EFFECTS OF MISSIONS. Miscellanies, THE Rev. Mr. Anderson, the first missionary to the Griquas in South Africa, thus describes them as they were when he went among them. It is If I except one woman, (who had by some means got a trifling article of colonial raiment,) they had not one thread of European clothing among them; and their wretched appearance and habits were such as might have excited in our minds an aversion to them, had we not been actuated by principles which led us to pity them, and served to strengthen us in pursuing the object of our missionary work; they were, in many instances, little above the brutes. a fact, that we were among them at the hazard of our lives. This became evident from their own acknowledgments to us afterwards, they having confessed that they had frequently premeditated to take away our lives, and were prevented only from executing their purposes by what they now considered an Almighty power. When we went among them, and some time after, they lived in the habit of plundering one another; and they saw no moral evil in this nor in any of their actions. Violent deaths were common, and I recollect many of the aged women told me their husbands had been killed in this way. Their usual manner of living was truly disgusting, and they were void of shame; however, after a series of hardships, which required much faith and patience, our instructions were attended with a blessing which produced a great change. missionary labors, added to the domain of Christianity. At the commencement of the mis sion, they were as ignorant and as destitute as the Korannas, the Bushmen, and the Bechouanas, who surround them, and are now under their protection; and such is the condition in which the christian faith and education have placed that handful of men, that they protect, at this time, nations five times more numerous than themselves; and have become, by their courage and discipline, an object of jealousy to the colonists, whom they nevertheless delend along the whole length of a frontier of three hundred miles. OPPOSERS to missions have sometimes asserted that none but those who are miserably poor, and the outcasts from society, are found among the converts to Christianity. The Rev. Baptist W. Noel, in his essay entitled "Christian Mis sions to Heathen Nations," adduces the following facts which show, that the friends of missions have no reason to shrink from the inquiry, "Who are the converts?" The church at Jerusalem was poor; the church at Philippi was poor; the apostles were generally poor; and Joseph and Mary were poor. In St. Paul's time, "not many rich, not many noble, not many mighty were called." Yet did the purity of the gospel, the force of its evidences, and the excellency of those poor In 1833, the Griquas are thus described by Christians, with the accompanying energy of Dr. Philip. The natives of the missionary station of Philippolis, who are Griquas, possess thirty-five thousand sheep, three thousand head of large cattle, and five hundred horses. The two last Sabbaths which I spent there, the church, which can contain nearly five hundred persons, was quite full; the people were as well clothed as the members of any other congregation which I have seen in the colony; and there were thirtytwo family waggons at the door of the church. Ever since the establishment of the mission among the Griquas, this people has always been the bulwark of the colony on the north and northwest frontiers. There is not a single intelligent farmer who does not acknowledge that it would be impossible to sleep there a single night in peace, if the Griquas were not placed as they are to serve for a rampart between the colony and its enemies. Before the Griquas had embraced Christianity, they were weak and defenceless as the Bechouanas are still; and so great is the difference at present between these two nations, that thirty thousand Bechouanas were obliged to have recourse to the christian chief of the Griquas, who cannot raise above two hundred horse, because they knew that without him they could not resist the numerous and ferocious troops of Mousselekatski. The country of the Griquas may be considered a christian country, just as much as the colony of the Cape. It is a new province, thanks to the the Holy Spirit, so influence the civilized world, that philosophers, nobles, princes, and nations embraced their creed. Why should not the gospel work upwards in India now, as it did throughout the Roman empire then? But if it be true in India, as well as every where else, that not many wise, mighty, and noble are called, because as our Lord said, "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God," wealth so often presenting insuperable barriers of luxury, indolence, pride, and servility to fashion, against the reception of the truth, still, as elsewhere, some persons of consideration have already embraced the truth. At Tranquebar, Tanjore, and Vepery, as we have already seen, two thirds of the converts were of the upper castes. Since that time, brahmins and other persons of consideration have been baptized. Among the converts of the Baptist missions, there have been a number of brahmins and others of the highest castes. At Rammakal-choke, nine miles south of Calcutta, Ramjee, a land-owner, proprietor of an idol-temple, becoming a Christian, demolished the building, gave up the idol to Mr. Trawin, the missionary, and presented the materials of the old temple and a piece of ground for the erection of a christian chapel. At Benares, a pundit named Ram Peakras, though threatened with death by the other pundits, has openly spoken against the Hindoo shasters, attends christian worship, and is now living with the London missionary. At At Benares, Prabheeda, a respectable brahmin, || greater than at any previous time; and a single copy of the New Testament has been joyfully received for the use of a whole