about 50. A considerable Congregation | tention to the Schools, visited Calcutta : assembles. Roopdas, one of the Native having married there, with the concurrence Teachers, had, once a week, visited Patna, of the Corresponding Committee, he returnabout ten miles distant, and addressed a ed to his Station: he hoped to be able to esnumber of his countrymen. Native Edu-tablish Schools in the Villages round the cation is making progress at Digah: the Report states The number of Schools is now seven; containing 178 Boys and 46 Female Pupils. Serious obstacles, however, exist to the order and improvement of these Schools, arising from the ignorance and mer. cenary character of the parents. In one instance, a Female School was completely deserted, from a report that all the pupils were to be sent to England: another was broken up, because, after at tending for a time, it was discovered that no money was given them for their trouble! From a late communication it appears that the Female Scholars had increased to 61. BUXAR. A Town on the Ganges, about 70 miles below nares, on a beautiful plain. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. 1819. No report has been received. BENARES. City; after the manner of those in connection with Burdwan, which he greatly admired. Serjeant Stewart, discharged from H. M. 17th Foot on the application of the Committee, was to proceed to Benares to assist in the Mission. A suitable situation nearer the city than that occupied by the Missionaries had not been obtained; which was to be regretted, as the operations were less efficient than they otherwise would be. Mr. Morris reports, however, in the latest communications, that the number of Scholars was greater than it had been since the opening of the Schools, and that a thirst for knowBe-ledge was evidently increasing among them. Jay Narain, the Founder of the Charity School, died in November 1821, in his 69th year: he had appeared, at times, to have some serious impressions of religion; but from his absence of mind on the approach of death, Mr. Morris could not ascertain his views in the prospect of eternity. The legal transfer of the property, assigned by him as the endowment of the School, was never effected: but his Son, Kally Shunker Ghossaul, has, very honourably, secured to the Society the monthly payment of 200 sicca rupees assigned by his Father. LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY. Matthew Thomson Adam, Missionary. -Mr. Smith thus speaks of the Mission:I have nine Members and four candidates for Mr. Adam, besides the study of Hinbaptism. Several, who have received copies of the doostanee, had been occupied in the comScriptures, call on me, from time to time, to in-pilation of Tracts in Hindoo, and in the quire more particularly into the meaning of what they read. I have one Native Itinerant baptized at the Station, of the name of Ramdas. Every Lord's Day, I preach at Secrole, in Hindoostanee; and, on week-days, go among the Natives of Benares both morning and evening. The state of religion, in the minds of the members, is very pleas ing: they have worship regularly in their families. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. 1817. Thomas Morris, Missionary. John Adlington, Superintendant of Jay Narain's Charity School: With Assistants and Native Teachers. Schoolmaster at Secrole. distribution of Tracts. He had opened a Mr. Adam gives an affecting account of the degraded and immoral condition of the Natives in this, so called, "Holy City"; which opposes peculiar obstacles to Mi sionary Labours among them. HINDOO COLLEGE. The Second Annual Examination was held Dec. 22, 1821. The growing credit, of the College was manifest, in the increase of the Students who receive no pecuniary support from the funds: they now exceed 100; being an addition, within the year, of 82. The whole number of Students is 172. Disputations were held, Mr. and Mrs. Morris reached Benares on Seven Questions; each by a Respon Jan.10,1821. On their arrival, Mr. Adling-dent, with two Opponents, under a Moson, whose health had suffered from close at- derator: and prizes were distributed, to Amanut Messeeh, Native Schoolmaster at Secrole. the amount of 1000 rupees, among 25 Foundation Students and 39 Free Scholars. The sum of 4378 rupees was contributed: the Merchants gave 712 rupees, the Rajah of Benares 1000, and 15 other Natives the remainder. CHUNAR. A Town on the Ganges, a few miles above Benares; W. Greenwood, W. Bowley, Nicholas Joachim, Native Catechist. Mr. Greenwood preaches three times a week: his Pupils occupy the rest of his time. Mr. Bowley pursues his course on BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY. LUCKNOW. preaching, conversing, and travelling; he A large City, to the west of Agra-population, in visits various places, where the people are in the habit of assembling, in order to preach to them, converse with them, and distribute the Gospels and Tracts; as few will attend to hear at any fixed place, from fear of the loss of caste or the re cluding the vicinity, 500,000. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. 1817. Mr. Hare, Superintendant. FUTTYGHUR. proaches of friends. Mr. Bowley says, of A Town, 90 miles west-north-west of Lucknow those more immediately around him : They have, notwithstanding, in a great measure, the witness within themselves, that Christians are right, and possess the only Religion that will stand the test of close investigation. He thus strongly urges the increase of Labourers: I long for that blessed day, when a body of Missionaries shall be stationed at Buxar, Ghazeepore, Benares, Chunar, Mirzapore-all on the banks of the Ganges, within a day's journey from one another; and also at Jionpore, which is a most populous Mahomedan City. Were each of these Stations, or two or three of them, occupied by two Missionaries, a circuit could be formed, for the distribution of books and public preaching, in all the Towns and Villages on both banks of the river, which might successively be kept up; or a Missionary might set out every two months, at the same time visiting the Fairs which take place. In this manner, Schools might also be established, and regularly visited. More might be done, I think, with the Divine Blessing, in One year, on this or some such plan, than can be effected otherwise in Five. A hearing is required, and this I long to obtain: I could, in that case, proceed with faith and confidence; being assured that the Word would not return void. I could almost weep in the dust for want of a hearing: alas! it is hard living without it, when thousands are perhaps for want of it annually dropping into torments! The thought of our want of more Missionaries, burning with zeal and flying with the Everlasting Gospel, burdens my soul. But I must not dwell upon it-God will, in His own good and gracious time, send out to us such men. Extracts from Mr. Bowley's Journal are printed in the Ninth Appendix to the Twenty-second Report. and close to Furruckabad. BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY. A Saadh Village, about 40 miles north-west of CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. Anund Messeeh, Native Reader & Catechist. Particulars of Mr. Fisher's Visit to the Saadhs, mentioned in the former Survey, were printed at pp. 339 and 340 of our last Volume. Among these, is a beautiful and striking scene of the grateful acknowledgments of the Saadhs to Mr. Fisher. DELHI. Nominally an Imperial City, under its own Emperor--976 miles north-west of Calcutta, by way of Birbhoom. BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY. 1817. J. T. Thompson, Country-born. Mr. Thompson has been on a visit to Serampore, carrying through the press some pieces in Hindoostanee, the fruit of his own labour. He has continued his journeys into the adjacent provinces, and has distributed the Scriptures in six or seven dialects, with a number of Tracts. The Sikhs, in partientar, bave continued to receive the Scriptures with avidity; and have manifested a more than usual degree of freedom and liberality in examining them. A fact, mentioned in a late communication, de serves attention: I found, that, of all who came to hear me, such as were most remote from the British Provinces, were the readiest and most unreserved in receiving our Scriptures. I know not how it is, but the western nations certainly possess a thirst for know. ledge above those in Hindoostan. He thinks the Nepalese in a favourable state for improvement. AGRA A large City, 800 miles north-west of Calcutta. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. 1813. Abdool Messeeb, Native Missionary. John Lyons, Superintendant of Schools. John Crowley, Schoolmaster. Abdool Messeeh appears to have arrived at Agra, in the beginning of March of last year, after his Ordination at Calcutta. Particulars of his voyage up the Ganges are given in the Fourth Appendix to the Twenty-second Report: extracts of the Journal, highly characteristic of this faithful Christian, were printed at pp. 340542 of our last Volume. Of Abdool's resumption of his labours, Mr. Crowley thus writes: His returning an Ordained Minister of the Gospel of Christ,I hope will have the happiest effects: indeed this is already manifest. Many Nominal Christians, who I have reason to believe have never entered a Place of Worship for many years past, have, since his arrival, become regular attendants on Sabbath Days. Blessed be God, for this mercy! The