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Monroe co. and vic. E. Ely, Agent.

Honeoye Falls, Pres. ch.

Nunda, 1st pres. ch. and cong.

Rochester, Fem. miss. prayer meeting,

New York and Brooklyn Aux. So. A. Merwin, Tr.

(Of wh. fr. a friend, 25; a lady, 10; Miss I. J. for debt, 10; Mercer st. pres. ch for a bell in Ceylon, 47,31; Allen st. pres. ch. s. s. 20; Brooklyn, ch. of the Pilgrims, (of wh. fr. WILLIAM W. WICKES, wh. cons. him and Rev. HENRY WICKES of Princeton, Ms. H. M. 150; fr. H. C. Leumas, 50;) 830; Armstrong, juv. miss. so. for Mrs. Bridgman's sch. China, 25: for Miss Fisk's sch. Oroomiah, 25; for William J. Armstrong, Ceylon, 20: for ed. in Madura, 10; for do. in Madras, 50; for a girl in Ceylon, 10; wh. cons. HENRY E. MORRILL of Brooklyn, and Rev. JACOB K. WARNER of Alleghany, H. M.; Elm Place cong. ch. 25; 3d pres. ch. 67,56 ;) Washington co. Aux. So. A. Eldridge, Tr. South Granville, Cong. ch.

Arkport, C. H. 10; Babylon, M. A. C. 10; Bellport, Cong. s. s. 10; Champion, P. F. H. 5; Cambria, cong, ch. 50; Constantia, H. N. B. 2; Corfu, pres. ch. m. c. 15; Crown Point, 1st cong. ch. and so. 50; E. Bloomfield, Josiah Porter, 103; Eaton, cong. ch. m. c. 5; Jamaica, pres. ch. m. c. 7; Johnstown, ch. 13; Rev. E. Garland, 12; Mt. Sinai, cong. s. s. 2,50; Rome, 1st pres. ch. 146,26; s. s. 49,75; Somers, pres. ch. m. c. 1,82; s. s. 50c.; South Wales, G. B. 4; Upper Aquebogue, cong. ch. 14; Warrensburg, R. C. C. 6; West Troy, R. D. ch. juv. miss so. for Oscar H. Gregory and Eliza Ann Tyler, Ceylon, 40; Winfield, cong. ch. 10; Yonkers, pres. ch. m. c. 60;

NEW JERSEY. Board of For. Miss. in Ref. Dutch ch. C. S. Little, Tr.

Newark, Two little sisters, 1; New Brunswick, 1st R. D. ch. 74,12; Mendham, Washington Corner, m. c. 10; Morristown, 1st pres. ch. (of wh. fr. Mrs. Harriet Oliphant for Armenian m. 50:) 161,13; m. c. 101,57; Newark, 1st pres. ch. (of wh. fr. John Taylor, 150; W. E. Baldwin, 50;) 474,26; 3d pres. ch. 50; pres. s. s. wh. and prev. dona. cons. Miss ELIZABETH VAN WAGENEN an H. M. 65,62; W. Bloomfield, pres. ch. 72,39;

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Middlesex South.

57 51

175

52 00-53 75

m. c.

16.00

Chittenden co. Aux. So. C. P. Hartt, Tr.
Hinesburg, Cong. ch.

Orleans co. Aux. So. H. Hastings, Tr.
Albany, A. H. 1; Rev. P. B. 75c.;
Craftsbury, m. c. 17; fem. miss. so.
25; Rev. J. N. L. 10;

Butland co. Aux. So. J. Barrett, Tr.
Chittenden, Coll.

Rutland, 2; m. c. 46,05:
Westhaven, Rev. H. R. Hunt,
W. Rutland, Coll.

Windham co. Aux. So. F. Tyler, Tr.
Brattleboro', Centre ch. m. c. 39,39;
3. s. 10;

W. Brattleboro', Cong, ch. m. c. Windsor co. Aux. So. J. Steele, Tr. Norwich, s. s.

Quechee, Cong. ch. and so.

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25 72-75 11

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Dorset, Cong. ch. 25; Morrisville, do. 20;

Legacies.-Kirby, Rev. Luther Wood, sen'r, by Luther Wood, Ex'r, wh. cons. LUTHER WOOD, RUFUS WOOD, and ORAMEL F. RUSSELL of St. Johnsbury; CALVIN WOOD, ROGER WOOD, JOSEPH WOOD, JOEL M. WOOD, CALVIN H. WOOD, BENJAMIN WOOD, LUTHER WOOD, Jr. and JOEL WOOD of Kirby; CALVIN W. HARVEY and LUTHER W. RUSSELL of Concord; and

845 09

45.00

890 09

JEREMIAH E. GLINES of Lunenburg H. M.-1,000-00

MASSACHUSETTS.

