Society, he had received no instructions mit the whole case, as early as possible, Mr. Anderson then brought forward and explained more fully the original plan contemplated by the Society; and stated that there were special reasons in favour of it, arising from the manner in which the funds of the Society were obtained. These were contributed by great numbers of individuals, scattered over a wide extent of country; and it might be difficult to make a new proposal, like that of a Loan, sufficiently understood, with the reasons upon which it was grounded, to interest this large body of patrons, so situated: the plan of GRATUITOUS aid they understood already, and would doubtless approve. The question was then proposed to the President, Whether, in case the Society found that GRATUITOUS aid was more approved than aid by means of a LOAN, and that the proposal of it was more likely to produce funds, it would accord with his views to proceed on that footing; it being understood, that the Loan should be open to all who chose to render assistance in that manner. He replied, That if the choice were between the two plans of Gratuitous Aid and a Loan, and the question were, which of the two was most honourable to him and the Government, he would refer the answer to Mr. King. This was politely expressing his adherence to the principle, which he had previously stated. He was aiming, first, at the Elementary Education of the people, and was about commencing a Normal School for the education of Teachers. When primary instruction had been extensively diffused, he purposed the establishment of a University. There were three things which needed to be done for the benefit of the Greek Nation; viz. to free them from Ignorance, from Poverty, and from somewhat of Immorality. The first he hoped to do by Schools, the second by encouraging the people to cultivate the soil, * A high school for the education of Teachers, and as a model for inferior schools. and the third he expected would result And who does not rejoice to see a plan of Education, like that developed above, devised for Greece, the birth-place of Science and the Arts, by one whom Providence has placed at the head of her civil administration? The plan is honourable to him as a statesman; and should the President occupy his post during the seven years for which he was elected to his high office, and carry this plan into full execution, Ancient Greece has few names, if any, which will better deserve a grateful remembrance. He proposes to commence with Elementary Instruction, the benefits of which he desires to extend to all the people; and the Holy Scriptures, in the vernacular tongue, he places among the manuals of the youthful learner. To furnish the competent number of Teachers, he determines to open a Normal School; and sends, for Professors to instruct them, to a respectable Society in Paris, and to one of the National Societies of this Country. This is surely an auspicious commencement. It is an attempt to elevate the great body of the common people, and arm them with that power, which consists in knowledge, and which is the safeguard of liberty. And when the collective mind of the Nation has begun to feel the impulse, and has commenced the upward march, and higher institutions are demanded; then he purposes to found a University, with the necessary apparatus of Preparatory Schools. The design is fraught with national greatness, if it can be executed; for the local situation of Greece and the intellectual character of its inhabitants are such, that the combined influence of Learning and of the Religion of the Bible in that Country, when once introduced, will be prodigiously great. The design, however, cannot be executed at present, without help from abroad. This the Government declares, and this must be obvious to every traveller in that land. Greece, with the exception of two or three Islands, was far from being rich when the standard of independence was raised; and she has been impoverished, in an unexampled degree, by the struggles and devastations of an eight-years' war. If this design be not executed soon, and ignorance and superstition, of which there is confessedly much in Greece, are allowed to come in for a full share of influence in the settlement of Church and State, who can tell what may not occur, to retard the progress of improvement for half a century to come? AMERICAN LADIESGREEK COMMITTEE. THE REV. Jonas King, in a communication to the British and Foreign School Society, thus impressively speaks of the Awakened State of the Public Mind in Greece. That a whole nation should awake from the slumber of ages-break the chains of political tyranny-throw off, in SOME degree, the shackles of Ecclesiastical Domination-and, with united voice, cry for instruction, is truly wonderful! This voice is now heard from Taygetus to Olympus-is echoed through the fair but desolate valleys, which lately resounded with nothing but the din of arms, mingled with the cries of widows and orphans-and is borne on every breeze from the islands of the sea; a voice which, I trust, will not be unheeded among the Nations of Europe, nor unanswered from beyond the wide Atlantic. It must be remembered by all the friends of Literature and the friends of Zion, that Greece stands, as it were, on the threshhold of the Eastern World; and that an influence exerted here must eventually be felt far and wide. Should Schools be extensively established in Greece, should