Church here, is now, on Sundays, very decently and comparatively speakdg numerously attended. AGIMEER. The Capital of the Province of that name, lately added to the British Territory-travelling distance from Delhi 230 miles, from Bombay 650, and from Calcutta 1030. BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY. Jabez Carey, Missionary. Of the liberality of Government in reference to the Schools in this remote District, it is stated in the Periodical Accounts- On the establishment of these Schools, the Most Noble the Marquis of Hastings was pleased to grant the sum of 6000 rupees toward the expense of organizing them, and to meet the expenses of Mr. Carey's journey to Agimeer. The money, thus munificently bestowed, was in the course of time exhausted; and a farther sum of 4000 rupees was advanced by the Serampore Missionaries. But the pressure on their funds, from the erection of the buildings of the College, having rendered it they submitted the state of the case to his Lordembarrassing for them to continue these advances ship, in whose benevolent suggestions the measure of imparting instruction to these provinces, so long and his Lordship was pleased to direct the sum desolated by predatory excursions, had originated; expended above his original donation to be re funded to them, and to grant 300 rupees monthly toward the support of the Schools, with a view to their being augmented. the Mission has been recently received. No report of the state of the Schools or SURAT. A large City, on the western coast of the Peninsula-177 miles north of Bombay-Inhabitants said to be 500,000; of whom a considerable part are Moors, professing Mahomedanism, but retaining some Pagan Rites. LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY. W. Fyvie, Alex. Fyvie, Missionaries: The Society has sustained great loss, in the death of Mr. Skinner; who was not only diligently co-operating in the translation of the Scriptures into Guzerattee, but had qualified himself to superintend the Printing Establishment: he died Oct. 30, 1821. Mr. Alexander Fyvie, with his Wife, having sailed, on the same day, to join his Brother, arrived at Bombay on the 25th of April. From 20 to 40 persons attend the Native Services. English Worship is held on Sunday Mornings. Mr. Fyvie continues his visits to the neighbouring villages: the Native Assistant spends most of his time in the instruction of his countrymen, both in the city and the villages. : Impediments stood in the way of Native Schools. These have been, at length, surmounted in February, there were three Schools, containing 150 Boys. In the English School, which had been established about five years, were about 30 Boys. Of the Native Schools, Mr. Fyvie says→→→→ They may be said to be Christian Schools en tirely, as every thing of a Heathen and supersti- || tious nature has been gradually excluded. One of these Schools is entirely composed of Dhera Children-that class of Hindoos who eat carrion. All the other Hindoos abhor them, and they always live in districts by themselves. It is the duty of a Missionary, I conceive, to teach the people that all castes are on a level in the sight of God; yet, in the present state of the people, it is absolutely impossible to mix these people with the children of other castes. We must either teach them in separate Schools, or allow them to remain ignorant. The children of all other castes unite together in the Schools. been translated into Guzerattee, are now printed also in Mahratta; and the District Committee, having received assurances of support from the Society at home, are resolved to proceed in the arduous work of translation to the utmost of their power. Lending Libraries have been established in the out-stations of this Presidency, under the management of the Chaplains; and in no part of the world are they likely to produce more substantial benefit. The Mahratta Tracts, here spoken of, were the History, the Miracles, the Parables, and the Discourses of our Lord, with The printing of the Guzerattee New the Sermon on the Mount, and the HisTestament was finished in July 1821: it tory of Joseph. It will be seen by the folis divided into eight parts, for the conve- lowing extract of a Letter from the late nience of distribution. The printing of Mr. Newell, of May 11, 1821, not three the Old Testament had advanced, in Fe-weeks before his death, that the American bruary, to the end of Leviticus: toward Missionaries rendered herein good service the expense, the Bombay Bible Society to the Society: have voted 4000 rupees. Tracts in Guzerattee and Mahratta, with School Books, were at Press. The demand for books by the Natives is urgent: they come in crowds to procure them: about 10,000 Guzerattee Tracts had