Benares, and brother Bowley from Chunar, for the annual melah, which will commence in about twelve days hence."

FUTTYGHUR.-Mr. Richards writes, Dec. 30, 1823:-"Your affectionate letter came to hand yesterday as I was conversing with a Hindoo man, with whom I have had conversations for this year past at different times, but the word seems to have become effectual at last, for he confessed that this is the way of salvation, and he has promised that he would come and join us with his wife; and he is therefore gone, to bring her. Let me send you another piece of good news, that God has turned the heart of another Hindoo, named Thakoor-dass. After he heard the word, he broke the chain of his cast, and threw away the beads he had on his neck. Now he is living with us, and says, that the Lord has looked on him at last, for he has been seeking him for these nine years, and now seems to be quite happy. This morning as I went out towards the river, I conversed with a brahmun who was making earthen images; and as I was talking with him, a Mussulman from behind, an old man, came and saluted me, and began to converse with me; saying, "I have been seeking God for these many years, in my own religion; and in the Hindoo religion; but I cannot find him; therefore I would wish to know your religion." I answered, “I am very happy that you are seeking the true God, and if you are seeking him with a true heart you will find him, as he says in the gospel "seek and. you shall find." So we conversed for a long time. At last he took leave, and went home, saying, that he would come to me to my house, and hear me more on this point. After I came home, as I was worshipping with my family in Hindee, he came in and seated himself and heard with great attention; after worship we had a very long conversation. He seems to see his errors and has promised to come again, and hear more on this subject. May the Lord turn the hearts of all those people, so that they may see the want of a Saviour, and flee to that Lamb who taketh away the sins of the world. Pray for this Church, as this is one of the least and poorest of the churches of Christ, I again intreat you, pray for it, my dear brother."

DELHI. Mr. Thompson, we are happy to say, has been enabled to make a small beginning relative to Native Female Education, in this large city. Although it is small, we have no doubt it will inevitably prepare the way for better things. Mr. T. writes, "I have

mentioned to Dr. Marshman, that a Brahminee had undertaken the tuition of adult females, but gave no hope as to children, that being a delicate subject. About seven females, widows and married women, read books I have through my pundit furnished them with; and two have sent specimens of their writing."

BURMAH. By letters dated 8th December, 1823, we understand that Mrs. Judson, with Mr. and Mrs. Wade, arrived safely at Rangoon on the 5th of that month. Every thing was then quiet, and there was no apprehension of danger. Mr. and Mrs. Judson were to proceed on their journey to Ava, on the 9th December.

BENCOOLEN. Our letters from this increasingly important station are not of later date than the 26th September last. At that time, Sir Stamford Raffles was busily laying plans for the better administration of justice, and the diffusion of knowledge amongst the subjects of his government, in which he had engaged the assistance of our missionary brethren. He has directed a Report to be made on the practicability of establishing schools in every district under the Company's influence, including an extent of 250 miles. Mr. N. Ward has been appointed Secretary of the Bible Society, which is extending its efforts so as to print all the versions of the Scriptures that may be required in the Island. It has already undertaken two, the Malay, and the Javanese; the former of which is now in the press, and the latter completely ready, (to be put to press, we suppose.) Mr. Burton has also commenced a version in the Batta, which will be ready as soon as the Society is prepared to undertake it.

PADANG. We have had the pleasure of receiving from Mr. Evans a letter as late as the 8th December, 1823. At that time his health was still indifferent; but he proceeds with his work, and finds his opportunities of usefulness increased, and his hindrances removed or diminished. He frequently has large and attentive audiences amongst the natives; and about twenty or thirty persons regularly attend English worship. Of some of these, he has reason to hope that they have felt the power of divine truth. We are happy to say, that Mrs. Evans and her little children enjoy excellent health.

MADRAS. By a letter from a friend at Madras, dated 27th Dec. 1823, we are grieved to learn that Mr. and Mrs. Loveless were expected to embark this month for England, on account of their extremely ill health.

MOREOVER by the will of God I have been drawn also into another labyrinth by publishing the divine revelations which have been made in our days, with the title, Lux in tenebris, or The light in darkness.' But thereby I have not only been involved in much labour, trouble, and anxiety, but I have also incurred much envy and risk.-I will commit the whole matter unto God, and be satisfied, like Jeremiah, to have written and sent to Babylon the predictions of the judgments which shall be executed upon Babylon; I have bound a stone to the book and cast it into the Euphrates, (Jeremiah li. 63.)

