tam) are without Ministers; and none are training to succeed those early Labourers whose time is drawing to a close. There is room, then, for the immediate

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NORTH-INDIA MISSION. Calcutta: 1816-Timothy Sandys, J.J. Weitbrecht; James Thompson, As.; with Country-born and Native Assistants, and 18 Native Schoolmasters; P. S. D'Rozario, Printer. Mr. Sandys sailed in January of last year, and arrived on the 1st of June: Messrs. Weitbrecht and Thompson sailed from Gravesend, in the Fergusson, Captain Young: on the 7th of September they left Portsmouth, having been driven in by contrary winds. The Rev. John Latham has returned to England. The Rev. J. T. Reichardt has taken part in the Ministry there are three Services weekly at Mirzapore, and three at Potuldunga Chapel: communicants 18Scholars: 110 in the English School, which is under the temporary charge of the Rev. J. Macqueen, and has been newly arranged by the Bishop of Calcutta, and has had the benefit of his Lordship's frequent inspection: in the Native Schools are about 300 Boys -62,500 Tracts in Hinduwee, Hindoostanee, and Bengalee, with various Tracts in English, were printed in the year-The Expenditure of the Year for the Station was, in round numbers, as follows: Mission, 6217.; Printing Establishment, 9021.; Building and Repairs, 6451.; Passages of Missionaries to England, 4281.; Contingencies, 2271. The Total Expenditure for the NorthIndia Mission was 56241.-Pp. 27, 72, 104, 105, 109, 199, 240, 336, 382.

Dum-Dum-The connexion with this Station has been renewed-4 Schools have an attendance of 228 Youths; of whom 92 are instructed in English, 150 in Bengalee, and 31 in Hinduwee and Persian: in all, the Scriptures are used— Expenses of the Year, 1317.-Pp. 104,105. Culna: 47 miles N of Calcutta: 1825Alfred Alexander, As. under Rev. W. Deerr of Burdwan; Ramdhum Misry and 12 other Nat. As.-Mr. Alexander, who took up his abode at Culna as European Assistant in February, has had much encouragement in his endeavours to diffuse the knowledge of Christianity: 11 adults baptized in the year: 5 candidates In 6 Schools there were 386 boys, 156 of whom read the Scriptures: Mrs. Alexander has established à Girls' School P. 27.

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Burdwan: 20 miles NNW of Calcutta: 1817-W. James Deerr; Manic Ray and 13 other Nat. As.—6 adults baptized: 8 candidates: 3 Native Converts have departed this life-Besides a School on the Mission Premises chiefly for the children of the Christians, there are in 7 Native Schools 419 scholars, of whom 230 read the Scriptures: the Bishop of Calcutta attended an Examination in February. "The knowledge of the principal events of the Scripture History," the Calcutta Committee report, "as well as of many points of Doctrine, evinced with how great attention the Boys had read the lessons set before them." Mrs. Deerr has in 4 Schools 130 Girls-P. 27.

Many interesting particulars, relative to Culna and Burdwan and the surrounding Natives, will be found at pp. 453— 460 of our last Volume. The Expense of these Stations for the Year was 7081. The Christians at Culna live in the dwellings where they resided before they were baptized, being native inhabitants: those at Burdwan dwell on the Mission Premises, being collected from various parts of the country, and having no other refuge.

Buxar: On the Ganges, 70 miles below Benares: 1819-Kurrum Messeeh, whose labours at and near Buxar have been attended with the Divine Blessing, has removed to Cawnpore: his place at Buxar is supplied by a Converted Brahmin, who had for a considerable time been employed at Chunar as a Reader by the Rev. W. Bowley-60 Boys have attended school regularly, 32 of whom read the Gospels-Expenses of the Year, 307.-Pp. 27, 108, 109, 460–462.

