reposed in them by the Society. I shall be happy when the Missionaries arrive to join them, as it will give them courage, and animate them in their work. You will have heard by former letters of the death of Mr. Shelley. He was very desirous of going to the Friendly Islands, where he had resided three years, and begun the work of the Mission: but death has ended all his labours. Extract of another Letter from the Rev. Mr. Marsden, dated Nov. 7, 1815. Since I closed my letter of Oct. 2, I have received more particular accounts from the Missionaries. I rejoice exceedingly that their labours are at length crowned with such wonderful success. Nothing can be more gratifying to the religious world in general; but more particularly to us on this side of the globe. They have their way now plainly opened. The natives in the Society Islands have literally" cast their gods into the fire, for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone." I am anxiously looking for more Missionaries. The harvest in these islands is truly plenteous, but the labourers are few. I think there will be little idolatry remaining, in a short time, in these islands, so many believe the word, and are turned to the Lord. I am persuaded more is effected than was ever imagined by the warmest advocate of the Mission, in this limited time. What is twenty years for so great a work! The glory of the Lord has now risen upon these heathen; they begin to see his salvation. Pomare writes like an apostle. His heart appears to be deeply engaged in the work, and he is a true friend to the cause. This Mission had many enemies, and the character of the Missionaries was much traduced; but their adversaries must now be silent, for the Lord hath been on their side, and hath done great things for them. The natives have now private Prayer Meetings in different places, and they instruct one another where there is no Missionary. I think the work of conversion is so real and deep, that the gospel would spread among the natives, even if there were no Europeans with them. But I trust the Society will send out some pious men and women with all possible speed, to assist them. Mr. William Campbell, who commands a vessel from Port Jackson, has just returned from the Society Islands, and tells me they earnestly desire that Missionaries may be sent among them in all directions. We are persuaded that every pious reader will feel a wish that the number of labourers in the Islands of the South Sea may, as soon as possible, be increased. For their satisfaction we observe, that four Missionaries and their wives left this country for Eimeo several months ago, and that four more, with their wives, arc expected to sail in the Harriet, early in the month of October. SOUTH AFRICA. roving about. I have no liberty to refuse the proposal, and am willing to go wherever the Lord pleases, though I must relinquish the pleasure of my dear brother Anderson's company. "I rejoice to see new brethren entering the field of the great harvest. May God bless and be with them, and crown their labonrs with many a soul of the poor Briquas! Extract of a Letter from Mr. Helm, dated Griqua Town, Jan. 19, 1816. In this letter Mr. Helm assigns his reasons for leaving his former station, and assures the Directors that it was not because he became weary of it, on account of the difficulties he sustained; for, says he, " having been exercised more than four years, my wife and I "I am glad to hear that the Direchad learned to be content with a little tors are enabled, both by money and by milk; but to remove from place to place, Missionaries, to follow up their noble in order to follow the thunder rains, and design; and I am not less rejoiced that to live in a small hut, I could not en- our Saviour has counted me, the chief of dure, on account of the excessive heat, sinners, and an unprofitable servant, and the weakness of my own constitu- worthy to be instrumental in the contion, and that of my wife and children. version of poor Hottentots, and has "It seems to be the Lord's pleasure given me to witness many a wonder of that I shall not continue at Griqua grace. May God lead and bless you in Town: for the people at Hardcastle all your undertakings. H. HELM having repeatedly desired that a Missionary might dwell with them, brother Anderson proposed my going thither. My view in going is merely to be able to do more good, and to prevent their XXIV. CAFFRARIA. 