village, the head man pledging his word for its careful preservation. In this respect prejudice and timidity have surprisingly declined, and the distribution of books could now be carried to almost any extent." Mr. Mundy says, "that every college and school in the country might be conducted on christian principles, without any objection on the part of the natives." Bishop Heber says, "It is, in fact, the want of means on the part of the teachers, and not any of that invincible repugnance so often supposed to exist on the part of the Hindoos, which, in my opinion, must make the progress of the gospel slow in India. Those who think otherwise have, I suspect, either never really desired the improvement which they affect to regard as impossible, or, by raising their expectations, in the first instance, too high, have been the cause of their own disappointment. We have found, in spite of these obstacles, that some Hindoos and Mussulmans of respectable rank, and considerable acquirements, (few, indeed, in number, but enough to show that the thing is not impossible,) have, from motives the most disinterested, (since nothing is to be got by turning Christian but the ill-will of their old friends, and, in most instances, hitherto, the suspicion and discountenance of their new rulers,) embraced and adhered to Christianity; and I am convinced, from the success of the experiment, so far as it has yet been tried, that nothing but the want of means prevents the introduction of schools, like those now supported in the neighborhood of Calcutta and at Burdwan, by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, and the Church Missionary Society, in every village of Bengal, not only with the concurrence but with the gratitude of the natives." After an extensive tour through Northern India, for the purpose of inspecting the missions, Messrs. Tyerman and Bennet reported: "The expectations which we had raised, as to the effects actually produced by past missionary labors, have been greatly exceeded by what we have found, and the hopes and prospects of future success, under the blessing of God, are greatly confirmed and enlarged. Our confidence as to the conversion of the Hindoos has been much increased by what we have seen, both in Bengal and in the upper provinces." Mr. Tucker says: "God is opening ways on all sides for us to make known salvation in Christ to these our fellow After these facts, testimony becomes almost superfluous; and yet nothing should be omitted which may tend to sweep away from the minds of the most sceptical the last remaining doubt whether the gospel can be successfully preached in India. Mr. Addis, then the missionary of Coimbatoor, bears this testimony to the progress of Christianity in his neighborhood. "When the mission was commenced, there were two native assistants employed; the number is now increased to twelve, and the majority of these bave been raised up at Coimbatoor. There is also a class of promising young men preparing for the work of native teachers. At the commencement no schoolmasters could be found who would teach christian books, and for some time only one ventured to do so. Now there are twelve boys' schools established on decid-subjects, but none take pity! Pray let this fact, edly christian principles, in an efficient state, and well attended; and the advantage of christian instruction is openly acknowledged. The prejudices against female education were then so strong, that the mere mention of it produced offence; but now we have a female boardingschool on the mission premises, which only requires the necessary funds to be greatly increased in number: and a girls' day-school in a populous part of Coimbatoor has recently been commenced with a fair prospect of success. Tracts, which were, on our arrival, when distributed one day, frequently brought back through ignorance or fear the next, are now sought for by people from all parts: when it is known that a new supply has been received, great numbers eagerly apply for them, and scarcely a day passes without persons coming to the mission-house for tracts and portions of Scripture. The number of respectable people who have applied during the past year has been as I believe it to be, occupy your mind-that if christian friends in England were true to their Master, the great bulk of the population would be in their hands, i. e. of the population of South India." "The Friend of India," the conductors of which are well acquainted with Bengal, says, "Let a man have patience, diligence, liveliness, and affection, and he may be assured that before long the hearts of the people will yield to him as freely as if he had been born a Bengalee. And he may mingle with the people, too, as freely as he pleases. Let him give up all superciliousness, and sedulously follow the law of kindness, and he will be a welcome guest in almost every house or hut in the land." And lastly, bishop Wilson says: "India is waiting for the salvation of God. She is moving on gradually, but surely, towards that measure of illumination, when the absurd metaphysical abstractions and impure idolatries of Hindooism must fall, and, together with the intolerant fierceness of Mohammedanism, yield to the be- | nevolence and grace of christian truth. Their own religions, if they may be called such, they distrust-they neglect. The religion of Englishmen they are eager to learn, so far as the reading of our books extends." "The missions, also, are feeble, for want of a larger body of helpers. Schools and missions might be planted all over India, if we had an adequate number of devout and able men." If all this evidence and testimony fails to convince any one that the christian missionary may find willing hearers in every class of society throughout all the provinces of British India, he must be a person of impracticable scepticism, whom demonstration itself would leave in doubt. It is