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PUBLISHED MONTHLY, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

NEW-YORK:

ROBERT CARTER, 58 CANAL-STREET.

PHILADELPHIA:

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

This work is mailed at Philadelphia to subscribers within 100 miles of that city.

POSTAGE. This number contains two sheets; not over 100 miles, three cents; over 100 miles, five cents.

CHURCH.

NOTICES.

THE Mission or Office Rooms are at No. 8 CITY HALL PLACE, N YORK.

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

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

Also, to Col. Samuel Winfree, Treasurer of the Central Board of For Missions, Richmond, Va.; and to James Adger, Esq., Treasurer of the Sout Board of Foreign Missions, Charleston, S. C.

THE FOREIGN MISSIONARY CHRONICLE is published monthly, and cont two sheets; a Title page and Index accompany the December number. The subscription price is one dollar per annum, payable on or before the livery of the June number of each year.

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The same allowance will be made to Congregations, who subscribe and n payment through one person.

THE Chronicle will be sent gratuitously-To every donor, who does not preter taking a subscriber, and who contributes to the Board, in a year, not less than ten dollars: T Treasurer of every Association or Society, contributing during one year not less than dollars: To every clergyman who attends gularly to the monthly concert, at which c tions are made in aid of the missions of the Board, or in whose church an annual contrib is made for that object.

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It may be proper to add, that the Chronicle will be sent gratuitously to honorary members directors of the Board, for one year after their being so constituted.

Letters from Agents and other persons, containing the names of new subscribers. Payments for the Chronicle, should be directed to ROBERT CARTER, 58 CANAL STREET, YORK. For a list of Agents, see the third page of the cover.

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MISSIONS IN INDIA BEYOND THE GANGES. CHINA. Canton-1830-Rev. Messrs. E. C. Bridgman, D. Abeel, and P. Parker, M. D., missionaries.-Macao.-S. W. Williams, printer. On their way; W. B. Diver, M., D. physician.-P. 67.

The members of the mission have been employed as in years past-in studying the formidable language of the great empire; in translating; in printing; in gaining the reluctant confidence of the people by healing the sick; in training those whom God may please to make their future native helpers in the work of missions; and in collecting and diffusing information respecting the vast field, so little known hitherto. [Report, 1839.

SIAM.

Bangkok-1831-Rev. Messrs.

C. Robinson, D. B. Bradley, M. D., and S. P. Robbins; S. Tracy, M. D., physician; and their wives.-On their way ;— Rev. Messrs. N. S. Benham, J. Caswell, H. S. G. French, A. Hemenway, and L. B. Peet; and their wives.-On a visit to this country;-Rev. S. Johnson.-P. 67.

The printing from Jan. 1st to Dec. 1st, 1838, was 21,700 copies, and 588,500 pages. That from the beginning, has been 40,300 copies, and 1,456,200 pages. The printed books in a continuous series contain 561 pages.

The mission is with much reason en

couraged in view of present providential
facilities and the prospective openings for
usefulness.
[Report, 1839.

SINGAPORE-1834-Rev. Messrs. I. Tra-
VOL. VIII.

cy, J. T. Dickinson, J. S. Travelli, D. Ball, M. D., and G. W. Wood; and A. North, printer; Mrs. Tracy, Mrs. Travelli, Mrs. Ball, and Mrs. North. On a visit to this country;-Rev. Matthew B. Hope, M. D.-P. 67.

On the 9th of March, the mission suffered a painful bereavement by the death of Mrs. Wood.

Perhaps no better place than Singapore can be found at present in that part of the world for acquiring the principal spoken languages, and for a seminary where native helpers may, with divine aid, be reared.

The infant seminary appears to have commenced auspiciously. The year 1838 began with 15 scholars, and ended with 22. They are boarding scholars.

In consequence of the illiberal policy of the government of Netherlands India, of 300,000 Chinese, now supposed to be in the Indian Archipelago, not more than 50,000 or 60,000 are accessible to missionary labors. The stand taken by the government could not have been foreseen when the mission was formed, and the question is to be submitted to the supreme authority in the parent country, whether this restrictive policy is to be persevered in.

