time to time: we shall be happy to see you. The discussion was thus interrupted, and nothing satisfactory could afterward be introduced; su Abdool rose to go. They again invited him to frequent their society: he replied, he had not time to spare for mere visiting; but if they would allow him to read a chapter in the Gospel every time he came, he would wait on them as often as they pleased. They expressed a wishMay 5.-To-day a Mahometan Physician that this might be the case. Time will sent to request that Abdool would visit him prove their sincerity." not sods in the evening. Her accordingly went, and Sunday, April 4.-In the afternoon, at found him an attendant on the Royal three, fewer native Christians attended Hin- Family at Jondpore. He has leave to visit doostance worship; but a great many ser- Agra, owing to sickness in his family, which vants of the gentlemen who live in the Fort required change of air. He had heard of came to hear, behaved very orderly, and Abdool's conversion yesterday, and could heard with much attention the explanation not believe he was the person he pretended of the Parable of the Prodigal Son. In the to be. He offered to bet 2000 rupees that evening Abdool explained the Apostles a person of the family described could not Creed to multitudes of Natives, collected change his religion. He moreover said, if outside the Fort, who all behaved respect- it were such a one, he must know him, for fully to him so they were at school together; and he would send for this person (viz. Abdool Messee), and prove him to be an impostor. On Abdool's going to his house, nothing could exceed the physician's astonishment, to find him the very person described, and his own school-fellow. They had a long and friendly conversation about their former intercourse; and read several chapters in St. Matthew, and other parts of the New Tes tamént On Abdool's answering his objec tions, he said,This is the way I understand you did yesterday, silencing every body by reference to their own customs: and so I perceive Islam will not stand. He took a copy of St. Matthew, and desired to have the whole New Testament." April 5After morning worship Abdool took the children, and went into the Fort, to be ready for the afternoon. When all the children were collected he read to them the story of Henry and his Bearer." They all' expressed great delight. When he had Anished, the eldest of his nephews said, Now I must of necessity be baptised. to Sunday, April 11.About nine o'clock, while the native Christian children and ser serwants were at worship, a venerable old man, who says he is ninety years of age, came from the Tage to Abdool's. As they were kneeling down during the Liturgy, he knelt down with them. The tears began to roll down his checks as they proceeded in the service toward the end, he repeated Ainen' heartily after each petition. When prayers were ended, he went up to Abdool and embraced him; who said, Do you know that I am a Christian? He answere ed, Yes heard so yesterday. I have often seen the English at worship, but never anderstood their language; but your playert are most excellent, and my soul has been greatly refreshed by them siiones del po ed ai bhagida Sunday, May 9-In the evening, ont the Fort, a greater number than ever was collected, with evident desire to hear the Word. They checked one another, in order to preserve silence. One, impatient at the noise around him, cried aloud, Keep silence, ye accursed and let us hear the Word. Ye have six days in the week, have ye not, to babble and talk! The subject was, This is a faithful saying. Several barwona anITATO " "One evening, during the preceding week, Abdool went into the city. A number of people collected round him, and entered into conversation; at length, they begged that he would sit down, and read them a chapter. He did so, and read the eleventh of John, One of them told him, "If you would have us become Christians, you must come among us, and teach us the Gospel. Come and live among us, and we will attend you daily.' 18. May 26.-A learned Hindoo took him aside, and asked him to say plainly the reason, why he wished to institute, schools. Abdool replied he did not wish to conceal his design, that all should become Christians; but that no force would ever be put upon their wishes. The Hinduo said, he believed so; But we are sure,' said he, if our children hear the Gospel, they will forsake our religion, for, as it is, whenever they go among the Sahibs, they come home wishing to be like them. One says, "Buy me a buggy," another says, " Let me wear English clothes;" and we are sure that if they read your books, as they grow up, they will laugh at their fathers' customs.'. "June 5.-During this week a place was obtained in the city; and to-day possession taken. In the evening Abdool received a message from a number of learned men, who had assembled to canvass the subject of this New Way. On his going, the usual subjects were gone through, with this further, circumstance, than ten of them asked for copies of the New Testament. 群 “Sunday, June 6. -The attendance in the Fort was as usual; and, in the evening without the Fort, the crowd was beyond all former example. Even the tops of some of the houses were covered with Mahometans; but those of the crowd who could not hear, by their pressing and eagerness to get for ward, prevented much of what Abdool said from being beard. June 7.