THE

MISSIONARY REGISTER

FOR

MDCCC XXIII.

CONTAINING THE

PRINCIPAL TRANSACTIONS

OF THE VARIOUS

INSTITUTIONS FOR PROPAGATING THE GOSPEL:

WITH

THE PROCEEDINGS, AT LARGE,

OF THE

CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

NOT BY MIGRT, NOR BY POWER, BUT BY MY SPIRIT, SAITH THE LORD OF posts.

ZECH. IV. 6.

LONDON:
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SOLD ALSO BY J. HATCHARD & SON, PICCADII Y; AND BY ALL

BOOKSELLERS AND NEWSMEN.

1823.

Pago DEATH OF HINDOOS ON THE BANKS OF THE GANGES, 159 VISIT OF A MISSIONARY TO SOME NORTH-WEST-AMERICAN INDIANS

278

P. 1

SURVEY of the Protestant Missionary Stations throughout the World, in their

Geographical Order.

Introductory Remarks.......

Page

Page

Page

Western Africa.

2

28 | Polynesia..

68

South Africa

10 China.,...

29 South America......... 72

African Islands

17 India beyond the Ganges, 30 West Indies.

74

Abyssinia....

19 India within the Ganges, 32 North-American Indians. 76

Mediterranean and Black Ceylon....

57 Labrador.....

79

Seas ...

19 Indian Archipelago. 64 Greenland

80

Caspian Sea,
25 Australasia ..

66

Siberia .....

BIOGRAPHY.

Notices of some of the Founders of Church-of-England Missions in India :-Rov.

David Brown- Rev. 11. Martyn-Rev. Dr. Buchanan-Right Rev. Bishop Middleton 81 - 83

Obituary of William Blair, Esq...

83- 85

Character and Obitnary of the Rev. Levi Parsons..

121-125

Memoir of Cornelius, an Aged Negro.

161-164

Life of Mathew Stach....

201-206, 241-246, 281-288, 329–335

Testimonies to the late Rev. John Owen, 'at the 19th Anniversary of the British and

Foreign Bible Society.

246-248

Obituary of Mrs. Palmer, Widow of the late Rev. H. Palmer.

369-371
Obituary of Mrs. Vanghan..

409-412
Obitrary of Mrs. Poor..

457-460
Characters and Obituaries of four Hindoo Christians.

513-516

PROCEEDINGS AND INTELLIGENCE.

AFRICAN INSTITUTION.

ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY.

UNITED KINGDOM.

Object and Grounds of the Society...

125

Seventeenth Anniversary..... 218 Appeal in behalf of the Society.........

126

Seventeenth Report-

Progress and Prospects of the Society .. 373

Proceedings of the Congress of Verona

ASIATIC SOCIETY OF PARIS.

relative to the Slave Trade. 465 Object of the Society

139

Conduct of France, in reference to the Knowledge of Languages incalculably

Abolition of the Slave Trade..... 466

promoted by Bible Societies....... 479

Cruelty with which the French and

BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

Spaniards carry on the Slave Trade, 467

UNTED KINGDOM.

Parliamentary Proceedings... 468 Anniversary

257
AMERICAN BOARD OF MISSIONS. Report for 18:23..
HOME PROCEBDINGS.

Receipts and Payments of the Year... 419
Thirteenth Anniversary

117 Increased Means required..... 419
State of the Funds
117 Anniversaries

527
Completion of the Western-Asia Print New Auxiliaries

527

ing Fund.

117

CASPIAN SEA.

Dedication of Land to support Missions 117 Adoption of a Missionary among the No-

Foreign-Mission School....

563 gay Tartars..................

489

Number of Labourers....

563

INDIA WITHIN THE GANGBS.

MEDITERRANEAN.

Ninth Memoir on the Translations-

Jerusalem a MissionaryStation of peculiar Value of First Versions of the Scriptures, 490

Interest.

393 List of Twenty Versions of the New

Jonrneys of Investigation.

393 Testament already published 491

Political Troubles not to retard Christian

List of Ten Versions of the New Tes-

Exertiops....

394 tament in the Press...

491

Spirit to be coltivated by Mediterranean Remarks on the Time occupied in dif-

Missionaries

394 serent Translations of the New Tes-

Sitgation of Malta, favourable for the Dif-

tament ..

