dren for the purpose of taking them to Longford in time to leave by the for the army. The same report affect-mail at half-past six, and arrived here ed the third school, at Cottlestown, in yesterday morning at six o'clock. some measure; but 128 had been pre- The number of children in the sent a few days before, when Mr. schools exceeds what has been geneM'Kaag inspected it, and I heard rally understood, and is not less than some of the children spell words of 8000! and the Irish Readers are, I seven syllables to admiration; and trust, doing good. Mr. M'Kaag spoke four of them had 12 chapters, and one to several persons in their own lan21 chapters. guage while I was with him, and appeared to be, in general, well under himself intelligible to those who understand scripture phrases. On the 30th we travelled eight miles, and I saw the "Henrietta-stood. He has no difficulty in making street" school at Ballibeg, in the County of Mayo, with 112 present. The "Hammersmith," at Cranagh, and the Ballina school, which I have requested may be called "The Woolwich," my friends there having wished to have a school so called at my recent visit. It has been newly established, and has 131 children, whose improve ment will, I hope, fully reward their exertions for its support. The "Hammersmith school" has one little girl, seven years and three-quarters old, named Bridget Cawley, who has 103 chapters in her memory! and her sister has also a considerable number. The school is kept by Mrs. Caldwell, and has 120 on the list, a good number of whom are repeaters. On Lord's day, the 31st, I preached twice at Mr. M'Kaag's to a considerable Congregation, and the next day we rode together 32 miles (i. e. 40/English miles) to brather Wilson's at Boyle. On Tuesday brother W. and I rode to Carrick-on-Shannon, where I preached in the evening, after having inspected the school at Boyle in the day. We were highly gratified at Carrick by an interview with Capt. D. who has discovered that a peculiar straw, which is very plentiful, is capable of being worked into bonnets resembling Leghorn. It has been approved by some of the trade in London, and promises to be exceedingly useful if it is properly encouraged.* I have just received a letter from Mr. Phillips of Bristol, to inform me that our revered friend Dr. Ryland and the other ministers, prefer my coming thither the latter end of October, and that their pulpits will be at my service to plead the cause of the Society previously to my making personal applications. I shall therefore write that (Providence permitting) I will be there the last Sabbath in October; after which I shall visit my late dear uncle Benj. Francis's place at Horsley, Trowbridge, Westbury Leigh, &c. I trust, in due season to give you a good account of their liberality towards the Society. I am, &c. general very good. As a variety of feeling is experienced by a stated minister, with respect to his work, it is not surprising that this On Wednesday we rode 20 miles to should be the case with the travelling Mohill, in the county of Leitrim, and Missionary. Both are anxiously lookinspected a school by the way, nearing for fruit; but though the latter Drumdaff. I preached at M. that may be as useful, yet he is not so likeevening to a good congregation, and ly to see all the result of his labours as the former; and perhaps both are next morning brother W. returned home; and I rode 17 miles to break- often ready to exclaim, Who hath believed our report?" It is sometimes fast at Longford, where I inspected the school; then rode to the Scotch a consoling reflection to the spiritual quarters near New Inn Forbes, and labourer, that he is not answerable for preached at four o'clock, and returned the degree of success that attends his exertions: "God giveth the increase." This is especially the case with those who labour in Hibernia's land; for though some pleasing events take place, and though prospects are encouraging, yet “darkness-still covere Every case of this kind is vastly important, because of the extreme want of employment, especially for females, in that part of Ireland. ED. the land, and gross darkness the people." I have to inform you of the death of Mrs. James, who conducted the Walworth Lion-street Female School with 30 much success. I received an account that the school was not going on, from a gentleman in the neighbourhood, soon after my last inspection, in consequence of her daughter being ill with the spotted fever. The child has recovered, but the mother took the fever, and died in a fortnight from her first illness. The school is, however, already re-established, under the care of a woman strongly recommended by the lady who superintends the school, and will, I have every reason to hope, still go on well. It is a striking fact, and one that shows the importance of female education here, that of all who apply for the situation of female teacher, scarcely one is found competent but such as have been reduced from a superior situation in life; so rare has it been for any other to have received even a common education. I