-The whole day was passed by Abdool in the city; and his house was like an exchange from morning till night. More copies of the Scriptures were sought for; and one moonshee began to read St. Matthew with Abdool. Three children were brought to school, and the people speak with much admiration of the establishment of a free school u qikky & 15 dec t to June 8.-Among others who came t Abdool, was a young man dressed in the height of the Mahometan fashion. He inquired for the person, who, from being Mahometan, had turned Christian, Abdool said, he was the man. · Oh no!' said the youth, you are not he; he was a Maho metan, and is become Feringee, and dresses as the English. Abdool said he was the person. The other expressed his surprise, and asked the reason of his change. Abdool told the story of his conversion; and on his mentioning his having heard the truth from a Sahib, the young man confessed he was the son of an English officer, and had been left entirely to the care of Mahomet ans, who instilled into his mind a hatred of the Gospel; and, on his father's death, he em braced Islam: but, now that he saw a Mahometan become Christian, and heard his reasons, he was as much perplexed. Abdool was affected to tears by this relation. The young man also wept. He then begged Abdool would not mention the story of his descent; for to-day he felt deeply ashamed, and would now set himself to learn the Gospel. "June 9.-Numbers of people visited Abdool again to-day, and many interesting conversations took place. An old Mahome tan, uncle to one of the principal men in the city, was asked, on going away, what be thought of Abdool. He answered, What can I say? He says nothing amiss; and nothing can be objected to the Gospel! What can I say?' "June 10.-To-day the doctrine of Christ witnessed a triumph. For three weeks past a faqueer, of the Jogi tribe, has come frethe quently to our morning worship in school. On Tuesday the chapter to be read in order was John xvii. The subject of it, and our Lord's manner toward his disciples, arrested the attention of the Jogi, and the tears flowed plentifully down bis cheeks. To day he brought his wife and child; sad he was a convert to Jesus without reserve; and began of himself to take off his faqueer's dress. He first took the beads from off bis neck; then broke the string to which the charm given him by his gooroo was suspended; then broke off an iron ring worn round his waist, and to which an iron rod about two feet long was attached. He then put on some old clothes which we had by us, and said, now he wished to be instructed in the Gospel, and to get employment. A rupee was given to procure food for the family, with which the wife went and bought a spinning wheel, saying, she would spin and eers their livelihood. These are wonders in the history of a Hindoo! The whole family af terward eat their dinner with Abdool of their own accord. "To-day, an old woman also, who has constantly heard Abdool on Sundays, brought her little all from the house of a Mahonetan, where she had long lived, and took up her abode among the Christians, expressing a heart-affecting sense of her value for the Gospel of Christ. A leper too, who has spent years in religious observances without finding rest to his mind, and who has been some time in constant attendance on the means of grace, took up his abode with us, saying, Jesus would cure the inward leprosy of his soul. "The old soldier also, and his wife and son, have cast in their lot with us. The school to-day increased to ten, expressly under the idea that it is a Christian institution. ***June 12.—The whole city seems moved with this new thing which is come unto them; but not a tongue stirs in opposition. As a proof of this, the Mooftee of the court, whose father is Khazce ol Kagat, or Native Chief Justice of the Company's head court in Calcutta, sent to beg that Abdool would forget the attempt that had been made by his relatives in Calcutta to procure his imprisonment, and would visit him (the Moof cee) and be friends with him." It would be no easy task to record all the interesting discussions which have taken place during these two days between Abdool and the principal Mahometans in the city. One of them observed, that Abdool was so provided with armour, that none of their weapons (arguments) could reach him. The school increased to fifteen. "A Musselman asked the converted Jogi if he had indeed become a Christian. Yes.' And eaten beef too? Yes, said he; I have just now been eating with Abdool Messee. The Mahometan äskeď the wife, if she also was become a Christian: she said, Yes, by the grace of God. He inquired, what she saw in Christianity, that induced her to embrace it: she answered; she had not yet learned much of the Gospel; and, being but a rustic, could not talk much with him, who was a learned man ; but this much she could say, that what she heard of the Gospel brought rest and peace to her souf, and therefore she liad embraced it-There being no water in the house, this woman Took up a pitcher to go to the river; when Abdoul told her she need not be at the trouble, the waterman would soon be there she answered, she was not become a great woman within these few days, but would, as it became a poor woman, work for her bread, and set off accordingly to fetch water. The husband also begged that he might be employed on errands, or for any other work, as he did not wish to eat the bread of idleness, “June 14.