time influential, Clergy. However this may be, such a construction is demanded by a proper regard for candour. And yet, with every allowance, probably nothing has been more injurious to the reputation of the Greek Government in this country, than this engrafting of idolatry upon the system of national instruction, and making it binding by law upon every Teacher of every Lancasterian School. Being not less at variance with the principles of Freedom, than it is with those of Religion, its speedy abrogation may with some reason be anticipated. Meanwhile, the existence of such a law, in reference to the Lancasterian Schools belonging to the Government, is no sufficient reason for discouragement, nor for abandoning the field. Mr. King certainly does not so regard it. He is earnest in the request that he may have an Associate from the Board: and Mr. Temple was never so much encouraged, in respect to the usefulness of the Greek Press, as when he last wrote. What a dismal season this was! Nor is the danger yet past: the hand of the Lord is still stretched out! Our friends in Malta, as well as those in England, will have expected us to take refuge in Malta: but I could not make up my mind to give up the School; and thought that I might, perhaps, by the help of God, save many a Copt's life, by means of the medicine left by Mr. Lieder, against the Cholera Morbus. I then put myself into quarantine, and gave out medicine to the people for five days, and many were saved: but I could not endure it any longer; as the constant smell of the medicine made me sick; and from talking with people out of the window, I caught so heavy a cold, as to oblige me to keep my bed for five days. During this time, I gave the medicine to Isa for the School, directing him to give to each who came: great numbers of people came; and many of them, we heard, had recovered but Isa did not stand it more than four days, and retired to the country. On the 10th day of our quarantine, in the morning at three o'clock, our William was suddenly attacked by the Cholera. I immediately applied to him some medicine; but without success: after five hours, at 8 o'clock in the morning, he was a corpse; and his spirit was free from the fetters of the body, joining the Angels and Saints in heaven in praising the Lord. It was indeed a hard stroke to us, especially to me; but he is well: he certainly would not exchange his blessed lot, for all the goods of the world; although as to me, poor worm of the earth, I would gladly have sacrificed any thing to have spared this Boy. This most hard, most melancholy, and most trying day of my life, was the 27th of August. The child's age was five years and twenty-four days. This loss was so affecting to me and my Wife, that we were unable to continue one night longer in our dwelling besides, we were afraid some other member of our house might be called to eternity: consequently, we took on the same day, before night, a boat, and have been passing up and down the Nile till to-day. : Eight days after our departure, we obtained sure intelligence from Caïro, in which the number of persons carried away by the Cholera was stated to be that the number of deaths had come down 1500 every day. Hearing a few days ago to 100 per day, we drew nearer Caïro; and landed on an island between Caïro and Old Caïro, where we could hear every day what was going on in the town. Yesterday 54 persons died. We shall stay here, in the vicinity of Caïro, till the Cholera have passed. For though but 50 die, and several hundreds recover every day, yet the terror is so great, that we do not venture to go into the town. Yesterday, Isa came to our boat to see us, and told us that no cheerful countenance was to be seen in the town -that many a family was quite extirpated-that the Frank Shops were still shut, and the Europeans had not yet returned. Most Europeans are moving about on the Nile, as we do. The School is going on as usual. It was intermitted only eight days, when Isa was in the country. This day fortnight, the Teachers resumed their work; but, three days afterward, the Coptic Teacher died: by this, however, the School was not interrupted, as the Coptic Priest, who had formerly been employed, offered himself immediately. China. AMERICAN-BOARD AND SEAMEN'S- THE Rev. E. C. Bridgman, Mis- Consecration of an Idol Temple at Macao. Since the 5th instant, Macao has presented an unusual scene of idolatrous devotion. This has been occasioned by the dedication of a new temple, and the enthroning of New Gods. On each successive day, and the work is still in full tide, there has been wandering through the streets, from morning till evening, sometimes amidst torrents of rain and sometimes beneath the scorching rays of an almost vertical sun, one of those processions which are not less offensive to Jehovah than they are degrading to the character of