Received from the American Tract Society, 300,00 Do. from the War Department, for education purposes, 1,500,00 750,00 2,838,36 GENERAL MISSIONARY PURPOSES. Received donations from churches, associations, societies and individuals, 21,687,73 PREMIUM AND DISCOUNT. Received interest on temporary loans and dividends on bank stock, 4,078,23 The undersigned have examined the foregoing account, and find the same properly youched and correctly cast; and there is at this date in the hands of the Treasurer, a balance of one hundred and sixty-two dollars and one cent. BELA JACOBS, M. BOLLES, Jr., Auditing Committee. Boston, April 20, 1836. In addition to the above, the Treasurer has received from the Rev. Jesse Mercer, D. D., of Georgia, President of the Board, a donation of FIFTY SHARES in the United States Bank, for a permanent fund for the support of the executive officers of the Board. JOURNAL OF MR. KINCAID. (Continued from p. 100.) May 24, 1835. Lord's-day morning, at an early hour, the native brethren came together, and had considerable conversation, before the time for public worship. Preached from 1 Peter 1: 15, "But, as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation." After service, informed the church, that they had now had considerable time to read and reflect on the subject of choosing one of their number for a deacon. They had read what was said on this subject in the Acts of the Apostles and in St. Paul's Epistles. I told them it was important to make special prayer to God, on this occasion, that they might be directed in choosing a man full of faith, of love, and of wisdom. Appointed next Wednesday for the members to meet, and let me know their choice, when I intend to set him apart according to the rules of the gospel. preaching, miracles, sufferings, death, burial, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ, and that those who believe in Jesus, the Almighty Savior, are buried in the water and then raised up again, to signify that they are no longer the children of the world, but the children of God by faith in Christ. This man appeared very well, and I cannot but hope the Spirit of God is teaching him. 25. Gave away 27 tracts to as many persons. 26. Had several very fair disputants, and some Gave away 20 tracts. of them, I trust, went away with a good impression. Mekara, but was so thronged all day, 27. Intended to call on prince with Burmans and Mussulmans, that I could not get time to eat. Just at evening, two men from the prince called with a message for books, for his seven daughters. I sent the two eldest, each a bound copy of the Digest, and to each one the View, and the Three Sciences. The books I gave their brother the other day, have been read In the afternoon an elderly man call-with much interest, and the daughters ed, and told me he had become a wor- begged their father to get books for shipper of the eternal God. He has them. been at the house several times before and our prayer is, that the Holy Spirit This is a very amiable family, in the course of a year, (he says,) and I may impart to them that knowledge recollect conversing with him once, which will make them heirs of a better though he made no direct reply to what and more enduring country. I said. He states that the words he church met according to appointment; The heard, sunk into his heart, and the two but there were so many strangers in tracts I gave him he has read every the house, we were obliged to postpone day since; that he immediately left off the meeting to another day. the worship of idols, and stopped giving offerings to the priests. I asked him if he truly believed in the living God and in Jesus Christ the Savior of sinners. He replied "yes," then inquired, "What is baptism?" I told him of the coming into the world, and of the Tract Influence-Prince Mekara-Yiens 28. Though but few visiters called during the day, yet among them were two boys, about 16 years old, who appeared que interesting. I had consid 29. Gave away 20 tracts and one book. Just at evening, we called at the house of Ko Gwa. Six native Christians live in this compound. The good old man and his wife took us into their house, called the other Christians, and their relatives, and expressed much gratitude for our calling on them. There are seven families in the compound, all relatives of Ko Gwa. We had considerable conversation, and were much gratified with the neat and orderly manner in which every thing appeared around them. Left these Christian friends at dark, and on our way home through the city thought of the providence of God in bringing us here, and in watching over us in times of extremity, and of the still more wonderful grace of God in opening the hearts of the heathen, to receive the word of life. We have seen enough this evening, in the conversation of these redeemed Burmans, to make us feel that it is not in vain to preach the gospel to the heathen. 30. Among our visiters to-day, were eight Yiens, three men, and five women. erable conversation with them about a pure and holy religion, different from the way of life. They live in the any other." country, several days' journey from Ava, and are here now on account of the king's festival. Their parents had charged them to get some of the sacred books. Some months ago, a man from this city visited their village; he had the View, and all the people read it, or heard it read, and, ever since, they have been anxious to know more about "that God who is free from imperfection." I gave them the Acts of the Apostles, View, and Balance, and commended them and the whole village to the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. It seems that tracts are finding their way into distant parts of the country; and there scattering those seeds of knowledge which will ultimately purify this land of all its abominations.