gospel, heal the sick, and superintend| still hold on their way. And though schools, and all in the short period he their faith is still weak, and their reliis expected to live in a debilitating and gious knowledge, from the fact that deathful climate? Is it said there are their spiritual guide has been devoted not men to be found to furnish a supply to a people of a different language, is in these several departments of ser- still limited, yet we have the satisfacvice? But where are the young men tion to hope that, if they die, they will of Christian privileges, and Christian go to be with their Lord; or if they live, professions? Are there not such in they will be as "lights to the world, sufficient numbers, who love Christ and and the salt of the earth." Should the souls of men enough to make an their small number be soon reduced by effort to meet the demands of at least death, as there is too much reason to the few stations already established fear, it remains for the blessing of God among the heathen? How long shall upon the feeble instrumentality he is the representations of those who have employing, to determine whether the been sent out to explore the land, be vacancy shall be supplied from the poor disbelieved, or disregarded? Is it won-heathen_around_us. It is our earnest derful that a missionary, in view of the paucity of laborers in the extensive harvest, and the dulness of hearing on the part of those "who have ears to hear," should relinquish his entreaties, and endeavor to do what he can alone! 9. Sabbath. This morning, as is usual on the Sabbath, about twenty Chinamen, besides the boys of Mrs. Jones's school, assembled at 9 o'clock for religious worship. The exercises were commenced by a prayer in English, when Bun-ti read and explained select portions of scripture from the Old and New Testament. After which they all united in chanting one of the Psalms, and Bun-ti closed with prayer. At the close of the exercises, those who could read received books, and to those who had need of healing, we gave medicines. On account of the heavy rains, we were unable to meet the rest of our missionary friends here, as usual, at two o'clock, P. M. for religious service in English. At four o'clock, with br. and sister Jones, I met the little Chinese church to celebrate the Lord's Supper. Before receiving the symbols, Bun-ti read to his brethren the account given by Mark of the treachery of Judas, and the institution of this blessed ordinance. I have seldom enjoyed a richer feast than this. The last season that I enjoyed at the communion-table, was in America, with one who has since been removed from my side, and is now sitting at the "marriage supper of the Lamb." Among those with whom 1 now associate are two, whose declining health speaks in the language of their Master, "I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, till that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God." These few lambs in the wilderness have been preserved by the "Good Shepherd," and though embarrassed by poverty, persecution, and disease, they prayer that the Lord will not suffer this light which he has kindled in this heathen land, to go out in darkness. Is there not need of more fervent prayer among the saints at home, as well as the missionaries abroad, before the gospel will exert its own power upon the heathen? 11. Bun-ti has spent some time in reading and conversing on religious subjects with those who came to us for medicines. It will require some time, but we hope, with our imperfect knowledge, in this way to increase the number of our little assembly on the Sabbath, besides securing opportunities for distributing portions of scripture, and giving many exhortations to those who otherwise would never hear the gospel of our Savior. We desire to secure a suitable lot, where we may have a mission establishment, including a chapel, a printingoffice, and a dispensary in the same compound. We shall probably not be able to purchase land at any rate, but we may lease it for an indefinite period to suit our own convenience-on which we may erect buildings at less expense than would in a few years be incurred by rent. In the work in which we are engaged, we find many embarrassments; some were expected, many are unexpected, but we have the promise that this is to become a Christian people, and we are to make our calculations accordingly. Arracan. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM MR. COM- this evening, and have tried to suppli- | gods he is the only God, and is infinitely superior to them all. So with regard cate the divine blessing upon those dear churches where our names are recorded, and I doubt not that when they bow before our Father's throne this evening, we shall be remembered. Every thing is vastly different here from our highly favored native land, and so changed is the whole current of thought and feeling during the first months of one's residence among the heathen, that he seems almost to have commenced a new existence. Religion is the same every where, but the associations connected with it here, are so different from those which pertain to it in America, that it seems almost new. At home we regard the divine charac-it with the best system of heathenism, ter more in the abstract, here we compare it with that of the heathen's god; there we look upon God as possessing every perfection in an infinite degree, and therefore every way worthy of our supreme love, &c., here we add to this the idea that among all that are called (and certainly the religion of Gaudama has many claims to such an appellation,) renders it still more precious. I find myself at a loss now in explaining definitely what I mean; but I can say, that if I ever gloried in the cross of Christ, I have done so in Arracan. Donations from March 15 to April 15, 1836. Ohio-Aurora, Portage Co.,-a friend, $11; Twinsburgh Bap. Ch. 3,50; Hi- Cleveland Bap. Ch., 17,00; Mrs. Townsend's children, 13,50, for Bur. Miss., per B. Rouse, Esq., Georgia-Sunbury Fem. Mission. Soc., for Burman Tracts, Pennsylvania-Philadelphia Youth's Missionary Society of First Baptist Ch. Philadelphia Youth's Burman Edu. So., connected with Spruce St. Bap. Ch., 26,00 30,50 56,50 7,00 for Foreign Missions, 52,50 per Prof. Ripley, 59,50 New York-Albany Fem. Soc. of Pearl St. Bap. Ch. for sup. of Moung Oo- 100,00 Am. Tract Society, for the distribution of tracts in Siam, per O. R. Kingsbury, 1000,00 60,00 86,46 10,00 1,00 60,00 80,00 115,00 Fem. Missionary 148,40 23,00 29,00 Rhode Island-Soc. of Miss. Inq. of Brown Univ., per A. S. Lyon, treas., Virginia-Richmond Bap. African Missionary Society, for the African Mission, Virginia-Richmond Youth's Missionary So. of 2d Bap. Ch., per Rev. J. B. Taylor, Richmond Fem. Miss. So. of Second Bap. Ch., for medicines for African Miss., per Rev. J. B. Taylor, 15th Dec. '35, Massachusetts-Medfield Bap. Ch. for Bur. Bible, per Rev. H. N. Loring, South Carolina-General Committee of the Charleston Association, as follows: Goose Creek ch., 12,12; Wassamsaw, 4,13; Mount Olivet, 7,75; Mr. C. Entzminger, 5,00; Congaree, 28,25; Two sisters, 1,50; Columbia, 47,50; Rev. John F. Marshall, 100,00; Columbia, mon. con., 6,13; Mr. B. F. Smith, 50,00; A friend through the post office, by Rev. B. Manly, 30,00; Miss J. Cameron, 2,00; Miss J. Thompson, 2,00; Charleston Bap. ch. mon. con., 14,38; A mite for Burmah, 5,00, 315,76 Edgefield Association, as follows: Lexington, 3,63; Cloud's Creek, 4,25; Sardis, 9,50; Red Bank, 3,75; Z. Rudolph, 10,00; Z. Rudolph, Jr. 5,00; Mrs. E. Y. Peay, 5,00; Rev. M. Abney, 1,00; Pine Pleasant, 25,50; Sister Springs, 13,87; Siloam, 13,00; Providence, 8,38; Beulah, 13,56; Bethany, 21,00; Mrs. G. Nicholson, 2,00; Mrs. I. Blocker,,50; Mount Moriah, 29,06; Fellowship, 13,56; Good Hope, 12,87; Edgefield, 15,00, per Rev. Jesse Hartwell, -526,19 H. LINCOLN, Treasurer. 210,43 Hartford, Con., April 27, 1836. The Board met, at 10 o'clock, A. M., at the meeting-house of the First Baptist Church.-Present, Rev. DANIEL SHARP, D. D., First Vice Rev. NATHANIEL KENDRICK, D. D., Sec- Rev. FRANCIS WAYLAND, Jr., D. D., Rev. WILLIAM T. BRANTLY, D. D., Sixth Vice President. Rev. BASIL MANLY, Seventh Vice President. Rev. LUCIUS BOLLES, D. D., Corresponding Secretary. JAMES D. KNOWLES, Recording Secre- HEMAN LINCOLN, Esq., Treasurer. Rev. ARCHIBALD MACLAY, Rev. JONATHAN GOING, D. D., Rev. ELON GALUSHA, Rev. NATHANIEL W. WILLIAMS, Rev. ROBERT E. PATTISON, Rev. HENRY JACKSON, Rev. IRAH CHASE, Rev. ELI BALL, Rev. JAMES H. LINSLEY, Rev. JOSEPH A. WARNE, Rev. CHARLES G. SOMMERS, MEETING. Resolved, That ministers of the Gospel present, who are not members of the Board, be invited to take a seat, and participate in the deliberations. The following brethren reported their names: Henry Archibald, Jacob H. Brouner, John Cookson, D. D. Pratt, F. A. Willard, J. H. Baker, Horace Seaver, Sidney S. Carter, B. Cooke, A. Gates, B. Manning, C. O. Kimball, I. T. Hinton, D. Ives, M. Bolles, John Paine, G. Phippen, Gibbon Williams, J. M. Graves, Erastus Denison, S. S. Cutting, F. Bestor, H. Wooster, S. S. Nelson, Frederick Wightman, William Bentley, B. Stow, R. H. Neale. The Annual Report was then read by the Secretary. Resolved, That the Report be accepted; and that it be referred to the Committees, which shall be appointed on the several missions, and other subjects mentioned in the Report. The Treasurer read his Annual Report. Resolved, That the Report be accepted, and published. A letter was read from the Rev. Mr. Brigham, on behalf of the Board of Rev. BARTHOLOMEW T. WELCH, D. D., Managers of the American Bible So Rev. WILLIAM R. WILLIAMS, Rev. JOHN WAYLAND, Rev. OREN TRACY, Rev. Er. B. SMITH, Rev. DUNCAN DUNBAR, Rev. GUSTAVUS F. DAVIS, D. D., Mr. CHARLES L. ROBERTS. The President of the Board being absent, Rev. Dr. Sharp, the First Vice President, took the chair. Rev. Dr. Kendrick prayed. ciety, communicating certain resolutions recently adopted by that Board, in regard to translations of the Scriptures, and informing the Board of an appropriation of $5000. Resolved, That these communications be referred to a Committee of seven members. Adjourned till half past two o'clock. Dr. Brantly prayed. Wednesday afternoon. The Board met.