---In the morning, Abdool went early to the house of a son of an European, who retains the profession of Christianity'; but, in language, dress, and manners, is entirely native. He had never heard the Gospel in a language which he could unders stand, and expressed much joy at meeting with the translations. He had collected many Musselmen, who were afraid to come to Abdool's house, for the purpose of hearing the reasons of his change. "After this visit, a Moiwce, who is called the pillar of Islam in this place, came to Abdool's house with a large company. The conversation took much the same turn as usual, and the Molwee openly took a copy of St. Matthew, in Hindoostanee.' "June 15.-Two Jogis of the converted Hindoo's former associates, came to visit him, and staid long in conversation with him, in which he exposed the folly of their ways." "June 18.-To-day, Abdool was informed, that the kazee (judge) is taking pains to prevent the children from coming to school, and the people from visiting him. Some of the children said to him, on his forbidding them to go to school to Abdool, Will you then instruct us gratis, as he does? "Sunday, June 20.-This afternoon, for the first time, Abdool held worship in his new house in the city. Our Christian children attended, and most of the native Christians in this place. There was a very large assembly also of Mahometans and Hindoos. In the course of regular reading, Abdool read Levit. xix. and Ephes. vi. as lessons. For the Psalms of the day, he took the xxiid.: and expounded these parts of Scripture as he went along. The boys of the city school, joined of their own accord in the responses. The mother of one came up, and ordered him away: the boy answered, See, these nice boys are at the samē sahib's school, and they join in worship, and why should not 1? His mother then left him to himself. Many of the Mahometans conversed aloud, after the service was end ed, in terms of great approbation of what they had heard. Some said, How vain are all the objections some make to this man, and what reason is there why we should not hear him!****) 10/112672 "The son of a native Christian, owner of three villages, at some distance from Agra, attended, He has been absent at his father's estate almost ever since we have been here. Before he went away; copies of Genesis, of Matthew, and of the Morning Prayers and Litany, had been given to him ; and he now expressed much thank fulness to Abdool for these translations: he wished to send a scribe to copy the whole Bible; said the Roman Catholic priest had never given them an insight into the Gospel, and now he is convinced that the profession of the English is the true Christian profession. He expressed great joy at the Gospel being preached to the heathen, and offered to assist its progress in any way that he could. The father of this person is very old, and was a man of rank in Cabul, but was obliged to flee from thence on account of his religión L Scriptures, to further the cause of the Go-, spel in this land. One young man has begun to read the Scriptures in public to the natives. He wishes to be engaged as a Missionary; but, as he could not be more useful were he professedly a missionary, he was advised and consented to remain in his present situation." (To be continued) BAPTIST MISSION IN INDIA.. The twenty-sixth number of the Periodi cal Accounts of this Mission has been published, and contains such a variety of inte resting information, that we find it difficult to make such a selection from it as is, at all consistent with our limits, The Missionaries observe, that the num ber baptised by them in 1812, was rather less than in 1811, yet that nevertheless the June 25-Yesterday, as Abdool was, Gospel had been more widely extended reading and explaining Acts. iv. at his house in that than in any former year. The in the city, an extraordinary instance of schools, which they have instituted on the: Divine Power attending the Word appeared. Lancasterian plan, they represent as likely A youth about fifteen, a Bramin of the Gour: to be eminently successful; not merely in caste, had come, among others, to see and conveying to the Natives a knowledge of hear this new thing. Abdool observed him letters, but in giving them a thorough acvery attentivey, and, as he proceeded, and quaintance with the holy Scriptures, and was explaining verse 12p Neither is there this even by means of idolatrous schoolmate, salvation in any other, for there is none ters. The reasoning of the Missionaries onother name given among men, whereby we this subject appears to us to be very satisfac. can be saved,' the lad seemed greatly agitory (see p. 178, &c), and we are disposedtated, and breaking off his bramin's cord, to think with them, tliat, by the süent, threw it away. All who were present ob- noiseless progress of such; a plan of instracserved what he did, but no notice was then tion, may Hinduism, or any other system: taken. After the congregation went