19 In our last Chronicle we gave a short account of the joyful reception of our Missionaries by the Caffres. Mr. Read 3 H promised that, on his return to Bethelsdorp, he would write more fully. This he has done. The Directors have received a Journal of his proceedings; and it is not easy to express how very interesting, not to say astonishing, are the details of his interviews with the Caffre chiefs, and with king Geika, and with what joy they welcomed the Missionaries to their country. They will be given to the readers of this Magazine at length, and a considerable portion of the next number will be devoted to this extraordinary document--than which nothing, we apprehend, more important, has ever occupied our pages from the commencement of this work. INDIA. Missionaries on their Way to India. WE have the great satisfaction of informing our readers, that our dear brethren, Townley, Keith, Knill, Reeve, Mead, and Render, with their wives, &c. who sailed in the Moira, Capt. Kemp; in April last, arrived in health and safety at Simon's Bay, near the Cape of Good Hope, on Sunday, June 30, after safe, quick, and delightful passage of 63 days. Letters from Mr. Townley, Mr. Knill, and Mr. Reeve, have come to hand: we regret that at present we can insert only a part of Mr. Townley's letter, with short extracts from the rest. Extract of a Letter from the Rev. a Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, "My dear Sir-Yesterday, with unfeigned gratitude to our gracious Preserver, we cast anchor in this bay, and set our foot on African land. It was eleven o'clock, and we repaired immediately to the sanctuary, where the public worship was conducted by a clergyman of the Church of England. We dined on shore, and afterwards the majority of us returned to the ship, and closed the joyful day with service there. not but rejoice in the midst of the tribu lation occasioned by saying Farewell to most of thedearestobjects ofouraffection. "As the Lord's Day was at hand, it was necessary immediately to make arrangements for its due sanctification. We now found the inexpressible advantage of having a Commander who ruled the ship in the fear of God. Capt. Kemp did every thing in his power to render public wor ward our wishes in respect to it. ship comfortable and edifying, and to forThere being 8 ministers on board, namely, the Rev.Mr. Hough(clergyman), Keith, Knill, Mead, Reeve, Render, Townley, Winter, the order in which they should respec(clergyman), it was necessary to arrange tively officiate. We wished, in honour, to prefer the ministers of the establishment, and that one of them should take the lead; but a plan free from all punetilious difficulties was hit upon, that we should all officiate in alphabetical rotation, as above. We have had two sermons on the Lord's Day, and one on the Thursday evening. Family worship morand the Captain have also taken their ning and evening, in which Mr. Randall turn; and the First Monday in the month have had a Missionary Prayer Meeting, to unite our supplications with who set apart that evening for the like the thousands of our beloved brethren, purpose. Other meetings have also been held for prayer among individuals in dren and tractable adults; and Brother their private cabins, for catechising chilKeith and his partner, with myself and partner, have instituted our weekly meeting, to implore a blessing more immediately upon that sphere in which we are called to labour. I have also the pleasure to add, that we have had the Lord's Supper regularly administered on the first Sabbath of the month, at which our Baptist and Episcopalian brethren, and all who gave evidence of loving the Lord Jesus in sincerity, have partici pated. I have only to say further, that I and mine have this day, at that part of it coinciding with twelve o'clock at noon with you, lifted up our hearts in prayer, agreeably to an engagement with many friends in England so to do, on the first Monday of every month. If the multiplicity of your engagements will permit, dear Sir, think of us at this hour, and let an ejaculation ascend to God for us, his weak and unworthy instruments. "As a brief sketch of the voyage will probably be interesting, I would recal your attention to Saturday, April 20, when the signal was hoisted, and the gun fired in the Downs, and the passengers hastened on board. Mr. Hunt came also "With respect to our health, I beon board, and took leave of his daughter, lieve we are all at the present moment, Mrs. Mead; my mother also came on without an exception, strong and in good board, and took leave of myself and dear spirits. Brother and sister Render sufpartner. Nature demanded, and grace fered most from sea-sickness, Mrs. could not refuse the parting sigh and Townley was ill for about a month, I tear; but the consideration of the cause only for one day. Our studies have, for in which we were emba xed soon awaken- the most part, been carried on with vied feelings so delightf, that we could gour. Till we arrived near the Line, we met every morning, after breakfast, to Mr. K. speaks in high terms of Mr. read Dr. Bogue's Lectures, and comment Thom, who hastened, with his accusupon them together; since that period, tomed promptitude, to Simon's Bay, to we have attended to our studies sepa- forward the brethren to Cape Town.