with the Saviour's command and example, ten rejoicing converts descended into the baptismal waters, and were "planted in the likeness of his death." Seven of this number belonged to the Orphan Institution. The Lord has thus brought into His church nearly every member of our highest class, and is now filling their hearts with desires to preach salvation to their countrymen. We trust they may be made effective instruments in spreading the glorious gospel among this people. Several of the number have good talents for the work; we hope they will follow in the steps of the Karen apostle Ko Thah-byu." BURMAN. ... prepared the people. A second inquirer came July 6, a third on the 9th, and on the 11th Ko Thah-byu left again for Maubee. In September he reported ten hopeful inquirers, and in the following month Mr. Bennett writes, "The Karens are thronging us from Dalla, Sing, Maubee, Kyada, and many places I have not heard named-men, women, and children-and all are anxiously inquiring about the religion of Jesus. There are very many who already keep the Lord's day, and read our tracts, and endeavour to instruct one another the best they can. Heads of families teach their children. There surely is the sound of rain; and if I might not subject myself to the imputation of enthusiasm, I would say, 'much rain.' The first baptism of Karens at Rangoon was The awakening influences of the Spirit of God have descended also on many on the 10th of November (1833), when four of the Burmese in Arracan. In November last Mr. said Mr. Bennett, "of the plentiful Karen harwere baptized by Ko Thah-a, "the first-fruits," Ingalls, accompanied by Mr. Vinton, left vest which these ripened fields present to our Akyab for Sandoway. They stopped at Ram-view." A fifth was baptized near the close of ree and preached the gospel, continuing their speech till midnight. When the service was closed, the chief men of the city, who had quietly listened, came forward in a mass, nearly filling the house; and for hours they investigated the merits of the Christian religion. A spirit of inquiry had pervaded the whole region; the nature and claims of the gospel of Christ had been continually discussed; men of influence and officers of government, Mussulmans and Burmese, had met from evening to evening at appointed "places, for this purpose. At a subsequent period the native preacher reported twelve good inquirers, six of whom were accustomed to meet and pray with the disciples. At La-doung, near Ramree, it is also reported, one half of the population have embraced the Christian faith. KAREN. In the Tenasserim provinces the Karen department of Maulmain mission has had large increase, as in former years. The church of Chettingsville has been revived. In March of 1846, during a protracted meeting, twenty-five were hopefully converted and received for baptism. The Maulmain schools, both Sgau and Sho, have shared in common the quickening and saving influences of God's free Spirit. To all the churches in connexion with Maulmain mission the total additions the last year were about 400. God has also showed his great mercy to the Karens of Uláh, near Mergui; where, after a series of religious services by Mr. Brayton, eight were received to baptism, and there remained about thirty inquirers. the year (Dec. 18). In 1834 twenty-two were and in the autumn of 1836, by Messrs. Vinton, baptized by Mr. Webb, in 1835 thirty-eight, Abbott, and Howard, along the Rangoon and Irrawaddy rivers, 173. In the winter of 18378, Mr. Abbott made repeated excursions to Maubee and Pantanau, and received to baptism 117. At the close of 1838 the Rangoon and Pantanau churches had 372 members; among them was the young chief from Bassein, Moung Shway Weing. In 1839 large numbers of converts in Maubee and its neighbourhood were waiting to be baptized. Very many at Pantanau and the surrounding villages were turned unto the Lord. The young chief at Bassein was active, his house a Bethel, and 66 "the many from neighbouring and distant villages were resorting to him to learn to read and how to worship God." This year (1839) fifty-one Karens were received by Mr. Abbott to the privilege of baptism on profession of faith. The next enumeration of members in connexion with the Rangoon Karen churches gives 744. In 1843, says the report of that year, work of grace reported the year before had continued with great power. Whole villages, it was said, were turned to God, particularly in the Bassein province; and numerous churches were collected with native pastors. Several hundreds of converts had passed over the Arracan mountains, mostly young and middleaged men, to be baptized by Mr. Abbott: 259 were baptized by him in January and February of 1842;" and in the next dry season (1842-3), 134; beside more than 200 by two native preachers. The following year many hundreds Among the Karens of Burmah Proper the of converts were received to the churches in work of grace, which is still in progress, had its Burmah Proper, who had been confessed discibeginning some twelve or fourteen years ago. ples of Christ from one to three years. In April and May of 1833, Ko Thah-byu, the two native preachers whom Mr. Abbott had first Karen convert, made his first missionary specially commissioned for the glorious service, tour to the Maubee villages near Rangoon, one wrote to him from Bassein in 1844;preaching "the gospel of the kingdom and Great is the grace of the eternal God. Thus, distributing religious tracts. He returned with by the great love of our Lord Jesus Christ, one inquirer; and, said Mr. Bennett, then more than 1550 have joined themselves to the resident at Rangoon, "Ko Thah-byu is very Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. I, Myat Kyau, sanguine that if there were three converts the and Oug Sah, we two, we went forth, and God work would spread rapidly." His faith, which opened our way, and we went in peace and honoured God, was honoured of God. And joy." About an equal number have been added the thing was done suddenly, for God had to the churches since that Pentecostal day. In Of the 1846, more than 1000 are reported as the churches connected with twenty-nine out- A letter from Mr. Ingalls, received since the meeting of the Board, reports 3240 members of FUNDS. Receipts of the Union during the year Balance against the Treasury, April 1, 1846 Balance against the Treasury, April 1, TABULAR VIEW. 34,835 33,687 d Reported. a Including Rangoon and Bassein churches. Report of 1845. c One a printer. e Returns incomplete. f Type-cutter. g Physician. h Besides two preachers under appointment. FOREIGN LETTERS RECEIVED. AFRICA............ CLARENCE .Clarke, J.......... February 23. AMERICA......... MONTREAL........... ..Cramp, J. M. ....July 28, August 30, ASIA ..Lewis, C. B.......July 2. MONGHIR SAMARANG.... .Pearce, G.........July 1. .Parsons, J......... May 25. ....Brückner, G......March 15, BAHAMAS......... GRAND CAY............................................... .Rycroft, W. K....July 30, Capern, H......... August 5 & 9, NASSAU FRANCE............Auxerre ..Jenkins, J......... Aug. 23, Sept. 3. Webley, W. H....July 24. ..Buttfield, J. P....June 21, July 16. Kingdon, J........ April 5, July 19. JAMAICA .........BELLE CASTLE............Jones, S............ August 5. BETHTEPHIL............... .Pickton, T. B....July 27. BROWN'S TOWN .........Clark, J............ August 3. .Tinson, J........... .August 5. .Abbott, T. F......July 29. CALABAR FALMOUTH.. KETTERING ...Clarke, J...........July 22. The thanks of the Committee are presented to the following friends Mr. J. Gillott, Birmingham, for a parcel of steel pens and holders, for the Mission Schools; Friends at Shacklewell, for a box of clothing and books, for the Mission; and a parcel of books and useful articles, for Trinidad; British and Foreign School Society, for a parcel of Reports, for the Mission Stations; The thanks of the Committee are also presented to the Religious Book Society of Toulouse, for very acceptable grants of books, for Haiti and the Grande Ligne Mission, to be forwarded by Minvielle and Ducos, Bordeaux. CONTRIBUTIONS, Received on account of the Baptist Missionary Society, during the month of August, 1847. £ s. d. Donations. £ s. d Gurney, W. B., Esq. ...200 0 0 Colossians iii. 17 10 0 0 M. B., for Schools in Friend to Missions, for Trinidad 30 0 0 Haiti 200 Do., for do. in Haiti 20 0 Gurney, Joseph, Esq., for Patna Orphan Newton, Mrs............... 0 12 0 Refuge........ 300 Subscriptions and Donations in aid of the Baptist Missionary Society will be thankfully received by William Brodie Gurney, Esq., and Samuel Morton Peto, Esq., Treasurers, or the Rev. Joseph Angus, M.A., Secretary, at the Mission House, 33, 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 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 account of " W. B. Gurney and others." IRISH CHRONICLE. F FAILURE AND SUCCESS. WE regret to state that the Committee have not been able to carry out their resolution to which we called attention in our last number. That resolution was forwarded to twelve ministers, but all declined to go; not from want of sympathy with the object, or any doubt of the propriety of the proposed step. Indisposition in some cases, engagements for kindred institutions which could not be postponed or set aside in others, prevented compliance with the request tendered to them. Their replies, however, breathe a cordial spirit of good will, and express a very deep sense of pleasure in the fact on which the resolution was founded; and we feel assured, if next year similar openings should present themselves for out-door preaching, there will be no difficulty in carrying out the plan. We regret this failure, under present circumstances, as a recent extended tour in Ireland has confirmed all the notions which we have lately put forth on the growing desire to hear and know the word of God. If we have to report failure here, we have to report success on the other side of the channel. The annual meetings in Dublin, in August, were most interesting, animated, and edifying. Ministers and friends of other sections of the church attended and took part in them with right good will. The letters from the churches were deeply interesting, Only three remained in the same condition as the previous year. Ninety-nine have been added. The losses amounted to over sixty; but one half of these had emigrated. Dublin revives. Banbridge in two years numbers thirty-one members, and a piece of ground has been purchased for a chapel. Conlig triumphs over all opposition, open and secret. Coleraine is happily settled with a pastor under most promising appearances. The infant cause at Belfast grows. Waterford, now without a pastor, will, we hope, ere long, be supplied. But down in the Ballina district a great work is going on. The first proof we saw was a Sunday-school of nearly one hundred and twenty children, looking healthy, clean, and happy. They were singing sweetly as we entered. Ten months ago they were sunk in the deepest ignorance. Even these have openly thrown off popery. At the noon-service the place was thronged, chiefly by peasants. How they looked and listened! These also have openly come out of Rome. At the Lord's table we sat down with a goodly number, of whom sixteen have been within a few months brought out of darkness into marvellous light. The next day we met an inquirers' class, numbering twenty-seven, all of whom were seriously concerned about their souls. We were astonished at the sound scriptural knowledge they had acquired in so short a time. They had even got rid of the usual verbiage of Romanism. And when we asked them about the nature of the change which had passed upon them, their answers were of such a kind that we could not help exclaiming, this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes. "Did you know much of these things before you were led to come to this place?" "No indeed, sir," they said, "we were no better than cattle, without knowing God, or Christ, or ourselves." "And do you find any difference in the state of your minds?' 'Yes, indeed, now we have got peace, peace which we never felt before." "You must expect persecution and trial, when they come perhaps you will go back again.' No, sir, if it please the Lord, we would rather die first." 66 And they have endured persecution, but they have borne it meekly and in a Christian spirit. As their numbers increase they will gather courage. Even now they and their children have lost their former superstitious fear of the priest. Connaught is thrown open, and yet the Committee can do nothing to enter |