[From the Report, 1839.

INDIA MISSIONS.

MAHRATTA MISSION. Bombay 1812Rev. D. O. Allen; E. A. Webster, printer,

and their wives; one native helper.-Ahmednuggur-1831-Rev. H. Ballantine; A. Abbott, teacher; and their wives; two native helpers.-Malcolm Peth-Rev. A.

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Graves, and wife.-Jalna-Rev. S. B. Munger, and wife.-On a visit to this country; Rev. G. W. Boggs, and wife.-On their way; Rev. Messrs. E. Burgess, O. French, R. O. Hume; and their wives; and Miss Cynthia Farrar, teacher.-P. 97.

Mr. and Mrs. Boggs came home on account of the failure of Mrs. Boggs' health. Mr. Hubbard was recalled by the Committee, and his connection with the Board has been dissolved. Mr. Stone's connection has also been dissolved.

The Board have increasing reason for gratitude to God, that the steps of its missionaries were directed to Ahmednug- || gur. A promising young brahman, named Harripunt, was baptized in April, and an elder brother in May. Their family is highly respectable, and is connected with the principal brahmanic families.

The station at Jalna has had a prosperous beginning. There is a boardingschool of 15 boys, supported by benevolent English residents, who besides contribute liberally to support six free schools. The missionary preaches the Gospel in his house and by the way side. At Ahmednuggur were seven common schools, 20 girls in the female boarding-school, and about 50 lads in the seminary. Messrs. Boggs and Ballantine preached alternately in Mahratta on the Sabbath.

[Report, 1839.

MADRAS MISSION. Royapoorum-Rev. M. Winslow and wife; two native helpers. Chintadrepettah-J. Scudder, M. D., and wife; one native helper.-P. 97.

A printing establishment has been advantageously purchased at Madras, consisting of eight iron printing-presses, a lithographic press, an hydraulic press, and fifteen founts of English, Tamul and Teloogoo type, to which a fount of Hindustani type has since been added. The establishment includes also a type foundery and book-bindery.

There are sixteen schools in the mission, containing 500 pupils. The average congregation at each station on the Sabbath, is about 250. Dr. Scudder makes itinerating his principal duty. Not less than 18,000 portions of the Scriptures

and 30,000 tracts were distributed in 1838. [Report, 1839.

MADURA MISSION. Madura-1834-Rev. D. Poor, Rev. F. D. W. Ward; and their wives; ten native helpers.-Dindigul— Rev. R. O. Dwight, Rev. J. J. Lawrence; and their wives; one native preacher, and seven native helpers.- Sevagunga-Rev. E. Cope and wife; two native helpers.— Teroopoovanum--Rev. N. M. Crane and wife; one native helper.-Teroomungalum -Rev C. F. Muzzy, Rev. W. Tracy; and their wives; two native helpers.—Stations not known ;—Rev. H. Cherry, J. Steele, M, D. and wife.-P. 97.

The four last named of these stations are situated on as many different great roads leading from Madura as the centre.

Dr. Steele being threatened with consumption, made a voyage to Singapore, from which he received benefit. He was accompanied by Mr. Cherry. Mr. Todd's health and spirits had suffered so much, that a visit to his native land June 19th, with his three children; and became highly desirable. He arrived has since, at his own request, been honor

ably released from his connection with

the Board.

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CEYLON. Tillipally-1816-Rev. C. Meigs, and wife; ten native helpers.Batticotta-1817-Rev. J. R. Eckard, Rev. H. R. Hoisington; N. Ward, M. D.; and their wives; two native preachers, and sixteen native helpers.-Oodooville-1820Rev. L. Spaulding and wife; one native preacher, and seven native helpers.-Panditeripo-1820-Two native helpers.-Manepy-1820-E. S. Minor, printer; four native helpers.-Chevagacherry-1833-Rev. S. Hutchings and wife; one native preacher, and five native helpers.-Varany-Rev. G. H. Apthorp and wife; four native helpers.

