1821. Memoir of the Rev. W. Ward. 339 belonging to different societies in Eng-ther of the fatherless: and the God of land. Just after they sailed, Mr. the widow, in his holy habitation, Burls received the following note from support, protect, and bless them, unMr. Ward, dated from the Abberton, der this heavy and unexpected depri20 miles below Gravesend, May 31,vation of an affectionate husband and parent. The last publication of Mr. "We have worship, singing, read-Ward was printed at Serampore a ing, and prayer, morning and evening, short time before his death. It is enin Miss Cook's cabin.* Last night, I titled, Brief Memoir of Khrisna-Pal, preached my first sermon to my breth- the first Hindoo in Bengal, who broke ren and sisters from Acts xx. 24. All the Chain of the Cast by embracing seem very happy, and I trust God will the Gospel.' A few copies only of be in the midst of us, and bless us. this most interesting account were Don't forget us in your family, but es- sent to England, and those directed pecially in your closet remember me. by Mr. Ward's own hand to some of "Ever most truly, most affectionately yours, his particular friends, in January last, "W. WARD." seem silently to say, "Whatsoever thy might; for there is no work, nor dehand findeth to do, do it with all thy vice, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave whither thou goest." The Missionary Herald for March, 1822, announced that the Abberton, with Mr. Ward and his companions, arrived in safety at Madras, after an expeditious passage, on the 24th of September, 1821; and a letter, dated Calcutta, Oct. 25, (inserted in the Missionary Herald for May,) communicated the gratifying intelligence of their safe arrival at that place. Mr. Ward, in a letter addressed to the Rev. John Dyer, dated February also as a vapor, which appeareth for a short time, and then vanisheth away.' In reflecting upon this solemn providence, we may feel satisfaction that our late worthy brother, (as he expressed himself in his Farewell Letters respecting the death of Mr. Fuller, p. 233,) permitted and assisted in so happy a degree, in promoting glorious kingdom of the Redeemer." the extension and final triumph of the This short sketch cannot be better concluded than in his own animated description of the opening prospects of the Redeemer's kingdom: 'In all this progress, what difficulties have been removed-what ground prepared-what an army in arraywhat resources provided-what auxiliaries in the prayers of the saints! All, in fact, rapidly tends to the grand consummation. The Lord whom we seek will suddenly come to his temple,' and amidst the hallelujah's of a saved world, he will be crowned Lord of all Mr. Ward has left a widow and two daughters. May HE who is the Fa-"One song employs all nations; and all cry, "Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain for us.' *This lady went out in the service of the Shout to each other, and the mountain tops The dwellers in the vales, and on the rocks, British and Foreign School Society, to super- From distant mountains catch the flying joy; intend the education of native females in Cal-Till nation after nation taught the strain, Earth rolls the rapturous hosannah_round." cutta. 340 Memoir of the Rev. W. Ward. Letters on the State of Christianity in India; and female, in answer to a severe attack sore. never made one true convert, and THEREFORE but here the premises are disputed, the Jesuits themselves will not admit this-at least generalByly, and therefore the conclusion fails. But did the learned Abbe never read in the New-Testament-'With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible?"-or in the Old Testament-Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit saith the Under this heading is contained, in the London Evangelical Magazine, for October, a Review of the Abbe Dubois' publication, which has lately excited much attention from both the friends and the enemies of missionary efforts: the former concerned lest their benevolent designs and pious zeal should be in vain; and the latter pleased at gaining testimony, apparently that of the opposite party against itself; and therefore irrefragable, that all the exertions of the Christian world, for the conversion of the heathen, had been unavailing, and that consequently it was needless and improper to persist in them, and unjustifiable to ask the aid of the community in their support. As the writings of the Abbe have been triumphantly adduced by this class of our countrymen as establishing their opinions; and particularly by a paper whose official character may claim for it more attention than would be yielded to one less conspicuous; it seems proper to lay before the public, in a few words, the reply of the party against whom they are directed. This is mildly, but at the same time conclusively, expressed in this Review, which we are pleased to transfer to our columns.