does its part to leaven the native mind. The ground prepared for the reception of these tares is indeed limited in extent, but it is fast widening, and the seeds of evil have a power of rapid self-multiplication. The maturity of one crop is the sowing of one a hundred fold greater. What is true of Hindoostan is true in some degree, and will become still more literally true, of all British India. There are tendencies, slight, indeed, at present, in the same direction, wherever free intercourse with civilized nations exists. The moral of all this is plain. Missionary labor should not be done by halves. "Well begun," in this work, is not always "half done." The task is continuous, and for a time, till the movement shall have acquired a certain weight and momentum, must be urged with augmented force. "In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand." When the disciples had "toiled all night,” without success, the Lord said, Launch out into the deep." forms of Christianity current in the east | moralizing literature of either hemisphere as well as in the west. Teachers of popery, and other teachers of sacramental virtue, with the doctrines of popery diluted into nostrums of different degrees of strength, offer to the awakened Hindoo the form and the promises of Christianity without the power thereof. For his gooroo he substitutes the "Christian priest," and devolves on the latter, as he had done on the former, the sole care of his immortal interests. If the water of the Ganges, self-applied, will not remove sin, he trusts that other "holy water," applied by a "successor of the apostles," may have the needful efficacy. The austerities of penance, and the supposed restorative virtues of purgatorial suffering, certainly have an analogy to some parts of his ancient faith and ritual; only a little refined from their material grossness, and so better suited to an awakened and partially cultivated mind, as well as soothing to a spirit that feels the bitterness of sin and rejects the only certain remedy. Popery is as active as ever in commending such solemn mockeries to universal acceptance. The emissaries of Rome haunt the path of the Christian missionary, to take advantage of any remissness or inadequacy in the work of evangelization, to snatch the fruit of his teachings when imperfectly grown and transplant it into their enclosure, there to ripen into a harvest of chaff. Nor is this the worst. It is known that in the principal cities the study of the English language is increasingly popular. As a consequence, there is a growing demand for English books. And what do presses in Christian lands offer for the young Hindoo to feed upon? A glance at the advertising columns of the Bengal newspapers shows, among many excellent works, lists of books that no considerate Christian would suffer to enter his dwelling. There are the latest issues of infidelity, the presumptuous skepticisms of Strauss and Parker and their allies; nominally Christian books assailing the cardinal doctrines of the gospel; the most antichristian and de SANDWICH ISLANDS. The Missionary Herald publishes a detailed review of the mission to the Sandwich Islands for one year, by which it appears that though the additions to the churches have not been as numerous the past year as in some former years, there has been a general advance in several respects. With the increase of wealth in the islands, the people have shown a commendable spirit of liberality. Except at Honolulu and its vicinity, Romanism is on the decline. On one of the islands a few individuals have joined the Mormons. The island of Molokai has made the most striking advances in religious and in temporal things. The congregations are large, the churches efficient, and the members are regular and liberal in their contributions. The valuation of property on the island has doubled within a year, and it is worthy of notice that the decline of the native population there has been arrested, and a small increase is shown. The statistics of the churches sum up as follows: Added the past year on examination, 860; deceased, 632 ; excluded, 263; whole number in regular standing, 21,054. The contributions reported are, for building and repairing churches, $8,600; support of ministers, $4,377; to the American Board, $3,170; other societies, $465; various objects, $308; for purposes not specified in report, $4,166; making a total of $21,094. The reflecting reader who remembers what those islanders were, less than a third of a century since, will need no comment upon such figures as these. An interesting discussion took place at Honolulu in August last, in a meeting of the Hawaiian Agricultural Society. A temporary depression of prices had embarrassed the sugar planters, and a resolution was introduced asking the government to authorize the establishment of distilleries, and the making of spirits under certain restrictions, as an article of Rum Cay, of a very pleasing character, the interest of which was heightened by the reception of twenty-five persons into the church, a number of them pupils in the Sunday school at Port Nelson. That school has had a rapid increase of late, and in addition to those already baptized there are inquirers who, it is hoped, will soon be gathered in. The missionaries present urgent claims to their brethren in England for help to cultivate more thoroughly a field so extensive, and one of more than common promise. JEWS IN CHINA. Allusion was recently made by Dr. Macgowan (see Magazine, last volume, p. 362,) to the existence of a small com unity of Jews at Kaefungfoo, in the interior of China, living in great poverty and ignorance, and