highway, on the borders of the great market which is held in this city once a week. At this time the people come in from the country to dispose of their produce. One of the native helpers accompanied me. Had, toward the last, a very tempestuous time. We were obliged, for a season, to hold our peace on account of the noise. The people raised a great outcry when I left. My native helper was stoned. Little does a Christian community at home know what we have to endure in our preaching in the highways and streets. I refused to give books to any except from the country. Gave but two. “13th. Attended to my sick people this morning. This afternoon have been attending the weekly Friday meeting which Brother Chandler holds with the girls of the boarding-school and others. Have been sent for by Brother Cherry to visit his child on the Pulney Hills. She has been very sick. Leave (D.V.) to-night, hoping to reach Padra Koorlum by to-morrow morning eight o'clock, and immediately ascend the Hills.

"18th. Left home on Friday afternoon last week to visit Brother Cherry's child, ill with jungle fever, now on the Pulney Hills. Reached the hills about nine o'clock on Saturday night. Left them yesterday morning, and reached home about ten o'clock to-day. Have been quite poorly part of the time with sick headache. On Sunday my son and self had quite a congregation of adults on the Hills—at least forty persons. Had a long interview with them.

"19th. This morning attended to the sick. Afterward went to Pasamale to visit Mrs. Tracy, who continues poorly. This afternoon went out into the highways and preached the Gospel. This evening attended our weekly prayer-meeting.

"20th. It is my practice to prescribe for the sick but once a day. All are to come at eight o'clock in the morning, when two tracts are read to the people. They afterward receive a ticket, which entitles them to receive medicine after I have prescribed for them. Those who come too late, except new-comers, have to go away unsupplied until eight o'clock the next morning. It is entirely out of the question for me to attend to the sick in any other way. My whole time would be broken up if I were to allow the sick to come at any time they pleased. Some come while I am prescribing for the company present, who have been here before. To them I also refuse to give medicine for the day. They have not been in time to hear the Gospel preached, the main object I have in view in prescribing for the sick. New-comers are attended to. To-day I preached, as usual, to my first company. Afterward to another company. Among them were several Mohammedan women. This afternoon, when about to go out to preach, a man came for me to visit a native woman with an immense tumor in her neck. She was in great distress. I merely opened the upper part of it, and let out a quantity of coagulated blood, etc. I had seen the tumor before. Possibly I may venture to remove the whole of it, though I fear the operation. It would be a very sad thing should she die under it. Proclaimed the Gospel to those who were present.

"21st. Preached to my sick people this morning. This afternoon went out into the highway and preached the Gospel.

"23d. Prescribed for the sick. Said a word, and only a word, to the Sabbath-school children. Preached from

Numb. x., 2. In the afternoon went out and preached by the wayside, and in the evening attended a meeting at Brother Chandler's, with such of the girls as professed to be serious. This morning preached to the sick. This afternoon preached to one company in the street, to one in a native house, and afterward went to visit Mrs. Tracy at Pasaimalee.

"24th. Preached to my sick people this morning. This afternoon went out as usual, and preached to the people by the wayside. Distributed several of our little publications. At eleven o'clock attended to the Bibleclass of Brother Chandler's schools.

“25th. Attended to the sick this morning. At half past three o'clock went to meet Dr. Colebrook in consultation at the house of Judge Baynes. His little daughter is ill. Immediately on my return went to visit a native woman, who is probably not far from the eter nal world. She heard the Saviour's name. Addressed a few people who were present on spiritual things. After this went to visit Mrs. Tracy. She is getting better.

"26th. Preached to my sick people in the morning. Afterward went to the market, or rather just beyond it, and preached by the wayside to the people. This afternoon went out by the wayside to preach. Made but one attempt to speak, on account of the mob with which I was accompanied. After remaining still for half an hour or less, I turned my face homeward, glad to escape without personal violence. I much feared it. Yesterday the oldest elephant belonging to the temple of Meenaache in this city died. It was drawn through the streets to-day to its burial-place, accompanied with music. Probably there were several hundred engaged in drawing it, so immensely heavy was its carcase.

"27th. Attended to my sick people this morning. Was detained at home this afternoon by the rain.

"28th. Preached, as usual, to my sick people this morning. This afternoon went out and preached the Gospel by the wayside.

"30th. Yesterday morning preached to my sick people. Then went to the Sabbath-school and catechised the children. Afterward preached from Numb. X., 29. In the afternoon went out and preached by the wayside. This morning preached to my sick people. Gave religious instruction to the children of two schools, which have this day been examined on the lessons of the month. This afternoon went down to the river side and preached the Gospel.

"31st. Preached to my sick people. Addressed the children of Brother Chandler's third school on the concerns of their souls. This afternoon went out to a village about three miles from Madura, and preached the Gospel to two different companies. Stopped at another village on my way home, and preached the Gospel also.”

CHAPTER XV.

Black Town.-A Liar, etc.-White Ants.-Queen Ant.-Publications. -Present to a Prince.

BLACK TOWN.

UNDER date of May 10th, 1849, Dr. Scudder makes in his journal the following entry:

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My son and self, with our families, moved into this part of the city last week. It is an excellent missionary station. We have had large congregations in front of our door in the evenings. We stand on an elevation of chunam-work, while the people stand a little below us. Crowds of people have already heard the Gospel. I have commenced my medical establishment also. Performed my first surgical operation this morning on a Brahmin. Shall probably have great crowds for medical and surgical assistance. Had two patients early this morning."

HE WAS A LIAR FROM THE BEGINNING.

"A gentleman called here and mentioned a lying report which has been put in circulation. It is that, with my two sons, I was near the car of one of the idol temples in this vicinity preaching, and that I had become so animated as to spit on the idol; that I was then seized by the Brahmins, and rescued from them by the peons, or public officers of government.

"This is a specimen of the falsehoods which are propagated. Neither myself nor my sons saw their idols or