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WBBKT9& Hra S| aplra MppP.. k SrSyTI fH§|| * •JHHhLJSkSL. / [paSH §&j|Kj(| s£§hPl $ * i / w JESSE MERCER. Editor. ©anssasa ‘ Two Doixars per annum, if paid in advance, * Ss2 fit), if payment is delayed six months, $3 (X), if not paid til! theend of the year. Those who discontinue must pay up arrearages before their request can be attended to. Agents who forward payment, in advance, for five subscribers, are entitled to a sixth copy J, gratis. Alt Communications addressed to the Editor, ■ must beyw**fJflfto receive tiMMMpfiO* • . ttOCi'R XJffAK. - - Pioneer and Western Baptist more of mb. Campbell’s analogies. Mr. Editor: —One -of the principal points which Mr. Campbell has laboured to prove, is, that of being bom again, being regenerated, being converted, and being denote one uqd the satne thing. ] Hgg labored at this point bard und long, , Hpun salislijction no doubt, and prob -4 M> the conviction of numbers, but Bw much of real argument I may here , IHave occasion to show, he anticipates, objection. “You then make every immersed per son a child of Cod, by the very act of im- | mersion; and yon represent every person as horn ol God who is burn of water, or immersed.” Sir, when 1 read this objection, I must confess it aj>j<eared to me unanswerable.— It seemed to me impossible Ibrthe writer, though l knew hun to Ire amazingly liuitr, ful oi invention, to set this objection aside, ‘ alter having stated in the most confident muiiner, as the couciuson, of a long tram of arguments, the following propositions. “Im version is the converting act." — "No. person was said to be converted until m was immersed ; and all persons who were’ immersed were said to be converted.'''' — “ / Vie act of immersion is (he act of con version.”— M -Immersion und regeneration are two Bible terms for the same act, con templated in two different points of view.” —'•Regeneration and immersion are two names for the sanie. thing” It has been fltjjjppimon of all Christians, Dujjt.il Hr t s Vl at H o ii, in. i 1 Hte>: sli;'!'• ihat ‘ v-n ■jPTipii-s'iun . with him the sfuih .<•- . Ht\n<-<l iinmes and so.-ts m I: ! gpPm) nothin’, and vanity.” And the ii they teach any doctrine clear ly, dti unquestionably teach this. * -But if thishe admitted, who does not perceive, that if, as Mr. Campbell s&vs, regeneration, ctmvers on, and immersion are the same 1 thing, that all the immersed are, therefore, *<he children of God, are born of God ? In bringing forward an objection ntk utterly subversive of his own conclusions, Mr. 1 Campbell appears like a man who delights in difficulties apparere'.y inextricable, be cause they afford him a fair opportunity to show bis strength and adroitness in deliv ering himself. This, howev'-r, was not his motive* He knew that if the objection were not anticipated by hue, it would be urged with accumulated force by his oppo nents; therefore, though strong it was, he to >k hold of it, and with a giant hand seem ed to demo’is b it. But it is time to hear his own words.— He admits the objection with this proviso. “Provided always, that he has been begot ten of God ; or that he has been irnpregna ‘ ted by the gospel. If quickened by the spirit of God before he is buried in the wa > ter* he is born of God whenever he is born of w ater; just as every other child ishorn ofits lather when born of its molhor. But if it do not believe the gospel, or in other words, if he Le not quickened by the Word, lie is not born of God when he is born of jjj’ater; —he is, to speak after the manner of men, still born.” ‘ G ? the analogies express ed bv begotten, Impregnated, quickened, &c/and all that can be underttood by so long a paragraph, may be expressed in this plain sentence. If a person be a believer, he is born of God when born of water, and not otherwise.’ A person therefore who is immersed while in unbelief, receives no manner of benefit from his immersion. “He is still born,” that is dead in trespasses and in sins. If this is Mr.,Campbell’s meaning, as I doubt not it is, I, for one, can most ful ly concur in one half of it. 1 surely do not believathat immersion is of any value to those who have no faith; for “without . faith it is impossible to please God.” In this half I agree with him. But while I de clare this, let me also say, I do not believe ’--with Mr. C.j that a believer is born ofGod when he is immersed, hut before he is im mersed; even when hebelievas the gospel. Her ‘•whosoever belirreth that Jesus is the Christ, is BORN OF GOD.” 1 John v. 1. ’ • But let us consider the consequences involved in his answer to the objection un : ‘der ciflpidcration. It supposes t hat con version nr.d regeroratifb may tel -r place without faith. His answer implies, and we all know that a man may be immersed without l'aith; then, if immersion, convgr AND IM P i ISI-W!N< F lOT sion, and regeneration denote the same thing, a man may be converted and regen i erated and yet bean unbeliever. His con version and regeneration are therefore use less. How far such views border upon ’ absurdity, I leave with the impartial to de cide. Mr. Campbell’s grand error lies in making born of God mean something more than immersion, conversion and regenera tion. If this lie not* the case, then the ob jection s*ands against him iti fuljjorce, and all he has said to obviate it, is but To deny what he had affirmed. ||iat Mr. Campbell has written on regeneration, for the pur aining more fully what was at sufficient length, and with rspicuity in his first extra, for rehend, who are dull ofunder- In that essay he condescends subject theologically; and has sto informUiis readers that he oken in tie exact style of racles; anti again insists that es make ‘'wiqg born again, at ion, as relafidg to the act of immersion alone.” See Extra for August *1833, p. 360 Bwn part, I little for 20 1 sense ofSmnps ; it is suffi to ascertn\uJ>Jtot ideas the ed to convey the words nploys. I>ql inclined to dis man about tmwlanguage o r What mean tn^scriptures? n, and 1 hope ever .will be my ad but one objection to the C.’s answer to the objection unu<wtonijideration, wtnen reduced to plain I have', cSyd all lovers o! -truth ovist have, sZriouA objections to his jpislng figurative a manner so arbitrary^and the design of the spirit. Os the phra^s v “impregnuted by the gospel,” I shall orily slvy, as Mr. C. •frequently says to his opponents, there is no suell word or phrase in the scriptures. But the figure ••quickened by the spirit,” is here used in a. most arbitrary and un warrantable manner. The sacred writers never employ it in the sense in which it is here employed by Mr. C. I would thank ttSfVH r; to show-me the plfVyt where •■quickened by the spirit, is usee mHi - scriptures, w hen the moral chang ■ usually denominated regeneration, is spoken of 'n der the similitude of a birth. Such a place It m sure cannot be produced. The fig ure ol’a birth is hut one among many oth ers, by which this change is denorninatp#. When the sinner is spoken of in the char acter of a servant,-his moral change is de noted, by being set free. When he is rep resented as hungry or thirsty, lbe change is represented by his coming to the waters, or to a feast. When his natural state is represented by death, he is said to be quick ened. “You hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins.”— Eph. 2: 1. The quickened in scripture, sigi.ily the living, as contrasted with the dead, and not as contrasted with what nev er had existence. Tile term to quicken, always presupposes a state'ofdeath, or lnn gour; and not fjonrcxbjjpnce. When God created the heavens and the earth, he is not said to quicken them. When a human being is produced, it is not said to be quick ened, but to be begotten, and born. But when a seed falls into the ground, dies and germinates, it is said to be quickened : and when the dead are raised up they are said to be And when a slave is freed, the hungry fed, the blind cured, or a creature brought into existence, appro priate terms are used, by the spirit, to ex press every event. When the saints are represented as the children of God, they are said to be born of God, or adopted: when considered as servants, I bey are said to be bought with a price : kings are crovvn ed,priests are anointed, aliens are brought nigli,nj*d the dead are quicked and raised up. Thus you see that Mr. C. uses ‘he term quickened, in a sense in which it is never used by the Holy Spirit, and .ppplies it toa figure entirely foreign from the scrip ture application. I would here ask Mr. Campbell, or any other person entertaining similar views, if he is prepared tosay, that the term quickened when used figuratively in the scriptures, is applicable to some w ho are not actually bom of God. This is what his language implies, and it is the idea w hich he, no doubt intends to convey. It has been shown that Mr. C. is entirely mistaken in applying the term “begotten of God,” to any who are not born ofGod. — I have also shown that thepbrase, “quick ened by the spirit,” refers to the resurrec tion of the soul from its death in taespass es and in sins, and not to its new birth.