feeling of the fingers on the bed clothes and about the face which is too sure an indication of approaching dissolution. As morning began to break, the extreme restlessness abated, and the voice became thick and gutteral. We sent to call the doctor, but he was » long time in coming; and before he arrived strong convulsions attacked our dear brother's frame, and utterance failed. He tried very hard to say something, but could not; and as all expression of the eye was gone, we could not ascertain whether he was conscious or not. Even then the doctor did not appear to realize the fact that our dear brother was in a dying state, and ordered the blister to be kept on fourteen hours; but perhaps it might be to hide the real state from our dear sister Sutton. Messengers were sent to call brother Stubbins, but before he arrived all was over, and our beloved brother had gently fallen asleep in Jesus.

Could we have foreseen what the end would be, something might, per. haps, have been elicited from our departed brother as to the state of his mind, though to some remarks by brother Stubbins a few days before his decease, he replied, that he could not then enter into conversation. Our bereaved sister feels very deeply that he was not in a state to converse, and to make known his hopes and feelings, as on some former occasions of severe illness. But this was not permitted. But there is the life from which to judge, which is much more important than dying experience; and here we have neither doubts nor fears. That Saviour whom he had so long and faithfully served was doubtless with the spirit while passing through the dark valley, and is now the theme of his song amidst the redeemed spirits around the throne. But we who remain may learn a most important lesson, not to put off to a sick bed our preparation for the great change, but daily to live with an end in

view.

The same evening the remains of our departed brother were committed to their last earthly resting-place, adding another to the group of Orissa's greatest and best friends. Before the removal of the corpse from the room,

a similar scene to the one we were called to witness about two and a half years since had to be gone througha scene of lamentation and weeping. Before the coffin was screwed down, our bereaved sister went to take a last fond look at the then placid countenance of him who had been so long the partner of her joys and sorrows; and amidst tears and sobs, with the coffin lid still off, Sebo Patra offered a beautiful prayer in Oriya, and brother Stubbins one in English, the large room almost crowded to suffo cation by our dear native friends and others. The principal civilians and military officers of the station followed the remains from the compound gate, with most of the East Indians, and a large crowd of native christians and heathen. At the grave brother Stubbins read portions of Scripture, and gave an address in English; and after the coffin had been lowered into the grave, a short prayer in Oriya was offered by myself, and brother Stubbins concluded with prayer in Eng lish.

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On the following Sabbath morning, Rama Chundra preached from Rev. xiv. 13, "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord," &c.; and singularly enough, brother Miller preached in the afternoon from the same text, not knowing of Rama's having preached from it in the morning. In the evening brother Stubbins preached in English from 1 Thess. iv. 13. course all the brethren made allusion to the missionary life of our departed brother, and the various spheres of labour in which for nearly 30 years he had been engaged. These are dark days for Orissa. And where are the men to take the places of those who have fallen in the field? Not only are there no others to take their places, but it is feared that a still further reduction will have to be made before long, which may the Lord in his mercy prevent.

Sister Sutton has decided to remain for the present, and will retain charge of the boys' school. She is residing with us by her own wish, and we are only too thankful to do anything we can for her comfort and consolation. She bears up against this severe stroke as well as, under the circumstances of

the case, we could expect. But she knows the hand that has inflicted it, and He will grant grace and strength according to her need. Her present

wish is to accompany brother Phillips to America, end of next year, if he should go, or perhaps sooner if he does not go next year.

OUR valued friends at Berhampore have been visited with sorrow upon sorrow. First came the destructive fire in April; then the desolating cholera raged around them, and many were its victims, though their lives were mercifully preserved; and now we are concerned to state that the speedy return to England of Mr. and Mrs. Bailey appears inevitable. Mrs. B. has been so seriously ill that great fears had been felt for her life, and though the more alarming symptoms have, to some extent, been subdued, the doctor at the station, who was daily attending her, has given it as his decided opinion that she must leave India in the approaching cold season. Their return appears the more trying and painful as Mr. B. is in the enjoyment of vigorous health, and very reluctant to leave his important field, while hisjudgment, and that of the other friends at the station, is, that the interests of the Mission will be best promoted by their speedy return, for a season, to their native land. One of their children also is in extremely delicate health. We hope to furnish further particulars in our next. Meanwhile, we doubt not that what is now stated will stir up our churches to sympathize with, and pray for our suffering friends. Oh that some suitably qualified person might hear, in this painful providence, the voice of God calling_him to consecrate his service to the Lord in that distant field. The call, to pray the Lord of the harvest to send forth more labourers into the harvest, never appeared so urgent as now. Let us trust that these seemingly adverse circumstances will be overruled to the furtherance of the gospel. The Lord seems to be saying to us by these occurrences, "Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the heathen."

