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cated, and he has kept the house, and put the latter int for girls, (by whose expense with the intention of sending teacher to Areopolis next manifest, therefore, that he v taken her if she had not emb nicious views.

If then the church do no measures to prevent his ef object of which is to spread opinions, iny position here become very difficult, and th grievous to the country."

[This letter bears no signa written in the Bishop's own and copies of both were so friend without asking for the unknown to me.

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SOUTH AMER
VALPARAISO, Aj

y health being impaired, I was comto go to Calamas for the purpose of ting some one of the physicians there. has delayed my return to Areopolis than it ought. However, as soon as red here I wrote to the preacher of the ce to come, and he did come; and day, about the 8th hour in the morne spoke in the Square of the town two hours before the magistrates, civil and military, and a large audif people, both of men and women, all m were pleased with his discourse ning the true dogmas of the Anatolic 1. A few only of the followers of the al religious views of Kalopothakes sted some signs of disapproval. The mong them is the notary of the town, as well as forcible language, , and it would be well for the Synod | siderable influence among t k about him to the proper minister, and confidentially through the royal ssioner, that such men should not be ed with public offices; for to the ab.

REV. DR. SCUDDER,-Ju the season of Lent, some Catholic churches here are (?) with occasional sermon from the clergy. Among t in the city, and generally adm the most eloquent man in Casanova from Santiago. commanding personal appea address, has a powerful vo

That you may underst about priest-teaching in th me give as a specimen, an o his lectures as reported to

rom our midst. Without the

Thus ended the lecture. Yo we are as a church without God; there is a grain of wheat now a confession, you are personally thrown in among the tares; but Eucharist and without God. call this Gospel preaching? Let Inished these remarks, he sat that Senor Casanova, in conversat few moments, and then rose my friend before the lecture, said to ak upon two commandments- (supposing that he was a Catholi the Sabbath, and obedience to he had recently visited Englar s to the Sabbath, his instruc- thought matters were progressing be considered orthodox by the vorably there for the interests of t evangelical churches at home. ther Church. The high church p on a more strict observance of thought, was approaching nearer ar ommending regular attendance er the true fold. As to Dissenter ng service, advising further, to were weak and few, and could offe - on that day to converse with opposition. s and instruct them in religious e censured the practice of drinkately on the Lord's day, or the , and gave a gentle reproof to s who came to church in gay tract attention. (The usual me for females is a plain black , black shawl thrown over the referred to a London Sabbath, the usual quiet there, mentionthat many observe the day so they even made their bread day.

The last report of the Valparais Society is highly encouraging. It that during the past year, five h Spanish Bibles have been sold and d uted in the country. The colporteu port gives evidence that there is inc interest, and earnest inquiry among who have lately come into possession word of God. And the Society ma loud appeal for more religious tract books in Spanish, the circulation of will call attention to the Bible.

The Missionary Society, the pro formation of which was mentioned in last, was organized during the past m and is called The Union Church Missio Society. Its object is to advance the

g the fifth commandment, (or rding to his version,) his rechiefly directed to parents. ing of education, he said, they heir children great wrong by of Christ in Chili among foreigners to Protestant schools, where natives. These two organizations are ther no religion taught or a der the direction of Dr. Trumbull's chu sidiously imposed upon the

Last Sabbath eve we had the plea

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We celebrate every Sa worship in the same loca school. We meet at the school, about 100 person a great many more, but small that it can scarcely one hundred.

You can send me religi if you wish, for I shall di and they are free from with books.

I wish Bibles and Lit deprive myself of them, as a quilogeamoe without freight and discharge.

I am sorry that my help me more in the eva youth. They yet have n tunity of announcing t public as teachers of mu and will not be able to do a better position.

You R.

MISSIONARY INTELLIGENCE.

ONARY OPERATIONS OF OTHER SOCIETIES.

CHINA.

man has been sorely tried abuse heaped upon him cause the son refused to

missionary of the Church of England restoration of the village

s from Ningpo:

During the latter part of the year sevf our people have been passing throngh od deal of positive, though not very t, persecution. In Soen-pob, a young

ther, after much violent money himself, and then br freely in his fury; but th firmly held his ground.