-At 5 o'clock called on prince Mekara. He examined the orrery, called the princess, one of his daughters, and his two sons, and explained to them the solar system, particularly the diurnal and annual revolutions of the earth. He then said, "What do you think about the planets being inhabited?" There is much reason to believe they are inhabited. "And what reasons do you give?" From the best observations, they appear to be fitted up with just as much design for the support and comfort of created beings, as the earth we inhabit, and it is difficult to conceive why they were created unless it was to be the abode of intelligent beings. "Yes, this is the only reasonable conclusion, if we say there is an eternal God, who created and governs all things; and this is a doctrine I like." "Now I will ask you about the law of God; do the good go immediately into heaven when they die, and do the wicked go immediately into hell?" They do. "You say they do; then why, in the end of the world, is there a judgment day?” "If the righteous go immediately into happiness, and the wicked into misery, at the time of death, I do not understand why there should be a judgment day." Your highness has doubtless read those passages which speak of the resurrection of the dead. In the end of the world, the dead, both small and great, will come forth from their graves, and stand before the judgment seat of Christ, the spirits and bodies being again united. Then, in one vast assembly, each one will be judged according to the deeds done in the body. "Every thing I read in your books, I admire. It is They came probably out of curiosity, having never seen white people before. Their prince is tributary to the king of Ava, and is now here on account of the festival. I have never seen any of the Viens before, and if I may judge of them by this specimen, they are a fine-looking race of people. They are stout and well-proportioned, their complexion a shade darker than the Burmans' and their dress entirely different. The dress of the men does not differ materially from that of the Shans, but the female dress is different from any thing else of the kind I have ever seen in the East. The lower garment is plaited very full, like a lady's dress, and is fastened round the waist. The upper garment is a jacket, with short sleeves, fitting close around the neck, and reaching to the lower garment. The jacket has three fringes nicely wrought and ornamented, one around the neck, one a little below, and the third around the bottom. Each one had a band (formed of a great number of black cords) fastened round the waist. Their clothes are made of dark blue cotton. Their dress indicates more cultivated and chaste feelings than what belong to Burmans. One of the men could read and speak Burman well, and he interpreted what I said of God and his law. He told me there were many in the city they came from, who could read Burman, and they wished to take tracts to them, and there they could have them translated into their own language; so I gave each one a tract, and to the learned, two tracts and the Acts of the Apostles. May we not hope that these sacred pages will be blessed, and that dark, distant land, a land not as yet known on maps, will now be visited by that light which shall increase till the whole earth is full of the knowledge of God? Had I a good Burman assistant, I would send him on to explore this field, and to preach the blessed gospel in this hitherto unvisited region. I would delight to be myself the bearer of the glad tidings of salvation, but alas, here are millions sitting in the shadow of death, and to these the gospel must be preached. Who will carry the gospel to the Shans? Who to the Yiens? Who to the Chinese? Who to the Kathayers? At evening, we passed through that part of the city where the new palace is built. The Me-a-wa-de Woon-gee, (Moung Sa,) saw us, came out into the street, and would have us stop. He told Mrs. Kincaid he had heard how ill she had been, and was very glad to see that she was now able to ride again. He said he should expect to see her the next time I called at his house. This nobleman, like most great politicians, has the art of making people think he is one of the most sincere and conscientious men in the world, yet he has repeatedly denied in public, the solemn promises he has made me in his own house. 31. Lord's-day morning, preached from "I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts; and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people." Several in besides the native Christians and school children. and paganism, with all its imposing forms, and gaudy trappings, crumbled under their feet. I have preached the same gospel in this city, that Paul preached in Athens, and that Peter preached on the day of Pentecost, yet how different the result. The gospel remains unchanged; idolatry and depravity are the same in all ages; why, then, it may be asked, do not the same results follow the preaching of the gospel in Burmah, that did in the Roman empire? In the days of the Apostles, there was more singleness of purpose, more faith, more love. Along with unceasing faithfulness, there was the prayer of faith; so that while Paul planted and Apollos watered, God gave the increase. I am conscious of often feeling discouraged, and therefore often preaching with hardly any hope of success. This, to say the least, is in opposition to the spirit of the gospel. That some good has been done is true: that much more should have been done, is equally true. Within a few days past, I have read over with care the Acts of the Apostles, for the purpose of learning, if possible, the secret of preaching the gospel successfully. 