the Continent; and, after spending there some months among his relatives and friends, will return to Sierra Leone, if it please God, at the end of the year.

London Miss. Soc.-In reference to the intended return of the Rev. Dr. Philip to South Africa, accompanied by the three Young Frenchmen mentioned at p. 216, a Meeting was held, at Surrey Chapel, on Tuesday Morning the 9th of June; the Treasurer, W. Alers Hankey, Esq. in the Chair. A Valedictory Address was delivered by the Rev. John Clayton, which was replied to by Dr. Philip and one of his Companions. The Rev. William Jay, of Bath, having commended the Labourers in prayer to the Grace of God, Mr. Bennet was introduced to the Meeting, on his return as surviving member of the Deputation which had been so long occupied in visiting the various Missions of the Society. Mr. Bennet having given an outline of the proceedings of the Deputation, the Chairman called the attention of the Meeting, with much force and effect, to the necessity of a permanent increase of the Society's means of entering on and sustaining the labours to which it was called. This appeal was supported by the Rev. Mark Wilks, the Rev. H. Townley, the Rev. John Blackburn, and the Rev. John Burnet. Including a Collection of 2541. at the doors, upward of 2500l. was contributed on this occasion.

Baptist Miss. Soc.-At the Annual Meeting of the Society, held at Spafields Chapel on the 18th of June, the Chairman having stated a deficiency in the Funds to the amount of 40381., upward of 30001. was subscribed on the spot, in liquidation of this debt.

WESTERN AFRICA.

Wesleyan Miss. Soc.- Mr. Courties (see p. 239) sailed from Sierra Leone, with Mr. and Mrs. Metzger, in the Potton, on the 2d of February; but survived only till the 4th. He had been about two years in the Colony, and had escaped the country fever till the second year was nearly closed, when he had He had recovered from a very severe attack.

the fever; but was left by it in a state of such debility, that when dysentery attacked him, as it did about a week before he embarked, he had not strength to bear up against it.

INDIA WITHIN THE GANGES.

Church Miss. Soc.-An Auxiliary Society "for the Ceded Districts" was formed at Bellary, on the 2d of September. The Venerable Archdeacon Robinson was in the Chair, and is Patron of the Society: Colonel Fraser, H. F. Bushby, Esq., and Lieut. Col. Taylor, are Vice-Patrons; the Rev. H. Harper, Chaplain of the Station, President; Captain Morphett, Treasurer; and Lieut. Duval,' Secretary. The great object of this Auxiliary will be the instruction of the Teloogoo Popu lation, who have as yet received, though not less interesting than the Tamulians, but little help from the Christian World. A Missionary is earnestly desired for Ghooty, which would

be the head Station of the Mission-The Rev. J. B. Morewood (see p. 239) arrived at Madras, on his way to the Nilgherry Hills, on the 14th of February. The Archdeacon had very kindly invited him to take up his abode with him. There was a probability of his being detained five or six months at the Presidency, the Buildings on the Hills not being in a state to receive any inmates-We regret to announce the death of the Rev. John Kindlinger, of Pullicat, whose services were transferred to the Society, in March' 1827, with the consent of the Netherlands Missionary Society, under which he had previously laboured at that Station. He died at the house of Mr. Bannister, in Madras, on the evening of Mr. Morewood's arrival, the 14th of February. He had conciliated the affectionate regard of all connected with him, and had good encouragement in his labours,

NEW ZEALAND.

By communications up to the 5th of February, it appears that the Mission was in peace and the prospects encouraging. The hooping-cough had carried off a little daughter of Mr. Clarke and another of Mr. Shepherd, and many of the Native Children.

directed the exhibition of all his medicines, and every thing else concerning him. This minute detail would, in some cases, be superfluous; but, in that of this excellent man, I feel that it is not so. The Society has never personally known Mr. Kindlinger; and cannot, therefore, so well appreciate his value and the consequences of his loss, as those who were acquainted with him. In him, one of the most consistent and distinguished Labourers of the Society has been called away to his rest and reward.

Mr. Bannister thus describes the closing scene of this devoted Missionary's life:

During his illness, he frequently suffered much; but he was never betrayed into complaining, or even into impatience. As he had honoured God in his life, so was he honoured by God in his death. His peace was never once disturbed: he never once questioned his acceptance through a Mediator. For about thirty hours before his death, he grew manifestly worse; and, about seventeen hours before that event took place, the abscess in his liver burst into the cavity of his chest: this occurred during the night, and I was called to see him. I found his breathing greatly disturbed, from the pressure of the matter on the diaphragm and lungs; and his pulse was so low as to be almost imperceptible, from a like cause. His sense of suffocation was extremely painful and distressing to him; and, being convinced that the time of his departure drew nigh, I told him that his sufferings would soon terminate-that he had but a few hours more, in which he could honour his Saviour by a patient submission to His will-that God had designed this suffering, painful as it was, to be the portal through which he must enter into his rest-that his Lord and Saviour had borne more grief and suf fering than his on his account, and therefore it became him to bear his present affliction willingly and cheerfully, until Infinite Wisdom should remove it: and, I added, that a few moments of the blessedness which he was about to partake of, would abundantly compensate for all the sufferings of his life. He then embraced his affliction-his soul seemed to bow with submission to the Divine Will-and he appeared to delight still in bearing his cross.

