FOREIGN MISSIONARY CHRONICLE.

VOL. III....No. 3. PITTSBURGH, MARCH, 1835.

AMERICAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

This Society held its Annual Meeting in Utica, N. Y. in October last. An abridgment of the Annual Report is given in the Missionary Herald for January.

Since the annual report of 1833, the Prudential Committee have discharged from service, on account of ill health and for other causes, 15 persons, including 5 ordained missionaries. They have sent forth 25 ordained missionaries, 4 physicians, 2 printers, 10 male and 40 female assistants-total 80.

AFRICA.-Western Africa.-Mr. John Wilson, and Mr. S. R. Wyncoop, embarked November 28, 1833, for Western Africa; and having explored the coast for 300 miles, fixed on Cape Palmas as the most favorable site for a mission. And on Nov. 7, 1834, Mr. Wilson, with his wife, and a colored teacher, embarked for that place. South Eastern Africa-The Committee have determined to commence missions at two points among the Zoolahs-one between Port Natal and Delagoa Bay; the other in the interior. One is to be occupied by Rev. D. Lindley, A. E. Wilson, H. J. Venable, with their wives; the other, by Rev. A. Graut, G. Champion, and Dr. N. Adams, with their wives. These embarked at Boston, Dec. 3, 1834.

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disposed to extend the benefits of a common education to all the people.-One of the principal objects of Mr. Riggs is to open at Argos a school for females.-Within ten months, Messrs. King and Riggs have distributed, by sale, or gratuitously, 8,251 school books and tracts in modern Greek, 326 New Testaments and Psalters, 19 copies of the Pentateuch and book of Joshua, one Turkish Bible and one N. Testament.-Two schools are in existencethe Evangelical Gymnasium and the Elementary School. The first soon contained 66 scholars; the other 76 or upwards. The Scriptures and the most important books published by the missionaries are prescribed by a law of the Greek government to be used in the schools of the country.

CONSTANTINOPLE. The missionaries here are Messrs. Wm. Goodell, H. G. O. Dwight, and Wm. G. Schauffler, and their wives. Mr. G. through the Turkish language, has access to Greeks and Armenians, as well as Turks; Mr. D. devotes his time to the Armenians; Mr. S. to the Jews.Greeks-The schools are continued. One has been opened for girls at Pera, the principal suburb of Constantinople, which in April last had 50 scholars. Mr. Paspati, a young Greek educated by the Board at GREECE. Rev. Dr. Jonas King and Amherst College, is a valuable assistant.wife are at Athens; Rev. Elias Riggs and The Armenians have many schools of their wife, at Argos. The Greek Church within own in or near Constantinople. The old the kingdom of Greece is made indepen- method of instruction is about to be superdent of the patriarch of Constantinople, is seded by the Lancasterian system. An established by law, and, under the king, entire set of cards for spelling and reading governed by a permanent council, called has been completed, amounting to 127. "the Holy Council of the Kingdom of Mr. D. is preparing a school geography in Greece." The Government is laudably the vulgar Armenian. With spelling

thinia, at the base of mount Olympus. Rev. S. R. Huston and wife are at Scio, an island which contained before 1822 about 100,000 inhabitants, but was then destroyed by the Turks. The Sultan has recently invited the surviving inhabitants to return and claim their property; and about 35,000 are now resident on the island.

SYRIA AND THE HOLY LAND.-Beyroot is occupied by Rev. J. Bird, E. Smith, and G. B. Whiting; Mr. A. Dodge, M. D. and their wives. It is the principal port of com