-Rev. Mr. Smith prayed. Resolved, That a Committee of three be appointed to make arrangements for the devotional services of to-morrow evening; and that Messrs. Davis, Bolles and Lincoln be the Committee. The following Committees were appointed: Committee on the Burman missionMessrs. Kendrick, John Wayland and Tra y. Committee on the Indian stationsMessrs. Dagg, N. W. Williams and Smith. Committee on the African mission Messrs. Maclay, Ball and Linsley. Committee on Publications-Messrs. Welch and Pattison. Committee on the Siam missionMessrs. Galusha, Ball and W. R. Williams. Committee on the Assam mission, and on new stations-Messrs. Going, Warne and Sommers. Committee on the missions in France and Germany-Messrs. Chase, Jackson and Roberts. Committee on the communications from the Board of Managers of the American Bible Society-Messrs. Cone, Manly, Colgate, Farwell, Brantly, Knowles and F. Wayland, Jr. Adjourned till nine o'clock, to-morrow morning.--Rev. Mr. Maclay prayed. In the evening, the annual sermon was delivered at the First Baptist meeting house, by Rev. Elon Galusha, from Luke x. 2: "Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; pray ye, therefore, the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth laborers into his harvest." ed. Thursday morning, April 28. The Board met.—Rev. Mr. Ball prayThe Committee on the Indian stations reported, that they had examined those parts of the Annual Report, which relate to the Indian stations, and had no suggestions to offer. Resolved, That the report be accepted. ted by the Board, and crowned with the blessing of God." The Committee on the communications from the Board of Managers of the American Bible Society, made the following REPORT: The Committee, to whom were referred the communications from the Board of Managers of the American Bible Society, unanimously report: That these communications present two subjects, for the decision of the Board: 1. Mr. Brigham, in his letter, dated March 25, 1836, states, that "on the 17th inst, at a meeting of the Managers, the sum of five thousand dollars was appropriated to the Baptist Board of Foreign Missions, to promote the circulation of the Scriptures, in foreign tongues." This appropriation, however, was made in accordance with certain resolutions of the Board of Managers, adopted Feb. 17, 1836, one of which resolutions declares, “that, in appropriating money for the translating, printing, or distributing, of the sacred Scriptures, in foreign languages, the Managers feel at liberty to encourage only such versions as conform in the principles of their translation to the common English version, at least so far as that all the religious denominations represented in the society can consistently use and circulate said versions in their several schools and communities."-Another resolution declares, "that the several Missionary Boards be informed, that their applications for aid must be accompanied with a declaration, that the versions which they propose to circulate are executed in accordance with the above resolutions." The Committee recommend to the Board the adoption of the following preamble and resolution: Whereas this Board, at their Annual Meeting, held in Salem, in April, 1833, adopted the following resolutions: "Resolved, that the Board feel it to be their duty to adopt all prudent measures to give to the heathen the pure Word of God in their own languages; and to furnish their missionaries with all the means in their power to make the translations as exact a representation of the mind of the Holy Spirit, as may be possible. "Resolved, that all the missionaries of the Board, who are, or who shall be, engaged in translating the Scriptures, be inThe Committee on the African mis-structed to endeavor, by earnest prayer, and sion reported, "that they highly ap- diligent study, to ascertain the exact meanproved of the plans adopted by the ing of the original text; to express that Board for spreading the Gospel in Hayti meaning, as exactly as the nature of the and Western Africa. They find nothing languages into which they shall translate left for them to suggest, and they wish the Bible will permit; and to transfer no only to express their earnest desire, words which are capable of being literally that the same course may be prosecu- translated." And whereas the Board still adhere | firmly to these resolutions, as expressing, in their judgment, the only true principle on which translations can be made; and as uttering what they believe to be the decided opinion of the great mass of the denomination whom they represent: Therefore, Resolved, that the Board of Managers of the American Bible Society be respectfully informed, that this Board cannot, consistently and conscientiously, comply with the conditions on which appropriations are now made, and cannot therefore accept the sum appropriated by the Board of Managers on the 17th of March, 1836. 