of a considerable number of revi vals of religion, some of them very remarkable; of the establishment and superintendence of Sabbath schools; of the institution of Temperance Societies; of the organization of churches; of protracted meetings for religious exercises; of numerous additions made to the church; of Bible and catechetical classes; of the closing of some distilleries and the continuance of others; of the state of religion and morals in various places; of the resuscitation of expiring churches and congregations; of the distribution of tracts; and of the erection of one or two houses for publick worship. Who can look at this mere sketch of the operations and effects of the missionary enterprise, and not feel new animation in the cause, or refuse to form new resolutions to support it liberally? The missionaries often mention their difficulties, trials and sufferings; but they generally do it, not only without complaint, but with thankfulness for divine support, and the expression of delight in their work.

By a letter from the Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of South Alabama, directed to the Corresponding Secretary of the Board, it appears that that Presbytery has recently resolved to "immediately take steps to become connected with the Assembly's Board of Missions." The Stated Clerk says-

"I will just remark, that this great question has been decided by us without any unpleasant excitement-almost unanimously. We have been for several years auxiliary to the American Home, and they have aided us liberally our recent change has been from calm and prayerful conviction of duty. We leave our friends of the American Home with no other than feelings of warm gratitude. As Presbyterians we considered it an imperious and imme. diate duty, to change our relation. May the Lord enable us all to do more in this great cause, and deliver all his servants from all unhallowed motives and feelings. Affectionately your friend and brother in the gospel.

Jos. P. CUNNINGHAM, Stated Clerk South Alabama Presb'y."

The amount of cash received by the Board of Missions from 15th of December, 1831, to 20th of Jan. 1832, is-$1,558 11.—It may be proper again to state, that the treasury of the Board has been overdrawn, to the amount of several thousand dollars; and that it is hoped the church will speedily, not only repay lenders, but prevent the necessity of future loans.

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE GENE

RAL ASSEMBLY.

In the absence of the Secretary of the Board, in the discharge of his important and arduous duties, we have applied to his assistant, for a statement of the operations of the Board for January. It is as follows:

"The General Agent visited New York in the early part of the month, and prepared the way, after having produced impressions decidedly favourable to our Board, for more extended operations; by which means, encouraging support is expected from that quarter. He then visited Virginia, where he is now labouring, for the purpose of presenting the claims of the Board, and preparing the way for temporary or permanent agency in the Synods of Virginia and North Carolina. Of the impression already produced by him there, the Southern Religious 'Telegraph speaks in high terms.

"Our agents from abroad have reported subscriptions to various amounts, and with other encouraging items, that the Presbyteries of Georgia, Ohio, and Steubenville, have become auxiliary to the Board.

"Two additional agents have been commissioned until the meeting of the General Assembly-The Rev. Robert Lapsley to operate in Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi, and the Rev. James V. Henry, whose field of labour consists of certain parts of New York and New Jersey.

"The number of candidates for the patronage of the Board is steadily progressing-fifteen have been received during the

month.

to the Christian religion. Indeed, when Hall, Newell, and Nott, first took their stand in Bombay, without a knowledge of the language; without books, or printing press, or schools; without a chapel; without the countenance of government, and wholly unknown to the native population; when they contemplated the structure of society, so artificial and so connected with the idolatrous systems of religion; and also the laws of India, which made the forfeiture of property the penalty for renouncing Hindooism, or Islamism;-they must have regarded the visible and tangible results of their labours as certainly remote. And so they did. But the note of preparation was heard, immediately on their arrival. The language was acquired; the New Testament and some portions of the Old were translated and printed; books for elementary instruction, and tracts of various descriptions, were published; schools were established; a chapel was built in the centre of Bombay, and opened regularly for Christian worship; the markets and other public places were frequented for conversation and preaching; journeys were taken, and schools multiplied.

After twelve years, Mr. Hall declared it to be his conviction, that the facilities for employing the appointed means of salvation among the people had multiplied

ten-fold since his arrival in 1813.

The means are now still greater, and they are continually increasing. There are eight missionary stations within the Presidency of Bombay, connected with no less than five different societies in Great Britain and America:-a fact which makes it delightfully certain that a vast amount of benevolent interest, in different parts of the Christian world, is concentrated upon the Mahratta people. And in the city of Bombay itself there are, also, seven societies of various names, formed expressly for co-operating with kindred institutions in Great Britain in spiritually illuminating that part of India. The government, too, notwithstanding the complaints of natives that the divine origin of their religion and its obligations are publickly denied, tolerates the Christian missionary in every part of the country, and protects him in his labours.

There has been no material change in the labours of the missionaries, or the number and character of the schools. The native attendance at the chapel had somewhat increased. The schools, of which there were 17 for boys, and 18 for girls, comprised about 1000 boys, and not far from 500 girls.