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-Six Out-stations.--On their way; Miss
Eliza Agnew, Miss Sarah F. Brown, and
Miss Jane E. Lathrop.-P. 99.

There are 51 free schools, containing 1,824 scholars. Nineteen of the schoolmasters are members of the church. The number of boarding-scholars in the mission is 260; 95 of these are females in the schools at Oodooville and Varany, 148 are lads in the seminary at Batticotta, and 17 in the school preparatory to the seminary. A class of 48 boys was received into the seminary in October. The number of native members in the mission churches is 319, of whom 28 are female boarding pupils, and 58 boys in the seminary.

The printing establishment at Manepy has four presses in use, and employs 70 natives. The volumes printed in the year 1838 were 39,000; the tracts 493,000; the pages in Tamul, 17,640,200; the pages from the beginning, 45,440,600.|| The volumes bound were 25,462.

[Report, 1839.

MISSIONS IN THE INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO
AND POLYNESIA.

BORNEO-1837-Rev. Messrs. E. Doty, J. Ennis, E. Nevius, W. Youngblood, F. B. Thomson, and W. J. Pohlman; and their wives; Miss Azuba C. Condit, teacher.-P. 100.

cox, and E. Bailey, teachers; and their wives.

On Maui-1823-four stations; Rev. Messrs. D. Baldwin, M. D., L. Andrews, E. W. Clark, J. S. Green, R. Armstrong, D. T. Conde, M. Ives; C. McDonald, teacher; E. H. Rogers, printer; and their wives } Miss Ogden and Miss Brown, teachers.

On Molokai-1832-one station; Rev. H. R. Hitchcock; B. Munn, teacher; and

their wives.

On Oahu-1820-four stations; Rev. Messrs. H. Bingham, R. Tinker, L. Smith, A. Bishop, J. S. Emerson, B. W. Parker; G. P. Judd, M. D.; L. Chamberlain, secular superintendent; S. N. Castle, assistant secular superintendent; A. S. Cooke, E. Locke, teachers; H. Dimond, book-binder; E. O. Hall, printer; and their wives; Miss M. M. Smith, teacher.

On Kauai-1820-three stations; Rev. Messrs. S. Whitney, P. J. Gulick, T. Lafon, M. D., W. P. Alexander; E. Johnson, teacher; and their wives.

On their return to this mission; Rev. S. Dibble and wife. In this country; Rev. E. Spaulding and wife.-P. 101.

The year embraced in the report of this mission, is that from June 1837 to June 1838, in which month the mission holds its annual meeting and prepares its annual statement for the Committee. This was a year of extraordinary gracious visitation. The apparent effect of the preached gospel was great among the people to an extent unparalleled, it is be

At length there is a prospect, through the gracious favor of our Lord and Saviour, that this mission will find a home and a permanent field of labor in Nether-lieved, in the history of missions. About lands India. And so far as yet appears, their field is one of the most promising in that part of the world, although still of such a nature that our faith and patience may be long tried before we are allowed the joy of putting in the sickle. Several of the missionaries had made tours in Borneo, and in a part of the Archipelago not subject to the Dutch government.

[From the Report, 1839.

SANDWICH ISLANDS. On Hawaii-1820 -five stations; Rev. Messrs. A. Thurston, C. Forbes, L. Lyons, D. B. Lyman, T. Coan, I. Bliss; S. L. Andrews, M. D.; W. S. Van Duzee, H. O. Knapp, A. Wil

5,000 were received into the churches, and about 2,400 stood propounded for admission, at the end of the year, while many more gave some evidence of piety. The standard of piety was raised in the churches, and their purity promoted. There was an increase of moral courage and of moral power among the members. Religion was revived at every station. Many children and youth were hopefully converted. The means employed in this glorious work of grace, were those commonly used in this land. The Board will regret the haste with which converts were, to the number of many hundreds,

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