Having long been desirous of the visits of a Missionary, for his own encouragement, as well as the recognition and superintendence of his work, Mr. Lindsay naturally turned to the church of which he was a member, and, on his application, the duty of visiting Newmanville was assigned to the resident Missionary of Somerset West. On my last visit, I was accompanied by the Rev. Joseph Little, who embraced the opportunity, before he returned to India, of extending his acquaintance with the scenery and manners of the Cape. He saw, during our journey, more of its "majestic barrenness," and experienced more of the vicissitudes of African travelling, than we anticipated. Our journey thither was pleasant enough; but heavy rains having fallen on the Sabbath, our return home was rendered both disagreeable and fatiguing, particularly to an invalid. We set out before sunrise on the Sunday morning, and had not proceeded far before the rain began again to fall. The river we had crossed without difficulty or danger on the preceding Thursday had become SOMERSET, a furious and impassable torrent. After five hours' dreary wandering in search of a ferry or fordable place, we were compelled to adopt another route. The sun set as we descended the French Hoek Mountains; at the foot of which we met with a kind reception from Mr. Hugo, to whom we were strangers, but who entertained us with all the cordial hospitality for which the Cape farmer is noted, and which we were in a condition to appreciate, after being upwards of twelve hours on the saddle, drenched by the showers of heaven, or wading through the streams which rushed down the mountain-sides. Another ride of seven hours on the following day brought us safely to our homes again. On the Sabbath which we spent at Newmanville I preached twice in Dutch, and met a class which Mr. Lindsay had collected. Mr. Little preached in English. I baptized an infant son of Mr. Lindsay, and likewise two adults whom he has long had under instruction, and whose consistent conduct leads us to hope that they have passed from darkness to light. LOWRY'S PASS, AND THE STRAND.-Extract of a Letter from the Same, dated Somerset West, April 8th, 1850. I AM glad to be able to report that our congregations in this place continue as large as ever, although many who formerly attended this chapel, from a distant part of the Circuit, do so no longer, having the Gospel regularly preached to them nearer their own homes. Judging from the statements made in a lovefeast which I held on Good-Friday, and from my observations during the quarterly visitation of the classes, as well as in private intercourse with the members, I have reason to hope that many of them are growing in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour. Nevertheless, as it was in the beginning, so it is now, "offences come," and cases of such difficulty arise, that I become increasingly conscious of my need of that wisdom which cometh from above, My Sabbath engagements with Dutch congregations are now so numerous, that I have much difficulty in continuing the English service, which I commenced soon after my arrival here. I am induced to persevere by the desire of meeting the wishes and benefiting the souls of the families resident in the village. I find a still further motive in the attendance of the elder children of the day-school, whom we regularly instruct in our language. The number of hearers at Sir Lowry's Pass, in the chapel generously presented to the Society by W. Terrington, Esq., steadily increases, as does also the number of members. The preaching of the Gospel would be attended with greater success, were it not for the intemperate habits which prevail to a fearful extent in this particular locality. We have, nevertheless, in our small Society, some cheering instances of the power of divine grace in eradicating even this deep-rooted sin. The Class-Leader, a man of colour, walks humbly and closely with God, and is unwearied in his efforts to promote the spiritual welfare of those around him, though often called to witness and endure such outbreaks of depravity as would disgust any but the man who is constrained by the love of Christ. wife teaches a day-school,-a labour of love, in truth; for the trifling sum I am enabled to allow her is far from being a fair compensation for the time and trouble she bestows upon it. His The Strand is a fishing hamlet, distant about two miles from this village. The number of persons permanently residing there may be computed at two hundred, chiefly Mahometans. During the summer months, and especially after the vintage, it is much resorted to by Dutch families from all parts of the Colony, being famed far and wide as a watering-place. Though the Gospel has been occasionally preached there by various individuals, no regular services had been held until the opening of the chapel in March last year. Various unforeseen and untoward circumstances rendered the erection of this chapel a much more difficult and expensive undertaking than I anticipated; and I have not yet been able to raise the sum necessary to free it from debt. The number of hearers will, of course, fluctuate. Last Sunday upwards of a hundred were present, most of whom were visiters. Many of these I may never see again; yet it is not too much to hope that some, especially among the afflicted, will receive impressions lasting as eternity. Such labours may not result in any numerical increase to the Society; yet, if any sinner be turned from the error of his ways, if any anxious inquirer be guided to Christ, if any afflicted and mourning soul be comforted, our labour is not in vain in the Lord. It is gratifying to meet with many persons, members of the Dutch Reformed Church, who appear to love the Lord Jesus in sincerity, and whose whole desire is to His name, and the remembrance of Him. These hear us gladly, and repeatedly express their thankfulness that they can now attend the house of God; whereas, in former years, they were, for weeks together, denied the privilege. I have felt a pleasure in offering the chapel for their use, whenever