who bear the image of the great Redeemer schools on the out-islands one hundred testaare eligible for a place in his church. By ments, and a dozen bibles to each of our kindness, and making them only of due con- schools on New Providence. This generous sideration, or by acting in the spirit of the vote, added to the grant of the parent society, precept, "condescend to men of low estate,' " which I mentioned to you in my letter of you can secure unmurmuring and unreluctant July 13, makes us rich in our possessions of attention to your wishes. the word of life. May God fulfil the largest desires of the benevolent granters, and cause I should have mentioned, when speaking of all those who read experimentally to know the sabbath schools, the marked liberality of that "the law of the Lord is perfect, convertthe Bahama Bible Society, in granting to ouring the soul." JAMAICA. DEATH OF MR. DUTTON. Another of our Jamaica brethren-one of the most active-has been removed, and that just as he was about to enter on a new and promising scene of labour. It had been arranged that Mr. Dutton should succeed Mr. Hewitt at Jericho ; but on Saturday, November 14th, he was taken ill, and on Thursday, the 19th, at a quarter past seven in the evening, he ceased to breathe. Mr. Clark of Brown's Town says: You will be gratified to hear that the gospel he so faithfully preached to others supported and cheered him in his dying moments. He from the first thought the sickness would be unto death, and was fully prepared for the event. His last words were, "Hallelujah to the Lamb." We watched him dying, and felt not a little gratified that his passage to the other world was as calm and peaceful as it could be. What these repeated afflictions are for is well known to our heavenly Father, to our minds they are dark and mysterious. We find, however, consolation from the fact that "the Lord reigneth, and must do the thing that is right." You will not, I am sure, forget the widow and the dear fatherless children; their bereaved condition should awaken for them the tenderest sympathies. STATE OF JAMAICA. A well-informed missionary on this island says, "We have now fine seasons, but twelve months must elapse, at least, before we recover from the drought. Public feeling is now running strongly against immigration. We are not likely to have any more of it. The Coolies do not answer. Parish meetings are every where being held to demand a reduction of taxes and expenditure. We expect our new governor by next packet: he has the character of being a liberal man, and it is hoped will prove a good governor. Unless we speedily have a change for the better, Jamaica will beyond doubt at last be ruined. There is little money in circulation; business is almost at a stand still; wages are low and work scarce. We want capital and energy; then we need not fear competition with the slaveholders of Cuba or Brazil." THE DEPUTATION TO JAMAICA. A letter has been received from Mr. Angus, dated Atlantic Ocean, near Barbadoes, Nov. 21, from which we learn that he and his colleague were at that time in good health, and that their voyage thus far had been one "of much mercy and ́much pleasure." Their principal inconveniences were those indicated by the fact that the thermometer stood at 82° in the shade! HOME PROCEEDINGS. The earnest desire of the Committee to find a suitable successor for our deceased brother Francies, in Haiti, has, we trust, been realized in Mr. W. H. Webley, a son of the pastor of the baptist church at Bradford, Wilts, whose studies at Bristol have recently been completed. He was set apart to the work on the 19th of November, at King Street Chapel, Bristol, when he was commended to the divine protection and blessing by his father, Mr. Winter, and Mr. Gotch; Mr. Crisp giving a solemn charge to the young minister, and Mr. Davis addressing the assembly, which is said to have consisted of more than two thousand persons. Mr. and Mrs. Webley have been for some days in London, waiting for the sailing of the vessel, the "Walter Scott," Captain Lock, which has been unexpectedly delayed, and before this meets the eye of the reader will be, we hope, on their way to St. Domingo. SHOULDHAM STREET, PADDINGTON. Eustace Carey late missionary to India, On Tuesday evening, November 10th, 1846, a meeting was held in Shouldham Street Chapel, near the Edgeware Road, for the purpose of