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 THE 
 
 FIRST ANNUAL 
 
 REPORT 
 
 OF 
 
 The Baptist Board of Foreign Missions 
 
 FOR THE 
 
 UNITED STATES 
 
 "Let the whole earth be filled with HIS glory.— Amen 
 and Amen." 
 
 PHILADELPHIA: 
 
 PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE BOARD. 
 
 William Fry, Printer. 
 
 1815. 
 
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ADDRESS. 
 
 I. FIE Baptist Board of Foreign Missions for the United 
 
 States have the pleasure of presenting to the Associations of 
 their order, to the several Missionary Societies, and to the 
 public, their First Annual Report. They feel grateful 
 to the Supreme Head of the church for the success which 
 has thus far attended the zeal and piety of thousands for 
 the extension of the Mediator's empire, and ardently hope 
 that each successive year will be distinguished by renewed 
 exertions. 
 
 Of the. business which has called for the attention of 
 the Board at their respective meetings, and of the manner 
 in which they have endeavoured to execute it, a judg- 
 ment will be formed from extracts, here presented, which 
 contain the substance of their proceedings. 
 
 The detailed account of the labours of brother Rice 
 will be read with interest. Devoted to the service of God 
 in the cause of Missions, and acting as agent of the Board, 
 his endeavours to excite and direct the godly zeal of as- 
 sociations, to originate missionary institutions, and to 
 contribute to the efficiency of the Convention and its 
 Board, have been active and incessant. Impressed with 
 the importance of his past services, and believing, that 
 there are sections of our country in which his future 
 labours may prove eminently useful, how desirable soever, 
 on some accounts, his early removal to a missionary sta- 
 tion may appear, the latter are of opinion that it is the real 
 interest of the body to continue him some time longer in 
 his present engagements. Conformably to this conviction 
 
they have resolved on his remaining- awhile their agent 
 in the United Slates. The Board most affectionately com- 
 mend him to the favour and kind offices of their christian 
 brethren. The fraternal manner in which his past efforts 
 have been welcomed, combined with the high importance 
 of the work in which he is engaged, create an assurance 
 that he will continue to be received as a " brother be- 
 loved." Brethren whose information, wealth or influence 
 can assist him in accomplishing the end of his appoint- 
 ment, it is hoped, will promptly come forward and seize 
 the honour of becoming auxiliaries in a cause, conducive 
 to the glory of God and the salvation of benighted mil- 
 lions. 
 
 Into the service of the mission the Board have lately 
 received Mr. George H. Hough, a young brother who 
 has been deeply concerned for the salvation of the heathen, 
 and made willing to become a missionary of the cross. 
 He has a wife and two small children. The Board pos- 
 sess an entire satisfaction as to his character, talents and 
 piety. He has acquired under the instruction of his father 
 a competent knowledge of the art of printing. In case of 
 the publishing of the Scriptures in the Burman language, 
 his assistance may prove in a high degree useful. A far- 
 ther account of the exercises of his mind and of his set- 
 ting apart to the office of a missionary, will be found in 
 the subsequent pages. He is waiting an opportunity to 
 sail to Rangoon, to unite with brother Judson in the work 
 of the Lord. 
 
 The Board are sensible that no communications exceed 
 in interest, those which are obtained from the immediate 
 seat of a mission in heathen regions. Owing to the inter- 
 ruptions which commerce recently sustained, and the re- 
 moteness of the empire of Burmah, they have, as yet, 
 received no letter from brother Judson, since his adop- 
 tion as their missionary. They are daily expecting the 
 
pleasure, and hope to be able in future reports to present 
 intelligence that may inform the inquisitive and encourage 
 and gratify the pious mind. In the mean time they are 
 happy it is in their power to present extracts from private 
 letters, which announce the safe arrival of brother Judson 
 and wife at Rangoon, and the prospect of usefulness which 
 is opening upon them. The communications of sister 
 Judson, although designed merely as effusions of filial and 
 social affection, breathe so much of the spirit of the saint 
 and the missionary, as to convince the Board that they 
 will be perused with peculiar pleasure. Mr. Felix Carey, 
 a worthy son of the excellent Dr. Carey, may be viewed 
 as an associate of brother Judson. For, though in conse- 
 quence of his high medical information, at the direction 
 of the Emperor of the Burmans, his residence has been 
 removed to Ava, in the north of the empire, his heart is 
 intent on the introduction of the gospel into those habi- 
 tations of ignorance, cruelty and wretchedness, which the 
 empire every where exhibits. The Board have heard with 
 pleasure that his influence has procured permission for a 
 printing-press, sacred to missionary endeavours, to be set 
 up and put into motion at Ava. Intercourse between Ran- 
 goon and Ava, it is believed is easy and direct. Some in- 
 formation respecting the country into which their mis- 
 sionary brother has, by the hand of Providence, been 
 introduced, the Board offer to the reader in the present 
 number. 
 
 Among the numerous and increasing establishments 
 for the spread of evangelical truth, which have engaged 
 the attention of the observant christian, none perhaps has 
 presented a less ostentatious origin, none been marked 
 with a more laborious, self-denying and judicious advance, 
 none crowned with more favoured and extensive suc- 
 cesses than the mission at Serampore. A brief statement 
 of the progress of their translations of the Bible, and of 
 
the blessing which the God of mercy has poured on their 
 holy enterprises, lately received from England, will awaken 
 love for the instruments and praise to the power that em- 
 ploys them. Among the chief agents in the origination and 
 promotion of that mission, are the names of Carey, Marsh- 
 man and Ward, now in India, and Fuller, Ryland and 
 Sutcliff of England. The last, one of the most excellent 
 of men, has lately finished his course. He died, beloved 
 and lamented by many. The consolation is precious, that 
 the residue of the spirit is with the Lord. He can supply 
 the deficiencies which death, or any other occurrence, can 
 occasion. 
 
 It is a truth which experience has amply confirmed that 
 a spirit for foreign missions has an excellent influence 
 ©n those which are, as to the extent of their design, do- 
 mestic. Nor is this surprising. When the human mind 
 proposes to itself measures on a narrowed scale, it is con- 
 tent with a few feeble efforts to attain them; but enlarged 
 designs naturally awaken enlarged exertions. When the 
 people of Israel saw their monarch preparing near his own 
 habitation, a place for the tabernacle, it is probable they 
 left the work almost entirely to himself; but when he con- 
 ceived and announced his purpose to erect a magnificent 
 temple to the Lord, the chief of the fathers, the princes 
 of the tribes and all the people poured into the treasury, in 
 vast abundance, their brass, and their silver, their precious 
 stones and their gold. With equal ease the sun throws his 
 beams on the remotest planets, and on those that are near 
 him. Real christians are the light of the world. It is as 
 impossible in the regions of grace as in nature, that 
 light can stream to objects far removed without irradiat- 
 ing such as intevene. The spirit of the gospel resembles its 
 source. It embraces peace to them that are afar off, and 
 to them that are nigh. Foreign missions are in reality 
 only domestic missions extended,'— -the sound which has 
 
been uttered on the frontiers of a country, going out into 
 all lands. The Board will take pleasure in announcing the 
 existence and prosperity of home missions, in proportion 
 as they succeed in obtaining intelligence. 
 
 The present are eventful times. Occurrences which the 
 world has lately witnessed, have appeared more like vi- 
 sions than facts. If the shaking of the nations be one of 
 the signs of the coming of the Lord, what hopes may not 
 the friends of the gospel cherish! The church of Christ has 
 herself assumed an attitude peculiarly interesting. She is 
 looking forth as the morning on the people that are sitting 
 in darkness, and thousands are rejoicing at the brightness 
 of her rising. She is gratuitously offering the volume of 
 inspiration, in almost every language, to thankful mul- 
 titudes. She is asking her sons and her daughters to share 
 in the glorious attempt. To every covetous, supine or un- 
 friendly professor, her voice is, " if thou altogether holdest 
 thy peace, at this time, then shall enlargement and deli- 
 verance arise to the Jews from another place" and to the 
 Gentiles also. 
 
 In the heart of every real christian exists the germ of 
 holy benevolence. It requires only to become evolved by 
 events, to render it productive of abundant fruit. Through 
 almost all the Baptist Associations in the United States, 
 with an influence gentle and bounteous as the spring, the 
 mission spirit has diffused itself. A whole and large deno- 
 mination of christians, animated with zeal for the salvation 
 of millions, systematizing plans for wide and permanent 
 usefulness, and imploring the blessing of the Lord on their 
 endeavours to spread the glory of his name, presents a 
 scene as encouraging as it is novel. Christians of almost 
 every name are imbibing the spirit of apostles; a spirit not 
 of a capricious description, like the fashion of a day, but 
 originated by principles wise and holy, active and im- 
 mortal. 
 
That the Divine majesty, whose way is in the sea and 
 whose paths are in the deep waters, should sometimes 
 permit events to occur that appear adverse to the expec- 
 tations and aims of his people, should excite no astonish- 
 ment. By incidents of this character, he exhibits the frailty 
 of his creatures, he instructs them that in his whole go- 
 vernment he is himself the sovereign; he invites the 
 exercise of an unreserved confidence in him alone, and 
 triumphs over their fears by evincing in the result that 
 occurrences of the most disastrous aspect were intended 
 to issue in the accomplishment of the most glorious de- 
 signs. Providence and prophecy, the conduct and the 
 language of Jehovah can never militate against each other. 
 The kingdoms of this world must become and are becom- 
 ing the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ. 
 
 Are motives required for missionary activity? In his 
 own character and the obligations it imposes, the good 
 man will find a host. Let him contemplate the multiplied 
 sorrows of them who are worshipping gods of clay and 
 silver, and surely his heart must melt in pity. Let him 
 consider with what ease God can chastise his disobedient 
 and slothful servants, by divesting them of that property 
 with which they are entrusted, a hundredth part of 
 which they will not employ for his glory, or by suspend- 
 ing those sacred consolations which are the christian's 
 most delightful support. Let him reflect on the trivial 
 sums which at his hand are solicited, and contrast them 
 with the immense expenditure of the Son of God, for his 
 everlasting salvation. Let him estimate the aggregate 
 which the accumulations of the small contributions of 
 thousands must produce, and the good it promises with a 
 Divine blessing to accomplish. Let him appreciate the 
 honour the Lord sheds on his servants in making them 
 " fellow- workers" with himself. Let him read the priva- 
 tions, the afflictions, the martyrdoms of the missionaries 
 of Christ, and the harvest of blessings which have sprung 
 
from the seed which, with tears, they scattered. Let him 
 recollect the brevity of human life, the months that are 
 gone for ever, in which he has done so little in the noblest 
 of causes; and that only during the few remaining hours 
 of his existence, it is possible for him to work. Let him 
 anticipate the pleasure of meeting those among the blessed 
 in heaven, to whose conversion to God his self denying 
 benevolence has, been instrumental — but why multiply 
 motive. The terrors of hell, the joys of heaven, the ines- 
 timable worth of the soul, the establishment of the Son 
 of God in ordaining the publication of his Gospel, the rod 
 of his strength, and especially the signs of the times call 
 on the saints, as with a voice of thunder, to associate their 
 counsels, contributions and labour, and to appear before 
 the throne, offering the daily, united, and prevailing prayer, 
 Lord let thy kingdom come! 
 
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 SUBSTANCE OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD 
 FOR THE YEAR PAST. 
 
 FOR the information of such us did not receive the former 
 publication ot the Board, it may be remarked that, in May 1814 
 a number of delegates from Mission Societies in Massachusetts, 
 Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, 
 Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina, South 
 Carolina and Georgia, met at Philadelphia, for the purpose of corn- 
 combining their efforts to send the gospel among the heathen; 
 and formed The General Missionary Convention of the Baptist 
 Denomination in the United States of America for Foreign 
 Missions. 
 
 The Constitution directs, that this Convention be held once in 
 three years, composed of delegates not exceeding two from each 
 Society that contributes at least one hundred dollars annually to the 
 general fund; and that, during its recess, the business be transacted 
 by a number of persons chosen by the Convention, to be called 
 The Baptist Board of Foreign Missions for the United States. 
 
 It is the duty of this Board, according to the constitution, to 
 employ missionaries, determine the field of their labours, and the 
 compensation to be allowed them; to publish accounts, from time- 
 to time, of their transactions, and an annual address to the public; 
 and in general to conduct the executive part of the missionary 
 concern. 
 
 The Board, at their first meeting, elected Dr. Baldwin, of Boston, 
 President; Drs Rogers and Holcomb-, of Philadelphia, Vice-Presi- 
 dents; Mr. John Cauldwell, of New York, Treasurer; Dr. Staughton, 
 of Philadelphia, Corresponding Secretary; and Rev. Mr. White, of 
 Philadelphia, Recording Secretary. 
 
 The Board undertook the patronage of Rev. Luther Rice as 
 their missionary, to continue his itinerant services in these United 
 States for a reasonable time; and also the patronage and support of 
 Rev. Adoniram Judson. now in India, as a missionary under their 
 care and direction; for whose use they ordered one thousand dollars to 
 be transmitted to India by the earliest opportunity. 
 The Board agreed to hold their meetings quarterly. 
 At a meeting of the Board, June 15, 1814 — Voted to supply 
 brother Rice with credentials, stating his appointment under the 
 patronage of the Board, the object of his itineracies and labours 
 in this country, and recommending him to the favour of the people 
 wherever, in pursuing the openings of Providence, he may direct 
 his course. 
 
 At the quarterly meeting of the Board, September 9th, 1814 — 
 Information was received that the one thousand dollars ordered 
 for brother Judson in India had been by a favourable opportunity 
 forwarded for his use and support. 
 
 Voted to request the several Missionary Societies to forward 
 the monies in their hands to the general Treasurer. 
 
 At the quarterly meeting of the Board, March 6, 1815 — Commu- 
 nications from many Associations and individuals, evincing a dispo- 
 
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 ailion to aid the benevolent purpose of imparting the knowledge of 
 Christ to the heathen, were placed before the Board by the Corres- 
 ponding Secretary. 
 
 Voted that one thousand dollars be transmitted to India for the 
 support of brother and sister Judson. 
 
 Voted that all communications to the Board be made through the 
 Corresponding Secretary. 
 
 Voted that brethren Staughton, Rogers, and White, be a com- 
 mittee to ascertain and report the probable expense of supporting 
 each missionary in India. 
 
 Voted that brother G. H. Hough, who made application to be em- 
 ployed as a missionary in the service of the Board, be requested 
 by the Corresponding Secretary, to appear at the next meeting of 
 the Board for examination; and that his expenses in coming to Phila- 
 delphia for this purpose be defrayed out of the general fund. 
 i The Board regretted that Mr. Elton, who had contemplated 
 devoting his life to missionary labours, found himself under the 
 necessity, for want of health, of declining this service. No doubt 
 was entertained of his possessing the requisite talents and piety for 
 such a station. 
 
 At a meeting of the Board, April 11, 1815 — A communication 
 from brother Rice was received relative to his exertions and their 
 results. 
 
 Voted that the Treasurer be directed to settle with brother Rice, 
 and pay him the balance that may be due for his services and 
 expenditures. 
 
 The examination of brother Hough took place, and afforded very 
 great satisfaction — on which 
 
 Voted to accept him as a missionary destined for India, to join 
 brother Judson at Rangoon as soon as practicable. 
 
 Voted that brother Hough be publicly and solemnly set apart at a 
 suitable time for the missionary service. 
 
 Voted that two hundred dollars be ordered for the immediate use 
 of brother Hough, towards defraying the expense of his journey to 
 Philadelphia, and other contingent expenses, while endeavouring to 
 find opportunity of a passage to India. 
 
 It was the sentiment of the Board that however desirable it might 
 be for brother Rice to return immediately to India, pursuant to his 
 own wishes to be re-associated with brother Judson, and the wishes 
 of the Board to avail themselves of his services in the Burman em- 
 pire, yet, such is the actual posture of the missionary business in this 
 country, and the course clearly indicated by an over-ruling and 
 all-wise Providence, as, in the judgment of the Board, imperiously to 
 require his longer detention and farther labours here — therefore 
 
 Voted that brother Rice for some time longer continue his labours 
 as an agent of this Board, subject however to such openings in Pro- 
 vidence, and such success attendant on his labour, as in the judg- 
 ment of the Board may render his continuance in this country no 
 longer requisite, and his removal to a missionary station requisite and 
 proper. 
 
 At a meeting of the Board, April 27, 1815 — Voted that brethren 
 Staughton, Holcombe, and White, be a committee, to provide for an 
 
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 outfit, and to procure a passage for brother Hough and family, for 
 India. 
 
 Voted that thirty-six dollars and eighty-five and a half cents be 
 ordered for the purpose of meeting the expense of procuring and 
 forwarding certain books, &c. for brother Judson. 
 
 Voted that the annual publication of the Board be printed without 
 delay. 
 
 To the Corresponding Secretary of the Baptist Board of Foreign 
 Missions for the United States. 
 
 Dear Sir, 
 
 The period has arrived when it becomes my duty to render a 
 detailed account of my labours and their results in the service 
 of the Board since the meeting of the Baptist General Mis- 
 sionary Convention. 
 
 Previously to leaving this city, I had the particular satisfac- 
 tion of being present at the formation of The Sansom Street 
 Baptist Female Society for Promoting Foreign Evangelical Mis- 
 sions. While in New York not long after, the honourable Judge 
 Tallmadge had the goodness to suggest improvements to the 
 model of a constitution intended as the basis of societies through 
 the interior of the country ; which model may be seen by the 
 Board in the constitutions of mission societies since actually 
 formed. 
 
 Arriving at Hartford, Con. late in July, it afforded me great 
 pleasure to find the way prepared for the adoption of measures 
 immediately to bring about the formation of a mission society 
 in that quarter. Rev. Mr. Cushman, pursuant to the unanimous 
 voice of the church, of which he is pastor, issued a circular to the 
 brethren and friends of our denomination in the state, soliciting 
 their attendance at a meeting in Hartford, the 31st August, for 
 the purpose of organizing a missionary society. Meanwhile I 
 thought proper to make an excursion into Vermont, from which, 
 having ascertained the prospect to be favourable in that direc- 
 tion, I returned to be present at the meeting just mentioned, and 
 had the pleasure of assisting in the formation of The Connec- 
 ticut Society Auxiliary to the Baptist Board of Foreign Missions. 
 No instance of this nature, unless perhaps the formation of Fe- 
 male Societies, has imparted to me greater satisfaction than the 
 manner in which our brethren in this quarter have taken hold of 
 the missionary business. At the very threshold, a circumstance 
 which I cannot without violence to my feelings abstain from 
 gratefully announcing, the society received by letter religious 
 assurances of one hundred dollars a vear from an individual for 
 
at least four years. The name was requested not to be mentioned 
 in the proceedings, except as " A Friend to Foreign Missions." 
 
 At the Yearly Meeting in the Ancient Order of the Six 
 Principles of the Doctrine of Christ, held at Johnson, Rhode 
 Island, it was gratifying to observe the pious regard with which 
 the subject of sending the gospel to the heathen was taken into 
 religious deliberation. Before the Warren Association, held in 
 Providence, a missionary sermon was delivered, and a collection 
 taken to aid the funds of the Board. After meeting the Boston 
 Association, whose zeal in the missionary cause is well known, 
 it afforded me much pleasure at the session of the Woodstock 
 Association, held in Westmoreland, N. H., to aid in forming, 
 on the 29th September, The Union Society in Vermont and Nnv 
 Hampshire, Auxiliary to the Baptist Board for Foreign Missions. 
 The week following, a missionary sermon was delivered by me 
 before the Vermont Association at Brandon, and a collection 
 taken to aid the general fund. At the close of the session, 6th 
 October, was formed The Vermont Society, Auxiliary to the Bap- 
 tist Board for Foreign Missions. Before the Leyden Association, 
 met at Halifax, Vt., the next week, another opportunity was 
 afforded me to plead the cause of the poor heathen, and a public 
 collection was made for the purpose of assisting the measures 
 in operation for imparting to them the gospel. Connected with 
 this Association, had been formed a few years since The Country 
 Baptist Missionary Society, whose object principally, though 
 not exclusively, was domestic missions. At the close of the ses- 
 sion, the 13th October, some additional articles to the constitu- 
 tion were, at my instance, adopted for the purpose of augment- 
 ing its activity, extending its regard to the wretched condition 
 of the heathen, and its taking rank among the foreign mission 
 societies, but without, in the least degree, lessening its attention 
 to the object primarily contemplated in its formation. Before 
 the Dublin Association the ensuing week, in Swansy, N. H., 
 the delightful office was again assigned me to preach upon the 
 subject of missions, and a public collection was taken for mis- 
 sionary purposes. Near the close of the session, the 20th Octo- 
 ber, was formed The Dublin Society Auxiliary to the Baptist 
 Board of Foreign Missions. 
 
 As no other Associations were to meet at points in which it 
 would be practicable for me to be present with them, having hud 
 opportunity of preaching a few missionary sermons in different 
 places in the country, and having returned to Boston, the Board 
 of The Baptist Society for propagating the Gospel in India and 
 other foreign parts, requested me to deliver the annual mis- 
 sionary sermon before that society. The collection on the occa- 
 sion, notwithstanding the pressure of public burdens and cala- 
 mities at the time, amounted to 185 dollars. 
 
