A Communion Season.

keep the pupils long enough, the Bible Another statement of Mr. Perkins will be read
is studied historically and geographically, with pleasure in this connection. "Many chil-
as we are furnished with maps for the pur-dren, and not a few adults, are also committing
pose, which, under our superintendence, to memory the hymns of our favorite hymn-book,
were mostly prepared by the pupils of which is another very desirable and effective
the seminaries and Deacon Moses. form of storing the mind and the heart with re-
About thirty-six of the teachers, we ligious truth."
hope, are truly pious; and all are decid-
edly evangelical in sentiment. Many of
them furnish us monthly reports of their
labors, exclusive of teaching. They are
in the habit of holding meetings nightly
in their villages, and of maintaining
daily worship in their families.
influence of such helpers, by the grace
of God, is incalculable for good in their
dark villages.

The event described in the following para-
graph shows what progress the reformation
among the Nestorians has already made.
The About two weeks ago occurred our
communion. Nearly one hundred com-
municants sat down to the table of the
Lord, including our mission. It was a
solemn and delightful season. Among
Yohannan and Mar Elias; and most of
the native brethren present were Mar
the others, of both sexes, are educated
and quite intelligent persons; but what
is of far greater importance, they are, as
we trust, truly pious. It would be easy
at once to triple the number present on
these occasions of those who, in the
judgment of charity, are the children of
God; but we think it better to introduce
them somewhat gradually and cautiously

Before leaving this topic, Mr. Coan mentions a fact in respect to Geog Tapa, which is valuable. "We there behold," he says, "one half of the adult females reading and learning to read, being taught mostly by the children of our day schools; whereas five years ago perhaps not one in thirty could read, or cared to learn. This fact is cheering, when we remember the great prejudice in the country against female education."

LETTER FROM MR. PERKINS, MAY 22, to the ordinance, as administered by the

1855.

Sowing the Seed.

mission; while, at the same time, we would not too long allow any of the sheep and lambs of Christ's flock to suffer for want of this important means of MR. PERKINS, in speaking of the issues of the grace. It is exerting a powerful influpress, says that a small work of the American ence on those who participate in it, and Tract Society, called the Threefold Cord, has on many others; and it cannot fail ultibeen published lately in the Nestorian language. mately to produce the effect, either of The following remarks in reference to it are in-redeeming the ordinance from abuses, as teresting and suggestive. "It is very eagerly administered in Nestorian churches, or sought for by the Nestorians, who receive it on drawing off the pious part of the people the express condition of statedly committing to to a separate observance of it. We are memory at least one of the three selected verses quite willing that the scriptural adminisevery day. Another year, they may take the tration of the ordinance to the pious second of those three verses; and so on. Some Nestorians should work out either of prefer to commit the three verses for each day in those results, in the legitimate time and the first instance; and among them are Nesto-way, or both of them, as the Lord shall direct. rian females, who never attended school, but have recently learned to read at their homes. One such female remarked, on repeating her twenty-one verses-the selection for a week-in a Sabbath school last Sabbath, that she sometimes lay awake half of the night, thinking them over, so much interested in them was she. It is a hopeful indication in our work, to see scores and hundreds anxious to obtain the book on this condition, and to know that so many passages of the Bible are treasured up in the memory, and in very many cases are prayerfully meditated upon and digested. The word of God will, we believe, thus have free course and be glorified."

Governmental Interference.

In continuing the history of the recent attempt to arrest the labors of the mission, Mr. Perkins writes as follows:

There is nothing new in the action of the Persian authorities in regard to us. The noble letter of Mr. Abbott, British Consul at Tabreez, a copy of which was sent to you, has had, for the time at least, a very salutary effect on the disturber, Askar Khan. While the jealous eye of the government directed by our enemies toward our work, and the oppressive or

We and our native helpers, without let the Word broadcast. Our congregations in or hinderance, are sowing the good seed of the city, at Seir, and in the villages, are undiminished; and evangelists are going forth in various directions. Two young men, graduates of our seminary, have gone on a preaching tour to the district of Sulothers have gone to the mountains to labor duz, two days' journey distant; and two during the summer under the direction of Mr. Rhea. Meerza, the young man who spent several years in the Protestant College at Malta, is about settling as a preacher and teacher in the large mountain village of Marbeshoo.