rapidly becoming extinct. The two young Chinamen who brought report of their state, were again despatched by Dr. Medhurst to bring some of them to Shanghai, and also to obtain copies of their Scriptures for comparison. A slip forwarded by Mr. Johnson, of Hongkong, mentions that they have been successful in this undertaking. The people were reminded that from their ignorance of Hebrew they could not understand their own laws, and that if some of their number would go to Shanghai they could be instructed in the language and thus teach others; also that people in other parts of the world, who believe in their sacred books, desire copies of them to ascertain the correctness of other copies. These suggestions, after some objection, were favorably received, six rolls of the Pentateuch were purchased, one a very ancient copy, and two men consented to remove to Shanghai. They arrived with their books in safety, and have commenced learning Hebrew. The rolls are of white sheepskin, sewed together, twenty or thirty yards long, and will be forwarded to London, to be deposited in the British Museum. The Christian world will look with deep interest for further communications concerning this remnant of Israel. FAITH OF AN AFRICAN CHIEF. The African converts gathered in Jamaica, by missionaries of the United Presbyterian Society, moved with compassion for the land of their fathers, sent four years ago several of their number as teachers, under the care of Rev. Mr. Waddell, to Calabar at the mouth of the Niger. The success with which their mission has been crowned, appears in the fol lowing facts, showing the efficacy of even a little faith acting in view of very limited knowledge. King Eyo, the chief of a town where Mr W. has his station, is not only very intelligent, but, in matters of greater importance, very promising. The people assemble in his courtyard every Sabbath to be instructed by Mr. Waddell, who explains to them the great truths of the gospel, King Eyo himself acting as interpreter; and this has been going on for upward of four years. He is quite convinced of the absurdity of the superstitions which had prevailed so long amongst his people, and frequently speaks of them as "* those foolish things." The subject on one occasion happened to be the due observance of the Lord'sday. Eyo was much struck by it. It is by the sale of palm-oil that he carries on trade with the English merchants, and it so happened that the next market-day fell on the Sabbath. Eyo determined that he would not traffic on that day; and he informed the traders to that effectthat it was · God's palaver day,” and he would not trade on it. They were much annoyed, and endeavored to dissuade him from his purpose. They told him that he would lose the sale of it, and that henceforward no one would traffic with him; but he was immovable. His mind however was much troubled, and could not rest. At last he resolved he would go and tell God about it in prayer. He went on his knees and breathed forth his thoughts. He prayed to God, that as he had kept his palaver-day, so he would not suffer his market-day to fail, but so order it that he might sell his oil. It was a simple prayer, for as yet it was only a little light that had entered within his mind, and which was struggling with the darkness that had so long prevailed there. The Sabbath was observed, and no market was held on it; but, on the next market-day, such was the demand, that Eyo sold all the oil he had on hand, both old and new, and still was unable to meet it fully; and then it was, that, in the fulness of his heart, he went to Mr. Waddell and told him all that had taken place. No Sabbath market is now permitted to be held in Creek Town, and the people have thrown away their Ekpongyong, or chief domestic idol. AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSIONARY UNION. LIKENESS OF REV. ALFRED BENNETT. Agreeably to the hope expressed, we present on the frontispiece of this volume an engraved likeness of our late brother and fellow-laborer, the Rev. ALFRED BENNETT. The portraiture, we hardly need to say it, is singularly just to the original. All who knew him will feel this, and all others will naturally infer it from the life-like style of execution, which does great credit to the artists, Messrs. Andrews and Wagstaff, of this city. The accompanying sketch of Mr. Bennett's life and character is equally truthful; we say it for those who were not intimately acquainted with him; and it is with no ordinary degree of satisfac tion we are permitted, not only to lay them both before our present readers, but to place them on enduring record for those who shall come after. GERMANY. That we may embrace in this number of the Magazine as complete a view as practicable of the existing state of our mission cause in Germany, we insert here portions of a letter just received from Mr. Lehmann, dated at Berlin, Oct. 10. Church at Berlin-Enforcement of discipline. We labor still under the consequences. of the resolution carried in your presence here, (excluding one of our members.) Several others, eight in all, declared also *Alluding to the late visit of the For. Secretary. love and honor; the brethren with tears bidding me to remain, or return soon, forcing me frequently to use artifice to escape. I have found such visiting indeed not only beneficial, but highly necessary. To a very great extent it is owing to pastoral visiting that the truth is spread abroad and the brethren and flocks encouraged and confirmed. The destitute state of our churches and the urgent necessity of visiting them were matters of discussion also in our conferences at Hamburg; and