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Boor(' of PetWcation : •
- MAU SIR :—Sitice my lust letter T have
continued the good work of scattering the
Soldier's Pocket Book," "Soldier's Se
ries" of tracts, and our other publications,
mong the destitute soldiers in camp and
hospital in this section of our country..
T hus far I hove distributed' here four thou
rind of the " 6 Pocket:Book," one thousand
other small volumes, more than one ltlin=
Bred thousand pages- of tracts, five hundred
dozen of sheet hymns, and have put the
publications of our Board into the hands
of at least eighteen thousand soldiers. It
seems to me that any one presuming to say
that this is a fruitless work, and that
nothing has been accomplished by - it for
the eternal welfare of souls, attaches but .
little meaning to the blessed promises of
God to the sowers of precious seed. To
me this has been a work of much fatigue
and self-denial; yet I have been comforted
by the belief that " He is faithful who has
promised," and that the precious harvest is
sure to follow. if I had received no other
consolation, it would have amply repaid rtie
for my work to have witnessed the grati
tude with which the soldiers have received
what I offered them, the deep attention
with which they have listened to what I
have said to them, and the earnestness with
which they have almost invariably read
what I gave them. Could the liberal ones
whose money is aiding the Board to carry
on this good work but follow me •for..one
day through camp and hospital, they would
feel amply repaid for all they have "given,
and find that it is indeed " more blessed to
give than to receive." Could those who
give nothing go with me into yonder dilap
idated Court House, now used as a hospital,
and see the pleasure with which my basket
and myself aro welcomed, and behold the
ground into which the seed is cast, they
would no longer refuse to spare:something for
this good work. Here are over one hundred.
men , lying, in their ordinary clothes, upon
blankets spread upon the floor, and hitherto
entirely destitute of .religious teaching-and
religious reading. What are the members
of our Church doing for these immortal
souls ?
"The Soldier's Pocket Book" continues
to be the book for the soldier. When Igo
into a camp I cover it with tracts and pa
papers, which I distribute first. Let the
crowd that surrounds me once get sight of .
that package, and there is no resisting
their importunities for " that nice little
book." " .D.o :give me -one," 64 .1 must ihave
one,"• are their cries, until • all are gone.
Hundreds of men, not pious, after perusing
the book, have told me they would not part
with it for any consideration, and pull it
from their pockets to show me how care-,
fully they are keeping it. Last Feb
ruary I gave an Episcopal ; clergyman,
chaplain of an lowa' regiment, three•
hundred "Pocket Books," and a sup
ply of our " Soldier's Series " of tracts,
for his 'regiment. When I met him the
other day, he said to me, " You must give
me more of those Soldier's Pocket Books.
My men are asking me for it every day.
It is the most complete and useful thing' of
the kind I ever saw, and hes: done' great
good in my regiment! Alas ! that our
treasury is so empty •that•l was compelled
to say to this worthy chaplain •that I had
given to him all I could. Shall the wants
of such men not be met?
Said another chaplain of an Illinois
regiment—a Methodist brother—" I have
been hunting for these books a month or
more. Last February a few copies some
how (and I told him how,) found their way
into our regiment, and since then the men
have been crazy for them. I have sent to
half a dozen different.places for them, but
could not find them. Give me all you can
spare." And 1 did.
Who will refuse to aid in such a work.
Yours, truly, W.
For the Presbiterlon Banner
Letter from Slam.
BAIiGKOIC, SIAM, Feb. 3, 1862
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DEAR. BAsatEs.:—ln dating this letter,
I am reminded that you are having the
cold, piercing weather of February. You
are doubtless this evening gathered around
a warm coal fire, scarcely daring to venture
out; and when you do, greatcoats and furs
must compensate in part for the fire. Per
haps, too, you have sleighing, and the
tinkling of the little belle is ringing in
your ears, whilst the young folktg are off on
a pleasure ride, or to an evening party.
But stop; I am too fast, or rather, not fast
enough. I forget that we are separated by
half the circumference of the globe, and
that our time is at least 'twelve hours in
advance of yours; so thatwhen we retire
at the close of the day, you, are about rising
to commence that day. In regard to the
weather, however, I can't be much mis
taken. 0 for a few blasts of those bracing
winds which whistle around the corners .of
your streets, and the sound of those little
bells ; but such a change in nature's laws
as would afford that luxury to me for _a
short time, would doubtless kill millions of
the almost nude creatures by whom I am
surrounded. How wisely all things'arc'
arranged by an omniscient Providence'!
We too are enjoying what we call our coed
season. The nights are sufficiently cool to
enjoy sleep .under a blanket, but the sun at
mid-day is excessively hot. During the
cool season, missitalaaries generally spend a
few weeks in what they call touring. Pent
up as they are in this watery city, for a
year, not able even to leave their own door,
without being crouched into a small boat,
they consider it a relief, as well as condu-
Ate to health, once in a year. o seek some
"itpot that can be called " terra firma.," and
there to stretch their limbs. They thus
enjoy a respite from the monotony, cares
and anxieties of their ordinary labors at
home; and are also enabled, at very little
additional expense to their ordinary mode
of living, to distribute books, and tell the
story of the cross to very many.whom they
could not otherwise reach.
,
We having been here over a year without
any change of air, it was decided - that we
needed a tour, and we made our prepare
tionof accordingly. The boat which carried
us nn our first tour is considerably larger
t n ' the ordinary river boat, and'was got
by a brother, of the Baptist mission ;
7 p
, and is calculated to make a - considerable
r attempt at sea. It is forty feet long, and
eight:feet across the beatn. Is the .centre
is erected a neat little cabin about twelve
feet long', and divided , into two apartnients.
