months or two years, but were unwilling to leave the field of their labor for so long a period. The year 1841 seems to have been a sickly season in some parts of India. Many were dying of cholera," says Mr. K., "when we arrived in Calcutta. One missionary lost two children in one day, by this dreadful disease." Our friends made the passage in the Company's steam ship, which runs regularly between Calcutta and Arracan; and they seem to have been highly pleased with their reception, and with what they saw of the progress of missionary labor while at Calcutta. Says Mr. Kincaid: We received a most kind welcome from our missionary friends, who urged us to remain with them for a month or six weeks longer, that is, till the ship should return again, but we could not think of being absent so long. I became acquainted with all the Baptist missionaries, and with some of the Scotch, Independent and Church missionaries. It was truly cheering to see such a vast amount of means in operation for the benefit of the heathen. Preaching, translating, printing, and schools, are all carried forward on a grand scale. I was delighted to witness such harmony and peace among the missionaries, though differing in their theological opinions-all appeared to be impressed with the magnitude and grandeur of their work. The following is Mr. Kincaid's version of Puseyism in India, as he has seen and learned its operations there. Mr. Kincaid remarks as follows upon the supposed intentious of the recent military movements in Burmah, and their probable results, &c. You will learn, doubtless, from the public papers, that the king of Ava has come down to Rangoon with an army of 100,000 -as large an army as he could supply with arms and ammunition. Ever since he came to the throne in '37, he has pursued one line of policy-he has collected vast military stores-has fortified his sea-ports, Bassein and Rangoon, and has steadfastly resisted all efforts, on the part of the Bengal government, to maintain friendly relations. The governor general has despatched in great haste, men-of-war, armed steamers and troops, to Maulmain, so that the king may be thrown into a panic, and quietly retrace his steps to the ancient capital. If, however, he should still hold the English in contempt, and commit depredations on the English provinces, the grand throne of Alompra will be thrown down, never to rise again. I shall not probably be able to send Moung Na Gau to Ava this season, as the whole country is in commotion, and he would most probably be pressed into military service. For a long time, we have been able to get no intelligence from the church in Ava. Br. Abbott is anxiously looking for the arrival of some of the Karens from the Bassein province, but it is doubtful whether any of them, with all their intrepidity and perseverance, will be able to cross the mountains. Should Burmah become a part of the British Indian empire, it will be a joyful day to the Karens. But a few days since, we received letters from Ramree and Sandoway, and our friends there were usually well. You are aware, probably, that Oxford Popery has been brought to India, and has already been productive of much injury. Mr. and Mrs. Kincaid are both successfully They are teaching the native christians that employed. Mrs. K. has a school of boys and those men who have not had the hands of girls, many of whom are making very gratifyan episcopally ordained bishop laid on their heads, have no authority to preaching progress. Mr. Kincaid's journal has been or baptize that they are not Christian received, extracts from which will be published ministers. In addition to this, they take in our next number. into their communion those who have been excluded for immoral and disorderly conduct, and also employ them in redeeming others. This is one of the worst features of popery. Bishop Wilson has taken a firm stand against Oxford Popery, but whether he has power to control these men sent out by the high church party in England, is somewhat questionable. What are called the church missionaries, are pious evangelical men, but these men of whom I speak are notoriously as destitute of all correct notions of Christianity as the Jesuits. MAULMAIN.-A letter has been received from Mr. Howard, dated Dec. 7, 1841. The missionaries of that station were all well, though considerably interrupted in their labors by a concentration, in that place, of military forces. The boarding school had been discontinued, the premises on which it was kept having been required for an encampment. Several of the houses of the brethren had been demanded for similar purposes. Mr. Judson and his family were daily expected on their return passage from the Isle of France. In addition to a strong naval force, there | that missionaries do not fail to "declare was in Maulmain a land force on the 7th of the whole counsel of God.” December of more than 6000 strong. Mr. Howard was expecting hostilities between the two governments, and of course was anticipating, in such an event, the success of British arms, and the opening of Burmah Proper as a field of missionary labor. In acknowledging the receipt of an additional appropriation to that station of 1000 rupees for extra expenses, Mr. Howard thus remarks: “I trust that the prayers and the alms of the churches in America will not fail while there are heathen to be converted. Shall either be withheld while the demand for them both is increased ?" GREECE. Since our last number went to press, several communications have come to hand from Messrs. Love and Buel. Our read. ers have already been apprized that Mr. and Mrs. Buel had embarked for Atheus. They did not, however, see fit to remain here. Very exaggerated accounts had reached Athens before their arrival. In addition to this a missionary of the American Board had a little previous to this, been obliged to relinquish his station at Maina, in the southern extremity of Greece, in consequence of the interference of government with his school. On these accounts the missionaries, and the American Consul at Athens, advised that our friends should not re main in that city, but repair to Smyrna, and make that city the place of their temporary residence. On their arrival here, also circumstances did not seem to favor their remaining, and they left for Malta; at which place Mr. Buel's last communication is mailed under date of Feb. 15, and from which we make the following extract: It is with devout gratitude, that I can mention the mercy