different stations to which they belong, there are about fifty converts scattered in different places, who cannot be counted with any particular congregation, making altogether above seven hundred converts in this district, who have all come over from the Church of Rome within the last seven or eight years.

Besides these still living, nineteen converts have died since the commencement of the work, all of whom, without exception, have remained steadfast in the faith, notwithstanding the prophecies of the priests that they would turn back when they came to die; and notwithstanding the violent and persevering efforts that in some cases have been made by their Roman Catholic relations, to induce them at their dying hour to recant. Such testimonies have been most valuable, proving that their change was not one of mere outward profession, to secure for themselves any supposed earthly gain ; while the full value of the testimony cannot be felt by those who are not acquainted with the assaults of mingled warning, and threat, and earnest entreaty, which the dying convert has often to endure, and of which, were it deemed advisable to mention instances, ample specimens might be given.

The missionary work among the Roman Catholics in this district, may be now looked upon as fully established, and, under God's blessing, abundantly prospering. The heaviest part of the expenses has been got over in erecting the several buildings which have been mentioned ; some additional ones are, however, still needed ; and besides these, there is a constant current expense in the support of the different agents employed in the work. There are four Scripture-readers and three schoolmasters entirely dependent on the funds raised, year by year, for this mission, besides four other readers and two schoolmasters, who are supported by the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Irish Society. The management of the funds, as well of the general economy of the mission, is vested in five trustees, Rev. Anthony Denny, rector of Tralee; Rev. Arthur Rowan, Belmont, Tralee ; Rev. T. Goodman and Rev. Charles Gayer, Dingle; and David P. Thompson, Esq., a gentleman residing on the spot.

It is earnestly hoped that this statement will excite the interest of many who ask how can Ireland be benefitted ? Here at least is one way. In the Irish-speaking districts of the country, the operations of the Irish Society are everywhere extending themselves, straitened only for want of neans, and everywhere meeting with a readiness in the minds of the people to receive and read the Irish Scriptures. In this district of Dingle and Ventry, the full effect of their operations has, under God's blessing, been brought out; and if this work be but fostered, and the same missionary efforts, grafted on the labours of the Irish Society, be but extended throughout the country, there is every reason to look for similar effects. On this spot, however, there is special need of supporting the work that has been begun. May He who has all things a this disposal, grant that so great an opportunity may not be neglected, but that all who read these pages may take an interest in improving it.

Intelligence.

NEW ZEALAND.

CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

ness, to secure of them strict obser

vance of their baptismal obligations. The accounts which have been re “On March 14th, I admitted to ccived from the Missionaries afford Baptism, at this place, 121, including abundant cause for thanksgiving, and about 30 children; all of whom, exat the same show how inadequate cept the aged persons, could read are the means at present employed with a little attention. Many could fully to cultivate the ground already read well. In the examination for occupied ; not to mention the promis- this Sacrament, I exercise every posing new openings which are every- sible care as to their general conduct, where presented. Were it not that and require that the older and more the converted natives themselves as leading Christians should be answersist in imparting the Gospel to their able for their consistency. yet heathen countrymen, many Dis “At the Lord's Supper we had betricts, which are now at least partially tween 200 and 300, after a minute enlightened, would still haveremained examination which continued about in their former gross darkness. It is ten days. Our chapel could not hold manifest, however, that these teachers, the communicants with convenience, valuable though they be, need teach- not to mention those who did not ing and watchful superintendence communicate. themselves; and that those who may 'It is very cheering (writes the be led to inquire the way of salvation Rev. H. Williams,) to watch the through their instrumentality, also progress of the Mission, the anxious present a constantly-enlarging sphere desire for Divine knowledge-which, for the labours of the European Mis- I may say, is shown every where sionary. Under these circumstances, and the numbers who are pressing very earnestly would we commend forward for admission into the Church the native teachers of New Zealand militant. The examination of all in to the especial prayers of the true connexion with this station is as strict servants of Christ; that they may as I can desire. I have them, not in have grace given them to walk worthy classes, but individually. This I find of their holy vocation, and be made more wearisome and tedious, but the means, in the hand of God, of an more effectual in determining the abundant blessing to their native land. extent of knowledge possessed by