man; and on each successive night the scene has been prolonged, from evening till morning, by theatrical exhibitions and revelry, which could not well endure the light. It is not easy to describe one of these processions; for I know of nothing on earth with which they can well be compared. They are composed of all classes of people; and vary in number, from one to two or three hundred persons. We see among them grave, aged, well-clad gentlemen, priests and young men, boys and girls, riding in state; numerous bands of musicians with drums and gongs; standard-bearers, meat and fruit-offerings, and gorgeous, fanciful ornaments, too numerous to be mentioned. The temple which they are now dedicating is one of the smaller kind-a mere village temple; and stands just without the European Settlement. It has been 'built at an expense of ten thousand dollars; which was raised by voluntary subscriptions, varying from one dollar to one thousand dollars each. The buildings are of brick, of a neat appearance; covering an area of about half an acre; and consisting of pavilions for the New Gods, and dormitories for their keepers. Besides this, there are three larger temples in Macao; one having nine, another fifteen, and the third sixteen priests. Taking with these all the lesser apparatus, which is here consecrated to the gods, it makes no small amount of substance and of being, set in broad array against the Most High God. The yoke on the necks of this people is not easy, nor the burden light. Yet they love their idols, and take delight in their idolatry. Mr. Bridgman thus speaks of the Countenance given to Idolatry by Romanism. Whether so intended by them or not. the Catholics have given strong support to the Idolatry of this empire. If they have not done this in withholding from the Chinese the Bible when it was in their power to give it to them, they have done it by the performance of their own rites and ceremonies. If, instead of instituting and superintending founderies of cannon and reaching after secular power, as did the friend and teacher of Kanghe, they had opened the batteries of the Press, and published the Holy Scriptures, and sought a Kingdom which is not of this world, these Idols would doubtless have fallen. So small is the apparent difference between the Religion of the Catholic and that of the Chinese, that it is not strange that such a man as Father Premare should have said, "In no other part of the world has the Prince of Darkness so well counterfeited the holy manners of the True Church." Only yesterday we had them in fair comparison both were going in procession; and the principal difference was this-that, while one had no implements of war, the other were escorted by armed soldiery, and moved under the constant fire of heavy artillery. Such is the Idolatry of Macao. A Christian Sabbath in Macao. In speaking of the First Sunday in August of last year, Mr. Bridgman says Had a stranger been here, he would have thought, at first sight, that he had reached a favoured spot; for, from whatever direction he might have come, he must have travelled some thousands of miles without having met with a scene. like this. In the midst of Idol Temples and of Idols without number, he hears the sound of the Church-going bell; and sees, among two or three hundred houses, in the European style, twelve or fifteen Chapels, which seem to invite to the Worship of Jehovah. On a better acquaintance, however, the stranger finds very little to distinguish the first from the other days of the week. There is a difference. The Public Offices of the Portuguese are closed, and the citizens permitted to spend the day according to their choice: their Chapels are opened, but no more seem to attend than on other days; and, of their numerous Clergy, forty or fifty in number, not one comes forth to read and expound the Scriptures. The British Factory have a Chapel here; in which, during their residence, which is usually half of the year, Divine Services are regularly performed by their Chaplain. Dr. Morrison usually has worship at his own house, where he is joined by a few English and American Citizens. Yesterday it was our privilege to join in that Worship; and, after an appropriate Discourse, to sit down to the Table of our common Lord, where, as he remarked in his Sermon, the distinctions of rich and poor, learned and unlearned, of nation and class and original character, are all forgotten, under the common character of redeemed sinners. Such a Communion Table is the epitome of Heaven itself, which consists of every nation, tribe, and people, and language, all uniting in the Saviour's praise. Of a subsequent Sunday and celebration of the Lord's Supper, Mr. Bridgman writes There are seasons when our thoughts are turned toward Christendom with a peculiar interest. Such was this evening. We were assembled in an upper room-a