Seventy-eight of the boys had Mohammedan parents, and 130 were of Jewish origin. Ten of the boys' schools were in different villages on the continent; the

others, with all the female schools, were on the island of Bombay. It is an interesting fact, that most of the schools on the continent are under the instruction of Jewish teachers, who disallow the observance of heathenish customs in their schools. These schools exert a favourable influence on the character of the villages where they are situated, and the missionaries justly regard them as so many lights burning amidst the deep spiritual gloom which covers the country. They are an important means of preparing the way for the publication of the gospel, whether that publication be made through the medium of conversation, preaching, or the press.

Six of the female schools are patronised by the Bombay district committee of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.

Some of the natives, and among them three brahmins, profess to be serious inquirers into the truth of the Christian religion, and hopes are entertained concerning a few, that they have been renovated by the Spirit of God.

CEYLON.

BATTICOTTA. Benjamin C. Meigs and Danl. Poor, Missionaries, and their wives.

Gabriel Tissera, Native Preacher and Tutor in the Seminary; Nathaniel Niles, Native Preacher; Ebenezer Porter, Superintendent of Schools; P. M. Whelpley, Native Medical Attendant on the Seminary; Samuel Worcester, John Griswold, I. W. Putnam, and others, Teachers.

TILLIPALLY.-Levi Spaulding, Missionary; and Mrs. Spaulding.

Timothy Dwight, Teacher in the Preparatory School; John Codman, Assistant Teacher; Seth Payson, Native Assistant; Charles Hodge, Catechist; Aziel Backus, Cyrus Kingsbury, and others, Readers.

OODOOVILLE.--Miron Winslow, Missionary, and Mrs. Winslow.

Nathaniel, Catechist; Saravary Mottoo, Charles A. Goodrich, Native Preacher; Superintendent of Schools; Rufus W. Bailey, Teacher in the English School; John B. Lawrence, Reader.

PANDITERIPO.-John Scudder, M. D. Missionary, and Mrs. Scudder. Native Helpers not reported. MANEPY.-Henry Woodward, Missionary, and Mrs. Woodward.

perintendent of Schools; C. A. Goodrich, Sinnatumby, Catechist; Nathaniel, SuTeacher of English; Catheraman and Tumber, Readers.

EDUCATION. This is conducted in a Theological School, Seminary, Boarding Schools, and Free Schools, in which are the following number of scholars.

Theological School, Mission Seminary, Academy for Boys, Academy for Girls, Free-Schools,

Whole number,

The Theological School is under the care of Mr. Winslow, and is composed chiefly of young native men, who, having completed their course in the Seminary, are employed on a salary as assistants in the mission. They pay the expenses of their own board and clothing, and divide their time between teaching and study. Their services are important, and their progress in learning, especially in the knowledge of the scriptures, is highly gratifying and auspicious. A few have received license to preach the gospel.

Mr. Poor is Principal of the Seminary. The first class contains 22, the second 20, the third 19, the fourth 30. Including those who have finished their studies, and are employed as teachers in the Seminary, the number is 102.

The principal building is called Ottley Hall, in honour of Sir Richard Ottley, chief justice of Ceylon, corresponding member of the Board, and for ten years past an influential and liberal patron of the mission. This edifice, including virandah rooms erected on one side and end, is 109 feet in length and 66 in breadth. Its height is two stories. It is designed for public examinations, lectures, the library, &c. A sufficient number of rooms has been erected within the college yard to accommodate 100 students.

The Seminary has been furnished with a respectable philosophical and other apparatus. The pneumatical and mechanical instruments, with the orrery and telescope, have been found particularly useful in illustrating various branches of study, which could not be effectually taught without such helps; especially where the prejudices to be encountered are so inveterate, as not readily to yield even to ocular

demonstrations.

The mission library contains more than 600 volumes, (besides class-books procured for the Seminary,) and is in general well selected. The members of the Seminary have the use of this library.

The sum of $5,372 has heen collected for this institution among the friends of learning and religion in Ceylon and India, all of which has been expended in erecting the necessary buildings. The residue of the expenditures for buildings, together with the cost of books and apparatus, the board and clothing of the students, the pay of the teachers, and the salary of the principal, has been provided for from the Treasury of the Board.

Boarding Schools.-The one at Tilipally contained 51 boys at the close of 1830. The one at Oodooville contained 37 girls, of whom seven were members of the church. It is a singular fact, stated by Sir Richard Ottley to be peculiar to the district of Jaffna which contains the mission stations, that the landed property is principally vested in the females.

