DOMESTIC. Need of More Missionaries, and Larger Funds. We have recently received a Report from our brethren of the Allahabad mission, giving their reasons for deciding on that city as the principal station of the second mission of the Board in North India. It will be recollected that this matter was committed to them in their Instructions, for decision-see Miss. Chr. vol. vi, p. 374. This Report our readers will find on a previous page. It seems to have been partly intended for the satisfaction of the brethren at the stations farther up the country, some of whom were anxious that a larger proportion of their small band should occupy some of the many important places in the Upper and Hill provinces. We trust that the Ministers and Members of our Church will by no means turn away their eyes from the deep spiritual wants of the millions of people in those provinces. The door is now wide open for efforts to save the souls of those millions of heathen men. The way is now as fully prepared as we have any reason to expect it will be, until the "preparation of the heart" is given in connection with the gospel itself. There are numerous large cities, and many important places, which ought to be at once occupied by the servants of Christ. Our few brethren there ought not to be the only representatives of a Church like ours. Who will go to their help? The same statements substantially might be made about other fields of labor, which are accessible to the Board, and the same question asked. But perhaps we should not ask this question, for unless the people of God make larger or more gene Our Stand ral contributions to the Treasury of the Board, than have been made dur. ing the last few months, there is reason to fear that the three brethren who have been accepted for this service will have to be detained at home. This would be a most painful and disheartening measure. We sincere. ly pray that it may not be necessary to adopt it. Surely no one of all our Ministers or Church Members, that has considered the subject at all, thinks for a moment of "standing still" in this great missionary work. The support of this cause by our Church is essential to her character as a Church of Christ. ards, our Ecclesiastical Courts, our most venerated Ministers, our whole Communion, have all fully recognised the solemn and permanent obligation of this duty. And yet it must be perfectly manifest to every one, who will reflect for a moment on the resources of our church, that we have not yet reached the measure of our ability. Upwards of 120,000 communicants are reported as enrolled on the Sessional Registers of our churches. The Stated Clerk of the General Assembly estimates the whole number at 150,000. If we do not include many who are very poor in this world's goods, and also many who are minors, in such circumstances as not to be able to help forward the Lord's work by their gifts, we shall still have more than 100,000 persons, consecrated by their profession, and we trust also by the Spirit of God, and entirely devoted to the promotion of the Saviour's glory in every good and proper way. Now let us ask, How many of these are so favored of God's good providence, that they might give annually their hundreds, [[ within our reach to do them good. not to say thousands of dollars, to promote the great objects to which they are thus solemnly, and no doubt sincerely consecrated? How many might reckon their offerings by scores and tens? How few but could easily give their fives, threes, twos, or at least their ones? What sum ought to be given by the whole consecrated host of our Zion? We can more easily answer another question, and mention the sum that is given to the cause for which we now plead, confessedly one ne of the most important; but our answer will by no means speak well for the "abounding of our liberality" the whole sum, divided amongst all our communicants, is less than half a dollar to each! Indeed, the fact should be known that many of our churches, even of the more favored, have, during the last year, given NOTHING to send the gospel to millions of dying men! If the liberality of individuals in our churches, were inquired into, we should fear the disclosure of very great neglect of duty. This state of things ought not to be, much less to continue. What shall be done to obtain a more general co-operation of the members of our Church in this work of the Lord? We beg our readers to consider this question-reminding them as well as ourselves, that many millions of Pagans and Mohammedans, are now our "neighbors”—that is, they are AMERICAN PRESS ABROAD. We may preach