Arrivals at Calcutta and Maulmain. The missionaries who sailed in Nov. last for Calcutta, (see Mag. for Dec., p. 431,) arrived at that port March 18, after a passage, protracted but not unpleasant, of 138 days. Messrs. Simons, Brayton and Moore, destined to Maulmain, left Calcutta April 11, by steamer, and arrived on the 19th, touching at Akyab, &c. Messrs. Danforth and Stoddard were to leave for Assam on the 13th, expecting to be in Gowahatti in twelve or fourteen days from time of departure. worth, ch. and cong. 23,58; col. at Asso.7,50; Trenton, 1st ch. and cong. 4,60; do., East ch. and cong. 10,10; Bluehill, 1st. ch. 20,00; Hancock, ch., Dea. Allen 2,00; Surry, ch. and cong. 9,43; col. at the State Convention 21,56, To cons. Rev. Amos Allen and Rev. Daniel Bartlett L. M., and one L. M. to be named; per Rev. J. Wilson, agent of the Union, 287,06 378,90 488,69 DONATIONS Morristown, Jared Spaulding Johnson, ch. 10,25; do., Charles B. Taylor, for Assam Orphan School, 25,00, 1,00 35,25 Received in June, 1848. Bennington, 2d ch. 6,00 Shaftsbury Asso. 9,56; N. Ben nington, ch. 9,00; widow's mite 2c.; per Rev. O. Tracy, agent of the Union, 18,58 Bowdoinham Asso., W. R. Pres 77,18 Massachusetts. B. W. cott tr., viz.-Hallowell, 1st ch. 97,00; Richmond, ch. 3,00, to cons. William R. Prescott L. M.,, Damariscotta Asso., Plummer tr., viz.-Newcastle and Almy, ch. and cong. 11,24; Damariscotta Mills, ch. 1,00; Jefferson, 2d ch. 2,50; Bristol and Muscongus, ch. and cong. 5,82; Wiscasset, ch. 3,00; Nobleboro', 1st ch. 5,00, 28,56 Saco River Asso., J. Gow en tr., Kennebunk Port, ch. Kennebec Asso., G. Pullen tr., viz.-Augusta, ch. and cong. 4,03; Albert Dole 5,00; Anson Village 1,25, Bowdoinham Asso., W. R. Prescott tr., viz.-Monmouth, ch. and cong. 13,00, a friend 1,00; Swift, a friend 50c.; Wayne, Mrs. Boothby 50c.; Readfield, ch., Rev. Isaac Case, for the Karen Miss., 35,00, Hancock Asso., Daniel Morgan, Jr., tr., viz.Sedgwick, 1st ch., John Means 100,00, to cons. Mrs. Mary Means L. M.; Male Miss. Soc. 25,75; Female Miss. Soc. 3,45; do., North ch. 23,00; Sedgwick Bay, Male Miss. Soc., Rev. Mr. Carey tr., 7,33; Fem. Miss. Soc., Mrs. Carey tr., 22,76; Mariaville, ch. and cong. 6,00; Els 3,00 West Boylston, ch. 10,28 50,00 52,00 7,00 100,00 7,00 166,00 5,00 6,25 1,20 South Chelmsford, ch. and soc. Bradford, Mrs. Rebecca H. Em erson Hampden Co. For. Miss. Soc., E. Wilson tr., viz.-R. Fisk 5,00; Laban Button 4,00; West Springfield, 2d ch., Sab. school, for sup. of a child in Assam Orphan Institution, 12,50; Westfield, 2d ch. 5,00; Worcester Asso., N. Oxford, ch. 5,25; per Rev. O. Tracy, agent of the Union, Rhode Island. Providence, a lady of 1st ch., to cons. Rev. Joseph G. Binney L. M., Connecticut. Deep River, a friend 336 of a Karen preacher, and 100,00 to cons. Rev. B. Cook L. M.; Killingly, Ellen, a deceased child of E. Barstow, 24c.; per Rev. O. Tracy, agent of the Union, Connecticut State Convention, W. Griswold tr., 1800,00 sundries 130,34, to cons. -1971,56 Rev. Wm. Bogart L.M., 330,34 per Rev. Alfred Ben New York. nett, agent of the Union, -1320,49 -1602,62 Pennsylvania. 28,00 40,00 New York Asso., viz.-Newburgh, ch. 14,00; Piermont, 1st ch. 3,13, 17,13 Fenner, Rev. Bela Palmer, for the Teloogoo Miss., to cons. him L. M., 100,00 Washington Union Asso., L. R. Mason tr., 61,21; Benton, ch. 10,00; Eastern, ch. Bottskill, ch., to cons. Thomas Cotterell L.M., 100,00; Granville, ch. 9,50; Rev. E. W. Allen 3,00; Nassau, 2d ch. 3,00; Albany, 1st ch. 37,07, Cayuga Asso., 213,78 viz. Thankful Sears 2,00; Lydia Gaston 1,00; Rev. Mr. Witts, for Danish Miss., 2,00, 5,00 Onondaga Asso., watch and ring sold, 6,25 Mohawk River Asso., B. D. Brockett tr., to cons. Rev. E. S. Davis L. M., 100,00 Hudson River Asso., Sandlake, (of which 10,00 is for German Miss.,) 50,00; Charles Gregory, to circulate bibles in Burmah, 25,00; West Troy, ch. 25,00, to cons. Rev. Elisha G. Perry L. M. Roundout, ch. 45,00; West Troy 25,00; Kingston, ch. 23,50; Peter Phillips 10,00; to cons. Rev. Wm. S. Mikels L. M., 203,50 Hudson River Asso., A. viz. 169,38 292,24 Ohio. Mansfield, ch., mon. con., Illinois. Chicago, 1st ch., to cons. Levi 100,00 32,50 Warren Leverett tr., viz.