Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-05-31

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pensc Of the reading room has been as
sumed by this suciety, and an agency for
the benefit of seamen established there.
Snyrna.-Rcv. Josiah Brewer, Chaplain.
The number ofAmerican vessels at Smyrna
is not large, and there being several pro-
testant missionaries residing at that place,
the sailors have some opportunities for
religious instruction in common with others.
The whole time of a chaplain at that port
has not therefore, seemed as vet to be
demanded. Mr.. Brewer finds time to
perform some important services for the
seamen in addition to his missionary work,
and at least one service for the special ac-
commodation of sailors has been held on
nearly every Sabbath for the year.
Rio Janeiro.-Rev. Obadiah NJ. John
son, Chaplain. This station has been
recently occupied. Mr.. Johnson received
ordination in October last. He embarked
at Richmond about the first Of December,
and arrived at Rio Janeiro on the goth Of
January. He has commenced his labors
under favorable appearances.
Calcutta.-A Bethel chapel has been
sustained at Calcutta for several years by
the joint labors of the resident missionaries
of all denominations. Within the year
past an arrangement has been made for oc-
cupying this important port by chaplain
Of this society.
Bataria.--Some attention has heretofore
been paid to the instruction Of seamcn at
Batav;a by the Rev. MIR. Medhurst, and
the late lancnted missionaries, Munson and
Lyman, by whom many books were dis.
tributed, and Bethel meetings for prayer and
preaching frequently held on shipboard. An
agency is now agreed upon through the
missionaries ofthe Reformed Dutch Church,
Who are about to be stationed at Batavia by
the American Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions. The spiritual wants OF
sailors at that port will now be attended to,
and foundation laid there for the employ.
ment of permanent Chaplain Of this So.
ciety. Nearly the same may be said Of
Singapore.-An arrangement has been
made with the American Board to secure
for the special benefit of seamen at Singa-
pore such efforts on the part Of their mis-
sionares as they can put forth without In
! terfering with their more appropriate duties.
An agency is thus secured, which will soon
lead to the employment Of q regular Chap
lain of our Society at this place, which is
destined to become one Of the most I'M
portant ports in the East.
Such are the foreign operations Of this
Society embracing five regular Chaplalns
in foreign ports, and important agencies at
the expense of this Society either CON-
nlenced or about TO be established in FIVE
other places.
IL. ATLANTIC .SEAPoRTS.
Tracing along the coast Of the Atlantic
we find sixteen Bethel chapels, situated al
the following places: Eastpore and Bath,
(where public worship is occasionally
maintained) Portland, Salem, Boston, Ncao
Bedford, Mystic, Nep York, Neuark,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Richmond, Charles.
tom, Pensacola, and Mobile, where regular
| officiating clergymen are constantly found ;
and in Savannah, where public worship is
maintained in the winter season.
These are all under the patronage of
| local societies except Pensacola. where az
arrangement has recently been made by
the American Seamen's Friend Society
| with the Rev. Mr.. Steels, the Episcopal
clergyman Of that place, who is now to
devote portion of his time to the instruc-
ton of the seamen.
In Mobile this Society supported a Chap
lain last year. aThe Mobile Port Society"
has since been formed, and the support of
the Chaplain assumed by themselves
tits stated in our last report that we had
reason to believe the Bethel cause was revi.
wing in New Orleans. We regret to say
that these hopes have been blasted. A SUBJ
scription of $4,000 was made to complete
the Mariners Church, but the building stood
on land owned by the United States gov
ernment; it had been for long time in
ruinous condition; it was presented by the
Grand Jury as nuisance, and finally Or
dered by the government tc be removed.
The effect of this on the seanen's cause at
New Orleans time only will disclose.
iii. INLAND WATERS.
During the past year the friends of sea-
men and boatmen at Buffalo and that vicin-
ity, believing this cause demanded more
direct attention than it had ever received,
formed Society called "The Boatmen's
Friend Society" which it is proposed should
take the oversight Of the boatmens' cause in
that section of country. A periodical called
"The Bethel Magazine" is issued by this
society, which is well calculated to advance
its interests. Bethel ministers are now es-
tablished at Cleveland, Buffalo, Utica, Troy,
and Oswego, and in each place, except the
last named, there are regularly organized