wandering at such a time I regretted more | letters in the English alphabet I find will than sleeping in the woods.-At 9 o'clock, not be needed. It is important to have a 1 came to a house, obtained refreshment, and engaged two men, by offering them a reward, to search for my horse, who found him five miles from the place where he left me. fixed sound to every vowel; otherwise we must carry along all the heavy appendages which belong to the English pronunciation of vowels; I mean the giving of three or four sounds to every vowel, and the marks Sept. 29.-Instances of mortality, in which designate their sounds. Brother which we feel an interest, are thickening. Byington showed me the Choctaw alphaOne and another of our fellow-laborers bet; of which I think favorably; but it have fallen. It is but a few weeks since would require considerable alteration to acwe heard of the death of brother Lock-commodate it to this language, in which wood, of the Dwight Mission; then, of bro- there are some sounds that are not found in ther Montgomery, of the Union Mission; the Choctaw. That system is adopted by and since, of Mrs. Montgomery. But death has come even nearer. This afternoon, we had intelligence of the decease of Mrs. Kerr's sister (in Alleghenytown.) To her this Providence is very trying, as they were endeared to each other by the most tender ties. Dear girl! what is our loss is, I trust, her eternal gain. I will not occupy more of this sheet with minutes; as I wish to mention some other things. all the southern missions among the Indi ans, in which any thing has been done in the native language. I think, however, that it is too much adapted to the French pronunciation. I expect to attend a Missionary Convention at Union in two weeks; and then obtain additional insight into the method adopted by the southern brethren. Uniformity would be important. We have entered into the missionary service at a time when there is a greater variety of opinion than was ever before, as to the best method of teaching the Indians. A few years since, the whole effort seemed to be to bring them to the use of the Eng. lish language; and now, many advocate this as the only practicable plan. Our gov ernmental agents are among the number. Others think the native language only will succeed. Others, among whom are our Baptist brethren, are endeavoring to get elementary books in the native language, in It is determined, that the Potawatomies will settle immediately south of us. They were expected to settle up the Missouri on the Nowaday river; and indeed that point had been spoken of by Government as the place of their settlement. But the uncertainty about the permanent title to that land rendered them unwilling to go to it, though the country was delightful, and they were much pleased with it. Two weeks ago, a deputation of Potawatomies, with an agent, visited the section south of us, and deter-order to excite a spirit of inquiry after let mined to settle on it. They are 6000 in number; but are allowed three years for removal to it. How many will come soon is unknown. The Wea and Peankeshaw 'tract is, I believe, 20 miles square, and their land will join that tract. Our Baptist brethren have had missions among the Potawatomies, and will establish one as soon as the Indians arrive. ters, and ultimately bring them to the Eng lish, the former being a handmaid to the latter. I hope, ere long we will have elementary books of instruction; but, in the mean time, would it not be advisable to teach in the English? At present, there appears to be no alternative. Miss Hen. derson feels some anxiety on this subject. Considerable work must yet be done to I have been embracing every opportu- render our house comfortable for the win. nity to collect words and sentences in the In- ter. Brother Bradley and two hired men dian language. My present object is to are now sawing boards for the floor. The settle the alphabet. This seems to be of remarkable dryness of the fall has render. primary importance. Yet previously to ed our little cornfield unproductive of a this, it is necessary to have some know. crop. Mr. B. has put up a quantity of ledge of the language, that the peculiar prairie-hay, sufficient for our animal stock sounds may be ascertained. Some of the during the winter. Yours in the bonds of Christ. MISSION TO NORTHERN INDIA. Our readers have been informed that Rev. James Wilson and John Newton, with their wives, and Miss Julia A. Davis, who have gone as a reinforcement of our Mission to Northern India, received their Instructions from the Cor. Secretary, in Philadelphia, on the 28th of October last. These Instructions have been published in full in the N. Y. Observer. Constrained by the limits of the Chronicle, we content ourselves with a summary view of this document. foundation, and this cannot be done until the exis overthrown. Conscience, where for centuries isting structure of society, if it may be so called, it has been as good as dead, is to be brought back to vigorous action-the understanding, long en radical distinction between right and wrong, is to shrouded, and lost as to