-Upper Alton, ch. 8,00; do., D. F. Wendell, for Bur. Miss., 2,00; Woodburn, ch. 5,00; Bunker Hill, ch., Fem Miss. Soc., 8,00, 23,00 Canada. Western Asso. 13,20; Grand River Asso. 16,19; Eastern Asso. 11,05; Charlotteville, 1st ch. 6,00; Lobo, 1st ch. 4,00; Beverly, 1st ch. 3,20; Brandford Dumfries 6,00; 8,00; Rainham 30,00; St. Thomas 2,00; Rayham 1,50; Southwould 5,50; St. Catherine's 10,00; Beamsville 10,00; per Rev. S. T. Griswold, agent of the Union, New Brunswick. Harvey, ch., for German Miss., Legacies. Suffield, Ct., Betsey Loomis, per Gamaliel Fowle executor, for German Miss., Sedgwick, Me., Richard Allen, Daniel Morgan executor, per Rev. J. Wilson, agent of the Union, 155,50 126,64 5,00 $5559,11 150,00 25,00 175,00 $5734,11 Total from April 1 to June 30, $21,656,61. THE BAPTIST MISSIONARY MAGAZINE. VOL. XXVIII. SEPTEMBER, 1848. NO. 9. American Baptist Missionary Union. Journal of Mr. Lord at and design of such an institution, (see Ningpo. (Continued from p. 142.) Mag. p. 166) we set our names (four of us) to the articles and covenant which had been previously prepared. We then proceeded to celebrate the ordinance of the Lord's Supper. The occasion was one of deep and solemn interest, and I trust also it was one of profit to us all. Nov. 8. Held this evening our first missionary concert since the organization of our little church. Took up a collection at the close, of $1,50 for missions. We esteem it a privilege not only to devote ourselves to the work of spreading the gospel among the heathen, but also to unite with our brethren at home in contributing of our substance for the same object. O may the Lord give us liberal hearts and ready hands. Freely we have received; why should we not freely give? Oct. 27, 1847. In my walk this evening through one of the busy streets of the city, my attention was arrested by the clanking of chains. On looking up, I discovered a company of the most miserable looking wretches I ever beheld, hobbling down the street with chains about their necks, arms and legs. They had about them a few filthy rags to hide their nakedness, but nothing that could afford them much protection from the heat, the cold, or the storm. The sadness of death was depicted in their countenances, if, indeed, their haggard features might be said to have any expression. They were, probably, going to the place of execution, or perhaps to prison, which could be scarcely less terrible. The Chinese word for prison, with the word for earth prefixed, signifies hell. The appearance of these poor wretch-Seen-sang, and of the evidences of his cones, though it was enough to make one's version to the Christian faith, see pp. heart ache, seemed to create no sur139-141 of Mag. for April. prise nor to excite any pity on the part of their fellow-countrymen. Indeed they seemed to attract much less attention than myself. Alas! what a wreck sin has made of our moral nature, that we can look upon such a spectacle with no feelings of pity and pain! But these, probably, are familiar Examination and baptism of Chiu Seen-sang. 14. Lord's day. A meeting was held this evening for the purpose of examining Chiu Seen-sang, as a candidate for baptism. The meeting was attended by the Rev. Mr. Jarram and the younger Mr. Hudson, missionaries of the English General Baptists. The examination seemed very satisfactory to all present. The church voted to Church organized-Objects of church organi- receive the candidate after having been scenes. zation illustrated. baptized. The deportment of this man since he has professed conversion, so far as we know, has been very consistent. He seems to have a very good knowledge of Christianity, and to possess a good share of its spirit. But for all this, in extending to him the hand of Christian fellowship I cannot divest myself of feelings of solicitude; and when called upon to administer to him the ordinance of baptism, I shall do it with a trembling hand. But however great may be my solicitude, I cannot longer withhold from him the privileges which he claims. We have not been precipitant in this matter, if we have been unwise. This, however, we must leave for the future to disclose. 