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NOT BY MIGHT, NOR BY POWER, BUT BY MY SPIRIT, SAITH TAE LORD OF Dosts.
ZECH. IV. 6.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY R. WATTS, CROWN COURT, TEMPLE BAR. PUBLISHED BY L. B. SEELEY & SON, 169, FLEET-STREET.
SOLD ALSO BY J. HATCHARD & SON, PICCADILLY; AND BY ALL
BOOKSELLERS AND NEWSMEN.
1823.
'ICENEW YORK FUTIC LISTRY
52 9 6 61
ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS. A 1911
L
LIST OF ENGRAVINGS
IN THIS VOLUME.
Page DEATH OF HINDOOS ON THE BANKS OF THE GANGES, 159 VISIT OF A MISSIONARY TO SOME NORTH-WEST-AMERICAN INDIANS
278 HINDOO DEVOTEES
455 THE BURYING OF A HINDOO WIDOW ALIVE
563 P. 1
Page
SURVEY of the Protestant Missionary Stations throughout the World, in their
Geographical Order.
Introductory Remarks...
Western Africa..
2 Siberia
28 || Polynesia.
68
South Africa
10 China...
29 South America... 72
African Islands
17 India beyond the Ganges, 30 West Indies ...
74
Abyssinia......
19 India within the Ganges, 32 North-American Indians. 76
Mediterranean and Black Ceylon...
57 Labrador.....
79
Seas.
19 Indian Archipelago...... 64 Greenland
80
Caspian Sea... 25 Australasia ..
66
BIOGRAPHY.
Notices of some of the Founders of Church-of-England Missions
in India :-Rov.
David Brown--Rev. H. Martyn-Rev. Dr. Bachanan-Right Rev. Bisbop Middleton 81 - 83
Obituary of William Blair, Esq.....
83- 85
Character and Obitnary of the Rev. Levi Parsons.
121-125
Memoir of Cornelius, an Aged Negro.
161-164
Life of Mathew Stach....
201-206, 241-246, 281-288, 329-335
Testimonies to the late Rev. John Owen, 'at the 19th Anniversary of the British and
Foreign Bible Society..
246-248
Obituary of Mrs. Palmer, Widow of the late Rev. A. Palmer.
369-371 Obituary of Mrs. Vanghan..
409-412 Obitaary of Mrs. Poor..
457-460 Characters and Obituaries of four Hindoo Christians.
513-516
527
PROCEEDINGS AND INTELLIGENCE.
AFRICAN INSTITUTION.
ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY.
UNITED KINGDOM.
Object and Grounds of the Society.
125
Seventeenth Anniversary.
218 Appeal in behalf of the Society,
126
Seventeenth Report-
Progress and Prospects of the Society .. 373
Proceedings of the Congress of Verona
ASIATIC SOCIETY OF PARIS.
relative to the Slave Trade ....... 465 Object of the Society
133
Conduct of France, in reference to the Knowledge of Languages incalculably
Abolition of the Slave Trade...... 466 promoted by Bible Societies.... 479
Cmelty with which the French and
BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Spaniards carry on the Slave Trade, 467
Parliamentary Proceedings...... 468 Anniversary
257
AMERICAN BOARD OF MISSIONS. Report for 18:23..
HOME PROCEEDINGS,
Řeceipts and Payments of the Year... 419
Thirteenth Anniversary
117 Increased Means required....
419
State of the Funds
117 || Anniversaries
Completion of the Western-Asia Print- New Auxiliaries
ing Fund
117
CASPIAN SEA.
Dedication of Land to support Missions 117 Adoption of a Missionary among the No-
Poreign-Mission School.
563
gay Tartars...
489
Number of Labourers..
INDIA WITHIN THE GANGES.
MEDITERRANEAN.
Ninth Memoir on the Translations-
Jerasalem a MissionaryStation of peculiar Value of First Versions of the Scriptures, 490
Interest
393 List of Twenty Versions of the New
Jonsneys of Investigation..
393 Testament already published ..... 491
Political Troubles not to retard Christian List of Ten Versions of the New Tes-
Esertions...
394 tament in the Press...
