more important, the Cause of Missions would be strengthened by the interest thus excited, and the co-operation carried on."

In consequence of these representations, and adverting to the necessity of immediately providing for the accommodation of the two Missionaries expected to arrive during the current year, the Corresponding Committee, finding an Estate for sale in a part of the Native Town suited to the views of the Parent Society, ventured to become the purchaser of it, though at the sum of 20,400 Rupees. A considerable further expenditure will be necessary to render the premises available.

When the necessary repairs are accomplished, there will be room for Two Families, and for the Printing Establishment; beside excellent accommodations for Native Students, and a School. The opportunity of obtaining so large a clear space in the Native Town as the Society's plans require, and especially one containing buildings suited to the purposes in view, could not be expected often to occur, and would not at any time be obtainable without a large out-lay. Intending, therefore, as they trust, the glory of Him, whose is the silver and the gold, and who, though He was rich yet for our sakes became poor, the Committee have become responsible for the above large sum; and they humbly look to Him whom they serve, to be supplied in due time with the means of payment.

Mr. Corrie thus further describes the Premises which have been purchased, and their probable advantage to the Society :

The Christian Institution in Calcutta will cost 30001. For this sum, our Society will possess in the heart of the Native Town, a space containing three acres of ground; with an upperroomed House, containing eight rooms below and five abovean enclosed square, comprehending about half-an-acre, with a broad piazza all round and an open area in the middle, after the model of a College Square; with a pond of sweet water-and the situation such as we consider highly desirable for the purpose intended.

To enable you to judge of the purchase, I may mention, that we endeavoured to obtain an acre of ground on the north side of a new square, about to be opened in the Native Town, about half-a-mile to the westward of the present purchase; and found that the lowest price would be 18,000 rupees for the ground, without a single building material.

The Christian Town is extending itself in the direction of our New House; and should the Committee be obliged to sell it, there is no doubt but it will be found improved in value.

Another reason for venturing on this step, was the desirableness of fixing Missionaries, on their arrival, at once in a situation where they will have a view of their work. We have much

to be thankful for, that, of all your Missionaries here, not one has indicated any dissatisfaction with his work: but we cannot but perceive, that, on going to live with any of our friends here, they are necessarily excluded from intercourse with the Natives, and are liable to the temptation of forgetting their object; whereas, by placing them in a comfortable House, and (except the necessary intercourse of kindness with Christian Friends) leaving them at leisure to reflect on the new scene on which they have entered, and introducing them to a few Converts whom we shall be able to entertain on the new Establishment, the Missionary Feeling, with which they first arrived, will be brought into immediate exercise, and every encouragement within the influence of human means afforded to persevere in their blessed work.

We shall do all in our power to raise funds here; but, such are now the openings of Providence, that it seems not difficult to establish Missions in any direction. Our primary object, however, shall be, to strengthen those which we have already established, so as to secure, as far as may be, a regular succession. Whatever difference of opinion may exist as to extending our borders, it seems quite clear that Agra, Benares, and Burdwan, must be supported; and this Infant Institution in Calcutta will, with the Divine Blessing, be the Nurse of them all.

In connection with this subject, the Committee would call the attention of the Meeting to the Bishop's College, at Calcutta. Of the cordial manner, in which the Bishop was pleased to express his acceptance of the Grant of 5000l. the Society is already apprized. Your Committee have now to state, that, influenced by his Lordship's just and forcible appeal for support to the College, they have placed at his disposal the sum of 1000l. as a Contribution from the Society for the year 1822. And they have authorized the Corresponding Committee at Calcutta to draw for such sum, immediately on his Lordship's acceptance of the same; and also to express to his Lordship the confident expectation of the Committee, that, from the cordial satisfaction manifested by the Members of the Society, throughout the United Kingdom, at the former Grant of 50007. toward the erection of the College, their liberality will enable the Committee to appropriate a like sum of 1000l. annually, in aid of its objects.

Calcutta.

Mr. Jetter had visited Calcutta, from Burdwan, for the restoration of his health, which had much suffered. Having received considerable benefit, he was about to return, at the beginning of May, but was detained in Calcutta on the following occasion:

Three Schools, which the Calcutta School Society had resolved to give up, were offered to the Committee; the existing School-houses, property, &c. being presented to the Committee by the Calcutta School Society. This offer has been accepted, and the presence of the Rev. Mr. Jetter enabled the Committee to enter at once on an efficient superintendence of them. The number of Scholars in attendance in these Schools amounts to about 180.

