SEIR.-Justin Perkins, David T. Stoddard. Missionaries: Mrs. Charlotte B. Perkins, Mrs. Sophia D. Stoddard.-Four native helpers.

GAWAR.-George W. Coan, Samuel A. Rhea, Missionaries; Mrs. Sarah P. Coan.

On her way to the mission.-Miss Martha Ann Harris.

(3 stations; 7 missionaries-one a physician, 1 printer, 10 female assistant missionaries, 5 native preachers, 8 native helpers ;-total, 31.)

SOUTHERN ASIA.

BOMBAY.

BOMBAY.-David O. Allen, Robert W. Hume, Samuel B. Fairbank, George Bowen, Missionaries; Mrs. Hannah D Hume, Mrs. Abby W. Fairbank.-Two native helpers.

SATARA.-William Wood, Missionary.

MAHABULISHWAR, (Malcolm Peth.)-Mrs. Mary L.

Graves.

sionaries, 2 native helpers ;—total, 10.)
(3 stations; 5 missionaries, 3 female assistant mis-

Rev. David T. Stoddard and his wife sailed from Boston, accompanied by Rev. Samuel A. Rhea, on the 4th of March last; and they arrived at Smyrna April Mrs. Wood died at Satara August 13. 18; whence they proceeded to Oroomiah Mr. and Mrs. Burgess are to remove by the usual route. Miss Martha Ann from Ahmednuggur to the same station Harris sailed from Boston for this mis- during the present winter, when it will sion October 2; but she is not expected become the centre of a new mission. to reach her destination till next summer. The prospect of success in this field is A plan has been devised for speedily thought to be encouraging. The condievangelizing the forty thousand Moun- tion of the schools under the care of Mr. tain Nestorians in Koordistan, should Wood is not reported. such be the divine will. It involves the Two persons were received into the establishment of a new station at Gawar, Bombay church in January, 1851; but it seventy miles westward of Oroomiah, is not known that any others have been and an annual addition to the expenses admitted to Christian fellowship during of the mission of three or four thousand the year. The female boarding-school dollars. It is interesting to see how the has twenty-five pupils, four of whom are mountains are opened to us; and no church members; and their behavior and modern mission furnishes a body of progress are reported as satisfactory. evangelists equal to the Nestorian. It is The day schools for girls have about by means of these that the work is to be seventy-five pupils, and those for boys chiefly done; and they will be superin- about four hundred. tended and directed from Gawar.

The amount of work done in 1850 was 13,724,687 pages; the books, tracts, &c. in the native language having contained more than 9,000,000 pages.

As Mr. Allen is devoting himself to The Nestorians make zealous, self- the revision of the existing versions of denying and efficient propagators of the Mahratta Scriptures, Mr. Fairbank gospel truth, and appear to feel a deep has taken the charge of the printing interest in the conversion of erring souls establishment. to Christ. They take natural and scriptural views of the gospel; and such views they urge on the attention and consciences of their hearers with uncommon zeal and earnestness. And not only are they anxious to carry the message of salvation into the Mountains; they are endeavoring, under the direction and with the aid of the missionaries, to make frequent preaching visits to the villages on the Plain.

AHMEDNUGGUR.

AHMEDNUGGUR.

Wilder, Missionaries; Mrs. Abigail M. Burgess, Mrs.
-Ebenezer Burgess, Royal G.
Eliza J. Wilder, Miss Cynthia Farrar.-One native
preacher and four native helpers.

BHINGAR -Sendol B. Munger, Missionary.-Two native helpers.

SEROOR-Allen Hazen, Lemuel Bissell, Mission

aries; Mrs. Martha R. Hazen, Mrs. Mary E. Bissell.

OUT-STATIONS Newase, one native preacher.

The seminary for males has forty-four scholars, and that for females thirty; and forty-five village free schools contain-Three native helpers. 871 pupils. Both seminaries have been favored, as heretofore, with a gracious outpouring of the Holy Spirit; and some of the villages have shared in the blessing.

