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POETRY. Addreu of a Child'* departed ipi rit to talc Parent*. [We have been favored with the perusal and discretionary disposal of the following touching line*, by a distinguished member of the Assembly, to whom they were presented by a friend, on the late removal of his only son —a most promising boy, 8 years of age, who at that early period, not only gave indications of superior intellect, but satisfactory evidence of experimental piety. Many a parent’s heart will throb in reading these lines, but joy and gratitude must predominate, when they recol lect that the departed of their infant offspring are now angel winged and more than angel blessed.] — Presbyterian. Kind parents ! why those tears! And why those bursting sighs / No weeping here bedims Your little ‘a eyes. The shades of eve you know Were hastening along, When my freed spirit left To soar the stars among. Yet long before the night Had drawn her veil around The home I left below, A better had I found. So rapidly the soul, Unbodied, takes its flight, That scarce earth's scenery fail’d When Heaven’s broke on my sight. Did not you, mother, see That bright celestial band That smil’d and beckon’d me, And held the inviting hand 1 They let me stay awhile To hear my mother pray; And see her close the eyes And kiss the unconscious clay. And then to heaven we flew: The cherubs led the way; But my rapt spirit smil’d As joyously as they. Father! I never knew Twns such a place ns this; That Heaven you told nic of was quite so full of bliss. Oh! there is music here! The softest, sweetest strain* Float constantly along O’er those ethereal plains. List, Mother! Father! list! A harp to me is given, And when I touch the strings, ’Tie heard all over Heaven. And shall I toll you, who Stood ready to embrace Your little darling one In this most glorious place ? Twas Grandpa'a, honor’d namo ! No more with ago opprest, Or toil—for in this world Arc youth and endlesa rest. Those hoary hairs no more Stray o’er Ills furrow’d brow, But locks of brightest hue Adorn his temples now. His trembling voice is chang'd ; / The trace of earthly cares Is banish'd from his cheek; And God has wip’d his tears. And, Mary ! sister’s here! She has a cherub's wing, Can reach their loftiest flights, Their noblest anthems sing. Dear parents! weep no nioro For those you lov’d so well; For glories here are ours, And joys we may not tell. Oh! live and serve the Lord, The dear Redeemer love; Then, when you’ve done with earth, We'U welcome you above. liitert'slin£ Miscellany. From the Children's Magazine. I’OIJTHFI-1. BEYF.VfII.EYCE. I will tell you what put it in my mind to write to little children about missionaries. Your teacher belongs to a missionary society, which meets every month in tho city of New York. At the last meeting the clergyman of the church to which she belongs, in the course of his address to this people to excite them to steadfastness in their purposes regarding the holy cause of missions, mentioned that he had felt his own soul encouraged rerv greatly by an event of the past day; he said iic would re late it, in order that no one might think them selves too young, or too poor to partake of the privilege of assisting to spread the gospel of the Lord Jesus: then holding in his hand a little book [a Testament]from which he had read the lessons, lie nsked them all to observe it. “You will see,” said the good man, 1 * it is a small and a very plain book, and yet I value it beyond all price, although it is not my own, but it his a fiord I'd me a pleasure, the most costly of my own books could never give me.” It had been sent to this clergyman by a pious, and most interesting little girl, who had been profited and delighted with his fitherlv instruc tions in the parish from which he had been cal led to minister among us. She had been ac customed by her good mother to sew and work neatly in her leisure hours, and as a source for a little fund when she had made any article w hich, if she had not made it must I.a vt been put out to have been done, her mother paid her a price. She had just finished the last of six new shirts for her wilier, (although little more than six years of age.) When her mother gave her promised reward, she spoke of her desire to send something to her revered pastor as a token of affection, but. sbe was alraid the smallness of the sum would prevent her, as she could not buy with her own money any thing worthy of his acceptance. Aftera little consideration, she cried out has tily that she had thought what to give him, that she knew would please him better than any rich present. “ You know,” said the dear little girl, “mamma, there are said to be a great many very poor children in Mr. ’s Sunday-school, I will spend mv money in buy ing Testaments for them; and you will please write for me to him, and tell him I have sent them for him to give to some of them as a small gift of grateful love for his care of me.” The happy mother did so, and the book that our worthy minister showed us, was one of four, which this little girl, under