plain then that various circumstances combine to prepare India for the immediate and rapid diffusion of the gospel. Heathenism there is a detected falsehood; numbers have found it out already, and larger numbers shortly will; it being as impossible for superstition to thrive under European science, as for an iceberg to grow at the line. The schoolmaster is abroad, and woe be to the pagodas, and the idols, to the bannered cars, and to all those who thrive by them. Their time is come. One hundred and twenty millions are discovering that Brahma is a fiction, and that the brahmins are liars; that their Shasters are false, that their worship is disgraceful, their purification polluting, their hopes delusive, and their idol offerings folly; that they have been cajoled, plundered, and trampled on; and woe to those who shall try to cajole, and plunder, and trample on them again. More easily would the vile reptile that has crept into the dry bed of an Alpine river, repel the torrent now beneath the summer sun raging from the melting snowpeaks, than any faction can drive back to ignorance and falsehood, a nation's mind, first eagerly rushing on to discovered truth. American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. RECENT INTELLIGENCE. SYRIA. All the families of the mission except that of Mr. Keyes were obliged to seek an early residence on Mount Lebanon, on account of their health. They are located in three dif ferent villages, a few hours apart. The family of Mr. Keyes was detained from the mountains as late as July 7th, on account of the sickness of Mrs. Keyes, and the loss of their little babe. This is the second time that he has been called to follow to the grave his only child. The seminary at Beyroot was closed for a vacation of a few weeks, and will probably be opened at some place on the mountains during the summer. At the above mentioned date Mr. Keyes writes, that the country was never more open before missionaries. Restraint is taken from the people. But they seek not our company as missionaries. What they want of us is information about government and protection. the day on which he wrote, near a dozen men, from Nazareth, Akka, and Khaifa, visited him begging for books. They were mostly heads of families, and wanted books for their children as well as for themselves. The book that is sought for most of all is the Bible. MADRAS. Mr. Winslow writes on the 8th of June, that Mr. Hunt and his family have been obliged to remain for a month or two at Pulicate, on account of his ill health. A good measure of health, however, is enjoyed by the mission considering the heat of the season. BOMBAY.-Mrs. Allen, wife of Rev. D. O. Allen, died at Bombay, on the 5th of June. In announcing this event her husband says:"Mrs. A.'s death will be much felt by Mr. and Mrs. Graves in their solitary station; it will be much felt by Mrs. Hume, who is now left the only female member of this mission in Bombay. But it is, and must continue to be far more felt by myself, now left to go on solitary in my pil Five schools, exclusive of the seminary, are grimage. But I have said, 'Thou O Lord art in operation in the mountains. Mr. Sherman left Jerusalem in May, with the approbation and advice of the mission, on his return to the United States, his health being so much impaired, that, in the opinion of his physician, a return to his native climate presented the only hope of his recovery. Mr. Whiting writes from Jerusalem, under date of June 30th The demand for books has increased considerably since the beginning of the present year. People from Hasbeya and Rasheya, at the foot of Mt. Hermon, five or six days' journey from Jerusalem, have been here the present season and carried home scores of our books. During the portion of my soul. Thou art my joy and my strength. Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel and afterward receive me to glory.'" SANDWICH ISLANDS.-Mrs. Thurston, wife of the Rev. Asa Thurston of the station at Kai lua, embarked at New York, on board the ship Victoria, captain Spring, on the 10th of March, to return to her labors in connection with the mission. She was accompanied by her two youngest children. WEST AFRICA.-Mrs. Walker, wife of the Rev. William Walker of the Cape Palmas sta tion, was removed hy death on the 2d of May. Mrs. Walker had passed safely through the first and second attacks of the fever peculiar to that coast, which are usually the severest attacks, and it was hoped that she might be spared to labor long for the African race. In this the Lord has seen it to be best to disappoint her and her associates. "Her end," says Mrs. Wilson, "was peace. She calmly sent messages to friends, and wished it to be distinctly known, that she did not regret having come to Africa; and appeared to derive much comfort from the reflection that her sickness could not be ascribed to any imprudence on her part." BORNEO.-On the 27th of March, the Rev. Isaac P. Stryker was removed by death. Mr. Stryker embarked at Boston, November 17th, 1840, for Batavia, with the expectation of remaining there a year, in conformity with the requirement of the Dutch colonial government, and then joining the mission on the island of Borneo. Being offered, by captain Codman, a free passage, in the ship Sarah Parker, to Singapore, the port from which he could most readily secure conveyance to Borneo, and as the year had nearly expired, he obtained permission to proceed to his destined field of labor. After his embarkation he was attacked with a fever, occasioned, perhaps, by the excitement and fatigue of making so sudden arrangements for departure, which terminated in his death just before the ship arrived at Singapore. CHINA. Writing from Macao on the 12th of May, Mr. Williams says, that the Chinese show no symptoms of yielding, and the late attack on Hingpo, shows that they would act on the offensive more, if there was more discipline among them. He thinks the mission will soon be ready to print tracts and Testaments in any number. Mr. Abeel has established himself in the immediate vicinity of Amoy, on the island of Koolongsoo. He commenced his residence near this large and populous city in very favorable circumstances, and expresses the hope that the surrounding region will be accessible to the missionary. The facilities for studying the Chinese language have been considerably increased of late, by the publication of several requisite books. A Chrestomathy, prepared by Dr. Bridgman and printed by Mr. Williams, finds a ready sale. Messrs. Abeel and Brown aided in carrying a book of phrases through the press at Malacca last year. And Mr. Medhurst has more recently printed a grammar for Mr. Gutzlaff. CHEROKEES.