Glasgow Missionary Societysinful. On these terms she has returned.-The poor oppressed females of this country have much to endure, on becoming Christians.

Burnshill, 17 or 18 miles E of Lovedale James Laing, Mr. M'Diarmid : Charles Henry, Tente, John Muir, Umtinjana, Nat. As.-Kraals, 270; Families, 1890; Individuals, 9450-Pp. 39, 40.

The attendance at Church is larger than usual. Yesterday there were about 230 present. Nor is this peculiar to our Station: at some Stations the Natives are crowding to hear the Gospel more than they are with us. In November, the passages and every spare inch of ground were fully occupied. There would be about 250 persons present, beside little children. After filling the Church, there were about seventy left outside, who were addressed by Mr. M'Diarmid in the open air. [Mr. Laing. In October 1840, there were 80 young persons attending school within the district. these, 44 were females, and 36 males. Of these, 58 appeared at the examination, in European Clothing. And shortly after, the gross number amounted to about a hundred. In Mr.

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The people also hearken. They say now, that there is a God. When I go to their places, they call on one another to come and hear. There was a person, who died lately at this place, that prayed much. They see, though dimly; and not as before, when it was quite dark. The seed is now sown; and if there was strength, there would be prayer that the seed might grow. I know one person, at this place, who is weeping over himself, because he feels the burden he is bearing to be heavy. I asked him about himself; and he said that he felt the sins which he had committed before hearing the Word, and the sins which he has since committed, to be very heavy. [Joseph Williams,

It is now the sowing-time. The tree, by which the Natives are guided in this, is covered with scarlet blossoms without a single green leaf to relieve the eye; and we have also, according to the promise, the early rain. But the poor Caffre sees not Him who causeth the trees to put forth their foliage, and who renders

to him the seed he has sown a hundred-fold. An exception to this, however, fell under our notice. When conversing with Anna, Hoe's wife, she told us, that before her mother had heard of a Teacher or of the existence of God, she would sometimes look up to the heavens, and then to the earth, saying to herself, "Who made these things?" She used also to point to the grass and corn, asking those about her who made them? And these inquiries led to the conclusion, that they must have been the work of some Great One; but beyond this they could not find their way. When Dr. Vanderkempt came to this country, his instructions were blessed to the saving of her soul. She now discovered great hungering and thirsting after the Means of Grace, and was zealous in communicating them to others. She spoke to all around; and notwithstanding their indifference and opposition, she persevered. She was herself unable to read. After the death of Dr. Vanderkempt, she earnestly longed for another Teacher: and in these circumstances, with nothing but the darkness of heathenism all around, she and two or three other native females continued to cherish among them the faith of the Gospel: one of whom is still living. At last a Missionary came. She hastened to the Station; where she lived for some years, and died trusting in Him whom her soul loved. [The Same, 20th Aug,

Kweleha, nearly 70 miles E of PirrieJames Weir: Thomas Hor, Nat. As.Pp. 39, 40.

The first thing done, to relieve us from the confinement of the waggon, was to collect a quantity of poles about four inches thick and eight feet long. These were put into the ground, in a circular form, with a diameter of about sixteen feet; each pole being at the distance of about two feet from the other. The poles were then wrought with twigs; and a roof of the same materials put on, which was afterwards thatched with long grass. Two windows, containing each four panes of glass, were then inserted on opposite sides; and the walls were plastered, both outside and in, with clay.

[Mr. Weir.

A more commodious Mission House has since been erected: and the former is fitted up with forms, and serves the double purpose of a Church and School House. [Report.

Some respect for the Station has now begun to appear among the Natives. One of the Chief's counsellors, who was, on our arrival, our greatest enemy, has of late afforded us many marks of confidence. Formerly he would on no account attend Worship himself, and he refused to allow his children to come to school. Now he is seldom absent on the Sabbath, and he brings his wives and children with him. On the occasion of a marriage in the neighbour

hood, when dancing was kept up during four days, which included the Sabbath, the person now spoken of, being one of those who attended it, on the approach of the Sabbath fairly broke from his party and attended Church with his family, and persuaded others to do the same; so that the attendance on that day was very much as usual. The average attendance for some time past has been between 50 and 60. The number attending school varies from 12 to 25. [Mr. Weir.

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Chumie, in Caffraria-Wm. Chalmers: Thomas Brown, Edward Irving, Festiri, Coti, Nat. As.; Eliza Chalmers, Teacher -Dukwana, Nat. Printer - Schools, 6; Scholars, 185.

Seven Converts have been baptized during the year, and several persons have been received into the class of Candidates for Baptism. [Report.

