Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-08-02
IssIONAR Y.
From the Bap. Missionary Magazine FOR June.
sHYANs.--JoURsAL OF Mr. Brown.


sHYANs.--JouRsAL OF Mr.. BROWN.
April II, 1895. Visited several Of the
viilagcs 1t Suikhwa, the population o
which is composed Of Asamese, Singphos
Khamlis, and Minis. The number o
men paying taxes in the district is 1000
which will give a population OF about
$500, somewhat less than that Of Sadiya
Schools might be established in each o.
the villages at Suikhwa TO great advah
tage. There are very few, if any, who
can read.
Had violent thunderstorm in the eve.
ming. such as is, very common here at
this season Of the year. On returning
10 Sadiya, lound two or three Of our out
houses blown down. AMI many oil the ma
tive houses were either unroofed or des-
trOyed.
May /. Sabbath. Since our arrival
we have had worship at our houses on
Sabbath forenoons, which the few Eng
lish people who reside here usually at
tend.
This evening our little band, four in
number, met around the table Of ou- Lord,
to commemorate his sufferings and death
Enjoyed the Savior's presence, and had
refreshing season. We are a feeble and
unworthy band. but relying upon the pow
or Of Almighty grace, we can look for
ward with confidence to the day when
this "little one shall become n thousand
2. Finding many Of the people anx-
ious to send their children to school, we
have this day commenced building a
school house. We have not been able 10
hire any workmen sill now. To persons
residing in a civilized place, it is Impos'
sible to give any idea Of the difficulty we
experience 10 getting any work DONE
Cannot pure base a stick Of timber, or a
bundle Of ratans, and scarcely tool o
any description. We arc obliged 10 senC
into the forests, and have the posts &c
cut, and brought'to our door by hand, NJ
such thing being known here as the u.s.
Of oxen for dragging timber. Seldom
can we find workman supplied with al
axe or knife, and consequently we ar
obliged first 10 send into the woods an,
burn coal, and then to beat ont the iroI
into ia or large knife, clumsy ilstru
nent used by the natives, instead Of al
axe. There are no carpenters here, no
can we boy box, board. nail, or any
thing Of the kind. We have the SAM
difficulty in obtaining provisions. W.
often have to send Two or three days jour
ney to buy few fowls. Besides, Their
is at present such famine Of rice here
that had we not brought large suppl
from Calcutta, we should have been u
terly destitute. Il takes a great deal {
time to attend to all these things, so thu
wehave but little leisure for studying tn
languages.
Reasons for giring Engli'h names
heatken youth-We have resolved 10 adoI
the. practice Of naming children, at lea:
those who are given 10 US as permaner
scholars, notwithstandingthcre is occasion
ais some difficulty in pronouncing tn
English names. There are several yer
imporsant reasons for adopting this cours
in such acopntry as this.
L. The native children themselves al
not ouly pleased with il, but il gives theI
a spur to greater exertion than their h
sotted, opium smoking. and bigoted con
panions can ever be induced 10 make
They Mt once regard themselves as imit'
tors Of the civilized and enlightened il
habitnnts of other countries, and dire
their aim towards the same elevation
character and morals, are excited to ii
same pursuits Of science and gener
knowledge, and grow less attached to Il
customs OF their ancestors. Their preir
dices being :hus weakened, can we ente
tain doubt, that their minds will be re
dered more susceptible 10 the influence
religious TRUTH
2. By adopting this course, we shou
not only do away the vulgar associatio
connected with such names as Cat, RI
Dog, sc. and the still more objectionat
names Of their heather gods. but shou
gradually be introducing the use Of sa
Rames. How many interesting assoc
tons among Christian families The n
objections Of ancestors from generation
gcneration-are kept alive by mere 81
name9 Such thing as surname v
never known amongst the heather tril
LIN fact, could not be known or regard
in the present licentious state ofsocIety.
But amongst those emerging from n
thenism, the regular classification q
designation Of families by the name Of
father, would tend powerfully to end'
the sacred relations Of kindred. Child
would remember their parents and gral
parents. when their bones bad long be
land in the dust, and the birtbright o.