— I know indeed that the same event iivexpress rd by the two figures ; but when the Spirit speaks of a birth and resurrection, lie al ways uses language agreeably to the na ture of each figure, and so ought we to do. This state, bet ween figurative non-existence ond figurative birth, which Mr. C. means , to express by “begotten,” ■ and “quickened,” is merely ihC offspring I of his own hra]n t engendered - purely by | his analogical^propensities,. . sides, and the necessity of such a sinter: WASIILYGTOX, (a.) TjfJESDAjI’, OCTOBER 14, 1834. order to make out system- Those spiritu alizes of scripture, who have so often felt , the keen edge of Mr. C.’s satire, have rare ly surpassed him in their strange work.— Their great error lay, in taking that for grunted, which needed to be proved, and is an overweening love of analogy. Thus qualified, a person can easily make the Jew who went from Jerusalem to Jerico, to be a man in his state of innocence ; the thieves, the.devil and his angqLs; his being wouud- Sand felt half oeafl, tiiifh’sTalT:’ and Levite, the Patriarchal and Mosaic dis pensations ; the good Samaritan, the Lord Jesus Christ; the oil and wine, grace, &c. With the same consistency, Mr. C. can take it for granted, that “begotten ofGod,” and “born of God,” though expressed by the same original words, .signify in the scriptures different things; Umt “quickened by the spirit,” ip a phrase qhich relates to producing rather than to the regenerated race have a that the water is that mother; that some are be gotten and never born, born without having been begotten the spiritual child conceivesCimself, and yetis horn of another, and are horn without having teen begotteiTpare “still horn.’’ Such, sir, is the confusion ideas, when he mingle-, things natural with things spiriinnl & immaterial. 1 will thank vou just to look at the sentence which I ‘have been considering; remark the utter confusion of metaphor, the lameness of analogy, and the consequent confusion sis ideas. On the oilier hand if we admit that “begotten,” and “born,” are used in ihe New Testament to express the relation of parents to children ; and that these terms are used only in relation to those only who are actually born, we see no confusion -of figures no limping analogies, and no inex plicable sentences. If We say, that to be “begotten ofGod,” “born of God,” “born of the Spirit,’ ‘born again,’ born from above,’ all mean the same thing, and all denote a great riioral change in the views, feelings, purposes, and characters of men ; all is plain and easy. The subject of such a change is morally anew creature, and may with the utmost propriety be said, in figurative language, to te born a gain, ,wj(h : out any ftTfeieneifCftlM 1 ’ But the figure though beautifully consistent, when left where the scriptures leave it, is, when puisuod by Mr. Campbell with his analogies, like tb fabled nymph, while chased by the fabledgod, marvelously met arqjjjphosed. Theta. SXISSZOraAXtIT HEWS. From the Baptist Magazine. BUR Ml A If. ___ I MR. BENNET’S JOURNAL. RANGOON. Sept. 27. Commenced a school. 29. Walked out to the King’s tanks and Kyoungs. It being worship day, on our way home, met hundreds and hundreds of tb* poor ignorant idolaters, on their way to how down before a great cone of brick and mortar, where they superstiiiously believe are deposited a feWoftlie rent hairs ofGaudama. Oit is sick ening to behold thousands going like the bul lock to the slaughter, or a fool to the correc tion of the sttlks. f Spirit of Inquiry. Sept. 7. Tlwo very good inquirers, from a village to-day. There is a spirit of inqUirJmbroadtw the land ; and, if it wore not for fear, wW speak out in many instances, where now it is covered, f have no doubt. Our the Testament are sought andj we would hope, for good f^WPSifs. 8. Lord’s day. Two riiSn, from Ilen-tha-dah, called to listened attentively. 11. CalledefrdJjeVVoomgee, who seemed much present, which was one of Worcester’s Outline Maps, tilled up with Btuqjese names. He seems very much taken upSaijhgeography, and has ac quired a prelty of it. He has the character of being moreUStiiized than any other officer in the kingdom. 