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For the increase of such as have, we trust, a saving acquaintance with the gospel, we are constrained to be grateful to Him who alone giveth the increase. A care and scrutiny are exercised toward such as propose themselves for admission to the Lord's table, which, while I trust it may never form a barrier to any humble believer in Jesus, is calculated to narrow up the way, and close the gate against such as are strangers to the power of godliness.

In respect to candidates for that sacred ordinance, it is pleasing to consider that eighteen or twenty, who profess to have lately been awakened to serious solicitude about their souls' salvation, are brought under a course of special instruction relative to the doctrines, &c., of the gospel, which also affords me very frequent opportunities for intercourse with them preparatory to their final admission to the church. There are also a few others on whom my mind is fixed, and of whom Mrs. Ketley furnishes me with very pleasing information, but whose backwardness will require them to be gently led.

Respecting the classes in George Town, the attendance both of the church and congregation is very encouraging. The men's classes, on the Monday evenings, are continually on the increase. The few young men, called the Young Men's Society, which meet on the Tuesday, are, one after another, becoming members of the church. The Young Women's Society, under the care of Mrs. Ketley, I am happy to believe, will soon furnish three members, two of whom have long been exceedingly exemplary. The female members are now arranged in four classes, each having suitable individuals, selected from amongst themselves, to instruct them; during which time (Thursday even

ing) I have the class of candidates, and at the close hold the usual conversations, relative to the Sabbath morning discourse, with the members in a body. The persons above referred to, selected as teachers in the members' classes, meet with me, every Monday at noon, as a separate class. The Friday classes, consisting chiefly of town slaves, members of the congregation, are well attended. The Sabbath classes are very fluctuating, partly owing, I fear, to my continual leaving them to supply the West Coast. The sight, however, of a large body of slaves and free people, divided into companies all over the chapel, is very pleasing after the morning's service: the nearest description of which that I can give is a testament class, consisting of almost thirty or forty men in one place-two other goodly companies of men, learning the alphabet or other reading, in other places-five or six goodly companies of women, in other directions, either reading or being catechised-together form a cheering aspect, and which, I trust, will soon be not fluctuating, but constant.

The plan which I have lately adopted of visiting my people in town, so as to see every family at least four times in every year at their own houses, as well as at the chapel, and in their classes, will, I trust, be highly beneficial under the divine blessing; it will bring me more intimately acquainted with every individual not in the church only, but in the congregation also. I was not a little encouraged the other day on hearing that family worship was set up in a house, and by a master of a family, where I should have least expected: may it prove a token for good!

The Sabbath schools afford much encouragement. The attendance and attention of the teachers leads me to hope that the generality of them feel interested in the work. They have their weekly prayer-meeting, as well as their monthly meeting, for business and prayer. About from fifty to seventy scholars attend on the Tuesday and Friday mornings early, as well as on Lord's-days, some of whom have a gratifying acquaintance with the summary of Christian doctrine. Of one child, who is also a servant in our family, we have such pleasing proofs of her conversion to God, that I shall not long feel it my duty to keep her from the privileges of church-fellowship. Of another, also (likewise in our family), we entertain hopes that a work of grace is begun. Oh, that it might not end in disappointment!

The Sunday-school Auxiliary Missionary Society, which has been formed during the past year, is at present in a prosperous state.

The books, voted by the Directors for the Reading Society, have just come to hand; as, also, the box of books kindly furnished by our friends at Norwich, per the Rev. Mr.

Alexander, together with the very neat and valuable box of presents sent by Miss Fisher. We feel grateful for them all, and trust that their arrival will tend to excite a fresh feeling of interest. Perhaps I might mention, as a guide in the event of future grants of this nature, that we have a superabundance of old Evangelical Magazines, and, moreover, that unbound books, whether periodicals or others, are very inconvenient; and book-binding here is very expensive, as well as indifferently performed.

I should have mentioned, in its proper place, that Mrs. Ketley's daily adult class, which had fallen off, and become almost extinct, has begun to revive; and I have no doubt that the plan of regularly visiting the people will occasion its rapid increase. And as formerly it has been a means of good, so may it still be instrumental in the further increase of the church.

