This, as well as other parts of the journey, has been so often described to you that I do not see any necessity for my attempting a description. At Bay-pay we met with a similar warm reception, and the doctor found many patients waiting his arrival. Upwards of fifty cases were treated, and some operations performed. Indeed, during the whole day the medical work was continued, and after worship in the evening we still found new patients arriving. deeply deplore any conjunction of circumstances that would remove such a man as Dr. Carnegie from Amoy, and from his work in connection with us here. I am happy to think that the probability of such a thing has now been put out of the question. We returned from Bay-pay to Peh-chui-a on Saturday morning, and from Peh-chui-a to Amoy in the course of that day. The precious results of this visit as regards us may, I fondly hope, be evinced in increased zeal and devotedness to the work of the Lord in this land. About a week after, on Saturday morning, I left with Mr. Talmage on a visit to the church at Chioh-bay, where I met a similar warm welcome, and a similar exhibition of love and zeal. We had most delightful meetings there, and some of the exercises I could partially follow. The Sabbath was marked by the admission, by baptism, of three new members into the church; to me a scene most solemn and impressive. I With the whole circumstances of these stations, I felt particularly pleased. Their position as centres of many villages and towns, with an enormous population, the spirit of energy and life manifested by the Church, and the pleasant welcome and hearty greeting of brethren in the Lord, tended much to impress on me not only their deeply interesting nature, but as well too their high importance in a missionary point of view. The deep feeling manifested by these Christians was at once refreshing am sorry that I have not time now to write and encouraging. Oh! how encouraging. There is by the whole Church in these places manifested a warmth and a zeal that one seldom meets even at home. Some of the members I might name, whose characters impressed me much; but for the present suffice it to say, that I felt not only an increase of hope, but an increase of strength from these meetings. There is one thing of very high importance that very much impressed me on this journey, and that is the place that Dr. Carnegie occupied in it. The invaluable assistance rendered by a medical missionary to the work of Christ was abundantly evident. This becomes specially important when we consider the circumstances of the places visited. They see no foreigners, and know nothing of foreigners, except that they sell opium, and kidnap Coolies; and when the Missionary visits for the first time, it is a very hard task (as it would be in similar circumstances at home,) to convince as to the nature of his mission, or the end of his coming. It requires a long time to do so. And here comes in our medical missionary. If friends at home had seen the reception we met in some of the villages on our way from Bay-pay to Peh-chui-a, it would convince them of the invaluable aid which medical agency is to mission work. I have thought since that it was well I had thus and so early seen its bearing on our own church's special work; and the result is, that if I was impressed with the value of medical agency before, I am, tenfold so now. All these considerations acquire double force when your medical missionary is a man filled with love for God and with devotion to his cause and glory. I would, and so I believe would all my brethren, more in detail of this visit, to me most important on two accounts, both on account of the sight of such a flourishing church, and the benefit derived from the experience of such a devoted servant of the Lord as Mr. Talmage. If the Lord will, I may at some future time write far more particularly of some of these places. I cannot, however, close this letter without letting you know of a case of great persecution to one of our church members at Bay-pay. The seventh month of the Chinese year is one that tries our Christian brethren much. During that month (which has just closed) various rites are performed for the benefit of the spirits of the departed; and to procure the performance of these a levy is made on all and sundry. In such an idolatrous habit our church members' stand has always been resolute refusal to any demands for money. Oat (Wat), a member of the Bay-pay Church, who has formerly suffered much in loss of property for his faithfulness to his God, and who lives in a village four miles distant from Bay-pay, was called upon to give money for these idolatrous practices. He, of course, refused, and thereon began a hot and fiery persecution which, while I write, still goes on. Its first evidence was the refusal of water from the public well, and the beating of his son when he attempted to fetch it. From this they proceeded to harsher measures, cut down a large number of his pinetrees, which form a very considerable portion of his property. He applied to the local authorities, and requested their interference; but from this there is now little hope of any benefit. The party who can stand the greatest squeeze" for dollars will be the successful one. We just heard yesterday, that the men of the village were cutting At Anhai, on Sabbath week, Mr. Douglas and Mr. Grant baptized four men on board the " Gospel Boat." This is the first instance of baptism there, and as such was especially refreshing to us all. I know that our friends at home will be particularly delighted with this