one of their own Ministers may wish to occupy it. With the exception of the few months above-mentioned, our congregation will be small; yet I have every prospect of being able to form a class. I must endeavour also to establish a school; for there is a great desire on the part of the parents-Mahometans as well as others to have their children instructed. Since I commenced this letter, I have had a visit from Mr. Lindsay, who preached twice on the Sabbath in this place; and have made arrangements to visit his residence at Newmanville during the first week in May, when I hope likewise to have the opportunity of preaching the word in some other places in that neighbourhood. MISSIONS IN WESTERN AFRICA. GAMBIA. Extract of a Letter from the Rev. George Meadows, dated St. Mary's, Gambia, May 23d, 1850. WE still have much to encourage us in our labours. Our schools are large, our society is peaceful and flourishing, and our services are well attended, and often graciously visited by Him who has said, "In all places where my name is recorded I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee." Several conversions have taken place lately. A Krooman-one of a class thought by some to be almost beyond the reach of the Gospel-has been awak ened, and experienced the efficacy of that blood which can make the foulest clean." But we need more help to maintain the ground we at present occupy, as well as to extend our borders. If one of us were to be laid aside by illness, (and we cannot expect to be always well and fit for work here,) our society and schools would greatly suffer. We do hope that you will at least send us a well-trained Schoolmaster after the rains. Extract of a Letter from the Rev. Henry Badger, dated St. Mary's, Gambia, May 24th, 1850. THE "man of sin" has made such an attack upon this colony, as astonishes us and everybody else that I hear speak of the matter. Since the abolition of the system of slavery in the French colonies, (and of course at Goree,) with which Popery seemed to be associated, we have had an inundation of Priests, and a Roman Catholic Bishop. Sometimes there have been six Priests and lay-brothers, besides the Bishop, at a time. A few weeks since, three Sisters of Charity arrived with their images, and are now offering their services to everybody. It is reported that two English Sisters of Mercy or Charity will come by and by. Some weeks since they commenced building a large chapel, I suppose about sixty feet by thirty-five. They have allowed them for this, from the Propaganda, £1,000. They could not hold property here, being foreigners; but they have got two Roman Catholics here to be Trustees. They are going on rapidly with the building, though very few attend their present place of idolatry, where they have set up a chalk image of the Virgin, and a brasen one of Jesus Christ, and they teach the people to bow to them. They have been distributing amongst the people an abridgment of Christian doctrine from Dr. Butler's larger Catechism, in which they give nine commandments of the Decalogue, for the "Ten Commandments of God." Many of the Joliff's were slaves in Goree; and if baptized at all, it was by Roman Catholics; and these poor ignorant people will be easily led astray by them. Now we want to counteract these efforts by spreading scriptural truth. This we are doing to the best of our ability; and even our school-boys can see why they have left the second commandment out of their "Ten Commandments of God." Our day-school is very large; our Sunday services are well attended; we have good prayer-meetings; we have week-night schools for adults and boys, for their instruction in religion and science; and a spirit of reading is awakening amongst the people. Now we want an Institution, to take the youth out of the day-school, or, rather, to keep them in, but give them further instruction in after-hours, to prepare them to act as Teachers, if God should call them. SIERRA-LEONE. Extract of a Le'ter from the Rev. Richard Hart, dated September 2d, 1850. By Divine goodness we are brought to see nearly the close of another quarter. It has been one of many trials and many mercies. The necessary return of Mrs. Raston to England, as might be sup posed, was a source of much grief and anxiety to Mr. Raston. His mind was somewhat relieved by the news which the last mail brought of Mrs. Raston's safe arrival in England; where we hope she will soon recover her health. Our own health has been wonderfully preserved. I have had only one severe attack of fever during the whole rains. Mr. Raston is looking better than I ever saw him before. For this mercy we thank God. Yesterday we commenced our quar I was terly visitation. I gave tickets to eight DEPARTURE OF MISSIONARIES. ON October 20th, 1850, the Rev. Dr. Kessen and the Rev. William Hill embarked at Southampton, in the "Ripon," for Ceylon. On Wednesday, October 23d, the Rev. James and Mrs. Edney and child, with Messrs. Robert Gilbert and Richard Fletcher, embarked at Gravesend, in the "Dale Park," Captain Leigh, for Sierra-Leone. On Saturday, October 26th, the Rev. William P. Wells embarked at Liverpool, for Newfoundland. 66 On Monday, November 18th, the Rev. Messrs. Ebenezer A. Gardiner and George B. Richards embarked at Gravesend, in the “ Prima Donna," for the Gold-Coast, Western Africa. On Tuesday, November 19th, the Rev. William and Mrs. Moister, and the Rev. John and Mrs. Thomas, embarked at Gravesend, in the "Emperor," for the Cape of Good Hope. Abraham, righteous character and conduct of, Abyssinia, important discoveries in, 56 Agnew, Sir Andrew, biographic notices of, 266 America, (United States of,) Methodist Episco- pal Church in, 199, 935-regard for the Sab- Angels, several orders of, referred to, 403 Arabs, tale current among the, 68-astonish- Atonement of Christ, universal, 290 Aurora Borealis, laws and origin of the, 1261 Backsliders, inquiry concerning the recovery of, Baptism, "buried with Christ in," the expression Bible, circulation of the, referred to, 261,' 323, Bickersteth, Rev. 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