21. Administered to-day the ordinance of baptism to Chiu Seen-sang. But few were present at the water side, owing in part probably to the weather, which was cold and windy, but chiefly, doubtless, to its not being known that the rite was to be performed. We had a short service at the water side, partly in English and partly in Chinese. The Chinese present were orderly, although they could little understand what such things could mean. Dec. 9. Moved to-day into our new house, although it is not yet completed. As much of my time was required here, to oversee the workmen; and as it was so far completed as to afford us much more comfortable quarters than we could have in the house we were occupying, we could not make up our minds to delay moving a few weeks longer, although it was advised by some of our friends. I shall feel, when the house is finished, which I hope will be in a few days, that I am relieved of a very great care; and not merely of care, but of labor. No small amount of work I have had to do with my own hands. 11. Br. Macgowan and his wife left us to-day on a visit to Shanghai, being furnished with a gratuitous passage there and back by the kindness of Capt. Neal, commander of a small schooner, engaged chiefly, I think, in convoying junks up and down the coast. Pirates on the coast are now so numerous and powerful, that it is almost impossible for trading junks to sail without a foreign convoy. And as there is a very large trade between the different ports, it affords a very laudable and profitable employment for a few small vessels. A single schooner, carrying six or eight guns, is quite sufficient to convoy a fleet of fifty or a hundred junks. Br. Macgowan is expecting to be absent but ten or twelve days. Much of my time is still occupied in overseeing my workmen. Find myself this evening, as usual, very much fatigued. Rejoice that to-morrow will be a day of rest. 12. Lord's day. Cold and wet. None out to chapel this morning, and but few this afternoon. 13. Very cold and a heavy wind from the north. Continued my efforts to have the work on my house advanced. Made some ineffectual attempts to settle with the contractors; but they were unwilling to submit to my proposals. 19. Lord's day. Preached this morning in the Presbyterian chapel. This afternoon attended as usual our Chinese service. 21. Attended to-day a wedding. The parties were natives of the island of Java, a mixture of Chinese and Malay. They had both been connected with missionary families for a number of years, and both profess to be Christians. The ceremony, therefore, was in accordance with the usages of Christian nations. 22. Have been enabled to resume to-day with less interruption my studies. Consummated this evening the settlement with my house builders. 27. Br. and sister Macgowan returned to-day. We had hoped that they would bring us letters from America; but in this we were disappointed. He brought us intelligence, however, that br. Johnson had sailed, and would, without much doubt, proceed to Ningpo. Retrospect. The reader will be reminded in the fol lowing paragraph, that Mr. Lord's original designation was to Hongkong. On his arrival there, however, it was thought advisable by the resident missionaries, that he should at once proceed to Ningpo in view of the more urgent necessities of that field, leaving Hongkong to be supplied by a subsequent appointment. 31. The close of this year is calculated to awaken reflections of peculiar interest. It has been a year of change,-a year of mercies. At the close of the last year we were in the busy whirl of leaving our native land. The farewell scenes were closing,the farewell words were nearly spoken. A few days, and they were closed,they were spoken; and we were tossing upon the heaving billows. Then followed weary weeks and months in the dull monotony of a life at sea, ere we could reach the place of our desti- | time also when it is suitable that we nation. The long wished-for hour at should cast about us, and endeavor to length came; and we landed safely at ascertain what is our condition and our desired