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gnificant, and our apparent menced his studies as a student of t mall. There is enough Gospel she studied with him, and was as tho n thousands of hearts, I believe prepared, and could have stood the say, to save them, when appli-ations as well as he." aching of the Holy Ghost."

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Another missionary of the same

issionary from the same society writes from Zungchow: Hang-chów:

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Yesterday Mr. Mills baptized t baptized, the most interesting men and an old man from Tsi Hea seng, who, having practised as old man came once to be Mr. Nevius as christened Luke. He beer, but got greatly offended at Mr. e of the best families of old for saying something against Con His immediate ancestors, on and went off in a passion. The truth filled very high offices, one to him however, and now, after four having been special envoy to has brought forth fruit. Brother the reign of Taakwang, on the felt grieved for the man, and pray conferring the regal investiture him, and his prayers have been ans namese king; and the other He is quite old, but still strong and still living in Hang-chow, hav- He has a literary degree, and is g doubtful honor of commanding respected throughout the region. H Soo-chow when it fell to the home just at the Chinese new yea He is now about thirty-seven will meet strong persecution, but I tr . At the time of the first inva- will be found faithful. Two young provence, and capture of this were baptized a few weeks ago, and O, he was living here a life of is still a number of inquirers, and so sual pleasure, with his mother them decidedly hopeful. One old br s well as elder brothers having down opium-smoker is trying to bre efore). At the very eve of the and learn the doctrine. He has b the city his wife died, leaving man of very quick mind, and if res le boys. Next day, before her to health and really converted, will ld be performed, the city was useful man. One old man was yest he was carried off to a six excluded from the church for complic worshipping ancestors, and for Sab nterval his mother died of star- breaking. On the main, however, w his little boys-he knew not ere. The bones of his mother a by the faithful old nurse, who her master, a Christian. P'un in his liberty till the spring or 1865, when, being somewhere e Keang, he attached himself to

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much encouraged, and are both hoping praying that a far greater blessing ma given.

INDIA.

The American Presbyterian missiona

f his late wife's, who held high of Northern India recently made a tou se parts. He had been a lover exploration to Gwalior, a province hith

These people have already their heathen temples; bi will be saved for the teac to live in.'

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re we had stowed ourselves away in wagon-bed, which afforded most refresh sleep. Early in the morning again, bethe stars had disappeared from the sky, would take our cup of tea, and be off on march; here crossing the bed of a am, or now clambering some steep acity where every man's shoulder must be of the death of a convert the wheel; again halting at a village It is translated into Engli re the wondering peasants would hear the first time of a Saviour crucified and n; then crossing a broad plateau, where eye looked off for miles over waving s of grain, and little hamlets, and pleasgroves."

language, having been p the native teachers. The

"While we were thus he said, 'Near now is th ing. And when we saw little while to live, we th he immediate results of the journey are ter take him to the great all that the missionaries had wished. was of the blood of the B. continues: "Reaching Gwalior we people were coming to se d no door open to these Gentiles. True, house wherein he lay wa vere permitted to preach in the villages was it long after we had he way, and in the crowded streets of great house before he died city, but when we approached the Po- while his friends were g al Resident, through whom alone the that they might kiss him, of the Maharaja can be reached, he gave him the custom of the de o encouragement to prosecute our en- was their weeping beca vors. He represented to us that Scindia that their friend was dea exceedingly jealous of the occupancy ful in their land. Europeans of any part of his territory, that he was a bigoted Hindoo, proof hich we had on our way in seeing long as of oxen, laden with vessels, and going acred Gunga, one hundred and thirty s distant, to bring water for his majesbath. It was with sad hearts that we ed away from this goodly though Godland."

FEEJEE ISLANDS.

"But in a little while breathed gently. Then and, lifting up his hand, silent, and said, ' Weep n

"When we saw him n his voice, there was a gr midst, and we feared, for been dead. Then the again, and asked, 'Why "We are weeping,' an friends, we are weeping death.'

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HE English Wesleyan Missionaries send heir Committee the account of a Quar-yourselves. As for me I

Meeting:

When the question was put, 'Does any Chen tribe or town ask for Christian hers?' one of our Native Assistant Misaries rose, and said, 'I come, sir, with d news this time. Two whole tribes

and His angels are hast with them. Yet once m little to you. Be earnes you love me, hold fast t was in health I believed us in the Bible, and thend

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