491

fusion of Christianity..

395

Advantages of the System pursued in

State of the Maltese

395

effecting the Translations

492

INDIA WITHIN THE CANCES.

Testimonies of Learned Natives to the

Proposal for a Miss. Building at Bumbay 435 Translations ....

493

POLYNESIA.

State of the Versions of the Old Testa-

Sandwich Islands.

ment.....

493

State and Progress of the Mission ...... 555 Completion, & future Supply, by Move-

Treaty between Tamaahmaah & Tamoree 557 ableTypes, of the Chinese Scriptures, 494

Remains of Superstition.....

558

Want of more ample Funds

495

Barbarous Conduct toward Ipfants..

..... 559 | Third Report on the Serampore College-

Letter of T. Hopoo, a Native Christian.. 560 Object of the Institution...

544

Promising Indications in some Natives.. 561 Reasons for instructing Native Chris-

Encogragements and Trials...

562

tian Yonths in Sanscrit .

544

Letter of Tamaahmaah to the Board.... 562 College Buildings and Premises 546

AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY. Number and State of the Stndents.... 546

Views and Hopes of the Board respecting Progress of the Students....

547

the Colony at Cape Mesurado........ 142 Scientific Professor ........

548

221

Divinity Professor,

548 11 Change of Secretary...
Medical Professor..

549 | Valedictory Address to theBp.orCalcutta . 289

College Observatory

549 | Replyof the Bishop of Calcutta .

290

College Library

550 Sermon by the Bishop of Calcatta. 518

English Class

550 || Report for 1822-3—

Scholarships...,

551 Progress of the Society. .... 519

Stateof the Funds

551 Public Sale of Books and Tracts..... 519

"BIBLE SOCIETIES,

Monument to the late Bp. of Calcutta. 520

UNITED KINGDOM.

Founding of five Scholarships in Bishop's

British and Foreign Bible Society.

College, Calcutta

520

Progress in the Translation and Circula Issue of Books, Tracts, and Papers... 520

tion of the Scriptores..

85

State of the Funds oorrido.......

520

Nineteenth Anniversary.

..210

East Indies.....

521

Increase and Efficiency of Ladies' As-

* INDIA WITHIN THE GANGES.

sociations..

219 Progress and Effect of Education at Cal-

Efficiency of Auxiliaries and Ladies'

cutta..

113

Associations

288 CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

Nineteenth Report--

UNITED KINGDOM.

Stipends assigned to the Secretaries 413

Opening of a Subscription, by the Com-

Increase of Free Contributions. 413

mittee, for the Establishment of a Se-

Issues of the Scriptures

413

minary, at Islington...

165

Grants of Money and Books

413 || Clapham Association-Anniversary 166

Works completed during the Year.... 414 Bath Association-5th Anniversary..... 166

Works in Progress....

414

Bristol Association-10th Anniversary .. 167

Remarks on Opposition of Rom.Cathol. 414 Broadway Church Association-Anniver. 167

Union of Institution &its Foreign Asso Bromley & Beckenham Assoc.--Ist Ann. 167

ciates

414

Gloucestershire Association-6th Anniv. 167

Naval and Military Bible Society. Worcester Association-3d Anniversary. 168

Forty-third Anniversary

215

Sermons at Monmouth....

168

Appeal for increased Support,

414 | Hereford Association-5th Anniversary. 168

Merchant-Seamen's Bible Society. Hibernian Auxiliary-9th Anniver..... 168

Fisth Anniversary.

219

Twenty-third Anniversary.

208

CONTINENT.

Annual Vote to Bishop's College, Calcutta 225

Proceedings of Drs. Paterson, Henderson, Chichester and West Sussex-2d Anniv. 220

and Pinkerton, in Russia

134 | Formation of the Portsmouth, Portsea,

New Translations eagerly desired 135

and Gosport Association

227

Zeal of the Russian Soc. and its Members 135 Cambridge Association–5th Anniversary, 227

State and Progress of the Paris Bible Soc. 296 Guildford Association-1st Anniversary. 227

Benefit of presenting the Bible to the Bedfordsbire Association—8th Anniver. 227

Newly-married...

