who, after reading the books, tore them to pieces; but of many more, by whom they were carefully laid by, and brought out to be read to numbers who could not read for themselves. In a word, Christianity formed one of the most popular topics of conversation in the city, and individuals came even from a distance to hear of it. makes me more like the majority of the people-partly because it adds to my hardihood—and partly because it is very convenient. He elsewhere writes: I have had, to-day, what some would call a roughish day. I have passed through rivers and other waters several times; and that, indeed, is an everyday's work: once or twice, I was almost up to the calves of my legs in thick mire; and once I had to cross a river breasthigh, the deepest which I ever crossed on foot. We should have been happy could we add, that, when we left Poonah, many of the people were impressed with a sense of their sins, and of their need of such a Saviour as Jesus Christ: this, however, was by no means the case. We trust, however, there are one or two individuals ing appropriate representation of of this class; and there are also a few others, who seem sincerely desirous of investigating the question, Whether Christianity be founded in truth, and Hindooism a mere collection of fables. Great numbers have heard the joyful sound: many have, we are sure, understood its import, and have felt something of its power. I have frequently been delighted with the correct notions which the people have evinced of the Gospel Plan of Salvation, and with the wide extent of knowledge. I have often had questions, illustrative of this, proposed to me; and can perceive a great general improvement among the people regarding the Kingdom of God. The Lord is making them willing for the day of His power. From Juggernaut, Mr. Bampton makes frequent Journeys, in which great privations are necessary. On one occasion, his Journal contains the following statement: I was walking (chiefly barefoot) and preaching, nine hours and three-quarters; only stopping a few minutes to eat some biscuits which I had with me. I am almost always barefoot; partly because it His Journal contains the follow the success of his labours : A man assured me that the people would never take any notice of these things; and when I confidently expressed a contrary opinion, he appealed to my experience: but I said to him—“ You have, in this neighbourhood, a quantity of land covered with jungle, a mere wilderness; and, if any one wishes to make it fruitful, he must bestow much labour: he must first cut up the thorns, and burn them: then he must grub-up the roots : then he must plow the land, and break the clods well: he must convey water to it: he must manure it. When it is thus prepared, he must sow it; and, finally, he will reap the crop: but this is the work of time and I am now employed in cutting-up and burning the thorns: in which work, I assure you, I am very successful; for whatever thorn I meet with, in the shape of an objection, I invariably cut it up with ease.” Manner of addressing the Natives. The most effectual way which I have yet discovered of silencing the Hindoos is the following; and it seldom fails to produce a great effect :-" We possess evil hearts: anger, pride, covetousness, &c., dwell within us, and defile us.' This is generally admitted. “Well, now, can I go to a gentleman's house in dirty "No." "Very clothes ?" They say well: can you go to Heaven without clean hearts?" They say, "No." The next thing is, Then have you any thing among you which can cleanse the heart? You go to 'Pooroos utun,' and bathe in various places"—which I enumerate— suppose you proceed further, and see and worship Juggernaut : does that eleanse your hearts ?" Perhaps they answer, "No." I then add, "Thus you see that all your ceremonies are of no use whatever." But, perhaps, for con tradiction's sake, some one says, "Yes, by those means our hearts are cleansed." I then proceed to ask, perhaps, "Will a man with a clean heart tell lies?" They say, "No." 'But, are the Hindoos, after seeing Juggernaut, cured of lying ?" And here a man, who has not a vast share of impudence, MUST stop. If any man, however, go on, as some few will do, and say that they are cured of lying by these observances, it is much the same as to the success of my argument; for every body sees that he is driven to his wit's end: and every body knows, I believe, that no unconverted Hindoo would hesitate any more about lying, whenever his own temporal advantage could be promoted by it, than he would hesitate about eating when he is hungry. One common objection, which I answered, was-that men could not live without lying. I said to the objector, "What is your occupation ?" "I am a husbandman Very good and cannot you plow without lying?" "Yes" -"And cannot you sow without lying?" "Yes"-"And would not your seed grow if you did not lie ?" Yes"-"Would your speaking the truth prevent the sun "No from shining!" "Or the rain from falling?" "No"-And could not you cut your corn without lying?" "Yes" "Very good; and could not you sell it without lying? You know its quality; and, by making yourself acquainted with the common price of corn, you know its worth if it be worth only a rupee a maund, it is of no use your talking about five rupees; for other people know its worth as well as you do you may get that without lying; and, with