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who were assiduous in recommending the practice to their parishioners from the pulpit, as well as promoting it by every other exertion in their power.

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BAPTIST MISSIONS IN INDIA.

(Continued from page 223.)

WWE proceed with our extracts from the 22d Report of the progress of these Missions. Mr. Mardon writes thus from Goamalty:

"On Monday, Nov. 12, Deep Chund and I went to Nazir-pore, and discoursed with a number of people, for nearly two hours, beneath the Banian shade. No people wherever we go give us greater encouragement than do the inhabitants of this village. They seem to have a thirst for knowledge. I believe there is scarcely person in the village that can read, a few brahmans perhaps excepted, but is in possession of some part of the sacred volume. Several of them have been soliciting me to establish a school for the education of their children, which I very much wish to do. A school was established in June last at another village called English, at the unanimous request of all the inhabitants. They consist mostly of invalid sepoys, and their families. Deep Chund and myself were there on Tuesday last. Several persons paid great attention while he gave them a brief outline of the life of Christ in Hindoosthanee."

"Dr. Carey, in a letter to Mr. Fuller, Jan. 22, 1811, says, The Church at Cutwa is now small; but they have lately had the addition of one member, a native, and I hear of six or seven more who are desirous of being baptized. One of these, Kreeshna Rosha, is a native merchant, of considerable property, who formerly had a house of gods. After hearing and reading the Gospel, he expelled his idols, tied them up in straw, and sent them to brother Chamberlain, who sent them to Serampore. This was a year and a half ago. He also clave up a fine Rutha, or Car, of the god Krishna, and used it for fire-wood. His ci-devant temple is filled with merchandize. There are others who adhere to him, and who have received the word of God. These people, living too far from Cutwa to attend the Gospel, (about sixty miles,) have, I understand, sanctified the Lord's-day to reading the word and carrying on the worship of the true God in the best manner they are able. Their Heathen neighbours have taken every opportunity in their power to injure them, and have by some false charges in the Zilla Court of Bheerboom, occasioned one of them considerable expense. I hear, however, that the magistrate has been informed of this villainy, and obliged them to enter into security respecting their future conduct. The place where they live, (Lakra-koonda,) is a large town lying on one side just at the entrance into the Mahratta country, and on another just at the entrance into South Bahar; both which countries the merchant often visits in the way of trade.-Brother Chamberlain has at our desire left Cutwa, and is going to attempt the forming of a mission station at Agra. We have obtained the consent of Government for his and brother Peacock's settling there. My son William is now at Cutwa. At present he almost sinks under the magnitude of the undertaking: but I trust the Lord will strengthen and hold him up.'

"On Jan. 23d, Mr. W. Carey writes thus to Mr. Ward. I set out on the 11th instant to pay a visit to Lakra-koonda, and on my way went to Kendooli. I think I never saw such a concourse of people before. We spoke to a good number, and gave away some papers. From Kendooli we went to Lakra-koonda, and found some of our friends. The principal person, however, was not there. He had been falsely accused, and was gone to the court. The people around them are doing all in their power to injure them. On account of this opposition, those who were desirous of baptism were rather intimidated: but after we had been there two days, the principal person returned; and his presence emboldened the rest. I was much pleased

with his conversation. I baptized two, and left them the same day. I was from home about nine days. We have received into the Church the man whom Kangalee baptized. He has given me much pleasure. He was a Vishnuva. We expect to receive another soon. Kangalee has been very ill since his return, but is better now.'"

On the 27th March, Mr. Ward adds:

"A few days ago I received a letter from Lakra-koonda, and am sorry to say the opposition continues. Kreeshna-Rosha is a rich man, and I have reason to think a Christian. Since he has renounced idolatry and destroyed the idols he had set up, the Jemindar of the place has accused him of many things of which he is perfectly clear. They have lodged a complaint against him for the rent of land to the amount of ninety rupees, of which he knows nothing. All the people of the court are his enemies, by which he has lost and is losing a great deal, and I fear will soon be ruined, if something cannot be done for him."

The accounts of the mission at JESSORE, are very favourable.

"By the indefatigable labours of C. C. Aratoon, the Church at this station," say the Missionaries, "is greatly increased. At the close of 1810, it consisted of nearly sixty members, thirty-two of whom were baptized in that year; namely, fourteen Mussulmans, and eighteen Hindoos of various casts. Six more were baptized on Jan. 6, 1811, and eight more were to have been baptized on March 17; but from Aratoon's wishing to administer the ordinance in their own villages, it was deferred in respect of six of them.

"This church consists of four branches, each about thirty miles distance from the other, the whole comprehending an extent of country little less than a hundred miles in diameter. Partly to relieve the poor members from travelling, and partly to diffuse the Gospel, this amiable man goes the whole circuit every month; preaching and administering the Lord's Supper at one branch, then in the course of the week travelling to the next, and so on. At his request four native brethren have been stationed at these different branches, who dispense the word, and converse with inquirers when he is absent: viz. Seetaram, of whom honourable mention has often been made; Manik, who has itinerated for several years; Pran-Krishna, bap tized at Serampore, who has suffered much for the Gospel; and Manik-sha, a steady man, baptized by Aratoon himself.

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"These people are very poor. Their pastor himself, (says Mr. Marshman,) is a poor man, nor have they a rich man amongst them. The hardships they encounter in embracing the Gospel, are truly serious. Of these the following examples, from the journals and letters of Aratoon, may suffice.

"Chougacha, Aug. 2, 1810.-Brother Pran-Krishna and his family came hither, in consequence of their being turned out of the house and village in which they lived. The Zemindar, or Head-man in the village, stirred up a number of persons to turn him out. He told Pran-Krishna, that he brought other persons thither to preach the Gospel, and that others in the village would embrace Christianity: they would therefore turn him out of the village, for it was better to lose him than to lose a num ber of others." "

"March 20, 1811.-The Zemindars of Sooryadeeya called on Manik-sha, and asked him why he was making a house? He answered, I am a Christian, and am making a house to worship in. They then flogged him, and kept him in prison three days, without giving him any thing to eat. At length one of them, being afraid of the consequence of treating him thus, persuaded the others to let him out of prison. They then took four rupees from him, and left him, saying, "Go home; you may make your house; but do not preach in these parts. If you do, we will kill you some day. Manik-sha replied, You are able to kill my body, but you are not able to de stroy my soul.' One of their servants then struck him, saying, Go away from this place; we do not want to hear you.'

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"At some places, however, they are treated more kindly. On Sept. 10th, (says Aratoon,) I went to a village called Dotopara, where the Head-man invited me to preach in his house, which I did; and on the 4th of October, he sent me another invitation, and promised to prepare a place for me to preach in.' Pran-Krishna, on returning to his village about a week after, was allowed by the Head-man to preach even in his, (the Head-man's,) house.

"If any of the members through fear or shame disown Christ, the discipline of Aratoon is, when they profess to repent, to require, as the test of their sincerity, that they go in company with one or two of the brethren, to the same place, and there publickly acknowledge him."

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