Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-04-11
RELIGIOUS SUMMARY.

RETURN or Rev. Ma. MALcoM.-Rey.
Howard Malcom, who sailed from this
city in the ship Louvre, in September, '35,
for the purpose of wishing under the di.
rection Of the Baptist Board Of Missions,
our various mission stations in the Eas.
Indies, from Canton. He reached this
city on Wednesday.-Christ. Watch.
MoNTHLr CONCERT OF PRAYER.-
Last Monday evening, the Baptist Church
es in oui city united, and held their meet
ing ut the Charles-sireet Church. The re-
turn OF the Rev. Mr.. Malcom, from the
various missionary stations, which the
Board have established in Burmah, SC,
has filed many hearts with Joy. He made
few remarks to the full assembly, who
were anxious to see once more his face,
and hear his voice. But the difficulty in
his throat, which was the cause of his re-
signing his pastoral charge over he Fed
eral-street Baplist Church, nearly three
years ago, still letters his utterance and
the probability is, that he will not be able
again to preach statedly to any people
He. however. was enabled to give an in
teresting brief OF his visit to bis brethren
who are laboring to illuminate heathen-
ish darkness, with the rays of gospel light
He remarked that il was peculiarly de-
| lighful 10 him again to meet ia the same
house in which the solemn and interest,"
| ing services were performed on the eve al
his departure from this country to visit
the East. and the more so as the minister.
ing bretheren who then took part in the
exercises were present on this OCCASION
He had made q journey of a bout fifiy.three
thousand miles bad heard twelve Ian.
guages spoken--had seen and, consulted
more than eighty ordained missiona ries
besides native preachers. printers, tract
} distributors, &.-had visited fifty-four mis-.
J sionary stations. connected with the Epis.
copal. Lutheran. Scotch, Moravian. and
! Baptist denominations on ground
! where from ten TO fifteen thousand heather
} had embraced Christianiiy-had listened
J TO the preaching Of the pious natives, anc
J had himself preached through interpret
ers he had accomplished passages o
Eve hundred days on the high seas, be-
sides having been considerable time or
rivers. .ff' .
. Before he left Us, he had some doubt,
respecting the system Of operations, whicf
we were pursuing TO carry on.lhe mission
!; AIRY enterprise. But having seen with BIZ
! own eyes, the missionaries at their toll
on the field of labor, and the deplorabl,
, condition OF the millions, who are ignoran
: OF the advent Of Savior. he is now salts
; fed with the plan and sucress of tn,
: Churches and the Board, in SUSTAINING
: and executing their sacred and arduou
: intent CAristian Watchman.
INDIANS BEYOND The Rocky MouN
TAINs. the American Board have late
! ly sent reinforcement TO their mission
to the Indians beyond the Rocky noun
tains. Il consists of Rev. Elkanah Walk
er and bis wife. from Maine: Rev. Cush
. ing Eels and wife. from Massachusetts
and Mr.. William H. Gray. mechanic an,
|. teacher, from Utica, and his wife, from
! Ithaca. The instructions of the pruden
tial committee were delivered to them a
the brick church. (Dr. Spring's) in thi
city. on Sabbath evening before the lasi
Messrs, Eeis and Gray were necessaril,
absent The Others set forward on thei
journey on the next Tuesday morning
~ y. Obs.
RETURE OF MIssIoNARIEa-Rev. A
Webb and wife. Missionarirs from Bur
J, nab arrived At New-Brdford, inthe bari
Milwood. on Saturday last. They returl
}. 10 this country by the advice Of their phv
stefan and the concurrent advice Of thei
physician and the concurrent advice o
? their missionary brethren at Maulmein
Mrs WebBs health having become so en-
= feebled that il was thought nothing shor
off voyage 10 America conldsave her. al
though every practical expedient having
been resoried % without success. Mr.
and Mrs. Webb sailed from this city. ".
think, in 1871 1risfian Watehmas.
There were Ten baptized il Orwell, o.