The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-12 00:00:00

WEST AFRICA.

The Rev. William R. Betts

THE
The Rev. Samuel Gobatt

pi;;iiev. Alfred Scholding

ERRANT:AN.
The Rev. William. Rouse

The Rev. Christian Ragler The Rev. J. R. T. Leiden
The Rev. Theodore Muller Mr. A. F. elner, Printer
• NOUTHERN INDIA.
The Rev. John Latham.
BOMBAY.
The Rev. William Mitchell I The Rev. John Steward
WEST INDIES.
I Mr. H. C. Taylor
CETLOE.
The Rev. J. Selkirk I The Rev. G. C. Trimnell
The Rev. Mr. IlicatasTETir, Secretary to the Society, ad.
dressed rich of the Missionaries in turn. and delivered the instruct
tions of the Committee in a very impressive manner.
Several of the Missionaries made suitable replies in a manner so
luminous and striking, as to call down the repeated approbation of
the meoting.
The Rev. J. Laxitast, Missionary to Northern India, express.
ed his gratitude to the Society ; and although he was now un-
avoidably to las removed from their immediate presence, looked
forward with pleasure to the support which he trusted their advice
and counsel would still afford hint, when conveyed over the great
deep which was sem to trepeastetheru. It was with the utmost
sinew* he declared, he Would father be a faithful Missionary, to
preach the glad tidings of the Gospel, than a monarch on his

Me. J. Jones

"'The Rev. JOHN STEWARD. 11liallOtlary to Bombay, felt in-
' couraged to enter upon the labours by the auspicious events, and
the evidently improving state of society of the present age. In
taking leave of the Committee, he begged to return them his best
and most sincere thanks for their care and counsel, and to beg a
continuance of the latter. Though they were never again to meet
together in the flesh, he trusted they would be found together at
the right hand of God in the great day of the Lord, and hear the
benediction, " Well done. good and faithful servants, enter ye
into the joy of your Lord."
The Rev. J. SELKIRK, Missionary to Ceylont. trusted that the
proceedings of that day had created an impression which would
long remain engraves on his memory. He depended on the arm of
the Almighty alone, and on no perishable um of flesh, to
sustain and support him while going forth to preach among the
gentiles " the unsearchable riches of Gad." Much was laid upon
him and his brethren—much was expected front them; to ece.om.
plish which they needed continual aid and support of the Most
High, sad fresh supplies of " grace frorr above." It did not
become this Christian country, highly favoured as it was itself, to
leave the benighted heathen to perish in their sins, without eig
effort to evangelise them, and lead their feet into the way of peace.
The Rev. SAMUEL GORATT a OCTRUDI, and missionary to the
Mediterranean) felt it was hardly necessary for hint to offer any
apology for the circumstance of his birth. of the uncouthness of his
speech to a meeting assembled to " break down the wall of parti.
tion" between the nations, and teach all to speak one language—
that of praiseand thanksgiving to the Almighty. It was his wish
to go forth humbly, yet boldly, as a servant of the Lord, and en.
flavour to bring into the fold of the faith the unhappy wanderers
" through the dark places of the earth, the habitations of cruelty."
The Rev. Mr. BICEERSTETH wished to add a few general re-
marks to the particular instructions each individual had received.
It was scarcely 50 years ago when a most culpable torpor prevailed
as to Missionary exertions ; and now, lo a sum of 500.000/. was
annually raised for the propagation.of the Gospel. The Gospel
was preached and printed in all the principal languages of the
known world, and the Bible translated into no less than 14.
tongues and dialects ! The children of the Heathen were educating
in " the nurture and admonition of the Lord," and colleges and
seminaries for instruction were rising in every quarter of the globe.
Many thousands of the heathen bad been already converted through
the exertions of the Missionaries, and of these not a few had died
in the Lord, and gone to receive their recompense at his "right
hand, whete is fulness of joy and blessings fur evermore." The
great work of Christianizing the gentles continued to advance, and
the prospect of future usefulness was exceedingly gratifying. He
would conclude with exhorting the Missionaries to goTorth boldly ;
the Lord would prosper the work of their hands. And if he and
they should berm meet again in this vale of team, they would
all, he trusted, "sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in
the kingdom of their Father," where tears should be for ever
" wiped away from their eyes," and " they who sowed and they
who ?mind should rejoice together."
The Rm. Mr. JERREM (Principal of the Islington Institution)
addressed the Missionaries with a long and forcible exhortation,
which was subsequently ordered to be printed.
J. REFFELL, Esq. of Sierra Leone, was here introduced to the
Meeting by. Mr. Z. Macauley, and received the thanks of' the Meet-
ing and the Noble Chairman for his exertions in the cause of the
Society and the assistance he had uniformly rendered their Mission.
aries in Sierra Leone.

Mr. Extrwitu.s. returned thanks for thi honour done him. Ile
had been acquainted with the Society for a length of time through
the medium of its Missionaries, to whom he should always be most
happy to afford all the assistance in his power.
Air. Maeatiley made a few observations, more particularly ad.
dressed and applicable to the Missionaries. Among others, he
assured them that the climate of Sierra Leone was not so unwhole.
some as was supposed, and instanced himself and life friend (Mr.
Reffol), who, he thanked God, were in pretty good health, not-
withstanding their long residence there, as proofs of his assertion.
The Rev. J. STEWART moved "the cordial thanks of the
Meeting to the Rev. Charles Jerrem for the discourse which he had
last night delivered in behalf of the Society; also to the Rev.
Principal of the Islington Miettionary Institution, fur his address of
this day, with a request that each discourse may be printed, to-
gether with the instructions to the Missionaries."
The Rev. J. W. COXITTNGIFIAM. ViCtir of Ilull, seconded the
resolution, which was put and agreed to.
A vote of thanks was then passed to the Noble Chairman for his
kindness and excellent conduct in the chair, and the Meeting ad-
journed at four o'clock.

Another of those accidents occasioned by leaving fire-
arms carelessly exposed, occurred on %Wednesday, at the house of
Mr. Bartholomew, in Esher parish. Mr. B.'s sore had been
nut shooting during the forenoon, and on returning home to din-
ner, he left his gun loaded in the kitchen. The servant girl took
it up in a frolicsome msrmer, and it went oft and lodged the con.
tents in the beck and shoulders of Paget, one of the boys on the
farm. SArgre.tlntil was at hand , bat the youth is in a very dan.
gems stri?, and the girl is in the greatest distress of wind, Paget
being a r:',ll:m.