heathen land, enjoyed the pleasure of uniting together in celebrating their Redeemer's death. On this occasion, Mr. Newell says, "there was a variety of circumstances attending this transaction, which were peculiarly calculated to affect our minds. We were naturally led to look back on all the way in which the Lord had led us, since we devoted ourselves to the missionary cause, and particularly since we came to this land. Two of our brethrent who came with us to this country, had been separated from us, and had gone to different and distant countries, and we expected to see them no more in this world. One of our little number had finished her work, and received an early release from the pain and toils of the missionary pilgrimage: though, on our own account, we could not but mourn her absence, yet we had reason also to rejoice in the hope that she had entered into her rest; and although she could not return to us, yet if we were the children of God, we should go to her, and partake with her at the supper of the Lamb." Next month, (viz. April 1814) Messrs. Hall and Nott addressed a letter to the society in America, in which they say, "Our hopes are strong, and we look on the prospect with great delight. We have great reason to acknowledge the kind attention paid to our circumstances and wishes by the Rev. Dr. Carey, the Rev. Mr. Thomason, and George Udny, Esq. acting as your committee in Calcutta. To their efforts, under God, we are indebted for the hopes we now enjoy." During the remainder of 1814, these three brethren were diligently employed in the requisite preparations and arrangements for the establishment of the mission, and for the eventual extension and success of their labours. The latest intelligence, received by way of America from Bombay, is dated 24th May, 1815. In this circular letter, the American Board say "We cannot tefrain from observing, that the writing and the conduct of our missionaries at Bombay, prove them to

† Messrs. Judson and Rice, of whom some account will follow.

be possessed of rare qualifications for the office which they sustoin. The memorials preferred to the Governor of that Presidency by Messrs. Nott and Hall, and the pious resigna-tian, mingled with the most delicate sensibility, exhibited by Mr. Newell, under the chestening hand of his heavenly Father, have endeared these brethren to all who feel an interest in the prosperity of the mission*."

We are sorry to add, that since the date of these accounts from America, Mr. Nott's declining state of health has o bliged him to withdraw from the station, and return to America. He came by way of England, and has lately left it.

It now only remains to add a few particulars in regard to Messrs. Judson and Rice. These last, uniting themselves with the Serampore missionaries, Mr. Judson joined Mr. Felix Carey at Rangoon in the Burman empire, and Mr.Rice returned to America, with a view to increase the zeal of the American baptists in the support of missions.

Soon after it became known in America that Messrs. J and R. had adopted the views of the baptists, measures were taken by persons of that denomination in the United States to support them in India as their missionaries; and before Mr. Rice returned, in September, 1813, several societies were established. He entered on a journey in the Southern States. Auxiliary societies were formed in all the states of the Union, &c. Those measures ultimately led to the esta blishment of "the Baptist Missionary Convention and Board of Foreign Missions." Mr. Rice will ere long proceed again to India, and in the meanwhile Mr. and Mrs. Judson are labouring at Rangoon. Between the two latter and. Mr. and Mrs. Newell, there evidently existed a strong attachment;

"It is hardly necessary to say, that we refer to the death of Mrs. Newell and her infant child. What this woman did for the gospel, is every where told for a memorial of her."

and as the following letter alludes with so much feeling to the beloved Harriet, it cannot fail to interest the reader.

Rangoon, April 22, 1814.