The press is still an invaluable auxiliary. The Rays of Light, a useful periodical, is issued from it once a month. During the rest of the time the Old Testament is printed, with as much despatch as practicable. Nearly 300,000 quarto pages have been struck off.

wudaly, one native helper. Wadagaum, one native helper.

In this country.-Henry Ballantine, Missionary; Mrs. Elizabeth D. Ballantine.

(3 stations, 3 out-stations; 6 missionaries, 6 female assistant missionaries, 2 native preachers, 11 native helpers-total, 1, 23.)

Mr. and Mrs. Fairbank have been transferred to the Bombay mission. Mr. French, having no prospect of recovering the full use of his eyes at present, has been constrained to ask a release

from his connection with the Board. | curred. Mr. H. M. Scudder has comRev. Lemuel Bissell and his wife sailed menced a station at Arcot in favorable from Boston May 8, and arrived at Bom- circumstances; and a missionary is to be bay August 27. It is expected that Mr. sent from this country to join him. A Bissell will be stationed at Seroor, and church has already been organized, conthat Mr. Hazen will remove to Ahmed- sisting of three members. nuggur, to be associated with Mr. Ballantine on his return to India. Mr. Burgess will have gone to Satara, as already intimated; and Mr. Wilder is to commence a new mission.

According to the last report, the seminary contained forty pupils, only two of whom were church members; the female boarding-school at Ahmednuggur had thirty-seven pupils, and the one at Seroor fourteen, nearly all of them being the children of Christian parents; and in the free schools there were more than 727 scholars, eighty of whom were girls under the supervision of Miss Farrar. Female education is evidently becoming more and more popular.

The church at Ahmednuggur contains one hundred and one members, eight having been added to it during the year; the one at Seroor eighteen, one having been added; and the one at Bhingar six. A number of persons are seeking admission to the church; and many others have professed to renounce their idolatry.

ROYA POORUM.-John W. Dulles, Missionary; Mrs. Harriet L. Dulles.-Three native helpers.

CHINTADREPETTAH-Miron Winslow, Missionary ; Mrs. Mary B. Winslow.-Five native helpers. ARMENIAN STREET.-John Scudder, M. D., Missionary.-One native helper.

POPHAM'S BROADWAY.-Phineas R. Hunt, Printer ; Mrs. Abigail N. Hunt.

ARCOT. Henry M. Scudder, Missionary; Mrs. Fanny L. Scudder.-One native helper.

(5 stations; 4 missionaries—one a physician; 1 printer, 4 female assistant missionaries, 10 native helpers ;-total, 19)

Several members of this mission have been obliged to resort to the Neilgherry Hills, or some other place, for the benefit of their health; but no death has oc

At Madras nine persons have been admitted to Christian fellowship, making the present number of communicants about forty. There appears to be some progress in spirituality and apprehension of the truth in this little company of believers.

There are three vernacular schools at Royapoorum, one of them for girls under the care of Mrs. Dulles; and at Chintadrepettah there are nine, five of them being for girls. The number of pupils in the twelve schools is about four hundred. At the latter station there is also a high school, with a daily attendance of one hundred and twenty-five pupils, in which the truths of the gospel are made quite prominent. More than two-thirds of the expense of these schools is defrayed by English residents.

The press has been unusually active, 22,400,831 pages having issued from it during the year. The new version of the Tamil Bible is now complete, and a copy has been sent to the Missionary House. It is thought to be much in advance of any thing previously accessible to the natives.

health; but they hope to return to India | pupils. And it is worthy of special with renewed vigor. Mr. and Mrs. notice, that all the teachers in the semiCherry have been released from their nary, the English school, and the boardconnection with the Board. Mr. Her- ing-schools, are church members; that rick has taken charge of the seminary all the teachers in the village congregaat Pasumalie; and Mr. Ford has re- tions are nominal Christians, if not commoved to Tirumungalum, retaining, how-municants; and only eleven heathen ever, the oversight of Periacoolum. Mr. teachers are employed by the mission. Taylor is living at Mundahasalie, thirty miles south of Tirupoovanum, in order that he may have more convenient access to his village congregations; but it is not certain that he will remain where he now is.

