The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-10-17 00:00:00

MISSIONS IN THE WEST INDIES.

The Wesleyan Missionary Society have Missions
I,lentis of Jamaica, Antic.% e, Dominica, Nevis, St. elle
pher's. Montserrat, St. hiss otitis, St. Martin's Tortola
Viment, Grenada, Barbadues, Tobago, Trinidad, St. Tortola,
and the Bahamas, and in Demerara; in whieb
enfirreffellaMkreertlatleltbfilitittlilf eiffiiispitiYeel, besides
catechiste,amlothineeneellatin the instruction of the slaves
M ititf 4: :jlettSehani.44lllllrsi li‘asenpeisici pin •useix 'Weals. if
4-bejethinety, .04it of.kheie ,cengeegatinns, which, in MO*
e4The islapilih are very.-ohtmerrss, 21,176 persons of these
seise", of irbeirs,epwards,af 20.1100 are slaves, have been
allteilled es the members pf their societies: who. leaving
been brought front ' Piken detkeess and habits under the
influence of religion, are, with their families, ander the
t tit;stitit pastoral care of be Missionarimyregolarly attend
liitine Worship, and leave agpetled, is their general con-
..inci, tiee most convincing Kw* of the beneficial influence
of teeristi.n instruction ttpon aerial order and happirese
The homber•of black 111111 coloured children instruated in
the Menden School.. erregularly.catechised by the personal
dxertima of the alissioevita,. is about 6,000.•—0 f the
good an.: 9 We conduct of -the fitiviety'* Missionaries,
and. the excellent effects which have resulted frose their
labours, in the- improved mairality of the slaves, the Com-
mittee have mei ived, from time to time, the most unequivo-
cal and fliendly tel•tiiinfoi.s from Governors of Islands,
Proprietors; and other respeitable gentlemen ; and it may
be mentioned, as among the benefits which have resulted
from their exertions, that so great a number of slaves,
•rescned Gown the practice of polygyny, concnbinage and
other immoralities, have been brought to form and to
re.xpret the relations of marriage, and to exhibit one of the
'mu t ieter. sting effects of Christianity open s. ciety in their
doilies is peace and hellouel Emily relations.
The Committee having had for many years these sat's-
factory proofs of the success of the Albsititts confided to
their direction, eel of the benefits which, by the blessing
•of God, they have been the means of imparting to the
• test...rues of the West India 1 lends, are anxious to enlarge
the sphere of their operation, so as to bring within its
range a greater number of this tionestruet..l and long.
neglected class of their fellqw creature*, :Upwards of,
G 411,000 tool!, in the British West Indies alone, are as yet.
whaly unprovided will. religious leachers and the means
tel escaping from Pagan ignorance; a fact,, which itself
makes tie twat snoring. appeal to Christian and philim-
, tbropie feeling: for with this ignorance the grossest habits
of vice are found universally- connected.- Among themh,
tberi is no knowledge of God ; no observance of religious
, worship; no marriage; no unreality; and no solicit of re-
ligion 'nide or death. That portionof tite.yearly amoant
of the subscriptions made by the religiose' public for the
support of the Wesleyan ?dimionarr Society, which bac
hitherto been anpropriatod in aid of the West India Mis-
sions, b. log already rely consielteable, cannot he much
enlarged. °vie% to the pressisig, claims of the .S.sciety's
siesiterous Missions in Ceylon and Contineatal :I ndia, West,
,in4.Soneb Africa, rw South Wales, Vase Diemen's •Landa
Tongalabee, Ne: Nfesindland, and other. places: The Corn-
•Mithre have at their disposal for this work o,cousiderabiel
.t.l *let of approved sm zealous coullidatr.s.for Missionary
teliftura "bout they mold employ la extruding the benefits
• ;e s r tgirms Roque °art,. the-iYeet Indies,. frail they thee
,tnitftts of meeting the experts of their serene, and that
.tnostetate allowance which is nottlefor that support. The
pwmber of Missionaries amealiy employed to task West In-
;410 :Imes of late been increased by die aid afforded by
•• iiserid subscriptions made to the Fund brinatty hewe-
r. . : Propiieters, who encourage, to the utmost of their
Oa
ptillers.tbe moral improveniept, of their people ; bet still
,flici.sol. is too extensive to be brought under cultivation
, a itheuit,inauy More agents. In the efforts making by other
, religious. bodies to increase the means of instruction in
. these important colonies • the Committee greatly- rejoice ;
"bitt: they also know, that united, and even greatly eularged
• tier:Out, will still leave as immense untidier of Degrees for
ililiiii yeas, without the ordir.ances, die light, the comfort,
,aael.;tho.cootroal of out Divine religion. Thee. therefore,
•la sliiiiirier statement before the religious Public gene- I
in iSilid.parliculgerly Itchier those who are interested tworel
int, etleakly its theWesi.ludies, whether resident in Great
itrifeiti tor in Out Colonies, sad solicit their aid in this emelt;
of piety and charity; 1t work which for many years was
• earrieternm by the oidety's Missionaries amidst touch re-
proach tad appesitiOit,'Which beer, however, now givepi
place,id* eunsequenee•of the evidence which -on every side,
present* itself of the effects resulting from their Monti; toi
.sentitnentsef general kintinees end encourageinent ; —utak
'.work in which many very valuable lives have been We '
!iced to excessive labours and pestilential diseasee; bat
• which bit amply repaid the whole in the Messing* it has
imparted and the prospects it Cam opened to religion and!
berrevolvivers. .
With any gentleman kettnected•with West I ndieprnprily4
who may be desires' to kww the principles on which toe!
Weslevan Missions in the West Indies are conducted, the;
imtta actions under :MA timirMissionaries act, the discipline.
, W. which they ant subject, and ties labours they areexpeficed:'
to perform, the Secrete*, of the Society would he leappy
,to open a communicetion. They Itsve nothing to hide from
.. any watt). the object of the Missionaries leaving been,
from. iliefiesheimply to impart moist and religions iustruc-
dop,pselya interfere in no MO questions, except to incul-
cate order, industry, morality, and benevolence upo's all.
The Anneal Reports of the Society, and other publications
• relative to. he Society's Missions, may helad at the Wes-
leyan litissioe House, 77.• Hagen Garden ; or limy will be
ft...nisbed to the address of any.geotleman who may request
it by note. or personal interview.
habscriptious will be received by the Secretaries at the:
Mission House; by Joseph Butterworth, &vire. M.P4I
43. Fleet .•Strert ; the Rev. G. Morley. 13, Church Street,;
Spitalfichis ; , Lancelot Rostov*, Esq. 11, Leatieehall St.:
and at the Ranking Rouse of Messrs. Smith, Payne, sad
Smiths. Ilaesion House Place.
JABEZ BUNTING,. •
Joseeit Tsrhon, iecretarlee.
Ricuatto WaTsoN, .
Wesleyan Mission House, 77, Hatton (laden,
Vt.tober, 16, 1823.
SOf this number 4490 are taught in schools ; the rest set
regularlylastructed in the principles of religion by catechisms,
and familiar conversation, by the Missionaries on the different
stations. This mode of instructing children, chiefly on two or
three merniugs in the week, has been observed byalt the Mls-
Memories sines the emainetreement of these Missions.