GENERAL BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY. Committee Meeting held at Nottingham,

Stoney Street, October 18th, 1854. Intelligence having been received of the serious illness of Mrs. Bailey, and of the probability of her return to England with Mr. Bailey; the following resolution was unanimously adopted,

Looking at the present peculiar circumstances of the Mission, especially considering the painful tidings just received of the decease of their esteemed brother, the Rev. Dr. Sutton, the Committee feel that the return of any of the Missionaries, unless absolutely necessary, is extremely undesirable. The Committee deeply sympathize with their respected friends, Mr. and Mrs. Bailey, in her alarming illness, but would rejoice if the improvement in her health in the ensuing cold season should justify their remaining in India another year; still if the medical testimony be decisive that she be unable to remain with safety another year, and if the brethren in India concur in this view, the Committee will acquiesce in their return as the will of the Lord.

The sorrowful intelligence of the death of our senior Missionary, the Rev. A. Sutton, D.D., was announced, and produced deep emotion. The following resolution was adopted :

That this Committee having received the painful intelligence of Dr. Sutton's death, express their sincere grief at the very great loss which the Mission has sustained by his decease; that they record their high estimate of the character and abilities of their departed brother, and of the services he was enabled to render to the Missionary cause during the thirty years he was spared to labour in it, particularly by his revised version of the Oriyah Bible, by his translation of

various religious works, and by the preparation of numerous tracts, and elementary books used in the schools; and that while they wish to be resigned to the will of God in the afflictive event which has closed his earthly connection with the Society, they would derive from this fresh bereavement reasons for renewed consecration to the work of the Lord.

Mr. Hunter was appointed to write a sympathizing letter to Mrs. Sutton, on occasion of this solemn and affecting bereavement; and the Committee expressed their approval of the temporary arrangements made by the brethren at Cuttack.

Recommendations to the churches

sionary labourers in Orissa, and desires earnestly to urge the importance of special prayer to Almighty God, that he would mercifully preserve his servants in that land of darkness and of death, and put it into the hearts of others to offer their services for Missionary labour, for the harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few.

2. That the Committee, having in consideration the goodness of God in the formation, progress, and success of the Mission up to the period of the decease of its late and only Secretary; and feeling the serious and grave duties which now devolve upon the Connexion in the choice of a suitable successor to our late esteemed brother, and the wise and prudent management of the affairs of the Mission, deems it desirable that special prayer should be made by the churches of the Connexion to the God of Missions for his continued guidance and blessing, and for this purpose recommends that the first Monday evening in December be appropriated to this service, the ministers of the churches being also requested to direct special attention to this subject on the previous Sabbath day.

THE worship of Jugganautt is very popular throughout the Ganjam Zilloli, and though we have no temples equal to that of Pooree, almost every village has its Jugganautt. Balhadra Subadra its Gun Accha, and its car festival. In some places it is true the cars are ridiculously small, and of the rudest material. Yet in others, they are large and bear some resemblance to the lofty cars at Pooree.

