on our own ground. Many attended, all was quiet, the day was fine, and brother Merrick spoke in Isubu to such as did not understand English. I felt the season solemn and affecting. This is not a first convert here, but he is a convert from African idolatry and superstition. We are not the honoured instruments of his conversion. Shall we rejoice the less over him for this? We are not fit to joy with the angels of God over sinners repenting, if this be our selfish state of mind. We met at eleven o'clock, A.M., to hold a first of August meeting, and had a delightful day. Eleven speakers. Meeting lasted four and a half hours. I hope brother Merrick will send you the report of it. An anti-slavery society was begun, and twenty-eight members now set their faces against slavery in this slave land. A prayer-meeting was held at night as usual. On being invited to take the pastoral care of the mission church upon me, I sought the aid of brother Merrick to be copastor with me. The church unanimously agreed, and on the 29th of July we were both chosen as pastors of the church here. We have not yet arranged for deacons; that will come in its proper order. We reckon as members of the church here the following:1. Joseph Merrick. 2. Elizabeth Merrick. 6. Ann Duckett. 7. Alexander Fuller. 8. Emily Fuller. 9. Joseph Fuller. 19. William Newbegin. 23. Samuel Wilson. Some of these have not yet had their dismissal from the church at Clarence, and several others, as Peter Nicolls and J. W. Christian, have not been put down, as it is not yet settled to what station we shall send them. We have some thoughts of sending Mr. Johnson from the Dove, to help Mr. Saker; Mr. Christian to assist in a school and with the building at Bell's Town; and in the dry season I hope to spend a month there, to go to Wuri, Abo, &c., and do all to help brother Saker which lies in my power. I do all I dare attempt, but would attempt more in the rainy season if it were not for the spasmodic complaint in my collar, which sometimes puts me to many hours of dreadful suffering, and leaves me weak and useless for weeks. Dear brother Philips spoke nobly on the 1st of August, and on the Monday night, 3rd of August, he was taken with dreadful inflammation. He is still in danger. 66 WEST INDIES. BAHAMAS. These islands have been visited by the yellow fever, which has hurried away many, the greater part of whom have been white people; "but, blessed be God," says Mr. Capern, we have all thus far been preserved. We have also been most mercifully dealt with in that we were not visited by the dreadful hurricanes which have so seriously afflicted Cuba, and done such damages along the whole coast of America, from Florida to Newfoundland." On the 1st of November, Mr. Capern had the pleasure of baptizing twentyeight persons at Nassau, a selection from many candidates. He adds: There is one thing, dear sir, connected with they will prove valuable auxiliaries, and the this station, which is, in my mind, like the bow of promise to it; it is the excellent character of the native teachers. They have fulfilled every expectation which I formed of them when I first took them up, and I feel sure that, under kind and careful direction, out-island churches must at some future time be under their care. They have all of them a fair share of natural ability and of manly independence. They have, too, which is the greatest consideration, a high regard for moral character, and feel that none but those schools on the out-islands one hundred testaments, and a dozen bibles to each of our schools on New Providence. This generous vote, added to the grant of the parent society, which I mentioned to you in my letter of July 13, makes us rich in our possessions of 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 We want capital and energy; then we need not fear competition with the slaveholders of Cuba or Brazil." scarce. 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 carnest 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, is still very ill; Mrs. Duckett and child quite well. News from the continent states that Mr. and Mrs. Newbegin have been very ill, but are recovering. The remainder of our little band, I believe, are well. The Lord has been very gracious unto me hitherto, and a very present help have I experienced my God to be in time of trouble; but I need, dear sir, and crave your prayers for strength of body and strength of mind, that I may not dishonour my God, and grieve his Holy Spirit by repining, but that I may be enabled to glorify his holy name by an entire submission to his all-righteous will. BIMBIA. JUBILEE. On a part of the continent immediately opposite to Fernando Po, our brethren Clarke, Merrick, and Newbegin, with their coadjutors, have fixed on a spot of ground on which to locate themselves as the centre of future operations. It is to be named Jubilee. The following account of their procedure is contained in a letter from Mr. Clarke, part of which was written at the end of July, and part on the 5th of August: At this place brother Newbegin's house is nearly finished, and in two weeks more he hopes to reside in it. The iron house is now up, but not quite finished, and will make a strong store, but is not fit for a dwelling house. Mr. and Mrs. Williams have a house near to the doctor, and with out-houses and garden, the outer point on first lot is occupied. The second is intended for my residence, but first I wish to see a place of worship erected out of the lumber of the former old building. Third lot is for the captain, if he chooses to build. The fourth is where I now reside. In my yard Mr. and Mrs. Byl, and Mr. and Mrs. Philips, and my Fernandian boys, two in number, reside. I am enlarging the house to get store room, and a place for the 'Mpongnie lad, who is to be baptized on the first of August. Near us, on the same lot, Mr. and Mrs. Trusty have their little house, but are yet residing in a corner of the old chapel. Lot fifth is brother Merrick's house and outhouses. The old matted chapel is upon