MESSES. Orsmond and Barff, Missionaries intended for Otaheite, with their wives, sailed from Cork-harbour, July 13, after being detained there, waiting for conviets, &c. about four months. Let them be followed by the prayers of the Society. --- MISSIONARY MUSEUM. The Rev. Mr. Thom, of South Africa, has lately sent to the Society several valuable curiosities for their Museum; among which are the skins of a large lion, tyger, leopard, antcater, wild boar, lynx, gnoo, spring buck, kangaroo, &e.; together with various kinds of serpents, - the puff-adder, the camelion, and La Masitè (commonly called The Hottentots' God). —The Missionary Museum, at the Society's Rooms, No. 8, Old Jewry, may be viewed on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with Tickets; which may be had of the Directors. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY, INSERTED BEFORE IN THE AGGREGATE, The Bible and Missionary Society, at Rynie £17 0 0 380 £ $. d. 20 8 0 30 16 0 11 12 3 Collection at Woburn, Bucks. after a Sermon by the Rev. Mr. Penny Society at Guestwick, Norfolk, by Miss Sykes - 136 11 78 10 0 Chester Auxiliary Missionary Society, by Mr. J. Williamson, Treasurer. - 5.15 2 Ladies Penny-a-Week Society, at the Octagon Chapel 10 19 11 Collection at Nantwich, by Rev. R. Smith Branches in North Wales. Collection at Rhos Llanerchrigog, by Mr. Price 7 14 016 O 335 9 3 9 0 0 344 9 3 3 Lancaster Branch Missionary Society, Mr. E. Dawson, Treasurer. Penny-a-Week Society, with Interest for One Year 3 1 -30 0 0 Cambridgeshire Auxiliary Missionary Society, by Rev. R. Haylock, Treasurer. Barkway Domestic Penny Subscription, by a Lady in the Congregation of Rev. T. Lowe Buntingford, Rev. T. Browne and Friends Burwell, Rev. T. Nicklin and ditto Cambridge Association, in the Congregation of Rev. W. Harris, by Mr. W. Searle, Treasurer Subscriptions Chishill Association, by Rev. J. Dobson Subscriptions Duxford, Rev. B. Pyne and Friends, by Mr. Scruby Eversden, Rev. J. Golding and Friends -229 11 102 Congregational Collect. by the Calvinistic Methodists, Merionethshire, N. Wales. transmitted by Mr. J. Davies, Vronhoulog. Aberdovy £0 11 6 Brought forward 37 4 21⁄2 Dolgelly Sunday School Dolwyddelen Dyffryn Glanyrdfon Gwynfryn Harlech Llanawm Llanarmon 337 Llwyngwril 4 1 1 5 9 1 6 1 3 0 1 14 1/2 0.18 0 5 14 1 11 O 24 17 0 Llanfachreth Llanelltud 1 12 0 0 7 6 115 4 0 14 6 4 10 10 0 13 4 0.17 7 74 9 2 Carried over 37 4 2 MISSIONARY COLLECTIONS. [Anonymous Contributions, &c. received from July 15 to August 15, inclusive, &c.] Gloucestershire Auxiliary Missionary Society, by Mr. O.P. Wathen, received in May, but inadvertently omitted in the List of Contributions for that Month. Rev. T. Skeene and Congregation, Hammersmith 5 3 9 6 2 Minister 6-11 6 3 100 0 Q Hampstead, by Rev. Jacob Snelgar. Collect. after Sermons by Rev. Mess. Snelgar and Lewis 12 13 1666 1 9 6 0-12 12 30 0 00 A. B. C. by Rev J. M. Ray, Sudbury Collected by a Lady, in the Congregation of Rev. Mr. Francis, of Friends at Chesham, Bucks, by Rev. J. Surman Rev. J. Varder and Congregation, Cawsand Sheffield and Attercliffe Missionary Union, a Branch of the Auxiliary Missionary Society of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Mr. G. Bennett, Treasurer. Sheffield and Attercliffe Missionary Juvenile Society 30 9 0 Penny Society, by Mrs. Chandler, Chalford, Bucks Penny Society, at Bannockburn, North Britain, by Rev. Mr. Smart Produce of a Missionary Box, on board the Albion, Capt. Davies, of Cardigan Rev. Mr. Walker and Cong. Peppard, near Henley upon Thames At the Public Meeting, Tuesday Evening, July 23 Wednesday Morn. 24th Subscriptions 10 10 Rev. John Sykes and Congregation, Guestwick, Norfolk - 18 6 4 Flintshire. Collections made by the Calvinistic Methodists at the following Places, in July, 1816. 0 0 20 0 0 A Friend, by Mr. Langton J. H a Friend A Lady, by Rev. Dr. Haweis Collections made in a Tour in the County of Kent, 6 7 0-76 6 0 200 0 0 Essex Auxiliary Missionary Society, by Rev. T. Craig At Doncaster, Rev. Mr. Hicks's Thirsk, on occasion of the Formation of the North York Auxiliary Society there Darlington, Rev. Mr. Whittenbury Sunderland, Rev. Mr. Mason's Chapel 10 10 2 4 1 11 From a Prayer-Mecting in Dr. Thornburn's Ch. 1 Rev. Mr. Fraser's ditto South Shields, Rev. Mr. Brown North Shields, Rev. Mr. Knox's Durham, Rev. Mr. Jones's 10 8 0 9 8 0 12 14 10. 