of God in granting to us almost uninterrupted health, and we hope that the hard experience of the last two months, and our more extended acquaintance with the Greek people, and the tial service to us in time to come. missionaries among them, may be of essen Our last dates from Corfu were down to the 22nd January, when the school was going on as quietly as if nothing had happened;-likewise the other operations of the mission. All the Greeks had returned to the school, and some new scholars from Greek families had been received. And the school was receiving special favors from lady M'Kenzie. Indeed, among many of the Greeks there had been a decided reaction favorable to our cause, as soon as the absurd report respecting my conduct on the 24th Dec. had been corrected. Mr. Love, in a letter written on the fourth of February, confirms the statements of Mrs. Dickson published in the last number of the Magazine, as to the groundlessness of the alleged cause of the disturbance at Corfu, and fully exonerates Mr. Buel from all blame in the matter. Falsehoods (he says) were everywhere set on foot. An alarm was given in the vicinity ful has taken place. An American priest has of the crowded church, "Something dreadbeen doing a dreadful thing. He has been here giving to the people books to destroy our Holy Orthodox Religion; he has just entered this holy church and insulted the saints' relics-and reviled us while wor shipping as idolaters;-and said that he himself was God!! Speaking on the main question, as to how this excitement affected and would affect the Greek mission, Mr. Love says, "My opinion is, that it does not invalidate the wisdom, or in any degree destroy the feasibility of the Greek Baptist mission." We arrived here yesterday in four days from Smyrna. At Malta, of course, we are free from all anxiety about our personal safety and quietness; and after a twentyone days' quarantine in our very comfortable lazaretto, we hope to take up our residence in the town, and enjoy the privilege of a good instructor in the Greek, and In the meantime (he continues) we would by giving ourselves wholly to the study of supplicate the prayerful attention of the the language, to be ready for commencing Board to the consideration of a large and an again our missionary work among the immediate reinforcement to the mission. Greeks whenever Providence may open Need of help never seemed to be so urgent the way. My own interest in the missiona as now. Surely no other mission can be in ry work, and for the spiritual welfare of such.straitened circumstances. Others, inthe Greeks, continues unabated. I have deed, may be struggling for help, but this for seen the power of the gospel strikingly ex-existence. What we have said in other hibited upon the minds of converts in our mission, and I feel confident that God will bless his gospel to the Greeks, provided letters respecting the importance of occupying other stations, seems to be wearing at present very much the appearance of us, aries, in the words following, by a committee chosen for that purpose. DEAR BRETHREN,-Whereas we the people of the Choctaw nation have received the gospel by the Baptist denomination, and as many of us have received the religion of Jesus Christ, we are anxious that more missionaries should labor among our people, as our brethren are scattered over such an extent of country that Mr. R. Potts, our pastor, cannot preach to us so necessity. The Lord has dealt with us in | have petitioned the Board for additional missionjudgment and in mercy. The deep waves have rolled over us, but we would render devout thanks that as yet the mission is not swallowed up. Our prayer is to the Lord, "wherefore bath he thus dealt with " and with meekness we supplicate, "Lord, what wilt thou have us to do?" At present our way is much in the dark. At Patras three individuals come daily to read and PRAY with Apostolos. The two converts at Corfu, and particularly Demetrins, in the midst of these fiery trials, gave us great comfort. And there are scholars of the school which give us much encouragement. One is Greek, the other English. two CHOCTAWS.-A letter has been received from the Rev. Ramsay D. Potts, addressed to the Board, and from which we make the following extracts. This station, as will appear from these extracts, calls loudly for a reinforcement. In addition to keeping school, I have devoted my spare time to preaching. A revival commenced at our Thursday evening prayer meeting, in January 1841, of which you have been notified. It appeared to subside in this vicinity, but commenced again at a neighborhood ten miles distant, at which place I had been, and still continue to hold a meeting every Wednesday evening. This neighborhood was famed for vice and immorality, but now the voice of prayer and praise is heard. Good attendance is still given to those meetings, and at home they are generally crowded on the Sabbath; many I trust have found peace to their souls at these meetings. The church at the close of last year, 1841, consisted of eleven members, one indian, four whites, six blacks; since which time forty-eight have been added, forty-three by baptism, five by letter and experience; two have been excluded, and one has died. This church now numbers, including the branch at Doaksville (which was constituted the first of September), twenty-eight indians, six whites and twenty-two blacks, making fifty-six in full fellowship. Should I be able to leave home I expect to constitute another branch at Boggy, thirty-five miles from this place, the coming Sabbath, and baptize several Choctaws. I still have the charge of the Pine Creek church (Texas), to which have been added seven by baptism, making a total of fifty persons baptized during the past year. This church now numbers fourteen, eight whites, six blacks. often as we wish. And Mrs. Potts has SAMUEL WORCESTER, 7,00 Mr. Potts is at present the only Baptist min- Boston, Charles St. Bap. church, ister among the Choctaws. Hence the brethren mon. con., 14,53 TWENTY EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING. New York, April 27, 1842. The Board of Managers of the Baptist General Convention for Foreign Missions assembled, according to appointment, this day, at 10 o'clock, A. M., in the meeting house of the First Baptist Church, corner of Broome and Elizabeth streets, New York; the President, Rev. Daniel Sharp, D. D., in the chair. The following members were present : Rev. DANIEL SHARP, D. D., PRESIDENT. |