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 Soon after this, the course of Providential openings, led me 
 again into Rhode Island; and it was conceived to be practicable 
 and proper for a mission society to be formed in that state in the 
 counties of Newport and Bristol, and some adjacent places. 
 For this purpose it was thought advisable for me to issue a cir- 
 cular, requesting a meeting to be held at Bristol, 7th December, 
 at the house of Kev. Mr. Bates. A sufficient number of persons 
 being assembled, The Evangelical Society of Bristol and Nerv- 
 port Counties, R. I., Auxiliary to the Baptist Board for Foreign 
 Missions was duly organized. A missionary sermon was, of 
 course, preached upon the occasion, and a collection taken for 
 missionary purposes. 
 
 My attention was immediately directed thence to the south- 
 easterly section of Massachusetts. By appointment and request, 
 a meeting was held at the house of Major Levi Pierce, near the 
 Four Corners in Middleboro, 29th December, on which occasion 
 was formed The United Society of Plymouth County and vicini- 
 ties Auxiliary to the Baptist Board for Foreign Missions, spread- 
 ing over the counties of Plymouth, Bristol, and Barnstable, and 
 some adjacent places in the same state. Missionary sermon and 
 a collection as usual. 
 
 The 4th January 1815, a missionarv sermon was delivered by 
 me in Beverly, Mass., by request, at the annual meeting of The 
 Salem Bible Translation and Foreign Mission Society, and a col- 
 lection was taken to aid their funds; — the regular annual mis- 
 sionary sermon and collection had been previously attended to 
 in Salem. / 
 
 What next engaged my attention was the central section in 
 Massachusetts. Associated with brother Daniel Chessman, who, 
 although, in consequence of a weakness of the lungs, not able to 
 preach, has afforded great assistance in the business, we proceed- 
 ed into Worcester County, and visited many of the ministers and 
 other brethren in that region. A meeting was requested, and ac- 
 cordingly held, at the house of Deacon James Wilson, in Worces- 
 ter, on which occasion was formed The Society for Worcester 
 County and vicinity Auxiliary to the Baptist Board for Foreign 
 Missions. Sermon and collection for missionary purposes, as in 
 other cases of a similar nature. After spending a short time in 
 that quarter, with a view to extend the operations, and promote 
 the activity of this Society, I set out, having still the favour of 
 brother Chessman's company, for this city. In New York I was 
 detained a few days to attend the annual meeting of The New 
 Tork Baptist Society for the Support of Foreign Missions, whose 
 Board of Directors requested of me a missionary sermon. The 
 New Tork Baptist Female Society for Promoting Foreign Mis- 
 sions, conferred upon me the honour of preaching the annual 
 
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 missionary sermon before that Society also. On both these occa- 
 sions public collections were taken to aid the mission fund. 
 
 The 3d May afforded me the pleasure of attending at New 
 Mills the annual meeting of The Baptist Foreign Missionary 
 Society of Nexv Jersey, and of preaching a missionary sermon on 
 the occasion, after which a collection was taken for missions. 
 The 10th and 11th, I experienced much satisfaction at the ses- 
 sion of the New York Association in the Baptist meeting house 
 in Gold street, New York city; particularly, as the subject of 
 missions proposed by me, as Agent of the Board, was attended 
 to in a manner highly gratifying, a missionary sermon requested 
 by the Association, and a public collection taken for the mission 
 fund. The formation of two mission societies was recommended, 
 and will probably soon take place. 
 
 Besides the Societies, at whose formation, since the meeting 
 of the Convention, a kind Providence has conferred on me the 
 favour of being present, several others have been formed. At 
 Troy, 23d July, The Baptist Society in Troy for Propagating 
 the Gospel in India and other Foreign Parts. At Utica, N. Y., 
 15th or 16th August, The Utica Baptist Society to aid in foreign 
 ynissions and in translating the Scriptures into the languages of 
 the heathen. At Poughkeepsie, 19th October, The New Tor A 
 Middle District Society Auxiliary to the Baptist Beard of Foreign 
 Missions. — One at Cincinnati, Ohio, whose constitution has not 
 yet come to hand, and also, a Female Mission Society at the 
 same place. In the South, it is probable another Society has, before 
 this time, been organized. A meeting for this purpose was ap- 
 pointed by the Georgia Association, to be held 5th April, in 
 Powelton, Hancock County, Geo. Something has been said, 
 and perhaps, done, relative to the origination of another in North 
 Carolina. In Fredericksburg, Va., a Female Mission Society 
 has been formed. A day is appointed also to complete the regu- 
 lar organization of one in the same place, mentioned in the Pro- 
 ceedings of the Convention, p. 37. The Baptist Mission Society 
 of Frederick County, Virginia, was formed 25th March, 1814. 
 The Corresponding Secretary has recently forwarded a copy of 
 their constitution, and also seventy dollars, from the society, 
 inclosed in a letter, in which he observes — u We feel a happiness 
 in believing that God is making use of Bible and Mission 
 Societies, to shed the light of his grace upon the eastern, western, 
 and other benighted parts of our world, and desire to participate 
 in the glorious work." 
 
 Besides these, The Boston Female Society for Missionary Pur- 
 poses, organized 9th October, 1800, seems to have anticipated 
 the present state of things. Impressed with the obligation of the 
 Saviour's command, quoted in the title page of their constitu- 
 tion — " Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to ever?' 
 
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 creature" — and solicitous to aid its accomplishment, these ex- 
 cellent ladies "formed themselves into a Society — for the express 
 purpose of aiding missions." Contemplating thus, in its origin, 
 the general diffusion of the gospel by efforts of this nature, this 
 Society has since manifested that liberal and pious regard to the 
 foreign mission*, and will, no doubt, continue to afford that as- 
 sistance to the funds of the Board, which should, unquestiona- 
 bly, entitle to a place among those societies that compose the 
 General Missionary Convention. So that it appears fair to reckon 
 the societies of this kind in the United States, at present, at 
 thirty-four or five, with the expectation that several others 
 will soon be formed. In this place, also, indulge me the plea- 
 sure of noticing The Mite Society in Providence, Rhode Island. 
 This was formed by ladies of the Baptist connexion, 11th No- 
 vember, 1806, and has since collected more than eight hundred 
 dollars for missionary purposes. At the southward similar so- 
 cieties are in operation. The Wadmalaxu and Edisto Female Mite 
 Society at Charleston, South Carolina, appears in the " Proceed- 
 ings" of the late Convention among the contributors to the funds 
 of the Board; and again on the minutes of the Charleston Asso- 
 ciation, since, in the same character. From numerous other 
 Mite Societies, and from Cent Societies, in various parts of our 
 country, much aid may be expected.. I regret the want of suffi- 
 ciently accurate information to enable me to furnish such de- 
 scriptions of them, as their praise-worthy zeal for diffusing the 
 light and influence of Christianity so justly claims, while at the 
 same time it would afford refined satisfaction to render to them 
 severally this tribute of respect and gratitude. Such amiable as- 
 sociations can never be contemplated by a missionary, but with 
 emotions peculiarly pleasing — particularly will the sisters in the 
 mission derive from this source at once, undissembled felicita- 
 tions and animating support, — while the example, too, impres- 
 sively says to others — go ye and do likewise. 
 
 The collections alluded to in the preceding statement, as taken 
 on occasions of my preaching upon the subject of missions, 
 amounting to more than five hundred dollars, have not come into 
 my hands, but have gone into the treasuries of the societies, in 
 hose vicinities, respectively, the collections were made. But many 
 sums have come into my possession, by various public collec- 
 tions, and from numerous individuals, the particular account of 
 which permit me now to present. 
 
 * See Baptist Missionary Magazine, p. 381. 
 
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 MONIES RECEIVED, VIZ: 
 1814. D. C. 
 
 June 28, By Mr. Holmes for a Sabbath at Lower Dublin 
 
 and Holmesburg, - - - 4 00 
 
 August 1, By a letter at Hartford, from " A Friend to 
 
 Foreign Missions" - - 3 00 
 
 9, By letter from Mrs. Bradley, Windsor, Vt. - 5 00 
 
 10, By Mr. Benjamin Stevens, Cornwall, Vt. 1 00 
 
 15, By collection in the C. House, Middlebury, Vt. 19 00 
 
 16, By Esquire Parks, Middlebury, Vt. - I 50 
 18, By Rev. Mr. Kendrick, do. ... o 50 
 
 By Deacon Rogers, do. - 1 00 
 
 21, By collection in the cong. M. H. Windsor, Vt. 16 20 
 26, By Gen. A. Forbes, Windsor, Vt. - - 100 00 
 
 Sept. 1, By Mr. Wells, from a widow, 1 dollar, and 
 
 from himself and others, 1 dollar, - - 2 00 
 
 2, By an anonymous letter put into my hands by 
 
 Deacon Bolles, Hartford, Con. 
 
 3, By a Lady, Middletown, Con. - 
 By another Lady, do. - 
 By another do. do. - 
 By the hand of Mrs. Phippen, enclosed in a note, 
 
 4, By Mr. Button, North Haven, Con. 
 
 13, By the hand of Mr. M'Clellan, from a Female 
 
 Society in Grafton, Ms. .... 
 By collection at the Warren Asso. Prov., R. I. 
 By a Lady afterwards, do. - 
 
 By the hand of Rev. Mr. Winchell, do. 
 By Mrs. Waterman, from a widow, do. 
 By another person, do. 
 
 1 4, By Rev. Mr. Conant, from Ladies, Marshfield, Ms. 1 6 00 
 By the hand of Rev. Ebenezer Briggs, from 
 
 sisters of Fourth Bap. Ch., Middleboro, Ms. 
 By Mr. Ezra Blake, Wrentham, Ms. 
 By Mr. Henry Hancock, same place, 
 
 15, By letter from a female friend of missions at 
 
 New Haven, Con. ... - 2 00 
 
 16, By a few persons at the Academy Hall, Mid- 
 
 dleborough, Ms. - - - - 3 00 
 
 25, By a Lady, Londonderry, N. H. at the house 
 
 of Mr. Caleb Gooden, after a lecture 
 
 26, By the hand of Mr. Gooden, Londonderry, N. H. 
 
 28, By Miss Jerusha Jewett, of Putney, Vt. 
 
 29, By Mr. B. Westmoreland, N. H. 
 
 30, By Captain Daniel Mason, Rockingham, Vt. 
 By Deacon Benjamin Smith, do. 
 By another person, - - do. - 
 
 Oct. 6, By a Lady, Brandon, Vt. 
 
 Amount carried forward, g299 32 
 
 c 
 
 c 
 
 00 
 
 6 
 
 00 
 
 4 
 
 00 
 
 1 
 
 00 
 
 1 
 
 00 
 
 1 
 
 00 
 
 12 
 
 00 
 
 76 
 
 36 
 
 1 
 
 00 
 
 1 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 2 
 
 00 
 
 16 
 
 00 
 
 7 
 
 00 
 
 3 
 
 00 
 
 1 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 25 
 
 [. 1 
 
 00 
 
 2 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 25 
 
 1 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 
 
 25 
 
 1 
 
 00 
 
18 
 
 i8U, D. C. 
 
 Amount brought forward, 299 31 
 Oct. 7, By the hand of Rev. Mr. Going, from Mrs. 
 
 Fletcher, Cavendish, Vt. - - - I 00 
 
 9, By collection in the congregational M. H. 
 Keane,*N.H. 
 
 10, By a Gentleman of the same place, 
 By the hand of a young gentleman, from a 
 
 Lady or Ladies, - 
 By two Ladies, 50 cents, and another Lady 20, 
 
 19, By Mr. G., from a Lady, Sullivan, N. H. 
 21, By Mr. Everett, from a Lady, Chesterfield, N. H. 
 
 23, By Mr. Smith, of Colerain, Ms. 
 
 24, By Mr. M'Clellan, do. 
 Nov. 8, By Mr. Chase, for an exchange of bank bills, 
 
 1 1, By Treas'r. of the B. S. for propagating the Gospel 
 
 in India, Sec. to defray travelling expenses, kc. 
 13, By the church in Beverly, for preaching, - 
 
 15, By four little children in Danvers, Ms. 
 By collection in Rev. Mr. Chaplin's M. H. 
 
 Danvers, Ms. .... 
 
 By the Rev. Mr. Chaplin, from a poor widow, do. 
 
 16, By Mrs. Chaplin, - - - do. 
 By Rev. Mr. Chaplin, ... do. 
 
 20, By collection, Pawtucket, R. I. 
 
 24, By Mrs. Martyn, Bristol, R. I. 
 
 25, By Ladies of the Baptist connexion, New 
 
 Bedford, Ms. ... 
 
 27, By collection in the Bapt. M. H. Warren, R. I. 
 
 By the hand of Mr. Allen, for Mrs. Allen, do. 
 29, By Rev. Mr. Bates, for exchanging bank bills, 
 Dec. 4, By collection in Newport, R.I. 
 Dec. 5, By Deacon Tilly and his Lady, Newport, R. I. 
 
 7, By Rev. Mr. Lewis, of Swansea, Ms. 
 
 8, By Mrs. Munroe, Bristol, R. I. 
 By Mrs. Martyn, do. - 
 
 21, By collection in Rev. Mr. Holmes' M. H. 
 
 New Bedford, Ms. - - - 15 40 
 
 25, By collection in Rev. Mr. Judson's M. H. 
 
 Plymouth, Ms. 12 79 
 
 27, By a Lady in Rev. Mr. Abbott's Society, 
 
 Middleborough, Ms. ... i oo 
 
 50 
 
 60 
 
 1 
 
 00 
 
 1 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 70 
 
 4 
 
 00 
 
 . 
 
 50 
 
 1 
 
 00 
 
 1 
 
 00 
 
 1 
 
 i 
 
 00 
 
 l 
 50 
 
 00 
 
 5 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 35 
 
 5 
 
 01 
 
 
 
 25 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 00 
 
 24 
 
 00 
 
 1 
 
 00 
 
 7 
 
 52 
 
 t25 
 
 06 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 1 
 
 00 
 
 f28 
 
 20 
 
 t2 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 3 
 
 00 
 
 Amount carried forward^ g558 59 
 
 * My spending a Sabbath in this place was without any previous intention 
 of doing so. Being politely invited to preach, and understanding that a third 
 sermon on the subject of missions would not be unacceptable, it was wilb 
 emotions peculiarly pleasing 1 received from thb respectable and worthy con- 
 gregational society their willing and liberal contribution. The pastor, Rev. Mr 
 Hall, deceased about two months before. 
 
 \ These sums are credited to the E. Society, Bristol and Newport counties. 
 Rhode Island Auxiliary, &c. 
 
24 
 
 86 
 
 9 
 
 00 
 
 4 
 
 86 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 2 
 
 63 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 10 
 
 66 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 6 
 
 86 
 
 4 
 
 00 
 
 1 
 
 50 
 
 42 
 
 63 
 
 10 
 
 08 
 
 23 
 
 82 
 
 19 
 
 1815. B.C. 
 
 Amount brought forward, 558 *59 
 Jan. 4, By Mrs. Lamson, from a Pemale Society in 
 
 Beverly, Mb. - - - - 15 00 
 
 8, By a collection in the Rev. Mr. Codman's 
 
 M. H. Dorchester, Ms. ... 
 
 9, By a Lady of the same place, -.;-''- 
 18, By collection in the Bap. M. H. Belchertown, Ms. 
 22, By a Lady in West Boylston, Ms. 
 31, By a collection in a school house, Hopkinton, Ms. 
 
 Feb. 1, By a young Lady of the same place, - 
 
 By a collection in the Baptist place of worship 
 Westborough, Ms. - 
 
 2, By Mr. Haskall, Northborough, Ms. 
 
 6, By collection in the house of Deacon Newton, 
 
 after lecture, Paxton, Ms. -"■'-:- 
 
 7, By Deacon Winsor Newton, <lo. 
 By Deacon Newton's father, do. - 
 By coll. in Rev. Mr. Avery's M. H. Holden, Ms. 
 
 8, By collection in Baptist M. H. Belchertown, Ms. 
 12, By collection in Bap. M. H. Harvard, Ms. 
 15, By letter from Rev. Mr. Biddle, collected at 
 
 the session of the Neuse Asso. N. C. - 24 00 
 
 17, By Mr. Baily, for an address at a musical 
 
 concert, Boston, Ms. - - - 20 00 
 
 , 22, By Treasurer of the Society for Worcester 
 county and vicinity, Auxiliary, Sic. 
 
 24, By a Lady, Westspringfield, Ms. 
 27, By a Lady, Belchertown, Ms. 
 
 Mar. 28, By coll. in the Bap. M. H. near Trenton, N. J. 
 April 2, By collection in the Baptist M. H. New 
 Brunswick, N. J. 
 By the church in Piscataway, do. 
 
 7, By the hand of Rev. Dr. Rogers, from a Lady 
 
 of New Haven, Con. - 
 
 By the same, from Mrs. B , Fort Mifflin, 
 
 By the same, from Mrs. Cornog, for the translation, 
 
 Chester Co., Penn. ... 
 
 8, By the same, from Miss. M. Moore, Phila. 
 
 25, By the hand of Rev. Mr. M'Laughlin, from 
 
 the church, New Brunswick, N. J. - 3 00 
 
 May 3, By the Treasurer of the Baptist F. M. Society 
 
 of New Jersey, - - - 36 29 
 
 8, By collection in the Baptist meeting house, 
 
 Newark, N. J. - - *47 90 
 
 By two or three persons, to be added to this 
 collection, - - 
 
 9, By another person, to be added to the same, 
 10, By Rev. Mr. Randolph, Samptown, N. J. 
 
 By Rev. Mr. Brown, Scotch Plains, N. J. 
 Fractional parts of the preceding receifits, 
 
 50 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 25 
 
 
 
 25 
 
 *10 
 
 64 
 
 *38 
 
 19 
 
 2 
 
 00 
 
 50 
 
 00 
 
 5 
 
 00 
 
 n, 
 
 
 4 
 
 00 
 
 2 
 
 50 
 
 *2 
 
 10 
 
 *2 
 
 00 
 
 *20 
 
 50 
 
 *25 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 06 
 
 81059 19 
 
 * These sums credited to the Bap. F. M. S. of New Jersey. 
 
20 
 
 Although it has been constantly my wish and endeavour to avoid 
 expense as much as possible, and have had frequent occasion grate- 
 fully, on behalf of the Board, to acknowledge favours tending to pre* 
 vent its increase; still, as the Board must be aware, much would 
 inevitably be incurred. The amount, however, I flatter myself, will 
 not appear extravagant, when considered, that while passing between 
 two and three thousand miles, it has supplied my contingent neces- 
 sities. Besides humble thankfulness to a gracious Providence for 
 preserving my health, and conducting me in safety from place to 
 place, and gratitude to our brethren and friends in general, for multi- 
 plied instances of personal kindness and the uniform regard mani- 
 fested towards the objects of the Board, allow me to record very 
 grateful thanks for the following particular favors — to Mrs. Woos- 
 ter of New Haven, for g7 75 — to Rev. Mr. Elliot, and others, at 
 the close of the last session of the Dublin Asso: for gS 311 — to 
 Mrs. Boardman and Mr. Farwell, for the following note, handed to 
 me by Dea: Lincoln, of Boston. " Feeling ourselves in duty bound 
 as well to relieve the necessities of saints as to cast in our mite to 
 aid the cause of Christ generally, we submit the inclosed sum to 
 you for your personal comfort. Mrs. Boardman, S20, L. Farwell, 
 giO" — to Mr. Allen Warren, R. I. for a pair of shoes. 
 
 The general diffusion of distinct intelligence in relation to mis- 
 sionary concerns, has long appeared to me of the utmost importance 
 to the objects for whose attainment the General Convention has been 
 organized, the Board appointed. Impressed with this conviction, it 
 was impossible for me not to feel exceedingly solicitous that the 
 Proceedings of the Convention should be circulated as extensively 
 as practicable; and accordingly, after the said Proceedings were 
 printed, before leaving this city, besides copies to many individuals, 
 I forwarded parcels of them to several Associations, from most of 
 which information has been returned stating their having been well 
 received, and disposed of to advantage. 
 
 The Board having thought proper to employ tny agency, under 
 the favour of its patronage, " with a view to excite the fiublic mind 
 more generally to engage in missionary exertions," as well as " to as- 
 sist in originating societies or institutions for carrying the missionary 
 design into execution;" to discharge the duties and meet the respon- 
 sibilities of this designation, I conceived it expedient to address the 
 Associations in a printed letter. In this communication two objects 
 were particularly in view — to engage the Associations in the mis- 
 sionary cause, and to open a channel of intercourse between the 
 Board and all the Baptist churches in the United States, by means 
 of a regular correspondence and interchange of Proceedings and 
 Minutes between the Board and the Assooiations. These objects are 
 indeed intimately connected, and manifestly of vital importance to 
 the missionary interest. It will be gratifying to the Board to discover 
 that they are attainable. The success of my efforts in this business has 
 surpassed even the fond anticipations of my own eager wishes. 
 
 More fully to explain the plan of communication and correspon- 
 dence contemplated to be established between the Board and the 
 Associations and Churches, as well as to make up for deficiencies 
 
21 
 
 in cases in which it had not been practicable to forward the abovp 
 mentioned printed letter to Associations in season, I have since had 
 a circular printed, addressed to individuals. The plan proposed, so 
 far as intelligence has yet come to hand, uniformly meets with ap- 
 probation. 
 