lying, nobody will give you more." The conversation seemed to please the people; and they did not seem to have thought that this formidable objection could be so easily disposed of. On Instruction by Parables, he remarks I hope to ransack my library, and especially my Bible, for suitable similies. I have already about twenty; and have little doubt but that my invention and my books will furnish a great variety. I began twice yesterday, and once to-day, with the Parable of the King making a Marriage Feast for his Son; only altering the provisions, so as to suit the Hindoo taste: and the last time I preached to-day, I commenced with the Prodigal Son. From what I can perceive, I hope that this mode will attract the people's attention-convey truth clearly to their minds-and also affect their hearts; and it is some encouragement to recollect, as I do, that something of this kind distinguishes the Bengalee Preaching of one of the most successful Missionaries whom I have heard-Br. Trawin, of Kidderpore. Possibly, the people's Idolatry may be most successfully opposed in this way; as it will convey the idea, which one wishes to convey, without the blow falling so directly upon the individual. Thus I had occasion, to-day, to oppose the practice which they call "jup :" I said"Two beggars went for relief to a Gentleman's; and one of them, with his hands joined, said, 'I am a poor, destitute, hungry creature: pray, Sir, be so kind as to relieve me.' The other, with a string of beads in his hand, said nothing but Sahib, Sahib, Sahib, Sahib, Sahib, Sahib!' moving a bead with his thumb every time he spoke." The people laughed. The apathy of the Natives at Balasore, and their subsequent awakening, were briefly noticed in the Survey. Mr. Sutton gives the following particulars : Things have been unusually dull the last few weeks: I have gone to the place where I usually preach; and have stood looking about me till it was time to return, without being able to get a Congregation: the Brahmins are afraid to come near me, as they know their inability to defend their system; and the other classes are, perhaps, overawed by these Lords of the Creation. The last few evenings, however, we have revived a little; and, on one or two occasions, have had large companies of people. I cannot, however, discover any desires after the truth as it is in Jesus: all seems either cold petrifying indifference, or settled enmity. Nothing less than that All-powerful Being, who bid the light shine out of darkness, can shine into their hearts, or effect a change in their prejudiced minds: for this Divine Influence we pray, and request your prayers. Some months after these mournful representations were made, Mr. Sutton had the happiness of wit nessing a very different state of ing makes the past year an important things: he writes: I Since my return from Cuttack, I have been almost every day busily and interestingly employed in talking about the things relating to the Kingdom of Heaven. The month has presented to me a cheering contrast to the dull season which I experienced previous to my journey. I have seldom had opportunities of going into the Bazaar: but, when I have gone, my Congregations have been unusually large; and there was evidently no small stir among the people: the demands for books were clamorous and very numerous, and many cried after me for them when my stock was expended. But the most interesting part of my employ has been at home; where I have been engaged, from morning to night, reading, and singing, and talking, to such numbers of inquirers as have filled me with joyful surprise. I have never seen any thing like it heretofore, and have sometimes wondered whereunto this will grow. have had, many days, forty or fifty people in a day; and, on some occasions, have had more: some of my visitors come twice a-day; and stay so long as to prevent my going out in the evening: indeed, I am little fit for it, after the conversations in which I have the happiness to engage all the day. Among the different inquirers, one very respectable and intelligent character has greatly interested us: his mind appears to be deeply impressed; and the hard struggle in his heart is very visible through his fine countenance: what may be the result I do not know; but I feel no disposition to encourage any other than favourable hopes respecting him: he has visited me daily, with little exception, for nearly a month; and, to-day, he came, and appeared somewhat disconcerted that I was so much engaged with others that he could not speak to me privately: he, however, took an opportunity of saying, that it was his supplication that I may become his "Dhurma-peta," viz. Spiritual Father. I took an opportunity of praying with him and one or two of his friends, in which they seemed much interested; and he assured me that he had left off praying to the gods, and now read his "Dhurmepoostuck" (Bible), and prayed to his Heavenly Father. Importance of Native Labourers. era in the History of our Mission. Native Preachers are the means by which the Mission must penetrate the dark recesses of superstition and misery in Orissa. They can go where we can never enter, and under circumstances which would be death to us. But the Church could never supply Foreign La bourers to cultivate so wide a field as here lies uncultivated. In Native La bourers, this great difficulty