-N. Y. Chronicle. Lord of Hosts?" The Abbe is well known to be a bold and dashing writer-a man that will not be stumbled by facts any more assume that neither the Baptists, than arguments-He goes on to nor any other Protestant Missionaries ever made a single convert among the Hindoos: so far indeed is admitted— They never pretended to make converts; but that God had made many by their agency, comes as near demonstration as the case will admit, and ought not to be contradicted by any who cannot search the heart. Our readers, however, are in possession of facts that fully contradict know that not only several Brahmins the Abbe's assertion, and they well have been converted to God, but that they have proved the happy instruments of converting many of their countrymen. We could readily produce a list of converts who have given as satisfactory evidence of becoming 'new creatures in Christ Jesus,' as any of our fellow Christians in Britain. Our readers will probably see more on this subject hereafter, from The argument of this work lies in the pens of those faithful missionaries, a small compass: it is shortly this: who know that they have not labored "1, I, the Abbe Dubois, have been se- in vain, nor spent their strength for veral years trying to convert the Hin- nought.' Suffice it for the present to doos, and have never made one true quote an author whose testimony deconvert; and THEREFORE-no one serves far more credit than that of else can. This is arrogant enough; M. Dubois, who only attempts to but the fact is readily admitted: prove a negative, while this gentleman preachers cannot convert their hear-speaks of facts within his own knowlers. Again, 2dly. The Jesuits have edge.-"More than a thousand perbeen trying for several centuries, and sons (in India) have been initiated into a Christian professien by baptism, tend, though not more than 500 can and more than six hundred of these be accommodated. The work of teachwere formerly idolaters, or Mehome-ing goes on finely, and they already tans. About fifty of these Asiatics have some native teachers. The and heathen converts are employed King, with his mother and connecin superintending stations, or as as- tions, are learning to read and write. sistants to the missionaries in itinera- The village in the vicinity of which ting. The gifts of some of these na- Mr. Ellis lives, (Mr. E. was first an tive helpers are very respectable; they English Missionary to the Society preach with great fluency, and their Islands,) is very populous, containing labors have greatly succeeded; sever- probably between five and six thoual large societies have been gathered sand inhabitants, besides foreigners, wholly by their means."-Ward's of which at times, there are considerFarewell Letters, page 168, &c. able numbers. There are about sixteen merchants, including the American Consul, who resides there constantly, to transact business with the natives and with the shipping that are constantly arriving. Honorura, possessing the most convenient harbor of any of the islands, is a place of very considerable commence; sixteen large vessels had arrived within a short period, most of them whalers, who put From the New York Spectator. SANDWICH ISLANDS. per The London Missionary Chronicle for October, contains some interesting Missionary Letters from the Sandwich Islands, and Calcutta-the former written in March last, by a Mr. Ellis, who, with his family, is attached to the Sandwich Mission. The ac-in for refreshments. This island, counts furnished by Mr. Ellis, (dated (Oahu,) is the residence of the King, at Oahu,) coincide with those that the seat of Government, and the ahave been received here, viz: that the bode of all the principal Chiefs of the great work of Christian civilization is other islands, and of most of the making rapid advances among the na- sons of influence in the whole groupe. tives of those islands. Sabbath-day The King and Queen of Tauai, the is kept as a holy day by all the Chiefs Governor of Maui, several Chiefs of and many of the people, who, to a Hawaii, as well as the King and Mr. great degree, abstain from labor, bar- Pitt, make that the place of their conter, and other worldly occupations. stant residence.-The great populaEvery Saturday night, Mr. Pitt, (the tion, and the very frequent arrivals King's first Counsellor, named by of vessels, which generally want fresh the late King, after Mr. Pitt, the late supplies of provisions, fire wood, &c. British Minister,) sends the King's render those articles very dear. The crier round to proclaim throughout common price for a hog is from six to every part of the village, that the ten dollars. Potatoes are about one morrow is the sacred day, that they and a half dollar per bushel; firewood, must not plant their gardens, build ten sticks per dollar, and other artihouses, make canoes, beat cloth, sell cles in proportion. A dollar a day is sandal wood, shoot birds, or follow also the common price of labor, though any of their games and play, but go to the natives sometimes work for less. the place of worship and hear the-Every article of clothing is also veword of God! The missionaries havery dear, being first taken from Engvery good congregations on the Sab- land to America, and thence to those bath days, and also on Wednesday islands, except so much as is brought evenings; frequently about 1000 at- from China. A hundred per cent. on 342 Good Effected by one Missionary.-A. S. for M. C. Jews. the American or China price, is the || GOOD EFFECTED BY ONE MISSIONARY, lowest rate at which they are ever dis- "About 12 years ago," says a letter posed of there. The population is from a gentleman in Ohio, "a minister stated 150,000 in all the islands; pro- of the Gospel, sent by the Missionary bably it may exceed a hundred thou-Society of Connecticut, came on to sand, to all of whom a preacher has the Western Reserve. A revival of now free access; but to many, even religion commenced in a short time when additional aid shall arrive, only after his arrival, in the place where occasional visits can be paid, and he had received a call to settle. In those probably at distant intervals. consequence of that revival, two young men, subjects of the work, went to New-England and received an education in Yale College. One of them has since pursued a course of theological studies at Andover, and Evangelist. The other, who graduhas recently been ordained