forming an auxiliary to the Baptist Missionary Society, John Penny, Esq., in the chair. The meeting was addressed by Messrs. W. A. Blake, the minister of the chapel, J. Burns, D.D., of New Church Street, it was well attended. Though this was the first meeting ever held in the chapel for missionary purposes, JAMAICA .........ANNATTO BAY ............Lloyd, W..........October 20. FALMOUTH .Clark, J............October 21. .Abbott, T. F......October 9. TO CORRESPONDENTS IN FOREIGN LANDS. Some of our brethren at distant stations have probably observed that the Herald seldom contains extracts from their letters. This very generally arises from a cause to which we beg their attention. Some communications which are apparently interesting, especially from hot countries, it is often found difficult or even impossible to decipher. In their anxiety to avoid putting the Society to unnecessary expense, our friends often use very thin paper; their ink also is sometimes deficient in blackness; and in either case, if the penmanship be not very careful, though the general scope of the communication may be ascertained, parts of sentences and proper names are frequently illegible. Letters intended for the printer should never be crossed, nor should the writing be very close. Many years ago, we remember a letter arriving from a missionary now deceased, consisting of four pages folio, which were all crossed. The secretary laid it on the table, but declared that he could not read it. A younger member of the Committee, whose eyesight was remarkably strong, undertook the task, but after looking at it some time found himself baffled, and gave up the undertaking. The letter was on a subject in which the writer was deeply interested-a vindication of the propriety of his conduct in a case in which it had been impeached-but, though it must have taken him some hours to write, it never was read by any person. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. The thanks of the Committee are presented to the following Friends connected with George Street Chapel, Plymouth, for a box of clothing, &c., for Rev. J. Clarke, Western Africa; Friends at Kingsbridge, for a parcel of clothing, for the same; Miss Roswell, Bermondsey, for a parcel of clothing, for the same ; Mrs. Sewell, Halstead, for two parcels of magazines, &c.; Mrs. J. L. Angas, Newcastle, for a parcel of school books, for Mrs. W. Knibb ; Mr. D. Wells, Drury Lane, for a parcel of magazines; A lady, by Mrs. Russell, Broughton, for a box of trinkets, for Western Africa. Extract of Letter from Rev. H. Capern, dated Nassau, November 13, 1846. "We have received the box of clothing, &c., for our schools, kindly given by Mrs. Clement and Miss Sargeant, for which we desire to tender them our best thanks. Such assistance is valuable not only in aiding our funds, but in attracting and encouraging the children to the school. We should be most happy if other friends to the young in distant isles would lay us under the same tribute, though poor it be, which we so gladly and willingly pay to the benevolent ladies whose kind consideration of us we hereby acknowledge, and who have more than once stretched out a friendly hand to us." CONTRIBUTIONS, Received on account of the Baptist Missionary Society, during the month of November, 1846. CONTRIBUTIONS, Received on account of the DEBT of the Baptist Missionary Society, up to LONDON AND MIDDLESEX. Camberwell J. S., by Rev. S. Green 0 10 0 Hoxton By J. B. Gill............ CARMARTHENSHIRE. SOUTH WALES. 500 LANCASHIRE. 600 Newcastle Emlyn......... 3 00 7 0 0 LINCOLNSHIRE. Horncastle 2 12 0 MONMOUTHSHIRE. 3 13 0 1 7 0 4 10 0 SCOTLAND. Cupar 800 FOREIGN. YORKSHIRE. Madras Blakeney 4 0 0 Hebden Bridge... Soldiers of the 84th 2 4 0 Argoed Subscriptions and Donations in aid of the Baptist Missionary Society will be thankfully received by W. B. Gurney, Esq., and S. M. Peto, Esq., Treasurers, or the Rev. Joseph Angus, M.A., Secretary, at the Mission House, Moorgate Street, LONDON: in EDINBurgh, by the Rev. Christopher Anderson, the Rev. Jonathan Watson, and John Macandrew, Esq.; in GLASGOW, by Robert Kettle, Esq.; in DUBLIN, by John Parkes, Esq., Richmond Street; in CALCUTTA, by the Rev. James Thomas, Baptist Mission Press; and at NEW YORK, United States, by W. Colgate, Esq. Contributions can also be paid in at the Bank of England, to the credit of W. B. Gurney and others. |