INSURRECTION *IN DEMERARA.
•
Irail of a letter dated Demerits, 30th August. 11133.
" Wears now recovering (yam the sad slann which the late
revolt of the Negroes es the coast excited. The Indians,
beaded by Captain lil`Tark, are la pencil of the few runa-
ways, sad:will have diem secured.[The Negroes and the
Native Wilma in the interior, here hitherto been cosetently
at varieties; whesever a Negro race of to the back country.
the Wiens lay hold of hive sad bring him back. This is one
Mf best securities of Damerers.] While writing this. 1
litgrojelt beard hem Serbia: that that the Indians haws been
Met dews here to scour the cavalry, sad pretreat any nt-
*merest Hag to Derbies: every thing is happily tranquil in
sus ..
Anodise estowet from a letter. dated August 31 t—" The
nigroetheee most of thes given op their areas. Eight of the
riosieeders are banged. The estates where the mischief began,
le Mr. Olmisleee, Mr. Roger., and Mr. Hopkicaoa.—
Thbit Ss min. l. pat all the Mangers IN the. starts. The
Mitt olia are blamed as the thief instigators :
Ifiestoostr MORN Smith. sad Ms wife, are arrested; and
13111‘t len MOM riagleaders of the Blacks have con.
Mid thatilmith had administered theneerament to
thisirilitiaight Warm ender the tell impress**. of *bat we:
fo ibe sated east day. dneirlog them to spare liras bet to b.
arm la ennettlig their freedom, This wittily was to be their
larsOrei, mia a emintrystan of the name of WW11... from