have to add, that I have appointed as a Sabbath Reader, Mr. P. Sweeney, the person I formerly recommended to be employed as an Inspector; but which the state of the funds did not warrant. He will do all the good he can in his present situation, at four pounds a year, until something more can be done for him. Yours affectionately, J. WILSON. From the same to the same. Boyle, August 23, 1823. MY DEAR BROTHER, With this I forward the journals of the Irish Readers; those from Mr. Moore and John O'Brien in particular, will show that the work is going forward; indeed though this should not always appear on the face of the letters sent to the Committee, nor unto us who are on the spot, yet the leaven is spreading. This has often appeared to me as a happy simile of our Saviour's; as the progress of his cause corresponds so exactly with it; for when watched very closely, the advance that is made can sometimes scarcely be discerned; yet looking at it subsequently, progress has evidently been made. Were an individual, who left this part of Ireland eight or ten years ago, now to return, he would observe a great change for the better in the general conduct of the people, though he might not be able to tell how the change has been ef fected. I yesterday returned from Sligo, having, on the preceding day, attended the annual meeting of the Sligo Auxiliary to the London Missionary Society; when Mr. Campbell greatly interested the meeting, by relating some encouraging facts relative to the progress of the Missionary cause. I rejoice in seeing a Missionary spirit excited in the few who are themselves brought to feel the influence of divine truth here; as a concern for those at home will soon follow a solicitude for those abroad. And when Irish christians feel for Irish heathens, so as cordially to co-operate with those who are already exerting themselves for their welfare, good, extensive good, may be anticipated. On my way home, I inspected the Dean-street Female School, and can now say, that I am highly pleased with its appearance, and believe that it will not be a whit behind the chief of that class of schools. The third teacher since its establishmenthas the charge of it, and there is every prospect of its now succeeding to our wishes. There are ninety pupils on the list; seventy-two of whom I found present. Brother Davis has arrived, and we this day saw the school at Holly brook, with which he was highly gratified. This school has not been established twelve months, and I will here state the progress of the children. There were fifteen in the reading class, twenty-one in the spelling classes, and five in the alphabet class. The spellers, in the various ways in which their abilities were tried, were very correct, and evinced great readiness The readers read in their answers. correctly, and of nine, who repeated chapters, the following were the num bers; nine, six chapters; éight, twelve chapters; six, fourteen chapters; five, eighteen chapters; two, twenty chapters; and one, twenty-one chapters; five of these received premiums, and the whole nine received them at the last inspection. Brother Davis will travel with me for a few days, and then brother M'Kaag in Ballina; and ou his return to me, we purpose his accompanying me to Carrick, Drumdaff, Mahill, and Longford, on his way to Dublin; as he has not time to see all our schools. Yours, affectionately, Missionary Herald. the sentiments of the Christian church at large in reference to his decease: "That this Meeting deeply sympathizes with the friends of religion at large, and more par ticularly with those of the Baptist Mission, in that affecting providence, by which they have been called to sustain the loss of their late excellent and effective Missionary, the Rev. Wm. Ward of Serampore: but, at the same time, would humbly adore the divine goodness which supported him through so long a period of usefuluess, and enabled him to perform a series of duties, so important to the eternal interests of man, and so honourable to the cause of God." On the evening of the same day, the Rev. Thomas Morgan of Birmingham preached at Broadmead from Luke xxiv. 26; Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? and on Friday Evening, the 8th, these interesting services were closed at Counterslip Meeting-house, when the Rev. T. C. Edmonds of Cambridge delivered an impressive discourse from Acts ii. 1-4. THE Fifth Anniversary of this Society was held in Bristol, commencing on Tuesday Evening, the 6th August, when the Rev. John Leifchild of Kensington kindly advocated the cause of the Mission at the Baptist Meeting House, King-street. His text was Isa. xi. 9; For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. The sermon was very animating, and contained a most beautiful delineation of gospel truth as comprised in the phrase" the knowledge of the Lord." Long will the re- On no occasion since the formation collection of the liberality and truly of this Auxiliary has the Annual Meet catholic spirit of our respected brothering been held under more encouraging Leifchild be