Seats are arranged so as 'to serve for seats
by day, and 'berths by might. The spare
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nooks and corners, for the sake of conve
nience, are converted into cupboards, and
places to store dishes, clothes and eatables.
It is also provided with oars for river and
canal, and masts and sails for sea. After
having taken in the necessary stores, and a
crew consisting of ,five.men, we embarked.
Our course at first lay through a series of
those dreary, winding canals, which consti
tute almost the only highways in Siam.
These canals are partly the work of nature,
and partly that of art. At one time we
Were following the tortuous 'bends of the
`natural creek, which winds and twists in
many places as if it, would tie itself into
knots, and,then we suddenly emerged into
the broad, strait canal. The scenery along
these canals is very monotonous, consisting
chiefly of tall grass and jungle, interspersed
occasionally with groves of nyfra palm, be
neath which alligators are wont to sport in
numbers. Among this.jungle innumerable
multitudes, of moschetoes, the pest of Siam,
hold their revellings, and appear delighted
to behold a white face, as it insures them
the luxury of a little fresh blood, and
which opportunity they don't fail, to, im
prove. Occasionally, too, we happen upon
a native village, consisting of a few bamboo
huts, and whose inmates are easily brought
forth at the approach of a boat containing
persons whose dress and appearance are-so
different from their own. We give them a
few books, speak a few words to them, lin'd
pass on. All the eligible spots, however,
are occupied with wats, ( Temples of
Budh, and the , surrounding buildings , and
grounds.) Behind the jangle, which in
many places consists only of
,a narrow strip;
the country opens out into rice fields and
fruit,gardens, which show signs of life, and'
cultivation.
About 9 o'clock on the evening of 4,11 e,
first day, we anchored at the mouth of the
Sachin, a wide and rapid stream -flowing
South-east into the Gulf. We concluded
to anchor there for a few hours sleep, previ
ous to crossing over the Gulf early in the
morning. We awoke about 3 o'clock on.the
following morning, to make. our first at
tempt at navigation on our own account.
The distance across to the month of the
Petohabure river is about. thirty .miles,
which, with our craft and an ordinary
breeze, would take us about five hours.
With a small compass, about as large in
circumference as a silver; dollar, and a
chart of the Gulf, we struck the course very
nearly. The wind through the night had
freshened into a smart breeze, and as we
got out fairly into the sea, the waves dashed
considerably against the side of the boat,
and occasionally a splash would break
upon deck. It was still dark, and things
appeared more alarming than they really
were. .Our men, , Who—exeept the 7 steers
man, who was something of a sailor—had
,never been to sea before, began to manifest
some fears; for the Siamese, although per
haps the best river men in the world, have
,a natural dread of the sea.
In endeavoring to keep a little to the
windward, lest we should get too far out
into the Gulf, at daybreak •we found our. ,
selves about to 'make land too soon, and
were obliged to change our course. We
had then proceeded but a short distance
before the breeze died•down and left us to
be tossed -around brthe waves, which, on
account of the brisk breeze, had got to a
considerable height. The effects of the
rolling soon began to-manifest themselves.
We called our boy to cook rice and prepare
some breakfast, but found him stretched
upon deck. Another had his head over the
.side of the boat, contributing the contents
of his stomach an unwilling offering to the
, deep. I soon found that the steersman and
myself were the only ones on board who
'could be depended on in ease of emergency.
After having been • tossed around for.
about three 'hours, a. breeze sprung up and
• soon carried us into the :mouth of the. Pet
chabure river, and in a very short , time all
,were right again. We stopped at a ,Sala,
at Banlaa,m, a villageatthe mouth of the
river, to take our breakfast and dinner to
gather, .it being then. about 2P. M. A
, Sala• is a small shed or cov.ered space, gen
•erally erected at the entrance of the goat, or
temple grounds, and serves as resting places,
for travellers, the vats : being the only ho.
tell in Siam. They also serve aslounging
,places for the numbers Of lazy priests, with
whom every wet, is4swarming. Our= prea- -
ence soon • attracted the curiosity of the
priests, and others around. The country
folks . seldom see a European, unless they
_happen to meet one while on: a tour; and
then they improve the. opportunity •of • sat
isfying their ciiiiosity: They watched our
every movement, and scrutinized every ar
tide within their reach. We took a - hair
brush to , smooth our hair, and when they,
saw how smooth it became,,ene old Sellow
remarked to the others thatlhere must be
medicine of some kind in-the-brush, When
we commenced eating, another strange
sightpresented- itself. They,watched 'every
movement of the elbow, and every morsel
that entered the mouth. ;When they sac
the rice and carry transferred front the
plate.to the mouth with a email spoon; they
doubtless rejoiced that, art and custom had
not inflicted upon them soslow a procesi.
The Siamese eat With great apparent
ease. They take a handfull of boiled rice
and squeeze it into a' ball, and then throw
ing, the head back between the shouldera,
and the mouth wide open, the ball of rice
disappears, without much difficulty. When
they they saw us indulge pretty freely in.
pogee, the same old man remarked, that it
was " ion," (their name for whisky,) which
mistake, hewever, we took good ' care to
correct. They had probably heard that
'some of the foreigners indulged , pretty
freely in that article, and took it for granted
that we did ,too. Dinner being ended, , a
few hours more hard rowing brought us to
the King's landing place, where he leaves
his boats and takes elephants, when visit
ing Petelmbure.: We: there stopped for
the night. The next day, about noon,
we reached our new ,station Petcha
bure. The city of Petchabure is sit.
uated about ninety miles South-West
ef Bangkok, and contains about ten
.thousand inhabitants. The—surrounding
.province may be called the garden of Sianf.