The Missionaries at Berhampore have, for many years past, been in the habit of attending one or more festivals, and this year we resolved to visit Ath Garda, about thirty miles north of our station. Having made the preparatory arrangements we were strongly advised by our heathen neighbours to give up the journey, as cholera had been very prevalent in the district, and it was questionable whether the festival would be held or not. We hesitated for a short time, but as the place had not been visited for several years we felt reluctant to

relinquish our plans, so concluded to go, feeling as we have often done, "that the path of duty would be the path of safety." We left home early on the morning of June 26th, and staid for a few hours at Hingulu bungalow, where we met with one of the assistant overseers on the new road that is being made from the coast to Russel Honaah, he told us that several people under his charge had died of cholera. The road when completed will be a great improvement to this part of the country, as it is to be bridged throughout, and one of the bridges, it is said, will cost more than thirteen thousand rupees. Our journey from Hingulu to Boyrani, the next stage, was not very agreeable, as it rained the whole of the way. We staid here for a massalchi, (torch bearer,) and while the native official was gone to seek one we turned into the sudder ameen's office, where we found several quite disposed to hear our message. We told the sudder ameen that he had often

pondered over important cases in his department, but it was high time, as he was becoming an old man, that he pondered over a case immediately pertaining to himself. "What case, sir?" I mean the salvation of your soul, for compared with that your daily routine is of trivial importance. You have often had a catching for others now have one for yourself. "Yes, yes, but I am very busy, it is nearly dark, and as you have some miles of journey before you, you had better be gone." How unwelcome is the truth every where "to the carnal mind that is at enmity with God?" Our journey from Boyrani to the Fort, was a very difficult one, owing to the clumps of bamboos that had grown out over the way; however, we reached our destination about nine p.m. The bearers took me into the middle of the town, but where to spend the night was then an important question. An elderly-looking Hindoo came to our palanquin, and to our surprise addressed us in english, "good evening, sir, what for you come here?" To preach the gospel and distribute books. "This very bad place, sir, nothing get to eat here, brought bread and butter, sir ?" Oh yes, everything that I require. "My home here, will you come and sit down?" I went and sat down, and was followed by thirty or forty people. I preached to them half an hour on the folly and wickedness of idolatry, the nature of sin, and the salvation by Christ. All seemed deeply interested, and I was much pleased with the frequent references to brother Stubbins' visit several years ago. During my address one and another said "oh! oh! that is just what the other one said."

Our friend sent one of his servants to show us a shed about a mile distant where he said we, and our bearers too, would be very comfortable, thoroughly wearied we were glad enough on our arrival to lay ourselves down to rest. In the morning, however, we found, somewhat to our horror, that our temporary habitation had scarcely any covering, and that it had been built over the grave of a Mohammedan; so as soon as we were able we went on to the fort, where we found a small room about 12 feet by 7, that had been built apparently for the framework of a giant; the ears of which were as large as a dinner plate, and the arms several feet long. The fort is certainly a most romantic place, one of nature's own fastnesses, surrounded with mountains, and only one way of access, through a pair of huge wooden doors at the commencement of the pass. The rajah's palace is in a most delapidated miserable state, and no wonder, for he is seriously involved in debt, and his kingdom about to be sold by auction by the British

government. We found several hundreds of people in the fort, and we were curious enough to make enquiries as to their employment and means of support; and we found that the whole of them were "hangers on the Rajah;" some few had appointments, but by far the greater number had nothing whatever to do. One said he was the Rajah's boyri bhunjana, destroyer of the king's enemies; another had charge of the king's jewels; another was doctor of the small pox; another awoke him in the morning, and another shampooed him when he went to sleep. The temple is large and of ancient date, and its structure not unlike many of the temples in the Pooree district. The car was not finished until about midnight of the 27th, and the idol was not brought out until nearly day dawn on the following morning, a day too late, but what could be done? the idol's newly painted face could not endure the rain, and it were better for him to appear on an inauspicious day, than loose, as I have seen before, his white eyes and red mouth.

On the Tuesday, in consequence of the heavy rain, we were unable to go into the town to preach, but as we were crowded with visitors, we had abundance of opportunity to make known the gospel. Early on Wednesday morning we went out with a good supply of tracts, and gospels, and in going down the main street to the sasaw, (village) we gave several away. We saw a brahmin looking rather anxiously from his window, and upon our asking him whether he would take a book, he replied, "Yes, have you got the gospel of Luke ?" somewhat startled, I said have you read the Gospel of Luke? Yes, three or four times over." Will you let me see the copy you have read? and the copy, well worn, was instantly produced. He then very politely invited me into his home, gave me a chair, and when I was seated he began with the 1st chapter of Luke's gospel, and mentioned with astonishing accuracy every particular circnmstance in connection with the truth of John the Baptist, and the names too of Herod the king, Zacariah the priest, the angel Gabriel and Elizabeth, though somewhat difficult to a heathen, were repeated with great correctness, he then referred to the birth of Christ, to his baptism, to his miracles, to his death and resurrection. "If Christ," said he, " had power to give sight to the blind, ears to the deaf, and power of speech to the dumb, if he could heal lepers, control the elements, and raise the dead, he must be Divine, I believe He is Divine." "But" he said, "there is one thing which puzzles me; if Jesus led such a holy life, was so benevolent and kind even to his enemies, how was

