having left the mission on account of the sickness of her child, arrived in this country November 28.

At Bangkok three places have been occupied the past year for stated preaching, one in Siamese and the others in Chinese. The Chinese exercises at the bazaar have been conducted a part of the time, in the absence of Mr. Dean, by Keok Cheng.

The Chinese church numbers 13, of whom 7 were baptized the last year. Hope is indulged of the conversion of one Siamese.

Good attention is given to the circulation of tracts, and repeated excursions have been made by Messrs. Davenport and Slafter, in Bangkok and vicinity, for this purpose. "Hundreds and thousands anxiously apply for and read the books, and thus a knowledge of the only name given under heaven among men whereby we may be saved, is diffused far and near."

The amount of printing for the year ending July 1, 1840, was

58,251 copies of books and tracts were distributed.

The operations of the printing department were reduced by the mission in February, 1840, in consideration of the fewness of their number, and the desirableness of maintaining a due proportion of the several departments of missionary labor. "We have been led to the adoption of this resolution, not from the fact that the Siamese, Chinese, Laos, Cambojans, Malays, Burmese and Peguans, residing in this country, have all been supplied with Christian tracts, for in only two of these languages have we printed at all, and in those but a partial supply for the demand; nor has it been for the want of matter prepared for the press; neither because our printing exceeds that of other stations compared with the wants of the people; but simply from the consideration, that with our limited numbers we are unable to carry forward other departments of the mission in proportion with present efforts in this, and with the hope that by a retrenchment in this particular, aid may be furnished toward sending out those candidates for missionary work who might come to our aid, but who are now detained in America for want of funds. We would be glad, instead of diminishing our effort in the printing and circulation of Christian books, greatly to increase the number of these important auxiliaries, provided we had men for corresponding effort in the teaching and preaching departments. But we would rather forego the advantage that might be expected from an increase of tracts, for the greater advantage of an increase of living teachers."

Two boarding-schools, one Siamese and the other Chinese, have been taught by Mrs. Davenport and Mrs. Dean, the former containing from 5 to 7, and the latter from 10 to 12 pupils.

At Macao Mr. and Mrs. Shuck continue their labors as usual. Under date of January 4 of this year, he says, " Yesterday, in several houses, in the streets, and in a temple, I preached Jesus to the people. One idolater became incensed at my remarks, and seizing a tract from the hands of a man who had just received it from me, dashed it to the ground. Many, however, who were standing round received tracts and listened to what I had to say." Mrs. Shuck daily teaches 7 children, 3 of whom are Chinese, and the number can be increased in proportion to the supply of funds.

Mission to Arracan.

2 stations.

RAMREE.-G. S. COMSTOCK, L. STILSON, preachers, and their wives. Moung Net, Ko Thah Oo, Moung Kywet, Thoo Pau Oung, native assistants.

AKYAB.-E. KINCAID, preacher, Mrs. KINCAID. Moung Na Gau, and Ko Bike, native

assistants.

3 preachers and 3 female assistants, 6. 6 native assistants.

Messrs. Comstock and Stilson reside at opposite ends of Ramree, in order to communicate the gospel more largely to its population. They have labored in preaching and distributing tracts, assiduously and with some degree of encouragement. On one occasion they visited Cheduba with two assistants and 40,000 tracts. In about 15 days the tracts were all distributed by the assistants. Very few cavilled at the truth; at some villages the people continued listening and inquiring till late at night. Ko Thah Oo and Thoo Pau Oung, the last an aged Christian from Akyab, have since returned to Cheduba, to preach and distribute books.

The following entry in Mr. Comstock's journal the 10th of May, gives a summary view of the state of the mission at that date.

"A year has elapsed since we located at Ramree. The gospel has been preached on Lord's days, and the evenings of other days, to congregations varying from 10 to 100 or more. Thousands have heard of Christ at our house, -large quantities of Scriptures and tracts have been put in circulation, and two native assistants have been engaged daily, ever since our arrival, in declaring the truth, and a part of the time four were employed by br. Stilson. Still, none have given satisfactory evidence of having been born again. The little church (of 11), constituted soon after we came here, has lost two members, one by exclusion, and one by dismission to the Maulinain church." Mr. Comstock next speaks of two or more who are interesting inquirers; and adds, "The congregation this morning was very large, and six different races, calling the Burmans and Mugs but one, listened in a language they could understand to the wonderful works of God." The most encouraging cases are from the Mug Mussulman population, who number about 1,000 in the place, besides 1,000 more in the district. Villagers come from several other neighborhoods, who listen to the gospel with much interest, and solicit tracts.

