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HIS DOMINION SHALL BE FROM SEA EVEN TO SEA, AND FROM THE RIVER EVEN TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. - —— VOLUME X. . NEW-YORE, DECEMBER, 1854. NUMBER 9.

2. Commerce is not to be the instrumentality. Commerce may make men rich, and mighty, and great, or can make them wicked; but never holy. Still it may do much for the evangelization of the world as an auxiliary. If it should cease, this Board would have to recall its missionaries and wind up its affairs. 3. Schools and seminaries, an improved literature, or mere, science, cannot be the instrumentality in question. The school-house must be built, it is true, hard by the sanctuary. It is an important auxiliary, but not the chosen means for the world’s conversion. 4. Books are not what is needed. Of what use is even the Bible to the African who cannot read it ? The eunuch who was reading in his chariot needed assistance. God sent him not a commentary, but an apostle. 5. Not by demonstrations of the absurdity or ruinous tendency of existing systems of superstition will the world be converted. These have their place, but no nation was ever converted in this way. 6. Not by any compulsoiy measures will the world be converted. Popery or paganism may be propagated by the sword, or by oppressive edict; but true Chris­ tianity never. What, then, is the instrumentality which is to be used ? The answer is, “ Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” (The report here enters into ah examination of the meaning of the Greek word translated “ preach,” and considers it to mean, “ make oral proclamation.” ) Preach, therefore, though without despising these auxiliary agencies we have spoken of.

AFRICA. QUEEN ASTBID AND HER SON. F a r e w e l i x M i s s i o n a r y M e e t i n g s were held with STORIES OF THE NORSEMEN Mrs. Wilkins and her associates on the afternoon of do more for Africa.” Yes, we can, and we ought to do Octobei 20th, and on the evenings of the 20th and more for Africa. Long has she suffered from the cu­ Ib the tide of one of a new series of works brought out pidity of men called Christians, of Europe and America, 22d—the first in Greene-street, the second in Mul- recently by Carlton Phillips, and they are in just SBCh who have sedulously engaged in that most barbarous of berry-street, and the last in Twenty-seventh-street. all traffic, the merchandise of human beings. Her style as will well answer for holiday presents. The They also attended love-feasts in the Second-street and tribes have been kept in a state of war and rapine for engravings given in this number of our paper are alto the purpose of supplying materiel for the slave trade. in the Ninth-street Churches gether taken from the Stories o f the Norsemen. The Alas that America, either in its colonial /condition, or in its free and independent state, should have been stained perusal of this book will give to our youthful friends a P r o t e s t a n t E p i s c o p a l M i s s i o n —The lady of with the blood of thousands, and hundreds of thousands greater interest in what they will find in our paper in Rev. Bishop Payne, a clergyman of that Church, and of these hapless sons of Ham 1 a female missionary, were to sail in company with Mrs. It is due, however, to the United States of America . relation to our missions in Norway and Sweden, and to state, that in the organization of the federal govern­ among the people of those countries who have come to Wilkins and her companions. ment a constitutional provision was adapted, prohibiting the importation of slaves after the year 1808, and by us and are settling upon our Western lands. An in­ A P h y s i c i a n .—There is no physician now con­ treaty stipulation and law it has since been classed with creasing interest will also be given to the communica­ nected with the Episcopal African Mission, and the piracy, and made punishable with death. But in de­ tions of Pastor Hedstrom of the Swedish Mission in the Secretaries advertise for applications for the post, to be fiance of the armed national ships of three great mari­ time powers, the nefarious trade is still being carried Bethel Ship, and our other missions among the Scan­ made at No. 19, Bible House, before November next. on, and thousands are brought to markets in America, dinavians. At the September meeting of the Board, a resolution although not to that portion belonging to the United States. What a foul blot in the nineteenth century! was passed authorizing “ a conference with sister Ann I should not have alluded to this revolting subject, only METHODS OF MISSIONARY LABOUR. Wilkins, with a view to her accompanying the young to show how much more has been done to degrade and ladies we are about sending to Liberia as teachers, and deprave Africa than has been done for her regeneration T h e question of the relative importance of preaching, and elevation in the scale o f nations. Now, to the to remain with them in order to render them such as­ chief object of this communication. and other methods of missionary labour, came up at the sistance as she can, and they may need in case of ill­ Among the most benevolent and efficient agents em­ late meeting of the American Board, on a Report by barked for the good of Africa, we may name the ness ; and to initiate them into their new residence and American Colonization scheme, and the institution and the Eev. Dr. Pomroy on that subject The views work in Liberia.” maintenance of Christian missions. If these have not taken by Dr. Pomroy seem to have been similar to We are happy in being able to announce the result done all that was desired, let not their beneficial results those of Dr. Wayland. be overlooked. Much good has certainly been accom­ we desired : this devoted woman returns again to pros­ plished by them, and much more, without doubt, will Report on “ The Divine Instrumentality fo r the World’s ecute for a season the great work the Churcjx of Christ be effected by them. In noticing the instrumentality of missionary labours, I speak only of those performed Conversion.” has yet to do for Africa. Let the prayers of the Church by the Methodist Episcopal Church; not because the In the progress of the missionary enterprise, the time be made in behalf of these true disciples of our Lord, efforts and successes of other Christian denominations has come for a careful review of this topic. This re­ who count not their own lives dear to them, that it may are either overlooked or undervalued, but having more port, however, is not intended to be controversial in its intimate knowledge of Methodist operations, we can nature. please our heavenly Father to grant them life and health speak more accurately concerning them. Not, indeéd, In regard to the propagation of Christianity, the for the fulfilment of their pious mission. that we intend, in this brief article, to give even a Bible is our only infallible guide. And it appears that, succinct history of the mission, but we merely introduce 1. The world will never be converted by the intro­ A f r i c a —P o o r A f r i c a !— Mr. Editor,— Not entirely it for the purpose of connecting it with the dialogues duction of either the useful or the ornamental arts. ignorant of what has been done for generations past, by which are designed to make up the body of this paper. The useful arts can never change or renovate fallen Christian philanthropists, for the elevation, civilization, The Methodist Episcopal Church was among the humanity. The experiment has been tried. Assyria and Christianization of this large and populous conti­ earliest, if not the first, to plant missions on that part and Egypt, Greece and Rome, and in our time the nent, I was, nevertheless, struck with this remark, made of the western coast of Africa within the limits of the Hindoos and Japanese, have had, to some extent, a by a warm friend of the African race, in a recent com­ American and Maryland Colonization Societies. In knowledge of the arts, and yet they remained dead in munication, in which he expresses his desire and pur­ 1832, the Rev. M. B. Cox, with a heart burning with trespasses and sins. pose to visit this country : “ We can, and we ought to the flame of Christian love, offered himself for this haz-

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ardous service; lot not long after he reached Mon­ P eter. No, we do n’t let we folks do that—that be though unconverted natives. This fact shows'1 that, in rovia, and commenced his work, he was attacked by the devil work. ij! spite of whatever of misrule has existed in India under fever of the country, and went soon to his grave, with ; When your people are very sick and going to die, do the British sceptre, there is a very strong sympathy be­ this heroic utterance in deifth: “ Though a thousand they say. anything about God then 1 tween the natives and the British. But it is still more fall, let not Africa be given up!” Nor has Africa been Peter. Some talk, if they ain’t too sick. important as showing the tendencies of the mass of given up. Spaulding and Wright followed in the What do they say ? Hindoo mind toward Christianity. It shows that a course of the succeeding year, the former to return with Peter. They often say, “ Well, I go die now. I don’t broad and deep impression has been made by the shattered constitution and utterly impaired health, and know what place I go. S’pose I go God, I don’t gospel. the latter sleeps in an African grave, by the side of his know; s’pose I go devil, I do n’t know.” devoted predecessor. Subsequently, Barton, Seys, When there is no preacher at your place to talk to N i n e t e e n C h u r c h e s have been formed in connex­ Chase, Stocker, Pingree, and Benham, brethren be­ you, do you ever talk to your people yourself? , ion with the missions of the American Board in Tur­ loved, who “ hazarded their lives for the name of our P eter. Yes, but we don’t get plenty people; all same key. In European Turkey, in Egypt and Palestine, in Lord Jesus Christ,” at the call of the Church gave when a preacher come. But we often talk to our own Spain, Asia Minor, Armenia, Assyria, and Burdistan, themselves to the work on this distant and deadly people, and when our people come from long bush, and at Nazareth and Nablous, the evangelical movement is coast. These faithful and zealous men met with true- stop a few days with us, we talk to them what we know spreading rapidly under the agents of the Church Mis­ hearted and ardent fellow-labourers among the emi­ weself. When Mr. Sion Harris was killed by lightning, sionary Society and of Bishop Gobat. The Syrian grants to Liberia and Cape Palmas, and by their united I took plenty my people, men, women, and children, Mission of the American Board occupies Sidon, Has- efforts in the cause of Christ they have succeeded, after there, and show dem how the house was broke by it, lieryor, on Mount Hermon, Abaih, and Bhandoon, in the labours of less than twenty-five years, in introducing and told them how God-palaver must be tru&. I think, Lebanon, Tripoli, and Aleppo. into Africa a regularly organized branch of- the Meth­ s’pose people no hear God now, he go come agin. M issionaries i n C h i n a .—The British Banner odist Episcopal Church, embracing a mission annual Peter is a very intelligent man, and head man of a states, on the authority of Dr. Tinman, that in China conference, including two states, Liberia and Maryland; small town on the St. Paul’s River. He is a member four districts; twenty-one circuits and stations; twenty- of our Church. The few simple elements of Christian alone there are 443 missionaries, 698 native teachers, and 20,000 Church members; and on the authority of two itinerant preachers, besides nearly as many assist­ knowledge appearing in the answers to the above ques­ Rev. W. C. M itke, that there are 51 missionary open­ ant, including the wives of the missionaries; fourteen tions indicate a hopeful foundation—though but a day hundred and twenty-eight communicants.. There is an ings on the coast of China, where are more than 70 of small things. In the love-feast one said, “ We too missionaries and 41 chapels, with an average attendance academy in which classical and scientific education is glad to see you ’merica people come to meety we place. given, together with several schools of lower grade. of 200 persons; and in connexion with these are 23 God bin send you to this country for to teach we. We native assistant teachers. There is also a goodly number of Sunday schools. In bin fraid you tire, then we tire too. Dat time we all go these several schools are found facilities for educating to God, he ask we which way we tire ? We can tell M is s i o n t o t h e C h i n e s e .