books, reading-books, arithmetics and grammars, in the modern language, the Armenians are already well supplied. An Armenian, apparently pious, teaches a school of 27 scholars at Pera, two of whom are priests. The more affluent and influential Armenians are anxious to have their clergy better educated. Two young Armenian teachers appear to be humble followers of Christ.-Turks-The missionaries have been honored of God as the instruments of introducing among them a new and valuable system of education. Distin-merce. The printing press of the Board is guished Musselmans have repeatedly visit here. This city is becoming progressively ed the Greek schools, and expressed high interesting as a missionary station. From approbation of them. By direction of Ah- 20 to 30 Franks attend the preaching in med Pasha, one of the Sultan's ministers, English at the English consulate. At the application was made to the missionaries mission-house there are two services in for aid in preparing necessary cards, Arabic on the Sabbath, for the benefit of the books, &c. for a Lancasterian school, for native population; one for preaching, the the instruction of the young soldiers of the other for reading the Scriptures and conbarracks. The aid was cheerfully render-versation. The Gospel is there preached ed. Paniyotes prepared lessons of pro- to a congregation of 50 or 60 poor begverbs and short remarks. A learned gars. The system of schools is yet in its Turk translated two of the Arabic school infancy. There is a want of school-books books into Turkish. Mr. Dwight com- and teachers. There are 6 schools, 4 by menced preparing a geography. In March native school-masters, and 2 by members last, the Lancasterian schools in the bar- of the mission. One of the latter is for racks were 7 in number, and 2000 Mussel- girls. All the scholars do not exceed 140. man youth were receiving education. Very few families can read or write. In The Jews. Mr. Schauffler is occupied in remote places, not more than one in 20 preparatory studies and labors. He visited males can read. There are now nine Smyrna, and found much among the Jews presses in the holy land. The press reto encourage him. He has two in his em- quires more laborers. The bigotry, intolploy, who appear to be intellectually con- erance, and worldly spirit of the papal vinced of the truth of Christianity. priests has been manifested by their oppoASIA MINOR.-Smyrna.-Rev. D. Tem-sition to the Scriptures and schools; and it ple and J. B. Adger; Mr. H. Hallock, printer; with their wives. Messrs. T. and H. left Malta Dec. 7, 1833, and reached Smyrna on the 23d. The printing establishment at Malta, which commenced in 1822, continued in operation 11 years; and, before the end of 1829, had printed, in modern Greek, Italian, Armeno-Turkish, and Greco-Turkish languages, works amounting to 287,150 copies, and 10,795,400 pages; and the amount from January, 1830, to July, 1833, was about 66,000 copies, and 10,000,000 pages; making about 350,000 copies, and 21,000,000 pages. Mr. Petrokokino is at Smyrna, assisting in translating into the modern Greek. Rev. B. Schneider and wife are at Broosa, in By

is thought that image-worship is growing unpopular about Beyroot.

PERSIA.-Mission to the Nestorians.Mr. Perkins and wife sailed from Boston, Sept. 21, 1833, and arrived at Constantinople Dec. 21, and remained there till May 1834, in the study of the Turkish language. He got permission to draw for as many copies of the Scriptures as he should need from the Depository of the British and Foreign Bible Society in that city; and took with him a supply of Martyn's Persian N. Testament, and the Psalms in the same language; also Syriac N. Testaments, and the Gospels and Proverbs in Syriac, and a few Greek and Armenian Testaments to distribute on the way.--Rev.

James L. Merrick is gone as a missionary and wife.-Chavacherry; Dr. J. Scudder to the Mahomedans of Western Asia, who have never seen Christianity in its purity, but always as a system of idolatrous worship. His immediate objects are to acquire the Persian language and explore the country, with reference to missionary openings. MAHRATTA MISSION.-Rev. Wm. Ramsay and Cyrus Stone, Wm. C. Simpson, with wives of the two last, and Miss C. Farrar, are at Bombay, where the Gospel is preached in the chapel, and in the streets and places of concourse. Mr. Stone has had discussions with 100 Jews who called for copies of Genesis, Exodus, and the N. Testament. There are 26 schools in connexion with this mission; 15 in Bombay, 5 for boys and 10 for girls; and 11 on the continent; pupils in all, 2000. During last year, 400 copies of the N. Testament in Mahratta, and a few of the Scriptures in Hindostanee, Arabic, Hebrew, and Portuguese, were distributed; 12,000 tracts printed by the mission, and 2500 published by the Bombay Book and Tract Society. The whole of Mahratta printing is about 14,500,000 pages. An edition of 6000 copies of the Gospel by Luke was in press at the close of the year.-Ahmednuggur is on the continent 175 miles nearly E. from Bombay. Rev. H. Reed and G. W. Boggs, and their wives, with Dajeeba, a native assistant, labor here. The hearers of the Gospel are from 40 to 60 at the stated meetings. There is also preaching by the way side, in the markets, and other public places. Portions of Scripture and religious tracts, in Mahratta, Hindostanee, and Guzerattee, were distributed in large numbers on several missionary tours to distant villages, cities, and parts of the country, by Mr. Allen, who is an itinerant, and the other brethren.

and wife, and Mr. M. Winslow. At all these stations there are native assistants. The number of village schools, connected with the several stations, is 87, containing 2893 males, 642 females, 53 English pupils; total, 3583. Female Central School, 50; Seminary, 175; theological class, 25. Of 142, now pursuing the regular course of study, 53 have been baptized and admitted to Christian communion. The native church members, now living, are about 230.-Concentrated labor, on a small spot, with a gradual enlargement of the field, and occasional effort in more distant places, is the plan pursued, for 17 years, and still adhered to by the missionaries.-Native agency has been secured; and there are now 3 native preachers; 35 pious catechists, readers, and Bible and tract distributors; 40 pious school-masters, and more than 50 pious members of the Seminary.The mission has two presses, with founts of type in Tamul and English. The estab lishment is at Manepy.-The Board has instructed the mission at Ceylon to send two of their number to commence a mission on the Coromandel coast opposite to Jaffna.