We give a selection from the Mis- each person. I am now much ensionaries' communications, bearing gaged with those natives who are upon the general position and pros- undergoing their final examination pects of the several districts.

before Baptism, which will take place NORTHERN District. This Dis- (D. v.) on Lord's Day the 10th inst., trict, the one in which the Society when I expect about 100 adults will first commenced its operations, has be presented to the Lord. By the been much tried by the influx of Eu- present returns you will be able to ropeans, and the political excitement determine more correctly the numbers of the natives consequent thereupon. of Christian natives. In some inProvidentially coincident with this stances you appear to have taken the state of things, however, there has return for the Waimate as the return been an increased spirit of religious for the whole Mission. The natives inquiry among the natives, and a assembling every Lord's Day, under very extensive demand for the New our missionaries, and native teachers, Testament and other books. The fol- are not fewer than 35,000 or 40,000.' lowing extracts will serve to illustrate Waimate-'During the past year the state and progress of the Mission many have been received into the in this District.

Church by Baptism. Of these, more Paihia—'Of the progress of the has been required than former?y; Mission you have heard much to de- few, except the aged, being admitted light you: the work is still going on; without having committed to memory but it should be remembered that our the three Catechisms, and being able duties are, in proportion, increasing to read their Bible, in addition to Our people need constant watchful- other requirements. There is a graNOVEMBER, 1842.

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dual but evident improvement in the ranged in classes, 124 of whom read general appearance of our congrega, several chapters of the New Testations; which is especially observable ment, and were examined in them. by persons who have visited those While therefore, in reviewing the parts of the islands where the natives past, we bless God, to whose mercy still remain in their original state. and loving-kindness alone the proA great moral change is going on; gress of our work can be attributed, and we entertain little fear that the we would desire to check every anxnatives will succumb to the Europeans, ious thought for the coming year, and as the aborigines of every other coun to exclaim with the Psalmist, “Betry have done : on the contrary, see cause thou hast been our refuge, ing the advantages of civilized life, therefore under the shadow of thy though the step from their state to it wings will we rejoice.” is great, they are not discouraged Hauraki—' The tribes in this Disfrom attempting it.

trict have been kept in peace, and the ‘During the last year the Baptisms greater part have attended the means at Waimate have been, adults 252, of grace. During the year we have children 99. The communicants have visited all the native residences on numbered 381."

the eastern side of the Thames. Middle District.-Since the ex Schools are established and services tension of the Society.s labours to held, in every village in the district. the East Cape and Cook's Straits, both Forty-eight adults and sixteen chilof which places are much to the dren have been baptized during the southward of the River Thames, the year. The average attendance on designation of this District. formerly the services, at all the principal places, called the Southern District, has been is about 1740; Sunday-schools, 1560; changed.

week-day-schools, 961.' This District has been scarcely Waikato—' The numbers baptized affected by the colonization move by me in the half-year ending March ment, which has tried some other 31, 1841, are-adults, 178; children, parts of the island; and Popery has 65. I do not here record the 200 made but little progress. The average baptized at our late mustering of attendance on public worship, at the schools : they will be returned next Society's various stations in this Dis half-year. I find at this date, that in trict, for the year ending March 31, the district of Waikato alone I have 1841, was 7517.

