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Mr. Blood having sustained the relation about seven years, and the present pastor forty-two. "Since the organization of the church, including those who were first embodied, five hundred and thirtyone have united with it; ninety-two previous to the dismission of the first pastor, and four hundred and thirty-one since that period. Ninety-two of this number have died; one hundred and twentyseven have been dismissed in good standing; and thirty-eight have been excluded. Towards thirty were dismissed to unite with members from other churches to form the church in Cambridge; a number to assist in forming the church in Roxbury; from ten to fifteen to Lowell; and several to unite with others in organizing the church in Brookline."

There was a period when there were members belonging to this church from eleven towns; and at present in five of those towns Baptist churches have been gathered, and meeting houses erected.

The venerable author of this Sermon devoted himself in youth to the cause of truth; and he has kept the faith to good old age, maintaining the principles of his denomination with a firm and liberal spirit. In contemplating the progress of the churches in his vicinity, with him many friends will mingle their notes of gratitude, and respond to the closing remarks of the discourse: "We have great occasion upon a review of God's goodness towards us, with lively gratitude to exclaim, What hath God wrought!'"

JAY'S LECTURES.

The Christian Contemplated in a Course of Lectures, delivered in Argyle Chapel, Bath. By WILLIAM JAY. Second edition. Boston Lincoln & Edmands. pp. 432. 18mo.

THIS work having been copiously noticed in a former Number, when published in the octavo form, we shall very briefly advert to it in the present article, and chiefly for the purpose of expressing our gratification at seeing it in so cheap and neat a form, as will ensure it an extensive and rapid circulation. A prominent excellence in Mr. Jay's publications, consists in the felicitous manner in which he incorporates the language of the sacred Scriptures into his pulpit performances. No Christian can peruse these Lectures, without being delighted with the constant recurrence of the most appropriate, impressive, and exhilarating quotations from the Bible. Nothing so enriches a sermon, as well adapted citations from Scripture; and to secure this object, the Bible must be rendered familiar to the mind. If in every theological seminary, students were required regularly to commit to memory portions of the word of God, they would acquire, in a good degree, the happy tact of bringing Scripture to illustrate their discourses, for which Mr. Jay is so pre-eminently conspicuous, and thus be materially aided in the successful discharge of their ministry.

MISSIONARY REGISTER.

FOR AUGUST, 1830.

SUBSCRIPTIONS and donations to the General Convention of the Baptist Denomination in the United States, for Foreign Missions, &c. should be transmitted to Heman Lincoln, Esq. Treasurer, at the Baptist Missionary Rooms, No. 52, Washington-Street, Boston. The communications for the Corresponding Secretary should be directed to the same place, as his residence is removed to the city.

BURMAN MISSION.

MR. JUDSON'S JOURNAL.

1829, Nov. 29th. Since my last, we have finished revising the New Testament, and the Epitome of the Old,—a work, in which we have been closely engaged for above a year. We have also prepared for the press several smaller works, viz.

1. The Catechism of Religion. This has already passed through two editions in Burmese. It has also been translated and printed in Siamese, and translated in Taling or Peguese.

2. The view of the Christian Religion, thoroughly revised for a 4th edition in Burmese. It has also been translated in Taling and Siamese.

3. The order of worship of the Burman church.

4. The Baptismal Service. 5. The Marriage Service. 6. The Funeral Service; the three last consisting chiefly of extracts from scripture.

7. The Teacher's Guide, or a Digest of those parts of the New Testament, which relate to the duty of teachers of religion, designed particularly for native pastors.

8. A Catechism of Astronomy. 9. A Catechism of Geography. 10. A Table of Chronological History, or a Register of principal events from the creation to the present time.

11. The Memoir of Mee Shway-ee. 12. The Golden Balance, or the Christian and Boodhist systems contrasted. This has been translated in Taling.

The Gospel of St. Matthew was also translated in Siamese by Mrs. J. and is now translating in Taling by Ko Manpoke, our assistant in that department, under the inspection of Mrs. Wade.