haven. But here we could what are our prospects. Moreover, not tarry. Again we were on the you will doubtless expect from us ocdeep, tossing upon its treacherous casionally some more connected and waves. The seas at length were condensed account of our doings and crossed, and we had reached the field prospects, than can be gathered from of our future labor. Then followed our infrequent letters and interrupted months of labor, care and anxiety be- journals. fore we could secure a dwelling that we could call our home. That dwelling is now secured. I have now a comfortable home for myself and the dear one who shares my joys and sorrows. But why do I talk of home? Earth has no home for the Christian. True, earth has no home for the soul. But the body needs a resting place. Such a home God has given me at last. This is a dear place though in a heathen land, far dearer than all I have left in a Christian land. Jan. 19, 1848. Nothing of special interest since my last date. Have been less interrupted in my studies, and have enjoyed very good health. The rumor of new troubles at Canton has reached us. We are waiting with great anxiety the arrival of the next mail. We have no very great fears that these troubles will affect us, yet it is quite possible that they may. It seems to be the general impression here, that things cannot long remain as they are at present. China has become too near a neighbor to civilized nations, to be allowed to continue to treat them as barbarians. War and bloodshed is to be deprecated when unjust, and always to be lamented. Yet this may be the means by which God will cast down and humble this haughty, yet imbecile people. Letter of Ningpo Missionaries. The following letter, dated at Ningpo, Dec. 30, 1847, gives a summary view of the operations of the station the past year, and of its opening prospects, and although anticipated in some of its details, will be valuable and interesting to our readers. Historical review of the station. The close of the year seems a fit occasion for retrospect,-to look back from the vantage ground we have gained, and mark the kind hand that has led us, and the many ways it has been employed for our good. It is a The mission during the year that is now closing, although it has experienced in its onward progress no great revolutions, such as are recorded in the accounts of some of our sister missions, has, nevertheless, enjoyed much of the divine favor. Its little band, though not exempt from sickness, has not been lessened by death. Nor has any of its number been compelled to leave his field of labor, and, with a stricken, bleeding heart, return to his native land to repair the energies of a broken constitution. Those who were on the ground at its commencement, have been allowed to remain. They have also been permitted, at least in part, to realize their long-cherished hope of being joined by other laborers. The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Lord, who had been designated to the southern station, arrived at Hongkong on the 28th of April. But on account of the death of Mrs. Devan and the failure of Dr. Devan's health, our missionary operations at Canton had been suspended. It was thought advisable, therefore, that Mr. and Mrs. Lord should proceed immediately to Ningpo. Accordingly, availing themselves of the earliest opportunity, on the 19th of May they sailed from Hongkong for Shanghai, it being impossible to obtain a passage to Ningpo direct. They reached Shanghai, after a somewhat protracted and unpleasant passage, on the 10th of June. After waiting here about a week, they obtained a passage to Ningpo, where they arrived on the morning of the 20th of June; a little more than a month after their embarkation from Hongkong, and about five and a half months after their embarkation from New York. Routine of religious services. There has been some alteration during the year in the places and time for holding public worship. At present we have two regular services on Lord's day at the chapel rented by the mission. The chapel is also required to be open during the whole week, where the native assistant is stationed to give |