8 11 Hexham, Rev. Mr. Scott's Female Society (Subscription) Carlisle, Rev. Mr. Henderson's Alston, Rev. Mr. Harper's Penrith, Rev. Dr. Thomson's -- 2 4 4 11 6 -16 2 0 7 15 62 59 92 25 16 12 Workington, Rev. Mr. Selkirk's Ulverstone, Rev, Mr. Davies's Rev. W. Hordle and Congregation, Harwich [Collections in the Isle of Anglesea in our next.] FOR SEPTEMBER, 1816. SOUTH SEA ISLANDS. WE regret that as yet no letter has arrived from the Missionaries at Eimeo; but the Directors are in daily expectation of receiving dispatches from them, confirmatory of the pleasing information communicated by Mr. Crook, of New South Wales. - Four Missionaries (with their wives) are destined to Eimeo, and are preparing for early embarkation. Some of them possess valuable mechanical knowledge, which may contribute to the civilization of the natives, while their first and great object will be to instruct them in the knowledge of the gospel. Several Missionaries are also preparing to go to South Africa,-additional labourers being absolutely necessary. Some of these also are good mechanics. A Superintendent of Schools is going out to assist Mr. May, in the neighbourhood of Calcutta; and a Missionary, acquainted with the art of printing, will soon embark for Malacca, to assist Mr. Milne, in his printing Chinese and other Tracts. SOUTH AFRICA. Joyful Reception of the Missionaries by the Caffres. THE Members of the Missionary Society will, doubtless, recollect, that when Dr. Vanderkemp first visited Africa, he earnestly wished to establish a Mission among the Caffres, who are said to be nearly 100,000 in number; but he was obliged to desist from that enterprize, and settled at Bethelsdorp. For some time past, however, many of these people have expressed a very strong desire that Missionaries may be sent to them; to which they have been more powerfully induced by the exhortations of an extraordinary man, a native, who invited their attention to religion and morality; and has prevailed on many of them to pray to God, and to forsake their sins; referring them for further instruction to the expected Missionaries. These have at length entered Caffraria; and the following letter shews what a joyful entrance they have had: Extract of a Letter from Mr. Read, dated at Conga's Krall, Caffraria, April 18, 1816. I HAVE time only to drop a line to inform you, that we arrived here yesterday in safety, and were reccived, as 'the Messengers of Christ,' with universal joy. We left Bethelsdorp on the first of April, and arrived here on the seventeenth. We were obliged to wait three days at the Fish River, before we could meet with Caffres to conduct us through it; and when, on the evening of the third day, we began to give up hope, two Caffres, from the chief Conga, came, and conducted us over into Caffraria. We passed the river with more danger than Mr. Campbell and I encountered when we passed the Great Orange River; for it was difficult to approach, was very full of water, and the bottom very rugged. After we got through, about one hundred of the Caffres joined us. These people are the followers of that Caffre concerning whom I have repeatedly written to you. They told us that he had persuaded them to forsake the practice of adultery, murder, witchcraft, theft, &c.; but that he always referred them for further instruction to us, whom he expected would soon come to teach them. I cannot but look on him as ‘a John the Baptist,' raised up to prepare the way of the Lord.' In short, we were yesterday received with greater joy than ever the king of England was welcomed into London. Our young Caffre chief (Tzatzoo *) preaches to his countrymen constantly, for they are very thirsty for the word. Tzatzoo is the son of a Caffre chief, who resided several years at Bethelsdorp, and was converted there. He has, ever since his conversion, longed to return to his native land, and preach the gospel to his countrymen. He is accompanied by Mr. Williams, &c. |