this lot, and the houses of brother Merrick's interpreters. Lot sixth is Mr. Duckett's house and outhouses, and lot seventh is brother Fuller's. His framed house is not yet finished, but I am giving him boards to finish it without delay. My object is to get all the lumber quickly wrought up, and do as much good to all the brethren, to render them comfortable as I am able. In the end, if I need help for my house, I shall not be refused it. But I wish those who have been longest here first served, and a good place of worship speedily erected. I enclose a rough plan of Jubilee, intended only to help you to understand my history of the lots. make no pretensions to accuracy in the form or size: a general idea is all I design to give you. I hope, too, an idea of the districts round will not be unprofitable. For the 140 districts I am indebted to brother Merrick, and at all these the Isubu language is spoken. I have The been only to Fo, on the one hand; 'Mbopi, on the mountain, and to Ganggi and Munggo, on the north-east. Brother Merrick has travelled here far more extensively. figures go not to show the exact places where the districts lie, but as near to them as our information enables us to come. In the Diwalla district, brother Merrick has been to Yabgang. Brother Saker, and others of us, have been to Bassa, Soroko, Maso, Bariba (brother Saker did not accompany us to these three or four), Jibarri, Hickory, and the towns upon the Diwalla district. We hope now to go far beyond our former limits, and pray God to grant us to see some fruit from our labours in his holy and blessed work. BAPTISM. August 5th. On the first of August we had a good day at Jubilee. We baptized, in our little landing-place, Samuel Wilson, an 'Mpongnie from Cape Lopez. He was brought to God by the preaching of Mr. Wilson at Gaboon River; and left for Fernando Po when he thought the French would drive away his friend. He was afraid of his heathen parent forcing him back to Cape Lopez, to see only the superstition and the horrors of heathenism. We intimated the new thing at Bimbia to King William, and he was willing it should be on his sand-beach, but on the morning of the day, when we sent to put up the tent, some folly got hold of him, and he sent to ask Matthews and Lynslager (both in their vessels here), if it would be right to allow us to baptize there. They mistook, and thought he asked if it would be right for Mr. Merrick to baptise him! and sent in reply, that they thought him very unfit for such a thing, but that if Mr. Merrick thought differently, he could do as he pleased. We, hearing of this, were sorry, and sent quietly to say that we would have the baptism on our own ground. Many attended, all was quiet, the day was fine, and brother Merrick spoke in Isubu to such as did not understand English. I felt the season solemn and affecting. This is not a first convert here, but he is a convert from African idolatry and superstition. We are not the honoured instruments of his conversion. Shall we rejoice the less over him for this? We are not fit to joy with the angels of God over sinners repenting, if this be our selfish state of mind. We met at eleven o'clock, A.M., to hold a first of August meeting, and had a delightful day. Eleven speakers. Meeting lasted four and a half hours. I hope brother Merrick will send you the report of it. An anti-slavery society was begun, and twenty-eight members now set their faces against slavery in this slave land. A prayer-meeting was held at night as usual. On being invited to take the pastoral care of the mission church upon me, I sought the aid of brother Merrick to be copastor with me. The church unanimously agreed, and on the 29th of July we were both chosen as pastors of the church here. We have not yet arranged for deacons; that will come in its proper order. We reckon as members of the church here the following 1. Joseph Merrick. 9. Joseph Fuller. 23. Samuel Wilson. Some of these have not yet had their dismissal from the church at Clarence, and several others, as Peter Nicolls and J. W. Christian, have not been put down, as it is not yet settled to what station we shall send them. We have some thoughts of sending Mr. Johnson from the Dove, to help Mr. Saker; Mr. Christian to assist in a school and with the building at Bell's Town; and in the dry season I hope to spend a month there, to go to Wuri, Abo, &c., and do all to help brother Saker which lies in my power. I do all I dare attempt, but would attempt more in the rainy season if it were not for the spasmodic complaint in my collar, which sometimes puts me to many hours of dreadful suffering, and leaves me weak and useless for weeks. Dear brother Philips spoke nobly on the 1st of August, and on the Monday night, 3rd of August, he was taken with dreadful inflammation. He is still in danger. WEST INDIES. BAHAMAS. These islands have been visited by the yellow fever, which has hurried away many, the greater part of whom have been white people; "but, blessed be God," says Mr. Capern, "we have all thus far been preserved. We have also been most mercifully dealt with in that we were not visited by the dreadful hurricanes which have so seriously afflicted Cuba, and done such damages along the whole coast of America, from Florida to Newfoundland." On the 1st of November, Mr. Capern had the pleasure of baptizing twentyeight persons at Nassau, a selection from many candidates. He adds: There is one thing, dear sir, connected with this station, which is, in my mind, like the bow of promise to it; it is the excellent character of the native teachers. They have fulfilled every expectation which I forined of them when I first took them up, and I feel sure that, under kind and careful direction, they will prove valuable auxiliaries, and the out-island churches must at some future time be under their care. They have all of them a fair share of natural ability and of manly independence. They have, too, which is the greatest consideration, a high regard for moral character, and feel that none but those |