Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-10-10
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.
From the Baptist Record.
ReGOllectiOns OF the late DIR. Price,
MISSIONARY TO RuRMAH.

1t has been matter of some surprise TO
many, that, considering the connexion
which existed between DR.. Price and Mr..
Judson, as Missionaries, at Ava, at the
time Of the late war between the British
and the Burmese, the only work which
gives to the religious public the details of
the suferings OF the Missionaries Mrs
Judson's Memoir) should present so few
and scattered notices, and those almost
wholly incidental, Of the worthy man
whose name stands at the head of this
paragraph Except that Memoir, and
the Memoir of Boardman, and DR.. Prices
own Journal, in the Baptist Magazine,
nothing has been said of him; and, of
course, nothing has been generally known
Ii seems as if there was a concerted ST.
lence I've do not believe that such IS the
case) in order that his memory might
perish with him. We have ourselves
heard the whispers 10 which reference
is made in the following letter, and we
think we know their origin and their an
foundedneSs so that with ourselves they
have weighed but little. Yet it was not
till quite latel y that We were prepared to
shoq0 that it is not in the power of envy
and detraction to consign to torgetfunes
the name and labors of Jonathan d. Price.
We would correct ourselves in one
statement made above, viz j.: that respect
ing nothing having been said concerning
Price and his labors, except in the Me
moirs of Mrs. Judson and Mr. Boardman i:
Justice was begun to be done to him bv
our excellent brother Malcolm, in some
passages of his Journal, while on his late
tour in India and the following letter
from the successor of DR.. Price, to The
Pastor of SAMSON Street Church, in this
city, proceeds step further in the same
course and we are not without hope tina
sill further evidence may be afforded, a
/ some future day. that whoever Das, DR.
Price was mol among those, whethe
!. abroad or at home, who attempted little
aad accomplished less"
RETsMR. WARNE:-
Dear Bgothcr-Before leaving Amer
e ca, | had formed very incorrect idea Q
: DIR. Price, as a Christian Missionary; :
e and this idea was never corrected til
), some time after l reached Ava, in 1888
That DR.. Price had sadly disappointe
, his Christian friends, was an impressio
n deeply fixed in my mind, as often hear
d it whispered in different parts of the Tn
% ted States; but on what authority an in
re preston so unfavorable to his characte
: had obtained, | was never able to Iearr
;; That he attempted little, and accomplish
ed less, was, believe, the opinion whic
very generally prevailed.
On reaching the city, in 1888, Ipasse
le over TO Sagaing, and sought out the tom
y, of the lonely missionary. was surpri
;e ed, in passing along through the stree
r. of this once royal city, to find every pc
i, son, old and young, able to direct me,
or my enquiries for the grave. l found
: in one of the city burial grounds, il
:, without the walls of the town. The on
us Englshman in Ava at the time, Mr.. Lar
ng had erected over the grave small mon
ment of bricks and lime; but it had /
IN come somewhat diIapidated. While
err was gazing on this humble pile, sever
III. Burmans and Kathagans came arour
and began to enquire if | had ever know
= DR.. Price. | replied, that though b
~ never seen him, yet came from the sa,
rea country, and knew many Of his frien
len and had seen his children in Calcutta.
an Each one began to tell what they
and seen him do, and what they had he;
t in him preach: One told how he had cu1
tho the sick; another, how he had preach
ner- the Divine Law; and a third, how
lici- had instructed in science the young
,h;s bIemen sent from the palace. Not lc
- Il after this, an elderly man, of very pre-
-Olu sessing manners, called upon ms; said
ray was from Sagaing, and that DR.. Pr
hid had been his near neighbor. tba, ba
was the care of his two little boys some ii
With and felt very anxious to hear from tn
de- When he heard the boys were we'll ia