SIAM.-Rev. C. Robinson and S. Johnson, Dr. D. B. Bradley, with wives, and Rev. David Abeel, now on a visit to the U. States, belong to this mission. The latter has recently published an account of his researches in China.

CHINA. The mission to China consists of Rev. Elijah C. Bridgman and Peter Parker, with Mr. S. W. Williams, printer.The chief labor of conducting the Chinese Repository rests on Mr. Bridgman; but he is assisted by Dr. Morrison and others. It is growing in favor among the readers of English in the East, and, under God, excites great interest among the churches in the evangelization of China.-The objects pursued by the missionaries are the acquisition of the language-collecting and diffusing information concerning Chinapreparation of books in Chinese, and their distribution.

TAMUL PEOPLE.-About 400,000 of the Hindoo race, speaking the Tamul language, are in Ceylon, and 10 millions inhabit the southern provinces of peninsula India. The Mission to Ceylon has several stations; as; Batticotta; Rev. D. Poor, H. Woodward, and J. E. Eckard, Dr. Ward, INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO.-Singapore.and wives.-Oodooville; Rev. L. Spaulding Rev. Ira Tracy.-Exploring Mission.-Rev. and S. Hutchings, and wives.-Panditeripo; S. Munson, and H. Lyman, and their wives, Rev. Wm. Todd and George H. Althorp, with Miss A. White.-Mr. Tracy superinand wives.-Tillipally; Rev. B. C. Meigs tends a printing establishment, with two

presses, a fount of Roman type, two founts of Malay, one of Arabic, two of Javanese, one of Siamese, and one of Bugis; and ap. paratus for casting types for all these languages, and for book-binding.

The copies of books from the beginning have been 766,000, and the pages 33,501,800.-The printing of parts of the Scriptures and other works is in progress.—In 1833, the Christian marriages celebrated at ten stations amounted to 1430; at eight stations there were 669 church members, and at five, 32 admissions.

SANDWICH ISLANDS.-Island of Hawii.Kailua-Rev. A. Thurston, A. Bishop, and wives. Kaawaloa-Rev. C. Forbes and wife.-Hilo-Rev. J. Goodrich, S. Dibble, The Board attempted missions at the D. B. Lyman, and wives.-Waimea-Rev. Washington Islands and at Patagonia; but D. Baldwin, L. Lyons, and wives.-Island unfavorable circumstances prevented their of Maui.-Lahaina-Rev. W. Richards, L. success.-They have missions among the Andrews, E. Spaulding, Dr. A. Chapin, Indians of North America, which are genand wives, with Miss M. C. Ogden.-Wail-erally attended with good effects in a greatuku-Rev. J. S. Green, R. Tinker, and er or less degree; as, those among the Cherwives.-Island of Molokai.-Kaluaaha-Rev. okees, Chickasaws, Creeks, Osages, PawH. R. Hitchcock, L. Smith, and wives.-nees, Sioux, Ojibways, at Mackinaw, among Island of Oahu.-Honolulu-Rev. H. Bing- the Stockbridge Indians, and those of Tusham, E. W. Clark; Dr. Judd; L. Cham- carora, Seneca, Calaraugus, and Allegheberlain, superintendent ; A. Johnstone, ny, in New York. The mission to the teacher; S. Shepard and E. H. Rogers, Choctaws has been closed, and that to the printers, and their wives.-Waialua-Rev. Ottawas on the Maumee is about to termiJ. S. Emerson and wife.-Island of Kauai-nate.