cherished by the Society and its supporters. On Thursday Morning the Public Meeting was held in the same spacious chapel, Edward Phillips, Esq. (late of Melksham,) in the chair. The Report was read by the Rev. T. S. Crisp, and the various Resolutions were moved and seconded by Rev. Mr. Woolridge and John Sheppard, Esq.; Rev. John Leifchild and Rev. Mr. Bidlake; Rev. Mr. Sherman and Rev. Mr. Roberts of Bath; Rev. D. Trotman and William Tomkins, Esq.; Rev. Dr. Ryland and Rev. Mr. Winter; Rev. John Saffery and Rev. T. C. Edmonds; Rev. Richard Horsey, and Rev. R. Humphrey. In these Resolutions, after duly acknowledging the efficient services of Mr. Leifchild, and of the Rev. Henry Gipps, M.A. of Hereford, (who had previously preached for the Translations at Temple Church,) the following affectionate tribute was paid to the memory of our late worthy friend Mr. Ward, which we the rather copy, from the conviction that it expresses VOL. XV. auspices. The spirit of union and cooperation so cordially expressed and acted upon, was truly gratifying, and we trust will prove the source of increasing diligence and more enlarged exertions in so noble a cause. As the month of August is deemed ineligible for holding the Anniversary in Bath, it has been judged expedient to defer that meeting till some month in the winter season. The gross receipts of the Auxiliary for the past year amounted to £894, and the collections at the Anniversary to about £260. NOTICE. WE are desired to announce that the Ninth Anniversary of the Huntingdon shire Missionary Society will be held at St. Ives, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, when the Rev. Robert Hall, A. M. of Leicester, and the Rev. S. Greenwood of Royston, are expected to preach, 2 T Foreign Intelligence. SERAMPORE. SINCE our last publication we have been favoured with the copy of a Letter from Dr. Carey to Mr. Barclay of Irvine, written just at the distressing period of the late bereavement there, extracts from which, we are sure, will deeply interest our readers. Serampore, March 6, 1823. DEAR brother Ward was this morning seized with that dreadful disease, the spasmodic cholera, and though strong hopes of his recovery are entertained, yet the deadly nature of the disease fills us all with great alarm. I hope the Lord will be gràcious to us, and spare his very valuable life. I had an attack of fever in December, which confined me for a month, but through the goodness of God, I am perfectly recovered; and now enjoy as good health as I ever did. I have, however, been called to mourn the removal of my eldest son Felix by death. His disease was a schirrous enlargement of the liver, under which he languished six months before his removal. He has left a widow, a very pious woman, and three children; two of them are grown up, and the other born since his death. All these things say with a loud voice, "We have here no continuing city.' May we with redoubled earnestness seek one to come. The progress of the work of God in this country, though not rapid, is very encouraging. At nearly all the stations connected with our Mission, there have been additions, and at some of them, very considerable ones. All the Missionaries of every denomination live in harmony, and rejoice at each others success. The Sabbath before last, four persons were baptized at our chapel in Calcutta, and last Sabbath seven more, at that of the junior brethren. I understand from one of the Independent brethren, that they are in hopes of soon receiving one or more natives to communion, and several have been admitted by the Evangelical brethren of the Episcopal church. There is a great spirit for promoting education among all classes of men in this country, and I am happy to say, that some of the most rich and influential of the natives take a great interest in this object. Female Education has hitherto succeeded beyond the most sanguine expectations of its warmest friends. I think the number of female Hindoos who attend the schools in Calcutta, is little short of four hundred, besides several smaller schools in other places, as Serampore, &c. The last examination at Serampore College was highly gratifying, and it promises to be a growing means of utility. We have been obliged to relinquish several versions of the sacred scriptures through want of funds, and are after all nearly sinking under the great expense of those retained. It is true, the number now in the press is quite as great as I, who have to read and correct all the proof-sheets, can possibly get through; and indeed more than I can do so quickly, as to do justice to the workmen by keeping them fully employed. Yet I lament the necessity we have been under of "Faith relinquishing the others. cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God;" and I earnestly desire that all nations may read in their own tongues the wonderful works of God. March 8th-We are all plunged in the greatest distress. Our dear brother Ward died yesterday about five in the afternoon. Our dear brother preached, on Wednesday evening, a very impressive discourse