the brethren of Serampore, and the Independent Brethren at Calcutta for their liberal exchange of tracts; and especially to the Calcutta Baptist Auxiliary Missionary Society, whose Annual Report we hope to forward to you in a few months, when you will be able more distinctly to trace its operations. Brother Lawson is continuing his labours in the English department, and will send accounts to you respecting them at convenient intervals. And now, dear Brethren, we must conclude. We should have rejoiced to send you accounts of great success, but we have none to communicate. We are not however discouraged, and we hope that you will not be so either. If the delay of success render us more diligent and more dependent on Divine blessing, it will be extremely beneficial. We feel we hope more attached to our object than ever; and though we have reason to lament a deadness in Divine things, and an apathy to the salvation of the heathen very inconsistent with the value of our own souls or of theirs, yet we have begun a warfare with the empire of Satau in this country, which we hope not to relinquish till death, nor till some signal success shall have been granted, indicative of the eventual overthrow and complete destruction of his at present uncontrolled power. We desire still to labour, assured that success is certain, and that the kingdom of our Lord shall eventually embrace the world. Encouraged by these reflectionswe bid you farewell, affectionately soliciting an interest in your prayers, and assuring you that we remain, rosity we have before mentioned, as it | &c. necessary in Bengalee Schools; to regards places of worship, had subscribed a sum for the erection of a School-room in the neighbourhood of our Native Station. A respectable native, however, with whom they were connected in business, expressed his wish to erect the school-room at his own expense. A request so interesting was of course immediately granted, and he is now erecting the building. The sum subscribed by the American gentlemen will therefore be applied to meet the permanent charges of superintendence, &c. In the printing-office, in consequence of an increase of business, we have added two new presses to the one we mentioned in our last as being in operation. We have likewise purchased of the Serampore Brethren, a fount of small Bengalee. Since our last communication we have printed (independently of work for the Bible and School-book Societies) at the expense of the Calcutta Baptist Missionary Society, 2000 copies of the Life of Futick, and 2000 of the first part of the True Durshun, or General View of the Christian Religion, both mentioned in our last as ready for the press, together with 1200 of a tract by Brother Chamberlain, entitled "The Mind's Reflection," in Bengalee verse. Nearly one-half of these tracts, we have reason to believe, are now in circulation. We are now preparing in Bengalee, an Address on the Sufferings of Christ, two or three tracts in continuation of the True Durshun, and the Harmony of the Gospels. Brethren Carey and Yates are now about to study Hindostanee, which will very much facilitate the accomplishment of an object we have long desired, viz. the translating of most of our Tracts (as they issue from the press in Bengalee) into Hindostanee. We intend to print them in the Persian character for distribution in Calcutta, and in the Deva Nagree for Hindostan ; for printing in the latter of which characters, the Branch Society at Digal have appropriated the greater part of their contribution to the funds of the Calcutta Auxiliary Missionary Society. Brother Chamberlain has furnished us with a tract in Hindostanee, which we shall print as soon as a fount of Persian we are cutting is ready. The first part of the True Durshun too is translated into Sanscrit, and will be printed when we receive a fount of Deva Nagree which we have ordered from Serampore. We would here as Missionaries express our obligation to various Societies for the assistance they have afforded us in our great work ;-to the Calcutta Auxiliary Bible Society for Gospels and Testaments; to the Calcutta School-Book Society for Tables, books, Your very affectionate Brethren, JOHN LAWSON, SURAT. Extract of a Letter from Carapeit-Chator Aratoon, to Mr. Ward, written after his return from Serampore, and dated June 1, 1818. AFTER leaving Agra with a party of five companies of sipahees, and a company of irregular cavalry, who were under Captain Barker of the second battalion, 12th regiment of N. I. carrying treasure from Agra for the army, on my way to Surat, I tried to get a proper opportunity of writing to you, to let you know where I was, and how gracious Providence was to me; but when I had the opportunity to send you a letter by a proper channel, I was so much entangled that I was unable. I had opportunity twice, once while I was with Major-General Donkin on the 8th of March, near a very large and ruined village called Toda; and the other was on the 24th, when I was with Major H. Bellingham, near to Rampoora. These gentlemen asked me if I had any letters to send to Serampore, and promised to send them with the greatest pleasure; but I was hindered by various difficulties, which every new traveller must expect to meet with. After all, I had to take care not to lose the proper opportunity to proclaim the word of life, and distribute books and tracts to the people of those parts, which was my first and great design; but now I hope soon to write you a long letter, in which you will find much more than in this, since it has pleased our gracious Lord to bring me once more to Surat. I proclaimed the word of God on my way, I mean from Agra to this place, and also distributed all the scriptures and tracts that I had with me. Now I beseech you to pray to Him, who is able to give to those that heard and received the scriptures from me, a spirit of inquiry; that he may change their hearts and give them a new heart, and renew within them a right spirit; that the Lord may lift up the marvellous light of his countenance upon their dark minds, saying, Let there be light; then their minds will receive true light; then they will see and know what is the true and what is the false; then they will see the danger of their state, their need of that true Saviour