When he learnt the near approach of death, he said, "I have many things to

say of Pullicat, but now I cannot talk." After taking an affectionate farewell of his Wife, and commending her to God, he said to her, "You must do what you can to promote the spiritual interests of the poor people of Pullicat. Never eat the bread of idleness." Then turning to me, he said, "I commend my Widow to the care of the Committee. Make my Christian Regards to each Member thereof, and say, that this was my dying request." He was particular in his remembrance of the various kindnesses which he had received from his Medical Attendants and others during his illness, and begged that I would not fail to thank them most warmly for all their kind attention to him. He then commended his soul to God, in a distinct and humble confession of his faith, and of his reliance for complete salvation on Christ. From this moment he obtained greater manifestations of the love and favour of God; and enjoyed more sensible comfort in his soul, than he had done before.

He now became very restless, and said that he should certainly soon be suffocated he had never experienced such distressing feelings in his lifeand then cried, "Come, Lord Jesus! come quickly!" Alarming and distressing as his situation was, he continued in this state for seventeen hours; during which time he breathed nothing but submission to the Divine Will, and expressed no other words of impatience than, How slowly the hours move on! When will the Lord be pleased to receive my soul! Come, Lord Jesus! come quickly!-nevertheless, not my will, but Thine be done!"

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Toward the latter end of the day on which he died, he had occasional aberrations of mind, and uttered many incoherent expressions; but, even in them, there was not a word of repining or impatience. He at length breathed out his soul in peace, without a sigh or a struggle.

So impressive and interesting a scene as his sickness and death is seldom witnessed. He often blessed God during his illness, that he had not then to seek his peace with Him. 66 Oh," he said, "what should I now do, if I were not reconciled to my justly-offended Maker, with this diseased body and with a mind that is fit for and equal to no effort! What a miserable man should I now be, had I to make my peace with God!" May the Lord grant, that the display of His own faithfulness, grace, and mercy,

which we have so recently witnessed in this good man, may produce in each of us those benefits which they are calculated and designed to bestow! Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his !

The Character of Mr. Kindlinger is thus depicted by Mr. Bannister:

The Society will, doubtless, wishto know something further of this good man; and I know not to whom they have a greater right to look for information than to myself. Yet I feel unequal to the duty; for I am persuaded, that to describe him as he was would be to depict the various excellencies that constitute the Missionary Character.

The Committee will not think that I am an enthusiastic admirer of Mr. Kindlinger, when I inform them that he had nothing prepossessing in his manners or appearance, and that it was his truly consistent and Christian deportment as a Missionary which first attracted my notice and led to our acquaintance: this, on a further knowledge of him, ripened into friendship and affection.

Mr. Kindlinger did not possess splendid talents; but he had a sound under. standing, and, on the whole, one of the best-regulated judgments which I ever witnessed, insomuch that I never could discover that he was led away in any thing by prejudice, passion, or preconceived opinions: he was careful and slow in his deliberations, but more than usually sure and sound in his decisions.

He was pious and spiritually-minded in a far more than ordinary degree: that he was a man of much prayer, therefore, I need hardly say: he lived in intimate converse with the Father of his spirit; and, in all his difficulties, trials, and disappointments, in Him he sought and found a Counsellor, a Supporter, and a Comforter.

One remarkable circumstance of this kind has come to my knowledge. The inhabitants of Pullicat are very poor and very proud. When he first settled there, they considered his admonitions and advice as presumptuous; and were so enraged at his faithful though kind and affectionate expostulations, that it was common for them to threaten to tie him to a tree and flog him. Even the superior Officers of the Dutch Government descended to this low and mean abuse. After four years' faithful and hard labour, he thought his troubles increased, and that fresh dangers threatened

him; and, in this strait, the thought came into his mind, that, as his people would not hear his message, it was a call upon him to go to them who would. He, however, as his manner was, went into his closet to lay his trials before Him in whose cause he laboured; and, taking down his Bible, he opened it, undesignedly, at the Eighteenth Chapter of the Acts, and his eye first lighted on the 9th and 10th verses: Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night, by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace; for I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city. He resolved, instantly, that nothing should drive him from the place; but that he would pursue his work, even unto death. His enemies were soon either removed or softened-the people became more obedient, and willing to hear and receive the Word- and now, at the time of his death, he was so greatly respected and beloved by them, that they expressed the greatest sorrow and regret at his

removal.

