Missionary Herald.

BAPTIST MISSION.

Home Proceedings.

BIRMINGHAM.

THE second Annual Meeting of the Auxiliary Baptist Missionary Society for Birmingham and its vicinity, was held on Tuesday, July 26, at the spacious Wesleyan Chapel in Cherry-street, which had been kindly lent for the occasion. The chair was filled by the Treasurer, Owen Johnзon, Esq.; and the various Resolu. tions were proposed and seconded by the Rev. Messrs. Hoby, C. Birt, Evans, Ďyer, Close, Mack, Poole, and others.

Similar meetings, in connexion with this Auxiliary, were held on Thursday, the 21st July, at Coventry;-on Friday, the 22nd, at Bromsgrove;-and on Monday, the 25th, at Bilston: and sermons on behalf of the Society were preached at each of these, and several other places, and at the different chapels in Birming ham, by the Secretary of the Parent Society, the Rev. James Hoby of London, Rev. John Mack of Clipston, and Rev. C. E. Birt of Derby. A growing interest in the cause of the Society is evidently felt in this very populous district, and we trust that this will be followed by increasing prosperity in the churches at home, as well as by liberal and persevering exertions for the spread of the gospel abroad. The receipts of the Auxiliary for the last year have been upwards of £800.

CORNWALL.

THE Annual Missionary services of this district were held in the beginning of July; when the cause of the Society was most ably advocated by Messrs. Saunders of Frome, Sutton, late of Moorshedabad, and Horton of Devonport. Public Meetings of the Associations, of which this Auxiliary is composed, were held at Penzance on the 5th; at Redruth on the 6th; at Helston on the 8th; at Truro on the 12th; and at Falmouth on the 19th. In

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the course of this tour, twenty sermons were preached for the benefit of the Mission:-eight by Mr. Saunders, at Pen sance, Helston, Redruth, Gwennap Pit, where six or seven thousand were as sembled, Truro, and Falmouth;-seven by Mr. Sutton, at Helston, Camborne, Truro, Grampound, and Chacewater; and five by Mr. Horton, at St. Day, Fal mouth, Flushing, and Penryn, where the use of the Independent Chapel was kind. ly granted for the occasion.

The fifth Anniversary of the County Auxiliary Society was held at Falmouth, in connexion with the Annual Meeting of the Branch Association in that town. The chair was ably occupied by a respected member of the established church, and magistrate of the district, Thomas Hartley, Esq. of Roscrow, whose liberal donation last year, and whose services on this occasion, Justly entitle him to our gratitude and esteem. The business of the Falmouth Association having been disposed of, the Secretary read the Report, from which the following passages are extracted!

"The amount of this year's subscrip. tions and collections will be, as your Committee calculate, near £200, so that the whole sum raised by your Auxiliary, during the five years it has existed, will be about £1000. The success which has thus attended the efforts of this Society is, in the opinion of your Committee, very much to be attributed, under the Divine blessing, to the annual visit of our esteemed brethren, and to the enlivening meetings of our respective Associations, which they have favoured with their at tendance. No description of public services affords so eligible an opportunity for bringing forward the various details of Missionary enterprise, and for exciting appropriate emotions, as meetings like the present, when properly conducted. Your Committee report, with much pleasure, the recent establishment of an association, in connexion with the Redruth branch, at Chacewater; where, sixty-one years ago, the foundation of the modern Baptist interest in Cornwall was laid, by the exertions of that pious and benevo lent man, Mr. Hornblower, whose name will be had in everlasting remembrance."

The resolutions were moved and seconded by Messrs. Wildbore(Independent)

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and Sutton; Hayman (Methodist,) and Saunders; Muscutt (Independent,) and Horton; Thompson (from Peru,) and Dr. Trevosso. The attendance on this, and the other services, was numerous and encouraging. The most lively and zealous feelings were called forth, while the decorum of a religious service was strictly maintained. The Divine presence was manifestly with us. The eloquence of the speakers was worthy of the cause they endeavoured to promote. The statements of Mr. Sutton excited a high degree of interest in this and every other assembly. Mr. Thompson, who had arrived by one of the packets only the day before, added greatly to the delight of the meeting, by a detail, which he was solicited to afford, of his exertions in the circulation of the scriptures, and the establishment of schools, in South America.

we espouse is the cause of God, and has been already honoured by him in an eminent degree-if I forget the cause of Missions, may my right hand forget her cunning.