My dear Brother Newell,

A few days since we received yours of December 18th, the only one we have received since you left us at Port Louis. It brought fresh to my mind a recollection of scenes formerly enjoyed in our dear native country. Well do I remember our first interesting conversation on missions, and on the probable events which awaited us in India. Well do I remember the dear parental habitation, where you were pleased to favour me with your confidence relative to a companion for life. And well do I remember the time, when I first carried your message to the mother of our dear Harriet, when the excellent woman exclaimed, with tears in her eyes, “I、 dare not, I cannot speak against it." Those were happy days. Newell and Judson, Harriet and Nancy, then were united in the strictest friendship; then anticipated spending their lives together in sharing the trials and toils, the pleasures and enjoyments of a missionary life. But alas ! behold us now! In the Isle of France, solitary and alone, lies all that was once visible of the lovely Harriet. A melancholy wanderer on the Island of Ceylon is our brother Newell; and the savage heathen empire of Burmah is destined to be the future residence of Judson and Nancy. But is this separation to be for ever? Shall we four never again enjoy social, happy intercourse? No, my dear brother, our separation is of short duration. There is a rest, a peaceful happy rest, where Jesus reigns, where we four shali soon meet to part no more. Forgive my gloomy feelings, or rather forgive my communicating them to you, whose memory, no doubt, isever ready to furnish more than enough for your peace.

As Mr. Judson will not have time to write to you by this opportunity, I will endeavour to give you some idea of our

situation here, and of our plans and prospects. We have found the country, as we expected, in a most deplorable state, full of darkness, idolatry, and cruelty full of commotion and uncertainty. We daily feel that the existence and perpetuity of this mission, still in its infant state, depend, in a peculiar manner, on the interposing hand of Providence, and from this impression alone we are encouraged still to remain. As it respects our temporal privations, use has made them familiar and easy to be borne; they are of short duration, and when brought into competition with the worth of immortal souls, sink into nothing. We have no society, no dear Christian friends, and, with the exception of two or three sea captains who now and then call on us, we never see an European face. But then we are still happy in each other, still find that our own home is our best, our dearest friend. When we feel a disposition to sigh for the enjoyments of our native country, we turn our eyes on the miserable objects around. We behold some of them labouring hard for a scanty subsistence, oppressed by an avaricious government, which is ever ready to seize what industry had hardly earned; we behold others sick and diseased, daily begging the few grains of rice, which, when obtained, are scarcely sufficient to protract their wretched existence, and with no other habitation to screen them from the burning sun, or chilly rains, than · what a small piece of cloth raised on four bamboos, under the shade of a tree, can afford. While they vainly imagine to purchase promotion in another state of existence, by strictly worshipping their idols, and building pagodas, our hopes of future happiness are fixed on the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world. When we have a realizing sense of these things, my dear brother, we forget our native coun→ try and former enjoyments, feel contented and happy with our lot, with but one wish remaining, that of being instru mental of leading these Burmans to partake of the same › source of happiness with ourselves.

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Respecting our plans, we have at present but one, that of applying ourselves closely to the acquirement of the language, and to have as little to do with government as possi sible. Mr. Carey has never yet preached in Burman, but has made considerable progress towards the completion of a grammar and dictionary, which are a great help to us. At present, however, his time is entirely taken up with government affairs. It is now almost a year since he was first or dered up to Ava, which time has been wholly occupied in the king's business. He is just returned from Bengal, is making preparations for Ava, where he expects to form a new mission station. His family go with him, consequently we shall be alone until the arrival of Mr. Rice, who, we hope, will be here in six or seven months.

Our progress in the language is slow, as it is peculiarly hard of acquisition. We can, however, read, write, and converse, with tolerable ease; and frequently spend whole evenings very pleasantly in conversing with our Burman friends. We have been very fortunate in procuring good teachers. Mr. Judson's teacher is a very learned man, was formerly a priest, and resided at court. He has a thorough knowledge of the grammatical construction of the language;" likewise of the Palee, the learned language of the Burmans.

We are very anxious to hear from our dear brethren Nott and Hall. We firmly believe they will yet be permitted to remain in India, notwithstanding their repeated difficulties. They have indeed had a trying time; but perhaps it is to prepare them for greater usefulness. We have not as yet received our letters from America, or had the least intelligence what were the contents of yours. Ours were sent to the Isle of France about the time we arrived at Madras, and the vessel which carried them has not been heard of since. You may easily judge of our feelings at this disappointment. Do write us, as soon as possible, the contents of yours,-whom