few names-only four; and celebrated there the death of our Redeemer. As we knelt, and prayed, and partook of the emblems of the body broken and the blood poured out, we thought and spoke of the tender mercies of our God and Saviour-we thought and spoke of the sins which nailed Him to the tree and drove the bloody spearwe thought and spoke of our kindred and the Church and people of God, and their precious privileges; and when we contrasted the heavenly light which they enjoy with the gloom that here surrounds the immortal mind, it affected our hearts and made us weep. Our Saviour wept when He foresaw the destruction of the wicked. We had cause to weep, not only on account of those who, ignorant of the True God, are hurrying their way to death, but also on account of our own sins, and the sins of all who bear the Christian Name. Oh when will the disciples of Jesus awake to their duty? When will Thy kingdom come on earth, O Immanuel? Even so, Lord Jesus, come quickly! The Board remark Ministers of Christ in a Christian Land-enjoying Christian Ordinances to their full extent, surrounded by large Churches, and all the intelligence, and support, and encouragement of a Christian Community-can but feebly conceive the overwhelming emotions, which fill the souls of Missionaries in circumstances like those here described-in the midst of Idolaters, and removed thousands of miles from Christian Light and Communion. Endia beyond the Ganges. LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY. THE following communication, in continuation of the Appeal printed at pp. 106 and 107, has been made to us relative to the Chinese Female Schools. In the early part of the present year, Mr. and Mrs. Dyer, of Pinang, visited Malacca; and, during their stay at that place, Mrs. Dyer, with the assistance of Miss Wallace, visited the Chinese in their habitations, encouraging them to send their Children for instruction: for this purpose, SEVEN New Chinese Schools were opened, in addition to those previously under the superintendence of Miss Wallace. The daily attendance of the Children was highly satisfactory. On the return of Mr. and Mrs. Dyer to Pinang, they assigned to Miss Wallace, for the support of these Schools, the funds which they had obtained by the sale of useful and fancy articles sent by friends in England to Pinang for such purpose; on which funds the Schools would continue to depend. The renewed aid, therefore, of Christian Friends is earnestly solicited; the moneys raised by the sale of such articles being most conscientiously applied thereto, and no allowance being now made by the Government in aid of those Schools. By their visit to Malacca, Mrs. Dyer was enabled to return to Pinang with advantages derived from the experience of those who had been long engaged in the superintendence of Chinese Schools; and was not without hope, that, should she be supplied with adequate funds, her efforts for the spiritual welfare of the rising generation will henceforth be crowned with the blessing of Him who alone can render them effectual to the moral and religious instruction of a people who are perishing for lack of knowledge. The supply of useful articles, furnished in 1830 by friends in various parts of Britain, had arrived, in good condition; and the sale of them had commenced in May last, under promising circumstances. Mr. and Mrs. Dyer, therefore, hope that Christian Friends will continue annually to send USEFUL, not fancy, articles; among which they are desirous should be muslin frocks of different sizes for children from one to eight years of age; child ren's shoes of various sizes; ladies' collars; silk scarfs and handkerchiefs; ladies' and gentlemen's gloves, &c. Long frocks, aprons, purses, and work-bags, are not in demand. Contributions for the above purpose will be thankfully received by Mrs. Dyer, 4, Lower Lisson Street, Paddington; Mrs. Tarn, 10, Earl Street, Blackfriars, or 8, Park Place, Islington; or Mrs. W. Tarn, 37, Cumming Street, Pentonville. Endia within the Ganges. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. IN continuation of the communications given at pp. 454-465 of our last Number, we proceed to the other Stations of the South-India Mission. TINNEVELLY. In our former Numbers, copious details have been presented to our Readers relative to the indications of success which have followed the labours of the Society's Missionaries in Tinnevelly. It has been our aim, in exhibiting these details, to place our Readers in a situation to form a correct judgment for themselves of the circumstances and progress of this very interesting and important branch of the Society's operations to that course we purpose still to adhere. We shall, however, on the present occasion, be enabled to effect this object more conveniently to ourselves, as well as more to the satisfaction of our Readers; as it