DAB a beautiful rice-growing province aticl
is . sufficiently above the sea to be almost
free from the influence of the tides, and
except at the close of the rainy-season,,
when the, river overflows its banks, the
country is never overflowed. The country
may be said to be interspersed -with moan
tains, .whichappear to be sudden uprisings
of :limestone rook, and• many of them re
sembling aesugar-loaf in shape. Others
again are -little ,more than masses of rock,
little larger at the .base than at -the top,
and appear all -if they might have been flung
from a•distance, and set down upon the top
of the ground. Upon the top of one of
those mountains, three hundred feet above
the level of the country, His Majesty, the
first King, has erected his country palace.
The palace is built of and stucco
work. In architecture it is nondescript,
being a kind of Siamo-Chinese, with a
little sprinkling of European. It displays,
however, considerable taste, and is certainly
a credit to the country. From the palace
the eye takes in a most beautiful fandscape„
extending from the Gulf, which bounds the
blue horizon on•the East to the mountains
of Burmah on the West. The country is
perfectly level, except where the mountains
break abruptly through the ground. Oc
casional groves of palm trees, too, lift their
lofty heads above the common level, and
give variety to the•scene. .The mountains
also abound with small, eaves, many of
which are both curious and interesting.
They have alhbeen converted into Budhist
temples, and are the receptacles of multi
tudes of idols. The largest of those caves
consists of three chambers. The entrance
chamber is a kind of arched rotunda, and
from that an arched doorway leads into the.
main chamber. Large stalagmites, reach
ing to the roof, form pillars at - the entrance
of the doorway. The maim chamber is a
level hall, one .hundred • and seventy-five
feet long, and ninety feet wide, and termi
nating in a natural dome at the height of
one hundred and ten feet. From .this
another doorway leads into a third cham
ber, one hundred and twenty feet long and
fifty feet wide, and also terminating in a
dome. Through the small ,openings of
those domes, sufficient light enters to ena
,ble -a person to see everything distinctly,
.and consequently visitors are not under the
.necessity of carrying a torch. Stalactites
are still forming in many places, which
present the appearance of beautiful icicles.
There are over two' hundred idols of Budh
—one reclining,. idol, forty•feet long—de
posited in -different parts of the cave:
Much of the natural beauty of the whole
country is marred by the constant mani
festations of heathenism, as every moun
tain peak is capped with a pagoda. The
place, however, appears
,to be a , promising
field for missionary labor, and our brethren
there have had much to encourage thetn.:
While there we enjoyed the mountain air
very much We walked, -rode on horse
back, rode in•a carriage--a real, bona fide
'European carriagewe went gunning; in
short •we did everything,'hy way of lawful
exercise, that the iplace afforded. Our en
joyment, however, was cut -suddenly short.
Baby, takes sick, symptoms alarming, ninety
miles from home, and no medical advice;
mother becomes alarmed, we start home at
a , few hours' notice, thirty-six hours bring
us to Bangkok again, to .find - baby almost
well and;surprise our friends
Yours, truly,
Board of Foreign. Missions
ABSTRACT OF THE - ANNUAL REPORT.
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APRIL 501862
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The Executive Committee begin their
Report with a record of the goodness of
God toward the iniesioriary, work under
their care. Thishas been showe bOth at
home and abroad.
I. At home; instead of ending the year
•with aleavy debt, as was seriously feared,
'the Board has been. enabled by the liberal
gifts of the friends of this cause, to support
the missions in nearly all cases in their
usual vigor, to send out new laborers, to
occupy new.ground in some instances, and
to close the, year in a satisfactory
,cpndi
don. The Committee take great pleasure
in making these statements to the praise of
, the grace given to their Christian brethren
in this year of trial. The gifts of the
rich and of the poor:have been •cast into
the treasury with willing hands and have
been the means of saving this cause from
great entbarrassment. The aggregate amount
of the receipts is less than was acknowledg
ed last year, owing partly to the sums re,
ceived fromlegacies And from the:Gpvern
meat' on account of Indian schOols being
less, 'and also to the withdrawal of contri
butions by churches ifi•the so-called seced
ed States; hut,: the amount received from
the churches , in other parts of the country,
upon whose liberality the missions .must
now depend, is in , advance of the amount
received from the same sources last year.
The receipts were $176,939.47; the expen
ditures, $177,892.32; leaving a, balance
against the treasury of $952.85.
The indebtedness of the treasury to a
few large donori is gratefully acknowledged,
as well as the liberal gifts'of , the churches.
It is mainly-to the church collections that
the missions should look for support, and
the hope is earnestly expressed ,that these
may be largely increased. This is neces
sary in order to provide for missionaries
now in the - field and also to enable the
Board to send out new laborer& A larger
'number than usual of . these are Under a,p
pointinent as missionaries, if the Lord Will;
and their services are greatly needed in
many places.
2. In the work abroad; the Committee
giie a full rePort of the State of the mis
sions among the Indian „„Tribes; in South
America, Western Africa, North India,
Siam, China and Japan; .among the Chi
nese in California, the Jews, and some of
the Roman Catholic countries of Europe.