--rately, finding that we interfered with "Mr. Thom," he says, "appears to be other things in the cuddy, and had no highly respected by all classes of people. private cabin large enough to accommo. He has gone through a sea of trouble, date us all. Brother Keith and self have but it has not damped the flame which turned our attention chiefly to the ac- glowed with so much ardour when in his quisition of the Bengalee, in which we native land. His dear boy (George hope one day to be enabled to preach to Whitfield) is a very fine child. He is not a few of the poor untutored Indians going into the interior next week to the wonderful works of God. Brother preach the gospel to the Hottentots. I K. is exceedingly close in his application, have sent to Messrs. Evans and Hamiland very far from slow in his progress, ton all the intelligence I could. Mr. which rejoices my heart much, as I an- Williams is gone with Mr. Read to the ticipate in him a very valuable fellow- Caffres, with the highest expectations soldier in our arduous conflict. The of doing great things among them in the hearts of us four are much knit toge- name of the Lord." ther, and, by the grace of God, I humbly hope we shall be great helps to one another. By a letter from Mrs. Fyvie to a friend in London, dated Bombay, the latter end of February last, it appears that Mr. Fyvie, who had been dangerously ill, was much recovered, and was regaining strength daily. Mr. Skinner, who accompanied him to Bombay, returned to Surat on the 19th of January. "There are a few of the Lascars on board who understand Bengalee: this operates as a great stimulus. I found the advantage of having made a commencement in the language before I left England, for on Lord's Day, June 9th, I ventured to go among the sailors to CHINESE SCRIPTURES. open the Bengallee New Testament, We mentioned in our Number for and read the 6th of John, from ver. 16 to August, that some worthy and zealous 29. I felt much apprehension that they friends had made a subscription in New would not understand a single sentence: York and Philadelphia, for the purpose I found, however, to my inexpressible of aiding Mr. Morrison and Mr. Milne delight, that they could make out a good in printing and circulating Chinese Teshalf of what I read to them. God does taments, and that about 500 dollars had not despise the day of small things, nei- been collected. We have now the pleather, I am persuaded, will you, my dear Sir, nor my other fathers and brethren in Christ, who may read this. "I must now hasten to conclude, as we are making arrangements for proceed ing to-morrow to Cape Town, which is upwards of 20 miles off, a serious distance in Africa, where waggons are the convevance. 66 I am, Your faithful and obliged friend, &c. "H. TOWNLEY." Mr. Reeve has favoured us with a pious and nteresting letter, written at sea; part of it on the 17th of May, and the rest on the 4th of June, describing some of the objects he beheld, the manner in which their time was employed, their worship conducted, and their studies pursued. Another letter has been received from Mr. Knill, dated at Cape Town, July 5, expressing, in the most grateful terms, his sense of the goodness of God to them in their voyage, and calling upon us to help him to praise the Lord. They were peculiarly favoured; the weather was so fine, that they were not obliged to omit a single service, and the sea so moderate, that "we might (says Mr. K.) have sailed allthe way in our long-boat." sure to report, that eleven hundred and twenty dollars have already been transand that five hundred more were expected mitted to China for the above purpose, to be sent shortly--in all, upwards of £100. sterling. AUXILIARY SOCIETIES, NORTH WALES. A Missionary Meeting was held at Llanfyllin, the 21st, 22d, and 23d Aug. On the 21st the service commenced about seven in the evening. Mr. Lewis, of Newport preached in English, from Job, vii. 17. and Mr. Powell, of Mold, in Welsh, from Isaiah, lv. 11. On the 22d, the congregation was so numerous, that it was found necessary to preach out of doors. For this purpose a stage was erected in a field adjoining the town. At 2, Mr. Ryan, of Welsh Pool, introduced the service, and Dr. Waugh preached in English, from John, xii. 20-24. and Mr. Griffith, of Carnarvon, in Welsh, from Zech. ix. 9-10. At 6, a meeting for business was held at the Independent Chapel, John Davies, Esq. in the chair. Dr. Waugh prayed, and gave a very interesting view of the original object, constitution, pro - ceedings of this Society, cheerfully unite in returning them sincere thanks for the assistance on the present occasion.