Barnstable co. Aux. So. W. Crocker, Tr.

Sandwich, Ist ch. and so. m. c.

Berkshire co. Aux. So. H. G. Davis, and G. L. Granger, Trs.

Pittsfield, Young Lad. Ins. m. c. 8.00 Stockbridge, WILLIAM WHITNEY,

wh. and lega. from Electa F. Jones cons. him an H. M. Williamstown, 1st cong. ch. and so. m. c. 41; s. s. for James Smedley, Ceylon, 20; Williams coll. m. c.

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Chelsea, Winnisimmet ch. and so. m. c.
82,46; Broadway ch. and so. m. c. 52,27;
E. Cambridge, evan. cong. ch. and so. m.
c. 11; Reading, Old South ch. and so. m.
c. 52,15; Saugus, cong. ch. and so. m. c.
17,65; Waltham, Mrs. Rebecca Jewett,
wh. and prev. dona. cons. Miss MARY R.
WHITNEY an H. M. 10; unknown, a fem.
friend, 5; Wilkinsonville, W. R. Hill, 10; 240 53
3,798 35

32 00 Legacies.-Salem, Elizabeth King, by Timo-
thy Ropes, Ex'r, 500; Stockbridge, Electa
F. Jones by Wm. Whitney, Adm'r, 75; 575 00
4,373 35

83 75-116 75 1,113 61

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600--11 00

Essex co. North, Aux. So. J. Caldwell, Tr. Newburyport, Dr. Dimmick's so. 107 30 West Amesbury,

West Newbury, 2d par.

27 00

16 48-150 78

Hampshire co. Aux. So. J. D. Whitney, Tr.

Amherst, 1st par. Gent. and la.

benev. so.

340 61

Easthampton, 1st par. la.

39 84

Hatfield, Cong. ch. and so.

174 25

Haydenville, do.

30 52

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Northampton, 1st par. m. c. 31,12;

Plainfield, Cong, ch. m. c.

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T. Roney, 15; J. W. Paul, 15; T. Biddle, 20; indiv. 52; m. c. 271,11; ladies, (of wh. fr. Mrs. E. P. Wilson to cons. Miss META NEILL PAUL an H. M. 150; fem. 8. s. 30 ;) 607; 3d pres. ch. I. C. Farr, 50; C. Robb, 20; T. C. 10; Mr. W. 10; S. T. 10; H. W. 10; S. W. 10; I. II. H. 10; indiv. 94,50; Williamsport, 2d pres. ch. 100; inf. sch. 5,50;

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Detroit, 1st pres. ch.
Charlotte, B. and N. L.
1,829 61 Detroit, 1st cong. ch. m. c.
Raisin, Cong, ch. and so. 20; s. s. 1; 21 00-41 00

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TOTAL from August 1st to December 31st,

CHILDREN'S FUND FOR EDUCATING

$88,761 39

3,28; ack. in Jan. Her. as fr.

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DONATIONS IN CLOTHING, &c,

Conway, Ms. A barrel, fr. la. benev. so. for
Mr. Riggs, Dakota m.

Killingworth, Ct. A box of seeds, fr. a friend, for Choc. m.

Newton Centre, Ms. A barrel, fr. 1st cong. so. la. and s. s. for Miss Denny and her sch. Cher. m. New York City, Comprehensive Com. fr. Miss Mary M. Maynard, for Stephen Khachadooryan, Broosa; shirting fr. C. Ludington for Rev. C. Hamlin; a box of medicine, fr. S. P. Fitch for Mr. Ireland, So. Africa, 20.

Southampton, Ms. Sheets and pillow cases, fr. Mrs. P. Strong.

South Hadley, Ms. A box, fr. Mt. Holyoke
fem. sem. for sem. at Oodooville.

St. Johnsbury, Vt. A grocer's scale, fr. E. &
T. Fairbanks & Co. for Tocat miss. Tur-
key.
Thetford, Vt. Two barrels fr. juv. sew. 8o.
for Miss Denny, Cher. miss.

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LETTER FROM DR. ANDERSON.

AHMEDNUGGUR, NOVEMBER 30, 1854.