Yesterday I set apart Dukwana to the office of Elder, which seemed to excite much interest among the people who were present. Upward of 240 persons were present, and all behaved with much decency. According to previous intimation, I gave the people an opportunity, when they were dismissed, of making a voluntary collection at the Church-door-the first of the kind. The new Caffre Elder stood at the Churchdoor and received the offerings from the people; when the sum of thirty-one shillings was collected. As a commencement has been made,

I intend to do so on every Sacrament Day,

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[Mr. Chalmers.

I asked them the question, What do you want here? the reply was, "We feel we are sinners. We have heard the Gospel-call: we wish to serve God." Looking to them, and knowing some of them from their childhood, I could have asked, Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized? But patience does well to be exercised. After examining them as to their motives, I have admitted them all as Candidates for Baptism. [The Same, 20th of Aug. Iggibigha- Robert Niven: Thomas Campbell, Artisan; Margaret M'Laren, Teacher.

The influence of Mr. Niven's labours among the tribe with whom he is located, is cordially recognised by the Government Superintendant. He says: "It is worthy of remark, that I have only received information of three cases of thieving among Uno's people, since Mr. Niven began his labours among them. It is now the

best-conducted tribe in Caffraria, which is demonstrated by the Government Reports."

Mr. Niven has fixed on commencing a kind of subsidiary Station, about seven miles distant from Iggibigha, on the Keiskamma. [Report.

Glenthorn, on the Mankazana-Ebenezer D. Hepburn: Peter Withers, Master of the Academy.

On the 14th of October 1840, the Rev. Mr. Hepburn and Mrs. Hepburn, and Mr. and Mrs. Withers, Teachers, sailed for Cape Town, and arrived there on the 30th of December. Mr. Hepburn and Mr.Withers have proceeded to Glenthorn, where the Rev. John F. Cumming has been labouring since the 14th of November 1840 and Mr. Cumming, and Mr. Campbell of Iggibigha, have proceeded to Caffreland Proper. Mr. Cumming is learning the Caffre Language; and Mr. Campbell has commenced a Station near Fort Wiltshire. Mr.Withers is dependent on the Colonists for his support; while, as opportunity permits, he will indirectly help the Mission.

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The establishment of a Seminary in connection with the Glenthorn Church will, I have no doubt, impart an impulse to the cause of Christ in this quarter, which few of its friends, perhaps, ever anticipated. Mr. Withers assumes its superintendence with prospects of encouragement beyond the most sanguine expectation of its friends.

[Rec. J. F. Cumming, 3d March.

Edwards, James Smeeth-Teachers: Salaried, 5; Gratuitous, 40-Members, 222 Scholars, 847-Pp. 40, 41.

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In the early part of the year, a painful indifference to the interests of Religion appeared, a loss of spirituality was manifested among some of the Members, and a decrease in the congregation was observable: but since additional help has been sent from home, and the plans of the Circuit have been brought into steady operation, there has been an increase of hearers, and impressions have been made on the minds of many, especially the young.

At the Deep River, intimately connected with the Wynberg Station, we have Service twice a week in Dutch. For some time, nothing of a very encouraging nature appeared; but latterly, a decided improvement has taken place.

Our people at Stellenbosch appear again united, and we trust are seeking a larger measure of heartfelt Religion. The attendance of our Members upon the Means of Grace is encouraging; and several of our Society travel a number of miles to hear the Gospel preached on a Week-day Evening.

At the Somerset Station, there are several persons, formerly Slaves, who are savingly converted to God, and adorn their Christian Profession. There are a goodly number of praying individuals in this Society.

[District Report.

The Rev. T. L. Hodgson, Chairman of the Cape District, has recently paid a visit to the Stations in the interior of South Africa; and we shall subjoin some portions of his Journal, as those Stations pass under review.

ceeded to the Great River, which we found unfordable. The two men who accompanied me took the necessary measures to swim us over, which was effected without loss of any article, or personal accident.

I landed on the opposite shore, not a little fatigued with the exertion; thankful, however, that the greatest point of difficulty and danger was overcome, and that I was so far on my journey to my family and my work in Cape Town. Four hours' travelling brought us, at a late hour, to the point where the grass entirely ceased, in consequence of a flock of locusts having passed in a direct line through that part of the country, and destroyed every appearance of verdure, leaving only what they were unable to devour.

April 12-This being the day appointed for the Missionary Meeting, a Prayer Meeting was held a little after sunrise; and at ten o'clock I preached. In the afternoon, the bell announced the hour for assembling in the Chapel, for the Annual Meeting; which was opened by singing and prayer by Mr. Jackson, who also introduced the subject of the Meeting to the audience. I followed, with some general observations as to Missionary Labour. Five of the Natives afterward addressed the Meeting, in a manner calculated to call forth the best feelings of the Christian's heart. The Meeting was a good one: a Divine Influence rested upon us; and I am satisfied that their liberal contributions arose from a Christian principle of love to God.