Mr. Kincaid arrived at Ramree from Maulmain, in company with Mr. Abbott, near the close of February, 1840, and at Akyab, April 22. At Akyab he found a native church of 13 members, but in a languishing condition; all, with one exception, were baptized about 25 years ago. Mr. Kincaid immediately established religious meetings in the town at several different places, the congregations varying from 20 to more than 100. The two native assistants also labored with great industry. In a short time interesting inquirers appeared; and in May, three, who gave good evidence of conversion, were baptized. Two others wished to be baptized, and there was much reason to think that they had felt the renovating influence of the Spirit. Among the inquirers was one of peculiar interest, who had been sent, many years ago, by the king of Ava, into Arracan, to explain to the priests and the people the sacred books. He now says to the priests, "I have found the true religion, after worshipping idols and pagodas for more than 90 years." At our last dates (Aug. 26), though the missionaries had been much afflicted with sickness, and the work had in consequence been interrupted, the number of inquirers had increased. About 30 professed to believe the gospel, who treated the mission with all kindness openly, but had not gathered sufficient courage to come out publicly and be baptized. One, who had been prevented from fulfilling the rite by sickness, died in the triumphs of the Christian faith. The prospects of the station were good; a mission-house and premises had been purchased, and Mr. Kincaid, though his heart was still turned to Ava, was content to abide in Arracan, according as the will of God might be. From a letter of more recent date, we learn that he had been sick with cholera and nigh to death, but was convalescent, and about to visit Ramree.

At Sandoway, Mr. Abbott's labors having been chiefly in behalf of Karens from Burmah, an account of them was given in connexion with the Burman

missions. The Arracanese have occasionally called on him and received books, and on returning have appeared to understand what they had read. Mrs. A. has taught some Burman females, who have listened to the gospel with apparent interest. A native school has been supplied with Christian books.

Mission to Asam.

2 stations.

JAIPUR.-N. BROWN, C. BARKER, preachers, O. T. CUTTER, printer, and their wives. Ramsugar, school-teacher, Boliram, assistant teacher. Bibhuram, assistant translator in A'sam

ese.

NAM SANG NAGA HILLS.-M. BRONSON, preacher, MRS. BRONSON.

3 preachers, 1 printer, 4 female assistants, 8.-3 native assistants.

Mr. and Mrs. Barker and Miss Bronson arrived at Jaipur May 14, 1840. Miss Bronson removed soon after to the station occupied by her brother, but was attacked with sickness, consequent to exposure and hardship while on her way from Calcutta, and with brief intervals was subject to fever during several months following. On the 8th of October she was again attacked with fever at Jaipur, to which she had been conveyed, and on the 8th of December was removed, in the exercise of an "unshaken hope in Jesus and His righteousness," to her reward in heaven..

The operations of the mission, though interrupted by the removal from Sadiyá and the sickness of nearly all its members at different periods, calling for the kindest sympathies and intercessions of the churches, have nevertheless been prosecuted with good fidelity. At Jaipur, beside the ordinary worship in A'sámese, which is occasionally attended by nearly a hundred persons, opportunities are improved to give religious instruction to Chinese employed in the culture of tea. Some of these profess to be Christians, of the Roman faith, and have appeared attentive to the truth, and solicitous to obtain Scriptures and tracts. The people of the country begin to discuss the subject of religion, and the brahmins appear to be alarmed. Some of the elder scholars have refused to join in their festivals as formerly.

A school of 15 boys is taught by Mr. Cutter at a Fakial or Shyan village a few miles below Jaipur, and one at Jaipúr by Mrs. Cutter with an average attendance of 20 or 25. Hope is entertained that a work of grace has been commenced in one who is employed in the mission, and others are inquiring after the way of life.

Printing, &c.-The following works were printed at Jaipur in 1839.

Spelling book and reading lessons in English, A'samese, Sing-64 pp. 500 cops.

pho and Naga,

and in 1840, an A'samese Catechism, in Bengali characters, some copies of which have been distributed, the History of the Creation and the History of the Deluge, in the native character, aud Mrs. Cutter's Vocabulary and Phrases, 800 cops., &c.