Dr. Shelton has prescribed for 2,400 persons; but the entire expense of the hospital for the year, exclusive of the dresser's salary, did not exceed fifty dollars. As the patients are often accompanied by their friends, a large audience may frequently be addressed in the most favorable circumstances. Tracts and portions of Scripture are also distrib

CEYLON.

Missionaries; Mrs. Ann K. Poor. - Five native TILLIPALLY. Daniel Poor, Benjamin C. Meigs, helpers.

The year under review has been one of general prosperity. Though there have been no "powerful displays of divine grace," the brethren acknowledge uted. with gratitude "the gentler influences of the Spirit" which have been enjoyed at most or all of the stations. The proof of this is seen in the orderly walk of the church members, and in the turning of a few from the error of their ways to the Lord Jesus Christ. A new church has been organized at Periacoolum; so that the whole number of churches is nine. Forty persons have made a public profession of their faith in the gospel, mak-ings, Missionaries; Samuel F. Green, M. D., Physiing the total of communicants in good cian; Thomas S. Burnell, Printer; Mrs. Martha Burnell. Three native helpers. standing 235.

The village congregations still receive a large share of attention and effort. According to the last report they amounted to 71 in number, in which there were 2,471 registered members. The 54 schools in these congregations had 712 pupils. This department of labor appears to be assuming more system and thoroughness; and it is manifestly a very hopeful field.

BATTICOTTA.William W. Howland, Cyrus T. Mills, Missionaries; Mrs. Susan R. Howland, Mrs.

Susan L. Mills.-Thirteen native helpers.

OODOOVILLE.-Levi Spaulding, Missionary; Mrs. Mary C. Spaulding, Miss Eliza Agnew.-Nathaniel Niles, Native Preacher, and four native helpers.

MANEPY.-William W. Scudder, Eurotas P. Hast

PANDITERIPO.-John C. Smith, Missionary; Mrs. Mary Smith. -Seth Payson, Native Preacher; two native helpers.

CHAVGACHERRY.- Joseph T. Noyes, Missionary Mrs. Elizabeth A. Noyes -Two native helpers.

VARANY.-Under the care of Mr. Noyes, assisted

by one native helper.

OODOO PITTY.-Under the care of Mr. Meigs, assisted by two native helpers.

OUT-STATIONS.-Caradive, Valany, Poongerdive, Kaits, Atchoovaley.

On their way to the Mission-Marshall D. Sanders, Missionary; Mis. Georgiana Sanders.

In this country.-Henry R. Hoisington, Missionary ; Eastman Strong Minor, Assistant Missionary; Mrs. Nancy L. Hoisington, Mrs. Judith M. Minor.

(8 stations, 5 out-stations; 11 missionaries, 1 physician, 2 male and 11 female assistant missionaries, 2 sta-native preachers, 32 native helpers;—total, 59.)

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Education is imparted by the mission in a variety of ways. The seminary has 33 scholars, many of whom make themselves useful in visiting the neighboring villages. At all the tions, except Pasumalie, there are “ parandi classes," in which a few young Mr. and Mrs. Minor have been conmen receive instruction with a view to strained to visit the United States, in their becoming catechists. consequence of the failure of his health, At four of the stations there are board-after an absence of seventeen years. ing-schools, which contain in all 93 Mr. and Mrs. Poor arrived in Ceylon last pupils, more than two-thirds of whom May. Rev. Marshall D. Sanders and are reported as belonging to Christian his wife sailed from Boston for this misfamilies. The English school has 46 sion on the 31st of October. Mr. and scholars; and a large part of the expense Mrs. Fletcher have received a release of this institution is defrayed by the from their connection with the Board, as English residents at Madura. At seve- they have no expectation of enjoying ral stations there are day schools for sufficient health to endure the labors of girls, in which there are 89 pupils. missionary life in India. Besides the schools in the village There are 375 communicants in regcongregations, already mentioned, there ular standing, belonging to the eight are 16 free schools, which have 436 mission churches under the care of the

mission; thirty-three of whom were ad- | Wells Williams, Printer; Mrs. Eliza J. Bridgman, mitted by profession during the past year. native helpers. Mrs. Isabella Ball, Mrs. Sarah W. Williams.-Two From the Batticotta seminary ten were received, from the Oodooville boarding-tiate, 1 male and 3 female assistant missionaries, 2 (1 station; 2 missionaries-one a physician, 1 licenschool six, and from Valany, as the fruit native helpers ;-total, 9) of the labors of the Native Evangelical Society, four. The church members appear to be making some progress in Christian knowledge and principle.

