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From the .NetO- York Baptist Register
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From the .Ne,D- York Baptist Register.
ALBION. May ID, 1887.
FRIEND BEEBEE-I send you extracts !
from two letters received within the week
past from my beloved friend, E T[1NcA1D,
for publication in the Register. |
Yours, truly. LEMUEL c.. PAINE.
AVA. Aug 8, 1886.
To Lemvel c. Paine, NJ. D. My
DEAR SIR Within
the month past l have heard from all the
stations. Mr. Brown (who, by-the-by, is
worth ten ordinary men) has just taken
possession Of Assam, four hundred miles
north of Ava. have just received let
ter from him-he is well, and in good
spirits. Mr.. Comstock Uhe son of Dr.
Comstock, of Rochester) is pushing on
vigorously in Arracan. He has to con-
tend with great ignorance and stupidity,
but he is not a man to turn his back upon
difficulties, or grow faint in good work.
Mr.. Webb and Howard are IN Rangoon.
They have had many interruptions, from
persecution and ilI-health. Mr.. Webb
speaks the language well, and has preach
ed great deal in Rangoon, and has made
more excursions in the neighboring towns
and villages than all the other missicna-
rres who have lived in that city. Like me,
for nearly year and halt he has had no
native assistant, and consequently has Ia
bored under the greatest disadvantage.
While | was in Rangoon, in April last,
thirty KarPns were baptized, and more
than Z hundred wished to be admitted to
that ordinance. Mr.. and Mrs. Vinton
, spend most of their time among the Ka-
rens north Of Maulmein. Their labors
are greatly blessed. Mr. and Mrs. Ben,
nett have charge of the government,
schools, which promise great good to the
province. Messrs. JudsCn, Hancock, and
Osgood, have charge ofthe printing office
Mr.. Judson breaches to the native church
] there. Mr.. Abbott and Mr.. Haswell are
5 studying the language Mr.. Wade anc
t Mr.. Mason are very laborious, They
have formed dictionary Ofthe Karen Ian
) guage, have written several tracts anc
school books, aud are now transIating tn.
scriptures Besides this they have preach
e ed extensively through the whole prov
l. ince have baptized a good many, ano
IS have several schools. Thus | have toIe
i you all | can in one short letter, of the diff
ferent stations, and the present state O
things here.
) Mr.. and Mrs. Simons joined US SOM
s. months ago. Mrs. Simons has been yer,
l. i'll, and their two children have suf1treI
h much. We have great many visitors a
rod
v day. Among them are some promisin.
\, inquirers. On the 5th Of July we had tn
~ very great pleasure of welcoming MI
y Malcolm, agent Of the Board. KNOWING
my situation, he brought with him my oil
ep assistant, Ko Shoon; so that am quit
I'd ove1oyed He is a good man, and yer
u faithful. He preached to the people VIII
u, come to our house part Of the time, S
than [ am able to make excursions abor
We the city, and preach to groups of peopI
ne in temples, zayats, and sometimes in pr
IS vate houses The call for books and trac
he has been greater this year than any 70
N mer one since have been in Ava an
M there is also a greater number of inqu
% rers. Besides Burmans, we have man
i" Bramins, Shans, Chinese, and Kathayan
r. at our house The Chinese appear yer
rs we'll, and am in hopes of getting lara
- number Of Chinese books blythe time Il
II caravans come in, which will be in Jan
H. airy and February. l have some books
the Kathayan language, but in the Sha
= there is nothing yet We need a ma
We here entirel Y devoted to the Chinese anot
m er to the Shan, and another to the Kath
no vans. | am expecting press here
by eight or ten months, when we shall
To- able to labor to much greater advantage
| have now sent to Maulmein for f.
hundred copies ofthe Old Testament, al
at for fortv-ive thousand tracts and book
Vo- and shall send large boat to Rangoon
- as to get them up by the middle of Decor
, if be-. The government has given me l
do trouble since the severe contention we HI
o on the 9Th of Nov, 1884. They see
-. disposed to let me have my own way, al
gut that Is all l can ask or wish.
re- Yours ever, affectionatily,
} or EUGENIo KINCA1D.
a. REVIVAL IN HoLDEN.-We have be
much gratifed to learn that there is at {