Africa (see Bassas).

Allen, T., letter from, 415; opposer
silenced,...

Amarapura, rebuilding of,..
American and For. Bible Society,...
American Bap. Home Mission Society,
American Baptist Missionary Union;
agencies, 211, 252; annual meeting,
204; - of the Board, 193; — of the
Board for 1854-55, 242; reinforce-
ments and supplies, 244; finances,
216, 244, 245; life members, 257;

present at annual meeting, 204;
officers and managers, 217, 336 ;
election of, 217, 242; preachers at
triennial and annual meetings, 335;
publications, 196, 256; report of
the Board to, 207; fortieth annual
report, 247; treasurer's report, 330;
missions of, 258, 328, 329; on equal-
izing the receipts of, 213; altera-
tion in the constitution, 217; who
shall be members, 217; report of
Dr. Wayland on the relative claims
of the preaching_of the gospel,
218; work of the Deputation, 227;
-report on, 240; receipts and ex-
penditures, 249; comparative an-
nual contributions, 251; missionary
appointments,
American Baptist Publication Society,
American Baptists, field opened before,
Armenian mission,..

Arracan mission, annual report,.
Ashmore, W., letter from, 116; church
of old men, 116; communion Sab-
bath in Bangkok, 116; the present
and the future,..
Assam, mission to, 3, 112, 113, 144, 181,
349, 383, 443; Jorhat, 145; report,
210; annual report, 305; Cacharis,
intemperance of, 351; visit
of Dr. Peck, 353; a people never
visited by the gospel, 113, 353; Bas-
gora,...

351;

Assistants, native, institutions for ed-
ucating...

Ava, hostile policy at,....
Barker, F., letters of, 91,.......
Bassas, mission to, 3, 150, 189, 208,
311, 447; the mission broken by
death, 79; death of Mrs. Crocker,
80, 150; of Mrs. Shermer, 79, 189;
report on, 208; annual report, 311;
visit to Little Bassa, 447; state of
the mission, 447; tour in the bush,
448; farms, 448; landscape, 449;
African death-wail, 450; -warfare,
451; rapid depopulation, 451; moun-
tain and cave, 452; superstition, 452;
geography of the country, 467;
prospects of the mission,
Bassein, anniversaries and ministerial
conference at, 78; river, mouth of

mission, 2, 78, 180, 436; an-
nual report, 276, 408; quarterly
conference, 408; church at Moe-
koo, 408; ordination, 408; additions
to the churches, 409; native mis-
sionary efforts, 409; jungle tour,
436; Shwey Loung,

Beecher, J. S., letters from, 78, 408;
Mrs., death of,..

Beer, G., letter from,..
Benjamin, J., journal of, 48; visits to
Salongs, 48; (see Salongs;) encoun-
ter with Malays, 52; preaching, 52,
53; Salongs, prayer for, 54; leaving,
Bennett, C., journal of, 137, 170; bap-
tism of Karens, 172; - kyoung
among, 173; tour up the Salwen,
337; depopulation, 357; desirable
outstation, 357; meetings with the
church,.

Bereavement, fourfold,.
Beyebach, V., letter from, 426; per-

secution, 426; gospel among pris-
oners, 426; the poor widow's sacri-
fice,.

Bixby, M. H., letters from, 339, 376;
looking forward, 339; trials and
comforts, 339; sorrow for the heath-
en, 340; incipient labors, 340; Bur-
mese church, 341; promising school,
341; personal labors, 341; conversa-
tions with his teacher, 342; preach-
ing excursion, 342; the teacher
prayeth, 344; visit to Terranah,
376; enmity, 376; excitement,....
Bolzmann, M., letters from, 384; in
prison,

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120

111

427

377

257

384

397

100

428

nuns,

Boodhist priest, baptism of a, 174; -
narrative of, 174;-education by,
415; -

175

164

119

117

272 Brahmaputra river, 161; overflowings
of, 163; Serajgunge,
Braun, Mr., letter from,..
Brayton, D. L., letters of, 109, 406;
Ulah, Ongpong and Palaw church-
es, 110; more help needed, 111;
ordination of a Karen pastor, 109;
pastor fully supported, 109; Pwo
churches around Mergui,.

110

British rule, policy of,.......

100

Brown, Mrs., letter of, 181; close of

383

the year, 181; revival influences,...
Buel, Mrs., letter from,....

181

416

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Buel, R. F., letter of, 149; Bible and
tract distribution,..

149

391

Burmah, divine providences toward,
26; populousness of, 42; adminis-
tration of British law in,..

99

103

missions in, (see Maulmain,
Tavoy, Rangoon, Arracan, Toungoo,
Shwaygyeen, Prome, Bassein, Ka-
rens,) 1; arrangement of stations
in, 2; report on, 209, 258; English
opinion of,
Burman and Karen theological school,
history of, 6; plan of, 7; primary
instruction preparatory to, 7; course
of study in, 7; first pupils,.

467 Burman theological school at Maul-
main, 7; plan of, 7; course of instruc-
tion, 8; results, 9; works accessible
to Burmese students,...
Burmans, influence of the gospel on,
104, 107; phenomenon in the con-

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