--12. That the thanks of this meeting be given to such Ministers and Congregations as have made collections in favour of the Missionary Society. The chairman haying left the chair, it was unanimously resolved, 13. That the thanks of this Meeting be given to the Chairman for his obliging attention to the concerns of the Missionary Society in general, and to the business of this meeting in particular. ceedings, and success of the Missionary Society. Then the following resolutions were moved and carried unanimously:-1.That the object, constitution, and proceedings of the (London) Missionary Society have the cordial approbation of this meeting.2. That a Society be now formed, for the purpose of aiding and co-operating with that Society: that this Society shall be called the NORTH WALES MISSIONARY SOCIETY: that this meeting hope that delegates shall be appointed for the purpose of endeavouring to effect a general co-operation of the different bodies Moving and seconding these resolutions of professing Christians in North Wales: afforded several ministers an opportunity and that this Society be re-organized in of calling the attention of the congregathe event of such co-operation.-3. That tion to the state of the heathen, the neevery person subscribing half-a-guinea a- cessity of sending the gospel to those year, or more, and every minister making that are destitute of it, and the success annual collections in behalf of the So- with which it has pleased God to crown ciety, shall be deemed a member.. the exertions of the Missionary Society. 4. That the whole of the subscriptions, The speeches of Messrs. Griffith, of Carcollections, &c. after deducting expences, narvon; Peters, of Carmarthen, Reyshall be remitted to the Treasurer of the nolds, of Chester; James, of BirmingParent Society.5.That a general meet- ham; Whitridge, of Oswestry; Roberts, ing shall be held annually, either the of Llanbrynmair; Philips, of Neuaddweek before or after the meeting at lwyd, and Jones, of Treleach, made a Chester.-6. That the annual meeting very favourable impression on the minds shall be held at such a place as shall be of a crowded and attentive audience. agreed upon at a preceding meeting. But for the sake of such as did not un7. That it be recommended to the mem- derstand the English language, a meeting bers of this Society in general, and to was held at the same time at the Calvinministers in particular, to endeavour, as istic Methodists' Chapel. Mr. Davies, of far as prudence will permit, to procure Allt, preached from Psalm exix. 105. and new subscribers, and to establish Auxi- Mr. Morgans, of Machynlleth, from Song, liary Associations in their respective viii. 8. By 10, the following morning, a neighbourhoods.--8. That the Rev. Dr. very numerous congregation had assemLewis be requested to act as Secretary to bled in the field; the service was introthis Society; and if any other denomina- duced by Mr. Evans, who is shortly to go tion of Christians unite with the Inde- to Bethelsdorp, in South Africa. Mr. pendents, that they shall choose whom Jones, of Treleach, preached in Welsh, soever they please, from amongst them- from Isa. xxxv. 1. and Mr. James, of selves, to be a joint Secretary.-9. That Birmingham, in English, from Matt. x. 8. the ministers of every county in North At 2, Mr. Beynon, of Bishop's Castle, Wales, members of this Society, be re- read a chapter, &c. and Dr. Waugh quested to appoint one of their own prayed. Mr. Reynolds preached in Engnumber to correspond with the Secre- fish from Gal. iv. 8. and Mr. Philips, of tary; and that the persons so appointed Neuaddlwyd, in Welsh, from Matt. vi. 13. shall, on or before the second Monday in At 6, Mr. Thomas, of Ellesmere, introthe months of January, April, July, and duced the service at the Independent October, write to the Secretary, giving Chapel, and Mr. Peters, of Carmarthen, an account of what has been done in their preached in English from Mark, xvi. 15. respective counties, and enquiring for For the sake of such as were not acany information which may be thought quainted with the English language, necessary.-10. That the Secretary shall Mr. Lewis, of Bala, preached at the same correspond with the Secretary of the Pa- time in the Calvinistic Methodists' Charent Society, communicate every neces- pel, from Song, vi. 10. and Mr. Powell, sary information to the county Secreta. of Rhosymeirch, from John, xi. 52. ries, remit to the Treasurer of the Pa- Mr. Williams, of Wern, likewise preached rent Society, any sum he may receive at the same time, at the Wesleyan Chafrom time to time, and procure a Report of the Proceedings of the Society to be prepared and presented to the general Meeting from year to year.