At the close of the Meeting, the voluntary contributions of the people for the year were presented, and the amount was 187. 2s. 8d. During the making of the Collection, twentyone little children, some of them but half clad, approached Mr. Jackson with a halfpenny, nine with a penny, and two with three-halfpence; and the cheerfulness depicted on their swarthy countenances affectingly conveyed to my mind the impression, that they felt themselves honoured in being permitted to cast in their mite into the Lord's treasury.

April 15-I visited this Station in the month of April 1825, just seventeen years ago; during which time it has been a great blessing to the many hundred persons connected with it as a Missionary Institution. Their improvement in outward circumstances, the decent manner in which many of them are now clad, and the fact that many have died happy in God, and many more are walking in the joys of Salvation, present sufficient proof to the Missionaries that their labours have not been in vain. I was struck with the civil and respectful behaviour of the people, their reverent deportment in the House of God, and their apparently contented and grateful spirit: and I leave the Station, satisfied that it deserves to be viewed as one of our most useful and successful Institutions.

April 24, 1841-I reached my family about six o'clock, after an absence of fifty-four days; having ridden on horseback above 1100 miles, travelled 150 miles by waggon, and slept on the ground 22 nights, with the exception of the part of the nights spent on horseback. The journey has been one of labour and suffering; but I have experienced great mercies.

Nisbet Bath: in Great Namaqualand -1834-Edward Cook-Teachers: Salaried, 1; Gratuitous, 4-Members, 99— Scholars, 250-P. 41.

The existence of a Religious Society, comprising nearly One Hundred Natives, is pleasing evidence of the benefit resulting from Mr. Cook's labours. A Day and Sunday School, under the care of one salaried and four gratuitous Teachers, are in a flourishing condition. A Letter from Mr. Cook shews that there are many openings for usefulness among the surrounding tribes; and affords reason to believe, that, with the application of suitable means, a successful Mission might be established among the Damaras; to whom the attention of the Committee had previously been directed by Sir James Alexander. [Report.

March 25-About seven o'clock this morning, we reached, with thankful hearts, the Nisbet Bath Mission Station; and found the Missionary, Mr. Cook, and his Assistant, Mr. Tindall, busy with their usual, morning's employment, adjusting the cattle, and other temporal arrangements of the Mission..

March 28-The Chapel, which will hold 300 persons, was occupied at an early hour, and a Prayer Meeting conducted by the Natives in the Namaqua Language. At ten o'clock, I preached to upward of 200 persons, who were very attentive. In the afternoon, Mr. Cook took the Service; and in the evening, a Prayer Meeting was held in the Chapel, while I preached in English to the Mission Families. There have been 155 persons baptized at the Station, and 73 couples married, since its commence

ment.

The birds enter their habitation from beneath.

In the evening, when the people had milked their cows, and all was quiet, I had much satisfaction in holding Religious Service. At least 300 persons were called together by the sound of the horn of a koedoe (a large antelope); whose attention to the Truth addressed to them, through David Afrikaaner as Interpreter, was very pleasing. I sat under the shade of a large camel-thorn tree; and, by the light of the moon, conducted the Service.

David is one of the seven sons of the notorious robber, Titus Afrikaaner, who resided at Jerusalem and Blydeverwacht: here he heard the Gospel from the late Missionary Albrecht, of the London Missionary Society. He left Jerusalem some years ago, and, with the other branches of his family, proceeded toward the Damara land; where, though in a backsliding state, his conscience would not allow him to follow his brothers in robbing the Damaras of their cattle, and committing many murders in their marauding expeditions. He therefore resolved, after influencing a few people to accompany him, to return to Jerusalem, though at the risk of a quarrel being renewed with a powerful Chief, with whom the Afrikaaners had long been at variance. David is now employed as Interpreter, Exhorter, and Scripture Reader; and is made a great blessing to the people among whom he resides. He lives in the enjoyment of the Divine Favour: and his good sense, humble spirit, and pious deportment, are sufficient to warrant the confidence which Mr. Cook places in him; while his labours form a striking instance of what may be effected by native agency. He has four brothers residing with him, over whom he exercises a pleasing religious influence; two of whom have become members of the Church at Blydeverwacht; and the others, being drawn from their residence on the Great Fish River, are out of the way of temptation to resume their marauding expeditions. Here I met, also, the father, the notorious Titus Afrikaaner; who caused me some anxiety when passing through the Bushman Land, on my return from the Bechuana Mission, in 1824: at that time he was the terror of the country. The lion is now become a lamb; and he significantly states, that, since his change, he has "got the heart of a woman."

