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SYMINGTON ON THE ATONEMENT OF JESUS CHRIST, 280 pp. 12mo. Second edition.

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MODERN SOCIETY; by Miss Sinclair. HILL AND VALLEY; by Miss Sinclair. HOLIDAY HOUSE; by Miss Sinclair. 12mo. MEMOIR OF H. SINCLAIR; by Legh Richmond, author of "The Dairyman's Daughter," &c. Second American from the nineteenth London edi. tion. 118 pp. 18mo.

ADAM ON THE MILLENIUM. 224 pp. 12mo.

OUR PROTESTANT FOREFATHERS; by W. S. Gilly, author of "Felix Neff," &c. From the twelfth London edition. 18mo.

120 pp.

THE CHRISTIAN FATHER AT HOME; by W. C. Brownlee, D. D. 252 pp.

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DR. M'CRIE'S LECTURES ON THE BOOK OF ESTHER. 318 pp. 18mo.

BOSTON'S CROOK IN THE LOT. 162 pp. 18mo.

LITTLE HENRY AND HIS AUNT.

DR. JANEWAY'S Exposition of a portion of the ROMANS. 135 pp. 18mo.
THE GRACE OF GOD exemplified in the case of WILLIAM MILLS.
From the tenth Glasgow edition.

THE MINISTER'S FAMILY, by a Scotch Clergyman. 12mo.
BEVERIDGE'S PRIVATE THOUGHTS. 12mo.

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PORTEUS' LECTURES ON MATTHEW. 12mo.
HISTORY OF THE CHURCHES OF NEW-YORK.
CHRISTIAN YOUTH'S BOOK, by Rev. Dr. Brownlee. 12mo.

THE FAMILY AT HEATHERDALE; OR, THE INFLUENCE OF
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BELCHER'S INTERESTING NARRATIVES from the Sacred Volume. THE LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF SCOTTISH LIFE; by Professor Wilson. New edition.

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NEW-YORK:

ROBERT CARTER, 58 CANAL-STREET.

PHILADELPHIA:

WILLIAM S. MARTIEN, COR. OF GEORGE AND SEVENTH STREETS.

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CHURCH.

NOTICES.

THE MISSION or Office Rooms are at No. 8 CITY HALL PLACE, NEWYORK.

Letters relating to the Missions or other operations of the Board may be addressed to Walter Lowrie, Esq. Corresponding Secretary, as above.

Payments of moneys, for the use of this Board, may be made to Mr. James Paton, Treasurer, 247 Broadway New-York; Mr. Solomon Allen, Philadelphia. Mr. Samuel Thompson, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mr. William H. Rainey, Lexington Mr. A. Bayless, Louisville, Ky.; Mr. Lawson McCulloch, Columbus, Mr. William Schillinger, Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Fountain, in Little Namaqualand-1807one missionary; members, 80; scholars, 85.-Nisbet Bath, in Great Namaqualand -1834-one missionary; one native assistant; members, 20; scholars, 126.-P. 14.

Missionary labors at these stations are attended, in general, with good encouragement.-Report, 1838.

WEST AFRICAN MISSIONS. GAMBIA. Bathurst, at the mouth of the Gambia-1821-one missionary; one native assistant.-Macarthy Island, 300 miles up the Gambia-1832-three missionaries; three native assistants; members connected with these stations, as reported in May of last year, 594; scholars, 235. One missionary, the Rev. Mr. Wall, died at Bathurst, on the 24th of August, 1838, and another, with his wife, was lost a few days after sailing, in a ship which was wrecked in the British Channel in November, 1838, all during a revival of religion, the number of on board having perished.-P. 2.

SIERRA LEONE. Freetown, with Outstations-1817-four missionaries; catechists and readers, 42; members, 1940; scholars, 1035.-P. 3.

CAPE COAST. Cape Coast Town, with Out-stations-1834--one missionary; members, 600; scholars, 175.-P. 3.

Mr. Freeman, the missionary, writesOn every side I find things to pain and distress my mind: here are several pla ces continually sending demands for teachers and missionaries, from 20 to 80 miles around me, and I scarcely know what to do for them.-May 8, 1838.

There are many large places in the neighborhood ripe for the introduction of Christianity. I have just received a pressing call from Accra, the second town of importance along the coast.-Aug. 20.

SOUTH AFRICAN MISSIONS.