been circulated. Of the business of Translation, Mr. Fyvie says Translation is very laborious work, both for body and mind, in this trying climate; indeed so much so, that I am fully convinced no person even of a healthy constitution can support it long. Poor Mr. Skinner said to me, a few days before he was taken ill of the complaint which terminated his life, "I do not know how you feel in translating; but I feel that it is wearing away my life." Mr. Fyvie adds this just remark In a work so important as giving the Word of God to mankind, in addition to literary attainments, I know of no qualifications so necessary, as a tender conscience and a heart right with God. BOMBAY. The Third of the British Presidencies in India- The labours of the Society proceed unremittingly, in every part of its extensive sphere. His Excellency the Governor, the Hon. Mr. Elphinstone, has accepted the office of President. EDUCATION SOCIETY. 1815. The Eleventh Report of the National Society has the following statement in reference to Bombay : The cause of National Education appears to be supported with great spirit, under the sanction and patronage of the highest Authorities. There is a Central School-three other Schools, in which Christians and Natives are recei ved-four Schools for Natives only-and Schools, in addition to these, in each of the several Regiments there stationed. The total number of Scholars in these several Schools amounted, by the last report, to 1023. CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY. 1816. Since the beginning of the present year, we have printed about 12,000 Scripture Tracts of 24 pages, Committee pay us for the whole edition of the Scrip12mo. for the Christian Knowledge Society. The ture Tracts, and allow us to take gratuitously as many copies as we wish for distribution. The translation, as well as the printing of the Tracts, was done by us. It is a most encouraging circumstance, that the old and influential Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, is taking the lead in the circulation of Religious Tracts among the Natives in this region. These Tracts will be circulated through a vast extent of territory, which no Missionary at present. can be permitted to traverse. They cannot fail of producing some effect. If it please God to bestow His blessing, the effect may be great. AMERICAN BOARD OF MISSIONS. 1813. Gordon Hall, Allan Graves, J. Nichols, James Garrett, Printer. Mr. Garrett, not having been permitted to settle in Ceylon, proceeded to Bombay; and arrived May 9, 1821. Mr. and Mrs. Hall and Mr. Garrett live in Bombay. Mr. and Mrs. Graves continue and Mrs. Nichols, at Tanna, 25 miles in ́ at Mahim, 6 miles to the north; and Mr. the same direction. In the last Survey, we anticipated various notices of the Twelfth Report: we shall here give an abstract of the remainder; and also of the Thirteenth Report, and of various Letters. The Missionaries avail themselves of all the means in their power, to make known to the Heathen the truths of the Gospel. Of the just degree of estimation in which the preaching of the Gospel should be held, the Board say The Missionaries do not forget, that, however important and necessary their other objects of attention may be, the preaching of the Gospel is their highest employment; as it is the divinely appointed method, by which sinners are usually brought to the knowledge and obedience of the Truth. In the most discouraging circumstances, a confidence in the superior efficacy of the means which God Him. It is said in the last Report :self has established, should never be shaken, as it will never ultimately be disappointed. Where this The Tracts, which were stated last year to have divine institution is honoured, and maintained with humble reliance on its Author; and the great truths | Schools have been named, after the places of Revelation are proclaimed, in the form of a plain, solemn, earnest testimony; though the effect may pot, for a long time, be apparent, God will at length vindicate His own Word, and prove the wisdom of His own plan. Mr. Hall has greater facilities and more encouragements for preaching than either of his Brethren; but he feels the want of a Place of Worship and of a fellow-labourer. The Missionaries assemble the people at such times and places, and address them in such manner, as local circumstances seem to require: the numbers who attend greatly vary; and it is remarked of such assemblies- Nothing can be more irregular or uncertain, than a Heathen Audience. Sometimes, a proposed meeting is frustrated by an insidious Brahmin: sometimes, a hopeful assembly of hearers are broken up, and the opportunity lost, by some angry mocker, or some obscene buffoon. So light a matter to most