A considerable interest appeared to be raised in the town on this occasion, which we trust will, through the Divine favour, be productive of permanent advantages both to the Missions and the church of God in that place.

Affectionate notice was taken of the loss the Mission has sustained by the recent death of one of its warmest friends, the Rev. J. Saffery, with a view to excite to fervent prayer to Almighty God, that he would be pleased to raise up others to repair that loss.

Names of brethren present:-Mr. Horsey, Senior-Thomas-Gill-CrookClaypole-Chapman-Lush-Humphrey

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May the contributions of the ensuing -Clarke-Budd-Granger-Horsey, of year demonstrate that these interesting Crewkerne-Murch-and Sharp. services have brought the cause of the Mission nearer our hearts, and inspired us with greater anxiety for the coming of the kingdom of Christ!

MR. EUSTACE CAREY.

E. C.

WE have great pleasure in stating,

Auxiliary Society for Part of the that Mr. and Mrs. Eustace Carey,

Western District.

To strengthen Missions, and give extended impulse to the world in their favour, are among the most important objects that claim attention. Public Meetings for such purposes have proved eminently useful, in affording opportunity for making known the real state of the Heathen world, and giving publicity to what has already, through Divine faYour, been achieved.

We are happy in being able to state, that the ninth Half-yearly Meeting of the Auxiliary Baptist Missionary Society for part of the Western District, held at Honiton, Wednesday, the 13th of April, was of this description; sermons suitable to the occasion were preached by brethren Chapman of Yeovil, and Humphrey of Cullompton, and a public meeting was held, at which a most gratifying Report was read; resolutions were adopted, and addresses delivered, adapted to promote the interests of the Missionary cause.

Throughout these sacred engagements, a feeling was evinced that appeared to harmonize with those which animated the venerable men whose honour and joy it was to be the founders of the Baptist Mission; like them and their excellent Missionaries, the friends present seemed to say, Qur purpose is fixed-the cause

with their infant, arrived safely at Liverpool from New York, on Wednesday, August 3d. The health of Mr. C. though far from being re stored, has much improved since he left India; and it is very gratifying to add, that, during his stay in America, he experienced much kindness from the Christian friends at Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and other places which he visited; and received many very liberal con tributions towards the important ohject of Female Education in Bengal.

Foreign Intelligence.

CALCUTTA.

FROM the Auxiliary Missionary Herald for January last, we copy the following article, which will doubtless be highly gratifying to the patrons of Female Education,

Examination and Annual Meeting of the Catechism-Read and repeated any part

Female Department of the Bengal Chris tian School Society.

ON Tuesday, December 28, 1824, was held the Fifth Annual Examination of the Native Females educated by this Institution, at the residence of W. T. Beeby, Esq. Circular Road, Calcutta. The following is the order of proceedings on the interesting occasion.

The girls about to be examined being seated in classes, in two large rooms ad. joining, the Rev. J. Hill was called to the chair, and proceeded to inform the company present, that the schools of the Society in Calcutta and its neighbour. hood, amounting to thirteen in number, contained about 250 children. Of the four schools superintended by Mrs. Trawin at and near Kidderpore, however, through her being absent from Calcutta, none could be conveniently brought to be ex. amined:-hence all the pupils present, amounting to 75, that number being as great as it was supposed could be fully examined in the time allotted for that purpose, were selected from the nine schools under the care of Mrs. Colman, containing about 180 girls.

The Chairman remarked also, that in order to enable the examiners and the company present to ascertain more fully the progress of the pupils, without occupying too much time, the children had been arranged in two rooms, where the examination would be going on by dif. ferent gentlemen at the same time.

At the request of the Chairman, the Rev. J. Wilson of Mirzapore, Rev. W. Yates of Calcutta, and Rev. William Carey of Cutwa, then proceeded to ascertain the improvement made by the children, according to the following order of their attainments:

The junior class, viz.: the 5th-Read the Picture Alphabet, with the compound

consonants and vowels.

4th Class-Read Picture Alphabet and an easy lesson attached-Spelt in Pearson's Spelling-book.

3rd Class-Read Mother and Daughter; repeated the greater part of it-Spelt any part of Pearson's Spelling-hook Read Good Child and another lesson.