Benares: 1817- Ralph Eteson; R. Steward, Master of the Free School; Simon P. Bartholomew, Catechist; Noor Messeeh, Superint.of Hinduwee Schools; with Nat. As.-Congregation 25 to 30: communicants 11. In visiting the Bazaars and neighbouring Villages," Mr. Eteson," the Committee state, "has been constantly accompanied by the Rev. J. Robertson, of the London Society, to whose advice and encouragement he has, in every respect, been greatly indebted"-In Jay Narain's Free School, various improvements have been introduced in respect of the books in use: the Boys in the two

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1813-J. Cussens, As.; Fuez Messeeh, Nat. As., who was about to remove to Muttra, to assist in a School opened there, and to afford opportunities of Christian Worship in Hindoostanee to the Christians at that place who use that language-Service, twice on Sundays and twice on Week-evenings, is attended by about 40 persons: about 20 attend Family Worship,,morning and evening; 3 adult females and an old blind man have been baptized-The School continues to be well attended-The Expenses of the Year, including arrears due, were 340, besides an allowance of 54%. to the Mother of the late Abdool Messeeh-Pp. 28, 105,

Meerut: 32 miles NE of Delhi: 1813 -R. Richards, As.; Behadur Messeeh, Nat. As.- Service is held on Sunday Morning, and twice in the week: frequent visits are paid, with encouragement, to the surrounding villages-Scholars, 68 boys-Expenses of the Year, about 1581-Pp. 28, 105, 106; and see, at 279-282, details of intercourse with the Natives.

Kurnaul: 70 miles N of Delhi: 1827 -Anund Messeeh, Native-The Scriptures are expounded in several places on Sundays: Anund is very acceptable as a Native Teacher-At an examination of the Scholars in February, 33 boys were present, and acquitted themselves well. "Anund's capability and diligence," a friend writes, "in promoting the objects of this Institution were admitted and confirmed: indeed, his tender kindness to his little-ones, his zeal for the honour of the Christian Cause, and his anxiety to assist in imparting useful knowledge to his Countrymen, peculiarly qualify him for his situation. Nine of the Scholars are Zemindars, grown-up Young Men; who come and go, as their absence from their families and occupations can allow them: they have been, for five or six months together, learning to read and write, literally day and night: they do not scruple to read the Gospels: and learn with avidity the Catechisms of Geography, Arithmetic, &c.: they bring a little stock of money to support themselves; Anund, out of simplicity and good-naturedness of his heart, administering occasional assistance, and finding them shelter in the School-House "-Pp. 28, 106.

"Notwithstanding these discouraging circumstances," the Calcutta Committee remark, in reference to the death of Mr.

Friend and the return of Mr. Latham, "the affairs of the Mission have not, in any case, retrograded; though they can be little more than stationary, where such interruptions have occurred.... About 1700 Children are in a course of Education, to a certain degree Christian; and 48 Adult Natives have been added, during the past year, to the professed Members of Christ's Church. The benefits arising from the labours of Native Christian Readers of the Scriptures is also made to appear, the more their services become available."

WESTERN-INDIA MISSION.

Bandora: 7 miles from Bombay, where the Mission was begun in 1820, but afterward removed to BandoraJohn Dixon, C. Pinhorn Farrar; who arrived, with Mrs. Farrar, in July of last year; 12 Nat. As. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell have returned home, on account of health-In 11 Schools, there were 388 boys and 26 girls-Mr.Mitchell had made a new translation of St. Matthew into Mahratta. Mr. Dixon was editing St. Luke and the Acts, from Martyn's Persian Translation, at the Lithographic Press-Pp. 28, 72, 119, 285, 511, 512.

SOUTH-INDIA MISSION.

Tellicherry: on the Malabar Coast, NW of Cochin: 1817-J. Baptist, and 4 Nat. As.-In 4 Schools there are 193 Boys: one of them is English, with 50 or 60 scholars, and is highly useful. Schools might be established in all directions-Pp. 28, 29, 424.

Cochin on the coast of Malabar, 160 miles NW of Cape Comorin: inbabit., in 1827, were about 300 Protestants, 10,000 Roman Catholics, 1000 Jews, 2000 Mahomedans, and 6000 Heathens: 1817-S. Ridsdale, Stephen Lima, Nunus; with 17 Male and 2 Female Native Assistants. Mr. Lima and Mr. Nunus were Priests of the Romish Church. Mr. Lima, late a Franciscan at Goa, is an earnest and impressive Preacher, and appears to have been much blessed among the Portuguese at Cochin, 400 of whom have assembled to hear him.