is obviated; for, from the sum necessary to support one Foreign Labourer, no less than thirteen or fourteen Native Labourers can be subsisted: and this number, a few times multiplied, would run over the whole of Orissa in a very little time, and scatter and water the seeds of life in every possible direction. Effective Labours of the Native Teacher, Gungadhor. Mr. Lacey writes : I invited Gungadhor to accompany me to the Bazaar, and he gladly acceded. He sung a "geet," called the "Jewel of Salvation," to a great number of people, who were astonished to hear such things from a Brahmin. This piece exposes the Ten Incarnations of the Hindoos; and introduces Jesus Christ as the Saviour of Sinners, and speaks very feelingly of His sufferings and death. Gungador dwelt particularly on some parts, which marked his sense of their importance. Having finished the Poem, I put the Catechism into his hand; when he read over the Ten Commandments, and made some severe remarks from them on the moral conduct of the Hindoos: as-"God here commands you to worship Himself alone, and you have all worshipped wood and stone-not to commit adultery, but you have all committed uncleanness with your neighbours' wives -not to steal, but you have all stolennot to covet, but you are full of covetousness. Will God endure this disregard of His commandments? Nay-He will not, my Brethren; and we all have sinned. But, hear-Jesus Christ died to deliver us from the wrath of God; and let us believe on Him-His is the true Salvation." While we stood and heard these things uttered by an Oreah Brahmin with such feeling and effect, tears involuntarily flowed from our eyes. Elsewhere he adds Gungadhor is not only a Convert to Christianity, but a powerful Preacher of 1830.] INDIA WITHIN THE GANGES. its glorious doctrines. His abilities are good, both as it regards internal and external qualifications: often have I witnessed his convincing and persuasive addresses with tears of pleasure. His exposures of the Idolatry of his Country are exceedingly severe and satirical; and, sometimes, almost unmerciful: but he has also a peculiarly forcible manner in directing sinners to a Dying Saviour as their only hope. I think no person, understanding his native language, could witness his prayers without the strongest emotions of gratitude and love. At another time he writes:Gungadhor came in to-day, and preached in the Bazaar this evening to a large Congregation. He repeated and explained to them a few verses of the "Nestor rotnakar," relating to the death of Christ and the reason of it. He spoke with astonishing effect; and the people looked as I have seen Congregations in England while listening to an orator: some, inwardly mortified, broke their way out of the crowd; but soon came round again the greater number listened attentively most of the time. His sphere of labour has been around his own neighbourhood; and in his own village, where there are two large markets in the week. The Gospel has hence, in this direction, been widely proclaimed by him.... His labours have already been blessed. His Wife and an aged Brahminee have been instructed by him; and been added, by Baptism, to the Church of Christ. The poor old Brahminee had been on pilgrimage to Juggernaut ELEVEN times; and was proceeding on her twelfth and last Pilgrimage, when she heard Gungadhor preach Jesus Christ. She said "This is what I want: I will go no further." He adds the following Caution relative to Native Converts. We have been obliged, however, to exIclude our Native Brother Abraham from our Communion; and we fear that his Wife departed from Cuttack in a mind little better than that of her Husband. We have others who are cold and inattentive among us. Abraham's decline may be recorded as a warning to all who may have to direct the conduct of Native Converts. He was ruined by his assumption of the English Dress and Manners: when, to support his appearances, honest means failed, he could not resist improper ones. All means, likely to do him good and restore him to a right mind, were Na used with him; but without effect. An account given by a Native, named Atmaran, from Benares, who began to inquire into Christianity, furnishes a singular detail of the deceptions by which the Native Superstition is upheld, and of the effrontery of its supporters. Mr Lacey writes Br. Gungadhor has been to Pooree, to visit Atmaran, our inquirer; and he returned with him on Tuesday. I have had several opportunities of conversing with Atmaran; and see nothing but what is calculated to give the best hope of the sincerity of his profession and the soundness of his conversion. The other evening, he gave me the following particulars; which I cannot refrain from inserting here. I heard the Padree Sahib at Benares say, while preaching in the Bazaar, that Juggernaut could never save from Hell; and that he was all deception. This declaration much surprised me; and, when I returned home to my companions, I informed them of what I had heard: but they satisfied my mind regarding the falsehood of the Padree's words and the truth of Juggernaut by the following arguments-"If Juggernaut be not true, how could his car move forward of itself? If Juggernaut be not true, how is it that the uppermost pot of rice, of twenty, all placed one upon another on the same fire, is ready first; and the pot next the fire ready last of all?" I