Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-08-21

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Of Christianity, and openly declared
In .hat this was the very thing which they
had been seeking for.''
In 1883, the Leading men in ten villa
ges belonging to the Knrta-Bhoia sect
aVoWed their belief in the gospel, and, af-
Ter Instruction., were baptized into the faith
OF Chrlst. They straig htway confessed
Him before the heatEen, and established
public worship in their villages. This
created great excitement AMI curiosity
among their relatives and connexions
iney attended the worship. to know what
II all meant more violent opposition and
persecution, were the result, and every one
that attended The worship was considered
christian. La one village the excite
ment was so great, that when the mission
airy began TO preach, they anxiously en-
CURED, !" What has the pestience reach
ed us o?' An inquirer had two broth
ers, who fled from their homes for fear of
catching the infection. The man before
whose house the preacher stood was turn
ed out by the villagers, because they tho't
ne had been the means of bringing the
missionaries TO the village. But, as is
usual 10 prosecutions, the truth spread
the Christians were more in earnest, the
lnqnlrers multiplied, and the Word of
God prevailed, so that whole tribes became
obedlent to the filth. Here is the result.
Some of the sect have gone back again
but the greater part remain firm, and are
now anxious for baptism.
In only one instance he has found that
an individual protested himself Chris
tan from fear. and not from principle
This the man has since confessed. His
tather-in-law had become Christian. He
visited him, to talk with him on the SUBJ
lJect. He was considered, for this act,
Christian and cast out by his neighbors
on his return. He has, however, since
given good hope. From the first time of
the inquiry, Christian catechists and teach
ers have been constantly among them
The missionary has little doubt of the sim
cerlty of most of them.
Here Is his statement of the origin and
progress of the work. 1t appears natur-
al, and what we should have expected
We hope it is of God; but we should
speak with caution, and wait 10 see fur
Their.
III. The Present State of The Work.
MIR. DEER thinks, that out of the 500
families who are candidates for baptism.
200 of them are prepared for the holy sa-
cramem; that is, about 1900 individuals.
How are the spiritual wants of these
people to be supplied, should they>5e ad-
mltted in the church?
|. There are, Mr.. DEER, and Mr.. AL
exander, an European catechist, who has
lately been sent 10 assist 10 the mission.
2. Two native catechists, Paul and
RamdhuE. These are Of great impor.
lance, in reading the prayers and Scrip
lures, expounding. catechizing, &c.
8. There are six, readers. Their duty
is simply to read the Scriptures and cate
chize, to read Tracts, &c. They have
been taken chiefly from the villages, are
conversant with the manners of the neo-
pie, &C., and are very useful in their
places.
A. The English schoolmaster at Kish-
naghur, Moodha Shoodun. He was part
ly educated at Bishops College. Besides
his duties at the English school, he rem
ders aid in visiting the villages, and read
ing the service, sc.
These are all at present engaged that
is, II persons for the 55 villages How
ever DESTROYS they may be to contribute
all the aid which they can, it must be ut
terly inadequate to supply the most partial
spiritual aid to all the villages; they could
not even give the baptized one service
each Sabbath. Something, then, must be
done to provide more help, should the
candidates be ripe for baptism.
i Saturday Eoening. FEB. 9, 1839.-Af;
ter pleasant Sabbath day at Kishnaghur
l-on which preached twice 10 the resi-
dents, and administered the Holy Sacra-
ment of the Lords Supper-we set off to
visit the villages, and to judge how far
we could concur with our friend. Mr..
DEER, that the work was of God. There
were of our party, myself the Rev w. J.
DEER, the Rev. K. Nj. Bdnerjea, the Rev.
J.J. Weitbrecht, and the Rev. T. Sandys.
The two last named gentlemen We very
providentially and unexpectedly met at
KishEaghur; they had heard of the work,
and came to see what things God had
wrought. We were out three DAYS; Wis
tied four of the principal villages: and
baptized in them between five and six hun
dred persons, including women and chill
!. dren. As the work was nearly of SIM
liar character in all the villages. It may
: perhaps be sufficient to give the proceed
ings of one of them more in detail; as
from that fair judgment may be formed
as to the rest.
t We first went to Anunda Bas, large
village about ten cross from Kishnaghur.
At this village there were about sixty
? | IA MILES ceol-.ncr CNhp.ef1ao ho no