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teen of our members are wholly supported as affording delightful evidence of by the church; and there are others in very the union of heart existing among needy circumstances. Those whom the church wholly supports, are the blind, the the servants of the Redeemer, lame, and those who through age and in- though differing from each other firmities are unable to support themselves. in some particulars of faith or In this country there are no parishes; those therefore, who are unable to work, and have practice. We are happy to add that a very brief note, dated a month afterwards, (Feb. 15.) mentions that the voyage had answered the desired end, and Mr. Chater was about returning to his station with recruited health.

neither property nor friends to support them must subsist on private charity, or perish. Many, no doubt, die for want; but Christianity teaches even the poor, to relieve those who are poorer than themselves. As the majority of our members understand the native language better than the English, both languages are always used at the Lord's table. A prayer is offered in each language, an address is given in each language, and a hymn is sung in each language. At church meetings also, both languages are used; and whenever a member is received, the confession of his or her faith, which is of course delivered in one language, is translated into the other. Questions put to candidates, and the replies given to them,

must also be translated.

Bombay, 15th Jan. 1828.

"My dear brother Dyer,-If a hasty line I wrote to you dated 8th November, should have reached you before this, you will be prepared to see me dating to you from this place. I have the pleasure to inform you that I have had to sing of mercy and goodness from the time of leaving Colombo for So far this place, to the present moment. as I can judge at present, the end of our trip to Bombay will be fully answered. I did expect we should have been at our station again about this time, but the physician and all my friends here and in Colombo advised me to stay here as long as I could, and Providence seems in a manner to have compelled me to follow the advice so many have given me, no suitable opportunity of returning to Ceylon before the 5th of February having occurred. On board a vessel that sails from this port on that day, I have taken a passage. Through rich mercy my strength would be equal to writing you a long letter at this time, but I have not the documents at hand for sending you my usual annual account; a few general statements therefore, till I again reach my station, must suffice.

We received at our last church meeting, two Scotchmen, whose names are not in the above list. One of them was restored after 'exclusion; the other is a sailor who had been baptized at Serampore on his last voyage to India. As he is now settled in Calcutta, he wished to join us, and we gladly received him; for though a poor man, he seems to possess much sterling piety, and we hope useful gifts also. We have yet one candidate for baptism, a poor Mahomedan woman, who received her first impressions from hearing her daughter, a girl of fourteen, read the Scriptures. She read in English, and gave the sense to her mother, as far as she understood it, in Hindostanee. On Christmas day we called all the members together to hold a general prayer meeting, to humble ourselves before the Lord, and to pray for a revival. We sang and prayed in each language alfernately, and an address was delivered in each language. It was an interesting season. All the European part of the church, as we usually term them, were happy to join inquiry, what must we do to be saved?' prayer with the native part, and the native part with the European. But I shall perhaps weary you with detail. I shall, therefore, only add, that the same number of services in each language as mentioned in former letters, is still continued."

CEYLON.

The following account from Mr. Chater will be read with interest,

Though the pleasing information I have to send is not unmixed with that which is painful, I am happy to say, that on this occasion I have more of the former than the latter to communicate. In November, five of those who have for some time been earnestly making the in

put on Christ by baptism, and sat down with us at the Lord's table. Four of them are from among our school masters, and the fifth is the daughter of our old friend Alvis, of whom I have often had to make mention in my letters to you. In a future letter I hope to give you some particular accounts of most or all of these, that will be gratifying to those who like the inhabitants of heaven rejoice over one sinner that repenteth. In addition to these five, at least six more were candidates for baptism when I left home, and probably some or all of them have ere this been received into the church.

But now I must add the painful that hasmendous storm that was then raging at and been mixed with the pleasant. At the same near Bombay, in which the lives of about time that we had to receive five new mem- 500 natives, and an English lady and her bers, we had the painful task of excluding child were lost. Had we not gone out of three old ones, for disorderly walking. Con- our course toward the wreck, it seems highly cerning these, however, we by no means probable we should have been just in the despair. They know the way of salvation,midst of this storm. After this we had a and we trust will yet be reclaimed and walk worthy of the Lord, whose name and cause they have on this occasion disgraced. I shall add no more concerning Colombo for the present, but fill up this side by informing you in a very brief manner of the Lord's kind dealings with myself and dear companion since we left our beloved home till the present period.

narrow escape from fire. The cuddy lamp had been cracked and bound together with string, which being soaked with oil caught fire and blazed up in the most furious manner. Through a kind providence the flames were soon extinguished, or we must soon have all perished. Into such imminent danger were we so often brought during this short passage, and yet so mercifully preserved. O that we could suitably praise the Lord for his goodness, and for all his wonderful works to the children of men! Before we had time to come on shore here, we received a kind invitation from the Rev. Henry Davies, senior chaplain, to spend the time of our stay at Bombay under his roof. Had we been their own brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Davies could not have shewn us greater kindness than they have. But we had not been long here before our dear American friends heard of us and claimed us as their guests; for at least part of the time. After spending eight days therefore, at the parsonage, we took up our abode with Mr. and Mrs. Garrett; in whom we find also a kind brother and sister. Mrs. G. was the widow of our dear brother Newell, who spent months under my roof at Colombo. We were to have spent some time in the house of Mr. Graves, but it has so turned out that we are still with Mr. Garrett, with