347

Colchester and East.Essex Association-

Activity and Success of Collectors...... 348

7th Anniversary.

227

State and Progress of Bible Societies Maldon, and Witbam and Kelvedon,

France, United Netherlands, Switzer Branches-- 1st Anniversary..

227

land, Germany, Prussia, Denmark, North-East London Association-3d Ann. 228

Sweden, Norway, Rossia,Italy,Spain, Derbyshire Association-- 7th Ann. with

Roman Catholics.... .419_430

the Anniversaries of its Branches.... 252

Influence of the Scriptures on Galley. Lincoln Association- 5th Anniversary.. 253

Slaves and Prisoners in France 477 Gainsborough Association—6th Anniver. 253

The Scriptures supplied, by Children, to Retford Association-2d Anniversary.. 253

the Newly.married, and to Scholars... 478 Bradford Association-Anniversary 253

WESTERN AFRICA.

Halifax Association-1st Anniversary... 253

Sierra Leone Auxil. Bible Society-Sixth Huddersfield Association-10th Anniver. 253

Anniversary

430 Doncaster Association–5th Anniversary, 254

State of the Funds .........

430 Hull and East-Riding Assoc.— 9th Ann. 254

Supply&BeneficialUse of the Scriptures, 430 Knaresborough Association-9th Anniv. 254

SOUTH AMERICA.

York Association—9th Anniversary..... 254

The Bible the greatest blessing to South Pontefract Association—3d Anniversary, 254

America

275 || Leeds Associatiou- 10th Anniversary... 254

NORTH AMERICAN STATES.

Manchester and East Lancashire Asso-

Progress of the Bible Society, in its Fifth ciation—8th Anniversary

254

and Sixth Year: ..

115 || Preston Association–5th Anniversary. 255

CHRISTIAN-KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY.

Kirkby-Lonsdale Association–5th Anniv. 255

Warrington Branch Association, lat Ann. 255

UNITED KINGDOM.

Liverpool and West-Lancashire Associa.

Report for 1821-2

tion-3d Anniversary...

255

Sermon by the Bishop of Gloucester.. 87 North-Staffordshire Association--5th An, 256

Progress of the Society..

89 Formation of the Lane-End Branch.....

.... 256

Assistance to Ireland ...

89 || Formation of the Burslem Branch.... 256

Supplemental Catalogue .

89 || Leicestershire Association-9th Anniver. 256

Public Sale of Books and Tracte

Annaal Sermons at Nottingham....... 256

Distribution of Books, Tracts,& Papers 90 || Sheffield Association-7th Anniversary. 256

State of the Funds..

90 DistressingIntelligence from Sierra Leone, 292

Retirement of the Secretary, & appoint. Clerkenwell Association—8th Anniversary 294
iment of Two Successors.

165 Norfolk and Norwich Assoc.-10th Ann. 29!

Formation of the Lynn and West-Nor-

WESTERN AFRICA.

folk Branch......

294

Number of Communicants and Scholars. 298

BlackheathAssociation- IstAnniversary, 295 Third Anniversary of the Church Mis-

Formation of tbe Shoreditch Ladies' As-

sionary Association....

298

sociation....

295

Appointments of Labourers to different

Darlington Association—IstAnniversary, 335 Stations ..

298

Formation of the Lostwithiel Association, 335 Sickness and Deaths of Labourers 299

Liskeard Association-1st Anniversary.. 335 Faith and Courage of the Survivors.. 306

Helston Association-Anniversary...... 335 Sickness of the Rev. H. Diiring.. 381
Pearyn Association-2d Anniversary... 336 Plea for more Labourers...

381

Camborne Association-1st Anniversary, 336 Merciful Alleviations of Affliction 382

Formation of the Redrath Association... 336

Bulloms.

Formation of Redræth Ladies'Association, 336

Falmouth Association- Anniversary..

Prospect of a Renewal of the Society's

336

Mission ......

138

Pengance Association-Anniversary.. 336

Charlotte,

Yeovil Association-4th Anniversary... 336

Influence of Religion among the People. 170

Tampton Association-20Anniversary... 337

Gloucester.