—The Pacific Recorder the children of the citizens of the 6tates, and of the him, Dem ’merica people you bin send for teach we be reports the progress of this enterprise in Sacramento. natives of the country bordering on the coast Thus it tire, den we tire too.” Many other thrilling remarks Mr. Shuck has purchased a lot in close proximity to is clearly seen that a' hopeful commencement has been were made during the meeting, the point and force of the main Chinese quarter of the city, upon which a made. Widely has the influence of these combined which we trust we shall never forget. I believe, most chapel is to be erected for their permanent use as a agencies been diffused. The future is full of hope. sincerely, that a great and effectual door is here open place of worship. It is his intention to visit the adja­ We have now in connexion with the Methodist Epis­ for furthering the gospel of Christ and deepening im­ cent towns, and deliver lectures upon China and the copal Church a body of able and zealous ministers, pressions already made in former years. The seed here Chinese, to raise funds for the chapel. who are actively and successfully engaged in “ preach­ sown amid tears and prayers is not lost; it is springing ing Jesus and the resurrection” among emigrant citi­ up, and with careful, patient, and methodical cultiva­ E a s t e r n K i n g -—Rev. Dr. Medhurst says that zens, and native tribes along the African coast I make tion, I do not doubt, will yet abundantly reward the toil Lang, the Eastern King, and leader of the China revo­ the following extracts from a communication of Rev. of every tiller, whetlfer. on earth now or with God, and lutionists, does not possess the religious character gen­ Francis Burns, who writes under date of May 10,1854. compensate most fully the prayers and expenditures of erally attributed to him, and that he is the author of Among other things he says :— the Church. all that is offensive and erroneous in their religious I spent the 29th and 30th of April at Robertsville, This valiant soldier of Christ adds: “ How I would compositions. He applies to himself the terms em­ holding what I believe is called a sacramental occasion— delight to sit down here and labour! I wish it under­ ployed in GutzlafFs version of the New Testament for that is, a quarterly meeting in everything excepting the stood most distinctly, that if the. authorities of the ‘i The Comforter,” and that used by Morrison to desig­ quarterly conference. It was an interesting season. Church so judge, I am at their service for this work.” nate the Holy Ghost. In all his proclamations, posted One man, Joseph Ames, converted years ago, when Would that we had scores like bim. Then when the on the walls, he appears with these titles—“ The Com­ young, now grown up to mature mbuhood, and head voice of the Lord shall be heard, saying, “ Whom shall forter, the Holy Divine breath.” man of a town, said to me, ‘ We no have plenty I send, and who will go for usthere will be more than preacher for help we now; sometime he come; so I try one to respond, “ Here am I, send me.” May the great myself now. Dat ting I know I tell my people. Ebery Head of the Church raise them up, and thrust them out night we have prayer-meeting in my town. I have one Into the harvest. B. W a u g h . GERMANY. # boy; him bin mission school, can read, and I go come to you for one hymn-book and Bible, so he can read for “W h e n t h e t p e r s e c u t e y o u i n o n e C i t y .”— me.’ I urged him and others to put all they knew CHINA AND- THE EAST. Brother Jacoby writes from Frankfort-on-the-Main, about Christianity to use, assuring’ them that God under date of September 3, 1854 :—“ I arrived here last would bless their efforts in the conversion of their coun­ S a i l i n g o f M issionabies .—Our present expectation trymen. night, and found brother and sister Nippertwell. There During the intervals of the meeting I took oppor­ is, that before the issue of another number of our paper, have been persecutions in Fredericksdorf, and brother tunity to converse with several of them alone, on the our missionaries for China will have sailed. Nippert cannot preach there any more; but the breth­ subject of religion, in order, if possible, to ascertain the amount of Christian knowledge each one talked with A C h i n e s e A m e r i c a n C i t i z e n .—There has been ren are fully decided to serve God.” had, and also to what extent those ideas pervaded the issued from the State Department at Washington a minds of the natives generally. George and Peter an­ ■ R e v . C . H. D o e e i n g writes from Bremen, Septem­ swered the questions as 6ct forth in the following certificate of citizenship for Yung Wing, Esq., a young ber 18th, 1854:— lines man who lately graduated from Yale College, and it is The sisters of our Church, feeling a deep interest in You profess to be a Christian man, George ? said with the honours. Mr. Wing has the reputation the temporal and Spiritual welfare of"the coloured race George. Yes, I love God. I tink so. in Africa, have met once every month to prepare clothes I sit down often, George, and ask myself what your of fine talents and great learning, having resided eight for them. You receive them through the kindness of our people think of this God-palaver ? If I could satisfy years in this country. He is about returning to China brethren from Saxony, who have left their fatherland myself on this point, I should know what to do. But I to see hia friends. on account of persecution. do not speak your language, and most of you do not The box contains forty coloured and twenty-four understand mine; so I do not know always what steps C h i l d r e n i n B e n g a l .—The average number of white shirts, valued at about forty-seven dollars. Will to take. What your people heart say about this God- children in families in Bengal, who survive the age of you accept of them for the Liberia Mission, and send palaver ? - infancy, is said to be little more than two. This is them to the place of their destination? We should like G eorge. Plenty people believe him—plenty. owing in part to early marriages, and to the wretched you to write them a few words of acknowledgment; it What God-palaver be, George 1 Tell me what you medical attendance in time of sickness. would entourage them, and stimulate them to further think it is 1 efforts. They also want to know what will be the most George. Wtll, God bin make we all. We all be him A-N ative P reacher.—The Baptist Missionary desirable for our African Mission, whether they also child. - We all must try to do him work. S’poae we Magazine for September contains a deeply interesting need stockings and socks, and what kind; or anything heart, we feel Sad; we must pray to God; he can help sketch -of the first Burman convert, a native preacher, else. Please let them know. we. S’pose we look trouble, we must tell God; he named Eo Myat Kyat, who is mentioned in Dr* Jud- The Lord seems to revive his work a little here. can help we out son’s Memoir. He was originally a sceptic, and after Souls begin to. inquire, and some have lately professed Well, what if a man has a bad heart? having been vigorously plied by Catholic missionaries, conversion. Pray for us. G eorge. O, if we pray God, he can take that bad fell in with Dr. Judson, and became and remained, as heart away, and give we one good heart. well as died, a sincere Christian. Brother Jacoby writes Our brethren in Saxony Where that bad heart come from ? suffer great persecution, and the end will be—emigra­ George. Dat be devil part Devil make him. F a s t i n I n d i a .—We agree with the Puritan Re­ We can all die, George ? tion. I feel so sorry for this precious work; but the corder in saying:— George. O yes, we sabby all man can die. Lord has his own ways.” We learn from another What if some man have bad heart then1? It is a significant fact, that the native Hindoos in India source, that in Saxony the Lutherans have just obtained George. He must go /Ire forever. very generally-obeyed the queen’s proclamation for.a What becomes of our bodies ? fast iu view of the war with Russia. Their cessation a decree from the minister of worship, by which all the George. He lay ground. When God want, he call ! from work was more general on that day than on any Reformed Churches are prohibited from receiving day of their own festivals. This concurrence of these him up. 'Lutherans to communion unless they have absolutely What your people do on Sunday ? heathens in a fast appointed for the British people, was not expected, yet they entered into it with all zeal. abjured their own Church. ; G eorge. All man sit down town dat day. He be day They were not led into it by the Brahmins and their God give we for rest. heathen priesthood, but by educated men among the R e l i g i o u s P e r s e c u t io n in Saxony, Germany, (These questions were answered without die least natives. They avoided their temples /ind offered thoug * a sore grief to those called to endure it, is a preconcertion, as George did not know a moment be­ prayers, not to the heathen gods, but to the God of the means of relieving the country of a population it can forehand what was to be asked.) universe, thus making »vailablesome of the better views Don’t you gamble on Sunday ? of theology which now prevail there among educated, least spare from its political or moral force, and adding

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a most désirable accession to the Protestantism of this letter from brother Lore to Bishop Waugh, written on strong ties, natural and Christian ; and I had persuaded country, which has so great a work to do in recovering the eve of his separation from his flock, and dated myself that my heart was well-schooled to quiet sub­ mission, and quite prepared for parting scenes. But I the mass of sceptical Germans in our midst. A large August 14th. The extract commences with an allusion had miscalculated for this last separation. Little did I company of converts under the labours of oor mission­ to brother Carrow and the state of the Church. Brother know the number and strength of the cords of affection aries in Germany arrived at this port lately, and have that had been woven around me by my little flock in Lore says:— the wilderness ; or how intimately intertwined my own departed for the West. He takes charge of the mission under very favourable were with theirs. Seven years had done its work in circumstances. Its finances are all in advance. The cementing and strengthening this union of Christian B a d e n , G e r m a n y .— The long-standing feud be­ treasurer was able to pay him a half-year’s salary in love;, and when thè hour, the moment of parting came, tween the old Archbishop of Fribourg and the govern­ hand, and there are no back debts. it was painful in the extreme. Sadness and desolation ment of Baden, has at last been settled by a Convention The spiritual condition of the Church has never been were felt in every heart and seen in every countenance. signed at Rome between Mr. Branner on the part of better since I have had charge of it. For some weeks My only, sole refuge in that hour, was my faith that the Baden government, and the Cardinal Antonelli on before his arrival we had a revival of religion silently God so ordered it, and therefore it must be right—so I the part of the Church. The principal points are as progressing in our midst. On the last Sabbath evening believed, and so I still believe ; and this hassnstained me. follows :—The archbishop is to be restored to full lib­ which I spent with the Church we had a love-feast, after Thank God, the separation is past; but there is erty, and all prosecutions and sentences against eccle­ a sermon by brother Carrow. At its conclusion I gave agony in the thought, and 1 will dismiss it. siastics, for disobedience to the Church’s orders, to be an opportunity to those who wished to connect them­ In the evening of the last Sabbath-day that I spent annulled. The same is to take place with regard to all selves with the Church, when twenty-four persons gave wi$h my dear people, after a sermon by brother Carrow ecclesiastical censures against the government. The themselves to God and to his cause—all on probation we had a love-feast. The membership were generally archbishop is to enjoy provisionally the right to nomi­ except one, who joined by letter from the Scotch present, as they knew it was to be our last religious nate to ecclesiastical functions, but he is toplêdge him­ Church. This is the largest number that Has ever assembling in the house of the Lord. They were all self to choose only eligible persons. As regards the united with us at one time ; and the prospect for fur­ there, and they were all my own spiritual household— administration of ecclesiastical property, the status quo ther increase was never more flattering. May the children whom God had given me. Of the entire ante is to be observed. blessing of God richly rest on both pastor and people. Church, there are not more than six or eight who have