On this subject, Mr. Corrie writes

Our New Schools in Calcutta are bringing us acquainted with the Native Population here. Already a Already a petition, signed by fourteen residents, has been presented, praying us to give them a School. The temporal circumstances of our Committee, I see clearly, procure us a ready access to the Natives; and I begin to receive the same familiar notices of respect from them in the Native Town, as I used to experience up the Country. Our New Institution will, I am sure, be attractive to them. May God give us grace to use our influence to his glory! Amen.

Two more Schools were soon added to the three just mentioned; "and as many more." Mr.Corrie says, "may be opened, as we can procure funds to support." Some Members of the Corresponding Committee, remark on this-" If we have not funds, we must create them."

In the early part of October, Mr. Jetter and Mr. Brown were settled in the New Mission House. The premises are situated at Mirzapore, and were before occupied by a tanner. A few days afterward, Mr. Jetter writes

We went out in the evening, and had some conversation with our Hindoo Neighbours. While we were talking, some came, and began to inquire one of another-" What Gentlemen are these?" One answered, "They live in the House, where the Tanner lived; which house has now become a House of Jesus Christ." We have, every Saturday Evening, a meeting at our

house for prayer. This meeting is usually attended by about ten or twelve persons; chiefly consisting of a European Family, the only one near our premises. Thus we spend our Saturday evenings with delight, and prepare ourselves for the approaching Sabbath Day.

The Rev. Deocar Schmid is very actively and usefully employed, in various ways, in reference to the Press. The Corresponding Committee remark

The Rev. Mr. Schmid, by an arrangement with the Managers of the European Female Orphan Asylum, has ceased to draw any salary from this Committee. Mr. Schmid continues, nevertheless, to supply such assistance in the department of translations, as his health and other engagements will admit of. He has been usefully employed of late, in translating select portions of the Liturgy into Bengalee. The Collects have also been carefully rendered, and are now ready for publication.

Among other pieces, Mr. Schmid has published the First Part of a Body of Divinity, in Bengalee and English, compiled chiefly in the words of Scripture; the plan of which, however excellent, seems too extensive for present completion.

Mr. Schmid has also translated from the Bengalee a Tract against the prevailing System of Hindoo Idolatry." The author, who is since dead, was Brajamohun Majmoodar, a Native of Bengal, and an intimate friend of Rammohun Roy, who revised the translation, and published it at his own expense. This piece has excited much attention in Calcutta*. Mr. Jetter says of it—

The Book is well furnished with replies to all the arguments, which the Brahmins bring forward in defence of their Idolworship; and the Missionary or Christian Friend needs not to add any thing to stop their mouths: he has only to give them the very answer, which the Author has supplied, in a most excellent manner, to their sophistries: and we hope, that the English Translation of it will CHECK and SILENCE such Europeans, as are not ashamed, publicly, to palliate the blasphemous and abominable practice of Idolatry.

In Appendix VII. will be found a series of Extracts from this masterly Tract, which will serve to furnish Missionaries, everywhere, with irrefragable arguments against Idolatry.

Kidderpore.

The Corresponding Committee report

The Scholars at Kidderpore have, during the last year, increased in number, and respectability as to station in life. About forty are learning English; and all who are come so far as to read any book, either in Bengalee or English, received without hesitation the Scriptures, in common with other class books, as in Europe.

Of this School, Mr. Jetter writes to the Secretary

This School, which was formerly supported by Kolly Shunker, who resides in Kidderpore, is pretty far advanced; and I hope, that, by paying great attention, we may procure from it many a very useful Boy. On my last visit, I gave them the Body of Divinity," which they read both in English and Bengalee.

You can hardly believe, my Dear Sir, what a great pleasure it is to me to talk with these poor Heathen Children about the precious and glad tidings of salvation. Should my stay in Calcutta be of long continuance, I intend to begin a little Meeting for Bengalee Worship at this place. You can scarcely believe what good opportunities the Schools afford, for preaching and making known the Word of God to the Heathen: they serve for Church and School at once.

Mr. Jetter gives a few instances of an encouraging nature. On one occasion, he says—

After having examined the Scholars, and being about to leave, some inquisitive Boys came and asked respecting the following passages-Rom. iii. 1, 2. and Neh. ix. 13, 14. They wished to know what the advantages of the Jews were-the meaning of the term "oracles"-and how God could come down to Mount Sinai, and yet speak from heaven. I explained these things to them. May the glorious promise of our Lord be verified with respect to this people-My word shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I send it!

On another occasion, he writes

I visited the School at Kidderpore, and examined several classes in the Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Mark; wherein I felt, indeed, a great delight. It must afford joy to every Christian, to hear Children of Idolatrous Parents answer, as well as these did, questions on so blessed a subject as the life of our Saviour.

From my short experience, I scarcely know any means more effectual for making known the saving truth to the Hindoos than