 A concise review of the various Associations in the United States, 
 ■will contribute to shew the extent and favourable results of these 
 exertions. Including the Sabbatarian General Conference, the Gro- 
 ton Union Conference, the Holland Purchase Conference, the Yearly 
 Meeting in the Ancient Order of the Six Principles, and one called 
 the Emancipating Society, may be reckoned one hundred and fif- 
 teen Associations in our country. Of these there are in 
 
 Maine, three Associations. All of which have been addressed 
 relative to missions, and have yielded towards this subject a favoura- 
 ble countenance. The Lincoln recommends "that there be a contri- 
 bution of one cent per month for each member, to be applied to 
 missionary purposes." Would each Association adopt this measure, 
 and actually carry it into effect, though trifling the contribution of 
 each, the amount of the whole would be very considerable indeed. 
 
 JVew Hampshire, three Associations. From the Meredith no in- 
 formation relative to missions has been received. The New Hamp- 
 shire has not yet been addressed upon the subject, but from the de- 
 clarations of individuals belonging to it, no doubt is entertained that 
 it will readily and cordially enter into the views of the Board. The 
 Dublin indeed was ready a year ago, and has manifested its zeal in 
 the cause both by a public collection, for the mission, at the session 
 before its last, and at its last session by a public collection, and the 
 formation of a Foreign Missionary Society, and also by recommending 
 to the churches of which it is composed to make annual contribu- 
 tions for the same object. 
 
 Vermont, six Associations. The Vermont, the Woodstock, and the 
 Fairfield, having been addressed upon the subject, have entered into 
 the views of the Board with laudable zeal. In their connexion two 
 Missionary Societies have been formed, from which may justly be 
 expected considerable assistance. The Danville is understood to be 
 warmly favourable to missionary efforts. Accounts relative to the 
 Barre are also of a nature to awaken pleasing hopes. The Shafts- 
 bury, although not yet addressed upon the subject, has long displayed 
 that zeal and charity, which furnish a satisfactory pledge of its favour 
 towards the benevolent objects of the Board. 
 
 Massachusetts, four Associations, and all of them have listened 
 with pleasure to the voice of Divine Providence, summoning atten- 
 tion to the missionary cause; — have recommended to the churches 
 to make annual contributions for its promotion; — in various ways are 
 encouraging and assisting exertions of this nature; — readily and af- 
 fectionately, with their brethren in other places, advancing to the 
 hel/i of the Lord against the mighty. 
 
 Hhode Island, two Associations. The Warren has entered into the 
 views of the Board, with a readiness and zeal worthy its established 
 excellent character. Large in number and venerable by age, it asso- 
 ciates with these considerations peculiar endearment, by so warmlv 
 
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 espousing, as it does, the cause of those who dwell in the dark places 
 of the earth, that are full of the habitations of cruelty. Besides a reso- 
 lution to lake a public collection at each annual meeting of Associa- 
 tion, the churches of which it is composed are affectionately exhorted 
 to make annual contributions for the purpose of imparting the know- 
 ledge of the gospel to the heathen. The Yearly Meeting also, at its 
 last session, took this subject into serious deliberation, and mani- 
 fested a willingness to hold a correspondence with the Board. 
 
 Connecticut, three Associations; which have embarked in the mis- 
 sion cause, with a decision and activity becoming the piety of our 
 brethren in that quarter. The Groton Union Conference has not 
 indeed yet been addressed upon this subject; but such accounts 
 have been received as to induce a confident persuasion, that our 
 brethren of that Conference will afford their patronage and assistance 
 to the general object. The Connecticut F. M. Society has already 
 been mentioned, and it is believed the Board may calculate on its 
 steady and increasing support. 
 
 New York, fifteen Associations. The New York had not till the 
 present season been addressed upon missions. At its recent session, 
 as Agent of the Board, I had the pleasure of presenting the subject, 
 and the satisfaction of seeing it attended to with propriety and zeal. 
 A public collection annually at its session, — contributions by the 
 churches — and the formation of two mission societies, one in New 
 York and one in East Jersey, were affectionately recommended by 
 the Association, at whose request also I delivered a missionary sermon 
 on the occasion, and a public collection was taken for the general 
 fund. The Warwick has not yet been addressed, nor any informa- 
 tion, except a copy of their minutes, been received. But from their 
 number, local situation, and character, it appears not too much to 
 anticipate their countenance and aid in this business. The Otsego 
 appears to be exerting a zealous patronage in favour of missions to 
 the heathen. In this quarter has been formed The Utica Baptise 
 Society to aid in Foreign Missions. The Chemung expresses a cordial 
 approbation of the objects of the Board. The Rensselaerville has 
 appointed persons ' to receive monies collected in the Association 
 and churches, to aid the foreign mission." The Cayuga also has 
 appointed a person " to receive contributions for foreign missions." 
 The Essex recommends to the churches, *' to pay six cents a 
 member to help support missionary labours." The Saratoga has 
 not yet been addressed, but from their number and pious zeal for 
 the Lord Jesus, the Board would probably do them injustice not to 
 calculate on their cordial patronage and assistance. The Black 
 River, also, it is believed, will yield a favourable countenance. The 
 Madison has entered into the subject with a lively interest, appointed 
 a standing secretary to correspond with the Board, taken a public 
 collection, and forwarded S42 for the general fund. The standing 
 secretary thus writes, " Your letter to me I read to the Association, 
 and likewise the printed one addressed to the Association, and the 
 Address of the General Convention respecting the same thing. 
 These communications excited the most pleasing sensations in the 
 friends of Zion assembled. The business was immediately attended 
 to, as you may see by our minutes." From the Lake George no in- 
 
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 formation has yet been received. The Union at its last session, 
 " appointed a committee to draft a constitution for missionary pur- 
 poses." The business may probably be matured at the next session. 
 The Franklin at its last session, " took up the subject of sending 
 missionaries among the destitute — and, considering the gospel as the 
 power of God unto salvation, and the command to preach it to every 
 creature, — voted to recommend to the several churches to raise 
 money by contribution, and send it by their messengers to the next 
 Association." — Also appointed u a committee to devise a plan of ope- 
 ration to be adopted, if thought proper by the Association at their 
 next meeting." The Holland Purchase Conference, it is believed, 
 will exert its influence in favour of the same benevolent object. The 
 St. Lawrence, although not large, will, it is thought, find pleasure in 
 manifesting a friendly regard towards the objects of the Board. From, 
 a member of the Ontario, which is a new Association, a friendly letter 
 has been received, bearing intelligence of a favourable nature. It is, 
 indeed, pleasing and encouraging to find our numerous and wealthy 
 brethren in this large state so actively zealous in this benevolent 
 cause. 
 
 New Jersey, one Association, which manifests a favourable regard 
 towards diffusing the knowledge of Christ among the heathen. In 
 the same region has been formed, The Baptist Foreign Missionary 
 Society of New Jersey, from which, as it transmits to the general 
 fund this season, a sum larger than that allowed by its delegates to 
 be reported to the Convention, as its probable annual contribution,® 
 the Board may indulge the anticipation of increasing support. 
 
 Pennsylvania, three Associations. In 1813, the Philadelphia em- 
 barked in the missionary cause, and took measures to bring about 
 the formation of The Philadelphia Baptist Society for Foreign Mis- 
 sions; and it is gratifying to contemplate the amount,f allowed by the 
 delegates of this society to be reported to the Convention, as its pro- 
 bable annual contribution to the general fund — especially as the 
 wealth and liberality of Philadelphia, and of the churches in the adja- 
 cent country, will enable this society, with ease, to furnish the sum 
 mentioned. From the Redstone no information has yet been received. 
 The Abington is small, but friendly to the wishes of the Board. 
 
 Delaware, one Association, which, although not large, has already 
 expressed such regard to the objects of the Board, as, in connexion 
 with The Delaware Branch Society for Foreign Missions, to justify 
 the expectation of continued assistance from this quarter. 
 
 Mar ij land, two Associations. The Baltimore appears friendly, but at 
 its last session, the state of things in that part of our country did not 
 admit of its bestowing much attention upon the subject of missions,, 
 From The Baltimore Baptist Missionary Society also, the Board, it is 
 conceived, may safely calculate on firm support. The Salisbury, it is 
 not doubted, will afford friendly assistance to the same object. 
 
 Virginia, sixteen Associations, which will be able to do much for 
 advancing the missionary cause, and may be expected cheerfully tp 
 bring forward their assistance, when the subject shall have beer 
 
 • See Proceedings of Convention, p. 34. f Ibid, p. 35 
 
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 properly placed before them. The minutes of the Ketocton have 
 been received, within whose limits is The Bajitist Mission Society 
 of Frederick county, Va. before mentioned. From the Strawberry 
 no intelligence has yet been obtained. The minutes of the Dover 
 have come to hand, and it appears that the missionary influence is 
 gaining ground in that interesting quarter. In the same region 
 exists The Richmond Mission Society, which, at its late annual meet- 
 ing, ordered §250 to be remitted to the general fund, being the 
 sum* allowed by the delegates of that society to be reported to the 
 Convention, as the probable amount of its annual assistance. The 
 minutes of the Middle District have been received, and a letter 
 accompanying them, in which the writer thinks it ' pretty certain 
 that that Association will be pleased with the missionary business/ 
 From the Roanoke, Portsmouth, and Albemarle nothing relative to 
 missions has yet been obtained. Within the limits of the Goshen, 
 at Fredericksburgh, a Female Mission Society has been formed, and 
 a day is appointed to complete the organization of a society in the 
 same place, mentioned in Proceedings of Convention, p. 37. Rev. 
 Mr. Mason, of the Shiloh, thus writes — « I am much pleased with 
 the missionary institution, believing that that, and the Bible Society, 
 under the divine patronage, are calculated to diffuse general know- 
 ledge to the heathen world, and lay a permanent foundation for the 
 latter clay glory, and think every benevolent heart ought to contri- 
 bute for the advancement of so glorious a cause." From the New 
 River and the Mayo, no information. From a member of the Appo- 
 mattox has been received a letter of a favourable character. From a 
 member of the Meherrin a letter also of a favourable nature. But 
 from the Union, the Greenbrier, and the Accomack, no missionary in- 
 telligence has yet arrived. 
 
 North Carolina, eleven Associations. Rev. Mr. Culpeper, member 
 of the Sandy Creek, writes, that he " shall take pleasure in pro- 
 moting the missionary business." From the Kehukee the minutes 
 have been received, and a letter from Rev. Mr. Lancaster, Pres. of 
 the N. Carolina Baptist Society for F. Missions, expressing his cor- 
 dial approbation of the plan of communication and correspondence 
 contemplated to be established between the Board and the Associa- 
 tions. His zeal for missions is well known. From a member of the 
 Yadkin, Rev. Mr. Wright, a friendly letter has been received, ex- 
 pressing sentiments very favourable to missionary efforts. From the 
 Neuse, minutes have been received, and a letter from Rev. Mr. Bid- 
 die, communicating $24, taken up by public collection during the 
 session of the Association. By the attention and zeal of Rev. Mr. 
 Read, the missionary business was placed before the Flat River, at 
 their last session, and seems likely to receive countenance from that 
 quarter, as a person was appointed by the Association to receive com- 
 munications from the Board. Mr. Read has also forwarded a copy of 
 their minutes, and two very kind letters. From the Mountain no in- 
 formation relative to missions has yet come to hand. From the Cape 
 Fear, minutes have come to hand, and it appears that a parcel of the 
 Proceedings of the Convention had been received by the Associa* 
 
 * See Proceedings of Convention, p. 35. 
 
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 tion, and that a collection was taken for missions. In this quarter the 
 missionary influence appears to be on the increase. From the 
 Chowan, minutes have been received, and a letter from Rev. Mr. 
 Spivey, expressing his approbation of the business, and furnishing 
 reason to hope that something in favour of it may be done by that 
 Association. From the Raleigh, minutes have come to hand, and a 
 letter from Rev. Mr. Daniel, who appears to be prudently and zeal- 
 ously engaged in advancing the missionary interest in that quarter. 
 Minutes of the Country Line have been forwarded by the Rev. Mr. 
 Roberts, and a letter expressive of his good wishes, and pious zeal 
 for promoting the mission business. From a member of the French 
 Broad also, a friendly letter has been received. So that from our 
 worthy brethren in this state, it is believed, the Board may justly cal- 
 culate on continued and increasing assistance. Besides the large mis- 
 sion society already formed there, the organization of another in the 
 western part of the state, has been contemplated, and may perhaps 
 soon take place, if not indeed, already accomplished. 
 
 South Carolina, Jive Associations. This business appears to so much 
 advantage on the minutes of the Charleston, that I cannot refuse 
 myself the pleasure of quoting the article. " The moderator laid be- 
 fore the Association the minutes of the late Convention in Philadel- 
 phia, held by the Baptists for missionary purposes, at which the 
 Hon. Judge Tallmadge and himself had attended as delegates, and 
 at the same time he read the constitution which the Convention had 
 formed, their address to the public, and the minutes of the Board of 
 missions, founded on the aforesaid constitution, requesting that the 
 Association would give a decided public expression of their senti- 
 ments on these subjects: Whereupon it was declared, by a unani- 
 mous vote, — that this Association do approve of the said constitution 
 and address, and of the measures taken by the Board of missions to 
 bring the constitution into operation; and that it is their wish and re- 
 quest that the churches for which they are convened, will give cor- 
 dial and firm support to these measures, in order that, through the 
 blessing of God, the important object proposed, the conversion of 
 the heathen to the faith of Christ, may be obtained." From the Bethel, 
 little information has been obtained, enough, however, to produce a 
 belief, that the missionary zeal may be kindled to considerable 
 extent in that quarter. Minutes of the Broad River, and pleasing in- 
 formation has been communicated, evincing a disposition to patronize 
 the cause of missions. Minutes of the Saluda, and information of a 
 favourable tendency have come to hand. From the Edgefield, little 
 has yet been heard. However, our brethren in these parts, there is 
 reason to believe, when the subject shall be properly placed before 
 them, will not decline the privilege of aiding so benevolent a cause. 
 
 Georgia, rfa: Associations. The minutes of the Georgia have been 
 received, from which the following is extracted, evincing the lively 
 zeal of this Association for missionary efforts. " Br. Mercer pre- 
 sented and read the circular and constitution of The Savannah Bafi- 
 tist Society for F. Missions, and then moved for the approbation of 
 the Association, which was given willingly and unanimously.— 
 Whereupon it was thought proper to recommend the subject for 
 
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26 
 
 its evident importance, to the consideration ol the churches, and 
 Friday, 5th May, was named as a day on which all wfio were dis- 
 posed might meet at Povvelton, in Hancock county, to form a society 
 and digest a plan to aid the glorious effort to evangelize the poor 
 heathen in idolatrous lands." The minutes of the Hephzibah have 
 been received, and also a letter, from which there seems reason to 
 cherish the expectation of aid from this quarter in the missionary 
 business. From the Sarepta, no intelligence relative to missions has 
 yet arrived. The Savannah River, in connexion with which was 
 formed, in 1813, The Savannah Mission Society, and within whose 
 limits afterwards, The Beaufort District Mission Society, will doubt- 
 less continue to patronize this cause. From the Ockmulgee, and 
 Ebenezer, nothing relative to missions has yet come to hand. 
 
 Mississippi Territory, two Associations. The minutes of both of 
 which have been received, and also such other information as exhi- 
 bits a favourable prospect in this region. 
 
 Tennessee, eight Associations. Esq. Hale, a member of the Hol- 
 tton, in a letter, declares himself " truly glad to hear of the mis- 
 sionary scheme," and hopes the churches in that region will not be 
 backward to contribute for its advancement. From the Tennessee and 
 the Cumberland, nothing has yet been forwarded upon the subject. 
 The Rev. Mr. Fort, of the Red River, expresses most cordial ap- 
 probation of the object contemplated by the Board, and entertains the 
 opinion, that, when fully understood by the churches, it will meet the 
 approbation of that Association. From the Elk River, information 
 upon the subject has not yet arrived. The minutes of the Concord 
 have been forwarded by Esq. Foster, and also a letter, in which he 
 expresses his warm approbation of the Board of missions, and that 
 he entertains no doubt the subject will be patronized in that state; and 
 very impressively asks, " should we refuse to contribute our mite to 
 impart these invaluable blessings to those who are sitting in darkness, 
 might not the very stones cry out against us?" From the Washington 
 and the Little River, nothing relative to missions has yet arrived. 
 The Board, however, it is conceived, may justly cherish a persua- 
 sion of their favourable countenance, in unison with that of their 
 brethren generally, through the state. 
 
 Kentucky, fourteen Associations. Minutes of the Elkhorn have been 
 forwarded, and a letter from one of its members, from which there 
 appears a willingness to maintain a friendly correspondence with the 
 Board. From a member of the Salem, a friendly letter has been 
 received recently, in which the writer declares himself ' willing 
 to do every thing he can to advance the Redeemer's kingdom in this 
 world,' and that he ' feels a very warm side towards missionary 
 purposes.' From the Tate's Creek, nothing has yet come to hand 
 relative to missions. A member of the Bracken, expresses, in a let- 
 ter, his opinion, that many will "avail themselves of the earliest 
 opportunity to cast in their mile unto the offerings of the Lord." 
 Esq. Hall, of the Green River, declares himself " indeed much 
 pleased with the project" — and that with pleasure he will receive 
 any communications from the Board for that Association. Rev. Mr. 
 Graves of the North Bend, rejoices " at the exertions of our brethren 
 in different parts of the world to propagate the gospel among the 
 
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 heathen." From the North District and the Burning Spring min- 
 utes, and a friendly letter, have recently arrived. From the South 
 District, the Long Run, the Russels Creek, and the Stockton's Fa/ley, 
 nothing has come to hand relative to missions. The Licking received 
 a parcel of the Proceedings of the Convention, and disposed of them 
 so as to remit in return to the Board S3 87\, besides forwarding a 
 kind letter to myself. Minutes of the Emancipating Society, and a 
 friendly letter have also been received. All which induces the pleas- 
 ing belief, that our numerous brethren in this flourishing state, al- 
 though local and obvious considerations may incline them to employ 
 a portion of their efforts in domestic missions, will, nevertheless, find 
 pleasure in maintaining that friendly connexion and correspondence 
 with the Board, which offer so much mutual satisfaction and advan- 
 tage. 
 
 Ohio, Jive Associations. Esq. Corwin, of the Miami, has forwarded 
 a kind letter from which it appears reasonable to anticipate the fa- 
 vourable countenance of this Association. The Scioto at the last ses- 
 sion, recommended to the churches to make contributions for the 
 " noble and good purposes" of the mission. Minutes of the Straight 
 Creek and a friendly letter have lately been received. From the Beaver 
 and the Mad River, no indication has yet been supplied, relative to 
 their views of missions to the heathen. There is no reason, however, 
 to doubt their being favourable. 
 
 Indianna Territory, three Associations. From the White Watery 
 minutes have been forwarded by Rev. Mr. Ferris, and also a letter, 
 in which he says, " I am truly glad that there is a prospect of the 
 gospel shining once more in the east, and do earnestly hope that the 
 friends of the Lord Jesus, in America, will unite their resources to 
 send the good news of salvation to those who are perishing for lack 
 of knowledge." A friendly letter from Rev. Mr. M'Coy, with infor- 
 mation relative to the Wabash and the Silver Creek, has been receiv- 
 ed. The prospect is favourable. 
 
 The Sabbattarian General Conference has not yet been addressed 
 upon the subject of missions. 
 
 In this brief review of the one hundred and fifteen Associations 
 in this country, it will, I persuade myself, afford much satisfaction 
 to the Board to find so many of them already engaged in patronizing 
 the pious design of imparting the knowledge of Jesus Christ to the 
 heathen. Others, a confidence may justly be entertained, will afford 
 assistance also, when the subject shall have been properly placed be- 
 fore them. A tabular view of the Associations is submitted on a sepa- 
 rate paper. In relation to the whole business, I can scarcely repress 
 the exclamation, " What hath God wrought!" He hath indeed "done 
 great things for us, whereof we are glad." 
 
 With very affectionate christian salutations, to yourself, Sir, and 
 to the Board of Missions, permit me to subscribe myself your agent 
 and missionary, 
 
 LUTHER RICE. 
 Rev. Dr.Staughton, Cor. Sec. of the 
 Ba/i. Board of Missions for the U. States. 
 
 Philadelphia, 25th May, 1815. 
 
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 The setting ajmrt of brother George H. Hough as a missionary to 
 India beyond the Ganges. 
 
 The Board ore persuaded that the circumstances attendant on the 
 acceptance and employment of brother Hough will afford gratifica- 
 tion, and create thankfulness to the Head of the church, who asks 
 not in vain " whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" The lan- 
 guage of the heart of brother Hough is, " Here am 7, send vie." 
 
 Mr. Hough is about 28 years of age. a native of Windsor, Vt., and 
 member of the Baptist church at Pawtucket, R. I. 
 
 In his letter soliciting the patronage of the Board, after some ac- 
 count of the religious exercises of his mind, he observes, — " with an 
 impression that it was my duty to become a servant in the church, 
 for Christ's sake, and having a special regard in my heart for the ad- 
 vancement of the Redeemer's kingdom and the everlasting welfare 
 of men, I obeyed, as well the call of duty as that of the church, and 
 engaged with much weakness and trembling in the ministry of the 
 word. Since the time I received the knowledge of the truth, I have 
 had a disposition of mind towards a missionary life; — have felt a pe- 
 culiar and strong desire for the fulfilment of those prophecies, which 
 relate to the universal reign of Christ on earth, and have been, and 
 still am, not only willing, but desirous of offering my body as a living 
 sacrifice to God, that his gracious purposes might be accomplished 
 in me and others. For about one year past, my impressions of duty 
 relative to engaging in the India mission have been increasing, Hav- 
 ing spent my early years in acquiring the art of printing, and it hav- 
 ing been intimated that a new station would be sought by the Ame- 
 rican missionaries, where a printing establishment would be eminently 
 useful towards accomplishing the object of the mission, I feit upon 
 my mind a kind of double obligation to offer myself to the respected 
 Board of Foreign Missions for their patronage and assistance; that 
 they would allow me the happiness of making the sacrifices, encounter- 
 ing the trials, enduring the fatigues, and dying the death of amissionary. 
 