They lament the :suspension of, the ,-mis
,sions among the „South-western Indians,
and the withdrawal of a, large number
,of
missionary laborers from their work, owing
to the violence of .lawless men. This .was
a great calamity to”those lalf-Chriatiaiiized
Indians. The missionary work was hinder
ed also by civil warin New Granada; and
the end of the year witnessed dark clouds
in the horizon of the Ningpo mission. in
China, from the insurgents taking posses
'filen of that city. With; these exceptions,,
the dealings of divine Providence with the
people amongstwhom the missions are
,es
have been such as to proincite
their success. The preaching of the Gos
pel, the Christian instruction of the youth,
the distribution of ,the Saered Scriptures:—
in short, the usual And ordinary means 'of
grace have been 'steadily and faithfUlly . em
ployed,
.hy sixty=eight.-' ministers of the
Gospel—aided by eighty . -three teachers and
other assistant missionaries, and'by a grow
ing body of native missionary laborers of
various grades, of whom there are - . ..n0w
eighty-two.
In this brief abstract it is imPossible to
enter into minute statements , but it will
serve to convey a general idew of the work
in progress when it is -stated, that nearly
five thousand heathen youth are under daily
Christian - instruction and influence in
the schools of the different missions; and
also that additions of 'hopeful converts
PITTSBURGH, SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1862.
have been made to -*eltarehes =ng
the Chinese, Siamese, lurk Afritiaits;:
and in South America, ksides othersrnat
particularly reported. Sane of; these new
members of the church arc , remarkable in
stances of the power of Divine grace; two
heathen women, one seventy and the other '
eighty years of age, were received into:the
church of Ningpo ; the church in Stamm :
ceived, as a member, a man, who 'may he
one of its pillars, whose conversion, was ef
footed .by the Spirit of God accompanying
- the study of the ScriptureS, without his
having ever seen or heard a - missionary.
On a general review of the bisSions,lhe
Committee feel greatly encouraged -by see
ing what God has done with his servants,
and how he has opened the door of faith to
the Gentiles.
The 'report contains notices' of the`re
moval by death of two ordained ;iniNiona
ries, the,wives of three, and 86veral native
church members in, India and:=China.
Their departure is sincerely lamented, but
in every instance_a good hope through
-grace supported them in their - laithours.
On the :other hand, seventeen raisssonary
laborers were sent out during the year to
different missions, nine of whorl' were or -
dained ministers—three of , these returning
to their work. Several new assistants were`
obtained on the ground, frode"theranks of
native converts, which is :'regarded- as, a
cause of thankfulness. The-instructions
given by one of these brethren, to his,min
people on the coast of Atica r fifty milei
from the - missionary stationi on Cimino,
were ther means of 'leading 'six hopeffil'con
verts into.the church by baptism. Prayer
should be offered especially, that ,native
missionary laborers may ba sent- into the
harvest.
The report concludes with reasons for
thanksgiving, and a call tot onward move
ment in the missionary: work. Thii -work
remains. M.ultitudes are yet sittingin the
shadow of death. Many , , more laborers
could at once find employment in this har
vest Here is need of prayer; here is
room for Christian 'liberality, The tildes .
passing ,over us call forfidelity to ourbless
ed Lord and his cause in the world. But
the Church need not fear, hey rnembers..be
ing found in their lot, at the post of duty;..
'rather they-shouldlook 'for dines of `refresh
ing from the presence of the :Lord , iir the
outpouring of his. Spirit .on all th'e mis
sionary stations even as at4erusalem ,on
the day of Pentecost ' 4
•111:1ROPEAll 13010111SPONDENCE.
Parliament quad .Haster—ltaly a' tthe-Duramon
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tanists—Tactics of the. Tories--- 4 , isit to Muller's
Orphan Housei at Bristol--0 in of History—
. Numbers and Health of the Ihmates—Spiritital
Fruits—Donations Large and 'Small "saved by,
Fa9things " Systematic Giving—Dxample
~.;. -O f
Special Liberality—Different Objects of Oiphan
Houses—Poper , of .Faith and Prayer Illustrated
---Postscript. •
. ' ' '.'L 0A 7 1,911 r, ;April - 17, 1862.
PAILLIiiii . 'ENT ' has .adjourned over the
Easter holidays 'and: =nobles and= common= 7
ers T gone: down, to - their, country seats',
while the Cabinet las ,repose from work.
Just before the, adjournment of the house
M. N. A
of Commons,, there.was ,brought t on by the
fanatical- obiltinaey -
,and folly cg.ca:dinaf
Wiseman's " erosslbearer," Sir `.'"Georo.e
Bowyer, a debate . on Italian affairs..—lly
Bowyer, Henessy, and 'Maguire; the 'cause
of the Pope and Francis 11. was pleaded
with astonishing impudence of assertion,
and 'with 'torrents of falsehoods and'abuse
-heaped on Victor EMmanuel and his abet
tors. Maguire forgot-himself so 'far ltS to
declare that the Roman Catholics - owe
nothing to the Liberal party for Emanci
pation, whereas it was for edit:mating-that
measure they were eioluAled ft:pm-office for
a generatibn. The Papists now, make no
concealment of their desire to' see. Lord
Derby in - Tower, out of pure spite Against
Palmerston for his sympathy : with - popular
liberty in Italy. It was very, significant
that 'D'israeli and the leading Conserva
tives were absolutely silent during this de
bate. They. may be. well ashamed of - their
Popish allies; and the taunts thrown across
the house against ;then ;:"by Mr. .Locke,
Member for
~ Lambeth; find an 'echo - among
the honest-heartad people of England. • As
sure as they, go into. office, or attempt it,by
the -help of the Pope's brass band, so
sursly. will - the Protestant people' .rise up
and crush.