2nd Class-Read the Parables-Good Child and reading lesson-Watts's Catechism-Mother and Daughter, and repeated most of it-Spelt and gave the meaning of any words in Pearson's Spelling-book.

The Report being concluded, the Chairman again rose, and after proposing the appointment of the Officers and Commit1st Class Read The Sheep and Good tee for the ensuing year, commented in a Child-Pearce's Geography, and pointed very forcible manner on the strength of out places on the Map of the World female influence, and the absolute necesDefence of Female Education-Parables Eity arising from hence, that that influence of our Lord, with commentary-Watts's should have a right direction. After

glowing comment on the promise, that the knowledge of the Lord shall one day cover the earth as the waters cover the face of the deep, he commended the Society to the patronage and liberal support of the company, and concluded with earnestly imploring that the Divine blessing might rest upon the Institution.

Having witnessed the very commencement of Native Female Education in this country, with the innumerable and perplexing obstacles which at first impeded it; and having been also privileged to behold its rapid progress, and the delight ful spectacle of two public and most satisfactory examinations of native girls within a few days of each other, we cannot but feel thankful to God, encouraged in our hopes, and determined to continue and enlarge our labours. Much has been effected; but let the friends of Female Education persevere, and they shall see greater things than these. To the early friends of the Society, whose anniversary we are describing, belongs the honour of commencing exertions so benefi cial:—to its noble coadjutor (the Ladies' Society,) the equal honour of pursuing them to a still greater extent. Let a generous emulation continue to animate the conductors of both. Let all who possess the ability contribute to both. Let the success and the occasional failure of the plans of one institution, animate and guard the other. Thus, like twin sisters, shall they walk forth to bless the country: -and like the great lights of heaven, shall they each communicate, though in different directions, an extensive and be. neficial influence. ́But long indeed must it be, ere there be no part of our do

labours and honours of the enterprize! Let Christian females arise, then, to the performance of their duty. By their ear. nest prayers, their liberal contributions, their influence with others, and, (if ac quainted with the language,) by the superintendence of schools, let them aid efforts so important and blessed. "Freely have they received, through the gracious arrangements of Divine Providence, the blessings of education and religious improvement-freely, therefore, may they be inclined, under a grateful sense of their obligations, to give a portion to the ignorant and out of the way; that when He shall come, who from each of us shall require an account of his stewardship, we may render it with joy, and be pri vileged to witness the entrance into eternal life of some saved by our instrumentality, respecting whom, while prostrating ourselves before the throne, we may exclaim, Here are we, and the children whom thou hast given us!"

DIGAH.

from Mrs. Rowe, will shew how ser-
THE following extract of a letter
viceable Christian females may be,
when under the influence of a right
spirit, in keeping things together at
a Missionary station, during a state
of bereavement.
We think it pro-

bable that, long ere now, Mr.
Moore has arrived at Digah to sup-
ply the place of the late Mr. Rowe.

Oua little church of five members, including myself, being destitute of a pai tor, suffer much in our souls. We try to keep up our dejected spirits, by observing the common means of grace, in assembling together, to sing, read the scriptures, and make some remarks upon them, and to take our turns at prayer.

minions in the East, where a portion of that influence shall not be felt. While, therefore, we applaud the arduous, bene volent, and successful labours of Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Colman, and others, the more active friends of Native Female Education, let us all recollect, that we are bound to practise benevolence, as well as to admire it; and that it is a duty The worship of the true God is held from which nothing can exempt us, to do twice at the brethren's place, and twice all in our power to aid their efforts. An at my bungalow every Sabbath-day, in immense population, in urgent need of Hindee. Besides this, of a Lord's-day instruction, lies before us. Supposing afternoon, while they have worship for British Hindostan to contain seventy any who will hear, at the native chapel, millions, and allowing that there may be I read a chapter or sermon in English, altogether two thousand females in this for the benefit of my family, that is, the extent of territory, receiving the blessings English part of it. The manner of divid of Christian education, we have only sizing the Hindee service is as follows. in a population of two hundred thousand, thus training up for God and glory! What an extensive, and (as shewn by experience) what a promising field of exertion is thus presented; and what individual does not desire to share in the

When the weather admits of my exposing myself, I go to the native chapel, where few native women usually assemble to hear me read a chapter or commentary; after which, one or other of the Christia: women prays. This is done before breek.