 "One persuasion has ever occupied my mind upon this subject, that 
 if it were my duty, if God designed me to labour in that part of his 
 vineyard, He himself would conduct me towards it by his Providence; 
 and I cannot help observing, that every step which I have taken to- 
 wards the present interview has been apparently to my mind provi- 
 dentially directed; and I think I could never have felt satisfied that I 
 had done my duty, without presenting myself, as I now do, to this 
 Board, and intreating that they would bestow on mc the favour, which 
 it is now in their power I hope consistently to grant, of living and 
 dying their missionary in India." 
 
 Mrs. Hough in a letter to her parents about the same time, with a 
 view to reconcile their minds to her going to India, thus tenderly ad- 
 dresses them: — " I can anticipate your feelings in parting with one 
 of your children probably for life, and I feel all that relactance, which 
 an affectionate child would feel for kind parents, when I leave you for 
 a distant country. My husband has long been desirous of going to 
 India, and he feels confident that he can be more useful in the cause 
 of Christ there, than, in any other place. He is professedly engaged 
 
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 in that cause, to promote which ought to be the object of all chris- 
 tians. They ought to be willing to make sacrifices, to endure hard- 
 ships, and to forsake all for Christ's sake and the gospel's. 
 
 " You, my dear mother, professing to be a follower of Jesus, to feel 
 interested in his cause, let me ask, if you do not wish to promote it — 
 if you do not desire to see that day, when the gospel shall be preached 
 to every nation under heaven? — How would you feel if deprived of 
 your Bible and the preaching of the gospel? Would you not be willing 
 to go even to India for the enjoyment of such a blessing? And if sal- 
 vation depend upon knowing and believing in Christ, and if there is 
 greater joy in a well grounded hope and faith in the gospel, than in 
 all the pleasures of the world, is it not of great importance, that the 
 heathen should taste of these joys? I know you will say that it is of 
 importance that the gospel should be preached to them — and why 
 not my husband endure the hardships incident to a missionary life, 
 as well others? Why should not I go to India as well as other women, 
 and share with my husband the trials and comforts of a life devoted 
 to the cause of truth? I hope you and all other christians will pray for 
 us, that we faint not in the day of trial." 
 
 On the evening of Thursday 25th inst. in the Baptist meeting 
 house, in Sansom Street, brother Hough was solemnly set apart by 
 prayer and the imposition of hands, to the service of a Missionary, 
 intended for the Empire of Burmah. Introductory prayer by brother 
 Rice;* sermon from Mat. xxiv. 14. " And this gospel of the kingdom 
 shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all fiations," by the 
 Rev. Mr. White; consecrating prayer by the Rev. Dr. Staughton; 
 imposition of hands by the Rev. Drs. Staughton and Holcombe, and 
 the Rev. Messrs. White, Grigg, and Rice; charge by Dr. Holcombe; 
 address to the assembly by Dr. Staughton; closing prayer by Mr. 
 Grigg. The solemnities were impressive; and a collection was taken 
 for missionary purposes. 
 
 MISSIONARY FIELD, 
 
 Being the first in the arrangement of Divine Providence occupied by 
 Missionaries under the patronage of the Board. 
 
 This subject is adverted to with pleasure, not only to satisfy 
 an anxious public whose charities are willingly contributed, but 
 gratefully to record the goodness of God, in selecting, as in the dispen- 
 sation of his over-ruling providence, he manifestly has done, the large 
 and populous empire of Burmah as the first object for the missionary 
 
 * For the information of brethren at a distance, it may be proper just to ob- 
 serve that brother R. who, as well as brother and sister Judson, went out to 
 India under the patronage of the pedo-baptist churches, and who were baptized 
 in Calcutta, by the Rev. Mr. Ward, one of the missionaries at Serampore, and 
 one of the associate pastors of the church at Serampore and Calcutta, and were 
 received to the communion of that church, has, since his' return to the U States, 
 become a member of the baptist church in Sansom Street, Philadelphia; thu9 
 strengthening the ties which ynite him to his brethren in this country. 
 
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 efforts of the American Baptists. Introductory to a view of this em- 
 pire as missionary ground, it may be proper to quote a few sentences 
 contained in a letter from the Rev. Dr. Fuller, of Kettering, to the 
 Corresponding Secretary, in which he observes,—" I have just now 
 received a letter from Dr. Carey, who says, — " The Burman mission 
 is fixed at Ava the capital, and a printing press is to be established 
 there, by order of the Emperor. Felix* was some time ago ordered 
 to Ava to vaccinate the younger branches of the royal family. He 
 went, and was received with rather more honour than he would 
 have wished for. He had none of the vaccine virus, but a ship was 
 ordered to be engaged to bring him to Bengal for some. I had in 
 the mean time sent some thither, which arrived the day he was to 
 have embarked, and prevented his coming. He requested leave of 
 the emperor to set up a printing press, which was granted, and 
 he required to reside at Ava. Brother Judson, who is at Rangoon, 
 and feels happy in that mission, will continue there, till further 
 help can be sent thither*. I wish we had a brother from England to 
 settle there. We should then have a station at each end of that em- 
 pire." I think if brother Carey had known the difficulties of an Ame- 
 rican brother being admitted into British India, and at the same time 
 the stir excited by brother Rice among the Baptist churches, he would 
 have said — Burmah must be the seat of their labours. Such however 
 is my present judgment." 
 
 The Rev. Dr. Ryland generously observes in a letter, " If brother 
 Rice had gone to Rangoon, we should have been very ready to adopt 
 him as our missionary." 
 
 From a " Brief View of the Baptist Missions, and Translations" 
 it appears that " Rangoon is the chief seaport of the Burman em- 
 pire, about 670 miles S. E. from Calcutta, containing 5000 houses." 
 At this place Mr. Felix Carey, eldest son of Dr. Carey, has remain- 
 ed from its first occupancy as a missionary station, in 1807, till 
 required by the emperor, as mentioned in the letter from his father 
 to Dr. Fuller, to remove to Ava, the capital of the empire. In June 
 1811, he thus wrote — " Through the tender mercy of an ever gra- 
 cious God, I have been hitherto preserved in perfect health, and free 
 from every harm amidst the many dangers and changes which are 
 daily occurring. The attack with which this place has been threaten- 
 ed during these last four or five months, from the depredators who 
 infest the whole country, has hitherto been averted. Several small 
 villages not many miles distant have been plundered; and every now 
 and then patients, desperately wounded, are brought to me for relief.f 
 I have just finished a second and more enlarged revisal of my Bur- 
 man dictionary, containing all the common words in use derived from 
 the Magudha and the manner in which they are derived. I have also 
 added sentences exemplifying the various meanings of words from 
 different Burman authors. It will make a volume of 3 or 400 pages 
 folio. I feel a delight in my work and am happy in my situation, but 
 all this without the blessing of God can be of no avail: I long for the 
 time when I shall see the gospel publicly preached in this country as 
 it is in Bengal." 
 
 * Spn of Dr. Carey. f Mr. C. is a Physician. 
 
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 The views of the Board having been providentially directed to this 
 interesting quarter, some general account of it the public are enti- 
 tled to expect. The following is the best that could at present be ob- 
 tained. More information will undoubtedly hereafter be furnished by 
 the missionaries. 
 
 The empire of Burmah is about 1000 miles in length and 600 in 
 breadth, spreading from about the 9th to the 26th degree north latitude, 
 and from the 92d to the 107th cast longitude; and contains a popula- 
 tion estimated at about fifteen millions. The present sovereign Shem- 
 buan Minderagee Praw, who ascended the throne in 1781, assumes 
 the title of Boa or emperor. His will is law, and his power undefined. 
 Next in rank to the princes of the blood royal are the Woongees or 
 chief ministers of state, who constitute the grand council of the 
 nation, and issue mandates to the Maywoons or viceroys of provinces. 
 
 Towards the north, the country is mountainous. The plains and 
 vallies in the south, particularly near the rivers, are exceedingly fer- 
 tile. The seasons are regular, the climate salubrious, and the natives 
 vigorous and healthy. 
 
 Every kind of religion is tolerated; nor are the Burmans chained 
 with the iron prejudices of cast. They believe in the metemsy- 
 chosis, or transmigration of souls from one body to another, and that 
 after having undergone a certain number of transmigrations, their 
 souls will at last be received into their paradise on the mountain of 
 Meru, in the garden of India, the seat of delights. 
 
 Some knowledge of letters and of writing appears to be widely, 
 perhaps generally, diffused amongst all classes, not excepting those 
 in the lower walks of society. And as they are a lively, inquisitive 
 people, and the maritime parts of the empire favourable to commer- 
 cial pursuits, little doubt can be entertained of their rising in the scale 
 of oriental nations. The government, however, through all its depart- 
 ments, appears to be not only despotic, but capricious and sanguinary. 
 A strong fact which affectingly illustrates this part of its character, 
 it may not be improper here to record. Among other acts of savage 
 cruelty with which Chenguza, one of the sovereigns, is charged, is 
 his conduct towards his second wife, a young woman of virtue, 
 beauty, and accomplishments. Under the impulse of sudden rage, he 
 accused her of infidelity, and without allowing time for cool judg- 
 ment, pronounced sentence of immediate death. Accordingly the 
 trembling and innocent victim was dragged from the palace, inclosed 
 in a sack of scarlet cloth, richly ornamented, and thus confined, was 
 put on board a boat, the sack suspended between the narrow necks of 
 two earthen jars, and the whole sunk in the deepest part of the river. 
 Other acts of atrocity not less gloomy, might be detailed; but the 
 mind revolts from the shocking recital! 
 
 The trial by oj-deal, which forms a part of their code of laws, 
 evinces, at once, their intellectual degradation and superstitious ab- 
 surdity. The following inconsiderable occurrence may serve as a 
 specimen. Two women having litigated a small property in a court 
 of justice, the judge finding it difficult to decide the question of right, 
 it was agreed to refer the matter to the issue of an ordeal. The par- 
 ties, attended by an officer of the court, repaired to the water. After 
 certain prayers and ceremonials, they waded in till the water reached 
 as high as their breasts, accompanied by two ©r three men, one of 
 
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 whom placed them close to each other, and put a board on their 
 heads, which he pressed down till they were both immersed at the 
 same instant. After continuing out of sight for about one minute and 
 a half, one of them being nearly suffocated, raised her head, while the 
 other remained sitting at the bottom, but was immediately lifted up by 
 the man; after which an officer of the court pronounced judgment in 
 her favour. 
 
 Aside from any reference to the solemn consideration of an here- 
 after, the state of morals and of society, as might indeed be expect- 
 ed in a heathen country, is exceedingly deplorable; and what fixes 
 the most reproachful odium upon their character, is the pitiable 
 condition to which their hateful principles and conduct have consign- 
 ed their women. Even the law, which should ever protect the less 
 powerful and the innocent, from the insolence and outrage of the 
 stronger, and the flagitious, in this unhappy country stamps a de- 
 grading distinction between the sexes, wholly to the disadvantage of 
 the female. The evidence of a woman is not received as of equal 
 weight with that of a man, and a woman is not suffered to ascend the 
 steps of a court of justice, but obliged to deliver her testimony on the 
 outside. The custom of selling their daughters, and even their wives, 
 to strangers, is not unfrequent; and however the plea of pecuniary 
 embarrassment may be attempted to be urged in its favour or pallia- 
 tion, it cannot be regarded by civilized people, but with the deepest 
 abhorrence. Subdued by the habit of inevitable degradation, the unre- 
 sisting women of Burmah surrender themselves the victims of this 
 barbarous custom with apparent resignation. Some of the conse- 
 quent circumstances of their unfortunate females, delicacy forbids us 
 to mention, otherwise than in the language of the apostle in another 
 case, adverting to those things of which it is a shame even to speak. 
 
 Such is but a very brief and imperfect outline of the country, in 
 which Mr. Carey has for several years resided, and to which a kind 
 Providence has recently conveyed Mr. Judson, and the state of its 
 inhabitants, among whom, for the purpose of alleviating their mise- 
 ries, these zealous disciples of Him ^ who went about doing good ," and 
 others who may follow them, rejoice in the prospect of wearing out, 
 in so benevolent a service, what little of life may be allowed them on 
 earth. To the eye of a missionary this field presents an interesting 
 prospect, and invites the hand of cultivation. Important by the extent 
 of its own large population, and still more so by its contiguity to 
 China; the salubrity of its climate, favourable to the life and activity 
 of missionaries; the ability of the natives generally to read and write, 
 offering facilities of the utmost importance for putting them speedily 
 in possession of the sacred scriptures; their vigor o! intellect, which, 
 improved by the energies of christian principle, may give them a 
 commanding elevation of character, this empire presents a prospect 
 peculiarly encouraging, rendered still move hopeful by the favour of 
 government so happily obtained by Mr. Carey, and the providential 
 manner in which Mr. Judson was carried to Rangoon. And surely the 
 moral miseries of the people impressively solicit *he charities of 
 christian benevolence, uttering as with a thousand voices the affect- 
 ing cry u come over and help, us." 
 
S3 
 
 Extracts from the Letters of Mr. and Mrs. Judson. 
 
 Mr. Judson to Mr. Rice. 
 
 " Rangoon, 25th August, 1813 
 " Most Dear Brother, 
 
 " I shall send this to Calcutta, requesting that it may be forwarded 
 to America, if any opportunity shall offer, by which it may reach you, 
 before you will probably have left. But as I have scarcely any ex- 
 pectation of this, I shall write very briefly. 
 
 u We arrived here on the 13th of July, by the way of Madras. We 
 have not yet seen brother Carey. He had been ordered up to Ava, to 
 vaccinate some of the royal family. We expect his return within one 
 or two months. We are much pleased with Mrs. Carey. 
 
 " When we arrived at Madras, we found no vessel bound to any of 
 the Malay islands. We heard also, that our brethren at Bombay had 
 been ordered to England by the Governor General. We expected to 
 share their fate as soon as it should be known in Calcutta that we 
 were in Madras. Our only safety appeared to consist in taking pas- 
 sage in a small Portuguese vessel which was to sail for Rangoon in a 
 fortnight. This indeed was the only vessel which would sail for any 
 port before we should receive an order from Calcutta. We had there- 
 fore no alternative. We determined to make the experiment, whe- 
 ther we could live in Burmah, and if we found it impracticable, to go 
 thence to Penang, which would not be difficult. But since our arrival, 
 we have felt no desire to leave the country. You know, we always re- 
 garded this station as preferable to any other, 'if it were possible to 
 live here. Not only do we find it possible to live here, but we are con- 
 tented, and I may add, far happier than we once thought we could be 
 in such a country. ****** «A. JUDSON." 
 
 Mrs. Judson to her Parents and Sisters, begun at Mauritius, or the 
 Isle of France, 6th May, 1813, continued at sea, and at Madras, and 
 completed at Rangoon, 25th August. 
 
 " Port Louis, May 6, 1813. 
 
 ( * MY DEAR PARENTS AND SISTERS, 
 
 " I begin this letter as I have most of my others, without know- 
 ing of any opportunity of sending it. But the hope of imparting con- 
 solation at some future period, when you may read these lines from 
 your absent daughter and sister, induces me to begin a letter which 
 I shall continue at intervals until some opportunity is presented for 
 conveyance. I frequently think of my dear friends in my native 
 country, with a mixture of sensations. Sometimes imagination pic- 
 tures you all in want and distress, occasioned by the war. At other 
 times I see you aroused from spiritual stupidity, and earnestly be- 
 sieging the throne of grace for the commencement of peace, and 
 the prosperity of the church in the midst of calamity. Our united, 
 feeble prayers ascend with yours for this richest of blessings on our 
 dear native country. God grant that the latter may be your real si- 
 tuation; and while you are deeply affected with the condition of our 
 country, and earnestly pray that this heavy affliction may be sancti- 
 fied for her spiritual good, we trust you do not forget us in a land of 
 
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 strangers, or the melancholy situation of the heathen, with whoss 
 miseries we are daily acquainted. 
 
 " Since Brother Rice left us, we have been much more pleasantly 
 situated.than we expected. At his departure we thought it probable 
 that we should not meet with a christian friend till his return. But it 
 Was only two or three clays after, when a pious soldier came to see 
 us. You can never know how refreshing it is to meet with a christian 
 in such a vile land as this. 
 
 " I think a little account of this soldier would be interesting to 
 you. When he came to us, we had all his character to learn by ac- 
 quaintance, for we had never heard of him before. His first appear- 
 ance was solemn, humble, and unassuming; and such we have ever 
 found him. He told us he was a member of a church that had been 
 formed in one of the regiments by the missionaries at Serampore, 
 and that that regiment was now on Bourbon, a neighbouring island, 
 but he had been sent to this island on business. Though he is an 
 illiterate man, and has had but few advantages, yet he converses on 
 the distinguishing doctrines of the gospel with a sense and propriety 
 which will too rarely be found among christians in higher life. 
 
 " Mr. Judson made inquiries of him respecting the religious state 
 of the soldiers in this place, and whether an opportunity could be had 
 of preaching to them. He informed him that he knew of but one 
 pious soldier in either of the regiments on this island, and that there 
 could be no possibility of preaching to them, unless a private room 
 could be procured for the purpose. He immediatelv made every 
 exertion to hire a room, and at last succeeded; but was obliged to 
 give eight dollars a month, which he has paid out of his own private 
 property, that his fellow soldiers might have an opportunity to hear 
 the gospel. This soldier has visited us almost every day for two 
 months past, and we have seldom found him inclined to converse on 
 any other subject besides experimental religion. Though his income 
 is very small, and he has a family to support, yet he has given us, 
 since we have been here, the value of twenty dollars! We have fre- 
 quently observed that we have seldom enjoyed religion in so high a 
 degree in the society of any other, as we have in the conversation 
 and prayers of this man; and we doubt not, though his situation in 
 life is low, but he will shine in heaven as a star of the first magnitude. 
 
 u Mr. Judson has preached every Sabbath in the hospital since 
 Brother Rice left us, to about sixty soldiers, besides a number of 
 English people, who have occasionally attended. Th :diers appear 
 remarkably solemn and attentive, and their officers say they read 
 their bibles much more than formerly. Two or three of the wives of 
 the soldiers appear to be under conviction, and are anxiously inquir- 
 ing what they shall do to be saved. Some of them have visited me 
 frequently to get religious instruction, and appear to receive every 
 word, as if their eternal all depended on it. 
 
 " Besides attending worship every Sabbath at the hospital, we 
 have attended a prayer meeting Sabbath morning, a meeting for the 
 religious instruction of the soldiers Sabbath evening, and a prayer 
 meeting every Tuesday and Thursday morning, all at the house that 
 was procured by the pious soldier already mentioned. I hope much 
 good has been done by these little meetings, and the distribution of 
 
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 religious tracts. We have taken much pleasure in attending them, 
 and it has made the Sabbath appear much more like the Sabbath 
 than before. But Oh, our hearts have frequently sunk within us, 
 when we have been passing the streets on this sacred day, to behold 
 the busy multitude thoughtlessly sporting away the holy Sabbath, as 
 if it had been made only for a day of sinful gratification! If an indi- 
 vidual wishes to purchase any thing at a reasonable rate, he waits 
 for the Sabbath, when the markets are crowded, and those articles 
 of furniture which can be purchased at no other time, are to be 
 found. 
 
 " Those slaves, who have more indulgent masters than others, are 
 allowed part of the Sabbath, as a holiday, when they get together in 
 crowds, sing, dance, and make themselves intoxicated with a kind of 
 spirit distilled from rice, much like our New-England rum.. The 
 more refined and polite Frenchmen attend the Roman Catholic 
 church in the morning, and spend the remainder of the day in feast- 
 ing, walking, dancing and singing. I presume there is no spot on 
 earth, where cruelty and licentiousness more abound. We have often 
 endeavoured to mitigate the sufferings of the slaves, by giving them 
 a morsel to eat, or a few markees* when they have appeared weary, 
 and almost ready to sink with hard labour. How often have we 
 wished that our little house was filled with gold, that we might pur- 
 chase all the slaves and give them their freedom! But alas! we are 
 obliged to see them suffer, without having it in our power to relieve 
 them. 
 
 " As this island has recently been taken by the English, we have 
 strong hopes that the slaves will see better days, and that slavery will 
 gradually cease to exist. 
 
 « May 10, — At Sea. 
 