will be done from a Report addressed by the Rev. C. T. E. Rhenius to the Madras Corresponding Committee, in which he reviews the state of the Mission at the close of the 1830. year When we advert to the class of persons from which the Converts in Tinnevelly have been gained, being for the most part of the Shanar Caste; to the perplexities, temptations, and difficulties to which such Converts from Heathenism must, under their peculiar circumstances, be unavoidably exposed; to the violent opposition of many of their countrymen to the progress of Christianity; and, above all, to the subtlety and malignity of that great Spiritual Adversary, who continually walketh about seeking whom he may devour; it is manifest how arduous the duties of the Missionary must be, and what wisdom, patience, discernment, and tenderness, are required at his hands, in order properly to instruct, superintend, and guide the Converts thus brought under his pastoral charge. Of some, he, with the Apostle, stands in doubt; while others afflict his mind and try his faith, by going back, and walking no more with him. these are the trials with which faithful Ministers have been exercised, from the first promulgation of the Gospel; and, therefore, we should be neither surprised nor discouraged if they are incident to the Missionary of our own times. Our friends in Tinnevelly have not been without them; though they have been graciously counterbalanced by evidences of the sincerity and stedfastness of some of their Converts, by. which they have been cheered and animated in their work. But We have been induced to make the foregoing remarks, because we fear that, in some quarters, an undue estimate has been formed as to the character and extent of the work in Tinnevelly. It is the duty of Missionaries to record, in their communications, the facts which arise out of their proceedings, and the honest convictions of their minds as to the effects of their labours on the people. This, we are persuaded, has been the constant practice of the Tinnevelly Missionaries. They have told, as they were bound to do, the since the List was made. A third cause success which followed the means employed to diffuse the light and grace of the Gospel: they have likewise recorded the disappointment of their hopes, where that has been the result. The Report of the Mission, already referred to, and which is given below, may be appealed to as containing a fair and honest statement of the condition of things in the Mission; neither withholding what is unfavourable, nor unduly representing what is more encouraging. This is all that can be reasonably required of a Missionary. The event must be left to Him who divideth to every man severally as he will. It is the duty of those who read the details of the proceedings of the Missionaries, to read them with discrimination, as well as with candour. Thus they will avoid unduly depreciating Missionary Labours on the one hand, and they will escape the opposite error of forming an unwarranted opinion of the success of them on the other. Above all, it is their duty to pray that the God of all Grace would give wisdom and faithfulness to the Missionary, and sincerity and stedfastness to the Converts; for the effectual fervent prayer of the righteous will, through the Divine Mercy, strengthen the hands of the Missionary, and draw down on the Convert those quickening and sanctifying influences of the Holy Ghost, by whom alone the power of godliness is imparted to the soul. State of the Congregations. It appears, that at the end of 1830 the Congregations in 261 Villages consisted of 2289 families or houses, containing 8138 souls; but, comparing the present List with the Abstract prepared in July 1830, it seems that during the last six months there has been a decrease of 7 Villages, with 146 families, containing 257 souls. The actual deficiency is more than this; but is made up by the accession of new Villages and Families. This deficiency, during the last six months, has arisen from various causes. One is, that persons who join the Christian Church from no other than worldly motives soon find themselves disappointed, and then go back again to their old There have also been instances of persons beginning to profess Christianity with every appearance of sincerity; but, secretly, designing only to force their enemies to desist from further opposition in their temporal concerns; who, being their relations, yielded to them, in order not to have the reproach of some of their number being Christians. This is chiefly the case among the higher Castes. It has occurred, also, that people mistake the cause and design of afflictions and persecutions indeed, it is common for them to think, that since they have renounced Idols and serve the True God, they ought to be free from them, at least that they ought not to suffer on account of their |