Heathen, are those truths, which concern the very life of their souls! Short excursions, and journeys of a week or a fortnight, are continued with assiduity. The embarrassed state of the Society's Funds in 1821 checked the efforts of the Missionaries. While New Schools were called for in various places, they were obliged to suspend Ten of those which had been already established, and to abandon nearly 500 Boys to ignorance and superstition. The printing of the Mahratta Testament, they were compelled to defer; and to restrain the issue of the Gospels and of Tracts, though great numbers of them might have been dispersed throughout the Mahratta Empire. At the time of suspending these 10 Schools, the whole number was 25. In the 15 which remained, there were about 750 Boys. The Schools are much improved, both in management and in progress: the progress is not, indeed, equal || to that of an American School; but that does not arise so much from want of capacity in the Scholars, as from the irregularity and unskilfulness of the Native Teachers: a considerable number have, however, made a gratifying proficiency. Jewish Schoolmasters are found to be much superior to Heathen: the Board look, therefore, to their Jewish School at Bombay as a nursery of future Instructors of Heathen Children. In respect to the extent of territory over which the Schools are scattered, the Board remark Not only have they been instituted in several parts of the Island of Bombay, but they have been extended along 100 miles of coast, on the adjacent continent. The Schools are thinly dispersed, it is true, and embrace only a small portion of the Children who are in perishing need of instruction; but such is their nature, and so happily are they situated, that their influence must be very considerable, and must continually increase. by which they are respectively supported Charleston, Savannah, and Augusta Schools. The prospect of obtaining Children to be brought up in the Mission Families is more favourable. About 20 were in the three Families. It is the Country-born, to whom the thoughts of the Missionaries are chiefly directed; as they feel very strongly the importance of endeavouring to raise from among this class, which possess many advantages for the purpose, future Missionaries for India. On Mr. Garratt's arrival, he entered on the superintendance of the Press. It had not only been employed, as already stated, by the Christian Knowledge Society, but the Bombay School-Book Society. was likely to be occupied in the service of The Missionaries say on this subject We feel happy in being able, by means of our benevolent establishments here; and we are much press, to further the efforts of the religious and encouraged by the increase of such efforts, in this part of the country, within a few years past. The New Testament in Mahratta, and some of the Old, were ready for the press; and the whole Bible could be proceeded with, as fast as the means should be supplied. The Board give the following view of the Mission: Though the prejudices of the Natives are stubborn and inveterate, and though we do not discover that inquiry concerning the nature of religion and that concern for the soul which is desired; yet there are many things, which degratefully to acknowledge the preservation of the mand our unfeigned thanks. We should not fail Mission amidst all its changes and bereavementsthe favour, which it has obtained, with intelligent men in India-the Schools, which have been commenced and supported under its superintendencethe establishment of a Mission-Press-the translation of the Scriptures-the printing and distribution of different parts of the New Testament-and the preaching of the Gospel to many thousands, who would otherwise never have heard it; to some of whom it may yet become the power of God and the wisdom of God. Mr. Graves's words will form a suitable close to this abstract :— I exceedingly wish that I could tell you good must say, that we do not enjoy, in our labours, news; but I must be content to say, or at least I the converting influences of the Holy Spirit. But I do indulge the hope, that, as a body, we are be ginning to seek more earnestly this Divine gift; and we are still hoping to see better days. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. 1820. Richard Kenney, Missionary. Mr. Kenney applied himself to the study of Mahratta; and had, in August, sufficiently acquired that language to make him, self understood by those who use it: but as great numbers use the Hindoostanee, he was beginning to pay attention to that Benevolent persons in several towns of the United States have agreed to support || tongue. Free Schools in or near Bombay. Three Of Four Schools, containing 190 Boys, |