 " We have at length obtained a passage for Madras, hoping to go 
 thence to Persang, the place of final destination. A few days before 
 we left Port Louis, the regiment in which a church had been formed, 
 which I before mentioned, arrived, and we had the happiness of meet- 
 ing with the brethren several times for religious exercises. The 
 church at present consists of but ten members. Formerly there 
 were between thirty and forty; but many have apostatized, and some 
 have died. Those who remain are sensible, intelligent, active, and 
 uncommonly pious men. One of them was set apart by the mission- 
 aries at Serampore, as a pastor and teacher, to administer the ordi- 
 nances of the gospel when they are stationed in places destitute of 
 preachers. We were really astonished at their knowledge of divinity, 
 and their orthodoxy of sentiment, considering they have seldom en- 
 joyed religious privileges except among themselves. They have 
 a small library consisting of the most spiritual and useful books; this, 
 together with the bible, and teachings of the Holy Spirit, has made 
 them eminent christians. They each take their turns in leading in 
 prayer, and the propriety and fervency of their prayers, evince their 
 frequency in this duty. But our last meeting with them was a solemn 
 affecting scene, which will not be easily forgotten. They were de- 
 sirous to have Mr. judson administer the sacrament of the Lord's 
 
 * Sixty-seven are equal to one dollar. 
 
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 Supper before we left them; and we were equally desirous of once 
 more partaking of this solemn ordinance. We accordingly met to- 
 gether the morning we embarked, before light, and Mr. Judson, for 
 the first lime, administered the sacrament to a church consisting en- 
 tirely of soldiers. We were obliged to meet at so early an hour, as 
 that was the only time when they were free from duty. We then 
 took an affectionate leave of them, expecting never to see them 
 again till we meet in heaven. They all wept at our departure, and 
 prayed the blessing of God to attend us. But the soldier, whom I 
 have particularly described, and who has been the longest time with 
 us, was so greatly depressed, that it affected us much. It was some 
 time before he could so far command his feelings as to take leave of 
 us. But we were obliged to part with this faithful friend, who would 
 be wiljing to sacrifice his life for the disciples of Christ. We felt 
 happier in leaving the Isle of France, attended with the prayers and 
 good wishes of these poor but pious soldiers, than if we had received 
 the attentions of the governor, and all his officers. 
 
 ** We are very comfortably situated on board this ship. We have 
 a large cabin to ourselves with several windows in it, so high from 
 the water, that we can keep them open even in a heavy gale of wind. 
 Attached to this room is a little closet with one window, where we 
 can spend as much time in religious duties as we please. 
 
 " The captain, supercargo, officers, and all the passengers, treat 
 us with much politeness and respect, and seldom use any profane 
 language before us. Yesterday being the Sabbath, the supercargo 
 very politely requested Mr. Judson to give them a sermon. He 
 readily consented, and preached from these words, — 'Who went 
 about doing good.' They were very attentive. Mr. Judson then re- 
 quested the Captain that those of the Lascars* who could understand 
 English might be collected, and he would preach to them. There 
 were immediately collected between twenty and thirty; part of them 
 Portuguese-Roman-Catholics, and part Hindoo-mussulmen. They 
 seated themselves on the floor below. Mr. Judson began by saying 
 he had something to tell them. This caught their attention, and they 
 listened with eagerness to hear what it was. He then told them of their 
 lost state by nature, their exposedness to eternal wrath, and the way 
 to escape by Jesus Christ. Among this class of hearers there is even 
 more hope of doing good than among the former. But it is easy for 
 God to impress his truth on either of their minds, both equally be- 
 nighted. In him is all our hope of ever being useful to any of our 
 fellow creatures. 
 
 u Madras, June, 21. 
 
 ** MY DEAR PARENTS AND SISTERS, 
 
 " I will now continue this letter which I began a long time ago. 
 We arrived at Madras a fortnight since, after a pleasant passage 
 from the Isle of France, of one month. We were very kindly re- 
 ceived by Mr. and Mrs. Loveless, with whom we have resided since 
 our arrival. Mr. Loveless is a missionary from the Society in Lon- 
 don, and Mrs. Loveless is an American lady from New-York. They 
 are very pious people, and have been instrumental in doing much 
 
 * Sailors. 
 
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 good in this plaee. Mr. Loveless has a convenient chapel, in which 
 he preaches every Sabbath to a respectable congregation, mostly 
 Europeans. We have found many warm-hearted Christian friends 
 here amongst the highest class of people. There are three young 
 gentlemen of family, education and high office, who are decided in 
 the cause of Christ, and are not ashamed to separate themselves 
 from the world and live devoted to God. We have seldom met with 
 christians, whose society was more interesting, and whose conduct 
 more agreeable to the rules of the gospel than theirs. Two of them 
 have supplied us with a horse and chaise to ride every day since we 
 have been here; and have made us a very handsome present of wines, 
 and other necessaries for the voyage which we expect soon to make. 
 A Mrs. Stevens, and her two daughters, have lately retired from the 
 world, and become very serious. They called on us soon after our 
 arrival, and begged of us to visit them. We accordingly did, and 
 found them living in a retired, simple way, though every thing 
 around bespoke their former grandeur. A few days after our visit, 
 we received a handsome billet from them, saying, we should ob- 
 lige them much by accepting a few things they had taken the 
 liberty to send. Accompanying the billet were two large trunks, 
 filled with the following articles: A large handsome mattress with 
 pillows, several pair of sheets, and pillow cases, one counterpane, 
 four pieces of very nice cambrick, containing twelve yards each, a 
 few yards of linen cambrick, a nice straw bonnet, ten pair of super- 
 fine English stockings, several neck and pocket handkerchiefs, a 
 bundle of thread, tape, pins, buttons, Sec. — a bundle of spices, a 
 large bundle of biscuit, a jar of pickles, and one of preserved beef, 
 for our voyage; besides a number of other articles of wearing appa- 
 rel. We were perfectly astonished at such a valuable present from 
 persons with whom we had so recently become acquainted. But it 
 rejoices our hearts to find that God has a few children scattered about 
 in almost every part of the world, who manifest their love to him, 
 by contributing to the wants and necessities of those, whose professed 
 object is to spread the gospel. 
 
 " Immediately after our arrival here, we made enquiries respect- 
 ing a passage to Penang, but found there was no ship to sail for that 
 place for some time; but there was one to sail for Rangoon in a few 
 days. We thought it not safe to continue here long, lest the govern- 
 ment at Calcutta should hear of our arrival, and send an order for us 
 to go to England. Consequently we have engaged a passage in the 
 ship which sails for Rangoon, in a day or two. If we find it possible 
 to live there we shall continue, if not we can easily take passage 
 thence to Penang. But I think it probable we shall stay there, 
 though deprived of many of the comforts of life; as that is one of 
 most important missionary fields in this part of the world, and but 
 one solitary missionary* in the whole empire. My heart often sinks 
 within me, when I think of living among a people, whose tender 
 mercies are cruel. But when I think of their miserable state in be- 
 ing destitute of the gospel, and that it is easy for our heavenly Father 
 to protect us in the midst of danger, I feel willing to go, and live, 
 
 Mr. Felix Carey, son of Dr. Carey of Sersmpore. 
 
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 and die among them; and it is our daily prayer that it may please 
 God to enable us to continue there. Farewell to the comforts and 
 conveniences of civilized life, — farewell to refined christian society! — 
 We shall enjoy these comforts no more! But we think it will be a 
 good place to grow in grace, to live near to God, and be better pre- 
 pared to die. O my dear parents and sisters, how little you know 
 what you enjoy in your quiet homes, with all the comforts of life! 
 How little you know how to prize dear christain society, as you have 
 never been deprived of it! How little you can realize of the toils 
 and perplexities of traversing the ocean, — and how little you can 
 know of the solid comfort of trusting in God, when dangers stand 
 threatening to devour! But these privations, these dangers and toils, 
 these comforts are ours, — and we rejoice in them, and think it an 
 inestimable privilege that our heavenly Father has marked out for 
 us this path in life. 
 
 " Rangoon, July 30, 1813. 
 " In the land of darkness and the shadow of death, I again take 
 my pen, my dear parents and sisters, to communicate some of the 
 dealings of Providence, both merciful and afflictive. We staid at 
 Madras only a fortnight, when we embarked on board a Portuguese 
 vessel for this place. I had procured a European woman servant to 
 go with us, as it was not thought prudent to go without one. She 
 went on board two days before us, and when we went on board she 
 appeared in perfect health. We had but just entered the ship when 
 she fell on the floor, apparently in a fit. We made every possible 
 effort to recover her, but she gasped a few times and died! The ex- 
 ertion I made to recover her, together with the shock my frame and 
 feelings received at her sudden decease, brought me, also, near the 
 gates of death. I indeed thought the time of my departure was at 
 hand, and that all my toils and perplexities were ended. I had no 
 physician, no medicine, and no attendant but Mr. Judson. Add to this, 
 we were in a small dirty vessel, which was kept in continual motion 
 by the violence of the wind and sea. Perfect ease and quiet seemed 
 absolutely necessary to my recovery; but these it appeared impossi- 
 ble to obtain. But all things are possible with God; and we were 
 never so sensible of his care and protection, as at this time. In the 
 midst of our darkness and distress, and when we had given up all 
 hope of my recovery, our captain informed us that we were close to 
 the Andaman Islands, and that we could escape being driven on to 
 them in no way but by going through a narrow channel between two 
 of them. We were in much danger, but the vessel was almost per- 
 fectly still, as we were in smooth water, as soon as we entered the 
 channel, the wind being broken by the islands. Thus I obtained that 
 ease and quiet which but a few moments before seemed impossible to 
 obtain. We were three weeks on our passage, and when we arrived, 
 I was not able to walk, nor had I even left my bed for half an hour. 
 We felt very gloomy and dejected, the first night we arrived, in view 
 of our prospects; but we were enabled to lean on God, and to feel 
 that he was able to support us under the most discouraging circum- 
 stances. The next morning I prepared to go on shore, but hardly 
 knew how I should get to Mr. Carey's house, as there was no method 
 of conveyance, except a horse, while I was not able to ride. It was 
 
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 however concluded that I should be carried in an arm chair; conse- 
 quently when I landed, one was provided, through which were put 
 two bamboos, and four of the natives took me on their shoulders., 
 When they had carried me a little way into the town, they set me 
 down under a shade, when great numbers of the natives gathered 
 around, as they had seldom seen an English female. Being sick 
 and weak, I held my head down, which induced many of the native 
 females to come very near, and look under my bonnet. At this I 
 looked up and smiled, at which they set up a loud laugh. They again 
 took me up to carry, and the multitude of natives gave a shout which 
 much diverted us. They next carried me to a place they call the 
 custom house. It was a small open shed, in which were seated on mats 
 several natives, who were the custom house officers. After search- 
 ing Mr. Judson very closely, they asked liberty for a native female 
 to search me, to which I readily consented. I was then brought to 
 the mission house, where I have entirely recovered my health. We 
 felt a great disappointment in not finding Mr. Carey at home, as we 
 were previously acquainted with him, having seen him in Calcutta. 
 He was ordered up to the capital by the king, to vaccinate some of 
 the royal family. Mrs. Carey is a native of the country, though of 
 European extraction. She speaks very little English, but is very 
 kind, and does every thing to make us comfortable. The house is 
 large and convenient, made wholly of teak wood; but the inside is 
 unfinished, and the beams and joists all bare. It is, however, the 
 largest and handsomest house in all Rangoon. 
 
 " As it respects our food, we get along much better than we ex- 
 pected. There is here no bread, butter, cheese, potatoes, nor scarcely 
 any thing that we have been in the habit of eating. Our principal 
 food is rice, and corried fowl, and fowls stewed with cucumbers. 
 But we are blest with good health, and good appetites, and feel, that 
 instead of murmuring, that we have no more of the comforts of life, 
 we have great reason to be thankful that we have so many. There 
 are no English families in Rangoon, and but one French family. 
 There is not a female in all Burmah with whom 1 can converse. 
 Two or three French gentlemen, who speak English, constitute the 
 whole of our society. 
 
 We devote our lime almost entirely to the acquirement of the lan- 
 guage, which we find difficult. But with hard labour and perseve- 
 rance, I doubt not but we shall be able to write, read, and speak it, in 
 two or three years with ease. The country presents a rich, beautiful 
 appearance, every where covered with vegetation, and if cultivated, 
 would be one of the finest in the world. But the poor natives have no 
 inducement to labour or raise any thing, as it would probably be taken 
 from them by their oppressive rulers. Many of them live on leaves 
 and vegetables that grow spontaneously, and some actually die with 
 hunger. Every thing is extremely high, therefore many are induced 
 to steal whatever comes in their way. There are constant robberies 
 and murders committed; scarcely a night but houses are broken open 3 
 and things stolen. But our trust and confidence are in our heavenly 
 Father, who can easily preserve and protect us, though a host should 
 encamp about us. I think God has taught us by experience, what it is 
 to trust in him, and find comfort and peace in feeling that he is every 
 
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 where present O for more ardent, supreme love to him, and greater 
 willingness to suffer in his cause! 
 
 "Rangoon, dug. 8, 1813. 
 
 " I again take my pen, though I have nothing new to communi- 
 cate, yet I feel a pleasure and satisfaction too great to be neglected, 
 in writing to those dear friends whom I never expect to see again, 
 till I meet them in the eternal world. I know every thing respecting 
 us will be highly interesting to you, therefore I am particular to write 
 every little incident. As Mrs. Carey has the whole care of the family, 
 being familiar with the language, and having several servants at her 
 command, I am free from every concern of this nature, and can de- 
 vote all my time to study. We rise at six in the morning, commence 
 study at seven, breakfast at eight, and after breakfast have family 
 worship. We then go to our study, and attend to the language closely, 
 till half past one, when we dine. We generally exercise for half an 
 hour after dinner, then attend to our study again till near sunset, 
 when we take a walk, either out among the natives, or in our veran- 
 dah; take tea at dark, after which we have family worship, then study 
 till ten, at which hour we retire. I go to bed feeling as much fatigued 
 as any farmer can after a hard day's work. I find it no easy thing to 
 acquire a foreign language; and though our teacher says we gain 
 rapidly, yet we can hardly perceive that we make any advance. It is 
 a most beautiful, easy language to write, but very difficult to read, or 
 pronounce. 
 
 " Our teacher is a good natured, intelligent man. He sits in a chair 
 by us, or will eat* with us, the same as an American. When he first 
 came, he paid very little attention to me, appearing to feel that it was 
 rather beneath him to instruct a female, as the females here are held 
 in the lowest estimation. But when he saw I was determined to per- 
 severe, and that Mr. Judson was as desirous to have hirn instruct me, 
 as himself, he was more attentive. 
 
 " From our first embarking for India, we have at times had our eye 
 on this empire, as our final residence; but we have been repeatedly 
 discouraged by the dreadful accounts we had of the ferocity and bar- 
 barity of the natives, together with the many privations we must suf- 
 fer among entire heathen. Several missionaries have made an attempt 
 to reside here, but have been discouraged, and left without effecting 
 any thing. And some of these missionaries, we had reason to think, 
 possessed much more piety and devotedness to missions than our- 
 selves. No wonder then we were discouraged. But after our heavenly 
 Father had severely tried us, in causing us to be driven from place 
 to place, he shut up every other door, and at last made us feel willing 
 to take our lives in our hands, and come to this heathen land to spend 
 the remainder of our days. But will you believe me when I say we are 
 cheerful and happy? Though we find the government and people just 
 as we expected; though we find ourselves destitute of almost all those 
 sources of enjoyment to which we have been accustomed, and are in 
 the midst of a people, who at present are almost desperate on account 
 of the scarcity of provision; though we are exposed to robbers by night 
 and invaders by day, yet we both unite in saying, we were never 
 happier, never more contented, in any situation, than the present. We 
 
 • It is contrary to cast for a Hindoo to eat with a Christian. 
 
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 feel that this is the post that God hath appointed us, that we are in the 
 path of duty, and in a situation, which, of all others, presents the 
 most extensive field for usefulness. And though we are surrounded 
 with danger and death, we feel that God can with infinite ease pre- 
 serve and support us under the most heavy sufferings. 
 
 " But for these feelings we are indebted wholly to the free, rich, 
 and sovereign grace of our Redeemer, and still dependent on him 
 for a continuance of them; for it is not three months since, that I 
 looked at this situation with all that dread and horror which you can 
 imagine. It is our daily prayer that we may be continued here, and 
 made a blessing to the poor Burmans, who are daily perishing for 
 lack of knowledge. But we mourn our unfitness to be engaged in the 
 great work of communicating religious knowledge to the dark, be- 
 nighted mind of a heathen. Our only hope is in God. We know that 
 he can bless his own truth to the salvation of sinners, though it may 
 be communicated in ever so broken a manner, and by the meanest of 
 his creatures. We rejoice that this great, this powerful God is our 
 Father and our Friend, and has opened a way of access for us sinners, 
 and has commanded us to open our mouths wide, with the promise 
 that he will fill them. He hath also said that he will give the heathen 
 to his Son for an inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for 
 his fiossession. We cannot but hope the glorious day is drawing near, 
 when this promise will be fulfilled; and that among other heathen na- 
 tions, Burmah, cruel, avaricious, idolatrous, Burmah, will say to 
 Jesus, What have I any more to do with idols? come thou, and reign 
 over us. O my dear parents and sisters, pray for us, that we may be 
 humble, prayerful, and entirely devoted to the cause of Christ. Pray 
 for these poor people, who have altars and temples in high places for 
 the worship of the prince of darkness. They are immortal like our- 
 selves, they are bound to the same eternity with us, and like us are 
 capable of enjoying or suffering endless happiness or eternal misery. 
 
 " Aug. 25. As I have a good opportunity of sending to Calcutta, I 
 will now finish this, and direct it to be sent by the first ship which 
 sails for America. But I know not that it will ever reach you. I would 
 write letters to all my friends, if I thought there was much proba- 
 bility of their ever reaching home. It is now a year and a half since 
 we left America, and we have not received a single letter, or heard 
 any thing from any of our friends. How would it rejoice our hearts 
 to receive a large packet of letters from our native country! O do not 
 forget us in your prayers; go to God often on our account, and pray 
 for spiritual blessings on us, and on this people. Mr. Judson joins 
 with me in all my requests and wishes. He will write to his parents, 
 therefore he has not lime to write to you. 
 
 u Your affectionate daughter and sister, 
 
 « N. JUDSON." 
 
 Mr. Judson to Rev. Mr. Emerson, of Beverly, Mass. 
 
 " Rangoon, 7th January, 1814. 
 " Dear Brother, 
 « It is nearly a year since I wrote to America, my last being for- 
 wards:'! by brother Rice. 1 have had no opportunity of conveyance 
 sine:; that time; nor have I any at present. I intend to send this t* 
 
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 England, hoping that on its arrival the war may have terminated, or 
 that it may find a conveyance in some dispatch vessel. 
 
 " We have been here about six months; have been living in the 
 mission house with brother Felix Carey's family, but expect in a few 
 days to take a house within the walls of the town, on account of the 
 bands of robbers, which infest all the country, and which have lately 
 become very numerous and daring. Our situation is much more 
 comfortable than we ever expected it would be in such a country. 
 We enjoy good health, and though deprived of all congenial, chris- 
 tian society, are very happy in each other; I think we frequently 
 enjoy His presence, whose smile can turn the darkest night to day, 
 and whose favour is the fountain of all happiness. " Peace I leave 
 with you, my peace I give to you," said our departing Saviour; and 
 the faithfulness of his words we richly experience. 
 
 " In all the affairs of this government despotism and caprice are 
 the order of the day. The present viceroy of this province is a savage 
 m^n Life and death depend upon his nod. He is very large in stature; 
 and when he stalks about with a long spear, every body shrinks from 
 before him. I called on him once, but he scarcely looked on me Nancy 
 waited on her Highness and was much better received. This man 
 however is about to be recalled to Ava, and it is doubtful whether he 
 will return. During the interim we expect all things will be in confu- 
 sion, and this is one reason why we desire to get within the walls. 
 
 " My only object is at present to prosecute, in a still and quiet 
 manner, the study of the language, trusting that for all the future 
 " God will provide." We have this consolation that it was the evident 
 dispensation of God, that brought us to this country; and still farther, 
 if " the world was all before us, where to choose our place of rest," 
 we should not desire to leave Burmah. And our chief anxiety is that 
 brother Rice may not be able to join us again. But even this we de- 
 sire to leave in his hands, who doth all things well. We cannot ex- 
 press our longing to hear once more from our country. 
 " Your affectionate brother in the Lord Jesus, 
 
 "A. JUDSON." 
 
 BAPTIST MISSION IN THE EAST. 
 
 The measures of the Board intended to diffuse the knowledge of Christianity 
 in the east, have originated in so close a connexion, and must ever sustain so 
 intimate a union of object, wi'h the operations of our English brethren 
 in India, as to render it pleasing and proper to present some account of their 
 excellent establishment. This will be clone to best advantage by re-printing, 
 as published by the Society in England, a " Brief Statement of the Baptist 
 JMission in the East." 
 
 " This undertaking had its origin amongst the churches of the Northamp- 
 tonshire and Leicestershire Association. On June 3d, 1784, at the Association 
 at Nottingham, it was agreed to hold a prayer-meeting for the general spread 
 of the gospel on the evening of the first Monday in every month.' In this prayer- 
 meeting Christians of other connexions, denominations, and countries soon- 
 united, and continue to unite to this da)'. 
 