seven years, had earned by her own industry, and given to assist in the teaching poor children to read and love the gospel of the Lord J esus Christ. May the hearts of some of my little readers be touched, as was the heart of a little child who was with me at this meeting, and resolve as he did to give the half of their little incomes to the mis sionary society. Tlie Happiness of Heaven. Ur. Dwight closes his sermon on the happiness of Heaven, with the following apt und beautiful comparison:—To the eye of man the sun appears n pure light, a mass of unmingled glory. Were we to as cend with a continued flight towards this luminary,and could we like the eagle, gaze upon its lustre, we should in our progress behold its splendor become every moment more intense. As we rose through the heavens, we should see n little orb chang ing gradually into a great world; and as we advanced’ nearer and nearer, should be hold it expanding every way, until all that was before us became a universe of exces sive and immeasurable glory. Thus the heavenly inhabitant will, at the commence ment of his happy existence, see the Divine system filled with magnificence and splen dour, and arrayed in beauty; and as he advances onward through the successive periods of duration, will behold all things more and more luminous, transporting, and sunlike for ever.” Rev Matthew Henry. It. is related of the excellent commentator, Matthew Henry, that ho enforced upon him stdf and others, sentiments calculated to pro mote a charitable disposition. “We lose,” said lie, “what we save. Withholding that which is meet tends to spiritual poverty: the worst of all husbandry. It is like grudging seed to the ground.” As occasion served, be plainly pointed out the great evil of coveteous ness. Sometimes he urged upon all around him their exposure to that sin, and advised, them to suspect themselves guilty of it. “We are born,” said he, “with the world in our hearts.” Noticing that many think themselves free from covetousness because they are con tent with what they have, he added in allusion to the parable, “so was that fool.” In the exercise of a benevolent temper, this good man resembled Him who “nmketh his sun io rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust"'— Like the children of the Highest, therefore, he was “ kind to the unthankful, and totho evil.” After lending seven guineas to obtain a dis charge ol the son of a poorfriend, who had en listed, he observed, that many reasons offered themselves why ho should have abandoned him; but in the spirit of genuine Christianity, he adds, “ The mercy of God to me, a provo king, backsliding sinner, answered them all. God doth not cut men off, though by their ini- have sold themselves.” The Waste of Liife. In the last volume of Dr. Franklin’s Memoirs, is the following article on ‘•The Waste of Life.” Wcare persuaded its pe rusal must produce wholesome reflection in the minds even ofthe most dissolute: “ Amergus was a gentleman of good es tate ; he was bred to no business, and could not contrive how to spend his hours agreea bly ; lie lmd no relish for the proper works of life, nor any taste for the improvements of the mind: lie spent generally ten hours ol’thc four-and-twenty in bed, he dozed away two or three more on his couch, and as many more were dissolved in good li quor every evening, if he met with compa ny of his own humor. Thus he made a shift to wear off ten years of his life since the paternal estate fell into his hands. One eveningas he was musing alone,his thoughts happened to take a most unusual turn, for they cast a glance backward, and lie began to reflect on his manner of life. lie be thought to himself what a number of be ings have been made a sacrifice of, to sup port his carcass, and how much corn and wine had been mingled with these ofler ings; and he set himselfto compute what lie had devoured since he came to the age of a man. ‘About a dozen feathered creatures, small snd great, have one week with ano ther,’ said he, given up their lives to pro long mine ; which in ten years, amounts to one thousand. Fifty sheep have been sa crificed in a year, with half a hecatomb of black cattle, that 1 might have the choicest parts otlcred weekly upon my table. Thus a thousand beasts out oftheilock aucTherd, have been slain in ten years’ time to feed me, besides what the forest has supplied mo with. Many hundreds of fishes have, in all their varieties, been robbed of their life for my repast; and of the smallest fry some thousands. A measure ofcorn would hardly suffice me with fine flour for a month’s provision, and this arises to above six score bushels; and many hogshead of wine,and other liquors have passed through this body of mine ; this wretched strainer of meat and drink ! And what have 1 done all this time, for God or man? What a vast profusion of good things upon a use less life and worthless liver ! There isnot the meanest creature among all those which I have devoured but what hath answered the end of its creation better than I. It was made to support human nature, and it hath done so. Every crab and oyster I THE CHRISTIAN INDEX. have eat, and every grain of corn I have devoured, hath filled up its place in the rank of beings with more propriety than I have done. Oh! shameful waste of life and time.’ * ••in short, he carried on his moral re flections with so just and severe a torce of reason as constrained him to change his whole course of life, to break off his follies at once, and to apply himselfto gainpme useful knowledge, when he was more than thirty years of age. He lived many follow ing years with the character of a man and an excellent Christian. lie dieM with a peaceful conscience, and the tears his country were dropped upon his tomb. The world that knew the whole series of his life, were amazed at the mighty change; they beheld him as a wonder of reformation; while'he himself confessed the divine pow er and mercy that had transformed him frqm a brute to a man. “But this was a single instance, and wc may almost venture to write ‘ miracle’ up on it. Are there not numbers in this de generate age whose lives have run to litter waste without the least tendency to useful ness ?” MISSIONARY NEWS. From the American Baptitt Magazine. The following letters refer to the establish ment of a Press in the metropolis of Burmah. MR. KINCAID TO MR. JUDSON. Ava July 24 1833. Dear Bretben. —One of the brethren who understands printing, I think ought to come, and bring on a press. 1 am sure it will do much to render the mission permanent in Ava. The Burmans, them selves are anxious to have a printing estab lishment here. The King, before his ill ness, made some effort to get a press.— Now, one ofthe Princes, who reads and writes English, is much in favor es having such things encouraged. Dr. Price began a dictionary of English and IJurman, by thu Prince’s request, Mr. Low has comple ted it, and the East India Company have agreed to pay the expense of prin’ ng. It is not a large work, and therefore would not cost much time. Mr. Low wishes to ascertain whether we intend putting up a press here, and if so, wishes us to print the work. My own view of the subject is, that pro bably for along time, another opportunity so favorable for introducing the press will not occur. The whole country is open to the intro duction of books, and if we will not push on our work, the blood of these millions will be required at our hands. Providence plainly intimates, I think, the path of our July- Wo a ro no* to stand on the frontiers, may,ormay not betlieresult of entering the country in earnest. The time huscome, when we ought to act, and in that part of the empire whore our labors will be most felt, and so hasten the day of Burmah’s deliverance. Will not one of the brethren offer himself for Ava? Is there not one who longs to put in opera tion that machinery, which, under God, is destined to sweep away every vestige of idolatry from Burmah? The miseries of millions urge you on in this work. Pray for us, and let us hear from you as often as is convenient. Your ever affectionate brother. E. KINCAID. MR. CUTTEII TO DR. BOLLES. Alaulmein Sept. 0, 1833. Rev. and deak Sib, —When 1 last wrote to you, I little expected Providence would so soon cell us to another scene of lobor; but 1 feel daily more and more con vinced, both from observation amt experi ence, that “Mis ways are not as our wav's, nor His thoughts as our thoughts.” God often works in a most mysterious way, and sometimes makes use oftho feeblest instru ments in accomplishing some of his great and important ends. Whether the object, which we now consider of so much impor tance, will be obtained through the meas ures about to be adopted, or not,’ is only known to Him without whose assistance and blessing all our efforts will bo in vain ; but whose smile of approbation will ever ensure abundant success in that way which, will be most conducive to Ilis glory. As it regards the path of duty in this case, I have made it a subject of serious and fervent prayer, and looked to God for an answer to my petitions, bv directing my brethren in their decision upon the case. At no former period, have I ever felt my dependence upon God so much ns now, nor my need of divine grace and heavenly wis dom, to assist and direct mo, as in view of this important undertaking. Whether the course I am about to un dertake, will meet the approbation of my respected patrons—the Board—[ cannot tell ; but that it shoud be taken, is the unan imous opinion of all the Lrethrcu at the sta tion. 1 intend to go with one press, (the one presented by Mr. Loomis) a small quantity of type and paper, and one set of stereo type plates, if they can be completed in season, We are daily making prepara tions, and hope to getaway in about three weeks. Requesting a continuation of your pray ers on our behalf, I subscribe myself your servant in the missionary field. O. T. CUTTER. MR. CUTTER TO DR. ROLLES. Rangoon Non. 14,1833.’ Rev. and dear Sib,— You will doubt less receive letters, long before this reach es you, informing you ofour departure from Maulmein, and arrival in this city, on the 27th ofSeptember with the printing press presented to the mission by Rev. E. Loo mis, intending to proceed to Ava as soon as practicable. I had hoped to have been away before this, but various circumstan ces have contributed to detain us. I found great difficulty in procuring a boat suffi ciently large to carry up the printing appa ratus and our baggage, without paying an enormous price. We have now engaged one. At present, the river is swarming with pirates, who are urged forward in their de predations, on account of the great scarcity ofprovisionsupthecountry. A man, who recently came down from Ava, says that Uie price of rice was five rupees per bas ket, and other articles in proportion; while ii Maulmein, rice can be obtained for three quarters of a rupee per basket. j Since I have been here, I have called lipon the Viceroy, and other officers of the government, several times, and have- met With a favorable reception. They also re quested me to put up the press, which l did, und set up the first part of the sth chapter of Matthew, and a small national song, which the Viceroy sent me. On the sth of November, he and his wife, and several other government officers called to see the press and printing,—an art of which they had never formed any idea before.* They expressed themselves much surprised and gratified on seeing so wonderful a machine in operation. When I left Maulmein, things wore rath er a pleasing aspect. Several had been baptized, and others gave good evidence of having been born of the Spirit. Among the latter were three connected with the Printing Department, who have been added to the church since I left. My pass from government was received yesterday, and I think there is no doubt I shall be off.by the 20th. The Viceroy and government men have told me sever al times they were afraid I should be rob bed. In fact, they thought there was scarcely a chance for our escaping. But we feel it to be our duty to go on as soon as possible. O may we be guided by In finite Wisdom, and preserved by a kind Providence. We feel, like one of old, that we go up, “Not knowing the things which shall befall us” on our way, or when we shall have arrived. Pray for us. 1 remain your servant in the gospel. O. T. CUTTER. MR. KINCAID TO MR. JUDSON. Ava December 21, 1833. Djsaii nno. Jcdson. —l think I informed you some time ago, that two have been baptized” kiafcvn, Ma Ntea-oo and Moung Kay. We have a number of promising inquirers, but have not so great a number of visiters as formerly. The reason of this falling off, is probably owing to the great festival in the Palace. The young Prin cess Ixis her ears bored, and a festival is to continue 49 days, more splendid (it is said) than any thing oftho kind ever be fore exhibited in Burmah. Mrs. KilTCaid and myself called yester day, and” spent two hours, having previous ly been invited. We bad no sooner got seated, than the King fixed his eyes on us. The IVoon-gers and AtWen-woons will/ whom we sat, bid us turn our faces towtirds the King* a3 I" 7 wished toseeus. Sonin the King got up and walked among the Prinecs, and inquired who we were. After along conversation lie returned, and soon we had each a splendid present of Burman silk, and a silver vase loaded with flowers. The silk and flowers, they said we must take home. Moung Sa, then said, “You see how kind the king is; ami hereafter it will not be proper to lor you to give hooks.” 1 listeued attentively to what he had to say, but made no reply. I mention these things, because I think it is the first time, that II s Majesty has known or heard any thing about us. Whether lie will take any further notice of the subject, or not, is impossible to say, and probably is of little Consequence. Moung Kay who was baptized the 20th ofOctober, is a learnedßurman, I have pul him to studying the Scriptures, in hopes that he will become a useful preacher of the gospel. He is not afraid", and is daily advocating the cause of God. His with and relations at first were bitter opposers, but are a little more quiet now. Oil the whole I sec no reason to be dis couraged. What we most need is entire devotedness to God. and reliance on the Holy Spirit’s promised aid. More than ever, 1 am convinced, that an evangelist should have singleness of purpose—that his preaching, studying, and conversation j should bear directly on one point, the con version of souls. I find it is comparatively easy to con vineethe heathen that there is a living God and that idols are a cheat; but wlmt ha-ve l gained ? Just nothing, because they are ignorant of Christ, and consequently ig norant of themselves. Major Burney tells me you wished to come to Ava, hut lie thinks it would not do. lie says the reason why the Governor of the North Palace, and several Others, speak to me as they do, on the subject, is because they hate the Woon-gees. 7’his may be the case in part ; but it is well known the lYbo.'i-grc* are disliked by all classes of people from the Prince downward. If these ministers could have their wish, not a foreigner would be allowed to remain in the eouutry; while the Princes and most of the members of the Government are par * The fact that Mr. Hough had aPresshere, was very little known. I have been informed from those who frequented the house, that they never suspected the fact. tial to white foreigners. Yours very affec tionately, E. KINCAID MR. KINCAID TO DR. BOLLES Ava, Jan. 22 1834. My dear Sir, — I embrace this oppor tunity to inform you that we are well, and that, on the first day of January, we hod the pleasure of welcoming, to the Golden City, our dear friends, Mr. and Mrs. Cut ter, after a passage of 43 days, from Ran goon. Bro. Cutter enjoys fine health : Mrs. Cutter is_ rather poor. Both are getting on finely in the language. They read well; and, in conversation, with a good deal of care, can be understood. In five or six months, they will be able to render djrect assistance, in teaching inquirers the way of life. Bro. Cutter has got up the press, and will immediately print off an edition ofthe Ship of Grace, and the Catechism. 1 have introduced Bro. Cutter toa few of the government men. They were friend ly, and one Woon-gee made many inqui ries about printing. On the 20th of this month, I baptized Moung Shwa-ra, a young man 25 years old, and a country-born. ‘ The ordinance was administered in the Irrawaddy a little distance from the king’s water palace.— About 20 of the heathen came around, and listened to all tne services in the most re spectful manner. Among our inquirers, are some who listen to the news of salva tion with joyfbl hearts. Very many have their eyes hnlfopen, and inquirers appear to he gaining on every hand. We occupy a zayat, about a mile and a half from Ava, on the great street that leads to Ummora poora. At this station several hundred pesrons hear the gospel daily. We occupy another zayat, on the south side of the city, and the verandah of our house is another preaching place. Ko Shoon and Ko San lone are my assistants in preaching. They are good, faithful men. I preach every evening, in the house. From what we see and hear, we feel encouraged to go on.— We feel that the stiU small poire is abroad. Just at this time, a most dreadful calam ity is visiting this city. The small pox id successfully carrying of multitudes, —old and young. The fires w hich burn thedead do not go out. It is truly distressing to see the people falling before this angel of death. I should be glad to write another letter, but our notice of this despatch is very short. Fray for us, that we may trust in the living God. Very affectionalelv, E. KINCAID. MAULMEIN. MR. JUDSON TO DR. BOLLES. Afoul mein Sept 24, 1833. Rev. and dear Sir, — Since the last of June, fifteen natives have been baptized here, —six of them girls from the Churn merah school, and two from the Maulmein school. In the latter school, jhereare about fifty in daily attendance. On the depar-, lure of Mrs. Cutter, the whole devolves.on Mrs. Hancock, aided a little by Mrs. Brown. 1 have lost a month, through a compli cation of ailments, but am now better. Have no remaining hope of finishing the translation of the Old Testament by the end of the year ; hut shall do as well as 1 can. v” Yours, faithfully, A. JUDSON. MR. JUOSON TO DR. BOLLES. Maulmein Dee. 31, 1833. Rkv. and dear Sir, — The only notice able change that has occurred, during the last six months, among the members of the mission at this station, is the removal of brother and sister Cutter to Rangoon and Ava. We are daily expecting to hear of their nrrival in the capital. Hro. Kincaid will inform you, that the series of Christian baptism at that place, which will, continue we hope, to the end of the world, commen ced last month, iu the persons of two con verts, one the wife of Koli’lay, an old Ran goon disciple, the other a respectable in habitant of Ava, Glory be to God ! During the said period, ten have been added to the native dhurch in this place, of whom live are young men of somepromise; two are women whose husbands are uncon verted ; one is a widow woman, by birth a Karen ; and two are girls from ihe school. The church now consists of 93 communi cants. None have been excluded, and none suspended, from communion ; —hut j there nre two cases, which would probably 1 be pronounced censurable, did not circum stances at present, preclude proper inves tigation. Eight have also been added-to the Karen church at Chtimmerah, making 99 who have been baptized from among the Karens north of Maulmein. Os the said eight, two ore men, and six are young women or girls from the Chummerah boardingschool. I did hope, at one time, to have been able to insert, under this date, a notice of the completion of the translation of the Oid .Testament; but though 1 have long devo ted nearly all my time to that work, I have found it so heavy, and my health (as usual this season) so poor, that though near the goal, I cannot yet say, I have attained. Yours, faithfully, A. JUDSON. TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE INTO BERMAN FINISHED. By the postcript which follows, it will’bo seen that January, 1834, forms anew and important era in the history of the Burman Mission. Who will not sympathise with Mr. Judson in the feelings with which he finished the iaat leaf of his translation ? It is now to be printed. P. S. Jan. SI 1833. Thanks he to God, I can non say, I have attained. 