudes from of the missionaries; and even those crevices in the clay hills on the E. who assented to the truth, afforded coast, and is collected on the surface melancholy proof that they were not of water, in holes dug for the pur- under its power. The planters, also, pose. This island always belonged with a few exceptions, were to the British, who colonized it in averse to the instruction of their 1624; and it remained private prop- slaves; and in 1780, a tremendous erty till settled to the crown in 1663. hurricane involved the missionaries In 1765, two of the United Brethren and their hearers in the most serious were sent to this island to commence difficulties. In 1790, however, cira mission. One of them, however, cumstances appeared more favorable died soon after his arrival: his com- than before; the congregations inpanion, seduced by the love of the creased, and sometimes amounted to world, neglected and finally aban- 150; the deportment of the negroes doned the cause; and a third, who became more consistent : several, was sent to fill up the place of the having given satisfactory evidence of first, followed him shortly after to the conversion, were baptized, the protomb. In May, 1767, Mr. Benjamin prietors of different plantations were

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gradually induced to lay aside their the new people belonging to our small prejudices, and the local government flock, no less than 24 negroes came, treated the missionaries with kind- for the first time, and most of them ness and respect. As their situation appeared to be truly concerned for was unhealthy and inconvenient, they their salvation. On Sunday next, 5 purchased a small estate, in 1794, women will be added to the church consisting of a spacious house and by holy baptism." four acres of land, very eligibly situ- At the commencement of 1827, he ated, to which they gave the name of says-" In the year 1826, there have Sharon. been baptized at Sharon, 28 adults, In the month of November, 1798, and 14 children; 3 persons have been Mr. James Waller and his wife, to- received into the congregation, and 9 gether with an unmarried sister, readmitted; 32 admitted to the holy named Mary Grant, embarked at communion; 14 adults, and 6 chilBristol, and, after encountering im- dren, have departed this life; and 3 minent perils, reached Barbadoes. have been excluded. At the close of Towards the close of 1817, the the year, the congregation consisted congregation consisted 214 members, of 79 communicants, 78 baptized of whom 63 had been admittted to adults, and 33 baptized children. If partake of the Lord's Supper. The to these are added 86 candidates for whole number of negroes baptized, baptism, and 188 new people, &c., from the commencement of the mis- the total of individuals under our sion, did not exceed 330 adults, and care, will be 464.

150 children. Through subsequent The missionaries have recently years, the work proceeded, notwith- been visited with a severe calamity. standing many trials arising from the On the 10th and 11th of August, want of laborers, and from the sick- 1831, a dreadful hurricane swept over ness and death of those who entered the island, and transformed it into a the field. In August, 1825, Mr. desert. About 7 o'clock on WednesBrumner announces, that more inter-day evening, the sky assumed an est had recently been excited among unusual appearance. "The wind the children, and says-"We have continued to increase,' says Mrs. hitherto met with no hindrance in Morrish, the wife of one of the misprosecution of our great object—sionaries, “and blew cold. My husthe instruction of the negroes; on band and myself retired to rest bethe contrary, several places have been tween 10 and 11 o'clock. About 12, offered to me, where I may make the storm, blowing tremendously known the glad tidings of salvation; from the west, awoke us. Brother but at present, I find it impossible to Taylor now came into our room; and visit them. Difficulties enough, in- brother Morrish proceeded with him deed, exist in the very structure of to examine the doors and windows society, and the usages which prevail of the house, to ascertain that all was among the negroes in these islands. secure,-this being a point of great Among these I may specify the Sun- importance, for if the hurricane once day markets, and the dancing and gets entrance, it carries all before it. revelry in which too many are en- We now repaired to the hall, which gaged from Saturday evening to is in the centre of the building. It Sunday night, and which preclude was well we did so; for, in a short attention to more serious concerns. time, our apartments were a mere Here the missionary stands in especial wreck. At this time, the storm was need of the guidance of the Holy raging with frightful fury from the Spirit, that he may fulfil the aim of north, forcing in the rain, which fell his important and blessed calling." in torrents, at every crevice, till the A short time after, he wrote:-floor of our hall was covered. The "Every successive Sunday we have brethren having returned to us from the pleasure to see an increase in the a second attempt to secure the weaknumber of our hearers; and the at- er parts of the building, we all knelt tendance at the evening meeting is down and commended ourselves in much greater than ever I could have earnest prayer to the Lord, implorexpected. When we last spoke with ing him, that whether it was for

life or for death, our minds might be decision, that, "as the offence was kept stayed upon Him. Just then committed against ALMIGHTY GOD, it succeeded a portentous calm, which was not within his jurisdiction to punlasted about 15 minutes. Alas! it ish it." It was now for some time was but to collect fresh force. Loud impracticable to preach at night; and sobs and moans now attracted our when, after the lapse of several attention; and upon opening the door months, it was attempted, the same we found the white people and the hostility was manifested. One evennegroes from an adjoining estate, half ing the preacher was obliged to disnaked, and drenched in rain; their miss the congregation. The rioters dwellings had been entirely destroy-being afterwards joined by about a ed, and they had hardly escaped with hundred other persons, endeavored to their lives. We had just time to break open the chapel doors; and, supply them with dry clothing, and failing in this, they demolished the to collect our own negroes around windows above. Mr. Pearce now us, whose huts had been blown down, ventured among them; but they no when the the tempest recommenced sooner saw him, than several of them from the opposite point, with re- attempted to strike him, and followed doubled violence. We were expect- him to his house, which they suring every moment that the walls rounded for some time, with the most would give way. We of the mission- menacing words and gestures; but he, providentially, escaped unhurt; and the mob at length retired, without executing their threats.

ary family clung to one another, as if we would enter eternity together."