491
Spirit to be cultivated by Mediterranean Remarks
on the Time occupied in dif-
Missionaries
394 ferent Translations of the New Tes-
Sitoation of Malta, favourable for the Dif-
tament
fusion of Christianity..
395 Advantages of the System pursued in
State of the Maltese
395 effecting the Translations
492
Testimonies of Learned Natives to tbe
Proposal for a Miss. Building at Bumbay 435 Translations ..
493
POLYNESIA.
State of the Versions of the Old Testa-
Sandwich Islands.
ment..
State and Progress of the Mission 555
Completion, & future Sapply, by Move-
Treaty between Tamaahmaah & Taoree 557 ableTypes of the Chinese Scriptures, 494
Remains of Superstition.
558 Want of more ample Funds
495
Barbarous Conduct toward lnfants.. 559 Third Report on the Serampore College- Letter of T. Hopoo, a Native Christian.. 560 Object of the Institution...
544
Promising Indications in some Natives.. 561 Reasons for instructing Native Chris-
Encouragements and Trials...
562 tian Yonths in Sanscrit.
Letter of Tamaahmaah to the Board.... 562 College Buildings and Premises 546
AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY. Number and State of the Stndents.. 546
Views and Hopes of the Board respecting
547
Progress of the Students.
the Colony at Cape Mesurado.. 142 Scientific Professor....
548
....
...
Divinity Professor, 648 Change of Secretary,
2e1 Medical Professor..
549 Valedictory Address to theBp.orCalcutta , 289 College Observatory
549 | Replyof the Bishop of Calcutta ... 290 College Library
550 Sermon by the Bishop of Calcutta... 518
English Class .......
550 Report for 1822-3
Scholarships..
551 Progress of the Society...
519
Stateof the Funds
551 Public Sale of Books and Tracts..... 519
BIBLE SOCIETIES.
Monument to the late Bp. of Calcutta. 520 UNITED KINGDOM.
Founding of five Scholarships in Bishop's
British and Foreign Bible Society.
College, Calcutta ....
520
Progress in the Translation and Circula-
Issue of Books, Tracts, and Papers... 520
tion of the Scriptores ........
85
State of the Funds ioonido......
Nineteenth Anniversary..
.-210 East Indies.........
521
* INDIA WITHIN THE GANGES.
Increase and Efficiency of Ladies' As-
sociations...
219 Progress and Effect of Education at Cal-
Efficiency of Auxiliaries and Ladies'
cutta....
113
Associations
288
CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Nineteenth Report-
Stiperds assigned to the Secretaries .. 413 | Opening of a Subscription, by the Com-
Increase of Free Contribations. 413
mittee, for the Establishment of a Se-
Issues of the Scriptores ....
413
minary, at Islington.....
165
Grants of Money and Books 413 | Clapbara Association-Anniversary 166
Works completed during the Year.... 414 Bath Association--5th Anniversary.....
166
Works in Progress.
414
Bristol Association-10th Anniversary .. 167
Remarks on Opposition of Rom.Cathol. 414
Broadway Church Association-Anniver. 167
Union of Institution & its Foreign Asso- Bromley & Beckenbam Assoc.-1st Ann. 167
ciates.
Gloucestershire Association-6th Anniv. 167
Naval and Military Bible Society. Worcester Association-3d Anniversary. 168
Forty-third Anniversary
215
Sermons at Monmouth...
168
Appeal for increased Sapport.
Hereford Association-5th Anniversary. 168
Merchant-Seamen's Bible Society. Hibernian Auxiliary- 9th Anniver... 168
Fifth Anniversary
219
Twenty-third Anniversary
208
CONTINENT.
Annual Vote to Bishop's College, Calcutta 225
Proceedings of Drs. Paterson, Henderson, Chichester and West-Sussex-20 Anniy. 220
and Pinkerton, in Russia
134
Formation of the Portsmouth, Portsea,
New Translations eagerly desired 135
- and Gosport Association
..227
Zeal of the Russian Soc. and its Members 135
Cambridge Association–5th Anniversary, 227
State and Progress of the Paris Bible Soc. 296 Guildford Association-1st Anniversary. 227
Benefit of presenting the Bible to the Bedfordsbire Association-8th Anniver. 227
Newly-married.....