intelligence. Mr. Douglas and Mr. Mackenzie have gone to Formosa. A free passage was offered; and as we all thought that Mr. Douglas very much required the rest and invigorating effects of such a voyage, and as well that he might see what the field there was, he availed himself of the offer, and, accompanied by our dear brother Mackenzie, left on Tuesday i morning last. I must now close. With desires for the spread of the kingdom amongst you, I remain, yours ever, W. S. SWANSON. now their rapid triumphs may be connected with the new impulse given to the religious life, the soul and heart of the movement. These things, along with the invitations to missionaries, sent by two of their kings, and many other proofs of their friendliness to foreigners, had raised great hopes, which have received a painful check by the news of the sad collision at Shanghai between the and the allied forces. By the time this reaches you, you will probably have later news; my remarks apply only to the state of matters up to August 20th, our latest date. But the policy indicated by that hostile collision, and by the comtemptous bearing of the plenipotentiaries towards the Taipings, seems to augur a course of active hostility towards them. They still desire to be friendly towards us. They have abundantly proved this by their words and their actions. One of the last items of news was that they still contrived to convey proclamations into Shanghai announcing their friendliness to foreigners, and that some caught in this pacific action were slain by the French soldiers. We have treated them as robbers, as pirates: the respectful communications from the sovereign rulers of a powerful kingdom have been returned unopened by the plenipotentiaries, and the messengers beheaded by the Imperialists, who could not hold the city an hour but for our protection. I would seek, through you, to call on all who value civil and religious liberty, to call on our Government to follow a policy of non-intervention between Imperialists and insurgents. Can that be bad Amoy, September 4, 1860. for Asia which is good for Europe? Shall DEAR SIR,-Some months ago the Taiping we applaud the Tuscan who bursts the chain insurrection seemed almost ready to die out, of an alien tyrant, and the Sicilian who bat of late we have been astonished by a disowns allegiance to a less alien oppressor; rapid succession of victories, which have and shall we interfere to rivet the fetters of brought the country between Nankin and the Tartar on the eighteen provinces of Shanghai (the richest part of China) under China? It is vain to say that we only the sway of the Taiping kingdom. At the protect our own commerce. The repulse same time, the visits of missionaries to from Shanghai weakens the force and the them, and the translation of their latest prestige of the Taipings; and while we hold books, have thrown a flood of light on their that city we shelter Imperial soldiers and internal condition. As all the China news- mandarins, who will make it the base of papers have been full of this subject, I doubt operations to endeavour the recovery of what not that your columns have also contained they have lost. Nay, more, we deprive the abundant details. I doubt not that many of Taipings of their only good outlet for trade your readers have been giving thanks to and inlet for the instruments of war, which God that Hung-jin, a member of a mission the Imperialists obtain easily. Sardinia church, of tried character, and well instructed without Genoa, Tuscany without Leghorn, in the Word, now sits, by the title of Kan- Egypt without Alexandria, or rather with Wang, or Shield King, as the second ruler these ports in an enemy's hand-such is the in the new kingdom; that by his example Taiping kingdom without Shanghai. Yet, and his publications he has been infusing a again, whatever trade may remain, we new spirit of religious earnestness among actually assist our own enemies to obtain the these victorious multitudes, and recalling them to greater purity of faith and life. It would seem, indeed, that as their fortunes waned when the Eastern king (now dead) put forth his blasphemous pretensions, so OUR RELATIONS WITH THE customs. We have forbid our subjects to assist in collecting the dues for the Government of China; and those who had been so acting have had to resign, under a warning (it is said) that it would now be treasonable to collect dues for a state with which we are at war; and yet at the same time we shed the blood of our countrymen to preserve to our enemies that very city where the most valuable customs have been levied. We much fear that the French wish to pick a quarrel with the insurgents for the benefit of the Romish Church and the spread of French influence. Oh may British power never be prostituted to such purposes. Non-intervention implies that where the Taipings have established their sway and come in contact with places accessible to us, we recognise them as sovereigns de facto, as indeed an independent kingdom, while we are at war with the Cabinet of Pekin; and after we obtain peace we may equally maintain friendly relations with the independent Court of Nankin, which, for now about ten years, has kept up its independence; which numbers its subjects (as far as we can learn) by tens of millions; which seems capable of developing an abundant trade in tea, silk, &c.; and which possesses, to a large extent, community of faith with ourselves-acknowledging, at least, the Old and New Testaments as the supreme rule of faith. The errors which remain in their creed and worship are not wonderful in those who