dinance issued against it, were calcula- | Khan at all satisfactory to our brethren. Still ted to excite in us concern, and should the work of the mission went forward as usual. properly prompt our friends and patrons The following extract from Dr. Wright's letter to earnest prayer in our behalf, we should will be read with gratification. still deplore a panic on this subject; and we do not believe there is just occasion for it. We trust that He, who has so long and so graciously watched over us, will still take care of his own cause in Persia. Yet more do we regret to see a panic spread in regard to our mission for political effect, which seems to have been the object, in part at least, of a correspondent of the London Daily News in a letter written at Mosul, which has been extensively copied into the American papers. Very great injustice is done by that writer (who is doubtless kindly disposed toward us) to Chevalier Khanikoff, the Russian Consul General at Tabreez. Whatever may be the feelings and policy of other Russian officials in regard to us and our work, we have good reason to believe that we have probably no more reliable European friend in Persia than M. Khanikoff. He has recently exerted his commanding influence (unofficially, as we are regularly under British protec-scene of reveling and excess. tion) to arrest the efforts of Askar Khan, One of the girls married Khamis, one of the present superintendent of the affairs of the Nestorians, in his attempt to carry out the orders of the Persian government in the curtailment of our labors.

female seminaries have been married of Several of the graduates of our male and late; and the ceremonies were performed, and the entertainments were given, in a "reformed" manner. The objectionable portions of the Nestorian marriage service were admitted; the entertainments continued but a single day; and every thing was done decently and in order. An ordinary wedding continues seven days, and is a

Mr. Rhea's helpers in Gawar. She is hopefully pious, and will be a valuable addition to the little band laboring in Memikan. Another married a young man of influence, though not of piety, in the village of MarWe feel an especial interest in these parties, beshoo. She is a niece of Mar Yohannan. as we consider them as our missionaries to the mountain people.

Owing to the difficulty of exchanging letters with Persia, no communication has been received

from Mr. Rhea of a more recent date than April

It is a great Providential favor, that we have powerful European friends in Persia at this juncture. Mr. Stevens, as you know, is removed to Tehran, where he can do far more for our succor than he could have done, had he remained at Tabreez; and we have every reason to believe that the present English Ambassador is very favorably disposed 10. At that time the political aspect of the countowards us and our work. But we would not unduly rely on any human arm. We have a surer pledge of all needed protection and succor in the sublime and glorious promise of the King of kings and Lord of lords: "Lo I am with you alway, even to the end of the world."

try was not altogether promising. Our missionary brother reports the performance of frequent journeys among the villages of Gawar by Dea. Tamo. In some cases, the priests were so "stirred up" by the labors of this native brother, that "they for once turned preachers themselves." In Bootan, Tekhoma, and Ishtazin, moreover, the gospel has been proclaimed by graduates of the seminary at Seir. Thus the light spreading in that wild region.

CANTON.-A recent letter from Mr. Vrooman states that executions are still occurring at the rate of from two to four hundred each day. Report announces the presence of twenty thousand rebels in a body a few miles north of Canton.

Home Proceedings.

EMBARKATION.

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LETTER FROM THE HAWAIIAN
GELICAL ASSOCIATION, JUNE, 1855.

heart was above. To depart and be with Christ was better than a longer sojourn here. With cheerful confidence, he committed his beloved companion and little ones to the care of his heavenly Father, and departed in the triumph of THE Sandwich Islands mission has given faith, to be forever with the Lord." The Assoplace, it is already known, to the Hawaiian ciation speak of Mrs. Conde as follows: "Her Evangelical Association, This body held its health had been failing for a year or two. At first annual meeting at Honolulu, on the 21st of length there were indications that she was drawMay. Nearly all the missionaries were present; ing near to the end of her course. She was in as were also the two seamen's preachers, with the land of Beulah; she was within view of the the pastor of the Second Foreign Church of city. She was in the midst of orchards, and Honolulu. Before they separated, they addressed vineyards, and gardens; and she there refreshed a letter to the Missionary House, from which a herself. Her two daughters became interested few extracts will be taken for the readers of the in the great salvation, and gave pleasing eviHerald. The character of the meeting will ap-dence of having passed from death unto life. pear from the following statement: "Our sessions To have her three older children join their suphave been characterized by a good degree of plications around her bed, was a sweet consolaunanimity of views, harmony of feeling, and tion, which she was repeatedly permitted to prayerfulness. We have all felt it good to be enjoy. She was about to leave husband and chiltogether for a little season. More than a usual dren; but she was going to the Savior, whom she portion of our time has been spent in prayer; loved with stronger affection; and she believed and we have no doubt that this meeting will tell that the separation would not be long. One after more largely upon the prosperity of Zion, here another would join her on the shores of immorand elsewhere, than all that could be hoped for tality; and soon they would all be together, an from months of ordinary labor at our several unbroken family, never to be divided again. Is stations. The anniversaries of our several soit strange, then, that she could triumphantly excieties have generally been of a highly interest-claim, Though I walk through the valley of the ing character."

shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for Thou art with me'? For her to die was gain."

Another death has occurred at the Islands, which the Association have appropriately noticed. In respect to this event, the language of this let ter is as follows: "Among the changes of l'e past year, and not the least important, is the decease of our late King, Kamehameha III. was the friend and benefactor of his people, the

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