Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-07-05
Communications.
ABSTRACT OF

ABSTRACT OF
" EvANGELfeAL EXERTIosS IN .AsJa. T"
No. III Continued.
Containing an outline O. the Baptist Mission in
Bengal, sOsh a v,e,o Of The present nun,oe,
u Protestans .,,iinisieys IN The East.
1907.
Early in the yeara church was formed at
Cu W and another at Jessore. On the
last duy OF May, Ram Mohun WAS ser spsr,
TO the work of The ministry. Towards the
end Of November Mr.. and Mrs. Chatter, &
Mr. and Mrs. +. Carey, having formed
themselves into a church, embarked for
Rshgoon, the maritime capital the Birmsn
vmpire, and arrived there in eighteen days.
NJ. Carey, who had studied medicine at
Cacut,a. soon ingraiisted himself with the
Bhmsns, by Introducing among them the
' oclne incubation. About the SAM time
M Moore wa stationed al Mlnsry. There
were now four Blpust churches in Bengal,
Ca, Serampole, Dinssepore, Cutws, and
Tessoge,) and a fifth al ksngoon. Attach
cd 10 The mission were fourteen ministers,
including two natives.
In The course of The year, the edition of
.as published, rs WAS the fourth volume of
The Old Testament, 1000 cop,es,) com
p ising the prophetical books. The remain
ing volume also, (,he second in the sct)
comprising the historic 1 books, W S carried
forward thro' Joshua, and part of Judge.
The whole Bible was now printed except
from lie 7tn chapter OF Judges 20 The end of
Esther. This year they bsptised nine ma
,ives and eleven other persons.
1903.
SerAmpore was taken by the English in
January, bu, ssi.nous producing any effect
upon the mission. In Feb. uafy church
was fDrmed ri Cosma y, * NJ. Msrdah was
stationed AT that place. The same manih
Kris,no Dsss was ordained 10 the wntk of
the ministry. About that time Csrapeit
Ch4tor hratoon, b, birth an Armenian. was
sent to take charge Vt the jessore In the
course of the year twenl, one persons were
bsp,ised.
1909.
In August the remaining volume of the
| Old Testament was finished, which COM
( pleted the bengalee Bible after the labor of
| sis'cer years AT that time a third edition
OF The New Testament in folio form only
100 copies for the use of the churches in
I puoiic worship, was in The press
! About tina, time M. NJ lrsh man pull sh
J ed the first yolsme of tie works of Confu.
cius in Chinese character, with sn English
translation. TO which he prefxed mastery
and highly interesting Dissertation on the
Chinese language.
mission To Bootsn had long been an 90.
! ieci of contemplation. Mr. Robinson, after
making two visits TO that country, sailed
| with his family in the autumn, with view
TO a settlement there. But having suffered
much on his way from robbers, he was in.
duced to stop at B.,baree, on the borders Of
the counlry.-Before November Mr.. Moore
had abandoned the station a, Mlnisry, and
removed to Bonhipore. near Patns, where a
church was presently established.
This year was distinguished by great re-
viyal of religion among the troops Hatione d
al Berhampore Mr.. Chamberlain frequent.
iy visited them, and great numbers of them
were baptized. The bsptlsrs st lie sever.
al stations amounted 10 eighty six At the
| close of 1909 the whole number in commu
mon with the Baptist churches in India
was 19l.
1910.
In the beginning Of this year John Peters
! who was descended from the Armenian
! christians in India, removed with his family
10 Bslssore in Orissa, where by the middle
| of November he had gathered a small
! church. Messrs. Cornish and Pcscock
were about the same time ordained to the
| christian ministry the former was sppoint-
! ed TO Join Mr.. Robinson. at 5srharee, the
later to assist Mr.. Chamberlain in founding
new mission in Asia. Mr.. Chamberlain
place at Cu1wA WAS supplied by VIM. Carey
! Jun. and Salsmshl become an appendage Oi
| Dinage pore. The number Of ministers was
nov increased to nineteen and the number u
churches 10 eight fee school at Ser.
ampore for native children con aimed in A
pril IF scholars. One hundred and FIVE
persons were baptissd IN he course OF this
year, Of whom & eat number were convert
ed under the ministry of CarApeit Chator IN
| iessore.
IL the beginning of this wear Mr.. Cham.
be-lsin departed for Agra where he expect
ed to arrive about the first OF May. The
missionaries had now formed ten general
stations, at which nineteen ministers, inolu-
ding three flndoos. were employed. Soon
af or Mr.. Chsmberlain's arrival at Agra,is
church was established At that place, which