instruction, as far as we are able to attend to their requests for Schoolmasters or Catechists. We are constantly visiting them, and preaching the Gospel to them, and rendering them every other assistance in our power. To us they refer for counsel and advice in every difficulty, and to us they apply for redress under every grievance. The burthen is vastly too great, and we are sometimes ready to faint. Hitherto, however, strength has been equal to our day.

The past year has been marked with several auspicious circumstances. The arrival of another fellow labourer; the increase of our schools and congregations; the erection of several new places of worship; greater attendance on the Sabbath; evident increase in knowledge; and a spirit of liberality according to the ability of the people-are among our encouragements to go forward.

New Station at Quilon.

After much deliberation we have resolved to commence a (Malayalim) branch of the Mission at Quilon. The importance of the station was felt to be so great, that we were all equally willing to go; but brother Smith was at length fixed upon, as the most proper person to make the trial. We wish to have a chain of schools on the high road, at the principal stations from Arambooly (entrance of Travancore) to Quilon, the head-quarters of the troops, and the principal abode of the British Resident; but this will require more means than as yet we have in our power.

We have now 20 Schools, besides the principal Seminary at Nagurcoil, where 50 boys are boarded, clothed, and educated in the Tamul, Malayalim, Sanscrit and English languages, and all particularly instructed in the doctrines and duties of Christianity.

We have continual applications for schools and places of worship; and it grieves us to tell the people, We cannot assist you at present; do your best. "We are poor say they, and can do but little; your aid is wanting." We reply again, Our funds are exhausted, We will write to our friends in England for their help. This is in effect saying, Be content to remain a little longer in ignorance!

BELLARY.

Extract of a Letter from Mr. Hands, dated Bellary, 1821; addressed to Mr. Reere whilst he was at Madras.

O MY brother, you would be delighted to see what we have daily witnessed for

several days past-the large front veranda crowded from ten in the morning until five in the afternoon with natives listening to the word of life. There are, it is said, from 12 to 18,000 Ryots, and others, in Bellary, from the Hanpenelly, Coodly, and other districts, waiting upon the Collector for the settlement of their rents, &c. and will continue here a fortnight longer. I suppose few, if any of them, will leave the place without paying us a visit. Had we a place as large as the Tabernacle, I believe it would be daily filled. O that we may be enabled rightly to improve the opportunity afforded us of communicating to them the word of life! The call for the sacred scriptures, and tracts, is greater than we can supply. I trust the seed we have now sown will prepare the way for our more successfully itinerating, and preaching the Gospel in these districts hereafter. have been obliged to leave the business of translating altogether for the present. Our Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sabbath Meetings are now crowded; also, many seem to hear with great attention. O for the influences of the Holy Spirit to attend these labours.

We

Our christian friends I am sure cannot fail to be highly gratified with this pleasing information. Some time ago we could only get 8 or 10 poor heathens to come and hear us preach on a Sunday afternoon, but now there are upwards of 70. The attendance on week-day evenings is equally pleasing.

RETURN OF THE FAMILIES OF MIS-
SIONARIES TO ENGLAND.

Mrs. REEVE, wife of the Rev. Wm. Reeve, one of the Missionaries at Bellary, has been under the necessity of returning to England for a time, for the recovery of her health. Other measures were tried in vain, and it was the opinion of several medical gentlemen that there could be no hope of restoration but by resorting to this. expedient. She embarked at Madras, on board the ship Moira, Capt. Hornblow, in January last, and on the night of the 27th of that month, it being dark and tempestuous, the ship grounded on a reef of rocks off Ceylon, by which she was greatly injured. The rudder was struck off, and the lives of the passengers and crew greatly jeopardied; at length, however, through the skill of the Captain, and the blessing of Him who rules the raging of the sea, the ship was got off into deep water, and after being furnished with a temporary

rudder, it was considered necessary to sail for Bombay, that the ship might go into dock to have her damages repaired. While detained there, Mrs. Reeve was confined of a female infant; and from thence she, with three children, arrived safely in London, during the past month.

MRS. PRITCHETT also, the widow of our invaluable Missionary, Mr. E. Pritchett, of Vizagapatam, has been under the necessity of leaving India on account of health; she, with her three fatherless children, embarked at Madras in March last, and after a tempestuous voyage, during which one of her children died, arrived in London on the third of October.

CHINSURAH.

Marriage of Mr. Mundy.

We are informed that Mr. Mundy, who lately went out as a Catechist to Chinsurah, has been united in marriage ́(at Madras) with Miss Cobden, sister of Mrs. Reeve, and who resided for some time at Bellary, assisting the missionary cause during Mrs. R's illness.

RUSSIA.

Extract of a Letter from Mr. Knill, St. Petersburgh, July 21, N. S. 1821. REV. AND DEAR SIR,

I THANK you for your parental kindness; the Letter, Reports, and Chronicles which you sent by Mr. Rutt. Immediately I sent off extracts from your communications to His Excellency General Papof, being assured that they would reach the Prince, and perhaps a more exalted personage. The following is a copy of the letter I received from the General:

"MY DEAR SIR-It is with peculiar pleasure I have received your very agreeable letter, containing such intelligence of the promotion of the kingdom of Jesus Christ upon earth, as cannot fail to gladden the heart of every believer. Receive my best acknowledgements for your kind attention.

