Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-05-23


which has attended the enterprise sinceit
Presumption in modern times; on new field
in aud around Burmah; on the state AM
prospects Of missionary effous among tn
Chinese; and on the longevity OF mis-
sionaries to the East shall assign L
the Board Of Missions such portion o
the profits Of this book. as; If it shall NEE
with any considerable sale, will gradually
repay the expenses Of the journey anc
thus render ny services entirely graluil.
Gus. This work will require for its pre-.
paration and the execution Of its engra-
wings six or eight months, during which
time shall be obliged to. decline in a
great measure any considerable journeys.
The period Of my absence was two
years and six months. During this time
[ made nineteen voyages by sea (which
CONSUMED 464 days,) fourteen voyages on
rivers, and a land journey of 500 miles
besides smaller excursions by land and
water. The whole distance travelled,
including the actual courses at Sea, is
somewhat more than $1,000 miles. I'm
I'll about a year ago, my health gradually
sunk under continual Inconvenience and
exposures, not imagined by those who
have travelled only in civilized countries.
Since leaving Madras, my voyages have
been made in vessels furnishing the CON-
mon conveniences, and no interior excur-
sions have been called for. From that
period, therefore, my general health has
continually improved, and is now better
than FIR many years past.
l have visited thirty-one missionary
stations, including all those OF Burmah;
viz MauImein, Amherst, Tavoy, Mergui,
Rangoon. Ava, Kyouk- Phyoo, Akyab,
Chiilagong, Calcutta, Serampore, Chit
pore, Seebpors, AIIipore, Madras, St.
Thomas, Mount, Royapooram, Vepery,
Royaperla, Myaveram, Cuddalore, Chill
iumbrum, Combaconum, Tanjore Trich-
inopoly, Singapore, Bankok, Malacca,
Canton, Macao, and the Cape Of Good
Hope. Some Of these places are stations
for different missionary bodies, so that Ia
point of fact the number of stations visited
is fifty-four At these | became acquaint-
ed with eighty-seven ordained missiona-
ries; Episcopal, Lutheran, Scotch-Pres-
byerian, Wesleyan, Independent, Con-
gregaiional and Baptists, besides assist
ants, school-teachers and printers. At
every place / carefully noted down the
methods Of management, and nature of
results. The fullest freedom and conf
dence, so Ear as could discover, marked
all these communications and furnished
me with very large mass Of menoran-
da, which will, from day TO day, come IN
use in the course Of business At the Mis-
sionary Rooms. also availed myself of
every opportunity for attending meetings
of Societies, Committees, Conferences,
Anniversaries. Prayer meetings, preach
ing 10 heather, calechising, distributing
tracts, native worship, heather ceremo-
MES, and whatsoever else promised 10
furnish useful knowledge. At our own
stations besides full and repeated CONVEX
sations with each brother and sister, reg
ular conferences were held, whenever
practicable, and every subject of impor-
lance prayerfuily discussed. An extern
sive correspondence. has been commenced.
embracing both the stations visited, and
many others. which were beyond my
reach. The whole number Of letters
written during my absence is 48O.
The whole expense Of this agency
direct and indirect, embracing voyages
ont and home; passages of missionaries
whom in some cases it was necessary to
take with me, and Of several native as
sistants. through whom distributed tracts
and who preached the gospel wherever
pause was made; pay Of copyisIs; pur
chase Of curiosities for the Missionary
Rooms, and my owe salary for the whole
time amounts 10 about $4,000. Curlosl
ties. idols. and personal expenses no
charged TO the Board, amounted to abou
$1,000 more. Atthe meeting Of the Boart
OF Managers on the first Monday of thu
month, l presented summary report ant
a resignation of my Office. both which
were accepted in The kindest manner.
The state OF every missionary station
in Burmah has been fully given in m!
printed Journal. so that on those point
nothing need here be added.
l need not conceal the fact, that OF
leaving this country was possessed Will
anxious doubts, Of long standing. in re
gard TO the modern mode Of conducttn!
missions, and disconagements as to th
measure Of apparent success. On boil
these subjects, therefore. preserved !
constant watchfulness. The result OF tn
whole survey, and subsequent deIloeFa
lions upon II. is that The present system Q
operations, is in essence CORRECT WIZ
many durable imperlections; and that 70
measure Of success is abuudantIy equal
just expectations, considering the natul
! and extent of those imperlections, and IN Tn
small energy with which the system, ~
perfect as il is. has been pursued. M
: Judgment is nov unwaverlng, and m