347
Colchester and East-Essex Association-
Activity and Success of Collectors...... 348 7th Anniversary.
227
State and Progress of Bible Societies~ Maldon, and Witham and Kelvedon,
France, United Netherlands, Switzer- Branches-- 1st Anniversary..
land, Germany, Prussia, Denmark, North-East London Association-3d Ann. 228
Sweden, Norway, Rassia, Italy,Spain, Derbyshire Association-- 7th Ann. with
Roman Catholics...
.419_430
the Anniversaries of its Branches.... 252
Influence of the Scriptures on Galley. Lincoln Association - 5th Anniversary.. 253
Slaves and Prisoners in France 477 Gainsborough Association—6th Anniver. 253
The Scriptures supplied, by Children, to Retford Association-2d Anniversary.. 253
the Newly.married, and to Scholars... 478 Bradford Association-Anniversary 253
WESTERN AFRICA.
Halifax Association-1st Anniversary... 253
Sierra Leone Auxil. Bible Society-Sixth Huddersfield Association-10th Anniver. 253
Anniversary
430 Doncaster Association—5th Anniversary, 254
State of the Funds.
430 Hull and East-Riding Assoc.— 9th Ann. 254
Supply&BeneficialUse of the Scriptures, 430 Knaresborongh Association-9th Anniv. 254
SOUTH AMERICA.
York Association—9th Anniversary...
254
The Bible the greatest blessing to South Pontefract Association-3d Anniversary, 254
America
275 Leeds Associatiou— 10th Anniversary... 254
NORTH AMERICAN STATES.
Manchester and East Lancashire Asso
Progress of the Bible Society, in its Fifth ciation—8th Anniversary
and Sixth Years .....
115
Preston Association–5th Anniversary. 255
CHRISTIAN-KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY.
Kirkby-Lonsdale Association-5th Anniv. 255
Warrington Branch Association- Ist Ann. 255
Liverpool and West-Lancashire Associa.
Report for 1821-26
tion-3d Anniversary...
255
Sermon by the Bishop of Gloucester.. 87 North-Staffordshire Association--5th An. 256
Progress of the Society..
89 Formation of the Lane-End Branch..... 256
Assistance to Ireland...
89 Formation of the Burslem Branch... 256
Supplemental Catalogue .
89 Leicestershire Association-9th Anniver. 256
Public Sale of Books and Tracte
Annual Sermons at Nottingham......
256
✓ Distribution of Books, Tracts,& Papers 90 Sheffield Association-7th Anniversary. 256
State of the Funds....
90 DistressingIntelligence from Sierra Leone, 292
Retirement of the Secretary, & appoint. Clerkenwell Association—8th Anniversary 294
inent of Two Successors..
165 Norfolk and Norwich Assoc. – 10th Ann. 291
......
Formation of the Lynn and West-Nor-
WESTERN AFRICA
folk Branch....
294 Number of Communicants and Scholars. 298
BlackheathAssociation-1stAnniversary, 295
Third Anniversary of the Church Mis-
Formation of the Shoreditch Ladies' As-
sionary Association....
298
800iation .....
..... 295
Appointments of Labourers to different
Darlington Association - Ist
Anniversary, 335 Stations ..
Formation of the Lostwithiel Association, 335 Sickness and Deaths of Labourers 299
Liskeard Association—1st Anniversary.. 333 Faith and Courage of the Survivors... 306
Helston Association-Anniversary..
335 Sickness of the Rev. H. Düring.... 381
Pearya Association-2d Anniversary... 336 Plea for more Labourers...
381
Camborne Association-1st Anniversary, 336 Merciful Alleviations of Afriction 382
Formation of the Redrath Association... 336
Bulloms.
Formation of Redrath Ladies'Association, 336
Prospect of a Renewal of the Society's
Falmonth Association, Anniversary.... 336 Mission ...
138
Peozance Association-Anniversary.. 336
Charlotte.
Yeovil Association-4th Anniversary... 336 Influence of Religion among the People. 170
Taunton Association-Ad Anniversary 337
Gloucester.
Wellington Association-4th Anniversary, 337
Sketch of the History of this Settlement. 102
Devon and Exeter Association—7th An-
Course and Effect of Mr.Düring's Ministry 104
niversary; with Anniversaries of its
Recent Progress of the Settlement.....