its apprehension of the be made to comprehend the pure and powerful principles of the law and the gospel, and all the affections of the soul are to be engaged most ear. nestly in the concerns of God and eternity. The results of this change in the sentiments and heart In the introduction, the Secretary states, that it of the debased pagan are to be developed in all the is a source of consolation to the missionaries and fruits of personal and domestic purity, and order, their friends to know, that they embark for a city and integrity-in the reformation of the manners where the warm hands of many affectionate disci- of society, and their formation on evangelical prinples and Christian missionaries will be stretched ciples, and in all intellectual, religious and public out to greet them-that in the ultimate point of blessings which the gospel bestows. Do you ask, their destination one beloved and devoted brother by what power this revolution can possibly be will be found to receive them-and that the Seik achieved? We answer, the excellency of that Nation, to whom they repair, present encourage- power is all of God-the instrumentality through ments of the most inviting character. He next which it steadily operates, and will, we hope, ope. takes a general view of their future home in its ge-rate, in connection with your mission, is, ographical, statistical and religious aspect.-Much 1. The preaching of Christ and him crucified to information of that country has been already com- the heathen of all ranks and classes. This is muuicated through the columns of the Chronicle. Heaven's appointed way by which to move the But the following advantages which it possesses, springs of action in the soul of man, and wake up as a missionary field, are worthy of particular at a desire of knowledge and of improvement among tention. 1. The absence of many of those moral unthinking nations: and thus to apply the unerimpediments which exist in some other parts of ring rule of truth and justice to those corrupt and the pagan world. Mahometanism has fallen into senseless systems of superstition to which they disrepute; and the Seiks are less devoted to the have been devoted. The method of preaching the customs, castes, aud austerities of Hindooism than gospel in that part of India to which you go, their neighbors; while they have a strong desire which you can, or should adopt, must be the result to acquire a knowledge of the English language. of your own observation and experience. Wheth2. The climate is mild and salubrious. The lower in the assembly, or in the street-in the cotand fertile plains of Punjab, where periodical diseases may prevail, are contiguous to the elevated spurs of the Asiatic range, where the pure elastic air and impressive scenery may give new tone and vigor to body and mind when exhausted by a residence below.-3. The relative position, as well as the distinguishing character, of the Seik nation, is deserving of consideration. For the evangelization of this people, consisting probably of 2,000,000, no provision has been made; the station at Loodianeh will be 250 miles from the nearest mission of any kind; and will be encircled by the vast territory embraced in Eastern Persia, Afghanistan, Cash2. Among a reading people the use of the press mere, Thibet, and the other provinces of Hindoos- is often nearly equal in importance to the presence tan; of which information may be obtained, inter- of the living teacher; and in eastern Asia, the Biesting to the geographer, the historian, and the ble seems destined to supply, to a great extent, the naturalist, as well as the Christian.-"The whole lack of the heralds of salvation. You will make of Eastern Asia, teeming with many millions of it one of the earliest objects to ascertain the char. immortal souls, seems fast ripening for the haracter of the translation into the language of the vest, and its entire conversion to God will circumscribe and narrow down the dominions of the god of this world to a very few important and influential points." From the view given, the missionaries may form an idea of the nature of their work and the best means of building up the Redeemer's kingdom in that interesting portion of the globe. But their duty is particularly pointed out in the following words: "You arc to commence the formation of society there, not only in its religious, but in its intellect. ual and social character, as it were from its very 2 tage, or the bazaar-at home or abroad, to the old or the young, let your earliest efforts, when you shall have acquired their language, and a large portion of your time afterwards, be devoted to the oral, the plain and simple exhibition of the grand principles of salvation, through the blood of Christ; and never till your latest breath, dear brethren, allow yourselves to doubt the sufficiency, and eventually, the universal efficiency of this instrumentality. Trust in God, aud go forward in declaring the Master's message, until it becomes "the wis dom and power of God unto salvation." Seik nation of a part or the whole of the Bible, which is said to have been made; and to