P o p e r y i n B e l g i u m .—Out of the 4,337,000 inhab­ My separation from this dear people was the most not been received into it during my ministry with itants of Belgium, 4,327,000 are Roman Catholics. painful I have ever experienced, or ever expect to ex­ them. I never expect to hold such a relation to an The total revenues of the Church, including four mill­ perience. Our spiritual affections and interests were entire Church again. It is no wonder that our hearts ion francs received from the state, are about five mill­ very dearly and intimately bound up together. Indeed, were knit together ! ion francs, which, divided among the fÿje thousand they were nearly all my own children. Of the eighty At the close of the speaking I gave an opportunity clergy, gives one thousand francs on the average sti­ communicants there are not more than six or eight who for persons to connect themselves with the Church ; pend. When it is known that the archbishop’s stipend were not brought into the fold under my pastorate. It when twenty-four persons rose, and publidy pledged is but £840, that of the bishop £580, and that of a was to be expected, therefore, that we would be united themselves to God and his cause—more than ever con­ cathedral canon £120, one would suppose the clergy to by strong ties. There, too, I had spent nearly seven of nected themselves with us at any one time before. be badly off. But the system of fees and unseen pay­ the best years of my life; there I had been tempted, had Many of these have been borderers on the kingdom for ments in reality forms a great proportion of their real prayed, struggled, conquered; there the pleasure of the a long time, and have been converted within the last income and means Qf living. Lord had prospered in my hand, and some eighty per­ few weeks. I stated to you some time sinc:er that we sons had been professedly turned to the Lord by the had commenced a prayer-meeting after sermon on Sab­ power of the preached word. It could not be other­ bath evening. This has been greatly blessed to our wise, then, than that I should feel it a sore parting. O good. NORWAY. God, preserve these thine own people, through faith, Of the number of those who united with us at this unto eternal salvation. time, fifteen were from our Sabbath school. Another Rev. 0. P . Peterson writes from Norway, under date of pleasing feature in our membership is its family char­ August 21st, that a young man, who had bitterly op­ The following letter is from Rev. G. D . Carrow, who acter. Upon this occasion a mother with her three succeeds Rev. D . D . Lore in our mission in Buenos daughters, and two husbands with iheir wives, joined posed the work of God, is now of another mind, and has us ; besides several sons and daughters of former mem­ written to him a very friendly letter. He also sent Ayres:— bers. Our religion is a family religion. It is a very articles, which he had caused to be printed, to correct B u e n o s A y r e s , August 14,1854. great satisfaction to me to leave the Church in so good To the Corresponding Secretary. a spiritual condition. It has never been better. some of his former misrepresentations. He acknowl­ We have now on our books sixty members and edges that he suffered much in his spirit while op­ M y D e a r B r o t h e r ,—Brother Lore will be the twenty-four probationers, and an unusually deep re­ bearer of this note. Being in lodgings until brother ligious feeling pervading the congregation. I pray in posing the ministry of brother Peterson. The account Lore shall vacate the parsonage, and somewhat in con­ faith and expectation, that we shall hear of great good given of this man shows him to be an earnest-spirited fusion, with many things to do, I can say to you at accomplished in the name of the Lord. present only a few words. Thanks to a merciful Prov­ man ; and his communications lead us to think he may Brother Carrow was well received. He had preached idence, we arrived safely at this port on the morning of twice before I left, a«l his sermons had made a good yet “ preach the faith ” he sought to destroy. Brother the 5tli instant, which, deducting one day’s detention in impression. The people were determined to love him ; Peterson is very desirous to have our Discipline in the the harbour of Montevideo, made our passage out sixty- and that they are capable of doing this as few people four days and a half. This was twenty days longer are, I can bear the most grateful testimony. Their love Norwegian or Swedish; and there seems much reason than our captain anticipated, and chiefly owing to the is not in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in why he should have it. A pastor of the national calms, squalls, and obstinate head-winds we expe­ truth. Their worth is not known in the general rienced north of the equator. Our health during the Church, a truly spiritual man, who has precious fruit Church. To institute a comparison between them and voyage was better than usual. Our accommodations those individual Churches at home which are called of his ministry, was asking brother Peterson if he had were good, and our captain (P. Howland) as obliging liberal and.banner Churches, would be to compare the yet organized a Church; and when informed that he and kind as we could have possibly desired. waters trickling from the rocky mountain side to the The ladies suffered a good deal from sea-sickness, gushing fountain. had not, he expressed his approbation of brother Peter­ especially Miss Robinson. The children and myself Lest I be charged with extravagance in my lauda­ son’s course, saying that he thought the proper time fared better. Indeed, so far as my own comfort was tions, 1 will give a rough estimate of what they have concerned, when we stood in for the mouth of the La had not yet come, and proceeded to say :—“ I am glad accomplished financially during the last seven years. Plata, I would just as soon have stood away for the In the first place, they have paid their pastor a larger you are not in a hurry about it; I believe that God will Cape of Good Hope, or gone round the Horn. salary annually than any society of the same size in the open the way; in the mean time, let us be diligent in We are gratified with the appearance of matters in United States. The mission during that time has general belonging to our mission. If we can have never received one cent from the missionary treasury endeavours to win souls to Christ.” health, we shall not fear the consequences of the step toward the support of the missionary, or for repair of This same pastor expresses an earnest desire to un­ that brought us here; and shall doubtless be happy, and missionary property.* derstand the entire economy of the Methodist Episcopal we hope useful. They have, however, raised for the missionary treas­ I find the spiritual condition of the mission promising, ury about eighteen hundred dollars. About six hundred Church, and is anxious to read our Discipline, if not in and am pleased to bear my testimony to the wisdom dollars of this have been forwarded to New-York to the his own language, yet in the German, which he also un­ and faithfulness of the administration of my prede­ treasury ; the balance has been expended on the mis­ cessor. sionary property. derstands. Happily we can furnish him with our As pleasant, however, as may be a foreign field in For the American Bible Society we hgve raised and Discipline, and Compendium of Methodism by Porter, some respects to the missionary personally, it must forwarded about four hundred dollars, besides paying translated by brother Jacoby. necessarily, in others, impose upon him toils, trials, and for nearly all our Bibles. privations to which he had never been accustomed at “For Sunday-school ^purposes we have raised about home. These we had prepared our minds for before we six hundred and twenty-five dollars, about two hundred sailed, and-, God assisting, shall endeavour to adapt dollars of which have been forwarded to our Sunday- ourselves to our new circumstances with contentment School Union for various purposes ; the balance being SOUTH AMERICA. and cheerfulness. expended on our own school. B u e n o s A y r e s .—The population of the city is For the Tract cause we have raised about fifty dol­ R e v ., D. D . L o b e .—To the Board of ¿fissions of the lars ; for charity for the poor among us, about eight chiefly made up of Spaniards; but besides these, are Methodist Episcopal Church. hundred dollars. These are rough estimates, but I am 15,000 Italians, 10,000 French, 10,000 Germans, 4,000 persuaded they are within the figure. The gross amount A t S e a , August 24, 1854. reaches the sum of three thousand six hundred and Englishmen, and 1,000 Americans. It is thought that D e a r B r e t h r e n ,—My work in Buenos Ayres is seventy-five dollars. the number of French residents is nearer 20,000 ; besides, done. Rev. G. D . Carrow, who succeeds me in charge This is the contribution of a Church that has never the valuable Scotch should not be forgotten, of whom of this mission, arrived on the 5th instant. On the exceeded sixty, and has been as small as twenty; and 13th I bade adieu to my Church and congregation, with a congregation that has not exceeded three hundred there are some thousands. whom I had laboured, and over whom I had watched persons : and a congregation, too, whose wealth does not exceed that of those of the same size in our own It has already been announced to the Church that our for nearly seven years. I preached to them the last time from the words of Paul: "For what is our hope, cities, if indeed it is equal. If we average the member­ brother, Rev. D. D. Lore, has returned from South or joy, or crown of rejoicing 1 Are not even ye in the ship at forty, this sum gives to each person thirteen America, after an absence of seven years in Buenos presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming ? For dollars fifty cents per year; if among the congregation, ye are onr glory and joy.” 1 Thessalonians ii, 19, 20. Ayres, and that the Rev. G. D. Carrow has succeeded During an itinerant ministry of eighteen years, the lum in the mission. We give below an extract from a providence of God has called me to sever many and * There is a small account to be hereafter presented, v 68 MISSIONARY ADVOCATE.