April 2-A Missionary Meeting had been announced on the preceding Sabbath: and at three o'clock the bell was rung, and the people, to the number of at least 250, hastened to the Chapel. A subscription list was opened after the Addresses; and 276 head of cattle, valued at 903 rix-dollars, or, at a moderate calculation, 677. 14s. 6d., was contributed.

I feel utterly astonished at the cheerful manner in which the subscriptions were presented :

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it conveyed to my mind the conviction that most of them felt themselves honoured by our accepting their offerings.

The children in this country are frequently owners of cattle, from a small stock furnished by their parents or friends when born, and from which a stock of cattle is often raised sufficient for a small dowry on marriage: and it was delightful to see the spirit with which the young females, especially, came forward on this occasion. [Rev. T. L. Hodgson's Journal.

A Native Teacher, recommended from the Station, is generally received with eager delight; and there is at present a prospect of this kind of agency being raised up. A few days ago I received a Letter from David Afrikaaner, giving an account of a fortnight's itinerating labours. In all whom he visited, he noticed an ardent desire for hearing the Gospel, but particularly among the people belonging to William Franceman. [Mr. Cook.

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Grahamstown and Lower Albany: Wm. Shaw, Wm. B. Boyce, John Richards Salem, and Farmerfield: George H.Green -Bathurst, and Lower Albany: Thornley Smith · Port Elizabeth, and Uitenhage: John Edwards Fort Beaufort: John Smith Haslope Hills, and Cradock: John Ayliff-Teachers: Salaried, 2; Gratuitous, 80-Members, 781- Scholars, 1348-P. 42.

The additions which have been made to the number of Missionaries in the south-eastern part of Africa have led to the formation of several new Stations. The Station near the Winterberg Mountains has been called Haslope Hills; and the new Mission to the Amahaba Tribe is under the superintendence of the Missionary residing at Haslope Hills. These two Stations bring under the care of the Missionaries many thousands of persons, including English and Dutch Colonists, Colonial Slaves recently liberated, Caffre Slaves or Fingoos who obtained their freedom during the Caffre war, and the Abatembu or Tambookie Tribe of Caffres, who have been driven from their former residence, and from the former Station at Clarkebury.

Mr. Ayliff has supplied the following information respecting Haslope Hills and Cradock:

The inhabitants of these parts consist of the Dutch Colonial Farmers, a few English, and the Emancipated Slaves, with what are termed Tame Bushmen, Hottentots, Fingoos, and Tambookies. The Dutch Farmers are the principal proprietors of the soil, possessing large farms

of from 4000 to 5000 acres. This class of colonists is in a very unsettled state, arising from the emigration which has been going on to the country about Natal, and the country North of the Orange River. A person well acquainted with this people makes the number of those who have emigrated to amount to 50,000.

The extent of the distress, arising from the shedding of human blood, which has resulted from this emigration to the Emigrants, and to the Natives with whom they have been brought into collision, is wholly inconceivable. This Mission was principally established for a class of people which is generally of a mixed race, originally of Negro blood, and some of Malay descent. This people will rise to the possession of property, provided the means are afforded them of bringing into exercise their knowledge and industry. They constitute the rural working-class: they use the plough and sickle well, can with great ability train oxen to the yoke, attend sheep, and are generally the best skilled in irrigation, which is a most important branch of African agriculture.

The other portion of the population consists of Bushmen, Fingoos, and Tambookies. The Bushmen in these parts are found in a state of civilization; though as fond as ever of the chase, or following the game.

A pleasing instance of the power of the Gospel has lately come under our notice. A young woman-formerly of Clarkebury Station, who attended the Day School, the Sabbath Services, joined the Catechumen Class, was baptized, and met in class as a Member of the Society-when the tribe became scattered, left Clarkebury, and settled in the country now occupied by the Tambookies. Here, far from any Missionary, or any one who could remind her of her duty, she remembered her God. By her consistent conduct, she gained the esteem of the people; and obtained such influence, as to induce her husband to consent to her praying on the place, morning and evening, with the people who were willing to attend.

To the village of Cradock we have paid as much attention as possible, in conjunction with Mr. Green, of the Fort-Beaufort Circuit; from which it is distant full 100 miles, and from Haslope Hills about 60 miles. At Cradock we have a small society of English, and a good English Congregation: but as the place and surrounding country contain a population of Emancipated Slaves, who have very extensively attended our Ministry, it will become one of great importance to us, as supplying both the English and the Natives with a Ministry. When I proposed to the inhabitants the erection of a Chapel, in a few days I received names for nearly 100%. This village is of about twenty-five or thirty years' standing, and is about 100 miles North of Grahamstown, and