Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-05-24
ISSION A RY.
From tbs BaP Missionary Magazine for May
Degradation TO EASTERN Missions.

DcputNtIOn 60 Eastern Missions.
JOURNAL OF MR.. MALCoM.-CoNTINu
Mr.. and Mrs. Kincaid stopt there a
short time, but had not acquired the Ian.
Ruage. Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett then took
barge under the same disability, and, or
.ltempting 10 establish a school, an excite
hent was created which Immediately
Battered il. The master was publicly
whipped, and the old pastor, 10 Thai
was imprisoned and put into the stocks
end released only by paying sixty rupees
Dir. and Mrs. Webb took the station two
years ago, on the removal of Mr. Bennett
= take charge Of the government free
echool at Maulmein. Though he had
only made good beginning in the Ian
mage, yet with the aid ofthe old pastor,
md native assistant from Maulmein, he
hegan TO look out and draw forth the very
fw disciples who were now left, and 10
naet and act without cOnreaIment. After
few months, and before any new con-
Versions occurred in the city, persecution
WAS recommended, which put a stop not
only to the meetings, but all missionary
efort. Mr.. Webb and wife had gone to
Naulmein for their health, and Mr.. How
|rd, who had been in the country but a
Nv months, was left in charge of the sta
ton, when the troubles began. 10 San
lone,' the preacher, (he old pastor had
been deferred from public Iabors since his
suferings,) was first seized while preach
ing onthe verandah, and though Mr.. H.
procured from the woongyee, who had
been friendly, an order for his release, the
inferior rulers all rose up, aud refused to
execute it, and al asst succeeded in incens-
ing his mind also They demanded San
ones death, and possibly might have Sc
buried it, had he not been a Maulmen
man, and of course a British subject
Blk or eight Karens, who formed Mrs.
HIS school, and as many more who had
b that time visited Rangoon to receive
Baptism, were seized, punished on the
locks, and, after a week, sent back into
BE Jungle. Search was made for dlscl'
Dies throughout the city, but none were
oetected. Various tortures were inflicted
% Sanlone, to make him renounce hi:
iaith, and the impression throughout the
city, was, that he would be put to death
d after several sums Of money had beer
Lid by his wife to the petty rulers, be
Vas at length turned out, with chains OF
lis legs, to.work in the woon-gyee's yard
After time, by paying more than TIVE
hundred rupees, be was set at liberty, OF
BE express condition that he should no
gain preach or distribute tracts in tn
Jurisdiction ofthe woon-gyee. From thi
line none Of the disciples burst avov
themselves except the old pastor, Sanlone'
Vife, and few more. No meetings ver
held-the people burst not come near tn
Missionaries, Tor receive tract, nor eve
tngage as servants in their families
poor woman who took care ofMrs. Webb
child for short time, was fined fifteen IT
bees for so doing. After three or tou
ponths, the alarm subsidized. The peopI
DIV in general accept tracts. Assistant
Ilom Maulmein preach unmolested, b.
. Rangoon native Christian Gares do
q give tracts. The church cannot be a
eembled but few members can be fouu
4 all, and the church may almost be sa
~ be extinct. 1t is not probable that an
nhtire would be allowed openly TO confe
Iat he had changed bis religion.
In the mean time, God has been carr
ng on his work among the adjacent K
ms, particularly at Maubee, through Il
strumentality of 10 Thah byoot-
Pny have been converted-the old mer
Is, though fined upwards Of six hu
{ed rupees, continue steadfastIy to avo
heir faith, and keep up their meetir
mid all reproach and injury. Mr.. Wei
bns baptized about forty, who have con
10 him for that purpose; some of the
Since the persecution. Ko Thah-a,t h
been out to them AMI baptized twent
pine more, and sixty or eighty are nc
asking baptism. They are greatly {
pressed still, and the amount Of their fin
IS very great, considering their deep pC
erty. Within the past two months, tn
have again been fined.
The native assistants who accompa
me, have labored diligently in Range
and are greatly pleased with appearan
so far. The day after arriving, Il
spread nice mats on the porch under
window, and, laying beside them a pile
tracts, soon had an audience. IT.
have continued thus every day, having
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