Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-01-23

ofc ytensive good which appears to be dawning an,
even Frightening into day, IN that quarter Of th
horizon" Schools established in divers places
which are becoming very interesting, as they excit
the attention of the relatives of the children an,
afford them instruction in the first principles of chris
tanity in an indirect way throug gh their owl
children, while they have place 10 set and rea,
or hear the sacred scriptures read to them
". LONDON MRIsstoNAaY SOCIETY.
An abstract Of the Report made TO this 5oci
by the Directors at its twentieth annual meeting
is next inserted. Ii is divided into eight par Is viz
I. OtaheiGe-respectins the fruits of missionary
labours there. .. Africs--An interesting acco uni
is here given of the civilization Of the Hottentots
as IL respects agrcu Iture, the mechanic arts the
ta5lishmeut OF benev blent Institutions for the sup
port of the poor and sick aud ii closes thus
such are the powerful effects of divine truth a.
mong the most degraded OF our speices. =
Thas we see a Christian church. cultivated fields and
gtfd.ns, useful manufactures an hospital, and
an aa,iiafy MISSIONARY society amo8g Honent0ts I!
Who now will doubt. whether the gospel ought t.
oe preached TO uneiviiized nations Eight mis-
s.,usfy stations in south Africa are then enumera-
ted. iadia. The progress and success OF Mis-
siouaries IN their preaching, translation Of the
Scriptures aud establishment Of schools ARE mention
ed, viz: at Eizagapston. CANAAN, Travancorc,
Chiasurah aud aladrass--i. Ceylon. The visiting
or schools there. e.-j. Chiua--where Mr.. Morrison
of the New Testament into the Chinese language.
lie bud also printed and dispersed catechism con-
tairing the Fundamental prinoiPles OF christianity
and tract iis chief doctrines.
" he Chinese Dictionary asu Grammar written
by M. Morrison are SO highly esteemed, that the
East India COMPANY has seat out suitable person
To PRINT IT, ai their expense, IN three volumes folio"
Z. Lascars. Many Of these poor strangers have
listened TO the word Of God The young men who
hos
ed pubic worship asnong them; after which they
declared they understood every word.
6. North America IN Auxiliary Bible Socie-
ty has been formed at 0uebec. Mr. spratt labors
| there; Mr.. Smart at Eiizabeth-Town, Mr.. Cox at
Augusta, and .ar. Hyde in inNewfoundIand.
9. West Indies. The accounts from Mr.. Elliott,
at Tobago are not encouraging. Mr. Adam at
Port Of Spain in Trinidad breaches to- and cat echi-
ses the negroes and their children, some of whom
make rapid progress. Mr.. Wray labors with
cess at berbice--he removed there from Demerara,
where the regard paid to his instruction was evn-
ced by the most poignant grief at his departure.
=" "A vast number Of negroes repair to George
town the sane colony, 10 hear Mr.. Davis; some
oi them from the distance of many miles the chap
el is crowded, and many listen at the door and win
dows more than thousand attend on the sunday
mornins. Hundreds OF them apply Sabbath after
Sabbath to obtain cbatechIsms, and those who have
learned the eatechism themselves are diligcnt in
teaching it to Others. When they meet a person
who can read. they will say Massa, beg you to
teach me little. Mr.. Davis says, "a not fewer
than 5000 negroes learn the catechism and attend
in roiaii n"
As . pleasing proof that these people prize the
gospel, they have established among themselves
auxiliary Missionary Society, composed Of people
Of colour and of slaves, whose names appear in last
years list of contributors, and whose subscriptions
amounted to Z f8o.
Encouraged by the liberality Of the public, the
Directors have lately commenced new missions To-
Java aud the Isle of France and have several nore
in contemplation TO Surat Malacca and other parts
of the east; besides making large addition to the
aambcr Of missionaries in south Africa. ..s.-.-,-i