Wellington Association-4th Anniversary, 337

Sketch of the History of this Settlement. 102

Deroa and Exeter Association 7th An-

Course and Effect of Mr.Düring's Ministry 104

niversary; with Anniversaries of its

Recent Progress of the Settlement.... 108

Brancbes....

337

Mr. Diring's Reception on his Retorn.. 384

Bridgewater Association,2d Anniver. 337

Mr. Johnson's View of Gloucester. 385

Meeting at Dorchester...

337

Journal of the Rev. H. Düring ...... 385

Weymoath Association–4th Anniversary, 337

Sympathy of the People with their suffer-

Guernsey Association-6th Anniversary, 338

ing Minister

392

Edmonton Association-2d Anniversary, 338

Kent.

Staines Association-3d Anniversary... 338

State of the Settlement...

141

Harrow Association-1st Anniversary... 338

Regent's Town.

Kent Association-1st Anniversary.. 338

Five Quarterly Reports of the State and

Address of the Rev.P. Roe, to the Ladies'

Progress of the Settlement...

307

Association of the Hibernian Auxiliary, 338

Return of the State of Agriculture in the

Meeting of the Penrith Association..... 371

Parish of St. Charles..

311

Carlisle Association–5th Anniversary.. 371

Influence of Religion on the Christian

Newcastle-on-Tyne Association-5th An. 371

Natives.

312

Formation of the Stockton-on-Tees Assoc. 371

Manner in which the Word of God is

Cork Association - 4th Anniversary... 371

applied for Conviction and Consola-

Shropshire Association—6th Anniversary, 372 lation ..

312

Chester and Cheshire Assoc. -4th Anniv. 372

Watchlulness and Tenderness of Con-

Yoxall, Barton, & HamstallAss.-3d Ann. 372

science.

313

Tamworth Association—6th Anniversary, 372 Benefits of Christian Discipline and

Birmingham Association-9th Appiversary,372 Admonition.

316

Bewdley Association—8th Anniversary. 372

Sympathy with their Minister in his

South Bucks Association-20Anniversary, 373 Affliction

317
Berkshire Association-5th Anniversary, 373 Affectionate Confidence in their Mi-
Farringdon Association-IstAnniversary, 373 nistèr .

319

Dismissal of Mr. and Mrs. Pope to Sierra Growth of Religion among the Young... 320

Leone...

416 || Increase and Ediciency of Native Teachers 321

Sonderland, Bishopwearmouth,and Monk State of the Settlement..

383

wearmouth Association-3dAnniversary, 417 Letters of Christian Natives to the late
Formation of the Atherstone Association, 417 Rev. W. Johingon

483

Saffolk Association—10th Anniversary;

Wellington.

with the Anniversaries of its Branches, 417 State of the Settlement..

393

Meeting of the Colchester Ladies' Assoc. 417

York.

Sligo Association-Anniversary : 417

Promising State of the Settlement...... 140

Boyle and Rockingham Asso.—7th Ann. 418

Visit of Assistant Secretary to Ireland... 460

INDIA WITHIN THE CANCES.

Twenty-third Report-

Calcutta.

Remarks on the Income & Expenditure, 521 State of the Natives ...

190

Reports of Associations, .....

521 State and Progress of Boys' Schools..... 191

Associations

522 Progress of Female Schools..

194

Missionaries and Students

522 State and Progress of Boys' Schools 351

Missions..

523 Extracts from the Journal of the Rev.

Conclasion...

524 J. A. Jetter.

352

Appendix to the Report.

524 State and Progress of Girls' Schools.... 355

Formation of the Prescot Association... 525

Burdwan.

Formation of St. Helen's Association... 525

Baptism of Two Natives...

360

Deddington Association, 1stAnniversary, 525

360

Epperston Association-1st Anniversary, 525

Promising Candidate for Baptism..

State and Progress of the Schools..

361

Formation of the Pinner Association... 525

Opinions and Character of the Hindoos.. 364

Formation of the Southgate Ladies' Assoc. 525

Chunar.

Formation of the Hertfordshire Association 525

401

Formation of the St. Neot's Association.. 526

Proceedings of Rev. W. Bowley

Extracts from Mr. Bowley's Journals, 402—407

Bermons in the Neighbourhood of London 526

Meerut.

Vieute on the Death of Chas, Grant, Esq. 526

State of the Native Christians .... 432