her whole population become enlightened in a Christian Manner, the march of civilization and of religious light might be from her borders, like that of her own Macedonian Hero, till there should be no more dark Asiatic Regions to conquer. It appears to me, that, of all the benevolent objects of the present day, there is none which claims more the attention of Christians than that of Education in Greece. Schools may be established in every part of the country; and in every School the New Testament may be freely introduced: the study of this must produce the happiest results on the rising generation. The present generation will probably remain, for the most part, like the Israelites in the Desert, whose children were permitted to enter the Promised Land. What turn the affairs of Greece may hereafter take, I cannot say; but the past year, if I had had the same means, and could have found Teachers, I might have established a THOUSAND SCHOOLS, and in every School have placed the New Testament! How much more noble would it be for the rich and wealthy to contribute of their wealth to raise a Nation from ignorance and degradation, than to spend it in pampering their own bodies, on which the worms of the dust will soon feed! A few men of great fortunes, in England or in America, might all Greece. Renowned England, and my with ease contribute enough to enlighten own beloved Country, stand first, among the Nations of the earth, for religious acts of benevolence; but they have done little, compared with what they had the power to do, and ought to have done. When a deeper tone of piety shall pervade our Churches, when heaven shall appear more and earth less, and more of that spirit which brought Christ from heaven to earth shall glow in the bosoms of Christians, THEN will the flood-gates of benevolence be thrown more widely open; and streams will flow out, even into the desert; and earth will then begin to resume the appearance of Eden. BRITISH & FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY. Arrival and Employment of Mr. Pieridi. THE return of Mr. Pieridi to the Mediterranean was stated at p. 13. Dr. Korck thus speaks of his arrival at Syra, which was on the 15th of September: He could not have arrived at a better time. You know already, that a separate Girls' School was about to be built; besides two Grammar Schools, one for boys, and one for girls: these are now about to be finished, and I hope to be enabled to open them in about a fortnight. You will, therefore, be aware how valuable the assistance of Mr. Pieridi must be to me; for, without him, every thing in the arrangement would have depended upon myself: but now I am enabled to put the School on the most complete footing. He will superintend the School in the morning, until a Mistress can be prepared. His usefulness will not, however, be confined to this sphere: in the afternoon he will be able to devote his time to grammar classes; as well as to the instructing in geography, drawing, and geometry, those who are training for Schoolmasters. I am most thankful to the Society for having entrusted Mr. Pieridi to my care his disposition and Christian cha racter render him such a fellow-labourer as I have in vain sought for in this Country. It shall be my endeavour to make his stay with me as useful to himself as possible and because it is my principle that every Teacher ought to be well acquainted with his own tongue, I shall do every thing I can to perfect him in Greek. The Grammar School will afford him a fine opportunity of improving himself in this respect. The Government have allowed me to appoint a Master to it: I have written to the best whom I know in Greece; and if he should accept the call, of which I have some hope, Syra will possess an Education Establishment which it will be difficult for any other island to surpass, at least for a considerable time. As soon as a good Greek Master is obtained, I shall invite him to spend the evenings with myself and Mr. Pieridi, in preparing Translations, which are likely to be useful to others, as well as to promote our knowledge of the language. I feel we must aim at perfection in this respect. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. In the communication to the British and Foreign School Society just quoted, the following View is given of the Schools in Greece with which Dr. Korck is connected. Syra- Although my opinion has long been, that it is not desirable to have more than 200 children in a School, yet as this will contain 300, and we have no other accommodations, that number is admitted. These, with about 150 girls and 20 boys in the Grammar School, will, in a short time, put altogether about 500 children, in Syra, under my immediate inspection. Besides these Public Schools there are several Private Schools; and, among them, one containing 100 children under a very laborious Master, Anastasios,a Haivaliote, whom I have encouraged as much as possible. In all these Schools the Scriptures are read, more or less. To each of the poorer boys of all these Schools, who are able to read, I, several months since, gave a copy of the New Testament as a reward; and, at the same time, with a view of introducing this Holy Volume into as many fa'milies as I could, consistently with my in structions from the Bible Society. There are, besides, several Grammar Schools; of which, however, (though expensive) little can be expected, on account of the incompetency of the Masters, and