away, of idolatry, be sapped at its very foundathe lad remained; said he would embrace tions, and made to fall of itself, with as the Christian religion; and, in short, of his much ease as a tree the roots of which are. own accord eat with Abdool, and came destroyed beneath the surface of the home with him in the evening. ground.” Th this plan they have turned much of their attention, and, eight schools were added to their former number, in the first six months of 1813. The whole aum-. ber is now sixteen, ITIN JE They had replaced twelve founts of different Oriental types that had been destroyed by the fire, via: the Arabic, Persian, Shikh, Burnaan, Mahratta, Telinga, Orissa, Tamul, Cingalese, Bengalee, and two of Nagree. They had cut a new and beartiful fount of Cashmere types, and: made great progress in a Chinese fount.... The foregoing detail, though a very small part of what might have been recorded, will render so much minuteness less necessary in future. The objections usually urged, and the answers given, take getterally the same turn. "It has been thought, în general, advisa ble to give copies of translations, only when asked for; and iii this way, during the last fortnight, about forty copies have been given, Two copies are gone to Cabul, and two to Ajmere; asked for, and received with great thankfulness. "There are six candidates for baptisin: The scholars amount now to thirty-five, all avowedly receiving Christián education. ** "Beside these our endeavours here, the writer corresponds with five other families, who are, each in its place, doing what they can, by schools and the distribution of the In addition to the distribution of the Scriptures, they had also circulated tracts in English, and in the various languages of the country, which are stated to have had the effect of turning the attention of many to the "great things of God.” T In March, 1818, Mr. Ward thus writes: passage of which had given him much uns easiness, He that believeth and is baptized ~ shall be saved, but he that belleveth› not shall be damned.” He now entreated Bro ther Du Bryne to baptize him. Besides a these remarkable instances of the power of the word alone, in its silent progress through this immense population, we observe a greate and very visible change on the minds of great bodies of the natives where the light has been shining for any considérable time. The books offered are received with marks of respect, and many avow that they would embrace the Gospel, if they could make the sacrifices required if they could leave all. From this experience of the slowness but inden fallible certainty of the success of the Scriptures and the preaching of the word, we must not be impatient if immediate success be not granted. The seed must lie in the ground its appointed time;' we must wait for the effect of the light. God could raise up from stones children unto Abraham, but not without making them thinking, rational beings." printing the Scriptures, we have had a suc- Last About the same time, Dr. Carey writes as follows: "The state of India, as to religion, is widely different to what it was twenty years ago. Then, a Christian could scarcely be found; now, you can scarcely go any either where without meeting with some, Europeans or natives. The greatest num ber of these in the provinces, however, are destitute of the means of grace, unless a native or country-born minister visit them. There is a general spirit of inquiry about the Gospel all over the country; and this inquiry increases more and more. Five natives of high cast, not far from Serampore, Lord's day but one, I baptized, at Seram have lately been baptized, who have been pore, a young man of a respectable family, brought to a knowledge of the truth without and who is possessed of superior talents, who any communication with us. They met with has been converted entirely by reading the Bibles and tracts, and God wrought by Scriptures and other books, without having them. These men had begun to sanctify heard a ́sernion or seen a Missionary. His the Sabbath, and meet for Christian worship elder brother (a man of greater tulents, and before we knew them. They have boldly ina respectable situation'), his two younger owned the Saviour, and meet the persecu brothers, and a pretty large circle of actions of their idolatrous relations like Chris quaintance of different casts, are about to come forward and be baptized Brother Du Bryne, at Chittagong, in a letter received a day or two ago, informs me, that a young man called supons him one day with a book 4 his band ; he asked him where he got that book, und was told that he received it abmte years before, when two sahebs came to Dacca and distributed a great number of :books, (Brethren Moore and Wm, Carey ;) Sighist he had been reading the book, one CHRIST. OBSEry. No. 155. tians. They say there are nearly an hun dred who are only detained from publicly acknowledging Christ by family opposition, and who, it is hoped, will be enabled to make a profession in due time. The cause of our Redeemer does prosper gloriously. His Word is gone forth, and is still going forth and great as our troubles are, I cannot avoid thinking this, after all, a time of the triumphs of Divine mercy, "Felix is lately returned to Rangoon with 5 E |