Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-12-12

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unable to pay. 1t seems that system of
taxation has commenced under the present
reign, hitherto unknown. Many Of the
karens will be obliged to sell their child
rem as slaves, to the Burmans, in order to
procure the money.
Dec. 3.-For the week, several have
called from the jungles, who complain
bitterly of their expressions. To the
Christians there is also another source OF
anxiety. Me Pc, an old Karen chief,
formerly of some note, is endeavoring to
excite the Burman authorities to persecute
the church. He is noted robber and
murderer, has sold one of his wives and
two of his children into hopeless bond
age, and is now gratifying his diabolical
spirit By worrying the lambs of Christ.
He has represented the Christians to the
yiceroy of Rangoon, as having forsaken
all the customs of their ancestors, and the
gods of the country. He says" They
worship foreigners God, listen to for
eign teacher, and believe his doctrines
OF course, they are alienated from the
customs and religion of their ancestors,
and from their government" The vice
roy has ordered him to send him the name
of every individual who worships the for
eigner's God. He has returned to the
jung lie, and is now engaged in his work
sustained by the hope that he shall ingra-
tiate himself into the favor of the vcerov
and obtain some reward, as the price of
the sufferings and blood of his kindred
and fellow-countrymen.
NV heart bleeds for this oppressed flock
of Christ. They have endeared them
selves to me, not only by their kindness
and attachment, but by their lovely Chris
ian department, their s,eadfas,ness in the
truth, and by the patience and fortitude
with which they endure oppression.
g. Zong-a nalng.-Arrlved here this
evening, two days from Rangoon. This
is a falling village, opposite Old Pegu
Called on the head man, who is an Ar
menian, who appears to b. FIJI ntIy to our
efforts The people fockeI around the
beat at evening, saying, 'JesnS Chri>t'S
teacher has come, and begged for books
S but | have none to give them.
7. After two hours walk over padd,
: fields through mud and water, | arrived
e al Karen village on the outskirts of ar
e extensive plain, containing fifteen or TWEEN
4 lty families. The children all stole away
e like wild partridges, and the old men, b,
: their anxious glances, seemed to say
e What does this white man want here p
S They soon learned my errand, and afte
some moments conversation, agreed to as
. senble in the evening and listen to tn
t, gospel. Atdusk they began to assemble
: SO that we very soon found the place to-
" strait for u.s. and the poor old bambo
s house began to give way under its bul
II den AS many remained as was deeme
1t prudent; others stood on he grounc
g They gave very good attention, an
n seemed to desire to know the truth an
a. obey it. The services were closed
q q midnight by prayer and singing, in whic
IN they all united-the first prayer they eve
Z heard offered to the true God. At fir
l there was some little disturbance anon
as the children, but soon all was quiet ar
re solemn. [ retired to rest under a deer
er sense than ever of the darkness of ii
s. heather mind, and the impotency of h
SIS. man power; and yet with some desire
We "sow the seed in the morning, and at ev
lot ming not to withhold my hand"
en- 8. In the morning, before leaving, Sc
era! came in again to hear the gospe
e. among them large number who we
ne not in, last evening, and one of the
1t foaming and raging at-he knew 7
ILL., what He went on without OPPOSITE
IN till his rage exhausted itself. after viii
ull he listened to the truth of God, viii
lg- seemed to soften his heart. He follow
did US to the next village, about mile di
me ant. containing fifty families. We h
10 scarcely entered a house, when he co
the menced repeating what he had heard, a
IN went through, almost word for word, W.
lch he had heard in the morning. Soon
ELL was missing. In an hour, perhaps,
ul- returned, with an old man whom he /
ant brought n from the village, saying, He
ay, teacher, is an old man who wants to h,
ay- the gospel He says he shall him;
ing worship God, and return to his FAM
en- who live at some distance, and tell tn
py- to worship God too. AT evening the .
let's pie assembled, and listened to the trr
with apparent desire to understand.
to mong the number was an old won
ca bending under the weight of foursc
the years. She appeared, however, indif
ing ent to the truths OF the gospel.
as 9. After spending most of the day
,.el- conversation with the people, retur
1901 .r to my boat, wading grea, distance Il
O ~ mud and water above nv knees.
re- concluded to visit other villages; but,
learning that the jungle fever was rag
sean in most of them. concluded to defe
visit for the present, and return inlm
'Ota1. ately to Rangoon. left two young
g 10 teach the neonle To read and 70 mr.