12. Received letters from Maulmein, that brother Cutter was soon to join brother Kin caid-at Ava, with a press. I have already ex pressed my opinion on this measure, and have no reason, as yet, to alter it; but I do hope I shall be disappointed, as regards my fears in this matter. In my walk, this evening,during a shower, called, by invitation, intp a Barman verandah; when 20 or 30 sqgn gathered around, to whom I endeavqrqd to talk in my broken Burmese. They were very anxious for tracts, and I gave away all T had. May the Lord accompany them with his blessing. Removal of the Priest's Corpse. 13. Burmese worship-day; nr.il, after the the nobility and gentry had worshipped at the pagoda, they assembled at the King’s tanks and kyoungs, where ‘the dead body of the priest from Ava is deposited, (orrather, where he lately died,) when the ceremony of retmii ving his remains to the Nigban kyoung, took place. I did not iro to see it, hut 5 learned it was somewhat as follows: The great wife of the Woon-gee preceded the corpse, and the Woongee followed after; when, after going three times round the kyoung, the 1 body was deposited in it. The body was covered with gold, spangled with velvet, and over it, was enjriiul three white, and two golden umbrellas, luabout two months, the body is to be burn eif when a great festival takes glace. <l4, This"morning, 1 tooleseverai tracts in •mV pockets, and wont through a street where I have not often jefore been, when I was asked for books, and vviis soon fleeced of all I bad. 17. Great preparation:- are making for the annual boat races, which brings down here, from the contiguous country, a multitude of people, and we tear of robberies every night. 18. The \Voi*n-gee and wife walked down in state, to-day, to see the boats, and the skill of the boatmen., Ko San-lone, who went up with brother Kincaid, has just returned, ill with a swelling behind his ear. He says bro ther K. is studying thfe Ca-thay languugc, as tbereare,. Uiesfc .peoplp at Ava. I in quired of hinrgwhat lie thought of a press'at Aval He saidit would be well. A Sen^-Atheistical Inquirer. P man named Moung Bau, from Shwa Doung, called so-day—a very respectable man, and a follower,of the great Semi-Atheist tea cher there, though he lias had several op portunities or Jiecoming acquainted with our system, he dqts not seem to have availed him self of it, or he appeared ignorant designedly, in older to get the story from me. I told him that the soul df man could not die, and endea vored to tell o£ the resurrection of the right eous and the wicked, when the immortal soul, which was breathed into man by his Creator, would again teammate the body, and both live forever, either happy or miserable. He listened very attentively and seriously, and asked several Questions, evidently with a wish to the better understanding of the subject, and not for the purpose of disputation. The idea, that though the body shall die, yet the soul could net die, seemed to strike him very for cibly. O that the Holy Spirit may enlighten Ins mind, mid make him to love the truth. ‘As the vessel leaves immediately, I have no time to write on other topics, than those which are contained in this journal I am, deaf sir, yours. Sic. C. BENNET. Rev, Dr. Holies. MOVEMENT AMONG THE KARENS. The two following letters must move every heart of Christian sensibility: Mr. rennet to mu. judson. Rungoon, Oct. 28, 1833. Dear brother Judson, —We are in distress, and send to you for relief. For the last sever al days, our house, and the small house of Ko Thali-byoo, ten cubits square, have teen throng ed., As Ko ThaJirbyoo has not been able to go out as soon as he had contemplated, in conse quence of his wife's illness, the Karens-are thronging us from Dalia, Ling, Manbee, Kya dun, and many places 1 have not heard nam ed, —ine|Wfemen, and children, are allanx "~"'r'? n ‘ > .ii *-■<■■■-■ One tian-h iorriVsTPP,. . Baptism ot” me anu the uiuf several others have of Ko -Thah-d, nwrßyoo. They are all anxious for schools, a; tl offer to build zayats for preach ing, or sclioi Is. if someone will come and teach them. There are very many who alrea dy keep the Lord’s day, read our tracts, and endeavor to i istruct one anothey the best they can. They daily read the tracts, jrnd all get together in their families, and sing, and pray to the God who rules in heaven. The heads of families r.of only do this themselves, but they teach their children. They declare they have