it is nearly two dollars to each. With these figures, we you,—and grant also to the pastor we send you, grace, taste rather than comfort suggests. The history and are not afraid of the charge of extravagance. well and truly to fulfil, his part of the great work. condition of the native New Zealanders exhibit the I was sorely disappointed, that circumstances com­ We are, dear brethren, yours truly, most striking illustration of this truth, because of the pelled me to leave so soon and hurriedly after brother On behalf of the Board, great contrast which exists between the ferocity of their Carrow’s arrival. But his coming was so long delayed, J. I5. D o b b i n , Corresponding Secretary. pristine savage nature and habits and the orderly pro­ that I was under the necessity of leaving immediately, priety of conduct which marks their recent adoption of in order to get home before midwinter, or remain some T h e S o c i e t y f o r t h e P r o m o t io n o f C h r i s ­ civil pursuits. It is a striking feature in the character six months without a home for my family, or a field of t i a n W o r s h ip i n B d e Ütos A y r e s writes, under date of the Melanesian savages—their versatility and im­ labour for myself. It deprived me of the great pleasure pressibility to influences the most opposed to those of introducing brother'Carrow personally to the mem­ of August 8,1854:— which operated to shape their youthful tastes and con- bers and friends of the Church at their homes, and him­ To the Corresponding Secretary. troul their habits of life. It commonly happens that the self, perhaps, from some advantages that might have influences of civilization are applied with marked suc­ D e a r S i r ,—Your communication to the “ Society resulted from my longer stay. for the Promotion of Christian Worship in Buenos cess to form the habits of the rising generation; but in We did our best under thé circumstances. A day Ayres," under date of 26th of May last, has been the case of the New Zealanders we are assured that a was appointed for the congregation to call on brother handed to us by its bearer^ the Rev. G. D. Carrow ; whole nation of savages are adopting the primary arts Carrow and his family, at my house, which they gener­ the chief object of which is to introduce him to our ac­ of civilization, with a zeal that surprises their teachers. ally did, and were made acquainted. quaintance and love, as our new pastor. A writer in the last London Quarterly Review has col­ With the practical-workings of the mission I made We are glad to inform you that he and his family lated all the more recent testimony relative to the efforts him acquainted as far as possible; delivering to him all arrived here in health on the 5th instant, by the kind to extend Christianity arid civilization over New Zea­ the books and records belonging to the mission, with providence of our God, and are for the present located land, and' into some of the multitudinous isles lying such explanations as were deemed necessary. in private apartments, until the departure of Mr. Lore North of - the parallel of New Zealand, West of the I doubt not that all will move on satisfactorily, and and family leaves unoccupied the parsonage for their 180th meridian, East of Australia, and South of the prosperously, and that our dear brother will be blessed future and permanent residence. Equator, to which groups modern geographers have and a blessing, and that the pleasure of the Lord will ^ We felt much pleasure in observing from your letter, given the name of Melanesia, from the fact of their in­ prosper in his hand. that “ we have good reason to believe that he will be a habitants having darker skins than the Polynesians How earnestly do I pray, “ God be merciful unto diligent and faithful minister of the gospel among you;” proper. The industrial example of the European set­ them, and bless them, and cause his face to shine and from this assurance of yours we have endeavoured tlers in New Zealand has greatly aided the efforts of the upon them!" to comply with your request to “ receive him with con­ missionaries to confer the benefits of civilization upon I am, dear brethren, yours respectfully, fidence and affection. We rejoice also to inform you, the native islanders. D. D. L o r e . that he has come into our midst at a most opportune “ All other tendencies,” says the writer referred to, time, to point inquiring and awakened minds to the “ seem for me time superseded among this energetic Correspondence with “ The Society fir the Support Saviour of men, as we now have, and for a few weeks people, by the desire to advance in material prosperity. They are adopting with eagerness the arts, and es­ o f Public Worship in Buenos Ayres” and others. past have had, a somewhat general anxiety on the sub-' ject of personal religion, especially among the members pecially the gaininl arts, of the settlers. All over the Our readers will be pleased to read the following of our Sabbath school. Northern Island, but chiefly in the neighbourhood of the settlements, they are vying with the most active of letters, as they will thereby gain an acquaintance with It only remains for us to state the satisfaction we also feel, that the relations between us as an association the latter in productive industry. The lower class are the manner of conducting our missions. ■having charge of the financial affairs of this mission, engaged in road-making, whale-fishing, building, tend­ ing cattle, and tilling the soil; the chiefs becoming When brother Carrow left New-York for his mission, and the Board of the Missionary Society of the Meth­ odist Episcopal Church, New-York, still continue landed proprietors, millers, (a particularly favourite he was furnished with letters from the bishop (Waugh) pleasantly and harmoniously to be maintained, and to profession,) ship-builders and ship-owners. To cite a having superintendence of Foreign Missions, and from afford mutual pleasure. late report of the surveyor-general of the colony:— ‘ They esteem themselves first-rate horse-breakers, and the Corresponding Secretary of the Board. He was We close our reply to your communication, express­ ing our sincere^faith and hope that the great Giver of I heard more than one lecturing on the mysteries of the also the bearer of the following, addressed to 11 The all good may abundantly endue with his grace and turf to an admiring audience. Every recently-arrived traveller, if he comes from any of the settlements, is Society for the Support o f „Public Worship in Buenos gifts the mind and heart of the pastor now sent us, that he may be unto us, as a Church and congregation, even questioned closely as to the price of pork, wheat, flour, A yres.” as an angel of the Lord. and flax. The old persons may be seen in groups round the evening fire, chatting ¿bout the appearance D e a r B r e t h r e n ,— We regard you as Christian We remain, dear sir, with much respect, on behalf of brethren, associated for the important purpose of pro­ the Board, of the crops, and all subjects relating to them; the women being busily employed in making baskets to moting and sustaining the pure evangelical public W illiam M’Kebn, Secretary. worship of the Protestant Church in Buenos Ayres. carry grain and potatoes, or in plaiting leg-ropes for We have had much reason to be satisfied with the driving their pigs to market. All other pursuits seem steady and liberal support which you have rendered to merged into habits of thrift; and the most engrossing the pastors sent you by the Missfonary Society of the HEW-MEXICO. subject that can be broached is the relative merit of Methodist Episcopal Church, at^’our request Our two mill-sites, over, or under shot-wheels, and the best Oub M i s s i o n in New-Mexico is in a very encouraging brother, Rev. D . D . Lore, who has obtained our permis­ means of raising £200 or .£300 for the purpose of sion to return home, having served you longer than he state, according to letters recently received. building a mill which shall grind more than one erected had agreed to do upon his appointment, has borne by a rival tribe.’ ” testimony to your support and sympathy in the prosecu­ T r o u b l e s f r o m I n d i a n s .—The Santa Fe Gazette There is now and then an exception to the general tion of lus work among you: and we have the commu­ of a late date says:—“*We have within our limits influence which this greed of gain exerte, and the old nication you addressed to us testifying your esteem and about thirty thousand wild Indians, among the fiercest savage instinct will sometimes exhibit itself with a fe­ lore for him as a Christian minister and as your pastor; rocity aggravated in its action by the cunning engen­ and expressing a wish that he might remain with you and most cruel of all the North American tribes.” dered of European instruction. But now that the if consistent in chief respects. barbaric age of New Zealand may be said to have passed, Your testimony to the fidelity of the pastor sent yon The Gazette giveB an item of religious interest:— we can scarcely expect such another instance of this by us is grateful to us. We thank God who gave him “ The Rev. Mr. Talhurst and wife, and wife’s sister, perverted knowledge, as was exhibited by Hongi—one grace to serve you acceptably and profitably. We trust who came passengers in the July mail, left Santa Fe of the most powerful chiefs of the North—whom the yon will be careful and faithful to do all in your power early missionaries, confident in having acquired over to preserve and promote still further the firuits of his for Zuni, in company with the Rev. Mr. Shaw. It is him a controlling influence, sent to England, where he labour. contemplated to establish a Baptist Mission at this attracted much attention, and was loaded with presents. And now, brethren, we wish by this letter to introduce The presents he carefully secured, and carried them point, which will be under the charge of these two to you, and to commend to your confidence and Chris­ back with him to Sydney; there, however, he-ex­ tian love, the bearer of it, the Rev. G. D. C a r r o w , gentlemen.” changed them for double-barrelled guns, muskets and whom we .have, by the proper authority in our Church, ammunition. Thus prepared, he returned to his own appointed to succeed the Rev. D. D. Lore as yonr pas­ district, equipped his followers, trained them in the use tor. We have good reasons to believe that he will be a of fire-arms, and sweeping down from the North against diligent and faithful minister of the gospel, and that he ISLANDS OF THE SEA. an enemy armed only with clubs, spears and stone will preach the word, and oversee the flock committed “ How bless’d arc our eyes, tomahawks, he desolated the land so completely as to to his care, According to the rules and order of the That see this heavenly light.” earn the- title of “ Exterminator.” The last scene in Church and t&e usages observed in the mission among the life of this wily savage shows the heroism of his you. We beseech you to receive bin» with confidence “ Jjet them give glory unto the Lard, and declare his praise nature. It occurred in 1827, after he had attacked and and affection, and render to him the same countenance destroyed the Wesleyan Mission Station at the Wan- and support, and in the same manner, as yon have done in the islands.” Isa. xlii, 12. garoa. The incidents are thus given in Strachan’s Life to our brother Lore who has been your pastor. The T h e contributions that are made to the kingdom of our of the missionary, Samuel Leigh relations existing between you, as an Association, and Lord by the conductors of the best class of periodicals “ In the vicinity of his camp the ovens were crowded the Mission at Buenos Ayres, and the Board in New- with victims of war, (roasting to feast the conquerors,) York,. as well as the relation of the Mission to the have been frequently referred to in our columns. We while all parts of the human body, those of the mother Board, are known to you, and are of record in the mis­ gladly acknowledge our indebtedness to the Journal of and sucking infant, lay in undistinguishable masses. sion for the guidance of your pastor, of yourselves, and Commerce, a New-York paper, for the following article He pursued the flying enemy as far as Hunehuna, of us. We rejoice to know that those relations are sat­ where they made a stand. During the fight Hongi isfactory to all the parties» and that they have been- of sterling value.—E d . stepped from behind a tree to discharge his musket, observed with pleasure and profit. when a ball struck him; it broke his collar-bone, passed We scarcely need say to you how much the spiritu­ Progress of Civilization in New Zealand* in an oblique direction through his right breast, and ality and success of a pastor depends upon the com­ and its Prospects in Melanesia.— Unlike the came out a little below his shoulder-blade, close to the fortable condition of himself and family. We shall American Indians, the natives of the islands in the Pa­ spine. This shot interrupted hist career. The wound confidently rely on your kind and constant attention jn cific exhibit an aptitude for civilization, and a fondness never closed; and the wind whistling through it afforded this respect in reference to our brother who comes to for those industrial pursuits into which they have been amusement to the sinking warrior” you with this as your pastor, as you have shown it to inducted by missionary teaching or the example of his predecessor. We have provided for all his wants European emigrants, that is remarkable in view of the As an offset to this instance of ineradicable ferocity, until his arrival among you ; upon his arrival we com­ reckless and roving habits acquired in their savage con­ may be presented the case of Rangihai^ta, “ the greatest mit and commend him to your care. dition, and of those advantages which they owe to soil savage of all,” a chief who, at the massarce of Wairu, May God grant yon wisdom and grace well and truly and climate, of food produced with the smallest labour, slew with his own torn&faawk in cold blood, Captains to perform your part in the important mission among and of no greater requirement of clothing than what England and W ak efield and fifteen other English pris­ MISSIONARY ADVOCATE. 69 oners, in revenge for the loss of one of his wives, killed terpreter. The whole number of Indians in this station by-a chance shot in the skirmish. In 1849, this chief INDIAN MISSIONS. is one hundred and twenty-three; number in society, gloried in the possession of an inaccessible fastness, O n e i d a I k d ia n M is s i o n S c h o o l .