1 have knelt down before him, with the last leafin my hand, and, imploring his for giveness for all the sins which have poluted my labors in this department, and his aid in future efforts, to remove the errors and imperfections which necessarily cleave to the work, I have commended it to his mer cy and grace : I have dedicated it to his glory. May He make his own inspired word, now complete in the Burman tongue, the grand instrument of filling all Burmah with songs of praises to our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ! Amen. P. S. 2d. The following table may af ford Some satisfaction. FIRST TABLE” Persons baptized in Burmah previous to the year 1833. Burman. Karen. For. Total. Maulmein, 68 83 129 280 Tavov, 7 174 1 152 Mergtii, 33 Rangoon, 50 1 Cl 128 257 131 516 BECOND TABLE Persons baptized in Burmah, in the year 1833. Burman. Karen. For. Total. Maulmein, 10 16 18 44 Tavov, 2 14 3 *24 Rangoon, 5 6 1 11 Ava, 2 2 19 35 22 81 Add Ist table, 128 257 131 516 Total, 147 282 153 597 N. B. Ofthe Burman converts eight have been excluded, two in Rangoon, two atTavoy,and four at Maultnein, besides three orfour in Rangoon, on whom the sentence has not been formally pronounced. Ofthe Karens two have been excluded in this district, and a few others remain sus pended. Os the foreigners, most of whom .ire removed to other countries, and are destitute of proper pastoral supervision, ma ny it is sard, have fallen into sin, but not many cases of actual apostacy have been ascertained. A. J. TAVOY. MRS. BOA RDM AN TO DR. BOLLES. / X ‘l'acoy Sept. 7 1833. ’ My dea r pastor. —A lew months since, l forwarded to America, a small box, con taining the writing-desk, and som ■ books, belonging to my departed husband, to bo kept for my dear child. I also copied and put into the writing-desk, extracts from Mr. Boardman’s private journal, which will greatly enhance the value of the Memoirs. In the writing-desk, I also sent a paper containing an Inscription in English, and another in Burman, intended fora tablet to the memory of my beloved husband. I have lately had ihe mournful satisfaction of receiving the tablet finished in a very neat manner. Thedinglish is shortened, □ nd is, nt you ; but the BermciJW^jia^xauFtii lull}** and is very handsomely executed. It is of marble, two feet, seven inches in length, and two feet one inch in breadth. It is a very fine black polish, and the letters are cut and gilded. The tablet is a present from the three highest officers in tle civil department on this corCst, Major Henry Burney, A. D. Maingy, Esq, and E. A. Blundell, Esq,— I mention this, because I know it will ho gratifying for you to know tnat the memo ry of my inestimable husbanl is cherished with feelings of respect, in this part of the world, and by those no way connected with us. 1 have had a roof of leaves, with wooden posts, thrown up over the monu ment, the expenses of which nre defrayed from the same source as the monument it self. It would quickly go to ruin without some shelter of this kind. I have received your communications of Dec. 20th, 1532, informing me of the con tents ofthe box for schools, which has since come safely to hand. I have written to Mrs. Bacheller and M rs. Cosswell, and shall send their letters will) this. Mrs. B’s. very kind letter, I have also received, and will answer at an early opportunity. I wrote in June,f giving an account of the schools, as you desired. Since that date, there has been one addition of eight or ten to the schools in town. One little half-cast boy, whose father is dead, has been received into the hoarding-school.— he is patronized by the Deputy Commiss : ioner, Mr. Blundell, who gives three rupees I per month for him, which sum will he credited to the school fund. Our last ar rival from 1 lie jungle, informed us that the Karen schoo . taught by Shwa-800, aver ages from 25 to 30. lam not certain that I mentioned the Sabbath school in my former letter. It contains 80 children, aad is very interes ting and encouraging. Mrs’ Mason super intends the Karen department in the Sun day school, anj the English and Burman lessons fall to my share. Mrs. Mason has lately comenced a course tfic continuance of which, if practicable, will, 1 think, be productive of much good. It is visiting the schools in town, accom panied by the native assistant, Moung Shway Moung, who improves the opportu nity of speaking to to those who chance to bo present at the schools, and there is, not (infrequently, a large assembly, composed chiefly of women and children. We are all in excellent health. You, undoubtedly, learn all that is interesting from the heathen at the different stations. The last year has been signalized by the arrival of several dear brethren and sis ters, to strengthen our hands and encour age our hearts. Would that wecould wel come an arrival someatTavoy. Yours most respectfully, S. II.BOARDMAN. •According to Mr. Mason. f This letter has never been received.