recorded the baptisms of 964 adults Tauranga-We can point titude to the statistical returns ac Rotorua— Notwithstanding the efcompanying this report, as a new forts of Popery in this neighbourhood proof that God has been with us of a the cause of “pure and undefiled truth. Contrasting our present re religion” is steadily marching onturns with those of last year, there is ward. The difficulty of keeping pace an increase of 334 in our congrega with the increased calls, made on my tion; 183 in our schools; and an ad- time and attention by the widelydition of 100 to our Scripture readers; spreading spirit of inquiry among while the number of natives bap the natives, prevents my communicattized, and the candidates still re ing with you so fully and frequently maining for Baptism, are double the as I most anxiously desire to do, during number of those last reported. We these eventful times for New Zealand. have other causes, also, for gratitude, Within the last four months I walked in the increased number of native upward of 500 miles, in two journies; teachers—in the continued strong desire manifested by all around us to Maungatautari, Matamata, Tauranga, possess the Scriptures - and in the Rotorua, and "Taupo, 269 natives; continuance in well-doing of the great 190 of them being adults, who were majority of those who have declared strictly examined in all the fundathemselves on the Lord's side. The mental doctrines of Christianity. A examination of the schools held at large portion of these form the first Tauranga and Matamata have afford- fruits of the Rotorua Mission.' ed another proof that our labour in Eastern DISTRICT.-The remarkthe Lord has not been in vain. At able awakening in this District, of Tauranga, 400 assembled in classes, which particulars have from time to of whom 80 read in the New Testa- time been given to our readers, has ment: at Matamata 472 were ar- not proved a mere temporary excite

1841, was

niwe can point with gra

ment. The communications which

'Waiapu, July 21, 1840. have been received from the Rev. W. "These are to certify, that John Williams, since those given in our Brown, of the brig Martha, seaman, last account, show that the work is was unfortunately drowned on the sound and abiding.

beach, and was buried by the kind Mr. Williams thus reviews the assistance of the Chief and Missionstate and prospects of this District. aries (Native), who paid every atten

'1. The geographical extent of this tion, by having the rites performed District is 180 miles on the map; but in a proper manner and with good in consequence of the difficulties of order. Given under my hand at the the road, it requires from twelve to Pa, this 21st day of July 1840. fourteen days' hard travelling to pass

'G. Powell, Master.' through the whole length of it.

'8. A large community of Christians 62. The idols are already cast “to being now formed, it becomes necesthe moles and to the bats ; " the sary that instruction should be regu“swords are beatenintoploughshares, larly given, of a character which is and the spears into pruning-hooks; ' beyond the knowledge and ability of that is, the whole fabrick of native the Native Teachers. Their diligence superstitions is gone, whether relating in the work, and consistency of conto the living or the dead-the old duct, call for much thankfulness to priests being as forward to take this Him who has made them what they step as any others. Their weapons of are; but they are themselves babes warfare are laid by, their animosities in Christ, and, with their flocks, rewith distant tribes are given up, and quire to be fed with the sincere milk their petty quarrels are settled by of the word that they may grow therearbitration.

by. Without this mode of instruction, 63. The disposition to receive in- unfolding in succession the precepts struction-shown by the fact, that of the Gospel, errors of a serious namore than 8000 persons assemble ture must necessarily arise. every Lord's Day to worship the God 9. From the great transition which of Christians, for the most part in has taken place in so short a space of chapels neatly built.

time, there must be difficulties of con4. The desire to possess prayer tinual occurrence, which require the books and testaments; for the pur judgment of persons possessing more pose of obtaining which they will come maturity of thought than the natives from the extreme points of Hawkes' can be supposed to have. I allude to Bay; and for which they are always their petty quarrels, from various ready to pay, when the distance does causes, and particularly from damage not prevent them from doing so. done to their crops by the pigs of Numbers have brought a payment their neighbours. These quarrels are beforehand, to make sure of early no longer to be settled in the sumpossession on the arrival of a supply; mary manner of former times; but and since the testaments printed in are to be regulated on Christian prinNew Zealand are expended, they are ciples. perfectly satisfied to leave their pay 10. The increasing activity of Sament, hearing that others are on the tan. I know not how many Popish way from England.

priests were in New Zealand previ. 5. The number of candidates for ously; but last month there was an baptism-upward of 1400, the greater arrival of four priests and eight catepart of whom are under weekly in chists. struction.

