Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-11-08

old, anda harmony of the Gospels, were
sent down to Singapore, last year, to be
printed. Mr.. Bridg,nan.is preparing his
ory of our own country, to be published by
the Society Of Diffusion OF Uscfnlkno%ledse
in China. Since the imperial edici conse.
quent upon the voyages up the Coast, no
block printing can be 9!one at Canon, and
ithss become difficult to exert direct rcll:
gious infcence upon the .hlnese. The
number of spies and officers Of government
on the watch makes it somewhat dangerous
for Chinese 10 receive a book. from the
hands of a missionary. The difficulty Of
opera ing upon the Chinese within the bounds
ofthc emplrr, ,imparts a greaier interest tofhe
million of emigranls without these bounds
who may be freely approached and many
of whom are annually returning TO their
homes in llH. different provinces. Mr. ,Brldg
man has been r"qu s:edby the Committee
10 wilhdraw rom the editorial responsibility
of hi: Chinese Repository; that work hav
Ing accomplished lis principal object tn res:
ppct 10 thc Chris ian. community at home,
and tie present exigehces Of the mission
requiring that those who have a knowledge
Of the Chinese language soulI devo;e their
whole time and strength to labors in tha
language.
MISSION TO SINGAPORE
SINGAposE.-Ira Tracy, james T. Dick.
son, Matthew B. Hope, NJ. d., and Joseph
S. TrayelIi. .Missionarae Aili-rd North Prin.
ter; Mrs. Tracy NJ 5. Travelli. Mrs. North.
Stephen Tracy, NJ. D., Physician, and wife
temporarily Stationed here.
Il station; missionaries,-one of them
physician, physician, 1 printer, 8 female
assistan.. missionaries, and ! native helper;
A-toal, To-.
/ Messrs. Hope and Travellt, and Doct.
racy arrived at Singapore in December.
The type foundery has the means of casting
type in Malay, ,Bugis,J ,Javanese, and Slamese
1t has good founts of Malay and Bugis type
and a fount Of Chinese metallic type on a
somewhat limited scale. The establishment
can easily be enlarged. Eleven Chinese
block. cutters, a copyist, and eight or ten
printers were employ edtne last year. Blocks
for ihe-revised New Testament were com.
ple'ed ,and also for ,weye irscts by Mr. Gu'z.
.laff, some oil which were large. The .Prln.
ii ig could no. have fallen short of 10000
copies, and 2,5on00O pages.
Tuere is reason to apprshend that the
proportion OF intelligent readers in that part
of the worll,i smaller than has been sup
posed. Our seminary at Slngapore will
have 10 surtnount very great difficulties, De !.
fore it comes into successful operation
aIfficuEtn growing chiefly out Of the ex.
IRENE indiffrence fparens 8 10 the educa-
ton OF. lhtlr children, and TO their fear Of
The religious influence which the sen mary
would exert upon them.
Z MISSION TIC, JAVA.
Eflu Doty Jacob Ennis, Elhert Nevlns,
and William Youngblood, missionaries, and
heir wives, and Miss Azuba G: Coadt.--
"A MISSIONARIES. andssssfs'ss,..e assistant
missionari' '.s;---to.Ii,, ~
These missionaries eac1ed Ba ay' Sept,
1871, and Immediately commenced the study
ofthe Malay language. Afrrthree mo:'hs.
M ssrs. Doty and Nevins began thu sudy
of Chm Sc. Permission has been IT eelved
from the Government to reside a. Ba IVA;
and leave has been reque sed for Me SIS.
Do y& Enuis to yisitthe E,ser, shoes
Java,& some other islands under he Dfcn
government, to determine upon tie perna-
nent site for their mission. To this pelition
no answer had been received when the
brethren last aroie' Two MISSIONARIES
destined to this mission, are aimed by th
present deficiency offunds.
ITO be Continued.