not but be moved and stirred up to strengthen with their substance and their prayers, this messenger of glad tidings. Christian reader, be not afraid to ask much of him, whose riches are inexhaustible, whose power is unbounded, whose love is unchangeable, and who delighteth to bestow all he hath on his well beloved children in Jesus Christ. Pray that light may dawn even in this latter day on the very ends of the earth, and that Christ may shine out as the hope of glory from the midst of those millions, who have never yet known the great gift of God to men. Plead that promise of Jehovah's to him, in whom he declared, he would be glorified, contained in Isaiah xlix. 6, "It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel, I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth." Such prayer is according to the mind of God, who willeth that the Gospel be preached unto every creature under heaven; and that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men; and great should be our encouragement to pray and not to faint, when we remember that word of our blessed Lord's, "All things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive." Matt. xxi. 22.

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JOURNEY TO BAGDAD,

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Bagdad, January 14, 1830.

IN sending the following memorandums and reflections (for a journal, it cannot be called,) my dear friends for your perusal, I have been more influenced by the consideration of your desire to have any little account however imperfect, than the consideration of its intrinsic value, knowing that this partiality will render many things interesting which otherwise would appear quite insignificant and unworthy of recital. I may truly say, it is for you alone that it is written, considered as a whole; should there however, be any parts that might be useful to any others, it is quite my wish that it might be for their service also, It affords me also a means of communicating more fully than I otherwise could to all, what I believe you will be all desirous to hear,

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without occupying that time in writing voluminous letters, which application to the language of the country will demand. We came out with the full assurance, that the Lord would act most graciously by us, either in removing difficulties or giving us strength to overcome them. He has done both, so that a song of praise has never been taken from our hearts since the day we left England. The way in which we were provided with our most happy and comfortable passage to Petersburgh, was quite the fruits of God's Providence, and not our own providing. The circumstances were just these: Mr. J. P. had engaged to go down to Portsmouth with Mr. P., who was going there to dispose of his yacht; but Mr. J. P. mistaking the day, was not ready when Mr. P. called for him, who therefore went down alone, and in consequence I met Mr. J. P. at breakfast the next morning, when our voyage to St. Petersburgh becoming the subject of conversation, all of a sudden Mr. J. P. said a thought had occurred to him, that before Mr. P. sold his yacht, it would be a very delightful thing to them to carry our party out to Petersburgh, and that he was sure if circumstances would allow Mr. P.'s going, he would be most happy to take us; and for the purpose of making this inquiry, he set off in the afternoon to Portsmouth, and consulted with Mr. P., who, with great inconvenience to himself, most kindly

and heartily entered into the proposed plan ; and after having prepared the yacht with every thing necessary, brought her round to Gravesend, where we embarked.* She was only 45 tons, yet had just accommodation enough for us, and altogether the circumstances of this voyage were so delightful to us, so calculated to soften us into the trials of our migratory life, that we never can be sufficiently thankful to our Lord who prompted it. And I trust nothing in our future history will lead our friends to regret the early and kind interest they took in the comfort of our little mission party.

Wednesday, June 10.—Intelligence came to Fulham, that dear friends Mr. J. P. and Mr. P. were come to town; and that the yacht would be ready at Gravesend at any time on Thursday.

Thursday, June 11.-We were unable to go down earlier than by the four o'clock steampacket. We arrived at Gravesend about halfpast seven, and found our dear friends waiting for us. Miss P., Mr. T. and his son, accompanied us down, as did also A. and B. We were likewise joined by a student from the Islington Institution, who went with us as far

* Mr. Groves was accompanied by his wife and two children, his sister and another lady, a young Scotch missionary, and a deaf and dumb boy of great talents who had the special charge of the two little boys.