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 " About three years after this, Mr. Carey was ordained pastor of the church, 
 at Moult in, ;ind joined the Association. His mind from an early period seems 
 to have been impressed with the state of the heathen world. In reference to 
 this object he made himself acquainted with the geography, population, .,nd 
 religion of the various nations of the earth; and with the labours of Christians, 
 both of early and later ages, in propagating" the gospel He also acquired some 
 considerable knowledge of the learned languages. The subject having occu- 
 pied so much of his attention, he would often converse upon it with oilier mi- 
 nisters. At length, after having been seven years engaged in praying for the 
 spread of the gospel, some began to feel with Mr. Carey, that they ought to 
 do something else as well as pray. Two sermons by Mr. Sutcliffand Mr. Ful- 
 ler, the one on Jealousy for the Lord of Hosts, and the other on The pernicious in- 
 fluence of delay, made some impression. These were printed and followed by 
 Mr. Carey's Inquiry into the obligations of Christians to use means for the conversion 
 of the heathen- A very impressive sermon was also preached by Mr. Carey at 
 the Nottingham Association on Zion's enlargement,- and a pungent Circular 
 Letter, written on Godly Zeal, by Mr. Ryland. The result was, that on O.tober 
 2d, the same year, (1792) a Society was formed at Kettering for the propaga- 
 tion of the gospel among the heathen; and John Ryland, Reynold Hogg, William 
 Carey, John Sutcliff, and Andrew Fuller, chosen as a Committee to carry the 
 object into execution. 
 
 " At that time we knew of no one part of the heathen world that was more 
 accessible and eligible than another: all that the Committee seemed to have to 
 do therefore, was to pray for divine direction, and watch for the openings of 
 providence. In about six weeks they were informed that Mr. John Thomas, 
 who had been over to Bengal in the character of a surgeon, and had there 
 learned the language, and begun to preach the gospel to the natives, was then 
 in London, endeavouring to establish a fund for a mission to that country, and 
 that he was desirous of engaging a colleague to return with him to the work. 
 This concurrence of events was considered as providential; and after further 
 inquiries concerning Mr. Thomas, and much conversation with him, it was re- 
 solved that he and Mr. Carey should go out as missionaries from this Society. 
 
 " Having but a few months to execute this resolution, applications were 
 made for assistance to ministers and congregations in different parts of the 
 kingdom; who to their honour, and our encouragement, amply supplied our 
 wants We asked for 500/. and they gave 1,000/. But He who had all hearts in 
 his hand knew our wants better than we knew them ourselves: by the time that 
 the missionaries and their families had embarked it was found that the collec- 
 tions did but little more than cover the expenditures. This was in June 1793. 
 
 " In the autumn of that year the missionaries safely arrived. After encoun- 
 tering many difficulties, they were invited by George Udney, Esq. to take the 
 oversight of two indigo factories in the neighbourhood of Malda. Circum- 
 stanced as they were, they readily accepted the invitation, considering it as 
 equally adapted to introduce the gospel, and to furnish immediate support to 
 them and their families. From this time till the autumn of 1799 they were em- 
 ployed in learning the language, in preaching at the factories and in the sur- 
 rounding country, and in translating the New Testament. During these six 
 years covenants were granted them by the Company's Government, and Mr. 
 John Fountain went over and joined them. There were also several hopeful 
 appearances of conversion among the natives; but no one was induced to re- 
 nounce his cast, and in the end all which had encouraged them seemed to 
 prove abortive. 
 
 "In 1799 four more missionaries were sent out: namely, Messrs. Ward, 
 Marshman, Grant, and Brunsdon Not having obtained permission from the 
 Directors at home, they were not allowed on their arrival to join their brethren 
 up the country, but found themselves compelled to stop at Serampore, then a 
 Danish settlement. The Governor treated them with great kindness, and offer- 
 ed them all the protection in his power. On Lord's day, October 27, they had 
 public worship. The same day Mr. Grant was taken ill, and four days after 
 died! Mr. Ward went up the country to consult with Mr. Carey on what was 
 to be done. The result was, as the newly arrived missionaries were not allow- 
 
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 ed to go up and settle with him in the neighbourhood of Malda.he resolved to 
 •ome down and settle with them at Serampore. Such was the occasion of 
 the mission being removed to that settlement. It was mere necessity on the 
 part of the missionaries; the hand of God however in reducing them to that 
 necessity has since been apparent. It was from this turn in their affairs that 
 the most important events have arisen, both as to the printing of the scriptures 
 and the success of the mission. 
 
 "The first object of attention was to settle a plan of family-government; one 
 article of which was that no one should engage in any private trade; but that -what- 
 ever -was acquired by any member- of the family should go into the common stock. 
 " On the observation of this rule," they say, " depends the prosperity of the 
 mission; as by this all avaricious exertion is checked, and trade subordinated 
 to a nobler object." By this great and disinterested resolution of the missiona- 
 ries, they are enabled, after providing a comfortable home for the bereaved 
 •widows and children, and aiding their aged and afflicted relatives in England, 
 to furnish several thousands annually to the mission. Soon after this an estate 
 containing a house and other buildings, with a large garden, was purchased, 
 of which they became the trustees in behalf of the Society in England; and 
 which was afterwards considerably enlarged by two other purchases. The 
 New Testament being translated into Bengalee by Mr. Carey, a press was set 
 up under the superintendanee of Mr. Ward for the printing of it. The first 
 sheet was worked off on May 16, 1800. At the same time also, the missiona- 
 ries were diligent in preaching the word in the town and neighbourhood. A 
 spirit of earnest prayer for a divine blessing was evidently poured out upon 
 them. In August Mr. Fountain died. In October (a year after their arrival) 
 Mr. Ward and Mr. Marshman began preaching to the natives in their own lan- 
 guage. Mr. Thomas about the same period visited Serampore, and with the 
 other brethren was much in earnest in seeking the salvation of the natives. In 
 December Krishnoo (now a useful minister of the gospel) and Mr. Carey's 
 eldest son Felix were baptized. This was a season of great joy to the mis- 
 sionaries. " The door of faith," said they, "is opened; who shall shut it? The 
 chain of the cast is broken; who shall mend it?" 
 
 "From that time to the present the number of christian converts has gra- 
 dually increased They have lost several of their brethren in the mission by 
 death, but have been recruited by others. A considerable number of the na- 
 tives also have become preachers of the word. Instead of one church the} r are 
 now become seven, and are increased from one station to nine. In November 
 1808 there had been baptized in all the churches 147. In the three succeeding 
 years have been added 280; so that their number at the close of 1811 amounted 
 to upwards of 400 The number of exclusions does not appear to exceed that 
 from the same number of members in any of our churches. Of those that have 
 died, their latter end has generally borne testimony to the efficacy of faith. 
 
 " In 1803 apian was laid by the missionaries for the translation of the scriptures 
 into various Eastern languages, which they have ever since been carrying into 
 execution. The whole Bible is printed in the Bengalee; and the New Testa- 
 ment in Sungskrk, Orissa, Hindee, and Mahratta. Of seven -others, namely, the 
 Seik, the Telmga, the Kurnata, the Barman, Magudha, and the Chinese, some 
 are in the press, some translated, and some translating. The population of the 
 countries already in possession of the New Testament, and parts of the old, 
 amounts to more than 50 millions! It might be expected that the competency of 
 the translators would by some persons in India or in England, be called in ques- 
 tion; and tliis it has been Suffice it to say in answer, that these suggestions 
 have proceeded neither from learned natives, nor from Europeans who under- 
 stand the languages into 'which the translations are wade. No deep or lasting in- 
 jury therefore can arise from them. Providence has shielded the reputation of 
 the Serampore translators by one of them being a professor of three languages 
 in the College of Fort William, and all of them employed by the first Society 
 in the world of Eastern literature, (and whose principal members reside on 
 the spot,) in translating and printing the most learned of the Hindoo pro- 
 ductions. 
 
 " In 1806 ground was purchased for building a chapel in one of the most 
 populous but profligate parts of Calcutta. The work was obstructed for a time, 
 
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 but has since been accomplished, and a strong impression made upon the inha- 
 bitants of that great and idolatrous city. By the labours of the missionaries 
 and the native preachers there are accessions almost every month from 
 amongst Hindoos, Musulmans, Portuguese-catholics, Armenians, or Country- 
 born Europeans 
 
 " At the beginning of 1810 a free-school was instituted at Calcutta by the 
 mission .ries in favour of the children of the Portuguese-catholics and other in- 
 digent christians; and which, by the introduction of the plan of teaching sug- 
 gested by Dr Bell and improved by Mr. Lancaster, promises to be of great 
 importance in promoting the best interests of the country. The missionaries 
 are now building a place 90 feet by 70, which it is calculated will contain 800 
 children It is situated near the chapel, and supported by subscription. 
 
 " The annual expenditure of this mission at home and abroad, exclusive of 
 the translations, amounts it present to Jtve or six thousand pounds. It lias not ~ost 
 the public however upon an average, during the twenty years of its continu- 
 ance, more than two thousand per annum,- and out of this, there are buildings 
 and other accommodations for the mission, to the value of six or eight thou- 
 sand pounds, which remain the property of the Society. 
 
 " It is owing, doubtless, to the unexampled contributions of the Serampore 
 missionaries that things have hitherto been thus conducted. This however 
 will not be considered by the friends of the undertaking as rendering their 
 exertions the less necessary, but rather as an incitement to emulation. Not 
 only the translations, but the greater number of missionary stations depend 
 upon the public for support. Eight of these stations, besides that at Serampore 
 and Calcutta, are already established; viz. Dinagepore, Goumalty, Cutvia, Jessore, 
 Rangoon, Orissa, Patna, and Jlgra. That at Agra was formed the last year, and 
 another would have been attempted, but that the missionaries judged it neces- 
 sary to regulate their expenditures by their resources. Two others it is 
 expected may be formed in the present year; one at Java, and another at 
 Ceylon." " ANDREW FULLER, Secretary." 
 
 Kettering, July 27, 1812. 
 
 State of this Mission by the latest information extracted from a 
 " Brief View of the Baptist Missions and Translations" &?c. 
 
 "This society," (the one formed at Kettering, Eng. 1792, "for the propaga- 
 tion of the gospel among the heathen") " is conducted by a Committee, which 
 at first consisted of Jive persons, but now of thirty four,- chiefly ministers who 
 are chosen at the annual meeting of the Society, held alternately at Kettering 
 and Northampton. 
 
 " The funds of the Society are divided into two branches; one for the Mis- 
 sion, and the other for the Translations of the Scriptures. Its resources consist of 
 annual subscriptions, Auxiliary Societies," (of which there are 51) " donations 
 from Bible and other Associations, congregational collections, and legacies. 
 
 "The missionary stations amount to twenty, some of which, as Sirdhana 
 and Amboyna, must be full 4000 miles distant from each other. 
 
 " The station at Serampore was established in 1799, about six years after tbe 
 arrival of Messrs. Thomas and Carey as missionaries in India. Serampore is 
 about fifteen miles north from Calcutta, on the western bank, of the river 
 Hoogly. The principle on which they agreed to act was, that no one should en- 
 gage in any private trade, but that whatever -was procured by any member of the fa- 
 mily should be appropriated to the benefit of live mission. It is on this principle that 
 Dr. Carey in the College, Dr Marshman in the school and Mr. Ward in the 
 printing office have each contributed considerably more than 1000/. a year to 
 the undertaking. The premises occupied for the mission cost near 4000/. ster- 
 ling, were purchased at three different times; and are vested in the missiona- 
 ries as trustees for the Society. They contain dwelling-houses fin- the mission- 
 aries, school-rooms and a spacious hall for public worship; also a printing of- 
 fice in which ten presses are constantly employed; a type foundery, in which are 
 cast types for the greater part of the eastern languages; and a mill for mak- 
 ing paper, which is expected to cost 10,000 rupees." (5,000 dollars nearly) 
 " At this station the translation of the Scriptures has been carried to an ex- 
 tent exceeding all expectation and example. The missionaries, by their own 
 
46 
 
 Society, by the British and Foreign Bible Society, by the liberality of the chris- 
 tian public in Britain and America, and by their own literary labors, have been 
 enabled, in different degrees, to translate the Scriptures into twenty-seven lan- 
 guages, and to print them in nearly the same number, affording a prospect of 
 the most important advantages to the immense population of Asia. 
 
 " Amongst the Hindoos who have been baptized, many are Brahmans, and 
 others of high cast. Early in the year 1813, several of this description, not 
 many miles from Serampore, obtained the knowledge of the truth, and met 
 for christian worship on the Lord's days, before they had any intercourse with 
 the missionaries, simply by reading the Scriptures. These were soon after- 
 wards baptized, and reported that by the same means as many as a hundred of 
 their neighbours were convinced of the truth of the christian religion, and 
 were kept back from professing it only by the fear of losing cast, and its con- 
 sequences. In Calcutta and its vicinity seven native brethren were employed 
 in preaching, &.c. Sebukram preaches in twenty different places; Bhagvat, at 
 eleven; Neelo, in about ten private houses; Manika, at six others. These four 
 preach regularly during the week at forty-seven different houses. 
 
 " It is a general practice with the missionaries to distribute at their various 
 stations, and in their vicinity* portions of the Scriptures and religious tracts in 
 the vernacular languages. The effect in exciting an interest and inquiry after 
 the knowledge of the gospel is great; and many particularly of late, are the in- 
 stances of conversion by means of the Scriptures alone, -without the intervention of any 
 missionary. All the churches that have been formed, with the exception of 
 Calcutta, have natives, or brethren born in the country, for their pastors. It is 
 highly gratifying to observe, that all the parts of divine worship and of discipline have 
 been performed by ?iatives alone, ivithout the presence or assistance of Europeans. 
 'There have beeu baptized at all the stations considerably more than five hundred 
 persons, on a profession of " repentance towards God, and faith in the Lord Jesus 
 Christ." Some of these had been Brahmans of the higher casts. 
 
 " In all the native schools there are upwards of one thousand children. Hea- 
 then schoolmasters teach them to read the Scriptures without any hesitation. 
 "May it not be hoped," says Dr. Carey, "that in time this system of educa- 
 tion will sap the bulwark of heathenism, and introduce a change which will 
 be highly important in its consequences to the people of the east." 
 
 " The number of persons employed by this mission, at the twenty stations, 
 including Europeans and natives, at the close of 1813, was forty one; of these, 
 twelve are Europeans, thirty-two natives, or descendants of Europeans raised up 
 in the country. Three others have since sailed from England: some of whom 
 have arrived. The missionaries at Serampore have adopted the plan of sending 
 natives as itinerants, two together, accordingto the example of the Lord Jesus, 
 to preach to their countrymen." 
 
 " Chinese. — This language, in the character peculiar thereto, is read not 
 only throughout China, but Cochin China, Tonquin, and Japan. Before the 
 translation into the Chinese is finally printed, it undergoes nine or ten revisions. 
 Preparations are making for printing the Old and New Testament in the Chi- 
 nese with moveable metal types, a great improvement on the old Chinese way 
 of cutting them in wooden blocks. At Serampore they can be printed at one 
 third of the expense it would cost in China. 
 
 "In translating, preparing the types, and printing the Chinese Scriptures, 
 sixteen men are employed. 
 
 " It will be difficult to appreciate the advantages of printing the Scriptures 
 In a language spoken by upwards of three hundred millions of people; and in 
 particular at Serampore, a place secure from all interuption from Chinese edicts 
 and mandates, and from whence the Chinese Scriptures can be continually 
 sent to the Birman empire, to Java, Amboyna, Penang, the Isles of the Sea, 
 and thence find their way into the very heart of the Chinese empire. 
 
 " The missionaries are now employed in translating the Scriptures into twen- 
 ty-seven languages; and to assist in this noble work, they have persons from 
 all these people, nations, and languages, at Serampore or Calcutta. Having 
 proceeded thus far, and encouraged by their great success, they entertain the 
 animating hope of extending the translation of the Scriptures to all the 
 languages of the East." 
 
47 
 
 The following Tables exhibit at a single view their several Stations and 
 Missionaries, and also the Translations. 
 
 Missionary Stations. 
 
 
 
 MISSIONARIES. 
 
 Schools are marked 
 
 Miles from 
 
 When 
 
 
 thus t 
 
 Calcutta. 
 
 Formed 
 
 Europeans. Natives. 
 
 1. Serampore and ~> 
 Calcutta,! 5 
 
 
 1799 
 
 Drs. Carey and Maishman, Messrs. Ward, 
 
 
 Lawson, Eustace Carey, Yates — Krishna, 
 
 
 
 
 Sebuckrama, Bhagvat, JYeelo, Manika, 
 
 
 
 
 Jahans, and Caifhano. 
 
 2. Dinagepore and 7 
 
 Sadamahl,f 5 
 
 3. Cutwa,f 
 
 240 N. 
 
 1804 
 
 Mr. Ignatius Fernandez. 
 
 75 N. 
 
 1807 
 
 Mr. William Carey, Kangalee, Muthoora, 
 
 
 
 
 Vishnuva, Buluram, and Kanta. 
 
 4. Rangoon, 
 
 670 S. E. 
 
 1807 
 
 Mr. Adoniram Judson, American. 
 
 5. Jessore, 
 
 77 E. N. E 
 
 1807 
 
 Messrs. William Thomas, Pran-das, Pran- 
 Krishna, Suphul-rema, Punchanun, Ma- 
 nika-sha, and Nurottuma. 
 
 6. Goamalty,f 
 
 200 N. 
 
 1808 
 
 Ram Prasad. 
 
 7. Digah, 
 
 320 N. W. 
 
 1809 
 
 Messrs. Moore and Rowe, and Brindabuni. 
 
 8. Balasore, 
 
 120 S. W. 
 
 1810 
 
 Messrs. John Peter and Juggunafha. 
 
 9. Agra,f 
 
 800 N. W. 
 
 1811 
 
 Messrs Peacock and Mcintosh. 
 
 10. Nagpore,t 
 
 11. CoIumbOjf 
 
 615 W. 
 
 1812 
 
 Mr. , and Ram-mohun. 
 
 1220 S. S. W. 
 
 1812 
 
 Mr. Chater. 
 
 12. Patna.f 
 
 320 N. W. 
 
 1812 
 
 Mr. Thonison. 
 
 13. Bombay & Surat, 
 
 1010 w. 
 
 1812 
 
 Mr. Carapeit Aratoon. 
 
 14. Chittagong, 
 
 230 E. 
 
 1812 
 
 Mr. IJu Bruyn. 
 
 15. Sirdhana, - !" 
 
 920 N. W. 
 
 1813 
 
 Mr. Chamberlain, and Purum-anunda. 
 
 16. Java,f 
 
 2350 S. S. E. 
 
 1813 
 
 Messrs Robinson, and Riley. 
 
 17. Pandua,f 
 
 310 N.E. 
 
 1813 
 
 Krishnoo. 
 
 18. Ava, 
 
 500 E. 
 
 1813 
 
 Mr. Felix Carey. 
 
 19. Amboyna,f 
 
 3230 S. E. 
 
 1814 
 
 Mr. Jabez Carey and Mr. Trowt. 
 
 20. Allahabad, 
 
 490 W.N. W. 
 
 1814 
 
 Mr. J\f. Kerr, and Kureem. 
 
 Versions of Scripture Translating or Printing at Seramfiore, 
 
 1. Sungskrit. 
 
 2. Hindee. 
 
 3. Brij Bhasa. 
 
 4. Mahratta. 
 
 5. Bengalee. 
 
 6. Orissa. 
 
 7. Teliuga. 
 
 8. Kurnata. 
 
 9. MalHivian. 
 
 10. Gujurattee. 
 
 11. Bulochee. 
 
 12. Pushtoo. 
 
 13. Punjabee. 
 
 14. Kashmeer. 
 
 15. Assam. 
 
 16. Burmau. 
 
 17. Pali. 
 
 18. Chinese. 
 
 19. Khasee. 
 
 20. Sindh. 
 
 21. Wuch. 
 
 22. Nepala. 
 
 23. Birkaneera. 
 
 24. Oodaypoora. 
 
 25. Marwa. 
 
 26. Jypoora. 
 
 27. Kunkuna. 
 
 28. Tamul. 
 
 29. Cingalese. 
 
 30. Armenian. 
 
 31. Malay. 
 
 32. Hindostan. 
 
 33. Persian. 
 
Table of the Associations. 
 
 1707 
 
 17 51 
 17:6 
 1766 
 
 1767 
 1771 
 
 1772 
 1776 
 1780 
 
 1782 
 1783 
 
 1784 
 1785 
 
 1786 
 1787 
 1788 
 
 1780 
 
 1790 
 
 1790 
 1791 
 
 1792 
 1793 
 
 179ft 
 
 Philadelphia, 
 
 Charleston, 
 
 Sandy Creek, 
 
 Ketoekton, 
 
 Strawberry, 
 
 Warren, 
 
 Kehukee, 
 
 Stonington, 
 
 Red Stone, 
 
 Shaft sbury, 
 
 Salisbury, 
 
 Dover, 
 
 Middle District, 
 
 Woodstock, 
 
 Georgia, 
 
 Elkhorn, 
 
 Groton U. Conf. 
 
 New Hampshire, 
 
 Salem, 
 
 Vermont, 
 
 Holston, 
 
 Bowdoitiham, 
 
 Roanoke, 
 
 Bethel. 
 
 Meredith, 
 
 Hartford, 
 
 Portsmouth, 
 
 Yadkin, 
 
 Albemarle, 
 
 Goshen, 
 
 New-York, 
 
 Sl.iloh , 
 
 Warwick, 
 
 Baltimore, 
 
 Leyden, 
 
 New River, 
 Pates Creek, 
 
 Flat River, 
 
 Hephzibah, 
 
 Neuse, 
 
 Delaware, 
 
 Faiifield, 
 
 Otsego, 
 
 Chemung, 
 
 Rensselaerville, 
 
 Miami, 
 
 Bracken, 
 
 Ma> o, 
 
 Sarepta, 
 
 Mountain, 
 
 Broad River, 
 
 Green River, 
 
 Cayuga, 
 
 Sturbridge, 
 1802IEssex. 
 