it was resolved that more visiting should be done. their withdrawal. But four of these have | I have always been received with too great repented and returned. The struggle that arose, during my absence in England, had developed also other things of a sad character. We have in consequence been compelled to exclude three members, the persons implicated, and are about to take measures in regard to those who acted as backbiters. They had not disclosed offences in a regular way, but by betrayal and rumor, which gave us great grief and anxiety. Amidst these trials God is gracious to us in giving us new converts. Two were presented to the church yesterday. Our services are well attended, and though almost alone, I preach with delight and in good health. One thing gives us much joy. What one convert can do. The son of one of our deacons and member of our Sunday school, to whom also I had given special instruction in a class of the elder children, left us a year ago in an unconverted state and much given to worldly pleasures. In Stettin the Lord had mercy on him, and awakened him from his sleep of sin. From thence he went to Hamburg, and again, at the request of his father whose health required aid in his business, he returned to this city. But how changed the youth; full of faith, and zeal and fervor ! His influence is great in the family, all whose members he carries away to all our meetings; he has inspirited our association of young men, (jünglingsverein,) who have reörganized themselves; he has engaged in the local tract-circulation; and his fer vent prayers in our prayer-meetings edify -- Demand for circuit preachers. Referring to the frequent journeyings which he had been compelled to undertake, as reported in his last communication (Mag. p. 422, last vol.), Mr. Lehmann writes: These journeys I have made only in consequence of urgent invitations. And Nevertheless, if there are others who will care for these duties, I will very fain employ all my time and energy to be useful as I can here. For though I wrote you that I felt bound to follow the footsteps of the Lord where he pleases to have his work chiefly done, I by no means despair of a very gratifying result from labors bestowed in Berlin. could I do this, having seen so many "days of small things," worshipping with a very few, and now finding myself surrounded by hundreds, in a place of our own, having already enjoyed immeasurable blessings, and revelations of God's grace and condescension ? How New cases of persecution-Fines and banish ment. Two of our brethren (Werner and Gülzau,) have stood before the courts of justice lately, and have been fined, one five, and the other ten, dollars, for having administered baptism and the Lord's Supper and for uniting in marriage persons who had not in legal form declared their withdrawal from the (state) church. There is no remedy for this, and br. G., who will not pay the fine, will be despoiled of his goods. We may expect much more of these things. We shall surely have to undergo great trials before we attain to a settled state of sound liberty. May our strength be as our day. Our blind br. Matthias, who so effectually preached the gospel in and about Stolzenberg, has been compelled to leave there; he made too great a stir, and too many came forward and were baptized. The magistrates found it the more easy to expel him as he is blind, and they could pretend that he would be a burden to the community. All security, which was offered, was rejected. He was arrested, banished and abused. At the last accounts he was in Elbing, uncertain what would become of him. If forced to go to his home, he will be useful also there. He He This morning (Oct. 15,) br. Fasching arrives from Breslau, and will stay a day or two before going to Hamburg. also is prohibited staying in Breslau. is a native of Austria, was sent by br. Oncken to Silesia to labor for the Lord; but after much trouble and effort to get permission to stay, he is forced to leave. The difficulties in the way of settling any where are more and more, especially since the last legislation. Several brethren suffer under it here also, in Berlin. Arbitrary measures, besides, become more and more frequent. Opening of a chapel at Memel. Br. Niemetz writes exultingly of the opening of the chapel at Memel. It was an event in that town. In the morning there attended by estimate 1500 people, and in the afternoon not many less. He regrets very much that brethren from a distance were not there, to participate in the joy and in the work. If report is true, this chapel must be our largest in all Germany. God overruling all. The editor trusts he shall be pardoned for introducing the following paragraph of a personal bearing. It exhibits, at least, the kindly spirit of our brother, by which he is so eminently characterized. The interview referred to was had at Douai in France. Very great joy I had in seeing by your letter from London, that you had opportunity of speaking with our dear brn. Oncken and Köbner, which I had almost thought to be impossible. If we have indeed lost much by your absence from the Hamburg Conference, and I venture to say you too, yet there have been some All the advanthings to counterbalance. tage has not been lost that we could derive from your visit; and I for one thank God for it; as in a better case, I, perhaps, might not have had so much enjoyment in it. Happy we are to acquiesce always in the dispensations of our great Lord, whose hand also we see working amidst our errors. NAGAS OF ASSAM. 31 In a letter of recent date Mr. Bronson speaks of the interest manifested by some "A few months since, a party of eight |