1. The request for help is not 66. The number of native Chris made with a view to the occupation tians—878 adults having been re of new ground, but that what is ceived into the Church of Christ after already in possession may be kept. careful examination, and 363 chil We have not now to say, Let us go dren, making a total of 1241. Among up at once and possess it; for we are the adults are included a large well able to overcome it :-it is subproportion of the leading chiefs.

dued. 7. The general consistency of 12. A great work has been accomconduct of those who profess Chris plished, in which the hand of the tianity. In the absence of more

Lord has been signally manifest. It extensive testimony from persons un has not been by might, nor by power, connected with the Mission, may be but by the Spirit of the Lord of Hosts. given a copy of a paper found at It has not been through the labours Waiapu, on my last visit:

of your missionaries; for the Word

has been preached only by native Fourah Bay, of suitable buildings for teachers. We have literally stood the reception of an increased number still to see the salvation of God.'

of Africans, as Students. Mr. Williams's earnest appeals for FREETOWN.- From the Journal of additional missionaries have, as our Mr. T. Peyton, we give some extracts, readers are aware, been responded illustrating the state of the schools. to by the Committee. Two mission ‘Dec. 21, 1841.–The most pleasing aries have by this time, we trust, feature of the work of the Lord, in joined Mr. Williams in his abundant connection with our station in Freelabours.

town, is, I think, the increased atten

tion generally paid by the young men WESTERN AFRICA.

and lads of our Sunday-school. Fifty, We are thankful to find that the Rev. who in January last were reading E. Jones is able again to report the Primer, are now reading the Old favourably respecting the general and New Testaments. The progress state of this most important of the made by some of them in Scriptural Society's labours in behalf of Africa. and general knowledge is very enHe writes, March 25, 1842:

couraging. Since the commencement “The general behaviour of the of this year, I have admitted 182 youths calls for no particular obser adults and apprentices to the Sundayvation. I have been much pleased school; and all of them are steadily with the seriousness of some of the progressing. In reference to our day elder ones, and purpose, admitting school, I am happy to say that it consix to the Lord's Supper at the next tinues to be well attended. During celebration of that ordinance.

the year, this school has increased 'T'he examination held in January from 347 to 437. The steady prolast was attended by the colonial gress which some of the lads make in chaplain and many of the heathen. Scripture History, Arithmetic, and The chaplain seemed much interested Geography, affords much satisfaction. in the youths; and kindly distributed, Eight of the monitors, during the past to the most proficient, rewards in quarter, have drawn seven maps of books, to the amount of several Àfrica, three of Palestine, and one of pounds,

England, with the parallels of latitude 'I cannot but consider the state of and longitude accurately given. the Institution as very hopeful. One ‘Jan. 28.-To-day I gave up my youth has been admitted from Re school and other duties to the charge gent, during the quarter. We have of Mr. Beal, who, in consequence of at present 27 students, one monitor, my anticipated return to England, and one assistant,

has been appointed by the local com'I ask for the youths the fervent mittee to succeed me in this station. prayers of all who have at heart the 'Almost two years have now elapsed moral regeneration of Africa.'

since I began to labour here; and on Mr. Jones, in another part of the a review of the Lord's dealings with Report, refers to the very limited and me during this period, I feel that I inconvenient space allotted to the have great cause for thankfulness for youths; and states, that owing to the what He has been pleased to accomdilapidated condition of the present plish by means of my labours in this buildings, the whole number are station. The attendance on public obliged to be accommodated in the worship has greatly increased, and verandah of his house. The speedy has been quite as regular as our vilerection of suitable buildings is, there- lage congregations. It is true, we fore, imperatively called for. The have to mourn over the spiritual apapresent state of the Society's funds thy and worldly-mindedness of some does not admit of the necessary out of our people ; yet there are many of lay; while the importance of this them who afford strong proof in their institution, as a part of the Society's conduct of their new birth unto righoperations, is becoming more and teousness. The results of the Divine more evident. The Committee, there- blessing are further apparent in a fore, impressed with the great import- large increase of the communicants ance of taking effectual measures for and schools. During the period under training natives of Africa as school. review, thirty-three persons have masters and religious teachers, have been admitted to the number of comdetermined that a separate fund municants. Two hundred and four should be opened for the erection, at adults have been received into the