_them._ A withering. e*posure
was.made of the .ruin•brought - on Italy by
priests ; by •L• and Gladstone, and -- the
debate was as disastrous to the Papacy and
as encouraging to:ltalfs - pitriots,.as ,could
-be deSired.
OrtrrarT' Housr,s at Astley . Down, near - •
Bristol, were established, or rather, they
had their small beginnings in 1334, in the
zeal and = prayerful devotedness of'George
Muller—Whose name and labors are now
well known thronghout the World. liPaid
lily first'visit to this institution 'about ten
days ago. On swelling uplands, two iniles
distant; if least, from the smoke of the city,
you come in 'sight of a number of plain ;.
stone buildings, with large Windows,: and _
roofs with a wide span. Ornainental archi
tecture, properly so'called, there is none.
You find-buildings such as I have 'noted,
on either side of the highway you are -
driven round to the entrance gate of the
grounds'which `are connected with the first
opened Institutions, Here, if like myself
you go thither on a Wednesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock, you -find 'alarge coinOany as
sembled, from various lauds:. 'They and
you are Cend.netedifrcim one school-room to
another inhere boys and girls are . read
ing. and - and 'where - ''th'ey go
through exercises, and sing hymns very
sweetly—and from story to story, along
corridors, into larders—where hang .pen
dant the'flitelies'of bacon, the legs' of 'mut
ton, the ribs of beef, required- Tor next -
'day's provision,as well as the 'debris of
-
join* Ste:i which formed to-day the staple
of the dinner of the great eitablishment.
Thenn - yeu enter the bakehouse, with its
sacks of: flour,, and' near at hand the robin
for the lOares of bread; you see also the
work of washing .find `'wringing 'out - the
.clotties by-patent processes,.greatly dimin
ishing the 'labor of, the women 'employed.
In anotherloom,,Whose Warm-'atniesPhere
salutes one gratefully-4s he. *enter* -you
find a number of girls binsy in ironing and
" doing up" the 'clothes recently Washed
and dried. All these• girls look happy; and
they, with all the other childre,n, finale and
- female, in the two estiblishments within
one area-ground, together with these Who
will soon fill up the new InstitutionS; wliieh
are now finighed, comprising onel:theusand
one' hundred and fifty Children are—
everY one of them—not'only "fatherless,"
but have lost bath their parents: thiS,. in
deed, is the eondition -and sole elaini for a
'child's admission, as far' as the limits of
'the .place will alloW. •
A wisnand Divineli taught man directs
he whole, with a subdued energy and; wis-
dm_ truly marvellous; never in a hurry,
but always- busy; taking,,,time—much
tiniefor intercourse, with G0d,. 1 , and
intercession for' the spiritual welfare
of the children, and '-asking in. faith,
nothing doubting, for all the' sup Plies
he needs as to pecuniary resources.- in
both these matters the Master and King
whom ,
,he serves has done " exceeding
abundantly " for him and his charge. ' Iu
;hikylaitt published " Narrative of FaCts,"
containing the - Record of the period' from
May 0th,1860, to, .May 26th, , 1.861, , and
constituting the ; Twenty-second Report. of
'the proceedings t the Institution-- 2 -he
says of thy orPhana, many of whom when
received,-anhirteen,iyears of age or older,
could not read,l - andiivhose minds were ut
terly, uncultivated, - pot.only have "ve,had
the joy of educatinghundreds, but further
and • most of all, `our, 'chief aim from the
beginning of the Work hischeen thSir epir
, itual %bettor& All - physical and , mental
improvement regarding them could never
satisfy us. All would be exceedingly little
in our ei3timation if they were ,not spir
itually benefited. * * And this - blessing
has .beentranted to = Us, `not concerning
. -
tAventy'brfifty of the orphans, but soneers.
lug hundreds. Yes; so assured 'am I. that
we do ,not labor in vain, .juclging from, the
• _ _
means we use, and , the earnestness , of
prayer which God gives ns, that I expect
but very filo of the . Orphans to be wanting
in heatien. °God has .hlessed the-work in ail
these three particulars, as .to their bodily
and mental improvement, but especially :as
to their , spiritualstate ; and with reference
to'the kit, within the past three years in
this particular."
should mention that the healthfulness.
of the . children, and the very low rate ofl
mortality from year to .year, are, the more
remarkable from the fact the both *cuts
of each - child died - riling, and generally of
diseases such as. consumfition, to which
their . t offspring... in ; a greater-or less degree
were- constitutionally disposed., ;
They are," says Mr. Muller ; " the off
spring of parents with ba,d constitutions,
and' therefore Ordinarily - they are them
selves, unhealthy. And yet, 'by `a-healthy:
loCality, thorough 'cleanliness, peace fly
regular habits, fOain, :bet lionnikting ifood,
exercise, 43ce, a-few ;months, after iheir re
ception, a marked difference , fix the better;
is'pete,eived 'their eoinitenences, Unless
they ;Were already sunk too low;'and'as to
lie moitality among the.childreff, it as the
surprise of all < who have considered 4.t."
" In all this , we, own "lie adds, " in, our in-
most soul, the hand, of God, without whoie
blessing alI these Meani - wolil4 'avail noth
ing ;:;yet , we- cannot hide :it froni -ourselves,
that 'he is.ipleased to 'mike' use of these
nteans i tinit that for want of thein, huniattly
epeaking, perhaps mie , half of the children
=Of the ;poOr, who did'. very • young; would
-.'notflutve died, -had they been similarly sit
nated as the 'children: 'Under our eare...