-Mr. Butrick writes August 3d Last Sabbath we had the happiness of receiving a Cherokee woman, by the name of Lydia, to the communion of the church. She and her little son, five or six years old, were baptized. Since the first of September, 1841, four adults have been received to the church on examination, and eight children baptized. At a temperance meeting, held in the church at this station on the 20th of July, 121 persons signed the pledge of total abstinence. The whole number who have taken the pledge in the nation is about 200. CHOCTAWS.-Since the communications from the missionaries, published on the 397 and 398 pages of the present number of the Herald, were put to press, the following letter has been received from Mr. Hotchkin, dated Good Water, August 4th. We formed a temperance society here in April last, of twenty members, on the teetotal pledge. We have now on record more than 300 names. Among these are the chief of this district, and sixteen of his principal captains. We only want three more captains, to make a majority in this district. If the temperance cause should meet with no reacting influence from the whites, we may look forward to a time when we shall see wonders wrought in the land by the Holy Spirit. In fact we see that already. I do not hesitate to say, that there never has been, since I have been acquainted with this people, a season of so much interest, all things considered. Their crops were never better. There never was more peace and friendship. There never was less sickness. Drunkenness has decreased an hundred per cent at least. The call for books and teachers was never louder. And we never had more additions to our churches. On the two last Sabbaths brother Kingsbury and myself baptized and received nineteen persons. Others stand propounded for the next communion. And some newly awakened come forward at almost every meeting. We need another missionary in this district exceedingly at the present time. The chief asked me last Monday, "Cannot your Board send us a missionary to live here by me?" There is ample scope of country, and people enough to preach to, who are now ready to hear. Our circuit extends more than one hundred miles. And we have church members scattered over a large extent, and it is almost impossible for brother Kingsbury and myself to preach at our several places oftener than once a month, and then some of our places are neglected more than two months. Mrs. H. has this school and all her domestic cares, and almost all the other cares of this station to attend to; for I am gone more than the half of my time. proper place at the close of the Abstract of the || Annual Report, which is usually published in the January number of the Herald. The receipts have been $318,396 53, and the expenditures $318,955 93; and the amount of the Board's indebtedness has, through the favor of God, been reduced to $559 40. Of the receipts, about $39,000 were from legacies. The number of missions, is 26; of stations, 85; of ordained missionaries, 134, seven of whom are physicians. There are 11 physicians not preachers, 13 teachers, 9 printers and bookbinders, and 10 other male and 179 female assistant missionaries. The whole number of laborers from this country, is 356, or twenty-eight less than were reported last year. To these we must add 4 native preachers, and 128 native helpers; a number less than was reported last year, owing to imperfect returns from the missions, and the whole number of laborers sustained through the treasury of the Board, is 488. Eight ordained missionaries, and 4 male and 12 female assistant missionaries, in all 24, have been sent forth during the year. The number of mission churches is 59, and of church-members in regular standing 21,261, of whom 1,651 were received the past year. There are 17 printing establishments, 31 presses, 4 type founderies, and 49 founts of type in the native languages. The printing for the year, was 64,499,767 pages; and the amount of printing from the beginning, is 354,333,077 pages. Eight of the boarding-schools are denominated seminaries, and these contain 526 boys: the other 22 boarding-schools contain 212 boys and 386 girls-making the whole number of boarding scholars 1,124. The number of free schools is 618, containing 27,298 pupils. Donations, RECEIVED IN AUGUST. Board of Foreign Missions in Ref. Dutch chh. Auburn and vic. N. Y. By H. Ivison, Jr. Agent, Auburn, 1st presb. chh. mon. Essex co. North, Ms. Aux. So. J. Caldwell, Tr. Bradford, A friend, Essex ce. South, Ms. Aux. So. C. M. Rich- Beverly, Dane-st. cong. juv. miss. 20 00 5.00 20 00-40 00 Fairfield co. West. Ct. Aux. So. C. Marvin, Tr. South Norwalk, 2d cong. chh. mon con. 20 00 Franklin co. Ms. Aux. So. L. Stone, Tr. Hawley, Dea. Fales, for printing in Dakota, 55 Geneva and vic. N. Y. C. A. Cook, Agent, Aurora, Presb. chh. to constitute Rev. CHARLES MATTOON an Hon. Mem. Berkshire, Cong, chh. Cayuga, Presb. chh. 22,39; la. 4; tutes Rev. HERCULES R. DUN 50 00 21 18 298 69 5 00 10 00 26 39 31,13; mon. con. 14,07; young 154 58 people's miss. so. 44,01; juv. miss. so. 7,06; which consti |