unto whom the gathering of the people shall be; then he will turn them, and they will be turned unto him, and they will forsake their evil ways, and sing the new song of the Lamb of God; then the morning stars once more shall sing together, and all the sons of God shall shout for joy. OI beg you to increase, O I pray you to augment the number of preachers in Hindoost'han. I entreat you to delay not, if possible. BATAVIA. the two last sabbaths, the Pontifex maximus of Batavia, a very stiff Arab, was at brother Diering's house at the time of worship. I supposed he came to oppose, or to trouble us with hard questions; however we were glad to see him, for we love to meet our opponents, as we have then some chance of victory. It is also pleasing to observe, that many of the Musulmans will receive tracts, and then ask for the scriptures. One of the Dutch dragoons attends English worship at my house every sabbath evening. I first discovered this poor man, by going out one evening to distribute a few Dutch tracts among the soldiers. He received the few I offered him very gladly, and immediately addressed me in English, telling me, that he had been in the English service, and in England, and that he should be very happy to find some English place of wor ship. I of course invited him to my own house, and he has regularly attended ever since. A few weeks ago, he requested me to administer the Lord'ssupper to him. I told him my objec◄ tions, and in the course of the conversation, I learned something more of his his tory: I am, says he, a Jew, born at Gothenburgh, in Sweden, but I was baptized in England, by a minister in the establishment, about three years ago, and here is a certificate to that effect. I read the certificate, and found it even So. "Can you read Hebrew?" said I. I learned it, said he, when I was a child. I produced the Hebrew Bible, and had the pleasure of hearing him read several verses. GAYAH. Letter from Rhughoo, the Native Reader placed under the care of Brother Fowles. You will accept the best thanks and love of Rhughoo. I entreat you to pray for me, because I am a very sinful man, so sinful that there is not such another. I am desirous of doing the work of God; and that I may never be lazy, pray for me, that I may live in hope. The work in which I am to be engaged is very difficult unless Christ gives his Spirit to man, man can do nothing; but we must preach the glad tidings, and teach the Extract of a Letter from Mr. Robinson, to people: pray to the Lord Jesus Christ. Dr. Carey, dated June 9, 1818. OUR brother Diering always spends the intervals of worship, on a Sabbathday, in going from place to place; and on I am very happy at Mr. Fowles's. I read the word to others here twice a day in Hindoost'hanee, and many come to hear. When I go to the villages many people want to come to me, but I have no place to entertain them. List of Monies received by the Treasurer of the Baptist Missionary Society, from August 1, to November 1,1819, not including individual Subscriptions. FOR THE MISSION. Little Wild-street, Part of a Collection, by the Rev. John Edwards•••• .... • £200 } Duty 20 L. s. d. 14 0 0 17 6 8 180 0 0 6 19 9 6 0 £200 } Duty 20 50 O 180 0 0 0 15 Watford, Auxiliary Society, by J. J. Smith, Esq. • Legacy of Mrs. Catharine Maddocks, late of Nantwich, Wales, from the Northern District of the South-East Baptist Association, Auxiliary Society at the Rev. James Upton's, by Mr. Pontifex, Treasurer 42 .... 12 4.14 14 80 19 Hertford, Auxiliary Society, by the Rev. Mr. James ... Oxfordshire Auxiliary Society, by Mr. Thomas Parsons, Treasurer, viz. 2 Collections and Donations received by the Rev. W. Ward, at Ipswich, Tottlebank, Contributions at, by the Rev. Mr. Harbottle. Tetbury, Subscriptions, Penny a Week Society, and Sunday School.. South Wales, Southern District Auxiliary Society.................. Ditto, Eastern District of Eastern Association. Pontyrhydrum, Subscriptions & Penny Society 14 14 3 3 366 16 1 136 2.10 5 10 0 11 17 6 5 17 6 79 0 1 11 5 5 Stirling Missionary Society, by the Rev. Mr. Smart Ross, Herefordshire, Collected by Mrs. Wall.. 3476 600 Bridgewater, Monthly Prayer Meeting at the Rev. J. Vineys 3 4 10 ....... 1 1 Hatch, Collection by the Rev. Mr. Fay..... Friends ...... ............ L. s. d. 4 5 10 3 1 1 2 11 0 2 16 7 3 3 Foxton, Collection and Subscriptions by the Rev. Joshua Burton.••. Wellingborough, Penny a Week Society at Salem Chapel, by the ..... Dunstable, Collections and Subscriptions, by the Rev. W. Anderson.. Newport Pagnel, Penny Society, by the Rev. T. P. Bull.... .......... Olney, Subscriptions, and Penny Society 0 10 5 19 7 ......... 2 2 2 6 2 0 16 16 3 3 4 Kingsbridge, Subscriptions and Penny Society, by Rev. Mr. Nicholson 13 7 8 .......... 2 10 0 442 9 ...... 110 6 Birmingham, Donation from John Deakin, Esq. ... 60 12 1 100 0 46 10 92 2 0 Ditto, Auxiliary Society, Cannon-street, by Ditto... Ditto, Sunday-school Children, Newhall-street, by Mr. James Taylor Newark, Collingham, and Scarborough Collections, by the Rev. R. Hall 100 18 9 Edinburgh Bible Society, a Donation, by the Rev. Christ. Anderson 300 20 8 10 5 Ο 5 0 1 10 Ο 50 0 21 0 Frenchay, Collection, by Miss Maurice.... Burslem Juvenile Society, by Mr. W. S. Kennedy, Treasurer................ As the Subscriptions and Collections of the Hants and Wilts Society for the year ending Sept. 30, 1819, will appear in the Annual Report of the Parent Society now printing, we state the following sums from the above, the particulars of which, with smaller collections and subscriptions, will be published in the Report of the Society for 1820. SCHOOLS. William Wilberforce, Esq. M. P.......a Donation .... Ditto .... L. s. d. 10 0 0 Mr. Comer, by the Rev. Dr. Adam Clarke, Ditto Ditto Lyme, half-yearly payment for a Hindoo School, by Mrs. Oliver.. The Thanks of the Society are presented to Mrs. Pratten, of Bristol, for three Vo- The Committee take this opportunity of saying, that presents of Books, to be TO CORRESPONDENTS. No. II. of the Periodical Accounts having been reprinted, a few complete Sets of All communications on this subject, or respecting the Missionary Herald, must be In the Press, and shortly will be published, The Annual Report of the Committee of the Baptist Missionary Society, read at |