Secretaries of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions: Dear Brethren :-You will be interested in some of the facts that have fallen under our observation, during a late tour in the Godavery valley, at the distance of about forty miles to the north of Ahmednuggur. The journey was undertaken by Mr. Thompson and myself, in company with Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Barker, in order to see one of the more promising districts in this part of India; the ground having been more or less cultivated by our brethren for a dozen years past. The present is the season for such tours; the rains being over, the roads settled, the heat greatly modified, and the air salubrious. We traveled in neat, covered carts, each drawn by a pair of bullocks, who trot gently along where the road is smooth. The body of the cart rests upon springs; and it has two seats across, the driver being on the outside. There are windows around. The vehicle is here called a garee, and is respectable and comfortable, and the only carriage adapted to the unwrought roads of India. But between Bombay and Ahmednuggur, and for some distance in several directions beyond, there are well-made, and frequently macadamized roads. Want of accommodation in the villages obliged us to carry tents, beds, the means of cooking, and nearly all our provisions; and we were under obligations to the kind fore-thought of Mrs. Ballantine, who shares largely with her excellent husband in appreciation of these rural preaching tours. Our baggage was conveyed at little comparative cost. The daily charge for a pair of bullocks and a man to drive them is but thirty cents; for cattle and baggage-cart, the same; for a horse and man but fifteen cents; and for a man but nine; they providing their own living. These are established rates, in accordance with which men deem it a privilege to be employed.

We started in the afternoon of November 23, and entered the great valley of the Godavery at the distance of ten or twelve miles, making a considerable descent from the plain of Ahmednuggur. Night obliged us to stop at Shingeva. The village is, or once was, surrounded by a wall of sun-dried brick, with a gateway of

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stone; and this may be said of all the villages which we saw. Generally there are large towers of the same material. In former times, before the extension of British power over these fair lands, such defences were needful for the robber-chieftain, or against his predatory incursions. But now walls and towers are melting away under the periodical rains. We lodged outside of the walls, in the government bungalow provided expressly for way-farers; where our entire company found shelter for a rupee; but for every thing else we were cast upon our own re

sources.

The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ is especially preached "to the poor." So much were his own blessed labors directed to them, that he was called the "friend of publicans and sinners." And the great Apostle's preaching and success at Corinth were among men and women whom he describes as "foolish," "weak," "and base things of the world, and things which are despised," "yea, and things which are not." Such had God chosen "to bring to nought things that are, that no flesh should glory in his presence." Now the disciples are not greater than their Lord; and in this part of India they are called to take his yoke upon them, and learn of him. You are aware, that our converts among the Mahrattas have been chiefly in the two extremes of society, the brahmans and the mahars, and especially the latter. It is of the latter I now speak. Paul's description of his Corinthian converts is applicable to their social position in the Deccan. Accounted unclean, they are everywhere compelled to live without the walls; and if the city or village be on a river, their habitations are found on the lower side, that the selfrighteous brahman may have an opportunity to bathe first in its waters. Their complexion seems rather darker than the general average of the population; and perhaps they are among the remnants of the aboriginal inhabitants. I do not mean to imply that they are an insignificant or unimportant people. Their appearance impresses me favorably; and the diffusion of true piety among them, of which there is a good prospect, will, through God's blessing, do wonders for their character and relative position.

Our business was with these people, multitudes of whom, I doubt not, are the "called of God in Christ Jesus;" and the sun had not long risen when we entered their quarter, and sat down on the open front of their chowry, or rest-house, which our good catechist had prepared for a preaching service. The morning air was chilly; and the people seemed to shiver with cold, as one after another they took their seats on the ground before us, with their legs nearly bare, and some with only a single and scanty cloth about them. I counted more than thirty; and there would have been more but for the demands of a company of English travelers for bearers, and the prevalence of sickness among the children. The utmost attention was given to Mr. Ballantine, as he declared the way of salvation. There was an evident desire to understand; and inquiries were occasionally proposed to the preacher.

My attention and interest were especially drawn to a solitary brahman, who had come out from the walled village to hear the gospel. He is known to our brethren as apparently a sincere inquirer; and there he was, among a people despised by his race, whom he could not so much as touch without periling his social position, listening with an intelligent and affecting earnestness. I could not but have great hope for him. A little son, with the fine brahman features, lay prettily and warmly in his bosom, as he sat upon the ground. The men followed us to the street when we came away; and we saw them looking after us, the brahman among them, till a turn of the road hid them forever from our view.

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