All this is..'surely very suggestive; - the.
laws'of God lin referlence to 'the neglect' Or,,
use of the provisions .he himself 'has farn
ished for Sanatory- purposes, and for main=
twining the:health of the body and for
strengthening-the feebleneas of the:infirm
--rah worthy of Hitiiglf as Ithe 'infinitely.
tieneVolent, One, •awl in perfect harmony
With 'the 'outgoings and 'influences cif' that
Mercy, Which, 'in connexion with 'Gospel
truth' and the Holy - -Spirit's teaching, save
and sanctify: the Soul. And yet it is only,
:recently that this is 'being understood and
practically-rectignised by Christian-people.
George Muller is onYof those who is here:
leader=of the host' of God, and 'helps to
speed 'on a =better day. And se when you
Taos from one`school room and work room to
-another and "see the children busy in warm,
=well ventilated apartments ; when you see
the donnitoties' so spaenjus,an'y, and beau-
Clean" when - you look 'out on the•
large•play-grounds assigned the young peo-.
ple,And see the amplelsup'ply Of wholesome
vegetables in the
_gardens- around—and
then put side bysidoWitithis, the edneation
of :the mind-and soul for' God, and Christ,
• and heiVenz , --You > feel' that 'God is- indeed
here, and ..thatthis , calmly earnest man is
his " vessel," and has received " gift"
for the execution of a, great purpose. And
thus' that egoism, in contrast with egotism
which upholds arid makes- mighty the true
Christian soldier and 'hero, who believes
himselP called of Heaven to special- t,er
•
" The Lord," he writes, " - has been,
pleased to give ine' a gift - fa' this work. jl
do not, take' =credit te:.teyeeif for,; this.
There is not the least'llionor: due tome, on
account of it. The germ was, first implant--
ed'' by him, and he caused it to grow and,
increase: 'The gift: for 'such service ins
used at first- while thezwork was -small; Tor
I began with; 30 orphans. ,Afterwards , 36 -
,more were :added, and then after a year
again 30 more, and finally after, the lapse, of
several years SO more. ThuS for a number
of years the number of orphans under '34
care never, exceeded :126',; but then- it , grew
,to 300 with the opening of .the Orphan
House,, No. 1,, and with the opening of No.
2 to 700; and now with God's blessingit
Will shortly be - 0.50. Thus, with the en
largenieriCbfr the work, the gift, which the
Lord had lureilideased to give me, :was fur
then developed; ias the whole work grew up
under my sole and-immediate direction."
In answer to prayer,`Mr.iMuller, ha's got
most trustworthy .and efficient assistants,
both in the schools and also as to the issue
of ~Bibles and Tracts ,keeping the accounts
and correspondence and also in, part super
intendence. His own time, is,thoroughly
filled,up, course,, and, whem it is consid
ered that, the
,Institution.is 'three, times-as
large as it-once was, and:et that he is-able
to
,go through-the work with the,same ease
and quietness as then we,need net wonder
.that he looks calmly rward to the
further enlargement," still " hoping in God
that he will, be pleased to give me. yet, fur
ther suitable,assistants, and to help .me,in
the discovery of some other ,methods • and
ways _whereby I shall be able-to accomplish
the work."
, It is one , of the advantages and pleasures
of writing a weekly, letter , for..-your numer
pus readers, that_ I can z thus enlarge and
make.more more; and thorough the tic
count of any scene or piaceof interest vis
ited, and I feel, therefore; much, satisfic
tion that I can thus bring before American
Christians, Mr personal inipressione,of the
:remarkable .work now going on at Bristol,
in ,connexion with the published and au
thentic facts connected therewith. I shall
„bahhorne,with, therefore, if I add the fol
lowing particulars :
- Sinte 100
,the expenditure has been
about £150;0001 the whole of this has
•W HOLE 'Na .'503,
been obtained , in answer to prayer, without
solicitation either by letter or otherwise;
the premises contemplated for 850 more or-
phans, cannot cost less with the ueceirary
land, than 450,006, and all this is to be
obtained'whilellis current expenses (When
the fresh troop 'Of orphans is received,)
will amount to about £35,000 a year. I
believe that all, if nett more than. Mr. Mul
ler needs for the new buildings, has been
received, - and'he sees every year more and.
More the'aecoMplishment of what was froriV.
the first his ,4 chief object" even the glory: .
of, God, by, showing. what could. be accord
plished simply through the instrumentality
of, prayer and faith in order thus - to benefit
the . Church of `Christ-at large, and'to lead:
a careless world to see the reality - Of the
.things of God, by shoiring- them in this
work. that the Living God is stillfas!4ooo
years ago, the Living qod.
NOW this man in his aspect, is eal,m„and
unimpassionedvotee is soft and ;
he can - write- with '-pe,rfeet' truth'l am
not a fanatic or enthusiast,.but as all'ivha
know me are well aware, a calm, cool, quiet,
calculating - business man, and theriturAP;,!-L
shoutribp Utterly 'overwhelmed,lookr.':. ,
it:naturally; but as'ihe'whoie of the Work
has commenced, and has ever gone on in
faith, trusting in .the Living God,•so it is
also regarding this intendedenlargement."
, As to-donations, they are truly curious,
both as to their nature and variety, as well
as their relatiie" ;Mite. Sack's of flour,
'gold Watches, chailia; brooches, rings; lock
ets; bracelets, shirtrstudt3, precious stones,
silver and gold buckles, gold, spectacles,
earings, old shillings, sixpences, old silver
thimbles, Spanish and Prussian coins, me
dallions, paintings, drawings, every descrip
tion of clothing--thnse, with small and
great gifts', the two extremes, the first be
ing " saved in farthings through the past
year," 3s. .