the want of Dictionaries and other necessary School Books. Zea-This place possesses a good Public School of Mutual Instruction. Andros-Here are two Schools of Mutual Instruction: one, of about 127 boys and 13 girls, which has been lately organized; and another, with about the same number of children. I regret being obliged to say, that the Monks, who are at the head of these Schools, are too idle to do their duty. There are also two Hellenic Schools (Native Schools for teaching Ancient Greek) in the island, which contain together 120 boys. I hope three other Monitorial Schools will soon be established. Tino The School here, which contains about 150 children, boys and girls, is conducted very satisfactorily: eight days ago it was transferred to a large new building. The Hellenic School of the town is divided into two classes, with two Masters, and contains above 100 boys in one of them, some of our Maltese Tracts are read. In Histernia, a large village, there is also a good School; and I have had a new application for a Master and materials for a three villages. third School, which will be erected between Mycono The Public School is very flourishing: it contains about 155 children, 95 boys and 60 girls. The Hellenic School contains 60 boys. Samos has two Schools, of Mutual Instruction, now established; but they have many difficulties to struggle with, in consequence of the superstitions of the people. It was the intention of the Governor to establish eight such Schools, besides an Hellenic School; but, owing to the influence of the Clergy, little has been done, although made known to the public through the Newspapers. The people, generally, wish to entrust their children to Monks; but those whom I have had to instruct have shewn such stubbornness and want of application, that I have had to complain to the Governor. Kalumno, which is a small island on the coast of Asia, famous for its sponge-fisheries, has received books for a School of about 60 or 80 children, which I hope is by this time commenced. The Master, though a Monk, seems willing to make himself useful. He has been with me at Syra. Naxos has two very good Schools of Mutual Instruction: one, conducted by Basilaxe Talas, contains 157 boys and 25 girls the other, under Zacharias, in Drumalia, contains, I believe, about 100 boys and girls. The two Masters are very clever. Besides the School of the Monastery, supported by the French Government, there is a Hellenic School for 70 boys. Paros-In the principal place of the Island Parikia is a Lancasterian School of 94 boys and 12 girls: the Master is so careless, that, on examination, only 12 boys were found able to read so well as to receive a copy of the Gospels, as a reward from Mr. Barker: they have applied to me for another Master, as well as for Scripture Lessons. There is a Hellenic School of 40 boys. In Nausse, a smaller village, a School has been lately established for about 60 or 70 children: the inhabitants of that place shewed a peculiarly favourable disposition: the Magistrates wrote a most cordial Letter to me, requesting that I would take the School under my patronage; and they have proved their sincerity, by paying 770 piastres to a very excellent Young Man whom I recommended to them as a Master. Anasi also possesses, through the zeal of Mr. Logothetis Nicolaos Palekas, a School. I have no direct information respecting it, but I hear from others that it is going on well. Santorino has also a School, through the care of a truly amiable young Deacon, who has received his instruction here; but I have not yet received any report as to how he is going on. He had a great deal to struggle with, owing to the unwillingness shewn by the persons, whe had the charge of the School funds, to assist him. Gambusa, near Candia, has a School of about 60 or 80 children, under a good Master, Demetrius Blastus. Siphno has a Hellenic School for 80 boys. The Lancasterian School has been broken up, for want of a Master. The Magistrates have written both to the Governor and myself, requesting us to come and visit them; which I hope to do, as soon as the new Schools in Syra are in order. Serpho has two Private Schools of Mutual Instruction: one of 22 boys and 3 girls; the other of 49 boys; and one Hellenic School of 34 boys. Thermia-There are two Public Lancasterian Schools: the principal one con tains. 80 boys and 20 girls. There is also a Hellenic School. Government requests me to go thither, and to order the plan and situation of a new school building. They have also sent me a Priest, to be educated as a Teacher. Morea-The Schools near Astros have been provided with your Scripture Lessons; the School of Tripolitza with slates; the School of Brestenna with slates and other necessaries; and a School in Hydra with Scripture Lessons. 