—The female fifty-two. whose lagoons, morasses and dense forests supplied him with food of eels and birds; nor would he suffer teacher, M iss Hart, writes to the Northern Christian The. Day School is taught by Miss Phebe Knox, under whose-care the school has flourished finely. The aver­ any road to be constructed through or to his domain. Advocate that she has re-opened her school :— Now, we learn on authority of a government surveyor, age number of scholars is about twenty-three. At this road-making has become his hobby. He has required The legislature failed to give them an appropriation place we have a good frame church, which cost about his people to make three admirable lines.of road through at its last session consequently they have been without seven hundred dollars; a school-house, which cost two his territory, and drives his own gig on his own a school for more than a year, and not being aided from hundred dollars; and a log parsonage, worth about highway. any other source, they w.ere not likely to have any fifty dollars: all of which are standing on land belong­ school for months to come. They were not willing to The Quarterly Review cites the testimony of the ing to the. Indians. The reason for this is, the Mission­ rest and permit their children to run in the fields and missionaries to the fact that the advance of the natives ary Society owns no land in this station, or on the roads without instruction, but sent word to have me in temporal prosperity, since the adoption of the arts of mission. This is to be regretted, as there is a possi­ come and teach again. Complying with the request, bility of losing the buildings if the Indians should sell civilization, has not been accompanied with a corres­ and receiving aid to pay m y extra expenses, I am their lands. Besides, we ought to own land enough, ponding spiritual progress ; though it is admitted that here. Our day school has been in session two weeks, not only for our mission buildings, but also a small they present no exception to the general rule, that pros­ and we number twenty-seven different pupils. Our garden and pasture. perous men are usually observant of outward religion. Sabbath school is commenced and prosperous. The One evidence adduced of their want of a holy zeal is, The second station is at Oo-wish-tu-yah, in Monfcalm native friends are supporting me at 'present, and I am County, forty-five miles from Meshiminekoning. The that “ while they ride, the missionary walks.” Perhaps passing from one family to another giving instruction their teaching has been less calculated to elicit the whole number of Indians in this band is forty, twenty in domestic economy. of whom are members of society. Brother H. Jackson charitable traits of their nature, than to engender The labours o f the Christian missionary, sustained by bigotry and selfish pride. For we are told that theolo­ has taught the school at this station during the past the Methodist Episcopal Church, have been blessed in winter. In consequence of the small-pox breaking out gical controversy rages throughout the length and the conversion of the greater portion of the adults of breadth of the land, not only between Protestants and in the spring, the school was closed. The average this tribe in this settlement, and the improvements fol­ number of scholars is about twelve. Catholics, but, to their shame be it said, between the lowing are everywhere apparent. It would be much members of different Protestant denominations, who, better for the spiritual interests of this people if the At both these stations many of the Indians are very even in the smallest settlements, maintain separate Church should support the school, and indeed every poor, and old, and greatly need the sympathies and aid places of worship and schools, and are constantly quar­ other Indian mission under her care, and exert a moral of the friends of missions. During the last year we relling about the claims respectively of Wesleyanism and religious influence ov.er the rising generation, than have received only about seven dollars’ worth of mission and Church-of-Englandism to be the proper service to to allow them to suffer the consequences of neglect and clothing. Though the amount was small, yet it was God. inattention. Quite a number of those children who thankfully received. And could the friends of missions The Feejee Islands u the first Melanesian group west entered the school seven years ago, when it was first have witnessed the joy which the distribution of their of the Society Islands. The natives are reported to be opened, without a knowledge of letters, are now quite in­ goods produced among the children, I doubt not their at once the most sanguinary and ferocious, and the telligent young persons, and bright examples of Chris­ hearts would be greatly encouraged to go on in their most susceptible of a high state of attainment in civili­ tian piety. John Cornelius, eldest son of Rev. Thomas laudable and Heaven-approved work of beneficence. zation, of all the Indians of the Pacific. It is to be Cornelius, is now a class-leader and exhorter at Green Friends o f missions, don’t forget Grand River Indian hoped that the obscurity which now prevails among Bay, and according to letters lately received from that Mission, either in your prayers or donations. Clothing for them may be the darkness that precedes the dawn; for place, is doing much good. The blessing of the Lord children is greatly needed. never were the ruthless barbarities of savage life so rife is with this people at the present time. Several per­ there as now. There are three hundred thousand of Remarks.—Besides the labour bestowed on the above sons, of late, have professed to be blessed ; and the stations, the missionaries have visited several other these Feejeeans. Zealous missionaries are labouring Church, as a body, at the last quarterly meeting, and bands in the valley, and lively -hopes were entertained among them without ceasing, and with brightening since that time, has received great blessings from the that they would soon embrace Christianity; but we prospects in the midst of trying discouragements. Lord. were doomed to sad disappointment. When the mis­ Among the latter is mentioned the following. A little sionary returned, he found the palefaced monster had girl, daughter of the King of Opo, who was taken into F i r s t Q u a r t e r l y R e p o r t o f M i s s i o n s i n P o t s ­ been there with his fire-water, and warned the Indians a missionary family as nursemaid, eventually murdered d a m D i s t r i c t , B l a c k R i v e r C o n f e r e n c e . against the missionary. 0, brother secretary, it is sad, the infant, by habitually crushing its frame together in yea, heart-sickening, to witness these poor, miserable her arms, whenever the child was restless. To the Corresponding Secretary. The Feejeeans suffer the most horrible tyranny from creatures dash the cup of mercy and salvation from their lips, at the instigation of the still more miserable their chiefs and native priests. Among instances in il­ Thé number of missions within the bounds of Pots­ and degraded white man, who proffers instead thereof lustration of this, it is stated that the great war-canoes dam District is four: St. Regis Indian Mission, French are dragged up the beach over the living bodies of the Mission, Dickenson and Duane, and North Potsdam the cup o f death ! Missions. When will the time come, that these fragments of a common people, thus used os rollers—a species of bar­ once-powerful, but now defenceless people, will be pro­ barity that used to be practised on corpses in Otaheite. T h e St. R e g i s I n d i a n M i s s i o n (^ys the R e v . P. D. Gorrie, Superintendent) is in a prosperous state. tected from these plunderers and murderers of the In­ In a particular district called Drakete, we are told by dian race ? Not until this is done can this people be one author, the people are actually kept for human sa­ At the quarterly meeting I baptized one infant and four Indian adults, two of the latter being a man and his wife, fully redeemed from their degradation and misery. crifices and for food upon any public occasion. Aged But amid all these discouragements we will toil on in and decrepit persons are commonly buried alive, to re­ aged seventy-eight and seventy-five respectively. At our camp-meeting, which commenced September 6th, the name of Him who has given to Christ the heathen lieve their relations of the burden of their support. One for his inheritance, in hope that light will yet penetrate or more of the widows of a deceased husband are sacri­ some twelve or fifteen Indians were present, and several of them professed to have become converted. The their dark and sin-clouded minds, and that grace may ficed at his death, that he may have some one to cook change the lion of iniquity to the lamb of innocence. and administer to him in another world. These people providence of God has lately thrown some of the more exceed all known races in the practice of cannibalism. prominent Catholic Indians under the influence of recapitulation . When Captain Erskine reproved Thakambau for partic­ Methodist preaching, and strong hopes are entertained Station 1. Meshiminekoning. ipating at so revolting a feast, that warrior replied: of their conversion to God and a sound Christianity. Number in the band ...... — 123 “ It is all very well for you, who have plenty of beef, Number in the society...... 52 F o u r t h Q u a r t e r l y R e p o r t o f t h e G r a n d to remonstrate, but we have no beef but men.” Mission Buildings. These heathen practices are in vogue now, at this R i v e r I n d i a n M i s s i o n , M i c h i g a n C o n f e r ­ very day, in these and other of the Melanesian groups, One meeting-house, cost...... $700 e n c e . but to no greater extent than most of them were in New One school-house, cost...... 200 Zealand forty ye^rs ago. And it is probable that a From Rev. D. D. Bums, Superintendent. E . D. Young, One parsonage, worth...... 50 much shorter period will be sufficient for their extirpa­ Missionary. S . Jackson, Interpreter. Station 2. Oo-wish-tu-yah’s band. tion in future wherever undertaken, owing to the ex­ To the Corresponding Secretary. Number in the band ...... 40 tension of commerce and the introduction of steam Number in the society...... 20 navigation into the Pacific. A brief time may be ex­ We cannot report a great number of conversions Number in the schools ...... 35 pected to elapse before regular lines of steam communi­ during the past year ; yet, with grateful emotions to the cation will be opened between our Western coasts and God of missions, we can record, that the past year has I n d i a n M i s s i o n s .—A brother in the ministry writes the Australian colonies of Great Britain. The Feejee been one of prosperity in the membership. to the Corresponding Secretary:— Islands lie directly on this route, and will be one of the The native members are giving satisfactory evidence of most important of the intermediate points at which the genuine conversion and sound religious experience, by In the last number (September) of the Missionary steamers will stop for coal and other supplies. The punctual attendance on the means of grace, and general Advocate I see a call for labourers among the Cherokee new sphere of action which will thus be opened for the Christian deportment. Indians. I am at your service for that work, or for any energy of the natives, judging from the example of the Thus far the mission family, and also the Indians, other missionary work except China and Africa. I New Zealanders, will be eagerly availed of. Steam have been favoured with general health. Only two of prefer the Indian work. communication with China and Japan will tend to sim­ our members have died during the year, and both of I could not desire a more pleasant circuit than where ilar desirable changes elsewhere. The interest of phi­ them in the triumphs of^ihe Christian faith. The most I am now travelling, nor a more agreeable colleague lanthropy and commerce will alike be promoted by such formidable difficulty the missionary has to encounter in than I have, nor a more kind and liberal people to live results; for many are the ships classed among “ ves­ the prosecution of his work is the deadly influence among; vet I prefer to labour among the Indians. sels that are lost at sea and never heard of,” which have of fire-water. We had reasons to hope much from the I have a good parsonage to live in, with plenty to been made a prey to the rapacity or vindictiveness of passage of the Maine law in our state, but our hopes eat; but I can cheerfully leave all for the good of the the Island savages—vindictiveness provoked, it may be, have been foiled. The judiciary of the state have pro­ Indian. by outrage and crime perpetrated on themselves, but nounced the law unconstitutional; and, as might have Indian D ifficulties. —The Columbus (Ohio) visited on a guiltless ship and ere ¡v. been expected, the streams of liquid fire and death are again flowing in every direction over our state, making State Journal of September 18, in referring to difficul­ M a r q u e s a s I s l a n d s .—By the arrival of the Swiss fearful havoc of the poor defenceless Indians in our midst ; yet we hope the day will come, and that it is ties on the Plains, says :— Boy we have received later intelligence from these in­ close at hand, when by the power of legal suasion these We hear much about the depredations committed.by teresting islands. The natives were rapidly depopula­ streams of death will be dried up. the Indians, and but little of the causes that have driven ting there by intestine wars, a n d the French looking on This mission consists of two stations, where there is them to such a course. It is often a choice with them regular preaching. between stealing and starving. A few years ago we, with complacency, as it tends to th eir facility for occu­ The first is called Meshiminekoning, as my former re­ made a treaty, a solemn treaty, with the Indians of the pying them. The missionaries h a d met with but little port shows. This station, being the most important in Plains, that the country in which they lived showfcTbe «access, a n d were about abandoning' their positions. the mission, is the residence of the missionary and in­ theirs, and theirs forever. Have we complied with it i 70 MISSIONARI ADVOCATE.

