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scene of the labours of Augustine Johnson from
1818 to 1825, is a village which will bear coo-
parison with the most moral, educated, and
Christian village in England or Scotland, even
in this year 1858.
Johnson, as a village missionary, could scarcely
have been exceeded. But the Great Head of die
Church, for the Empire of Burmah, requited
something more. He sent to Burmah a man of
commanding genius—a man who was tempted to
stay at home by the offer of " the largest church
in Boston." But the temptation failed to move
him. He went forth to savage, persecuting
Burmah. There he landed, the only Christian
in the empire. There he remained, the whole
remainder of his life :—thur and thirty years of
incessant labour, more than one year of which
was passed in an Asiatic dungeon, in hourly
expectation of death. There he translated the
whole 13ibIP--a work which, like Luther's Ger-
man Bible, or 7.4lorrison's Chinese, will retintin
the word of Goo to that nation to the end of time.
He raised up, too, a native ministry. Before his
four and thirty years work was done, he had
baptized hundreds of Christians, and sent thrth
scores of Christian teachers. It was in 1813 that
he and his wife landed at Rangoon, alone, sad,
and dispirited. But forty years have passed
away And after his death, m February, 1847,—
There assembled, on the crest of a hill in the province
of Toungboo, a company of two thousand souverts, re-
presentatives of fortv-live stationa,—robed in all pollaitile
variety of oosturne,.from the silks of thelure. Burmese,
to the padded jackets of the Slums and the red.striped
tunics of the lighsio •, whilst, on the distant margin of
the congregation, might be seen sundry; groups from the
remoter mountains, listening as they leaned on their
spears. Ninety-five preachers were there ; all of them
with the exception of about ten, natives of the province
and converted. within the last three years. Not ooutent
with their home efforts, they longed to evangelize the
other wild tribes in the regions beyond; and they were
now assembled to pray and to concert a plan. " When
we travel among the heathen," said cue of thorn, stimu-
lating his brethren to fresh eget', " are sernotimes
starved, sometimes sick, sometimes honselese by night.
Then our hearts are troubled. Why is it so? 131ethren,
it is becanse we have little love. We ought to think-of
the Lord Jesus, who was full of love. He ruled over all
things; and it was proper for Hint to exalt Himself
above all : yet He did no snob thing. Jdow did Fie ex-
hibit His love? Oh I now He buogge fililpy dor
now He suffered till He sweat great droopit-Of rood ; and
then He died; and for ns—all for us! Oh! 4rhat love
was that of oar Lord ! Brethren, we meek tb think of
these things more, and to arm ourselves by prayer, sod
to work. We must go among the heathen and labour;
and then we must pray, as the tli-ciples did on the day of
Pentecost, until the Spirit be poured out, &Rd iff Oise
nations become Christians." i,;11
Augustine Johnson'
civilize and Christidtsr

upon the hearts of
in a few short years
Christian villagers.
Ie panted for tl
this he gave up home,
peaceful triumphs in
to dwell among Asiatic
tianity. He seredpersecul
He toiled alone, for a NO
all thoughts of quitting
Burmah the Bible. lie

Christian ministry. And ._ ...- _ __ newsy
which arrived but a few days since, tiers trs that
even the Sovereign of Burmah. bintieo( ields to
the Cross, and that JEsrs, not. IPA --ottito
.6tirl
be the object of worship in Burinalf.t''' . 9 i /?'
We recal, for a moment, the singldiViretilted-
ness of Judson. He "endured, as neehlig, Him
"who is invisible." When he had.spent two or
three years in Bnrmah, without making the
slightest impression on the native Mind, he
writes :
T have no doubt that God is preparing the Way Ibr the
conversion of Burmrh to IRle ISón. Nor have I any doubt
teat we who are now here aM, In sonve little elapse eon-
tribu Ina to this glorious went. i. kilos' thought fills me
with joy. I know not thit I thip Are to see a sintee
convert; but notwithstanding, I eel- ilukt. 1 would not
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leave my present situation to be made a king. ii4_ '
In the same spirit, he repudiated the ides, tipt

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hnson had shown 'lair Wilr to
istianize a village—bow to seize
of a thousand poor savages, and
years to transform them into
rs. Judson takes a higher flight.
the conquest of Burmah. For
bowel and family, and ease, and
he int 11ie native land. lie went
Asia* idolaters, hating Chris-
,edtpeisecu don, nearly unto death.
or a whole lifetime, refusing
quitting the field. He gave
ble. lie trained itp fin her a
ry. And now, the latest news,