On the abatement of the storm, the brethren ventured out. Nothing apMr. Pearce resolved once more to peared but one scene of ruins. The seek justice-and he was successful. church and school-room were both Warrants were issued by one of the gone. At Mount Tabor, the other magistrates, with the utmost readistation, the church and mission-house ness. The affair was brought to a were both entirely destroyed. The hearing in the Town Hall, and five ruins of buildings were strewed in all directions.

of the rioters (who had previously attempted to compromise the business) The number of persons who were pleaded guilty. They were, therekilled in this hurricane, on the island, fore, dismissed, after a severe repriamounted to 5000. The garrison lost mand from the bench, on condition from 40 to 50 soldiers, killed, besides a of their paying all the expenses of great number wounded. The young the day, together with half the sum cane and provision crops were entire- which Mr. Pearce had given to those ly destroyed. All the poorer class of he had consulted. This they did, exwhites and colored people, whose pressing their sorrow for the offence, little sheds were a perfect mass of and promising not to disturb the conruins, were subjected to great suffer- gregation any more. Such a decision ing. produced a sensible impression, and A favorable opportunity for the pro- materially tended to dissipate existing mulgation of the Gospel appearing in prejudices. Accordingly the misDec. 1788, Mr. Pearce, of the W. M. sionary was invited to visit a planter S. commenced his labors; but a spirit in a distant part of the island; and of persecution soon arose among per- the sermons he preached served also sons of rank and influence, who resolv- to dispel the unfounded calumnies ed, if possible, to prevent his progress. which had been so industriously cirMobs were encouraged to disturb and culated. But some of the rioters, in interrupt public worship; and, at the his absence, assailed his house with close of one of the weekly lectures, stones, and severely hurt Mrs. Pearce. the most disgraceful uproar and con- As the delinquents were unknown, fusion occurred. Mr. Pearce, of nothing remained but to bear the incourse, asked for redress; but, though jury with patience, and to watch the the magistrate to whom he applied return of those who had inflicted it. appeared very indignant at such a In 1791, Mr. Lumb succeeded Mr. breach of the peace, on the case being Pearce, but his labors were attended proved, he came to the extraordinary with very little success; though per

1807, when his life was suddenly terminated.

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mitted to attend 26 estates in the country, which he regularly visited once a fortnight. "The negroes, in general," he says, "are as much of 30 persons, 11 of whom were ashamed of religion as the whites; whites, 13 were free persons, and 6 and such a place for holding divine were slaves. things in contempt, I never saw be- In the spring of 1816, an insurrecfore. And, in 1797, the regular con- tion broke out among the negroes on gregations seldom consisted of more some of the plantations, but it was than 40 persons, most of whom were soon terminated by a military force. whites, and 30 of them members of This circumstance was charged on the Society. In the country places, missions, although, out of a populathey seldom amounted to more than tion of 71,215 negroes, there were not 10 or 12; and through the whole more than 36 belonging to the Socieisland, exclusively of Bridgetown, ty; and in the report of the comthe members of the Society did not mittee appointed by the House of Asexceed 21. sembly to inquire into it, the mischief In March, 1801, however, Mr. is traced to other causes. Hawkshaw, who was proceeding to In 1818, the mission was recomanother place, in company with some menced; and, in the ensuing year, a other ministers, came to an anchor new and commodious chapel was at Bridgetown, and went on shore, erected; towards it several of the expecting to spend a few hours with principal inhabitants contributed libthe missionary; but, to his great sus-erally; it was licensed by the governprise, he found that the preacher had or's special authority-prejudice aplocked up the chapel, sent the key peared to be giving way-and hope into the country, and retired, about animated the bosoms of the laborers. three weeks before, either to Antigua In 1820, Messrs. Shrewsbury and or St. Christopher's. Several of the Larcum thus wrote:-" Our prospeople, who were lamenting the loss pects at present cannot be deemed of their privileges, earnestly entreated flattering, but they are certainly Mr. Hawkshaw to remain, and he brightening, as there is more likelicomplied with their request. His la- hood of prosperity than was ever prebors were attended with considerable viously known in Barbadoes. success. The chapel, which he found Sunday evenings our chapel is in a very dilapidated state, was re- thronged, and multitudes crowd about paired, and rendered more commodi- the door to squeeze in, when there is ous, during his stay; and though he the least opening. Besides our labors was sometimes interrupted in divine in Bridgetown, we have three estates worship, the decisive measures adopt-in the country, at which we preach ed procured a restoration of tranquil- once a fortnight. The proprietors lity. Owing to his removal to Gren- (one of whom is a member of the ada, the interest again sunk into a house of Assembly), are firm friends low state; but it was revived by Mr. to the missionaries, and have promBradnock, who reached Barbadoes, ised to use all their influence with March 21st, 1804; and who, encour-other gentlemen of the colony to peraged and protected by the civil au- mit us to instruct their negroes." thorities, re-established the evening More encouraging still did the aspect service, which, for a considerable of the mission become; crowds flocktime, had been given up. New spheres ed to hear the gospel-members were opened in the country, while divis- added to the society, and an auxiliary ions which had existed in the church society was established, which, it was at Bridgetown were healed, backslid- expected, would make an annual reers were reclaimed, and members gradually increased. In 1805, Mr. Bradnock was succeded by Mr. Richard Pattison, who, mourning over the state of feeling discovered, returned; and Mr. Robinson, his successor, labored with zeal and fidelity till July,

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mittance of not less than 501. sterling. But a fearful storm soon arose; Mr. Shrewsbury was abused as a villain in the streets, and violently molested by the press. On Oct. 5th, 1822, the congregation was insulted, and the chapel was assailed by violence; and