"'DO yettuotine this, dear - reader," says
Mr. M. "I'saved , in farthings 3s.' What
aNariety-of ways God uses to supplrme
.with means! There are those who give
£5O, £loo;,.ye.a, 4p.ve had,
£5,000, e,OOO, even £B,lOO in one dona
tion ; and 'here is 'One who gathers during
a wholelear, 3s. by- putting aside a, farth
ing - now and ,then:- out ,of deep .poverty.
The, abundance is . God's gift; this small
donation out of deep poverty, is,,God's gift, -
Ont of his hands I take the one and the other."
Systematic and pioportionat giying is
also brought' out beautifully in connexion
with' this Report. Mr. Muller 'has always
recommended this , plan, and ":a hard work
ing man"• writes him from Scotland that
he had adopted this plan of .giving as . God
'had proapered him, and ";ever since," he
says, "'I began, every thing has gone on
well with me. earnings . have every
year been steadily increasing,. and I ' have
given away 17 per cent., for the last
two years.' I may say that I have reason
'to believe that this proportionate giving is
being increasinglyadopted Olitis
tians, : and .that the3r;lay by in store" 4or
God and his cause; I know a pious Wes
leyan tradesman in Yorkshire, who gives
away a tenth: of a tooderate,income, ilthough
he I has a piing family one half to For
eign, and the other half to Jewish MisSions.
And 1. have, recently,visited .a, silk mann-
faeturer who, with his wife, and, married
andonly son, are acting out the same prin
ciple in a beneficently generous way. One
of their deeds of love is the `erection of a
Hydropathic - eStablishment Wiltshire
the fulfilment of avow of :gratitude: after
receiving. benefits in this way themselves—
to which ministers of the Gospel are invit
ed to come,"an instea of paying two
guineas 'a week, their *hole -expenses, serv
ants, &a., 255., or a little more than= six
dollars a week, will • cover their entire. ex
penses. And, why should not some pastors
from" Ainerica Come thither`? The climate
is 'fainottri for its' sahibrity ; the water is
pure and, abundant; the temperature of the
baths are in-:every ease suited to.the
tient. This West ,of England ,establish
...
ment is situated at Limpley Stoke' ,a station
on the Wilts, Somerset, and WeYmouth
itailwaY, six 'miles from 'Bath and three
from Bradford, Wiltshire. Address letters
to Mr. T. Preston.
But returningi.for another sentence 4:vr
)).Ir. *oiler. It is not to befoygotten
that, he receives and distributes large. sums
.
*annually for tracts and Bibles, ' Tor the as
sistance of Christian missions at home and
abroad, and for the 'establishment and sus
tenance of Christian Day Schools .and
,day Schools on adult Christian,principle.s,
" which
way of
are believers, in
which the way of salvation is Scripture:l)y,
pointed out;and in which no instriictionis
given.which is opposed to'the principles of
the Gospel.':,' ,Since March, .1834, there
have been 7,178 children in the day
scheols. In the adult schools there have
been - 3,019' persons, many - of - whom have
:been truly 'converted to God. The number
of Sunday School children has' been- 3,294.
44 Thus,without reckoning orphans, 13,-
491 souls have been brought under habitual
instruction in the things of God, in these;
various schools . ; - -besides the many thou
sands of, the - schUeli 'in . ",viirious parts of
England, Ireland, Scotland, Canada, British
Guiana - , the West - Indies, the East Indies,
&c i which ' have 'Veen; to a greater or less
,degree assisted."
To the encouragement of all whii:are
" Sowing in tears,' Mrr Muller records :
" We frequently:meet with young meihor
young women who .inany years, ago
~ were
under our care and instruction, who thank
fully 'own the benefit which they received
,when,with • us, and who are now 'believers
in theLord,Jesus, though:at the time • they
mayhave given us little or no .hope., ,Thas
las the Lord been pleased, , afterward, to
cause -the seed to spring,' up and to bear
fruit te. his praise. During-the =previous
year we had instances , a.gain repeatedly
,brought before us,. ins which our former in
structions had been blessed . and among
others, there was the case of one, who, is
now himself a preacher *ok the Gospel.,",
'Viewing . this Orphan Establishment,
and , also, as' identified with the fSeriptiiral
'Knowledge Institition forl.dlome 'Amid
Inany thoughts., arise,i humbling
to the mass of professors, arLte. gurselves.
One thing'-only I shall venture to say, that
-the -people' of God'hUrr'ctrdk; and - in mail'
proportion tetheir ntimber , have put to the
. tat :; the : Scriptural, condition , of believing,
.and therefore- successful : .prayer, as laid
down is thoseweighty, words of the Great
Teacher, who, referring to the union of the
branches with himaelf, the - Vine,
kapeaks toms as he did , to lits , diseiples on
'Ant: night when Gethsemane -anal Oalvdry
were so near 2 .: fi if ye abide in . meandrmy
words abide in you, ye ,shallask what ye
will, *Malt - Shall be done - ihio you
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Power in prayer is also being increasing
ly realized by God's people, in intercession
for the unconverted. Here is an authentic
case. In a country villagepot long since,
an ungodly man had been hi:O4M under
deep and agonizing convietionotain. He
Was present at a cottage prayer-meeting,
where a young Christian farmer, with lim
ited education but full of faith, poured out
k his heart as follows : " Lord, thou hast said,
if we.abide in thee, and thy Words-abide in
us,'we.shall ask what'we will, and it 'Shall
:'be done to us. lord, thou knovrest that
.we abide in thee, and thou knowest that
there is-one in this room 'Whorls mourning
for sin, and we ask thee now to set him at
liberty. Give him peace before leiLves
. .
this: room. We cast our ?takscl faith upon
thy naked promise. Lord, -hear =us for
Christ's hake. Amen." The result was,
thatlhe Sin-stricken 'Man obtaineA'lpeace
with.- God -through-present faith in a Sav
iour, and-he -went away rejoicing. ,
P. S.--The news just received , of the ab
ohtion of Slavery in the District of,Colum
lia is most . gladdening . It is the removal
of a great wrong, and 'lyrist the signal of
a universal 'emancipation. Gocl.bless the
army which strikes off the fetters of the
bondsman 1
Mr. Cobden has just published his views
of International Maritime Law, which, if
adopted, will undoubtedly mitigate the hor
rors of war.