have obtained so little light to illuminate the darkness of ages. Let us pray earnestly to the God of all grace that our relations to the new Taiping kingdom may be such that our more abundant light may have that free entrance among them which they themselves desire, so that all the darkness may soon be dispelled. CARSTAIRS DOUGLAS. CORFU. MISS Webster has received the follow- But little out of the usual course has occurred since I wrote to Mrs. Patison. The 2nd battalion of the 9th is just on the eve of leaving for Cephalonia, to allow the 2nd Queen's to return to Corfu. I have had a few of my hearers, of the 9th, coming to see me before they left, some of them by invitation, some of them spontaneously. I was glad to be able to give each of them a book of the Tract Society's publications, which I hope may convey to them sound Christian instruction, and may supplement, in some measure, the lack of public ordi nances. One man came to see me, who is, I hope, a reclaimed drunkard-a case very rare. His colonel sent him to me to exact a pledge of him that he would totally abstain, saying, that if he could be kept from drink he would make a very good soldier. M'Nab was too willing to take the pledge. He seemed to be just emerging from a hard drinking bout, and a great many in that state are in such horrors, both in body and mind, that they resolve-quite earnestly for the time being-never to touch liquor—never to look on it again. I said I could not take a pledge from any one in such a state; but that I would go with him to Mr. Powis, Secretary of the Temperance Institute, and if he thought proper he might allow him to sign. With considerable hesitation, and only at the man's earnest request, Mr. Powis allowed him to take the pledge; and glad I am to say that it has been kept for nearly twelve months. The reformation, even in external appearance, has been very great; and the poor fellow, on leaving, expressed himself in such a way as to make me hope that a good work was at last begun in the heart. This change of regiments takes from us Colonel S-, who commanded at Vido, and who was so ready to forward the good work among the soldiers. It is very pleasant to find an officer of his rank so well inclined. I hope the arrangements he made for the prayer and reading-room may be continued by his successor at Vido. The prayer-meetings are beginning to be better attended than they were in summer, but are not yet so lively as they were twelve months ago. There is frequently an accession to their number by the attendance of sailors and marines. We have a fleet of seven line-of-battle ships in the harbour, under the command of Admiral Martin, whose flag-ship is the Marlborough. They arrived about a week ago. There is a prayer-meeting, consisting of thirty-six regular members; these are but few among so many, yet it is pleasing to know that even these few are in earnest about their salvation, and they may influence others, whose names are not enrolled. We had several naval officers at our evening service last Lord's day, and also at our prayer-meeting on Tuesday evening. I hold my evening service, on the Lord's day, in the gar rison school-room, where we meet in the forenoon. There is oil and attendance The allowed for every evening of the week by dark part of our presidency, Congeneram, about 200 strong. The weather of late has been fine, but we have had occasional showers and thunder. One peal, on the 17th October, was the loudest heard in the remembrance of the oldest inhabitant. I was out at the time, but mercifully preserved, my right hand being only partially electrified. Next morning the snow was seen on the Albanian hills. I have not here space to allude to the affairs of Italy, but I trust that the downfall of the Papacy is at hand. I remain, &c., INDIA. MR. MACFIE, of Liverpool, has lately received an interesting letter from the Rev. A. B. Campbell, of Madras, from which it appears that the deaths recorded in our last are not the only losses the Christian Missions in India has lately sustained through cholera. We take the following passage from Mr. Campbell's letter: and spared them. We mourn greatly over ALEX. B. CAMPBELL. NELLORE. To the same friend we are indebted for the perusal of a most interesting letter from one of the Free Church native missionariesthe Rev. A. Venkataramiah, who for some time has had charge of the mission station at Nellore. This letter commences by tional and evangelistic operations are now stating, that the buildings for educacomplete; in fact, everything necessary for the comfort of all parties concerned seems to be provided but a habitable dwelling for Ettirajooloo is still labouring at Chingle- the poor missionary himself and family. His put, and in the school there, as well as in house, it seems, belongs to the mission, the surrounding villages, he has a noble sphere of labour. The Hon. Mr. More- and, formerly, was let; but "it is now in land, who is at present our acting Governor, such a wretched condition that no one would has given us a fine site for a school-house rent it. More than one apartment of it is and Mission-house at Chingleput; but the utterly unfit for use. The roof in many unsettled state of our School Fund prevents places is giving way, and there are hardly us at present from proceeding further till the Lord opens up our path. We are in hopes two doors and windows in good condition." that our Church will arrange to defray all No wonder that the poor man with a family the expenses connected with our Central of six children "does not know how he is Institution; and if the Church