Rev. S. Whitney, P. J. Gulick, and their SUMMARY.- "The Board have under wives. Rev. Messrs. Alexander, Arm- their care 36 missions, and 66 stations. strong, Parker, and Coan, with several as- Connected with these missions and stations sistants, are not yet located. After the are 103 ordained missionaries, (seven of death of the pious queen Kaahumanu, in whom are regularly educated physicians, 1833 the young king assumed the govern- and seven others have prosecuted medical ment, he relaxed the reins of moral duty, studies to such an extent as to render them and there was a falling off in the schools useful in that capacity;) seven physicians and congregations; the Sabbath began to be not ordained; eight printers; 21 teachers profaned, and old habits of intemperance and catechists; 11 farmers and mechanics; to return. This sad change may be over- and 162 married and unmarried female asruled for good, in checking the tendency to sistants; making a total of 312 missionarely on human power, and promoting depen. ries and assistant missionaries sent from dence on God and a spirit of prayer in this country. There are now five native counteracting a strong tendency to by poc- preachers, and 39 other native assistants. risy in the common people-and directing There are 41 churches connected with the the attention of the missionaries more to the missions of the Board, containing at the necessity of laying deep and permanent last returns 1,958 members. Into these foundations for the religious institutions of churches, from the time of their establishthe islands.-Preaching at all the stations ment, have been received about 2360 conis continued, but not so many attend as in verts. At the schools established through years past. There are 20,000 natives re- the agency of persons sent forth by the ceiving instruction in the schools. Schools Board, and taught by them, or by persons are taught by the missionaries for the better to a greater or less extent under their diinstructing of teachers.-In the year 1833, rection, there are now about 40,000 scholeighteen works, containing from 8 to 144 ars; and there have been instructed since pages, were printed, amounting to 166,000 the establishment of the schools, not far copies. About 368 pages of new matter from 80,000 persons. Connected with the have been added the last year, making in missions of the Board are seven printing the whole 1,988 in type; from which have establishments, including 13 presses. To been printed 9,436,000 pages on paper. the amount heretofore reported as having

been printed at the presses, is now to be ent languages, seven of which have been added 21,735,463 pages, making a total reduced to writing by the missionaries of from the commencemont of their operations | the Board.”

of about 88,000,000 of pages, in 16 differ

LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

It appears from the 40th Report, that this venerable Society is steadily, and with increasing encouragement and success, pursuing the grand objects of its institution.The following summary view has been prepared for the readers of the Foreign Missionary Chronicle.

In the several parts of the world con- The great object of missions is the connected with the Society's operations, there version of the world. But the efforts to are 239 stations and out-stations, 97 mis- effect it hitherto have been feeble. The sionaries, 26 European and 259 native as- Directors desire to humble themselves besistants, 69 churches, 5149 communicants, fore God, that their exertions have been so 437 schools, 24,144 scholars. It has 14 disproportionate to the claims of the Heaprinting establishments. At 7 of these then, to their means, and their solemn oblihave been printed, during the year, 153,925 gations; but they rejoice, that by the Dibooks, including 5200 portions of Scrip- vine Blessing, the last was a year eminently ture; and from 22 stations, 119,078 copies favorable to the cause of missions. The put into circulation. The year was one of liberal measures of the Government, the unusual interest. The events of it bear deliberations of Parliament on questions directly on the speedy and wide diffusion of relating to future intercourse with China, the Gospel in the East and West. The India, &c. the civil condition of the Negroes most important missions need immediate in the West, have elicited and diffused evire-inforcement. The receipts of the year dence in favor of missions, the most ample were £49,437; the payments £42,537. and satisfactory; and have brought the The British and Foreign Bible Society have character and usefulness of Christian mismade grants, for the use of this Society's sionaries more fully before the public. It missionaries, of 200 English Bibles and is more clearly seen, that all the processes 194 Testaments; £500 towards printing of mental and social improvement, now the Scriptures in Mongolian, and £50 operating on mankind, are connected with towards printing the Gospel of Luke the circulation of the Bible and progress of in Sichuana; and the Religious Tract the Gospel; and the deeply-affecting apSociety, its publications, amounting to £298, and 648 reams of paper for printing Tracts, amounting to £562, and £364 in money, for printing Chinese and Javanese Tracts-Total, £1224.-Some missionaries, with impaired health, have returned to England; but are still usefully employed in promoting the interests of the Society.ments of its friends. Nineteen missionaries have gone to foreign The results of the Society's operations in lands, and ten more have been appointed. S. Africa have been important. Thousands The missionary students under the aus- of Griguas and other Tribes have quit their pices of the Society, preparing for the work migratory habits, and engaged in agriculof preaching the Gospel to the Heathen, is ture. Many have been taught to read, and 20-all of decided piety, devotedness to the acquire religious and other useful knowobject, and persevering diligence; and the ledge. Marriage has been instituted. HunDirectors are in correspondence with 12 dreds have embraced Christianity, and conothers who are in a course of preparation.siderable numbers have been converted.

peals from brethren abroad have excited a lively interest in the British churches— called forth increased and fervent prayers, and a more generous measure of support. These things, and a growing attachment of the disciples of Christ to the cause of missions, demand the warmest acknowledg