as an ated in September last, is about to study theology in the state of Ohio. From the church, in the place where these two young men belonged, ano The following is an extract from a letter from Tamehameha II. King of the Sandwich Islands, to the Directors of the London Missionary Society, dated Oahu, March 31st 1823. "Great affection to you dwelling to gether in Britain. "Jehovah is our GoD. We also regard JESUS CHRIST, as a Saviour for us, that our hearts [or thoughts] may be like yours. ther young man has since gone to Yale "Ours is a land of dark hearts. College, and, having the Gospel minHad you not compassionated us, even istry in view, is now a member of the now we should be quite dark. But, no, senior class in that institution. Here you have compassionated us, and we is but one item of the benefits, apparare enlightened. We are praying un-ently resulting from the labors of one to GoD, and are listening to the word missionary in one place." of salvation. We also keep the sacred day of JEHOVAH, the Sabbath, The American Society for meliorwhich is one good thing that we have ating the condition of the Jews, are obtained; one good thing that we have prosecuting the objects of the instilately known to be a temporal good.tution with as great rapidity as the Mr. Ellis is come here to this place, we desired his coming, we rejoice. He is teaching us that we may all be saved. "Write ye unto me, that I may know what you write [or, your writing to me.] Pray ye also to GOD for us, that He would give salvation for us, that our bodies, [ways, actions, walk, conversation, &c.] may be made good, that our souls may be saved by JESUS CHRIST. "Great affection for you all. (Signed) “ТАМЕНАМЕНА, To the Company of Directors of vast importance, and the novelty of their undertaking will permit. The Board have not yet made any purchase of land for the contemplated colony; but the several committees who have been charged with procuring information respecting a suitable location, have been very diligent in their inquires, and have, from time to time, laid before the Board such ample details on the subjects referred to them as will enable the Directors, it is believed, to conclude upon a judicious purchase very shortly. The auxiliary societies, and indeed, the Christian public, are anxiously looking for this decison; and we would respectfully remind them that early Edinburg Missionary Society.-Juvenile Witness. 345 don, who gave a detailed account of the exertions of the London Society in sending out missionaries, and of the success that had attended their labors. The Rev. Dr. Paterson, of remittances to the Treasurer, R. ary Society. The meeting was most Milford Blachford, Esq. No. 140 numerously attended, and by one Water-street, New-York, will be o'clock, when the Chair was taken, highly acceptable, as a large sum will the great room was crowded to exprobably be required at the incipient cess. The Rev. John Brown opened stage of the colony. The interest the Meeting with prayer. The Rev. which the Society has excited on the Henry Grey, in an eloquent speech, continent of Europe has furnished the pointed out the great advantages that Board with many interesting commu-had resulted to the distant countries nications from the friends of Israel to which missionaries had been sent; there, and several converts from and concluded by introducing the Judaism to Christianity, have al-Ministers forming the deputation ready come to co-operate with the So-from the London Missionary Society. ciety, or to join the colony. Among The meeting was afterwards addressthe number is Mr. John Edward ed by the Rev. Mr. Durant, of Poole, Zadig, who has just arrived from the Rev. Mr. Brotherston of Dysart, London. M. Z. is a native of Bres-and the Rev. Mr. Broadfoot of Lonlau, the capital of Silesia in Prussia. His father was a rich Jew of that city, and placed this son in the Magdelen High School of his native town. He was afterwards apprenticed to a merchant there-subse-St. Petersburg, gave a favorable acquently was in the employ of a mer- count of the state of religion in the chant at Hamburg, and while there, north of Europe, and was followed by he was drafted to serve one year in his Excellency Mr. B. Papof, Coun the Prussian army.-For some time sellor of State of the Russian Empire, he resided at Paris, and then went to and Secretery to the Russian Bible Frankfort. During this period he Society. The Rev. John Campbell, frequently received Christian in- of London, then addressed the Meetstruction from different individuals, ing in a very striking speech, in the and finally embraced the faith of course of which he related several Christ, and was baptized at Cologne interesting anecdotes of the improveon the 9th of June last, by the Rev. ment that had taken place among the Dr. Kraft. He comes provided with Hottentots in Africa, in consequence testimonials from Mr. Marc of Stock-of the labors of the missionaries in hamp, and from Mr. E. F. Roenneberg, assistant foreign secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Christian Herald. EDINBURG MISSIONARY SOCIETY. On Friday, the 29th August, a meeting of the Edinburg Auxiliary Missionary Society, and of the friends of missions, was held in George's Street Assembly Rooms. George that barbarous country. A liberal JUVENILE WITNESS. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Ross, Esq. Advocate, in the Chair, thou hast perfected praise.--Matt. xxi. 16. for the purpose of receiving a deputa- At Cæsarea, in Cappadocia, (in the tion from London, and contributing third centnry) a child named Cyril, to the funds of the London Mission-showed uncommon fortitude. He |