Mr. Nunus was Vicar of Tellicherry-Divine Service is held thrice weekly in English, attendance 250 persons; twice in Portuguese, 200; and once in Malayalim, 100: Malayalim Worship in Mr. Ridsdale's house is attended, 6 times in the week, by about 90 persons: there are two Malayalim and two Portuguese Services weekly in the vicinity of Cochin. Mr. Ridsdale, in the English Services, gratuitously supplies

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the place of Chaplain, The Converts from Heathenism are yet but few: great interest has been lately excited among some Brahmins. Among the Roman Catholics, who are here greatly divided, he has been more successful. The Converted Jew, Samuel, who came hither from Cotta, and who, it was feared, had apostatized, boldly confesses Christ among the Jews, and suffers persecution for His Name: he appears to be useful among his Countrymen-In 6 Male Schools there are 294 scholars, and in 4 Female 64; and in the Seminary for training Teachers 44, of whom 6 are Indo-European Youths and 38 Natives Pp. 29, 424, 528, 529.

Cottayam: 30 miles S E of Cochin, and near the New Syrian College: 1817B. Bailey, H. Baker, John W. Doran; B. Beare and 6 Natives, Assistants in the College; and 37 Native Schoolmasters The Malayalim Congregation, which assembles in the Grammar School, is so much increased, that Archdeacon Robinson recommends the erection of a regular Chapel. Mr. Doran has begun to preach, and with much acceptance, in the Syrian Churches. Scripture Readers go out daily, and meet with various acceptance-The College is in high repute; the most respectable Syrians in the Country soliciting admission for their sons. The Archdeacon, on occasion of a visit paid by him in March, speaks of 103 Students in the College: he found 48 Boys in the Grammar School, and an average attendance of 1200 Boys in 42 Parochial Schools: in Mrs. Baker's Female School there were 47 Syrian Girls: the parents are now become anxious for the admission of their daughters-A Tract Society has been formed. Four Presses are in constant employ ment: 5000 copies of each of 19 Separate Gospels or Epistles in Malayalim have been printed, with 4400 Tracts and Catechisms-Mar Philoxenes, the Senior Metroplitan, died on the 6th of February, deeply regretted by the Syrians and by the Members of the MissionPp. 29, 333-335, 422, 423, 462, 463; and especially 502-506 for an account of the Archdeacon's visit, who expresses high gratification at the progress which he witnessed in the Mission,

Allepie between 30 and 40 miles S by E of Cochin: inhab. 30,000, with a very populous vicinity: 1817-T. Norton; John Roberts, As.; with 12 Nat. As.-Congregation upward of 200: much

increased by the labours of Native Readers, who diffuse the Word in the neighbouring Villages. The Church is in excellent repair, and would accommodate many more than yet attend - In 11 Schools there are 301 Boys and 57 Girls : 35 Boys and 35 Girls are supported from funds supplied by the Native Government. Mrs. Norton has 20 Girls under her special care; and labours assiduously to train them up for domestic life, or to conduct Village Schools: many such Schools are wanted-Mr. W. Fyvie, of the London Missionary Society, thus speaks of Allepie, where he spent three days on his return from England to his Station at Surat: "We were very much gratified, while spending the Sabbath, to witness a Native Congregation of upward of 160 persons present at Church, listening with the greatest attention to the truths of the Gospel, and behaving with becoming seriousness during the whole of the Service. We saw seven persons, Converts from Hindooism, baptized, and one family publicly renounce the Church of Rome and unite themselves to the Protestant Church. I do not know that I was ever more gratified than on this occasion. God is greatly prospering the labours of His servants in Southern India, both of our own and the Church Society; and the greatest harmony subsists among the Missiona ries of both Societies. This is as it ought it to be. May the Lord increase this spirit (as I trust He is doing) in all the Churches of Christ!"-Pp. 29, 282, 283, 423, 424, 502

Palamcottah: 65 miles ENE of Cape Comorin: Inhab. 9400: Head-quarters of the Mission in the District of TINNEVELLY, which occupies the south-eastern end of the Peninsula, and has 700,000 inhabitants: 1820-C. T. E. Rhenius, Bernhard Schmid, J. C. T. Winckler; John Regel, Valentine Coombes, Mrs, Schnarré, As.; Asirvadam Pilley, Nat. As.; with 64 Nat. Catechists and 38 Nat. Schoolmasters. Mr. Winckler resides at one of the Villages, named DohnavoorThe following Summary was given at the beginning of May: 244 Villages, formed into 64 Catechist Stations, contain more than 2000 Families, consisting of upward of 7500 individuals: in 62 Christian Schools, there are 1300 children, of whom 112 are Girls: in a Seminary for training Native Teachers there are 36 Youths: there are at least 150 Churches or Prayer-Houses; but nearly every Village has a separate building for

