JAMAICA. forget us in your prayers. We have much need of prayer ourselves, and we are conscious we need the prayers of all the friends of the Redeemer. O for a humble, pious, patient, and forgiving frame of spirit-for an increase of love to Jesus, and the souls of men! April 16. IN perusing these Extracts of Letters lately received from our Missionary brethren in Jamaica, our readers will perceive a renewed appeal to their sympathy and kindness on the subject of a new It gives me great pleasure to have to place of worship in Kingston. announce to you the safe arrival of Mr. The state of our Missionary funds and Mrs. Godden. They landed on Sais such as to render it alto-turday last, and are in perfect health and good spirits. gether impracticable, even were it deemed expedient, to furnish aid from that quarter; so any that our expectations must rest on the Christian liberality of those friends of the Redeemer, who are desirous that these sons of Ethiopia should possess a house, in which they may "stretch forth their hands unto God." We have great pleasure in acknowledging the liberal assistance which Mr. Coultart has received for this case from several of our churches, but still a considerably greater sum is required, or the object cannot be attained. Communications on this subject may be addressed to the Rev. Dr. Ryland, Bristol; or the Rev. John Dyer, Reading. From Mr. Kitching. Jan. 24, 1819. I HAVE been once at Spanish Town. The people are few and poor, but very friendly. I could not preach to them, yet I talked to them about Jesus Christ, read the scriptures, and prayed. They are very desirous to have a minister placed among them, and very desirous to know when I should go. Last Lord's day morning, I haptized sixteen persons in the sea at sun-rise. I felt happy in the work, and hope it is an earnest of what the Lord intends me to do for him in Jamaica. I think I can trace the footsteps of Divine Providence in bringing me to the colony; and, the Lord be praised, my health, as well as my wife's, is much better than it was in Britain. We have made some alterations in the chapel, in order to procure more air. The chapel is crowded every Lord's-day. Many are obliged to go away, who cannot get in, and such as stop are very attentive, and hear as for eternity. My dear Sir, do not I mentioned in my last letter to you my having procured a license, and that we had made an alteration in the chapel, in order to procure air. But we have since been under the necessity of enlarging it. Our congregation still continues to increase, and it pained us to see so many people go away, who could not get in. We have, therefore, procured a quantity of deal boards, and nailed them together in their rough state. We shall now be able to seat about 250 more than we could before, and we expect that all these boards will be found useful when the new chapel is erected. Since I wrote to you last, I have baptized twenty two persons. I heard the experience of them all, and was much gratified. From Mr. Godden. Kingston, April 14, 1819 WE embarked on February 25, and sailed from King Road on Lord's-day evening, the 28th. A strong gale hurried us in less than a week within sight of Madeira; and if a calm had not detained us some days in its neighbourhood, most likely we should have ac complished our voyage in less than thirty days. However, I feel very grateful that we did it in thirty-nine. We came to at about 3 P.M. of the 9th inst. between Kingston and Port Royal, and as soon as the land wind served we sailed to the wharf. Early the next morning Mr. T. came on board, and kindly offered us his services; and while we were speaking, brother Kitching hailed me from the wharf, and we disembarked, I trust, under the influence of unfeigned gratitude to the Author of Sister K. received us