CONTENTS. EAST-AFRICA MISSION. Ordination of Mr. J. Mühleisen, at Jerusalem INDIA. An Account of the Caste of the Hindoos Human Sacrifices among the Khonds in India.. CALCUTTA AND NORTH-INDIA MISSION. The Burdwan Mission. Baptism of Two Educated Natives in Calcutta Benares Sheikh Raji oo Din, the Aged Convert of Gorruckpore MADRAS AND SOUTH-INDIA MISSION. The Tinnevelly Mission.. Zeal and Martyrdom of a Syrian Convert Visit of the Bishop of Madras to the Society's Missions in Travan- core and Tinnevelly Persecutions in Tinnevelly BOMBAY AND WESTERN INDIA MISSION. Baptism of two Brahmin Youths in Bombay... CEYLON MISSION. Memoir of Cornelia, a Scholar in the Cotta Girls' School .. NEW-ZEALAND MISSION. Departure of the Bishop of New Zealand for his Diocese. Remarkable Introduction and Rapid Extension of the Gospel in Great Love of the New Zealanders for the Word of God.. Progress of the Gospel in the Eastern District of New Zealand.. 78 Anxiety of New-Zealand Converts for the Conversion of their Additional Information respecting the Maroons of Moore Town, Happy Death of an Indian at Bartica Grove, British Guiana Progress of the Gospel among the Negroes in Jamaica-Testi- NORTH-WEST-AMERICA MISSION. Examination of Schools at Red River. 22 YE know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye, through His poverty, might be rich.-This was the powerful argument which the Apostle used, in order to excite the Corinthians to contribute liberally toward the relief of the poor saints in Jerusalem. He adduced the example of our Blessed Saviour; and besought them, by following that example, TO PROVE THE SINCERITY OF THEIR LOVE. Love to Christ proceeds from the principle of gratitude. We love Him, because He first loved us. To this motive our Saviour Himself continually appealed. When he would urge upon Peter the faithful discharge of his pastoral duties, He first inquired of him, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? When He would impress upon His Disciples the duty of obedience, he said, If ye love me, keep my commandments. If, therefore, we would abound more in Missionary exertion, we must diligently and prayerfully cultivate this feeling of gratitude. We must seek to be duly impressed with our own obligations to the Saviour, that we may be more zealous for His glory, and more careful to imitate His example. With this view, the attention of our Readers is directed to the following passage; which forms the conclusion to the Sermon preached before the Society, 2 GRATITUDE, THE MOTIVE TO MISSIONARY EXERTION. at its 25th Anniversary, by the Rev. J. B. Sumner, now Lord Bishop of Chester: Oh reflect, my Brethren, how guilty indifference must needs appear in the sight of the Son of God! He did not think it much to leave the bosom of the Father, with whom He was before all worlds: He did not think it much to take upon Him the infirmities and sufferings of man: He did not think it much to feel the exquisite sense of sin, though without its guilt, and to undergo its direst penalty: and can there be such apathy in men, that they should deny Him the glories of a triumph so hardly achieved, and grudge Him the fruits of His victory? Every soul taken from the power of Satan is a jewel added to His crown; and every soul which Satan still retains through our neglect or delay, is a jewel withheld from His reward. As far, then, as depends on you, let Him see of the travail of His soul, and be satisfied. Let Him behold you, from His throne on high, contemplating His unspeakable love, till some portion of it kindles in your own bosom. Let Him behold you meditating on your own reconciliation with God through the blood of the everlasting Covenant, till you are filled with a desire to carry forth the olive-branch of peace to those who are still at enmity with Him, still aliens from the commonwealth of Israel. Let Him behold you co-operating with His mysterious plan for the redemption of the world. He has left it to your cooperation. He has deigned to make you His instruments. He has paid down the ransom; and has commanded you to go forth, and publish the glad tidings. Follow the example which He has set up for your admiration. Though His attributes were infinite, He employed them all in love to man-His omniscience, to warn; His mercy, to invite; His power, to convince; His manhood, to minister; His Godhead, to redeem! And, now, He calls on you to devote your faculties to His service, or rather to the service of your fellow-creatures for His sake. He expects you to give this proof, that the mercies bestowed on you have not been bestowed unworthily. The time is short to any of us, during which such proofs can possibly be given. Provide wisely against that hour, when one token that we have been united to the Saviour, in true and lively faith, will be more dear to our recollections, and more soothing to our hearts, than the praises, or the treasures, or the glories of a thousand transitory worlds. RESULTS OF MISSIONARY LABOUR IN SIERRA LEONE. THE following Extract is from a valuable Sermon preached at St. George's Church, Freetown, by the Rev. D. F. Morgan, Colonial Chaplain, on the interesting occasion of the Departure of the Niger Expedition from Sierra Leone.