Mr. Bronson made his second visit to the Nága Hills in the beginning of 1840. "He was received with great kindness by the natives-a small house was built for his accommodation, and encouragement given for the establishment of a school." His family was removed to the station in March. A school was opened, containing some 20 scholars, and of late religious worship has been statedly conducted in A'samese. The natives shew an uncommonly kind regard to the operations and plans of the station, and several efficient friends and donors have been raised up for its support.

Mr. and Mrs. Barker, who were originally designated to the Nágas with the expectation that they would be accompanied or followed by others who should labor for the benefit of the A'samese, have been transferred to the latter, no others having been yet appointed to that country. He will probably be stationed at Jorhath or Rangpur, one the ancient and the other the present capital of that part of A'sám.

Mission to the Teloogoo8.

2 stations. MADRAS.

NELLORE.-S. S. DAY, S. VAN HUSEN, preachers and their wives, = 4.

I native (Tamil) assistant.

Mr. and Mrs. Van Husen arrived at Madras March 9, 1840, and on the 21st reached Nellore, 110 miles north of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Day had removed to their new location a few days previous.

Nellore is in the midst of a dense Teloogoo population, and for this and other reasons is peculiarly eligible for a central permanent station. The missionaries have rented a good mission compound, of government, at a nominal price, and have erected a inission building and zayat. In this last, which stands on one of the principal roads, the Scriptures are read and expounded in Teloogoo every morning, and a sermon preached every Lord's day. The ordinary number of attendants is about twenty-five. On the 27th of September the first Teloogoo connected with the mission was baptized in the Pennar river in the presence of several thousand spectators. Two other individuals were baptized at Madras in 1839, one an Eurasian and the other a Tamil. (On a previous occasion Mr. Day baptized the present Tamil assistant.)

Before the removal of Mr. Day to Nellore, he was accustomed to preach to the Madras English church, beside superintending two native schools averaging together about 90 pupils. The church is now destitute of a pastor.

Several tours have been made for the distribution of Scriptures and tracts. In one by Mr. Day, in the early part of 1839, he distributed about 3500 tracts and nearly 500 portions of Scripture, chiefly Matthew, giving usually but one tract to an individual, and that on proving his ability to read. In May of last year Messrs. Day and Van Husen attended two festivals celebrated at a few miles distance from Nellore, at both of which they gave away about 2000 tracts and 700 portions of Scripture-the latter to such usually as had been first required to read. Both tracts and Scriptures were generally received with marked interest.

RECAPITULATION.*

66

The number of Indian missions, is

"stations and out-stations in do.,

"missionaries and assistant missionaries in do.,
"native assistants

12

*The above recapitulation contains the principal items of the Table prepared by order of the Convention (see p. 141). A few changes are made in the aggregates, to correspond with more complete returns received from some of the missions since the adjournment of the Convention, and embodied in the Report.

In the mission to West Africa, there are three stations, six missionaries and assistant missionaries, one native assistant, one church of 15 members, and three schools containing 78 scholars.

The number of the Asiatic missions, is

66 "stations and out-stations in do.,

8

41

The number of missionaries and assistant missionaries sent abroad the past year, is ten-four to Africa, two to Greece, one to Siam, two to the Оtoes, and one to Shawanoe. The number of native preachers and assistants has been increased by seven. One assistant missionary has returned from the Otoe mission, two from the mission to the Oneidas, &c., one assistant missionary from Siam, and two assistant missionaries (one of them a printer,) from Tavoy.

One missionary and four assistant missionaries have died.

A printing establishment has been commenced at Edina for the use of the Bása mission, and founts of type in Cherokee, and in Burman and Karen of a reduced size, have been added to the establishments at Shawanoe and in Burmah. About 13,350,000 pages of the Scriptures and Tracts have been printed during the year, chiefly at Maulmain, Tavoy, and Bangkok.

The receipts of the Board for the past year, exclusive of appropriations from other institutions, and of loans, were

And the expenditures for the same period,
Excess of expenditures above the receipts,
Appropriations from other Institutions,

CONCLUSION.

$56,948 42

61,860 27

4,911 85 24,100

In anticipation of a deficiency of receipts, and with the purpose of averting, as far as possible, the evils of a burdensome debt, the Board adopted a system of limitations of expenditure, which was to go into operation at the several missions on the 1st of April, 1840. Of this system, adopted with extreme reluctance, and only from the conviction of its stern necessity, the operation may be learned, to some extent, from the following extracts from communications of the missions in Asia. The Maulmain missionaries write in May, 1840,