supply yourselves with copies of it for distribution, until, by the possession of a press and a fount of type, it may be in your power to publish it for yourselves. If you find, at Calcutta, the means of having provided, or can otherwise obtain suitable religious Tracts, as well as copies of the Holy Scriptures, in the language of the Seiks, and also of those provinces through which you will pass on your way to Loodianeh, you will take a competent supply of these important auxiliaries. The funds which will be intrusted to you by the American Bible,, those times, at least, you will feel that all outward and the American Tract Society, you will use losses are made up to you in that peace with which your best endeavors to apply in the way contem-the stranger intermeddles not. plated, so soon as it can be done to the best advantage. You will also prosecute the mission with a view to secure, in connexion with it, the advantages of a regular prinding establishment. 3. All missionary efforts must now contemplate the intellectual and spiritual training of the rising generation, as one of the most sure and indispensable methods of making known and establishing the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ among the heathen. A number of Female Associations have been formed for the support of schools under the direction of the mission to northern India, and one of your number goes out with the especial | purpose of making the experiment of the infant school system in that part of India. We hope that the result of your efforts may go to show that the education of native children, of both sexes, among the Seiks, will be attended with even less discouragement and greater facilities than in any other parts of Hindoostan." After giving some instructions in relation to the High School which is to be connected with the Mission in Northern India, the Secretary reminds the missionaries of their dependence on God for success in the great work to which they are call ed-that they might "labor in vain," unless He "give the increase;" and that this fact, instead of discouraging, will prove to their minds the dearest and most abiding source of consolation. Exhorting them to consider God's declared purpose and federal engagement to his Son, as to the conversion of all nations, and the nearness of the time when this shall be accomplished, he proceeds as follows: "Engage, then, dear brethren, in your workIst. By joining this sense of dependence with a strong and abiding faith in the promises of God. Never yield to doubt, or distrust as to the issue, but if the blessing tarry long, wait for it. Often read the promises, and with them the prophetical parts of the Bible, and, by faith, hang your hopes upon them, and believe firmly in God. In order to the continued possession of this state of mind, 2. Maintain habitual intercourse and communion with Heaven. Consult the throne of grace on all subjects and at all times. Be never weary of prayer; and when you pray, approach God as a Father, who takes a deep interest in you and your mission, and to whom you may come with the sweet persuasion, that he will grant you his presence when you need it and ask it. Many happy seasons, we trust, you are to enjoy in pagan India, in communing with God and each other; and at 3. Be faithful and diligent in the missionary work. Removed from the society of Christians, and where there will be none to appreciate properly your worth, if you are diligent and laborious; and none to detect your neglect and sloth, if you grow, remiss, you will doubtless meet a thousand temptations to linger in the race. But this you will not do, if you preserve the love of God, a sense of the worth of souls, and a true feeling of compassion for the heathen, in full vigor in your own hearts. The cruel rites, the painful self-torments and austerities of the pagans of eastern Asia, bear testimony to the fact, that they feel a deep persuasion, a decided conviction, that, after all their good deeds, there is something wanting to secure the favor of God; and through all their bloody rites, they seem to inquire "wherewithal shall we come before the Lord?"-"How shall man be just with God?" This momentous question it is the object of your lives to answer for the people to which you go; and what joy will there be in heaven, when the evangelical solution shall be so understood, that the millions of Hindoostan, abandoning their castes and their polluted idols, begin, with one accord, to turn unto the Lord. Though, ere that glorious day, many a lingering year of deferred hope, and seemingly unproductive wish, may await you, and those who follow in your footsteps, be patient, be diligent, and hope unto the end, remembering that "the vision is for an appointed time." Act in concert, and in all your intercourses and labors, preserve, dear brethren, the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of love. 4. Let the superior excellence of the gospel of Christ be illustrated before the heathen, in the purity, the integrity, and benevolence of your lives. Deprived of the public means of grace as you have enjoyed them