confessed, that, if this were the case, Juggernaut must be true; and accused the Padree of speaking maliciously. Iimmediately determined to make a pilgrimage to Pooree, to be quite satisfied in my own mind regarding the power of Juggernaut to save. I set out; and, after many months, arrived at Pooree, weary and emaciated. I waited, with great anxiety, for the Rut Jatra; and when Juggernaut came out, I stood near, to observe how his car moved on of its own accord. I waited a good while but, at last, there came running several thousands of men, who took hold on the car ropes ; and, after a deal of flogging and pulling, the car began to grate on its wheels. When I saw this, then I said, "This is all a lie ;" and asked why Juggernaut did not move on alone: my informant said, that it was not his pleasure. I now only waited to ascertain the truth about the rice cooking; and, for this purpose, I visited the Idol's cookrooms; but soon discovered, that, while the bottom vessel was quite ready, the uppermost was quite cold. I was now quite satisfied, that what the Padree had said was quite true, and that Juggernaut was all deception. I have now no regard for wood or stone; but wish to trust for Salvation on Jesus Christ, who died for my sins. This was Atmaran's simple tale. He is a man who seeks for evidence, and feels its importance; and who, when he finds evidence, yields, to its authority. He has nothing remaining, to complete his change of Religion, but to master his fear of persecution and want. To Mr. Sutton, Atmaran stated that he and others were invited to undertake pilgrimage, by Juggernaut's Missionaries in Hindoostan. So far do those pilgrim-hunters, encouraged by their receipts from the Pilgrim Tax, extend their efforts. Mr. Lacey writes, that, after seeing the crowd drawing the Car, Atmaran remonstrated with the Pundahs and others, on their duplicity in deluding the people with lies. They modestly replied "Why, don't you see that he is going by himself now?" "Where? Where?" was the anxious reply of our friend. "Where !" replied the Pundahs: "Every body sees, that he is going by himself now; but the fact is, that you are so sinful that you can see nothing; and it is for your sins that Juggernaut has blinded your eyes that you cannot see." In this manner they had the insolent effrontery to attempt to persuade the man out of his senses, and that he was struck with judicial blindness for his sins. It staggered the poor fellow; and, doubtless, many believe these wretches. But," says he, when I heard the Sahib preach, I said-' That people are right, and we are wrong.' A General Loosening of Idolatry promoted 66 by Journeys. Some observations of Mr. Sutton on Missionary Journeys deserve at tention. Some of my friends in England will probably ask, "What are your expectations from these journeys? And how far are they calculated to promote the object for which you are sent the enlightening of the people?" These are questions which I have often asked myself; and my present acquaintance with the work induces the belief, that, in the present state of the Country, such a plan is adapted to the end in view. Perhaps it is not so much calculated for particular, as for general good; but I think every particular Labourer will find his work greatly facilitated by these labours. The nature of Idolatry in India seems to require a general loosening, before any general good will be effected; as a well-constructed building requires a general shock, before any particular stones can be extracted from it: and what is so well calculated to do this, as familiar intercourse with the people, in their own villages and places of resort; where we can state fairly our object, and distribute our books among all classes? Here we can, face to face, invite the and state our arguments to induce them prejudiced to investigate for themselves, : to do so besides which, if there should be here and there an inquiring soul, convinced of the worthlessness of Hindooism, and anxious to break the chain that binds him that he may embrace a good system, our perambulations are likely to bring us in contact with such characters, and give us an opportunity of pointing them to the Lamb of God and Eternal Life. I should feel extremely reluctant to leave a single individual, in Orissa, ignorant that there is a way of Salvation for him, if, by any possibility, I can make him acquainted with it. Ceylon. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. WE make a few extracts from the recent communications of the Missionaries. Mr. Browning gives a melancholy view of the State of the Inhabitants of Kandy. The Buddhists, Gentoos, and Mahomedans remain prejudiced, and bigotted to their systems of error: the Roman Catholics continue stedfast in their perversion of the Scriptures, and adherence majority of Protestant Christians, both to vain superstitions; and the great Europeans and Natives, are lamentably indifferent to vital godliness. In such circumstances, faith and prayer are our best resource; diligence and persevering labour our plain duty; and the promises of God our main support. Though the general state of things here be thus discouraging, there appear, from time to time, small glimpses of brighter days, which yield a present gratification, and afford grounds to hope that the darkness of superstition, idolatry, and vice, will, in due time, be suc |