"You have given likewise a real satisfaction to His Excellency the Prince Galitzin, who received this information with much interest. I pray you have the goodness to communicate to me from time to time such news-relative to what passes in our bad world to reestablish there the kingdom of our Saviour, by what degrees the heathen are coming to his saving light, and are given to him in all the ends of the

Accompanying this is a letter which I this day received from Mr. Rahmn. It was written in one of the dreariest parts of God's creation; but I was so struck with the exalted piety which it breathes, and the devotedness to the work which it evinces, that I could not but think that it would do your heart good to read it. Some of Paul's Epistles were written in prison; so was John Bunyan's Pilgrim and Rahmn's letter was written in a place not far superior; but the unction it contains is worth going to China for, if China would afford it.

On the first Sabbath in May two persons were admitted as members of our little church-the first Sabbath in June one-the first Sabbath in July one. Next Lord's Supper two will be admit ted; and seven more are in a most delightful way, and will soon unite with us. Perhaps there are others that I know nothing about. The persons who have thus evinced a concern for their precious souls are principally men-some of them with large families.

Mr. Stallybrass sent me a Tract in manuscript last week, which we shall print for them immediately. The Russ which he first composed, and from which the Mongolian is translated, is excellent, as competent judges say. I doubt not that it is a good translation.

The substance of it is-that the knowledge of God and eternal life are attainable only through Christ Jesus.

His Imperial Majesty has lately had an interview with Sultan Categherry; and with all the kindness and affection of a genuine Christian, encouraged him to press on in the ways of the Lord, assuring him of his support and protection, and concluded by saying something like this: "You must expect trials in your work Every man who opposes errors will have trials; but if you should be so happy as to bring one Tartar to the faith of Christ, you will be well repaid for all your toil."

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Was not this delightful, from an Emperor, and the Emperor of such amazing dominions as Russia! I always feel

much pleasure in praying for this good Emperor he does indeed let his light shine. May the Lord long spare him, for in his days the righteous flourishand many tribes will call him blessed. Believe me, Rev. and dear Sir, your grateful and most obedient

RICHARD KNILL.

SIBERIA.

Letter from Mr. Rahmn to Mr. Knill, St. Petersburg.

The Derbet Horde, in the Tonguta

gasar, June the 30th N. S. 1821.

DEARLY BELOVED BROTHER,

In the midst of a gloomy wilderness, surrounded by pagan misery, I had the inexpressible pleasure this morning to receive the Chronicle for May and June, accompanied by your letter of the 1st inst. Glory to our God and to the Lamb, for the new prospects which are opening to our views, to see the kingdoms of this world one day become our God's and His Christ's. The news from Madagascar and the Sandwich islands were to my soul like a copious shower of rain on a thirsty land; they show us what the Lord can do. On the other hand, I must adopt the language of our dear China Missionary, "Unless the Lord build the house, the workmen labour in vain." May you be a true prophet about our dry Steppe! Dear brother! I am happy in my soul beyond all description, and would not change my present situation as a Missionary actually engaged in the work, for an imperial diadem. At present, it is true, here

is but little or no prospect; all seems to be hard, dry, and obstinate; but every time I turn my attention to the great Gospel promises contained in the Old and New Testament, I consider the Steppe nomades already conquered. I hope that even some of the hardest and now most bitter adversaries shall come one future day, and shedding tears of shame and thankfulness and love at the feet of our glorious Saviour, praise and glorify Him, who bought them with his blood, and conquered their hearts by His omnipotent grace. In this view, looking upon my rude Calmucs, and by faith anticipating this period, I love them for Jesus' sake, although many among them despise me, yea, scorn and laugh at me for the Gospel's sake.

Dearly beloved brother! and ye all my dear brethren and sisters in Christ, who are in Petersburgh! although I am unknown to you after the face, still, because by one Spirit we are all baptized into one body, and have been all made to drink into one Spirit, and so have one great common interest: pray for your absent brother, and for the poor benighted heathen, now for so many ages fettered with the chains of superstition, sin, and folly! Pray that I may be permitted to speak the Gospel boldly and without hindrance, and that the hearts of the people may be opened to attend unto the things which are spoken to them. May the Lord enable us to pray without ceasing; and so, at a throne of grace receive that strength and support which no where else is to be got! Your most affectionate brother, CORNELIUS RAHMN.

OBITUARY.

From the Boston Missionary Herald.

Departed this life, the Rev. SAMUEL NEWELL, Missionary at Bombay, of the cholera morbus, after an illness of only twelve hours. This sorrowful event took place on the 30th of May. No other particulars were communicated to Mr. Bardwell.

The death of Mr. Newell will be felt very tenderly by many friends of missions, in all parts of the world. He was one of the first, who offered themselves, for the service of Christ among the

heathen. Soon after the Board of Foreign Missions was formed, he was received as a Missionary, and, after various preparatory studies, embarked for the east in Feb. 1812. Not being permitted to stay in Bengal, he took passage for the Isle of France, where his beloved wife expired in Nov. of the same year. He afterwards spent some time in Ceylon, and prepared the way for the American Mission there. After the Missionaries become established at Bombay, he joined them, and there remained, as a faithful labourer, till summoned away from this world of sin

and toil.