 1797 
 1798 
 
 1799 
 18(M 
 
 Penn 
 
 S. C. 
 
 N. C. 
 
 Va. 
 
 Va. 
 
 R.I. 
 
 N. C. 
 
 Con. 
 
 Penn, 
 
 Vt. 
 
 Md. 
 
 Va. 
 
 Va. 
 
 Vt. 
 
 Geo. 
 
 Ky. 
 
 Con. 
 H. 
 
 Ky. 
 
 Vt. 
 
 Ten. 
 
 Me. 
 
 Va. 
 
 S. C. 
 
 N. H. 
 
 Con. 
 
 Va. 
 
 N. C. 
 
 Va. 
 
 Va. 
 
 N. Y. 
 
 Va- 
 
 N. Y. 
 
 Md. 
 
 Mass. 
 
 Va. 
 
 Ky. 
 
 N. C. 
 
 Geo. 
 
 N C. 
 
 Del. 
 
 Vt. 
 
 N. Y. 
 
 N. Y. 
 
 N. Y. 
 
 Ohio, 
 
 Ky. 
 
 Va. 
 
 Geo. 
 
 N. C. 
 
 S. C. 
 
 Ky. 
 
 NY. 
 
 Mass. 
 
 N. Y. 
 
 24 160 
 
 39,225 
 
 *1 
 
 ■a i g 
 §1 
 
 ill 
 
 OS 
 
 2597 2j 
 3756 2S 
 
 4108 29 
 1961 j 18 
 3007 22 
 
 3599 
 428 
 
 11 
 
 1802 23 
 .3333 
 2697112 
 1357,11 
 1849 19 
 
 17S7 
 859 
 
 17j'J 
 
 150 2446 
 863 
 
 76 1970 
 
 107; 1591 
 41U279 
 33 949 
 1861 
 
 Place of Meeting. 
 
 1815. 
 
 Time of Meeting. 
 
 Philadelphia, 1st. chh. 1st. Tuesday, 3 Oct. 3 P.M. 
 
 Calvary chh. Sumter dis. S. C. Sat. bef. 1 Sab. 4 Nov. 11 A.M. 
 
 i October. 
 
 Happy Creek, Frederic co. Va.'Thurs. before 3 Sab. 17 Aug. 
 
 Middleborough, 3d. chh. Mass. 
 Fishing Creek, Halifax co. N.C 
 Stonington, Conn. 
 
 Newtown, N. Y. 
 
 Bethel, Sussex county, Del. 
 
 Glebe landing. Middlesex c.Va. 
 
 Muddy Creek, Powhatan c. Va. 
 
 Windsor, Vermont, 
 
 Long Creek, Warren co. 
 
 Town Fork, 
 
 Lyme, Conn. 
 
 Lebanon, Maine, 
 
 4|Rupert, Vermont, 
 
 3 
 
 2 Bowdoin, Maine, 
 
 Colebrook. Conn. 
 South Quay, Virginia, 
 
 New-York, Gold st. church, 
 13! 10 Luray, Shenandoah co. Va. 
 16; 3 Latintown, 
 
 Old Seneca, Montgomery co. 
 
 Royalston, Mass. 
 
 17! 
 
 961 
 1422 
 10 59 
 
 476 
 
 536 
 1606114 
 
 66l| 7 
 1233 17 
 12 
 
 1391 19 
 
 13 1237114 
 
 2469! 13 
 
 1937,17 
 
 208 
 
 1 Grassy creek chh. Gran.c.N.C 
 6 Buckhead chh. Buck co. 
 
 2 Hadnot's creek, Carteret c.N.C 
 Cow Marsh, 
 
 Johnson, Vermont, 
 Newport, N. Y. 
 Elmyra, 
 Lexington, N. Y. 
 
 Buffaloech. York district, S.C. 
 Beaver Dam chh. Warren co, 
 Brutus, N. Y. 
 Helchertown, Mass. 
 Eltzabethtown, 
 
 Tues. after 1 Wed. 12 Sept. 
 Sal. bef. 1 Sab. 7 Oct. 10 A.M. 
 
 3 Wed. 18 Oct. 10 A. M. 
 Sept. 1809. 
 
 1 Wed. 7 June, 10 A. M. 
 Sat. bef. 4 Sab. 20 Oct. 
 
 2 Sat. 14 Oct. 12 o'clock. 
 2 Sat. 14 Oct. 
 
 Last Wed. 27 Sept. 1 P. M. 
 Sat. bef. 2 Sab. 7 Oct. 
 2 Sat. 12 Aug. 
 
 Wed. af. 3 Sab. 21 June. 1 P.M. 
 2 Wed. 14 June, 10 A. M. 
 2 Frid. 13 Oct. 
 
 1 Wed. 4 Oct. 10 A. M. 
 
 2 Friday, 11 Aug. 
 
 4 Wed. 27 Sept. 10 A. M. 
 
 Sat. bef. 1 Sab. Oct. 30 Sept. 
 
 2 Wed. 13 Sept. 10 A. M. 
 1 Wed. 4 Oct. 10 A. M. 
 Sat. bef. 4 Sab. 27 May. 
 
 1 Sat. 7 Oct. 
 
 3 Sat. 15 Oct. 
 
 2 Wed. 10 May, 2 P. M. 
 Frid. bef. 1 Sab. 1 Sept. 
 
 1 Wed. 7 June, 2 P. M. 
 
 Frid. bef. 2 Sab. 8 Sep. 11 A.M 
 
 2 Wed. 11 Oct. 1 P. M. 
 
 August, 1806. 
 Sat. bef. 4 Sab. 22 April. 
 Sat. bef. 4 Sab. 23 Sept. 
 Sat. bef. 3 Sab. 14 Oct. 11 A.M 
 Sat. bef. 1 Sab. 3 June, 11 A.M 
 Last Wed. 30 Aug. 10 A. M. 
 1 Wed. 6 Sept. 10 A. M. 
 
 1 Wed. 4 Oct. 10 A. M. 
 
 2 Wed. 11 Oct. 10 A. M. 
 Sat. bef. 2 Sab. 9 Sept. 
 
 Sept. 1809. 
 June. 
 Oct. 1812. 
 
 Frid. bef. 3 Sab. 13 Oct. 
 
 4 Sat. 22 July. 
 
 3 Wed. 20Stpt. 10 A. M. 
 
 Last Wed. 27 Sept. 10 A. M. I 
 2 Wed. 13 Sept. 
 
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 859 : 13 
 
 Place of Meeting. 
 
 Time of Meeting. 
 
 56 
 
 1802 
 
 North Bend, 
 
 Ky. 
 
 
 4th Friday, 22 September. 
 
 57 
 
 
 
 North District, 
 
 Ky. 
 
 27 
 
 30 
 
 19S0| 
 
 
 Cane Spring M.H. Madison c. 
 
 First aat. 5 Aug. 
 
 5S 
 
 
 
 Savannah River, 
 
 Geo. 
 
 33 
 
 285 
 
 5953114 
 
 4 
 
 Springtown, Barnwell dis. S.C. 
 
 Sat. bef. 4 Sab. 25 Nov. 
 
 59 
 
 
 
 South District, 
 
 Ky. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sept. 1807. 
 
 60 
 
 
 
 Tennessee, 
 
 Ten. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Oct. 1809. 
 
 61 
 
 1803 
 
 Cumberland, 
 
 Ten. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sept. 1812. 
 
 62 
 
 
 
 Long; Run, 
 
 Ky. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sept. 1812. 
 
 63 
 
 — — 
 
 Saluda, 
 
 S. C. 
 
 is 
 
 131 
 
 1310 
 
 11 
 
 5 
 
 Clear spring M.H.Greenville d 
 
 Sat. bef. 2 Sab. 12 Aug. 
 
 64 
 
 1804 
 
 Appomattox, 
 
 Va. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mountain creek, P* Edward e. 
 
 2 Sat. 12 Aug. 
 
 64 
 
 
 
 Lincoln, 
 
 Me. 
 
 50 
 
 
 2629 ] 27 
 
 6 
 
 St. George, Maine, 
 
 3 Wed. 20 Sept. 10 A. M. 
 
 66 
 
 
 
 Meherrin, 
 
 Va. 
 
 16 
 
 
 784 
 
 9 
 
 
 Mecklenburg, Virginia, 
 
 Sat. bef. 4 Sab. 22 April. 
 
 67 
 
 
 
 Russel's Creek, 
 
 Ky. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sept. 1811. 
 
 68 
 
 
 
 Stockton's Valley 
 
 Ky. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sept. 1811. 
 
 69 
 
 ~— 
 
 Union, 
 
 Va. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 70 
 
 1805 
 
 Cape Fear, 
 
 N. C. 
 
 25 
 
 69 
 
 1541 
 
 17 
 
 1 
 
 Beulah, Samson co. N. C. 
 
 Sat. bef. 2 Sab. 7 Oct. 11 A.M. 
 
 71 
 
 
 
 Emancipating so. 
 
 Ky. 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 Newhope M. H. Woodford co. 
 
 Friday bef. 3 Sat. 15 Sept. 
 
 72 
 
 
 
 Saratoga, 
 
 N. Y. 
 
 23 
 
 20H 
 
 2785 
 
 13 
 
 5 
 
 M.H. of Kingsburg Ik Hartford 
 
 Last Wed. 28 June, 10 A. M. 
 
 73 
 
 
 
 Scioto, 
 
 Ohio, 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 408 
 
 
 
 Big Bottom church, Ross co. 
 
 Sat. bef. 2 Sab. 7 Oct. 11 A.M. 
 
 7-1 
 
 1806 
 
 Chowan, 
 
 N. C. 
 
 23 
 
 198 
 
 203o 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 Outlaws chapel, 
 
 Sat. bef. 2 Sab. 13 May. 
 
 75 
 
 
 
 Country Line, 
 
 N. C. 
 
 11 
 
 110 
 
 1015 
 
 11 
 
 1 
 
 Wheeley M.H. Person eo. N.C. 
 
 Sat. bef. 5 Sab. 29 July. 
 
 re 
 
 — — ' 
 
 Raleigh, 
 
 N. C. 
 
 19 
 
 56 
 
 1178 
 
 
 
 Rocky Spring, Johnson c. N.C. 
 
 Sat. bef. 2 Sab. 7 Oct. 11 A.M. 
 
 77 
 
 
 
 Red River, 
 
 Ten. 
 
 19 
 
 49 
 
 1001 
 
 14 
 
 3 
 
 Spring creek of Red ri. Rob. c. 
 
 Sat. bef. 2 Sab. 12 Aug. 
 
 78 
 
 1807 
 
 Abington, 
 
 Perm. 
 
 3 
 
 
 264 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 Mount Pleasant, Penn. 
 
 1 Wed. 6 Sept. 10 A. M. 
 
 79 
 
 ■ 
 
 Barre, 
 
 Vt. 
 
 11 
 
 
 384 
 
 
 
 
 3 Wed. 20 Sept. 1 P. M. 
 
 80 
 
 
 
 French Broad, 
 
 N. C. 
 
 14 
 
 
 596 
 
 
 
 
 August, latter part. 
 
 8! 
 
 
 
 Green Brier, 
 
 Va. 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 Biglevels church, 
 
 9 September. 
 
 82 
 
 
 
 Jlissisippi, 
 
 Mis.T. 
 
 23 
 
 106 
 
 1071 
 
 13 
 
 
 Sarcpta church, 
 
 Sat. bef. 3 Sab. 14 Oct. 
 
 83 
 
 1808 
 
 Accomack, 
 
 Va. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8-1 
 
 
 
 Black River, 
 
 N. Y. 
 
 11 
 
 
 442 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 Turin, N. Y. 
 
 2 Wed. 14 June, 10 A. M. 
 
 85 
 
 
 
 Edgefield, 
 
 S. C. 
 
 37 
 
 
 2970 
 
 
 
 
 Sat. bef. 3 Sab. 16 Sept.. 
 
 86 
 
 
 
 Elk River, 
 
 Ten. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Oct 1812. 
 
 87 
 
 
 
 Madison, 
 
 N. Y. 
 
 32 
 
 
 2489 
 
 24 
 
 6 
 
 
 2 Wed. 13 Sept. 
 
 88 
 
 1809 Beaver, 
 
 Ohio, 
 
 12 
 
 
 464 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 
 19 Aug. 1813-. 
 
 89 
 
 
 
 Dublin, 
 
 N. H. 
 
 10 
 
 
 580 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 3 Wed. 18 Oct. 
 
 90 
 
 
 
 Lake George, 
 
 N. Y. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sept. 1812. 
 
 9i 
 
 
 
 Licking, 
 
 Ky. 
 
 30 
 
 9 
 
 887 
 
 
 
 Bryan's. 
 
 2 Sat. 9 Sept. 
 
 92 
 
 
 
 Wabash, 
 
 I. T. 
 
 9 
 
 
 312 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 September. 
 
 93 
 
 
 
 White Water, 
 
 I. T. 
 
 15 
 
 
 619 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 Elkhom, Wayne co. I. T. 
 
 3 Frid. IS Aug. 11 A. M. 
 
 94 
 
 
 
 Union, 
 
 N.Y. 
 
 12 
 
 
 704 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 1 Wed. 6 Sept. 
 
 95 
 
 1810 
 
 Concord, 
 
 Ten. 
 
 30 
 
 64 
 
 2146 
 
 13 
 
 5 
 
 Overal's creek M. H. Ruth. co. 
 
 Sat. bef. 2 Sab. 9 Sept. 10 A.M 
 
 96 
 
 
 
 Cumberland, 
 
 Me. 
 
 24 
 
 
 1265 
 
 18 
 
 1 
 
 Minot, Maine, 
 
 Wed. af. 4 Wed. Sep. 4 Oct. 
 
 97 
 
 
 
 Danville, 
 
 Vt. 
 
 (0 
 
 
 269 
 
 5 
 
 
 Craftsbury, Vermont, 
 
 3 Wed. 21 June, 1 P. M. 
 
 98 
 
 
 
 Ockmulgee, 
 
 Geo. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sept. 1812. 
 
 99 
 
 1811 
 
 Boston, 
 
 Mass. 
 
 a* 
 
 118 
 
 2917 
 
 21 
 
 3 
 
 Boston, 3d church, Mass. 
 
 3 Wed. 20 Sept. 10 A. M. 
 
 100 
 
 
 
 Franklin, 
 
 N. Y. 
 
 17 
 
 67 
 
 1275 
 
 12 
 
 2 
 
 Franklin, 
 
 3 Wed. 20 June, 10 A. M. 
 
 101 
 
 
 
 Hoi. Pur. Conf. 
 
 N.Y. 
 
 11 
 
 
 349 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 Hamburg, N. Y. 
 
 3 Wed. 20 Sep. 
 
 102 
 
 
 
 New Jersey, 
 
 N.J. 
 
 21 
 
 54 
 
 1887 
 
 14 
 
 5 
 
 Salem, N. J. 
 
 3 1 ties. 19 Sept. 2 P. M. 
 
 10.5 
 
 
 
 Silver Creek, 
 
 I. T. 
 
 11 
 
 
 337 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 August. 
 
 104 
 
 
 
 Washington, 
 
 Ten. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 106 
 
 
 
 Westfield, 
 
 Mass. 
 
 7 
 
 
 636 
 
 7 
 
 
 Hinsdale, Mass. 
 
 1 Wed. 6 Sept. 10 A. M. 
 
 106 
 
 1812 
 
 St. Laurence, 
 
 N.Y. 
 
 5 
 
 
 83 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 107 
 
 
 
 Straight Creek, 
 
 Ohio, 
 
 6 
 
 e 
 
 105 
 
 9 
 
 
 Hillsborough, Highland co. Oh. 
 
 Frid. bef. 4 Sab. 25 Aug. 
 
 108 
 
 1813 
 
 Little River, 
 
 Ten. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 109 
 
 1814 
 
 Ebenezer, 
 
 Geo. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 110 
 
 1 Flint River, 
 
 M. T. 
 
 17 
 
 35 
 
 1021 
 
 8 
 
 5 
 
 Enon, Briar-Fork of Flint riv. 
 
 1 Sat. bef. 1 Sab. Oct. 30 Sept. 
 
 111' 
 
 Burning Spring, 
 
 Ky. 
 
 11 
 
 22 
 
 403 
 
 
 
 South fork ch.Licking,Floyd c. 
 
 1 Sat. 7 Oct. 
 
 112 , 
 
 Mad River, 
 
 Ohio, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 113! 
 
 Ontario, 
 
 N.Y. 
 
 2S 
 
 
 1285 
 
 22 
 
 
 
 September. 
 
 1H| 
 
 Sab. G. Conf. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 115 
 
 
 
 Yearly Meeting, 
 
 R.I. 
 
 16 
 
 
 1339 
 
 12 
 
 
 Swansea, Mass. 
 
 Frid. bef. 2 Sab. 8 Sep. 10 A.M. 
 
 ahe preceding list may be added Tazes'' Valley,— the name of this Association appears on the Minutes of 
 3reen Brier Association, a copy of which has been forwarded by the Rev. Mr. Alderson. together with a 
 dly letter, since the former uait of the Renort was ill nn>«.<i. 
 
 . To 
 
 the Green _ 
 friendly letter, since the former part of the Report was in press. 
 
 G 
 
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 In the preceding Table it is much regretted that so many blanks were un- 
 avoidably left for want of information. It is hoped the Associations will sea- 
 sonably forward their Minutes the ensuing year to the Corresponding Secre- 
 tary of the Board, the Rev. Dr. Staughton of Philadelphia; and that they will 
 exhibit such numerical indications, and such statements in their Minutes 
 respectively, as will assist the Board in their next Report to return the said 
 Table without blank or deficiency; that the whole denomination may be seen 
 in a single view. 
 
 This Table is arranged numerically according to the order of the times 
 when the Associations were constituted. Several Associations being found to 
 have been constituted in the same year, are ranged in relation to each other, 
 alphabetically. Those, the date of whose constitution has not yet been ascer- 
 tained, are placed after the others, ranged also alphabetically. Should it be dis- 
 covered that any mistake has been made, it is hoped that information of it will 
 be communicated, that, in a future Report, such mistake may be corrected. 
 A few of these statements are taken from minutes of 1813; but most of them 
 from minutes of 1814, and from letters which individuals have been so good 
 as to write and forward. While future communications ;«re respectfully soli- 
 cited, grateful thanks are tendered for those which have been received. 
 
 DOMESTIC MISSIONS, 
 
 By -which is meant missions in such parts of our country as -would, otherwise, remain- 
 destitute of the regular preaching of the gospel. 
 
 Upon this article it would afford much pleasure to enlarge were sufficient 
 documents in hand, and could the limits of this Report permit. By their mi- 
 nutes it appears that the Cumberland, Vermont, Shaftsbury, Sturbridge, Boston, 
 Warren, New yersey, Philadelphia, Otsego, and Cayuga dissociations, and perhaps 
 others whose minutes have not come to hand, extend a generous and active 
 patronage to exertions of this nature. Others are about commencing efforts of 
 the same kind. In connexion with the I,eyden, and the Savannah River, and 
 probably others, Societies for the same purpose have for some time existed. In 
 New York city, besides the exertions of the Gold street church, which have 
 been considerable, is a similar society; and one in North Carolina. One in Phi- 
 ladelphia and one in Boston, patronized, as just intimated, by the Philadelphia 
 and Boston Associations. With peculiar satisfaction it is perceived that the at- 
 tention to foreign, has in several instances, revived the spirit of domestic mis- 
 sions, and even originated, or excited, a regard to this subject in places where, 
 before, it either did not exist, or was totally inactive. This is, indeed, conceived 
 to be the manifest tendency of efforts to impart the gospel to the heathen.* So 
 that those who patronize foreign missions, while they enjoy the satisfaction 
 inseparable from pious exertions to diffuse the truth as it is in Jesus, into dis- 
 tant parts of the world, have, at the same time, the consolation of perceiving- 
 that these evangelical charities return with blessings on our own land, and 
 promote the preaching and influence of the gospel at home. On this subject in- 
 formation is solicited, and the hope entertained, that, in a future Report, the 
 Board will be able to present a view of it more particular, ample, and satis- 
 factory. 
 
 * The beneficial tendency of foreign missionary efforts in relation to domes- 
 tic missions, has been very apparent in England. Not only has village preaching 
 been greatly promoted as one etfect of these efforts, but recently lias been 
 established in London The Baptist Society for promoting the Gospel in Ireland 
 Surely chc scripture saith not in vain — "the liberal soul shall be made fat; and ' * 
 that r.'atereth shall be watered also himself." 
 
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 STATE OF THE FUNDS. 
 