4 Egina-The School of the Ipsariotes has also several times been provided with your slates and Scripture Lessons, as also the Orphan Asylum, and the School in Napoli di Romania. I sent also a great many of the Psalters, and the American Spelling-books, as well as 250 of Mr. Wilson's smaller Spelling-book, and 300 of his larger one; and all have been well received by Count Capo D'Istria, and placed in the Schools. We have placed this article under the head of the Church Missionary Society, as Dr. Korck is supported by that Institution: he has received, and acknowledges with gratitude, frequent supplies of Scripture Lessons and School Materials from the British and Foreign School Society, and specifies the application of them; but we have not thought it necessary to quote all the particulars. He thus speaks of the Necessity for continued Exertions. Even in the Turkish Dominions they are about to establish Schools. On the request of Mr. Barker, in Smyrna, I sent Scripture and other Lessons to a Lancasterian School, about to be established in Melamen, a city containing 10,000 inhabitants, about five hours' journey from Smyrna. In Mytilene, I hear, three Lancasterian Schools are established; and they have lately sent to me from Cyprus for a Schoolmaster. You will rejoice with me on reading all this; but remember that this is little, compared with what yet has to be done. Our American Brethren have sent three Messengers this year, to explore the country; and they have returned with warm hearts and abundant materials, to increase the interest now felt in the Cause of Education in Greece, among their countrymen. We agree in our views of usefulness in an astonishing manner; so that we may well say we are all of one heart. Schools, a Printing-Press, and Translations, seemed to us the great means; and the Americans have promised considerable assistance in the work. Se veral of their Christian Churches have engaged to pay the expenses of certain Schools. Should not Greece have friends in Old England, who find their hearts and hands open for similar works of love? I would still, as I have done at other times, urge on you the necessity of being active; for if we neglect to do our parts To-DAY, we know not when such an opportunity may present itself again. It is on this account that Greece peculiarly calls for present exertion. Other Countries may have an equal claim on English Bounty, but none presents such favourable opportunities at the present moment. Nothing would be more important than that Greece should possess an Orphan Institution, similar to that at Halle. It would be the means both of educating Young Men, furnishing cheap School Books, and training up Masters. If we cannot do it alone, let us at least get a share of it by joining our American Brethren. Such a work wants co-operation. On his own designs, Dr. Korck adds If the Greek Government should not deem it advisable to grant Syra the privileges of a free port, in a year or two all the present inhabitants of Hermapolis will go away, and establish themselves elsewhere. I shall turn my steps as soon as possible to the Continent; and I have an especial view to Athens, whither I hope in time to transfer the whole establishment; for the Islands begin now to be pretty well provided for, while Roumelia is still entirely without Schools, and in the Morea there are very few. I hope to be doubly useful on the Main Land, as I shall enjoy more facilities for moving about. JEWS' SOCIETY. MR. and Mrs. Lewis (see p. 16) left Ancona in October, and arrived at Smyrna early in December. Many copies of the Scriptures had, through their unforeseen delay at Ancona, come into the hands of Jews; and he had good hopes with respect to a few individuals. From Smyrna he communicates the following Notices of the late Jewish Converts. My first concern on coming here was to make inquiries respecting John Bap tist and his brethren, who have embraced Christianity. I learned that they were still in Kaiserich (the ancient Cæsarea of Cappadocia), or the neighbourhood, in exile, to the number of eighteen or twenty; some say three and twenty. They are lodged, I understand, in an Armenian Convent; but how they are maintained, whether by their own means or otherwise, I have not been able to ascertain. Other particulars with regard to them we are, as yet, equally ignorant of; excepting, indeed, that it is said by the Armenians, that they are all good Christians, and spend their hours in studying the New Testament. The Committee remark These Converts, many of them weak in the faith, need our prayers and our Christian sympathies and kindness: their means of instruction are few: their earthly resources of subsistence precarious their temptations many and powerful. Doubtless Satan desires to have them, that he may sift them as wheat. Let us pray for them, that their faith fail not. We have just received another Letter from the Rev. W. B. Lewis, dated Smyrna, Jan. 4th: he states that there is much difficulty in obtaining full and correct information respecting the present state of the Converts at Cæsarea. He expresses his anxiety to set out as soon as possible to visit them, in order to ascertain their real condition and prospects. It is supposed that they must be suffering for want of pecuniary assistance; though this is altogether denied by the Armenians, under whose care they are at present placed. When their real situation is ascertained, Christians will remember the admonition, Do good unto all men, but especially to them that are of the household of faith. Increased Awakening among the Jews. Mr. Lewis states, in the Letter just quoted I have been assured that there are about 150 more Jews at Constantinople known to be ready to embrace the Faith, as soon as those who are in exile at Cæsarea are given their freedom; and it is supposed, that, when the spirit of persecution ceases, many others will immediately apply for baptism, who are for the present keeping their intentions concealed. It is gratifying to think that even several (as I have been informed is the case), unwilling to delay so long as others, obtained baptism, of the |