2. Called just at evening on an officer in the service of the queen's brother. His wife has been an attentive inquirer, and is seldom absent on the Sabbath. We have much hope that she is really born of God, though she has not courage to be baptized. I have never seen her husband before, and was glad to find that he had heard from his wife a good deal about the gospel. He asked many questions in reference to my views of Boodhism, and many others touching the divine authority of Christianity, all of which indicated that he had given the subject more than a passing thought. I hope what he has heard this evening, will find its way into his heart. Royal Festival closed-Second Interview with Yiens-Numerous other visiters, Shans, &c. June 1. Two years have now elapsed since we reached Ava. The reflection that I have been two years in the capital of a great heathen country, professedly a preacher of the gos- 3. About three o'clock in the afterpel, is to me peculiarly solemn. It ap- noon, three heavy guns were fired, to pears to me that I have done very little, intimate that the king and his court and that little in a very imperfect man- were about to return to the palace, and ner. "Preach the truth in love," is a just at dark, guns were fired again, to command on which I have often re- announce that his Majesty had reached flected, but in practice have seldom, if the golden halls. The whole city has ever, reached it. The apostles and been in motion. Princes and princesstheir fellow-laborers preached the truth es of the blood, and tributary princes, in love, and its influence was felt in together with an endless train of the every land where they travelled. nobility, with all the pomp and pride of Heathen philosophy was struck dumb, I rank, followed their sovereign at humble distance. Hundreds of elephants richly dressed, and horses whose trappings sparkle with gold and rubies, made up a part of the immense mass of animated matter that accompanied the unadorned king. Thus has ended a festival that has cost more than two millions, and all in honor of one idol. fore I could leave my seat, and even then I was obliged to shut the door, to keep the people out, being so entirely exhausted that I could speak no longer. Early in the morning twenty-two Shans came; several of them could speak Burman well, and they interpreted for the rest. As soon as they were gone, others came, and then Burmans and priests, I should judge to the number of three hundred. To the greater part I gave tracts, but to a few elderly, grave men, the Scripture Extracts. During the whole day, had no disputation; and in truth there was no room for it, as I kept continually reading passages of Scripture, and then proclaiming to them the counsel of God. Among the crowd 4. Early in the morning sixteen Yiens in a body, came to the house, and begged for the "sacred books." Some of them could read as well as speak Burman, and they said many of their great men in the city of Legare, where the prince lives, understand Burman, and that they will translate the books into the Yien language. I read and explained about an hour and a half, one of their number (an intelli-just at evening, an old man, of an intergent man) being my interpreter. At the end of every explanation they would break out in conversation among themselves, as if quite amazed at what they heard. I distributed among them fifty tracts, and two copies of Luke and John, also sent to the prince a copy of Luke and John, the View, Balance, Scripture Extracts, and the Three Sciences, and then dismissed them with the charge to forsake idols, and all sin, and worship the living God, who made heaven and earth. 5. Had but three visiters during the day. Sent Ko Kai and Ko Thla, to Sagaing they had conversation with several groups and gave away 60 tracts. 7. Lord's-day. Had our usual number at worship in the morning, and in the afternoon a house full of visiters, among them three officers of considerable rank. One of the officers undertook to defend Boodhism, but finding his task difficult, he entrenched himself behind a more plausible position, asserting that all religions are the same in substance, and only differ in outward forms. I told him we could leave the forms out of the question, and examine the claims which each religion has to divine authority. He said it was near evening and he perceived it would take a long time to discuss the subject as I proposed; so he would call some other day, at an early hour. This was the same as to say, "I am quite indifferent about what is true, or what is false." 9. Gave away 110 tracts, mostly to people of this city. esting appearance, came forward and begged for the golden Balance, at the same time saying that "last year he got three tracts, had read them himself, and read them to the people of his village again and again; some believed the doctrine, and some did not, and having heard that the golden Balance was very plain, he wished to get that." One man hearing me read and explain the first part of the third chapter of John's Epistle, wished me to mark that place, and give him the tracts. 11. Had a great number of people till near dark. One man defended Boodhism for almost two hours, and if talent, zeal, and learning could avail, heathenism does not want a champion. Once in the course of this discussion he became angry, rose up and walked away. I told him I was sorry to see him angry; for if my arguments were not good, he should convince me by sound reasoning. After a little time he came back, said he was not angry, but was afraid of going to hell if he listened to such doctrine, and that all his life he had been studying the sacred books; that he was well convinced the Burman religion was true, and now that he was getting old, he did not wish to become a heretic: "however," (he said,) “I will get one of your books, and examine the Law you teach." I told him that religion was true which could not be overturned by the wisdom and cunning of men; all others were false, and those who believed them, believed a lie. 10. Sent Ko Kai to the Shan vil- In the afternoon, five Government lage with 50 tracts, as many of them officers, with all their menials, came in understand Burman and manifest a a crowd, and filled the house. When disposition to hear the gospel.-I have they first came, riding up to the door, not been so thronged before, since last with all their insignia of office, I anticiNovember. It was long after dark, be-pated unwelcome news, but presently |