nearly completed. Mr. G. and family feel much indebted to several christian friends for the seasonable and liberal aid which they granted in furthering their efforts in behalf of these poor heathen children. Our prayer is that the blessing of many ready to perish may come upon them.

AHMED NUGGUR,

Rev. D. O. ALLEN, Missionary.

Rev. G. W. BOGGS, Missionary, Mrs. BoGGS.

Mr. A. ABBOTT, Superintendant of Schools- Mrs. ABBOTT. DAJEEBA, Native Assistant.

The operations of the Mission have proceeded much as usual. Mr. Allen joined us in January, 1834. Mr. Read was absent during the months of March, April, May, and a part of June, of the same year at the Mahaburlishwur Hills, in consequence of the ill health of Mr. Read. Mr. and Mrs. Abbott joined us the middle of October, 1834.

Preaching.

The preaching of the Gospel has been regularly sustained when any Missionary was present who was able to preach. At other times, divine service has been sustained by Dajeeba's reading, in our presence, a portion of Scripture, or of a tract, and making explanatory remarks. As our place of worship where we formerly held divine service on the Sabbath is situated near one side of the town, we were induced to try the effect of holding public worship one

part of the Sabbath near the other side of the town. In building a school house in July, 1834, we placed it in an eligible situation, and so constructed it as to make it suitable also for a house of worship, and have since regularly held divine service there on Sabbath evening, and at the other place in the morning. At first the number of hearers, at the new place, was quite large, many no doubt having been attracted by curiosity. Great opposition was manifested by some Brahmuns who were eager to engage in disputation. We soon perceived it would not do to engage in argument with opposers so furious, who attempted to overcome by ridicule and abuse rather than by argument. They were therefore prevented, though not without difficulty, from interrupting the services, and were told, if they wished for further conversation on the subject discussed, to repair to our houses, where the opportunity of doing so would be readily afforded them. Finding they would not be allowed publicly to engage in disputation, many of the Brahmuns ceased to attend; and others imitating their example, the number of hearers was considerably diminished.

The service continues to be regularly attended, but the number of hearers varies very much. The house being situated near the side of a very public road, persons in passing are attracted by seeing us in the house, and turning aside come in. In this way the number is sometimes rather small, and sometimes considerable.

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At the other place the variation is not so great, there being usually from forty to sixty persons, and about half are inmates of the poor house, which stands near.

We have not been permitted to see much fruit of our labor the past two years. One man, an inmate of the poor house has been received into the church, whose conduct has been such as to induce us to hope that he belongs to the invisible kingdom of Christ. One member of the church, also an inmate of the poor house, has left us; like Lazarus, we hope, to be carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. He continued until the last to manifest strong confidence in his Saviour. He was a great sufferer for a considerable time before his death, but manifested much patience and resignation. Three other individuals, inmates also, of the poor house, have been, for some time, desirous of receiving baptism. It is designed to admit them to the privileges of the Church, at our next communion season.

Itinerating.

Mr. Read was engaged in the beginning of the year 1834, in itinerating, in company with Mr. Ramsey. They passed through the Northern Konkan, and after ascending the Ghauts came to this place by the way of Ankola and Sugumnair. From this place they went to Jalna, and thence to Aurungabad. Upon their return to this place, they had the pleasure to meet with Mr. Allen, who had arrived

during their absence. Mr. Ramsey then returned to Bombay, and Messrs. Allen and Read made a tour to the South of this place, proceeding to Punderpoor, where they remained several days, preaching, and distributing Scriptures and tracts. After leaving PunderMr. Read proceeded to the Mahaburlishwur Hills to join Mrs. Read, who had previously gone thither, and Mr. Allen returned to this place by the way of Jejoory. As the hot season had commenced before he arrived, he found it necessary to remain here until after the rains had commenced.

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In July, August, and September, he made a tour to the East, as far as to Jalna, proceeding by the way of Pytan. In Pytan he stopped three days, and had many opportunities for preaching and distributing books. In Punderpoor the inhabitants being principally Brahmuns, he found an unusually large proportion of them able to read.

In Jalna he found a small society of native christians, who received him with much joy. They were about fifty in number. The day before he left he administered the Lord's supper to fourteen communicants belonging to the Society. Some of these persons formerly belonged to churches in other parts of India, but had not before, for some years, had an opportunity to partake of this ordinance. And some of them had never before commemorated the death of him in whom they trusted for salvation. Mr. A. while in Jalna had also an opportunity of preaching several times to Europeans who were then residing

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there. As this place presented an uncommon opportunity for making known the gospel, he continued here ten days.

From Jalna he returned to Ahmednuggur by the way of Aurungabad. In the latter place he tarried several days, and found a large field of labor amongst its large heathen population. Here he met with several christian families, who had long lived without the ordinances of the gospel.

In December, Mr. Allen made a tour through the Northern Konkan, and the western part of the Deccan. On this tour he spent several days in Joonur, and also in Kallian.

Early in January of 1835, Mr. Allen left Ahmednugger, with a view of being absent for some two or three months, in the performance of the particular duties of his sphere of labour. He proceeded only about seventy miles, when he was taken ill, and obliged to return. In February and March, he made two short tours to some large villages, north and west from this place. In June, he visited Tokay, and the neighbouring villages. In these places he found an uncommonly large proportion of educated people. This circumstance afforded him a very favourable opportunity for preaching the gospel and distributing books. He was employed in a similar manner, during the remaining months of the year, with the exception of brief intervals, which were devoted to other parts of the missionary work. It is an object with Mr. A. in these tours, to exhibit, in a plain and