the gospel to them, no man hindering us. Shall they receive the bread of life at our hands? India Missions. Letters received from Saharunpur and Lodiana, dated Sept. 18th and 21st, mention the general health of our missionary friends at all the sta tions. At Saharunpur, however, there had been much sickness during the rainy season, from which nearly all the missionaries had suffered-some of them quite seriously. By repairing to the Hills in good time, and by the aid of kind medical attention, the attacks of fever were broken, and at the date of the letter they were all either restored or convalescent. The various labors of the mission. aries were still continued. At Lodiana, a native woman, wife of Golak a native assistant, had been admitted to the communion of the church: and some of the scholars were inquiring what they must do to be sav ed, with every appearance of sinceri ty and of deep feeling. Our brethren though taught by painful experienc not to place too ready confidence i the appearances of religious concer of native inquirers, yet ventured t hope that the Spirit of God was pres ent to bless their instructions. Th prayers of Christians should be offer ed without ceasing for this most im portant and desirable result. Miscellanies. The American Tract Magazine of February, 1839, contained the following statistics in regard to Presses aided by that Society : Macao, China, one press; belonging t the American Board. Singapore, two presses, and twelve block cutters and six printers in Chinese. printing-office of brick, sixty-five feet b seventeen; a type foundery, and founts of type in Malay and Bugis, and a small one in Javanese: Am. Bd. Beyroot, Syria, one press, and two lithographic-presses: Am. Bd. Ooroomiah, Persia, one press: Am. Bd. Smyrna, three presses, a type foundery, four Greek founts, four Armenian, two Hebrew, four English; about 400 cuts, and a bindery: Am. Bd. Syra, Greece, two presses; 1,711,400 Bankok, Siam, American Baptist mission, two presses, (one sent out last autumn,) and a lithographic-press; a printing-office fiftytwo feet by twenty, and a brick store-house for preserving paper from the white ants.— Mission of American Board of Commis-pages printed in 1837. sioners, one press; six or seven hands employed; some Chinese printing done. Sadiya, Asam, two presses and a printingoffice: Bapt. Bd. Masinein, Burmah, eight presses, (the power-press being withdrawn;) brick printing-office, each wing seventy-eight feet by anty-six; a type foundery; founts in Burman, Karen, and Peguan; twenty-five cases of type, a bindery, and twenty-five natives employed: Bapt. Bd. Taroy, among the Karens, two presses, a printing-office, and founts of type both in the Sgau and Pgwo Karen : Bapt. Bd. Lodiana, Northern India, two presses (and one on the way;) a printing-office containing three rooms, each eighteen feet by eleven and a half; founts in Persian, Dev Nagari or Hindui, Gurmukhi, and English; twelve men and boys engaged in printing and binding: Presbyterian Bd. Allahabad, one press sent out in October 1835. Presb. Bd. Cuttack, Orissa, one Oriya press. Madras, eight presses and one lithographic-press; a type foundery; fifteen founts in Tamul, Teloogoo, and English; an hydraulic-press, and a bindery: Am. Bd. Manepy, Ceylon, four presses, printingoffice of brick, fifty-seven feet by thirty; two or three founts of type; a bindery, and about fifty natives employed: Am. Bd. Bombay, four presses, and a type foundcry: Am. Bd. Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, four presses, a printing-office, thirty natives employed in printing and binding: Am. Bd. Lahainaluna, one press and a printingcffice: Am. Bd. South Africa, one press, [75,000 publicatons printed last year by South African Tract Society at Cape Town.] Cape Palmas, one press : Am. Bd. Athens, 616,427 pages printed last year by native presses. Hamburg, Germany, Baptist mission; native presses, 100,000 Tracts circulated last year. Park Hill, Arkansas Cherokees, one press. Shawanoe, Indian station, one press and a printing-office. At the above twenty-three mission printing establishments are fifty-four presses, (and four lithographic-presses,) five typefounderies, and six large and four smaller printing-offices. A MISSIONARY HYMN. Watchman! tell us of the night. Watchman! tell us of the night, Watchman! tell us of the night, Donations in December. SYNOD OF N. Y. Phy. of Bedford. Mt. Pleasant cong. mo. con. Pby. of New York. N. Y. Laight st. ch. mo. con. 25.45; N. Y. 8th Presb. ch. Fem. Sab. Sch. sup. Fem. Sch. Subathu, 70,50; N. Y. 1st Presb. ch. mo. con. Dec. 54,14. N. Y. Brick Ch. Silas Holmes, 100. 