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I have given away many

weighty than the Saviour's words to constrain them to act. tracts and portions of scripture through the aid, directly or indirectly, of your Society. Our Bengalee books are supplied by the Baptist missionaries in Calcutta, to whose aid your Society came when they were abandoned by the American Bible Society. The demand for books with us has been greater this year than it has been any preThis may arise in part from our location at this place, which brings us in contact with a greater population and more reading people than we have before found. But this is not the sole cause of an increased demand for books. There is a settled conviction in the minds of not a few, that our scriptures are to supersede the lying tales of Hindooism, and bring about a thorough and permanent reform in this country. Many call at my house for books, and when I go out, I always take a good supply with me, and sometimes the people are quite clamorous for them. Last August I visited a celebrated temple in this district, where no books had been before distributed. There were about four thousand people in the village. I was informed by the gentleman who was in civil charge at the place, that the people were very bigoted Hindoos, and they would probably all take to their heels and run, if I presented them with a book. The experiment was made, however, and the people made such a rush upon me, that I was obliged to stop distributing two or three times, until they became more quiet. This is by no means the case uniformly. It was a novelty, and perhaps were I to visit the place again within a year, I should be able to give away but few, if any. They indeed told me, that if after reading the books they found them against their religion, they would not entertain them. No doubt many of them will be as good as their word, and put them by as soon as they ascertain their true character. But we feel quite assured that some of them will be read, and leave an impression which will eventually be felt. About nine months ago, I visited a large and densely populated village in this vicinity for the first time. There were many Brahmins in the place, and a good number could read. They were very anxious to receive books, and their wants were supplied. At the end of a few months I visited them again, and had scarcely a request for a book. A very large fire broke out on the day I left the village on my first visit, and the people had been made to believe the fire was a judgment upon them for having received our books, and this was their reason for not wishing more. I now have a school in that village of about sixty' scholars, the most of whom are Brahmins, who read the scriptures. And they have kept on with them for the last four or five months beyond my expectation. When I was in Upper Assam, the people who took books were all anxious to obtain large ones. They are very acquisitive, and it is something for them to possess a book, even though they care but little about what it contains. But in this place there has been a departure from the old rule. On some occasions when I have been out in the markets and used the Catechism, they have requested me to give them that book, which is the smallest of all the books which we distribute. Several voices would be heard at once, give me the religious book, or Religious Conversation. The True Refuge has become well known in this place. It lays the axe at the root of Hindooism, and exposes the vices of the Hindoo deities, and explains the way of salvation by Christ. In consequence, it is a most objectionable book to the Gosains and Brahmins, but the common people have been more ready to receive that than any other book, and in very many instances a special request has been made for it. You may hereafter expect more from us, when the people shall have acquired more knowledge of the word of God. It will then appear valuable to them, and a generation will arise to bless those who have exerted themselves to collect funds to print and distribute Bibles. If any would wish to feel the importance of the Bible cause more, let them ask themselves what we could do without the translations of the Bible which your Society furnishes. A very little could be done; much less than could be done in America in those places where

the Bible is not in the hands of the people. The preacher there speaks to men of his own caste, whose wants he well understands, and he can so adapt his instructions as to do immense good. They have a common knowledge of, and common faith in, the Bible. But here there is no foundation for faith in the word of God, and missionaries never can do all that is necessary to lay that foundation by preaching. They could not approach it, even could each missionary multiply himself by a hundred, and be constantly on the move, preaching in season and out of season. The people are in jungles, and places never visited by the missionary, where the sound of the Sabbath bell does not come. Nothing can meet their wants and save them from ruin, but the Bible. Give them this, and as far as it is in the power of a few men, teach it to them, and then the fruit can be gathered. To expect such interesting accounts of the achievements of the Bible, as spring up under your eye in America, is expecting fruit before the tree is planted. There is scarcely one in all this valley of dry bones who has the life of the Spirit of God in him, or any just conception of what the gospel is. For those who have it in their power to supply you with the means of giving the word of God to the world, to draw back or relax their efforts because of the absence of some fitful exciting cause; some tale of wo or some wonder of success, would be to act most unworthily, and betray a deficiency of that love by which faith worketh; which overcometh not a few obstacles, or a little selfishness only, but the world. O that christians might arise-that you—that I-that all, might arise to the honor of living to God in the New Testament signification of the term.