ALBANY. Grahamstown, with four Outstations-four missionaries; members, chiefly Europeans, 813; scholars, Europeans and natives, 889; one printing press; an Institution for the training of native teachers has been commenced with seven youths;

church members was doubled, of whom about one-third, or from 100 to 130,, were natives.-P. 15.

CAFFRES. FINGOES. Among the Amacosae, five missionaries at five stations; Amatembu, two missionaries at two stations; Amapondo, one missionary; members,; scholars, 1158.-Among the Fingoes, one station; one catechist.-P. 15. The missions are prosperous.

[Report, 1838.

Among the Bechu

BECHUANA MISSION. anas, one missionary and one station; Griquas, one missionary and two stations; Corannas and Mantatees, two missionaries and two stations; members, 180; scholars, 257.-P. 15.

The Report of 1839 gives the following numbers, connected with the South African missions:

Summary.

Missionaries, 23; mem

CAPE TOWN AND NAMAQUAS. Cape Town, with Out-stations-four mission- bers, 1571; scholars, 3722; missionaries aries; members, 133; scholars, 682.-Lily || sent out during the year, 2.

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MEDITERRANEAN MISSION. MALTA-1823-one missionary; members, 80; scholars, 120.-P. 42.

[Report, 1839.

INDIA MISSIONS.

lombo-one missionary; one assistant missionary; members, 74; scholars, 730.Matura, 100 miles SSE of Colombo-two assistant missionaries; members, 94; scholars, 630.-Berlapanater, 30 or 40 miles in the interior-one assistant missionary; members, 43; scholars, 76.-P. 98.

In the year 1813, the late Rev. Dr. Coke embarked for the east, with six missionaries; the venerable leader of this Christian enterprize died on the voyage, but his companions reached Ceylon in safety. The labors of these devoted men, and of their associates, have been expended in preaching, translations, schools; and their successes will form an

Bangalore, 215 miles W of Madrasthree missionaries; one assistant missionary; members, 134; scholars, 345.-Goobee, in the Mysore country-two missionaries; two assistant missionaries; scho- | lars, 74.-Melnattam, south of Negapatam, -two missionaries; members, 43; scholars, 42.-Manaargoody-one missionary; one assistant missionary; members, 19; scholars, 32.-Negapatam, on the sea-coast, 48 miles E of Tanjore-1821-two mission-interesting page in the History of Chrisaries; one assistant missionary; members, 19; scholars, 212.-Madras, 1817-two missionaries; one assistant missionary; members, 131; scholars, 670.-P. 77.

The Committee advert with pleasure to the judicious arrangements which have been made by their India and Ceylon missionaries, in order to afford a suitable course of instruction in Theology and general knowledge to a select number of native youths, who, by the blessing of God, may be expected hereafter to take an active part in teaching Christianity to their countrymen. Several very useful native assistants have already been called into regular employment.

[Report, 1838. Summary. Missionaries, 21; members, 368; scholars, 2059.

[Report, 1839.

CEYLON MISSIONS.

Singhalese Division.

tian Missions. The Rev. B. Clough, the last of the original company, has been compelled to relinquish his labors by the entire failure of his health, and has returned after an absence of twenty-five years.-Report, 1838.

The work of God in this island presents a more encouraging appearance, at the present moment, than it has done at any former period.

[Rev. R. S. Hardy, missionary.

Tamul Division.

Batticaloa, on the east coast, N of Matura-one assistant missionary; members, 29; scholars, 310.-Trincomalee, 75 miles N of Batticaloa-one missionary; one assistant missionary; members, 22; scholars, 233-Point Pedro, at the northern extremity of the Island-one missionary; one assistant missionary; members, 22; scholars, 812.-Jaffna, in the northern part of the Island--one missionary; two assistant missionaries; members, 66; scholars, 781.-P. 99.

Colombo, the capital of the Island-one missionary; one assistant missionary; Under the Dutch Government there members, 108; scholars, 590.-Negombo, 20 miles N of Colombo-one missionary; were multitudes of nominal christians in two assistant missionaries; members, 183; this Island, most of whom had embraced scholars, 762.-Kandy, in the interior, ca- the Roman Catholic religion under the pital of the ancient principality of Kandy Portuguese, who preceded the Dutch; in -one missionary; one assistant mission- 1663 there were upwards of 60,000 ary; members, 35; scholars, 37.—Caltura, || christians in the province of Jaffna alone. 27 miles S of Colonibo-one missionary; Most of these christians relapsed into one assistant missionary; members, 119; || idolatry, and their descendants are in scholars, 990.-Galle, 75 miles S of Cosome respects a less hopeful class than

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