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Our brother, Mr. FINK, who now labours permanently at Serampore, forwards the following gratifying intelligence :

You will no doubt rejoice to learn that on | Lord's day, the 1st of July last, fifteen candidates were baptized in Serampore, namely, two Fast Indians, one of them a grandson of the late Rev. Mr. Fountain, baptist missionary who came out to Serampore in 1796, and seven young men and six young women, natives. Thus the Lord has graciously smiled on the united labour of his unprofitable servants at Serampore. May he, by his Holy

Spirit, make his servants more diligent, and more and more humble; and may he pour down on us and on the poor benighted natives more of his Holy Spirit, by whom alone our labours are blessed, and sinners converted unto God. And may his servants always ascribe to him, "Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, and for thy truth's sake."

MONGHIR.

Our missionary brother, Mr. PARSONS, in the following letter details the general progress of the truth at the station of which he has charge.

The immediate occasion of my writing at it does not appear prudent to remove at prethe present time is our having received from sent. Nainsukh and Bundhoo have gone by some kind, but unknown friend, the first five boat in the direction of Bhaugulpore, to numbers for 1849 of "Evangelical Christendom." They were directed to dear brother Lawrence and myself conjointly, and we would feel obliged to you if you would allow us, in our joint names, to make our thankful acknowledgment of the present in your next Herald, by your kindly inserting a few words to that purpose.

Brother Lawrence has also been favoured with a copy of the "Christian Times," containing an account of the annual meetings connected with our denomination. Gratifying as it is to read the lively and earnest addresses of the speakers, it is still more occasion of regret that while the necessities of the heathen, and opening doors of usefulness, call for so large an extension of Christian effort, our own and other societies have the greatest difficulty in sustaining even present exertions, and are reluctantly compelled to contemplate the possibility of having to narrow their sphere. Oh, may this be graciously averted! May you be entrusted with the needful funds; and may the Divine blessing so accompany the labours they are employed to sustain, that the gospel may sound forth to a much wider extent than ever.

Mission Work.

Our native brethren, with the exception of Hurreedas, who is too far advanced in life for itinerating labours, are away from home, engaged in the proclamation of the truth. Soodeen has been for about two months with Mr. Kalberer of Patna, who requested to have one of our brethren to assist him for a time in preaching in the populous bazars of Patna, and in conversing with those who from time to time resort to his house for that purpose. Soodeen is now delayed in returning by the illness of his mother-in-law, whom

preach in the villages by the way, and in Bhaugulpore itself. Dear brother Lawrence was intending to have set off next week to visit the villages on the Gunduck, but the detention of Soodeen at Patna renders it uncertain whether he will be able to go quite so soon.

A backslider restored.

I am happy to say, that during this month one individual, who was excluded from the church long ago for misconduct, has been received again, having professed repentance, and evinced for a considerable time such a spirit and conduct as encourage us to hope his profession is sincere. He is an old man, whose name, Teekadas, you may recollect having seen in our communications. He was formerly a fakeer, of the Seo-narayunee, a very licentious sect, but I trust he is now a true follower of Jesus, though no one, considering the weakness of human nature, and the way in which so many years of his life were spent, could wonder that he should find a great struggle with former habits in adopting the pure principles of the gospel, and that during the struggle he should experience a temporary fall.

Our inquirers all continue in that character, and none of them, so far as I am aware, has acted inconsistently with it, although, from reasons varying in the several cases, prudence dictates our not complying just yet with their eager desire to be united with the church.

Translations.

When brother Leslie had completed his translation of the Gospels and Acts, interleaved copies were sent to many of the brethren for their remarks to be made. I went regularly through my copy, marking every

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Our brother, Mr. FINK, who now labours permanently at Serampore, forwards the following gratifying intelligence :—

You will no doubt rejoice to learn that on | Lord's day, the 1st of July last, fifteen candidates were baptized in Serampore, namely, two Fast Indians, one of them a grandson of the late Rev. Mr. Fountain, baptist missionary who came out to Serampore in 1796, and seven young men and six young women, natives. Thus the Lord has graciously smiled on the united labour of his unprofitable servants at Serampore. May he, by his Holy

Spirit, make his servants more diligent, and more and more humble; and may he pour down on us and on the poor benighted natives more of his Holy Spirit, by whom alone our labours are blessed, and sinners converted unto God. And may his servants always ascribe to him, "Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, and for thy truth's sake."

MONGHIR.

Our missionary brother, Mr. PARSONS, in the following letter details the general progress of the truth at the station of which he has charge.