left off drinkirig spirits, and as far as they un derstand, endeavor to practice, according to the requirements of the Scriptures. What shall we do? Ko Thah-byoo is only one, among a thousand. lie cannot preach the gospel, and leach these people to “ read in their own language” the precious truths of God’s word, at the same time. We want one man, to go to Bassim; another to go up to Prome, and along the river; another to Man bee, and vicinity, towards old Pegu. All these to pi%‘ac H tb*gospel; and we certainly need aa many more for school masters. Can you send us any assistance / If so, do; for Christ and his cause require it. 1 hope Ko Thah-byoo will bp able soon to go out, and do something; but he cannot doall alone. There, surely, is the scJund of rain; and, if‘l might not subject, myself to the imputation of enthu siastic, I would say, “of much rain.” O could wego among these people, as freely and easily as in the provinces, I have no doubt, hundreds would be added to the J x>rd. 1 tlnnk tbg Karens here, superior to those in the provinces, so fiir-as I have seen; and, could they be collected together, and civilized, and Christianized, they would be a lovely na tion. When will this happy time arrive?— Hasten it. Lord, in three own good time, for Jesus’ sake. I am yourslaffectinnately, m t C. BENNET.- MR. BENNET T.O MR. JUDSON. —i Rangoon, Nov. 11, 1833. Dear brother Judson, —1 have only a few i moments to write, being full of business, and having only a few minutes before the vessel leaves. Suffice it to say four of tne Karens were, baptized, and are the first fruits of the plentiful Karen harvest, which these ripening fields present to our view. We wanl help, faith, we want patience and perse verance, we, want a mind, (to say all in a word,) tlie same mind which was found in our dear Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Pray for us, and for the Karens who are looking up to us for the bread of life, their eyes brightening as they hear of Jesus and the wa}’ to heaven. There have but very few, as yet, called on us, —something like fifty or sixty; but they all say, in a few weeks, (when we have gathered in our rice,) we will come with our wives and children, all of whom wish to hoar the gospel. Ot -neighbors, hxyvvill, many of them, come ; Wife some of those- who thus say, also add, whflttsive come, we shall ask for baptism! Those jadjo have just been her?, (and it is only 11 * uw since a party of twelve left,) we have tjanwied. Seiko of them appear to be the trdt a,'ipies of Jesus, While one or two were n^ al ., r at i Je ists. One man, especially, says teVip S no t believe there is any God, or heaven, 9jL We iia4_ „ ood reason tobeiieve the work is genuine ajt n nmr the Karens, if opposition is a test; fofJMje devil is sorely disturbed,and What the issue of the campaign will be, we cannot say; but those who were yesterday baptized, said, if the Woon-gee should issue an order to cut off their heads, then let him cut them off: they believ ed in Jesus; and if they were killed, they should go where Jesus was, and be happy. I could relate many interesting anecdotes of these simple sons of the jungle, had I time.— Suffice it to say, or.e very respectable man, a Sankai, says he formerly was a great drunk ard ; but, for the last six months, he has not drank a drop, not since he first heard of Jesus, from Ko Thah-byoo. He says he believes, and will come, by and by, and be baptized. He is said to be a very influential man. They all talk more or less Burmese, and our examina tions are in that language, which is far better than to draw it through an interpreter. We have proposed to some of ths young men, (who also understand Burmesej togo round to Maul mein, and learn Karen, and return and teach their countrymen ! I hope, in a few months, some will go. They would now, if their rice was gathered. I hope they will go; and, ifso, what they will see, and hear, and learn, I do hope will do more to keep their countrymen from believing the Burmese, than years of our labor. There were thirty present'at worship, yesterday morning; after which, the four Ka-. rens were examined; and received; afterwards Ko Thah-a accompanied them to the King’s tanks, and baptized them. About 4 o’clock, P. M. the disciples assembled together, and the Lord’s supper was commemorated—twen ty-two communicants. We are all as well as usual. Please present our kind regards to our missionary friends in Maulmein, and