Mah Men, mentioned Aug. 13th, daughter of Mai Hlah, has been baptized, and Mah Men-san, half sister of Mah Tee, resident at Pah-ouk, a village between this and Amherst. Four European soldiers also have joined the little church in the English 45th Regiment. Between ten and twenty attend our English worship, Lord's day morning and evening and Friday evening, some of whom are very hopeful inquirers.

As to the Hindoo branch of the church, composed of six members, we found them so ignorant of both English and Burmese, as to be neither capable nor desirous of attending worship with us; and we, therefore, set them off, as a distinct church. But the principal member, he who acted as interpreter, and in whom we had most confidence, having proved a very fickle, unsteady character, and ceased to be in the employ of the mission, and some of the others having moved away, we have no hope, at present, of doing any thing further in that department.

At Rangoon, five more have been baptized, three men and two women. Poor Mah Ing, mentioned March 5, had finally requested baptism and been accepted by the church; but previous to the administration, she was taken ill with a fever and died. We have heard also of the baptism of three more Karens at Tavoy, since Brother Boardman's return.

In regard to Amherst, the prospect is quite dark. Moung Ing has had no success at all, though he has not been wanting in diligence and faithfulness. At length, we advised him to remove to Tavoy. He, however, preferred Rangoon, and is now co-operating with Thah-a. His wife remained behind.

Her conduct has been very exceptionable, since her baptism, and soon after her husband's departure she became openly vicious. She is now suspended from communion,-the first case of church discipline, that has occurred amongst the native members.

A. JUDSON. Rev. Dr. Bolles, Cor. Sec.

EXTRACT FROM MR. BOARDMAN'S
JOURNAL.

June 1, 1829. Having nearly completed the arrangements necessary after our trip to Mergui, we are about resuming our wonted labors.

9. Employed Sergeant Richardson, at government expense, to teach English in the day school. This arrangement secures more instruction to the boys than I could give, and saves me considerable more time for missionary duties.

16. Baptized Moung Shway-Kyo, Stephen Chapin, the eldest [adopted] son of good old Mah-men-lay. He was the first boy admitted to our boarding-school in Maulmein, and though on our first arrival here he gave us considerable trouble and anxiety, he has conducted himself with propriety, and given evidence of piety for the last four

months.

21. Baptized two of the boarding scholars-Moung Lek-kyee, a Karen youth, the first person who entered our boarding school in Tavoy; and Shway Hmong, an Indo Chinese, fifteen years of age, who was admitted to the boarding school nine months since. These two persons, with Stephen Chapin, applied for baptism several months ago, and have ever since given pleasing evidence of piety. They are noticed in my journal for March, and were with me in my tour among the Karens. They were all admitted to the communion this evening. They read Burman, and are studying English; and we hope they may become useful to the perishing heathen around us.

11. Poor little Sarah is worse, and we fear a determination of blood to the head.

12. Lord's day noon. Our dear little Sarah has just breathed out her spirit into the hand of Him who gave it. Ó, how painful is the stroke to her fond parents! But, blessed be our Redeemer, we have not an anxious thought about her present welfare. She is, I trust, unspeakably happy in the bosom of her Saviour. But it grieves me to think I am so sinful as to need so severe a chastisement. May we at this time of the Lord's dealing with us, be enabled to lay open our hearts to the influences of divine grace, and receive any impression which the Holy Spirit may see fit to impart.

13. At 7 o'clock this morning we committed the dear remains of our first born to the grave. By her side are reserved places for her heart-stricken, but submissive parents to sleep. Although bereaved of our dearly beloved child, we felt thankful that God had raised up for us in this land of strangers, a few friends who truly sympathized with us in our affliction. Several English gentlemen, and a large concourse of Portuguese, Burmans, and Chinese, assembled to pay the tribute of affection to the remains of one who was so interesting and so dear to all who knew her.