Wishing you the hearty, continued, and increased co-operation of all the friends of the Redeemer, in labors, alms, and prayers, I remain, with kindest christian love, Your affectionate Brother in Christ,

FROM 1. J. ROBERTS.

CYRUS BARKER.

CANTON, 14th, December, 1844.

I am happy to inform you that your colporteur, Chow, is again at his post, and does not find any difficulty in going publicly from shop to shop, in Canton, disteibuting the word of God, and stopping at convenient times and places to preach to the people. This I little expected to see so soon, when I first came to Canton: and indeed we have thus far had no hindrance whatever to our onward progress in the work of the Lord. And now he is willing to accompany me to Futsan, about eighteen or twenty miles up the river, to a very large city, and distribute books; and there is no difficulty whatever, in going to Whampoa, and the villages round about there, which have many inhabitants. Indeed, I know not the limit to my field. Our beats and bounds according to treaty, have not been set yet, and when they are, it is most likely they will be liberally large, to persons who conduct themselves with propriety. But my limits consist more in the number of my books, than latitude and longitude of territory; for I have had no chance yet to make any thing like a general distribution of the scriptures. Indeed I don't think that I myself have yet distributed a thousand copies in Canton, of any portion of the scriptures, for want of books.

CHOW'S JOURNAL.

Canton.

15th December, 1844. Sunday.-Early this morning after prayer, Teacher Lo, Chow, and Tukhe, went into the street to preach the gospel. The first shop we took a seat in was visited by several tens of persons, to whom I preached Jesus, and they

seemed gratified, and I distributed among them twenty volumes of scripture. We returned to our new chapel where many having heard of our distributing, flowed in to hear the doctrines. The brethren consecutively preached to them, and gave them books. Then others came, and we explained to them, and gave them books. Thus the goers went and the comers came in one continual succession-one made the thing known to ten, and ten to a hundred; the near being pleased the distant came—even until after breakfast it was thus. At one time having a congregation of several tens of hearers, we kneeled down and prayed, and I took up the subject, and explained to them most clearly, and then we distributed books: altogether in the chapel I distributed about one hundred volumes.

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A 11 o'clock Teacher Lo, Chow, Cheng and Tukhe, went to hold service at Wongsung Hong, our former residence. After service Chow and Lo went to Honam, and distributed books from shop to shop, one book at each. When we had distributed to a temple, we went in and preached to the people, and distributed books. to a vacant house for watchmen, and again preached and distributed books. the Honam side, altogether gave away one hundred and twenty volumes. crossed back to the chapel, where again we met with several to listen to the doctrines, which having again explained, we gave them books. After dinner I myself went to several shops, explaining and distributing books-ten volumes,-returned, and united in family worship. To day have distributed two hundred and fifty volumes. HOW, Translator.

CHOW TOHUNG.

FROM REV. I. J. ROBERTS.

CANTON.

Dear Brother Babcock.-Please excuse a short letter, or only part of a letter-for my chronic headach has beset me somewhat, for some days, and prevented me from writing very much. Yet my health has greatly improved since I have been in Can ton, so that it might be said to be renewed like the eagle's. I feel quite happy in my work, and feel persuaded that I am in the road to usefulness: but when it will come in its full power, remains with the Lord; but I still look for, and believe there will be a mighty shaking in this valley of dry bones ere long! January 17th, 1845.

Yours truly,

I. J. ROBERTS.

The Committee, appointed by the Board of Managers, of the American and Foreign Bible Society, February 5th, 1845, at the request of William Colgate, to examine his account, with "The Trust left in the United States of America, by Wm. Ward, for the education of Hindoo Young Men, candidates for the Christian Ministry," of which trust he is now the only surviving trustee, beg leave to Report:

That they have attended to the duty assigned them: they have examined said account, with the complete vouchers thereof, and find it to be correct; leaving in the hands of Wm. Colgate, as Trustee, Ten Thousand Dollars, in certificates of New York, five per cent, State Stock: and that they further find a balance of One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-Two Dollars, and fifty-seven cents, to be due to the said Wm. Colgate, for moneys advanced by him, at different periods, beyond the amount of Dividends accruing from the State Stocks aforesaid.

All which is respectfully submited:

SPENCER H. CONE,

R. W. MARTIN,
PALMER TOWNSEND.

New York, April 11th, 1845.

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8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and

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