Prayer and Instruction-The Committee, in the last Report, thus speak of this Mission: "On the state of the Congregations collected in the Tinnevelly Mission it seems necessary to make some remarks. The Missionaries are far from representing the People to be in that state of order and spirituality which they ardently desire; but which no Church, under the present imperfect dispensation, will fully realize, and which it would be unreasonable to expect in a large body of people just emerging from the thick darkness of the grossest and most pollut ing Idolatry. The Native Catechists, who have been the chief instruments in the work of Conversion, are also mostly young, imperfectly instructed, and, as yet, with little experience. There is no remedy for this deficiency, but patience. The call for Native Teachers has been loud and importunate: the Missionaries have answered it, not as they wished, but as they could; and God has owned the effort, and blessed it exceedingly, notwithstanding the imperfection of the means. Amidst many cheering proofs of real conversion, however, the Missionaries, like the first Apostle of the Gentiles, have had to weep over many cases in which the evils of the Corinthian and Laodicean Churches were visible. These are the tares which the Enemy sows among the rising wheat. Faith is exercised by these discouragements-prayer excited and the necessity of exclusive dependence on the Divine Power, to sustain and perfect the work, impressively taught"-Full, interesting, and instructive details relative to this Mission appear at pp. 29, 192-199, 283-285, 412 -422, 499-502, 530-534 of our last Volume: Archdeacon Robinson's report of his visit, at pp. 499-502, will be read with great satisfaction.

Mayaveram: 160 miles SSW of Madras: 10,000 inhabitants: 1825-G. Theoph. Bärenbruck; John Devasagayam, Cornelius, Dwapirasadam, Nat. Catechists, with 6 Readers and 36 Schoolmasters-The Christians attached to the Mission are, 25 men, 19 women, 10 youths, and 14 children: the communicants vary from 25 to 28. From 40 to 60 attend Sunday-Morning Tamul-Service; from 20 to 30 in the afternoon; and the same number at English Service in the evening. Daily instruction, morning and evening, is attended by from 40 to 50: Archdeacon Robinson states that sometimes as many as 40

Heathen are present, and that he was struck with the great attention of these inquirers-In 30 Schools there are 1508 scholars; and in the Seminary 24 Youths supported by the Mission, with 5 Day Scholars—Pp. 29, 30, 410 – 412; and, at pp. 498, 499, the Archdeacon bears' strong testimony to the state and prospects of the Mission.

Madras: 1815-James Ridsdale, P.P. Schaffter, Joseph Marsh; Mrs. Kindlinger, E. Dent, Alex. Chapman, Christian, A. Daniel, As.; Alfred B. Duckham, Printer; with 14 Nat. Schoolmasters. Mr. Marsh, who is to have charge of the Seminary, sailed in April -Divine Services continue to be held in the Chapel at Black Town, and at the Out-stations of Perambore, Chingleput, Poonamallee, and Tripasore: about 100 attend at Black Town, 60 at Perambore, and 40 at Poonamallee. The English Congregation, in Black Town, under Mr. Ridsdale, has much increased: there are 60 communicants-At the last dates

there were (including 11 Schools with 347 scholars at Pulicat) 25 Schools connected with the Station, which contained 1066 scholars―Pp. 30,156,187—191, 199, 409, 410, 498.

Pulicat: on the coast, 25 miles N of Madras: ceded, in 1825, by the Dutch to the British: 1827-Native Catechist, and 11 Nat. Schoolmasters. Mr. Schaff ter visits the Station monthly from Madras-The younger Members of the Congregation are in a far better state than the older~Pp. 30, 410,

The Rev. Charles Blackman sailed in January, in order to join the Rev. J. Morewood in conducting the Establishment at the Nilgherry Hills-Pp. 30, 72, 157, 529, 530.

"The state of this Mission is progressive," say the Parent Committee in reference to the South-India Mission, "and furnishes many causes of thankfulness to the Father of Mercies; but, as usual, the joy of success is tempered with trials. Where there is an extended sphere of labour, and many minds are to be combined and united, there have ever been, and there are here, those difficulties which exercise our faith, and those differences of judgment which call for mutual forbearance and charity; and the Great Enemy is active to avail himself of the advantages which the infirmities of men give him."