Free-Schools.-The number of freeschools connected with the five stations is 89, containing 2,732 boys, and 635 girls;

or 3,367 in the whole.

sionaries has a congregation of natives on Preaching, &c.-Each of the five misto five hundred-composed chiefly of the Sabbath varying in numbers from two the children and youth belonging to the schools. The native preachers, though received with less respect and attention than the missionaries themselves, are useful helpers in the publication of the gospel in the highways and villages.

The Mission Church contains 148 native members in regular standing.

The mission has been repeatedly blessed with effusions of the Holy Spirit. Previous to the year 1824, thirty-four natives had been received into the mission church. During the first three months of that year, the mission was visited with very special divine influence, and 41 natives were added to the church. Another time of re

freshing was experienced near the close conversions in the succeeding years. A of the same year; and there were hopeful third revival of religion was experienced near the close of the year 1830, as the first fruits of which 34 natives were added to the church in the April following.

All the buildings at the station of Maneward's effects, were consumed by fire py, with the principal part of Mr. WoodMarch 30, 1831.

collected at this station is already valuable, both in the materials and helps for translations. There are three printing presses, two of which are in constant use. There are founts of type for printing in English, Italian, Greek, Greco-Turkish, Armenian, Armeno-Turkish, and Arabic. The printing, however, has been chiefly in the Italian, modern Greek, and Armeno-Turkish languages, the last being the Turkish language written in the Armenian character. The press has ever been perfectly secure in Malta, and has operated without any embarrassment from the government, though the publications have been subject to a mild and tolerant censorship.

No regular and full report of the publications at the Malta press since the year 1829, has been received.

But the most important work executed at the Malta press, during the last year, was the translation of the New Testament in the Armeno-Turkish language. The printing of this was commenced on the 8th of January, 1830, and the last sheet was corrected in the press before the expiration of January, 1831. This translation was prepared by Mr. Goodell from one made by himself, with the aid of the Armenian bishop Carabet, from the original Greek, and another made at Constantinople from the Armenian version, under the superintendence of Mr. Leeves, agent of the British and Foreign Bible Society; and was carried through the press by Mr. Goodell, at the expense of that noble institution.

The whole amount of printing performed at Malta, since July, 1822, cannot be less than 12,000,000 of pages.

GREECE.

Jonas King, Missionary, and Mrs. King. Mr. King has removed from Tenos to Athens. While at Tenos he supported and superintended a school of 60 or 70 females, and distributed many copies of the New Testament. In this school he freely expounded the scriptures.

Athens is the place, which Mr. King has been desirous, ever since he entered Greece, of making the centre of his operations. But in the autumn of last year, there being a prospect of its speedy evacuation, Mr. King visited that celebrated spot, and made arrangements for his future residence. In April, of the present year, he made a second visit to Athens and opened a Lancasterian school for both sexes, at the head of which he placed Niketoplos, formerly master of the Orphan School at Ægina, and author of an epitome of the gospels printed at Malta. On the 30th of May, this school contained 176 scholars of both sexes. The Committee have sent Mr. King 500 slates and a proportionate number of pencils, and he will be amply furnished with school books from

the press at Malta. He expected to have opportunity to supply many small schools in Attica, Thebes and other parts of continental Greece, with books, and thinks it will soon be desirable to establish a college in the renowned seat of ancient-learning where he is now residing.

The school at Syra, under the superintendence of Doct. Korck, Church missionary, in the commencement and partial support of which the Board has been concerned, have been of great service to the cause of education in Greece, especially in the islands called the Cyclades._Syra is one of these islands, opposite Tenos. The schools are three in number.

The three schools have grown out of the one established in January, 1828, by Mr. Brewer, at the expense of the Board. When Mr. Brewer was about returning to this country, he gave that school into the hands of Dr. Korck.

The Committee have never had any thought of embarrassing their operations in Greece by any sort of connexion with the Greek government. They were long doubtful, indeed, what measures were exPresident of Greece in the spring of 1829, pedient. The inquiries addressed to the were merely for the purpose of gaining information, and they elicited some facts, which deterred the committee from a class of expenditures that would have been in accordance with the popular feeling then pervading our community, but might have proved a fruitful source of disappointinent and regret. The Committee resolved to direct almost their whole efforts, for a time, so far as Greece was concerned, to the production of books for elementary instruction, and to the introduction of these into the schools of that country. This they believe to be within their commission to

publish the gospel to every creature, and

the most direct and effectual method of obeying this command, which the providence of God has placed within their power; and his merciful guidance they would acknowledge with heartfelt gratitude. The Committee are now ready to provide Mr. King with an associate, and to authorize the establishment of schools, where they will not interfere with those instituted by the government.

SYRIA.

Isaac Bird and George B. Whiting, Missionaries, and their wives.

Messrs. B. and W. resumed the mission