believe me Yours allectionatelv- -- T ’ C. BENNET. The following letter contains some in formation concerning the location of the Karens: MR. JUDSON TO DR. BOLLES. Maulmein, Oct. 11, 1833. Rev. and dear Sir, —The Karen people are scattered all over Burrnah and the neighbor ing Shan provinces. The main body stretches away to the North. The Karens in the Ta voy district are a small, straggling colony, se parated by a wide waste from the Karen na tion, with whom they have no no communica tion. They have consequently lost, in some measure, their national language, and come to speak a corrupt dialect, —a mixture of Karen and Tavoyan, which, again, is a corrupt dia lect of the Burmese. Many of these facts 1 leant from the two Tavoy students, that I had under my care a few months at Cliummernh. It was so ordained thsSSjpur drat Karen edn nian” his countrymen to hear the gospel; and hence, it has been supposed, that there is some pecu liar connection between Tavoy and the Ka rens. But all of us here well know, that there is none of our stations so remote from the Ka ren nation,-hone, where a missionary must la bor among that people,to so great and isadvantage. In the Tavoy district, it is impossible for him to acquire i>: language properly. He is com pletely insulted from the great body of the Karen nation; and lastly, he is cut oil’ from almost all intercourse with the handful of Ka rens in the district, during six months of the year, in consequence of the intervening coun trybeing flooded, and there being no river communication. I do not mean to intimate that the Tavoy station is not a very important one. A glori ous work is begun there. Awffiurch is found ed, which will never become'extfoct, but will grow and fill the whole region. ‘The Tavoy station must be supported at all events. Yours faithfully, A. JUDSON. MAULMEIN. JOURNAL OF MR. SIMONS. ([From July to December, 1833.) July 7. Lord’s day. Preached in the mor ning, and in the evening, publicly examined the children of the Sunday school, in the ten commandments; about2o present. After the examination, brother VVebb delivered a short address to the children, and their parents. Pleasing Facts. 14. Lord’s day. The weather being wet, had a small congregation, in the morning. At 2, P. M. went to a place,, where there was much water, and baptized 2 young men—one a European, formerly a Romanist and the oth er of Portuguese descent. In the evening, bro. Brown preached to an attentive assembly. Aug. 11. Lord’s day. Preached in the morning., At noon, formed a Temperance So ciety among the children of the Sunday school. In the evening, assisted by bro. W’ebb in the administration of the lord’s supper. 19. Monday evening. At a church meet ing, this everting, the members resolved to raise a subscription of 14 rupees per month, to support a native Burmsn teacher at Ava, and to take a collection regularly hereafter, at the monthly concert. Revival of Religion. Sept. 1. I/Ord’s day. Bro. Brown preach ed in the morning, und myself in the evening. There “was good attendance all day, and the congregation seems more serious. Sumo are inquiring what they shall do to be saved. 5. Thursday. The female prayer meet ing increases in interest. This .day 12 new ones have attended, and a few, there* is rea son to hope, have their heart? open to receive the truth in the love of it. 12. Thursday Evening. Inquiry meeting well attended—from 15 to 20 present. Men only came —the women being obliged to be with their families. Many of the inquirers seem.to be vorv igqorant of the way of silila.- tion, and will require the greatest care, in guiding them to the Lamb ofGod, who takes uwav the sin of the world. Oct. 6. Lords day. Preached in the mom mo- and in the evening examined the children onthe historical facts of thqßible; after winch, s addressed the parents and i *od attendance. J I lUr.l.sm of Cos J 13. Lord's miy. YmVaM Vol. 3. No. 41. in the morning. At noon omitted the exerci ses of the Sunday School, and went to the wa ter, where I baptized 8 persons—6 men and $ women, 5 of whom were Indo Britons, and 3 Europeans: Two of these, professto have been brought to see the necessity of a change of heart, by reading the Memoir of Mrs. Judson. One is a young man of the name of Mills, who was formerly in a Sunday Scjieoi at Bellary, conducted by the Rev J, Herds, of the London Missionary Society. A man and his wife, having recently established family worship, have been the means of arousing"some of their neighbom fiom -sTdlhfteigj 1 “A WUI'HjgUM living in fornication, while sitting in her own house, listened to the reading of the Bible, in the adjoining house, and became much alarmed. The man with whom she lives, being a Ro manist, sent for the Priest, who I understand lias been trying to quiet her conscience, by im posing on her the task of learning prayers. In vain by such means will they say, “ Peace, peace; when there is no peace.” 