The Delawares, the Shawnees, the Sacs and Foxes, Pot- meetings were observed by every one ; observed par­ taivattomies, and other tribes, were sustaining them­ MISSIONS TO FOREIGN POPULATIONS. ticularly, be cause sometimes .he had hardly the strength selves by their agricultural products, and were getting W e l s h M i s s io n s .—Rev. A. Carroll, presiding elder, to walk from his house to the church ; and his tottering thi-ir farms in fine order, their stock in good condition, steps and trembling voice gave unmistakable evidence and were just beginning to live like white men; but they writes from Portsmouth, Ohio, September 22, 1854, to of the effort which it cost him to get there. have not been suffered to pursue the line of policy the Corresponding Secretaiy:— And then he laid down that feeble frame ; and before marked out for them by our own government The Heretofore we have had two distinct Welsh Missions, his six months’ probation were up in the Church below, s<-ttiers of Kansas and Nebraska have looked npon but at our recent conference it was deemed better to I have no doubt God took his glorified spirit to the their possessions, and the poor Indians have to go— throw them into one mission circuit, called Ironton Church above. nobody knows where; and how they are to live,nobody Mission, with two men on it, one having a family, the He seemed to have no fear of death, no fear of the cares. Can we look an Indian in the face and com­ other a single man. They nave five or six appoint­ future, but a calm, sweet, steady resting upon the plain of injustice ? ments. Members in full connexion, fifty-nine; increase power and willingness of Christ to save his soul; and the last year, twelve. They have two good Sabbath thus he left us. I n d i a n M i s s i o n a r y L a d y m u r d e r e d .^— The wife And although two years have fled since that old man of R ev. M r. Spencer, Missionary at Red Lake, was schools, namely: in both schools, officers and teachers, ten; scholars, one hundred; expenses about ten dollars. passed away, yet my eyes fill with tears as I remember murdered a short time since by a war parly of Sioux his faithfulness, his prayers, his exhortations ; and my Indians. Mrs. Spencer was sitting in her apartment We have also an English mission in a very rough part of the country, where they cannot support a min­ heart fills with joy at the thought that I shall soon meet after dark, when she was fired upon and killed instantly. him among the ransomed of God. She was an estimable lady, who had resided several ister, save m part. Here we have a membership of seventy » Can it be possible 1 How transporting the thought ! years’ with her husband as a missionary among the Brother De L has been two years with Christ, and Chippewa«. Red Lake is entirely withm the Chip­ The W elsh Mission in New-York.—They had now sees him as he is Glory to God! Y shall soon pewa country, and the murderers were no doubt a war follow him. T, C. party of Sioox, who were out in quest of Chippewa meetings of much interest in this mission on Sunday, scalps. the 15th instant. Among the incidents of the day we O u t r a g e i n Q u e b e c .—Mr. Pepin, a French Ca- may mention they had, in their congregation in the nadian, but who has resided for some time in Detroit, recently left the Roman Catholic Church, and*joined DOMESTIC MISSIONS. several services, one of their countrymen, a seaman, saved from the A rctic, and the sister of another saved the Methodist Mission in Detroit, under the ministry R e v . A. B r o n s o x , Superintendent, writes to the Cor­ one. of the Rev. Mr. Carter, who has charge of the French responding Secretary from Prairie du Chien Mission In the evening two persons, deeply awakened, were Mission in that city. We learn from the Quebec D istrict:— received on probation, and toward the close of the ex­ Gazette that Mr. Pepin recently arrived at Quebec on a This district was and is properly missiottary, though visit to his friends in that city. The Gazette thus de one-half of the circuits and stations were left to support ercises Mrs Wilkins was introduced to their pastor, themselves. The whole district commenced the year who invited her to speak a few words to his people, scribes his reception there :— with only about four hundred and sixty members and which she complied with, soliciting an interest in their On Friday evening he held a prayer-meeting at a probationers; but thanks to God, we shall return nearly prayers for herself and companions, and all who should house in St. Roche’s. Several Canadians were observed one thousand members and probationers. listening at the window and hovering about the house. Three churches have been built on the regular work : sail with them in the ship. At the close of her re­ No attempt, however, was made to disturb the meeting ; one at Prairie du Chien, one at La Crosse, and one at marks, a leading brother in the society addressed her but as Mr. Pepin was returning to his sister’s house, in Patch*Grove ; and on Richland City Mission a church company with Mr. Vernon, French missionary, he was is under coutract, and is expected to be ready for use in behalf of the pastor and congregation, and then led followed by a miscreant, who at a convenient place before winter. Our other places of worship are school- the assembly in prayer, offering thanks for her preser­ made an attack upon him from behind. The weapon liouses and private dwellings. vation in time past, and supplicating the continuance used appears to have been what is familiarly, and not The work of God in the salvation of souls has grad­ inappropriately, termed a skull-cracker. The first inti­ ually increased during the year, the members becoming of the divine favour for her for tiihe to come. mation Mr. Pepin received of his danger was a whizzing more and more spiritual and devoted to God. At the close of the meeting all present bade her an noise, when instantly a blow aimed at his head carried Such biis been the unprecedented emigration to the off his hat and knocked off the hat also of Mr. Vernon, country, together with some gracious revivals, that the affectionate farewell. A more impressive and edifying who is a much shorter man, and being close beside Mr. district has grown from ten to eighteen appointments, scene we can hardly hope to witness. Pepin, received the blow as it descended. Had it,not one-half of which will be able to support themselves. been that the weapon struck a little too high, the like­ D e t r o i t F r e n c h M i s s i o n .— The Aged Convert.— lihood is that Mr. Pepin would have been killed. Such ■S' dtbalh StJtools are not numerous, but have been es­ It was a beautiful sight to me, that old man, as he stood tablished in as many places as is practicable. is the nature of the instrument, and such was the before the altar and responded to the questions con­ violence of the blow, that had the temple been struck, On the whole, we have great reason to “ thank God tained in our baptismal form. There was such a deep and take courage,” having peace with God, and pleas­ as was probably intended, death would have been thè and marked solemnity in his appearance and in his tone consequence. ing hopes of meeting the fruit of our arduous labours in of voice, that his answers impressed every one with the a better and happier clime. fact that he was in earnest. It is always affecting to see A H e l p e r .—Brother Carter writes :—“ Mr. St the extremes of life yielding to Christ. It is touching Richland City Hfission desires to take rank in the Jorre, the young man we spoke of, has gone to Trenr effective, self-supporting works, and returns as much to see the little child coming to him; but it is thrilling missionary money this year as it received last year. to behold the old sinner, who you expected was hard­ ton, a few miles from Detroit, Michigan, and I am ened, and almost forsaken of God, bowing down before hoping for good results from his labours there. At a S e v e n t e e n D o m e s t i c , f o u r S candinavian , a n d the Saviour, whom he has so long neglected. But the future time I will advise you how he succeeds.” t w o I n d i a n M i s s i o n s .—A brother, charged with the case I have referred to is one of peculiar interest. That old man was born and bronght up in a Church which S w e d e s a n d N o r w e g i a n s .—Rev. F. O . Neilson superintendence of all these, with a wise forecast is taught him that when he was baptized he was a Chris­ sending us word what he shall ueed to maintain and tian; and in that Church, the Church of Rome, he writes to the Christian Times, under date of August extend his work for the coming year, and says:— lived until he was sixty-three years of age. At that 19th, that he has just been on a mission tour to Minne­ time he commenced attending our French mission, and “ The wort in this district is increasing beyond all as soon as he began to hear the word of God explained, sota. and found about 4,000 Norwegians and Swedes calculation, and from all appearances will continue to a new interest seemed to be awakened within him. He already in the territory, for whom there is but one mis­ ppoke English very imperfectly. The French was his increase beyond our ability to supply it, unless we ob­ sionary preacher—a Methodist clergyman. native language; iind as I Tead or expounded the gos­ tain considerable aid from the Missionaty Board, for the pel in his own language, he seemed to drink in every Books in TnE Scandinavian Languages.