Fort Island.

Concerning this out-station, it may be proper to state that the church members, resident in the Essequebo, formed into a separate church, at the opening of their newly-erected chapel, on the 10th of February, 1830, amounted to twenty-two in number; during the same year seventeen were added; in the same period one was excluded, and two others withdrew and joined the Dutch church; at the close of 1830, therefore, the number of church members amounted to thirty-six.

During the past year five or six more have been added; one has departed, we trust, to be with Christ, leaving the number, at the close of the year, either forty or forty-one, which I am not certain, not having a copy of the church-book with me later than the end of 1830. The prosperity of that station, especially in respect to the unanimity of the church, and the apparent eagerness of the people, fills me with gladness.

During the past year they have been under the necessity of enlarging their chapel, to which they have added two galleries, the expense of which, though two-thirds as much as the first erection of the building, they have engaged to defray by themselves. Nor are they a little encouraged by the governor's kindness in the grant of land on which their place is built; they feel themselves to be in their own place, and they have a teacher of their own choice, whom they evidently love, and of their love he is well worthy; for nothing but love to Jesus prompts him to devote the whole of his time to them without remuneration, and even to devote a portion of the product of his little school to their welfare. Were all Christians, and all Christian teachers, thus actuated, the world would not want for Christian instructors: surely the kingdoms would be the Lord's! Respecting the church we might further say, that their watchfulness and jea

lousies over each other, combined with that unanimity which reigns amongst them, are truly delightful. Were I alone in this feeling I should hesitate, "but in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word is established." But for the length it would necessarily make my communications, I could furnish two most gratifying instances illustrative of the above statement.

Not having been able to see the people here on the Sabbath days, for want of some one to supply my pulpit, I have not, of late, had an opportunity of judging concerning their Sabbath-school; they have, however, besides Mr. Peter himself, three teachers who have lately become acquainted with the Lord Jesus, one of whom formerly assisted us in George Town, but was expelled for attending a dance, which discipline was overruled of God to her conversion; the other two are daughters of Mrs. Peter, one of whom is not more than sixteen years, and both were admitted to the church together, to the great joy of their mother, and the no less delight of Mr. Peter, and those whose labours had been instrumental to their salvation.

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I add the following pleasing circumstance relative to the Essequebo out-station. lady, who owns a number of slaves (upwards of twenty, I believe), some time ago sent over to Mr. Peter, requesting he would instruct them. As she and her slaves together reside on Hog Island, though near to Fort Island, it would have too much interfered with his duties there for him to have gone himself. One of the most intelligent of the members (in free condition), whose walk is exemplary as a Christian, offered his services, which he continues as frequently as the weather, or other circumstances, permit. This instance furnishes another gratifying evidence that the people are not living to themselves.

The fulfilment of the purpose mentioned in a former letter, of opening a house for worship further up the river, was, from some circumstances, not practicable on my last visit. West Coast Station.

Relative to the West Coast station I have, of late, felt much encouraged. My health having been perfectly restored, the supply is now regular. I am unable to furnish particulars relative to the members, not being resident amongst them, but their eagerness for instruction is very manifest, and their outcry for a regular minister has waxed louder and louder.* To hear their blessings

The late Rev. Michael Lewis, their minister, had gone to New Amsterdam, in Berbice, to supply the place of the Rev. Mr. Wray, during his visit to England. The Rev. James Scott, who, after the death of Mr. Lewis, took charge of the Berbice station, on the return of Mr. Wray, resumed his own station on the West Coast.-Ep.

pronounced on me, when passing them after service on horseback, has often cheered me, especially the hearty "God bless you,

Massa!" from some of the old Africans. I am sure the Directors would have wept with some such weeping as was witnessed at the laying of the foundation of the second temple, could they have listened to the prayers of some of them one Sabbath day, when they lamented God's dealings with them in removing their minister to Berbice -in childlike simplicity asking God the reason then supposing their sins, and inattention, or other reasons-then entreating forgiveness, and imploring Him to send another this was the tenor of the cry of each that engaged in prayer; nor could I help feeling assured that God was answering them, telling them what I felt.

