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people and I assure you it would not afford me less joy to relate them, if I could with truth produce such instances. I could not but feel sorry on account of the slow progress which has hitherto appeared in the ancient and venerable missions on the coast of Coromandel." 165.

15. Travancore. "The committee will see that the real efficiency of the missionaries in the last year has been small.” 174. "I am sanguine in my expectations, and I hope that every quarter will inform you of some' progress made in evangelizing this part of India." 175: The prejudices of the heathen are by no means so strong as they expected to find them. Their moral state is awful beyond description." 177. The small Protestant community, formed by Mr. Ringletaub in South Travancore, is extremely respected. It receives more neophytes than all the other sects of christianity." 340.

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16. Alleppie." Mr. Norton continues his labours, but is sometimes much dejected by his prospect of slow success. his work is grateful, and he hopes he shall find it more so, when it shall please God to work in the hearts of a few, by his saving grace." 181. "I long," continues he, "for real, sincere, scriptural converts....I might have baptized many, but I would not in conscience do it. One wanted a place, another support, and none except those, whom I formerly stated, desiring the one thing necessary. I hope it will please God, after exercising our faith and patience, to bless our endeavours, and give us an abundant harvest." 182.

17. Palamacottah. For the account of this place, the reader is referred to the long extract inscribed at page 84 of this work.

18. Tellicherry. "I am persuaded there are many plants. of Christ hereabouts ready to burst into blossom." 185. One is seeking the truth with no small diligence!! Let us have some helpers, our work lags for want of labourers. Ibid.

19. Bombay. Measures have been taken for commencing a mission. The time is not far distant, when the plant of the gospel will flourish through all India." 186.

Such is the success of the missions in the East Indies, to which quarter the committee say they direct their chief attention! We will now visit the inferior stations.

AFRICA.

1. The Soosoo and Bultom missions are suspended. "There is no hope of their revival with any prospect of extensive and permanent success, till the slave trade shall receive its last

blow." 68.

2. Sierra Leone. "There are 28 christian labourers, from whom many thousands of liberated negroes hear the truths of the gospel. 2000 scholars, adults and children are in a course of constant instruction." 79.

3. Kissey. "On the Lord's day there is a congregation of 300 or more assembled, but none of them yet seem to have ears to hear, or hearts to understand. I am encouraged to continue in the work, though sometimes much dejected, because I see no fruit as others do." Here are about 500 people, young and old, upon rations from government and of course under my care. Here I have the people more at my command, and I humbly trust that the Lord will fulfil his gracious promise, that his word shall not return void, though I may not see the fruit, I so anxiously wish." 82.

4. Kent station. "Mr. Randle was brought to a serious concern for his own salvation. He is not without hope of doing some good among this people, but they are in a state of great ignorance and superstition." 83.

5. Charlotte town. "The blessing of God rests upon Mr. Taylor's labours with the negroes?" So says the committee page 83, but what says Mr. Taylor? "I cannot report any decided work of grace on the people, for my heart has not yet been gladdened thereby. But there are several of whom I have good hopes that ere long God will shew himself merciful to them."

6. Leopold station. "On Sundays the people were repeatedly assembled for public worship. They are much improved in their outward demeanour," p. 85... A sacred flame seems to be enkindled. Regis. p. 11.

7. Regent's town. "Mr. Johnson was not satisfied with the reformation of the manners of his people. He prayed for indications of a change of heart, and the influence of a living principle. Nor did he wait long. One and another came to him burthened by a sense of their sins, to ask what they were to do

to be saved, disclosing to him the gracious influences of the sacred spirit upon their hearts in the most simple and touching manner. 91. The baptized are 263. So striking and remarkable has been the influence of the divine word, that Mr. J. has withheld from the society many of the indications of grace among his negroes, lest they should appear incredible. 92." :

8. Gloster town. "The communicants, 32 in number are still my strength and comfort. They are led to feel more and more the corrupt working of their hearts, and to thirst after a better righteousness than their own. Satan struggles hard for his unlawful captive, but every unpleasant feeling is removed by seeing many stirred up to ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward." 101.

9. Wilberforce. "By later advices a change for the better has taken place among this people. Several expressed a desire to be baptized. Some of the boys promise well."