—At people are pouring in by tens of thousands, and if onr word, like a thirsty man. Not being able to read, (and this is too often the case with the French Canadians,) a late meeting of the Board, an appropriation was domestic work needs aid anywhere, it is in our new and he was evidently endeavouring to find out as much as made to furnish our missions among the Norwegians he could of the way to God. by the sermons which I rising country. It is now that help is needed for a year and Swedes with some books in their own tongue. or two, and by-and-by we may expect a return; in this preached. I frequently visited him at his house; and when I Forthwith a lot of Carvosso and Hester Ann Rogers were I feel confident, as I look over the missionary reports read a passage to him, it is impossible to describe the sent out in these languages, for the special benefit of our conference. Five years ago we forwarded to the interest he manifested in its sacred truths. He had had a Bible in the house for > long time, thotigh neither of our missions in the West. One of the missionaries Parent Society five hundred and forty-one dollars and himself, nor his wife, nor his son could read. The way being in our Chicago Depository when a lot arrived, some cents; this year we forward over two thousand it came into his possession was singular enough. One upon seeing what he had so long looked for, took up a four hundred dollars. I only name this to show that of the priests of the Romish ^Church had handed it to his son, telling him to destroy it ; he had brought it copy of one of the books, and reading the title in his by-and-by you may expect a return. Although some home, and it had been for years in the house. “ I often own language, exclaimed, with tears,' “ Glpry be to of our circuits are large, and the brethren are doing all said to myself,” his wife remarked to me one day, “ I ’ll put that devil-book in the fire; but something kept me God !” Judge, brethren, of the attachment of such men -they can, yet there are many points they cannot reach, from it.” And so it had continued lying about until to their work, and of the importance of aiding every where the people arc crying, “ Come over and help us.” now God had brought it into use. interest meditating directly or indirectly in furthering One day he told me that God had converted his heart, and he wished to become a member of our the blessed work of God. Church ; and as I remarked at the commencement, it The Strangers.—-Who will remember them ? T h e y wax stronger a n d s t r o n g e r . —T h e in­ was a beautiful sight to me, the old man when he stood come of the British and Foreign Bible Society alone, up to be baptized,* as he thus openly renounced the Pastor Bedstrom, as usual, has been looking after the last year, was some §700,000; its issues since its for­ world and the errors of hjs more early years. Scandinavians. Brother Flocicen, our excellent young mation have been nearly twenty-eight millions of copies About four months passed, during which time his of the Scriptures, in about one hundred and fifty differ­ regularity and faithfulness to the class and prayer Germ an missionary of Washington-street, looks to good ent languages. Of the missionary societies, the Church account after his countrymen ; and we are happy to received last year, £123,615 ; the Propagation, £144,386; '*■ I do not re-baptize persons who come to us from add that brother Thomas, our beloved Welsh missionary, the Wesleyan, £114,596; the London, £76,781: the the Church of Rome, except at their special request. In Baptist, £24,759. this case it was requested. » learning how to look after his countrymen upon their MISSIONARY ADVOCATE. 71

YOUTH’ S DEPARTMENT.

Tasting an Apple. — Well, what about that? Not much, to be sure; but it interested us to hear a missionary say to a lad fourteen years of age, while passing along the streets o f New-York, “ Frank, would you really like an apple V' Turning to a stand on the sidewalk of Wall-strect, he presented the youth with a fine one, and procured another, for himself. “ There,” said he, 11 what will you say, when I tell you I have not tasted an apple before in seven years, and this lacLnever before in his life !” The missionary was from South America, and the lad was born there, and belonged to the Sunday school in our mission. Handling Ice. —You wpuld be amused, I am sure, to see with what amazement a native African youth looks upon things in America. W e saw one from the school o f Mrs. Wilkins, aged fifteen years, attempt for the first time to lift a piece o f ice left in the morning at our door. She withdrew her hands suddenly, as if she had touched heated iron. Rev. J. S. Peregrine, o f the Ohio Conference, gives the following story to the Western Christian A d ­ vocate :— The L ittle Missionary Boy. — A t the close o f a very interesting scrvice, which terminated our camp- mecting on the Amelia Circuit, while songs and shouts o f praise were ascending to heaven, and tears following fast from the eyes o f friends as they took the parting hand, a beloved brother in the ministry came forward, and with a countenance that told of emotion of no or­ KING OLAVE, THE H E R O AND THE SAINT. S HARALD 1IARDRADE. dinary character, handed me two neaily-foldcd pack­ ages, the one marked “ James Kelsey Hamilton, de­ arrival, and render them essential aid. W ould our ceased ; missionary savings, forty-seven cents;” the MISCELLANEOUS. other contained sixtv-one cents, the missionary contri­ friends know something of the assortment of a cargo of bution o f an cider brother, who is about nine years of human beings ? One of great numbers lately arrived age. O f the former I wish to say a few things. In the uL o! The promise o f a shower drops already from above."— A R e v i v a l .— A very remarkable religious may serve as a specimen:— month o f June last, while making pastoral visits in company with one of our class-leadcrs, I found, in- a movement is now in progress in the Established Church A shif> from Liverpool brought 555 passengers, all in neighbourhood distant from any church and difficult of in Leeds, England, which has many o f the traits o f one good health, whose destinations are as follow s: For access, the residence o f Rev. W. L. Hamilton. After a o f the overpowering revivals which took place under Canada, 18; Connecticut, 15; Illinois, 22; Indiana, 1; season o f social intercourse, and partaking o f their hos­ Wesley and Whiteficld in many places in England. Iowa, 3; Massachusetts, 14 ; Michigan, 4; New-Jersey, pitalities, we bowed with the family at their own altar, Am ong the converts is a clergyman, formerly remark­ 31; Maryland, 12; Ohio, 60; New-Hampshire, 1; and united in religious worship. J ust as we were about able for High Church principles; and several others Rhode Island, 12; Pennsylvania, 57; South Carolina, to leave, little James K., who was about five years of age, who had long been professionally, but not in reality, 1; Virginia, 3 ; Wisconsin, 9; New-Tork, (including came to u?, and with eyes that sparkled with interest, ministers o f the word and doctrine, appear to have be­ those undecided,) 292. Their occupations are stated in said, “ W ill you please take my missionary money V’ come the subjects o f a spiritual change. the following table, in which the letters M. and P . sig­ W e assured him that the cause o f missions should soon The Christian Times says o f the same event:— nify Males and Females :— be presented, and that his contributions should be duly entered. Little James was not present when we took Special services, it appears, have recently been held Above Under Infante un- in that town by various clergymen o f evangelical senti­ 14 yw. 14 yra. d erl2raos. the missionary subscription at Wesley Chapel, where M. F. M. F. M. F. Total. his parents worship. In the month o f August he went ments, who were deeply impressed with the importance o f awakening among their hearers an earnest concern Storekeepers and families. 5 2 1 3 .. .. 11 with his mother and a younger sister to visit some rela­ for the salvation of their souls. A s the result, it would C lerks...... 3 . . 1 ...... 4 tives in Scioto County, and was there taken ill and Painters...... 3 1 ...... 4 died. His father, who was attending camp-meeting, seem that large numbers o f persons, after having ex­ perienced the most powerful conviction o f their sin, have Printers, Bookbinders 3 2 ...... 5 went home at the close o f the service on Tuesday after­ Farmers...... 12 5 6 8 2 1 34 noon, expecting to meet his family on their return found joy and peace in the reception o f the gospel. One D e n t i s t s ...... 1 1 ...... 2 home, and accompany his sons on the following day to o f the clergymen who had been active in this work o f Miners, Colliers...... 23 3 1 4 1 1 33 the camp-meeting, that they might there have the evangelization was for a short time a preacher in the Wesleyan Church, and the spirit of this revival appears Masons, Plasterers 10 3 3 3 .. 1 20 pleasure o f contributing the money that they had been Millers, Bakers...... 4 2 -. .- 1 .. 7 saving for a year for the cause o f missions. Before strongly to resemble that o f Methodism in its brightest days. Large meetings for united prayer are held, at Weavers, Cotton-workers. 11 3 1 ...... 15 reaching home he met his wife with the lifeless remains which, we are informed, the fullest liberty is given for Mechanics, Engravers 2 4 2 .. *1 1 10 of his dear boy. parties to engage, and one o f the converts is a clergy­ Farm Labourers...... 116 58 29 20 7 2 232 The father returned on the following Thursday, and, Curriers, Saddlers . 4 11.. *1.. 7 with his remaining son by his side, had the melancholy man, formerly remarkable for High Church principles E ngineers...... 3 313 1 112 pleasure of faithfully appropriating the missionary and predilections., Blacksmiths, Moulders— 5 2 11---- 9 savings o f his lost one. France and England. — It appears from the offi­ Dressmakers...... 4 ------... 4 This circumstance has impressed me deeply with the cial returns, that the number o f French vessels that Paper-stainers, Dyers '1 1 -- 2 .. .. 4 following sentiment, that the mission element is identi­ entered the port o f London during the first six months Shoem akers...... 5 1 2.. .. 1 9 cal with evangelical religion, and that where the one is o f the present year is two hundred.aud forty-four— B utchers...... 1 131-- 1 7 cultivated by the parents the other will not be wanting. tonnage, 20,510. The increase above the corresponding Servant Maids...... 99 ...... 99 The older son is now a member of the Church, and period o f 1853 is thirty vessels, and in tonnage is Chandler...... 1 1 gives good evidence o f Christian character. May all 7,517. Sailors’ W ives...... 2 ...... 2 Christian parents be awakened to this matter, and may S c o t l a n d . — The Free Church of Scotland has lost K opem akcr...... 1 - ...... 1 the dear children learn to appropriate the pennies that one o f its most efficient and generous supporters by the Gardeners...... 2 2 are foolishly spent to the support of missions ! recent death of Mr. Donald Maclaren, banker at Cal­ Plumber and Glazier 1 1 This little boy was one of much promise. Shall we lander. It is stated that the Free Church, o f which he Carpenters, T urners...... 