 D. C. 
 
 1814. By balance in the treasury, as per " Proceedings of the 
 
 Convention," p. 37. (20 dolls, the translation,) - 1556 68 
 
 May 28, By cash, by Rev. Dr. Baldwin, from Newark, N. J. 10 00 
 
 By donation of the Hon. Judge Tallmadge, New- York, 100 00 
 
 July 19, By remittance from the Delaware B. S. lor F. Missions, 42 60 
 
 August 5, By remittance from Baptist M. Society in R. I. . 332 04 
 
 By ditto the Bap. Soc. for Prop. gos. in India, ike. 1101 71 
 
 By ditto ditto for Rev. A. Judson, - - 50 
 
 By ditto ditto for translations, - - - - 48 29 
 
 By ditto ditto for American Missionaries in Asia, - 20 00 
 
 By ditto ditto towards establishing a branch of the Biblio- 
 
 theca Biblica, Calcutta, Prince of Wales' Island, &c. 30 00 
 
 Nov. 5. By remittance from the Bap. Soc. in Troy, - - 53 47 
 
 19, By ditto the New- York Bap. Soc. for Foreign Missions, 221 00 
 
 1815 Jn. 7, By interest of United States' stock, - - - 37 50 
 
 18, By remittance from the Utica B Soc. to aid in F. Missions-, 100 00 
 
 Mar. 18, By ditto the Salem Bib Trans, and For Mission Soc. 773 29 
 
 By ditto the Neuse Association, N. C. - - 24 00 
 
 By ditto the Evan. Soc. Bristol and Newport Cos. R. I. 55 26 
 
 By ditto the Soc. for Wor. Co. and vicinity Aux. &c. 
 
 (§3 03 for translation,) - - - . 50 00 
 
 By ditto the Bap F. M.Soc of New Jersey, - . 137 i£ 
 
 By cash thro' the hands of Mr. Rice, from various sources, 514 21 
 
 Mar. 20, By remittance from the Rensselaerville Association, N. Y. 24 00 
 
 By ditto the Madison Association, N. Y. - - 42 00 
 
 By ditto the Licking Asso. (for Proceedings of the Con.) K. 3 87 
 
 Ap. 7, By interest on the United States' stock, - . 37 50 
 
 9, By remittance from the Bap. Soc. for prop. Gos. in India, &c. 78 00 
 
 29, By ditto the Evan. Soc. Bristol and Newport Co. Aux. &c. 100 00 
 
 By ditto a Mis. Soc. connected with the Sturbridge Asso; 100 00 
 
 May 1, By ditto the N. Y. Mid. Dis. Soc. Auxiliary, 81c. * - 100 00 
 
 3, By ditto the N. Y. Bap. Female Soc. for F M. - 189 46 
 
 By 3 shares in the Bank of Amer. presented by a lady, 
 
 10, By balance of accounts with Mr. Rice, - - 233 09 
 
 11, By remittance from the Bap. F. M. Society of N. J. . 45 50 
 
 Deduct from which J§6,210 59 
 
 To two remittances to India for the support of Mr. Judson, §2000— 
 to premium on dollars, §52 50 — to Mrs Coles' bill for printing the 
 Proceedings, &.c. and for some other printing and paper, §189 33 — 
 to the purchase of books for the use of Mr. Judson, and books and 
 stationary for records, &.c. §71 46 — to sundry postages of the Cor. 
 Secretary, Treasurer, and Agent of the Board, §61 12 — to cash 
 borrowed to defray the expense of Mr. Rice's first journey to the 
 south, to Mr. Rice for his services, and to various other contingent 
 but unavoidable expenditures, §704 94 — to expenses of Mr. 
 Hough, §200 — to counterfeit bills, §6 — to investment in U. States' 
 stock, §1875 — to commission on the purchase of said stock, and 
 other contingent expenses of the Treasurer, §6 11, - 5,166 46 
 
 To 50 dolls, more, paid towards expenses of Brother Hough, - 50 00 
 
 Balance in the treasury 
 United States' stock, as per investment above mentioned of 1875 dolls 
 Nominal value of the 3 Bank shares above mentioned, 
 Jieceived since llth May, viz. 
 By remittance from the New- York Association, 
 By ditto the Baltimore Baptist M. Society, ... 
 
 By ditto the Baptist Mis. Soc. of Frederick Co. Va. 
 By ditto the Gen. Com. of Churches in the Charleston Asso. S. C. 
 
 r 994 13 
 
 . 2500 00 
 
 300 00 
 
 59 72 
 151 00 
 
 70.00 
 300 00 
 
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 By ditto the Sansom-st. Bap. Female Soc. for F. Missions, - 203 00 
 
 By collection in Sansom-st. M. H. on the setting apart of Br. Hough 
 
 for the mission, - - - - - - 58 00 
 
 By the Philadelphia Baptist Society for Foreign Missions, - 625 00 
 
 By collection, 21st inst. in the Bap. Meeting-house, Roxboro', Fenn. 8 45 
 
 By ditto, 2d inst. in Hopewell, N. J. - - - 10 50 
 
 By ditto, 29th inst. at Frankfort, near Philadelphia, • . 15 00 
 
 Ordered this year by the N. C. Bap. Soc. for F. Missions, - 200 00 
 
 Ordered by the Richmond Bap. M. Soc. for Prop. Gos. in India, &c. 250 00 
 
 The undersigned, having the Treasurer's account, as certified by John 
 Withington, Esq. and having examined Mr. Rice's settlement with the Trea- 
 surer, as per resolve of tins Board; is of opinion, that the preceding exhibits an 
 accurate view of the state of the funds of the Baptist Board of Foreign Mis- 
 sions. DANIEL CHESSMAN. 
 
 MISCELLANEA. 
 
 Upon the general state of religion amongst the churches throughout the 
 country, little can here be said. By casting an eye over the preceding Table 
 of the Associations, it will be perceived that in too many instances the number 
 of preachers does not equal the number of churches belonging to an Associa- 
 tion; — this should incite, more frequently, and more fervently, to pray the Lord 
 of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest. In several parts 
 of our country, as appears on the minutes af the Associations, revivals, some 
 of them extensive, have taken place. The minutes of the Philadelphia, Me- 
 herrin, Sensselaerville, and perhaps others, gratefully record instances of this 
 nature of the divine goodness and mercy. 
 
 It will ever be pleasing to announce revivals, amongst other denominations 
 as well as within the circle of our more immediate communion. Particularly at 
 the present time awakenings to a remarkable extent in several colleges, call 
 loudly for thanksgiving to " the Father of Lights." 
 
 With much pleasure is the number and advancing progress of Bible Socie- 
 ties here adverted to. Within the narrow space of about seven years, seventy- 
 six societies of this description have risen into existence in our own country, 
 to share in the benevolent effort "to make known the volume of Revelation in 
 every region of the globe ." 
 
 Gladly would the opportunity to notice the missionary efforts of other deno- 
 minations be seized, could the limits of this Report possibly admit; while 
 the benediction of heaven is devoutly supplicated on every attempt to spread 
 the truth as it is in jfesus, and to advance the kingdom of our Lord and Saviour. 
 
 Among the favourable indications of Providence, particularly in relation to 
 the enlargement of our own denomination, exertions to educate those who ap- 
 pear to be called of God to the work of the ministry, certainly are not the least 
 propitious. Efforts of this nature in the south and in the north, as well as in 
 the middle states, appear to be increasing; and their beneficial tendency will, 
 it is believed, be extensively realized. By the minutes of the Boston and Wood- 
 stock Associations, there appear to have been formed two Baptist Education 
 Societies during the last year, one in Massachusetts, and one in Vermont, for 
 the purpose of improving the qualifications of pious young men for the gospel 
 ministry. This thing is patronized also, as their minutes evince, by other Asso- 
 ciations; and is, indeed, the more pleasing, as it tends to foster the hope that 
 while the Lord is inclining the churches to supply the means of supporting 
 missionaries, he is inclining them also to supply pious young men, who desire 
 to minister in the gospel, with the means of becoming more fully qualified for 
 this responsible employment; nor can it be doubted that the same gracious 
 Being will incline the hearts of a suitable number of these, as he has inclined 
 the heart of brother Hough, willingly to offer themselves to the missionary 
 service. One or two such young men are already known to the Board. Mis- 
 sionaries, it may be anticipated, will thus in the course of Divine Providence 
 be raised up for the apostolic service, both in the east and in the west. Atten- 
 
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 tention to this business is by no means to be employed exclusively in one dired* 
 tion. " Look from the place where thou art, northward, and southward, and east-ward, 
 and westward.'" Who knows but the revolutions in South America may soon 
 result in such a state of things as to disclose a wide field to the missionary cul- 
 tivator? Who knows but a door may soon be opened to some of the native tribes 
 in the west? In either case the opportunity will be eagerly seized to send forth 
 the heralds of the cross in the direction indicated by a wise and merciful Pro- 
 vidence. In relation to the native, tribes on the frontiers of our country, and 
 extending 1 back into the wide and distant forests of the west, there is at least 
 one fact which cannot but be viewed in a favourable light. This observation 
 alludes to an impression on the minds of many, and which seems to be increas- 
 ing, that something ought to be done, for these unhappy natives. Who knows but 
 this very impression maybe the precursor, in the dispensations -THIS govern- 
 ment, who is wonderful in counsel, ami excellent in working, of an attempt at least, 
 possibly a successful one, to enlighten this benighted, vagrant, miserable por- 
 tion of the human family? Nay, something has been done already; besides what 
 others have effected, the General Committee of Churches united in the Charleston 
 Baptist Association, one of the constituent members of the Convention, has, 
 for several years, supported a missionary and schoolmaster among the Catawba 
 Indians, and although the success has not been great, the effort cannot fail of 
 securing the approbation of all good people. 
 
 Extract of a letter dated March 25, 1815, from Mr. William Burls, deacon of Dr. 
 Ripporf-s church oj London, and agent for the Baptist Mission Society. 
 
 " We have just heard of the arrival in India of Mr. Eustace Carey (nephew of 
 Dr. Carey) who with his wife left tins country in February last year — he is a 
 very popular preacher and an excellent man, but the subject of much debility; 
 it was thought that he would have gone into a decline, had he continued here; 
 hopes were entertained, that a warmer climate would suit his constitution. 
 Since then a Mr. Yates, a native of Loughborough in Leicestershire, who has 
 been some time at Bristol, has been sent out to join the mission in India. He 
 is an eminent scholar and possesses considerable talents for attaining languages- 
 We hope he will be a great acquisition to the mission. Late accounts from 
 India are very encouraging; the Lord is still favouring those blessed men 
 Carey, Marshman, Ward, and their coadjutors; they increase on every side; 
 and the translations are going forward rapidly. I rejoice that the Baptist friends 
 in America are so actively engaged in missionary exertions: may the God of all 
 grace eminently bless their efforts. I congratulate you on the return of peace 
 between our two countries, and pray, if it be the divine will, it may be no more 
 interrupted. May we in both countries love and pray for each other, and only 
 vie with one another in acts of mercy, pity, and good will to man — in Bible 
 Societies, Tract Societies, and Missionary exertions. 
 
 " P. S. Since writing the above, I ha.ve this day, March 28, received a letter 
 from Mr. Ward giving the melancholy account of Felix Carey's wife and t-uio 
 children being drowned in going to Ava — the brig was upset in a squall. Felix with 
 ten others were saved by swimmitig to the nearest shore. It is also feared that two 
 printing presses, and about 16.00U rupees (g 8,000, nearly) were lost at the same 
 time. Dr. Cary is greatly distressed by this trying event /" 
 
 The Rev. Mr. Ivemy, in a letter says — < We have much rejoiced to hear of 
 the missionary spirit in our denomination extending itself so widely in America. 5 
 
 Extract of a letter from Dr. Carey to Mr. Sutclijf. 
 " I scarcely ever felt before so sensibly the weight of the labours in which I 
 am engaged; but the truth is, those labours are increasing almost every day. 
 The work of the translations imposes upon me the necessity of learning all the 
 different languages into which they are made; and a conscientious desire that 
 they may be perfected after my deatii, if not while I live, induces me to write 
 grammars and other elementary books in these languages.* To those who think 
 
 " * Besides the Translations of the Scriptures, the missionaries have pub- 
 lished several works relative to Oriental Literature. 
 Dr. Carey has published, 
 1. The Ramayuna of VaJmeeki, a Sungskrit poem, with an English trans- 
 
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 but lightly upon the subject, this may appear to be a trifling thing; but in reali- 
 ty, though I try to comprise these grammars in as little a compass as possible, 
 the labour is very great; as every rule must be carefully weighed, and so form- 
 ed as to comprise all for which it is intended, with as few exceptions as 
 possible." 
 
 Extract of a letter from Mr. Peacock, at Agra, to a friend at Serampore. 
 "We were coming home one evening lately through the wheat bazar, 
 (market) and in the midst of the sellers of wheat and other grain lay a poor 
 man who had just breathed his last among the heaps of the grain. He had pick- 
 ed up a few husks of pease and grain, which it appeared he had been attempt- 
 ing to eat, but was too far gone. Not a single man in the bazar -would give this 
 poor creature one handful of -wheat to save his life. This is not the only instance 
 of the hardness of heart of this people; they have no more feeling for the poor 
 than if they were dogs. They show no mercy, no pity. We daily find here and 
 there one starved to death." 
 
 lation (in conjunction with Dr. Marshman), under the patronage of the Asiatic 
 Society and the College of Fort William. Three Volumes 4to. are already pub- 
 lished; dedicated to Sir George Barlow. 
 
 2. A Grammar and Dialogues in Bengalee. Second edition. 
 
 3. A Grammar of the Mahratta Language. Second edition. 
 
 4. A Mahratta Dictionary. 
 
 5. A Sungskrit Grammar, 4to; dedicated to Marquis Wellesley. 
 
 "He has also just finished the printing of a Grammar in the Punjabee 
 Language; and has now in the press Grammars of the Telinga and Carnatic 
 Languages. He is also writing Grammars of the Kushmeere, the Pushna, the 
 Ballochee, and the Orissa Languages. In addition to these various and exten- 
 sive labours, this pious minister and indefatigable scholar will complete, in two 
 years more, his Bengalee Dictionary." 
 
 " A Grammar of the Burmah Language, by his son Felix Carey, who al- 
 ready treads in the devout and learned footsteps of his father, is also in the 
 Missionary press at Serampore." 
 
 " Dr. Marshman has commenced publishing the Works of Confucius in the 
 original, with a Translation and Commentary ; dedicated to Lord Minto. 
 
 " He has also composed a Work under the title of Claris Sinica, or Key of the 
 Chinese Language. Of this Work the first part is already printed, and consists 
 of two dissertations: the first, on the Chinese Character; the second, on the 
 Colloquial Medium of the Chinese. The second part of the Clavis will be a 
 Grammar of the Chinese Language. These two parts of the Work will contain 
 four or five hundred quarto pages; and Dr Marshman has in contemplation to 
 add, as an Appendix, a Vocabulary, containing the Characters in the whole of 
 Confucius; which he conceives will render it a complete Key to the Language. 
 The passages in Chinese characters contained in these Works, are printed on 
 moveable metal types, which Dr. Marshman and his coadjutors have had the 
 merit of bringing, by the most laudable ingenuity and perseverance, to a state 
 of perfection not known before." 
 
 "Mr. Ward has also recently published the second edition of a Work, in four 
 quarto volumes, on the Religion, Writings, and manners of the Hindoos. 
 
 " The quotations in this note are made from a Valedictory Address, deliver- 
 ed by Lord Minto, September 20, 1813, in which he adds — 
 
 " I profess a very sincere pleasure in bringing the literary merits of Dr. 
 Marshman, and the other reverend members of the Serampore Mission, to 
 the notice of the public; and in bearing my testimony to the great and extra- 
 ordinary labours, which constancy and energy in their numerous and various 
 occupations have enabled this modest and respectable community to accom- 
 plish. 
 
 " I am not less gratified by the opportunity which their literary achievements 
 afford, of expressing my regard for the exemplary worth of their lives, and 
 the beneficent principle which distinguishes and presides in the various useful 
 establishments they have formed, and which are conducted by themselves." 
 
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 Extract of a Letter from Dr. Carey to Dr. Fuller. 
 
 " Some time ago I received a letter from the Resident at Amboyna, re» 
 questing- us to send missionaries to that place, where there are 20,000 pro- 
 fessed christians, places of worship and schools, but not a single minister of the 
 gospel. We immediately wrote you for help for them. This week, however, 
 government, in consequence of a representation from Mr. Martin, the Resi- 
 dent, has applied to us to send men to superintend their schools, and offered 
 facilities for transporting them thither. We have been greatly distressed at 
 not having brethren ready to send. This day, to my great joy, my son Jabez 
 offered to me, with much fear of being rejected, to go to Amboyna. Jabez, 
 about a year and a half ago, was articled to an attorney at law; he did not then 
 appear serious, and some time before that had given me much pain by his 
 dislike of religion; since he has been in Calcutta his conduct has given plea- 
 sure to all who knew him; and for more than twelve months I have hall 
 scarcely a doubt of his conversion: he has a fine prospect before him as it 
 relates to this life; his master has entire confidence in him, and I have the 
 promise of the second judge of the supreme court, to use his influence in 
 bringing him forward. To see him with these prospects voluntarily give up 
 the Whole to engage in the work of the mission, has so gladdened my heart, 
 that you must forgive me, if I write foolishly in giving it vent for the first time. 
 ****** I have as good health as ever I had; but al- 
 
 most sink under the labours which I must go through. I am encouraged, 
 however, when I think of the cause which I serve." 
 
 " When we contemplate (say the Serampore translators, at the close of their 
 Fifth Memoir, relative to the translations) the prospect presented by the com- 
 pletion of the versions of the Scriptures, now in a course of translation (and of 
 which, we hope, taken as a whole, the work is now more than half done;) and 
 unite with these the versions already made in the Malay, the Tamul, the Cin- 
 galese, the Persian, and the Hindosthanee languages, together with the trans- 
 lation which probably has been completed in Tartary, we perceive the greater 
 part of the heathen world will have the word of God in their own tongue wherein they 
 were born. For although there will then be many languages still left without it, 
 the population through which they extend is so small, that they scarcely 
 amount to a tenth of the supposed population of the earth. What a cheering 
 thought, that, in a few years, nine tenths of mankind may probably hear in their 
 own language the word of God, which is able to make wise unto salvation! And 
 we have, in some degree, seen what HE can do by his word alone. 
 
 "To a part of his word contained in a tract we owe our late brother Petumber; 
 to another our brother Futika, whose joyful deaths are well known; — our bro- 
 ther Deep-chund, who has long preached the gospel; and our brethren Kanai 
 and Kanta, who have long adorned it by their steady walk; neither of whom 
 had we ever seen till the frequent perusal of a tract written by our beloved 
 Petumber, had turned their hearts towards the gospel. To a New Testament 
 left at a shop in a village, we owe our brother Sebukrama, and Krisna-dasa, 
 two of the most acceptable and useful native preachers we have; as well as se- 
 veral other brethren from the same village: and to an English New Testament 
 we owe Tara-chund and Mut-hara, two brethren whom the Lord has given us 
 this year, who several years ago, by reading an English Testament, were stirred 
 xip to enquire about the Lord Jesus Christ, and meeting with one in Bengalee, 
 in the beginning of this year, found their way to us, and have since been bap- 
 tized. Thus what the Lord can, and what he may do among the nations of the 
 earth by his word alone, even where his people may be unable to gain access 
 in person, is known only to his infinite wisdom." 
 
 " Hindoo Cruelties. — (Periodical accounts, No. 27, p. 878-9.) — A Hindoo car- 
 penter was drowned because he had the leprosy. He was carried from one of 
 the ghauts at Alum-gung in a boat, in the presence of a large concourse of 
 people, and when in deep water put overboard. Two large eavthern not«, one 
 
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 filled with sand, and the other with barley, were fastened to his shoulders. 
 The man sunk, but after a little time floated on the surface of the water. 
 The people in the boat rowed after him and took him up; but they made sure 
 work of it the second time!" 
 
 " About two years ago a woman was burnt after an attempt to escape the 
 flames! The friends of the deceased husband were very poor and unable to 
 procure wood for the funeral pile. They however collected a quantity of 
 Palmyra leaves for the purpose; and the living woman and the dead body 
 were are as usual put into the midst of the heap. The fire was kindled, and 
 the poor woman's clothes consumed; but she struggled, extricated herself 
 from the flames, and attempted to run away, intreating her pursuers to spare 
 her life. But, alas! she intreated in vain: she was seized and destroyed!" 
 
 Many other instances of this horrid practice might be quoted, and other 
 perpetrations of the most appalling nature, but we abstain from the sad detail! 
 While the multiplied miseries of the heathen appeal to christian charity for 
 alleviation, in a manner that should rouse the most supine to action, and create 
 sensibility in a heart of iron or stone, the success with which exertion has been 
 hitherto sustained yields ample encouragement to future more extended and 
 more visrorous efforts. 
 
 The persuasion is freely indulged that not only the expense necessarily 
 incurred by the publication and distribution of this Report, will be cheerfully 
 defrayed by the Societies, Associations and Churches, but also that such 
 liberal and willing contributions will be transmitted to the general fund as 
 shall support and extend the missionary operations now going forward. 
 
 The manifest importance of distinct and general information rela- 
 tive to missions, has induced the comprising of so much matter in 
 this Report. No doubt can be entertained that the Missionary Cause 
 will be patronized in proportion as its importance and utility are ap- 
 preciated, and its tendency to mitigate the sorrows and promote the 
 happiness of the human family is known and considered. It is hoped, 
 therefore, that this Report will be circulated from one to another 
 through the churches, till all shall become acquainted with that 
 great Cause which cries aloud " Come and see.'"— whose beneficent 
 aim is the redemption from sin of a world that lies in wickedness—' 
 whose glorious Author is the SON of GOD. 
 
 The Board tender their gratitude to their brethren Messrs. Joseph Cone. Joseph 
 Barnhurst, and William Duffy, (members of the Sansom Street Church,) for the 
 plate at the commencement of this Report; the first of whom executed the engraving, 
 the other two furnished the copperplate and printing— each gratuitously.