An'EngliShman called Bishop, reported
to be a relative of Lord Derby, (which is
doubtful,) .has been arrested in Italy.
Upon him were found papers revealing the
plans of Francis 11., &e., for a Bourbon re
action at Naples.
The proposal of a monolith obelisk to the
memory of the Prince consort, cannot be
carried out from the inability to obtain a
stone broad enough; one of sufficient
height could be obtained. The monument
will likely be a composite affair, with
statue,
and marble accompaniments.
Sir James Ross, the Arctic navigator, is
dead.
A London shipowner, Duncan Dunbar,
has died, leaving a million and a half ster
ling, without a will.
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iiking Passages Illustrative of 'Various
Scriptures.
NO. IV.
He held them forth by the right way.—
Psalm cvii :7. " God's way is always the
right way, , and thew are well lead whom he
leads."'
Open thy inouth wide, and I will fill it
lxxxi :10. "'We cannot expect too
little from' men, nor too much from God."
poured out 'my complaint before him.
—Ps. oxlii : 2. - "We must never complain
of God, yet we may complain to him.. '
I - will never leave thee.—:-ifeb. xiii :5.
"Whom God loves, he never leaves."
And delivered just Lot, vexed with the
filthy conversation of the wicked.-2. Pet.,
ii :7. ":He that did not act like the rest,
must not fare like the rest."
Destroyed, and that without remedy.—
Prey. axis : L If reproofs remedy not,
there is no remedy." .
The,- end that an is, peaee.—Ps.
xxxvii :3t. "If the,way be piety, the end
is' peace.
• The righteous are bold 'as a lion.—Prov.
xxviii : " The true Christian is the true
hero."
Seek ye first the kingdom of God.—Matt.
vi : 33. ":.God that is the First, must be
first served; arid he alone begins well, that
begihs 'with God."
Be couiteons.-1. Pet. iii :8. "Decent
.civility is a great ornament to piety."
When.a strong maw armed keepeth his
palace, bis goods are in peace.--• Lake
" A holy war, is better than the peace of the
devil's palace." MAC.
The Presbytery of St. Clairsville.
~,T4is Presbytery met at Concord on the
22d1ilt. -
Samuel Wallace was ordained and
installed'-pastor of the church of Concord.
William L. Boyd and John Allen were
licensed, to preach the, Gospel.
Rev. John Moffat, as principal, and Rev.
Wm. R. 'Vincent, as alternate, were ap
pointed:Commissioners to the next General
Assembly-; and Mr. William Kirkpatrick,
Elder, as ,principal, and Mr. Robert Mer
rit, as alternate.
APPOINTMENT OF SUPPLIES
Mr. Armstrong was appointed to supply
the church at Fairview on the second Sab
bath of May to administer the Lord's
Supper„and, take
,up, a collection for the
Board of Foreign 'Missions. Second Sab•
'bath of June, Mr. Knox. Second Sabbath
of July, Mr. Grimes. Second Sabbath of
August, Mr, Graham.. Second Sabbath of
September, Mr. Vincent,
At 04/water, fourth Sabbath of May,
Mehaffey. Fourth Sabbath of June,
Mr. Crawford; to adniiiiister :the Lord's
,Supper. -Fourth:. Sabbath of July, Mr.
Wallace. :Fourth Sabbath of August, Mr.
,McDonald. Fourth Sabbath of September,
Mr. Meha ey.
4Vr Stat &CI
OHN e
.Presbytery of Toledo.
The Presbytery of Toledo met at West
Irving, April 18th, and was opened with a
sermon by Rev.Aleiander Caldwell.
Rev. AAL- Forbes was chosen Modera
tor, and Rev. Luther Dodd, Temporary
Clerk.
Rev. John Steele, Stated Clerk of Pres
, ,
bytery, being' absent trod the'bounds of
Presbytery; serving afr`an army 'chaplain,
.Rev. Luther Dodd. was 'appointed to fill
.his place during his absence.,.:
Rev. John Steele, ; ,and.,_Doctor Hunter,
elder;of 'the slritrch oegeivton, were ap-
Pointed delegates'to the' General Assem
bly.
Owing to the iswollen condition of the
lowa. river,' rendering ,it impassable, our
rrieeting ,was.not far. ss, repre
sented, all the churches reported settleMent
' With their ministers.
immt 'Of 'the - churches there seems to
be a good degree of zeal! and; energy in
, r eustaining: the means of
. grace. All are
weak. Some of the •most, premising are
now destitute of a minister.. Of these are
'Vinton; -13ig'Giuirei. Mailtattat, West 'lr
*Jug, and *ea CrAC, ' •
We •• earnestly' sobeit- the attention of
; n inisterial brethren r clesiring fields of la
hor to these needy hj,tle flocks.
'"LiintEn Doidi S • C .
I
J. W
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