Besides a clear and sound understanding and deep unobtrusive piety, Mr. Kindlinger was a man of a firm and energetic mind; of great courage to meet, and of great perseverance to overcome, difficulties. His habits were ex

ceedingly industrious: he rose early in morning, and it was with difficulty that he was prevailed upon to go to bed at night. His work was a perfect system; and his school and other arrangements were conducted in regular order.

He had an entire command of his temper; and all the duplicity and perverseness of the Natives could not ruffle it. He followed all his labours with more than usual simple dependence on God, and with a single eye to His glory. He had no anxious cares of this world: even the prospect of leaving his Widow did not give him a moment's uneasiness: like Luther, in his Will, he left her to God, who gave her to him. He had no attachment to this world, no desire after its wealth or distinctions; and, during his illness, when I asked him whether he desired to live or die, he said, "I will leave the decision of that to God; but, if I might express a wish, it would cer tainly be to live, for the sake of my poor Congregation at Pullicat: if I die, and no Missionary goes thither, what will become of them?" He was perfectly contented and happy in his work: no mur.

murings or complainings ever escaped his lips; and though his habitation was one which afforded him abundant ground of complaint, yet I should never have known how mean and miserable place it was had I not visited it. In a word, for him to live was Christ; and to die has, doubtless, been gain.

Some notices from Mr. Kindlinger's Journal, rather more than a twelvemonth before he died, will shew that both he and his Wife endeavoured to live in habitual preparation for the end of their labours.

Nov. 23, 1827-Mrs. Kindlinger became severely ill, and was twenty-four hours in spasmodic convulsions; in which state she was delivered of a child, which died immediately; and there seemed very little hope left for the life of the Mother: however, the Lord gave me grace to be resigned to His will, and to trust in Him; assured that His infinite wisdom and love will combine to make all things work together for our good, whatever He has decreed. I experienced that the comforts of religion exceed all our trials; and become doubly precious to us at such seasons of trial. My greatest grief was, that my dear partner was quite insensible all the time; and I feared that she would enter Eternity without exchanging one word more with me for my comfort: for, although I was not without hope, knowing her general state of mind, yet it is a great comfort for those who remain, to have some assurance from the lips of their dying friends, and to see in them the supporting grace of Christ, which can alone enable them to triumph over death and the grave.

Nov. 27-The Lord has been merciful to me, and has heard my prayersnot in giving me, as yet, any confident hope that my dear partner will be restored again, for she is extremely weak; but in that she is in her full senses, and is perfectly resigned to the will of the Lord, yea desirous rather to die and to be with the Lord: her trust is in the atonement of Christ only. She has taken an affectionate leave of all her friendshas given particular instructions to her Schoolmistresses- and is in a devout frame of mind; which tends greatly to my comfort under these afflictions.

Dec. 4-The Lord has further graciously answered my prayers, in giving me, some days since, hope that my dear

partner will be restored again to me and to her work. She improved very rapidly, so that every one was astonished at it; and I considered it as a particular instance of the mercy of our Heavenly Father, and as a gracious answer to my prayers. It became now advisable to remove her to Madras for a change of air, as also for having medical advice; on which account I left Pullicat, and took

her to Madras.

Jan. 18, 1828-Returned again to Pullicat, with Mrs. Kindlinger. The Lord was pleased to call us off from the

Mission Work into the School of Affliction. She is still very weak, and it was thought that a change of air again would do her good; for which purpose the Mission House, which is very small and confined, would not answer: we, therefore, took a house in Coromandel. I was all this time going and coming from Madras to Pullicat, attending to my Wife and to my work as well as I could; and this, with many restless nights which I passed on that occasion, brought on an intermittent fever, which weakened me very much: I was, therefore, as much in want of a change of air as my dear partner.

Jan. 31-My dear partner derived,by the blessing of God, much benefit from the change; but I was some days out visiting the Schools, and thus got the fever again. I am very weak, and have no appetite.

Feb. 2-The Doctor salivated me; which did me much good: and I hope now we shall soon be able again to resume our work fully.

Feb. 4-We are again returned to our house; and trust the Lord will further be gracious in restoring our strength, and sanctify this affliction to our souls; that we may be able to comfort them who are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

Mr. Bannister remarks, in conclusion

I cannot close without mentioning a conversation which Mr. Kindlinger had with his Wife, a short time before his last illness commenced; and which shews, very forcibly, how near his work always lay to his heart. He said to her one day, "Suppose it should please God to call me away, what would you do?-and how would you occupy yourself?" She replied, "Why do you ask me that question? I hope you have no presentiment that you are near your death ?"—"No," he said: but life is uncertain; and I