Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-02-13

services, we resumed the examination OF
candidates for baptism. Four were final
[ ly received and baptized. An hour and
half was then spent in prayer, occasional
~ singing two or three verses. After
sermon in the evening, broke bread for
the church. The whole number of CON-
municants was thirty-six.
! 2S. Daring the past three days we
have had continued series of meetings
for the benefit Of the church and Of those
who are 'enquiring afer truth. A few
who never heard before, have come and
listened. Made all arrangements this
levenlng for journey over the mountains
of the Tenasserin river.
20. After march of six hours, we
came near the foot Of the mountains, and
put up for the night. Here are two fam
lilies, living in solitude. In the houses are
twenty-three souls, old and young, and |
fnd that four of them baptized last
month. They gave me most cordial
welcome, spread mat in an open veran-
dab, brought water for washing and
{drinking-dressed fowl for my dinner.
aud did every thing that kindness and
christian courtesy could dictate At can.
dIe-lie hing all assembled and | read the
third chapter of John, and expounded for
nearly two hours. To me it was de-
lighttui season. There was a melody
and sweetness in their singing, which
perhaps is rarely ever heard
so. The sun was hardly up, when rice
was cooked and every thing ready for
breakfast. All assembled for worship. In
these two houses are sixteen who believe
in Christ and pray, though only four
have as yet been baptized Parted from
them reluctantly. We set eff in Indian
file, for more than three hours vending
our way along the bed of a mount in
stream, sometimes only Two or three fee
deep. On either side the mountains rose
, up 10 great height. In many places th'
stream is filled With brush and falIer
= trees. over which we had 10 climb tho
: this was not always practicable, and W,
were obliged to creep on our hands ant
a feet for fifteen or twenty yards together
" Alter leaving this stream, or rather get
; ting to the head Of it, we assembled tn,
- high range of mountains which stretcl
: along from north 10 south between th,
! Ienasserim and the ocean. | was oblig
- ed to lie down OF the ground several times
\ completely exhausted, before | got 10 tn
top. The mountains are irregular, Pre-
j., clpltous, and covered with a dense fores
. We travelled about four hours amid:
i these wild ragged mountains, often ha,
y ing no other path than that made by vii
elephants and tigers. This is their ow
undlsputed territory, and if one may jud G
3 BY their tracks and paths, they are yer
numerous. Monkeys loo range the:
l. wild regions in countless numbers. The
ST. is one kind very large, and without tail
't' The Karens tell me they are bold and sa
ee age, often attacking travellers, if not mo-
at than two together. When surrounded |
re great numbers Of these animals, urcin
re each other forward to an attack, bv Il
ct most deafenng yelIs, the only securi
en- is in setting fires, Of which they, like OF
nd er wild animals, are afraid. For ten
lis twelve days past we have had thund
- storms every evening, preceded bv be
10 thai is nearly sufocatirg The thund
no IS so loud and so constant, that it is dill
ar- cult making person hear only few f
Wo distant. About O'Clock the clouds !
nat gan TO gather in dense black masses: ar
ELF as The karens tell me the storms are mt
ng more severe in these mountains than
ten the plains below, we concluded 10 halt
cir the night. Every effort was made to D.
re- vide shelter from the rapidly gatheri
but storm. | was so weary it was impos
nth bic to render any assistance. We had
gs, very comfortable shelter in less than
pa hour. Before our dinner was pre2ar
ms, the storm came down, and except on {
Ike or two occasions, never saw such sto
IVA before. The whole atmosphere appea
ak to be living mass of fire. There wa
ess, continued roar of thunder, mingled,
ida most every breath. with sharp, deafen
Ella peals, like the discharge of heavy artiIe
up The rain too was poured out in torre
from which our leaves afforded US br
: partial refuge. The moral grandeur
lm, the scene, however, banisbed all thou
the of Inconvenience and discomfort. Ii
pap passed unnoted; hours appeared to
me, minutes; there was no room for lev
il and no room for sadness. The h
the masses of clouds. hurrying on, and roll
y. up ana down the sides Of lofty and rag
as mountains, the blazing atmosphere, the
aims cessant roll Of thunder, and The torrent
rain, accompanied with strong gales
orn- wind, altogether formed a scene most
,ntv- pressively sublime.