NORTH CHINA MISSION :-Letter from Mr. Chapin. Arrival at Tientsin-Impressions-Greatness and Difficulty of the Work- MADURA MISSION:-Letter from Mr. Washburn. Labors in the Itineracy-Elevating Influences-Preaching where Christ had not been Named-Limited Influence of Books and Tracts-Ignorance- Need of the Living Preacher-Government Schools Without the Bible, A Good Work-Brahmins of the Villages, MAHRATTA MISSION :-Letter from Mr. Ballantine. Cases of Conversion-Visit of the Governor and Others-Generous Dona- The Native Christians-Growing Influence of the Gospel-Facilities for NESTORIAN MISSION :-Letter from Mr. Cochran. French Lazarists-Civil Affairs-Poverty of the People-Religious Inter- MISSION TO EASTERN TURKEY :-Erzroom-Letters from Mr. Pollard. Tour of Helpers into Russia - Tiflis - German Lutherans - Enlightened MICRONESIA MISSION:-Letter from Mr. Sturges. Missionary Efforts by Native Christians-A Native Laborer for McAskill The Corresponding Secretaries of the Board are Rev. RUFUS ANDERSON, Rev. SELAH B. TREAT, and Rev. GEORGE W. WOOD. Letters relating to the Missions and General Con- cerns of the Board, may be addressed SECRETARIES OF THE A. B. C. F. M. Missionary House, 33 Pemberton Square, Boston." Letters intended for the Corresponding Secretary resident in New York may be addressed Rev. GEORGE W. WOOD, Bible House, Astor Place, New York city. Donations and letters relating to the Pecuniary Concerns of the Board, (except letters on the subject of the Missionary Herald,) should be addressed JAMES M. GORDON, Treasurer of the A. B. C. F. M. Missionary House, 33 Pemberton Square, Boston. Letters relating to the Missionary Herald, and remittances for the same, should be AUGUSTUS DURANT, Missionary House, 33 Pemberton Square, Boston. The following arrangement has been made in the system of General Agencies by the Pru- dential Committee, with a view to greater efficiency in the organizations for raising funds. New York city, Long Island, Eastern This district is, for the present, in charge of Rev. DANIEL New York, and East Jersey, . .) BLISS, Bible House, Astor Place, New York city. MR. EVARTS, the second Corresponding Secretary of the American Board, (appointed Secretary after he had been for ten years the Treasurer,) author of the celebrated letters respecting the removal of the Indians from Georgia, signed "William Penn," was a rare man, "a prince in the domain of intellect and of goodness." His Memoir,-prepared by the late E. C. Tracy,-rendered the more valuable because of his intimate connection with the early history of the Board, from its origin to his death, in 1831, though not a new publication, would be an acquisition to many ministers and others. It is an octavo volume of 448 pages, containing a likeness of Mr. Evarts. Copies which have remained in the hands of the publishers are now offered at the very low price of fifty cents, and may be had of Mr. A. DURANT, at the Missionary House, or at the Rooms of the American Tract Society, No. 28 Cornhill, Boston. MEMORIAL VOLUME. MEMORIAL VOLUME of the First Fifty Years of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. 464 pages 8vo. 5th ed. $1.25. This work was prepared mainly by the Senior Secretary, Dr. ANDERSON, after having been thirty-eight years connected with the Correspondence; and contains an account of the Jubilee Meeting, Dr. Hopkins's Semi-Centennial Discourse, and twenty-four chapters on the Board and its Missions; with an Appendix, and a comprehensive Index. The work is owned by the Board, but published through N. BROUGHTON, Jr., Depositary of the American Tract Society, 28 Cornhill, Boston, to whom, or to J. G. BROUGHTON, 13 Bible House, Astor Place, New York City, orders should be addressed. Since the issue of the fifth edition, a finely engraved plate has been made on steel, by Mr. George E. Perine, of New York city, containing portraits of the five deceased Secretaries of the Board; namely, Dr. Worcester, Mr. Evarts, and Drs. Cornelius, Wisner, and Armstrong. Copies of this portrait-plate will be bound into all the future issues of the work. A copy will be sent to every owner of the volume on paying six cents, (the cost of postage, envelope, etc.) This Volume will be valuable for present perusal and future reference, and is commended to the attention of the friends of missions. MISSIONARY HERALD. The price of the Herald is One Dollar, payable in advance, to those who receive it by mail, or those who receive it at the Missionary House. To those who receive it through agents or carriers, WITHOUT EXPENSE TO THEMSELVES, the price will be, if IN ADVANCE, One Dollar and Twenty-five Cents. To AGENTS who become responsible for the copies of the Herald distributed by them, and pay for the same in advance, the price will be as follows: For any number of copies over 50 and under 100, 95 cents. NOTICE TO COLLECTORS AND DONORS. The Herald will be sent gratuitously-To every Donor, who does not prefer taking it as a subscriber, and contributes to the Board, in a year, not less than ten dollars: To every Collector, who collects, during the year, not less than fifteen dollars: To the Treasurer of every association or society, contributing, during one year, not less than twenty dollars: To the pastor or stated supply of every congregation which contributes to the treasury of the Board through the monthly concert or otherwise. Persons entitled to the Herald, as subscribers, or gratuitously, according to the foregoing regulations, who do not receive it, are requested to give information of the failure. Persons receiving it, but not entitled to it as subscribers, or gratuitously, are requested to return it. A copy of the Annual Report of the Board will be given to every association that contributes twenty dollars or more, during the year. Treasurers of Associations and Auxiliaries are requested to give information respecting the number of gratuitous Heralds and Reports required. HONORARY MEMBERS. The payment of $50 at one time constitutes a minister, and the payment of $100 at one time constitutes any other person, an Honorary Member of the Board. The Herald is not sent to the members of the Board, as such, whether corporate, corresponding or honorary. LEGACIES. In making devises and legacies to the Board, the entire corporate name,-"The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions," should be used; otherwise the intent of the testator may be defeated. ANNUAL SURVEY OF THE MISSIONS OF THE BOARD. IN the Annual Survey presented one year ago, no less than fifteen persons were mentioned, whose names then fell out from the list of missionary laborers, removed by death, during the previous year. The contrast in this respect between that and the present survey is worthy of grateful notice. Now, but one death is noticed,-that of the much beloved Rev. D. C. Scudder, which occurred in November, 1862, so late that intelligence of the event did not reach Boston before the close of the year. Since then, several children have been taken from mission families, bringing deep sorrow to the households; but it is not now known, that a single adult, of the more than 340 males and females from the United States, connected with the missions, has been removed from labor and life on earth during the year 1863. Let the Preserver of life be praised for this. Seventeen persons have returned to this country, from different fields abroad, within the year, mostly because of failing health, for, it is hoped, a temporary sojourn only; fourteen-seven males and seven females-who were at home, have sailed again for their respective fields; and sixteen new laborers-seven males and nine females-have gone abroad. While the lives of the missionaries have thus been so generally spared, and their number somewhat increased, we are called to make mention of the goodness of God in other respects also. The struggle for our national existence and integrity has continued, in all its magnitude; but the pressing wants of the Board's treasury, enlarged by the greatly increased expense of exchange, in the transmission of funds to the missions, have been met by increased liberality among the churches; the contributions to the Board having been more than in any previous year, if we leave out of the account special dona |