This mission has been severely afflicted by the death of Mr. J. G. Bridgman. Mr. E. C. Bridgman continues to reside at Shanghai, as one of the committee on the new translation of the Scriptures. Mrs. Bridgman has a boarding-school under her care, containing twelve boarders and eight day scholars. Much time is devoted by the pupils to the Bible. Dr. Ball has a school at Canton, in which there are sixteen pupils.

The educational efforts of the mission have been continued without material change. There are seventy-seven Tamil free schools, (seven being supported by the colonial government,) which have furnished instruction to 3,548 pupils. Of the 81 teachers, 42 are church members. The missionaries regard these schools as an important auxiliary in their preaching The amount of preaching at Canton labors. The seminary at Batticotta, has increased during the year; and so under the sole charge of Mr. Mills, had has the encouragement which our breth108 pupils a short time since. The ren find in this species of labor. Mr. seven native teachers are church mem- Bonney has but few hearers at Whambers; and so are nineteen of the students.poa; in the adjacent villages, however, The cost of the seminary has been mate- he is more successful. The native helprially reduced within the last four years. ers have rendered much assistance in In the Oodooville boarding-school there making known the gospel, in the distriare ninety-three pupils, 27 being church bution of tracts, &c. members. The influence of this institution has been very happy in removing the objections of the people to female

education.

Dr. Green had 2,217 patients during the year ending April 1, 1851, not including those whom his assistants visited at their own homes. To such as come to the dispensary, an address on the plan of salvation is regularly made every morning at nine o'clock; and tickets setting forth the way of life synoptically are delivered to them. Books and tracts are constantly distributed. The issues of the press have amounted to 6,227,800 pages.

EASTERN ASIA.

BORNEO.

In this country-William Youngblood, William H. Steele, Missionaries; Mrs. Josephina Youngblood. (2 missionaries, 1 female assistant missionary.)

The press has sent forth a large amount of valuable reading, as in past years; but the statistics are not fully reported. None but Chinese workmen are now employed; and the experiment has thus far succeeded well. They attend a religious service every Sabbath.

ΑΜΟΥ.

AMOY.-Elihu Doty, John Van Nest Talmage, Missionaries; Mrs. Elenor S. Doty, Mrs. Abby F. Talmage.-One native helper.

(1 station; 2 missionaries, 2 female assistant missionaries, I native helper;-total, 5.)

Mr. Talmage has opened a place of worship in connection with his house, which is well filled. There is regular preaching, therefore, at two different localities; and the number of hearers at both is from one hundred and fifty to two hundred. The week-day meetings, it is believed, continue as heretofore. The native brethren are found very helpful in this department of labor.

Mr. Steele is making zealous efforts to revive an interest in this mission among Additions are made to the church from the members of the Reformed Dutch time to time; and the number of comChurch, to which it looks for its mission- municants last reported was twelve. aries. His health being in a good de- The deportment of the new converts is a gree restored, he will be expected to source of much pleasure to our missionreturn to Borneo as soon as a reinforce-ary brethren. There are others who ment shall be ready to accompany him.

CANTON.

CANTON.-Elijah C. Bridgman, Dyer Ball, M. D., Missionaries; Samuel W. Bonney, Licentiate; s.

may be regarded as inquirers; and some of them may be regarded as quite promising. An interesting communication from Mr. Talmage will be found in the present number of the Herald,

KALUAAHA.-Samuel G. Dwight, Missionary; Miss by the Hawaiian churches. Indeed, the Lydia Brown.-One native preacher.