Nor must the great delight afforded me, on the Christmas and following day, be unnoticed. As usual I went, in the afternoon of Sabbath, which was also Christmas day, and after service told the assembly that I could not come on the next Sabbath, when one immediately rose up and said, “Massa, we noting to do to-morrow-we no 'lowance sarve out to-morrow-Massa no come and teach us to-morrow?" Knowing well how I should be likely to feel after preaching

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four sermons on the Lord's-day, and also having a public service before me on the Monday, I hardly knew how to enter into an extra engagement; but how could it be possible to resist such an appeal? "Well (said I), if there's plenty of your mind, I will see, for I cannot come only for a few." "Massa, better axe, and plenty 'll come.' -"Then (said I), every body that thinks like this man, and will come, show your hands." All hands were up, and a fine sight it was, when one exclaimed, "Massa, all shall come."-" Then expect me at ten o'clock in the morning." When I had arrived, according to appointment, only one person had come; but at half-past eleven there was a good congregation, and the people continued coming until the conclusion of the service; and, even as I was riding homeward, I had to stop some who had mistaken the time, and lifted up their hands in disappointment. This occurring at the very period an insurrection was looked for, was to me very convincing that nothing of the kind was premeditated, at all events as far as the chapel people were concerned, and that every suspicion relative to them was unfounded.

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15 November, ditto.

4 October (2 letters), ditto.

25 May, and 11 November, ditto. ..31 May, & 22 Dec. (2 letters), ditto. ..23 June, ditto.

5 October, ditto,

No date, 8 August, and

15 November, ditto.

..23 and 27 September, 3 Oct. ditto.

5 December, ditto.

..11 October, and 30 Nov., ditto.

.12 November, ditto.

...12 August and 11 Nov., ditto.

8 December, ditto.

.18 August, ditto.

1 October, and 21 Nov., ditto.

24 November, and 31 Dec., ditto.

19 January, 1832.

511 October, and 19 Dec., 1831.

20 and 21 January, 1832.

1 December, 1831.

5, 25, & 28 October, 10 Jan., ditto. .22 September, ditto.

.27 Ditto, ditto.

. Cuddapah ........... 1 and 10 October, ditto.

..Combaconum........ 3 and 6 Ditto, 2 and 9 Dec., ditto.

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2 January, 1832.

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Vizagapatam........31 December, 1831.

.Calcutta

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.Cuddapah
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Rev. Messrs. W. Reeve, J.

Campbell, and J. Smith..
W. Campbell.

C. Mault..

E. Stallybrass
R. Knill

J. Lowndes.

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J. G. Messer

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A. Robson
P. Wright.....

Catechist

J. J. Freeman.

D. Griffiths

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..25 Ditto, ditto.
19 Ditto, ditto.

8 February, and 13 March, 1832. .16-28 April, and May, ditto. .13 Ditto, 28 March, & 28 April, do. 2 May, ditto. (21 Nov., 1831, and 2, 10, 16, 19, 21 (2 letters), and 23 January, 1832. 2 and 4 Feb., 4 April (2 letters), and 15 and 16 March, ditto. .No date, 7 Jan. and 21 Feb., 1831. 10 May, and 20 November, ditto. 4 October, ditto.

..16 Ditto, ditto.

10 December, ditto.

.14 January, and 28 February, 1832.

Caledon Institution. .25 Ditto, ditto.

Buffalo River, Caf-9 and 24 December, 1831.

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Uitenhage

23 January, ditto,

.20 December, ditto.

Graham's Town ..... .24 Ditto, ditto.

.Theopolis

.Bethelsdorp......... 4 February, 1832.

..Griqua Town.......
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..26 December, ditto.

....12 October, and 16 Dec., ditto.

No date-14 Aug., 12 and 14 Oct.,

2 and 3 November, ditto.

18 August, ditto.

.20 August, ditto.

2 December, ditto.

17 Ditto, ditto.

.22 Ditto, ditto.

...16 January, 1832.

(27 December, 1831, 23 January, and 21 February, and 20 April, 1832. .21 Ditto, ditto.