The immediate occasion of my writing at it does not appear prudent to remove at prethe present time is our having received from sent. Nainsukh and Bundhoo have gone by some kind, but unknown friend, the first five boat in the direction of Bhaugulpore, to numbers for 1849 of "Evangelical Christendom." They were directed to dear brother Lawrence and myself conjointly, and we would feel obliged to you if you would allow us, in our joint names, to make our thankful acknowledgment of the present in your next Herald, by your kindly inserting a few words to that purpose.

Brother Lawrence has also been favoured with a copy of the "Christian Times," containing an account of the annual meetings connected with our denomination. Gratifying as it is to read the lively and earnest addresses of the speakers, it is still more occasion of regret that while the necessities of the heathen, and opening doors of usefulness, call for so large an extension of Christian effort, our own and other societies have the greatest difficulty in sustaining even present exertions, and are reluctantly compelled to contemplate the possibility of having to narrow their sphere. Oh, may this be graciously averted! May you be entrusted with the needful funds; and may the Divine blessing so accompany the labours they are employed to sustain, that the gospel may sound forth to a much wider extent

than ever.

Mission Work.

Our native brethren, with the exception of Hurreedas, who is too far advanced in life for itinerating labours, are away from home, engaged in the proclamation of the truth. Soodeen has been for about two months with Mr. Kalberer of Patna, who requested to have one of our brethren to assist him for a ti ne in preaching in the populous bazars of P tna, and in conversing with those who from time to time resort to his house for that pose. Soodeen is now delayed in return11 by the illness of his mother-in-law, whom

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preach in the villages by the way, and in Bhaugulpore itself. Dear brother Lawrence was intending to have set off next week to visit the villages on the Gunduck, but the detention of Soodeen at Patna renders it uncertain whether he will be able to go quite so soon.

A backslider restored.

I am happy to say, that during this month one individual, who was excluded from the church long ago for misconduct, has been received again, having professed repentance, and evinced for a considerable time such a spirit and conduct as encourage us to hope his profession is sincere. He is an old man, whose name, Teekadas, you may recollect having seen in our communications. He was formerly a fakeer, of the Seo-narayunee, a very licentious sect, but I trust he is now a true follower of Jesus, though no one, considering the weakness of human nature, and the way in which so many years of his life were spent, could wonder that he should find a great struggle with former habits in adopting the pure principles of the gospel, and that during the struggle he should experience a temporary fall.

Our inquirers all continue in that character, and none of them, so far as I am aware, has acted inconsistently with it, although, from reasons varying in the several cases, prudence dictates our not complying just yet with their eager desire to be united with the church.

Translations.

When brother Leslie had completed his translation of the Gospels and Acts, interleaved copies were sent to many of the brethren for their remarks to be made. I went regularly through my copy, marking every

tion with Mr. J. Christian, who revised "Barth" for me, in the same direction. We propose to translate "Serle's Christian Remembrancer" next, as fast as limited opportunity will allow, only in this case Mr. Christian is to be translator and I reviser.

place where I thought any alteration was I hope, if spared, to go forward, in conjunc requisite. Brother Leslie has now requested me to go through the remainder of the New Testament in the same way, and I have commenced with the Romans. I hope to tell you in my next that my "Barth" is finished, and I intend (D.v.) to beg your kind acceptance of a copy to be placed in the Mission Library.

ADDITIONAL BAPTISMS.

From the Oriental Baptist we glean the following particulars:

Sagor. On the first sabbath in June, two young men were baptized at this station on a profession of their repentance towards God, and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. The newly baptized are scholars in the sabbath school.

Muttra. The Rev. T. Phillips was privileged to immerse, on a profession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, his first convert at Muttra, on Sabbath the 8th July. May many be soon induced to follow this good example.

Jessore. Eighteen converts were immersed on a profession of their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, at Sátberiyá in Jessore, on Lord's day, the 1st July. The season was peculiarly interesting.

Narsigdarchoke, a station to the south of Calcutta; a native brother was baptized here by the Rev. Mr. Lewis, on the third sabbath of July.

AFRICA.

BIMBIA.

From a recent letter from Mr. NEWBEGIN to S. M. Peto, Esq., we learn a few additional particulars relative to the sufferings of the persecuted Inangge, whose affecting history was given in the last Herald. Her brother sent a message with her to King Bell, that he must not send her back. After travelling all night, exposed to the rain, she reached Cameroons the next day, benumbed with cold. She was not at first treated harshly, but sent among Bell's women. On the evening of next day she was brought to the great house by three women, where she was subjected to the violent assaults of King Bell.