14. Monday Morning. Have been just visited'hy three men, who say they are distres sed in mind, in view of their lost condition, as transgressors of the law of God. Conversed with them concerning the great mercy ofGod towards the truly penitent; and (raving direct ed them to look at the Saviour, gave them suitable tracts. Monitory Case. 30. Wednesday. Requested to visit a sick woman, who had teen living in now feels remorse of conscience on it. Found her with her Bible before her, and apparently a penitent. Spoke to her of the Ttec'ssi.iy nf siiicpjrarepentanj^^uHMMnV the Lord Jesus Christ. She made tiilr ises to mend her life, if she should reuser from her illness, but seemed not to sce.tjMfe cessity of immediately fleeing from the wrath to come, to Jesus, the only hope of the sinner. This was repeatedly explained and enforced, and promises were made. Nov. 14. Thursday. Visited the woman again. She seemed likely to recover from her illness in a few days. Could discoverfevr siirns of real contrition of heart before God, and thought her former distress arose more from a dread of punishment, on account of her living in adultery, than from any view she had of sin, as committed against a holy, merciful and just God. 29. Friday. Attended the funeral oftha woman whom I had visited; and to .whom a few days before her death, I urged the neces sity of,immediately looking to God for merc\4l without having the least idea that she soon to be numbered with the dead. I opportunity of knowing her stnjjfe of mind^B Vi” teJ I had a larger assembly, than I had before, and mostly Indo Britons. Some the word on such an occasion, to whom theifl is no way of access at other times. MayjH not be in vain. ‘ More Baptisms. Dec. 6. Friday. Baptised a man belong* ing to the Artillery, who lias been of the moat rigid Romanists in the barracks, and who for merly opposed all wiio <■ .umjU.'taar the ges pel. Those persons who kfflwhtni,lock upon Jiim as truly a miracle of grace. After jtte bapf-sm, he wont on ilia way rejoicing, to ins station ut Mergui. 8. Lord’s day. Brother Brown preached in the morning. A* -'non went to the water, and Ibaptised4 Europe ■ s, and 3 Indo British females. At the corumu: i.i season in uiu evening, was assisteu by Brother Brown. THOMAS SIMON& From the Charleston Observer. CIBCDtAE^jni, $30,000 FOR TRACTS INEafiElGifLANtfSi The Executive Cotjtfnittee of the can Tract Society,-(eel contrained io invite the attention of the churches to the claims of Foreign and pagan lands. The calls of , Providence, which led the Society at its late anniversary solemnly to resolve on the at tempt to raise, the present year $30,000 for tract operations abroad, have but been rendered more moving and effecting 4iy re cent communications. The indications, that God will use the press, in connection with the labors and prayers of his people, as a grand instru mentality for the diffusion and permanent establishment of the Gospel, are clear and decisive. The great mass of the earth’s population may be reached through a few principal languages, most of which have beep acquired by Missionaries. The abil to read among the T—/eai¥im;e was known. In almost every part of the world, God is opening doors of access. — The fabric of paganism is tottering, and multitudes are induced to examine the claims of Christianity. Many conquests of pagan hearts have already been gained. And more than all, the Spirit of God is ev idently moving on the Churches.at hornet kindling anew interest in the speedy diffu sion of the Gospel; exciting to selfdeny ing effort, to liberality, and to prayer,. Is it too much to confide, that the work God has thus will own and bless! It is also what the Society have hitherto dtfflHKW kindled new zeal in our fellow-laborers abroad. Their plans are enlarged ; their presses are in opera tion ; new publications are preparing; aijfl. they look to God, through the churehcl, for the means of prosecuting their wortt. With such