-An account of the visit of the Expedition to that Colony was given in the October Number of the Gleaner. When the attention is directed to the moral aspect of the colony, the impression which the scene leaves on the mind is one of pleasing astonishment. The effects, instead of falling short, I think far exceed the means employed, so as to leave no doubt of the blessing of Heaven having rested on past efforts; which proves the susceptibility of the Africans for improvement. The Christian aspect of the villages exhibits a most engaging sight, and forces the exclamation, What hath God wrought! The success of Scriptural education, accompanied with Missionary Labours, has nowhere been surpassed in the history of modern Christianity. The work is not artificial and illusory, but sober, gradual, deep; and may therefore be expected to be permanent and progressive. On this ground I take my stand, and fearlessly invite the scrutiny of the most sceptical doubter, and of the most inveterate foe; and direct him to the Schools, and to the Churches, and to the cottages of the Christian Africans, and then leave him to his own conclusion. In corroboration of his own important testimony in favour of the Schools at Sierra Leone, Mr. Morgan relates the following circumstance, in a note: A gentleman, well known for his philanthropic exertions in behalf of the slaves, lately visited this colony, and gave the most flattering testimony to the state of education. After examining one of the Church Missionary Schools, he said to the writer, "I was not at all prepared to expect what I have just witnessed. I have visited schools in my own country, in the West Indies, and in other parts of the world; but I must confess that, in all my experience, I have never seen a better regulated school. The readiness with which the children answered questions put to them, their advancement in general knowledge, and the intelligence they evinced, 4 RECOLLECTIONS OF A VISIT surpassed every thing I recollect to have seen before." Upon the writer's asking again, if he thought the school in every respect equal to any he had visited in the large provincial towns-"Yes, and you may include London too. It is impossible," was his emphatic expression, "but that such schools must do much good." RECOLLECTIONS OF A VISIT TO THE TIMMANEE COUNTRY. IN estimating, for our encouragement, the degree of success which it has pleased God to grant to the labours of His servants in any part of the Missionary field, we must ever bear in mind, that much of the fruit may not be visible. Some portion of the incorruptible seed, scattered by the hand of the spiritual husbandman, may not spring up until he has been taken to his reward. Another portion, having taken root without his knowledge, may be flourishing in scenes remote from his view; and may never come to his knowledge, until that day when both he that soweth and he that reapeth shall rejoice together, gathering fruit unto life eternal. These remarks may be illustrated by the following communication from the Rev. J. W. Weeks, describing a visit which he, together with other Brethren, made to the Timmanee Country in the autumn of 1839 : On our leaving Freetown, it was deemed advisable, before we proceeded to the Timmanees, that we should visit Dalla Mahomedu, a chief of the Bullom shore, for the purpose of securing his interest on our behalf; as it was generally considered that he possessed very considerable influence in the Timmanee Country. While here, I was agreeably surprised by a young man addressing me, and inquiring after my health. He appeared a little astonished that I did not recollect him; and observed, "I have just cause to remember you; for it was owing to your kindness and care, in instructing me when in your school, eleven years ago, that I am now enabled to fill the important offices of clerk and storekeeper to Dalla Mahomedu; and I do hope I shall long remember the many good instructions I have received from you."This unexpected meeting with an old scholar of mine, in a |