here, and separated from the hallowed intercourse of surrounding Christians, and at the same time encompassed with the vices and shocking impurities of a pagan land, you will have a thousand temptations to relax the closeness of your walk with God, and become earthly and sensual in your affections. Resist every such opposing current; and connive not at any thing which is wrong in them, with the hope of winning their confidence, but let the benevolence of your designs appear in your concern for their salvation, and in your kindness to them in want, in affliction, and in any situation in which you can do them good." MEDITERRANEAN MISSIONS. Rev. Josiah Brewer, missionary at Smyrna, has kindly forwarded to the Western F. Missionary Society five numbers of a religious newspaper conducted by him, and entitled "The Star in the East, and Friend of Youth." It is a small paper, neatly printed, and fraught with missionary intelligence and other useful matter.-It is believed that the following abstracts will be acceptable to the readers of the F. Miss. Chronicle. American Independent Smyrna Mission. In the Star, Mr. Brewer gives an account of the first four years of this mission, of which he has the superintendence, and which we understand has been sustained by a Society of Ladies, at New Haven, Conn.-At the return of peace, after the struggle between the Turks.and Russians, the members of this mission were encouraged to extend, in different quarters, the benefits of improved methods of education. Various schools, on the system of mutual instruction, sprung into existence among the Greeks in Smyrna, and the surrounding villages, to which this mission made considerable donations, as well as to the Greek hospital and other objects of public utility; and several also were made to promote education among the Armenians. These operations contributed indirectly to the establishment of two girls' schools, and to the elevation of the pupils from their. sheep skins on the floor to the use of convenient seats and writing desks.At Haivali or Keydonia, opposite the northern part of Mitylene and the seat of a flourishing Greek village prior to the revolution, the brethren of this mission co-operated with Mr. Arundell, English Chaplain at Smyrna, in teaching, for more than two years, several hundred Greek girls; and succeeded, through the aid of Mr. Lewis, in completing a convenient school room, where, and in other parts of the town, 300 pupils, mostly boys, are now in a course of instruction. "Thus, from its scarcely extinguished cinders and still tottering walls, many a gem may be gathered up, to shine, as we trust, in the Redeemer's crown, when the fires of the last day shall have consumed alike the works of the oppressed and the oppressor."-These brethren had an important influence in the establishment of a Lancasterian school, yet flourishing, at Yourla. When residing at Constantinople, one of them collected 50 Greek girls into schools near that city. They joined in sustaining a Lancasterian school commenced there by Messrs. Lewis and Barker. They sustained, for more than a year, a school of mutual instruction, on the Isle of Patmos, and aided there a destitute Hellenic school. They contributed largely towards the maintenance of a Lancasterian school on the Island of Nios, the reputed place of Homer's death. They assisted in maintaining a Lancasterian school in the Island of Ipsara, which suffered dreadfully in the Greek revolution. They aided schools at Pergamos, Thyatira, &c.-A great fire occurred at Smyrna on the 3d of last June, which consumed the houses, shops, &c. of between one and two hundred families, but was mercifully stayed when it approached the houses of the missionaries. Last spring, Mr. Brewer, to recruit his health, and circulate several hundred copies of the Scriptures, performed a six weeks' journey as far as Iconium, Derbe, and Lystra; the two latter of which he has probably been the first in modern times to identify. Malta. The schools here are in a flourishing condition. After a long and perilous journey, Mr. Wolff reached in safety his family in this place, with undiminished zeal to preach the gospel to the most distant and neglected of "his brethren, his kinsmen, according to the flesh." He expected to go to Abyssinia and Tombuctoo, but has since determined, to visit North America. Athens. A gentleman passing through Greece, writes, "Messrs. Hill's and King's schools here make one's heart rejoice. Hill's contains 500 male and female."-Mr. and Mrs. Riggs are beginning a new sta tion at Argos, where they purpose to open a school. Among the books which the government have sanctioned for use in the common schools is the Bible. There is reason to hope for a blessing on that people who thus acknowledge the authority of the word of God. Constantinople.