As far as Allepie we had Mr. and Mrs. Norton, with their two little boys, for fellow passengers. Just before reaching Quilon we were very near being run down by a ship of 800 tons burden. But the Lord preserved us. At Quilon, Mr. Norton and myself went on shore and spent a pleasant day with the Rev. T. Spring, chaplain of the place. Mr. Norton's station we could only look at from on board the ship, as the captain had little to do there but land Mr. and Mrs. Norton and their baggage. I went on shore with the captain at Cannanore, not expecting to meet with any child of God there. And though it was Mrs. C.'s last abode, previous to our marriage, no one seemed to be left there now whom she knew. But before I had been on shore half an hour, two kind notes were brought me, one for myself from Captain W., H. M. 54th regt. and one from his lady for Mrs. C. inviting us to spend the time with them while the vessel staid in that port. Mrs. C. was pre-whom it seems probable we shall remain vented going, but I spent the day with them, and few of my days have afforded me more happiness than that. And it was with mutual regret we parted so soon. Capt. and and Mrs. W. would have given any thing in their power to have had me stay over the next day, which was the Sabbath. But the vessel sailed the same evening, and we were obliged to separate. When we reached Mangalore, another port at which the Captain had to land some cases, we found two ladies and some children who had been brought from the wreck of an 800 ton ship that had been run on a reef of rocks near the Laccadives, whom we took on board to convey them to Bombay. And as there was then some hope of saving something from the wreck, our captain, much against the will of his passengers, stood for the place where it was. On the third day after standing from the land we had very squally weather, and carried away our foretop mast and main gallant, and being far from the wreck, relinquished the pursuit. Thus we were again rescued from our fears and dangers, and seem to have been kept out of a tre

till we embark for Ceylon. We have so sensibly felt the goodness of God to us, and the kindness of our friends in what I have related, that I could not well avoid giving you this short account of it; and still the half has not been told you. The American Mission here has been well reinforced by the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Stone, and Miss Farrar. O when will our feeble mission in Colombo have to rejoice in a reinforcement too! I trust very soon, and that it may is my daily earnest prayer."

HOME PROCEEDINGS.

HAILSHAM, SUSSEX.

The Hailsham Missionary Society was formed June 7th 1826, when the Rev. Henry Townley kindly presided.

The collectors commenced their interest

ing employment on the 27th of July follow- On the 16th Inst. we had our Annivering, and to me their success is highly gra-sary, when our beloved brother Carey and tifying. I cannot refrain from expressing several other ministers addressed the meetmy gratitude to God that the Great Head ing, to the great delight, and Ishope profit, of the Church, has been pleased to dispose of those that were present. many in our neighbourhood, who do not abound in the riches of this world, to cast. their mites into the Treasury of the Lord.

Hailsham, May 23.

W. D.

Contributions received on account of the Baptist Missionary Society, from May 20 to July 20, 1828, not including individual Subscriptions.

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Dundee, Baptist Church, Seagate, for Translations

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Moneyfirth and Broughty Ferry Missionary Society, for Schools..
Baptist Free School, Took's-court, by Mr. Kendrick

West Middlesex Union, Datchet, Collected by Mrs. Bailey

Arnsby, &c. by Mr. Cort...

Wallingford, by Rev. J. Tyso (Translations 10s.)

Dunstable and Houghton, Penny Society, by Mr. Watts

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Keynsham, Subscriptions, &c. by Rev. T. Ayres

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Kent Auxiliary, by Rev. W. Groser

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Salendine Nook, Bramley, &c. by Rev. J. Acworth (Female Education 61. 1s.) 26.6

Greenwich, Baptist Friends, by Mr. Tosswill...

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Sundries, by Rev. Joseph Kinghorn

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Camberwell, Female Auxiliary Society, by Miss Gutteridge.

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Irvine, by Rev. G. Barclay.

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Stroud, &c. by Mr. H. Hawkins

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Friends at Fetter-lane, Collected by Mrs. Elvey

Church-street, Blackfriars, Auxiliary, by Mr. Pontifex.

Ryeford, Friends, by Rev. Mr. Williams

Oswestry, Auxiliary Society, by Mr. Jones

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Amersham, Penny Society and Subscriptions, by Rev. J. Statham

Chesham, Collection, by Rev. Eustace Carey..

Prescott-street Auxiliary Society, by George Morris, Esq. (two-thirds)....
Woolwich, Auxiliary Society, by Mr. Meredith.......
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Netherlands, Auxiliary Society, by Rev. J. Muller

Dundee, Chapelshade Association, by Mr. Easson...

Mrs. Arnold, Bankside, for Female Education

Colchester, Mr. Benjamin Nice, two years' Subscription.

Camberwell, Friends at, for Jamaica Schools, by Mr. A. Saunders..

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Norwich, Ladies' Association, St. Clement's, by Rev. Jas. Puntis.
Crayford, Female Auxiliary Society, by Mrs. Smith..
Loughborough, Collection, by Rev. Wm. Yates..
Whitchurch, Salop, Subscriptions, by Mr. Bayley......

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Elgin and Morayshire, Missionary Society, by Rev. Mr. M'Niel.
Manchester, Subscriptions, by Rev. John Birt
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Newcastle, New Court Chapel Auxiliary, by Rev. G. Sample
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Samuel Hull, Esq. Uxbridge (for Schools)

James Lomax, Esq. Nottingham

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TO CORRESPONDENTS. ̧

Parcels, containing Magazines, &c. have been received from Mr. Joshua Cook, Mr. Blyth Foster and Mr. Hanson.

A friendly Correspondent from Bristol wishes us to urge upon all Ministers who preach and collect for the Society, the great importance of forming Penny a Week Societies wherever they go. Undoubtedly, the universal adoption of this useful expedient would go far to relieve the Society from the present pressure on its funds.

S. N. is informed, that whenever accounts of "Home Proceedings" are forwarded in time, they are invariably inserted. We have before announced, that the Conductors of Auxiliary Societies are at perfect liberty to have the particulars of their receipts inserted iu the Herald, if that be preferred to the Report.

Printed by Littlewood & Co. Old Bailey.

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