all our mercies. very affectionately; and both herself and husband continue to manifest the most Christian like concern for our welfare and comfort. The next day, (being Lord's-day) I heard brother Kitching preach to crowded audience, the most attentive I, ever saw, and apparently the most devout. With some exceptions, I was highly gratified, and I could not avoid being deeply affected. Their natural passions are very lively and vigorous; but I believe much religious feeling was mingled in their de votions. Such is the state of this Society, that were it fully known in Britain, I am persuaded there is scarcely an individual in the kingdom, that has any regard for morality itself, who would not aid, to the very uttermost of his ability, towards the erection of a place of worship for them on a larger scale. Brother Kitchen and I went to Spanish Town on Monday morning the 12th. We examined several houses, and chose one List of Monies received by the Treasurer of the Baptist Missionary Society, from May 1, to Aug. 1, 1819, not including Individual Subscriptions. Haddenham Baptist Church, by Mr. Bidwick.. Little Wild-street Female Society, by Miss Gale............. 18 Devonshire-square Auxiliary Society, by Mr. Edward Smith. Hackney Auxiliary Society, by Rev. F. A. Cox.. 40 Canterbury Auxiliary Society, by Rev. Mr. Gurteen. 10 23 ........ 10 10 9 4 16 8 25 0 11 13 5 0 15 .... 12 13 30 10 15 50000000 000 s. d. Bedfordshire Baptist Association, by Mr. Saunders, Treasurer.. Colnbrook Collection, by Rev. Samuel Rowles .... Boston and Fens Auxiliary Society, by Rev. Mr. Thonger. Ilford Missionary Association, one quarter, to May 1, 1819, by Rev. 21 16 11 East Dereham, Norfolk, Penny Society, one year, ending Bow Auxiliary Society, by Rev. Dr. Newman. An Unknown Friend, by Ditto.1 Legacy of Mrs. Love Williams, late of Hitchin. Langham, Essex, Subscriptions and Penny Society. Two Friends in Essex.. Collections at the Annual Sermons in London, by Mr. Burls. Nottingham Collection and Subscriptions, by Mr. Lomax.. Yorkshire and Lancashire Auxiliary Society, by W. Hope, Esq... 28 8 5 0 60 0 0 50 0 45 0 0 Duty ..... 5 0 0 10 18 1 10 10 0 .389 0 1 78 8 11 .100 Bucks Association, by Rev. Peter Tyler.. Sutton in the Elms Penny Society, by Rev. J. Burditt. Broomley ... .... 5 0 8 0 37 19 2 0 5 5 0 7 5 15 2 10 14 O 5 5 8 0 Newcastle Juvenile Society at Rev. R. Pengilly's, half-year.......... Biggleswade Penny a Week Society, by Dr. Ryland. Anonymous, by post to Dr. Stuart, Edinburgh. 40 12 2 5 0 4 12 0 60 0 Newcastle, Collection at Rev. Mr. Pengilly's Chapel, by Rev.S.Saunders 14 7 6 Ditto........Ditto..... the Methodist. Sunderland... Ditto.........Ditto......Ditto.... 5 14 0 10 10 0 5 15 2 ...Ditto..... 12 7 12 13 0 28 7 .Ditto..... ..Ditto.... ...Ditto.... ...Ditto.... .Ditto.. 2 12 41 0 0 2 16 44 2.10 ........Ditto. S 11 6 ...Ditto.. 9 2 10 14 1 14 3 5 Private Contributions... Cockermouth..Ditto, Rev. Mr. Muscutt's... Whitehaven...Ditto, Rev. Mr. Cecil's Private Contributions. Carlisle.......Ditto, Rev. Mr. Whitridge's......Ditto.. 7 17 Maryport.....Ditto, Rev. Mr. Wallace's .... .Ditto.. Greenock and Port Glasgow Bible Society, by Dr. Ryland.. SCHOOLS. ..... Calton and Bridgetown Association for Religious Purposes, by Mr. W. Bow, Friends at, by Rev. Dr. Newman. Henley Society in Aid of Missions, by Rev. J. N. Goulty. 986 6 15 8 15 0 The thanks of the Society are presented to Mr. Edward Dowson, London, for twentyfive copies of his Youth's Theological Dictionary of the New Testament; to Mr. Joseph Angell, Reading, for the Baptist and Evangelical Magazines for 1815 to 1818, inclusive, and several Nos. of Periodical Accounts; and to Mr. Blake, of Chapmanslade, for seventy-eight Nos. of the Evangelical Magazine. London: Printed by J. BARFIELD, 91, Wardour-street, Soho. |