108
Branches....
337
Mr. Düring's Reception on his Retarn.. 384
Bridgewater Association-2d Anniver. 337
Mr. Johnson's View of Gloucester.. 385
Meeting at Dorchester...
Journal of the Rev. H. Düring :
385
Weymouth Association-4th Anniversary, 337
Sympathy of the People with their suffer-
Guernsey Association—6th Anniversary, 338
ing Minister
392
Edmonton Association-2d Anniversary, 338
Kent.
Staines Association-3d Anniversary..
338
State of the Settlement...
141
Harrow Association_]st Anniversary... 338
Regent's Town.
Kent Association-1st Anniversary.. 338
Five Quarterly Reports of the State and
Address of the Rev.P. Roe, to the Ladies'
Progress of the Settlement... 307
Association of the Hibernian Auxiliary, 338
Return of the State of Agriculture in the
Meeting of the Penrith Association..... 371
Parish of St. Charles..
311
Carlisle Association-5th Anniversary.. 371 Influence of Religion on the Christian
Newcastle-on-Tyne Association-5thản. 371
Natives
312
Formation of the Stockton-on-Tees
Assoc. 371 Manner in which the Word of God is
Cork Association-4th Anniversary..... 371
applied for Conviction and Consola-
Shropshire Association-6th Anniversary, 372 lation .....
Chester and Cheshire Assoc. -4th Anniv. 372
Watchinlness and Tenderness of Con-
Yoxall, Barton,& HamstallAss.3d Ann. 372
science.
313
Tamworth Association-6th Anniversary, 372 Benefits of Christian Discipline and
Birmingham Association—9th Anniversary,372 Admonition ..
316
Bewdley Association-8th Anniversary. 372
Sympathy with their Minister in his
South Bucks Association-20Anniversary, 373 Affliction .
317 Berkshire Association-5th Anniversary, 373 Affectionate Confidence in their Mi- Farringdon Association, 1stAnniversary, 373 nistér
319
Dismissal of Mr. and Mrs. Pope to Sierra Growth of Religion among the Young... 320
Leone....
416 | Increase and Eficiency of Native Teachers 321
Sunderland, Bishopwearmouth,and Monk- State of the Settlement:
383
wearmouth Association--3dAnniversary, 417 Letters of Christian Natives to the late
Formation of the Atherstone Association, 417
483
Saffolk Association-10th Anniversary;
Wellington.
with the Anniversaries of its Branches, 417 State of the Settlement.
393
Meeting of the Colchester Ladies' Assoc. 417
York.
Sligo Association- Anniversary
417
Promising State of the Settlement...... 140
Boyle and Rockingham Asso. -7th Ann. 418
Visit of Assistant Secretary to Ireland, .. 460
INDIA WITHIN THE CANGES.
Twenty-third Report-
Calcutta.
Remarks on the Income & Expenditure, 521 State of the Natives ..
190
Reports of Associations...
521 State and Progress of Boys' Schools..... 191
Associations ...
522
Progress of Female Schools.... 194
Missionaries and Students
522 State and Progress of Boys' Schools .... 351
Missions....
523 Extracts from the Journal of the Rev.
Conclusion..
524 J. A. Jetter .......
352
Appendix to the Report
524 State and Progress of Girls' Schools. 355
Formation of the Prescot Association... 525
Burdwan.
Formation of St. Helen's Association.., 525 Baptism of Two Natives...
360
Deddington Association-1stAnpiversary, 525 Promising Candidate for Baptism.......
Epperston Association–Ist Anniversary, 525
State and Progress of the Schools...... 361
Formation of the Pinner Association.... 525 Opinions and Character of the Hindoos. . 361
Formation of the Southgate Ladies' Assoc. 525
Chunar.
Formation of the flertfordshire Association 525
401
Proceedings of Rev. W. Bowley
Formation of the St. Nept's Association.. 526
Extracts from Mr.Bowley's Joarnals, 4024407
Sermons in the Neighbourhood of London 526
Meerut.
Minute on the Death of Chas. Grant, Esq. 526
State of the Native Christians..
432
Rev. W. Johnson