I shall conclude these extracts by one observation, which is, that all slaves are anxious to be baptized without any instruction at all, not as a religious testimony, but as a means of securing their freedom. They think that after they are baptized, they cannot be made slaves again. These establishments in Africa are all colonies of liberated slaves.

MEDITERRANEAN.

Under this head a great deal is said about missionaries travelling on journeys of investigation. Of converts nothing is said. The whole is summed up in these words. "Their voyages and their journeys, their plans and their toils, characterize them for the present as men occupied in devising and preparing new or revised editions of the scriptures, and in circulating far and wide those already in being." 108.

1. Malta. "On Saturday and Sunday evenings he maintained family prayers in English and Italian, accessible to such persons as wished to frequent them. These meetings were consóling to his own spirit under that suspension of his public ministry, which results from his situation." 32."

2. Zante. "Mr. Lowndes is principally occupied in studying modern Greek, and in compiling a Lexicon. He preaches to about 40 English, chiefly military." 33.

3. Palestine. “Levi Parsons and Pliny Fisk from the Ame

rican board of missions had reached Smyrna, and meant to do something if they could." 34, Ibid.

4. Constantinople. "By means of our friends in Jerusalem, the scriptures will be offered for sale in any part of the country." 34.

5. Crimea. Scotch mission.

"Circumstances have occurred to prevent Dr. Brown from commencing this mission as was intended.*

CEYLON, &c.

1. Candy. "Of one priest, Mr. Lambric, entertained hopes, but was disappointed. Another threw off the yellow robe, which is the sign of priesthood, but wishing for clearer marks of real conversion, I have restrained rather than urged him on. I would fain hope well of him, but I do not wish to add to the number of those, who have taken up the christian name for worldly motives." 193.

2. Baddagamme. "They seem to be gradually loosing their confidence in the doctrines of Budhu, and seem to be ashamed of them. They confess our religion is more reasonable. There is good hope of the children receiving the truth." 195.

3. Calpentyn." In this way I have been going on these six months, and it is a rare thing to see twenty natives at church even now. My greatest hope and comfort are in a few descendants of Europeans, who attend constantly. There is also one poor native christian, whose heart I have every reason to believe God is drawing to himself. 196 My faith is frequently staggered respecting doing any good among this people." 356.

4. Jaffna. "The people have declined in their attendance, nearly all deserted me upon one occasion, and I have not been able to collect a good company at my house since. 201. And after all, if I shall succeed in one or two real and lasting conver

* It would appear from the following extract from the public prints, that the Emperor of Russia is not very well satisfied with the proceedings of the missionaries in his dominions, What the subject of complaint is, has not yet transpired, but undoubtedly all things are not as they should be.

"The Emperor Alexander, who was so zealous a putron of missions some while ago, has, it is said, shut the mouths of the Moravian missionaries at Sarepta. He has refused them the liberty to baptize or convert the heathen Calmucks-and has reduced them to be mere distributors of bibles-even one word by way of commentary being forbidden. The prohibition extends to all Protestant missions in Russia."-Farmers' Journal, Dec. 30, 1822.

sions, I shall lay myself down in peace. 205. An old Bramin told me it was no use to take so much trouble, for I should get no one to believe me, or embrace christianity. Had I to depend upon my own efforts only, I should be ready to admit the Brahmin's assertion to be correct, and give up my attempts in despair, for truly things appear sometimes very discouraging. 359. The more I see and know of this people, the more I am convinced of the utter inefficacy of human means alone to rescue them from their awful slavery. Only one man and three boys, besides my own servants were present. Truly in this respect things look very dark. 361."

5. Nellore. "Here we have nothing but a total blank." See Register, 76.

6. New Zealand. "The native spirit has been roused by their intercourse with Europeans, but none of them have yet been converted to christianity. The native heart, with its blind attachment to its barbarous custom s,remains unchanged.

7. West Indies. In these islands schools have been established. The adults have universally disappointed them. In North America proposals are made for doing something.

8. In Persia. Martin the missionary died, and no one ever succeeded him. 120.

Here ends the account of all the missions in connection with the church of England, and of all they have accomplished! I had intended to have summed up the exact number of converts, which they had altogether made, but they have saved me that trouble. There are none to be added up! Let us therefore draw the curtain over this undoubtedly the most respectable part of the Protestant churches-and proceed to examine the proceedings of the other inferior missionary societies.

(To be continued.)

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