8 3 3 3 2 1 20 complain that the Saviour has taken him home from was a member, received from him, during the past few the blights o f earth to bloom in heaven ? On the same years, in the shape o f contributions to its various 225 201 55 48 16 10 555 day mentioned above, we visited another family in the * Born on the passage. schemes, upward of one hundred aud twenty-five same neighbourhood, and after worship was over a little thousand dollars. boy, about seven years o f age, named G. W ., came, and A new Quarterly Journal of Theological Literature is looking up sweetly into our face, said, “ Please, sir, let about to be issued in Glasgow, designed to expound me join your Church ?” W e need not add that we took and defend the distinctive view maintained by the L y o n s . —In a late number of the Univers is pub­ his name and recorded it in the Church register. “ S u f­ Churches in connexion with the Evangelical Union. lished the petition o f the Catholics against the mission­ fer little children to come unto me and forbid them It is to be under the editorial supervision o f Eev. ary Church of Lyons. The petitioners say:—“ We not, for of such is the kingdom o f heaven.” May the James Morrison, assisted by able theological writers. deem it our duty to inform your excellency (the min­ Church faithfully nourish these lambs o f the flock, for ister o f worship) that certain sectarians, cast out of whom the Good Shepherd laid down his life! Protestant Church in Thiers. —A new evan­ Switzerland as disturbers'of the public peace, have gelical Protestant Church has just been consecrated in taken refuge in Lyons to carry out a pernicious work Thiers, Franco, a permissive decree to that effect hav­ of proseiytism." Then follows the enumeration of the M ission Goods.— One box from Pittsburgh, from ing been obtained from the civil authorities. . '1 his different places of worship, with all manner of abuse some unknown circuit or station. It has been divided town has a population o f eighteen thousand souls, and, heaped upon the evangelists o f Lyons. “ They have between our Indian and African Missions. sixteen years »go, did not number a single Protestant. even dared.'* they add, “ to erect one of their temples One barrel from Female Missionary Society, Penn A Bible is carvcd over the entrance to the Church, near the Church o f St. Bona venture. W e pray your Yan, N. Y . ; Jane S. Powel, Secretary. This barrel bearing on its open page the passage so significant in excellency to withdraw the permission granted to a dis­ was in prime order, and was valued at S83 87. the minds of tlte Roman Catholic population— “ God is orderly party, for which religion and its forms are but One ¿¡or.froin Albion, N. Y .; Mrs. A . J. Grover, Sec­ a Spirit, and they that worship him must worship him pretences to seduce and invade society.” retary. Goods valued at $ 83 23. in spirit and in truth.” 72 MISSIONARY ADVOCATE.

A b o u t t h e M i n i s t e r s o f J e s u s C h r i s t ,—See STATISTICS* N o t t o t h e C r e d i t o f t h e C h r i s t i a n s o f in what follows the fulfilment of that WQrd, “ With long N e w -Y o r k .—-In the month of September, the facts set M e t h o d i s m a n d M is s i ó n s .—From the most au­ life will I satisfy them.” See again, too, the need of thentic statistics, dating about two years back, we lcam forth below were spread before the Young Men's Chris that primitive spirit which hearkened to the voice, that the total strength of the evangelical missionary tian Association:— enterprises, throughout the world, in foreign lands, “ Separate me Barnabas and Sauland which be­ comprise 2,945 missionaries, 11,807 assistants, 333,604 If the city has increased in the same ratio since 1850 lieves that faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Church members, 31 native institutions, and 40 print­ as before, then the present population of New-York ex­ word of God. Bnt “ how shall they hear without a ing establishments. The expenses of all these amount ceeds 650,000. Of that number more than 250,000 are to $3,201,419. children and youth under the age of twenty-one years, preacher, and how shall they preach except they be The various departments of Methodism support 900 while 124,000 are between the ages of five and fifteen. sent f ” ordained ministers in the foreign field. These are At the present time (the month of September) cer­ assisted by 8,226 local preachers, C&techists, interpreters, tainly not 30,000 can be found in all the Sabbath Twenty-three ministers belonging to the English school te&chers, etc. Under the pastoral care of the schools on Manhattan Island, whether Protestant or Wesleyan Conference died last year, nine of whom Methodist Churches are 165,972 Church members, and Catholic, leaving no loss than 94,000 children of proper were in foreign lands. The most distinguished of these 101,742 scholars in schools. On these foreign fields age in a neglected moral condition; thus bringing to were Richard Waddy, who had “ travelled” sixty-one are seven institutions for training a native ministry, light the important fact, that the increase of children years, and has bequeathed £5,000 to the Conference; and eleven printing establishments. The amount alone in our city, 6ince 1850, amounts to nearly as large and Robert Newton, D. D., who also had travelled necessarv to support these agencies last year was a number as all the children in Sunday schools. fifty-five years. About ten others had travelled, on the 8684,453. In the month of March, after a very vigorous winter average, half a century. The conference is so cramped About one-third of all the missionaries of evangelical campaign, all the schools numbered nearly 45,000, leav­ for means that it is unable to avail itself of the services Christendom belong to the various Methodist Churches. ing still nearly 80,000, of suitable age, actually out of of many who are prepared to enter the ministry, and They have about one-half of the Church members and Sunday schools. whose services are greatly needed. scholars, and one-fourth of the printing establishments All my statistics are based on the supposed correct and native institutions. Yet this one-third of all the estimate that the population of the city has increased in P o p e r y a n d C r i m e .—What the Neu>-Orleans Creole missionaries has been sustained on about one-fifth of a ratio, during the four years since 1850, equal to what says about it is very, very significant:— the whole income. Thus the money contributed by our the census returns exhibit during the four years The Catholic clergy, as an argument for their exclu­ people accomplishes more in evangelizing the world previous. sive right to teach and control the religious privileges than the same amount contributed by most others. Look in with-roe for a few moments on the seven of the convicts in our state penitentiary, and our work­ Yet the missionary character of Methodism in the lower wards in this city lying» south of Canal and Di- houses and bouses of refnge, allege that the inmates United States can scarcely be inferior to that in heathen vision-streets, even if you only listen to a more than are, with few exceptions, of the Catholic faith. One countries. A few poor men, on the smallest pittance thrice-told tale.- We are told that, within a few years, would suppose that this was a feeble argument. If the of support, have planted in the new settlements the re­ fourteen or sixteen once strong and flourishing Churches influences of Catholic instruction have not restrained, ligion of Christ; and in the older portions of the have been removed from within their bounds, and yet are they the most calculated to reform ? country, the other Churches have been greatly stirred their population has, in the mean time, increased more The assertion, however, that those under the penal up to greater labours, and have imbibed more of the than 30,000, if our basis of estimates is correct. These restraints of the law in this state were of the Catholic evangelical spirit- The work in the South and West wards now contain 59,000 children, of whom 28,000 are faith, has rendered us desirous to examine the statistics Indies among the slaves, perhaps, is the crowning work between the ages off five and fifteen. Not more than of crime with regard to the religious classification of of the whole; and our brethren of the Methodist Epis­ 4,000 children are now in all the Sunday schools in criminals. In this country, the records to which we copal Church, South, are nobly and faithfully carrying those wards, leaving 22,000 still unprovided for. We bnve access Jo not classify convicts according to their on this work. would not lessen the efficiency of our Church Sabbath supposed creeds. A paper liefore us, however, gives Yet, let not Methodists say they have done their schools; but we do say, the strength of the Church the following result of the investigation in England and whole duty. Very far from it. They need to repent should be’drawn out and given to the mission school Ireland. It is a curious and instructive fact, that there, for their defects, and to stir up the gifts they have of enterprise, if we would reach and permeate the mass of money, men, and graces, lest their candlestick be re­ these 94,000 neglected children, and save our city. Popery is by far the most prolific in criminals. While moved. 3?he great Methodist Episcopal Church, of constituting a twenty-sixth part of the population, she over 700,000 members, with many thousands of hearers P o s t -O f f i c e R e v e n u e s .—The revenue received by produces a sixth part of the crime. The censos table and adherents, contributed last year $150,000 for mis­ the General Post-Office Department fop H*e fiscal year shows that not less than 2,955 are Papists; and when ending 30th June, was, from Letter-postage, $4,473,227; these figures are compared with the aggregate popula­ sions, and this year the mark is put at $260,000, and the managers cannot exceed this point without going in Newspaper do., $611,333. Total, $5,084,560. Last tion, they present the very instructive results of Popery year the amounts were, for Letters, $4,226,792; and producing four times as many criminals as Protest­ debt beyond the hope of solvency; whereas, §700,000 ought -to be the present annual supply from a Church for Newspapers, $789,246. Total, $5,016,038. As antism. If Popery be compared, not with the whole Protest­ abounding in wealth, which, being kept back from compared with last year, there is this year an increase in the total amount, of $68,522. The excess from Let­ ant population, but with English Dissenting bodies, the God's service, will be a curse to the owners and their children, a reproach to their Church, and a virtual rob­ ters this year over last, is $246,425 ; whilp the decrease result is still more striking. Popish prisoners are as in the amount received from Newspapers, is $177,913. seventeen to one! These figures need no comment. bery of God. Yes, Methodist robbers o f God, and many thousands of them too—and those not merely of.