8 Ditto, 5 and 16 March, and 17 April, ditto.

DOMESTIC MISSIONARY INTELLIGENCE.

MONTHLY MISSIONARY PRAYER-MEETING.

CHITTOOR.

CHITTOOR is situated about 80 miles west of Madras, and, including a few villages in its immediate vicinity, contains about 10,000 inhabitants, of whom the greater part are Hindoos, and only a small proportion Mohammedans. The number of natives, resident within a circuit of about 30 miles round the town, are calculated to amount to 60,000.

A pious and highly-respectable individual, now deceased, who, for several years, had very laudably exerted himself, in concert with several other persons of similar character, resident at Chittoor, to impart the blessings of the Gospel, and the benefits of education to the native population of the place, by the institution of schools, and by affording the means of Christian

instruction and edification, having repeatedly conveyed to the Directors his earnest desire, that they would establish a mission there, they, in compliance therewith, sent out, in 1827, a missionary from England with that view.

By desire of the individual to whom we have already referred, two of the brethren, belong. ing to the Society's mission at the Madras station, alternately visited Chittoor in that year, for the purpose of administering the Christian ordinances to those among the natives who had embraced the Gospel, and appeared to be scripturally entitled to the same. On the first of these visits, 40 adults were baptized; and about 70, who were professed converts from Hindooism and Mohammedanism to the Christian faith, were, at the same time, united in church-fellowship. The brethren, during this visit, formed at Chittoor two native schools, one for boys and the other for girls, which, before the arrival of the missionary from Europe, were increased to four; all of them being supported by the benevolent individuals already mentioned.

The missionary sent from England for this station, on his arrival at Chittoor, in August, 1827, found there a Christian church, composed of between 60 and 70 natives; three native catechists, who preached to the prisoners in the Zillah Jail; and several native schools. Among the church-members, however, were many whose measure of Christian knowledge, and whose personal conduct by no means corresponded to the expectations which the missionary had formed concerning them. These, therefore, he placed under a regular course of catechetical instruction, and also adopted other suitable means, with the view, in dependance on the divine blessing, of imparting the light of Christianity more fully to their minds, and expelling such evils from their lives, as had disqualified them for participating in the privileges of a Christian church.

In the meantime, the preaching at the Jail was continued-two native services (one in Tamil, and the other in Teloogoo), and an English service, were performed on the Lord's-day ; the Scriptures were read and explained daily at the house of the missionary, for the benefit of as many persons as chose to attend ; and two additional schools were established in the mission compound, immediately under the eye of the missionary, in which, chiefly, the children of professedly-christian parents were educated. The whole number under instruction in the six schools amounted to nearly 160.

One of the three catechists, before mentioned, having died, and the two others having been removed, one to Bangalore, and the other to Bellary, the missionary was supplied with two native assistants, one from the former place, and the other from Madras; who, possessing talents for public speaking, and generally-correct views of Christian doctrine, applied themselves to the acquisition of Teloogoo, that they might be enabled to preach in the villages around Chittoor, where that language is principally spoken.

The missionary, after persevering for a considerable time in his laudable efforts for the purification of the church, to which he had been introduced on his arrival at Chittoor, and succeeding only in a very partial degree, came at length to the determination of dissolving it altogether, in hope, with the divine blessing, of at length forming a new church, composed of persons whose conduct should be according to the Gospel of Christ. But, alas! it pleased the Almighty to remove him by the hand of death before these expectations had been realized. His decease, however, did not take place till he had had the satisfaction to witness the completion of some important arrangements for the stability and advancement of the mission; among which was a convenient mission-house, erected on a spot of ground presented to the Society by a respectable European resident at Chittoor; and a mission chapel, which was opened for native worship a short time prior to the death of the missionary.

The mission is, at present, under the superintendence of an able native assistant from the Madras station, aided by two native teachers belonging to that of Chittoor. According to the latest accounts, the attendance on the native services had increased, and the schools, in all of which the education is scriptural, were improving.

Let us pray that the Lord would be pleased to provide a successor to the late highly

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