20. Mrs. Boardman is confined to her couch by a lameness with which she has been afflicted several months, and which her assiduous attention to our sick babes has considerably increased.

Five of the native members of the church are also ill, and one of them has gone to his native (Karen,) jungle, in quest of health.

Aug. 1. Received at the zayat, a short visit from Moung Shway-ging, the head Burman of the town. He was courteous and affable, and read some portions of our Scriptures; but, like many persons at home, seemed too much occupied with worldly cares to think much of religion.

GEO. D. BOARDMAN.

July 6. A rich feast on the letters and Magazines, brought by the Ara- Rev. Dr. BOLLES. bella from Boston. In the evening observed the monthly concert with the native members of the church. Considerable ardor of desire, and fervor of appropriate prayer, characterized the meeting.

10. Our children, (especially the eldest one,) are ill. To-day she has a fever and other unfavorable symptoms.

ENCOURAGEMENT TO MISSIONARY
EFFORTS.

A friend has kindly furnished us with the copy of a letter, recently addressed to a minister in a neighboring

State, by the Corresponding Secretary of the Baptist Board of Foreign Missions. As the information it imparts is of a character which is likely to be sought by many who are desirous to aid the missionary enterprise, we present it to our readers, with the hope that it will contribute to excite and cherish the spirit of Christian benevo

lence.

Dear Brother,

Boston, July 14, 1830.

Yours of the 12th came to hand this morning; and I rejoice to hear that our respected female friends at are arranging themselves for spirited action in support of Foreign Missions. The cause they propose to sustain is God's, and will prevail. It has already triumphed over much opposition, and is now making greater strides, and enlisting more hearts and hands, than at any former period. A conscious satisfaction attends all who engage in it from right motives; and what is more, they shall gather fruit unto life eternal.

In reply to your inquiries, I must say that our schools in Burmah have been unavoidably subjected to some changes; partly from want of more missionaries, and partly from the hostility of native priests; and of course we have not attained to that precision in expenses, at which we hope soon to arrive. From a comparison of the statements furnished at different times, I may venture to say that thirty dollars will cover all the expenses of a child in the boarding school for a year, while it is hoped by a system of rigid economy that the amount may be reduced to twenty five dollars, in a short time. Contributors may have the satisfaction of assurance, that whatever is given for schooling, will be carefully applied to the object; and should a reduction in the expenses of living take place at the station, the number of pupils will be increased in the same ratio, and to the full extent of our pecuniary ability. A district school under a native instructer, subject to missionary inspection, may be supported for one hundred and twenty dollars per annum. tive preacher can be sustained for one

hundred dollars.

A na

I need not say to you that we greatly need assistance in reference to all

these, as well as the general objects of the mission. We are attempting to do something worthy of the denomination to which we belong, and to the immense claims which Heaven has upon us, with our wealth and numbers, and are therefore sending out the present season more foreign laborers than all we had on the ground before. How is this rapid stride to be supported? We believe God will show us, for we trust the impulse is from him. Too long have we slumbered; too long have we done little or nothing; and since our feeble hands have been stretched out to the work in earnest, he has blest us

abundantly. And he will bless you, my dear Sir, and our sisters who are coming up to his help in this great matter. Our Christian associates are be

ginning to send up their offerings from sections of the country, where in time past, they have been actually opposed

to Missions. Let us be humble and thankful-it is the Lord's doing; and while we give him the glory, we will indulge the persuasion, that he means to wipe off the reproach that has so long

rested upon us.

I am much gratified with the prospect of laborers, which now presents, although too many of them are like the promising friend of whom you speak, quite young, and have much to do in the way of preparation. While we are anxious that every one of them may, in due time, exhibit the qualifications which shall recommend them to pa

tronage, we earnestly desire that God will incline the hearts of men whose minds are already disciplined to say,Here are we, send us."