-Messrs. Dwight and Schauffler have been on a tour to Salonica, &c. Mr. and Mrs. Perkins, accompanied by Takor, a young Armenian from Smyr na, have gone on their way towards Persia. Information has been received of their safe advance as far as Ertzroum. Jerusalem has again been the theatre of the most distressing scenes. At the Easter, when the mock miracle of the holy fire, or pretended imitation of the descent of the Holy Ghost, as on the day of Pentecost, was exhibited, several hundred persons were crushed to death. Quite recently, the Mahometans of Jerusalem and vicinity rebelled against the Egyptian authorities, and much blood was shed in the city. Much anxiety was entertained respecting the fate of Mr. and Mrs. Nicolayson, and Mrs. Thompson, as there was much cannonading on the convent, adjoining which were their dwellings. Mr. Thompson was absent, having gone to Jaffa. But these missionary laborers escaped "with the spoiling of their goods." Turkey, Aug. 22.-Great preparations are making by the Sultan for re-conquering Syria. An army of 60,000 is assembling at Konich, (Iconium,) and the Turkish fleet is nearly ready for sca. Greece continues in an unsettled state, though rebels appear to be put down, and many of their leaders are made prisoners. Martial law is proclaimed in Messenia and Arcadia. A change has been made in the Regency, which will tend to restore harmony. The subordinate offices are fluctuating.-In "The Savior Gazette attacks have been made on Bible and Missionary operations, and on Professor Bambas, as connected with them. An able reply of the Professor was refused insertion; but it has been published in a pamphlet form. Several other articles in defence have been sent by Greek gentlemen to the Athens Gazette, a new paper published at Napoli. AMERICAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. From the Missionary Herald we present to our readers the following abstracts of Missionary Intelligence. ardently long to tell them of a Savior before they go hence to be here no more." SANDWICH ISLANDS.-Mr. Baldwin writes, respecting Kohala in the north of Hawii: The congregations are encouraging, and the Sabbath school is interesting. He made tours on the shore. He visited a sick woman, who had never seen a missionary, been at a religious meeting or a school. He recommended to her the Bible as the great fountain of truth; but was surprised when she pulled out a copy of one of the Gospels and found she could read it. She had acquired the art by the assistance of persons who visited her in her sickness; and had been instructed in divine things by native teachers. She had learned to pray, and purchased two copies of parts of the N. Testament. Mr. B. sent her copies of all the books he had on hand.-Near the N. W. corner of the island there are remnants of idolatry. Mr. B. saw a large heiau, or heathen temple, called Mookini, which was built by Tamehameha, and is 20 rods long and 10 wide; the walls 30 or 40 feet thick at the base, tapering upwards, and 15 or 20 feet high; but not so thick nor high on the west side where was a narrow entrance. At what immense labor, were these mountains of stone built for the honor of false gods! This temple is most famous for human sacrifices. When Mr. B. asked how many human victims had been offered here, the reply was, Ua lau, ua lau, ua lau, &c. There were 400, and 400, and 400, &c. The expense of this one heathen temple was greater than all the churches in the U. States, and even the whole Chris PATAGONIA. From the Journals of Messrs. Arms and Coan we learn, that the Patagonians are fond of the chase, and live much upon the flesh of animals called guanacas. Mr. Arms went, one day, in company of a hunting party, and had a good view of the country about Gregory's Bay. It is of alluvial origin, and contains many marshes and ponds, affording nourishment for numerous aquatic plants, and having on their surfaces mul. titudes of birds-geese, ducks, gulls, &c. There is scarcely any wood.-Mr. Coan says, these savages pluck out their beards and eye-brows, which preserve to them a youthful appearance when advanced in life. They live in tents, which, when they contain more than one family, are divided into stalls by hanging up skins as a partition. They sleep on skins, bring water in skin bags, and drink from a dish made of raw hide. Their only garment is a mantle of skins. They are indolent, and continually begged from the missionaries. "The singing and hallooing of the Indians, the screaming of the children, and piercing yells of the canine family, keep the ear almost constantly ringing."-Mr. Arms says, "It is pleasant to hear the sound America introduced into their songs, in a way which indicates that they are pleased to have us with them. The story of their enormous stature is entirely fabulous. Dressed in their mantles, they appear tall. The use of a plate, knife and fork, at meals, is to them un-tian world-an expense of blood, life, souls! It known."-Mr. Coan says, "The Indians were much amused to see us wash our clothes. This is probably a new and strange thing to them."An aged woman and her husband showed much kindness to Mr. Arms when sick; who says, "1 was once thronged by multitudes who are now sleeping in the dust-their souls gone to appear before the Judge of all. But now it is deserted.Six or seven miles east of this are two other temples, in which the deluded people brought up their |