2. Mr. Brigham further informs the Secretary of the Board, that "it is in contemplation to send Bible agents to several of the large missionary stations abroad, to take charge of the interests of the Bible cause so far as the American Bible Society is concerned. It is designed, that the agent, in each case, be of the denomination to which the missionaries on the ground belong. Would it, Sir, be agreeable to your Board, to have such an agent sent to any of your stations?" The Committee recommend the adoption of the following resolution : Resolved, That in the present state of things, the Board cannot perceive, that the appointment of an agent of the American Bible Society, at any of their stations, would subserve any valuable purpose. The Committee further recommend the adoption of the following preamble and res olution : Whereas the Board have been impelled, by a conscientious conviction of duty, to decline accepting the appropriation of funds made, on certain conditions, by the Board of Managers of the American Bible Society; as the translation, printing and distribution of the sacred Scriptures in the languages of the heathen are vitally connected with the glory of God and with the salvation of men ; and as the American Baptists enjoy great facilities for prosecuting this important work: Therefore, Resolved, that our brethren throughout the Union be most earnestly requested, to adopt measures, in their churches, associations, missionary societies, or by any other suitable means, so to augment the funds of the Board, that the work of translating, printing and distributing the Word of God, in heathen tongues, may be prosecuted with diligence and energy, commensurate with the grandeur and surpassing importance of the enterprise. S. H. CONE, Chairman. Resolved, unanimously, That the report be accepted, and the resolutions adopted. The Committee on the Siam mission made the following REPORT: The Committee to whom was referred so much of the Annual Report as relates to the Siam and Arracan missions, and those to the Chinese and the Telingas, believing it to have been the intention of their appointment, that they should not bring again in review before this meeting the various subjects of that document, unless some change should be deemed by them advisable, as to the plans suggested in the Report, or in its form, have accordingly examined all that portion of the Annual Report thus entrusted to their consideration,and would report, that they find no changes which it seems desirable to suggest, as to the shape which the Annual Report has already received, regarding these fields of missionary effort. All which is respectfully submitted. ELON GALUSHA, Chairman. Resolved, That the report be accepted. The Committee on the missions to France and Germany, made the following REPORT: The Committee to whom was referred that part of the Corresponding Secretary's Report, which relates to France and Germany, recommend its adoption without amendment. Were it not, however, for the great length of the Report as a whole, we should be disposed to enlarge somewhat on the missions to those countries. We are deeply impressed with the importance of prosecuting these missions vigorously. With new efforts in the department of the North, and in some other parts of France, we hope there will be new and enlarged efforts at Paris, which is so emphatically the heart of that populous kingdom. There, besides other means for attaining the objects of the mission, the PRESS can be most happily employed. But regular preaching, meetings for prayer, religious visiting, innumerable occasional conversations, suitable and timely attention. with persons at a distance, must not be to religious strangers, and correspondence there, so that we may reasonably expect the neglected. To do all that must be done blessing of God, the laborious co-operation of several men at that station, is imperiously demanded. At the same time, we are more and more convinced of the wisdom of the course adopted by the Board in relation to this mission, namely, that our main dependence, under God, for evangelizing France, must be on our native French brethren; and that our principal efforts should be directed to the most efficient instruction of those who may preach the gospel in its purity and |