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What shall I do now after wearying myself all my life time with so many useless labours and by pursuing so many devious ways?-Shall I say with Elijah, It is enough; now, O Lord, 'take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers,' (1 Kings xix. 4.) or with David, Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.' (Psalm lxxi. 18.) I say neither the one, nor the other, in order that I may no longer be disquieted by anxious wishes; I commit all things into the hands of God, whether he chuse for me life or death, rest or labour; I will follow him with closed eyes whithersoever he may lead me, praying humbly and full of confidence with David: Guide me, O Lord, by thy holy counsel, and at last receive me to glory. (Psalm lxxiii. 24. German trans'lation) Or if I should still be permitted to undertake any thing

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according to my plans and views, it shall be nothing but what the Lord Jesus has commanded me, viz. to be from henceforth satisfied with the one thing needful, and to cast away all useless things, or even to buru them, as the heroic Alexander did when on his march he perceived that his army was burden. ed and detained by the weight of the prey which they had obtained in Persia. For what did he do? He went and put fire with his own hand to his and his friends' waggons The

soldiers soon followed this example; they divided the necessary articles among those who stood in need of them, and burnt the rest, and thus filled Alexander and themselves with new zeal and courage. And should I not follow this example? [ who have the heavenly land before, and the whole world behind me?-Yes, I will put off the whole burden of earthly cares, and divide such useful things as I have, a nong those of my nearest neighbours who want them; but as for the useless things, which would be a burden to them as well as to me, will rather burn them with fire than tolerate them any longer.

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In order to declare more explicitly this last resolution of my life, I would say: A cottage such as God may give me, is to be my palace; if I can have none of my own where I may lay my head, I will, according to the example left to me by my Lord, gladly rest under a strange roof, or even under the roof of heaven, as he spent some of his last nights upon the mount of Olives, till the angels receive me into their company, as they did poor Lazarus. Instead of costly apparel a rough garment shall suffice me, such as John the Baptist wore. The place of a richly laden table shall be supplied by bread and water; and if God gives me any thing in addition, I will praise his goodness for it. My library shall consist only of the book of God. My philosophy shall be this, to consider with David the heavens and the other works of God, being filled with astonishment that the God, who has created, and who governs such great things, condescends to think also of me, poor worm. My physic shall be simple, sparing diet; sometimes also fasting. My jurisprudence shall consist in this, to do unto others

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as I wish they should do unto me, and not to do unto them, as I do not wish they should do unto me. If you ask after my Divinity, I grasp, with the dying Thomas Aquinas, (for I also must soon die) the Bible in my hands, and say with my whole heart: I believe whatsoever is written in this book.' If any one wishes to have my confession of faith in a very short compass, I will produce the Apostle's Creed; for I know no shorter, simpler, and more effectual way to decide all controversies and to avoid the endless labyrinths of scholastic disputes. If any one ask me whether I do not make use of any peculiar form of prayer, I point him to the Lord's Prayer, because I believe that there is no better key to the heart of the Father than that given us by his only begotten Son, who came out of the bosom of the Father. If any one inquire after my rules of life, I point to the ten commandments, because I am firmly convinced that no body can better inform us what is pleasing to God than God himself. If any one ask me how I act in doubtful cases of conscience, I answer: All my own, all what I think and will, is suspected by me;' and I exclaim in deep humility, Lord, ' I am an unprofitable servant,' (Luke xvii. 10.)

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But what will the wise and learned of this world say to all this? Will they not laugh at the childish old man who from the highest pitch of his glory descends into the lowest depth of humiliation and self abasement? Let them laugh, if they please. I too laugh for joy that I am escaped from the snares of vain pursuits. I have found the port, Farewell, fortune, fate:' So says the poet. But I say: I have found Christ; Farewell ye vain idols.

Christ is my all, his footstool is more precious to me than all the thrones of the world; his lowness, higher than all heights. I have found a heaven below the heaven; heaven is become my guide to heaven; to walk in his steps, not to deviate from his path, shall be to me the straight road to heaven. My whole life has been a pilgrimage, no home; a change of inns, but never and no where an abiding dwelling place. But now I see already before me in all its splendour my heavenly country; to