He thought he could now command her at his will. But whenever he has sent for her, she has refused to go near him. He has shut her up in a miserable hut, and would not allow any of our friends admission. He declares that he will smoke her eyes (I use his own words) until she consents. God grant that may never be! He says, that if she holds out long, he will sell her as a slave to a distant country, a thing which has already happened. But the man is pursuing this line of conduct because she has become a Chris

tian, and he has admitted as much. His own son advised him to return her; but he will not, because the missionary has "spoiled her head." How it will end we know not. We shall try to prevent her being sold as a slave; but if the persecution continue, the probability is she will sink under it, for she has a tender constitution. May God give her grace to stand firm in her time of trouble! Persecution is about to be fierce. We may yet suffer from the rage of the heathen, but we fear not. Remember us at the mercy-seat.

WEST INDIES.

HAITI.

We have been favoured, from a private source, with the following extract from a letter lately received from Mr. WEBLEY. His trials are many, and the unsettled

state of the island throws great obstacles in the way of missionary labour. Amidst many personal afflictions and sufferings, our dear brother continues to toil on, and will, we doubt not, eventually reap the harvest for which he has sown. It would greatly gratify the Committee, and strengthen his hands, could another labourer be sent forth to his aid. Let prayer arise to the Lord of the harvest for this.

You are doubtless familiar with the blood- which they are sold, and from the great lack thirsty scenes that transpired here during the there is of every thing eatable. But besides greater part of last year. You have perhaps all this, my dear wife has enjoyed very poor heard subsequently of the march of the pre- health almost ever since I have been here. sident of Haiti against the Spanish part of Miss Clark, too, an assistant in our school, is the island, which is a distinct republic, and frequently ill, and my own health is fast governed by a different president. You have failing under the pressure of mental anxiety perhaps heard, too, of the splendid failure by and of bodily exertion. The people too, which that enterprise was characterized, and although the hand of God presses very heavily of the four thousand that have perished upon them, are still profoundly indifferent in through fatigue, and famine, and the sword. respect to eternal things, and I sometimes For nearly six months past we have been almost despair of success amongst them. suffering the ravages of extreme want. Native However, our little Christian band of nearly produce and foreign supplies have alike failed, twenty, that by the grace of God I have been and an awful famine stalks abroad. We our- instrumental in gathering together and of selves have great difficulty in obtaining pro-forming into a church, remains faithful. visions, both from the extravagant price at

JAMAICA.

We have been favoured with the following interesting and important extract from a letter recently received from the Rev. J. CLARK, of Brown's Town. The state of religion in the parish of St. Ann's, and the means of grace supplied, and the numbers of the population attending them, very much exceed similar statistics in the civic or rural districts of this country. The severe trials of our brethren, however, require our sympathy and prayers, while we cannot but regret, that uncontrollable events have thrown a shade over the prosperity of the churches in Jamaica, and apparently jeopardized their existence. May these trials only burnish into brighter lustre the gold that has become dim!

I am inclined to think that a worse opinion is formed at home of our religious condition than we deserve. It is true that we have enough to mourn over; still we are not left without comfort or hope.

in peace, and are favoured with some additions to their numbers.

I have just been inquiring into the religious statistics of the parish of St. Ann, the results of which may interest you. The parish is If we compare our state with what it was larger than the island of Barbadoes, and seven years since, we are ready to exclaim, nearly the size of your county of Middlesex. "How has the gold become dim, and the fine It contains a population of about 30,000, for gold changed!" Then thousands were crowd- whose religious instruction there are thirteen ing to us to inquire, "What must we do to be missionaries of the Baptist, Wesleyan, and saved?" We had few to exclude from our London societies, and six clergymen of the fellowship. Iniquity seemed to be paralyzed, Church of England. There are twelve bapor to hide from the observation of men. Now tist chapels, ten Wesleyan, two Independent, sin abounds again, exclusions are numerous, and six of the Church of England; thirty in and few comparatively are awakened to con- all, or one for every thousand of the popula cern about their soul's salvation. Still I tion, and furnishing accommodation for about doubt whether religion is in a more depressed 18,000 persons. The average attendance at condition than it appears to be in other places. these places of worship is reckoned at 12,000 Some persons, who have had an opportunity of comparing the state of our churches with those of England and America, say that the advantage is on our side. Never were our congregations larger, while our churches are

at the least, to which must be added 6000 for those detained at home from sickness and other causes, so that 18,000 may be fairly set down as regular or occasional attendants on the means of grace. We must allow, in ad

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