from "He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved; and he that believeth not, shall be damned." He breakfasted with us on Thursday, was in the Printingoffice till one o'clock, then came into dinner, and complained of drowsiness. About three I was called, and found him very ill; two medical gentlemen attended him, and through the night hopes were entertained. I found him apparently asleep about five in the morning, when I went to Calcutta. I returned about half an hour before his death. He had not been able to speak for some hours. He is happy, but oh! what a breach; who can fill it up? We hope in the Lord. He is Almighty, and there is no searching of his understanding. I am sure you will pray for us. We need your prayers. It will also be seen that the same mournful event is referred to in our two next articles. MOORSHEDABAD. died on Friday, the 7th of this month, after a few hours illness, of the cho Extract of a Letter from Mr. Sutton to lera morbus. I am not acquainted Mr. Dyer, dated Moorshedabad, March 17, 1823. MY DEAR BROTHER, I now send you extracts from my diary for the months of January and February: my plan of proceeding is as follows. The Sabbath is chiefly devoted to English worship with the church at Berhampore. On Monday afternoon I attend by the side of the river, to converse with the natives whom I can there collect. On Tuesday I proceed to Geagunge for the same purpose, which is situated at the farthest end of the city of Moorshedabad. On Wednesday to Katra Bazar. On Thursday to Berhamgunge Bazar. On Friday by the side of the river, and on Saturday the Bazars near Berhampore. I have two native schools supported by the kindness of a few friends, in one of which there are about eighty-five children, in the other, twenty-five. During the last two months, I had considerable hope that some persons who were with me would have made a profession of Christ before their countrymen, but I have been disappointed. The people near me hear with readiness in general, but there is nothing like a general and anxious inquiry about the way of life. I have Bengalee worship daily at my house with the four native christians residing with me. with the full particulars of his death, but it has produced a great sensation of mingled sorrow and sympathy. He was a man universally beloved, and his loss is irreparable to the Mission at Serampore. In him I have lost a constant correspondent, and an affectionate friend and brother; the church has lost an able minister, and the Mission one of its brightest ornaments, as it respects either holiness, attainments, or zeal. You will no doubt feel his loss even in England, but this will be nothing in comparison to us. When I was at Serampore on account of illness, the latter end of last year, I was often ashamed of myself when I saw the intensity of his labours, he was up early and late, and well may it be said of him, that like his Divine Master, he worked while it was day, and though the night of death came suddenly upon him, it found him ready. I see by the public papers that his funeral was attended by a large concourse of people, and that the address at the grave by our aged brother Carey, was peculiarly affecting. I preached a funeral sermon for him last evening at Berhampore, from Numbers xxiii. 10. Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his. Many of the servants of the Lord have b en lately removed by death in India, and this should lead us earnestly to pray, that others may be raised up of the same spirit and zeal. From the journals mentioned in this letter we hope to give extracts in our next number. CUTWA. From Mr. W. Carey to Mr. Dyer. The church at Berhampore is increasing. I have baptized fourteen during the last two months. The church there now consists of seventeen members, and they all appear trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified; and I am happy in saying, that there are several more hopeful young men who are desirous of joining the church. My health I trust is fully established, and oh! that it may be devoted simply and solely, to the Author and Giver of every blessing. I often feel greatly discouraged at the slow progress which christianity is making in India, but It is now some time since I had the promises support me.: hope is my the pleasure of receiving your very anchor, and faith my shield. We are affectionate letter, dated July 26. The poor short-sighted worms of the dust, Lord in his wise providence has seen and must expect that our plans will fit to lay his hand heavily on us. Perbe often frustrated by the wise and haps you have heard by this time that comprehensive providence of Jehovah. my dear brother Felix is no more! But I must leave this subject to men- He was well when we left Serampore tion one of the most melancholy events about a year ago, but was soon afflictwhich have yet occurred in our mis-ed by the liver complaint, and was sion, namely, the death of our dear and venerable brother Ward. He MY DEAR BROTHER, called away to give an account of the deeds done in the body, in about ten |