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LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

May 13, 1830, the London Missionary Society held its annual meeting, at the City Road Chapel. Peculiar solemnity marked the meeting, from the afflictive dispensation of Providence in the decease of their most highly esteemed Foreign Secretary, the Rev. Mr. Orme. Abstracts from the Annual Report were read, and it was stated that special efforts had resulted in procuring extra subscriptions to the Society's funds of £6,640. Various interesting addresses were presented. We

select the address of Rev. J. A. James, as he is well known in the United States, as the author of the "Church Member's Guide," and other valuable works.

The Rev. J. A. James, of Birmingham, moved the first resolution:-If under ordinary circumstances, and at all times, it would be a matter of onerous responsibility, and of somewhat painful anxiety, to come forward as the first speaker on such an occasion as this, you will readily believe me, Sir, when I say, that in thus attempting to give the key-note to this hallowed union of Christian minds, this sublime harmony of benevolent feeling, I strike the chord with a trembling hand and a palpitating heart, in as much as the resolution intrusted to my care makes such specific reference to an event which has thrown, even amidst the pleasing details to which we have listened from the report, a feeling of deep solemnity over this deeply affected audience. The resolution is to the following effect:

"That the report, an abstract of which has been now read, be received and printed. That this meeting would ascribe devout and grateful praises to the Heavenly Majesty for the past tokens of his favor towards this Society; offering, at the same time, fervent supplications for its future and increased prosperity. That, while suimoned afresh to lament the loss of several esteemed friends and fellow-laborers, this meeting would especially record its sense of that mournful bereavement which has deprived the Society, and the church at large, of the invaluable services of the late Rev. William Orme, Foreign Secretary. That to these inscrutable appointments of an all-wise Providence, this meeting desires to bow with deep prostration of spirit, earnestly praying the Lord of the harvest to raise up other well qualified laborers; above all, to point out one eminently fitted to fill the vacant office, and to confer a larger portion of wisdom and grace on all intrusted with the management of the Society's affairs."

We meet this morning, Sir, under the shadow of that cloud, and on the precincts of that darkness which Jehovah has drawn around his throne, and behind which he carries on, far beyond the reach of our officious and

meddling curiosity, his mysterious and inscrutable purposes. From that cloud comes a voice-" Be still, and know that I am God!" The resolution, Sir, refers to the loss of many valuable men, and if I dwell not upon their names it is not because each is not entitled to be spoken of with peculiar emphasis, or lengthened notice, but because we have sustained a heavier loss, which absorbs and engrosses all others a desolating stroke, and one of the heaviest calamities with which it has pleased Jehovah ever to visit this institution. To say that our loss is irreparable would be to set limits to Omnipotence

would be to attempt to penetrate the purposes of Jehovah, and to anticipate the undeveloped secrets of futurity; but when I recollect the manly intellect, the great good sense, the extensive acquirements, the exhaustless energies, and the genuine and deep piety of that man-when I recollect the prudence warmed with benevolencethe zeal, untinctured with wildness, which he possessed-when I recollect the fluent tongue, and the ready penwhen I consider his habits of business, the labors-alas, for us! too abundant-under which he fell a sacrifice; and especially, when I recollect his devotedness to this society, to which he was attached with the fidelity of a servant and the zeal of a lover-when I recollect that he never appeared in the council-chamber but to be listened to with deference-where, firm but not dogmatical, he was the centre of union-when I recollect all this, I must be permitted to say, that our loss if not irreparable, is incalculable (hear hear.) Sir, we have lost other and great men, and I will not be guilty of the indelicacy of drawing any invidious comparisons, but one circumstance ought not to be forgotten-their sun, happily for us, shone through a lengthened summer day, and went down in the evening of life-but his, at noonday! He was fully ripened, and fell with all the freshness of his bloom upon him; the powers, the noble powers of his mind and heart, exhibited no symptoms of decay. I offer my sympathy to his bereaved wisdom, to his afflicted church, to the denomination of which he was a splendid ornament, to this Society, to the Christian church, and to the world at large-for all are mourners, though we the chief ones, upon this occasion. But his name, Sir, is written on the page of our martry

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