does this, to get on during the coming monsoon ;" then the revenue which we can count on from especially as he is told that the Financial friends of the Lord Jesus will enable us to Board have no funds at their disposal to go forward joyfully and hopefully with our labours as at present carried on. But attend to the repairs, and therefore, he must hitherto our large expenditure of 20,000" apply to some of his esteemed Christian rupees (£2,000) for schools alone has been friends in Britain" for assistance! We supplied by private friends, of some of would not wish to judge harshly, but this whom I need not speak to you. good man's case looks a hard one. Here letter dwelling specially on our evangelistic is a toiling, faithful minister of Christ work, and telling you of the noble efforts living in a house so bad that there is preachers were making in that scarcely a good door or window in it, About the month of June I sent you a which our coolly told to apply to friends in Britain | ministerial work. The great and pressing want of this station is a European missionto repair it! ary, or at least a Christian teacher of some Passing over this circumstance, Mr. acquirements, to take the main burden of Venkataramiah says: "The town and district of Nellore came the school, which, in its own place, is a most important sphere of missionary labour, and to let me more free than I can possibly be at present, for vernacular preaching to the adults in and around Nellore and in every place where Providence may open a door for me. This is the great wish and desire of my heart. Even as I am, I have great and noble opportunities for teaching and preaching the Gospel of Christ to the young and old. In the school we have about a hundred directly under the British rule about sixty years ago. During this period of more than half a century much has been attempted, at first in a desultory and unsatisfactory way no doubt, but latterly in a thorough and systematic manner, to improve the place and its people. The Government Depart ment of public works are at present raising a desirable and expensive viaduct across the Peunar, to preserve and turn the waters boys and nearly fifty girls in daily attendof its periodical fall fresher for the purposes ance. They are from all classes and castes of irrigation. The Madras Irrigation and of the community, but chiefly from amongst Canal Company are about to commence the most influential, who are, in most of the their gigantic enterprise in this place; so out stations, Brahmins. This is a noble that much of the engineering skill, and field for any workman to cultivate. We restless, and ever advancing enterprise of have no Government school to compete Great Britain are brought to bear upon it. The people are beginning slowly, but steadily, to be elevated and civilized. Although this, in common with the other parts of the Telugu country, has been sadly neglected by the churches of Christ in Europe and America for the last twenty years, some attempts on a very limited scale have been made to evangelize the people of this Telugu Zillah. Our mission commenced its work here in 1840, and tried to send forth the blessings of the Gospel by means of a small Anglo-Vernacular School, and by the annual visits of the missionaries and other Christian agents of the Madras Mission. My esteemed friend and father, Mr. Braidwood, during his sojourn in Britain in quest of health, laboured hard to get a European missionary, along with an ordained native minister permanently located here. As the fruit of his self-denying exertions, my friend Mr. Mackintosh laboured here for about four years, and left this for Madras in 1858, and soon after that was obliged to return to Europe for the benefit of his health. I have been labouring here ever since, single-handed. In one sense I am not alone. I have some young Christian agents associated with me, who aid me not a little, but not so much, however, as to set me entirely or almost free for direct missionary and with. The young and rising generation, the hope of the future, are almost entirely committed to the care of mission schools, so far as their English education is concerned. What a precious opportunity is this for the Christian Church to seize and to improve in the way of winning the young to the only true Saviour of fallen man! Oh, for faith, zeal, and hope, successfully to enter in such a great work! In addition to our school work, we hold four diets for preaching to the masses without, every week; two on every Sabbath, one on a Tuesday evening, and the other on Friday evening. audiences are usually large and steady, and at times we get immense assemblies. Our We have also here the nucleus of a Chris tian congregation, consisting of nine members and ten children, to which I have the privilege of ministering in holy things. In the midst of trials and discouragements inseparable from the work of a missionary, our blessed Lord often gives me some foretastes of greater joys yet to come, when the heathen shall be given to our risen and exalted King as an inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for a posses sion. I remain faithfully yours, Correspondence. "WHAT'S IN A NAME?" To the Editor of the Presbyterian Messenger. SIR,-While it is desirable to have uniformity of worship, so that, on entering any of our churches, we may not feel strange, it is also desirable to be uniform in name, in order that, when visiting other towns, we may not be at a loss as to which is our par ticular church. There has been a good deal said about the disadvantage we are under owing to our |