-11. That this Meeting, duly sensible of the influence which the presence and exertions of the Rev. Messrs. Waugh, James, and Reynolds must have on the future pro pel, from 1 Chron. xxix. 14. and Mr. Roberts, of Llanbrynmair, from Luke, xxiv. 47. The three chapels were crowded, and many were obliged to go away for want of room. The collections at the meeting, and what had been brought in from different places, amounted to £251. 19s. 9d. This was the first meet The second anniversary of this Institution took place in the City of Chester, on Lord's Day and Monday, the 25th and 26th of August. On the former day, the service commenced with an united prayer-meeting at the Baptist Chapel, after which the Rev. Dr. Waugh, of London, Mr. Fisher (Pastor of the Baptist Church, Byrom Street, Liverpool,) Mr. James, of Birmingham, and Mr. Evans, lately ordained at Bala as a Missionary to Africa, preached twice each at different places of worship. On the Monday a meeting for business was held in Queen Street Chapel, D. F.Jones, Esq. in the chair, when a larger audience than has been assembled on any former occasion, was highly gratified by the state. ment which was laid before them of the operations and success of the Missionary Society, and by the animated and impressive addresses which were delivered by the numerous ministers of different denominations who were present. The meeting was characterized by a very. peculiar seriousness in the manner of the speakers, and the demeanour of the audience, which seemed to bespeak their tender sympathy with the perishing heathen, and their solemn conviction of the duty and privilege of sending them "the glorious gospel of the blessed God." In the evening of the same day, Mr. James, of Birmingham, again kept a crowded congregation in eager attention to a most luminous and impressive discourse; after which, the ordinance of the Lord's Supper was administered to a very large number of communicants belonging to different churches in Chester and its neighbourhood. The devotional parts of the above services were conducted by Rev. Messrs. Lister, (of the Baptist Church, Lime Street, Liverpool,) Payne, of Edinburgh; Weidemanu, of Wrexham; Inglis, Bridgman, Parry, and Reynolds, of Chester: and addresses at the Lord's Supper were delivered by Dr. Waugh, Messrs. Payne, and Jones, of Holywell. The collections, upon the whole, amounted to upwards of £110. only £25. less than the last year, and the report of the annual subscriptions and collections, particulars of both which will appear in the next Chronicle, abundantly proved that the difficulties of the times have not destroyed the feeling, nor damped the exertions of the Chester friends in the cause of Missions. It is worthy of notice, that in one of LANCASHIRE AUXILIARY MISSIONARY On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the 27th, 28th, and 29th of August, the second anniversary of this Socity was held at Manchester. The services commenced on Tuesday evening at Lloyd Street Chapel, the Rev. Dr. Jack's, with a prayer-meeting, for the blessing of God on all Missionaries and Missionary Societies, when the spirit of devotion was poured out in a very ex traordinary degree on the crowded conregation. On Wednesday morning the Rev. J. Bennett, Theological Tutor of the Rotherham Academy, preached at Mr. Bradley's, Mosley Street Chapel; in the afternoon, Dr. Waugh, of London, at Lloyd Street; and Mr. E. Parsons, of Leeds, in the evening, at Mosley Street. On Thursday morning, Mr. James, of Birmingham, preached at Mr. Roby's, Grosvenor Street Chapel. The meeting for business was held in the afternoon at Mosley Street Chapel; and the whole concluded in the evening at Grosvenor Street with the Missionary Communion. A higher tone of religious feeling was perhaps scarcely ever experienced than on this very delightful occasion. The intelligence communicated by Mr. Bennett, just returned from a missionary tour through the Netherlands, was exceedingly interesting; the sermons uncommonly excellent; the congregations very large; and the interest excited may be, in some measure, conceived, from the amount of the col lections, which, even under the present extreme pressure of commercial distress, were, at Lloyd Street Chapel, £60.; at Mosley Street, £162. 3s. 7d.; at Grosvenor Street, £304. 18s.; making a total of £527. 1s. 7d. exclusive of the regular subscriptions collected weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annually, for the Missionary Society, amounting last year, in two congregations alone, to nearly £300. AUXILIARY MISSIONARY SOCIETY FOR THE WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE. The friends of the Auxiliary Missionary Society in the West Riding of Yorkshire, held their anniversary at |