it that the Jews, a wicked people, crucified him?" This was a question I was delighted to answer, as it gave me an opportunity to explain the nature of the atonement. In a subsequent part of the day I saw him again, and he referred to the transgression of our first parents, and to the flood; I said you must have read the book of Genesis, he replied in the affirmative. He then produced a copy of brother Sutton's book on natural philosophy, geography, astronomy, &c., he said your forefathers were all idolatrous druids, he repeated nearly all the names of the various countries on the continent of Europe, and was very anxious to obtain some proof from us of the rotundity of the earth, and the powers of gravi tation. I came away much pleased with my visit, in fact I have rarely met with so hopeful and intelligent a man. I gave him a good supply of books, and he begged for my address that he might send for

more.

As soon as I got into the sasaw (village) I received a pressing invitation to visit a respectable Hindoo, who, it was said, was waiting to see me. I went, but told him I could not stay, as I was going to preach in the middle of the town; but he would insist upon my sitting down, saying "if you wish to preach, preach here." I began by stating that some years ago a Missionary came and distributed books at that place, and I should like to know whether they had read them? 66 Yes, yes," was the reply from several voices. I am indeed happy to hear you say so, but I should like to see the books; after waiting a short time a very ancient looking copy of Matthew's gospel was brought, and judging from its appearance (the Acts were gone, it was one of the first editions prepared by brother Sutton, and printed at the Serhampore press. The book had evidently been well read.

During my stay I read the two following notes from the old man that I met with on my arrival, that could speak a little English. Honoured Sir,-I beg to state that you will be pleased to send some Telinge books per the bearer, which you very kindly promised me last night, for which act of true generosity I shall ever remain with the utmost gratitude. I remain, Honoured Sir, your most obedient servant, &c., &c.

Honoured Sir,-I am really obliged for your having the kindness as to favour some medicine by the bearer, together with a fine Oriya book to amuse my time and get good sense, for which favour I am extremely obliged. I remain, Honoured Sir, &c.

On the Wednesday afternoon we had, near the car, one of the largest and most attentive congregations I ever saw, but it was only for a limited time, as the strangers were driven away by the Rajah's people, almost like brute beasts to drag the car. We had, however, several opportunities of preaching the gospel; and Kombhoo, my companion, spoke with much energy and power. Whatever may be the failings of our native christians, they seem one and all to abominate idolatry, they feel that it is a daring insult to God, to give his glory to another, and a deep disgrace to their fellow men. A few hours before I left, I was requested to go and see a poor man that was very ill of brain fever. The native doctor had given him a dose of quicksilver, arsenic, and the poison of the cobra capilla. I did all I could for him, but I found that his case was hopeless. We left about 1 a.m., and very soon got lost in the jungle. After several attempts to find the way we concluded that it would be best to wait till day dawn.

If I had time and space 1 would give you some account of the "return" car festival at Beahampore; such wretched trumpery cars, and such dirty ragged cloths for covering the cars, I never saw before, such rocking and shaking; so much so that the Brahmins had to hold, with all their strength, the idols on the so called thrones. They would to a certainty have rolled into the street. We enquired the reason of all this paltry meanness, and the only answer we received was that the Lukar (governor) had ceased to give the usual allowance for the cars. In a very few years I believe the Jugganautte festival will die out at Berhampore. Idol worship must come to an end. I believe the day is rapidly approaching "when every man shall cast his idols of silver and gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats." May the Lord hasten that day.

October 14th, 1854.

W. BAILEY.

MILLER.