2d Pby. of New-York. N. Y. Scotch Presb. ch. Henry Rankin, 200 do. mo. con. Dec. 50; do. in an anonymous letter to Dr. McElroy, thro' N. Y. P. O. 10. Ply. of New Brunswick. 16,06 250,09 260,00 N. Brunswick, Fem. Miss. Soc. in part 50; do. Presb. ch. coll. additional, 11; Kingston Presb. ch. 58,25. 119,25 SYNOD OF PHILA. Pby. of Phila. Phila. 2nd Presb. ch. Win. Nassau, sen. in part of his sub. 10: do. 6th Presb ch. a member,' 10; Mr. Mc Elwee,5; do. 1st ch. Penntownship, mo. con. 15,94; do. 10th Prest. ch. ino, con. 389,94, Paul T. Jones, 100, J. Leslie, 5; do Sab. Sch. Miss. Soc. 2nd Presb. ed. Eleanor Cuyler, and Wm. Lulty, in India,con. Rev. C. C. CurLER, I. m. 50. Phy of New Castle. 1 Wilmington, 1st Presb. ch. mo. con. 94,00 23,53 155,75 $2,346 42 J. PATON, Treas. Reed. for 7 mo ending Nov. 30, $31,576 54; Recd. in Dec. $2,346,43; Whole amt. reed. in 8 months. $33,922 96 About $4000 have been reported as subscribed for the above object by a very few churches and individuals. Many of the churches have not reported to what objects their contributions were made. The several aints, subscribed and those paid in will be reported as they may be ascertained." Statement of Receipts of money for the Central Board of Foreign Miss. by Samuel Winfree, Tr. 585,88 11,00 N. Y. City, Sth Presb. ch. in part. Pby. of Carlisle. Gettysburg, Fem. miss. Soc. an. contrib. sup. orphans under care of Rev. H. R. Wilson, Futteghur. 65,00 Courtlandt, two indivs. 7; indivis. in and about Mouston; 3,75; Mouth of Flint 5. SYNOD OF 8. C. AND GA. Pby, of Ga. St. Mary's, from Miss. boxes of two ladies, by Mr. Alberti, >YNOP OF ALA. Pby. of 8. Ala, Taladega ch. 7,80; Mardisville, ch. 50,50; Carolina ch. Coosa co. 41; Wetumka ch. 15; Sandy Ridge ch. 69; Marion ch. in part, 62: Mt. Pleasant ch. 12; Jacksonville ch. 25. 75,00 8,23 10,00 79,00 55,00 282,30 Oct. 1839-Coll. by Rev. Wm. H. Foote, Sec. Robert Balling of Buckingham Co. 5; Ch. in Lincolnton, N. C. by Rev. A. S. Watts, 5,75; Miss Sammons, 35 cts.; John F. Phipher, 5; Rev, A. L. Watts his last years' subscription, 20; Mr. John Norris, 1,75; at Long Creek ch. Lincoln co. N. C. Wm. Oates 5; Isaac White 2; Sarah White 25 cts.; Win. White, 5; Sami. A. Torrence, 1,50; Jno. Oates 1; Eliza Oates, 50 cts. ; anonymous 87 cts.; making in all,16,12 Coll. at Duncan's Cr. N. C. 5,54; Little Brittons, 10,21; in Rutherfordton, 6,62; a few mdividuals at Drusilla, 1,12; Silver Cr. 2,81; Coll. in Morganton, 17,26; a few individuals in Lincolnton, 6,40; Coll. at Goshen, N. C. 13,87; Unity, 13,05; a few individuals at New Hope, N. C. 2; Miss Margaretta R. Alexander, a little child, for heathen children, 10; cts. Coll. at Rocky River in part, 31,56; Philadelphia, N. C. 5,25; Female Benevo. Soc. of Poplar Tent, N. C., 15; coll. in part at Poplar Tent, 14,16; bal. of last year's coll. Bethpage, 2: coll. in Concord, Cabarrus Co. N. C. 15,50; coll. in part at N. Bethpage, 8,17; a few individuals at Kamah, 3,50; Mallard Creek, 6,25; coll. in part at Sugar Creek, 35,50; coll. at Charlotte, N. C. 23,62; H. M. Henderson, Pan Cr., 50 cts.; mo. con. at Davidson College, 20; coll. at Davidson College, 75,6); a few Individuals at Centre, 1,35; coll in part at Bethel by Rev. W. Pharr 9,25; at Concord, Iredell Co. by Rev. N. H. Pharr, 20; in part at Bethany to con. Rev. JNo. M. WILSON, 1. m. 19,07; at Mockville in part, 16,47; Unity, 17,75; Mr. Kevo and family at Third Creek 9; Rev. J. H. Adams, do. 7; from ladies in Back Cr. bal. to con. Rev. A. G. LOCKRIDGE 1. m. 25; coll. in part at Thyatira 14.95; bal. of of last year, 1, 50; Miss Gibson and a few persons at Franklin, 1,57; ch. and con. in Salisbury of wh. 50 to con. Rev. STEPHEN FROUTES 1. m. 68,65; Mr. Burwill B. Wilkes, Brunswick Co. Pa. 10; Miss Sarah Wilkes, a little child, for heathen children, 30 cts. Dec. 12th. This Board consists of one hundred and twenty clerical and lay members, elected by the General Assembly; one fourth being elected annually. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The Executive Committee consists of nine members, besides the Corresponding Secretary, General Agent, and the Treasurer, elected annually by the Board. REV. WM. W. PHILLIPS, D. D. Chairman, JOSEPH M'ELROY, D. D. JOHN M. KREBS, GEORGE POTTS, D. D. J. BRECKINRIDGE, D. D. Gen. Agent. MR. HENRY RANKIN, HUGH AUCHINCLOSS, JAMES LENOX, MOSES ALLEN, WALTER LOWRIE, Cor. Sec. AGENTS FOR THE CHRONICLE. Albany, N. Y.-E. H. Pease, 82 State St. pository, 24 North Gay St. Mesopotamia, Ala.-Rev. J. H. Gray. Seventh and George Sts. Prince Edward C. H. Va-Robt. S. Bell. |